New Nation, 3 October 1973

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  • 22 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Wednesday evening, October 3, 1973 No. 836 Price 15 cents NEW NATION v j SINGAPORE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1973
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  • 286 1 Move to pull out troops not popular in S-E Asia Reuter Canberra, Wednesday Australia's reputation as a reliable trustworthy and unobtrusive neighbour in South-East Asia was almost totully destroyed, a Liberal Member of Parlia ment claimed yesterday. Dr. Jim Forbes was speaking at a Press
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  • 35 1 Washington, Wednesday—President Nixon yesterday ordered rationing of wholesale home heating oil and propane gas to make sure expected short supplies this winter 4re evenly distributed to homes, hospitals, farmers and other priority users.
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  • 161 1 Prices were improving on the Btock Exchange of Singapore for the first 45 minutes this morning. BUSINESS DONE: Imperial (23) 1.28, (6) 1.29, (26) 1.30, (2) 1.31, (2) 1.32, (3) 1.34. Eu Yan Sang (2) 2.04, (1) 2.05, (1) 2.07, (2) 2.C9, (1) 2.10, (1) 2.14. Malayan
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  • 475 1 By Wee Beng Huat The Siamese fighting fish is now the centre of a big betting craze throughout the island. The New Nation understands that the punters of this illegal betting game may also be directly responsible for the dengue outbreak which killed 10 people during
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  • 39 1 London, Wednesday— Europe's first multinational newspaper "Europa"—appeared yesterday in a joint enterprise by four major newspaper publishers in France, West Germany, Italy and Britain. The papermill cover the business and economic scene In Europe and elsewhere.
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  • 19 1 Moscow, Wednesday— The title Hero (ft the Soviet Union has been conferred on the Soyuz--12 cosmonauts, the Tass
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  • 458 1 Govt, calls up all reservists United Press International Beirut, Wednesday Syria has declared a state of alert among all units of its armed forces and has called up reservists apd pensioned officers as a precaution against a surprise Israeli attack. Syria is also holding urgent contacts
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  • 358 1 The Dutch police method United Press International Amsterdam, Wednesday A would-be hijacker demanding the resignation of West German Chancellor Willy Brandt and the release of imprisoned West German leftists was overpowered by the crew of a KLM Royal Dutch airliner on a scheduled flight from Dusseldorf
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  • 135 1 Colombo, Wednesday. —A former Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Dr. Dahanayake. has said that the new food rationing scheme introduced last Monday will lead to mass starvation. Dr. Dahanayake, who was caretaker Prime Minister following the assassination of Mr. Solomon Bandaranaike in 1959, said yesterday that
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  • 190 1 The two Malaysian youths found dead at the Beatty Road fire site yesterday are believed to have jumped to their death from their first floor house while trying to escape the blaze. The man who gave the order to jump, Mr. Chew
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  • 204 1 A 44-year-old man died in the seat of this car as three of his friends were thrown on to Nicoll Highway after their Austin 1100 crashed into Merdeka Bridge last last night. The car was heading towards Katong along the left carriageway when it went
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  • 29 1 Dacca. Wednesday Extensive floods In Rangpur district, northern Bangladesh, have killed 10 people and devastated a wide area. Relief officials and 10 villages were engulfed.
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  • 20 1 New Delhi, Wednesday —Soviet Communist Party leader Leonid Brezhnev will pay an official visit to India next month.
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  • 309 1  -  By Bharathi Mohan The police warned yesterday that they would not hesitate to take action against young boys who commit crimes. Police spokesman, Asst. Supt. Ng Woon Poh. said there has recently been a spate of robberies and gang clashes involving boys below the
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  • 13 1 Police reported 120 accidents yesterday. Fifteen were serious and one fatal.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous

  • LOCAL NEWS
    • 595 2 'Too rapid economic thrust' Japan's growing economic influence in South-East Asian countries is likely to cause some friction with the host countries. According to Mr. Sa buro Okita, president of the Overseas Economic Co operation Fund, some this friction is inevitable. Japan should therefore,
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    • 111 2 Mr. Michael S.C. Foo has been elected president of the Singapore Housing and Dsvelopment Board Worker's Union, at its first annual delegates conference recently. Other elected officials are: Messrs. Chow Chee Kuan (Ist vice president), Koh Chong Yih (2nd vice president) G. Kandasamy general secretary), P. Ramasamy (dy.
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    • 220 2 "Vow, how nitfe!" this little miss seems to say after receiving some goodies at a party yesterday. Open mouthed and 100 King quite contenaea she went on to peel tne packages, one after another. The occasion: A party organised by the Hans Andersen Club and
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    • 49 2 In yesterday's New Nation, it was reported that Mr. Teoh Kok Chan was vice-president of the Singapore Timber Board. In fact, Mr. Teoh was the former vice-presi-dent of the Singapore Timber Exporters' Association and his views on the timber trade were, therefore, made in his personal capacity.
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    • 378 2 By Ivan Lim The Ministry of Education has reorganised its professional wing involving the re-allocation of responsibilities and re-designation of its senior officers. Under the new set-up the three divisions Schools, Services and Development will each be headed by a deputy director with an assistant
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    • 327 2 Pledge by students The University of Singapore's kidney donation drive made a good start as 20 un dergraduates pledged their kidneys in the first two days of the month-long campaign. According to the welfare secretary of the University of Singapore Students' Union and
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    • 35 2 The Marketing Institute of Singapore and the National Product ivity Board <NPB> will jointly organise a two-day course in the Marketing Research Process in the NPB premises. Corporation Road, starting on Oct. 11.
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    • 238 2 The Young Men's Christian Association has urged youth organisations to put forward their suggestions on the proposed National Youth Council, instead of waiting for it to be formed by the Government. In its latest newsletter the Association said in its editorial that since the
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    • 29 2 Scandutch will hold a wine and cheese party today at Godown 49. Port of Singapore Authority, at 7 p.m. to mark the maiden voyage of T/S Korrigan.
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    • 557 3 Many planes delayed but no passengers stranded in S'pore Airlines flying to and from Sydney and Melbourne are now playing a "merry go round" game because of the civil aviation chaos in Australia. According to spokesmen of airline offices here yesterday, flights have
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    • 36 3 The Trinity College of Music, London, speech examinations (theory) will be held in December. All entries for speech and drama must reach Miss Raghbir Kaur, Sardar House, 15, Jalan Jarak, Singapore 28, before Saturday.
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    • 31 3 Miss Wong Nen Nen, art teacher, Balestier Girls* School, will conduct an elementary puppetry course for primary school teachers, from Nov. 26 to 30, at the National Museum lecture hall.
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    • 391 3 Owners to team up The proposed Singapore Motor-launch Owners' Association plans to raise the day hiring rates for its launches by $2 per hour.' to meet rising operation costs. According to the protein chairman of the association, Mr. Lee Ylm Seng, the revised rates
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    • 91 3 Five senior inspectors have been awarded the Singapore Police Long Service Medal. They are: Michael Chan Chin Chye, Chang Choo Shlan, Koh Boon Keow, Noel Ng Huck Huat, and Edward lyOther police officers who received the same award include, four inspectors, 25 sergeants, seven
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    • 31 3 Van Der Horst Asia will hold a cocktail reception on Tuesday at the Obe r o 1 Imperial hotel, at 7 p.m. to mark the eve of its official opening.
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    • 26 3 The Indonesian Embassy will hold a cultural and batik fashion show next Thursday at the Crystal Ballroom of the Hyatt Hotel, at 8 p.m.
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    • 225 3 The Singapore Indian Film, Arts and Dramatic Society will hold Deepavali Night at the National Theatre on Oct. 21 to celebrate the Indian Festival of Lights. The programme for the night will consist mainly of folk and cultural dances of Indian, Chinese, Malay and
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 660 3 CINEMA POSER KWAMQ SIA/NEV NATION CONTEST Last Friday's poser showed a scene from Too Late The Hero. The first 10 correct entries opened by the Editor yesterday evening were from: Miss Chia Suey Hoi (clerk), of 92C Tiong Bahru Road; Mr. David K.H. K ho n g storekeeper), of 60A
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  • IN PERSON
    • 981 4  -  SPOTTING WINNERS IN THE SEAP GAMES BADMINTON TOURNAMENT 'SPORTS BONANZA COMPETITION' IN PERSON Conducted by Jennifer Schoon IT WAS a spot of good guessing and lots of luck that won MASTER DUI SIAN LING the first prize in the F and N Sports Bonanza
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    • 597 4 FROM THE DOG HOUSE BY PG It is rather difficult to give a complete account of any show immediately It is over, for there is so much going on, so much to see, so much to do
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    • 182 4 J Nothing can quite replace a memory. And isn't it better to re live them when you can really see them, larger than life The opportunity to do just this is only as far away as your nearest Hanimex dealer You too can own a feature packed Hanimex Slide Projector
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  • Article, Illustration
    48 4 This week's dog for adoption is lVfe-year-old Kilat. The brown pup lost her previous owners when they went abroad recently. She loves children, but is also a pood watch dog. If you wish to adopt her. call at the SPCA, 151, Orchard Road, or ring *****9.
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 245 5 Phnom Penh, Wednesday.—Cambodian troops defending Phnom Penh clashed with insurgents on three sides of the capital yesterday as the tempo of fighting picked up. Field reporters said fighting continued on Highways 2, 3, 4 and 5. The High Command said a two-vessel river convoy, consisting
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    • 34 5 Seoul, Wednesday— South Korean students yesterday broke the twoyear lull on the campus when about 200 students of the Seoul National University held a rally to protest against what they called "fascist rule".
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    • 54 5 Skin diver Kuo Toyohara prepares to dive into the Loch in search of the legendary monster. A team of Japanese divers is making an all out effort to find proof of the monster's existence. For the first time midget submarines are being used in the search
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    • 283 5 Reuter New York, Wednesday. —China told the UN General Assembly yesterday that there was only a "travesty of peaceful co-existence" in the world, and that contradictions were sharpening between the two super-powers—-the United States and the Soviet Union. Deputy Foreign Minister Chiao Kuan Hua,
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    • 45 5 Paris, Wednesday France's 14th heart transplant patient has died, heart surge r> Daniel Guilmet said yesterday. Professor Guilmet. who performed the transplant operation on Friday, said the death was evidently due not to rejection of the heart but to other causes.
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    • 513 5 Reuter Washington, Wednesday Another attempt was underway to force the House of Representatives to consider the graft allegations against Vice-President Agnew. Representative Paul F i n d 1 e y (Republican, Illinois), a staunch defender of the Vice-Pre-sident, invoked a rarelyused p a r
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    • 133 5 Reuter Vienna, Wednesday. Israeli Premier Mrs. Golda Meir and Chancellor Bruno Kreisky failed tc« reach agreement during talks here yesterday c.n Austria's decision to close down a Jewish transit camp near Vienna. Mrs. Meir cancelled a meeting with journalists and flew back home, taking with
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    • 634 5 Reuter Reykjavik, Wednesday Iceland won a morale booster in the cod war yesterday when Britain announced that it was withdrawing its warships and defence tugs from the disputed 50-mile fisheries area. The British move was seen as a last minute effort to solve
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  • OPINION
    • 529 6 Tan Sri Ghazali Shafie, Malaysia's Minister of Home Affairs and of Information, has long been noted for his plain speaking. It is therefore no surprise that he should raise the "problem" of the "overseas" Chinese in a country in which 76 per cent of
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    • 65 6 'WHISPERS' by ispy It was really a Hobson's choice. A local philanthropist decided that he would like to donate a water cooler to a school so that the children could save their money on drinks for more food. The proposal, however, was vetoed by the school principal. His
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    • 1181 6  -  China is now in its third year at the United Nations. What has it achieved so far? How much has it contributed to the international organisation? When the People's Republic of China first took its seat at the UN in 1971, many bad thought
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    • 370 6 VOICE OF THE PRESS J What other newspapers are saying. EMPLOYING DISABLED PERSONS With the conclusion of the "Month for the Disabled'" this weekend, the Council of Social Service announced the setting up of a committee for the rehabilitation of the disabled to promote Lhe education,
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    • Letters
      • 192 6 I agree with Resident of Mayflower Gardens who wrote about speeding vehicles in his estate, in your letters column dated 21.9.73. I am a resident of Jalan Leban, the road the reckless speedsters take to Mayflower Gardens. Jalan Leban of Sembawang Hill Estate has become a full-fledged
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      • 353 6 The public welcomes the Government's ban last month on the nanchaku described as one of the most dangerous weapons by martial arts experts. The learning and wielding of this deadly weapon Is not at all necessary for law-abid-ing citizens. Although not s deadly as a pistol or
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    • 537 6  -  By Jonathan C. Randal Washington Post Not since Fourth Republic Premier Pierre MendesFrance tried and failed to turn the French into milk drinkers in the mid--1950s has there been such a hue and cry over any government scheme. But, less than three months after a 62-mile-per-hour speed
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
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    • 170 6 3 There are shoes and there will be shoes But when it comes to shoes that exude j sophistication none measures j up to ours Aqula Shoes Manufactured to the highest standards Aquila Shoes are ahead of others sirrah, because we have a man like j Tony Longo around Tony
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  • SPECIAL FEATURE
    • 194 7 MAIL BOX Reader Miss A. Teo has this query: "My fiance and I intend to get married in four or five years' time. As there is a long qneue for HDB flats, we intend to apply for one now. Thus, by the time we get
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    • 157 7 A reader who wants to call himself Fairplay asks: "Now that the SEAP Games is over and the point block flats are vacant and awaiting occupancy, will the HDB please let us know when the balloting for these flats will take place? "I would like to suggest
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    • Article, Illustration
      1363 7  -  FOR Q.UEENSTOWN FOLKS THERE'S A... Your page conducted by our HD6 girl Tan Chung Lee Cockroaches and mice were having the time of their lives in the three 16-storey blocks in Commonwealth Close. The rubbish chutes leaked and messed up the kitchens with dirty water and waste. Housewives,
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    • 918 7 I had to jostle through a large crowd in the busy shopping centre of Toa Payoh before I found my way to the comfortable home of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Lee —they live in a three-room flat in a four-storey block above a
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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  • SHOWBIZ
    • 452 8  -  Not Now Darling to be staged over four days By Violet Oon If you want to forget the frustrations of day to day life, go to the Stage Club's production of Not Now Darling, the hilarious farce written by Ray Cooney and John Chapman. It will
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    • 373 8 The lure of the footlights proved too strong for Pao Na Na, so she left her university course five years ago to pursue a singing career. Since then, the 23year old Taiwanese singer has not looked back. She has sung in Bangkok, Vietnam, Laos,
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    • 849 8  -  POP TALK By Jean Li Pirate tapes/records bring tne v.CRSI in stereo. Pirate tapes sound like GARBAGE. Pirate tapes/' records rip off EVERYTHING. These are just some of the slogans on tnxeecolour king sized posters which are being aistri buted all over America to hght the bootlegging
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
    • 537 8  -  ART BUCHWALD Art Buchwald has cone off for a few weeks to forget about Watergate. He left behind some of his alltime favourite columns which he insists to the best of his recollection, at that point in time and in hindsight. everyone wanted to
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    • 962 8  -  PROFILE by MARY LEE Academy Awardwinning actress Jane Fonda is trying to re-activate the now quiet American campuses. She has two bones of contention. The first is the plight of political prisoners in South Vietnam, which she described as the biggest police
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    • 514 8 CHINA The two great, antagonistic "socialist" powers, China and the Soviet Union, both assert their unique Marxist-Leninist orthodoxy. Otherwise, they are nearly exact opposites just as are their doctrines. The two communist capitals have very little in common except their strong desire to
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 212 8 SINGAPORE 1 (2) Young: Love: Donny Osmond. 2 (1) Live And Let Die: Wings. 3 (4) Let's Get It On: Marvin Gaye. 4 (8) Joybringer: Manfred Mann's Earthband. 5 (3) Brother Louie: Stories. 6 (5) Touch Me In The Morning: Diana Ross. 7 (6) Yesterday Once More: Carpenters. 8 (9)
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  • TREND
    • Article, Illustration
      254 9  -  By Betty L. Khoo Remember the dainty camisoles that grandma used to wear? I don't mean just English grandmas. Straits-born women also wore camisoles under their delightfully seethrough kebayas. Well, the camisole is in the forefront of fashion today and it is not worn under anything. In sharkskin
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    • 858 9  -  From Trish Shepherd 'Spring has Sprung, The grass has riz, I wonder where the boidies is? The boid is on the wing. But that's absoid, The wing is on the boid.' This odd little rhyme came skimming back down the years
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    • 337 9  -  EATING IN Lu Lin Like most Singaporeans, I love hot spicey food. Mouth-water-ing curries with ingredients that read like a supermarket stock list are my favourites for buffet dinners or lunches. But I must confess, I "cheat" with my recipes when cooking
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  • FINANCE
    • 223 9 Share prices improved selectively on the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday. The market opened fairly steady in light trading and picked up support during the day to close firm. Again industrials performed better than hotels, properties and the commodities. Jack Chia-MPH Limited which announced the formation of two
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    • 23 9 Saigon, Wednesday. South Vietnam yesterday devalued the piastre from 510 to 520 for one US dollar, the National Bank announced.
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    • OVERSEAS STOCK EXCHANGE PRICES
      • 338 9 Stock prices, maintaining their moment c.f the past two weeks, advanced across a broad front in heavy trading yesterday on the New York Stock Exchange. At the close, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 7.97 at 956.80, its 11th advance in the past 13 sessions. Standard and
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      • 138 9 Stock market prices moderately bounced back in active trading yesterday morning. The 225-stock DowJones average had advanced yen 15,77 to yen 4,598.54 by mid-day. Featuring the rally were issues which would be favoured by a change in the denomination of the Japanese currency. There were reports that the government
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      • 210 9 Closing prices (In francs) yesterday. Paribas 228 (225.80) Indochlne 251.60 (253) Foncier 392 (396) Prlntemps 127 (124.30) CGE 439 (435) Bull 55.40 (5640) Royal Dutch 168 20 (167) Mlchelin 1820 (1796) Thomson 260.90 (255.20) CFP 219 (*****) Rhone 166 (159.90) Air 280 (279) BSN 1291 (1270) Philips 88.50 (88)
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      • 241 9 Prices at 11.30 a.m. today (Australian time). Abaleen 08-11 AOD 02 09 Allstate 09 10 Amad 02.5 05 Aurora 06 10 Do opts 0.5 01 5 Aust Ant 14 15 Bamboo 04 nil Beach 20 25 Bounty Oil 0.5 01 Bridge 14 15 Castlereagh 05 5 06 Cleveland 29
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      • 33 9 Dow Jones closing stock averages on the New York Exchange yesterday. 30 industrials 956.80 (up 7.97), 20 transport 182.45 (up 2.90), 15 utilities 103.69 (off 0.03), 65 stocks 293.78 (up 2.56).
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      • 90 9 This service Is from the Union Bank of Switzerland. Closing prices (In 8wlss francs) on the Zurich Stock Exchange yesterday. UBS 4100 +55 SBC 3640 +90 Credit Suisse 3645 -f-85 Swissair B. 612 +2 Swiss Relnsur. 2430 +15 Wlnterthur B. 1940 —10 Zurich Insu. 6975 Juvena B. 2590 20
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    • 258 9 Importers of Australian and New Zealand products will try as far as possible not to raise prices following last month's revaluation of the Australian and New Zealand dollars by five and 10 per cent respectively, it was disclosed yesterday. A
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 74 9 DR. KILDARE by Ken Bald I'LL DRIVE. JUST TELL ME IVMERE WERE GOING. HUH? HCME MY «'D SPiIT FCOV THE HOSPITAL AND SHE S T HE<?E MET...PON T YOU HAVE ANO-MER y 9 7i .a® m S r I VI PAIHPUUV I AWARE O t I V THAT..-J SHORT RIBS
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  • SPORTS
    • 298 10  -  By Nancy Koh The Singapore Badminton Association are planning to invite Chinese stars Tang Hsien Hu and Hou Chia Chang to the second World invitation championships here in November. The SBA have written to the International Badminton Federation in London seeking permission to invite
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    • 283 10 Let's be honest and open —Rous Varna (Bulgaria) Wednesday—Sir Stanley Rous, president of Fifa, the international soccer federation, yesterday proposed a new committee be set up to organise the Olympic Games more effectively and urged a liberalisation of the definition of an amateur sportsman. Sir Stanley made the recommendations in
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    • 162 10 Varna (Bulgaria). Wednesday. Prince Philip, husband of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, said the International Olympic Committee cannot lay down rules which would fairly decide who should be eligible to compete in the Olympic Games. He was addressing the Olympic Congress in his role as President of the
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    • 160 10 London, Wednesday. Third Division Tranmere Rovers eliminated Arsenal, the famous First Division side, from the English Football League Cup here last night. Eddie Loyden scored the 30 minute goal which carried Tranmere j to their shock 1-0 win and put them through to the third
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    • 87 10 A leaning net tussle —a highlight in last night's volley ball match between Singapore Armed Forces (white jersevs) and the visiting Japanese team. M a t s us hita Electric, at Chung Hwa Girls School hall. Matsushita, the allJapan champions, proved much too good
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    • 53 10 London. Wednesday— Britain's former champion jockey Terry Biddlecombe. aged 32. is to retire at the end of the season to become a trainer. Biddlecombe rode his first winner in 1958 and was champion jockey in 1964-65 and 1965-66. He was joint champion in 1968 69 with his
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    • 446 10 Helsinki, Wednesday Paavo Nurmi, the fastest middle-dist-ance runner of the 1920s who broke 25 world records and won 10 Olympic gold medals, died yesterday. He was 76. Still a hero in his own country, the "Flying Finn" last appeared on the track carrying
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    • 76 10 Polytechnic beat Singapore University 52-49 to win the basketball title in the Inter-Var-sity-College Games yesday. In the girls' tournament, Institute of Education took the title when they beat Nanyang 39-30. Nanyang, however, gained some consolation when they won the girls' volleyball title by beating Ngee Ann
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    • 42 10 Tokyo, Wednesday. Ben Arda of the Philippines, who came from behind to edge Isao Aoki for the coveted Japan Open gr.'f championship last Sunday, will bid for the 20,000,000 yen Japan Golf Digest tournament tomorrow at Susono, near Mount Fuji.
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    • 458 11 Trainer Garnet Bougoure's Gold Cup entry, Prince Sinclair, did a splendid workout at B uk i t Timah this morning. With Laurie Johnson astride, the Pripce--1 on e five year old ran 3f in 36 2/5 accompan led by Nameless. The going was
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    • 37 11 Tokyo, Wednesday. Orient welterweight champion Ryu Sorimachl of Japan knocked out Steven Smith, holder of the Japan middleweight crown, in the 6th round of a non title 10 round bout last night at Korakuen Hall.
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    • 644 11 Blue Peter names his Horse of the Year contenders By Blue Peter Datuk and Datin Chong Kok Lim's General Trong 111 is the leading contender for the Horse of the Year title after his smashing win in the Gold Vase. The four-year-old by the
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    • 134 11 London, Wednesday.— Britain's Joe Bugner made the second sue cessful defence o£ his European heavyweignt boxing title with a laboured points victory over Italy's Bepi Ros at the Albert Hali here last night. Bugner 23, won the European title from West Germany's Juergen Blin
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    • 51 11 Singapore Turf Club secretary, D.R.H. Brown looks at some of the electronic equipment in the Tote controlling room at Rukit Timah. The new electronic tote will be in full operation at the Singapore Gold Cup meeting beginning on Saturday. Picture by Saturday. Picture by Steven
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    • 92 11 The Singapore Turf Club will hold a two-day professional a m a t eur meeting on November 3 and 4. Professional races are for Bukit Timah-based Class 1 and Class 4 horses. Class 1 horses will run over 7f (stakes $13,000), and Class 4 horses over 6f
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    • 61 11 Tokyo, Wednesday results of Baseball Leagues: Central League Yakult 4 Hanshin 1; Hiroshima 1 Taiyo 1 (tie 13 inns); Yomiurl 4 Chunichi 1. Pacific League Hankyu 12 Nankai 11; Taiheiyo 13 Kintetsu 6; Nittaku 8 Lotte 1. In NEW YORK: sea-son-ending major league: National League New York 6
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    • 28 11 Plovdiv (Bulgaria) Wednesday. Bulgaria's Lokomotiv Plovdiv yesterday qualified for the second round of the UEFA Cup after beating Sliema Wanderers of Malta 10 (halftime score 1-0).
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    • 451 11  -  MARTIAI ARTS by Sonny Yap Thousands of nunchaku owners are in a dilemma because of the recent Government ban on this deadly weapon, popularised by the late Bruce Lee. They cannot decide whether to keep or dispose the nunchaku described in the
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    • 324 11 New York, Wednesday After nearly three years, former heavyweight champions Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier will meet in a return 12-round match at Madison Square Garden on February 4, it was learned yesterday by United Press International. The Garden has called a Press conference tomorrow
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    • 116 11 MGM Presents SUfrin! "TRADER HORN" ROD TAYLOR ANNE HEYWOOD JEAN SOREL VrtfiolaY by Story by Music Directed by WILLIAM NORTON and EDWARO HARPER EDWARD HARPER SHELLY MANNE RE2A S. BADIYI Produced by LEWIS J RACHMII METROCOLOR i7*i !t>At\(sLLCTklC j COLOURFUL CONTEST Results Prize Winners Ist Prize: Mr. Lau Foon Yong
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    • 160 12 TODAY is Wednesday, October 3, the 276 th day of 1973 with 89 tr. follow. Those born on this date are under the sign of Libra. Amer i can author and arbiter of etiquette Emily Post was born on October 3, 1873. ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY. In 1922,
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    • 55 12 AH FOOK: I am told the Australians now lead the tourist invasion to Asian countries. They are seen in greater numbers than American visitors. MEI LIN: Let's hope they bear in mind that it took the Americans a long time to lose their "Ugly American" image and do
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    • 35 12 Fond of reading at home. Miss Natale Yip, 23, always finds time to go for swimming in her spare time. She also likes travelling and meeting people. Picture by STEVEN LEE.
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 951 12 SINGAPORE 5 3.00 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by SAKAPUR SIEEH: A magazine series presented in Malay. 3.25 DIARY OF EVENTS (M) 3.30 WHERE THE HEART IS: A serial revolving round the affections, conflicts and tensions found in the close-knit relationships of the Hathaway family. Diana Van DeVlis, James Mitchell, Louise Shafferend
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    • 1527 12 YOUR LUCKY STAR IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY BOBN today, you are one of those rare persons who is thought of as a pillar of truth among those who know you well. Because you refuse to exchange gossip with others, because you prefer conversing on subjects of vital interest rather than
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    • 60 12 TIDES Today: 2.02 p.m. (2.6 m). Tomorrow: 3.36 a.m. (2 m), 2.43 p.m. (2.4 m). Friday: 4.49 a.m. (1.8 m), 3.39 p.m. (2.2 m). Saturday: 7.18 a.m. (1.8 m), 5.05 p.m. (2 m). Sunday: 8.25 a.m. (2 m), 7.04 p.m. (2.1 m). Monday: 8.59 a.m. (2.2 m), 8.21 p.m. (2.2
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    • 214 12 WORLD WEATHER London Dry 59-48F, 15-9C. Headline: West Germany allowed to build bigger U-boats. Paris—Variable 61-48F, 16-9C. Headline: National Assembly reconvenes today. Moscow Overcast 5746F, 14-8C. Headline: Joint Soviet Yugoslav communique. New York—Drizzly 7354F, 22-12C. Headline: Mets win East title. San Francisco —Fair 5952F, 15-11C. Headline: Golda Meir asks transit
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