New Nation, 31 October 1973

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  • 21 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Wednesday evening, October 31, 1973 No. 859 Price 15 cents M.C. (P) 33/73. SINGAPORE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31. 1973
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  • 178 1 Three private doctors in Katong, Geylang, and Serangoon Garden have received extortion letters demanding $10,000 from each of them. A gang is believed to have sent out the letters two weeks ago threatening to assault the doctors if their demand was not met. The letters were
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  • 57 1 Thieves broke Into the Housing Board flat of a 46-year-old housewife Baby Lee ?n Circuit Road and escaped with cash and valuables valued at $3600 yesterday. In another case, two masked men armed with knives broke Into the home of Ng Bee Geok in Ganges Avenue and escaped
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  • 471 1 To confer with Golda, Fahmy Reuter Washington, Wednesday President Nixon yesterday intensified his Middle East peace efforts by arranging to hold talks here this week with Israel) Prime Minister Mrs Golda Meir and Egypt's acting Foreign Minister Mr Ismail Fahmy. Before the meetings, Mr.
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  • 115 1 Singapore will definitely send a team to the Asian Games in Teheran next year. The secretary of the Singapore National Olympic Council, Mr. S.S. Dhillon, this morning denied an Associated Press report from Teheran that Singapore had withdrawn from the 1974 Asian Games. "The report
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  • 23 1 Hong Kong, Wednesday—An eight-member Chinese medical study group left Peking yesterday for the United States, the New China News Agency reported.
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  • 215 1 About half a million shares changed hands during the first 45 minutes of trading this morning on the Stock Exchange of Singapore. With strong speculative buying support, prices continued to be firm. BUSINESS DONE: Harlmau (61) 1.20, (325) 1.21, (51) 1.22, (1) 1.23. Malayan Credit (45) 3.34,
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  • 126 1 Reuter Istanbul, Wednesday The Bosphorus Bridge linking Asia and Europe was officially opened here yesterday as a monument to the Turkish Republic's 50th anniversary. President Fahrl Koruturk cut the red-and-white tape an act which marked the fulfilment of man's 2500-year-old dream to bridge the fast-running
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  • 10 1 Police reported 80 accidents yesterday. Five were serious.
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  • 57 1 Teheran, Wednesday— A speeding truck plunged into a deep ravine near the oil total of Masjid Soleiman, 130 miles north of Abadan, on Monday killing 20 people and critically Injuring 15 others. The truck, carrying 35 people, caught fire after it tumbled into the ravine. Fifteen
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  • 337 1 Phnom Penh, Wednesday A handgrenade was thrown Into a crowded marketplace in Phnom Penh at dawn today, killing eight people and wounding 37. It was the fourth time In two days that grenade attacks have been staged against predominantly civilian
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  • 32 1 Caracas, Wednesday The Venezuelan ambassador to Chile, Mr. Orlando Tovar, in Caracas for the past week, said there are now 180 refugees In his embassy In Santiago, "Including even a Russian."
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  • 771 1 'But Golda's troops must pull out first' Reuter, UPI Tel Aviv, Wednesday Israel has reached agreement with Egypt on the exchange of wounded prisoners-of-war and the first Israeli prisoner has already been released. But in Cairo there was no confirmation of the release of
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  • 49 1 The shrouded statue of Sir Winston Churchill being placed in position on Parliament Square, London, facing the Houses of Parliament. The statue will be unveiled by his 88-year-old widow. Lady Clementine Churchill, tomorrow in the presence of Queen Elizabeth and other dignitaries.—'UPl picture. UPI picture
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  • 63 1 Tel Aviv, Wednesday. Israeli Justice Minister, Mr. Jacob Shapiro, yesterday resigned folkiwlng his criticism of the role played by Defence Minister, General Moshe Dayan, before the Middle East war No successor was named in the announcement but Press reports said Mrs. Meir was likely take over his post
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  • 43 1 Stockholm, Wednesday —Sweden's Ambassador to Moscow, Dr. Cirunnar Jarring, former United Nations peace envoy for the Middle East, retired from the diplomatic service yesterday. He said he would be available for any duties the UN might wish him to perform.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous

  • LOCAL NEWS
    • 383 2  -  'More attention needed' By Rav K. Dhaliwal An educationist has pointed out the need for a higher teacherstudent ratio as one of the solutions to the juvenile delinquency problem. Mr. Francis Thomas, the principal ol St. Andrew's School, speaking on the Repercussions of a
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    • 263 2 The Singapore Chinese Middle School Teachers' Union Intends to borrow the Japanese pattern of teaching of Education On Life a new civics subject for primary schools here next year. A 34-man delegation from the union will make a study of civics teaching In
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    • 291 2  -  By Sonny Yap Police have permitted the use of the nanchaku, a weapon popularised by the late Bruce Lee, for martial arts training only in lawfullyregistered pugilistic associations. The weapons must be kept in the clubs in strict custody, according to the police spokesman
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    • 165 2 Today is Wednesday, October 31, the 304 th day of 1973 with 61 to follow. This is Halloween. THE MOON is approaching its first quarter. THE MORNING STAR is Saturn. THE EVENING STARS are Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupiter. Those born on this date are under the sign of
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    • 419 3  -  Pass test before riding off... By Douglas Chan The Registry of Vehicles is planning to make it compulsory for all learner motor-cyclists and scooterists to pass the Highway Code before taking to the road. The new regulation is aimed at reducing the high rate
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    • 106 3 Singapore is among four Asians nations who will send representatives in March next year to take part in the University of Adelaide's centepary celebrations. The Republic's representatives will be Professor Hernial Singh Sandhu. director of the Institute of South-East Asian Studies, and Professor Sped Alatas,
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    • 247 3 The Singapore Monosodium Glutamate Merchants' Association has written to the Prime Minister's O ffi c e requesting that import duty on gourmet powder be reduced. The letter followed a recent call made through the Press urging that duty be lowered from $2 to $1. The latest
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    • 25 3 The fflglap Community Centre will begin classes on yoga for women and Tai Chi Chuan at Its premises on Friday and Saturday respectively.
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    • 197 3 Fancy dabbling with paints "for the fun of it" and winning $150! That is exactly what happened in the case of Tan Peck Joo, 12. All she did was to provide colours for an outline drawing of Donald Duck and Dumbo the elephant because she had
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    • 42 3 Hong Kong film star, Miss Carrie Ku Mel, will open June's Beauty House at High Street Centre in North Bridge Road on Saturday at 2 p.m. It will be followed by a cocktail party until 5 p.m.
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    • 464 3 Vital for future policies Dr. Saw S we e Hock, chairman of the National Statistical Commission, has called for the setting up of a Presidential Commission to carry out a comprehensive study of the population problem and make appropriate recommendations. The
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 442 2 Last Friday's poser showed Elvis Presley and Donna Douglas in a scene from Frankie and Johnny. The first 10 correct entries opened by the Editor yesterday evening were from: Llm Heng Lai (student), of 243 A Jalan Kukoh; Mr. Tan Beng Yeow (clerk), of 42P Mel Ling Street; Miss Hbh
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    • 57 2 Today: 12.59 p.m (2.8 m). Tomorrow: 2.30 a.m. (2.3 m), 1.35 pjn. (2.7 m) Friday: 3.13 a.m. (2.1 m), 2.16 p.m. (2.5 m) Saturday: 4.08 a.m (2m), 3.07 p.m. (2.3 m). Sunday: 5.23 a.m. (2m), 4.20 p.m. (2.1 m). Monday: 6.48 a.m (2.1 m) 6.05 pm. (2.1 m). Tuesday: 7.45
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 284 3 NEW NATION CROSSWORD 8 Younger generation relative. 9 Crisp vegetable. 10 Himalayan peak. 11 Biblical verb. 12 Impression. 13 Gusto. 19 Native of: Suffix. 21 Straightedge item. 25 Cantor. 26 Anklets. 29 Much-quoted poem of 1751. 30 Writer Fleming. 31 Together with: Prefix. 34 hand (extend help). 36 Dlstainful exclamation.
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  • IN PERSON
    • 527 4  -  IN PERSON Conducted by Jennifer Schoon BRIGHT sh i ning eyes and broad smiles on the faces of some 50 children of the Singapore Convelescent Home was proof enough that they had thoroughly enjoyed the cheer party. With lots of cool
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    • 509 4 [Cain CM) I J It just struck me that I have made no mention in this column of the Singapore Kennel Club's most cherished award, the Dog of the Year Trophy, which was won by Mr. C hr i st o
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    • Article, Illustration
      62 4 llnHl— M Dumbo and Tobr in lMfclng far > new home. Hie pops, bath it Mmthi old and blaek-and-tan in coloar, lost their previous home —which they had shared all their life—when their owner left Singapore. They love children and also make rood watch docs. If yon wish
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 464 5 Dutch bid to stem oil crisis Reuter The Hague, Wednesday Holland has banned Sunday pleasure driving because of the cut In oil supplies announced by Arab countries who have accused the Dutch government of taking a proIsrael stance in the war. Minister of Economic
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    • 259 5 Aussie-Japan talks Tokyo, Wednesday. Australia and Japan yesterday agreed to begin immediate discussions on a wide-ranging treaty to cover their future relations. After a two-day ministerial meeting here, a joint communique said the two countries recognised the high level of Interdependence between their economies and "acknowledged
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    • 278 5 Senate proposes a Bill UPI, Reuter Washington, Wednesday. The Senate Watergate Committee voted unanimously yesterday to seek congressional backing for a court battle aimed at getting access to President Nixon's secret, taped conversations about Watergate. Chairman Bam Ervin told reporters after a 90-minute, closed meeting
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    • 220 5 United Press International Taipeh, Wednesday. President Nixon wished President Chiang Kaishek a happy birthday yesterday and praised him for his contributions to history. Mr. Chiang will be 87 today. In a letter dated October 20 and released yesterday Mr. Nixon praised Mr. Chiang's
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    • 343 5 Strong Nato hint Reuter Vienna, Wednesday.— East-West negotiations on troop reductions opened yesterday with a strong Nato hint that the United States and Russia should be the first to cut forces in central Europe. Although no common Nato position was announced at the start of the
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    • 60 5 London, Wednesday— A signed letter by the British explorer Dr. David Livingstone fetched £1.000 (about $5,700) at Sotheby's auction house yesterday. The letter was written during Livingstone's last African expedition In April 1870 and was about his claim to have discovered the source of the River Nile.
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    • 25 5 London, Wednesday Britain lost more working days last year through strikes than any other major Industrial nation, the Employment Department Gazette said yesterday.
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    • 196 5 Reuter Washington, Wednesday.—The United States yesterday charged North Vietnam with pouring war material and troops into South Vietnam in violation of last January's Pa.-is peace agreement. The charge was made in a note delivered to the North Vietnamese in Paris -And to signatories of the peace agreement.
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    • 138 5 Taipeh, Wednesday. Hong Kong kung fu film star Shangkuan LinFeng was yesterday named best actress of 1973 for her starring role In Black Alley Princess, a Golden Harvest production. More than 200 actors and actresses attended a ceremony at the Taipeh City Hall when
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  • OPINION
    • 434 6 The US Is still very much a global power. The whittling down of American forces In South-East Asia In recent months and President Nixon's attempts to redefine his country's role in Europe, had suggested that Washington, weakened by domestic acrimonies and weary of its
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    • 'WHISPERS' by ISPY
      • 90 6 An invitation to write a message in a souvenir programme is no guarantee that it will be printed for if the organising committee disagrees with the views expressed, it will be left out Prof. Tommy Koh, Dean of the Law Faculty and the Republic's former
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      • 116 6 Imagine It! The clerk In charge of bookings of the squash courts at the National Stadium does not have any idea of what goes on in the covered, air-conditioned four-wall rooms, for he has never been inside. A colleague's father who went to view the courts was
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    • 976 6  -  Hie Americans have withdrawn militarily, that l»-~frem Indochina, bat this is by no means the end of Uf power rivalry in the peninnh. As Dick Wilson points oat in his eoinmn today, the next phaee of the Indochina problem is likely to be an International effort
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    • 352 6  -  By Roland Dallas Helped by rising world prices for Its products and a continuing martial law clampdown on politics and trade union activity, the Philippines is enjoying an unprecedented boom. Gerardo Slcat, Dire-ctor-General of the National Economic Development Agency and the country's top economist,
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    • 365 6 WORLD COMMENT EXCERPTS FROM EDITORIALS The South China Morning Post After the trauma of last week's rioting and overthrow of the military government Thailand v needs a period of calm to repair the physical and moral damage it suffered and to plot its future course.
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    • Letters
      • 220 6  -  C.T An ABS Service No. 2 bus was travelling from Changl when at about 5.20 p.m. at the Changl Road'/ Frankei Avenue Junction, the bus driver suddenly pressed hard on the brakes causing quite a flurry in the bus. All standing passengers were violently thrown forward and
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      • 449 6 The proposed amendments to tighten the laws governing the Moneylenders Act will be a welcome relief to harassed debtors and especially those who have fallen prey to the unscrupulous moneylenders. The genuine moneylenders, however, need have no fear If they have conducted business In accordance with the
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  • SPECIAL FEATURE
    • 1031 7  -  Two main grouses of most residents Your page conducted by our HDB girl Tan Chung Lee Tan Chung Lee HDB residents appear to be generally satisfied with the facilities in their estates. When I interviewed a host of them the other day on this, their general reaction
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    • 170 7 MAIL BOX Mr. Lo Sung Seng is looking for a lowcost flat in Jurong. He works in the Jurong Shipbuilders. He lives with his friends in the west but travels east to work. The problem he says is transport. He asked whether the HDB
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    • 175 7 A young girl in her letter asks the HDB for a solution to her plight: "I jroke off with my steady boyfriend two weeks ago. We registered for an HDB flat a year ago. "81nce evidence of marriage will have to be Sxlueed once we get a
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    • 381 7 Perhaps the two most important features that residents in Bedok New Town and the neighbourhood cap look forward to when the new HDB estate in the east takes shape are the modern general hospital and the sports complex. The hospital will he equipped with the
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    • 244 7 An applicant for a flat in Chai Chee Estate is wondering whether he will be successful in the balloting. His letter says: "My application number is *****. I applied for a four-roomed flat in Katong but I transferred my application to Chai Chee recently.
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  • SHOWBIZ
    • 540 9  -  Violet Oon Four of Singapore's heavy rock musicians were having coffee and discussing their music when they decided to give the ccuotry-and-western music a try. They said: "All of us had played heavy rock for some years and the highly amplified
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    • 209 9 POP TALK Drag-rock superstar David Bowie achieves a remarkable double in the British chart this week by getting two singles In the top 10. Tke Bowie hit from the past Laughing Gnome slides down to number seven but up to number eight rockets Sorrow,
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    • 488 9  -  V.O. In the middle 60s the name Bel Canto Singers was a household word In Singapore. The choir, of women conducted by Lilian Choo were In great demand over Radio and TV Singapore. Then somehow It fizzled out Mrs. Choo explained: "In 1967 I became
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
    • 638 9  -  ART BUCHWALD Los Angeles Times If President Nixon had any class he would declare the state of Maryland a disaster area. Several of Its leading enK leers and builders ve admitted to bribery. Its former governor, Spiro Agnew, has been convicted of
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    • 755 9  -  Frightening forecast of 1000 million people in 30 years INDIA From Lewis Simons Washington Post The 14 women sitting and lying on their beds in a nearby rural health clinic had undergone a simple operation a few days ago. Now they had become part of a statistic
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    • 491 9  -  USSR From Murray Seegar Los Angeles Times Of all the phrases in the highly expressive Russian language, few say as much in so few words as "na levo." Literally, the phrase means "on the left," but It might better be translated as "on the
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 75 9 I 111 1. (1) Eye Level: Simon Park Orchestra. 2. (6) Day dreamer/The Pappy Son*: David Cusidr. S. (3) My Friend Stan: Slade. 4. (2) Nat bosh City Limits: Ike and Tina Turner. 5. (5) Caroline: Status Quo. 6. (10) Goodbye Yellow Brick Bo ad: El Ton John. 7. (4)
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    • 63 9 L (2) Angie: Boiling Stones. 2. (4) Keep On Traekin': Eddie Kendrlcks. 3. (7) Midnight Train To Georgia: Gladys Knight and The Pips. 4. (3) Hatf-Breed: Cher. 5. (9) Heartbeat It's A Lovebeat: The Defranco Family. C. (1) RambUn* Man: Allman Bros. 7. That Lady: Isley Brothers. 8. Photograph: Bingo
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  • FINANCE
    • 467 11  -  By Choo Siak Siew Public companies must improve the quality of their financial information if Singapore is to become the "Switzerland of the East," said Mr. Joel M. Stern, vice-president of the c or p o rate banking department of the Chase
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    • 68 11 London, WednesdayUS dollars were In considerable demand on the European money markets yesterday. Pushing the price up everywhere. Only towards the close of dealings did demand sag and the price of the dollar came down. But In most cases it was still up on the day.
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    • OVERSEAS STOCK EXCHANGE PRICES
      • 376 11 Stock prices fell sharply yesterday on the New York Stock, Exchange, with profit-taking sparked by the reluctance of the nation's banks to adopt the lower 9*4 per cent prime lending rate. Trading was fairly active. At the close, the Dow Jones industrial average was off 16.26 to to
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      • 295 11 Kyodo Stock market prices pushed higher In early trading yesterday. Activity moderately picked up after Monday's dull session, dealers said. Analysts attributed the upswing to an encouraging advance on Monday supported by selective buying. Tuesday's climb was led off by blue-chip stocks, with a selective buying wave spreading to
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      • 211 11 Closing prices (In francs) yesterday. Paribus 222 50 (233.50) Indochlne 248 (248.30) Foncler 397 (39%) Prln temps 131 (133.50) COE 445 (449.50) Bull 56.50 (57JO) Royal Dutch 167.60 (167.90) Mlchelln 1869 (1885) Thomson 267.50 (371) CFP 215 (316) Rhone 171 (173.70) Air 386 (388) BSN-Danone 1339 (1346) Philips 88.70
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      • 234 11 Prices at 11.30 a.m. today (Australian time). Abaleen 09 11 Do opts 02 02 AOD 06 07 Allstate 08 00 Am ad 03 i 04 Aust Ant 13 14 Bamboo 03 OS Beach 26 29 Bounty Oil 00i 01 Bridge 14 1ft Castlereagh 09 12 Cleveland 32 33 Cosmos
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      • 48 11 10 40 10 20 Zurich Insur. 6950 +50 Juvena B. 2510 —5 Nestle B. 4100 40 Interfax! B. 6275 +50 Ciba-Qeigy B. 2160 +60 Baby Roche ***** 150 Sandoz B. 6750 +75 BBC 'A* 1060 +60 Sulzer 477 +3 Alusuisse B. 2500 —30 Bond-Invest 001/93 Fonsa 112/114
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      • 33 11 Dow Jones closing stock averages on the New York Exchange yesterday. 30 industrials 968.54 (off 16.26), 20 transport 182.10 (off 3.10), 15 utilities 100.75 (off 0.80), 65 stocks 294.56 (off 4.56).
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    • 243 11 Share prices yesterday further advanced on the Stock Exchange of Singapore In selective trading. The market opened firm bat closed higher on broad front Business was concentrated on third line industrials thongh properties and blae chips attracted a reasonable amount of business. Malaysian Wood Wool Products suspended since
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  • TREND
    • 187 11  -  By Betty L. Khoo "Just walking in the rain," humming the old Johnny Ray refrain and feeling on top of the world. Ton can only do that if you are warm and snug and dry in a raincoat. Otherwise you will have to
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    • 643 11  -  From Trish Sheppard Last night I went to the Sydney Opera House Australia's dream project which took 10 years to complete and cost $330 million. Sydney town was all decked with flags, buntings and neon signs to greet Queen Elizabeth when she arrived here
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    • 288 11  -  by LU UN Exotic spices are often the secrets behind the world's best foods. If we only knew half the spices chefs use, we would all be first class rooks! Very often, however, common spices can be added to the simplest recipes, turning them into tasty
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  • SPORTS
    • 511 12 The S i n g a p o re Chinese F.A. Council have decided that the offer to their players to tour Europe or Asia next year still stands despite their defeat by Selangor Chinese in the MCFA Cup final last Saturday. SCFA president
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    • 79 12 Brussels, Wednesday— Belgian Formula 1 driver Jacky Ickx said he will race for the John Player Special Lotus team next year. Ickx, 28, raced the last three years for Ferrari. Just before leaving for South Africa yesterday, he told newsmen he had signed a contract
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    • 159 12 London, Wednesday Third Division Plymouth Argyle eliminated Burnley, the thriving First Division side, from the English Football League Cup last night. Plymouth won 2-1 at Burnley with the deciding goal coming in the 87th minute from Neil Hague. Gary Sprake kept Birmingham in the competition by
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    • 125 12 Bangkok, Wednesday Thailand's Thanomchit Sukhothai yesterday agreed to fight Eddie Saloma of the P h i 1 i p p i nes for the Oriental Boxing Federation's vacant bantamweight title. Negotiations are underway between Saloma's manager Armando Besa and Thanomchlt's trainer. David Chartikawanit. to decide on the date
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    • 599 12  -  MARTIAL ARTS by Sonny Yap k J By Jeffrey Low S1 n g a p o re tae-kwon-do exponents can now take their grading tests for the second degree black belt under local examiners. For those vying for the third or fourth degree,
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    • 136 12 Melbourne, Wednesday —Ray Rlgby, Australia's Commonwealth Games champion welghtllfter, has been dropped from the team for the 1974 Games In Christchurch. But he will represent his country in the shot put instead. Rigby, a super-heavyweight, said he was notified of his selection earlier this month
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    • 120 13 New York. Wednesday. The field tor the Washington International at Laurel Park, Marrjland, on November 10 grew to nine with entries accepted from France and Venezuela, the organisers announced yesterday. The French entry Is Aeado d'Aguilar, a four-year-old owned by Jimmy Goldsmith and trained by
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    • 280 13  -  By Nancy Koh The Singapore Badminton Association are inviting 40 foreign players to the Opep championships at the SBA Hall on December 13-17. Invitations have been sent outr to 12 countries, inviting 27 men and 13 women from: Malaysia (four men and two women): Punch
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    • 654 13 Paris, Wednesday Second seeded Manuel Orantes of Spain made a surprise exit in the second round of the 266,000 franc Jean Becker tennis championships here yesterday. Orantes, certain of a place In the tennis Grand Prix Masters tournament, was beaten 2-6, 7-5, 7-5 by Peter Szoke
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    • 391 13 Sydney, Wednesday Three athletes "stranded" overseas have been named in Australia's team for the Commonwealth Games in Christchurch early next year. The trio, all potential medallists, have been told by the Australian Commonwealth Games Federation that they will have to pay their own fares and expenses home
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    • 23 13 London, WednesdayJohnny Clark of Britain outpointed Hlro Hamada of japan over 10 rounds in a bantamweight boxing match here last night.
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    • 24 13 Melbourne, Wednesday Champion New Zealand bred three-year-old Grand Cldlum was withdrawn from next Tuesday's 3200-metre Melbourne Cup because of a shoulder Injury.
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