New Nation, 22 May 1974

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    22 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Wednesday evening, May 22, 1974 No. 1031 Price 20 cents M.C. (P) 20/74 NE\^&riON SINGAPORE WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1f74
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    ON THE 'CHANGE
    200 1 Share prices moved slightly lower at the Stock Exchange of Singapore this morning. BU SINE 8 8 DONE: City Dev. (2) 1.63, (7> 1.62. (9) 1.60, (8) 1.61, (It) San Hold. (3) 0.85, (4) *15*. (5) 0.88, (4) 0.87, (1) 0.88, (21) 0.87 V 6. Land (2)
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    OUR ROADS
    10 1 Police reported 131 accidents yesterday. Six were serious.
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    Lock icon A narrow escape for family
    344 1 Gale destroys huts A family of five got up from their beds In shock this morning when the roofs and sides of their attap house began to collapse in a strong breeze in Onan Road. As dust and debris poured into their bedroom, a frightened
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    Guru weds
    22 1 Denver, Wednesday MaharaJ Ji, the 16-year-old guru who 1s spiritual leader of the Divine light Mission, has married hit secretary.
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    Lock icon Under ground arms probe
    487 1  -  Crude gun discovery starts police hunt By Bharathi Mohan Police seizure of this home-made device, capable of firing a .38mm bullet, has triggered a massive probe into whether an underground arms manufacturing ring exists Ip Singapore. The crude gun, fashioned in a welder's workshop, was seized
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    S'pore bill
    26 1 London, WednesdayBritain pays an annual £15 million ($B7 million) to maintain Its current level of armed forces In Singapore, Parliament was told last night.
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    Famous horse trainer Porky is dead
    240 1 By Scrutineer Mr. E.E.G. Donnelly (above), one of Bukit Timah's top trainers, was found dead In the Regional English Language Centre in Orange Grove Road last night. He was 69. Following a 990 call, Orchard Road police officers went to the RfLC building, which
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    Lock icon Children die in Israeli raids
    315 1 'Italian airliner buzzed too' UPI, Reuter Beirut, Wednesday The Lebanese Defence Ministry said Israeli warplanes struck repeatedly in southern L e b a non yesterday, killing three children and wounding 17 others, and buzzed ip Italian airliner high over the Mediterranean. Israeli communiques said Israeli
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    Lock icon Taipeh is silent
    184 1 Reuter Taipeh, Wednesday The Nationalist Chipese Foreign Ministry yesterday declined to comment on Malaysia's decision to establish diplomatic relations with China. The ministry's spokesman however said a statement might be issued after MalaysiaChina relations had been formalised. It was rrffldaily announced in Kuala Lumpur yesterday that Prim*
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    PILL: NO NEED TO FEAR
    393 1 London, Wednesday Drug companies and family planning groups predicted a boom In use of birth pills yesterday after a massive inquiry gave safety clearance to the controversial contraceptives. The study, biggest ever undertaken Into the effects of the pill, said the risks Involved In Its
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  • LOCAL NEWS
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      TWO WINS FOR OUH
      137 2 Salesman Mr. Ouh Soon Lee, 32, sent in two entries for our 13th Prlzewords contest and both were winners one the first prize and the other the 25th prize. "This is most unexpected." said a Jubilant Mr. Ouh this morning when Informed of his success. "I
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      Govt, takes over city land
      130 2 The government U acquiring 36,873.3 sq metres <287,112 aq. tt) of land In the town district for Institutional development, according to the government gazette. The owners of the land an: Messrs Sam Tomllnson, Garden Estates (Pte) Ltd., Ng Long Kee, Tang Kwang Hock, Blan Ouan
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      Tan's ingenuity pays off...
      267 2  -  Money-saving device for TAS Br Lao Liat Hoe Ap Invention by a Tele communication Authority of Singapore technician is saving the TAS thousands of dollars each year. This invention, called the "9 seconds/3 minutes alarm circuit," Is also savins the TAS time In maintenance, manpower and
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      Perak man wins
      41 2 Mr. Chow Slk Goon, sales representative for Perak, has won the France Scott sales competition after beating his Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Malaeca and Penang counterparts. He received a cheque from Mr. D. A. Craig, France Scott's Singapore director.
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      Polio: Need to continue immunisation
      162 2 Two cases of poliomyelitis reported in 1971 indicated a need for continued immunisation of infants, according to the 1970/71 Ministry of Health annual report. These two cases came about after a clean two- year record on this disease. The report also disclosed a substantial drop
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      Send-off
      25 2 Mansfield Travel Pte. Ltd. will host a send-off party for 70 holidaymakers at its Phoenix Building office, Palmer Road, on Friday at 7 p.m.
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      Pick-up slips down a drain
      100 3 k A slippery surface, slope apd poor brakes caused this pick-up van to land "In a drain in Tomllnson Road off Tanglln Circus yesterday. It happened daring the storm yesterday morning. According to residents, they saw the ear sliding down the slope and later heard
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      Ski course
      27 3 The YMCA will or--4 ganise water skl-lng courses for beginners at Ponggol every Saturday and Bunday from 2 pjn. -to 5 p.m. starting on June
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      Can you identify this woman?
      118 3 Hospital authorities are anxious to cont- act relatives or friends of this wo- man (right). An Outram Hospital spokesman said: "Police found her lying by the roadside In the Tanjong Pagar Sambau Road area on May 6. She is in a confused state of mind
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      Residents' drive for fair prices
      130 3 The Hoover Park and Neighbourhood Residents' Association, and the Beauty World Shopkeepers' Association, will launch an antl-pro-flteerlng campaign on Saturday at 2 pjn. The campaign, to be centred on the Beauty World Shopping Centre, will be opened by Mr. Chor Yeok Eng, the MP for
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      New threat of another cargo pile-up
      440 3  -  Container goods not collected By Sonny Wee The Port of Singapore Authority container warehouse is once again threatened tflth congestion only a month after it cleared a pile-up which had led to protests by port users. This Is bee&UM the consignees have not been
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      Studies: New trend
      184 3 Many undergraduate courses try to expose the students to varied fields of study, to make them more flexible In dealing with later probems, according to the Institute of Physics. Because of this, multidisciplinary studies are now gaining Importance in many universities. In an editorial on the Profession
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      Dogs that can't be domesticated
      414 3 FROM THf DOC HOUSE I J Someone asked me the other day whether there was any difference between the wild dog and the false dog. The answer is "yes." A wild dog is one wnich has never been domesticated, has reverted to the wild stage.
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      JON'S FOR ADOPTION
      52 3 One ill a half-year-old Jon li i Hi friendly Alsstlsn Be hxt his home because his previous owners could not afford to keep him. He is a food watchdoc and very affectionate too. If yoa wish to adopt him, call at the BPCA, 151 Orchard Road, or
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      Popular talks
      96 3 The Family Planning and Population Board will bold more talk*, film shows and demonstrations on family planning and population matters. Its new plan is to hold five such sessions a month Instead of three. This is because of the increasing popularity among the young people, according to a
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      On speaking
      30 3 The Metro p o 1 Itan YMCA Centre for Applied Behavioural Science will hold a foursession course on Public Speaking at its Palmer Road premises on June 3.
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      CIGS: UP GOES OUTPUT
      347 3 More Singaporeans are continuing to smoke despite the vigorous government effort to curb ciga-rette-smoking. Latest official statistics showed cigarette production Increased from 2.9 million kilograms In 1972 to 3.2 million kilograms last year despite the ban on smoking In cinemas, lifts and buses, and curbs on
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      Pilgrim ship still on fire
      114 3 The pilgrim ship, Malaysia Klta, is still burning In the sea off Katong where it has been beached since two weeks ago after a fire broke out. < Fire-fighting and antioil pollution teams from the Port of Singapore Authority have been working on the ship
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      Joint art show
      50 3 Two local artists, Mr. Tan Joo Jong and Mr. Tan Tong, will hold a Joint two-day exhibition at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Hill Street on Saturday and Bunday. The exhibits will Include oil paintings of local scenery, fishing villages In Malaysia, still life and portraits.
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      Hospital steps up VD checks
      98 3 More expectant mothers than before were screened for syphillis at the Middle Road Hospital, according to the 1970/71 annual report of the Ministry of Health. The report said: "The drop in its incidence Is encouraging but the rise of gonorrhoea is disturbing." It disclosed that
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      Murders: 2 held
      66 3 CID detectives have arrested two people wanted in connection with two murders in Singapore. One of them is believed to be involved with the killing of a youth Tan Kim Bock, 15, in Chua Chu Kang Cemetery in March last yaer and the other in the slaying
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      685 2 A loto' folk say it's the water in the glen that makes Langs good Another lot say it's the secret Glengoyne recipe. Who knows? Maybe the men who learnt the skills for making whisky from their fathers who worked in Glengoyne afore them, maybe they're the reason. Anyway, it's very
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      69 2 NEW HONGKONG SINGAPORE PROUDLY PRESENTS *OAS^ 11 VS •Crisp Oriental Roast Dock prepared by our famous Hong Kong chef Treat your family to succulent, delicious roasted delicacies Hygemcally prepared econimically priced Quick package service is also available Business times 11.00 am. to 700 pm Delivery orders to offices, snops worksites
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      510 2 Full list of results of last contest Here are the official results of the Prlzewords Contest No. IS which ran from May 0 to May 11. The first prize winner Is .Mr. Ouh Soon Lee of Blk 29. 29-C Balam Road. He wins a Pan-Electric Permadoor Twin-ten refrigerator. The second
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      261 2 NEW NATION CROSSWORD 10 Freshly bartered 11 Moist 12 Gothic arch 13 Famous Piper 21 Not speaking 23 Indulges 25 Weep 26 Tnls: Lat. 28 Adam or Ma« 29 Old leather flask 30 Baker's need 32 Landon, to friends 34 Rough draft 36 Done sharply 37 Vinegarish 38 Dried nutmeg
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      116 3 X, Gr—nttood A—nut IHillcrMt Ptrk) SmgnMrt 11. TUtp/Kxi* *****9. SEIKO Tradition Icchnoloyy t Jk War frm r I A- r/ V v v> > T *-1%. A 4 ft. i«!' -i J? '...3 y-'-" ■■> W '^pf^^4§£ ~i;\" -1" t 4 ~+?i.L i* t. f JT- i '■•f« >W JV
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      45 3 BEAT INFLATION BY SHOPPING AT ASHOKA'S Garments Supermarket IN SPECIALISTS' CENTRE BASEMENT v W TIES MADE IN AUSTRALIA li. A k V s m The Shop With TheMahara^s 86, HIGH STREET, S'PORE 6.TEL: 32T183 Atooat: MOON HOTEL A MPEfVALHOTEL and G-27, SPECIALISTS CENTRE (Ground Rex*)
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  • FOR YOUR PLEASURE
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      The tale of two tough tramps
      735 4  -  Superstars team up in coming show «Y EDGAR KOH How do you make a film about two trampy characters without boring the audience with all their sordid details? Scarecrow (Lido: next change) seems to have found the answer. Teaming up Oscar-winner Gene Hackman with
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      THE SWEET SOUNDS OF SUCCESS
      710 4  -  POPS BY JEAN LI A new phenomenon seems to be sweeping the musie Industry currently. And it's nothing more than the success of instrumental* In the charts. This, of course, has been all too rare over the past few years. Three Instrumental! are currently listed
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      Getting down to business
      185 4 flume's LAST week, some 50 members of the Inner Wheel Club met at the home of Mrs. Dolly Slngha for their monthly business meeting. However, it was not strictly business all the way. They found time for tea, chitchat and relaxation and were entertained to the
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
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      Four choices for Nixon
      586 4  -  ART HUCHWALD Everyone has his own theory as to what will happen to President Nixon in the next few months. The obvious choices are impeachment, resignation or finishing out his term. But there is still another choice, and while It is unthinkable, everything that's been happening
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      Lock icon Touching tribute to Mona Lisa
      842 4  -  THE PALSIED FLOCK TO SEE HER JAPAN From Don Oberdorfer Washington Post The lame and the halt, the palsied, the retarded, the crippled war veterans and the wheelchairridden children—in short, the usually invisible handicap people of Japan paraded in a long, grim, heart-rending line before
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      414 4 After you fly TW\'s Ambassador Service to America, you should fly TWA's Ambassador Service all over America. I I/Pittsburgh Sin Francisco S Oakland Las Vegas Los An(fflf« r Columbus -5 Baltimore Kansas City Indianapolis Dayton Mj Washington. DC. Cincinnati Wichita Lo,, s Louisville V Albuquerque Oklahoma 0O Honolulu 35 Cities.
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      32 4 N 4t ■i Diamond Gem Set ENGAGEMENT AND WEDDING RINGS A WIDE CHOKE OF STYLES I PRICES LANKA JEWELLERS (The House For Sri Lanka Gems) 20, BATTERY ROM. TELEfRORE: SIR WOK-1 93H9
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      205 4 SINGAPORE 1 (S) TSOP: MFSB 2 (1) Jet: Paul McCartney and Wines 3 (2) Seasons In Tlie Sun: Terry Jacks 4 (7) Dancing Machine: Jackson Fire 5 (9) The Best Thing That Ever Happen To Me: Gladys Knight and the Pips 6 (4) The Air That I Breathe: The Hollies
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Call for closer Europe, US relations
      155 5 Reuter Washington, v Wednesday British Foreign Secretary, Mr. James Callaghan, yesterday called for consultation, coordination and cooperation between the United States and Europe in attacking world problems. "We shall need the three Cs consultation, co-ordination and coOperation at all levels political, economic defence, for
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      Freedom
      21 5 The Hague, Wednesday Holland's former Bouth American colony of Surinam will be granted full Independence by the end of 1975.
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      Lock icon 'We have right to go on with N-tests'
      295 5 But no weapons plans: India United Press International Geneva, Wednesday India, under sharp criticism at the 25nation Disarmament Conference yesterday, said it had the right to conduct further nuclear explosions. It added, however, it had no intention of developing nuclear weapons. Canada
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      Lock icon Amin's ex-wife arrested
      105 5 Reuter Kampala. Wednesday —One of President Idl Amln's three former wives, Miss Kay Adroa, has been arrested for Illegal possession of ammunition. it was announced here yesterday. She spent last night in Jail before being taken before General Amin. She was found In possession of 15 rounds
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      Lock icon Hope of new drug to fight malaria
      181 5 Reuter Genera, Wednesday. The World Health Organlsation (WHO) said yesterday recent research offered hope of a successful vaccine against malaria. A committee of the World Health Assembly, the organisation's main decision making body, was told here the research Involved the use, with /human
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      Lock icon 'Enough oil by 1980 for Britain'
      148 5 Reuter London, Wednesday Output from Britain's new offshore oilfields could be 50 per cent higher than previously estimated and enough to make the nation selfsufficient in fuel by the end of the decade, the government forecast yesterday. An official estimate presented to Parliament said
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      Taiwan ban
      28 5 Talpeh, Wednesday. Taiwan today banned the import of cars, colour television sets, refrigerators, and air conditioners in an effort to narrow down the growing trade deficit.
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      Speaker tipped to take over as PM
      187 5 Bangkok, Wednesday Thailand's Assembly Speaker, Mr. Kukrlt Pramoj has been widely tipped to take over as the country's Prime Minister. But he said he would not take over the premiership frtvn Mr. Sanya if it was offered to him, declaring that he was
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      Lock icon Bully-boys enter the scene
      304 5 Reuter Belfast, Wednesday Protestant extremists kept their tight grip on Northern Ireland's Industry yesterday after a trade union attempt to break the week-old political strike collapsed amid jeers and threats. Pacing the danger of a confrontation between the Protestant militants and the army, Britain's Secretary of
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      Lock icon Poison scare as boats search the Rhine
      141 5 Bonn, Wednesday Police motor boats and a helicopter searched a 25-mile stretch of the River Rhine yesterday for barrels of poison feared to be floating down the river. A poVlce spokesman said the search began after fishermen discovered two small metal barrels containing
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      Caetano's exile starts a left-wing protest
      211 5 Lisbon, Wednesday Portugal's 1 e ft w 1 n g parties, including the Influential communists, yesterday protested against the exile to Brazil of former Premier Marcello Caetano and ex-president Amer 1 c o Thomas. In the first public rift over policy between politicians and
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      Lock icon Godber: HK lawman in UK
      101 5 Reuter London, Wednesday Hong Kong's assistant Attorney General Ross Penlington arrived In London yesterday to conduct extradition proceedings against former police superintendent Peter Godber. He was met at Heathrow Airport by Scotland Yard officer Detective Chief Supt. Nigel Howell who has so far conducted the
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      Lock icon Nixon won't sack Jaworski over new row
      239 5 UPI, Reuter Washington, Wednesday President Nixon is not considering firing Leon Jaworski as Watergate special proaecutor, a White House spokesman said yesterday. Gerald Warren, Deputy Press Secretary, replied, "no" when asked whether Mr. Jaworski would be removed in the aftermath of his public
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      121 5 7^ r SI I,IB*; ORCHARD PLAZA (PTE) LTD. 1, Grange Road, i Opposite Orchard Theatre) 2nd Floor Ore hard Building S'pore9, Tel: *****3. Time comes 1o a standstill, Vf >r in the relaxed atmosphere of Cockpit Hotel's Victoria Bar. A period setting with comely hostesses to attend to your orders.
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      41 5 f-pamt v'-i. i;: h *y~ V' r> f v -w a;- i V- 2fL '1 i: -s« y. mm £r Sit^i j "a ..MSCu '.li'v. They give when you've got a lot to give Amco.The name on everyone's hips -t\ .Ll.";'.
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  • OPINION
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      Leadership crisis in Bangkok
      485 6 Mr. Sanya Dharmasaktl's job in the past seven months has certainly not been an easy one. Thrust from the ivory tower of a university to the high political office of Prime Minister overnight, Mr. Sanya has made no secret that he found his political duties onerous.
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    • 'WHISPERS' by ISPY
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        Crocs to Africa
        52 6 It seems like sending coal to Newcastle, but believe it or not, Baltimore In the United States Is sending crocodiles to Africa. Three crocodiles left the Baltimore Zoo last week for their ancestral homeland In Afrfea. The Zoo was responding to an International call for the preservation
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        Nothing phoney
        66 6 Keep an eye open the next time you take a drive up the east coast of West Malaysia, and you may come across these two ads which a colleague spotted recently. Next to a stall selling coconuts was this poster bearing the legend: Fresh coconuts plucked by a
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      Unexpected triumph for the UN
      962 6  -  by Dick Wilson The conclusion of the Special Session of the UN General Assembly In New York was an unexpected triumph, and one which was little recognised at the time. To put it at 1U best, the governments of all the nations of the world,
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    • Letters
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        The unequal treatment
        145 6  -  KAKI PENAT Block 22, the VIP block In Buona VLsta Estate, Is serviced by bigger and better-finished lifts and the ground floor area 1> also well done whereas the lifts etc. in the other three point-block flats leave much to be desired. I have been allotted a
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        Honest taxi driver
        71 6 I would like to get In touch with the taxi driver who returned my wallet to my house in Halifax Road on Friday, 10th May, at 5.45 pjn. Unfortunately, I failed to obtain his name or his registration number, but this man should be thanked and the
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        Collapsing soon
        151 6 We are living in a building, 37 Amoy Street, which is In such a bad state that complete collapse can take place at any time. Crevices in the walls are four to live Inches wide, and although wooden supports have been put up to shore up the crumbling
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        Interest is noted
        104 6  -  LIM HENG TOW Public Relation! Officer, RTS, Singapore. 1L This is in reply to DJL'a letter in the New Nation of May 8. Selected Favourites was a programme featuring: the best items culled from our previous productions of Sharp Night Eight programmes in all were compiled and
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      SIN CHEW JIT POH
      555 6 [voice of the press) What other netorpapert are saying: THE NATIONAL WAGES COUNCIL'S WAGE INCREASE GUIDELINES FOB THIS TEAK. The Government has accepted the wage Increase recommendations of the National Wage* Council for this year, starting Ist July 1974, which were submitted to the Prime Minister
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      Lock icon Australian workers show their teeth
      540 6 Los Angeles Times The A us t r a lian worker —already among the most pampered and prosperous in the world is achieving new levels of affluence as employer after employer yields to union demands in order to avoid industrial strife. In the past two
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      12 6 WRITE TO THK EDITOR. NEW NATION. LOCKED BAG 13. GPO, SINGAPORE. 1.
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      214 6 SHOOT THE ONE YOU LOVE. i t iSK'-*- \i m>m -A WITH A HASSELBLAD A woman is a person of many moods. And the camera that captures them all is the Hasselblad. Hasselblad accommodates a whole range of fine lenses by Carl Zeiss. So you can get any photographic effect
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  • SPECIAL FEATURE
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      BRAIN SHOCK
      94 7 |ust how does (he brain function? Can human behaviour bo controlled by operating on the brain? Many scientists claim that they now completely understand the mechanisms of the brain and have carried out experiments which allow them to control behavioral patterns of an individual by interfering with the
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      Lock icon Probes pay off for scientists
      1482 7  -  Now they get new insights into how it functions By 1 Harry Nelson Los Angeles Times "With all the devices of natural science no one can distinguish the physical living brain of an illiterate from that of a Caltech graduate," a distinguished California Institute of
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      Lock icon WHEN CURE IS WORSE THAN THE DISEASE
      1117 7  -  By Maya Pines Los Angeles Times A nine year old boy causes problems all around him: He Is aggressive, destructive, hyperactive. A brain surgeon operates on the child, destroying parts of his thalamus a central brain structure th a t Is deeply Involved
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      125 7 Sblikan presents: The new hard-wearing special synthetic fabric ribbon for long, tough use at an economical price. 7 A/ V> /c f Lt intensicolor ribbons have all the advantages of pure silk ribbons, have a longer life, are presented in an airtight pack, INTENSICDLOR are ava a^'e f° r a
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  • EDUCATIONAL BROADSHEET
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      ANDREW MARWELL
      3053 8 Andrew Msrvell was bom in 1621 and lived frill 1678. He the son of s Purifran clergyman. He not only wrofre poetry but also took part in politics. He was educated at the Hull Grammar School and Trinity College, Cambridge. From 1642 he spent a considerable period of
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      To His Coy Mistress—by Andrew Marvell
      305 8 To His Coy Mistress —by Andrew Marvell Had tee but world enough, and time, This coyness, lady, were no crime. We would sit down, and think which way To walk, and pass our long love's day. Thou by the Indian Ganges' side Should'st rubies find: Iby the tide Of Humber
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  • TREND
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      Bulldozing my way to working as a builder's mate
      968 9  -  Trish Sheppard I am looking for a job as a builder's mate but so far I've had little success because of sexist opposition. What made me decide to look for such a Job Is tii&t I am starting to sufler frc.Tn
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      Be a floral charmer
      190 9 In dressing up nothing adds more to an aura of soft feminity and romance than flowers. You can tuck a f ranglp&nl blossom in your long tresses, secure a corsage of orchids at your waist, pin a pink rose at your bosom or wear a dress
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      Fry your own beef kway teow for a mid-day meal
      300 9 EATING IN v For a mid-day meal or as a snack, kway teow fried with beef and long beans will provide you with enough nutrients to face the rest of the day. This is a meal I found popular at
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      Lock icon The fickle child bride who ran away twice
      210 9 Melbourne Herald A 16-year-old child bride In Catania. Sicily has scandalised the tradition bound Sicilians by her "generosity," as the calls It. Giuseppa Speranza, who married Giuseppe Ren da when she was 12, abandoned her 23-year-old husband last year, and their twin
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  • FINANCE
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      Optical industry hit by lack of raw materials
      384 9  -  By Rav K. Dhaliwal Singapore's optical industry has been hit by a shortage of supplies and rising prices of raw materials which threaten to slash Its average annual growth rate of 20 per cent. Several manufacturers have predicted that the growth rate
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    • OVERSEAS STOCK EXCHANGE PRICES
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        New York
        288 9 Stock prices edged lower In sluggish trading on the New York Btock Exchange yesterday, after traders turned aside a cautious morning advance. Volume totalled 12,190,000 shares, compared with 10,550,000 on Monday. price* on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday: Alcan Al -4- AlIM Cbem. 40* A11U Ch. 6%
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        Dow Jones
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        Paris
        205 9 Ctoitaf price* (In francs) yesterday: PwlbM 1M —8 Inctochln® IN +5 Rnctar 334 —9 Prlntempe M +3.10 COS 260 —0 Bull 01 —1 Royal Dutch 146.80 —JO Mlchelln MS —at Thomson ***** —4JO CTP 181.50 —3.60 Rhone 136 unch. Air 2M —l BfcN Ml —e Philip* 51 —I Hues
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        Sydney
        240 9 Prtcea at 1130 ajn. (Ai»tralian time) today: Aherteen cusp. Do opto nnp. AOD 064 06 Allstate 10 11 Amad 03 >4 04 Aurora 13 nil Do opto nil 004 Auat Ant 06*4 00 Bamboo 06 nil Beach 30 31 Boimty susp. Bridge 13 nU Cleveland 43 46 Cbsmos 00
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        Tokyo
        216 9 Price* rebounded considerably, pushing up the Dow Jones average to the years new high. The morning session opened bullish without causing any chain reaction from the bankruptcy of Nlhon Netsugaku Kogyo, Government approval for the hikes in electricity charges was also neglected. In the afternoon session, prices continued to
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        Zurich
        81 9 This service comes from the Union Bank of Switzerland. Closing prices (In francs) on the Zurich Stock Exchange yesterday: UBS 3180 SBC 543 Credit Suisse 2575 +8 Swissair B. 480 —6 Swiss Relnsur. 1970 Wlnterthur B. 1590ex —60 Zurich Insur. 5600 +90 Juvena B. 1830 10 Nestle B. 3230
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      MARKET MOVEMENTS
      250 9 It was another buoyant day at the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday, with speculative activity continuing to lift share prices. Activity was well spread out to cover market favourites as well as a second and third line stocks, adding to a turnover of 6.11 million units. Usually, inactive
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      Dollar up
      20 9 London, Wednesday.— The American dollar rose in netrly all world money markets yesterday. The price of gold fell.
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      221 9 How to do business Australia Bt i■ 4 I Ask the Bank of New South Wales Doing business with people thousands of miles away can be tricky at the best of times. And in a market that's as large and varied as Australia it's easy to go wrong. The BANK
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      Last chance for our soccer fans
      412 10  -  By CONRAD NG Football fans are funny fellows. They will travel great distances, suffer traffic Jams and queue for hours for tickets. Once inside, they seem oblivious to scorching sun or slashing rain. They yell and scream, work themselves into a frenzy, throw abuse
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      They're furious over price increase
      527 10  -  By JEFFREY LOW Football fans are up In arms at the F.A.'s decision to raise admission charges for this Sunday's Malaysia Cup semi-final between Singapore and Penang at National Stadium. The New Nation Sports Desk was flooded with furious calls yesterday after the FA announced
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      Dutch team look set to win Cup
      300 10 London, Wednesday Feyenoord Rotterdam of Holland took an Impressive step towards winning the European Fo ball Union (UEFA) Cup when they held England's Tottenham Hotspur to a 2-2 draw In the first leg of the final here last night. The Dutch club must
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      5 karatekas for world open tourney
      524 10  -  iRTIfII ARTS hy S Sonny Yap Five top Singapore karatekas will compete in a world open tournaments to be Inaugurated by Matsutatsu Oyama, the master of karate, In March next year. This was disclosed by Peter Chong, Singapore's best-known Oyama student and chief instructor
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      Evonne and Connors banned in Prance
      222 11 Paris. Wednesday Australian Evonne Goolagong and American Jimmy Connors will not be allowed to Dlay In the French Inter national tennis championships "whatever pressures may be applied on us," French Tennis Federation President PhlllDpe Cha trier said yesterday. Mr. Chatrler told a press conference:
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      Meet Stiga the star ping-pong player
      274 11  -  By C.K. TONG He Is a ping-pong player par excellence. With matchless precision, he delivers nimble strokes ranging from the beginner's to the champion's. His variety of top, back, side and looping spins are as menacing as that of the Chinese and Japanese masters.
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      Indonesians hold Chinese pair
      685 11 Bangkok, Wednesday.— Indonesia's Tjun TJun and Christian Hadlnata came from behind to hold China's Tang HslenHu and Chen TlenHsiang to a 1-1 tie in the second day's play of the seven-nauon invitational badminton tournament here yesterday. Highlight of the sevenmatch programme attended by a capacity crowd
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      Edrich, Snow in Rest XI
      299 11 London, Wednesday John Edrlch and John Bnow, who have 101 Test cricket caps between them, are surprise selections In the Rest team for England's Test trial match at Worcester starting on May 29.' Edrlch, an opening batsman, Is now 36 ana has not played for
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      Non-title
      35 11 Caracas Wednesday World lunlor welterweight champion Antonio "Kid Pamhele" Cervantes of Colombia will meet Pedro Adlgue of the Philippines In a 10round non-title light In the Western Venezuela city of Maracay on May 31.
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      Conteh keeps his titles
      55 11 London, Wednesday England's John Conteh retained his European, British and Commonwealth light heavyweight boxing titles here last night with a decisive win over former champion Chris Flnnegan. After six rounds of savage action the referee slopped the fight as blood gushed from a bad cut on
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      Points win
      32 11 London, Wednesday. Jamaican born heavyweight Bunny Johnson, a contender for the British heavyweight title, beat American Oliver Wright on points in a 10-round bout at Wembley's Empire pool last night.
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      Jubilation II sparkles in workout
      239 11 By BLUE PETER Trainer Teh Choon Beng's Lion City Cup hope, Jubilation II, did a splendid workout in heavy going at Buklt Timah this morping. With Jim Johnson up, the six-year-old by Credo sprlnteu smartly over 3f in 37 3/5. Maribeau (Rod Allan) was not
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      Another draw for Indian tourists
      291 11 LONDON, Wednesday The Indian cricketers' three-day match against MCC went the same way as their previous seven tour fixtures here yesterday when it faded to a tame draw. Set the formidable task of scoring 248 runs in 190 minutes for victory, the Indians abandoned the
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      Pittsburgh beaten
      48 11 New York, Wednesday. Results of the baseball matches: National Lea rue Montreal 4 Pittsburgh 2; Philadelphia 2 St. Louis 1; Chicago 2 New York 1; San Diego 8 Houston 6: Los Angeles 5 Cincinnati 3. National Lea rue Oakland 5 Minnesota 4; Milwaukee 6 Detroit 4.
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    TALKMG POINT
    48 12 AH FOOK: The TAS man who Invented the money-saving gadget is the sort of worker Singapore needs—one who is not just a mechanical being. MEI UN: His creativity Is to be admired. He deserves every cent of the $1000 award given to him by the TAS.
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    Singer who loves bird-watching
    69 12 Whenever it is vacation time, Taiwanese singer Lin Li Shya, 22, packs up her rucksack and goes mountaineering and bird-watching. "It is a most refreshing change from the noisy city life," she says. At present singing at Maxim and the El Amigo Night-club, Li Shya hopes
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    TODAY
    177 12 TODAY is Wednesday, May 22, the 142 nd day of 1974 with 223 to follow. THE MOON is between its new phase and first quarter. THE MORNING STARS are Venus and Jupiter* THE EVENING STARS are Mercury, Mars and Saturn. Those born on this date are under the sign
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      1041 12 3.9# OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by LENS A KELUARGA A magazine series preceded In Malay. 3.3# DIARY OF EVENTS (M) 3.35 LOVE 18 A MANY SPLENDOURED THING Daytime serial on the trials and tribulation of three families In San Francisco. 3.55 PERSfcMBAHAN KU <B) A light musical programme 115 GENERAL HOSPITAL
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      1049 12 BACK PAGE AT THE CINEMA with EDGAR KOH 1 HONG KONG 71 (Cantonese): The Han Seng Index skyrocketed In Is touched with madness; this exaggerated comedy-satire. m ade with Shaws and HK TVB stars, pokes fun at the different facets of life In the colony; directed by Chu Yuan who
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      376 12 YOUR LUCKY STAR IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you handle your personal affairs with extreme caution, for you never quite trust yourself to be objective where personal matters are concerned. You know what you want out of life, but usually are less than certain as to how to go
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