New Nation, 23 May 1974

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  • 22 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Thursday evening, May 23. 1974 No. 1032 Price 20 cents M.C. (P) 20/74 NE¥®OTON SINGAPORE THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1974
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  • 373 1 Shock for children who found it in Keng Lee Road A touch of the macabre came to a quiet residential area in Keng Lee Road near Farrer Park with the discovery yesterday of a human skull wedged in a tree. The skull, with
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  • 750 1  -  Call for help as police get tough on the hit-and-run drivers By Bharathi Mohan These four breadwinners and the teenage girl may be alive today if the drivers who knocked them down on the road had stopped to help. Their families are still hopeful that
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  • 167 1 Jerusalem, Thursday Israeli Foreign Minister Abba Eban said last night that there would have to be progress on several outstanding matters if there was to be a Syrian-Israeli d i sepgagement agreement by the weekend. Mr. Eban /was speaking soon after UJB. Secretary of State,
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  • Article, Illustration
    134 1 A lesson in friendship. Two pairs of gentle bands comforting road accident victim Gul All, 56. last night. He was walking along Changl Road when he was hit by a motorcycle. Within seconds, publicspirited passers-by were by his side. They carried him to the sidewalk. While one raced
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  • 250 1 UPI, Reuter Damascus, Thursday Syria said one of its intensive artillery barrages set fire to an Israeli settlement on the Golan Heights yesterday, "causing destruction and fires which are still burning." It was the first Israeli settlement reported hit In the 72-day-old war of attrition.
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  • 187 1 Prices opened slightly higher over yesterday's closing levels In selective trading at the Stock Exchange of Singapore this morning. BUSINESS DONE: C. Prop. (1) 2.22. City Dev. (13) 1.64, (12) 1.65, (1) 1.62, (11) 1.63. Mosbert (1) 1.20. San Hold. (1) 0.86. (5) 0.85. S. Land* (3)
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  • 13 1 Police reported 117 accidents yesterday. Nine were serious and one fatal.
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  • LOCAL NEWS
    • 269 2 Tough stand by govt More than 2000 property owners and developers have been served with notices during the past year by the government asking them to spruce up their homes and buildings. These notices were served under the Building and Common Property (Maintenance and Management)
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    • 49 2 The Toa Payoh branch library Is organising a talk in Mandarin on The Social Crisis of Urbanisation by Prof. Sung Mlng-Shuen of Nanyang University in Its lecture hall on Saturday at 3 p.m. A colour film, The City Time of Decision, will be screened aiter tne talk.
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    • 28 2 Prof. Khoo Oon Telk will dedicate the new Scripture Union Christian Book Centre at Suite 122-125, Peace Centre, Sophia Road, on May 28 at 6 pjn.
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    • 184 2  -  By Richard Lim University student Anne Wakerman, 21, took a much longer time interviewing Encik Thmby bin Yusof, 59, of Jalan Bedara in Oeylang yesterday. Reason: He lc dumb. But no matter, the Interview had to be done with sign language and a little nelp from
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    • 434 2  -  By Rav K. Dhaliwal The Singapore Manufacturers' Association (BMA) is to meet tomorrow to discuss the effects of the recent National Wages Council recommendations on the manufacturing sector. Disclosing thij yesterday the chairman of BMA, Mr. Ong Leng Chuan, said: "The manufacturing sector
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    • 400 2 It will be introduced tomorrow Another reserved bus lane along Jalan Besar and Bencoolen Street will be introduced tomorrow The new lane will run from Petaln Road to Weld Road along Jalan Besar, and from Rochore Canal Road to Bras Basah Road along Bencoolen Street.
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    • 43 2 A reception to celebrate the 35th anniversary of West Germany will be held at the residence of Dr. Hani J. Dietrich, the German Ambassador, at Calrnhlll Mansion, tomorrow from 6 pjn. Foreign Minister, Mr. 8. Rajaratoam, will represent the Singapore Government.
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    • 161 2 President Ne Win of Burma will pay an informal visit here from June 13 to 16. Be Is expected to be here for only a tew days tn conjunction with his This will be the second visit by the Bnrmese head of state. Bis last
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    • Article, Illustration
      132 3 The trail of water left behind by this Environment Ministry's garbage truck would not have been half as annoying if pot for the stinking smell that followed in its wake. New Nation photographer 81 e re n Lee trailed the truck from Commonwealth Avenue to Holland Road at
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    • 224 3 Students at Singapore Vocational Institute will enjoy better facilities and workshops when major renovations, amounting to over $380,000, are completed by the end of this year. The expansion work covers four areas the vehicle body-work department, maintenance and repair shop, arc welding shop
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    • 572 3 How to stop kids from speaking mother tongue One of the greatest difficulties faced by some primary one teachers is to stop schoolchildren from conversing in their mother-tongue. "The children are most at home in their native language and do not speak readily
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    • 349 3  -  Three sections are involved By Judith Holmberg The Ministry of Education has re-organised its finance, administration and establishment divisions the three sections In the administrative wing. This follows last year's shake-up of the professional wing for better administration and to give professional matters more attention. Details
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    • 91 3 About 12 Singapore Polytechnic students will metal 2.75 kilometres of Jalan Ulu Sembawang In the Buklt Panjang Constituency on May 29 and 30 as part of their ninth annual work camp programme. The project, organised by the Polytechnic Students' Union, will cost $78,000 for materials
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    • 21 3 The Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment Band will perform at the Macßitchle Reservoir Park on Sunday at 5.30 p.m.
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    • 40 3 Motorists are advised to avoid using Corporation Road and Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim (between Corporation Circus and Yuan Chlng Road) as the FTJB's water department will be laying a water main across these roads from Saturday for six weeks.
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    • 34 3 A gold-plated Parker ballpoint was found at a car park In River Valley Road on Monday night. The owner is asked to claim It at the New Nation office during office hours.
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    • 175 3 The Institute of Administrative Management (UK) will set up Its first overseas branch here. A pro-tem committee of LAM, Singapore branch, comprising nine local corporate members has been formed. At present there are 48 local members of the lAM 40 corporate and
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    • 51 3 A forum on Challenges in the Construction Industry will be held at the Singapore Professional Centre, Outram Park, on May 28 from 5.30 pjn. to 730 pjn. The speakers will be Mr. Chan Chee Wan, Mr. Lai Pang Pee, Mr. Rex K.C. Koh and Mr. Toh Seng
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    • 88 3 Visitors to Sentosa will soon be able to get a new view of the resort island on pony-backs. Ten stables have already been built near the cable car station to house the animals which are expected in shortly. It is understood the ponies will be available
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 253 2 NEW NATION CROSSWORD mum 6 Land rail 7 Stone: Suffix 8 Ibsen character 9 Singular 10 Flatfishes 11 Merest 12 Satan, for one 13 Dance step 14 Church officer 19 Milk: FT. 22 Hot water tanks 24 Misgivings 28 Lots: Colloq. 28 General's men 30 Cruces or Vegas 31 Evergreen
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  • FOR THE YOUNG AND FOR YOUR PLEASURE
    • 348 4 lETTEIS from the young The niponie of children to our letters eotaaui has been overwhelming. Last week alone we received 200 letters. 80 we are trying to publish as many letters as possible. The best of the letters published will win $10. This week's winners are SOH CHOR
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    • 364 4 Nature corner Rabbits may look like hares but they are entirely different animals and never interbreed. It is rather difficult to tell the difference between rabbits and hares but the latter have shorter hind legs, shorter ears, and are generally smaller than rabbits. Rabbits
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    • 143 4 THURSDAY RIDES AGAIN, b jr Michael Bond, (Puffin). After the accident just before Christmas, in which he'd lost a leg trying to get to the moon, Thursday's friend Harris had been very gloomy, sometimes shutting himself In his tin hut for days on end—till Thurs-
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    • 288 4 A precious metal even in ancient times Gold is one of the most precious commodities today. Because of the general lack of confidence in paper currencies, people in some countries have preferred to buy gold and keep it. Gold has been used as an ornamental metal
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    • 406 4 Country Hie Holland Is a flat fertile plain that Is actually made out of the'deltas of five major rivers the Rhine, Maas, Scheldt, Ijssel and the Waal. About 30 per cent of the land actually lies below sea-level and Dutch history is filled with examples
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    • 640 4 Red Square to be resurfaced Reuter USSR Visitors to Moscow this summer will find the usual reverent hush of Red Square and Lenin's Granite Mausoleum shattered by the pounding of giant piledrlvers and the scraping and crashing of heavy machinery. Behind a seven-foot wooden fence
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 142 4 Know your Singapore Try to answer the following questions. The answers are given at the end of the list. 1. What does SAFTI stand for? 2. When was it established? 3. Whep was King Edward VII College of Medicine founded? 4. What does MAS stand for? 5. When was the
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 397 5 Mine blast kills 9 Saigon, Thursday Communist troops stepped up their offensive near Saigon yesterday, shelling government forces around a provincial capital as President Nguyen Van Thieu visited the area, military spokesmen said. The communist shelling closed In around Phu Cuong city, 14 miles
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    • 239 5 United Press International Lisbon, Thursday. Portuguese workers, free to strike for the first time in nearly half a century, pressed claims for higher salaries and shorter hours yesterday, adding to the nation's economic woes. In mainland Portugal, there were signs that the industrial situation, which
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    • 159 5 London, Thursday A leading British Judge Lord Denning, has urged lawyers to face up to applying the laws of the Common Market and stop thinking of British law as Independent on Inter-European matters. "We have to learn the new system," Lord Denning,
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    • 291 5 Belfast, Thursday Britain and the Northern Ireland executive last night underlined there would be no surrender to Protestant strikers demanding new elections to wreck the province's power sharing political structure. The 13-man executive of Catholics and Protestants led by Mr. Brian Faulkner Issued a statement
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    • 292 5 United Press International United Nations, Thursday The explosion of a nuclear device in India has created a dilemma for the aid agencies of the United Nations that may emerge as a major political issue in the next session of the General Assembly,
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    • 157 5 Reuter Adelaide, Thursday South Australia state currently faces what could be its wc.-st insect plagues and crop damage for 30 years, according to the State Department of Agriculture. Rain and flooding have already resulted In losses of property and stock running Into millions of dollars
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 72 5 THE BORN LOSER by Art Sansom 1 r v /LOOK.ocvt kjjqskX, IH6 0«Tl ALL IT OJJMSO V*€> THAT WP LOSE TEW FCMJDSOF U6*U PAT IWAvOeeK v wdnt rr? RIP KIRBY by John Prentice and Fred Dickenson 35 t* i. -V/ 4 «1 a. mse WR r x-.v $2, a ...4
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  • OPINION
    • 409 6 The long-awaited and much-talked-about National Art Gallery is now in sight. According to the Minister of Culture, Mr. Jek Yeun Thong, the $1.18 million gallery located in the National Museum should be completed by the end of this year. Had the plans for the transformation
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    • 'WHISPERS' by ISPY
      • 80 6 It was a case of following the leader A stream of cars was pouring Into the National Stadium carpark for an Anchor Soccer Festival match. After cruising some distance inside the carpark and still no sign of a vacant lot, the leading car decided to stop dead
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      • 53 6 Talk about the fluctuating pound! A colleague has just discovered that two different conversion rates were used In the same article. Somewhere at the begin nlng of a Press report, £25 was put down as being equivalent to *****. Towards the end of the report, however, this had
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      • 95 6 Calling all those interested in learning Hindi. You now have the chance of learning this language by correspondence course. The Government of India Is conducting correspondence courses a two-year one for beginners and another two-year advanced course for Indians and foreigners outside India. All that candidates need to
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    • 490 6 EXCERPTS FROM EDITORIALS The Straits Times (Malaysia) Diplomatic relations with jChlna, which will be formalised at the end of the Prime Minister's official visit to Peking, will put Malaysia more firmly in the vanguard of the non aligned movement. Kuala Lumpur will be helping to draw
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    • 952 6  -  It is becomini very fashionable these days to regard the put with nostalgia. There is no dearth of complaints a boat the emrrent exeesstre emphasis placed on the «aest for material wealth, and no lack of regret for the good old days. Paldr Singh, however,
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    • 806 6  -  From Harold Sinnott Reuter Modern pressures and changing work styles are sounding the death knell for one of Latin America's most cherished traditions the afternoon siesta. And the current world oil crisis is hastening its end. The after lunch nap lingers
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    • 884 6  -  From John Burgess Life has changed little in this riverside capital In the six weeks (since April 4) that the formerly warring Pathet Lao and Vient i a n e government have been bonded into a coalition. Changes will no doubt come the leftist
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  • SPECIAL FEATURE
    • 3156 7 The Singapore Chronicle was Singapore's first newspaper. It persistently put across views that Krotected Singapore's interests and these inevitably >ad to a clash with the bureaucrats and policy makers in Penang and Bengal who were envious of the island's rapid development. The writers in the
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
    • 1234 8 ASIAN DIARY But the real battle against poverty must still be fought INDIA "You never write anything favourable of India," the Foreign Ministry official charged, deadly serious and looking me straight in the eye. It was the first time I had been put
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    • 332 8 KATONG SHOPPING CENTRE ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE T'HE electronic era has come of age and its all pervasive effects can be seen and heard in action daily all around lis in our homes, at work and even in the pursuit of leisure. But it is in the
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    • 736 8  -  From Yoko Nakamikado Reuter Japan, a leading fishing nation, will oppose efforts to create 200 nautical economic zones outside territorial waters at a United Nations conference starting next month. Developing countries have called for wide economic zones outside territorial waters to secure
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    • 617 8  -  TAIWAN From Robert Crabbe United Press International "We like our Japanese guests and we know how to send them away happy," says Mr. Daniel Chang, who runs the Angel Hotel in Talpeh. "But if the Japanese wont be coming so mucii, well
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    • 274 8 SOUTH 1 KOREA I United Press International "Stop at two." This is the new family planning slogan South Korea has adopted in its determined effort to cut population growth from the present two to 1.5 per cent by 1976 and down to 1.3 per cent
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  • FINANCE
    • 161 9 A Japanese heavy equipment manufacturer. Komatsu tS'pore) Pte. .Ltd., Is expanding its spare parts depot in Jurr.ng. According to a spokesman, the firm's 80,000 sq-foot depot near Benoi Road may be expanded to double its size by the end of this year. Because of the
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    • 51 9 London, Thursday. A proposal for a Commonwealth Development Bank or corporation to help developing nations will be studied by financial experts from six countries next week. The experts, who have been invited to London by the Commonwealth secretary-general, Mr. Arnold Smith, will meet from Tuesday to June
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    • 23 9 Cairo, Thursday. Egypt is considering floating its pound as < part of the country's new economic liberalisation programme, Cairo newspapers said yesterday.
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    • 293 9 Profit-taking knocked prices lower on the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday after three days of buoyancy. Yet this seemed the natural thing to do as wary investors have not folly regained confidence in a market which has just begun to show signs of recovery from the doldrums. Sellers
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    • 155 9 An exhibition of industrial audio visual equipment and scientific instrumentation from the United States opened at the US Trade Centre. Yen San Build ing, on Tuesday. The display, organised by Laboratory Equipment (S) Pte. Ltd., is being held in view of increasing demand for
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    • OVERSEAS STOCK EXCHANGE PRICES
      • 526 9 Stock prices sank in stepped-up trading on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday, and the Dow Jones industrial average dropped to its low point of the year. Standard and Poor's 500-stock index dropped 0.76 to 87.15. About a thousand issues declined, against roughly 350 advances, of the more
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      • 37 9 The Dow Jones range of stocks on the New YoFk Stock Exchange yesterday was: 30 Industrials 813.0S (off 6.96), 20 transport 164.00 (off 3.67), 15 utilities 74.80 (off 1.02), and 65 stocks 346.77 (off 2.76).
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      • 195 9 Closing prices (In francs) yesterday: Parlbaj 182 —3 tadochlne 196 -4-10 FooHim 339 +5 Prlntfcmps W.10 —AO CGB 356 —4 Bull 50.70 —.30 Royal Dutch 144 —1.80 Michelln 932 —10 Thomson 211.50 4-4 CFP 162.10 +.60 Rhone 135.20 —.80 Air 292 +6 BSN 905 +4 Philips 56.60 —.40 Suez
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      • 235 9 Prices at 11.30 a.m. (Australian time) today: Aberleen susp. Do opts susp. AOD 07 06 Allstate 10 11 Amad 03% 04 Aurora 12 nil Do opts nil 00% Aust Ant 08 08% Bamboo 05 nil Beach 30 nil Bounty susp. Bridge 12 14 Cleveland 43 45 Cosmos 00% 01
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      • 274 9 Despite the expected deteriorated business performance brought about by large electric price hikes, the market was bullish at the opening, centring on speculative chemicals, shippings and most specified stocks. In the morning session, mirroring Tuesday's favourable conditions, speculative popularity pushed some motor parts and small and medium-sized steels upward.
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      • 85 9 This service comes from the Union Bank of Swltoerland. Closing prices (In francs) on the Zurich Stock Ex* chance yesterday: UBS 1190 10 SBC 646 Credit Suisse 2610 +35 Swissair B. 4M +4 Swiss Relnsur. 1970 Wlnterthur B. 1580 —10 Zurich Insur. 6675 +75 Juvena B. 1830 10 Nestle
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    • 305 9 RECORD SALES TO BRITAIN Reuter London, Thursday Big boost in Hong Kong's world trade, including record sales to Britain last year, was recorded in the annual report of the Hong Kong Assoc i a t i on published here yesterday. The London-based association
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    • 64 9 Maclaine Watson has formed an Engineering Division In Malaysia and Singapore with the acquisition of Faithful Engineering. Mr. Harro Brandt. Maclaine Watson's deputy chairman, described the acquisition as an expansion move to broaden the operative base of the group regionally. "Our new engineering division
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  • TREND
    • 367 9 f TALKING T SHOP 1 A hat for all seasons wet or dry; and a hat for all occasions formal or casual—may soon be what every fashionable Singapore miss will have in her wardrobe. While it Is true that hats have never been
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    • 529 9  -  'And seeing them regain confidence is very satisfying' MRS. TAN ON THE JOB ANGELA LOKE There are only 17 occupational therapists In Singapore and Mrs. Rosalind Tan is one of them. Altogether they take care of more than 800 patients
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    • 91 9 More and more designers have emerged to become talkedabout names in the fashion world. There is J. Moreno of the Philippines, Yuzi of Japan, Prajudi of Indonesia to name a few. It may be some time before Singapore comes up with a designer to influence
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  • SPORTS
    • 464 10  -  By JEFFREY LOW The inaugural Anchor Soccer Festival ended on an ironical note last night as Derby and Coventry drew 1-1 at the National Stadium. While the friendly tournament pr o v 1 ded local fans with top class English football, poor crowd response
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    • 118 10 London, Thursday. Britain's Peter Oosterhuis, the 1973 winner, coasted to a first round victory In the £15,000 medal knockout golf tournament at Flnham Park yesterday. Oosterhuis, returning a par-73, outclassed another Briton, Bryan Hutchinson, who took 82. Tony Jackling, former British and American Open
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    • 261 10 Bangkok, Thursday China's women shuttlers yesterday trounced Indonesia In both doubles and singles matches of the seven-nation International Invitation badminton tournament. The top-ranked Chinese combination of Chen Yu Niang and Liang Chlu Hsia thrashed Indonesia's leading ladles Sriwiyanti and Widiastuty 15-3, 15-3 In 20 minutes of action
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    • 24 10 Helsinki, Thursday Finnish champion Pekka Paivarinta won the first major 10,000 metres international of the year here last night In 28mln 37.45ec.
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    • 147 10 London, Thursday.— World Cup finalists Argentina scored a penalty in the dying moments to draw 2-2 with England in a friendly soccer international at Wembley Stadium last night. England, seeking to compensate for their unexpected failure to qualify for the finals next month, took the
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    • 187 10 Frankfurt, Thursday.— West Germany have included seven members of the Bayern Munich team, European Cup winners and West German League champions, in their 22-man squad for the World soccer Cup finals. But trainer Helmut Schoen has omitted Schalke left-winger Erwin Kremers and Cologne defender Wolfgang Weber.
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    • 358 10 New York, Thursday Indoor professional tennis, which is often about as entertaining as watching people ride a seesaw, last week went a step closer to complete automation with the introduction of an electronic device that takes the guesswork out of linecalls. Although the
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    • 78 10 London, Thursday Argentine heavyweight Oscar Bonavena, usinf left hook almost exclu* slvely, dropped his opponent once in the seventh round and went on to a unanimous 10? round decision over L*rry Middleton of the United Btates last nlght£ Bonavena, the 7-5 favourite, used left hand relentlessly in
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    • 170 11 This is the goal that dashed Derby's hopes of winning the Anchor Soccer Festival at the National Stadium last night In these sequence pictures by Philip Lim, Coventry's skipper John Cravan is seen rushing in to score off a rebound from goalkeeper
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    • 366 11 By BLUE PETER Far East n did a splendid gallop in soft going at Buklt Tim ah this morning With trainer Garnet Bougoure up the four-year-old by the Lampert was kept wide out all the way to run 3f in 37 4/5. Public Defender (Glynn Pretty)
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    • 138 11 Berlin, Thursday. Barbed wire, an alcohol ban and fears of Arab and domestic guerillas provide the background against which three 1974 World Cup soccer matches will be played here. In planning; their security measures for the three games in West Berlin's Olympic stadium on June 14-22, the
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    • 1663 11 SATURDAY CL 1 Div. 3 6f 3682 Boniface 8 00 15 0050 Indian Rebel 9.00 9 Integrity 8.13 5 2907 Wangganda 8.13 1 00 Dallaa Cowboy n 8.11 4 310 Generous Bid ft.ll 7 0080 LasceQes 8.10 3 5739 Freedom Fighter 8.09 16 3170 Pull
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    • 245 11 SATURDAY RACE ONE: 1.45. CL 5 Dir. 5 6f: Rohani, Inteßectuit, Supreme Grey Interrogator, Woodcote Lady, San Roc que, Midas Touch, Bahama Law. RACE TWO: 2.15. a 5 Div. 4 6f: Starlet, Balkan Chevalier, Expectation*. RACE THREE: 145. CL 5 Div. 3 6f: Tristaz, Pride of Aria, Good Report,
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    • 158 11 Edinburgh, Thursday Leadership of the International Football Federation (FIFA) should be kept in European hands, FIFA's British President Sir Stanley Rous said in a remarkable appeal here yesterday. Sir Stanley, speaking at the European Football Union (UEFA) congress, urged delegates to vote for his
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    • 784 11  -  HOW with Jeffrey Low Top form Bobby Gan is fancied to win the Cathay Pacific Brunswick Far East national selection finals at Starbowl on Sunday. His form has recently been reported to be unbeatable and Sunday's roll-off at 2.30 p.m. may see Bobby winning
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    • 85 11 The Singapore shooting team have Just completed three days of competition in Peking, winning two events and losing four. Delegation leader Mr. Fung Lok Nam this morning sent a cable to the Singapore National Olympic Council to give full details of the results. They are:
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    • 255 11 London, Thursday Oundappa Viswanath hit 103 not out to help the Indian cricketers declare their first innings closed at 296 for eight on the opening day of their match against Northamptonshire yesterday. Northamptonshire were 18 for one wicket in reply at close of play. Viswanath, who
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    • 678 10 n 3 EE r p DIME/DANCE A ROMANCE to the Sounds of Hawaii' at Aloha Rhu Hawaiian Village The ideal seaside rendezvous for exotic seafood. Cantonese cuisine and soothing music. Just 2to m.s. from Bedok. RESERVATIONS. Tel. *****4/ *****0 FOR A COMPLETE range of wallcoverings, wallpapers and carpet tiles. Contact:
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    • 413 10 DISTRICT IS. DELIGHTFUL COZY 2-storey semi-detached bungalow facing south. Freehold 3,030 sq. ft. 3 bedrooms. Newly renovated, condition superb. Principals only. >140,000 Telephone *****6/ *****8 Mr. Ng. "W; MVMUI 2-9 BEDROOMED APARTMENT fully furnished wanted for June, July, August by Norwegian family. Swimming pool to be available. Tel: ***** Mr.
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    • 285 10 READY MADE SUITS, trousers and shirts by Custom Tailors! Guaranteed satisfaction. Wing Teck, 133, Ist floor, Specialist Centre, Orchard Road. S'pore Tel. *****6. VEHICLES FOR ROVER 3300 V« I*7o. One owner, maintained by agent. Highest offer secures. Tel: *****/3, *****9 David Ho. 1971 ROVER 2000TC Immaculate condition Price $12,900 0.n.0.
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    • 713 10 m 1 0 N '1 m < t m >V w A r i- > H T* 1 y* 9 *<«# fc ft < %A *21 m ,i» mm W« i r «t AtiPU WEEK FIVE, THURSDAY 23. WORLD CUP CONTEST i NEW NATION O Lufthansa 1. The contest will
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    • 262 11 JUMBO TOURS SIA 747 HONGKONG KOWIOON 8 DAYS $995 HONGKONG BANGKOK 8 DAYS SIOSO 1/6. 5/6. HONGKONG/ TAIWAN /HUALEIN (Alishan) 8 DAYS ***** HONGKONG/ JAPAN TAIWAN/ HUALEIN (Alishan) 12 DAYS ***** 1/6. 5/6. Lowest Fans to London Europe 6 flights BANGKOK/ HONGKONG (Macau) 8 DAYS $895 (daily) BANGKOK CHIENGMAI HONGKONG
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    • 149 11 TOSHIBA mm PACKAGED air conditioners Offering you whisper-quiet, high efficiency, greater comfort, elegant styling yet economical operation. Wide range of models available from 5 h.p. to 80 h.p. Simplicity in installation, dependable performance ...TOSHIBA saves you money in the long run. sjc Comprehensive service offered throughout Singapore and Malaysia, sk
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    • 131 12 ■•r*r°. m 1 4#* :*^T i -s j 4 •fM IfV* W'S^li' i •11 i C T3S *s ?Wm IB T ffi I f 4 .i. ST j^Tr >, <*¥* «n W3k' r 3r t f IT I > "•Ml, »«J»* v t~ «sa*^t;^'U2 Sr*f< &i? Btoi i nlr r^dWISP
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    • 253 12 CYMA SYNCHROS pr i i 58.025.44 yellow goldplated 58.025 56 stainless steel <? f, w >/ v< > 10 048.41 yellow goldplated 10 048.43 white goldplated 10.049.41 yellow goldplated 10.049.43 white goldplated AUTHORISED DEALERS Asia Watch Centre Gl6 Katong Shopping Centre, Mountbatten Rd. Bharath Watch Co. 2 Kerbaru Rd. S'pore
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 876 12 SINGAPORE 5 3.00 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by HOUSEWIVES' MATINEE Along The Pearl River: Part 1 of a Cantonese film 3.50 ART APPRECIATION (C) (r) 4.10 GENERAL HOSPITAL Daytime serial starring John Bernadlne as Dr. Steve Hardy and Emily McLaughan. Stories Involving the staff, the doctors and the patients in a
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    • 1145 12 HONG KONG 73 (Cantonese): The Han Seng Index skyrocketed In March 1973 and everyone Is touched with madness; this exaggerated with Shaws and HK TVB stars, pokes fun at the different facets of life In the colony; directed by Chu Yuan who last made House of 72 Tenants. Lido: 1.45,
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    • 18 12 WORLD WEATHER The Golden Peacock is distinctively elegant rc Offering a true gourmt and wine list to match
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  • 92 12 Twenty-year old Irene Ti's claim to beauty has been recognised by her colleagues in Mandarin Hotel. They elected her Miss Mandarin 1974 recently. Now back from Hong Kong where she went as part of her prize Irene works as a hostess in the
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  • 60 12 AH FOOK: I thought political marriages wept out with the 19th century. Yet here we have the children of the two former political opponents in Sabah being engaged. M E I LIN: The daughter of the former Datuk Donald Stephens is really in love with the son of
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  • 129 12 TODAY Is Thursday. May 23. the 143rd day of 1974 with 222 to follow. THE MOON Is between Its new phase and first quarter. THE MORNING STABS are Venus and Jupiter. THE EVENING STARS are Mercury, Mars and Saturn. Those born on this date are under the sign of
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  • AUTO PARTS AND ACCESSORIES
    • 1684 13  -  Always use the proper set POSER FACING MANY DRIVERS By Jim Watkins In the earliest days of motoring, around the turn of the ceptury, the automobilist was a pioneer in every sense of the word. Not only did he contend with a balky, recalcitrant car which
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    • 1878 14  -  Good designs on the market these days By JIM WATKIHS With he\y cars costing so much these days it real sense to seriously consider keeping the one you already have for another year or so. Most peopi edo leu than 10,000 miles
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    • 512 15 With the steep Increases in road taxes and petrol prices the small car has become the choice of most discrening motorists. Car assemblers in Singapore are well aware of this trend for small cars. Motor firms have announced they will {iroduce cars with lowuel
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    • 710 16  -  IT'S MUSIC WHILE YOU DRIVE By Rav K. Dhaliwal The sweet sound of music has found a Arm place In the car world with the advent of "gracious driving." The car stereo seems to have become a must. The motorist slip® behind the
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    • 1108 18 Buy the recommended grades One inescapable item of car ownership is the problem of maintenance. Always a tedious business, there is nothing exciting about an oil change or a set of new sparkling plugs; often necessary at an inconvenient time when
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    • 314 19 One of the principal manufacturers of auto Industry components In Singapore today is Cooling Systems Flexlbles Pte. Ltd. (CSF). Linked to Its parent company Teksons Pte. Ltd. of India C9F supplies to an International market serving the needs of numerous multi-national automotive manufacturers, and
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    • 529 20 COST BETWEEN $1,000 AND $2,000 Car air-condltion-ers are no longer associated with the luxurious custom built vehicles. As the fuel crisis drive more big cars off the road, more smaller ones are being Insailed with the ac--cessory. Noticing this change In trend, air-condltlon manufacturers
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    • 241 20 Probably the hardest worked component of the modern car, with a correspondingly short life, Is the exhaust system No matter how much one pays for a car Invariably one of the first, and most often recurring exB ruses, Is to the exhaust. >ls continual
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    • 170 20 For you to remain healthy the air you breathe must be clean. Similarly the air that is burned in your car must also be clean to obtain maximum power and long life. Ram-Flo's good filtering efficiency, minimal restriction to air flow and low
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    • 1162 21  -  A good tune-up can help t00... By Jim Watkins The best gadget on the market for reducing petrol consumption is undoubtedly the ignition key. It may seem obvious that an engine only consumes petrol whilst running but, what Is not so self
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    • 825 22 The basic electric Ignition system of most cars sold today differs little from that fitted in the twenties. Detail refinement and cost reduction has taken place but, essentially what you get today on your new car Is what granddad got on
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    • 578 23  -  Accessories galore By Morris John To many people the car Is no longer a mere means of transport to get from place to place quickly so vital in the fast moving business world. It has become a status symbol. And these people want
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    • 300 13 In one day we can make your new car last 5 years longer. This year you bought a car that would ,s~m save you money. But a car can't save you .A-money until you first save the car. And that's y what we re here for. f \ly mil \yV
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 543 14 BETTER COMBUSTION EFFICIENCY. NO EXHAUST GAS POLLUTION. LONGER PLUG LIFE. Thundeijet ignition unit not only reduces fuel consumption but also gives the car 30% more power, quicker start, better acceleration, higher cruising speed and virtually no carbon build-up. INSTALLATION OF THUNDER JET Simple to install. Install on all cars, Trucks,
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 279 15 h KTERGENTPRO& I "*M INVISIBLE B*S-* St C \aaa A R Mm MP SOLE AGENT With specially treated hard waxes and a newly discovered silicone polymer •Tested and proven in fiery Death Valley in America at 135 F Sun-Stop, shields your car from ultra- violet ray deterioration. Super detergent proof.
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 82 16 FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE AND INfERNATIONAL INSTRUMENT YAZAKI YA7AKI <y Inynt Tum Up KH In Plmik Cwrmf Cm* o>mprMn(:Tiehoiww/On <Wwli Two Coil Tmr •MtwlMw/OwwrMor TaiMr Timtof L<«M 230 Vottt <9 TIMING LIGHT 0 C 12V c I it-*.) r AVAILABLE AT ALL LCADtNO MOTOR ACCESSORY SHOPS AND AUTO PART DEALERS SIR
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 289 17 BMW Cars seal of driving pleasure 1 ———ttBMW 2002 ft 2002 tii BMW 3.0 si Engine 2 litre 4 cylinder, 4 stroke, inline, water-cooled with overhead camshaft, inclined valves swirl eel ton hemispherical combustion Fuel Consumption 28.5 mpg or 10 litres/100 km Beautiful Performence: BMW 2002 Max. speed 106 mph
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 131 18 SHINE With PO RE AUTO POLISH AND CLEANER pO cleans polish* s ONE OPfAT'O" 450inf '¥1 "W& RE PO GET ONE NOW! It polishes and deans ANYTHING It shines when it touches Try one TODAY for a quick shine Distributors: HONG SEH CO. (PTE.) LTD. 177-179. BEACH ROAD, SINGAPORE, 7
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    • 231 18 -1_ 'ARDAHI T UsffK*. •Ji ft ADDITIVE MOTOR OU tMAOUS AM metal surfaces no mailer how smooth -~~r 'they appear to be are actually a series of peaks and valleys and when two sur faces are brought together intense local pressures are created with extremely high lash temperatures up to
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 218 19 cuts your petrolliill! Wm '•■-X MOTOROLA CDI (Capacitor Discharge Ignition) Gives your vehicle engine a Taurus International Sdn. Bhd. better performance, saves petrol and your 709, Supreme House 7th Floor money. Singapore 9. Tel: *****5/6 Available at: Chuan Baa Service Station (Shell) Glory Service Station (Shell) 65, Upper Serangoon Rd..
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  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • 166 20 Motorists: Here's Singapore's best buy in car stereo combinations MITSUBISHI A ATP-4213 L J < "HI I i < i II I—l m; w AM fiAC») HO IQO I'tO inn L. W. This 4-track, 2-channel Mitsubishi cassette car stereo has an AM radio with automatic tuning. Automatic tape reverse for
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    • 33 20 V k INSTALL an giufuiUSU: airconditioner in your can HHHH TODAY! sales and service m A Oa) fg. v si mwHi auto ah-mom to ho. 143 k KAMPONG BUGIS, SINGAPORE 12. TEL: *****41/*****93
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  • Page 21 Advertisements
    • 101 21 HIGH PERFORMANCE EQUIPMENT AIR FILTERS FIT (LYNX RAM-FLO) AIR FILTERS 1) For high filtering efficiency. 2) Minimal restriction to air flow and low cost of maintenance. 3) Suitable as replacement units on ordinary standard vehicles. 4) The cost of two paper elements pays for the Ramflo The increase in M.P.G.
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    • 248 21 ARE YOU POUNPING YOUR TYRES AWAY? UNBALANCE CAUSES EXCESSIVE TYRE WEAR WHEEL WOBBLE PO J?wav NQ POOR BRAKING STEERING 10 TIMES A SECOND 7 AN BODY RATTLES SQUEAKS. ARE YOU SAFE DRIVING IN YOUR CAR? CONSULT US FOR THE FOLLOWING:- Wheal Alignment (Camber Brake Testing Wheel Alignment (Camber Brake Testing
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  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • 255 22 N k V 1 «F__ i Sol» Agentj Malaysia Mechanical SHE (Pte)Ltd II. SIN MINO ROAD. M.K U. SINGAPORE 20 TEL IUM MMI2 CABLE ADD: "MAM ECO" <*■ •tit use KONI-your life may depend on them 1. Shock abtofbers play an essential part in the behaviour of the car, greatly
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    • 66 22 SEMPERIT v; A mm§ iAk s Hock Swee Leongt W* have the best the biggest selection premium tyres We ere (or Ounlop and Goodyear ■Wl H Firestone and Pirelli and Bridgestone and specially wide radial tyres to match each and every wheel premium tyres ™;h a whole lot of imported
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  • Page 23 Advertisements
    • 104 23 The Gas Ration Station 925 ASTRO TRIO OIL/AMP/WATER 960 MAXI-TUNE IGNITION ANALYZER 524 "ALL-PRO" D.C. POWER "SUPERTRONIC" TIMING LIGHT NOW is the time for RAG TEST TUNE-UP EQUIPMENT. Real Gas savings are a result of a well tuned engine. RAC, Tachs. Gauges Test Equipment all work to save you gas
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    • 301 23 I Kucy 9 NA-SD, NA-40 Super automatic antenna with automatic device to control tha antenna (Relay Assembly), direct from the on-off twitch of autoredio NA-510 push-button antenna equipped wath automatic push-button control of antenna. NA-51FL automatic antenna direct control from the autoredio on-off switch (Automatic power cut off system) All
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  • Page 24 Advertisements
    • 235 24 KIENZLE 617 electronic CAR CLOCK WORLD RENOWNED XJ A. Sole distributors Singapore and Malaysia. AVAILABLE AT ALL LEADING MOTOR ACCESSORY SHOPS AND AUTO PART DEALERS SIM KHEEMENG AGENCIES Jt it iS 223 223 A UPPER THOMSON ROAD. SINGAPORE 20 TtL &3b390 f»«i •»<"« CABLE ADDRESS "SIMVA/AKI" SINGAPORE iMMioumw 1 JJI
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