New Nation, 11 June 1974

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  • 22 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Tuesday evening, June 11, 1974 No. 1047 Price 20 cents M.C. (P) 20/74 NEwlknON SINGAPORE TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1974
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  • 499 1 So Germany frees two guerrillas to prevent another Munich massacre Reuter West Berlin, Tuesday Two Palestinian guerrillas were released from jail here yesterday and expelled to Egypt following threats of terrorist attacks on the World Cup soccer teams. Announcing the decision yesterday, Justice Senator Horst
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  • 47 1 Washington, Tuesday. Accidents involving passenger airliners in the United States killed 227 people last year, the highest death toll since 1968, the National Transportation Safety Board said. All the fatalities occurred during the second half of the year, according to its preliminary findings.
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  • 23 1 London, Tuesday—The value of the pound has almost halved in 10 years, British Treasury Junior Minister Dr. John Gilbert said yesterday.
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  • 236 1 Canned and bottled drinks are now banned in the National Stadium. From today, police and stadium officials will be keeping strict checks to prevent fport 'ans from smuggling in the tins and botties which were hurled down from the terraces during the two recent football
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  • 33 1 Lourenco Marques, Tuesday Portuguese army units have rounded up more than 500 former members of Mozambique's now-disbanded security police, the DGS, in a territory-wide swoop, military sources said here last night.
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  • 222 1  -  Objection to flashy attire By Sunny Wee Lawyers have been told to be ''properly dressed" in court. This ruling came from the Law Society of Singapore recently in a circular addressed to all members of the Bar. The society observed that some lawyers have
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  • 46 1 A 21-year-old woman was found dead at the foot of a block of flat in Lorong One, Toa Payoh, yesterday. Police believed she had fallen from the eighth floor of the flat. A sealed note addressed to her parents was found on her body.
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  • 112 1 The driver of this sports car was slightly injured when it wept off the road and landed on its side across a pedestrian pavement along Havelock Road this morning. According to taxi drivers operating from King's Hotel, they heard a loud bang and later saw the
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  • 57 1 Saigon, Tuesday—Communist troops, counterattacking with tank and artillery support, inflicted 100 casualties on government troops trying to recapture positions on the northern approaches to this capital. The Saigon command reported today five soldiers were killed and 95 wounded in attacks and shelling yesterday in the area less
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  • 52 1 London, Tuesday A pottery figure of a woman made during the Chinese Tang dynasty fetched a world record £52,800 (*****,680) at Christie's aucrooms here yesterday. Sent for sale anonymously and bought by the Londan dealer, Eskenazi, the price beat the previous record for T'ang objects by more than
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  • 10 1 Police reported 112 accidents yesterday. Three were serious.
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  • 98 1 Quietness again prevailed on the Stock Exchange of Singapore this morning. Shares prices were narrowly mixed. BUSINESS DONE: City Development (1) 1.53 (7) 1.54. St. Steamship (100) 3 36 Shell (2) 2.84. S. Darby (6) 4.04, (10) 4.02. Haw Par (8) 3.16, (20) 3 18 Cold Storage
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  • 49 1 Rawalpindi, TuesdayOne man was killed and six injured in a clash between two groups of workers at Kohinoor Textile Mill near here yesterday. The clash marked the latest outbreak of violence between rlv9l unions which has troubled factory areas in Punjab province during recent weeks
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  • 44 1 Taipeh, Tuesday. Thirty-nine films have been submitted to the judges at the 20th Asian Film Festival which begins here today with the formal opening ceremony at the Sun Yat Sen Hall. The entries, including seven documentaries, have come from 10 countries.
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  • 184 1 Reuter Rome, Tuesday Italy's government quit last night after less than three months in office, leaving the country foundering in its deepest economic crisis since the war. With the country balanced on the brink of bankruptcy and plagued by a vicious resurgence of
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  • 339 1 'Buried with military honours' UPI, Reuter Los Angeles, Tuesday A Los Angeles radio station yesterday received a message purported to come from the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) claiming that kidnapped newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst is dead. The FBI refused to comment on the
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  • 63 1 Paris, Tuesday—Heart transplant patient Alain Riffaudot, has died 13 months after undergoing the world's first operation in which the heart was removed from a donor in a different hospital from the recipient, hospital officials said yesterday. Dr. Daniel Guilmet performed the transplant on Mr. Riffaudot, 27,
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous

  • 191 2 Mr. Soh Teow Seng, 51, has retired from the People's Association as deputy director in charge of the field division, after 28 years in the civil service. Mr. Soh, who is involved in a considerable number of social and welfare activities said: "I have
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  • 248 2 All the 460 junior police officers, who were due for retirement under the Lee Soo Ann Committee's recommendations, have left the force. The last batch of 40 of these officers retired last month one month ahead of the deadline set by the Ministry of
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  • 29 2 The Apex Club of Singapore will hold an International Night at Hotel Equatorial on Thursday. Mr. Robert Birch, the High Commissioner for Australia, will be guest shaker.
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  • 288 2 New service due in two months More than 1000 people have installed colour television sets in their homes two months before the first colour programme is scheduled for telecast. A Philips spokesman said retailers had repeated their orders since colour sets were put
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  • 198 2 The school curricula in general, and the biology curriculum in particular, should be formulated to cater for the needs not only of today but also of the future. This was pointed out by Dr. Yeoh Oon Chye, a lecturer at the University of Malaya's Faculty
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  • 446 2 A leading mllk-pro-duclng company is planning to print the expiry date of consumption of its product on its petrapacks of fresh milk. A spokesman for Magnolia Dairies (S) Pte. Ltd. said the plan had been under consideration for some
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  • 502 2 By Violet Oon Two concerts over the weekend had a disappointing turnout despite the fact that our children are on holiday and both programmes were very suitable for younger audiences. I expected the Conference Hall to be filled to the brim with people on
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  • 413 2 Courting couples, beware! Don't flirt with danger avoid dark places or this can happen to you. This Is the message police want to drive home to all courting couples In their monthlong Keep Singapore Crime Free campaign now In its 10th day. The
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  • 55 2 The Adult Education Board will conduct two music courses at the Cultural Centre, Canning Rise this month. The 12-week course on music lessons for beginners (piano) will begin on June 22, and the music lessons (stage II) course on June 29. Application forms are available at the
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  • 27 2 The National Productivity Board will conduct a course on executive accountancy at Its Jurong premises from June 17 to 21, daily from 9 am. to noon.
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  • 114 2 One of these six lovely girls will be Miss International Training Centre (ITC) 1974. But who is the one Is anybody's guess. She will be chosen at the ITC Ball to be held at the Imperial Hotel on Friday. The six girls are students
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  • 34 2 The Young People's Service of Toa Payoh branch library will hold a talk and demonstration In Mandarin on the Chinese guitar (pi-pa) at its lecture hall on Friday at 3 p.m.
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  • 25 2 An Infant and Child Care exhibition organised by Singapore Jaycees will be held at the Victoria Memorial Hall from September 13 to 17.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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  • LOCAL NEWS
    • 59 3 Inspection time at the Singapore Zoological Gardens and these flamingoes promptly lined up and did what comes naturally. New Nation photographer Philip Lim caught them with their heads tucked neatly under wings and right legs elegantly raised, waiting for the compliments to roll in. Of
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    • 215 3 Frozen food and rice will be sold in grams and kilograms in supermarkets instead of in pounds, ounces and katis as from next month. This move by Cold Storage, Fitzpatrick's Greatways, Supreme. Tay Buan Guan and three NTUC Welcome supermarkets is part of the national metrication
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    • 67 3 A purse containing some cash, a piece of jewellery and a Malaysian postal order was found in Bukit Timah Road, about 100 yards from Hotel Equatorial last Sunday. It was picked up by an engineer, Mr. Steven Chan, who was driving along the road at 4.10
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    • 31 3 Miss Sherley Tan will give a demonstration on Decoupage Art at the Lee Kong Chian Hall, Singapore Council of Social Service, Penang Lane, on June 28 at 4 p.m.
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    • 21 3 Mr. Ng Fook Seng has been re-elected president of the Singapore Interpreters' and Translators' Union at its recent Biennial Conference.
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    • 545 3  -  From Pauline Khng in Hong Kong Slim, pixie-faced and a law graduate. This is Sharon Huang Ping (left), Singapore's first ice-skating coach and Taiwan's Skating Queen. She is due in Singapore tomorrow to promote iceskating at Republic's first rink in Kallang scheduled for operation in August.
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    • 183 3 More than 970 students from primary and secondary schools have entered this year's dental health contest organised by the Ministry of Health. The primary section showed a better response with 724 entries 286 from boys and 438 for girls. The number of contestants
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    • 265 3 The dispute between the petrol dealers and the major oil companies for higher commissions is now at a stalemate. While petrol dealers are adamant in their demand that their commissions be calculated on a percentage basis depending on volume of sales, the oil companies,
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    • 112 3 Two Singapore teachers have been awarded scholarships to study linguistics in Britain. Mr. Arthur Yap, who is with the English Department of the Institute of Education, will go to the University of Leeds to study for a Masters degree in linguisl ics and English language
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    • 21 3 Mr. Prem Paul Ohrl of G.C. Nanda Sons has been re-elected president of the Association of Travel Tourist Agents.
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    • 21 3 Mr. Ho Sek Chiu was elected chairman of the Kreta Ayer Constituency Sports Association at its recent annual general meeting.
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    • 354 3  -  Move to detect any defects By Judith Holmberg The Singapore P o 1 y t e c hnic Students' Union has formed a 21-man Orientation Review Committee to examine this year's orientation program?. The committee consists of members of the Students' Union Council and
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    • 352 3 These June school holidays have brought Brother Anthony Loh, a mathematics teacher from Montfort School, a pleasant surprise. Brother Anthony who has won the first prize in the New Nation/ Vauxhall Viva Economy Test Competition (Week Two) said: "I entered the contest for fun because it's
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    • 36 3 Dr. Chao Tze Cheng, forensic pathologist of the Pathology Department, Outram Road General Hospital, will speak on Home Safety at the Rotary Club of Singapore luncheon meeting at Mandarin Hotel tomorrow at 12.45 p.m.
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    • 180 3 More than 300 primary school teachers will take part In a workshop session on their experience of teaching the new subject Education for Living, at the Institute of Education on June 20 and June 21. Education for Living is an integration of civics, history and geography, and
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  • FOR YOUR PLEASURE AND BEHIND THE NEWS
    • 612 4  -  By Jennifer Schoon Acrobats always draw rounds of applause. Sometimes they are even funny. But it is thej.r balance, sense of timing and ability to pull off stunts that keeps crowds cheering. New Nation today presents a special write-up by Florence
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    • 488 4  -  By Florence Tan Every act may be their last. They may end up with broken bones or fractured knees. But despite the occ up a tional hazards, they have been at it together for eight years. For Doro Valenzona and Ricardo Porcalla. popularly billed as
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    • 641 4  -  POP BY JEAN LI EAGLES: ON THE BORDER (Asylum): After a mere 10 months together as a group, The Eagles had their first hit single, Take It Easy, two years ago. Since then, they have produced two very nice and enjoyable albums (Eagles
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    • 227 4 diary Do you want to enjoy a mouthful of delicious food while watching some lovely girls dancing? Well you can do so at the Hyatt Hotel. The Osman Dancers perform a number of Malay dances, one of them the Tart Tudong Saji which is
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    • 962 4  -  SPORE '74 By Ismail Kassim Keeping abreast with recent development in one's field of speciality is already proving a tiring burden to many, let alone expanding one's vista in other fields. For the knowledge explosion goes on at an unprecedented scale. Never in the
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    • 687 4  -  By Gene Teo When I went to meet the Swami Ranganathananda at the Ramakrishna Mission, a tall, digni-fled-looking gentleman in simple saffron robes greeted me. I had conjured up the exotic image of a character with a heavy beard, long hair in ringlets and
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    • 658 4 Win a Colour TV in the J I New Nation/Vauxhall Viva j I Economy lfest/1 I (WEEK 4) TUESDAY COUPON A For the past 3 weeks. Jim Watkins New Nation's motoring columnist. has driven the 1974 Vauxhall Viva on economy runs over three different routes in town, on the open
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 674 5 He rejects fourth subpoena Reuter Washington, Tuesday President Nixon yesterday told Congressional impeachment investigators he had drawn the line on handing over any more Watergate information and flatly rejected their fourth subpoena for tape recordings. Risking yet another confrontation with thft House of Representatives
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    • 206 5 Bonn, Tuesday Dr. Henry Kissinger, the United States Secretary of State, embarks on more "whistle stop" diplomacy today with a visit to the West German town of Bad Reichenhall for talks with Bonn's new Foreign Minister, Mr. HansDietrich Genscher. The meeting, due to last
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    • 186 5 United Press International Damascus, Tuesday Soldiers of the UN Disengagement Observation Force (UNDOF) have taken up positions in the buffer zone between Syria and Israel and the separation of Syrian and Israeli troops is proceeding smoothly, an UNDOF spokesman said yesterday. In his first press
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    • 374 5 New push by Saigon forces Reuter, UPI Saigon, Tuesday. Heavy fighting raged north of here again as government armour and Infantry ran into fierce opposition in their push to retake a second position lost to the communists last month, military sources said yesterday. Fighting
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    • 25 5 Rome, Tuesday—Norwegian physicist Chris Fronsdal set sail yesterday from Trieste In am attempt to cross the Atlantic In a trimaran he made himself.
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    • 99 5 Rawalpindi, TuesdayPakistan last night announced new legislative arrangements for that part of Kashmir under its control, including a legislative assembly and a 13-man council headed by Prime Minister Zulfikar All Bhutto. The 42-member Legislative Assembly will be elected by the first week of November in the Pa-kistan-held
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    • 306 5 London, Tuesday—Britain's royal family went into mourning yesterday for the man sometimes known as the Forgotten Duke the 74-year-old Duke of Gloucester who died in his sleep during the night. For some six years the Duke had been in poor health and rarely
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    • 241 5 Washington, Tuesday The Senate went behind closed doors yesterday afternoon to debate In secrecy a US nuclear strategy which opponents say could stimulate the arms race with the Soviet Union. Democratic Senator Thomas Mclntyre called for the rare executive session to use highly technical
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    • 28 5 Moscow, Tuesday, The Soviet Union and Morocco have signed a two-year contract for joint mineral prospecting in the north of Morocco. Tass news agency reported yesterday.
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    • 318 5 Wilson told about N-threat London, Tuesday Pakistan's anxiety for Its security after India's first nuclear test explosion was expressed to British Prime Minister Mr. Harold Wilson yesterday by Pakistan's Defence and Foreign Affairs Minister of State Mr. Aziz Ahmed, informed Pakistan sources said. The Pakistan Government is
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    • 245 5 Reuter London, Tuesday Home Secretary Mr Roy Jenkins said yesterday the uniformed Irish Republican Army men who paraded in London and the Isle of Wight in the funeral processions of dead IRA hunger striker Michael Oaughan may be prosecuted. Mr Jenkins told the House of
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  • OPINION
    • 476 6 The Government has rejected requests for the setting up of a separate Ministry to deal with the activities of youths in Singapore. But it has apparently recognised the need for co-ordination of youth activities and a Central Youth Council is to be established by the end of
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    • 130 6 "WHISPERS" by Ispy One government at least, has decided to take the gag off Its civil servants. The Australian Prime Minister Mr. Gough Whltlam announced on June 2 that the Gover-nor-General in Council had approved the repeal of Public Service Regulation 34 (b) which has prohibited
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    • 1207 6  -  There are two ways of looking at the reeent explosion of an atomic device by India. One la to consider the impact that the explosion has on India's stitai in the International comma nlty, and the other Is to study the repercussions that It has
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    • 729 6  -  Pvom Philip A. McCoombs Washington Post The student turmoil In Phnom Penh is an important new factor in Cambodia's already delicate and uncertain state of affairs. It Imposes yet another burden on the shaky republican government of President Lon Nol, and necessarily affects the
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    • 750 6  -  From Albert Clack Reuter E c o 1 o g 1 sts who warn that the world will end with the gradual dwindling of raw materials, Increasing famine and polluton, may be giving an optimistic view of how long mankind will
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    • 469 6 Los Angeles Times From the restaurant window the green Caspian Sea, sole remaining commercial source of caviar, could be seen sparkling in the late afternoon sun. Again, the waiter said, there was no caviar. There had been no caviar the day before and there
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    • 413 6 VOICE OF THE PRESS THE SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST AFTER THE TROOP DISENGAGEMENT BETWEEN ISREARL AND STRIA. After five days of negotiation, senior military delegations of Israel and Syria signed documents on June 5 on a programme and timetable for separating their forces on the
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous

  • SPECIAL FEATURE
    • 618 7  -  Fit for all, old and young Concluding the series by ISMAIL KASSIM The weight of evidence proves beyond doubt that a wellplanned vegetarian diet is adequate for everyone, whether pld or young. Any sceptic should visit the Youngberg Memorial Hospital where only vegetarian food is served even to
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    • 601 7 The novelty of eating meatless food dishes drives many people to visit vegetarian restaurants and food stalls. While some are disillusioned, many keep coming back at odd intervals to add some variety to their conventional diet. And in these inflationary days more people are
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    • 774 7  -  By Henry Mitchell Washington Post More Americans are expected to grow vegetables this year than ever in history, more even than during the war years, and industry sources predict at least half of the country's 68 million households will grow at least some of
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    • 505 7 The spectre of hunger hangs over the heads of coming generations as the the world population continues to grow at a fantastic rate. Family planning camSlgns In many parts of e world have faUed to turn the tide. The negligible gains are nullified by medical advances and
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  • SHOPPING
    • 731 8 "EVVERYONE agrees on one point in more enjoyable driving that a car radio or stereo set is almost ipvaluable. But that is as far as the common agreement goes. Audio entertainment has our drivers completely split into two factions those who believe that a radio
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  • TREND
    • 750 9  -  PLAYBOY EMPLOYS BUNNY MOTHER TO MAKE LOOKS PAY From MARY LEE Jo Collins IS glamour. A statuesque brunette surrounded by the glitter of the Playboy world It is Chicago and we meet in the headquarters of Hugh Hefner's US$l9O million hedonistic empire. She Is Playboy's Playmate
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    • 498 9  -  IN-SHAK BY JEANINE SINISCAL If you have followed the programmes suggested in the last few articles concerning post pregnancy exercises, you should by now have brought your overstretched muscles back to a fairly normal state. All the exercises we have
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    • 323 9 London, Tuesday There is nothing particularly unpleasant about undertaker Arnie Ward, but he can clear a bar by just showing his head at the door. To the fishing folk of Scarborough in Yorkshire. Arnie is a deadset jinx. They blame him for storms, fog,
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    • 258 9 "It's the year of good dressing Elegence was the keynote." The usual lines which mark the start of a new collection. The bane of fashion writers trying to find the right words to dress up the design which started out as some fancy idea,
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  • FINANCE
    • 478 9  -  COMPANY PROFILE By Lee Yew Meng Sime Darby has changed drastically during the past few years to become one of the strongest and most diversified groups in Jhe Far East. In terms of market capitalisation, it is the second largest
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    • 26 9 Manila, Tuesday A senior World Meteorological Organisation official predicted here yesterday that agricultural and industrial pollution would bring more weather changes in the world.
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    • 233 9 The Stock Exchange of Singapore underwent one of the dullest days of trading yesterday with volume virtually reduced to a trickle. Buying support was sadly lacking and only 1.34 million shares changed hands. Earlier in the day, blank patches on the trading board stood out distinctly as dabblers
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    • 291 9  -  By Rav K. Dhaliwal Deutz Far East, a German enginemanufacturing concern, is planning to expand and diversify its operations to include the production of diesel engines. The company Is presently conducting feasibility studies to gauge the possibility of undertaking the task.
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    • OVERSEAS STOCK EXCHANGE PRICES
      • 428 9 Stocks gained steadily in the afternoon yesterday on the New York Stock Exchange after profit-taking weakend the list in the early going. Trading was moderate. Volume totalled 13,540,000 shares, compared with 19,020,000 on Friday. The market weakend in profit-taking in the opening hours with the Dow as much
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      • 38 9 The Dow Jones range of stccks on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday were: 30 industrials 853.88 (up 5.95). 20 transport 175.80 (up 1 86), 15 utilities 75.25 (off 0.13), and 65 stocks ***** (up 1.74).
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      • 258 9 The Tokyo stock market slackened under small lot liquidation selling in a cautious mood. Highprice light electricals and casualty insurances led the way with no incentives seen. In the morning session, the market eased slightly. However, most stocks did not decline much as investors waited for a technical rally.
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      • 86 9 This service comes from the Union Bank of Switxerland. Closing prices (in francs) cn the Zurich Stock Exchange yesterday: UBS 3080 +30 SBC 563 +18 Credit Suisse 2700 25 Swissair B. 482 -1-7 Swiss Reinsur. 1980 +30 Winterthur B. 1400 —10 Zurich Insur. 5950 150 Juvena B 1760 +50
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  • SPORTS
    • 467 10 The Shining led into the straight from Can Can and Tara lass with Vagabond and Audacious moving up to challenge. Dewi also made up ground. Vagabond swept past The Shining at the distance and held off a late challenge from Dewi half a
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    • 374 10 By BLUE PETER About Time II (trainer Garnet Bougoure) and newcomer Halland 111 (Johnny Wilson) did a splendid trial at Bukit Timah this morning. Breaking from the 4f the two stablemates steadily clapped on the pace to run the last 3f in 36 3/5 with
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    • 728 10 Placed three times in races up to 12f Pampered Pal, one of the newcomers entered for the proam meeting at Bukit Timah this weekend, has a stayer's record. A four-year-old Irish gelding by Mourne out of Barn Pride, Pampered Pal. late Pic, has yet to
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    • 686 10  -  f TURF TALK by Blue Peter The powerful Auric Stable, who have spent a small fortune on new horses, may have hit the jackpot with Napoleon Solo 11. This well-bred three-year-old English colt by champion sprinter Bleep Bleep out of Lucky Olive,
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    • 83 10 National judo coach Ang Teck Bee, 52, the only local fifth-dan blackbelt, has been reelected president of the Singapore Amateur Judo Association. Other officials: George Tan and K.S. Moorthy (vice-presidents); Sardool Singh (secretary); Tan Kiang Seng (asst. secretary); Wun Hon Sun (treasurer); L.M. Mani (asst. treasurer). The
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    • 32 10 Brisbane, Tuesday A dropped goal by halfback Steve Nash eight minutes from time gave Britain a 13-12 win in their first major Rugby League tour match against Queensland here yesterday.
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    • 547 10 New York, Tuesday Heavy rough, tiny greens and cavernous bunkers will confront 138 professionals and 12 amateurs wnen they tee off on Tuesday in the 74th U.S. Open golf championship at the Winged Foot Country Club in Mamaroneck. Defending Open champion Johnny Miller,
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    • 278 10 Hong Kong, Tuesday Thailand's Ngarmprom Prathana captured the HKIIO.OOO Dunlop invitational golf championship title with a 72hole total of one-over-par 275 here yer.torday. He was awarded HKSISOO as first prize. E. Lavares of the Philippines and Peter Tang of Hong Kong finished second on
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    • 60 10 Jakarta, Tuesday—lndonesia beat Japan 3-0 last night and took the second place in the fifth Jakarta anniversary football tournament. Malaysia, who drew 0-0 in the second match against South Korea, were placed third and South Korea fourth. Japan last Friday drew 1-1 with Burma who won the championship
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    • 66 10 Paris, Tuesday—Francois Jauffret of France took a chance on a bad leg and bundled second seeded Jan Kodes of Czechoslovakia out of the French Open tennis championships here last night. Jauffret scored a spectacular 7-6, 7-5, 7-5 victory over Kodes, last year's Wimbledon champion, after deciding only an
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    • 77 10 New York, Tuesday.— Results of the league baseball games: National League—Atlanta 3 Montreal 2 (1st); Montreal 7 Atlanta 3 (2nd); Cincinnati 14 Philadelphia 7; Houston 11 New York 1; Pittsburgh 14 San Francisco 1; San Diego 6 St. Louis 5; Los Angeles 4 Chicago 3. American
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    • 284 11 Big clash can produce new world record Moscow, Tuesday Valeri Borzov, Olympic and European sprint champion, has predicted a 100 metres record of 9.8 sec. The 24 year old Soviet athlete, who won two Olympic golds and who holds the European record and title, was commenting on
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    • 398 11 England lead by 295 London, Tuesday John Edrich, 30-year-old left-hander who is playing In a Test match for the first time in two years, scored an unbeaten century for England against India at Manchester yesterday. Edrich contributed 100 not out to an England second innings score of
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    • 29 11 Tokyo, Tuesday A match for the vacant WBA featherweignt title will be held on July 9 in Los Angeles between Japan's Zensuke Utagawa and Mexico's Ruben Olivares.
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    • 266 11 Frankfurt, Tuesday "We are not here for the ride" Manager Willie Ormond's bald comment underlined Scotland's determination to make an Impact in their first World Cup finals appearance for 16 years. This year the pressure is even greater because Scotland are the only
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    • 600 11 LONDON, Tuesday Unless their fans stop rioting and tearing up towns, trains, ferryboats, buses and stadium here and abroad, more British soccer teams may wind ud banned from Europe and playing their home games behind moats, fences or walls. One team, Glasgow's doughty Rangers,
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    • 1082 11 [•>1 Frankfurt, Tuesday— Ajs every schoolboy knows, it's goals that count. And over the next four weeks of World Cup soccer, prime attention will be fastened on the dashing strikers, the bustling centre-forwards, the can-non-ball kickers who score them. Traditionally goalscorers are the
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    • 99 11 London, Tuesday West Germany, the host nation, are 9-4 favourites to win the World Cup, according to the latest betting lists issued by London bookmakers. The full odds against the 16 finalists are: 9-4 West Germany, 9-2 Brazil, 5-1 Italy, 9-1 Holland: 14-1 Yugoslavia, 16-1
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    • 402 11  -  By NANCY KOH Twenty-one swimmers climbed up from the pool and limped off one by one. Their dejected faces told all: They were beaten. Beaten not by stronger opponents but by the tough qualifying marks set for the Teheran Asian Games
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    • 872 11 Frankfurt, Tuesday Brazilian Joao Havelange yesterday appeared poised to become the first South American President of the International Football Federation as he gathered crucial votes for today's election contest against Britain's Sir Stanley Rous. Havelange, a 58-year-o 1 d multi-millionaire, was said by South American
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    • 456 11 London, Tuesday Surrey all rounder Robin Jackman took six Yorkshire wickets for 71 runs then followed this with a good innings of 43 to save a Surrey collapse in the county cricket championship match yesterdaySurrey were 82-5 in reply to Yorkshire's 159 when Jackmrn arrived at
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  • 82 12 From singing to acting is 20-year-old Shirley Pei's idea of career development. A singer currently performing at the Southron Chinese Restaurant and Night-club, she hopes to be an actress. "I am particularly keen on acting because it will give me scope for expressing my talents."
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  • 210 12 —United Press International TODAY is Tuesday, June 11, the 162nd day of 1974 with 203 to follow. THE MOON is approaching its last 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 of
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  • 55 12 AH FOOK: The Law Society has warped members of the Bar to be properly attired when they appear in court. Do you think it is doing the right thing? MEI LIN: Of course, it is. The court room is not a fashion house and lawyers should dress properly if
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    • 715 12 SINGAPORE 5 3.00 OPENING ANNOUNMENTS followed by IN AND AROUND A magazine series presented In English 3.30 DIARY OF EVENTS (E) 3.35 LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDOURED THING Daytime serial on the trials and tribulations of three families in San Francisco. 3.55 OUR MUSIC MAKERS (E) (r) A light musical
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    • 1079 12 BACK PAGE AT THE CINEMA with EDGAR KOH MEN FROM THE MONASTERY (Mandarin): Another glorification of the Shao Lin disciples who escaped from their monastery and continued their fight against the M a n c h u authorities, helping harrassed people and combatting other, evil gangs. Starring Chen Kuan Tai
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    • 516 12 WORLD WEATHER New York Chance of showers, 86-64F, 30-17C. Headline: President vows he'll do nothing to weaken office. San Francisco Fair, 7354F, 22-12C. Headline: Fervent cheers for Nixon at rally. London Scattered showers developing into persistent rain later, 5950F, 15-10C. Headline: Royal duke dies at 74. Paris Fair, cloudy, 6150F,
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    • 574 12 YOUR LUCKY STAR IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you have a flair for the dramatic which will become obvious very early in your childhood and will remain with you throughout your life. This trait, in combination with your basically romatic nature, may at times cause you to see things
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