New Nation, 12 August 1974
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Title Section22 1974-08-12 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Monday evening, August 12, 1974 NO. 1100 Price 20 cents M.C. (P) 20/74 NE^^toON SINGAPORE, MONDAY AUCUST 12, 197422 words
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337 1974-08-12 1 30 million people hit by widespread floods, famine Reuter Dacca. Monday Almost half of Bangladesh was reported under water yesterday as monsoon floods swept across the eastern arc of the Indian sub-continent. At least 2000 people have been officially listed deadReuter - 337 words
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114 1974-08-12 1 Reuter London, Monday Maternity wards in Britain's hospitals are bracing themselves for a baby boom just nine months after a 10p.m. television blackout was imposed by the government because of industrial troubles. Hospital* throughout the country have repcited increased maternity bookings for the lastReuter - 114 words
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Article29 1974-08-12 1 Reuter Hong Kong, Monday— The first rail shipment of Chinese oil 776 tons of light dlesel rolled Into Hong Kong last night aboard a 16-tanker goods train.Reuter - 29 words
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Article, Illustration540 1974-08-12 1 Douglas Chan - By Douglas Chan Meet the Matador Extraordinary. Unlike his counterparts In Spain and Mexico, his only weapon against the bulls Is a pair of Iron hands. His fistic ability is responsible for the death of 58 bulls eight through sheer punching power and the540 words
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Article, Illustration270 1974-08-12 1 More than 6000 holiday makers visited the ice-skat-ing rink in Jurong yesterday and straightaway fell in love with the new sport. About 20 teenagers received minor cuts on their faces and legs after falling on the ice. But they took270 words
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346 1974-08-12 1 They even used a psychological ruse to make sure he went Reuter Washington, Monday President Nixon's closest friends and top advisers joined in delicate but relentless psychologic a 1 strategy to make sure he resigned, a variety of sources reported yesterday. TheirReuter - 346 words
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Article65 1974-08-12 1 Reuter London, Monday The Far East Freight Conference, which takes in 27 shipping lines operating from 17 countries in Europe and the Far East, said yesterday it was seeking another increase in general freight rates later this year. The conference raised its general freight rate byReuter - 65 words
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Article27 1974-08-12 1 Reuter Canberra, Monday Australian domestic air fares will rise by an average 12i per cent from today. Federal Transport Minister Charles Jones announced last night.Reuter - 27 words
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Article41 1974-08-12 1 Thieves broke in!o a two-storey Bedok terrace house yesterday and got away with cash and valuables worth $M) 00. Housewife, Sim Lee Wah, 34, told police that her family returned heme in the night and found the n-omi rarsacked.41 words
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Article162 1974-08-12 1 Kuala Lumpur, Monday A National Front candidate has charged that foreign funds are filtering into Malaysia for the election campaign. He did not elaborate, but according to a Malaysian newspaper, there has been talk among high officials that certain Independent candidates are being financed by foreign162 words
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Article175 1974-08-12 1 Sporadic bursts of bullish trading pushed share prices up on the Stock Exchange of Singapore this morning. BUSINESS DONE: City (9) 1.17, (16) 1.16, (9) 1.15, (9) 1.19, (11) 1.18. Mosbert (2) 1.15, (2) 1.16. (1) 1.17. San Holdings (2) 0.78, (9) 0.77, (1) 0.76*, (1) 0.76.175 words
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Article10 1974-08-12 1 Police reported 81 accidents yesterday. Three were serious.10 words
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Article197 1974-08-12 1 Big UK stand-by plan Reuter London, Monday British forces in Cyprus will today be reinforced by 600 members of the army's elite Gurkha Rifle Regiment and another 400 troops are ready to leave for the island. The Defence Ministry said today the move 3 wereReuter - 197 words
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Article100 1974-08-12 1 United Press International Tokyo, Monday. Six young women have been slain five of them in sexual attacks In Tokyo and the adjoining provinces of Chlba and Saltama In the last two months, police said today. Because of the similarity of the cases, they believeUnited Press International - 100 words
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Advertisement137 1974-08-12 1 SESSBSBSSSSSEtEiSSESSSGi S Q OF TANG SINGAPORE'S LEADING DEPARTMENT STORE BARGAIN COUNTER 3RD FLOOR g) General B Plastic Shopping Bags 040 upwards IS Scarves 30 X 30" 025 each {9 Bath Towels 24"X46" 1.00 upwards G H Children's T-Shirts 1.00 EJ Boy's Shorts 1.00 19 Jersey Girl's Pyjamas 390 (9 BoyS137 words
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Advertisement5 1974-08-12 1 Special election report: Page 8.5 words
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Advertisement92 1974-08-12 1 MINOLTA MEANS BETTER PICTURES SANYO PORTABLE SOUND STUDIO -1 —*t —r Feature-packed! If more could be added into a portable cassette/ radio it has yet to be invented! Features include: 4-band radio. Cassette recording and playback. •Fade-in/fade out/nike-mixing. A memory counter. A Review button. Variable monitoring. A Pause button. FM92 words
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Miscellaneous14 1974-08-12 1 Forecast Singapore's weather outlook for today from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. No rain.14 words
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LOCAL NEWS
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Article, Illustration294 1974-08-12 2 At an age when most men are too weak to walk, a 74-year-old pensioner Mr. Cecil Amos Rodrigues, never fails to jog a few miles every morning. He has been doing this for the past 10 years to keep fit—after retiring in 1950 as a294 words
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Article344 1974-08-12 2 To sell more goods The NTUC Welcome Co operative is increasing the variety of goods in its supermarkets to cater more effectively to the basic needs of consumers. Where emphasis has so far been on food products, plans are now underway to convert the stores344 words
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144 1974-08-12 2 A Public Utilities Board labourer collapsed and died soon after he received his long service award at the Singapore Zoological Gardens In Mandal yesterday. Kasmurl bin Ahmad, 46, suffered pains in the chest after he received his gold watch and a certificate. While the144 words
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Article31 1974-08-12 2 The Polymer Society of the Singapore Polytechnic will screen the film, Love story, at the Orchard Theatre on Sept. 8 at 8.30 a.m. as part of its fund-raising project.31 words
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479 1974-08-12 2 Early treatment can cure and prevent spreading. There has been a steady decrease in the yearly incidence of leprosy in Singapore. Although it Is still an endemic disease here, many experts today consider leprosy or Hansen's disease as "mild contagious," according to the annual479 words
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264 1974-08-12 2 The Amalgamated Union of Public Employees (AUPE) has called for a meeting with Alexandra Hospital administrators to discuss Implementation of the new night-duty roster at the hospital. According to the Public Employee, the organ of the AUPE, the union has suggested that branch264 words
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477 1974-08-12 2 Teresa Ooi - Lecturers and parents hit out By Teresa Ooi Recent graduands and their guests should have refrained from leaving early during the convocation ceremony of the University of Singapore, several lecturers and parents said. "One would have thought that graduates and their families would at477 words
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Article15 1974-08-12 2 The Singapore Leprosy Relief Association will hold a flag day on Sept 14.15 words
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239 1974-08-12 2 There is an urgent need for the setting up of a braille press in Singapore to print books for the blind. This was pointed out by the chairman at the White Cane Club, Mr. Tan Guan Heng. Mr. Tan, who recently represented239 words
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152 1974-08-12 2 Ne go tiatlons for the implementation of the National Wages Council recommendations for hotel employees are progressing at "a very slow pace." According to a spokesman for the Food. Drinks and Allied Workers' Union, which represents about 9000 hotel employ ees, only a152 words
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Article90 1974-08-12 2 The Singapore Metrication Board Is asking for comments and suggestions to its proposal to pack jams and marmalade In the following metric sizes: 100, 250, 375 and 500 grams and one kilogram. These sizes will replace the present Imperial sizes ranging from six ounces to two lb.90 words
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Article35 1974-08-12 2 The Minister for Foreign Affairs and MP for Kam pong Glam, Mr. S. Rajaratnam, will officially open the Water Is Precious Exhibition at the Kampong Glam Community Centre on Friday at 8 p.m.35 words
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Article292 1974-08-12 2 CLO The Pesta Sukan Chess Championship ended in a quadruple tie for first place. Roger Abella, Roberto Kaimo, Zahir Farooqui and Leslie Leow scored sft points out of 7 to share a cash prize of $700. Filipino master Abella won the special prize of aCLO - 292 words
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388 1974-08-12 3 Bharathi Mohan - $20,000 in cash and goods stolen in past five weeks By Bharathi Mohan Schools in the Balestier Road area have stepped up security in their premises following a spate of thefts since last month. Over the past five weeks, at least 14 schools in388 words
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Article72 1974-08-12 3 The chairman of the Metrication Board, Mr. Baey Uan Peck, will give away the prizes of the Singapore Airlines Metric Competition at the Regional English Language Centre, on Thursday. The first prize, a return ticket to Bangkok: goes to Miss Tan Chor Kiow. Second prize winner, Mr. Tan72 words
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Article217 1974-08-12 3 Singapore continued to receive a steady flow of orders for construction of new ships during the past months despite the gloomy economic climate, according to shipbuilding circles. It is understood that there has been an Influx of orders and inquiries particularly from the Middle East and217 words
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Article, Illustration391 1974-08-12 3 Expert's advice to teachers Teachers who teach English as a foreign or second language must make it worthwhile for their pupils to learn the language, said a visiting lecturer, Mr. Ron Mackay. If there is a need to learn the language, then the students will391 words
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190 1974-08-12 3 The Port of Singapore Authority has put up large warning signs along Its piers telling members of the public to be careful when boarding or disembarking from launches. A PSA spokesman said that the public should not board or disembark from the motor190 words
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Article45 1974-08-12 3 The National Productivity Centre will organise a seminar on Goal Setting and Performance Review at its premises on Aug. 23. The seminar will be conducted by Mr. Lyndon Jones, principal of South West London College and a specialist In management and supervisory training.45 words
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92 1974-08-12 3 About 240 teachers from 40 schools Will take part In a one-day workshop session on the teaching of Malay as a second language at the end of the month. The session which will focus on improving the teaching skills of these teachers will also give92 words
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Article26 1974-08-12 3 The YMCA will conduct a photography course for beginners commencing tomorrow. It will be held every Tuesday and Thursday from 8.30 p.m. to 10 p.m.26 words
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Article, Illustration164 1974-08-12 3 Mrs. S.C. Lim's 7|lb. bundle of double Joy heralded this year's National Day at the Kandang Kerb a u Hospital. f The baby announced his arrival with a loud wall at 12.03 a.m. on Friday, becoming the first to be born on the auspicious day. A beaming Mrs.164 words
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273 1974-08-12 3 The Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital in Serangoon Road is the first local hospital to practise clinical hypnosis. Dr. David Van Boon Chee, the medical superintendent of the hospital, said: "Clinical hypnosis will benefit Singaporeans if It is properly Implemented. "It Is different from273 words
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330 1974-08-12 3 Rav K. Dhaliwal - Low income blamed By Rav K. Dhaliwal The number of pigs produced iji Singapore has dropped by nine per cent over the past year. According to preliminary estimates released by the Primary Production Department, the number of pigs produced dropped from 1.2330 words
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Article130 1974-08-12 3 Singaporeans have come out in force, once again, to apply for the 1974 proof silver $10 coins. A spokesman for Chartered Industries of Singapore who, are mining the coins described the response from collectors, as "very good." The present issue of coins contains 50130 words
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Advertisement89 1974-08-12 3 J* 'JtSSk**- -M ftvfrf- PBSSP* V I *±>*W .»> ,T:f. J '•SS' ?i v v -V fcc -Z ;V i < i -1 WP •X. N" THERE ARE TIMES AM) THERE ARE TIMES ROTARY IS THE RIGHT ONE DAY OR NIGHT, FOR HIM OR FOR HER-ROTARY PRECISION WATCHES ARE HARDY,89 words
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FOR YOUR PLEASURE
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Article, Illustration431 1974-08-12 4 Jennifer Schoon - By Jennifer Schoon Tired of performing solo and wanting a bit of company led Baby (Gloria) Agullar to get together a bapd c o m pr 1 s lng four other girls the Love Machines. Hand-picked by Baby —she's called that because at only431 words
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Article, Illustration257 1974-08-12 4 Rav K. Dhaliwal - By Rav K. Dhaliwal Hands on the steering wheel, they began their journey into wedded bliss. The couple (pictured right) Mr. Andrew Ng, a graphic designer, and the former Miss Helen Tan, a placement officer at the Singapore Association for the Blind "set sail"Picture by STEVEN LEE - 257 words
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Article232 1974-08-12 4 Jennifer's linn WANT to have your named carved in Chinese characters out of stone? Yes, then Mr. Steve Lu is just the man to look up. The seals take some doing, not the actual carving but the research that goes into finding the origin of the232 words
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Article, Illustration965 1974-08-12 4 'It was my fear of failure' The Los Angeles Times If you trust "current biography," this year marks Sidney Poitier's 50th birthday and his 25th anniversary in the movies. If you trust Sidney Poitier and he is so open, serious and considerate thatThe Los Angeles Times - 965 words
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627 1974-08-12 4 The Los Angeles Times Irwin Allen, the producer who brought us "The Poseidon Adventure" and a host of underwater TV series is, as the saying goes, hot. Poseidon so far has grossed US$l46 million ($365 million) in the theatres and thisThe Los Angeles Times - 627 words
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Article344 1974-08-12 4 Melbourne Herald Airport has been scientifically measured as the most suspenseful movie ever shown on Amer i c a n television. Viewers were transfixed in front of their sets and nothing on earth. It seemed, could tear them away even for a moment. What geniusMelbourne Herald - 344 words
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Advertisement34 1974-08-12 4 GIVE CUSTOMERS a special pride with PEAK HOUR SPECIAL 20/ DISCOUNT TWO HOURS DAILY 12.00n00n 200 p.m. ONE WEEK ONLY FROM TODAY HONGKONG SHOE CO t: NOM T 11 E3 )C3E P CAD, i34 words
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WORLD NEWS
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514 1974-08-12 5 He seeks suggestions too Washington, Monday President Ford concentrated yesterday on the task of choosing a Vice President, and those whose advice he sought reported that his list of possibilities included Democrats, blacks and women. Leaving the White House for his514 words
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258 1974-08-12 5 United Press International Washington, Monday.— When Richard Nixon left the White House, he left behind the cache of secret tapes that proved to be his undoing. The tapes apparently are government property and Mr. Ford is now the keeper of the keys. WhenUnited Press International - 258 words
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Article, Illustration155 1974-08-12 5 Reuter Manila, Monday—President Marcos yesterday issued three martial law decrees imposing the maximum penalty of death for people involved in piracy, highway robbery, cattle stealing and illegal fishing. He said it was imperative that lawless elements be discouraged from continuing with their acts ofReuter - 155 words
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Article, Illustration54 1974-08-12 5 Looking like an enormous house cat sounding asleep on his back, Brutus, a 10-month-old Siberian tiger is prepared for eye surgery at the University of Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary. Brutus, suffering from cataracts in both eyes, underwent the one-and-a-half hour operation with no apparent complication.UPI radio picture - 54 words
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Article29 1974-08-12 5 Reuter Canberra, Monday Australia's registered unemployed rose by 18.7 per cent to 93,585 last month, according to figures released last night by Federal Labour Minister Clyde Cameron. —BeaterReuter - 29 words
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201 1974-08-12 5 Reuter London, Monday In protests marking the third anniversary of Interment without trial In Northern Ireland police arrested 2G people In London and the army stopped a 2,000 strong march In Belfast. Among those arrested In London were men wearing black beretsReuter - 201 words
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Article24 1974-08-12 5 Reuter Ankara, Monday Twenty-one people died and 41 were injured when two buses collided on the Ankara-Istanbul highway near Bolu yesterday. —BeaterReuter - 24 words
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308 1974-08-12 5 United Press International Jerusalem, Monday Deputy Prime Minister Yigal Allon briefed the Cabinet yesterday on his Washington talks with US Secretary of State Dr. Henry Kissinger about the next round of Middle East peace talks, tfce government said. Israeli newspapers said Dr. Kissinger hasUnited Press International - 308 words
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Article49 1974-08-12 5 Reuter Durban, Monday.—The 34 crew of a Norwegian tanker were rescued yesterday shortly before the vessel was reported in danger of breaking up. The 13,358 ton tanker, Produce, laden with molasses. had run aground on rocks Just after leaving Durban harbour on her way to Europe.Reuter - 49 words
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Article21 1974-08-12 5 Reuter Dacca, Monday—Japan is to give Bangladesh 526 million yen ($435 million) credit to improve the country's telecommunication networks.Reuter - 21 words
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315 1974-08-12 5 Reuter East Berlin, Monday East Germany, unrepentant about disrupting transit traffic between West Germany and West Berlin, yesterday indirectly threatened reprisals if West Germany retaliated with economic countermeasures. The official ADN news agency quoted West German Press reports as saying the Bonn Government wasReuter - 315 words
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Article348 1974-08-12 5 'Goodwill gesture' to bring peace Reuter Nicosia, Monday The Cyprus Government said last nigfct it was willing to withdraw its forces from certain enclaves on the island. The announcement here followed a statement In Geneva by Greek Foreign Minister George Mavros yesterday that Greek CypriotReuter - 348 words
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186 1974-08-12 5 Reuter Tokyo, Monday A Japanese patrol boat rescued an Australian crew member of the Tai K1 a replica of a 2,000-year-old Chinese Junk, sailing from Hong Kong to South America, the Maritime Safety Agency said yesterday. The Junk Is on the voyageReuter - 186 words
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Article32 1974-08-12 5 Reuter Buenos Aires, Monday Five people were killed In a gunbattle when leftwing guerrilla gangs from the outlawed People's Revolutionary Army attacked military and police posts in Central Argentina yesterday. —RenterReuter - 32 words
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482 1974-08-12 5 Reuter and UPI Saigon, Monday Communist forces rocketed the South Vietnamese Bien Hoa air base yesterday for the second day in a row. The Saigon Command reported no casualties or damage in the daylight rocket attacks on the base less than 25 kilometresReuter and UPI - 482 words
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Article144 1974-08-12 5 Reuter Lisbon, Monday Portugal will today ask the United Nations to recognise Immediately Guinea- Bissau (Portuguese Guinea) and admit it to the world organisation. Portugal's ambassador to the UN, Dr. Veiga Sinao, will hand <i letter to the UN Security Council in which Portugal will expressReuter - 144 words
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Advertisement276 1974-08-12 5 TONY BENNETT DEAN MARTIN BILLY DANIELS FRANK SINATRA says "Lovers fall in love again just listening" "His voice is like "Black magic is listening to my thing, a beautiful He doesn't neec woman's sigh" just ears to liste says says "Black magic is "He is the singer my thing. who276 words
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OPINION
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Article458 1974-08-12 6 It was probably the unkindest cut of all. On the eve of his resignation, when it was apparent that President Nixon was going to relinquish his office voluntarily the dollar soared. A man could not have asked for a more telling sign of the international458 words
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'WHISPERS' by ISPY
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Article46 1974-08-12 6 Our Stop at Two slogan is having unusual effects on the young. One diplomat reports overhearing one of his three children saying to the others one afternoon: "One of you wUI have to go. Since I am the eldest I can't be spared."46 words
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Article92 1974-08-12 6 At the recent seminar on venereal diseases, a colleague asked one of the participants If there was any other way of detecting VD apart from being tested for the affliction by a doctor. There were two ways, she was told- A pregnant woman would normally be tested92 words
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Article, Illustration1192 1974-08-12 6 Alex Josev - More than IN nations are currently meeting In Caracas to discuss new laws for governing the seas and the exploitation of their natural resources. The basic Question, writes Alex Josey is: Should the sea be carved up and given to the ▼arious1,192 words
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Letters
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Article232 1974-08-12 6 SANDRA JOY VAZ (Miss - SANDRA JOY VAZ (Miss) Ag. Public Relations Officer, Public Utilities Board. Singapore, 6. I refer to the letter from Unhappy About Everything (NN, 17.7.74). The Public Utilities Board's Electricity Department is carrying out cable installation work along Woodlands Road as part of its expansion programme to link232 words
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Article198 1974-08-12 6 When I wrote to New Nation on 20.7.74, I had simultaneously written to the Comptroller of Income Tax Informing him. as clearly as I could of all the relevant details concerning the dllema with which his department had presented me. As a matter of interest, I nave198 words
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Article165 1974-08-12 6 Last month. I received a survey questionnaire from the Telecommunications Authority of Singapore. It was dated 1.7.74. Since I was very busy I did not answer the questionnaire. Then on 2.8.74, when I was in the office, a girl rang my home and SDoke to my mother.165 words
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Article95 1974-08-12 6 LIM AH BEE - LIM AH BEE I refer to the complaint by Unhappy about Everything (NN. 17.7.74). The deep potholes and bumps along Woodlands Road were caused by trenching works carried out by the Public Utilities Board. Action has been taken by the Public Works Department to patch up the95 words
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Article65 1974-08-12 6 LIM AH BEE - LIM AH BEE I refer to the Press complaint by Sally Chin (NN, 19.7.74). The erection of the bus shelter at Upper Thomson Road/Peck San Teng will be considered for inclusion in next year's Public Works programme. The extension of the white line at Upper Thomson65 words
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Article, Illustration1200 1974-08-12 6 David B. Otttway - From David B. Otttway Washington Post Prime Minister lan Smith's e 1 e c to ral triumph last month appears to be a major setback to hopes for a peaceful solution to the worsening conflict here between the ruling white minority andWashington Post - 1,200 words
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VOICE OF THE PRESS
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164 1974-08-12 6 NANYANG SIANG PAU - NANYANG SIANG PAU What other newtpaper t are saving: The house loan scheme just announced by the Post Office Savings Bank for its depositors is most striking. It nas the effect of making up for the inadequacy of the Home Ownership scheme which164 words
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143 1974-08-12 6 UTUSAN MELAYU - UTUSAN MELAYU In a speech recently the Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Datuk Musa Hitam, spoke frankly on the position of the Bumiputra business community. The Bumiputras are lagging behind in the business sector and it is only fair that they143 words
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Advertisement12 1974-08-12 6 WRITE TO THE EDITOR. NEW NATION. LOCKED BAG 15. GPP. SINGAPORE. 1.12 words
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Advertisement353 1974-08-12 6 Let me teach you at home to become a qualified ACCOUNTANT OR BOOK-KEEPER wtll paid, secure, important, -says ALAN PARKER Every firm need* an Accountant. How can you enter this fine profession The answer is simple: Learn at home, quickly easily with the LS. A. Whatever your job now, the353 words
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SPECIAL FEATURE
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Article, Illustration712 1974-08-12 7 Gene Teo - The clean trade for Tan... By Gene Teo Mr. Tan Hoon Kwe was still in his pyjamas when I visited him at his home one afternoon His two younger children stood around him, happy to have him home. Formerly from a Chinese primary school, Mr. Tan was712 words
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Article, Illustration974 1974-08-12 7 Taxi driver Lim Seng Huat stifled a yawn somewhat apologetically. His eyelids were still heavy. He had been working till 1 a.m. Mr. Llm is on the roads every day from three in the afternoon till late at night. On Saturdays he brings in974 words
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Article, Illustration733 1974-08-12 7 Mr. Ng Choon Siah was a fruit and vegetable vendor before taking to the taxi trade. Easiness was food, bat as time passed it became too expensive to pay for the rent of the stall, $240. It seemed a waste to have so much of733 words
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Article, Illustration468 1974-08-12 7 Mr. Kang Kim Bock was quietly amused by my questions. They seemed too abstract for him. "But why are you honest?" I repeated the question persistently. He knit his brows and pondered. "Honesty is a virtue that I have had always. "There Is a certain468 words
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Advertisement340 1974-08-12 7 JUMBO TOURS SIA 747 HONGKONG/ BANGKOK 8 DAYS SIA 747 $1050 17/8. 31/8. 7 9. 14/9. 28 9 5/10 HONGKONG/ TAIWAN/ HUAIEIN (Alishan) 8 OAYS $1355 HONGKONG/ JAPAN/ TAIWAN/ HUALEIN (Alishan) 12 DAYS $1875. 17 8 31 8. 7/9. 14/9 28/9. 5/10 Lowest Fares to London 81 Europe 6 flights340 words
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Advertisement238 1974-08-12 7 with Reaulieu Rl6 The hand camera of the professionals. The perfect instrument for the new style movie-makers. The ease with which the Beaulieu R. 16 can be handled to caputre an incident the instant it happens makes it so well suited to reporting work.it is used by the top European238 words
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MOTORING AND BEHIND THE NEWS
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Article, Illustration855 1974-08-12 8 Jim Watkins - MOTORING Jim Watkins A great name in motoring, there has seldom been a dull Lancia and, throughout the decades of history, never a badly engineered one. Many of the modern "discoveries" of the fifties and sixties, blazoned forth as engineering triumphs by the855 words
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Article, Illustration372 1974-08-12 8 Lee Chiu San - [i MOTOR-CYCIeI Lee Chiu San This year Suzuki introduces the TS--250L, a totally redesigned and revamped machine, which is a great improvement over that TS-250 Savage. When the old Savage first appeared in 1970, it was hailed by American motor-cycling columnists as372 words
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700 1974-08-12 8 United Press International PHILIPPINES Exploding population among the world's poor threatens to tilt disastrously the constantly precarious difference between supply and demand for rice. Despite development of so called "miracle rice" in Los Banos, Philippines, at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)United Press International - 700 words
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Article, Illustration649 1974-08-12 8 Francis Rozario - MALAYSIAN ELECTIONS SOUTH-EAST ASIA REPORT From Francis Rozario The un e x p e cted nomination of ap Independent candidate turning the Kepong parliamentary constituency in a four cornered fight has boosted the chapces of Pekemas leader, Dr. Tan Chee Khoon,649 words
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Article, Illustration864 1974-08-12 8 Ronnie Muntu - Violent crime on the increase in major towns From Ronnie Muntu INDONESIA Indonesia's National Security Command (Kopkamtlb), watchdog for order and security, is clamping down hard on what it terms banditry and gangsterism following an alarming increase in the crime rate in recent months864 words
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952 1974-08-12 8 George McArthur - From George McArthur The Los Angeles Times LAOS The most effective general produced by the government side In three decades of war in Laos, Lt.-Gen. Vang Pao, sits today in his once-secret mountain fortress, his maps still showing North Vietnamese troopsThe Los Angeles Times - 952 words
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FINANCE AND TREND
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SHARE ROUND-UP
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Article565 1974-08-12 9 Dominating the Am- A sterdam Stock Exchange b this week were the de- b velopments with regard to the Watergate affair. B During quiet trading G prices on balance slight- h ly firmed mainly as a re- h suit of the improved H Street performance. n Further contributing factors565 words
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Article226 1974-08-12 9 The strong imprtr^. ment of snare prtefeA* wmcn had started ttw previous week continued across the boa\d during tne period under review only shortly interrupted by some profit-taking. Purcnases by domestic investment tunds and some ioreign investors moved prices up and prompted noted interest irom the so far inactive226 words
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Article429 1974-08-12 9 The equity markel moved upwards for the first time to eight da,s with a tec&nical nUfc on Monday, sending W index up by 6.1 potnw The remainder oi $»< St <1 f trcek saw no important movement in the index, any fluctuations principally being generated by movements on Wall429 words
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315 1974-08-12 9 Anew centre for the display of Singaporemade PVC and leather goods has been opened in Geylang. The display is organised by the Singapore Maiuiacturers of PVC ani Leather Goods Association, at its premises. About 24 showcases displaying 24 varieties of goods produced315 words
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163 1974-08-12 9 Reuter Paris, Monday—Japan will be faced with greater problems in adjusting to higfeer prices for oil and other materialsjfran its major Western trijiing partners, according to an international BUnvey published here jWp~ terday. But the_ tttedlttotfcl resilience of the JiMp ese economy and"BfReuter - 163 words
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Article170 1974-08-12 9 During this week the Italian StocK fcjccnange registered a certain xeaction aiter tne continous down-trend of tne previous week the general stock index ciosea at around 63 on low volume of transactions. Montedison was the leader ox tnis improvement which interested successively otner sectors. Among the best performances were:170 words
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Article261 1974-08-12 9 Despite the turnround on Wall Street, the Paris market remains uncertain. No event occurred which was Important enough to disperse the basic reserve oi investors or to bring back to life a market, the turnover of which on Tuesday was at an all time low since 1972. Following its261 words
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253 1974-08-12 9 United Press International New York, Monday Oil company profits boosted by large foreign operations have Increased by as much as 80 per cent compared to last year, putting the petroleum Industry among America's top earners, according to the OilUnited Press International - 253 words
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Article319 1974-08-12 9 The Tokyo Dow Jones average on August 9, 1974 remains around the 4,300 mark, reflecting the relatively stable yen exchange rate and strengthened New York stock market. Turnover stil remains thin, and the Tokyo stock market should mark time for a while. A Japanese banker (branch office representative here319 words
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Article519 1974-08-12 9 Stimulated by the uptrend on Wall Street, tne Zurich Stock Exchange also displayed Improvement, but the higher quotations were In most cases very modest amid predominantly sluggish business activity. While bank and finance company stocks held firm In comparison with the preceding week, most Insurance company and Industrial shares519 words
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150 1974-08-12 9 A Swiss watch repairing expert has arrived in Singapore to conduct courses for technicians on the latest techniques of repairing and servicing electronic watches. He is Mr. Silvio Frattln, 29, technical adviser for Asia and the Oceania, from the Swiss Watch Federation and Ebauches SA,150 words
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Article31 1974-08-12 9 OVERSEAS STOCK liiViM'fifl j&l H 3M 1>"!TTTmT7W biifeii gr&uua MM yj|M |«]V7FT>TV m KI M &n PPpi rFM |i PS ,fj>j, BtTVE'V^ r^iiFTTS iT¥c? r j 5r3l ISSfc jlMi Reuter31 words
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Article, Illustration265 1974-08-12 9 Dear Ros: As one specialising in the affairs of the heart you must certainly have some views on the matter that no couple in a long broken marriage can be divorced unless they have lived apart (or at least seven years. My own marriage regrettably falls into265 words
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Article119 1974-08-12 9 Dear Ros: I met this girl at a party during school vacation. We danced and talked a lot but she went off early. When school reopened, I saw her again at my tuckshop, but didn't have a chance to speak with her. She Is from a119 words
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Article219 1974-08-12 9 Dear Ros: I've never gone out of my way to impress women, mainly because I've never been very impressed by them. However, I do agree that behind every man's success or failure, is a woman. No, I'm not a financially successful man—yet. But in terms of219 words
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Article167 1974-08-12 9 Dear Ros: I have been In love with a very special boy for some time now. He loves me too. But my dad, with whom I am very close, disapproves of my having a boyfriend. He doesn't mind me mixing around though. I would like very167 words
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Article115 1974-08-12 9 Dear Ros: I am 16-years old, my height Is 5* 1" (1.5 m) and my weight Is 109 lbs. (49.4 kg). I think I'm a little plump and Id like to be slimmer. What should I eat during meals and what sort of exercises115 words
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Article115 1974-08-12 9 Tell it like it is—but nicely Dear RO6: I need help real bad. There's this boy who likes me very much. He's really a nice boy and I don't want to hurt him. But how can I tell him he's standing In the way of another boy whom I like?115 words
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Article146 1974-08-12 9 Dear Ros: I am a 19-year-old girl who has aiways wanted to be a model. I think I have a nice enough face to be one but my size is a problem. I am only 51t and weigh about 103 lbs. My measurements are and146 words
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202 1974-08-12 9 Dear Ros: I am confused. I don't know what's the matter with me.. .there's this cute chap In my class and we are attracted to each other. We've been having an affair for the past four months. Trouble Is, I am a boy too. What should202 words
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Article233 1974-08-12 9 Dear Ros: I have been married for nearly three years and have a 15-month-old daughter. For two years now, my husband has been abusing me even in front of his friends. Being called a prostitute (among other things) is humiliating and I think It's all because233 words
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Article169 1974-08-12 9 M. T - M.T. Dear Ros: I am a 14-year-old girl with a very embarrassing problem: I have a moustache on my upper lip and It's spreading! This Is probably the result of my shaving my upper lip when I was very young. Please help as you can imagine what169 words
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Article, Illustration271 1974-08-12 10 C.K. YONG - Singapore put up brave but futile struggle By C.K. YONG Fast and furious. That was how South Korea took to the court, to hand Singapore a 114-62 beating, in the Pesta Sukan basketball championships at Gay World Stadium last night. It was Singapore's second defeat, having lostPicture by STEVEN LEE - 271 words
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705 1974-08-12 10 Eric Cooper - Singapore Open finals on August 31 SQUASH by Eric Cooper Two weeks of squash, sponsored by Fraser and Neave, will begin on Saturday with the early rounds of the individual graded championships and end on August 31 with the finals of the Singapore705 words
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181 1974-08-12 10 Reuter Stuttgart, Monday Soviet athletes scored a convincing victory In a two-day International athletics match against France and West Germany here yesterday. The result gave the West Germans and the French little cause for comfort with the European championships In Rome only three weeks away.Reuter - 181 words
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Article52 1974-08-12 10 About 50 players and officials of the Pesti Sukan table-tennis tournament will visit the Singapore House of Wax at People's Park Complex this afternoon. H& arty f f f°™ Singapore. Malayj Thailand, Indonesia and Japan will be taken on a conducted tour at the museum from52 words
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Article32 1974-08-12 10 Jakarta, Monday An Indonesian football team will visit several European countries for about three weeks next month. Eighteen players will undergo nine days of training here before leaving for Europe.32 words
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Article806 1974-08-12 11 Also mark down A 1 Capone r POS'i® SCRIPTI by SCRUTINEER! 1 J Swiss Club has trained on since his initial outings, and it won't be long before he turns in a winnir%T performance. He is a "must follow." Swiss Club, an Bngllsh five-year-old chestnut806 words
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553 1974-08-12 11 Tolchard and Davison in fine partnership Reuter London, Monday Leicestershire marched on to their 12th win of the competition when they beat Middlesex by seven wickets at Leicester yesterday to strengthen their advantage In the Sunday League. The Middlesex total of 162-7 neverReuter - 553 words
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Article277 1974-08-12 11 Reuter New York, Monday Top-seeded Rod Laver of Australia, playing at the top of his form, swept past 21-year-old Harold Solomon of the United States 6-4, 6-3 yesterday to win the US$5O,OOO international tennis tournament, at Brettan Woods in New Hampshire. Playing in his first tournament InReuter - 277 words
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Article, Illustration332 1974-08-12 11 Lovable led past the 4f from Sunny Heart, TowanJni tatoe rear led into the straight, with Sonny Heart and J<ro£g canini came through with a great run. Finishing strongly Toacanini won going away from Lovable. Third was Sunny Heart. Rouch and Touch332 words
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Article531 1974-08-12 11 Reuter London, Monday Barry Sheene of Britain on a Suzuki yesterday, won the British Internatlonal Motorcycle Grand Prix with an average lap speed of 106.22 miles per hour 170.94 (kph) over 20 laps of the Sllverstone circuit. Teuvo Lanslvourl of Finland on a Yamaha wasReuter - 531 words
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Article82 1974-08-12 11 Dublin, Monday Buddy Brown, an 18-year-old ÜB. high school boy and the youngest rider In the Dublin horse show, took the £2,300 fir* prise In the Irish Grand Prix event yesterday. Brown, whose victory was the fourth American success of the show, rode three clear rounds82 words
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180 1974-08-12 11 Hilversum (Holland), Monday—British Ryder Cup International Brian was declared the winner of the Dutch Open golf championship here yesterday after play had been abandoned in fourth and final round because of torrential rainstorms. B«rnps. whose third round 71 had given him an 11 under180 words
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Article76 1974-08-12 11 Reuter New York Monday American Lee rrevlno won the s€lh U. 3. PGA championship at Clemmons yosterday with a final round of one-un-der-par 69 for a onestroke victory over Jack Nicklaus. The 34-year-old Mexi-can-American finished with a four under-par-wlth a four-under-par 69 for a one-stroke victory over JackReuter - 76 words
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Advertisement453 1974-08-12 11 m Where you can buy your next new car in Singapore TO Wt'lW CHAMPION MOTORS <S) PTE. LTD. 304 Orchard Road. Singapore 9. Teh *****1. n Light and Heavy Duty Trucks From Pay load 1 Ton--BTons Also TWO 20 Logging Trucks. SAN MOTOR CO. (PTE) LTD.. 27. Foch Road. S'pore.453 words
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Article, Illustration68 1974-08-12 12 A NEW NATION CONTEST What lies behind Agnes Soong's smile It's the sweet sound of music. She says: "I am a music lover; music makes me feel good." Agnes, 19, a secretary, is the seventh contestant in our Singapore Girl competition (See details below). Like any other girlthe weekend.—Picture by PHILIP LIM. - 68 words
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Article64 1974-08-12 12 AH FOOK: The ROV plan to provide better insurance cover for passengers will be a boost to the car pool scheme. As it is many people are not willing to take the risk by accepting "free lifts" without adequate protection. MEI UN: You're right. If implemented, car owners64 words
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Advertisement290 1974-08-12 12 SINGAPORE GIRL All you have to do is to collect the photographs of all 12 girls selected for the Singapore Girl Contest, being held in conjunction with the "Metro Goes Singapore" displays at all Metro stores. The first photograph appeared on August 5 in New Nation's Back Page and the290 words
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Miscellaneous823 1974-08-12 12 RADIO SINGAPORE 5 3.M OPENING ANNCTS. followed by. VEEDUM NAADUM (T): A magazine series 3.30 DIARY OF EVENTS (T) 3.35 LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDOURED THING Daytime serial on the trials and tribulations of three families In San Francisco 3.55 MAGAZINE ZERO ONE (R) 1.10 GENERAL HOSPITAL Daytime serial starring:823 words
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Miscellaneous1642 1974-08-12 12 LUCKY STARS IF ITS YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you have been gifted with considerate Inventive ability. This, In combination with a keen sense of proportion and spatial relationships, could suit you for a career in architecture. You also have a genuine sales talent whether the product you offer is of1,642 words
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Miscellaneous245 1974-08-12 12 WORLD WEATHER New York Fair, 83-62F, 28- 16C Headline: Ford bids Cabinet and agency heads remain in posts. San Fransisco Fair, 64-58F, 17-14C. Headline: Nation in midst of transition. Tokyo Fair, 39-73F, 32-23C. Headline: President Ford begins his new government. Rome Sunny, 84-63F, 29-17C. Headline: Struggle against inflation is Ford's245 words
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Miscellaneous252 1974-08-12 12 new nation crossword 8 Possessive adjective 9 Roman consul 10 Beautiful horse 11 Damsel in a Tennyson poem 12 "To point or adorn a tale" 13 The sky Twins 17 Monkey puzzles 20 The current rhythm: Phrase 23 Selassie 24 Fern seeds 27 Bores 29 Hazards 31 Famous Italian name252 words
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