New Nation, 17 August 1974

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    Masthead
    22 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Saturday evening, August 17, 1974 No. 1105 Price 20 cents M.C. (P) 20/74 NE¥^^TION SINGAPORE, SATURDAY AUCUST 17, 1974
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    Worst blaze I have ever seen...
    693 1 KL fire chief: Gas plant blast was Impossible to control Koala Lamp or, Saturday A petroleum gag plant and four near* by factories at Segambut 12.5 kms (eight miles) north of here were razed to the ground in a late night blaze described as
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    DAP defies order
    163 1 Koala Lamp or, Saturday The opposition Democratic Action Party is defying a police order to remove some of its election posters which they consider seditious. DAP secretary-general Mr. Lim Kit Slang told a press conference that he had been advised by party lawyers that the contents were
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    Now it's back to school in evening
    175 1  -  Homework plan By Judith Holmberg Students may soon be able to go back to schools to do their homework. The Ministry of Education is now working on a scheme to allow them to make use of classrooms in the evening. The scheme is
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    Lock icon Floods: 30 million face starvation
    432 1 Now threat of famine in Bangla and India Reuter New Delhi, Saturday Floods affecting Bangladesh apd the Indian stales surrounding it have posed a threat of famine because of rqpmi damage to crops in some areas. Mo official estimates were available but observers said the
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    OUR ROADS
    10 1 Police reported 100 accidents yesterday. Five were serious.
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    Woman power behind the wheel...
    200 1  -  By Richard Lim Woman power. Behind the wheel of this bus and that smile is housewife Chep Shlh Khuan. 43, whose daily -taric is to drive 300 people from Toa Payoh to the City and hack. She if one of tbe very few woman Due
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    Kaya for a good start
    248 1  -  From BLUB PETER, Ipoh, Saturday Apprentice V, Nathan who has a good record in closed races (or apprentices can score with Kaya 11 id the Apprentices Special In Race 1 at Ipoh today. The eJgpt-year-oid by Better Boy was freely tipped on the coarse this
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  • LOCAL NEWS
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      Need for moral values in students
      265 2 There Is an urgent need for students to imbibe morai apd spiritual values in Singapore's examination orientated society, a Ministry of Education official, Dr. Lau Wai Har said. '1 should hate to Imagine that our young People would one day grow up with plenty
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      Yoga group
      43 2 Mr. Mah Beng Guan was re-elected president of the Singapore Toga Health Centre at its recent annual general meeting. Other officials Include vice-presidents Dr. Khew Khoon Shin and Mrs. Pamela Hickley; secretary Mr. I. 8. Menon; and treasurer Mr. A.V. Murthy.
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      It is not just learning for exams...
      381 2  -  do not read enough' By Teresa Ooi Pre-university students run the danger of becoming "intellectual eunuchs" if they see education as mere soaking up of information to pass examinations, a local teacher warned. This exam consciousness Is very real, said Mr. Thomas Khng,
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      'Teach pupils basic values'
      156 2 Parents and teachers tend to neglect the development of values in our young because they are too preoccupied with educational success or material betterment, a university lecturer said. At home and in school, parents and teachers have the responsibility to see that children learn the bade
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      Rush for Giro service
      83 2 The Post Office Barings Bank's scheme to assist depositors In the payment of Public Utilities Board bills has met with good response. A PO6B spokesman said many people were calling at their counters to get Giro standing order forms to utilise the scheme. To facilitate Issuing
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      Lock icon Seeing the world on wheels
      422 2  -  By Judith Holmberg A Belgian postal clerk who Is cycling his Way round the world nas called on more young people to take up this mode of transportation to get. to know their own and neighbouring countries better. Jean-Pierre Vallee. SB (above), started his trip
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      A SPLASH WITH DANGER...
      212 2  -  r-_ —j THE ROVING EYE m, L. By Douglas Chan Splashing In Singapore's busiest waterway the Singapore River can be exciting and dangerous. But these two aquatic urchins dont seem to realise what is in store for them. To make matter? worse, their idea is not
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      Seven road deaths in past two weeks
      272 2 There.were also 80 accidents a day Seven people have died in a spate of road accidents during the past two weeks. In a fatal crash on Thursday, a young couple was killed on the spot when their sports car was Involved In collision
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      Lim's date
      29 2 Mr. Lim Kim San, the Minister for the Environment and MP for Cairnhill, win attend a children's party at the Cairnhill Community Centre tomorrow at 8 a.m.
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      Big plans for month of the disabled
      267 3 Impressive programme drawn up An impressive programme has been drawn up by the Singapore Council of Social Service for its Month for the Disabled '74 to be opened on Sept. 4. The theme for the month is Towards Better Social and Recreational Needs
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      Work on new mental hospital soon
      255 3 Work on a rehabilitation centre for mental patients to relieve the overcrowded Woodbridge Hospital will begin early next month. The centre which will be located In Naval Base will be called the View Road Secondary Mental Hospital and will take In about 250 patientsIt
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      Canteen for busmen
      67 3 Mr. Phey Yew Kok, general secretary of the Singapore Industrial Labour Organisation, will officiate at the opening of SILO's branch offlce-cum-canteen at the Singapore Bus Services Ltd. at Kampung Chal Chee at 5 pan. today. The canteen la a SILO welfare project to provide catering services for
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      Language
      37 3 The Japaneae Cultural Society of Singapore will hold Its sixth Japanese language elocution eonteat In conjunction with the Japanese Association and the Bmbaasy of Japan at the society's Dremiaes at Orchard Road tomorrow at 2 p.m.
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      Price of fish still high after a drop
      294 3  -  By Rav K. Dhaliwal Housewives have just about given up hope of seeing prices of fish going down to their levels of about 1} months ago. For fish prices continue to ride high, despite the slight drop over the past few days,
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      Lock icon Turning plain old charcoal to Black Gold
      545 3  -  By Richard Lim Introducing Black Gold charcoal to you. Today this log of common household fuel costs only $'<- But by tomorrow, when the Chinese seventh month festival starts, It will be worth over-$4OOO. There is no trickery about it. In fact the
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      Oil firms invest $1500m here
      259 3  -  Jobs for 4500 By Sunny Wee Oil companies have invested about $1500 million In tne petroleum refining Industry 1p Singapore. And more money If expected to be invested In the future to upgrade the products like fuel oil. petro-chemicals and lubricating oils. This was stated
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      Second ice rink will open next month
      162 3 Singapore's second iceskating rink will be open next month. Construction of the rink, to be called the Ice Palace, has been completed. The laying of the Ice will be carried out next week. The 1456 square metres Olymplc-slse rink is part of a
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      314 3 300 litres petrol FREE with every new car. Hurry, this offer ends on 31st Aug. 1974. MAZDAS MONEY #AVERS f k M I® i\ w JUMBO 1000 It's a great big money-saver. You save when buying it. You save on road tax and you save plenty on petrol. But we
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Gunman robs bank and kills hostage
      185 5 United Press International New York, Saturday A ski-masked bandit holding a sobbing young bride hostage, robbed a bank in Jacksonville yesterday and then killed the girl after he made good his getaway. Federal, North Carolina and city authorities threw up road blocks around Jacksonville
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      Lock icon Big Red push now hots up...
      389 5 Shelling near Saigon Reuter and UPI Saigon, Saturday Presistent shelling and sporadic ground fighting were reported north-west of this capital following a communist thrust to about 25 kms (15 miles) from Saigon's city limits, field reports said. Hundreds of kilometres farther north, communist gunners
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      Lock icon Zoo record
      38 5 United Press International Cincinnati. Saturday— A ba'oy gorilla was born at the Cincinnati Zoo yesterday, setting a new world record for seven gorillas born in captivity at one zoo, according to zoo director Edward J. Maruska.
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      Lock icon Heath bid to woo the unions
      153 5 Reuter London, Saturday Britain's pre-election campaign hotted up yesterday with Conservative leader Mr. Edward Heath seeking to woo the trade unions and the ruling Labour Party making it increasingly obvious that polling will be in October. In a speech at Ramsgate, south-east England, Mr.
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      Lock icon Picking of No. 2 man put off
      327 5 Ford too tied up with work UPI and Reuter Washington, Saturday President Gerald Ford has postponed selecting a new Vice President until next week because of demands on his time created by international crises, domestic Inflation, and a controversy over what to do
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      Lock icon Game hunter dies at 73
      53 5 United Press International Dallas, Saturday. Herbert Washington Klein, whose cc.'lectlon of game animal trophies was one of the largest in the world, died here on Thursday. He was 73. Klein collected more than 650 game trophies. Including 180 different species from Asia. Africa and North
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      Lock icon 3500-year-old city found
      184 5 Reuter Peking, Saturday Archaeologists in Chengchow, the capital of Honan province in central China, have pushed back the frontiers of early Chinese history with the discovery of remains of a 3500-year-old city, the People's Daily reported yesterday. The official newspaper said archaeologists had excavated a large area
      Reuter  -  184 words
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      Lock icon 'No-war Asean pact' call by Romulo
      288 5 United Press International Manila, Saturday Foreign Secretary Carlos Romulo has indicated conclusion of bilateral nonaggression pacts among countries in South East Asia could help the Philippines solve the Muslim rebellion in its southern area. In a news conference on his arrival yesterday frr.Ti a
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      Lock icon Mrs. B's trip
      27 5 Reuter Vienna, Saturday Mrs. Slrimavo Bandaranaike. Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, will visit Rumania next month at the invitation of Prime Minister Manea Manescu.
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      Lock icon Tourists break into tears at airport
      225 5 United Press International London, Saturday Heartbroken vacationers burst into tears in wild airport scenes yesterday and stormed the offices of a major travel firm whose bankruptcy cost them not only their vacations but the money they already had paid. Throughout Europe about 40,000 vacationers
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      Lock icon Cyprus under control of the Turks
      199 5 Reuter London, Saturday Turkey halted its advancing tank columns on Cyprus last night after a bloody three day campaign which put about one-third of the Mediterranean island firmly ujider the control of Ankara. Cypriot president Glafkos Clerides announced his acceptance of the Turkish-proposed ceasefire
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      195 5 the view is mod ..wis i/te food SElrefc** .4 harbour view that is not obstructed by any pillars from within. And on a clear day you can see the mountains across the sea. The dishes, be it hot or cold, are a hot topic among the chic. The Southron is
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
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      271 5 NEW NATION CROSSWORD 9 Appearing In installments 10 Spy: Abbr 11 Somersault: Colloq. 12 Den 13 Admits 16 Not fresh 21 Pine fabric 23 Metrical foot 25 Extras on a musical program 26 Sound from a ukulele 27 Actress Dunne 28 Cogwheels 29 Glittered 30 Charmed 31 Made a mistake
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  • OPINION
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      Fighting the MCP in Malaysia
      522 6 The establishment of diplomatic relations between Malaysia and China, the Malayan Communist Party seems most anxious to demonstrate, is not going to mean a cessation of its efforts to "liberate" the country. Its latest effort an ambush of a road construction convoy near Grik resulted
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    • 'WHISPERS' by ISPY
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        Singapore baby
        50 6 The way that children's minds work Is fascinating. An Australian friend we know who wrote to Inform her daughter back home that she (the daughter, that is) would be having a sister or brother soon, got this reply from the child. "Will the baby be a Chinese, mummy?"
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        Time for a holiday
        41 6 Here's how dead the strck maikat is. A stockbroker who had just returned from a holiday in Japan took one look at the price movements on the board and decided that she should go on another vacation.
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      Giving more say to the students
      866 6  -  Should students, especially those in the universities, be given a role in the decision-making process? This is a question that is receiving attention in Singapore as in other parts of the world. The answer will depend on the calibre of the student leaders, says
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      Politics and money
      206 6 EXCERPTS FROM EDITORIALS In the wake of the last Upper House election. In which a colossal sum of money was used, moves have been mounted among business leaders for reviewing the present financial relationship between the Liberal-Demo-cratic Party and corporations. For the modernisation of the LDP, as
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      Romulo's talks in Bangkok
      215 6 With a stable government, the Philipoinfs has acquired a firmer voice in international affairs. Together with Thailand, General Romulo has changed the character ot SEATO from a military alliance to an organisation stressing economic co-opera-tion to meet the acts of subversion prevalent in the region. There
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      Lock icon PORTUGAL PREPARES TO RID ITS COLONIAL BURDEN
      1000 6  -  From Marcus Ferrar Reuter After three months of hesitation, Portugal's new leaders have finally decided irrevocably to rid the country of its colonial burden. They uave banished existing doubts whether they really would grant full independence to the three key African provinces of
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      Lock icon The Vatican declares war on vandals
      1014 6  -  From Russel Chandler The Los Angeles Times A uniformed guard, standing ip the central control room of the Vatican Museums, scans a battery of TV screens, watching for unusual movement among the crowds of tourists. In Kent, 50 miles from London, 70 lay guides
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  • SATURDAY REVIEW
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      Lock icon Haiti hotels with a 'take it or leave it' outlook
      1016 7  -  By Jerry Hulse The Los Angeles Times The earth is soggy from the afternoon rain and the lights of Port Au Prince blaze in the darkness which comes quickly to the Caribbean isle of Haiti. Drums echo in the stillness
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      Malacca at its best...
      276 7  -  Weekend jaunt BY BETTY L.KHOO Browsing round the antique shops in Malacca can make for a more unusual weekend in this historic little town. Because of its long history, Malacca is the repository of some of the most antiquated Chinese furniture and ceramics. In fact, Malacca
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      SATURDAY SMILES ...
      409 7 SATURDAY SMILES FORMER building worker Musa Khan. 41. limped round the High Court in London because, he said, he could hardly walk after injuring his back at work five years ago. He lost his claim after the firm he sued for damages produced a film taken by a private detective.
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      The S'pore light of safety
      403 7  -  S'pore Notebook By Pakir Singh For the past 120 years Raffles Lighthouse has stood erect on tiny Pulau Setumu, about 23kms (15 miles) south west from Singapore, and braved the raging tempests to provide the beacon that guided ships into the safe harbour of Singapore.
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      WHERE MRS. IS MISERY
      280 7  -  CHENG HO Lament of a husband visiting London with his wife! This is my last day in London and thank the Lord for it! For the past three weeks I have been tramping up and down the shopping centres until my brand new shoes are now
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      Onions
      78 10  -  Looi Lai Meng Both these poems are taken from the latest issue of FOCUS, a publication of the University of Singapore Literary Society. makes me cry You ask what onions as if you do not know. what can hurt my simple soul: what of looks or words of foolish
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      Love Story
      119 10  -  Bikahari Kim Hee Was a shy beginning. At a tangent, talking only when alone, And only of other things. Then shyly touched hands Then lips, Then thighs. And while bodies groped (but tenderly) We searched each other's eyes. Lovingly. There was a certain brightness. And visions. But only
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      COVER OF THE WEEK
      419 10 II Dave Greenberg and Bob Hants had been born in the Wild West they might have turned into Botch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. As it is, they were born in 2tthcentury Brooklyn, and decided to become cops instead of robbers. Having done so, they are
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      Lock icon Distilled poetry of existence of a Negro author
      763 10  -  Prom Colman McCarthy Washington Post In a September 1971 cover story on the Attica state prison revolt, Time magazine said the Inmates had often smuggled banned books into their cells and "passed around clandestine writings of their own. Among them was a
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      Exciting finish in Pesta Sukan championship
      906 10  -  CHESS BY LIM KOK ANN There was an exciting finish in the Pesta Sukan championship which resulted in a four-way tie for the first place. In the last round, Philippines master Roberto Kalmo was leading with 5} points having conceded only one draw 'to
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      Rona up the ladder of fame
      478 10  -  From Jerry Parker "Is it true," the reporter asked Rona Barrett, "that "Steve McQueen once sent you a Tarantula in the mail?" "No," Rona said brightly, "that was "Ryan O'Neal." Rona, who is the closest thing that Hollywood now has to the kind of
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      National Day stamps very popular
      255 10  -  STAMPS ■Y ANDREW LAU This year's series of National Day stamps are more sought after by collectors than the previous issues. A survey of the day of issue showed an in- crease in sal *s as compered to previous commemorative issues. There wes more than
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      Lock icon A suspense story comes alive...
      986 10  -  CHACKO'S NOVEL DEPICTS ESPIONAGE UNIT WORKING IN THE WHITE HOUSE From Leslie Hanscom The Los Angeles Times David Chacko, a young novelist and teacher of creative writing at the University of Bridgeport. approached his editor not such a long time ago with a far-fetched idea
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      PAPERBACKS
      478 10 NOT TO DISTURB by Muriel Spark, (Pengulni), 96 paces. A storm rages round the towers of the big house near Geneva. Behind the locked doors of the library, the Baron, the Baroness and their handsome young secretary are not to be disturbed. In the attic, tlie Baron's lunatic brother
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      Wealth of stars in 'war' thriller
      1203 11  -  Film based on Galileo's best-seller SIGHT SOUND IT SONNY YAP The television-film adaptation of Paul Galileo's best-selling book, The Zoo Gang, will be shown here in six parts starting from Monday (Ch 5. 10.25 p.m.). In this new series produced by Herbert Hirschman, four
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      My guilt complex in the face of distrust...
      860 11  -  JUST ME Betty L.Khoo I have a guilt complex which I'm trying hard to overcome. It's something I have to get over because It Is costing me a lot not In terms of emotional toU but simply In terms of dollars and
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      Yeo's secret formula
      275 11 ART Yeo Chin Hee claims that he knows something about staining copper that 3ets his work apart from others in the art of copper tooling. "The difference In my pieces Is that the staining Is more than Just a finishing off of the work. The shades of
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      Old music with authentic setting
      427 11  -  Tomorrow's special THEATRE BY VIOLET OON The Rennaissance Players of Sydney will give a concert of medieval music at the Conference Hall tomorrow at 5 p.m. in the Music for Everyone series. It will be a unique musical experience as the Players will not only
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  • FINANCE
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      THE SHARE MARKET
      1847 8 INDUSTRIALS 1973 /1974 4wks. a Mac Pi ftm U MS W 'eefc's Week's ■gk Urn Sleek km Si Am fli lie er- Tm »na 2.70 1.94 2.36 Acma 1.M 0.86 1.00 Adhesive Tape 3 2.7* 3.40 2.30 2.30 2.32 3.10 AJlnomoto Akan 2.40 2.45 2.40 -0.05 2
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    • OVERSEAS STOCK EXCHANGE PRICES
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        New York
        342 8 Prices drifted downward yesterday on the New York Stock Exchange. Trading was dull. At the close the Dow Jones Industrial average was off 6.34 to 731.54, Standard fc Poor's 500Btock Index gave up 0.63 to 75.67, a new low for the year. Declines topped advances, 801 to 494,
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        Dow Jsaes
        34 8 Dow Jones closing ctock averages on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday: 30 Industrial* 731.54 (off 6.34), 30 transport 153.12 (off 1.74), 15 uttttttas MJ7 (off 0.04), 65 stocks 223.60 (Off 1.54).
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        Paris
        205 8 Closing prices (In franc) on the Hula Bourse yesterday. PsrisbM 132JO uncb. Indocbine 171.90 +1.40 Ponder 384.10 —1.90 Printemps 81J0 uncb. OOB 391 —JO Bull St JO Royal Dutch 138.80 —3.70 Mlchelin 793 Thomson 166.10 —180 CFP 13* —1.40 Rhone 133.80 —JO Air 370J0 —1.40 B8N 738 —14 Philips
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        Tokyo
        229 8 Prices advanced substantially In moderately active trading. The Dow Jones average here recovered the Y4200 level. The morning session opened firm neglecting the consecutive declines in Wall Btreet. Leading the rally were foods, shippings and speculatives. Autos such as Toyota, Honda and Toyo Kogyo rallied on expectation of oil
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        Zurich
        85 8 This service Is from the Union Bank of Swltaerland. Closing prices (In Swiss franc) on the Zurich Stock Exchange yesterday: UBS 3860 40 SBC 513 14 Credit Suisse 2520 70 Swissair B. 485 5 Swiss Relnaur. 1985 Wlnterthur B. 1500 to Zurich Insur. 5850 J u vena B. 1470
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      Lock icon US may sell gold on free market
      218 8 United Press International Washington, Saturday Treasury Under-Secre-tary Jack Bennett said yesterday the US government still expected to sell gold from its stockpile on the free market as soon as President Ford lifted the ban on gold ownership by US citizens. Mr. Ford on
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      Business briefs...
      356 8 The chairman of Omega Watch Company, Mr. Charles Louis Brandt, will arrive in Singapore this afternoon for a five-day visit. Mr. Brandt, accompanied by his wife, Is on this way back to Switzerland after a visit to Peking where they attended the Swiss Fair currently held at the
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      Flickering hope of last week now begins to dim
      489 8  -  By Lee Yew Meng Last week's flickering hope of the Singapore stock market began to dim this week as uncertainty prevailed. Is the lowest point reached by the Straits Times industrial index of 30 counters 10 days ago at 210.30 points—representing
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      Lock icon London share prices dip further
      154 8 Reuter London, Saturday Share prices dipped further on the London Stock Exchange yesterday and £900 million ($5220 million) was wiped off company values as dealers reported widespread selling. The new falls meant a total of £2900 million ($168,200 million) had been lost from share values
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      Proposal to boost the World Bank lending programme
      530 8 Washington, Saturday. World Bank President Robert McNamara has proposed a major overhaul of the bank's lending and borrowing programme for the next four years in the wake of soaring oil prices and other changes in the world economy "of a magnitude previously
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      242 8 United Press International New York, Saturday International Telephone Telegraph Corp. has reported record sales and earnings for the second quarter and first half of the year and directors Increased the quarterly dividend three cents to 38 cents per share. Mr. Harold S. Geneen. chairman, said
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      64 8 i 6 ...BUT, THftJK OF ALLTU& \)JOODLAMD LAKES AMP RESERVOIR'S AMD RCWERS AMD VBLVETV LAWMS ANP„. a a a a liS 32 m \i> k .zz£SM wmA 22 RIP KIRBY by John Prentice and Fred Dickenson SHORT RIBS by Frank O'Neal aii m m HE WAS THE > CHEP IN
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      623 9  -  The best of the year will be picked from among 36 breeds to be judged A.J.C. Pelham-Groom The Singapore Kennel Club is staging its sixth Championship Dog Show tomorrow at the Exhibition Hall of the National Stadium at Kallang. There will be 36 breeds to be
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      282 9  -  K. Rav. Dhaliwal He stood upright on the "diving board," took a deep breath and dived into the water, breaking its surface with a load "splash!" The diver surfaced, obviously proud of himself. He swam round in a bi( circle and
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      131 11 People say the best satay in Singapore can be found at die Ladyhill Coffeeshop tu. r- V K V > 4 W *1 s f ~j&.\ k!k A We're not making any claims. AD we say is: Come and find out for yourself. Our satay man starts his fires at
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      341 12 Reuter Teheran, Saturday Asian Qames officials a possible .reversal of the ban on Chinese swimmers when they Issued Games accreditation cards to the Chinese con On* gent here. China are not affiliated to Ftoa, the International Amateur Bwlmming Federation. whose rales stipulate that members may
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      113 12 Reuter Melbourne, Saturday The world squasa Champion. Geoff Hunt, last night took only 34 minutes to dispose of fellow Australian Cam Nancarrow 6-6, 9-1, 9-3 In the Inaugural World Open squash rackets tournament. Nancarrow, always the aggressor in his semifinal win over Pakistani Gogl
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      Second win
      29 12 Los Angeles, Saturday. —Mew Zealand-bred Ball Bea, a five-year-old, scored his second American triumph with a 2 ilength win in the UMSOOO feature race s* Del Mar.
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      149 12 Reuter and UPI Toronto. Saturday. Joan Gilbert of Spain upset top-seeded Wimbledon champion Jimmy Connors of the United States tr. reach the quarter-finals of the Canadian Open tennis chsptonshlps here. The lanky, 32-year-old Spaniard played steadily to defeat the erratic 22-year-old Connors 7-0 6-2. Defending champion
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      Bee Khim longs for big-time
      621 12 Undisputed champion at home HH WORLD L Kee Bee K h 1 m mopped the sweat off her forehead, frowned and wondered aloud: "Where do I go from here?" Just minutes after scoring ui even-par 74 at Island Course to retain the Women's Open golf
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      405 12 Reuter Havana, Saturday. Cuba wiQ ssek to repeat their domination of the 1972 Olympic tournament vhen they host the first World amateur boxing starting About sob boxers from 50 nations are expected to take part In the twoweek tournament which will be
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      Points win
      20 12 Saturday Philippine junior lightweight champion Little OaUego defeated Apollo Yoifcto of Japan last night in a 10-round nondwLS?"
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      511 12 Reuter London, Saturday West Indian Gary Sobers. regarded toy many the world's greatest cricketer, yesterday announced t retirement from the came he dominated :n the midrtxtle*. Sobers, who played English county cricket lor Nottinghamshire as well as leading the West IndiesTsaid he
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      Epping Forest has a great chance
      368 13 By SCRUTINEER Epplng Forest has a first rate chance of returning to winning form in Race 8 at Ipoh tomorrow. A good performance can also earn him a place in the Gold Vase field. The five-year-old by Man About Town, running after a four-month
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      2973 13 0■■ 2.00 CLASS 6 OIV 3 91 ($5,500 $3,850 to m 1nn«r) 1 0095 N( (Heera) Boufour* 5 9.0 (dd +2) K L. M ihwan 7 2 0005 K *-Le4 (Gladys Loke-Chua) Heddle 8 8.12 (dd +10) 9f Veto 14 ***** W omels(RN)
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      108 13 BLUE PETES EPSOM JEEP DANTE ■mc i: GUgnadra Hongkong Merchant Geeks jeaa OUgandra OUgandra Kaya OUgandra Gaekayees Um t: Bate—t ftihf Unescorted I'mmM Global Affair Scarlet Mandarin Unescorted Prefcssor Winston Global Affair Kmc S: Pi tenon Tmr Magic Lamp Magte Lamp Pa tenon Tower Petersen Tmr Oraen Sword
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      87 13 DANTE l»w 1 TT— Frtneetr Caaeh Adt! Oeonar Por*y Kmc S FT"! "M riTiTTl Maw Aba Duniah Don rM Im S ■«pe»w Bay Mentefritr V«M KM* DU Du Vtll Koot S^oS4 The IWW Mfcbtj Orwt The Borterf MrMr Squeegee Im S IM Oattj Spocky N^OMBty ffyeeky Not Oullty
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      Lock icon Shearer keeps lead with an eagle-3
      225 13 Reuter London, Saturday Australian Bob Snearer he la on to his lead alter the third round in tne £25,000 Pultord golf Festival tournament at Fulford yesterday, but was under Increasing pressure from a group including three Americans. Shearer, who started the day 11-under-par, slumped
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      622 13  -  Manotoc sweeps into two-stroke lead By LIM KEE CHAN Two golfers broke par as the field of over 80 settled down into the second round of the Singapore Open championship at the 6645-yard par* 71 Buklt Course yesterday. They were Tommy Manotoc of the Philippines
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      379 13  -  By JEFFREY LOW Some of the best Malaysian footballers will be in action at the National Stadium tomorrow night when the Malaysian Prisons meet Singapore Malays in a charity match (kickoff 7.30 p.m.). The game promises to be a thrilling one with Prisons having the services
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      714 13 Reuter London, Saturday English soccer, once the envy of the world, kicks off a new season today against a depressing background of hooliganism, declining crowds and the realisation of being a second class football nation. This year's World Cup finals underlined how far English soccer has
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      The last chance for two athletes
      189 13 Chief attention will be on two athletes at the Singapore AAA's interclub championships at the National Stadium 2*30) aftern °9 n (from T h cy are sprinter Cheah Kim Teck and middle distance star Serjit Singh. The SAAA have appealed to the Olympic Council
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      89 14 VA NBW MATtOM CONTttT I One girl who follows sporting events closely is Betty Koh. a keen swimmer and a squash enthusiast. She says this enables her to compare her standard with others. "But I take up these sports more for health reasons than for com- petition," she
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      172 14 TODAY it Saturday, Aug. 17. the 229 th day of 1974 with 134 to follow TBI MOON to between the last quarter and new phase. < TBI MOftNING STARB are Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn. THK EVENING STAB to Mars. Those born on this date are under the sign
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      1436 14 w>.y. RAOiC i-i [(EES SATURDAY 1845prENING AN. NOUNCEMENTB folk)WCd by SESAME STREET. NKW SCOTLAND lAED i« No Robbery: A myssiTSJccEß □old Cap (r) singapore t« Perak. US OPENING OF 2nd ANTENNA OP THE COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE EASTH STATION AT BENTOSA. SOS BANDIWARA (r) Mfclay drama entitled produced show to cater tar
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      935 14 LUCKY STAR ->• r* IT XX E a succeed. In short, 70a can anticipate the demands of higher-ups and fulfill them ahead of Mw born manager, you are able to Juggle any number of things including people, situations, and circumstances without confusing lasues, mislaying elements, or shunting aside aspects of
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      313 14 jftVi i dJkJLZ Tbe Minister (or Law and National Development, Mr. E.W. Barker, win attend the Ulu Pandan constituency's DINNEB to celebrate National Day at the HDB car part. Holland Close, at 7JO p.m. The MP for Thomson. Mr. Ang Nam Plau. will officiate at the Kampung San Teng 00mmunity
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