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Title Section24 1974-08-19 1 New Nation SINGAPORE Monday evening, August 19, 1974 No. 1106 Price 20 cents M.C. (P) 20/74 NEWNATION j JAf SINGAPORE, MONDAY AUGUST 19, 197424 words
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260 1974-08-19 1 Thousands in five countries face famine, disease The worst is yet to come for five Asian countries devastated by widespread floods over the past week. In the wake of the fury of the floods, it is expected that disease and famine will260 words
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Article138 1974-08-19 1 Reuter Philippines Massive government relief operation s have been launched to assist the country's provinces hit by floods caused by heavy monsoon rains during the past few days. Relief operations were ordered by President Marcos, particularly for Manila and surrounding provinces, after he hadReuter - 138 words
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Article326 1974-08-19 1 Reuter India Floods in NorthEastern India have destroyed at least £60 million ($348 million) worth of crops and are threatening major epidemics, the United News of India (UNI) agency reported. There were also fears that the worst epidemics of cholera, typhoid and dysentery would come asReuter - 326 words
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179 1974-08-19 1 Reuter Bangladesh Bangladesh faces a bleak prospect of famipe and disease after two weeks of unprecedented flooding, topped by a cyclonic storm and tidal wave two days ago. Cholera deaths have already been reported from Bangladesh. The unofficial count for death from floodsReuter - 179 words
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Article179 1974-08-19 1 Reuter Burma A Burmese government minister has warned that the present floods in Central and Lower Burma, the worst this century, could worsen in the next week, it was announced in Rangoon. The announcement last night said Social Welfare Minister Van Kulh told a meetingReuter - 179 words
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Article103 1974-08-19 1 Reuter Thailand Five people were feared drowned as floods caused by heavy rainstorms swept several villages in North-East-ern Thailand, Interior Ministry sources said yesterday. The sources aaid the floods, which hit the Sakon Nakhon Province, 630 kms (390 miles) north-east of here yesterday, had destroyedReuter - 103 words
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Article382 1974-08-19 1 Bharathi Mohan - By Bharathi Mohan Police are looking for a bogus property dealer who disappeared with more than $20,000 given to him as deposits by 30 people who wanted to buy houses in Upper Changi Road. The man. who claimed to be a real estate agent, collected382 words
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Article86 1974-08-19 1 Share prices were barely steady when the Stock Exchange of Singapore opened this morning. Trading was very slow. BUSINESS DONE: City Development (6) 1.07. San Holdings (11) 0.73, (1) 0.73J, (1) 0.724. F.E. Hotels (1) 0.86. U. 0.8. (11) 3.12, (I) 3.14. S. Darby (1) 2.64. Haw86 words
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Article21 1974-08-19 1 An unidentified Chinese man was found drowned in a monsoon drain opposite Block 42, at Prince Charles Crescent yesterday evening.21 words
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Article77 1974-08-19 1 Sabah student Chin Shou Tong, 22, was flown out of Singapore this morning to stand trial In the United States for the murder of his wife and her boyfriend. He was escorted to the Paya Lebar airport by three American police officers and men from the77 words
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Article10 1974-08-19 1 Police reported 89 accidents yesterday. Five were serious.10 words
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Article, Illustration126 1974-08-19 1 Residents of Block 85 in Balestier Estate have a unique way of making sure their friends don't miss their homes. For standing in front of their block at Whampoa Drive is a 4.8 metre (16 feet) high dragon (above) which has become the envy of other residents126 words
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Article400 1974-08-19 1 3000 battle police in bloody riots Reuter Athens, Monday Police battled with anti A m e rican demonstrators here last night as hostility to the United States over Cyprus spilled into the streets. Several youths were Injured when police clashed with some 3000 demonstrators who massedReuter - 400 words
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Article112 1974-08-19 1 United Press International London, Monday One of the last Royal Air Force evacuation flights carrying British dependents from Cyprus was a Stork Special with 44 expectant mothers aboard, yesterday. The women, accompanied by 56 children, were ferried from Akrotirl on the south coast of CyprusUnited Press International - 112 words
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Miscellaneous14 1974-08-19 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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Article140 1974-08-19 2 LKA Pakistan chess master Zahir Farooqui played simultaneously against 22 chess fans yesterday at Hotel Phoenix, winning 11 games, losing two and drawing nine. Schoolboys Gerald Chen and Leong Hon Keong were the ones to beat Farooqui in the 4% hour contest. DueLKA - 140 words
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Article32 1974-08-19 2 Mr. T. S. Sinnathuray has been appointed chairman of the Income Tax Board of Review. Other members include Messrs Ling Lee Hua. Wee Sip Chee and Ernest Alfred Clark.32 words
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Article, Illustration1189 1974-08-19 2 By Pelham Groom Boxer S'pore Ch. My-R's Penny Ante, from the kennel of Dr. and Mrs. F.A.C. Oehlers, won the Best in Show award at yesterday's Singapore Kennel Club Championship Dog Show, beating Mr. Arthur Wakeling's Alsatian S'pore Ch. Bealine Zhivago for the1,189 words
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337 1974-08-19 2 Bharathi Mohan - It's part of shake-up plan By Bharathi Mohan The traffic police have stepped up their drive against i n c on siderate and reckless bus drivers as part of the Government's move to improve the public transport system. Over the past few weeks,337 words
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363 1974-08-19 2 Violet Oon - By Violet Oon It was a fascinating and enjoyable experience for me last night to hear the Rennaissance Players of Sydney give renditions of music seldom heard these days. I must admit to being unfamiliar with this sort of music and the Instruments363 words
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Article36 1974-08-19 2 A bunch of keys was found at Berwick Drive In Serangoon Garden on Aug. 11. The owner can collect them from Miss Dinah Tan at the New Nation office, Times House, River Valley Road.36 words
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Article31 1974-08-19 2 The Singapore Kairalee Kala Nilayam will hold a welcome ceremony for Padmashree Gemini Ganesh at the reception room of Singapore Airport, off Paya Lebar Road on Thursday at 6.15 p.m.31 words
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Article114 1974-08-19 2 Primary six students will get a better idea of the curriculum involved in centralised workshop practices at an informal orientation programme organised by the Ministry of Education. This is part of the secondary one and two curriculum. The orientation programme will thus explain to these students114 words
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255 1974-08-19 2 About 20 police inspectors are expected to be promoted to assistant superinten dents within the next few days. They are among 180 inspectors who were Interviewed by the Public Services Commission last month. Every one of them has served at least seven years255 words
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Article55 1974-08-19 2 The Young Men's Christian Association will hold a six-session course on fruit and vegetable carving by Mr. A. Takahashl, author of Introduction to Table Decoration, from Sept. 4. Classes will be held at Its premises every Wednesday from 7.30 p.m. to 9 p.m. The fee is $25 for55 words
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Article308 1974-08-19 3 Rav K. Dhaliwal - Training for staff By Rav K. Dhaliwal The Singapore Tourist Promotion Board has drawn up a comprehensive plan to upgrade skills in tourism industry. The programme is aimed at all levels of staff in hotels and travel agencies. A start has already been made308 words
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Article58 1974-08-19 3 Singapore's latest kidney transplant patients are doing very well, an Outram Hospital spokesman said yesterday. He said that schoolteacher Mrs. P. Naldu may be discharged from hospital soon. Mr. Chua Hang Slang, 37, who had a leak In the ureter of his transplanted organ repaired last week, is58 words
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Article146 1974-08-19 3 The Housing and Development Board has awarded a $5.1 million contract to a local contrator for the initial redevelopment of Changl Village. This will involve the construction of two blocks of four-storey three-room improved flats and shops with living quarters. It will provide accommodation146 words
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Article32 1974-08-19 3 The Deputy Director for Schools, Mr. Chan Kai Yau, will be the guest-of-honour at the annual speech and prizegiving day of Oan Eng Seng School on Friday at 5.15 p.m.32 words
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194 1974-08-19 3 Police investigations are being hampered because many Singaporeans have not reported their change of addresses as required by law. This has made it difficult for the police to trace certain people wanted by them either as a witness or accused. Because of this,194 words
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Article411 1974-08-19 3 40 murdered so far this year More than half of the 40 people murdered since the beginning of this year are victims of robberies and gangland reprisals And with just four and a half months to go before the end of the year, the411 words
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Article71 1974-08-19 3 The Society For Aid to The Paralysed and the Singapore Armed Forces Reservists Association will hold a Charity Cultural Show at the National Theatre on Sept. 1. Proceeds from the show will go towards the society's rehabilitation, educational and welfare fund. Tickets are available by ringing *****6 or71 words
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Article, Illustration209 1974-08-19 3 Eleven month old Oon-Ong Koon Beng (right) is the fastest crawling baby in the Telok Ayer Area. Yesterday he beat 17 other crawlers, hands down, to the finishing line in a competition organised by the women's sub committee of the Telok Ayer community centre. The bony lad announcedPicture by Sulaiman Ismail - 209 words
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Article228 1974-08-19 3 Joint scheme being finalised The Industrial Training Board is finalising plans to set up a joint training scheme with Mitsubishi S1 n g apore Heavy Industries. The scheme will provide students from vocational institutes with specialised training in shipbuilding. It is expected to be implemented228 words
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Advertisement216 1974-08-19 2 S*» wm The safe name for moneythe world over. If your Thomas Cooks Travel Cheques are lost or stolen, they are quickly replaced in any part of the world. They are readily accepted in any part of the world too, thanks to Thomas Cook's well-known face, which is recognised and216 words
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Advertisement358 1974-08-19 2 m Rules and what you have to do: 1. In the boxes provided, place (in order of beauty) the 12 girls in this contest and then give each one marks for their beauty out of a total of 100. 2. Complete the rest of the entry form and attach it358 words
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Advertisement117 1974-08-19 3 REDIFFUSION is proud to have been appointed by RETAS for the installation > 2L of the highly successful 7 T mm for the entire Colorvision Sound Exhibition 1974. REDIFFUSION'S COMMUNAL ANTENNA SYSTEMS are ideal for HDB flats, schools, hotels, apartment blocks, hospitals. For each specialized installation,Rediffusion, with years of practical117 words
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FOR YOUR PLEASURE
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598 1974-08-19 4 SONNY YAP - Riotous feast for the eyes BY SONNY YAP A BRILLIANT SPECTACLE (Mandarin) produced by the Great Wall Movie Enterprises of Hong Kong. You have heard so much about China's ping pong diplomacy. Now it's your chance to see it on the widescreen. This598 words
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Article, Illustration221 1974-08-19 4 Jennifer's diary WITH 1 ightning speed and precision, pretty Siew Geok's fingers deftly weaved into a carpet the details of our national crest. An employee of a local carpet manufacturer, Siew Geok is staging day-long carpet weaving demonstrations at the Metro Supreme. And221 words
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Article, Illustration594 1974-08-19 4 Violet Oon - 'Interesting working with them' By Violet Oon One person who finds working in amateur theatricals more interesting than on the professional stage is Mrs. Gracia Tay-Chee, a well knowp Singapore producer who is currently producing Chu Yuan for the Theatre World Association. This Chinese play with594 words
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Article272 1974-08-19 4 Reuter The Beatles' meteoric career now pop legend, was retold on the London stage recently in a musical play which opened at the lyric theatre after making a hit in their native Liverpool. Written by Willy Russell the show is called John, Paul, George, Ringo and Bert,Reuter - 272 words
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Article, Illustration477 1974-08-19 4 Jennifer Schoon - By Jennifer Schoon Being clad in a stylish, brown double-breasted suit didn't prevent allround "nice guy" Billy Andre from standing in front of roasting fire and trying his hand at grilling satay sticks. In fact, he thoroughly enjoyed the novelty and with477 words
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Article, Illustration356 1974-08-19 4 Richard Lim - By Richard Lim These two as the "dragon" and "phoenix" of the Hong Kong Hoong Ling Opera are now performing to packed houses at the Kreta Ayer Theatre. For the names of these brother and sister performers are Lee Loong, which means Dragon and356 words
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WORLD NEWS
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163 1974-08-19 5 Reuter London, Monday A spokesman for Britain's minority Liberal Party has demanded the resignation of Industry Secretary Tony Benn or Trade Secretary Peter Shore over the collapse of the giant Court Line Package Holiday Group. And the opposition Cons e r v ativeReuter - 163 words
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Article356 1974-08-19 5 District capital falls Saigon, Monday Communist forces stepped up their month-old offensive another notch yesterday with the capture of a district capital and new attacks in South Vietnam's northernmost Quang Tri province, military sources said. Heavy fighting also was reported near Da Nang and356 words
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244 1974-08-19 5 Reuter Seoul, Monday President Park Chung-hee's assassinated wife will be buried in a national funeral today attended by Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka of Japan and other foreign leaders. Mr. Tanaka, accompanied by 10 government and ruling party officials, arrived here early today.Reuter - 244 words
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207 1974-08-19 5 Reuter Moscow, Monday The Soviet Union yesterday warned Japan that chauvinistic talk about reclaiming northern islands could only delay the signing of new accords. including the long awaited peace treaty between Moscow and Tokyo. A commentary in the party paper Pravda yesterday blamed JapaneseReuter - 207 words
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Article, Illustration253 1974-08-19 5 United Press International Addis Ababa, Monday. Ethiopia appeared to be approaching a major confrontation between its military leaders and the powerful Orthodox Church with Emperor Haile Selassie's dwindling vestiges of power at st&kc. During the weekend Orthodox patriarch Abune Tewoflos strongly attacked sections ofUnited Press International - 253 words
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Article300 1974-08-19 5 Schlesinger gives a warning Reuter Washington, Monday U.S. Defence Secretary, Mr. James Schlesinger said yesterday America could not accept severe annual cuts in its defence budget if it was to fulfil its international obligations and remain a first-class power. He also scotched speculation that PresidentReuter - 300 words
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147 1974-08-19 5 Reuter Salisbury. Monday. Evidence on alleged brutality by Rhodesian security forces against Africans Is being collected by churches here, Anglican Bishop Paul Burrough said in an interview published here yesterday. The bishop would not disclose the evidence, which he said was "wellReuter - 147 words
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Article35 1974-08-19 5 United Press International Rome, Monday A lightning bolt struck an isolated mountain chapel crowded with worshippers yesterday setting the little church on fire and killing two people. Five people were hospitalised with burns.United Press International - 35 words
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175 1974-08-19 5 Reuter Bucharest, Monday China has turned coy over its 800 million population. The world's biggest nation asked the United Nations to delete all references to Chinese population from official documents submitted to the world population conference opening here yesterday, UN sources said. But theReuter - 175 words
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Article22 1974-08-19 5 Reuter JERUSALEM, Monday Israel yesterday rejected Jordan's call for an Israeli troop withdrawal along the western part of the Jordan valley.—ReuterReuter - 22 words
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Article, Illustration60 1974-08-19 5 The decline in foreign car sales has turned the port of Houston in the United States into an overcrowd ed parking lot. Port officials recently estimated that over 30,000 new imported cars were jamming the lots and at least another 10,000 more were expectedUPI radio picture - 60 words
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Article43 1974-08-19 5 Reuter Paris, Monday Five climbers were killed on one of the most dangerous faces on Mont Blanc yesterday when their linking rope snapped bringing the number killed in mountaineering accidents in the French Alps this weekend to 12.Reuter - 43 words
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336 1974-08-19 5 UPI Reuter Washington, Monday President Ford was yesterday preparing to name his VicePresident, and Mr. Nelson Rockefeller was still in the running after weathering a potentially damaging charge against him. The White House described as a smear attempt the accusation that the 66-year-old formerUPI; Reuter - 336 words
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122 1974-08-19 5 Reuter Rome. Monday—A five-year-old Italian boy, Roberto Zanon, was reunited with his mother in Rome on Saturday after making an unscheduled trip to Amsterdam by mistake. Roberto, his mother and two younger brothers had checked in at Rome's Fiumicino Airport for a Qantas flightReuter - 122 words
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Advertisement148 1974-08-19 5 The man with the Country Air Wears a Button-Down by Arrow Be one of the first to rediscover the button-down. Only Arrow takes this classic and makes it look so freshly new. The higher, longer 4-inch collar is new. The stripes, checks and solids are crisply country, but citysophisticated. And148 words
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Page 5 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous286 1974-08-19 5 NEW NATION CROSSWORD 8 Looming 9 A thousand ages 10 Was foolishly fond of (with "on") (with "on" 11 Rory 12 Sort, kind 14 Namesakes of a goddess 17 Count calories 21 Helpful hints 24 Joust 26 Habituate: Var. 27 Tennis name 28 Wavy: Her. 30 Lugdunum, today 32 Fragrant286 words
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OPINION
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Article438 1974-08-19 6 As if the man-made crises of inflation, recession and food and energy shortages were not bad enough, nature is adding its share to man's growing burdens. In India, Bangladesh, Burma and more recently, the Philippines, lives have been lost and vast areas of territories devastated as438 words
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'WHISPERS' by ISPY
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Article39 1974-08-19 6 Different people are homesick for different things. A colleague who visited Europe recently got this unusual request from the Singaporeans based in Germany. "Please say a few mve 'lahs'. we miss them,' said one of them.39 words
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Article82 1974-08-19 6 Working in this office has some fringe benefits. A colleague who was visiting a friend at the Outram Road General Hospital recently, found the visitors' car park full. In desperation he parked his car in the lot marked for hospital staff. Immediately a watchman came out to82 words
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Article106 1974-08-19 6 The newly opened iceskating rink is likely to produce more woman than man champions, if the experience of a col- league is anything to go by. This woman colleague who went to Jurong recently, found herself being gallantly held by the hand and guided round the106 words
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Article, Illustration1104 1974-08-19 6 Alex Josey - There is no denying thai the American Press played the leading role in the resignation of Mr. Richard Nixon. As columnist Alex Josey pats it, the media was both his judge and jury. The American public apparently sees nothing wrong in this, and, in1,104 words
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Letters
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Article185 1974-08-19 6 T.A. MUGAN - T.A. MUGAN More than a year ago I enquired through the courtesy of your columns whether the security deposits required from the consumers of P.U.B. services and held in the custody of the P ÜB. are earning Interest and If not why not. If the deposits185 words
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Article115 1974-08-19 6 The most frustrating thing about service No. 112 is its utterly unreliable time schedule. Now- adays my fellow commuters and I resort to taxis at least three to four times a week which we can ill-afford. After the recent amalgamation this service Improved somewhat keeping to Its115 words
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Article234 1974-08-19 6 It Is indeed more enjoyable to watch one's favourite T.V. programmes telecast in colour. But do you know that a colour television set in a potential fire hazard? According to the final report of the National Commission on Product Safety. 1970, published In a magazine I read234 words
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Article138 1974-08-19 6 YAP PEK HONG (Mrs - YAP PEK HONG (Mrs.) Sr. Public Relations Officer. Housing and Development Board, Singapore, 2. Could Same Boat (NN. 7.8.74) of Block 6, Holland Close who referred to leaks In Joints of pipes, please contact the Senior Estates Officer of the Queensway Area Office at 289. Block 46.138 words
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Article, Illustration1020 1974-08-19 6 Peter Mosley - From Peter Mosley Reuter In the two weeks that the world's governments will spend in concerted attack on the population problem, the problem itself will have grown to the extent of an extra three million people. That is a measure both of the urgencyReuter - 1,020 words
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Article529 1974-08-19 6 VOICE OF THE PRESS What other newspapers are saying-. A GOOD AVENUE FOR SECONDARY IV STUDENTS: Not all students who have completed secondary four are able to further their studies because of financial or other reasons. Although furthering their studies is not the only way for them529 words
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Miscellaneous35 1974-08-19 6 I §1 s I Wi ipfPl :1' tm <- (y M W?'A TO T» ,i A m. V r/ S, "V'/ *Vf sj s *v/. o /> X 1 V 'I'M NIW AT THIS WHAT'S THE SITUATION?'35 words
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SPECIAL FEATURE
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Article, Illustration825 1974-08-19 7 JESSE OWENS - THE SPORTING LEGENDS PAKIR SINGH LOOKS BACK AT THOSE SPORTING SUPERSTARS WHO KEPT THE WORLD AT THEIR FEET JESSE OWENS IT WILL perhaps never be possible to answer the perennial question Who was the greatest sportsman of them all? Each decade has had its825 words
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Article, Illustration728 1974-08-19 7 STANLEY MATTHEWS For nearly 20 years, the wizard of football, Stanley Matthews, struggled gallantly to realise the promise he had made to his fatlier on the death-bed to gain a winner's medal at Wembley. At the age of 40 in 1953, and watched by728 words
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787 1974-08-19 7 JOE LOUIS Despite Muhammad Ali and George Foreman, boxing fans all over the world will still name Joe Louis when asked the tantalising and eternal question: Who was the greatest heavyweight of them all? The Brown Bomber, as he came to787 words
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Advertisement269 1974-08-19 7 of life's good things buffet breakfast at Coffee Garden jijS. or the best Japanese restaurant in town unspoilt beaches far from the madding crowd P*256 luxurious rooms and suites. 80 more coming up by August! S *Local, Continental and Japanese cuisine from 3 exotic restaurants Coffee Garden, Feringgi Grill and269 words
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MOTORING AND BEHIND THE NEWS
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Article, Illustration914 1974-08-19 8 Jim Watkins - Vauxhall Magnum very relaxing to drive MOTORING 1 Jim Watkins One sure recipe for a very pleasant vehicle is to put a large engine in a small car. This has been the thought behind the development of the Magnum, and, predictably the result is an914 words
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1470 1974-08-19 8 Lee Chiu San - Lee Chiu San [jMOTDR-CVCIEjI I have always liked travelling by. road but, somehow or other, I have always used a car for all my holiday tours. My trips on motorcycle have been confined to weekend rides to Kota Tlnggl or Jason's Bay,1,470 words
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Article, Illustration1042 1974-08-19 8 Philip A. McCombs - SOUTH-EAST ASIA REPORT From Philip A. McCombs Washington Post SOUTH VIETNAM The scrap man sat on his porch and looked at the neat piles of rusty artillery shells in the yard. "Business is bad," he lamented. "All this fighting going onWashington Post - 1,042 words
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594 1974-08-19 8 B. Ronquillo - From B. Ronquillo PHILIPPINES Since the start of the 70s, Filipino workers nave round their income shrink in buying power as a result largely oi factors beyond their control. Worldwide inflation, termed as merely creeping in the 60s, has actually been galloping the594 words
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676 1974-08-19 8 Robert Elegant - From Robert Elegant The Los Angeles Times MALAYSIA The roads of Malaysia are lined with bamboo-frame tropical fruit stalls run by soft-spoken, friendly Malays who are certainly among the world's least commercially minded sales people. These gentle people makeThe Los Angeles Times - 676 words
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802 1974-08-19 8 ROBERT KAYLOR - ROBERT KAYLOR United Press International THAILAND Taxi driver Prasong Boonma was picking up a fare recently when a khaki-clad police officer appeared, his holstered revolver appearing huge on his small oriental frame. "You can'tUnited Press International - 802 words
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TREND AND FINANCE
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318 1974-08-19 9 Dear Ros: I am 18, and very much in love with my steady girl. However, all our friends say we are too young to go steady. I disagree because if we have a steady mind, why should age bother us and if we318 words
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Article166 1974-08-19 9 Dear Ros: At a party recently, some boys asked me for a dance but I had to decline because I dont know how to dance. So they think I'm stuck up. In the office, boys have asked me for a date but I've also refused as166 words
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Article134 1974-08-19 9 Dear Ros: Is it true that when one applies for a Job, the employer will want to see one's qualifications and requires a character reference from one's former principal? I am worried because I did something dishonest when I was in Secondary Two and suppose134 words
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Article, Illustration175 1974-08-19 9 Dear Ros: My only problem is a limited future. I am not Intelligent and have ho ambition. As an office girl, my pay Is less than $200. I do not like my present office but am forced to stick to it because my father175 words
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Article176 1974-08-19 9 Dear Ros: I'm mac'iy in love with my cousin Michael, but he doesnt seem to notice I exist. Apparently, he was going steady with a girt two years when Ehe died in an accident. The next girl he fell in love with also passed away. He's vowed176 words
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Article186 1974-08-19 9 Dear Ros: I have been In love with this Chinese-edu-cated girl for two years. She Is living In my kampong not very far from my home. Her parents found out about our relations and expressed strr.ng disapproval. But she's really In love with me. Our love186 words
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Article117 1974-08-19 9 Dear Ros: Why is it that when my boyfriend kisses me, I go cold? I dont mean to freeze up I think It's a matter of fright and shyness. I love him of course, but I'm wondering if I could be frigid. Acnes Dear Agnes: Sounds like117 words
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Article303 1974-08-19 9 Dear Ros: I just can't understand this girl's behaviour. Once she told me she didn't like this other boy, but a few days later she said what a nice and friendly chap he was. Then there was a time when she would even call me303 words
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Article195 1974-08-19 9 Dear Ros: We have known each other for only two weeks but she has already proposed marriage. I am very Interested In her but was nevertheless surprised by this suggestion. I am not opposed to the Idea, but how can I be sure she'd make a195 words
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225 1974-08-19 9 Dear Ros: I am 20 years old and very much in love with a married man of 30. He loves me too but my parents object to him. because he's married. He wants me as his mistress but my225 words
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Article169 1974-08-19 9 Dear Ros: Bbe is 16 and I'm 17. I fell in love and started taking her out when I was In Pre U One. But after three months she changed, suddenly, and rejected my dates. I'm now in Pre U Two and she wants to be169 words
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Article136 1974-08-19 9 Dear Res: I am 17 years old sod I've led a lonely life. I've always wanted to be an actor. How do I go about fulfilling this ambition and ?ea«e tell me what do do about National Service if I manage? Lost Dear Lost:136 words
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OVERSEAS STOCK EXCHANGE PRICES
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Article228 1974-08-19 9 Prices at 11.30 a.m. today (Australian time) on the Sydney Stock Exchange. Aberleen suspended Do Opts suspended AOD 05 06 Allstate 08 11 Amad 01 02 Aurora nil 10 Do opts unq. Aust Ant suspended Bamboo 03 05 Beach 21 nil Bounty suspended Bridge 09 12 Cleveland 24 30228 words
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241 1974-08-19 9 United Press International New Tork, MondaySenator John Tower, (Republican Texas), said yesterday the United States economy was still "in for a bitter dose of Inflation" and suggested allowing the free enterprise system to cure the economic ills. In remarks prepared for the-United Press International - 241 words
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Article151 1974-08-19 9 United Press International New Tork, Monday. The steel Industry's dramatically higher earnings for the second quarter have resulted In renewed strength to meet expansion requirements, the Iron Age magazine reported. The seven largest US mils had earnings nearly 57 per cent better than the year-agoUnited Press International - 151 words
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Article234 1974-08-19 9 At the beginning of the week the Frankfurt stock market saw a continuation of the firm trend that had started two weeks earlier. However, in the middle of the period under review negative external factors like the critical situation around Cyprus and sharp declines in Wall Street and London234 words
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Article217 1974-08-19 9 During the two sessions of this week, the Italian Stock Exchange registered further light gains on the last session. The general stock Index closed at 64.010. The volume of transactions was low. The positive trend depends above all on the good performance of Montedison, due both to the next217 words
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Article405 1974-08-19 9 Events abroad had a negative influence on the Zurich Stock Exchange, so that the minus signs predominated in all sectors. Turnover was, however, often so modest that even small selling orders put pressure on prices. New factors making for uncertainty were the very weak market in Wall Street, the405 words
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483 1974-08-19 9 London The London stock market had a traumatic week, with the P. T. index falling 27.7 points to close at 209.4, a fall of 11.7 per cent- The severity of the decline surprised many operators, who believed that the market had already been483 words
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Article319 1974-08-19 9 Trading In the Japanese stock market continued thin and should remain so for some time due to bearish factors such as a weak New York market, tight money here, a sharp dip in corporate Income, and large equity purchases, (margin loans outstanding, now below Y7OO billion, should go below319 words
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Advertisement71 1974-08-19 9 for clean faces. T>~ I.VNOXA m tftatuutg milk Geansing Milk is a refreshingly beautiful way to cleanse your skin. You will feel the cool and free flowing milk caress your face penetrating deep to act quickly to take away every trace of dirt and make-up. The sensation of exquisitely dean71 words
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Advertisement137 1974-08-19 9 Mappin Webb Cutlery Chesterfield Pattern For over 100 years, Mappin Webb Limited have been making the beautiful cutlery that have adorned the well dressed tables of the world. The maker's mark Mappin Webb has become known as the symbol of all that is best in silver and the Mapping Webb137 words
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Article, Illustration288 1974-08-19 10 Henry Quema. the executive vice-presi-dent of the Philippines Golf Association, will propose a tournament for junior colfers in South-East Asia when the captains of the Putra Cup teams meet at the Bukit Location of the Singapore Island Country Club today at 4.39288 words
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Article, Illustration731 1974-08-19 10 LIM KEE CHAN - They show strength at Open By LIM KEE CHAN The Philip pines established themselves as strong favourites to win the South East Asia Putra Cup golf championship for the seventh year running over the 6645yard par -71 Bukit course from Thursday Sunday. This indication came from731 words
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Article60 1974-08-19 10 Dover. Monday.—A 13-year-old Egyptian girl yesterday braved choppy conditions to become the youngest person to swim the English Channel. Abla Khairi. from Cairo, swam the 21-mile (33kms) Dover Strait In 12 hours 30 minutes Just over three hours faster than the previous youngest swimmer, 14-year-old Leonore Modell60 words
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Article, Illustration346 1974-08-19 11 Pa<e Boy led all the way. Page Boy was well clear of Espionage at the! home turn. Geekayess moved up third, with Kaya closing in on the outside. Page Boy came away from his field to win as he liked by five lengths. Geekayess was346 words
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Article, Illustration626 1974-08-19 11 JEFFREY LOW - By JEFFREY LOW An unexpected goal feast was presented to 30,000 football fans at the National Stadium last night when Malaysian Pr i sons beat Singapore Malays 6-4 in a charity match. It was a record soccer score at the National Stadium since Its openingPicture by CHUA PENG TEE - 626 words
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Article234 1974-08-19 11 Reuter Vienna, Monday. Carlos Reutemann of Argentina piloted his Brabham Ford to a clear and confident victory in the Austrian Grand Prix at Zeltweg yesterday, after leading from start to finish. Reutemann was hotly tailed for the first half of the race but his rivals slowlyReuter - 234 words
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Article49 1974-08-19 11 Stockholm, Monday Brothers Yves and Marc Pajot of France won the World 505 yatching championship which ended at Marstrand yesterday. Their points score from the best five out of six races was 17.7. United States pair Dennis Surtees and Steve Owens, who had 35.4 points, were second.49 words
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Article788 1974-08-19 11 Satoro and Intimation should be worth following mm SGRIPTI by scrutineer! v___ Singapore trained Epping Forest has probably earned a berth in the Sultan's Gold Vase field with a smart win In Class 1 Division 2 over 6f at Ipoh yesterday. Although Epping Forest's winning788 words
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Article258 1974-08-19 11 Montreal, Monday Russian Tamara Garkusklna set a World best performance in qualifying for the semi-finals of the women's pursuit at the World cycling championships here yesterday. Garkusklna knocked six seconds off her own previous best, set in the qualifying round last Friday, to clock 3:52.50 for258 words
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Article33 1974-08-19 11 Yokohama, Monday The All-Japan soccer team, who will take part in the Asian Games next month at Teheran, beat a visiting United States team 3-0 in a friendly match here today.33 words
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Article368 1974-08-19 11 LEE CHIU SAN - By LEE CHIU SAN Eric Cooper snatched victory at the last moment in the Pesta Sukan Skilled Driving Test organised by the Singapore Motor Sports Club at the Police Academy yesterday. This hotly contested event between 4C drivers was fought over five heats with the368 words
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Article88 1974-08-19 11 Teheran, Monday A 234-member South Korean sports, delegation, including 179 athletes—l 32 men and 47 women arrived here yesterday for the Seventh Asian Games which opens on September 1. They were the fourth Asian team to arrive, after China, Indonesia and North Korea. South Koreans will take88 words
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337 1974-08-19 11 Reuter London, Monday Somerset closed in on the Sunday League cricket leaders Leicestershire by scoring a comfortable 66-run victory over Essex yesterday. Leicestershire, without a match yesterday have 50 points and Somerset 46. Kent, champions for the past two years and inReuter - 337 words
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Article669 1974-08-19 11 Eric Cooper - SQUASH by Eric Cooper The same familiar faces that have been prominent in locai squash for the past few years again took most of the honours when the Fraser and Nea v e sponsored tournament began over the weekend, and in the upper grades in669 words
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Article199 1974-08-19 11 Vienna, Monday. Ulrike Tauber of East Germany ripped apart the World and European 200 metres individual medley record on the first day of the 13th European swimming championships here yesterday. The 18-year-old Berlin schoolgirl destroyed the opposition to build up a 30-metre lead and set199 words
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Article, Illustration72 1974-08-19 12 Talk shop this is the favourite pastime of Margaret Ho. 20. a secretary. She not only likes to talk about fashions but goes shopping at least four times a week. "You can call me a shopping addict," she says. "I spend most of my payPicture by PHILIP LIM. - 72 words
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Article56 1974-08-19 12 AH FOOK: The monsoon flood victims are indeed facing very great odds in their fight for survival. But I'm relieved to know that international aid is on the way. WEI UN: I'm glad that we are playing our part in the relief operations. The Singapore Council of Social56 words
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Article174 1974-08-19 12 TODAY is Monday, Aug. 19, the 231 st day of 1974 with 134 to follow. THE MOON Is approaching Its first quarter. THE MORNING STABS are Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn. THE EVENING STAB is Mars. Those born on this date are under the sign of Leo. American elder174 words
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Miscellaneous698 1974-08-19 12 RADIO 3.00 OPENING ANNCTS followed by V ALARUM PAYIK—A locally produced show to cater for young children. 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 SCIENCE REPORT 4.19 GENERAL HOSPITAL Daytime serial698 words
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Miscellaneous1711 1974-08-19 12 YOUR LUCKY STAR IF irs YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you are an exceptionally kind and understanding person. Those fortunate enough to work with you or under you realise that they have In you a colleague and a task-mas-ter supreme. You would never ask more of them than of yourself and1,711 words
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Miscellaneous319 1974-08-19 12 The Minister for Labour. Mr. Ong Pang Boon, will officiate at the Kampong Kapor Constituency's DINNER AND CULTURAL SHOW at the Kampong Kapor Community Centre at 8 p.m. The Polish Embassy will hold a PHOTO AND POSTER EXHIBITION to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the foundation of the Polish People's319 words
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