New Nation, 28 August 1974

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    23 1 NEW NATION ■stnGapore Wednesday evening, August 28, i 974 No. 1114 Price 20 cents M.C. (P) 20/74 NEV®sTION SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY AUGUST 28, 1974
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    Lock icon Get away, I'm going to die today...
    92 1 A gun held to his head. Bob Hertz, 18, shouted to police officers who watched apprehensively from a distance: "(let away, I'm going to die today." But he took more than four hours before he squeezed the trigger, releasing the only bullet in
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    Martial arts vice gang operating in big hotels
    500 1  -  Police hunt ringleaders after coffee house attack on two stars By Bharathi Mohan The CID has launched a hunt for two ringleaders of a martial arts gangs which has been controlling vice in several leading hotels In the Orchard Road area. The
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  • Article
    Poppy probe by UN
    48 1 Ankara Wednesday Four United Nations experts arrived here yesterday to study measures to beat drug smuggling following a decision by Turkey to resume cultivation of the opium poppy. They will prepare a report on ways to prevent Turkish farmers selling raw opium to smugglers.
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    On with the show...
    126 1 The Chang sisters, Lye Lye and Lan Tee. from Hong will perform at a food and fun fair organised by the Church of St. Vincent De Paul, off Yio Chu Kang Road, on Sunday. The two sisters were attacked by seven men at the Hilton Hotel
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    Lock icon Cyprus: A call for crisis UN meeting
    426 1 To discuss the 'grave refugee problem* Reuter New York, Wednesday Cyprus has called for a special meeting of the UN Security Council to consider the "grave situation" on the island. A Cypriot delegation official said last night it had requested the special meeting
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    New code for MPs
    277 1 Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday National Front MPs and State Assemblymen are to be governed by a code of conduct, the Front's executive secretary. Encik Khalil Akasah, said yesterday. A breach of the code would mean disciplinary action including expulsion. The code will come up for discussion at
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    New CID unit to battle youth crimes
    329 1  -  Report calls for special officers to deal with delinquents By Sunny Wee A special crime prevention service to deal with delinquent youths may be set up in the Criminal Investigation Department. This unit will come under the wing of the Police Juvenile Branch
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    Lock icon Concorde drama
    94 1 Reuter London, Wednesday, A Concorde supersonic airliner made an emergency landing when part of its undercarriage failed to lock into position, the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) disclosed yesterday. The landing took place at the BAC airfield at Fairford in Western England when test pilot John Cochrane brought down
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    OUR ROADS
    10 1 Police reported 105 accidents yesterday. Seven were serous.
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    ON THE 'CHANGE
    93 1 The Stock Exchange of Singapore opened unsteady this morning. Share prices generally declined marginally In slow trading in sharp contrast to yesterday's heavy downfall. BUSINESS DONE: City Development (1) 1.03, (4) 1.02. San Holdings (5) 0.69, <1> 0.68*. F. Merlin (21) 1.54. Genting (1) 2.84. 0.C.8.C. (6>
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    Lock icon Shot dead
    33 1 Reuter Rio de Janeiro, Wednesday A top official of the Argentine affiliate of France's Renault Motor company was shot dead In Cordoba while on his way to work yesterday, police said.
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  • LOCAL NEWS
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      40 FROM JAPAN WANT TO INVEST
      334 2  -  By Sonny Wee Forty Japanese manufacturers are interested to invest here on joint ventures with local businessmen. They include those in the food, electronics, metal and woodworking Industries. These prospective investors have asked the the South-East Asia Trade, Investment and Tourism Promotion Centre (SEAPCENTRE)
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      Lunch talk
      35 2 Prof. Phoon Wai Onn will speak on Health and Hazards in Industry at the National Safety First Council of Singapore luncheon meeting at the Malacca Room. OberoiImperial Hotel, on Friday at 1 p.m.
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      Bathroom trip ends in girl's death...
      180 2 A trip to the bathroom ended in death for this "quiet" 20-year-old Jurong girl Miss Ng Swee Meng (right). On Monday afternoon, she was having her bath in -a wooden bathroom when she slipped and fell into a two-metre deep well a few metres
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      Airline office at standstill
      357 2  -  Air India pilot strike causes uncertainty over future By Nancy Koh Air India has suspended all flights in South-east Asia and Australia, including Singapore. The last Air India flight from Australia left Singapore for home on Aug. 3 at 3 p.m. following a strike by its
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      Scouting must serve the society's interests
      285 2 Scouting must comple- ment and serve the so- ciety in which it exists I and each member country must review its pro- gramme to keep in line with the country's intentions, hopes and aspira- tions. This principle should be kept in mind when rei
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      Students who failed to score credit...
      200 2 There has been a noticeable drop in the number of students from Monk's Hill Secondary School, who obtained credit passes in English in last year's GCE 'O' level examinations. its principal, Mr. Jacob Yoong said. There was also a drop in the number of
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      The success story of CSF after 8 months
      375 2 The C o m m unity Security Force (CSF) of the Vigilante Corps, which went policing only eight months ago, has dealt a severe blow to Singapore's criminals. Since the first patrols came on the roads in January, the CSF members successfully
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      Oratorical contest
      55 2 The Maris Stella High School organising committee will hold the Upper Serangoon District i EL2 oratorical contest at i St. Gabriel's Secondary School Hall on Saturday at 8 30 a m Mr. Sia Kah Hui. Min- lster of State for Labour and MP for Upper Seran- j goon,
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      Blood unit
      22 2 The Blood Donation Centre at Outram Road General Hospital will be open on Sunday between 8.30 am. and 12.30 p.m.
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      Lock icon AID FROM ON HIGH
      123 2 This is the other side of education for students of the Singapore Polytechnic Engineering Society —welfare service. Yesterday, they put their slide rules aside and took to pails and brushes to do a "service before-self lesson at the Ramakrishna Mission Boys' Home. The visit to the
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      Crime buster wins another award
      183 2 Crime buster Assistant Superintendent Mahinder Singh has made another arresting achievement in his police career. Last week, he was among 30 police inspectors promoted to ASPs and this week, he became the first local policeman to be awarded a 12-week scholarship at the Crime Prevention
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      A very exciting display of champions
      553 2 My-R's Penny Ante wins the day FROM THE DOC HOUSE BY PG The sixth Championship Dog Show was undoubtedly the most exciting we have seen so far, for it was then that the trophy for the Dog of the Year was to be decided.
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    • Article
      50 will attend kidney talks
      91 2 About 50 kidney experts from 10 countries are expected to attend a Colloquim on Nephrology to discuss kidney transplants and renal diseases. which will be held in Singapore for the first time. Organised by the National Kidney Foundation. Ministry of Health, University of Singapore, and
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      Bureau to look into youth problems
      294 3 The Government has been urged to set up a Youth Advisory Bureau to look into the problems of youth in our community. The bureau will help to show that youth work is an essential and integral part of the preventive measures against crime and
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      Make provisions for the slow learners...
      726 3 Committee calls for a general review of education system to help them from dropping out The Committee on Crime and Delinquency has called for a general review of the present education system to make provisions for the slow learners. It has been ascertained that
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      Shorter wait for flats in rural zone
      364 3 Applicants for Housing Board flats in the rural zone will have a shorter waiting period than those who apply for housing in the other zones. This, according to informed sources, is because there are fewer applicants for flats in the rural zone than
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      Delinquency to rise with overcrowding
      571 3 Dangers in small Housing Board flats Crime and delinquency among youths is expected to increase along with tlhe provision of pirolic housing for the lower income group. Such a trend is likely to occur particularly among those residing in the Housing and Development Board's one
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      Trade team
      34 3 A 15-member business mission, jointly sponsored by the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the British Department of Trade, will arrive in Sin-* gapore on Sept. 7, for a week's visit.
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      In aid of charity
      65 3 The Rotary Club of Singapore (West) will be holding three charity shows on Nov. 23, 24 and 25 in aid of the Spastlcs and Retarded Children's Socltles. The star attraction of these shows will be 21-year-old Ricky Pounce de Leon, a retarded young man who is
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      Outramians' dinner
      42 3 The Old Outramians' I Association will be holding their ninth annual dinner and dance at the Shangri-La Hotel Island Ballroom on Saturday from 7.30 p.m. Ex-Outramians who wish to attend may con- J tact Miss Jamaliah Abdullah at Tel: *****8.
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      T.V. AND FILMS TO BLAME
      324 3 Films, television program mes and newspaper reports on violence and crime are partly responsible for the upward trend in violence. This is the finding of the 10-man Committee on Crime and Delinquency set up by the Government last February to look into this problem among
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      67 2 SHE'S FOR ADOPTION Toffee is up for adoption this week. The one-year-old pap lost her home when her previous owner went abroad. She is brown in colour and a very affectionate pup. She is also a good watch dog. Anti distempered and spayed, she is eagerly waiting for a new
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      292 3 NEW NATION CROSSWORD 6 Card 7 Role In "The Tem--8 In S full view 9 Support 10 Staff officer 11 Bank missives: Abbr. 12 Indian weapon 15 Strong upholstery fabric 18 Uno, dos, or tres 20 Relish 23 Astrodome state 24 Cattleman 26 Men's wear in Edinburgh 27 Cross section
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  • FOR YOUR PLEASURE AND BEHIND THE NEWS
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      Hoffman in a romantic mess
      542 4  -  CINEMA The sphagetti way •V SONNY YAP THE BEDROOM GRADUATE directed by Pietro Germi. with Dustip Hoffman and Stefania Sandrelli. This is yet another film on love, marriage and divorce the sphagetti way. And like most films of this genre, it adds up to nothing
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      BENEFIT SHOW FOR VIVIEN
      413 4  -  By Violet Oon Vivien Ngo, 20, had given up hope of ever being able to study music in England and even enrolled for the Business Administration course in the University of Singapore. But she did so well in last year's Associated Board of the Royal S
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      Yes get Moraz on the keyboards
      335 4  -  POP BY JEAN LI So it's Patrick Moraz! The keyboards wizzard with the Refugee has *oeen named as the replacement for Rick Wakeman in Yes, one of the top rock groups ip Britain. Rick left the band recently to pursue a solo career. Patrick.
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      Suharto's visit to foster closer relations
      1057 4 At the end of Singapore Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Knan Yew'*, visit to Indonesia in May last year, M*"t <♦"" »»»<»e issaed noted that "the two Heads of Government agreed to hold mataal eonsaltations on matters concerning peace and >n Sooth-East Asia, especially within
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      A MAN OF ACTION RATHER THAN WORDS...
      468 4 A self-disciplined, discreet and largely un a m b i tious man who s tr e s s e s on action rather than words and rhetoric. These are the descriptions most commonly used for President Suharto who will be visiting Singapore for
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      Singaporeans have a better picture of Indonesia now
      291 4  -  By Ronnie Muntu Singapore's Ambassador to Indonesia, Mr. Lee Koon Choy, In an exclusive interview with New Nation in Jakarta described the relations between Indonesia and Singapore at present as "friendly and accommodating with mutual respect for each other." Ambassador Lee told
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      101 4 1(1) Don't Let The San Go Down On Me: Elton John 2(3) One Man Band: Leo Sayer 3(5) Ricky Don't Lose That Namber: Steely Dan 4 Rock Tour Baby: Georte McCrae 5 (2 Judy Teen Cockney Rebel (1») The Nlfht Chicato Died: Paper Lace 7(7) Rock The Boat: The Hits
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      135 4 Rollers 4(2) Rock Ycmr Baby: George McCrit 5(5) Rock the Boat: Hues Corporation 0(8) What Becomes of The Broken Hearted: Jimmy Baffin 7 (IS) I'm Leaving It All Up To Yon: Don* ny and Marie Osmond 8(7) Rocket: Mod 9 (4) Born With A Smile On My Face: Stephanie De
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Selassie still remains Head of State
      206 5 Reuter Adis Ababa, Wednesday Emperor Haile Selassie, virtually stripped of all his powers and deprived of all his palaces, stil} remains Head of State—and yesterday he swore in five ministers appointed in last week's government reshuffle. The ceremony for the Ministers of the Interior,
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      Lock icon Air pact
      30 5 Reuter Tokyo, Wednesday Japan and China yesterday signed a technical agreement under which they can inaugurate reciprocal civil aviation services between Tokyo and Peking from Sept. 29. —Renter
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      Lock icon 16 more Arab suspects held
      460 5 New bid to disrupt life, says Peres United Press International Tel Aviv, Wednesday Police yesterday reported the capture of 16 suspects in connection with an upsurge of Arab guerrilla activity in the central region of Israel described as a new attempt to disrupt the life
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      Lock icon Six killed
      43 5 United Press International Dares Salaam, Wednesday A truck transferring 67 prisoners from one jail to another overturned on Monday at Klbiti. 136 kms <85 miles) south r.f Dares Salaam, killing six prisoners and critically injuring several others, police reports yesterday said.
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      Lock icon Giscard calls for EEC summit
      295 5 'Europe cannot rely on the US' Reuter Paris, Wednesday President V a 1 e r y G i s c a r d d'Estaing last night proposed a Common Market summit meeting to promote European political union, saying that Western Europe must rely on itself
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      Lock icon 13 ex-Reds held in Manila
      339 5 Arms bases found Reuter Manila, Wednesday The Philippine Government rounded up 13 senior officials of the outlawed communist party here and seized a number of motor vehicles and ships in a recent counter insurgency operation, it was announced here yesterday. The office of Defence Secretary,
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      Lock icon 90 die in floods
      55 5 Reuter Manila. Wednesday Flood damage to crops, roads, bridges and other public and private property on Luzon island ihvw total 78 million pesos (about $27.8 million), according tr. preliminary reports. Floodwaters which inundated 14 provinces, including Manila 1C days ago. caused about -90 deaths and rendered
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      Lock icon Rhodesia keen to settle with Britain
      209 5 United Press International Salisbury, Wednesday. —Rhodesia will continue to seek a constitutional settlement with Britain, President Clifford Dupont said yesterday. He also told the opening of parliament the government has made plans to safeguard Rhodesia's supply routes to the Indian Ocean whatever happened in
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      Lock icon The killer tiger is set free
      167 5 Reuter Calcutta, Wednesday A tiger which turned killer and terrorised the people in the forests near here was captured and then set free again. And the animal which forestry experts had thought was a female turned out to be a 20-month-old. two metre (eight-foot),
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      Lock icon BIG RUSH FOR SUGAR IN BRITAIN
      120 5 London, Wednesday Britain has been hit by a shortage of sugar. And yesterday a government spokesman warned that the sugar situation was aggravated by overbuying and hoarding. But two supermarket chains have accused Whitehall of grossly mishandling the sugar shortage by releasing stocks too
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      Lock icon Cosmonauts set for early link-up
      221 5 Reuter Moscow, Wednesday— The two Soviet Soyuz--15 cosmonauts, one of them the first grandfather In space, were yesterday orbiting the earth and preparing for an early link-up with space station already in orbit. The flight is seen in Russia as a prelude both to a
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      Lock icon $50,000 aid
      27 5 Reuter Tokyo, Wednesday The Japanese Government yesterday donated US$2O,OOO ($50,000) to Burma as a gesture of sympathy for Burmese who suffered from the recent floods.
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      Lock icon 'VIETS TO START NEW PUSH'
      299 5 United Press International Saigon, Wednesday Communist troops will begin a new wave of attacks later this week that will spread through each of South Vietnam's four military regions, government intelligence reports said yesterday. The reports said the high point of the attacks will begin at
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      Lock icon Troops step up border vigil for IRA jail-breakers
      130 5 United Press International Belfast. Wednesday British troops increased their border vigil yesterday on guard for 19 outlawed Irish Republican Army fugitives. The search for them in the Irish Republic concen trated within 12.8 kms (eight miles) of Northern Ireland. IRA sources said
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  • OPINION
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      The solution lies in the schools
      475 6 The school is not only an Information storehouse or a factory for the production of labour, it is also a place where the character of the country's future citizens is moulded. This vital function which has tended to be overlooked in the past, has
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    • 'WHISPERS' by ISPY
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        Forgetting the bill
        75 6 A friend has just found out that you can get away with- not paying for lunch without even trying. He and his friend did it the other day at a French restaurant. Both forgot about the bill after the lunch, and only discovered the error when they
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        Beer for his pet
        41 6 Excessive drinks affect people In different ways. A colleague saw one man who had apparently one too many trying to force an elephant to take his beer. It wasn't even a real elephant only a plastic one.
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      Defining the rights of each state
      1207 6  -  How far should state rights extend in economic matters? When a government decides to nationalise foreign industries in its eonntry, for instance, should the rates of compensation bo decided by it alone or should they follow some international guidelines? These are the Questions that
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      Lock icon Jews celebrate the sabbath in Cairo
      637 6  -  From Jack Foisie Los Angeles Times In this metropolis where newspapers daily berate "Israeli aggressors" and "Zionist intrigue," a main street station* ery store and printing shop is named "Weinsteins." Walk another two blocks and an Imposing structure bears the star of David. It's
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    • Letters
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        Downfall of Nixon
        574 6  -  H.H. UN I refer to the column by Mr. A. Josey (NN, 19.8.74). One can excuse the Russians for believing that poor Nixon was hounded out of office by a vicious Press. But it is difficult to understand how a journalist in Singapore, with full access to
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        Conducting a survey
        195 6  -  TAN CHEW KIM Director of Customer Services, Singapore, 2. I refer to the letter Mother wu Scolded (NN, 12.8.74). A survey was conducted to ascertain, amongst other things, subscribers' telecommunication needs and views, with the objective of meeting those needs. In order that significant results could be
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        After 40 donations
        113 6  -  T. KULASINGAM I too support the views made by Clement Wong in the New Nation of August 16. May I make the further suggestion that all blood donors who have donated 40 or more times be given the existing privileges for life irrespective of whether such donors
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        Meaningful awards
        160 6 I wish to thank Clement Wong (NN, 16.8.74) for his constructive comments on the question of payment for blood donors, which I had earlier raised. I hope that the suggestions made by this reader will be seriously considered by the authorities concerned. If I may, I wish to
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    • VOICE OF THE PRESS
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        NANYANG SIANG PAU
        266 6 What other newpapers are saying-. HELP KEEP OUR LITTLE GIRLS SAFE Three skeletons have been found in various remote parts of Singapore over the past 12 days, adding to the number of crimes yet to be solved by our pre-sent-day society where homicide repeatedly takes place. The
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        SIN CHEW JIT POH
        470 6 SET THE COURSE AND RECTIFY THE OBJECTIVE To build a strong nation, the people must first be strengthened. This is an unalterable truth. Under the colonial Government the ruler required only "submissive people" and not "strong people." Since the people of Singapore became their own masters,
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  • SPECIAL FEATURE
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      Lock icon CINEMA ON WHEELS
      1286 7  -  Tell him what you want and he will start the reels moving—all for a fee THE DYING PROFESSIONS Concluding the series by SONNY YAP Cinema on wheels? Incredible? That was what I said when I heard about the old Shajighainese man riding a miniature movie house on
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      Easing the pain of martial exponents
      569 7 Tan comes to the rescue with his herbs The mystic side of a top master of kung fu lies in his wideranging, if not, uncanny knowledge of using Chinese herbs to cure a variety of illnesses. He is 51-year-old Tan Slew Khoon who is
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  • EDUCATIONAL BROADSHEET
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      OTHELLO
      3184 8 PART TWO Case of a general whose real war is at home Over-trusting nature makes lago's plot possible... In any discussion of the character of Othello, two issues spring to the forefront: Is his Jealousy self-born or is it the result of lago's consummate skill and, second, is Othello
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  • TREND AND FINANCE
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      Lock icon A dress to go with any colour
      183 9 You never know when you will be caught looking critically at others. But when you do, be sure that your own dressing is above, reproach. Shirley obviously has no worries. Tilting her head and arching her brows, she has every right to feel
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      Saying 'Happy Christmas' right away with a little chuckle
      889 9  -  TRISH SHEPPARD It's funny to write about Christmas in August but Christmas keeps popping into my mind and giving me such a warm feeling in my tummy that I have a little chuckle. The reason for this unseasonal joy over the
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      A tasty and homely dish
      236 9 EATING IN Fried Pineapple and Gizzard Is a tasty, sweet and sour dish which whets the appetite. What also makes it special is that it is a "homely" dish which you would not find in a restaurant. Though the amount served is small, it is
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      Lock icon Dracula trips a big draw
      153 9 Melbourne Herald While tour operators are hard hit this summer by people unable to afford holidays abroad, British Airways has scored a hit with its trips to Dracula country. The airline has had 2000 bookings (or its tour covering castles, monasteries and graveyards in the
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      MARKET MOVEMENTS
      224 9 The Singapore stock market yesterday suffered one of the heaviest falls in share prices in recent months. Nothing seemed to be right from the opening bell. The selling tide, already strong In the morning, swelled even higher in the afternoon. The big wares of selling were typified by
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      Major oil nations urge all-round production cutback
      233 9 Vienna, Wednesday Major oil exporting nations, led but Kuwait and Venezuela, are proposing an allround production cutback, sources ip the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said yesterday. The OPEC plan for a cutback, described as "production programming," is designed to counter the
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      Kuwait oil for Singapore?
      29 9 London, Wednesday. The Anglo-Dutch Shell Oil Company is negotiating with Kuwait to process Kuwait government crude in its Singapore Refinery, a company spokesman said yesterday.
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      The new bladeless Weed Eater
      201 9 A revolutionary grounds maintenance machine that works on almost grassy surface has just been introduced in Singapore. Known as The Weed Eater, this gasoline powered machine cuts, trims, edges and manicures without the use of blades, thus ensuring a high standard of safety at all
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        New York
        603 9 New York, Wednesday. Record high interest rates took their toll of the stock market yesterday driving prices sharply lower in slow trading on- the New York Stock Exchange. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 16.59 to another fouryear low of 671.54, the blue chip indicator opened firm, but
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        Tokyo
        335 9 The market bounced up and down within a wide range and closed moderately higher in active trading. The Dow Jones average recovered Y4OOO. The morning session opened firm as bar-gain-hunters bought high-priced light electricals, auto and auto parts. Incentive backed stocks such as Nippon Kayaku and Yokohama rubber were
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        Paris
        216 9 Closing prices on the Paris Bourse yesterday: Paribas 126 +.30 Indochlne 1S1 50 +3.50 Fonder 280 -(-2 Pr In temps 71 JO —2.30 C.OK. 282 +5 Bull 35.20 —.40 Royal Dutch 133.50 +1.70 Micheltn 725 +15 Thomson 144.20 3.90 CJJ. 121.50 +3.40 Rhone 127 +1 Air 256 —1 B.S.N.
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        Sydney
        234 9 Prices at 11.30 ajn. today (Australian time) on the Sydney Stock Exchange. Aberlten susp. Do opts susp. AOD 06 074 Allstate 07 10 Amad 01 4 04 Aurora OS 00 Dc opts unq. Aust Ant susp. Bamboo 03 05 Beach 31 nU Bounty susp. Bridge nil 11 Cleveland 30
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        Dow Jones
        37 9 TUCK AUG. U, 1074. Dow Jones closing stock averages on the New York Exchange yesterday: 30 industrials £71.54 (off 16.59), 20 transport 140.13 (off 282). 15 Utilities 62.95 (Off 0.64), 65 stocks 206.11 (Off 4.43).
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        Zurich
        83 9 This service is from the Union Bank of Switzerland. Closing prices In (Swiss franc) on the Zurich Stock Exchange yesterday: UBS 2640 20 SBC 481 Credit Suisse 2360 20 Swissair B. 475 8 Swiss Relnsur. 1900 Wlntei thur B. 1350 Zurich liisur. 5800 25 Juvena B. 1285 55 Nestle
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      Exchange admits 17 firms in first 6 months
      233 9 Seventeen new companies with a total paidup capital of about $320 million were admitted to the Stock Exchange of Singapore during the first year of Its operations. During the same period. 16 companies with a total paid-uo capital of $145 million were
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      169 9 Colour TV at $2.65 a day The Philips K9 26 ins. colour TV set—one of the most advanced sets in the world. Consider the cost of buying a colour TV set It means paying out a fortune you may never see again. In fact, as soon as the set leaves
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      Lock icon Malaysia to send official to China
      169 10 Reuter Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday Malaysia will send a sports official to China soon after they have exchanged ambassadors, Olympic Council of Malaysia chairman Datuk Hamzah Abu Samah said yesterday. He was speaking to reporters here before leaving for Teheran for the Asian Games with
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      Title fight
      31 10 Tokyo, Wednesday World Boxing Association junior welterweight champion Antonio Cervantes of Colombia will defend his title against Japan's Yasuaki Kadota on October 26 in Tokyo, Japanese promoters announced yesterday.
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      Lock icon Test ends in a draw as expectd
      588 10 Reuter London, Wednesday England and Pakistan drew the third and final cricket Test here yesterday the last day becoming a pointless exercise long before the close. With the Oval pitch retaining its placid character right up until the end—only 21 wickets fell during
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      Lock icon Gifts for Gary from Notts
      297 10 Reuter London. Wednesday.— Gary Sobers the great West Indian allrounder was yesterday presented with two gifts from his English club, Nottinghamshire. to mark his impending retirement from first-class cricket. Nottinghamshire president Frank Gregory presented Sobers with a silver tankard on behalf of the county club's
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      New laws are fine but 'fees too high'
      439 10  -  MARTIAL ARTS by Sonny Yap Local martial arts exponents have greeted the new laws requiring them to register at a fee from September 2 with mixed reaction. They are relieved that there is finally a system to control the chaotic profusion of
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      Lock icon It's Idros to the rescue...
      44 11 Idros Albar (right), the Hampshire goalkeeper rushes out to beat Ma hat Ambu apd Rahmat Paiman of Darul Afiah in the Dr. Lee Chiaw Meng Cup soccer final at Farrer Park yesterday. Hampshire won 1-0. Picture by JERRY SEH
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      Shinta steps out like a winner
      355 11 Splendid trial by Diplomat, Natural Copy Diplomat 111 and Natural Copy (T.S. Chiam) did a splendid trial at Bukit Timah this morning. Galloping from the 4f, they ran the last 3f ip 36 on good going, reports BLUE PETER. Shinta went like a winner
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      Man of Courage should score again
      909 11 siii ROUNDUP By BLUE PETER iN 'A Penang trainer Teh Choon Beng has a formidable team entered for the Pesta Sukan Cup meeting at Bukit Timah. starting this weekend. Man of Courage II should be among the winners. The five-year-old by Henry's Choice was
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      Monzon aims at Valdes
      65 11 Mendoza, Wednesday Carlos Monzon of Argentina, the World Boxing Association middleweight champion, said yesterday he hopes to fight Colombian Rodrigo Valdes, the World Boxing Council champion before the end of the year. The 32-year-old boxer also mentioned the possibility of fighting in the light-heavyweight class if
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      Lock icon Aussie takes lead in the Masters
      266 11 Reuter Bangkok, Wednesday Allan Lehner of Australia fired a six-game series of 1200 to capture top spot in the Masters qualifying round in the 1974 Bangkok International Invitational bowling tournament. Lehnei shot games of 195, 190, 200. 204. 224, 187. 594 200 average to
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      Lock icon Carlisle lose lead after 1-0 defeat
      469 11 Reuter and UPI London, Wednesday Carlisle United, who made an impudent pntrv into English First Division football by Koine: straight to the too of the table, last night lost their place at the head of the League when they were beaten 1-0 at home
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      775 11 NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK LIMITED. 901-903 Shing Kwan House, 4 Shenton Way, Singapore 1. Te1=*****4,*****8/9. Head Office: 41 Lothbury, London EC2, England. Consolidated Balance Sheet at 31st December, 1973. Preference shere capital Ordinary shareholders' funds Ordinary share capital Reserves Loan capital Minority interests in subsidiary companies Provisions for pensions Deferred taxation
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      Lock icon MERLE HAS HIGH HOPES...
      71 12 This is Merle de Silva, 19, a waitress in the Indian Restaurant at O b e r o i-lmperial Hotel. Her secret formula for keeping slim, she says, is plenty of fresh air and exercise. "I go swimming and horseriding regularly," she says. Merle hopes to
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      TODAY
      157 12 TODAY is Wednesday, Aug. 28, the 240 th day of 1974 with 125 to follow. THE MOON is approaching its full phase. THE MORNING STARS are Venus, Jupiter and Saturn. the evening stars are Mercury and Mars. Those born on this date are under the sign of Virgo. French
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      TALKING POINT
      67 12 AH FOOK: I support the call for the return of the rod in schools to combat the rising rate of juvenile del i n quency. Don't forget the saying "Spare the rod and spoil the child." MEI LIN: Corporal punishment is a negative way of discipline. It must
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      1293 12 RADIO SINGAPORE S 3.00 OPENING ANNCTS. followed by LENSA KELUARGA (M) A magazine series. 3.25 DIARY OF EVENTS (M) 3.30 LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDOURED THING Daytime serial on the trials and tribulations of three families in San Francisco. 3.55 PERSEMBAHAN KU (R) A light musical programme featuring Mohd. Dasukl.
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      293 12 WORLD WEATHER New York Chance of showers. 83 63F. 28-20 C. Headline: Llndoergh dies of cancer in Hawaii at the age of 72. San Francisco Fair. 81-57 F. 27-14 C. Headline. Ford sets five goals for inflation talks. Paris Fair. 75 54F. 24-12 C. Headline: First points scored by Waldheim
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      617 12 YOUR LUCKY STARS IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you are a generous and sympathetic individual with a p e r s o nality invariably pleasing, whether or not you attempt to make it so. Highly talented along artistic lines you might as well find your niche in the drama,
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