New Nation, 11 September 1974

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  • 24 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Wednesday evening, September 11, 1974 NO. 1126 Price 20 cents M.C. (P| 20/74 NEV®mON V —-*S&T SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 11, 1974
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  • 311 1 This was the scene in Jalap Kayu today as victims of last night's blaze returned to their burntdown homes to salvage the remains of their belongings. Altogether 80 people from 14 families were made homeless in the hoar-long fire which rased a duster of
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  • 307 1  -  Public fears unfounded, say weathermen Bj Teresa Ooi Singapore Is unlikely to be hit by mass floods on Sept. 16, 17, 18 and 19, the Meteorological Department said today. A department spokesman was commenting on rumours that freak floods will hit Singapore, particularly on Sept.
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  • 62 1 United Press International Bangkok, WednesdayJohn Steinbeck IV. son of the famed American writer, Is In prison In southern Thailand serving a one-month term for the possession of marijuana, US embassy officials disclosed. Steinbeck was arrested on Aug. 21 as he was crossing the border from Thailand Into
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  • 61 1 Painter Busenah bin Bachok, 39, who was seriously injured In the oil rig explosion near the Jurong Western Anchorage on Sunday, died at the Outram Hospital at 9 p.m. yesterday. He leaves a wife and two daughters, aged one and four years. The explosion In the
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  • 32 1 Two men with handkerchleves drawn over their faces, held up an amah In a bungalow at Woodlelgh Park yesterday and escaped with an unknown sum of money and valuables.
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  • 30 1 Reuter Hollywood, Wednesday. —Actress Lisa Minnelll, 28, will wed film producer Jack Haley Jr., 41, In a private ceremony here on Sunday and will honeymoon In (London.
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  • 100 1 The Btock Exchange of Singapore passed through one of the dullest trading sessions this morning. Only 11 counters were traded at Press time and all moved slightly lower. BUSINESS DONE St. Trading (1) 3.80. F. Merlin (56> 1.86, (16) 1.85, (5) 1.84, (21) 1.83, (16) 1.82, (22)
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  • 40 1 United Press International Valletta, Wednesday Prime Minister Do in lllntoff may proclaim Malta a republic before the end of the year, putting an end to the nominal rule of Queen Elizabeth of Britain over the Island, politicians said yesterday.
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  • 178 1 Joh ore Barn, Wednesday Factories coming up at Pasir Gudang, Johore's newest industrial estate, must have at least 30 per cent bumiputra participation, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Hussein Onn said. At least 10 per cent must be reserved for local bumlputras, he said during
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  • 13 1 Police reported 103 accidents yesterday. Six were serious and one fatal.
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  • 484 1 Ford starts a new uproar Reuter Washington, Wednesday The White House set off a new wave of criticism yesterday disclosing that President Ford was considering the possibility of pardons for Mr. Nixon's former aides involved in the Watergate scandal. With protests still swirling
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  • 35 1 A housewife, Madam Ho Lye Tee, 53, was robbed of $3500 In cash and jewellery in her house at Pegu Road off Balestler Road yesterday by three men, one armed with a pistol.
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  • 264 1 United Press International Saigon, Wednesday Communist troops striking at opposite ends of South Vietnam blew up a bridge to temporarily isolate the city of Hue and attacked a military convoy near Saigon on a main highway in daylight, military officers said today. The Saigon
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  • 166 1 Washington, Wednesday The Chicago SunTimes yesterday quoted an unidentified former Nixon aide as saying that Gen. Alexander Haig, the Chief of Staff, was the actual president during the former President's Watergatescarred final year in the White House. The Independent newspaper. in a front-page Washington report, also quoted
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  • LOCAL NEWS
    • 308 2 Several youth leaders welcomed the Committee on Crime and Delinquency's recommendation on the setting up of a youth advisory bureau. In Its report, the committee had urged the Government to set up the bureau to look Into the problems of youth In our
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    • 261 2 More Chinese teachers needed More Chinese second language teachers are needed in schools. This is one of the recommendations. made in a report on a seminar, Teaching of Chinese as a Second Language, which was held last year. The seminar was held to improve the teaching of
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    • 203 2 Response was good The Fire Brigade Week has succeeded in creating public awareness of fire hazards, according to the Deputy Chief Fire Officer, Mr. Tan Jul Seng. He said that during the publicity campaign the fire brigade had received numerous enquiries from firms seeking advice on
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    • 116 2 BP Singapore today assured that there would be no shortage of petroleum products because several refineries would be shut down for major mechanical overhaul. A spokesman said arrangements have been made by the various oil companies to ensure a continued supply of their petroleum
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    • 312 2 Their budding talent has gained them a place in philatelic history. The creativity that flowed through the simple strokes of their paint-brushes is to be transferred onto UNICEF's commemorative stamps to mark Children's Day. The budding "artists" are four six-year-olds Chia Keng San, of
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    • 32 2 The following have passed the fifth Masters of Medicine (Paediatrics) examination held recently: Dr. Alan Chong Yoong Hin, Dr. Ong Hock Lai, Dr. June Tan Sok Cheng, and Dr. Karupplah Vellayappan.
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    • 30 2 A black purse containing some money was found by Mr. Han Hong Juan, yesterday near Gillman Circus. The owner can claim it from New Nation during office hours.
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    • 34 2 The National Theatre Trust will hold an art exhibition by seven artists at the National Theatre foyer on Sunday. The Police Band will perform at the Theatre's grounds at 5.30 p.m.
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    • 213 2 Five days ago, 14-month-old Tandy decided to explore the mysterious world outside her front gate. While her mistress, Mrs. Debbie Walker, was away, she slipped out of her home to see what the rest of Serangoon Gardens looked like. When Mrs. Walker
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    • 447 2 ntOM TNI 00G HOUSC rr pc Today is the last day for entering Singapore's First Nationad Junior Handling Championship. Those who haven't received an entry form or hare lost it, should phone the secretary of Singapore Kennel Club at *****5. Junior championships are
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    • 184 2 More research on nutrition should be carried out, especially in high-rise housing estates. In an Interview, Dr. Nalla Tan. senior lecturer at the Department of Social Medicine and Public Health, said: "We need to know more about changes In diet patterns caused by social
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    • 49 2 Mr. Chan Chee Seng, the Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Social Affairs), will open the Braille Reading Competition at the Toa Payoh Branch Library on Saturday at 2.30 p.m. It is organised by the Singapore Council of Social Service in conjunction with the Month for the Disabled.
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    • 29 2 Dr. Andrew Chew, the Deputy Director of Medical Services (Hospitals), will present awards to blood donors at the School of Nursing, Outram Road, on Friday at 5 p.m.
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    • 228 3 Master Lee Chee Wai, 15, has a double disability. He Is a spastic and has been partially deaf since birth yet he has courageously faced up to both these handicaps and made great strides in both his studies and outside activities. Chee
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    • 468 3 Each day yon will read the story of a child who has been nominated for an award. What we are inviting you to do is to participate in this quest to select the four most outstanding children oat of the 11 who have been nominated. When yon have
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    • 42 3 The National Productivity Board will conduct a course on Organisation Analysis and Planning at its Corporation Road premises in Jurong from Oct. 21 to Nc.7. l. It is designed for executives who are involved in organisation planning and development.
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    • 40 3 The National Productivity Board will conduct a one-day seminar and exhibition on Low Cost Automation at the Regional English Language Centre, Orange Grove Road on Oct. 13. Hie fee is $40/- each for members and $50/for non- members.
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    • 314 3 'Services as usual despite pullout' China Airlines' decision to pull out of the International Air Transport Association (LATA), due to come into effect on Sunday, will not affect the company's operations and airfares. "AU present routes, flights freight charges and air fares will remain the same. There
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    • 217 3 This is the type of beach Singaporeans can look forward to. And it will be away from the noise and pollution of the city. The beach is at Coney Island or Pulau Serangoon, a tiny island north of Singapore. The Port of Singapore Authority is still
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    • 28 3 A prize-giving ceremony for winners of the Development Bank of Singapore art competition will be held at its auditorium in Shenton Way on Saturday at 4 p.m.
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  • FOR YOUR PLEASURE AND BEHIND THE NEWS
    • 597 4  -  Action saves day CINEMA ■Y SONNY YAP BLACK BELT JONES directed by Robert Clouse with Jim Kelly and Gloria Hendry (Capitol). Black Bruce Lee or Black James Bond? Either way, this new Black Power Invention Is Just another assemblyline mayhem machine. And a poor
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    • 192 4 Miss Serene Wee, of Tld Bits fame, has grown up—and Is a BEAUTY, with brains. A sociology student at the University of Singapore, she recently won the Miss 810 (Biennial Intervarslty Games) 1974 Beauty Contest held in Hong Kong. Serene snatched the title from
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    • 350 4 [pop talk] EDGAR WINTER GROUP: SHOCK TREATMENT (CBS): So you think Edgar is not half as good as brother Johnny, do you? Well, if you do, you're mistaken. Edgar IS ahead c.f Johnny, or, to use a horse-racing term, he's several lengths In front.
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    • 589 4  -  ART BUCHWALD Betty Furness In a recent speech revealed something that the average consumer has known for years. It Is that the warranties that come with most American products aren't worth the computer cards they're printed on. There may have been a
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    • 616 4  -  WEST GERMANY KLAUS JONAS Reuter The Turkish football team at Stuttgart airport looked inconspicuous. Athletic and smartly dressed, they carried identical flight bags containing Jerseys and football boots. Then border police discovered they all had the same amount of money, 730 marks ($696).
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    • 354 4  -  SPAIN Froaa Miguel Asosa Washington Post Generalissimo Francisco Franco, 81, Is fully recovered from the circulatory disease which forced him to yield his powers provisionally to Prince Juan Carlos de Bourborn, 36, the Spanish dictator's seven doctors said last Sunday. The medical communique saying that the
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 250 4 SINGAPORE TOP TEN 1 (1) On# Man Band: Leo Sayer 2 (2) The Nlfht Chicago Died: p a pe r La—3 (6) I Shocked The Bheriff: Erie Clapton 4 (4) Ricky Don't Lose That Number: Steely Dam 5 (7) Rock The Boat: Hie Hues Cooperation 4 (3) Don't Let The
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 264 5 UPI, Reuter Washington, Wednesday President Ford, welcoming Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on his first official visit to Washington, said yesterday the United States stands with Israel and is "committed to Israel's survival and security." Mr Ford said that over the past few
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    • 441 5 'Wilson may be involved' UPI, Reuter London, Wednesday Conservative Party chairman Will Whltelaw said yesterday the party's top secret general election manifesto may have been stolen and leaked prematurely to the Press in a cloak-and-dagger operation which some British politicians likened to Watergate.
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    • 35 5 Reuter Edinburgh, Wednesday —More than 2,000 Scottish farmers, led by a piper playing a lament, marched through Edinburgh yesterday to protest against the "drastic situation" of the industry because of low financial returns.
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    • 263 5 Reuter Saigon, Wednesday— Government troops reErted inflicting heavy ises on communist units near the "Parrot's Beak" salient of Cambodian territory west of Saigon. The Saigon Command said 66 communist troops were killed yesterday and only two government infantrymen wounded in the action in
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    • 170 5 Lisbon, Wednesday President Antonio de Solnola formally declared the state of GuineaBissau independent yesterday and said the government would go ahead with granting power to the black independence movement in Mozambique despite race riots there. "A government of transition will shortly be set
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    • 360 5 Tear gas used on anti-Japan marchers Reuter, UPI Seoul, Wednesday South Korea and Japan were still searching for a way to avert a new crisis in their relations while riot police battled angry protestors with tear gas in continuing an ti-Japa-nese demonstrations
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    • 33 5 United Press International Katmandu, Wednesday Fourteen people were killed when they were swept away by landslides and swollen rivers in an area about 40 km (25 miles) south of here yesterday.
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    • 29 5 United Press International Rangoon, Wednesday— The Martha Graham dance ensemble will visit Rangoon in the last week of this month under the US-Burma cultural exchange Dro gramme.
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    • 219 5 Reuter Calcutta, Wednesday The Chogyal (ruler) of the Himalayan kingdom of Sikkim will fly from here to Delhi tomorrow for possible talks with the Indian Foreign Minister and he hopes, with Indian Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi, his secretary said last night. The 51-year-old
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    • 40 5 Reuter Bonn, Wednesday Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka yesterday met West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt for two hours of talks on bilateral relations and the problems facing developing countries as a result of the energy crisis.
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 275 5 NEW NATION CROSSWORD 8 Dud: Slang 9 Genu* of sheep 10 Who: Oer. 11 Obliteration 12 Observances 13 Appropriate 14 Cuban leader 20 The Amu Darya river. formerly 23 Favorite vacation spot 25 Obtuse one 27 Parks of TV 28 Sediment 30 Monocle 32 Clio 34 Rich white sauces: Fr.
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  • OPINION
    • 453 6 The ASEAN Parliamentary Union, first mooted last November, Is likely to materialise by 1975. Since the idea has been welcomed in Informal talks among the five members of the organisation, Dr. Mohamad Isnaeni's confidence that the coming meeting in December will agree to set up a
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    • 'WHISPERS' by ISPY
      • 40 6 How do you like that! A colleague who was Invited to be a Judge in the Miss Photogenic Contest was told that only the first drink would be free. He had to pay for his second drink.
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      • 69 6 The rivalry between North and South Korea is obviously not limited to political activities. Two months ago the South Koreans sent their Little Angels to perform In Singapore. Now I hear that the North Koreans will also be sending a cultural team here at the end
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      • 32 6 Someone has commented that the Germans are a lucky people. "The East Germans have the Communist Manifesto from Marx," he said, "while the West Germans have got Das KapltaL"
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    • 982 6  -  In the put, nations were able to live In virtual isolation. Until the Meiji era for enwpk. the lapueae did pretty wen without intercourse with the rat of the world. More recently the Chinese comma nista tried to develop themselves behind the bamboo curtain.
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    • 457 6  -  From Robert Musel United Press International Scientists in dozens of laboratories around the world have the knowledge to tamper with the life force of bacteria and thus through some terrible accident possibly unleash a new and terrible plague on mankind. The warnings that some of these doctored
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    • 915 6  -  By Lewis M. Simons Washington Post In hungry Bangladesh, mothers commonly nurse their children until they are two to three years old. And, like those children, Bangladesh Itself shows no signs of being weaned away from a world that has sustained
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    • Letters
      • 75 6  -  YEOW YEW TOONG (A/DSP), Public Relations Officer, Singapore Police Force. Singapore, t I refer to the letter by GTS (NN, 30.8.74), alleging the failure of a Police patrol car to help the victims of a car which broke down on Sunday, August 25, along Tamplnea Road. The
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      • 86 6  -  BRIAN LOH The object of international games is healthy rivalry and strengthening of friendship on the sports field among nations, but certain Isolated Incidents at the present Asian Games seem to be betraying this objective. Such happenings are to be deplored. Effects of international differences should find
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      • 50 6 I wonder If there is any system at the Ice-skating centre in Jurong. I visit the rink dally and have to spend about 20 minutes choosing the skating boots. Ifeose attendants at the counter dont even respect the public. Can somebody kindly reply? DAILY SKATER, Singapore, 8.
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      • 445 6  -  TAN TAI WEI As a seven year old boy in Primary I many years ago, I used to plead with my mother in the mornings not to send me to school because "teacher was bad." Slaps landed on us like thunderbolts, at any time, from any direction,
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    • 417 6 VOICE OF THE PRESS What other newspapers are saying: THE FAB EAST FREIGHT CONFERENCE PROPOSES TO RAISE ITS FREIGHT RATE AGAIN Mr. E.J. Tan, chairman of the Singapore National Shippers' Council disclosed that the Far East Freight Conference had informed the council of its proposal to
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  • SPECIAL FEATURE
    • 782 7  -  We put our lives in danger AHOY, SAILOR BOYS A n We help all those in distress Concluding the series by VIOLET OON Besides carrying out its everyday duties of patrolling the seas and preparing for hostilities, the Maritime Command sometimes plays the dramatic role of life
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    • 659 7 "Joip the navy and see the world," Is the carrot dangled at would-be sailors. Well, the Maritime Command men have done just that, but of course not on a big scale like some world navies. The ports our ships have visited include Madras, Bangkok, Jakarta
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  • BROADSHEET
    • Article, Illustration
      4797 8 *The cultivated fields and green jneadows combine to gecuKarly beautiful Banascape... Britain, formally known at Hio United Kingdom of Croat Britain and Nortfiara Ireland, forma the greater part of the British Isles, a group of islanda lying off the north-wast coast of Europe. Despite their small size, these islanda
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  • TREND AND FINANCE
    • 515 9 Her beauty once turned the world... Melbourne Herald The amply built woman striding briskly past London's standstill traffic seems vaguely familiar. There Is no clue to her Identity in her Ul-fitting clothes loose cotton shirt, old Jeans and tennis shoes. Yet she was once called
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    • 896 9  -  TRISH SHEPPARD A woman's hair, they say, is her crowning glory Ideally I couldn't agree more. But what happens if. like yours truly, you are blessed not with glory but with thin weedy stuff which has neither the vivacity to curl
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    • 261 9  -  EATING IN LETTY LEE As both meat and egg are protein rich foods, this dish contains a good supply of body-building nutrients necessary for growth and repair of tissues. The meat and egg (fried bull's eye style) are flavoured by the tasty, spiced gravy.
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    • 272 9 Melbourne Herald Bonn, Wednesday When It comes to killing, liberated modern woman can be Just as ruthless and cold-blooded as her "Arsenic and Old Lace" grandmother, says a West German woman professor. The supposedly weaker sex has a bloody streak and can be
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    • 232 9 Faber Merlin again stole the limelight on an otherwise slack day on the Singapore Stock Market yesterday. Within 45 minutes, the share price was pushed ■p by 12 cents to SI 15. At the height of the buying spree. It was Jumped another II cents to $115 before
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    • 335 9 Stock prices fell on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday as Investors reacted to the controversy surrounding President Ford's decision to pardon Richard Nixon. The Dow Jones Industrial average dropped 4.77 to 658.17 In the first hour of trading, the blue chip Indicator slipped more than five points
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    • 202 9 Prices at 1130 ajn. today (Australian time) on the Sydney Stock Exchange: Aberieen susp. Do opts rasp. AOD nU 06 Allstate 07 OS Amad 014 03 Aurora 04 08 Do opts unq. Aust Ant susp. Bamboo 03 0a Beach 21 nU Bounty cusp. Bridge 08 09 Cleveland nil 33
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    • 322 9 Prices were generally higher in the morning session but turned lower In the afternoon. Tradings remained extremely thin. The morning session opened firm neglecting the overnight's fall on Wall Btreet. Leading the rally were some incentivebacked shares and speculatives. Housings Including Daiwa House and Seklsul Prefab Home were firm
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    • 215 9 Closing prices (In francs) on Paris Bourse yesterday: Parlbas 119 —3 Indochlne 136.50 —1.50 Fonder 389 —0 Prlntemps 65 —6 C O*. 200.10 —7.10 Bull 33J10 —.90 Royal Dutch 136.50 —3.30 Michelin 679 —30 Thomson 131.80 —6 30 C.PP. 113 70 —J JO Rhone 131 JO —.40 BJS.N. 630
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    • 96 9 Thl• aerrtce to from the Union Bank of 8w»—tonri Cloting prices (in Arte■ tnnca) cn the Zurich Stock rwhange yeeter*toy: DBS 3460 65 wnf? 453 If Credit Sutoee 2230 65 flvtottir B. 406 25 Bwta Relnsur. 1750 75 Wtoterthur B. I960 40 Zurich In*ur. a J uveil* B. 1
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    • 69 9 Reuter Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday. a four-day conference on South East Asia's natural resources and the world economy will open here on Sept. 27. The Minister of Primary Industries. Datuk Musa Hitam, told reporters yesterday that the conference. Jointly organised by the Financial Times of London, British Airways and
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    • 33 9 Dow Jones closing stock averages on the New York Exchange yesterday 30 Industrials €58.17 (off 4.77), 20 transport 136.76 (Off 0.35), 15 Utilities 60.07 (off 0.13), 65 stocks 201.C5 sion's close:
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    • 256 9 Reuter Basle, Wednesday Governors of the western world's main central banks yesterday devised a "safety net" to prevent the collapse of banks caught in a liquidity crisis through no fault of their own. A communique issued after a two-day meeting at the Bank for
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    • 148 9 The three-fold Increase in the oil price from about $8.50 per barrel in December 1973 to almost $24 per barrel this year has adversely affected Esso Malaysia's profits for the first half of this year. The company has not been able to recover from this
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  • SPORTS
    • 303 10  -  By C.K. YONG Controversy has agalp marred the Inter Constituency badminton competition. Serangoon Garden protested against Tanjong Pagar for fielding a "non-resident" player in their quarter-final clash. In an earlier match, Serangoon beat Tanjong Pagar 3-2. But on September 8, Tanjong Pagar turned the tables
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    • 547 10 Escort IV can sprint and stay By BLUE PETER GancKm ill, one of the newcomers entered for the Penang meeting starting this weekend, was a winner over 7f and has shown useful form over middle-distances in Australia. Ganelon, late Leonova. Is a four-year-old gelding by Lionhearted
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    • 278 10 Penang, Wednesday.— Katong Ocean II (Jim Johnson) drew attention to his chances on Sunday with a stylish workout here this morning. He ran 3f in 40-2/5 In heavy going, accompanied by Leonards (A. Mansor). Mabal Kita (V.Nathan) strode out fluently over 3f in 39-3/5. Olympic Torch n
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    • 27 10 Ministry of Labour "B" beat Ministry of Finance (Budget Section) 4-0 in a friendly soccer match at Kallang yesterday. Labour led 1-0 at half time.
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    • 25 10 Lisbon, Wednesday.— Result of last match of the first round Portuguese National soccer championship, played last night in Lisbon: Benflca 4 Belenenses 0.
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    • 24 10 The University of Singapore will hold their 23rd annual ath 1 e tic meet at the National Stadium on Saturday at 2pm.
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    • 159 10 Reuter London, Wednesday. Intikhab Alam's team of Pakistani cricketers became the first side from their country to comDlete a tour of England unbeaten when they drew with T.N. Pearce's XI in their final match yesterday. The Pakistanis scored 231 and 53 for four wickets and T.N.
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    • 95 10 Londbn, Wednesday Twelve acceptors were announced yesterday for the last English Classic of the season the St Leger Stakes for three-y?s.r-olds to be run over 14f 127 yd at Doncaster on Saturday. The race is worth a total of £84,824 with the winning owner receiving £56,766. Acceptors,
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    • 416 10  -  MARTIAI ARTS Sonny Yap Japanese kendo instructor H i r o t aka Noda goes home next month after completing a twoyear stint with the Vigilante Corps' Kendo Club. Noda, a fourth-dan exponent, praised the V.C. trainees and described them as
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    • 56 11 UPI radiopic. The agony and the Joy of battling for an Asian Games gold medal are shown on these two faces of South Korean shot-putter Paik Ok Ja in Teheran yesterday. Paik hurled the shot mightily to a new Games record of 16.28 metres and
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    • 651 11 N. Korean boxers threaten withdrawal Reuter Teheran, Wednesday The Asian Games, lurching from crisis to crisis, look set (or another incidentpacked day today with scandal and controversy still overshadowing the sporting contests between 25 nations. Two weight- lifters have been disqualified lor doping and now
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    • 414 11 They now meet N. Korea who blast Kuwait 2-0 Reuter Teheran, WednesdayIsrael wore the look of Asian Games soccer champions as they demolished Burma 3-0 last night, but they still have to get past a North Korean team which blasted Kuwait 2-0 with thunderbolt goals. The
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    • 373 11 CYCLING 16N metres sprint (semi-finals): Ist series M. Shimamoto (Jap) bt Lee Kwan-Su (8. Kor); 1. Shimamoto 11.99; 2. Shimamoto 12.68; 2nd series 8. Okajima (Jap) bt No Hei-Soon (S. Kor); 1.. Okajlma 12.12; 2. Okajlma 11.44. FENCING Epee individual 1. M. Ishikawa (Jap) 4 wins; 2.
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    • 264 11 United Press International Paris, Wednesday Munammad Ail buzzed tnrough Paris yesterday on his way to Africa, predicting he may snatch a first-round victory in his September 25 world champ i o nship fight with George Foreman. "Tell the French people not to
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    • 133 11 United Press International Newport (Rhode Island), Wednesday The US yacht Courageous scored a resounding victory yesterday over Australia's Southern Cross in the first race of the best-of-seven series for the America's Cup, international yachting's moat imnortant trophy. Courageous, skippered by the wily Ted Hood, the
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    • 675 11 Reuter Teheran, Wednesday Three veteran competitors won athletics gold medals at the Asian Games on a day devoted almost entirely to field events. Hsiao Chieh-Plng of China proved herself a top-class athlete yesterday when she won the women's long jump with an easy leap
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    • 246 11 London, Wednesday English Football League champions Leeds United, struggling to find form this season, scrambled a replay of their Football League Cup second round match against Third Division H u d d e r sfleld last night through a lastminute goal. Alan Gowling put Huddersfield ahead
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