New Nation, 20 November 1974

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    21 1 New Nation SINGAPORE Wednesday November 20, 1974 No. 1185 Price 20 cents M C. (P) 20/74 I—H——————1— WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 20. 1974
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon CROWD'S FURY...
    107 1 UPI Angry residents of the town of Beit Shean in Israel throw the body of a dead Arab guerilla out of the window to a waiting crowd in the street below. Three guerrillas shot their way into this apartment building in this northern town near the Jordanian frontier
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    PLAY-SAFE PILLS CAN KILL...
    442 1  -  By Bharathi Mohan, Wang Look Fung Medical authoririties today warned that it is extremely dangerous to buy penicillin tablets under the counter for protection a g a i n st venereal diseases. They were commenting on a New Nation Investigation which showed that the tablets can
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    Lock icon Brez visit
    38 1 Reuter Damascus, Wednesday Soviet communist party leader Leonid Brezhnev will make an official goodwill visit to Syria during the second half of January at the Invitation of President Hafez Al-Assad, it was officially announced here today.
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  • LOCAL NEWS
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      Lock icon Helping hand needed
      303 2  -  By Richard Lim These paraplegics of the Cheshire Home in Changl have something to be happy about they have got a Job in the "outside" world. Cleveland Tungsten In Jurong has offered six of them a Job to sort good tungsten balls from defective ones, while Highland
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      Teachers selected for third junior college
      130 2 About 600 students will begin their preuniversity education at the new Catholic Junior College when it opens next year. Twenty-three university graduate teachers, mostly from Catholic have already been appointed. The college is presently recruiting another nve Chinese educated teachers. Two nuns from England
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      ON THE 'CHANGE
      74 2 Share prices eased slightly on the Btock Exchange of Singapore this morning. BUSINESS DONE: City Development (1) 0.71 J. Bt. Sembawang U) 1.55. Hotel Malaysia (2) 1.22. 0.C.8.C. (2) 3.78. (2) 3.76. (6) 3.72, (12) 3.74. O.U.T. (6) 1.01. U. 0.8. (12) 1.99, (1) 1-98. (12 2.00.
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      OUR ROADS
      13 2 Police reported 107 accidents yesterday. Six were serious and one fatal.
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      Smokers' blood...
      215 2 Local heavy smokers can continue donating blood despite American research that such blood is potentially fatal to borderline heart cases. The Wisconsin University Medical College recently completed a three-year study of 29,000 American blood donors. The study said such blood Is dangerous for heart cases as It contains
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      $45 m sales bonanza is forecast
      292 3  -  By Adrian Chiam Singapore's leading department sto res and supermarkets expect to sell over $45 million worth of goods during the Christmas season. This was shown in a New Nation survey conducted over the past week. Most managers of these business enterprises said they
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      KEEN EYES ON SHOPLIFTERS
      309 3 A full alert is now on in department stores for Christmas season shoplifters. Several of these business establishments, especially those in Orchard Road and other parts of the city, have decided to Increase the number of their house detectives by as much as 70 per cent.
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      Lock icon A successful mission
      126 3 Reuter Bahrain, Wednesday The leader of a Singapore trade mission, heading for home after a 12-day trip through the Gulf, today called the operation a thorough success. "Results have turned out far better than we expected," said Mr. Michael Yeo, during a stopover here. Summarising visits to
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      CUTTING DOWN ON COST
      197 4 The rising cost of production is an encouraging factor for the introduction of automation in industries, an official of the National Productivity Board has pointed out. Mr. Yeong Hin Yuen, head of the NPB's Low Cost Automation Unit, speaking at the Board's seminar on Effective Cost
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      Warning on cheque for $200,000
      231 4 The United Overseas Finance Company has warned the public against accepting or dealing with a $200,000 cheque issued to a gang of robbers last month. The cheque was issued in favour of Madam Iris Chen-Mu-Hsien after three men came to the company to cash a
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      Call for new bodies on family planning
      208 4 Bodies should be set up to co-ordinate family planning programmes with other fields of activity such as health, education and social welfare. This is one of the recommendations of the first JLO Asian Regional seminar on Management of Family Planning Programmes held at
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      Getting the right men to serve
      425 4 rFROM 7HE DOG HOUSE >G J The annual general meeting of the Singapore Kennel Club will be held at the Alumni Medical Centre, College Road, Singapore 3 on Nov. 29 and every member should make every effort to attend. Bven if members are unable
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      295 2 Doyouknow your Singapore? Here's a chance to test your knowledge of Singapore's scenic spots. It's a contest that's so very easy. Enter now yon could win valuable prizes. Ist Prize: Double return air tickets to Sydney donated by SIA. A 2nd Prize: Double return air tickets to Tokyo donated by
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      82 3 Season's Sale i Lod.w T-Shirts U P. $3 90 Now A 190 Boy't Roumpor Suit* A Boy't Butter Suitt $2.30 ■oy't Sporti $2 90 M.v.%.. WJJ f ll Girl's Dr«tt Suitt *3 90 Gwl't Skirt I Raumpcr Suit. "75 0 |H| Girl's pontiot -g Children's T-Shirtt $0.9# ■V^j I 4X!y
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      54 3 Only Qantas gives you the big. every day to London. it Travelling direct to London Qantas' special advance purchase fare gets you there for only And when you're ready, Qantas will bring you home again, with daily 7478's from London 1 See your Travel X Agent or call Qantas THE
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    • Miscellaneous
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      525 4 WHAT'S ON The P a r 11 a m e ntary Secretary (Law and National Development), Mr. Ho Cheng Choon, will open the 1974 ORCHID SHOW at the People's Park complex at 6 p.m. The National Productivity Board's SEMINAR AND WORKSHOP ON EFFECTIVE COST CONTROL AND REDUCTION is on at
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      527 4 •JACKPOT* Cut out and pin with other coupons Posting instuctions appear below Name (Mr /Mrs./ Miss)* Address Tel Cut dlo>i<) doited lines CLUES FOR G-3 1. Such support is necessary if a football club is to prosper 2. In a merry manner 3. Quiet often it is provided with a
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      117 5 4 3 1 SanKyo JOY GLO wMHMM I I 0 A. •*L I Sankyo DT43I Digital Clock. x Pocket camera Hurry,only while stocks last. tz»«ui~ aixvftAiMoottet RICOH BACK UGH I -i +1 F 2.8 f=2s mm *e i *>* The RicohmaticllOX Pocket Deluxe, with exclusive Back Light Control. Special Price
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      93 6 Sport: Soccer Quah Kim Song on Dollah Kassim This week, the Sunday Nation/Straits Times MAS Golden Holidays contest gives you an 8-day holiday for 6 to swinging London, plus $1000 spending money. Second prize an 8-day holiday jcTT for 4to Sydney, and third prize :an 8-day holiday for 2 to
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon 'Don't use threats' warning by OPEC
      149 7 Reuter Vienna, Wednesday The secr e t a rygeneral of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) warned oilconsuming nations last night against using threats and pressures to solve their energy crisis. Dr. Abderrahman Khene, Algerian chief executive or the 13nation organisation, said: "Those
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      Lock icon Israeli pledge of revenge
      313 7 United Press International Tel Aviv, Wednesday With eight people killed in the latest Arab guerilla raid on the town of Beit Shean, near the Sea of Galilee, Defence Minister Shimon Peres pledged yesterday that Is r a e 1 i armed forces would hunt down Arab
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      Lock icon FORD TO WIND UP TALKS TODAY
      198 7 Reuter, UPI Tokyo, Wednesday President Ford today winds up his summit talks with Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka followed by a communique which Is expected to reflect speeches so far from both sides emphassing mutual cooperation. The second summit round of Mr. Ford's fourday
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      Lock icon Big strike fails to cripple France
      121 7 Reuter Paris, Wednesday France was hit by a nationwide strike yesterday but the massive union challenge to President Valery Giscard d'Estaing's austerity programme merely slowed down the country rather than bringing it to a halt for the day. About 209,000 demonstrators marched through Paris
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      The Odd Corner
      65 7 People in Britain are eating too much meat, say the Friends of the Earth, and they should cut consumption by a third. The Friends say in a report that cats and dogs eat enough to provide most of the protein needs of 700,000 people and add: "The
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      Lock icon TODAY
      174 7 United Press International TODAY is Wednesday, Nov. 20, the 324 th day of 1974, with 41 to follow. THE MOON Is approaching its first quarter. THE MORNING STARS are Mercury, Mars and Saturn. THE EVENING STARS are Venus and Jupiter. Those born on this date are under the sign
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      128 7 i H I H r' A From time immemorial in Germany, men have handed together and gone to the hunt in quest of the gourmet delight of wild game. Now, for the first time, Holiday Inn offers you the take from the hunt! L'C Vs c>ahJ? Also for the first
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      196 7 WORLD WEATHER London Mainly dry with some sunny spells, 46-43F, 8-6 C. Headline: British bank chief says no devaluation. Paris—Cloudy, 52-43F, 11-9 C. Headline: All public service disorganised today. Moscow—Overcast, 3734C. Headline: Demands produced to communists. Rio de Janeiro—Cloudy, 91-63F, 31-17 C. Headline: Ford visits Tokyo. New York Partly sunny,
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
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      Lock icon BRINGING SUEZ CITIES BACK TO LIFE
      514 8  -  By Michael Barrett United Press International Osman Ahmed Osman, the king of Middle East contractors and Minister In charge of rebuilding the war shattered Suez Canal area, says It will take nearly US$6 billion ($13.8 billion) and five years to complete his work. The
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      Lock icon Arafat's combat kit belies mildness...
      523 8 United Press International Mr. Yasser Arafat habitually a 11 e cts the checkered headdress, dark glasses and combat fatigue uniform of a firebrand guerilla leader. But, in fact, he Is a mild-mannered man. His rise to prominence has been based mainly on his diplomatic talents
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
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      DRUNKEN DRIVING LIKELY TO BE WORSE IN SINGAPORE IN FIVE YEARS
      707 9  -  by Lu Lin Reutens The next time you decide to sit at the wheel of your parked car to wait for the effects of those last few drinks to wear off before proceeding home, beware! You may be breaking
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      THE LAW
      76 9 Section 30 of the Road Traffic Act states: "Any person who, when in charge of a motor vehicle which is on the road or other public place but not driving the vehicle, is unfit to drive in that he is under the influence of drink or of a
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      107 9 PHILIPS Pocket-size Wireless Receiver 4 <// Jf > 7 9 y •#> H|. w+* w- S#l?l WW* 'minimi STANDARD S-10 Simplex intercom system ELECTRONIC M-16 All master duplex intercom ELECTRONIC M-100 Expandable duplex intercom system With Philips Intercom you ore on speaking terms with your future.. Let Philips intercom or
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  • OPINION
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      Workers and their environment
      308 10 Is Singapore's hard-fought reputation as a nation of industrious workers in danger of going down the drain? It would appear that there is a real danger of this happening, Judging from the reports of recently retrenched workers being very "choosy" In seeking new employment. Many are
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    • WHISPERS By ISPY
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        Drawing the men
        40 10 Whoever said that only women attend fashion shows! A colleague who attended the Birds of Paradise show at the Hyatt Hotel recently featuring the latest In bikini wear, noticed that the majority of the audience was men.
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        The wrong party
        130 10 What do you do when you realise you have attended the wrong party? You slink out as unobtrusively as possible, according to one cousin who did so last week. He had been told that the Berangoon Sports Council dinner was to be held at one of the
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      Change bus routes
      213 10  -  A.B. AHMAD Now that the Singapore Bus Service has started using green and white number plates, I wish to suggest a complete re-routing of all bus services in the Serangoon Garden Estate. At present there are tlx services running along Chartwell Drive, Burghley Drive, Berwick Drive and
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      Malays and grads...
      148 10 r, VOICE OF THE PRESS BERITA HARIAN The advancement of a community Is measured by the number of Intellectuals It has and their contribution to it; and un- like the other communities in the country the Malays have very few intellectuals. The hopes of the whole community
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      LEARNING FROM THE CHINESE
      654 10  -  WEDNESDAY WITH DICK WILSON DICK WILSON The World Food Conference in Rome was dominated by the Indian famine. India faces a deficit this year of np to 12 million tons of food grain. This is a figure very close to the annual imports of cereal by
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      Lift out of order
      95 10 Before death or Injury is caused, I strongly appeal to the HDB or the Ministry of National Development to take a serious view over the numerous breakdowns of the one and only lift located at Block 101. Henderson Crescent. In one month, there were no less
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  • SPECIAL FEATURE
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      He gave his life to help his neighbour
      1428 11 THE BRAVE ONES... To some people, danger means very little when the stake involves saving- someone from harm or death. Today, Lu Lin Reutens speaks to the family of one who lost his life. He was one of the BRAVE ONES... "My
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      107 11 A Arrow r# PT >:* 71 I m m i a > N >❖ 0! f Ys m 'j ii THIS IS THE YEAR OF THE BODY AND IF YOUR BODY MAKES IT.. YOU BELONG IN THE ARROW BRIGADE The new shirtshapes from Arrow's French collection that show the shape
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  • EDUCATIONAL BROADSHEET
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      An innovator and a rebel against Romantic poetry
      847 12/13 In his introduction to the Selected Poems of Ezra Pound, the famous English poet, T.S. Eliot wrote: "Pound's epigrams and translations represent a rebellion against the romantic tradition which insists that a poet should be continuously Inspired, which allows the poet to
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      EZRA POUND
      1000 12/13 It has been said of Pound that he "has more to teach us about the craftsmanship of verse than any other living poet." New Nation's educational broadsheet today begins the first of a two-part series on the life and work of Pound, including Eliot's comments on the man
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      Eliot wrote of the man and the poet
      1206 12/13 No study of Pound can be complete without a reference to what English poet T.S. Eliot had to say of Pound's achievements. And in a sense no one probably knows more intimately than Eliot the significance of Pound's poems for Pound helped
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      6 12/13 NEXT WEEK: A CASE OF TREASON
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  • PLEASURE
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      Barrel of action...
      552 14  -  Cinema Review by Sonny Yap NEVADA SMITH (re-run) directed by Henry Hathaway, with Steve McQueen, Karl Maiden, Arthur Kennedy, Brian Keith and Suzanne Pleshette (Kong Chlan). The parallel Is unmistakable: A break from pilson. a scramble in the swamps, a furious boat ride along the Jungle fringe
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      It's rocking back into hysteria
      130 14  -  POP BY JEAN LI P andemonlum, chaos and hysterical scenes were the order of the day in Britain last week as key pop bands brought rock mania back to Its feet. In Newcastle, Sparks' singer Russell Mael had a tuft of hair pulled out and
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      Big band sound
      241 14 Jennifer's jjv diar V JJ A BAND that plays music to keep everyone happy is Vic Luna and his brass band, currently performing at the Troplcana both as a backup for solo entertainers as well as doing their own show. Almost a family affair, Vic has his
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      102 14 SINGAPORE 1 (2) Jazz Man: Carole Kins 2 (1) You Haven't Done Nothing: Stevie Wonder 3 (3) Rock Me Gently: Andy Kim 4 (7) The ***** Is Back: Elton John 5 (4) I Honestly Love Yon: Olivia Newton John 6 (9) Whatever Gets You Thru The Night: John Lennon 7
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      137 14 4 (7) (Hey There) Lonely Girl: Eddie Hoiman 5 (5) Down On The Beach Tonight: Drifters 6 (17) Pepper Box: Peppers 7 (9) Let's Get Together Again: Glitter Band 8 (11) Let's Put It All Together: Stylistic.* 9 (8) (You're) Having My Baby: Paul Anka 10 (6) All Of Me
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  • TREND
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      Playing hostess in grand style
      360 15 r Shop Around s Si, S i g no r i n a, painting the town red can be a lot of fun. Still, an evening in can be just as exciting as a night out. Sometimes even more so apd especially when you indulge
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      Of pride and ugly prejudice...
      750 15  -  AND IT WAS ALL BECAUSE OF PIERCED EARS Trish Sheppard It was my daughter's eighth birthday on Saturday and her present from me was a pair of pierced ears. Her own. She has wanted to have her ears pierced for a very long time. When
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      75 15 NATURE CRYSTALIZES LCVE IN DIAMONDS SRH.DE SUVA PRO/IDES THE SETTING A diamond is as beautiful as its cutting. A beautiful diamond is as deniable as its setting. Isn't it the s,ime foi most other jew els and loves 1 When you arc reads, consult S.P.H. de Silva, the mastercraftsman with
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  • FINANCE
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      Plan to train our own bankers
      240 16 By Rav K. Dhaliwal An Institute for banking and finance Is to be set up in Singapore soon to train personnel in this field. It is to be established by the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Association of Banks, according to informed sources.
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      Getting to know the market
      111 16 The Stock Exchange of Singapore la organising a course called "Securities and Investment", to help the public gain an insight Into the securities industry and the various factors that affect the stock market. The course, open to the public, will consist of a series of
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      Market report
      227 16 Heavy losses paved by rising trading volume that was the Singapore stock market yesterday as it reeled under the bashing of bearish raids. Sellers moved in right from the opening bell, knocking down virtually every counter across the trading board. Roxy Electric lost 50 per cent of its
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      Skilful way to boost the economy
      200 16 Singapore cap upgrade Its labour force by using the experience and knowledge of skilled top executives from developed countries. Mr. Leonard Rayner, South-East representative for British Executive Service Overseas (BESO) said: "A carefully controlled scheme between BESO and ASEAN countries can In the middle
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      Lock icon 10 pc cut in exports
      256 16 Reuter Paris, Wednesday—The world's main copper exporting countries—Chile, Peru, Zaire and Zambia yesterday decided to cut copper exports by 10 per cent from the start of next month in a bid to boost declining world copper prices. The lnter-governmental Council of Copper Exporll n g
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      Lock icon $ rallies strongly
      65 16 rallies strongly Reuter Frankfurt, Wednesday —The United States dollar staged a strong recovery on the West German foreign exchange market to close here at 2.4845 marks, dealers said. This represented a gain of more than three pfennigs on the opening price today of 2.4500 and moved the US currency well
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      Lock icon Interest
      36 16 Reuter London, Wednesday Kuwaiti interests headed bv a member of the Gulf oil state's ruling family yesterday took almost a one-seventh interest In Lonrho, the giant PanAfrican mining and trading conglomerate, the company disclosed here.
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    • Stock markets round the world
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        NEW YORK
        231 16 New York, Wednesday —Prices closed sharply lower for the third consecutive session yesterday In sluggish trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Standard and Poor's 500-stock Index was off 1.07 at 68.20. Declines led advances 1124 to 290 among the 1804 Issues crossing the tape. Turnover amounted to
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        Dow Jones
        34 16 Dow Jones closing stock averages on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday: 30 Industrials 613.97 (off 10.95). 20 transport 144.03 (off 2.60). IS utilities 66.69 (off O.M). 65 stocks 198.58 (off 3.40).
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        TOKYO
        265 16 The Tokyo market suffered another setback sending the Dow Jones average below the Y3700 level. The morning session opened one hour late due to the nationwide traffic strike. The steep overnight decline on Wall Street sent prices downward over a wide front, especially light electricals, non-life Insurances, machineries and
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        PARIS
        147 16 Closing prices at the Parts Bourse yesterday: Parlbas 108.50 +2.50 Poncler 306.90 +6.40 Prlntemps 80.10 —.70 COE 232.10 —1.90 Bull 27.10 —.30 Royal Dutch 116.60 —.40 Mlchelln 570 +12 Thomson 112.80 —1.10 CFP 78.10 —1.40 Rhone 109 +i Air 284 —4 BSN 332 +6.50 Philips 36.50 —.70 Suez 169.50
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        SYDNEY
        223 16 Closing prices at 11.30 a.m. (Australian time) today at V* Sydney Stock Exchange: Aberleen susp. Do Opts susp. AOD 07 08 Allstate 10 11 Amad 01 OS Aurora 07 10 Do Opts unq. s Aust Ant. susp. Bamboo 03 nil Beach 24 nil Bounty susp. Bridge 10 11 Cleveland
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      HONG LEONG: A CLARIFICATION
      170 16 The headline of yesterday's a r 11 cle on Page 19, "Hong Leong: $1.8 million loss Id one month" inadvertently gave the wrong impression about the company's financial position. As was pointed out In the article itself, some $1.84 million was wiped off the value of
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      Petro-$: A call for govt aid
      206 16  -  By Lee Yew Meng The American banking system has done a fine job of recycling the vast Inflow of petrodollars into the US recently but is starting to feel the strain apd is looking to more government involvement in the burden. This was the
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      542 19 Reuter London, Wednesday One of the world's biggest tobacco companies has a group of monkeys working for it. They are puffing away on 30 cigarettes a day to help find a safer smoke for men. Transported from the jungles of South-East Asia to a
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      592 19  -  Art Buchwald Los Angeles Times As one watches Henry Kissinger wing around from one country to another, you can't help but have a spot of sympathy for Nancy Kissinger. She looks like such a good soldier, but obviously the strain of travelling with Henry
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      MARATHON GIRLS LEAD THE WAY...
      204 20 There will not be any "Zatopeks with piftails" assured the sports physician. Dr. Ernst van Aaken, who ia regarded as the father of the women's marathon here in West Germany. During the marathon International between West Germans and the U.S. at Waldniel it was once
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      390 20 Reuter Caracas, Wednesday.— Lee Trevlno and Hale Irwin, defending the World Cup for the United States, will face challenges from 46 other countries in the golf tournament here starting tomorrow. Trevino and Irwin were automatically selected for the U.S. team by winning the U.S. PGA championship
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      Tan triumphs in best match of KL trip
      889 21  -  SQUASH RACKETS by Eric Cooper Last weekend, at the invitation of the Lake Club, a party of players from the Singapore Cricket Club and Tanglin Club travelled to Kuala Lumpur for two friendly matches. Unfortunately, due to various circumstances, only Tan Eng
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      Lock icon VC knocked for six by Marbles
      155 22 Singapore Marbles played at half pace to beat Vigilante Corps 6-0 In the President's Cup knockout soccer tournament at Jalan Besar yesterday. Vigilantes failed to stop the powerful Marbles forwards from dominating the attackAfter 24 minutes In the first half, Marbles' former international Majid
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      Pele for Jakarta
      51 22 Jakarta, Wednesday Former Brazilian soccer star Pele will make a two-day visit to Jakarta next month, a spokesman of the Indonesian Foot- ball Federation said yesterday. Jakarta will be his last leg of an East Asian tour which will take him to Japan, Hong Kong, Bangkok and
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      426 22 Pedroto hits back at Revie United Press International London, Wednesday. Portugal's soccer team manager Jose Pedroto yesterday waged a war of words with his England counterpart Don Revle on the eve of Euro pe a n championship Group One match at Wembley Stadium tonight. Revle fired
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      99 22 United Press International Monte Carlo, Wednesday—Yugoslavia reached the final of the Monaco European Junior soccer championships here yesterday when they drew 1-1 with Holland in a Group "B" match. The Yugoslavs, who trailed 1-0 at half-time, will play France for the title today while Holland will meet
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      Cancelled
      26 22 New York, Wednesday. —The Sports Car Club of America yesterday cancelled Can-Am challenge cup series when they failed to get support from manufacturers and drivers.
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      Laos beaten
      30 22 Colombo, Wednesday.— Sri Lanka beat Laos by 39 points to three, after leading 9-3 at half-time in the third day of the Fourth Asian Rugby Union championship yesterday.
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      286 22 Reuter London, Wednesday.— Only six survivors of West Germany's World Cup triumph last July are in the team to meet Greece In Athens today to begin the defence of the European soccer championship. Manager Helmut Shoen announced his line-up yesterday as: Maler; Vogts, Schwarzenbeck;
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      New jockey for Teh
      349 23 ON THE TRACK with BLUE PETER Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday Penang trainer Teh Choon Beng's new jockey, M.L. "Taffy" Thomas, has arrived from England. He will ride here this weekend. Thomas, 29, had 62 winners in England last season. He can ride at 7.10. ON THE TR4CK
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      128 23 UPI London, Wednesday— Muhammad All will give a live 'talk-in' In London on November 29 at the Victoria Theatre here. This was announced by Robert Paterson, head of International Entertainment Ltd., and Jarvls Astaire, head of Viewsport Ltd., who said the "talk-in" would be a
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      Makinen leads
      54 23 London, Wednesday Tlmo Makinen of Finland, driving a Ford Escort. last night held a clear lead In his attempt to win the British RAC Rally for the second consecutive year. Makinen arrived in York with a lead of 2 mln 34 sec over his nearest rival, Sweden's Stig
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      271 23 Selectors are worried Reuter Brisbane, WednesdayBad weather threatens to disrupt severely the England cricketers' preparations for the First Test against Australia starting here on November 29. Heavy rain yesterday washec oui MCC's oneday match against Queensland Country XI, In Nambour, 60 miles north of the
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      252 23 Reuter Johannesburg. Wednesday.—Arthur Ashe, the black US tennis star. Is to launch a one million rand (about 553.3-mll-llon) tennis foundation for black South African players here next week. It was announced yesterday. News of the move was given by Owen Williams, director of the
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      Tests for athletes
      101 23 London, Wednesday Athletes will be tested for Illegal use of anabolic steroids at all events staged under control of the European Athletic Association starting with the European indoor championships in March. British AAA secretary Arthur Gold, said urine samples would be taken at all European association events,
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      243 22 NEW NATION CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Title In old India 6 Diet, In Britain 10 Sell a certain way 14 Spanish province 15 Alftos wife, in "Cavallerla Rustlcana" 16 Inter—17 Bay grace 19 Stream 20 Poem 21 Withstand 22—Row, In London 24 Nothing more than 25 Same: Fr. 20 Convince 29
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    226 24 The LAST word I leamt of a new movement to rewrite history while In London a few years ago. Called the Black University, It was conceived to reinterpret, rewrite and teach history from the standpoint of the Black African, the Asian, the Third, Fourth or Fifth World—in
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    21 24 S'PORE GIRL and she's pretty as a picture Maureen Pat, 20, is an ice-skating enthusiast. Pic- enthusiast. Picture by MICHAEL KWAN.
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    33 24 AH FOOK: Retrenched workers refusing Jobs in nonairconditioned premises? It's Incredible! MEI LIN: Such a negative attitude does not augur well for Singapore. Whatever has happened to our much-vaun-ted rugged society?
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      458 24 SHOW of the Day WEDNESDAY DOCUMENTARY (9.45 over Channel Five): Today's colour epislde of The World At War is called Pacific. It depicts the Allled's Pacific offensive under the command of General MacArthur and Admiral Nlmitz. Their strategy was a two-pronged attack Mac Arthur upwards from the Solomons and New
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