New Nation, 22 January 1975

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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    20 1 New Nation SINGAPORE Wednesday January 22, 1975 No. 1237 Price 20 cents M.C.(P) 489/75 f NEW <0) NATION COMMENT _J)
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  • Article
    SEX CRIMES WARNING...
    545 1  -  By Bharathi Mohan, Rav K. Dhaliwal Police are intensifying patrols in housing estates in an all-out bid to stamp out sex crimes. A police spokesman said that more detectives were being sent out by day while the patrolling duties in the night were being carried out by
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    Attack by thugs
    65 1 A 43-year-old man, Aw Tlan Tee, vu admitted to hospital In a critical condition alter he was attacked by about 20 armed thugs late last night. Aw*s friend wu treated for head Injuries. Investigations by police showed that Aw and his brother were accompanying the friend home
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    Car bomb kills two
    29 1 Belfast, Wednesday—A car bomb exploded In central Belfast last night killing two men and shattering the peace of the Irish Republican Army's de facto ceasefire.
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    Lock icon It looks like murder, say police
    97 1 Firemen are seen removing one of 13 bodies recovered from the gutted ruins of a northend bar in Montreal yesterday. Montreal police are working on the theory that they were murdered. The bodies, 10 men and three women were found in a locked barricaded
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    Lock icon Blast at school
    35 1 Reuter Nicosia, Wednesday A bomb exploded at a South coast American School and Greek Cypriot children demonstrated peacefully at the Hilton Hotel in Nicosia following several days of protest violence l* emus.».
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  • LOCAL NEWS
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      'Steeped in culture'
      259 2 The Singapore Handicraft centre (see model above) will not be another "c o mmercialised shopping arcade" but one steeped in culture and art, the chairman of the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board, Mr. Runme Shaw, said. The emphasis is not on profit making but to stimulate and attract
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      Lock icon Lian Ann in the lead
      223 2 LKA International Chess Master Tan Lian Ann of Singapore is in a temporary lead in the Asian Pacific Zone Championship after the sth round played in Melbourne yesterday. Tan scored an Important point by defeating R. Balinas of Philippines to total 4J points. Close behind
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      Winners
      35 2 Mr. Tan Chok Klan. chairman of the Post Office Savings Bank, will present awards to the winners of the POSB Schools' Savings competition at the Singapore Conference Hall on Feb. 1 at 10 ajn.
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      Ticket tout gangs hit by Customs
      389 2  -  By Douglas Chan Two blackmarket ticket syndicates operating in Katong have been crippled by the Customs. The two syndicates one of them active at OdeonKatong Theatre and the other at Roxy Theatre, were disbanded by their bosses last year in the face of constant
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      OUR ROADS
      13 2 Police reported 87 accidents yesterday. Five were serious and one fatal.
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      ON THE 'CHANGE
      121 2 Share prices opened firmly on the Stock Exchange of Singapore this morning. Gains of a few ccnts each were recorded by bank stocks at press time. BUSINESS DONE First Section: UOB (2) 2.21, (5) 2.22, (12) 2.23, Sett: (1) 2.22, (1) 2.21, (1) 2.20, (4) 2.23, (1)
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      Hobbies
      17 2 The Nee Soon Community Centre's youth group will hold a hobbles exhibition on Saturday and Sunday.
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      SKC's plans for this year...
      376 2 FROM THE DOC HOUSE BY PG After a very successful 1974, the Singapore Kennel Club Is well ahead with its planning for this year. And many of the dates for the various shows have already been fixed. The programme opens with a Limit Show on
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      SHARON—THE LITTLE BALLERINA ON ICE
      275 3 A totally awe-In-spiring figure on ice, confident little Sharon Tan (left) drew thundering applause from the spectators at the inaugural session of Singapore's first ice- skating championship on Monday. And they were not the only ones impressed by her brilliant performance. For Sharon's sole judge
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      Mother's milk is best, they say
      278 3 Milk manufacturers and agents yesterday said the breast-feeding drive would not affect their business and that they backed it fully. Those contacted for comment yesterday agreed that "mother's milk is best," particularly In the first few months of a baby's life. They added that
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    • Article
      $lm swindle: Probe stepped up
      549 4 Now CID grills travel agents The ClD's Commercial Crimes Branch has Interviewed several travel agents and representatives of the International Air Transport Association (lATA) following an intensified probe into the recent $1 million airlines ticket swindle. Four travel agents made reports to the police after
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      Shaky start for pianist Rudnytsky
      245 4  -  By Violet Oon After a shaky start ip Bach's Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue, pianist Roman Rudnytsky warmed up to give interesting i nt e rpretations of Schubert's Sonata in A Minor, Op. 143 Phillip Lambro's Toccata (1966). Somehow Rudnytsky did not capture the definite sense
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      Live firing
      36 4 The Singapore Armed Forces will carry out live firing exercises at the Southern Islands firing range at Pulau Pawai today until 5 p.m. The public is advised to keep clear of the firing range.
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      BET ON TOOTH DECAY...
      289 4 This man is ready to lay a bet with anyone that his two sons will go through life without tooth decay. Dr. Graham Craig, 36 (above), father of two boys, aged four and six, is a senior lecturer In preventive dentistry at the University of Sydney.
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
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      526 4 Cut out and pin with other coupons Posting instuctions appear below Name (Mr./Mrs./Miss)* Address Tel Cut atony dotted lines FILL IN MISSING LETTERS j ACROSS I USING 5 CLUES BELOW CLUES FOR P- 3 1. One associates a tap-dancer with a certain 2. Somewhat coin-like award of merit 3. To
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      340 4 WHAT'S ON The People's Association will hold the 22nd CULTURAL SHOW FOR THE PEOPLE at the Katong Community Centre at 7.30 p.m. Mr. J. F. Conceicao, MP for Katong Constituency, will attend the function. The High Commissioner for India, Mr. Thomas Abraham will speak on RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN INDIA at
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Fee on oil law by Ford soon
      398 5 Reuter Washington, Wednesday President Ford said yesterday he would later this week sign a proclamation putting into effect his proposed fee on imported oil. He told a Press conference this would be the first step "towards regaining our energy freedom." Mr. Ford, reading
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      Lock icon 'Liberate all Arab lands'
      37 5 Reuter Baghdad, Wednesday— India and Iraq yesterday called for the liberation of all occupied Arab territories, restoration of full rights for Palestinians, and denounced what they termed aggression against the Arab people. —Reuter
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      Lock icon Why US still supplies arms to M-E...
      322 5 Reuter Washington, Wednesday President Ford said yesterday the United States was continuing to supply arms to the Middle East, despite a danger of renewed war there, to maintain a military balance while peace efforts are under way. Mr. Ford told a news conference
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      Lock icon 'Concordes will not harm atmosphere'
      178 5 Reuter Washington, Wednesday Existing fleets of Concorde and TU-144 supersonic airliners will not harm the earth's atmosphere or environment, o US government report said yesterday. The T r a n s p ortation Department said operations by the 16 AngloFrench Concordes and 14 Soviet TU-t44's
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      Lock icon Lon Nol and Thieu may get $690 m aid
      261 5 Reuter Washington, Wednesday—President Ford said yesterday be would ask Congress to appropriate another USS4UU million (about $690 million) in assistance to South Vietnam and Cambodia. But he told a news conference he contemplated no additional US action such as renewed US
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      Lock icon Razak signs accords
      79 6 United Press International Kuwait, WednesdayKuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh 8a bah AI-Aah-med and Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak of Malaysia yesterday signed two agreements on economic, technical and cultural co-operation, goernment sources said. The first accord called for greater co-operation between the two counttries In the fields of
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      Lock icon 550 FT. TANKER ON THE ROCKS
      185 6 The 550 ft. Cypriot tanker Luck Ear sits on a reef off Mayaguana Island with smoke bleching from her sterp after running aground yesterday. Two crewmen are missing and presumed dead and three others were Injured when the tanker exploded after hitting the reef.
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      Lock icon Britain to vote on EEC
      308 6 A referendum soon Reuter London, Wednesday Britain's Labour C a b i net yesterday decided to hold a referendum rather than an election on whether the country will remain in the Common Market on renegotiated membership terms, informed sources said. The decision will be announced
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      Lock icon We will hit a third time' threat
      203 6 Reuter Paris, Wednesday A man describing himself as a member of the Mohammed Boudia Commando the guerrilla group which claimed responsibility for two attacks this month at Orly Airport called Reuters news agency here yester- aj to ay the organisation planned a third
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      Lock icon TODAY
      135 6 United Press International TODAY is Wednesday, Jan. 22, the 22nd day of 1975 with 343 to follow. THE MOON Is between Its first quarter and full phase. THE MORNING STAR Is Mars. THE EVENING STARS are Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn. Those born on this date are under the
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      Lock icon The Odd Corner
      40 6 UPI Bonn, Wednesday A court has sentenced a mailman to six months imprisonment for hiding undelivered letters under his bed for seven years. The mailman did not deliver the letters, he testified, "because of the lovely stamps."
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      Lock icon Members only
      51 6 Reuter London, Wednesday The Conservative opposition yesterday failed to win concessions to proposed government legislation allowing a closed shop—trade union members only—in newspaper editorial offices. The Conservative amendment in a parliamentary committee sought to make editors exempt from the legislation. The amendment was defeated by 11 votes to
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      Lock icon Robbery
      28 6 Reuter Seville, Wednesday Three masked gunmen raided a factory here in Spain yesterday and made off with 300,000 razor blades as well as £1230 ($6642) police said.
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
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      132 6 YOUR LUCKY STAR IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you areone who, gifted with many talents but plagued by a lack of self confidence. frustrates himself and others by refusing to take the bull by the horns where a new or different project Is concerned. TOMORROW... AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 18)
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      203 6 portant correspondence. GEMINI (May 21June 20)—Take care that an excess of ambition does not run up against a diminution of talent CANCER (June 21-July 22)—Plans for the day must not be allowed to disintegrate in the wake of a stranger's visit. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) —Whatever Is foreign to your
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      163 6 WORLD WEATHER London Sunny periods with Isolated showers, 43-39F, 6 4C. Headline: Orly terror gang gives up In Iraq. Paris Cloudy, 43-36F, 6-2C. Headline: France picks the fruit of its Middle East pllcles. Moscow—Overcast, 3230F, 0-minus 1C. Headline: Salyut 4—Scientific research is still in progress. Rio de Janeiro Rain. 79-65F.
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      61 6 61-56F, 16-ISC. Headline: Temple arrested by ICAC. Sydney —Fine. 86-64F, 30-18 C. Headline: Oough comes home. Taipeh Cloudy, 6153F, 17-12C. —United Pre* International Singapore Singapore's weather for the 24 hours to 8 a.m. today: Max. temp. 30.7C; mln. temp. 21.9C. Total rainfall for the month to date 119.1 mm; total
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
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      THE STING
      829 7  -  A threat to a third of the world Disease is no stranger to Singapore by Florence Tan After a comparatively clean bill of health for the last 10 years, the recent outbreak of malaria in the Whampoa/ Kallang area comes as a shock to many. To date, 40
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      Malaria scourge down the ages
      414 7 Malaria is a disease which has been known since early days, and was written of by Hippocrates, Plato and Cicero and the Chinese, Chaldean and Hindu writers as well. Some historians even attributed the desertion of the lost cities of Ceylon, Angkor Wat in Cambodia
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      34 7 START THE NEW YEAR ON THE CORRECT FOOTING WITH y I ii muxmiz eskes. MEN'S SHOP Service 86, HIGH STREET, SPORE 6.TEL.32T183 AIM at: HILTON HOTEL A IMPERIAL HOTEL andG-27, SPECIALISTS' CENTRE (Ground Floor)
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      293 7 BRING YOUR PHOTOS BACK TO LIFE WITH r~ v rjr only $7,500 Photos are flat until PHOTO-MAGIC recaptures the depth and dimension a flat print can never have. It's all done with mirrors. PHOTO-MAGIC. See it at: VAOHAN (S) PTC. LTD. Orchard Rd. (9) ROBINSON fc CO. (S) PTE. LTD.
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  • OPINION
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      Controlling the black sheep
      403 8 It looks as if 1975 will be a year of important changes in the insurance industry. At the official opening of the Singapore Insurance Training Centre earlier this month, the Finance Minister announced Government intentions to establish a statutory guarantee fund to protect policy-holders from insurance
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      Forsaken friend
      80 8 *j> These days, any way of getting more value for one's money Is worth a try. The following exchange was overheard by a reader at a cofTeeshop recently as two schoolgirls took a table. "That mee seller Is my friend," said one. "Good, good," replied her excited schoolmate,
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      JAPAN MAY LEAD IN WAGE POLICY
      648 8  -  7 WEDNESDAY WITH DICK WILSON DICK WILSON Japan has come up with a number of solutions to technical problems which have spread into the rest of the world, including Europe, America and Singapore. I wonder now If she is going to provide the answer
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      Time for mail from India
      155 8  -  LEONG LICK TIEN Public Relations officer, Postal Services Department, Singapore, 1. I refer to the letter by Magazine Reader (NN, 8.1.75) and would like to Inform him that it normally takes two or three days for surface letter mall Items from India to be delivered
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      Malay films
      130 8  -  LIM HENG TOW Public Relations Officer, RTS, Singapore, 11. We refer to the letter from Viewer In the New Nation of Jan. 3. The monthly Malay cinema slot over RTS is being sustained on a trickle of Malay language films available for television. About six to eight Malay
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      Fight the FEFC
      266 8 SIN CHEW JIT POH r r 3 VOICE OF THE PRESS J A The chairman of the Singapore National Shippers Council. Mr. Tan Eng Joo, disclosed the other day that the ASEAN Shippers Council had asked governments of ASEAN countries to explore the possibility of abolishing the
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  • FEATURE
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      Lock icon Satellite
      1269 9 It is booming its way right across the globe THOMAS O'TOOLE TAKES A CLOSE LOOK AT SPACE-AGE COMMUNICATION SINGAPORE'S Sentosa satellite occupies pride of place in the hearts of Singaporeans. It symbolises the technological advancement of the Republic. But satellites are also mushrooming all over the world. What does
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      34 9 -r L .v.em i MM wM i fsteto (PTE) LTD. Btiildincj,|Collyi'r Quay. Singapore 1 Tel: V ***** 5 6 J inherent flame proof fabrics to save your buildings properties. Always insist on Tyna Fabrics.
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  • EDUCATIONAL BROADSHEET
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      Shakespeare's tragic heroes are great men—in power, intellect, imagination, passion
      2002 10/11 GRIEF OF DISILLUSION BECAME SOURCE OF PHYSICAL PAIN TO HIM New Nation today begins a three-part series on Shakespeare's play, King Lear. KING LEAR! His pride and pomposity won't endure any obstacle in its way Shakespeare's tragic heroes are not
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      Leading characters
      247 10/11 LEAR: The ruler of pre Christian Britain. He is described as a "very foolish old man, fourscore and upward." He grossly misjudges the character of his daughters and goes through some harrowing experiences. In the end he is said to have attained a better insight into things and
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      Some divergent views
      392 10/11 ROBIN LOVEJOY: Critics, scholars and philosophers have for four hundred years debated, judged and made illuminating statements on this play. Actors and directors have for an equally long period regarded its performance as the pinnacle of their ambitions. Interpretations of it have been widely divergent, but all
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  • PLEASURE
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      Lock icon Fight for Oscars hots up...
      948 12 Los Angeles Times A frequent complaint about the Academy Awards Is that they endorse the bigbudget commercial successes over the small-budget artistic achievements. Or, If the budgets are comparable, the vote goes to the box-office champs. Well, yes. no and maybe. Hlndsightlng history is a
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      BRUCE STEERS OUT OF THE STORM
      652 12  -  POPS BY JEAN LI JACK BRUCE: OUT OF THE STORM (RSO): Jack Bruce is surely one of the prime members of the elite corps of rock Individuals, and this is due, in no small way, to his association with the now legendary Cream. His
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      66 12 Come and hear 1(0 sing at Club (Elite The sensational singer from Korea dab Eiko time Happy hours 7-30 p.m. 4 p.m. 7 p.m. wti*# »>• *t>iM mm 11.30 p.m. 4th Floor Supreme House Penang Road Singapore 9. Tel: *****7. RUBY DIAMOND RINCS SAPPHIRE DIAMOND RINCS EMERALD DIAMOND RINCS PENDANTS,
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
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      53 12 SINGAPORE 1 (2) Only You: Ringo Starr. 2 (3) Angle Baby: Helen Rcddy. 3 (1) Cat's In The Cradle: Harry Chapin. 4 (5) Please Mr. Postman: Carpenters. 5 (4) You're The First The Last, My Everything:: Barry White. 6 (10) My Boy: Elvis Presley. 7 (6) Junior's Far m: Paul
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      175 12 8 (8) One Man Woman. One Woman Man: Paul Anka and Odia Coates. 9 Mandy: Barry Manilow. 10 (7) Gonna Make You A Star: David Essex. By courtesy of RcdifYusion. LONDON 1 (2) Streets of London; Ralph McTell. 2 (10) Ms. Grace: Tymes. 3 (1) Down Down: Status Quo. (15)
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  • TREND
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      Crockery that won't go crock
      367 13 Shop Around iS —'i By KARTINA Remember when people used to turn their noses at Japanese products and cameras that supp os e d 1 y went "crick"? Those were the days when Japanese manufacturers first flooded the market with cheap goods which lived up
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      SPARE AND SAUCY...
      162 13 Cook-In You can marinate pork spare ribs in black soya sauce and a bit of pepper and sugar and grill. It's delicious. But, if you want to do something a little different with spare ribs, something that will really perk up Jaded tastebuds, try this special recipe
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      A NEW ROLE FOR WOMEN
      219 13 Legal provisions have failed to bring millions of Asian women true equality with men, but it is women themselves who perpetuate the traditions which give them inferiority, a prominent I n d i an sociologist said recently. There was a big gap between the status
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      85 13 NATURE CRYSTALIZES LOVE IN DIAMONDS S. R H. DE SILVA PROVIDES THE SETTING diamond is .is he.uitilul .is lis A heaiititul diamond is ,ts desnaMe .is its setting. Isn't :l the same lot most othei lewels and lo\es' W hen von >in. tea d consult S P.II. de Sil \a,
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  • FINANCE
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      Prices rise slightly on recovery
      227 14 Share prices which nose-dived on Monday, recovered on the Singapore stock market yesterday. They closed slightly higher. Prices moved within narrow margins when trading began. Bank stocks continued to attract attention. (JOB, after opening two cents lower at $2.09, began to pick up half an
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      Lock icon TWA plans staff reduction
      433 14 Reuter Frankfurt, Wednesday Trans World Airlines (TWA) plans to dismiss 250 of Its 280 employees based in West Germany, possibly by the end of March, an airline spokesman said here yesterday. The dismissals were part of an arrangement with another US airline, Pan American World Airways
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      Danes keen to boost S'pore exports
      161 14 A leading Danish businessman is here to promote two-way trad*; between his country and Singapore. He is Mr. Frands Fridberg, immediate past vice-chair-man of the Danish Chamber of Commerce. He agreed that the trade between Denmark and Singapore is presently small but this can
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      Lock icon Banks step in to back US$
      360 14 United Press International Brussels, Wednesday European central banks intervened yesterday to support the US dollar as It slid to its lowest levels in 18 months on foreign exchange markets. The price of gold rose at the opening of bullion markets but eased back later
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    • Stock markets round the world
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        ZURICH
        82 14 This service Is from the Union Bank of Switzerland. Closing prices In Swiss francs on Zurich Stock Exchange yesterday: UBS 2630 20 SBC 532 2 Credit Suisse 2505 15 Swissair B 426 9 Swiss Reliwur. 2070 5 Wlnterthur B. 1570 30 Zurich Insur. 5900 Juvena B. 750 Nestle B.
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        Wall Street: A mixed close
        285 14 NEW YORK The stock market, finding little in President Ford's news conference to spark buying, closed mixed yesterday in moderately active trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, ahead more than three points at the outset, was off 5.55 at
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        Dow Jones
        33 14 Dow Jones closing stock averages on the New York Exchange yesterday: 30 Industrials 641.90 (off 5.55), 20 transport 152.57 (off 0.74), 15 utilities 77.10 (off 0.13), 65 stocks 211.72 (off 1.38).
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        Prices take a tumble
        275 14 TOKYO Share prices tumbled do w nward throughout the session on the Tokyo Stock Exchange In reaction to the sharp advance witnessed during last week. In the morning session, constructions, foodstuffs and pharmaceutical lead the market partially supported by small lot buying from Investment trusts. However,
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        SYDNEY
        18 14 Prices at 11.30 a.m. today (Australian time) on Sydney Stock Exchange: Allstate 07 10 Beach 27 20
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      74 14 BENEFIT FROM OUR DISCOUNTED NETT AIRFARE FOR A SERVICE FEE OF SSIS FROM SINGAPORE OR BANGKOK TO EUROPE SYDNEY LOS ANGELES HONGKONG ROME PERTH SAN FRANCISCO TAIPEI TEHERAN MELBOURNE SEATTLE TOKYO BEIRUT AUCKLAND BANGKOK MANILA MONTREAL NEV\ YORK lAKARTA KATHMANDU I TOURS TO BANGKOK THE LAND OF A THOUSAND SMILES"
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      36 15 PACKAGE LUNCH at »1 50 Free delivery. Barbecue and Buffet at $5.00 earh all Inclusive. Also cater for all functions MEMORY ***** AOVtItTIMMWtTS OCT MMH.TI CVCMT DAY O* WANTED SECONDHAND PIANO. I Any brand Ring *****0
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  • SPORTS
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      17 nations for Asian shooting tourney
      215 16 All the 17 affiliates of the Asian Shooting Confederation will be invited for tfce third Asian championships, tentativey scheduled for August 17 23 at Kuala Lumpur. The countries to be invited are Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, India, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Khmer Republic, South Vietnam, Hong
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      S'pore team leave by air
      120 16 The U-member Singapore table tennis contingent for the third Commonwealth championships in Melbourne expressed confidence of a good showing before leaving last night. The team will compete in the individual and team events for both the men and women's sections during the seven-day tournament starting
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      806 16  -  SQUASH RACKETS by Eric Cooper Ranjodh Singh of Raffles Institution became the SSRA Under-19 Cham- pion when he defeated Desmond Hill in straight sets at the Tanglin Club last Saturday. Earlier In the week he had knocked out Mushtaq All, surprise winner over No.
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      414 17 United Press International New York, Wednesday Superstars command supermoney. Muhammad All led the top 10 in American sport in 1974 earnings with US$5.B5 million and George Foreman was only US$l5O,000 away, proving there's no business like the boxing business. But over the
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      S'pore archers prepare for Asean tourney
      993 17 Archery as a sport has gained in popularity among Singaporeans since the first club was formed 10 years ago. This can be seen in the growing number of archery clubs in the Republic, with the national body, the Archery Association of Slngopore (AAS) which
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      Smart trial by Man of Courage
      345 18 By BLUE PETER Man of Courage 11, one of the fancied runners In the $36,000 Queen Elizabeth II Cup, did a stylish workout at Buklt Tlmah this morning. After going one round at a steady pace the flve-year-old by He n r y's Choice
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      77 to bid for title at Warren
      345 18 A strong field of 77 G lters will contest the C pro-am tournament at Warren, starting at 7 a.m. on Friday. The 50 professionals Include the winners of the first two legs of the local circuit—Taiwanese Chang Chung Fa of SICC, who won
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      Lock icon Magnificent Miller 'can't believe it'
      431 18 Reuter Tucson, Wednesday. Golfer Johnny Miller's eight tournament victories in 1974 certified his superstar status, but his feats in the first two tournaments of 1975 have some people saying he must be from another planet. No one in the h'story of golf has ever had
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      England 2-0
      18 18 Wrexham, Wednesday England beat Wales 2-0 in an Under 23 international football match here last night.
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      519 18  -  By Leslie Nakashima United Press International Tokyo, Wednesday It is amazing that in the short space of three years Johnny Miller has developed into one of the greatest golfers of all time. Milier, wiio carried his baby while his wife had dinner at the Sun
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      Lock icon Wajima all the way
      304 19 Reuter Tokyo, Wednesday. Crafty Japanese challenger Koichi Wajima last night boxed his way to a unanimous points victory to regain the World junior middleweight crown from hardslugging champion Oscar Albarado of the United States. Albarado had outslugged Wajima and sent him to the canvas three times
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      Montreal faces a new threat
      330 19 Montreal, Wednesday Striking pile drivers and a possible new walkout by ironworkers yesterday threatened fur ther delay in building the 1976 Olympic sites here. The pile drivers walked out on Monday to back pay demands and the ironworkers, who accepted a government offer last Friday,
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      244 19 UPI, Renter CHRIS TCHURCH, Wednesday Tuesday was the day everyone came to the aid of the party. Russia's world weight-lifting champion Vassili Alexeyev sent caterers into a spin when he sat down for breakfast at the Games Village. The 364-pound Russian. here for the first
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      Oxford win
      21 19 London, Wednesday Results of yesterdays Rugby Union matches: Cross Keys 3 Newport 12, Oxford University 28 Edinburgh, University S.
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      Lock icon Pay cut for Seaver
      144 19 UPI New York, Wednesday —Tom Seaver, the New York Mets' ace right hander who was the highest paid pitcher In baseball In 1974 at an e s 11 m ated US$l7O,OOO, came to terms with the Mets yesterday for what he admitted was "a healthy cut"
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      Japan tour
      31 19 Tokyo, Wednesday Argentina's 1973 World Club champion football team, Indeoendlente, will visit Japan next month for a two-game goodwill series with the All-Japan team on February 21 ana 23.
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      BEST DEAL NOW AWAITS SIGNATURE
      79 19 Npw York, Wednesday The New York Cosmos said yesterday general manager Clive Toye would fly to Manchester tomorrow In an effort to clinch the signature of George Best, the fallen Manchester United soccer star. A Cosmos spokesman said Toye, a former Fleet Street sportswriter, has
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      MCC again hit by injuries
      212 19 Sydney, Wednesday The MCC cricketers are again beset by Injuries as they prepare for tne fifth Test against Australia In Adelaide. Opening batsman David Lloyd, his neck In a brace to relieve the pain of an old injury. Is the main worry for England's selectors
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      36 16 .n\ SHORT RIBS 4 wt r.\\» w «n> M m. r Jk\* I REAUiy HATE TO OLIVER THESE THINGS. > POUND OJE. v by Frank O'Neal !U IXf 1 it 1 El ah sss is '-*n» i~i
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      600 17 NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I, Chor Llm of No. 736, Corporation Drive, Blk. 92 Singapore, have applied for a Retail Beer Shop licence In respect of premises No. 736, Taman Jurong, Blk. 92 Singapore, and that this application will be heard In the Court of the Elrst District
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      326 18 NEW NATION CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Even handed 5 Boss of a shield 9 Remnant 14 Famous cathedral town; near Toulouse 15 Survey 16 Pin for an oar 17 Sent away 19 Prey or plunder 20 Actress Arden 21 Overlook 22 Marks used In writing 23 Type of floss 25 Not
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      464 19 AT THE CINEMA with SONNY YAP _CARRY OH KBROAD: Anotner silly Invitation by the Peter RogersGerald Thomas team to carry on laughing If you are not tired by now at the orgy of blue Jokes, ribald situations and coarse performances that are part and parcel of this British institution of
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    261 20 A A.T. It's that time of year again when that most abhorred of men comes a-calling. He isn't Invited and he doesn't show up in person, but he calls anyway. He calls you to empty your wallets (if they aren't already empty) and pay up. I'm referring,
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    45 20 AH FOOK: The milk firms have said It. Now I believe mother's milk IS the best. MEI LIN: It certainly takes a long time to get the message through to you. You must have missed your mother's milk when you were a baby.
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      845 20 TV SINGAPORE 5 AND RADIO 3.00 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by TATAPAN MINGGUAN <M)—A magazine series 3.3# DIARY OF EVENTS (M) 5.35 LOVE IS A MANY 8 r L E NDOUBED THlNG—Daytime serial on the trials and tribulations of three families In San Francisco. 4.00 PEBSEMBAHAN KU —featuring Samsuddln b. Jafar
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      128 20 SHOW of the Day THE SCIENTISTS (9.45 over Channel Five). This evening's episode, The Flesh Harvesters, tells how the scientists work hand in hand with farmers to maximise the rate at which desirable animals put on lean meat. To boost the productivity of the cow, a technique called ova transplantation
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