New Nation, 13 February 1975

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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    17 1 NewNation SINGAPORE Thursday February 13, 1975 Na 1255 Price 20 cents M.C.(P) 489/75 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13. 1975
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  • Article, Illustration
    Two trapped in car...
    76 1 This was the first road crash this morning. The car was turned Into a twisted wreck after It hit a tree along Dunearn Road at 1 a.m. today. The unidentified driver and a passenger were rushed to hospital in a se- rious condition. Motorists and nearby
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  • Article
    THE $10,000 FESTIVE FLEECING...
    304 1  -  By Bharathi Mohan Police have arrested three gazetted pickpockets suspected to have fleeced more thap $10,000 from Chinese New Yeatr merry makers in the Waterloo Street and Queen Street areas. The three men, aged 40, had about $800 with them when detectives from the Beach Road
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    Lock icon Australia on 364
    38 1 Reuter Melbourne, Thursday— Australia were 364 for the loss of six wickets at lunch on the final day of the sixth Test against England here today. Scores: Australia 153 and 364 for six; England 529.
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    Holiday toll: 6 dead
    306 1 Family in crash—one killed, four warded A Chinese New Year outing ended In death for a three-month-old baby girl and serious injuries for her parents and two sisters after their car hit a tree along Upper Serangoon Road yesterday. This accident was among six fatal crashes
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    The strip thief...
    90 1 Madam Tan Huay Bok, a 54-year-old washerwoman. was robbed of $1180 in valuables and $150 In cash and stripped of her pants at a vacant plot of land ofT Changi Road 8 m.s. yesterday. A man, sporting a thin moustache and about 40 years old, surprised Madam
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  • LOCAL NEWS
    • Article
      Underfed kids: Don's plea
      426 2  -  'Give poor families an allowance' By Rav K. Dhaliwal A nutritional allowance either in the form of money or food should be given to very poor families In Singapore to enable them to provide sufficient food for the growth of their children, a university professor has
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      Illegal car-for-hire men are back
      272 2 The Illegal car-for-hire operators are back in business at petrol stations to cash In on the Chinese New Year demand. They have raised the charges by $1 an hour and have im- posed a minimum of five hours for cars hired. They said the higher
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    • Article
      Course on law
      48 2 The Department of Extra-mural Studies of the University of SlngaCre will hold a 12iture course on commercial law and practice (part 1) at the New Lecture Theatre 4 on Fridays beginning on Feb. 21 at Tjo pm The fee 1* $40. For more details oaIIBSMTC.
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      A FILM'S 'NUDE' PROBLEM SOLVED
      259 2  -  By Nancy Koh The controversy over a nude scepe In Full House, a local film production, has been cleared. Director J.P. Tan, of Clnemacentre Productions, said yesterday: "We might put In a love scene for the ieadtatf stars but they will not necessarily have to
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    • Article
      Students eligible for Pre-U
      232 2 Pupils with at least a Grade 8 in the first language and an aggregate not exceeding 20 points for the best five relevant subjects In the SingaporeCambridge GCE 'O' Level examinations are eligible for admission to Pre-unl-versity One classes In the Chinese stream. The Ministry of
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      Economics
      24 2 A forum on home economics and Its place In society will take place on Feb. 22 at the BEAMEO RJELC at IH ajn.
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      Bibliography conference
      45 2 The Minister for Culture, Mr. Jek Yeun Thong, will open a conference on Universal Bibliographical control In Southeast Asia at the RSTLC auditorium on Feb. 21 at 10 a.m. Hie conference Is organised by the Library Association of Singapore and Persatuan Perpustakaan Malaysia.
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    • Article
      Island tours a big hit during New Year
      141 2 For many Singaporeans, the Chinese New Tear holidays was a chance to escape from the hustle and busUe of the city. And what better way to get away from familiar surroundings than by visiting the Southern Islands or taking a waterfront cruise.
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      Storm's fury rips a giant tree
      181 3 Troopers take one hour to clear it off the road,.. Reserve Unit troopers, using power saws and axes, took nearly an hour to clear this giant tree which fell across Newton Road yesterday evening. The 40 ft tree came crashing down on the road,
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    • Article
      Land for PSA
      52 3 The Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) has acquired land In the Telok Blangah district for port development. The plots of land are located In the area bounded by Seah Im Road, Telok Blangah Road and Temenggong Road. The total area of land to be developed is 24,994.7
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      Less suicide attempts in HDB flats
      533 4 Women 20 to 29 years are most prone The rate of attempted suicides Is lower In Housing and Development Board flats than in the rest of Singapore, according to a medical survey. This finding Is revealed in a study on attempted suicides conducted in
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      Drug tanker leaves
      46 4 The Greek tanker, Antcllzo, from which Singapore Customs officers seized a record $200,000 worth of hashish three days ago, left for Japan yesterday. According to a Customs spokesman, all the 39 crew members were allowed to leave with the vessel after being questioned.
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      TIME FOR A REST
      181 4 A quick rest Is just what they needed before they began their 6km. trudge yesterday In the colourful Chlngay procession to mark the Chinese New Year. Hew Nation photographer Philip Lim spotted these two "extra-lanky clowns" relaxing high on the back of a van, amidst the
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      Loans for taxis
      304 4 Taxi drivers, who do not own taxis, can now buy their own cars with loans from the Singapore Taxi Owners and Drivers Co-operative Society Ltd. This follows an amendment to the bye-laws of the former Singapore Taxi Owners Co-opera-tive Motor Oarage and Stores Society Ltd. to include
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      17 4 OUR ROADS Police reported 105 accidents yesterday. Five were serious, and four fatal. NEW NATION TEL: *****1.
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
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      147 4 I The BINGAPOSE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS will remain open until 6.00 p.m. The CARNIVAL TRADE FAIR '75 1* being held at the Great World Amusement Park. The CONSUMERS' DIS TRI BUTION CENTRE, Race Course Road, will be open until 7.00 p.m. The PORT OF SINGAPORE AUTH ORITY'S MUSEUM on Sentosa is
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • Article
      Lock icon Heath's 'no' to stay in 'shadow'
      346 5 Reuter London, Thursday Former Prime Minister Edward Heath has turned down an offer to serve in the "shadow" cabinet of Britain's new Opposition Conservative Party leader Mrs. Margaret Thatcher, it was announced last night. In a Press statement Mrs. Thatcher also announced that party
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      Lock icon Maggie puts club in a spot...
      113 5 United Press International London, Thursday. The Carlton Club Is wrestling with a problem never envisioned when Its founders set it up as an exclusively male retreat. The problem: EVERY Conservative Party leader or Prime Minister has either been a member or invited to Join
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      Lock icon IPI PROBE INTO LUBIS CASE
      210 5 Reuter Zurich, Thursday The International Press Institute (IPI) said yesterday it had asked the Indonesian Government for an explanation of the arrest of Mochtar Lubls, publisher of the banned Jakarta newspaper, Indonesia Raya. Mr. Lubls, president of the Press Foundation of Asia, a contributing editor
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      Lock icon Dr. K confident of progress in peace talks
      294 5 Reuter Cairo, Thursday Dr. Henry Kissinger aaid yesterday after talks with Israeli and Egyptian leaders that he was confident progress could be made towards a Middle East peace settlement. Dr. Kissinger told reporters after conferring here with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat that
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      Lock icon 'These doctors are inferior'
      134 5 Reuter London, Thurs. The thousands of foreign doctors who come to work in Britain are often inferior to their British counterparts, a consultant anaesthetist said yesterday. Dr. Cyril Scurr, a former dean of the Faculty of Anaesthetists at Westminster Hospital, said that concern over the medical
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      Lock icon Opposition charge
      49 5 United Press International Islamabad, Thursday Prime Minister Zulflkar All Bhutto has been charged with using the bombing death last weekend of one of his Home Ministers as a veil to silence all political opposition. That charge was levelled yesterday by a committee of the United Democratic Front.
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      Lock icon Queen E gets a $1.4 mil rise in revenue
      139 5 Reuter London, Thursday Britain's Queen Elisabeth was yesterday awarded a .£270,000 (about $1.4 million) Increase In revenue to cope with Inflation most of it going In pay raises for her staff. Amid strident leers from his own Labour Party leftwlngers, Prime
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      Lock icon Ammunition airlifts
      58 5 United Press International Washington, Thursday The Pentagon said yesterday It Is asking US airlines to fly much needed ammunition over communist lines and Into Phnom Penh in an emergency airlift. One private firm. Bird Air, has been hauling military goods, food and medical supplies from Thailand Into Phnom
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      Lock icon Call for world summit on sea law
      354 6 Reuter Washington, Thursday A U.S. congressional team has called for a world summit conference to break a deadlock in establishing international rules for control of a 320 km. (200-m i 1 e) coastal zone for fishing and mineral development. Flour senators who advised
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      Lock icon Mother love at zoo
      69 6 Frances, a mere wisp of a black rhino she only weighed 60 lb. when born on Nov. 10 at Busch Gardens In Tampa. Florida, nuzzles her loving mother. When Frances, the first rhino born at the zoo. Is fully grown, she will stand about four feet
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      Lock icon Russia and China reopen talks
      222 6 Reuter Peking, Thursday. The five-year-old talks on the Slno-Sovlet border dispute reopened yesterday with the return to Peking after a six-month absence of the chief Soviet negotiator, Deputy Foreign Minister Leonid Ilylchov. When Mr. Ilylchov's special plane landed at Peking airport he was greeted by
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      Lock icon Rebels' camp overrun
      114 6 Reuter Tananarive. Thursday. —Loyalist force* last night overran a camp defended by police rebels blamed for the assassination of the Malagasy Head of State, Informed sources said. They smashed down a wall and swarmed inside the camp on the outskirts of Tananarive, after a day of shooting
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      Lock icon TODAY
      118 6 United Press International TODAY la Thursday, Feb. 13, the 44th day of 1975 with 321 to follow. THE MOON Is between Its new phase and first quarter. THE MORNING STARS are Mercury and Mars. THE EVENING STARS are Venus, Jupiter and Saturn. Those born on this date are under
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      The Odd Corner
      57 6  -  DJ Britain has the worst dental health record in the world, say the 18,000 members of, the British Dental Association. They blame the sweets and chocolate firms which spend £11 million ($50.40 million) a year on TV advertising and they claim two of every three children, Including
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      35 5 )j6tise BASEMENT LG 02 SPECIALISTS CENTRE ORCHARD RD/SOMERSET RD/SINGAPORE 9.TEL:JSI«2t Special Offer On Nf Indian Rose Wood Tables. T Chess Tables. Available In v In Many Sizes Designs. Less 20 Discount For 1 Week Only
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
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      538 6 Cut out and pin with other coupons. Posting instuctions appear below Name (Mr./Mrs./Miss) Address MISSING LETTERS ACROSS I BELOW Cut along dotted line* CLUES FOR S-4 1. Many a poor comet in for haavy criticism 2. Hit job it to attend to the needs of dinars, ate. 3. It oftan
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      227 6 WEATHER London Heavy rain, 50-45F, 10-7 C. Headline: Margaret Thatcher new Conservative Party leader. Paris Variable. 5045F, 10-7 C. Headline: New educational system lor all Frenchmen. Moscow Bright, 1610F, minus 9-mlnus 12C. Headline: CPSU Central Committees declsion "to enhance the role of foreman at the enterprises of petrochemical machine building
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
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      Anna is such a good sport
      597 7  -  Swimming, fencing yoga and x karate: She really loves them all by Florence Tan If you start talking about sports with Mrs. Anna Tan, you had better be prepared for a long chat. For she has plenty to tell, having in the past 15
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      Old man and the fish...
      387 7  -  JUDITH HOLMBERG It was almost midmorning when I met Mr. Tan Lee Ha, 76. He was snoozing in a rattan chair, his legs propped up on the table in front of him, in a huge empty room. He is probably one of the oldest residents
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  • OPINION
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      One more turn of the screw
      438 8 It Is inevitable. The mind-boggling financial strength of the Arab nations gives them the muscle to Influence investment and financing in any part of the globe. And since even the most computerised of financial decisions must include a human element, it should come as
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      Fancy that!
      48 8 [f WHISPERS po> Hy 1 Lv r,spY iJ Status differences appear to have crept Into a new office building. It has three- canteens for the staff one for workers, one for executives and one for directors. It Is not known which one makes the most profit.
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      Timing of lights is poor
      118 8 With the obstruction caused by the PWD road works at the Junction of Halg Road and Amber Road, much of the Ka-tong-bound traffic from the city has been taking the route along Old AlrKrt Road and Dunman >ad. This causes a traffic Jam at the
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      Peace talks to begin
      242 8  -  World Comment Asahi Shimbun With the return of Ambassador Chen Chu from Peking, full-scale Slno- Japanese peace negotiations are to start shortly. The Slno-Japanese question has frequently been called a "Japanese Japanese" question. This Is because there has been a confrontation between the advocates of the
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      REFLECTIONS IN THE HANGOVER
      703 8  -  THURSDAY WITH PAKIR SINGH PAKIR SINGH The morning after always seems to be such a letdown. The boisterous laughs of the day before, the unconcealed Joy that the tiger will roar no more and the rabbit will bring forth love and goodwill, the rounds of whisky
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      There are enough
      111 8  -  BENJAMIN CHUA Public Relations Officer. Singapore Bus Service Ltd.. Singapore, 9. I refer to the letter. More Buses Needed by Soon Chong Lee (NN, 2.1.75). At the moment, there are 16 buses operating on service 20 and 18 buses on service 61. These figures have exceeded the
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  • FEATURE
    • Article, Illustration
      The Chinese pioneers who started it all...
      2274 9 They came to a strange land and soon made large fortunes Making of the Modern Singaporean The contribution of the early Chinese pioneers to the growth and development of SingaR»re was a significant one. umerous studies have been made showing how the character
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
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      433 9 YOUR LUCKY STAR IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you are not one to take anything lightly and. In fact, may well um up Inordinate supplies of energy on things that In no way deserve such efforts from you. Your do-or-dle approach to your activities is admirable when the challenge
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  • EDUCATIONAL BROADSHEET
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      VOLCANOES
      2267 10/11 VAPOUR AND WATER PLAY A BIG PART IN ERUPTIONS Slower now but 'Old Faithful 1 is still active Hawaiian group among best examples In explanation of volcanoes, two things are to be accounted for: (1) the liquid lava and the heat necessary for its production, and (2) the force
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  • FOR THE YOUNG
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      First steam car
      390 12 Transport Although steam road-carriages were first built before st e a m-englnes for use on railways, they never attained the same Importance. The heavy and powerful steam-engine was well fitted for drawing a line of wagons or trucks along rails, but It was difficult to adapt It
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      HOW A SEED BUDS
      315 12 Biology A seed germinates when its embryo starts to grow into a young plant, feeding on the food the seed contains. To germinate a seeSf must have ripened, must not be dead, and must find Itself in an environment conducive tor germination. A seed is ripe
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      The real 'superman'
      235 12 LETTERS from Hu' voumj The winner in this week's letter column is S. JAGATHESON who wins $10. All was told by his father to read his books. All refused and played and watched Superman on television. The next day All went to school. The teacher told him
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      Why things float...
      268 12 World of Science Why is it that some objects float on water and others sink? How is it that ships made of heavy iron and steel are able to float on the seas? The explanation was first given by the Greek scientist Archimedes In 250 B.C. He
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      Test yourself
      97 12 Qui/ 1. Erasmus Darwin, the grandfather of Charles Darwin, was the originator of evolution. True or false? 2. Which naval vessel did Charles Darwin go on during the exploration voyage? 3. Who was the man who formulated the famous equation Emc2? 4. Where was Einstein, a theoretical physicist
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  • TREND
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      Flutter into romance
      76 13 Madame Butterfly comes to town with these two delicate after-dark outfits from Britain. The finely etched flower motifs on Georgette bring to mind Japanese tea gardens with their elusively graceful kimono-clad maidens. Both designs have made clever use of the motifs and are stunning in an ultrafeminine
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      Lock icon Helping girls to know themselves
      378 13 United Press International School girls of America are educationally at a disadvantage—and Uncle Sam Intends to help them get even with boys. "The girls don't know enough about themselves," said Joyce Slayton Mitchell In an interview. The deficiency in a school girl's education stems from
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      A smart finish to your boudoir
      208 13  -  By Violet oon Many of you must have faced a dilemma when moving Into a new home. You would like to buy ready-made furniture which Is less expensive but It either looks too ordinary or Just will not fit Into your rooms. But the
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    People's Park Centre
    456 14 Pictures for posterity... rE Chinese love to celebrate festive* seasons more, perhaps, than most of the other races here In Singapore. The Chinese New Year stretches over 15 days, which means a lot of fun and revelry. And lots of time to nurse hangovers, for the over
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      15 14 LATEST ARRIVAL 1 AVAILABLE AT DENMARK SHOES CO. 251, 2ND FLOOR, PEOPLE'S PARK CENTRE SINGAPORE,*!.
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      110 14 CA A (GROUND FLOOR) PEOPLE'S PARK CENTRE Upper Cross Street, Singapore, 1. Specialised in Colour, Black White Photo Developing and Printing. Wide range of Cameras, Films, Dark-Room Eauipment and Accessories. ELEGANCE OPTICAL CO. Unit 213,2 nd Floor, People's Park Centre, Upper Crott Street, Singapore 1. Tel: *****. BETTER VISION FOR
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  • FINANCE
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      Lock icon Libya cuts its oil output by 30 per cent
      334 15 Reuter Vienna, Thursday Libya reduced oil production by onethird last year, dramatising a trend towards oilfield conservation that has now become widespread, provisional figures showed yesterday. The figures showed six of the 13 members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
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      Lock icon Iran ends links with dollar
      234 15 Reuter Teheran, Thursday Iran's Central Bank yesterday announced that It had ended the rial's direct link with the dollar a move seen In European financial circled as further evidence of Middle Bast disquiet at the current weakness of the American currency. The rial Is now
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      Lock icon Reducing energy consumption...
      378 15 Reuter Brussels, Thursday Common Market energy ministers will today study ways of reducing dependence on Arab oil, including an American proposal to set a high floor price for oil. At the centre of discussions will be an Executive Commission document suggesting ways the Community can reduce its
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      Lock icon 'PRESSURE' CLAIM IS DENIED...
      119 15 Reuter Beirut, Thursday The Americ&n-o w n e d Trans-Arabian Pipeline Company (TAPline) yesterday countered an accusation by the Jordanian government that It had tried to pressure Jordan Into agreeing to a rise in oil prices. A Jordanian government spokesman earlier yesterday accused TAPline of reducing
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      Lock icon Ford, RCA are on Arab 'blacklist'
      209 15 United Press International Paris, Thursday —The head of an international Arab Investment firm said yesterday that the Ford Motor Company and the RCA electronics firm are on an Arab "blacklist" of companies. "I can tell you for example that the Ford Company In America
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    • Stock markets round the world
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        NEW YORK
        311 15 The stock market, overcoming early profit taking, rallied for a sharp gain In heavy trading on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday In a session shortened by a major snowstorm. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, off around three points at the outset, nalned 7.43 to 715.03. Standard and
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        Dow Jones
        34 15 Dow Jones closing stock averages on ttha New York Stock Exchange yesterday: 30 Industrials 716.03 (up 7.43). 20 transport 180.07 (up 1.76). 15 utilities 81.10 (up 0.48). 65 stocks 230.07 (up 2.26).
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        PARIS
        198 15 Closing prices In francs on the Paris Bourse yesterday: Parlba* 183 +2.80 Fonder 333 +4 Prlntemps 86.80 +20 COB 318 —187.80 Bull 39.60 +J6 Royal Dutch 138 +4 Mlchelln 785 +12 Thomaon 174 +4 JO CFP 98 —1.50 Rhone 131 +3.80 Air 333.60 +1.40 BSN 480 —23.50 Philips 46.60
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        SYDNEY
        224 15 Closing price* at 11.80 ajn. (Australian time) on the Sydney Stock Kxchange: Allatate 08 09ft Beach 33 nil Bridge 11 12 Cleveland 36 38 Endeavour IS 14 rilnd 20C Opt 03 H 04 Inter Mln 06 v* 07 Kath Inv 97 100 Kla Ora 18 23 Mid K. Mln
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      270 16 FOR 8815/- p.m.! Oet a NSW fridge for 8915/mlnlmum per month with SINOER's exclusive American Hire Purchase programme that you can select from to suit your personal budget. It's the best way to beat Inflation! Enquire at any Singer Sales Centre or phone *****4/ *****6 for details. SINGER* •a mtmmit
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      296 16 ""■wwq ooh enterprises mi Ist floor, International Plaza, (or radios, colour T.V.s, amplifiers, home appliances and photographic equipments. Tel: CHILDREN'S CLOTHINGS By Child. Available from Nos Enfants, 19® International Plaza Tel: *****41. FOUR 'N' ONE for gifts, greeting cards It wrappers. 140, International Plaza, Anson Rd. i BALI HEALTH CEHTRE
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      284 16 ADELPHI CONFECTIONERY, ex Adelphl Hotel Chef offers a wide a variety of cakes for weddings, engagements and birthdays. Also available French Pastries and home-made chocolates. Factory: 0, Selegle House, S'oore., 7. Tel: *****7. Shops: 105. North Bridge Road, (corner of Peninsular Hotel). 359 A, Outram Park, Blk. 23/24, S'pore., 209,
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      82 16 FOR YOUR FISH-HEAD SUPREME, FRIED chicken. f>rawns, crabs, mutton cooked n genuine Indian spicy taste. Call at the Banana Leaf Apolo Restaurant, 24 Cuff Road, (along K.K. market). Tel: *****2. Parking available. piuSULai] LLOYD HOUSE HOTEL In Orchard Road area. Alrcondltloned. Double $25/- upwards, single >20/-, private facilities 30% monthly
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      487 17  -  By LESLIE NAKASHIMA United Press International Tokyo, Thursday Is 831/ a sport or a recreaon? This question Is being discussed today in Japan by a booming golf population—some 10,000,000 In contrast to a few thousands some 30 years ago In the wake of
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      879 17 World champion Hsi makes appearance United Press International UPI radiopic Calcutta, Thursday The Chinese opened up their surprise package before an expectant audience here yesterday when the 33rd World table tennis championships resumed with the Individual events. The biff attraction was World champion Hsi EnTinff,
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      288 17 United Press International New York, Thursday The President of the National Table Tennis League charged yesterday that a team from Taiwan used toothpaste on table tennis balls for fear of losing face In defeat by an American team. Windsor Olson said he stripped the Taiwan men's team
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      258 18 ON THK TRACK with BLI K PKTKR Kuala Lumpur, Thursday Watania Commando n went like a winner here this morning. With Arlffin Man astride, the four-year-old sprinted smartly over 3f In 364/5 on the sand track. The going on the No. 2 grass track was
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      260 18 UPI Manila, Thursday—A total of 139 golfers led by defending champion Lu Liang Huan of Taiwan, teed off today in US$4O,OOO Philippine Open, the first-leg of the Aalan golf circuit La, who first won the Philippine Open In 1905 and made a repeat last
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      Irish to hold own sales
      496 18 Dublin, Thursday A move Is under way to sell the Irish racehorse at home rather than let other countries cream off the prestige and the profits. This could turn Ireland Into the world's outstanding thoroughbred marketplace, according to Turf enthusiasts. As part of the master
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      613 18 SATURDAY CL 2 Dir. 2—lof iuta mmm 8 oo Flreflaah 0.11 0 entertainer VI M 7 I SUvar Mint 0.07 T Blue Tarn 0.00 I Baron Air 1.04 4 Tru* 804 i JadtWinc am 1 Ooid Sheen 8 00 CL 5 Div. 3—St Pontt Cfcrto
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      157 18 BATUKDAT: RACE ONE l& Ct 5 Dir. 6 6f: Halland 111, Madarby. RACE TWO S.tS CL 5 Dir. 5 5 «f: Tar* Lass, Royal Contender, Battle Field. RACE THREE 3.44 CL 5 Dlv. 3 lit: Tracer Boy, Bima, Bteady, Rousseau's Star. RACE FOUR 4.1S CI. I Dlv. 2 Iff:
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      123 19 Dollah attempts a spin -kick on the slippery ball bat finds Malaysian Armed Forces goalkeeper Anwar Sajrotl too agile to be beaten. Mlnntes earlier, Dollsh was on target to ■core Singapore Malays' first goal In the 20th minute. After Yusof Kssslm crossed from the left,
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      Top bowlers are up for grabs...
      522 19  -  BOWLING NOTES by- Jeffrey Low Furious "poaching" of top bowlers Is reported to be going on for the first InterCentre league competition, which Is due to start on March 9. It appears that several centres have appealed to top bowlers to represent them In
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      Borg wins
      43 19 Bologna, Thursday Teenage star BJorn Borg of Sweden won two tiebreaker* on his way to a 7-8, 4-6, 7-6 victory over Arthur Ashe of the United States In the final of the Bologna Indoor World Championship Tennis tournament here last night-
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      19 19 London, Thursday Australia defeated Britain 2-1 in the first of three women's squash International tacts last night.
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      168 19 Reuter London, Thursday Liverpool, the defending English PA. Cup chameona, missed a chance take a share of the lead In the English First Division when they were beaten 4-1 away by Newoastle last night. A victory would have moved Liverpool Into a tie for
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      255 19 Reuter Lahore, Thursday Wert Indies cricket captain Gerry Alexander yesterday criticised the standard of umpiring In the recent Test series against India. The umpiring In three of the fire Tests was not up to the mark, he told newsmen on arrival here with the West Indies team
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      Cruyff banned
      62 19 Madrid, Thursday. An automatic one-match suspension has been Imposed on Dutch star Johann Cruyff after his booking In a Spanish league match last Sunday, the Spanish Soccer Federation announced yesterday. The booking was Cruyffs fourth this season and meant an automatic one match league ban. He was sent
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      294 17 NEW NATION CROSSWORD 5 Town In Italy 6 Busy animal 7 Gridiron pass 8 Retired from active duty 9 Cut a certain way 13 Cuckoo 11 Small African antelope 15 Addison's partner 16 Man's name 18 Garb for "Sad Sack": Abbr. 2*4 Pictures 25 Crisscross fabric 27 Formidable opponents 33
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      61 18 THE BORN LOSER by Art Sanaom 3 \mSCMCOL OU6ETOW m kAPio?uoaa iTi 3 an *01 HOP6,MOT SHORT RIBS by Frank O'Neal <ra *m T JI7trL*rj! 5' as IS j i •i SI a I Z!l to nw Mffig in u s S'si 11' safiiiiif LZ I i k* rrr TJ
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      496 19 L< AT THE CINEMA with SONNY VAP U THE TAKING OF PELHAM ONE TWO THREE: A luspeme drama, baaed on the best-sailing novel by John Oodey about the hijacking of a subway train by four ruthless men. Starring Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, Martin and Hector Eilsondo. Directed by Joseph Sargent
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    203 20 Tht> lastll u'iml UPI A military judge recently ruled tnat there is no place In the 08 Army tor a 24 cm (elgnt-lnch) handlebar moustache, but decided not to penalise an enlisted man lor retuslng to cut It off. However, MaJ. William O. (tentry told private First Class
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