New Nation, 7 March 1975

Microfilm: NL8293
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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    17 1 NewNation SINGAPORE Friday March 7, 1975 No. 1274 Price 20 cents M.C.(P) 489/75 FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1975
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  • Article
    The girls from Raffles are the tops
    150 1 Raffles girls and boys topped the Singapore Cambridge GCE "O" Level examination. Raffles Girls* School was the best In all of Singapore with 99.5 per cent passes. They were closely followed by Raffles Institution with 98.6 per cent. The Convent of the Holy
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  • Article
    Lock icon Big drug haul
    28 1 Reuter Hong Kong, Friday.— Police yesterday seized 25 k1105(56 pounds) of marijuana worth about £13,000 ($70,200) at the K ait a k International Airport here.
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    Robbed
    23 1 A man, armed with a knife, robbed two watches worth $170, from two schoolboys at a carpark In Bras Basah Road yesterday.
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    DUD 50-CTS COINS PROBE
    246 1  -  Police on look out for gang of racketeers By Bharathi Mohan Police are trying to track down a syndicate believed to be responsible for the distribution of dud 50-cent coins In Singapore. The c o un t erf elt coins made of aluminium alloy, are believed
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    Lock icon THE HAPPY TRIO...
    257 1 Three girls beaming with pride—and they have every reason to. They topped their class of 30 women police constable trainees after an Intensive sevenmonth course at the Police Academy. For WPCs Miss Chang Yuet Har. 19, Miss Cheong Choy Foong. 18, and Miss Tay Slew Teng, 18.
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      18 1 THE A-LEVEL RESULTS IN NEW NATION TOMORROW WFATHER MONEYWOROS CINEMAS WHAT'S ON TIDES P. 4 STOCK EXCHANGE COMICS
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  • LOCAL NEWS
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      FUGITIVE DIES IN JOHORE
      225 2  -  By Douglas Chan A fugitive from the Singapore police has been found dead in a Johore rubber estate —riddled with bullet and stab wounds, and one eye gouged out. Johore police, who have Identified him as Tay Hock Hal, last of Lorong Tal Seng, Paya Lebar,
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      Homes in private sector cheaper
      473 2 A price drop of between 20 and 30 per cent Private housing has taken a tumble of 20 to 30 per cent in price, according to Mr. Chua Peng Chye, Acting Chief Planner of the Ministry of National Development. Writing In the editorial of the
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      Salute to our top soldiers
      327 2 Praise, prizes for five SAF men Five SAF officers have won praise and prizes for achievements in their military courses overseas. One of them. Second Lieut. Cheong Mim Wah won the latest Nigeria Prize for the Best Overseas Student Officer at the Sandhurst Military College
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      Varied economy a buffer, says Hon
      192 2 Singapore's diversified economy has helped to buffer us against the Ui-effects of high energy and commodity prices, the Minister for Finance, Mr. Hon Sui Sen, said this morning. Diversification, he added, has stood us In good stead In the present turbulent world eoonomy. Speaking
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      OUR ROADS
      13 2 Police reported 107 accidents yesterday. Three were serious and one fatal.
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      ON THE 'CHANGE
      311 2 Widespread gains were chalked up on all fronts at the Stock Exchange of Singapore this morning. The bulls went on a rampage right from the opening bell. Market observers attributed the continued price upswing to the firmness in overseas markets and expectations that bank Interest will decline
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      Lock icon ONE KILLED, SIX INJURED
      123 3 A lorry attendant, Gopal Munlasamy, 22, of Johore, was killed and six people injured when a bus and a lorry collided and crashed against two roadside trees near Oillman Circus last night. The drivers of both vehicles were rushed to the nearby Alexandra Hospital in a
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      Now fewer take up driving
      353 3 Fewer Singaporeans are taking up driving. A New Nation check showed that many driving schools have suffered a drop in the number of students. Mr. Lim Cheng Slang who runs the Negara Driving Institute, said:" There Is a drop of about 20 per cent in
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    • Article
      AA: It's not domsday for motorists
      396 3 'CBD restriction only two hours' Instead of clobbering the poor motorists, the government should consider improving roads and building more flyovers and filter roads, says the latest editorial in The Highway, a Singapore Automobile Association publication. Motorists' lives, the editorial continues, will go through
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      Paint-in
      32 3 The Young Men's Christian Assoc latlon will hold a mass family outdoor paint-in on March 15 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. The theme is Interesting Places in Singapore in 1975.
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    • Article
      New prices of grog...
      419 4 Up between 50 cents and $2.50 a bottle Prices of spirits such as brandy, whisky, gin, rum and still wines are to go up by between 50 cents and $2.50 a bottle, Importers disclosed today. This follows the new tax increases on liquor announced by Finance
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      Smokes also cost more
      240 4 But official prices not fixed yet Several retailers have increased the prices of cigarettes following tax increases announced recently. Bome of them have Increased by as much as 20 cents for a packet of 20 on imported cigarettes. 80 far, tobacco companies here have not announced
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      Ministry: Safety know-how a 'must' for pupils
      97 4 Pupils should know all safety measures when handling electri c a 1 appliances, the Ministry of Education said. As such, science teachers should be fully aware of the dangers of electrocution through, wtong handling 5f television and radio seta, tape recorders, refrigerators and
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      Opening
      26 4 The F&nch Minister for Foreign Trade. Mr. Norbert Segard, Will open the Jnrong factory of Franco Singapore Textiles, Pt«. Ltd., on Tuesday at 5, p.m.
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      Lock icon Seng Hoo keeps lead with 8th round win
      100 4 LKA Lim Sen* Hoo retained the lead In the 10th National Chess Championship by winning his Bth round game against Wong Nglam Yee. With several games outsandlng, other placings are unclear. For the moment, Tan Llan Ann shares second place with Terence
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      Bursaries
      28 4 The Kembangan Primary School Committee will present 29 bursaries to pupils of the school at a cereinbny in the school hall on March 15 at 3 p.m.
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      'Alarming' switch to heroin
      344 4 There has been aji alarming Increase In the number of young drug abusers, Including girls, graduating from ganja and MX pills to heroin. This was revealed by Dr. Richard Lee, the publicity chairman of the Singapore AntlNarcotlcs Association, at the monthly dinner meeting of the Lions
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      225 3 'Kli;:i MiSLiMh irrn^ STAR BARGAINS STARTS TODAY QUALITY GOODS AT UNBELIEVASLE PRICES. NORMAL now SEAMASTER FANCY SPORT SHIRTS S/S 12 90 **> SEAMASTER FANCY SPORT SHIRTS S/S 14 90 7.90 ARROW SPORT SHIRTS (ODDMENTS) LiSS 20% DISCOUNT MONTAGUT TEE SHIRTS S/SMANTIBES) TO CLIAR 29.90 MONTAGUT TEE SHIRTS L/S (ASCOT) TO
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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      317 4 The MP for Mountbatten, Mr. Ng Yeow Chong, will officiate at the OPENING CEREMONY of the Mountbatten Post Office and Post Office Savings Bank (Mountbatten Branch) at the Emporium and Hawkers Centre, Old Airport Road, at 8 p.m. An ART EXHIBITION by local artii.ts will be oificlally opened at the
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      153 5 mm, V YOU MUST BE IM PRESSED... NATURALLY With sounds clear and natural from AKAI.who wouldn't? AKAi hos combined technotoaca 1 experhse r eO; fDQ; f >> a' ifle nque G?X Head.se sit features for that unsurpassed cerfo r T(Y \v if 1 J| |> SW 156 r; GXC MOD
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Teenager gets life for mass murder
      156 6 Reuter New York. Friday David Brooks, 20, was yesterday sentenced to life imprisonment for his part In America's biggest mass murder. He was found guilty of the murder of 15-year-old Billy Lawrence, who was one of 27 teenagers killed In the Houston area by
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      Lock icon Pledge by Ford...
      370 6 'We won't send troops back to Cambodia' Reuter UPI Washington, Friday President Ford pledged last night he would not send American troops back into Indo-China despite the critical military situation facing the Cambodian Government. Making a new appeal for emergency aid for President Lon Nol, he said
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      Lock icon Political chaos after Seni's downfall
      248 6 Reuter UPI Bangkok, Friday Thailand remained steeped in political uncertainty and confusion today following the failure of Prime MinisterDesignate Senl Pramoj to win a vote of confidence required to seat his minority government. The parliamentary vote against Mr. Senl also scrapped, at least for the
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      Lock icon TODAY
      77 6 United Press International ..TODAY Is Friday. March 7. the 66th day of 1975 with 299 to follow. THE MOON Is approaching Its new phase. THE MORNING STARS are Mercury and Mars. ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY: In 1969, two of America's three Apollo 9 astronauts flew their lunar module
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      The Odd Corner
      60 6 Los Angeles, Friday "Mini-skirt Judge" Noel Cannon Is under suspension from the bench for alleged misconduct, including bringing her Chihuahua and a mechanical canary to court, Jailing defence lawyers and threatening to perform "a .38 calibre vasectomy" on a policeman, whom she called a male chauvinist. The
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      Lock icon Imelda off
      30 6 Reuter Manila, Friday.—Mrs. Imelda Marcos, wife of the Philippine President, left for Cairo last night on a diplomatic mission to strengthen ties with Egypt and the Arab world.
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      Lock icon Blind can 'dial a politician'
      147 6 United Press International Balem, Friday. Now It's "dial a politician." Oregon, which pioneered the bottle bill to get rid of canned drink litter, the 55 mile-per-hour speed limit and the concept that ocean beaches belong to the public, may b-» on its way to another
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      Lock icon 'ISRAEL STILL WANTS PEACE'
      273 6 Reuter Tel Aviv, Friday —Israeli Prime Minister Yitihak Rabite said yesterday that despite the Arab guerrilla attack on Tcft Aviv, futfther profrees towards peace remained Israel's aim. Seven guerrillas and six Israelis died in a hail of gunfire as Israeli troops stormed a waterfront hotel here
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      Lock icon Iran and Iraq agree to solve dispute
      248 6 Reuter Algiers, Friday Iran and Iraq have signed an agreement to solve all their problems, Algerian President Houari Bourne dienne said here yesterday. Iran and Iraq have been locked in a border dispute. But yesterday the Shah of Iran and Vice-President Saadam Hussein
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
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      212 6 WORLD WEATHER New York Cloudy, chance of showers. 4332F. 6-OC. Headline: Filibuster foes win the key test and limit debate. Paris Variable, 5341F 12-SC. Headline: Olscard D'Estalng at the Bangui Summit. San Francisco—Showers, 62-55F, 16-12 C. Headline: Arab terrorists raid Tel Aviv. Tokyo—Sunny 48-34F, 9-IC. Headline: Palestine terrorists launch attack
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
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      Come stay with us
      1253 7  -  HOTELIERS MOVE OUT IN A BIG DRIVE TO LURE TOURISTS T0... [by Judith Holmberg Ask hoteliers to predict the future of the industry for this year, and they will give you a bland smile and shrug their shoulders. "Come back in May," they suggest, "then we
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      39 7 /Meadow' Gold v 7] ce-cream sundaes* sodas shakes floats made from Meadow Gold ice-cream at price, in February except Jamaican Sundaa Lowar Ground Floor Orchard/Somareat Roads Singapore 9. Tal: *****6 CAM fAUK FEE REFUNDABI I (UF TO 1 hour)
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      58 7 Bad MoodsHow to Handle Them Unless we learn to control our down moments —by understanding the reasons behind them—they may begin to control us Here, in this article, is a "road map" to help you see h'ow your bad moods work and where they come from. One of the many
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  • OPINION
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      Thailand's musical chairs govt.
      376 8 Minority governments generally have short tenures, and few had expected the Senl coalition to last for long in Thailand. Nevertheless, its defeat in a vote of confidence in the National Assembly after only four days in office is both unexpected and distressing. The opposition, it would
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    • WHISPERS By ISPY
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        An instant baby
        49 8 All those new inventions to cut down production time are getting into the heads of our woman folk. One sweet-young-thing declared at dinner the other evening, "I want an instant baby, the way Instant coffee Is made, bo that I will be spared the pregnancy period."
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        Conserving water
        71 8 Trying to conserve water Is not always as easy as it seems. A friend who decided to contribute towards the save water campaign by digging a well in ner garden, for example, was landed with a $10,000 bill for her efforts. She managed to reduce her water bill
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      Only twenty left in January
      159 8  -  DR. ANDREW G.K. CHEW I refer to your article. All Work and Poor Pay Blamed which appeared on Feb. 15, 1975. We are aware of some of the reasons for resignations of doctors and are in sympathy with some of them. Your report which appeared
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      It's not quite painless
      296 8 r J VOICE OF THE PRESS NANYANG SIANG PAU Under the principle of not Imposing increased burden to a wide section of the population and to meet deficits In development expenditure, the Finance Minister has announced increases In road tax and duties on liquors and tobacco
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      CHINA TIES STILL SOME TIME OFF
      576 8  -  FRIDAY WITH PANG CHENG LIAN PANG CHENG LIAN The abacuses have been clacking furiously this past week; ever since, in fact, the Foreign Ministry announced that a goodwill mission is to visit Peking in midMarch. Because the mission is led by none other than
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      Workers warned
      123 8  -  YAP KIM SENG Public Relations Officer, Ministry of the Environment, Singapore, 3. I refer to the letter by No-Uss (NN, 24.2.75) on the question of advising the public that'll was an offence for "ang-pows" to be given to cleansing workmen. The Ministry did not Issue any press statement
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      7 8 MAIL BAG MM NATION. LICKED BAC 15.
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  • FRIDAY FORUM
    • ESCAPIST
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        Many shades to the word-and they are not all bad...
        347 9 Again and again community leaders have urged youths in Singapore to involve themselves in the affairs of the society they live in. They have been told not to indulge in fancies and dreams. New Nat'on today, in its regular weekly
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        Young ones not built that way
        202 9 The word escapist can so easily be abused or misused, said MR. RON CHANDRAN DUDLEY. "What one is escaping from and to is far more important than just to term a person an escapist." And our youths are certainly no more escapist than other
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        Lock icon CALL FOR LANGUAGE BATH IN BRITAIN
        456 9  -  From Bernard Meluinsky Reuter Is the standard of written and spoken English declining in the country of Shakespeare, Milton and Jane Austen? This Is an emotive issue today for many in Britain who believe the country's greatest legacy to the world is its language
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        A hunt for another value system
        432 9 Escapism—a part from the drug context—ls a cynical method of referring to people who don't conform to what is expected of them, according to MR. ROLAND GOH. a student counsellor at the Singapore University. If a person doesn't live up to a set norm,
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  • SPECIAL FEATURE
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      ITS THUMBS UP FOR THE BUSES
      934 10/11  -  Commuters agree that the rescue operations launched by the Govt six months ago have improved the efficiency of the system but more can, and must, be done... It has now been six months since the Singapore Bus Service was placed under the stewardship of
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  • Page 10/11 Miscellaneous
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      514 10/11 Cut out ond pin with other coupons. Posting instuctions appear below Name (Mr./Mrs./Miss) CLUES BELOW Cut along doited lines CLUES FOR V-5 1. Of no great lin 2. Cross-lined pattern 3. Manoeuvring a large calls for skill 4. Usually transparent substance 5. Ingrained dirt 6. A man should think carefully
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  • PLEASURE
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      Indian style food on banana leaves
      467 12  -  By Violet Con Yet another mid-dle-class Indian restaurant has opened the Banana Leaf Apollo Restaurant &t 24 Cuff Road. It otters good food In very comfortable surroundings. And the service Is more than satisfactory. To top It all, the establishment Is spotless, and pleasant
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      Grab this film offer...
      487 12  -  But you must be a martial arts exponent by Violet Oon If your annual leave Is due and you've always had a desire to appear in the movies in splendid t e c h n 1 colour, here's an opportunity tor you to grab. Interfllm, a
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      Fun between his studies
      176 12 Sporting university student Joe Pong, 21, finds "breaking the Ice" in between lectures an "Interesting way" to relax. Skating has brought him luck. He became the 700,000 th visitor to the Jurong Ice Skating Rink yesterday afternoon for which he was presented a season pass for
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
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      97 12 Fenjal smooths and nourishes your skin in the luxury of li'lljul < Hi UK- HATH (hi flics anYty dry skirt A capful of Fenjal transforms your bath into a fragrant potion that nourishes your skin. Fenjal feeds your skin with the oils it needs while you're in the water, so
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      23 12 o* i f r r >on M!■ MANUFACTURERS REPRESENTATIVES yKfci, IN S E ASIA KHANCHAND SONS 2 06 COLOMBO COURTSPORE ft TEL 332?16/7
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      142 12 WH-y. IXI s <■ 111 11.11 < I A Christof/e Complements All Well-Dressed Tables The World Over For many years, Christoflc has stood out as a symbol of all that is excellent in silver cutlery It has adorned countless well-dressed tables all over the world The beautiful, intricate design The
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
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      493 12 AT THE CINEMA with VIOLET OON FOB PETE'S SAKE: A comedy starring Barbra Streisand and Michael Sarrazin. Much of the humour is of the slapstick variety but there is enough adult humour for the film not to degenerate into a weak comedy. Directed by Peter Yates. Orchard: 1.30. 4. 6.30,
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  • TREND
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      Glitter and glamour with clips
      115 13 Some pieces of jewellery are exquisite but they are so small, so intricately crafted that though you admire them, they do nothing for you as a woman or for your clothes. It's the chunkier pieces, those specially designed as fashion accessories that are not only
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      A PAIN THAT THROBS ON AND 0N...
      301 13  -  7 v Doc's Casebook S.L. Mrs. S. is one of those unfortunate people who suffer slitting headaches frequently and all the simple remedies she has tried no longer seem to work. She said, grimacing with pain at the recollection of the last attack:
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      Instant made to order clogs
      74 13 A whole range of colourful Vietnamese clogs have been brought In for Bata's new Clog Buutique. Vietnamese movlestar Miss Kieu-Chlnh will be present at the opening at Bata Premier Store today. The Clog Boutique has an unusual service for customers they can pick their own
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    • GRAPEVINE by Vanessa
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        UNTIMELY LAUGH
        76 13 Sometime ago, a euphemism for wrinkles was coined to soften the blow of having wrinkles. They were called laughter lines. Then it was found that the women who had laughter lines couldn't And much to laugh about. So, now someone In Elizabeth Arden's cosmetic house has come up
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        DUMB BELLES
        63 13 It's dumb belles like a friend's secretary who give other pretty girls a bad name, while taking down a telephone caller's name in country fbrm, she suddenly asked him: You said Vancouver? And how do you spell Vancouver please? Ah well, even some department stores can't spell. Saw
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        NOT MAN ENOUGH
        48 13 "You wouldn't like Australia," she said to him. "It's a man's country." No, he didn't look or act like a woman. It was simply because he was the bookish type who would be quite useless with racquet, ball and bat. And he couldn't even swim.
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      196 13 pipLQy the \iersafile display sysfem for shop or home. On the shop floor Piplay Display System offers unlimited possibilities for space saving and eye catching displays. In the home it makes elegant furniture and storage racks. All at low cost because you can do it yourself. Piplay System comprises metal
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  • shopping
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      Furniture for kids...
      626 14 A twice weekly advertisement feature L ]\/|OST of us love children. In fact, the smile that lights up a child's face Is more rewarding than most things. That's why we go to great lengths to make the tiny tots happy, sometimes to the extreme of spoiling them.
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
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      27 14 v -y^mmmhrn Itaby cot, play-pan. infant carriei| A Walker. Nam Khow Children Furniture Itifi'J, Beach Koad Block 11 off North BridKe Rd (opposite (iolden Theatre) Tel: 2921H39
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  • FINANCE
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      Market report
      199 15 Share prices continued to improve at the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday on all fronts. Trading was widespread. The day began with Folex Indnstries being suspended from trading at the company's request pending completion of negotiations regarding the reconstruction of the company's capital. On Tuesday and Wednesday. Folex
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      Pork, eggs cheaper
      237 15  -  Market Basket ».v Rav Dhaliwal Pork and eggs are cheaper at the market now. Lean pork Is now available at $2.60 a katl, down 20 cents. However, stallholders still continue to charge $3.80 a katl. Eggs have dropped another 10 to 15 cents for 10 over the
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      Lock icon Meeting on oil price
      120 15 Reuter Paris, Friday Main oil consuming nations met here yesterday trying to agree on the idea of a world floor price for oil, and faced with a virtual ultimatum to do so from America. The 18 nations of the International Energy Agency (lEA) began their two-day
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    • Stock markets round the world
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        NEW YORK
        208 15 The stock market reacted belatedly yesterday to news that inflation was cooling by staffing a late-session rally in the glamours that sent prices sharply higher in active trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The Dow Jones Industrial average, which fell at the outset and fluctuated in the
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        Lock icon TOKYO
        197 15 DBS-Daiwa Securities International Ltd Share prices closed almost unchanged in mixed trading. The morning session opened slightly on a mixed tone and turned upward afterward on some buying centered on blue chips came from securities house to stimulate the market. Share prices drifted lower in the afternoon as selllnß
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        226 15 Closing prices at 11.30 a.m. (Australian time) on the Sydney Stock Exchange: Altataie 09 10 Beach 20 22 Bridge 11 12 Cleveland 35 38 Endeavour 10 11 PUnd 20c Opt 03 03 V 4 Inter Mln 05 V 4 06 Kambalda unq. Kath Inv 92 98 Kla Ora nil
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        74 15 Closing prices on the Paris Bourse yesterday:, Parlbas 157.30 —1.70 Foncter 316.60 +1 Printemps 81.60 —1.40 CGUC 300 —5 Bull 37.40 —.10 Royal Dutch 143 —3.90 Mlchelln 796 +3 Thomson 181.80 +1.30 CFp 134 —1.30 Rhone 125.50 —3 80 Air 317 —.60 BBN 487 +6 Philips 47.10 —1.80 Suez
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        75 15 ThU Mrvice is from the Union Bank of Swltaerland. Closing prices on the Zurich Stock Exchange UBS 3000 75 BBC 638 6 Credit Sulsce 2755 36 Swissair B. 460 8 Swiss Reinsur. 2050 Wlnterthur B. 1800 Zurich Insur. 6700 60 Juvena B. 860 Nestle B. 2830 15 Intel food
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      132 15 Australia takes the heat off with some really cool ideas Australia can cool it. Whatever the problem in refrigeration and air conditioning, look to Australia for an advanced solution. It's hot in Australia, and cooling equipment just has to be good. That's why Australia has developed the newest designs and
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      391 16 ili 'J**#*' MAOIC SHOP Magicians fo(> parties, all books, tricks on magic available from House oi 1001 magic tricks, jokes, novel-* ties 20, Robinson Roadj B'pore., 1 Tel: *****. FLAIN SALON 07, TANOLIN ROAD, SINGAPORE, 10. HAIR A SCALP CLINIC (Oround Floor) Tel: *****4. ror both men and women, with
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      401 16 ABC (UROr TRADE DIRECTORY and Taiwan Trade Directory provide detailed Information on Importers, exporter! and manufacturers, Tel: *****0, *****. PROFITABLE FROZEN POOD Business Dlst. 2 for takeover. $40,000. Inclusive vehicles, equipment, stock, etc. Proprietors committed elsewhere. Interested apply N.N. Box 2031. QLOBE QENERAL CONTRACTOR COMPANY 43 Blk. 100, Henderson Crescent,
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      282 16 SEASHELLS, CORALS. ROCKS. Shellcraft Pictures, Necklaces. Toys and Home Ornaments. Welcome 11, Selegle Road SMITHS We have moved to Block 18,71A, Outram Park, Singapore 3. Our imw flephom: *****91 ISLAND DISTRIBUTORS (rri) ltd.. Sole Agent for S'pore, Malaysia and Indonesia. CLOCKS, STOP WATCHIS, AUTOSET TIME SWITCHES, CLOCK SYSTEMS, TIMERS. SANYO
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      322 16 $100/- REWARD!) for the return of YASHICA Camera no. *****2 which was left In a taxi on Sunday 2nd March 1975. No question asked after return. Please contact Miss Derlan tel: *****5 or *****0. I CHINESE GIRLS AGE 23 20 seek sincere friends. Height 5' 4" 5' 7". Box NN
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      425 16 FOR GREETING CARDS. Books Toys <i Games. Visit Four 'N One, 140, International Plaza Anson Rd. LAI LOV JEWELLERY CO. PTE. LTD. Q2I/29, SpeciaHat*' Cantra BktaL Spore 8. Tel: *****1 LAI LOY (ASIA) JEWELLERY HANDICRAFT CO. PTI. LTD. Fcty.: 1-3F, Blk. 8, 55, Ayer Rajah Industrial Estate, S'pore., 5. Tel:
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      355 16 FOR A WIDE SELECTION OF best used cars, call Pacific Motor Credit Pte. Ltd. 511, Buklt Tlmah Road. 4V4 m.»., S pore., 10. Tel: *****1/ *****4/ *****3 (open till 6.00 p.m. dally). "AUTOMAC" CAR AIR-CONOITIONER Original Brackets for all types of Japanese Cars. We also undertake to service all other
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      208 16 FOR YOUR FISH-HEAD SUPREME, fried chicken, prawns, crabs, mutton cooked in genuine Indian spicy taste. Call at the Banana Leaf Apolo Restaurant, 24 Cuff Road, (along K.K. market) Tel: *****2. Parking available. I LONTONG HOUSE RESTAURANT Discover new delicacies In the new atmosphere of the old Lontong House S'pore's only
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      1165 17  -  And no news yet from Hsieh Yung Yo TEE-IIP with Lim Kee Chan Three British golfers have withdrawn from the $92,000 Singapore Open at the SICC New Course on March 20—23. They are Norman Wood, Peter Wilcox and lan Wrlgley. Harry Knaggs, the organising
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      114 17 United Press International Orlando (Florida), Friday Chuck Courtney scored a slx-under par--66 yesterday to lead the opening round of the US$2OO,OOO Citrus Open golf tournament by one stroke. He collected seven birdies against one bogey on the strength ot some superb sharp shooting on the tight and
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      Lock icon LILLEE IN FOR FOOT OPERATION
      129 17 Reuter Perth, Friday. Australian Teat fast bowler Dennis L'llee entered hospital here last night and will have an operation on his injured right root today Llllee hurt his foot in the sixth Test against England in Melbourne early last month. The injury, which caused Internal
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      Lock icon 'England XI not keen'
      255 17 Reuter Dunedln. Friday England's Test cricketers were yesterday accused of not appearing "really keen" during their recent two-test 8 e r 1 e s against New Zealand. Dennis Copps and Ralph Gardiner, who umpired Tests in Auckland and Chiistchurch, spoke out strongly In reply to claims
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      SELECTIONS FOR TOMORROW
      144 18 SCRUTINEER CALL BOY EPSOM JEEP BLUE PETER RaM 1: Always good Roman galley Grey Castle Sunshine Touch Sunshine Touch Roman Oalley Roman Galley Sabre IUm t: Flying Phoenix First Enterprise Flying Phoenix Tender Kiss Flying Phoenix Proud Moment Proud Moment Flying Phoenix Race 3: Gudea So blessed
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      Malasin to score
      197 18 By SCRUTINEER Malasin looks a good thing In Race 6 at Buklt Timah tomorrow. The four-year-old grey by Quorum struck winning form at Kuala Lumpur last month. He won over 6f In soft going with plenty in hand and should easily get Bf. Another good bet tomorrow
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      BUKIT TIMAH CARD AND FORM GUIDE FOR TOMORROW
      4037 18 1.45 CLASS 4 OIV 5-6F mm ($11,000 $7,700 to winner) 1 01 Atomy a Oaad a (Kim En() Daniels 4 8 0 (ud 14) 8f P -Rata* 8 1 5408 Srinfcl mdl III a (TJakra) Osman 4 8.13 (d2 *15) 8( Cldln
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      Harom II shows form on good going
      279 18 By BLUE PETER Newcomer Harom 11, who Is engaged In Race 5 on Sunday, did a winning gallop at Buklt Tlmah this morning. The Resolution three-year-old ran 3f in 37 3/5 with Arlffin Man up. The going was good. Just Too Good (S.K.
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      Driving test
      41 18 The Singapore Motor Sports Club will hold a skilled-driving test at the Police Academy parade ground on March 9 at 8 a.m. Besides club members, teams from the Police Force and Singapore Armed Forces have been invited to participate.
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      A soccer special for the schools
      322 19  -  Museum to present *100 years of football' By JEFFREY LOW Schoolchildren are in for a special soccer treat during the forthcoming holidays when the National Museum will present a film show on "One Hundred Years Of Football." The 90-minute film, which wil be screened
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      388 19 Reuter London, Friday Leeds United yesterday Jut behind them their -0 win over Belgian champions Anderlecht In Wednesday night's European Cup tie as they prepared for tomorrow's English Football Association Cup quarter-final clash against Ipswich Town. If Leeds show the same professionalism and
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      Officials
      39 19 Rank Xerox R.C. officials: Chairman Albert Ooh; vice chairman Michael Tan; secretary Brenda Seah; assistant secretary Florence Seah; treasurer Dennis Tan; auditor Ronald Tan. Committee Wlllam Lee, Rose Lee. Susan Lee, Tan Chong Kee, Patrick Teo, Teresa Loh.
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      Australia hold India 1-1
      293 19 Kuala Lumpur, Friday. India and Australia fought out to a 1-1 draw In a Pool "B" World Cup hockey match at the Jalan Raja Muda stadium here this morning. Both goals were scored In the r.rst half. B.P. Oovinda scored for India In the fourth minute
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      252 17 NEW NATION CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Error: Colloq. 7 Bright star in Virgo 12 Painting sculpture, 6tC. 14 Brownie 16 Diabolic 17 NASA program 18 Tall story specialists 19 Thin films of moisture 21 German "etc." 22 Time periods 23 Very small gnat 24 Hebrew prophet 25 Explosive 26 French landscaplst
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      82 19 THE BORN LOSER -t f SHORT RIBS Over here, PEARIE/ K! 3?K 5. m M ;x# •W fefi M NORBERT 1 HJ! r# vri l/A 8 Yf m tn A tt EW w "T, W'W/W 1 ±i by Art Sansom i S3 T#.H u A 51 by Frank O'Neal I'LL
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    251 20  -  The last u/ord Dick West On television the other evening, a panel of pundits was discussing recent criticism of Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, One panelist said any mistakes Dr. Kissinger may have made only prove he's human. Newt Faglle from next door who was watching the programme
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    48 20 AH FOOK: I'll be playing James Bond the next time I take a bus trip to town. Who knows, I may be able to catch a vandal and win a season ticket. MEI LIN: One snag you'll have to keep your eyes off the girls first.
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      953 20 TV AND RADIO f SINGAPORE 5 3.00 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by FOR THE FAMILY (C) 3.30 DIARY OF EVENTS (C) 3.35 LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDOURED THING 4.00 SEVEN GENERARATIONS OF LOVE: Wang 8her-Perng and Chleh Yul Llan (r) 4.40 MAGAZINE ZERO ONE 4.55 INTERMISSION 5.55 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS f o
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      40 20 WORLD PREMIERE FEATURE (9.45 over Channel 5 in colour): Tonight's film, Death Cruise, tells the story of six people who win a free vacation and pay for it with their lives. Starring: Richard Long, Polly Bergen, Edward Albert, Kate Jackson.
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