New Nation, 15 May 1975

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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    17 1 NewNation SINGAPORE Thursday May 15, 1975 No. 1333 Price 20 cents M.C.(P) 489/75 THURSDAY. MAY 15. 1975
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon Marines take the ship
    424 1 Clash on Koh Tang as the Reds try to stop big search for missing men NOW U. S. TROOPS ALSO LAND ON ISLAND TO RESCUE CREW Reuter UPI Washington, Thursday American Marines have seized the US merchant ship Mayaguez held captive by Cambodia but a Pent
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    Lock icon 'War? Aw, not again'
    339 1 Reuter New York, Thursday Man in the street reaction to the US sinking of three Cambodian patrol boats in the Gulf of Thailand seemed to boil down yesterday to two stock New York phrases "you gotta be kidding" and "aw, not again." The action aimed, according
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  • LOCAL NEWS
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      That row over off-side: Suppiah speaks
      417 2  -  By Teresa Ooi It Is the duty of the football referee to settle any dispute during the match on or off the football pitch, said World Cup referee, Mr. George Suppiah. And the police should not Intervene unless there Is a danger that a
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    • Article
      'Black sea' killing all fish in Punggol
      264 2 The m y st e r i ous contamination of a vast stretch of sea facing Punggol has kiiled thousands of flsh during the past week. Kelong operators in the area have had practically no catch at all since the water turned blackish
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    • Article
      Two killed on roads
      59 2 A motorcylist and a pedestrian died in separate accidents yesterday. At 5.30 a.m.. a Chinese man, aged about 70, died after being knocked down by a taxi in Tamplnes Road. Two hours later, a motorcyclist, Won* Tak Wal. 65. was involved in a fatal collision with
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      Safety lunch
      38 2 The National Safety First Council will hold a series of lunch meetings for Industrial safety officers In firms, factories and offices. The first one will be at the Apollo Hotel on May 30 at 12.45 p.m.
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    • Article
      CBD fee: Govt servants not exempted
      145 2 Police officers, government and statutory board personnel doing field wor* will have to pay the %Cj a month fee to enter the restricted Central Business District This was stated by a spokesman of the Road Transport Action Committee yesterday in reply to queries whether
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      Time now to clear any doubts
      300 2 PARK-AWD-RIDE It Is less than a day away to the parkl-and-ride scheme, and motorists who Intend to try it out should know everything they need to now. Any eleventh hour doubts you may have can be clarified at two Information centres set up at
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    • Article
      ON THE 'CHANGE
      113 2 Share prices opened on a steady not* on the Stock Exchange of Singapore this morning. BUSINESS DONE: First Section: S. Darby (1) 3.06. (3) 3.08, (14) 3.10. Sett.: (1) 3.08, (3) 3.12, (4) 3.14. U. 0.8. (1) 4.50, (6) 4.52, (6) 4.54, (7) 4.56. D.B.S. (1) 2.98.
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      OUR ROADS
      13 2 Police reported 80 accidents yesterday. Three were serious and two fatal.
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    • Article
      More women recruited
      226 2 The Government recruited more women into the civil service last year than in 1973. Out of the total of 7159 recruited, 45 per cent or 3189 were women. This showed a jump of 13 per cent compared to the previous year. The latest annual report of the
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    • Article
      'Step up action'
      154 2 Chinese medicine shops and drug stores are still flouting the law because enforcement „by the authorities is not strict enough, say some hospital doctors. The shops are continuing to sell druRS they are not authorised to deal In. Many slnsehs are also prescribing m e d 1
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    • Article, Illustration
      Two 'golds' for top student
      154 3 Knowing how to divide her time between studies and play has reaped big results for Miss Fan Leng Leng. She swept two gold medals from 369 final-year students of the Ngee Ann Technical College for topping the Department of Business Studies and for being the
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      THE PAY OFF...
      149 3 National Serviceman Steven Tail Chee Boon's presence at every Malaysia Cup match played here has paid off he is the winner of the New Nation Football Contest No. 5. He beat 4791 other entrants to win the prize of two Singapore Airlines return air tickets to Kuala
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    • Article
      49 GE workers are retrenched
      133 3 General Elect rlc (USA) Housewares Pte. Ltd. in Jurong yesterday retrenched 49 of its 900 workers. Confirming the retrenchment, Mr- Simon Tan, branch-chairman of the Singapore Industrial Labour Organisation, which represents the workers, said: "We were given the list of the 49 affected workers' names
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      August target date
      171 4 Executive flats for civil servants get finishing touches The first 400 executive flats for civil servants at Frankel Avenue and Siglap Road (right) will be ready for occupation in August. They are housed in five 21-storey blocks on an 18%-acre reclaimed site Just next to the HDB's
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      Housing Board gives up land to HUDC
      148 4 The Housing Board has scrapped Its plan* to build two luxury apartment blocks n, Upper Thomson Road for Its executive staff. Instead. It will put up two blocks of middle income flats In FarmRoad, near the University of Singapore. It is understood that
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      136 3 one specially fop From Sanyo's extensive range of recorders. With just those features and combination of features you've been looking for. And more.Like one-touch review button, memory rewind counter, fade-in fade-out mike-mixing, separate bass and treble control, auto-stop, sleep-timer and a host of fresh innovations which have put these recorders
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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      110 4 ATLANTIC glass cleaner the perfect multipurpose household appliance from Italy ATLANTIC is a small lightweighti versatile electrical appliance Ideally suitable tor cleaning windows/glass and also marble and ceramic surfaces. Moreover, with extension rods and a J brn long electrical cord dust and cobwebs can be removed tiom ceiiings The flexibility
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
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      731 4 AT THE CINEMA with EDGAR KOH THE FIFTH OFFEN 81VE: Four epic weeks of the battle of Butjeska where Tito and his partisans, many of them wounded, fought back with ferocious determination against a German encirclement which was Hitlers fifth offensive In the war In Europe, an attack that was
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Soviet blast for Dr. K
      412 5 'He's moving away from peace* Reuter Moscow, Thursday Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko charged yest e r d a y that Dr. Henry K i s s i n ger's support for more American m i 1 i t ary spending contradicted the Secretary of
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      Lock icon Red carpet
      42 5 United Press International Apana, Thursday A 12-yeai-old girl has been given the red carpet treatment because she was the 100-thou-sandth South Vietnamese refugee to arrive on the island of Guam. She was accompanied by 26 other members of her family.
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    • Article
      Lock icon Israel army on alert
      188 5 Reuter Tel Aviv, Thursday. Israeli troops were on the alert along the country's borders overnight following reported movements of Jordanian armour and fears of Palestine guerrilla action to mark today's anniversary of Israel's independence. Military sources said the armed forces had taken "the necessary precautions" following
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      Lock icon CHINA WANTS U.S. IN ASIA
      157 5 United Press International Paris, Thursday—Chinese First Deputy Premier Teng Hsiao-Ping has Indicated to French leaders that Peking is so worried about Russia that it is not opposed to continued US military Dresence in Asia and Europe, French government sources said yesterday. On Tuesday night, at
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      Lock icon Death call for man who hit Demirel
      154 6 Reuter Ankara. Thursday Turkey's state prosecutor yesterday demanded the death sentence for a man accused of punching Prime Minister Buleyman Demirel on the nose. The man, identified as Vural Onsel, 34, a selfproclaimed revolutionary appeared in the state security court here yesterday accused
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      Lock icon 'Yes' to appeal
      93 6 Reuter London, Thursday Mohammed Yasln bin Hussln (alias Rosll) was granted special leave by the Privy Council Judicial Committee yesterday to appeal against his conviction In the High Court of Singapore in March. 1974, of the murder of a 58-year-old Chinese woman, Poon Sal Im. The appeal
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      Lock icon Britain: No cuts in aid
      73 6 Reuter London, Thursday Britain will not cut any overseas aid programmes as a result of the country's economic crisis, and many of them will be Increased, the Minister of Overseas Development. Mrs. Judith Hart, said here yesterday. But Mrs. Hart said at a private meeting
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      Lock icon New Vietnam discussed
      280 6 ASEAN favours early contacts there Reuter Kuala Lumpur, Thursday The five non-com-munist countries comprising the Association of Southeast Asian states (ASEAN) favour early contacts with the new communist governments in Cambodia and South Vietnam, according to Informed sources here. The sources said this emerged from yesterday's session
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      Lock icon Americans in Laos get set for pullout
      363 6 Reuter Washington, Thursday The United States has begun assembling all US citizens in Laos at Vientiane In preparation for at least a partial US wll hd r a wal from Laos, the State Department said yesterday. The State Department said virtually all Americans
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      Lock icon The Odd Corner
      92 6 United Press International Princeton, New Jersey, Thursday—What do you say to two high school students who were accepted at Princeton University by mistake? You accept them and admit your goor, according to the university's Admission's Office yesterday after they accidentally sent two students acceptance letters last month
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      Lock icon Attack on Manson
      62 6 Reuter San Francisco, Thursday. A prisoner *vas shot and slightly wounded by guards yesterday when he attacked Charles Manson, the man convicted of the 1969 Sharon Tate murders, according to prison authorities. The authorities said Kenneth Como, 34, a fellow Inmate, and a former follower of Manson
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      Lock icon GULF OIL ASSETS SEIZURE HAILED
      232 6 Reuter La Paz, Thursday The Peruvian ambassador here yesterday described Tuesday night's seizure of the US Gulf Oil Company's assets in Peru as an act of solidarity with Bolivia and Latin America. This was stated by Mr. Jorge Llosa after Ms government's action following allegations
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      Lock icon Frank wins libel suit
      135 6 Reuter London, Thursday Frank Sinatra yesterday arrived In Britain for a concert tour to be told he had won "substantial" damages from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in a libel action. The amount was not disclosed. The singer had sued the BBC for suggesting In a
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      Lock icon 'Children to return to Vietnam'
      289 6 Reuter UPI Copenhagen, Thursday Danish Foreign Minister Knud Andersen said yesterday the government would send back to Vietnam 208 South Vietnamese children who have been the Rubject of a bitter controversy here. Replying to a question In the Folketing (Parliament), Mr. Andersen said: "Part of
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      Lock icon TODAY
      119 6 United Press International TODAY is Thursday, May 15, the 135 th day of 1975 with 230 to follow. THE MOON is approaching its first quarter. THE MORNING STARS are Mars and Jupiter the evening stars are Mercury, Venus and Saturn. Those born on this are under the sign of
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      233 5 f 7 4t Ji < i m WFO&M Is the money you think you save worm the effort If you don't own a car, will you have to get up an hour earlier every morning to catch a bus to the office? Will you have to pay for transport to
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
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      186 6 WORLD WEATHER New York—Partly sunny. 57-75F, 18-24 C. Headline: US Pacific force placed on alert In seizure of ship. Rome—Cloudy, 54-68F, 12-20 C. Headline: Government delays pension raises. Moscow Cloudy, 5582F, 13-28 C. Headline: Party friendship. London Sunny periods and showers, 5057F, 10-14 C. Headline: Trade raises hope as pound
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
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      THE SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS
      1271 7  -  He was brought up in all things beautiful PASSING THROUGH by Lu Lin Reutens Having the ultimate in quality and style that's the only way to live. And for Bernard Lanvin, Director General of Lanvin Parfumes and inheritor of one of the best known names
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  • OPINION
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      Will you park and ride?
      376 8 Singapore's experiment at resolving the problem of traffic chaos and congestion in the city area during peak hours will be put to the test tomorrow. The delineation of a central business district is a step into the future which most of the world's large cities
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    • WHISPERS By ISPY
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        His first cousin
        89 8 The Malaysian High Commission in Singapore is certainly not without witty personalities. When a visitor arrived with a chimpanzee to see an officer at the High Commission, the latter decided to play a Joke on a colleague by tellingl him over the phone that a relative of
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        A giant in the making
        75 8 The way banks are advertising and sprouting all over the world seems to underline that the economics of nations are vigorous and kicking. A gnome from the world of finance tells me that four local banks are likely to join hands soon and set up
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      No death in library
      114 8  -  WEE CHOON SIANG Public Relations Officer, University of Singapore, Singapore, 10. I refer to the report <NN, 7.5.75) entitled Student Dies After Pall In Library. The report Is not correct. Chng Hong Cheow was found In the Secretary's room of the Chines* Studies Department. The room
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      Trade ties strained
      256 8  -  World I Comment I J 1 The Japan Times Changing winds in the world economy, stirred by the business downswing everywhere and the determined drive by raw material producers to secure better trade terms, have produced a strain In the economic ties of Australia and Japan. Despite
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      LET'S TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER...
      470 8  -  THURSDAY WITH PAKIR SINGH PAKIR SINGH The weather has probably started off many a conversation. Ended it too! Like the one I tried with a dimpled black head who was smoking away like a chimney at a party. "It's mighty hot inside here," I said.
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      Scheme 'B' buses
      121 8  -  A GRATEFUL COMMUTER, With the Government's introduction of the restricted zone with effect from June, I would like to say a word of praise for the Scheme "B" bus operators. Since their introduction last year the Scheme "B" buses have operated In the most efficient manner. They
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      Different games
      152 8  -  NERO, Your writer J.J. blames ambitious parents for taking all the fun of childhood out of our kids these days. If only he had looked hard enough, he would find that the games are still there, only now under a different KLse. First, the kids ve to scramble
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  • FEATURE
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      The naval base takes shape
      1480 9 The forts were completed but the guns came only after protest Making of the Modern Singaporean Singapore's people, throughout the 19th century, were constantly afraid for the security of the island. They wanted a stronger fortification so that its prosperity could be defended in the
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
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      107 9 14 V 3nn Thai just about describes the ESS A ami-1, original speaker to utilize t\J the revolutionary and startling Heil Air-Motion Transfoimer. HIRE 1 and uncoloured mids highs are y PURCHAJ portrayed in crystalline clarity. NOW For transparency, dispersion, and /AVAILABL stereo-imaging, it has no peers! N. Any audiophile
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  • SPECIAL FEATURE
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      INSIDE CHINA
      475 10/11 Our boys air their views on the 16-day jaunt... Our boys are back, but the memories of China linger on. Today, in the second part of our China series, we present the views of somp of the players on their 16-day tour and exclusive pictures specially taken for
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon How long can Aberdeen remain floating?
      1485 12  -  The birth of Aberdeen, a picturesque Ashing: village, stemmed from the civil wars in China centuries ago, when people fled to Hong Kong. There they saw the advantages of the harbour, and immediately took to the sea. Generation followed generation, and Aberdeen survived to
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      110 12 V t"/ Looking for a French restaurant Le Gril is acclanmed to have the best and authentic french Proinnaal Food Lunch Buffet: $11.00 nett Dinner: Bifffet Belle Epoque $14.50 nett Also a la carte menus Dance to the music of the JULAI TAN TRIO every Friday and Saturday rutfit Back
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      302 12 TAIWAN/ ALISHAN/ HUALIEN/ HONOKONQ/ BANGKOK TOUR 9/12/14 Days >1270/ >1390/>1490 18/5. 25/5. 3/6, 1/8. 8/8. 10/8, 15/8. 22/8. 29/8. 8/7, LOWEST FARES TO LONDON A EUROPE FLIGHTS A WEEK FROM >790 BANG KOK/HONQKONQ (MACAU) 8 Days Every Sunday BANGKOK/ CHIENOMAI/ HONOKONQ 8 Days Every Sunday MANILA/ TAIWAN HONOKONQ 14 Days
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  • TREND
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      What the big girls wear these days
      84 13 Clothes are for big girls these days judging, that Is, by Ted Lapidus' collection. He's also In the big drop and droop camp. Shown here are two of his outfit*. Mlml (left) wears a printed cotton dress with puff sleeves and full bodice
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      Some winning ways to woo hearts and win friends
      734 13  -  TO START, TIPS ON HOW NOT TO BE UNPOPULAR B. L KHOO Nearly every teenaged girl dreams of being popular; hotly pursued by the boys, befriended and made a confidant of by the girls. But when a girl is breaking out
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      DOING IT THE NOMADIC WAY
      154 13 DECOR IDEAS A There are more things you can do with a beautiful rug than treading on it or hanging it up. The keynote of decor these days Is versatility and if you think that a rug make a beautiful bedspread, then use It as
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  • FINANCE
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      Lock icon Mopping up the oil spills...
      360 14 United Press International Tokyo, Thursday Experts from leading oil companies said yesterday that new equipment makes it possible to mop up petroleum spilled from tankers and offshore drilling rigs. They urged that machinery should be stockpiled and technicians trained to fight oil spills, but left
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      Lock icon Saigon port open to ships again
      127 14 United Press International Honf Kong, Thursday The official North Vietnamese News Agency (VNA) said yesterday Saigon port will reopen to foreign commercial shl p p lng <?n Saturday. That announcement came from the Provisional Revolutionary Government's Ministry of Economy and Finance, the brief VNA
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    • Article
      Long hair: SES warning
      96 14 Trading clerks have been warned not to sport long hair or read newspapers during trading hours at the Stock Exchange of Singapore. They were Informed that they faced expulsion from the trading room If they violated the ruling. They are unhappy, however, with the "double standards"
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      Lock icon ARAB-EEC TALKS IN JEOPARDY
      203 14 Reuter Cairo, Thursday. Opposition appeared to be mounting In the Arab world yesterday to a dialogue with the European Economic Community (EEC) on clpser economic cooperation. Several Arab governments were believed to have demanded a postponement of talks set to begin on June 10 In protest
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    • Stock markets round the world
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        NEW YORK
        226 14 The stock market, undaunted by Increased tensions In Indo-chlna, climbed to Its highest level in 11 months yesterday In heavy trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The Dow Jbnes Industrial Average gained 8.60 points to 858.73, the highest level since it finished at 859.67 on June 10,
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        Dow Jones
        34 14 Dow Jones closing' stock averages on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday: 30 industrials 856.73 (up 8.60), 20 transport 173.47 (up 1.11), 15 utilities 78.80 (up 0.16), 65 stocks 260.05 (up 2.09).
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        Lock icon TOKYO
        150 14 DBS-Daiwa Securities International Ltd Prices were almost unchanged from Tuesday, despite the announcement of BOJ's intention to relax official discount rate by 0.5 pc In early June. T.S.E. New Index: 329.58 (0.91 up) T.S.E. 225 stocks average: 4,522.63 (7.47 up) Volume: 210 mil. Closing prices (in yen) on the
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        PARIS
        72 14 Closing prices In francs on the Paris Bourse yesterday: Parlbas 173 unch. Foncler 350.50 0.50 Prlntemps 97 unch. COE 345 —0.50 Royal Dutch 145.10 —140 Mlchelln 1160 +4 Thomson 210 unch. CFP 138 +2 Rhone 143.50 +1.50 Air 369 +2 BSN 591 —9 Philips 45 —0.30 Suez 246 —1
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        ZURICH
        81 14 Closing prices In Swiss francs on the Zurich Stock Exchange yesterday: UBS R. 3055 5 UBS B. 409 6 SBC 427 3 Credit Suisse 2880 30 Swissair B. 464 3 Swiss Relnsur. 2270 10 Wlnterthur B. 2185 —105 Zurich Insur. 5450 Juvena B. 1040 —100 Nestle B. 3330 5
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        SYDNEY
        98 14 Closing prices at 11.30 a.m. tcday (Australian time) on the Sydney Stock Exchange: Aberfoyle 68 75 Ampol Ex 46 49 Bank NSW 606 606 Brambles 125 nil BHP 604 606 BH South 190 193 CSR 438 430 Cons Rutlle 192 200 CRA 180 190 Dunlop 65 66 Ea Inds
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    • Article
      Lock icon Better trade figures help the £...
      185 14 Better trade figures help the Reuter London, Thursday. Eritain's latest set of trade figures yesterday showed an underlying improvement and gave some help to the badly depressed pound sterling. The April figures had been awaited with particular anxiety because of sterling's plunge on foreign exchange markets over the past week.
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      Lock icon Chrysler: Wilson offers deal
      292 14 United Press International London, Thursday Britain Is considering a deal to pump millions of dollars into Chrysler's ailing British subsidiary in return for access to the firm's US markets for a British-tooled model, a member of parliament said yesterday. Mr. Maurice Edelman. a Labour Party expert
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      Market report
      161 14 Share prices fell across the board yesterday on the Singapore stock market, accentuating the bearish mood of the first two days. The easier trend persisted through most of the day. If not for some closing support, share prices would have ended at the day's low. Declines of up
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
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      367 14 YOUR LUCKY STARS IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you are a person of highly diversified interests and talents. TOMORROW,.. TAURUS (April 20May 20)— Monetary problems may cause you more concern than you can comfortably deal with this morning. You might do well to shelve a new project. GEMINI (May
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  • FOR THE YOUNG
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      The problem of pollution
      487 15 The environment v Most environmentalists are of the view that if the world does not end with a bang, it will expire with a cough. Thus one of them has said taat with auto exhausts increasing nitrogen in the air, "It Is only a matter of
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      Fastest land mammal
      209 15 Nature I Corner The fastest mammal on land Is the cheetah. The cheetah Is a very beautiful animal and has spots on its body. The cheetah can run as last as .110 kilometres (70 miles) in an hour and can thus outpace other animals But it normally
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      Why stars shine so brightly...
      212 15 r World off Science s > If you look at the sky through a powerful telescope at night, you will be able to see millions and millions of stars. This may come as a surprise for when we look at the sky with our eyes
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      STORY OF THE WEEK
      233 15 OF TIME AND STARS by Arthur Clarke (Puffin). For anyone who has never read any science fiction before, this book would be a good place to start. Arthur C. Clarke reacnes beyond th? naive type of story that dwells only on scientific curiosities to a more
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      Man's progress
      146 15 B.C. TIME CHART 700 Ancient thinker Tholet teaches that 594 Solon's code replaces that of Draco in Athens. the earth is spherical. 558 Persian empire founded by Cyrus. 660 First mikado of Japan, named Jimmu Tenno. Memphis becomes the capital of King Psammetichus of Egypt. 557 Confucius is
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
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      188 15 Quiz 1. Define evolution. 2. Olve two characteristics of mammals. 3. Olve two characteristics of primates. 4. Olve two characteristics of anthropoids. 5. Olve two characteristics of the members of the homlnold family. (I. The word "anthropologist" appears In most of your researches, what does it mean? 7. Name three
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      529 15 :<7nS3SVQD: NEW NATION Cut out and pin with other coupons Posting instuctions appear below Name (Mr /Mrs /Miss) FILL IN BELOW Cut iloiierl lines CLUES FOR AF-4 1. An asset in certain jobs 2. Female with fair hair 3. It tastes very nice 4. For instance, stirring together the ingredients
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon US cop set for longest swim in history
      783 16 Reuter New York, Thursday. Equipped with sun shade and a special cage to keep off sharks, a 35-year-old US policeman is getting set for the longest and perhaps most dangerous ocean swim in history. Rugged, red-haired Ben Huggard, holder of numerous long
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      Tony hits the limelight with record
      621 17  -  BOWLING by Jeffrey Low A new star has been found in 26year old Anthony Mak of Special Constabulary. Mak, who has always been considered a reasonably Rood bowler has at last hit the limelight after a splendid performance last Sunday in the 8C selection
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      Lock icon Maryanne the champ who cannot see...
      556 17 United Press International Pro v i d ence (Rhode Island), Wednesday When Maryanne Masterson appeared at Marvel Gymnasium for a tryout with the Brown University Fencing Club, the only thing setting her apart from the other girls was her seeing-eye dog. Maryanne, 20, has
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      Lock icon Majid blasts Hants attack with 90
      232 17 Reuter London, Thursday. Glamorgan's Pakistani Test star Majld Khan launched a blistering attack against Hampshire in an English county championship match at Swansea yesterday. With Glamorgan struggling for runs against a tight Hampshire attack, Majld was in no mood to be dominated and hit
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      Stars salute end of era
      479 17 Hong Kong, Thursday. A nostalgic yet flamboyant last page was written In cricket history last week in the British colony of Hong Kong. To mark the end of an era 124 years of cricket at the famous Chater Road ground of the Hong Kong Cricket
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      Acclamation does smart workout
      356 18 ON THE TRACK with Blue Peter L A Penang, Thursday Acclamation, late Ovation 11, drew att en 11 on to his chances on Saturday with a splendid workout here this morning. Ridden by Moses Lee, the Tamerlane flve-year-old strode out fluently over 3f In 39 2/5.
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      Lock icon Lyle may find it tough going 15 rounds with Ali
      286 18 Reuter UPI Las Vegas, Thursday American Ron Lyle may find having to fight over 15 rounds for the first time a major obstacle In his world heavyweight boxing title fight against Muhammad All here tomorrow night. In a four-year professional
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      Scratchings
      261 18 SATURDAY RACE ONE (2.15): CI fi Div 2 8' jF Blue Jeep, Roll of Honour. RACE TWO (2.45): CI 6 Div 1 B'*F Patsohr 11, Marusa 11, Trinity. RACE THREE (3.15): CI 5 Div 3 6F Chye Soon, Mach Two, Trapper Joe, Baden's Girl, Tetap, Plush, Malasani, Tudor Pirate
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      THE FIELDS FOR PENANG RACES THIS WEEKEND
      1285 18 Saturday Cl. 2 Dlv. 3 —< 6f Black King n 9 00 12 Wonderful Surprise II 8.11 4 Singapore Sun 8.11 6 Sunny Hawa 8.10 15 Master Day 8.08 8 French Court 8 07 18 Lowland Chief 8.07 S Achillea 111 8 .OS
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      Thai youth team to play here
      272 19  -  By NANCY KOH Nine Thai unfler-18 badminton players will meet a Singapore Youth Junior combined team at the SBA Hall on Sunday at 7 p.m. They will play a friendly match of four singles and three doubles. The Singapore lineup: Singles Lim Choon Hock,
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      Easy for Devadas, Zam Zam
      173 19 8. Devadas and Zam Zam scored easy wins In the Singapore novices boxing championships at the Police Academy last night. Devadas (Maude Road C.C.) knocked out Arlffln (Paslr Panjang C. C.) In the second round of their welterweight contest while referee stopped the fight In
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      Lock icon Tennis prize increase
      62 19 Reuter Melbourne, Thursday— Prize money for the Australian Open tennis championships at the end of the year has been increased to make the tournament the richest ever staged In Australia. The Open's promoters announced ye■ t e rday that prize money would total A$B5,OGO, with AsBooo for
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      Lock icon Mindef hand Law 48-1 netball beating
      155 19 Mindef handed Law a 48-1 thrashing In the Inter Ministry netball league at the National Stadium yesterday. Except for an error in defence when Thevi Kan of Law hooked the ball from Kamala and scored In the 17th minute of the first half. Mindef
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      Dinamo score Soviet 'first'
      148 19 Basle, Thursday pinamo Kiev last night became the first Soviet team to win a European club soccer trophy when they remorselessly swept aside the surprisingly weak challenge of young Hungarian side Ferencvaros and coasted to a 3-0 victory In the Cup-winners' Cup final. Dinamo, who now
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    229 20  -  P 3 The last word R.S. The alarming rise of shop-lifting has brought not only financial loss to many of Singapore's departmental stores, but also an Important need to prevent It with tact. As the maxim goes, "every potential customer could be a crook." Some departmental stores have
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    46 20 AH FOOK: Somebody from the Sports Council wants Singaporeans to take up sports as a family. MEI LIN: He could say the family that runs together stays together. Well, at least they don't have to talk to one another if they dop't want to.
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      33 20 Show of the day... KUNG FU (7.45 over Channel Five in colour): In tonight's episode, Kwai Chang Caine assists blind preacher Serenity Johnson to match wits with the most dangerous map in Arizona.
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