New Nation, 10 July 1975

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    20 1 New Nation SINGAPORE Thursday July 10, 1975 No. 1381 Price 20 cents MC (P) 1118/75 igsss^aßsa^ THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1975
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  • Article
    DANGER PILLS!
    370 1  -  Sold over the counter all over S'pore By Wang Look Fung Pills containing the drug Clloqulnol can cause paralysis and blindness and they are sold openly over Singapore. Research carried out by the International Organisation of Consumers Union (IOCU), of which the Consumer Association of Singapore Is a
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    Chunky-heel menace...
    335 1 Drivers using them risk death Motorists who wear thick platform shoes when driving are a danger on the roads. Drivers with thick clogs or chunky heels are risking death as they have no proper control of the car, stressed a motoring expert. "Because of the platforms, d r
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    I'll beat the pants off Joe...
    241 1 Koala Lumpur, Thursday. Muhammad All left for home yesteqday after pledging "to beat the pants off Joe Frazler" when he defends his world heaYywelght title In Manila on Oct. 1. 'That's the one fight I will and must win. People tell me I have
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      18 1 SOCCER SPECIAL: THREE PAGES OF PICTURES INSIDE... MONEYWORDS. WHAT'S ON, TIDES P STOCK MARKET P. WEATHER COMICS CINEMAS
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  • LOCAL NEWS
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      Motorists turn to buses
      860 2  -  Now 80 per cent hit by ALS seek new ways to work By Rav K. Dhaliwal, Ann-Marie Nalpon About 80 per cent of motorists who enter the city area between 9.30 ajn. and 10 a.m. at present will have to turn to other ways of going
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      ON THE 'CHANGE
      122 2 Price* opened quietly firm at the Stock Exchange of Singapore during the first hour of trading. BUSINESS DONE Dah Tung Steel (IS) 1.90. (11) 1.31, (2) 1.33. (9) 1.35. (8) 1.37. (9) 1.38. Slme Darby (1) 3.90, (12) 2.89. Bett: (18) 2.91. Leong Huat (1) 1.28, (I)MT.
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      NEW TIME LIMITS
      155 2 This is the reason for the extension of the Area Licensing Scheme by 45 minutes from next month the jnmp in the number of motor vehicles entering the restricted zone between 9.50 a.m. and 10.30 a.m. The restriction period is to be extended from 7.300.30 a.m. to
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      Warning to CSS bus operators
      276 2 No standing allowed Some City Shuttle Service buses have continued to carty standing passengers despite the Registry of Vehicles' warning of action against these bus operators. New Nation observed during yesterday's morning peak hours that shuttle buses which go to the housing estates—especially those which
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      OUR ROADS
      10 2 Police reported 89 accidents yesterday. Nine were serious.
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      $1000 ride for sake of charity
      194 2 A souvenir store owner, Mr. Lee Keng Boh, took his first taxi ride In two years this morning. And paid $1000 for the one minute privilege. But It was all In the name of charity. His donation will go to the Maude Road Community
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      Lock icon No soft job for sea-loving Wendy on this trip
      397 3  -  By Veronica Leng Wendy Fair, the only petticoat sailor In a sea of men. Is determined not to do the washing up for her ship mates. And her skipper, Eric Stevenson, 51, has "no reservations about this at all." "She may
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      'Don't take the wax out of your ears'
      484 3  -  It could lead to infection, warns visiting ENT expert By Teresa Ooi Mothers cleaning your children's ears with cotton buds, pins or hair clips should be avoided completely, warned a visiting ear, nose and throat specialist. Dr. Joseph Siegler stressed that ears
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      NOW ONE-MONTH CAR PERMITS
      400 4  -  Extension of the two-week period for entry of vehicles into West Malaysia By Douglas Chan The Malay slan Government has extended the vehicle entry permit for motorists entering Peninsular Malaysia from two weeks to one mhnth. The new move also applies to motorcyclists and scooterlsts. A
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      Raffles Hall boys are no terrors at all
      312 4 One of the Singapore Un 1 v e r slty's most closely guarded secrets is out the boys at Raffles Hall are not the terrors people think they are. For years the worst raggings happened at Raffles, whose residents swooped on the
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      Lions Club officials
      57 4 The Lions Club of Singapore (Host) yesterday installed Mr. P.T. Wong as Its new president at. a dinner meeting at the Marco Polo Hotel yesterday. Mr. P. Plllal is first vice-president; Mr. A.K. Jlnnah second vice-presi-dent; and Mr. Tan Beng Lew, third vice-president. Mr. David Teo is
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      $7000 for spastics
      37 4 Mr. Then 81e Yoeng, assistant manager of High Btreet Centre, recently presented $7451.50 to the Bpastic Children Association. The money was raised from a Japanese ribbonflowers arrangement exhibition, organised by Credit Development (Pte) Ltd.
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      Blood
      24 4 The mobile Blood Transfusion Service will be stationed at L 1 a t Towers, Orchard on Tuesday from 9.30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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      2 3 SKCPSL T.
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      67 3 N m* t*L\ T1 A MARIA 2mJamaica's coffee liqueur vX/ MID-YEAR SALE e tif AT INFLATION RY SHOPPING AT M ASHDKA'S 4-L* Garments Supermarket IN SPECIALISTS CENTRE LOWER GRD fl *****21 It YAMAHA OUTBOARD-MOTOR You Can Depend On It IT'S A BETTER MACHINE available models: 2,3V4,5,8,12,15,20,25,48 flrvd 55 Hp YAMAHA
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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      537 4 Thursday AN-4 Cut out and pin with other coupons Posting instuctions appear below Name (Mr./Mrs./Miss) Address FILL IN MISSING LITTERS ACROSS C(l< .iloimi (lutlml linifs CLUES FOR AN-4 1. Such children often look unhealthily thin 2. Luxuriate in the sunshine 3. On the of a historic building, there could wed
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      298 4 The KEEP SINGAPORE CRIME FREE exhibition is at the Marine Parade HDB area office. Curtains up for CAROUSEL OE ENTERTAINMENT by the Interact Club of the Catholic Junior College at the Development Bank of Singapore auditorium Is at 7 p.m. The Metropolitan YMCA begins a «lxsesslon course on SKIN DIVING
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon New peace progress
      348 5 Kissinger for more talks with Rabin and Gromyko Reuter Paris, Thursday US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger arrived here last night at the start of a four-day European tour as signs grew that progress is being made towards a new Middle East peace agreement. Senior US officials
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      Lock icon RABIN IS STILL CAUTIOUS
      307 5 Reuter Bonn, Thursday Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, still c autlous about the prospects for a new Interim peace settle ment with Egypt, yesterday outlined Israel's position In talks with West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt. At a press conference In West Berlin before flying here, Mr.
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      Lock icon Admiral no more...
      50 5 Reuter Lisbon, Thursday Former Portuguese President Amerlco Thomaz, deposed in the April 25 coup here more than 14 months ago, has been ■tripped of his rank of Admiral under a decree of the Council of the Revolution published here yesterday. He is now in exile in Brazil.
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      Lock icon Statistics
      30 5 Reuter Jerusalem, Thursday— In Israel there are eight widowers, eight divorcees and 71 married couples between the ages of 10 and 14, the Central Bureau of Statistics announced here.
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      Lock icon Nixon to testify on CIA activities
      111 5 Reuter Washington, Thursday. A Senate committee is asking former President Richard Nixon to testify on the activities of the CIA and other US Intel-ligence-collecting agencies, committee chairman Frank Church said yesterday. Senator Church said the committee wanted to question Mr. Nixon about illegal CIA
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      Lock icon DEATH AT BULL FESTIVAL
      205 6 United Press International Madrid. Thursday Eight fighting bulls charged into the crowd in Spain's most famous fiesta killing one person and Injuring 20. The incident occurred during the "running of the bulls" in the festival of San Fermin in Pamplona. In this traditional display of machismo,
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      Lock icon Booster for Wilson
      389 6 Unions' plan for £6 wage rise now and six-month price freeze Reuter London. Thursday The powerful British trade unions yesterday proposed a plan to give workers of all unions a rise of £6 ($3O) a week, with a freeze on prices for six months, to curb the
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      Lock icon TODAY
      158 6 United Press International TODAY la Thursday. July 10, the'l9lst day of 1975 with 174 to follow. THE MOON Is between Its new phase and first quarter. THE MORNING STARS are Mercury, Mars and Jupiter. THE EVENING STARS are Venus and Saturn. Those born on this date are under the
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      Lock icon Parliament to okay emergency rule
      142 6 Reuter New Delhi, Thursday— The Indian Parliament was yesterday called Into session for one week from July 21 to approve the state of emergency now in force throughout the country. The emergency, declared on June 20 to guard against the grave threat* of internal disturbances,
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      Lock icon No reply for kidnappers
      263 6 may be freed* Reuter Beirut, Thursday The deadline set by the captors of ap American colonel expired last night without the United States yielding to their demands. But a high-ranking Lebanese police source said It was expected that Colonel Ernest R. Morgan, kidnapped 10 days ago,
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      Lock icon Callaghan gets a Mobutu pledge over Hills
      221 6 Reuter Kinshasa, Thursday British Foreign Secretary James Callaghan has received a categorical assurance from President Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire thftt British lecturer Denis Hills, imprisoned in Uganda, will accompany him home to Britain today, the Zaire news agency Azap said last night.
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      The Odd Corner
      88 6 The vicar and his choir held a service last wight... in the Queen's Arms. The pub regulars had decided that this was the best way to- pay tribute to a fellow drinker Later the vicar, the Harry Catchpole, said: "It Is the first time I have conducted
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      163 5 THE COOL FACTS ■■I, '■> ■■*,T' *yv. OF SANYO'S WHISPER QUIET RANGE OF ELECTRIC FANS <t 'V j S#M I /'X I I displace much more air than ordinary fans. Sanyo's well-balanced metal blades do not fray or are effected by heat and so last longer than those made of
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
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      201 6 WORLD WEATHER New York Cloudy, 85-67F, 29-19 C. Headline: Ford announces candidacy (or 1976 to "Unlah the job." San Franeiseo—Cloudy. 67-55F, 19-13 C. Headline; Argentine strike ends. Rio de Janeiro—Cloudy. 77-48F, 25-9 C. Headline: Bstela Peron gives in to the COT and loses the battle in the Senate. Tokyo Cloudy.
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
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      Rush to save a giant in an oily patch
      775 7  -  $1 billion loan to help firm sparks a query By Ismail Kassim Pertamina might be faltering now, but It Is still not a fallen giant yet, and the odds are that Indonesia's national oil conglomerate will be little shaken from its
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      252 7 v K t m m v Tf i N \T St" I -A" *v ,v i i {Am nv Is the money you think you save worth the effort? If you don't own a car, will you have to get up an hour earlier every morning to catch a bus
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  • OPINION
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      Harsh world of the refugees
      408 8 The Vietnamese refugee problem has not proven to be as enormous as was feared on at least one front homes can Indeed be found for them, though for some, like the small group at St. John's Island, the process of starting them off on a
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      Lack of hospital linen
      108 8 [whispers Recent incidents at the Kingston Hospital In Surrey might have been scenes from the MASH TV series, except that to the &a 11 ents Involved, ley were no jokeOne young mother-to-be about to under&a Caesarian operai was kept watting while surgeons scrambled for clothes. They
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      Meditate on these mysteries
      233 8  -  KEYAN, Singapore, S. You have reported (NN 3.7.75) that the medical authorities have confirmed that trance-like meditation can lead to death. Yogic works state that such deep meditation leads to what is called "Samadhl," a state wherein the "life force" transcends the mind and senses and
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      Lock icon New Thai, China relations
      281 8 World NC o m me ntjl The Japan Times Thailand be came the third ASEAN member to enter Into normal relations with China. Thailand has two Immediate concerns prompting a detente with Peking. One Is the presence of the Communist Insurgents In Its northern regions. The
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      THOSE HORDES OF ANGRY YOUNG MEN
      625 8  -  THURSDAY WITH PAKIR SINGH PAKIR SINGH The world's revolutionary organisations are filled with hordes of angry young men who are convinced that the panacea to all Ills In contemporary society lies In violence. They cannot be simply dismissed as lunatics. They are convinced of
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  • FEATURE
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      FOUR O'CLOCK: DREADFUL HOUR FOR DINNER...
      758 9 Behind the chairs of all the guests stood their own personal servants Making of the Modern Singaporean The ways and fashions of the colonial wives inevitably underwent changes from period to period. What were the styles of the first Englishwomen in Singapore in the
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      Lock icon Bourgeois deals in China
      321 9  -  By Robert S. Elegant Los Angeles Times The other day in Shanghai, once the seedbed and now probably the most flourishing field of China's communist movement, an Innocent bystander was deeply shocked to hear a customer and a post office clerk striking a thoroughly "bourgeois" deal.
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  • SPECIAL FEATURE
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      What a painful night...
      231 10/11 SO NEAR TO A GOAL AND YET HE FAILED Singapore went through a night of pain against a West German team that were a far, far cry from their 1972 Munich Olympics side. The Germans did not measure up to even top amateur standards. But. their
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  • PLEASURE
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon The Bogart cult is still growing
      462 12  -  From Bruce Russel Reuter Late film tough guy Humphrey Bogart enjoys a popularity today far exceeding any other post-war dramatic star because of the Inherent honesty of his'acting, according to his biographer Nathaniel Benchley. "He wasn't a great actor be said that himself/' Benchley
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      POISED FOR A BREAK
      270 12 The ailing British film industry is poised for a breakthrough in a major new market China. This was revealed in Lopdon by Mr. Nat Cohen, head of EMI one of Britain's biggest entertainment groups when he announced a programme of 11 pictures to be made by
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      A sentimental so and so...
      428 12  -  By Jennnifer Schoon 'Tm not only the singer, I'm also the song." And for Mario Bonza it means living the romantic, haunting lyrics of love and lovers each time he exercises his vocal chords. "I guess I'm a sentimental so and so." said Mario, 23
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      76 12 the f' l W I Impressive. Classic. Bold. The watch for today's impressive men. When looks match up to its precise movements. Exquisitely accurate. Clean square-cut in stainless steel. Automatic with day-date calendar, the Space Star 1188 is truly an impressive watch. By Titoni, of course. Everyone appreciates a Titoni.
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      276 12 TAIWAN/ ACISHAM/ HUALIEN/ HONGKONG/ BANGKOK TOUR 9/12/14 DAYS TOUR $1770/ 13*0/ 14M 29/0, 6/7.14/7.21/7. 28/7, 4/8, 11/8, 18/8, 25/8, 1/9. 8/9. 15/9. 22/9, 29/9 LOWEST FARES TO LONDON S EUROPE FLIGHTS A WEEK FROM $780 BANGKOK/ HONGKONG (MA> CAU) 8 DAYS EVERY SUMO AY BANGKOK/ CHIENGMAI/ HONGKONG 8 DAYS EVERY
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  • TREND
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      STRIKING UP A MOOD WITH POSTERS
      354 13  -  DECOR 11 IPEAS Jl B.L.K. A big expanse of wall can be very effectively broken up with posters. So can a couple of well-chosen and well-placed posters enliven the decor of the whole room. But do you know that you can create a mood
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      Portrait of a lonely bachelor...
      934 13 4 I can't meet women I can relate to,' he told me He glanced at his watch as he left the wedding party. It was only 10.20 p.m. Too early to go home. He felt a familiar restlessness stirring. By the time he climbed into
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      Junk 'jewels' are fun
      60 13 You cannot do it with real jewellery (you'll look like an over-decorated Christmas tree) but you can load It on with Junk Jewellery. It's fun. That's what Daphne has done with Imitation Aztec Inspired necklaces (from $3.80 to $15) rings ($2 50 to $s£o), and Jangling
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      120 13 $Hfc-PSL T. n. f j <*» j (V it it r U Then for vie MODEL 222 CTV 26 There's only one answer for viewers who demand natural and saturated colour TV programmes. View with Siera! Cash and hire-purchase terms available: MODEL: 111S CTV 26 111 CTV 26 222 CTV
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  • FINANCE
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      Russian business for S'pore
      537 14 'Prospects are best among the Comecon group* Russia among countries in the East European bloc, offers the best business prospects to Singapore Industrialists. This was the conclusion drawn by a 15member fact-finding mission comprising officials from the Department of Trade, the Foreign Ministry and Singapore Manufacturers'
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      Lock icon SDR accounts in Swiss bank
      261 14 Reuter Geneva, Thursday—A Swiss bank yesterday said it was allowing clients to open accounts denominated In special drawing rights (SDR) the new form of money created by the International Monetary Fund six years ago. The bank, believed to be the first to make use of
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      Market report
      206 14 Share prices posted marginal gains at the Singapore stock market yesterday for the third straight day. But price movement were generally much narrower. After a quiet opening, during which mild profittaking took place, trad* ing gradually picked up as the day wore on. The uptrend was somewhat checked
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    • Stock markets round the world
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        NEW YORK
        137 14 pacesetters at the stock market snapped a two-day slump yesterday with Its best gain In nearly three weeks on the heavily traded New York Btock Exchange. Yesterday's prices In ua dollars followed by the difference on the previous session's close AT T. 50% 4- Beth Steel 36 Caterp.
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        Dow Jones
        34 14 Dow Jones closing stock averages on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday: 30 Industrials 871.87 *(up 14.08). 30 transport 173.03 (up 2.17). 19 utilities 83.81 (up 0.87). 65 stocks 265.23 (up 3.70).
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        TOKYO
        204 14 Stock prices went higher on the Tokyo Btock Exchange, up 23.24 In Dow Jones. Turnover was Irelatlvely light, at 180 million shares. The morning session opened bullish led by the sharp advance of shippings In spite of continued slowdown of the New York market. Closing prices In yen on
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        PARIS
        108 14 Closing prices In francs on the Paris Bourse yesterday: Paribaa 173 +2.00 Foncler 322 +1 Printemps 75 unch. COE 308 +3 Bull 32.10 —.20 Royal Dutch 152.80 +.60 Mlchelln 1049 +12 Thomson 101 +4 cpy 137 Exdlv —3 Rhone 117.60 —.50 Air 348.30 +.30 BSN 478 +17 Philips 40.90
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        SYDNEY
        73 14 Closing prices at J 1.30 a.m. today (Australian time) on the e.vdney stock Exchange: Allstate OS 11 Beach 18 20 Bridge 09 10 Cleveland 28 29 Endeavour nil 14 Pllnd 20C Opt 02% 03 Inter Mln 05 054 Knmbelda 00 01 Kath Inv 100 108 Kla •ra 14 18
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        ZURICH
        76 14 Zurich Stock Exchanire closing prices yesterday: UBS B. 3045 +35 UBS R. 440 5 BBC 438 7 Credit Suisse 3880 +40 Bwkisalr B. 415 ft Swiss Relnsur. 3)50 30 10 Wlnterthur B. 1740 Zurich Insur. 6300 Juvena B. 530 30 Nestle B. 3300 65 Interfood B. 3550 50 Clba-Oelgy
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      Now ships can fill gas tanks here...
      191 14 International shipping vessels can now easily obtain bulk quantities of liquid carbon dioxide for fire fighting and protection here, according to Mr. Jeffrey Oliveiro, bulk sales engineer of Far East Oxygen. He said that until recently there had been a shortage of the
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      Lock icon A $1610 m deal
      61 14 Reuter Ankara. Thursday Turkey and the Soviet Union yesterday signed a US$7OO million ($l6lO million) credit deal. Under the accord, Russia will supply parts and machinery for a four-fold expansion of the bIR Sovlet-bullt Iskenderun steel mill, near the Turkish-Syrian border, parts and equipment for an
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
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      420 14 YOUR LUCKY STAR IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you are one who takes his greatest Inspiration from others. A kindness sent In your direction, a smile granted in the midst of difficulty or confusion, a world of understanding. Any of these can inspire you to decisions and actions which
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  • FOR THE YOUNG
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      Sensitive people have blue eyes...
      390 15 Do blue-eyed people have more sensitive corneas than browneyed ones? This is not the kind of question that comes up everyday. However, It did occur to an ophthalmologist at the University, of Wales institute of Science and Technology and he has carried out some experiments
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      Technology and its side-effects
      501 15 It should be man's servant but it is not always 50... r World of Science Technology should be man's servant lifting Ms burden, providing his needs, relieving him of drudgery and freeing his mind and spirit for higher purposes. This is unfortunately not always so. Over
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      TIME CHART
      222 15 A.D. 117: The Roman Emperor, Hodrion makes a journey through the European provinces; builds a wall irom the Rhine to the Danube. 130: The Pantheon built in Rome. 138: Antonious becomes emperor of Rome. 145: Antonius partly stops the persecution of Christians. 161: Marcus Aurelius, emperor of Rome.
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      The giant crane
      334 15 THE CRANE (PUFFIN) BY REINER ZIMNIK. The town got bigger and bigger, and when there was no more room at the goods yferd for the crates and the coal, the cows and the pigs, the town councillors decided to build a crane to help with the loading
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      393 16 MIUiIMSMn 1 jJI maoic SHOP-TRICKS. Jokes, Novelties Magic Books, 20H discount Hurry 111 26. Robinson Road. S pore 1. Tel: *****. TOTAL SKIN CAREII Top London-trained Beauty Theraplst-Euphle will help you with Acne problems. Special Herbs Individually prepared to take care of all skin condition. Unique massage of face In
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      455 16 RENOVATING, DEBIONINQ A 'DECORATING your home within budget, contact Rotarl Interior Decoration, .*207-C Victoria Street, tel: *****1/ *****2 (8 a.m. 0 p.m.) ORIENTAL ARTS A CRAFT*. Happy Coats L Children's pyjamas. Ideal for tourist shops.. Wholesale It retail. Hsu Brothers, 87, Hill Street, B'pore 8. *****1. MARKETING GROWTH CENTRE Conducts
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      359 16 MENTAL, HIRE PURCHASE A •ALBS wooden furniture. Contact: London Woodworking 2882, Blk. 75, Oeylang Bahru, (off Kallang Bahru Terrace Factory) S'pore 12. Tel: *****29/ *****98 KITCHEN CABINET* A build-in wardrobes for H.D.B. flats at United Shanghai Furniture Sompany, 2830, Blk. 77, Oeylang Bahru, S'pore 12 Tel: *****1. HOCK SOON CATERS
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      222 16 WlMiJ WH TOUR BANGKOK 3 days $385/7 days $495/Includes Hotel, mats Sightseeing. Dally Departure at 2.00 p.m. BANGKOK PATTAYA CHIENQMAI 4/7 Day* $480/-. MM/-. Departure: Dally y. BANGKOK CHIENOMAI (by air PATTAYA Day* 1 •700 BANOKOK CHIENOMAI HONOKONO 10 Day* $#50/- Dally Departure TAIWAN HONOKONO BANGKOK 11/14 Day* $1305/-. $1478/-
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      246 16 FEMALE GENERAL CLERK able to correspond independently. Age 18 22. Apply personally 608-A. Oeylang Road ALCOHOLIC ANONYMOUS. Do you have a drinking problem? Contact alcoholics anonymous at *****7. "8.0.8" SAMARITANS OF SINGAPORE Troubled? Ring 01-' 44-44 day or night. Vi flSfci Ji J RAYMOND KANG NOT only sells Toyota Cars
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      549 16 NOTICES NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I, Aaron J. Isaac of No. 102 A, Oxley Rise Singapore 9, have, applied for a Public House, Ist Class licence In respect of premises No. 392, Orchard Rd. (Club 392) Singapore 9, and that this application will be heard In the Court
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon Montreal expect to lose $500-mil on Games
      170 17 Reuter Quebec City, Thursday—Org an laers of the 1976 Montreal Olympic games yesterday forecast a loss of at least Cs22l-million (about Bssoo-million) In ftaglng the Oames In a report submitted to a committee of the Quebec National Assembly. Maximum rev enues were estimated
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      Chinese reception
      28 17 Hong Kong, Thursday. The Chinese Basketball Association yesterday gave a reception in Peking in honour of a visiting England basketball team led by Mr. Kenneth Charles.
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      Lock icon Japanese 'no' to A-Games
      73 17 Reuter Tokyo, Thursday A Japan Olympic Committee 8 tan ding Committee meeting today turned down a Pakistani request to stage the 1978 Asian Games. The Pakistan Olympic Committee asked Japan to take over the Oames after deciding six weeks ago to withdraw as hosts because of
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      Lock icon Imran give Lanes a rough time
      256 17 Reuter London, Thursday Pakistani Test all-roun-der Imran Khan of Worcestershire made English county cricket championship leaden Lancashire struggle at Southport yesterday. Imran had figures of 5-70 Including the wickets of West Indian Test captain Cilve Lloyd and Indian wlcketkeeper Farokh Engineer. Worcestershire captain Norman
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      92 17 Reuter Barcelona, Thursday— The international Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) decided yesterday not to discuss the expulsion of South Africa, causing a threat by African countries to pull out of the organisation. On a show of hands a majority of delegates at the ILTF annual general meeting voted against
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      499 17 Reuter Edinburgh, Thursday Peter Oosterhuis of Britain, the runnerup last year, shot a four-under-par 68 for a one-stroke lead over six other golfers in the first round of the British Open golf championship k at Carnoustie yesterday. The tall, 27-year-old Oosterhuis, an early starter
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      207 19 D e f e ndlng champions Saint Andrew's, without Ave of their regulars, still had en o u f h skill and strrncth to beat traditional rivtfls Baffles Institution (one ril and one penalty) yesterday's National schools Post Secondary match at Tanglin. St. Andrew's,
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      422 19  -  By PHILIP TAN Leow Kim Suan, one of the stalwarts In the National fugby team has detided to hang up his boots after Saturday's 'key* Malaya Cup tie between Singapore and Selangor at the Padang. mm suan wants to quit as he
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      160 19 Tanjong Pagar C knocked out Ponggol 4-1 In the second round of the losers pool In the In-ter-Constltuency badminton tournament at Oulllemard Road last night Tanjong Pagar's Seet Eng Choon gave them the lead When he beat his Ponggol rival Anthony Ng In straight sets. He
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      416 19  -  BOWLING by Jeffrey Low The Federation Internationale des Quillers, world controlling body for bowling, have officially recognised the Singapore Internatiorfal Open championships as an International event in Asia. This U the flrit time since the Open's lncept'on 10.years ago that the FIQ have sanctioned the
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      40 19 Copenhagen. Thursday —New Zealandefi John Walker and Rod Dixon mm the 800 and 1,500 aeetres respectively at Mi international athleJtS 5332°* mt Aarhua wJStfm the 100 to I*B.l. Dim SidaiS ni sir ths^rsc Metres ta 1: Hi
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      64 17 I «^sl FARNSWORTW, I'M TRANSFERS ING M ID THE ISLANDS I, I'M I 16 NOUJ--J MDS /mumJ >OULL NEVER REGRET IT, MR. BISOEAI ILL MAKE 10TSV" OP SALES IN I HAWAIIAN THE HAWAII AM I ISIANDS* by Frank O'Neal DVI SENDING VOU TO THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. Si r 1 e
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      297 17 NEW NATION CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Terminate a phone call 7 Bumper to bumper situation 10 Excite; stimulate 14 Baltimore bird 15 Heavenly altar 16 Rodent 17 Disquiet 18 Perceives 20 Barbecue 21 Symbol of a royal welcome 22 French Impressionist 24 Black Sea port 25 Cleaned, In a way 28
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      412 19 THE TOWERING INFERNO: A 138 storey skyscraper marvel, the tallest In the world, bursts Into flames on Its dedication night, putting the architect (Paul Newman) and the city's fire chief (Steve McQueen) as well as a host of others, Faye Dunaway, Fred Astalre, Jennifer Jones, Richard Chamberlain and Robert Vaughn,
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    438 20 r The LAST I word When they said that tobacco smoke is bad for you well, I am prepared to go along with them. Never had a puff in my life. When they said that alcohol I am their man again. Not
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    33 20 AH FOOK: Why are you women too shy to examine yourselves for breast cancer? WEI LIN: Blame It on our mothers for passing on to us their "don't touch" false modesty.
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      29 20 Show of the day... ONEDIN LINE (10.50 p.m. on Ch. 5) Leonora Biddulp or Caroline Mandslay whom will James choose In The Passenger, the last episode of this series?
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