New Nation, 22 August 1975

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    Masthead
    19 1 New Nation SINGAPORE Friday August 22, 1975 No. 1417 Price 20 cents MC (P) 1118/75 FRIDAY, AUCUST 22, 1975
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    CARLA'S CHATS WITH HER DAD PAY OFF
    226 1 Top law graduate Miss Carla Jacqueline Barker (above), daughter of the Minister of Law and Environment, always talks law with her father. "You could say that my father was an indirect influence on me as we often discuss law at home. There was
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    Amin's party
    28 1 Amin 's party Kampala, Friday.—President Idi Amin of Uganda announced yesterday that he will form his own political party, to be known as the National Union of Uganda
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    Lock icon Bloodbath!
    394 1 Situation in Timor completely out of control: Mortar shells rain on capital as fighting rages on Reuter UPI Lisbon, Friday One of the Portuguese military administrators in Timor said last night the far eastern territory was plunged in a bloodbath. Major Francisco Mota ~said in a television broadcast that
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    Girl lands in drain
    68 1 A 21-year-old clerk. Miss Ng Biew Kheng, was punched, kicked and pushed into a drain by a man who robbed her of her wristwatch in Katong last night. Miss Ng, on her way to a house at Arthur Road, said the man came from behind, grabbed
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    Lock icon Sadat's call
    21 1 Reuter Vatican City. Friday— President /.nwar Sadat has Invited Pope Paul to visit Egypt, wellinformed sources said here yesterday.
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    5 workers hurt at shipyard
    171 1 Five workers were injured when a newly-construct-ed oil drilling vessel broke loose from its launching pad at the Far East- Levingston Shipbuilding drydock in Jurong last night. Three of the workers have been warded in the Alexandra Road General Hospital. The other two were treated
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      19 1 HONEYWORDS. STOCK MARKET P. 2 WHAT'S ON, TIDES P. 4 WEATHER P 6 CINEMAS P. 17 COMICS P. 19
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  • LOCAL NEWS
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      $25 for a pint of blood
      275 2  -  'Laudable* donors in racket By Teresa Ooi A number of socalled "laudable" blood donors are selling their life-giving fluid for as much as $25 a pint to needy patients. Under the pretext of doing a good deed for a fellow human being, these mercenary
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      Second place now to India's Aaron
      127 2  -  L.K.A. International chess master Manuel Aaron of India moved up to second position in the Asian Masters Chess Championship wh e 3 suspended games were resumed yesterday. Displaying impeccable end-game technique he converted the advantage he had against Natarajan (India) rnd Pang Kwok Leong
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      Concert date
      33 2 The Khang Bhe rug lingers will be presenting a choral concert In the DBS auditorium on Aug. SO at 8.15 p.m. Tickets at $2 and $3 are available at Cold Storage.
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      Phua's date
      29 2 Mr. Phua Bah 'Lee, Ben 1 or Parliamentary Secretary (Defence), will attend a National Day dinner at the Tam pines community centre at 7.30 p.m. on Sunday.
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      ON THE 'CHANGE
      83 2 Prices Improved marginally at the Btock Exchange of Singapore during the first hour of trading this morning. Trading was relatively quiet. BUBINESS DONE First Section 8. Darby (2) 2.16. (4) 2.17. UOB (2) 2.87. (7) 2-88. (4) 2.89. OUB (2) 2.58. M. Banking (1) 5.00. If. Credit
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      4As do
      38 2 The 4As will hold their annual get-together at the Ambassador Hotel poolslde on Aug. 29 at 7 P-m. The highlights will be a swimming relay between 4As and the Straits Times and a "Sexiest Oirl" contest.
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      Folk dancing
      32 2 The YMCA in Orchard Road will conduct a folk dancing course for nurses at vicker's House in the Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road, beginning on Sept. 1 at 7 p.m.
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      OUR ROADS
      13 2 Police reported 85 accidents yesterday. Four were serious and one fatal.
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      Teenage girls shouldn't, be too 'protected'
      312 2 Parents should encourage their teenage daughters to develop a "suitable" relationship with boys and girls, according to a psychologist. They should not adopt a protectionist attitude thinking that by not allowing them to mix. their daughters would be safe from bad Influences. Dr. John
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      Moonshine loners...
      173 2 Bid to beat Customs Illicit samsu distillers are now operating individually rather than in syndicates to outwit the Customs. This Is because many of the syndicates have be«m broken up by the Customs recently. Another factor is the lack of distilling grcunds in villages, secondary forests and blukars
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      FIRST FRUITS OF A YOUNG GARDEN
      129 4 These are the first fruits in the fledgling orchard garden, planned as a sane-' tuary for nature lovers—and birds. The four-hectare garden in East Coast Road near Marine Parade, is part of a scenic garden that stretches from TanJong Rhu to Bedok. Some 800
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      A teacher's vital duty
      283 4 'He must keep on learning' A teacher is "dutybound" to acquire new knowledge if he Is to teach and guide his pupils effectively, the Senior Minister of State for Education. Mr. C h a 1 Chong Yii, said this morning. "It is not enough o possess
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      113 2 FABULOHS TOBIS Of TMII jliillL, 1. 3 DAYS IN BANGKOK WITH TOURS, HOTEL BREAKFAST AND R/T AIR FARE TiL ON APPLICATION attaya WITH HOTEL, BREAKFAST AND R/T AIR PARI ON APPLICATION LtaT?*!«'S M, K* aMAI W,TH TOURS. BREAKFAST, HOTEL AND R/T AIR PARI ON APPLICATION 7 DAYS BANGKOK AND PATTAYA
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      540 2 Friday AT-5 Cut out and pin with other coupons. Posting instructions appear below Name (Mr./Mrs./Miss) Address FILL IN I I BELOW > Cut along dotted lines < CLUES FOR AT-5 1. It may be all too evident that It needs e press 2. Constitutionally healthy 3. Rumours a# it in
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      141 4 SEE KOREk WITHOUT LERJING SINGAPORE? Hyatt gives you rich glimpses of Korean culture through its songs dances, foods fashions. Flown in directly from Korea by Singapore Airlines are the delightful dance troupe of "Holiday in Seoul"; top Korean Singer, Kim Sang Hee; the collection of the land's leading designer, Andre
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      337 4 WHAT'S ON Mr. Chal Chong Yli, Benior Minister of State (or Education, will officiate at the CONVOCATION OF THE INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION at Its auditorium at 10 a.m. A TALK ON CAREEBS IN WELDING will be held at the Toa Payoh Branch Library at 3 p.m. A CLASSICAL GUITAR RECITAL
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon 1.2 million jobless
      310 5 Hard times ahead, says Wilson Reuter London, Friday Britain's un e m ployment has reached a giim one and a quarter million, throwing 5.4 per cent of the workforce on to welfare, it was announced yesterday. The figures the worst since World War Two were Issued by
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      Lock icon NEW LAW ENDS A STRIKE
      218 5 Reuter San Francisco, Friday San Francisco mayor Joseph Alloto yesterday dec ared a state of emerKency In the city, giving imself the power to award striking police and firemen a 1J .05 per cent pay Increase. The mayor made his announcement only an hour after
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      Lock icon Two die in new assault...
      176 5 Toll moves up to 11 Reuter Cordoba, Friday At least two leftwing urban guerrillas were killed and a policeman wounde<l as guerrillas yesterday launched their second assault In less than 24 hours in this central Argentina industrial city. The casualties came during a gun battle
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      Lock icon Dr. K gets a 'go home' lullaby...
      541 6 These are not easy times for Israel, he concedes Reuter Friday Hundreds of angry demonstrators crowded round US Secretary of State Dr. Henry Kissinger's hotel here last night yelling "go home" slogans after a day of noisy protests against his new Middle East
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      Lock icon The travels of Henry
      203 6 Reuter Dr. Henry Kissinger's trip to the Middle East is his l«th effort at shuttle diplomacy. Dr. Kissinger has already logged 310,300 miles of foreign travel as Secretary of State, including 100,530 miles on trips related to the Middle East, i The following Is a list
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      Lock icon Rivalry in Bangla
      195 6 Coup men involved Reuter Dacca, Friday A power struggle U going on In the Bangladesh Army between the young majors who staged the coup that overthrew and killed President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman last week and the senior military leaders who were not Involved, Informed sources said yesterday.
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      Lock icon Jailbreak woman
      56 6 United Press International Oklahoma, Friday. A woman being held on a narcotics charge yesterday broke a leg from a solid oak chair, used it to club Johnston County Sheriff Everett Stewart and escaped from the county Jail. The woman fled from the Jail and travelled to Madlll where
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      Lock icon 'I helped Burton to give up booze'
      131 6 United Press International New York, FYlday, A black American actress said yesterday she helped the reconciliation between Elisabeth Taylor and Richard Burton by gently aersua'dlng Burton to give up drinking. 1 assisted him and it took three months," Miss Jeanle Bell said in
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      Lock icon 'Rebellion by Muslims dying out'
      195 6 United Press International Manila, Friday The Muslim secessionist rebellion in the southern Philippines is in its dying ttpges. Pirsldent Ferdinand Marcos said yesterday. "The fighting is about to end. We are at Che beginning of the end Mr. Marcos said, referring to the rebellion which
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      Lock icon Only 619
      35 6 Reuter Brazzaville, Friday There are only 619 dentists In Africa which has a population ot 270 million, according to a survey made by the regional office here of the World Health Organisation (WHO).
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      Lock icon TODAY
      133 6 United Press International TODAY Is Friday, Aug. 22, the 234 th day of 1975 with 131 to follow. THE MOON Is between its full phase and last quarter. THE MORNING BTARB are Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. THE EVENING BTAKB are Mercury and Venus. Those born on this date are
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      The Odd Corner
      79 6 j„s|!f^ an d, Friday A 29-lnch-tall (737 mm) on the carnival and ™V lt; Brave blr yesterday to an 184 Inch (*7O mm) son weighing five pounds, nine ounces til'- Hurd, 28, and her son were listed In good condition. The baby, delivered by Caesarean section, appeared
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
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      192 6 WORLD WEATHER New York Cloudy, M-65F. 30-18 C. Headline: Portuguese chief says government will fall In days. Tokyo Sunny, 93-79F, 34-26 C. Headline: Crucial points in new Slnal accord unveiled. Borne Sunny. 88-MF, 31-19 C. Headline: Railway strike extends to Milan tomorrow. London Rain with sunny periods 70-64 F. 21-18
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
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      Big crackdown on sex and violence comics
      1286 7  -  Tough new H.K. legislation to curb pornography stirs freedom of press controversy From Ruth Youngblood Intrigued children stood fingering through stacks of comic books, but it wasn't the innocence of Donald Duck or the antics of Mickey Mouse capturing their attention. Bcenes of
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  • OPINION
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      Angels of peace descend again
      354 8 A new interim agreement between Egypt and Israel appears to be in sight. But the present optimism has been arrived at after many months of tortuous negotiations and Dr. Henry Kissinger, who may emerge as the architect of peace in the Middle East, has underlined
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    • WHISPERS By ISPY
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        Nearly Lost wins again
        68 8 The best known golfer at one of the local golf clubs is a veteran nick-named Nearly Lost. After playing' 18 holes, he would stagger back to the clubhouse with his beaten partner. "What a fantastic player," he would declare. "I was lucky to win by two
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        Only half
        40 8 At a newstand, a woman asked the stallholder If the latest issue of HI-FI was available. After looking at the magazines on display, he pointed at a magazine "Hi" and said. "Sorry madam, but will that much do."
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        Dancing
        28 8 A Singapore golf club Is organising a National Day dance on Aug. SI. Its members are now wondering which National Day they are celebrating: Singapore's or Malaysia's.
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      HISTORY'S WRITTEN, NOT MADE...
      650 8  -  FRIDAY WITH ALEX JOSEY ALEX JOSEY Cynics say that history depends less upon facts than the selection of facts and the interpret ation placed upon them by biased writers. We may. therefore, never know the real influence played upon the Chinese revolution in th? early days
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      Not given the honour
      215 8 I was disappointed to read that no handicapped person was included in the 1975 Honours List. The handicapped would like to be reassured that they have not been forgotten in the celebrations for the 10th Anniversary of our Independence. The iact that no handicapped person has
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      Creating a bird paradise
      216 8 r r VOICE OF THE PRESS L SIN CHEW JITPOH As the limited space in Singapore is being taken up by various construction projects, scenic views on the island will gradually and predictably go out of sight. Under the treeplantlng and garden city drives launched by
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  • FEATURE
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      Swinging Cecilia's got all she wants
      734 9  -  by Lu Lin Reutens Who says you can't have the best of everything? Cecilia Buckley has, and enjoys every bit of it. She is one of those whom the gods favour. With a beautiful face, a job she enjoys good money, lovely spacious apartment
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      PASSING THROUGH
      161 9 Perhaps it is in the way she twirls on the catwalk, or holds high that sculptured Jawllne, or arranges those haughty lips that never smile on stage ("It's not done among Japanese models"). "I have been very lucky during my four years In Tokyo," Cecilia said, breaking Into
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      58 9 3244J8S Philips Sound Systems. The sound comes over so distinctly, naturally. Whether it's speech or music. The Philips SQ4 Range amplifiers being used. and cost on installation and maintenance. For more details of Philips sound systems, contact Philips Singapore Pte. Professional Division, Lorong 1, Toa Payoh, Singapore 12. Telephone *****1.
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  • SOCCER'S GHENT DAYS
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        His sizzling headers were the result of perfect timing
        310 10/11  -  Sonny Ya p For nearly a decade, Jersey No. 10 in the Singapore team was worn by Quah Kim Swee. From the late fifties to the late sixties, the star insideleft with the famous crew-cut gave a lustre to Singapore soccer
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        Kim Swee – king of the nod...
        1252 10/11 Kim Swee king of the nod... HE RAN LIKE A REINDEER.. comments by his former coach, Choo Seng Quee, gives a clue: "This Is how a typical Kim Swee's goal Is scored. Running through like a reindeer, he meets a cross from the -right flank in front of goal. "He
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        Star of Malaysia's big victory
        430 10/11 In the biggest upset of the 1064 Merdeka tournament at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia thanks to a hattrlck by Quah Kim Swee steamrolled over the giants Nationalist China 5-2. Malaysia's win in the group match deprived Taiwan, boasting the best of Hong Kong's players and the
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      141 10/11 CHINON DIRECT SOUND MOVIE CAMERA j/f.. 1 'A s> rntNON t The Chinon 505 XL movie camera record complete with tip sound directly onto your film as you are (and background i filming. This major technological break- simply by preesing through enables you ta make your own With the Chinon
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  • PLEASURE
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      Only Niven gives this film a fillip
      596 12  -  Cinema yv Edgar Koh PAPER TIGER directed by Ken Annakip, with David Niven and Toshiro Mifune (Cathay: Midnight tomorrow). David Niven's gag of a character in this exotic-ally-set story Just manages to rescue the illm from the category of the piecemeal His precise
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      Cantonese food to rival ours
      448 12  -  FT Eating Out j Violet Oon London, you'd be surprised to learn, h«s Cantonese restaurants to rival our best. An added attraction Is the fact that the Chinese establishments offer the best value, for money. Whatever you do, dont make my mistake of going into
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      95 12 Jackson Jackson dress up shirts is here Complete '75/76 collections Well over 80 designs Above 200 colour prints Lightweight cooling cotton Slim tapered fitting Double fused collars JACKSON It's lots of a shirt 1 M i m m m 5 < m s W M Available at* Heshe Colombo 1.07,15t
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      403 12 1*»»1 CBS/SONY NEW NATION I I*KM PRtSINI JtelodyMakers Contest Enter this easyto win contest and win TRINITRON Sony Color TV _»Tur I < Name of Artiste/ Band: Title of LP: 1 New Notion today begins another exciting contest that is fun and easy to win. Known as the Melody Makers
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  • TREND edited by BETTY L. KHOO
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      Lock icon Nifty shifts for long, leggy looks
      138 13 If are built like a magnificent racehorse tall, slender and lithe then pull on the loose, shift dresses that are currently the vogue and romp home a winner on all fronts. Whereas the big look will swamp little girl figures. and make matronly ones
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    • GRAPEVINE
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        Manners at a switch
        58 13 by Vanessa "When In Rome do as the Romans do" Is a maxim that Japanese Prime Minister Mr. Takeo Miki and his wife seem to follow to the letter. When they travel abroad, Mr. Mlkl will help his wife off with her coat. Back home in
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        It's not a solvent solution
        80 13 A girlfriend whose expenditure always seemed to exceed her income decided to take the advice given In one Woman's Housekeeplnc magazine. It suggested that she write down In a note book every single dollar she spent. Then at the end of the month she would
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        Down to earth
        78 13 At last we have some really down to earth shoe styles instead of the impossibly high heels and plaform styles of yesteryear. The latest erase It seems Is for earth-shoes. But I have got a sinking feeling that I'm not going to like wearing them. It's because
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        Liberated by his standard
        80 13 What an eastern man understands by the term "liberated woman" may be suite different from his western counterpart. As remarks about women by Kaku Miki, the 24 year-old son of Japan's Prime Minister would suggest. "My mother." he says, "is perfectly liberated—because she is allowed to
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        Where crime does pay
        68 13 Crime does pay some strange dividends. fn Seattle, America, a young prostitute was recently sentenced to four years in college. And the fees for her education will come, not from the state, but from a pimp, Ralph I. Goldberg. When found guilty of living off the
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        Rip-pling looks!
        57 13 The poorer you are the better you should dress to cover up your poverty so the advice Jean Rook of the London Daily Express rave to British Prime Minister, Harold Wilson, would suggest. Wrote Rook in her column: "Britain's crushed and threadbare enough without our leader looking as
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        Less of a mouthful
        59 13 Grin and bare It. But American senator John Tunney won't. He's fedup of grinning and baring a mouthful of teeth because it makes him too boyishly all-American. He wants to toughen up hit imire. So word has it that he has hired a speech therapist to
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      DON'T PANIC IF YOUR BABY HAS A FIT
      303 13  -  y Doc's Casebook N J S.L. My three-year-old sod had a fit last week and I 9m afraid it may happen again. What causes fits and what should one do? asked Mrs. H. All parents should know what to do if' a
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  • FINANCE
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      Rice prices decline steadily...
      193 14  -  r— Markft Basket Rav Dhaliwal Rice is one item in the markets and provision shops that has seen a steady price decline over the past eight months. The price has dropped by some 30 per cent since prices shot up last year. Thai 100 per cent
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      Lock icon Stepping out of recession
      281 14 US govt issues figures indicating this Reuter Washington, Friday The U.S. government Issued figures yesterday Indicating that the United States is pulling out of the longest and deepest economic recession In its postwar history. Economic activity, as measured by the Gross National Product (ONP), expanded during
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      Ben and Co queried
      116 14 The Stock Exchange of Slng a p or e has queried Ben and Company on Its (allure to meet the forecast for the year ended February 1975. Ben stated In its Interim report of January 3 this year, that It expected the second half to be
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      Lock icon Indirect trade ban with Cuba is lifted
      134 14 Reuter Washington. Friday The United States has lifted its ban on trade with Cuba by foreign subsidiaries of American corporations. American officials said the move has no direct relation to bilateral contacts with Cuba. But the move was seen an important conslllatory gesture
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    • Markets round the world
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        NEW YORK
        137 14 Government reports indicating high Inflation Is accompanying the economic recovery drove prices lower yesterday for the fourth consecutive day in see-saw trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Volume totalled 16,810,000 shares, down from the 18,630,000 traded Wednesday. Yesterday's prices (In US dollars.) followed by the difference on
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        Dow Jones
        34 14 Dow Jones closing averages on the New York Stock exchange yesterday: 30 industrials 791.69 (off 1.67), 30 transport 153.39 (off 1.19), IS utlliUes 76.18 (Off 0 23), 65 stocks 330.86 (off 0.83).
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        Lock icon TOKYO
        153 14 DBS-Daiwa Securities International Ltd. Closing prices (In yen) yesterday: 334 AJlnomoto 3 Brldgestone New Dale! 448 1170 2 —20 Fujikawa phar 643 1 Ishlkawajlma 106 <+ a Kajlma Corpor Kubota 320 SOS 3 2 Mitsubishi Es 301 1 Nippon Steel 1+6 1 Pioneer Elect 1520 10 Show* Denko 100,
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        SYDNEY
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        ZURICH
        73 14 Zurich Stock Exchange closing prices yesterday: UBS B. 2970 30 UBS R. 428 SBC 416 1 Credit Suisse 2760 10 Swissair B. 386 Swiss Relnsur. 2130 10 Wlnterthur B. 1700 10 Zurich Insur. 6325 125 Juvena B. 445 15 Nestle B. 3116 10 Interfood B". 2000 —160 Ciba-Oelny B.
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        Lock icon Surplus...
        26 14 Reuter Bonn, Friday. West Germany had a foreign trade surplus of 3,717 million marks ($3645 million) in July, the Federal Statistics Office here announced yesterday.
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      Market report
      187 14 Prices declined further at the Singapore stock market yesterday for the second straight day. This negated almost all the gains that were chalked np on Monday and Tuesday. It was under such erratic jprlce movements that Overseas Union Bank made Its market debut. Not surprisingly, OUB shares were
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      315 16 RACING with Scrutineer Rep Topper appears to have little to beat in a Class 1 Division 3 field over 9f in Race 6 at Buklt Timah tomorrow. Red Topper came home well to finish fifth to Razzmatazz in Division 2 over 8f last Sunday after
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      124 16 SCRUTINEER CALL BOY EPSOM JEEP BLUE PETER Race 1: Srlkandl Lesmana Lesmana Audacious Challenger Lesmana Audacious Challenger Lesmana Audacious Challenger Kmc 1: Chye Soon Swift Flutter Jerry's Kuda Chye Soon Jerry'g Kuda Chye Soon Jerry's Kuda Chye Soon bN 3: Sweet Memory Buck passer Yenan Sweet Memory Sweet Memory
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      303 16 My Interest Is a lively outsider In Race 7 at Buklt Tlmah on Sunday. The flve-year-old by Vibrant did a dashing workout this morning. Jockey Johnny Wilson kept My Interest on the bit all the way over 3f In 37 1/5. The going was good.
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      232 16 Reuter London, Friday. Music Boy, a 14 to 1 outsider, led from start to finish for n convincing victory at york yesterday in the Oimcrack Stakes, one of Britain's top two-year-old races. Rider Johnny Seagrave had the colt out of the stalls like a
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      1094 17  -  TEE-UP with Lim Kee Chan Jimmy Stewart and his younger sister. Bonnie, will return to the United States this weekend after a successful "comeback" to Singapore golf the past month. Last weekend Jimmy, 20, recaptured the Singapore Open amateur title he held in 1972 over
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      699 18 Charlton quits Preston after dispute Reuter London, Friday Manchester United, back in the First Division and on top after two away victories, return to Old Trafford tomorrow for their first game of this season before their own fanatical followers. United, after dominating the Second Division
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      125 18 London, Friday.—Colin Dean, who admits to being a member of the group which sabotaged the cricket Test, between Australia and England staged a naked demonstration in a London Park early this morning. He stood naked in a lake until police moved towards him when he
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      521 18  -  By BRIAN MILLER Madoka Amano of the Philippines has shot to the lead among the Men's Masters qualifiers with a 1286 series In the Singapore International bowling championships now In progress at Jackie's Orchard. Amano wrested the lead from K. JlttradeJ of Thailand, who Is now second
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      265 18  -  By BRIAN MILLER A 30-mlle power-boat race wlll .be the highlight of this year's Pesta Sukan Sea Carnival to be held at the seafront opposite the Haw Par Villa tomorrow at 2 p.m. This Is the first time this event is being held and It promises
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      310 19 Reuter Dar-es-Salaam, Friday Filbert Bayi of Tanzania, the world 1500 metres record holder, has brushed aside a New Zealand athletics promoter's plans for a special series of races with his rival and world mile record holder, New Zealander John Walker. The Tanzanlan said he would not
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      545 19 Reuter Zurich, Friday.—American sprinters Steve Rlddlck and Bteve Williams last night proved that they have the power to triumph In next year's Olympics as they left star rivals in their wake at an International track and field meeting here. Rlddlck clocked the world's fastest time
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      302 19 New York, Friday Jimmy Connors faces a rugged path In his defence of his US Open tennis title beginning next Wednesday. The draw for the Forest Hills event saw Connor's half of the field filled with the most dangerous men on the seeded
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      78 19 Reuter Melbourne, Friday The Chinese men's volleyball team recovered from a bad start to beat the Philippines in straight sets In the Bth session of the Asian championships at Albert Park yesterday. The young Chinese team won 15-11, 15-9, 15-0 to retain their un- beaten record. South Korea
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      228 19 Reuter Liege. Friday. Three American girls bid for a clean sweep In the women's sprint at the World track cycling championships here. Michigan girls Sue Novarra of Flint and Sheila Young of Detroit and Callfornlan Linda Bteln of Laguna Beach have so far
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      46 20 Show of the day.. WORLD PREMIERE FEATURE: The Weekend Nun with Chinese subtitles (9.45 p.m. on Channel Five in colour) —The problems of a nun working full-time in the day as a rehabilitation officer. Starring Vic Morrow, Apn Sothern, James Gregory, Beverly Garland and Joanna Pettet.
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