New Nation, 2 October 1975

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  • 19 1 New Nation SINGAPORE Thursday October 2, 1975 No. 1452 Price 20 cents MC (P) 1118/75 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1975
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  • Article, Illustration
    479 1 AP Manila, Thursday Joe Frazler is, always has been and probably always will be a stand-up guy and that, as much as anything else, cost him the big light. He's so stand-up that even though he wanted nothing more than to lay his weary, battered body down
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  • 239 1  -  ...after big probe into visit-pass racket at immigration post By Douglas Chan Several Immigration oflcers have been dismissed from service. It Is believed that this move was in connection with a passport racket at the Woodlands checkpoint. The officers were served with dismissal notices last week by the
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  • 65 1 There are more cases of parents and grandparents being battered than wives and children, according to two doctors and a sociologist In Singapore. Although there have been no official reports and complaints to the Social Welfare Department, the doctors said they treated at least four cases this year.
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  • 65 1 AP Chicago, Thursday Belinda All, the wife of the world heavyweight champion, says the doea not plan a divorce and Is prepared "right now Juat to move with the punches." Belinda said the marriage really is ap to her husband. "If he don't want to patch It
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  • LOCAL NEWS
    • 438 2 A new project Is being launched by the YWCA to enable lower income working parents to leave tneir school-going children at a day-care centre at a cost of $60 a month. The cost, which works out at $3 per working day (e z
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    • 13 2 Police reported 95 accidents yesterday. Six were serious and one fatal.
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    • Article, Illustration
      118 2 Nurses and visitors alike could not resist the piles of beautiful handicraft items on sale at the Tan Tock Seng Hospital yesterday. The annual sale of soft toys, copper tooled pictures, basketry and other handicrafts was organised by the Occupational Therapy ward and the Diversional Therapy Unit. All
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    • 22 2 The Singapore Armed Forces Reservists' Association will present a harmonica concert at the Victoria Theatre on Oct. 11 at 8 p.m.
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    • 362 2 Written exercises given as mere proof of work A Ministry of Education official, Mr. Edwin Goh, suspects that many teachers, teaching English as a second language, insist on frequent written exercises as mere evidence of their work and not to improve the writing skills
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    • 465 2 It had nothing to do with handling the dogs FROM THE DOC HOUSE BY PG Judging from the number of phone calls I have received since the National Juniors Showmanship Championship it Is quite obvious that more and more interest is being taken
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    • 39 2 The YMCA Orchard Road will hold a 10session course on Basic English Grammar and Usage commencing this Sunlay. Fees are $25 for members and $30 for non members. Further details may be obtained at the YMCA office.
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    • 60 2 Trading pace slowed down considerably at the Btock Exchange of Singapore during the first hour of trading this morning. Only five counter# were traded and all tended lower. BUSINEBB DONE 8. Darby (15) 2.31. M. Credit (16) 1.59. P. Merlin (1) 0.87. (6) o.BBi. Sett: (5) 0.88,
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    • 69 2 The postal administration of Vietnam has advised that only ordinary letter post Items weighing up to 20 gramjnes wl.l be accepted (or delivery by surface or air mall In South VietnamSuch mall will also not be routed direct to South Vietnam and may therefore be subject
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    • 384 3  -  But food expert says it is not yet ready to be produced on commercial scale By Richard Lim Soya bean bread, which has up to as much as 15 per cent higher protein content than ordinary bread, has been produced. The success comes after over
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    • 288 3  -  By Nancy Koh A mini sewing kit for a wedding present how's that? Packed in the plastic sachet are an assortment of buttons, pressstuds, hook and eye. safety pins, three different coloured threads, tacking pins and a needle Just what's needed when that button pops, or
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    • 178 3 New types of Deep avail greeting cards with "naughty" pictures are now on display at several stalls and shops along Serangoon Road. Some of the cartoontype pictures In the festival greeting cards depict women who turn semi-nude when viewed at a different angle. Others are said
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    • 435 4 Bid to get answers for future housing plans A team of sociology lecturers and stu- tt»*i dents from the Unlverslty of Singapore and Nanyang Unlversltv arc enndiict versuy are conduct,ing a major survey to find out to what extent and In what way f^
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    • 260 4 Motorists can cut down on their dally use of petrol by at least 10 per cent If they drive properly and do away with unnecessary driving, the chairman of the Automobile Association, Mr. Milton Tan, said today. "This becomes particularly necessary for motorists with the likely
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    • 35 4 The University of Singapore's Department of Extramural Studies will tomorrow begin a 14lecture course on shipping law in Singapore and the Commonwealth. Classes will be held every Monday and Friday at 7.15 p.m.
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    • 42 4 The Havelock Road Community Centre will hold a children's art colouring competition at its premises on Sunday at 9.30 a m Mrs. Hon Sul Sen, wife of the Minister for Finance and MP for Havelock, will officiate at the ceremony.
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    • 32 4 The University of Singapore's Department of Extramural Studies will hold a slx-lecture/dis-cusslon course on Your Mind and Health at the Social Work Department every Thursday at 7.30 p.m. starting today.
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    • 426 4 Singapore's container port terminal has won high praise as the best in the world from a group of visiting marine Insurance executives. Mr. Ted Rainbow, general manager of Commercial Union Assurance In London, who is among 12 delegates attending the company's marine Insurance
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    • 248 4 Five to 12pc rise as fuel costs go up Air fares on most routes are likely to go up by five to 12 per cent next year. However, the hikes would have to be approved by the government. Airline sources said the
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    • 262 4 Singapore Bus Service's Blue Arrow venture is running at a dally loss of over $3000. "Since our Initial run on July 28, we have been carrying an average of 2000 passengers daily, much below the break-even point. "With a flat charge of 50 cents for
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    • 22 4 South-east Asia Air Hostess Centre will hold their annual graduation dinner at Hyatt Hotel ballroom on Oct. 12 at 8 p.m.
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    • 30 4 The Senior Minister of State for Education, Mr. Chal Chong Yli, will officiate at the 10th anniversary celebrations of the New Town Secondary School tomorrow at 7.30 p.m.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous

  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 143 3 NO HOT SPOTS In Sanyo's Twin-Door Feature-Packed Refrigerator Even when it's packed to capacity, this Sanyo refrigerator has no "hot spots". That's because a Sanyo refrigerator comes with a built-in circulating fan that maintains all-round coolness. Defrosting is automatic and a unique thermostat precisely controls ICE TRAY ICE CONTAINER inside
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 251 4 WHAT'S ON The Singapore Sogetsu Association Is holding an EXHIBITION OF JAPANESE FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS at the ShangriLa Hotel ballroom up to 10 p.m. Tickets at $2 are available at the entrance. Some of the exhibits Include the newest floral arrangement styles. Proceeds will go to the St. Andrew's Hospital for
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 329 5 But we'll repel the invaders: Fretilin Reuter Dili, Thursday Indonesian troops are gathering for an attack on areas of Portuguese East Timor controlled by the left-wing Fretilin liberation movement, a Fretilin leader said yesterday. "Fretilin (the Revolutionary Front for An Independent East Timor) claims to
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    • 76 5 Reuter Rio de Janeiro, Thurs. Eighty people were feared drowned when a river steamer sank on the Sollmoes River, west of the Brazilian port of Manaus. the Jornal Do Drasli News Age .cy reported. Quoting port sources in Manaus, the Agency said the steamer Frelre II was
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    • 251 5 Williamsburg, Thursday Japanese Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako took a carriage ride through this colonial city yesterday amid extremely tight security. About 50 Japanese and American security agents were cordoned so tigntly around the horsedrawn carriage that some of the 4uuo tourists lining the street said they
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    • 321 5 United Press International New York, Thursday Thailand told the United Nations General Assembly yesterday it had demonstrated its willingness to live in peace with the peoples of Indo-chlna and received a positive response. Discussing the new political situation in his area, Thai Ambassador
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    • 74 5 Lagos, Thurs. Nigeria's Head of State, Brigadier Murtala Muhammed, announced yesterday, after almost a decade of military rule, a four-year programme to restore civilian rule In the country by Oct. 1, 1979. Brigadier Muhammed, who seized power two months Ago in a bloodless coup that ousted General
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    • 420 6 'It will worsen inflation and hinder economic recovery' United Press International New York, Thursday President Ford denounced as "arbitrary and excessive" yesterday the decision by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries to Increase prices 10 per cent and warned it will "worsen inflation and
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    • 27 6 Reuter Cape Town, Thursday South Africa's censors have lifted their six-day-old ban on British author Frederick Forsyth's thriller, The Odessa File, It was announced yesterday.
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    • 343 6 But no US commitment yet Reuter Washington, Thursday The United States is considering giving Egypt between US$25O 300 million ($6OO-720 million) in military aid in 1976 as part of the interim Israeli Egyptian Middle East peace agreement, informed government sources said yesterday. No decision
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    • 57 6 Associated Press Cairo, Thursday. Egyptian President Anwar Sadat will make a 24-hour stopover In France before proceeding to visit the United States on Oct. 27, .the semiofficial newspaper Al Ahram reported yesterday. The French visit was agreed upon In a lastminute contact between Mr. Sadat and
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    • 190 6 Reuter London. Thursday. Three gunmen besieged in a London restaurant since Sunday have struck up a rapport with their six Italian hostages, raising hopes for a peaceful end to the drama, police said last night. The gunmen two West Indians and a Nigerian seized the hostages during
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    • 202 6 Reuter Skokle, Thursday A man who refused to take his hands out of his pockets was arrested here yesterday after he scuffled with police and Secret Service agents near the hotel where President Ford was staying, police said. The man, named as Thomas
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    • 35 6 Reuter Moscow, Thursday Portuguese Pre s i dent Francisco da Costa Gomes arrived here yesterday for a four-day visit aimed at demonstrating his country's interest in developing relations with both East and West.
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    • 113 6 United Press International TODAY is Thursday, Oct. 2. the 275 th day of 1975 with 90 to follow. THE MOON is approaching Its new phase. THE MORNING STARS are Venus, Saturn, Mars and Jupiter. THE EVENING STAR Is Mercury. Those born on this date are under the sign of
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    • 48 6  -  D.J. Snake expert Bob Bell, aged 26, was rehearsing before going on TV in Britain to explain the dangers of adder bites when he was bitten by one of his own adders. He was taken to hospital and then carried on with the show. D.J.
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    • 71 6 Reuter East Berlin. Thursday. Prof. Klaus Fuchs, the former British atoih spy, was yesterday awarded East Germany's National Gold Prize for his achievements in science, the official news agency ADN reported. Prof. Fuchs, 64, has been living in East Germany since his release from a British
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    • 120 5 •YBUn It was probably intentionally sacrificed by the record or tape manufacturer (for reasons we explain in our literature.) The dbx 119 Dynamic Range Enhancer Noise Reduction Unit restores up to 20 db. of the dynamics missing from records, tapes, and FM broadcasts and puts life back into the music.
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 260 6 WORLD WEATHER New York Partly sunny. 76-60F, 24-16C. Headline: President asks $13 million more for protection. San Francisco Foggy 72-48F, 22-9C. Headline: All keeps crown. Moscow Bright. 5943F, 15-6C. Pravda Headline: Armed with political knowledge. Paris Changeable, 64-54F. 18-12C. Headline: Franco readies his defence. Tokyo Cloudy, 7257F. 22-14C. Headline: Their
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
    • 428 7 Nude bodies found in trunk of car: Two held Rome, Thursday A drug and sex scandal has hit Rome with the discovery of the nude and battered bodies of two teenage girls one dead, the other critically injured. They were found stuffed in the trunk
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    • 64 7 Reuter Belgrade, Thursday. Indian President Fakhruddin All Ahmed had talks yesterday with Yugoslav President Tito on international topics and strengthening the unity of the non-aligned movement. The 90-mlnute talks, held at President Tito's summer island residence of Brlonl, In northern Adriatic, were officially said to have been conducted
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    • 250 7 Reuter Brussels, Thursday The Common Market Commission, angered by the execution of five Spanish urban guerrillas, yesterday took steps to thwart Spain's main foreign policy aim of closer links with the rest of Western Europe. The Commission called on the nine EEC governments to suspend,
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    • 334 7 Amin blasts US over arms aid Reuter United Nations, Thursday President Idi Amin of Uganda called in the General Assembly yesterday for the expulsion of Israel from the UN and its extinction as a state. "I call for the expulsion of Israel from the United
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    • 56 7 Reuter London, Thursday. Thanks to a property recession archaeologists are hoping to establish soon that London has been continuously Inhabited for 10,000 years. The first evidence of a permanent settlement here before the Romans has recently been found on building sites around St. Pauls's Cathedral In the
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    • 140 7 Reuter (Lisbon, Thursday—The Portuguese Socialist Party claimed last night that the extreme left was planning to stage a coup d'etat and physically attack Prime Minister Jose Plnhelro de Azevedo. In a flurry of communiques, the party summoned 80,000 of Its members to defend party offices throughout the
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    • 29 7 Reuter Teheran, Thursday. Pakistan Premier Zulflkar All Bhutto arrived here yesterday for a brief visit and was received by the Shah for talks < soon after his arrival.
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  • OPINION
    • 567 8 Muhammad All did not Just deliver the last punch. He also had, as expected, the last line, expressed in his own inimitable way, to describe what was a soul-destroying flght "it was the next thing to death". Yes, in the painful aftermath of
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    • 664 8  -  THURSDAY WITH PAKIR SINGH PAKIR SINGH For the last couple of months, Mr. Daniel Teo, secretary of the Singapore Land and Housing Developers' Ass o c iation, has been making some frantic state m en ts urging the Government to boost the private property market.
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    • 148 8  -  SHOCKED. Singapore, 19. I refer to Lu Lin Reuten's article, The Politics of A Divorce (NN, 23.9.75). Her observation that four out of five marriages did not even last six years came as a startling revelation to me, an innocent bachelor. Her article was a torboding reminder
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    • 250 8 VOICE OF THE PRESS SIN CHEW JIT POH After four days of debate, the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) meeting in Vienna finally decided on a 10 per cent oil price Increase. As far as the radical OPEC members are concerned, the 10 per cent price
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    • 106 8  -  CHEW KING HWAN In Teach Language fro P e fly 0r... (NN, 13.9.75), the writer suspected that our teachers today might accept such an expression as "Kirpal, you got Everday Science Book One or not?" I believe that our teachers will not accept such an
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  • FEATURE
    • 1199 9 Rene Onreat, who arrived In Singapore In 1907 to join the Colonial Police Force as a police cadet, writes about the many facets of life in the then Federated Malay States and the Straits Settlements. He was later to carve out an illustrious
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 413 9 YOUR LUCKY STAR IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you are m charming, persuasive individual who general.tas no trouble at all getting others to do his ~idd.ng. However, you are prone at times to lorget that such charm, such an ability to persuade Is a responsibility as well as a
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  • SPECIAL FEATURE
    • 586 10/11  -  WORDS: Brian Miller It's full steam ahead for our Thomas Cup squad. With four weeks to go, the nineman team have stepped up their training for the vital clash against Malaysia. They realise that they are pressed for time and as such the coaches are sparing
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  • Page 10/11 Miscellaneous
    • 544 10/11 Thursday AZ-4 <« >J3l NEW NATION HTUTTTTk Cut out and pin with other coupons. Posting instructions appear below Name (Mr./Mrs./Miss) Address Tel: Cut along dotted lines —J CLUES FOR AZ 4 1. There are timet when the—-of a coin is quite important 2. If you-—a man into doing something foolish,
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  • PLEASURE
    • 496 12  -  By Robert Musel Linda McCartney raised her arms as though she was holding a machine gup and moved an imaginary target. That, she said, was th? way the typewriters of pop music critics had chattered lethal phrases about her keyboard playing on records and tours with
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    • 604 12  -  By Tom Shales The Washington Post Kennedy Centre chairman Roger L. Stevens and his New York partner Robert Whitehead have taken over production of Leonard Bernstein and Alan Jay Lerper's musical 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and will give the show Its world premiere on New
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    • 409 12  -  By Jennifer Schoon Completely natural in front of a camera, Phi Phi and Manny ("Please use Just our stage names") will clown around, snarl at each other and even put up a mock 'battle' if reguired. Both see it
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  • TREND edited by BETTY L. KHOO
    • 759 13  -  B.L. KHOO. Alex of Sassy salon of London, the bold placard In the window of the ladles' hairdresslng salon read. Above that was the picture of a man (I think It was a man), with a mess of crinkly curls, almost
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    • 280 13  -  ...And it is re-created in this snug city flat DECOR IDEAS B.L. KHOO. There is a strong contemporary look about the place. Tet It also exudes a timeless charm. Shades of Somerset Maugham's English planter characters and their homes In Ma'aya are recalled by
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  • FINANCE
    • 449 14 ...but the sting is in the price hikes Reuter Paris, Thursday The Paris Motor Show opens today in buoyant style with more new models on display than (or many years. The show, the oldest in the world, coincides w'th tße appearance of cars planned
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      156 14 Easier trad ing bias prevailed at the Sing apore stock market yesterday despite the resumption of delayed dealings. Pr e v i ously, the start of each new month brought about higher prices all round. But not so yesterday. The only indication that the new month had arrived
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    • 153 14 Reuter Tokyo, Thursday The United States, Britain, West Germany, France and Japan have agreed to hold the proposed Big Five economic summit conference by the end of this year, Japanese Foreign Minister Kiichi Mlyazawa said yesterday. Mr. Miyazawa was speaking at a press conference here
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    • 136 14 United California Bank (UCB), the 14th largest bank in the United States has opened an offshore branch and Asian currency unit here. Mr. Alan J. Richardson who is the branch's general manager said: "The opening of the branch will provide an extension of our corporate
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    • 278 14 United Press International New York, Thursday The recession in Japan has bottomed out but full recovery of the Japanese economy will not come before the spring of 1976 at the earliest, the head of one of Japan's largest banks said yesterday. But Mr. Takujl
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    • 134 14 MR. GLANNANDREA MONTANARALLEA is Alitalia's new general manager for Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. MR. ARTHUR OH, assistant banquet manager of the Singapore Hilton has left for a one-month course on dining room management at Hilton International's career development Institute in Montreal, Canada. Bank of America's loan officer,
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    • Markets round the world
      • 152 14 Prices plunged yesterday to their lowest level In more than Ave months on the New York Stock Exchange as a US$2.3 billion ($5.7 billion) plan to bail New York City out cf its financial problems threatened to come unglued. Trading was moderate. Yesterday's prices In US dollars followed
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      • 35 14 Dow Jones closing stock averages on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday: 30 industrials 784.16 (off 9.72); 20 transport 154.79 (off 1.18); 15 utilities 76.85 (off 0 12); 65 stocks 239.20 (off 2.37).
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      • 186 14 Market declined led by blue chips. In the morning session, despite the substantial decline in New York, market opened bullish wllh sub- stantial turnover reflecting yesterday's advance. T. D. J. A.: 3,870.11 (—l6 28) 75. Hl-Low: 4,564.52 (5/12) 3,627.04 (1/10) T.S E.: 290.98 (—0.22) Volume: 210 mil (-4-110 mil).
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      • 73 14 Closing prices In francs on the Paris Bourse yesterday: Farlbas 167.50 3.60 Foncler 361 +1.30 Prlntemps 74.10 —.90 Bull 33.60 —.50 Royal Dutch 153.70 +.70 Michelln 1170 +44 COE 290 —3.60 Thomson 100.40 —5.60 CKP 137.90 +3.90 Rhone 111 —.60 Air 334.50 +350 BSN 463 unch. Philips 38.30 +1
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      • 134 14 Closing prices at 11.30 a.m. today (Australian time) on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday: Allstate unq. Beach 15 nil Bridge 09 09 V 4 Cleveland nil 26 Endeavour 12 13 Fllnd 20c Out. 03 03% Inter Mln 04 05 Kambalda 01 014 Kath Inv nil UOi Kla Ora 15
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      • 78 14 Zurich Stock Exchange closing prices In Sivlss franca yesterday: UBS B. 2855 —20 UBS R. 436 2 SBC 412 1 Credit 8ulsse 2ft70 —10 Swissair B. 37S 1 Swiss Relnsur 2065 —60 WlnUrthur B. 1690 Zurich Insnr. 6250 7S Juvena B. 420 15 Nestle B. 2625 —1ft Interfood B.
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  • FOR THE YOUNG
    • 497 15 r~ Nature Corner Sea turtles and their eggs are an important source of protein. In addition to the meat and eggs, the c a r t i 1 a ginous material taken from the bones of the belly or central shell is used in the
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    • 234 15 Story THE BOER WAR (Puffin) by James Barbary. Often a fair-minded account of a war can be written only long after the fighting is over. Here Is Just such a history of the Boer War. It tells a story of courage, Ignorance and mistaken
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    • 418 15 f World off Science S > This week's column reports oh a number of fronts in which science is making some notable achievements in the bid to give mankind a better world. Japan, for example, is planning to build a moveable deep-sea base that
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    • 150 15 987: Hugh Capet, King and founder of the Capetian line of French kings. 997 Great activity in the repairing and rebuilding of churches in Europe. Rise of the Romanesque style of architecture. 1000: The end of the world expected in France. Consequent religious excitment. 1001: Invasion of India
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    • 415 15 The supreme legislative authority in Britain is the Queen in Parliament, that is to say, the Queen and the two Houses of Parliament the House of Lords and the elected House of Commons. A parliament, In the sense of a parliamentary period,
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  • SPORT
    • 825 16  -  SQUASH El Eric Cooper An analysis of the growth of squash in the past two, three years reveals one or two rather disturbing trends. 4he number of people playing the game has certainly Increased by leaps and bounds, and so has the number of teams in
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    • 519 17 ON THE TRACK u ith Blue Peter Reuter Penang, Thursday Yek Fei (Martin Sng up) did a splendid trial here this morplng, be a 11 ng Black Fury (A. Ismail) over 600.m in 36 4/5. The going was good. King of Gold (Mohamed Dahlan)
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    • Article, Illustration
      134 17 Police suffered their first defeat In the Singapore Rugby Union League Division Two when they went down by 24 points (two goals and three tries) to six (two penalties) to "C" Company RNZIR at Dieppe yesterday. Before yesterday's defeat by "C" Company, the strong Police side, with seven
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    • 622 17  -  BOWLING by Brian Miller The largest bowling alley In South-East Asia will be open for business by the middle of this month. This Is the 62-lane Kallang Bowl, a twostorey building located at the Kallang complex which also houses the Ice-skating rink. Costing
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    • 448 18  -  By PHILIP TAN Singapore captain Seak Poh Leong, who recently signed op the Qeylang International, will make his first appearance for the star-studded First Division club next Wed n e s day day when they meet Selangor champions Hong Chin at Jalan Besar Stadium (kickoff
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    • 167 18 Associated Press London, Thursday. Australian Graham Marsh was disqualified in the first round of the Dunlop Masters tournament at Ganton yesterday for signing a wrong-ly-marked card. Marsh, 31, had left the course thinking he was leading the field by one stroke with a superb 70. It
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    • 66 18 Reuter Perth, Thursday Margaret Court. Australia's former Wimbledon champion, said here yesterday that she would not pay a AJfI.OOO fine Imposed on her by the Women's Tennis Association. The fine followed Mrs. Court's failure to appear at a tournament in Denver, Colorado, two weeks ago
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    • 55 18 New York, Thursday. World Boxing Association lightweight champion Roberto Duran of Panama punched out unanimous 10-round decision over Edwin Vlruet of New York last night in a non-title fight at the Nassau Coliseum. The fight was a live preliminary to the clos-ed-circuit heavyweight championship fight between
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    • 836 18 UPI, Reuter London, Thursday. Crack soccer clubs marched firmly into the second round of the major European competitions last night, headed by the formidable West German pair, Borussia Moenchengladbach and Bayern Munich, in the European Cup. Bayern Munich, who qualify as holders, cruised
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    • 800 19 A fitting finale to the AliFrazier saga Manila, Thursday Muhammad All, drained and exhausted after the toughest fight of his unique career, hinted strongly yes terday that he may hapg up his gloves and vacate his world heavyweight boxing throne. After retaining his title against Joe Frazier whom he defeated
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    • 499 19 Reuter slumped with exhaustion to the canvas, to lay sprawled fulllength until his handlers dragged him on to a stool. All had aged 10 years. But In coid, hard cash terms, he walked away with at least U554,500,000 or over U551,785 for
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