New Nation, 22 October 1975

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    Masthead
    20 1 New Nation SINGAPORE Wednesday October 22. 1975 No 1469 Price 20 cents MC (P) 1118/75 W NEW NATION |j COMMENT
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    Ministry bans tagged-on holidays
    526 1  -  SCHOOL HEADS SAY IT'S A STEP IN RIGHT DIRECTION By Teresa Ooi The Education Ministry has banned all schools in the Republic from declaring "tagged-on" or unscheduled holidays. A Ministry circular, just sent to all schools states: "All such (unscheduled > holidays must not fall immediate
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    Tennis team: It's not fair
    163 1  -  By Nancy Koh The Singapore Lawn Tennis Association is likely to appeal against the Singapore National Olympic Council's shock decision to drop the tennis team from the Republic's Seap Games Squad. Its management committee will meet on Friday to discuss the matter. Mr. Liu Sung
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    WINNING SNAP BY RAJA
    328 1  -  By Judith Holmberg Robert Hussy, regional marketing manager of Polaroid products here, did a double-take when he received the following intriguing message from his office in Britain on Aug. 21. It read: "Please could you arrange on our behalf for 10 packs of BX-70 film to
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    Lock icon Four killed in blast
    71 1 UPI Nairobi, Wednesday—A father and his three children were among six people killed on Sanday when an "iron box" he found In a central Kenya forest exploded as he tried to open It. The two other dead were children from a neighbouring house. The device Is
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    Lock icon 23 mowed to death
    57 1 United Press International Ankara, Wednesday. A truck loaded with wood ran out of control wlith broken bakes and mowed down a group of workers in the corum Town Square, 250 kms northeast of Ankara, in Turkey police said yesterday. A police spokesman said 23 people died
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  • LOCAL NEWS
    • Article
      Precision show by Soviet Chamber Orchestra
      216 2  -  By Violet Oon The Soviet Chamber Orchestra's unorthodox programme at. the RELC Auditorium last night prov\ed to be very enjoyable. In the first half, dominated by Soviet works Chamber Symphony Op 110 tn C Minor by Shostakovich and Symphonletta 1 In D lfajor by
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      ON THE 'CHANGE
      85 2 Prices opened at overnight closing levels In featureless trading at the Stock Exchange of Singapore this morning. Straits Times Press (1975) Improved three cents to 92.63 but the speculative heat has worn off. BUSINESS DONE: First Section S. Darby (8) 2.54. (1) 2.53, (3) 2.55. Sett.: (1)
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      For students
      35 2 An Ice-skating course for students Jointly or' Klsed by the Singapore rts Council, Kallang Ice Palace and Jurong Ice Skating Centre will begin on Nov. 4. For further details ring *****1 ext. 233.
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      Psychology
      32 2 University of Singapore Department of Ex-tra-mural Btudles will hold Ave lectures on experimental psychology in the arts (aesthetics) commencing on Nov. 4. For further details telephone ***** Ext. 156 or *****6.
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      Courses
      21 2 The Adult Education Board will hold new courses on the Japanese language, fashion design and photography beginning from this week.
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      OUR ROADS
      13 2 Police reported 74 accidents yesterday. One was serious and one fatal.
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      Lock icon 'KILLER' POOL: BIG FEAR
      161 2 This may look like an innocent pool of water. But it is the most treacherous in the Telok Blangah/ Jalan Bukit Merah area. A 10-year-old student, Tan Boon Cheong, was drowned in the pool last Sunday. And residents in Bukit Purmei, where the pool is situated,
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      Camp site
      32 2 A camp site on Sentosa is now open to the public. Campers may rent the plots at $6 for two, $10 for four and $18 for eight people per day.
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      A dental cream is 'approved'
      455 2  -  Plan to help buyers, ensure high quality products By Rav K. Dhaliwal The Singapore Dental Association (SDA) has endorsed one brand of toothpaste as part of its new plan to accredit dental products which meet a high specified standard. Three other brands have apolled for
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      Allow foreigners to buy houses, govt urged
      268 2 The Singapore Land and Housing Developers' Association has urged the Government to reconsider applications by foreigners and permanent residents in Singapore to buy houses and land here to help boost the property market. Mr. Daniel Teo, secretary of the Association, disclosed that applications
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      10 lectures
      33 2 The University of Singapore's Department of Extramural Btudles will conduct a 10-lecture course on Basic Business Management by P.H. Thia and Llm Slew Cheng starting on Nov. 25 at 7.30 p.m.
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      Cultural 'do
      28 2 Mr. P. Selvadural, MP for Kuo Chuan, will be the guest-of-honour at a cultural show at Kuo Chuan Community Centre on Oct. 28 at 7.45 p.m.
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      Accountants
      26 2 The Association of International Accountants (England) will hold a buffet dinner at Malaysia Room. 4th floor, Singapore Hilton Hotel, on Oct. 28 at 7.30 p.m.
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      A new call girl ruse at hotels
      369 3  -  Taxi-drivers tell guests they're office secretaries By Bharathi Mohan Several taxi-driv-ers operating in major hotels are fooling guests by supplying them with call girls posing as office secretaries. The taxi-drivers would offer to introduce them to office girls as companions, but instead, put
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      Opening
      34 3 President Sheares will declare open the Fifth International Congress of Christian Physicians and the Afro-Asian Conference of Christian Medical Students at the NTUC Conference Hall, Shenton Way on No?. 5 at 8 p.m.
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      Teachers' co-op deadline
      224 3  -  By Lulin Reutens The Registrar of Co-op e r a tive Societies has given the Singapore Teachers M u 11 i purpose Cooperative Society a two-month grace period to expedite Its accounts, falling which, it is understood. action may be taken. According to sources, the new deadline
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      Spotlight on the Bugis 'boys'
      88 3 Bugis Street "second home" for many, of Singapore's transvestites has been receiving special attention in Hong Kong and London in recent months. A Hong Kong film production company has also recruited ftven of them for rules in a movie to be shot sron. According to
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      Workshop
      30 3 A workshop on management dynamics and problems will be conducted by the University of Singapore Department of Ext r a m ural Studies on Nov. 22 at 2.30 p.m.
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      Chesky to ride in NZ race
      99 3 Singapore's leading amateur woman rider, Miss Chesky Tlbbatts, is to ride in the International Women's Horserace in Rotorua, New Zealand on Nov. 1. She will compete with 11 other leading riders from New Zealand, Australia, England and America. The race is over 1800 metres
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      A 'rare' honour...
      269 3 Han Kee Juan, one of four local boys who took the Royal Academy of Dancing (London) examination this month, has scored an honours grade In the Intermediate Stage. He was tested here early this month along with 98 other candidates by London examiner Joy Camden. According to
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      More help call
      307 4 ...for young adults faced with relationship problems A social worker has called for the provision of more services to cater for the needs of young adults faced with relationship problems.. In an interview, Mr. John Ang. president of the Singapore Association of Social Workers, said that the
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      No clue on the kidnap girl
      133 4 Police hunting for Annie Tan, the 21-year-old girl who was abducted by four men while on a blind date early yesterday, have run up against a blank wall. They do not know where she lives, her background or her family. Annie may not even
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      Shows fascinate many visitors
      398 4 FROM THE DOC HOUSE •Y PG What is the fascination of a dog show? Obviously people like to show their dogs or to watch others handling the dogs for them. But, of course, it goes much further than that. Many people having no dogs of their
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      Moneywords
      34 4 Monejrwords puzzle *88-4:6* Because of errors in the above clue of last week's Money-words '88-4', it has been decided to treat this clue as cancelled. The judges will ignore answers to this clue.
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      Jewelrama
      39 4 Jewelrama "75. an international exhibition, auction and sale of gems, diamonds, jades, set-jr.vellery and Jewel watches, will be held at the Exhibition Hall and Auditorium of the Development Bank of Singapore Building from Nov. 24 to Dec. 1.
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      125 3 Scotland at its best Bonnie Prince Charlie's personal liqueur. Presented to his loyal henchman MacKinnon of Skye in heartfelt gratitude for loyal service during the fierce battle for the English throne in 1745. The battle was lost but great history was about to be made. For 'tis the same MacKinnon
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      60 4 I is for Lanco. A little luxury. In everything but price Lanco domes from Switzerland the country that makes the best watches in the world. It's built to high Swiss standards of precision. And it's backed by an international guarantee valid in over 100 countries. *TW'T The rich watch in
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      375 4 AT THE CINEMA The 23-member SOVIET CHAMBER ORCHESTRA will perform works by Bach and Vivaldi In the Regional English Language Centre auditorium in Orange Orove Road at 8.15 p.m. Tickets at $15. $12.50 and $10 are available at C.K. Tang and Cold Storage both In Orchard Road. The National Museum
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      556 4 :®*****jE Wednesday m <«, MONEYWORDS Cut out and pin with other coupons. Posting instructions appear b^low Name (Mr./Mrs./Miss) Address Tel: IA N E IN MISSING letters i across I using I A S K CLUES E BELOW as Cut along dotted lines J CLUES FOR BC-3 1. Stem of bamboo
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Stalemate drags on
      127 5 Dublin, Wednesday An agonising gunpoint stalemate dragged on last night after Irish police tracked down. Dutch kidnap victim Tiede Herrema to a house in the tiny country town of Donasterevin. Through an upstairs window of the house, a pistol could be seen pointed at the head of
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      Lock icon Marchers face minefields
      342 5 Spain may pull cut from Sahara Reuter Madrid, Wednesday Border minefields spell danger for the 350,000 unarmed Moroccans, including women and children, who plan to march into the Spanish Sahara, Government sources here said yesterday. Many of the mines had been sown by Moroccan guerrillas on the
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      Lock icon Big heroin addiction threat in Burma
      173 5 United Press International Rangoon, Wednesday— A member of Burma's National Congress has told the house that heroin addiction in the country had become so serious that no section of the society remained free from It and called for military intervention to avert a "total
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      Lock icon Bomb kills three
      50 5 Reuter Beirut, Wednesday. Three people were killed and 10 injured early yesterday when a mortar bomb hit a building in the Christian district of Ashrafieh. Sporadic shooting and explosions continued in many areas of Beirut until well after dawn, but police could not give precise casualty figures.
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      Lock icon PAK WANTS TO BUY N-PLANT
      249 5 Reuter PARIS. Wednesday Pakistan Prime Minister Mr. Zuiflkar Ali Bhutto said here last night after conferring with President Valery G i s c a r d d'Estaing that his government was negotiating a new French loan of about US$lOO million ($240 million) and the purchase
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      Lock icon 'Pull out US soldiers from Korea' call
      336 6 Reuter United Nations, Wednesday China yesterday called for the withdrawal of United States troops from Korea and the dissolution of the UN Command, so that the Korean people could solve their problems without foreign interference. In a sharply-worded speech In the General Assembly's
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      Lock icon Mao gives Dr K a detente warning
      142 6 Reuter Peking, Wednesday Chairman Mao TseTunc called In Secretary of State Henry Kissinger yesterday and diplomatic sources said Mao warned the United States against the dangers of Its policy of detente with the Soviet Union. The sources said Chairman Mao argued that Soviets
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      Lock icon Menzies joins the row...
      297 6 Opposition backed Reuter Canberra, Wednesday.— Sir Robert Menzles, who dominated A us t r allan politics as Prime Minister for almost t-vo decades, Intervened last night In the country's bitter constitutional crisis. With the Labour government and opposition Liberal and national parties in complete parliamentary deadlock
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      Lock icon The Odd Corner
      98 6 UPI Barnstable, Massachusetts, Wednesday—A man being detained for a hearing on charges of attempted escape escaped the detention cell yesterday. Arthur Joseph 111, 20, escaped from a second-floor detention cell at Barnstable Superior Court. Police said he apparently picked or pulled a lock from a heavy grated
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      Lock icon Stonehouse
      42 6 Reuter London, Wednesday Runaway British Politician John Stonehouse. who has sought legal aid In his defence on forEEry and fraud charges, ad over £87,000 ($489. 800) in Swiss banks as recently as 12 days ago. a court was told here yesterday.
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      Lock icon 200,000 private letters opened by CIA
      197 6 Reuter Washington, Wednesday The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) opened more than 200,000 private letters over a 20-year period, according to a previously secret document published yesterday. The hitherto classified CIA document released by the Senate Intelligence Committee also said CIA agents In New York
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      Lock icon TODAY
      139 6 United Press International TODAY Is Wednesday, Oct. 22, the 295 th day of 1975 with 70 to follow. THE MOON Is between Its full phase and last quarter. THE MORNING STARS are Venus, Mercury, Mars and Saturn. THE EVENING STAR is Jupiter. Those born on this date are under
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      Lock icon A rare nuclear poison angers Britons
      230 6 Reuter London, Wednesday Highly poisonous nuclear waste which takes thousands of years to decay Is being brought into Britain tor processing and was causing mounting protests and horrified reactions from ecologists yesterday. The labour Government, which wants to encourage business to fight Britain's economic
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      Lock icon Backdate for oil price
      60 6 Reuter Caracas, WednesdayVenezuela is to increase the price of its crude oil and backdate the rise to Oct. 1, Mines Ministry official said here yesterday. Unofficial sources said the increase would be 70 US cents ($1.75) a barrel, earning the country an extra US$l.5 million ($3.7
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      122 5 GOLF SHIRTS Special Golf-Shirt by Arrow or Bonds. Underarm gussets for maximum flexibility of movement. Perfect in fH. GOLF SHORTS Specially tailored slacks and shorts by Melwani's Men's Shop. Many features which are required by golfers, i.e. tee-holders, loop for handkerchief and box pockets for holding the golf-balls. Rugged and
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      212 6 WORLD WEATHER New York Partly sunny, 65-48F, 18-9 C. Headline: US and Russia agree on five years of grain exports. San Francisco Fair 64-45F, 18-7 C, Headline: Two men indicted for plotting to kill Ford. Tokyo—Sunny, 73-59F, 23-15 C. Headline: Kissinger, China officials enter talks on international issues. Rio De
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
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      Lock icon Freedom rail starts tomorrow...
      444 7  -  From 1 Michael Fathers Reuter China's biggest aid project i.n Africa, the multi million-dollar Great Uhuru (Freedom) Railway, will be opened by Zambia's President Kenneth Kaunda tomorrow. The railway, also known as the Tanzam Railroad, was built at a cost of US$lB9 million ($453 million). It
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      China spent $453 m to build Tanzam Railroad
      212 7 clared its Independence from Britain. He was later supported by President Kaunda. After the project was turned down by the World Bank, Britain, Canada and the United States as too costly and too difficult to build. President Nyerere looked to Peking in
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      Lock icon A NIGHTMARE FOR FORD...
      547 7  -  Art Buchuald Los Angeles Times Poor President Ford. With all he's got to worry about he also has to contend with everyone in his family speaking his or her own mind. Any father can sympathise with what Mr. Ford has to go through every night. I
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      217 7 Sky blue background Cool, subtle and refreshing. 4b ■S&**** -..%r Cherry red Rich, vibrant and appetizing. Black hair Every shade of black is well defined, from grey shies to the darkest night. Skin tones The most difficult colors to capture are natural and accurate Yellow dress Clear and bright as
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  • OPINION
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      Putting their best foot forward
      341 8 The swapping of Jokes by the American Secretary of State and Chinese Vice-Premier over the conference table this week took away some of the frost in Sino-American relations. An apt ice-breaking curtain-raiser for President Ford's visit to Peking next month to "restore new momentum in
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    • WHISPERS By ISPY
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        World is big
        42 8 When popular US Klitician Ms. March ng Eu was asked what Kissinger would do now that she was the new Secretary of State for California, she replied: "I think the world is big enough for both Henry and me."
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        Measuring water!
        37 8 Phone enquiry from a sweet young thing: "Can you please give me the measurement for the water today?" Alert receptionist: "You mean you <want to know the tide for today?" Embarrassed silence, then: "Oh, yes!"
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      CHINESE DILEMMAS AND THIRD WORLD
      684 8  -  WEDNESDAY WITH DICK WILSON DICK WILSON China is vigorously supporting the Third World s demands for a new International economic order. Mr. Sal Tuz-shuang of the Ministry of Foreign Trade told the UNCTAD Board In Geneva on Aug. 6 that his government backed the Int
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      Is this English?
      119 8  -  BUS COMMUTER, Singapore 3. "Would you don't mind to press the bell ring by your ownselves or open your mouth and talk, don't be shy! Thank you." These were the words written on an SBS bus. While it Is commendable that the bus-conductor has the Initiative to
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      Plea to SBS
      26 8  -  LORONG NAPIRI Could the SBS put _more services from Ylo Chu Kang Road to town. During peak hours Service 103 is always crowded.
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      Getting out of hand
      227 8  -  World Comment Melbourne Herald The Fraser-Whit-lam confrontation eyeball to eyeball and both men shouting. Is getting out of hand as its effects begin to show throughout the country. The need now before matters deteriorate further is to re-deflne the struggle In political terms so that it
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  • FEATURE
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      JOHN'S PASSION FOR PANTUNS
      179 9 Sixty year old John Yong has always been interested in pantuns and Asll songs. He has collected records of dondang sayang songs performed by traditional Malay groups since young, and today he has a vast library of them to show visitors. But it was only four
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      Time off for sari show
      205 9 Students Afad Jumabhoy and Mohamed Molz will be the only thorns among a bevy of roses at the Kamala Club's sari and dress show to be held on Monday. The boys will take time off from their studies to Join 18 other models mostly housewives
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      Kids up front
      272 9  -  People 139 Judith Holmberg Two six-year olds, Chan Mun Faye apd Angle Tay, are leading a group of Joggers at the thriceweekly sessions of the Jogging Association of Singapore. And while their elders end up panting and heaving after the 6.4 km non-stop run along the paths
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  • EDUCATIONAL BROADSHEET
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      TOURAINE, 'GARDEN OF FRANCE,' IS AN IMPORTANT TOURIST AREA
      1083 10/11 In the west in Normandy, the Cretaceous and Jurassic rocks out crop against the Armorica Massif. The strata are not so thick as in the east and they have a steeper dip. This area is not covered with limon. but with
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      FRANCE
      96 10/11 The vitality of France's economy has commanded attention of foreign observers and this vitality is all the more noticeable as it has been realised inspite of manifold obstacles. The extensive destructions of the years 1939 to 1945, the often so disconcerting political instability, the military operations which were practically
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      Brittany boasts a picturesque coast
      774 10/11 In Brittany there is a very close relationship between the physical geography and the economic and human geography of the area. Brittany Is a peninsula In North-west France and Juts out Into the Atlantic Ocean, separating the Bay of Biscay to the south from the
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      A rich agricultural country with harmonious regional diversities
      1655 10/11 France can be divided into the following geographical regions Aquitalne Basin, Pyrenees, Central Massif, Mediterranean France, Rhone-Saone Corridor, Jura, The Alps and the Alsace and the Vosges Mountains. The triangular basin of Aquitalne is bordered in the west by the Bay of
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  • PLEASURE
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      BRITISH POPS HIT BY THE SOFTIES...
      138 12 S en tim e ntalism hits the British charts this week as Art Garfunkel climbs into top place, easing out the talented David Essex. Garfunkel's revival of the song I Only Have Eyes For You heads a tear-Jerking list of softies, including Essex's Hold
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      Lock icon New classic crime film
      585 12  -  From Gary Arnold Washington Post Sidney Lumet's grjtty and gripping s e m i-documentary crime melodrama Dog Day Afternoon is a triumphant new classic of American movie naturalism. No other film this year has generated as much dramatic passion and impact, and that impact may be
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      Hotline rocks on with power to last groove
      381 12  -  FOPS by Peter Ong J. GEILS BAND: HOTLINE (ATLANTIC) J. Geils and his boys are back again, romping around with their brand of raunchy rock-and-roll. Hotline is much like its predecessors, N i g h t m a res and Ladles invited,
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
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      32 12 ■Jk 1 (2) I Only Have Eyes For You: Art Garfunkel 2 (1) Hold Me Close: David Essex 3 (3) There Goes My First Love Drifters 4 (5) Una Paloma Blanca: Jona-
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      95 12 than Kins 5 (12) It's Time For Love: Chi-liies 6 (8) Who Loves You?: Four Seasons 7 (11) S.O.S.: Abba 8 (9) Funky Moped: Jasper Carrott 9 (10) I'm On Fire: 5000 Volts 10 (19) L-L-Lucy: Mud NEW YORK 1 (2) Mr. Jaws: Dickie Goodman 2 (3) Bad Blood: Neil
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      85 12 son Starship 9 (10) Ballroom Blitz: Sweet 10 (11) Brazil: Ritchie Family SINGAPORE 1 (3) G a m e s People Play: Spinners 2 (1) Rhinestone Cowboy Glen Campbell 3 (2) Sailing Rod Stewart 4 (7) Una Paloma Blanca: Jonathan King 5 (4) That's The Way I Like It: K.C.
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  • TREND
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      Fashion pieces with a style of their own
      269 13 GET A TOUCH OF ITALIAN Shop Around Pucci and Valentino may be among the first words in Italian high fashion, but there're a lot of other fine and I mean fine —print in the Italian book of creativity. They come In the
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      The Teochew opera prima donna...
      648 13  -  She entered the profession by coincidence By Violet Oon "How does she do it?" you ask yourself as Miss Hsiao Nanying, Teochew opera prima donna, greets you at eight in the morning with a joyfully radiant face. Especially after a gruelling night's work In the
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      It's hard work...
      415 13 "Although I am Teochew, I did not speak the language as my family moved all over China and I had never seen an opera performance when I was asked to join the opera troupe ai»the age of 13." Her ignorance of the art form explains her initial
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      69 13 A Deepavali Special Offer! from SPS SAREES.... Pure Silk Sarees available in Kancheepuram, Arani, Banaras, Bengalore printed with Blouse Kashmir. Special Quality Items: American Georgette, Nylex, Woolly, Tetrex Chiffon. Available all latest Sarees at a Very Reasonable Price. Special service for Malaysian clients until Deepavali. We are open on Sunday
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      78 13 POLYKNIT DEPARTMENT STORE Ist. ANNIVERSARY 4-WEEK SALES CAMPAIGN 13th —18th. Oct. 10% OFF A L L CO-ORDINATES 20th—25th. Oct. 10% 25% OFF ALL DRESSES 27th. Ist. Oct/Nov. 10% OFF ALL FABRICS 3th. Bth. Nov. FREE GIFTS WITH EVERY DRESS TAILORED. See Also: A Range of 'One-of-A-Kind' Clothes In sizes For
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  • FINANCE
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      Market report
      174 14 Straits Times Press (1975) provided some lively action In an otherwise unexciting trading day at the Singapore stock market yesterday. The price upsurge started as soon as the first bell sounded. From the opening deal of $2.46, the counter improved to $2.66 in just 30 minutes of trading.
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      Lock icon OPEC meet
      31 14 AP Vienna. Wednesday Finance ministry experts of the Organisation of Petroleum Export lng Countries (OPEC) concluded a four-day meeting here yesterday, on assistance to underdeveloped countries and other matters.
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      Lock icon Britain, Brazil talks on joint ventures
      116 14 Reuter London. Wednesday Britain and Brazil are negotiating joint ventures in the oil, steel and railroad industries as part of a new effort for closer bilateral cooperation. Frazil's Foreign Minister Antonio Azeredo Da Silveira said yesterday. The minister, who is In London on a
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      Lock icon Now call for curbs on car imports
      299 14 ReuterReuter London, Wednesday A leading spokesman for the British automobile industry yesterday urged the government to introduce controls on car imports to protect domestic production." The call from Sir William Batty, president of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) appeared to
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      Lock icon Inflation scare
      135 14 Associated Press Paris, Wednesday Warning of signs of a new bout of inflation in France, Finance Minister Jean-Pierre Fourcade said yesterday the government's top priority in 1976 would be clamping down on wages and prices. He announced unspecified higher taxes on alcohol. tobacco and Parl-Mutsel horserace betting, and
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      People in business
      213 14 IMB. YVOON TKK SENG, who joined me Continental iuliMMk National Bank of Chicago as assi6iant trader in us Asian currency unit, has returned alter four months of tra.ninK in New *ork, Chicago and London. He is the first of the bank's team ot Singaporeans to undergo foreign
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      Lock icon US-Soviet grain deal gets wide support
      244 14 Reuter Washington, Wednesday Consumer and labour groups yesterday gave wide support to the new SovietAmerican grain deal, discounting fears that big sales to Moscow would touch off a sharp increase in the price of food here. The Consumer Federation of America said the agreement
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        248 14 New York, Wednesday A strong upsurge In the economy coupled with the prospect of decining Interest rates sent prices higher In active trading yesterday on the New York Stock Exchange. The Dow Jones industrial average, which had been ahead more than seven points earlier in the sesslop, finished
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        34 14 Dow Jon»s closing averages on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday: 30 Industrials 846 82 (up 4.57); 20 transport 168.02 (up 1.31); 15 utilities 82.89 (up 0.77); 65 stocks 258.58 (up 1.69).
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        297 14 The market in general opened higher centering on blue chips and natural resources-related issues spurred bv the news that the New York Dow Jones recovered the US $840 level. Later, however, the market declined centering on blue chips, autos and shippings as Investors turned cautious because of the widening
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        78 14 Zurich Stock Exchange closing prices in Swiss franca yesterday: UBS B. 2940 25 UBS R. 430 2 SBC 430 5 Credit Suisse 2650 45 Swissair B 391 6 Swiss Reinsur. 2050 10 Winterthur B. 1690 5 Zurich Insur. 617S Juvena B. 415 10 Nestle B., 3130 60 Interfood B.
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        232 14 Closing prices on the Sydney Stock Exchange at 11.30 a.m. (Australian time) today: Allstate nil 07 Beach 16 18 Bridge 10 nil Cleveland 25 27 Endeavour 13 14 Fllnd 20C Opt 03 03 H Inter Mln OS 06 Kambalda 01 »-j nil Kath Inv 128 130 Kia Ora 16
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      Lock icon Killanin to visit China in December
      317 16 Reuter Lausanne, Wednesday Lord Killanin, President of the International Olympic Committee, will visit Peking in December for talks with Chinese sports officials, a spokeman for the movement said here yesterday. The lOC decided in May to postpone a ruling on China's application to Join
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      Lock icon Montreal strike enters 2nd day
      327 16 United Press International Montreal, Wednesday Construction work on the 1976 Olympic facilities was stalled for a second day yesterday by a wildcat strike of construction workers protesting the use of police-issued identity cards on the work sites. A spokesman for the Municipal Department of Public
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      Player admits he is worried over threats
      310 16 Melbourne, Wednesday South African golfer Gary Payer arrived here yesterday and admitted he was worried about the prospect of anti-apartheid demonstrations against him during two tournaments this month. "If I said I wasn't worried about the demonstrators, I'd be a liar," Player told
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      Lock icon Crampton fancied
      232 16 Reuter monstratlons. American-based Australian born golfer. Bruce Crampton, is tipped as the man to beat in the (about S$105,000) Wills Masters tournament. Nineteen years ago. at the age of 21, Crampton fired a course record 65 :n the last round to win the Speedo tournament on the Victoria
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      Rosewall for Japan
      47 16 Tokyo, Wednesday Australian tennis veteran Ken Rose wall will coach Japanese Davis Cup players for their match against India. Japanese Tennis Association officials said yesterday. Japan are to meet India in the second round of the Eastern Zone tournament In Tokyo on Dec. 5-7.
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      Lock icon Graham and Trevino for Tokai tourney
      295 16 United Press International Tokyo, Wednesday. United States Open golf champion Lou Oraham and Lee Trevino will be among 118 competitors In the 43,000,000 yen Tokal International Open tournament starting at Nagoyo tomorrow. Oraham. vho won the coveted U.S. Open last June by defeating John
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      Paddy's title
      37 16 London, Wednesday Paddy Maguire of Belfast upset the form book to win the British bantamweight boxing title at his third attempt here last night when he stopped the holder, Dave Needham, In the 14th round.
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      Lock icon Confusion continues at Pan-Am Games
      599 16 UPI Mexico City, Wednesday.—A Canadian woman failed a drug test and was stripped of her bronze medal, thl United States' unbeaten basketball team fell victim to some schedule Juggling and the Canadian soccer team packed up and went home yesterday in the continuing saga of
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      Jogging craze sweeps Asia
      372 17  -  In S'pore, it gets government support By GRANVILLE WATTS jogging, the world's cheapest sport, has caught on in a big way in Asia with Jogg 1 n g clubs sprouting in most capitals. In Singapore, as in some other countries. Jogging enjoys government support, and there
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      Lock icon In China, millions are taking part
      452 17 Reuter holt, commander of the U.S. military assistance command, sets the pace. Oen. Ademoit, 55. get up before dawn and jogs about (eight kilometres) to the office each day before taking a shower, putting on his uniform and getting down to work. In Peking,
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      Qamar tops the ranking list
      286 17  -  By ERIC COOPER The latest ranking list published by the International Squash Professionals Association places eight Pakistanis, four Australians, two Britons, an Egyptian and a South African In the sixteen Dlaces. emphasising once again Pakistan's domination of the world squash scene. Qamar Raman heads the
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      Lock icon SRU face problem
      326 18  -  By PHILIP TAN Six key players Mohammed Taib, Teo Han Chua, Lee Cheng Huat, Foo Kia Fai, Steven Yap and skipper Leow Kim Liat—did not turn for the Singapore rugby trial at the Padang yesterday to select the team for the MRU Cup semi-final a g a
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      Lover's Paradise in smart gallop
      306 18 OONARA STRIDES OUT FLUENTLY ON THE TRACK uith Blue Peter Gold Cup candidate Lover's Paradise did a splendid workout on the sand track at Buklt Timah this morning. Ridden by Martin Sng, the flve-year-old by Sanctus II galloped 600 m in 37.25 ec, f 1
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      Arshad in Geylang team today
      319 18 Arshad Khamis, hero of Singapore Malays' Gold Cup triumph on Sunday, will turn out for G e y 1 a n g International against Sembawang constituency in a Division 1 match at Jalan Besar Stadium today (klckofT 5.45 p.m.). Arshad, who scored two goals against
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      7th game tonight
      66 18 New York, Wednesday. —Baseball commissioner Botole Kuhn announced yesterday that If the seventh game is needed to decide the World Series between the Cincinnati Reds and Boston Red Sox, It would be played tonight at 8.30 p.m. (0030GMT Thursday). The series was delayed for three days by
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      Lock icon Queenstown—blend of youth, experience
      564 19  - Queenstown —blend of youth, experience CLUB SCENE bv Philip Tan Queenstown FC are the only team In the National First Division league who can boast of having the right blend of youth and experience. There are four former Malaya Cuo stars Freddy Chew. Ibrahim Awang. Mahat Ambu and Kadir Bulelman
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      Lock icon Second round ties can pass for 'final'
      540 19 Reuter AP UPI London, Wednesday The second round of the European Cup soccer competition today will have a higher than usual number of Intriguing matches, at least two of which could pass for the final. In the first. English champions Derby County hosts
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      Draw for SICC women's match
      191 19 The Singapore Island Country Ciub Women's Committee and Ex-Com-mittee v The Rest golf match will be played at the Island course tomorrow. The draw (Committee first): 1 p.m. N. Clayton (13) and Y. Ishlkawa (29) v M. Tay (27) and K.H. Yeo (23); 1.06 J.
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      434 18 AT THE CINEMA THE VALIANT ONES (Mandarin): Swordflght drama directed by King Hu, with Pal Ylng, Hsu Fung and Chlao Hung. Odeon: Charity Premier 9.15. the VOYAGE: The late Vittorlo De Slca directs the story by the well-known Sicilian playwright Luigl Pirandello about a young woman's love stifled by parental
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    228 20 The last word —Scaler The little old lady shook a striped umbrella at the almost nude man on stage. 'Take It off," she demanded. "Yes, take It off," echoed about 20 other women. With a deft movement, the stripper, billed as Mark Anthony, (licked off his
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    40 20 AH FOOK: Quite a climax to the Daniel Lim-SLTA controversy, this Olympic Council's decision to axe the tennis team from the SEAP Games squad. WEI LIN: It was a good decision and decisive, too. Let's drink to that.
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      848 20 TV AND RADIO f SINGAPORE 5 J 3 00 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by MAJALAH KELUARGA (Mi: A magazine series 3.30 DIARY OF EVENT8 <M) 3 35 GENERAL HOSPITAL 1.20 RENTAK TARI (r) (M>: A series on Malay dances 4.35 INTERMISSION 6.00 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by DISCOVER I N G COMPOSITION
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      21 20 Show of the day... FOOTBALL HIGHLIGHTS (7.00 p.m. on Channel 5) featuring 30 minutes of exciting highlights of European soccer matches.
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