New Nation, 26 November 1975

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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    19 1 New Nation SINGAPORE Wednesday November 26, 1975 No. 1498 Price 20 cents MC (P) 1118/75 WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 26, 1975
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  • Article, Illustration
    Appeal in Mar.
    66 1 The High Court will bear the appeal of Minister of State Wee Toon Boon against five corruption convictions, involving a total sum of $838,753, from Mar. 22 to 26 next year. Wee was sentenced to 4Yt years' jail last September by the First District Court. His appeal
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  • Article
    CHEAPER CHRISTMAS
    382 1  -  Drop in prices of festival goods By Joachin Tan It's going to be a bright Christmas for Singaporeans this year. The slowdown in inflation has kept prices for most Christmas items at the same level as last year. Many are even lower, according to a New Nation check
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    Too late to save police car
    114 1 It was one of the fastest fire calls received and it was also one of the fastest acts by the firemen, but despite the speed, this police patrol car was ruined. It happened at 1.45 p.m. yesterday when the patrol car was on rounds
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  • Article
    Bid to oust Harun from UMNO
    330 1  -  By Francis Rozario Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday The UMNO supreme council is expected to remove Dato Harun bin Idris from his two powerful posts as Federal UMNO youth lea d er and chairman of the UMNO liaison committee at its emergency meeting on Sunday. Informed
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      37 1 Pre-u entry: 20 points are not good enough Page 2 Chiang Ching angers Chairman Mao King's Cup: More doubts on our chances Page Osman Merican's sacrifice COMICS P 16 WEATHER CINEMAS STOCK MARKET MONEYWOADS, WHAT'S ON. TIDES
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      262 1 RODEO Which bank cut the world down to size, just for you? 'i SJ We did. Bank of America. Through our new World Banking Division, we've divided up the world of business into four, easy-to-manage parts: North America; Latin America; Europe, Middle East and Africa; and the Far East. With
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  • LOCAL NEWS
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      Call for tougher entry to Pre-u
      395 2 TO STOP STUDENTS WITH POOR GRADES FROM APPLYING A number of secondary school principals have called for more stringent entry requirements to discourage students with borderline grades from applying for pre-university classes. They suggested that the cut-off point for preunlversity one admission should be
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    • Article
      Debate on youth
      39 2 A debate in Mandarin will be held at the Crawford Community Centre, Palembang Road, on Saturday at 8 p.m. The motion Is "At present, self-interest should be the purpose of our youths' participation in group activities."
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      ON THE 'CHANGE
      83 2 Prices opened virtually unchanged from yesterday's overnight closing levels at the Btock Exchange of Singapore during the first 45 minutes this morning. BUSINESS DONE First Section: 8. Darby (1) 3.14. (15) 3 12 Gold Ooln (1) 1.37. Harlmau (1) 0.64 4. Hume (F.E.) (1) 1.64. Inchcape (1)
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      Contest to pick Linda's S'pore look-alike
      198 2 A one-week round trip to Hong; Kong awaits any teenager here who resembles Linda Blair (left) the American child star who shot to fame in that spinechilling thr i I ler, The Exorcist. This is the first price that a local fi m distributor,
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    • Article
      When long hair is not taboo
      101 2  -  By Douglas Chan Not all civil servants are banned from keeping long hair despite the Government's stepped-up campaign against shaggy and unkempt locks, il was learnt today. Informed sources pointed out that government employees will nol be required to trim their locks if a
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      Still striving for his first million
      186 2 Fighting Ted, as former American vice President, Mr. Spiro T. Agnew sometimes calls himself, is still striving to make his first million. "although I doubt if I will ever make it." Looking trim, fit and smart In a dark blue suit with matching tie,
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      Strength to strength
      383 2 FROM THE DOC HOUSE BY PG Singapore Kennel Club is going from strength to strength and is extremely lucky in having people like Dr. "Jock" Oehlers as president and Mr. C. Y. Kwan as treasurer, a post which he has occupied ever since the SKC was born.
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      MSG in baby food unlikely
      325 4 PRODUCTS MUST CONFORM TO A WHO CODE Baby foods are not likely to contain monosodium glutamate (MSG), agents for baby products here said yesterday. They were commenting on a recent call by the Consumers' Association of Singapore to the Ministry of Health to ensure baby
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      Pearls—a pay-off for these men from sea
      163 4 This was one hanl which nearly sent a group of deep sea flsermen overboard with joy for instead of fish, they netted pearls. It happened when the group were oat on a fishing trip to the Sooth China Sea recently. Their cast rot
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      OUR ROADS
      10 4 Police reported 78 accidents yesterday. Three were serious.
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      Selco's vessel in danger of sinking
      110 4 The Selco barge which early this morning caught fire, injuring two men, at the Western Anchorage is listing heavily and "appears to be sinking" said a Port of Singapore Authority spokesman. It is now lying about two kilometres southwest of Tanjong Berlayer and oil
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      Lock icon Awards for ASEAN films move
      162 4 Associated Press Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday The non-competi-tive annual Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) film festival may be converted into a competitive exhibition complete with "Hollywood -style" awards. A proposal to make this change will be discussed at the three-day meeting of the ASEAN Permanent
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      Chirping
      27 4 A bird singing contest will be held at Hong San School, Lorong Tat Seng, on Nov. 30 at 8 a.m. organised by the Paya Lebar constituency.
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      Blood service
      24 4 The mobile blood transfusion service will be at Dunearn Road hostel, University of Singapore, on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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      453 3 '4'r 5^ No where else is there so much living to do! Tiara SUPPER CLUB Begin right at the top on the 1 25th Floor. Dine on superb Continental cuisine while Jd international cabaret artistes S weave their magic all around *1 1j you. The atmosphere glitters fli with excitement
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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      419 4 Forecast Singapore's weather outlook from 1 p.m. to <S p.m. today Cloudy with Intermittent light, rain. WHAT'S ON Enclk Othman Wok. Minister for Social Affair and MP for Paslr Panjang, will officiate at the BALLOTING ceremony at Qhlm Moh Road at 3.00 p.m. The Toa Payoh branch library la organising
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      552 4 Wednesday J NEW NATION TTvTiYiiTT-? Cut out and pin with other coupons Posting instructions oppeor below Name (Mr /Mrs /Miss) Address FILL IN AST ASS A R D ASP U S H LETTERS ACROSS USING CLUES BELOW Cut along dotted tine* i CLUES FOR BH-3 Perform vocal music Adjusting your
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Anti-Viet riots in Thailand spread
      345 5 Thai militiaman killed in the looting and ransacking United Press International Bangkok, Wednesday Apti Vietnamese riots in Thailand's northeast border zone spread yesterday and one Thai government militiaman was shot to death in the melee, field reports said. The trouble began on Sunday In the
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      Lock icon Service ends with a punch on the jaw
      336 5 Reuter London. Wednesday A memorial service for a society painter who committed suicide, attended by 350 of Britain's rich, famous and fashionable, ended yesterday with a punch on the Jaw of the gambler who delivered the main eulogy. The service was for
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      Lock icon $102 mil. loan plan for Hanoi
      157 5 Reuter Paris, Wednesday. An international loan being organised for North Vietnam has received such a favourable response from banks that its amount has been raised to 100 million marks ($lO2 million) from the 70 million marks ($71.4 million) originally planned, according to informed banking
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      Lock icon Now Interpol is under fire
      234 5 United Press International Washington, Wednesday A US Congressman said yesterday he will introduce legislation to curb the powers of Interpol, the international police organisation. "In my Investigation of Interpol, I have found that even police officials are not aware that Interpol has no police powers
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      Lock icon Surinam bid to join UN
      50 5 United Press International United Nations, Wednesday Surinam applied to become the 144 th member of the United Nations within hours of attaining independence yesterday. Mr. Henck Arron, Prime Minister of the former Dutch colony, cabled the application to the office of Secretary General Kurt Waldheim.
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      Lock icon UK jobless warning
      100 5 Reuter London, Wednesday. Chancellor of the Exchequer and Finance Minister Mr. Denis Healey yesterday said the Labour Government was controlling Britain's inflation but warned parliament that unemployment was likely to con- tinue rising. He was commenting on the latest Jobless total of 1,168,000, which Is five per
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      Lock icon Indonesia is bombing us: Fretilin
      255 5 Reuter Dill, Wednesday Fretilin military commander Rogerlo Lobato yesterday charged Indonesia with aggression and called on world leaders to intervene. He added that Indonesia was using planes and warships to bombard the former Portuguese territory where civil war has been raging since August. According to
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      Lock icon 'Liberties same for KL students in NZ'
      123 6 Reuter Wellington, Wednesday Prime Minister Wallace (Bill) Rowling, has said that Malaysian students In this country will continue to have the same civil liberties as New Zealand students. In a letter to Victoria University of Wellington. Mr. Rowling repeated assurances given by the
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      Lock icon TODAY
      134 6 United Press International TODAY is Wednesday, Nov. 26, the 330 th day of 1075 with 35 to follow. THE MOON Is In Its last quarter. THE MORNING STARB are Mercury, Venus. Mars and Saturn. THE EVENING STAB Is Jupiter. Those born on this date are under the sign of
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      Lock icon The Odd Corner
      31 6 Daily Express An earthquake shattered buildings and drove people from their homes In the Philippines recently. But only one person died when a coconut fell on her head.
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      Lock icon Brezhnev warns of war
      249 6 'To reject detente is risky* Reuter Moscow, Wednesday Soviet Communist Party leader Leonid Brezhnev yesterday warned Western hawks that rejecting detente would mean re t u r n ing to the brink of war. "There Is no other alternative. It Is important for all to understand
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      Lock icon Spain: A pardon to mark Carlos' accession
      196 6 Reuter Madrid, Wednesday The Spanish Governm;nt last {tight announced a pardon for certain political and common prisoners to mark the accession of King Juan Carlos, an official statement said. A Ministry of Information statement issued after a four-hour Cabinet meeting said the Government
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      Lock icon India's blind
      32 6 —United Prtn International New Delhi, Wednesday —About 8.4 million Indians, or 1.4 per cent of the country's 600 million population, are blind, the Indian Council of Medical Research said yesterday.
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      Lock icon Iceland, UK on brink of new cod war
      162 6 Reuter Reykjavik, Wednesday Iceland and Britain last night appeared on the brink of a new "cod war" as Icelandic authorities vowed to defend their 380 kms flshln limit "even against the might of the British navy." Prime Minister Qelr Hallgrlmsson denounced Britain's
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      Lock icon Support for bid to save NY
      249 6 United Press International New York, Wednesday. State officials yesterday won support from the legislature, unions and bankers to save New York City from financial collapse and said the last and most critical move to avoid default was up to President Ford. "Now it is
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      Lock icon Imelda leaves for home
      56 6 UPI radio picture Queen Sofia of Spain (left) reviews a guard of honour with Mrs. Imelda Marcos at Barajas airport In Madrid yesterday as Mrs. Marcos prepares to board her plane for Manila. Mrs. Marcos represented her husband at the swearing-in of King Joan Carlos and
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      Lock icon Auction
      18 6 Associated Press Colombo, Wednesday— The High Court yesterday ordered the public auction of the Singapore freighter Yanti.
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      Lock icon Stop those attacks, Syria told
      266 6 Reuter Tel Aviv WednesdayForeign Minister Mr. Yigal Allon yesterday called on Syria to halt Aral} guerrilla attacks on Israel through Its front lines and to enter Into serious peace negotiations. After talks with Secretary General Mr. Kurt Waldheim on an extension of the mandate of
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      95 5 (he 8-piece musical variety show from Indonesia featuring the world's youngest duo trumpeters. And fashions from Singapore's leading boutiques Jasmme Lorciie flair b Syivo Kho A |H tasni' kid/ NOV. 28 DEC 5 GARDEN BALLROOM HOLIDAY INN HOTEL SINGAPORE BUFFET LUNCH SHOWS DUFFET DINNER SHOWS 1 2 30 pm. <3
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
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      215 6 WORLD WEATHER New York—Chance of rain, 7-IC. Headline: Kissinger warns Soviet Union and Cuba on aid to Angola. San .Francisco Fair, 17-7 C. Headline: Kissinger warns Cuba and USSR. Tokyo Sunny, 14-3 C. Headline: U8 warns Soviet Union on Angola: Vows firm Asia policy. Moscow Snow, minus 6 minus lOC.
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
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      Chiang Ching—a US connection
      617 7 Chiang Ching —a US connection She is denounced for the exclusive interviews she gave to a lecturer An American scholar has unwittingly contributed to the present decline of Chiang Ching, the wife of Chinese Communist Party Chairman Mao Tse Tung and until recently the most powerful woman in China. Reliable
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      Lock icon Thish is a big problem!
      462 7  -  By Harry Nelson Los Angeles Times No matter why a patient comes to see him, a doctor should suspect alcohol as causing or at least contributing to the patient's symptoms, according to a specialist in alcoholism rehabilitation. Whether the problem is indigestion, ulcers, heart disease,
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      GOOD ENGLISH: IT IS FOR THOSE WHO CARE...
      992 7  -  By Vivian Quek On several occasions and in various circumstances readers have given the written word their own interpretation, different from the writer's intention. This predicament usually happens in the adult world, where such a phenomenon can prove unpleasant. To what can
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      66 7 tiw m t ,xx; r w V < i Without a single doubt, there's plenty to rave about. j fAII decked out on men swear bright and Suits of superb tailoring, for the season's rejoicing. Look for gifts galore, right here in our store. M \hl&anfe mm MEN'S SHOP Serves
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  • OPINION
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      Working for the upswing
      393 8 Can Singapore return to the doubledigit growth rate club? Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Goh Keng Swee does not rule it out, especially if the world economy picks up and if we choose "a mix of three choices" local enterprises, capital-intensive industries and labourintensive industries. His suggestion
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      Too bad to sack
      66 8 [wm-SIT-RS (s> Executives of a Singapore company have had so many harrowing experiences when travelling In a company car driven by a particularly bad driver that they now drive the car themselves when they have to use It while the driver sits at the back. One
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      Wrong way
      74 8 During morning peakhours, from 7 to 9 a pedestrians' pavement from the junction of Camden Park to Adam Road's slipway becomes "another lane" for motor-cyclists who unscrupulously use it to jump the queue. No accident has taken place yet but the Indiscriminate use of the pavement is posing
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      Lock icon Fighting useless for Thais
      362 8 World Comment A J l Bangkok Post, Not. 21. Whatever the pundits may say about Lao aggression against Thailand, Thai aggression against Laos or Third Hand manipulation and nefarious plots against both our countries, only two (acts remain clear: First, the facts are not in yet
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      UN BLUEPRINT FOR INDIAN COMMUNE
      592 8  -  WEDNESDAY WITH DICK WILSON DICK WILSON A coherent nonMarxist call for the establishment of revolutionary people's communes in the Indian subcontinent has just appeared. It takes the form of a sobering but compelling monograph prepared in Bangkok under the auspices of the UN's Asian Development
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      New bus service
      82 8 Every morning I walk more than 500 metres from near Lorong L, Telok Kurau to East Coast Road to catch a bus to South Bridge Road. We had a service No. 41 (operated by the then ABC) running along Telok Kurau Rd., but when the SBS took
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      2 8 MAIL RAG
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      63 8 SIERA imported from Holland. SA66K 602W ASIA RADIO (S) PTE.-LTD. ASIA RADIO BUILDING —Raffles—i (flijobetljim dfciU j I elegant atmosphere 1 I Manu A la Grande Carte 1 I Smorgasbord Lunch on 1 J Mondays Thursdays also available for COCKTAIL PARTIES max. 300 persons DINNER PARTIES max. 120 persons RAFFLES
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  • FEATURE
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      Osman gives up SEAP trip for wife's sake...
      267 9 Any athletic coach would feel that it is his duty to follow runners under his wings to international meets they take part in, if he is given the chance. But Osman Merican, has turned down an Invitation to the SEAP Games as
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      'Fashion in S'pore is frustrating'
      356 9  -  People by Judith Holmberg "Fashion in Singapore is frustrating," said designer Irene Lim who had the point driven home further when she recently showed her clothes in Hong Kong and Manila. "People here do not support us, they take us for granted. But in the
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      Lock icon KILLING ANGERS ARTIST
      328 9  -  By Francesca Hare London Newspaper Services Artist David Shepherd perhaps better known as "the chap who painted that elephant in Boots" has Just returned from a "shattering" visit to his beloved Africa. Regarded by many as the world's leading wildlife artist, Shepherd has raised through his paintings,
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      Marriage brings together two popular families
      171 9 Over the weekend, two of Asia's most popular families were united, when Doreen Pao married Dr. Edgar Cheng. Doreen is the daughter of Asian shipping tycoon, Mr. Y. K. Pao of Hong Kong, who has Just been elected chairman of Lloyd's East Asia Committee.
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      51 9 TAILORS A OUTFITTERS w. ■v. AT COLD STORAGE jr t Zl NCUXHNG SELECTED OFFERS AS FOLLOWS > U*. HOW SEAMASTER FANCY SPORTS SHIRTS 112.90 $«.4S CARAHA SETS (SHIRTS/SHORTS). MONTAGUT SPORTS SHIRTS L/S 59.90 29.9S PEXTON ENGLISH ALL WOOL SUIT LTH IWO Wo HUNDREDS OF OTHER ITEMS TO CLEAR AT AMAZMGLY
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  • EDUCATIONAL BROADSHEET
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      Untitled
      3077 10/11 His views on poetry POETRY is not a substitute for philosophy or theology or religion; it has its own function. But as this function is not intellectual but emotional, it cannot be defined adequately in intellectual terms. (1927) THE ESSENTIAL advantage for the poet is not to have a beautiful
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      ROSENBERG—A GREAT NEW WRITER IS DISCOVERED
      981 10/11 Britain has suddenly discovered a great new poet. Almost 60 years after his death, ISSAC ROSENBERG is being hailed as one of Brit a in's finest 20th century writers. Rosenberg was thrown up by the 1914-1918 war But, unlike his colleagues Rupert Brooke. Robert
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  • PLEASURE
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      Best record gets No. 29th place
      102 12 The best record on the London charts this week is almost at the bottom of the list. Steeleye Span, the electric folk group which may well be the most musically capable band of performers to hit the British pop scene in many years, have
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      New WHO album a far cry from the band's usual gusto...
      533 12  -  POPS Peter Ong THE WHO: THE WHO BY NUMBERS (POLYDOR): The Who By Numbers is the band's first new album in more than two years, excluding Odds and Sods which was a collection of old Who songs but was
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      Taking pot-shot at snooty musicians
      408 12  -  by Jennifer Schoon Funny just isn't the word to describe the side splitting antics of Roy Bradley and his Nitwits. The mere physical appearance of these old jesters average age of the group is 60—is enough to raise a hearty roar from even the most
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      33 12 •Jk 1(1) Space Oddity: David Bowie 2(2) Love Is The Drue R o x 7 Music S (8 Love Harts: Jim Capaldl 4 ft y DXV.OJLCJL: Billy Connolly 5 (14) Imagine: John Lennon
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      95 12 6(4) Rhinestone Cowboy Glen Campbell 7 (21) You Sexy Thine: Hot Chocolate K 6 Bine G u It a r Justin Hay ward/ John Lodge 3(3) Hold Back: The Night Tramps 10 (13) Sky Hirh: Jigsaw NEW YORK 1 (2) Fly, Robin, Fly: Silver Convention 2(6) That's The Way 1
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      85 12 8 (12) My Little Town: Simon and Garfunkel 9 (10) This Will Be: Natalie Cole 10 (17) Let's Do It Again: Staple Singers SINGAPORE 1(2) SOS; Abba 1 1 Fat tie Gum Bum: Carl Malcolm 3(4) Island Girl: Elton John 4(3) Games People Play: Spinners 5 5 Who Loves Yon;
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  • TREND
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      Carobeth has only just begun — at 80
      797 13  - Carobeth has only just begun at 80 As the first book on her memoirs is getting rave reviews she plans to write more From Charles Hillinger Carobeth Laird took time out from her busy writing schedule for an interview in her modest home. Time is precious for the tiny, elf-like
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      THINK THIN IS THE LATEST FASHION TREND
      348 13 Shop Around Leonardo da Vinci painted his women a little less than slender in days when having as much as possible weighed heavily in a woman's favour. Nowadays, of course, the scales have tipped somewhat: fat is not fabulous and the lightweights are
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      27 13 Our era I Unanship Make#. tiie difference! H I.r s &MdesiUa(PU)M Gl3, Tanglin Shopping Centre Tangtin Rd. S'pofe 10 Te1.*****8 ASSOC. Co. 1/3, Central Building. Hong Kong
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  • FINANCE
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      Market report
      140 14 Dull trading dominated the Singapore stock market yesterday as buyers and sellers held off in the wake of new development in the Harun affair. However, the morning session was more lively than in the afternoon with prices opening on steady note. Across the board prices chalked up marginal
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      Banker to boost US trade with Singapore
      408 14  -  Big potential here, says Girard Trust chief By Lee Yew Meng The currency floatation system has worked better than most people thought, the visiting chairman of Girard Trust Bank of Philadelphia, Mr. William B. Eagleson Jr. said yesterday. "Basically I am pleased with
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      Lock icon High oil price will not stop West's expansion
      436 14 Associated Press New York, Wednesday Although the increase in world oil prices dealt the United States and other industrialised nations a severe blow in 1974 and 1975, the long-run impact will be small, a new study published by the Brookings Institution has
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      People in business
      153 14 MR. G. E. BART has been promoted senior vice-president of American President Lines. Roche Pharmaceuticals has appointed MR. BOEY SOON ON as sales manager of its fine chemicals division. Western International Hotels has appointed MR. DWIGHT CALL as area vice-president for Asia. He replaces MR. JOSEPH J.
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    • Markets round the world
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        NEW YORK
        322 14 Hopeful that New York City's financial crisis was headed lor resolution, i n v e s tors stepped up buying yesterday and pushed prices sharply higner in lairly active trading on the New York Stock exchange. Buying also was encouraged by the Federal Reserve Board, which for the
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        Dow Jones
        33 14 Dow Jones closing averages on New York Stock Exchange yesterday: 30 Industrials 855 40 (up 9.76), 20 transport 160.84 (eff 0.69). 15 utilities 83.05 (up 0.16), 65 stocks 260.56 (up 1.66'.
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        Lock icon TOKYO
        289 14 Most investors sat on the sidelines since yesteraay was tiie last delivery day for this month. Early in the morning session, food stocks sucn as Kirin Beer, Caipis and Ito Ham were bought along with Eidai which sharply declined last week. On the other hand, light electricals such a*
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        Lock icon SYDNEY
        101 14 Reuter Closing prices at 11 JO a.m. tooay (Australian time): Allstate nil 05 Beach 18 19 Bridge 10 12 Cleveland 21 27 Endeavour 14 15 Flind 20C Opt 02 04 Inter Min 05 05 Kath Inv 155 160 K1& Ora nil 18 Mid E Mins nil 28 P!nevale 15
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        Lock icon PARIS
        75 14 Reuter Yesterday's closing prices In francs with the difference on the previous sessions close: Parlbas Fonder 345 +2 Prlntemps 61.80 —1 Bull 32.95 +1.45 Royal Dutch 160.10 +.60 Mlchellh 1366 +11 CGE 294.50 .80 Thomson 242 +1.50 CFP ***** +2.70 Rhone 103.20 —.30 Air 353 +.50 BSN 568 +5
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        Lock icon ZURICH
        86 14 Union Bank of Switzerland Yesterday's closing prices in Swiss francs with the difference on the previous session's close: UBS B. 3285 UBS R. 456 2 SBC 463 4 Credit Suisse 2995 5 Swissair B. 430 Swiss Relnsur. 1900 —50 Wlr.terthur B. 1830 30 Zurich Insur. 6300 75 Juvena B.
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      465 14 YOUR LUCKY STAR IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you are highly Individualistic at the same time that you are a conformist. By nature, you play by the rules but you have learned to take advantage of your owfi mistakes and those of others. By nature you are a traditionalist,
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      297 16 United Press International Montreal, Wednesday Federal and provincial police conducted a series of raids in the Montreal area yesterday in what they said was an Investigation of possible fraud in the construction of a key Olympic Games facility; A Quebec Police spokesman said some 100 officers
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      162 16 Reuter Lahore, Wednesday. The first Indian badminton team to visit Pakistan since 1954 arrived here yesterday 1 or their Thomas Cup clash next weekend. It will be the first sporting confrontation between the two countries in Pakistan following the 1965 war over Kashmir. The team,
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      529 16 Reuter Manila, Wednesday— Thailand's Supote Perrasophon and Hattleann Morrissette were the first-day pacemakers In the World Cup bowling championships here yesterday. Bangkok businessman Perrasophon bowled brilliantly, hitting 1,667 pins over eight games for an average of 208. Morrlssette, 33. a saleswoman from Warwick,
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      Blomqvist quits
      89 16 London, Wednesday— Flnnlth ace Timo Maklnen'a hopes of winning the RAC Rally for the ♦hird successive year rose yesterday when his closest rival, Stlg Blomqvist of Sweden was forced to retire. Blomqvist had closed to within 32 seconds of Maklnen's Ford Escort when his Saab broke a crankshaft
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      188 16 Reuter and UPI Bangkok, Wednesday South Korea assured themselves of third spot in the Bth Asian basketball championship with an easy 112-67 victory over hosts Thailand yesterday. Japan and China meet today in the final. India yesterday caused a major upset when they defeated
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      33 16 Reuter Johannesburg, Wednesday—Harold Solomon of the United States yesterday won the men's singles title In the South Open tennis championships with a 6-2, 6-4, 5-7, 6-1 victory over fellow-American Brian Gottfried.
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      355 16 Greenidge at nets Reuter Brisbane. Wednesday Keith Boyce is definitely out but opening batsman Gordon Greenidge will almost certainly be Included In the West Indian team for the first Test against Australia tomorrow. Boyce tore ligaments in the lower part of his back bowling against Queensland
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      27 16 Reuter London, Wednesday Richard Dunn, the British and Commonwealth heavyweight boxing champion, knocked out American Larry Krucger in the third round here last night.
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      69 16 Reuter London, Wednesday Qamar Zaman of Pakistan, the British Open champion, beat compatriot Mohibullah Khan 9-7, 5-9, 5-9, 9-4, 9-3 In the first of a new series of squash matches at Wimbledon stadium last night. The winner of each match In the "Golden Racket" series will move on
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      177 17 Reuter London, Wednesday Yeovil Town, the nonLeague club with a giant-killing reputation in the English F A. Cup. twice came from behind to draw 2-2 with Millwall of the Third Division in a first round replay last night. The match went into extra time and in the
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      Fitti is out to boost Brazil's F1
      510 17 Rio de Janeiro, Wednesday Former world racing champion En.erson Fittipaldi hopes to boost Brazil's first Formula One car into competitive running by the middle of 1976 and into a top world position within two years. Commenting on his decision to leave the tested
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      Test for two goalkeepers
      714 17  -  Singapore name squad of 19 for rugby SEAP roundup by Philip Tan Singapore Hockey Association selectors, faced with the problem of a replacement for keeper Ng Hoi Kah, have recalled former internationals Sharif Amiran and Chow Ngee Fook for training with the Seap Games squad. Out
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      Lock icon Americans Miller, Graham are the cup favourites
      384 17 Associated Press Bangkok, Wednesday American golfers Johnny Miller and Lou Graham are the formidable favourites to win the 1975 World Cup. But defending champions Bobby Cole and Dale Hayes of South Africa and the Japanese, Taiwanese, English, Canadians and Filipinos should give them
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      Honours to SIA
      65 17 Singapore Airlines took top honours in the Cathay Pacific Airways' Interline and Agency tennis tournament held at the National Stadium courts. In the men's singles final SlA's Sit Moon Choy Justified top seeding by beating Silvio Toffanin of Alitalia 6-1. 6-3. In the men's doubles. SlA's combination
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      103 17 Reuter Moscow, Wednesday Olympic gymnastics champion Olga Korbut, wants to become an actress after retiring as a competitor. Asked In a newspaper interview whether she planned to take up coaching after leaving competition, she said: "Never. I dream of becoming an actress I'like to enter the Motcow
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      Lock icon Selection fail to impress
      609 18 Chiew Peng, Baharuddin show confidence By PHILIP TAN Singapore Selection gave another unimpressive performance yesterday despite gaining a 4-0 win over Farrer Park United at Jalan Besar Stadium. The friendly match which was played on a wet pitch produced little excitement for a small crowd. The
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      Norwich find it tough going at the top
      339 18 Prom GEOFFREY MILLER London, Wednesday It's one thing to get into the First Division of the English rootball League, but It's another thing to stay in it. John Bond, breezy and go ahead manager of Norwich City, is finding out just how
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      197 18 Reuter London, Wednesday A leading British firm of bookmakers have offered to save the Grand National the famous steeplechase that has been run at the Alntree course at Liverpool for 136 years. Through one of their subsidiary companies Ladbrokes said yesterday they were prepared to
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      Smart gallop by Jolly Philanderer
      228 18 ON THE TRACK with Blue Peter Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday. Jolly Philanderer did an attractive gallop on the sand track here this morning. Sprinting from the 1000 m mark, the five-year-old did the last 600 m in 38.4 with ease. Srikandi II went fluently over 600
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      Jogging
      31 18 The River Valley Constituency Sports Association will be organising a mass Jogglng-walklng for members on December 7 at 8 a.m. The starting point will be the River Valley Community Centre
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      722 19  -  CLUB SCENE by Philip Tan Third Division soccer club Tio n g Bahru are a young side who will be celebrating their first anni v e r sary next February. This infant club's teething problems are many—the most painful being the lack of a qualified coach.
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      Tough practice matches for Schools squad
      437 19  -  By JEFFREY LOW Seventeen boys were named by the Singapore Schools Sports Council to take part In the annual Asian Schools international tournament, at Kuala Lumpur, starting on December 14. The squad will go into 10 days of centralised training from Monday, when they
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      69 16 THE BORN LOSER by Art Sansom &CH, WHEW I MUK OP THAT 7 m STDRSCUR FAKEtfTS HAK)IXOOS'. m M i m 1 U C nr* *ha >« t m us SHORT RIBS you Guvs WERE VOU £AN'~T S MfHJL LAST WEEK. WW ~EM ALL. 1 8 /C. i wTi6,*« uS
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      327 18 AT THE CINEMA SAMURAI: Ell Wallach, Tomas Milian and Qluliano Gemma In a madcap adventure that mixes two genres having common characteristics an Eastern swordfight and a Western gun drawl; directed by Sergio, Corbucci who used to make gllntyeyed shoot-' em-dead. Capitol: 1.30,4,6.45, 9.15. FUNNY LADY: Barbra Streisand reprising her
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      273 19 NEW NATION CROSSWORD HI mm ■id ■kih 11 Period of fasting 12 Part of B.A. 13 Dernier 14 Former Tenn. gov. 16 Financial assessment 21 Eagle feature 23 Eden fruit 24 Projecting parts 25 Nazi prowler 26 "Inferno" author 28 Extended period 30 evil 31 Farmer's expanse 32 Relaxes 34
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    420 20  -  The last word Dick West Life essentially is composed of two stages. The first stage is spent acquiring the basic knowledge that enables us to function intelligently. Then in the second stage we learn that most of what we learned In the first stage
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    33 20 MEI UN: It's great to know that the poshest nightclubs and poshest floorshows in town will cost less this Christmas. AH FOOK: Yeah, I am sure the millionaires will enjoy themselves.
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      803 20 TV AND RADIO SINGAPORE 5 3.00 OPENING AN- 6.30 NEWS IN BRIEF ween Yuh Jae Do of shows his rise to power, NOUNCEMENTS fol- 6.35 MAX. THE 2000 South Korea and his skilful flamboyant lowed by FAMILY MA- YEAR OLD MOUSE: A Masahiro Misako of Moratory, and his evenGAZINE (M)
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      61 20 Show of ttie day... CANNON (8.30 p.m. over Channel Five, in colour). A young man is found murdered in a park. An elderly woman tells the police she heard two shots and saw a car speeding away. A teacher, who says she was to be married to the dead man,
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