New Nation, 2 December 1975

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  • 19 1 New Nation SINGAPORE Tuesday December 2, 1975 No. 1503 Price 20 cents MC (P) 1118/75 r NEW NATION COHHEHT
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  • 586 1 Minister warns striking doctors United Press International London, Tuesday Britain yesterday warned its 30.000 striking doctors that the shutdown of hospitals could kill patients. In an emotional speech In the House of Commons Health Secretary Barbara Castle said: "The doctors' action will bring very serious risks
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  • 170 1 Flights from Singapore to Sydney will have to terminate at Perth or Melbourne tomorrow because of a 24-hour strike by air traffic controllers beginning at midnight today. The strike follows a breakdown on talks between the Transport Department and claim by air traffic
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  • LOCAL NEWS
    • 168 2 Anyone for a game- of football? No kidding, in a tombstone cluttered cemetery at Geylang! C'mon, it isn't that writ in broad daylight. Anyway, not even a spook can scare these boys who are aealously grinding their dexterity with the ball in the hope of
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    • 573 2  -  Sungei Road, where you can snap things up for a song By Rav K. Dhaliwal, Susie Soh Prices of many consumer products at Sungei Road, the poor man's bazaar, are as much as 35 per cent lower than in most supermarkets and department stores, a New Nation
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    • 32 2 The Adult Education Board will conduct a 21hour course on Personal Charm and Social Graces at the Cultural Centre, starting today from 7 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. The fee Is $20.
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    • 341 2 ON THE 'CHANGE San Holdings which came under selling pressure yesterday, bounced back on speculative sup port when the Stock Exchange of Singapore opened this morning. The marliet mood was steady. San shares which were once upon a time the market's darling together with Haw
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    • 15 2 Police reported 79 accidents yesterday. Three w e re serious and one fatal.
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    • 208 3 This is one sure way for a newly-wed couple to attract attention by allowing their bridal car to be decorated with lots of empty cans and posters. Obviously, some goodnatured friends, out for some fun as well as to ensure that an occasion such as marriage
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    • 267 3 New HDB plan on designing Housing and Development Board estates will now be designed so that each will have an identity of its own, informed sources revealed today. It is understood the Building and Development Division of the HDB recently appointed a team of research officers
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    • 36 3 An Introduction to fashion designing course organised by the Adult Education Board will be held at the Cultural Centre on Thursdays from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., starting on Dec. 11. The fee is $20.
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    • 168 3 There has been no indication of an imminent major outbreak of influenza, according to the Ministry of Health. No evidence oi an increase in influenza cases has been reported, stressed a Health Ministry spokesman. She was commenting on the warning given at the World Heaith
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    • 123 4 A flsh-eye view from the tallest apartment block in South-East Asia, the Pearl Bank Building at Outram Road. Standing 170 metres high, it is the latest high-rise building to break the Singapore skyline. From the roof-top, you can see almost the whole of Singapore.
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    • 21 4 The Qeylang Post Office, which was temporarily closed slnc.T Oct.. 20 for renovation, will re-open for business on Thursday.
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    • 19 4 The People's Association 15th anniversary concert will he held et the National Theatre on Saturday at 8 pm.
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    • 222 4 Linked with hold-up A man high on the Malaysian police wanted list was one of two people arrested by Singapore police for a recent spate of holdups here and across the causeway. They were picked up In two raids last week. The wanted man last
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    • 56 4 Mr. Llm Teng Oeok, 84, father of ex-political detainees, Llm Chin Siong and Llm Chin Joo, died of a heart attack In Hong Kong last Friday. Hig body was flown back to Singapore yesterday. He will be burled In Pontlan, Malaysia. Mr. Llm leaves behind his
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    • 116 4 A new paint with better anti-skid properties will be used for drawing traffic signs on Singapore roads. The new thermoplastic paint is also more durable, according to the Public Works Department. The paint also has greater visibility at night and during rainy weather.
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    • 83 4 Members of the Divisional Therapy Unit at the Tan Tock Seng Hospital recently donated an emergency admission trolley to the hospital. Miss Rosalind Chan, chairman of the unit said: "The trolley costs about $2700 and the money was raised through raffles and the sale of various items."
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    • 268 4 A 4 to 10 p.c. rise from April Air fares on most routes are to increase by four and 10 per cent from April 1 the fifth hike in less than three years. Airline sources said they are optimistic that the new fares will
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    • 230 4 More professional people are Joining the two magic circles in Singapore because they find the hobby has a good relaxing effect on them. They include engineers, doctors, dental surgeons, accountants and business executives. Responsible for promoting this interest in Singapore are two amateur associations the Society
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 257 4 WHAT'S ON tahVif rMtlhrffi 0 Brl- tute of Management 1b duitAa! conducting a COURSE on MrMaur?cjßryant!wl?i £$j£ Making ssfc^ F ssr at the 888 PRESENT AND FUTURE, Th- NAT lOisiai I.R at the Ming Court Hote L_ L,B at7innm vnr m n in RARY Is providing a can sTmi temporary
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 118 5 Daily Express Richard Burton (right) savs his sex life isn't as active as it used to be "There is a slowing down," he says, "but when the blood is high it is as ravishing as ever." Burton writes lyrically about love, women, marriage, acting, drink and,
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    • 373 5 Big changes are coming, says report Reuter Kong, Tuesday Pathet Lac will set up a national united front to replace the old regime and build a new administration in Laos, the North Vietnam news agency reported yesterday. The agency, quoting a report from the Pathet Lao news
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    • 103 5 Reuter Dili, Tuesday Members of the government of the unilaterally declared Republic of East Timor took an oath of office yesterday with t.vo of its chief personalities Roman Catholics and a third Muslim. The Prime Minister was named as Nicolau Dos Rcis
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    • 28 5 United Press International New York, Tuesday. Anna Roosevelt Halsted, the only daughter of the late President Franklin Roosevelt, died on Sunday of cancer. She was 69.
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    • 305 5 Reuter Perth, Tuesday. Liberal Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser yesterday capitalised on a belated change of election tactics by Labour leader Gough Whitlam who admitted that his ousted administration "could have done better" during its 15 months in office. In an attempt to boost support for
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    • 149 5 London, Tuesday. Controversial British First World War general Sir John French wrote love letters to a diplomat's wife In which he Indiscreetly revealed bat--tle plans, the London Times said on Saturday. The paper said the letters to Mrs Wlnifrid Bennett, wife of a British diplomat,
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    • 351 6 Will not join Security Council debate on the Palestine question next month Reuter Jerusalem, Tuesday The Israeli Government yesterday rejected the Security Council decision linking the extension of the UN forces' mandate in the Golan Heights with a Syrian requested debate on the Palestinian question. After
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    • 171 6 Reuter Moscow, Tuesday The Soviet Union yesterday gave a clear signal that Communist Party General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev was likely to retain his leadership for the foreseeable future and that Premier Alexel Kosygln would stay on with him. The signal came in an
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    • 58 6 United Press International Two police agents on their honeymoon found a bon>b on the bed in their Argentinian hotel room. The off-duty police couple called the local bomb cauad to (he hotel In Cordoba, 710 km northwist cf Buenos Aires. The bomb squad detonated the dcvice, damaging
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    • 112 6 United Press International London. Tuesday Lord Shcwdon (above) brother in law of Queen Elizabeth 11, ia d ye-terdav a lastminute change of plans saved him from the Saturday plane crash that killed British automobile racing champion Graham Hill and his team. Mr. Snowdon, a professional
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    • 41 6 The delicate art of balance ...Chinese Vice Premier Teng Hsiao-ping shows President Ford how to handle the chopsticks at a banquet at the People's Great Hall in Peking. Mr. Ford is on an official tour of China.
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    • 167 6 United Press International TODAY Is Tuesday, Dec. 2. the 336 th day of 1975 with 29 to follow. THE MOON Is new. The MORNING STARS are Venus, Mars and Saturn. THE EVENING STARS are Mercury and Jupiter. Those born on this date are under the sign of Sagittarius. ON
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    • 37 6 Reuter Moscow. Tuesday The Soviet Union yesterday brushed aside Dr. Henry Kissinger s charges that Kremlin involvement in the Angola fighting threatens EastWest detente. It said detente does not mean "a halt to the antiimperialist struggle."
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    • 305 6 Tokyo hit by strike Reuter Tokyo. Tuesday Antagonism between Japan's conservative government and the powerful leftwing Council of Public Employees (Korokyo* has deepened over the right of public employees to strike minutes after Mr. Miki told a press conference on Sunday that the government
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    • 101 6 United Press International Paris, Tuesday. The leader of the Polisarlo Front for the independence of Spanish Sahara said in a newspaper interview yesterday the territory's population will fight the advancing Moroccan armed forces until independence Is achieved. The Algerian National News Service (APS) meanwhile said heavy
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    • 49 6 Associated Press London, Tuesday Petrol will cost British drivers about seven cents more per imperial gallon and home heating oil is going up 13 cents a gallon, Britain's biggest oil companies announced yesterday. The increases, effective with deliveries from midnight yesterday, were approved by Britain's Price Commission.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
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    • 87 5 BOLS CREME DE MENTHE J O■' 1 The fresh, cool taste and lingering aroma of peppermint. Bols Creme de Menthe. Unmistakably. 5 c V 2 I CHRISTMAS STOCK REDUCTION SALE IN FULL SWING MEN'S SHOES from Italy, Germany, Francc England Odd-sizes only $17.50 NEW ARRIVALS Discounts 10% to 50%. g
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 177 6 WORLD WEATHER New York Becoming fair, 15-mlnus IC. Headline: UN Golan force renewed again: PLO role backed. San Francisco Fair, 19-11 C. Headline: UN extends Oolan force. Tokyo Fine, 11-SC. Paris Overcast, 8-OC. Headline: Hard confrontation expected between Wilson and his European partners. Rome Rain. 16-10 C. Headline: Ford trip
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
    • 531 7  -  By Lulin Reutens After nine years of painfully slow progress towards regional co-operation, the five Asean nations will at last have something concrete to show the world when their summit meeting takes place next February in Indonesia. The most significant development will be the establishment
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    • 897 7 There is nothing fishy, says FAA Los Angeles Times The Federal Aviation Administration has a word for the notion that planes missing in the Bermuda Triangle have been the victims of occult or supernatural for c es. "NONSENSE". The Bermuda Triangle, sometimes dramatised
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 53 7 Now, Fly China Airlines to the USA via Tokyo For reservations call your travel agent or China Airlines Tel: Kuala Lumpur *****4-6. Singapore *****4-6, *****8 M. CHINA AIRLINES The flag carrier of the Republic of China HI-AO OfflCt TAIPH TAIWAN los AngilM Sin Francisco-Honolulu-Taipai Kaohsiung Hong Kong-Manila Bangkok Kuala Lumpur
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  • OPINION
    • 439 8 There is a theatrical quality about President Ford's visit to China that is likely to reduce its significance. The US leader is suspected of having insisted on the China trip (despite the knowledge that the Chinese leaders are ailing and the second in command are
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    • 68 8 [whispers IS **J I always thought that a member of the CIA would want to keep his Identity secret. So you can Imaging my surprise when I passed by a car bearing not one but two stickers boldly proclaiming the famous (or infamous) initials. A closer
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    • 322 8  -  CKT Singapore 14 Much has been written on how much Singaporeans care for the not-so-prlvi;eged, how public funds should not be misused, how committees can do more by going into the field and, how the Singapore Council of Social Service, by holding "welfare months", can inform
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    • 313 8 vv VOICE OF THE PRESS .V 4 NANYANG SIANG PAU Buicide is a foolish act. But unfortunately, people, particularly the hot-headed youngsters, choose to end their own lives over trifles or temporary setbacks, such as getting Jilted in love or failure In examinations. Only a fortnight
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    • 564 8  -  TUESDAY WITH LU LIN REUTENS LU LIN REUTENS I was guilty; there was no doubt about that! I DID indeed stop my car parallel to a parked vehicle outside the Straits Trading Building that fateful afternoon and waited a few minutes in the
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 2 8 MAIL rag
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  • FEATURE
    • 824 9  -  SUSPENDING SUPPLIES IS ONE TRUMP CARD New Nation today concludes its two-part feature on book piracy. Part Two maps out the latest measures taken to stamp out this growing phantom of the publishing industry, and sounds out a warning on the
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    • 504 9 Singapore readers will suffer if book piracy continues unchecked, warned local publishers and distributors. They told New Nation that literary filching will not only sully the publishing reputation of the country but also adversely affect the literacy level of the population.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 64 9 V'u Vtfion FABERGE/METRO CONTEST Dec. 1,1975 to Jan.10.1976 PRIZE RETURN-TRIP TO MONTREAL Mg 1976 OLYMPIC GAMES $1000 BB| courtesy of Far Eastern Cosmetics (S) Pte. Ltd. FINNISH ASA COLOUR TV courtesy of Golden Height Corporation (Pte) Ltd. (RETAIL PRICE $2300) AMERICAN AR-11 SPEAKERS courtesy of South Asia Trading Co. Pte.
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  • SPECIAL FEATURE
    • Article, Illustration
      2407 10/11  -  The 'flying mum' was once called a show-off Athletics is my blood 4 A boost from him after her lay-off SPORTS GALLERY by Judith Holmberg Sports writers have described hurdler, Heather Merican, in a number of terms, such as "glamour ath 1 e t e," "flying mum," and
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  • Page 10/11 Miscellaneous
    • 542 10/11 A Tuesday NEW NATION MONEYWORDS Cut out and pin with other coupons. Posting instructions oppear below Name (Mr /Mrs./ Miss) Address Tel: USING CLUES BELOW m mm Cut along dotted lines < CLUES FOR 81-2 1. With which to tidy the hair 2. A person with a enthusiasm for a
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  • PLEASURE
    • 434 12 They await the finals with mixed feelings The eight finalists for Discovery Talentime '75 are looking forward to the finals tomorrow with mixed feelings. All have an air of nonchalance, in varying degrees whether assumed or not Is hard to tell. But all agree
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    • 639 12 Washington Post It wasn't the airplanes that got him, it was beauty that killed the beast. However, death, in this case, was not fatal. Ever since its initial release in 1933, King Kong, the wondermovie about a great ape who fell for
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
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    • 109 12 DRAGON PHOENIX RESTAURANT Outram Park Block 26, 455E (sth Floor) Tel. No. *****88, *****29 GREAT HALL GARDEN BUSINESS AS USUAL: From 11am. 11pm. We thank the following: HAWKO TRADING CO PTE LTD. ASIATIC ENGINEERING SERVICES CO BENUN ENTERPRISE (PTE) LTD HOO UP RENOVATION ENGINEERING CHEONG SENG WOODWORK DECORATION CONTRACTOR LIAN
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 337 12 AT THE CINEMA THE WIND AND THE LION: Big-screen adventure based on the kidnapping of an American woman by the notorious El Raisull, the last of the Barbary pirates In Morocco In 1904 which resulted In American military Intervention ordered by an outraged President Theodore Roosevelt; directed by John Milius,
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  • TREND
    • 133 13 Black, stark and sober, can add years to a woman's looks. But when a girl has just shed her school uniform, when she wants to assume frownup airs and sophistication, the right choice of a black outfit can do the trick. H«f, in the picture above,
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    • 254 13 Washington Post Some call it "nostalgia, others "reaction". Whatever, suit racks in America are crammed with vests, gray flannel and pin stripes rectifying a trend that bears the hall marks of the 50s. White shirts are back on the shelf. Belts are narrowing down fast, collar points
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    • 715 13  -  Friends scoff because they say she is too old Lee Choo I have a friend who is in the throes of making a very diffisult decision. It is the classic agony of an older woman vacillating over the
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    • 79 13 More than 400 secretaries will be feted tomorrow evening at a Passport Party in the Singapore Hilton. The secretaries' "passport" to the party will be the points they scored at a competition. Secretaries who made accommodation arrangements for their bosses at the Hilton this year were
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  • shopping
    • 1040 14 A twice weekly advertisement feature I pARPETS are becoming very widely used today when it comes to interior decoration This is true not only for homes but also for offices. In fact, carpets were first cornmonly accepted by the offices, hotels and other commercial
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
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    • 123 14 MXP STOAM CARPET SHAMPIIOhG f i NEW! LATIST! RESTORES DEEPER LUSTER AND COLOUR BECAUSE SIMULTANEOUS CLEANING AND EXTRACTING ACTION PENETRATES TO FULL DEPTH OF THE FIBERS NOT JUST THE SURFACE ENDS AS WITH SHAMPOOING HIDDEN DIRT IS REMOVED-CARPET IS ALMOST DRY IMMEDIATELY AFTER SHAMPOOING. ELEfimiX S.M. PTC. LTI. (Contract Ooamnf
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    • 111 14 FOUR STARS ELECTRONICS 1-12, PENINSULA SHOPPING COMPLEX COLEMAN STREET, SINGAPORE, 6 TEL: ***** xsssssr HtFfEQu/p^ENT A CAM^VAs'^C. EM TYWW ,TIM HASFAR STORE G 6 PRESIDENT SHOPPING CENTRE SINGAPORE 8 PHONE ***** J t/*<99 10% -30% DISCOUNTS All type of JEANS S, T SHIRTS LADIES Sl GENTS WEAR MONTAGUT FREE! ATTRACTIVE
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 61 15 MADE M GERMANY WE SPECIALISE IN CURTAIN MATERIALS CURTAIN RAILINGS FESTIVE OFFER 25% DISCOUNT ON ALL CURTAIN MATERIALS V.sit our Showroom Toda* at Xl CARLTON TRADING CO. Umt 135. Ist Floor Queensway Shopping Complex. S'ngapore 3 Tel: *****5 SHiSSSIEZZ*H n i a •'i W. <* m w. K enterprise pte
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    • 125 15 CURTAIN TRACKS TAPES HOOKS INSIST ON is/i FROM GREAT BRITAIN DON'T PUT UP WITH ANYTHING LESS MERCHANDISE PRODUCE (PTE) LTD S 5189 Golden Mile Shopping Centre Beach Rd if m Singapore 7 Tel: *****35 *****36 ENHANCE VOITR DINING AREA Aluminium-based table and chairs(6) with padded cushion seats •Comfortable Elegant YORCHID
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    • 184 15 People going OVERSEAS goto FOOK ON first Because we have the widest range of Winter Clothings at the most reasonable prices. (Department Store) 83-85 South Bridge Roac*, Tel: ***** Branchesi(Open on Sundays) 347 People s Park Complex, Tel: *****5 B-40 Peninsula Shopping Complex, Tel: ***** GAH HOE GENERAL CONTRACTOR LICENCE
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    • 251 15 Rocking Chair the sure way to relax We make knock-down cane furniture for yoOr convenience You can carry your knockdown cane furniture when travelling Feel free to call on us, without obligation MING CANE FURNITURE 323, 3rd Floor, FAR EAST SHOPPING CENTRE ORCHARD T«l: *****30 z If o MANAGED BY
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  • FINANCE
    • 230 16 Reuter Kuwait, Tuesday. Two major western oil firms yesterday received guarantees of cut-price oil and long-term supplies from Kuwait in return for handing over their share of the Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) to the government. British Petroleum (BP) and the Gulf Oil of the United
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    • 303 16 Firm gets $15 mil. orders Associated Plastics Industries has resumed production on a three-shift system to cope with new orders following its "aggressive" export drive. API said that it has received orders worth $1.5 million from Europe and Is negotiating a $2 mi'llon trade deal. The
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    • Stock markets round the world
      • 336 16 United Press International Prices declined yesterday in dull trading on the New York Stock Exchange uespite a generally favourable news background. Some analysis said investors were uncerta in about the economic recovery's growth rate. The Conference Board, the non-praflt business tesearcn arm, Eredicted growth would e steady, but
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      • 41 16 United Press International Dow Jones closing stock, averages on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday: 30 Industrials 856 34 (off 4.33); 20 transport 169.49 (up 0 20); 15 utilities 82 8® (off 0 38); 65 stocks 260.90 (off 0.92).
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      • 333 16 DBS-Daiwa Securities International Ltd. The market opened bearish centering on blue chips for the first time in five days. Most investors sat on the sidelines due to the news that the general strike wUI continue until the end of this week and may have a bad influence on the
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      • 241 16 Prices at the Sydney Stock Exchange at 11.30 a.m. today (Australian time). ALi tale 04 07% Beach 33 35 Bridge 11 13 Cleveland nil 33 Endeavour 14 15 FUnd 20C Opt. unq. Inter Mln 04 nil Kambalda unq. unq. Kath Inv. nil 170 Kla Ora nil IS Mid E.
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      • 145 16 Closing prices (In franc) on the Paris Bourse yesterday: Pari baa 185 —1 Ponder 345 —1 Printemps 65 -4-.50 Bull 36 05 25 Royal Dutch 169 +2.50 Mlchelln 1421 43 COE 309.50 +1.70 Thomson 249.50 +.50 CPP 126 40 +1.30 Rhone 112 —.80 Air 365 +3 BSN 594 +3
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      • 74 16 Zurich Stock Exchange closing prices yesterday; UBS B. 3325 10 UBS R 448 2 SBC 475 4 Credit 8ulsae 3010 10 Swissair B. 438 3 Swiss Relnsur. 1940 5 Wlnterthur B. 1800 Zurich Incur. 6275 Juvena B. 440 —25 Nestle B. 3325 20 Inter food B. 2575 +25 Clba-Oelgy
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    • 38 16 Maersk Line, which Inaugurated its new containerised weekly service between here and United Sates two months ago has added another new vessel, the TJ3. Arnold Maersw, to its service. It will be here on Dec. 26.
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    • 91 16 Mr. Howard L. Clark, chairman and chief executive officer of American Express, left today after a two-day visit. During his stay here, he met the Prime Minister, Mr. Lfe Kuan Yew, businessmen and also toured the harbour. From here, he will go to Bangkok and
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    • 120 16 The British Investors Annual has published a special supplement in its current tome Introducing Singapore's economic achievements to British nationals. In more than 10 pag?s of the publication, praises were given to Singapore's finance. Industrial development, oil refining, exploration activities, Aiian dollar market, stock market and its
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    • 158 16 United Press International Moscow, Tuesday. American and Soviet negotiators began talks yesterday aimed at setting up a new bilateral chipping agreement against a background of allegations the Soviet Union is "dumping" on world freight markets. The current agreement, signed in 1972, expires at the
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    • Article, Illustration
      169 16 Mosbert and its associates again came under selling pressure when the Stock Exchange of Singapore opened yesterday. Mosbert shares were forced down to as low as 30 cents in rapid trading following rumours that the big property group is facing difficulty from a foreign bank here. In a
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    • 40 17 ALFRED J. FERNANDEZ Of Straits Times passed away suddently on 1.12.75 Cortege leaves 23-3 Selegle House at 2.15 on Tuesday 2.12 75 for Saints Peter's and Paul's Church Queen Street thence to Chua Chu Kang for Internment at 3.45 p.m.
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  • SPORT
    • 323 17 ON THE TRACK with Blue Peter Yours Truly did a splendid workout in soft going at Bukit Timah this morning. The four year old by Continuation was running or; strongly after 600 m in 36.6 sec. Ko-icbe showed Improvement in a 600 m trial in
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    • 355 17 Machismo, one of the newcomers entered for the Bukit Timah meeting, has a Timeform rating of 108. Machismo, late Mabruk, a two-year-old English gelding by Manacle out of Pollbede, won three races In seven outings. He won over 1000 m at Haydock and twice routed his rivals
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    • 516 18  -  SOCCER SCENE by Jeffrey Low Midfleld star Zainal Abidin was on the doubtful list yesterday when the Football Association announced the 16 players to represent Singapore in the Seap Games in Bangkok on December 9-16. Zainal's attendance at training has been the most irregular since
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    • 380 18 Guest goalkeeper Brian Rozario was the main cause of Singapore Indians' 4-2 defeat by Malaysian Indians in the inaugural Deepavali Cup match last night. Invited by Singapore Indians to strengthen their weakest department, Rozario Instead gave a performance which was a far cry from his
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    • 431 18 Reuter Stockholm. Tuesday American Arthur Ashe, displaying a steady nerve despite the drama of the previous evening, and title-holder Gulllermo Vilas of Argentina looked certain to reach the knock-out stage of the Grand Prix Masters tennis tournament herd after straight set wins last night.
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    • 42 18 Brisbane, Tuesday West Indies were all out for 370 in their second innings in the First Test here today, leaving Australia to make 219 to win. Scores: West Indies 214 and 370 Australia 366 and 35-1 at lunch.
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    • 699 19  -  I by Brian Miller An air of quifit confidence prevailed in the Malaysian Thomas Cup team after they completed a gruelling two-hour training session at Guillemard Road yesterday. Moo Foot Lian, Saw Swee Leong, Jrmes Selvaraj, Dominic Soong, Cheah Hong Chong ant? Uir. Cheng Hoe look
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    • 379 19 The National "Green" squad waltzed through their first test when they beat a ragged, sluggish visiting team from Kenya 5-0 in their friendly badminton match at Guillemard Road yester* day. However, the overall picture they painted was not at all impressive. The doubles combination of
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    • 426 19 Reuter Bangkok, TuesdayCompetitors In the 23rd World Cup Golf tournament yesterday had their first test of the lush Navatanee course which was specially built for the event. Their unanimous verdict was that the course was in perfect condition, playing a little easier than
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
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    • 36 20 Show of the day... WESTERN FEATURE SPECIAL (10.25 p.m. over Channel Five, In colour). Randolph Scott takes the title role in The Bounty Hunter as he is sent to And three criminals masquerading as respectable citizens.
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