New Nation, 30 December 1975

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  • 19 1 New Nation SINGAPORE Tuesday December 30, 1975 No. 1525 Price 20 cents MC (P) 1118/75 TUESDAY. DECEMBER 30, 1975
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  • 357 1 Human limbs scattered across the terminal Reuter UPI New York, Tuesday A powerful bomb ripped through a passenger terminal at La Guardia Airport here last night, killing 12 people and Injuring 75 others, police said. A second bomb was found in a car park 11
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  • 169 1  -  'She was depressed, restless' Bj K.K. Fong A 22-year-old receptionist, Chan Lay Tin, due to be married early next year, was found dead at the foot of a block of flats in Geylang Bahru yesterday. Lay Tin left her Beach Road home In tears at about
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  • 38 1 The body of a 70-year-old woman. Yap Kong Joo. was found at the foot of Block 9, Geylang Bahru at 625 am. today. Bhe is believed to have fallen from the sixth floor where she lived.
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  • 142 1 Melbourne, Tuesday Injured speedster Jeff Thomson bowled at his most scorching pace as Australia prepared to wrap up the Third Test against the West Indies at the Melbourne Cricket around today. Thomson combined with Dennis Llllee to send the West Indies crashing
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  • 40 1 A man snatched the handbag of Madam Yap Shu Chlung, 29, containing $3700 outside her Farrer Road flat after making enquiries about a road yesterday. He then Jumped on a scooter and escaped when she shouted for help.
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  • 246 1 Ipoh, Tuesday Communist underground elements are attemptinf to set up cells along coastal areas to establish supply routes from the sea. This la indicated by increasing subversive activities along the coast of Perak. A camber of suspects, have been arrested in the Dindlngs district
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  • 63 1 Reuter Brisbane. Tuesday Floodwateri and stroma battered two Australian statea yesterday, leaving hundreds of people stranded and whole townships cut off in a virtual Inland sea. Three men disappeared while swimming In huge seas offff the Queensland coast and the body of a young woman was washed ashore
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 68 1 THE TOP TEN They come from all walks of life. They are seldom heard of but they have contributed in a big way towards Singapore through their honesty, courage, and dedication to work. These are the Singaporeans that matter. They are New Nation's top ten personalities for 1975. WHO ARE
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous

  • LOCAL NEWS
    • 565 2  -  'Not enough for insurance with hike in CPF ceiling' By Peter Ong The Life Insurance Association has petitioned the Government for higher tax reliefs on life policies. In a letter to the Ministry of Finance, the association said the $4000 allowed as relief on
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    • 53 2 The Thai Ambassador and Mrs. Chamnong Phahulrat will preside over the traditional offering of food and gifts to Buddhist monks from Thai temoles in Singapore at the Thai Embassy in Orchard Road on New Year's day at 8 a.m. Buddhists who wish it participate in this
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    • 144 2 Profit-taking hit the banking and finance sector when the Stock Exchange of Singapore opened this morning In slackened activity. Losses were, however, marginal. The bank and finance stocks were the best gainers during the past two veeks. BUSINESS DONE: First Section. 8. Darby (15) 3.16. BB. 8ett:
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    • 63 2 A course on bulldlt'g blueprint reading and drawing will be held at the Yock Eng High School on Thursdays at 7 p.m. from Jan. 15, and at the Baharuddin Vocational Institute on Saturdays at 2 p.m. from Jan. 17. The fee is $40. Details available from the Adult
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    • 8 2 Police reported 62 accident yesterday. Four were serious.
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    • 261 2 A 15-year-old boy died in hospital five days after he fell through a trap door while hauling goods at a shop in North Bridge Road. Png Keng Seng was helping to store a consignment of new toys at the shop on
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    • 44 2 The fourth .examination of the College of General Practitioners, Singapore for the Diploma M.C.OP. was held recently and the following were successful: Dr. Chua Chong Tee, Dr. Foo Meng How, Dr. Goh Kong Hal, Dr. Ng Ban Cheong and Dr. Soh Fook Thin.
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    • 345 2  -  By Douglas Chan The Customs Department has successfully concluded Its biggest and longest combined preventive operations which Involved more than 1000 officers and lasted nearly two months. During the island-wide crackdown, code-named "Operation Petl," whici began on Oct. 30 and ended on Christmas Eve, about 100 incidents
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    • 27 2 The Queenstown community centre will organise a six-month beauty care course at Its premises commencing on Feb. 8 at 3 p.m. The fee is $30.
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    • Article, Illustration
      80 4 Isn't there any resident in the area who can uphold the name of Jalan Tauge? The road sign, which suddenly toppled over a few months ago, has been lying there !n the grass Ignored by many and incon- veniencing a few. It was one of the inconvenienced people
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    • 363 4  -  Vitamin E claims false: Doctors Bj Wang Look Fung Vitamin E Is no miracle drug, jald two local pharmacologists. Dr. Matthew Owee and Prof. Yeoh Teow Seng from the Department of Pharmacology, University of Singapore, were commenting on the "exaggerated and misleading" claims made for
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    • 183 4 A number ol Housing and Development Board residents are unhappy about the Increase in HDB parking fees which will be Implemented irom Thursday. 'ihey ieei 11 Is unfair for the authorities to charge a minimum flat rate of 40 cents an hour In
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    • 477 4  -  By Teresa Ooi A major shake-up of some of the key posts in the Ministry of Education is expected to be ann o un c e d when schools reopen on Friday. The post of Deputy Director of Services is now vacant with Mr. Cheong Pale Lo on
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 268 2 Mrs. Jek Yeun Thong, wife of the Minister of Culture, will present prizes to the winners of the CHINESE TALJJNTIME "75 at the RTS studio at 7.20 p.m. THE GOODWILL SHOP, Penan? Lane, Is open till 5 p.m. The third AW CHENG CHYE MEMORIAL CHESS TOURNAMENT Is on at Hotel
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    • 141 3 IF YOtfRE FED UP WITH YOUR BEACHES WHY NOT TRY OURS Every country has its favourite beach. Australia has its Bondi, Hawaii its Waikiki, America its Malibu. And because they're ail so very popular, they're also very crowded. Malaysians too, have many favourite beaches. Several hundred of them in fact
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 362 5 Grieving ever husband in mine disaster Reuter New Delhi, Tuesday An Indian woman tried to burn herself to death after learning that her husband was among more than 370 victims of India's worst mining disaster, officials reported last night. The report came as hope was
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    • 270 5 United Press International Salt Lake City, Tuesday Jacqueline Kennedy Onus is triggered an airport security alarm and refused to answer reporters' questions about the late President Kennedy's alleged love affairs when she arrived in Utah for a ski vacation yesterday. Mrs. Onassis and other members
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    • 178 5 Associated Press Colombo, Tuesday A large number of teenage pop fans have been swindled by a confidence trickster who persuaded Colombo's best known theatre to handle the box office plan for a non-existent Englebert Humperdinck show for today. The hoaxer, who claimed the English singing star wa.i
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    • 126 5 Reuter Auckland, Tuesday Espirltu Santo, the largest Island in the New Hebrides, quietly declared itself independent on Saturday, according to a report in the New Zealand Herald today. It said leaders of a group called the Nagrlamel Federation had kept quiet about details of
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    • 349 6 Fiery speech at Peking banauet for Fretilin delegates Reuter Hong Kong, Tuesday Chin ese Foreign Minister Chiao Kuan-Hua last night conderrfhed what he described as Indonesian aggression in Portuguese East Timor, the New China News Agency reported. Mr. Chiao, in a flery banquet speech, said the Indonesian
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    • 268 6 Reuter Vail. Tuesday President Ford went skiing yesterday with US champion Billy Kldd a group of women. Including one who embarrassed the White House by trying to raise election campaign funds at a private dinner. She is Sheika Gramshammer. a former Las Vegas showgirl and wife of
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    • 127 6 Washington, Tuesday A classified government audit said yesterday the military readiness of US forces has been "adversely affected" as a result of American weapons aid to Vietnam and Israel. An audit by the General Accounting Office on the effect of some US$B.5 billion ($21.25
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    • 197 6 United Press International TODAY is Tuesday, Dec. 30, the 364 th day of 19/5 with one to follow. THE MOON is moving toward a full moon. THE MOBNING STARS are Saturn and Venus. THE EVENING STARS are Jupiter and Mars. Those born on this date are under the sign
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    • 276 6 Associated Press Cairo. Tuesday—Egyptian politicians claim the nation now has more than 100 times the millionaires it had uftder King Farouk and demand a government explanation of how a fat cat class could develop in a socialist country. Legislator Ahmad Methaly charged during a debate
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    • 67 6 Three women walking oat after a drink in El Vino's, a wine bar in Fleet Street, London, and one of the bastions of the "men only" rule. The bar, which for years had kept out the women folk, relaxed its rale after Britain's Sex Discrimination Act
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    • 27 6 Brussels, Tuesday.—A woman Is recovering in hospital In Liege after receiving the kidney of a r old American child in a transplant operation, doctors said yesterday.
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    • 36 6 Washington, Tuesday. —The president of the Grumman Corporation, Mr. John Bierwirth, yesterday denied an Iranian newipaper re*>ort that the American firm had committed fraud in seeking to sell 80 F-14 fighter planes to Iran.
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    • 96 6 Reuter South African widow Margaret Griffiths, who has started a big row—all over her will which says her old car should be burled after ner death. Her sentiment has upset motoring enthusiasts in Ladybrand, South Africa, for the car i f? Studebaker champion, one of only nine
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    • 61 6 Associated Press Birmingham, Tuesday A seven-year-old boy died yesterday from head injuries sustained after he got drunk on Christmas Day, police said The boy, Anthony Stevens, found the key to the liquor cabinet while his mother was out and shared drinks with young friends, according to the
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    • 62 6 UPI Vientiane, Tuesday Laos has denied accusations by Thailand that it stopped the opening for a day yesterday of the border between the two countries across the Mekong river. Foreign Ministry sources said here yesterday that "the Thai Government had agreed to open the frontier today.
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 139 6 WORLD WEATHER New York Partly sunny, 3-minus 4C. Headline: U8 Is pressing for Angola pact aid will continue. San Francisco Fair, 17-7 C. Headline: Report of more arms to Angola. Tokyo Cloudy 9-2 C. Headline: Three Soviet airmen freed by China authorities. Paris Rain, 7-4 C. Headline: Moroccan-Al-gerian tension. Moscow
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    • 43 6 Talpeh—Cloudy, 13-08 C. —United Prai Intrrnmljorial Singapore Singapore's' weather for the 24 hours to 8 a.m. today: Max. temp. 28.7 C; mln. temp. 23.3 C. Total rainfall for the month (3 date—l26.2mm; total ralndays for the month to date 18. Hours of sunshine—s.6s.
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
    • 1075 7  -  From Leonard Santorelli Reuter Throw a fishing line into the Thames and you may hook a fat trout; in the Seine, you might land a fish but it could be blind and without scales on its body. In the Rhine, you'll catch nothing.
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    • 490 7 United Press International While the new communist rulers of Laos wean Vientiane onto a self-sufficient and regimented society, making no secret of their goals, conditions in the mountainous countryside have been kept secret. Although Radio Lao and the official publication "Voice of the' People," give
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 101 7 Everyone's talking about the Ming Court Festive celebrations. So ring in the New Year with us New Year's Eve A gala evening of dining and dancing at Le Grlh $45 where you find the best French food. Music by Julai Tan Trio. Peacock Room: $40 where the food can only
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  • OPINION
    • 333 8 Communist insurgents, Muslim separatists, disaffected farmers, protesting students, rioting policemen and now the spectre of striking workers—lt does not need a declaration of a state of emergency to see that Thailand has more crises than Its lengendary klongs. Surely, the last thing the Thais, who are
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    • WHISPERS By ISPY
      • 98 8 A drunkard may take leave of hi* senses but not his pride. At. the end of a party, with the host* and guests milling around the carpark a very Inebriated man refused to let his friend take over the wheel. "All the people are watching,"
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      • 71 8 Election time at annual general meetings can become quite chaotic as one new society discovered at Its first AOM. 80 enthusiastic was one new member in taking an active part in the procedure that he nominated a prospective office-bearer. But came voting time, he f«rgot the
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    • 151 8  -  CHUA GEK CHOO I would thank "Alfred" <NN 26.12.75) for his suggestion of a cash reward of 150 to encourage the public to report acts at phone vandalism. The battle against phone vandalism can only be won with the co-operation of the public. TAS Is therefore very
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    • 384 8 f VOICE OF THE PRESS I NANYANG SIANG PAU The Singapore Service <SHS) has recently commissioned a market research company to carry out a survey on the feasibility cf Introducing a feeder service In Toa Payoh. By the fact that a market research company has been commissioned
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    • 424 8  -  TUESDAY WITH LU LIN REUTENS LU LIN REUTENS You haven't lived until you have eaten oysters straight off the rocks after having pried them open with a screwdriver and washed off the shell chips with sea water. Neither would you have known life unless wet
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    • 77 8  -  ANGRY CONSUMER In Jalan Kayu, there are some licensed hawkers who prefer to place their produce and food items as stakes in gambling sessions held practically every morning rather than sell them reasonably to needy consumers. As these hawkers are engaging In an Illegal activity and are no
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  • FEATURE
    • 1226 9  -  Focus will once again be on the Middle East hot spots by Ismail Kassim The 30th anniversary of the end of the Second World War will fall sometime in 1976, but three decades is a short time in the history of mankind. The
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  • SPECIAL FEATURE
    • 2153 10/11  -  His SEAP win was a milestone in so many ways SPORTS GALLERY en Judith Holmberg The small boy trailed his father into the mosque. And as his elder prayed, he gazed around for some time before gathering his thoughts and vowing solemnly: "I
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  • Page 10/11 Miscellaneous
    • 48 10/11 THE BORN LOSER by Art Sansoni Y? TH6 THE TWIRP TURN ID TTC RU*IT AFTER THE TURN TD THE r~ CA t«TATTM^U*S«T? 00 s I m I g Q WELL NEVER BE" KFPL BV A COMPUTER 1 P7 «SS if 54 I'VE <SOTMX) DOUJkJ FOR A mu LEASW
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    • 549 10/11 Tuesday m Cut out and pin with other coupons Posting instructions oppear below Name (Mr./Mrs./Miss) Address Tel: FILL IN MISSING LETTERS ACROSS USING CLUES BELOW MM mm Cut along dotted linn mmm mm, m CLUES FOR BM-2 1. Of a deep or blackish shade 2. The direction in which this
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  • PLEASURE
    • 600 12 War films and musicals are favourites Associated Press During the past month the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has been showing off its spanking new US$4.2-miliion ($10.5 million) headquarters to Its 3800 members and other privileged people. It's nifty. A sevenstorey mirrored
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    • 186 12 Reuter A Press conference to publicise the US$l4 million (|3U million) 29th Century-Fox film Lucky Lady recently turned into shambles with two of the stars criticising the picture. At the function aboard the Queen Mary, docked near Hollywood, Academy Award-winning actress Lisa Mlnnelll said: "It was a
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    • 230 12  -  Group serenade girls with Spanish love songs by Jennifer Schoon Soft lights, candles flickering on a table and in the background drifts the sound of four voices in harmony the Los Vientos. Spotting an attractive lady diner, the Los Vientos pick up their instruments and make a
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 55 12 in the fun of New Year with us!^--New Year's Eve Full-Course Dinner )15.00 per head. with Nov0ltl»8 W l i| FREE Champagne to lucky patrons. THE TWILITES 1 will be In attendance. Open to 2.00 am On New Year's Day h*ve our New Yeer's Lunch $10.00 per head. i/ v
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    • 18 12 o s£s? rt B „E>OL ly' AT THE CLUB ELITE WHERE THE EIITESMEET Fir S<jm»<T» MOUML T* 33^^m^
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 491 12 AT THE CINEMA THE DAT OP THE JACKAL: The Frederick Forsyth bestseller about the attempted assassination of President De Gaulle of France In 1963 by a lone klUer hired by the French Secret Army Organisation; starring Edward Fox, directed by Fred Zlnnemann from a screenplay by Kenneth Ross. Rex, Globe:
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  • TREND
    • 133 13 Play it crisp and casual for the day In sporty pants and shirt or move around, free yet feminine. In skirts and co-ordinated tops. Whichever It is you choose to wear for the day. cool chic is the key note to play. Take Jeanette (top
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    • 736 13  -  STELLA I am taking up ballet again. No, I'm po nymphet of 15 years but a full-grown woman of 28 years with a 20 month-old son as well! The last time I entered a ballet class was wnen
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    • 137 13 Reuter Most Arab women are still prisoners of a stifling, grinding and cholceless existence, according to a report published recently by the Independent, Londonbased minority rights group. But those In professional work aided by the extended family which cares for their children find
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
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    • 91 14 ECONOMIC UPTURN IN BRITAIN FROM MID-1976 said leading economic forcasters. manufacturers ACT NOW A BUY DIRECTORY OF BRITISH IMPORTERS (1975 EDITION) i TIMBER ENTERPRISES (P) LTD. 7E-I. ASIA INSURANCE BLDG. TEL: M 719 (Manufacturer* 6 Publisher* rrprraeiUa t i vea) People going OVERSEAS go to FOOK ON first Because we
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  • shopping
    • 941 14 A twice weekly advertisement feature fLOTHES make a ma n, whatever people may say. Though this is supposedly the age of Informality where dressing is concerned what with the hordes of jeans wearers around formal clothes are also very much part of the fashion
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
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  • FINANCE
    • Article, Illustration
      171 16 Prices improved jln heightened trading: activity at the Singapore stock market yesterday extending last Friday's bullish performance. Shares advanced across the board from the opening bell. However, they closed off the day's peak because of profit-taking. In the normally dormant second section some Issues were sought higher. The
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    • 538 16 Slash orders far new ones or face more chaos, shippers told Daily Express London, Tuesday The world's tanker men must scrap millions of tons of surplus ships, and slash orders for new ones, or face even greater chaos. This grim solution was put to 60 of
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    • Markets round the world
      • 236 16 What moot analysts considered a year-end rally ran out of steam yesterday and prices mixed in moderate trading on the New York Stock Exchange, snapping a three-session winning streak. Many observers said the market's actions were "technical," but some said investors appeared concerned about legal manoeuvring around New
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      • 34 16 Dow Jones closing averages on tbe New York 8tock Exchange yesterday: SO Industrials 856 66 (off 8.15); 30 transport 170.85 (up 0.17); 15 utilities 82.79 (up 0.06); 65 stocks 261.41 (off 0.60).
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      • 103 16 Closing prices (In francs) on the Paris Bourse yesterday: Paribus 185.80 +1.30 Ponder 353 +3.10 Printemps 88.30 +1.30 Bull 31.90 20 Royal Dutch 183.50 1.50 Michelln 1385 +15 C.O.E. 310.60 +4.50 Thomron 259.50 3 CJ»P. 119.80 +1 Rhone 108 +1 Air 364.90 4 90 B.S.N. 580 +9 Philips 48.50
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      • 71 16 Zurich Stock Exchange closing prices yesterday: UBS B. 3370 30 UBS R. 454 SBC 481 1 Credit Sullse 3775 15 Swissair B. 458 ia Swiss Relnsur. 3000 Wlnterthur B. 1910 30 Zurich Insur. 6375 Juvena B 505 Nestle B. 3400 Interfood B. 3650 50 Ciba-Oeigy B. 1600 36 Baby
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      • 105 16 Prices at 11.30 a.m. today (Australian time) on the Sydney Stock Exchange: Allstate 00 15 Beach 28 30 Bridge 13 15 Cleveland 23 23 Endeavour 13 nil Fllnd 20C Opt 04 04$ Inter Mln 08 07 Kath Inv 148 155 Kla Ora nil 20 Mid E Mlna 28 30
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 280 16 NEW NATION CROSSWORD B! 11 Piece of gossip J 12 of Two Cities" 13 Flirted 18 Top banana 19 Identify 24 Outlet 25 Part of an Isr. city 26 Food of humiliation 27 Volcano fluid 28 Baking compartment 29 Mingled with 31 Mr., in Bonn 32 Historical time 33 Aaron
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  • SPORT
    • 799 17  -  SQUASH by Eric Cooper During the past year dozens of people have taken up squash and many of them are already at the point where the only way in which they are going to Improve is to play on a more competitive basis
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    • 1216 18  -  SOCCER SCENE by Jeffrey Low This has been an exceptionally passionate year for Singapore sopcer, one in which many of us had lots to say critical vl ews, niceties and wild acclaims aplenty. Yet it has been a crucial year for the progress of football. Notwithstanding
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    • 376 18 Bangkok, Tuesday Def en ding champions South Korea meet Singapore and favourites Burma play winless Indonesia In the King's Cup soccer tournament today as they seek to match Thailand's pace-setting three victories against one defeat. Both South Korea and Burma, with 2-1 records, have a
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    • 828 18 By PHILIP TAN Second Division soccer matches have never been strongly supported but yesterday's clashes between Tamplnes Rovers and Changl United, and Farrer Park Dynamos and Kakl Bukl* were an exception. Over 1300 fans went through the Jalan Besar turnstiles. The attendance was a record
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    • 158 18 Reuter Melbourne, Tuesday Thunderstorms washed out most of the scheduled fourth day's play of the Australian Open tennis championships here yesterday. Britain's John Lloyd was left in a nail-biting situation against Australian veteran Mai Anderson. When the rains came Anderson was leading in the second
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    • 371 19 Malasin was quickly out In front, leading past the 800 m and Into the straight from Jazzy, with Jet-Away starting his run. Finishing strongly Jazzy swept past Malasin 200 m from home to win going away by two lengths. Jet-Away finished third. Three
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    • 367 19 ON THE TRACK with Bin? Peter Ipoh, Tuesday Above All II (Johnny Wilson) did a smart workout here this morning. With newcomer Skilful II (Rod Allan) for company, the three-year-old by Warwick strode out fluently over 60Cm in 38.6. Above All showed promise
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    • 54 19 The triumphant foursome... Trainer Teh Choon Bene (In dark classes) flanked by Jockey John Murray and owners Mr. and Mrs. Tan TJoa Teck happily posins with trophies in hand after their horse Mallane won the Penang Gold Cup on Sunday. Mallane beat the favourite Wonderful Surprise II by a neck
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    • 33 19 Hobart. Tuesday.—The 34 foot Sydney sloop Fair Dlnkum yesterday afternoon caused a major surprise by taking over the lead In the Sydney to Hobart yacht race on corrected time.
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    • 157 19 Christchurch,' Tuesday— John Walker of New Zealand, holder of the world mile record, said yesterday he hoped to break the 2000metre record oi 4 minutes 56.2 seconds set by Frenchman Michael Jaxy nine years ago. Walker is to make the try at Christchnrch's Queen
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    • 206 19 Reuter Madras, Tuesday World Cup holders India beat Singapore 6-0 in the opening match of the elghi-natlonal International hockey tournament yesterday. But Singapore did well to prevent the powerful Indians from scoring In the first half. In fact, the visiting team forced two long corners
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