New Nation, 14 April 1976

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  • 20 1 NewNation SINGAPORE Wednesday April 14, 1976 No. 1614 Price 20 cents M C. (P) 428/76 r NEW (£0) NATION COMMENT
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  • 234 1  -  Cup ticket touts use boys and... By Douglas Chan Touts are using small boys and strong-arm tactics to beat the restrictions on purchase of Malaysia Cup tickets. Yesterday, they employed groups of boys to line up at the six centres as early at 5.30 a.m.—three and a
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  • 76 1 Hesene workers, firemen and police search atoong the rains of the ammunitions plant where an explosion killed 43 people la the Finnish town of Lapua yesterday. Moat of the victims were women, employed In paeking monitions. The blast was the worst-ever industrial disaster In
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  • 247 1 UPI Reuter Beirut, Wednesday Syrian troops slowed their advance into Lebanon yesterday in the face of mounting leftist opposition and the hostility of some neighbouring Arab states. Syrian units, firmly entrenched at the Masnaa border post on the main Damascus-Beirut highway, sent small reconnaissance patrols up
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  • 68 1 Two American youth* were sentenced by' a Magistrate's Court to a day s Jail and fined $2000 each for consuming morphine. Roblnna C. Shelton, 30, and her toother, Robert, 21, pleaded guilty to the offence on March 19 In mitigation, Mr. Tan Cheng Ouan, their
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  • 61 1 "Enough publicity has been lavished on •or footballers... Arshad Khamta is an amateur. Ho does not plaj for money. It Is rldlcnlons to make him a prototype George Best." This quote Is from our prlse-wlnnlng letter in Bportafront In Page 18 today. What do you think?
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous

  • 135 2 The Stock Exchange of Singapore opened on a steady note with prices partially recovering from yesterday's falls. Most of the active bank stocks such as D.B.S. and U. 0.8. Improved. Some of the normally Inactive shares such as Times Publishing and Temenggong also were sought higher on light
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  • 174 2 Some construction workers are still flouting the safety laws. Take the lot In this picture, for Instance. Perched precariously about 55 metres up, they are taking their lives In their own fyands, banking on their balancing skills and luck to stay alive. All this, despite
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  • 25 2 The AUPE Government School Employees' branch will hold Its annual meeting at Wlsma AUPE, 295 Upper Paya Lebar Road, on Sunday at 10 a.m.
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  • 295 2 The Government spends less than what It collects from domestic transportation, according to a study. This was stated in a report on Organisation and Financing of Domestic Transportation in Singapore compiled in December by Drs. Chia Lin 81en, Pang Eng Fong, Seah Chee Meow and
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 539 2 AT THE CINEMA THE BOXES REBELLION (Mandarin): The Chinese version of the historical up r 1 sing in which rebels fought heroically against the might of International Western armies with their bare hands and with the help of martial arts; directed by Chang Cheh, with Fu Sheng, Chi Kuan Chun
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  • 8 2 Police reported 78 accidents yesterday. Two were fatal.
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  • 217 3 New deal to boost tourism Singapore Airlines and Air New Zealand will give a 45 per cent discount on the existing round trip between Singapore and Auckland from May 1. The fare of $1743 Is 45 per cent off the normal return economy class fare
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  • 99 3 Singapore pianist Margaret Tan Hee Lent, 29 (above), will have the distinction of being the first Singaporean to give a solo recital at the famed Carnegie Hall in New York next April. She won this rare opportunity by being one of the seven winners
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  • 163 3 The Advertising Standards Authority of Singapore is studying 10 allegedly misleading advertisements on medicines and food products. The advertisements were brought to the attention of the AS AS central committee by Its Medicines and Food Products sub-committee. In the last seven months, the ASAS also
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  • 30 3 Tuan flajl Ya'acob. Minister of State, PM*s office and MP (Kampong Übi) will open the Water Is Precious exhibition at the Kampung Übi community Centre on Saturday at Bpjn.
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  • 252 3  -  By Nancy Koh ASEAN countries are co-ordinating their tourist promotion campaigns this year. Mr. Joseph Kong, Singapore Tourist Promotion Board's assistant director of marketing, disclosed this in the latest Issue of Travel News, an BTPB publication. Mr. Kong, who returned from the ninth ASEAN sub-committee
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  • 326 4  -  By Teresa Ooi A school principal's road safety plan backfired when motorists refused to stop for her teachers to help pupils across the road. Her teachers were given two small red flags and told to wave them to stop traffic, but the
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  • 136 4 The President of the Singapore Teachers Union, Mr. Lawrence Sla, said setting up the STU's Committee of Principals was a step towards better school management. The committee's discussions and the sharing of management and professional views, Mr. 81a predicted would benefit principals, teachers and
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  • 309 4 The Singapore Teachers Union said It was "unhealthy" that many pupils lacked a sense of belonging regarding their schools. "While the feeling of pride U most apparent in pupils when their school shines In some area of academic or sporting activity, the feeling of belonging
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  • 156 4 Reuter Moscow, Wednesday Singapore's Foreign Minister Mr. S. Rajar a t n a m yesterday wound up a five-day official visit to the Soviet Union by meeting senior diplomats from other ASEAN c o un tries' embassies here. A Singapore Embassy spokesman said Mr. Ra- Jaratnam
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  • 97 4 Susan Ho, 19, a clerk, was crowned Public Utilities Board Recreation Club Queen for 1976 at tbe club's annual dinner and dance held at the Southron restaurant on Sunday. Her prises included two return tickets to Bangkok,, a watch, a set of cosmetics, a
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  • 180 4 Forty Australian engineers will come here in August to study Singapore's Area Licensing Scheme. They will attend the Highway Engineering Workshop from August 28 to Sept. 3. Also Invited to the workshop are members of the Singapore Institute of Engineering and road engineers
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  • 58 4 The Singapore Youth Festival will be officially opened on July 10 at the National Theatre In conJunction with the opening night of the Music and Dance presentations. The festival, which will last three months, will end on August 7 with the closing ceremony and finals of the
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  • 233 4 AP Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday A British Trade Department official has forecast an increase in British trade with Malaysia Judging from the response to the weeklong "British Technology for Malaysia" exhibition which ended here on Monday. Mr Eric Deaklns, Par- liamentary Undersecretary
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  • 65 4 Reuter Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday Pour families comprising 31 Vietnamese refugees arrived at Dungun, 130 miles north-east of here, In a Ashing boat yesterday. They are being accommodated by Malaysian authorities. A police spokesman said the refugees Included eight women and four children. They left Vietnam on March 29
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  • 243 4  -  By Joachin Tan Belgium may set up a trade centre in Singapore, the Belgian Finance Minister told New Nation in an interview. Mr. Willy De Clercq said: "If Belgium does set up a trade centrt here and the first one Is a success,
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  • 212 5 Reuter Detroit, Wednesday The Ford Motor Company has reported giving U5529,500 to four Australian political parties In 1969 and 1972. It also said that its British subsidiary contributed to a group supporting Britain's membership In the European Common Market. In Its annual report Issued
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  • 28 5 Reuter Munich, Wednesday A crane hit a power cable on a building site yesterday had blacked out much of southern Germany and almost all of Austria. Reuter.
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  • 283 5 BP and Shell gave £3 million Reuter London, Wednesday Two major International oil companies British Petroleum (BP) and Royal Dutch Shell—yesterday admitted they paid more than £3 million to Italian political parties between 1969 and 1973. But the Italian press and public reacted without surprise to
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  • 284 5 Reuter London, Wednesday British trade unions are considering a plan to ask the Labour government for a five per cent wage rise this year Instead of the three per cent limit they have been asked to accept, informed sources said yesterday. This could be
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  • 275 5 Reuter Tokyo, Wednesday Most railway and bus services in Tokyo and other major cities will be crippled when transport workers walk out today to press their demands for higher wages. The unions of 12 major private railway firms in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and
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  • 33 5 Reuter Belfast, Wednesday Two Catholic schoolboys were turned into human torches by a gang of youths who doused the boys in petrol and set them alight, police here said last night.—Reuter.
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  • 110 5 Reuter London, Wednesday Oreat Train robber Ronald Biggs has turned armed robbery to literary vices, and is making his new crime pay. Punch magazine, satirical weekly of the British establishment, has purchased some of his poems. Including one describing how he told off the detective who
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  • In Brief
    • 51 5 Reuter New York, Wednesday Actor Paul Ford, who began his career at the age of 40 and went on to become one of the better known actors on film, stage and screen, died on Monday night In hospital at Mlneola, New York, after a short illness. He was
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    • 31 5 Reuter Nairobi, Wednesday— A 52-year-old Briton is under detention in Uganda pending investigations into his activities in the country, according to a government statement broadcast on Uganda Radio last night.
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    • 36 5 Reuter Port Moresby, Wednesday A tribal fight involving 500 warriors in the Papua New Guinea western highlands which started over a lost pig, left two men dead and one seriously Injured, police reported yesterday.
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    • 33 5 Reuter Beirut, Wednesday The Palestine News Agency WAFA yesterday denlad a report that commando leader Yasser Arafat had told Egypt of natvea to replace him with a pro-Byrla guerrilla chief. Reuter.
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  • 152 6 UPI Tokyo, Wednesday Former Vice Premier Tens Hsiao Peng of China sneerlngly refused lo make "self criticism" before a shouting crowd of students a few days before he was fixed, Japan's Kyodo News Agency said yesterday. Instead, the 73-year-old Teng sarcastically told the
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  • 298 6 Reuter Jerusalem, Wednesday Israeli officials expressed satisfaction at the four-day visit here by South African Prime Minister John Vorster, and the two countries are now expected to work closer together than ever before. Despite denials by both Israeli and South African leaders that arms contracts were
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  • 71 6 Reuter London, Wednesday. The British government wu arced yesterday to pus new lavs that vould discourage Britons from rtinjiny to their traditional Insistence on measuring the world around them In miles, pints, acres and Inches. Instead, said a report by the government-ap-polnted Metrication Board, the British should
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  • 212 6 Reuter Benghazi, Wednesday Three Filipino hijackers were ordered to leave Libya yesterday shortly after they landed in a commandeered DC-8 Airliner, but the gfupmen said they would not go. Airport authorities refused to allow the hijackers or their two hostages to leave the aircraft when they
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  • 24 6 Reuter Paris, Wednesday Classes were cancelled at Paris University and other major centres yesterday as a nationwide student strike gathered momentum.
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  • 147 6 UPI TODAY lg Wednesday, April 14, the 105 th day of 1976 with 201 to follow. THE MOON is full. THE MORNING STAB Is Venus. THE EVENING BTAKB are Mercury. Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. Those born on this date are under the sign of Aries. British Antarctic explorer Sir
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  • 59 6 Reuter Hob art, Wednesday A farmer walked Into the taxation office here yesterday, told an official he had no money to pay his Income tax and then produced six live fowls as a deposit. Eyewitnesses «ald the farmer walked out, leaving the si* white leghorns running loose,
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  • 389 6  -  AMERICA JANE GASKELL All legs, long blonde curls and spangles on her little pink velvet tunic. Ursula Bottcher makes her own kind of history every time she swaggers Into her cage full of Ice bears. She's doing Just that In New York at the
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 201 6 WEATHER iwMm New York Sunny. 6-mlnus 4. Headline: Hearst sentencing is delayed for tests. Tokyo Rain, 16-8C. Headline: Syrian President breaks silence as his troops move Into Lebanon. San Francisco Cloudy. 17-flC. Headline: Heavy Arab vote In Israel. Bio De Janeiro Cloudy, 21-29C. Headline: Patty Hearst sentenced to 35 years
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  • 241 7 Reuter Moscow. Wednesday The Soviet Press yesterday renewed Its attack on Britain's Conservative Party leader, Mr*. Margaret Thatcher, (above) depicltlng her as a hysterical woman expounding a terrible dirge about the cold war. A poem published in this week's edition of the official satirical
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  • 253 7  -  -by Dr. Kissinger Reuter Washington, Wednesday Secretary of State, Dr. Henry Kissinger yesterday advanced a "domino theory'' on the spread of communism in western Europe. And he said the United States opposed the shar- ing of power In western Europe even with those communist parties that appear to
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  • 175 7 AP Washington, Wednesday Secretary of State Dr. Henry A. Kissinger yesterday appealed to American political candidates not to give other nations the impression that US foreign policy is subject to massive, periodic overhaul. In a speech at the annual meeting of the American So c i
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  • 264 7 BID TO ROUT RATS Reuter Washington, Wednesday A novel method of bribing rats with polished, but poisoned, white rice may sharply reduce rice losses in South-east Asia, the US Agency for International Development (AID) said yesterday. The method, which was worked out by American and Filipino scientists
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  • 199 7 Reuter New York, Wednesday —The new chief of the U8 Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has declined to rule out future operations to change foreign governments. The director, Mr. George Bush, was asked last night whether, under his control, the CIA would attempt to change governments abroad.
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  • 418 8 Hero-worship afflicts the young and the old. In Singapore, the emergence of soccer as a mass-entertainment sport has placed national players In both the warm glow and the harsh glare of limelight. Fans hunger for details of the public and private lives of their
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  • WHISPERS By ISPY
    • 64 8 In the course of preparing a story on the American military presence In the region, a colleague called the embassy to find out details of the situation In Singapore, and was told that they had a 10-man team based In the Republic. When asked the function of
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    • 56 8 Singapore's football captain Seak Poh Leong, who recently found himself the target of unkind soccer enthusiasts, can count on at least two loyal fans. Two eight-year-old boys saw the banner "Back Poh Leong" displayed at the National Stadium. Said one to the other scornfully, "So famous, and
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  • 494 8  -  WEDNESDAY WITH DICK WILSON DICK WILSON An 1n t e resting paradox is evident in the current state of the Japanese economy. Although the economy as a whole (macro economy) Is pulling clearly out of the recession, individual enterprises within It (micro economy) are in deep
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  • 605 8 VOICE OF THE PRESS N I BANGKOK POST The people must take heart at the Democrat Party, which is ready to form the new government and is very much aware of the need for enforcement of law and order. The leader of the Democrats, M. R. Seni
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  • 58 8  -  MISS TAN SIOK SUN I refer to Mr. Wong Hon Beng*s letter. Loud Music (NN. April 1). Investigations revealed that the amplifiers at several record stalls in the Pagoda/Trengganu Street area were not fitted with the SIBIR noise reduction unit. These record stall holders have been penalised
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  • 107 8  -  WOON HOWE SENG The need for an overhead bridge spanning Dunearn Road, Buklt Timah Road and the canal near the bus stop at the Barker Road entrance as suggested by Worried Parent (NN, 27.3.76) has been examined by the Roads Branch or the PWD. We regret
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  • 44 8 Public telephone CCB 4252 In Block 107, Telok Blangah. has a faulty timing device, cutting off the line after one minute Instead of the usual three. I have reEorted this many times ut the fault has not been rectified. TELEPHONE WAITEK Singapore, 4.
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  • 52 8  -  WOON HOWE SENG We thank Mr. O. Lim (NN, 31.3.76) for his suggestion and are pleased to inform him that 'he traffic lights at the Bedok/Upper Cha n g 1 Road Junction will be adjusted to give priority to vehicles from Bedok Road turning Into (Jpper
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  • 39 8  -  BENJAMIN CHUA We would like to Inform K. F. Khoo (NN, 6.3.76) that the pump attendant has been suspended from duty for smoking a cigarette while on duty. We apologise for the anxiety caused to Mr. Khoo.
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  • Article, Illustration
    790 9 Mr. V.R. Balakrishna, Secretary for Information and Publicity of the NTUC, visited the Soviet Union in 1970 as the NTUC's delegate to Lenin's centenary and May Day celebrations. He gives his impressions of Moscow, describing the conference activities, its long speeches and lavish dinners, and relates an incident which
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  • 501 9  -  T f 3 The Last Word by J.J. Singapore's soccer team, you must by now be convinced, is a great draw upcountry. They always draw their matches there, apart from the Malaysia Cup final which they lost to Selangor last year. Lest you football
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 156 9 ....and now Melwanfe suits it budget-prices!! Mow much dors a Melwani's made-to-measure suit -cost? From as low as $140 (even though tailoring alone normally costs $125) This is the result of a high volume in orders which can justify such reduced budget-prices. ■II ftlittiii I iiipii m «ss*s&l m MUiAI
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  • trend Centrespread edited by Betty L. Khoo
    • 506 10 / 11  -  INTERVIEWS BY JENNIFER SCHOON A girl may play fast furious squash twice a week and petball once a week. Yet she may not work off that tummy bulge nor ever gain a super slim model figure. Similarly, a man may golf twice a week and play tennis
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    • 276 10 / 11 At 67. Mr. D.C. Perreau is probably fitter, trimmer and healthier than most men half his age. And It's largely due to his lifelong participation in sports and exercise. Mr. Perreau was a civil servant until his retirement more than 10 years
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    • 176 10 / 11 A friendly warning from his doctor that he was developing a bit of fat around his heart spurred' Mr. Pat Francisco, 32, into taking 119 a cane seriously. The doctor suggested squash and now Mr. Francisco plays the sport a least twice a week
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    • 362 10 / 11 For Ms. Prem Gill, a woman In her late 30s, exercise and sports Is a way of life. It's total fitness plus a shapely figure that she's after. Her zeal is quite understandable. Ms. GIU used to be a ballet dancer. She was very
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    • Article, Illustration
      821 10 / 11  -  Wednesday, April 14,1976. by H.L.Lim You must have seen this Peanuts cartoon. It was my favourite strip last week; not because my sisters are at all like Lucy—they are not but because I have suffered a similar fate. It Is a fate worse than notoriety sometimes, being labelled a
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  • 732 12 'I can't say that I'm not bitter' Washington Post Chicago, Wednesday "I guess that I have more allies now than I did 30 years ago at the trial," the small, bespectacled woman said with just a trace of bitterness. So maybe, finally, the truth
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  • 787 12 Washington Post Washington, Wednesday You may have read about me lately. I don't mean in this column, but in other newspapers and magazines. In those I am known as Carl Bernstein's friend. Being Bernstein's friend Is not something I'm ashamed of. But I am also
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 543 12 Wednesday I NEW NATION MONEYWORDS Cut out and pin with other coupons. Posting instructions appear below Name (Mr./Mrs./Miss) Address Tel: FILL IN MISSING LETTERS ACROSS USING CLUES BELOW i Cut along dotted lir CLUES FOR CB-3 1. A cry of warning 2. There it opt to bo much wrinkling of
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  • 496 13  -  z =3 f CINEMA [by J. Holmberg THAT MAN FROM TOKYO: With Jiro Tamlya, Robert Hardy and Carolyn Seymour. Terence Don avan directs a screenplay by Shinoby Hashimoto. Golden: (midnight). This suspense drama resurrects and wipes away the cobwebs irom a story-llne that was
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  • 639 13  -  Bjr John Jones London, Wednesday An En g lishman's home is his castle but rising taxes and the cost of upkeep force more and more owners of historic buildings to sell out. The recent closure of the Ouards Club in London and the sale
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
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  • 396 14  -  But orders for 1977 onwards needed =3 Business News and Views —u By Wang Look Fung Far East Levlngston Shipbuilding Ltd. reaped $38.8 million more in sales last year than in 1974. This was disclosed in its 1975 annual report. The company's net profit before tax
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  • 251 14 AP London, Wednesday The US dollar lost ground on European money markets yesterday as the beleaguered British pound gained more than a cent and the Italian lira rallied from Monday's historic low. The pound, boosted by short sellers' profittaking and mid-month buying
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  • 72 14 Caracas. Wednesday. Venezuela said yesterday that foreign companies which have operated In the country owe 2200 million bollvares ($l2Ol million) and gave them 30 days to answer tax evasion charges. A government official did not name the companies but said the taxes were due for their
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  • Stock markets round the world
    • 218 14 With the aid of a last hour bargain hunting spree, blue chips scored their best gain yesterday In nearly two weeks but the second lowest turnover of the year on the New York Stock Exchange kept Wall Street from cheering. The Dow Jones Indus trial average, after fluctuating
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    • 34 14 UPI Dow Jones closing averages on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday. 30 Industrials (up 12.W), 30 transport 201 94 (up 1.06), IS utilities Mil (up 0.36), 65 stocks 296.27 (up 2JB).
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    • 128 14 CkMtnc prices at 1130 ajn. today «Australian time) an the Sydney Stack Exchange; ACT 138 ISA ADC 43 SI Ampol Prt *7 59 Anl M 104 AFM 13« 12S Bank NSW 810 611 Brambles 160 104 BHP 716 733 Boral 1M nil CBA 370 nU C8R 36C nU CIO
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    • 69 14 Reuter Closing prion in fimocs oo the Puis Bourse yntertUy. (Foncler 391 unch Prlntempa 59.60 +3.50 Bull 37.35 +.75 Royal Dutch 316.70 +2.70 Mlchelln 1365 +10 COS 331 +4 Thomson 335.00 +4.30 CFP 138 +3 Rhone M.00 +.60 AIR 371.90 +3.90 BSN 649 unch Phlllpa 50.70 +.00 SUM 301
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    • 261 14 DBS-Daiwa Securities Int'l Ltd The market opened firm following the rise on Wall Street. However, It turned lower In continuation of the bearish sentiment of the past tew weeks. Notable losers Included Dalel, Kyoto Ceramic, Toyota Motor and Hoya Glass. On the other hand, speculatlves such as Kao Soap,
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    • 81 14 Union Bank of Switzerland Ckwtof prlo m In Swlaa francs an the Zurich Slock Exchange yesterday. UBS Bearer 3140 —10 UBS Bolstered 490 SBC 40« 1 Credit Suisse MIS 6 SwtaMir B. MS 10 8wta» Reinaur. 3046 Wlnterthur B. 1815 6 Zurich Insur. 6400 Junert B. ISO NesUe B.
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  • 378 14 f r S from the Dog House l>v PC, I have had many phone calls retarding my remarks about the record slse of a litter In %rhlch I placed the pups from Mrs. Ursula Stracey's ***** at the top of the list although most of
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  • 118 14 American recovery good— Simon Reuter Washington, Wednesday Treasury Secretary William Simon said yesterday the US economy was expanding rapidly and perhaps even too fast. The United Btates "Is in the midst of an extremely healthy and vigorous economic recovery," he told the Senate Finance Committee. But looking towards the end
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 264 14 I Crossword 1 9 diving a rough time 10 Wins the struggle 11 Manias 12 Tennis' Prater 13 Wall hanging 18 Fr. dept. 24 Sp. queen 25 Part of a business title: abbr. 20 Ponselle 27 Summer drinks 28 Study of the elderly 29 Broad sword 30 Turkish VIP 32
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  • 191 15 Business News and Views —L UPI London, Wednesday Better signs of an economic recovery around the world are slightly strengthening: the beleaguered oil tanker market but there are doubts how long the improvement will last, according to recent shipping reports. Very active conditions were evident
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  • 159 15 Reuter New York, Wednesday Britain's strategy for reducing inflation and reviving its economy Is bound to fall because It does not place enough emphasis on controlling the growth of the money supply, the Wall Street Journal said yesterday. The Journid. which in the past
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  • 39 15 Reuter Cairo, Wednesday President Anwar Sadat returned home yesterday after a two-week tour of western Europe which brought him support for his Middle East policies, a trickle of financial assistance and a firm military relationship with France.—Reuter.
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  • 115 15 Reuter London, Wednesday Leaders of two potentially crippling strikes at British Leyland Motor factories yesterday recommended a return to work when the head of their union personally Intervened In the dispute. After a two hour meeting with Engineering Union President Hugh Sc anion, the
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    • 308 15 NITROSOL' BEATS THEM all This concentrated extract of animal flesh and bone accelerates growth and Increase flower power Velge Orchid Gardens: S'pore. *****3. EXPERIENCED QIRL SEEKS clerical Job part-time. Write to NN Box 27 2746. DACHSHUND PEDIGREED PUP, male (no papers) SISO. Phone *****1. rrm ma E LOCUM DOCTOR WANTED
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  • SPORTSFRONT
    • 225 16 CAPTAIN CONTROVERSY One thing the Beak Poh Leong Affair haa proven la that aoccer fans are now getting more lntereated and Involved In the performance of our national team. And Indeed It la a healthy algn for soccer'a success. Let the fans act and ahout
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    • 169 16  -  MARGINI SARIMON I am one of those who follow our national team very closely and I am not surprised that the team will be criticised whether they play well or not. I know the Sack Poh Leone banner was a big blow for the captain, but
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    • 35 16 Keep tt up. Poh Leone, and don't let a mill imp of disloyal I ana upset you. There are many aupporter* backing you all the time. a rmva lotal fan Blappeee S.
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    • 336 16 That Arshad-Rose' picture I am a soccer fan and would like to air my opinion on a recent happening on the local football scene. It retards a picture which appeared on the front page of New Nation on April 5. The pleture showed footballer Arshad lflhamt* with
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    • 233 16 THAT $10 A SEAT CHARGE For those who do not wish to be with the multitude, paying $10, which many consider expensive, for a seat at a soccer match appears to suit them fine. This price may be within the reach of many, but
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    • 212 16 I read with disgust the recent report In your paper that the FAS and the SBC have Jointly decided to raise the price of some grandstand seats to $10. As an ardent fan of the Singapore football team, I would like to ask this question: Do
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    • 125 16 Golf is fast growing In popularity here and all over the world but mast the cost of playing be so prohibitive? Little wonder then that It is still thought of as the sport for snobs and the very rich. Apart from the eeotty equipment one has to
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    • 528 16 Reuter AP Tokyo, Wednesday. The Sohbu open, last let of the the Asian Golf Circuit, will have a njfylng round for the time this year because of the record number of entries, sponsors said yesterday. The qualifying round for US$7O,OOO (about *****,000) tournament, the
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    • 83 16 Reuter Hong Kong, Wednesday A course for Asian basketball referees opened here yesterday with about 100 trainees from nine countries attending. Experts from the International Basketball Federation are conducting the four-day course on the trainees coming from Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Macao. Singapore
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    • 505 17 AP Reuter London, Wednesday Manchester United is saving Lou Macari for the hectic. Easter rush, and that could be an 1 m p or tant move in the race for the English soccer championship. Macari, tnldfleld general of the eager, lng Manchester team, has been
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    • 38 17 AP Los Angeles, Wednesday Pele scored the contest's only goal and outplayed Los Angeles' George Best on Sun<tay as the New York Cosmos took a 1-0 North American soccer League exhibition victory over the Aztecs.—AP.
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    • 147 17 LKA The Singapore team won the third round of the Indonesia-Singapore chess match by 5} points to two last night. On Monday night Lim beat Ayal, Chla beat Sarjono; Riduan beat Wong and JamaU beat Choong. The four unfinished games looked evenly divided but the
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    • 236 17  -  By PHILIP TAN Raffles Inst itutlon's top scorer, Wonj Soon Hlng, was Injured in a Post Second ary schools soccer match on Monday —sustaining a gash on the upper lip which required 10 stitches. He was also injured In the groin. Raffles ran up
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    • 546 18  -  By PHILIP TAN Geylang Serai Vocational moved Into the second round of the National Post Secondary soccer tournament when they edged St. Patrick's 2-1 at Farrer Park yesterday. Both schools completed their first round Group B fixtures with Oeylang Beral sitting comfortably at the
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    • 142 18 United Press International Monte Carlo, Wednesday—Favourite B Jo r n Bon of Sweden easily beat Patrice Domlnguez of France 6-2, 1-2, yesterday on the opening day of the International tennis tournament cf Monte Carlo. Borg and Gulllermo Vilas of Argentina In the doubles won over
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    • 498 18  -  By JEFFREY LOW The new system of advance sales has still not solved the mad scramble for Malaysia Cup football tickets. Instead, discrepancies have cropped up again. Now football fans are pointing an accusing finger at the Singapore Sports Council and the Football Association of
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    • 285 19 Port of Spain, Wednesday—West Indies cricket selectors yesterday named Barbadian fast bowler Vanburn Holder in the 12 man squad for the decisive fourth and final Test against India starting at Sablna Park. Jamaica, on April 21. Holder's recall Is to strengthen the pace department for
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    • 44 19 UPI New York, Wednesday —Ken Norton, the topranked heavyweight contender will meet Ron Stander in a 12-round co-feature of the Muhammed All -Jimmy Young heavwelght title fight at Landover, Maryland on April 30, It was announced yesterday by promoter Don King.
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    • 546 19 They display no knowledge of the game By BRIAN MILLER The standard of hockey among our Post Secondary girls Is In a sorrowful state. This was evident yesterday when Beatty Secondary scored a 2-0 win over St. Andrew's In their Group "B" match of the National
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    • 931 19  -  SQUASH by Eric Cooper On their home courts, under their conditions and fielding three of the top four players In the world as a team, it was inevitable that the World Team championship would be a one-horse race, with Pakistan so far ahead of the
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    • 59 19 Cannes, Wednesday— Dutch and Mexican {unlor soccer teams batled to 2-2 draw yesterday In the opening match of the 25th International Junior soccer tournament. Holland led 2-1 at half time. In an earlier fame. Prance beat Iran 3-0 (2-0). Brazil meet Italy and Scotland face Finland
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    • 159 19 Reuter Karachi, Wednesday.— Singapore's Raymond Ong was beaten In the first round of the International squash championship by C. Francis of Britain 9-3, 9-6, 9-0 here yesterday. Jeff Hunt, the Australian ace, defeated Pakistan's M. Sallm 9-1, 9-0. 9-5 In another firstround match.
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    • 172 19 Koala Lumpur, Wednesday Just Nice may be worth an each way ramble In the Class 5, Division 2 1204 m race en Sunday. A four year eld Australian gelding by Ragtime, Just Nice (Mohamed Ismail) did an Impressive gallop over 600 m In SC on the aand
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  • 58 20 MEI LIN: It Is unfair that tickets for the Malaysia Cup match are sold during office hours; how are workers ever going to buy tickets? AH FOOK: I hope the Singapore Sports Council officials will start the sale of tickets In the evenings, or I will never have
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