New Nation, 6 January 1977

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  • 21 1 New Nation SINGAPORE Thursday, January 6, 1977 No. 1839 Price 25 cents M C (P) 262/1/77 r j NEW NATION COMMENT,
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  • 596 1 Health Minister Dr. Toh Chin Chye this morning said he has no doubt a vaccine against venereal disease will be produced some time in the future and posed three questions on the consequences: Will the discovery of a vaccine against syphilis or gonorrhoea remove all
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  • 273 1 UPI Tokyo, Thursday The government will make public the results of its investigation into the Lockheed, payoff scandal and indict another key figure in the case before the end of the m'opth, newly appointed Justice Minister Hajime Fukuda said yesterday. Mr. Fukuda said hotel
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  • 30 1 Port Moresby, Thursday Five people have died in a week of tribal fighting over a 'woman in Papua New Guinea's mountainous Chimbu province, a police spokesman said yesterday.
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  • 119 1 Reuter Damascus, ThursdayTwo Syrians and a Palestinian will be hanged at dawn today for setting off explosions In the Syrian capital and Aleppo last year in which a number of people died, Informed sources said. An official announcement said earlier the three men told a
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  • 42 1 London, Thursday A truck driver was killed and 54 people Injured, most of them schoolchildren, when two school buses anu track collided on a highway in Nottinghamshire yesterday. Sixteen children and the driver of one of the buses were hospitalised.
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    • 52 1 Toa Payoh this morning This is Toa Payoh this morning. Inside, in the centre pages, the story of Toa Payoh a twopart pictorial feature. INSIDE London City scandals: Probe on Pago 7 Mokhtar Daharl'i !»7 dropped -Pago 18 IN THE OTHER PAGES: Cinemas 2; Moneywordg 11; Crossword 14; Stars 17;
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous

  • 280 2  -  Now a safer and faster method By Wang Look Fung Women will be able to help terminate pregnancies less than 12 weeks old on an outpatient basis in a few selected government hospitals In three month. This Is the latest breakthrough In the research on the "superdrug," prostaglandin,
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  • 206 2 Xt will be difficult to trace the $14 million worth of genu end currency stolen from the Cathay Pacific Airway* warehouse at Paya liebar airport, according to Informed sources. This Is because the 1800,000 .In Singapore and Brunei cusrendes are In various denominations
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  • 241 2 LOG PRICES RISE SHARPLY 81pgapore timber exporters had a boupcy third quarter last year as both the value and volume of exports rose substantially over the corresponding period in 1075. According to the Singapore Timber Industry Board, exports of sawn timber, logs, plywood, mouldings
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  • 35 2 Mr. Lee Khoon Choy, Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs will officiate at the Singapore Zoological Gardens Third Annual Photo Contest prise giving ceremony on Saturday at 3 p.m. In the soo's cafeteria.
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  • 108 2 Police guards have been stationed outside the hospital ward of a man seriously injured in the five-vehicle crash in Sembawang last night. The accident took place along Canberra Road at about 9.15 p.m. when a lorry, reportedly stolen, was Involved in a collision with three
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  • 40 2 Mr. Ranilt OilL managing editor of Eric Publications, will speak to Rotary Queens town members on the Impact of trade and financial publications on business, at the Cambaluc Room of Marco Polo Hotel on Monday at 12.30 p.m.
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  • 293 2 Do you always suspect your spouse? Are you extremely quarrelsome? Are you extremely quarrelsome? Always suspicious of your spouse's fidelity? If you are, you may not be as sane as you think you are, according to consultant psychiatrist Dr. Paul Nful. Spiaklni at the
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  • 113 2 Trading was quiet with I) rices opening marginally, ower at the Btock Exchange of Singapore during the first 45 minutes today. Profit-taking and the weaker market close at Wall Street were believed to have Influenced the Initial price drops. BUSINESS DONE First Section Slme Darby (8) 3.42. Sett.:
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  • 210 2 United Malayan Banking Corporation nas served notice that it will put Far Eastern Publishers International into receivership. A Business Times report today said a notice of appointment of receivers was filed with the Registrar of Companies last week. It appointed Coopers and Lybrand to
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 427 2 AT THE CINEMA THE OMEN: A suspense thriller about the parent* who discover belatedly that their adopted son Is the child of Satan. Stars Gregory Peck, Ijn Remlck, DSTIu Warner, Biiile Whltelaw. Harvey Stephens. Odeen: 1.90, 4, 6.30 and 9.30 pjn. DO NT LOOK NOW: A couple In Venloe meet
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    • 113 2 WHAT'S ON Alfr of ceramics demonEtratlon at the Bentosa Art Centre, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. MAN AND MACHINE, an exhibition of photographs by Henri Cartleruresson at the National Museum Art Gallery, Stamiord Road till 5 p.m. INDIAN CLASBICAL DRAMA by Manohar and hL drama company at the National Theatre,
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    • 107 2 Night at the Ming Court Hotel, 7.30 p.m. NIGHT MASKETS at Clementl Road. Commonwealth Avenue. Jalan Eunoa. Kallang Estate, MacPherson Road, Lorong Chuan and St. Michael's lfarket Courtyard. Fun fail* Lady Lions' Club will bold a charity food and fun fair at the Chuich of the Blessed Sacrament in Commonwealth
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  • 14 2 Police reported 71 accidents yesterday. Five were serious and one fatal.
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  • 371 3 Asia's consumers are lining pockets of MNCs, says CASE The Consumers' Association of Singapore (CASE) has suggested that Asean pave the way for national drugs production to combat the high price imposed by multinational firms. The editorial of the latest Issue of CASh's Consumer
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  • 135 3 The Law society has set up a committee to recommend to Government the revision of various laws which have become outdated According to informed sources, the Law Revision Committee will make a thorough study of these laws before submitting their recommendations to the
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  • 42 3 The National Productivity Board will conduct a course, Supervisor and his Job, at its training centre in Hotel Royal-Ramada from Feb. 1 to 14. Sessions will be held dally from Monday to Friday from 7 pjn. to 0.15 pm.
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  • 107 3 This collection of pornographic magazines and blue films which Customs spokesman P. Ramanathan is showing reporters is worth $20,000 on the black market but smugglers here bought them for only $500. Five youths were arrested when they tried to bring them aboard a bumboat at
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  • 75 3 All measurements in brochures for the travel and tour Industry will be converted to metric units soon. According to the latest issue of Metrication Digest. a publication of the Singapore Metrication Board, members of the industry have been requested to forward their tour itineraries, brochures and
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  • 167 3 Litronix Singapore (Pte.) Ltd., an electronic company producing digital watches, Is winding up Its operations here because of poor sales. According to an official of the American company, It Is expected to close down In three to four months' time. The firm which Is situated In Tlong
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  • 33 3 The University of Singapore's Department of Extramural Studies will hold a flve-lecture course on blood and its disorders in Kandang Kerbau Hospital's lecture theatre from Jan. 10. The fee Is $15.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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  • 392 4  -  'Laws' will force organisations in the US, Australia and New Zealand to stay at home By Peter Ong Singapore is likely to lose the opportunity to host a number of conventions organised by American, Australian and New Zealand groups this year. This Is because the Australian and
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  • 288 4 CLOSER KL TIES UPI Cairo, Thursday Premier Mandouh Salem said yesterday Egypt will do Its utmost to promote political and economic cooperation with Malaysia. Mr. Salem said this at the opening round of official talks between him and Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Hussein Onn. who
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  • 43 4 Caltex (Asia) Limited will host a Chinese dinner for its dealers at Marco Polo Hotel's ballroom on Jan. IS. Prises will be presented to the winners of the 1076 sales and cleanliness campaign which has been held for the second year winning
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  • 66 4 The Sentosa Development Corporation will conduct a roller skating course for beginners at Sentosa Roller Skating Rink from Jan. 10. The eight-lesson course will be conducted twice a week from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Pee for the course is $12 per adult an* M for students. Application
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  • 107 4 This is S. Manohar, billed the "King of Indian classical drama," in, action during his first performance outside his country at the National Theatre last night. Manohar, 47. who has acted in more than 2000 dramas and 100 films during his 32-year career,
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  • 156 4 Handbag thieves have struck afain at the Nov en a Church in Thomson Road. The latest reported theft took place on Christmas Day at 9.45 a.m. when a Jt-jrear-old housewife went to the church to pray. She hat. 1 left her handbag containing S2M
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  • 59 4 The Department of Extra-Mural Studies, University of Sinxapore, will hold a six-lecture course on the handicapped child In the Brunnel Hawes Lecture Theatre, Clock Tower Building. Outram Road Hospital, starting on Saturday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The lecturer will be Professor Freda M. Paul. Associate Professor
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  • 14 4 The Macßltchle Fitness Park will be officially opened on Saturday at 3.30 p.m.
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  • 156 4 The Education Ministry's telephone has been flooded with calls since school reopened on Monday. Although It has more than 25 lines, callers are having as much difficulties calling in as Ministry officials who want an outside line. It is estimated that more than 2000 calls were received
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  • 265 4 A $20,000 film about Singapore's manufacturers U to be distributed overseas to promote local products. T»>« film, nroduced Jointly by the Singapore afantuaciurers' Association and Radio Television Singapore, will be distributed through Singapore embassies to major Importing countries of local products for a start. They Include
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  • 217 4 Primary school* children are being taught to respect and help their elders under the integrated subject. tion for Living (EFL), tfce Education Ministry said today. However, the Ministry Is looking into the ifosslblltty of how the EFL syllabus can be readjusted to give
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  • 21 4 The Adventures In Attitude Alumni Club will hold a lunch meeting at the Cockpit Hotel's conference room on Saturday.
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  • 160 5 Reuter Cairo, ThursdayFrench Defence Minister Yvon Bo urges and Egypt's War Minister General Abdel Unani Gamassi, yesterday began a detailed study of what arms Egypt wants from France, well-in-formed sources said. Mr. Bourges flew to Cairo on for a flve-day visit and said
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  • 494 5 Saudi Arabia's restraint won't alter our support for Israel, says Katz Reuter UPI Washington, Thursday A high- ranking State Department official said yesterday that the United States rejected any suggestion that Saudi Arabia's restraint In raising oil prices should alter American support of Israel.
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  • 96 5 Pisa (Italy), Thursday. Two elephants looking at another who starved to death because her trainer left her to get married. The pining pachyderm from the Do Brasil circus, 24-year-old Sandra, had been angrily pushing away all food offered her since German trainer Harmut Chome, 23, married a
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  • 27 5 Reuter Johannesburg. Thursday Black students In the Soweto African township began returning to classrooms yesterday after a six-month school boycott, but many others stayed away.
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  • 267 5 Reuter Aspel (Colorado). Thursday French singer Claudine Longet's 225-page diary, found in the house where her ski champion lover was killed, became an issue in her manslaughter trial yesterday. The red and black diary, found In Miss Longet's dresser drawer in Vladimir (Spider) Sablch's
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  • 72 5 Reuter Tokyo, Thursday—More than 1200 people, most accused of buying votes, have been arrested in Japan for offences connected with last month's general elections, police said yesterday. Crooked campaigners offered voters in the Dec. 5 poll an average of 2000 yen ($l6) In cash or
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  • 72 5 Reuter Hong Kong, Thursday A reform centre in Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) has cured 1200 heroin and opium addicts during the past year using Ideology and acupuncture, the Vietnamese news agency reported today. The agency, monitored here, said the centre, known as the School for
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  • 58 5 Reuter London, Thursday Mr. Roy Jenkins, former Home Secretary In the Labour Government, yesterday formally resigned from Parliament so that he can take over officially today as President of the European Common Market Commission. Another Member of Parliament, Mr. Christopher Tugendhat of the opposition Conservative Party, also resigned,
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  • 195 5 Reuter Addis Ababa, Thursday Ethiopia and Sudan have recalled their ambassadors from cach other's capital for consultations on strained relations between the two countries, informed sources said yesterday. Sudanese President Jaafar Nlmeirl has twlcc accused neighbouring Ethiopia of organising trading camps for forces hostile
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  • 438 6 Reuter UPI Amman, Thursday Syria and Jordan have almost completed plans for a new federation, Syrian Foreign Minister Abdel Halim Khaddam said yesterday. Mr. Khaddam and Syrian Prime Minister Abdel Rahman Khlelfawl met with King Hussein and Jordanian Premier Mudar Badran In
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  • 175 6 AP Beirut, Thursday The Phalanglst radio claimed yesterday that a gang of females is employed by a foreign embassy in Beirut to spread terror. The radio operated by the Phalange Party did not name the embassy Involved but said "officials of the Palestinian resistance have
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  • 167 6 Reuter Manila, Thursday President *Ferdlnand Marcos yesterday relaxed procedures for aliens here who want to become Filipino citizens. The Presidential Palace said Mr. Marcos had Issued a letter of instruction to reduce the filing age from 21 to 18 of applicants for Philippine
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  • 52 6 Reuter Belfast, Thursday— The Protestant paramilitary Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) organisation announced yesterday that it has called off a yearlong ceasefire. The organisation told its newspaper contacts that it has already been responsible for a series of factory bombings in the strife-torn British province in the last
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  • 142 6 Reuter Rome, Thursday More than three-quar-ters of crimes reported In Italy remain unsolved but there were nearly two million court cases pending at the end of last June, a senior law official said yesterday. Thirty-nine policemen were killed and more than 2000 wounded during exchanges of gunfire with
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  • 41 6 Thousands of schoolchil dren work for their "kakizome", traditional New Year's writing, on the annual kakiiome ceremony at the Tokyo's B udo k an Halt Before them is a huge traditional rice-cake offering. UPI radio picture.
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  • 154 6 Reuter Dallas (Texas), Thursday—A federal Judge has ruled that executions in Texas can be shown on television. He based his ruling on Monday on the fact that news agency reporters had been allowed to watch previous executions. "I don't think we can
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  • 44 6 Reuter "S —s« Aim actress Linds Moui^^l^L Fr^ er e l Ko *y* ln mon Ji? J my c f rter hare one thin* In comS ta New York State i K***«»tlal election, the New rk Board of Elections said yesterday.—Renter.
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  • 218 6 Reuter New York, Thursday A federal court ruling that McDonnell-Douglas and General Dynamics aircraft manufacturers could be sued for punitive damages in the world's worst air crash could open the way to suits lasting for years, legal sources said yesterday. But
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  • 52 6 AP Sheldon (Vermont), Thursday Two Hong Kong students died in a head-on collision here, police said yesterday. Steven Ip, 26, and Nancy Chan, 23. died after their car collided with a tractor-trailer truck on Tuesday near here. Police said the two were both attending college in Binghamton,
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 154 6 WORLD WEATHER Tokyo—Sunny, 7-Mlnus 3C. Headline: Israeli minister kills self; denied bribe allegation. New York—Cold, chance of snow, 2-Mlnus 2C. Headline: Murdoch seems to be the victor In fight for New York magazine. Paris —Variable, 5-IC. Headline: French television artists strike broadens. Moscow Sunny, Minus 8 -Minus 18C. Pravda's headline:
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  • 225 7 Reuter London, Thursday A committee named yesterday to probe the working of British financial institutions at home and abroad Includes trade unionists, industrialists and bankers who will work under the chairmanship of former Prime Minister Sir Harold Wilson. Prime Minister James Cal'.aghan set up
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  • 36 7 UPI Rangoon, Thursday Burmese army troops killed one rebel and wounded several others in a three-hour battle with a 200-strong insurgent force near a village in the southern Shan state, it was reported yesterday.—UPl.
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  • 182 7 UPI London, Thursday Prime Minister James Callaghan hopes to visit Washington early next month, the first of a long line of foreign leaders already forming up to meet President elect Jimmy Carter soon after his inauguration, government officials said yester day. No date
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  • 250 7 UPI Belgrade, Thursday China yesterday denied as 'absolutely groundless" reports of unrest In Chinese provinces following the arrest of Chairman Mao Tse-tung's widow and her "Gang of Four," the Yugoslav news' agency Tan jug said. But in a dispatch from Peking, Tan J
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  • 302 7 Reuter Tokyo. Thursday A millionaire businessman, Mr. Kenji Osano, is to he charged with involvement in the Lockheed bribery scandal. Justice Minister Haiime Fukuda said yesterday. Last month government investigators searched the home of Mr. Osuno, a 59-year-old owner of public transport, taxi, hotel and
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  • 273 7 UPI London. Thursday Jim Miller and John Bellord were philanthropic millionaires to the world and swindlers to the police who captured them after a Robinson Crusoe-like retreat on a barren island off Scotland's west coast. Miller. 55, and Bellord, 48. were each Jailed for six
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  • 119 7 UPI Hon* Kong, Thursday Dutch Justice Minister A.A.M. van Agt arrived here yesterday "to pick the brains" of Hong Kong drug fighters during his four-day visit. Mr. van Agt said in a statement that the purpose of his first visit to Hong Kong "is
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  • 30 7 AP La Paz (Bolivia), Thursday. Thousands of people were evacuated from the eastern agricultural region of Santa Cruz yesterday as heavy rains continued for the second day.—AP.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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  • 427 8 Yesterday's reminder that school sports is for everybody, not Just the champions and the hopefuls, comes at a time when mass participation in sport is a growing phenomenon outside the schools. The surging popularity of Jogging and other non-competitive forms of exercise among
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  • WHISPERS By ISPY
    • 50 8 A young mother, who la conscious of her recently expanded figure plus the threat of increasing years was applying more than normal amount of make-up. When asked the reason, she said: "I'm lunching with a younger girl. I need all the help I can get to compete, lookwise."
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    • 47 8 A too-slim miss wanted to gain a few curves and paid $100 for a course of special weight-gain pills. They worked so well that she put on more than she bargained for and had to spend $700 on a course in a figure salon.
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  • 907 8 Strategic concepts have not changed much since 50s The old simplicity of a nuclear confrontation between a Soviet-led East and an Americanled West has blurred into the complications of many additional factors of international relations. Washington Star Washington, Thursday The world keeps changing.
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  • 542 8 NEW YORK TIMES VOICE OF THE PRESS China under Mao Tse-tung became such a pivotal element in the world balance of power particularly in what many termed the WashingtonMoscow -Peking triangle that its evolution since Mao's death four months ago should concern us deeply. Will China make
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  • 609 9  -  Art Buchwald Los Angeles Times As with every year people said a lot of things in 1976 that they're sorry for. Here are possibly a few of them. Aren't you glad you re not ine person who said to Ronald iteagan: "if
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  • 717 9  -  Accidents on the rise as number of vehicles increases By Aline Mosby UPI Paris, Thursday Speed limits and seat belts may have checked .the rate of highway death for awhile, but recent reports show that with an ever increasing number of motor vehicles on the
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  • 361 9 UPI Bangkok, Thursday Thong Nhut (or Nhat) is the "In" word in Vietnam these days. The word literally means reunlncatlon, but depending on how you spell ii, it alto can mean dissension. Matches, bicycles, the new (allroad connecting the Chinese border in the north
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  • 1288 10 / 11 Twenty-five years ago Toa Payoh was a vast jrjyv amp area. Today, it is Singapore's show-piece of fejblic housing. The last nocks of flats and final ffpuches to the landscape will Er completed in February. Pfew Nation today presents a ■go-part feature of Toa PaBph Today,
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  • Page 10 / 11 Miscellaneous
    • 498 10 / 11 Thursday NEW NATION Cut out and pin with other coupons. Posting instructions appear below Name (Mr./Mrs./Miss) Address L2L FILL IN _O_L JD MISSING L K E LETTERS OLE across M"T~E us,ng m L_L CLUES °1 LI F I BELOW ■■■■■■■■■■Cut along dotted linos CLUES FOR DN 4 1. Offspring of
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  • trend 1
    • 718 12  -  b v Sylvia Leow If I may use again a term which created a furore when It was used a few years back. I would call myself a Wog In the sense that I am English educated and oriental but following much of a Western
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    • 525 12 N.Y. Times New York Thursday Those two American standbys, denim and corduroy, are Riving argument to the fashion experts who Insist that the elegant look Is back. Jeans Just won't disappear. In a poor year for the textile Industry, and particularly for men's clothing, those
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    • 156 12  -  Shoparound I>V Jennifer Schoon Items 1, 4, from the Ming Shops, Fitzpatrlcks and Orchard Towers. The rest from the Token House, Orchard Towers. Picture 1:- Miniature wooden, carved cradle. Holds anything you wish from small potted plants to sweets. Great as a desk assessory for pens
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    • 103 12  -  Decor Ideas V.O. You don't have to use conventional doors between two rooms. This Is especially so "'hen one of the rooms does not have any windows and only gets its natural light from the other room. One way Is to divide the rooms by a simple
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    • Article, Illustration
      1203 13  -  Cook-in bv Violet Oon One of my best recent finds has been The Complete Asian Cookbook by Sri Lanka-born Australian resident, Charmaine Solomon. This monumental 500-page volume, available as a special offer with Her World Annual, at a giveaway price of $18, is a treasure trove of recipes,
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 282 13 Puzzles, riddles, crosswords, jokes to share? We pay $5 for every contribution. The address is Kids Only, New Nation, Locked Bag 15, Singapore 1. Don't forget to add your natfie, age and address. 1. Seal, hare, panda, ape, cat, lion, bear and otter. Can you fit these animals into the
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  • 285 14 Los Angeles Times Hollywood, Thursday Mickey Rooney. tne Mick. 58 years old, Is right on top again. The movies are alter him—two major films recently completed, more on the way—a prime-time American television series debuts next month and a new and successful nightclub act
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  • 522 14 DREAM OF THE RED CHAMBER '77 (Mandarin): Susana Soh, Paul Kao. (Now at Jurong Drive-In). If this is the best that we can do, we might as well throw in the towel and be content with merely watching movies. It Ls heartening to note
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  • 660 14  -  Joop and Toos have always been together for 28 years By JERRY BELCHER Hollywood, Thursday— At a time of life when all too many people spend their days just sitting at home and twiddling their thumbs, Joop and Toos Wouters employ their thumbs to carry them to faraway
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 280 14 Crossword v ACROSS 1 Certain marquis' fault 7 Small antelopes 13 Guitarist Andres 14 Writs for Jury panels 16 Alteration experts 17 Football destination 18 Hgt. 19 Takes on again 21 Sea travel: abbr. 22 Inlets 24 Sixth or horse 25 London museum 26 Newspaper sections, for short 28 Holy
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  • 165 15 Reuter Rio De Janeiro, Thursday The president of the Brazilian CofTee Institute, Mr. Camllo Calazans, yesterday said he expected international coffee prices to continue to rise throughout 1977 despite a consumer boycott launched in the US. Mr. Calazans told reporters a world shortage of
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  • 82 15 bounces up a little... UPI Brussels, Thursday— The dollar, still mired at its lowest rates in more than a year-and-a-half, bounced back a bit from some of its recent heavy losses on most European money markets yesterday. The US currency lost against the pound, which went from U551.7085 on Tuesday
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  • 382 15 Business News and Views Russia's grain output up by 80 mil tonnes Reuter Moscow, Thursday Soviet Agriculture Minister Valentin Mesyats ye st e r day announced a record grain harvest of 223.8 million tonnes for 1976, a Jump of 80 million tonnes from the dismal yield of
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  • 169 15 Reuter London, Thursday Britain's reputation as a strike-prone nation received a glow yesterday from figures showing a dramatic Improvement In Industrial relations since 1974. Strikes dropped by 57 per cent in 1975 making It the best year since 1969, according to the International Labour Organisation (ILO)
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  • 124 15 Reuter Washington, Thursday The US and South Korea signed an agreement here yesterday governing Korean Ashing rights within 320 km of the US coastline. The accord is one of several general agree ments the US is negotiat- ing with Ashing nations in line with legislation last year
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  • 153 15 Favelle Mort, a leading Australian crane company in Sydney has appointed MR. JAMES WONCi as its Far East regional manager. MR. WILLIAM C. PIERCE, recently appointed head of Chemical Bank's petroleum and minerals division, has been named a senior vice president of the bank. MR. ROBERT F.
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  • Stock markets round the world
    • 241 15 Prices fell yesterday for the third consecutive session in active trading on the New York Stock Exchange as profittaking continued from December's rally. Uncertainty about Carter Administration economic policies was a factor. The Dow Jones Industrial average fell 9.81 points to 978.06, bringing its three-day loss to 26.59
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    • 27 15 Closing Dow Jones averages yesterday: 30 Industrials 978.08 (off 9.81); 30 transport 333J1 (Off 3.35); 15 utilities 107.80 (off 0.44); 68 stocks 318.78 (Off 3.88).
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    • 181 15 The market declined 22.17 points at the opening on profit taking because of fear that the margin debt balance had Increased and also because of the decline on Wall Street. Closing prices (in yen) on TSE yesterday: AJlnomoto 521 6 C. Itoh 320 7 Dowa Mining: 181 3 Hitachi
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    • 66 15 Closing priced on the Parte Bourse yesterday: Parlbas 158.60 +1.60 Poncler 314.80 -1-9.80 Prlntemps 42.60 -{-1 Bull 39.80 0.06 Royal Dutch 381.60 —3.30 Mlchelln 1383 10 COE 280.40 3.40 Thomson 183 —7 CPP 110.10 +1.20 Rhone 83.10 +1.10 Air 332 +6.10 B8N 629 +9 Philips 66 —0.60 Suez 224.90
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    • 84 15 Closing pi«2M (In Swiss francs) on the Zurich Stock Exchange yesterday: UBS Bearer 3240 —20 UBS Registered 550 8BC 400 l Credit Suisse 2790 —10 Swissair B. 625 2 Swiss Reinsur. 2550 5 Wlnterthur B. 1960 10 Zurich Insur. 6850 Juvena B. 180 3 Nestle B. 3490 —36 lnterfood
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    • 100 15 Closing prices at 11.30 a.m. today (Australian time) on the Sydney Stock Exchange: AAR 93 100 Aberloyle 83 98 Aust Dev 23 26 BH South 100 107 B'vllle 136 138 Cons Qold 14B 150 Abmlnco Nil 40 Cudgeon 26 Nil Cons Rutile 75 95 CRA >05 308 Bast Copper
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  • 231 15 Reuter New York, Thursday China nas purchased large quantities of sugar, about 200,000 tonnes, on open markets since early December and Is believed to be aiming to buy still more, world sugar market sources said yesterday. Trade sources said the Chinese were expected to
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  • 188 15 Reuter London, Thursday Britain's monetary reserves tumbled to an uncomfortably low US$4l29 million ($9907 million) in December after paying back money due to foreign creditors, the Treasury ann o un ced yesterday. The fall was chiefly due to the repayment of US$l545 million ($3708 million)
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  • 44 15 Reuter Seoul, ThursdaySouth Korean exports last year rose by 49.6 Kr cent to US$B,ll9 blln ($19,486 billion) according to government statistics. The total exports reflected a 24.9 per cent increase over the original target of US$6.5 billion ($15.84 billion).—Reuter.
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  • 406 16  -  Foreman or Shavers the next opponent BOXING by Lim Kee Chan World heavyweight boxing champion Muhammed Ali "will definitely fight again," his trainer Angelo Dundee told me last night. His opponent will be ptther Ernie Shavers, who recently knocked out Roy WiMams. or George Foreman,
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  • 868 16 AP Paris, Thursday—Sunday's Argentine Grand Prix at Buenos Aires opens the 17-race 1977 Vvorld drivers championship with Britain s jaines Hunt facing a bitter struggle to defend his brana-new world crown. New cars and car-dri-ver combinations promise a far more open battle than tne
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  • 134 16 Goteborg. Thursday Liem Swle King, one of the world's top badminton players, lost the flrst set but bounced back to score an easv victory over Sture Johnsson as Indonesia whipped Sweden 4-1 in an exhibition match yesterday. King defeated the former European champion. 11-15. 15-9,
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  • 28 16 Edinburgh, Thursday Hibernian and Dundee United drew 0-0 in a Scottish League Premier Division match played here last night. The match was postponed from January 3.
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  • 25 16 Due to poor weather conditions, the Hicee Open of the ldfcal golf circuit scheduled to start at Beletar tomorrow has been postponed indefinitely.
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  • 343 17 Reuter Calcutta, Thursday England should have no more than a mopping up operation to perform in the second Test against India here today although another Innings victory Is likely to elude them. India, who trailed by 166 on Ant innings, tumbled to 91 for seven
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  • 390 17 ON THE track with Fairway Ipoh, Thursday Rafferty (Alan Simpson), Triple Five (Henry Goh) and Clrlblrlbln (C.H. Tan) provided an interesting trial here this morning. The Garnet Bougouretrained trio raced over 600 m in 38.8 with not much between them at the finish. More rain fell yesterday
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  • 326 17 Reuter UPI Prague. Thursday A spokesman for the Czechoslovak Lawn Tennis Federation said the US$lO,OOO (5525,000) fine levied on* Czechoslovakia for withdrawing from the Federation Cup women's team tennis competition In Philadelphia last August was "Illegal." Commenting on the decision of the International Lawn Tennis
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  • 1034 17 SATURDAY CI. 4—l Boom ft Winning Streak II 6ft 5 Superior 67.6 lft Tuan Beaar 55 ft lureka II M 11 Rafferty 54 10 Mick ine Miller 63 J 13 Speed of Wind b1.6 15 Katoomba 50.6 14 Without Regret 48.6 1 Gold Saint 40.6 7
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  • 194 17 UPI Washington. Thursday. Wendy Turnbull, a 24-year-old Australian who played in only two Virginia 811 ms tournaments laat year, upset lourthseeded Betty Stove 6-0, 6-2 yesterday to advance to the quarter-finals of the Washington leg on the 1077 Slims tour. Stove, from Holland, was one
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  • 141 17 SATURDAY Race One: 111 Class 4 Dtv. < UNm The Pretender, Predator, MeGarret, Pampered Qmml Se What IL RaeeTwe: &4I Class 4 Dhr. 1206 m Splller, Dignity n, Qae Sera ft. Red Dart, Twfllto. Radasan. Raee Three: 2.15 Class 4 Dlv. 4 1244 m Casta no H, M-estra 11,
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  • 110 17 Reuter London, Thursday A share In the stallion Welsh Peccant was sold here yesterday for £18.000 (8173.440) a record for a sale of this sort at public auction In Britain. The previous record was £17.000 (*****60) for a share In Amber Rama, sold in 1073. Philip Solomons,
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  • Page 17 Miscellaneous
    • 379 17 YOUR LUCKY STARS IF IT'S YOUR BORN today, you are one of those admirers of beauty who actually era Ina Via and to your purse. You have an ability to combine what you see and hear with what you think, so that you can, with almost no effort at all,
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  • 526 18  -  By FAUZI OMAR Kuala Lumpur, Thursday Soccer striker James Wong will be the next Malaysian sportsman, after hockey fullback Brian Sta Maria, to regret abandoning the national team In midJourney. Wong, who was In Bangkok with the Malaysian soccer team recently for the King's Cup
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  • 698 18  -  BOWLING by Brian Miller After nearly six months of relative inactivity on the lanes, S.Y. Loh has once again bowled himself right back into the top bracket. Loh. whose last appearance in a major tournament was In August when he took 10th spot In
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  • 47 18 Reuter Durban, Thursday— Elijah "Tap Tap" Makhatlni, the South African champion, is to fight the Argentine Carlos Monzon here lor the world middleweight boxing title, promoter Maurice TOweel announced last night. The bout would probably take place In late February or early March, ne said.—Reuter.
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  • 445 18 AP Phoenix, Thursday The 10-month, US$B.4 million (8522.6 m), professional golf tour starts its 1977 season this week with, as usual, Johnny Miller the man to beat in the US$2OO,OOO (S$480,000) Phoenix Open starting today. "It was a good winter, the
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  • 770 19 But the need to be optimistic can be discouraging The DON REV II: column There have been a number of great goalscoring partnerships in English football in recent years, among them Mick Jones-Allan Clarke (Leeds United), John Radford-Ray Kennedy (Arsenal), Malcolm Mac Donald Tudor (Newcastle)
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  • 299 19 Reuter UPI Addis Ababa, Thursday The president of the African Football Confederation (AFC), Ato Yldnakachew Tessema of Ethiopia, said yesterday South Africa was trying to cheat the world by pretending; It d aholkhed racial dlscrimination In sport. an article In the Ethiopian Herald, Ato Yldnakachew,
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  • 137 19 Reuter Havana, Thursday. Cuba's double Olympic champion Alberto Juantorena said yesterday he has given up plans to become a 1500 metres runner and would stick to his Montreal gold-medal events, the 400 and 800 metres. The 39-year-old athlete said after taking the Olympic titles last July
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  • 248 19 Reuter Melbourne, Thursday Australia needed little more than half an hour to win the second ericket Test against Pakistan here today by 348 runs. Pakistan had resumed at 128 for seven, and seeking an impossible total or 800 to win. Dennis Llllee and Kerry
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  • 66 20 MEI UN: The proposal by the MP for Ang Mo Klo, Mr. Yea Toon Chia, to the HDB to bulkl a community centre in estates with 3d,00(r residents is a good way of getting the residents together. AH FOOK: Community centres do help people meet each other and
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    • 859 20 TV AND RADIO SINGAPORE 5 3.00 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by HOUSEWIVES* MATINEE: A Time to Remember r). The first part of this Mandarin film. 1.35 GENERAL HOSPITAL t.35 INTERMISSION 8.95 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by ELEPHANT ROY: River Crossing. Toomal Is rick with fever, and Kala Nag. the elephant, ha- to
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    • 214 20 Today's top shows GOOD HEAVENS: See Jane Run. (Ch. 5, 9 p.m. in colour). A young woman asks Mr. Angel to help find her long-lost twin sister so that she can give her share of an inheritance. Stars Florence Henderson (as the twins), Edward Winter and James Lulsl. ft Margaret
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