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Title Section14 1970-12-30 1 THE SINGAPORE herald No. 137 Singapore Wednesday, December 30, 1970 MC(P) 2207 15 CENTS14 words
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201 1970-12-30 1 Only two die as plane bursts into flames CHARLOTTE AMALIE (Virgin Islands) Tues. A Trans Caribbean Airlines jet with 53 persons aboard crashed on landing and burst into flames yesterday. Officials said two persons were killed and 51 injured. The Boeing 727 skittered across the runway, slammed into a hillAP - 201 words
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121 1970-12-30 1 GREAT BANK ROBBERY PROBE AN AMMO HAUL POLICE investigating the $946,000 Chartered Bank robbery raided a Lorong 7 flat in Toa Payoh last night and seized 540 rounds of revolver ammunition. The raid followed interroSation of three suspects etained at the weekend. It is understood a man led detectives to121 words
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Article76 1970-12-30 1 THE 16,000-ton tanker Cherry Viken, now adrift after an engine breakdown in the South China Sea, is expected to be towed to Singapore for repairs if conditions permit, according to local agents Lian Soon Shipping and Trading Pte. Ltd. The tanker, last reported to be about76 words
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Article56 1970-12-30 1 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei, Tues. A fire broke out on board a Hongkong vessel, the 1,199-ton Union Brenda this morning destroying cabins and store in the aft of the ship. Firemen fought the flames foV two hours. The ship was berthed alongside Brunei wharf afterAFP - 56 words
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Article, Illustration1041 1970-12-30 1 Pension for Puan Noor Aishah? WILL Parliament alter the salary and allowances of the President? Or will it grant a pension to Puan Noor Aishah, widow of the late President Yusof? These questions are raised by a Bill to be passed by Parliament today amending the Civil List and Pension1,041 words
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87 1970-12-30 1 SAIGON, Tues. An American military bus was destroyed today after Saigon students tossed petrol bombs at it. There were no casualties. Police dispersed the students with volleys of tear-gas grenades. A student spokesman said that students would resume their "urban guerilla warfare87 words
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Article28 1970-12-30 1 HONGKONG: Several Chinese newspapers reported that more than 100 soldiers had crossed from China to the British side of the frontier to search for people escaping to Hongkong.28 words
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240 1970-12-30 1 100 Europeans expelled from Guinea in reprisal FRANKFURT, Tues. A group of 50 West Germans with a few Swiss and Austrians arrived here by air today from Conakry, saying they were expelled from Guinea last night. Another 50 arrived at Brussels airport. One of the Frankfurt group said Guinean soldiersAFP - 240 words
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Article63 1970-12-30 1 DAR ES SALAAM, Tues. Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere will go ahead with his scheduled five-day visit to India next month despite the general elections called for early March by Premier Indira Gandhi, it was reliably learned here today. President Nyerere's visit is due to beginAFP - 63 words
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Article26 1970-12-30 1 GENEVA, Tues. -World Fund for Nature has voted an allwomen resolution calling on women to give up wearing fur coats as their participation in nature conservation.26 words
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188 1970-12-30 1 LONDON, Tues. A Roval family spokesman today denied London Press reports that Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon are planning a divorce. However the spokesman's statement, that the reports, based on a report by the Washington Post, were "certainly" not true, seemed to indicate that heAFP; AP - 188 words
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520 1970-12-30 1 MADRID, Tues. A full Cabinet meeting called by General Francisco Franco to discuss the sentences against 16 Basque extremists, ended without any public announcement. Gen. Franco, the only man who can commute the death sentences on six of the Basques,520 words
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Article, Illustration98 1970-12-30 1 NEW DELHI, Tues. Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi said today the British Government's proposal to sell arms to South Africa endangers the future of the Commonwealth. "Yes, It does endanger its future," Mrs. Gandhi told a news conference, "because a large number of countriesAP - 98 words
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Miscellaneous16 1970-12-30 1 P*a-?l-_h_T_ll_H.J| WEATHER forecast for Singapore from f a.m. to noon today: Scattered showers In late morning.16 words
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Article, Illustration1146 1970-12-30 2 PIERRE E. TRUDEAU - A key role in preventing Commonwealth bust-up PIERRE E. TRUDEAU GUIDE TO THE CONFERENCE OF COMMONWEALTH HEADS OF GOVERNMENT 4* Canada CANADA is likely to play an exceptionally important role at the Conference of Commonwealth Heads of Government next month. It is the only white Commonwealth member to have spoken1,146 words
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Article, Illustration807 1970-12-30 2 Mrs. BANDARANAIKE - Mrs. BANDARANAIKE 5. Ceylon CEYLON has given notice that she will raise, in Singapore, the question of the AngloAmerican plan to develop a naval communications facility at Diego Garcia, a coral atoll about 1,000 miles to her south.807 words
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747 1970-12-30 2 THE SINGAPORE HERALD Wednesday, December 30. 1970 A flicker of light has appeared at the end of the Middle-East tunnel with Israel's decision to return to the Jarring talks. And not a moment too soon. The United Arab Republic has repeatedly747 words
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Advertisement97 1970-12-30 2 What's For Breakfast? Five different fruits, two kinds of nuts, rose bips. three cereals, skimmed milk and wheat germ WOW! all at one sitting that's a marvellous healthy mealtime idea. But its not always practical. So eat. LUTIN MUESLI FOR BREAKFAST which contains all the above ingredients. Just add milk97 words
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295 1970-12-30 3 Singapore's Industries to woo Japanese Conaumers with a will SINGAPORE will launch its strongest bid ever to gain a foothold on the Japanese consumer goods market in April next year. A wide range of goods proudly marked "Made in Singapore" will go on display at a week-long trade fair to295 words
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153 1970-12-30 3 SHORTAGE OF POSTMEN AND CYCLES-SO ONE DELIVERY SOME postal districts la Singapore have only one delivery of mall a day Instead of two because there are not enough postmen and bicycles. The shortage of postmen dne to a spate of resignations since the beginning of the year has left the153 words
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262 1970-12-30 3 THE driver of a bus emitting excessive smoke at a road junction was booked only minutes after it had undergone its periodical check at the Registry of Vehicles. Mr. Henry Hang Chi, counsel for the Singapore Traction Company, said this when he262 words
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Article60 1970-12-30 3 PENANG, Tues. Deputy Prime Minister Tun (Dr.) Ismail bin Dato Abdul Rahman disclosed today that 2.000 Article 30 citizenship certificates in the state had been verified and returned. "This number was among the 10,000 returned to the Registration Office here, "Tun Ismail said, "There were 100,000 holders60 words
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126 1970-12-30 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. A Singapore teacher, Che'Gu Buyong Adll has been engaged by Malaysia to compile the history of the Malay Government of Temasek Can ancient Malay name for Singapore). This was announced here today by the Assistant Minister for National aad Raral126 words
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Article, Illustration423 1970-12-30 3 CLEANER AIR FOR JURONG WORKERS IN THE NEW YEAR A $750,000 fume extractor, which is being installed by National Iron and Steel Mills Ltd. of Jurong is expected to reduce air pollution by about 90 per cent. Mr. H. Braband,423 words
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75 1970-12-30 3 It's off MSA closed circuit television MALAYSIA-Slnganore Airlines has dismantled the closed circuit television which it had installed at the airport for its traffic operations, after two weeks' trial It has made no decision to buy it. The system consists of four cameras, which were installed at the MSA ticketing75 words
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125 1970-12-30 3 THE MONETARY Authority of Singapore the Government's new bank and financial agent will start operations on Friday. The authority, which has a paid-up capital of $30 million, will exercise the Government's powers under the banking, finance companies ana exchange control laws.125 words
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Article88 1970-12-30 3 A DRIVER and a conductor of the Singapore Traction Company were fined a total of $350 yesterday by a Traffic Court for negligence. Driver V. Veerasamy, of Jalan Potong, was fined $250 for making a sudden right turn at a bus terminus and colliding with88 words
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Advertisement154 1970-12-30 3 I Congratulations to I I UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED I I on the opening of their Holland Road I I and Telok Blangah Branches I I out of 21 branches of B United Overseas Bank Ltd 1 I in the Republic of B I Singapore S I use NCR banking154 words
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346 1970-12-30 4 OLD-STYLE AMAHS ARE DYING OUT LIKE ANY other paid job, domestic work in Singapore households will have definite hours and conditions in the future, Mr. Yeo Sian Beng, Manager of the Labour Exchange, Ministry of Labour, said yesterday. Mr. Yeo based his prediction346 words
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224 1970-12-30 4 Socialist Club plans to go underground if struck off THE SOCIALIST CLUB of the University of Singapore will go underground if the Registrar of Societies carries out his threat to close it after Jan. 3, a source close to the club's leadership said yesterday. "The club has anticipated that it224 words
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93 1970-12-30 4 POLICE are looking for the relatives of a 80-year-old male Chinese who was found with head injuries in a drain at Banda Street on Dec. 2 at 1 p.m. He was admitted to the Outran. Road General Hospital where he died93 words
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144 1970-12-30 4 SIM courses for would-be executives THE Singapore Institute of Management will start four management courses at the Chinese YMCA next month for workers with executive potential. These courses are: Managerial accounting (for planning and control), beginning from Jan. 11 to March 22, personnel management from Jan. 14 to March 29,144 words
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Article, Illustration257 1970-12-30 4 MR. L.R. Estrop (above) has been appointed Chief Electrical Engineer of the Electricity Department of the Public Utilities Board. With this appointment, Mr. Estrop will be responsible for the overall planning, design and development of power projects and major extension257 words
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421 1970-12-30 4 Where real power lies-a lectuer's advice to the Malays MALAYS in Singapore should be welded into a strong cohesive group because fragmentation was politically unhealthy, Dr. M.A. Nawawi, a university lecturer of Political Science, said yesterday. The grouping should not necessarily be based on cultural or communal lines, Dr. Nawawi,421 words
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Article, Illustration255 1970-12-30 4 PROF. TANGE ON HUMAN FACTOR IN CITY PLANNING CITY planning should centre around the human factor and man's ability to move around freely rather than mere design to get the most out of a building. This was stated by Prof. Kenzo Tange, noted Japanese architect who is visiting Singapore at255 words
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Article, Illustration320 1970-12-30 4 GROUSES on the second day of the Raffles Place pedestrian mall indicated that 'teething problems" were by no means over yesterday. A pile of rubbish in front of Oriental Emporium Pte. Ltd. (at left) could not be cleared by refuse320 words
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Article66 1970-12-30 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Democratic Action Party has expelled its former "Johore organising secretary, Mr. Tee Kuo Ming, who has now joined the Gerakan Ra a*yat Malaysia. The DAP organising secretary, Mr. Lee Lam Thye. said today Mr. Lee resigned from the party only after he66 words
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166 1970-12-30 4 A MAN who escaped after being remanded on a theft charge was jailed for two years by Ninth Magistrate E.C. Foenander yesterday. Ang Chiang Ang, 27, asked for a concurrent sentence for both charges. He was then jailed for two years for166 words
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Miscellaneous144 1970-12-30 4 9 a.m. 5 p.m. "Peasant painters from Bali" art exhibition at the National Museum. 5.38 p.m. YWCA folk singing group meets at the YWCA Hostel at Fort Canning Road. 7 p.m. Night bazaars at Aljunied Road, Changi VUlage, Dunman Road (between Haig Road and Tanjong Katong Road) Hocksan Estate, Tanglin144 words
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Miscellaneous47 1970-12-30 4 BL0NDIE By Chic Young IH|>M*u^Mi^^|M]ni 1 I —inrr n ,m, -r^ V 1 S^T YOU WANT THE W |P WEU- IP THE CHEF *V iil^SPJJ^S >c f 'iVmrrf CHEFS SALAD? r-^ MASNT BATSsj it VEX BEETLE BAILEY By Mort Walker COMMANDS f^ 4) T aiL^ /SSk @^i^47 words
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Article, Illustration112 1970-12-30 5 DSP gets 6 months overseas study award DSP T. Balasundram (above) leaves Singapore today for a Diploma course in Public Administration at the Institute of Social Studies at the Hague, Netherlands. I>SP Balasundram, 38, who will be away for six months, was granted a fellowship by the Netherlands Government. He112 words
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Article39 1970-12-30 5 AN ARMOURED truck of the Singapore Armed Forces overturned yesterday while on an exercise in Nicoll Drive, off Tanah Merah Besar. Two soldiers who were injured have been admitted to the Outram Road Hospital.39 words
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160 1970-12-30 5 AVERAGE WAGES DROP AS WOMEN WORKERS INCREASE THE INCREASING aambers of women working In Singapore are having the effect of lowering the average earnings of factory workers. Average hourly earnings of factory workers dropped from 88 cents in 1988 to 92 cento last year, according to the Ministry of Labour160 words
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Article64 1970-12-30 5 BATU PAHAT, Tues.— Three people, including a six-year-old child, were killed after the car they were travelling in was involved in a collision with a taxi at the sixth mile, Yong Peng- Ayer Hitam Road, yesterday evening. The driver of the car 'received slight injuries64 words
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342 1970-12-30 5 THE LIFEGUARDS NEED MORE MONEY THAN MEN— MR WOON MORE lifeguards can be summoned to patrol beaches only if more public-spirited people rally behind the Lifeguard Corps. Mr. Woon Sui Kut, viceS resident of the Royal Life a vine Society's Singapore branch, said this yesterday in reply to a letter342 words
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Article, Illustration10 1970-12-30 5 "Mr. Potter! You owe me for three months' pent!"10 words
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Article, Illustration424 1970-12-30 5 •PROTECTION' RACKET CLAIMS ANOTHER VICTIM... BUILDING subcontractor Chng Cheok Keow, 38, paid with his life yesterday when he failed to meet a gang's deadline for paying "protection" money. Chng, a father of seven (the youngest only six months) pleaded for a few424 words
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Article, Illustration249 1970-12-30 5 THE body of a 14-year-old boy, Tan Soon Huat, who was missed by his parents since Monday afternoon was found yesterday in a well near their pig farm in Kampong Hiap Guan San off Telok Blangah Road. Soon Huat was believed249 words
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86 1970-12-30 5 A CAMPAIGN to publicise Singaporemade goods is to be held next September. It is aimed at the Republic's 500.000 schoolchildren as well as housewives. The Ministry of Education has been asked to get all schools to "promote the image of Singapore-made goods" through86 words
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Article57 1970-12-30 5 SOH Ah Sar, 36, unemployed, was Jailed for six months by a magistrate's court yesterday for stealing ten tape cartridges from Gemini Enterprise in People's Park Complex on Monday. Soh, who had a similar previous conviction, was arrested by a security guard who saw him leaving57 words
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Article49 1970-12-30 5 LORRY attendant Goh Him Hwa died of a fractured skull after he was pinned by an overturned lorry at the J u rone Industries Ltd. limestone yard in Jalan Besi Baja on Dec. 18. Coroner Chan Chee Pew recorded a verdict of misadventure at an inquiry yesterday.49 words
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130 1970-12-30 5 Dangerous driving: Three fined $1,200 THREE men were fined a total of 81,200 in the Second Traffic Court yesterday for dangerous driving. Ang Chia Hong alias Tan Kok Hai of Yio Chu Kang Road was fined $500 for swerving his lorry and colliding with a bus and a motor-cycle in130 words
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147 1970-12-30 5 HONGKONG, Tues.— Prime Minister Mr. Lee Kuan Yew has sent his regrets to Hongkong Middle Templars for not being able to atttend a ball tonight marking the 4 1 •t h anniversary of the opening of the New Hall of the Middle Temple hyAP - 147 words
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Advertisement117 1970-12-30 5 Mi Hi a Two more F=^F^ a**** mum l__J_=_J ft UOB m m branches m 1 open I I TODAY 1 @P BH a -one at g a Holland Rd H p and one at m 1 Telok f H Blangah j S Now we 1 B nave g s117 words
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Article, Illustration318 1970-12-30 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— The ViceChancellor of the University of Malaya, Prof. Ungku Aziz, spoke today of the urgent need for a university for South-East Asia. He said such a centre would enable scholars and future leaders to meet and study the region's318 words
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Article, Illustration117 1970-12-30 6 THE Government's ant I Rollution campaign Is egtnnlng to pay off. Fewer vehicles are being booked for having smoky exhausts. Traffic police reported that the number of cases had dropped to 771 last month almost fit per cent less than the cases reported117 words
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193 1970-12-30 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Democratic Action Party has proposed a meeting of Opposition parties to choose an Opposition leader in Parliament. The DAP secretary-general, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, said he has written to the PMIP, Snap, PPP and Gerakan for193 words
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Article58 1970-12-30 6 TEH TIAN CHENG, 20, was brought to the Outram Road General Hospital unconscious after he was saved from drowning by a friend off Tanah Merah Besar yesterday. They had gone rowing in a rented sampan. Teh got into difficulties when the sampan capsized. Late58 words
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191 1970-12-30 6 The three State governments in the red KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Three State Governments today announced deficit budgets for the coming year. Selangor is budgeting for a $2.9 million deficit with an estimated expenditure of $73 million. The State expects to collect about $56.8 million in revenue while contributions from the191 words
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Article67 1970-12-30 6 THE Malay Teachers' Union will hold its ninth monthly public lecture at 8 p.m. tomorrow at the All-Malaya Muslim Missionary Society premises in Lorong 12, Geylang. The speaker will be Dr. M.A. Nawawi, lecturer in political science at the University of Singapore. He will speak67 words
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156 1970-12-30 6 PENANG, Tues. Penang's Deputy Chief Minister, Inche Mnstapha bin Hussain, has resigned, the Chief Minister, Dr. Lim Chong Eu, said today. He told a press conference here that he bad received Inche Mustapha's letter of resignation, dated Dec. 21. In his letter,Bernama - 156 words
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195 1970-12-30 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. A blind student, Martha Ho Ah Mooi, was among 7,049 students who began their University of Malaya examinations today. This is the first time a blind undergraduate is sitting for the three-week university examinations. Unlike other students who195 words
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181 1970-12-30 6 SINGAPORE will soon have its first Malay language newspaper a weekly if the Government gives permission for its publication. The paper in Jawi will be known as "Mingguan Asia" or Asian Weekly. Explaining the reason the paper will not start as a181 words
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Article90 1970-12-30 6 IPOH, Tues. The Perak State Goodwill Council today invited applications for posts of teachers in solidarity classes which are to be expanded next year. The Mentri Besar, Dato Kamaruddin bin Haji Mohamed Isa, who is also chairman of the council, said the number of teachers to be90 words
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95 1970-12-30 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Sultan of Selangor has appointed Mr. Lim Tuan Slong to the Executive Council, the Mentri Besar, Dato Harun Idrls, said today. He told reporters that the sultan gave his consent last night. Mr. Lim was elected In last year's General95 words
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Article, Illustration19 1970-12-30 6 "Here's the reason I make so many mistakes the *A f is right next to the 'S\"19 words
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233 1970-12-30 6 Ex-Reds make collection for ambush victims' families KUCHING, Tues. Fifty-six former detainees and 17 detainees today presented a total of $303 to the families of the 12 border scouts slain in a Communist ambush in the Third Division recently. The money was presented on behalf of the 56 former detainees233 words
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173 1970-12-30 6 PENANG, Tues. The Chief Minister, Dr. Lim Chong Eu, said today that 12,000 jobs would be created in Penang within the next two years. "We are confident that with pace of industrial development and with the support of the people for173 words
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86 1970-12-30 6 Soo Ah Moy, 60, was fined $1,000 yesterday for having 1 600 worth of prepared opium in her house in Johore Road on Monday. The three pounds of opium were hidden in an iron box when police raided the house and Madam Soo admitted86 words
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54 1970-12-30 6 JAKARTA. Tues. Chief Ministers of five Malaysian States are to visit West Sumatra next month at the invitation of the state owned Merpati Nusantara Airlines. Antara News Agency reported today. The Malaysian chief ministers wfll hold talks on communications with West Sumatran administration leaders duringAFP - 54 words
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Article, Illustration276 1970-12-30 7 A.K. LEE - They got the handcuffs but they didn't get the key A.K. LEE By THE CID fellows were pretty pleased with themselves on Monday. They had good reason to be. They'd recovered a large slice of the loot from the Chartered Bank robbery, a small arsenal of pistols and arrested several276 words
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Article108 1970-12-30 7 THEY say it's best to aim for the top. The theory goes that if you fall short you probably wont hit the bottom. The Tourist Promotion Board apparently agrees. Advertising for an executive officer, it says it wants a university graduate, or an HSC man with five108 words
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Article58 1970-12-30 7 A COURSE in General Principles of the Law and Practice of Insurance will begin on Jan. 12 st 7.30 p.m. at the Social Work and Social Administration Department, University of Singapore. The 15-lecture course, sponsored by the Extra Mural Studies Department, will be conducted by Dr. M.J.L. Rajanay58 words
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Article, Illustration1111 1970-12-30 7 WALTER SEOW - WALTER SEOW IHI N, W Ml MS Byl WHEN Darryl F. Zanuck was asked why he made Tora! Tora! Tora! so many years after the war when much had been forgotten if not forgiven, he replied: "It was a long standing intention1,111 words
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Miscellaneous390 1970-12-30 7 Starscope Aquarians may well Business consideraneed their instinctive dons may involve you in Planning a budget, or understanding of unusual expenditure expenditure on forthpsychology to handle j,^ ck may ot gcem coming projects or unreasonable people they justified at first but will business developments, K_f *_„T e a? eal Drove390 words
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Miscellaneous63 1970-12-30 7 ARCHIE By Bob Montana WHAT I MEAN YOU TAKE ARCHIE, YOUR\ I KEEP FROM THE JCARE OF YOUR ffi ST P. R al„_S9 K Ufi&ffZJ J book like IS ALL WET YOU />* /iWiW/^ C-^^^hM-U-ta^J-Ja. __^__fl___H I awm. __P^^_____nl HIS ENGLISHj f B r___J _^___vtV aaf^"" _HH__U____i I^_ ,jH B_K_BB_______63 words
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2288 1970-12-30 8 J. PANGLAYKIM - J. PANGLAYKIM By As Singapore's industrialisation programme gains momentum, it brings with it the problem of finding the men to market the manufactured products. In this article, the author discusses the urgent need for international marketing managers. Director. Institute of Business Studies. Nanyang2,288 words
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195 1970-12-30 8 Mayflower resident fumes over fumes MY deep appreciation for all the publicity generated by the Singapore Herald on our plight, especially the article which appeared in S.H. of Dec. 2. Also, allow me to thank Dr. Koh Thong Sam for his assurance of Government intervention in the matter so as195 words
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152 1970-12-30 8 WHAT HAPPENED TO THE EXPLANATIONS? RECENTLY, I received a summons from the Traffic Department for a parking offence. On recalling the incident, I wrote down precisely and exactly the alleged offence as it happened (I had parked slightly over 10 feet from a fire hydrant). Thinking that my explanation would152 words
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374 1970-12-30 8 WE'RE BACK TO SQUARE ONE AFTER A SERIES OF CHANGES I REFER to the 8.00 p.m. Sunday slot on TV Singapore. Once it carried the programme "The Avengers." This was very popular with all age groups. When this series ended, TVSingapore replaced it with another series that appealed to the374 words
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263 1970-12-30 8 Airport cops should be thankful for work I REFER to the recent reports on the complaint of Airport policemen that they are doing airline work which they are not supposed to do. The Airport policemen should be thankful to airlines for giving them some work so that they do not263 words
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Miscellaneous237 1970-12-30 8 Leow draws with Miranda SINGAPORE'S Junior 14 Ra _i Q e7 Champion Leslie Leow 15 Qt2 Nd7 had to defend accurately 16 Rtei Rhos when he drew with Peru's 17 Bfs: n_6 Miranda. 18 Bh3 Nc4: Leow, with the black 19 f5 efs: pieces, adopted the 20 Bfs: g6 French237 words
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293 1970-12-30 9 Peking attacks plans to explore Taiwan's seabed HONGKONG, Tues. The Peking People's Daily today strongly condemned the joint exploitation of the seabed oil resources off China and Korea as a "flagrant encroachment upon the sovereignty of China and North Korea by the United States and Japan." A commentary of the293 words
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Article53 1970-12-30 9 ALES. (France), Tues. A group of 600 miners trapped at the bottom of their pits in this southern French town early Monday by power failure reached the surface yesterday evening when power was restored. They suffered no ill effects. Heavy snowstorms in the area brought downAP - 53 words
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Article, Illustration215 1970-12-30 9 WASHINGTON, Tues. The White House said yesterday that President Nixon feels that North Vietnam's use of two American prisoners of war for propaganda purposes lu a censored film over the weekend Is ia "total disregard of the terms and intentions of the Geneva Convention" covering PoWs.215 words
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198 1970-12-30 9 SUKARNO 'HAD AFFAIR WITH KG B GIRL' JAKARTA, Tues. A daughter of the late President Sukarno said yesterday her father may have nnd an affair with a Russian airline stewardess who worked for the Soviet Intelligence agency, the KGB. But she denied her father wanted to marry the girl. "He198 words
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177 1970-12-30 9 CHICAGO, Tues. U.S. destruction of forests in South Vietnam with herbicides has produced damage which will last for decades, an investigation by civilian scientists has found. In addition, great quantities of food have been destroyed and there is a possibility that human health has177 words
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Article, Illustration107 1970-12-30 9 LOS ANGELES, Tues. The prosecution rested its case today against accused killer Charles Manson and his band of hippy followers by asking a verdict of premeditated murder in the first degree. Manson and three young women are on trial for the murders of actress Sharon107 words
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Article, Illustration345 1970-12-30 9 US may end draft Laird WASHINGTON, Tues. The United States is ready to boost its conventional defence strength and abolish the draft by 1973, Defence Secretary Melvin Laird said. He told a Press conference he would soon present to the nation new "realistic deterrent" strategies. With economic and manpower strength345 words
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269 1970-12-30 9 WASHINGTON, Tues. The Senate passed and sent to President Nixon a US$l.B billion dollar Supplement Appropriations Bill including US$255 million in military and economic assistance for Cambodia. The measure also provides 500 million dollars for military sales credits to help bolsters Israel's armed269 words
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Article66 1970-12-30 9 LAGOS, Tues. The repatriation of more than 2,000 children still abroad after wartime evacuation from the former "Biafra" will begin next month the Nigerian National Commission for Rehabilitation announced here today. Out of a total of 5,000 child evacuees 2,767 have already been repatriated including all66 words
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Article208 1970-12-30 9 FORT WORTH, Texas, Tues. By telephone and the help of a patient Justice of the Peace, 19-year-old Mariene Kloss was married here yesterday to a serviceman ln Bangkok, Thailand. "Rather hectic." was Miss Kloss* description of the telephone ceremony in which she became the wife ofAP - 208 words
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Article68 1970-12-30 9 LUSAKA, Tues. Two former Zambian Ministers today pleaded not guilty here to charges of stealing public funds. Henry Shamabanse, 41, Minister for North-Western Province until his suspension last month, and Munukayumbwa Sipalo, Agriculture Minister till his parliamentary election defeat two years ago, denied stealing jointly in November68 words
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163 1970-12-30 9 JAKARTA Tues. A police training boat with at least IS people on board has been missing in the stormy Java Sea since Sunday, informed sources said here today. The vessel disappeared on a trip from Bandjarmasin in South Kalimantan to Jakarta andAP - 163 words
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321 1970-12-30 9 Reds lose 150 in attacks on highways PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, Tues. Vietcong and North Vietnamese assault troops struck at two Cambodian highways in a series of night attacks, the High Command reported today. In one assault in a bridge at Talat, on Highway Four roughly 45 miles southwest of PhnomAP - 321 words
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Article82 1970-12-30 9 BEIRUT, Lebanon, Tues. A Beirut district attorney yesterday called for indictment of Prince Abdul Mohsen Ben Saud, a nephew of Saudi Arabia's King Feisal, on a charge of attempted murder. No date for trial was set but conviction could mean 15 to 20 years in82 words
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219 1970-12-30 10 Vietcong l raiders fooled the guards ROKAKONG. Cambodia, Tues. Four hundred North Vietnamese and Vietcong invaders retreated from a Mekong River village near here yesterday after penetrating Government lines by using an official password and then touching off seven hours of hand-to-hand fighting. The clash occurred at Rokakong, a rlverbank219 words
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Article144 1970-12-30 10 MANILA, Tues. A fingerprint expert has testified he found only 17 legitimate votes among nearly 9.— cast In a Mindanao town for members of next year's Constitutional Convention. The National Election on Nov. it for delegates to rewrite the Philippine Constitution was the most peace fnlAP - 144 words
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229 1970-12-30 10 Rape scandal: New inquiry ordered JAKARTA, Tues. Police are searching for four long haired youths who are suspected of having raped Sum Kunlng, a 17--year-old egg seller. In Jogjakarta, Central Java, last September, It was announced here today. The manhunt followed the dismissal of Jakarta Police Commander Commissioner, Indrajoto, after229 words
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302 1970-12-30 10 CAIRO, Tues. Egypt claimed today that Israel's decision to re-join the Middle East peace negotiations was merely a manoeuvre to influence Dr. Gunnar Jarring's report to the UN Security Council. Egyptian President Anwar Sadat said in a speech reported by the Middle East302 words
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125 1970-12-30 10 UAR: 'We will welcome visit by Rogers' CAIRO, Tues. The United Arab Republic Government indicated today that a visit by Secretary of State William Rogers to UAR would be "welcomed if it serves the interest of peace." Official spokesman Dr. Munir Hafez said: "We are {jrepared to welcome any step125 words
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Article36 1970-12-30 10 LOME, (Togo), Tues. News reports here yesterday said that Monsignor JeanMarie TcMdlmbo, Archbishop of Conakry, had been arrested over the weekend. Press accounts implied that the archbishop had been accused of workine with th* mercenaries. APAP - 36 words
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Article, Illustration422 1970-12-30 10 Appeal chance for Red Jews Jubilant Israeli troops return from Southern Lebanon after a night retaliation raid against Arab guerillas. One Israeli soldier was killed and five wounded in the heaviest ground action or any Israeli front since the ceasefire. MOSCOW, Tues. The Soviet Union, in an unprecedented move, has422 words
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251 1970-12-30 10 LONDON, Tues. Prime Minister Edward Heath has asked the Uganda Government for a breathing space of five years before allowing some 20,000 Asians with British passports, now resident In Uganda, to settle In Britain, informed sources said last night. The sources said Mr.AP - 251 words
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Article124 1970-12-30 10 The letter was addressed to the President of the Security Council for December, Soviet Ambassador Jacob A. Malik. Lebanon did not ask for a conncll meeting but requested that its letter be circulated to council members. Ghorra said two civilians were killed and two wounded in124 words
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Article127 1970-12-30 10 Death squad stri kes again RIO DE JANEIRO, Tues. Brazil's so-called clandestine Death Squad executed two more victims, raising the weekend's toll to three. Police said the bullet-riddled bodies of the latest victims were found on Sunday shortly after they had discovered another body. The first victim was believed to127 words
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118 1970-12-30 10 LONDON, Tues. Sir Francis Chichester has radioed he has sailed more than 861 miles in the last four days. He is on his way to Bissau in Portuguese New Guinea to begin his Atlantic crossing to Nicaragua. Sir Francis, 69. made a radio-telephone callAP - 118 words
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243 1970-12-30 10 Thailand denies hiring refugees to fight terrorists BANGKOK, Tues. Thailand's vice-Premier Gen. Praphas Charusathien yesterday denied a magazine report that the Thai Government has hired as mercenaries 4,000 remnants of Chinese Nationalist Forces in North Thailand to fight terrorists in its border areas. The General, who is also Minister ofAP - 243 words
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Article134 1970-12-30 10 AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Tues. Mrs. Gladys Clifton iust can't stop talking and ter husband, lan, doesn't mind a bit. She only started on Sunday and in eight months of marriage, she had never uttered a word before. Mrs. Clifton lost her voice suddenly134 words
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57 1970-12-30 10 KAMPALA, Tues. Residents of Kampala suburbs killed 11 men over the Christmas period in a "thief eradication campaign", it was learned here today. The victims, all of whom have been identified as unemployed Kampalans were killed following several nights of terror in whichAFP - 57 words
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Article192 1970-12-30 10 UNITED NATIONS, Tues. Senegal, in a letter made public here yesterday rejected as "manifestly groundless" charges by Guinea that military units were massed along its border with Senegal. Ambassador Ibrahim Boye, Senegal's U.N. representative, in a letter to the President of the Security Council, dated Dec.AP - 192 words
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Article66 1970-12-30 10 KATMANDU, Tues. Crown Prince Birendra of Nepal, who celebrates his 26th birthday today, has agreed to become the chief patron of an international Everest expedition, it was announced here. Top mountaineers from 12 countries, including Nepal, the United States, Austria, Switzerland, India, Norway a mlAP - 66 words
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Article, Illustration578 1970-12-30 11 ROY MACARTNEY - ROY MACARTNEY BACKGROUND TO THE FOREIGN NEWS b? vvdsningion BRITISH Prime Minister Edward Heath and President Nixon have established a 4 'special relationship" reminiscent of the late Harold Holt's "All the way with LBJ". Mr. Heath has even endorsed the resumption of American bombing of578 words
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Article, Illustration477 1970-12-30 11 STEPHENS BROENING - One man's view if 'the trouble' STEPHENS BROENING By in Szczecin, Poland DOWN THE HILL past the castle is the River Oder, and across the river are the shipyards, bleak and hazy in the falling snow. The flakes pile up on the frozen ground, covering the tracks of the tanks477 words
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451 1970-12-30 11 KENNETH WHITING - KENNETH WHITING By Johannesburg THE TERM "NONWHITE" is resented in this country, the South African Institute of Race Relations says. The Institute, which opposes the official policy of apartheid, or separate development of races, is asking various groups and individuals to suggest another word.AP - 451 words
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Article, Illustration488 1970-12-30 11 JOHN BAUSMAN - JOHN BAUSMAN Bv MOSCOW THE STERNNESS of Soviet law was revealed in the Christmas Eve sentencing of 11 persons for an unsuccessful hijack plot to escape from the Soviet Union. Two were sentenced to death and the nine others to labour camps. In Russian eyes, the eightday488 words
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271 1970-12-30 12 $30,000 repair bill for RMN crash vessels THE Royal Malaysian Navy had to spend $30,000 to repair two of its vessels which were involved in a collision at sea on Oct. 8, a ships engineer of the Royal Navy, Lieutenant, L. Peck, told a naval court martial at Woodlands yesterday.271 words
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Article20 1970-12-30 12 PHNOM PENH, Tues. Vietnamese Communist forces today cut Highway Six, Phnom Penh's link with the Government's northern front.20 words
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Article, Illustration233 1970-12-30 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. There has been a general Improvement in the flood situation In the affected states of West Malaysia Kelaatan, Pahang, Trengganu aad Perak. However, the death toll has risen by one following the recovery of another body in Kelantan this morning bringing the total233 words
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118 1970-12-30 12 HONGKONG, Tues. The R resident of the Chinese lanufacturers Association, Ir Chuang Chung-wan, has asked the Government to consider seriously the setting up of an industrial development council and an industrial bank. He said Hongkong's future economic development was being hindered118 words
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147 1970-12-30 12 LEGACIES AND EQUALITY: ITALIAN STYLE ROME, Tues. Italy's Supreme Court today struck down as unconstitutional a law that limited the wealth an illegitimate child could inherit from his father or mother. The decision was a key move toward providing equal rights for illegitimate children, a particularly important problem in ItalyAP - 147 words
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111 1970-12-30 12 A 17-YEAR-OLD maidservant was raped in the Lorong 27A Geylang Road home of her employer last night. The rapist, described as a "middle-aged man," also took away more than $50 and some valuables. The time was about 10 p.m. The girl's employer111 words
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116 1970-12-30 12 PALERMO, Sicily, Tues. A Jealous tigress slashed her rival to death ia a circus cage as the male over whom they fought looked on. The battle erupted during a training session at the Orfei Circus here yesterday. Trainer Walter Nones said that onceAP - 116 words
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232 1970-12-30 12 Invented: An EnglishChinese computer HONGKONG, Tues.— A Chinese University professor has successfully devised the world's first computerised system for translating Chinese into English. Dr. Loh Siu-chang, an electronics specialist who invented the world's most sensitive TV antennae, has overcome the toughest problem of the Chinese-English translation by machinery. What stood232 words
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Article93 1970-12-30 12 MAGISTRATE F.G. Remedios told a youth who committed armed robbery while on probation: "You have been given one chance to make good, but you don't seem to be concerned. Dasaradha Subramaniam appeared before him yesterday for breach of probation. A district court had sent93 words
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339 1970-12-30 12 'No warnino' protest: Snowbound mtoorists seize toll office PIERRE L ATTE France, Tues. Newlymarried Anne-Marie Bianchial was today still without news of her husband Francis missing two days after he left their snowbound car in search of help. The couple were on their way to Marseilles to take a ship339 words
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Article124 1970-12-30 12 Snow is still falling in some parts of Southern France. In others, it has hardened into slippery, dangerous ice. Rivers and lakes are frozen over. Temperatures have dropped to extremes of minus 14 degrees C (6.8 degrees F) in ClermontFerrand, Central France, and minus 12 C (10.4 F)AFP - 124 words
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Advertisement68 1970-12-30 12 SINGAPORE SWEEP sth January Draw at CLIFFORD PIER 6. 30 P. M. HURRY! BUY YOUR TICKETS TODAY SINGAPORE SWEEP Ist Prize: $400,000. p 2 ri?e: $150,000. Pm?E: $75,000. PLUS THOUSANDS OF OTHER PRIZES TO BE WON! MIRANDA'S MODERN SCHOOL OF COMMERCE 18 P/R, Battery Road, ***** Principal: M.Abdul Hamid, M.A.68 words
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108 1970-12-30 13 FIVE men, two armed with daggers, robbed a provision store in Watten Drive of more than $900 in cash and goods last night They entered the shop, belonging to Mr Soh Yee Sim, 38, at about 8 p.m. and one cut Mr Soh on108 words
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Article, Illustration304 1970-12-30 13 5,000 FACE UNCERTAIN FUTURE AFTER QUIT NOTICE SINGAPORE'S death houses ln Sago Lane are mourning their own Imminent death. About a dozen of them Including shops selling Josssticks, coffins and wreaths are to be pulled down to make way for urban304 words
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248 1970-12-30 13 A POLICEMAN on a corruption charge was alleged in a district court yesterday to have accepted a $50 bribe from a van driver in a police station. It all began, the court was told, when Lim Ken Hee, 20, went to make248 words
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520 1970-12-30 13 INDUSTRIAL MINNOWS HAVE NO WELFARE SCHEMES ONLY employees of Jurong "giants" can expect welfare perks. The small firms claim they can't afford it. On Monday National Iron and Steel Mills Lid. announced a profit-sharing scheme. Yesterday we found that they weren't pioneers. Jurong520 words
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Article51 1970-12-30 13 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Pilgrims Management and Fund Board will appoint an information officer in each of the two East Malaysian States next year. The director-general, Dato Mohammad Shamsuddin bin Mohammad Ya'akub, said today that the board would expand its activities to East Malaysia early next51 words
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342 1970-12-30 13 MSA drops Moscow from its London service MALAYSIA-Singapore airlines has dropped Moscow as one of its intermediate stops for its new service to London due to begin next June. Its thrice-weekly London service, which has been postponed twice, will take in Bombay Beirut and Rome only. The Moscow-London sector was342 words
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124 1970-12-30 13 A MAN who escaped from a cell In the Central Police Station with three others on Boxing Day has surrendered. Morgan Krishnasamy, 18, was remanded after being charged with a series of thefts. Morgan, of Geylang Road, is the124 words
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Article49 1970-12-30 13 TEO CHENG HAI, of Lorong Lew Lian, was fined $150 in a traffic court yesterday for failing to give way to vehicles on a major road and colliding with a car while turning left from Jalan Geneng into Surin Road on Nov. 29 last year.49 words
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264 1970-12-30 13 Zero hour for crash helmet near-still they go bareheaded WITH only two more days to go before the wearing of crash helmets becomes compulsory, many motor-cyclists in town can still be seen zooming around the streets bareheaded. Motor-cycle dealers have raised the price of helmets in anticipation of a rush264 words
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Article67 1970-12-30 13 PENANG, Tues. Customs officers from the Preventive Branch seized 58 drums containing 2,582 gallons of fermented mash and samsu in Paya Terubong hills today. Following a tip-off, eight officers climbed the hill at 9 a.m. after trudging through thick blukar for more than two hours67 words
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Advertisement120 1970-12-30 13 Q AT toon CINCatAS/Pago 14 o TV/P— IS o LtVINC/Pagos iTTTI O ECONOMIC AFFAIRS /SHIPPt— PULL-OUT/Pa— 17 ■20 Q SPORT/Panas 23 /24 By In conjunction with the UB U 9^ UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE \X___!^i»'pp nf/A i iff A*+-i\U++* v**+t Wj/*f rtc fyU Zoo* We UJL **3k£\ *J ttt120 words
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Miscellaneous20 1970-12-30 13 THE TIDES TODAY: 12.49 a.m. (8.9 ft.); 11.28 a.m. (19.2 ft) TOMORROW: 1.25 a.m. (9.9 ft.); 12.13 p.m. (19.4 ft.)20 words
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Article, Illustration237 1970-12-30 14 Harmony is a garden called Fulfilment THE colour and harmony of the three major races In Singapore are Integrated In the Garden of Fulfilment in front of the Ming Court HoteL The piece of land fronting Orchard /Tanglin Road was lying waste nntil the hotel management decided that a touch237 words
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114 1970-12-30 14 Students will be warned of drug dangers THE Customs Department is to launch a yearlong campaign to educate students about drug dangers. Senior Customs officers with wide knowledge of drugs will give lectures and talks to school principals, teachers and C refects who wfll in turn ill their students. The114 words
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110 1970-12-30 14 Is the Woodlands checkpoint on Singapore territory? This question was posed by a traffic court magistrate yesterday when a man pleaded guilty to riding a motor-cycle without "LV plates and insurance coverage when he was stopped at the checkpoint. Douglas Bruce alias Richard Bruce of110 words
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Article60 1970-12-30 14 AN Indonesian admitted in the Ninth Magistrate's Court yesterday that- he had entered the Republic illegally on Monday but denied stealing two bales of suiting materials worth $200 from Metro on the same day. Bison Mainggolan Krenes, 45, was jailed for a month for illegal entry.60 words
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212 1970-12-30 14 Employers back Workers' Dental Clinic THE SINGAPORE Employers' Federation has come out in support of the NTUC's latest cooperative venture the Workers' Dental Clinic scheme. Mr. J.D.H. Neill, president of the federation announced at a Press conference yesterday that the federation had recommended to employers to subscribe to a group212 words
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100 1970-12-30 14 MORE than 1,000 tourists arrive here today on board the 28,000-ton P O liner Himalaya for a day's visit. They will be greeted by a lion dance when they disembark. The luxury liner leaves tomorrow evening for Australia and the tourists will be100 words
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358 1970-12-30 14 Suicide of wife Who saw husband with his mistress A HOUSEWIFE hanged herself two days after she caught her teacher husband with his mistress at a bus stop, a coroner's court heard yesterday. Madam Peh Poh Choe, 28, a mother of three, left a notebook with a letter addressed to358 words
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Article, Illustration153 1970-12-30 14 THE INLAND Revenue Department collected almost $1.2 million from the three per cent tax on occupied hotel rooms last year almost double the sum collected in 1968. A spokesman said the collection in 1969 was $1,198,222 compared with $618,341 for 1968. By the153 words
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Advertisement309 1970-12-30 14 FOR NINE LONG YEARS HE DODGED A SUMMONS THE police finally caught up with a man who had dodged a summons for nine years. Yesterday Yeo Kwee Chew, of Victoria Street, was brought to court under a warrant of arrest to aaawer a charge of careless driving on Jan. 21,309 words
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Advertisement642 1970-12-30 14 j ORGAN I SAT 10 W NOW SHOW I MOI 11 a.m.. 1.30, 4.00, 6-30 4 9.19 1 Charlton Hasten 4 Tins Chsn 1 "MASTER OF THE ISLANDS" In PanavMon 4 Color (UA) I COMINO SOONI MICK JAGGER "THE KELLY I SOOTHERS" Tschnlcoior (UA) J OPEMS TOOAY NO FREE LI9T642 words
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Article, Illustration194 1970-12-30 15 FLORENCE CHONG - WITH a little imagination and a few coats of good polish, Pesta Pop, shoelda't be a bad programme. Unfortunately, at present, the dancers are a soarce of great distraction. They are definitely under-rehearsed and should be pat oa a few solid hours of rehearsal before194 words
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Article89 1970-12-30 15 TELEVISION 6.30 p.m. Channel 5 7 p.m. Channel 10 9 p.m. Channel 5 11.30 p.m. Channel 5 RADIO 6.30 a.m. BFBS (From BBC) 7.00 Radio Singapore. Radio Malaysia 7.30 BFBS (From BBC) 8.00 Radio Singapore. Radio Malaysia. IJO p.m. Radio Singapore, Radio Malaysia, BFBS (From Radio Australia). 4.30 p.m.89 words
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Advertisement160 1970-12-30 15 POPCAR GO-CART AVAILABLE FULLY-ASSEMBLED OB IN KIT FORM A MOST IMAGINATIVE TOY FOR CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 2-13 YEARS OLD BATTERY OPERATED THE POWER IS RECHARGED SIMPLY BY PLUGGING CORD INTO WALL SOCKET. BECAUSE OF ITS SMALL TURNING CIRCLE. KIDS CAN HAVE FUN DRIVING EVEN IN LIMITED SPACE. STEERING160 words
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Miscellaneous1010 1970-12-30 15 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||V|M||||^ p^ ***** Ill| ii>>iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii E 3.00 Housewives Matinee "The 5.55 Opening and Programme Summary Reformed Husband" (Part 1 of a Hokkien 6.00 News (Malay) 7ml 617 Pok Amai2 _r~X_f Faml, y (Chinese) 6.50 The Jack La Lanne Show w D ary W Eventl m Singapore This 7.12 Bakat T.V.1,010 words
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Article, Illustration390 1970-12-30 16 Cheers to the Post Office, says M. Gwee, They were able to deliver to the right address a Christmas card which had come all the way from America bearing only a name and "Singapore" on the envelope. Cheers ....to a parking attendant, Car Parks Division, who charmingly told390 words
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Article, Illustration381 1970-12-30 16 IT'S a beautiful time... a season when life grows and you feel at peace with yourself and the world. Inside, a baby forms, filling you with love, warmth and the wonder of it all. You have a desire to look as lovely as you381 words
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Article, Illustration310 1970-12-30 16 DESIGNER'S MESSAGE: Since all designers agree the only "No-No" for the midi is NOT to wear the traditional bare-leg look. So many models .are wrapping ribbons around their legs, it gives an instant "now" look to the longer skirt. They tell us they put the ribbon under their foot310 words
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Article493 1970-12-30 16 Beauty Q A Q. I AM five feet one and weigh 105 pounds. I love the new Midi look, but am afraid I'm too short to wear it. What do you suggest? A. Don't fret. The Midi can work for you if your figure Is properly proportioned. Keep away from493 words
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Advertisement28 1970-12-30 16 I SUITS •DRESSES! SATIKS SAREES. IMPORTED FABRICS 24 HOURS SERVICE I SATISFACTION GUARANTEED H I 4T&, 22 'OH" LITTLE'S I \A7 CENT SAFFLES PLACE I TEL MSlt-7§J»§ fl28 words
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Article937 1970-12-30 17 ADELE KOH - Look out lads, the 1970 HAS been an exciting year for women. Internationally, it was marked by several massive demonstrations of sisterhood as women's liberationists took to the streets to publicise their grievances. Women's lib is very much alive it will be for a long time, for the facts937 words
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Advertisement105 1970-12-30 17 BE R SPORT Men are sporting the long, lean look, with no fear of being 'hungry' for admiring glances. Jerseys in softest camel cashmere, and fine rib jersey emphasize broad shoulders and taper down to fit snugly below the hips. Supple leather and suede in toning colours provide the contrasting105 words
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Miscellaneous37 1970-12-30 17 (g) King Feature* SyndicaieTlnc. 1970 l£-Zl> j— I Wotld t ht. „.„v e d. _>■ \"_4=St~»< "He had this crazy idea it would be funny to shout 'Woman's place is in the home!' at a feminine liberation meeting."37 words
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506 1970-12-30 18 Japan's economic growth expected to slow down TOKYO, Tues. The Japanese Government forecast that the country's economic growth rate in fiscal 1971 would be 15. 1 per cent in nominal terms and 10.1 per cent in real terms. This would compare with an estimated growth rate of 17.3 per centAP; AFP - 506 words
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Article45 1970-12-30 18 (Yesterday's closing prices, in U.S. dollars per ounce). Singapore (1) 38.90. (2) 147.25; Hongkong 39.15; Beirut 37.66; London 37.325; Zurich 37.308 37.455; Paris 37.70. Note: (1) Export price to non-sterling areas in U.S. dollars. (2) Local dealers' price in Singapore dollars per tael.45 words
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Article29 1970-12-30 18 (Closing buyer /seller prices for Dec. 29, in sterling per metric ton). Tone: Steady, quiet; Spot 1438 1440; 3-month 1443 1444; Settlement 1438; Total turnover 290 tons.29 words
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Article284 1970-12-30 18 SINGAPORE— MALAYSIA Merchant rates fixed yesterday by the Association of Banks in Malay sia- Singapore Local dollars per unit of foreign currency. HONGKONG (Rates in Hongkong dollars, for Dec. 29) On New York TT 6.0826 South Vietnam (per On New York DD 6.***** 1,000 piastres) 15 40284 words
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160 1970-12-30 18 Pay awards main reason for inflation LONDON, Tues. A wage and price inflation is accelerating sharply in Britain, according to official figures. Basic weekly wage rates soared by 2.7 per cent between October and November the biggest monthly increase since March 1956, the Department of Employment said. Pay awards toAP - 160 words
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151 1970-12-30 18 Philippines levies 50% tariff on crude oil MANILA, Tues. The Philippine Government has touched off an uproar here with its decision to impose a 50 per cent tariff on crude oil. The decision, effective Dec. 26, was aimed at bolstering the Government's calamity funds which have dwindled substantially following theAFP - 151 words
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Article157 1970-12-30 18 GADEK RUBBER ESTATE'S unaudited pre-tax profits for the first nine months of this year was more than 30 per cent lower at £48,512 compared to £69,724 made in the same period last year. This was despite a h igher production which stood at 3,109,000 lbs. at the end157 words
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Article64 1970-12-30 18 HOTEL ROYAL made after-tax profits amounting to 1218,502 in the first nine months of this year. This compares with f 199,588 made in the same period last year. The hotel's sole income was interests on fixed deposits, totalling #513,502 compared to #332,588 previously. Taxation absorbed #295,000 compared to64 words
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Article168 1970-12-30 18 LONDON, Tues. Guest Keen and Nettlefolds (UK) said it is issuing £11,043,980 of new series of guaranteed debenture stock in exchange for loan and debenture stock in some of its subsidiaries, following approvals at meetings held yesterday. The new series of stocks are identical in terms of rateReuter - 168 words
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Article95 1970-12-30 18 NEW YORK, Tues. Xerox Corp said it may acquire General Educational Services for an exchange of stock. If all matters can be resolved, an exchange ratio of four common shares of General Educational for each common share of Xerox "seems likely," Xerox said. GES offers home study courses inReuter - 95 words
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135 1970-12-30 18 Thailand may tax canned food imports BANGKOK, Tues. Thailand may set up a tariff wall next year on imported canned food, official sources indicated. The measure would be an alternative to a total ban. The sources said Finance Ministry officials had rejected a proposal by Economic Ministry officials to banAP - 135 words
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561 1970-12-30 18 Americans will buy more canned food report NEW YORK, Tues. Americans as eaters in 1960 will consume more food, particularly red meats and poultry, eat fewer eggs, dairy products and fresh fruits, buy more frozen and prepared foods and eat out more often and pay more to do it. Yet,561 words
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Article, Illustration264 1970-12-30 18 PEOPLE in business Mr ALAN WONG has been promoted to marketing manager of Beecham (Malaysia). He succeeds Mr LESLIE De SWART, appointed planning director and a member of the company's board of directors. Mr Wong Mr Wong returned to Kuala Lumpur last week after a one-year tour of duty with264 words
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Article584 1970-12-30 18 The market was firm in slack conditions yesterday. Selective buying of leading issues pushed prices forward after initial uncertainty on the OECD inflation warning but volume remained very low at 4,840 marks. Towards the close, the Financial Times index was 4.3 up at 342.9, the highest level584 words
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Article390 1970-12-30 18 Stocks were higher in early moderately active turnover yesterday. The NYSE tape was one minute late briefly. Standard and Poor's industrial average added six cents, and advancing issues led declines, by about five-to-three. Volume was about 1.6 million shares after 20 minutes- NOTE: Armour merged into390 words
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Article211 1970-12-30 18 AMSTERDAM Internationals were firmer yesterday following Wall Street, led by Royal Dutch and Unilever. Hoogovens and KLM also rose. Gains outnumbered losses in local industrials with publishing shares, plantations and shippings firmer. PARIS The market yesterday was quietly irregular in small turnover. Pinay continued higher, but banks were211 words
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Advertisement785 1970-12-30 19 ORIENT LINES DO. I amasammsm a* am amassi or aaxiapom) ICB j___s__s 2 SHENTON WAY SINGAPORC I TEL *****3-7 U.K. EUROPE SERVICE LOADING FOR LONDON, H'BURG, R'DAM. HAVRE, State**™ P..'hom Pnmh. A.aiVC. NCrTUNC AQU AMARI NC 9/9 Jan 10 Jan 1 1 Jan L'don 8/2. Hamburg 12/2 Mawrs 14/2. H'dam785 words
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Miscellaneous1389 1970-12-30 19 I I /I \7| KEY FOR EASY REFERENCE: The shipping, schedules JT I I 7\J beginning on this page are given in four parts for Saa^aaa I I x^ m\ .if ships westbound, eastbound, southbound and coastal. „-_•»>••• *;L- I____J___ti_»*<___S _______a f mt&%\M -t -«-l_t-l-f ___f->~<B Each entry gives the1,389 words
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Miscellaneous318 1970-12-30 20 Ships in port THE PORT OF 111, Reliance Integrity, SINGAPORE AUTHORITY Southern Trader, Sumber HAS MADE THESE Tunas 11, Yuen Chau, Fair BERTHING ARRANGE- Island, Calcutta Maru, Gunong MENTS FOR DECEMBER 30. Sumbing, Esso Seattle, OUT: Djatirembang 1/2; Gamsolo, Tampomas, Nikkei Thuringia 13/14; Betelgeuse Maru, Nissho Maru, Lien iviing, 13/14;318 words
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420 1970-12-30 21 )IN,( )Mif A'lflik VIENNA, Tues. The organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said it would negotiate with Western oil companies in member countries to earn more money through higher taxation and a general price increase. Experts said oil prices were bound to420 words
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Article1693 1970-12-30 21 STOCK EXCHANGE OF MALAYSIA AND SINGAPORE KEY Closing buyers' and sellers' prices axe followed by the business done. Figures, in brackets denote traded lot* in 1.000's. When the price is not followed by a figure in brackets, it means only a single lot of 1,000 shares was1,693 words
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Article79 1970-12-30 21 (Managers' prices for Dec. 30) B. S. ASIA UNIT TRUSTS Mai. Invt. Fund 1.18 1.23 Mai. Progress Fund 1.04 1.09 CHARTERED UNIT TRUSTS Singapore Growth Fund 1.04 1.09 SINGAPORE UNIT TRUSTS Second Singapore 1.89 Third Singapore 1.21 B. S. The Commerce Ind. Fund .99 1.04xd The Saving Fund79 words
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Article330 1970-12-30 21 RUBBER 49-5/8 cents a lb. (up one-eighth cent). Trading conditions continued to be extremely thin yesterday. Prices fluctuated erratically between very narrow limits of 49-1/4 and 49-1/2 cents for January l RSS during the morning session. Turnover was small. Physicals demand was confined to covering of Russian l330 words
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Article71 1970-12-30 21 Taiwan's export zones TAIPEI, Tues. The Government has decided to slow down the development of export processing zones in Taiwan due to a shortage of labour supply, it was reported today. The Council for International Economic Co-operation and Development, the prime mover of the successful export processing zone plan, has71 words
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Article100 1970-12-30 21 The council noted that the development of export processing zones has been successful as new technology has been introduced and thousands of job opportunities have been created. "It is time the policy is modified since not too much surplus labour is left," it added. Taiwan had its first exportAFP - 100 words
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Article91 1970-12-30 21 HONGKONG, Tues. Hongkong's exports in the first 11 months of 1970 exceeded those for all of 1969, the Commerce and Industry Department said. Exports from January to November reached US$l,B6B million, compared to U551,735 million for last year. The trade deficit for the 11 months, however, stood atAP - 91 words
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Article42 1970-12-30 21 LONDON, Tues. Shippers of ocean freight between Europe and Indonesia announced a five per cent bunker surcharge on gross direct rates, effective Feb. 1. The shippers cited an increase -in bunker oil price as the reason for the surcharge. APAP - 42 words
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Article62 1970-12-30 21 (Yesterday's official buyer/seller prices, in pence per lb). Tone: Quiet; ClF's Jan. 17-3/8 17-9/16, Feb. 17-11/16 17-15/16. March 18 18-1/4; Spot 18-3/8 18-5/8; Settlements Feb. 18-11/16 18-7/8, March 18-7/8 19-1/16, April 19-3/16 19-3/8, April/June 19-1/2 19-5/8, July/Sept. 20-1/4 20-3/8, Oct/Dec. 20-11/16 20-7/8, Jan/March 20-13/16 21, April/June 21-1/16 21-1/8,62 words
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Article67 1970-12-30 21 TIN $623.75 a picul (down 25 cents). The Straits tin price continued on its down trend and slipped by 25 cents yesterday to $623.75 a picul on a turnover estimated up five tons to 280 tons. The overnight commodity price in London was quoted £1 a ton higher.67 words
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Article155 1970-12-30 21 (Yesterday's 1.30 p.m. prices, in sterling per long ton, unless otherwise stated). COPRA (U.S. dollars per long ton): Philippine /Indonesian Dec. 234, Jan. 236, Feb. 237V4, all resellers. COCONUT OIL: Straits Dec/Jan. 153 quoted; Malayan J an /Feb. 169 quoted; Philippine (U.S. dollars per long ton) Dec. 365155 words
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Article755 1970-12-30 21 Mining shares turned in a mixed performance yesterday. Some stocks made worthwhile gains but movements generally were small. Oils were firm in very quiet trading and industrials looked weaker. Poseidon finished the day $2.50 higher at $46, but its takeover target, Samin, lost 10 cents to $5.30.755 words
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Article220 1970-12-30 21 Stocks continued firm in fair activity yesterday. Volume of business totalled $9.65. China Lights met heavy demand and improved 25 cents on the day, while Lane Crawfords featured with a net gain of more than a dollar. Slater Walker extended recent advances to finish 30 cents higher,220 words
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Article177 1970-12-30 21 LONDON, Tues. The market was quiet today but grain shippers have covered cargoes from St. John or Halifax to Algeria at U557.65 fio (free in and out) for Jan., and from British Columbia to Ghent/Hamburg range at US$2OO,OOO fio, based on 20,900 tons, for Jan. A cargo177 words
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Page 22 Advertisements
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Article, Illustration933 1970-12-30 23 Wee champion owner pips Auric Stable with Gold Cup victory SARAWAK millionaire Dato Wee Hood Teck is this year's champion owner. He managed to pip Auric Stable out of the title with a win by Da tin's Choice in the Penang Gold Cup last Sunday. Before this, Auric Stable was933 words
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120 1970-12-30 23 LONDON, Tues.-It will be six months before European heavyweight boxing champion Henry Cooper of Britain defends his title against West German Jurgen Blin, said Cooper's manager Jim Wicks here today. Wicks said contract talks had broken down, and it would take at leastAFP - 120 words
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Article20 1970-12-30 23 LONDON, Tues. Result of the only League football match played in Britain yesterday: Third Division Fulham 1 Gilllnffham 0. AFPAFP - 20 words
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Article478 1970-12-30 23 Nawari fined $500 PENANG, Tues. The Stipendiary Steward's report for last weekend race, Dec. 26 -27. SATURDAY Race One: Drillers Pride (T.S. Chiam) was slow to begin. Graceful View (D. Kwong) was left again. Trainer Mansor bin Matban was told that if the mare missed the start again, action will478 words
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Article403 1970-12-30 23 TOKYO, Tues. Challenger Rene Barrientos of the Philippines will dethrone the champion Yoshiaki Numata of Japan in their 15-round World Boxing Council junior lightweight title bout on January 3, Dr. Almirante, Barrientos' manager declared. The title bout will be held at the Sunpu Gymnasium in Shizuoka403 words
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Page 23 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous400 1970-12-30 23 TWINSET CROSSWORD EEEBaaßaa ACROSS DOWN I. Enlisted soldiers will be evil- 2 i_ vite ne to wlßter smelling as well as having dis- I 9o e dleB < 3 > solute life (4,3.4) 3 wh writ with set up with iron blade (5) 9. Did it have two crows in400 words
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727 1970-12-30 24 FEDERATION CUP PERTH, Tues. Australia beat Britain three-nil in the final to win the ninth women* s Federation Tennis Cup here today. In the singles Evonne Goolagong beat Virginia Wade 6-4, 6-1, while Margaret Court defeated Ann Jones 6-8, 6-3, 6-2. For theAFP - 727 words
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409 1970-12-30 24 A SUPERBLY fit Tankards XV, playing fast and attacking rugby, trounced Singapore Cricket Club Colts by 37 points (5 goals, a penalty and 3 tries) to 5 (goal) in a friendly match on the padang yesterday. Tankards, with height and weight advantage, dominated409 words
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Article138 1970-12-30 24 FOOTBALL Association of Singapore's new team under-23 squad for the forthcoming FAM Cup, will have their first acid test next month when they take on the Furukawa Football side from Japan on Jan. 16 at the Jalan Besar Stadium at 7.30 p.m. Furukawa team, is138 words
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341 1970-12-30 24 LONDON, Tues. The name Lillian Board will be remembered throughout the world long after better known women athletes like Wilma Rudolph, Dawn Fraser, Betty Cuthbert and Maureen Connolly have been forgotten. The 22-year-old English girl, twice the gold medallist in341 words
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Article, Illustration405 1970-12-30 24 KOK SUN SETS NEW MARK IN OPEN SWIM GALA SINGAPORE'S Asian Games swimmer Khong Kok Sun got off to a flying start with a record breaking performance on the first day of the Chinese Swimming Club's 55th open championships at Amber Road yesterday. Competing in the 200 metres breast stroke,405 words
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Page 24 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous36 1970-12-30 24 __r___vw ____l _______r__~T In I_n w mj 1 n 1 1 I lat a. IV I IVI HI .wl _n___k2'-''^______L ___U Frst Features fef/W&[ rrkMtp Don't forget to tell the green-keeper to order some more turf36 words
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Miscellaneous119 1970-12-30 24 a#TJt_l-^^! SOCCER: FAS junior knockout tournament (all matches at Jalan Besar) Quarter-Finals: Vigilante Corps vs Tamil Brotherhood Association— 8 p.m. ASAS vs Gilsteaders— 5. 1 5 p.m. Semi-Finals: Darul Afiah vs PARC 7.00 p.m. DAVY JONES By Sam Left SsP_F^_ CA L N' V T 6 WM!k K OUT Sy119 words
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