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Title Section15 1971-02-17 1 THE SINGAPORE herald No. 178 Singapore Wednesday, February 17, 1971 MC(P) No. 2525 15 CENTS15 words
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345 1971-02-17 1 Eight-year guarantee for British investments in Singapore BRITISH investments m Singapore will be protected for eight years against risks of expropriation without compensation and non-con-vertibility of profits m an agreement signed here yesterday The guarantee will be made m the form of sterling deposits the Singapore Government will transfer to345 words
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123 1971-02-17 1 HANOI, Tues. Long, hippy-style hair on men or on women are banned m the North, Vietnamese Army, the armed forces newspaper Quan Doi Nhan Dan said today. Replying to questions from young soldiers, it said that Article 18 of the military code stipulatedAFP - 123 words
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Article69 1971-02-17 1 MANILA, Tues. Colombo Plan countries were told today that after two decades of successfully experimenting wfth self-help they now have to look for more effective ways of assisting each other. The talk is not going te be easy, but it is an urgent one, Philippine Foreign UnderSecretaryAP - 69 words
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Article30 1971-02-17 1 WASHINGTON: Several American banks today cut their prime rate from six to 5.75 per cent following Friday's cut m the Federal Reserve Board's rate from five to 4.75 per cent.30 words
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Article36 1971-02-17 1 SAIGON: A U.S. military court at Tan Son Nhut air base here has sentenced Col. Gerald W. Kehrli, a career air force officer, to three years m prison and a fine of $15,000 on drug charges.36 words
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212 1971-02-17 1 More riots after that decision on capital CATANZARO, Italy, Tues. Italy's inland town of Catanzaro was voted capital of the Calabria region today and sparked off new riots m the rival city of Reggio Calabria which lost a nine-month struggle. Police and demonstrators exchanged shots m Central Reggio scene ofAFP; AP - 212 words
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Article36 1971-02-17 1 BEIRUT, Tues. Libya declared today it will negotiate with the world's major oil companies on the price of Mediterranean oil on a company-by-company basis and not with a collective front of companies.36 words
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Article, Illustration268 1971-02-17 1 Jobs for 1,500 in MSA UNION CALLS FOR FREEZE IN RECRUITMENT MALAYSIA-Singa-pore Airlines plans to recruit 1,500 staff m Singapore this year. This will bring the strength of its Singapore staff to 5,100. The proposed recruitment was disclosed by the General Secretary of the Singapore Air Transport Workers' Union, Mr.268 words
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378 1971-02-17 1 HANOI ARMY TRAINS ITS GUNS ON U.S. TROOPS QUANG TRI, Tues. North Vietnamese forces have stepped up their attacks on American troops backing up the South Vietnamese tlrive into southern Laos, a U.S. military communique showed today. A well-informed military source said this morning the Hanoi troops were using Soviet-made378 words
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87 1971-02-17 1 More fighting in the Jordan capital AMMAN, Tues. King Hussein's security forces clashed anew with the Palestinian guerillas here today, and ambulances were seen racing to and from the fighting areas m the tensiongripped capital of Jordan. The new fighting broke out an hour before noon on the northern edgeAP - 87 words
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261 1971-02-17 1 AN AUSSIE WILL BE FIRST COMMANDER OF ANZUK FORCES CANBERRA, Tues. The first commander of the Anzuk (Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom) forces to be left behind m Singapore and Malaysia after the British military withdrawal at the end of this year will be an Australian. Australian DefenceAFP - 261 words
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114 1971-02-17 1 Navy shocked -Francis Drake joins RAF LONDON, Tues. The Royal Navy was bowled over today by Francis Drake's decision to join the Royal Air Force. Francis, 17, not only bears the name of the Elizabethan naval hero, he was all set to follow three generations of his family into the114 words
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Advertisement182 1971-02-17 1 rWlri SHUTTLE bus service from car park into city Page 3 ODD BEAUTIFUL but deadly shells Page 5 ODD VIEWPOINT: Eusoff College rules will go on being broken Page 8 DDD BRITISH plans to pull out of the Persian Gulf Page 10 ODD SPARED: A temple on the Mountain of182 words
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Miscellaneous12 1971-02-17 1 WEATHER outlook for Singapore from 6 a.m. to noon today: Isolated showers.12 words
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2924 1971-02-17 2 MERVYB JONES - Getting the young to 'kick the habit' MERVYB JONES AFKAJKAJGI E IN 1962 the Royal College of Physicians published a report, Smoking and Health, which documented beyond reasonable argument the causal connection between cigarette smoking and various diseases, notably lung cancer. There was a great deal of publicity and discussion,2,924 words
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410 1971-02-17 2 Towards a better deal for bus travellers BUS-USERS have every reason to welcome the measures of re-or-ganisation announced by Communications Minister Yong Nyuk Lin. The re-routing exercise, m particular, will mean faster and more convenient bus travel for practically everyone. The new fare structure varies considerably m its impact. With410 words
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1464 1971-02-17 2 JAMES CAMERON - A TIME OF EPIC SHENANIGANS THROUGH BEAVERBROOK'S EYES JAMES CAMERON By By arrangement with the New Statesman I SUPPOSE the late Lord Beaverbrook passed on to what has been called the Happy HoundingGround long enough ago to be remembered for other things than his quixotic eccentricities and his lost causes.1,464 words
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Advertisement15 1971-02-17 2 times like this you need NATIONAL Hi-Top batteries Wednesday. February 17. 1971 THE SINGAPORE HERALD15 words
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290 1971-02-17 3 ADDITIONAL 300 BUSES FOR BETTER SERVICE TO COST $10 MILLION BUS companies are prepared to put m more capital to improve bus services m Singapore. This was stated yesterday by Mr. Tan Kong Eng, president of the Singapore Chinese Bus Owners* Association when290 words
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178 1971-02-17 3 SHUTTLE BUS SERVICE FROM CAR PARK INTO CITY A SHUTTLE bus service will be introduced soon between Nicoll Highway and the City centre during peak hours. Disclosing this plan is an interview with RTS yesterday, the Registrar of Vehicles, Mr. Goh Yong Hong, said this service was being introduced for178 words
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105 1971-02-17 3 A MAN WHO was described by his counsel as I "penny wise, pound foolish"' was fined Hit by a I magistrate yesterday for trying to cheat the Post Office by using 30-cent stamps which had been used before. The attempted fraud of105 words
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Article23 1971-02-17 3 THREE motor-cyclists have been fined $10 each for using plates smaller than the 7" x 7" required under the law.23 words
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Article, Illustration352 1971-02-17 3 A MAN'S mistress attacked his first wife with a chopper because the older woman had refused to take her four children with her when she left her husband, leaving the mistress to look after them, a magistrate heard yesterday. Wong Ah Mcc, 24, pleaded guilty352 words
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Advertisement150 1971-02-17 3 Be*" "^nßJrniffuElwr^ffiTpJrSEnffi Hjs^*: p.-'K' BiUHOjJii^l— j^'^^f _iij3a™™^™aM^B ■W- jl ■'■^aCTBH H £•->"'"■* ;^9aai ~^*WAmmAmWs^- i "^^-^^tb^^^bl X- ■b^Pj ■F^^al ;^^**> Br 01 "Mm '^%^l^^L Bp|P*'. V We're building his future today Out on Pulau Ayer Chawan, we have catering to the needs of industries that use completed a $200 million150 words
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Miscellaneous32 1971-02-17 3 BEETLE BAILEY By Mort Walker READ TMiS MESSAGE f N TO fIAB. I MATE TO i C*\ OPEN TELEGRAMS. 1 J i I■ I m.i BMBBBaeanßaißiH f AMD WMILE >OU'RE AT IT,32 words
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161 1971-02-17 4 P&O to maintain services despite agency change THE P O Group, which will change agencies m April, will maintain its shipping routes for both freight and passengers into and out of Singapore, it was announced yesterday. The agency will be transferred to Mansfield and Co. after Islay Kerr, the present161 words
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Article16 1971-02-17 4 STUDENTS preparing for the School Examination next year are already being prepared to think "metric."16 words
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177 1971-02-17 4 TWO men were each jailed for IS months yesterday for attempting to extort $100 from a pirate taxi driver m a coffee shop m Hoy Fatt Road on Monday. Matthews Richard Ephrem Ambrose, 24, and Lee Leong Shin, 20,177 words
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Article63 1971-02-17 4 TWO men now serving a three-year jail term for armed robbery was sentenced yesterday to another three years for another offence. Lim Teck Eng, 25, and Quek Kiat Hock, 20, admitted robbing Mr. Lum Ah Chai of $240 and a watch m a block of63 words
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Article, Illustration174 1971-02-17 4 NINE "Queen of the Pacific" contestants left here last night for Australia. They are on their way to Canberra, Syd ney and then Melbourne where the contest will take place on March 7. Three of the girls: Christine Hui (Hongkong), 21, a model; Margaret James174 words
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Article160 1971-02-17 4 FOUR men, believed to have been involved m a spate of armed robberies m Serangoon Road, Jalan Besar and Kampong Kapor since early this year, are now behind bars. Police have recovered 10 stolen watches and are rounding up the remaining members of the gang160 words
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Advertisement136 1971-02-17 4 Try us for size Accra Barcelona Budapest Delhi Merida Addis Abeba Beograd Buenos Aires Dhahrah Mexico Amsterdam Beyrouth Cairo Djakarta Milano Anchorage Bogota Calcutta Dlisseldorf Montevideo Ankara Boston Chicago Entebbe Montreal Athinai Bremen Dakar Frankfurt München Baghdad Bruxelles Damascus Geneve Nairobi Bangkok Bucuresti Dares Salaam Geneva Napoli Gdteborg New\ork Guayaquil136 words
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Miscellaneous64 1971-02-17 4 ARCHIE By Bob Montana f JSLHfi^ 1 f THE FIRErWEN ARE 1 Fl^E^Pn^^^ J&^™**^ FiRE ENGINES? 1 MISS TO IMPRESS THEM WITrl W* I n—m < *UNOY/ i, "FIRE PREVENTION'/ J rvypv %^wk ~\\m^ r^ wrrm HERE COMES J MY. r~7T^\ leoe, J"HE TRUCK 7 DON'T A A A°^A *5S»i64 words
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192 1971-02-17 5 Speaker warns MPs to observe House rules KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Speaker of the Dewan Ra'ayat, Dato CM. Yusof, said today that he would be very strict on the Standing Orders when Parliament reconvenes and would make no allowances for MP's who do not go by the rule. "In the192 words
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Article39 1971-02-17 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Malaysia's requests for food aid from the United Nations World Food Programme amounting to $6.5 million for two projects will be considered when the UN Inter-Governmental Committee meets m Rome m November.39 words
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239 1971-02-17 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The High Court here today awarded special and general damages totalling $12,700 to a girl who was blinded m one eye after being hit by a stone "flung up" by a grass-cutting machine. The girl, V. Kalaichelvi, was injured239 words
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Article, Illustration52 1971-02-17 5 THE GLORY of the Seaa ia the middle shell. The other two are common cones which are often mistaken for It. The medium-sized shell Is Conns Anlicus, and the small shell is Conus Textile. The Glory of the Seaa is worth $2,0 M. The other two are worth less than52 words
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Article, Illustration342 1971-02-17 5 Beautiful, deadly— and a $2,000 price tag 'GLORY OF THE SEAS' ON DISPLAY BEAUTIFUL and deadly. ..and worth $2,000, that is Conus gloria maris (Glory of the Seas) a rare seashell from the Philippines now on display at the Connoisseur, a curio shop m the Singapore Hilton. Fewer than 30342 words
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Advertisement298 1971-02-17 5 aaa\\*Ma\\\ aßaaßavak^-^ bßßbw The See-Through Look l II BB"aßaaaaaaaßaa^K^^^ You don,t nave to raise the lid and l Se the heat I flfl aßWlß^Bßaaaaaßwia?^'^ to the atmosphere when you want to see what's fl V|fl m^^BP'^BV^^X I S° in g on inside Just look m the see-through lid. I*^ J298 words
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Miscellaneous49 1971-02-17 5 BLONDIE By Chic Young L I n l^ Y'KNOW, PEOPUeI IBEING A BARBER IS A UOT IHf THERE'S JUST ONE LITTLE IF A BRAIN SURGEON WORKS f DONT APPRECIATE UKE BEING A BRAIN SURGEON DIFFERENCE,- INSIDE THE HEAD-A BARBER ,yf ~V w b*»bers Afj. y^ y works on the49 words
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Article, Illustration374 1971-02-17 6 THE VOICE of Singapore's youth will be heard m mock parliamentary sessions on Monday and Friday next week at the Victoria Theatre. The second Youth-in-Parlia-ment project organised by the Chinese YMCA will start at 2.30 p.m. on both days. Fifty-eight students from 17374 words
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187 1971-02-17 6 SHIPYARD TO START BIGGEST REPAIR JOB YET $7 MILLION JURONG Shipyard will start work at the end of this month on a ship repair job that has been described as "the biggest single job ever undertaken by a shipyard south of Japan and east of Saei." Global Chartering of USA187 words
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96 1971-02-17 6 THE managing partner of a Chinese wayang was acquitted on Monday of a charge of engaging a 13-year-old boy as an actor without a licence from the Commissioner of Labour. The boy, Teo Chen Seng, was run over by a car and96 words
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125 1971-02-17 6 MR. TANG See Cairn, the Minister of State for Finance, will open the *7i Japan Industrial Exposition at Kallang Park on Friday. More than $1 million worth of industrial products will be on show at the exposition the largest Japanese trade fair125 words
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125 1971-02-17 6 THE MP for Thomson, Mr Ang Nam Piau. will ask the Home Minister, Dr. Wong Lin Ken, at the forthcoming Parliamentary session whether he knows that "there are many foreign hippies" m the Republic. Mr. Ang would like to know whether Dr Wong125 words
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240 1971-02-17 6 Doctor's widow reduces claim by $107,000 A WIDOW, whose husband was killed m an accident involving a Public Health Division lorry, yesterday reduced her claim against the Government from $299,000 to $192,000. Madam Rada Baskaran's husband, Dr. G.N. Baskaran, 34, was killed on May 27, 1969 m Farrer Road. Her240 words
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157 1971-02-17 6 Driver tries in vain to save burning bus A SINGAPORE Traction Company bus was destroyed by fire yesterday at a traffic junction m front of the Navy, Army and Air Force Institute premises m Beach Road. There were no passengers m it at the time. Attempts to save the No.157 words
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179 1971-02-17 6 THERE are too few volunteers assisting m the care of the blind, aged and crippled m Singapore, according to Mr. Chan Chee Seng, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Social Affairs. Speaking to members of the Lions Club of Singapore East at their179 words
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Miscellaneous17 1971-02-17 6 TODAY: 2.22 a.m. ft.); 2.51 p.m. (7.« ft.) TOMORROW: 2*2 a.m. (8.7 ft.); 3.44 p.m. (M ft.)17 words
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Miscellaneous14 1971-02-17 6 DENNIS THE MENACE •HeYA/lg-rVItSOM! WANNA BREAK THIS WISHBONE WITH m WHAT DID YA WISH?*14 words
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Article, Illustration40 1971-02-17 7 RIGHT: Before the rehearsal, a discussion on the New Fortune Theatre, from left: dancers Miss Mak Fong Yew. Miss Sin Tong Hiang and Mr Chong Kay Song with Nigel Prescott of the university theatre's administration.40 words
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332 1971-02-17 7 Currie Hall, the university college where we are staying, even changed the menu to suit us. "Australian and Singapore students attending the University helped us back stage, with the lights especially." The troupe will be guests at many functions during their stay332 words
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Article26 1971-02-17 7 CHANGI Bus conductor Teo Teck Siang was fined $5 yesterday for not wearing his badge m Upper Changi Road on Nov. 11, lSfco.26 words
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77 1971-02-17 7 Indian seafood delegation coming here A FOUR-MAN Indian sea-food industry delegation will arrive here on Feb. 22 to survey local market conditions for exports of Indian seafood. The delegation will be led by Mr. R.R. Menon, Chairman of Marine Products Export Promotion Council, m Ernakulam. The other members are Mr.77 words
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Article504 1971-02-17 7 A. K. LEE - A. K. LEE By BY and large Singapore civil servants have earned a reputation for efficiency. In encounters with reporters, however, some tend to clam, up with a display of excessive timidity that is* quite remarkable. A colleague of mine was so shattered from504 words
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Article70 1971-02-17 7 LORRY driver Tan Kirn Woon of Sin Ming Road was fined $70 yesterday for committing three traffic offences m Woodlands Road on Sept. 24 last year. He was fined $25 for not haying an attendant m a trailer; $25 for loading projecting articles m his70 words
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Advertisement31 1971-02-17 7 The new figure CRAVATTE IlrTltta ■BBSBB THE BEST OF ITALY... 100°o PURE SILK TIESI 'vSSI^ Singapore's only exclusive men's shop 81 HIGH STREET also at: Ooodwood HotolHllton HotolCoM Storage) Shopping Contro31 words
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Miscellaneous493 1971-02-17 7 at^^^^^^^^r^^Fj^'P^nßßßß m, t a.m. 5 p.m.: Science Valley Road (between Iceland Mathematics exhi- lock Road and opposite bition at the Teachers' Shanghai Road) and Still Training College, Patter- Road, son Road. 7.38 p.m.: Extra-Mural f.38-4 p.m.: Safety first denartmeat campaign with exhibition cfi^J S*JL***aWL*J. and safe cycling at Girl Singapore493 words
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Article, Illustration296 1971-02-17 8 HAROLD SOH - At 75, he sends thugs away empty-handed HAROLD SOH LAUNDRYMAN HO'S RESOLUTE STAND By SEVENTY-five-year-old laundryman Ho Cheng Loh made a resolution during Chinese New Year that he would never again fall prey to extortionists. Last week, he kept it. When two youths turned up at his shop Hup Hing296 words
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655 1971-02-17 8 Eusoff rules will go on being broken SHMKSJHKSJH AS an undergrade I am naturally and necessarily concerned with the running of Eusoff College. Many of my fellow-students and some members of the public are already aware that the recent matter concerning four Eusoffians is not a conclusive story m itself.655 words
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566 1971-02-17 8 GIVE THE POOR DEER A PLACE TO REST THE deer m the Jurong Bird Park are kept under extremely unsatisfactory conditions m cramped, barren enclosures, and show all the symptoms of being subjected to such ill-treat-ment lassitude, illhealth and body discomfort. I saw hundreds of flies feeding off the sores566 words
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Article91 1971-02-17 8 THE electricity supply provided by the P.U.B. to my house fails frequently. The whole of my Kampong bounded by Lorongs 27 and 29, Geylang also have the same problem. On several occasions I telephoned the P.U.B. and was told that they knew about it and91 words
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313 1971-02-17 8 NO WONDER TYPHOID HAS BROKEN OUT IN GEYLANG IT is no wonder that typhoid has broken out m the Geylang area. One has only travel along Paya Lebar Road, Lorong Engku Aman and Geylang Serai to see the unhealthy state of affairs. In the name of progress, the Government has313 words
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Miscellaneous299 1971-02-17 8 GRANDMASTER Florin A*\ -V A I« 1 Gheorghiu of Rumania V 3 nGOIQ M ILI Q played a brilliant game mm mmmmmm W*\ 9mw against Australia's Craske a m the 1971 Karlis Lidums hri lAIIT laVflVt International Tournament 9mW Will m Adelaide. Gheorghiu, with the 14. Bb6: r C 8299 words
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187 1971-02-17 9 Britons on the fiddle with new coins LONDON, Tues. Hundreds of shopkeepers complained today that the public Is swindling vending machines with Britain's new decimal coins. Consumers replied that many stores have edged prices upward under cover of the new money. The accusations made newspaper headlines bat most Britons seemed187 words
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137 1971-02-17 9 MOSCOW, Tues. The party newspaper Pravda today attacked "Nato intrigues m Cyprus" and accused -the United States of wanting to impose its own solution to the problem of Greco-Turkish relations on the island. In a report from its Nicosia correspondent, the newspaper said thatAFP - 137 words
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Article307 1971-02-17 9 JAKARTA, Tues. More than 1,000 girls from all over Asia have been lured to Hongkong by vice operators and forced to work as call girls. This was revealed by Mr. See Ying-Yin, a social worker and head of the Christian Emmanuel Church m Hongkong m a detailed307 words
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Article37 1971-02-17 9 SAIGON, Tues. U.S. Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker returned to Saigon last night after a two-week trip to Washington, Paris and Katmandu. Bunker flew to Washington on Feb. 1 for consultations with President Richard M. Nixon. APAP - 37 words
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Article, Illustration248 1971-02-17 9 Saigon troops retake rubber estates PHNOM PENH, Tues. Cambodian and South Vietnamese forces operating jointly between the Mekong River and the South Vietnamese Border since Feb. 4 have recaptured the Chup and Tapeo rubber plantations, about 65 miles northeast of Phnom Penh, a Cambodian military spokesman announced here today. The248 words
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98 1971-02-17 9 TOKYO, Tues. The Japanese Government and a drug company toTJay officially proposed and out-of-court settlement for selling sedative containing thalidomide which caused deformities m babies. One hundred and twentyeight members of 43 families who had deformed babies because of the drug have issued a98 words
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223 1971-02-17 10 Thailand MPs in trouble -over politics BANGKOK, Tues. Fourteen opposition Members of Parliament are m trouble with the police for politicising. Some reports said the politicians were arrested on Sunday m the Province of Roi Et, 300 miles north-east of Bangkok, for violating the martial law regulation which prohibits political223 words
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Article129 1971-02-17 10 SAIGON, Tues. U.S. Air Force Col. Gerald V. Kehrli was found guilty today on seven marijuana offences and sentenced to three years' imprisonment and a fine of US$l5,OOO. But he was not dismissed from the Air Force, leaving him eligible for pension upon retirement. A juryAP - 129 words
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Article222 1971-02-17 10 TRIPOLI, (Libya), Tues. Libya's Oil Minister said yesterday he was "satisfied" with the outcome of the negotiations between oil companies and the producing countries of the Persian Gulf. The remark by the Minister, Mr. Ezzeddin Mabrouk, was reported by the Libyan news media without elaboration.AP - 222 words
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82 1971-02-17 10 MOSCOW, Tues. The Soviet Union is setting up, a new scientific station m Antarctica, Tass reported yesterday. The Soviet news agency said the station is called Leningradskaya and is m Oates Land on the wide peninsula that is bordered by the Indian OceanAP - 82 words
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Article51 1971-02-17 10 TRENTON, Tennessee, Tues. Author Jesse Hill Ford was charged with first degree murder yesterday by a grand jury here. He admitted firing the shot that killed a negro soldier while the latter and two other people were parked at night m a car on Ford's private51 words
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Article, Illustration467 1971-02-17 10 Britain to pull out from Gulf' LONDON, Tues. Prune Minister Edward Heath's Government intends withdrawing most British forces from the Persian Gulf by the end of the year leaving only token units to deter would-be aggressors. Official sources, reporting this yesterday said Foreign Secretary Sir Alec Douglas-Home was likely toAFP - 467 words
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Article280 1971-02-17 10 LONDON, Tues. Home Secretary Reginald Maudling charged last night that the illegal Irish Re^ publican Army (IRA) had brought a "new viciousness and violence" to the bloody rioting m strifetorn Northern Ireland. He spoke as the British Army announced m Belfast the death fromAP - 280 words
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Article40 1971-02-17 10 ANKARA, Tues. Leftist students protesting the U.S. intervention m Laos today dynamited a statue m memory of President Kennedy at the Technical University of the Middle East here. The university was built largely from American funds.40 words
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Article237 1971-02-17 10 MANILA, Tues. The "demonstration fever** m Manila took a twist today, when aa estimated B, too policemen, firemen and other Government employees plcketted the City Hall building to demand salary increases. The placard bearing "demonstrators,** which also included trash collectors, were led by no lessAP; AFP - 237 words
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Article197 1971-02-17 10 Crisis could aid Europe firms ROLLS A ROYCE LONDON, Tues. The Rolls-Royce collapse could lead to integration of the European aero engine industry, Defence Minister Lord Carrington told Parliament today. But for the moment this was "only a speculative possibility" and "any proposals to this effect would need to beAP - 197 words
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Article189 1971-02-17 10 WARSAW, Tues. Poland's Premier, Piotr Jaroszewicz, said last night that the drastic rise m food prices which sparked off the nations bloody rioting last Christmas will be revoked on March l. He said this was possible because of aid from the Soviet Union and189 words
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Article83 1971-02-17 10 STOCKHOLM, Tues. Five hundred dentists struck at midnight on Sunday, expanding a walkout of state and municipal employees that has halted train services m Sweden since early this month. The national dental service was put out of action m four provinces. The government threatened to83 words
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59 1971-02-17 10 LONDON, Tues. Scan Connery, who played James Bond 007 m films, said today he and his actress wife, Diane CUento, had separated. Miss Cilento, who also' is a successful novelist, left the Connery home m London's Putney area to live m Wimbledon. Connery gave noAP - 59 words
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Article117 1971-02-17 10 US sailors found unconscious HONGKONG, Tues. Two young American sailors were found unconscious m a room of the Hongkong Hilton Hotel this morning and one of them later died from suspected drug overdose. Both had been rushed to hospital after the hotel staff found them "foaming and frothing from theAFP - 117 words
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Article78 1971-02-17 10 BONN, Germany, Tues. West Germany and the Soviet Union will start talks on a new trade agreement m Bonn on Feb. 25, a Government spokesman announced yesterday. The spokesman, Mr Ruediger von Wechmar, told a news conference that the Soviet Deputy Minister for Foreign Trade,AP - 78 words
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Article204 1971-02-17 10 NAIROBI, Tues. Britain's recognition of the military gime m Uganda constituted "very grave" interference m the affairs of an African country, Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere said here. He made the statement, disclosed today, m an interview with a Sudanese journalist. British recognition is aimed at smashing AfricanAFP - 204 words
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Article, Illustration563 1971-02-17 11 Powell in new race tirade 'Mr Powell's metaphors are growing wilder...' 'm all its history, our nation has never known greater danger... The fuse is shorter than had been supposed...' LONDON, Tues. Enoch Powell is at it again. Last night the wild man of British politics predicted new horrors if563 words
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277 1971-02-17 11 I LONDON, Tues. Britain's Press was quick to attack the latest Powell outburst one paper called BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB] him 3. "dangerOUS man." "This man is dangerous" stressed The Sun. 'More dangerous much more dangerous than all the coloured families m Britain. "It is not figures277 words
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189 1971-02-17 11 COMMON MARKET COWS COME HOME TO ROOST BRUSSELS, Tues. Common market cows came home to roost today herded carefully up three flights of stairs to join EEC ministers m their deliberations on Community agriculture problems. About 100 Belgian opponents of the Community's food prices policies drove the cows up theAFP - 189 words
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178 1971-02-17 11 SEOUL, Tues. A magazine publisher and two writers have been indicted on charges of violating South Korea's anti-Communist law by publishing an article praising radical student movements. The three indicted yesterday by the Seoul District Prosecutor's office were Yoon Chae-Shik, 36, publisher of Tari, aAP - 178 words
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156 1971-02-17 12 DRINKS IN BAR ENDED IN FRIEND'S DEATH A NATIONAL serviceman told the High Court yesterday that as he and three friends were leaving a bar where they had celebrated their passing-out last April, he saw one of them running towards him with one hand clutching his bleeding chest. Yeo Kian156 words
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Article28 1971-02-17 12 LOS ANGELES, Tues. Close to 300 houses and buildings, comprising 1,017 residencies or apartments were declared unsafe m Los Angeles yesterday following last week's earthquake. AFPAFP - 28 words
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Article, Illustration52 1971-02-17 12 photo. NGUYEN Hue Base, Vietnam, Tues. A South Vietnamese Military Policeman stands guard over enemy equipment taken from caches along the Ho Chi Minh Trail. The equipment is being stockpiled behind barbed wire at the South Vietnamese Airborne Division's base camp here, west of KheAP - 52 words
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Article209 1971-02-17 12 BIG BEN RUNS INTO LABOUR TROUBLE LONDON, Tues. Big Ben, the great clock over Britain's Houses of Parliament, Is threatened with labour trouble. Dents, the London makers who installed the clock m 1858 and have maintained it ever since, say they have difficulty m training young men for the work.AP - 209 words
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Article54 1971-02-17 12 HONOLULU, Tues. Cambodian Premier Lon Nol was reported to be showing "slight but significant improvement" today at Tripler Army Hospital. A hospital spokesman said the Premier was out of bed and walking with assistance. A stroke a week ago resulted m partial paralysis ofAP - 54 words
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204 1971-02-17 12 SEOUL, Tues. A South Korean court sentenced two police officers to eight months m prison each today after convicting them of neglecting their duties m connection with the sinking of a ferry boat m the Korean Straits last December which claimed 325 lives.AP - 204 words
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82 1971-02-17 12 THE Ministry of Defence last night issued a statement saying that it was "unfortunate" that Press reports had given the impression that the use of drugs was a normal occurrence m army camps. An SAF private was charged m court two days ago with82 words
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Article18 1971-02-17 12 THE annual delegates conference of the Singapore Malays National Organisation will be held on March 14.18 words
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151 1971-02-17 12 LUSIKISIKE, (South Africa), Tues.—Thousands of black were m hiding today m dense forest around this eastern Transkei town, following fierce weekend faction fighting which claimed 28 lives. Some 600 warriors clashed near here on Friday night. Police said 24 were killed. They were151 words
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239 1971-02-17 12 Schools on strike as Paris protests at Guiot Affair PARIS, Tues. Echoes of May 1968 were heard m Paris today as students m 30 high schools struck m protest over the "Guiot Affair." Two of the schools ran up red flags and a third was draped m banners demanding the239 words
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195 1971-02-17 12 NEW DELHI, Tues.— lndia and Pakistan summoned home their ambassadors from each other's capitals today to discuss the deteriorating relations on the subcontinent m the wake of the diplomatic crisis over a hijacked Indian plane. Both nations stressed, however, that theirAP - 195 words
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91 1971-02-17 12 KUCHING, Tues. A sixman Indonesian Government delegation arrived here today to look into the difficulties faced by traders along the Indonesian-Malaysian border. The delegation comprises officials from Indonesian Ministries dealing with Finance, Communications, Trade, Customs, Economy and Industrial Affairs and also the Indonesian CentralBernama - 91 words
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Advertisement82 1971-02-17 12 BBBBBBBBBxBBBBBBBMnBxxaxB^BB»M^ nun i«x>axaw—^ _^~Mma*A*Maam\ fefcMßdfcaßttft \\r *£m\ Ma\^^^^^\a\\ "^l^xxxbbVbx! bBKV^ BBBBBBBBBV^^^^^ bß*^l bBC *a$ LFOMI IJ2AIIS THE WAY and Capri paves the way for better motoring. You know the car... Ford Capri. The one with all the style. ..all the performance... all the safety. There's nothing else like it. Great82 words
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Article245 1971-02-17 13 Early birds for Ocean Building TWO applications for space m the proposed $70 million Ocean Building office and shopping complex m Collyer Quay have been received three years ahead of completion. The applicants are Mr. Tan Han Yuan, proprietor of Prince Bar, and Kwong Cheong Watch and Pen Dealers both245 words
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Article, Illustration141 1971-02-17 13 CHIEF OF PEARL AND DEAN IN S'PORE TO STUDY TRENDS Mr. E. Pearl, founder chairman and chief executive of the Pearl and Dean Group of Companies, (above), one of the world's largest screen advertising organisation, is m Singapore to study latest trends m the screen advertising industry m East Asia.141 words
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Article, Illustration407 1971-02-17 13 NGIAM TONG HAI - NGIAM TONG HAI RIGHT: Mr. Lee Choon Teng, caretaker of the temple and a Chinese physician. BELOW: The Temple of the Goddess of Mercy nestles serenely amid the greenery on the southern slope of Mount Faber. By LONG LIFE TO THE MOUNTAIN OF407 words
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Article83 1971-02-17 13 COMMERCIAL artist Tan Bee Seng was committed yesterday to stand trial m the High Court on charges of possessing equipment for forging Malaysian $50 notes. Tan, 23, a Malaysian, was arrested when a Customs party led by Asst. Supt. Joseph Yeo Keat Seng found83 words
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Article166 1971-02-17 13 LUFTHANSA German Airlines will introduce its first day flight between Singapore and Frankfurt on April 1. The flight will leave Singapore for Frankfurt, via Bangkok, Bombay and Karachi, at 9.10 a.m. every Thursday. It wai replace the Thursday night flight, which leaves here at 7.40166 words
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289 1971-02-17 13 MALAYSIA-Singa-pore Airlines will pay a bonus its first to its 4,500 employees. The amount each employee will get will only be known after the current financial year ends on June 30. In a letter to the six unions representing the289 words
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91 1971-02-17 13 THE Singapore Institute of Management will hold two intensive residential seminars on "Problem Analysis and Decision Making" at the Lady hill Hotel next month. The fee for each seminar, including hotel accommodation, is $1,201 per participant. The first, known as the Apex seminar,91 words
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Article52 1971-02-17 13 GERMAN sailor Wolfgang Erhard Meissner was fined $300 m a magistrates' court yesterday for stealing a lifebelt from the Port of Singapore Authority Godown 19. Meissner was arrested at 2.50 a.m. on the same day when he was taking the lifebelt to the Magdeburg berthed alongside52 words
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Article51 1971-02-17 13 A FINGERPRINT found on a window of a car parked m Jalan Novena Barat led to the arrest of a thief, a court was told yesterday. Ganapathi Pillai, 23, unemployed, was jailed for 18 months when he admitted stealing last May a $300 Pioneer tape51 words
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209 1971-02-17 13 THIN WIRE GANG STRIKES AGAIN IN CHANGI THE Thin Wire Gang notorious for tying np their victims after robbing them struck again on Monday. But this time, a toy pistol was also used. Their victims were two housewives who both lost a total of $2,506 m cash and $4,006 worth209 words
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Article75 1971-02-17 13 ASST. Coroner Chan Chee Pew recorded a verdict of misadventure on Koh Ser Hock, 19, of Tampines Avenue, who was drowned while bathing m a sand quarry pond on Feb. 5. Mr. Koh Chin Kwee, the father, said that his son's right arm had been disabled since he75 words
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Advertisement173 1971-02-17 13 ECONOMIC AFFAIRS/Paget 15/16 LIVING/TV/Pagos 18/19 SHIPPING/Pagoa 20/21 BUS ROUTE MAP/Paga 22 SPORT/Pagoa 23/24 ACT SINGAPORE UNIT TfSMfIS4JMITED fl Bth Floor, A. I. A. Building, Robinson Road. Tel ***** P.O. Box 3064, Singapore. M Please send me without obligation full details and prospectus of the Singapore Progress Fund. mU I Name:173 words
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227 1971-02-17 14 SINGAPORE ahould be included iv any Japanese aid programme for developing countries, particularly with regard to aid for Its educational development. The plea was made by Dr. K.E. Shaw, Dean of the College of Arts, Nanyaag University, Iv an interview with the227 words
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292 1971-02-17 14 RAHIM ISHAK TO DEVELOPING NATIONS: GOVERNMENTS of developing nations should make bold attempts to do away with old customs and beliefs if they impeded industrial progress, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Rahim Ishak said yesterday. Inche Rahim was speaking when292 words
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310 1971-02-17 14 The secretary of the Penang MCA, Mr. Geh Chong Keat, told Bernama today that Tun Tan talked about the reorganisation of the party to gain the confidence and support of the Chinese m general. "Tun Tan also emphasised the310 words
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210 1971-02-17 14 Motor firm manager faces graft charges KUCHING, Tues. A former manager of the Cycle and Carriage Sdn. Bhd, Kuching branch, was charged m the District Court today on three counts o f corruption. Teo Soo Han, 47, of Kuching, pleaded not guilty to all charges and was allowed bafl of210 words
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Article, Illustration32 1971-02-17 14 NG PENG Hong, 26, of Tampines Road, was fined $200 yesterday for driving a lorry carelessly and knocking down a pedestrian m Tampines Road on Feb. 22 last year.32 words
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Advertisement93 1971-02-17 14 J At Kallang Park P fl a Open weekdays from a.m. tfl flfl buyers p.m. toa fl^ fl to the public, a fl Open weekends from! flfl o am to the publl ft a p ft Supervised The Ministry of fl a^ fl international Trade Industr^ ft and the Ministry93 words
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Miscellaneous31 1971-02-17 14 I** Xin FmOmm Syndicate. Inc.. 1970. W.rid rMS^raA^T^TmJ^ "I'd like to know how I look without glasses, too, but when I take them off, I can't see myself m the mirror."31 words
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152 1971-02-17 15 JAKARTA, Tues. The flood of Japanese goods into Indonesia and its neighbours is threatening national enterpreneurs, the national bulletin "Business News'* said In an editorial. The bulletin said serious steps would have to be taken to stop the domestic market from being taken over byAP - 152 words
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Article175 1971-02-17 15 KUALA LUMPUR KEPONG AMALGAMATED'S pretax unaudited profits m the year ended September 1970 amounted to £1,658,000, 36.6 per cent higher than m the previous year. Taxation, however, increased sharply from £387,962 to £717,000 to cut the after-tax profits to $941,000 against the previous year's $825,387. The175 words
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Article270 1971-02-17 15 SINGAPORE— MALAYSIA Merchant rates fixed yesterday by the Association of Banks m Malaysia-Singapore. Local doUars per unit of foreign currency. HONGKONG (Rates m Hongkong dollars, for Feb. 16) On New York TT 6.0275 On New York DD 6.02 Gold (99% fineness. pertael) 294.376 Note Rates: China (per270 words
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257 1971-02-17 15 Senate to probe charges of PX corruption f'ONOMK AHAlH*- FOlTf D BY ABuN SFNKUTTUVAN J WASHINGTON, Tues. Senate investigators are ready to launch public hearings climaxing a lengthy probe into corruption they say has tainted one of the world's largest and least known business enterprises, the U.S. military's post exchangeAP - 257 words
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Article89 1971-02-17 15 that the extension to the palm oil mill at Fraser Estate was "well advanced" and that a start had been made on a mill at Paloh Estate. Both estates are m Johore. The company said Batu Kawan Rubber and Coconut Plantations held 38 per cent of K.L.Kepong's 13,468,87289 words
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Article30 1971-02-17 15 SOUTHERN KINTA CONSOLIDATED will pay an interim dividend of 15 per cent (equivalent to 3% new pence) on March 26 to shareholders on the register on March 2,30 words
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Article79 1971-02-17 15 LONDON, Tues. Taiping Rubber Plantations said it is bidding for the 76.9 per cent of the capital of Windsor (F.M.S.) Rubber Estates which it does not already own. Terms are six Taiping lOp shares for every five Windsor lOp shares. Windsor shareholders are entitled to theReuter - 79 words
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Article83 1971-02-17 15 Queensland, Kathleen suspended LONDON, Tues. The Stock Exchange said dealings m Queensland Mines Ltd and Kathleen Investments have been prohibited under the provisions of Rule 163 (I). Meanwhile, the threepartner London Stock Exchange firm of A. CarrollMarx and Co.- was hammered for failure to comply with Its bargains. The firmReuter - 83 words
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Article, Illustration161 1971-02-17 15 PEOPLE in business Mr. E. BRENT MORRIS has been appointed Orient manager, for Air New Zealand, succeeding Mr B.C. RUSCOE, who was re-posted as manager, Wellington m New Zealand recently. Mr Morris, who is based m Hongkong, is responsible for administration of Air New Zealand's operations m Hongkong, Singapore, Malaysia,161 words
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409 1971-02-17 15 LONDON Tues. An "awesome dominance" by Japan of the world seaborne trade over the next ten years m terms of movement of raw materials, is suggested by a report just published by Maritime Transport Research of the British Shipbuilders' and Repairers' National Association.AFP - 409 words
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Article45 1971-02-17 15 (Yesterday's closing prices, m U.S. doUars per ounce). Singapore (1) 40.50. (2) 152.20; Hongkong 40.60; Beirut 39.30; London 38.95; Zurich 38.858, 39.005; Paris 39.10. Note: (1) Export price to non-sterling areas m U.S. doUars. (2) Local dealers' price m Singapore doUars, per tael.45 words
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Article32 1971-02-17 15 (Closing buyer/seUer prices for Feb. 16, m sterling per metric ton). Tone: Very steady but inactive; Spot 1441 1442; 3-month 1438 1439; Settlement 1440; Total turnover 535 tons, including carries.32 words
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Article565 1971-02-17 15 The market closed firm m quiet trading yesterday. Hopes of a settlement m the postal dispute following the union's call for mediation and the employment Secretary Robert Carr's intervention move, induced a more positive undertone than of late. But anxiety over the Rolls Royce and Mineral Securities565 words
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Article327 1971-02-17 15 The stock market pressed higher m active morning trading yesterday. Sentiment was helped by new prime rate cuts. The popular averages scored moderate gains and advances held a two-to-one lead over declines. Turnover topped three million shares. (Paid prices at 1100 EST, m U.S. dollars.) Feb.327 words
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Article268 1971-02-17 15 AMSTERDAM Internationals advanced yesterday, led by Royal Dutch. Most local industrials were higher with Albert Heijn very firm. Heineken and Lucas Bols rose again, but Gist-brocades' rise was insufficient to offset Monday's sharp drop. Plantations were steady and m shippings. Van Ommeren was marked higher. PARIS The market268 words
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Advertisement399 1971-02-17 15 h HftMFH C/m ADVERTISEMENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ANNIVERSARIES. AN NOUNCEMENTS. BIRTHS. CLUB ACTIVITIES. CON DOLENCES. DEATHS. ENGAGEMENTS, FUNERAL. GREET INGS. IN MEMORIAM. MARRIAGES. MISSING. PERSONAL. PPC. REQUIEMS 4 REUNIONS. Minimum $4/- for 10 words, each additional word 40cts. All other classified advertisements: Minimum $2/ for 10 words, each additional word 20cts. l399 words
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187 1971-02-17 16 World consumption of natural rubber this year is expected to be 45.5 million kilos below production, according to Goodyear Tire and Rubber. The surplus will be slightly lower than the 48.6 million kilos recorded last year. Mr J.J. Riedd, general manager of the187 words
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Article205 1971-02-17 16 RUBBER 161.56 cents per kilo (down 6.56 cent). First business done at the opening yesterday was m March 1 RSS at 101.50 cents per kilo, 0.50 cents lower than Monday's closing level. April was running at two cents per kilo premium to March. The market then moved fractionally205 words
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Article448 1971-02-17 16 STOCK EXCHANGE OF MALAYSIA AND SINGAPORE IN SELECTIVE trading, the share market yesterday recorded mainly narrow movements both ways m all sections. Total turnover was 1,879,000 units to which the industrial section subscrioed 1,675,000, hotels 100,000, properties 69,000 and oU palms 11,000. There were 28 easier industrial448 words
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Article1211 1971-02-17 16 Singapore Malaysia Feb. IS 652.40 425.53 Feb. 16 651.68 427.53 KEY Closing buyers' and sellers prices are foUowed by the business done. Figures m brackets denote traded lots m I.OOO's. When the price is not foUowed by a figure m brackets, it means only a single lot1,211 words
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Article145 1971-02-17 16 (Managers' prices for Feb. 17) B. S. ASIA UNIT TRUSTS Mai. Invt. Fund 1.29 1.34 Mai. Progress Fund 1.06 l.llxd CHARTERED UNIT TRUSTS Singapore Growth Fund 1.08 1.13 SINGAPORE UNIT TRUSTS Third Singapore 1.30 The Commerce Ind. Fund 1.05 1.10 B. S. The Saving Fund 1.12 1.17 Singapore145 words
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Article63 1971-02-17 16 (Yesterday's official buyer /seller prices, m new pence per kUo). Tone: Very quiet; ClF's March 15.1 15.3, April 15.3 15.5; Spot 15.6 15.8; Settlements March 15.7 15.9, April 16.0 16.2, May 16.3 16.4, April/June 16.3 16.4, July/Sept. 16.7 16.9, Oct/Dec. 17.3 17.5, Jan/March 17.7 17.9, April/June 18.0 18.2,63 words
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Article77 1971-02-17 16 TIN $623 a picul (Unchanged). With fair support from Europe, the United States and Japan, the Straits tin market yesterday ruled steady and the metal price was unchanged at $623 a picul. The London overnight price was £1 a ton better. The official offering m Penang was 26577 words
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Article308 1971-02-17 16 THE PORT OF SINGAPORE AUTHORITY HAS MADE THESE BERTHING ARRANGEMENTS FOR FEBRUARY, 17. OUT: Pridneprovsk 1/2; Hoegh Pride 3/4; Stentor 10/11; Bellatrix 15/16; Labuan Hadji 20 east; Kisshin Maru 22; Shinei Maru No. 8 25/26; Super Dragon 27/28; Zuiho Maru 29/30; Thorsorient 36/36; Alaska Maru 38/39; Darpo308 words
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Article110 1971-02-17 16 (Yesterday's 1.30 p.m. prices, m sterling per long ton, unless otherwise stated). COPRA (U.S. dollars per long ton): Philippine/Indonesian March and April both 220, May 222, all resellers. COCONUT OIL: Straits Feb/March 147.00 seller; Malayan Feb/March 165.00 seUer; Philippine (U.S. dollars per long ton) Feb/March 312 seller; Ceylon110 words
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Article36 1971-02-17 16 PEPPER (Yesterday's 2.00 p.m. sellers' prices, m sterling per long ton). Tone: Steady; Sarawak white spot 412.5, afloat 400.0, Feb/March 400.0. March/April 397.5; Sarawak black spot 410.0, afloat 392.5, Feb/March 380.0; Malabar Feb/March 510.0.36 words
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Article592 1971-02-17 16 Mining shares advanced across a wide front yesterday to close on the best levels of the day. Falls were few. Poseidon rose $1.50 to $37.50, while Utah added ten cents at $3.70. Tasminex rose five cents to 70 cents and Eastmet three cents to 18 cents. International592 words
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Article276 1971-02-17 16 Activity was centred yesterday on newly listed Harbour Centre Development and established issues Lands and Banks. Harbour Centre turned over 248,000 units, closing 10 cents higher at $7.50 after early sales at $7.40. Lands were well traded between $107 and $108, up $1 on the previous day.276 words
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Article342 1971-02-17 16 Small selective demand National Cash Register, m low priced and leading Sato Kogyo and Mitsumi issues was noted yester- Electric, day. Scattered buying was Real estates,, including also noted m electric home Heiwa, Mitsui and Tokyo appliances. Real Estate, met good The market closed buying support. Others342 words
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Article175 1971-02-17 16 LONDON, Tues. The market was extremely quiet today, following the United States holiday weekend. Little improvement is expected. Indian Government brokers have confirmed a rock phosphate fixture from Aquaba to India at 52/6 fio (free m and out) for February March. They were for any sized cargo175 words
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213 1971-02-17 17 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Minister of Commerce and Industry, Inche Mohamed Khir Johari, today called on the people not to help spread rumours about trouble breaking out again when Parliament reconvenes. Speaking at the monthly luncheon meeting of the Kuala Lumpur Tourist Association213 words
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75 1971-02-17 17 ALOR STAR, Tues. Officers from the Customs Preventive Branch here seized about $20,000 worth of raw opium from a car at the 27th mile, Alor Star-Sungei Patani Road, near Gurun at noon today. Acting on information, the officers intercepted the car driven by75 words
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122 1971-02-17 17 ALOR STAR, Tues. Work on the multi-million dollar tourist project on Pulau Langkawi will begin immediately after the plans are finalised at a meeting of Treasury and Kedah State Government officials m Kuala Lumpur later this month. This was announced by the Mentri Besar122 words
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Article26 1971-02-17 17 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Turkey's Ambassador to Malaysia, Mr. Turgut Ilkan, presented his credentials to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong at the Istana Negara today.26 words
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191 1971-02-17 17 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. A Government Minister swooped on shops here and m Petaling Jaya today and immediately afterwards announced plans to protect consumers. Inche Mohamed Khir Johari, Minister of Commerce and Industry made several spot checks, then told reporters a new law, the191 words
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Article79 1971-02-17 17 THE Singapore Hindu Sabai yesterday thanked the police for their help m controlling the crowd and the flow of traffic on Thaipusam day. In a statement, Mr. D. Vengadasalam, secretary of the Sabai said: "The management committee of the Singapore Hindu Sabai wishes to thank the79 words
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Article27 1971-02-17 17 DR. NG Eng Lim was elected president of the Singapore Aquarists' Society at its annual general meeting held recently at the YMCA m Orchard Road.27 words
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Article, Illustration176 1971-02-17 17 TWO fast patrol- boats, ordered by the Brunei Government for its defence forces, are now on its way to Brunei. The boats, costing $BM,at* each, left here on Sunday on their 756-mile journey and are expected to reach their destination by early today. They176 words
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165 1971-02-17 17 Fishing boat shooting: Another body found ALOR STAR, Tues. Police today found another body believed to be the second of six missing fishermen reported shot last week near Pulau Ayer, 26 miles from here. The Offlcer-in-Charge of Criminal Investigation, Kedah, Mr. Sarwan Singh, said the body, like the first oneBernama - 165 words
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168 1971-02-17 17 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Timber merchant Chow Yu Fan, 43, reported yesterday that he was cheated of $20,000 by a man who offered to sell him a second-hand tractor for $45,000. Mr. Chow told police that a man approached him on Nov. 5 last year168 words
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125 1971-02-17 17 KLUANG, Tues.— The Federal Land Development Authority is to sell shares m retail shops on its land schemes to settlers early next year, the Minister of National and Rural Development, Inche Abdul Ghafar bin Baba, said today. This was toBernama - 125 words
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75 1971-02-17 17 LIM Chew Chuan of Idris Road was fined a total of $100 yesterday for committing five traffic offences m Jalan Besar on June 17 last year. Lim, a provisional driving licence holder, was fined $20 for riding a motor-cycle against* one way traffic; $5075 words
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421 1971-02-17 17 Tun Ismail anointed Alliance Chief Whin KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Deputy Prime Minister, Tun (Dr.) Ismail has been given the responsibility of exercising control and directing all Alliance members m both Houses of Parliament. His selection as the Alliance Chief Whip m Parliament was announced by the party's secretarygeneral, Tan421 words
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Article, Illustration149 1971-02-17 17 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— The British Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Tan Sri Sir John Grandy, will arrive here tomorrow, for a one-day visit. Tan Sri Sir John who is on an overseas tour will be accompanied by149 words
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Article56 1971-02-17 17 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Chief Ministers and Mentris Besar met here today to draw up the agenda for the 89th Conference of R'llers beginning here tomorrow. The two-day meeting, held at the office of the keeper of the Rulers' Seal, was chaired by the Selangor Mentri Besar,56 words
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114 1971-02-17 17 Guthrie Group offers seven more scholarships KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Kumpulan Guthrie Sendirian Berhad is offering seven more scholarships this year for students m the University of Malaya and the Technical College. The group now has 14 students on scholarship m the university four m the Technical College and two m114 words
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172 1971-02-17 17 MALACCA, Tues. Four men armed with revolvers rushed into a pawnshop and made off with cash and jewellery estimated at more than $25,000 this morning. The pawnshop, Chop Tai Seng, which is m the heart of the town, has just opened for business when172 words
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Miscellaneous30 1971-02-17 17 LAFF A DAY King Fmlhm SyiUicM*. Inc.. 1979. W.rU right* S \o-to "I've been trying to think of something to brighten up the place. How about paying the electric bill?"30 words
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Article, Illustration636 1971-02-17 18 MABEL ELLIOTT - MABEL ELLIOTT By The perfect partner for a President HALFWAY through her term as mistress of the White House, it appears that Mrs. Richard Nixon's wish is coming true. "I just want to go down m history as the wife of the President," she said after her husband's636 words
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Article702 1971-02-17 18 Bj^^jEjßAljj^jU Q. SINCE I've started using birth control pills, I've put on almost ten pounds. My breasts are always sore. I'm wondering what is causing this? A. Birth control pills are made of synthetic quantities of oestrogen and progesterone chemical hormones that are normally produced702 words
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Miscellaneous1342 1971-02-17 19 anil Star Ws^W RADIO rjrfr *************************************************************************************l "THE Facts Are These" is a series of docnmentaries on medical oB I 10l science for the layman. It ogM;Mk!lCl4^i_i I J°_P_flVWrVll____ probes into the advances ■^■•^■w L_lklkl3»C_ m medicine and examines the limitations certain drugs. 3.00 Housewives Matinee "Story 5.00 Opening and Programme1,342 words
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Advertisement693 1971-02-17 20 ORIENT UNES ITD. U (OeCORRORATtO IN TM€ ReSPUSIIC Of SORSaPORCI ICB BUILDINC 2 SHENTON WAY SINGAPORE j TEL *****3-7 U.K. EUROPE SERVICE LOADING FOR LONDON, H'BURG, R'DAM, HAVRE, Bjagaaaai p.sham Paaaaj arrives NCPTUNC AMCTNYST 25 Feb/1 Mar 2/3 Mar 4 /5 Mar L don 1/4. H burg 8/4. R'dam 11/4.693 words
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Advertisement619 1971-02-17 21 *Wj*f I MALAYSIAN INTERNATIONAL I mm SHIPPING CORPORATION BERHAD AH No. 301 Jin. Ampang. Kuala Lumpur. A B The National Shipping Line of Malaysia FAR EAST/EUROPE SERVICE Singapore P.S'ham Paeans Arriwea. BUNGA MELOR 27 Fab/2 Mar a/6 Mar 1/8 Mar Havra 2/4. London 4/4. H'burg 10/4. R'dam 12/4*. A'werp 14/4.619 words
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Miscellaneous689 1971-02-17 21 irifi ,nc,udin 9 sn 'PS sailing out of Singapore for Far V*Wll^V/CII l\J East ports to the north-east. sfJMßl»JMß»MßMßalggßaMßjgglggggga A.AM.TV mmmrU JJ»Jm«£^.M MA ALTAI R F b2o/ W KSC/OL Alaska maru In Pt/Feb 16 Hongkong, Japan. MOSK/LEO M.S. TAIPOOSHAN Feb 23/24 Penang (Feb 25/27), ALCOS MASTER Apr 19/22 Osaka, Yokohama,689 words
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Article, Illustration118 1971-02-17 22 MAP above shows the route of the Siglap Stamford Road Loop Service No. 30A, one of the 37 bus services to be run by the Singapore Traction Company (designated colour: Green) with the introduction of the reorganised bus system on April 11. Nine buses will118 words
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107 1971-02-17 22 JURONG Shipyard Ltd. will soon start a new $4 million subsidiary company to handle non-marine work. It will be known as Jurong Engineers Ltd. In an interview with RTS yesterday, its density general manager, Mr. Low Guan Onn, said It wonld107 words
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Article84 1971-02-17 22 TWO youths who were unable to explain how two lady's swimming costumes and other articles worth $500 got into their possession were charged m court yesterday for obtaining them fraudulently. Snr. Insp. Chia Cheng Poh told the court that Jasni bin Mohammed 17, and Salim84 words
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Article, Illustration211 1971-02-17 22 UTA buys 320-seat super jets THE UTA French Airlines (Union de Transports Aeriens) will introduce its "super-jets" the 320--seat DCIO-30 on its Singapore route m June 1973. The McDonnell Douglas Trident DCIO--30 will leave Paris with stopovers at Athens, Colombo, Bangkok, Singapore, Sydney, Noumea (New Caledonia), Nandi (Fiji) and Papeete211 words
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Article51 1971-02-17 22 MR. Tang See Chim, Minister of State for Finance, presented 10 scholarships worth $S0 each to students of the Lim Chu Kang Area, at Ama Keng School last night. The scholarships came from a $10,000 award fund managed by the Choa Chu Kang Citizens' Consultative51 words
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135 1971-02-17 22 KOREANS GOON WARPATH FOR TAIWANESE SCALPS PENANG, Tues. About 50 South Korean seamen from a Korean fishing vessel anchored m the sea off«aere descended upon the stilted houses along the sea front m Weld Quay m search of Taiwanese seamen early today. A Malaysian boatman, Lim Kirn Pheow, 46, wasAFP - 135 words
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221 1971-02-17 22 SQUATTERS at the 10V6 mile Changi Road have agreed to be resettled at the 11th mile, Tampines Road, to make way for a $14 million project by the Government Servants' Co-operative Housing Society. The 12 squatters involved, however, are still unhappy over221 words
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182 1971-02-17 22 Motor- cycle sales are picking up slowly MOTOR-cycle dealers say sales are slowly improving, but the weekly average has not yet regained its "prehelmet law" level. Sales of motor-cycles and scooters slumped drastically when it became compulsory for riders to wear crash helmets on Jan. 1. Mr. Henry Tan, who182 words
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524 1971-02-17 23 NEW YORK, Tues.-Nine of the Soviet Union's top track and fields stars will pitted against America's best on Friday night at the third United States Olympic invitational track meet at Madison Square Garden. The Soviet contingent, m the U.S. for three meets, willAP; AFP - 524 words
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Article, Illustration455 1971-02-17 23 Muhammad Ali wants fifteen referees for bout with Joe Frazier MIAMI BEACH, Florida, Tues. Muhammad Ali says he will request that 15 referees be assigned to work his championship fight with Joe Frazier because "there ain't no one man who can keep up with the pace I'm gonna set, exceptAP - 455 words
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Article, Illustration557 1971-02-17 23 THE STIPENDIARY Steward's report for Penang races last weekend. SATURDAY Race One:- Sky Charger (Asuwadi) leapt m the air and lost many lengths at the start. Approaching the half mile, Senator (A.K. Cheam) had to be checked off the heels of Gallant Turk II (app. E.557 words
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160 1971-02-17 23 Fourteen top pros may skip Asian tennis tourney CALCUTTA, Tues. Fourteen top tennis professionals led by Rod Layer, Ken Rosewall, John Newcombe and Tony Roche whose names were announced here last Wednesday by the Bengal Lawn Tennis Association's secretary, Subroto Bose, for the participation m the open Asian Lawn Tennis160 words
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Miscellaneous110 1971-02-17 23 DAVY JONES By Sam Left r *9^^^^^^MmMM*mM*A 125I 25 3&v T^evTT I S& b ?3SW ,t 4BB¥l "1 A A GUf FEEL ROMANTIC C A^ DO,M wuo fe vitsv. a>, SUCfeP, MARCO... YOU'LL V ■^P^^y^^^ u^ xI 1 i -^WffPWiBrIPPWI l»^^B^Hlßa^gV~l ALL YOUR STREN f H 1 *>^ < v■110 words
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Miscellaneous284 1971-02-17 23 RUGBY: SCC "A" vs GHQ FARELF (Padang 5.15 p.m.) SOCCER: Govt. Services League: Div. 1-TTSH vs PARC (Farrer Park); Police vs VC (Police Academy— 5.15 p.m.). SBHFL: Div. 1-MSA "A" vs Guthrie Waugh "A" (J. Besar-5.15 p.m.); Div. 2 -MSA "B" vs Hk Sh Bk (Farrer Park-5.15 p.m.); Borneo Group284 words
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Miscellaneous354 1971-02-17 23 p p P'"* r 1 i 6 1 i 7 1 10 m 1 1 12i8813j j I jl5 I "MMHHI «bbbbb> 116 I '"^^HbbbbbbbbbbHH w ~^bb»b»bb«bbbU— ""■bbbbbbbbbbb! 21 I j ~^H^2 nBBJBBBa ACROSS DOWN 1. Ancient Greek skill m bridge 2. Close friend sits on hat and construction (7)354 words
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Article429 1971-02-17 24 AUSSIES NEED 100 TO WIN SYDNEY, Tues. Australia, who needed 223 runs to beat England m the final Test and retain The Ashes, had reached 123 for five at stumps on the fourth day here today. The stage is now set for a nail-biting finish429 words
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Article153 1971-02-17 24 ENGLAND lst Inns 184 AUSTRALIA lst Inns 264 ENGLAND 2nd Inns (Overnight 229-4). R. Olingworth lbw LiUee 29 B. D'Oliveira c Chap pell b Lillee 47 A.Knott b Dell IS J. Snow C stack pole b Dell 20 P. Lever c Redpath b Jenner 17 D. Underwood cAFP - 153 words
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217 1971-02-17 24 South capture Malaysia Cup in annual classic A SPECTACULAR solo effort by Tengku Mahkota during the sudden death play off earned South the Malaysia Cup m the Malayan Polo Association annual North-South classic at Thompson Road yesterday. South beat North 8-7 over four chukkas. The deciding goal came m the217 words
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Article, Illustration113 1971-02-17 24 K. Kingston and K. Cantwell (nett 60) finished joint winners m the Four Ball-Best B i Ball- Stroke competition at the Singapore Island Country Club, Bukit Course, yesterday. Ruby Scull and N.W. Kirn took second place from P. Tinsley and N. Beaton on count back113 words
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Article, Illustration294 1971-02-17 24 BRITISH Army outplayed Singapore Youth Selection with speed, fitness and better teamwork for a 7-1 victory m a floodlit soccer friendly at Jalan Besar last night. Army packed kicking power and their forwards took their chances well, The trio of Wick Tinnion, Jock Marga294 words
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Article389 1971-02-17 24 COMBINED Schools 'A' and 'B teams chalked up their second successive victories m the Singapore Table Tennis Association girls inter-team youth tournament at the Eagle Engineering Sports Club last night. Ably led by the Yap sisters, the Schools 'A' team trounced Chung Hwa Girls School 3-0389 words
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448 1971-02-17 24 CONVENT ARE CITY DISTRICT CHAMPIONS CONVENT of the Holy Infant Jesus captured the City District "B" Division badminton championship with a stylish 5-0 victory over Singapore Chinese Girls School at Bukit Ho Swee School Hall yesterday. St. Nicholas Convent beat St. Anthony's Convent 3-2 for third place. Convent won the448 words
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557 1971-02-17 24 Boys TV shuttle title to Tanglin Tech TANGLIN Technical Secondary School won the Pasir Panjang District 'A' Division boys championship beating defending champions Hua Vi Government Chinese Middle School 4-1 at Queensway Secondary School Hall yesterday. New Town Secondary School defeated Queenstown Secondary School 5-0 for third place. In the557 words