Singapore Herald, 2 April 1971

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    17 1 THE SINGAPORE herald No. 216 Singapore Friday, April 2, 1971 MC(P) No. 2525 15 CENTS Sheikh Mujibur
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  • 321 1 Did our galloping footrot fool you, too? ALL RIGHT, how many of you stopped to wonder about galloping footrot? Or of the date at the top of the page? At least one GP did. He called to say: "Galloping footrot? We have Hongkong foot, Singapore foot and foot-and-mouth disease, but
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  • 146 1 In HONGKONG, Radio Hongkong told its listeners that a Loch Ness type monster had been spotted m a four milelong reservoir here. A supposed professor who was said to be an expert on butterflies gave a detailed description of the 60-foot "monster." In PARIS, the radio broadcast
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  • 284 1 30th floor fall— and he lives! A CONSTRUCTION worker fell from the 30th floor of the Mandarin Hotel yesterday and lived. The life of 17-year-old apprentice Goh Yong Leng was saved by a mass of steel reinforcing rods protruding from the 26th floor. He was only bruised. He fell at
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  • 82 1 LONDON, Thurs.— Eleven men from Pakistan flew into London's Heathrow Airport today and told immigration officials they were an ice hockey team. "They did not have any ice hockey sticks and their story certainly made them sound as if they were skating on thin ice,"
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  • 52 1 HONGKONG, Thurs. The "bomb scare" continued into its sixth day today when the total of real and simulated bombs including mistaken reports reached 110, a Government spokesman said. One "bomb", planted m front of a Communist department store last night, was detonated and found to be
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  • 319 1  - Newsmen: 'Bangla men held Jessore' MORT ROSENBLUM From PETRAPOLE, (India-East Pakistan border) Thurs. Returning newsmen reported that Sheikh' Mujibur Rahman's forces seized the key city of Jessore m East Pakistan last week, forcing West Pakistani troops into a camp outside of town. A Swedish reporter, one of several to visit
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  • IN BRIEF
    • 124 1 LONDON, Thurs. Dame Kathleen Lonsdale, indefatigable fighter for peace, science and women's rights, died earlytoday after a prolonged illness. She was 68. The daughter of an Irish village postmaster, she travelled and lectured throughout the world. Four years ago she became the first woman president of the
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  • 460 1 MORE specialists will be promoted soon as part of the Health Ministry's present promotion exercise. A Ministry statement yesterday said that these doctors specialise m surgery, chest diseases, haematology, pathology, E.N.T. psychiatry and the specialities recommended for all-out development by the Committee on
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  • 408 1 WASHINGTON. Thurs. Singapore's Ambassador to the United Nations, Mr. T.T.B. Koh said yesterday that the Soviet Union is m South-Fast Asia to stay and that while they may be No. 2 now they are determined to be
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  • 153 1 MALIK SEEKS TIES WITH PEKING JAKARTA, Thurs. Indonesia is making efforts to normalise its relations with China, suspended m October 1967. The influential daily newspaper Sinar Harapan reported today that Foreign Minister Adam Malik had said this last night before the Provincial Legislative Assembly m Bandjarmasin. South Kalimantan. Mr Malik
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  • 59 1 MOSCOW, Thurs. The man who replaced Czechoslovakian reformer Alexander Dubcek and ended the campaign to give "socialism a human face" publicly thanked the Soviet Union today for invading his country m 1968. Czechoslovakian Party leader Mr Gustav Husak said "this international help saved our country from civil
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  • 62 1 QUITO, Thurs. Without firing a single shot, the Government put an end early today to a rebellion of army officers led by the former director of the war academy. The undersecretary of defence. General Francisco Guzman, announced that the rebel leader General Luis Jacome Chavez
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 99 1 MAKE A _.-w NOTE OF boatT»T THE I SHOW] OPENING DATE: SEE PAGE 12 rDBi WHY so many children get their sums wrong Page 3 DDD PUT the new bus routes m your pocket Page 4 DDD SOCIAL club for career women Page 4 DDD NEW look for postmen Page
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    • 33 1 NOW ON The Greatest Bargain Event of the Year at ROBLNgDJJS < FANTASTIC REDUCTIONS <" > IN ALL 32 DEPARTMENTS 9.30 a.m. to 6 p.m. ofj&m n son's IV\ Hurry m today for the Best Bargains
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous

  • 365 2 CALLEY HAS BECOME A HERO TO HIS FORMER BUDDIES CHU LAI, Vietnam, Thurs. Convicted murderer William Calley Jr. has become something of a hero to some of the men m his old outfit, the A m c r*i c a 1 Division. Many enlisted men, particularly those who have tasted
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  • 1299 2  -  STEPHEN BARBER THE CREDIBILITY GAP AND OPINION POLLS By Washington THE credibility gap a euphemism for plain lying which afflicts the Nixon Administration, is built m to a situation where it is necessary to tell a different story for home consumption to that for export. It
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    • 232 2 HIGHER CHARGES BY THE GOVT ON March 31, there was a report on a speech by the Prime Minister m which he suggested bringing down prices by establishing co-opera-tive markets and supermarkets etc. On the same day, there was a report about a proposed increase m charges for slaughtering pigs.
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    • 490 2 Will the People's Front clarify this objective? MR. Lvi Boon Poh has launched the 15th political party thus proving to his own satisfaction his charges that a "dictatorial, bureaucratic oneparty" PA. P. Government had "blatantly curbed and suppressed other political parties." He has also revealed that the People's Front spectacular
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    • 131 2 WILL the Government please explain why it has rerouted bus service No. 9A to the narrow roads of Ludlow Place, Farleigh Avenue, Sandown Road and Porchester Avenue at Serangoon Garden Estate? The blind junction at Farleigh Ave/Ludlow Place has always been a constant danger to
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  • 542 2 l)y THE SINGAPORE HERALD Friday, April 2, 19/1 SO consumerism is coming at last. Two earlier attempts to form a consumers' association failed miserably. Members of one such protem committee inexplicably did not even wish to discuss the subject after the initial announcement several years ago perhaps
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  • 340 3 US firms to invest extra $450 mil. here by June '71 AMERICAN firms will invest at least another $450 million by the middle of next yearThis will raise their total investments from $600 million at present to $1,050 million, it was learned yesterday. The new investments will be m the
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  • 106 3 MORE than 3,000 British books will be displayed at the International Book Fair which opens today at the Seaview Hotel The exhibition will be opened by the Minister for Science and Technology, Dr. Toh Chin Chye. at 10 a.m. The books from
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  • 58 3 THE City Hall-Padang area was blacked out last night for more than three hours from 7.30 p.m. and diners m the Adelphi Hotel ate their meals by candlelight. All traffic lights m the area were also out. The PUB's electricity department said the power falure was
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  • 94 3 JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs. An Alliance backbencher, Inche Rami! Haji Osman, alleged yesterday that Singapore fishing vessels had many times Intruded into Malaysians waters. Inche Ramll, who made the charge lv the Johore State Assembly during the budget debate, urged the Government to keep
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  • 104 3 ASIA WEEKLY, the Hong-kong-based Sunday magazine associated with the Sing Tao Evening News, will be available m Singapore and Malaysia from this Sunday. Publisher David Tsai announced yesterday, that the magazine would be part of the Sunday package of the Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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  • 315 3 Why so many children get their sums wrong BID TO WIPE OUT WORMS POOR health and poor performance by schoolchildren usually go together. And many who appears to be lethargic listless, emaciated, weak and cannot concentrate on their work m school or at home often have one thing m common
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  • 323 3 No permit for bishop to work in Sabah THE Roman Catholic Coadjutor Bishop of Sabah, Bishop Peter Chung, has been forced to leave the state because he cannot get a work permit. According to the Malaysian Catholic News, Bishop Chung, a Malaysian from Sarawak, applied for a work permit before
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  • 100 3 THE Port Authority has started a training programme for all grades of staff. Officers of the authority will be selected to attend courses conducted locally or abroad, according to a statement issued by the authoritylast night. A Central Training School has
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 131 3 If a.m. 6 p.m.: Preview of batik paintings by Mr. J.S. Krishnan at the Gallery of Fine Art, Raffles Place. 9 a.m. C p.m.: Singapore international book fair organised by the British Council at the Sky Room, 17th floor, Seaview Hotel, Amber Close. 7 p.m.: Night bazaars at Bukit Panjang
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  • 144 4 Envoy at Thai airlines reception THE Thai Ambassador, Mr Nibhon Wilairat, and Mrs YVilairat are greeted by Mr John Hoyer, of Thai International, at a reception at the Ming Palace restaurant on Wednesday night. Mr Hoyer, the airline's general manager for Singapore, East Malaysia and Brunei, hosted the reception to
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  • 140 4 More flats for Jurong factory workers JURONG Town Corporation is planning a long-term programme to solve the housing shortage problem for workers m the industrial complex. At present 5,000 flats are under construction. Some will be ready for occupation by the end of the year and the rest by the
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  • 76 4 POLISH Ocean Lines, which has regular sailings to Singapore, will become a member of the five Freight Conferences from July 1, a spokesman for the Far Eastern Freight Conference announced yesterday. The company has successfully concluded agreements with the Far Eastern Freight Conference, the Europe-Japan
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  • 71 4 "Now listen here," says 16--month-old Liew Lim, "they said 'first come, first served.' And I got here first. But Lim didn't get all of the 60 beach balls that Lufthansa gave away to mark its new Thursday flight to Europe, he only got one.
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  • 150 4 A SOCIAL club for career women will be formed on Monday. The club The Women's Business and Professional Group is the idea of Miss Shirley Davis of Time Magazine. The other organisers of the club are Miss Pari Viswalingam, a teacher and Miss Lilian Tan,
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  • 73 4 A HOUSEWIFE, Soi Hee Heng, 60, was slashed on the head with a parang m her Lloyd Road house yesterday during a quarrel. She was admitted to the Outram Road General Hospital m a critical condition. A neighbour, Madam Tah Ah Mok, 46, said: "We rushed
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  • 335 4 A POCKET-SIZED guide to the new bus routes which open on April 11 goes on sale today, priced 30 cents. There will be 30,000 English-edition copies of the 192-page booklet available today. A further 70,000 will be ready m a week. The
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  • 102 4 HDB gets a new chairman MR. Lee Hee Seng has been appointed chairman of the Housing and Development Board. The appointment, which was announced yesterday comes into effect today. He fills the vacancy created by Mr. Pang Tee Pow's resignation last August on his appointment as Permanent Secretary for Defence.
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  • 76 4 LORRY driver Wong Lin, of Jalan Batu, was fined $300 yesterday for driving a lorry dangerously at the junction of Kallang Road and Mill Lane on Nov. 16 last year. His lorry hit a van when he overtook it and forced it to the
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  • 240 4 Private doctors to work in govt hospitals— SMA THE Singapore Medical Association is working out details "of a plan to allow private doctors to work part-time m Government hospita ls. A committee to study the matter was set up last year, comprising private, Government and Singapore University doctors. Its report
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    • 37 4 BEETLE BAILEY By Mort Walker GOOD GOOD \^T\ tm GOOD NO WONDER I'M TME V p^r C 7 MORNING MORNIN^/g^v 7/J MORNIN6, GENERAL. NOT ONE P-fO V GENERAL GENERAL Vjty mßt\ f**^ OF TMOSE IDIOTS #11 h'
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  • 304 5 The port that puts safety first PSA HAS A WORLDWIDE REPUTATION SINGAPORE has a worldwide reputation as a safe and secure port. Shippers know that their goods are quite safe and there is no pilferage or problems with customs or excise laws. So says Captain Angus Mackey, the Port Master,
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  • 180 5 Captain retires after 42 years of sailing CAPTAIN Sevenselius has finally decided to quit after 42 years of sailing. He is now m Singapore to bid farewell to friends before leaving for home m Sweden. As master of the Scanservice vessel, Nicobar, Capt. Sevenselius has sailed round the world several
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  • 75 5 MR. A.N. Balagopal has been elected president of the Hoover Park and Neighbourhood Residents' Association for 1971. The association also elected Mr. Yue Hock Yin and Mr. Chai Chong Vii (vice-presi-dents); Mr. Ooi Teng Lai (secretary); Mr Paul Neo (assistant secretary); Mr. K.N. Nair (treasurer)
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  • 83 5 KUANTAN, Thurs. The first Mentri Besar of Pahang, Dato Mahmud bin Mat, 77, died at his home here this morning after an illness. Dato Mahmud was admitted i«» the General Hospital here on [March 19 but was taken back to his home by his
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  • 84 5 First Manila Ambassador to S'pore A FILIPINO CAREER diplomat Mr. Delfin R. Garcia was named last night as the first Philippines Ambassador to SingaporeFull diplomatic relations between Singapore and the Philippines were established m May 1969 when the Philippine Consulate was raised to embassy level. Mr. Casimiro Marcos Valdez has
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  • 402 5 When a broken skull was not treated... A CORONER'S court was told yesterday that a seven-year-old girl who had fractured her skull m a fall was treated m a hospital only for a broken collar bone. Jennifer Low Shu Meng had fallen from the top of a doubledecker bed to
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  • 105 5 PARISIAN beauty Miss Micheline Beaurain Miss France 1970 who was on her way to Papeete, Tahiti, on her honeymoon stopped over m Singapore for an hour last night. Miss Beaurain, 22, married her husband Mr Jean Claude Blanchet, 28, a week ago
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  • 162 5 Human rights issue show planned PLANS for a public exhibition to illustrate areas where human rights are deprived or ignored m Singapore will be discussed at a meeting of about 50 young people m Meyer Road this weekend. The meeting is a followup of a young people's seminar on Human
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  • 82 5 Undergrads to tour Indonesia TEN Singapore University undergraduates have planned a two- week tour of Indonesia next month. The tour is being organised by the university's Sociology Society. Its president, Mr. Cheng Kok Choong, says the students are keen to learn about the nature of sociological research m urban development
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  • 52 5 KUCHING, Thurs. The Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister's Department, Tuan Haji Abdul Taib Mahmud, said here today that the days of the Communist terrorists m Sarawak were numbered. He, however, added that it was not too late for them to abandon their ways
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  • 266 5 When your postman knocks he'll look smarter POSTMEN will soon have their own red letter day. For they'll be taking delivery of smart new uniforms and despatching their present ones to the dustbins. It is understood that a committee was formed late last year comprising three senior postal officers and
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  • 67 5 THE Mayor of Melbourne, Mr Edward W. Best, and his wife, will arrive here on Tuesday for a four-day visit. Mayor Best is leading a party of 19 Australian Press, radio and television personalities, and cargo agents here. They will be guests of Malay-sia-Singapore Airlines,
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  • 80 5 POLICE are investigating a report by Dr. Goh Poh Seng, Chairman of the National Theatre Trust, who claimed that he had been cheated of $500 by a "bogus" landlord. Dr. Goh was reported to have paid the money last week as the first-month rental
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  • 196 6 Malaysia 'as safe as any other Country' KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The security situation m Malaysia "is as good as that m any other country," the Deputy Prime Minister, Tun (Dr) Ismail bin Dato Abdul Rahman, said today. He added thai visitors to the country should have no fear about the
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  • 143 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The Australian High Commissioner Mr. J.R. Rowland, presented a specially compiled survey of music byAustralian composers to Radio and Television Malaysia today to mark the Department of Broadcasting's 25th anniversary. The presentation was made at Angkasapuri to the Director-General of Broad casting,
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  • 123 6 BAGAN SERAI, Thurs. A padi plot, exclusively for girls, has been set up at the padi experimental station near here. The four-acre site was made available by the Bagan Serai Farmers' Association to encourage more girls to take up farming, the association's publicity
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  • 123 6 Undersea pipelines for water supply PENANG, Thurs. Nearly three miles of submarine tunnel pipelines will be laid on the sea bed from Butterworth to Penang for the State's water supply scheme, the project manager of the construction work, Mr Vernon Casey, said today. Excavation work on the seabed was now
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  • 101 6 BENTONG, Thurs. A bus carrying about 40 students overturned at Po'ong Pass, about seven miles from here, this morning while bringing children to their schools m Bentong. Three students, one boy and two girls were admitted to the hospital here while the others were
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  • 331 6 Stolen locks: Court orders port to pay for loss KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The Federal Court of Appeal ordered the Port Swettenham Authority today to pay $936 to a firm for the loss of a ease of locks kept m one of its warehouses. The court allowed an appeal by the
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  • 254 6 Red threat: Thais ask for help THEY WILL CONSULT INDONESIA TOO FOR A SOLUTION KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Thailand's Deputy Foreign Minister Major Gen. Sanga Kittikachorn said today his country is seeking Malaysian and Indonesian assistance to find a political solution to the Communist threat facing her. He was speaking to
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  • 396 6 Timber exporters to pay another $12 miliion a year KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Singapore and Malaysian timber exporters will have to pay another $12 million a year to meet the new freight rate to be imposed by the Far Eastern Freight Conference on June 1. The chairman of the Timber Export
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  • 101 6 KUCHING, Thurs. Sarawak will take part m the five-day seminar on deafness, beginning m Hongkong on Monday. The headmistress of the School for the Deaf here, Mrs. May Tan, will attend the seminar, organised by the Commonwealth Society for the Deaf, London. This is the
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  • 108 6 SINGER Caryl Elizabeth Ramsey, 33, was granted a divorce by the High Court yesterday on the grounds of desertion. Mrs. Ramsey, who sings m a private club, married Ernest Hugh Ramsey, 34, a photographer, m London m 1959 and they have two children. She
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  • 104 6 'Oily man' in Malacca gives girls the slip MALACCA, Thurs. An "oily man" has been terrorising kampong maidens near here for the last one week. Last night the residents of Pengkalan Rama Pantei "cornered" him while he was on the prowl but he managed to slip out of their grasp
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  • 45 6 TAN KIM CHOON, 30, was jailed for three months by a magistrates' court yesterday for stealing $840 from Mr Chua Geok Hua at the Overseas Union Bank Ltd. m Lion City Hotel Building, Tanjong Katong Road, on March 31.
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  • 18 6 LAFF A DAY "No wonder there*! such a shortage of surgeons. Look what they have to go through."
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  • 142 6 Cabbies: 'New bus services a threat to us' KUANTAN, Thurs. Taxi drivers m East Pahang claim their livelihood is being threatened by two proposed express bus services. Their spokesman, Inche Abdul Rashid Hussain, has appealed to the Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, to use his good offices to save their
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  • 51 6 SINGAPORE stamp designer Mr. William Lee leaves for Europe today to study the latest advertising techniques. Mr. Lee, a creative director of his own advertising agency which he established two years ago, will be accompanied by Miss Long May Ling, an account executive with the
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  • 110 6 A FIVE-MEMBER engineer ing trade delegation from India is arriving here on April 9 to study local market conditions for their products. The delegation from the Engineering "Promotion Council will be led by Mr. R.L. Rajgarhia of Orient Steel and Wire Industry of Calcutta. They
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  • 85 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. A housing estate today sued Guan Soon Tin Mining Company for $130,000 for damages allegedly caused bylandslides and earth-slips resulting from the company's mining operations. Ampang Estate Ltd., off Jalan Ampang, claimed m the High Court here that the gravel-pump mining operations
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  • 99 6 FLDA tour by newsmen KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. A group of 13 local newsmen, including photographers and radio and television officials, made a three-day visit to Federal Land Development Authority schemes m Pahang this week. The FLDA's executive secretary, Inche Kamaruzzaman bin Abdul Ha Jim said the purpose of the tour
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  • 188 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The Minister with Special Functions and Minister of Information, Tan Sri Ghazali Shafie, will open an auction sale of 33 paintings and six poems at the Dewan Tunku Chancellor here on Saturday. The proceeds of the sale, jointly sponsored by
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  • 890 7 CHAMBER music is said to be the purest form of musical expression, the string quartet being its perfect medium. Q v artet music, representative of three different periods of musical composition, will be presented m a programme by the Margand Quartet at
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  • 420 7 Atom Heart Mother Pink Floyd ACCORDING to my Random House College dictionary, a cow is "the female of a bovine animal, esp of the genus Bos, that has produced a calf and is usually over three years of age." Standing on the cover
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  • 300 7 speaking drama groups from Singapore. Moreover, if this festival was going to include both Malay and Indian drama, it was sad to note that there were no plays m Mandarin. This is not the fault of the committee, it is the fault of the groups. If
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  • 536 7 In booklet form: Poems by local graduates TWO local graduates of the English Department, Singapore University, have collected their efforts at poetry writing over the past few years into two booklets, recently published. Arthur Yap, a teacher at Serangoon Garden Secondary School, m his "Only Lines" started writing poetry as
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  • 292 7 From odds and ends, a work of art ITS a common complaint here that some of our local artists spend little time exploring new media for ther works media that also reflects the country. Perhaps Mrs. Rose Cherrier, 43, an American artist living here, could show the way through her
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    • 107 7 The Chairman the Director FIRST SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR Vice-Chancellor of the University <5f Singapore for opening the First Singapore International Book Fair at 10 a.m. today at the Sea View Hotel, Katong See this international selection of 10,000 titles on all Subjects from 800 publishers todayOpen 9 a.m. 6
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  • 86 8 ATHENS, Georgia, Thurs. These five members of the Clarke County Selective Service Board have decided to resign m protest at Calley's conviction. "We find the conviction unacceptable and cannot m good oonscience continue to make decisions that will affect the lives and well-being of our young
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  • 564 8 THOUSANDS PROTEST AT LIFE SENTENCE NEW YORK, Thurs. Tens of thousands of telegrams poured into the White House and into television and radio studios today protesting against the life imprisonment sentence passed on Lt. William Calley, found guilty of the murder of more than 100 Vietnamese
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  • 326 8 LONDON, Thurs. A bogus doctor who claims he performed 150 surgical operations m Britain using a forged medical diploma complained last night that "a professional man like me should be treated with respect." Abdul Sharify. the 39-year-old imposter from Afghanistan, was deported from England on
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  • 195 8 FORD OFFERS PACKAGE DEAL TO END STRIKE LONDON, Thurs. British Ford offered a two-year package deal to its 48,000 striking workers last night m a new bid to end a walkout that has paralysed the company's plants throughout the country for the past nine weeks. Union negotiators immediately announced they
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  • 271 8  -  STEPHENS BROENING From of the Associated Press. MOSCOW, Thurs. Mr. Leonid Brezhnev, the Soviet Communist Party chief, has proposed what appears to Western experts as an occasion to purge the ranks of the 14.4 million-member Party. The language he employed to announce the programme
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  • 140 8 Delay sends aircraft carrier cost soaring WASHINGTON, Thurs. A proposed 95,000-ton U.S. aircraft carrier, already scheduled to be the highest priced warship m history, is headed for a cost record of at least US$765 million (552,295 million). Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt, Chief of Naval Operations, has told Congress that another
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  • 88 8 Boy talked out of hijacking jet BIRMINGHAM, (Alabama), Thurs. A 14-year-old boy was talked out of hijacking a jet airliner to Cuba yesterday after holding a stewardess at gunpoint for nearly an hour. Police said the youth, attempted the hijacking as the Delta Airlines New Orleans-to-Chicago Flight 400 made an
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  • 190 8 It's a mad' mad, world MEHAMA, Oregon, Thurs. Two little boys built an elephant pit. In it, they trapped a grandfather. Kevin Holt, 7, and a s-year-old buddy worked for three days digging a hole m the back yard of Kevin's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Merle Philippi. They covered it
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  • 235 8 TEL AVIV, Thurs. Egyptian troops fired machineguns across the Suez Canal on Monday nighty m the first reported shooting incident at the waterway since the Middle East cease-fire ended on March 7, the military command said l,%st night. Confirming reports by U.N. cease-fire observers
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  • 185 9 Ecuador army officers revolt fizzles out QUITO, Thurs. A group of rebel officers and men from the Ecuador Military College fled to the hills near Quito last night pursued by loyal troops after demanding the dismissal of Army Commander-in-Chief, Gen. Julio Sacoto Montero. The Ministry of Defence announced that the
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  • 160 9 TOKYO, Thurs. For the first time m the world, a Japanese brain surgeon has developed a device for looking directly into the depth of a living brain the ventricles m the centre of the brain. By using this device called ventriscope, applying a flexible fibrescope,
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  • 248 9 MOSCOW, Thurs. A Soviet cargo ship collided with a Chinese fishing boat m the Tonkin Gulf on Tuesday night, sinking the Chinese vessel, Tass news agency reported terdayTass did not say whether any crewmen from either ship were killed. The Soviet ship picked
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  • 545 9 SAIGON, Thurs. A battleseasoned regiment of North Vietnamese regulars crossed the border from Laos into South Vietnam's Central Highlands and m a furious assault drove South Vietnamese troops out of a frontier fire base, the Saigon Command reported today. In a surge of offensive
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  • 153 9 THE BOOTED PRINCE PUTS HIS FOOT IN IT STOCKHOLM, Thurs. Monarchy tottered on its pedestal m socialist Sweden yesterday after a statement by gum-chewing leatherbooted Crown Prince- Carl Gustaf that he's 'just an ordinary guy." "If he's so ordinary, why should he become king?" was the question put by some
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  • 68 9 WASHINGTON, Thurs. The Soviet Union has expelled an American scientist on grounds that he "collected slanderous information" about Russia from "Zionists." Dr. David Viglierchio, a prominent nematologist from the University of California at Davis, California, was at the Helminthological Laboratory m Moscow under the U.S.Soviet cultural
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  • 188 9 Six die in new clashes after murder CALCUTTA, Thurs. At least six people were killed m clashes here today following the murder yesterday of Nepal Roy, a West Bengal member of the new Legislative Assembly. Mr. Roy, who is a member of the Congress Party headed by Premier Mrs. Indira
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  • 167 9 SAIGON, Thurs. Police today announced that the residents of Saigon will be allowed to whistle for help from the police when attacked m the streets by thieves or other assailants. An announcement issued by police authorities who are stepping up measures against
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  • 346 9 CALM PREVAILS AS 50,000 TROOPS FAN OUT ACROSS BANGLA CALCUTTA, Thurs. President Yahya Khan's Army has restored order throughout East Pakistan where people are "preparing to resume normal economic life," the official Radio Pakistan announced today. An estimated 50,000 Punjabi, Pathan and Baluchi soldiers from West Pakistan are reported to
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    135 9  -  Herald Knight ES RICHARD Sutton won the 78th New Zealand Championship at Nelson. He won the title for the second time, his previous win was m 1963. Final positions: l Sutton (10 points); 2 Garbett (8V2); 3/4 Van Dijk, Day (7), 5 Stuart (6^), 6 Russell (6), 7 Haase
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  • 84 9 Sutton wins Nelson tourney KEY: N Knlght;B=Bishop; R=Rook; Q=Queen K=King; o-o King's castling; o-o-o Queen's castling; capture; check; capture, check. 18 Na4 19 Be4: Qa3 20 Kbl Be4: 21 Nf3 Rd8 22 ba4: Rd6 23 a5 Qa5: 24 Qel Qel: 25 Rel: Bf3: 26 Kcl 26 Rdl: 27 Rdl: Bdl28
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  • 115 9 JAKARTA, Thurs. Authorities m the Central Java city of Jogjakarta have banned a newly published book about the case of the young girl raped by four youths last year which subsequently became a national scandal when police tried to hush the matter
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  • 58 9 ENTRIES are invited for Cairnhfll Community Centre 3rd Open Chess Championships 1971, scheduled to commence on April 18. There will be four sections Gold (Class I), Silver (Class 2), Bronze (Class 3) and Ruby (Ladies). Entry forms and rules can be obtained from the Centre, 4, Buyong
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  • 589 10  -  TEODORO C. BENIGNO I By MANILA, Wed. The spectacular hijack of a Philippine Airlines jetliner to Communist China yesterday had long been prepared m advance at the dormitory of the sprawling Mindanao State University m Southern Philippines. The hijack group, allegedly led by Daniel Lubitana, a
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  • 1315 10  - Concorde is alive and just waiting for orders DUFF HARTDAVIS I _|g^ I By "THE S.S.T. is dead. Vive le Concorde!" The cry from a member of Aerospatiale, the British Aircraft Corpora tion's partner m the Concorde project, was typical of the French reaction to the news that the United
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  • 385 10  - NOW PEKING WANTS A LINK WITH THE EEC ARTHUR L. GAVSHON By m LONDON CHINESE diplomats are quietly spreading the word they want to set up an official link with the headquarters of the Europea n Common Market m Brussels. European authorities also report that the Peking Government has expressed
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  • 672 11 Can the golden soccer days be revived? HJHJKH SINCE the early post-war years, the standard of Singapore soccer has been declining. This is evident of the dwindling crowds at divisional matches m Jalan Besar Stadium. Can the golden days of Singapore soccer be revived? Several soccer veterans interviewed believe that
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  • 69 11 MONTFORT Secondary School "A" defeated Victoria School "B" 4-1 to take third placing m the national schools' soccer **A'' division championships at Bras Basah Road yesterday. Jacob Chacko. Benedict and Joseph (2) scored for the winners. S.K. Anbalagan netted for Victoria In the "B" division, Victoria School edged
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  • 161 11 Ali almost broke after getting $2.5 m purse CHICAGO, Thurs. Mohammad Ali is almost broke after receiving a U552,500,000 purse for his world heavyweight boxing championship, against Joe Frazier three weeks ago. The former world champion told students of the Chicago State College where most of his money had gone
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  • 330 11 SPORT WORLD "Then I had to think of my family. So I bought a ranch and I fitted it out, and, I didn't want to be ungrateful to my parents and my brother and now, believe it not, I'm almost broke." On the credit side Ali said: "But there will
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  • 369 11 HONGKONG, Thurs. Japan's little-known Masuru Shimzda established a new record when he swept to a first round lead m the Hongkong Open Golf Championship here today. Shimada, an Osakabased professional, returned an immaculate seven under par 63 to take a clear cut lead m the
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  • 322 11 CUP WINNERS' CUP COPENHAGEN Thurs.-Manchester City have qualified for the semi-final of the European Cup Winners Cup. They beat Gzornik Zabrze of Poland 3-1 m their replay here yesterday and will now meet Chelsea. The match was played m heavy rain, which suited Manchester,
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 79 11 DAVY JONES By Sam Leff W" -~*^P'^BSr9C' ;7 ""-^C' tcopißi P tXQiP w/m\\ V W r» *> >v Jf jjr luMmmmmw V. m 2aw& ~^a\ >S^^- TtKKIDLC onir X<r^9*- M Ti J /'mm »?|E Sf^ r "^»k~' OP THE DEEP' Hli^^P^B*' *U^*-^^P vC B^^^^'" «^o*-\ *==^^^5^- I wyvf I^K^ *>-<^.
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    • 565 11 ■l 8 21 I ZlZlfl ~zp-# 26 n 28 ACROSS DOWN I. Success for idols, the reverse 1. A small fish to be ignored (4) of profound (8) 2. Spotted along with 28? (6) 4. It's not sensible to partake m laburnam berries (4) 3 1 have one I'm afraid
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  • 401 12 Should curt accept accused's statements to CPIB? SHOULD a court accept as evidence selfincriminating statements made to officers of the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau? This question was raised yesterday at the continued trial of two directors of Ho Ah Lam Shipyard and former government ship surveyor Laurence Milner, 43, on
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  • 227 12 Jurong MP to open Boat Show on April 15 THE MP for Jurong, Mr. Ho Kah Leong, will open Singapore's first major Boat Show at Jurong Pier car park on April 15 at 5.30 pm American Marine (S) Pte. Ltd. are the sponsors and organisers. Apart from the main display
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  • 85 12 IF YOU tried to ride down Orchard Road this way you'd probably wind up with tyre marks across your chest. But if the tyre marks are already there and it's all m the cause of fashion, who's to worry? This trio m "Bridgestone batiks" were
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  • 432 12 Judo breakfall saved my life: Witness PRELIMINARY INQUIRY INTO FLOOR MANAGER'S DEATH FORMER police constable William Low Kiap Pat told a fourth-day preliminary inquiry of a night last year when he escaped death when eight men attacked hjm with bearing scrapers m a Geylang Road flat. Low, 39, a Karate
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  • 253 12 TUN RAZAK'S EUROPE TRIP PLANS KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak will brief Malaysian diplomats m Europe and North America on recent developments m Malaysia and certain aspects of the country's foreign policy during his visit to London this month. Tun Razak will leave for London on Saturday
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  • 346 12 THE No. 2 man m Singapore's Police Force crime-buster Ponniah Rajaratnam retires today after 31 years' service. Deputy Commissioner Rajaratnam, who has a King's Police Medallion joined the then Straits Settlement Police Force (SSPF) m 1940 and "pounded the beat" for four months before
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  • 39 12 HAMBURG, Thurs. The former Bolivian general consul m Hamburg, Roberto Quintanilla, was shot dead m his office today. According to witnesses, an unidentified woman entered Quintanilla's office, fired two shots into his chest and fled. AP
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  • 114 12 JAKARTA, Thurs. The secretary of the Forestry Directorate, Mr. Tedjokusumo has denied press reports that President Suharto has ordered the immediate replacement of some 1,000 foreign workers employed m forestry projects m Indonesia, Antara news agency reported today. The agency quoted Mr. Tedjokusumo
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  • THE SINGAPORE herald Section II
    • 433 13 Standards at the university: Their slip is showing RESIGNING LECTURER SOUNDS A WARNING SINGAPORE University, is m danger of sacrificing academic standards by trying to turn out as many graduates as possible. Dr. Brian Cowlishaw, senior lecturer at the Department of Biochemistry, said this yesterday. Dr. Cowlishaw, who has been
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    • 259 13 AN ARCHITECT agreed to pay his wife alimony of $50,000 m a consent order before Mr. Justice Choor Singh yesterday. Soon after Madam Ying Ying Scow was granted a divorce on the grounds of adultery by her husband, Mr. limothySeow. Counsel for the petitioner
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    • 365 13 A MAN who was convicted m a magistrates' court yesterday of stabbing his estranged wife drew a knife from his pocket and threatened to kill himself. He was immediately disarmed by the prosecutor, Inspector Desmond Oliveiro. When the court adjourned and
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    • 97 13 Farmer hurt in collision gets $15,800 damages A FARMER was awarded $15,800 damages yesterday by Mr. Justice D.C. D'Cotta for injuries sustained m a road accident three years ago. Toh Kirn Pheng was standing beside his motorcycle with sidecar at the side of Tampines Road at 2.30 S.m. on March
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    • 146 13 SNEAK PEEK AT THE EASTER BONNY BUNNY WHAT are Easters made of? Chicks and eggs and bunny tails. At least that's what this Easter is going to be made of at the Goodwood Park Hotel. They have planned an Easter Sunday for the family on April 11. Hie festivities begin
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    • 181 13 Suicide of TB man who feared for his family A 56-YEAR-OLD tuberculosis patient who feared he might infect his family, hanged himself on March 21, a coroner's inquiry was told yesterday. In one of the four suicide notes found on Teo Chi aJ. Beng, 56, of Upper Changi Road,' he
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    • 120 13 "THANK you," said Ariffin bin Abdul Aziz when a magistrate jailed him yesterday for a month for failing to pay maintenance to his second wife and child. He had been warned on Wednesday that he would be sent to prison if he failed
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    • 104 13 THIRTEEN convictions for tax dodging were not enough for Rambai Juiteram Patel. He did not submit his income tax returns from 1964 to 1968. In reply to a question by Magistrate Chiam Boon Keng, Patel said through his counsel, Mr S. Shah, that
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 77 13 BLONDIE By Chic Young MljL/* 111^ *ELL, HOOOAY 7 WILL YOU PLEASE IP* THANKS, DEAR- /IU S[! ij If AND I WAS LYING HERE ]|l MOOPAY/ I FINISHED STICK OUT YOUR YOU KNOW HOW I HATE I V^, WITH VISIONS THE LAST OF THE r>'?V > TONGUE, DEAP, Ll THE
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  • 228 14 THE American Embassy is to hold a catalogue exhibition showing the products of American manufacturers m building materials, hardware and supplies at the Conference Hall from May 17 to 21. The exhibition, organised m conjunction with the American Trade Centre m Bangkok,
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  • 390 14 ABOUT 75 young Singapore musicians who will make up two orchestras at the 1971 International Festival of Youth Orchestras m Switzerland will have the chance to be selected for a World Youth Orchestra to perform on the last day ol the festival. This
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  • 127 14 THE Factory Inspectorate of the Labour Ministry has submitted a metrication programme extending over three to four years. The Metrication Board said yesterday that the inspectorate could make the change immediately after legislative changes were made. A board statement said: "Charges for examinations
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  • 339 14 RELIGION, public apathy and to some extent government action are factors rhindering the full exercise of human rights m Asia. This is the view of Mr. V. Icasiano, 44, Judicial Supervisor at the Philippine Department of Justice, who is here on
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  • ECONOMIC AFFAIRS 1
    • 173 15 LONDON, Thurs. The British bank rate was today reduced to six per cent from seven per cent. The move had been expected for some time and came one day after the West German rate was cut to five per cent from six per
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    • 103 15 Japanese reserves soar to US$5.5mil TOKYO, Thurs. Japan's foreign exchange reserves hit an all-time high of U555,458 million at the end of March, registering an increase of U551,590 million during fiscal 1970, the Finance Ministry and the Bank of Japan announced. It was the largest ever annual growth, followed by
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    • COMPANY NEWS
      • 177 15 SUNGEI KINTA TIN DREDGING, whose mining leases expired m February, is to diversify into the oil palm industry. A company statement yesterday said that it has applied and received approval from the Federal Industrial Development Authority to manufacture dessicated coconut, coconut powder and coir. Sungei Kinta has
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      • 186 15 UNITED HOLDINGS' profits for the year ended October 1970 dropped by 8.8 per cent to $280,578 from the previous year's $305, 342. Chairman Tong Sam Poy did not include a report m the annual accounts. No explanation was given for the drop. However, the accounts showed a fall
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      • 73 15 TEXTILE CORPORATION OF MALAYA reported a 7.3 per cent drop m its unaudited profits to $1,752,000 for the six months ended September 1970. The directors attributed the drop to lower production m its weaving division which was hampered by the loss of skilled employees to other textile companies.
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      • 142 15 HONGKONG. Thurs. Jardine, Matheson and Co., and Howe Robinson and Co. of London have jointly established a newbroking and chartering company m Hongkong. The new company, Matheson Chartering (Hongkong), began operating today. Its establishment increases the spread of the Jardine Group's shipping interests m the Far East. These
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      • 32 15 TAIPEI, Thurs. Indonesia's Garuda Airways wfll inaugurate its regular Taipei-Jakarta service tomorrow, the airway's agent here said. Garuda will offer two weekly flights each way. the agent added. AP
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      • 45 15 (Yesterday's closing prices, m U.S. dollars per ounce). Singapore (1) 40.425, (2) 151.85; Hongkong 40.28; Beirut 39.25: London 38.90; Zurich 38.908, 39.005; Paris 39.19. Note: (1) Export price to non-sterling areas m U.S. dollars. (2) Local dealers' price m Singapore dollars per tael.
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      • 27 15 (Closing buyer/seller prices for AprU 1, m sterling per metric ton). Tone: Steady; Spot 1476 1477; 3-month 1478 1479; Settlement 1479; Total turnover 430 tons.
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    • 199 15 CANBERRA, Thurs. The Senate Select Committee on Securities and Exchange sat behind closed doors m Canberra to hear evidence from Leopold Minerals director Brian Cutler. When called before the committee. Cutler presented a written statement asking for a hearing m camera, on the ground that
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    • 63 15 Two Dutch shares suspended AMSTERDAM, Thurs. The Amsterdam Stock Exchange Association yesterday suspended trading m the shares of Koninklijke Nederlandsche Papier-Fabriek NY of Maastricht and Koninklijke PapierFabrieken Van Gelder En Zonen of Amsterdam. Last year, the two paper makers jointly announced they were studying the possibility of close cooperation. The
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    • 39 15 LONDON, Thurs. The Stock Exchange Council said it has amended its Rule 206(2), which deals with the free closing of dealings for the account and cash, to include bargains dealt m for international five-day settlement. Reuter
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  • 418 15 After the activity of the previous two weeks, quiet conditions returned to the market where levels have fluctuated between 106 and 107- Vi cents for current month on reduced turnover, with operators largely withdrawn to the sidelines, reported Holiday, Cutler Bath. Apart from uncertainty, features have been
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  • 76 15 Brazil-US accord on coffee exports BRASILIA, Thurs. The United States and Brazil have settled their differences over instant coffee exports from the South American country, it was officially announced here. The Brazilian Government has agreed to remove the 13 cent tax it had imposed on each lb of coffee exported
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  • 263 15 LONDON, Thurs. The British Government is to offer duty free entry for all industrial goods imported from developing countries with the exception of most textiles and goods which w fll be subject to revenue charges. Announcing this m the Commons last night,
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  • 270 15 (Rates m Hongkong dollars, for April 1) On New York TT 6.***** On New York DD 6.***** Gold (99% fineness. pertael) 291.75 Note Rates: China (per 100 renminbi) 180.00 India (per 100 rupees) 48.50 Indonesia (per 10,000 new rupiahs) 154.00 Japan (per 10,000 yen) 161.50 Philippine (per
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  • 547 15 The market closed firm m moderate two -way trading yesterday following the cut m the UK bank rate, although the rejection by Dagenham shop-stewards of the latest Ford pay offer led to an occasional softening m prices towards the close. The Financial Times index was up 3.8
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  • 357 15 The stock market edged slightly higher m early moderately active trading yesterday. Stan poors industrial average add four cents and advances led declines by four-to-three. Volume was nearly two million shares after about 30 minutes of trading. (Paid prices at 1100 EST. m U.S. dollars.) DOW
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  • 262 15 AMSTERDAM Unilever led internationals firmer yesterday, but Royal Dutch retreated with the loss ascribed by dealers to reports on Venezuelan natural gas nationalisation plans. Plantations and shippings were mixed. In local industrials, gains outnumbered losses with Oce Van Der Grinten a firm spot. In banks, Algemene Bank Nederland
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  • 194 16 WASHINGTON, Thurs. —"A member of the House of Representatives Banking and Currency Committee has urged that special consideration be given to textiles imports from South Korea and Nationalist China. Representative Richard T. Hanna, DemocratCalifornia, told the House that "while we can take some
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  • 1600 16 STOCK EXCHANGE OF MALAYSIA AND SINGAPORE INTEREST m the Stock Exchange yesterday was confined mainly to selective issues and all sections finished mixed after relatively thin trading. Activity m blue chips and better class shares tailed off slightly and a few issues <slipped on lack of follow-through
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  • 13 16 FRASER'S INDUSTRIAL INICES Singapore Malaysia Mar. 31 676.82 425.90 Apr. 1 675.85 426.40
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  • 80 16 (Managers' prices for April 2) B. S. ASIA UNIT TRUSTS Mai. Invt. Fund 1.30 1.35 Mai. Progress Fund 1.07 1.12 CHARTERED UNIT TRUSTS Singapore Growth Fund 1.10 1.16 SINGAPORE UNIT TRUSTS Third Singapore 1.25xd The Commerce Ind. Fund 1.07 1.12 The Saving B S> F «nd l.io 1.15xd
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  • RUBBER/TIN/COCONUT/PEPPER
    • 270 16 RUBBER 1M.25 cents per kilo (down t.25 cent). Opening prices were 0.25 cent lower than Wednesday's closing level and remained at this level for the major part of a very quiet morning session. While nearby paper positions were being ignored, some covering of Polish 1 and 2 RSS
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    • 65 16 (Yesterday's official buyer/seller prices, m new pence per kilo). Tone Very quiet; Cl F's AprU 15.55 15.70, May 15.75 15.90, June 15.90 16.15; Spot 16.00 16.20; Settlements May 16.30 16.50, June 16.50 16.70, July 16.70 16.90, July/Sept. 16.90 17.00, Oct/Dec. 17.55 17.65, Jan/March 17.90 18.00, April/June 18.15 18.20,
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    • 112 16 TIN $646.37y 2 a picul (down $1.75). The Straits tin price yesterday slipped by $1.75 to $646.37V6 a picul on an offering reduced by 56 tons to 285 tons. The overnight metal price m London was also lower and by £5 a ton. The slightly easier Penang market
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    • 107 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 April 208 V», May and June 209 Va, all resellers. COCONUT OIL: Straits April 142 quoted; Malayan Unq; Philippine (U.S. dollars per long ton) May /June 292 quoted;
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    • 46 16 PEPPER (Yesterday's 2.00 p. m. sellers' prices, m sterling per long ton). Tone: Quiet unchanged; Sarawak white spot 435.0, afloat 420.0, March /April 420,0, April/May 417.5, July/ Aug. 410; Sarawak black spot 420.0 nominal, afloat 400.0, March/April 390.0, July/ Aug. 360.0; Malabar March/April 560.0
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  • 259 16 THE PORT OF SINGAPORE AUTHORITY HAS MADE THESE BERTHING ARRANGEMENTS FOR APRIL, 2. OUT: Rfa Plumleaf (tanker) 1/2; Benarkle 3/4; Tjinegara 10/11; Nippo Maru 20; Djatirembang 25/26; Thorscape 31/32; Sula 33/34; Maihar 38/39; Eastern Moon 40/41; Hanka Sawicka 42/43; Quedlinburg 45; Nicobar 46; Malaysia 48; Bruas 21
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  • 604 16 Mining shares tended to weaken m relatively quiet trading yesterday. Selected issues continued to gain but falls m the speculative sector were more evident as the day progressed. Heavyweights still looked firm, apart from the odd fall, and some oil stocks made worthwhile gains. Industrials were mixed.
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  • 281 16 Trading remained quiet yesterday but prices, maintained previous levels to register small gains by the end of the day. Rights issue of Lands and Telephones again attracted heavy dealings. Land rights fluctuated between $18.40 and $18.60 and closed at 1i5. 50 for a net 30-cent gain. Telephone
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  • 315 16 The market moved higher dredgings. Major gainers m heavy trading yesterday, were Toyo Construction. with interest spread over a Wakachiku Construction, broad front. Sanko Kisen, Toa Harbour The clos- was steady and home volume of business for he llances were eve |ed JJ day increased to 320
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  • 189 16 LONDON, Thurs. Grain shippers have concluded a contract for shipment of one cargo monthly over 21 to 23 months from the U.S. Gulf of South Japan at US$B.45 fd (free discharge) for June/July commencement, and a single cargo on the same run at US$6.9O fd for May.
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    • 676 17 D bartering SAILINGS TO E. CANADA, U.S. ATLANTIC Stosao«ro r.Sh.m Pooaog Ni«k Booto* N'Fotk Wrmara Moakroal BRONXVILLE Apr 13 May 22 Ma* 27 FERNGATE Apr 9/11 Apr 16/18 Apr 19 Jun 1 Jun b Jun 9 TRAVIATA Aor 19/21 Apr 23/24 Jun 4 Jun 10 Jun 29 Jun 1 TEESTA
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    • 1129 17 j I I Yv beginning on this page are given m four parts for <blsh I I >v r A ships westbound, eastbound, southbound and JaZa aa mL L M rr^T aflttf filifftAtaPA coastal Each entry gives the following information: 1 Jr^rAmZt^iikmmmmmmmX W HH FFI NG NAME OF SHIP date
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  • DRIVE
    • 848 18 ESTATE versions of saloon cars are becoming increasingly familiar on the roads today and more and more appreciated by buyers. These multi-purpose five or three-door vehicles are accounting for an everincreasing proportion of major manufacturers' sales. It may even be that m the not too distant
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    • 45 18 Accessories Of The Best QualityCForThe cMotoringEnthusiastst "mWmmmmmmm^ mmmwMwm^ Steering Wheel Side Mirror DEALING IN ALL KINDS OF AUTOMOTIVE SPARE PARTS AND ACCESSORIES WITH FIXING. IMPORTERS b EXPORTERS TZtadinp Co., NO. 28, KERBAU ROAD, SPORE 8. P.O. Box 47 Owen Road Post Office tel: ***** *****3
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    • 1040 19 TWO very fast machines which will be competing m the 250 c.c. class m the Grand Prix are a Bultaco TSS 250 and a Kawasaki AIR. Both are capable of challenging the Yamaha TD2 for top place. The Bultaco is the property of Paddy Reid who was the
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    • 385 20 mm MALAYSIAN INTERNATIONAL M SHIPPING CORPORATION BERHAD No. 30E Jin. Ampang, Kuala Lumpur. j The National Shipping Line of Malaysia FAR EAST/EUROPE SERVICE e»«e«eo*a prntmrn H—b| HbWP UNG A RATA In Port 6/S Apr Havra 29/4. Laaoaa 1/5 Hamburg 6/5 H'aam B/S Antwarp 11/s Braman 13/5 BUMOA OOJKIO 3/5 Jon
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    • 890 20 U"QQtKA| inH Including ships sailing out of Singapore for Far L.CIOIUV/UI M\J East ports to the north-east ALEMANNIA Apr 15 Keeiung, Kaohsiung, r mmamama Manila, Hongkong. HLL/AFT M S ALTAI R Apr 23/26 Pusan. Bangkok. KSC/OL AMRA Mayl/2 Hongkong. Japan. 81/ IK tt s MUKHO Apr 2/4 Pusan KSC/OL M.S.
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  • 1008 24 3rd position Yugoslavia beat Sweden 5-3 (Yugoslavia first) -D.Surbek lost to K.Johansson 2 3-2 1 15-2 1 1 7-2 1 M. Karakasevic bt B.Persson 2 1-18 2 2-2 0; A. Stipancic lost to S.Bengtsson 16-2 1 14-2 1; M. Karakasevic lost to K.Johansson 2 1-12 14-21 19-2
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  • 604 24 NAGOYA, Japan, Thurs. China and Japan tonight shared the titles for the men's and women's team events m the finals at the 31st World Table Tennis Championships held at Aichi Prefectual Gymnasium. The Japanese girls regained the Corbillon Cup it lost to Russia
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  • 574 24 THE REST OF THE SPORTS UNSEEDED Pang Kek Seng and Ong Hong Leong scored a sensational upset m the Schools' national badminton B boys doubles tournament when they eliminated fancied Christopher Long and Foo See Liang at the Singapore Badminton Stadium yesterday. Kek Weng and
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  • 178 24 GRAEME Lawrence, Singapore Grand Prix champion and two-time winner, will be behind the controls of a powerpacked Brabbham BT3O m his bid to retain the title at the Upper Thomson Road circuit next week. Lawrence, 30, who swept to victory m the Singapore and Malaysian GP
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  • 144 24 Vigilantes trounce Ocean SC VIGILANTE Corps handed a 6-1 beating to Ocean Sports Club m the Football Association of Singapore Division One league match at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. All the goals were scored m the first half. Ow Siew Kong (3), Jaffar Yacob (2) and Ahmad Rais scored for
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