The Straits Times, 25 December 1972

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    26 1 •fer I TOTAL DAILY CERTIFIED SALE EXCEEDS 235,000 The Straits TImes The National Newspaper Estd. 1845 MONDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1972 20 CENTS M.C. (P) No. 5009
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    50,000 feared dead in quake
    547 1 Survivors flee to open ground TEGUCIGALPA (Honduras) Sunday SURVIVORS of earthquake sh.it tered Managua fled to open countryside as fresh tremors hit the Nicaraguan capital, where anything up to 50,000 people may have died in yesterday's disaster. One of the first official reports on the
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    The Straits Times wishes its readers A MERRY CHRISTMAS
    35 1 The Straits Timrs will not be published tomorrow; publication will resume on Wednesday. The Ne* Nation will not be published today; publication will resume tomorrow afternoon.
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    Lock icon Holiday makers killed in air tragedy
    154 1 f|SLO, Sun. Thirtyv nine people were killed when a Fokker Fellowship plane on a Christmas holiday flight to Oslo ploughed into a fog-shroud-ed forest last night only minutes before it was due to land. A. 1,000 man rescue force with helicopters stumbled across pieces
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    Lock icon Hell hath no fury...
    87 1 NAIROBI. Sun. The 39--jrear-old Greek mistreaa of an Italian count, said to nave killed him with a shotgun after finding about an affair he was having with his teenage niece, was sentenced to a token one days Imprisonment for manslaughter here. After hearing how she had
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    Flood situation in Johore worsens
    111 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. The flood situation In Johore deteriorated today as the level of the rain swollen Sungei Muar continued to rise. However, conditions In the other states in West Malaysia continued to return to normal. The number of evacuees had further dropped to 5.748
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    WHAT XMAS MEANS TO US: Dr GOH
    277 1 WHAT XMAS MEANS TO US: Dr GOH THE acting Prime Minister, Dr. Goh Keng Swee. in his Christmas message to the people of Singapore, said: I "Most people. Christians and others alike, believe that Christmas commemorates the birthday of Jesus Christ. "This belief is spread by Christm-s cards showing the
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    Lock icon Sniffing goes to pot
    49 1 FRANKFURT. Sun— A police dog named Arno sniffed his way through seven layer* of plastic wrapping. aluminium foil md plastic tape to discover 70 kilos (about 1M pound.ii of Cannabls resin packed in a metal container at the airport here. It was reported today. Reuter.
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    Lock icon Aid for Amin
    29 1 KAMFALA. Sun Twenty Egyptian engineers and doctors arrived here today to replace Asians who left Uganda during President Amln's expulsion programme earlier in the year Renter.
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    Lock icon Nixon accepts resignation
    57 1 KEY BIBCAYNE Florida i. Bun— President Nixon today acc'ptea me resignation of Mr. Samuel Jackson, one of the hlfhrst-ranktn? Negros in the Administration, as Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for planning and management purposes Mr. J&ckron will return to his private law practice. No
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    Lock icon Tanker sinks in gulf
    71 1 BAHRAIN. Sun— The 63.988--ton South Korettp tanker Sea Star, abandoned and burning after a collision In the Oulf of Oman five days ago. sank today after a new explosion A Bahrain tug which had tried to tike the tanker in tow signalled that the ship finally
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    Lock icon Japan's wish
    21 1 TORYO. Bun. Japan wants to Invite President Nixon to Tokyo next year. Foreign MlnUter Masayoshl Ohira said today UPI.
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    So c 001... the thief who tried to take $38,000
    302 1 29-YEAR-OLD man entered the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank branch in Show Centre on Saturday and tried to walk away with $38,200 worth of foreign currencies in a bag. But a bank officer, Mr. Collin de Souza, 28, spotted the man
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    LATEST
    41 1 BOMBING HALT FOR CHRISTMAS WASHINGTON. San.—Fr*ildcbt Nixon hu approved short Christinas halt in the lado-Chlna bombinf. the Washington Pott saM today. It i»ld Mr. Nlx.n had approved the stoppaf e but would reewne the Intensive aasaalt on North Vietnam afterwards.
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      136 1 K.C. TAN tipped as new head of Chinese Chamber Page 7 BOS8ES who frustrate orderly pay rises 8 FACTORIES told: Clean op or lose licence 9 THE reasons behind takeovers 13 SOBCAR'S mixture of mafic, Sanskrit and psychology 17 TWO days' TV programmes 17 LETTERS 6 CROSSWORD BUSINESS 13. 14.
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  • World news THE STRAITS TIMES FOREIGN NES SERVICE
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      Lock icon The 'Odd Couple' are Time's Men of the Year
      168 2 The 'Odd Couple' are Time's Men of the Year X EW YORK, Sun. Prex^ sident Nixon and Dr. Henry Kissinger have been named "Men of tbr Year" by Time M.ipa/imlime said it made the dual selection because Mr. Nixon and Dr. IWa|CI together "have been changing the shape of the
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      Lock icon Bangla war crimes trial
      58 2 DACCA. Sun— Khan Abdul Sabur. a former Communications Minister under former Pakistan President Ayub Khan, and general secretary ot the now defunct Pakistan Muslim League, appeared before a special tribunal yesterday Sabur ha.s been accused of collaborating with the Pakistan Occupation Army In wagging war against
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      KUOMINTANG VICTORY
      53 2 TAIPEI sun. Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang Party took most seats In Taiwan's first regular elections in 24 years yesterday. But election returns today showed th«» Gov- ernment's margin had been cut by several successlul candidates who had been against official policy. The party's control over the provincial assembly was
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      Lock icon Thousands in Bethlehem for Christmas
      465 2 BETHLEHEM, Sun. The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem highest ranking Roman Catholic prelate in the Holy Land today led thousands in celebrating Christmas in this little windswept Judean hill town, where Jesus was born. During the night, some of the celebrations were televised Internationally by satellite
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      STRANDED IN LONDON
      58 2 LONDON, Sun.— More than 300 Americans face being stranded in Britain for Christmas, after their charter flights had been called off because of an alleg-ed breach of the regulations. At Heathrow airport on Saturday a mother and her child (above) wait with others for a chance of
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      Lock icon THUMBS UP FOR CHRISTMAS WITH THE FAMILY
      154 2 THUMBS UP FOR CHRISTMAS WITH THE FAMILY I ONDON. Sun. Only one i in 10 or the British people regards Christmas as a religious event, and more than h.alf think it is basically a tamily occasion. Those who rejected the idea of Christmas as a religious festival Included all age
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      Lock icon Train deaths
      26 2 CORDOBA. Sun. Two people were killed and at least IS injured when a pa.ssenger train was. derailed on the outskirts of Cordoba today. Reuter.
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      Lock icon Kra Canal: Study on use of nuclear blasts
      141 2 BANGKOK, Sun. Dr. Edward Teller, the famous American scientist retarded as the father of the hydrogen bomb, will come to Thailand next month to make a preliminary survey on whether nuclear excavation can be used to cut a canal across the Kra
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      Lock icon Park gives a pledge over new reforms
      219 2 Park gives a pledge over new reforms SEOUL. Sunday. PRESIDENT Park has pledged to push forward "revitalising reforms" during his new terrr. of office. Mr. Park was re-elected to a six-year term by 2.357 of the 2.359 members of the National Conference for Unification yesterday. Mr. Park said he would
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      Lock icon Pace-maker to SLOW down heart beat
      140 2 PARIS. Sun. A French engineer working for ne General Electric Compt-ny said yesterday he ias developed a pace-maker that can reduce accelerating heart beats to normal. Unlike existing pacemakers that can be implanted In a patient tc speed-up a sluwly-betting heart or one that
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  • WORLD NEWS 2
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      Lock icon Marcos lifts night curfew for a day
      269 3 Marcos lifts night curfew for a day MANILA, Sunday. THE midnight to 4 a.m. martial law curfew will be lifted tomorrow to enable 38 million Filipinos to celebrate Christmas without restrictions. Information Secretary Francisco Tatad said the lifting of the cur- i few would be effective only for Christmas at
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      Lock icon Canberra makes it harder for drug pushers
      220 3 Canberra makes it harder for drug pushers CYDNEY. Sun. The Australian Government plans to reduce penalties for possession of marijuana and classify it separately from hard drags. Health Minister Dr. Douglas Everingham said In the Sunday Telegraph here today. Dr. Everlnrham said that the Labour Government would also give free
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      Lock icon Adding a 'lousy $12' insult to injury
      145 3 CEATTLE. Sun. Mrs. J Alma Gray, 52, does not understand the logic of the Seattle Police Department which ticketed her for obstructing traffic after she was run over by her own car. "At this stage of the game, what's a lousy 12 bucks?"
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      Lock icon Aircraft pioneer Tupolev dies, aged 84
      171 3 Aircraft pioneer Tupolev dies, aged 84 MOSCOW, Sun. iT Andrei Tupolev. one of the Soviet Union's pioneer aircraft builders and head of a design team which produced the TU-144 supersonic airliner, has died here aged 84, Tass news agency reported yesterday. Ta r i said academician upolev (above) had ffered
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      Lock icon The B-52 proves its worth in raids over North Vietnam
      535 3 WASHINGTON, Sun. Air Force officials believe that the aging B-52 bomber has In the past few days redeemed Its role as a bomber capable of penetrating the Soviet Union. That Judgment was reached on the perform mance of the B-52
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      Lock icon Gun terror in the bedroom for tourists
      252 3 Gun terror in the bedroom for tourists BELFAST. Sunday INTRUDERS with guns blazing terrorised a mother and daughter in their bedroom early yesterday, a few hours after the start of a Northern Ireland Christmas truce. The men burst Into the bedroom of a house owned by a Catholic family on
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      Lock icon Multiple fires
      31 3 BONN. Sun Fire broke out in about nine different places at a United States Army building in Frankfurt yesterday and a US. army spokesman said arson was suspected. Reuter.
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      Lock icon BOMB BLAST NEAR A MALAYSIAN MISSION
      91 3 DARIS, Sun. A Yugoslav 1 man had both his hands blown off when a bomb exploded In a cafe near the Yugoslav Embassy here yesterday. The man Is in a serious condition. Police said that the man. In his thirties, was probably trying to
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  • WORLD NEWS 3
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      SURVIVORS GET OUT OF THE ANDEAN COLD
      120 4 QAN FERNANDO. Bun The last eight survivors of a plane crash 13,000 feet up in the Andes 10 weeks ago, were brought out of their refuge In the wrecked fuselage yesterday. They were reported in fairly good physical condition at the Air Force
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      Peking troupe gets 'smoked' out
      127 4 Peking troupe gets 'smoked' out /CHICAGO, Sun. A per\j formance of China's S h e n y eng aorobatlc troupe was stopped last night when what appeared to be a smoke bomb went off on the main floor of the Lyric Opera Hou»e. The performers had Just finished their second
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      Lock icon Anne rides into another row with her critics
      246 4 PRINCESS Anne went fox hunting again yesterday and galloped into a fresh row with opponents of blood sports. The 2z-year-old Princess followed the hounds of the Duke of Beaufort near the west of England village of Foxley. With her was Lt. Mark
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      Thieu pardons 93 in jail
      48 4 SAIOON. Sun. President Thieu today granted Christmas pardons to 93 prisoners in Saigon Jail, and reduced the sentences of another 137. Province chiefs throughout South Vietnam have also been ordered to release or reduce the sentences for a further 303 convicts Re Jt*r
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      Lock icon Rhodesia on alert after guerilla attack
      367 4 Rhodesia on alert after guerilla attack SALISBURY, Sunday. Rhodesian army and air force yesterday launched a massive search after guerillas fired rockets at a farm near the Mozambique border. A white farmer and his nine-year-old daughter were Injured in the attack, the second in three days. Shortly afterwards four soldiers
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      Lock icon 'FRIENDLY' GAMES WITH HOSTILE AIMS
      237 4 'FRIENDLY' GAMES WITH HOSTILE AIMS p A R I S, Sun. A French and Soviet naval and air forces took part in impromptu war games in two separate incidents this year, the French news magazine Le Point reported yesterday. The magazine, which recently made Its debut, cited no sources for
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      Lock icon Three die in jet crash
      57 4 BANOKOK. Sun A US Air Force 8866 crashed on approaching Korat Air Base for a landing late on Saturday night, Urn US Embassy said today. All three crew members were killed, a spokesman said. No civilian casualties or property damage were reported. The base U
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      Lock icon Egypt fills the gaps
      53 4 KAMPALA. Sun Twenty Egyptian engineers and doctoi arrived to replace Asians who left Uganda during Preside: Ami n't expulsion programme earlier m the year. The group Included 14 doctor four sugar engineers and two rement engineers. Radio Uganda said "A lot more will be coming in
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      Lock icon Three get life for raping 16-year-old
      124 4 jyEW YORK, Sun. Three men were given life prison terms after being found guilty of rapine a 16-year-old girl from India. The rape took place In Chattanooga street alley *n May 31 after a couple, born in India, had been forced by three men
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  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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      Speculators beware!
      694 6 Speculators beware There's no guarantee you'll make a fortune at the Stock Market— even though you may be an 'expert' WE refer to the report (ST., Dec. 21) headlined "Stock Exchange acts to curb speculation." The accusation that the action taken by the committee of the Stock Exchange has been
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      Transport scheme for Jurong workers
      154 6 Transport scheme for Jurong workers I REFER to an article "Getting pirate buses In Jurong to go legal" by Jurong Worker. I wish to Inform Jurong Worker that the Registry of V-nlcles is aware that office and factory worker., require transport to convey them to their place of work. For
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      But why allow toxic talcs in the first —place?—
      231 6 But why allow toxic talcs in the first —place?— ON Oct. 3, you had thought fit to pub lish my letter under the heading "Toxic talcum: Why not act first?" Bat six months prior to that, I had sent a couple of letters to the Health Ministry with regard to
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      Looking at It from Uganda's point of view
      268 6 Looking at It from Uganda's point of view THE letter By "Indignant (ST.. Dec. 19) headlined "The envoy who came on a redrultlng mission" does not come as a surprise for it is merely the outcome of the Western propaganda machinery. If an average Singaporean thinks on these lines then
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      Permanent residents without a choice
      137 6 rnHE Singapore OovernM. ment's move to liberalise its work permit regulations as well as to grant permanent residence to skilled workers within five years is indeed farsighted. However, it might go a bit further by allowing permanent residents to apply for flats built by the
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      193 6 I squad <°~jMsmS& I kills 20 J V-*J| I FIRST WITH I I THE YEAR'S I I BIG NEWS I As 1972 draws to a close, it is I timely to look back at year's big news stories. What were tr:e CM most memorable news breaks of /jL <\, JJ
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    Cancer Society gave yeoman service: Sheares
    199 7 Cancer Society gave yeoman service: Sheares PRESIDENT Sheares 1 has praised the Singapore Cancer Society for the yeoman service It has rendered to the people since its formation In 1964. Speaking at the launchIng of the society's 1973 Mammoth Donation Draw at the Istana on Saturday, he said: "Its educational
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    Overtime ban at RRI
    50 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. About 1,100 Rubber Research Institute employees will refu«e overtime and work strictly to office hours from tomorrow. They are protesting over the dismissal of a colleague who they claim was not given the opportunity to refute the charges against him at an •nquiry.
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    'Return home at once' call to hitch-hiker
    80 7 'Return home at once' call to hitch-hiker THE family of Low Chee Yong, 26. a former laundry worker now hitch-hiking In West Malaysia, would like him to return home Immediately to attend a job Interview. Chee Yong left his home In Johore Baru. early last week and said he would
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    Trading room opens tomorrow
    201 7 rpOMORROW the new trading room In Singapore of the Stock Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore opens on the sixth floor of Clifford Centre. Raffles Place. The new trading room is a vast improvement on the old and those Interested In share price movements will find the
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    Tan tipped to head Chinese Chamber
    262 7  -  NGIAM TONG HAI By lif R TAN Keo n g iTI Choon. second vicepresident of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce, is likely to succeed Mr. Wee Cho Yaw as president when the new 55-member management committee is elected in February. According to Informed
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    MALAYSIA LIFTS BAN ON OCBC REVIEW
    91 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun.— The Home Affairs Ministry has lifted Its ban on the Singapore publication, the Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd. Economic Review of Singapore and Malaysia 1971. The Review was among 10 Singapore publications which were refused permission for sale or dlstrl- button In
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    Husband threw acid at bar waitress wife
    302 7 Husband threw acid at bar waitress wife AN unemployed man, who was supported by his bar waitress wife, flung acid In her face when she tried to pack her things and walked out on him, a district court heard on Saturday. Yong Chee Sin, 35. pleaded guilty to causing grievous
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    Sentosa chief
    26 7 THE Minister for Finance has appointed Mr. Nglam Tong Dow, Permanent Secretary Finance, to be chairman of Sentosa Development Corporation until August next year.
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    Bosses who frustrate orderly pay hikes
    249 8 Bosses who frustrate orderly pay hikes Employers dragging their feet: Union THE Singapore Manual and Mercantile Workers' Union has accused some employers of trying to frustrate the union's attempt to promote a spirit of orderly wage increases. The union'i secretary I general, Mr. Joseph Tan, who made the charge at
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    Wife killer gets 10 years
    59 8 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. A hiutand who strangled hu wife after atae refused to atop workIng aa a bartlri was Jailed for 10 yean Vegetable gardener Chang Yee Tun. IS. pleaded guilty to an amended charge V culpable homicide by causing the death of hit wife.
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    How not to bo a dreary housewife —by Cik Dab
    254 8 How not to bo a dreary housewife —by Cik Dab HAVING small families would free women from being looked on as dreary housewives, Clk Dan blnte Mohamed Noor. wife of the Minister for Social Affairs, Enclk Othman Wok, said on Saturday. mis is because she would have more time to
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    25,653 on work passes in Sabah
    70 8 25,653 on work passes in Sabah KUALA LUMPUR. Sun There are 25.053 nonMalaysians working in Sabah on passes Issued by the Immigration Department. Indonesian and FlUplno noniklltod workers numbering 11.--•1S and 10. 70« respectively form the Urgrct group, Deputy Horn* Aifalrs MlnUter Hall ■fobamed Yaaoob ha* dUcJoaed. The other l.iJt
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    SARAWAK TV BY 1974
    73 8 KL'CHING, Son.—Sarawak's tdertsion s«rviee is expected to be launched either at the end of lt7S or early 1074. About |S million would be voted for in mid-term review of the Meond Malayaia Plan for the purpose. "Work on the laying of the telecommunication c»ble whkh will
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    Factories told: Clean up or lose licence
    457 9  - Factories told: Clean up or lose licence EVELYN NG By {JKRTAIN factories face the prospect of losing their licences unless the "appalling condition*" in their premises are remedied. This warning came from Parliamentary Secretary (Labour), Mr. Pong Sip Chee, at the annual dinner of the Keppel Shipyard Employees' Union at
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    Smokes ads ban on magazines
    54 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun Two more publications printed In Kuala Lumpur have been brought within the Prohibition on Advertisement? relating to Smoking Act. This means that the two publications Jacks Newsletter and Maskayu may not carry advertisements of cigarettes and other smokes if they are to
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    Pineapple cannery share offer
    148 9 JOHORE BAKU, Sun. The Governmentowned Pineapple Canneries of Malaysia will offer shares to pineapple smallholders and cannery workers in the future. This was disclosed by Encik Abdul Asit Yasin. managing director of PCM wru i he briefed the Minister for Labour and Manpower. Tan Sri V.
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    Lucky draw
    17 9 The Christian Brothers' Old Boys (Singapore) Association plans to hold a lucky draw next month.
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    'IT'S A SECRET UNTIL I STOP SINGING'
    13 9 SOPHIA. ..to earn money for family
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    KEPPEL TEAMS UP WITH DBS AND EAGLE
    234 9 KEPPEL TEAMS UP WITH DBS AND EAGLE KEPPEL Shipyard has signed an agreement with an engineering firm and the Development Bank of Singapore to form another ship repair company. This was announced by Its managing director. Mr. C.N. Watson, at the fourth annual dinner of the Union of Keppel Shipyard
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    Teenage girl pickpockets at the People's Park
    109 9 A TEACHER was shocked when he saw two teenage girls pick the pocket of an elderly man at People's Park on Saturday. But the man's wallet was dropped the moment It was picked." said Mr. Yam Wai Hong, a technical teacher of Butit
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    Winning Toto numbers
    37 9 In yesterdays Toto draw No. 1W- 72, tte winning number* were 39. U, 30. 23, and 10. The additional number was S3. In the three circle* draw, the numbers drawn wen 31, 36 and
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    Yong in chair
    32 9 THE Minister for Communications. Mr. Yong Nyuk Lin. will chair a conference on the Peoples Scholarship Pund-rals-Ing campaign at the Hotel Royal (Royal Chamber* at noon on Jan. 4.
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    The love that singer Sophia won't reveal
    160 9 The love that singer Sophia won't reveal SOPHIA CHAN, 19, is in Singapore for work and love. For this pretty Hong Kong singer, who arrived recently, has a boy friend in Singapore. Bat she would not disclose his identity. "You will know my secret when I stop singlnf, get married
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    Armed forces exercises
    95 9 THE SAP will conduct military exercises lrom tomorrow till Dec. 30 at the following places: Llm Chu Kang (S a.m. to 5 pjn. on Dec. 36), Choa Chu Kang (S a.m. on Dec. 36 to 10 p m on Dec. 39). Tuas/Lokyang. 8 a.m. to midnight on
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      257 9 Straits Times Crossword ACROSS 6. French girl, one new to the 1 ssrMsr or about «^jrc»£ l si. (6 in K a?n,J?ir.«t nut mt hr«k mO l J»° r cllentt (9). 5 S.?u2!e™(3*., ,V*» iUWtaf UgW l p!^" 1 A Election of !0* -34 27. 11 BoTTiWMv involved m for
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    3226 10 Joey reveals President Kruger had two wives I CONCLUDING THE INCREDIBLE STORY 0F... -By— CHRIS VERMAAK lAM AWAKE that the story ol my former lives, particularly the period in which I lived in South Africa, is open to misunderstanding. Most South African schoolchildren have some knowledge of the country's history,
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    18 12 FOCUS ON THE UNITED NATIONS r A view of the General Assembly of Hie United Nations in session
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    The Straits Times MONDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1972 OUR GOOD WISHES
    604 12 The Straits Times MONDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1972 OUR GOOD WISHES PEACE on earth, goodwill among men. Tradition, tells us that peaceful was the night whereon the Prince of Light was born. Christmas has become the festival of peace, many of Its Joyful customs of much more recent origin than is
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    Lock icon Swedes give $73 mil for UN projects
    627 12  -  MAX WIDE GENCVA By yyiULK austerity is the order of the day in most United Nations activities, the UN development programme, which relies on voluntary contributions from member governments, is showing a sort of boomlet of 113 governments committed themselves to an expenditure
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    Christmas customs
    656 12  -  LAN BROWN: By LONDON VO ONE knows for sure when Jesus Christ was born and until early In the fourth century AD the Nativity was commemorated by Christians in late January. Then Pope Julius I, after consultations with contemporary historians, decided Dec. 25 was the most probable date
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    Lock icon A trend towards stability for Asia and the Pacific
    728 12  - A trend towards stability for Asia and the Pacific R. W. SORGE: By UNITED NATIONS FROM the Asian and Pacific perspective, the past session of the U.N. General Assembly was marked by a growing trend towards accommodation and stabilisation for the entire area. In contrast to 1971, when first the
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      Takeovers—some reasons behind them
      1233 13  - Takeovers some reasons behind them BLAIR JOHNSON By rrHE last couple of A years have seen unprecedented activity on the takeover front Jocally. Foreign companies have gained control of locally quoted ones, local companies have merged and local companies have gained control of overseas concerns while the greatest link forged
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      CITY TALK
      240 13  -  CAOCSUS uuuuM •y Quick bit* THE moans and groans from investors and brokers alike about the new trading hoars are worth recording. First let us take the men on the trading floor. After a busy morning, finishing; at itM p.m., they have in roeent weeks been taking up
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      Price earning ratios mean little at today's prices
      658 13 THOUGH readers will probably have their minds on fun things today Business Times staff felt they might find time to take a close look at the weekly share analysis on the City Desk page. A close study of price earning ratios and
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      -SIME DARBY MOVES AGAIN
      309 13 AS the year draws to A a close Slme Darby Is still on the takeover trail. This time with a bid for an Insurance group. The directors of the Slme Darby Group, the Mercantile and Oeneral Reinsurance Group and the Leslie and Godwin Group announced on
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      137 13 You should know it before you put your money a a in it. Our ICA Newtletter will provide you with »n informative picture of Companies listed on the STOCK EXCHANCE. Published weekly, it is a detailed and factual report based on the fundamental and technical analysis of our Research Department.
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    Lock icon In the US stock market too 1972 has been a bull year
    674 14 NEW YORK: The stock market soared to new highs in 1972, as the New York Stock Exchange volume topped the four billion share mark and the Dow Jones Industrial average rracked the magic 1,000 point closing level. Signs
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    Pace links up with worldwide ad agency
    212 14 PACE Advertising, a local agency, recently became a shareholder in Worldwide Marketing (WDM. WOMAC ft -a has its bead office in Stockholm. Sweden, is a partnership between 17 private advertising agencies in Europe. South America, Africa. the Middle East and Asia. Negotiations with
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    Lufthansa record
    94 14 LUFTHANSA German Airlines achieved another record operating year In 1972, with revenue passengers over the 8.6 million mark. There have also been significant Increases in freight and mall carried, together with improved load factors. Announcing this In Singapore, the airline's manager for Singapore. Malaysia and Brunei. Mr. A.
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    -Now Robin Group enters the housing field in a big way
    487 14  - -Now Robin Group enters the housing field in a big way MOK SIN FIN By ROBIN Development, a member of the Robin Group, has diversified into real estate development in an impressive manner. The new subsidiary has announced its first major project a prestigious mv Hi- million dollar housing estate
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    PEOPLE IN BUSINESS
    230 14 3M Singapore has appointed Mr. Tco Cheng Peow as personnel supervisor for Singapore and Malaysia; Mr. Philip Lam as marketing co ordinator for adheslves. coatings and sealers, abrasives, building services b cleaning products, chemical products, decorative products, printing products, recreation Si athletic products and traffic control products;
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      WEEKLY SHARE ANALYSIS
      1325 15 AS a service to reader* the Business Tlmeg publishes weekly detailed analysis of selected shares traded on the Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore The year's highs and lows are followed by the wielts movements in price and turnover with calculated dividend yields and gross price earning latlos.
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      OTHER CLOSING PRICES
      699 15 Till: following is a list of revised quotations for the week up to Friday Dec. 22 for counters net included in the above analysis. Price movement* based on a comparison of last sale* on llec. 15 and Dec. 22 shown in brackets. INDUSTRIALS 11. 296 490 344
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      CLOSING PRICES
      35 15 RUBBER TIN (per kilo) (acr picul) Dec 18. 114.75 CU. 620 00 19. 115.00 Ct- ***** 20. 116.75 cU. 4622 00 21. 117.25 cU 8619.00 22. 117.25 CU. (620 00 23. $624 00
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      Forthcoming meetings
      164 15 The following company meetings are due: United Industrial Corporation Ltd.: Dec. 27, 9 a.m.. Hibiscus Room. Shangri-La Hotel, 23 Orange Orove Road, Singapore 10. Sea View Hotel Ltd.: Dec 28, 9 a.m., Amber Close, Katong, Singapore 15. Glenealy Plantations (Malaya) Bhd.: Dec 28. 11 30 a.m.. Registered Ofllce.
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      NEW YORK
      301 15 XTEW YORK. Fn Wall Street 11 was hardly affected by a rise in the bank prime Interest rat*. > the market rose for the first time this week. Today nosing prices In I". 8. imam followed by the differences on Thursday price. P. Allied Chemical Altai Chalrmra U'
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      TOP TEN STOCKS
      130 15 rptfE following list of the stocks gives the ten mot dealt In la*t 1 week. The lut gives the turnover In thousand of units, closing pracr* on Friday and high and low for 1971 and 1972. Companiei Turnover Vrtrt* law 000 Dre. Zt 1972 law Par MS
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      DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      38 15 Current Di payment •d Cables 6% TEf ich Kenneth 47* TEf ate Total for payable the year Peb 2 s'/, TEf Jan. 19 4", f Total for previous yea TK 12% TE Tax exempt f Interim
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      LOCAL STOCK INDICES
      64 15 Industrials Hotel.: Properties: Tint: t rubbers: Dm. It Dec. It «1693 413.06 281.06 271.69 510.18 494.70 140.92 140.80 260.37 262 12 Dec 30. 1966 100 Dec. 31. 1968 100 t Dec. 39. 1963 100 Dee. t» 391.13 283.88 458.09 140.69 258 09 Dee. 21 396.48 2(1.40 462.13
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      OVERSEAS MARKET REPORTS
      368 15 OVERSEAS MARKET REPORTS LONDON: The market was easier In quiet trading last week. The Financial Times index was 2.5 points lower against the previous Friday's close of 513.5. Thursdays call lor further special deposits by the Bank of England pared gains in equities and brought falls in government bonds that
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      PALM OIL
      34 15 In London on Friday the palm oil pruts of Malayan 5% e.i.f. UK/N European ports In bulk, •terllnc per lonic ton Jan/July w quoted at UKf»2 sellers or Coot. 1213 sellers (unchanged).
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      Short term money market
      48 15 POR the week ended Saturday, B»*. 23, the range of call rates received from Short Deposits IMi Berhad was as follows: BANK FUNDS: t% per cent to 3\ per cent. GENERAL FUNDS: 3 percent to S% per cent Movements of funds totalled 126 million.
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      Gold markets
      54 15 Friday Thundi, U»t Utl •ondoo M.20 54.20 lelrut 64 .53 U.SS lonnkon* M.si U.U lurlch M.OOB M.inß M.4UB M.SOB 'irll «6 hi «4 HI llogaporr M.T3 M.OO I'por* (2) MT.SO 221.50 ;l> K«port price in non-«l. rhn* area* In t'.B. dollars p«r ouncr. [2) Local dealrra priori In
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      BT industrial group indices
      118 15 High Low 15th 22 nd Change MlJ< 170 W Automotive 397.M 3*5.29 1.81 940.49 176.22 Bai«jt, Insurance, finance and trustees 828.32 865.42 +37.1* 212*2 117.47 Chemicals, rubber products, refining and (melting 211.21 2*2.48 8.73 414.51 176.63 < onf lomcratc 4**.*7 384.98 —15*9 331.15 123.96 Const! action,
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      Singapore produce
      339 15 TJ'AIRLY good oversjas adx vices kept the Singapore produce market steady throughout last week. The dull coffee sector of the market received a boost from shortcovering at mid-week when news reached the market thai ililpments from Indonesia to Europe and America have of late been dwindling seriously. Forward
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      PORTFOLIO
      298 15 NET PROFIT TO-DATE FROM Sale of Investments $54,337 10 Less: Loss On Sale of Investments 1,474.80) Bank Interest Received 2,110.75 Less: Bank Overdraft Char«e« 125.00* Dividends Received 2.333.50 Dividends Receivable 557.60 Capital Return Received 500.00 $58.***** Units Purchase Total Friday Prof it to Price Cawt Close Date CCM 1.000
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      Asian money market
      217 15 ABIAN currency average deposits rates for the week ended Friday. Dec. 22 Rates supplied by MurrayJones International (Spore). 7 days 1 nub 2 mths 3 mths 6 mths 9 mths 12 mths 1 mth 3 mths 6 mth, 12 mths Hirh Low 9 7/8 5 1/16 6
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      LOCAL MARKET
      291 15 THE Stock Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore last week reacted sharply downwards Initially on rumours and then on the announcement of new rulings. Declines were steepest In the first three days and came Just after an exceptionally strong week a fortnight ago. There were signs of nervous selling*
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      Copper prices
      34 15 London copper prices on Friday iprevlous In brackets). Wirehar Spot buyer £44.0 0 1(437.00) sellers £442.50 < 1437.50): Three montha buyers {454 00 (M4H.VII sellers 1454.50 (*****0). Marktt lane: firmer. Sales 5.129 tons.
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      Hong: Kong rates
      38 15 On the fra* titfumt market In Hong Kong on Saturday tie II da'lar was quoted at S.TITS for T.T. and 6.712S for asset. Stsrllni was quoted at 13.27 and ana tad af gsM at 442.70.
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      Giant gas find by Woodside-Burmah group
      474 15 Giant gas find by WoodsideBurmah group SYDNEY: TheWood-side-Burmah consortium has cautiously confirmed that it has one of the world's greatest natural gas reservoirs off the West Australian coast. It has announced that recoverable reserves in only part of its areas of the North-West Shelf total at le-\st 20 million million
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      699 16 IN TIB HIOH COURT IN MALAYA AT IPOH COMPANIES WINDING UP NO: S OF ltit In The Matter Of The Companies Act 1965 And In The Matter Of Messrs. Nlra Cola <Bdn> Berhad. C. Subramanlam. IK. Pahang Road. Tapah, Perak. Petitioner ADVERTISEMENT OF PETITION NOTICE T8 HEREBY OIVEN that a
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      555 16 LBMBAOA rtLABCHAN KELANG A. KJWTATAAN TAWAKAN NO. lW Tawaran-Uwaran adalah dlpelawa dart Kontrektor-Kontrek-tor Kejuruteraan Awam yang berdaftar dengan Lembaga Pelabuhan Kelang dl bawah kelae C atau kestas untuk cadangan pemblnaan tebuah gantn waja ke Jetl Mlnyak Krlapa Sawlt. dl Pelabuhan Belatan. Port Kelang Dokumen-dokumen tawaran boleh dtdapati darlpada Pejabat Ketua
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    399 17  - Sorcar's mixture of magic Sanskrit and psychology BAILYNE SUNG HE BELIEVES IN MODERNISING SECRETS HE INHERITED By \fl\ psychology, chemistry and Sanskrit together, and what do you get? The explosive result just has to be the Great Sorcar, one of India's lending magicians. Billed as the Great Sorcar. Prodtp Chandra
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    107 17 CONCERN AT SHORTAGE OF SUGAR IN PERAK IPOH. Sun. Perak has been hit by an unprecedented sugar shortage that is causing concern to the dealers as well as consumer* During the last two days the Straits Times office here has received a number of pboneo complaints and letters or. the
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    Choo Hoey to conduct operas in Greece
    98 17 A SINGAPORE maestro. Choo Hoey, will conduct two operas ln Athens ln February and March next year. Choo Hoey, 41. will conduct two weeks of Puccini Manon Lescaut and La Travlata— at the National Opera House ln Athens. He will give a total
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    Annual affair
    27 17 THE University of Singapore Accountancy Society will hold its annual dinner and dancr at the Island Ballroom ShangriLa Hotel, on Dec. 31 at 730 p.m
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    287 17 LEE: THREE ITALIAN TRADE AND FINANCE TEAMS COMING ROME. Sunday |L|R. Lee Kuan Yew said yesterday three Italian missions would visit Singaoore next year to "explore and develop opportunities for better cooperation in commerce, industrial Joint ventures, and banking and finance." During his last full day in Italy, capping a
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    SENU: COALITION GOVT UNIQUE
    112 17 r)H, Sun— lmno Sec-retory-General Datuk Senu bin Abdul Rahman described as unique the coalition between the Alliance and other po'itical parties. "There are very few countries which can claim they have achieved this form of co-operation such as we," he said here today. "Many countries have
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    NO DECISION ON THAT DEARER CUPPA
    89 17 rTTHERE was still no de- clslon yesterday on whether that cup of coffee or tea will cost five cents more in Singapore coffee•hops. A spokesman for the Poochow Coffee Restaurant and Bar Merchants Association said they would have to discuss the matter with the
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      Story of Red war in alaya
      845 18 Story of Red war in alaya Reviewed by ALLINGTON KENNARD JUNGLE WAR IN MALAYA. By Harry Miller. (Arthur BarQFFICIALLY the com munist war in Ma l;iya ended- in July 1960, twelve years of jungle lighting, of hunt and search, the longest small war of its type and the most complex.
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      246 18  - MUSSOLINI AND THE WAR HE STARTED WITH GREECE TO ANNOY HITLER THE HOLLOW LEGIONS. By Mario Cervi translated by Eric M osbacher (Chatto and Windus £3.25) rpllis is an excellent and 1 comprehensive account of the war Mussolini started in October 1940 acainst Greece, illuminating both the military and political
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      Mrs Williams' account of the Wilson years
      485 18  - Mrs Williams' account of the Wilson years DAVID WATT By ft INSIDE NUMBER 0. By Marcia Williams (Weidenfeld £3.95). A CERTAIN brash young British Labour MP was once (or so h« says) ejected from the presence of a white- faced and furious Harold Wilson for referring to Mrs. Marcia Williams.
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      ENGLAND LOOK SET FOR BIG TEST WIN
      501 25 YEW DELHI, Sun. England, needing 207 to win, were 106 for three at close of play on the fourth day of the First cricket Test against India here today. They were put within reach of victory by the third -wicket partnership of Barry
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      Rovers snatch late winner
      281 25 A GOAL ten seconds before the final whistle by former International Llm Boon Jit helped Tampines Rovers to edge Vigilante Corps 2-1 in the FAS League Division One match at Jalan Besar stadium last night, reports JOE DORAI. The game was heading for a fair draw
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      Indian Youths beat Signals
      60 25 INDIAN YOUTHS beat Signals 4-2 ir. the Ponggol soccer tournament at Tengah on Saturday r.lght. Abdul Mydln (2) P.K. Pandlan and K Sundram sex.red tor Youths, and Pathmanandan and an own goal for Signals 111 a second match Arc B.C. beat ASAS B.C. 2-1. Thanabalan and
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      Police are champs
      45 25 BINOAPORC Police became Singapore Forces Sports Council 3 annual sepak takraw champions on Saturday night when they beat Singapore Armed Forces by 1-0. In regu "A" Police won by 15-4. 15-8. regu "B by 15-12. 15-10, and regu "C" by 16-7, 15-10.
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      Young Singaporeans who make us feel proud
      424 25  -  TEOH ENG TATT By THIS has been the best L Christmas present for Singapore sports two young teams returning on Saturday night with proud records to give promise of better things ahead: To the young Singaporeans the Schools soccer and basketball teams we
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      Jalan Kayu enter 2nd round
      227 25 Jalan Kay u enter 2nd round JALAN KAYU, Boon Tec It and Buklt Ho Swce finished group winners yesterday to qualify for the second round of the Inter-constltuency basketball championship at MacPhersoo. Jalan Kayu beat Tampines 60-41, Boon Teck defeated Toa Payoh 48-25. while Buklt Ho Bwee was conceded s
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      Hole-in-one
      37 25 YXE Teek Peng. (IS) St. Andrew's School's rugby master, yesterday scored a hole-ln-one in a friendly four-ball golf match at the Buklt course He achieved this at the par-three ISA-yard fifth hole with an eight iron.
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      Hotel edged
      28 25 JURONO Indians edged Hotel Slngapura 2-1 In a friendly soccer match at OUI--man Barracks yesterday Krlshnan and Jasnl scored for Indians, and Sahar Hussein for Hotel.
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      Naidu: Plenty of talent in Under-18 side
      437 25  - Naidu: Plenty of talent in Under-18 side JOE DORAI By SINGAPORE Schools Under-18 soccer team, Joint holders of the seven nation Asian Schools tournament with Thailand, have the talent to be developed into top class material. This was the opinion of Mr. T.P. Naldu, manager of the first national soccer
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      Lock icon Docherty reign does the trick for United
      398 26 LONDON, Sun. MANCHESTER UNITED ended a week of crisis by gaining a well-earned point against Leeds yesterday and giving new manager Tommy Docherty hope that they can avoid relegation. Docherty, appointed manager less than 24 hours before the kickoff. barely had time to
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      RESULTS
      313 26 FIRST DIVISION Birmingham 1 aimii.il 1 Chelsea 1 Eierton 1 Leicester 2 C. Palace 1 Liverpool 2 Coventry 0 Mm Utd 1 Leeds 1 Newcastle 2 M.vi City 1 Norwich 1 Wolves 1 Southampton 1 West Ham 0 Si ike 4 Derby 0 Tottenham 2 SheJl Utd 0 We.-t
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      TABLES
      1037 26 FIRST DIVISION P V» O L F A Pt I i.npool 23 14 6 3 43 26 Irx-ml 24 IS 6 SU 24 32 li-rd* 23 12 7 4 44 25 SI lp~«l.h 23 9 9 5 30 25 27 < helw* 23 6 S3 27 25 NnHMk 22
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      Hewitt's title in 37 minutes
      174 26 Hewitt's title in 37 minutes CAPETOWN. Sun. South Alrican Bob Hewitt, the defending champion, beal West Germany's Jurgen Fassbender in 37 minutes in the men's singles final ot the Western Province tennis championships here yesterday Fassbenders service was rarfly strong enough to put Hewitt on the defence, and the South
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      Rahim wins Pesta race
      54 26 Malaysian International Raht .i Baharuddin won the 50--mile Open event in the Pesia Fulau Pinang cycling meet In Gurney Drive yesterday Second was Johari Ramli and third Zainal O.sman Rahim broke the record by 58sec. clockiPK 2hr 17:2.0. Of the 48 cyclbts who took part only
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      Forces find it tough
      67 26 Armed Forces, on a soccer lour ol West Malaysian states in preparation Tor the Malaysia Cup reason, drew 1-1 with Malacca at the Kudu Stadium on Saturday They were put to a stern test and had to right back from a goal down in the 21st
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      29 26 BYDNEY. Sun. Australia went to a one-match lead over England with a convincing 63--45 win in the third speedwky match at the Sydney showground last night Reuter.
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      Australia set for easy Test victory
      518 26 Australia set for easy Test victory ADELAIDE. Sun. Rodney Marsh became the A first Australian wicket-keeper to hit a century in Test ciicket as he helped Australia move to a crushing 585 in their first innings on the third day of the First Test here today. At stumps. Pakistan were
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      56 26 The Australian spinners, who were introduced when Pakistan were 7:5 i«>r none, clearly put Australia In command of the match at the end of the day. Mallett'.s final figures of 2-16 off 5.5 overs were a grand improvement on his poor bowling in the first Innings or. a wicket which
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      Kiiat 7-3
      28 26 Centre-forward T. Balaknshnan scored a halt rick in Kilat Club's 7-3 victory o\er Singapore Metal Box in a .soccer match at Bandar Hllir in Malacca yesterday
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      Lock icon Kim keeps his crown in first defence
      150 26 Kim keeps his crown in first defence CEOUL. Sun. Orient lightweight boxing champion Kirn HyunChi of South Korea succeeded in his first title defence by knocking out Saleman Anuchit of Thailand in a scheduled 12-round match in Pusan yesterday. Kirn overwhelmed the Thai challenger with speedy rights and lefts and
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      Skipper Eddie shines
      63 26 CAM TOWN. Sun. Eddie Barlow, the Western Provinc? captain, scored 10. and took "-53 to lead his team to a surprise 45-run win over Rhodesia In a Cuine Cup match >est iday Scores: Western Province 214 and 281 iE Burlow 106. Peter Swart 63. Mike Procter 4-64.
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      Rained off
      46 26 HOBAR I Sun.— Tournament officials decided to abandon tin Tasmania n Open tennis titles at nocn today after a niyhl ot heavy rain. Prize money would be divided proportionately between tluplavtrs already through to the finals and those >rt to piny their semi-final matches
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      Getting up the last stride to the post
      60 27 CENTURION (Rod Dawkins up) on outside fettinf up the last stride to snatch a short-head win from Klnta R?ver (Arlffln Man) with Privy Seal (Eccleston) on the rails third a head away In Race Three over 5Jf at Penan* on Saturday. Centurion
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      Royal Mark atones for Cup defeat
      2426 27  - Royal Mark atones for Cup defeat EPSOM JEEP By ROYAL MARK, with Lyle Harbridge up, gained some consolation for his narrow defeat in the Singapore Gold Cup when he won the B£f Governor's Cup for Class 1 Div 1 horses at Penang yesterday. Hampered at the top of the straight,
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      40 27 POOL $8,826 1* ***** ($2,912) 2*4 ***** 725) 3rd ***** 364) Starttr* ($44 e.chi ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** Consolation ($36 tack): ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** *****.
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      Choong has eyes on a Berlina
      260 27 ROYAL PERAK champion Eddy Choong is keplng his Angers crossed fcr a shot at the main event of the Malaysian Open motor-racing chamship at the Batu Tlga track this weekend. Choong ls hoping that his sponsors for the Perak event. City Motors, will provide
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      Is soccer kicking itself to early death?
      283 27 Is soccer kicking itself to early death? I ON DON, Sun. "World soccer kicked itself to death ln the year Rest ln peace." The tombstone Is already written, say the critics. Only the date of the game's demise needs to be chiselled Into the granite, they say. But ardent soccer
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      431 26 THE BANKRUPTCY ACT (CHAPTER 18. 1970 EDITION! NOTICE OF FIRST MEETINGS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the First Meeting of Creditors In the undermentioned cases will be held on Tuesday, the 9th day of January. 1973 at the official Assignee's Chambers. Top Floor. Supreme Court Building. Singapore, 6. In Bankruptcy
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    155 28 Forged tote tickets: Man held at turf club PENANG, Sun. A man was arrested by police at the Penang Turf Club after club officials had discovered forged $2 tote tickets among those cashed on the winning horse in the first race yesterday, first day of the Penang Gold Cup meetting.
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    85 28 MR. TOK UNO LIONC «K«t 72 p*M«l »»»y peacefully on 23 12.72 leaving bthlnd beloved wl(<, aooi Hock Kbim. Hock En*. Hock Cbye. dauditrn Poh Knit. Poh Cboo. Poh Otk. ion. -m-law Thlo Tlong Wah. Chtng Joo I** daushttrs-m--law 800 Htm. Alk Krioon and a*v«n grand children to mourn
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    48 28 JAKARTA. Sun. An Indonesian journalist baa been sentenced by a Jakarta court on charge* of complicity In the (ailed communist coup attempt here In 1965 Isfcandar Subekti. SI. former editor of the Indonesian Communist Party newspaper Haxlan Rakjat (People* Daily), pleaded not guilty. Reuter.
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    Need for cultural ballast -by Devan
    325 28 Need for cultural ballast -by Devan Go slow with your 'yarn sengs' advice THE secretary-general of the NTUC Mr. C.V. Devan Nair, stressed yesterday that cultural baljast was essential if Singapore was to proceed into the future on an even keel. Mr. Nair, who was speaking at the annual dinner
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    THE BLIND DONATE BLOOD
    66 28 THE BLIND DONATE BLOOD TEN blind people. Including three women, donated a pint of blood each at the Blood Transfusion Centre in Omtram Hospital yesterday. They are members of the sub-committee at the Singapore Association for the Blind. The association's executive director, Mr. Charlie Goh, said the donation was to
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    It's the best place says mayor
    201 28 It's the best place says mayor TiHE visiting Mayor A of Braunschweig town In West Germany, Dr. Hans-Gucn-ther Weber said yesterday that Singapore was the best place in South-east Asia to invest in business projects. Dr. Weber said before leaving for Jakarta: "Singapore has a stable government, a good political
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    Brunei teachers here for games
    51 28 B3OHTY teachers from Brunei flaw In yesterday to play a aerie* of game* at the Invitation of the Singapore Malay Teachers' Union. During their stay, they will play hockey, soccer, badminton, netbeJl. and aepak takraw against the Singapore teachers. They will be here till Jan.
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    1,000 homeless
    28 28 BANGKOK Sun.— Fir* which swept through a crowded residential ate*. In Pnya Thai district last night destroyed 1.000 home* and left more than 4.000 people homeiest.
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    SMNO 'traitors' charge row
    384 28  -  BERNARD DORAY By TiHE Singapore Malays -I- National Organisation (SMNO) executive committee has branded leaders of 13 branches In Its Eastern Division as "traitors." In a letter to the branch leaders, SMNO's executive committee accused them of being "traitors for not cooperating in the recent general
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    59 28 rIS fallen traffic light post posed no problem to traffic at the junction of Tanflin Boad and Alexandra Boad yesterday. Motorists went through the arch formed by the post with ease. An hoar later. It was removed by the police It could not be ascertained
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    190 28 Viets take bridge 15 miles from Thailand VIENTIANE, Sunday m* ILJTARY sources reported today that North A Vietnamese troops backed by tanks have captured an Important bridgehead In Southern Laos 15 miles from the Thai border The report said that a North Vietnamese battalion, accompanied by at least three Sovlet-bullt
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    30 28 LONDON. Sun. The British Oversea* Airway* Corporation amid today It ha* received new notification from Libya removing an overflying ban on aircraft heading for Southern Africa. Reuter
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