The Straits Times, 14 February 1975

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    15 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 FINAL EDITION FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1975 25 CENTS M.C.(P) 492/75
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    Lock icon CYPRUS TURKS FORM STATE
    359 1 Denktash: It's not UDI 'Concept of a federation accepted' NICOSIA, Thursday TURKISH Cypriot leader Rauf Denkrash today announced formation on Cyprus of a separate Turkish Cypriot state under his administration within a federal republic. He told reporters: "This is not a unilateral declaration of independence. We
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    Lock icon Seni is picked to form coalition
    679 1 Seni is picked to form coalition BANGKOK, Thursday THAILAND'S House of Representatives selected Democrat Party leader Seni Pramoj during a stormy session today to form the nation's first i>opularly elected government since 1948. The rote to name Mr. Seni prime minister, by a 133-52 margin, came after almost three weeks
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    Lock icon Drugs for the US
    80 1 Drugs for the US PARIS, Thur». Prance is ix> longer the main transit area for drug trafficking to the United States, French deputy policy director Hone re Oevaudan said hen today. Mr. Oevaudan. who attenced a conference In New Yore of police chiefs from the United States, Canada and Prance,
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    Lock icon Central banks to set up early warning system
    173 1 Central banks to set up early warning system LONDON, Thurs—Leading central bank governors have agreed to set up an early warning system to prevent commercial bank collapses through foreign exchange losses, British monetary officials said today. A committee of experts is looking into relations between the international banking system and
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    Lock icon Price accord
    24 1 BRUSSELS. Thurs. Common Market farm ministers reached agreement here today on a compromise farm price package for 1975 Informed sources said. Reuter.
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    Lock icon 2 hurt by Valentine bomb
    192 1 2 hurt by Valentine bomb BELFAST, Thursday explosive hidden in a Valentine card wounded a mother and her seven-year-old child today and five other bombs were found or went off harmlessly in Roman Catholic areas of Northern Ireland, police said. The attacks were attributed to Protestant extremists. Authorities said Mrs.
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    Lock icon Brez at talks
    39 1 MOSCOW, Thurs. Communist Party chief Leonid Brezhnev took part in talks between Mr. Harold Wilson and Soviet leaders here today, the Russian news agency Tass reported. Mr. Brezhnev looked fit and well. Reuter. (See Page 3)
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    Lock icon Why MP's firm wound up
    63 1 LONDON, Thurs. One of runaway MP John Stonehouse's business ventures Export Promotion and Consultancy Oei vices, went Into voluntary liquidation with total debts of nearly £355.--000 (8*1.377,000) creditors were told today. Stonehouse flew to Australia, where he Is awaiting a government decision on whether he
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    Lock icon Talks again
    39 1 STOCKHOLM. Thurs. New Zealand's Labour Prime Minister William Rowling had talks here today with Sweden's Foreign Minister Svcn Andenson and Minister of Defence Eric Holraquvist on the second day of Mr. Rowling's brief visit to Bweden— AP.
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    Lock icon EEC clears the way for PLO
    87 1 DUBLIN, Thurs. Common Market foreign ministers today reached broad agreement on a formula that would enable the Palestine liberation Organisation to take part in the proposed dialogue between the Arab countries and the Community. Informed ■our c s said this was the essential outcome
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    72 1 TOKYO, Wed. Japan and China will resume talks on the conclusion of a proposed peace and friendship treaty between the two countries in Tokyo next Friday, Japanese Foreign Vice Minister Pumlhlko Togo said today. Mr. Togo told reporters that the talks, following up a dialogue held
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    Lock icon fullback hopes as Dr K heads for Israel
    612 1 JERUSALEM, Thursday |JS Secretary of State Henry Kissinger today headed back to Israel after talks with Egyptian and Syrian leaders that seemed to indicate the possibility of a second disengagement between Israel and Egypt. Despite hardline statements from both countries, officials were
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    Lock icon Danger posed by revolt
    59 1 JAKARTA. Thurs. The Muslim revolt In the southern Philippines could endanger President Marcos'* position If It went on ununehecked. the Influential Indonesian newspaper Koaipas said today. Indonesia and Malaysia were very concerned over the rebellion because of their the brotherhood within the Association of South-east Asian
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    44 1 NXW YORK, ThuZS.— DOW Jones average!, baaed on first hour of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. SO Indus 727.24. up 12.31; 20 trancp 162.73. up 2.M: IS utlU 81 36. up 0 .18; 66 stock 33J.41. up 3 34— UPI
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    Congress team for Vietnam
    57 1 WASHINGTON, Ttaur*— A White House spoil asm mi amid today a bipartisan SenateHouse delegation will go to South Vietnam and Cambodia In the next couple of weeks at the request of President Ford. The deletatton of about M will make on-the-aoene assessments and report their finding!
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      228 1 TELEPHONE DAY NIGHT J J*****0 *****0 SINGAPORE *****11 K. LUMPUR *****7 ***** IPOH ***** ***** I PENANG ***** ***** LJOHORE 5474 M COLOUR TV AND FALLING BIRTH RATES Page 6 US oil floor price plan may make it: EEC KUWAIT palls oat of loan group 3 'END in sight to
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      Lock icon Where Ford's totally out of the picture
      185 2 Where Ford's totally out of the picture WASHINGTON. Thurs. Leaders of the conservative movement in Republican politics are talking about campaign strategy for 1976, seemingly with scarcely a thought of supporting President Ford as a candidate. Most of them guess Mr. Ford will not be running in which case they
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      Lock icon THE BIG PETRODOLLAR FLOW INTO US...
      101 2 NEW YORK, Thurs. The flow or surplus oil revenue into the United States from Arab nations and other oil producing states was substantially larger last year than official government figures Indicate, and is almost certain to Increase sharply in 1975 according to a number
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      Israel's 'freedom in the Suez' demand
      172 2 Israel's 'freedom in the Suez' demand WASHINGTON, Thurs. —Israel will demand freedom of the Sun Canal for its civilian ships as one of three conditions for a new aireement with Egypt, a Middle East diplomat said yesterday. The diplomat, with close connections to the Israeli Government, said the Israelis' two
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      Lock icon 'Another oil embargo can wreck US' warning
      242 2 WASHINGTON, Thursday TWO top US Government officials said yesterday that unless the United States takes steps to become mere independent of foreign oil, a future Arab oil embargo could "strangle" the United States. "An oil embargo like I the one in 1973 would
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      Lock icon BRITAIN'S $3,400m AEROSPACE EXPORTS
      84 2 BRITAIN'S $3,400 m AEROSPACE EXPORTS LONDON, Thurs—Britain's aerospace industry, now faced with nationalisation, today repot ted record exports of £631 million (553,408 million) last year. The results represented a 20 per cent increase on export figures for 1973. Their publication coincided with the issue of a document by the Society
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      Lock icon Loan sought
      31 2 C\NBKRR\, ThUTS.— The Government U negotiating (or a mutl-mlllion dollar loan from Middle East oil furls. Minerals and Energy Minister Rex Connor told the House of Representatives today -AP
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      Lock icon 'Indonesia needs MNC capital9
      62 2 'Indonesia needs MNC capital 9 JAKARTA, Than— Larg-escale investment by multi-national companies was still needed in Indonesia's bidding chemiatt industry, acconJfai to the industry's director irntrtl Mr. A^vs Snjono. He told parlUment last nifht that Indonesia needed capital and expertise to de- »eiop its industry. Bat he cautioned that the
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      IN SEARCH OF PEACE...
      41 2 23 hours in Cairo to discuss peace In the Middle East. UPI picture. EGYPT'S President Anwar Sadat (right) and US Secretary of State Henry Kis- I singer during their meeting near Cairo on Wednesday. Dr. Kissinger spent
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      Lock icon US oil floor price plan may make it: EEC
      553 2 BRUSSELS, Thurs. The European Econonomic Community said yesterday it thought there was room for agreement on a US plan for a floor price for oil to keep costs falling too far while still encouraging conservation. But EEC Energy Commissioner Mr. Henri
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      Lock icon PRODUCTION FALLS AS WORLD USES LESS FUEL
      244 2 PRODUCTION FALLS AS WORLD USES LESS FUEL VIENNA. Thurs. Libya reduced oil production *»y onethird lasc yt-ar, dramatisi:!? a trend towards c<ifiAld con.oervation U\at has now become widespread, pro visional figures showed yesterday. The figures showed six of the 13 members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) cut
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      483 2 Recently, we invited some stout drinkers to visit the ABC Brewery in Singapore. After the grand tour of the brewery, (jur guests sat chatting with Brewmaster Willem Dijkstra in the 'Tavern'; a little bar we keep specially for visitors. They talked about some enlightening discoveries they had made AAn njltilQilv
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      Lock icon Kuwaitis pull out of loan group
      455 3 Kuwaitis pull out of loan group FIRM BLACKLISTED, SO.-. KUWAIT, Thurs KUWAITI investment company withdrew yesterday from two international lending syndicates led by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner Smith, of New York because one of the participating underwriters was on the Arab boycott list. A spokesman for Kuwait International Investment Company
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      Warplanes blast rebels in Asmara
      226 3 Warplanes blast rebels in Asmara ADDIS ABABA, Thursday ETHIOPIAN warplanes and artillery bombarded rebel troops today on the outskirts of Asmara, the besieged capital of Eritrea province. The rumble of artillery and the roar of jets could be heard In Asmara throughout the morning, punctuated by scattered rifle fire from
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      Lock icon 3-millionyear-old girls skeleton
      189 3 3-million-year-old girls skeleton on show /CLEVELAND (Ohio) Thurs. The remains of a human skeleton believed to be about three million years old was unveiled here today by an anthropologist who found it in Ethiopia last November. Dr. Donald Johnson, of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, who unearthed the skeleton,
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      Lock icon Air deaths
      32 3 CHICAGO, Tliuri. The number of people killed In US commercial air accidents more than doubled last year, but car deaths dropped dramatically, the us N»tio<*l Safety Council ytid today. Beuter.
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        24 3 GENEVA, Thurs- The opening stage of new multilateral trade liberalisation talks ended today with the establishment of six main committees to handle the negotiations.
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        32 3 TOKYO: Prime Minister Takeo Kiki today rejected a Soviet proposal for a treaty of friendship and suggested instead Russia and Japan sien a treaty formally ending World War 11, government sources said.
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        32 3 I HONGKONG: The visit of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II to Hongkong in May will be highlighted by a massive fireworks display—the first since 1967 when fireworks were banned following the communistled riots.
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        27 3 ROME: Police reported they had arrested one man and were Making four others in the tbeft last week of three priceless renaissance paintings from UrWno's Ducal Palace.
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        30 3 NEW YORK: Heavy snow swirled through the northeastern United States yesterday dumpIng up to nine Inches in southern New England and snarling traffic throughout much of the middle Atlantic states.
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        29 3 LONDON: One of Thailand's largest banks, the Thai Farmers Bank, today opened its first overseas branch here with the expectation of increasing both trade and Investment links with Britain.
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        30 3 ROME: Italy had a record balance of payments deficit of 3,520.000 I million lire <5512.500 I million) in 1974, according to provisional figures released by the Bank of Italy today.—Agencies.
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      Lock icon Wilson and Kosygin get down to business -at once
      323 3 Wilson and Kosygin get down to business -at once MOSCOW, Thurs. British Prime Minister Harold Wilson flew into Moscow today for a fiveday stay which both Soviet and British sides hope will give a new boost to slowmoving mutual relations. Mr. Wilson, accompanied by Foreign Minis- ter James Callaghan, went
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      Lock icon NOTHING WRONG IN DEAL TO TRAIN SAUDIS...'
      135 3 WASHINGTON. Thurs. L'S Secretary of Defence James Schlesinter said yesterday that "there is no impropriety involved" in a Government contract with a private corporation to provide training to internal security forces in Saudi Arabia. Mr. Scblesinger told newsmen be does not expect any
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      Lock icon Mao puts the heat on the bourgeoisie
      276 3 TOKYO, Thurs. pHAIRMAN Mao Tsetung has decreed a new nationwide campaign to wipe out remnants of bourgeois Influence, thus dashing the presumed hope* of China's moderates tor a period of calm and stability. The 81-year-old leader dispel led speculation that he has become
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      Lock icon Call to break sea law talks deadlock
      159 4 Call to break sea law talks deadlock WASHINGTON, Thurs. A US congressional team called yesterday for a world summit conference to break a deadlock In establishing international rules for control of a 320 km (200--mile) coastal zone for fishing and mineral development Four senators who advised the US delegation to
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      Lock icon 'JAPAN WILL SURPASS THE U.S.' FORECAST
      242 4 'JAPAN WILL SURPASS THE U.S.' FORECAST rpoKYO, Thurs. A ■I leading private economic research body today predicted the Japanese economy would continue to grow faster than other advanced industrial nations in the next 10 years and surpass the United States in production per head of population by 1985. The Japan
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      Lock icon MINERS GET PAY OFFER
      33 4 LONDON, Thurs. The state-run National Coal Board (NOB) today offered Britain's 270,000 coalmlners a one-third pay rise, soaring through the guidelines on pay set by the Labour Government —Reuter
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      EGG MEN IN BRITAIN WHIP IT UP
      58 4 EGG MEN IN BRITAIN WHIP IT UP TjiARMf RS and egg producers demonstrate outside the French Embassy In London on Wednesday, protesting against the importation of French eggs. France baa a ban on British eggsMilitant poultry farmers say the French are driving them into bankruptcy by dumping millions of eggs
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      Lock icon Iranian rial cuts links with US dollar
      255 4 Iranian rial cuts links with US dollar rpEHERAN, Thurs. A Iran's Central Bank y e t c r d ay announced tha: it had ended the rial s direct link with the doll?r a move seen in EuDDean financial circles as further evidence of Middle East disquiet at the current
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      Lock icon MOVE TO AMEND LABOUR BILL FAILS
      122 4 MOVE TO AMEND LABOUR BILL FAILS f ONDON, Than. La The British Government has defeated Opposition moves in Parliament to alter planned legislation which newspaper editors claim endangers freedom of the Press in Britain. The Labour Government victory came at the end of a debate late last night on a
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      Lock icon Park hails 'democratic verdict of majority
      320 4 'CONSTITUTION STANDS JUSTIFIED' CKOUL. Thurs. President Park Chung-Hee said today the national referendum which won overwhelming support for the constitution was a choice made by a majority of the people on democratic pri nciples. '.Tie people have clearly reaffirmed the Justifiability or the existing
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      Lock icon Car industry: 'An end to slump by March'
      453 4 Car industry: 'An end to slump by March' WASHINGTON, Thursday massive prodaction cutbacks in the car industry that have rippled through the entire economy could end by March, the chairman of General Motors said yesterday. But, said OM chair- man Thomas Murphy: "What we need more than anything, I think,
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      Turkey reacts
      37 4 ANKARA. Ihurs. Turkey win review .ts commitments to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and will buy weapors "from whatever sources are available" following t.ie cutoff of U8 military aid, Premier Sadl Irmak said yesterday CPI.
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      Lock icon IPI query on Lubis
      76 4 ZURICH, Thurs.— The International Press Institute (IPI) said yesterday It had asked the Indonesian Government for an explanation of the arrest of Mr. Mochtar Lubis, publisher of the banned Jakarta newspaper Indonesia Raya. Mr. Lubis, president of the Press Foundation of Asia, a contributing editor of
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      Lock icon 765,000 jobless in France
      73 4 PARIS. Thurs. The numtwr of profile unemployed In France rote to *****9 In January 3.4 per cent of the working population the Labour Ministry announced yesterday. It was an increase of 5.8 per rent over December. Meanwhile. Urinor one of Prance's major steel manufacturers. announced yesterday
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      37 4 OENEVA. Thurs. Tha Common Market la ready U> start Immediate talks on forming International commodity agreement* for wheat, maize, sugar and rice, with stock piling arrangements where appropriate, an EEC spokesman said here today. Reuter
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      Lock icon CHINA'S CLAIM ON ISLES
      94 4 HONGKONG, Thurs>Chlna has set up a revolutionary committee In the Paracels, whose Jurisdiction also covers the SpraUles in the South China Sea, according to a New China News Agency report. The agency disclosed the existence of the committee in reporting that the Kwangchow Song and Dance
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      WANING U.S. MIGHT IN ASIA...
      458 5 WANING U.S. MIGHT IN ASIA... WASHINGTON, Thur« •pUK I'nited States will have fewer aircraft carriers in Asian waters next year than at any time since the outbreak of the Korean war in 1950. Ai-.d US air power in Tha.land will be cut to a fri ctlon of what It was
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      Lock icon HEATH 'NO* TO POST IN 'SHADOW' CABINET
      188 5 HEATH 'NO* TO POST IN 'SHADOW' CABINET ONDON. Thurs. Former Tory leader Edward Heath has turned down an offer to serve in the "shadow" Cabinet of Britain's new opposition Conservative Party leader Mrs. Margaret Thatcher, it was announced last night. In a press statement Mrs. Thatcher also announced that party
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      Lock icon NZ share in oil quest costs
      60 5 WELLINGTON, Thurs. The Governiient announced today an i.i recment with oil prospecting companies (or state participation in oil exploration ot New Zealand's coasts. The Government will pay 40 per cenc of prospecting costs and t Re a 51 per cent interest in the development
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      33 5 VIENTLiNE. Thun. The Lao coalition cabinet has dec ded u> ban any demon stn 'Jon for tx against the dissolution of the National Assembly, a government spi esman said today. Reute
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      Lock icon India's concern
      29 5 NEW EELHI. Thurs. India spiel today It was worried t lat any new sales of American weapons to Pakistan -night make that country "intransigent and bellicose." Reuter.
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      35 5 LISBON. Tiiurs Marxist officers urging Immediate measures to destroy capitalUrn in Portugal have been oeteated tn a secret highlevel debate described by authoritative sources as a crisis within the ruling military leadership. AP.
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      Lock icon WALKOUT BY MPs OVER ARRESTS
      120 5 WALKOUT BY MPs OVER ARRESTS ISLAMABAD, Thurs.— The Government yesterday adjourned the National Assembly indefinitely after a walkout bj the Opposition over the arrest of National Awami Party (NAP) leaders. The Opposition announced a boycott of the assembly and Senate until the Goernment released the NAP leader* and lifted its
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      Lock icon Devaluation by Iceland
      39 5 REYKJAVIK. ThUTa. Iceland yesterday devalued the krona by 20 per cent. Central Bank director Johannes Nordal said the Icelandic currency would now be valued at 149.60 to the US dollar compared with the previous 119.70.— Reuter.
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      28 5 TOKYO. Thurs. Japanese colour television production in 1974 totalled 7,322.900 units. down 16.4 per cent from a year earlier the Electronics Industry Association said today.— AP.
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      Lock icon New steps to better detente: Podgorny
      369 5 MOSCOW. Thursday PRESIDENT Nikolai Podgorny asserted x yesterday that the Soviet Union was prepared to take "new practical steps" to improve relations with the United States, France, West Germany and other Western countries. The Soviet President, In an article In Izvestla, the government newspaper,
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      53 5 BAIOON, Thurs. First tests on an exploration oilwell being drilled by the Mobil Company off South Vietnam's southern coast have shown a possible dally How of some 200 barrels' at 2.700 metres (9.000 ft), but It was far too early to draw any conclusions, a government official
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      Lock icon Jeers over extra $1.4 m for the Queen
      259 5 Jeers over extra $1.4 m for the Queen LONDON, Thurs. Britain's Queen Elizabeth was yesterday awarded a £270,000 <551. 458.000' increase in revenue to cope with inflation most of It going in pay rises for her staff. Amid strident Jeers from his own Labour Party leftwingers, Prime Minister Harold Wilson
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      Lock icon Lisbon inquiry into wine scandal
      211 5 Lisbon inquiry into wine scandal LISBON, Thurs. The Portuguese Government last night said it had set up a "strict Inquiry" into the use ot synthetic alcohol to fortify port wine and promised to defend the good name of one of the country's main exports. The Economy Ministry said It was
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      Lock icon Crash kills 4
      30 5 FUKUSHIMA (Japan). Thurs. Four construction workers were killed when their minibus was hit by a train on a level firming south of here today, police said. Reuter.
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      Lock icon NEW U.S. AIRLIFT TO PHNOM PENH SOON
      161 5 BANGKOK, Thurs, rriHK first of the new 1 flights in the boosted US Government financed airlift to Phnom Penh is expected around the middle of next week, informed sources said here today. The first of the new civilian crews for the extra-C-13 transport
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    Tourist on drug charge: Guilty plea rejected
    135 6 Tourist on drug charge: Guilty plea rejected rrHE First Magistrate m. Mr. Ibrahim Burhan yesterday rejected a guilty plea from Miranda Mary Phelan, 20, an Australian tourist, who is charged with having one gramme of cannabis and a bamboo pipe. He dismissed her plea after Miranda had said In mitigation
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    Salesgirl's suicide
    38 6 THE State Coroner. Mr. Chee Wai Pong, recorded a verdict of suicide on the death of sales supervisor. Miss Ong Tack Klaw. 33, on Jan. 13. The court was told that she had taken medicated oil.
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    Woman stripped in $1,400 hold-up
    111 6 Woman stripped in $1,400 hold-up A 54-YEAR-OLD washerwoman was stripped and robbed of J1.130 in cash and jewellery on Wednesday morning. The robber, according to police, waylaid Madam Tan Huay Bok as she was walking across a vacant plot of land at Bft mile Upper Changi Road at 8.30 a.m.
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    Pre-dawn blaze at sawmill
    44 6 A PRE-DAWN fire which broke out at the Sim Seng Sawmill Pte. Ltd.. in Kampong Bugis yesterday, was put out by the staff within minutes. Two fire-engines later helped to douse the embers. The management described the damage as "negligible^
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    Of birth rates and the colour TV lure
    520 6 'CONTRACEPTIVES WOITT-, BE ONLY FACTOR' Singapore Medical Association has suggested that the introduction of colour television and the late late show may yet play an important role in successfully lowering the birth rate this year. "The strange thing about population control is
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    A reminder
    31 6 POLICE yesterday reminded the public that It Is an offence to Ore crackers. The public Is urged to Inform the police If they see anyone letting off fire crackers.
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    Hotel's $14,500 New Year day loss
    84 6 OOUCE are investt- f atinf the loss of $1449* from the accounts department of Mandarin Hotel on Chinese New Tear day. Police amid the money was kept to two boxes. One box contained $I*,9M, the other had %*fi*\ A hotel cashier, Miss Woo May
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    Crash! And it's the end of the road for a Mercedes
    275 6 HPHIS is what became 1 of a Mercedes 280 after it skidded and crashed against a tree In Jalan Toa Payoh on Chinese New Tear Day. The ear was travelling towards MacPherson Road when the accident occurred. The driver
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    Making the Muslim marriage in S'pore work
    192 6 ■pHE Registry of Muslim Marriages plans to organise a short course on the responsibilities of marriage to reduce the nurober of divorces among Muslims. According to reliable sources, Muslim couples who Intend to get married will be advised to take the course so
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    Kin sought
    27 6 POLICE are trying to contact the relatives of an unidentified Chinese man who died on Sunday after he fell unconscious in Maude Road last week.
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    Live on TVopening of Parliament
    87 6 Live on TVopening of Parliament PARLIAMENT, which has been in recess since Dec. 8 last year. wilt have Its new session ceremonially opened by President Sheares at 8 p.m. on Feb. 21. About 250 guests, including leaders of commerce and Industry, members of the diplomatic corps, High Court jucges, representatives
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    One-way road —for two weeks
    79 6 One-way road for two weeks Jalan Kembang Melatl. which connects Farrer Road to Cluny Road, will be temporarily one-way, with entry from Farrer Road, from today and not from Oct. 14 as stated in a Public Utilities Board advertisement published yesterday. The road will be open to two-way traffic again
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    Drunk: $20
    38 6 KOH Chit Hock. 35. wag lined $30 by the First Magistrate Court yesterday for being drunk and Incapable of taking care of himself at Oodown 23. Port of Singapore Authority, on Feb. 10. He pleaded guilty.
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    Two hurt in gang attacks at nightspots
    225 6 Two hurt in gang attacks at nightspots nOLICE are lnvfstlgat- ing two reports of assault at two nightspots on Wednesday and early yesterday. In the first case at 10 p.m. on Wednesday, the owner of Paris Bar and Restaurant in Semba wang Road. Mr. Llm Eng Hie. 52, was attacked
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    Seaman lost at sea in downpour
    66 6 A deckhand, Anwar bin Rasul, 23, disappeared after he slipped and fell in the sea in the Western Anchorage during a heavy dowrpour on Wednesday afternoon. Police said he was catching prawns from the gangway of his ship M.V. Bdwnrd WUshaw. when the tragedy
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    DON URGES NUTRITION ALLOWANCE FOR THE POOR
    291 7 DON URGES NUTRITION ALLOWANCE FOR THE POOR A UNI VERSITY *Pr o f c ssor has suggested that very Poor families in Singapore be given a cash nutritional allowance or food to enable them to provide wholesome food for the healthy growth of their children. Dr. Freda M. Paul of
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    Doctors favour keeping prescriptions secret
    147 7 AN overwhelming majority of doctors are in favour of retaining the current practices of non-disclosure labelling of medicines, according to a survey conducted by the Singapore Medical Association on compulsory labelling. The survey followed debates as to whether It would be proper to disclose to
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    Muldoon: :NZ against raising of tension in SE-A
    382 7  - Muldoon: NZ against raising of tension in SE-A Chrlatina Cheing 'NO SUPERPOWER SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO GAIN A FOOTHOLD' By Zealand is 11 a.?alnst any tjreat power gaining a foothold in this region, according to New Zealand Opposition leader, Mr. Robert Muldoon. 52. On arrival at Singapore airport with his
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    CHAINED—THE CARS THAT OVERPARK...
    578 7  - CHAINED— THE CARS THAT OVERPARK... EDMUND TEO By £JARS are being chained to pillars in the Mci Ling Street S t c r 1 i n g Road Housing estate car park when their owners exceed the time limit. In some carparks, the time limit for parking in reason parking
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    Export licence for 15 types of fodder
    187 7 Export licence for 15 types of fodder ONLY 15 items of animal feed are subject to export licensing, according to the Imports and Exports Office. They are wheat grain (if export Is for animal feed), sorghum, maize for animal feed, tapioca flour and meal, lucerne meal, fish meal, meat and
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    Tang's date
    33 7 MR. Tang See Chlm, MP for Chua Chu Kang and Deputy Speaker of Parliament, will attend a Chineae New Year celebration at the Lam Soon community centre tomorrow at I pxa.
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    Evidence 'not a pack of lies'
    1693 8  -  BEN DAVIDSON NEWSMAN DENIES S-G's SUGGESTION By A JOURNALIST denied in the First District Court yesterday that his evidence for the defence In the Pioneer Industries Employees Union rioting case was "a pack of lies" and that he was a "disgrace" to his profession.
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    Remove signboards at once, court tells model school
    437 8 MR. Justice Chua yesterday held that Miss Elsa Yeo. of Elsa Yeo Model Centre in Clemenceau Avenue had committed "acts of trespass" by her display of two business signboards In a manner objectionable to another tenant and occupier of the building. Miss
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    Sunday band
    18 8 THE Singapore Police Itend will perform at MacItttctofc Reservoir Put on iftmday from 6is pjn. to
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    Homecoming crowds jam station
    122 8 IMMIGRATION -1 fleers are having a busy time clearing hundreds of passengers arriving at Keppd railways station from their Chinese New Tear holidays In Malaysia. This picture Uken at the station soon after the Koala Lumpur -Singapore train arrived here yesterday at fctt p.m. shows the
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    Missing—girl who left for party
    100 8 Missing— girl who left for party AMINA blnte Rahamatulla 13, has been reported missing since Monday the day she left for a party. Her worried father, Mr. S* S. Rahamatulla, told the Straits Times yesterday that his daughter, a student of Jalan Teck Whye Secondary School. left that day at
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    Oil rig christening
    82 8 READING and Bates Offshore Drilling Company will christen the oil rig. F. O. McClintock, at a ceremony to be held at the Marathon Letourneau Shipyard at TanJong Oul, Jurong, on Sunday at 11 a.m. It 1* the sixth rig to be built by the company in Singapore.
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    WEEN A WHITE SHARK IS THE PET SUBJECT
    262 9 WEEN A WHITE SHARK IS THE PET SUBJECT X GREAT maneating Wh /L shark Is the spec al favourite of hufband and wife underwater camera team, R On and Valeric Taylor of Australia, now in Singapore. hii^-o endearingly call and have been fllrnin« U S yea?i OltS the According to
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    Home party
    26 9 THE Singapore Technical Institute Students' Council will hold t. party for residents of tip Perak Home tomorrow irom 9.30 ajn. to 4 00 p.m.
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    London port chief here for talks
    146 9 T»HE Director-General of the Port of Lon--1 don Authority, Mr. John Lunch, arrived yesterday on a familiarisation tour of Southeast Asia and to attend the ninth biennial conference of the International Association of Ports and Harbours. The conference, hosted by the Port of Singapore
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    Treat for inmates of 3 homes Residents of three Social
    69 9 Treat for inmates of 3 homes Residents of three Social Welfare homes will receive ang pows at a Chinese New Year dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Tan Chin Tuan, today and tomorrow. The dinner for the residents of Woodstock Home in Woodstock Drive and Bushey Park Home off Borneo
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    Chong Pang fun fair
    41 9 A three-day fun fair will be held at the Chong Pang community centre today from 2 p.m. to 10.30 p.m. It is jointly organised by the citizens consulatlve committee and community centres management committee of Sembawang constituency.
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    NPB seminar on export
    55 9 The National Productivity Board Is holding a one-day seminar on export marketing at the Regional English Language Centre on March 3 from 8.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fee Is $80 each for NPB members and $100 for nonmembers. Mr. Emanuele Martio, a United Nations marketing management
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    A glut—so it's cheaper eggs and chicken
    408 9 A glut— so it's cheaper eggs and chicken Imports and lower prices make it hard for farmers pOOR demand and overproduction rather than the recent drop in the price of animal fodder were yesterday cited as the reasons for the cheaper poultry and eggs now sold at markets. A number
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    Hon may attend ADB meet in Manila
    371 9 Hon may attend ADB meet in Manila rpHE Finance Minlsx ter. Mr. Hon Sui Sen Is expected to attend the eighth annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank In Manila from April 24 to 26. The opening ceremony will take place at the Cultural Centre of the Philippines at 10.30
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    $50 shout
    36 9 ANO Soon Hee. 35. ni lined $50 by the First Magistrate Court yesterday for behaving In a disorderly manner and shouting at the top of his voice at fit. Oregory Place on Feb. 10.
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    Harbour cruises draw crowds
    102 9 rpHE Port of Singapore ■L Authority's special Chinese New Year harbour cruises drew an "overwhelming" response from holidaymakers, a PSA spokesman said yesterday. Confirming a New Nation report that at least 10,000 people went for the ferry tours over the last two days, he said crowds
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    CO-OP INCENTIVES FOR CABMEN
    99 9 mHE Singapore Taxi X Owners Co-operative Motor Oarage and Stores Society will offer special rebates and Interest for buying new cars to replace old taxis. Under amended bylaws, the society will also offer loans for new and old taxis and SZ cars. Air- conditioning of taxis
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    'Support consumer centre' appeal
    101 9 rE secretary of the Public Daily-Bat-ed Consumer Distribution Centre In Race Course Road, Mr K.N. Nathan, has appealed to its 16,000 members to make full use of it* faciUties. The centre was set up last October to help members fet their supply of essential (oods at
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  • ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY
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      Training school
      43 11 KU ILA LUMPUR. Thurs. TJ-e National Productivity Centre has completed a blueprint on Its proposed $4 5 million Hotel Training School In Petaling Jaya and wori. will begin early next year, NPC chairman Raja Tar Sri Motor bin Raja BalJozaman said.
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      Call to scrap visit pass ruling
      168 11 Call to scrap visit pass ruling JOHORE BARU, Than. The Johore Thonrist Association has urged the Government to abolish the visit pass requirement for tour leaders and work permits for bus drivers entering the State. Its chairman, Datuk Yassln bin Datok Abdul Rahman, said the Government should review the matter
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      Lock icon 'Boost trade' visit
      53 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The chairman of Pakistan's Trading Corporation, Mr. Uhsrulhaq. arrived here today to look Into the possibility of boostirg twoway trade with Malaysia. He told reporters he waa particularly Interested In buying Malaysian palm oil In exchange for cotton yam. raw cotton and cotton plecegoods
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      Declaration offence
      53 11 PENANG, Thurs. A man who applied for and obtained Ml entry permit for a nine-year-old boy born In India claiming that the boy was his soa, was today fined S3OO. Shaikh Dawocd Pakeer Rother, 57. pleaded guilty to making a false declaration at the Immigration Office here on
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      Alert guard saves family from fire
      160 11 Alert guard saves family from fire ITUALA LUMPUR, v Thurs. An alert security guard saved a family when fire broke out at their home In Jalan L>amal early this morning. Mrs. Clarice PadgeU, wife of the managing director of Ancom Sdn. Bhd.. a firm dealing with agricultural chemical products, was
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      Cultivate private idle land at once order
      486 11 Cultivate private idle land at once order PLAN TO BOOST FOOD PRODUCTION KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs THE Government has directed the immediate use of two million acres of private idle land to boost food production, Agriculculture and Rural D c v c lopment Minister Encik Ghafar Baba said today. Circulars, he
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      Guests put 10 armed youths to flight
      187 11 Guests put 10 armed youths to flight KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday ABOUT 30 residents of Salak South new village chased and beat up 10 armed youths on Chinese New Year after they tried to extort money from a resident. The youths managed to escape but left behind five motorcycles. Police have
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      New Year murder
      65 11 PARTT BUNTAR. Thurs. Fisherman Ong Kok Seong. 19. »a; stabbed to death while walking along Jalan Pantal in Kuala Kurau yesterday second day or the Chinese New Y*ar. He was attackd at about 2 p m by about five men armed with knives. Police believe revenge was
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      Educating the dengue-prone areas
      87 11 Educating the dengue-prone areas KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Batu Pahat, Pontlan, federal territory and Its environs top the list of "sensitive areas" mapped out for carrying out education campaigns against dengue fever. These are the areas where the most number of cases and deaths occurred during the epidemic last year Health
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      $12,000 theft
      22 11 BDTTERWORTH. Thurs. Stereo speakers worth about 113,000 have been reported stolen from a ship berthed at the deepwater wharf here.
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      Fatal crash
      25 11 TAIPINO, Thurs. A cyclist. Jahalah Oaman, 41, died instantly when he was in collision with a. car on jalan fttmpang here yesterday afternoon.
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      Making sure they wear helmets
      268 11 Making sure they wear helmets KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Motor-cycl-ists and scooterlsts who break the law on safety helmets run the risk of having their machines detained by police. City Traffic Chief Supt. Mohamed Noor Khamls, who gave this warning today three days before the law comes Into force In four
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      Boys Brigade pesta
      49 11 JOHORE BARU. Thurs The Malaysian Boys' Brigade will be holding It* fifth national Pesta and convention here this year tram Aug. 1 to S. Boys and officers of the brigade from all over the country will attend the event which is held ooce every two yean.
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      Found hanged
      26 11 TATPINO. Thurs. Chuah Ttong An, 31, unemployed, was found hanged In hi* house In Jalan Men-ge'-a in Ma tang, near here, early this morning.
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      Green light for special, buffer stock, fund
      274 11 Green light for special, buffer stock, fund KUALA LUMPUR,. Thurs. The Dakar conference on raw] materials has passed a resolution agreeing In principle to the establishment of a spec al fund to finance buffer stocks of raw materials and primary commodl- t ties exported by the de- < veloplng countries.
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      LIGHTNING KILLS TWO IN HUT
      151 11 KUALA LUMPUR,*) Thurs A. widow and her aunt were struck dead by lightning while' taking shelter from a storm In a nut off the sth mile Jalan Ipohe yesterday. Madam A Pappa, 48 and her aunt Madam A. Martayee, M. were found, sprawled on the
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      Gunmen's $8,000 haul from mahjong table ;
      98 11 Gunmen's $8,000 haul from mahjong table JOHOBE BAKU, 4 Thurs. Thteei men armed with pistols I interrupted s mahjong tame In the KnUi Club near here Jnst after midnight last nifht and robbed the players of their money and valuables total Unf urn. The trio entered the club, about 52km
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      BROKER SHOT TWICE IN ANG POW BRAWL
      230 11 BROKER SHOT TWICE IN ANG POW BRAWL KUALA LUMPUR. Thursday A BROKER, Mr. Chan Ah Roi, 27, was shot twice when he and two friends rebuked another group for abusing an old man at a restaurant in Jalan Khoo Telk Ec, off Jalan Imbi, last night Mr. Chan who was
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      JUSTICE PAWAN AFTER ILLNESS
      133 11 JUSTICE PAWAN AFTER ILLNESS KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— High Court judge Mr. Justice Pa wan Ahmad bin Ibrahim Rashld. 55. died on Monday after a short Illness. Formerly Chief ReRegistrar of the Federal Court, he was elevated to the Bench In September 1960. He was recently transferred to Kuala Lumpur from
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      278 11 Straits Times 9 r p s y? r SL ACKOSS American estate acent 1 Second course perhaps (7). making plan prove trua 6 Exaggerate deliveries on (5. •>. condition (•>. 10 A nit. alia, one may find 7 Player glvln* aomathlrn attractive to settle 1.1 (•>. additional to a WU
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  • The Straits Times FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1975
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      BALANCED ARMS
      459 12 pLECTIVE politicians keep their ears to the ground appointed officials are more concerned with the imperatives of national policy. When legislators are elected and most members of the Executive are not as in the United States their differences of approach sometimes lead to abrasive dichotomy. The neo-isolationism of
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      AT THE TABLE AGAIN
      146 12 npHE imminent resumption of Sino -Soviet border talks after a six-month suspension will no doubt lead to speculation about its significance. Soviet chief delegate Deputy Foreign Minister Leonid Ilyichev returned to Peking yesterday only eight days after a blistering Pravda attack on China, a counter to
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    Lock icon Hongkong begins to feel stirrings of modern politics
    406 12 Hongkong begins to feel stirrings of modern politics HONGKONG: Hongkong, a bastion of 19th-century laissez faire capitalism and one of the last remnants of the British empire, is gradually beginning to feel the stirrings of 20thcentury political ideas. English- language newspapers here have been printing letters and articles for and
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    Where child-upbringing advice is given freely
    485 12  -  GORDON JOSELOFF By Moscow NO baby doctor writes In the pages of Pravda, but there's no shortage in the Soviet Union of advice on how to raise children. Child- rearing problems are often discussed in newspapers and the magazine Semja I SbkoJa (Family and
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    Dangerous' living —with the sex barrier broken...
    911 12  - Dangerous living —with the sex barrier broken... HARRY MILLER THE TORIES' GREAT POLITICAL GAMBL writes from LONDON |F outward appearances form a correct gauge, then most of the men and women of the Conservative Party have already taken their new leader, Mrs, Margaret Thatcher, to their Tory blue hearts. British
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      Don't blame 'guns that faced wrong way' for fall of Singapore
      131 12 REFER to your report "Siloso opens its doors" (S.T., Feb. 8). Once more the myth of "the guns that faced the wrong way" has been repeated. Initially It Is true that the guns of Fort Siloso pointed seawards but
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      Untitled
      46 12 I HOPE the Singapore Bus Service will start a service from Sembawang to Jurong passing through Queenstown There are buses from Sembawang to the city and Toa Payoh but not one to Jurong. Service 165 which goes to Jurong begins at Sembawang Circus. COMMUTER, Singapore 86.
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      Popularity of New Year greeting in Cantonese
      161 12 Popularity of New Year greeting in Cantonese REFER to the letter f- by R.W. "Mystery of the minority New Year greeting" (ST., Feb. 11) I think the Cantonese greeting "Kong Hee Fatt Choy" is more popular than the one used by the Hokklens— "Klong Hee Huat Chye." Take for Instance
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      GOVT REPLY
      70 12 REFER to the letter by "Angry Motorist" on traffic congestion caused by a mechanical sweeper (ST., Jan. 22). I wish to assure your correspondent that th« routes for mechanical sweepers are arranged to avoid rush-hour traffic. On occasions, however, due to mechanical breakdown and late deployment of standby
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    Officer trips —and man is shot in the knee
    173 13 Officer trips and man is shot in the knee A MAN was accidentally shot by a police sergeant who tripped and fell while chasing another man armed with a sharp object on Wednesday, the police said yesterday. A police spokesman said the Incident took place outside the Golden Mile Night
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    Kid contest winners
    54 13 THREE top winners and 18 consolation winners of the children colouring contest will receive their prizes at a reception in the chambers of the Chartered Bank in Battery Road on Monday at 3.30 p.m. The contest is the third in the annual series organised by the bank
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    END OF ANTISMOKING UNIT PUTS 3 IN A LIMBO
    218 13 END OF ANTISMOKING UNIT PUTS 3 IN A LIMBO A BOUTION of the A Antl-Smoking Unit has left three inspectors from its advertising section in a limbo. According to the latest issue of the Amalgamated Union of Public Employees' newsletter, Public Employee, the three officers were not offered alternative jobs
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    Hotel plan for closed circuit colour TV
    256 13  -  Gerald Pereira By J^ LEADING local hotel plans to introduce closed circuit television screening the latest films in colour for guests. The system different from the video cassette type 1 is now undergoing tests at the Singapore Hyatt. The hotel will make eight
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    3-nation talks on Straits safety
    144 13 A NUMBER of comprehensive navigational safety measures are expected to be discussed at a ministerial meeting to be held in Singapore next week. The meeting of the foreign ministers of Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia on Wednesday, will deal chiefly with the ways and means the
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    MEDICAL EXAMS SET FOR NOVEMBER
    72 13 rE School of Postgraduate Medical Studies, University of Singapore, will conduct a Master of Medicine (Pae d i a tries) examination in November this year. Entries for the examination close on July 25. Each completed form of entry most be accompanied by m certificate from
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    Prices of Japanese goods in S'pore down
    500 13 Prices of Japanese goods in S'pore down PRICES of Japanese goods in Singa p o re have fallen by 10 to 15 per cent since the middle of last year, according to leading importers and retailers. They expect a further drop in prices. This general downward trend corresponds with the
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    London art show certs for 19 pupils
    238 13 London art show certs for 19 pupils NINETEEN Singapore schoolchildren have won certificates of merit for their paintings submitted to the Chil Iren's Art Exhibition organised by the Commonwealth Institute in London. Their paintings were display *d among others submitted by children front 14 Commonwealth countries, at the institute's premises
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    4 new courses at AEB
    34 13 THE Adult Education Boaxe. will bold four new courses later this month. They are flower arrangement. Japanese language (beginners one), practical photography (or beginners, and hair- styling (or men.
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    Builders' fact finding team to Indonesia
    282 13 rE Singapore Land and Housing Developers' Association Is to send a 20 man team on a fact-finding mission to Indonesia on Sunday. The team headed by the association's president, Mr. Hanson Kwauk, will comprise land developers, architects, engineers, lawyers, steel contractors and suppliers and
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    SMA MISSION TO ROME
    146 13 AN eight-member Singapore Manufacturers Association trade mission is leaving (or Rome tomorrow for a 10-day market survey of Italy. Led by its chairman, Mr. Ong Leng Chuan, members of the mission will explore possibilities of increasing trade between the two countries. The members of the mis;
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      816 13 On your TV SINGAPORE 5 3.00 PM Opening and For The Family (Chinese) 6.35 Petticoat Junction How to Arrange a 3.35 Diary of Events (Chinese) Marriage 3.41 Love is a Many Splendoured Thing 7.00 Tatapan Mingguan (Malay Repeat} 4.05 Sevti GenratMis if Lm -Km Ho-Ung 7.30 News and Colour Newsreel
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      21 13 1, FOUNPTHAT V I BOOKCVEB66N/ i Q JL j UIANTIN6TD <^. ute< rJS^ Wv/foi. c y /hOO) |"DARa)INAN£>THeeeA6L£' nice.' J ir-^ <$ a
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      2416 14 Q\* IpM^p Grand Official Opening 14th February 1975 Wj^*^ BASEMENT, PEOPLE'S FttRK CENTRE, SINGAPORE. TEL: ***** *****. A Word Of Thanks Tfcrourfi your •neoungirmot and tupport tinea th* optn.n, of Sngipora C ft E Toon m 19«. xtm I company hat car«*My ooma »ary long way hamng now a«t»hli|h«S th*
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      209 15 f CONGRATULATIONS!] I SINGAPORE C&E TOURS I I on the official opening of I I SILVER COACH RESTAURANT I I AND COFFEE HOUSE I I AT People's Park Centre I r T^ r\ Come, to the Silver Coach CVj^B mk(k\ The Very Best In Chinese and IP^^H^ Western cuisines! Barbecue
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      Money and exchanges
      238 16 mHE US dollar opened 1 easier at U552.2650/80 and was quickly bid up to $?..2715/30 but fell again to $2.2685/95 due to lack of buying support yesterday. Trading in the Singapore forex market was very thin with only small parcels of dollars being traded. Afternoon trading of
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      NOMINAL RATES
      130 16 Sue tested Interbank rate at 3.00 pjn. Cwraefca Nominal r»te* Smlth»onl»n P*cco*c< t aoted y«MenUy icrow) parity ehju*. ns dollar ***** ***** 2 8196 1»53 sSrlSg pound ***** 5.4280 ***** -36.23 Hongkong dollar 48.20 48.70 50.51 —.4.57 Ma"aVUn do lar 99.90 100.10 100.00 -0.10 Aus? 13.5910 13.6490 12.1012
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      Asian currency rates
      178 16 A SI/.N currency deposit Interbank rates as at close on Thursday. Feb. 13: Offer Bid 7 days 6 3 4 6 5 8 1 mth 7 18 7 2 mths 7 1/2 7 3/8 3 mths 7 11/16 7 9/16 6 mths 7 1116 7 9 10
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      Money market
      35 16 Closing Interbank rates In Singapore dollars for Feb. 13. Offer Bid Overnight 6( 6 1 mth 7, 7 2 mths 7J 71 3 mths 7] 71 Prime rale ti% Source: P. Muroy-Jooea International.
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      DISCOUNT MARKET
      52 16 RANGE of rates offered by discount houses on Feb. 13: Overnmnl 4. to «V 4*. Call deposit Average 3-month Treasury bills 4 1/4 111 3 month bank bills 7 13/14 T S/S Source: National Discount Co. Note: These rates may differ slightly from those quoted by bcnks to
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        Palm oil
        84 16 P TROPE was relatively quiet fc but steady on Wednesday, according to MPOPA. In the UK there wen tellers at £215 nominal. The US was quiet and tradelrss. Quotations USJ cenu (Rotterdam) unless stated were: Afloat J4«S traded: Feb 1495/(1-8) 21.75 cents sellers. »490 traded: March *4»S.Ml'Bi 21.75
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        CLOSING PRICES
        20 16 Rubber: Feb. 13. Singapore Closed. Malaysia: Closed. Tin: $14)43 (up $1). Official offering: I*3 tons (down 60 tons).
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        Copper prices
        33 16 Lomlon copper prices on Wednesday i previous In brackets). W.rafcir soot buyer MIS (till) seller £516 U513); Three Month buyer £533 (£530) seller 1534 ((531). Marliet tene: Quieter lalei 6,775 tonnes.
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        Gold markets
        60 16 Export prices In non-sterling areas In U.B. dollars per ounce. (1) Australian dollars per ounce. <2) Average price. ust ust Melbourne 111 12V 46 129 21 London 17.V008 174 008 176.00S 175.008 Beirut ITB.M 175.75 HonKkonK Closed Clcxed Zurich 174. 508 174 008 *****8 *****S P»rU 177.M 176.29
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        Rubber market
        185 16 LONDON: Rubber was M basically static despite minor movement either way on terminal and marginal steadiness In tap sheet grades on Wednesday. Dealers said the combination of the Chinese New* Year holiday and various Latin country shut downs left the martet without incentive or guidance. First hand physical
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        205 16 TWM-.E Straits tin price •I edged $1 higher to $1,043 per picul in Penang yesterday on an official offering down 60 ton; to 173 tons. O/ernight London metal >rice was also steady witti its forward buyers gair.ing £2 to £3, 120 per metric ton. LONDON: The standard tin
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        TOKYO
        234 16 mOKYO. Thurs. Share M. prices on the Tokyo stock exchange continued to firm up today supported by the bullish tone on Wall Street. In the morning session, blue-chip light electricals, housings and constructions such as Sony moved higher. Autos, auto-parts, chemicals and food stuffs were selectively pure hased. Shipping
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        SYDNEY
        429 16 CYDNEY, Thurs. Despite a late round of moderate profit-taking, most sections on the market ended ahead at the Sydney stock exchange today. Market leader, BHP, set the overall pace with a 14 cent hike to a peak of A 56.70 at the close. Most other leading lnd i.strial stocks
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        NEW YORK
        401 16 NEW YORK. Wed. Stocks closed moderately higher in a session that was shortened by 1> 2 hours because of a major snowstorm that disrupted transportation facilities In and around the city. Analysts said they could not pin the advance on any special reason, although they said sentiment may
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        AMSTERDAM
        180 16 AMSTERDAM. Wed. The market was mixed with a weaker undertone on continuing lack of Interest, dealers said. Royal Dutch firmed slightly and Philips was unchanged in otherwise weaker Dutch internationals. Plantations weakened where changed, while banks, insurances and shippings were mixed with Scheepvaartunie. which reported doubled 1974 profit, and
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        ZURICH
        95 16 yURICH, Wed. The Li downtrend at the Zurich stock market continued today. In particular the banks registered greater losses. Industrials and insurance companies declined somewhat and volume of trading was also a bit reduced. Bond prices were quoted a little weaker. The Credit SuLsse index dropped 2.3 points to
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        Indices
        93 16 FINANCIAL TIMES TINS Wednesday 83 28 Tuesday 81.71 Week ago 71.83 RUBBERS Wednesday 375.19 Tuesday 371.67 Week ago 346 19 OILS Wednesday 200.22 Tuesday 196 44 Week ago 176.24 INDI STRIAI.S Wednesday 271.7 Tuesday 260 7 Week ago 229.3 DOW JONES AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Wednesday 715 OS Tuesday 707.60 Week
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      657 16 [V LIQUOR SALES SUPERVISOR BOUSTEAD Require a Sales Supervisor for their liquor sales operation based in Petallng Jaya and covering the Central Area. THE MAN Must be Malaysian Citizen between 25--40 years and fluent In the National Language and the main Chinese dialects. Previous experience in the liquor business Is
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      929 16 UNIVERSITI PERTANIAN MALAYSIA ■•fl Tahun Pi.iy.Eiii I#7f/7t Permohonan-pennohonan adalah dipeiawa dart calun-calun yang berkelayakan untuk mwrnwiH Unlversltl Pertanlan Malaysia bagl menglkutl mlah satu dart kursus-kursus dl bawah lnl: A. (1) DIPLOMA PERTANIAN 3 tahun (11) DIPLOMA SAINB PBTERNAKAN -3*tahvu (ill) DIPLOMA TEKNOLOJI RUMAHTANOOA (HOME TECHNOLOGY) 3 tahun (It) DIPLOMA SAINS
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      1158 17 FI^LLY CONTAINERIZED SERVICE TO EUROPE P. (alani Siio-i i FH NEiiiiTi Hirt Mar i Mar Rotitrdam, Apxittrtaa, Ajtaerp, LiHavn. I £g teh. Mt-*» -»-m tmmtkmm. "lulV MIIIU "1 'H 1 1 6oOwt»«r|. umi.an iar ti Stocttolm. Oslo. Helsinki, United Kingoom CNraraf T.an ICI M tatn FCL 24 taan FULLY CONTAINERIZED
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      963 18 jam iisu asJ^7A-«i•r^^ l t^"-^ TEMAII. UMMC. «EST :»lAN AM IAMI MAM PMTI. Fpob (TA ETu tuMaatiM Lt.T. f MTT Urn laaafta la Part 14 FM Mo. LtT.MaTrai 1* "I isi rtMAoiM i naarta nFM It w mooan.i IST PPMAtIM II PaKkaatai 11 FM II Fa* Sahlpaax If AtTT lIMI
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      1160 18 mlmmmmmmmmmmmhm] I > E«t»Tt CHrTAINtI/COMYtNTIWAL SQWCt LIAIINS FM LIMM, RinERIiM. lAMIBW. lILIAO Spa'i P. Ulaaf Piaani iileaa LMtaa rtaa N tu'i MPTa«I TtPU 7 1 Ma. 1/ t Mar HUt Mar It Apr ll Maf II Ma, MM*} NCPTent SaVPMiE 21 ii Mar 1 Apr 4/ 1 Apr J Mat
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      343 18 f mm®& r amss stwict to tomwi, iiwiphh.- co»tjhei»t rars 1 HMJt tf FUNCA S-HSAN4 II Part I><l'-< lUNCA MELATI -r- tUIKI TIPITII 2S M futru mil 1121 Mar It/ll »i' I aiso accepiikc iiMtti 'im-iat f-> :«>r FROM B»iTS I i lUNCA TEIAIAI iUMH 0««li < v,r I I
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      621 19 PWESTRESSING 'THE BETTER PRESTRESSING CONCRETE SPECIALISTS' REQUIRES 1) DESIGN ENGINEERS Applicant must be a dynomic ond oble engineer with minimum three years design experience. Experience of prestressed concrete design is not essential though preferable. The engineer would be required to prepare feasibility studies, working designs and supervise the Company's projects
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      1290 19 1 y/MJ/m/jmw7^WL 1 I r/mMsm/fff Mr I I A 9 SATS invites opplicotions from Singapore citizens for the following appointments: o %9X APPOINTMENT REQUIREMENTS BASIC SALARY WA& Ground Technician Diploma, or equivalent, in Mechoni- $850 per month, rising by VjM C-» rv if #>« col/ Automobile Engineering with ot least
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      821 19 r Applications are invited for the following posts in a I large real estate development Company: 1 Projects Engineer A degree, diploma or professional qualification in civil, structural or building or equivalent with at least 3 years experience in the supervision and management of high rise commercial and residential projects.
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      626 19 SINGAPORE GOVERNMENT MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS, BURSARIES AND STUDY LOANS FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 1975/76 Applications ore invited from students who will be applying this year for odmission to full- time courses at the University of Singopore Nanyong University Singopore Polytechnic Ngee Ann Technical College Singapore Technical Institute for the following awards (A)
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    IN MEMORIAM
    74 20 In Proud Loving Memory of our beloved Nana who departed this day four years ago today. The years have lapsed but the pleasant thoughts of amusements that you rendered, simplicity and kindness that you possessed enlightens us with your memory especially on this day. "Let noble thoughts come
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    in MEMORIAM
    24 20 in M EMORIAM With CherUhedHiemories of the Late T. Kannaiyiah Kalingarayar Called to Rest on 14.2.71. Inserted by Loving wife, sons, daughter-ln-law and grandchildren.
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    IN LOVING MEMORY
    26 20 MISS CAMILIA CHOY YOI KHUAI Born this date 23 years ago, Departed on 15th January 1975. Sadly missed by Brothers. Bisters and Friends.
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      665 20 I CONSTRUCTION OF COMcentre BUILDING I FOR TELECOMMUNICATION AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE PRE-QUALIFICATION OF CONTRACTORS I FOR SUBSTRUCTURE Suitably qualified building contractors are invited to apply for prequalification. for the purpose of tendering for the construction of the Substructure to the COMcentre Building at Exeter Road Singapore. SUBSTRUCTURE CONTRACT ■■■■^i The
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      233 20 MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT SINGAPORE Tenders are Invited from PWD Registered Con- tractors and from other suitable contractors for the following works:I Supply of waterllKht tippers on hire for conveyance and disposal of dredglngs In the Republic of Singapore for the period 1.4.75 to 31.3.76. AU PWD Registered Contractors In
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      778 20 FABER UNION LIMITED (Incorporated fn the Republic of Singapore) CIRCULAR LETTER REGISTERED OFFICE: 10TH FLOOR. FABER HOUSE. 230K-236K ORCHARD ROAD. SINGAPORE 9 To All Ornlnary Stockholders Subject: Change of Name Dear Sir/ Madam 4 We are pleased f inform you that your Board of Directors has proposed to change the
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      422 20 MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT SINGAPORE Tenders are Invited from PWD. Registered Contractors and from "Specially Registered Contractors" for the following worksKirn Chuan Sewage Treatmenl Works, Modifications/ Improvements and East Works State II Ex- tensions Contract XC j 11/6 Air Blowers Registered PWD Mechanical or Electrical Contractors above $250,000/Closing Date: Thursday.
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      661 20 TENDER Tenders will be received In the Ministry of Defence (Logistics Division), Tanglln. Singapore 10 for the undermentioned Items up to 11.00 am on date shown against the Items: -1 OLOVES FOR HANDLINO BARBED WIRE. MEDIUM SIZE Tender: MINDEF (LOO) 85/75 (3) Closing Date: 28.2.75 2 CAMPBED. SAFARr. COMPLETE Tender:
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      479 20 THE BANKRI'PTCY ACT (CHAPTER IK 1970 ED) IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE KEPI BLIC OF SINGAPORE In Bankruptcy No. 492 of 1974 Re: 1. Neo Chwee Tee 2. Neo Kit Leng 3. Neo Chwee Klat 4 Neo Kirn Chye 5. Neo Kian Seng (all formerly trading as NEO SOON
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    30 21 JUST RECEIVED EXQUISITE embrolded Imported Phllllplne materials handbags/ beaded sandals exclusive hostess gowns/ caftans/ panchos/ blouses/ maxi skirts etc. etc at valentine's laces Ist floor 106 Tanglln Shopping Centre
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    162 21 MR. TANG CHEONG WOON M. passed away peacefully on Wednesday 12th February 1975 leaving behind 3 sons. Seek Fong. i and Seek Choon. one daughter, book Yinn. One son-ln-law, Llew En Kin. 3 daughters-ln-law. 8 grandsons. Hoong Foong. Hoong Yee. Hoong Kong, Hoong Kee and Teck Chan. 7 grand
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    Acknowledgments
    47 21 FAMILY OF LATE Mr Tan Kirn Urn thank relatives and friends (or their assistance, donations, wreaths, scrolls, attendance during their recent bereavement DOROTHY AND SILL RAINBOW thank all relatives and friends for I their presence and gifts on the occasion of their Wedding on 1.2 75
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    Personal
    19 21 S.O.S. SAMARITANS OF SINGAPORE Troubled? Discouraged"" Ring 91-44-44 day or night. Help is as near as the telephone.
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      556 21 classified ads IJ FOR CONTACT LENSES (Hard ti Soft) FEDERAL OPTIEK (PTE) LTD. Op^OfltMnCt OpVCesMlßj) Contact Lena PtaHNlunsia IZAAC J. IZAAC OD OPT D.. R.C.B.C. A.O.P Member (U.K.) WILLIAM P.M. WONG B.Bc. r 80.A.. r.B.M.C. F 8 A.O. For appointment call GO*. 9tran» Trading Buidtng. 9, Battery Road, rpore 1.
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      799 21 CONFIDENTIAL SECRETARY REQUIRED by European Company Must be able to work alone and be adept at looking after office as manager U overseas often Please apply in own handwriting staling experience and qualification present salary drawn. A non-returnable photo should be enclosed All applications must show a personal contact phone
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      703 21 WANTED EXPERIENCED INDIAN GIRL typist/ clerk urgently Apply In own handwriting to ST. Box A ***** Ad expanding company In Jurong Invites applications for FEMALE FINANCIAL CLERK. (A) Passed LCC Book-keeping (B) Knowledge of Chinese and ability to type will be an advantage (C) 1-2 yean working In an accounts
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      761 21 MAINTENANCE FITTERS. BLACKSMITH OR panel beater welder, spray painter and labourers. Write to P.O. Box M. Farrer Road Post Office. S-pore 11. FEMALE PRODUCTION OPERATORS FOR temporary but possible permanent jobs required. Tel: ***** M before noon. HARPERS TRADING (S) PTE. LTD. We require immediately MECHANICS with the following qualifications
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      789 21 EXPERIENCED STOCK CONTROLLER A Singapore cltlsen required by leaning departmental store In the centre of the city. Candidates must be hardworking, capable and able to work Independently In maintaining stock balance position after sales each day. Previous experience or knowledge of stocking, checking system am mm Remuneration negotiable Apply P.O.
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      780 21 StMMTOURO PRESENT CHERRY BLOSSOM TOUR (there by sea return by air) Hongkong B Bawpkik 10 Days -0090/ Extra Pare for optional tours to 5 Days Tour -(570/ 7 Days tour -J730/ INCLUSIVE OF HOTEL ACCOMMODATION. MOST MEALS. TRANSFERS. SIOHTBEBTNO. SEA fc AIR PASSAGE Desarfn 1S Apr* 107 S. BOOK EARLY
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      790 21 JETAWAY TRAVEL CENTRE Often Lovlon Europe (73o/-. New York Montreal (1150/- San Francisco Seattle (IMS/-. Austialla (624/- Also Special Fares To """p*""*. Tokyo Baiigcok Jakarta Ball Tatwiin Please Call At 140-B Robinson Road, Singapore 1. Tel:- *****1- *****6 -VIBM fUROTOURS TRAVELS offer* BEST FARES TO> Landon/EuMee S TMuM New "orti'Meaweei
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      778 21 EVENSNG CLASSES (BSGaNNERS) BrMMITMAMJ Tuesday/ Thursday B.M pm 7.M p.n Commencing 18 2 75: Monday/ Wednesday/ rriday 800 p m. 9.00 p.m Commencing 19 2 75: Bookkeeping: Monday/ Wednesday/ Friday 5.15 p.m. 6.16 p.m. Commencing 24 2 75 Please enrol ear'.y Royale School of Commerce. 6-B Kirn Tlan Road (near
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      853 21 ANOTHER C.T.S.O. ARCHITBCTU- RAL, Shipbuilding. Mechanical i Draftsmanship. Designing i courses Commence 18/4775 Few vacancies. First lecture free for Technical/ Industrial orga- rueation atan. school leavers, Na- J uonal Servicemen (bring Identity Card) C.T.5.0.. 315. .New 1 People's Park Centre. 3rd floor. c (above Tat Lee Bank) *****. j GREGG
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      853 21 4ONOA CrVtC TIP TOP condition Interested contact: 109 Emerald Hill Road. Spore 9 Tel *****1 rAUXHALL VIVA DELUXE fOOd 9 condition with alrcond rirwCS -eglstered 1971 83.M0 o n.o RUaBS 1*1531/2 1974 ME* '.EMS MSB new model, me owner, very beautiful condt- Price: 841.000 Tel. *****0 Steven 1970 HOLDEN STATIONWAOON
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    Pirate taxis back in business again ...
    258 22  - Pirate taxis back in business again S.M. MUTHU By pi RATE taxis have made a comeback in the rnral roads of Miirsiling, Sembawang, Tampines and some satellite towns. Their operators concentrate mainly on carrying passengers in and out of kampongs in the rural areas along dirt tracks routes seldom served
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    Prices of most items stable
    259 22 Prices of most items stable THE prices of most commodities remained stable, the Trade Department reported yesterday. Following are the recommended prices: RICE: China 10 per cent Ylm Cheok, 95 cents a kati or 605g; Thai 10 per cent, 77 cents; Thai 15 per cent 'Chek Kla', 80 cents; US
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    66 22 12-year-old schoolboy missing A twelve-ye ar-old schoolboy Micky Ang Cheng Swee has been reported missing from home since 4 p.m. on Monday. His father. Mr. Ang Vow Hua, a policeman, said that his son was last seen playing with friends near his home In Chal Chee Road. Anyone who knows
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    Wire theft: 4 PUB men charged
    82 22 Wire theft: 4 PUB men charged FOUR employees of the Public Utilities Board Electricity Department, were charged with stealIng nine spans of 486 metres, (530 yards) of 0.05 overhead copper wire worth about $1,000. Supplah Kailasam. 25, Balakrishnan Subramaniam. 24. Chiew Ec Chwee. 48 and Punusamy Kri&hnasamy. 23. were alleged
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    59 22 How to succeed at exams and interviews Mr. Henry Meyer, a company manager, will conduct two lectures at the YMCA, Orchard Road. The first. How to Past Exams, will be held on Peb. 24 from 7.30 p m. to 9.30 p.m. The second. How to Attend Interviews Successfully, is scheduled
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    126 22 A SAND quarry worker Lam Chonc Yau, 26. was jailed for nine months and ordered to be riven four strokes of the rotan by the Fourth District Court yesterday for robbing a washerwoman of her cold chain and pendant. Lam, from Ipoh. pleaded guilty
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      1082 23 World champ Hsi unveils China's new secret weapon SINGAPORFS CHONG BOON AND KAI KOK OUT CALCUTTA, Thurs.— China's world champion Hsi En-Ting, who had been kept under wraps during the team event, opened his title defence with a convincing 21-12, 21-8 and 21-12 win over South Korea's Cho Yung Ho
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      348 23 Young blasts Lyle's title hopes HONOLULU, Thurs. Jimmy Young, 24, of Philadelphia unanimously outpointed top-ranking heavyweight boxer Ron Lyle over 10 rounds here last night. The defeat almost certainly dashed Lyle's hopes of a June title fight against world champion Muhammad All. He Is ranked third challenger to All behind
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      98 23 Napoles will not fight in Puerto Rico MEXICO CITY, Thurs. World welterweight champion Jose Napoles has refused to iiftht Angel Espada in Puerto Rico on Mar. 23. and a source close to the fight said yesterday that tr.e bout probably will take place in Mexico at iii: undetermired date. Napoles
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      31 23 BANGKOK. Tliurs—Thailand's Venice Borfcoraor ye»terday scored a bloody ninth round technical knockout victory over South Korean challenger Bok 800 Kwan to retain hla Oriental BoxIng Federation (OBF) bantawwelght title.
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      412 23 Mysteries of the Orient... (CALCUTTA, Thurs. The Chinese remain inscrutable, and other major powers look worried. Is China using a new deadly secret weapon to gain world supremacy? The Chinese puzzle is a major talking point among players competing in the 33rd World Table Tennis Championships here. The mystery surrounds
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      131 23 IHF tells Indian OC to pick Cup side T>RUSSEL£, Thurs. ■D The International Hockey Federation (PIH), has entered a dispute over who controls the sport In India by giving the Indian Olympic Committee sole jurisdiction for selecting the country's team for the third WorM Cup In Malaysia next month. The
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      128 23 f ONDON, Thurs.— AusMJ tralla defeated Britain 2-1 In the first of three women's squash International Test last night. Britain got off to a good start In the opening match between the third string players, with Jane Courtney de- feating Lyle Hubinger 9-1, 9-2, 10-9. It
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      716 24  - Two races cut in KL card EPSOM JEBP WATANIA COMMANDO DOES DASHING GALLOP ON THE SAND By KUALA LUM--1V PUR. Thurs.— Watania Commando 11, with M. Ariffin astride, did a dashing; gallop on the sand track here today. Breaking from the 4f, the four-year-old Australian mare by Khalif, a Victorian
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      351 24 Borg reels off sixth win over Ashe TJOLOGNA, Italy. I> Thurs. Bwedlsh teenage star Bjorn Borg clinched the Bologna World Championship Tennis (WCT) tournament here last night with a 7-8, 4-6, 7-8 victory over Arthur Ashe of the United States. A capacity 6,000 crowd In the Bologna Sports Stadium saw
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      277 24 NEW YORK, Thurs.— Johnny Miller is fighting a mild cold as he begins the quest for a fourth title In five starts In this week's US$l7O,OOO ($385,000) Andy WllllamsSan Diego Open golf tournament. "It's no problem— Just the sniffles," Miller said yesterday before teeing off in
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      453 24 Denness: I'd like to start it all over again MELBOURNE. Thurs.— England skipper Mike Dennes, elated at winning the Sixth and last Test here today, would like to start the Australian tour all over again. "It would have been better to start the tour like this than end it I'd
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      37 24 PARIS. Thurs— The World Boxing Council middleweight title fight between Colombian champion Rodrigo Valdes and France's Max Cohen will lake place on April 12 In the French Alpine city of Qrenoble. organisers announced yesterday. Reuter.
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      272 24 PACEMAN LEVER LEAVES SICK BED AND HELPS MCC TO VICTORY MELBOURNE, Thurs. Fast bowler Peter Lever came from his sick bed here today to help England end their largely depressing tour on a winning note by thrashing Australia by an innings and four runs on the l&6t day of the
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      112 24 AUSTRAU.% Ist inns 152 ENGLAND Ist Inns 529 AUSTRALIA 2nd Inns REDPATU c Amiss b Grelg 83 R. MCCOSKER c Cowdrey b Arnold I. CHAFPELL c Knott b Grelg M G. CHAPPELL b Lever 102 R. EDWARDS c Knott b Arnold 18 D. WALTERS b Arnold 3 R. MARSH
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      532 25  - Forces get attractive offer from Malays JOE DORAI By S"^™? 1 Malays have made a bi otter to Malaysian Jf n £h S t°^ lay xT the second le of the Sultans' Gold Cup match at the National Stadium next month. amount it v JSPiS O^ MFA offlcials would not
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      109 25 LONDON, Thurs.— The International Federation of Women's Hockey Associations (IFWHA) yesterday announced the groupings for the women's world hockey cup at Edinburgh. Scotland, from Aug. 28 to Sept. 10. The groups are: Group A: Austria, Ireland. Holland, Trinidad and Tobago; Group B England, Hongkong, Malaysia. United States.
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      500 25  - 'RE-RUN' OF WORLD CUP HOCKEY FINAL HERE ALBERT JOHNSON By LOCAL hockey fans will be able to see a "replay" of the Second World Cup hockey final between champions Holland and India at Jalan Besar Stadium on Feb 23. Subramaniam Yogarajah, the SHA secretary yesterday said: "India has agreed to
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      441 25 Will virtues of this noble, ancient game be a thing of the past? SYDNEY. Thurs. They plan to build jails at the pr c s tigious Melj bourne cricket ground as a result of the just-con-cluded AustraliaEn g 1 a n d T^st series. Foliowers of the "noble and ancient
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      152 25 Liverpool miss their chance LONDON, Thurs. Liverpool, the defending English Football Association Cup champions, missed a chance to take a share of the lead In the English First Division when they were beaten 4-1 away by Newcastle United last night. A victory would have moved Liverpool into a tie for
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      163 25 Pakistan enters 'Mr Asia' contest PAKISTAN will send a team to take part In the "Mr. Asia" bodybuilding contest to be held in Singapore from October 15--20. Mr. Paul Chu a, chairman of the Organising Committee said Pakistan was now awaiting confirmation from their Ministry of Edu c a t
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      31 25 LONDON. Thurs.— Results of laat nights Rugby League matches: Dlv 1: St. Helen* 30 Bradford Northern 11 Challenge Cap: First rdond replay: Worldngton Town 14 Barrow 3.— Reuter.
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      232 25 CELANGXDR wUI be at full strength when they meet Singapore in a friendly soccer match at the Singapore National Stadium on Sunday night. Selangor FA secretary K. Rasa.ingam said yesterday after announcing the 19-memcr squad: "Though this a friendly, we intend to make
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      67 25 DCBLIN. Thurs—Australian Geoff Hunt will not defend his title at the Irish Open squash championship. which begins at the Pltzwlllum Club here on Feb. 27. However. Australia will be represented by Cameron Nancarrow and Bill Heedman. while the Pakistanis entered Include Oogl Alauddin and
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      445 25 Flawless Chen takes lead in Philippine Open golf MANILA, Thurs. Chen Chien Chin, a slim, smooth swinging professional from Taiwan, shot a fourunder par 68 today to take one-stroke lead in the opening round of the Philippine Open golf championship. The 34-year-old Chen played almost flawless golf 8t the par-72
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      57 25 CAIiCUTTA. Thurs. The 19.8 World Table Tennis Championships will be held in Miami or Houston in the United States, the International Table Tennis Pederation Council deckled yesterday. Federation president Roy Evans of Wales said a final choice between the two venues would be made during
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      131 25 /CAPETOWN, Thurs. J —Mr. Boon Wallace, president of the South Africa Cricket Association, is still hopeful that the Australian tour of South Africa will take place this year. Mr. Wallace, who was Invited to Australia by Mr. Tim CaldweU. chairman of the Australian C -icket Board of
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    58 26 MRS. Arnold McCorkle was safe inside the bank whin a load of logs came crashing onto her ear which was parked outside in Port Angels, Washington. Police report there were no injuries when the logging truck Jack-knifed. A log loader was
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    54 26 LONDON, Thurs. The value of ships lost at sea. In 1874 was the highest ever. Lloyd's Shipping Agency said yesterday. Lloyd's Intelligence services showed that a total of 71 vessels were lost last year. Their gross tonnage was 881,706 and they had an insured value
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    69 26 TOKYO. Thurs. FOUce said today they were Investigating a theft of about 800 million yen (556.24 million) worth of jewellery from a rhop In Tokyo. Police said the owner of the rhop, Mr. Yoshio Hlrata, 60, reported he found about 500 diamonds, emerald* and other gems
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    47 26 WASHINGTON. Thurs. President Ford is expected tacitly to approve within the next few days a plan for Iran to put up US$3OO million (BS6M million) to financially bail out the ailing Pan American Wor 1 J Airways. a White House source said yesterday.— UPL
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    165 26 Hypnotism therapist held on rape charges rKYO, Thurs. Police today arrested a 43-year-old self-acclaimed hypnotism therapist on charges of rape, sexual abuse and fraud after three years of therapy sessions for 1,400 women patients suffering from mental disorder. Police said Masaharu Kitano had raped at least two, sexually abused scores
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    36 26 ISLAMABAD, Thurs. Consultations on a possible visit to Pakistan by Afghan President Mohammed Daud Khan have been ca'sd off pending investigations into the weekend assassination of a provincial minister, diplomatic sources said yesterday. Reuter.
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    30 26 HONOKONO. Thurs Chinese Vlce-Mlnlster of Public Health Chiang Hullten has left Peking for Banjul to attend Gambia's Independence day celebrations, the New China News Agency reported yesterday.— Reuter.
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    248 26 French warships head for Malagasy TANANARIVE. Thurs A FLOTILLA of French warships steamed toward Malagasy today "to reassure our compatriots" in the face of a troop uprising and the assassination of the island's military strongman. France sent a naval squadron, headed by the aircraft carrier Clemenceau, into the Indian Ocean
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    91 26 Ex-Premier. Why I was sacked BEIRUT (Lebanon), Thurs Former Premier Mohsen El Bnl of Yemen claims he was dismissed by the military Junu because of his opposition to Saudi Arar-Un and Ameican influence in his country, according to interview published hre today. Mi. Euii told the Beirut magazine Al Sryyad
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    61 26 AITTWERP. Thurs. Six people died and 12 were ln-lure-i seriously in an explosion at a plastics plant on the Scheldt estuary her* yesUrday. police said. Nine oth«r« were treated in hosjital and stnt- home Tie blast In a polyeihykiie -producing reactor made adjacent reactors explode and
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    30 26 -XtHDOK, Thurs. i Railway signalmen seeking more pay began a 24-hour strike today, forcing rajintllattnri of hundred* of trains and c» ising chaos for thousand* of rommuters. DPI.
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