The Straits Times, 26 April 1978

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    14 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1978 25 CENTS M.C.(P) No. 214/1/78
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    Lock icon A 'FREEZE' BY RUSSIANS, TOO
    739 1 Neutron bomb Brez MOSCOW, Tuesday PRESIDENT Leonid Brezhnev announced today the Soviet Union would refrain from starting production of its own neutron bomb in response to President Carter's decision to defer making the weapon. Hut in a speech to a congress of the Komsomol Young
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    Lock icon US dollar lower
    73 1 LONDON, Tues. The US dollar opened lower against every major European currency but the British pound today, and also closed lower In Tokyo. The price of gold was mix.d In quiet trading. Most European operator; stayed on the sidelines, waitIng for the announcement tomorrow of US and
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    Lock icon Trade surplus
    38 1 WIESBADEN (West Otrmany). Tue». West Germany piled up a 4.2 billion mark (Bss billion i trade surplus last month, despite being handicapped by the rising value of the mark, the federal statistics office reported today. Reuter.
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    Lock icon Vorster 'yes' to Namibia freedom plan
    222 1 Vorster 'yes' to Namibia freedom plan CAPETOWN, Tuesday COUTH AFRICA has accepted Western proposals for a Namibian independence settlement, Prime Minister John Vorster announced in Parliament here today. Mr. Vorster's announcement in Parliament could clear the way for elections in the territory and internationally recognised independence by year's end. The
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    Lock icon Court blasts birching
    57 1 STRASBOURG (Prance), Tues. The European Court of Human Rights tocay condrmned the practice of birching young offenders on the Isle of Man. declaring that It was degrading punishment. By a maioruy of six to one. the international panel of Judges ruled that the practice was In breach
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    Lock icon Red leader shot dead
    52 1 RAWALPINDI, Tues. Afghanistan's pro- Soviet communist leader Ustaz Mir Akbar was shot dead In a shopping area of Kabul, it was reported today. The dally newspaper Jung's correspondent In Feshawar. 160 km norih of here borderIng Afghanistan, reported that he was shot while passing through a
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    Lock icon New look Life magazine
    51 1 NBW YORK. Tues. life magazine, once the world's most successful picture magazine, Is being revived five years after It ceased publication. Time Incorporated announced yesterday that a new Life magazine, with a new layout and editorial emphasis, Is to be reborn next October as a monthly.
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    Lock icon Dow Jones
    31 1 NBW YORK. Tues. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials, which reached <ts highest close of 1978 yesterday, soared another 10.33 to 836.28 in the first hall-hour today. AP.
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    SELANGOR DROPS 'REBEL SIX'
    71 1 rE Football Association of Selangor yesterday left out Its six Internationals, who defied Its orders to withdraw from Malaysia's King's Cup team, when It announced a team of 17 players who will prepare for the Malaysia Cup semifinals. The six "rebels" dropped are Boh Chin Aun,
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    Lock icon Suspect held even before police knew of murders
    838 1  -  LAI YEW KONG. K. S. SIDHU LEE THIAN SOO DOUBLE SLAYING: TWO IN CUSTODY By and ()NE of two suspects allegedly involved in the double killing of a police sentry, Lee Kirn Lai, 18, and a taxi driver, Chew Peng Hin, 60,
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    Lock icon Minister has heart attack
    57 1 NEW DELHI. Tues. Indian Home Minister Cliaran Singh, generally lecarded as the No. 2 man In the Janata Party Government, suffered a heart attack yesterday and Is recovering *.n hospital, it was announced today. A medical bulletin said 74-year-old Mr. Singh Is under observation at the
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    Lock icon The weather
    14 1 UP TO NOON TODAY No rain, according to the Singapore Meteorological Service.
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    Lock icon Govt 'no' to Moro plea for life
    444 1 Govt 'no' to Moro plea for life ROME, Tuesday A BITTER and anguished plea for his life from former Premier Aldo Moro has failed to shake the Italian Government's refusal to grant the demands of his urban guerilla kidnappers. A desperate, hand-written letter from Mr. Moro, 61, said last night:
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    2 NTUC officials sacked
    94 1  -  GEORGE JOSEPH By TWO NTUC officials, one a member of Its central executive committee, were sacked recently as a result of investigations Into alleged corruption. Both had given lengthy service to the labour movement In Singapore. They were Investigated by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau in
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    Planes change
    40 1 SEOUL, Tues. Korean Air Lines said today It was replacing Boeing 707s like the one shot up over Russia with Douglas DC-10 planes on Its trans-polar route. The DC-10 has more sophisticated navigational equipment. MR SEE PAGE FOUR
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    Lock icon LATEST RHODESIA 'NO' TO PROPOSAL
    37 1 LATEST RHODESIA 'NO' TO PROPOSAL SALISBURY, Toes— The interim government In Rhodesia today rejected an AngloAmerican proposal to call an expanded conference aimed at achieving a Rhodesian settlement, It wu announced here today. AFP. (SEE PAGE 3)
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      85 1 'ENROLMENT IN ENGLISH SCHOOLS WILL RISE' Page 7 EEC'S growth target is too ambitious 2 ISRAEL has nuclear weapons, says Hussein 3 SOVIET defences were too slow, say Norwegians 4 Nations that still need ADB support Page 8 PLAN to help wives run homes S PSC to pick two "Super
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  • AROUND THE WORLD
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      Lock icon EEC's GROWTH TARGET IS TOO AMBITIOUS
      368 2 LONDON, Tuesday JJRITISH and West Germ ;i n leaders last night ended two days of extensive talks here with a grim forecast about the prospects of European economic recovery. Sitting side by side at a press conference Prime Minister James Callaghan and West German
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      Lock icon Influencebuying plot man Hanna
      135 2 WASHINGTON, Tues. Former L'S Con(ressman Richard Hanna (right) emerging from the US district court yesterday after he was sentenced to between six month: and 30 months In Federal prison for conspiring to help Sooth Korea bay influence In Congress. After Har m a. 63, apologised in
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      Lock icon Strike hits 50 million in Japan
      231 2 Strike hits 50 million in Japan TOKYO, Tuesday A MASSIVE pubiic transport strike hit Japan today affecting nearly 50 million people across the country as talks between labour and management on wage increases were reported deadlocked. The strike Is scheduled to go on for three to four days. Drivers and
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      Lock icon Traders sell on sidewalks
      100 2 rJKYO, Tues. Exploiting the situation, opportunistic shopkeepers in Tokyo's fashionable Aoyama district today spread their wares on the sidewalks following an increase of pedestrian traffic due to crippling of transport services by a major rail strike. Tokyo's bumper-to-bumper traffic came to a halt for a 28
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      SURVEY TO ELECTORS' KNOWLEDGE
      148 2 SURVEY TO ELECTORS' KNOWLEDGE LONDON, Tues. Question: What is the role of the Speaker in Parliament? Answer: The man in charge of Parliament's microphones. The answer is not a line from a comedy script but what three per cent of a representative sample group of 1,092 people interviewed in a
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      Lock icon Japan's trade surplus down by year's end
      220 2 Japan's trade surplus down by year's end r\SAKA, Tues. Two Japanese ministers predicted yesterday that Japan's huge trade surplus would begin to diminish by the end of the year. Finance Minister Tatsuo Murayama said that the yen's appreciation against the US dollar had so far encouraged exporters to hasten their
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      Lock icon 1965 coup bid trial
      87 2 JAKARTA, Tues. Exarmy Col Abdul Latlef. one of the last of the ex-mUi-tary officers directly Involved In the IMS communist coup attempt, was yesterday tried by a Jakarta court for having lent armed support to the abortive putsch. The delay was reportedly caus:d by a kidney
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      Lock icon TV star Geer dies at 76
      64 2 LOS ANOELEB, Tues. Will Oeer, who starred as "Grandpa" In the awardwinning television series The Waltons. died In hospital here yesterday, aged 76. A veteran character actor who appeared In scores of film and Broadway shows, Oeer died of respiratory failure. A family spokesman
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  • AROUND THE WORLD (2)
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      Lock icon Israel has nuclear weapons, says Hussein
      315 3 BEIRUT, Tuesday JHXG Hussein of Jordan, voicing Arab fears, said he was "almost certain" Israel has nuclear weapons and might wage a fifth Middle East war in "the foreseeable future." He told the independent Beirut newspaper An Nahar in an interview published today: "I
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      Lock icon Guerillas veto agreement to disarm them
      216 3 BEIRUT, Tuesday PALESTINIAN guerillas today vetoed a Muslim-Christian agreement to disarm them in Lebanon, complicating efforts to form the first national union government 1 since the civil war. Leftist Muslim militia leaders, who fought alongside guerillas in the civil strife, also rejected the six
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      Lock icon Asean meeting
      42 3 JAKARTA. Tues. Senior officials of the five member governments of Asean are scheduled to meet In Jakarta tomorrow to formulate a common stand to be taken In discussions In Bangkok next month with representatives of the European Economic Community. AFP.
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      Dayan to seek peace formula
      152 3 Dayan to seek peace formula fitEL AVIV, Tues. For1 elgn Minister Moshe Dayan left for the United States today for talks on Middle East peace and said Israel would sacrifice getting US warplanes if It meant stopping aircraft sales to Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Mr. Dayan will have talks with
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      Lock icon Gold in coins
      26 3 LONDON. Tues. Australia plans to sell part of its gold output In the form of coins, the journal Metal Bulletin reported today AFP.
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      Lock icon 'Son of Sam' ruled fit for trial
      109 3 NEW YORK, Tues. David Berkowitz, known as "The Son of Sam," was today ruled mentally competent to plead and will go on trial on May 8 or 22 for the murder of his sixth alleged victim, Stacy Moscowitz. New York State Supreme Court
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      Lock icon Namibia: UN backs armed rebellion
      214 3 Namibia: UN backs armed rebellion UNITED NATIONS, Tuesday rpHE president of the United Nations Gene- ral Assembly, at a special session on SouthWest Africa yesterday, endorsed armed rebellion against South African rule there but also gave conditional endorsement to a Western proposal for the territory's peaceful transition to Independence. V
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      Lock icon Sihanouk's pension
      32 3 BELGRADE, Tues.— Prince Norodom Sihanouk, former Cambodian head of state. Is receiving a state pension of USSB.OOO 1 3*18.800) a year, a Tanjuc news agency journalist reported here yesterday. AFP.
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      Lock icon REWARD FOR CUBA'S ROLE IN AFRICA
      198 3 REWARD FOR CUBA'S ROLE IN AFRICA WASHINGTON, Tues Russia and East Euro pc a n communist countries have agreed to boost their economic subsidies tor Cuba's economy as a reward for increased Cuban involvement in Africa, a United States intelligence report says. The economic props include bonus payments for Cuban
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      Lock icon Guerillas to step up their attacks on towns
      190 3 Guerillas to step up their attacks on towns MAPUTO. Tues. Zimbabwe African National Union (Zanu) rurrillas are to step up their sporadic attacks on Rhodesian towns and cities from bases in the rural arras of the country. Zanu chief, Mr. Josiah Tongogara, said here today. The Zanu Secretary for Defence
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      Lock icon New row rocks Rhodesia interim regime
      250 3 New row rocks Rhodesia interim regime SALISBURY, Tut*. AFRESH row rocked Rhodesia's interim government today following allegations of brutality by security forces against inhabitants of protected villages. A statement Issued by Bishop Abel Muzorewa's United African National Council (UANC). one of the black nationalist parties in the multiracial interim government,
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      Lock icon Wishing hubby in 'sign' language
      138 3 LONDON, Tues. A wife wished her husband "H a p p y birthday" by hiring an advertising billboard 11 metres long to carry the message. For 24 hours the signboard at a London traffic roundabout proclaimed in letters 60cm high: "Happy birthday lan Miles. 1
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      Lock icon Beauty quest cancelled
      56 3 BANGKOK, Tuet. The organisers of the Miss Thailand contest announced yesterday that the pageant has been cancelled to comply with Prime Minister Kxtangsak Chomanan's wish. The committee agreed unanimously with Gen. Krtangsalr. s statement that beauty contests are "unsuitable tor the present situation In Thailand which is
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  • AROUND THE WORLD (3)
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      Lock icon Jakarta Peking relations: The main difficulty
      256 4 JAKARTA, Tues. Indonesia's main concern In foreign policy Is to normalise its frozen relations with China while ensuring that Peking will not attempt to utilise the overseas Chinese minority to subvert the government. Foreign Minister Mochtar Kus v m a atmadja said yesterday. "This
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      SOVIET DEFENCES WERE SLOW, SAY NORWEGIANS
      241 4 BODO (Norway), Tues. Soviet air defences failed to detect an off-c our s c South Korean airliner nntil it already had passed over some of the world's most secret military installations, Norwegian mil ita r y sources said yesterday. Senior officials said at least
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      Lock icon Captain and navigator now in Leningrad?
      106 4 SEOUL, Tues. South Korean Foreign Minister Park Tong-Jin said today the captain and navigator of the Korean Air Lines (KAL) Boeing forced down in northern Russia by Soviet jets last week were now believed to be in Leningrad. The foreign minister said the two
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      Lock icon A little boy's grief
      73 4 A POIGNANT scene as grief-stricken Shigero Sugano, 10, breaks Into tears with a photograph of his father Yoshitaka Sugano in his hands after his father's body was brought back to Tokyo on Monday. Mr. Sugano was one of the two passengers on the Korean Airlines Soeing
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      Lock icon US defends policy linking aid with human rights
      153 4 US defends policy linking aid with human rights 171ENNA, Tues. The United States today stoutly defended its policy of linking human rights to the allocation of financial aid for developing countries. US Assistant Treasury Secretary Fred Bergsten, addresslng the governing board of the Asian Development Bank, said Washington would contlnue
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      Lock icon 9 REFUGEES SLIP INTO THAILAND
      92 4 BANGKOK. Tues Nine Cambodian refugees escaped into Thailand late Sunday night after five fellow refugees were gunned down by Cambodian troops, Thai provincial police said today. The nine, all men aged 24 to 50, crossed the border from Cambodia into Thailand's Trat province 320 km
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      Lock icon Chinese forces to use modern weapons
      157 4 Chinese forces to use modern weapons rKYO, Tues. Breaking with Mao Tsetunj's concept of the peasant guerilla army, China's new military .masters have disclosed the armed forces will be using modern weapons and skl'.'s as well as techniques borrowed from foreign armies. This new direction was spelled out in a
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      Lock icon China unions to hold ninth congress
      286 4 China unions to hold ninth congress PEKING. Tues. China reactivated another mass organisation with the announcement by New China News Agency (NCNA) tonight that the ninth National Trade Union Congress will meet In Peking In October. This decision was taken by the Executive Committee of the Chinese Trade Union Federation,
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    'Death by fire' boy's murder verdict quashed
    551 5 rpHE Court of Crl- minal Appeal yesterday' set aside the conviction of a boy on a charge of murdering a woman, aged 68, by setting her on fire while she was sleeping on a flve-foot-way. The appeal Judges found that the boy. now
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    4 on murder charge
    55 5 ■COUR youths were yesterday charged in court with the murder of Mariapan Krishnan, 24, in Admiralty Road East on Saturday. Curusamy Poonasagaran, 18, Raja Sakar Subramanlam, 19, Varatheraja Rajaselvan. 21, and Manogaru Karpaya, 18, are being remanded at the CID lock-up, pending a further mention of
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    ASP QUITS FORCE AND LEAVES FOR U.S.
    123 5 ASP QUITS FORCE AND LEAVES FOR U.S. ONE of Singapore's young crime busters, Asst. Supt. Diljeet Singh (above), has resigned from the Police Force. ASP. Diljeet, 30, who was the oflicer-in-chargr (Crime) at the Orchard Road police station, handed in his resignation on Monday. He has emigrated to the United
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    China Society officials
    75 5 MR. LEE Slow Mong has been elected prcsldert of the China Society of Singapore. Vice presidents are Messrs. C. K. Tstng. George O. Thomson, Sardar Singh. Sze I Ming, Christopher Hool, Lam Pin Poo, Lc? Pook Hong, Hsu Yen-Tsao. Koh Boon Plans and Mrs. Grace Wong. Other
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    Licensing session
    54 5 THE Liquors Licensing Board will hold a general licensing session at Court 5. Subordinate Courts, Havelock Road, on June 13 at 9.30 a.m. Application for beer and liquor licences must be made at least 30 days before the session, on prescribed forms from the board secretary's office at
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    Plan to help wives run homes
    448 5 Plan to help wives run homes SERVICE deploying volunteers to help housewives manage their homes is currently being studied by the Ministry of Social Affairs' counselling and advice section. Disclosing this yesterday, the section head, Mrs. Eiieen Magnus, said the proposed service was aimed at helping couples with martial discord
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    Maritime officers' unions to merge
    140 5 TWO maritime unions —the Singapore Maritime Officers Union (SMOU) and the Singapore Merchant Navy Officers Union (SMNOA) are finalising plans to merge to present a "united front" for seafaring officers here. The bodies have already agreed in principle to merge and are now deciding on
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
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      239 5 Straffs Times Crossword ACROSS mer-school (7). 1 Girl revolutionary noted 5 Formerly two men set aloft for colourful display (9. g On]y natura tpmmer 9 One from United Nations v< le in distinctive garb? (7). 7 Nobleman that is right 10 h.T r ?7 y lOUnd l dtstributed 11 Tiirnlnir
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    Improving a child's academic work— by MP
    468 6 Improving a child's academic work by MP THE NTUC secretary for education, Mr. Mansor Sukaimi, yesteruay challenged the validity of the common practice of using scholarships and free textbooks as incentives to raise a eh i i d's academic performance. His contention is that this can only be achieved by
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    Art display
    38 6 THE MP for Kirn Sena, Dr. Ong Lcong Boon, will opra an art exhibition by local artists, organised by the Ministry of Culture and Ptople's Association, at Kirn Seng community cen:re on Friday at 8 p.m.
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    Japanese firm wins $155m contract for Changi terminal
    207 6  - Japanese firm wins $155m contract for Changi terminal CHRISTINA RODRIGUES By THE main passenger terminal building at the new Cbangi airpr.rt is estimated to cost $155.85 million. Work on the tive-storey complex is expected to berln next month and be completed by October 1980. The contract for the project is
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    AMBULANCE GIFT FOR OLD FOLKS' HOME
    123 6 Japanese AssociatX lon of Singapore j AS yesterday presented the Singapore Council of Social Service an ambulance for Its Villa Francis Home for the Aged. Sister Eliza'oetta, matron of the home, received the ambulance from JAS president, Mr. H Ohota. at a ceremony at
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    PSC to pick 2 'Super Cops' for CNB
    278 6  -  PAUL WEE By •THK Public Service Commission is ex pected to pick two of the besl sergeants in the police force for secondment to the Central Narcotics Bureau as senior narcotics officers. These two "Super Cops" are to be selected from a
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    HDB land
    42 6 TWO pieces of land lit Siglap. totalling 4.716.3 sq m and 37 pieces of land ir Kallang and Toa Payoh totalling 25.4806 sq m. will be acquired by the government for the Housing Board and the construction of Woodsville Interchange
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    HIGH HEELS CAUSE OF GIRL'S DEATH IN WELL?
    149 6 HIGH HEELS CAUSE OF GIRL'S DEATH IN WELL? NO one paid any attentpntion when six yearold Ng Lee Hoon. clut-h-ing her doll, put on an aunt's high heeled shoes and walked unsteadily out of her grandmother's house on Friday. It was a usual enough sight. Lee Hoon lovM to wear
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    New offshore bank
    50 6 INDIA'S largest commercial frtnk. the State Bank of India, has opened an offshore omce here. Its 'hai.man. Mr. P. C. D. Kamblar. who was her* for the ooening last Wednesday said the oftice would act as a base for the bank's offshore operations In the Asean region.
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
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      220 6 Bringing Up Father By Bill K»v»n«gh «t Hal Camp > SAY, DOC, YOU DON'T THE DOCTOR IJ~ HE POESN'T KNOW.' *3U DON'T SET ENOUSH SLEEP I LOOK SO HOT y^__^/ DIDN'T EXAMINE J S >^l WHY DON'T >©U AND YOU CAROUSE TOO MUCH YOURSELF s ME -HE WAS < WHATS
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    30 S'PORE FIRMS FOR ASEAN FAIR IN MANILA
    154 7 30 S'PORE FIRMS FOR ASEAN FAIR IN MANILA ABOUT 30 Singapore firms will take part in the Asean trade fair to be held at the Philippine Centre of International Trade and Exhibitions In Manila from May 7 to 21. They will display a wide range of Singaporemade products including garments,
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    Biggest donation draw launched
    477 7 SI N G A P O R E'S biggest-ever donation draw, with a glittering array of prizes ranging from a split-level fivebedroom se m i-d etached bungalow to a Black Forest cake, was launched yesterday by the Singapore Labour Foundation. With a target of selling 2.5
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    Thrilling trip for seven Japanese musicians
    250 7 Thrilling trip for seven Japanese musicians LIFE is >ure to be thrilling when one Is younc, carefree and musically talented. And it will be more so if one das been imited to play in a loreign country wiifi oitaer musit-.ans. Such is the case for seven Japanese musicians who have
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    Tricycle thief jailed
    56 7 A JOBLESS man with four previous convictions, was tailed for a year and put under police supervision for a year by a magistrate yesterday for stealing a $50 tricycle. Yeong Yuan .Han, 31. pleaded guilty to stealing the tricycle, belonging to Tang Seng Hiap. a shop proprietor,
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    Enrolment in English schools will rise: Paper
    566 7 A CHINESE daily, Nanyang Siang Pau, has predicted that the trend of increasing enrolment of children in English schools may continue and perhaps become even more pronounced. It said in Its editorial on Monday that this was not In itself "a bad thing."
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    Stole brandy
    36 7 BATPAL, Singh. 26. was Jailed one day and fined 1 1.000 by a court yesterday for stealing a bottle of brandy worth (34 from Metro Orchard department store on April S. He pleaded guilty.
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    COFFEESHOP OWNERS SUBMIT FIGURES
    146 7 MOST members of the two coffeeshop owners associations have submitted details of theh business to the Trade Department. In the latest move to reduce the price of a cup of coffee from 35 cents to 30 cents, the department had sent letters to more than 1,000
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    More to have pushbutton phones
    215 8 More to have pushbutton phones LAROE-SCALE conversion of existing rotary-dial telephones to push-button ones will be Implemented by the Telecommunications Authority of Singapore from the middle ot next year. Tiie conversion will coincide with the introduction of computercontrolled telephone exchange to make pushbutton telephones a standard feature In the Republic.
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    Meet-people sessions
    65 8 THE MP for Mculmein. Mr. Sla Khoon Seong. will hold his meet-the-people session at. 348-C. Block 1, Balestler Hill C< mpltx. and nut at 21, Ah Hood Road, from Friday. These sessions will start at 7.30 p.m. every Friday. Oil the first and third Friday of th? montn.
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    Chamber meet
    28 8 THE Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry will hold Its monthly management committee meetIng at Its premises In Hill Street on Friday at 3 p.m.
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    Nations that still need aid of ADB
    393 8 Nations that still need aid of ADB "pHK Asian Development Bank should have due regard for the needs of middle-income developing countries that are passing through a delicate transitional stage in its budget allocation exercise, the Senior Minister of State (Finance), Mr. (ioh ChokTong, said in Vienna yesterday. Speaking at
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    Woman wins right to stay in house
    319 8 Woman wins right to stay in house AN 86 year old woman, who was ordered by a district court to vacate a house occupied by ncr for 40 years, yesterday won the right to re occupy the nouse in a landlord tenancy ap peal in the High Court. Mr. Justice
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    S'pore is No 2 buyer of Aussie apples and pears
    204 8 S'pore is No 2 buyer of Aussie apples and pears SINGAPORE imports Ass million <Ssl3 million) worth of apples and pears a year from Australia ranking as tneir second best customer in both categories of fruit. This was revealed yesterday by RW. Elms, secretary of the Australian Apple and Pear
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    Anzac Day tributes
    78 8 THE undying courage, selflessness and endurance of Australian and New Zealand soldiers who fought together in the two world wars was rem.mDered at the annuM Anne Day commemoratlcn emmeny at KrbnH war cemetery at dawn yesterday. Wreaths wtre laid by the High Commissioners of Australia and New
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    'Contract' surprise for shipyard
    127 8 'Contract' surprise for shipyard SINGAPORE'S Robin Shipyard was yesterday surprised at a report that It had won a $6 million contract to convert a 112,000 -tonne deadweight tanker for North Sea oil operations. An official of the shipyard said the firm had not bid for the contract, adding: "We would
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    Steps that can boost demand for property
    241 8 Steps that can boost demand for property THE projected demand for private residential properties in the next 15 years appears bleak unless there are changes In public policy to help reduce the pre sent stock of unsold pro pertles. This is one of the re commendations made in a report
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    VICE RING EXPOSED WITH ARREST OF 40 GIRLS
    109 8 VICE RING EXPOSED WITH ARREST OF 40 GIRLS A SYNDICATE importing Thai women Into Singapore for vice has been exposed following the arrest of 40 Thai women in several raids last week. According to a Berlta Harian report, the women, aged" between 18 and 30 were from Hadyaai. Pattaya, Chengmal
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    Benny and Linda's melodious marriage on stage and off
    240 8 BENNY Berman and Linda Earp have made their marriage a melodious song despite bring togethrr almost 24 hours a day for the past five years on stage and off. Is it any wonder then that this singing and dancing duo from
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    Photo society officials
    40 8 MR. Loo Teck Hal has b«n elected president of the Photographic Society of S.r.gapoi Other officials are Messrs. Kouo Shan). Wei pud Hemv H. M. Lee, vice-presidents; David P. C. Tay. secretary and Kuan Kong Chicw, treasurer.
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      Malaysia to US: Slash tariffs on our exports
      327 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday jyjALA l SIA is negotiating with the United States to reduce its tariffs on Malaysian exports to as low as zero to allow greater access into the US market. A ifst of Malaysian export products that would be of
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      Act does not prohibit Harun's nomination
      177 9 Act does not prohibit Harun's nomination KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. —The Societies Act has no provision barring a person serving a Jail sentence from being nominated to any post. The Deputy Registrar of Societies, Mr. Nadarajah, said this today when asked to comment whether former Umno Youth national leader, Harun bin
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      Drug suspects
      25 9 KUALA SELANOOR, Tues. Police detained five men on suspicion of being drug addicts and secret society members In a clean-up operation here yesterday.
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      105 9 607 GRADS ARE LOOKING FOR JOBS KI'ALA LUMPUR, Tues. There were 607 decree- holders looking: for jobs through the Professiono n a 1 Employment Bureau of the National Employment Service in January. They were among. 1.273 registered with the bureau for that month, according to the latest review on the
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      'Don't book' order
      43 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. All state traffic police chiefs have been Instructed not to book motorists whose cars have sun-.<hades on the front windscreen. But the sun-shades mu^t net be more than 20 p?r cent of the length of the windscreen.
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      Leader dies
      27 9 rpOH, Tues. A community leader and one of the oldest residents In Perak, Datuk Pen Seng Koon. 78, died here yesterday after a brief illness.
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      Lock icon Kit Siang faces third charge
      292 9 Kit Siang faces third charge SEREMBAN, Tuesday nnHE leader of the Opposition and DAP secretary-general Llm Kit Slang pleaded not guilty to a third charge under the Official Secrets Act 1972 at the Sessions Court here today. At the Malacca Sessions Court yesterday, he also pleaded not guilty to two
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      Lock icon NEW OIL STRIKE OFF TRENGGANU
      125 9 KUALA LUMFUR, Tues. Esso Oil Company today announced that it had struck significant quantities of oil and gas in a new well off the coast of Mala y s 1 a's Trengganu state. Esso Production Malaysia Inc. in a statement said the well at Ountong
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      Lock icon Thai minister for border meeting
      119 9 Thai minister for border meeting KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. Thai Defence Minister Gen. Lek Naomall arrived here today to attend the 23rd Malaysia Thai Oeneral Border Committee meeting on Thursday which is expected to discuss the holding of another Joint operation to eliminate remaining communist terrorists at the common border. The
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      Lock icon Ransom for trawler
      57 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The hllackers of a Malaysian fishing trawler have demanded U595.000 (5i11. 750i ransom for its release, a police spokesman said today. Eight Thais, six armed with pistols, hijacked the trawler with its crew of six fishermen off Pulau Langkawl in the Straits of Malacca,
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      Lock icon Killen visit
      30 9 KUALA LUMPUR Tues Australian Defence Minister Jim Killer, today vUiSS^S armed forces mar.ufacturliur workshop at Sungti Buloh near here built as a joint Australian-Malaysian defence cooperation project. Reuter
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      Telecoms gets funds to supply 300,000 phones
      275 9 Telecoms gets funds to supply 300,000 phones KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. An Increased allocation of $1.3 billion has oeen approved (or the Telecoms Department, enabling It to go ahead with supplying 300,000 new telephone lines within the next three years. Communications Minister Tan Sri V. Manlckavasagam said this when he opened
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      Lock icon Asean-Russia trade up
      82 9 KUALA LUMPUR. TUes. The Soviet Union said yesterday that Its trace with Asean grew by almost 30 per cent last year, but complained of Asean countries not buying enough Russian goods. The latest Issue of the Soviet embassy newsletter here said trade turnover with the five Asean
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      Lighter sinks after crash
      54 9 PENANO, Tlltt. Two sh.pe were damaged and a lighter sank alter a collision yesterday at the Butterworth deep-water wharves. A West German ship. Qunnmun-Sterland, had a hole torn on the starboard side while the bow of the other ship. Eastern Progress, was damaged. The lighter was
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    Hole-in-heart girl dies in her sleep
    300 10 Hole-in-heart girl dies in her sleep ITiRANCES Fullwood, 14, |fan English hole-ln-heart girl to whom SinW gaporeans and Malaya sians have been sending stamps for the last seven W years, has died. A letter from her father to Kodak Singapore said she died peacefully in her sleep at Pilgrim Z
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    SFCCI reflects growth of private sector's role
    210 10 SFCCI reflects growth of private sector's role FE president of the Singapore Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Wee Cho Yaw. has said that the formation of the SFCCI recognised the increasing involvement of the Singapore private sector in national, Asean and international affairs. But, he said, this
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    Yitkin's warm and flowing Schubert and Chopin
    321 10 |7»RESH from new r triumphs abroad since we heard him in February last year. Including a third place In the Ruulrsteln International Piano Masters Competition, Singapore's Yitkin Scow was presented In a recital at the Conference Hall on Monday night. He must be
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    MOVE TO ENLIST NEW LECTURERS
    194 10 AN Institute of Education drive is now on to recruit a wide range of lecturers, particularly those specialised in English language kindergarten and lower primary teaching. The aim Is to boost the standard of teaching in schools. At the moment, the shortage of IE staff
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    Step up exports drive to US: Chamber
    177 10 Step up exports drive to US: Chamber SINGAPORE should tion efforts in th as its exports to tlui ging behind those <>l Taiwan, South Korea sit ,iml the Philippin Judging from US Com merce Department Sta tistics. the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry says in the April issue
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    Engine firm clinches $2 mil. Burma deal
    73 10 Engine firm clinches $2 mil. Burma deal A SINGAPORE company, Cheong Lee Leong Seng, has won a $2 million contract 'to supply marine diesel engines to the Myanma Oil Corporation of Burma. The contract involves the supply of 12 Yanmar engines to a local shipbuilder. Marine Builders Pte. Ltd.. which
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      269 10 HURRY! LAST DAYS! §X 3 SHOWS AD afll AD II 1 30. 5.30 mi DAILY AT lllml||l/1I II 8.45pm J® Bj Bw v B^Ma7*V BT«^|w W w S MARTIN RANSOHOf f FRANK VABIANS PRODUaiON THE OTHER SILK Of MIDNIGHT 5 1 QffA CHARLES IARROn FILM m MARIE f RANK PISIER
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      174 10 ~7 Th« "0n« K»»y Strtrt' »i|n. dtptcted by in irrow within i rectangular boi I and with the words "One Way in- i scribed below the arrow, should bt dis 8 i tinfuished from the "Turn Left" sim I "U" turn is only permitted at road 5 i V divider
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      73 10 Wm^l^m 10th big day! Golden City 1.45, 4, 7 ft 9.30 Galaxy I 15, 3 30, 7 4 9.30 A Mandarin Love Drama Colorscope with English. ItHtj I Ctiifc Subs Chanj Ai Chia. Kuo Cheung Hsmg 4 Hsia Lin Lin in Definitely Lost Day 6 00 8 30pm (Complete y
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      441 10 1 JADE Hin; Last 8 BAYS! J (Phone *****80) ONLY 3 SHOWS DAILY I Note Times: 11am, 3.30 St 7.45pm-No Free List 1 ADVANCE CASH BOOKINGS for {3.50 I $2.50 t1.50 TICKETS CURRENT DAY SALES ONLY Baal Las a» m/i I »ADEpr«ents FRANCOZEFFIRELUSprodctonof I JESUS of NAZARETH© B starring ROBERT
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      156 11 I THE SENSATION IN MODERN SEASONING I I HERMANN LAUE HAMBURG WEST GERMANY I I WORLD RENOWNED SPICE CONDIMENT INDUSTRIES I I Importers Exporters I I Since 1893 I Grinder and manufacturer of spices, herbs, seasonings, extracts, taste intensitlers, grill-specialities, portion packs and specialist of blend spices and additives for
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    The Straits Times WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1978 THAI TERRORISTS
    323 12 The Straits Times WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1978 THAI TERRORISTS SINCE coming to office, the Thai Prime Minister, General Krlangsak Chomanan, has tried hard to normalise relations with Thailand's communist neighbours, a policy which his predecessor, the hardliner Thanin Kraivichlen, refused to adopt. Even though a military man, Oen. Kriangsak has
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    MASSIVE BUILD-UP
    306 12 THE tragedy of the savage civil war in Eritrea which has claimed thousands of lives in its 17-year history, lies in the fact that Eritrea is indispensable to Ethiopia. Without It, Ethiopia would at best be an ineffective inland state, without any access to the sea. At worst,
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      Philharmonic: Need to demonstrate support
      392 12 THE Singapore Philharmonic Society has not received any official notification of cultural assistance from Japan in relation to the support and development of the Singapore Philharmonic Orchestra. However, the Tokyo Chamber Orchestra has been supporting the performance of the Singapore Philharmonic by sending their principal
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    Now an even chance for Congress 'yes' to arms deal
    903 12  -  VERNON GUIDRY By in WASHINGTON PRESIDENT Carter's Middle East arms sale package, a once unthinkable combination of warplanes for Israel and Arab states, is looking a little more saleable on Capitol Hill. Administration officials acknowledge that as recently as six
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    Chinese openness in discussing trade surprises US team
    1243 12  -  MILTON CHASE CONGRESSMAN: I WAS STRUCK BY CHANGE IN ATTITUDE By in WASHINGTON THE People's Republic of China is interested in developing more trade with the United States and experimenting with American agricultural methods despite lack of formal diplomatic relations. That's the
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      Bringing back the oldies and the goodies
      284 13 Bringing back the oldies and the goodies 4 highlight tcnight is i\ the beginning of a new series. SONGS ALIVE, on Channel 5 at 7.55. Bringing back the oldies, this series of seven dillerent programmes, co -produced by the BBC and Bayerischer Rundfunk, features folk songs composed as long as
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      FASTEST GUN OUT FOR REVENGE
      136 13 FASTEST GUN OUT FOR REVENGE DANA Andrews, the lantern-jawed actor with honest looks, draws the fastest tun as the Kansas lawman in TOWN TAMER, in tomorrow's Western Feature Special on Channel 5 at 10.25 p.m. After his wife is accidentally killed by a bullet intended for him. he roams the
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      For Junior only
      93 13 FOR the children, there are two programmes to keep them happy today. The Mouseketeers discover that there Is life on Mars when the Mousekartoon takes a "Comic Look at Mars." The Mouseketeer talent showcase features Lisa as the "wallflower" who dreams about being the belle of the
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      Up to three hours a day before the box
      407 13  - Up to three hours a day before the box JUNE TAN By SINGAPORE pri- mary pupils spend up to three hours a day watching television, but only find time to read two books a month, according to an Institute of Education survey on reading habits. The survey, which covered 1.157
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      The joy of seeing her name in print
      287 13 The joy of seeing her name in print MOST writers love to see their names in print preferably together with their works. Schoolgirl Tham Suet Lan, who writes short stories and television scripts as a creative hobby, is no exception. The desire to be recognised Is Indeed one of the
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      Doctor's dilemma
      130 13 TONIGHT'S OPINION on Channel 5 at 8.45 examines some controv ers 1 a 1 doctor-patient dilemmas and should be worth sitting through not only for the medical men but tor the public as well. Among the issues raised are: How closely can the doctor keep to the tenet
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      504 13 to Yvilft I' lv Vfu'vl 111 ?y wl I («J llVff I I w Lounge, Goodwood Park Hotel brings tyou into a world of elegance. A world where you can enjoy afternoon tea in one of the most beautiful restaurants in Singapore Whilst mannequins float by in luxurious silks, comfortable
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      25 13 ILeaZg P F°as e h?on I W^A I^Pl^r Department V WM V ULIUI I Store Open Daily 10am -9pm Havelock/Outram Roads. Spore 3 Tel *****1
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      413 13 Before rustproofing your car compare Tuff Rotes U^M 'pronounced "Tough Coat"! Guarantee with any ordinary rustproofert... <*'■«' '> II Arwrywwvwvrryfr Ordinary Ruttproofar 'A' Guarantaa 1 P TNt guarantee coven only rh« rutting of ireeted metal surface* from rust originating on tt<e traeted *>c ot s ct>. I Ordinary Ruttproofer 'B
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      850 13 TV and Radio 1 SINGAPORE 5 3.00 PM Opening and Swedish Country Fiddlers 7.30 News and Newsreel (Malay) 3.30 Diary of Events (Malay) 755 on a S j|j ve 3.35 Bonanza— The Stillness Within B4 m m m n. 4.25 Intermission 8 10 M,$t Watited-Tle Ritual Killer 6.00 PM Opening
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      29 13 I WATER WATER consumption on Monday was 086.000 cubic metres (152.4 million gallons), a rise of 48,000 cubic metres (10.1 million gallons) over Sunday. This is the metre •fe.
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      CLOSING PRICES
      1231 14 fTiHE last transacted ready sale at the 1 close of business on the Stock Ex- > change of Singapore yesterday com- pared with the previous day's prices together with 1977/78 high and low, Adjusted for script/rights Issue). SECTION ONE INDUSTRIALS l*T"m Last Hast Low Company Sale +orms 181
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      Unit trusts
      315 14 SINGAPORE I'NIT TRUST (Managera' prioei fur April 16) ASIA UNIT TRUST (Managers' pricea for April 261 CHAKTKHEi) I.NIT TRUST (Managrri' pruis for April 261 SporeOrowthFund OB7'i O92'i MOM BOND UNIT (Currrnl prices) INCOMEBOND 1.04 1.10 MARA BI'.MIPITRA FUND (M.n.Krr. pn.r. for April Closing Tone: Steady TURNOVER. Official figures
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      BUSINESS DONE (SINGAPORE)
      1731 14 BID and offer prices officially listed and business In and reported to the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday with the number of shares traded shown In brackets in lots of 1 ,000 units unless otherwise specified. All Time Settlement Contracts are quoted after the word "set". Big
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      Options
      113 14 STRIKING prices of the stock options officially listed on the Stock Exchange of Singapore, the periods, bid and offer prices and business done yesterday, with the number of options traded shown In brackets Cold Storage (June $1.70) (0.508 0.585). (and ('(June $2.20) (1.128 1 225). F and N (June
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      Government and corporate bonds
      151 14 1/4% 15/10/79 (250.000) (101.308 101. 60S) 4 3/4% 15/9/80 (250.000) (100 208 100 255) 5% IV4/KI (250.000) (100 658 100 80S) S% T F 1/5/83 (250.000) 1100 458 100 555) 5 V 4% T F 15/S/81-84 (250.000) (102.855) 7 1/4% 15/4/86 (250.000) 1100.708) 7 1/4% 15/10/86
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      KUALA LUMPUR
      1952 14 I>ID and offer prices ofD finally listed and business In and reported to the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exr change yesterday with the number of shares traded 2 shown !r. brackets In lots of JS> 100 units unless otherwise ik specified. INDUSTRIAL* ■T. «|,n.mgt. (2.178) XALL ■MO Him (t«OB
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        54 14 Goodwood Park Matsushita K L Industries Tsiping Textile Straits Trading Boustead Ben la Pahang Cons Ming Court Senlosa Tganu Dev Lttng Huat VMS Mega (h.m 324 350 60 109 675 258 300 160 154 172 152 112 290 118 +29 +20 17 16 15 11 10 10 10 +9
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        28 14 I id Malacca Berjuntai Supreme Corpn Gold Coin OCBC Petaling Island A Pen 404 710 200 152 665 560 265 -12 -10 -10 -6 -5 -5 -5
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        28 14 'ity Dev iPI IPPL laiaRice 'ganu Dev law Par 'ahang lona Vearnea JOL ime Darby 332.1 320.1 266.1 250.1 247.1 238.1 193.1 186.1 167.1 158.1
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        INDICES
        30 14 B.T. Index: industrials r l nance. hotels Properties. rins I rubbers. J.C.B.C: 827 42 831.22 ***** ***** 484.07 483.21 ***** 194.75 176.62 177.18 141.96 141.69 ***** 487.72 ***** 266.58
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        Hongkong
        379 14 HONGKONG: The market closed firmer In very active trading on wide investment demand offset by some institutional selling, dealers said. The Hang Seng Index rose 6.27 points from yesterday, closing at a two-year high of 455.09. since 455.78 was recorded on March 31. 1976. Jardine Malheaon rose 20 cents
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        Tokyo
        442 14 TOKYO: Share prices closed slightly higher but late profittaking In leaders pared early gains In moderate trading, dealers said. The Dow Jones average rose 6.92 to close at 5.521 70 points, with a volume of 230 million shares. The New Index closed at 411.32. down 0.89 point. The market
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        12 14 THE Sydney Stock Exchange was closed yesterday for ANZAC Day holiday.
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        COPPER
        32 14 LONDON: Copper prlcta oo Monday (prevloua la brackela) Wlrakar Spot buyers £684.50 (1692). acllcra £685 (£*****). Three monlhi buyeri £701-80 (£*****), itUtri £702 (£710) Markat tana: Barely ate»<lr talai: i.joo loenea.
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        219 15 NEW YORK, Mon. Stock, prices rallied sharply across the board, responding to a firmer dollar overseas and some favourable corporate earnings reports. Analysts said the market was also advancing because of its ability to withstand adverse news, particularly remarks by Federal Reserve Board chairman William MtUer last week
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        Amsterdam
        201 15 AMSTERDAM. Mon—Prices closed widely mixed, with Internationals higher.' Shippings were again depi essec with KNSM shedding 4.50 guilders Ommrrrn 1.50 and Nodlloyd 0.60. Bankings' were lower, led by ABN which was down 4.50. Lisunince also eased. Clufiin^ prices In Dutch Builders with the difference on the previous session s
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        Indices
        87 15 FINANCIAL TIMES INDUSTRIALS Monday 480.4 Friday 455.0 Week Ago 446.7 DOW JONES AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Monday 826.06 Friday 812.80 Week Ago 810.12 LONDON DOLLAR PREMIUM Monday 106 to 106'i Friday 107 to 107', H.K. HANG SENG Tuesday 455.09 Monday 448.82 Week Ago 441.18 SYDNEY INDUSTRIALS Tuesday closed Monday 409.87 Week
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        61 15 ZURICH. Mon. Prices drifted lower on a tew selling orders In a market '"Hn; demand, with Interest shifting to foreign Issues, dealers said. Insurances fluctuated narrowly, while leading Industrials fell, with Ctba.-G«a*y shares and Sandoi Bemrer In chemicals markedly lower. Actively traded dollar stocks generally closed very steady, as
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        TIN
        132 14 THE Straits tin price gained another $18 to $1,570 Der Dlcul In Penang yesterday on an official offering up six tonnes to 250 tonnes. The overnight London market was barely steady after firmer with forward buyers climbing £35 to £6.045 per tonne. LONDON: Tin on the day rose £5
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        CLOSING PRICES
        32 14 Rubber Apr 25. Singapore: May 208.00 cts (up 100 ct). Malaysia: May I 213.00 cts (up 1.00 cts). Tin: $1,570 (up $18). Official of ferine: 250 tonnes (up 6 tonne's).
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        GOLD
        53 14 Monday Friday Melbourne II) 131.93 149 20 London 168.238 171.008 ISS.T3B 171 408 168.308 171 008 Parla let 23 KR.SB Tutidar Manday Hongkong 168.008 169.208 168.308 169.408 Spore (2) 167.958 169 428 168.628 170.10S Export prlcea la non-iterllng artaa ,n US dollar per ounce. (1) Australia dollar per ounce.
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        RUBBER
        501 14 OPENING quotations in the Singapore rubber market were marked up one cent following higher after hours trading here on Monday and the mild followthrough from London but prices later fell back on some profit-taking, dealers said. Towards the morning close, prices recovered fractionally on late buying orders. Some trading
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        103 14 D/iii i son ana e.vut prices si nuun yc^iciuuy May June R.A.9. (Current Mtb) (Forward Mth) Bayer* Seller* Bayer* Seller* SSR 20 (1 ton pallet) 198.00 200.00N ***** 301.00N iSR 50 (1 ton pallet) 196.00 198.00N 197 00 199.00N M.RJE.L.B. iMR 5CV (1 ton pallet i 220.00
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        108 14 CHINES! PIOOUCI IXCHANQI, SINGAPORE NOON CLOSING PRICES PER PICUL YESTERDAY. C.«H .41: Bulk VU «.l.ra. old drum M 7 ..liar., o.w drum W tellers. Caora: Mixed (loose) UK/Cont. 557 buyer*. »H«»: Munlok ASTA white fob. 1009( NLW $390 acllera. Sarawak white fob 96% NLW J370 lelU-r. Sarawak apeclal
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      443 14 SUSTAINED buying of second-line industrials pushed up prices of these shares by as much as 27 per cent in selective trading at the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday. Gains of five per cent or more were common among those that were singled out for play. Percentage-
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      323 14 ALTERNATING spells of strength and weakness characterised trading at the Kuala Lumpur stock market yesterday. The closing tone was barely steady with prices finishing off their day's best. Blue chips and heavier weighted stocks generally had an easier day. Losses, however, were narrow. Cases In point were Sime
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      178 14 T"HE US doller opened lower at $2 3530/50 in the Singapore forex markets yesterday. Business were mostly transacted at the opening level until some commercial selling in the late afternoon pushed rates lower to $*****. The US unit closed weaker at $*****/20. Interbank forward rates at 3.0
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      127 14 Interbank rales at 3.00 pm. Currencies Nominal rales Smlthsoalaa perecntags quoted yesterday (croaa) parity chance ua oouar Sterling pound Hongkong dollar Mslan dollar Aust schilling Sel franc (com) Danish kroner French fran; Italian lire Nctli guilder Nor kroner Swedish kroner Swiss franc Deut mark Japanese yen Aust dollar
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      174 14 A STAN currency deposit Interbank rates as at close on April 25. NOTE: These rates may dl by banks to their customers. Offer Bid 7 days 7 1/8 7 1 mth 7 5/16 7 3/16 2 mths 7 7/16 7 5/16 3 mths 7 9/16 7 7/16
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      33 14 Singapore dollars on April 25 Offer Bid rvernlght 3 1/4 3 mth. 4 11/16 4 5 8 mths 4 7/8 4 3 4 mths 4 15/16 4 7/8 Source: A*tley Pearee.
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      57 14 DISCOUNT RANGE of rates offered by discount houaea on April 25 Overnight 2 to 31%. Call deposit 31%. Clasina *u» (all 3-Month Treasury bills 3 1/4 I 1/1 3- Month Bank bills 4 7/8 4 3/4 3-Month CD 4 15/1* 4 13/1* Month CD 8 1/4 8 1/8 •stars*: Matlanal
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      67 14 THE PRIME rate of most commercial banks in Singapore now stands at 7 per cent. Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation is still offering 6. per cent to its best customers while United Commercial Bank is maintaining its prime rate at 7'< per cent. The stated prime rate of the
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      422 15 Trading in Unilite suspended TRADING in the shares or Unlllte Electrical Industries Berhad was suspended on Monday by both the Singapore and Kuala Lumpur stock exchanges. The suspension was because Unlllte had yet to submit its accounts for the year ended December, 1976 and the half-year to June, 1977 It
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      253 15 THE termination of Its long-term fuel oil supply contract by August this year will remove one unprofitable area of operations at Shell Refining (FOM). Hitherto, this long-term contract has proved to be a paln-ln-the neck for the company which is obliged to supply a
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      110 15 Straits Trading: Group pre-tax profit $35.04 million ($31.56 million) for the year ended Dec 31, 1977. Group turnover $890 million ($839 million). Final dividend 18 per cent (same). Proposed bonus Issue of one-for-three. Setron: Group net profit $1.81 million ($2.61 million) for the year ended Dec 31, 1977.
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      1081 15 C.K.TANG LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that th* Eighteenth Annual Gan*>r»l Meeting of C. K. TANG LIMITED will be held at th* Registered OH.ce of the Company, 310 Orchard Road, Singapore 9 on Saturday, 20th May, 1978 at 12.00 noon, for
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      1146 15 C.X. TANG LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of C. K. Tang Limited will be held at tha Registered Office of tha Company 310 Orchard Road, Singapore 9 on Saturday, 20th May, 1978 immediately after
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      439 15 r NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that: I.Mr. LAI PANG FFE hus withdrawn from KS. PF. ASSOCIATES as a partner with effect from Ist April 1978, 2. P.F. LAI PTE. LTD. has never been the managing agent for KS. PF. ASSOCIATES, and 3. The present business address of KS. PF.
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      338 15 IN THE HIGH COURT OP THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE Companie* Winding Up No. 50 of 1978 In the Matter of the Companie* Act. 1967 And In the Matter of Kwok Ngan Shipbuilding Shiprepairing Private Limited. ADVERTISEMENT OF PETITION Notice Is hereby given that a Petition for the Winding Up of
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      799 16 CLASSIFIED ADS AT YOUR SERVICE y^X^ Telephone Service:- LL Q^ W eekdays s«C^-^al««^ 8.30 a.m. 5.00 p.m. Saturdays ciD* 8. 30 a.m. 3.00 p.m. \^T^ Public Holidays CJL.T.S. 9.00 a.m. 1.00 p.m. 235-6677 Counter Service Regular office hours J Ansafone Service -j After office hours r4r 4 ;rates ;Per word
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      713 16 BLACKWOOD. ROSEWOOD FURNITURE, Bronze and Porcelain Vases. Bronze Buddhas. Curios. Teakwood Wardrobes. Dining ■""able. *****1 IUICr 4ALEK NEW photostat and iim'.natlng I .?.-hlnes original $450. selling $2su. Acma, Pan E'ectrlc and LEC reiiij-iators, al'condltloners. alumlnlun*. ladders Enquiries: *****6. BRAND NEW SHACK LOCK chest. tre<zers(2s 18cu ft) Please contact *****35 during
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      427 16 ■•A an «"s*-. NEU BAMBOO DESK SET with Special Fibreglass Coating SINGAPORE $7.50 LESS 20% ASEAN FESTIVAL REAR GRD. FLOOR C.K. TANC 1 LTD. 1 SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY OFFER! INSTALMENTS ARE WELCOME SPECIAL DISCOUNT FOR CASH PAYMENT $500/- par aal. SlOO/- dapoaM. MS/- monthly paymanl. Other offers Include bedroom set. diini'.K
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      68 16 -**IWB Ja^aatJ^aaßaa^KJialaafc— MEN'S BATIK VOILE SHIRTS MALAYSIA USUAL $15.50 NOW $12.40 ASEAN FESTIVAL REAR GRD FLOOR 310, ORCHARD ROAD, SINGAPORE 9. TEL: *****0 MEMOREXI C9OMRX Oxide Special Double Pack Cassette EV Mafcak Now $795 r»A3»3»3a»«SKSK3«SaKSM i Removal Sale at Genuine Discounts from 5% to J 50% t on Precious Jewellery,
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      492 16 I I I First Floor Plaza Singapura 1 Tel: *****3 M Imported Leather Handbags Shoes from Italy, France Germany. I SPECIALISTS IN RESTRINGING TENNIS SQUASH RACKETS IN ONLY 24 HOURS 1(10% Discount valid .till I July 78) YEO SWEE HONG CO. I 209 A. SELEGIE ROAD. SINGAPORE, 7 TEL *****1
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      407 16 |Don'tMissf FOR HIM:j CHEETAH'S exclusive collec- Q Uon of JIM MAN Imported B 1 sports d executive shirts, fl 4 denim safari Jackets Jeans n t all greatly reduced with dls- q (counts from 20% to 10% H R Italian Leather belts, wallets Q R silk ties batow eeatt FOR
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      343 16 i f IVORY SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY WHOLESALER and RETAILER We SpcculiK in IMX) C<r«in| Tutk Miriam Scenery Bfidfc Incense Burner Pendants Bin|le lwry NecMjcejnrj lide C<r<in( Items ttt MIDORI SOUVENIR STOHE G67-68 SHAW TOWERS (ALONG NICOLL HIGHWAY) BEACH ROAD SINGAPORE 7 TEL *****87 lOpenliom 10 30 am tolOOOomi SPECIAL OFFER FROM
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      689 16 SAL€ STOCK CLEARANCE I ALL OOODS TO CLEAR AT FANTASTICALLY LOW PRICES SOME ITEMS EVEN SLASHED TO I H PRICE HI a i/ 111 ay CO.. (PTE) LTO. SPECIALIST IN CHILDREN'S WEAR 90, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD SPORE 6. 113, (Ist FLOOR) PLAZA BINOAPURA ORCHARD ROAD SPORE 9. «a> aa> Sat
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      654 17 II EMPLOYMENT b) IswsHflti and Cl— t— l Bsa^^fefek^ ij I rr i j -H requires A KEYPUNCH OPERATOR noquirorTMnti School Certificate with Orade 2 or OCE 5 'O' level 2 years of experience, preferably with direct data entry Speed of 15.000 key strokes per hour ■> Must have a
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      622 17 An old oetebNehed Commercial Invites applications from suitable candidates for CLERICAL VACANCIES Singapore citizens 18-25 years Completed National Service With HSC A' Level or Its equivalent Typing speed of 40 w.p.m Knowledge of commercial subjects Is advantageous Starting islary 5250.00 p.m. P 0 BOX 1611 SINGAPORE 1. Wall established Trading
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      933 17 II EMPLOYMENT I OG requires SALESGIRLS To^al gross Income $284/- inclusive of overtime) Singaporean, aged 18 25 Mm height 1 55 m Conversant In English and Mandarin Please apply In person between 1 00pm and 5. 00pm at: OG ELITE DEPARTMENT STORE Ground Floor, Plaza Slngapura Orchard Road Singapore 9.
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      720 17 VERY WELL ESTABLISHED EUROPEAN COMPANY DEALING IN INTERIORS urgently requires the following to cope up with increased demand for Its products SALES REPRESENTATIVE Must be positive, dynamic and with good contacts In this line of business Oood earnings Is not a problem for the right candidate scheme Is payable Interested
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      1382 17 II EMPLOYMENT I A Well Estsbhshed Garage In Sherl*h. U.A.E requires immediately MECHANICS for Ihe following job*.a Wheel Alignment a Engine Tuning a Manual/ Automatic Oear Box a Alrcondltlonlng a Painting a Body Dents Repairs Car Washing 4 Oreaslng Applicants should be experienced and able to handle equipment Independently Good
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      1074 17 II EMPLOYMENT V V NTUC COMFORT Invite* application, for thaj following vacanclea: a) CLERICAL i OFFICER I b) CLERICAL J ASSISANT c) ENFORCEMENT \i ASSISTANT (Mala) I j Qualification* and I Experience: I pom (a) a OCE A Level and pre-: ferably 2 years' relevant working experience a Good command
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      1197 17 II EMPLOYMENT FAIRCHILD SINGAPORE PTE LTD requires FEMALE PRODUCTION OPERATORS Requirements Age Above 16 years Education Primary 8 and above Citizenship Singaporean Benefits Starting salary $5 80 per day (Assembler) $8 20 per day (Bonder) Successful completion of 3 months probation Assembler $7 03 per day Bonder $7 48 per
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      553 18 tl EMPLOYMENT "LE MONDE" HIGH CLASS JAPANESE COCKTAIL LOUNGE 4TH FLOOR. LUCKY PLAZA. ORCHARD ROAD REQUIRES 30 Pert time Hostssssss (Aga II 25) Experienced and Non experienced Temale clerical employees, secretaries etc are welcome SJIOOO monthly Income Short working hours oress Allowance, training provided j N(>n citizens also welcome Pteaae
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      687 18 Wa have vacancies In tha Production Planning Department tor the following positions: A) EXPEDITOR/ DESPATCHER Duties Responsible for expediting the progress of critical orders of manufactured parts Qusllflcsttons Eiperlence: Minimum OCE 'O' Level or Technical Certificate from Technical School. Minimum 1 year in manufacturing environment B) MOVE-MAN (MALE) Duties: Responsible
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      771 18 II EMPLOYMENT A newly established Trading Company requires urgently FEMALE GENERAL CLERK/TYPIST G.C.E O' Level education Minimum 2 years experience In similar capacity Ability to handle telex and PMBX switchboard Knowledge of local dialects preferable OFFICE BOY At least Sec. 1 education Minimum 1 year experience in similar capacity Should
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      732 18 CLINIC ASSISTANT FOR dlst. 14/ 15 Primary six to Sec 3 Apply with particulars and phone no. to < S.T. Box A*****. REQUIRED DESPATCH RIDER j with own motorbike. Interested call personally at 50-B. Anne- 1 nlan Street. Spore 6. WE REQUIRE FEMALE FACTORY WORKERS /I) 2-shttt rotational duties 7.00
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      655 18 II EMPLOYMENT WANTED DRIVER' DELIVERY Assistant from dlst 14. 15 or 16. Completed N S. Initial salary $260 Interview at 126. Katong Shopping Centre (2.30 pm 530pm) FULL-TIME HARDWORKING GARDENER wanted. Please apply giving full particulars and telephone contact to ASEA Singapore Pte Ltd.. 2. Sixth Lokyang Road. Jurong. Singapore
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      651 18 REQUIRED SHOP ASSISTANT. No experience required Primary 6 education. Come personally. 51. Sunset Way. Spore 21 (mini supermarket > Tel: *****7/ *****8 WIREMEN. APPRENTICES AND labourers urgently required Apply personally 302 Upper Paya Lebar Road. Spore 19 FITZPATRICKS SUPERMARKET AT Holland Village urgently requires Female Cleaners. Interested telephone *****11 for
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      936 18 11l VEHICLES A BOATS SINGAPORE USED CAR (PTE) LTD 29. GOLDHILL PLAZA SPORE TEL: *****1 ft 551 590 IS4, ALBERT STREET SPORE TEL: *****4 *****4 1976 Datsun Pick Up 197S Colt Oalant 1600 (AlrCond) 1974 Flat 132S (Alr-Cond) Datsun 200 L Colt Oalant 1600 SL Coupe (Alr-Cond) Alfa Romeo 2000
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      1003 18 1972 HONDA TNMO very good condition View at 414. Telok Blangah Road (beside Clros Theatre) 1572 TOYOTA CELICA Alrcon. sports rims, metallic gold, low suspension Tip top condition Call *****1 IS7O TOYOTA 1700 Saloon (PARF eligible) Tip-top condition Interested view 52. Lorong 25A Oeylang Spore 14. END 1970 RENAULT 1300
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      900 18 111 VEHICLES I BOATS 1977 Toyota Corolla 1200 alrcon Si cassette 197S Toyota Corolla 1200 alrcon It cassette 1979 Colt Van 1400 1974 Mercedes Benz 200 alrcon li radio 1974 Morrts Marina 1275 alrcon 1959 Ford Cortina 1600 OT 1967 Mazda 1500 TECK HUAT USED CARS CO 441 Rangoon Road
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      871 18 1*72 OCT. AUSTIN Mini Clubman Statlonwagon. Third owner $5,800 0.n.0 Contact *****6 1*74 JULY MERCEDES 230 automatic Denso alrcon. one owner, showroom condition $32,500 Contact *****5 Richard 1967 MINI (SO. New tax Insurance Paint Battery Cartridge. Just overfauled engine $2,600 aNN NOV. '71 FORO Escort 1100 1 owner 2-door. radio,
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      654 19 IV ACCOMMODATION I PROPERTIES INTERNATIONAL PLAZA 10, Anson Road, Singapore 2 OFFICE SPACE- From $1.05 p.s.f. I SHOP SPACE From $1.40 p.s.f. I APARTMENTS From $740 ALL RENTALS ARE INCLUSIVE OF SERVICE CHARGES ENQUIRIES Please call *****00 (8 I nesl J^ W#*MsViii I *aaaaWa«TM»aal Houses DIST. 10 A BEAUTIFUL DETACHED
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      753 19 DIST. 10 MAGNIFICENT DOUBLE-STOREY OETACHED BUNGALOW 3 bedrooms stuily. 4 alrcondltloners. spacious llving/dlnlng. $3,000 Partla:iy furnished DIST 10 SECLUDED COZY SINGLE-STOREY DETACHED BUNGALOW 3 bedrooms, living, dining Immediate occupbtlon. $1,500 Unfurnished DIST. 21 SINGLE-STOREY DETACHED 3 bedrooms, fully airconditioned. spacious livlng/dlnlng. Fully carpeted $1,200 Unfurnished OTHER ACCOMMODATIONS:ranglng from $1,000 $6,000
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      777 19 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES pWell-furnished^J apartments in 1 Districts 9A 10 II I TAMAN SERASI H (Odd. Botanic Gardens) H RIVER VALL EY CLOSE (Opp. Kiihney Road) GRANGE ROAD/JLN ARNAP (Near Marco Polo Motel)H JALAN JINTAN (Behind Fitzpatnck's) I OXLEY GARDEN (Behind Cockpit Hotel) H Ample car park Close proximity to
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      784 19 PEACE MANSION Luxurious 3 and 4-bedroom splitlevel apartments Partially furnished $1,300 pm upwards Contact M/S KIAN AN REALTY LTD. TEL: 1221 S7/i DIST. 11 TOP FLOOR, luxurious. Hilly turnlshed 3-bedroom apartmenl carpeted with central alrron telephone Call *****5. CHANCERY LANE DIST. 11 furntatwd :t-bedroomed flat. 2 aircondltlonen. 2 bathrooms, living
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      654 19 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES READY CLIENTS REQUIRE bungalows and apartments In dists 9. 10. 11 and fl. Rent/ Sale Owners please call Lelnster Enterprise *****26/ *****29 URGENTLY WANTING 2 furnished bungalows/ luxurious apartments in dlsts. 9/ 10, $2,500 to $3,000 for long term. Olve details Victor Chla i Partners *****26 BUNGALOWS.
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      810 19 SHENTON WAV OFFICE SPACE With Harbour View For Leaae At Attractive Rate* 850 «95 aq ft. (7* S3 ml) CONTACT: *****22 EXT. 164/ 199/ ISI GOLDHILL PLAZA PODIUM block, available immediately office space of 1.200 sq.ft. to let at $1.80 E.s f. Continental Housing Pte Id. Tel: *****6 Mr. Low
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      539 19 IV ACCOMMODATION J. PROPERTIES 1 «s^a*-^Bas»^^Ei»" .TT^aT-*)**** I Hilltop 2 storey split level I terrace nouses -"\_r'- m Hilltop 2 storey split level semi-detached bungalows luxury fittings easy loan instalments freehold land prompt delivery Book Now. Enquiry Booking THOMSON HILL LTD. 15th Fir. Far East Shopping Centre. Orchard Road Singapore
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      552 19 GARDENIA I V.fWr.ilrrn T» Fornqr»rs Loans available from United Overseas Finance COMFORT HOMES PTE LTD. Tel: *****11 *****40 b < "no rotnctlofl to lomgiwrs liisi* 3 Moferit* Property Tji jSj I B*X MamvWi Used 2=l I LsM designed ItafrL? 1 Intarcom-cum-T V T*nur« of Land fr— hold Pl.nnm.No OC«O« *>7»<l.
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      735 19 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES f Oenulne Purchasers PROPERTIES with or without vacant poeeeeeion. Fast completion of sales assured Finance have been arranged Please call *****33 ait SERANGOON GARDEN ESTATE semi-detached and bungalows wanted lor Immediate cash purchase Principals only please call 25C0922 GENUINE BUYER ANXIOUSLY searching for a suitable house' apartment
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      815 19 PEACE CENTRE SHOPS Ist floor 65 sq metre (ft***) ft Kleefca 2nd floor 4 unlU each M sq metres (280 sq ft.) OMce* 4th floor 194 sq metre (2093 sq ft I IMMEDIATE OCCUPATION For rent/Ml* Contact KIAN AN REALTY LTO Tel: *****7/1 COFFEE HOUSE AT Colombo Court for rental.
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      493 20 V SERVICES I BUSINESS PIPE/CONDUIT THREADER HAND HELD Only 18' i lbs threads 1/8" to 2" pipe and conduits In seconds 1 HP.. 220 volt Double Insulated motor, surplus stock available at keen prices Ring MACLAINE WATSON 2J597 J1 end speak to Jeffrey Po or Vincent Ng. FOR S2OOO, YOU
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      299 20 400 OFFICES WORLDWIDE Household removal, packing, transportation, shipping, aircargo for Instant efficient '24 hour' door to door service telephone Lep International FE Ltd *****55 (office hours)/ *****5 page 2490/ 2489 rafter office LIBERTY TRANSPORTATION OFFERS prompt services for household removals, lorry transport with crane and 24 hours land rover towing
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      365 20 V SERVICES BUSINESS SALON DE LA Grande for Mu**ac. Sauna Bath Ladies and Gentlemen. Tanglin Shopping Centre. 2nd Floor. Room 224. Tel *****6 ALOHA HEALTH SERVICE provides you relaxing massage by qualified masseuses. Tel: *****65/ *****65/ *****84 CALL MICHELLE 2******/ *****13 for a relaxing massage. For Immediate service. Michael Royston
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      352 20 WHEN IN SINGAPORE, remember Oriental friendly masseuses. Royston Agency: *****13/ *****12 MARTINA'S SALON 11-A Calrnhlll Circle massage' saunabath/ barber, complete gentlemen grooming by trained attendants Ring (Spore) *****1/ *****8 MOONLIGHT VISITING MASSAGE Services. Provides skilful, qualified, experienced masseuses for a relaxing massage Tel *****1 SPECIALIST HEALTH SALON 2nd Moor next
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      170 20 VI EDUCATION TRAINING SECRE7AMUUS SCHOOL OF SECRETARIAL SKILLS Prepares student* ioi the London Chamber oi Commerce Industry and Pitman* Institute examinations The next FULL-TIME PRIVATE SECRETARY'S COURSES commence on Bth May 1978 Th* next PART-TIME PRIVATE SECRETARY'S COURSE (EVENINGS) commences on 15th May 1978 Writ* for our brochure or enquire
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      360 20 inlingua School oi Languages LANGUAGE COURSES COMMENCING SOON NO CLASS HAS MORE THAN 12 STUDENTS ENGLISH evening classes 12- week courses Beginners' 2 Tues/Thurs from 27 Apr 7.30 9 10 FRENCH evening classes Intermediate 1 Tues/Thurs from 2 May 7.30 9.10 MALAY day classes 10- week courses Beginner*' 1 Fridays
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      519 20 VI EDUCATION 4V TRAINING GIRLS! Jobs are becoming harder to get you need better qualifications Enrol now at the ITC and quality lor the London Chamber ol Commerce Private Secretary s Certificate and the ITC s Private Secretary s Diploma the region s leading qualification (or a Private Secretary Our
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      856 20 PREMIER COMMERCIAL SCHOOL 20* Oueenewey Shopping Centre Singapore Tel: (34*M/ *27*12 Commencing Sth Mey, I*7* TYPEWRITING: Any convenient time from 8 00 a.m. 9.00 p.m. SHORTHAND (BEGINNERS) Mon-Fri 10 00 11 00 am Mon'Wed/Frl 8.00 9.00 pm. Tues/Thurs 7 .30 9.00 p.m. SHORTHAND SPEED Mon Wed/Frl 40-100 w.p.m Tues/Thurs 50
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      1027 20 VI EDUCATION TRAINING SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF Science 593-A Serangoon Road (*****20). Physical Science Biology. Mathematics. English Sec 2 Pre-U II Enrol now for 1978 GRAPHIC ART IS months) Tuesday 8 00 9 30 pm. Commencing 2nd May 1978 Premier Commercial School Tel *****6/ *****2 FULL/PART TIME GCE O <i A'
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      356 21 VII TRAVEL I RESTAURANTS EUROPEAN TOURS •IVt CAPITALS "I Davi ***** RMIMI CItUIM. PARIS. AMSTERDAM B days S24O7'fUftOMAN ROUNDTRIP 14 Days I2«O4 Eyrapaaw rang* 14 Days S2629'•MNDID CITIES 15 Days $3082 Prices Include Airfares Dally Jumbo Flights European Tours (arrom twin snarling) 2 Transfers Airport Hotel Airport in London A
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      842 21 1 AN EXCrflMa NEW UKKAM HOLIDAY INCLUSIVE OF AIR FARE. VEALS AND SIGHTSEEING DEPARTURES DAILY OBMM I EXXOE INTERNATIONAL PTE. LTO SUITE 325 3RD FLOOR. ICB BUILDING SHENTON WAV TEL: *****19. *****36 STPB 148 ALPHA GOLDEN WINGS TRAVEL PTE. LTO. Presents PILGRIMAGE TOURS FOR 1(71 24-Day Pilgrimage Tour el Hotyland,
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      570 21 VII TRAVEL RESTAURANTS £Kk ■^T^LP a^LV SINGAPORE SUBORDINATE fl^^T* •%^a^LM COURT al^ i-^__^^^-^P PUBLIC CANTEEN __._^3 (Mcng Km Restaurant Branch) I 71 7\ ■[r/»/ll^H f^l I Upper Cross Stre* 1-^H H '.aßuSy! TKY OUR DELICIOUS KOOD I I>H ICES REASONABLE H^ lj iWft wl Special Hong Kong Roasts *"> Chicken
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      476 21 A reputable Japanese company, intending •to establish a facility to manufacture stereo radio-cassettes for cars, invites applications for: Electrical Technicians Job Description The technicians will be responsible for training new employees in the production techniques, maintaining the manufacturing process and equipment and ensuring that production schedules are met. Qualification and
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      654 21 Due to re-organizatlon and expansion, we require immediately the services of the following person- nel for our I (A) GRAPHIC EQUIPMENT DIVISION: Sslbs Manager Sales Representative*) For both posts applicants must possess the following pre-requisites. i) Age: 25 35 ii) 3 5 years relevant Management/ selling experience in offset printing,
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      1129 21 KERETAPI TANAH MELAYU Tawaran-tawaran adalah dipelawa daripada pemborong-pemborong yang berdaftar di dalam Jabatan Kejuruteraan Raya. Keretapi Tanah Melayu. Kuala Lumpur untuk kerja-keria yang tersebut di bawah:(0 Pembekalan mlter-mlter beraalngan ke rumah-rumah (i) Block A' P Kelang, (il) Gate Huts Kelang, (iii) Gang Line No. 5 Kelang. (iv) Gang Line 86(B)
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  • IX OBITUARIES
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      97 21 THE FAMILY OF the late Mr Heng Mul Thlam. Mac wishes to express deep gratitude to Rev. Heng Teck Imm and Pastor Llm of New Life Church, relatives and friends for condolences, donations, wreaths and assistance rendered during their bereavement. Special mention must be gratefully made for Doctors
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      43 21 aged 44 passed away on 24-4-78 leaving behind Huaband Ng Thin Mun Daughter* May and Lai Son* Kong and Ming Cortege leaving 4-A, Royal Roed at 12.30 p m. 26-4-7$ for Mount Vemon Crematoria. MRS DOLLY NO nee LEONG KIM LAI
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      54 21 former Vice-chancellor Nanyaaa University, passed away peacefully at Sydney. Australia on 7th April. 1978. leaving behind beloved wife Yoeh-Zu. son Chenya and daughter-in-law Chak Yee Hl* ache* will leave no. 40. Kee Choc Avenue. Sennett Eilate, Singapore 13 at 1 p.m. on Saturday. 2»th April. I*7l for Seong Llm Singapore
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      110 21 passed away peacefully on 25/4/78. survived by his wife Mdm Tan Nguan Nern. sons Tok Khee. Hiok Khee. Klap Khee. daughters Slew Wee. Slew Woon; son-in-law Lee Llan Seah. Ang Kill San. Paul Chong; daughters-in-law Chee Lee Chpo, Lye Lin Heng; grandchildren Clarissa. Louis. Patricia. Justin Lee Hong Kwang. Lee
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      103 21 GORDON VAN HIEN former partner ot TUROUAND. YOUNOS CO.. passed away peacefully on 15th April after a short Illness in Worthing. Sussex. He was burled at a private family ceremony on 24th April Mra. Van Hien haa aaked all thoee who knew Gordon to remember him In their prayara CHUA
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      27 21 i everlovlng memory Departed on 26-4-77 Alwaye remembered by Shirley, Bror, Ken, VIM. Safer. Pram and loved one*. of our dearest mother MDM T. DEVI
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      183 22 Greig is off to promote cricket in US f ONDON, Tues. lv Tony GreU, the former England captain, has left for the United States to explore the possibility of Kerry Packer promoting his breakaway World Series Cricket venture in America. Greif, whose defection to the Australian television 171 7 co
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      CONSISTENT BUSTINO IMPRESSES
      782 22  - CONSISTENT BUSTINO IMPRESSES RAYMOND WONG By KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Bustino is keeping his form remarkably well. With R. Rajoo astride, he did a fluent 600-metre workout, returning 43.6 sec. on the bit, on a good track here this morning. Judging on that workout, he should be a strong contender in
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      Lock icon Tueart repays Cosmos with a goal
      344 22 NEW YORK, Tues. Dennis Tueart, New York's U*****,000 ($1 139 million) acquisition from Manchester City, paid his first dividends for the Cosmos on Sunday as he staged a scintillating performance in a 3-1 victory over the Dallas Tornado. A crowd of 50,127, largest of
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      1074 22 A TOTAL of 347 horses has been entered for the Singapore Turf Club Meeting on May 6 and 7 and May and 13 and 14. The entries comprise 130 In Liass i and 217 in Ci&ss 4. Due to too many entries, the committee have decided not
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      Zaheer: I won't quit Packer
      428 22  -  ERNEST FRIDA By lIOW much is it worth to a piayer who joins the Kerry Packer cricket circus? World record-holder Zaheer Abbas puts it in a nutshell: "If I work three months a year for the next Uiree years, I can afford to retire for
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      222 22 Toohey puts Aussies on victory path KINGSTON. Tues. druce Yardley and -»m Hi^ks tore tnrougn titi u4.iiaii.aii uatniib a. .a i-tiei- luoney nil -lv to put Australia within signt ol victory at close 01 play on the third day of their tour-day cricket match against Jamaica here yesterday. Yardley took
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      'Life ban' is cut to five years
      145 23 'Life ban' is cut to five years TCORMER Johore goal■T keeper Zainoldin Ahmaus life ban from soccer has been reduced to five years by the Johore Amateur Football Association. Centre-back Lee Senr Kar's life ban has similarly been slashed, while full-back Ikhsan Ahmad's two-year suspension has been halved. Johore AFA
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        310 23 Now it is back to school for teachers AD I S CI P LINARIAN would find this season's spate of schools' soccer sendings-off as alarming as an air raid warning. But, if the situation ks causing some anxiety, it could be that the schoolteacher referees are more to blame than
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      Hoeden, Nathan stand out among novices
      255 23 PEATHERW EIGHT Lawrence Hoeaen, younger brother of former national champion Melvin Hoeden, and D. Nathan, 17 year-old brother of national chamnion Ravi Chandra, stood out in the Singapore Amateur Boxing Association's Novices Championships at Boon Teck C.C. last night. Hoeden i*.owed promise In his
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      OUTSIDER YAN UPSETS CHOY
      352 23  -  PATRICK BASTIANS By OUTSIDER Van Heng Chiok caused the biggest upset in the Mllo national squash championships at Kallang yesterday, when he stormed into the quarterfinals, coming from behind to beat third seed. Patrick Choy 8-10, 7-9, 9-3. 9-3, 9-7. The win was unexpected, especially as
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      Shooters for Kedah meet
      154 23 OINGAPORE will send O a team of shooters to the Kedah championships In Alor Star on May 19 and 20, reports ALBERT JOHNSON. Fung Lock Nam, president of the Singapore Shooting Association, said yesterday that the Republic had been invited by their Kedah counterparts tor the
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      Grace splashes to two meet records
      414 23  -  ALBERT JOHNSON By GRACE Cheong achieved a splendid double when she smashed two meet records on the second day of the S 1 ng a p ore Swimming Club's Open swimming championships at TanJong Rhu yesterday. Grace looking superbly fit, cru:sed to easy victories
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      DIARY
      89 23 BADMINTON National schools secondary boyi and firis finals (Qulllemard Road 30 p.m HOCKEY— National schools post secondary semi finals (Jalan Bear stadium 3.45 p.m.) RUGBY National schools post secondary tournament ACJC v Raffles. SAJC v CJC (Police Academy 3.30 p.m. and 5 pjn SOCCER PAS under-16 tournament: East Coast
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      500 23 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.-The Football Association of Selangor today announced a squad of 17 players who will begin training tomorrow for the Malaysia Cup semi-finals. The squad do not include their six internationals in Bangkok, who defied their orders to withdraw from the national team. The
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      FAS suspend Div One matches to help Yap
      391 23 SEBASTIAN YAP, the national team coach, has persuadea the Football Association of Singapore to postpone all their National Football League Division One matches to help him prepare for the Malaysia Cup semifinals, reports JOE DORAI. The FAS agreed to suspend all Division
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      Whitley beat Dunearn
      110 23 DUNEARN TECHNICAL, who earlier defeated defending champions, St. Andrews, in the National Schools secondary rugby tournament, virtually threw away their last match In the preliminary round to Whitley 0-33 yesterday, thus avoiding a semifinal clash with 1977 runnerup. Raffles Institution. Dunearn, who had been unbeaten so far,
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      LATE TIPS FOR TEAM
      210 23  -  JOE DORAI By fTREVOR HARTLEY, •L Singapore's Director of Coaching, had a special date yesterday morning with the Singapore intermediate soccer squad bound for the King's Cup tournament In Bangkok. He dashed down to Paya Lebar Airport at 8.30 to give the team a few last-minute
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      Tampines scrape past Cairnhill
      224 23  - Tampines scrape past Cairnhill WILFRED YEO By 1"WO examples of one -I man making the difference in a team ere <-een last night as T .mplnes Rovers, who ta ned defending champ mis Geylang Internati >nal 5-2 last week, scn.ped past newly promoted Calrnhlll CSA 2-1 n a National Football
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    94 24 WASHINGTON, Tues. Gen. Alexander M. Haig Jr., Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, threatened to resign recently over the Carter administration's handling of several defence issues, including the decision to defer production of the neutron bomb, according to government sources. Gen. Haig was persuaded to remain
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    71 24 MANILA, Tues. Hongot tribesmen, described as headhunters until a decade ago, attacked a logging camp last week and shot or hacked three workers to death and wcunded two others, the Defence Department said today. The report did not say If the victims were beheaded. It said
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    43 24 TEL AVI». Tues.— Seventy Jewish prisoners at a jail for criminal offenders yesterday slashed themselves with homemade knives in protest against government refusal to grant them an amnesty next month, prison sources said. Six of them were taken to hospital. Reuter.
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    Rules far CPF loans to buy SBS shares
    193 24 (CENTRAL Provident Fund members who are above 21 years of age maywithdraw up to a maximum of $5,000 from the fund to buy Singapore Bus Service Co. Ltd. shares, according to a Government Gazette notification last night. This is one of the
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    102 24 Security forces in Manila on alert MANILA, Tues —Security forces have been put on alert here following reports of threats to power stations and electricity lines, a spokesman of the para-military Constabulary said today. He said the alert was ordered two days ago on intelligence reports of possible subversive activity.
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    289 24 Surprise move on SinoSoviet border talks PEKING, Tues. MR. Leonid Iliyshev, Soviet Viceforeign Minister and head of the Soviet delegation to boundary nego t i a tions with China, will arrive here tomorrow, well-informed diplomatic sources said tonight. Diplomats were surprised by Mr. Illyshev's return to talks, suspended 14 months
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    690 24 LONDON. Tues Government stocks lost up to 3/4 of a point toda) following the weakness of sterling and fears of an Increase next week In the minimum lending rate. dealers said Leading equities closed quietly steady and at 3pm the Flnanclal Times Index was up 1.8 at «2
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