The Straits Times, 2 May 1978

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    14 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1978 25 CENTS M.C.(P) No. 214/1/78
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    Lock icon CONSENSUS IN the IMF ON GROWTH
    715 1 Significant shift in strategy MEXICO CITY, Monday A TWO-DAY international meeting of finance ministers has warned that the world faces a vicious deflationary spiral unless economic growth is speeded up and massive imbalances in global trade are corrected. The meeting of the International Monetary
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    Friend of Labour award for Byrne
    215 1 "EWIEND of Labour" r Mr. K.M. Byrne, 65, the PAP government's first Lain v Minister, r:celving his medal of honour yesterday from Mrs. C.V. Devan Nair, wife of the NTUC secretarygeneral, at the Conference Hall. Mr. Byrne and five others were given medals by
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    Lock icon Insurance offer against mugging
    82 1 Insurance offer against mugging HONGKONG. Mon. A Hongkong newspaper and two Insurance companies are Jointly offering local residents a unique insurance against mugging, a common crime here. A spokesman for the Star newspaper said that for an annual premium of HK$6O <Ss3o>, any mugging victim could claim benefits under the
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    Accord on project
    65 1 JAKARTA, Mon. Japanese Minister of International Trade and Industry. Mr. Tronic) Komoto. said today Japan and Indonesia had tgrtjd to complete the Asahan Aluminium smelting plant project as originally scheduled despite "obstacle*." Mt-. Komoto. who arrived here late yesterday on the first leg of his South-east Asian
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    Lock icon Begin begins talks with Carter
    231 1 NEW YORK, Mon. Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin today began delicate talks with President Carter aimed at getting the stalled Middle East peace negotiations between Israel and Egypt moving again. The talks followed the blunt confrontation between the two men Just over a month ago
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    Lock icon PRO-RED TAKES OVER AS PM IN KABUL
    610 1 PRO-RED TAKES OVER AS PM IN KABUL NEW DELHI. Mon. Afghanistan's new military government gave the first hint of its political leaning yesterday by naming a reported leftist Mr. Nur Mohammed Tarakl. Prime Minister. News reports said at least 500 people were kll!ed in the uprising last week. Kabul Radio
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    One dead, missing as boat sinks
    317 1  - One dead, missing as boat sinks K. S. SIDHU By MAY Day picnic ended in tragedy yesterday when an elderly woman died and five other people were reported missing after their motorboat capsized at sea off Sembawang. The body of Madam Foo Foong Lian, 64, was found floating in the
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    Lock icon 'The common enemy'
    60 1 PEKING. Mon. British defence chief, Sir Nell Cameron, today told officers from China's Sixth Tank Division guarding Peking that the two countries had a common enemy In Moscow. "Our two countries are coming more and more together." he tald. "This must be good because we both have
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    40 1 NEW YORK. Mon. Dow Jones averages, based on nrst hour of trading on the New York Stock exchange: 30 Indus 837.23, off 0.09; 20 transp 234.34, off 024; IS utlls 106.36. unch; 65 stocks 288.38, off 0.10. UPI.
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    Raja: English is the link language
    293 1  - Raja: English is the link language AHMAD OSMAN By ENGLISH &g the neutral language linking RJ all Singaporeans and Mandarin as the public language for the Chinese this Is the aim of the government's new policy on blllngualism, Foreign Minister Mr. S. Rajaratnam said last night. He said that the
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    Lock icon Reserves drop
    32 1 TOKYO, Mon. Japan* official external reserves fell to US$27 53 billion ($63 32 billion i in April from a record U5529.21 billion last March, the Finance Ministry said today. Reuter.
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    Divers find four more bodies
    37 1 Divers find four more bodies SAF divert last nlfht recovered the bodies of four more people missing In the tea after their boat capsized off Sembawanc. Search is stiU on for the fifth person. SEE THIS PAGE
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      Lock icon Fall of Saigon rally
      75 2 BITTER memories flood back as this Vietnamese woman remembers the fall of South Vietnam in 1975. Waving the flat; of the former Republic of South Vietnam, she joined hundreds of her countrymen now living in France in a rally on Sunday marking the third anniversary of
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      Lock icon Worthless Aussie land
      154 2 WASHINGTON, Mon.— The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today ended a multimillion-dollar Australian land deal that left several thousand investors with land they could not use or resell. In addition to preventing further sales, the order will provide at least US$7 million (5J16.3 mil- lion) in
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      Lock icon ASEAN TO SEEK EEC AID FOR THREE PROJECTS
      143 2 ASEAN TO SEEK EEC AID FOR THREE PROJECTS MANILA, Mon. Asean will seek European Economic Community (EEC) assistance for three rural projects in the region as part of stepped-up cooperation between the groupings, Philippines Foreign Secretary Carlos Romulo said in an interview here today. Dr. Romulo did not specify what
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      Lock icon Asia seeks assurance
      242 2 Asia seeks assurance MANILA, Monday ASIAN countries expect concrete steps from the United States to dispel doubts about its continued commitment to the Asia-Pacific region, Philippine Foreign Secretary Carlos Romulo said in an interview published today. This was especially Important In the face of the Increasing role of other big
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      Lock icon Concern over exodus of Chinese from Vietnam
      425 2 £HINA yesterday expressed its "concern" over a recent mass return of overseas Chinese from Vietnam, publicly confirming a serious crisis in SinoVietnamese relations. National People's Congress Vice-Chairman and head of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council Llao Cheng-chlh spoke of
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      Lock icon Canberra uneasy over anti-Hanoi group
      203 2 Canberra uneasy over anti-Hanoi group CANBERRA, Mon The formation of an eitremt rightwlng movement in Sydney which alms to overthrow the communist government In Vietnam has severely embarrassed the federal government. Ruling Liberal Party officials today were dissociating the party from the new group formed at a meeting in Sydney
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      Lock icon Six killed in plane crash
      60 2 BANGKOK. MOO. A Thai armj survey plan* craahed Into a lake In southern Thailand yesterday, killing all atx people aboard, military source* said today. The aircraft, a Beechcraft Be-80, was on a routine night to Bangkok when It crashed shortly after takeoff Into Songkhla Lake
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      Demand for tax cuts
      150 3 TOKYO, Monday PRESIDENTS and prime ministers joined in labour rallies and some five million Japanese workers took to the streets to demand tax cuts and a better life as Asia marked international Labour Day today. It was a public holiday in many countries and families were
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      Lock icon Five million stage May Day protest inarches in Japan
      262 3 tax cuts and Improved social welfare benefits and attacked Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda for failing to halt the economic recession. In MANILA, President Marcos today ordered an easing of a martial law ban on labour strikes and announced a package of
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      Lock icon 'Bid to oust 1.2 m from Burma' Reds captured
      269 3 'Bid to oust 1.2 m from Burma Reds captured DACCA, Monday T^EWSPAPER articles, reporting a continu- ing influx of Muslim refugees from across the border, said today that Burma intends to force all 1.2 million non-Bhuddists out of westernmost Arakan province eventually. The governmentowned dally Bangladesh Observer Quoted refugees as
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      Lock icon KOMOTO'S TALKS WITH SUHARTO
      123 3 KOMOTO'S TALKS WITH SUHARTO JAKARTA, Mon. J Japan's Minister for International Trade and Industry Toshio Komoto today held talks here with President Suharto on bilateral and regional Issues. Informed sources said topics covered included Japan's pledge to provide US$l billion (552.3 billion > to help the nve Asean member-states to
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      Lock icon 'Jail him 20 years'
      60 3 JAKARTA. Mon— The public prosecutor demanded 20 years' Jail today fur Sawito Kartowibowo, 48, a mystic charged with subversion for trying to topple President Suharto unconstitutionally. During the prolonged trial, Sawito admitted having tried to bring about the President's resignation but he denied any intention to
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      Lock icon 'Unfair trade advantage'
      75 3 WASHINGTON. Mon. Some foreign countries get an unfair trade advantage because they are not required to comply with the same strict health and safety standards as the United States. US representative Henry Reuss said yesterday. Mr. Reuss, chairman of the House Banking Committee, cited India as an
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      Lock icon Growing problem of tipplers in Japan
      145 3 NEW YORK, Mon. Japan, with three million alcoholics or six per cent of the population is facing a tough drinking problem, according to an article in the latest Issue of Time maga*ine. Busint ssmen had done most to swell Japan's alcoholism rate fourfold since
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      Tanaka offered $3m payoff: Witness
      204 3 Tanaka offered $3m payoff: Witness rnOKYO, Mon. The X former managing director of a leading trading company Implicated In the Lockheed payoff scandal testified today that former Prime Minister KaKu kanaka had been guaranteed a 500 million yen (SS3.B million) commission prior to ■ales of Trlstar jets. Mr. Hlroshl Itoh's
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      Lock icon 22 newsmen detained
      60 3 LAHORE, Mon. Tw:ntytwo Journalists and newspaper workers were detained today shortly before they were due to start a hunger strike In defiance ol martial law, union officials said. They Included N 1 s a r Usmanl, secretary-general of the Journalists Union. Union president Minna] Baran was detained
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      Lock icon 'US trade barriers won't expand'
      190 3 NEW YORK, Monday lAPANESE Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda said In an interview with Newsweek magazine yesterday he did not believe trade protectionism In the United States would grow. He also suggested that visits between the President of the United States and the Prime Minister of
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      Lock icon OHIRA TIPPED AS THE NEXT PM
      96 3 rKYO. Mon— Ruling Liberal Democratic Party secretary -general Masayoshi Ohira is considered the man most suitable to become next Prime Minister of Japan, according to a public opinion poll published today by the Mainichi Shimbun newspaper. The nationally circulated newspaper said the three-day survey
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      Lock icon BROLLY RALLY
      43 3 THREE- HUNDRED thousand umbrellas "blossomed" In Tokyo yesterday In a unique umbrella rally sponsored by the General Council of Trade Unions of Japan to celebrate May Day. About five million workers took part in May Day rallies throughout the country. AP
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      Lock icon Rhodesia emergency meet
      108 4 SALISBURY, Mon. Rhodesia's Executive Council, upper tier of the transitional government, met in emergency session today to hear demands for the reinstatement of sacked black Justice. Law and Order Minister Byron Hove. The meeting was demanded by Bishop Abel Muzorewa's United African National Council (UANC) which said
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      Lock icon 'Unifil may use force' warning First to cross Arctic solo
      483 4 'Unifil may use force' warning First to cross Arctic solo NEW YORK. Monday r— We mean business, says Waldheim ITXITED Nations Secretary-G ene r a 1 Kurt Waldheim said in an interview published today that UN troops occupying southern Lebanon would overcome resistance by force, if necessary Dr. Waldheim told
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      Lock icon Rock bands draw 68,000 to protest Fascism and racism
      196 4 Rock bands draw 68,000 to protest Fascism and racism LONDON, Mon. Rock bands blasted out to nearly 70.006 young people today In the biggest protest seen here against Fascism and racism. The newly-formed AntiNazi League, organisers of the "Fun Against Fascism" carnival inarch and pop festival, said 68.000 people took
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      Lock icon 'Sadat likely to shake up govt'
      266 4 CAIRO, Monday EGYPT'S respected October magazine hinted yesterday that President Anwar Sadat would soon announce changes in his government. The editor of the weekly and a close friend of Mr. Sadat. Mr. Anis Mansour criticised the Cabinet. Parliament and government controlled press In an
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      Lock icon $1b strike losses 13 give up
      115 4 $1b strike losses 13 give up NEW DELHI. Mon. India lost an estimated US$6OO million (S$ 1,398 million) In Industrial output over the past 12 months due to labour unrest, the Economic Times reported today, citing Industrial sources. Some 1,500 factories were directly affected by strikes and many more were
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      Lock icon Guerillas kidnap 50 blacks
      159 4 SALISBURY. Mon. Nationalist guerilla* marched more than 50 Rhodeslan blacks into Botswana at gun point at the weekend but the farm workers managed to return to Rhodesia after being abandoned by their abductors, a military spokesman said today. The spokesman said the guerillas took a total
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      Lock icon Red Guard leader found guilty of 70 deaths
      160 4 PEKING. Mon Kual Ta-fu, the most famous Red Guard leader of China's cultural Revolution, has been found guilty of responsibility tor the deaths of some 70 workers during the "hundiid days' war" at Peking's Chlnghua University in the winter of 1966-7, a
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      Lock icon After the gunfight
      53 5 After the gunf ight rpHE bloody aftermath of a savage gunbattle a crowd mill around the bullet-riddled car containing the bodies of three alleged robbers killed by Constabulary Criminal Investigation (CCI) agents in a running gunbattle in a Manila suburb on Saturday. The driver, hardly visible, is slumped in his
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      Lock icon US Red spy swopped for student
      398 5 IN JAIL FOR 13 YEARS ITS communist spy Robert Thompson was exchanged for a 22-year-old American student here today after serving 13 years in an American jail The exchange with Alan Van Norman, arrested last August (01 helping East Germans escape to the West,
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      S. Korea to up GNP
      64 5 SEOUL. Mon. South Korea will aim to sustain Its present rapid economic Krowth by Increasing its Oross National Product <ONP) by about 10 per cent a year from 1982 to 1986. according to government guidelines announced today. South Korea's GNP grew by roughtly 10 per
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      Lock icon Owen's call to Russia
      67 5 BIRMINOHAM. Mon British Foreign Secretary David Owen today called on the Soviet Union to recognise that democratic socialists In the West would strive for peace but not peace at any price. "We want balanced (disarmament i reductions fair to all so that we can ensure peace
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      Lock icon A thaw in relations?
      283 5 SEOUL, Monday THERE are signs that relations between the Soviet Union and South Korea, hitherto nonexistent, may positively improve, leading possibly towards eventual normalisation, the South Korean press reported here today. Korean newspapers pointed out that Moscow's prompt release of the commander and navigator of the
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      May Day demos
      79 5 ROME. Mon.— Thousands of Italians demonstra1V ted against terrorism In May Day parades today, and a communist union chief described the Red Brigades, kidnappers of former Premier Aldo Moro, as enemies of the workers. The government held firm in its refusal to negotiate a prisoner exchange of
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      Lock icon 'US stand on Africa clear to Soviets'
      106 5 'US stand on Africa clear to Soviets' WASHINGTON, Mon Secretary of State Cyrus Vance said yesterday he has made it abundantly clear to the Soviet Union that the United States Is concerned about the Increasing Intervention of outside forces in Africa. Mr. Vance, interviewed on CBS "Face The Nation," also
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    Devan takes these firms to task over bonus issue
    575 7 THE NTUC yesterday lashed out at some undertakings, Including wholly govern-ment-owned ones, for paying higher rates of bonuses to their non-bargainable management staff while paying less to other employees, on grounds of economic stiinjj»ncy. NTUC secretary-gene-ral Mr. C.V. Devan Nalr. who
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    Bosses told: Get lifetime loyalty of your workers
    900 7  -  GEORGE JOSEPH By LIFETIME employment in a company. This work philosophy was set yesterday by the government in urging employers towards the task of cultivating loyalty among their workers. Addressing the May Day rally at the Conference Hall, Labour Minister Mr. Ong
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      Sweet mouth but evil heart
      221 8 Proverbial anecdotes During the Tang X^n St 77 y nna mm h PP a e rt rr a r Xuan Zong had a Defence Minister called Li Lln-fu, who had some talents. However, he did not perform his duties In the righteous manner hut triprl
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      Asking for a gold ox
      146 8 Humour In old China, there was a senior official who was very irreedv In h^ conversations wtth hla subordinates witn his sunoraindtes, he always related lncldents in which he paid respects, that Is, In the form of presents, to officials senior to him. Ud hnnori
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      Chinese Without Tears
      85 8 TGI 9T J C* Baoqian Rpffrets iveureis *^K^ **mifctofflt T 7Crt» >^«»T«l^HJffilL J tfxliinshenK tai ganxle nTde bangmang le A: Thank you very much for your nelp- Mr- Lee/.piiitfiis Nardehua B:Notalall. }rttfftf££N-No A: I'm sorry to have taken you so much time. z<:«**. a««*^*«*. Meiguanxt. wo hen
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      Quotations
      280 8 >T* 1 Never fail to do anything good which you deem as petty; never dare to do anything evil which you consider as trivial. History of the Shu-Han Kingdom From hearing come* wisdom, and from speaking, regret. Italian proverb CLUES FOR CC-39 (A) CROSS 8. Gelang Patah, a place
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      Bilingual street names
      85 8 Jin Sayang Jin Sayur Jin senanaong Jin Senang Jin Seaview Jin Sedap Jin Segam Jin Sendok Jin Sendudok Jin Seng Giap fit* Jin Sen Chuan Jin Seni M**& Jin Sejarah Jin Selamat t*4tt* Jin Senja Jin Sentosa Jin Selanting t*±**T Jin Sentul t*t# Jin Selaseh $£±fife Jin
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      Cement to some but "foreign ash" to others
      726 8  -  L. K. CHUA By For the Chinese, It Is fortunate that although there are thousands cf dialects spoken In China, they have only one uniform written language. The pronunciations of Chinese dialects, except in certain prefectures, are mostly quite different from each
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      Simplified characters
      77 8 A The Illustrated word is pronounced zhong, meaning the public, mass and multitude. It has been reduced to only six strokes from Its regular form. In brackets, of 12. Here are some common combinations of the word: gongzhong the public zhbngduc a great many. guanzhong the audience or
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    Good deed Rosali recovering from fall
    215 9 Good deed Rosali recovering from fall r apprentice Rosali Afandi, 17, helping others comes naturally if It Is within his means. But Ironically, It was this good nature of his that landed him on a hospital bed on Sunday. That day, Rosali, the eldest in a family of four, had
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    A scientific approach to road crash probes
    677 9  - A scientific approach to road crash probes ,-New principles to be adopted By OOAD accident in- vestigations will in future assume new dimensions and will be carried out more professionally as traffic investigators will shortly be taught how to apply Imaginatively certain laws of physical science to reconstruct the sequences
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    A longer wait for couples on the list
    213 9 VI ORE than 400 Singapore couples are on iTI the Social Welfare Department's waiting list to adopt babies— but there is none for the taking. For most of these couples want Chinese babies, and there Is none for adoption at the moment.
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    Yong to open Boon Keng School
    97 9 Yong to open Boon Keng School THE MP for Oeylang West, Mr. Yong Nyuk Lin, will open the $2.1 million Boon Keng Primary School on Friday at 5.30 am The four-storey school, built by the Public Works Department. Is the fifth school to be opened this year and the 125
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    Two displays
    35 9 THE Geylang West community centre will hold a three-day Chlngay photo exhibition and the Kolam Ayer community centre will stage a three-day Seafaring Career exhibition, both exhibitions opening Friday at 3 p m
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      347 9 Bringing Up Father By Bill Kavmigh 6c Hal Camp TUD A Dl J3>\ NORA AND I WERE I MOTHER WAS UPSET "I f- HE MUST HAVE THAT MR MALLARKEVJ VWLK'IN© PAST J ABOUT /ViAL LARtfey BEEN LOOKING JceL^2?cL/ Y~f WHY HIS HOUSE AND > CALLING HER A m~( AT VOU/
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    The hell riders open up a new circuit
    400 10  - The hell riders open up a new circuit LAI YEW KONG By Y^T another racing circuit of hellriders has emerged this time around the National Stadium in Kallang. Its code-name to the racers is the Daytona circuit. It was plagued by a band of at least 11 hell-riders until a
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    THE LAST PASAR MALAM STALLS BOW OUT
    135 10 THE LAST PASAR MALAM STALLS BOW OUT TTCE last of the pasar malam stalls were seen on Sunday night as the final phase to clear these vendors off the road ended in April. These stalls an attraction to both tourists and locals made their exit at the Alexandra Road and
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    Appointment
    30 10 REV Patrick Lav Kirn 11-.lam of the Calvary Aisrmbly of Ood church run been appointed a deputy registrar of marriages from April 1. according to the latest government gazelle.
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    Teen talent
    33 10 THE MP for Serangoon Oaiden. Dr. Lav Teik Soon, will attend a Teenage Talentlme. held by the Serangoon Oarden community centre at Ser&ngoon Oarden Technical School on Saturday at 7.30 p.m.
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    Residents are upset by stagnant water
    214 10 THE stagnant pool of water (above) on the outskirts of Faber Heights may be the cause of the perennial mosquito problem in the housing estat-. For, according to residents, after oil is sprayed over the water, the mosquitoes "disappear," but return aiter some time.
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    The lights that come on before dark
    107 10 RESIDENTS from a block of fiats on Henderson Road have complained that the street lights there are switched on as early as 5 p.m. They said this has been happening for the past month and nothing has been done to rectify the situation.
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    A 'survival strategy' to keep yards going
    305 12  -  J.D. INDRAN By SEVERAL medium and small-sized shipyards in Singapore are quoting minus profit building prices as a survival strategy to keep the yards going during the current slump in the industry. These yards are mainly those' which build tugs and barges. They
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    Lock icon Killen wants stronger military ties
    135 12 Killen wants stronger military ties BRISBANE, Mon. Defence Minister Jim Killen believes military cooperation bet ween Australia and Malaysia and Singapore should be increased. Mr. Killen made the comment last night when he returned from a tour of South-east Asia during which he had talks with Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk
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    Promet to open marine base on Batam
    175 12 Promet to open marine base on Batam A SINGAPORE shipyard, Promet Pte. Ltd., is to open a base for marine activities on the Indonesian island of Batam. about 20 km southeast of here. The shipyard is also to merge soon with Jardlne OfTshore (which deals with the management and servicing
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    Pullout by Thailand? S'pore in the dark
    120 12 SINGAPORE is unaware that the Thai Government is under pressure to pull out from Sing-Thai Grains Ltd., a Joint venture between the two countries with its headquarters here. According to an AFP report from Banßkok, Thai Board of Trade president. Mr. Ob Vasurat
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    MUTTON PRICES TO REMAIN STABLE
    131 12 MUTTON PRICES TO REMAIN STABLE MUTTON prices here ire expected to remain stable despite the hither price of sheep from Australia over the past few months. Local importers of sheep yesterday attributed the Increased price to the chance of weather in Western Australia from dry to wet. It Ls understood
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    Planners' officials
    34 12 MR. A.O.S. Danaraj has been re-elected president of the Singapore Institute of Planners. Other officials are: Mr. Tan Kan Hoe vlce-pr?sldent Mr. Choo Bok Lam (secretary) and Mr. John Chou Talplng (Treasurer).
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    Prof: Seek early medical help for this eye disease
    271 12 AN Australian ophthalmologist yesterday urged parents to se.ek medical help early for their children who had signs of glaucoma an eye disease causing abnormal pressure in the eye which, if left uncontrolled, results in loss of sightProfessor Frank Billson, head of
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      315 12 flat- I I H B CAPITOL KOW SHOWING! (PHONE *****9) 11, 1.45, 4, 6.30 9.15 THEY BEAT HIM, SHOT HIM FRAMED HIM FOR MURDER i BUT THEY COULDN'T STOP HIM Y~t^^y*^ .^alaVaS .^k FIGHTING TALL BASED ON A TRUE STORY jßfo 1 JESSE VINT KAREN CARLSON color^ 1 a LIDO
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      191 12 DROP EVERYTHING! IT'S WEIGHT WATCHERS Ist ANNIVERSARY /^-~C^^~V^ Todays CP^j^^} WEIGHT WATCHERS c*^l A /Sp program teaches you /^\zJ~\ to enjoy foods you i never thought you J r~~s-^l\ could eat and still l J£y~^^~X\ lose weight J So drop everything. rT^\" J° in Weight Watchers I l\ today and
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      261 12 Towards the Entertainment Circle <»> PiEU RESTAURANT <»> 21, Yuan Ching Road (Jurong) Singapore 22. (Opp: Jurong lea Skating Rink) IB i acal S«O9«' Taiwanaw Singar Lo^ £i-5" ChungSh,«,L-n fi?^ Popular Band: "Wonder Ma" LUNCH-TIME ENTERTAINMENT Specially brought to you for your lunch-time relaxation. Live musical entertainment by Top Taiwanese
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    Move by Inland Revenue to tighten security
    236 13 Move by Inland Revenue to tighten security fHE Inland Revenue ■L Department has started a pass system to tighten security within Its premises in Fullerton Building and to ensure that records are kept secret and confidential. The system also seeks to restrict "security areas" only to staff who need to
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    Five more cinemas allowed to raise ticket prices
    193 13 Five more cinemas allowed to raise ticket prices LMVK more cinemas have received approval from the C stoms Depar.merit to raise their ticket prices by 50 cents. A Customs spokesman said the Golden. Plaza. Palace and Mandarin had been authorised to increase their prices from yesterday, while the Yang Tze
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    'Get retired teachers to help boost English' call
    472 13 jyjAXY educnlionists suggested yesterday that the services of old hut experienced retired primary teachers be enlisted to help draw up the English syllabus for the lower prim a r y levels. This is because these retired teachers, with at least 25 years'
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    MAN STOLE 14 ITEMS CHARGE
    106 13 MAN STOLE 14 ITEMS CHARGE /~iWEE Boon Leong. 43, VI was charged in a magistrate's court yesterday with stealing 14 items ranging from a television set to pillow cases from a flat in Silat Lane. He was alleged to have broken into the flat at Block 14 with a female
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    On intensive therapy
    42 13 PROFESSOR Alex Crampton Smith, the visiting external examiner for the 1878 final medical (anaesthesia) examination. University of Singapore, will lecture on Development Of Intensive Therapy In Oxford at Use pathology lecture theatre. Singapore General Hospital. on Friday at p.m.
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    Union: Re-train these teachers
    299 13 rpHE Singapore Chinese Middle School TeaA chers Union has called on the Education Ministry to make arrangements for science or economics teachers affected by the change of the medium of instruction in Chinese schools to undergo full-time English language training. It points out that some of
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    The Straits Times TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1978 NEW PHILOSOPHY
    646 14 The Straits Times TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1978 NEW PHILOSOPHY IN HIS May Day rally speech, the Labour Minister, Mr. Ong Pang Boon, has urged management to create working conditions to enable their employees to adopt the philosphy of life-time employment. Management has in the past lamented the lack of loyalty
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    Lock icon Fulfilling a pledge to plant 'a little S'pore in Lanka
    514 14  -  DALTON de SILVA In COLOMBO ON the eve of the general election last July, Junius Richard Jayewardene, then leader of the Opposition, told a news conference he would plant a little Singapore In Sri Lanka if he was elected to
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    Third World's share of global military spending increases
    613 14  -  MOHSIN ALI By in LONDON THE spread of weapons through the international arms trade may be as dangerous to wond security in the long run as the US-Soviet arms race, according to the 1978 World Armament and Disarmament Yearbook. The 518-page book.
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    Lock icon Mondale out to take 'temperature' of changes in Asean region
    1142 14  - Mondale out to take 'temperature' of changes in Asean region COLIN BICKLER By in MANILA VICE PRESIDENT Walter Mondale arrives here today at the start of a mission to reassure the non-communist nations of Southeast Asia that the United States intends to maintain a strong commitment to the region. Since
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      Revised take home pay less now than he got before
      176 15 Revised take home pay less now than he got before 11/ HEN the government recently decided to consciidate the 1973-1977 NWC allowances into the salary scale, the Ministry of Finance explaining the rationale behind the move stated that NO officer would get less take home pay after consolidation. In January
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      Lucky we had dedicated teachers 50 years ago
      252 15 A PAGE OF YOUR LETTERS ]lf V grandson is a Pri■"l mary VI pupil In a government school In the Halg Road area. He is one of many who is struggling to clear the first hurdle of his school career. When he
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      WHAT WILL THE TOURISTS THINK?
      97 15 rE motive behind the current courtesy drive is appreciated, as too many Singaporeans are being caught in the rat-race to ever think much of others. Apparently, the New York City "disease" has reached our shores But, cannot the campaign be carried out in a more
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      Looking for his moneys worth
      104 15 NOW that the Customs and Excise Department has given approval for the two major cinema operators to Increase their admission prices by SO cents for all classes of seats, let us hope that clnema-goers will get their moneys worth from the films they pay to
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      WATER
      25 15 WATER consumption on Sunday was 629,04)0 cubic metres (138.4 million gallons), a drop of 60.000 cubic metres (13.2 million gallons) over the previous day
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      New traffic situation calls for new controls
      421 15 LUCKY PLAZA is now ready for business and a new traffic situation is created which makes new controls necessary. Private cars and taxis with shoppers arrive from all directions, and problems are experienced by all drivers using the stretch of Orchard Road between
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      Let's see other sports besides soccer on TV
      206 15 IITHILE RTS prlvides a fl good coverage of soccer matches, other popular games played at lnternatlo nal level (namely, volleyball, hockey and basketball) are not being screened and enthusiasts have to be content with the occasional brief glimpses of such matches In
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      Emergency units require the skills and experience of doctors
      330 15 Emergency units require the skills and experience of doctors I AM amazed that the Singapore Medical Association, whose aim is to maintain and Improve medical standards, could recommend that "those presenting themselves at the A and E units should be screened by doctors or trained para medics." As doctors themselves,
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      Use metric
      12 15 METRIC is simpler to calculate, faster and easier to understand.
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      880 15 On your TV SINGAPORE 5 3.00 PM Opening and What's My Line (repeat) 3.25 Diary of Events t.30 News (Malay) 3.30 Lure of the Dolphins (repeat) 7.45 Pusparama (Malay) 4.20 Intermission 8.35 Claynanger— The Discovery (Last episode) 6.05 Opening and Birdman and the Galaxy Trio 9.30 News anii Newsreel 6.30
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      WILL YOU HELP?
      1175 16 Need for more housewives in welfare projects JJOUSEWIVES generally fall into three categories. There arc the wdl-to-d< with children and housework taken cart of by servants and whose complaint is boredom, too much time on their hands to while away There are the overworked and harassed (seems
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      Boy or girl? Chemical gives answer
      232 16 Boy or girl? Chemical gives answer SCIENTISTS have discovered the chemical which decides whether a baby will be male or female. The chemical is called the H-Y antigen. If the chemical Is found in the sperm cell that fertilizes the egg, the baby will be a boy, according to Dr.
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      Simply mix and match...
      92 16 YOU know the game: Simply mix and 1 match and there's no telling how many "new" outfits you can have! Classic blouses with tie collars reinstate their presence as the picture shows. Shauna (above, left) teams a frilly printed floral blouse which has a dainty tie
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      152 16 Delph double care. The double promise of fresh, clean skin. Now Delph brings you Delph double care, which is simply two special ways to beautify your skin and help cope with daily make-up and grime. To freshen your skin and sparkle it up for the day, splash on Lemon Delph
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      Lock icon DAP to contest more seats in polls
      363 17 DAP to contest more seats in polls KUALA LUMPUR, Monday THK Democratic Action Party will contest more parliamentary and state assembly seats in the coming general election than was originally planned, its national chairman, Dr. Chen Man Hin said today. He said the party was more determined «m oii-nut ir,
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      Lock icon Manifesto will be out soon, says Sulaiman
      200 17 Manifesto will be out soon, says Sulaiman KUALA LUMPUR, Mon Controversial Umno national president nominee Hajl Sulaiman Palestin disclosed today that he would soon be releaslnn copies of his manifesto for the coming Umno general assembly and elections. The former Umno chief Information officer told reporters this after openIng the
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      Batik factory gutted
      32 17 KOTA BARU. Mon. An early morning fire today gutted a batik factory and a house In Kampung Puteh. oil Jalan Kuala Krai here. Damage was estimated at over $80,000.
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      FIVE KILLED, ONE HURT IN HEAD-ON CAR, BUS CRASH
      104 17 FIVE KILLED, ONE HURT IN HEAD-ON CAR, BUS CRASH PARIT BI'NTAR. Mon. Five people, including an 11-year-old child, were killed and one injured when the car they were travelling in collided headon with an express bus at Simpang Lima near here this eveninc. The dead were ideni.iied as Madam Ng
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      Lock icon Border census
      58 17 Border census PADANO BESAR, Mon. The household and population census on the Malaysian-Thai border area in Padang Besar will begin on May 15. This was decided at a joint meeting of the border sub-committee on the Padang Besar population census at the Sadao district office in southern Thailand today. AFP.
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      Assemblyman found dead in bedroom with gun at his side
      350 17 FENANG, Mon. TH E National Front state assemblyman for Bagan Jermal, Mr. Ong Yl How, 53, was found dead in the bedroom of his Midlands Lane home at 4 a.m. today, with a gun lying by his side. One of
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      Police recover 24 stolen cars: Three held
      209 17 Police recover 24 stolen cars: Three held KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Police have recovered 24 cars and detained three suspects In their hunt for a gang believed to be specialists In car thefts. Two master keys, which can open the doors of various popular makes of cars as well as start
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      FARMER DIES AFTER LANDSLIP RESCUE
      131 17 KIALA KLAWANG. (Perak) Mon. —An elderly farmer and his son were trapped in a landslip at a disused tin mine at Ladang Jeleba. 4.8 km from here yesterday. Mr. Mun Chin. 65, was still alive when he was dug oat from under a heap of
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      Call to unions: Start economic ventures
      119 17 Call to unions: Start economic ventures KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. MTUC president Dr. P.P. Narayanan today called on Datuk Hussein Onn to consider seriously the many problems faced by workers in the country and urged individual unions to undertake economic ventures to try to solve the unempl o y m e
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      Gold Coin lives up to forecast
      946 18 Gold Coin lives up to forecast IMPROVEMENTS In production and marketing efficiency appear to have helped Gold Coin to present exceptionally fine results for the year ended Dec 31, 1977, with group pre-tax profits taking a 38.5 per cent leap to $8.4 million from $6.07 million ln 1976. This represents
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        Hongkong
        189 18 HONGKONG. The market •■losed slightly firmer on mainly local buying with Interest centred on'second-llners. dealer.-, said Swire Pacific rose 10 cents to HK$7 15. Hoockong Land rose five cents to SB. and Jardine Mathnon closed at J13.70 from Fridays 13.30 ex-dlvldend. However. Hoof kon< Bank fell 20 The Hang
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        Tokyo
        196 18 TOKYO: Share prices closed slightly lower after profittaking and liquidations ln some dealers r »l§ ared e"'y gft'nS The Dow Jones average fell 125 to close at 5,532.93 points, with a volume of 280 million shares The New index closed at 410 18. up 0.31 point. Shindeocra fell 50
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        Sydney
        241 18 SYDNEY: The market remained generally steady but with BHP closing at A56.85, a (tain of 10 cents, dealers said. Most major sectors remained firm In Industrials, despite one or two '*"s Among minings, uraniums again featured as Pan111"galned M cenu ir.Li w Kathleen Investment! fell eight cents to $1
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        GOLD
        29 18 Mutiy InHv 16t 708 is« KB Honskonc 188 908 iw SOS nSSaf.y: to-" >••'« ITn 4a Export prices In non-sterllnf ureas ln "^dollar per ounce (2) Average price A
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      352 18 INTERNAL AUDITOR We have an opening in our Finance and Administration Function for candidates with a recognised accounting qualification and a least three years working experience, reporting to the Chief Financial Officer. The successful applicant will provide managment at all levels with an objective review of operations ana to recommend
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      71 18 TENDER PREQUALIFICATION Companies Winding Up No. 3i of i»7B. > In the Matter of the Companics Act (Chapter 185) And In the Matter of ABLE MARINE ENGINEERING pte. Ltd. notice of winding up ORDER IN THE MATTER OF ABLE MARINE ENGINEERING PTE. LTD. WINDING UP ORDER made on the Hth
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      37 18 PI 'fib 5! Ik Cleaning 9 rencing 0 Movina W Z*. Pointing g) Rpnnirinn W Impairing Respraying a Servicina IT.. 9 •Tiling Wjfinq 9 i^Wa#>iV V^RcCK SCCtIOII V m#,,-,_-, fOf SERVICES Vfcjv j TB| JIJP IrHR SKS
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      1376 18 11l 1 ojo. KENYATAAN TAWARAN I a <>|/ l |o Tawaran-tawaran adalah dlpelawa darlpada pemborong-pemboron^/ Pembekal-pembeftal ,f^ -ffisi yang berpengalaman untuk kerja-kerja berlkut. Bagl tawaran (E) i (H) hanya dlpelawa I ■■■■■■kV darlpada pemborong-pemborong BUMIPUTRA sahaja. Membina 389 unit umah-rumah peneroka. ($lO.OO Eenaskah dan $50.00 pelan). Membina 386 unit rumah-rumah
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      675 19 THE INSTITUTION OF WORKS MANAGERS INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT TRAINING "LET'S HAVE BETTER INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT" How often have you heard that said' It's a view often expressed not least by many industrial managers themselves. One of the best way of helping to ensure that industry has the best possible management in the
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      231 19 MEA 1 J MIDDLE EAST AIRLINES require FLYING HOSTESSES to be based in Beirut Lebanon. Age limit Between 21 and 30 years. Educational level Completion of Secondary Education or higher. Languages Mother tongue English essential (French an advantage). Appearance Smart appearance pleasant personality. Height Weifht Not below 57" weight proportionate
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      168 19 OFFICIAL NOTICE PROPOSAL TO CHANGE OF SHIP'S NAME We. SEALION SHIPPING (S) PTE. LTD.. Agents for MULROY BAY SHIPPING COMPANY LIMITED OF MONROVIA LIBERIA, hereby give notice that In consequence of the Intended purchase of the vessel "CITY OF WELLINGTON 11 of British Registry ON. *****1 by ous Principals we
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      466 19 SUPREME HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, in pursuance of a requisition lodged at the registered office of the Company on the 22nd day of April 1 978 by the member M/s Tan Seng Phee (Hnvate) Limited pursuant
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      624 19 MINISTRY OF EDUCATION SINGAPORE NATIONAL LANGUAGE PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS SEPTEMBER 1978 1 The September Notional Language Public Examinations ore open to civil servants and members of the public Candidates sponsored by the Public Service Commission wnl register in accordance with procedure ond on dates given by the Permonent Examinations Boord of
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  • IX OBITUARIES
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      140 Acknowledgements
      34 23 Trw Umily ot th« l«t* MR. LIM ENG SEE wishes to gratefully thank i relatives and friends for their condolences and assistance, wreaths, scrolls, contributions and kind attendance during their >- recent bereavement.
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      35 23 MR. LIM KENG YEOW Departed 2nd May 1974 4 years you had to part leaving us with broken hearts and remembering you not Just today but everyday daughter*. dautyit*rt-in-iaw. «on»-In-law. and grandchildren.
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      174 23 VIII ANNOUNCEMENTS PERSONAL GUARANTEED PERSONAL INTRODUCTIONS within 2 days ProU'sMonulv Kxecutives. Nurses, Bccretarm, Teachers. Clerks etc tlMMll ***** ft WELMA ENTERPRISE CARES All Friendships Instant Friends/ Partner! (C'MUldentiallyi Owen Koad c o Box 185. Spore 8. WORLD MARRIAGE AID Centre helps you get Ideal partner. Call 217. 2nd fir. Queensway
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    Call for PMO level study on disabled
    616 24  -  EVELYN NG By THE Prime Minister's Office should set up a committee to study the needs of the disabled in Singapore, a vocational counsellor, Mr. Ron Chandran-Dudley, has urged. This committee should have representatives from relevant bodies including the Social Affairs Ministry and
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    Teng Cheong's mission
    69 24 rE Senior Minister of State (Communications), Mr. Ong Teng Cheong. will visit Seoul to study its subway and bus transportation system from Thursday to Sunday. Mr. Ong will meet the Telecommunications Ml- nlster and the Mayor of Seoul. He will then leave for Tokyo to lecture at
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    Black Dog Bone gets chance to make a name in Europe
    250 24  -  EDMUND TEO By ON E of Singapore's top nightclub groups has finally hit the limelight and is heading for greener pastures in a bid to make a bigger success. The Black Dog Bone group (above) has secured a six-month
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    TWO FINED $1,200 FOR STEALING TYRES
    98 24 SEAH Teck Hock. 22. and Ong Boh Khim. 25, both unemployed, were each fined $600 by a magistrate yesterday for stealing lorry tyres placed In front of a tyre shop. They pleaded guilty to removing three tyres worth $300 from a fivefoot way of
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    Scrapped: Asean varsity on Batam plan
    141 24 Scrapped: Asean varsity on Batam plan INDONESIAN plans to 1 set up an Asean university on the Industrial Island of Batam, some 20 km south of Singapore, has been scrapped. It was learned yesterday. The project is believed to have been scrapped because of disagreement among some of the other
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      157 24 Straits Times Crossword ACROSS 1 Suit Incomplete: cheat may be holding two facecards (7-6). 8 Third gear? (6-4> 9 To be or not to be a South African? (4). 11 Fireside philosophers, perhaps (8). 12 Left In carriage and pair (6). 14 Wedge-wood Ben (sic) I (6). 16 Has the
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      84 24 (10). 6 He writes to his friends in France (4). 6 He plays the soldier, we hear (7). 7 "Greens" trademark of theirs, perhaps c6-9>. 10 We seem to lack presence of mind (4). 13 Smuggler, kind of wheel-er-dealer (4-6). 18 Where only steady drinkers are found (3-4). 19 Present
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    Best is yet to come from Auric Flame II
    752 25  -  BLUE PETER By KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Trainer Teh Choon Beng, whose stables shelter some of the best stayers in training, has another top stayer in the making in Auric Flame 11. Owned by Auric Stable, the St. Alphage four year old
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    Owners protest
    122 25 WE refer to the report In the Straits Times of April 26, headlined "Bukit Timah Entries," which said that, due to too many entries being received for the meetings on May 6, 7, 13 and 14, the Singapore Turf Club committee had decided not to accept Class Six
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    Lock icon Effortless win by Dancing Maid
    192 25 |>ARIS, Mon. The •T favourite, Dancing Maid, won the Poule D'Essal Des Pouliches the French 1,000 Guineas in effortless style at Longchamp yesterday. Fruhlingstag and A Thousand Stars, both owned by Alan Clore, took second and third place. Freddy Head took Jacques Wertheimer's filly into
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      449 25 UNIVERSITI PERTANIAN MALAYSIA JAWATAN KOBONG Permohonan-permohonan adalah dipeiawa darlpada Warganegara Malaysia untuk memenuhi jawatan Tetap dan Berpaneen dl Universiti Pertanlan Malaysia Jawatan: PENSYARAH KumoWan: A TanggagaH: Al4 $1285 x«0 1405/1485x60 1585/1705 x 100 2205/TP AlO $2305 x 120 2425 Umur (a) Calon-calon bagl lantlkan tidak melebihi 40 tahun. (b) Calon-calon
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      294 25 MALAYAN FLOUR MILLS BHD invites application for the post of ELECTRICAL CHARGEMAN The mill has its own generating station having a total capacity of over 3 megawatts; it has its own distribution system at 3.3 XV. Further extensions are planned for implementation. Requirements: Malaysian Citizen Possess Competency Certificate as Electrical
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      144 25 CATHAY ORGANISATION (M) SDN. BHD. With effect from Ist May 1978, our new Telephone Numbers for our Head Office at Lee Van Llan Building will be as follows: *****4 *****6 *****3 *****4 *****6 *****9 *****3 Any inconvenience caused is regretted. TENDER NOTICE SABAH MEDICAL DEPARTMENT Tenders are Invited for the
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      457 26 RIO DE JANEIRO, Mon. B r a z i 1, tuning up for the World Cup, seem sure to try out new striker Roberto, when they play fellow-finalists Peru in a friendly match here tomorrow. Manager Claudio Coutlnho called up Roberto, from the Vasco Da Gama club, after
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      258 26 STOCKHOLM, Mon. Lectures by critics of the Argentine government will be given to the Swedish national soccer team before they go to Argentina for the World Cup competition. Swedish Soccer federation chairman Tore Brodd rave his approval to the daily "lessons," unprecedented in Swedish sports. "It's okay, as
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      Slammin' Sam does it again
      204 26 Slammin' Sam does it again AUSTIN, Mon. Bam Snead, holder of 84 tour titles, sank crucial putts on the last five holes and blrdied the final three yesterday to give him and team-mate Gardner Dickinson a one-shot victory over Australians Ken Nagle and Peter Thomson in the US$4OO,OOO ($920.000) Legends
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      DIARY
      94 26 RUGBY National schools' Uurnamt nt Lowtr-iccondarj: Sang NUa Utama v Anglo-Chinese. Victoria v Siglap Secondary (Monk's Hill. 8. 13 a.m.i, Duneam Technical v Saint Andrew's. New Town v Bartley Secondary (Willow Avenue. 815 a.m.); Secondary ■emJ-flnak (Willow Avenue, 3.30 p m SOCCER NFL Div. 1: Changl Constituency v Geylang
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      230 26 Sang Hue episode: Was it because of Packer's WSC? KINGSTON, Jamaica, Mon. Jamaican Test umpire Douglas Sang Hue was excluded from the fifth Test being played here against Australia because he had doubts about the action of two of the Australian bowlers, the Jamaica Cricket Umpires Association said yesterday. "It
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      Gomes sparks off comeback by WI
      418 26 KINGSTON, Mon. Larry Gomes hit an unbeaten century to lead a tremendous fight back by the West Indies on the third day of the fifth cricket Test match against Australia yesterday. Gomes, wtio came in four minutes before the end of play on Saturday
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      104 26 AUSTRALIA lit Imu 148 WEST WDltft lit Ins*: (SO foe two overnight) Will hum c Serjeant b LauffhUn 17 Baeeha* r Yardley b Thomson 6 Murray c Wood b Laugh II n 12 Goan not out lit lOkavnn c Ogllvle b Laughlln 6 Foster c Rixon b Laughlln S
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      Lock icon Germans look for clues
      271 26 OTUTTGART, Mon. West German soccer chiefs will be looking for World Cup clues in the friendly match here today between Mexico and First Division side Stuttgart. Mexico are in the same group as reigning World Cup champions West Germany in the tournament finals in Argentina in
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      78 26 "ITIENNA, Sun. French jockey Yann Josse died in hospital yesterday after collapsing as he sat on his horse at the start of a race. Josse, 35, had already passed out after one event at the Vienna race meeting, but decided to ride again in a
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      BARKER: HOSTS' CHOICE
      171 27  -  DHARSAN SINGH By SINGAPORE National Olympic Council president Mr. E.W. Barker yesterday said that Indonesia, as hosts of the 10th South-east Asia Games, had the right to choose events they could hold. Explaining the exclusion of rugby and bowling from the Games, Mr. Barker •aid- "We have
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      SEA Games: Smiles for some, tears for others
      396 27  -  PETER SIOW By nnHE inclusion of gymnastics in next year's 10th SEA Games In Jakarta has brought smiles to the Singapore Amateur Gymnastics Association. Gymnastic Is one of two sports the other is softoall to replace bowling and rugby. Tills was the
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      Thais to prune programme ?
      295 27  - Thais to prune programme GODFREY ROBERT By rpHERE may be a possible re- duction in the number of sports for the eighth Asian Games in Bangkok this December If organisers Thailand do not receive the expected US$2.6 million ($5.98 m) in contributions from the 31 membercountries. Col. Anu Romyanond, secretary
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      Ling joins the elite group
      396 27  -  ERNEST FRIDA By ALEX UNO yesterday Joined the elite group of i 7. s ng le handlc *P Players when he shot an exciting six-over-par 78 to win the "A" division title in the Singapore Island Country Club's Open Day golf championships at the New
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      Malays want FAS to reconsider
      147 27 SINGAPORE Malay Football Club will continue to take part in the Sultan's Gold Cup tournament, despite the Football Association of Singapore ban on national squad members. This was decided at the SMFC's extraordinary meeting at Moulmein Road. Said Noor Noontil, the SMFC secretary, In a
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      A REPRIEVE FOR ZAINAL?
      327 27  -  JOE DORAI By £AINAL ABIDIN, dropped from Singapore's soccer squad on Saturday, may be back in the Malaysia Cup team after all. It all depends on the outcome of a meeting he will be having with coach Sebastian Yap at the Jalan Besar Stadium tonight. Zainal
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      Zainuddin and Amir pull off an upset
      149 27 ZAINUDDIN ISHAK and Amir Le o w created an upset when they beat O. Monsod and D. Francisco of the Philippines 9-6 In the men's doubles to qualify for the quarter-finals In the Singapore Open Claycourt tennis championships at Tanglln Club yesterday. reports
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      Jeremy's title after epic 75-min battle
      490 27 lEREMY YEO, the precocious 14-year-old defending champion, beat his arch rival, Peter Hili— also 14—9-7, 6-9, 9-6, 8-10, 9-5 in an epic 75-minute tussle for the Under-19 squash title at Kallang yesterday and then said: "It was a match I badly wanted to wtn."
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      'Fatho' eyes Asean title
      213 27 'Fatho' eyes Asean title FA THOLOMEIN ALI, won the 25-years-and-below title at the Singapore Amateur Bodybuilding Federation agegroup championships at the Victoria Theatre last Sunday. He is a vastly-improv-ed body b v 1 lder and should win the lightweight title at next month's Asean championships at Jakarta Judging from his
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      29 27 KEPPEL WHARVES have emerged as champions of the Part Workers' Union seven-a-slde soccer tournament. Container Port Section were second, with Marine Engineering Section finishing third.
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    67 28 HONGKONG, Mon. Airport Customs officers here have seized 2.4 kg of heroin and 16.8 kg of morphine worth nearly US$1 million <S$2.3 million on the illicit market, a government spokesman said today. He said the drugs were found in en unclaimed suitcase which came from Bangkok yesterday.
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    47 28 MAPUTO, Mon. Robert Mugabe's wing of the Rhodeslan Patriotic Front guerilla alliance said In a statement on Mozambique Radio that 20 Africans have been sentenced to death since the March 3 agreement to set up the country's new multiracial government Reuter. (SEE PAGE 4)
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    216 28 TROOPS SEIZE TWO BORDER CAMPS BETONG (Thailand), Monday MALAYSIAN and Thai troops pursuing communist guerillas in their combined operations in the Betong salient have seized two small guerilla camps, Thai army sources here said today. The sources said the camps, each capable of housing 30 people, had been abandoned by
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    Amin sacks suicide regiment chief
    285 28 Amin sacks suicide regiment chief NAIROBI, Mon. Ugandan president Idi Amin has fired the commander of Ms elite "suicide" refluent. Kampala Radio said today amid trowing signs of political turmoil In the East African nation. The radio said the officer, identified only as Colonel Nasur, had been relieved of his
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    455 28 Moro: New threat by gang ROME, Monday Red Brigades, kidnappers of former Premier Aldo Moro, nave warned his son they would kill their hostage within hours if the Christian Democratic Party continued to bar negotiations for his release. The newspaper, II Tempo, said a telephone caller told Mr. Moro's sop,
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    158 28 South African blacks form new body TOHANN ESBURG, J Mon. South African blacks have formed a new organisation to oppose the white government's race policies and to provide new leaders to replace those detained by the authorities. Some 60 black delegates from all over the republic attended the Inaugural meeting
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