The Straits Times, 13 May 1978

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    14 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 SATURDAY, MAY 13, 1978 25 CENTS M.C.(P) No. 214/1/78
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      Can you live to be 100?
      187 1 IF THERE was a way to find out when you are going to die, would you really want to know? Most people would answer "yes" to this. The SUNDAY TIMES tomorrow brings you a quiz that wili give you a fair idea of how
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      Joe Dorai goes on a spying mission
      175 1 COCCER writer Joe Dorai is on a "spying" t3 mission in Kuantan where Penan* take on Pahang this evening in a Malaysia Cup pre-semi-nnal tie. Joe is not alone some of the Singapore experts from the FAS will also be watching this match
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      Why its a good . life as a regular...
      103 1 Why its a good life as a regular... WHAT do you get If you sign up as a career soldier in the Singapore Armed Forces? First of all you get expert training in many branches of the army. Then when you become a specialist and an NCO, you also take
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      Learning Mandarin in the thirties...
      115 1 WHEN did Mandarin learning first come *T to Singapore? Dialects then were the medium (media?) of instruction. Why the switch? When the learn-Mandarin movement started, Chinese lessons were being conducted in temples, association halls and even in the open courtyards of houses. Some of the
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      A forest of flats... and you're lost
      130 1 YOU are going to visit Ah Kow who has Just moved to Ang Mo Klo. Blithely you set out by bus. Four hours, many detours, and much walking later you arrive. When you visit Kon Poo Chal in Telok Blangah estate, you've learned
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      In Sports Nation
      32 1 GET YOUR CRITERIA RIGHT for the Sportsfirl and Sportsboy Awards, Inside Track tills the Singapore Sports Council. WHITHER CLAY COURTS in Singapore? THE CHESS CHAMPION that Albert Einstein admired.
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      In Asia Magazine...
      27 1 MEN with a feeling for the soil The gemstone magnates of Sri Lanka. Make sure you get your FREE copy of the Asia Magazine!
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    Shipyard blast
    63 1 piREMEN directing powerful jets of water against a fiery wall of flames and thick murky smoke coming from a tugboat and a barge at the Marine Builders shipyard in Jurong yesterday. The blaze followed a blast on board the barge during teabreak about 10.15 a.m. One man died
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    Lock icon RUSSIANS to CHINA: SO SORRY
    425 1 RUSSIANS to CHINA: SO SORRY PEKING, Friday THE Soviet Union has "very deep regrets" over an incident on the border with China last Tuesday, a Soviet official said today. He was commenting on a protest note handed to the Soviet Ambassador yesterday that said a Soviet helicopter crossed the Ussuri
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    $400 m pour in for SBS shares
    251 1  - $400 m pour in for SBS shares EDMUND TEO By fHE 20 million Sir shares offered U have been 20 times cording to sources 1 They said applications for nearly 400 million shares were received by 10 a.m. yesterday, when the offer closed. The majority of the applications are believed
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    Lock icon Oldest fossils?
    33 1 RANGOON, Frl. Geologist* In Burma have discovered what they believe might b- the oldest fossils of man ever found more than 40 million years old. professional sources said here today. Reuter
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    Lock icon 10pc-plus inflation warning to US
    101 1 WASHINGTON. Frl. The chairman of the US Federal Reserve Board. Mr. William Miller says if inflation Is not checked it could go above 10 per cent within a few years and bring about a serious recession. Mr. Miller's comments came as the board continued yesterday
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    Lock icon Coins to meet Games cost
    70 1 PARIS. Fri. The Soviet Union Is minting platinum, gold and silver Olympic coins to help It meet the estimated US$2OO billion (***** billion) cost ol staging the 1980 Oamts, the chief Soviet Olympic organiser said yesterday. Mr. Ignaty Novlkov. chairman of the Olympiad 'SO organising
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    Lock icon Pope: I will be at Moro service
    86 1 Pope: I will be at Moro service ROME, Fri. Pope Paul today stepped into the controversy over a state funeral service for murdered ex-Premier Aldo Moro by announcing he would attend the government ceremony boycotted by the politician's embittered family. The Pope's unprecedented participation at the funeral service for a
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    41 1 NEW YORK. Frl. Dow Jones averages, based on first hour of trading on the New Ycrk Stock Exchange: 30 Indus *****. up 6.76; 20 transp 226.72, up 2.04; IS utils 104.60, up 0.13; 65 stocks 289.04. up 205— UPI.
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    16 1 UP TO NOON TODAY: Isolated showers around midday, according to the Singapore Meteorological Service.
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    Spore mission in Kampuchea
    156 1 A SEVEN-MAN official delegation from A Singapore is now in Phnom Penh on a short visit to discuss bilateral trade and economic relations, according to a Radio Kampuchea report monitored here. Radio Kampuchea said the delegation was led by the head of the economic department within
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    Lock icon Soviet gain: K says it
    79 1 WASHINOTON, Fri. Former secretary of state Henry Kissinger said today he agreed with a statement by all 38 Republican senators that the Carter Administration Is permitting the Soviet Union to Rain potentially decisive military superiority over the United States. "There is trend In the military
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    Lock icon LATEST Arafat: Well stay in south Lebanon
    55 1 LATEST Arafat: Well stay in south Lebanon BAHRAIN, Fri. Palestinian commando chief Yaasar Arafat said today Palestinian guerillas would remain in south Lebanon despite the deployment of United Nations peacekeeping forces in the are*. "Our forces have been in the south for years and remained there even after the Israeli
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      122 1 TIME FOR ASEAN TO DRAW CLOSER: LEE Page 6 AUSTRALIA warns EEC over trade curbs 2 COMBINED military command in South Korea 3 LIBERALS t o end pact with Labour? 5 $7m jump in SIA's pretax profit -Page 7 WHY Japanese firms prefer to invest in Singapore 13 NUCLEAR plant
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      Lock icon GARTER IS SURE PLANE DEAL WILL GET APPROVAL
      185 2 GARTER IS SURE PLANE DEAL WILL GET APPROVAL WASHINGTON, Frl. President Carter is confident the Senate will approve his controversial Middle East warplanes package when It votes on the US$4.B billion (SIIII4 billion) deal next week. He believes the Senate will accept the administration's plan to sell the planes to
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      Lock icon Firm told: Hand over documents
      149 2 LONDON. Fri. Lonrho. the Londonbased International trading group, has been ordered to hind over documents as part of a probe Into Rhodesia sanctions- bust Ing. A spokesman for the director of public prosecutions said yesterday the order was served last week at the headquarters of
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      Lock icon Australia warns EEC on its trade curbs
      321 2 Australia warns EEC on its trade curbs 'MAJOR CHANGES TO OUR POLICIES...' CANBERRA, Friday AUSTRALIA warned yes- terday that It would carry out a major review of its trading policies with the European Economic Community (EEC) if problems of tariff and other barriers were not solved. The warning came from
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      Lock icon Sea Law talks hit by new political wrangle
      198 2 GENEVA, FTi. The United Nations Law of the Sea conference was hit by a new political wrangle yesterday when Arab delegations said groups like the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) should be allowed to sign a projected convention. The Arab proposal, backed by
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      Lock icon A star for Margaret
      65 2 THE lady gets her star In the toughest military outfit in the US the Marine Corps. Colonel Margaret Brewer, the first woman to be promoted to general, received her star as Brigadier General on Thursday In Washington. A spunky Gen. Brewery (left) Is seen here being
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      Lock icon Eritrea: Cubans told not to meddle
      275 2 Eritrea: Cubans told not to meddle GENEVA, Frl, rrvHE Libyans have told X Cuba they will not stand Idly by If Cuban forces Intervene In Eritrea to help Ethiopian forces there In an offensive expected to start soon, an Erltrean nationalist leader said yesterday. Mr. Osman Saleh Sabbe, leader of
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      Lock icon MRS B MAY HAVE TO QUIT PARTY AFTER RESHUFFLE
      185 3 /X5LOMBO. Frt. For- i mer Sri Lankan prime minister Mrs. Slrtmnvo Bandaranalke said In an Interview published today that she and other stalwarts may have to quit the Freedom Party, which she heads, under a new reorganisation scheme. In the interview,
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      Lock icon Children share grief
      54 3 THE innocent have not been Insulated from the tragedy of slain ex-premier Aldo Moro as all of Italy plunge into national mourning. School-children, some carrying flowers, prepare to enter the small cemetery in TorrHa Tiberina where Mr. Moro was buried to pay homage on Thursday to the
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      Lock icon Joint USS. Korea command
      444 3 Joint USS. Korea command SEOUL, Friday gOUTH Korea and the United States will set up a joint military command in Seoul later this year as part of President Carter's plan to withdraw 32,000 American ground troops here over four or five years, it was announced today. President Carter last month
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      Lock icon Japan plan to protect fisherman
      221 3 TOKYO, Friday rE Japanese Government today decided to study a plan to send patrol boats or helicopters to protect Japanese fishermen off a disputed island claimed by both Japan and South Korea, the Foreign Ministry said. Foreign Minister Sunao Sonoda yesterday received appeals for protection
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      Lock icon Seeking ties?
      71 3 HONGKONG, Fri. Hanoi has told Washington In a discreet message delivered by a third unnamed country that Vietnam is ready u> establish diplomatic relations with the US, the Far Eastern Economic Review said today. The weekly news magazine, which gave no source for its report, said Vietnam's economic
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      Lock icon Man found guilty of raping his wife
      104 3 ADELAIDE, Frt. A man has been found ruilty of rapine his wife, the Brst such conviction under a 1976 South Australian law. The 37 year old man, who had pleaded not ruilty, was remanded on Wednesday for sentence. Bis name was withheld from
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      Lock icon Kriangsak hopes for closer ties with Burma
      195 3 Kriangsak hopes for closer ties with Burma RANGOON, Fri. Thai Prime Minister Kriangsak Chomanan has said his talks with Burmese leaders here would lead to better relations and closer cooperation between their two countries. Speaking at a dinner given to him by Burmese Prime Minister Maung Maung Kha last night,
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      Lock icon 'Censor news by Red agencies'
      105 3 BANGKOK, Fri—A senior Thai government official today was reported as saying communist news agencies that distorted the facts and presented a negative picture of Thailand should be censored. Local newspaper mid Lt. Cmdr Prasong Soonsln. deputy commander of the National Security Council, suggested that some
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      Lock icon Teheran calm again, troops pull out
      296 4 TEHERAN, Friday Protest quelled £JALM returned to the Teheran bazaar today and the government pulled out troops it sent in to quell Muslim-led demonstrations against Shah Mohammed qßeza Pahlavi. As business resumed, the heads of 145 shopkeepers' associations sent a letter to the Shah
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      Lock icon 'U.S. PLANS MID-EAST BASES TO PROTECT INTERESTS'
      122 4 'U.S. PLANS MID-EAST BASES TO PROTECT INTERESTS' BEIRUT, Fri. A Lebanese newspaper reported today that the US is considering a plan to set up military bases ln the Middle East to protect Western interests and encourage Arab-Israeli peace moves. As Sanr, a left-wing daily, said detailed proposals have been submitted
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      Lock icon Prison chief sacked
      61 4 PARIS, Pr;. The head of the French prisons service, Pierre Aymard, was today relieved of his duties following th* escape of the country's "Public Enemy No. 1" on Monday, officials said tonight. Gangster Jacques Mesrlne escaped from the top security wing of the La Shnte prison ln
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      Lock icon Guerilla arms replenished
      63 4 BEIRUT, Prl. Yasser Arafat's top military commander said today Palestinian guerillas have more than replenished the arms they lost during Israel's Invasion of south Lebanon. "We are proud to announce that we have replenished all our losses and have ln fact Increased our strength." Khaill Wazlr. code-named
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      Lock icon Japan applies to Cocom for China Sale
      167 4 Japan applies to Cocom for China Sa l e rKYO, Fri. Japan has filed an application with the 15- nation Paris -based Cocom organisation Co-ordi-nating committee for export controls on strategic goods to communist areas for permission to sell an electronic computer to China, the trade and Industry ministry here
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      Lock icon New clashes
      30 4 HONOKONO. Pri. Vietnamese forces put out of action nearly 600 Intruding Cambodian soldiers ln fre&h border clashes early this month, the official Vietnam news agency reported today. Reuter.
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      Lock icon US, Russia to discuss curbs on arms for Third World
      246 4 US, Russia to discuss curbs on arms for Third World WASHINGTON, Friday the Soviet Union agreement to dlssale of arms to T»HE United States and yesterday announced cuss restraints on the Third World countries. A Joint communique issued in Washington and Moscow said the effort might be broadened to Include
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      Lock icon Trudeau drops plans for early
      189 4 election OTTAWA, Pri. Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau faces the task of trying to reverse the sliding fortunes of his Liberal Party government after dropping plans to call an early general election this July. The election had been widely forecast until an opinion poll last
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      Lock icon Prospects bleak for lifting arms ban
      135 4 Prospects bleak for lifting arms ban WASHINGTON. Frt. Chances of the US arms embargo against Turkey being lifted this year are virtually nil following a vote by the Senate foreign relations committee to retain the ban. The 8-to-4 committee vote yesterday was a sharp rebuff to PrerJdent Carter and effectively
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      36 4 WASHINOTON. Prl. The president of the World Bank. Mr. Robert McNamaxa, said yesterday he believed the developing world would have to depend more on commercial banks ln the future for Its capital needs. Reuter.
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      Lock icon Amin warns of new type of incurable gonorrhea
      220 4 NAIROBI. Frl. Ugandan President Idi Amin has warned the nation to watch out for a new type of gonorrhea which has proved to be Incurable in East Africa and which has emanated from Tanzania, Kenya and Rwanda, Radio Uganda said today. The
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      Lock icon Desai: Worry about the KGB too
      162 5 Desai: Worry about the KGB too NEW DELHI, Fri. In dian Prime Minister Morarji Desai told pro- Moscow communists to day they should worry about Soviet as well as American spies. The Prime Minister also again held the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA i blameless for the planting of a
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      Lock icon Hijack ends with gun battle
      259 5 Hijack ends with gun battle WILLEMSTAD (Curacao), Friday rpHE hijack of a Colombian airliner with 119 passengers and crew aboard ended here last night when police stormed the jet and fought a brief gunbattle with the three hijackers. Armed police rushed the Avianca Boeing 727 only moments after the 110
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      Lock icon ITS DEATH FOR HIJACKERS IN JAPAN
      144 5 ITS DEATH FOR HIJACKERS IN JAPAN rKYO, Fri. The Japanese Diet (parliament) today passed a new Bill calling for stif fer punishment, includ Ing the death penalty, for various types of hijacking and the seizure of diplomatic establishments at home and abroad. The new legislation, Introduced to strengthen the present
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      Lock icon LIBERALS TO END PACT WITH LABOUR?
      336 5 LONDON, Friday LIBERAL leader David Steel last night judged it "unlikely" that his party would renew the "Lib-Lab pact" which has helped the minority Labour Government survive for the past year. The agreement, struck iii March last year, runs out in July at the
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      27 5 x- If it came to a break (with Labour Party), it would be a tivilised divorce and not a flaming row. David Steel Liberal Party leader
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      Kidnap tycoon set free
      69 5 MILAN. Fri. Kldnapp;rs threw a wealthy ammunition manufacturer out of a car with his eyes taped shut early today, more than six months after his p.bductlon following payment of a 700 million lire (Ssl.9 million) ransom Mr. Pletro FlocchL 40. one of three brothers who own
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      Lock icon Britain's most eligible bachelor to wed
      113 5 T ONDON Br i i Lt tain's most eligible non -Royal bachelor, 26-year-old Gerald, Earl of Grosvenor, who controls a family fortune estimated at 500 million pounds (552.125 billion) announced today be will marry 19-year-old Natalia Phillips. Miss Phillips' mother. Georgina, is one of
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      Lock icon Margaret has another problem, hepatitis
      167 5 Margaret has another problem, hepatitis LONDON, Fri. A weary-looking Princess Margaret, already burdened with the worry of going through divorce proceedings, today faced months of dieting and abstinence from alcohol iv as to fight a liver disease. Doctors said this was the treatment for the mild c.-.se of hepatitis which
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      Lock icon VOLCANO DANGER ZONE EXTENDED
      99 5 VOLCANO DANGER ZONE EXTENDED MANILA, Fr:. Volcanologists in the Philiprjines today extended the danger zone around the M*yon Volcano, saying its condition Ms deteriorated. At the same time, a second volcano Taal has aroused concern about a possible eruption. The Volcanology Commission attributed the increase in Ma y o n's
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    Promoter on tax breach charge
    529 6 A SHOW organiser yesterday told a district court how he applied on behalf of his company for exemption from payment of entertainment duty for a show in aid of a private hospital Mr. Francis Yap. a former employee of Gold Seal Gift Voucher Pte. Ltd,
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    Inquiry into man's death extended
    201 6 rB family of the late Mr. Chen Jen Hao, who died after an appendix operation, yesterday successfully applied for an extension of the Inquiry into his death. Yesterday was to have been the closing day of the inquiry during which the State Coroner, Mr. Khoo
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    STAND-INS TAKE OVER FOR FIVE-0 CABLE CAR STUNT
    293 6 HAWAII Five O super-cop Steve McGarrett swings into action in mid-air, braving a 120-metre plunge to the sea below hot on the heels of a villain! This dare-devil scene, in which the villain "swings" precariously along the cable car wire linking Singapore
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    Accused's statement to CPIB sets poser for COUrt
    286 6 Accused's statement to CPIB sets poser for COUrt CAN an accused person's statement to the Corrupt Practices Investigations Bureau be used as evidence against him even if it was not voluntarily made as he was "legally bound" to make it? This poser arose at the trial of four record keepers
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    Now is time for Asean to draw closer: Lee
    684 6 Strength to resist pressures ASEAN, with in- creased unity among its five members, will have more confidence and strength to withstand pressures which may mount if and when it enters a more turbulent period, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew said. The Prime
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    RAS dinner
    39 6 THE Rubber Association of Singapore will Hold a dinner for participants of the field workshop on natural rubber In Smgapoie at the auditorium of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Bndustry on Monday at 7.30 p.m.
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    Professor Chen quits to emigrate
    115 7 rpHE founder of the first A spe/m bank in Southeast Asia. Associate Professor Christopher Chen, has resigned from the Univerrity of Singapore and win emigrate to Australia. A specialist in obstetrics and gynaecology, he was with the university for at least eight years. Besides setting
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    Art display
    42 7 THE exhibition of tapestries, paintings and graphics, organised by the National Museum and the American Embassy s International Communication Agency, which began on Thursday will be open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. dally till May 31.
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    COURTESY CONTEST TO BOOST DRIVE
    159 7 COURTESY CONTEST TO BOOST DRIVE IHE Singapore Tourist Promotion Board will launch a month-long contest. "Projecting Courtesy The Singapore Way," to boost its current courtesy campaign. The competition, from May 16 to June 15, is t, encourage hotels, restaurants, department stores and other bodies to take a more active part
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    SIA FLIES HlGH—#7m JUMP IN PROFIT
    469 7  - SIA FLIES HlGH— #7m JUMP IN PROFIT SINGAPORE A i r- lines continues to fly on a sound financial course with pretax profit for the year ended March 31 rising to just under S5O million from $43 million the preceding year. According to preliminary unaudited figures, total revenue rose 29
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    Company must pay $5,300 damages
    280 7 Company must pay $5,300 damages SIN Poh (Star News) Amalgamated Ltd. the former owners of the Sin Chew Jit Poh news daily, was ordered by the Hiph Court yesterday to pay $5,320 damages tc an engineering firm. The amount, which was awarded to Sing Chow Engineering Co. Pte. Ltd.. represented
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    Rozario heads union
    64 7 MR Francis Rozario has been elected chairman of the Straits Times branch of the Singapore National Union of Journalists. Other officials are: Mr. Albert Ramalingam, vicechairman; Mr. Ivan Llm, secretary; Mr. Arthur Richards, asst. secretary; and Mr. Terry Ang, treasurer. Committee members: Messrs. Chee Kirn Lock, George
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      303 7 Straits Times Crossword ACROSS 8 King about to be »ur1 Religious teacher begin- rounded by .river people nlng to teach animal (6). (8). 5 Like an Infant not fl- 7 Small person moving fornishlng cold food (8). ward or going out (5). 9 Simpleton at home with 8 European land
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    Principals show they can put on show, too
    218 8 THE problem was what to stage when Singapore school principals recently decided to take to the stage themselves. If it were not to mimic students, presenting mainly music and dance items how could they be different? The answer was given at Hwa
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    Anniversary
    32 8 THE Assistant Director of Primary Schools, Mr Andrew Nu. will be guest -of-honour at Kirn Keat Primary School's ISth anniversary celebration a the school hall on May 26 it 2 p.m.
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    SBS shares ballot today
    93 8 B l'RI ED among these stacks and stacks of applications for Singapore Bus Service shares are many a working man's hopes of making a fast buck. Quite a few applicants will be disappointed as the 20 million shares offered for sale have been 20 times over-subscribed.
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    Search is on for the most filial person
    377 8  -  SAW PUAY LIM By A SEARCH for the most filial person in Singapore society is now in full swing, and the people behind it are appealing to the public to help them in their task. For the next six months, the Sai
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    $2,500 raised
    33 8 THE Interact Club of the Gan Eng Seng School raised $2,500 for the National Kidney Foundation from the proceeds of the film. What's Up Doc? shown at the Globe cinema recently.
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    Murder charge
    79 8 PON Poon, 31, was charged in a magistrate's court yesterday with the murder of Ng Song Chwee in Lorong 8, Toa Payoh, at about 11 p.m. on Monday, together with an unknown person. He was remanded at the CID and his case will be mentioned again on May
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    Cultural show
    33 8 FOREIGN Minister Mr. S. Rajaratnam, will attend .1 cultural show of songs and dances to be held by the Bengali Association. Singapore, at the Victoria Theatre on Monday at 8 p.m.
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    Jaycees' bid to help tourist trade
    243 8 Jaycees' bid to help tourist trade JAYCEES aim to help Singapore's tourist trade hit the two millionth mark next year by bidding for the Republic as the Jaycees International A s 1 a Pacific conference venue. R their bid at this year's meeting in Talpeh from May 22 to May
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    Builders sue UOL for $5.5 million
    293 8 Builders sue UOL for $5.5 million OUILDING contractors, Loke Hong Kee (S) 13 Pte., are claiming damages of $5,500,000 from United Overseas Land on the grounds of wrongful termination of the Cairnhill Piaza building contract. Arbitration proceed- ings are fixed for hearing before Mr. Hiew Slew Nam during the five
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    Customers fled when hawkers fought
    131 8 /CUSTOMERS at a food V/ centre were sent scurrying when a fight broke out between hawkers of two stalls and stools were thrown about, a magistrate's court heard yesterday. In the dock were Siah Lai Yong and his wife, Heng Wee Koong, their sons Seah
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    248 9  -  PAUL WEE By A SHIPYARD work- er died and two others were seriously injured in an explosion and fire on a barge in Marine Builders shipyard at Jurong yesteraay. The three were working on a newly-complet-ed tugboat berthed next to the barge when
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    'More US planes may stop over in Spore'
    178 9 'More US planes may stop over in Spore' WASHINGTON, Fri. Defence Department officials said yesterday that they expect some increase in rest and refuelling stops at Singapore by US P-3 reconnaissance planes. These aircraft have stopped at Singapore for several years on flights between bases in the Philippines and the
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    Capsized ship to be salvaged in few days
    337 9 Capsized ship to be salvaged in few days rE 713 tonne cargo ship, Bonnie, which capsized a few metres off the reclaimed land in the Eastern Anchor age early yesterday morning, will be sal vaged within the next few days. According to the agent, Straits Chartering and Agencies Pte. Ltd.,
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    Man on extort bid charge
    64 9 A MAGISTRATE'S court yesterday remanded Van Yew Kheong. 27, who was charged with attempting to extort $200 from another person. He was alleged to have told Mr. Ng Ah Suay "If you don't grve me money I will stab you" at Peoples Park Complex In
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    Exporters labelled as naive, spoilt
    665 9 THE Singapore exporter has been branded naive and spoilt, waiting only for commercial markets to come to him. He is charged with having lost valuable trade opportunities in the Continental and West Asian markets because of a fear of nonEnglish speaking countries. This condemnation of
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    THREE KOREAN JUDGES ON STUDY VISIT HERE
    161 9 THKKI Supreme Court jus tic- ps from South Korea arrived here last night for a three-day study visit. The three judges Mr. Kirn Young Sac. 63 and Mr. Yang Byung Ho, 60, Sunieme Court judgts; and Mr. Chung Done Yoon, 40, assistant to
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      135 9 I Selina, senior Mary n H and her team of Quant beautician 9 I Quant girls will be at Yaohan Orchard 12 May 21 May 1978 to introduce Colourshine, Mary's new glossy automatic lip colour in 8 dazzling shaJes. 20 discount on all Quant cosmetics ■Last^^uf B I SUPERMARKET^ SINCERE
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      Drugs hidden in shoes
      63 10 PENANO. Fri.— About 170 grams of drugs suspected to b<! heroin were found hidden In the heels of a pair of shoes worn by an Australian visitor when he was taken to the prison here on Wednesday. A police spokesman said today the 37-yeai-old Australian was
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      PUSHER FOUND HANGED IN CELL
      84 10 PUSHER FOUND HANGED IN CELL AMSTERDAM. Fri A 30-year-old Malaysian heroin trafficker, who was sentenced to four years In Jail by a court here last week, was found dead In his prison cell on Wednesday. A Justice Ministry spokesman said Tan Chi Meng hanged himself in his cell in Den
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      Direct flights
      18 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri.— MAS win introduce direct services between Kuala Lumpur and Jeddah from June 4.
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      Dr M lashes Umno men who shun new leaders
      206 10 ALOR STAR, Friday QATUK Seri (Dr) Mahathir Mohamad hit out today at the small group in I'nino who refaae to accept the new leaders and who refuse to cooperate with the majority group who accept the new leadership. The Deputy Prime
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      Bogus 'tec held
      39 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri Police yesterday detained a man suspected to have Impersonated a detective sergeant at the market In Jalan Tun Ismail here They also seized a pair of handcuffs and a lake police authority card.
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      $2.3 billion approved
      74 10 ALOR STAR, Fri. The Federal Government has approved an additional allocation of $2,350 million for electrification and road projects in rural areas, Finance Minister Tengku Razalelgh Hamzah said here today. Of this sum, $2,000 million has been allocated to the National Electricity Board while the remaining $350
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      CPO's aide found shot dead
      136 10 MALACCA, Fri. Constable Mohamed Shah bin Mohamed Som, 47. a bodyguard and driver of Malacca's Chief Police Officer was found dead with a gunshot wound in his teihple in the CPO's car in Jalan Bukit Pala here this morning. The car was in a ditch
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      'Pressure has weakened Pahang Reds'
      192 10 'Pressure has weakened Pahang Reds' BENTONG (Pahang).Frl. —Pressure exerted by the security forces In operations In the Telemong and Karak areas in Bentong district has weakened the infrastructure of the communist terrorists, Deputy Defence Minister. Encik Mokhtar Hashlm said here today. He also said a terrorist had surrendered himself on
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      Witness: I was told FBI probing Northrop
      906 11 A PROSECUTION witness told the High Court today that two bank accounts were opened In Los Angeles to collect the balance of the one per cent commission due to businessman S H. Tan from the sale of 16 Northrop F-5 aircraft valued at
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      Trader on drug charges to be extradited to US
      297 11 Trader on drug charges to be extradited to US KUALA LUMPUB, Fri.— Penan* businessman, C'hua Han Mow, was ordered by the Session Court here today to be extradited to California to face three drug charges. The court president. Madam Harwanth Kaur, saying that the Deputy Public Prosecutor bad made out
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      Vesak Day prayers
      59 11 LI Teck Chuan Cln Tong, a Buddhist temple In Changl Road, will celebrate Vesak Day tomorrow The celebration Includes a prayer and sutras-chantlng session at 8 a.m., a dedication service at 10.30 a.m., religious talks donations to four welfare bodies, and a hymnchanting session at 1 p.m.
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      Bankruptcy petition withdrawn by trainer
      343 11 DACEHORSE trainer R.W. van Breukelen 1V withdrew In the High Court yesterday his bankruptcy petition against Mr. Ng Kah Hoe, of Gardiner Road. Miss Lucia Han, for Mr. van Breuke.en, told Mr. Justice D'Cotta that Mr. Ng had fully paid up the judgment sum he
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      HOW YOU CAN HELP SPEED POSTAL DELIVERY
      185 11 HOW YOU CAN HELP SPEED POSTAL DELIVERY MEMBERS of the public can play a role In ensuring that the Postal Services Department, which handles 500,000 postal articles daily, provides a better and more efficient mail service. They could do so by ensuring that their mail was clearly and correctly addressed
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      105 11 Bringing Up Father ""^ji BECAUSE T SAID JieOS.LADY BUOSS HUSBAND SO THAT'S I IS IN THE HOSPITAL- I WANT WHY.' -j YOU TO VISIT HIA*- j A V_ >v 1/ ]f TRY BlondU MONEY, DO YOU 1 I f\\ C&>^\ HAVE CHANGE <sS?S Alley Oop COME ON, LJNC. 1 I'LL
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      125 11 By BUI Kavanagh tfc Hal Camp WATCH THE LOPD BUG©'" I HEARDJ FURNITURE J I VDU WERE IN THE 1 By Chle Young 1 I !/■>-/ COR HEAVEN'S I IV I'M SORRY OEAR- *>! I fVIsJ,f VlsJ, SAmCE 81 ONOI E." t WASN'T THINKING K^T I'M TAKING K^ EITHER' ZJ
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    Why Japan firms prefer to invest in Singapore
    569 13  -  By JAPANESE companies which put a premium on security and wellmanaged administration invariably prefer Singapore to Hong kong as a place for investment. But they will go to the British colony when seeking the lax and free wheeling atm o s phere
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    Rowena: I'm a simple girl at heart
    232 13 Rowena: I'm a simple girl at heart FOR all the bright lights and glamour that come with being a famous singing star, Rowena Cortex is still a simple girl at heart. "As a person, I think I'm still very much like any other ordinary girl simple," said the teenaged singing
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    Four firms are ordered to be wound up
    207 13 Four firms are ordered to be wound up rT^ENDERS and Contracts M. (S) Pte. Ltd., which was once stated to have a paid-up capital of $135,000 was held by the High Court yesterday to be insolvent because of an outstanding judgment debt of $2,153. Mr. Justice D'Cotta ordered the company
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    Cholera-infected
    47 13 SINGAPORE has again been declared a cholerainfected area following the detection of another case on Wednesday. The patient, a 24-year-old panel beater living in Yio Chu Kang, is being treated at Mlddleton Hospital. The Ministry of the Environment said it was tracing the source of Infection.
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    $ 1,OOO fine
    31 13 1,OOO fine A MALAYSIAN woman, Tay Stole Ken*. 38. was yesterday fined $1,000 in a magistrate's court when she admitted remaining here after her vlrtt pass expired on July 11. 1975.
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      315 13 5 Xfl Mpw l|J m To express gratitude to all mothers, China Palace Restaurant are offering special savory dishes Peking Duck Shanghai Fish at a special price. This offer is valid till 20th May 1978. For more details. Ring: *****65. *****8 China Palace Restaurant Ist Floor Wellington Building. Bideford Road.
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  • The Straits Times SATURDAY, MAY 13, 1978
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      WAVE OF RIOTS
      328 14 VITftAT'S behind the series of riots that Tt have rocked the Pahlavl dynasty the past four months? Since serious rioting first broke out In Qom In early January Involving religious demonstrators, open hostility to the regime has been repeated in a number of provincial cities. Every new
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      ARMS FOR INDONESIA
      288 14 ONE of the more tangible results of American Vice-Presldent Mondale's trip through several Asian-Pacific capitals Is seen in the agreement by the United States to provide arms and planes to Indonesia. The deal has of course been the subject of negotiations for some time, but the timing
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    T.F. Hwang takes you down memory lane
    491 14 T.F. Hwang takes you down memory lane Thirteenth mODAY is May 13. What are the May 13 events In history? In "Today", a New Nation dally featurette, one learns It was on May 13, 1607 English colonialists landed near James River In Virginia to establish their first permanent home In
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    Across the Causeway
    826 14 THE Morib by-election was interesting for several reasons. It was of course the seat of Datuk Harun Idris. The byelection was the first electoral test for a State seat the Hannah has had to face in Selangor since 1974. The electorate this time is bigger by some
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    Giving a fresh impetus to Asean-EEC ties
    1329 14  -  RELATIONS between the nine-nation European Common Market and Asean are in danger of becoming a hundrum affair. A look at the agenda for the 4th session of the EEC-Asean Joint Study Group (JSG), which opens in Bangkok on Thursday suggests that the JSG
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    Lock icon China a step closer to full diplomatic ties with Portugal
    505 14  -  PAUL MAJENDIE in MACAO By WHO could have imagined amid the uproar of the Cultural Revolution here that a decade later Macao's governor would be invited by the Chinese for a six-city tour round the country? Colonel Garcia Leandro, the
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      21 14 Rdlenß_ the natural food Enquiries: NaHa International Pte Ltd Suite 904, Supreme House, Penang Road, Singapore 9. Tel: *****3 MHP *****6
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      395 14 IJ. ■^GR64IESTitTS UA***** -Wfl I 'Tr coon -^^F V V A VB QBB SJ iUjSi JUST ARRIVED FROM U.S.A. "THE BIRTH OF A NEW DAY and other poems" By Singapore Writer Dft. TAY CHONG HAI. Now available at ATHENEUM BOOK STORE 151 A Gey long Road. Phone *****47 A Treasury
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      Where the monarchy is the most revered body
      431 15 Where the monarchy is the most revered body I REFER to the article "Bangkok where one rumour fuels another" written by Percy Seneviratne and published by the Straits Times on April 25. The Royal Thai Embassy wishes to draw your attention to the following points: 1. The portion concerning the
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      Winter scene
      32 15 THE colour composition of the 10 cent denomination stamp in the new parks and trees series looks all wrong. The blues and white indicate a winter scene. WINTRY, Singapore 15.
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      Equal rights
      32 15 I AM a housewife and wish to purchase SBS shares. What I can't understand is why those with POSB savings don't deserve equal rights as CPF contributors! WONDERING Singapore 16-
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      A PAGE OF YOUR LETTERS REVISION OF EXAM PAPER LEAVES STUDENTS BAFFLED
      316 15 A PAGE OF YOUR LETTERS REVISION OF EXAM PAPER LEAVES STUDENTS BAFFLED A RECENT report on the revision of the General Paper by the Ministry ot Education (ST, April 25). has left students as well as teachers battled. Apparently, by excluding the analytical report questions, the Mlnt&try hopes to raise
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      How to bring about family happiness...
      671 15 I AM grateful for your report, "Improving a Child's Academic Work by MP" (ST. April 23) which refers to the Infrequently discussed subject of care of the lntant during the critical stage ot its brain development. However, may I respectfully say that your report
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      A small gesture of courtesy would have gone a long way
      265 15 A small gesture of courtesy would have gone a long way WHILE driving along Clemenceau Avenue at 9.30 a.m. on May 5, I saw a car driven by a couple coming down Cavenagh Road turning left into Clemenceau Avenue. They had Just turned into the right angle road when they
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      Such remarkable changes in Spore!
      128 15 Such remarkable changes in Spore! I RECENTLY returned to Singapore after an absence of four and a half years. What remarkable changes have occurred In that period! The city area la barely recognisable, with magnificent "high rise" buildings In Shenton Way and Robinson Road. South Bridge Road Is transformed, and
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      SINGAPORE 5
      125 15 1.00 PM Opening followed by Sesame Street 2.00 Saturday Matinee KES, starring: David Bradley, Freddie Fletcher, Lynne Perrie 3.45 Police Surgeon— The Intuertar (finest star: Mitch Vejel) 4.05 World Badminton Invitation Championships -Quarter Final and Semi F nal 5.05 Sandiwara Kali Terakhir Ku Melihat Wajahmu (Malay drama) 5.50
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      SINGAPORE 8
      56 15 3.55 PM Opening and Little Magic Boies {repeat) 4.25 Pule in Funny World 4.50 Young Dan i Boone— The Plague 5.40 Animal World-Spring of Life 6.05 Naadaga Arangam (repeat) 6.45 News and Newsreel (Tamil) 7.10 That's Life (Cantonese series) 1.15 News MafaziM (Chinese) 8.45 News (Chinese' 9.00 Chinese
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      MALAYSIA 3
      104 15 3.55 PM Opewrjg and Little Magic Baxes Input) Donny and Mane Osmond Show (repeat) 4.03 Soccer Walsall vs Swindon 4.40 Yoga for Health 5.04 Documentary 5.25 Prog Summary 5.30 News 5.41 Documentary 6.00 Beachcombers Investigator 6.26 Kesuma 6.49 Azan Maghrib 6.56 Prog Summary 6.59 Selingan Muzik 7.02 Muquaddam
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      MALAYSIA 10
      62 15 4.00 PM Quran Reading 4.06 Prog Summary 4.14 Tamil film— Pesum Deivam 6.38 News (Tamil) 7.05 Tumpuan Minggu 7.30 News (Mandarin) 7.47 Hogan's Heroes— No Name Please 8.13 Documentary— Medical Report 8.30 News 8.48 Weather Report 8.51 News Commentary 8.58 Peristiwa 9.16 Crown Court Minnie 10.00 News (English)
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      SINGAPORE
      172 15 600 AM Opening 1.11 Music at Sunrise 7.N News 7.11 Daily Digest 7.2S Quote for the Day 7.31 Musical Potpourri I.N News 1.11 Musical Potpourri IN Calling All Hospitals II.N On Feminine Lines (Stereo) 11.N English by Radio English for Commerce 11. IS Musical Tributes (Stereo). IMS PM Science
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      FM STEREO
      146 15 f.M AM Opening and Programme Summary English and Chinese MS Morning Prelude 1.31 News 1.41 Morning Concert I.N News (Chinese) 1.11 A Decade of Songs IN Close. t.N PM Test Tape Chinese 1.04 Opening and Programme Sum- Mary English and Chinese 1.11 Music at Sunset 1.30 News i.M
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    SWIMMING TIMES
    52 15 TODAY: Si«*we 308 pm (2.1 m); Sefili Ketkil 2.20 pm (2.1 m); Part BicbM 937 am (2.3 m), 10.07 pm (2.2 m). TOMOUOW: Sitfapre 222 am (2.4 m), 356 pm (2m) Seiili Keckil 12.56 am (1.6 m). 3.05 pm (2.1 m Pert DicktM 10.15 am (2.1 m), 10.52
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    WATER
    23 15 WATER consumption on Thursday was 695,000 cubic metres (152.9 million gallons), a rise of 15,000 cubic metres (3.3 million gallons) from Wednesday.
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    Use metric
    10 15 Use round metric figures, it's simpler and safer.
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      CLOSING PRICES
      1575 16 THE last transacted ready sale at the close of business on the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday compared with the previous day's prices together with 1978 high and low. •Adjusted for script/rights issue). SECTION ONI INDUSTRIALS 1»7« Last High Low Company Sals +ar181 132 Acma 172 +1 213
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      BUSINESS DONE (SINGAPORE)
      2114 16 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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      KUALA LUMPUR
      1845 16 DID artd offer prices ofD finally listed and business in and reported to the Ktiaia Lumpur Stock Exchange yesterday with the number of shares traded shown In brackets In lots of 1.000 units unless otherwise specified. INDUtTRIAL* Ajlnemeta |23«8> (5) 2.40 Alaem (2 00B) (3) 2.03. A Chae
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      152 16 fees A ultra 1 Amal 456 +24 HKUaa 360 +20 X Katnpar 310 +20 Pahang Com 185 +18 THarbour 270 +15 OCBC 885 +10 Int Wood 168 +10 Hl-h Low 292 +8 Inchcape 206 +8 NBT 188 +8 Semb Shipyard 160 +8 Public Bank 264 +7 M
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        359 16 HONOKONO: The market closed slightly firmer In thin and continued dull trading, despite Wall Street's rise, dealers said .Jardine Matheson rose 20 cents to HKSI3.OO. Hutchi.onWhampoa 2 1/2 to $4.30, Hongkong Land five to $7 80. Hongkong Bank eased 10 to $15 00 and Swire Pacific five to $6.85.
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        386 16 TOKYO: Share prices closed higher with active selective buyIng spreading over many sections, dealers said. The Dow Jones average rose 8.72 to close at 5.497.98 points, with a volume of 350 million shares. The New index closed at 412.21. up 1.35 points MAT 11 Tan AJlnomoto 507 »i Akal
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        267 17 sYS£e^r£ by mines. CBA firmed five cents to $3.30 OoiuolUated Geld FJeids five to $3.60, and BH Sooth six to 86 cents after announcing Its cessation of unprofitable phosphate operatlons In Queensland. The Sydney Au-ordlnarfcs TOM 1.89 points to 484.29. .Nou.tß.au. Nou.tR.au A.C.I IT7 1 A.N.I 1»S +3
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        263 17 NEW YORK. Thurs. The stock market staged a vigorous advance today in heavy trading, as Investors brushed aside the news of an Increase In the Federal Reserve System's discount —f. The one-half point Increase In the discount rate to 7 per cent had been widely expected and
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        68 17 pinampi*! timit« MISANtIAL TIMES INDUSTRIALS Thursday 479.9 Wednesday 475.0 Week Ago 474.6 DOW JONES AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Thursday 834.20 Wednesday... 822.16 Week Ago 824.41 lmnnM nr., LONDON DOLLAR PREMIUM Thursday 109 to 109 V, Wednesday 109. to 110 V. H.K. HANG SENG Frlday Thursday 449.77 Week Ago 457.17 SYDNEY INDUSTRIALS
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        67 17 AMSTERDAM. Thurs. Prices closed generally S&lde2e» d £ld to using, dealers said. noogomu led declines among Dutch International*. icing over one guilder. Elsewhere, lower shares were led by KNBM. Nedltojd. 0~-Va« oe, Crilten «,r =4« 35 Roy»l Dutch 127.80 .20 Holland-Am. N^scheepvaar, X.50 X L.M i48.2u .40 Hemeken
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        214 17 7URICH. Thurs Prices closed qulttly steady. consolidating recent gains Bearer shares of Swaxalr. Cte4U 8ul»r anri OerllkooBaehrfe were traded more actively but Without Hlgnlflcart price changes In the foreign sector, dollar stocks closed steady in moderate turnover. Dutch shares were barely steady whUe Oermans generally edged lower. The
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      166 16 STRIKING prices of th< 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 Storafe (June $1.70) (0.458 0.538). (Sept 11.70) (0.478 O.SSS) C and C (June 12.20) USSR
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      67 16 THE Malaysian Minister of Finance has fixed these rates for the period from May 11 until further notice: Rubber 209} cts a kg. Copra $938.34 a ton. Palm Kernel $239 03 a ton. The rate of duties payable are: Rubber 37| cts a kg. Research cess one cent
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        156 16 THE Straits tin price plunged $75 to $1,638 per plcul in Penang yesterday on an official offering down 36 tonnes to 280 tonnes. The overnight London market was easier post firmer with forward buyers falling £130 to £6,340 per tonne. LONDON: Tin on the day was up £15 for
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        30 16 CLOSING PRICES Rubber: May 12. Singapore Jane 209.50 cts. (up 3.00 cts.) Malaysia Jane 214.00 cts. (up 2.25 Cts.) Tin: $1,638 (down $75). Official offering 280 tonnes (down 36 tonnes).
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        61 16 Thumfaf WadnasdS) Melbourne (1) 154 45 153.50 London 175.008 174.108 179. 75S 174 808 Zurich 175.008 173.798 175.78 a) 174. 50S Paris 177 M 174.92 Friday Thursday Honckonc 174 808 174 908 175 308 174.808 S'pon (2) 174.548 175. 158 179.198 179.788 Export prices In non-strrllng ami In US
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        443 16 /""\PENINO prices In the Singapore rubber market yesterday were marked up fractionally following higher London advices, dealers said. Prices later rose further on speculative and trade Interest. Some profit-taking and upcountry selling emerged later, but the market held steady on buying support. The morning session closed steady. The morning's
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        105 16 t-vAILY SSR and SMR prices at noon yesterday: June July R.A.S. (Current Mth) (Forward Mth) Bayer* Seller* Bayers Sellers SSR 20 (1 ton pallet) 199.50 201. 50N 200.50 202.50N SSR 50 (1 ton pallet) 197 50 199.50N 198 50 200 50 N SMR SCV (1 ton pallet)
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      117 16 CMINItB PRODUCE IXCHANCE SINCAPORE NOON CLOMMQ PRICIS PER PICUL TEtTIROAY Ceeanut all. Bulk (82 aellera. old drum (87 aellera, new drum $92 aellera. Ceara: Mixed (knee) UK/Coat. 137 buyera P«aa<r: Mui.tok ASTA white fob 100% NL.W S3BS aellera, Sarawak white fob NLW »3«5 aellera. Sarawak apeclal »lack f.o.b.
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      92 16 4 1/4% 15/9/80 (250.000) (100 308 100 455) 8% T F l/t/83 (250.000) (100 VSB 100 555) 5 V 4% T F IVVBI-84 (250.000) < 102.858) <8) 102.75 7 1/4% 15/4/8* (250.000) (100.70 B) 7 1/4% 15/16/66 (250.000) (100 70B) 7 1/4% 1/5/87 (250.000) 5 1/2%
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      397 16 THE "weekend jitters" struck one investor after another on the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday and prices which had been bullishly traded at the opening eased as investors started taking-profits. The market, however, closed steady on a late rally across the board. Active trading in
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      420 16 PROFIT-TAKING ahead of the weekend made for a slightly easier close at the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange yesterday. Selling pressure left most previous winners in minus territory. On a two day comparison, prices were still miroiniiiv hiuhur marginally nigner. Towards the close, some support was discerned but this
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      241 16 nrHE US dollar opened 1 firmer at the $2.3390/10 level in the Singapore forex market yesterday. The fairly active trading was boosted by the Increase In Federal Reserve Bank discount rate to seven per cent from 6.5 per cent. Some commercial selling and overnight profit-talcing, however, depressed
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      134 16 Interbank rates at 3.30 pm. Currencies Nominal rates Smithsonian percenUie (looted yesterday (cross) parity ckajige US dollar 2.3360 2.3370 2.8196 —17.15 Sterling pound 4.2405 4.2456 7.346 a --42.28 Hongkong dollar 50.24 50.31 50.51 0.63 M'slan dollar 97 24 97.34 100.00 276 Aust schilling 15.4404 15.4714 12.1012 27.59 Bel
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      183 16 ASIAN currency deposit Interbank rates as at close on May 12. US Dollar* (Spot) Offer BM 7 days 7 9/16 7 7/16 1 mth 8 1/8 8 2 mths 7 7/8 7 3/4 3 mths 8 7 7/8 6 mths 8 5/16 8 3/16 9 mths 8
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      39 16 Closing Interbank rates on Singapore dollars on May 12. Offer BM Overnight 3 1/4 3 1 mth 4 3/4 5 5/8 2 mths 4 7/8 4 3/4 3 mths 4 11 16 4 7/8 Source: Aatley Fearce.
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      50 16 RANGE of ratea offered by dlacount houaea oa May 12. Overnight 2 to 3%% Call depoilt 3%% Clealni Buy tall a-Montn Treaaunr bill. J I/« i/» 3-Montb Bank bills 4 7/H 4 1/4 3-Month CD 4 15/U 4 jj/i» Month CD 5 3/1* S 1/16 teurae: Natlenal Olaaeunt Ca
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      23 16 THE average rate at which Singapore banks are currently prepared to lend to their best customers is 7 per cent.
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      558 17 EXACTLY A week after Its suspension, the directors of Associated Plastics Industrles have taken the Initiattve to keep shareholders posted on their company's latest developments. However, the information given, which mainly relates to Its prospects, seems a littie belated the lnformat on
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      362 17 Harrisons and Crosfield offers to buy HME HARASSED Harrisons and Crosfleld with predators nipping round the edges of its unwieldy empire has come out into the attack with a merger offer for the Jewel of its crown, Harrisons Malaysian Estates (HME). Harrisons wants to buy the 119.6 million shares in
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      88 17 ROBINSON and Company's reduction of capital, to be effected by the return of the full amount of the capital paid up on the two classes of Its preference shares, has been confirmed by the court and has been effective from April 17. The company had stated last year
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      27 17 CONSOLIDATED Plantations' offer for shares In Gedong Investments has been aeclared unconditional and remains open for acceptances until further notice, according to merchant bankers Kleinwort Benson.
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      568 18 II CMPLOYMENI y An International Company Specialiaing in Mechanical Engineering Contracting including Instrument Services requires An Energetic Outstanding Parson to fill tha position ot PROJECTS MANAGER Due to an International Transfer this position la open for immediate appointment to a graduate engineer who have, had at least 5 years' eipenenca
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      822 18 II EMPLOYMENI .ATTRACTIVE LADIES REOUIRED to be trained for a position of Receptionist and Secretary to our Director Position will be based In Spore Excellent commencing salary with generous travelling allowances Applicant must possess a bright, cheerful personality Age between 20 30: single. Applicants should give details of working experience.
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      700 18 I IMPORT EXPORT PRACTICES I DOCUMENTATION COURSE An Intensive two-month coura specially designed for those In tending to pursue higher cxc cutlve/ administrative position in Import-export organisations Syllabus Include: Practices o International Trade. Tranship ments k Re-shlpments. Import export Control. Marine Insu ranee. Cargo Survey. Bank Credl facilities and etc
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      678 18 II EMPLOYMEN \f( JUNIOR BALES a I EXECUTIVE is I WINES AND SPIRITS DEPARTMENT. I An International trading I company la Intaraitad In I employing an ambtttoue young I man to |oln our small but fast I growing wlnea and spirits I department aa an aaatatanl to I tha Department
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      758 18 I I WANTED MALE Female sales assistants Female, age 18-21 yean old. Male must have completed N 8 Minimum education sec. 4. Interested apply personally (during office hours) to: Katong Emporium ti Supermarket (Pte) Ltd.. 8124. Katonc Shopping Centre. Singapore 15. SALES REPRESCNTATIVES An EatetoUaned Company invites aggressive and dynamic
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      586 19 N OmOYMOtT j tola* SALESMEN WANTED for established line Salary, commission aid fringe benefits offered Apply personally or write to: 207 People's Park Centre Spore 1 URGENTLY REOUIREO SALESGIRLS with experience In watch line (Singapore Citizens) Apply Ith own handwriting and recent photo (non-returnable) to: Nanyang Watch Company Pt*. Ltd.
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      705 19 Urgently required TRAINEE TECHNICIAN ex-National Service man some electrical, electronics or mechanical background c must be below 22 years of ag« education preferably from Technical stream Inssreeled eppMcenta, pieeee writ* to Rm. 612, Afro-Asia B.do. 63, Rooln#o*t Rottd. Singapor* 1 f mmmmm mm^ m CHEMIST snd TECHNICIAN required with experience
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      810 19 II EMPLOYMENT ~J NORDSKOQ DIETHELM PTE. LTD. We are a manufacturer of Inflight l and ground support equipment for the airline industries We are looking for an energetic and mature person to fill the position c of J ASSISTANT TO ENGINEER The Job: J c To assist the Engineer In
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      744 19 MALE TECHNICIANS Singaporean/ Malaysian/ Indonesian An ITB trade certificate Pt I/II In electronics/ mechanical or equivalent Preference will be given to applicants with proven dry electrospatic copy machines, valid driving licenses and with own transport Application stating full details and qualifications, experience, present occupation and remunerations together with one passport
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      1240 19 II EMPLOYMENT A MANUFACTURER OF AUDIO PRODUCTS WELCOMES YOU TO A LONG-TERM snd STABILIZED CAREER We Require FEMALE PRODUCTION OPERATORS Requirements: c Age between 16 and 35 years c Primary education c Experience not necessary Singapore citizens Malaysian citizens We Offer: t No shift work (normal 8.00 a m. to
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      1248 19 II EMPLOYMENT lf"fc ORIGIN AL—r* %jj VOLLMER A leading German machinery manufacturing company with Asia/Pacific headquarters located in Jurong seeks experienced A) STOREKEEPER B) METAL MACHINIST Post (A) 1» Singapore citizen age 26 and above 2) Pass GCE O' Level or equivalent 3| Minimum 2 years' experience in the same
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      763 19 II EMPIOYMENI JURONG ENGINEERING PTE LTD requires Immediately (1) ALUMINIUM WELDERS (TIG andMIG) for Its Malaysian Project. (2) MALE CLERK. Must possess OCE. 3 O' Levels. Including English and Mathematics. Interested applicants, please apply, with full personal particulars, experience and telephone number (If any) together with a recent pass-port size
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      829 19 I REOUIRED BY TRAVEL agency experienced outbound tour manager, assistant tour operation and general clerk Apply with full particulars and photograph to Queen Street P O Box 45. Spore MALE OPERATORS REOUIRSD urgently Basic $9. Malaysians are welcome. Call personally at 41 Hamilton Road. Singapore 8 PUMP ATTENDANTS a Car
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      1612 20 IV ACCOMMODATION A PROPERTIES INTERNATIONAL PLAZAI 10, Anson Road, Singapore 2 OFFICE SPACE From $1 .05 p.s.f. I SHOP SPACE From $1.40 p.sf. I APARTMENTS From $740 ALL RENTALS ARE INCLUSIVE OF SERVICE CHARGES ENQUIRIES Please call *****00 (8 lines) aaaaaaaaaa»aaaaa»Baaaaaa»aaa»aaaaaaaaa SELETAR HILL 7. Jalan Rengas )9_«_«fVBBMpHHyMpH^H semi-detached 3-bedroomed furniWi^H
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      907 21 TRAVELLERS INFORMATION CENTRE for Businessman Stu- NAM HO TRAVEL Service (Slngadent Your ticketing/ reconflrma- Pore) Pte Ltd. 8.T.P.8. LIC NO: tlon on lowcost travel/ tours 1«° West Malaysia Tour (Inaround the world with per- elusive Gentlng/ Cameron Hlghsonallzed services guaranteed lands) by deluxe alrcondltloned Call personally 018. Peace Centre coach
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    29 23 Our deepest and heartfelt sympathy to the family of the late MR. TAN PENG SENG From the staff of COLD STORAGE SUPERMARKET (Orchard Road) FINE FOOD SUPERMARKET
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    79 23 1 42 D eath s FRANCIS WALTER KLASS Aged 76. passed away peacefully on 12/5/78 leaving behind wife, one son. six daughters, one daughter-in-law, six sons-in-law, (rand children and great grand children Cortaga Maying Parlour of Rapoaa tor funarsl (arvica at Church of St. Joaaph. Victoria Slraat on Sunday. 14/5/71
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      77 23 MOM. ANNAMMAL SINN»P PAOABB Departed IMh May It7T One year has passed But fresh memories of you Still lingers In Jur silent hearts. ALWAYS REMEMBERED BY SONS. DAUGHTERS', SON-IN-LAW, DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW. GRANDCHILDREN RELATIVES. TAN CHONQ BOON A year has passed, but memories of you still remain with your
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    36 23 In everloving memory of Mr X Ratnaaamy. retired Telegraph Master (Malayan Railway) Ipoh. L*id to eternal reat on 13.5.77. Sadly mlaaed but never forgotten by beloved aona, daughtera. ln-lawa. grandchildren and loved onea. 1
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    25 23 JOGINDER KAI'R W/O JESWA.NT SINGH DEPARTED: 13.5.1977. A year haa paaaed but sweet memoriea forever remembered by husband. children and loved onea.
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    54 23 MRS KAMALA PONMS AM V (58) OF 31, LEINSTER STREET, ORMOND. VICTORIA 3204, AUSTRALIA, PABSED AWAY PEACEFULLY ON 11.5.78 AT 9.50 PM (BINOAPORE TIME) LEAVINO BEHIND HUSBAND M PONNUSAMY, SONS MANOHARAN AND CHANDRA. DAUGHTERS SUSIE AND JAYANTHI, SON-IN-LAW THAMBYRAJ. 2 DAUOHTERS-IN-LAW. 8 GRANDCHILDREN, 1 BROTHER, 2 SISTERS AND RELATIVES
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    20 23 In ever !ovin(? memory of our AyA v N ed YOW CHoT C 13.5.1875 from your loved onea
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    904 24 LANGUAGE could have a three-fold influence on society as a unifying factor, an economic force, or as a divisive force, a television audience heard last night. This view was offered at an Opinion forum on Talking About Language over TV Singapore in which four scholars from
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    202 24 Building industry expected to hold its ground rE building and construction industry, which has been contributing 16 per cent to Singapore's gross domestic product for the last five years, Is expected to hold Its ground, the Senior Minister of State (National Development), Dr. Tan Eng Liang, said yesterday. However, he
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      FROM RAGS TO RICHES
      384 25  -  PROFILE By £ARL ROSS, who once lived from hand to mouth selling Arnold Palmer T-shirts, is today worth $400 million. At 42, he is president of the Lynx Golf Company, in the United States, whose assets are worth far more than Palmer has made in his
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      182 25 FORT WORTH, (Texas) Fri. Steve Melnyk birdled the final hole yesterday for a flve-under-par 65 and a one-stroke lead after the first round of the US$2OO,OOO ($460,000) Colonial national invitation golf tournament. Melnyk, a former U.S. and British amateur champion, was in the next to last group
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      225 25 T ONDON, Pri.— O«off Boy- cott hit his flrtf century of the season yesterday and helped Yorkshire to declare 302-fa In reply to Warwickshire's 307-4. At stump* Warwickshire were struggling at 61-4 in their second Innings. Other scores: At Taunton —Glamorgan 263-1 and 805. Somerset 287
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      292 25 Scots can earn a morale-booster SCOTLAND'S forthcoming World Cup campaign may blunt some of the rivalry between Britain's football fans when the British international championship begins tomorrow. For despite Individual loyalties, all of Britain will unite to support Scotland In Argentina and they will be hoping that the Scots can
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      141 25 IYALLAS (Texas), Frl. Corrado Barazzutti of *J Italy wore down second-seeded Brian Gottfried with his tight baseline game and withering passing shots last night for a 6-4, 2-6, 1-6, 6-1, 6-3 victory to advance Into the semi- finals of the World Championship of Tennis tournament. Meanwhile, top-seeded
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      184 25 Hungary to take only 19 to world finals BUDAPEST, Frl. Hungary are to take only 19 players to the World Cup soccer finals in Argentina next month, the Hungarian MTI news agency said yesterday. Team manager Lajos Barotl has named 22 players the usual number but MTI said three men
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      1687 26 SIMPLE Simon II should score his long: overdue win in Race Eight at Bukit Timah today. The well-bred flve-year-old by Dignltas showed up for the first time last week when second to Palatlna over 1,200 metres. Today's 1,400 m trip should be ideal for
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      482 26 FILM Goer IV, one of the top fancies In Race Six at Buklt Tlmah tomorrow, did a splendid work-out In good going yesterday. With George Podmore up, the Continuation five-year-old covered 600 metres in 37.6 seconds accompanied by Second Nature. Bendy Baby and Chattaronga
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      Bouquets to FAS and SAAA
      357 27  - Bouquets to FAS and SAAA .rpOMORROW is Mo- thers 1 Day. But, Just for once, I'd like to make today Associations' Day. And I'd like to hand out large bouquets to two associations in particular those looking after the interests of Singapore soccer and athletics. The Football Assocla tion of
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      'A great relief
      127 27 LIM Teng Sai felt the 'albatross' lifted from bis hefty shoulders yesterday when he read the new* of the Football Association of Singapore's reduction of his suspension from 12 to eight months. Said Lim: "Since I made my appeal last month, I've been waiting in great anticipation
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      249 27 THIS year's National Football League Division One champions and run-ners-up, besides receiving $2,000 and $1,000 respectively, will have the added bonus of each playing a friendly with Kelab Sultan Sulaiman, the current Selangor Premier League leaders, reports WILFRED YEO. Kelab Sultan Sulaiman, third in
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      DIARY
      138 27 ATHLETICS National Aerobic Fitness Award test (East Coast Park, near Tennis Centre 4.30 p.m.). BADMINTON InterBusiness Houses mixed team tournament (SBA hall 7.30 p.m.). NKTBALL Inter-constl-tuency tournament (Farrer Park 4 p.m.). RUGBY MRU CUp tournament: Singapore Civilians v Malaysian Police (Police Academy, Thomson Road 5 p.m.). SOCCER Malaysia Cup:
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      Only two tournaments for Malaysia Cup squad
      441 27  -  JOE DURA! By SINGAPORE'S Malaysia Cup team will compete in only two of the four regional international soccer tournaments this year the Merdeka Cup and the Asian Games. The intermediate squad, who did Singapore proud by reaching the King's Cup final, will take
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      HOOKER'S JOB FOR LHAMZAHJ
      243 27  - HOOKER'S JOB FOR L HAMZAH J GODFREY ROBERT By VETERAN Hamzah Mohammed will switch from his usual prop position to the hooker's role when Singapore Civilians meet Malaysian Police in the opening Malaysian Rugby Union Cup match at the Police Academy 1 this evening at five. Hamzah, a regular with
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      Drive for divers soon by SASA
      167 27  - Drive for divers soon by SASA By ALBERT JOHNSON THE Singapore Amateur Swimming Association's drive to revive diving will get under way when they hold their first clinic at the Toa Payoh pool on Thursday week. To launch the new training scheme, the SASA have asked the Schools' Sports Council
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      Award to Ng
      422 27  -  BERNARD PEREIRA By NO Tze Chung (boys) and Tan Oeok See (girls) won the Best Performance awards in the Hwa Chong Junior College athletic meet at Buklt Tim ah yesterday. Results: Boys 100 m 1 Ng Tie Chung 2 Ong Chew Hock 3 David Chan 11.75: 110
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      "There's no animosity'
      292 27 TREVOR HARTLEY, Slnga'pore's Director of Coaching;, yesterday denied that there was any animosity between Singapore's Malaysia Cup and King's Cup squads, reports JOE DORAI. This was a view shared by Sebastian Tap, coach of the national team, and Jitta Singh, of the intermediate squad. One objective They
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      A must for World Cup fans
      320 27  -  vyITH the World Cup finals Just around the corner, books, magazines and other paraphernalia on the world's mostfollowed soccer tournament will no doubt now be sprouting with all the luxuriance of the grass in Buenos Aires' River Plate Stadium, where the opening and final
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      Game of the Century
      56 27 THE Oame of the Century, a six-part comprehensive 1 history of World Cup football, will be televised over Channel 5 starting tomorrow at 4.40 p.m. The series will examine the stars, the teams, the organisation of world football, the new emerßing nctloni, and preparations (or next
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    Lock icon Hang it all, nobody seems to care a hoot!
    138 28 PUBLIC apathy In Singapore has to be seen to be believed and this is one telling Instance. None of the motorists streaming by did a thing to stop this man as he tried to hang himself. All most of them did,
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    162 28 'Water-colouring' the anti-airport demonstrators TOKYO, Friday JAPANESE police are planning to douse anti-airport demonstrators resorting to violent acts with coloured water so that they can be identified later. The use of coloured water as a method to deal with radical elements was decided because police were able to arrest only
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    151 28 Corruption rife again at Tg Priok JAKARTA, Frl Corruption is back at the Jakarta port of Tanjung Priok where some tax officials have been openly imposing "pungli" (illegal levies) on importers, the Jakarta dally newspaper Pos Sore (Evening Post) reported today. The officials had been collecting 15,000 rupiahs (about $800)
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    Photo mix-up
    40 28 DUE to a photo mix- up a picture of riots In Teheran. Instead ~>t a photo of the capsized freighter Bonnie, was carried In Page 32 of some- early copies of yesterday's Straits Times. The error U regretted.
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    176 28 TOP GUERILLA LEADER HIT IN BATTLE MANILA, Friday pOVERNMENT troops were believed to have wounded the Philippines' top communist guerilla leader, Juanlto Rivera, in a clash in Tarlac province north of here a week ago, the military said today. It said this was suggested by documents found on two other
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    Lock icon Brigades keep up one-a-day 'leg shooting'
    311 28 Brigades keep up one-a-day 'leg shooting' ROME, Friday JJED Brigades guerillas today continued their one-a-day "leg-shooting" of prominent Italians, hours after Prime Minister Andreotti took personal charge of the country's Interior Ministry in a uphill task to end terrorism. Tito Berardlnl, 41, secretary of the ruling Christian Democrat Party branch
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    69 28 JAKARTA, Prl. VicePresident Adam Malik has noted that relations between the Indonesian press and the Government have not been smooth and has raited for a restoration of "mutual trust" between the two. Mr. Malik told local editors last night that the present position could not be
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    67 28 MILAN. Prl. An Italian aviation company this month has begun shipments of 200 military planes to Libya, an official of the company, SlaeMarchettl, reported. The value of the contract, one of the largest won by the Italian company, was estimated at more than 20 billion lire
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    191 28 Charged: One of '20 most wanted' FRANKENTHAL, Fri. SUSPECTED urban guerilla Stefan Wlesniewskl, arrested at Orly airport In Paris yesterday, was charged here today with membership of an illegal organisation, justice Ministry officials said. Wlesnlewski. 25, whom police suspect of involvement in the kidnapping and murder of business leader Har
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    33 28 LONDON, Prl. Britain today raised Its minimum lending rate by cne-quarter per cent to nine per cent, tightening up on the country's money supply which has been growing substantially re«ntly. Reuter
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    684 28 LONDON. Frl Prices closed generally higher today In light trading, and at 3 pm the Financial Times Index was up 3 6 at 483 5. Government bonds rose by up to S point on technical considerations and light Investor demand, dealers said The Increase In minimum lending rate
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      159 28 BUSINESS TIMES Singapore's Financial Daily Cover Price SO* Annual Subscription $IS$ Circulation Manager Ttltphont *****1 CM 204 TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS... Asean manufacturers of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) have apparently laid the groundwork for greater cooperation and consolidation of efforts. This concrete manifestation of private sector cooperation in the future development of the
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    998 29  -  COME 150 kilometres by road from Manila, the Philippines' first nuclear power plant likely also to be the first In Southeast Asia is fast taking shape amidst debate over its safety. Started in late 1976 following the signing of the project contract between
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    791 29  -  By 'THE US multlnatlo- nal Johnson Johnson, the people who sell Band-Aids and other healthcare products Is quietly creating a beachhead in the Chinese sausage market in Malaysia, according to a wellresearched rep o rt sent from Petaling Jaya, the sausagemaking centre
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      421 30 Looking for a satisfying sales career? You'll find it with Olivetti, Europe's leading manufacturer of office equipment. We are expanding fast and we need more dynamic and experienced personnel to join the marketing force of our Office Product Organisation. We require: Sales Representatives Office Product Division. Candidates should be above
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      1256 30 I TheHmesOrgftnisatHMi has vacancies for FINANCIAL JOURNALISTS Singapore Business Is looking for two young people for a challenging and rewarding career In business and financial Journalism. The qualities we demand are industry Initiative and intelligence, tenacity and patience, and adaptability. The reporter's Job Is tough. He Is expected not only
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      763 30 ANRITE AVIATION CO. PTE. LTD. I invites application from suitably qualified and I I experienced candidates for the following I I vacancies: a. UCENSED AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE ENGINEER b. AIRCRAFT ARTISAN c. TECHNICAL RECORDS CLERK d. TELEPHONE OPERATOR I Qualification Experience I a Experience in the maintenance of light aircroft and
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      981 30 GENTING HIGHLANDS HOTEL BERHAD 1 Incorporated In Malaysia I NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Tenth Annual General Meeting of the Com pany will be held at the Registered Office of the Company. Bth floor. UMBC Building. Jalan Suleiman. Kuala Lumpur on Friday. June 9.
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      254 31 ITITTI A#^ Showroom is now at... UnitG-301, Upper Ground Floor, Merlin Plaza, Beach Road, Singapore 7. Tel: *****14 (Showroom next to carpark) Office Service Centre, 291, 3 rd Floor. Serangoon Road, Singapore 6. Tel: *****55. NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Mr. John Lim Yeow Choc, I/C No. *****90/ B
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      275 31 OFFICIAL NOTICE PROPOSAL TO CHANGE OF SHIP'S NAME We, Oceanbrldge Bulk Carriers S.A. of Panama, hereby give notice that In consequence of our Intended purchase of the vessel we have applied to the Registrar of Singapore Ships, under Section 417 of The Merchant Shipping Act (Chapter 172, 1970 Edition), in
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      354 31 THREE DAY AUCTION Und*r Instruction* from J.T.J. PTY. LTD Sand Mining Plant DILLINGHAM MINING CO KINGSCLIFF AUSTRALIA. Coast Rood, KINGSCLIFF NSW. MONDAY 29th MAY, TUESDAY 30th MAY, WEDNESDAY 31st MAY, 1978 At 9.30 A.M. Eoch Day MONDAY 29th MAY: DRY MILL: TABLING PLANT: ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATING PLANT: MAGNETIC SEPERATING PLANT: TUESDAY
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      509 32 F.E. ZUELLIG (TRADING) PTE. LTD. have a vacancy for CHEMICAL SALES EXECUTIVE THE PERSON A Science graduate or a person with a few years experience selling chemicals Age 20 30. Own transport A positive attitude towards sales. THE JOB To promote well-known industrial chemical agency lines e.g. E. Merck/ Germany,
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      755 32 Tilt (,LTZ lORPOR\TIO\ (SI\<.\PIIRE) S|l\. mill. Wanted Product Sales Representative for our Contracts Division with experience in distribution sales of flooring material. Also our Contracts Division is looking for a contracts sales representative calling on architects and contractors. Apply to The Getz Corporation (S) Sdn Bhd. 100F Pasir Panjang Road
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      143 32 WORTHINGTON I PUMPS SALES/APPLICATION ENGINEER Applicants must possess minimum a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering or its equivalent, preferably with two years of relevant experience in sales. The job requires extensive travelling within South East Asia. Starring salary will commensurate with qualification and experience. Applicant* should give a full resume of
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      164 32 Trainee Executive A leading International Bank requires a Trainee Executive for its Singapore Branch. The training programme in Singapore and overseas will offer solid opportunities for selfdevelopment and attractive promotion prospects. Preferably aged 24/26. the successful candidate must have a relevant professional qualification preferably CA or ACCA or a University
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      232 32 I PERSONNEL OfFICER We are looking lor an individual with initiative and drive to |om our Employee Relations Department The successful candidate will initially be responsible for the total development and administration of our employee benefits plans and interpretation and administration of personnel policies pertaining to both local and expatriate
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      787 33 W FINANCIAL SERVICE MANAGER I INTERN ATION \L OIL EXPLORATION COMPANY (Up to $45,000 per annum car) Our client, an expanding US oil exploration company operating in Indonesia, wishes to recruit a Financial Service Manager to be based in their regional office in Singapore. The successful candidate will report to
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      310 33 We are a well-established and rapidly growing Engineering Firm engaged in the development and manufacturing of Precision Mechanical equipment. Due to a recent Company-wide expansion. we have the following immediate vacancies PROJECT/DESIGN ENGINEERS Requirements: 1) A good Honours Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related disciplines. 2) Preferably with 1 2
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      1461 33 tf f*Vir* APPLIED RESEARCH A l^ll^, CORPORATION Placement Advisory Services for Clients As part of our expansion of the Export Department we invite applications for the following posts M Our cll-nl md '••"-••'•bllshed group o< companies, seeks s 3 young man to head their marine operations subsidiary and assume the
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      221 33 NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION NOTICE Is hereby given that M/S SUCCESS HARDWARE ft COMPANY of No 323-A. Block 3, Syed Alwt Road, Singapore, formerly owned by LAWRENCE TAN KIM WHEE and TAN SEOW CHEW was dissolved by the partners from 20th February 1076 by an agreement of the same date. NOTICE
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    Depicting Jakarta's high and low society at Indonesian films festival
    1167 34  - Depicting Jakarta's high and low society at Indonesian films festival f)UT of 62 entries for the Indonesian Film Festival (FFI) 1978 held at UJungpandang, Sulawesi, the film "Jakarta, Jakarta" directed by Ami Priyono got the Citra Award for best picture of the year. Ami Prlyono who had been trained as
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    355 34  -  MEMBERS of the British Parliament are "narrow-minded," "unqnaHfled" and "unreliable" according to a survey carried out here. And MPs who lose their ■eat In any future election are more likely to end un in the dole queue than on the boards of British companies.
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