The Straits Times, 2 February 1979

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    14 1 Tne Straits Times FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2. 1979 Estd. 1845 25 CENTS M.C.(P) No. 142/1/79
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    'MATCHMAKING' MISSION TO U.S.
    663 1  -  LEE KIM CHEW EDB bid for sub-contract business By THE Economic Development Board will lead a team of entrepreneurs to the United States later this month to seek new technology and joint venture partners m a bold drive to accelerate the pace of Singapore's industrialisation m
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    Lock icon Mitsui gets $87 m loan for petro plant in Iran
    235 1 Mitsui gets $87 m loan for petro plant in Iran TOKYO. Thurs. The Mitsui Industrial Group has received 8 billion yen about SSB7 million > from a banking syndicate to help complete a petrochemical complex In Iran threatened by anti-Shah violence, It was announced here today. This is the first
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    Lock icon AYATOLLAH RETURNS
    581 1 A YA TOLL AH RETURNS TEHERAN. Thura. 'AFTER 15 years of exile, Ayatollah Khomeiny, the Shiite Muslim leaj der, flew home to le- h era n today to a massive welcome by more than two million I Iranians. There were cries of ■Allah Akbar" ("God is great") as the Ayatollah
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    LEAFLETS CAMPAIGN
    73 1 KOTA BAKU. Thurs More than 20,000 cyclostyled leaflets have been circulated here urging the Kelantan civil service to take drastic action against a top religious affairs officer who was found In close proximity with a woman on the Beach of Passionate Love recently. The leaflets pointed out that
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    More house to house visits, fewer rallies
    676 1 More house to house visits, fewer rallies THE People's Action Party has modified Its campaign strategy for the Feb 10 by-elec-tions putting more emphasis on house-to-house visits than on mass rallies. To date, it has plans to hold only two rallies each at Telok Blangah and Sembawang and one each
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    $20,000 donation
    42 1 BY ELECTION SPECIAL: P. 6-7 THE Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry's management committee has decided to donate $20,000 to the Cultural Foundation. It will also encourage committee and individual members of the chamber to donate to the foundation.
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    Lock icon Reds captured in Thailand
    57 1 BANGKOK. Thurs. Ten lommuiKbt guerillas were captured :-nd one government trooper wourded m clashes m southern Thailand yesterday, police reported today. The clashes erupted In Ban Nasarn and Viengsra districts of Surat Thani. 630 km south of Bangkok, as government forces launched "operation won war" to
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    Lock icon Nixon rapped by state govt
    662 1 THE LOW FARES ROW CANBERRA, Thursday THE Australian Federal Transport Minister, Mr Peter Nixon, was under lire today from the Victorian Stale Government for his protectionist aviation policy. The state's Tourism Minister, Mr Digby Crozler, believes he can rally other states notably Western Australia and
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    Lock icon PEOPLE BEING ARMED
    48 1 TEHERAN. Thar*. Mr Ghotb Sadech. a very close aide of the Ayatollah Khomriny. said here today that arms were being distributed to the Iranian people. The order to use them had not been given but "the hour is approaching," be said. AFP. SEE THIS PAGE
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    British official due here for talks
    475 1  - British official due here for talks HARRY MILLER By London, Thurs MR George Rogers, leader of the British Government team which was m Canberra last week for talks with the Australian Government on charter flights and cheaper air fares between Britain and Australia, may be expected m Singapore and Kuala
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  • AROUND THE WORLD
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      Lock icon More "boat people' arrive in Manila
      264 2 More "boat people' arrive in Manila MANILA, Thursday ANOTHER small boatload of refugees arrived m Manila today while Philippines navy boats were seeking to stop two other vessels with about 1,000 refugees each approaching its coastline, government officials said. The officials said that the Philippines Government, facing a dilemma over
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      Lock icon GRUMMAN CASE MAN COMMITS SUICIDE
      180 2 GRUMMAN CASE MAN COMMITS SUICIDE TOKYO, Thurs. Tokyo businessman Mitsuhiro Shimada, one of the key figures m alleged questionable sales activities m Japan of Grumman planes, committed suicide today by leaping to his death from a building m Akasaka, Tokyo. Mr Shimada, 56, executive director of Nissho-Iwai Co., a major
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      Lock icon Food aid
      25 2 MANILA, Thurs Japan today granted a 1,900-million yen (5520.3 miUion) aid to the Philippines' food production programme, the Foreign Ministry announced today. AFP.
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      Lock icon '$2b rural plan may be upset'
      376 2 KRIANGSAK: FUNDS NEEDED FOR DEFENCE BANGKOK Thurs. THAI Prime Minister Kriangsak Chomanan said yesterday that the Vietnamese invasion of Kampuchea might upset his government's plan to spend more than US$l billion (552.17 billion) this year for rural development and force him to transfer some
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      Lock icon Marcos to visit US later this month?
      110 2 MANILA, Thurs. President Marcos will undertake a state visit to the United States later this month or early March, highly authoritative sources said today. The visit will be the president's first to Washington since he declared martial law m the Philippines on Sept
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      "Guerillas raiding Phnom Penh daily'
      168 2 "Guerillas raiding Phnom Penh daily' BANGKOK, Thurs. Young anti-Vietnamese guerillas are staging dally raids Into Phnom Penh to attack many parts of the Kampuchean capital, the austed government of Premier Pal Pat claimed today. Its radio station, monitored here, said Phnom Prnh, captured by Vletaameae-led farces an Jan 7, has
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      Lock icon US, China sign first govt accords in 30 years
      349 2 US, China sign first govt accords in 30 years WASHINGTON, Thiirs. The United States and China yesterday concluded the first government-to-govern-ment accords m over 30 years, providing for scientific cooperation, cultural exchanges and consular protection for each other's citizens. President Carter and Chinese Senior Vice-Premier Teng Hsiao-ping signed two of
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      Lock icon Shah urged civil war to regain control: CBS
      337 2 Shah urged civil war to regain control: CBS NEW YORK, Thurs. The CBS television network said today that the Shah of Iran urged his military commanders to provoke a civil war that would enable him to regain control of the situation m his country. Tuesday night's news programme cited a
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      Lock icon Closer ties
      33 2 JAKARTA, Thurs. Australian Minister of Special Trade Victor Garland and Indonesian Minister of Mines Subroto discussed today the possibilities of increasing cooperation between their nations, especially m the mining sector. AP
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  • AROUDN THE WORLD 2
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      Lock icon Hospital hit by lightning 4-hour walkout
      455 3 UNIONS TO STEP UP 'GUERILLA ACTIONS' FOR MORE PAY LONDON, Thurs. PUBLIC service unions hit Britain's largest children's hospital today with a four-hour lightning walkout of porters and kitchen staff. They acted hours after the unions vowed increased "guerilla actions" m a fight for
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      Lock icon GROWING LIST OF E. GERMAN SPIES
      157 3 GROWING LIST OF E. GERMAN SPIES BONN, Thurs. The list of suspected East German spies operating m West Germany grew to 14 yesterday with the issue of more arrest warrants. One of the wanted men was named Karl-Heinz (jlocke.44. an Essen power plant employee. A federal court spokesman said yesterday
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      Night when glib Frost was at loss for words
      266 3  - Night when glib Frost was at loss for words PHILIP LEE By our London reporter CELEBRATED TV talk show whiz kid, David Frost, of the quick wit and glib tongue, was almost at a loss for words last night when he hosted a 45-minute live TV programme during which he
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      Lock icon Strike-hit Britain learns of two well-paid plumbers
      358 3 Strike-hit Britain learns of two well-paid plumbers LONDON, Thurs. Outraged Britons suffering the effects of a strike by local government workers demanding higher pay learned yesterday two plumbers working for a London borough council took home around £340 (551. 46?) each for a week's work recently. The two plumbers, Mike
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      Lock icon McGraw-Hill's no to $2b offer
      107 3 McGrawHill's no to $2b offer NEW YORK, Thurs. One of the biggest corporate takeovers bids m US history the proposed US$l billion (552.17 billion) purchase of the McGraw-Hill publishing firm by American Express Company appears to have failed. The board of directors of McGraw-Hill yesterday unanimously rejected the offer by
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      Lock icon Second victim of terrorists
      60 3 IRUN (Spain), Thurs. The owner of a bar m this town was assassinated yesterday, the second person slain by suspected terrorists m less than 24 hours m Spain's northern Basque region. Police said three gumen. believed members of the Basque Separatist Eta, entered the bar, shooting
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      More than an inkling for a nib's pen name
      115 3 SYDNEY, Than. A man named Parker married a vtnun named Sraaeter aad aamrd their first mb J«an BJc yester- Newspapers reported Mr John Parker of Brisbane as saying that there seemed to be m alternative hat to give his albs a
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      241 3 Are yo|i missing your financial, opportunities: One of the main attractions for expatriates of working overseas is the ability to amass capital due to the lower rates of taxation. However, the opportunities of building up this wealth by making wise investments and avoiding unnecessary taxes are often missed due to
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  • AROUND THE WORLD 3
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      Lock icon 'US dollar as oil currency' gets Qatar support
      164 4 'US dollar as oil currency' gets Qatar support KUWAIT, Thurs. Qatar yesterday strongly supported the use of the US dollar as the unit of currency for oil transactions. "Replacing the dollar by any other currency or a basket of currencies as a basis for the calculation of oil prices will
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      Lock icon Chadli pledges to follow Bourne policy
      277 4 ALGIERS, Thursday COLONEL Chadli Benjedid, chosen yesterday to become the new Algerian president, said he will continue to follow the strict socialist line of his predecessor, Houari Boumedienne. The 4d-year-old former Algerian army colonel who was a hero m the war of independence against
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      Lock icon Christians free 17 hostages
      127 4 BEIRUT, Thursday SEVENTEEN people held hostage m a mountain stronghold near Tripoli by Christian gunmen were releaaed unharmed yesterday, Christian officials and police sources said. The Christian Phalangist radio said the release was arranged m negotiations between Lebanese authorities and Phalangist leaders. Mr Bashir Gemayel, military
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      TV festival
      32 4 TOKYO, Thurs. The first Asian festival of French television will be held here from February 26 to March 3, a spokesman from the French audiovisual organisations m Japan announced today.
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      Lock icon 'No summit till parties show enough flexibility'
      261 4 'No summit till parties show enough flexibility' WASHINGTON, Thurs. The White House yesterday ruled out another Middle East summit until Egypt and Israel display enough flexibility to persuade President Carter to re-enter the peace negotiations. "The requisite preconditions, flexibility by both sides, do not exist at this point," presidential press
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      Lock icon Egypt attacks Dayan's sincerity
      166 4 CAIRO, Thursday EGYPT, m a strongly-worded statement yesterday, attacked Israel Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan and said Israel is backing off from the peace process The Foreign Ministry statement responded to Mr Dayan's charges that Egypt hesitated to sign a separate peace agreement with Israel because the
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      Lock icon UN DOCKS PART OF 330 PAY CHEQUES
      150 4 UN DOCKS PART OF 330 PAY CHEQUES UNITED NATIONS, Thurs. The United Nations is holding back part of the pay of 330 of its employees because they took time-off from their Job to attend union meetings. Participants m a continuing job action to protest working conditions reported the deduction yesterday
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      Lock icon Pope returns home
      83 4 MEXICO CITY, Thurs. Pope John Paul II left lor home tonight after a final meeting with an enthusiastic Mexican crowd when he stopped for an hour m the industrial city of Monterrey en route to Rome. More than a million inhabitants of Monterrey gathered on an immense
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      Lock icon Virgin tests for migrants
      45 4 LONDON, Thuri. British immigration authorities sometimes carry out gyneacological examinations on would-be woman immigrants to see if they are virgins, the Guardian said today. The examination was intended to establish their family situation and stop illegal immigrants, the paper said. AFP.
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      JUDGE BANS 'NUDES' FROM COURTHOUSE
      98 4 PHILADELPHIA, Than. ChW US district Jaage Jaaeph Lari has •rdered a art M palattags M aades haalrtmd frMn the e*wtkMa Uri said he felt the f* latlap af aadr males •■d frimlw renld he •flraaivr. "They weulda't be >flf— ln la aa art mateam, where
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      Lock icon Saudis may renew ties with Moscow
      286 4 Saudis may renew ties with Moscow MOSCOW, Thursday SAUDI Arabia is not as anti-Soviet as depicted by the Western press and may be ready for renewed ties with Moscow, a Soviet specialist on the Middle East said yesterday. Writing m the literary gazette, Mr Igor Belyayev gave a long and
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      Lock icon Tito starts tour of four Arab countries
      213 4 Tito starts tour of four Arab countries BELGRADE, Thars. PrasHtat Tlte leaves today on a fear aattea Middle East tear that wUI take Mb to Hawaii, Iraq S>Tla and Jordan. Marshal Tito, M, wUI be ceaferrlag with the leaden «f Ha hast eeaatries m bUaterml and International Issaes. Featuring prominently,
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      Lock icon Rare snow
      27 4 LAS VEGAS, Thurs. Las Vegas had a rare blanket of snow yesterday with more than Bcm reported m the desert areas of southern Nevada. Reuter.
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      Lock icon Mia seeks divorce
      40 4 SANTO DOMINGO, Thurs. Actress Mia Farrow filed for divorce from symphony conductor Andre Previn yesterday under Santo Domingo's liberal divorce law. Miss Farrow, previously married to Frank Sinatra, cited "incompatible temperaments" m asking for a divorce. UPI.
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      Lock icon Hess' jailer dies
      71 4 WEST BERLIN, Thurs. The British jailer who guarded Hitler's former deputy, Rudolf Hess, for 32 years died here on Tuesday night a few days before he was to retire, a British military spokesman said. Mr Wally Chlsholm, 79, chief British guard at Spandau prison, died of a
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      Lock icon Israel yes to 'torture' probe
      186 4 Israel yes to 'torture' probe TEL AVIV, Thurs. Israel is willing to allow an impartial commission to investigate persistent allegations that it tortures Arab prisoners. Justice Minister Shmuel Tamir said yesterday. Mr Tamir told Israel radio he made the offer in response to the annual report of Amnesty International. The
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  • BY-ELECTION SPECIAL
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      Candidates go all-out to win hearts and minds
      1852 6 Reporters: MGIAM TONG HAI, S.M. MUTHU. AHMAD CSMAN, IRENE NGOO and GEORGE JOSEPH AT POTONG PASIR. Mr Howe Yoon Chong rolled up his sleeves and went down to the grassroots and saw for himself what life m this constituency was like. Looking
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      Rohan: Jeya is a worthy opponent
      387 6 THE PAP candidate for Telok Blangah. MR ROHAN BIN KAMIS, yesterday described his challenger, Mr JB Jeyaretnam, as a worthy opponent. He said Mr Jeyaretnam, as a lawyer and a professional, should be capable of talking sense. "But as a professional myself, I cannot
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        Campaigning in earnest
        226 6 The following morning, all the candidates had started campaigning In earnest. Starting between 8 a.m. and 9.30 a.m., each candidate was at his constituency to begin his daunting, yet necessary task, of visiting every household m his constituency. Mr Devan Nair's campaign began at Block 136, Buklt
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        Few real supporters
        233 6 The opposition parties cannot hope to come anywhere near the kind of machinery resources the PAP has been able to muster. No one knows the number of votes they will obtain from those who for one reason or another do not want to vote for PAP. But
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        Selection a key factor
        259 6 Even so. this probably marks the first time since the formation of the NTUC that the unions have come out In support of the PAP as a whole durins elecMons. There Is a close relationshln between the two organisations which neither has bothered to disguise. Besides
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      POLL CARDS OUT FROM TODAY
      200 6 ALL Singapore citizens who are 21 years of age or above on July 1 last year and residing m the five contested electoral divisions will receive their poll cards from today. Voters who have changed or reported changes of their addresses after Oct 6. last
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      Thumbs up for Howe from a grandma
      82 6 Thumbs up for Howe from a grandma MR Howe Toon Thong, PAP candidate for Potong Pasir, gets a "thumbs up" sign from a grandmother during his house to house campaigning for votes yesterday. His opponent In the constituency is Mr Chiam See Tong. a lawyer, who is standing as an
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    HARBANS SEES HIMSELF AS IRON DUXE'
    142 7 HARBANS SEES HIMSELF AS IRON DUXE' MR Harbans Singh yesterday likened the Sembawang by-elections to the Battle of Waterloo. And, without batting an eyelid, the United People's Front (UPF) general secretary cast himself as the "Iron Duke (the Duke of Wellington) who would deliver the decisive blow to Prime Minister
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    I'm flattered, says Jeya
    458 7 WORKERS' Party secretary general MR J.B. JEYARETNAM last night said he was "flattered" to 'be described as a worthy opponent by the PAP candidate for Telok Blangah, Mr Rohan Kamls. "I do not know Mr Rohan personally and neither does he know me. I should like
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    Four rallies planned
    87 7 WORKER'S Party s»jcre-tary-g ene r a 1 Mr J.B. Jayaretnam is planning to hold four by-election rallies at Telok Blangah constituency. The rallies are likely to be held from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday at Block 109. Depot Road; from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
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    Mass rally today
    37 7 MR CHIAM SEE TONG, who is standing as an independent candidate, will hold a mass rally a* the car park behind Block 222, Lorong 8, Toa Payoh, from 7.30 p.m. to 10.30 p.m. today.
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    Man who died in building site cave-in
    129 8 Man who died in building site cave-in THE Ministry of Labour yesterday classified the death at a Malaysian worker trapped m a cave-in at a Farrer Road construction site on Thursday as an industrial ac:ident, bringing the death toll of workers lnvolvjj m Industrial accidents to two m the new
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    Nude man fled on seeing PC
    97 8 Nude man fled on seeing PC A 50-YEAR-OLD man, who stripped himself naked by the roadside along Bedok North Avenue 1 last Wednesday night, took to his heeis on seeing a policeman. Chua. Ah Chian hid m a nearby uncompleted hut until found b. tne pursuing oot»stable PC Aw Ah
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    Future HDB estates to have own identity
    530 8 TH X Hous i n g Board is to experiment, over the next decade, with a new c o lie ep I for its future estates, based on a cluster of buildings to form a precinct with its own design identity. This is
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    TEH SWORN IN AS MINISTER AT THE ISTANA
    121 8 TEH SWORN IN AS MINISTER AT THE ISTANA PRESIDENT Sheares, acting on the advice of the Prime Minister, yester day appointed Mr Teh Cheang Wan as Minister for National Development. The swearing -in ceremony took place at the Istana. A government statement said Mr Lim Kirn San has relinquished his
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    Ben-EAC service
    83 8 BEN Line and East Asiatic Company have decided to end their Joint service from the Far East to Europe. The final Joint service ship will be the Golden Oriole, which will soon load here for Europe. The service has been operating for the past seven years. Ben Line
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    His first task: Looking into problems
    351 8 His first task: Looking into problems NEWLY sworn-in Minister for National Development, Mr Teh Cheang Wan, said yesterday, one nf his first tasks as MP for Oeylang West was to understand the problems of his constituents. He said: "Mr Yong (Nyuk Lin, the former MP for the area) has done
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    'Nagging' husband, so wife files for a divorce
    279 8 'Nagging' husband, so wife files for a divorce A SINGAPORE woman, married to a Japanese company executive director, told the High Court yesterday that her husband tormented her by "constantly nagging" her before their friends. Madam Ellen Bridget Fernando, 27. a former sales assistant cited nagging as one of the
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    Sumitomo chief here
    32 8 THE president of the Sumitomo Company of Japan. Mr T. Hljlkata. arrived yesterday Icr discussions on the $2 billion petrochemical complex on Pulau Ayer Merbau with Singapore Government officials.
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    NOL wants to pull out from ambit of carrier bill
    254 8 SINGAPORE'S national carrier, Neptune Orient Lines, wants to pull itself out from the ambit of the United States" Controlled Carrier Bill. A top-level NOL team is expected to leave soon for Washington to have talks with State Department and Federal
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    30 Law Society members to visit China
    160 8 30 Law Society members to visit China THIRTY lawyers, including four women, wil. leave for a China tour by early March— the first to be sponsored by the Law Society of Singapore. Miss Phvllls Tan, president of the Law Society of Singapore, will most likely lead the delegation The lawyers
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    Coroner gives open verdict
    73 8 CORONER Mr Chang Kok Ming yesterday recorded an open verdict on the death of factory seamstress Tan Gek Eng. 23. whose body was found at the foot of Block 156, Toa Payoh North on Oct 29 last year at 4.30 a.m. The court heard that on
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
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    Eight joint projects to be proposed by Singapore
    471 9 SINGAPORE will put up propo s a 1 s f or eight Joint venture projects at the second Asean EEC conference on industrial cooperation to be held In Jakarta from Feb 26 to 28. An Economic Development Board (EDBi spokesman said that
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    Metro Holdings' project may be delayed again
    176 9 Metro Holdings' project may be delayed again METRO HOLDINGS ambitious property project at Orchard Square may be delayed again —stymied this time by the possible interpretation of a clause m the lease agreement between its subsidiary. Orchard Square Development Corporation, and Ngee Ann Kongsi. Although approval m principle for the
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    SIA studies request to fly to Sharjah
    140 9 SINGAPORE Airlines is considering a request from Sheikh Sultan Khalid Al Qasimi. nephew of the ruling Sheikh of Sharjah who is also the vice-president of the United Arab Eml rates (UAEi for the airlines to fly to the West Asian state of Sharjah.
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    Good luck fish not so lucky for her
    260 9 A 44-YEAR-OLD woman who collected more than $8 000 m three days during the Chinese New Year festival ceiling Peh Tor the lunar New Year good luck fish has tost all the money. Her son, Isnin bin Zahar, 19, who was taking
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  • ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY
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      Lock icon Malaysians sought for factories in Singapore
      352 10 Intensive house-to-house drive JOHORE BARU. Thurs S I N C» A P O R Ebased factories have embarked on an intensive house-to-house drive here to recruit workers for their factories. These factories,' or the employment agencies engaged by them, have been distributing pamphlets m
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      Lock icon Trade mission to Sarawak
      68 10 KUCHINO. Thurs. A trade mission from the Philippines will be m Sarawak Irom Feb 9 to 11 for talks on economic matters with local businessmen. The mission, to be led by the Philippines Trade Minister, Mr Troadlo T. Quiazon. will also call on the Yang Dipertua
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      Lock icon Johore gets tough with Islamic law offenders
      233 10 Johore gets tough with Islamic law offenders JOHORE BARU, Thurs. Johore state today put into force strict Islamic laws which prescribe harsh penalties for Muslims found drinking liquor m public, absent from weekly mosque prayers and guilty of sexual proximity (khalwat). The package of Islamic laws passed by the state
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      Lock icon Manhunt on
      33 10 PETALINO JAVA. Thurs. Police have mounted a hunt for a gunman and an accomplice who robbed the manager of the Sentosa cinema m Section 17 of $29,000 on Tuesday night. NST.
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      Lock icon WOMAN'S BID TO BITE OFF HER ARREST
      64 10 TAIPING, Thurs. A Federal Reserve Unit corporal, Sbeidill Dost Mohamed, was bitten and injured on both hands by a woman whom he was arresting here yesterday. Cpl Sheidlll had stopped the 52-year-old woman who was suspected to be involved m (amblinf. He, however,
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      Lock icon S'porean dies
      37 10 JOHORE BARU. Thurs— A Singapo'ran Mr Tan Chew Ten. 32. died m the district hospital three hours after his car went off the road at the 17 km SegamatLabis Road' at 12.30 p.m. yesterday. NST.
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      Lock icon Graft charge: Dzulkifli to be tried in High Court
      150 10 KOTA KINABALU, Thurs. Former Sabah Finance Minister Datuk Dzulkifll bin Abdul Humid will stand trial m %he High Court here on a charge of corrupt practice relating to the purchase of a $4.41 million computer for the state government. Magistrate Horhibah
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      Lock icon NEB offers to waive action if offenders own up
      295 10 NEB offers to waive action if offenders own up KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday THE National Electricity Board (NEB) today inserted official advertisements In local newspapers offering to waive court action against those who have been stealing electricity, provided they owned up. Reiterating its offer of amnesty made two weeks ago. today's
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      100 10 'DRY SPELL TO LAST 2 MONTHS' FORECAST KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The current dry spell is expecied to last two months, the meteorological department announced today. A spokesman of the department said the dry weather ts a normal pattern of a late north-east monsoon period which Is a below average one
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      184 10 Bringing Up Father By Bill Kavanagh 6c Hal Camp WHEN UNCLE J\Q6S^\'^ A THE WELL, AS LON& AS EVERY- WOW.' EVEN VViTW a\ COMES HOME I'LL /THAT'LL BROKEN V DOCTOR THIN© IS UNDER CONTROL, i BROKEN ARM SHE PRETEND 1 REALiy BE ARM, I SAID I'LL I'LL SEE WHAT THE
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    Students to 'star' in new TV series
    431 11  - Students to 'star' in new TV series EDMUND TEO They'll be featuredin Innovators By SCHOOLCHILDREN will be "stars" m six television programmes on a variety of scientific subjects m a coming series railed the Innovators. The students all from pre-universlty classes will decide on the kind of apparatus to best
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    Acquittal for golfer
    60 11 GOLFER Slnnlah Vellasamy. 24. who was charged will, having two straws of herein three weeks ago. was acquitted by a uLstrlct c^urt yesterday after the prosecution withdrew the charge. It Is understood that Sinnlah. Singapore Island Country Club tournament professional who represented Singapore at the World Cup
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    Record for the zoo
    49 11 A RECORD admission of 52.000 visitors was made at the Singapore Zooloiiical Gardens during the three-day Chinese New Year hoilday period the best m Its past five years of operations. Last year. 42.000 visitors visited the zoo during the same period and 45.000 m 1977.
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    $70,000 LOSS IN FIRE AT TYRE STORE
    136 11 A STORE stocking tyres ana batteries belonfinc to the lay Huat Tyre Warehouse m oronj 39, off Geylani Road, was raied by fire early yesterday. Nobody was injured m the blaxe which broke out at about 1 a.m. Five fire engines from the
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    Trader sued for $175,435: I wasn't involved
    257 11 Trader sued for $175,435: I wasn't involved A BUSINESSMAN, sued by Sime Daroy Singapore Ltd for non-payment of $175,435 worth of piles allegedly supplied to him over eight years ago, told the High Court yesterday that he had nothing to do with the transaction. Mr Loh Sing Gee. 40. also
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    Sentosa club cross-country run
    69 11 Sentosa club cross-country run THE Sentcsa Club will held its first open crosscountry championship at the sentosa Jogging Centre tomorrow at 5 p.m. The run. over an 8.000metre course on Sentosa Island, is open to the public. Participants have to pay an entrance fee of tl which includes return ferry
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    Death fall after row
    62 11 HOUSEWIFE Ng Ah Pong. 22. (ell to her death from the bedroom window of her flat on the fifth floor of Block 227. Ang Mo BUo Avenue 1 on Wednesday night. Her husband. Mr Ooh Bwee Cher. 33. an electrician, said he tried but failed to
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    JTC constructing more small factory buildings
    274 11 JURONG Town Corporation is speeding up the construction of terrace factory buildings and workshops m view of the popular demand for smaller factory buildings. The programme Is a.so In line with the government's policy of parallel development of small industries with large scale multi-national
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    Display off
    22 11 THE Bangladesh Trade Commissions floating exhibition on boaid the Hlzbul Bahr on Monday, has been cancelled, according to spokesman yesterday.
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    $100,000 WORTH OF WATCHES STOLEN
    101 11 THIEVES made a $100.000 haul of watches during the Chinese New Year holidays from a shop m North Bridge Road. A salesman, Mr Sek Kirn Wah found the shop's front doors ajar when he turned up for work on Wednesday morning after the holidays. He
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  • The Straits Times FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1979
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      MIX AND MATCH
      357 12 THE shift m emphasis m our economic strategy for the next decade has been clear for some time. It is to expand our already-strong industrial base by attracting more high-technology industries while upgrading the quality and value-added content of local industries now that we have more or
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      CHANGING PRIORITIES
      369 12 THE visit of Thai Prime Minister Kriangsak Chomanan to the United States may have initially been conceived as basically an investment promotion mission. This purpose has now probably become secondary following the invasion of Kampuchea by Vietnam and the consequent problems for Thailand. The chief preoccupation of the
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    Haferkamp, Europe's 'big spender'
    322 12 LONDON: HERE is some bad news: Mr Wilhelm Haferkamp, the West German EEC commissioner m charge of external relations, has been duly reappointed for another two years. Mr Haferkamp, amiable, intelligent but indolent ("Not a morning man," said one of his staff to Der Spiegel, the
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    Big split among the Reds
    713 12  -  MARK FRANKLAND By m London THE VIETNAMESE BACKED invasion of Kampuchea has provoked a mighty row m the communist world. China's cast igat ion of Vietnam and its Soviet backers has received plenty of publicity. But almost as fierce has been the reaction of three
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    Lock icon Why Sadat rejects war as a solution
    1243 12  -  SEAH CHIANG NEE and FELIX SOH Cairo has borne the brunt of 30 years of neglect By STRAITS Times Foreign Editor Seah Chiang Nee and his assistant Felix Son are on a flying carpet visit to the Middle East. Today we present the
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    PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
    248 12 PEOPLE IN THE NEWS prices are very high and that the guest list was pruned to the minimum. Nevertheless, the Caracas bill was nearly double that of a similar party m Tokyo one of the world's most expensive cities. Last summer, Mr Haferkamp spent a fortnight m a luxurious suite
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    Lock icon The war on the invisible front
    1116 13  -  GEORGE VINE Most of the spies m West Germany are not like the James Bonds or Mata Haris that we read about m books more often than not they are workaday types who would pass unnoticed m a bus By m Bonn TINKER, TAILOR,
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      Don't put too much stress on language
      564 13 I CANNOT but fully concur with S. C. Ong's observations (ST Jan 24) on the average Chinese student's difficulties with the English language. Most of us are able to think m one language only, and when we switch to another tongue there is
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      Some meters can be moved on application
      216 13 IN THE last few years, the Public Utilities Board has been installing its gas meters outside all HDB flats except m certain isolated cases. In HDB flats built before 1976, gas meters were installed inside the premises because of design and cost constraints.
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      Bus conductors who do not know their jobs
      173 13 WHAT IS the job of the bus conductor, I wonder? It seems that some conductors do not know their job at all. On Jan 23, I was travelling on SBS No. 180 to school. When the bus turned into Clemenceau Avenue, a
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      Where dust and dirt are part of your drink
      144 13 I AM disappointed about Mie hygiene of coffee shops. One afternoon, I went to a coffee shop at one of the blocks m Ang Mo Kio New Town and ordered drink. A teenage boy who was sweeping the floor stopped to
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  • TIMES CITY DESK
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      CLOSING PRICES
      1771 14 RUBBERS 210 210 Ayer Hitam Rub 210 Bedford 220 296 143 Kuala Sldlm 270 +12 235 230 Menukab 230 285 191 New Serendah 265 153 88 Premium Hldgs 123 205 140 Rlvervlew 205 Taiping Cons 308 277' 216' Temerloh 324 LOANS 545 264 Consplant Wrts 362 90 89
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      BUSINESS DONE (SINGAPORE)
      1585 14 BID and offer prices officially listed and business In and reported to the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday with the number of shares traded shown In brackets In lots of 1.000 units unless otherwise specified All Times Settlement Contracts are quoted after the word "sett Bin Board
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      Govt and corporate bonds
      119 14 4 1/2% 1/8/80 (250.000) (99 228 99.325) 4 3/4% 15/9/80 (250,000) (99.528 MM) 5% 15/4/81 (250.000) (99.658 99.745) 5% T F 1/5/83 (250.000) (100. 108 MM) 5 3/4% T F 15/6/81-84 (250,000) (MUM) 5% 13/11/84 (250.000) (100.008 MM) 7% 15/4/85 (250.000) (100.808 100.955) 7% 1/8/85 (250.000)
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        Rises
        74 14 sihn Malayan 1100 +160 Berjunlat 790 35 G I Hldgs 204 +18 Fusan 136 16 Oriental Hldgs 635 +15 Kuala Sidim 270+12 Boustead 280 +11 F It N 565+10 Dunlop Ind 470 +10 Matsushita 430 10 Pacific Dcv 260 +10 M Flour 252 +8 Malayawata 238 +8 Pahang Cons
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        14 14 Sthn Klnta 570 -30 Ayer Httam Tin 1230 -20 M Banking 655 -15
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        Most active stocks
        34 14 Haw Par 847.000 Slme Darby 636.000 Cons Plant 327.000 run 325.000 Faber Merlin 296.000 Hanmau 238.000 U O L 234.000 Pahang Cons 216,000 U O F 153.000 X L Kepong 133.000
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        INDICES
        42 14 Jan 31 Febl BT Index 1982 8 1975 83 Industrials: 372.36 372 95 Finance: 681 90 ***** Hotels: 286 9V 288.18 Properties: 228.0: 228.78 Tins: 183.08 185.70 rubbers: 543 86 545.14 0.C.8.C.: 347.47 347 98 S.E.S. Ind: 347.53 M 8 53
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        TIN
        216 14 THE Straits tin price Jumped another $27 to $1,840 per picul m Penang yesterday on an official offering up 35 tonnes to 175 tonnes. The overnight London market was firmer with forward buyers falling £95 to £6,970 per tonne. LONDON: Tin on the day was up jlBo for Cash
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        CLOSING PRICES
        26 14 Rubber Feb 1. Singapore: Feb 237.25 cts (up 0.25 ct). Malaysia: Feb (closed). Tin: $1,840 (up $27). Official ofTerinr: 175 tonnes (up 35 tonnes).
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        PRODUCE PRICES
        115 14 (INGAPORE NOON CLOSING PRICE* PER PICUL VISTER. OAT. Coconut Oil: r.ulk (119 sellera. old drum (125 sellers, new drum (130 >ellera. Capra: M xrd (loose) UK Com (751 buyers. Psppvr. Muntok AST A white fob. KM. NLW (342t sellers. Sarawak white fob tt«', NL.W (325 sellers Sarawak special
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        RUBBER
        516 14 QUOTATIONS in the i Singapore rubber market yesterday opened lower following lower London advices, dealers said. The market later re- j covered on Japanese for- ward demand and some fresh buying interest with sellers reserve also supporting sentiment. The closure of* the Malaysian market affected trading activity slightly. The
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        SSR prices
        48 14 DAILY SSR prices at noon yesterday. Feb Mar E.A.8. i< urr.nt Mlkll (Forward Mttu) Bayer* Sellers Bayers Sellers SSR 20 1 1 ton pallet) 232 00 234 DON 2J2 JO 334 SON 8£R SO il ton pall*' i 229 00 231 00N 229 SO 231 SON
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      Mart dabblers turn cautious
      570 14 First signs of hesitancy were noted m moderate trading at the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday. On balance the market closed about even. Operators and investors turned rather cautious after a futile attempt at rally during the first hour of trading. The lack of follow-through soon
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      10 14 KUALA LUMPUK: The stock market was closed yesterday. City Day.
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      Money and exchanges
      483 14 THE US dollar climbed further m the Singapore forex market yesterday. Opening at $2.1610 10 as compared to Wednesday's close of $2J670 80, the US unit displayed a firm undertone, rising gradually to $2,740 45 at the close. Interbank forward rates at 3.00 p.m. 1-month 2.1705/2.1717 2-months
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      NOMINAL RATES
      161 14 Interbank ratei at 3.00 p m. C urrenciti Nominal rain Smlih* nian Fercentafa quoted jrnter«ay (croxj parity ctaan«e US dollar 2.1740 2.1745 2 8196 —22 90 Sterling pound 4.31'iU 4.3205 7.3469 —41 24 Hongkong dollar 45 65 45 75 5051 9.62 M'slan dollbr 100.00 Aust schilling 15.8685 *****0
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      ASIAN CURRENCY RATES
      186 14 VSIAN currency deposit in :erbank lates as at close or Feb 1 US Dollars (Spot I Offer Bid 7 days 10 1/4 10 18 1 mth 10 9/16 10 7/16 2 mths 10 5 8 10 1 2 3 mths 10 3,4 10 5 8 6 mths
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      Money market
      47 14 Closing interhank rates on singapuie dollar on Feb I, Offer Bid Dverniqnt 8 7 3 4 1 mill 7 11, 16 7 9 16 2 mth.% 7 11/16 7 9 1G 3 mths 7 11. 16 7 B. It, Dvernigit mode 8 Sourer; Atlky Ptartr.
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      DISCOUNT
      71 14 RANOK ot ratM ofttr.d >,y d, tuunt hou«i. on Ft I* 1. Ovrni>ri- I Call d. i«.-. t 4 to l Clotint v. till 3 Mon'h Ti. j.ury liiilt 4 T Iti 4 .',!>» 3Munttl Bank h.lla 7 11 I', 3-Month CMj 7 T I 2 «-Mcnth <1> 7
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      Minimum lending rates
      23 14 THE averare rate at which Singapore banks are currently prepared to lend to their best customers is 7.75 per cent.
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      Most investors gained in Year of Horse
      500 15 Most investors gained in Year of Horse THE YEAR of the Horse was good for most investors, j especially those who placid i their faith on fundamentals. Despite two severe cor- I rections that occurred to- I wards the end of 1978, most blue chip counters emerged winners. The Straits
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        Hongkong
        355 14 HONGKONG: The market closed higher In relatively quiet trading with recent strengh In London of Hongkong stocks enabling Investors to shrug off the overnight setback on Wall Street, dealers said. The Hang Seng index rose 6.40 points to 549.46. Among blue chips, Hongkong Bank and Jardine Matheaon both gained
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        Tokyo
        453 14 TOKYO: Share prices closed lower over a wide front, after later profittaking pared Initial gains, dealers said. The Dow Jones average fell 12.78 to close at 6,200.00 points, after briefly touching a new record of 6,218.21 points In early trading, with a volume of 600 million shares. The New
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        Stock options
        88 14 Striking prices of the options officially listed on the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday, the period, bids and offered prices and business done, if any, with the number of options traded shown m brackets. C»ld Store (March $1.80) (0.638 0.725) Hume F E (March $1.45) (0.518 0.595). Semb
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        GOLD
        272 14 THE KILOBAR market opened U $16,356 m Singapore \esterday and closed at $16,278. In the Far East, gold opened at U*****.00 233.50, with moderate selling interest aue to a very firm US dollar. It eases slowly throughout the day to close at $231 55 231.95. After the London morning
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        COPPER
        33 14 UjNDON Copper prices on Wed neiday i previous m br.ckrti Wirakar Spot buyers <M 4 lissji, seller* 1905 ii*6«> Three Month buyers WiO i(«3!0i, sellers l»2i/ JO i—,* Markrt KM: Very firm
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        Sydney rises sharply
        277 15 SYDNE\, Thurs. The market made its biggest gain of the year, led by industrial and mining stocks Mim Holdings rose another 12 cents to A 13.15. Mount [.yell 9 to 87 cents. Pacific Copper 6 to SIM and Bougainville and BH South to 11.84 and $1.61 respectvely.
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        New York falls steeply
        252 15 NEW YORK. Wed. Slocks declined sharply in moderately active trading today as an over extended market was bufleted by renewed concerns about the turbulence in Iran. Analysts said the situation in Iran had overshadowed a prime rate cut to 11 per cent from 11 i per
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        Zurich up again
        181 15 ZURICH. Wed. Stock prices continued to advance. However some stocks ended lower due lo profit takings by investors. Banks and insurances firmed, while financial* and industrials were barely maintained. The CYedit Suisse index rose 0 4 [mint to 272.4. CLOSING PRICKS Swissair Hr 858 unch ÜBSBr 3340
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        Amsterdam quiet
        120 15 AMSTERDAM. Wed. Share prices closed mixed to higher in quiet trading, with Royal Dutch generally firmer in Dutch Internationals Shippings. XI.M and Van Older were .inning lower issues Amev declined in otherwise higher insurances, while hanks tended easier where changed Fokker and IHC gained CLOSING PRICES UCZO 30.30
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        London stock market closes mixed
        571 15 I.HNIHIN. WmI The market i i.is<-(l narrowly mixed with the gloom) industrial outlook inhibiting trading, dealers Vllll At 3pm the Financial Times index *.is up 1.3 points at 467.) INIH STKIALS Allird Brr» 83 i unch Babroek* 1S1 l Barclays 382 unch ■MCkMM 609 4
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        Selected indices
        78 15 FINANCIAL TIMES INDUSTRIALS Wednesday 467.7 Tuesday 468.0 Week Ago 4«1.0 DOW JONES AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Wednesday 839 22 Tuesday 861 78 Week ago 84«.41 LONDON DOLLAR PREMIUM Wednesday 92 to 92 Tuesday 92 to o 2' I H.K.HANG SENG Thursday 549.48 Wednesday closed Week ago 535 22 SYDNEY INDUSTRIALS
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      Sin Heng Chan aims for 25pc of animal feed market
      471 15 Sin Heng Chan aims for 25pc of animal feed market SIN HENG Chan Peedmills is aiming f or per cent of the animal feed market when Its $18 million new plant In Jnroag Part free trade ione starts operatton next year. A study la I JTJ on the »nlm»l feed
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      146 14 TENDER Tenders are Invited by the Director of Primary Production, 7th Floor, National Development Building. Maxwell Road, Singapore 1, for the supply of trash fish to Aquaculture I nit. Changi Fisheries Complex and Freshwater Fisheries Laboratory, Sembawang Field Experimental Station for the period 1.4.79 to 31.3.80. Tender Forms and further
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      177 14 THIS IS TO ADVISE THAT MB. TONY TAN CHOO PEEK NRIC NO: M4SUB/E IS NO LONGER EMPLOYED BY OUR COMPANY W.E.F. 26/1/1979. HENCEFORTH HE HAS NO AUTHORITY TO TRANSACT ANY BUSINESS OR COLLECT ANY MONEY ON OUR BEHALF. PLESSEY SPORE PTE. LTD. I^coJSractmanacl^ BOOT IMG 4 CLADDIWS We are a
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      182 14 EXPERIENCE COUNTS AND WE HAVE IT IN ABUNDANCE MANPOWER FROM PAKISTAN As o Government of Pakistan Licenced Manpower Exporting Agency. We are operating m the twin Capital City of Rawalpindi-Islamabad for the post many years with definite distinction. We are known for our uncanny efficiency m meeting successfully the Manpower
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  • IX OBITUARIES
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      140 Acknowledgements
      95 20 The Family Membera Of The Late MR JOHN NEON CHEE KHUAN express deepest thanks lo all relatives, friends, doctors and the staff of Mount Alverma devotion, condolences, donations, wreaths and assistance during their recent bereavement THE FAMILY OF the late Mr William Charles Peslana wishes to express their
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      IN LOVING MEMORY OF
      118 20 RODNEY TAY BOON WAN Departed 2-2-74 Alwaya remembered by wite, tether and loved once. Rodney Tay Boon Wan Departed 2 2 74 Friend*. Inserted by: Daughter Annie, granddaughter Florence and loved onea. One year today, Iha Lord found whal waa beat, to brought you home to
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      70 20 GEORGE SIMON aged 68. formerly of RAF Changl passed away 14/ 1/79 at Balaramapuram Kerala inserted by brother-in-law Stanislaus Fernandez Pasted away peacefully on 30.1.79 leaving behind 5 tons. 3 daughter!. 1 son-in-law, 1 daughter-in-law. 3 grand children. Sadly mitred by titter Scow Li Pang, brothar-in-law Leong Sar
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      80 20 Though gone but not lorgottan Sadly mitaed and always remembered by ttatt of Orient Craft. IN LOVING MEMORY OF MR. ONG TENG CHEONG rhere s hope for a tree that has been cut down: It can come back to life and sprout But a man dies, and
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  • TIMESPORT PAGE ONE
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      Lock icon Fulham hold United to a draw
      276 21 Fulham hold United to a draw MARGERRISON HEADS IN THE EQUALISER LONDON, Thurs. Manchester United, winners two years ago, were held to a one-all draw by Second Division Fulham here last night In their re-ar-ranged fourth-round English Football Association Cap match. Jimmy lireenhoff pat the Manchester club ahead six minutes
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      Lock icon Australia batsmen surrender in Test
      452 21 ADELAIDE, Thurs. England beat Australia by a crushing 205 runs here today m the fifth Test, which ended shortly after lunch on the fifth and final day, due to another batting surrender by Australia. Set to score 366 runs to win, Australia were all out
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      99 21 Englaad Ist laaa: IM Australia Ist Inns: IM England 2nd Inns: Ml Australia Jnd Inns: Waad run out 9 Darling b Botham 18 Haghes c Gower b Hendrick 21 Yallap b Hendrick 36 Border b Willis 1 Carisso c Gower b Hendrick 21 Yardley c Brearley b Willis 0
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      Packer makes an apology
      203 21 MELBOURNE, Thurs. World Series Cricket's promoter Kerry Packer has apologised to lan Chappell's Australian players for being responsible for Australia's defeat m the AJ35.000 ($85.750) International Cup final by the West Indies on Tuesday night. "I apologise to the Australian players and, I do, to the
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      Lock icon Indian team unhurt in rail crash
      96 21 NEW DELHI. Thurs. An express train, carrying the Indian Test cricket team, ran off the track near Etawah. 130 kilometres from the north Indian city of Kanpur, yesterday, injuring one woman passenger, the Press Trust of India reported. The cricketers, who were unhurt, were
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      ASSASSIN SHOWS TOP FORM
      374 21  -  FAIRWAY By ASSASSIN, who upset Wisnu IV at Bukit Timah m October, showed striking form m his workout m Kuala Lumpur yesterday. With jockey V. Nathan astride, the Sovereign Prince five-year-old ran two rounds and easily reeled off the last 600 metres in 37.4 sec. The
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      Lock icon Comeback triumph by Moore
      139 21 HONGKONG, Thurs Australian Gary Moore, out of the saddle for two months with a broken ankle, has returned in fine style with a winner and now has his sights set on retaining his Hongkong jockeys' title. Moore, injured in a fall last November, booted home 10-1
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      Tanglin call for entries
      39 21 THE Tanglin Constituency Sports 1 Club »re organising their fifth* mira-constituency soccer and 9 Application forms are avail- J able at the Tanglin Community J Centre. Whitley Road The cioi-W ing dale Is Feb 20
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      Lock icon The way is clear for the local pros
      515 22  -  r ERNEST FRIDA By WITH the Taiwan maestro, Chang Chung Fa, playing m the Philippines Masters m Manila, the way is clear for a local professional to capture the Tiger Beer Open golf championship at Sembawang, starting today. Chang, 49, the Singapore
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      Cross-country
      20 22 THE Anglo Chinese Junior College will be holding their second annual cross-country meet at Macßitchie today at 3 p.m.
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      Inquiry team wait in vain
      166 22 Inquiry team wait in vain AFTER waiting (or one fruitless hour at the Singapore Cricket Club yesterday, the Disciplinary Committee of the Singapore Hockey Association were forced to postpone their inquiry into the Parminder-Jatinderjit Singh case. The Committee waited in vain for Jatinderjit, of Singapore Recreation Club, who was reported
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      Cox, Lloyd to play next month
      283 22  -  BERNARD PEREIRA By BRITAIN'S accomplished doubles pair of Mark Cox and David Lloyd have confirmed their participation m the Emporium Holdings' Classic at the Singapore Tennis Centre next month. The dynamic duo caused a sensation m the Davis Cup-tie between Britain and Australia m
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      BRIEFS
      167 22 LAUSANNE. Thurs. Tennis will not be included in the programme for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. The president of the International Olympic Committee* Commission in charge of the games programme, Hungarian Arpad Csanadi, explained that Los Angela accepted the Games on the basis of a given programme and it
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      Juggling Jack, the hustler anonymous
      431 22 By WILFRED YEO JUGGLING JACK, 31, is a master of all racket sports. But he has no wish to win titles to substantiate his aptitude though he was once the squash and table tennis champion of his former company. Nor does he want his real
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      Bee Khim, Nancy, Kim Liang for Sirikit Cup golf
      175 22 Bee Khim, Nancy, Kim Liang for Sirikit Cup golf KEE BEE KHIM. Nancy Clayton and Ong Kirn Liang will represent Singapore in the first amateur women's international golf team championship for the Sirikit Cup in Bangkok, starting on Thursday week, reports ERNEST FRIDA. The selection of the trio was based
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      Lock icon Thomas Cup: Sweden beat England
      82 22 Thomas Cup: Sweden beat England CARLISLE. Thurs. Sweden completed a 6-3 victory over England m the European zone semifinal of the Thomas Cup men's badminton competition here last night. Second day results (Swedish names first Stun? Johnsson lost to Rjy Stevens 15-10, 15-9; Thomas Kihlstrom beat Derek Talbot 15-13. 15-2;
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      767 22 A MINISTRY fcSSg OF THE ENVIRONMENT TENDER NOTICE DRAINAGE DEPARTMENT (I) The Supply of low-Looderj/Troilers on hire for the Transportation of Heory Crawler Type Excavators from one site to onother m the Republic of Singapore tor the Period 1.4.79 to 31 3 80 Bef TEN(ENV)OB/79/8 Restricted to PW D Registered
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      536 22 SHERIFFS SALE m IN THE HIGH (Ol RT OF THE REPUBLIC OF B SINGAPORE IN THE CAUSE OF Suit No. 1281 of 1978 Writ of Seisure Sale No. 770/78 Singapore Geaeral Aviation Service Hco Pte Ltd Plaintiffs Versus Trans Musantara Airways Defendants AUCTION SALE OF One Unit Commercial AlrcrafU without
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      287 22 Straits Times Crossword ACROSS heartless war on spoits1 Builders aununt gJt men (9). rued, perhaps ibj. 7 General opinion le4 Percy v,ewea as a r.u- place East If). bailer? Hi. 8 Man writes note on heart 9 coming imo country with disorder i6>. one thousand auciali.' 14 Information on ex«m
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      Top English clubs seek S'pore tour
      190 23  -  EIGHT English Football League clubs, including current Division One leaders West Bromwich Albion, are keen to play m Singapore after their season ends m May. The others interested m a Singapore stopover for a Far East tour ore Arsenal, Manchester City, Ipswich. Derby, Nottingham
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      SBA select Hoe See for award
      239 23  -  BERNARD PEREIRA By THE Singapore Badminton Association are to nominate 17-year-old girls' doubles specialist Tay Hoe See for the Singapore National Olympic Council's annual sports meritorious awards. The nomination is largely for her outstanding performance m last year's Asian invitational championships m Peking, her
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      Borg in last 8
      34 23 RICHMOND. (Virginia). Thurs Top seeded Bjom Borg advanced to the quarterfinals erf the world championship tournament when he beat New Zealand's Russell Simpson 6-1. 6-2 at the Richmond Coliseum yesterday
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      CSC plan big meet
      106 23 TO MARK the opening of their $5 million swimming complex m June, the Chinese Swimming Club will invite teams from the ASEAN countries, Hongkong and Australia to take part m a friendly international meet m the Republic. CSC officials said the details are being worked out
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      Lock icon Indonesians dominate
      212 23 JAKARTA. Thurs. Indonesia dominated the current President's Cup boxing tournament with 17 of their boxers entering the semifinals of all the classes. Indonesia won three of the six bouts held last night. Feather-weight boxers Erwinsyah and Willem Kraar defeated Zulkifli. of Malaysia, and Taijiro Niyama. of japan, respectively,
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      Tien Jit quits Cup team
      513 23  - Tien Jit quits Cup team JOE DORAI By HE IS ON HIS WAY TO THE STATES LIM TIEN JIT, Singapore's leftback, has quit the Malaysia Cup soccer squad. Lanky Lim, 26, who returned to Singapore last June after four years' studying m Montana, is now heading back to the United
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      College meet
      30 23 THE opening ceremony of the third annual Inter-Collegiate Games will be held at the Temasek Junior College at 9.30 a.m. tomorrow. An athletics meet will follow the opening.
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      Hilton avoid the drop, but not Keppel
      107 23 Hilton avoid the drop, but not Keppel HILTON HOTEL, the pretournament favourites, last night pulled themselves out of the relegation mire when they beat Keppel Shipyard 5-0 m a Division One match of the Singapore Business Houses Football League at Jalan Besar Stadium. Hilton, fielding three intermediate players, showed their
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      Lock icon Malaysian Open meet
      70 23 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The 1979 Malaysian Open tennis championships, scheduled for the Selangor club courts here from April 1-6, hold promise to be the biggest In the series. Invitations have been sent to Pakistan, Indonesia, the Philippines, Hongkong, Japan, South Korea, India and Singapore, asking them to
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      Wee: Centres did not consult STBC
      346 23 WEE THIAM BOCK, the first vice-president of the Singapore Tenpin Bowling Congress, yesterday broke his silence on the price-hike controversy, taking the side of the bowlers, reports WILFRED YEO. Wee, who was speaking as an individual, said that the increase was both ridiculous and
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      TODAY'S EVENTS
      96 23 TODAY'S EVENTS ATHLETICS Anglo Chinese Junior College cross-country meet (Macritchle, 3) GOLF Tiger Beer Open (Sembawang, 7). SOCCER SBHFL Uaraa■eat DUMii II: Goodwood Croup v Rollei (Fairer Park Athletic Centre). FAN v Inchcape (Geylang Stadium), Rheem Hume v SBS (Toa Payoh); DM■tea ID: Bridgestone v Tractors Singapore (Tanglin 1), GECON.
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      856 23 PROPOSED INFLIGHT CATERING CENTRE V AT CHANGI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FOR SINGAPORE AIRPORT TERMINAL SERVICES PTE. LTD. Applications from suitably qualified candidates ore invited tor the following positions for the above proiect The period of employment is approximately 20 mo.-^hs. (a) RESIDENT ARCHITECT The applicant must possess o recognised degree m
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    Lock icon Teng: Unite to face threat posed by Russians
    506 24 WASHINGTON, Thurs CHINESE Senior Vice Premier Teng Hsiao-ping said yesterday that the United States, Europe, Japan, China and the Third World should unite against what he called the danger of war posed by the Soviet Union. Mr Teng. speaking m a television
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    Lock icon 5,000 for Unctad 5
    65 24 MANILA, Thurs. More than 6.000 delegates wilt attend the fifth general meetIng of the United Nations Conference on Trade And Development (Unctad) In May In Manila. Philippine officials aald today. They said the Unctad Five meeting will be bigger than the Joint conference of the World
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    Lock icon THREE FORMER RED GUARDS EXECUTED
    184 24 THREE FORMER RED GUARDS EXECUTED PEKrNG, Tnurs Three former Peking Red Guards have been executed, two given suspended death sentences and two others sentenced to an unspecified term of Imprisonment, the Peking Dally said today. The sentences were passed on Jan 16 following a large criticism meeting organised by a
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    Lock icon 140,000 will not stop over
    120 24 140,000 will not stop over CANBERRA, Thurs. Transport Minister Peter Nixon said today that 140.000 Australians had booked for flights both ways between Australia and Britain on the new low fares scheme during 1979. These people will not be stopping m Asia. This month and next month alone, 60.000 people
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    Lock icon Ammunition found
    56 24 KUANTAN. Thurs. A total of 125 rounds of Armtllte ammunition used In Ml 6 :tnes were recovered by police from a boat carrying 42 Vietnamese refugees which arrived at Pulau Tloman. on Sunday, It was c-is-closed today. The boat load of refugees were driven out of Malaysian waters
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    Lock icon 27 Soviet N-blasts
    66 24 27 Soviet N-blasts STOCKbOLM. ThUTi. The Soviet Union detonated a record 27 nuclear underground blasts <i 1878. more than all other nuclear powers combined, n Swedish defence agency ie ported yesterday. The Soviet tests Indicate the Rujslan* may be Involved In an extensive weapon pilot stage, said the Reaercb Institute
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    Lock icon Problem for Devan to solve
    207 24 Problem for Devan to solve SOLVING problems of Singapore worker* has been the life-long work of veteran trade unionist, C.V. Devan Nair. Bat yesterday he came across "worker*" whose problems are srldom, if at all, heard m the public boosewives. And Mr Nair, found that what may seem to be
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    Late CLASSIFIED DEATH
    34 24 Late CLASSIFIED DEATH MM. MAHIAM (MAD DM Iten«m Saltm pum« »»«x peaceful]* it SOB oa 1/2/7*. Corttfl Imvm No. 21. N»ral» Crweaat. S'pon 21 at 11.00 «.m. Friday 2/2/T« for Ctaua Cbu Kaac Mua-
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    30 24 PLEASANTON. i California i Th urs Patricia Hearst walked cut of prison today waving the commutation ol her prison sentence from President Carter that set her free UPI.
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    Lords reject Tarling plea for hearing
    252 24  - Lords reject Tarling plea for hearing PHILIP LEE e% our London reporter LONDON, Thurs. The Appellate Committee of Lords today turned down' an application by the former chairman of Haw' Par Brothers International. Richard Tarllng.' to have his case heard In.the House of Lords. Tarling. 43, who 18 under extradition
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      212 24 BUSINESS TIMES Singapore's Financial Dally Cover Price 50t Annuol Subscription $155. l-or subscription, call *****1 Ext 231 TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS. IHk blueprint tor bingapore's trade ottice m Hanoi has now been shelved. The tall ot Kampuchea and other developments have had a strong impact on the planning ot the trade ottice.
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        The man who cooks for state banquets
        527 1  -  LEONG WENQ X AM By TO the Chinese, eating well and having good food during the lunar new year celebrations will ensure them a happy, plentiful and prosperous year ahead. Which is why restaurant cooks, such as Mr Chang Hok Shin, 60, the
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        New Charlton soccer series starts Tuesday
        249 2 New Charlton soccer series starts Tuesday SOCCER lovers and players interested m knowing more about the techniques of the game can learn it step-by-step by following the new programme, SKILFUL SOCCER. This instructional series by Jack Charlton is a sequel to his Play Soccer Jack Charlton's Way, which was shown
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        Series on S'pore students in Britain
        239 2 Series on S'pore students in Britain SINGAPOREANS studying In Britain can soon be heard discussing themselves and life there through a special programme on Rediffusion. The series, called LIFE IN BRITAIN, will be produced by the British Tourist Authority (BTA). I Singaporeans studying there on their own or on company
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        Innocent lad duped by a pretty lass
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