The Straits Times, 28 March 1979

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  • 16 1 The Strait Times I Estd. 1845 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1979 25 CENTS M.C.(P) No. 142/1/79 I
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  • 1615 1  -  LESLIE FONG Dr Goh on streaming By Straits Times News Editor X THERE has been wide- spread public interest w in the report and the Prime Minister's comments on it. While this is gratifying, I would like to sound a note of caution
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  • 408 1  - Drawn up: Master plan on disasters BENG TAN By A TOP secret government disaster master plan to cope with catastrophes like a plane crash, ship or factory explosion, or major road accidents will involve four government departments the Health Ministry, Singapore Fire Brigade, the police and the army. But a
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  • 49 1 OTTAWA. Tuw. Canada's Parliament was dissolved yesterday and a general election was announced for May 23. House of Commons Speaker Allan MaCeachen made the announcement. as Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau was at Government House requesting the dissolution of Parliament by OovernorOeneral Edward Schreyer Rautar.
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  • 453 1 Arab fury over M-East accord BAGHDAD, Tver ARAB fury over the Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty mounted today with a mammoth demonstration of nearly a million people in the Iraqi capital where Arab opponents of the pact have assembled to implement counter-mea-sures against Egypt. Arab anger was also vented in Israel where
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  • 281 1 MR LEE KUAN YEW has asked the administrators from the two universities here for their views on the possibility of a merger between the two tertiary institutions, says Nanyang Slang Pau. A report in Monday's Issue of the paper said the Prime Minister met faculty
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  • 20 1 Mr Sadat, Mr Carter and Mr Begin in a three-way handshake after the Washington signing. UPI picture
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  • 611 1 WASHINGTON, Tuesday AFTER confronting each other for nearly 31 years as hostile neighbours. Egypt and Israel signed a formal treaty at the White House yesterday to establish peace and normal and friendly relations between their nations. Some 1,500 invited guests and millions of
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  • 60 1 SIME DARBY Holdings has failed to muster enough support to gain a controlling Interest in London -based plantation group, Guthrie Corporation. At the close of acceptance? for Its offer for Outhrle In London yesterday. Slme had a total of 44.8 par cant control Including acceptances and iU
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  • 39 1 LATEST Anti-Amin move MOSHI (Tanzania), Toes. The chairman of a newly formed Uganda National Liberation Front, Dr Yosef I-ule. told a press conference today bis group would soon move into Uganda to administer "liberated" areas. Beater. SEE PAGE 3
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    • 95 1 BISCUIT PRICES TO GO UP ON SUNDAY Page 6 SETBACK to Soviet policy In the Middle East 2 MINISTER Wiled in Uganda coup bid. says report 3 DESAI gives ultimatum to state firms losing money 4 SEAMEN'S Unions to plan a common strategy 5 SHORTAGE of SBS drivers over 14
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    • 547 2 Setback to Soviet policy in the Middle East THE HISTORIC ISRAELI-EGYPTIAN PEACE TREATY MOSCOW, Tim*. THE Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty signed yesterday in Washington marks a setback to decades of Soviet policy in the Middle East. But it also opens up new opportunities, which Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko sought to exploit
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    • 67 2 TEL AVIV. Tues. Prime Minister. Menachem Begin, will pay a short visit to Cairo on Monday. he said in an Israeli radio broadcast today. Mr Begin, speaking to Israeli newsmen in Washington, said he would arrive at noon, speak in Hebrew before the Egyptian Parliament and
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    • 259 2 WASHINGTON, Tuesday ISRAELI Prime Minister Menachem Begin said yesterday the United States has agreed to step up its military presence in the Middle East if Egypt violates the peace treaty. He said the guarantee was in one of two documents signed
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    • 37 2 In other words I suggest all V of as nominate President Carter as a candidate for the Nobel peace prize of 1979. Ami please, no sharing. All the prize mast go to President Carter. Israeli PremierMenaehem Begin.
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    • 217 2 WASHINGTON. Tuts. Following are the main points of the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel signed yesterday: Israel will evacuate its military forces and civilians from the Sinai in a phased withdrawal over a threeyear period. Two-thirds of the Sinai will be turned over to Egypt within
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    • 186 2 ALL EYES ON TV BUT PUBLIC REACTION IN CAIRO MUTED CAIRO, Tims. THE people of Egypt's capital clustered around television sets last night to watch President Sadat sign peace with Israel but their public reaction was muted. There was noisy enthusiasm, however, in. Alexandria, the Mediterranean port which is Egypt's
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    • 142 3 TEL AVIV, Tuesday ISRAEL has agreed to make several goodwill gestures towards Palestinians under its occupation rule, Israel Radio reported yesterday. It said the gestures were decided upon in last-minute talks in Washington before the signing of the EgyptianIsraeli treaty. The rad.j said Israel would
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    • 64 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Malaysia today welcomed the Israeli Egytptian peace treaty as a firrt step towards a comprehensive settlement of the Middle East problem. A foreign ministry spokesman said the historic document signed by President Sadat and Prime Minister. Menachem Begin, would probably be the baste for
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    • 16 3 They are waging peace. President Carter referring to Mr Sadat and Mr Begin.
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    • 101 3 Egypt to 'freeze' activities in League CAIRO, Ties. Egypt has decided to "freese its activities" In the Arab League until ether Arab conntries get ever their anger about the peace treaty with Israel, officials said here WJay. They commented that the f reeie would last "until the day wisdom gains
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    • 69 3 BONN. Tues. Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, whose government has been at odds with the Carter administration over a range of issues, has praised the US President for his efforts toward Middle East peace. In a speech last night to German bankers, Mr Schmidt said West Germany can put "almost
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    • 450 3 "Battle news meant to hide attempt' NAIROBI, Tuesday UGANDA'S Minister of State for Defence, Brigadier Emilio Mondo, who tried to oust President Idi Amin last weekend, was apparently killed after the coup failed, the All Africa Press Service (APS) reported today quoting reliable
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    • 184 3 TEHERAN, Tuesday HEAVY fighting raged in the streets of the North Iranian town of Gonbad Kavus today between troops and Islamic revolutionary guards on the one side and local Turkoman tribesmen seeking greater self-rule. Townspeople stranded in their homes by gunfire told reporters
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    • 123 3 TEHERAN, Tues. General Valli-OUah Gharani has been replaced as chief of Iran's armed forces by an officer who was forced to retire three years ago, it was announced today. The new head of the armed forces is Lt-Gen Nasser Farbod, 55, who was ousted by the
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    • 136 3 CANBERRA, Ties. Priaee Charles mM today IhinM act mlad Ukbslag became a (•rnutlitj far greettag royalty. la a UgM-fceartod refereaee to the somber tt times be kM beea ktoed by moh dnriag his tear •f Aastralia, Prlaee Charles s*M hi* >er«rt ary atbMl e^acatt—
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    • 605 3 4s/ PARKLANE TIPS ON HOW TO MAKE THE RIGHT CHOKE OF GOOD RETAIL SPACE The extension of tourist belt area from making. Plus the locating of retail units in 80% of the cost. Now you can be the owner Orchard Road to Selegie Road close proximity around the central atrium
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    • 485 4 HONGKONG, Tuesday DISAPPOINTED with a loss of US$l7.5 million (5537.9 million) incurred by state enterprises, Indian Prime Minister Morarji Desai has issued them an ultimatum make money or quit, the Asian Wall Street Journal reported today in a despatch from New Delhi. The
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    • 135 4 LONDON, Tues. British Prime Minister James Callaghan today gained threes vital votes in a lastditch manoeuvre to keep his minority Labour government in power. But the odds still appeared to be weighed fractionally against his survival in a knife-edge vote of confidence
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    • 273 4 Bhutto's death row cell stripped bare RAWALPINDI, Tues. Prison officials stripped former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's death row cell of all comforts today, the third day of his one week countdown to a possible death by hanging. Mr Bhutto's wife, Begum Nusrat, and daughter Benazir confirmed reports through relatives
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    • 118 4 BEIJING (PEKING), Tues. A Chinese medical team has developed a calculator which can suggest over 200 million different treatments for liver ailments, the Beijing Daily said today. The paper said the calculator had been programmed with all the experience of Chinese doctor, Guan
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    • 31 4 LONDON. Tues. Rhodesia's guerilla war is claiming SO deaths daily. British Foreign Secretary, David Owen said in a speech to conservative opposition party parliamentarians here last night. Reuter.
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    • 75 4 The long queue for a hairdo SCORES of Chinese women line up outside a beauty parlour to have their hair dene. The scene, which teak place recently, Indicates a change of attitude towards Western Imparts and b In line with China's new slogan: Make Foreign Thing* Serve China. China has
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    • 65 4 MANII.A, Tues. World Food Council (WPC) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) member i-epresentatives began a threeday meeting here today to identify ways to speedily improve production in food deficit developing countries. The meeting is part of a series of consultations the WFC is conducting with international
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    • 165 4 VIETNAMESE-LED troops beat back a Khmer Rouge attempt to capture Kampuchea's main border town of Poipet, Thai military sources said today. About 500 rebels attacked the town 200 km east of Bangkok early this morning, but had to pull back to jungle bases by the afternoon,
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    • 171 4 VIENTIANE, Tue» THE Chinese Ambassador to Laos and two correspondents of Xinhua (Hsinhua) have left for Beijing (Peking) and are not expected to return to the Laotian capital, diplomatic sources said here today. They said the men were not deported, but the Lao Government had bitterly criticised
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    • 278 4 Singapore draws and loses lead to Beijing HONGKONG, Tues. Singapore fought hard to maintain its tie with Manila, but had to surrender the lead to Beijing (Peking) on the second day of the first Asian Inter-cities chess tour nament here tonight. Singapore's Chan Peng Kong almost pulled victory out of
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  • 380 5  - Seamen's unions to plan common strategy GEORGE JOSEPH \sian move to fight ITFs protectionist policies By REPRESENTATIVES of major Asian seafarers' trade unions will meet in Singapore next month on an NTUC initiative to plan a common Asian trade union strategy against protectionist policies of the London-based International Transport-workers Federation
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  • 233 5 Jobless man took drugs while on bail A JOBLESS man. released on police bail pending a urine test I" 1 determine if he had breached a drug supervision order, took drugs on tour occasions after his release, a district court was told yesterday. Tung Yin Wan, 34. had been convicted
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  • 79 5 LEE Bak Soon. 20, wa.. yesterday jailed 15 month I with six strokes of the rot.n for extortion. He identified himse as a member of a secret and extorted a total of $550 from Mr Tan Keng Ann at his shop in Kallang lahru
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  • 311 5 'Swopping shows can help create better rapport' SINGAPORE Md OmM eoald exchange r*iU aad television programmes to create better understanding aad apart riatloa at the caltares ud art* af bath nuMm, mM the dimeter of Oman Radio and TetevMaa (English »crvW), Miss Lyatha Saltan Almaghalry. Ske MM laeal producttoas af
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  • 82 5 Metric drive at Upper Serangoon THe Minister of Stale (Labour) and MP for Upper Serangoon, Mr Sia Kan Hui, yesterday toured the Upper Serangoon market to promote the Metrication Board's zonal metric educational programme in his constituency. A metric information stall will be set up this morning and tomorrow morning
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  • 22 5 A TALK in Mandarin on bird rearing will be held at Jalan Teck Kee community centre at 8 p.m. tomorrow.
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  • 176 5 MORE than 150 engineers have applied to Hewlett Packard for jobs following its "open house" to recruit 15 top-calibre engineers on March 17. The open house was "very successful," the company's personnel manager, Mr K.G. Tan. said yesterday. He said a lot more people had
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  • 83 5 THE Singapore Armed Forces will replace black-and-white television sets in all units with colour sets. Sailors will also benefit, as all ships of the Republic of Singapore Navy will have their black-and-white sets changed, according to the latest issue of Pioneer, the
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  • 383 5 Oman trade: S'pore third in Asia SINGAPORE is now the third largest Asian exporter of goods to Oman, behind Japan and India./ And contacts between the two countries, particularly in the commercial field, have been growing in recent years, the Minister for Communications and acting Minister for Culture, Mr Ong
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    • 253 5 SINGAPORE SYMPHONY CHINESE MUSICAL INORCHESTRA in concert at STRl MENTS EXHIBITION (,'onfpi-ence Hall at 8.15 p.m. at Singapore Chinese Chamtoday and tomorrow' Tick- ber of Commerce and •Ms: $3. $5 and $8. Industry Building from 1 FILM SHOWS for the pub- p.m to 5 p m. Open from 10 lie
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  • 215 6 $263,000 in cash, valuables stolen from store CTHIKVES broke into a department store in OrB» chard Rtwd, cracked the company's safe and I ;*ni with $35,000 in cash, and gems and valuB- 1 ables worth $228,000. The theft was discovered at 8 30 a.m. on Monday by the company's managing
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  • 109 6 Three-day seminar on wheat industry I THE American »h<-.u indus 1 •ul three-day le< hrn. al and marketing thr Mandarin llotfl horT, I mmi to he the biggest type i'M'i iii be held in 'he seminai is jointly > sponsored by Wh»Ntt Ass«kiwhich i c|n nratl Amenc.in who;it pi ixlucers'
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  • 30 6 F IHh Singapore I>lo>,ti L'uliural z »ili .ft*-tH.it.- us stdhaar X li N.i.irrui Yucadhi Irlpgu No* KYen .it the Srw Srepniva.s.. FVrumal Temple in .Srrangnon V* Kirn.l lomnrrmt
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  • 197 6 104 who in sought help from DRCs on their own A TOTAL of 104 ex-drug addicts have gone to drug rehabilitation centres (DRCs). voluntarily to get ti-patment up to late last month A Berita Harian report said they have been treated and have been asked to stay on until they
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  • 219 6 Following in the footsteps of the other Marco TALES of voyages and travels by Ferdinand Magellan, Christopher (•l«mbv and Marco Polo so imprtwd a yonng Colombian that ke vowed U travel round the uorld when he grew up. Bnt the demands of family responsibilities did not offer sack an opportunity
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  • 82 6 Big part of $168 m loan funded here BANK of Montreal and Citicorp International have packaged a US$77 million (S$168 million) Asian dollar loan to the Manila Electric Company. A substantial portion of this consortium loan will be fundefl irom Singapore. It is an eight -year loan bearing interest of
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  • 424 6 BISCUIT prices will go up from April 1, dealing the third blow within a month to consumers still smarting from the effects of increases in the prices of bread and soft drinks. From Sunday, prices of most biscuit items will go up
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  • 360 6 AN EFFORT fy two major trade unions to fight unjustified price increases of consumer goods appears ready to snowball, with four more unions joining in a move to boycott the sale of bottled soft drinks at increased prices at union canteens and other outlets.
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    • 171 6 Bringing Up Father By Bill Kavanagh Hal Camp VTO rt'SG I I MRS JieeS 1 V GOOD-BYE. X /3Vi BUT, PARLIN- Y 1 KNOW T? 7 ANDTOTEU SEE YOU -^io A r> $nn V I want td see f*p j I J T^rr Blondie By Chic Young r 1 daswooo,
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  • 1210 8 x WE might as well condemn square L pegs as 'drop-outs' because our attempts to fit them into round holes failed, quite forgetting- A the fact that square pegs have their own inestimable uses. Mr Nair, who described the
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  • 158 8 SOME trade unionists seriously contemplated a public demonstration last year against medical students unhappy with bonding, Parliament heard yesterday. But it did not materialise because the Health Minister, Dr Teh Chin Chye, advised against it. Mr Devan Nair (An•on), who told
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  • 3999 8 /Proficiency in English coupled with a sound system of workshop, technical and* engineering education will ensure that our competitive advantage will remain FOLLOWING is the text of the speech by I)r Goh Keng Swee, Deputy Prime Minister and
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  • 3649 8 No need for anyone to wallow in self-pity... which today we have left behind us" There was no need for anybody In the Education Ministry to wallow in self-pity. He agreed with the Prime Minister's observation that the principal value of teaching the second language was the imparting of moral
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  • 926 9 A little daunting IT WAS almost as if Parliament House were a cinema showing an exceptionally popular film Haif-an-hour before the session started, there were hordes at the reception counter pleading in vain for admission tickets, some of which had been booked a week in advance. The
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  • The Straits Times WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1979
    • 377 12 AFTER 16 months of tortuous negotiations, the Israeli-Egyptian peace agreement has been signed. It is without doubt an historic event the bringing together of the two strongest powers in the Middle East after 30 years of intermittent war and their recognition that there can be no military solution
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    • 365 12 REPORTS that Chinese leaders are slowing down the pace of liberalisation come as no surprise. The movement has, like most things in thp current push forward towards modernisation, gone too far, too fast in its initial enthusiasm. From being beneficial politically, acting as a safety valve to
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  • 1882 12  -  AHMAD OSMAN, PETER CHIA. TAN EE GEK and CHRIS LIM By The energy con- sumption figures •ver the last five years suggest that Singapore has no less a propensity towards profligacy than any other modern city A of affluence. 7 Jia h z\
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    • 362 12 THE reply of G. Abisheganaden (ST, Mar 23) to my letter. "Why is it. Why is it, my Country? established that "not altogether fair" traffic tickets do get issued. The question must therefore remain as to what a victim can do. The choices are inevitably
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    • 41 12 I REFER to letter "Patrolman needed here" from •Worried Parents" (ST. MnrM A school crossing patrolwarden is being recruited to assist school children to cross Avenue 3. Ang Mo Kio CHEW KING HH AN, f*r Prrauutrat SerreUry, (RdarmtlM).
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    • 619 12  - Auto-suggestion how to resist that new car RUSSELL BAKER By in New York MANY PEOPLE have writcn asking the secret of my echnique for not buying a lew cat Aware that it could lestnn the American econony and reduce the sheiks of >pec to prowling the streets nth pleas for
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  • 538 13 I AM NOT a language chauvinist, bot I think It U i pity not establishing V Singapore as a re—arch centre of Chinese language and literature in this «m part of the world, despite the fact that we hare aU the potential.
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  • 275 14 Japan firm signs $13m deal for Jurong bridges A $13 MILLION contract between the Jurong Town Corporation and the the Japan Development and Construction Co Ltd was signed yesterday for the construction of two bridges across the Jurong and Pandan rivers. These two prestressed concrete bridges will link the West
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  • 31 14 THE Marine Parade community centre youth group will organise a handyman course for simple household repairs, in April. For more details ring *****33 between 3 p.m. and 9 p.m.
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  • 140 14 SINGAPORE Bus Service, once facing an acute shortage of drivers, has now solved the problem following a massive recruitmeat campaign recently. A spokesman for the company said yesterday the response to their recruitment drive was so good that they now had 11 more drivers than required.
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  • 294 14 THE Singapore Tourist Promotion Board will get a $2.5 million increase in its budget for the coming financial year beginning next month. The $17.6 million budget, approved by the Finance Ministry, will enable the board to intensify its promotions and restructure its
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  • 61 14 KONG Sai Kow. 33. a sweeper, was yesterday charged with the murder of Sum Ling. 50. in a flat in Merpati Road on Monday at 9.19 a.m. No plea was recorded. The prosecution successfully applied for Kong to be remanded at Cf.angi Prison for two weeks
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  • 57 14 THE City Shuttle Service (CSS) A' services will be abolished from Monday because of poor patronage. Affected commuters are to use the other CSS and SBS services outside the car parks. The services affected are CSS 1 Al,A 1 CSS 2 A'. CSS 5 A'
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  • 161 14 MALAYSIA has become Singapore's largest generator of visitors (or the third month running. Some 17.7 per cent or 31,916 of the 179,788 visitors whom the Republic received in January were from Malaysia. The traffic from Malaysia grew by 17.4 per cent compared with the same period
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  • 234 14 Chok Tong plans dialogue sessions with unionists MINISTER for Trade and Industry Goh Chok Tong plans to have dialogue sessions with groups of Pioneer Industries Employees Union (PIEU) and Singapore Industrial Labour Organisa tion (Silo) officials to deepen his own understanding of their problems. It is understood that such infoi
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  • 60 14 Thong Chai institution officials MR Ng Quee Lam has been re-elected chairman of the Thong Chai Medical Institution. The (our vice-chairmen elected were Messrs Teo Soo Oman. Tan Kong Piat. Tan Took San and Chwee Meng Chong. The inaugural ceremony (or the new officials will be held al the institution
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  • 873 15  -  PAUL JANSEN By STATTSTICS compiled by the Traffic Police Division have shown that motorists and motorcyclists who cause death through rash or negligent acts on the road generally received lighter jail terms than those found guilty of driving or riding under disqualification. And
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  • 138 15 Offence Maiimum pumshment Total number of cases (Rut 78 Jan 79) Sentences s I 000 In* oi ?1 cis«s 11.000, 19 cases ISOO-- MOO I Another 3 c«*s I**) I to 2 months and S casts Hiled 3 to 6 months) <i«ing otole ur disquJtitinlior .ndf in Ii
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  • 78 15 I Offence Maximum punishment Total number of cases (Aug 78Jan 79) Sentences Causing death by reckless or dangerous driving b years" tail 4 cases 6 9 months Careless driving $1000 tine or 3 monlhs'iail >b 2b cases $200 and below 1 case $500 No insurance $1,000 tine or
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  • 390 15 TWO private properties, acquired in 1973 by the Port Authority for an original total award of $1,526,850, should have been worth at their acquisition a total of $2,749,880 a difference of $1,223,030. The Appeals Board (Land Acquisiton) at a sitting in the High
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  • 39 15 LENC Kee community centre management committee will hold a deep sea fishing contest on April 8 at the southern islands from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closing date for registration is April 1. For details, ring *****7.
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  • 461 15 Boy, 5, tells inquiry: I saw mother stab herself A FIVE- YEAR-OLD boy said in a coroner's inquiry yesterday that he saw his mother stabbing herself with a knife early in the morning on Jan Ng Chek Heong of Jalan Perisai said: "She took a knife and stabbed her neck.
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  • 125 15 INTRACO will send a mission io Vietnam in three weeks, a spokesman for the firm said yesterday. Commenting on a Stra ts Times report yesterday which said Intraco had cancelled a mission because of the current situation in Indochina, the spokesman said: "We
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    • 219 15 Husband left for good after tiff over $2,000 A SEAMSTRESS told the High Court yesterday that her businessman husband walked out on her over nearly five years ago because she was unable to give him $2,000. Madam Seetoh Yit Teng, who was granted a divorce on the grounds of adultery,
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    • 44 15 LENG Kee community centre will conduct courses on men tailoring, Hongkong tim sum and children's art at Block 56. Lengkok Bahru. and courses on dressmaking, handymanship, agar agar, flower-making and Chinese I children's folk dance at Leng Kee community hall, Block 168-A.
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    • 353 15 Law firm clerk sues other man A CLERK in a law firm told the High Court yesterday he had to spend $350 a month more on his two children through the loss of his wife in 1977 after 15 years of "happy marriage" to another man. Mr Chua Boon Kwan,
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    • 46 15 fWI V\ WW JiV'tf The DC-10 means bigger capacity, more seats. Ol |\|n|T/\ Mjmr#%gWlC> I dII W more comfort and convenience. ..and still p MtW%ytf EAJJ ll^a^ tfli i m^tm ;t°u.s m^yond nectionsl Because we never forget how S--*^\. important you are. jl UAPAN AIR LINES
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  • TIMES CITY DESK
    • 1354 16 THE last transacted ready sale at the close o( business on the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday compared with thr previous day's prices together with 1978 high and low < Adjusted for vrip/rtghu Issue) irr»7» La« Lao Caw hb SE«T!ON 1IM IMM sTKIU 8 m in i 123'
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    • 337 16 Closing tone: Easy. Turnover: Official figures supplied by the Stock Exchange of Singapore including odd lots "Ready" totalled: 3.926.000 units valued at $8,841,000. Industrials accounted for 2.316,000, finance 271,000, hotels 136,000, properties 613,000, debentures, loans and bonds nil. oU palms 38,000. tins 185,000, and rubbers 367,000. "Settlement contracts"
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    • 1599 16 BID and offer prices officially iiMfii and business In and reported to the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday with (he number of shares traded shown In brackets In '<"• of 1.000 units unless otherwise specified All Times Settlement Contracts are quoted after the word "sett" RlK Board
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    • 155 16 4 3/4% 1/0/78-80 (250,000) (100 90B lOl.OOS) 4 1/2% 1/8/80 (2S0.000) (9941U 99.45S) (8) 99.42 4 3/4% 15/9/80 < 250.000 >< 99 60B 99 708) 5 1/4% 1/3/81 (250.000) (100 20B 100 28S) 6% 15/4/81 (250.000) (99.63B 98.73S) 5% T F 1/5/83 (250.000) 100.10B 100.20S) 5
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    • 1440 16 BID and offer prices officially listed and business in and reported to the Kuala Lumpur stork Exchange yesterday with the number of ■•hares traded shown In brackets In lots of 1.000 units unless otherwise specified. IMH SntlAI* Ml \iaatn*u ,i) 290(2>2S3 \kaai (LWI Km B 0«S> II) 00
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    • OVERSEAS MARKETS
      • 338 16 HONGKONG: Stock prices fell across a broad front in volatile trading yesterday, dealers said. The Hang Seng index closed 12.08 points down at 543.48. Stock prices tended to follow the decline of the Hongkong dollar with some operators expecting an increase in local interest rates when the exchange banks
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      • 364 16 TOKYO: Share prices rose slightly in light trading yesterday, dealers said. The Dow Jones average rose 7.42 points to close at 6,109.02, with the volume at 260 million siiares. The New index was 451 26 down 0.25 point. AJInomolo laUCbHi Asahl Glass Bank Tk Banyu Bndgestone Chlyoda Chubu Pwr
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      • 195 16 From column 5 DOLLAR RUBBERS A Hluua (3.028) A Malex (350 B) B Ualaag (2.468 2.485) (1) 2.46 (1) 2.45 (9) 2.47 xd Bedford (3.808 4.505) cd Bt KatU (3.408) CWa Trek (2.3Z8) Daalaa Eat (4.288 4.305) (7 4.28 (1)4.30 call Dafl Dcv (2.218 2.235) (2) 2.24 (8)
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      • 52 16 KUALA LUMPUR: Southeast Asia Lumber Corporation announced an unaudited group net profit of MJ1.68 million ($0.78 million), for the six months ended December 31, on a turnover of $14.69 million ($13.11 million) The parent company's net profit was $412,989 ($155,712). on a turnover of $5.47 million ($4.16
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      • 124 16 H1NKSK Mm KXCHANGK, >IM.\I'IIKK. NOON I UIMM. PRICKS PER I'K I V VKSTKRDAY: (km»I all: Bulk S124 sellers, old di-um $129 sellers, new drum 1134 sellers. C*pr»: Mixed (loose) UK Cont $79.00 buyers. Prpprr: Muntok ASTA white fob 100T NLW $320.00 sellers. Sarawak while fob 96' i NLW
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      • 238 16 THE KILOBAR market opened al $17,311 per kilo and closed at 117.334 in Singapore yesterday In the Far East, gold opened at US 1246 00 246 50 with some profit taking forcing it lower to $245 X 70 before closing steady al 1246.20 60. The p.m. fixing in London
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      • 247 17 INTKRKST again centred on Kelvinator. but elsewhon-. the marke' wa subdued yest?rday although selected mi lings posted modest gains, dealers said MAR 27 CrnU V V I N I t P M tmpol Prt 174 I'm 124 10 unch -1 B H P Bank NS» Boral 1110
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      • 280 17 NEW YORK. Mon Stocks declined broadly on Wall Street today, pushed lower by fears that Oper might decide another price increase .it thetr current meeting in Gene /a. Saudi Oil Minister Yamani said the participants it the meeting are almost deadlocked on prices. He said, however,
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      • 200 17 Zl RICH. Mon Prices closed easier on small volume ahead of thp Cleneva Oppc meeting, dealers said The Credit Suisse index fell U 4 point to 271.0. Aruons suiss*--ttm u™ Hr ""■ill R*t l'lb» i*if) Hr .11 at 1490 sm 1M6 1230 1000 ew 23<0 uneh unch
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      • 201 17 AMSTERDAM. Mon Share prices closed mainly higher in i|uioi Hading, with Hoogovens and Philips unchanged in otherwise firmer Dutch internationals, dealers said. Heineken. Amrobank. Pakhoed. RSV. Otra and insurances MN easier in contrast to the general trend. I OMNG CKI. f- Ahold Atio AMU ink ***** 2S3D SEW
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      • 517 17 LONDON. Mon. Share prices closed widely lower in light profit taking after steep rises, due to Hi on.suh-i.il ion of prospects foi an oarh general election iftei weekend press com incuts, dealers said At 3pm the Financial Times index was down 8.4 at 526.2. Many
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      • 67 17 FINANCIAL TIMES INDUSTRIALS Monday 530.3 Knday 534.8 Week Ago 509/7 DOW JONES AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Monday 854 82 Friday 850.75 Week ago 857.58 LONDON DOLLAR PREMII M Monday 66 to 66 Friday 68 i toM 1 H.K.HANG SENG Tuesday M 3.« Monday 555 56 Week ago 559.38 mm INDUSTRIALS
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    • COMMODITIES
      • 113 16 THE STRAITS tin price rose $15 to $1,985 per picul in Penang yesterday on an official offering down 82 tonnes to 173 tonnes. The overnight London market was steady with forward buyers gaining C15 to £7,320 per tonne. LONDON: Tin on the day was 1122 up for Cash and
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      • 30 16 Rubber March 27 Singapore: April: 264.50 cents (up 2.25 cents) Malaysia: April 267.25 cents (up 1.25 cents) Tin: $1,985 (up $15) Official offering: 255 tonnes (down 82 tonnes)
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      • 34 16 IXJNDON: Copper prices on Monday (previous in brackets) Wirebar Spot 1:1.062 50 (111.062 sellers 11,***** (£1.063); Three Month buyers C 1.063.50 (I: 1.073.50), sellers (jut 1.064 (1X074). Market laae: Steady. Sales: 15.200 tonnes
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      • 421 16 OPENING quotations in the Singapore rubber market yesterday were marked down slightly, dealers said. Later the market recovered and rose further on demand for nearby positions partiouarly April and May in fairly active trading, they said. Speculative and trade buying together with sellers reserve also aided sentiment, forwards, however,
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      • 76 16 MM IN vsh K and SMH iwio- .r»<r>l.» HAS SSM Mi MKH II April (Carnal Mlkl Ku.rr. N,ll,-,. II KHIp^lkn llliai|MllHI May Forward Mlai Horn S»llrr. Mm >MH .1. >\IK I.I 1 N\IH I in >MK .11 >«« Mi II I opallrt' .Mill il ivllfii MjM MM
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    • CHIEF PRICE CHANGES
      • 52 16 j c b r iacll )unlop Est Mi g M <>nyan( Prrn* C If H 8 M«ia Srtron Srtron A M Bankinc SlraiU Tradinf FIN 875 298 420 390 416 324 308 290 232 221 845 590 MS -1C -1C -8 -8 6 -8 -6 -6 -8 -8 -5
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      • 28 16 iungri Besi >d Cable* I M»ia 4 Flour lolton V Jacka 940 92S Hi 865 2S0 258 1«7 140 16 15 13 10 10 46 6 6
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      • 31 16 Sim* Darby City Dcv G Lumber Srtron Haw Par Pahaag Cons Spore Laad (■rntiB(» Hariaau J C Eat 310.1 ira.i 147,1 147.1 106.1 8».l 72.1 88.1 66.1 86.1
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      • 32 16 BT Index Industrials: Finance: Hotels: Properties: Tins: rubbers: O.C.B.C: Mar 26 Mar 27 2021 45 1999.99 371.06 369 76 664.57 662.23 277.00 276.32 238.05 237.75 ***** 181.44 566.03 565.24 348.19 349.10
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    • 323 16 A SHORT mn-op fallowed by technical pull bark characterised the trading temp* m tar Stark K\ rhancr of Singapore yes- terttoy. Share prices which Inl- I Ually firmed an ovrrttlght ■tressgth had the (rains pared off by thr rloslat; bell and most ended In minus territory. The
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    • 262 16 SHARE prices eased across a fairly broad front in moderate trading on the Kuala Lumpur stock market yesterday. Despite the softer finish yesterday, the market's undertone remained fairly steady. Trading among (tie blue chips was light and prices closed mixed here. The blue chip indicator, the New Straits
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    • 198 16 THE US dollar opened slightly easier at $2 1770 80 in the Singapore forex market yesterday The lower opening was probably due to (ears of another round of oil price increase, but nevertheless the US unit fluctuated narrowly to close at $2.1775 85 Interbank rates at 3
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    • 358 16 INTERBANK rates at 3.00 pm: Currencies Nominal ratat Smithsonian »*rc*ntag* quoted ••(tarday (cro**)panty chang* lyoral dollars to one unit of forelun <urrenoy: ASIAN currency depositl Closing Asian dollar interbank rates as at certificates of deposit for prime names: US dollar 2.1775 2.1785 Sterling pound 4.4710 4.4760 Australian dollar
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    • 35 16 Closing Interbank rales fot ■Singapore dollars on March 27: Offer Bid 1 month 6 7/16. 6 5/16 months 8 t 8 3 months 6 13/1* 611/ 16 Overnight mode tout*: .UUrv 4 Pranv.
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    • 50 16 Kunur of prir<-» offered by dix-ount house*, on March 27: (M-rnight t. io4 C.ill ikimMts 4 to 4 Biyiac Mk| I month Tnarai) hiii> 4 .1 mould Hank hills 7 1 I month CD 6 i ■MothCO 7 7 Snune National Di-counl Co lid [er slightly from those quutad
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    • 23 16 THE average rate at which Slngaptre banks are currently prepared to lead to their best customers to 8 per ceat.
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    • 808 17 IT WAS a singularly good year for the Goodwood Park group of companies. All hotels did exceedingly well, chalking up phenonmenal growth rates of 80 to 230 per cent in trading profits and group pre-tax earnings reaching a record $7.05 million Unlike previous years, hotelling
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    • 278 17 Bukit S'wang may pay bonus dividend THE FLOW of encouraging news from Buklt Sembawang continued over the weekend with indication that the company will probably pay a special bonus dividend of 2* per rent less tax, on top of the normal 2t per cent dividend (er the current year ended
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    • 718 17 ssssssHufuaßaßUßuaj juauauauj r^ r^ ar^ a|^ a>^ Bßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß t^ a>^ r^ r^ r^ r^ a>^ a>^ a>^ a>^ a>^ a>^ Bßßßßßßßßßßßßß s>>>...|>> I WE NEED YOU! I Applications are invited from Singapore Citizens above 18 years of age for daily-rated appointments as follows A. Chainman $845 per day on the
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    • 634 17 Owing to exponsion, we invite opphcotions for the following voconcies A) Sates Engineer Lighting and Staging Systems B) Sates Engineer Projection and Cinematographic Systems The successful oppliconts will be required to promote ond sell (For Post A) lighting and staging equipment ond (For Post B) projection ond cmemotogrophic equipment represented
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    • 321 17 IN THE MAITKR OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. IKS AND IN THE MATTER OF YIT HIN TIMBER TRADING I COMPANY (PTE) LIMITED (In Voluntary I Jquld»tlun I MEMBERS' VOLI'NTARY WINDING-IP NOTICE IS HEREBY I GIVEN that the Creditors of the abovenamed Company, which Is being voluntarily wound-up, are required on
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    • 1723 18 (I*4) Ac^Mcti;. „44, OeertCere (IS*) L^M«| Futms (1*1) ik,,, (155) **—m<mtn (|JS) Crniel 1 Gkm-*. (I*4) L;^eeee <,—**. (153) Mnes«« eesctm t__^kW kW __T% __tt ffff^Vffi W^-W% iss &=r ii ji r^jsT ;it?i Z2r c m^B _(_m m_Z m_Z mMi li I IK vs iH zr*- us: us c^, _C^__\_C^__\
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    • 868 18 I FOR SALE SHOPPING GUIDE STAINLESS STEEL Stockpot/boil- SEUING HARDLY USED Fender er 3' diameter x 3' deep. 4 pieces Bassman SO twin reverb. Preclplus 12' x 4' stainless range for son bass. Gem lead guitar, wem sale *****28 echo. 2 Shure mikes and stands. ii.™ ik Block F. 35
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    • 926 18 II EMPLOYMENT .aflßßjaaaaaaaaaaßflßßalßaaaß CLERK/TYPIST WITH 0 level education required. Apply In A career in own handwriting with nonreturnable photograph to: TOUR P.O Box 1899. QCCCDUATinWC CLINIC RECEPTIONIST REOUIRED nCSCnTHIIUna Experience not necessary. Call personally al: 10 Loke Yew Street exists in a leading and pro- Singapore 6 between 4pm and
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    • 1065 18 II EMPLOYMENT FEMALE ACCOUNTS CLERK cum FEMALE TYPIST/CLERK. Apply Typist required. Must possess with full resume and nonLCC Intermediate Certificate returnable photograph to: P.O. Apply ln own handwriting and Box 3425. Spore 1 contact telephone to: 329 Changl GENERAL CLERK REOUIRED Koao.fapore 14. Neat t yp m g an< j
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    • 753 18 II EMPLOYMENT FAR EAST LEVINGSTON SHIPBUILDING LTD. requires: 1) CLERKS/TYPISTS c Able to type al least 40 wpm c Possess GCE or school certificate c Preference will be given to candidates with experience in office routine 2) ACCOUNTS CLERK Requirements c Possess GCE or school certificate c Preference will be
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    • 713 18 SCHOOL-LEAVERS (SC/MSCI— wanted for office accounting J Jobs by accounting firm Apply 201. Colombo Court SHIPPING COMPANY HAS M 1111 1 niertiite vacancy for a Kitnale AccounUs Clerk Must have I(( Certificate or equivalent Prefer- ably those with working expen- 4 ence King *****37 for interview today only between lOutu
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    • 1423 19 AT YOUR SERVICE SECTION INDEX ts.7 U^AdMflJill AU& m IS- iipr™ 28J "1J22 R e^3ofd S 60cL,,M,n«o nn VHI ANNOUNCEMENTS PERSONAL \M,9H '44ZZ Per word 60 cts( Mm $9 00) »v ORTTII Aptro I 1 Per column cm $10 75 (Mm $35 25) 1A ÜBUUAKItb II EMPLOYMENT EXPANDING DIVISION REOUMES
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    • 1275 19 II EMPLOYMENT WANTED SALESGIRLS. Salary POL A COSMETICS $200 plus commission No expertATTENTION LADHS »458TS» < your answer is Yes lo these queslions, men you musl come to see bbbbbbbbbbbbbM •a. tasooo-taooooPM 1) Dream o( a holiday in Japan DmECT SALES CAREER but cannot afford Hff (Ladies above IS years)
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    • 1117 19 II EMPLOYMENT DRAUGHTSMEN FOR PERSPEC- TIVE presentation or working drawings, clerk-of-works requir- ed by Architect office Apply BBM BbbW STBOXA9U279 kT^ llAflSriiP Established furniture manufacturer I W^a» W^^r requires SEMI-SKILLED FITTER HAND ASSEMBLY PLANT a Ability to read technical draw- MANAGEMENT TRAINEE ln B A vacancy exists for a hand
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    • 1217 19 II EMPLOYMENT I bbbb»bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb>bbb>bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbJ Due to our Company's expeni.on. we require experienced: MARATHON LETOURNEAU OFFSHORE PTE LTD 1) MAINTENANCE An American Oil Rig building yard MECHANICS in Singapore is looking tor aaaruilJlCTC SENIOR PIPING Z) MACHINISTS DRAUGHTSMAN Requirements: Applicants musl have a minie Must have completed mum of 3 years
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    • 1117 19 II EMPLOYMENT 1) ASSIsTInTpVooUCTION roI n < '.ti/ens lor the MANAGER P^ Must be diploma holder with BINDERY TRAINEE perlence In a manufacturing Requirements: industry Good prospects Secondary Two and Job satisfaction for right candidate Must have either completed fullStartmg aalary about $950 j|ne National Service or be exAccommodation providad
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    • 989 20 II EMPLOYMENT 31 Situations Vacant I For«an Tre*n« Firm laquwes: A) CONFIDENTIAL SECRETARY CrsyiHTfaM c Ahle tg »crk indepen- ______.__>_, tlently with minimum S rience in international w.nt«. temporary for 2 month, to£j|Ujl. BSBiilBlW Rn»inim-H:- c Shorthand 100 wp in 3 driving licence c Typing6swpm c A«r between .10 -45
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    • 1236 20 M EMPLOYMENT Jurong based Food Industry requires 1) TECHNICIAN aV«a^af c Minimum Secondary ■_are*9 Bbk education F >F 11 0 c ITB Certificate c Ito 2 years experience in mechanical repairs and <u, a nun cuiov.an i TTV maintenance of Industrial JURONO SMIPYAHU LIB mach.nes has immediate vacancies 2) FORKLIFT
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    • 1101 20 II EMPLOYMENT (SANYO PiiILIHbbI INOUSTIMCS(S)»»TELTO As an expanding factor, 1) manufacturing Black I tCMNICIAWS Whrta as well as Colour a oce O Level in Science TV. Sets, we invite appli- Stream eatlona for the posts c* Trade Certificate In Mechanlcal with at leasl 2 years relevant working experience. LINE MECHANICS
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    • 1013 20 I EMPLOYMENT PHILIPS C-—..-^ requires I\lbO^ilbT^ Male candidates who have com- I 1 pleted N.S. or are exempted or liable for part-time NS to fill t ?,»Tx W P^e«i l ox«arre INTERNATIONAL FOOD (1) STORE ASSISTANTS COMPANY Holders of a GCE O' level Cer- J£}JH. tlflcate OR passed Secondary 111
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    • 1005 20 II EMPLOYMENT Precision Engineering Watch I Making mdwatry MACHINE OPERATORS URGENTLY REQUIRED ~1 1 Oeneral education in any I language stream sss»^^^^^^ssssl 2 Some working experience I gf^ J preferred but not essential HasVsa«s* sß__-_-i 3 Male or Female. 16 -30 years W^^Y_**^ ofage I /I 4 Singapore or Malaysian
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    • 1504 21 II EMPLOYMENT X©»SV> v<e)»«<SV i rmt UNICO STOREKEEPER CUM DELIVERY FEMALE PRODUCTION 5 I OPERATORS salary will b»!*e Age 16and above fk\ olfered tv right candidate \B a si ngapore/MalayslanW all pervMially at 8 8. J citizens I !rf Bldg Blk B n,, No experience necessary i» Kallang Pudding Road.
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    • 1479 21 II EMPLOYMENT B4V we require en W. "^^VJ^^ 1 ""tatSlT^Tf™* 0 el Ptenls constructMMi Compe- Th# cend*de«e must:n, Due to .ipenswr, of our Know how to supervise and oroenuatton. we h.v. «ecan- conUol workers eieVforrheiollowinopoeiiions: 2 Possess Class 3 driving 111 ACrniIMTC CLERK Interested epplieanlspteeeeca-a*: 1. ACCOUNTS CLERK «32, ALJUNIED
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    • 1800 21 IN VEHICLES BOATS DIRECTOR'S CARS FORSALE MITSUBISHI SIGMA 1600 OS 1977 MERCEDES BENZ 200 AUTO- December 1977. One lady owner. MATIC seldom used First class condl197« TOYOTA CROWN SUPER "on National aircond. tut f-kote. Factory aircond. radio, cassette Ten compo hi-fi system Sports Maintained by agent rims, seat covers Price
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    • 1750 21 111 VEHICLES BOATS 1t72 GALANT 1400 MKIY airron- 1975 DAIHATSU LOBRV 6 wheels ditioner Tax/ insurance diesel Tip top condition SelhNovember Accident free High- selling $12,000 Tel *****2/*****8 est offer. 201. Capitol Shopping chong Thai Vehicle credit Co Centre 466 E. Jurong Road. Blk 2. Slnga1*72 HONOA PICKUP 300 c.c
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    • 544 21 111 VEHICLES BOATS WANTED SCRAP CARS below 1000 _2C702 C 700 :l al l> l '2S8«lll RF WANTED URGENTLY A 'onlmen52.700. Call *****11 M Preferably 1974 onwanis WANTED SECONDHAND CAR. wlUl a r c,,n,l Fuller Saloon or Must be in good condition Any sports Will also consider Q make above
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    • 1444 22 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES M (1 076S F 210MSF) Labourers can be recruited easily from the nearby HOB flats Loading b unloading facilities provided at the drive way Each unit is provided with at least one parking lot I Freehold 80% loan available H Suitable for light Industry >■ Dial. 11
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    • 1551 22 IV ACCOMMODATION A PROPERTIES PEACH GARDEN Luxuriously PUtORA. DMT. furnished high floor apartment ous apartment with 4 carpeted swimming pool 4 bedrooms with bedrooms, well laid-out living- attached bathrooms, spacious dining, fully equipped kitchen living room, dining room, family with built-in appliances and scr- hall, kitchen, servant's room. vants amenities
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    • 1259 22 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES 54 Proportws sMfmNSI For Sat* sW^PVnPV m) Houses wEmmm ACE OFFERS: Ciemenli Park lv- I 111 xunous double-storey detached H I I I I house. 6.800 sq 11 5 bedrooms. IbbAb^bVblbßMblbbbbbbl study, servant's. Tenanted $2,600 I Selling' $315,000 CaJl *****22. I I I ACE OFFERS: Hong Leong
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    • 1381 22 IV ACCOMMODATION* PROPERTIES DMT. 10 QUEENS ROAD 5-roomed EBC URGENTLY REOUBtES the HOB flat. $50,000. Tel *****41 (of- following properties Houses/ fice) Anna Apartments Dun 9. 10. 11. 13. DIST 10 RB9OEWOOD 3/4-bed- 15 x Results ensured. Consult, roomed apartments In four dls- no obligation *****16/3797W Unclive designs Price: $178,000
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    • 1107 22 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE 473 sq [act a 22i;2i4 rn M^Um Pl<lla <On 59 Off*. SS P BCB [office space available for Wantsxl immediate occupation, approx Baaßßi 1.620 sq ft al prestigious office block at Shenlon Way Short or OFFICE SPACE REOUMED Merlong terms lease Ideal for repre-
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    • 1280 23 V SERVICES BUSINESS 72 Airconditioner*/ f|% OON BROTHERS ...r- ono.t.onbm MDB •^*mmmm rmcsRATiON --s m 1 mai->lr- Money-saving Marble Offer for it j>in« and trade-in 4HI SHm Types i>-lepl](ine you buy marble. We do '.he job' ■■MM Price f 1480 SI BSO ■JMAMT ELECTRICAL SE WICE Terrauo Complete: $1280 (3Rmi
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    • 2179 25 I Mt ilKAiu nwitJ, w[i/reii/ni,mw».M*M, -j3!yH?iBflB! /tfSt^i ESSO SINGAPORE REFINERY The BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS a GENERAL \MGI) ELECTRIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEER OFCURRENCY.SINCAPORE sR^aJL>^// i i i TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT invitei applications from Singapore Citizens g— gj^ IBjjjj^BjjHßjjjjjjßjjjHßjßjßjjj^Bfffjajjjjjß1 Bjjjj^BjjHBjjjjjjBjjjHBjBjBjjj^BfffjajjjjjB _^_aaaßaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaV^V^ M^S I for the following posts: Bfc J i'^ RMporaMHttesinckida: U.S.A Proiect development
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    • 375 26 JOHORE BARU, Tuesday THE Johore State Government has been urged to take over a piece of land formerly occupied by the British Broadcasting Corporation's (BBC) Far East relay station at Plentong, about 13 km from here. It was felt that the state government
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    • 218 26 SEGAMAT, Tues A high MIC official in Johore state may be dismissed from the party for alleged rigging of elections at a branch general meeting here, the Star newspaper reported. The party's national official disciplinary committee which has been investigating the issue will
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    • 87 26 Suspended for Illegal strike' KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. The National Union of Commercial Workers (NUCW) has suspended from membership over 100 employees of the Otis Elevator Co for going on an "illegal strike." The employees, who went on strike last week over a dispute with the management, since been reported to
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    • 409 26  - Reduce $l.lm damages awarded to doctor: QC WAN A. HULAIMI By DAMAGES amounting to £255.000 (551.129,650) a record sum awarded to Malaysian psychiatrist Dr Lim Poh Choo should be reduced because she would not be able to appreciate ii, a Queen's Counsel argued before the House of Lords today. Mr
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    • 22 26 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. Crown Prince Hassan of Jordan will pay a three-day official visit to Malaysia, beginning on Thursday. AFP.
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    • 132 26 KUALA LUMPUR, Ties. A Muslim religious court in Trengganu has fined a 2S-year-old woman far committing khalwat (close sexnal proximity) with a I nltrd Nations refuge* official. The prosecution said three religions department officials raided her hotel room alter midnight on March 18 and
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    • 422 26 IN THE HIGH COURT Of THE REPUBLIC OF MNOAPOBE Oapurie* WMlng Up n* n *f in» > U the Matter «f THE COMPANIES ACT (CHAPTER 184) An* la the Matter at Y\ KEONG PRIVATE UNITED ADVERTISEMENT OF PETITION Notice Is hereby given that a Petition for the Winding up of
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  • Page 26 Miscellaneous
    • 250 26 Straits Times Crossword 1 a I ra I I F |6 I ACROSS !>ion? 1 6). cohol.' Ul) 9 Call on builders, to come 8 Siamese hat fashion, one bad weatner concludes (4;. (10l 10 Tht bnd» in Oretn-i 2 p appeaimg v, re arms. po»Mbly iMI. Cue cur transport
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  • TIMESPORT PAGE ONE
    • 517 27 RIOT-HIT SUPERTEST GETS OFF TO A SURPRISE START GEORGETOWN. Tues. Greg Chappell's second successive century of the series pusru 1 Australia to a total of 262 for six wickets, as the much-dflayed fourth World Serws Cricket Supertest against the West Indies got under way
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    • 85 27 Australia Ist lass: T. (happrll c Murray b Holding 5 B. Laird c Murray b Croft 6 M. Heat c Murray b Garner 51 G. Chapped c Murray b King 113 1. Chapped b Holding 9 D. H«afc«s b Croft 28 I R. Marsh not out 22 i R.
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    • 224 27 PERTH, Tues. Australia will be hoping for quick wickets in Pakistan's second innings when the second Test resumes at the WACA ground here tomorrow. Today is a rest day. Pakistan are 19 runs for one wicket in their second innings, after being SO runs behind
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    • 123 27 LEEDS, Tues. Deposed Yorkshire team captain. Geoff Boycott, and the man who succeeds him, John Hampshire, had their first meeting in England yesterday since the county announced their changes in the leadership. They met when Yorkshire's players assembled for pre-season training and the pair chatted amicably
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    • 613 27 'Master' Lu stands out in weak field JAKARTA, Tues. The In- 1 donesian Open golf championship, the seventh leg of the Asian circuit, begins on Thursday at the par 7o Rawamangun course here with the smalles' field of foreign entries on the circuit. Unlike previous years when the foreign golfers
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    • 112 27 BRISTOL, Tues. Bristol City may become the next English league club to dip into the European transfer market. The First Division club are interested in buying Ajax Amsterdam winger Gaart Meijer and are believed to be prepared to pay up to £150.000 ($664,500) for
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    • 307 27  - Captain A shows progress FAIRWAY By CAPTAIN A will most probably start off as one ol the favourites for the $20,000 Selangor Stakes ir Kuala Lumpur this Sunday. The six-year-old by Safety Match found the mark last start when he came from a bad last at the 600 metres to
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  • IX OBITUARIES
    • 87 27 In Loving Memory Of Our Dearest Mama MADAM LAO TECK SENO who was called by the Lord on 28 3.1988 lo»ad h»r aa daar. Ml LOVWIQ ■MMOry Of MAO AM OUCK KHAN CHENG onJ*-J-1t«1 wife of Chan Cheng Kum and beloved mother of Mul Enf. Mul Hlang.
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  • IX OBITUARIES
    • Obituary, Illustration
      91 27 In loving memory of my late husband NO SEE THONG and our dear fattier who left us on the 28th March 1972. Sadly missed but never forgotten. "Savwi yaar* you Ml us but «a aIM P»n. Thai rha lova and wiadom you loft ua wW always slay. Te hatp ua
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    • 25 27 LIM TENG KOMO Dspartsd paacatvlly on Nth March 197*. Ossplr mtssad. taringly ramambarad by wHa, sor daughtar. son-in-law, dauojtitors In law and grand-
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      29 27 P. VEEKASAMY (NAINA) pasted away peacefully 27/ 3/76 leaving behind beloved wife, sons, daughters, Inlaws and grandchildren. Cortege leaves 1146-F, Blk 171, Lor. 1 Toa Payoh today 3.00pm.
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    • 437 27 MORTGAGEES SALE OF Valuable Singapore P-operties To be held at the Lecture Room ground floor Chinese Chamber of Comrrerce Hill Street Smgopore on THURSDAY 5TH APRIL 1979 AT 2 30 P.M NO. 19 LUCKY VIEW Area 4,781 sq ft (444.2 sq m) Title Freehold (M/s. ASK Wee Sol.citors) NO. 73
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  • TIMESPORT PAGE TWO
    • 582 28 TOO many c*oks may sp»U the btwth, bat net where J. C. (Jatan CeeU) CMke awl his family are concerned. la fact, It eaaid evea he said that Caakea add flavaar U aagapare's sportIng bratk. Eaek nember of tke C«*ke family, wttb tke r\cppa«n
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    • 379 28 New Zealand challenge match. Both countries will be represented by 47 athletes Mexle* City: You are never loo old, even at 70. to run the 10.000 metres at this high altitude my in the neat of Mexico's boiling springtime. This will be .proved by veterans
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    • 410 28 LONDON, Tues. Arsenal had their hopes of Football Association Cup success blunted last night when they were beaten 4-2 by lowly Bolton Wanderers in an English football League Division One match. Arsenal face Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Cup semi-final on Saturday, but after
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    • 84 28 NEW YORK, Tues. Bobby Stokes, who clinched Southampton's shock victory over Manchester United in the 1976 English Football Association Cup final, scored the opening goal of the new North American Soccer League season. Stokes found the net after 75 seconds for Washington Diplomats against Fort Lauderdale.
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    • 266 28 Organisers turn down Connors' offer to play MILAN (Italy), Tues. The Ramazzotti Cup, fifth round of this year's World Championship Tennis series, began yesterday with few surprises on court, but a major one off it Jimmy Connors, who en raged the promoters a week ago by sending a telegram withdrawing
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    • 53 28 MELBOURNE. Tues. Australia have appointed their manager for the Australian track and field team to the 1980 Moscow Olympics Games. He is former middle distance runner Ray Durie. Mr. Durie managed track and field teams to the 1974 Christchurch Commonwealth Games and the 1977 Pacific Conference Games
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    • 283 28 KING'S CUP MAKES TOUGH START BANGKOK, Tues. The fifth King's Cup boxing tournament made a bruising start here yesterday with South Korean Kim MyungWhan stopping Australian Frank Armstrong in the first round of the opening light-flyweight bout. A series of combinations had Armstrong reeling against the ropes and unable to
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    • 153 28 CANBERRA. Tues Australians will get live television coverage of the English Grand National steeplechase race to be run at Aintree next Saturday. And Australians renowned as inveterate gamblers will be able to bet on the famous race. The Victorian Toulisator Agency Board have made arrangements for punters to bet
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    • 44 28 LOS ANGKLES, Tues. Paul Ziffren. a former United States Federal prosecutor, took the reins of the Los Angeles Olympic Organising Committee yesterday with a pledge that local taxpayers will not have to pay a cent for the 1984 Summer Games.— AP
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    • 175 28 Judge rules against Best in appeal LONDON .ues. a High Court judge yesterday refused to lift Ike worldwide ban which the International Football Federation (FIFA) placed last October on former Northern Ireland star George Best. Best, 32, and the American Clnb to whom he was transferred last June, Fort Lauderdale
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  • TIMESPORT PAGE THREE
    • 466 29  -  JOE DORAI By STRIKER Mohamed Noh, the man in the middle of the rift between coach Trevor Hartley and Football Association of Singapore's chairman N. Ganesan, is still a key member of the Singapore soccer side. "Noh is an essential player in
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    • 549 29  -  WILFRED YEO By FORCES 4 TAMPINES DISGRACEFUL' But even that is too mild a word for Tampines Rovers' behaviour in their National Football League Division One match against Armed Forces, the defending champions, at the Jurorg Stadium last night. Tampines' Zainal Abidin
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    • 286 29 TONY GENTILE, tke American hypnotist, last night taught Singapore's Malaysia Cap soccer players aad officials tke art at using concentration powers aad Imagination for their good, reports JOE DORAI. In a M-muute lectare-cum-demoastraHoa, ke guided them Into a state of total mental and physical relaxation
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    • 187 29 GUTHRIE Berhard and Hilton Hotel will meet in the final of the Singapore Business Houses Football League senior knock-out competition in June. In the semi-finals at the Jalan Besar Stadium last night, Guthrie trounced Banque de Paris 9-1. while Hilton scored a lucky 3-2
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    • 21 29 CATHOLIC JUNIOR COLLEGE beat St. Andrew's Junior College 3-0 in post secondary schools' soccer match at Whitley Road yesterday.
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    • 92 29 BRUNEI PERAK 3 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Tues. Perak, who suffered a humiliating 7-0 defeat at the hands of Sabah in Kota Kinabalu on Saturday, scored this face-saving win over Brunei in their Malaysia Cup match here today. Perak outclassed Brunei in all departments and opened scoring in
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    • 19 29 COMBINED TEAM beat Singapore General Hospital M In the inter-doctors' soccer tournament at the Alexandra Hospital ground.
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    • 126 29  -  ALBERT JOHNSON By THE Singapore Amateur Swimming Association's management committee last night decided that no further action should be taken against two Asian Games swimmers, who had been reported for alleged misconduct in Bangkok last year Their names were not revealed. They, however, appeared before a threemember inquiry
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    • 202 29 IF anyone doubted Saint Andrew's ability to retain the national schools' secondary rugby title, they had better think again, reports PETER SIOW. For the Saints displayed awesome power in beating Monk's Hill 30-0 (three goals and three tries to nothing) at WoodsviUe Road yesterday. Saints might
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    • 153 29  - CPA fly to Kian Tiong's rescue ERNEST FRIDA By CATHAY Pacific Airlines, who are going in a big way to help Singapore sportsmen, have now come to the rescue of the local golfers. Rose Tan, the CPA public relations officer, said yesterday: "On reading of Lim Kian Tiong's plight in
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    • 414 29  -  PETER SIOW By THE dull weather reflected its mood on competitors in the Chinese Swimming Club's multiple age-group meet at Amber Road. Only six records were rewritten in 26 events hardly what one would call a bonanza and none came anywhere close to the national age-group
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    • 223 29 THE Singapore cricket team and S. Muruthi, in particular will be under close scrutiny when they meet Surrey in a friendly match at the Padang today (11 a.m.), reports EBNEST FRIDA Muruthi, a wily off-spin-ner, is expected to take over the Singapore
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    • 21 29 BUKIT Panjang defeated Kepong 3-0 in the inter-constituency sepak takraw tournament at the Kampong Yunos community centre last night.
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    • 395 29  -  PATRICK BASTIANS By NATIONAL squash champion Venkatesan Gopal zipped up to 10th spot in the East Asia standings, soundly beating Ranjodh Singh 96, 9-4, 1-9, 9-3 after 45 minutes in the round-robin tie at the Kallang complex yesterday. Playing a different game using
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    • 279 29 iiiY4.li; V %F^A m MUM Mm. Ta\ 1^ that's the inevitable conclusion reached in the most m comprehensive agricultural survey ever undertaken in Asia. I And it will happen sooner than expected within the next pp*« FEDERAL PUBLICATIONS decade in fact. The progress in grain cultivation, the hopes of f^w^l
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  • Page 29 Miscellaneous
    • 132 29 BADMINTON National schools girls and boys final round HJC v CJC. ACJC v TJC (H*a Chong. 2); gueenstown T«h v Bukit Ho S»ee. ACS v N<*» Town (2.30) KH'kKT Singapore v Sur rey (Padang 11am) TANOEINU Singapore Canoe Federation (rials KltiBV Posl secondary school* national 15-a-»io> SAJC v ACJC. Rl
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  • 88 30 THE MlnUter for Communications and < tine Minister for Culture. Mr On« Tenj Cheont, savourini the aroma of Omani coffee at a reception after nrening the Oman Yesterday and Today exhibition at Hyatt Hotel last ni«ht. In pirturr one. he took a closer look
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  • 51 30 BANGKOK, Tues A combined unit of village defence volunteers and police today clashed with a group of communist Insurgents In noutherr ~»ialland. killing two and capturing another. The Incident occurred In the communist-Infested areas of Wiang 8a district of Sura t province. 580 km south of Bangkok.
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  • 176 30 Air fares may be cut by 30 pc: Nixon CANBEBBA. Tues. Air fa.es between Australia and Asean would probably be reduced by about 30 per cent. Australian Transport Minister Peter Nixon, told Federal Pailiament today. Ue said this was likely as a result of negotiations between him and for el
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  • 42 30 NEW YORK. Tuea. -Dow .Tones averages, basert on first hour of trading on the New York Stock Exchange 30 Indus 856 72 up 1.90, 20 transp 220.78 up 0.87, IS ut'.Ls 104.60 up 013, 65 stocks 29.04 up 0.73. UPL
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  • 197 30 MINISTERS of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) today decided to advance the price increases due to take effect in the fourth quarter of this year, raising the price of a standard barrel of crude oil to U5514.54 (5531.55) from April 1, Qatar Oil Minister
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  • 249 30 BANGKOK. Tue« SCATTERED fighting has broken out along the China-Vietnam border and may spread. Intelligence sources said today. Chinese and Vietnamese leaders also publicly warned their nations the war could Care anew at any time. Intelligence sources said both countries had large numbers
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  • 42 30 Late CLASSIFIED DEATH DIATH MOM. JOSEPHINI NO CHOONC HIONC. ajctd 57 yean, puaed away pcacrfully OB 27-1-7*. DMth d«ply mourned by family. Cortege leaves Blk. S3. Matin* Creaetnt on 2S-3-78 at 1 p m for Holy Family Oven thfnct to C.C.X, Cemetery.
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    • 334 30 BUSINESS TIMES Singapore's Hnanctal Dally Cover Price Mr Annual Subscription 51 55 For ujbtcnption. ctdlSTOOll Ext 231 TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS. TELEX costs be nightmarishly high for some of Singapore's financial institutions. But there is a way out. They may soon be able to link up with an international netwoiV which could
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  • The Straits Times SECTION TWO
    • 13 1 The Straits Times SECTION TWO I &.IMH— AAK fcvcry Monday, Wednesday and Friday
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      • 353 1 Proverbial anecdotes Working so hard that one forgets to eat and sleep EMPEROR Han Guan<?wu was the first ruler of the Eastern Han Dynasty. When Wang Mang usurped the power of the Western Han, he united the popular forces in various places and started his uprising in Chongling (now east
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      • 111 1 THE illustrated word is pronounced huai, meaning to carry In the bosom, to cherish or to long (or. It has been reduced to only seven strokes from its regular form, in brackets, of 19. Here are some common combinations of the word: huoinion to think of or to
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      • 64 1 Chinese without tears 7E zou V A zou It walk zSudong move around z&jlou leak out (secret) zouxiong walk towards zou sT smuggling zoushou animals zoulong corridor zou yong change in shape zou mo kin huo taking a hurried glance zou lou feng sheng to leak out the secret For
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      • 94 1 In the •rlginml seal form: the upper part: -Jc (»r ZOU represents a man: 'X bending his head: forward to walk _J_ rapidly. The lower part: d£ (or Ai. means "to stop." This walk; combination of bending and stopping indicates walking. The moveJLh* run; ment Is
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      • 253 1 Chinese folktales Have money will live TN ancient times in China, government officials were always against the ordinary people. Therefore, there were many stories spreading among the people about corrupted and wicked government officials. This is one of them. Many, many years ago, there was a magistrate in Chaozhou. Whatever
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      • 46 1 Amt£*3M#**#n U nt& f ft People could take a lesson in personality from the flowers. One reason why a gardenia Is so popular is that it never tries to smell like a rose. Elmira Roessler Dare to do right! Dare to be true! W. Wilson
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    • LEISURE
      • 306 2 SINCE 16, she, like most girls, attended parties but she stayed in a shadowy corner, bringing to life many a house party with her electronic wizardry. Now. at 22, she's still at it. She is the charming and bubbly Pushpa Veerapan. She is, or
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      • 736 2  - Local popular musicians feel a lack of recognition LING POON WAH By ASK ANY popular musician in Singapore about his problems and you will surely hear an endless stream of dissatisfaction. There are bread-and-but-ter grouses galore that impinge directly on their economic well-being. But beyond that, a "spiritual" dimension of
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      • 98 2 THE Red Letter Day. Amazing Stories tonight at l.S» pm on Channel 8 features a dramatised version of Stanley Bedford's semi-autobiographical book The Wimbledon Horror. The opening scenes show the book's hero about to warn his doctor that the country is being threatened by an alien force
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      • 371 2  - SSO's VERY LISTEHABLE (smooth, sweet and refined) MATINEE CONCERT FRANKLIN By IF only more concerts were like the matinee given by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra at the Conference Hall last Saturday afternoon.... The musicians were relaxed, the men in sports shirts, the women in casual dresses or slacks and the
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      • 814 2 TV and Radio SINGAPORE 5 3.00 PM Opening fdowed by the Bever- 7.30 News and Parliamentary Report ly Mbffes Jed Buys The Cap* (Malay) tot (r) I 8.05 Classical Masterpieces 3.25 Diary of Events (Malay) 8.30 Hawaii Five-0 The Meighan 3.30 Bonanza Ambush At Rio Lobo Conspiracy 4.20 Intermission j
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