The Straits Times, 1 May 1979

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    14 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 TUESDAY, MAY L It7f 25 CENTS M.C.(P) No. 142/1/79
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    TEST FOR TOP TWO OR THREE
    1545 1  -  GEORGE JOSEPH Search for second line union leaders By THE SEARCH for second generation leadership in the labour movement is the main theme in this year's May Day messages and Mr Lee Kuan Yew, in dealing with this subject, says that two or three
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    2 ministers among nine who will be honoured
    970 1 TWO ministers of state and three MPs are among nine people who will receive high honour in this year's NTUC May Day awards list. Both MR S.DHANABALAN, Senior Minister of State (Foreign Affairs) and MR BERNARD CHEN TIEN LAP. Minister of State
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    Lock icon Three die, two hurt in shipyard accident
    321 1  - Three die, two hurt in shipyard accident J.D. INDRAN and LEONG SIEW HON By THREE people were killed and four others injured in a mishap aboard a supertanker docked for repairs at a Jurong shipyard yesterday. The 2.30 p.m. May Day eve mishap at Hitachi Zosen Robin Shipyard, Benoi Road,
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    Short of food
    35 1 JAKARTA. Man. About 100 000 people in East Lesser Suixla province are faring food shortages because of a lone drought and destruction of padi fields by pests, the Stnar Harapan reported today.
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    Lock icon French view rejected
    66 1 BRUSSELS. Mon- The European Economic Commission has rejected France's view that the nine-nation body has no right to make political statements, its officials said today. France had protested to commission president Roy Jenkins about a telegram from development commissioner Claude Cheyssoo to Rhodesian Patriotic Front leader Joshua
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    Confirmed: New measures to save power
    342 1 Confirmed: New measures to save power ALL neon advertise- 1 merits should light up only from 7 p.m. to mid; night to help save electricity, the Public Utilities Board announced yesterday. The PUB also confirmed that the midnight switchoff deadline as reported in the Straits Times yesterday will be applied
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    SADAT'S No. 2 COMING TODAY TO SEE LEE
    73 1 THE Vice-President of Egypt, Mr Mohamed Hosny Mubarak, will arrive here today for a one-day stay after visiting Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur. He will pay a courtesy call on President Sheares j and bold talks with Mr Lee Kuan Yew and Foreign
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    Lock icon 242 more sail in
    65 1 HONGKONG. Mon. Three junks carrying 242 Vietnamese refugees arrived in Hongkong today, a government spokesman said. The latest arrivals brought the total of Vietnamese "boat people" to reach this crowded British colony to over 5,900 this month, the highest monthly figure so far this year. Hongkong
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    Lock icon Red camps seized
    59 1 YALA, Mon. Combined Thai army and police forces have captured four communist guerillas and two jungle camps with large quantities of ammunition and food supplies, police in this border town said today. They said the government forces found the camps last Saturday near Bannang Sata district in
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    Emir coining
    22 1 BAHRAIN, Mon. The Emir of Bahrain, Sheikh Isa bin Sultan Al-Khalifa, will visit Singapore next month, diplomatic sources said today.
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    Lock icon Urgent call for solution
    361 1 Urgent call for solution BEIJING (PEKING), Monday UNITED Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim has told Chinese leaders that unless urgent steps are taken to defuse the situation in Indochina it will deteriorate further with consequences far beyond the region. Dr Waldheim was referring to the stalled peace negotiations between China and
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    Lock icon Back to one for one
    60 1 NEW YORK. Mon. Beginning tomorrow, Trans-World Airlines is discontinuing its two-for-one fare, which allowed two adults to travel anywhere in the United States at the price of one full-fare ticket. The airline, in a statement, cited low yields and related high reservations volumes during the
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    TEACHERS STEP UP PROTEST
    84 1 LONDON, Mm. AkMt tUjm BrltUh taaehers today stepped ap their pretest f wif If to press demaad far a MJ per eeat pay rise, cMudag wiiuprtti tfarapttoa la ■eh»»ta aaly tkree 4»y» befare pclllag \m the geaeral electiaa. Tke ttthtn ttiwwi to Mper.iae eklMrai'i meals aad
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      Lock icon MARIJUANA HIDDEN IN COW'S INTESTINES
      108 2 AGANA (Guam), Mon. The long arm of the law reached into a cow's intestines yesterday, pulled out 4.5 kilos of marijuana and arrested a 46-year-old mother of six children. Mrs Lourdes Toves was arrested at Guam international airport where customs officials discovered marijuana concealed in
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      Lock icon Kriangsak still seeking support
      288 2 BANGKOK, Mon. THAI Prime Minister Kriangsak Chomanan was today continuing his search for parliamentary backing so he can form a new government following last week's inconclusive general election. After a week of behind-the-scenes negotiations, three big political groups holding almost 150 votes in the 301-seat elected
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      Lock icon Youngest leader?
      51 2 QUITO, Mon. Lawyer Jaime Roldos today appeared certain to become the youngest elected head of government in the history of Latin America after general elections in Ecuador. With half the votes counted, the 28-year-old, left-of-centre candidate had won 66.5 per cent of the ballot, according to unofficial results.
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      Lock icon Plan for fewer curbs on CIA
      459 2 r'SPECIAL CASES WONT NEED CARTER'S YES' WASHINGTON, Monday THE Carter administration, after more than a year of intense internal debate, has proposed new legislation that would make it easier for the Central Intelligence Agency to engage in small-scale covert operations abroad, White House officials
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      Lock icon Japan unions settle wage disputes
      190 2 Japan unions settle wage disputes TOKYO, Mon. Japanese labour unions have settled their annual wage disputes winning average pay increase of about 10,000 yen (about S$101), or slightly over 6 per cent, according to organisers of the spring labour offensive. The national spring Joint Struggle Committee surveyed 1,566 workers' unions
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      3 key unions to boycott uranium mine projects
      174 2 3 key unions to boycott uranium mine projects SYDNEY, Man. Australian development of vast oraalam re— rctm was threatened today by tbe awMueemeat that three key trade uaioait would not supply labour to the projects la Northera Australia. Australian Couacll of Trade Inloas (ACTI vtce-prestdeat, Mr Cliff Dolaa, said the
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      Lock icon Tut off pullouf US urged by MPs of Seoul and Tokyo
      228 2 Tut off pullouf US urged by MPs of Seoul and Tokyo SEOUL, Mon. South Korean and Japanese parliamentary leaders today called (or the continued stationing of United States ground troops in Korea to help maintain peace in the region. The call was made at a meeting of joint security consultative
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      Lock icon They just pop the tooth back in place
      111 2 They just pop the tooth back in place PEKING, Mon. Chinese dentists no longer have to drill in a patient's mouth they just whip out the tooth, repair it and pop it back. The Xinhua (Hsinhua) news agency said today that a hospital in Shanxi province has replanted 250 teeth
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      Lock icon Kidnappers caught
      53 2 HONGKONG, Mon. Two men have been arrested and most of the ransom recovered after the kidnapping here of an eight-year-old girl who was later released unharmed. The Chinese girl, sumamed Leung, was abducted from outside her school on Friday and the kidnappers telephoned her family to demand US$40,000
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      Lock icon Reds shot
      38 2 MANILA, Mon. A commander of the underground Maoist New People's Army (NPA) and his aide were shot dead by government troops in a clash yesterday in a village North of here, military sources said today. Reuter
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      Lock icon Hanoi: Why our troops have a right to be in Laos
      293 2 HANOI, Mon HANOI today reaffirmed that the presence of Vietnamese troops in Laos was legitimate and demanded that China end all hostile activities against Laos In an interview with the Vietnam news agency, Vietnamese Foreign Minister Nguyen Duy Trinh
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      Lock icon Revolutionary Party now in power
      116 2 BANGKOK, Mon. The Revolutionary Party, representing the Kampuchean workers' class, has replaced the Communist Party of Kampuchea (Khmer Rouge), the SPK news agency, controlled by the new regime in Phnom Penh, announced today. The decision was included in a directive published on the occasion of
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      Lock icon Tokyo's plan to beef up reserve force
      144 3 TOKYO, Monday JAPAN plans to drastically increase the present limit of 40,000 reservists in its selfdefence forces in one of the steps to expand its emergency defence system, it was reported here today. The Asahi Shimbun newspaper said the defence agency hoped to
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      Lock icon May Day curfew
      66 3 ISTANBUL, Mon A curfew will be imposed on Istanbul on MayD»y, Commander General Necdet Urug announced here yesterday in a communique. The communique said that despite a ban by military authorities, tne leaders of Disk (confederation of left-wing workers trade unions) intended to go ahead wtih their
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      Lock icon He's ready
      38 3 He 's ready WASHINGTON. Mon Senate Republican Minority Leader Howard Baker confirmed here today that he would be a candidate for the presidency in 1980. but said he would make an official announcement at a later date. AFP.
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      Lock icon Aircraft powered by sun
      84 3 Aircraft powered by sun THE Inventors did not gay what will happen when the son gacs down bat this solar-powered aircraft called the Solar Riser can actually fly. The biplane Is pswered by sili*«u Mlar cells, Installed on the topside of its wings, which feed electrical currents to a battery
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      Lock icon Will still be sent back
      84 3 HONGKONG. Mon Police said today they stiU intended to send back to China the illegal immigrants caught after their tragedy-marred Did to escape yesterday. Two of the group of nine men were killed when they leapt from a moving police van which was taking them
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      Lock icon DROP IN U.S. CRUDE OIL RESERVES
      113 3 WASHINGTON, Mon. The United States' crude oil reserves dropped by an estimated 1.7 billion barrels in 1978 despite the highest level of US drilling activity in nine years, the American Petroleum Institute's committee on reserves reported yesterday. The API, an oil industry trade association,
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      Lock icon Suspects shot
      31 3 MANILA. Mon. The Philippine Navy reported today that one of its border patrol ships opened fire on Saturday on a pumpboat and killed seven Filipino cigarette smuggling suspects. AFP.
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      Lock icon China gets ready to join ADB
      169 3 TOKYO, Mon. China has started to prepare to join the Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB), Japan's Kyodo news service reported in a dispatch from Beijing (Peking) today. Quoting financial sources in the Chinese capital, it said China recently received from the ADB an introductory
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      Lock icon Petition sent
      48 3 ISLAMABAD, Mon. Labour leader Aftab Rabbini has filed a petition in the Lahore High Court demanding an autopsy of the body of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto on the plea that former Prime Minister was "tortured to death before execution," the mass circulation daily, Jang, reported today. AFP.
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      Lock icon When the top tune is played too often
      76 3 PEKING, Mon. A Shanghai newspaper has complained that the song "Do-re-mi" from the film musical. The Sound Of Music, was being played too often at city concerts. "Do-re-mi is not a bad children's song, but it seems that every musical concert must
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      Lock icon 'US blundered in trade talks with Japan'
      446 3 'US blundered in trade talks with Japan' TOKYO, Mon. THE United States has committed a serious blunder in its delicate trade negotiations with Japan, backing the Japanese into a corner where they find it difficult to escape without resorting to a hard line, according to US officials and business analysts.
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      Lock icon Tokyo to increase its role
      196 3 NEW YORK, Mon JAPAN wants to increase its political role in the world, Japanese Prime Minister Masayoshi Ohira said today in the latest edition of Newsweek. "Since we have become one of the most successful nations in the world, we have acquired a position of
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      Soviets move to defuse human rights critics
      575 4 Aimed at securing Salt 11, US trade MOSCOW, Mon THE Soviet Government appears to have begun a carefully calibrated effort to defuse American criticism cf its human rights record, but without liberalising Soviet society, observers here said. The tactic, which has included an
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        Women still can't vote
        103 4 APPENZELL (Switzerland): The men of this eastern Swiss canton (province) have refuted once more to give their women the vote in local affairs. Swiss women have had the vote in national issues since 1971 but the government left local authorities to decide whether to give them
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        Took taxi all in vain
        85 4 NEW YORK: For want of an airplane flight to get to a performance in Boston, Metropolitan Opera mezzosoprano Maria Ewing took a taxi. The trip of about 400 km, including tip, cost US$3B5 (SJBSO). and got Miss Ewing to the Hynes Auditorium 55 minutes late
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        Just a heap of paper
        65 4 TEL AVIV: The government has declared invalid all tax stamps issued by the Treasury and the Post Office after the weekend theft by a gang of armed men of US$l5 million (553.3 million) worth of tax stamps from the Central Post Office here. The largest
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      'Only one guest at a time'
      164 4 CAPE TOWN, Mon, A MAN arrested with black leader Steve Biko, who died in police custody, has been married in a ceremony where he could only meet his guests one at a time. Peter Jones, a coloured (mixed race) man who was an organiser
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      Monk joins demo
      52 4 Monk joins demo A BUDDHIST mink (right) hrn i tkrNg i jtMtta la a dcoMMtnUlM U demaad fJuUUwn tke lUcky Plata ■■clew wnpiM piaat Mrtk *f Dmver. A total «t *jm aati■■clear pnteston rallied ■tsldr the plait Satarday, carrylag b»n■ert reminding the mtlMritlm «f the daagen MMcUtod with ■■clear pawrr.
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      Hopes for signing
      54 4 VIENNA. Mon Mr Joseph Luns, Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, said President Carter and Soviet Chief Leonid Brezhnev may sign the new Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty in Vienna or Helsinki before May 15. Mr Luns made the statement in an interview published today in the
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      13th victim
      37 4 BELFAST, Mon. Provisional Irish Republian Army guerillas gunned down a reserve member of the Ulster Defence Regiment yesterday, the 13th member of the British Security Forces to die in a two-week-long IRA pre-election offensive. UPI.
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      Watch kept on Russian rocket
      213 4 Watch kept on Russian rocket WASHINGTON, Monday AMERICAN scientists followed a Soviet rocket yesterday as it broke up on re-entry into the earth's atmosphere as a practice run for the anticipated death by the Skylab space station this summer. Debris from the Russian rocket stage used to orbit the Cosmos
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      Steaming crater
      55 4 KINGSTON (ST. VINCENT). Mon Scientists observing the Soufriere volcano say the earthquakes subsided and the crater was steaming quietly. Scientists from the Belmont observatory monitoring the Soufriere said they feared new activity would break out on Saturday night when tremors started to register at a rate of two
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      Blacks to hold all key posts: PM-elect
      100 4 Blacks to hold all key posts: PM-elect WASHINGTON, Mon. AU key government positions in the new Rhodesian Government, including the army, will be controlled by blacks, Prime Minister-elect Bishop Abel Muzorewa said in a television interview broadcast yesterday. "The army is going to be under control of a black minister
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      Astles still in Kenya
      55 4 NAIROBI, Mon. Kenyan President Daniel Arap Moi yesterday denied having extradited to Uganda the British-born aide of fallen Ugandan head of state Idi Amin, Mr Bob Astles. In the first official admission that Mr Astles was in Kenya, Mr Moi said that the former Amin aide
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      20m illegal abortions annually, says report
      222 4 20m illegal abortions annually, says report WASHINGTON, Monday ILLEGAL abortions are a leading cause of death among women of child-bearing age and about 20 million are performed in the world each year, a report issued today said. The Washington-based Population Crisis Committee (PCC), a private group monitoring international population and
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      Karpov stays in the lead
      165 4 Karpov stays in the lead MONTREAL, Mon. Soviet world champion Anatoly Karpov had nine points and two adjourned games in hand to maintain his lead in the international chess tournament after Soviet grandmaster Mikhail Tal and Denmark's Bengt Larsen drew their 14th round game here yesterday. Tal holds second place
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      Storm toll
      31 4 NEW DELHI, Mon. Hurricane winds swept through the north-eastern Indian state of Bihar yesterday, killing at least IS people, the United News of India (UNI) newt agency reported. Reuter.
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      281 4 Swissair has more room instead of more seats* i X Swissair has taken the decision to have more attention; you won't wake up with you'll get more out of your flight if our As to where and when you can fly with only eight seats abreast in the economy a
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      Settlers have right to carry on: Begin
      214 5 JERUSALEM. Mon Prime Minister Menachem Begin said last night that brael did not consider Jewish settlements in the occupied Arab areas as illegal and an obstacle to peace and said they would continue. Addressing a meeting of his tawing Herat Party executive committee.
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      US plans may hit Britain's shipping industry
      188 5 - LONDON. Mon. Plans by the United Nations to boost the Third World's shipping industry could throw two-thirds of Britain's bulk carrier fleet out of business, while Greece and Norway could lose up to 96 per cent, according to a report published today. The
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      THE LATEST OPINION POLL IS ONLY A MERE LICK AWAY
      143 5 LONDON, Mon. And now for the latest opinion poll in the run-up to the British general elections. It's the ice-cream poll. Many of London's ice-cream sellers have, so to speak, "politicised" their wares by selling ice cream in the party
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      Thatcher: I'll work with trade unions
      381 5 LONDON, Monday MRS MARGARET Thatcher, her Conservative Party retaining a slim lead in opinion polls before this Thursday's national elections, has declared that as prime minister she would work with the trade unions. She told a rally of 2,000 Tory trade unionists in North
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      Dubai ruler to form UAE govt
      93 5 Dubai ruler to form UAE govt ABU DHABI. Mon. Dubai ruler Sheikh Rashid bin Said al-Maktum today agreed to form a new government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Emirates News Agency reported. The agency quoted Minister 01 State Sheikh Atklel-Aziz bin Humaid al-Qasimi ax saying the new government
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      LONDON TIMES LOOKING FOR ANOTHER PLANT
      169 5 LONDON TIMES LOOKING FOR ANOTHER PLANT LONDON, Mm. The maaagemeat *f the Lmh dan Times, Macked la their OMve to print aa •veraeas weekend eaittoa la Fraakfart, West Germaay, waa toaay \—klag f»r aa altoraatlve priattag plaat The newspaper aa■•■aced In a statement that it waald net print la Praaktvt
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      New move to curb Iran's armed militias
      233 5 New move to curb Iran's armed militias TEHERAN, Mon. The Iranian Prosecutor-General today barred Islamic revolutionaries from interfering with the country's courts in a further move to limit the role of armed militia organisations. In a statement addressed to the thousands of such committees and prosecutors all over Iran, the
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      Iran team still says no to Aussie beef
      220 5 CANBERRA, Mon. An Iranian meat delegation has just spent eight days inspecting abbatoirs in Australia but have still not allowed Australian beef and mutton to be exported to Iran. This was stated by the delegation today in talks with the Australian meat
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    BEDOK'S WATER PLANT ALMOST READY
    175 7 BEDOK'S WATER PLANT ALMOST READY SINGAPORE'S irinl a»« passably the mmt ■■•■era waste water treatment plait which will serve 33»,m aeaate k Bed** mem tows will be ready tkl* maata. The eaatraetar, Lin kaii Ngam (S) Pte Lta, which »«i tae $4t mllU*a caatraet Jut lfM, Is rsrrvutti sat a
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    Kids may start preschool at 3 by 1983
    407 7 CHILDREN in Singapore may start attending kindergarten classes at three years of age by 1983, when it will be compulsory for all five-year-olds to go to government pre-primary classes. The Senior Minister of State (Education), Dr Tony Tan, said this in an
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    technical studies: Aptitude tests dropped
    599 7 THE Education Ministry has scrapped aptitude tests for secondary two pupils opting to continue taking technical subjects from this year. Their selection will also no longer depend on how they perform in the subject technical drawing in secondary one and two. The Education Ministry, however,
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    20 deployed to meet IE staff shortage
    171 7 TWENTY educationists from schools and the Education Ministry are now serving in the Institute of Education, which is short staffed. These teachers and ministry officials are holding lectureship posts, revealed the ministry's assistant director, service conditions of the personnel division, Mr K. Kanagalingam,
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    Mixed feelings at meet-thepress session
    509 7  - Mixed feelings at meet-the-press session JUNE TAN By THE Education Ministry's first meet-the-press session aimed at keeping the public well-informed on educational policies started off yesterday with an air of expectancy and a mixture of relief and disappointment. There was expectancy and just the slightest tinge of excitement as about
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    Science film seminar
    58 7 THE Singapore Science Centre will hold a seminar on Science Film as a Tool in Teaching at Us premises on May 8. The seminar, which will be conducted by the German Institute of the Scientific Film in Got Ham's director, Dr Hans-Karl GaUr. Is organised by the
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      73 7 CHINESE CERAMICS AND CLASSIC FURNITURE EXHIBITION at the Goodwood Park Hotel from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Last day. Free admission. THAI EXTRAVAGANZA at Holiday Inn, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, till Friday. Features exhibition and sale of Thai goods. FILM SHOWS at Singapore Science Centre at 3
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      87 7 with the International Year of the Child at the National Library from 10 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Film shows on health topics at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. On till Friday. TOYS AND POSTERS FOR CHILDREN EXHIBITION at the National Museum Young People's Gallery from 10.30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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      264 7 Straits Times Crossword ACBOBH j TniB country to island 1 Policeman's motto when back surrounded by fish (7). In bed: be financially secure! g ggg, hesitation put m one (**>■' basket' (5) 8 Not the same book? (5). 7 Dteperae the mists in the glen? Take to the pawnbroker .about
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    Plea in double murder hearing rejected
    418 8 Plea in double murder hearing rejected Man admits to two capital charges A JOBLESS man yesterday pleaded guilty to two capital murder charges in the High Court, but his plea was later rejected when he disputed the facts read to him pertaining to one of the charges. Yeo Ching Boon,
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    Car thefts: Man charged
    56 8 A MALAYSIAN, Chiang Som Wing, 48, yesterday denied seven counts of car theft involving $32,600 which he was alleged to have committed between March 11 last year and March 10 this year. He was granted bail of $50, 000. His case has been fixed for mention
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    ESCAPE BID ENDED IN ARMS OF LAW
    188 8 ESCAPE BID ENDED IN ARMS OF LAW A FISHMONGER ran right late the arm* af tw» detective* waea he tried to escape after committing a Match theft, district c*vt wu toM yesterday. The tw Aaffleers, wame names were Mi given In c*«rt, had been walttag In amhuh at a sawmill
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    Bring 'n buy
    29 8 THE Goodwill Shop of the Singapore Council of Social Service will organise a "Bring and Buy" sale at its premises in Penang Lane on May 12.
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    S;PORE PLANE MISHAP
    48 8 A SINGAPORE Airlines aircraft due to take off at Kai Tak Airport, Hongkong, last Saturday, had a minor accident with a catering trick on the tarmac. The truck grazed the engine cowling (cover) of the aircraft and the flight had to be delayed nine hours.
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    Factors that lead to better job performance
    405 8  -  SOH TIANG KENG By A SENSE of belonging to a community is one of the motivators to better job performance, a visiting US professor and social psychologist, Dr Harold Leavitt, said yesterday. Money, he believed, is not the only motivator. Others include growth,
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    Conference on timber industry
    99 8 Conference on timber industry A CONFERENCE on Ma chinery, Adding Value and Marketing will be held on July 17 and 18 at the Hyatt Hotel in conjunction with the woodworking plant and machinery exhibition, Wood '79, in July at the World Trade Centre. The two-day conference, sponsored by Timber Trades
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    Choir fest
    61 8 THE Festival of Choirs, the first to be held in Singapore, will be held at the Conference Hall from May 9 to 18. Some 1.500 participants from 30 Singapore choirs are expected to take part. Tickets at J2 and $1 are available at the Conference Hall, C.X Tang.
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    No swimming
    17 8 THE East Coast Park swimming lagoon will be closed till May W for annual maintenance.
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      448 8 I GRAND DISPLAY BU I 1979 An elegant home In order to reflect the luxurious entertaining m mmm and fanciful views. It Is essential to have furniture of super quality. P"^»^»»^*?Mr^^»»nln»B^B«s»" 'SUPER-LAND FURNITURET 1 Is always In your plans. p. Mf Our professional designers and technicians have I 1 struggled
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    Telephone tape played in court
    1066 9  -  TENG JU AT LENG Byl A 30-MINUTE taped telephone conversation in which a teenage girl gave a man, accused of outraging her modesty, an ultimatum to "settle the case" for $5,000. was yesterday played before a magistrate's court. The girl, 19, a student from Johore
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    Cias to handle US airline's cargo
    115 9 FLYING Tigers, a US-based air freight carrier, will use the Changi International Airport Services to handle its cargo here from today. Under an agreement signed recently, das will provide Flying Tigers with storage facilities and other apron services. The American airline, which is Cias's
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    Broadricians officials
    76 9 MR Ng Nal Chang has been elected chairman of the Old Broadiicians Association Other officials are: Messrs Ng Swee Chin, vice-chairman: Soon Choon Chye, secretary, Chinese; Miss Chua Beow Yian, aast. secretary. Chines' Stephen Chua. secretary, English. Ang Chin Hock, treasurer; Lam Ching Hua. asst. treasurer; Soon Kok
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      109 9 JANET RAE AND TERIPA A lively duo whose bubbling vivacity will Ha77lp you with their sensational voices and their own backup on the piano, hammond organ and electric drums. Every evening (Except Monday) from 9 pm la.m. lj|l At The Scott' s Bar. 10-12 Scotts Road Singapore 9 HYATT Phone:
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      323 9 m Watch your TV today Qiannel 5 1 2.35 p.m. Before Vanishing Africa V "^^o^ 5.00 p.m. Before Charley's Aunt ,^JM B^ s pm Be f° r e Appeal of Bcx)k>< .^^a^fl 9.30 p.m. Before News Newsreel 1 0.(M) p.m. Before Quint yMK. I _.Ja^«-^ Kl^b« —i Jai Channel 8
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    1,500 letters tofirms — from computer unit
    176 10 1,500 letters tofirms from computer unit THE National Productivity Board next week will send out some 1,500 letters and brochures to medium and small-sized industriees informing them of the Board's Computer Services Unit (CSU). The unit, which was set up last year, offers services on a non-profit making and non-commercialised
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    Art and fun at the zoo
    32 10 KALLANC community centre's women's sub-committee will organise a children's excursion and on-the-spot art competition at the Singapore Zoological Gardens on May 27 For details, tel *****82
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    School to hold maths contest
    85 10 School to hold maths contest THE Telok Kurau East School will hold a Matta-O-Rama contest at its premises on Friday at 7 40 am. About 1.900 children will take part in the contest, organised to raise a target $15,000 (or the school hall building fund The contest will be in
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    Gear up to £ace challenges: Ong
    190 10 SINGAPORE mast redsaUe Its eff arts to meet the rhaJleagM paaed by heeaer campetMlas) tram ather devetoplag tea-mlea, Mr Oag Paag Baaa, the \mhaw Mlaistor, says la Us May Day message. The teehaalagy af Slags are ladastries mast be apgraaed asd their prsdaetlvity eahaaeed.
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    Devan calls for smooth transition
    305 10 THE smooth and efficient transition from the older generation of leaders to the younger generation this is the major May Day resolution that the NTUC secretary-general, Mr C. V. Devan Nair recommends for this year.. In a May Day message, he says there is no
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    Be prepared for changes: Phey
    237 10 THE NTUC president, Mr Phey Yew Kok, says the NTUC must train and educate members for leadership in order to face the storms and challenges that come with progress. "We are a nation that thrives on change, if change means progress. "I can confidently say
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    Telecoms chairman
    56 10 MR Frank Yung Cheng Yung has been appointed chairman of the Telecommunication Authority of Singapore for two years from April 1, according to the latest government gazette. Appointed as members of TAS for a similar period are Col Chew Bak Khoon, Dr Tay Eng Soon, Mr Pek Hock
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    For NPB
    31 10 MR John Yam Chong Tak has been appointed a director of the National Productivity Board from Jan 13 this year to June IS 1981, says the latest government gazette.
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    Upgrading skills: Call to employers
    668 11 EMPLOYERS were last night called to play their part in creating a better skilled work force in Singapore by holding in-house training programmes and encouraging workers to attend day-release and part-time courses. Workers, on the other hand, were also urged to put in that extra
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    Series of talks on babies
    98 11 Series of talks on babies IN the community extension service scheme's seies of talks on Your Baby, Prof. K. L. Tan will speak in English on Your Newborn Baby at the Marine Parade Branch Library on Thursday at 8 p.m. Three other doctors will also give talks at the same
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    AAS waiting for report on blaze from Fire Brigade
    208 11 AAS waiting for report on blaze from Fire Brigade THE Automobile Association of Singapore (AAS) is waiting for a report from the Fire Brigade on last Sunday's blaze at the AAS building before startingdemolition work on the premises to pave the way for a new AA House. Disclosing this yesterday,
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    Life on $250 a month: The story of Guna, who works in a Singapore factory
    1028 11 PORTRAIT OF A WORKER A MAY DAY SPECIAL WE at the Straits Times first noticed 20 year-old Guna, as he was affectionately known, for his warm smile and eagerness to do his job well. Guna
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      409 11 ITT takes you into the next decade with these features: I VIDEO TEXT "1 70% BRIGHTER ITT REMOTE-CONVENTIONAL and VIEWDATA -J HELICHROM PICTURE TUBE -A PROGRAMME CONTROL m ITT Colour TV Sets are fully prepared m One of the major advances in TV MM CASSETTE TV GAMES "for the forthcoming
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    YOUTH'S SUICIDE AFTER ENLIST LETTER
    186 12 YOUTH'S SUICIDE AFTER ENLIST LETTER A TEENAGER was found hanged a week after he received a letter of enlistment for national service, a coroner's court heard yesterday Ong Hwa Keong, 16, was very depressed about his enlistment which was to be on Dec 18 last year. Us father, Mr Ong
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    5 oil firms submit proposals to up prices
    762 12 SINGAPORE'S five major oil retailing companies have submitted individual proposals to the government to increase retail prices of petrol, diesel and kerosene, the prices of which are regulated by the new Ministry of Trade and Industry. Depending on their sources of crude,
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    Shell raises industrial fuel and diesel prices
    120 12 SHELL has increased its prices of industrial fuel and diesel supplied to factories, New Nation reported yesterday. And another Him, British Petroleum, said it will Increase its prices from today Shell has jacked up the price of industrial fuel by about 25 per
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    Cashier robbed of $4,000
    80 12 Cashier robbed of $4,000 A MAN who said he was carrying a gun in a plastic bag, walked into the branch office of the Overseas Union Finance in Geylang Road, at noon yesterday, threatened a woman cashier and made her hand over more than $4,000. It was learnt that the
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    Raja to open photo display
    81 12 Raja to open photo display THE Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr S. Rajaratnam. will open the 30th Singapore International Salon of Photography at the National Museum Art Gallery on May 9 at 5.30 p.m. The exhibition, organised by the Photographic Society of Singapore, will be open to the public from
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    Direct line to Nigeria
    47 12 THE Telecommunication Authority of Singapore will introduce international direct dialling (IDO) telephone service to Nigeria today. TWl ii the 41st destination with which Singapore has IDO service and the charge Is J> a minute, based on actual duration in blocks of six seconds.
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    Thief jailed
    42 12 AN UNEMPLOYED man, Arnian bin MB"**. 21. *do admitted tn«tciM Into a Stopping empori üm and tear day* later, into a flat to ftctl Jewellery worth a total of $3.1» was Jailed lor two yean by a dtotrict court yesterday
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    Move to change retrench benefits fails
    213 12 THE Industrial Arbitration Court president, Mr Tan Boon Chiang, yesterday ordered the management of Lam Soon Cannery Pte Ltd to retain a clause on retrenchment benefits in a collective agreement with a union, without change. The Singapore Industrial Labour Organisation (Silo), which represents the
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    On your baby
    27 12 PROFESSOR X.L.Tan will give a talk in English on Your Newborn Baby at the National Library's Marine Parade branch on Thursday at 8 p.m.
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    CHOK TONG TO LEAD TEAM TO MANILA
    134 12 TRADE and Industry Minister Gob Chok Tong will lead Singapore's delegation to the fifth United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) session starting in Manila on Monday. With him will be the Senior Minister of State (Foreign Affairs), Mr S. Dhanabalan, Singapore's
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    Not all will be closed
    63 12 IT'S "carry on" pumping for a few petrol stations today although mos of the 250 kiosks in Singapore will be closed for Labour Day. These petrol kiosks, which will open for but! new as usual, do not belong to the Singapore Petrol Dealers' Association which
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    Accountant sues company for $31,000
    513 12 Accountant sues company for $31,000 A PUBLIC accountant, Mr Yeo Seng Lam, yester day sued a company of which his brother-in-law Mr Soon Teck Kwong, is the managing director for 131,159 and costs in the High Court. The action was brought it. the name of his firm, Yeo Seng Lam
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      213 12 POSB gi\esyou an added advantage Interest plus the convenience of easy deposit and withdrawal facilities at all our offices f Come, save with us W- ASINGAPORE A k CD NATIONAL 111 1 I.SAVINGS BANK A All Must Go! Hey, everybody! You stand to gain in every way. Better Service. Better
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      225 12 LA GERMANIA PROUDLY LAUNCHES IT'S a\pLlfc|> All you have to do is to purchase any La Germania C^SfiS Gas Cooker, Cooker Hood or Washing Machine? complete m^^AW UL^!k your Guarantee Card and send it together with the answer 4Sj Jt mXi to 3 simple questions to us and you will
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    US team here to look into uses of solar energy
    353 13 A THREE-MAN team from the United States is in Singapore to look into the potential uses of solar energy here which could lead to joint ventures and exchange of technology between the two countries. The leader of the team from
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    2.87 pc DROP ON SUNDAY
    41 13 SI N'DAY'S rifvtrirlty (••oHumptiMi 1 ISM mllUrn mIU repreaeated a 2-HT per ceat dr»p wfcea rMnparrd wtth the aver- age Suday'a r*aaamptl«<i in March. The avenge Sunday (■•■snmptiOT («r March was 14.17 per ceat million units.
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    SCCCI decides on two main groups
    280 13 THE Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry yesterday decided to divide its 110 trade affiliates into two main groups commercial and industrial. Since more than 40 per cent of the affiliates are directly or indirectly involved in manufacturing, it felt it should bring
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    CHAMBER TO QUERY CHINA 'POLITELY' ON PRICES
    189 13 THE Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry yesterday decided to send a letter to the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Trade to enquire about the price differences of Chinese goods sold here and in Hongkong. It will ask China to rectify the anomaly
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    Officer denies he was influenced by his superior
    351 13 AN investigating officer denied in a district court yesterday that he was influenced by his senior officer into preferring charges of attempted robbery and outrage of modesty against a band boy. Inspector Patrick Tan of BBBBBBB^ BBBB Orchard Road police station was
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    DBSups rates
    45 13 THE Development Bank at Singapore Lid will incrcue its rale for savings account by a per cent to i per cent a year from today DBS last railed its savings rale >>y 1 per cent to 6 per cent a year on March*.
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    Suicide verdict on death fall man
    140 13 CORONER Mr Chang Kok Ming yesterday returned a suicide verdict in the death of Guan Yong Boon alias Francis Guan. 59. unemployed, who was found dead at the fool of a block of Oats in Marine Terrace, on Feb 14. His wife. Madam Teoh
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    Charged with stealing dress
    55 13 Charged with stealing dress GERALMNE Heng Guan Noi, 25, was yesterday charged in court with stealing a $36 dress from Metro Marine Parade on April 28 at 5.30 p.m. She claimed trial and her case has been fixed for mention on May 14. for her to engage a counsel. She
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    Posts for 3
    26 13 MESSRS Urn Choon Lin, Lee Ben Hock and Chia Chung Hwee, have been appointed Commissioners for Oaths, according to the latest government gazette.
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    Ministry to schools: Economise on power
    154 13 Ministry to schools: Economise on power THE Education Ministry has asked principals to ensure proper and economical use of electricity in their schools to make the PUB onergy conservation campaign a success. A ministry circular to schools yesterday says they should consider several steps outlined by the ministry on the
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    Corporal: Why shot missed man's arm
    322 13 POLICE corporal Mohamed Masudi bin Haji Masuri, who is being charged with negligently killing a labourer, yesterday said that he missed the arm of the man and shot his head because he was not trained in shooting moving targets. Mohd Masudi said he accepted
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      168 13 POSB givesyou an added advantage Interest plus the convenience of Saturday afternoon banking at key branches Come, save M^K, w^h us WL \i A Tj M 111 ODnational fjj TTSAVINGSBANK interePwith a DBS Savings Account. Get the most. The highest interest available. Earn 6% p.a. on a DBS Savings Account.
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  • The Strait Times TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1979
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      CARING LEADERS
      409 14 THE Prime N.inister, in his May Day message, has rightly dwelt on two aspects of the labour and political situation many may have taken for granted. The first is the question of continuity of leadership in the trade union field; the second is the logic and need for
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      COUNTERING THE ITF
      356 14 THERE is no mistaking the results of the twoday Asian Seafarers' conference convened primarily to see how best to deal with the powerful London-based International Transport-work-ers Federation (ITF). The 10 major Asian maritime unions represented have demonstrated without any doubt that they are not prepared to be
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    The man who used 22 surnames in his great medical fraud
    650 14  -  LLOYD TIMBERLAKE By in London McILROY is missing, presumed dead, and few hospital doctors in Britain and Ireland are sorry to be rid of him. .McILROY is perhaps the •reatest medical fraud who ever lived., having cost the Jkallh
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    Drive to develop a common language in Russia
    682 14  - Drive to develop a common language in Russia SETH MYDANS By in Bukhara, USSR THE Soviet Union it a conglomerate of races and nationalities speaking 130 different languages, and almost one-third of the population cannot communicate in Russian. This report 'tells of a nation-wide effort to develop Russian as the
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    Japan in two minds on issue of economic aid to Vietnam
    330 14  -  MASAO KANAZASHI Tokyo aims to retain a 'say' over Soviet military presence in Vietnam in return for assistance By in Tokyo JAPAN has warned Vietnam that it will suspend economic aid if Hanoi permits the Soviets to establish a
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    Defence agency sounds a warning siren
    447 14 However, Foreign Ministry officials flatly denied such guesses, saying that Japan had never used the works "freezing" or "suspension" as far as economic aid to Vietnam was concerncd. This means that Japan plans to extend a total of 14 billion yen in aid to
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      13 14 Tr^\T AsWisl In Kj i 7 KOSS bPV 1/1/9 WrCHIM AUDIO FTE UD
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      147 14 The Christian Scienct Mooito 'It's adorable' KSIP^ vStVvK HB!>^ *^^SM 'l^sf M^'*^^CteMir^s^sl s^sH La. iM I FREE GIFT J^M I I 4 pcs of enamel <v^S^ f" cooking ware OR m |BMHMIOBSiM 1 set of Kiddy Computer m H^^^^y^ Ej^^y^L t&^S^j^^^^L^^^^^^l^J^AM^^BJ with every purchase of any M Tecnogas Cooker J¥
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    Inside story
    400 15 OVER vodka and lunch at the Soviet Embassy *n April 12, President Carter's national security adviser, Mr Zbigniew Brzezinski. and Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin -•greed it was time to conclude the drawn-out, on-and-off secret negotiations the two countries Jjad been conducting about the exchange of two convicted Soviet spies
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    The spies- fordissidents swap
    901 15  -  BERNARD GWERTZMAN By in Washington LAST week saw a swap between the US and the USSR of two Russian spies and five dissidents, bringing to a successful and one of the most closely guardad negotiations conducted between Washington and tha Kremlin. Never before had spies been
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      Help drug experimenters the way we were helped
      344 15 MY FRIENDS and I used to experiment with drugs when we were in Secondary 3. Somehow the CNB found out about our taking drugs. We were fortunate to be put under the supervision of the social workers of the Ministry of Education
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      What puzzles me are these questions
      565 15 AFTER reading the letters in the Straits Times by "Non Practising Professional Engineer" (April 17) and P.N. Nageswaran (April 18), I have the courage to write about my disappointments. I left school about 14 years ago with a school certificate and was employed in
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      488 16 WIN SIN (PTE) LTD TRADITIONAL BRANDS ARE THE KEY TO BETTER BAKING Bakery utensils tT^^^^ fe»*^fl I Marz 'P an Almond and Bakery ingredients J bHP^^^B W^^ I BbbVH Bt9 ''tit 7^ hUrBJ JP**PIL Food Wrappers (Cling Film) 'I *^^^2^S /'«<^ >tlfc" 6o /(S I date I L^^BA^ I fi^^K^l
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  • TIMES CITY DESK
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      CLOSING PRICES
      1303 18 THE mat traaaaned ready sale at the clase af taaaaaaa aa the Star* Eachaage af Stags pare yesterday imparaH with we prevtoa. day priors lafMkrr «tth W79 high aad 10. i Adjusted tar scrip rights laaa*) l»7t •til trSECTION ONI INOUtTWAU &3 m \w ur 142 IN IM
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      Unit trusts
      345 18 Closing tone: Steady Turnover: Official figures supplied by the Stock Exchange of Singapore including odd lots "Ready" totalled: .190,000 units valued at $8,695,000. Industrials accounted for 1,907,000, finance 390.000, hotels 134.000, properties 42,000, debentures, loans and bonds ,000, oil palms 51,000, tins 78,000, and rubbers 487,000. "Settlement" contracts
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      BUSINESS DONE (SINGAPORE)
      1586 18 BID aad offer price, officially Usttd aad bustnem la aa reported to the Stock Exchange of Stngapore yesterday with the number of shares traded shown in brackets in lots of 1.000 units unless otherwise sped lied All Times Settlement Contracts are quoted after the word "sett" Bin
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      Govt and corporate bonds
      145 18 4 1/2% 1/8/80 (250,000) (00.438 90.508) 4 3/4% 15/9/80 (250.000) (99.638 00.738) 5 3/4* 1/6/78-80 (250.000) (10O.BSB 100.058) 5 1/4% 1/3/81 (250.000) (100 158 100_255) 5% 15/4/81 (250.000) (00.628 00.738) 5% T F 1/6/83 (250.000) (100 108 100 JOS) 7% 15/485 (250.000) (*****8 100.968) 7% 1/8/85
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      KUALA LUMPUR
      1482 18 BID and offer prices officially listed and business in and reported lo the KuaU Lumpur Stork Exchange yesterday with the number of sham traded shown in brackets in lots of 1.U00 unite unless otherwise specified IMMSTMALK Mtmm il»8i (2i IB A Owe (1 JIB 1 MS) 1.34 (1)
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      Rites
      34 18 s Malayan CastMitld Prtaling I .-ngKalen [ix-hKK rronoh I Kinta K,.thman.s ■WMeadr,, 1180 15.30 930 420 7.80 930 2.80 7.15 4 34 2.0S 1 10 HU •65 40 25 M 21 14 11
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      Falls
      13 18 i dm Vienu] j Ceramics Shell Ztt l.« 3.10 -U) -W 08
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        Rises
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        Falls
        24 18 -II tin Chew on.pl.nt Wrti Iporc Bus iporr OllH 'er«k Carbide ■r\ Coconut! 382 484 247 235 41 234 4 -4 -4 -3
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        Mast active stocks
        35 18 LOB Simt Darby Tgaau Dr\ Hick A Lew Cobs Plaal DBS Haw Par Y H 8 Maia Taa (hong K L Kapoag 23S.I 208.1 192.1 m> 1M.I es.i «5.( W.I S2J 51
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        33 18 BT Index: Industrials: Finance: Hotels: Properties: Tins: rubbers: O.C.B.C.: S.E.S.Ind. Apr 27 Apia 2123.97 213P.U 382.16 384 684.24 684.S ***** 291.5 246.80 246 4 184.89 1H60" 602.82 613* 365.89 367.4) 343.98 345.61
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        373 18 HONGKONG: The market firmed on increased turnover but closed below the day's highs yesterday, and the Hang Seng index rose 6.98 to 537.82 points, dealers said. Hwagkaag Bask led the advance, rising 40 cents to HK513.40 after London interest in the stock on Friday. With the Hongkong dollar's recovery
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        391 18 SYDNEY: The market closed stronger yesterday, with further gains (or leading industrials and minings with evidence of some institutional interest, dealers said. B B P gained 12 cents to A59.68 on a broker's forecast of a SO per cent profits rise this year, while sugar stocks firmed on expectations
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        9 18 THE market was elased yesterday (Emperor's Blrth- J>y).
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        94 18 STRIKING prices of the options officially listed on the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday the period, bids and offer prices and hmlnf done. If any, with the number of options traded shown in brackets. CoM Storage (June $2.00) (0.368 0.435). C C (June $2.60) (0.548 0.645). Baw Par
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        118 18 \mHMM PBODUCE EXCHANGE, BINOAPOBE, NOON CLOSING PBICBB PEB PICUL VEBTEBDAY: Ciriaat all: Bulk (126 sellers, old drum (131 sellers, new drum (136 sellers. Oars: Mixed (loose) UK/Conl (82. 00 buyers. Pepper: Muntok ASTA while fob lOC. NLW (327.50 sellers. Sarawak white fob 96. NLW (312 50 sellers. Sarawak
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        152 18 THE KILOBAR market for gold deliverable in Singapore yesterday opened at 117.3 M and cloaed at 117. 353. In the Far East, gold opened at USS242 70 243.00. Trading was wry quiet. Highest quote for the day was (243.10 40 and lowest was at 842 45 75 It closed
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        26 18 THE STRAITS tin price plunged another $25 to $1,925 per picul in Penang yesterday on an official offering up 67 tonnes to 290 tonnes.
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        330 18 OPENING quotations in the Singapore rubber market yesterday were marked down fractionally in line with lower London advices last Friday, dealers said. Later the market fell further on speculative selling. The morning session closed very quiet. The market slipped fractionally in the afternoon on near forward offerings notably July/Sept
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        60 18 NOON SSR «ad SMR pnrm rartafday mxa M.r j.« (Carnal Mlal ir«.irt Hlk) B. r .r. K.IWr. Bar«n 8«IWr« SSR» IMoapalM) WMI XWJON Jt»5O T70WN SSR SO Utoapalbc) M9.4O 267 SON M6J0 M7.MN MBKLB SMRCV lluap^HHI MIM MMON MM BLOOM SMRSL (l-uapahtl M7J0 M»0ON 3M0O MUSN usiii
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        30 18 Rubber April 30 Singapore: May: 278.25 cents (down 2.25 cents) Malaysia: May: 279.75 cents (down 2.00 cents) Tin: $1,925 (down $25) Official offering: 290 tonnes (up 67 tonnes)
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      315 18 APART tram the margtoal raa-«p la selected eaaav ters, price mavemeato were geaerally slaggtoh at the Stock Exehaage af Stagapare. lavestora were caattaas ahead af the Lahaar Day hal May. Tradlag remalaed stifled, with Hght taraaver seea aeraas the haard. Following the prapaaed rOCCMRaTVdoWB SChMIw a#
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      292 18 COMMODITY stocks featured at the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange yesterday in generally quii»t trading. Tin shares in particular attracted keen buying and finished with impressive gains. Southern Malayan Tin registered a MJI.IO gain to $13.80 on a single deal. Petaling Tin also firmed to $9.30. Pengkalan surged 60
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      MONEY EXCHANGE
      143 18 THE US dollar opened higher at $2.2100/30 compared with $2.2035 45 at Friday's close, in the Singapore forex market yesterday, in line with its gains against major currencies following the release of the US trade figures for March. The strength of the US unit is directly attributable to
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      NOMINAL RATES
      344 18 NO1C: These rates may differ siigntiy irom thott quutad by banks to their ciutrnien INTERBANK rates at 3.00 pm Cur rvncMi Mofftinw rst#c Smithsonian P#rc#fit£0O Qootoo jr##l*ro#y (crotsjptrtty chm^* Loral dollaro to oae malt «f foreign rurrency: US dollar 2.2135 2.2145 2.8196 -21.50 Sterling pound 4.5320 4.5375 7.3469
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      Discount
      48 18 HANUb M pncn onma Dy an ■ouni housn on April 30 Ovrmlftht J. to C«U depadu 4 CImibc B«yi«i 8«Uia( month rreuury bills 4 4'. month Bank bllli 71/18 7 5/16 3 month CD 1 13/18 611/16 6 month CD 7 6 Source: National UjkouiI Co Lid.
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      31 18 noting inveruui* i>k> i Singapore dollars on April 30: Offer Bid Overnight -1 I month Ii 6 2 months 611/16 «i 3montrn 8 6*1 Overnight mode taaree: Aatlry Pmm.
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      Minimum lending rates
      27 18 THE average rate at which Slagapswe I bmlu are emrreatly prepatred to tea*, to J their beat c—tomeni i to 8 per eeat J
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      Scheme to merge 6 Barlow firms may be unveiled soon
      689 19 Scheme to merge 6 Barlow firms may be unveiled soon A SCHEME to merge six quoted plantation companies oi the Barlow group under one holding company to facilitate Malaysianisation is expected to be unveiled within a month. London brokers believe the proposal will come soon after Boustead Holdings Bhd announced
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      Prima expects $4.4m from its Sri Lankan associate annually
      473 19 Prima expects $4.4 m from its Sri Lankan associate annually PRIMA Limited expects an annual income of about US$2 million (554.4 million) a year from its Sri Lankan associate, Prima Ceylon, after the flour mill being constructed there comes on stream. Prima 's chairman. Mr Cheng Tsang Man. adds in
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      Bovis to send out circular on rights issue by May 7
      492 19 Bovis to send out circular on rights issue by May 7 THE lifting of a four-month suspension in trading of Bovis South East Asia shares signifies that some progress may have been made in resolving Bovis's problem with the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange over its rights issue document. Bovis. in
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      HAW PAR BROTHERS
      183 19 HAW PAR Brothers International has revealed that negotiations for the purchase of a 36 per cent stake in Setron Ltd began jn April 17 and an agreement was signed on April 19. 'The negotiations to purchase a block of about 6.4 million Setron shares were held with
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      Yeo Hiap Seng makes Banly Foods its subsidiary
      390 19 Yeo Hiap Seng makes Banly Foods its subsidiary YEO Hiap Seag (YH8) kM estakHsked a foothold in tke lucrative nuuwd oriental foods business la tke Halted States. Tke group, wklek manufactures and distributes a wide range of food, beverages and Mft drinks, HMUMd en Friday tkat It Is committing an
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      692 19 ffln. Ocean Properties Pte Ltd l^^^^J A member of the Straits Steamship Group is looking for a dynamic and experienced electrical/mechanical engineer, registered with the Singapore Professional Engineers Board for the post of BUILDING SERVICES ENGINEER Th« Job Responsible to the Property Manager for the installation, maintenance, servicing and repairing
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      537 19 ACTUARIAL ASSISTANT The Overseas Assurance has o vacancy for o GRADUATE The suitable candidote should meet the following requirement 1 Below 30 years ot age, 2) A degree in MATHS/ENGINEERING/STATISTICS/ECONOMICS, 3) Very interested in pursuing actuarial studies, 4) Aptitude for computer work and being proficient m English and Chinese would
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      659 19 IN THK HIGH COIRT OK THK HUM lll.K OK SINCAPORK < ompunirx Winding Ip No. 18 of 1979 In the Matter of the (cimpiinifs Act, (Cap. 185. 1970 K.dition) And In the Matter of UNIVERSAL U BCTBONICB CORPORATION LIMITED ADVERTISEMENT OF PETITION Notice is hereby given that a petition for
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      540 20 AT YOUR SERVICE SECTION INDEX Telephone Service IS.* A»i»i S^Tf?*, v o VHI ANNOUNCEMENTS PERSONAL W4-44ZZ Perword 60cts(Mln $9 00) tv OBITUARIFS I 1 Per column cm: $10.75 (Mln $35.25) UDIIUftWW For your convenience our Classified Ads. Telephone Service will be open today from 9.00 am. to I.oopm. Call *****22
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      453 20 L J LIEWPIANOCO tor c World leading brands of pianos Relbach. Kaufmann. Slelzner Hopklnson Peterborfrh. Sletnbach. Orotrlan Sleinweg. Wright. Chappell c Qualified technicians for after sales service c Repairs and tuning available Call at Unit 102. Rear Bfa. Orchard Towers Orchard Rd.. S'pere 9. TetSTtsaS LOWREV COMPUTER ORGAN (USA) and
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      488 20 I FOR SALE A SHOPPING GUIDE WHOLESALERS S RETAILERS Velvets, upholstery fabrics. (>( > Xl Foam upholstery fab-g* rlcs. PVC Materials for sofa, 1 use Also car carpet, matting f I zig-zag »prlngs s" BAN SENG HCNO PTE. LTD. I J 340, Block 4 S yw£ Atwi Ho#td I (Between
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      463 20 14 Machinery For Saia/Wantad ONE TAIWAN PLATEN Printing Machine (new), slse 8 1/2" x 11 1/2". Price $1800/- Olve tabletop offset Machine (old), site 9 1/2" x 12 1/2". Price I4SO/-. Tel: *****35 15 Musical lnstrurr«nts 0000 USED PIANO like new. only (2250 Excellent tone and *****87 HAMMOND ELECTRONIC ORGAN
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      632 20 EMPLOYMENT UNIVERSITY OF HONO KONQ SENIOR COMPUTER OFFICER I/It Applications are Invited for two post* of Senior Computer Officer I/II in the University Computer Centre One of the appointment. Is in the area of academic user services The successful candidate Is to organise and develop user services on all the
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      759 20 iitahliahad orpaniaellnn invitee appßialluns ler the peet ofFEMALE EXPERIENCED CORRESPONDENCE TYPIST 1 Must have good command of spoken and written English. 2 Must be able to correspond independently 3. Must have good typing speed BMtMj full personal detaae. quatV flcatiens, experience, salary expected, together with a recent photograph (neA-retymabte) sac
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      704 20 II EMPLOYMENT FLOWER* EXPORTING COMPANY requires experienced Female Accounts Clerk to work In Semappllcanls. please write full particulars and salary expected to Nee Soon Post Office Box 14, Spore 26 INTERNATIONAL FREIOHT FORWARDER requires documentation clerk with previous experience In the handling of transhipments and outbound Include previous experience, photograph,
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      633 20 20TH CENTURY FOODS PTE LTD needs the following personnel for Its expanding operations. 1) SECRETARY c 1 2years experience as a secretary preferred though not necessary ground with secretarial d higher School Certificate, c Typing li shorthand speeds of 60 4 100 wpm. respectively 2) SENIOR ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT c "OCi:
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      554 20 II EMPLOYMENT A LEADING MANUFACTURING COMPANY IN JURONG requires DRAUGHTSMAN (Male) TOOL SDK 1 Simple tooling Jigs and fixtures designs 2. Making detailed drawings from general assembly drawings 3 Making component drawIngs from samples 4 Oeneral knowledge In engineering drawings, able to make drawings from samples. Elementary knowledge In tool
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      736 20 Applicants are invited Ist W•iv* local construction company 1) SITI ENGINEERS c Polytechnic Diploma in Civil Engineering or Building with about 3 years experience on sites Involving civil works Including piling FOREMEN a Proficient in English Language equivalent to minimum of Secondary 3 level and at least 3 years field
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      684 21 II EMPLOYMENT 31 Situations Vacant I) General fIPORT COMPANY REOUMES (ieneral Workers Apply personally 39 Toh frenrent. off Upper Changl Road 18 km. Spore 17 FOOO INOUSTRT REQUIRES Production Supervisor Apply Hating iiualifiralions experience and salary expected lo Manning P O Box 44. Spore 2S small factory Salary $230 Apply
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      402 21 (Girls! Did you know! CORONAoffers J |more of everything?| *ss we do In Pay. Benefits and Rewards DotftWait! Grab Our Offer. $80 is yours Join now as a Production Operator (MMALt) MonlNy Salary uo To $300 3 yearly increments 13th Month Pay FREE UNIFORMS Something special only from CORONA If
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      468 21 II EMPLOYMENT 1 MALE WAITERS without experience with pleasant personality required Please call *****5 from 10 30am to 3 30pm and *****9 from 4pm onwards WANTEO WAITRESSES. APPLY personally Ist floor. President Restaurant L Snack Bar. Prmsldent Shopping Centre. 320 s»rangoon Road. Spore 8 for interview between 11 am 3
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      801 21 32 Situations Wanted EXPATRIATE. M YEARS with Chemical Engineering and MBA and with well developed commercial brain allied to a record of achievements In line management seeks result oriented company with professional management and rewards innovauVe thinking Ploaso contact Mr. Thorn*. Momow 4 Chan 800 Dnvo. Jurang. SMeaporoßTol: *****79 from
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      866 21 W VEHICLES I BOATS DEC. 1971 SUBARU 1400 OSS Excellent condlUon 1 doctoi owner $7,900 0.n.0 View at: 698A. Oeylang Road, (near Loroni 36) DEC. 197S FIAT 124 Saloon, alrcond. sports rims. Up top condition Price $13,800 negotiable View 1207-c. Blk 157. Lor 1 Tot Payoh DEC. 1979 DATSUN pickup
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      922 21 88D1977 MERCEDES BENZ M 0 (MM I Ann—Me 1 o Concealed alrcond o Road tax April. 1980 o One private owner 1 o showroom condition o Price $51.5000 no UnM 108. 2nd Rr. Nowton Road (11) MtO 1979 HONOA C7O. excellenl condition Contact James tel: I *****63 Price. $1 .200
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      979 21 111 VEHICLES BOATS 1970 FORO CORTINA I6OOE Ellgl ble for PARF. Tip top condlUon sports rims. $5,800 *****8 Antho ny 1970 FORD CORTMA 1600 Excel lenl condition Seeing l< bellev Ing. Call Tel: *****7 Chua PARF eligible 1970 FORO ESCORT 1100 cc. 4 door Road tax/Insurance /paint new Engine-good. Tel
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      896 21 1971 Mitsubishi colt oaiant 1400. I private owner, tax new Original beautiful condition *****35 1973 MORHIS MANNA Coupe 1300 Excellent condlUon New melallie paint/ tyres Eligible for PARF. Tel: *****72 1973 Btrr. TOVOTA Celica. cascondltlon. Price $12,000 ono Tel: *****73 IS7S TOVOTA CROWN New tax Alrcond. automatic. $8,000 Phone: 2******
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      1677 21 111 VEHICLES ft BOATS 1977 TOVOTA COROLLA 1200 c c i Alrcond. cassette, new la.;, beautiful condlUon 165. Mackenzie Road 1«77 TOVOTA COROLLA Afrcond. 1 owner Selling $17,000 Contact I *****57 1977 YAMAHA ROSSO Oood condition Price $1350 Tel: *****82 1977 MOV DATSUN Immaculate condition With alrcond Asking $14,800 negotiable
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  • IX OBITUARIES
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      140 Acknowledgements
      29 22 MRS. LEONG KENG FONG nee MUI wish to thank all relative*, friends and colleaguea for lh*ir night vitili contribution wr*ath* and asaialane* in thair recent b*r*av*m*nt. gjjjjjjPJBJB^Hj^PJBJBJMajB^PJ
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      63 22 THE FAMILY OF the late Madam Maria Urn Seng Neo wishes to thank all friends, relatives and members o! ST Joseph's Dying Aid Association for their kind assistance. Attendance, donatlons. night prayers and wreaths during their recent bereavemem. THE FAMILY OF late V.R. Somasundaram wish to thank all relalives and
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      69 22 CHEW KENG SENO. UB years, passed away peacefully on 30-4-1979 leaving behind 2 sons Boon Tlan, daughter-ln-law: 2 sons-in-law; 31 grand and great-grandchll-dren Cortege leaves 935 East Coast Road at 1.30 p.m. on 2-5-1979 and thence for cremalion ul Mount Vermin MR. FRANCIS DE SOUZA (BOBBY) of 40.
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      27 22 MR. J.M. MAM (•>. Strain Staamahip Co. Ltd.. Singapor*) pa»*d away p*ac*lully in Scotland on 24th March I*7*. Inserted by Mr. T.T. Chew ol Overaeaa Shipyard Pl*. Lid.
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      8 22 In M*moriam" is for the tovad on., whom
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      56 22 passed away on 2*4.7*. Iwving behind On# Daughter Th*reaa PhMomena Slew Naan Grandchddran:Aloymia. John a Tereaina Pillai Grand ChUdron-in-law:-Amafia Eddy S Gr*at Grand Children lo mourn hj, lott Tn# Doar lYln« JO *»P" Chyrch Funeral Parlour. Victoria Slr**l. Cortege will leave SI. Joseph Church on Wed 2.5.7 Sal 2pm lor
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      144 In Memoriam
      34 22 ■^■■^■■■^■sßßaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaassSßi ■^*»»^"»a»s*>*a**s*B**********BS**l In Loving Mamory ol let* One year naa passed since you left me without a word Memories of you will always be treasured by your loved ones. Johnny Wee.
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    ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
    44 22 The Family of late Mr. M. MANICKAM PILLAY, of 1126 E. Jalan Jawa. Teluk Anson, thank friends, relatives and all who attended the funeral on 28/4/79, and those Who cant uirantha rnnrinlanca sent wreatns, COnaoience messages and donations. mmmmmmma^^^^^^mmmmm^J Birth 2.1.1905 Death 28.4.1979
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      729 22 2ND STOREY APARTMENT Tlong Banru estate, j bedrooms, balcony (with convert study). 2 large store rooms, mosaic throughout, furnished S6.\rou 0 n 0 Principals only Contact *****63 »-ROOMEO PLAT UPPER Boon Keng rtoart Block 6. facing sea (27.000 Ring *****06 s-ROOMEO HOB PLAT Holland Drive China terrazzo. bulll-ln cupboards and
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      688 22 V SERVICES BUSINESS PENINSULA HEALTH CENTRE Peninsula Hotel sth Floor Massage' Steambalh/ Facial Telephones *****1 *****1 SS*. 517 for appointment OUCEN'S HEALTH CENTRE Queen's Hotel (next to Summit Hotel). 41 h floor Penthouse Massage, strambaih Facial. *****80 *****8 ext 2 or 42 F'rer parking SALON OE LA GRANDE for Massage.
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      617 22 NEW STAN COLOUR B W T V rrpair. Hi-fi system, arnal installation For efririenry ring MH TIAN CNU AM CLECTHOMa Service Colour. Black/While T V Amplifier. Cassette. Fixing Antennae. Household Appliances. *****88 91 Wanted WANTED WCONOHANO PIANO In any condition and brands at 4482M2. WANTED TO PUMCHASC secondhand piano al
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      599 22 VI EDUCATION TRAINING *****-*»BBBBBBBB*BBB*- a_BBBMBBBBBB*BBBBBBBBBB>BBBBBBBBBB*l GUITAR LESSONS FOR Beginners RELIABLE TUITION BY expeonly and tuition for Primary 1 rtenced. dedicated tutor Univer3at Dlsl 9 Fees negotiable Tel: slty trained Maths. Physics. *****3 English All levels' reasonable IKEBANA. TERRARIUMS, OAR- rates' Improvements guaranDENS Ikebana «5. lessons, teed *****0 Terranums/Oardens JJ" $10.
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      442 22 VII TRAVEL RESTAURANTS 111 Air Travel OSCAR TRAVELS I MT 3.330. MERLIN PLAZA TEL: *****31 2 3 FOR SURPRISE ft SAVINGS < TO CANADA/USA EIROPE/ bombay/delhi DEL MON TRAVELS PTE Ltd for economical airfares it tours to all parts of the world. Call at 113. Ist floor. Clifford Centre. Ruffles
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      716 22 MAS TRAVEL a CHARTERS SPECIALIST ECOMOMV FLIGHT LONDON EUROPE AMERICA AUSTRALIA BALI INDONESIA HONGKONG MANILA TOKYO BAHRAIN JEDDAH CAIRO (BeeMe Ming Court Hotel) Spore 10. Tel: *****5. 235*07 Ml STPB Lie Mo TA ITS. NAM HO TRAVEL Service (Singapore) Pte Ltd. S.T.P.B Lie No: 140 West Malaysia Tour (Inclusive Oentlng/
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      442 22 VIII ANNOUNCEMENTS PERSONAL GENUINE INTRODUCTION. CONFIDENTIALLY introduce right lifetime partners, friends, profes- accicicnc sionals. foreigners. Hurry call us l/LAaalrlCLlb al *****29 Albert «j Joanne Co LOVIR MARRIAGE AK> BUREAU rSSCII assists you lo get your friends. lifetime partners privately. 500 000 confidentially Personal genuine introductions guaranteed Call personally: 202. 2nd
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      Graft probe over new Kuantan port: Paper
      260 23 Graft probe over new Kuantan port: Paper KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Malaysia's anti-corruption agency, the NBI, is investigating alleged corruption involving over $100 million in the construction of a port in Kuantan. The English language daily, the Star, reported today tha> the parliament's public account committee has sought the assist- ance
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      439 23  - Officials meet on size of Aussie, Asian low-fare mart TERESA LIM: By" Genting Highlands, Mon. OFFICIALS from Asean air transport ministries and airlines worked feverishly today to establish the size of the market between Australia and each of the Asian cities, estimated to reach about 30 this year if lower
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      Widows held
      42 23 ALOR STAR, Mon. Five widows were arrested by the state Islamic religious department anti-vice squad for al- leged khalwat (close proximi tyi in a raid on a house in Kam pung Baru here over the weekend, police said yesterday. NST.
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      146 23 SEGAMAT. Mon. Two graduate teachers and seven secondary school pupfls have been detained in Johore for communist subversive activities. Mentri Besar Tan Sri Haji Ottoman Saat told a press conference here yesterday that the two teachers a man and a woman were detained two
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      Another 240 Viet refugees land in Trenggam
      134 23 Another 240 Viet refugees land in Trenggam KUALA LUMTUK, M«a. Abaat tM stenrl_s a_i •■•elate* Vtetwwi Ktagee. ImM a4 Purtal Dmw, akMt II km fi-m here yeaterday. They claim** that they had •eea wttfcMt tfi far several toys. The VlM— in- UM toe-l villagers that they h-d set hi f-nn
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      167 23 'Don't use alien influence for own ends' KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Datuk Hussein Onn has advised trade unions in Malaysia not to make use of the influence of international bodies to achieve their own ends without regard as to the consequences on the country. The Prime Minister said misuse of power
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      245 23 Malaysia seeks Canberra's help on flights KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. Malaysia is seeking the Australian Government's help to overcome a ban on its airline flights to Australia by the Australian Transport Workers Union (ATWU). informed sources here said today. The sources said Malaysian High Commissioner to Australia, Dr Awang Hassan, was
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      'Goodwill visit'
      64 23 KUALA LUMPUR, Mod. Bilateral trade will be discussed during Prime Minister Datuk Hussein Onn's visit to China beginning on Wednesday, a Malaysian official said today. Briefing newsmen on Datuk Hussein's eight-day visit to China, the said: "It is purely a goodwill visit and nothing dramatic like getting Peking
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      27 23 PORT KLANG, Mon. Deputy Finance Minister Datln Paduka Rafidah Aziz yesterday urged consumers, particularly housewives, to boycott shops that sell goods at exorbitant rates. NST.
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      556 23 An expanding international organization established in the business of trade exhibitions and marketing services has career opportunities for bright and forward looking persons. MARKETING ASSISTANTS Bright prospects await the right candidates who are looking for a challenging career. We promise job satisfaction and good remuneration to selected candidates whose duties
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      491 23 PROPERTY MANA6EMENT (PTE) LIMITED A MEMBER OF DBS GROUP OF COMPANIES Property Manag«m«nt Private Limited, a m*mb*r of The D-»»»op-*nt Bank ot Singapore Limited Group, invites applications lor tfw post of ELECTRICAL ENGINEER QUALIFICATIONS EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have a good degree in Electrical Engineering with pi ilerably 3 years practical
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      Golden Key to race in Singapore
      229 24 Golden Key to race in Singapore AUCKLAND, Mon. Three-year-old colt Golden Key, who bowed out of New Zealand racing with a win in the NZ$2O,OOO (about $44,000) Avondale championship Stakes, the feature event on the second day of the Avondale Jockey Club autumn meeting at Avondale on Saturday, will leave
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      Troikas win fillies' Classic
      119 24 PARIS, Mon. Three Troikas impressively justified odds-on favouritism for the Poule D'Essai Des Pouliches, the French 1,000 Guineas, at Longchamp yesterday. But Trillion, almost as hot a favourite for the Prix Ganay, could finish only second to Frere Basile. When Freddie Head pushed Three Troikas smoothly
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      English, Irish horses show superiority
      660 24 STRAIGHT COURSE SPECIALISTS RACING. .with FAIRWAY ENGLISH and Irish horses have once again proved their superiority over the straight course. Of the six races contested up the Ipoh straight, they won all six. Cinchona, bred in New Zealand, was the exception. Having only h's second
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      Tan is the champion
      430 24  -  PETER SIOW By I TAN HOR THYE triumphed in four events the 400 metres, 800 m, 1,500 m and 3,000 m to emerge the boys' post secondary individual champion in the Beatty Secondary School athletics meet at the Fairer Park Athletic Centre yesterday. Results: Boys' post
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      Re-elected
      25 24 DR SLAK CHONG LENG was reelected president of the Singapore Masters Track and Field Association at the annual meeting held at Sports House recently.
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      BRIEFS Heifer triumphs in Des Moines Marathon
      583 24 BRIEFS Heifer triumphs in Des Moines Marathon DES MOINES, Mon. Don Heifer, an 18-year-old American student won the Des Moines Marathon yesterday in a time of 2 hours 26 mins 02 sees. At West Point (Virginia). Jan Merrill bettered her United States two-mile record by 3.4 seconds here yesterday when
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      Morocco in round two, despite loss
      316 25 MOROCCO. Mon. Morocco moved into the second round of the Olympic qualifying football tournament yesterday, despite being beaten 1-0 by Senegal here. Morocco, "who won the first-leg 1-0 in Casablanca, clinched the tie 6-5 on penalty kicks Meanwhile, Hafia Football Club, the Guinea foot-
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      East Fife lose
      21 25 LONDON. Mon. East Stirling beat East Fife 2-1 in a Scottish Division Two football match played yesterday. Reuter.
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      Benin 1-0
      25 25 ABIDJAN. Mon. Benin beat the Ivory Coast 1-0 in yesterday's first-leg African Cup football clash in Cotonou, Ivory Coast radio reported here. AFP.
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      Roberts roars to splendid comeback victory
      206 25 Roberts roars to splendid comeback victory SALZBURG. (Austria), Mon. World champion Kenny Roberts, of the United States, who missed the opening motor-cycle Grand Prix in Venezuela last month, roared to victory here yesterday with ai-ch rival Barry Sheene. of Britain finishing a disappointing 12th Roberts, fit again after a nagging
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      Depailler in top gear
      773 25 Frenchman leads from start to finish in Ligier 6 IT feels marvellous this second victory. The car went very well. The only danger I thought was Jacques (Laffite). and when he went I knew I could win I if I could just keep A going. 7
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      Honda show endurance
      142 25 LE MANS (France), Mon. Hond* dominated the 24hour Le Mans motorcycle race yesterday, taking the first three places, with Frenchmrn Christian Leon and J ear -Claude Chemarin the victor The Leon Chemarin com- j bination. -vhich carried the 24-hour He. Dor race at Le Castelet, France, for
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      Americans trounced
      45 25 THE Soviet Union trounced the United States 94 in the interembassy soccer competition for the French Cup at Tanglin. Results of other matches: Scandinavia 2 Australia 1, New Zealand 4 United World College 3. Malaysia 4 Germany 1; Swiss 3 UTA Airlines 0
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      Referee ko'ed
      31 25 WELLINGTON, Mon A New Zealand Rugby Union referee trying to break up a fight by ordering a player into the sin bin" was punched unconscious, reports said today. —AFP
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      PI rally to Asterhag
      125 25 MANILA, Mon. Leif Asterhag, of Sweden, in a Toyota Corolla with countryman navigator Anders Gulberg, yesterday won the ASEAN IV Philippines international car rally in Northern Philippines. The 31-year-old Asterhag turned the final half of the three-day 2,000-kilometre event into a virtual rout as he fought
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      US favourites to take F-Cup
      311 25 MADRID, Mon. The United States enter the US$llO,OOO women's team Federation Cup tonight firm favourites to take the title for a record eighth time. With the formidable foursome of Chris Evert, Billie Jean King, Rosie Casals and the 16-year-old Tracy Austin, the top-seeded American side
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      Americans win doubles
      123 25 LAS VEGAS (Nevada). Mon. Americans Marty Rieawn and Sherwood Stewart rallied to deteat Raul Ramirez of Mexico and Adriano Panatta of Spain 4-*, 6-4, 7-6 to win the doubles champion ship in the US C50.0U0 (652.500) Alan King Tennis Classic. The winning team collected I 5115.000 and
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      Penang Open to Wiharja
      70 25 PENANG. Mod To|KWCded Soewlto Wlharl*. <* Indooesu. captured the men's ungln title in the Penang Open tennis championships by beating M*lay«U'i Albert Cheah 6-2. M in the fin*] at the Penang Sports Club yesterday. Wiharja, who partnered All Akoar. also of tsdoneaia, had to share the
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      Record entries for SICC tournament
      297 26  - Record entries for SICC tournament ERNEST FRIDA By A RECORD 387 entries from nine clubs, including two from Malaysia, have entered for the Singapore Island Country Club open day competition at the Island Location courses todays The figure would have easily passed the 400 mark, had the SICC accepted all
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      Jane coasts to easy victory
      214 26 Jane coasts to easy victory BIRMINGHAM (Albama), Mon. Jane Blalock shot a final round 72 to coast to an easy six-stroke victory over Pat Bradley in an international women's golf tournament here yesterday. She finished with an 11-under-par total of 205. Jane, 33, went into the third and final round
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      All-India 2-1
      24 26 KUALA LUMPUR, Moo. The All-India Armed Forces soccer team beat the Malaysian Armed Forces 2-1 in a goodwill match here today. AP.
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      Victory for Green is embarrassing
      423 26 NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana), Mon. Hubert Green, of the United States, shot a four-under-par 68 to win the U*****,000 New Orleans Open golf tournament yesterday. Green's total of 273 was one better than four other Americans Bruce Lietzke, Steve Melnyk, Frank Conner and Lee Trevino and
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      HCJC win sixth title
      294 26  - HCJC win sixth title BERNARD PEREIRA By HWA CHONG JUNIOR COLLEGE won their sixth sports title this year when they captured the schools' national post secondary girls' badminton title, thrashing Anglo-Chinese Junior College 4-1 in the final at the Singapore Badminton Hall yesterday. Their first title this season was the
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      Police held
      34 26 TOA PAYOH Police were held to a 1-1 draw by Cairnhilt Football Club in a friendly soccer match at Ml. Vernon yesterday. Mohd Ridzwan scored for Police, while Joseph netted the equaliser.
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      Hungary devour China in Swaythling Cup
      393 26 Chinese hat-trick in Corbillon Cup, but PYONGYANG, Mon. European champions Hungary powered themselves to a decisive 5-1 victory over China tonight to take the Swaythling men's team Cup at the 35th world table tennis championships here. China, who have won the cup six- times
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      Zaheer lights up gloomy start to league
      256 26 Zaheer lights up gloomy start to league LONDON, Mon. Pakistan's Zaheer Abbas brightened a gloomy start to the English Sunday Cricket League season yesterday with a sparkling 93 not out which helped Gloucestershire beat Lancashire by five runs South African-born Kepler Wessels, who earlier this year played for Australia in
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      Stylish Perera slams best score of career
      245 26 Stylish Perera slams best score of career STYLISH Nalin Perera, of the Heli Orient, slammed a career-best 105 not out in the Singapore Cricket Association's Senior League match against Indian Association at Balestier Road on Sunday. Perera 's superb innings, which lasted 155 minutes, helped Heli Orient to an 88run
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      Surer scores
      26 26 NURBURGRING (West Germany). Mon. Marc Surer, of Switzerland, driving a MarchBMW 792. won the fourth race of the European Formula Two season yesterday. UPI.
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      First-team chance
      347 27  -  JOE DORAI By Intermediates get offer to join Malaysia Cup side FOUR intermediate team members have a chance to win places in the Singapore squad for next month's Malaysia Cup semi-finals. Their selection into the squad will depend on their performance at the Bangkok Asian Cup competition start
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      Reconciliation at last for IBF, WBF?
      236 27  - Reconciliation at last for IBF, WBF? BERNARD PEREIRA By IS it a ruse? Or is the long-awaited day of reconciliation between the warring parties, the International Badminton Federation and the World Badminton Federation, finally dawning? Judging by Indonesia's recent overtures (or friendly matches with Singapore in the Republic, it certainly
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      TODAY'S EVENTS
      51 27 TODAY'S EVENTS QOHf SICC Open champion ships (New Course 7 30« m), Sele- < tar May Day tournament (Seletar). SOCCER NFL Dtv 1: Farrer Park United v Kaki Bukit (Jurong Bpm). Changl United v Geylang (Jalan Besar Stadium Hprr. I SWIMMING Chinese Swimming Cub v Royal Bangkok SC (Amber Rd
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      The Suzukis will be well-Marked
      198 27 The Suzukis will be well-Marked KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. It's going to be a fight between the Suzukis in the main event for motorcycles at the Penang Grand Prix tomorrow. Heading them is John Woodley of New Zealand, astride the RG 500 Mark 4. Defending champion Gerry Looi of Singapore will
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      Nick doubles up
      75 27 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Nick van Nugteren. an Australian living in Singapore, is one of two persons taking part in both car and motorcycle events in the 10th Penang Grand Prix. The other is Fong Weng Cheong, of Ipoh. Van Nugteren, an engineer, is entering a 24-valve I.OOOcc
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      Arshad is fitter and may score tonight
      199 27 Arshad is fitter and may score tonight ARSHAD KHAMK, who is on a comeback after a twomonth absence, is likely to be among the list of scorers tonight for Geylang Interna- I tional against Changi United I in the National Football j League Division One match i at the Jalan
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      Fool of nice surprises
      406 27  -  WILFRED YEO PROFILE. .By BOWLER NIJI WILL NOT FORGET APRIL 1 APRIL FOOL'S DAY has traditionally had unpleasant surprises for many, bat far bowler Nij, Chua, this year's April 1 held a more than pleasant surprise. Oa that day, NIJ was offered, aad she accepted, the
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      Lum's black belt almost certain
      164 27  -  PETER SIOW By THREE karatekas Vincent Lum. Wong Kok Wah and Lim Meng Heng emerged as the most outstanding in the recent Singapore Oyama Karate-do Kyokushinki-kan gradings at St. Francis Road. Lum. who has been in training for the past four years, looks almost certain
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    A beauty weeps in disbelief
    160 28 SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD Elaine Tan bant 1st* tears m being crowned Miss Singapore Miss I nlversc 1171 »t the Cwkpit Hotel last night. Shaking her crowning glory la disbelief, tke stodent beaaty, wh« wmata to be a flight steward***, said In betweea tabs: "Oh! I waat to
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    Dow Jones
    44 28 NEW YORK. Mon. Dow Jones averages, based on the first hour of trading on the New York Stock Exchange 30 indust 850 92 off 5.72. 20 transp 22. 65 off 1.21. 15 mils 101.15 off 0.03. 65 stocks 290.25 0ff 153. -UPI.
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    Lewis: Up to ITF board to decide . . .
    259 28  - Lewis: Up to ITF board to decide EDMUND TEO, By Our London roportor THE International Transport- workers Federation yesterday described the setting up of a protem secretariat of Asian seafarers as having as much validity as that of local seamen setting up a secretariat to persuade the Singapore Organisation of
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    Fare rise invalid, refunds coming
    115 28 WELLINGTON, Mon. Air New Zealand is to refund thousands of dollars to passengers because the government has decided that a fare increase was invalid. The Transport Minister, Mr Colin McLachlan, told the airline today that it could not apply the increase, but an airline spokesman
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    Dissidents in Beijing sell anti-govt booklets
    300 28 Dissidents in Beijing sell anti-govt booklets BEIJING (PEKING), Mon Chinese dissidents climbed atop Beijing's "democracy wall" yesterday and sold a collection of anti-government booklets. The booklets were snapped up like hot cakes. Hundreds of anxious readers pressed forward for a booklet containing the collected copies of past wall posters and
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    Viets moving to Thai border
    360 28 BANGKOK, Mon. VIETNAMESE troop reinforcements are advancing in Kampuchea towards the Thai border and may cross into Thai territory to form the rear prong of a pincer attack on Khmer Rouge forces based near the frontier, military observers said today. The increased urgency behind this
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    Late CLASSIFIEDS DEATH
    41 28 Late CLASSIFIEDS DEATH KAMOAVANAM, former Train Controller.Oemas passed away peacefully In Singapore on 1-5-79 at 12.40 a.m. leaving behind beloved son Amlrthaslngam, daughter-in-law and 3 grandchildren to mourn his loss Cortege leaves from No 22, Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore. Ring2Ss22«
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      Spectacular start to new century in Bali
      1201 1 IT HASN'T been a good year for the animals that inhabit the island of Bali. During the past few weeks, Hindu high priests have: NONCHALANTLY shoved a cow and a goat into the crater of an active volcano; DROWN KD two caribou in
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      Incredible American equal to Japan's hiss
      482 1 Incredible American equal to Japan's hiss "IN-CRED-IBLK!!"is regarded as the appropriate all-pur-pose response to almost any tidbit of news, scrap of opinion or idle qaesttoa one is preferred in conversation. '•Oil censaaipllen is ap, eat dawn." ■•In-CRKIWNc!!' "I hate rain, and It's geing to rain again this "U-CRKD-UHe!!" "What did
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        'Oriental Elvis' is a fitness fanatic at 63
        450 2  -  GERALDINE TANG By SOME movie-goers may think they have seen enough of Cheng Kwan Mm in screen comedies over the last 30 years or so. But there's a serious part [to his life that not many know about: This veteran Hongkong Cantonese
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        SSO's day
        38 2 RTS will telecast a recording of the Singapore Symphony Orchwtra this afternoon at 3.50 on Channel 5. They play Prokofiey's Peter and the Wolf, Sibelius' Flnlandia and Liv Foo- Ann's Capriccio on a Chinese folk tune.
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        TEAMING UP FOR MUSIC
        131 2 HOW wUI a ceaeert seeae: H jrea have aa aceas» pttriw4 darta)? tftat f eeejfar ■a and piaalat eaaae tegether te make maatrf Tal« U the maaieaJ cevery yea eaa make at tke recital by David Lewis, re-prlarlpal rlariaeUat with tke Stagapere Sympkeay Orchestra. Preeeatod by
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        Holiday fare but nothing really delicious to offer
        525 2  -  GERALDINE TANG By RTS has been consistent with scheduling special holiday fare and if you are a regular viewer, you should be quite good at guessing what kind of TV programmes to expect each public holiday. It appears the station does try
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        An interesting probe into reading habits of children
        204 2 An interesting probe into reading habits of children IN THEIR primary school years, many a child would simply thrill to adventure after adventure of their favourite fictional heroes like The Secret Seven or The Famous Five created by authoress Enid Blyton. But, sadly, some of these eager book-thirsty children lose
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        165 2 The best of Thai food, fashions and dances DID you know Thai Boxing and Sword Fighting are performed here in dance forms by models from "Bahn Thai" in Bangkok? Come and discover this for yourself at the "Thai Extravaganza '79" presented by Holiday Inn Hotel at its Garden Ballroom now
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        Brass plate dance
        45 2 RAJA aa* Rack* BeMl, weU-fcjMwa hi«baadaaeVwtfo pair af rlntilffll daaeera (ram ladia, will be featared la tke Kaeawpadi Daaee Recital an Chaaaei 8 tab aftcraaaa at Mi. The highlight Is aa Item railed Taraagam where they dance "*—Hni aa a braas plate.
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        818 2 TV and Radio SINGAPORE 5 Jimmy Edwards and Barbara Murray, Graham Faukner and Akin Lewis 6.05 Fables of the Green Forest 6.30 News in Brief 6.35 Chldren of the World Peru 7.00 Uda Dan Dara (Malay) 7.30 News (Malay) 7.45 Pusparama (Malay) 8.35 The Appeal of Books (Last in series)
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        112 3 Sedately yours, 'retro' style BODY-BARING clothes are "in" this season. Clothes that state the facts ever so vividly. Form-fitting, waistcinching, how can the less-than-perfect figure escape detection? Soft clinging fabrics, especially, tell all. Take these two very "retro" numbers for instance. In fluid viscose, they reveal all while adding its
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        Making money grow by various means
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        New test may detect mongol babies in womb
        668 3  -  CHRISTINE DOYLE By i SCIENTISTS have taken the first step towards the development of a simple blood test to screen women early in pregnancy for genetic abnormalties such as mongolism in their babies. The test involves the examination of cells from the
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        266 3 The Zanobettis wear only what they sell IF EVER there was a walking advertisement of the brand of clothes they sell, it is the Zanobettis. From head to toe, the indistinguishable crest of the 100-year-old Italian name Zanobetti in classic wear abounds on every piece of clothing husband and wife
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