The Straits Times, 9 June 1979

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    14 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 SATURDAY, JUNE t, 1579 25 CENTS M.C.(P) No. 142/1/79
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  • YOUR WEEKEND READING The Sunday Times
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      THE CARBON COPY HUMANS
      151 1 ONE of the most fascinating debates going on in scientific, medical and religious circles all around the world at this moment concerns CLONING a startling method of reproduction that uses one body cell from one individual insulting in a child that has the genetic blueprint of
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      THE FATTIES: FACTS AND FALLACIES
      169 1 ASk a fat woman why she Is fat and the answer, in many cases, will be: "I'm really just plump. and im husband likes me like this." But Nalla Tan, popular SI NDAY TIMES columnist, is not about to let the fat wives get away
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      COURTESY IN THE SCHOOLS
      100 1 AT THE launching of the National Courtesy Campaign, the Prime Minister Mr Lee Kuan Yew said: •We must teach our children better manners both at home and in school. Through children, the schools can bring good manners back to their homes and influence their elder brothers
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      SPECIAL REPORT ON THE BIG MATCH
      108 1 IT IS make-or-break night for the Singapore soccer team when the boys face Pahaag at the National Stadium later today. A draw or victory takes Singapore to a place in the final of the Malaysia Cup. Defeat could end Singapore's run in the contest.
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      Sunday Nation THE NEW LOOK INSTANT ASIA SHOW
      130 1 Sunday Nation THE NEW LOOK INSTANT ASIA SHOW IT'S been condemned as touristy mishmash by Singaporeans. Its shortcomings were enumerated again on Tuesday by a leisure writer. Tomorrow SUNDAY NATION reports on just what has been done to produce a new Instant Asia show, the capsule image of Singapore's diverse
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      SUPPER THEATRE THE LATEST FAD
      116 1 M I'PKK THEATRE: Is it hurting local drama? Ye», says a Nan tan English-language lecturer, who's also a member of the Experimental Theatre Club, of tar latest (ad pulling in the crowds at our big hotels. Hi* doesn't expect anyone interested in making profit* for
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      OTHER HIGHLIGHTS
      62 1 While SIA mulls over which three new US cities to fly to, a student traveller gives some tips on seeing North America by air, rail and bus. Lurching After Wonder Woman RJ reveals her successor on TV, and it's another Marvel comic character. The Pill Opting for full
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      IN SPORTS NATION
      17 1 JEFFREY LOW reports from the National Stadium •a the crucial Singaporr-Pahaag Malaysia Cap rlat.h
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    Lock icon 900 strikers arrested
    62 1 KATHMANDU, Fri. Police arrested about 900 striking employees of the Nepal Rastra i Central I Bank and the Nepal Bank within 24 hours, although releasing most of them after i lew hours. The bank employees have been on strike for the last four days demanding salary hikes
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    Lock icon Takeover of Iran's banks
    119 1 Takeover of Iran's banks TEHERAN, Fri. Iran has nationalised all its banks, Prime Minister Mehdi Bazargan announced today in a broadcast over the state radio. The Revolutionary Government made the! announcement on the I anniversary of the birthday of Imam Ali, son-in-law of the Prophet Mohammed. The Prime Minister's statement,
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    CHEAP LABOUR 'SHAKE OUT'
    596 1 Need to cut unskilled guest workers THERE is need to reduce the inflow of guest workers without special skills so that companies using labour inefficiently and excessively will be pressured to improve themselves, the Minister for Trade and Industry, Mr Goh Chok Tong, said yesterday But
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    TARLING HEARING
    23 1 THE inquiry into five charges under the Companies Act against former Har Par Brothers International chairman, Richard Charles Tarling, 44, began
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    No need for military pact now: Gen K
    441 1  -  SEAH CHIANG NEE By THAI Prime Minister General Kriangsak Chomanan said today that Asean could become a military grouping if Thailand was invaded. But the Thai leader, who was speaking to reporters after a 90-minute meeting today with Prime Minister Lee Kuan
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    Lock icon Extradition
    25 1 NAIROBI, Fri. A Kenyan court today ordered the extradition to Uganda of Mr Bob Astles, the British-born head of Idi Amin's anti-corruption unit. Reuter.
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    SHARING A LIGHT MOMENT
    67 1 SHARING A LIGHT MOMENT IN a reflection of the amiable mood that characterised their talks, Indonesian President Suharto and Japanese Prime Minister Masayoshi Ohira share a light moment just prior to another round of discussions In Tokyo yesterday. Both countries agreed on joint efforts in the energy field, with Japaj**
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    HK to build 'Berlin Wall' on border
    7 1 HK to build 'Berlin Wall' on border
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    Lock icon 'Metal fatigue' crash
    69 1 'Metal fatigue' crash LONDON, Fri. A Bnlish CoviMnment report said today that metal fatigue cracks caused a British Charter Airline's Boeing 707 to nosedive and crash in Zambia two years ago, killing its six occupants A world-wide survey after the accident, in May 1977. showed that 38 out of 521
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    The weather
    26 1 IP TO 1 P.M. TODAY: Isolated showers around mid-day. TEMPER ATI KKS IP TO 6 A.M. TOMOR ROW: Maximum 31 C; minimum 24 C.
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    Lock icon LATEST ARABS PLAN OIL BAN ON U.S.
    43 1 BEIRUT, Fri. Radical Arab leaden are discussing plans to hold a mini-summit aimed at denying the I nlted States access to Arab oil, Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine leader Nayef Hawatmeh said today. Reuter.
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      199 1 SIA TO RESUME US FLIGHTS NEXT WEEK Page 10 Fl\ X million hit by drought 2 KOI M) one lasts only an hoar 3 IS plans mobile missile to foil Soviets 4 FRENCH may have staged nuclear sabotage C LEGAL team ready for likely Skylab salts 7 COIR.SE on politeness
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  • AROUND THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Five million affected by drought
      256 2 2 10 heat-related deaths reported NEW DELHI, Fri. About five million people are suffering from drought conditions in Assam state, eastern India, a state official said yesterday. Some 240 heat-related deaths have been reported from north and eastern India as a result of a six-week-long
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      Lock icon Pledge to air Asean views
      248 2 TOKYO, Friday JAPANESE Prime Minister Masaya hi Ohira today promised to air the views of the Asean countries and other developing nations at this month's Tokyo economic su •limit, government sources said. Mr Ohira gave the pledge at a meeting with President Suharto of Indonesia,
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      Lock icon S. Korea output falls
      170 2 SEOUL, Fri. SOUTH KOREA'S economy is showing signs of stagflation as industrial production went down for the first time last month while prices continued an upward spiral. According to an official report made today to President Park Chung-Hee by the government economic planning board, industrial production
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      Lock icon Council to probe alleged Pak role in revolt
      197 2 Council to probe alleged Pak role in revolt ISLAMABAD, Fri. Afghan Government and rebel troops continued to make conflicting claims of victory as President Nur Mohamed Taraki yesterday chaired a meeting of his defence council to examine the situation created by Pakistan's alleged direct involvement in the conflict. Radio Kabul,
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      Lock icon Jakarta `no' to Japan's request
      78 2 Jakarta no' to Japan's request JAKARTA. Fri. Indonesia today turned down a request by Japan to build a monument to commemorate Japanese soldiers killed during the Second World War in Borneo. The matter was discussed in Tokyo today between Japanese and Indonesian officials who accompanied President Suharto on his visit
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      Lock icon Bid to stop shipping firm 'outlaws'
      382 2 Bid to stop shipping firm 'outlaws' MANILA, Friday A UNITED Nations body has begun seeking ways to stop a growing number of shipping companies from operating as virtual international outlaws beyond any government's control. A resolution adopted by the recently concluded UN Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) asked the
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      Lock icon Arms cache found in passenger's bags
      60 2 ISLAMABAD, Fri. Airport customs here found 22 rifles, two hand guns, a machinegun, and 229 cartridges in the accompanied baggage of a Pakistani who arrived yesterday on a British Airways Night from London, police said. They said the passenger, Tehseennullah Jan, employed in the
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      Lock icon Manila on alert for Red Army attack
      315 2 Manila on alert for Red Army attack MANILA, Fri. The entire Philippine intelligence communty was placed under full alert y 'sterday following confidential reports that the Japanese Red Army will stage attacks in various; parts of the world before the Tokyo summit of industrial countries and the Asean summit meeting
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      Lock icon Taj Mahal has stone cancer
      125 2 Taj Mahal has stone cancer NEW DELHI, Fri. Th< Taj Mahal, which environ mentalists fear is threat ened by an oil refinerj being built nearby, has al ready developed a condi lion known as "stom cancer" due to loca pollution, the United New; of India reported fronr Agra yesterday. Quoting
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      Lock icon Mars finding
      23 2 PROVIDENCE (Rhode Island). Fri. United St.iles astronomers have discovered evidence of two giant MM »n Mar*, which is otherwise bonedry. Reuter.
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      Lock icon Pope at the 'heart of cruelty, hatred'
      23 3 Pope at the 'heart of cruelty, hatred' POPE John Paul II prays at the doorway of a cell of the camp. UPI picture
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      Lock icon 'Huey Fong bound for Malaysia'
      356 3 HONGKONG, Fri. THE battered freighter Huev Fong, which carried 3.318 Vietnamese refugees to Hongkong last December, was originally destined for Malaysia. Victoria district court was told today. Crown counsel Peter Duncan said this was stated in a sworn statement by Lo Wing, 58, a defendant
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      Lock icon 'Ape-like beasts roaming Sydney bushland'
      178 3 'Ape-like beasts roaming Sydney bushland' SYDNEY, Fri. Huge hairy ape-like creatures are roaming dense bushi land near Sydney, an j Australian naturalist i claimed today. Rex Gilroy, of Katoomba, Sydney, is convinced Australia has a yowie a creature similar to America's big foot and the Himalayan yeti, or I abominable
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      Lock icon Oil well on fire
      68 3 MEXICO CITY. Fri. An offshore oil well in the Gulf of Mexico has turned into a flaming torch which could take three months to bring under control, officials of the Mexican state oil company. Pemex. said yesterday. They said about 30.000 barrels of oil were being
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      Lock icon Life terms
      28 3 BANGKOK, Fri. Two men and a woman, all Thais, were yesterday sentenced to life imprisonment after being convicted of possessing heroin with intent to sell. AFP.
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      Lock icon Round one lasts only an hour
      313 3 Round one lasts only an hour Ron-alignedr on-aligned bureau meeting opens after delay COLOMBO, Friday AFTER a delay of 24 hours, the first working plenary session of the ministerial level non- aligned coordinating bureau opened but lasted only a mere 60 minutes yesterday evening as delegates spent most of the
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      Lock icon We'll be the last says Thailand
      232 3 BANGKOK, Friday THAILAND today declared that it would be the last country to recognise the Vietnamese-backed regime of Premier Heng Samrin. The declaration was made by deputy secretary-general of the National Security Council. Mr Sitthi Sawetsila, also minister attached to the prime minister's office,
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      Lock icon PNG bans export of war relics
      177 3 PORT MORESBY, Fri. The Papua New Guinea Government will Impose a six-month ban on the export of human bones and other relics from World War Two. The ban, announced by Prime Minister Michael Somare on Friday, has been timed to start from July C
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      US plans mobile missile as Soviet foil
      378 4 THE United States has decided to move into full-scale development of a huge new mobile missile designed to foil any Soviet surprise attack on the US landbased striking force in the 1980s and beyond, Administration officials said last night. The plan calls for
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      Lock icon Carter won't lift Rhodesia sanctions
      235 4 Carter won't lift Rhodesia sanctions WASHINGTON, Friday OVER strong Congressional opposition, President Carter has barred lifting the economic sanctions on Zimbabwe Rhodesia, declaring that its recent elections wei-e not "fair or free." "I am absolutely convinced that the best interests of the United States will not be served by lifting
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      Lock icon Four kids found guilty of murder bid
      157 4 SACREMENTO, Fri. Four elementary school children aged 12 and 13, who admitted lacing a teacher's coffee with what they thought was poison, have been convicted of attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder. The three girls and one boy, who are seventh and
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      Lock icon Assault on Managua by rebels likely
      138 4 Assault on Managua by rebels likely MANAGUA, Fri. Guerillas fighting the government of General Anastasio Somoza in Nicaragua today appeared to be laying the groundwork for a possible assault on the capital, Managua. Witnesses reported that five cities were under the partial control of Sandinist guerillas who launched a full-scale
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      Lock icon Accept Salt II call
      88 4 Accept Salt II call CAMBRIDGE (Massachusetts), Fri. Warning that the 198te will be a decade of unrest, West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt today urged the I nlted States to approve the SALT II treaty with the Soviet Inion or face a fierce nuclear arms race. In his speech accepting an
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      Lock icon Slide in polls for Vorster's party
      141 4 JOHANNESBURG, Fri. South Africa's ruling National Party today pondered a massive swing against it in a byelection which followed close on the resignation in disgrace of President John Vorster. The party won the seat at Randfontein yesterday but its majority was halved as voters
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      Lock icon 18 kg tumour removed
      85 4 SAN FRANCISCO, Frl. Surgeons have removed a massive tumour and excess fluid weighing 93 kg from a woman's stomach, a surgeon said today. I)r Russell Laros said a seven-man surgical team at the University of California Medical Centre operated for four-and-a-half hours on the woman, who
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      French may have staged N-sabotage
      562 6 CAIRO, Fri THE cloak-and-dagger sabotage operation that destroyed vital parts of the highly contentious French-built nuclear reactor destined for Iraq was masterminded ironically by the French themselves and not the Israelis as previously believed. According to evidence gathered by Western intelligence agencies, the affair bears
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      Damage caused by gas explosion
      102 6 Damage caused by gas explosion AN AERIAL view of a site in the town of Jay, Florida, after two propane gas tanks exploded with a thunderous roar on Thursday, touching off a fire that destroyed a house, damaged several others and forced the evacuation of nearly 3M people. Firemen prevented
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      Lock icon 'Don't put Chinese in red safety boxes'
      201 6 'Don't put Chinese in red safety boxes' BEIJING (Peking), Fri. The people of China should not be placed in "red safety boxes" and authorities should encourage their normal contacts with foreigners, the Communist Party newspaper People's Daily said today. The official newspaper said, however, that proper guidance should be given
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      Lock icon Bugging the believers
      66 6 WASHINGTON. Fri. Soviet officials have used "crude force" to break up Christian weddings in the USSR and employ America-made bugging equipment to eavesdrop on believers, a recently freed religious leader said yesterday. Testifying before a congressional panel, Soviet Baptist leader Georgi Vms related excesses of the Soviet
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      Lock icon Shoot order
      37 6 JAKARTA, Fri. The Minister of Defence and Security Affairs. General Mohammad Jusuf. has ordered coast guard patrols to open fire on any smuggling vessels discovered in the Indonesian waters if they defy stop-engine orders. AP.
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      Lock icon 'US oil firms profit by palming off old for new'
      135 6 'US oil firms profit by palming off old for new' DALLAS, Friday MAJOR American oil companies routinely violate federal oil-pricing laws, driving the price of fuel up, while government agencies do nothing to stop it, US Department of Energy attorney Joseph McNeff said yesterday. "Oil companies gouge the public by
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      Lock icon World's most expensive
      72 6 JOHANNESBURG: South Africans filled their tanks with one of the world's most expensive petrol yesterday amid predictions that prices on all fronts were set for a gallop. Economist!) said the jump in petrol prices to 54.3 South African cents a litre (5J1.52 a litre) on Thursday could
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      Lock icon Slower and dearer
      70 6 STOCKHOLM: Speed limits in Sweden are to be reduced and petrol prices raised in an attempt to prevent petrol rationing later this year, the government announced on Thursday. Between June 21 and Sept 1 the speed limit, normally 110 km h on motorways and major highways, will
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      New hike 'any time'
      44 6 TEHERAN: Oil industry boss Hassan Nazih said on Thursday Iran's oil prices, already the highest in the Persian Gulf, could be increased further "at any time." "Our contracts are such that we can raise the price at any time," said
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      Lock icon THE ENERGY SQUEEZE
      64 6 THE ENERGY SQUEEZE Mr Nazih. chairman and managing director of the National Iranian Oil Co. But he said Iran would not raise production even though it has more customers than it can supply and is turning new buyers away. The current level of production 3.2 million barrels a day is
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      Iran may scrap pipeline plan
      134 6 MOSCOW, Fri. Iran's likely cancellation of a US$2.5 billion (555.5 billion) plan to pipe more gas to the Soviet Union was seen today as a setback for the Kremlin. The cancellation of the proposed Igat-2 pipeline was described as "90 per cent certain" by the
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      Lock icon No birth cert, so body stays in morgue
      85 6 SAN GIOVANNI (Italy), Fri. Priest Don Francesco Belcastro's funeral was railed off yesterday when local officials Insisted he bad never been born. Although relatives of the dead priest swore he was born in IM4, the registrar In this Calabrian town refused to
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      Russians read first 'good' report on China
      214 7 Russians read first 'good' report on China MOSCOW, Fri THE first favourable 1 press report on China for several years appeared today in the Communist Party newspaper. Pravda, reflecting current moves to improve relations between the feuding communist giants. Pravda published a thieo-paragraph Tass news agency despatch from Beijing (Peking)
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      Lock icon Kopechnes' promise
      82 7 BOSTON. Fri. The parents of Miss Mary Jo Kopechne, killed accidentally in a car driven by Sen Edward Kennedy 10 years ago. have promised they will not get in the way of any presidential ambitions of the last surviving Kennedy brother "We know people will want to use
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      Lock icon Two-headed babe
      59 7 NEW DELHI. Fri A girl with two heads and three arms has been born in New Delhi. Doctors at a city hospital told reporters yesterday that the three-day-old baby has two distinct nervous systems but one heart One hand has eight fingers. The baby weighs five kilograms. Doctors
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      Legal team ready for likely Skylab suits
      335 7 WASHINGTON, Friday WHEN the 77-tonne Skylab space station tumbles out of orbit and crashes to earth, the United States government will be ready to dispatch lawyers to any spot on earth where injury, damage or death might occur. "There's only a remote chance
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      In other words...
      39 7 In other words... 6 We might be paying for an awful lot of car dents that were not caused by Skylab if we didn't check careful- A l>. S National Aeronautics and Space Administra tion (Nasa) spokesman Richard Smith.
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      Lock icon Thorpe and two others decide not to testify
      311 7 LONDON, Friday IN A surprise move, former Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe yesterday decided against giving evidence in his own defence at his trial on charges of conspiracy and incitement to murder. Two of the three other men accused with him of
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      Lock icon Armed guards for bus commuters
      169 7 HONGKONG, Fri. Security guards have been riding shotgun duty aa municipal bases and trolley buses In the Chinese port city of Tlanjbi (Tientsin) to protect passengers from criminals, according to a broadcast from Radio Tlanjta. A transcript of the broadcast last month, seen in Hongkong
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      Lock icon Making of DC-10 aircraft goes on
      90 7 McDONNEL Douglas' DC-ll production continues in Long Beach, California on schedule in spite of the US Federal Aviation Administration's decision to ground the I Ss4l million (SsBB million) aircraft. Pilots around the United States are meanwhile ferrying a number of DC-lte to remote test
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    Opening of new premises to commemorate anniversary and expansion
    721 8 Opening of new premises to commemorate anniversary and expansion Located at Kallang Avenue Industrial Centre, the new two-floor premises will make Technic Brothers the most up-to-date local optical, photographic equipment repair and servicing centre in Singapore. Equipped with some of the latest, machine tools, testing and checking gadgets and devices,
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      338 8 ItSf TECHMIC BROS 1 L sL.y'yf/ 18th Anniversary expansion o£ iNs~ y business and removal to new x 23¥ premises mmmmmgmmm Technic Brothers will commemorate its eighteenth anniversary and business expansion with the official opening of its new premises today. ((ypmfratyktiom \^y andßestlMshesto I TECHNIC BROS on the occasion of
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      49 8 THE MANAGEMENT OF TECHNIC BROS cordially invites your presence to a COCKTAIL PARTY on Saturday 9th June 1979 To commemorate its 18th anniversary, business expansion and to celebrate its removal to new premises at BLK 3, NO 126, KALLANG AVENUE INDUSTRIAL CENTRE, SINGAPORE-12 COCKTAIL TIME: 2 pm. 4 pm.
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    Tarling case: Inquiry begins
    704 9 Tarling case: Inquiry begins Five charges under Companies Act THE preliminary inquiry into five charges under the Companies Act against former Haw Par Brothers International chairman, Richard Charles Tarling, 44, began yesterday. By the end of yesterday's hearing, seven witHMM had read out iheir statements led by DeputyPublic Prosecutors Tan
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    $5m JOINT VENTURE FOR GLASS PLANT
    126 9 $5m JOINT VENTURE FOR GLASS PLANT TOP executives of four major companies here and a businessman yesterday signed a joint-venture agreement to establish the Toyo Glass Machinery (Spore) Pte Ltd in Jurong. The parties are the Yodogawa Seiki Co Ltd, Private Investment Company for Asia, Toyo Glass, Toyo Glass Machinery
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    Forged ticket rap
    59 9 A WOMAN, Chay Wai Lin, 58, was charged in court i yesterday with trying to cheat a cashier of the Singapore Pools of $5,000 by presenting a forged Singapore Sweep winning ticket. She was alleged to have committed the offence at Colombo Court on May 30. The
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    2nd dinner
    18 9 THE Nightingale Alumni will hold its second installation dinner at the Holiday Inn tonight at 7.30.
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    Directive on barbiturates: Don't go overboard
    478 9 SAY DOCTORS A NEW directive, which requires police investigating officers and prosecutors handling cases of fatal b:\rbiturate overdose to pose 15 specific questions to the doctors who prescribed the drug, was generally supported by the members of medical profession yesterday. While agreeing that this
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    Hospital death fall : Open verdict
    100 9 Hospital death fall Open verdict THE State Coroner yesterday recorded an open verdict on the death of sailor Chow Yiah Tuan, 27, who died 45 minutes after he was found lying at the foot of the Toa Payoh Hospital block on Feb 13. The court was earlier told that Chow,
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    SIA to resume flights to US next week
    763 10  - SIA to resume flights to US next week USING BOEING 707 INSTEAD OF DC-10 SINGAPORE Airlines will resume its flights to San Francisco on a thrice-weekly frequency using a Boeing 707 instead of the DC-10 from next Wednesday. The airline suspended its four-time weekly (lights to the US destination two
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    Thief almost got away with $4,200
    103 10 Thief almost got away with $4,200 THE manager of a goldsmith firm, Mr Lam Liam Kvvang, 57, detained a 39-year-old man who had earlier snatched his handbag which contained $4,200, in Geylang Road, yesterday. Mr Lam, of Nah Sek Leong Goldsmith, had gone to the branch office of the Malayan
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    Police drop assault probe on mutiny ship
    164 10 Police drop assault probe on mutiny ship POLICE patrol boats were called to the Überian vessel Westbulk In the outer harbour on Thursday to Investigate a case of alleged assault against the ship's master during a mutiny on the high seas earlier. The mutiny against the captain broke out among
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    Skylab: US embassy in Singapore acts
    479 10  -  GLORIA CHAN By SOMEWHERE high up in the earth's atmosphere, a huge man-made machine is hurtling towards earth at breakneck speed and Singapore is, no matter how unlikely, a possible landing area for the chunk of metal or bits of it. If it should
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    Projects for fund
    90 10 THE Ministry of Education has incited schools to organise cultural projects in aid of the Cultural Foundation Fund. A ministry circular to all schools and junior colleges says: "Schools may wish to consider organising cultural projects to raise funds for the foundation. The idea is to get
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      223 10 Bringing Up Father By Bill Kavanagh Hal Camp I TRUCK DRIVERS ARE SO "\j| MAYBE VoH 1 1] Jll3©S I FOUND A *"> IOLOVETO&OTO FRt=SH r WAS WALKIN& h THEY WERE ]DO j HOW DID H WAY TO MAKE Di\TYS PARTY/ T WITH MOLLY WOODSTAR WHrSTLIN6 J >t?U YOU GET
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    Course on politeness for police (RADIO DIVISION) phone operators
    484 11 Course on politeness for police (RADIO DIVISION) phone operators Make courtesy our way of life NATIONAL COURTESY CAMPAIGN ALL telephone operators in the police Radio Division will be required to attend a twoweek course which will, among other things, centre on courtesy and how to deal with calls from the
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    Chai's date
    35 11 THE Senior Minister at State 1 Education). Mr Chai Chong Yii. will attend the 16th anniversary dinner of the Jalan Petua community < entre at its premises in Track 6. Jurong. tonight at 8.
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    Cultivate virtue of courtesy positively, says Hon
    181 11 CULTIVATE the virtue of courtesy in a positive manner. This was the message from the Minister for Finance and MP for Havelock, Mr Hon Sui Sen, to his constituents yesterday. Speaking at the opening of the constituency's courtesy campaign, Mr Hon said Oriental
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    MINISTER'S TOUR
    40 11 I IN CONJUNCTION with the National Courtesy Caml paign. the Minister for Home Affairs and MP for MacPherson, Mr Chua Sian Chin, will visit hawkers of Block 80 and 89 markets in the constituency tomorrow at 9.30 p.m.
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    US embassy to pick top four
    102 11 THE current courtesy campaign has also (aught on In the American Embassy here. A contest to pick four courteous employees two Americans and two Singaporeans is generating a lot of "fun I and goodwill" among staff members, said Mrs SyMa Ching, the family liaison
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    Singapore team for study tour of Japan
    170 11 Singapore team for study tour of Japan A SEVEN-MEMBER team of trade unionists, government officials and employer representatives will leave on Monday for a two-week tour of Japan to study the success of Japanese productivity committees. The team will be led by the Labour Ministry's head of industrial relations, Mr
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      1243 12 I iH OVERSEAS UNION BANK LIMITED 1 d*fl^l (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Balance Sheets si« December 1978 The Group The Bank The Group The Bank 1978 1977 1978 1977 1978 1977 1978 1977 fgL SS'OOO SS'OOO SS'OOO SS'OOO SS'OOO SS'OOO SS'OOO SS'OOO ■JJ Share Capital Current Assets Jl
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    Society finalising proposals for the govt
    424 14  -  SIT MENG CHUE Tightening up lawyers' accounting rules By THE Law Society is finalising ram recoin mendations to tighten up the Solicitors' Ar counts Rules 1967 and Accounts' Report Rules 1967 for submission to thr- government Disclosing this yesterday, presktaM of th<society, Miss Phyllis
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    Refugees allowed in after week
    129 14 Refugees allowed in after week THE Brazilian tanker, Jose Bonifacio, with 2t Vietnamese refugees on board, was allowed to enter Singapore waters yesterday after waiting ln international waters for a week. Immigration authorities here allowed the tanker to come in with the refugees following a guarantee from the Brazilian Embassy
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    6th contest
    22 14 THE commerce society of Nanyang University will hold its sixth national economics, management and finance knowledge contest on Jul 8.
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    New pay pact will cost Shell extra $10m
    323 14 New pay pact will cost Shell extra $10m A NEW collective agreement between the Shell companies in Singapore and th<> United Worker? of Petroleum Industry (UWPI) will cost t regroup an additional {10 million in the next three years. The agreement, whu'h providi.s for substantial [acre is«-s to tali i
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    'More China ships will be serviced in Singapore'
    197 14 'More China ships will be serviced in Singapore' SINGAPORE will see a dramatic demand for repair and maintenance facilities from Chinese ships as China increases its merchant fleet and and world trade, the commercial manager of Hongkong United Dockyards, Mr j J. W. F. Mackinnon, said j yesterday. Mr Mackinnon,
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      1531 14 1 ft OVERSEAS UNION TRUST LIMITED I BT^ (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) §s& rd Balance Sheet t%* December 1978 jj (fffl 1978 1977 Not. 1978 1977 M SHARE CAPITAL 5$ §f §5 7*l Ordinary shares of Ssl each 25.000,000 25,000 f OOO FIXED ASSETS 5 4,017,896 4,048,266 M^l
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    9-minute call but it will cost more
    346 15 TELECOMS has decided to extend the three-minute time limit on public telephones to nine minutes after a study on telephone users. But this will not be introduced until next March at the earliest. It will also cost the caller 30 cents to use
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    Up for fourth day
    31 15 ELECRICITY consumption at 19.12 million units on Thorxlav roer by 3. 65 per rent aver Thursdays in March. This is the fourth day running consumption has ImhmA
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    Increase in road mishaps: AAS
    246 15 TRAFFIC accidents increased in April following the introduction of the save energy campaign according to Mr Milton Tan. president of the Automobile Association of Singapore (AAS). Making the point in the latest issue of Highway, the journal of the AAS Mr Tan said the association
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    Change of numbers
    49 15 ABOUT 160 telephone subscribers in the Jalan Berseri area and Tengah Airbase quarters will have their telephone numbers changed from today at 11 a.m. Their telephone numbers 769xxxx will be changed to 260xxxx. The last four digits of the telephone numbers will not necessarily be retained.
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    Riddle of body found during fire
    200 15 Riddle of body found during fire A 56-YEAR-OLD man, whose decomposed body was found in Pepys Road, off Pasir Paniang Road, during a lallang fire had died of a fractured spine about a week before his body was found, a coroner's inquiry was told yesterday. Senior forensic pathologist. Or Chao
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      170 15 How often have you wished you could furnish your Bedroom exactly the way you planned I <£$$[]* r§>^ but had to settle for second best II because the prices Bp^- *QJls£\§y& ii were beyond your Budget B* I jh HERE'S GOOD NEWS! J^i i I BEETAXCO is slashing down A
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    Hawker drove off minutes after ban
    453 16 Hawker drove off minutes after ban MINUTES after a court slapped a one-year car-driving ban on a hawker, he got into his pick-up and drove off. Low Kuang Hui, who was spotted by a policeman cutting the double white lines moments later, landed himself in the same court again yesterday
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    Ow: The real problems facing fine arts academy
    165 16 Ow: The real problems facing fine arts academy POOR management and the lack of cooperation between the school and its board of directors are the real problems facing the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, the Parliamentary Secretary (Culture), Dr Ow Chin Hock, said yesterday. Speaking at the opening of the
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    CC concert
    25 16 MARINE Parade community centre will hold a concert. Musical Showtime, at the Marine Parade Branch Library auditorium on June 15 at 7.30 p.m.
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    Esso and Mobil raise prices of LPG
    192 16 TWO oil companies In Singapore have raised the prices of their Uquefled petroleum gas (LPG) supplies to in- dustles. The Esso hike is from $45.5* to $48 for a 51 kg cylinder of Industrial LGP, and $12.51 to I $13.M for 12.7 kg
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    Architects against move to ease entry rules
    431 16  - Architects against move to ease entry rules IRENE NGOO By ARCHITECTS in Singapore were yesterday against the proposals to relax rules for registration of foreign architects. They said such a "free-for-all" policy would lead to an influx of architects from other countries in the already competitive profession, adding that many
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    Car rally to Pattaya
    49 16 THE Automobile Association of Singapore and the Tourist Authority of Thailand are organising a motoring holiday to Pattaya for AAS members. The First Singapore-Pat-taya Auto-Adventure '79 is organised for AAS members. It will be flagged off from the Royal Thai Embassy in Orchard Road today.
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  • ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY
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      Lock icon Chinese cops can act as catalyst, says IGP
      288 17 THE Police Force needs young Chinese constables to act as a "catalyst" for Malay personnel to understand the non-Malays better, the InspectorGeneral of Police, Tan Sri Haniff Omar, said today. Appealing again to them to join the force, he said: "It's time
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      Lock icon Varsity staff association to boycott convocation
      419 17 Varsity staff association to boycott convocation KUALA LUMPUR, Friday MEMBERS of the University of Malaya Academic Staff Association (ASA) have decided to boycott the university's convocation on June 30 as the first step of its industrial action to resolve its trade dispute with the university over sabbatical leave. Seven principal
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      Lock icon ASSEMBLY 'NO' TO DAP MOTION
      104 17 ASSEMBLY 'NO' TO DAP MOTION MALACCA, Fri. The Malacca State Assembly here yesterday rejected a Democratic Action Party (DAP) motion to seek leave of the House to discuss the recent acts of desecration of Hindu temples. The motion, introduced by DAP leader Lim Kit Siang (DAP-Kubu) was defeated by a
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      Hussein to give keynote speech
      158 17 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Prime Minister and I mno president Dsttak Hussein Onn will deliver a key-note address when be opens toe oneday Umno education convention here tomorrow. The convention will be attended by 2M pa,rticlpants including chairmen of state ana divisional Umno education bureaus and
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      Lock icon `A second refugee meeting needed'
      159 17 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. A second international conference on the Vietnamese refugee problem should be held as soon as possible to stir the world into finding a durable solution, Home Affairs Minister Tan Sri Ghazali Shafie said here today. Such a conference should act as a
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      Lock icon Divisions send 620 resolutions for Umno assembly
      199 17 Divisions send 620 resolutions for Umno assembly KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Umno Headquarters here has received from its various divisions 620 resolutions to be debated at its forthcoming General Assembly scheduled for next month. Umno secretary-general Datuk Haji Mustapha Jabar said here yesterday that the resolutions, dealing with various issues including
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      28 17 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. More than 60 male government officials and students have had their shoulder-length hair shorn off in an official campaign against long hair. Reuter.
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      256 17 Straits Times Crossword ACROSS 6 Love-bird (or British artist (4). 1 Rope found oy going round Type mail for achuige in day wrecked boats (7). off? (8). 5 Does theatre work, and gives 8 Craft of bowlers getting round training in concerts (7). tne opener? (8). 9 Notable Russian retreat
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    The Straits Times SATURDAY, JUNE 9. 1979. WORTH A RISK
    380 18 The Straits Times SATURDAY, JUNE 9. 1979. WORTH A RISK DR LEE KUM TATT, the Sisir chairman, gave us all a timely reminder on Thursday when he revived discussion of the problems faced by the local entrepreneur and small, usually local, industry. He reiterated the need for government to help
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    HUDC'S OBLIGATION
    382 18 THERE are many irate and disappointed people as a result of the Housing and Urban Development Company's latest decison to concentrate on higher-priced flats. Every one knows that building costs have been going up. But HUDC applicants have not bargained for price increases of as much as 17
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    T.F. Hwang takes you down memory lane
    448 18 T.F. Hwang takes you down memory lane From the heart. COURTESY flowed straight from the heart in former times. Naturally, like water from a brook. Witness how the older Chinese generation still openly greet their friends with: Have you eaten? Notice how the old Muslims reverently do the salam, the
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    Across the Causeway...
    522 18 EXCERPTS of editorial comment from Malaysian newspapers this week. BKTHKKN shooting, which is unacceptable, and shooing, which Is ineffective, there lies a murky territory of unsatisfactory solutions to the crisis presented by Vietnamese refugees. There are only two permanent solutions. Kither Vietnam must stop the flow at
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    Some frosty tales
    514 18 Some frosty tales A most distinguished exile WHAT is so utterly fascinating to both those who have, and those who have not, an intimacy with Catholicism, is the dialectic between a supremo of a great religion and powerful leaders of an atheist cult. The former is a beneficiary of an
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      What are they trying to do to 'Pearl'?
      109 19 What are they trying to do to 'Pearl'? WOULD RTS, or the Censor Board, please explain what they are trying to do to "Pearl"? I watched the whole TV series on a trip to Canada in 1978 and it amazes me just how much of the story has been chopped
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      It is more a case of 'job-shopping'
      770 19 Training alone won't solve that job-hopping problem YOUR paper reported a suggestion made by Mr C.J. Benson of the Institution of Works Managers (UK) about the need for courses for factory foremen (ST, May 12). This report prompted one reader P N Nageswaran
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      Plea to RTS to help overcome the shortage of shift workers
      131 19 Plea to RTS to help overcome the shortage of shift workers ON BEHALF of employers in Industry, who are desperately in need of shift workers, I wish to make a special request to RTS. Not only is Singapore faring a shortage of labour bat on top of It all we
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      So puzzling
      82 19 I AM puzzled at the continued enforcement of the regulation on smallpox vaccination since the World Health Organisation reports that the disease is virtually wiped out, and a monetary reward is given for detection and reporting of any recurring cases. Why then do health authorities still insist that
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      Threat of war hangs over Egypt-Libya relations
      803 19  -  PATRICK SEARLE By 6 There is much debate in the Arab world today about whether President Sadat will move against his troublesome neighbour. Certainly the Libyan leader looks more vulnerable than m, he did. J Rival forces on the African continent RELATIONS between
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      CLOSING PRICES
      46 20 CLO SI NG PR ICES Z THE mat trsaaai IH ready aaa? at tae claae f ot bmmwaa aa tae Stark fru aaam: at Sayma> pare yesterday cowsimied with tae previaas •m day prtres lajnar. wtta W» Ufa aad low m Aatwsiil lar acrsa rtgam mase)
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      Unit trusts
      159 20 Closing tone: Easy. Turnover: Officia figures supplied by the Stock Exchange of Singapore including odd lots "Ready" totalled: 3,254.000 units valuec' at $9,005,000. Industrials accounted for 1.966,000. finance 198,000. hotels 69,000, properties 150,000, debentures, loans and bonds 3,000, plantations 808,000, minings 60.000 Settlement contracts totalled: 577,000 units valued
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      BUSINESS DONE (SINGAPORE)
      1544 20 BID and offer prices officially listed aad bumaeai In an reported to the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday with the number of shares traded shown in brackets in lots of •1.688 aaJts unless otherwise speci■tfled All Tunes Settlement Contracts -'are quoted after the word "sett" ■Big Board
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      Govt and corporate bonds
      86 20 4 1/2% 1/8/80 (250.000) (W. 438) 4 3/4% 15/9/80 (250.000) rSBjBBt 5 3/4% 1/6/78-80 (250.000) (100 758 100.85S) 6 1/2% 1/6/79-81 (250 000) (100.358 100.458) >«".<*") 5 3/4% 1979-81 (250.000) (100 488 100.58S) 5 1/4% 1/3/81 (250.000) (100 OSB 100.158) 6% 15/4/81 (250.000) (98.558) ttTF 1/6/83
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      KUALA LUMPUR
      1628 20 aBID aad offer prices officially listed and hmiam in and reported to the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange yesterday with the aaaabtr of shares traded shown la brackets in lots of 1,888 units uajaas otherwise specified INMISTBIALB ASaie.Hi 12.568) AteaaiilS2B) (1) 1.84 xd jACaae(l3sßl37Si(3) 135 ■AM D(0 475) a»aaaa»(27iS)
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        H'kong
        108 20 HONGKONG: Prices closed slightly easier yesterday in active afternoon trading, although properties remained firm and a late rally lifted prices from morning's lows dealers said. Ckeawg Kaag rose 30 cents to HKJII 00. WlKwtaek "A" 10 to $3.44, Green lalaaa Cement 75 to $33.75 and Sim* Darky 10 to
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        Tokyo
        39 20 terday ruled out an increase at this stage. Nlppaa Mlalag feU five to 250 yen. Hitachi LM six to 241. Mppaa Steel four to 125. TayaU Malar four to 895 and T D X ElectraaJes 30 to 1.690.
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        Stock options
        36 20 Striking prices of the options officially listed on the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday, the period, bids and offered prices and business done, if any, with the number of options traded shown in brackets.
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        PRODUCE PRICES
        120 20 CHINESE PRODUCE EXCHANGE, SINGAPORE, NOON CLOSING PRICES PEB PICI'L YESTERDAY: Cacaaat ad: Bulk 1130 sellers, old drum 1135 sellers, new drum Jl4O sellers. Caara: Mixed (loose) UK Cont $82 00 buyers. Peaacr: Muntok ASTA white fob lOC. NI.W $322 50 sellers. Sarawak white fob 96N NLW J307.50 sellers.
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        GOLD
        141 20 THE KILOBAR market for gold deliverable in Singapore yesterday opened al $19,827 and closed at $19.732. In the Far East yesterday momIng, short-covering saw gold open al US$27B 60 279 00 Good selling pushed the price down to a low of 5277 40 80 only to rally back to
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        TIN
        118 20 THE STRAITS tin price was unchanged at $1,980 per pk-ul in Penang yesterday on an official offering down 24 tonnes to 220 tonnes The overnight London market was steady, quiet with forward buyers gaining CIO to £7,160 per tonne. LONDON: Tin on the day was down £45 for Cash
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        Closing prices
        29 20 Rubber: June 8 Singapore: June: 328.00 cents (up 7.00 cents) Malaysia: July: 321.00 cents (up 6.50 cents) Tin: $1,980 (unchanged) Official offering: 220 tonnes (down 24 tonnes)
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        COPPER
        31 20 LONDON: Copper prices on Thursday (previous in brackets). Wirebar Spot 077.50 (C 875) sellers £878 (£876); Three Month buyers £8».5O (£887). sellers £890.50 (£887.50) Market taae: Steadier Sams: 16.500 tonnes
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        RUBBER
        355 20 MORNING prices in the Singapore rubber market yesterday were marked up about eight cents on higher London advices and after hours' firmness here on Thursday and the market gained further ground to a new high of 324.00 cents for July RSS One, dealers said. Speculative, trade and upcountry buying
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      Estate issues in limelight
      320 20 PLANTATION stocks once again came into the limelight in an otherwise listless Stock Exchange of j Singapore yesterday. Support for them came in the wake of the latest j thrust made by rubber to a new 19-year high. Turn- over, however, was still i on the
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      268 20 THE Kuala Lumpur stock market yesterday again closed generally mixed. But thanks to the performance of the plantation sector, which sprang back into the limelight with sharp gains, the outlook was slightly better this time. The New Straits Times rubber index moved up 9.38 points to 809.27, on
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      247 20 THE US dollar opened little changed at $2 2040 50 and fluctuated narrowly against major currencies in the Singapore forex market yesterday before closing slightly firmer al $2 .2050 55 against the Singapore dollar In New York the US unit had earlier benefited from the US wholesale
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      23 20 THE avenge rate at which Singapore taaks •*re cureatly prepared to lead to their heat rutomen It S per Mat.
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      475 21 A DIRECTOR of the tin and investment holding company. Straits Trading, has invited shareholders to carry out a full investigation if there was any suggestion of impropriety by the board. Mr Yong Pung How. the director who is also vicechairman of the OCBC group, was
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      347 21 Sin Heng Chan chalks up another growth year SIN Heng Chaa (Malaya) raced ahead despite keen competition la the feedmill ladastry to chalk ap another year ef growth. Per the financial yew ended If7B, the eempaay tamed In sales *.8 per cent higher to SS4.CB million with pretax profit ICJ
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        124 21 NEW YORK. Thurs. STRENGTH in energy issues left the stock market broadly higher in heavy trading but blue chips turned in a lacklustre performance Investors were encouraged by news of a slowdown in the rise in wholesale prices in May to 0 4 per cent after
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        86 21 SYDNEY. Fri. Share prices eased further today as leading industrial and mining stocks lost ground in reaction to yesterday's increase in Commonwealth bond interest rates, dealers said. Market leader BHP eased 12 cents to 59.02. a fall of 42 cents on the week. Banking stocks were hard
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        83 21 AMSTERDAM. Thurs Share prices closed mostly lower led by Akzo and Unilever in Dutch internationals, dealers said. KLM was 1.10 guilders higher at 104.30 It rase to over 107 guilders in after-bourse trading, but fell back to below its closing level after the announcement ot its sharply
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        81 21 LONDON, Thurs Share prices were easier in quiet trading ahead of the UK budget speech next week, dealers said. At 3 p m the Financial Times index wit down 1.7 points at 515 2 Industrials showed falls ranging to 7p although BP finned 16p after 26p
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        61 21 FINANCIAL TIMES INDUSTRIALS Thursday 514.0 Wednesday 518.9 Week Ago 5116 DOW JONES AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Thursday 838.07 Wednesday 835.50 Week ago 822.33 LONDON DOLLAR PREMIUM Thursday 56'< to 58 Wednesday 53', to 54 H.K.HANG SENG Friday 552.30 Thursday 553.24 Week ago 557 30 SYDNEY INDUSTRIALS Friday 480.02 Thursday 486.16
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      665 23 II EMPLOYMENT 31 Situations Vacant O) Secretarial and Clerical AIUIME TICKETMC COURSE tensive training for tiaße aiming to seek Immediate eaHsoymeni with Airlines and TrAel Agencies Join our succrfßul batch of studenLi now «Sln| with MAS SIA. (iaruda. Camay Pacific and other airiructors direct from 5 oaaj airlines New class
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      742 23 A well established British t iimpany with it.* regional office in .Singapore urgently requires a SHORTHAND/ TYPIST (iCE O' level with credits in English and Mathematics a Able lo write shorthand at SO wpm and accurate typewriting speed of 40 to 50 wpm c Minimum of 1 to 2 years'
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      1080 23 II EMPLOYMENT OKAMOTO ASSISTANT PURCHASING OFFICER c Male 22 to 25 years old with diploma In Mechanical Engineering or equivalent and possess class 3 driving licence c Some experience In hardware purchasing preferred a Be prepared to work sure and long working Candidates residing in Oueenstown/Toe Peyoh/Woodlande pleeee apply with
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      1272 23 II EMPLOYMENT Airline Sales Repreeentativee Asia's fastest growing airline. Pakistan International Airlines. Is looking for dynamic, experienced airline Sales Representatives to Join their highly motivated sales team. If you're looking for a career that is challenging and rewardIng, here Is a great opportunity Remuneration will be commensurate with experience Write
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      1234 23 II EMPLOYMENT Manufacturers' Agents require the services of* SALES EXECUTIVES to handle electronic/electrical supplies to semi-conduc-tor factories and their line of hotel and catering equipment and supplies. Experience It. sales would be an advantage and applicants should have minimum of CiCE and own-car. Please apply with fun resume, photograph (non-returnable)
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      1104 23 II EMPLOYMENT DRAUGHTSMAN OR WOMAN for Mechanical and Engineering Drewlngs. Must be capable of working with minimum supervision I'leiise write stating quailsalary expected to. P. O. Boi 307 Tanglm Singapore An industrial equipment import and siport orgenisetion is looking for suitable candidates to fill the poet of: WORKSHOP SUPERVISOR to
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      1187 24 I'll EMPLOYMENT II EMPLOYMENT 31 Situation* Vacant a) Tecmnlcal VO/PER PRIVATE LTD Mnttoe applications for the position of WOODWORK SHOP PLANNER Duties c I'rrp.irr .mil maintain job cards lo provide a framework for the planning and control of latniur by Line Superv i- c I'mnolr labour data by -ding labour
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      509 24 PHILIPS requires TECHNICIANS Qualifications/Eiperience Stream Preferably with 1 or 2 years' related experience Duties Engineering Department c Assist In Maintenance of Transit .tier equipment as wrll as manage Signal Distribution c Maintain lest equipment used in Manufacture of TV Receivers Development Department c Build model of TV Receivers, conduct sample
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      882 24 N EMPLOYMENT A Well established precision optics manufacturer in Jurong requires 1. EXPERIENCED MACHINISTS Ciinipleied Vocational Institute Grade 3 In Metal Machining 2. OPTICAL PRODUCTION AND ASSEMBLY WORKERS Training provided for selected candidates Free transportation provided and subsidised lunches. InUrcsled applicants should call personally or write to: The Production Manager
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      1213 24 II EMPLOYMENT KEMPTHORNE LIGHTING CO. (SPORE) Near Jurong Swimming Pool Feeder Service 24*. has Immediate vacancies for the following positions A. FEMALE CLERK /TYPIST B DIE SETTERS/PRESS OPERATORS C FEMALE LINE LEADER D. MALE/FEMALE WORKERS POST A: Minimum Sec. 4. typing speed 35 w.p m Must be English speaking and
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      568 24 II EMPLOYMENT FAIR MATE PART-TIME JOSS CONDITIONS: 1 5 Working Days per week 2 From night 6.00pm- 10 00pm A. MALE PRODUCTION SUPERVISORS c Diploma in Electronics. Mechanical Engineering or OCE 'A' levels (Technical stream). c At least 1-2 years working experience in a manufacturing concern c Age 23-32 years
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      567 24 SEMANGAT AVER PTE LTD requires QUALITY CONTROL INSPECTOR The job requires quality checks lo be carried out on products against set stringent suind >rris It is expected thel the success lul candidates should: 1 possess .it Ih.isl a O.C F O' level certificate preferably with Chemis try as a. subject
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      625 25 II EMPLOYMENT 31 Situation* Vacant I) General Reputable organization specialised in alr-frelght services Invites applications from Singapore eillzens to fill ihe following positions 1 C AROO OFFICERS Minimum education O level passes Must have al least 2 years working experience with either an airline or air-freight agency and be willing
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      473 25 NS Electronics (Pte) Ltd invites applicants for the following positions Optical Technicians (Female) GCE O level in Science/Technical stream or a Trade Certificate. To maintain and service all microscopes. To be responsible for inventory control of microscopes, spareparts and maintenance of history records. Line technicians ITC/Trade Certificate in mechanical or
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      792 25 II EMPLOYMENT WAITRESSES YOU ONLY MTWB, Mt md talk 5 hours a day 1 p m to 6 p in or 6 p m to lip m K.arning above $1,500 per month Apply Venus Bar. 1 t.lang Seah Street. Spore 7 Tel *****6 after 2 p m WANTED EXPERIENCED GREASER/
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      743 25 I 111 VEHICLES* BOATS 40 Boat* for Sale/Wanted BOATS BOATS BOATS Available an -stock: WKI.I.CRAKT MARINE 1«5 Alrslot O/B $13,300 190 Alrslot O/B $17,400 196SunhalchO/B $21,500 Nova 210 XL I/O wllh 228 hp $39,300 NORTH AMERICAN SX-220/B $29,950 PHOENIX 29 with Twin Volvo TMD4O Diesel $165,000 AMK Crusader 770 $15,500
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      1630 25 IV ACCOMMODATION A PROPERTIES DIST. 10 LARGE SINGLE-STOREY bungalow on matured grounds. 4 bedrooms, spacious Itvlng/dlnvant's amenities, furnished Available 1/7/79. $2,400 *****4/ *****18 (Saturday/Sunday) DIST. 10 NAMLV PARK 2-storey furnished $1,500. unfurnished $1,200 Tel: *****6 Strictly no agents DIST. 10 NAMLY PARK 3-bed-roomed 2-storey semi-detached. 2 bathrooms, servant's room. 2
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      1410 25 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES DIST. 12 HDB. 3 ROOMED mi proved flat for tale $25,000 negotiable Write in 109. l.lm Tua Tow Hiiad Spore I' OIST. 12 3-BEOROOMED APARTMENT spanous living. 1.200 sq ft Ii in. ir.ils call *****01 DIST. IS 2ND FLOOR. 3 bedrooms. 2 bulhv mosaic flooring Beautifully maintained
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      1318 26 V SERVICES BUSINESS AN INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY ■I An established and leading manufacturing ■I company in the Plastic Injection field with II factory area of 15,000 sq.ft. (Approx. 1400 II sq.m.) will expand Its production capacity to II cope with increasing orders from clients of II international repute. II Persons or
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      755 26 V SERVICES BUSINESS 90 TV/Radio NICAL Servicing Repair. Col B/W T V Reasonable charges Service Day Night Tel *****23 ■OON CHM TV Service We repair colour I v washing machine. Installation of antenna H P terms Tel *****3/*****15 GOOO SERVICE FOR Color B/W TV. amplifier, antenna Installation Holiday as usual
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      593 26 TIAN CMUAN ELECTRONIC Service Colour. Blank White T V AmpliMHtM Kixing Antennae. Household Appliances *****68 TROPICAL TV SPECIALISTS in Black/While. Colour Repair. Antennae Installation Tel: *****2 Fair charges guaranteed WINCON ENTERPRISE. Sales, service, repair colour. B/W T V aerial Installation Reasonable rental Easy hp terms *****1/ *****56 91 Wanted hand
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      1067 26 VI EDUCATION STRAINING it GIRLS! Jobs are becoming harder to get you need better Qualifications The London Chamber ol Commerce and industry Private Secretary s Certificate recognised inter nationally as one of rhe highest qualifications obtainable This eianination is the o«y Private Secretari*! Examination supervised by the Ministry of Education
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      738 26 VII TRAVEL RESTAURANTS MOTORCARAVAN TOURING IN EUROPE AIICTBAIIA _a AUk# I K Al /^?ta i!»-— All S A \j cv\ Tli e mos l economical, '■>T7Y^3l\ fun-fiiled and adventurous |ir;=*«r' family holiday concept! ¥f\T L tmSSi UNIVERSAL TRAVEL CORPORATION PTE LTD fy- ~jiyjUl3 B». P£OPt.E S PARK CCNTRE S PORE
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      736 26 VII TRAVEL RESTAURANTS NAM HO TRAVEL S.-rvn ISIIIK.I pore I PM I. til ST f H 1.1. N.i I4ii M M.iliv.l.l Tour (Inclu■l*« (..-nting/ Cameron Hightvtn days Ssl99/-. six days Ssn9/-. departure dally i .c- [i 1 1 1 ik Cameron Highlands four days SSI4O (ientmg Highlands four days Sslso/-.
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      560 26 Royal Britain ft" i >^* From $680 7 days Highlighting Cambridge. York. Edinburgh, theLaKe District, Chester. Strattord-upon-Avon and Oxford Includes dinner, bed and breakfast and sightseeing A comfortable combination Sabena DCIO 'ravel by luxury Southbound coach SABENA HOLIDAY OPPORTUNITIES Over 350 summer tour departures to choose from For free colour
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      49 27 THE VENERABLE DHAMMASUKHA WHO DEPARTED FROM US ON THE FULL MOON DAY OF THE STH MOON LUNAR CALENDAR (3RD JULY 1966). "MAY HE ATTAIN THE BLISS OF NIRVANA!" (Memorial services at 10.30 a.m. and at 6.00 p.m.) THE BUDDHIST UNION SINGAPORE I IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR LATE FOUNDER
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      96 27 Mdm X POOfIANAMMAI w/o late peacefully al 5 15 sm on tth Jun* 79 leaving behind her brother X S. Mamam (retired chief overseer PWO Mu*r). son-. AR Moorthy (Currency Board). AS Moorthy (T A S I. Acting 4.S P A G Moorthy Sport Police Fvrce). Lt Col.
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      56 27 MR KENNETH MICHAEL MURAKAMI WISH TO EXPRESS THEIR SINCERE THANKS AND APPRECIATION TO ALL FRIENDS. RELATIVES DIRECTORS AND STAFF Of J L MORISON JONES. ASSOCIATED IMPORTERS AND MAX FACTOR. DOCTORS. THE PARISH PRIEST AND MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH OF ST FRANCIS XAVIER. FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE. AT WREATHS AND
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      126 27 In Loving Memory Of Our Dearest Daughter t Sister Deeply missed by loved ones. Memorial Service at St Andrew Catftadral S pm to-day aay peaceiuuy on I b <h leaving behind beloved Wife Mdm Chew Slew Eng SonsKee Ann (Rickyi. Kee Hin 1 1- rankie i Kee
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      59 27 In tovtng Twmory of A year has ,*>aated since you left us so suddenly Our hearts still ache when you left us without a say A wonderful mother called to rest For each ol us you did your best your love was great Your heart was kind A devoted mother
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      21 27 In Loving Memory 01 Dearly missso but alwaya remem bered by loved ones Robert Ten Swan Karg Departed »th June 11.1
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      65 27 PUBBd aw.iy peacefully on 7th June 1979 leaving behind beloved LeeGeok Leng Suns Chin Heng. Richard X wee Heng William Port Hang Joo Meng Daughters K«H Choo. Viole.l Kwh Buay. Florence Chin Choo. Janet Elk Choo. Evonne Son-in-law and 2 grandsons Coru-ge leaving Kirn Keat Aye for Mt. Vernon Crematorium
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      24 27 In loving memory of Fondly rtmtmbtitd and missed by peronls. brothers, sisters, daughter, relatives and loved ones. JENNY LEE MAN CHOO Departed I.* 7*
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      47 27 times Saturday car mart MONROE New-Matic pressurised gas shock specauy absorbers for all designed tor a M»rrMiP< X Sller meiL-euea and comlortable ride Benz cars __f Also available for Volvos aM^ and new Ford Conmas TMONROEF ha* a shoes absorber to suit every car and driving style
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      2018 27 Ernies Saturday car mart s»»»»5«r* FORD ESCORT ANTI Roll bars front $250 and rear $250 Improves road holdings. Ring Nick *****94 FORMULA 2 MARCH 758 racing car 1975 model filled with twin cam engine, latest specifications, spare tyres, many spare parts Best offer secures Ring Nick *****94 OOOD AS NEW
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      857 27 NOV. 1*73 MAZDA Bongo KIOOO statlonwagon. 2nd private regd owner New tax/Insurance New paintwork Excellenl condition. Highest offer secures Tel: *****71. Jerry, after 1 p.m 14-D. Jalan Hock Chye 19) ONE MONTH OLD 5-speed Charade Accessories: Door moulding, body door guard and visor, new extra upholstery and tuffkoted Highest offer
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      1016 27 TRIUMPH SPITFIRE. EXCELLENT condition and paintwork, sport rims, tyres, radio, cassette Asking $5,500 o no. Contact *****8 VERY ECONOMICAL. 1*72. Suzuki 360 jr 1969. Flat 600 Downpayinent $1,500 Balance on Instalment Bolh eligible for PARK View 486. River Valley Road opp UN WORLDWIDE COMPANY SELLING Lincoln Continental. Mercury Custom Holden
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      1024 27 1973 CORTINA 1300 I.imilcs new' Oood condition Tape 3 private owners $7 800 o n o *****6 Ang. 1973. OATSUN I*OJ Insiir.ini new Aircond. cassette, radio S.-llliiK $10,600 o no Tel: *****37 1*73. DATSUN 1200 Slat ioiiw.ikom 3rd owner Cassette Accident Jree Ueautllul condition $8,600 ono Tel *****3 1*73 DATSUN
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      259 27 I*7} MORRIS MARINA COVB* I ownen I'me I7JM negotiable raaaenaahn Road ih I.UMfs I*7l NOV FIAT IS, HNO C.C Air toad raiim eaaaatt* Price Sio.MO Interested call SSI3H 1*73. SUBARU 1400 HI H*W air Excellenl condition Bellini $7.aX)Tel 2H4M71. Henr> 1*73 TOYOTA COROLLA I LMlll salon Lorn Mltaac* Tip-top 1
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      222 27 1*74 TOYOTA COMMA* „«i..-rs .mi-,.., ■porti rl*]9 •-purls slri-r lIH'. Ulltl 1*74 VOLVO 144 AutOKMU \ji cam) caaartu r nim ne*. uar .Wilt 111. lint. mi. IIMh 1975 OATSUN 120 V I condition Kporti i ie« .ii 1348 sir:inK<fcr> ins 1975 DECEMBER PEUGEOT SO4 roni .-.iii-ii am unit onr l*>)
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      438 28 times Saturday car mart 45 Vehicles For Sal* mn alfasuo im i am MMr owner excellent condlIrtri $17 500 o n o Contact •Arge *****17 •VX7 COLT StGMA 1600 Aircond. gßeo 1 private owner $***** ■Kr SO. Joo Chiat Aye. off Telok ttmr CORTINA tO4N) (i XL AlrWMt. radio cassette,
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      678 28 It 7« KAWASAKI 10*0 /IN srlling ***** ono and carry on instalments Contact Sam IWIW. Saturday -lpm H7» MAZDA Mtt Alllotn I pri\au- ottner. in up lop condition »ilh Nippon Denso airrcnd and Pioneer ca.vwtie speaker*. Contact Christine *****94 or ■■•OH" OH MO 72 Capri C.TI. 3rd owner sinte 1973
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      673 28 SINGAPORE BUS SERVICE (1978) LTD. Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons to fill the following vacancies: CIVIL ENGINEER Qualifications: Degree in Civil Engineering with a minimum of 3 years experience in the building and construction industry. Job Specification: To be responsible for supervising the Company's development projects and to
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      707 28 0 RENAULT VEHICULES INDUSTRIELS CS3 PTE LTD RVI (S) PTE LTD, the newly created regional parts distribution centre for BERLIET logging trucks and buses and SAVIEM commercial vehicles, has immediate vacancies for the following positions in our Pasir Panjang Warehouse. SECRETARY TO PARTS MANAGER/FINANCE ACCOUNTS MANAGER Up to SSIO.OOO pa.
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      554 29 Applications are invited for the position of BUYER Applicants should possess o Higher School Certiticote/GCE 'A' level with 3 to 5 years working experience in the purchasing function A university degree would be advantogeous though not compulsory Candidates are expected to possess a high degree of integrity and self confidence
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      544 29 SENTOSA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Sentosa Development Corporation is building a new golf course, partly located on reclaimed land ond partly on in situ sites We need a field supervisor to work closely with the construction superintendent. As and when components are completed progressively, the field supervisor is expected to also maintain
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      425 29 Complete Computer Systems NCR, a leading worldwide manufacturer and distributor of complete range of computer equipment and peripherals is looking for suitably qualified candidates for the positions of:SYSTEMS ANALYSTS The professionals we seek must be self-motivating, disciplined, goal-oriented and able to work independently. A recognised university degree or equivalent professional
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      316 29 GOVERNMENT OF THE i REPf BLIC OF SPORE 1974 REGISTERED STOCK (LOAN NO 1) 79, maturing 1979 (Taxable) 6 1/4* maturing 1989 (Tax Free) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Transfer Books of the above stocks will be closed from 15 Jun to 1 Jul 79. both dates lnclu- slve.
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      355 29 160 TELEPHONE NUMBERS TO BE CHANGED I Some 160 telephone subscribers m the Jalan Bersen areas and I Tengah Air Base quarters (as shown in the unshaded portion of I I the map above) will have their telephone numbers changed today I I at 11 00 am I Their old
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      884 30 Opening soon. Oriental Emporium (Woodlands), the 15th and largest store of our group needs you to work for us. This store is located at the Woodlands New Town Centre, next to the bus terminal. There are direct bus services to all major parts of Singapore. Call us or write in
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      365 30 DIETHGLM ACCOUNTANT Applications arc invited from suitably qualified male Malaysian citizens for the above position. Qualifications Experience ACCA ACMA or equivalent with a minimum of two years' experience in a trading manufacturing concern and be between 24 28 years of age. Rmrdnpration Negotiable, depending on qualifications and experience. Attractive fringe
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      469 30 IN THE HIGH IDIKI IN MALAYA AT Xl ALA 1.1 MIM R IN BANKRIPTCY NO: 201 OF 1979 Re ill Abd. Majid bin HJ. Jamaluddin 1 2i Inparaju Chinniah (3i Mohd. Mansoor bin W. Yahaya Exparte: Bank Bumiputra Malaysia Bhd NOTHK 1. Abd. Majid bin Hj. Jamaluddin. No. 22. Jalan
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      542 30 Well Established International Specialist Contracting Company requires MAINTENANCE ENGINEER (ELECTRICAL) Recognised degree or Diploma in Electrical I Electronics Engineering More than 3 years working experience in the design and maintenance of electrical installations Should have administrative and supervisory qualities and be able to work with people at all levels SITE
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      467 31 PEMBERITAHU TAHARAN JABATAN PEMBANGINAN KOPERASI MALAYSIA Tender adalah dipelawa daripada Per.erbit-pene-rbit Filem Tempatan yang berdaftar bagi menerbitkan Filem-Filem Koperasi bercorak rencana bafri Jabatan Pembangunan Koperasi Malaysia sebagaimana yang dinyatakan dibawah mi: Kmpat filem berwarna bertajuk: 111 Kemajuan Gerakan Koperasi di Malaysia: IUI Koperasi Sekolah: ■in i Koperasi Pengguna: mv i
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      512 31 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THE FAMILY OF THE LATE MRS. CHOO KOK THYE (nee EE YEOK TEE) WISH TO EXPRESS THEIR HEARTFELT THANKS TO ALL RELATIVES AND FRIENDS FOR THEIR KIND ASSISTANCE, CONDOLENCES, VISITS. WREATHS AND DONATIONS DURING THEIR RECENT BEREAVEMENT. ©LEMBAGA KEMAJUAN JOHOR TENQQARA Permohonan-permohonan adalah dipelawa dari Warganegara Malaysia yang berkelayakan
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    Sea-sport contest in Sentosa for kids
    134 32 Sea-sport contest in Sentosa for kids THE Sentosa Development Corporation and Singapore Cable Car Pte Ltd are organising a Sea-Sport Competition for Children at the Sentosa Swimming Lagoon tomorrow from 10. jO a.m. to 12 30 pm Highlights of the day include a paddle-boat race, canoe race, surf-board race and
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    MEDICALLY TRAINED OFFICERS FOR HAJ
    132 32 MEDICALLY TRAINED OFFICERS FOR HAJ FOR the first time this year, medically trained haj welfare officers, Including a woman, will accompany pilgrims to Mecca. A spakesmaa for the Muslim ReUgiwu Cmiell, Singapore said, prtvtoasly, these •fflriata ha 4 served wholly a voluntary basis ami they had no medical training. This
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    Call to keep race and dialect group out of I-cards
    399 32 Call to keep race and dialect group out of I-cards A PARTICIPANT at the Pre-University Seminar on Cultural Values and Modern Singapore has called on the National Registration Office to dei lete the race and dialect group of the holder from the identity card. j All pink identity card i
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    TV as cause of craving for luxuries
    473 32 Minister: Values distorted TELEVISION has been blamed for being one cause of people craving for the material things in life and having a distorted sense of cultural values. This point was made by the Senior Minister of State, Prime Ministers Office, Mr Lee
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      Anchor tourney
      74 33 SEVEN of 36 teams have lualified for the Anchor business Houses" Squash>eague, which starts on tune 23 after 13 days of ireliminary rounds, x\ the •>aser and Neave court, n River Valley Road. They are Keppel Shipyard. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. Shell. Vuto Systems. Bank of America. Development
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      Reedie: Give and take for unity
      587 33  - Reedie: Give and take for unity BERNARD PEREIRA Way to bring joy to badminton By BOTH the International Badminton Federation and the World Badminton Federation must adopt a "give-and-take attitude before a re-unification can be realised. That was the point made by Craig Reedie. the IBF vice-president, in an exclusive
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      SEA Games will cost Indonesia $7.26m
      107 33 SEA Games will cost Indonesia $7.26m JAKARTA, Fri. September's ltth Seuth-Mwt AsU Games here will com Indonesia 2,M» btlllon rapUh (Sfl.ttm), chairman ef the ladenfsian N»Uen*l Sports Committee Soprayoiri said yesterday. He said this ameant included ill mllllsn rnpiah ($17(,1M) to he spent preparing the Indonesian CMttageat to the Games.
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      Forces' date
      37 33 NEW ZEALAND FORCES soc cer club will meet the German Club in the final of the Alliance Francaise soccer tournament at the Jalan Besar Stadium tonight (6.30). The third placing match is at 5 p.m.
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      Seh to bid for another junior title
      250 33  -  PETER SIOW By INTERNATIONALS Soon Mm Sin, Png Kirn Siang and Foo Liang Fatt will be the players to watch in the Singapore Table Tennis Association junior I championships, starting on June 29 at the Poi j Ching School in Toa Payoh. Soon,
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      Lock icon China to build stadium
      41 33 NAIROBI. Fri Negotiations for China to build a national sports complex here have been successfully completed. The sports complex, including a stadium, is due to be completed before Kenya host the next all-Africa Games in 1981. Reuter.
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      Lock icon Chinese lifter sets world record
      368 33 Chinese lifter sets world record HONGKONG. Fri. Chinese weightlifter Chen Weiqiang set a world record when he jerked 151.5 kilogrammes in the 56 kg. category in Shanghai yesterday The 25-year-old Chen broke the world record of 151 kg. held by Mohammed Nassiri. of Iran CYCLING Ray Lewis, despite an off-day
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      Fujisan II can be on target
      1024 34  -  FAIRWAY Four-year-old is looking a picture of fitness By FUJISAN IT can be confidently followed in Race Five (4.30) in Ipoh today. The four-year-old by Tudor Melody took a Div 4 1,200 metres in Kuala Lumpur in January, and was then twice third in
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      118 34 Going Forecast: HEAVY RACE FAIRWAY TET SCRUTINEER JuilkJeel Misty Jadi Delina Misty Jadi Cowan Street Just Ideal Jutt Ideal I -is Palmas Triumphant -1 KwaiLoh Usaha Setia Winning Ways Cheeky Bird Kwai I»h Usaha Setia KwaiLoh Winning Ways 2 Bamboo Alisan Paya Bunga Eastern Wind Space Wonder Alisan Paya
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      Lock icon Hunt decides to quit motor racing
      292 35 LONDON, Fri. Britain's James Hunt, world motor racing champion in 1976, announced last night that he had quit the Formula One circuit. The 31-year-old Hunt had been expected to retire from motor racing at the end of the season, but has decided that his
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      Lock icon Ligier turn to Fittipaldi
      113 35 SAO PAULO (Brazil). Fri. The French Formula One Grand Prix racing team, Ligier. hope to sign former world champion Emerson Fittipaldi to re- i place Patrick Depailler. who broke his legs while hang gliding in France last week. Ligier s No. 1 driver. Jacques Laffite, is
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      Lock icon Favourites suffer setbacks
      80 35 Favourites suffer setbacks LE MANS, Frl. Me- rhanlrs were this morninn working on the can > of two of the most fancied teams entered for the Le Mans 24-hour motor race this weekend, after they had snf- j fered setbacks during time trials yesterday. The Porsche of Frenchman Bob Wollek
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      Lock icon Pecci to face Connors in semi-finals
      415 35 PARIS, Fri. Unseeded Victor Pecci, a flamboyant Paraguayan who boasts a diamond earring and a serve like the kick of a mule, meets battling American Jimmy Connors here today in the men's singles semi-finals of the French Open tennis championships. Pecci has already ousted
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      Lock icon FRANCE RE-AFFIRM DECISION
      62 35 FRANCE RE-AFFIRM DECISION PARIS, Fri. The French Government yesterday re-af-firmed their decision to cancel the October tour of a South African rugby team, who had threatened France's participation in next year's Olympic Games in Moscow. "The Springboks are not coming. It s definite." a government spokesman said. "II the team
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      Lock icon ITF to debate S. Africa issue
      214 35 PARIS. Fri. South Africa's future within the International Tennis I Federation will be debated at a closed meeting of i the body's Executive I Committee at the French Tennis Federation's RoI land Garros headquarters here today. The Committee's deci- sion on South Africa's fu-
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      Rare Vintage shows up in smart gallop
      369 35  -  FAIRWAY By RARE VINTAGE looks a lively outsider in Race Six in Ipoh tomorrow. The Porto Bello five year-old won two races and was placed twice in eight starts last year. This season he was unplaced in both his outings but appears to
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      Lock icon Bookies have worries
      189 35 LONDON, Fri. With well-backed Troy winning the Epsom Derby on Wednesday, bookmakers are holding many menacing-looking double commitments on the winner and L'ile Dv Reve, favourite for tomorrow's Oaks Classic for fillies. There is a providence which usually rescues the layers from these situations, and at least
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      Swedes chalk up first group win
      148 36 Swedes chalk up first group win MAI.MOE. Fri. Sweden chalked up their first uin in qualifying Group Five of the European soccer championships with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Luxembourg here last night. Anders Groenhagen put Sweden 1-0 up after IS .Tvnutes and Tore Cervin, who las»; -v>ek was in
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      Lock icon Danes lose
      21 36 KOTKA (Finland). Fri. Finland beat Denmark 4-1 (halftime 2-0) in an Olympic qualifying soccer match here last nieht. Reuter
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      44 36 tKWt V JTWr Sl.tttJlWlb EAM P W D L L F A J* '«eh 3 3 0 C nix-e 4 2 11 0 8 16 18 5 5 ;»-drn 3 111 .uxembourp 4 0 0 < 16 5 3 4 1 12 0 leu'er
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      Scotland cruise past Norway
      228 36 OSLO, Fri. Scotland kept alive their hopes of qualifying for next year's final stages of the European soccer championship by convincingly beating Norway 4-0 here last night. Portugal lead qualifying Group Two, three points ahead of Scotland, but the Scots will play three of their last
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      Lock icon Koreans apply for visas to WBF meet
      178 36 Koreans apply for visas to WBF meet TOKYO, Fri. South Korea yesterday asked the Chinese Embassy In Tokyo to issue visas for their badminton team members to enter China to take part in international badminton meetings. South Korea and China have no diplomatic relations. The lint World Cap badminton tournament
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      Lock icon Uproar, but Hoch reaches last eight
      442 36 SOUTHPORT. (England). M. Scott Hoch, the American Walker Cup golfer, angered members of the crowd as he qualified for the quarter-finals of the British amateur championship in Hillside yesterday. The incident occured during his fourth round match against the South African Richter van Niekerk.
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      Canada, S.Lanka to battle with cricket giants
      116 36 LONDON. Fri. Canada will be led by 41-year-old Garnet Brisbane and Sri Lanka by 32-year-old Anura Tennekoon in the finals of the World Cup i cricket competition starting tomorrow. The two countries won 1 through from the qualifyi ing competition to join the
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      45 36 GROUP TWO STANDINGS TEAM Portugal Austria Scotland Belgium Norway Rtuter P W D L F A Pt 4 3 10 5 2 7 5 2 2 17 5 6 4202 9 6 4 4040 3 3 4 5 0 1 4 3 11 1
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      14 36 v WATCH OUT, LADS/ THOSE ROARS AREN'T COMING FROM OUR CATS
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      Lock icon Legaspi leads at half-way stage
      314 36 IPOH. Fri. Ireneo Legaspi, of the Philip pines, today stormed in i with a six-under-par 66 for a 138 total to take a fourI stroke lead at the halfway mark of the Mizuno j open golf championships here. Thailand's Boonta Srisak carded another one-under-par 71
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      Lock icon Trengganu to field Cup side
      76 36 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Trengganu will be practically fielding their Malaysia Cup team for the Sultan's Gold Cup inter-state soccer tournament beginning this month. Sulaiman Rejab and Ahmad Daniel, who were both sidelined for most of the Malaysia Cup season, will be recalled to join centralised
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      New boat in regatta race
      195 36  -  PETER SIOW By FOR the first time, the Topper, a single-handed boat, will be raced in Singapore. It will go into action in today's Republic of Singapore Yacht Club all-classes regatta, off Pasir Panjang. Three students from th.? United World College B. Fussing, U. Motzteldt
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      PARC beat Newtonites
      36 36 PORT Authority Recreation Club beat Newtonites 3-1 in a friendly soccer match at Bt. Chermin yesterday. Scorers for PARC were Ali Ahmad, Ibrahim Hassan and Mohd Hanifa, while Don Bose replied (or Newtonites.
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      C&C Big Walk
      73 36 C&C Big Walk TWO HUNDRED Cycle and Carriage Limited employees are expected to take part in the company's Big Walk, around the Hillview Avenue area of Singapore, tomorrow, starting at 8 am. Thei-e will be (our classes for the event, which will be flagged off by P.K. Yeap. general manager
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      Number tags
      22 36 COMPETITORS in tomorrow's Singapore road run are asked to collect their number tags at the Singapore Sports Council this morning
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      SAWLF to send three for world meet
      276 36  - SAWLF to send three for world meet PATRICK BASTIANS By SINGAPORE will send three youths to the world junior weightlifting cham- pionships in Debrecen,' Hungary, on Monday, though they will have no chance of winning medals. In an effort to help one day produce world-class lifters, the Singapore Amateur Weightlifting
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      Lock icon Penang angry about cyclists
      216 36 PENANG, Fri. Penang have lodged a strong protest with the Malaysian Cycling Federation over the inclusion of two cyclist from the state for the SEA Games trials at the Klang Kota Raja Stadium. Penang Cycling Association president Haris Hussin yesterday said yesterday that the two David
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      Why I take S'pore to qualify
      412 37  -  JOE DOR AI PREVIEW By NO matter how hard I look at the pros and cons, I just cannot see Singapore's failing to qualify for this year's Malaysia Cup final. There will be so many factors in Singapore's favour when they line up against
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      Lock icon Mokhtar asks for better deal
      189 37 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Mokhtar Dahari is undoubtedly Malaysia's soccer superstar, but, like most home-grown heroes, he does not yearn for public adulation when he's in the soccer limelight nor sympathy when he's in the doldrums. All he wants is understanding from fans and critics alike,
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      Pahang are not as tactically well-balanced
      496 37 However. Dollah's performances lately, especially the one in Kuantan. have been encouraging, and he can be expected to produce some of his old magic. It would be very unwise of Pahang as Hassan has pointed out to brush aside the aging Dollah's skill. Then
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      Customs 3-0
      23 37 CUSTOMS swamped Fire Brigade 3-0 in a soccer match in the Amalgamated Union of Public Employees' tournament at Farrer Park yesterday.
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      Police win
      70 37 POLICE Sports Association trounced Star Union 3-0 in the national junior table tennis championships yesterday. Other resalts: Kampong Sungei Tengah CC bt River Valley CSC 34, Vigilante Corps (red) bt Macpherson Youth Group (white) 3-0, Combined Schools B bt Kong Hwa School 3-2, SIA Group SRC (blue) bt
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      Today's events
      119 37 Today's events BOWLING Singapore national championships (Starbowl). GOLF Put! a and Nomura Cup trials (New Course 1), Seletar Open championships (Seletar7.3o). Jl DO National championships Jalan Besar). POLO Games (Thomson Rd, 5). SOCCEK Friendly: Port XI v Kelab Suria (Selangor) (Bukit Chermin, 5.15), Amalgamated Union of Public Emfiloyees' tournament semiinals:
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      Intermediates disappoint
      186 37 M AGSTADT S INTERMEDIATES 1 N. GANESAN, the Football Association of Singapore's chairman, was among the more than 800odd fans who left the .Ulan Besar Stadium in disgust last night after watching the Magstadt side beat the intermedi- i ates 5-1, reports JOE DORAI. And they had every
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      Ladies put up keen tussle for bowling supremacy
      333 37  -  WILFRED YEO By LIGIA KIAMCO is still the Queen Bee in the hive of national bowling championship activity at the Starbowl. but defending I champion Kathleen Tan and former winner Lucy Low yesterday gave warning to the Venezuelan houseuite that she would
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      PROBABLE TEAMS
      54 37 SINGAPORE Edmund Wee; Jai Prakash, Syed Mutalib, Thambiah Padmanathan, Jeffrey Lazaroo, Leong Kok Farm, Fandi Ahmad, Urn Tang Boon; Somoo Manoharan, Dollah Kassim and Mohamed Noh. PAHANG Urn Chaan Chin; Jamal Nasir, Ram 1 1 Mahmud, Tajib Suleiman, Devendran; Tajuddin Noer, Wan Zawawl, Ahmad Bab, Rosmainl Shah, Abdah
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      Lock icon Singapore finish joint-third
      137 37 Singapore finish joint- third IPOH, Fri. Singapore finished joint-third in the Malaysian Hockey Federation's under-23 tournament when their game against Johore was abandoned in the 58th minute because of rain at the Municipal Padang this afternoon. The teams were level at 1-1, Singapore's T. Selvakumar scoring the 57th minute equaliser
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    Lock icon Flights suspended
    76 38 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Malaysian Airline System today suspended all its services to Australia and West Germany until further notice following the grounding of itsDC-10s. The two planes were grounded in Tokyo and Sydney following with drawal of the airworthy certificate of this type of plane by the US
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    S'pore alert for Red Army attacks
    183 38 S'pore alert for Red Army attacks SINGAPORE police have reinforced security personnel at the Japanese Embassy here as part of a general alert against terrorist attacks by the Japanese Red Army. More guards have been added to patrol the embassy premises In Nassim Road and they have been Instructed to
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    Lock icon Boy's anger
    32 38 BEIRUT. Fri. A 14-year-old Lebanese boy threw a hand grenade which wounded 28 teenagers because he was angry about being banned from a school sports day, security sources said. Reuter
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    Lock icon Tokyo talks to find ways to stop oil hikes
    309 38 WASHINGTON, Friday WHEN the leaders of seven industrial nations meet for an economic summit conference this month in Tokyo, they will discuss ways to put a lid on spiraling world oil prices, a top Carter administration official says. The US Official
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    Lock icon 'Don't use air-con' call by ministers
    194 38 'Don't use air-con' call by ministers TOKYO, Fri. Several Japanese ministers said today that leaders attending this month's Tokyo economic summit should set an example in energy saving by not using air conditioners in the conference hall. The ministers, who were not named, noted that energy conservation would be a
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    382 38 7,000 SENT BACK IN 100 BUSES Mass repatriation to Kampuchea BANGKOK, Friday ABOUT 7,000 Kampuchean refugees, most of them ehtnic Chinese, wore loaded onto 100 buses today at the border town of Aranyaprathet in what appeared to be the largest repatriation of Kampuchean civilians to their embattled homeland. One Thai
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    Lee: We can learn lesson from Germany
    270 38 Lee: We can learn lesson from Germany SINGAPORE can learn from the West German experience of not succumbing to the malaise brought on by material success, Mr Lee Kuan Yew was quoted by RTS last night as saying in an interview with a German newspaper. The Prime Minister said he
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    Travel toll
    41 38 NEW DELHI, Fri. The Indian Government today announced people travelling out of the country by sea or air each must pay RlOO (U5527.50) instead of the present 12.5 per cent of the cost of an air or boat ticket.
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      Language book that's never less than lively
      1069 1  -  J. P. MANLEY By IN reviewing this book, I have resisted the attempt to see it entirely through the eyes of a teacher, which in any case I am not qualified to do, but have rather taken the position of one who has
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      Lock icon New Chinese-English dictionary pact
      89 1 BEIJING (PEKING), Thurs. The Oxford University Press and China's Commercial Press have agreed in principle to Jointly publish a new Chinese-English dictionary, it has been announced. A statement issued by the two organisations said editorial work on the dictionary is expected to be completed within two
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      Pope John Paul II — the gentle man from Wadowice
      676 1 Pope John Paul II the gentle man from Wadowice A review of five books that attempt to fill the gap in knowledge about a man elected to the oldest and still most celebrated religious office MANY people thought Stalin just cynical when, at the height of the Second World War,
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        When callers are involved in a nightmare
        124 2 When callers are involved in a nightmare There is respite, too, each time a caller at the house becomes briefly involved in the grip of a nightmare and left stunned at the unexpected climax. Playing the two leading roles in this play are Gavin Strachan and Sue Ellen Gerrells, both
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        Youth choir for Aussie festival
        333 2  - Youth choir for Aussie festival GERALDINE TANG By THE Singapore Youth Choir in the last two years passed up, very much against its will, two good chances to take part in international musical events abroad because of lack of funds. It was invited to taker part in the Austrian Youth
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        What's on at the Museum
        63 2 The 10th anniversary calligraphy exhibition of the Chinese Calligraphy Society of Singapore at the Art Gallery from Thursday till Sunday. Travelling photo exhibition for Unesco member states in Asia two sections. Children of Asia and On the Move, Vehicles and People In Asia, about 150
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        692 6  - Javanese women head for progress RICHARD CRITCHFIELD By JAKARTA A revolution in women's awareness is under way in East Java. The effects: Economic advancement and a drop in both infant mortality and fertility rates. About three years ago, Indonesian army officers who run this island came to the conclusion that
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        597 6  - Swimming an ideal sport for women IT CAN HELP FIRM THE BUST AND TONE FLABBY THIGHS SHEILA CHEONG By SWIMMING is basically ideally suited to women by trie very fact that their bodies are physiologically inclined towards the sport. The layer of subcutaneous fat under their skins (which incidentally accounts
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        429 6 CAST SOME seeds. A garden will grow. Provided, of course, you nurture them with plenty of sunshine, water and occasionally, fertiliser. Take the cue from Mrs Mariot Leslie, Third Secretary of the British 1 High Commission. Posted in Singapore barely six months ago,
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      1067 7  -  KEYES BEECH Looting of Thai temples is a multimillion dollar racket By in Bangkok [.AST April 3. at Bangkok iii|M)rt a tall, well-dressed man stepped from the airconditioned transit lounge into the soupy heat. A waiting Thai employtc if Hutch airline slid back the lid of
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      500 7  -  CRAIG WHITNEY By in Moscow PLATO, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and all you science fiction writers who have puzzled over the riddle of the lost continent of Atlantis, move over for Professor Andrei Arkadyevich Aksyonov. Soviet science may maintain that the
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        709 7 By popular demand of the public\l*H**y ORIGINAL DATE: 12 MAY- 12 JUNE 1979 the exhibition is extended for another one month^^ S EXTENDED DA TE: 13 JUNE- 12 JUL Y 1979 CHINESE ART AND HANDICRAFT EXHIBITION ORGANISER: CHINESE ART AND HANDICRAFT EXHIBITION WORKING COMMITTEE (TEL: *****06, *****07) World famous China's
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      1105 8 WE had every Western European government ready to eat out of our hand in the immediate aftermath of war. For several years our prestige and influence were paramount and we could have stamped Europe as we wished. Jean Monnet and
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      2537 8 Diagnosis of a fall and prescription for a recovery we then made our application to join the Community, mainly for political and as so often in postwar British foreign policy, for contradictory political reasons. We were worried that instability in France and Germany might cause the Community to disintegrate; we
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      215 8 What the British newspapers said Our new envoy to Washington, Sir Nicholas HenderV son, has set out the causes of Britain's economic and political decline in the post-war period. There is not a line that is new in this familiar analysis of management failure and archaic trade union structure. The
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        581 10 SAUDI SERVICE COMMUNICATIONS CO. LTD. ho-, vacancies tor the following Personnel in I Arabia, tor telephone service ond maintenance NMMHHi SOf TWA* SYSTEMS ANAITST SlimMT SERVICE MANAGER TECHNKAI MANAGER ACCOUNTMG ASSISTANT MANAGER MANAGER. OPERATOR SERfICI ASSISTANT TRAFFIC MANAGER OUTSDE PI ANT ENGINEER ASSISTANT MANAGER MANAGER. BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SUPERVISING ENGINEER FOR
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        624 10 HAVEN AUTOMATION on international engineering firm specialised in instrumentation and automation engineering is expanding its activities and now requires additional technical personnel SENIOR INSTRUMENT TECHNICIANS Applicants must possess a basic engineering qualification in e'ectrical/ electronic or a technician diploma with minimum 3 years' relevant experience in process control system preferably
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        278 10 i Product Development Managers for 0) BUILDING PRODUCTS (2) ENGINEERING PRODUCTS THE JACKS GROUP, a leading trading/manufacturinj concern in building materials, electrical/engineering products, is seeking two Product Development Managers to reinforce the effort of the Regions' existing marketing teams in view of the Group's expansion and projected growth in its
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        974 11 ■TwjTnrjTTTHrni BRUNEI SHELL PETROLEUM COMPANY LIMITED has a vacancy for an I EXPERIENCED ANALYST/PROGRAMMER I I starting salary circa 8535.000 per annum. The Information and Computer Services Department of Brunei Shell Petroleum Company Limited is developing advanced computer systems to support the needs of a large oil and gas exploration
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        579 11 THE CHARTERED BANK TRAINEE OFFICERS The Chartered Bank invites applications for Officer Trainees on its Singapore establishment. After a successful period of about 2 years training in Singapore selected candidates will be confirmed in junior management appointments. Those selected candidates with suitable experience may be confirmed after a shorter interval.
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        636 11 T Teokwood (Holdings) Ltd, a foreign, a multinational woodworking industry with over 1,500 employees working in Singapore, requires o MANAGEMENT CAREER TRAINEE to participate in its management manpower development programme This is a newly created position and the successful applicant will be placed in a 2-year on-the-|ob training status with
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        689 11 BAKER FAR EAST, LTD. A DIVISION OF BAKER INTERNATIONAL LEADERS IN THE MANUFACTURING OF ENERGY PRODUCTION, EQUIPMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SETTING UP OF THEIR OIL TOOLS MANUFACTURING FACILITY IN SINGAPORE HAS IMMEDIATE VACANCIES FOR THF FOLLOWING POSITIONS MACHINISTS Must be capable of setting and operating modern engine lathes, turret
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