The Straits Times, 17 July 1979

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    14 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 TUESDAY, JULY 17, 157S 25 CENTS M.C.(P) No. 142/1/79
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    OIL: CARTER'S SHOCK MOVES Ittf'v^mij
    545 1 OIL: CARTER'S SHOCK MOVES Imports to be halved by 1989 WASHINGTON, Monday PRESIDENT CARTER announced last night that he was invoking emergency powers to limit American oil imports to below the 8.5 million barrels a day set during the recent Tokyo economic summit and appealed to Americans to support his
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    328 1 Crisis of faith he tells Americans WASHINGTON, Mon. PRESIDENT Carter last night described an America that had rarely, if ever, been described in war, in depression or in scandal in such terms by an America President PESSIMISM. A country where most people think the future will be worse than the
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    Lock icon CONTROL ON HEAVY OIL PRICE LIFTED
    79 1 CONTROL ON HEA VY OIL PRICE LIFTED WASHINGTON, Mon. President Carter said today the Eaergy Department will immedl- ately decontrol the < price of heavy oil, say- i ing the United States has an estimated reserve of over II billion barrels. It was a major step in the President's new
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    399 1  - Man killed in 2.30 a.m. shop blast riddle N. G. KUTTY PARKED CAR FLUNG 10 METRES BY EXPLOSION By A MYSTERIOUS explosion, followed by a fire, killed a 2t-year-old shop assistant and wrecked a radio/TV services company on the ground floor of a three-storey building in Lorong 27, Geylang, yesterday.
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    $500,000 ... that's the S'pore Sweep top prize from September Fare hike? Up 250 pc
    161 1 $500,000 that's the S'pore Sweep top prize from September THE first prize of the Singapore Sweep is to be raised from $400,000 to $500,000 from September and new prizes are being added "because of inflation. A spokesman for the Singapore Pools Pte Ltd said yesterday 400,000 more tickets will be
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    Lock icon Fare hike?
    47 1 GENEVA. Mon. World airlines are likely to raise passenger fares 10 to 15 per cent to compensate for increases in fuel prices, the International Air Transport Association (lata) said today. About 60 airlines begin a week of talks on new fares tomorrow. UPI. SEE PAGE
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    Lock icon Up 250 pc
    41 1 JAKARTA. Mon. Marijuana addicts in Indonesia went up by 250 per cent in 1978 compared with the year before, the armed forces bulletin today quoted police spokesman Colonel Darmawan as saying. Col Darmawan did not give figures. AFP.
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    Lock icon Begins surprise
    79 1 TEL AVTV, Mon. Prime Minister Menachem Begin is preparing a surprise for President Anwar Sadat when the two leaders meet at the end of next month in the Israeli city of Haifa he's learning Arabic, a news report said today. "I want to surprise Mr Sadat and show
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    LATEST PROFITS TAX ON U.S. OIL FIRMS
    7 1 LATEST PROFITS TAX ON U.S. OIL FIRMS
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    We won't evade political issues: Vietnam
    14 1 We won't evade political issues: Vietnam BANGKOK, Monday o SKE PAGES 9 and 13
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    Lee has talks with Giscard
    97 1 Lee has talks with Giscard PRIME Minister Lee Kuan Yew had an hour's discussion last night with French President Giscard d'Estaing, who flew into Singapore for a brief stopover en route to the French Pacific Territories. The talks are believed to have centred on the Indochina conflict, the refugee problem
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      111 1 OPERATION DAMAGED GIRL'S BRAIN, COURT TOLD Pag* 9 VIETNAM turns thescrew on 'neutral' Laos 2 GUERILLAS to pay for crimes, says Turkey 4 CHURCH says 'no' to mass for Mafia chieftain 6 PUB to extend training scheme for staff 7 FIRM and 38 workers fined over work permits 8 STRIVE
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      Lock icon Vietnam turns screw on Laos
      556 2 Vietnam turns screw on 'natural' Laos Clear revelation of Hanoi's colonialism BANGKOK, Monday HANOI is now exerting tighter and more blatantly open control of supposedly neutral Laos in what is clearly seen as the revelation of Vietnamese colonialism and manifestation of its Indochina Federation blueprint The other leg of the
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      Will Ram be next PM?
      5 2 Will Ram be next PM?
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      NASA TEAM – WILL NOT CLAIM SKYLAB DEBRIS
      210 2 NASA TEAM WILL NOT CLAIM SKYLAB DEBRIS CANBERRA, Mon. A five-man team of US space scientists who arrived in Australia to examine the charred remains of Skylah said today they will net claim ownership of the potentially valuable debris. They said they will only be asking for a loan of
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      Lock icon Foreign students live in fear after clashes
      285 2 BEIJING, Mon. i RECENT violent incidents with racial overtones between Chinese and foreign I students in Shanghai have j created an atmosphere of fear among third world I undergraduates. At least a dozen Afrii cans and Arabs have been hospitalised, several in <
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      Lock icon Somoza sacks top men and may quit
      216 3 Somoza sacks top men and may quit MANAGUA, Mon. President Anastasio Somoza has dismissed his top army officers and may leave the country by tomorrow, according to a reliable government source. The source, asking not to be identified, could give no reason for the dismissals. Sandinista rebels have vowed to
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      Lock icon Bandits burn down 10 schools
      105 3 Bandits burn down 10 schools BANGKOK. Mon. Ten local schools in southern Thailand were burned to the ground over the weekend by bandits, a provincial police officer said today. Nobody was reported injured in the attacks, as the schools were empty at the time, police said. The incident occurred in
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      Stop 'human bombs' from Vietnam call
      767 3 THIS essay by New York Times columnist WILLIAM SAFIRE. entitled Stop the Bombing, was published in the American newspaper yesterday. PASSlVEhumanitarianism is not an adequate response to genocide. Communist Vietnam is warring on all its neighbours. Its bombs are boatloads of human beings, tens
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      Lock icon Third round of talks
      72 3 BEIJING. Mon. The third session of talks here between China and Vietnam, the eighth meeting since the two countries started talks in Hanoi on normalising their relations, will be held on Wednesday morning, a Vietnamese source said here today The talks have been totally fruitless up
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      Lock icon San Miguel loyalty?
      68 3 MANILA, Mon. The Philippine Board of Investments (BOI) has refused to endorse a move by a tobacco manufacturer and Bank Executive to set up a second beer brewery in the Philippines. San Miguel Corp (SMC), the Philippines' largest conglomerate and manufacturer of the famous San Miguel Beer,
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      Lock icon LIZ DROPS IN ON CARDINAL SIN
      142 3 MANILA, Mon. The elegantly dressed woman in the archbishop's anteroom Insisted she wasn't Elizabeth Taylor Warner, hat the cardinal's secretary wasn't fooled. "All the time I knew she was Elizabeth Taylor," Sister Josefa said today. "Everybody knows the (ace of Elizabeth Taylor. She Is
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      Lock icon JAL may demand $21m for losses
      189 3 JAL may demand $21m for losses TOKYO, Monday JAPAN Airlines (JAL) may demand compensation for losses totalling over US$lO million (5J21.6 million) from the grounding of DC-10 aircraft. But it isn't sure from who. The Japanese national carrier was forced to suspend a total of 460 domestic and international flights
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      Lock icon Bangkok acts to quell public anger
      124 3 Bangkok acts to quell public anger BANGKOK, Mon. The Government of Thailand today announced the establishment of consumer protection and informa- tion centre to quell rising public dissatisfaction over recent sharp increases in the cost of petroleum products. The government has said the oil price increase will result in large
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      Lock icon Make Semarang capital call
      123 3 JAKARTA, Mon. VicePresident Adam Malik has suggested the possibility of the tiny town of Semarang (capital of central Java) becoming the capital of Indonesia, Antara news agency reported today. Dr Malik was quoted as saying at a local development fair last night that Semarang was an
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      Lock icon GUERILLA | FEUD INCREASES, SAYS PAPER
      222 4 GUERILLA FEUD INCREASES, SAYS PAPER SALISBURY, Mon. Feuds between black nationalist armies fighting for control of Zimbabwe Rhodesia have' increased recently, with an undisclosed number of guerillas killed, a newspaper reported! today. Citing interviews with unidentified captured guerillas and documents seized from insurgents by government troops, the' daily independent Herald
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      Lock icon Guerillas to pay for crimes Turkey
      376 4 Guerillas to pay for crimes Turkey ANKARA, Mon TURKEY has said the four Palestinian guerillas who killed three people in their 45-hour siege of the Egyptian tainly pay for the crimes. Authorities today prepared to lay charges against the four Palestin- j tan guerillas who surren- 1 dered after holding
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      Lock icon Unite to meet threats, says Khomeiny
      248 4 Unite to meet threats, says Khomeiny TEHERAN, Mon Iranian leader Ayatollah Rubollah Khomeiny said in remarks broadcast today that regional conflicts threaten the nation's transition to Islamic government and urged Iranians to maintain unity. The ayatollah s appeal was broadcast by the state radio as unrest flared in the oil-rich
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      Lock icon Missing poison in Indian Ocean
      137 4 Missing poison in Indian Ocean JOHANNESBURG, Mon. South African police said 55 kg of deadly poisonous sodium cyanide missing since Thursday was awash in the Indian Ocean between Durban and the Mozambique port of Beira, a Johannesburg newspaper reported today. The Rand Daily Mail quoted Lieutenant General J.F. Kleinhaus as
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      Strasbourg meeting will climax 1,000-year dream
      6 4 Strasbourg meeting will climax 1,000-year dream
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      Lock icon J $3.2m suit by sex change patient
      145 4 $3.2 m suit by sex change patient CHARLOTTESVILLE (Virginia), Mon. A Californian claiming to be "neither male nor female" after an allegedly botched sex change operation in May 1976 is suing the University of Virginia and a surgeon for US$l.5 million (about 553.2 million). The former patient, identified in the
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      Lock icon Homage to Fiedler
      66 4 BOSTON. Mon. Over 100.000 people lined both sides of the Charles River last night to pa> final tribute to conductor Arthur Fiedler, whose Boston Pops Orchestra had brought music 10 the world for half a century. They came despite showers and heavy fog to a memorial concert
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      Lock icon JESSE JAMES HAD HEAD LICE
      114 4 KANSAS CITY, Mon. Partial human remains unearthed near the Jesse James log cabin show the Old West outlaw had head lice, endured an Illness at five and had type A blood, historians say. These findings were outlined over the weekend In laboratory reports on the
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      Lock icon New-style Carter restores confidence
      513 5 I effort by a despondent President Jimmy Carter. night's nationwide address may already have yielded political capital. WASHINGTON, Mon. President Jimmy Carter may have breathed new life into his presidency by delivering what many political experts viewed as the strongest speech of his White House tenure
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      Lock icon Targets of the six-point energy plan
      207 5 Targets of the six-point energy plan PRESIDENT Jimmy Carter's six-point energy programme announced iaM night aims at: A GOAL of cutting 4.5 million barrels of imported oil a day by 1990. I SING presidential powers to set. for 1979 and 1980. oil import quotas to reduce imports even below the
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      Lock icon Viewers give speech good marks
      114 5 COLUMBUS (Ohio) Mon. US President Jimmy Carter's speech received fairly good grades when subscribers of a two-way i television system com- pleted an electronic report card on television on Sunclay nifiht. Ohio subscribers of an i-x[KTimental pay-cable system called Qube electronically registered their reactions to
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      81 5 LISBON, Mon. UN Secretary -General Dr Kurt Waldheim. trying to break the Namibian independence plan deadlock and to halt the escalating bush war, yesterday mo I Angolan President Agostinho Neto and guerilla chief Sam Nujuma in Luanda, the Angolan capital. After a two-hour morning meeting with Mr
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      Lock icon Gen Haig hints at other 'solution' to Watergate
      155 5 Gen Haig hints at other 'solution' to Watergate WASHINGTON, Mon. General Alexander Haig, White House Chief of Staff during the final weeks of Mr Richard Nixon's presidency, said today there were strong prospects at the time of an "extra-con-stitutional solution" to the Watergate crisis. Gen Haig, who has just retired
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      Lock icon Police stage island-wide 'sickout' in Hawaii
      137 6 Police stage island-wide 'sickout' in Hawaii HONOLULU, Mon. An island-wide "sickout" on Saturday night stripped Hawaii of most of its police forces in the first police walkout in the state's history. The "sickout" was encouraged by the 1,800member State of Hawaii Organisation of Police Officers. The union has been negotiating
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      341 6 'First time' decision by archdiocese s Murder of Mafia boss sets off power -struggle-l NEW YORK, Mon. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York has refused to authorise a funeral mass for slain Mafia chieftain Carmine Galante "because of the scandal that would
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      Lock icon Union move to call off strike
      206 6 Union move to call off strike CANBERRA, Mon. All communications in and out of Australia could be restored by i I tomorrow afternoon foli lowing a meeting of the federal council of the Australian Tele communications Employees Association A TE A today. The council meeting in Melbourne decided to recommend
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      Lock icon Carter may stop pulloul from Seoul
      242 6 Carter may stop pulloul from Seoul NEW YORK, Mon. President Jimmy Carter may revoke the decision he took in 1977 to withdraw US troops from South Korea and now seems to favour maintaining a substantial American military presence there, Newsweek magazine reported in its latest edition. It said Mr Carter
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      Lock icon Safe stop to N-plant
      59 6 TOKYO, Mon. Japan's largest nuclear power plant shut down automatically over the weekend when an alarm signalled a cooling system malfunction, it was reported today. Officials of the Kans.ii Electric Co. said the shutdown of the plant, located in Fukui. south-western Japan. OOwas traced to a
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      Lock icon Japan's air force low on fuel
      250 6 Japan's air force low on fuel TOKYO, Monday. THE sharp increase in crude oil prices decided last month by Opec has come as a big blow to the Self-Defence Forces (SDF), with the air force having only two month's strategic supply of fuel. The defence agency was able to conclude
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      THE ENERGY SQUEEZE
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      Lock icon Surgeonwhowasn't operated on many
      205 6 whowasn't operated on many LONDON, Mon. A FORMER meat company employee posed as a surgeon and conducted numerous operations without medical training or qualifications, a court heard today. Francis Murphy, 31, bora la the Irish Republic, pleaded guilty In old Bailey criminal court to three charges relating to activities as
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      48 6 A BITTER Joke circulating In Washington holds that the solution to the US energy shortage is to tell half the Department of Energy to stay home on even-numbered days and the other half on odd-numbered days, and then dismiss the half that come to work.
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    PUB to expand training scheme for staff ,
    398 7  - PUB to expand training scheme for staff WONG MOH-KEED By I THE Public Utilities Board is planning to j expand its trade training scheme (TTS) for its employees in view of the recent call for workers to upgrade their skills and develop multi-skills. Such a move will allow more of
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    NINE SIT FOR FIRST VITBPUB EXAM
    166 7 NINE SIT FOR FIRST VITB-PUB EXAM THE first batch of I apprentice-fitters under I the Vocational and Indus- trial Training Board and I Public Utilities Board training scheme started their examinations for the National Trade Certificate (NTC) Grade Two yester- day. When they pass, these daily-rated apprentices will become artisans
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    Learn how to swim
    42 7 THE YMCA will conduct a ten session course on swimming > from today every Tuesday ana Thursday from 6 to 7 30 p.m. Fees are $30 for members and $35 for non-members. Those interested should call *****8 for details.
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    Upgraded 1,400 for wharf duties now
    91 7 Upgraded 1,400 for wharf duties now ABOUT 1,400 daily-rated I employees of the Port of Singapore Authority have I been converted to semiskilled workers and artisans after talks between the PSA and the Singapore Portworkers" Union. These workers will perform wharf duties, according to the union's executive secretary, Mr V.
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    PA classes for kids
    44 7 PARENTS who wish to register their children in the People's Association kindergarten classes can still do so. Most of the 137 community centres having kindergartens still have vacancies. Registration of pupils born in 1974 and 1975 began early last month.
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    Library films
    39 7 THE National Library will screen four films on the lives of young people in Ethopia, India, Cuba and Yemen, entitled Teenagers of the World, on July 28 a: 2 p.m. at its lecture hall. Admission is free.
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    SAF show
    35 7 AN SAF road show will be held at the car park of Block 15, Lorong 7, Toa Payoh, on July 30 in the evening as part of Kirn Keat constituency's National Day celebrations.
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    SIA will resume DC-10 flights tomorrow
    190 7 SIA will resume DC-10 flights tomorrow SINGAPORE Airlines will resume Its IX -II nights to the US from tomorrow on its usual four weekly frequency. One Of the airline's fleet of four DC-Its will leave here for San Francisco at I.M a.m. tomorrow, marking the resumption of the service, which
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    On highrise fires
    50 7 THE Singapore Fire Brigade will hold a highrise fire prevention and fire fighting course from July 30 to Aug. 4 at its Hill Street premises. Fee is $60 a person and details are available from the officer-in-charge. Tel *****0. during office hours Applications must be submitted byFriday.
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    Operators keen on contest tours, says STPB
    253 7 Operators keen on contest tours, says STPB THE Singapore Tourist Promotion Board has received good response from local tour operators to four new tours packaged from the "If I were a visitor" contest organised last October. An article in the latest issue of Singapore Travel, published by the STPB, says
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    TRAVEL AGENTS' ASSN TO HOLD MEETING
    166 7 TRAVEL AGENTS' ASSN TO HOLD MEETING A TOTAL of 100 members of the newly-formed Travel Agents Association of Singapore (TAAS) representing the different sectors of the travel industry will meet for their first annual general meeting on Aug 3. The meeting, to be held at Carlton Hall, Goodwood Hotel, at
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    Burglars flushed $7,900 in gems down toilet
    251 8 Burglars flushed $7,900 in gems down toilet TWO borgUrs noshed n,X» worth of gems down ft toilet Immediately After stealing them because they did not realise the gems were genuine, and later burned a $25,1 M cash cheque too, a district court was told yesterday. During the burglary at the
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    Permits: Firm, 38 workers fined $15,000
    319 8 GOLDEN City Plywood Pte Ltd and 38 of its employees were fined more than $15,000 by a magistrate yesterday on charges of contravening work permit regulations. The company, in Jalan Papan, pleaded guilty through its commercial manager, Mr Harold LC. Low, and was fined
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    Why we can't host textile study missions
    356 8 Why we can't host textile study missions UNLESS Singapore textile and garment manufacturers can successfully carry out their own projects, they will be unable to provide in-plant training for their foreign counterparts. The chairman of the Joint Standing Committee of Singapore Textile Industries (JSCSTI), Mr Lam Thian, who said this
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    Warrant out for arrest of Spryos captain
    179 8 Warrant out for arrest of Spry os captain THE master of the Greek tanker Spyros, Captain Peroulis Georgis (above), is wanted by the Singapore police for being one of those allegedly responsible for the deaths of 76 peple on board the tanker at Jurong Shipyard last Oct 12. Police issued
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    Music night
    38 8 THE Vigilante Corps' Chinese Orchestra and the St. Andrew's Junior College's Chinese Society will hold a Night of Music and Poetry at the Marine Parade Branch Library auditorium on Saturday at 8 p.m. Admission is free.
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    Art contest
    35 8 THE Kolam Ayer residents' committee of Zone C will hold an art competition on the national courtesy camjaign at the void deck of Block 49. Whampoa South Road on Sunday at 8.30 a.m.
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    Orchid exports rose to $13m last year
    222 8 Orchid exports rose to $13m last year THE orchid industry exported $13.4 million worth of cut flowers last year, an increase of 15 per cent over the previous year. An article in the latest issue of Primary Production Bulletin says the industry has been enjoying a steady growth in its
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    Income taxes form 38pc of revenue
    232 8 INCOME tax accounted for 38.7 per cent of the total revenue collected by the Singapore Government for the first four months of this year. Total government revenue amounted to $925 million, up 8 per cent over the same period last year. From January to
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    Asean photo salon in September
    63 8 Asean photo salon in September THE Photographic Society of Singapore will hold the Asean Salon of Photography competition in September. It is open to all photographers in the Asean countries and members of the Singapore Photographic Society. It will be in two sections: Monochrome prints and colour prints or slides.
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    ECA course
    31 8 TWO education officers from Brunei, Mr Tuah Noordin, 36. and Mr Suhaili Lani, 35, are here to follow a training course at the Extra-Curricular Activities Centre in Northumberland Road.
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    Photo display
    34 8 THE Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Labour), Mr Fon« Sip Chee, will open the photographic exhibition of the Bras Basah community centre's camera club at the National Library hall at 5.30 p.m. on Friday.
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    On make-up
    24 8 THE Whampoa community centre will hold a talk and demonstration on How to Make-Up at its premises on Friday at 8 p.m.
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    Woman — robbed of $8,850 in her shop
    177 9 Woman robbed of $8,850 in her shop TWO men armed with daggers held up the proprlttess of Kirn Peng Kleotrlo Company in Soath Bridge Road and robbed her of $B,IM and jewellery worth $851 early yesterday. Police said Madam Tan Slew Hoon, 33, and her husband were asleep In the
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    Operation damaged girl's brain court told
    606 9  -  T. F. HWANG By A GIRL who underwent an operation at Tan Took Seng Hospital in 1973 when she was one-year-old has since then been suffering from severe brain damage, the High Court heard yesterday. "Though the girl, Ng Gek Lin, is now seven,
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    Man stole track suit and $25 from car
    157 9 SECONDS after Mohamed bin Meerasahib, 22. stole $25 and a track suit from a parked car near an HUt>C chalet at the East Coast Parkway, he spotted three policemen approaching him. He ran but was cornered and arrested" by constable Sim Beng
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    Toh to open congress
    251 9 93 Viet refugees let in after US pledge I THE government yester1 day allowed 93 Vietnamese refugees from the mercy ship, Seasweep, to i come ashore following a guarantee from the United States that they will be resettled there. The Seasweep, owned I by the American-based Christian organisation,! > World
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    Toh to open congress
    57 9 Toh to open congress THE Minister for Health, Dr Toh Chin Chye, will open the 14th Singapore-Malaysia Congress of Medicine organised by the master, council and members of the Academy of Medicine at the Shangri-La hotel on Thurday at 5 p.m. The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr S. Raiaratnam, will
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    Teochew opera
    37 9 THE Nan Hwa Teochew Opera Dramatic Association will present an opera Heroic Deeds Live Forever at the National Theatre on Thursday at 7.30 p.m. Tickets at $5, $3 and $2 are available at the theatre.
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    Recital by soprano
    34 9 HONGKONG soprano. Miss Susanna Chow, will rive a vocal recital at the DBS auditorium on July 29 at 5 p.m. Admission tickets at $1 are available at the usual booking centres.
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    SIM course
    46 9 THE Singapore Institute of Management will hold a course on sales force management at its Thong Teck building premises in Scotte Road from next Monday to Thursday. Fees for the course, which will be held daily, are $195 for members and $215 for others.
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    MINISTRY TO PICK TEACHERS FORNZ COURSES
    152 9 MINISTRY TO PICK TEACHERS FORNZ COURSES THE Education Ministry plans to sponsor 13 teachers on two overseas courses to be taken up in New Zealand. Ten of them will be selected for a one-year diploma course which will start next year. This course is meant for English-stream teachers who. have
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      299 9 Straits Times Crossword 1 They made a road surface in 5 A series o( deliveries a jolly paradise, one with horses normal type of bowling (7) about (6-6) (j Royal person's representative 8 Dates register gives signalman in the capital, all upset (7) a complication, to some extent 7 Piano
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    MAN FINED $2,000 FOR OUTRAGING MODESTY
    158 10 YEO ENG SIX. 27. a fa- I t her of two. was jailed for I a day and fined $2,000 by a district court yesterday for outraging thp modesty of a schoolgirl. Yeo. of Lorong 4. Toa Payoh. admitted commit- I i ting the
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    Geylang s mystery blast...
    66 10 Firemen clearing up inside the shop a picture taken from the rear section. Police, fire experts and officers of the chemistry department inspecting the blast-torn shophouse. In the foreground —sections of the shop's metal gates (arrowed) which were hurled across the road. Deputy Supt Chong Yoon
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    Metal gates of shophouse hurled across road
    176 10  -  N. G. KUTTY ALBERT SIM WORDS by PICTURES by THE PICTI RES on this page show the after- math of a mystery explosion In a chophouse which shook Geylang shortly after t.ii a.m. yesterday and till■l a 29-year-old shop assistant. Police Identified the
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    Strive for higher quality society call
    428 11 Make courtesy our way of life SINGAPOREANS must be raised from their present position where the emphasis has been on technological and material progress to a high value-added society where culture, courtesy and social discipline are a way of life. NTUC's secretary- general* Mr
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    MP to give prizes to slogan winners—,
    7 11 MP to give prizes to slogan winners
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    Semi-finals of Poly debate
    166 11 THE Singapore Polytechnic will hold the semifinals of its debate on courtesy at its main leeture hall on Saturday. The four teams competing for the finals are from the mechanical production engineering department, the chemical process and technology division, the electronic department and the civil engineering
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    Kelong death a misadventure
    96 11 Kelong death a misadventure A CORONER yesterday recorded a verdict of misadventure on the death of a kelong owner's son, whose head was caught in the coils of a nylon rope used to hoist the fish net. The court heard that when seven fishermen went to the kelong off Serangoon
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    Envoy's date
    36 11 THE French Ambassador. Mr j Jacques (iasseau will open the Avant-Garde exhibition al the National Museum Art Gallery on Thursday at 5.30 p.m. The i exhibition will feature content- porary French lithographs and photographs.
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    CC courses
    32 11 THE llu Pandan community centre will hold courses in tim-sum. cake making, piano for children, violin and harmonica next month. For details telephone *****8 between 3 p.m. and 9 p.m.
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    'No' by wife staying in separate room
    375 11 A TECHNICIAN told the High Court yesterday that even his in-laws failed to persuade his wife to consummate their marriage. Mr Lim Tow Hin said that it was not an arranged marriage. He met his wife, Chua Geok Luan, while working together. After
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    Japanese Society show
    82 11 Japanese Society show THE Japanese Cultural Society will hold a performance of Julie Rock 'n Tour '79 in aid of the National Theatre Trust Fund at the National Theatre on July 24 at 7 p.m. The gold prize winner for the All Japan Intercollegee Symphony Band, the Kwansei Gakuin University
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    Welcome Co-op studying use of computers
    115 11 Welcome Co-op studying use of computers THE NTI'C Welcomr Cwuamers' ('•-•perattve is looking bit* the possibility of romputerIsUiK its impart, wholesale aid Fair Price shops divisions, the cooperative's chairman awl chief executive, Mr Baey LUn Peck, said last night. He said studies had revealed that It was not yet feasible
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    New YMCA
    33 11 THE patron of the Metropolitan YMCA, Mr Runme Shaw, will lay the foundation stone for its $4-million new Tanglin Centre building at 60, Stevens Road, on July 28 at 4 p.m.
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    More bus services for Clementi
    258 11 THE Singapore Bus Service plans to introduce new bus services from Clementi New Town to Jurong and West Coast neighbourhoods by the end of the year. These services will be in addition to three new services 74, 185 and 284 inaugurated at the Clementi terminus
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    New centre
    38 11 THE MP for Farrer Park and chairman of the National Productivity Board, Dr Lee Chiaw Meng, will open the new TWI Alumni training centre at Block 261, 26-C. Waterloo Street, on July 21 at 4 p.m.
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    Day tour
    34 11 KAMPUNG Kapor community centre will hold a Kukop day tour (by coach) on July 22 and 29 at $14 per head. Those interested should call *****86 between 3 p.m. and 9 p.m.
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    Call to boost—— Singapore culture in Japan
    489 12 Call to boost Singapore culture in Japan SINGAPORE cultural organisations should take the initiative in promoting the Republic's culture in Japan, the president of the Japanese Universities' Graduate Association, Mr Tan Yu Hot, said. They should approach the Japan Foundation through the Japanese Embassy here for help in organising activities
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    Sembawang jog date
    67 12 THE joint committee of Sebawang constituency community centre management committees will hold a jogathon on Aug 5 at 8 a.m. to raise funds for activities of the seven community centres in the constituency. The MP for Sembawang and Senior Minister of State (Education), Dr Tony Tan, will
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    Japanese band
    44 12 THE Kwansei U C Symphonic Band from Japan will perform at the National Theatre <>n July 29 at 8.30 p.m. Tickets at $5. $3 and $2 and $1 student concession tickets to all seats are available at the theatre and Cold Storage.
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    3 years for taking —drugs—
    87 12 3 years for taking drugs TAN AH BAH, 33, unemployed, was jailed for three years after he was found guilty by a district court yesterday for consuming morphine while under a two-year drug supervision. He was also found guilty and jailed for two years for possession of 0.57 qms of
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    School's 15th year
    34 12 SERANGOON Garden Technical School will celebrate its 15th anniversary tomorrow with a concert, exhibition and reception The MP for Serangoon Garden. Dr Lav Teik Soon, will be the guest of honour.
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    10 roads that lead to jobs
    135 12 10 roads that lead to jobs DO you know that there are It roads leading U employment? They range from the most esteemed read via primary and secondary school, pre-nnlversity and university to that of going straight to w»rk after only a few years of primary school education. Between these
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    Jam they could have avoided
    262 12 MOTORISTS are still failing to turn into Marymount Road, which was opened on Sunday. The new road was built to alleviate the daily traffic jam along Upper Thomson Road near the Braddell Road junction. But most motorists kept off the new road yesterday and the
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    4th UN quiz
    39 12 THE United National Association of Singapore (UNAS) will hold its fourth nation-wide inter-school United Nations quiz (pre-university level) at the New Lecture Theatre 1, University of Singapore, Bukit Timah campus, on July 28 at 1.30 p.m.
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    FEWER ROAD DEATHS THIS YEAR
    354 12 FEWER ROAD DEATHS THIS YEAR THERE has been a "considerable" drop in the number of road fatalities and serious injury cases for the first six months of this year, as against the same period last year. A Traffic Police spokesman said at a press conference that fatality rates dropped by
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    MP to open food fair
    70 12 THE MP for Mountbatten, Mr Eugene Yap. will open a jumble sale ami food fair at Guillemard Primary School on Saturday at 10 a.m. The sale and fair is held by the school's advisory committee as part of its 25th anniversary celebrations. Part of the
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      Lock icon 'Hard up Reds may turn to robbery'
      335 13 'Hard up Reds may turn to robbery' KOTA BAHRU, Mon. Deputy Inspector General of Police Datuk Mohamed Amin Osman today warned that the Malayan People's Liberation League of the Communist Party of Malaya Marxist-Leninist might resort to such activities as bank robbery as the CPM-ML was running short of funds.
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      Lock icon Investors lured by cheap land in Johore
      219 13 JOHORE BARU, Mon. Many investors set up their industries in Johore because the state is offering very attractive terms including cheap land, the Mentri Besar Tan Sri Haji Othman Saat, said yesterday. He said with the availability of cheap land (Johore charged only
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      Lock icon GM FELL TO DEATH AFTER MEETING
      66 13 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. The general manager of the Malacca State Development Corporation, Mr Ahmad Said, 35, fell to his death from the 10th floor of a multi-storey building here in Jalan Bangsar on Thursday. Workers spotted his body at about 12.30 p.m. Mr Ahmad,
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      Lock icon Murder suspect escapes from hospital
      207 13 Murder suspect escapes from hospital KUALA LUMPUR, Man. A murder suspect admitted te the General Hospital here slipped off his hand mffs and escaped (ram the custody if a prison warder yesterday. City Deputy (ID Chief Supt S. Kulasingam said the suspect, Chan Lip Wei alias Wall Chal alias Yean
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      Lock icon In Seoul
      32 13 SEOUL. Mon. Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Hussein Onn arrived here today on a five-day official visit to dis- cuss ways of increasing economic and other relations with South Korea. Reuter.
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      Lock icon Viets admit to sea robbery
      311 13 K. TRENGGANU, Mon SIX Vietnamese illegal immigrants today pleaded guilty to gang robbery. Sessions court president Mr Shairudin bin Abdul Aziz postponed sentence to Aug 1. The six admitted committing the offence at about 7 a.m. on May 6 this year in the South China
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      Lock icon Govt won't use ISA on illegal migrants
      175 13 Govt won't use ISA on illegal migrants KUALA LUMPUR, Monday DEPUTY Home Affairs Minister Tan Sri Syed Ahmad Shahabuddin told the Senate today that the government has no intention of using the Internal Security Act (ISA) on illegal immigrants who committed crimes. Replying to a supplementary question from Senator Datuk
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      Lock icon —Student gets . life for drug pushing
      184 13 Student gets life for drug pushing KANGER, Mon. A Singapore college student trafficking in drugs while on holiday in Thailand in 1977 was today sentenced to life imprisonment and ordered to be given four strokes of the cane by the Sessions Court her-\ Ganesh Balachandran, 34, was found guilty by
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      33 13 TOKYO. Mon. Malaysian Education Minister Datuk Musa Hitam will pay a weeklong visit to Japan from next Sunday at the invitation of the Japanese Government, the Foreign Ministry said today. Reuter.
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      554 13 "I had a job that paid more money than any of my friends." When I left school I thought I was smart But now I realise the truth I had i^k. no future, and by the time I was 25 I was AW m± at a dead end." There are
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      195 13 Bringing Up Father By Bill Kavanagh Hal Camp ucv uak, cnucDorv ct™ c SOEVER DP lT I DIDN'T MEAN irj IT'S THAT PORTRAIT I a SCWIEBCDV STOLE SHOWED 0000 TASTE/ WAS A PORTRAIT OF YOU THAT AIINT Blondie By Chic Young Alley Oop By V.T. Hamlin ITS AMAZING TO WELL,
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  • The Straits Times TUESDAY, JULY 17, 1979
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      VITAL CRUSADE
      366 14 PRESIDENT CARTER has made a rousing appeal to the American people, calling upon them to regenerate the American spirit and to reform those wayward aspects of the American character. In a no-holds-barred" speech to the people, he asked for their help in correcting a deep malaise accumulated over
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      SOVIET RETHINK?
      380 14 FOR Moscow and Hanoi the propaganda offensive against them over the refugee issue has caused a little disquiet. Outside their tightly controlled domains apart from allies like Cuba and perhaps Third World eccentrics such as Libya there is precious little sympathy, not to say support, for Hanoi's policy
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      855 14 NAJMUL HASAN By in New Delhi INDIAN Premier Morarji Desai, who resigned on Sunday night after 27 stormy months in power, leaves behind a country facing a serious economic, social and political crisis. His ability to rule began to be seriously questioned
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      Lock icon Maverick who lit fuse on the crisis
      445 14 By SANJOY HAZARIKA in New Delhi RAJ NARAIN, the Indian political maverick who lit the fuse on India's latest political crisis, has played a key role in unseating two successive prime ministers. It was the colourful Na1 rain, now 62, who defeated former
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      A catfish that's got them hooked
      776 14  -  JOHN VINOCUR By in Bad Zwischenahn (West Germany THE catfish that may eat Germany lives here. He weighs either 100 kg or 177 kg, is either 3.3 or 4.3 metres long, has grey or brown or greenish fins, eats a third or half of
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      261 14 audio-technica THENEWAT-3OE MOVING COIL CARTRIDGE OFFERS HIGH OUTPUT GOOD TRACKING AND ALLOWS OWNERS TO CHANGE THEIR STYLUS By locating the coils with the stylus in the lower cartridge, the entire assembly can be unplugged and replaced when necessary. Controlling the effective mass and utilising a radial damping system, excellent tracking
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    The clinical dissection of the new X-body car
    998 15  -  HENRY SCOTT STOKES How Japanese car makers quickly go about learning from their rivals By in Toyota City, Japan "WE picked up the first X-body car in Detroit, flrw it over the next day and after the top brass had driven it
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    Timing of their introduction uncannily precise
    574 15  -  CHARLES DOLE By in New York "YOU would almost think that General Motors had a fifth column inside Opec," quips a stock-market analyst in Detroit. The big carmaker's timing on the introduction of its news X-cars in April was so uncannily precise coming in
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      ROV booked 131 errant cabbies over last three months
      146 15 ROV booked 131 errant cabbies over last three months WITH reference to the letters entitled "Cabbies who pick and choose fares damage uur image" (ST, June 77) and "Visitors were alert to cab drivers' tricks" (ST, July ROY officers in plainclothes have been visiting Paya Lebar Airport, Tanjong Berlayer Jetty
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      372 15 PLEASE refer to your reS port "CPF survey: 61 pc bosses guilty" (ST, July 3) and your editorial "Big Bad Boss?" (ST, July 4). Incorrect conclusions seemed to have been drawn from page 15 of the Central Provident Fund annual
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      Making it easier to board buses
      80 15 WITH reference to the letter headlined "Bus steps too high" by "Aged" (ST, June 14), we wish to clarify that it is untrue that SBS has raised the step heights of new buses. On the contrary, we are now looking into the purchase of
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      459 15 VITB Special starts today Do you know that high-skill and high-tech there are 10 roads lead- nology industries They ing to employment? represent the VITB way They range from the to more ehalleng.ng jobs most esteemed road via -«nd better wages nrirmrv and secondary Starting today. New Na university to
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      1438 16 THE la* trwMdcd rawty m* at tke clow of liimlium on the Stock Exchange of Star* pore yesterday compared with the prevtom dTyi price* together with tm high and kw Adjusted for scrip rights law). > 1979 L..1 Hi(k Low Caw S.U SECTION ONI INDUBTBIAL COMMKBCIAL 261 VI
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      BUSINESS DONE (SINGAPORE) –
      901 16 BUSINESS DONE (SINGAPORE) BID and otirr pnc« officially lined and bunnn In an reported lo the Stock Exchange of Sh^pore ye* tentay with the number of share. traded shown in bracket* v, lou of I.OM uniu unJe« otherwtae s«rrs-- i 5« SECTION ONI ,NDU*T«U..*CO.».™CUL Acma (2i28) (1) 123 (1) 122
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      1015 16 KUALA LUMPUR BID and offer prim officially Uated l££7£j?££ t 'gs£££. tertiay with the number of Am traded mown In brackeu in lou of 1.000 units unieat otherwt* meetfled. IMUSTKIAL.S Acm»<2 10B2MSl \tm~~uaSSß) Ak««(*****755)(2>1.73 Ak>toMH3oßl36S)«l ACWU33B) BaU(2SSB2SBS) B«.(058B06OSi (10)059 Bk»Mi2 448>(3>2 44rd IwM I 3 208 1225) (3) 320 (61
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      39 16 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Tobacco Co Bhd has declared an interim dividend of 10 cents gross (20 cents on capital before one-lor-one bonus issue), payable on August 30, to shareholders registered on August 10— Reuter.
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        333 16 HONGKONG: Stock prices eased across the board in thin featureless trading yesterday, with market sentiment depressed by the latest increase in local oil prices and a disappointing land auction here on Friday, dealers said. The Hang Seng index closed 2.61 points down at 548.99. Utilities felt the brunt of
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        125 16 OPENING prices in the Singapore rubber market yesterday were marked down about four cents on lower London advices, Friday's after hours' easiness here and some bearish American reports, dealers i said. Later prices fell further on stale bull liquidation and upcountry selling. Some short-covering interest emerged later to check
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        188 16 ASIAN currency deposit Interbank rates as at close on July 16: US DolLrtlSpotl Offer Bid 7 days 10 9/16 10 7/16 1 months 10 10 i 2 months 1013/*****1/16 3 months 1013/1610 11/16 6 months 10 15/16 10 13/16 9 months 10 i 10 12monlhs 109/16 107/16 Sw.Fn
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        24 16 THE average rate at which Singapore banks are currently prepared to lend to their best customers is 8 per cent. I
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      Cautious outlook at Metal Box
      438 17 DESPITE buoyant demand for its products, Metal Box Singapre is looking towards the future with cautious optimism. The group's chief executive, Mr Appleyard, indicated two areas which are of concern to (he company. The first and perhaps the major factor which could affect the group's
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      Good cost control keeps UMW in black
      547 17 EFFECTIVE cost control was a significant reason for the profit recovery shown by United Motor Works (UMW) last year. If this is maintained during its current year ending Dec 31. and if the firmness in trading conditions indicated so far continues, then UMW
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      Hwa Hong thinks big
      316 17 Flushed with funds from a successful public issue of its shares. Hwa Hong Manufacturing is planning ambitious, long-term expansion that may see the company diversifying into soft-drink bottling. Company officials have said that for a start Hwa Hong intends to expand its range of edible oil
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      Know-how likely to pay dividends
      411 17 Know-how likely to pay dividends MALAYSIAN-BASED MeUI Box Belted (MBB) Is well placed to consolidate Its position in both its traditional and newly emerging markets far packaging and security printing. Bnt Chairman Tan Sri Datuk Hamzah Sendat said in the latest annual report that this prwpect is dependent on steady
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      795 17 WITH ITS marketing efforts making inroads into West Asia and the Indian subcontinent, Intraco Limited appears poised for greater success in the current year ending Dec 31. Intraco should be seeing the fruits of its labour in Iraq. Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Sri I-anka, Burma and
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      2807 18 I T\TeP^! J£r?iv RVICE f-SECTION INDEX 284-4422 Per word 60cts(Mln S9 00) IV OBITUARIES I 1 Per column cm JlO 75 (Mln. $32.25) I FOR SALE SHOPPING GUIDE I FOR SALE A SHOPPING GUIDE II EMPLOYMENT II EMPLOYMENT II EMPLOYMENT "^"^^i^^^ 8 Florists FUNS TLORISTB 825/826 Hong I-eong Building Fresh
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      411 18 ACTIVE FULL/PART-TWRI Sales promo ters for Sports Cosmetics from Switzerland UP Commerclal Service. *****1. AOBNTS PART/FULLTIMe requlred for atlllng Toko SporU Cosmetlcs. Enquiries UP Commer0.,.».., to «H»n «7 permontfi? If you have OCE O' level and iTrn"^ BDm at p€OP?E >.S4™Ani<C?NTRE SINGAPORE 010$ female Sales Personnel PartZZ'JSFSSSSPSX?. ;r»r^^^ ffi.^'StTi.ir.S?" 1'
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      306 18 B^B^B^B^BB^B^BbWbVBBVBI rCKIAI r rtMALt OALttO AQ.QICTAWTC AOOIO lAN I O '^■VVS BB^SS Til fc fOF immediate lUF immeQiaie employment if you are:- A Singapore Citizen. 16-25 years of age. .^"pto cVS.fi?sSlSi Mme»e SUeam. Pleasant and DOllte Dy nature. SUNDAYS AND ertur..«?AiT SOME MAJOR KUHLIL HOLIDAYS ARE RF^T FIAVQ AmPAPAtIuPI V
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      448 19 II EMPLOYMENT H EMPLOYMENT II EMPLOYMENT II EMPLOYMENT II EMPLOYMENT s=============== :.31 Situ.tion.V«:.nt t*^= =^=s^^=^^^— >1 «-l-c y rS-^^ UlsKF)\ meGll/lL^^ (W^ry** VT>^~'^ J requires TEMPORARY SALES ASSISTANTS Requmxnent*: Male or Female Singapore <;'t;«ns acWISK 10'"* OoodSnokVnFn«llsh Wlllinn to work on shifts c W,IT, f,™ .in 1 2 01" 9S°
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      463 19 SALES DEMONSTRATOR 8.qu,,.a s.n^ O.inon.tr.lor lo wort .nvertou. departmental .tore, and .hop.. Previous experience and ability topalntordrawanadvanuge Saler, end commiMlon wilt not b. l^in«.»9oop.m. TEL: »4»15/»4»»3 FOR *N APPOINTMENT s7IESG,RLSREOU,RED^: Boutique, call personally to Far Kasl Shopping Centre. M2O. Orchard Road. Spore 9 SALEBo,RLs REOWRED URGENTLV Starting salary $200 Apply
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      432 19 *^tWCr" _7mT«.^^ (I)BUILDING SUPERVISOR Age 30 and above .At 1eu1.2 years' "perlence nancYorbutMlnß S^hSand c.cc(«S3l^SiT l prp?n»iriAM« ELECTRICIANS Requirement*: .Age2Sand above ITC or Trade Certificate In electrical engineering Preferably with experience Attractive salaries w.,1 be offercd. Apply with non-returnableptioto roptoRATION STwSSimE^. c/o Apt. 1402, C«rnh,.l Pi«a. 53. Cairnhill Road Singapor.
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      417 19 JS^^SSStSy reaulres Immediately the fol'owlnr- (1) EIECTMCAL TECHNICAL ext<ns|ve expe. rlencem cost estimating deswitchboard, motor conUol and distribution MSfeJESt 1- ab" (J) O.C. INSPECTOR Must hay, fxperlence electrical ,wltchboard/control board wiring. Applicants should have ITB Trade Certlflcale In electrlca^HWng be able to (J) ,ySi3S^f AL FABRICATORS Applicant* must have exoor'7r'seewnftoh'5oafd
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      443 19 We*** «e*re« "re"^AuIMT"2rS CTURAL ADDllcants should have mini mum 5-6 year, fetewt wo?kl Ing experience and certificate Pj^~^-*J^rjjum. in-.^X^nTth^r-Tt'h^.V" Zr^^Ju?Titr»l«r VACANCY EXIST. FOR a Jun.or Draughtsman on Architectural Drawings from Vocational Instltut* Training Board (male or female) Apply to: ST Box A***** WANTED A MECHANIC to work at TV shop
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      369 19 .^^"^^^"""""N An Inl.rnalienal Group ol Comp«»ee m Jurong Invitee appHcaWene »ar> PROCESS UfODIfPDQ WORKERS MALE/FEMALE MALE/FEMALE ."-^eT,-and above Pr lmary education In any language streams No' working experience required. Malaysians or foreign workers would also be considered WeofH.the!«««*»:- Free transport 13th month bonus BSJgSX'* nlforms provided sick Ma%r^T paUmlty'"Ck Generous
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      440 19 COOLING SYSTEMS a FLEXHM.ES urgenTyZires PACKERS with Primary education M*.L!AIS^ M/iIJ!!IO«JiSJLO-1 "°n TOOLROOM FTTTERS/Die MAKERS Completed National Service. Ex-Compl-d<^«^'T^rS welding and metal fabrication Trin^orl proved on «ib«di<*d ba.». Fnr^ benefit, wilh eltendance bonu. and uniform •*>»- Crested anDllcants nlease w^ "or ca" P??»n"s?yV »JA^AN SOROH SINGAPORE 2»1 TEL: SS2SM/SS2M6 DELIVERY
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      385 19 A n.w profession is b.in fl created cr.ai«a FOR ALL SKILLED Aajn I lliei7ll len AND UNSKILLED WORKERS in Ih. fl.rm.nt and .»CHSiSfS, A unique ana new injustrlal ProJect wlth only 4 5 hours work and 3to 4 hours relaxation and self-devel-opment through the Tran- i scendental Meditation and TM-Sldhl
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      342 19 HOTEL MERLIN SINGAPORE 61"*' Possess the licence under the electrical and contractor ''"^•""/'"""'"'"Vi!!?4.. 3 Gro*. Mtary: S3W lo 1440 p.m. 2 RESTAURANT WAITER M<>< "num Secondary 4 National Service Gro.. utory: S3'o lo $400 p.m. 3- SECURITY SUAROS Experience in commercial securlt would be an advanJjf* M v ln second"y
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      1291 20 I EMPLOYMENT II EMPLOYMENT II EMPLOYMENT II EMPLOYMENT II EMPLOYMENT sSsawsra applications ire now Invited for the following positions:(DCASHIER/SALEBGIRL (12 V«C.nCMW) SSffS^^Sg-g k\lth e m~U»%:'«plrtSnS U required Training w!7, be prowbutcher/ shop fSSJSTAHT /■,vcTJrJf« (3) STACKER (10 VacanCNM) Candidates applying for posltlons (2)«. (3) should have completed Secondary Education or
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      706 20 OfFICE" &«£»s^::;r IiSSS? quired and no need to wear uniform. Goo- Tl^sa <%%£% a^'^ ,ha rK,M parsona sonally: 76A High Street Rm I SHEARES.NVESTWATK*.. lo^'y^. Dy'Sr^ M^wtf^ T^^^^V^ WWSr 7We are one of International CorTRANSPORT COMPANY REOUIRE* poratlon doing business in more Lorry Attendants Must be hard- than 20 countries
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      588 21 111 VEHICLES BOATS 111 VEHICLES BOATS 111 VEHICLES BOATS IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES n„.,,^ B,r(. up/ van from Kirn Cho Trading 1"50" RENT A CAR/ pickup/ delivery van/ dlesel lorry from Slang HockCorpn Pte Ltd, 2.33.69/ «nt M a dat«in Pick-up from Hiap Hoe Trdg Pte Ltd Please
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      476 21 •gsagajßS* *****54 «5-a« mw Dalwm 120Y S/W Daiwn 120Y A/C »rA/C ToyoU Core*. Coup. IW7: F^E^rTilfGLi' cJ2 i! 22 J«i2T W2?S!£.JlS!**ir ?-?J^c^ob7s/rJI1!. A/C D.^n Fteki Zinoßadi Slrtun MOA A/C^ D.l.un i»Y A/C D.l.un 140J A/C Dat«m2ooLA/C Au.t.nMj«Cluon«n MM.US23A/C 1976: Ford E»cortllooGL MaidaFiOOO Light Van M.HU6O6S/W M*fd<JolM*fd<J 01 ,n Mood. Cvk
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      506 21 T.I *****5/*****62/*****67 I*""MII*-Ulrt It7t Marcada.26oBaircond SSSS2^^ SfSTS.^ 1t77 Marcadaa 2BOS aircond P»«0«>« 604 Auiomrtle ecnLancia Bata 2000 Saloon akS00"S 00" Siflma 2000 Airtomalic airISni. GLX ircond Fort^iorttoM To Gfiia airFord Cortina 2.0 Gliia air CoH Oalant Siflma 1600 OS .lrcood Ford Cortin.l.6GL aircond M.id. FlOOO Vk, Mood. TM3M 197, p»u-#o,to4«rco»d
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      574 21 5T™.,...», T Owner New Road Tax. Very gaaaaaa «uw/-ono 1672 FORD ESCORT 1.00 c.c. EA MT Insurance 5/80. Road tsyx i« Ilou^/.^ ItLi PARF eligible Many accessories. View: 48. Halg Road 1672 MAZDA BONOA company registered, passed ROY Inspectlon. Insurance. Selling $1300. Tel *****3. 1672 MERCEDES 200. Alrcond. Excellent condition.
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      446 21 «^;=S^ nished $750 Te. *****74/*****0S double-storey bungalow 5 bedrooms. $3,000 furnished Call TRP *****59/*****89 psmmaummsamm f I EXECUTIVE DETACHED 1 uoiiSb B»m. .-im™l~. ~L i_ oi—• T nut ar..T« hilTtel S^J^ri!^ iFuuT'urn.shed alrcondl-| ftloned with 4 bedrooms fcstudy and lar« 'enterlalnTng Barea. Rental $4,500 p.m. S 1 Principal, only, plaaaa
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      446 21 for rent *K!P CMMHU PIAZA J2.700 Oijtrict SSld «WE J2.000 ™*n; iE M St^iVT .MM PiBK T,*£ BM.MOIIW. PMK JI.SOO Oisbicl 10 upwards Pf*CH GAKOtN $2,500 Dofricl 15 hctafci| rony oHie. ietiched housei in Dijtrich 10 md 11 Cjl IB lodly lor more detjll ■■^■■■BHBJBBMBMSJ l ■Will Kll'l rW ■^^B^aW.
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      465 22 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES V SERVICES BUSINESS V SERVICES BUSINESS sm »,,»mmn^.t;/M, Si ACCOmmooilKMl Vacant O) Flats DOVER CLOSE EAST 5-roomed s3so Upper Boon Keng 5-roomed R^ED-a^SVnt'ra,^ SK^l^ rhine. Immediate occupation Continental Housing Pte LW. Tel *****66 Eric Chia HILLTOP. SHERWOOO TOWERS. Cirangp Height. Rldgewood.
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      481 22 URGENTLY REQUIRED UNFURNISHED Semi-detached or Terrace along Dlst. 20. Owner please ca" Kamest Enterprises *****36/7 for enquiries. urlous bungalows, preferably with swimming pool Kindly call: *****1 ext 41 No agents please! W FlatS H^.at^^^r, 'XIE REOU.RE. HO. 2/3-roomed flat In dlsts. 3 Tel: *****74Ch0ng LOOKWW FOR A HDB f.al. rtnta.
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      396 22 FOR SALE i Jaya Tower $310,000 Calrnhlll Plaza $340,000 Rldgewood $296,000 Kin, MmJoiTsimom Thomwn Road $600W Leonie Towers $375,000 Orange Heights $350,000 ««-»»^£^'S^Call us for more details. J£_Ei_A_^_2 TTOH T_T!£_H 1--, T.1:*****/*****4/9146M ARCAD.A D..T. 21 1I t^Srirl;^?.^,,. area" SeTu^uWu^.-lrer.:!^ oTe? J°ATANe:ETr OKA.of,Mac d/u ,V-^ ABen lUU Will IWTf RftODOW lIP
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      415 22 WST. 11, SPACIOUS 4-BCDROOM, all with bathrooms attached Large living/ dining/ kitchen, Must see to appreciate! Selling $175,000. Fields *****/ *****/ Zr V, 'Jr.T*"TOW^" ma if 2" MAt"£l'^".nfue, fim 7 iKono n O*S/^ 7^ M» ZV 4T'roofed S^^f^e flSlirXlfuW,? (Principals Only) mV a"' OA"^* A rt T Ja'a, n Mat
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      420 22 INDONESIAN BUSINESSMAN WISHES to purchase 2 units of luxurious apartments (must have swimming pool) Owners, please contact: Appointed Agent, l": *****22 IMOONEBIAN/ LOCAL BUYERS wanUd t°P""hase-Seml-de- Ll«f "w /Cv" V i fl/ll?» *****1 »»«»».„«,_> h M^LflggSLW-T; (upper flOors Preferred ""i^^ cant possession) Budget $250,000 c^ctcnZ""^^^ P contact Chew *****49. PANOAN
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      396 22 INTERNATIONAL PLAZA, 2STH floor, 1.003 sq.ft. Partitioned, carpeted. and furnished, suitable for trading Company. Please contact: *****25/*****1 »U_A 13lh floor, off*. approx. 450 s<vft. Good location and outside CBD. Monthly rentS ST""" 1 C°"" oVn^f-^rp m« x °fF^ BPACE, FO" Sal? at FOR rent at 60-A, -street. Te,: Mr. Tlong
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  • IX OBITUARIES
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      33 23 LJ£,«i. MDM. NG MEOW CHENG callad to b« with the Lord on 12thJuly 1979 wi.h to axpr... thair ainc^a rr^Lzrr*'?*. church, collaagu.a and •»*•"<«• •<>' v'-^ aiatanca. conddancaa, dona,ion, wr„|h. an d attan- ">""'"'
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      95 23 THE FAMILY OE THE LATE uMnire.MrKt would like to eipreu their heart felt lhanka to Pealor, Naomi. Dowdy S l0 k'n<lk'n<1 ance. viaita. aervice ettendence. Thefami.yofthe.ate M.SS JANET taymu. gek departed 12/7/79 sincerely thanks all their relatives, friends, thanks to Mf. Mr,. Allan T.n Ch.nfl
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      23 23 IN EVERLOVING MEMORY C A O.AR FATHER LEECHW'QUAN DIED 3 YEARS TOOAY imsertedbv INSERTEDBV. MR»MRS SIM JOt CHYE *--a te.
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      13 23 V S MAN.AM« on 16 779 leaving behind 5 sons SSSS
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      63 23 MR PAUL TEO KAH KWEE aged 74 yeeri peoed away peacefully J sons daughters rss^SS 11*0 h^snaT NE° ANDREW SOON POH MADELEINE KIM NEO J,rlJ,2^^^r TJoov tu. JERRY THI TECK °rrsHTHTr s- INLAW ?,°;m sy:;u aw JOAN SUNNY SANKARAN MABGE 'SMAIL RACHEL And 21 Grandchildren to mourn hit lota Cortefle-ill
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      68 23 Mad, ,NgSokH<no Madam Maria Ng Sok Heng (Age 67) pasted away peacefully on 15 7 1979 leaving behind Son; Patar Laa Paa Hau Daughter* Lee Slew Koon L-Y.wKoon i daughtar-in-law. 2 »on.-in-law. 2 grandaon., 5 granddaogMar. ,o mo Urn Kar ■<>„. Cort^ 311.c, Block 36, Dovar Roed. at 2 p.m.
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      56 23 c^cc T« COMDOLcNoL:EATGour DEAR MIsSNGB .E a MISS NG BEE LENG ANDFAMILY on thf death of hfrsfioufd ON THE DEATH OF HER BELOVED FATHER MR NG tiaw pin on nmi v i«t<i >~- the ENGLISH department. THE CHINESE HIGH SCHOOL STRAITS TIMES RATES FOR PERSONAL ADS OBITUARIES a
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      391 23 VI EDUCATION TRAINING VI EDUCATION STRAINING VII TRAVEL RESTAURANTS VII TRAVEL RESTAURANTS 102 Ed"Cat j^S===B=^ .^j^l^l^B^p^p^B^Bw B^HB^am r^ m I _l^i--L_ 1 TT^ Trtt GIRLS! Jobsareneconvngha-deMoget TneLondonCr.arroe-olComme.ce and indusity Private Secela-ys ,nlerna,,ona.iyasoneotlhe iSSJln^^'SS.^ie Se^rt»^E.^na.!onTuP^v^o Dy tne Mm.stry ol Eo^anon Enro, no* at me ITC Ourei«HuM^earSlWHime coursessiaTt 6th AUGUST viii pwww^i
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      477 23 rr^p^JuV^nT Sf^i'C£FSe postal tultSn bj-airrrom l!on don for ACCA. IC MA. A.I A. I AS. ICSA. Banking (including Conversion Course and Financial Studies Diploma). HSc (Econ.) (Lond). LL.B. M^y& c iJ: ?^,2Er3FS£'s: Hap,d^,ulU College O^ndon,. Singapore 9MI pusuc RELATIONS TUESDAY 7..10 -1000 p m commencing uiday Please enrol early Peopie.
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      837 23 O^urtntMCh°|Md^^ M^nrHo-g^rfm^rn-. =^3^ Icing Practical C^ Classes MATMMLEIIeMTAI«V/AOOmONro^c^f,'' r^mm.nr?n^ *L/ Modern (Sec. 3/4) by dedlO*"3f2?. £SS^S comm 'nclng cated honours graduate. Low soon" Tel *****39. fees Please call *****36/*****26 ENGLISH (OCE -O') Preparing MATMB ELE|a£HTARY/ AODIfor 1979 examination by experl- sShJ" (Sec 3 14)^ dedicated »ujair«c3r s£®E X"--?:^:^Z»™ r 9A^:SLo-!JPrS;.-ftSS;
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      300 23 ARCH^ELAOO SPECIALS SS 6 Days FlesU Flllpplnas S«0 6 Days Lake Toba/Medan $4*o 8 Days HKG/Manlla $12M 8 Days HKG/Bkk/Pattaya HIM 12 Days HKG/Talpel/ Manila ***** MDI2ZrKI" meals Included stalls t Other Tours, economlcal Airfares. Alrcon Coach. Car Charters (Dally. Weekly) Please contact Gr,H,nd FkKK 3. LUCKY PLAZA SsSiT^OI/aMMMT *****C5/
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      206 24 LYTHAM ST. ANNE'S (England), Mon. American superstar Jack Nicklaus approaches the defence of his British Open golf title at Royal Lytham and St. Artie's, on Wednesday, keyed up with a new confidence, thanks to putting lessons from his son. The 39-year-old Nicklaus, from
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      280 24 FAIRFIELD (Connecticut), Mon. Jerilyn Britz, a non-winner since qualifying for the Ladies Professional Golfers' Association in 1974, rolled home a one metre par putt on the 72nd hole to claim the 27th women's United States Open golf championship yesterday. The short putt gave her a
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      228 24 SAN JUAN (Puerto Rico), Mon. The world's most famous amateur boxer, Teofilio Stevenson, of Cuba, collected another gold medal yesterday without working up a sweat. Stevenson, twice Olympic and world amateur champion, had only three rivals in the heavyweight division at the Pan American
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      85 24 OSAKA. Mon. Long-hitler Ayako Okamoto shot four-under-par 70 and a Japanese women's record total of 205 when she won the 12th allJapan Ladies Professional Golfers' Association championship by two strokes here yesterday. Tatsuko Ohosako. who had matched her for the first two rounds, shot a 72
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      199 24 Kent top league LONDON, Mon. Kent moved to the top of the English cricket league with a crushing nine-wick-et victory over Surrey yesterday. Reaalta la brief: At MaMsteae: Kent bt Surrey by nine wkts. Surrey 125 (R. Hills 3-12), Kent 126-1 (G. Johnson 50. C. Rowe 40 n.0.). Kent 4
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      526 24 Royal Lytham to provide stiff test for golfers LYTHAM ST. ANNES (England), Mon. The scene of Britain's Open golf championship at Royal Lytham and St. Annes on Wednesday is felt by many to be the fairest, friendliest and gentlest course on the regular Open calendar. It does not have the
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      967 24 BUCHAREST, Mon. "We will get married next year, Mariana has got the Rumanian authorities' approval, there is no proßlem at all," Bjorn Borg said here yesterday after defeating Rumania's Die Nastase in the Davis Cup and clinching Sweden's victory with
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      84 24 GUESS WHO'S BACK SAT. NIGHT, 7.45 PM DONNY, MARIE THE OSMOND FAMILY Following the success of last year's show, p Donny and Marie make a comeback. /^d Citizen presents the all-new "Donny 1 Marie" and "The Osmond Family Show". Mf"^^">m It's wholesome entertainment packed Mr~~r^P» with variety: music, comedy, songs,
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    MEMORIAM
    35 25 THOUGH A YEAR HAS PASSED SINCE YOUR SUDDEN DEPARTURE ON 17 7 78 YOU ARE ALWAYS IN OUR THOUGHTS SADLY MISSED AND ALWAYS CHERISHED BY WIFE. CHILDREN AND LOVED ONES. MR. A R VELI
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    7 25 IBYED AKHAK AHMAD MAI.I.AI
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      317 26 •Results: Group A Selangor 7 Sarawak Negri Sembilan 3 Thailand Selangor 4 Kedah I; Negri Sembilan 3 Sarawak 1. Group B Penang S Trengganu I, Juniors 5 Armed Forces 2; Penang 3 Johore 1; Juniors 6 Trengganu Group C Malacca
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      318 26  -  JOE DORAI By. SINGAPORE featherweight champion V. Mahalingam suffered a shock defeat yesterday in the Armed Forces boxing competition at the Selerang Barracks. Mahalingam. who won his preliminary bouts impressively, was outpointed by "unknown" Lim Chee Mann in the semi-finals for the biggest upset
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      Seet returns as SJF president
      210 26  -  PATRICK BABTIANS By FIVE founder-members of the Singapore Judo Federation have been voted into office. Totally unexpected was Sect Wee Swee's election as president. It must have brought back memories of 1965, when he was the first president the SJF ever elected. Sect, 48, one
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      Singapore look too strong for Thais
      499 26  -  ERNEST FRIDA By THAILAND will not stand in the way of Singapore athletes' winning medals at the third ASEAN schools' track and field championships at the National Stadium, starting on Saturday. A study of the performances of the Thais shows that Singapore athletes are
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      284 26  -  BERNARD PEREIRA By I SINGAPORE'S national road cyclists will have to keep themselves fighting fit for the next two months. That is because they will have to withstand another four gruelling trips, each stretching about 185 kilometres, in West Malaysia before they can be considered
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      India in trouble after good start
      6 27 India in trouble after good start
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      Clear lead
      21 27 MI'NICH. Mon. American UK-key Steve Cauthen. riding Imperial Fling, won the Bavarian Derby by three-and- half lengths yesterday. RevMr
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      Economy Rally to Lee
      229 27 IPOH'S Lee Kwai Leong. with Ridzwan Ariff. of Kuala Lumpur, as navigator, in a Datsun 180K, won the third Ipoh-Singapore Economy Rally in Singapore. Lee, who won the first rally in 1977, used up 65.9 ion* miles per gallon tc regain his title over the instance
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      FAM will have to improve the show
      545 27 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. Excitement has waned over the years. The quality of soccer offered has stagnated. But, financially, the Merdeka tournament is still alive and kicking and the Football Association Malaysia will be reaping a reasonable profit despite another drab show over the
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      Jitta tipped as the next soccer coach
      391 27  -  JOE DORAI By. JITTA SINGH, Singapore's intermediate soccer squad coach, is tipped to take charge of the Republic's Southeast Asia Games team in Jakarta in September. Jitta, who coached the intermediate team for this year's Asian Cup and last year's King's Cup competitions,
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      Kaki Bukit held
      94 27 CHANGI UNITED, beaten 5-0 by Tampines Rovers on Saturday, snatched a valuable point when they held Kaki Bukit to a 1-1 draw in a Div One match of the National Football League at Jurong Stadium last night, reports JOE DORAI. Fandi Ahmad scored for Kaki Bukit. while
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      Turf Club to meet SEA Games cost
      182 27  -  ERNEST HID A By I THE Singapore Turf Club will meet the entire cost of sending the Republic's I contingent to the 10th South-east Asia Games in I Jakarta from Sept. 21 30. Mr.E.W. Barker, president of the Singapore National Olympic Council, said:
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      Bankers beaten
      67 27 MARINE PARADE beat Chartered Bank 17-4 and ECOGE defeated Bedok 19-9 in the Singapore women's netball league at the National Stadium yesterday Other results: PSA 30 STU 14, Keppel 24 Inland Revenue 23. Defenders 20 POSB 8, IM w o.Corona. Straits Times wo. Getap. Meanwhile, in the Jurong
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      Shock defeat
      59 27 KAMPONG ÜBI, the defending champions, (ell to a shock 1-4 defeat by Nee Soon in a first round inter-constituency badminton match at Guillemard Road. Other results Farrer Park 3 Telok Ayer 2, Delta 4 Kirn Seng 1, Whampoa 4 Henderson 1. Khe Bong 3 Marine Parade 2, Brickworks
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      On target
      34 27 JAMES NEUBRONNER, the Singapore Darts Association president, stole the show in Changi Gents' 6-3 win over Rapid Shooters at the Station Lounge with high scores of 114, 119, 97, 100 and 105.
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      Tan and Liem are the best
      376 27  -  PETER SIOW ByF AFTER two weekends of racing in the sea off Seletar, Tan Kok Wah and crew Lewis Liem have proved themselves to be the best local Lark sailors by again capturing the Lark Open title. The defending champions who had previously scored
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      TODAY'S EVENTS
      42 27 HOCKEY SHA League: SCC v Schools. Div 3: Marine Parade B v Telerac. SOCCER NFL Div 1: Geylang v Toa Payoh (Jalan Besar stadium 8), Cairnhill v Tampines (Jurong 8). Friendly: Port Authority RC v Kaki Bukit (Bukit Chermin 5.15).
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      Yeo, Amy gain ACJC swimming crown
      155 27 YEO TSENG TSAI and Amy Teo were declared king and queen of AngloChinese Junior College's annual swimming championships at Barker Road, reports KEN JALLEH Jr. Yeo won the individual championship with 24 points, while Amy won the girls' individual title with the same total.
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    133 28 KHMER Rouge guerillas armed with M-75 grenade launchers near a camp on the Thai-Kampuchean border in western Kampuchea where they are fighting Vietnamese and Phnom Penh Government troops. Barricades and booby traps guard the entrance to the camp. It was the first time Western news photographers
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    Lock icon Britain's Reds losing members Up 1 million
    201 28 Britain's Reds losing members LONDON, Mon. I BRITAIN'S small communist party, never a political power in the country, announced today that it has lost nearly a fifth of its members over the past two years. The Morning Star, a daily newspaper which serves as the voice of the party, said
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    30 28 TOKYO, Mon. Japans population stood at 115.3 million on March 31, up 1.01 mil- 1 lion from one year earlier, the Home Affairs Ministry reported today. AP.
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    So it's 225 years in jail instead of 28 for trio 'Suicide' by 170 whales 'Bears' seen
    13 28 So it's 225 years in jail instead of 28 for trio ACCRA, Monday
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    43 28 GRAND BANK (Newfoundland! Mon. More than 170 pothead a hales beached themselves yesterday and most of them died within hours. Officials guessed they may have been trapped when high seas and high tide abated at the same time. UPI.
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    32 28 TOKYO. Mon. Two Soviet electronics reconnaissance planes. TL'-95 'Bears", were spotted flying southward over the Tsushima Straits between Japan and the Korean Peninsula this morning, the defence agency said. AP.
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    Desai still has hopes of leading next govt
    11 28  -  NEW DELHI, Monday
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    IRANIAN DEFENCE MINISTER QUITS
    39 28 TEHERAN, Mon. Iran's Defence Minister Tacji Riahi submitted his resignation today following a row over his dismissal of the country's hard-line military police chief. Gen Said Amir Rahimi last week defied the minister's dismissal order
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    Late CLASSIFIEDS DEATH
    70 28 Late CLASSIFIEDS DEATH T. SUBRAMANIAM AGED S7. retired SAF Personnel 35. SCE Seletar East Camp, and CCC Member Farrer Park passed away peacefully at TT.S.H on 16 July 79. leaving behind beloved wife Thangaretnam. daughters Letchumy. Mageswarl Saraswathy. sons Indrarajah, Kularajah. SelvaraJ brothers Sivallngam. Chandran and in-laws to mourn his
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      Lock icon Bob who?
      779 1 RUSSELL BAKER the celebrity on not being mobbed in the street THE news from China is that Bob Hope was there and the Chinese didn't recognise him. The news, of course, is wrong, and lest Bob become too depressed by it, I remind him that the same thing
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      695 1 Living with less petrol a walk along the local lakefront FIfJLS JSJnJtZii SjS^^^sSSa^J? S^uSS? of°tS l& SS& SSSf home from work. "It's good for me, for my stomacn and for the pocketbook," he said. Recent interviews in a dozen cities and towns disclosed that Americans nearly everywhere had become more
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      1014 1 'Jack the Ripper' rides again BILL HARTLEY traces the history of a peculiarly British brand of murder BRITAIN has a new "Jack the Ripper and like his 19th century namesake he murders prostitutes. Killing, occasionally with style, always with savagery, has been as much a part of the British scene
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        147 1 Hew has the oil shortage in America affected INdlVt. living patterns? The New York Times and CBS d LEISURE: Vienna interviewed 1,192 people across the United States Opera was worth to find out. TONY SCHWARTZ reports that the price 2 although changes in lifestyle have not been a WOMAN PLUS:
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        Violin recital by local composer
        272 2 Violin recital by local composer KAM KEE YONG, a wellknown local violinist and composer, will give a violin recital at the Singa- pore Conference Hall tonight at 8.30 p.m. Featured in his concert with Brachi Tilles at the piano are two of his own compositions, Huai Nien and Chung Kuo
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        Shows were well worth the cost
        739 2  - Shows were well worth the cost BAILYNE SUNG Visit by the Vienna Opera Orchestra THE VIENNA Opera Orchestra, which waltzed through Singapore recently with four brilliant performances, was paid a fee of $65,000 a princely sum by Singapore standards. But the sell-out shows were well worth it as music lovers,
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        SSO Strings delight with an exquisite show
        297 2 Singapore Symphonic Orchestra Strings Conductor: Choo Hoey Clarinetist: David Lewis Reviewed by: Urn Peng Ann IN PRESENTING the Rartok Divertimento (IM*) for performance the Singapore Symphonic Orchestra Strings probably selected their most challenging offering to date. This is a tremendous piece of string
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        341 2 MJftBERIHAS'SO THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL RUBBER AND PLASTICS EXHIBITION FOR ASIA WORLD TRADE CENTRE. SINGAPORE. 26-30 MAY 1980 Every year, thousands ot new robber and plastic products enter the market Whether for use in industry or the home, every product reflects some new development in engineering or marketing expertise It you're
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        1009 3  - How Asian women cope with period pains TENG JUAT LENG By They avoid the 'cooling' foods and take to herbal cures ONCE a month. Madam Wong Mci Mun pounds together 20 betel nut leaves and then mixes them with water. After adding two teaspoonfuls of honey, she boils the mixture
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        404 3  - Preparing for the weekend with the children in mind MELINDA BLAU By in New York WE DESCEND upon my brother-in-law's house once a year for a long weekend in the country. We fill his refrigerator with Hawaiian punch and his good glass bowl with doritos. The kids know they have
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        336 3  -  KATHRYN TOLBERT By "She presented the idea seven years ago but we couldn't do it then. But she was persistent and like beautiful Japanese ladies, she stuck to it. She charmed us into it." Fairchild said he knows some people will
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      Security on oil tankers stepped up Pool open
      63 4 Security on oil tankers stepped up By J. D. INDRAN OWNERS and operators of oil tankers are taking extra safety precautions on their vessels following reports that extremist Palestinians may sink supertankers in the Straits of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf to block the waterway and disrupt oil supplies. It
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      SlA's insurance firm to extend operations
      279 4 SlA's insurance firm to extend operations PAUL JANSEN By Our krone Reporter THE Singapore Aviation and General Insurance Company (Sagi), a Singapore Airlines subsidiaryset up in 1976 to handle the group's insurance needs, has begun to extend the scope of its operations. Sagi is now offering travellers on SIA package
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      Parachute free-fall among items forN-Day
      403 4 Parachute free-fall among items for N-Day A FREE-FALL parachute and an aeromodelling display are among the exciting events which will thrill spectators watching the decentralised National Day parades at Temasek Junior College and Jalan Besar Stadium on Aug 9. About 4,500 participants including 1,000 students will take part in the
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      Recital by pianist
      31 4 INTERNATIONAL pianist Bernard Godeaux will perform at the DBS auditorium on July 28 at 8 p.m. Admission tickets at $1 are now available at the usual booking offices.
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      Cultural foundation to give funds to train artistes
      170 4 Cultural foundation to give funds to train artistes THE Singapore Cultural Foundation (SCF) will do all It can to promote talent by offering financial aid to train artistes locally or overseas. The MP for Monntbatten, Mr Eugene Yap, said this would also add a touch of cultural grace to our
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      4th current affairs contest on July 24
      156 4 THE fourth current affairs competition jointly I organised by the government and Public Administration Society of Nanuang University, Nanyang Siang Pau and Tat L«e Bank for pupils in secondary schools and junior colleges will be held on July 24. The competition aims at
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      $131,300 award to girl trapped in blazing car
      257 4 $131,300 award to girl trapped in blazing car LONDON, Mon. BEAUTIFUL, dark-haired secretary Catherine Patricia Pharamond, who left Singapore for England to train as a student nurse, met with a tragic road accident when she was trapped in a burning car after a collision with a lorry. "She had the
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      Baby show
      37 4 THE Queenstown community centre women sub-committee will hold a baby show for residents of Queenstown at its premises on Aug 5 at 2 p.m Application forms and details are obtainable from the centre, tel. *****0.
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      TWO ON ARMED ROBBERY CHARGE
      239 5 TWO ON ARMED ROBBERY CHARGE TWO men. Tan Kian Hock alias Tan Kok Ping, 29, and Kok Tak Meng, 28. were joint ;y charged in a district court yesterday with armed robbery in which they allegedly used a knife to rob Mr Tye Ah Ku. 31. of SX.-.000 in cash,
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      Insurance agents' exam dates
      92 5 THE Singapore Insurance Training Centre will hold examinations for the Life Insurance Agents Certificate between Sept 4 and 7. Applications for registration for the examination will be accepted from i June 20 till July 25. The SITC will offer four papers for the examina- tions and
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      Plan to boost skills of timber workers
      89 5 Plan to boost skills of timber workers close proximity to rawmaterial supplies in the region. The industry employed 14,063 workers last year, or about 5.9 per cent of I Singapore's total manu- facturing workforce. Referring to the indus- trial estate in Sungei Kadut. Mr Ridzwan said I it has been
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      OLD FOR NEW PLOY THAT FAILED
      142 5 OLD FOR NEW PLOY THAT FAILED A DISTRICT court yesterday heard how a woman went Into a fitting room In OG department store in i tpper Cross Street with two new skirts and came out later with one of them and another old one she had brought along with her.
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