The Straits Times, 15 November 1979

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    14 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 30 CENTS M.C.(P) No. 142/1/79 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1979
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    Lock icon U.S. FREEZES IRAN'S ASSETS
    1055 1 Carter acts after Teheran move to withdraw $25b deposits WASHINGTON, Wednesday ECONOMIC WAR broke out today between the United States and Iran. It started when Iran announced it was withdrawing US$12 billion (S$25 billion) of foreign currency reserves from US banks and moving the funds to
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    'Algeria move to support Asean'
    235 1  - 'Algeria move to support Asean' BEE KIM HEE From special to the Straits Times UNITED NATIONS, Wednesday ASEAN is assured of vital and substantial support from the non-aligned countries including Algeria for its draft resolution on Kampuchea after it modified the motion to include an indirect call to China to
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    Lock icon 'Defence ministers' talks soon'
    182 1 MANILA, Wed. THE Asean countries will hold a defence ministers conference before the end of the year to discuss "problems of defence," Thailand's ambassador here said today. Mr Chao Saicheua said in a published interview that nothing had been decided on the date and venue of
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    Lock icon 500 killed in Iran quake
    303 1 A STRONG earthquake struck 14 villages in north-eastern Iran today and killed at least 5M people, a Muslim religions source said. "At least 5M bodies have been recovered from debris so far," the spokesman for Mashad religious leader, Ayatollah Syed Abdollah Shirazi, said. "Rescue teams
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    63 1 MOSCOW, Wed. A Pravda editor lifted the lid on a house secret today and acknowledged that the name A. Petrov, which periodically graces major articles outlining Soviet policy, is really a pseudonym. "Call him Alexei or Alexander," said Mr Pavel Demchenko, head of the paper's section dealing
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    Lock icon New curbs proposed
    67 1 LONDON, Wed. Britain's Conservative government today published proposed new rules aimed at preventing husbands and fiances of immigrant women from settling here. The proposals are designed to curb abuses of the immigration system through, what the Conservatives say, are phony arranged marriages. Before she was elected in
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    Lock icon Britain hails strong Asean stand
    157 1 Britain hails strong Asean stand LONDON, Wed BRITAIN and Indonesia today said the situation in Indochina threatened the stability of Southeast Asia and called for continued international action to resolve the issue. The two government* said In a joint statement they had dlseuaed the regional «irnatlon with particular reference to
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    Lock icon Call to free non-US hostages
    69 1 Call to free non-US hostages KUWAIT, Wed. Iran's Foreign Minister was qaoted by Teheran Radio today as saving that non-American hostages held In the US Kinbassy In Teheran "may be free din two •r three days." Mr Abolhassan Bani Sadr told a press conference the revolutionary authorities "suggested to 'the
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    HDB plan to absorb building materials price hike
    617 1 THE Housing Board has introduced a scheme to absorb the price increases in building materials to lessen the risks faced by its building contractors, the Minister for National Development, Mr Teh Cheang Wan, said yesterday. He said HDB revised its contracts because
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    431 1 Korean parties to revise laws SEOUL, Wed i THE ruling and opposition parties today agreed to form a parliamentary j committee to revise the j constitution. Floor leaders of the rulI ing and opposition parties agreed to form a "special committee on the constitution" when the National Assembly reopens tomorrow
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    47 1 ISLAMABAD. Wed Sala mat Ali. the Pakistan correspondent (or the Far Eastern Economic Review, was arrested at his home here yesterday. Police refused to disclose any reason for the arrest or his whereabouts. The Ministry of Information also declined to release .mv details UPI.
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    52 1 LONDON, Wed. A Siamese rat named Lucky went around ihe world about 20 times in 32 days trapped in the hold of a Pan American B-747 jumbo jet, a London Airport spokesman said yesterday. The barely alive rat was discovered on Saturday when the plane arrived from San
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    Lock icon LATEST 48 WOMEN DROWNED
    35 1 LATEST 48 WOMEN DROWNED NEW DELHI, Wed. Forty-eight women were feared drowned today when a boat capsized in the Narmada River near the western Indian district of Baroda, the Press Trust of India reported. Reuter.
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      176 1 56 pages today 'VIETNAM HOLDING UP RELIEF SUPPLIES' Page 16 OHIRA cabinet moves quickly to assure Asean i STOP-GAP move on moral education 8 (HOI 1)111 K\ trial 9 STRONG demand for ITC holders It SYMPOSIUM on our environment 11 Causeway Page 15 CROSSWORD 11 COMICS 14 EDITORIAL PAGK 18
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      Beijing does not want ethnic Chinese refugees
      311 2  - Beijing does not want ethnic Chinese refugees M.G.G. PILLAI By in Bangkok on special assignment for the Straits Times A SURPRISING and puzzling aspect of the efforts of a Chinese team presently processing Indochinese refugees here for resettlement in China is that it is not interested in ethnic Chinese refugees,
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      ECONOMIC SNIPPETS
      272 2 ECONOMIC SNIPPETS CHINA is investing US$ll.4 billion (5J24.8 billion) to boost its agriculture this year, the Chinese Viceminister for Agriculture, King Chong-zhi, said in Rome on Tuesday. Mr King disclosed the figure in an address to the general conference of the 146nation United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation. Reuter. INDONESIA'S
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      Lock icon Rabies: 300 die a year
      72 2 BANGKOK, Wed About 300 people die of rabies in Thailand each year, making it one of the highest death tolls from the disease in the world, a medical expert said today. Mr Prasert Thongcharoen. dean of Mahidol University's Medical Technology Faculty, said 97 per cent
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      Lock icon Chocolate chess — the game of chomp-ions
      121 2 Chocolate chess the game of chomp-ions ATLANTA, Wed. Chess Is a consuming passion for millions, but midway through the "world chocolate chess championship," both players lost their appetite for the game. Rales required that the players eat each chocolate chess piece they captured. "I've eaten enough chocolate to last me
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      Lock icon REFUGEES RIDE TO SAFETY
      60 2 BULLOCKCARTS carrying emaciated Kampuchean refugees making their way slowly into the Thai border area of Ban Laem Chanchaburt in the latest mass exodus to escape the fighting in western Kampuchea. Thailand has accused "foreign troops" inside Kampuchea an apparent reference to Vietnamese forces of violating Thai
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      151 2 'Japan to import dearer Iraqi oil' TOKYO, Wed. In a move expected to be criticised internationally, Japan has contracted to import Iraqi crude oil for about US$28 (S$61) a barrel, or some US$4.50 higher than the ceiling price set by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries last June, a leading
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      Lock icon Govt drops plan to cut BBC's foreign services
      311 2 Govt drops plan to cut BBC's foreign services LONDON, Wed. The government last night bowed to pressure from all political parties to abandon its plan to cut seven of the British Broadcasting Corporation's foreign language radio services. Junior Foreign Minister Peter Blaker told Parliament cuts would instead be made through
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      Asean counter-move to keep issue in the limelight
      517 3  -  BEE KIM HEE From I From BEE KIM HEE Special to the Straits Times I UNITED NATIONS, Wed. The Asean countries yesterday effectively cut the ground from under an Indian resolution i which, in effect, seeks to keep the Kampuchean issue out
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      DEBATE ON KAMPUCHEA
      148 3 Asean diplomats here regard the Indian proposal with more sorrow than anger. One Singapore diplomat explained that Asean had been aware of the Indian proposal more than a weelt before the debate began and that they had quietly tried to dissuade tne Indians from tabling it. One-sided
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      Lock icon When US relief efforts often backfire
      222 3 When US relief efforts often backfire WASHINGTON, Wed. President Jimmy Carter siid yesterday that the n-ost important message hi', wife brought him from her visit to Kampuohean refugee camps was that United States relief efforts often backfire unless they are made without publicity. "Often a US initiative is counter-productive," he
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      Tommy's special day
      51 3 UNITED NATIONS, Wed. The tint day of the IN General Assembly debate on Kampuchea on Monday was a special occasion for Singapore's UN representative Prof Tommy Koh. Not only was he a keynote speaker, bat he celebrated his 42nd birthday on that day as well. BEE KIM
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      Lock icon Woman author rehabilitated after 22 years
      257 3 BEIJING, Wed. China's foremost woman author, banished to a farm 22 years ago to raise chickens and pigs, says her faith in communism sustained her until she was rehabilitated this year. Ding Ling, 75, was branded a rightist in 1957 and sent to a
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      Lock icon 'Cook tried to boil his baby alive'
      114 3 TAIPEH, Wed. Police said yesterday they have charged a cook »ith attempted manslaughter tor trying to boll his baby alive out of fury. The sources said Ho Chi- Yen, 28, was annoyed by the crying of his nine-month-old baby boy while preparing a
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        177 3 INDONESIA was not seeking to focus blame for the present conflict, Indonesian Ambassador Abdullah Kamil said. "We seek only an early end to the conflict and conditions for peace and security," he said. The already tragic situation in Kampuchea had been aggravated this year by military intervention that had
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        60 3 SIR ANTHONY Parsons, Chief British Delegate, said the Vietnamese-back-ed draft submitted to the assembly calling for hands off Kampuchea was wholly negative, offered the people neither pratical help nor political prospects and tried to whitewash aggression. It should be opposed. Like the US, he supported the Asean draft and
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        156 3 THE UNITED States accused the Soviet Union and other communist countries of blocking UN humanitarian efforts in famine-ridden Kampuchea. US Ambassador William vanden Heuvel, Acting Permanent Representative to the UN, said the US was in the forefront of governments demanding that the killing of civilians in Kampuchea be
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      Ohira cabinet moves quickly to assure Asean
      483 4  - Ohira cabinet moves quickly to assure Asean JACK RUSSELL By JAPAN'S new cabinet moved with unusual speed to let Asean know that its interest in them will not diminish although Japan's economie priorities now lie elsewhere Two days after thessocia formation of Prime Minister Masayoshi Ohira's second cabinet, the Foreign
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      Lock icon US output will drop next year, says OECD
      238 4 US output will drop next year, says OECD PARIS, Wednesday ROCKY times are ahead for the United States economy with real output expected to slump 3 per cent during the first half of 1980, recovering slightly in the last half for a 1.25 per cent drop over the year, the
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      35 4 ywaTLK Wed. Hunters have found about 60 skeletons i n a forest near a central Philippines reef, and a wrecked Vietnamese junk nearby indicates they were refugees, J*" «>mla newspapers reported today. -AP
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      Lock icon Indonesia reduces air fares to Australia
      95 4 Indonesia reduces air fares to Australia JAKARTA, Wed. The Indonesian Government announced new air fares between Indonesia and Australia following an agreement of cheap fares between Australia and members of Asean. The Department of Communications said the new fares, to be effective from Jan 1,1960, are 38 per cent cheaper
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      Shares hit a six-year high in HK
      114 4 Shares hit a six-year high in HK HONGKONG, Wed. Shares rat sharply Ike HeagkMg itoek excfcaage ted>v U Ut thetr highest level f»r dx yean at speeilaltM eMttaaea, taeUea hy pmllrtlMu that toeal latereat rate* will remala itatte. The Haag Seag aharea ißdrx rw lI.M prtata to reach 144.44, Its
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        Lock icon Plunging lift injures five
        69 4 A CONSTRICTION elevator in Florida plunged six floors on Monday, fracturing the spines of three men, breaking both legs of a fourth and leaving the fifth victim grateful for his sprained foot. The elevator cable snapped from its mooring at the half-completed Stonewood Towers condominium and
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        Lock icon The Old Silk Road
        95 4 THE OLD Silk Road between China and the West dates back at least to the 4th or sth century BC according to evidence recently uncovered in the Xinjiang region in northwest China, Xinhua News Agency said in a report monitored in Hongkong yesterday. An official of
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        Lock icon The better mousetrap
        94 4 SCIENTISTS at the Lawre n c c Livermore Laboratory, the nuclear research facility in California that gave the world the neutron bomb, now believe they have built a better mousetrap. The new trap is a bucket of water rigged up with a gang plank or see-saw which
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        73 4 THREE US astronomers say the discovery of a mistake in the way distances in space are measured means that the universe is only about half as old and half as big as they previously thought. Mr John Huchra, one of the astronomers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Centre
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      Lock icon Shah is secretly moved to cancer specialist hospital
      250 5 NEW YORK, Wed THK deposed Shah of Iran has begun receivi ng radiation treatments for a cancerous tumor in his neck under tight security precautions that involve his being moved secretly from one hospital in Manhattan to another. At the same time,
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      57 5 In other words IRANIAN Embassy official in Washington Hossein Ali explaining why former world heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali will not be allowed to mediate in the Teheran hostage crisis: 4 He's married to a model and that's not good. He doesn't uphold the Islamic religion. He goes to parties
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      Lock icon Iran closes sea and airspace to US
      200 5 Iran closes sea and airspace to US TEHERAN, Wednesday IRAN has closed its airspace and territorial waters to United States aircraft and shipping, ruling Revolutionary Council member Akbar Hashemi Afsanjani said today. Mr Afsanjani, quoted by the Teheran Times, said the council had also made other decisions about the student
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      Lock icon Sihanouk: I sent plea too
      78 5 EXILED Kampuchean Prince Norodom Sihanouk said yesterday he had appealed to Iranian revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeiny to free American hostages held in the US Embassy in Teheran. Prince Sihanouk told reporters in Beijing yesterday that he had sent a telegram to Khomeiny on Tuesday
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      Lock icon Prostitutes protest
      53 5 PROSTTTUTESdemonstrated against a threat to close brothels for a month during a coming religious festival, the newspaper Islamic Republic reported in Teheran yesterday. The women protested on Tuesday in southern Teheran after a notice was stuck on a brothel door calling for the immediate closure of this "centre
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      30 5 IRAN'S Oil Minister Ali Akbar Moinfar has pledged his country will maintain a stable oil supply to Japan, Japanese government officials said in Tokyo yesterday. UPI.
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      Lock icon Korchnoi's son held for evading draft
      169 5 Korchnoi 's son held for evading draft MOSCOW, Wed POLICE have arrested the son of Mr Viktor Korchnoi, the exiled chess master, who went into hiding to avoid conscription, dissident sources said today. Igor Korchnoi, 20, had applied to join his father in the West, but military service could prevent
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      27 5 GENEVA. Wed. A South African delegation arrives here today to join talks on the future of Namibia (South-west Africa), United Nations officials said today. Reuter.
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      45 5 GARBAGE CARRIED IN U.S.FLAG TWO Iranians using the American flag to carry garbage from the United States Embassy in Teheran on Sunday. Relations between the US and Iran have dwindled ever since the embassy was taken over by Iranian students on Nov 4. AP picture.
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      Lock icon Almost as though Carter is himself hostage
      296 5 Almost as though Carter is himself hostage WASHINGTON, Wed. President Jimmy Carter's travel schedule and political activities have been paralysed at least temporarily by the continuing crisis in Iran, which yesterday forced him to cancel yet another planned appearance. "It's almost as though the president himself was the hostage in
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      123 5 CAIRO, Wed. Mr Manfred Rommel, the son of World War D's famed "Desert Fox," was made an "honorary citizen of Cairo" yesterday daring a meeting with President Anwar Sadat Mr Rommel, may*r of Stattgart, West (iermaiiy, arrived here on Sunday U j*in represrnUUvcs of
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      235 6 WORLD BRIEFS STRIKING air traffic controllers again banned all take-offs from Paris Orly Airport yesterday in their continuing attempt to renew negotiations on wages and conditions with the French Ministry of Transport. Airlines operating from Orly, Paris' second airport, cancelled 144 departures and 102 arrivals. AP. DIRECT central government rule
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      207 6 Life is shorter and very risky in Chicago CHICAGO, Wednesday LIFE in Chicago is four years shorter than in other parts of the United States. There are more fatal heart attacks, more cancer deaths, and far more murders. "It's a pretty bleak picture," said Philip R. Davis, executive director of
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      218 6 THE HAGUE, Wad NORTH Atlantfc Treaty Organisation defence ministers ended a meeting today with the Netherlands still opposed to Nato plans to install new nuclear missiles in Europe. Nato secretary -general Joseph Luns told a news conference that the 11-nation meeting
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      226 6 US army seeks chemical weapons go-ahead WASHINGTON, Wed. The army is seeking President Jimmy Carter's approval to start a programme to produce a new generation of chemical weapons, Defence Department officials said yesterday. The officials said the army's US$l9.3 million (Ss42 million) request for new nerve gas weapons was contained
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      115 6 Gas still leaking, but 150,000 go home TORONTO, Wed. Small amounts of poisonous gas still seeped today from derailed goods train at Mlsslssaaga, bat 1SMM people evacuated after the accident are hack at home. Fifty thousand •then spent a third night at evacuation central or with friend* and relatives because
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      152 6 REAGAN'S MANY PLUS POINTS WASHINGTON, Wed. Mr Ronald Reagan will have the advantage of considerable campaign weapons in his challenge for the Republican Party nomination and the US presidency. A former college swimmer and football player, Mr Reagan began his career as a radio sports reporter. He was cast in
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      53 6 4 If you send two Englishmen to the moon, they weald form a gentleman's club. If yoa send two of my people, they would probably form three political parties. 7 A black Zimbabwea n commenting on the persistent division within black nationalist politics in Zimbabwe in the
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      62 6 WASHINGTON, Wed. The US Senate yesterday approved US$135 million (SS294 million) for the development of the Space Shuttle and tests of the new MX ballistic missile. The Senate voted 91-2 to frant US$78 million for the pace Shuttle and US$57 million for the MX missile,
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      466 6 Shop owners will then be moving in for comprehensive and up-to-date Asian Shopping business. Complex in the United States of America. Construction of Hong Kong /USA is now well Hundreds of purchasers from Hong Kong and under way with Phase 1 expected to be completed South East Asia have acquired
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    Science Council to publish indicators of performance
    281 8 Science Council to publish indicators of performance I lib, Singapore Science .'ouncil has set up a committee to develop and nihlish indicators to ■nonitor the scientific and (Hhnological performance n Singapore. This was stated in the council's annual report for 197H 79 The members of ihc committee are drawn from
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    Fair delay
    24 8 THE Singapore Sinhala budcthLst Association's food and fun fair scheduled on Sunday at St Michael's Road has been postponed to Dec 2.
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    CHARGES AGAINST TWO LAWYERS DROPPED
    91 8 TWO summons charges under the Companies Act against lawyers Alex Ci out her Fergusson and Lim Seng Cheow were withdrawn in a magistrate's court yesterday. One charge alleged that they failed to hold an annual general meeting for 1978 while they were directors of Bumper
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    Radio and TV servicing
    25 8 ROCHOR community centre youth group will start a radio and television servicing course soon. For details, ring *****0 after 3 p.m.
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    Hypertension
    23 8 STAFF nurse. Miss Lam Sek (Inn. will speak in Mandarin on hypertension at i/owland Road community centre on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
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    Ping-pong tables for after-exam leisure
    119 8 WITH eunu ever and scheol holiday* just around the corner, It's time (or (on and games once more (or most boys and girls throughout the country. And what better way to dll In the leisure hoars than a game of ping-pong right at their doorstep
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    Packaging equipment
    62 8 JAPAN Pack an exhibition of the latest packaging machinery and related equipment wUI be held at the World Trade Centre Hall 3 from Jan 29 to Feb 2 next year. The exhibition, organised by Japan Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Association, will feature equipment such as inner and outer packaging
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    3 types of C-Plan awards for education officers
    127 8 3 types of C-Plan awards for education officers TEACHERS aad other trained offleen of the education service can now »pply f*r three types of Colombo Plan awards: IHploma Ib computer seleBee/msaagemeHt lnf*rm»tl«a systems; diploma In edneatlM•J teeha*l«cy, »nd Master's course la educational testlag and measurement. These e*araes wlU be held
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    Pata meeting tomorrow
    34 8 THE protein committee of the Singapore' Pata Area Chapter will hold its inaugural meeting at the Singapore Hilton tomorrow at 5.30 p.m. Pata is a grouping of Pacific area travel associations.
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    Stop-gap move on moral education
    460 8  - Stop-gap move on moral education JUNE TAN By MORAL education subject of the Ong Teng Cheong Report cannot be taught from next year as planned, as both the syllabus and textbooks are not ready. But as a stop-gap measure, schools are being urged to use a new approach to make
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    New language ruling for pre-U entry
    391 8 New language ruling for pre-U entry SECONDARY Four students weak in their second language will find it more difficult to enter preuniversity classes and junior colleges next year. They will need a D 7 in the second language, one' grade higher than the E8 students needed to get in this
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    Mid-year classes will be phased out
    128 8 Mid-year classes will be phased out MORE than 1,000 pupils in the mid-year classes in Chinese primary schools will be affected by the Education Ministry's move to phase out such classes next year. These classes were first started 10 years ago when the Chinese schools had two intakes a year,
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    Seminar at RELC
    64 8 THE acting Minister for Social Affairs and Minister in charge of vocational training, Dr Ahmad Mat tar. will address the opening of a joint regional seminar on technical and vocational education in Asia and Oceania at the R.ELC auditorium on Nov 20 at 9.30 a.m. The week-long
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    Swimming carnival
    51 8 THE People's Association Youth Swimming Club will hold a swimming carnival at the Tom Payon Swimming Complex on Sunday at 2 p.m. Sixty children and 20 swimmers will take part in the carnival which will be attended by Mr Lav Teng Chuan, executive director of the Singapore Sports
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    Five-year drop in demand for free textbooks
    248 8 Five-year drop in demand for free textbooks THE rising affluence of Singaporeans seems to be borne out by the decreasing number of pupils getting free textbooks. Fewer and fewer pupils from poor homes have been on the Education Ministry textbook dole over the last five years. In the financial year
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    INVESTORS MUST PUT UP $500,000 TO SETTLE HERE
    89 9 INVESTORS MUST PUT UP $500,000 TO SETTLE HERE lOKKK.N InvrNtars wh« wl.nh U become Singapore permanent resldrnla will bf ir..ulrptJ to Invest $SM,Mt In manufacturing. Tlx* sum wan $254,tM previously. (iovprnment sources explained vesU-rda> that this recently Introdared rule Is in keeping with the new pollry (or the setting up
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    Singapore Festival
    71 9 SINGAPORE Tourist Promotion Board will organist a "Singapore Festival at Ihe O-ntury Park Sheraton Hotel in Manila from Nov 29 to Dec 5 to highlight Singapore as a shoppers' paradise Trie promotion is the second organised so far by the board, and was prompted by a 17 per
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    Child grads
    34 9 A ki:.^KRGARTEN graduation ceremu.-.; 'cr children in Jurong will bp heiu V Itirong Theatre at 9 am today. A similar ceremony will take place at Joo Chi.it community centre at 7.30 tonight.
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    When is it a financial crisis? judge asks
    719 9  -  MAUREEN CHUA Choudhury appeal: Day 3 By COULD the financial loss, deficit in working capital and strong pressure from a major bank for repayment experienced by Ben and Company in late 1975 and early 1976 constitute a "financial crisis" for the company?
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    Welding and fabrication exhibition
    71 9 THE welding, fabrication and surface treatment exhibition and conference will be held at the World Trade Centre from July 15 to 18 next year. International manufacturers of welding products and equipment will take part in the exhibition while technical papers will be presented at the conference.
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    Cultural show
    55 9 QUEENSTOWN branch library young people's and childrens sections and the Malay Young Men and Women's Association will organise a Malay cultural show on Saturday at 7 p.m. at the library's children's reading room in conjunction with Han Raya Hail. Admission is by free tickets obtainable at the adult
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    Courses at c-centre
    35 9 THE Ghim Moh community centre will organise courses in yoga, swimming, cake making, tim sum. guitar playing and shao lin soon. For more details, ring *****0 between 3 p.m. and 10 p.m.
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    SAF girl jumped to death after failing exam A CORONER'S court yes
    248 9 SAF girl jumped to death after failing exam A CORONER'S court yes terday heard how a teenaged Singapore Armed Forces girl employee jumped to her death from a block of flats after failing her military examinations. Miss Loh Kwai Heng, 18, employed as a pay clerk in Central Manpower Base
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    Visit to SAF Boys' School
    51 9 THE young People's Section of the Queenst own branch library will organise a visit to the SAF Boys' School in Changi on Nov 26 for boys between the ages of 14 and 16. Those interested can meet at the library at 1 p.m. on that
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    People now more critical of lawyers says CJ
    143 10 People now more critical of lawyers says CJ THE legal profession is still a noble one although it falls more these days under the critical eyes of thp public, the Chief Justice, Mr Wee Chong Jin, said yesterday. He said this in a brief speech, welcoming six women and two
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    Food fair
    37 10 THE women sub-committee of the Eunos Crescent community centre will organise a food fair and jumble sale on Dec 9 at Block 13, Eunos Crescent. For details, ring *****60 between 3 p.m. and 10 p.m.
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    Strong demand for ITC holders survey
    341 10 THERE is a sustained demand for Industrial Technician Certificate holders in the labour market, according to the latest survey on the employment experience of ex-graduates of the Vocational and Industrial Training Board. Speaking at the first industrial technician graduation ceremony at the Singapore Conference
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    Ballet for children
    60 10 GEYLANC East community centre will conduct ballet classes for children between five and 12' years on Sundays from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. for three months, and once weekly piano lessons for children. Fee is $36 for the ballet lessons and 120 for every 40minute piano session.
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    Two senior directors act in top customs posts
    177 10 Two senior directors act in top customs posts TWO senior customs officers are now acting as Director-General and Deputy Director General following the retirement of the former chief last month. Acting as Number One is Mr Lee Khee Yoon, 49. the deputy director-gener-al, whose duties are now being taken over
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    Girl stole jewellery from friend's home
    186 10 A TEENAGED girl stayed the night at a friend's home and left with $250 worth of jewellery the next morning, a magistrate's court heard yesterday. Chandra Dcvi Govindran, 19, pleaded guilty to stealing a $200 gold bracelet and a $50 gold ring from Madam
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    Found dead in flat
    70 10 A 35- YEAR-OLD man, Mr Zee Lim Siow was found dead in his Housing Board flat in Marine Terrace on Tuesday night. His immediate neighbour, who smelt foul air, called the police. Together with firemen, they broke open the door and found him lying dead on
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    Five girls who chose blue-collar jobs
    177 10 Five girls who chose blue-collar jobs THESE five girls are proud to be among the few of their sex who have chosen blue-collar Jobs In engineering. From I. ft, Zutmlnah bte Abdullah, Zalbon Nesa bte Adam and Zalton bte Abdullah, all 19, are Industrial technicians in air-conditioning and refrigeration engineering.
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    PHYSICIANS HEED MINISTERS CALL
    101 10 PHYSICIANS HEED MINISTERS CALL THE Singapore Chinese Physicians Association has formed a sub-commit-tee to discuss the setting up of its own professional body to regulate the conduct of practising physicians. This follows a recent call by the Labour Minister, Mr Ong Pang Boon, for qualified physicians to abide by a
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    Officials of alumni
    61 10 MR Tan Eng I^eone has beer elected chairman of the Alumni for Ship for South-caM Asian Youths. Other officials are: Mr Tin Soo Kong (vice rhairmai Miss Patsy Lim (secretary), Miss Yvonne Seah (assist;.nl secretary), Mr Seah Koh I.ap (treasurer). Miss Jessie Ec (asst treasurer), Mr nangevan
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    Two sound ways to cut noise in new schools
    395 11 NEW schools will, in future, be specially designed and sited away from noisy areas to create a quieter study environment. These are among the guidelines drawn up for the Education Ministry after a comprehensive study of the effects of traffic noise
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    Seaman had banned book: Fined $600
    181 11 A 62-YEAR-OLD seaman was fined $600 by a I magistrate's court yester- j day for illegally possess- ing a book that has been banned here since 1976. j Woo Leong Book plead- i ed guilty to illegal possession of the banned publication "Honqui," meaning
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    Savings contest winners
    113 11 Savings contest winners WINNERS of a student savings contest received cash prizes worth $3,000 from Mr Richard Yong Kok Kean, an official of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, at the Singapore Cultural Theatre on Tuesday night. The first prize of $500 was awarded to Kelvin Choo of Ghim Moh
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    Fourvehicle pile-up causes massive jam
    61 11 THE drivers of a trailer I lorry and a van were treated were treated as out-pa-tients after a four-vehicle collision along Jurong Town Hall Road yesterday evening. Police said the crash between two lorries, the trailer and the pick-up van caused a massive traffic jam
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    Lunch talk
    44 11 THE director of the Economic Research Centre, University of Singapore, Dr Pang Eng Fong will speak on The Academy and the Business Community, at a luncheon organised by the Indonesian Business Association of Singapore at Hotel Phoenix on Nov 29 at noon.
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    Keeping option to revamp old buildings
    292 11 Keeping option to revamp old buildings LEGISLATION should be introduced to encourage property owners to maintain their buildings in a reasonable condition, so that the option of rehabilitation will still be available at some future time. This was one of the proposals made by a senior lecturer in architecture in
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    Clearing way for higher technology
    393 11 THE JURONG Town Corporation and the Planning Department are now clearing the way for the second industrial revolution. They are reviewing industrial land use and classifying industries according to the level of skills and technology. This will let the JTC and the department know how
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    PA band at Empress Place today
    62 11 PA band at Empress Place today THE People's Association military band will play at the PA's fourth open air musical show at Empress Place hawkers centre today starting at 12.45 p.m. The show js to upgrade musical appreciation of the public. The 70-member band, under the baton of I.im Tiat
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      285 11 •Straits Times Crossword ACROSS sued foolishness! (9). 9 Revive airmen with tea pood- 7 Get the right silver out for a bly (9), savoury dish (6). 10 The old nobleman the round 8 Common knowledge It means one (5). Nell's awfully refined (15). 11 Faces six men of great wisdom
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    Careless parking: Police warn of action
    228 13 Careless parking: Police warn of action INDISCRIMINATE parking which results in traffic obstruction or which poses a hazard to other road users is becoming prevalent in the Central Business District and housing estates, the Traffic Police Division said yesterday. A spokesman said it was not uncommon to Find vehicles parked
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    M-cyclist gets five-year ban and fine
    333 13 M-cyclist gets five-year ban and fine FOUR men were charged separately in a magistrate's court yesterday for committing various traffic offences, including rash driving and drunken driving. In the first case, a teenage motorcyclist was caught by two different traffic policemen on different occasions after they had seen him speeding.
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    Pineapples, rattan destroyed in blaze
    118 13 Pineapples, rattan destroyed in blaze FIRE last night damaged a two-storey godown at the junction of Pulau Saigon and Clemenceau Avenue, destroying pineapples and rattan stored in it. Three fire engines took 40 minutes to put out the blaze which started at about 10.30 p.m. The proprietor of a wholesale
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    Ex-prisoners shun aftercare association
    520 13  - Ex-prisoners shun aftercare association SIT MENG CHUE By THE Singapore Aftercare Association fights against social prejudice in its bid to look after the welfare of discharged prisoners but is ironically shunned by the very people it wishes to help, said an association spokesman yesterday. Dispelling a public misconception that it
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    Sentosa film shows
    77 13 THE PSA Maritime Museum in Sentosa is screening the films Maul One. Via Singapore. Birth of a Rainbow, Using Sound in the Sea, Container PorJ and the Catamarans on weekdavs this month. They will be shown at 10 a.m.. 11 a.m., noon. 2 p.m.. 3 p.m. and
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    Bank union marks silver jubilee
    257 13 I THE Singapore Bank Em1 ployees Union will celebrate its silver jubilee with a dinner at which the I managements of three banks will, for the first i time, be honoured for i their role in promoting industrial peace. The union will also honour three
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    Cheques ruse man gets 20 months' jail
    213 13 Cheques ruse man gets 20 months' jail ELECTRICIAN Mohamed Yusoff bin Mohamed Ghani took advantage of his employers' ignorance of the English language. His employers, who could read figures but not words signed cheques which Mohamed Yusoff later altered. A district court yesterday heard that Mohamed Yusoff doubled as a
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      150 13 PLANNING AND CONTROL THROUGH MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING (PART II) Fhe l National Productivity Centre takes pleasure n inviting you to participate in the following course bourse Planning and Control through Management Accounting >at« 26th 30th November. 1979 /•nue National Productivity Centre. Petaling Jaya. rime 9.00 a.m. 4.00 p.m. ee $200.00 'his
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    Judge allows appeal to give road traffic rule meaning
    498 14 THE Chief Justice yesterday allowed the appeal of the Public Prosecutor on a point of law relating to a provision in the Road Traffic Act whose literal interpretation was described as "ridiculous." In allowing the appeal, the Chief Justice, Mr Wee
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    Threatening calls forced me to admit, man tells court
    257 14 Threatening calls forced me to admit, man tells court FORMER administration manager Abdul Wahab claimed yesterday he was forced to make a statement admitting 72 charges of cheating Jardine Sandilands Pte Ltd of $110,020 because of telephone calls threatening his family with harm if he refused to plead guilty. Deputy
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    Four-stop student tour
    70 14 Four-stop student tour DELTA community centre will conduct for Secondary One to Pre-university Two students a tour to four places on Nov 30 fom 8.30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. These places are a ballpoint pen factory, Foo Wan Industries, a batik factory, S. A. Shahab and the Nanyang University. Students
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    Man charged with 2 counts of cheating
    112 14 Man charged with 2 counts of cheating WONG NGOW FOOK alias Wong Fook Kee, 36, was charged in a magistrate's court yesterday with two counts of cheating involving a total of $900. The first charge alleged he cheated Mr Wong Hon Choi of $300 on May 21 by telling him
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    64 14 THE co-ordination board for capital investment in Jakarta says approval has been given for a Joint venture between Gold Coin Ltd of Singapore and Subur Ripah (Indonesia) to operate in poultry fanning and cattle feed operations. The joint venture company will have an initial capital of US$3.l2
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    Graduation
    33 14 MR Lee Khoon Choy, Senior Minister ct State (Prime Minister's Office), will attend a PAP kindergarten graduation day function at Braddell Heights Educational Centre in Upper Serangoon Road today at 8 p.m.
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    Kids' big day
    29 14 ALEXANDRA Terrace. Pasir Panjang and Zehnder Road community centres will jointly hold their kindergarten graduation ceremonies at Pasir Panjang community centre on Saturday at 2.30 p.m.
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    Chess contest
    19 14 A CHINESE chess competition will be held at the Lam Soon community centre tomorrow from 7.30 p.m.
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    ESCORTING PILGRIMS FROM BANGKOK
    66 14 THE president of the Muslim Religious Council, Han Buang Siraj, will fly to Bangkok on Monday to meet the first batch of 284 Singapore pilgrims returning from Mecca. The purpose of his trip is to ensure that the pilgrims do not encounter any problems during their
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    'Build a more caring, happier society'
    190 14 'Build a more caring, happier society' SINGAPOREANS have been urged to build a happier and more caring i society as the Republic has already achieved po- i litical stability and economic prosperity. They must pay particular attention to their elders who had contri- buted towards nationbuilding, said the Parlia- mentary
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    Fleishell, man who talks a load of rubbish
    363 14 TALKING rubbish is Mr Edward Fleishell's business. He has, in fact, been talking, thinking and dealing in rubbish for the past two years. Mr Fieishell, 51. made it his business to tackle this subject when he was appointed chairman of the San
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      216 14 Bringing Up Father BMI Kavanagh U Hal Camp I I GUESS HE "\Z^ THAT'S SO/WE WATCH- j BUT VVAIT'LL YOU A WHILE VOUOE OUT, PLEASE ISN'T HOME OH, I^o DOG YOU HAVE, JERRY- TRY 7T WALK OUT CALL AT MY BROTHER THE DOOR IS V T WALkTED RIGHT IN X-_
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      Lock icon Bigger slice of funds for these projects...
      244 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday THE Fourth Malaysia Plan will give bigger allocations to poverty alleviation, health, education, power and low-cost housing programmes, Finance Minister- Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah said today. Malaysia would, there- fore, require substantial assistance from the World Bank for the fourth plan,
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      Time now for own symphony orchestra'
      118 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The time has come for the country to have its own symphony orchestra to serve as an efficient medium for the creation of rich musical arrange- ments, said Culture, Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Abdul Samad Idris. He said the formation
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      Lock icon Preparing for floods in KL
      127 15 Preparing for floods in KL KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. City HaU is putting Hood relief measures into top gear in anticipation of heavy rainfall over the next two months. According to the Meteorological Department, heavy rain is predicted especially in December. Datuk Bandar Tan Sri Yaacob Latiff, who is the chairman
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      Lock icon 'Not based on race'
      58 15 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. Deputy Minister of Labour and Manpower Datuk K. Pathmanaban yesterday clarified that the wages paid by non-bumip-utra contractors to bumiputra and non-bumiputra workers were not based on race. He told Parliament that such differences in pay if there were any were caused by
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      Lock icon Mahathir sits through bomb hoax
      182 15 Mahathir sits through bomb hoax KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad sat through a bomb hoax at the Ministry of Trade and Industry building in Jalan Duta here yesterday. He and some of his staff stayed put while scores of other workers scurried out of
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      Lock icon Guilty granny
      43 15 KUALA TRENGGNAU, Wed. A 49-year-old grandmother, Hajjah Chik binte Mamat, was jailed for 30 days by the Syariah Court yesterday after she pleaded guilty to committing khalwat with a 26-year-old lorry driver at her home on Oct 13 this year. NST.
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      Lamp posts destroyed by irate villagers
      217 15 TANAH MERAH, Wednesday ANGRV villagers yesterday cat down eight lamp posts in protest against the delay by the National Electricity Board In bringing electricity to their village. They claimed that they had been promised power supply since the start of last year and had
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      Lock icon Shares bought and sold at same price, court told
      477 15 Shares bought and sold at same price, court told KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday AN auditor has told the Sessions Court that the stockbroking firms of OSK and Partners and Charles Bradburne Sdn Bhd had 52 transactions in which there was no difference between the buying and selling prices Mr Wong Yuen
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      29 15 KUALA TRENGGANU, Wed. Police have reminded people not to enter the waters off Pulau Bidong which is temporarily occupied by Vietnamese refugees. Bernama reported yesterday
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      31 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Peninsular Malaysia has been declared cholera free. Health Minister Chong Hon Nyan said today. He said no cholera cases had been reported since Oct 23. AP.
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    Braniff seeks 10 pc rise in fares to US
    309 16 Braniff seeks 10 pc rise in fares to US BRANIFF International Airways has filed for a II per rent rise In fares on the Sin* a pore-Seoul-Los Angeles route because of rising fuel costs. The fare rise, which will add about $M to $1M to the present fares offered by
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    Ong to open shipyard safety workshop
    114 16 THE Labour Minister, Mr Ong Pang Boon, will open the Shipyard Safety in Practice workshop at the i Shangri-La Hotel on Nov 23 and 24. The workshop, orga- nised by the Advisory j Committee on Accident Prevention in the Shipbuilding and Repairing Industry, will
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    'Viets holding up relief supplies for Kampuchea'
    451 16 A BARGE and a tug carrying 1,500 tonnes of relief supplies for Kampuchea are now held up at the mouth of the Mekong Delta by Vietnamese authorises, who are asking $19,000 for pilotage fees, Mr Geoffrey Busby, representative of the British charity group,
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    Comex dinner
    29 16 COMEX Singapore will hold its seventh annual dinner and dance at the Holiday Inn's Garden Ballroom on Dec 22 at 7.30 p.m. Those interested can ring am
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    Court told of $509,000 switched to trust account
    550 16 Court told of $509,000 switched to trust account WHILE a millionaire, seriously ill in hospital, I totalling $509,069 on his t from their bank accoun new trust account, the day. This new account was opened on Dec 24, 1976, at the Siglap sub-branch of the Malayan Banking Bhd with an
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    Drug abuse show
    63 16 THE Minister (or National Development and MP for Geylang west, Mr Teh Cheane Wan, will open a crime and drug abuse exhibition at the Geylang West rommunity centre on Nov 23 at 8 p.m. He will also launch the recruitment campaign for Volunteer Aftercare Officers for the
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    Curry class at c-centre
    37 16 Curry class at c-centre THE Serangoon Garden commun ty centre will hold a pandang curry class on Fridays between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m starting this month. For details, ring *****69 between 3 p.m. and 9 p.m.
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    Cardiff trade team due on Saturday
    159 16 A 12-COMPANY British trade mission from the Cardiff Chamber of Commerce and Industry will be here from Saturday till Nov 24. The mission, last here in November 1978, is led by Mr Clive Thompson, manager of the Cardiff branch of the Standard Chartered Bank.
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    The Straits Times THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1979 THE PRIZE
    398 18 The Straits Times THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1979 THE PRIZE SINCE the assassination of John F. Kennedy almost exactly 16 years ago, no American president has managed to serve two full terms. His successor, Lyndon Johnson, who won by .1 landslide in 1964, fell victim to the Vietnam war and chose
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    CAPTIVE MARKET
    371 18 NORMALLY, a country s market potential is gauged in terms of its physical area and population size. Hence the tendency of foreign businessmen to light up at the prospect of being able to sell 800 million mainland Chinese each a pair of socks or a bottle of coke.
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    20 18 "It's a naive local curry without any breeding bat I think you'll be amused by Its presumption."
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    723 18 D 3 NEW YORK: If you have been rusticating on the planet Jupiter for the past 20 years the news is that the world of television bears little resemblance to the world that really is. Somebody is always coming in with a new set of statistics
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    1111 18  -  LEONARD SANTORELLI By in Sydney LABOUR unrest turned the last six months into a winter of discontent for Australians with more disruption to everyday life than most people can remember. Now the government and the trade unions appear to be heading for a showdown. AFTER a
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    Hawke: We've got a real problem as a community...
    1538 18  - Hawke: We 've got a real problem as a community... LIM SAY BOON An interview with Australian trade union leader Boh Hawke by in Melbourne AUSTRALIAN Council of Trade Unions President Bob Hawke leader of 2.5 million Australian workers is without doubt the country's top union boss. OxfonJ educated and
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      The mystery of the dead reservoir fish
      462 23 Were they poisoned by a tuber root extract? A RECENT Sunday morning seemed to be a good time for a nature K£ at Lower Peirce Reservoir, but I was nearly put off by the sight of a good number of dead fish floating
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      Take measures to regulate property brokers
      210 23 I DISAGREE with "Homeless Citizen" over how to curtail unhealthy speculation in the property market. The way he puts it would not please the house developer, foreign investor and the middle income group. The main cause for the escalating property prices is the property
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      Few students now to be seen in library
      121 23 EVER since the Queenstown Branch of the National Library set a rule forbidding students to bring their own books to the library to study, I have been worried. Like other students living in flats in a crowded environment, I find it difficult
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      Lock icon Towards a profile of the Singapore employer
      256 23 Towards a profile of the Singapore employer MUCH has been said about the profile of the Singapore worker; has a profile of the Singapore industrial employer, both local and foreign, been put together? Perhaps generalisation is difficult here, but still by asking a few questions we may get an idea.
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      Bouquet for wearer of badge 8327
      108 23 IN THIS somewhat unappreciative world, brickbats are commonplace, bouquets relatively rare. As our Police Force is endeavouring to improve its public image, it gives me pleasure to offer a bouquet to the wearer of badge No 8327. On Nov 7, one of my car
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      Why students must show their bus
      138 23 concession passes WE REFER to the letters "When is one a student?" and "Asked to produce pass even though in uniform" by two students (ST, Nov 5). We wish to point out that only bona-fide students are entitled to concessionary travel on SBS buses.
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      Nothing ambiguous about that choice of answers
      463 23 THE letter by "CC" (ST, Nov 12) amused as well as surprised me. It appears that "CC's" son is indeed in danger of learning the wrong English... not from his teacher, but from his parent! I do not see any "ambiguous choice of
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      417 23 UELCOTE METRIC" COMPETmOrI Come to our stores and guess the metric weight of our display Win Fabulous prizes! No purchase required! Get your entry form at the nearest branch now! ft tPVI End S Srd PRIZE jKdtJ J PRIZE I^ PRlZEEjfs£^™l 4th Prize: ao prizes) sth Prize: (so prizes) Sony
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    The zoo is new home for these arrivals
    177 25 The zoo is new home for these arrivals NKXT Sunday, the public will be able to view three types of antelopes and a crane whose original homes are in the African plains. These are the eland, the springbok, the blesbok and the demoiselle crane. The eland Is the biggest antelope
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    Telecoms souvenirs now for sale to staff
    124 25 TELECOMS staff can now buy various souvenirs of "Hello- Centennial *****979" which marks the 100 th year of telephone service in Singapore. The move comes after the management received a favourable response from the staff to buy the souvenirs. The workers had on
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    Swedish trade team coming
    254 25 A SWEDISH trade mission will visit Singapore for four days as part of an Asean tour to boost trade j prosperts. Led by Ambassador Johan Nordenfalk, special representative of the Swedish Government in trade promoHon, the 19member mi. i will explore the r--aih>lities of enlarging two-way
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    Govt doctors unhappy over beds for services swop
    396 25 GOVERNMENT doctors are unhappy with the Health Ministry's plan to let private consultants use government hospital beds in exchange for their services. The Singapore Governmont Medical and Dental I Officers' Association voiced their "strong reservations" about the scheme which was announced last
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    BRIEFINGS ON PUSH BUTTON PHONES
    129 25 BRIEFINGS ON PUSH BUTTON PHONES A SERIES of briefings to explain the rationale and details of the Push Button Telephones for All programme were held for members of citizens' consultative committees last month. According to the latest issue of Telecoms' inhouse publication, Hello, this is to enable the members to
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    Stop smoking clinic
    47 25 THE Singapore Cancer Society will organise another smoking cessation clinic at its premises in Peace Centre, Sophia Road, from Saturday at 2 p.m. Those interested in joining the clinic, which will be conducted in English, should contact the society at tei *****6 or *****8.
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    Health show
    33 25 MR Goh Chok Tong, Minister for Trade and Industry, will open a health exhibition at Marine Parade at the HDB area office at Block 69, Marine Terrace, today, at 8 p.m.
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    NEW PHONE NUMBERS FOR THESE AREAS
    75 25 ABUIT i,*M telephone subscribers In the Jalan llunos and Aljunied Road areas will have their telephone numbers changed as from 11 a.m. today. The affected telephone numbers, beginning with 1». 49, 441, 441, 442, 443, 44C, 447, 448, 2451, 258 and 2S5* will be
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    Two charged with theft of shoes
    88 25 Two charged with theft of shoes TWO youths were charged in a magistrate's court yesterday with stealing a crate containing 32 pairs of ladies' shoes valued at a total of $3,761. Ibrahim bin Razali, 18, and Samsudin bin Supian, 21, allegedly stole the shoes belonging to Sam Fo Transport (Travel
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    Union objects to disciplinary action against 16 workers
    435 25 Union objects to disciplinary action against 16 workers A TRADE UNION has strongly objected to the management of a multinational company for taking disciplinary action against 16 of its members who took part in a unionsponsored blood donation drive. The 16, all from Philips i Singapore, were given warning letters
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    Photo show
    21 25 A THREE-DAY photo exhibition on high blood pressure begins at the Kampong Glam community centre today at 2 p.m.
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      CLOSING PRICES
      38 26 ■it husim-v on the Slork Kxrhangr o» Singa .nm|«rod Wllh the prfvious i.«rihw with WT» high ami lm» -I In v rip rights vaur) 1H7H L*S« llmh loo I omp«n> Sal* or--K T1CI> dVf IMMSTRIAI OOtnOKUl
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      Unit trusts
      159 26 Closing tone: Barely steady. Turnover: Official figures supplied by the Stock Exchange of Singapore including odd lots "Ready" totalled: 1.809.000 units valued at $3,978,000 Industrials accounted for 1,202,000, finance 109.000, hotels 156,000. properties 154,000, debentures, loans and bonds 3,000, plantations 155,000, minings 30,000. "Settlement" contracts totalled: 39,000 units
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      BUSINESS DONE (Singapore)
      1260 26 BID and offer prim officially listed and business in and reported to the Sim k Kxi -hange of Singapore yes-u-i.l.n with the number of shares MaM shown in bra<kets in lots of I.UUi units unless otherwise specified All Times Settlement Contracts are quoted after the word "aN
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      Govt and corporate bonds
      103 26 5 3/4% 1/6/78-80 (250.000) (89.858 100.0 OS) 4% 15/9/80 (250.000) (99.008 99.108) 6 1/4% 1/3/81 (250.000) (98.658 98.758) 5% 15/4/81 (250.000) (98.258 98.355) 5 1/2% 1/5/79-81 (250,000) (***** 98.855) 5% T F 1/5/83 (250.000) (100.15S) 6 1/4% T F 15/10/93 (250.000) (99.988 100.158) 6 1/4% T
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      Treasury Bill tender
      38 26 THE MONETARY Authority of Singapore invites banks and discount houses to tender for a total of $35 million 91-day Treasury Bills to be issued on November 16. Each tender must not be less than $250,060.
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      Lock icon Sim Lim result
      31 26 SIM LIM Investments announced an unaudited group pre-tax profit of $960,000 ($186.000), for the six months ended September 30. on a turnover of $16.09 million ($9.89 million) Reuter
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      KUALA LUMPUR
      1411 26 HIP and ..rt.-i prices officially listed and business in and reported to the Kuala Lumpur Stork Exchange yesterday with the number of shares traded shown in brackets in lots of 1.000 units unless otherwise sped 1 1, ISIH MKUl.s ljlMin«U< l DOS i Alrwo llKTH) AlettUM il»B) Hi
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      Recovery on all fronts
      372 26 SMALL Improvements were noted on all fronts at the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday. The market ruled steady until the closing hour whea the tempo of trading picked up with good galas seen here aad there. A stabilising, factor has been the steady to firm conditions
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      Kuala Lumpur
      244 26 CONDITIONS were slightly better with the return of light buying interest on the Kuala Lumpur stock market yesterday. Trading was still cautious but prices finished slightly higher across a broad front. The New Straits Times industrial ordinary share index, reflecting the improved trend, rose 2.12 points to 435.93
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      Money and exchanges
      197 26 THE US dollar opened lower at $2.1870 00 in the Singapore forex market yesterday, compared with 52.1940 50 at Tuesday's close. There were no major new factors affecting trading and the US unit was traded quietly to close slightly higher at $2 1915 25 One month 2.1812
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      NOMINAL RATES
      22 26 ASIAN currency deposit Interbank rates as at close on Nov 14: Closing Asian dollar certificates of deposit for prime names:
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      Prime lending rates
      25 26 THE avenge rate at which major Stagaporc bMk* we carnally prepared to lead to their best I caatomen la 1.2 per eeat
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      Jurong Cement poised for jump
      658 27 A 100 PER CENT increase in operating margins will we year-end profits at Jurong Cement through a rtewd Ipvpl in its first year ik ;i listed public company. On a turnover of $19.59 million for the six months to ?ep 30, the company one five
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      Cold Storage gets $8 m for its dairy farm
      262 27 Cold Storage gets $8 m for its dairy farm COLD Storage Holdings has accepted $8.3 million M final rornprnaatJon far Its 75-fcectare dairy (arm at Bakit Tlmah which was acquired by the Government in mi. The Government earlier paid $2.18 million for the land belanglag to subsidiary Cold Storage Farm
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        H'kong
        166 26 HONGKONG: Stock prices rose sharply in very active trading on strong local and speculative buying yesterday, with the Hang Seng index up 19.50 points at 744.45, the highest since June 1973, dealers said Jardiae Matkeaaa rose 80 cents to HK$l4.BO, Haagkaa-, Baak 60 to $15.80. Swire Pad Be "A"
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        Tokyo
        151 26 TOKYO: Share prices closed higher in moderate trading on selective buying interest in incentive-backed issues yesterday, dealers said. The Dow Jones average rose 12.36 to 6.414.11 points, with a volume of 320 million shares. The New index was 445.48, up 0.20 point. Isuzu Motors, RASA Industry, shippings and shipbuilders
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        Stock options
        109 26 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 brack C C (Dec- $2.75) (0.20 B) CoM Storage (Dec -$2.15) (0.12 B). Haw Par
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        PRODUCE PRICES
        118 26 CHINESE PRODUCE EXCHANGE, SINGAPORE, NOON CLOSING PRICES PER PICI L YESTERDAY: Caeaail ail: Bulk $114 sellers, old drum $119 sellers, new drum $124 sellers. Capra: Mixed (loose) UK Corn $66 00 buyers. Peaaer: Muntok ASTA white fob 10C. NLW $337.50 sellers. Sarawak white fob 96. NLW $***** sellers.
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        GOLD
        135 26 THE KILOBAR market (or gold deliverable in Singapore yesterday opened at 527.285 per kilo and closed at $28,325 In the Far h*»i. gold opened at $385 00 386.00. Alter a high of $386 25 387 S, some selling from Europe pushed gold down to $384.75 385 75 It closed
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        Sydney industrials quiet
        74 27 SYDNEY. Wed. Tooheys lose 40 cents to a record high A$2 on the Castlemaine pierger, while Castle Maine was un traded, brokers said. In oils, Bridge Oil was at $4 after falling 20 cents, while Crusader was firm at $2.10. BHP rose to an early high $10.15
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        New York prices fall
        112 27 NEW YORK, Tues. Stock prices (ell in moderate trading as investors cashed in on the sharp gains recorded in the past two sessions. Analysts said investors are also becoming more concerned about the cut-off of US oil imports from Iran, which may increase energy prices and
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        Zurich turns mixed
        69 27 ZURICH. Tues. The stock market turned mixed in light volume on profit-taking following Monday's strong advance in response to the strength of the dollar, dealers said. Banks edged higher while finamials and insurances pared early gains to close narrowly mixed. Sika finanz eased. Leading industrials traded within
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        Amsterdam mainly firmer
        79 27 AMSTERDAM, Tues Share prices closed mainly firmer in line with overnight Wall Street with Philips 0.30 guilders higher on its increased third quarter and first nine months net profit, dealers said. Hoogovens lost 0.10 guilders in otherwise firmer Dutch internationals, with Royal Dutch rising 1.70. Shares with
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        London rises over broad front
        106 27 LONDON. Tues Prices advanced over a broad front on hopes that the government will soon act to curtail money supply growth, dealers said. At I pm. the FT index was up 13.8 at 426.8 Institutional demand prompted rises of up to 13p in leading issues
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        53 27 FINANCIAL TIMES INDUSTRIALS Tuesday 423.5 Monday 413.0 Week Ago 418.5 DOW JONES AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Tuesday 814.08 Monday 821.83 Week ago 808.48 H.K.HANI SENG Wednesday 744.45 Tuesday 724.95 Week ago 696 55 SYDNEY INDUSTRIALS Wednesday 553.22 Tuesday 553 29 Week ago 549.90 ALLORDINARIE8 Wednesday 699 66 Tuesday 699.6T Week
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        TIN
        118 26 THE STRAITS tin price surged another $12 higher to $2,050 per picul in Penang yesterday on an official offering up 36 tonnes to 189 tonnes. The overnight London market was steady with forward buyers gaining £45 to £7,425 per tonne. LONDON: Tin on the day was up £47 for
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        COPPER
        33 26 LONDON: Copper prices on Tuesday (previous In brackets). Wirebar Spot £981.50 (£982); sellers £982 (£984): Three Month buyers £992.50 (£998). sellers £993 (£999) Market laae: Steady at lower levels. Salea: 9.800 tonnes.
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        RUBBER
        274 26 PRICES closed lower in the Singapore rubber market yesterday, with December RSS One buyers quoted at 291.75 cents per kilo, down 1.50 cents on Tuesday's close. A mild rally took place in early afternoon trading but levels (ell back towards the closing stages on some forward selling. Opening quotations,
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      31 26 Closing prices Rubber: Nov 14 Singapore: December 291.75 cents (down 1.50 cents) Malaysia: December 291.50 cents (down 1.50 cents) Tin: M 52,050 (up $12) Official offering: 189 tonnes (up 36 tonnes)
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      220 27 I, A >q//?Z.//Va€TS" I£~/ 4 TENDER NOTICE I Singapore Airlines Limited invites tenders for Mf 4 the supply and delivery of the following 97 'ferns: f 4 1 Electrical Headphone* for Audio Enter- 97 tainment Programme Ref: 336 Jb. .2 Melamine Soba Container Ref: 340 m* .3 Linen Glass Cloth
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      20 28 230M11/2 MR. TONY KOH Send all offers to SE ALION SIWPBOT (S) 14th floor, Marina House Shenton Way Singapor* 0207
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      3574 30 II EMPLOYMENT II EMPLOYMENT II EMPLOYMENT II EMPLOYMENT II EMPLOYMENT 5 A well established food production supervisors malaya engraving a litho OVMTAY ToMt^m ?uJo E nf^*i?Sn'*n^ An ..i.bii.h.d tood cat.riwg DESPATCH front office supervisor hotel mwamar (S) ltd. ss t J.-J3, xr »sgsg.a. INT erm n a t tlonal ;EsiJ:saS
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      1007 33 lIV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES I FORUGN CONSORTIUM WISHES "> invest In goou aptrtmento/ 54 Properties nhoaaea and luxurious FOfSate TE SllTSSX^to P rt« »i ?n™,«n. "■"■■■■■■■■■■■■■l■"■«■■■ SinSiT Housing '°wy g »> r,.<s ™™*™±<!»i!> zt> chase of Luxurious Apartment •ars'^g" NEWTON HEIGHTS GENUBIE BUYERS UROCNTLY reH^noor^e^^a- ff%iSl-^fflriaTsS [rrte^T^?^" 11Porfu.lher enquiries, ring oCNg^
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      1137 33 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES I. .1 JURONG OROUNOFLOOR WARE- HOUSE for rent Area 1.500 sq ft Self entrance Ready for Im- 59 Office Space SSw" o 'CUP'llOn'CUP'llOn T" *****35 W»Wt«<l otocb COM ,TORF,T0RF 5,000 l.oOosi).ri Location wllli- MBruia, ,nm a-'-ga.;--y- SOT^m^/ffl,-. wawianußca/ FLATTED FACTO- 5? SW,5W, Collyer ~?gSgS£% g p^r^lJcHive of
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      1060 33 V SERVICES BUSINESS 1 i I SPECIALISED IN AWNBtOS. vene- VARIOUS GARMENTS to Clear tlan blinds. Iron grilles, gutter, below cost Please contact *****3. fencing, house painting, renova- m (uv uwd nilit <llver <11. on. flooring Contact 270«82 mlt:dUorn^enlSldCa!!¥eiili»." VINYL TTLB»OS ANO carpellngs 41. Tanjong Pagar Road (near for offices,
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  • IX OBITUARIES
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      140 Acknowledgements
      103 34 The temlly ol the late Mr. Roland Tan Boon Chusn wishes to express j their heel Well thsnks to Psslor j Anderson, relemree, Irlends, col- I leagues snd Business Associates lor their condolences, wresths, donstions snd assistance during meer recent bereavement. THE FAMILY OF the late klchard Tan
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      144 In Memoriam In Loving Memory of
      46 34 144 In Memoriam In Loving Memory of Looking back with tenderness. Along the path you trod. We bless the years we had with you. And leave the rest to God Das ply ntlsssd by Moofinghl, Rita, P*t, VsfS SIM LiwrtflCl Mfl. PANG TEE POW Dspsrtstf: 15.11.77
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      IN MEMORIAM
      33 34 Departed isih Howmbsr 1577 Two years have passed But memories of you slay fresh il RefnoniD#reQ #nvcys by Husbsnd, Children .rvd familwt Mrs Loh Hs«g X n*s Mdm No Ail Wah
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      142 Deaths
      79 34 NATHAN PEACEFULLY ON the 13th. November, 1979. Jack, dearly beloved Husband of the late Hedwlge Nathan and dear Father of I .aurette and Hazel p««tld swsy psacvfuHy on 14.11.7t si 11.40 s.m. having bsMnd bsloved nonier, wife, eon, oeuQhtof adoplsd slatsr and rslativss to mourn his loss. Cortsg*
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      71 34 A year has passed since you left us so suddenly and peacefully But here we are left to lament over your absence, to search In vain for your lovable voice that we miss so much, to recollect and cry over all the pleasant and memorable times that we had together.
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      143 Funerals
      50 34 passed away peacefully at midnight 12th November 1979. His family mourns his departure. Those who wish to pay their last respects please call on Singapore Casket Parlour. Ths eortsQS will toovs at 10.00 a.m. on IMb November (Thursdsy) for Mount Vernon C rtmilonuni km. ROLAND TAN KIONG HWA
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      Lock icon Dixon denies taking money
      193 36 Dixon denies taking money AUCKLAND. Wed. New Zealand track star Rod Dtxen yesterday denied be had received cash payments from the organisers of the English Gateshead Games last year the subject of an Investigation Into under-the-counter expense accounts. Commenting on Press reports from Britain that Included him In the list
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      FOCUS ON A CHAMPION
      174 36 Glory after a long wait LONDON, Wed. Three years ago jockey Joe Mercer lost one of Britain's top racing jobs. Now, aged 45, he has booted his way to the champion jockey's title for the first time in a long and distinguished career. He did so
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      KL meet attracts 376
      1226 36 THE Selangor Tuff Club's November December meeting starting next weekend has attracted 376 entries. First run 1,200m (a) or 1,800m (b). Second run 1,200m (c) or 2,000m (d). Ctaai I: All Is Great ac, Altares ac. Always Welcome ac, Amirah Jaya bd, Bahagla IV ac, Barry
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      Lock icon Cauthen strikes again
      56 36 Cauthen strikes again TOKYO, Wed. American Jackey Steve Caothen rede to his fourth victory in Japan yesterday by winning a I,MI metres race at the Oi race-coarse here. Canthen, riding Tagawa Tetsuo, won the 28 million yen ($24«,34«) Seiun Sho race by one and half lengths from Supah Yamato. Cauthen
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      Quando Quando looks good for staying event
      440 36  -  FREDDIE KEE By QUANDO QUANDO underlined his chances in the staying event for Class 1 amateur horses on Sunday with an impressive workout at Bukit Timah ytsterday morning. Breaking from the 600 metres, Quando Quando, with Joseph Lav astride, was never off his
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      Lock icon Mercer gets his crock of gold
      363 36 Then, television magnate Sir Michael Sobell and his son-in-law, Sir Arnold Weinstock, decided to switch from Mercer to, Carson. The wealthy owners' decision ended Mercer's 27-year-old association with the stable. The forthright Mercer is, surprisingly, lacking in bitterness today. "I have no regrets, the
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      Happy birthday, Keppel..
      470 37  -  ERNEST FRIDA A Saturday to remember B Byf ~m FROM A HUT... ...TO AN ULTRA-MODERN CLUBHOUSE KEPPEL, the oldest golf club in Singapore, are 75 today. The club have come a long way from the flimsy attap hut, which used to squat on today's second fairway, to
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      Lock icon Teenager Vaessen sparks Gunners to big victory
      270 37 LONDON, Wed. Arsenal, inspired by two goals from l&year-old newcomer Paul Vaessen, following two goals from Frank Stapleton, handed Brighton a 4-0 thrashing at Highbury last night. The Football Association Cv p-holders easily clinched a League Cup quarter-final place at home to Third
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      Lock icon Crippled Malmoe hope to do well
      194 37 MALMOE, Wed. Swedish soccer club Malmoe will be able to call on only half the team who took them to the European Cup final in Munich last May for Sunday's first-leg of the World Club championship here. Malmoe, who lost the European Cup final
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      625 37 PTC AIM TO PREVENT ILLEGAL PAYMENTS STOCKHOLM. Wed. The men's international Professional Tennis Council are trying to strengthen the rules preventing tournament organisers from paying top players guarantee money to appear in tournaments, a Swedish tennis official said yesterday. Lars Myhrman, the Swedish representative to the nine-man Council which arranges
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      Telerec Open finals tonight
      202 38  -  BERNARD PEREIRA By I BADMINTON will enjoy air-conditioned comfort when Telerec, the Telecommunications Authority of Singapore Recreation Club, inaugurate the opening of their multi-purpose hall at Exeter Road by staging the finals of their Open tournament tonight. The hall, which forms part of Telecoms 1 $58
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      Happy Liu as Roche, Rosewall draw fans
      271 38  -  BERNARD PEREIRA By LIU SUNG TAO. owner of the Singapore Tennis Centre, was the happiest person at last night's second performance of the Wilson Battle of the Superstars at his centre. Not because the classy Ken Rosewall had repeated his first night's victory
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      Port triumph
      20 38 PORT Authority Recreation Club beat Public Works Department 24 in a friendly soccer match at Bukit Chermin yesterday.
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      A pleasant shock for Evans
      287 38 A pleasant shock for Evans RICHARD EVANS, the Singapore Squash Rackets Association president, had a pleasant shock when he picked up the phone yesterday morning, reports PATRICK BASTIANS. Lau Teng Chuan, the Singapore Sports Council executive director, was on the other end with a message: "About that $3,000 needed for
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      Lock icon Rococ to sue lOC for alleged violation
      131 38 Rococ to sue lOC for alleged violation TAIPEH, Wed. The Republic Of China Olympic Committee (ROCOC) on Taiwan has threatened to sue the International Olympic Committee for allegid violation of the lOC charter on the China issue. Rococ vice-chairman Lawv-enee Ting told a special seminar on the matter that the
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      Alexandra triumph
      63 38 ALEXANDRA edged out Tea Payoh 48-32 in an inter-constit-uency basketball tournament match played at Geylang West last night. In other matches, Telok Blangah beat Geylang East 7448. Rochore thrashed Geylang West 71-37, Chua Chu Kang beat Joo Chiat 7840 and Marine Parade beat Moulmein 7037, Kampong Glam defeated
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      Chia's record attempt gets a big boost
      251 38  - Chia's record attempt gets a big boost PETER SIOW By FORMER international Chia Chong Boon's attempt to better his record six title triumphs in the national table tennis championships, starting on Saturday at the Poi Ching School, has been given a boost. On Tuesday, Chia, the national champion in 1968,
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      Yeo and Lau in last four
      62 38 PHILIP YEO entered the semi-finals of the national snooker championship when he beat Loo Yap Long 60-37, 57-40 at the Katong Billiards Saloon last night. [.au Weng Yew also entered the semi-finals, beating BUI Ho 54-40, 46-19. Sum Yee Sing qualified for the last
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      Return meet for three
      142 38 ARMED FORCES, who lost the national table tennis team title to Nanyang Siang Pau on Tuesday, will get a chance to avenge that defeat in the Chinese Swimming Club's invitation tournament at Amber Road next month, reports PETER SIOW. while Forces are after Nanyang's blood. Robin
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      Gul aims for success in Battle of Sexes
      455 38  -  PATRICK BASTIANS By NATIONAL squash coach Rahim Gul says he has no plans to leave Singapore until his job is done and the Pepsi Cola training scheme is a success. He was referring to recent press reports that the Squash Rackets Association
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      Lock icon Willey and Miller steer England out
      130 38 BRISBANE, V.ed. England's opening match of their Australian tour ended in a tame draw here today, after Mike Brearley had set Queensland to make 184 in two hours to win. Queensland finished on 97 for the loss of Martin Kent, who provided Graham Dilley,
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      FAS now wait for Perak, Selangor and Malacca
      655 39  -  JOE DORAI Malaysia Cup* Five away rivals agree to Fridays, Saturdays By SYKI) MAKSOM, a member of the Apron Servicing I'nlt soccer team, was yesterday suspended for five years for throwing "objects" at linesman Rahim Alwl In an Inter-department match at the
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      SIASRC find Maksom guilty
      134 39 SIASRC find Maksom guilty terday: "It was'nt a case of the wholr ASI team bring Involved in the misconduct. The referee and linesman identified Maksom as the only culprit. "There were no complaints against any of the other members or officials of the team by the match officials. "The linesman
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      Lock icon Speculation on Ivens as boss
      159 39 LONDON, Wed. The English Hockey Association are still waiting to hear whether or not Eng- land team manager, John Ivens, intends to carry on following the dismissal last week of coach David Vinson. Ivens is now on holiday, but there are speculation that he would
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      Lock icon Poon's big rave in London League
      293 39 MALAYSIA'S star hockey centre-forward Poon Fook Loke is not content to live on past laurels. And his current record in the London League and the County chamionship mathces proves we need him for the Rene Frank tournament in Calcutta next year. "As you can
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      Lock icon Forest's comeback?
      160 39 LONDON, Wed. Nottingham Forest's home match against bottom club Brighton in the English Football Leagues First Division on Saturday provides them with an opportunity to renew their championship challenge in style. Forest, the European Cup holders, suffered a shock 4-1 League defeat at Southampton last Saturday it was
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      Lock icon Soh may captain Malacca next season
      207 39 Soh may captain Malacca next season SOH CHIN AUN might captain Malacca's Malaysia Cup team next season. The regular captian, midfielder Lokman Abdullah, is injured and after a knee operation has been told to lay off even training for at least two months. Chin Aun, the 29-year-old national skipper, appears
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      Delta lose
      42 39 TELOK BLANGAH beat Delta 1-0 in their inter constituency soccer tournament match at Jalan Besar last night. In other matches, Upper Seranfoon beat Chua Chu Kang 6-2, 'arrer Park whipped Paya Lebar 5-1 and Tampines Rovers beat Kolam Ayer 3-1.
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      Dropped players told: Carry on with your training
      368 39  - Dropped players told: Carry on with your training KEN JALLEH Jr By NATIONAL rugby coach Natahar Bava yesterday spelt out his sentiments on the Singapore Rugby Union's Thailand tour and appealed to the players, who had been dropped from the squad, to continue training and not be disheartened by the
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      Lock icon Unruffled Ratna pads up for Hongkong tour
      291 39 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. I MALAYSIAN cricket captain R. Ratnalingam yesterday showed that he has not been ruffled by criticisms of his leadership in the mini- World Cup tournament England early this year. He was dropped from the national team after the mini-World Cup
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      Lock icon Malaysia beaten
      73 39 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Sweden beat Malaysia 3-1, after leading 2-0 at half-time, in their friendly international soccer match at Merdeka Stadium tonight Tor Hioi n Nilsson gave Sweden the lead in the 15th minute and 11 minutes later Anders Gron Hagen made it 20. Isa Bakar put Malaysia
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      TODAY'S EVENTS
      36 39 TODAY'S EVENTS BADMINTON Men's junior inter-club league: Mountbatten CC v Shell, SAFRA v SSC, SAFSA v Tractors (SBA hall. 7.30). Telerec Open individual finals (Comcentre, 6). BILLIARDS Singapore Billiard Association individual snooker championship (Katong Saloon, 6.45).
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    Lock icon Thais kill 3 terrorists
    59 40 BANGKOK. Wed. Three communist terrorists were killed on Monday in a clash with Thai troops near the Malaysian border, authorities reported here today. An army border patrol fought a 30-minute gun battle before the communists retreated across the border into Malaysia, leaving behind three dead. There
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    117 40 FIREMEN treading carefully through the rubble of the collapsed celling of the cardiac wing of Parma Hospital in Italy following a gas explosion on Tuesday which killed 11 people and left 24 missing. One of the three women rescued early yesterday, a TJ-year-old patient, was pinned
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    Lock icon Dow Jones
    54 40 NEW YORK. Wed. Stocks were broadly lower early today on the New York Stock Exchange. Trading was moderate The Dow Jones industrial average, a 7 85 point loser yesterday, was off 3.75 points to 810.32 in the first hour of trading. It had been down nearly 7 points
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    Lock icon Leyland workers who slept on job sacked
    130 40 Leyland workers who slept on job sacked BIRMINGHAM, Wed NIGHT shift workers who slept on the job at the ailing state-owned car giant, British Leyland, nave been given the sack. They brought mattresses, sleeping Dags and slippers into the locker room at their paint shop in a factory which makes
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    35 40 BEIJING, Wed. China has been adding ships at a rate of 1 million tonnes annually in recent years and now owns a seven million-tonne national fleet, Communications Minister Zeng Sheng said today. UPI.
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    Lock icon Big border flare-up as Viets keep up shelling
    578 40 'Dry season offensive starting' BANGKOK, Wednesday VIETNAMESE forces today pounded Khmer rebels with concentrated artillery fire and inflicted heavy casualties on them as a fierce battle flared up between the two sides in rebel strongholds near the Thai-Kampuchean border. Reuter quoted Thai
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    Late CLASSIFIED DEATHS
    95 40 Late CLASSIFIED DEATHS MADAM CAN BEE NEO age 84 passed away peacefully on 14/(1/ 79 at 7.27 pm Leaving behind sons Ng Kam Puay. Han Teong, daughters Ng Poh Eng, Pon Chuan. Poh Oeok. one son-in-law, two daughters-in-law. 13 grand children. 5 great grand children Night service will be held
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        765 1  -  TAN BAN HUAT By THE instant my photographer and I showed him our names, artist Steve Lu immediately penned our Chinese names in reverse with ease. Since he was young, he had learnt to look at reverse characters, and today
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      614 2  - PINK of the DAY DANA LAM By MISS ASIA 1970, Zeenat Aman takes a lead role in tonight's Hindi movie, Dhund, at 10.10 on channel 8. She plays a beautiful woman who kills her husband one cold and foggy night. Before she can recover from the shock, a strange man
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        658 3  -  Nanyang Academy Rachel Barnes Artists' works on Singapore showed some Exhibition by of Fine Arts Alumni Association National Museum Art Gallery Nov 9 -11 Reviewed by AN ATTRACTIVE display of colourful views of Singapore was put on OW the weekend at the National Museum by Nanyang Academy of
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        363 3  -  Brahms Quartett Hamburg Lim Peng Ann Concert by National Museum Art Gallery Nov 7 Reviewed by A FAR from ideal venue, partly a result of the sizeable audience turnout, marred what promised to be a pleasant evening of chamber music when the Brahms Quartett Hamburg
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        Return of the clean movies
        588 3  -  DAVID STERRITT New York film festival By I in New York THE biggest news to emerge from the recent 17tn annual New York Film Festival is that the movies are cleaner than ever or at least less prone to explicit sex and violence than they
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        235 4 *************************0 I Last 7 DAYS! i ji| CATHAYi iim > u*> 4 63 9i5n a*a^^la( I -OUMAGE Qflß^BaaaflaaV tm i C; BROADWAY: LAST DAY TODAY! 0 Simultaneous Opening Tomorrow j 8 Majestic/Regal/Gala/Ruby /S.City /T.Payoh. 111 1 One of the most successful films shown in V Taiwan which collected over $10
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        238 4 GUYS at the Victoria Theatre fHovember 29 and 30 at 8:00 p.m. tecember 1 at 2:00 Matinee and 8:00 p.n December 2 at 5:00 p.m. Tickets: $3, 5, 8, 10, 12 (Evening shows) $2, 3. 5. 8 (Matinee) Tickets available at: Cold Storage C.X. Tang National Theatre. American Club Space
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        362 5 Italian Restaurants ißßßßMiiiijwejßaaMßaßi 1 jajiiii 3!'MI'IJ li^il Hl' II I ML j ik\ b^^^bm as b^^ 'J^r HI -M LwsbTj m\ A Every dollar spent at La Taverna Business Hours: is worth it Thi- only Restaurants Daily Noon —3 pm j with traditional Italian decor in 6 pm Midnight the
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        404 5 REWARD OFFER FOR OLD CURRENCY NOTES Eim^fc ot Our Parnt rricn:STRAITS SfITIEWNTS PRKR CIMENCY JlOOO from IS9B lo 1933 Eitrtnwty Fine SM.OOO each $1000 1942 lo 1953 5J5.000 each i 100 189! lo 1924 SSI.SOO J 100 192S to 1927 SS ISO I 100 1942 to 1953 SS ISO J
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        134 5 »> Mills Boon 9 "*4 BS|Bk^L^ ,Bf B>| r4 wM mk Four Brand New Romances by the most popular Mills Boon authors: H THAT BOSTON MAN by Janet Dailey I t •MY SISTERS KEEPER by Rachel Lindsay g ENEMY FROM THE PAST by Lilian Peake I DARK DOMINION By Charlotte
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        61 5 MHP *****8 *w Liquirit <^^^JM\^ Made ln Qennany For the treatment >> w^ >■ of your stomach and intestinal ailments The effective German remedy for the treatment of gastritis A hyperacidity. Also for Indigestion and to those who are suffering from stomach ailments. It is prepared from Liquorice and Medicinal
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      A geological time bomb?
      1022 6  -  JACK RUSSELL Beloved Mount Fuji is a sleeping beauty but is it... By, Our Tokyo correspondent MOUNT FUJI is the symbol of their nation and of eternity to the >: Tananpqp an attrartion Japanese, an attraction for tourists, an inspireI tion to generations of artists and
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        421 6 S/IDI/I/lIROFRBZE IKR CONTINENTAL The 2 Great Names in Commercial Refrigeration present The New K2 Range of Modular Coldrooms. A presentation of the New K2 Range of Modular Coldrooms will be held at The British High Commission (Exhibition Hall) Tanglin Circus on November 15th 16th 1979 from 10 am 5 pm.
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      Hawkers to take over Manila's 'Hyde Park'
      748 7  - Hawkers to take over Manila's 'Hyde Park' PAUL ICAMINA By in Manila BACK in the 50s, during the late President Ramon Magsaysay's term, a cabinet member suggested new tax measures for more revenue. The populist President reportedly asked: "Can we defend those at Plaza Miranda?" Indeed, Plaza Miranda in the
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      He likes hot stuff!
      847 7  -  JULIANA GIAM An ex-policeman goes into the chilli sauce trade By HE likes things hot. From the heat of crime to the heat of a molten glass furnace, to the "heat" of chilli. But he likes being his own boss even better. Ever since his younger
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        49 7 TAITIAN A new digestive fromOhta... m containing digestive enzymes, antacids, and stomachics for effective relief of gastro- intestinal discomfort. Instant-dissolving, quickacting tablets seal-packed in threes for convenient single dosages icturar Olila*^ Kan co..ltd. Tokyo. Japan Sole Agent SEOW KHENG HONG No ISO. Cross Street. Singapore 1 Permit No: MHP*****8
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        245 7 I Intimus Schleicher Co., I I Gmbh, W. Germany manufacturers of I INTIMUS PAPER SHREDDERS I proudly announces the appointment of I I BUSINESS MACHINES SYSTEMS I I as their sole agents for I I Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei. I I I I I I Ml h-t M MaT aaaP^Laaaaal
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      High on ballet
      999 8 WHAT IT MEANS TO SUBMIT TO A DEMANDING SOME of Singapore's most talented ballet dancers are men four of them, in fact, scored some of the highest points at the recent Royal Academy of Dance examinations. We interview them and discover, as they tell us, that ballet
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      For those who still be the birds, some agoni till believe that ballet is for testimonies...
      910 8 For those who still be the birds, some agoni till believe that ballet is for testimonies... "OF COURSE it hurts," exclaims Juay Peow, who has run and played basketball for district. "Everything, but everything, even the turn out (the 90 per cent swivel of the legs outwards from the hip
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      42 8 Four-point cross wheelbrace Vehicle Jack with protruding Place i or nut wrench and single nnt raieta! finger Loosen m i Into jack-up lAtosen te to remove whee) !9MI (iet ready to remove punctured poket) Bottle Jack with handle tyre from position
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      How to fix a flat t tyre
      1354 8  - How to fix a flat t tyre SHEILA CHEONG By WHAT DO you do when your car has a flat tyre? Sit on the kerb and ask "why me?" Or do yon roll up your sleeves and have it all fixed in a jiffy? If the latter course appeals to
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        266 8 Clairol Appliances for top-to-toe beauty. Beauty appliances just like those professionals use Clairol's clever appliances to give you a more beautiful you. From the top of your head to the tips of your toes. THE SKIN i J SAC.I'.IJ* LMM^aBMU^-^^ THE NAIL WORKS by CLAIROL hyCLAIBOL I FOR THE ROAD
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      Looking after the wheels and paintwork
      348 9 FOR WHEEL and tyre maintenance, rote tyres periodically (including the spare tyre). It will serve to minimise wear and tear and result in longer tyre life. The spare tyre is usually brought to the front as the front tyres are important in braking and
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        659 9 HCMOGAS SJLTAL DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER LUCKY DRAW RESULTS Ist Prize: A Diamond Solitaire ring worth $3,000/ No. 2790 Zainal Abidin bin Abdullah Sani I/C No: *****17/1 Dealer: SAFE CIS Centre 2nd Prize: A Diamond Solitaire ring worth $2,000/ No. 1151 Chee Syn Khee I/C No: *****32/1 Dealer: Etronin Electrical Co
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      Key to future productivity growth
      2024 10  -  AHMAD OSMAN The march of the microprocessor By of ARNAT WHEN Singaporeans in the 1980's discover that they do not want robots behaving like amahs, but are keenly interested in cheap micro-electronic devices that will have a dialogue with them on whether the baby should
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      Lie detectors may be lying say scientists
      294 10  -  MALCOLM W. BROWNE By in New York CAN A machine detect lies just by listening to someone talk? At least a half dozen machines purporting to be able to spot deception in human utterances are now on the market, and sales are booming.
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        1117 10 IIISII *****1 WORLD OF KNOWLEDGE I New answers to old questions about iiytnO Each book 32 cm x 24 cm; your health, fitness and sexuality. o*% "fl**:^ approximately 132 pages; hardbound; Every man, of every age, has Tft*^ 0 1 jacketed .approximately 250 questions and concerns about himself ~L- rtytT**
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        337 10 Titamol Quality Swiss Product AAA A Face Mask 5 Now there's a way to regain your bloom. Vitamol has a face W^^7 mask for coarse, greasy and tired skins. After, years of extensive researchyitamol Face Mask 5 helps your skin to be fresh *<^ as new. > *ySr SoleAg'irt: Velvet
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      Computer that's more than just a toy
      873 11  -  NANCY CHNG Boys who've put away their marbles for a By To Olivier, the computer is not merely a toy. He says there are at least two good educational benefits in his own experience with the computer games: It makes you want to
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        558 11 vL^^^ r h 1111 SpacemaKer from Europe. The inventive creation for the imaginative mind. A system designed to be functional and good looking. The best value for your money at the most competitive price. Start having It right away and build the rest gradually suiting your time, taste and need.
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        373 12 < SEARCH Management Recruitmeiit Specialists As a result of expansion, our client, a market leader in copy machines, invites applications for the positions of:CUSTOMER RELATIONS OFFICERS Applicable to Females only. Have a pleasant personality and the will to tend to the needs and complaints of customers. Previous sales experience is
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        404 12 3 Shanqri La hotel LIMITED Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates to fill the following vacancies(A) SHANG PALACE MANAGER The Job: This is a senior appointment in the F B Division of the Hotel. The primary responsibility of the selected candidate will be to continue and maintain the highly
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        87 12 UNIVERSAL M.F.I.P. CO. (PTE.) LTD. REMOVED TO NEW ADDRESS: NO. 768-B, VICTORIA STREET SINGAPORE 0718, TEL *****55, *****12 A *****90 NOTICE Notice is hereby given that MR. PUNG KIAN SEE (WILLIAM PUNG) I/C No. *****72/1 has resigned as Managing Director, Director and is no more a shareholder of our Company
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        28 12 I UNITED I ASBESTOS I I CEMENT I CHANGE OF TELEPHONE NUMBER With effect from 15th November, 1979, the telephone number of our K.L. Office will be: *****7
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      54 13 age 63 of Valla Veil, Trivandrum passed away peacefully In Singapore on 13-11-79 at 177E Normanton Park Blk 3 off Ayer Rajah Road, Singapore. Funeral details tel *****80. Deeply mourned by wife Margaret, sons Philip, Thomas, Casmer, Mary, Helen Fernandez, sons-in-law Capt Lawerance, S. Jacobson. Daughters-in-law, Cecilia. Nancy and grand
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        524 13 S INVITATION jr FOR REGISTRATION AND PREQUALIFICATION FOR THE FABRICATION, CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION WORKS FOR LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GAS (LPG) STORAGE AND BOTTLING PLANT FACILITIES Specialist Contractors with relevant experiences in the "DETAIL DESIGN. EQUIPMENT PROCUREMENT. CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF THE STORAGE TANKS. RECEIPT AND DELIVERY FACILITIES OF LPG STORAGE
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        436 13 PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD TENDER NOTICE 1 Reinstatement of Road Trenches. 2 Simply of kUteriab for Takrint of Uniforms. 3 Supply of Cement for 1980 4 Supply of Sand for 1980 5 Supply ol Ammonia Solution and Anhydrous Ammonia for 1980. 6 Talorint of Uniforms for 1980. 7 Supply of 5,500.000
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        595 13 EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK 8251 US$ Bonds of 1976 due Ist November 1983 Notice is hereby given to bondholders that during the twelve- month period ending 3 1 st October 1 979 US$ 1 .000.000 principal amount of such bonds were purchased by Morgan Grenfell (Asia) Ltd, Singapore, purchase agent for
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        345 13 THE BANKRUPTCY ACT (CHAPTER 18) PUBLIC EXAMINATION IN BANKRUPTCY NOS 899/78 Patrick Kwek of No 11 Orchid Drive, Singapore 2057 143/78 Lee Ah Lek of 1 1 1J Blk 12 Merpati Road, Singapore 1331. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Supreme Court has ordered the Publlc Examination of the abovenamed
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        509 13 THE BANKRUPTCY ACT (CHAPTER 18) IN THE HIGH COURT OF SINGAPORE IN BANKRUPTCY NO. 961 OF 1970 XX: LING AH KAU EX PARTE: THE MALAYAN FINANCE CORPORATION (SINGAPORE) BERHAD CREDITORS NOTICE In the Matter ola Bankruptcy Notice filed on the 20th day of September. 1979. To: Ling Ah Kau. No.
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      Japan's 'untouchables' seek social acceptance
      772 14  -  TAKASHI OKA By in Tokyo WHEN Hisakichi Matsuo was a child, he remembers his mother crooning a song as she plaited zori, the straw sandals many Japanese still wear. "It was a beautiful song," he recalls. "Maybe it was our equivalent of Negro spirituals." Hisakichi's
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      Problem of illegal drug traffic growing
      636 14  -  SUE MASTERMAN ANTON KOENE International efforts inadequate to curb abuse By and in Vienna THE inability of international agencies to bring the world's illegal drug traffic under control was one of the main topics discussed recently by the 13strong International Narcotics Control Board in
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        64 14 Bnfwrß d. mm I i hi M I zA -s 1 nisHiil i ™ES I M For $50 purchase Mary Quant Brush I Pouchette in black and silver containing Face Brush, Eyeshadow V \W Brush and Eyeshadow Applicator. l^lffjfPfflj For $30 purchase Mary Quant H H Make-up Bag. I w+
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      Lock icon Fuel from trash
      791 15  -  JANE ROCKMAN US firms are still keen despite huge failures By in New York LIKE alchemy and the Tower of Babel, it seemed a worthy notion. Cities have been hard put to find places to dump their garbage, so they decide to burn it In burning it,
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      725 15  - Losing roubles to petrol coupon racketeers RICHARD BALMFORTH By in Moscow THE Volga car draws up to the petrol pumps and out steps its owner, a young Russian. He walks up to the glass window where the pump operator, a woman, is sitting and hands over (our petrol coupons for
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      776 16  - India cautious family planning MICHAEL KAUFMAN Climbing back from the debacle of now-discredited coercive policies By in New Delhi 6 In the final year of Mrs Gandhi's rule, when her controversial son, Sanjay, was cheering the government programme to its most aggressive phase, just under one million vasectomies were being
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