The Straits Times, 25 December 1982

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    17 1 NATIONAL LIBRARY SINGAPORE The Straits Times Estd. 1845 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1982 40 CENTS M.C.(P) No. 99/1/82
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    We must be like chilli-padi, small but so hot
    680 1  -  RONNIE WAI Poll on defence shows people not bothered by Singapore's size By AN OPINION poll has found that Singaporeans think of defence this way: Singapore may be small, but that does not mean it makes no sense to fight for
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    In other pages
    85 1 In other pages 40 pages today Race cards, focus on form for two days Pages 30 and 31 THE race card, heu o» farm aad Sflnettt— far tomorrow's races la Peaaag are aaattahed today. They will not appear la The Saaday Times heesase af advanced priattag time. The results af
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    Lock icon 2-year-old blaze
    84 1 NEW DELHI. Fri. An underground fire raging for several years in a state-owned coal field in eastern India has been successfully brought under control in one of the first operations of its kind in (he world, the Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency reported today. The Bharat
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    LATEST
    82 1 BAD NEWS FOR 60,000 IN U.S. DKTKUIT, Frl. America's five major r»r makers will luthrr In thf New Year by temporarily shutting dawn It psaam la the first week of January, Idling another SI, III werkrrs, despite mi \ncrrmsr In car ulea this maath. Oeaeral Matars, Pard, Chrysler, American
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    Pan Am to shut down unless...
    271 1 Pan Am to shut down unless... MIAMI, Fri. "They needed an OK on the concessions by Jan 1 or else they would have to close down," said Mr Joe Moffitt. vice-president of TWU Local 500. He added that he had j not heard about the Jan 8 shutdown date, and
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    Lock icon Shearers call off strike
    61 1 SYDNEY, Fri. Australia's 14.000 sheep shearers have called off their strike over the use of 2 5 cm wider shears, a union spokesman said today. The strike began on Dec 14 when an arbitration commission approved the use of the larger shears which unionists said could
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    I wish all Christians a Merry Christmas.
    83 1 The Prime Minister's greeting for Christmas 1982. The Straits Times wishes its Christian readers a Merry Christmas. MAKE sore you get The Sunday Times with your copy of The Straits Times today. It is being distributed a day early because of the Christmas
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    Now Britain will hold first Smokeout Day
    309 1 ANTI-SMOKING campaigners yesterday announced Britain's first na tional "Don't smoke day." The National Society of Non-Smokers asked the nations estimated 17 million smokers to kick the habit for one day, Feb 9. Organisers are hoping the campaign will persuade 250.000 people to quit
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    Lock icon There goes the rain
    118 1 There goes the rain WHEN the unbrellas disappeared, It was time far the "flags" to came rat. Hundreds af ttoasaods sf Singaporean flat-dwellers yesterday and on Thursday celebrated the end of a spell of heavy rain earlier this week. Their accumulated washing could be seen decking block after Mock of
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  • IN SUMMARY...
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      HOME
      376 2 Wrong sales pitch A CLAMP on over-zealous drug salesmen has been urged. Now they are being asked to make appointments before attempting to sell their products at doctors' clinics. They are also being discouraged from offering incentives designed to pressure doctors into buying their products. These issues were raised
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      COMMENT
      362 2 THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS: o AS SCROOGE, that LMckenslan wet blanket would put It ever so elegantly: "Christmas? Pah! What's so merry about It?" la a narrow celebratory sense, the world at large has nothing much to revel over. But Christmas Is not merely about celebration. It Is also
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      SPORTS
      329 2 Thumbless gloves? tU E o T 1 rld w <?lterweight champion Sugar Ray Leonard forced to retire due to an eye injury, trainer Janks Morton says he is campaigning hard for thumbless boxing gloves which would Ph- ir m K re Safety no matter what others ma y h
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      BACKGROUND
      48 2 STRATEGIC GULF ALLY SITUATED at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, Oman's strategic position has made it America's most important ally to counter the Soviet threat to the Persian Gulf. The US and seconded British officers are helping to build up the country's military infrastructure. Page 18
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      AROUND THE WORLD
      780 2 Over-stayers beware HONGKUNG, burdened with insufficient housing, medical and educational facilities, imposed strict immigration measures against visitors from China on Thursday. A government spokesman said travellers from China holding visitors' visas known here as two-way permits will now be required to return home on or before the
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      ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY
      266 2 Wet up north SINGAPOREANS planning to go up-country by road this weekend will have to think again as many districts in Johore have been badly affected by floods. The state government yesterday ordered Muar and Pontian districts to be on "red alert." Johore Mentri Besar Datuk Abdul
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      SECTION 2
      200 2 Capture that thrill! LEUNG WENG KAM goes to Hill 265. Marsiling. one morning and watches a rifleman company, a commando platoon and three helicopters try to defend the mil against enemy invasion. The battle scene seems real. The location is a familiar one for army exercises, the soldiers
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  • AROUND THE WORLD
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      Lock icon HK imposes strict curbs on Chinese immigrants
      471 3 HONCXONG, burdened hv insufficient housing, medical and educational facilities, yesterday imposed strict immigration measures against visitors from China. A government spokesman said travellers from China holding visitors' visas known here as two-way permits will now be required to return home on or before
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      SEOUL FREES MORE
      104 3 SKOtl, FTi. Tfc* pa> eminent n»ld today It would follow through on the freeln* prominent dlHftldrnt Kirn Dusluk by relmstßg 47 atber pell tl«»l convict* and 1,1 iX prisoner*. A government an nioirrmral said the priaaaerß would br fired later In the day aa a "result of
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      Lock icon Staggering road toll revealed
      273 3 SYDNEY, Friday MOST Australians who die between the ages of five and 34 are killed on the roads. This startling fact was given by Acting Prime Minister Doug Anthony in a Christmas message urging "all Australians to think before getting behind the wheel." The death toll
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      Lock icon Closer party ties
      100 3 SOVIET LEADER Yuri Andropov yesterday conferred with Vietnamese communist party head Le Duan in Moscow on "the activities of the two communist parties and problems pertaining to South-east Asia and the transforming of this region into a zone of peace and stability," Moscow Radio reported. It said
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      273 3 THE VIETNAMESE Army has concluded a cooperative agreement with the army of the Heng Samrin regime in Phnom Penh, Radio Hanoi said in a report monitored in Tokyo. The agreement was signed in Hanoi on Thursday by Vietnamese Defence Minister General Van Tien Dung and Samrin's Defence
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      Lock icon Tokyo puts off tariff cuts on three imports
      196 3 Tokyo puts off tariff cuts on three imports TOKYO, Fri. Opposition from leaders of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) today forced the government to postpone an attempt to seek endorsement for tariff ruts on three politically sensitive products, an LDP spokesman said. This morning, chief Cabinet Secretary Masaharu Gotoda
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      Lock icon Call for the expulsion of Vietnam at summit in New Delhi
      188 3 Call for the expulsion of Vietnam at summit in New Delhi BANGKOK. Fri. The Khmer Rouge yesterday called on the 97-nation non-aligned movement to expel Vietnam at their coming summit on grounds it had become a member of the Soviet bloc and violated the movement's charter. The Khmer Rouge radio,
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      Actor dies
      32 3 I/)S ANGELES, Km ntaa .J.i k w.'i.ti hi-M known tut his ri Kml;i> in lh«' DragßM tcli-vi si. in Mftas, 4M >i'slrnlay of in .iiiiMN-nt hf.ui iti.irk Mrwas K lII
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      Vietnam facing severe economic difficulties
      312 3 BANGKOK. Fri. Deputies attending the founh session of Vietnam \a tional Assembly have been reminded of the se- vere difficulties facing the economy, but were told of prospects of attaining food self-sufficiency in 1983. the Vietnam news agency reported yesterday. A report on the results
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  • AROUND THE WORLD 2
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      Lock icon Lebanon told to be wary of Israel
      491 6 Lebanon told to be wary of Israel BEIRUT, Fri. Saudi Arabia has warned Lebanon against negotiations with Israel, and said that it must not conclude any accords with the Jewish state before all Israeli forces have left I^ebanese territory. The state-controlled Riyadh radio, monitored here yesterday, said that the projected
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      Lock icon Fierce Congress debate looms
      464 6 Boeing seeking licence to sell jets to Libya A FIERCE debate is likely to take place in Congress following confirmation by the White House that the Reagan administration is considering a request by the Boeing Company to sell US$6OO million (551, 296 million) worth of passenger
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      Lock icon Gaddafi: We will pursue exiles again
      178 6 Gaddafi: We will pursue exiles again ROME, Fri. Libyan leader Col Mnammar Gaddafi has signalled his Intention to resume a bloody campaign to eliminate exiled opponents of his regime. "The revolution has destroyed those Inside the country and now It most panne the rest abroad," Libya's official news Money quoted
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      Lock icon Differences are no obstacle to Sino-Egyptian relations — Zhao
      281 6 Differences are no obstacle to Sino-Egyptian relations Zhao CAIRO, Fri. Chinese Prime Minister Zhao Ziyang said China and Egypt agree on many issues and any differences are no obstacle to better ties between the two countries, the Middle East news agency said. Mr Zhao said this during the last day
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      375 6 Agreement signed INDIA AND PAKISTAN yesterday initialled the agreement for the establishment of a joint commission to strengthen understanding and promote bilateral cooperation. The document was initialled in New Delhi by Indian Foreign Secretary Maharajkumar Rasgotra and visiting Pakistani Foreign Secretary Niaz Naik. The agreement is subject to
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      ROW OVER BEGINS SYMPATHY MESSAGES
      118 6 ROW OVER BEGINS SYMPATHY MESSAGES JERI SALKM, Fri. A row h»M broken oat In Israel over sympathy mwiiii written by Premier Menarhem Begin U families of Nnwll Midlers killed In Lebanon because he did not §end them to families who publicly criticised the Invasion. The discrimination, reported by the Israeli
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      Lock icon Major dies from blast wounds
      62 6 Major dies from blast wounds TEL AVIV, Fri. A third Israeli officer, a major, has died from wounds ho received in a mine explosion in eastern Lebanon the military command said today. Major Naftali Yahaf. 35. died from wounds received on Tuesday and was to be buried today Two other
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      Lock icon US welcomes-Warsaw's move to free detainees
      347 7 US welcomesWarsaw's move to free detainees THE government yesterday welcomed the release of most of the detainees held by Poland's military regime but said it was concerned that seven Solidarity leaders would be tried and that thousands of other Poles charged with martial-law violations remained in jail. ivn Aian numuriK,
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      Lock icon Year-long trade curbs extension
      88 7 Year-long trade curbs extension BRUSSELS, Fri. The European Economic Community has formally agreed to extend by one year the EEC's curb on imports from the Soviet Union, due to end on Dec 31, because of the situation in Poland, an EEC Commission spokesman said yesterday. The spokesman said Greece gave
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      Lock icon Multi-million dollar loan to France
      184 7 PARIS, Fri SAUDI Arabia is to make a multi-biHion dollar loan to France under a deal signed by Finance Minister Jacques Delor, senior French monetary sources said yesterday The government declined any official comment and the sources would not state the exact amount involved, But
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      Lock icon Soviet-Polish pact to increase trade
      244 7 SovietPolish pact to increase trade MOSCOW, Fri. SovietPolish trade will increase by 8.9 per cent in 1963 to US$l3.5 billion (Ss29 billion) under a new trade agreement signed here yesterday, the official news agency Tass announced. Tass did not give details of the value of exports or imports between the
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      Lock icon Troops in Belfast to be on full alert
      141 7 Troops in Belfast to be on full alert BELFAST, Fri. Britain's 10,000 troops in Northern Ireland will be on full alert over Christmas following Irish Republican Army guerilla threats of a bomb blitz, an army spokesman said yesterday. Security chiefs were taking the IP A and Marxist National Liberation Army
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      Lock icon Thatcher versus Foot
      349 7 Argument over her rejection of Soviet disarmament offer LONDON, Fri. British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher clashed with opposition leader Michael Foot yesterday when he complained she /win unth hor was ai oaas wun ncr Foreign Secretary in re- jeering a Soviet disarmament offer. Tne cla s" took
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      Lock icon Council boycotts building firm
      130 7 LONDON. Fri. The labour-controlled Southwark Municipal Council decided yesterday to boycott a construction company that has a contract to build silos for US Cruise missiles at the Anglo-American military I base at Greenham Common, west of here. The boycott against the company, Tarmac Constniction, "is in
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      Lock icon US army to test missiles again in January
      167 8 WASHINGTON. Fri. The US army said today it expected to try again in January for its first fully successful test flight of a I't'ishinß 2 missile after working out safety measures to mako sure that the weapon did not fall outside the
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      Lock icon Plane order
      21 8 SKATTLE. Fri. China's National Airline (CAAC) has ordered two additional Boeing 7475, the American company announced here yesterday AFP
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      Lock icon Mexico gets $8.4 b IMF loan with painful terms
      298 8 WASHINGTON. Fri. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a US$3.9 billion (SSB.4 billion) loan for Mexico but imposed conditions that are certain to be painful and politicallydifficult in the months ahead. The decision last night followed protracted negotiations with the
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      Lock icon US cuts $12.9 b off defence budget
      338 8 Reagan accepts decision with comment CONGRESS quietly trimmed US$6 billion (5512.9 billion) this week from the 1983 United States defence budget beyond its cuts in the MX missile programme and President Ronald Reagan went along with it. Altogether, the Pentagon cuts, approved in
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      Sants ahoy on a sail board
      276 8 Sants ahoy on a sail board Message for Sir Geoffrey BRITISH Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir Geoff rev Howe has been given a halfempty bottle of sherry for Christ mas "He has already taken 42 per cent in tax." said a spokesman for the Wine and Spirit Association. "We are
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      Lock icon Tornadoes cause $6 m damage in Arkansas
      304 8 it 4 LIKE children who have discovered that there is no Santa Clans, the United States is becoming increasingly disillusioned about the Reagan administration's promise that Christmas will come a everyday. 7 William Nordhaus of Yale University CHICAGO, Friday TORNADOES whipped across Arkansas
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      Lock icon Honduran president's daughter freed by kidnappers
      128 8 Honduran president's daughter freed by kidnappers GUATEMALA CITY. Fri. The daughter of Honduran President Roberto Suazo Cordova, kidnapped last week by leftist guerrillas in Guatemala city, was freed today, police said. In a television interview tonight, Dr Xiomara Suazo said she was unharmed and treated well by her abductors during
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      Lock icon Bomb ordered
      52 8 LONDON, Fri. Britain': Defence Ministry yosterda; announced a £500 millioi (SJl.7*) million) order for new runway craterinc boml vkhi.-h blasts holes in a coo crete runway and k«-|ft repai teams away by scattering nun dreds o( other tiny bombs n the area, timed to i: interval* over several
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      Barney gets an early present
      131 8 SALT I.AKK (m Kri. Dr Barney (lark's nurses gave him an early Christma.s present yesterday a \anllla milkshake. It wan the (I -year-old retired dentist's first soft food h\ mouth since his operation on IW 2, when he was given an artificial heart, a spokesman
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    Lock icon HUNT FOR REMAINING SEA GANG MEMBERS
    149 10 HUNT FOR REMAINING SEA GANG MEMBERS POLJCK Task Farce tr**pers yesterday MtMrhlnK St John's Inland far th«- remaining members of a RMg of ■eft raiders thought to be still In hiding there. Barked by pallor tracker dan, the palirr burnt centred on the Southern Ulaada af St John's and Pnlau
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    Proprietor cheated of $15,000
    174 10 Proprietor cheated of $15,000 A MEDICAL shop owner was cheated of $14,000 an.l $1,000 worth of herbs by a man and two women last week. Police said Mr W W Lam, 43, was in his drug shop in Clementi West last Monday at noon when the three went in and
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    Call for curbs on drug salesmen
    120 10 'Make appointments before seeing doctors' OVER-ZEALOUS drug salesmen might soon find it more difficult to ply their trade. Now they are being asked to make appointments before attempting to sell their products at doctors' clinics. They are also being discouraged from offering incentives designed
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    Roxy lay-off dispute referred to arbitration
    153 10 Roxy lay-off dispute referred to arbitration A DISPUTE on retrenchment benefits for 180 workers of Roxy Electric Industries has been referred to arbitration. The management and the United Workers of Electronic and Electrical Industries have jointly applied for a hearing in the Industrial Arbitration Court after failing to reach an
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    Jail and caning for man
    101 10 Jail and caning for man A GENERAL worker was jailed six weeks and ordered to be given six strokes of the rotan by a magistrate for having a knife at the entrance of High Street Centre on Oct 28 last year. Court heard that three detectives saw Mohd Shariff bin
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    Salesman gets six months for cheating
    155 10 A SALESMAN was yesterday jailed for six months by a magistrate for cheating and criminal breach of trust Leong Yew Mun, 33, admitted to cheating Mr Ng Eng Huat. 35, a businessman, of $460 at Pay a Lebar Airport on Aug 26. 1977 The
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    $1,000 fine for CBT
    87 10 A FORMER bill collector f was Jailed for a day on I Thursda> and fined; $1,000 for criminal breach of trust of $9,491 Yong Nam. 40. now a printer, had mad* full restitution of th» amount he mtpapproprlatfld a( SMroal i.tu. uunaee Koau, oetween Oct 16
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    Greens and fish cost more this week
    157 11 Greens and fish cost more this week I'KIC'KS of rice, meat and eggs remained stable earlier this week, says the Trade Department's week review of prices of essential commodities Thai 100 per cent rice cost 78 cents ;i kilo, and Thai fragrant. $1.10, at NTUC-Welcome and Silo outlets A survey
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    Three charged with abetting swindle
    99 11 Three charged with abetting swindle THREE Filipinos were yesterday charged in a magistrate's court with abetting others to cheat. No pleas were taken. Nicolas Merino, 32, and Maria Erlinda Yambao, 36, face three counts of abetting three others to cheat at various department stores between Nov 27 and Dec 2.
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    Cheque fraud charge
    73 11 LOW CHAN SENG was yesterday charged in a magistrate's court with cheating Mr Ng Cheng Swee of $16,400 at Ruby Shopping Plaza on Wednesday by making him believe that a Malayan Banking Bhd cheque for the amount would be honoured. He then induced Mr Ng to deliver
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    Vegetable prices to drop soon say traders
    205 11 VEGETABLE prices should drop in the next two weeks, when more greens are imported from China and Taiwan, the secretary of the Singapore Fruits and Vegetables Importers and Exporters Association, Mr Tan Meng Yam, said on Thursday. The heavy rains affecting the harvest
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    Four accused of breaking into island quarters
    154 11 THREE Indonesians were charged yesterday with hitUM-hrt-aklnK and theft and Illegal entry. A fourth man, Malls, was charged In hospital for house breaking aad theft. He was remanded at Changi Prison Hospital aattl the caae Is mentioned again on Dec 31. At large
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    Singing contest
    43 11 Singing contest SINGAPOREANS and Malaysians will vie for top places in a singing competition, which will be held at the Victoria Concert Hall on Dec 31 at 7.30 p.m. The competition is organised by the National Theatre Trust and the Singapore Combined Choir.
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    Qantas adds three flights from Darwin to Singapore
    413 11 OANTAS has introduced three extra flights between Darwin and Singapore to cater for Australians who are flocking to Singapore for their summer holidays. The airline has a regular weekly flight to Die Republic, but found the demand so high that it added
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    Man charged with armed robbery of $150,000
    124 11 Man charged with armed robbery of $150,000 TAN Choon Teck, 21. was yesterday charged in a Magistrate's Court with armed robbery of $150,000 in cash and $30,000 worth of jewellery. He is accused of robbing Mr Quek Lee Heong at a house in Jalan Somapah Timor on May 31 with
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    Flying Santa to sit out this year
    213 11 Flying Santa to sit out this year SANTA (lavs won't make it for his Christmas Day date because his h> llcupu-r needs maintenance. The chopper, owned by Hell-Orient, will probably get off the ground again h\ New Year, but this will be too late for Santa. So ground hands will
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    MISTLETOE AND HOLLY BRING IN $5,000 FOR CHARITIES
    121 11 MISTLETOE AND HOLLY BRING IN $5,000 FOR CHARITIES CHRISTMAS Shoppers have snapped up a Large consignment of mistletoe and holly collecting more than $5,000 for Singapore's poor chijdren. Cold Storage supermarkets imported the Christmas trimmings from the US and sold them at their Centrepoint and Jelita stores at $1 per
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    Two face 15 more cheating charges
    153 11 TWO Malaysians, charged with cheating shops and stores by using credit cards belonging to two men, were each charged with 15 more counts of cheating yesterday Lam Fook Choi alias Lam Vat Choi, 39. is accused of cheating various shops in Singapore of $4,941.50
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  • Article
    Sugar king buys land in exclusive estate
    326 13  -  AGNES WEE By SUGAR king KoDert Kuok recently bought about 2.8 hectares of land in an exclusive residential estate. The transaction was between Mr Kuok and the Fraser and Neave group. FAN had earlier informed its shareholders that there was a transaction for
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    Handbag and valuables missing
    65 13 Handbag and valuables missing A HANDBAG containing $2,500 and five rings worth $10,350 has been reported missing by a boutique owner Miss S E Low. 34. told police she went to her shop in Singapore Shopping Centre, at about 4 30 p.m. on Thursday and left her handbag on a
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    Band date
    30 13 THE Institute of Education and the National Junior College will give a joint band performance at the MacRitchie Reservoir Park on Sunday from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
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    AAS' travel department faced with poor business
    342 13  -  RAY DHALIWAL By THE Automobile Association of Singapore's (AAS) travel department is in dire straits business has fallen to about half of last year's. The reason is lack of support from members who prefer to bargainhunt for discounts from other travel agents. But
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    Beware of man using dud travellers9 cheques
    124 13 Beware of man using dud travellers 9 cheques POLICE are advising i commercial establishments to look out (or a man who had cheated several hotels and shaps by using counterfeit ISWI First National City Bank travellers' cheques. The culprit, described by police as a Caucasia* In his early thirties, and
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    8 months' jail for robbing housewife in lift
    164 13 8 months' jail for robbing housewife in lift HAWKER'S assistant Tan Boon Chin, 23, was jailed eight months and ordered to be given six strokes of the cane for robbing a housewife in a lift. Tan admitted committing the offence at Block 74, Prince Charles Square, on Dec IS at
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    Govt urged to consider using LPG for vehicles
    323 13 THE Automobile Association has called on the goveminent and oil companies to consider the use of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for vehicles in Singapore. The association made the suggestion after looking into the use of LPG in Europe and Japan. "We have
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    17-yearold pleads guilty
    58 13 A 17-YEAR-old boy yesterday admitted robbing a couple of cash and valuables worth over $2,000 and molesting the girl, along Elizabeth Walk in Connaught Drive on Sept IS at 3 a.m. The district Judge postponed sentence on Cnio Yong Vong. who tuts previous WVttUuBS of housebreaking and
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    Dead man's kin sought
    47 13 Dead man's kin so ught POLICE want to contact the ■Ml <>f kin of Tan Huan Kau. 711. who was found dead at a n.it in Hlork 141. Ixirong IA. Toa Payoh, on Thursday Relatives should rontart Sgt Wit Chung Hwa of Toa Payoh police, telephone ZiaMOO
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    Xmas party
    29 13 YOUNG iMiipk- from llttlok .in iMi-ikl ChnMm.is |>aMy tomorrow at 7 p m at Hlk l.f U»fl(ik South Ro;iil The party is arsjMßMd' by (tic 11-ilnk OMMre
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    Lock icon Buses and trains but not planes
    265 13  -  JUDITH HALE and L.E PREMA By HOl.ll> crouds headInK (or Malaysia have to far opted to do mo by bus or train rather than by air. The number of passengers flying to Kuala Lumpur him so small that It had led one airline official
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    Petir gives explanation for move
    558 14 Petir gives explanation for move National movement declaration THE PAP's organ, the Petir, has explained why the party recently proclaimed itself a national movement. In an editorial in its latest issue, it says reference to this objective, spelt out in the preamble of the revised PAP constitution, "got some quarters
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    See for yourself, Jeya tells Sian Chin
    270 14 See for yourself, Jeya tells Sian Chin MR JB. JEYARETNAM yesterday invited Home Affairs Minister Chua Sian Chin to attend the Workers' Party activities to gauge for himself the effectiveness of his party's people's representatives. The opposition MP for Anson telephoned The Straits Times to reply to Mr Chua's speech
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    Long service awards for 54
    50 14 FIFTY-FOUR Vocational and Industrial Training Board employees will receive long-«erv-Ice awards from the Minister of State (Education). Dr Tay Ens Soon, on Tuesday at the Pl^B Building Dr Tay. who is also the board's chairman, will also give away valedictory letters to six staff members
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    Keppel Shipyard firms move to new 'house'
    81 14 SEVERAL companies under the Keppel Shipyard umbrella have moved to new premises act oss the road from Keppel's main Telok Blangah Road yard. The offices are in two four-storey blocks which were formerly quarters for the Port of Singapore Authority staff The quarters
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    Invest in education awards Dr Wan
    119 14 Invest in education awards Dr Wan DR WAN SOON BEE. the Political Secretary (Prime Minister's Office), has appealed to professional organisations and other bodies to donate towards education awards schemes. He said: "The future of Singapore lies with the young Singaporeans and whatever funds are spent I to assist or
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    Nude intruder tried to hug sleeping girl
    88 14 A FARMER, frustrated and angry after a quarrel with his wife, climbed into a 19-year-old girl's room and lay beside her after he had stripped himself, a magistrate's court heard on Thursday. When Tan Teck Seng. 27. tried to hug the girl at
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    Mendaki on the lookout for English teachers
    343 14  - Mendaki on the lookout for English teachers GRACE CHNG By THE Council on Education of Muslim Children (Mendaki) is looking for at least 30 qualified teachers to teach GCE O' level English Language in its supplementary classes next year. An official of Mendaki Foundation, Haji Shafawi Ahmad, said the majority
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    Fatal crash
    28 14 MOTORCYCLIST Tan Tee Chek. 38. died when his machine crashed into the rear of a stationary lorry along Corporation Road on Wednesday at 11 40 p.m
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  • across the CAUSEWAY
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      Lock icon Youth head raps visiting lawyers' findings
      232 15 Youth head raps visiting lawyers' findings- KUALA LUMPUR, Fn A PROMINENT Malay sian |Kilitician. who was fined earlier this month over an illegal demon- j stration against a group of visiting human rights lawyers, today criticised the lawyers' findings. Datuk Lee Kirn Sai, youth j leader of the Malaysian- j
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    • Article
      Lock icon 'Ban Muslims' move denied !
      83 15 'Ban Muslims' move denied KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Genting Highlands, a casino resort, has denied reports that it was making final preparations to ban Muslims from entering the casino from Jan 1. the company's liaison manager, N.T. Raja, said in a statement today. The report that Onting Highlands would transfer its
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      Lock icon Floods wreak havoc in Johore
      305 15 Kota Tinggi, Kluang and Johore Baru affected HEAVY Hooding caused by incessant i^SSSp^SK"" Six out of the eight districts in the state were reported to have been affected with Segamat the worst hit The other districts also deluged were Mersing, Kota Tinggi, Batu Pahat, Kluangjind
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      Lock icon Customs seize tin ore worth over $100,000
      77 15 j PERAK Customs officials examining bags of tin 1 <»re worth over $IM,»M selied from a south-bound trailer In lpoh on Wednesday. Some 15* bags of tin ore were found hidden on the trailer, concealed among 2M bags of copra waste. It Is
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      'Don't get on board if you stand'
      142 15 'Don't get on board if you stand' KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. Hundreds of bus commuters were left stranded in the city yesterday when minibus drivers refused to take on standing passengers. The drivers claimed that the action was in retaliation to the crackdown on overloaded minibuses by the Road Transport Department
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      Lock icon Canadian college closure puts 30 in a quandary
      279 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Friday ABOUT 30 Malaysian boys and girls who have paid (4,992 (C 52,600) each for a place in a private college in Canada are in a quandary. They have been told by the Canadian High Commission that the college has
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      Lock icon Better links with SBC
      134 15 DEPITV lnl..rni»tl.ni MlnlsUr l-uan Kahinah Othman said ye*Wrda> that cooperation be twwn RTM and SBC would be stepped up. However, the Deputy Minister ruled out the |i <> s<, I b 1111 v of programme-ttharlnnbet-wen Radio Television Malaysia and the Klngapore Broadcasting Corporatlon. She told the
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      Lock icon judge to rule I if prosecution has a case
      362 15 judge to rule I if prosecution has a case KUALA LUMPUR, Friday THE High Court here will deliver its ruling on whether or not Malaysia's Minister for Culture, Youth and Sports, Datuk Mokhtar Hashim, 42, and three others should be called upon to make their defence on a joint murder
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    The Straits Times says...
    462 16 The Straits Times says Work for a Merry Xmas "...AND on earth, peace, goodwill towards men." Jesus Christ was born, at least according to the Gospel of St Luke, amidst these words. And they have become a kind of standard hope each year as Christians all over the world celebrate
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    OECD forecasts sluggish growth next year
    1048 16 ONE of the offshoots of successive oil shocks sim-e 1974 is the acute indebtedness of many developing countries, which have not been able to weather the storms. And this is partly why the Western economies are about a year behind their scheduled turnaround from
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    Why oil prices must not be allowed to fall
    810 16  -  JOHN DRYSDALE of Global-Stats Ltd, London An in-depth look at major news events last week by Drastic cut could mean collapse of world monetary system THE collapse of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec), together with a dramatic fall in
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      15 16 (I SMCIT!| (V l)l'i*t Hill* «clu?)cnr (C^OVERSEAS V iJtiiv ASSURANCE CORPN LTD NggPK (SINCE 1930)
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  • FORUM
    • Letter
      Towards a more open appraisal of teachers
      512 17 Towards a more open appraisal of teachers THE letter on an open staff appraisal system by "JT" (ST, Dec 3) said: "A commercial organisation may have a thousand workers but they may be under different supervisors or department heads." I would like to point out that the junior colleges and
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    • Letter
      Several inaccuracies in story on SCC
      406 17 YOUR article "Happy Birthday" (ST, Dec 3) with regard to the 130 th anniversary of the Singapore Cricket Club contains several inaccuracies. I am not a member of the Singapore Cricket Club but a life member of the Singapore Recreation Club on the other
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    • Letter
      Most points are a matter of opinion
      730 17 I AM grateful to Mr Marcus for his interest in my article, and in the Singapore Cricket Club. Just as a general comment, I would like to point out that the article was, for reasons of time and space, an extremely condensed summary
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    • Letter
      MUST WE SIGN EVERY PRINT?
      111 17 MUST WE SIGN EVERY PRINT? AS A developer for a proiect in Singapore, I find it rather inconvenient and thoroughly annoying to sign every print of the drawings to be submitted for the approval of the Building and Development Division of the Ministry of National Development. I suggest that the
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    • Letter
      Draw up a fair rate for these seamen
      462 17 THE authorities should ensure that the rates launch and bumboat men charge seamen are fair and correct. Shipping, ships and seamen, are very important to Singapore s general well-being. Each month thousands of vessels drop anchor in the Eastern and Western anchorages,
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    • Letter
      There are enough buses on Service 13
      191 17 I REFER to two letters, one requesting the Singapore Bus Service to use more buses on Service 13 in the evenings (ST, Nov 26), and the other a complaint against a slow driver (ST, Dec 6). Regarding the first letter, we found from
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    • Letter
      Steps being taken
      90 17 I REFER to the letter from "Cool" (ST. Dec 2) regarding his experience in the Middle Road Hospital. The hospital administration is aware of the situation in the main waiting area and is taking steps to improve it. Unfortunately, our action is restricted by the structure of
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  • BACKGROUND
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      The Soviet threat to the Gulf Reaion
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      Secure Oman means stability in Gulf region
      951 18  - Secure Oman means stability in Gulf region ONG MING SEING Foreign Editor By OMAN, tucked away in a corner of the Arabian peninsula, has become America's most important ally to counter the Soviet threat to the Persian Gulf. After the revolution that overthrew the Shah of Iran in February 1979,
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      Iran's
      361 18 THRKE barren island rocks near the Straits of Honnoz are a potential flashpoint for rivalry between Iran and the Golf states. The Island rooks of Abo Mass* and the Great and the Small Tumb were claimed by Iran In 1971 during a period of adjustments caused by the British
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  • SECTION TWO
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      All set to shoots to shoot
      839 19  - All set to shoots to shoot LEONG WENG KAM By LOCATION: Hill 265, Marsiling. TIME: 0900 hours. STRENGTH: One rifleman company, one commando platoon and three helicopters OBJECTIVE: Dig in to defend hill against enemy invasion The batUe scene is real The location is a familiar one for army exercises,
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  • OUTLOOK
    • Article
      New Year bubbles
      76 20  -  DEREK BUTLER r ti|.| NY iviwA la WmTm\^Mr'J\d mm J of CteHMuy witfc Pta«t N«tr ud PtM« Mrulrr «?r=in..-s fuw diaOiK-tlMu ketweea, their Uv—riie kNMi; sgyr€s ••^•■H BSO m IUI rUlr lami*** p >|(. >| *am ce i«*^»77hln^ wttlMat p»>1»« the Vuitage: Ckark» Held deck It (tUM)
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      Gobble this up
      697 20  -  TAN LEE LENG (By WHEN you sit down this Christmas to your roast turkey in all its glory, don't imagine this festive bird belongs exclusively to British culinary history. Already, on Thanksgiving Day in late November, most Americans would have tucked into their roast turkey complete with
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      Dim sum Christmas
      609 20  -  BETTY RABB BCHAFER by liSrißSTftSS^ A young married woman without children. I have given up Christmas turkey forever I don't miss it at allthough T once believed that Christmas could not be Christmas without a traditional sit-down formal feast, and that a mother who had never prepared
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      230 20 bB« Bbv^v -^b^b^bl |^Py^3^ -^^j -Jf'" 1 '^P^^BB B^B^^^^ jT»' *> ■nßnaf SBBB^BaBB^BBBBB^BBawmB^B^Mfc-.,, imt -^W J» X.98 -MBVB^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^BJBSB^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^K^t ■B^BH^ I T 4 JP 1 "^H K v jr *4P LRHB^ ibW JV^H aH S*t B^^^^ *l, m *^<uw&i )b^. i B^bJIB^B^BJ '^wB^B^BJS iv *ifl The Singapore Zoological Gardens has planned
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  • LEISURE
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      Boleh tahan!
      905 21 "COME, my dearest, look at the moon over Beach Road look at the palm fronds swaying the lush call of the nightingale said the Samseng. Making a quick double take. Pala Kuppusamy replied: "Eh, tolong-lah. Sam. what nightingale*" "Yes, yes, I'm sorry," said Sam. "I mean, the hushed
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      Santa s gone but Shona will stay,
      486 21 Shona Ho, a co-host of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, was on TV last night. MINU THAROOR talks to her. 4 LITTLE Shona Ho looks very sure of herself when she says with utmost conviction: "I want to be a vet." This shy 10-year-old
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      RC DIARY
      483 21 BATURDAY CHILDREN'S X'MAS PARTIES: Organised by c Khe Bong Zone C RC at the badminton court behind Blk 122, Toa Payoh Lorong 2. 7.30 p.m. 10 p.m. $2 per child. c Kampong Glam Zone C RC at Hong Wen School. 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. 12 per child.
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      387 21 TDK DYNAMIC OFFER —onoMccoasgTTt— V/WlFoSltlOn W J *W J B 6tdk ">^*-"^^ peo B TDK Tote bag with every ritaftHH|BßHß||H|^L f\gf\ TDK D6O and/or -^^^^^■■■MX** hhjh x r> v r JIJ D9O cassettes mmmiHLIHLWS cc your nearest ctealers now Hurry while stocks last r "-Mm w TDK mtm I Hr
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
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      229 21 CONTEMPORARY SINGAPORE ART AND It S I N G A P O R K PHOTOGRAPHKR8 Nat Museum Art Gallery. 9 a.m. -5.30 p.m. Knds Dec 31. ZAO HOI -KI ART SHOW Nat Museum Art Gallery. 9 a.m. -5.30 p.m. Last day. CHINESE SILK EXHIBITION Peoples Park Complex. 10 a.m. 10
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  • Article
    YOUR VIEWING AND LISTENING GUIDE
    1004 22 10.00 AM Openini folowed by The Lion, the WHcn and the Wardrobe (Part 1): Children's Programme 11.00 A Famly Circus Christinas Nothing like a bit of animated fun to set the spirits soaring. P. J. Jetty Dolly and Billy wait for Santa to give them
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    Sweet memories with Bing
    148 22 4.M p.m.): Natalia Makarova and Anthony Dowell, two top ballet dancers, take centre stage at the Royal Opera House In London's Covent Garden to perform the Swan Lake. They make this great classical ballet by Tchaikovsky a memorable performance. Norman Morrice is the director and Marius
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    PICK OF THE DAY
    92 22 PICK OF THE DAY BINO CROSBY CHRISTMAS LIKE THE ONES WE USED TO KNOW (Ck 5, 11.25 a.m.): A line-up of stars, who will leave you dumbfounded, accompanies Bing as he goes down memory lane this Christmas. They include Fred Astaire. Gene Kelly, Mary Martin, Roy Clark, Connie Stevens, Carol
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      295 22 APPOINTMENTS PI MANAGER OFF SHORE ASSEMBLY National Mlcronetlcs, the leader in the design and manufacture of recording heads is seeking a dynamic and mature person to manage and be responsible for the manufacturing operations of our subcontractors in Manila. The selected candidate would be stationed in Manila and will be
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      111 22 -4Hlb^ An Established ■f^B^ International Company W is looking for j 9 ambitious, dynamic, I a m |M£fV experienced and I ENGINEERS I Requirements A few years selling experience preferably in insulation products, general buildingand Industrial and other products. m c Good contacts with M E Consultants. Architects and Contractors.
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      120 22 The meaning of Christmas is t JESUS CHRIST KING of Kings and LORD of Lords Was BORN TO SAVE US! See And Hear His Story in Cantonese Slide Presentation And Discover The Difference Christ Can Make In Your Life As You See The 16mm Cantonese Film -^PJKlrrfr^ aMY SHATTERED MIRROR"
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      88 22 %s? coßTinn 1 WeYe 1 open I today •9 The management and staff of Cortina Dept Store Pte Ltd would like to wish all customers and friends a Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year. Business hrs. 10.30 am to 6.30 pm Xi jjSteJS** Vjnctoy* b Put*c Hottdoyi ol 6
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
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      190 22 CM AM World News CM 8. It Christmas CelebraThe World Today l.2f tion 8.44 50 Not Out I.M Book Choice C.SI Finan World News I.M Comraen cial News CM Reflections tary l.lt Christmas MeetCIS Sports Roundup I.M ing tM The Secret Diary World News 7.M Commen- of Adrian Mole by
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      547 22 S.M National Anthem fol- cert: Graham and his lowed by Opening An- band The Rumour pernouncement CM News-in- form at London's HamBrief CM Another Morn- mersmith Odeon, where ing Another Show 7.M he sings Dark Side Of The News and Weather Report Bright Lights, Fear Not I.l* Morning Digest 7J»
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    99 28 MDM NT pAU If I ftj Aged 73 P.«e<l.w.y peacefully on 23-12-82 leaving behind beloved Son* Dayohtara-mlw SohChouOuar. TanJockMoy g WJu"!.. SohC'hor Huanf ChTn YengPeng STTKnen, g^fflJ iChorChoo Ng K» iS^ f^^f" ?">« ss^h 1:: Kfisau L^ JJ^ J,™' JJ"| SSS ss N, Yew Hong Sn?Hu Luang P^g
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      63 28 MRS. LEE SHEW PAN n— Md. Wong Choy Lui Dapartad 17lh Dk 1M3 with to •ip'in thair haarttaH thank* and gralituda lo r*Uti**«. /rwnd*. co«*agu«* and buwn*u ■•tociclM toi their kind attandwrMlh* and ccmdotafKa* dunng MR KWA SOO HIAN T Jj---Wish lo a.presa the.r heartfelt
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      397 28 U Education Instruction I c> I V^, SCHOOL OF SECRETARIAL SKILLS oacia=2'.*^s^ 500^5 commence on 3rd JonUOTV 1983 results"onbePocrTpTd^or°^g^s?ra° lo^1o^ T. I he next PART-TIME PRIVATE SECRETARY'S COURSES commence on 1 Oth JOOUQ ry 1 983 Wn^orourorocnureor -nai.ir.ot>«7T (Advonced Tramng Techniques (S) Pte Ltd secretarius S.neppor. 1024 (*****22) R,«»i.,.d under
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      272 28 Announcements CISF"' <AR^ Ml^ I You are worth about M I bef "'c this ad was pLited SSSSSLlllliLii^lZl* Hlßipißßßß] "^^Sifflßaffi- TRINITY CHRISTIAN CENTRL For enquiries call: 468-5322 •>aaaaaaa^B^BBBB^BBSBBBSBB^ BBSBBSBSBBBBSBBBBBH 133 Greeting. 137 J'JjJJ" m^^mm^^^^— nOUnCWTWn DIIT Ku' Jomuni ctU*.?^^, LMdon Row) CHRIST »JZEXL». l*<s Er=--BACK INTO CHRISTMAS. r^c Chm.«« 0.,
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      98 29 OUR CONDOLENCE AND DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO THE FAMILY OF MR CHAN YIT MING OUR CHAIRMAN WHO PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY ON THURSDAY 23RD DECEMBER 1982 FROM THE DIRECTORS, MANAGEMENT AND STAFF OF PALMCO HOLDINGS BERHAD PERAI, PENANG. MEMBERS OF THE PALMCO GROUP PALMCO OIL MILL SDN. BHD. PALMEX INDUSTRIES SDN. BHD.
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      387 30  -  EPSOM JEEP Start the day right with Rajah Rossi By VETERAN George Podmore, who will be hanging up his riding boots soon, can land a double at Penang today, opening day of the Governor's Gold Cup Meeting. Podmore has seven rides in the card of 10
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      4529 30 ■sjBBHSBsaansBBBBMsm 1.30 CLASS 4 DIV B I,loom aa»^^l^^^^^^r^lH (Raotrirtari torms (nssiribivuivrmi 3-year-OlOB) (Stakes: $13,000) 14» Boaaty Hsater II 51 Mario^J Breukelen 3 nzg same (1200 m) Slowly away, moved up midfield on straightening and ran on 4th to Do You Mind 111 Ipoh 1200 m yielding Oct
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      304 30  -  PEDIGREE By THE MERCENARIES 11. a third- time-lucky winner, should keep up his good work when he tackles a moderate Class 3 Div 3 field over 1.200 m in Race All three outings were in ing going William 4 today. restricted company Koh
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      185 30  - Brahma Dancer looks too smart Torro By BRAHMA DANCER looks a cut above Ms rivals in Race 7 for Cass 3 Div 1 horses over I.MOm The three-y?ar-old New Zealand colt ky Aythorpe finished seventh to Wonderful Prince in his last run over the Bukit Timah 1.200 m last mmth
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      Triomphe is hard to catch
      276 31  -  EPSOM JEEP By TKIUMPHK is all speed and with a favourable draw, he will take a lot of catching in the (30,000 Pesta Pulau Pinang Cup over 1,200 m (Race 7). This five-year-old did not appear to handle the straight course at Ipoh too well
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      5732 31 yVPVW 1. 30 CLASS 4 DIVD 1,100m (Restricted terms a^B^a^a^a^B^B^Bl 2 3-year-olds) (Stakes: $13,000) I Gallaat Ctallaager 17 Callant-Kang 3 nzc (1200m) By Avaray M Lee 10 way when 9th of 10 Div B 1400m Ipoh Nov 6 Se«» l I Allet Alles II 47 Allez Allez-PK Leong
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      308 31  -  PEDIGREE By LAST-START winner Sri Daman can keep up his winning ways in the Class 3 Div 2 race over 1,700 m in Race 9. A consistent sort with a j win, two seconds and a fourth from four outings, Sri Daman won over
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      274 31  -  TONTO By DISIM TED BID, on board in all his three outings, has an excellent chance of breaking the ice in Race 4 for Class 3 Div 5 horses over 1.200 m. The four-year-old Australian gelding by Brave Lad showed early promise in his
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  • TIMESPORT
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      323 38 MELBOURNE, Fri. England batsman Derek Randall, still concussed after being hit in the face by fast bowling, was today ruled out of the fourth rricket Test against Australia. His mouth was stitched after being struck by a rising delivery from West Indian paceman
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      197 38 KARACHI. Fri. Batsman Zaheer Abbas hit another century here today to steer Pakistan to a first-innings lead over India at lunch on the second day of their second Test Zaheer, who completed his 100 th first-class century in the first Test against the Indians earlier this
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      183 38 (ARSON CITY (Nevada), Fri. An emergency rale requiring 45-day layoffs for lutocked-out boxers written after South Korean Kirn Duk-Koo died In Las Vegas has been signed by Nevada governor Bob List. The rule, approved earlier by the Nevada State Athletic Commission and signed yesterday by
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      416 38 FOR all who have missed the real flesh and blood of motor racing in Singapore, the first Far East championships for radio model car racing at the East Coast Recreation Centre from Wednesday to Sunday week may be a great substitute. No, there isn't any danger
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      378 38 PARADISE VALLEY (Arizona), Fri. After seeing World welterweight champion Sugar Ray Leonard forced to retire due to an eye injury, trainer Janks Morton says he is cam- j paigning hard for thumbless boxing gloves which would provide more safety no matter what others may think.
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      Good response for cricket carnival
      170 38 THE Singapore Cricket Association will hold the second inter-state carnival from Mar 12-18. Seven Malaysian teams, besides the hosts, will take part in the competition which was inagurated by the j SCA in 1960. Defending champions Federal Territory, Johore. Kedah. Kelantan. Pahang. Trengganu, Sabah. Perak
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      158 38 NEW YORK, Fri. Minutes after Wayne (iretzky was presented with the Sportsman of the Year award, he scarcely behaved like one. The usually mildmannered Gretzky engaged in a fight with the Minnesota North Stars' Neal Broten early in the first half of a National
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      285 38 SYDNEY, Fri. Australia's record-breaking rugby league team returned yesterday after their victorious tour of Britain and France, and coach Frank Stanton said superior speed, strength and fitness was the key to the team's success. They were unbeaten in 22 matches and have
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      461 38 Marita named tops ATHLETICS: East Germany's Mai it. i Koch, double world record holder (20Um and 400 m) was named the Woman Athlete of 1982 by American magazine Track And FMd News It is the third time since 197K that the magazine has named Marita its woman athlete
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      PNG to kill two birds with one stone
      322 38  -  JANICE SEAH By PAPUA New Guinea, hosts for next year's East Asia squash championships, will stage the team event from April 1-5, followed immediately by the individual event from April 6-8. Harry Nair, secretary of the Singapore Squash Rackets Association, said: "Usually
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      Christmas with a difference
      97 38 Christmas with a difference FOR 315 people. Christmas will be spent on the football pitch of Gloucester Barracks This is because they form the 45 teams who will he fighting for honours in the Anson constituency wen a side soccer tournament from 8 a.m. today. )f these 45 teams, who
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      27 38 IMF: M.i. Kit. hie Runners hold thoir fifth Super Kniluranre run tomorrow morning at Macßitchie Reser 30 am All runner, must complete .nils
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      177 38 f OBITUARY I MB CHAN YIT MING I Mr Chan Yit Ming Aged 71 years passed away I peacefully on Thursday 23rd December, 1982 leaving I behind beloved: I I Wife: I Choow Yoot Seng I Sons: Daughters-in-law: I Datuk Robert Chan Woot Khoon Datin Neoh Poh Gaik I Steven
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      Holiday is over for Jita's men
      361 39  -  JOE DORAI By THE national soccer team will begin training at last on Jan 4 after a long vacation since the Merlion Cup in October. And there will be a few changes in the squad when they gather for the start of their 1963
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      183 39 New date for England home match ENGLAND'S Brittah championship match against Wales, •rlglaally trhrduird far M»y U at Wembley, has been brought forward to Feb 23. Tkla la to give the two manacrri, Eagland'H Bobby Robaon and Wales' Mike Eagland, a ehaace to as•cm tkelr teams In a romprtitlvr match
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      133 39 MADRID, Fri. Argentlaa'a Warld Cap manager Ceaar Lais Meaattl laat night signed a provWeaal contract U muuir straggling floiaaai saeeer rlob Baroelaaa, at leant, according to tke areas here. Despite social dealals, Spaatoh aad Catalaa aewspapers are caafMeat that MeaettTs rotare U fixed and that be
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        79 39 NEWCASTLE striker Imre Varadi has been putting in extra training in order to rectify his poor form in front of goal. "We've been creating a lot of chances this season and I haven't taken advantage of half as many of them as I should," he says.
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        From the hospital into Celtic's books
        64 39 FOLLOWING a story about a youngster enrolled into the Everton Supporters' Club at the age of just seven hours, SHOOT reader James Gunn wrote from Glasgow with news of an evenyounger fan' Caroline McCluskey was born in Bannockburn at 5.35 on Sept 18. By
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        One of the joys of football
        42 39 ALL the players of Bundesliga club Werder Bremen have been given an unexpected bonus in the shape of an Alfa Romeo car. They were a personal gift from a Werder fan who is a car dealer.
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        Hartlepool attract Mersyeside clubs
        29 39 MERSEYSIDE giants Liverpool and Everton have been regular visitors to Hartlepool recently. Liverpool fancy left-back Barry Stimpson while Everton are keen on centre-half Andy Linighan.
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        The height of defence
        71 39 AND the wall came tumbling down. This photo from Chile shows how one ambitious team (white shirts) tried to outsmart a free-kick expert, famous for swerving his efforts round the wall or over it. To counter the up-and-under, the defenders built a double wall, with players
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        Wining is the answer
        71 39 ASTON VILLA boss Tony Barton has attacked England manager Bobby Robson's decision to ignore all but one Villa player, Tony Morley. Barton says: "We are European Champions, through to the last eight in the competition this season and yet we don't seem to get recognition. "All
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        Stein comes to the rescue of Buckie
        62 39 SCOTLAND manager Jock Stein is expected to put together a starstudded squad to play a benefit match for struggling Highland League outfit Buckie Thistle. The crisis-hit side are some K50.000 ($185,000) in debt, but a match against the national team would certainly attract
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        Batista's life of luxury
        47 39 BRAZIL midfielder Batista has just moved house. He now owns a mansion with 25 rooms, swimming pool and tennis court. However, he will not allow himself to be photographed in front of the house. "It would be an invitation to burglars," he says.
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        40 39 NOTTINGHAM Forest have been impressed with full-back Kenny Swain, currently on loan from Aston Villa. Brian Clough may soon pay the L 50.000 ($185,000) asking price to bring Swain to the County Ground permanently. IPS.
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    684 40 Reagan's plea: Each firm should hire one more worker Interesting to see how this could help ease record jobless problem' PRESIDENT Ronald Reagan, whose administration has seen US unemployment soar to its highest level in 42 years, today asked each American business to hire one more worker to help cure
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    48 40 RIYADH. Fr! Saudi all thorities yesterday cut oil the right hand of a Filipino worker auuht stealing, in acronl ancr with Islamir law. the Saudi Pms A|jen<> imported here A communique from the Ministry of the Interior said Koland Daptan confessed to multiple thefts AFP
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    72 40 PM meets King Bhumibol PRIME Minister Lee Kuan Yew in audience with Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej (right) when he was in Bangkok on Thursday for talks with the Thai Prime Minister, Gen Prem Tinsulanonda (left). The Cambodian situation and the mobilisation of world support for the Democratic Kampuchean government headed
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    110 40 A LINE «f Israeli Midlers patr*Ulng a street near the Chareh «f Nativity In Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus Christ, In the occupied West Bank. The town yesterday prepared to welcome about »,«M pilrrtma. A Tourism Ministry spokesman says the Influx Is down M per cent compared with
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