New Nation, 14 December 1976

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    19 1 New Nation SINGAPORE Tuesday, December 14, 1976 No- 1821 Price 25 cents M.C. (P) 428/76 VI NEW NATION COMMENT
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    Opec and us—by Mr Lee
    110 1 QUOTE The OPEC ministers are fc meeting on Dec. 15 and if we are lucky we may have an increase that the world can live with- I hope it will be in which case all will be well. It may be they will do It
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    Why I am going it alone, says man in Cairnhill
    542 1  -  ELECTION SPECIAL By Teresa Ooi Lawyer Chiam See Tong, one the two Independents In the election and a littleknown professional man with no political experience, explained last night why he was entering the fray. "Somebody must break the one-party system
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    Lock icon The OPEC nightmare
    342 1 AP Qatar, Tuesday With men controlling the greatest concentration of wealth in the world gathering here, security officials are having nightmares about the international terrorist known as Carlos or •The Jackal." H i s photostat picture is on a desk in the police office at Doha Airport
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    Lock icon Oil: Anything less than 40pc a defeat for us—Shah
    187 1 Reuter London, Tuesday An oil-price increase of 15 per cent could be absorbed easily by the US, West Germany and Japan, the Shah of Iran said in a BBC television programme shown here last night. But iach a rbe would be
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      19 1 INSIDE Now FAS recalls i|; I mij .1 PAGES: Cinemas 2: Crossword IS; Comics 17; Stars 18: Moneywords 19.
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      114 1 CALLUS Made in Austria THE SHOE BOX Hf> nASI'Mf NT r 1 HONG I PONG BLDG Paycs 2, HP" !f. 11 A MARUMAN PEOPLE with the original ideas. Developers of the world's first piezoelectronic and now the integrated circuit lighters. Me rumen const ently reseerches and experiment*, to create new
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    Tricky problems ahead, says Raja Who I am fighting for—ex-editor
    1453 2 Tricky problems ahead, says Raja Who I am fighting for —ex-editor ELECTION *76 POLLING DAY ON DIX i.MHI It 23 Foreign Minister S. Rajaratnam warned yesterday of "tricky" problems ahead during the neart few years following Polling Day on Dec. 23. "We knew who are in the starting line. Now
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    Today's rallies
    46 2 FULLERTON SQUARE in# pjm. to 2.M p.m. Workers' Party. BERANGOON GABDEN WAT 7 P-in-to It m. PAP. QUEEN STREETMANILA STREET 7 pjn. to It p.m. Barlsan Sostalia. CARPARK, Block 144-Block IM, Lor one S, Toa Payoh 7 p.m. to II p.m. PAP. r J,,
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    STOCK MARKET
    84 2 Prices dipped slightly In selective trading at the Stock Exchange of Singapore In the first 45 minutes of its opening. BUSINESS DONE: First Section C. Sugars (1) 1.0®, (II) 1.10.(1)1.07,(4)1.08. sett.: (3) 1.08. F. aad N. (2) 3.84. Hew Par (1) 1.10. (6) 1.09, (2) l.OS JMtt.: (1)1.00.
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    8 2 ■*>■&> Police reported 75 accidents yesterday. Six were serious.
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    THE MEN WE FACE -by the PM
    121 2 ON THE OPPOSITION: They want to be elected to office... they don't seem to know what Lb it they want to get Into Parliament tor ON BARISAN SOSIALIS: They walked out of Parliament (in .965» to take their battle into the streets and
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      327 2 AT THE CINEMA MUIDEK ST DEATH: The hilarious Neil Simon play in which five of the world's most .famous de tectives aiW* invited to "dinner and a murder" at the home of an eccen tric millionaire. Stars Truman Capote, James Coco, Peter Falk. Alec lers. Nancy Walker. Orchard: 1.30. 4.
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    Sorry about that ...
    45 3 Sorry about that New Nation inadvertently left eat the names ef six Oppeeitlon candidates In Its list yesterday. ThU resalted In ear errenensly repertin| that £1 PAP candidates were returned oppceed. The namber ef PAP walkever victories was ef eoarse, 11 The errer Is regretted.
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    Xmas party
    43 3 The Holland Close Residents' Association will hold a Children'* Party at Block four, Holland Close, on Sunday from 2.00 p.m. to 5.30 pjn. Highlight* will include a comic sketch, magic show, lion danoe display and dlsrtlbutlon of gifts by Santa Claus.
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    Film show
    24 3 The National lfuseum will screen three films on Thailand and one on the United States st Its J remises tomorrow at p.m.
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      63 3 I Today: 3.47 a.m. (15m); 3-34 p.m. (3.5 m). Tomorrow: 4.43 a.m. (3.5 m); 4.46 p.m. (3.3 m). Tharsda/: 5.48 a.m. (3.5 m); 6.31 p.m. (3.3 m). Friday: 3.55 a.m. (3.0 m); 3.08 p.m. (3.3 m). gotarday: 7.56 a.m. (3.7 m); 8.30 pm. (3.5 m). Sanday: 8.4 a a.m. (3.9
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    Civil servants to get 13th month payout this week
    155 4 The Government will pay the 13th month wage supplement to civil servants and daily, rated public employees by the end of this week. According to a Ministry of Finance spokesman, the amount and the number of employees receiving the AWB are
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    3-month bonus: Banks await govt 'yes'
    216 4 Employees of several banks will get a month's bonus this year, Instead of the usual three months, unless their employers' application to pay more is officially approved. Some banks, like the Azien Pazlflk Bank, have taken Interim measures and paid a one-month bonus, pending
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    Conductor Peter shows- his mettle
    398 4  -  By Violet Oon School teacher Peter Low has progressed from choir member to one of the best choir conductors in Singapore. He showed his mettle at the second Christmas concert Yuletldlngs of the Choirs or iae Church o( the Risen Christ In Toa Payoh over
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    Decline in pond fishing
    204 4  -  By Richard Ho Pond fishing la fast losing Its popularity aa to the open seas. Pond owners In Tamptnes and Ylo Chu Kang said there Is not a customer on some weekdays whll« only handful come on weekends. Thar attribute the decline in business to people
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    A mini hotel for Sentosa
    179 4  -  Renovated and ready for leasing By Joachin Tan 'This 15-room mini hotel on Sentosa Is ready for leasing to any private developer who wants to run it as a holiday resort. The three storey building, standing on 1860 square metres, was renovated at a cost
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    First aid
    35 4 The St. John Ambulance Brigade Is conducting a first aid course for beginners at the headquarters in Beach Road next year. Those Interested can enrol on Sundays between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m.
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      214 5 MAGNIFICENTLY SITUATED BETWEEN C.K.TANG AND FITZFATRICK'S SUPERMARKET FACING MANDARIN HOTEL AND NGEE ANN BUILDING Sits on 3 acres of prime land in Orchard Road! 24hrs. non-stop action, parking facilities for over 700 cars! A golden opportunity to expand your business and enterprise. The Biggest all-in-one Tourist Entertainment, Commercial and Shopping
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    Lock icon Soviet team to Hanoi meet gets VIP treatment
    338 6 UPI Bangkok, Tuesday Delegations from the Bovlet Union, Western and Eastern Europe, Africa, South America and Asia have crowded into Hanoi for Vietnam's fourth Communist Party Congress which opens in Hanoi today. The official Vietnam News Agency (VNA) yesterday mentioned 24 delegations
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    Lock icon 'Change policy on Vietnam'
    357 6 Call to US by Senate leader Mansfield Reuter Washington, Tuesday Retiring Senate Democratic leader Mike Mansfield called yesterday for an overhaul of US policy towards Indochina based on a realisation that Vietnam is a major force in South-east Asia. Mr. Mansfield said In a final report
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    Lock icon Briton gets life for 'inhuman' murder
    252 6 AP Birmingham, Tuesday A 20-year-old Briton %'as sentenced to life imprisonment yesterday for the "inhuman" murder of Hong Kong nurse Mrs. Tze Yung Tong in an English nurses' hostel on Feb- 2. Crown Court Judge John Donaldson told labourer Gerald Rellly: "You cut her
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    Lock icon UN drug experts for KL
    65 6 Reuter Kuala Lumpur, Tuesday The United Nations Fund lor the Control of Drugs (UNFCD) will send experts to Malaysia to help in the rehabilitation of drug addicts, preventive education and research, a top Fund official said yesterday. The official, executive director Dr. J.O. De Beus,
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    Lock icon The unknown enemy
    219 6 AP Johannesburg. Monday On their arrival last November in Angola, Cuban soldiers fought an enemy whose Identity they did not know, according to a diary found on the body of a Cuban soldier, it was claimed yesterday. The contents of the diary were released in the latest
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    Lock icon TODAY
    104 6 UPI TODAY is Tuesday, Dec. 14. the 349 th day of 1976 with 17 to follow. THE MOON Is In Its last quarter. THE MORNING STARS are Mars and Saturn. THE EVENING BTARS are Mercury, Venus and Jupiter. Those born on this date are under the sign of Sagittarius.
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    Lock icon Shoot-out after Bonnie and Clyde raid
    116 6 Reuter Vienna. Tuesday Police traded gunfire with a "Bonnie and Clyde" pair of bank robbers In crowded Vienna streets yesterday. The shoot out sent shoppers scattering when the man and woman rushed out of a bank with their booty, firing at a policeman who
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    Lock icon 'Death dance'
    35 6 Reuter Hong Kong, Tuesday— The New China News Agency yesterday mounted a bitter attack on Soviet initiatives in yesterday eastern Europe saying that they resembled a "dance of death atop a simmering volcano.''—Reuter.
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    Lock icon The Odd Corner
    66 6 UPI Telgnmouth (England), Tuesday The sign at Derek Oram's honeymoon hotel appeals to (nests: "Before making love, consider the Isnd* lord." Oram says he has had to replace all the doable beds In the hotel's 14 rooms, although they were bought new just one year ago. Honeymoo
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      44 6 1 ALU:*'. J C n A jeanswear fashion show headed by Talentime winners VINTAGE Dec 13,14 15:8.00 p.m. Showtime 9.30 p.m. Garden Ballroom 5515.00 per person (including choice of snacks and one drink) N r Accessories Fabel Ga Band The Riders, speci Thai Internati
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      87 6 WORLD WEATHER New York Sunny. 2mlnus 3C. Headline: Oil consumers await price rise as OPEC nations meet this week. Tokyo <— Sunny, 124C. Headline: Mlkl seen determined to break Fukuda's ambition. Paris Cold, 4-2C. Headline: Spanish official kidnapped. Rome Clear, 9-3C. Headline: U n a n lmlty among the Christian
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      36 6 slder trading ban move/ Manila Sunny, 3222C. Headline: "No blood money". Bangkok Cloudy, 3117C. Headline: Talks on sugar "price puzzle" on again. Kuala Lumpur Sunny, 30-22C. Headline: Prapas, Narong can return. Taipeh Partly cloudy, 22-16C. UPI.
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      42 6 Singapore Singapore's w e a ther for the 24 hours to 7.30 a.m. today: Max. temp. 30.8 C; min. temp 23.6 C; hours of sunshine -7.65; total rainfall for the month to date 19.4 mm total raindays for the month to date—5.
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    Lock icon Ex-Ford man may get Carter job
    179 7 UPI Atlanta (Georgia), Tuesday Presidentelect Jimmy Carter has summoned controversial former Labour Secretary John Ounlop for a Job interview and scheduled the announcement of two Cabinet nominations today. Mr. Carter also had meetings yesterday with Senator James Eastland, Democrat Mississippi, chairman of the Senate
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    Third World nations worst hit by recession
    436 7 Report calls for special efforts Paris, Tuesday The Third World's 40 poorest countries have been the worst hit by the international recession, according to a report on development cooperation issued by the Paris-based Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. "While middle-Income developing countries
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    Lock icon Pledge on limited home rule for Scotland, Wales
    269 7 Reuter London, Tuesday Prime Minister James Callaghan yesterday promised to consider seriously the question of holding a referendum in Scotland and Wales on his govern ment's plans for limited home rule in these two countries. Re was opening the parliamentary debate on
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    Lock icon EEC sets fishing zone deadline
    177 7 Reuter Brussels, Tuesday The European Common Market last night gave the Soviet Union a little more than three months to reach a fisheries agreement or leave the community's 320 km fishing zone altogether, official British sources said here. The deadline for negotiating an accord, which
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    Lock icon Ford to decide on $24b tax cut proposal
    160 7 UPI Washington, Tuesday— President Ford yesterday met a half-dozen top economic advisers to work out details of a US$lO billion ($24 billion) tax cut he will propose next month, primarily to ease the burden on Americans in the middle income bracket. A
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    Lock icon Italy hit
    23 7 Reuter Trieste, Tuesday A strong earth tremor shook northern Italy yerterday destroying or damaging buildings and leaving many people homeless. Reuter.
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    A retreat without regrouping
    442 8 The Opposition has retreated from leaving eight seats uncontested In the 1972 election to shying away from 16 in next week's polls despite or because of their last experience. The Increase in Nomination-day walkovers yesterday for the People's Action Party Is an indication that the Opposition
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      If you insist...
      56 8 After dinner at the PIEU's restaurant In Jurong, a customer left a tip. The cashier handed it back to him and said "Your change." To which the customer replied: "It's tips." "Oh," said the cashier, and after hesitating a while, added: "Thank you." Said the customer: "She
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      Still a non-voter
      41 8 A colleague who was looking forward to the elections was actually disappointed his MP had a walk-over. He moaned: "Last time, he also had a walk-over. And In my 27 years I've yet to cast a single vote!"
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    PAP: How it changed...
    818 8  -  r -i Election 76 i ISMAIL KASSIM on the state of our parties ISMAIL KASSIM After 17 years in office the People's Action Party has changed as much as the nation it rules. Just as Singapore has been translormed irom a traditional entreport centre to a
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    JOC: A GROUP OF FOUR
    464 8 The Joint Opposition Council consists of a motley group of four political parties. Two of them the Barlsan Soslalls and the Singapore Malays National Organisation have always opposed the PAP while the other two the United Front and the Singapore Justice Party are recent arrivals
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    WP: 'At least one seat'
    456 8 The resurrected Workers' Party under the leadership of Mr. J B. Jeyaretnam has shown a surprising element of endurance despite its total failure in the last general election. All its 27 candidates were beaten by the PAP. It lost a libel suit with costs. And.
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    UPF: Praying for success
    279 8 The United People's Front of Mr. Harbans Singh' has taken over the role of Vetrlvelu's United National Front In this election. UNFs former secre-tary-general, Mr. R. Vetrlvelu. died of pneumonia last year and the party has disappeared from the scene. In their places have come the
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    Lock icon Small touch of greatness
    805 9 / 10  -  Happiness is painting Telling the world what they saw and enjoyed More than 1500 entries from 35 countries were submitted for this year's exhibition of children's art in London staged by Britain's National Society for Mentally Handicapped children. One judge summed up the exhibition thus: "The
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      96 9 / 10 For the'children', bring your family and enjoy yourselves for a good cause. Ik If The Children's Charities Trade Exposition. sound system National Stadium Car Park B C December 15 th. '76 February 25 th. '77 •r>*- t. I '>' :fe > >" V -S! nhoaitS H V*"** psp* COLOUR TV
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      Pick of the prints
      257 11  -  By J. Schoon Classic lines and stunning prints—that's the fashion statement from Japan's Hanae Mori. The latest collection available at Isetan features bold prints on strikingly vivid backgrounds or soothing patterns of birds, waves and stars or warm blues. And as always with Mori, it's the
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      Lock icon The return of the stiletto heel... and aching feet!
      498 12 Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, Tuesday Ralph Nader has reviled them. Foot doctors have denounced them. The U.S- National Safety Council has called them a hazard to public health. Women old enough to have worn them in the 50s are still
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      Lip-smacking!
      258 12  -  Girl-talk lu Eileen Tan FOR a kiss that's ever so sweet. Max Factor has just brought here two scrumpt lous new flavours in their range of roll-on lip gloss—Chocolate and Coffee Lip Potions. Slick shiny and tasty lips in one quick stroke. If you already like their Natural, Fresh
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      WHEN SPIRITS TALK
      542 12  -  SOAP BOX Samatf I'm feeling good. Pleasantly Intoxicated with a couple of drinks and some good music at the lon Bar. Earlier in the evening I was a little uptight and quite down; now I can't even remember what had bothered me. Oh for the wonders of
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      349 13 Colour television is the ln-thlng among Singaporeans. Tan Electronics (Pte) Limited specialise in the sale and service of colour TV sets. Mr. William Choh, one of the directors of the firm said that it was set up three years ago. It has expanded gradually, largely because there is a wide
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      274 12 Crossword H 6 Laughs loudly 7 Dry and parched 8 Author Fleming 9 College course 10 Lift up 11 Carry as far as 12 Ohio rubber center 13 Beds for babies 14 Muse 19 Invalid 22 Clairvoyant 24 Entrance In a wall 26 Zola 28 Divine word 30 Or. letter
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      Sue, 20, is out for that pot of gold
      525 14  -  By ALFRED TONG Flight BA 889 arrived a few minutes early last night. Pass en g e r s collected their luggage, passed quickly through customs, and streamed out of Arrival Gate 1. Cameraman Johari Rasikln and I scanned the hurrying
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      Lock icon Italians in peak form—coach
      471 14 Italians in peak form —coach Reuter UPI Santiafo, Tuesday Italy and Chile yesterday began final preparations for their Davis Cup tennis final here on FridayThe Italians—Adriano Panatta, Paulo Bertolucci, Antonio Zugarelli and Corrado Barazzutti finished intensive training on Sunday and moved to a hotel to rest and relax. The Chilean
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      Lock icon Confusion over Aussie $
      351 15 Confusion over Aussie Public bewildered, investors scared UPI Sydney, Tuesday "Only 12 revaluations to Christmas" That was the wisecrack around confused stock exchanges yesterday when the Australian dollar was revalued for the second time in six days. Two weeks ago it was devalued by 17.5 per cent. Last Tuesday it
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      Lock icon France to EEC: Let's get tough
      306 15 ...WITH JAPANESE UPI Brussels, Tuesday France urged i t s European Common Market partners yesterday to demand immediate selfrestraint from Japan in the shlp-bulldlng sectorTrench Foreign Minister Louis de Gulrlngaud was quoted by a conference source as telling a restricted meeting of Common Market
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      Lock icon Dollar and pound recover
      180 15 =3 Business News and Views UPI Brussels, Tuesday—The US dollar and the British pound staged a moderate recovery on European money markets yesterday. Gold dipped under the Influence of selling from the Far East and some proflttaklng. The metal was down US$3 In London to a
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      Lock icon Fare deal
      43 15 Reuter Geneva, Tuesday Moyt of the scheduled airlines flying the North Atlantic have agreed on a new one-year fares package which will put up prices on New YorkLondon run by 1.5 to 11 per cent from next April, it was announced.
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      Lock icon STEP UP WORK TO HALT SLUMP — BARRE
      106 15 STEP UP WORK TO HALT SLUMP BARRE UPI Paris, Tuesday—Premier Raymond Barre urged French employers yesterday to do their best to step up production and hire new workers to halt the country's threatening business slump. Mr. Barre made the appeal at an unexpected appearance at a Labour Ministry conference between
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        NEW YORK
        219 15 The stock market registered a modest gain yesterday In active trad-< lng on ihe New York Stock Exchange despite blue chip profit taking pressures as Investors awaited price action by the internatioinal oil cartel. The Dow Jones Industrial average, off about a Klnt most of the morni, managed
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        Lock icon Dow Jones
        34 15 -UPI. The Dow Jones closing averages on the NYSE yesterday: 30 industrials 074 35 (up 1.00); 30 transport 330.30 (off 0.68); 15 utilities 105.44 (off 0.36); 65 stocks 315 96 (off 0.12).—UP1.
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        Lock icon TOKYO
        140 15 (DBS-Daiwa Securities Int'l Ltd.) AJlnomoto 472 5 O. Itoh M7 a Down Mining 156—2 Hitachi 210 unch Japan Mall Ste 223 3 Komatsu 325 8 Meljl Seika 406 9 Mitsui-Toatsu 79 unch Onodo Cement 99 unch Shlseido 1390 20 Sumitomo Bank 283 2 Toklo Marine 470 1 Asahl Chemical
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        Lock icon PARIS
        71 15 Reuter Closing prices In francs on the Paris Bourse yesterday: Paribas 141.80 +.30 Fonder 286.80 —.60 Prtntemps 40.30 +.20 i Bull 26.35 .08 Royal Dutch 242.20 +.10 Mlchelln 1166 —7 COE 251 —4 Thomson 166 —3.20 CFP 97.20 —2 Rhone 72 —.50 Air 332.50 —2.60 BSN 483.40 —4.60 Suez
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        84 15 Union Bank of Switzerland dosing prices in Swiss francs on the Zurich I Stock Exchange yesterday: UBS Bearer 3100 5 UBS Registered 552 2 SBC 308 Credit Suisse 2680 10 Swissair B. 617 3 Swiss Reinsur. 2385 15 Winterthur B. 1760 10 Zurich Insur. 6375 —25 Juvena B. 180
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        Lock icon SYDNEY
        124 15 Reuter Closing prices at 11.30 a.m. today (Australian time) on the Sydney Stock Exchange ACI 140 142 ADC 20 23 Ampol Pet 64 69 Anl 114 115 APM 122 125 Bank NSW 536 nil Brambles 134 136 BHP 718 720 Boral nU 172 CBA 258 260 CSR 350 352
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      Lock icon Track Hero, Brave Leader shine
      282 16 ON THE TRACK Fairway Penang,, Tuesday Brave Leader (Edward Chan) and Track Hero (Peter Lee) both engaged in the Governor's Cup on Sunday did a sparkling workout when they matched strides over 600 m in 38 on a good track here thlis morning. The Ringer
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      Sentak Bulan has 7 wins
      537 16 Sentak Bui an 11, one of the five newcomers entered for the penang Cold Cup meeting starting on Saturday, looks a Cup material and should be closely followed. By on Your Mark out of lUu Dalston, Sentak Bulan Q, a four-year-old brown Ekiglish gelding, has
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      Philomena to give SWHA side that extra sting
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      621 17  -  By BRIAN MILLER Four schoolboys, Including sailing twins Chua Thlam Peng and Chua Chin Chye, have been selected to represent Singapore in the World International cadet class championships to be held in Bombay from Dec. 21 to 31The Chua twins will be the
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      470 17 Reuter Jullunder, Tueeday MCC were well served by their seam bowlers against North Zone yesterday but the contest on the field became secondary for the louring team to a struggle against Illness off It. While bow:ers were restricting the North Zone to 110 for eight
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      380 18 Reuter London, Tuesday. Liverpool, the League champions, were drawn against Third Division Crystal Palace in the third round of the Football Association (FA) Cud yesterday as the top clubs entered England's premier knockout soccer competition for the first time. Crystal Palace are
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      79 19 I Mlltt DEATH MR TAI YEW CHAI, aged 66 passed away peacefully on 13 Dec 76. Deeply Mourned by: son:- Kum Loong Daughters:- How Wahn, How Leng, How Chun, How Lee, How Buey, How Kheng, How Lin, How Oy (Baby), Dau-ghter-in-law:- Tans Chow Hoe sons-in-law:- Soon Lee Kee, Chiang Weng"
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