New Nation, 22 December 1976

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    19 1 NewNation SINGAPORE Wednesday, December 22, 1976 No- 1828 Price 25 cents m.C. (P) 428/76 NEW (0) NATION COMMENT 1
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    If Reds win...
    667 1  -  Warning by Rajaratnam f Y Election 76 POI 1 IN(> n\\ TOMORROW v 1 By Gerry de Silva A communist victory in Singapore would lead to intervention by Malaysia and Indonesia and a race conflict on a regional scale, Mr. S. Rajaratnam warned last night. He said:
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    Why public should know Wu's past... Raja on an MP's private life...
    409 1 Foreign Minister S. Rajaratnam first disclosed Workers' Party candidate Wu Kher's police record during the 1972 general election. He said then that Mr. Wu was arrested for theft in 1953, charged In court and fined. In May the
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    'I have nothing to hide'
    150 1 Mr. Wa Kher, 39, told New Nation yesterday he has nothing to hide even though he was arrested twice under Criminal Law. < He was commenting on Mr. 8. Rajaratnam's statements at election rallies on Monday and yesterday about his arrest and release under police
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    Sumitomo: Shares offer to Japanese companies
    164 1 Financial arrangements for Singapore's $2000million petrochemical complex will be settled early next year with equal ownership between the Singapore Government and Japanese interests, according to Mr. Norishlge Hasegawa, president df Sumitomo Chemical. The Asian Wall Street Journal yesterday quot ed Mr. Hasegawa as saying
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      264 1 RODEO Jeans Which bank cut the world down to size, just for you? v > •••><** We did. Bank of America. Through our new World Banking Division, we've divided up the world of business into four, easy-to-manage parts: North America; Latin America; Europe, Middle East and Africa; and the Far
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      22 1 Thanln: Door not ClOMd on Ola Page 5 IN THE OTHEK PAGES: Cinemas 2; Stars 2; Comics 23; Moneywords 24; Crossword 27.
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    STOCK MARKET
    102 2 Trading was quiet but steady In view of Polling Day tomorrow, during the first 45 minutes of trading on the Stock Exchange this morning. Haw Par In light volume was unchanged at $1.15. S. Darby gained two cents to $3.42. BUSINESS DONE: First Section S. DARBY (2) 3.40,
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    Georgian dances
    66 2 Forty seven Russians from the little highland republic of North Ocsetla will give three perform ances of Georgian folk dances at the National Theatre from Dec. 31 to Jan. 2 at 8.30 p.m. nightly. Tickets at $2. $4 $6. $10 and $15 with school con cession at $1
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    Lock icon Xmas show at the Mall
    106 2 Picture by Chua Peng Tee With Orchard Road neonlights twinkling In the background, Hee Choy Lin sang charmingly to a large crowd at the Mall In last night's Christmas Fantasy variety show organised by the People's Association and Mandarin Hotel. Choy Lin sang two carols,
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    20 new buses in Jan
    65 2 Singapore Bus Service will register another 20 new buses by the beginning of next month. The buses, which cost $1.17 million, can carry a total of 1220 passengers. Ten of the buses can carry 54 people each and the rest 68 each. Eight of the
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    8 2 Police reported 88 accidents yesterday. Six were serious.
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      251 2 WHAT'S ON FOUR FILMS —Venice In Peril, The Eye of a Typhoon, Floating Rice and Science and Technology In Japan—at Singapore Science Centra, off Jurong Town Hall Road, 2.30 p.m. FILMS on Canada, India and the Netherlands at National Museum, 8 p.m. AN EVENING of Music by Anglo Chinese School
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      134 2 exploded. Stars George C. Scott. Anne Bancroft. Roy Thlnnes, Gig Young. Burgess Meredith. Prince: 1.45, 4, 6.45 and 9.30 p.m. THE BATTLE OF MANCHURIA: An extraordinary film combining gripping action scenes and strong characterisations that utilise the story of two brothers to depict the ghastly fate of millions of nameless
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      211 2 [CHS] Today: 11.01 a.m. (3.2 m). Tomorrow: 12.39 a.m. (2.9 m); 11.45 p.m. (3.2 m) Friday: 1.21 a.m (2 8m); 12.29 p.m. (3.2 m) Saturday; 2 a.m. (2.8 m); 1.13 p.m. (3m). Sunday: 236 a.m. (2.7 m); 1.58 p.m. (2.9 m). Monday; 3.11 a.m. (2.6 m); 2.45 p.m. (2.6 m).
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      104 2 when he accidentally exposes and destroys a gang of drug smugglers. Stars Tien Nlu. Plaza: Midnight. WHISKEY AND GHOSTS: Comic adventures of a young man troubled by bandits and a crooked landlord while he travels through the old West selling patent medicine. He's helped by the ghost of Davy Crockett
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    RUSH FOR HOLIDAY TOUR
    427 3  -  Rail, coach and air tickets snapped up for the Christmas season By Rav Dhaliwal, Joachin Tan Travel agents have reported that rail, coach and air tours to Malaysia and Bali for Christmas and the New Year are heavily booked. Trains are fully booked for the two
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    Lock icon Film star pledges his eyes
    143 3 AF Kota Kinabalu, Wednesday Most blind people who undergo eye transplants never see the donors because eyes are usually donated upon death. But whoever receives the eyes of Farouk Afero will get to see the donor at least In movies. Farouk, 35, is an Indonesian
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    Aftercare of mental patients at 27 centres
    334 3  -  By Wang Look Fung Follow-up treatment for mentally11l patients discharged from Woodbridge Hospital will be available for the first time at all 27 outpatient dispensaries from next month. Other than Woodbridge Hospital, discharged patients can now only receive treatment at five outpatient dispensaries
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    Raja: Money for UF came from Tung
    358 4  -  Election 76 POI.I INC, DAY TOMORROW Reporters: Teresa Ooi, Gerry de Silva, K. K. Fong Foreign Mini ster Mr. S. Rajaratnam yesterday said the United Front was financed by Shamsuddln Tung, the UF candidate for Brickworks. He said: "I think the money came
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    'If I lose, it's back to realty'
    349 4 Mr. Shamsuddln Tung told a press conference yesterday he will return to hie realty business In Kuala Lumpur if he loses the election. But, he said, he will remain In Singapore for a while even If he loses to see whether Mr. Lee
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    Devan: Unions' backing needed to win
    232 4 Any political party which aspires to win the election must have the support and goodwill of the trade unions in Singapore, Mr. Devan Nair said yesterday. Singapore, he said. Is different from other countries. The majority of our voters are salaried workers—"who belong to
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    Where the rallies are today...
    302 4 There will be 30 rallies today: PAP: At Pachltan Ilea. opposite house No. 34; (4 p.m. to 6 p.m.) at Short Street-P rlnsep Court Junction; Eiuios Crescent car park between blocks 16 and 12:. Mel Line Street car park 13; block 158; Sims Drive block
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    Mr Tay's eyes...
    77 4 Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, last n'eht explained why the PAP Is fielding a new candidate In Paya Lebar in place of Mr. Tay Boon Too. Mr. Tay was having trouble with his eyes and could not drive at night, the Prime Minister explained. He said a younger
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    Lock icon GIs: Door is not closed
    585 5 Thanin on the return of US soldiers Reuter Manila, Wednesday Thai Prime Minister Thanin Kraivichien hinted yesterday Thailand had not closed the door against a return of American mill tary forces to its soil. He also said Thailand was still examining the future of the
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    Lock icon 'Uncle goat's' porn service
    165 5 UPI Tokyo, Wednesday Japanese "mothers are waging a losing battle against "uncle goat," a pornographer who breathes steamy stories over the phone into the ears of eager adolescents lor a fee. "Goat," who began his service four years ago in the western city of Kobe, launched
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    Lock icon Medicine shortage killed 52, says doctor
    109 5 AP LUSAKA, Wednesday —Twenty-five patients died In one ward of a Zambian hospital- because of a critical shortage of essential medical supplies, chairman of the Zambia Medical Association, Dr. Chlfumbe Chintu. said yesterday. Addressing an annual general meeting of the association. Dr. Chintu also
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    Lock icon 300 Manila rebels give up
    149 5 Reuter Manila, Wednesday. About 300 guerillas of the underground New People's Army (NPA) yesterday surrendered to army troops In the southern Philippines alter three years hiding In the jungles. Military sources said the guerillas had expressed a wish to go back to their farms in
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    Lock icon Fraud man dies
    84 5 UPI Windsor, Wednesday Em 11 Savundra, jailed (or fraud In the 1960s after his cut-price insurance company collapsed. died yesterday. Savundra founded the Fire, Auto and Xflrine Insurance Co. in IV3. It became a £3 million (then $17.28 million^ business before it folded In July 1966, leaving
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      105 5 mr < > made Burt {3acharach famous) ;n: j giP§ V'-" a 1 >.a *V" t mm. <'■'■?■ M '*^1 Vfhm -:U' >. 1* <" :V Slh JANUARY 1977 ws: 7.00 pm $36.00 per person of one drink. Free testing arrangement on first come first serve basis. Shows: 9.00 pm
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    Lock icon Carter picks Brown as defence chief
    242 6 Reuter Plains, Wednesday President-e l e c t Jimmy Carter yesterday named former Air Force Secretary Harold Brown to be his Defence Secretary. He announced the choice of Mr. Brown, 49, at the sixth conference he haa held since Dec. 3 to make known
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    Lock icon $1m robbery
    35 6 UPI Montreal, Wednesday Two men, one carrying a machinegun wrapped as a Christmas parcel, escaped with U*****,000 (about *1.3 million) yesterday after robbing two armoured car guards outside an East End bank. UPI.
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    Lock icon Saigon is now a 'dead city'
    436 6 Food shortages, inflation, misery there, say HK residents who fled Vietnam Reuter Hong Kong, Wednesday A group of 177 people arrived here from Vietnam yesterday of severe food shortages, rampant inflation, confiscation of personal property and forced political reeducation there. Ho Chi Minh City,
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    Lock icon House-to-house search for Thai Reds
    232 6 UPI Bangkok, Wednesday— Government troops have begun house-to-house search In communlstbeleagued dirtrlct of Surat Than! Province, the army commander in the area said yesterday. Lt.-Generai Pin Thammasai. Fourth Army commander, said: "This is the only way we can rid ourselves of the communist threat." The
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    Lock icon TODAY
    133 6 UFI TODAY Is Wednesday. Dec. 22, the 357 th day of 1976 with nine to follow. THE MOON between its new phase and first quarter. THE MORNING STARS are Mars and Baturn. THS EVENING STARS are Mercury, Venus and Jupiter^ Those born on this date are under the sign
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    Lock icon The Odd Corner
    60 6 Reuter Washington, Wednesday—A 75-year-old shoe repair man was saved by his false teeth when an armed robber opened fire on him before fleeing with US$29 (148) from his cash register. "I jost felt something hit my lower plate and then I spat pieces of the ballet and
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    Here today, gone tomorrow
    417 6 GEORGE GORDON'S AMERICA There is a saying In Massachusetts that a car In Boston today may be Rone tomorrow. It born of the fact that you can get your car pinched quicker and more often here than in any other part of the United States. Even
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      152 6 SANYO FOR BEAUTIFUL m GIFT IDEAS THE t Y A 30 M KITCHEN APPLIANCES a EBC-270 ELECTRIC SLOW COOKER Low-temp slow cooking for added flavour. 2.7 litres. Lift-out inner pot. Glass lid. 4-position tontrol switch. Perfectly safe. Easy to clean. STEAM COOKER 600W heater. Direct function. Finished In easy-to-clean white
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      151 6 •J WEATHER New York Chance of snow flurries, minus 2minus 6C. Headline: Carter picks friend as Attorney General fend names woman. Tokyo Sunny, 10 3C. Headline: v Fukuda and Ohlra discuss lineups of party, cabinet. Moscow Overcast, 0minus SC. Headline: "Faithfulness to com munist matter." Borne Cloudy, 13 3C. Headline:
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    Lock icon Oil embargo? EEC sets up joint defence
    432 7 Reuter UPI Brussels, Wednesday The Common Market yesterday agreed that member states should set up a Joint defence system against a possible oil embargo or other supply shortfalls. EEC energy ministers, at their first meeting since last week's twotier price increase by oil
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    Lock icon 'WISHFUL THINKING'
    68 7 Reuter Jeddah. Wednesday Saudi Arabia's Oil Minister Sheikh Ahmed Yamanl has described as "wishful thinking" western speculation about the collapse of OPEC. In an interview on Saudi television on Monday night, Sheikh Yanvani said: M I do not think OPEC has collapsed or even weakened because all members
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    Lock icon New move to reunify Egypt, Syria
    243 7 Reuter UPI Cairo, Wednesday Egypt and Syria, the Arab world's biggest military powers, agreed last night to set up a united political command as a first step towards unity between the two countries. But a "joint statement Issued here after three days of talks
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    Lock icon Problem with pretty girls
    103 7 Reuter Jakarta, Wednesday A provincial governor in Indonesia has said many of his officials were creating problems by employing pretty girls to work for them, Antara news agency reported here yesterday. The girls were causing Jealousy among wives, who often phone their husbands in the office
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    Mr Rabin's peace homework
    456 8 Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin's resignation paves the way for an early election that appears to be part of the homework both sides in the Middle East conflict feel Is necessary before any serious attempt at a negotiated settlement. Mr. Rabin's move has obviously become an
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      A slim chance
      51 8 A colleague decided to slim and went to a figure salon where she was measured. To her dismay, she was told that she would need to trim off more than just a few centimetres. Consoled the consultant: "Well, at least you have perfect ankles. They dont need
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      Stringing along
      30 8 Rumours have It that i during a round of negotiations, one Israeli official told his Arab counterpart: "All right, we'll give you the parachutes, with no strings attached."
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    LEADERS, LANGUAGE, THE PRESS AND THE PEOPLE
    1662 8 Some hometruths and comments from the PM... An extract from Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew's election rally speech at Fullerton Square yesterday: There Is a US firm which gives ratings for any country that US investors want to go to. And vou can
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    It'll be three per cent either way
    1398 9  -  It's not PAP vs Opposition. It's PAP vs protest votes. And ISMAIL KASSIM predicts... OPINION ISMAIL KASSIM This general election, like the last in September 1972, Is more an effort within the People's Action Party to prove something to itself, even though there
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    Tension that ends in mini climax
    566 10  -  CINEMA by < J.Holmberg THE HINDENBURG: Directed by Robert Wise, based on a book by Michael M. Mooney, it stars George C. Scott. Anne Boncroft, William Atherton, Roy Th i n n e s, Gig Youns, and Burgess Meredith. (Prince). Forty years have passed
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    Man behind the scenes
    869 11 An eight-page special guide to the 1976 general election By the time the initial general election results are announced tomorrow night, 8000 civil servants will be wrapping up a hard day's work. Issuing ballot papers, counting votes, sealing ballot boxes or relaying the official results to
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    Vote JJ while this Christmas offer still lasts
    735 12  -  Why I can make it as a politician The Last Word The lighter side to Election 76 by J.J. I was going to file my nomination papers for the general election the other day, but my boss would not give me the
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      74 12 c yi Bettet' Qift Tljis °Kmas! K '".N t -it, i i.nti 4a *i ;u.' '.hi I' 4 JO 2 3UU9 4 ;u2 J019 THE SEIKO QUARTZ COLLECTION. CHANGING THE WORLD'S STANDARD OF ACCURACY SEIKO .oineUay all watches will be made this wav TUfUMP CIA Pfl fCI DTC ITn 34
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    New Nation 1976 Election Guide
    2494 13 List of candidates and constituencies ALEXANDRA (17,367) Last election: Wong Lin Ken (PAP) 17,965 votes Majority 12,756 votes Votes cast 23,446 votes Tan Soo Khoon (PAP) No. of votes Chua Boon Eng Edward (WP) No. of votes Total votes cast Returned candidate Majority No. of
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      73 13 retiring the old s h A r#i m m r J i Imported antique furniture skilfully carved in Oriental and Mediterranean features, made in kiln dry/season dry rosewood and teakwood. Come and see the wide range at our showroom. LL J 1 SUPERIOR/IRT (PTE) LTD UNIT 323 PLAZA SINGAPURA No6B
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      Midweek
      905 20 / 21  -  by H.L.Lim The sun rises quickly over the Andaman Sea, the fringe of which washes the southwestern coast of Thailand. To the north is Burma. To the east, the Indian Ocean said to be almost as placid as a lake at this time of year. The sea does look
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      Lock icon CHRISTMAS GEMS
      1100 20 / 21  -  A collection of thoughts on the season By Eileen Tan, Violet Oon Ivan Fernandez, age: old enough, law undergrad, cartoonist and writer though not necessarily in that order. "I think that to some people, Christmas is a give-and-take proposition, there are some people who derive pleasure out of
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      132 20 / 21 lif' Mi rXf S^'-V'v^ V c^r.lSfKVTl^V CRITOW iivr.^h 1 r *> u Goodwood Park's nitespot vibrates with the music of Singapore's top bands. 4 t a M A M A j4 A a v., JLiA The Breakthru' "Together they make music that sends you dancing thru' the night. Celebrate Christmas
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    Lock icon Dollar drops again
    126 22 Business Neu/s and Views UPI Brussels, Wednesday US dollar, at Its lowest levels In -18 months against the German and Benelux currencies, closed generally lower on European money markets yesterday/ Gold lost US$2 In Zurich to U*****,375 and US$l.5O In London to U*****,625. The dollar closed In
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    Lock icon Leyland bid to boost Japan sales
    478 22 Reuter London, Wednesday British Leyland yesterday announced an agreement to set up a Joint venture In a bid to boost Its car sales in Japan to £25 million ($lOO million) a year within five years. Leyland Japan Limited Is to be Incorporated In Tokyo
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    Lock icon IMELDA'S SUGAR ACCORDS
    96 22 Reuter Manila, Wednesday Mrs. Imelda Marcos, wif3 of the Philippines President, said last night she had negotiated sufficient contracts for sugar exports to take care of tho country's Immediate stockpile and future annual production. She gavs the assurance In a statement on arrival from N*:w York where
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  • Stock markets round the world
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      NEW YORK
      146 22 Prices headed lower early yesterday In moderate trading on the New York Stock Exchange In apparent reaction to reports Saudi Arabia had reneged on pledges to boost production to offset higher oil prices. Yesterday's closing prices In US dollars followed by the difference on the previous session's close:
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      35 22 UPI Dow Jones closing averages on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday: 30 Industrials 978 39 (up 5.98), 20 transport 234.87 (up 1.35). 15 utilities 104.97 (off 0.16), 65 Btocks 316.10 (up 1.45).
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      82 22 Reuter Closing prices in francs on the Paris Bourse yesterday. Parlbas 150 +1 Ponder 294.90 +4.90 Prlntemps 37.90 —.10 Bull 27.90 +.20 Royal Dutch 249.50 -3.50 Mlchelln 11.81 +1 C O E 260 +.20 Thomson 169 +1 C P P 100 +.40 Rhone 75.40 —1.30 Air b29 —3.50 B
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      SYDNEY
      125 22 Prices in Australian cents on the" Sydney Stock Exchange at 11.30 a.m. (Australlan time) today: ACI 146 149 ADC 20 23 Ampol Pet 66 nil ANI 116 120 APM 122 nil Bank NSW 400 495 Brambles 140 141 BHP 712 711 Boral nil 175 CBA 250 255 CSR 363
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      203 22 DBS-Daiwa Securities Int'l Ltd. Despite mounting fear of stricter regulation on margin trading, the market opened bullish, centring on redenomination related issues and stocks with hidden assets. T. D. J. A. 4,863.53 (+43.42). 76. Hi-Low 4,865.55 (July 1) 4,408.06 (Jan. 5). T.S.E. 371.61 (+2.21). Volume 370 mil. (—30 mil.).
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      Malaysia must be favourites
      418 23  -  F.S.L. The World Cup preliminary Group One to be fceld in February next year will bring together host Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Hong Kong. The strengths and weaknesses of the teams as well as their chances of success are based on my personal assessment. Singapore,
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      Where is total football?
      305 23 I am rather surprised that FAS have overlooked numerous faults In the National team, and I hope that this letter will benefit Singapore soccer. If the present state of affairs are left unchecked, even the best soccer coach in the world would not do us any
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      87 23 THE BORN LOSER by Art Sansom ...AND 15 "IHORMAPPIE... HE'S k UJORK&> FOR /WB FOR TWO WRjKS. I'VE BEEN UJCTH THIS FOP, 14 MEA*S! SI SK VI mm WHAT TIME Dip you TALK TO I JIM <3 ABOUT IO'OO. 1 GEE, J TALKED TO HIM AT THE BAROAIN MART t
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    Oon in shock defeat
    522 24  -  Gopal wins 1 hr. game SQUASH by Eric Cooper Oon Chong Hau, who established himself as Singapore's leading player when he beat Hussein Ibrahim In the final of the PIA Championships earllgr this year, went down to a rare defeat at the hand of V. Gopal
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    Lock icon Thailand down B'desh 2-0
    86 24 AP Bangkok, Wednesday— Thailand beat Bangladesh 2-0 on the sixth day of the Ninth King's Cup soccer tournament on Monday night at national stadium here. The Thais started attacking and were in control of the game from the start but neither side scored in the first
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    63 24 Reuter New York, Wednesday —Plans to stage a "fight to the finish" between a Japanese karate expert Mamoru Yamamoto and a wild Bengal tiger inside a cage were announced here yesterday by Tokyo promoter Yoshio Kou. He said the event will take place in the 20,000capacity soccer
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    47 24 UPI London, Wednesday. last night's English soccer match results: FA Cup 2nd round replays. Shrewsbury 2 Bury 1 Swindon 3 Hltchln 1 (after extra time) Second Replays Rotherham 2 York 1 (after extra time) Walsall 1 Chesterfield 0 Division Two Bolton 2 Luton 1.
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    We can take on Asia's best
    462 25  -  ...says manager of our women's hockey team By Brian Miller The Singapore women's hockey team, who took second spot in the recently concluded Asian Women's hockey tournament, returned frome yesterday confident in the knowledge that they possess the skills to take on the best
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    Lock icon Balashov, Karpov cling on to lead
    127 26 Reuter Moscow, Wednesday— World champion Anatoly Karpov and grandmaster Yuri Balashov clung to the lead yesterday In the Soviet National Chess Cha m p 1 onshlps, with only two of the 17 £punds left to play. Karpov, 35, held thirdplaced Lev Polugayevsky to a
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    25 26 AP Moscow, Wednesday.— The Soviet National team defeated Czechoslovakia, the 1976 world champions, 3-2 last night to win the Isvestia International hockey Tournament here.—AP.
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    Smart run by San Retta
    283 26  -  ON THE TRACK with Fairway Penang Gold Cup top weight San Retta did an eye-catching gallop on a good track here this morning. With Rodney Allan astride, the Eastern Nip four-year-old finished a two round workout with an effortless spin over the last 600 m
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    68 26 UPI Moscow, Wednesday The Soviet Union will hold five International auctions. to sell thoroughbred horses during 1977. The official Tass News Agency said the Soviets auctioned off over 1000 horses during 1*976. Tass said the 1977 schedule called for a March auction at Ros-tov-on-Don, a Moscow auction
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    How they finished on Sunday in Penang
    408 26 Prabu Mandura led past the 800 m and Into the straight from Lord Eadlo, with 'Hie l«uby well up. Archl aid made up ground from the rear. Graining steadily Lord Radio hit the front at the distance and then ran on strongly to
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    The rule which they are always flouting
    215 27  -  with Lee Trevino A seasoned golfer knows that when water stands on the green between his ball and the hole, he can take "roundems" Just as he did as a child playing marbles. Only it's fair in golf. Pick up that dude and
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    Lock icon Champs scalped by Villa
    394 27 Match of the Week A. Villa 5 Liverpool 1. Match played in London on Dee. 15. Daily Express Champions Liverpool, the meanest machine in British football, last week crashed to their biggest League defeat for 13 years. Not since Spurs hand- ed them a 7-2 Easter
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    32 28 MEI LIN: The election does bring out certain truths. I didn't know buyers of HDB flats don't have to pay legal fees. AH FOOK: Well, I knew it all along.
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      858 28 TV momnMM AND RADIO SINGAPORE 5 J 3.00 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by THE FLY- ING NUN (r). HJI D1ABT OF EVENT8 (M). 3.35 GENERAL HOSPITAL. 4.15 FOKA8 (r). This Malay documentary discusses waves and tides. INTERMISSION. 5.56 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by 8ECBET OF 1818. Adventure series. 6.26 CONSUMERS' GUIDE (E/M).
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      261 28 EVE OF POLL PABTY POLITICAL BROADCA3T8. (Ch. 5, 9 p.m. in colour). The last chance lor politicians to explain tnelr policies and platforms beiore polling day tomorrow, bpeaking in English are Dr. Lee Slew Choh (BS), Mr. Harbans Singh (UPF), Mr. Seow Kee Leng (UF>, Mr. JB. Jeyaratnam (WP), and
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