New Nation, 5 April 1977

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  • 22 1 NewNation SINGAPORE Tuesday, April 5, 1977 No. 1915 Price 25 cents M C (P) 262/1/77 r =1 NEW (£0) NATION i COMMENT!
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  • 231 1 67 killed in crash sheriff Agencies New York, Tuesday A DC-9 with 85 people aboard crashed in New Hope, Georgia, in stormy weather yesterday, and the county sheriff's office said at least 67 people were killed. The Southern Airways twin-engine Jet, bound for Atlanta, 50 km south
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  • 121 1 UPI Washington, Tuesday. —A small nation with only a dozen good scentlsts, "a few tens of millions of dollars" could produce an atomic bomb in two years, a Congressional report said yesterday. It said a less sophisticated group of terrorists or criminals
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  • 336 1 Reuter Brussels, Tuesday Western industrial nations could make major progress in solving their main problem of high cost inflation if they allowed free entry for cheap industrial products from developing countries, the Singapore Foreign Minister, Mr. S. Rajaratnam said here yesterday. He
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  • 205 1 UPI Moscow, Tuesday Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has come to Moscow for talks with Soviet leaders just a week after they appeared to be moderating their stand towards his cause. Mr. Arafat's visit was kept a secret until the moment of his arrival at the head of
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  • 124 1 Reuter Addis Ababa, Tuesday More than 200 inlll trators and outlaws have been killed in two of Ethiopia's southern pro vinces by members of the People's Militia, It. was officially announced here yesterday. The official Ethiopian news agency said a large quantity of. arms and ammunition
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous

  • 742 2 'Tariff cuts not enough to improve Asian-European trade* Reuter Brussels, Tuesday EEC Co m m ission president Roy Jenkins said yesterday more private capital should be invested to improve trade between Europe and Asian countries, since tariff reductions and export promotion schemes were not
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  • 252 2  -  By K.K. Fong A 14-member economic fact finding mission from the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce left this morning for a 10day visit to Vietnam. Led by Mr. Tan Keong Choon, the delegation includes representatives from the Trade Department. Intraco, Primary Production Department
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  • 112 2 This is the $7 million Urban Redevelopment Authority headquarters at the junction of Erskine Hill and Maxwell Road which will be completed by the end of the month. The staff of URA is expected to move out of the Ministry of National De v
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  • 118 2 The stock market opened on a mixed note on a day of quiet trading during the first 45 minutes today. Ben and Company, the re-listed counter which received fairly good support yesterday, fell two cents in low volume trading. The Stock Exchange announced the temporary suspension of Mars
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    • 539 2 AT THE CINEMA KING KONG: A Dino DeLaurentlls spectacular that is a remake of the original done In the 30s. Stars Jeff Bridges, Charles Grodln, Jessica Lange. Odeon: 12.45, 3.30, 6.30 and 9.30 p.m. THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY: An epic war film that dramatises a historic World War II naval
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  • 276 3 The Government la encouraging local fishermen to go Into mussel farming to mass produce cheap animal protein for the people. This follows the success of mussel culture research in the coastal waters off Changi and Kranji initiated by the Primary Production Department in late 1975. The
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  • 396 3 More than half of the 900 suspects detained during Operation Ferret are between 16 and 20 years old. Thirty-five of those detained are women. Operation Ferret, launched by Home Affairs Minister Chua Sian Chin last Friday, will go on indefinitely, an official said yesterday. Operation Ferret will go
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  • 207 3 Cathay Pacific Airways has cancelled all reservations for Hong Kong-Bangkok-Singa-pore sector flights following the air agreement dispute between Thailand and Britain. The CPA manager in Singapore, Mr. Teo Hock Seng, said yesterday: "The Singa-pore-Bangkok Ho ng Kong route is a relatively big market
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  • 154 3 The recent concessions for taxis show that, though the Government does not accept taxis as part of the public transport system, they are treated separately and distinctly from purely {>rlvate vehicles, accordn* to COMPORT. Stating this in the editorial of the latest issue of its publication. COMPORT,
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  • 100 3 Kuala Lumpur, Tuesday Beveral Singaporeans were arrested recently for working at the Paslr Oudang shipyard here without work passes. The Parliamentary Secretary to the Labour Ministry, Mr. K. Pathmanaban, told Parliament steps were being taken by the Immigration Department to ensure that the shipyard did
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  • 537 4  -  By K.K. Fong Detained lawyer O. Raman has resigned from the committee of the Singapore Law Society, it was learned yesterday. Sources said he tendered his resignation to the 12-member committee after his detention in early February. Mr. Harry Wee, the society's president, was not
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  • 225 4 The Singapore Insurance Agents Assoc 1 a tlon has set minimum qualifications In a bid to improve professional standards. Under the new constitution approved recently by the Insurance Commissioner, the association will only allow certain categories of people to become members. They must either possess professional
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  • 87 4 Two robbers brandishing a revolver and a bearing scraper robbed a sales supervisor of more than $9000 last night In Kim Yam Road before driving off in his car. Police said Mr. Llm Kow Sal, 40. had just parked his car at Far East
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  • 246 4 The president of the Singapore Medical Association, Dr. Fred Samuel, has advised patients who are charged exorbitant fees to discuss the matter with their doctors. He Mtld this In reply to m question by Mr. Ivan Baptist, executive secretary of the Consumers' Association of
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  • 262 4  -  —or how Ah Pek brings back his old customers By Ting Hi Keng When many of his regular customers failed to make their usual appearances at his "char kway teow" stall in Koek Road, Mr. Ng See Ngiam, 72, decided to put an advertisement
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  • 271 4 Amin —S'pore's views sought By Gerry de Silva Does Singapore wish to have President Idi Amin of Uganda barred from the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in June in London? Lord Thomson, British Prime Minister James Callaghan's special en voy, Is expected pose this question when he arrives Ijere on
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  • 26 4 The award winning Mm of the Port of Singapore Authority, Via Singapore, Is now on video tape and Is available for loan ta school*.
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    • 659 5 I 11 m Australian wine in Singapore. f--- m WYNN WINEGROWERS PTY LTD MELBOURNE COONAWARRA ESTATE RHINE RIESLING VINTAGE 1975 WINE PRODUCT OF AUSTRALIA 750 ITll COON A WARRA EST A TE RHINE RIESUNG This is the wine specially selected and served to Queen Elizabeth during a dinner honouring her
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  • 304 6 UPI Washington, Tuesday The State Department said yesterday both the US and the Soviet Union remain hopeful that a new strategic arms limitations agreement can be reached later this year. "We are hopeful we can have an agreement before the October deadline
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  • 41 6 UPI Jena, (East Germany) Tuesday A 29-year-old woman gave birth over the weekend to eight children but none survived. the East German News Service ADN reported yesterday. It said the babies were born after only Ave months of pregnancy.
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  • 444 6 Palestinian state must be a condition for Middle East peace Reuter Washington, Tuesday Egyptian President Sadat appealed personally to President Carter yesterday to help bring about a Palestinian state as a condition for peace in the Middle East. "It is the crux of the matter," the
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  • 286 6 Moscow, Tuesday The Soviet Union yesterday added a new dimension to its criticism of President Carter with a strongly-worded attack on his ideas for a Middle East settlement. A commentary In the government newspaper, Izvestla, said Mr. Carter's statement last month that Israel should
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  • 168 6 Reuter Manila, Tuesday.—The Philippine government yesterday asked Libyabased Filipino Muslim rebel leader Nur Misuari to return home and assume a post In the provisional government proposed for a Muslim autonomous region in the south. The invitation came only hours after one of the leading representatives of
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  • 168 6 Reuter Amsterdam, Tuesday.— Wealthy Dutch art collector Pleter Menten was formally charged yesterday with killing Jews in Nazi-occupied Poland in 1941 and ordered to stand trial on May 9. Presiding Judge Joban Schroeder rejected an emotional plea from the white-haired Dutchman that he should be freed
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  • 118 6 AP United Nations, Tuesday US Ambassador Andrew Young's bid for a unanimous declaration by the Security council opposing racism in South Africa has failed. West European and African diplomatic sources said yesterday. A US official Eaid, however, that "it's more of a deadlock than
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  • 184 6 UPI TODAY is Tuesday, April 5, the 95th day of 1977 with 270 to follow. THE MOON is between its full phase and last quarter. THE MORNING STAR Is Mars. THE EVENING STARS are Venus, Jupiter, Mercury and Saturn. Those born on this date are under the sign of
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  • 403 6 Reuter New Delhi, Tuesday Prime Minister Morarji Desai last night outlined plans for a shift in economic and political emphasis away from the cities and towards the countryside. "All efforts to deal with poverty and backwardness must be concentrated where the incidence
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  • 78 6 UPI London, Tuesday On the. day he retired, Horace Whittell took to work the alarm clock which awakened him at 6 a.m. for 47 year* and flattened it under an 80-tonne press. "It was a lovely feeling," said 62-year-old Whittell, a Chatham dockyard worker since 1930. I
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 77 6 WORLD WEATHER Moscow Overcast, 5-9C. Pravda's headline: Labour education. London Rain or sleet, 5-9C. Headline: Airport chaos as ban grounds thousands. Roipe Sunny, 6-20C. Headline: Andreottl says: "I'm not finished." Tokyo Sunny, 15-5C. Headline: Carter welcomes Vance home from arms talks. San Francisco Fair, 4-21C. Headline: Carter says US determined
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    • 62 6 diplomacy in Middle East and Africa. Hons Kong Fine, 25-20C. Headline: Thirsty gunman hijacks bus. Manila Sunny, 3422C. Headline: Misuari offered committee post. Kuala Lumpur Cloudy, 34-22C. Headline: 350, killed in tornado. Bangkok Cloudy, 34-25C. Headline: Government to protest UK flight ban. Seoul Clear, 20-3C. Headline: Seoul city government prepares
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  • 225 7 Envoys told to leave UPI Kinshasa, Tuesday Zaire has severed diplomatic relations with Cuba, Kinshasa Radio announced yesterday. The Zairean government has recalled its diplomatic representatives in Havana and has asked Cuban diplomats in Zaire to leave the country, the radio said. Zairean security
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  • 153 7 UPI Reuter Washington, Tuesday. The US has proposed opening talks in Paris sometime between April 15-20 on normalising relations with Vietnam, administration sources said yesterday. However, some State Department officials believe the US-Vietnamese talks will probably be delayed until after Vietnamese Premier Pham
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  • 244 7 UPI Moscow, Tuesday—The entire top Soviet leadership turned out yesterday to welcome Cuban Premier Castro to Moscow after his month long tour of Africa. Dr. Castro flew in from East Berlin and was greeted at the airport by party general secretary Leonid Brezhnev, President
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  • 243 7 UPI Washington. Tuesday. The US soon could be in a position where superior Soviet military power might force it to back down from a confrontation such as the Cuban missile crisis, a nonpartisan study group has warned. In a report on Soviet strategy and intentions,
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  • 173 7 UPI Maputo, Tuesday.—The Soviet Union and Mozambique have signed a 20-year friendship treaty calling for strengthened defence capabilities and a close coordination of their military response to meet any crisis in southern Africa. As a result of the 14article treaty, the white governments in South Africa and
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  • 121 7 UPI Cairo, Tuesday.—Cuba will send Libyan leader Col. Gaddafi 7000 troops for deployment along his country's eastern border with Egypt and western border with Tunisia, the newspaper A 1 Akhbar said In today's editions. The newspaper said Col. Gaddafi reached agreement with Cuban Premier
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  • 137 7 Reuter Hong Kong, Tuesday. Chinese Communist Party Chairman Hua Kuc-feng last night sala China would continue the policy set down by the late Chairman Mao Ti:e-tung, the New China News Agency reported. Mr. Hua, quoted by the agency, made the remarks at
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  • 151 7 Reuter Moscow, Tuesday.—Soviet Fisheries Minister Alexander Ishkov yesterday accused Japan cf causing a breakdown in crucial Ashing talks between their two countries by trying to emasculate Moscow's proposals. The accusations, which came only a day before a special Japanese emissary was due to arrive
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    • 7 7 The ups and down of Mobutu—Pafe 15)
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  • 432 8 The Law Society operates under statute, like some other professional bodies whose scope of activities affect the public Interest. But the society is the odd man out among these organisations in that all 1 its governing council members are elected. The Singapore Medical Council consists of
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  • WHISPERS By ISPY
    • 81 8 At almost flve o'clock one afternoon a friend collected his car from the public car park, and was going to pay the parking fees when he saw the parking attendant running from him. He ran after her and Anally caught up with her. When he asked why
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    • 33 8 It was on« of those huge book stores which neatly classified Its books under different categories on miles of shelves. And there under "Pets" was a finelybound copy of "Maneating Sharks!"
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  • 786 8 'Trend against incumbent regimes unprecedented' NYT New York, Tuesday The last year has not been a good one for incumbent parties and politicians who have had to face the voters. In the US and Sweden and now in India, the voters have ousted the parties in
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  • 608 8  -  'NO HIKE IN POWER TARIFFS SINCE 1960' MISS SANDRA JOY Please refer to your report, SMA hits out at PUB's stiff rates CNN. March 28). The Public Utilities Board would like to clarify the Issues brought up by Mr. Ong Leng
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  • 1496 9  -  Gromyko on the 'cheap and shady' manoeuvres By Sonny Yap The cruise missile the most significant development in American war technology in recent years is riddling holes into prospects of a successful outcome of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT). That it led
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  • 332 9  -  By Lloyd Timberlake London, Tuesday You can walk right Into the Royal Academy, home of high art in London, and poke your fingers Into the eye sockets of a glowing skull that isn't even there. The thrill is brought to vou
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  • 1115 10 / 11 The nation gears up for the Olympic Games Moscow, Tuesday Let there be no mistake about it: The Soviet Union has every intention of being proud of the way it handles the 1980 Olympic Games. For all the understandable grumbling and concern expressed lately In the West
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  • 63 10 / 11 Mr. Ignaty Novikov. (above), president of the organising committee for the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow: "The guiding principle of all the organising committee's work Is thrift and moderation in the expenditure of the available means. "We shall modernise and build everything necessary for the successful conduct
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  • Article, Illustration
    42 10 / 11 Princess Anne (above) of Britain, who will take part with her husband in the equestrian competitions at Moscow: "My .successful performance in Moscow will depend on whether by that time I shall get a horse of the Goodwill class."
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  • 82 10 / 11 Lord Klllanln. (right), presld ent of the International Olympic Committee: "It is not necessary (or any country or territory to Join the Olympic movement or any International (sport) federation, but having agreed to join, the rules must be obeyed. "There Is a welcome Increasing Interest by governments
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  • 88 10 / 11 John Walker (right). New Zealand's 1500 m champion at Montreal who underwent an operation last December: "Coming through a difficult operation. I won't be allowed to come out on the track perhaps for months. I will have to heed the recommendations of doctors; I would
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  • 306 10 / 11 The Olympic event most often associated with the original Olympic Games of ancient Greece is the marathon race. The word marathon came from the name of a village about 40km outside Athens where the Greeks, led by Mlltiades, defeated a Persian army In September,
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  • trend 1 EDITED BY SYLVIA LEOW
    • 418 12 Hi* Ramu He toils under the unsympathetic sun from dawn to dusk. Every day of the week, every month of the year. Then it's a 3km trudge across padi fields, coconut plantations, a squatter colony, a rich man's house and at last his home.
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    • 293 12  -  GIRL-TALK by J.Schoon The peasant look Is still around, and Mary Quant has just the colours to compliment such outfits. The new shades are warm and earthy, creating a smouldering dramatic look. Eyes should be dark and arresting, with colour coming from underneath
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    • 590 12 featuring Anne Loo, dressmaker, and her dreamy creations perfect for evening Anne Loo's love affair with dressmaking and' clothes began when she was only 13. "I used to buy cheap material —all I could afford—and _run up simple day dresses." It wasn't just clothes that
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    • 411 12  -  Doc's Casebook S.L. A letter from Mrs. Low says: "I had my menstruation when I was 13. I am 21 now and married, but my period is very irregular. "I had my first period of 1976 only in May. In fact, I only had a total
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  • 465 14 Colour television is no longer the hallmark of the wealthy, Today, the middle and even lower income earners can buy these colour sets, thanks to the easy terms available. The «ale« of colour sets have increased considerably since they were first Introduced here. Tan Electronic Pte. Ltd. In Specialists
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  • 747 15 The ups and downs of Zaire's president Back -of the paper backgrounder AP Johannesburg, Tuesday President Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire, a big African nation struggling with an invasion by exiles of its copper-rich south, is a man who has prevailed in previous
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
    • 259 15 Crossword 1 7 Shrewish woman 8 Daughter of Cadmus 9 Prison cublle 10 Kind of shooter 11 Welsh language 13 Layers 14 Ft. city 16 Permitted by law 19 American scientist 22 Company combine 24 Come into view 27 Eng. tea cakes 30 Loving 32 Mountain in Crete 33 Convertible
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  • 333 16 The Singapore Government owed $660 million to creditors abroad at the end of last year. But the external debt position is sound and healthy as borrowings are strongly backed by impressive reserves and exports, a Business Times report said. Singapore's exports last year were $16.3 billion
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  • 32 16 UPI Washington, Tuesday. —Unless the US stops squandering energy, the nations that supply much of it will inevitably start influencing US foreign policy, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said yesterday.—UPl.
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  • 663 16  -  Tokyo using S-E Asia to re-open doors of West Business News and Views By David Andelman NYT Singapore, Tuesday Japan Inc. Is coming to South -east Asia. In Europe and the US, doors have been slamming against the entry of Japanese products. But the situation is different
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  • 177 16 UPI Tokyo, Tuesday, A top-ranking official of the International Monetary Fund yesterday urged Japan to contribute to a new financing system designed to helped developing countries without oil resources, government sources re ported. The sources said Mr. H. Johannes Witteveen, IMF managing director,
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  • Stock markets round the world
    • 144 16 Stocks, jolted again by Inflation fears, (ell to a 14-month low yesterday in slow trading of New York Stock Exchange Issues. Bargain hunters, lacking confidence in the economic outlook, stayed on the sidelines. Yesterdays pr:ces in US$ followed by the difference on the previous session's close: AT St
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    • 33 16 New York, Tuesday Dow Jones closing averages on the NYSE yesterday: 30 Industrials 915.56 (off) 11.80; 20 transport 223.46 (off) 0.15; 15 utilities 107.20 (up) 0.32; 65 stocks 303.30 (off) 2.16.
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    • 100 16 Closing piioes In yen on the Tokyo Stock Exchange yesterday: AJlnomoto 519 1 C. Itoh 277 3 Dowa Mining 182 2 Hitachi 196 1 fshlkawajlma H 130 2 Klrln Biewery 385 1 Matsushita Ele 606 7 Mitsubishi Hea 122 3 Ohbayashl-Ouml 197 1 Sharp 361 8 Sony 2670 —20
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    • 86 16 Union Bank of Switzerland Closing prices In Swiss francs on the Zurich Stock Exchange yesterday: UBS Bearer 3330 —15 UBS Registered 588 2 8BC 404 Credit Suisse 3740 10 Swissair B. 712 -f 10 Swiss Relnsur. 1545 Winterthur B. I860 —20 Zurich Insur. 7275 —25 Juvena B. 188 2
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    • 68 16 Closing prices in fiancs on the Paris Bour* yesterday: Paribas 136 —1 Fonder 295.10 unch. Prlntemps 35.80 —.50 Bull 24.40 unch. Royal Dutch 272.10 +1.10 Michelln 990 +6 COE 223 uncn. Thonson 153 unch. CFP 99 —.SO Rhone 65.50 unch. Air 312 unch. BSN 388 +4 Philips 54J0 unch.
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    • 98 16 Closing prlc«3 at 11.30 a.m today (Australian time): ACI 160 162 ADC 12 18 Ampol Pet 55 56 ANI 125 130 APM 118 119 Bhnk NSW 470 476 Brambles 141 145 BHP 664 668 Boral 205 206 CBA 270 272 CSR 355 356 CIO 278 200 Coal Allied 160
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  • 223 16 UPI Helsinki, Tuesday Finland devalued its mark by six per cent yesterday in order to remain competitive in world markets. The move followed a six per cent devaluation announced during the weekend by Sweden and a three per cent devaluation by Norway and Denmark. Sweden
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  • 250 16 UPI Washington, Tuesday United Steelworkers Union president I.W. Abel, upset by President Carter's refusal to Impose tariffs on imported shoes, said yesterday the US cap no longer play "international Santa Claus" to foreign manufacturers. Mr. Abel, in a speech prepared for the ALFCIO
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  • 84 16 Reuter Brussels. Tuesday The Common Market Commission yesterday welcomed President Carter's recent decision not to impose restrictions on footwear Imports from the Common Market. A commission state ment yesterday said it "welcomed this indication that the US administra- tion shares its concern for preserving an open
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  • Sport starts here ...
    • 421 17 Reuter Birmingham, Tuesday In a surprisingly one-sided match Mitsuru Kohno of Japan demolished China's Liang KoLiang to reach today's men's singles final of the World table tennis championships here. A large crowd was geared up for a classic battle but Kohno, cleverly varying his play, won
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    • 78 17 Reuter Los Angeles. Tuesday. -Top-seeded Brian Gottfried and Btan Smith, the Number Four seed, will meet in the final of the US$l5O,OOO (Bs3 60.000 Pacific Southwest Open tennis championships here tonight. Gottfried, currently the hottest player In professional tennis, won for the 37th time In his
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    • 242 17 Tehran, Tuesday China withdrew yesterday from the Asian Youth soccer competition, paving the way for Iran to host the 18natlon tournament beginning Apr. 15. China reportedly withdrew from the contest because they could not win the necessary recognition from the International Football Federation (FIFA), who must
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    • 456 18 Mayana set the pace, leading Into the straight from Fatt Choy and Yosemlte, with Penaung closing In. Patt Choy and Yosemite raced past Mayana at the distance with Penaung challenging. Yosemite surged forward close home to beat Fatt Choy by a neck.
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    • 388 18 The Singapore Island Country Club 18-hole Stroke competition for the 300 Club Trophy will be played at the New Course on Friday. The draw: Ist tee. 7.45 ajn. K. Tamal (14) P. T. Lam (15) M. Y. Ylm (16); 7.51 F. F. Earle (18)
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    • 32 18 Reuter London, Tuesday Geoff Hunt of Australia won the British Open squash championship yesterday when he beat compatriot Cam Nancarrow 9-4, 9-4, 8-10, 9-4 In the final at Wembley here.—Reuter.
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    • 213 18 By FAIRWAY Kuala Lumpur, Tuesday Graceful Stride with Peter Lee up showed striking form when he reeled off 600m in 38.4 here this morning. The Town Crier four-year-old was unplaced in his debut on this course in February but has certainly made tremendous progress since. The
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    • 204 18 Reuter Manila, Tuesday Eight top professionals in the current Asian Golf Circuit will participate in the U5529,500 (about 8$70,300) Dunhill International Match-Play championship here next month, organisers announced yesterday. They said the eight were defending champion Graham Marsh (Australia), My a Aye (Burma), Peter Thomson
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    • 459 19  -  By BRIAN MILLER Apart from sporadic bits of action in the second half, yesterday's Division soccer League match between Farrer Park United and Toa Payoh at Jalan Besar Stadium failed to come up with the expected thrills. Toa Payoh managed to snatch two vital
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    • 455 19  -  SOCCER SCENE by Jeffrey Low One of the main reasons for the resolution to bring back Pahang to the Malaysia Cup competition is that irreparable dam age would be done to Pahang soccer If they do not return to the fold. This is
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    • 515 19  -  By PHILIP TAN Unbeaten St. Patrick's have emerged as strong contenders for the National Schools Post Secondary soccer title when they edged Singapore Technical Irffctitute 1-0 at Katong yesterday. The Patricians, who have won their previous two matches against last year's finalists Oeylang Serai <
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    • 311 19  -  By PHILIP TAN The attacking qualities that saw Changi United winning the Second Division championship last season face one a stern tests when they take on Tampines Rovers, in a First Division soccer match at the Jalan Besar tonight. (Klckoff: 8 p.m.). Unfancied Changi, without
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  • 49 20 AHFOOK: Singapore will have another multi-million dollar complex with yet one more shopping centre. Are we becoming a nation of shoppers, I wonder... MEI LIN: It's a lifestyle of convenience living, buying, eating and relaxing all in one place. And it's supposed to be sophisticated and affluent.
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    • 723 20 TV AND RADIO I SINGAPORE 5 •3.00 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS follow ed by THE FLYING NUN (r) 3.30 DIARY OF EVENTS •3.35 MAGAZINE ZERO ONE (r) 3.50 GENERAL HOSPITAL 4.30 INTERMISSION •6.05 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by THE SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON: Deadly Feast •6.30 NEWS IN BRIEF (E) •6.35 PORKY PIG SHOW
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