New Nation, 7 June 1977

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    19 1 NewNation SINGAPORE Tuesday, June 7, 1977 No. 1969 Price 25 cents M C (P) 262/1/77 rNEW fc) NATION COMMENT
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    Lock icon Rise in Saudi oil price unlikely
    217 1 Agencies Jeddah, Tuesday A report that Saudi Arabia plans to increase its oil prices by five per cent on July 1 was described by well Informed sources here yesterday as "highly unlikely." The report, published by the authoritative weekly Middle East Economic Survey, said
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    Lock icon Back to Thailand
    38 1 UPI Bangkok, Tuesday US Congressman Lester Wolff, under criticism here for releasing the names of 12 alleged Thai drug dealers, will return to Thailand next month to search for more facts on the narcotics traffic.
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    It's dead serious business
    548 1  -  By H.L. Lim, Sunny Wee London, Tuesday Commonwealth heads of government may be In London as much for Queen Elizabeth's silver jubilee as for their seventh summit. But the festivities are unlikely to penetrate the early Victorian town mansion where they are meeting for eight days
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    Victory joy
    101 1 Istanbul, Tuesday. Tens of thousands of joyful Turks surged through the streets of Istanbul dancing until the wee hours today to celebrate the election victory of leftist poet Bulent Ecevit. Sounds of thumping drums and blaring car horns filled the air within moments of the radio announcement that
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    Lock icon Amin: I'll be there
    417 1 Reuter Nairobi, Tuesday Uganda Radio, quoting "a reliable source," said last night that President Idl Amln would leave by special plane today to attend the Commonwealth Conference in London. The broadcast, monitored here and in London, said the Ugandan leader would fly to Europe and was
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    Delivery stopped
    64 1 Telegrams and telex messages to Malaysia will not be delivered because of a work-to-rule by technicians and telegram messengers there. Messages through the teleprinters will continue to be accepted but there will be an "indefinite delay in the delivery of the messages," said an official of the Telecoms
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    Poll fight
    16 1 Colombo, Tuesday More than 700 candidates will contest Sri Lanka's general election next month.
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    $1.2 mil to run hq. in Jakarta
    347 2  -  By Gerry de Silva Funds allocated to run the ASEAN Secretariat for the current year will not exceed $1.2 million, it was learned yesterday This Is almost double the amount given last year but only half the speculated figure of $2.4 mllUon, a
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    STOCK MARKET
    162 2 Bullish trading continued at the Stock Exchange of Singapore dur- ng the first 45 minutes today, during which allround gains were recorded. BUSINftBB DONE: First Section Ben (20) 0.88, (12 0.88, (30) o.BBft, (48 0.87, (12) 0.88, (1) 0.87 ft, (2) o.BBft, (3) 0.89, (20) 0.01, (1) 0.90
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    Centre for Sharjah
    254 2 A $3.5 million display and sales centre for ASEAN products Is to be set up In Sharjah, West Asia. The centre Is to be set up by Urbep Oulf. a private company partly owned by Sheikh Sultan Khalld al Q a 111 m I nephew of the
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    These two dogs cost $4700
    158 2 These dogs have plenty to bark about. They cost their owner, Mr. Don Tan, $4700. The pedigree dogs are giant German Scnnauzers which, according to Mr. Tan, are the only pair in Singapore. "I bought it from a multi millionaire who imported them from Germany
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      87 2 RAMBONG SIAM, Thai (lances performed by 24 Thai dancers, Beach Road between Hotel Merlin and St. John's Headquarters building, from 7.30 p.m. WOODCARVING, curio and furniture display at the SAF Reservists' Association, Toa Payoh. till 6 p.m. CHINESE VARIETY SHOW, Beach Road, between Hotel Merlin and St. John's Headquarters building,
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      625 2 Today: 3.39 p.m. (2 3m). Tomorrow: 2.53 a.m. (2.5 m) 4.27 p.m. (2.2 m). Thursday: 3.52 a.m. (2.3 m); 5.20 p.m. (2.1 m). Friday; 5.06 a.m. (2m); 6.19 p.m. (2.1 m). Saturday: 6.43 am. (1.9 m); 7.17 p.m. (2.1 m). Sunday: 8.12 a.m. (1.9 m); 8.05 p.m. (2.2 m). Monday:
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    MOBILE SINSEHS
    214 3 A busy night for this mobile clinic in Redhlll estate. Patients wait their turn at the carpark while a team of Chinese physicians provide treatment Inside the van. An! average of 70 patients call at the clinic every night. The services and medicines are provided free. The mobile
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    Ministry sends warning letters to 200
    183 3 The Labour Ministry has Issued warning letters to about 2M daily-rated workers of Vosper Thorny croft shipyard who reported sick tor one day In protest afainst the dismissal of a colleagne. A company spokenman said the action taken by the workers, all members of
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    Chairman
    34 3 Dr. Tony Tan ha* been elected president and chairman of the Institute of Bankers at Its annual general meeting recently. Other officials are Mr. Chang Wee Meng (secretary) and Mrs. Evelyn Leong (treasurer).
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    Officials
    30 3 Mr. N.O. Paju has been elected chairman of the Singapore Cooperative Housing Society at its recent annual meeting. Other officials are: Mr. A. Krlshnasamy (secretary), and Mr. VeluppUlal (treasurer).
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    HP car sales in top gear
    374 3 Figures show 14 pc jump in business More cars are now being bought on hire purchase. Figures released by the Department of Statistics showed that motor vehicle financing provided by finance companies at the end of April was higher in value than at any
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    Courses
    30 3 The Department of Extramural Studies, University of Singapore, will conduct courses in cargo claims, marketing and sales management and basic English from July 4. For further information ring *****0.
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    Safety rally over a 45-km route
    171 4 Road Safety for YOU A safety rally for motor- cycles and heavy vehicles will be held on Sunday as part of the National Road Safety campaign. The .rally, organised by the Traffic Police, the Automobile Association and the National Safety First Council, will cover
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    ITB tests
    35 4 The Industrial Training Board will conduct tests for the National Trade Certificate grade 3 (basic) and grade 2 (intermediate) levels from July. Applicants should register personally at Baharuddin Vocational Institute in Stirling Road.
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    Dance
    38 4 The Singapore Phoenix Dance troupe will conduct two holiday dance courses at the Chong Hock Girls' School In Telok Ayer Street from June IS to 17. Application farms are available from Chong HoCk Klndregarten In Telok Ayer
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    SI A to buy four more planes for $382mil
    469 4  -  By Peter Onf Singapore Airlines Is likely to buy three McDonnell Douglas DC-lOs and. one Boeing 747-MDB at a cost of $382 million. These aircraft will replace the 10 Boeing 7075, which are considered "uneconomical and out-of-date." According to an BIA
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    Better service with computer system
    184 4 Singapore Airlines plans to use computers In most of Its (round operations to provide better service for passengers. In the next three years before the shift to Changl airport, a catering control system will be Installed in the flight kitchen in Paya Lebar. "Further improvements
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    Road run for men, women
    154 4 The Singapore Sports Council Is holding a road run on June 26, with events for men and women. Male competitors will be divided Into age groups men's junior from 14 to 16, senior from 18 to 44 and veterans ovsr 44. In the women's section,
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    All the way from Holland —on a bicycle
    252 4 Cycling 14,000 kilometres is pot many women's idea of going round the world but for Dinle Nleuwenhuls, 25, it was worth every minute of it. Dinle and her husband Bert, 27, are now in Singapore, having been "on the road" for the
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    Machines take their toll in factories
    301 4 Mechanlsation and the growth in the number of industries have taken their toll in Singapore. Since 1970. industrial accidents caused by Kiwered machinery, has creased by 135 per cent, according to Mr. Tan Pul Guan, executive engineer with the Labour Ministry's factory Inspectorate. Last
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    113 tourists complain
    133 4 The Singapore Tourist Promotion Board has received 113 complaints from tourists so far this year. The complaints were against shops for overcharging, failure to deliver goods, and dellvery of goods of a 'ower quality than ordered, said an BTPB spokesman. The spokesman also said that there was
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    Lock icon Glowing start to the Queen's jubilee
    264 5 Reuter London, Tuesday—The night sky above Britain glowed last night as names rose from thousands of bonfires to mark the official beginning of Queen Elizabeth's silver jubilee celebrations. The 51 year old monarch lit a fuse which set a 12 m high bonfire alight
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    Lock icon In 5 years...
    28 5 UPI Washington, Tuesday— The State Department said yesterday the planned withdrawal, of US ground forces from Korea would take place over a five-year period. UPI.
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    Lock icon Young calls for Marshall Plan
    470 5 'To contain the Red threat in Africa* UPI Washington, Tuesday UN Ambassador Andrew Young said yesterday "repressive, racist minority regimes" were helping communists in Africa more than anything else and that the US ought to consider launching a huge economic development programme there like the
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    Lock icon Let Concorde in, urges Carter
    230 5 'BAN IS UNFAIR, ARBITRARY' Reuter New York. Tuesday The Carter Administration yesterday urged an Appeals Court to allow test flights of Concorde into New York, charging that the operators of Kennedy Airport had acted unfairly, un- reasonably and arbitrarily in keeping the plane out. But
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    Lock icon Begin to be asked to form govt
    126 5 Reuter Tel Aviv, Tuesday.— Israeli President Ephralm Katsir has summoned Likud Party leader Menachem Begin to a meeting today to ask him to form a new government, the President's office announced yesterday. Under the law, Mr. Begin, whose Likud Party won more parliamentary
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    Lock icon Pakistan govt frees 2000
    188 5 Reuter Rawalpindi, Tuesday— The Pakistan government said yesterday it had fre4d 2000 political prisoners in th/» last two days since talks began to end the three-month-long Opposition agitation in the country. The government said the cases of 1000 political prisoners still In jail were being considered.
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    Lock icon Ecevit: We will form new govt
    151 5 Reuter Ankara, Tuesday Social Democratic leader Bulent Ecevlt said yesterday he would form Turkey's next government, though still incomplete general election results Indicate his party might not win an overall Parliamentary majority. Mr. Ecevlt, whose opposition Republican People's Party (RPP) made major gains to
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    Ah Fook and Mei Lin
    88 6 Mel Lin: How do you like my now outfit? It's tho latest fashion Ah Cook: But that's what my mother used to wear years ago! Mel U«i: Cantik tak baju saya yang baru inip la fesyen terbaru. Ah Poek: Dulu ibu saya pakai baju macam
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    Lock icon Angry Li raps 'vicious Soviet slander'
    393 6 Reuter Peking:, Tuesday Senior VicePremier Li Hsiennien last night accused the Kremlin of hurling vicious slander at China and launched a fierce assault on Soviet strategy in Africa. Speaking at a state banquet for Sudan's President Jaafar Mohamed Numelry, Mr. LI delivered the first
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    Lock icon Mass surrender by Irian tribesmen
    310 6 Reuter Kobakma (Indonesia),. Tuesday A wave of tribal violence that has left at least 290 people dead in Indonesia's eastern moat province of Irian *aya appeared to be subsiding ss tribesmen continued to surrender to the authorities. The latest to surrender was a croup of
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    Lock icon 100 drown
    27 6 UPI Dacca, Tuesday About 100 people were feared drowned yesterday after a ferry launch sank In the River Jamuna. Police said 200 passengers swam ashore.
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    Lock icon China visit
    27 6 Reuter Washington, Tuesday, US Secretary of State Cyrus Vance expects to visit China In the second half of August, the State Department said yesterday. Reuter.
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    Lock icon 'Thank God Podgorny is out'
    104 6 Reuter Cairo, Tuesday President Sadat expressed satisfaction yesterday over the Kremlin's action In removing President Podgorny from the ruling Politburo. He accused the Soviet President of having Insulted the Egyptian Army. The official Middle Bast News Agency quoted Mr. Sadat as saying: "Thank God the
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    Lock icon The Odd Corner
    58 6 UPI Stockton (California), Tuesday A man, mwried on!y six hoars, was stabbed to death il y v i l W JS angered orer her hosband's drinking. Folioe said yesterday that Übbwl *»yhb w«£ StS? j*> the home where the wedding reception took place on Saturday night after
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    Lock icon TODAY
    139 6 UPI TODAY Is Tuesday, June 7, the 158 th day of 1977 with 207 to follow. THE MOON Is approaching Its last quarter. THE uIORNING STARS are Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupiter. THE EVENING STAR is Saturn. Those born on this date are under the sign of Gemini. British
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      169 6 WEATHER New York Chance of showers, 21-15 C. Headline: 6000 ground troops In Korea will leave by end of next year. Tokyo Cloudy, 2722C. Headline: EgyptUSSR confab set to patch up differences. Rome Overcast. 2511C. Headline: Lefebvre's challenge to Pope could lead to church split. Moscow Cloudy, 1910C. Pravda's headline:
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    I'll continue my high living
    340 7 London, Tuesday, Mr. James Mancham, the bearded playboy who loves luxury and beautiful women, leaned back on the sofa in his Savoy Hotel suite last nifht and contemplated his future now that he has been deposed as President of the Seychelles. "To hell with my
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    Lock icon Black ties protest at bank
    93 7 Reuter Bangkok, Tuesday. All Thai employees of the Bank of Tokyo here yesterday wore "mourning dresses" to back demands for pay Increases and better working conditions, a bank spokesman said. He said all female employees wore black dresses and the men wore black ties. There
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    Lock icon Tongue-lashing for US
    401 7 c We'll be better off without them* Reuter Geneva, Tuesday Somalia said yesterday the International Labour Organisation would be better off without the US if American threats of withdrawal persisted. "We believe that the existence of the ILO Is not dependent on the support of only one
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    Lock icon Sudan tells of Soviet conspiracy
    200 7 Reuter London, Tuesday—The Sudanese Foreign Ministry has accused the Soviet Union of planning a new conspiracy against Sudan "which may come in the form of a naked and direct intervention from outside the continent." The statement, carried by Omdurman Radio in a broadcast monitored here,
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    Lock icon Row over air services plan
    101 7 Reuter Canberra, Tuesday The Australian government has protested to the US about a plan to allow continental airlines to operate services in the Pacific area. A Transport Department spokesman said yesterday the protest was sent to President Carter who has to approve the recommendation by
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    Lock icon Nixon named in coup plot
    222 7 Reuter Rome, Tuesday A court here yesterday reserved judgment on whether to investigate an allegation that former US President Nixon was involved In a right-wing attempt to overthrow the Italian government seven years ago. Remo Orlandini, one of the principal defendants among 78 men on
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    Paying extra for extras
    459 8 Diners and drinkers will be jflad to know, If they do not already, that they need not pay for the extras they have neither ordered nor consumed In a restaurant, coffee-house or nightclub. But the advice by the Consumers' Association of Singapore that customers find out
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  • WHISPERS By ISPY
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      Taking a quick look
      56 8 A colleague, holidaying In North Malaysia. wanted to buy durlans. A friend took her alons a narrow path, up a hill, which led to a village. They returned with their purchase when another friend asked where they bought the fruit from. When she pointed up the
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      Better late than never
      48 8 A friend was due to return from an overseas assignment the day before his wedding. "But that means you won't have time for a boys' night out," his friends complained when they found out. "Nevermind," he consoled. "We can have it AFTER the wedding."
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    Lock icon Guerillas: Regular soldiers or terrorists?
    973 8  -  New article in the Geneva war conventions could encourage terrorism By Phil Davison Reuter Geneva, Tuesday A controversial addition to the 1949 Geneva war conventions, granting guerillas the same rights as regular soldiers, could encourage certain guerilla actions, according to legal experts here. Acceptance of
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    Lock icon The press centre that spreads across the church
    513 8 Meanwhile, South Moluccans who have kwa holding their hostages in a train in north Holland for the last two weeks, have given Ml Journalists an assignment that has turned out to bo a tost of endurance. Router's correspondent in Holland, Gerald Peterson
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    Lock icon Improving the lot of the aborigines
    873 9  -  But the multi-million dollar effort has made situation worse By Fox Butterfield New York Times Fitzroy Crossing (Australia), Tuesday This tiny sunbaked settlement on the shallow Fitzroy River—a pub, a police station and a Methodist mission—has a controversial industry: Governmental aid to the aborigines.
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    Lock icon LET'S HAVE A PROBE INTO FROST'S REAL ROLE
    660 9  -  Art Buchwald Los Angeles Times Something happened the other night when I was watching the fourth David Frost-R i c h a r d Nixon interview, which a friend of mine calls the "Rich Man, Poor Man and Now Richre Man" series.
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    Lock icon THE COMMONWEALTH GOES TO LONDON
    1614 10 / 11  -  The 21st meeting of Commonwealth leaders since 1944 takes place in London tomorrow. Nearly 30 Presidents and Prime Ministers, including people like India's Morarji Desai, Canada's Pierre Trudeau and Zambia's President Kaunda, will be there. It will be the first Commonwealth summit in London since
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    Lock icon The focus will be on how to help developing countries...
    694 10 / 11 AP London, Tuesday The World Bank and regional development banks must act boldly and soon to help finance growth in developing countries and avert worldwide economic instability, says the chief executive of the British Commonwealth. The International richpoor talks in
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      Lock icon Foot fashions to stop lightly in
      338 12 Sexy strappy affairs with tantalizing peep holes and super 7 elegant slim heels. These are the features that are making shoe news. Natural fabrics, too are making headlines in footwear. You can choose between sensuous satin, rough cotton and rugged rope. Heels remain high,
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      Beauty from head to toe
      500 12 f r 1 Girl talk IF dandruff is your problem, Wella promises to control it with Crisan, its latest shampoo. Crisan contains a special ingredient, 0-80, which works deep into the scalp to clear the hair of dandruff. $5.60 (100 ml.) $8.80 (200 ml.). ELIZABETH
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      It's the soft sell which packs a hard punch
      697 13  -  SOAP BOX by CHOO KIM Door-to-door salesmen, I firmly send on their way. Even those smooth-talk-lng, slick "demonstrators" of you-can't-do-withouts from vacuum cleaners to pots and pans, I manage to slay with a "if you've seen them once, you've seen them
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      Getting hot and bothered over wet palms
      397 13  -  Doctor's Casebook S. L. A reader who wishes to be known only as "Anxious to be Cured" writes: "I have been reading your column very regularly and hoped that someone having the same'problem as me will write to you but till now nobody
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      178 14 Shock Absorbers YOUR LIFE MA* OIHNO ON THftM WHY ARE SHOCK ABSORBERS SO IM PORT ANT? tocause woin shock absorbers: are dangerous; they may cause death! worn shock absorbers nuke braking less effective, since the wheels loose contact with the road! worn shock absorbers: cause wheel hop, resulting in' excessive
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    shopping
    411 14 If you own a car, you will require some spare part at some time or other. When such a time comes, you could go to 8.8. Motor Supply Pte. Ltd. In Selegle Complex. This company deals in wholesale and retail of a variety of spare parts and will probably
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    US biggest investor here
    236 15 Investments total $2.6 bil —Embassy American investments in Singapore total $2.6 billion, making it the top Investing country—a position it has maintained since 1970. The figure compiled by the U8 Embasy includes non-manufacturing investments. The statistics show that US investments tended to concentrate on petroleum refining,
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    Gold Coin loses its glitter
    595 15  -  Company profile I>V Lee Yew Meng Gold Coin, the largest feedmlll producer in South-east Asia, suffered a setback in profit growth last year registering a creditable Improve ment in 1975. The decline was not unexpected as the company had warned of the difficult situation In
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  • Stock markets round the world
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      NEW YORK
      140 15 Glamours and blue chips were pounded yesterday as the stock market, unable to sustain last week's momentum, fell for for the ninth time in 12 sessions. Trading was sluggish. The Dow Jones industrial average, up about two points at the outset, plunged 9.16 points to 903.07. Yatferdwrti prices
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      Lock icon Dow Jones
      35 15 UPI Dow Jone* closing averages on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday: SO industrials 901.07 (off 9.10), 30 transport 335.73 (off 1.41), Ift utilities 111.93 (up o.lft), 6S stocks 307.37 (off 3.14). UPI.
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      Lock icon TOKYO
      198 15 DBS Datwa Securities Int'l Ltd The Tokyo stock market opened firmer in the wake of last week's late upturn but stopped rising in the afternoon in the absence of fresh incentives. Trading remained slow. Investors bought speculatives Issues and those with good business results for the year ending March
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      Lock icon PARIS
      74 15 Reuter Closing prices In bum on the Parte Bourse yesterday: 164 +1.60 ParlbM Ponder 398 1J0 Prlntcmpa U -30 Bull 26.16 06 Royal Dutch 379.60 1.60 IIMMUn COB Thomson CPP Rhone Air BAN Philips Bum Peugeot Citroen Pschlney COP Udnor HacheUe 1040 999 161.10 10S 63 60 317.60 M7
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      83 15 Union Bank of Switzerland Cltttnc franc* on Exchange DM Bmu DM Reel BBC prkxa the Z restart! w a iatared In Bala* urtch Stock X u no o M0 CMdtt flulan jooo u Batanlr B. 0M Ma W«*nwir. Ml* 10 Wlntarthur B. 11M 10 Zurich iMur. 7M0 Jimu B.
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    Lock icon Gains for $ equal its losses
    105 15 Gains for equal its losses w Business Neu/s and Views UPI Brussels, Tuesday The US dollar registered as many gains as losses on European money markets yesterday. London banks and markets were closed until tomorrow because of the Bank and Jubilee holiday, but in Zurich gold gained U851.25. closed at
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    Lock icon Rubber talks
    83 15 UPI Geneva, Tuesday. Major producer! and consumers of rubber besin5 in a week of talks yesrday In a second attempt to establish the basis for negotiating a new International agreement. But experts said there was little Immediate hope Of sufficiently narrowing differences between producing and consuming nations to
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      17 15 "A sniper's attempt on the President's IK*? Definitely a tightly constructed and unputdowneble thriller." A Penguin book.
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      438 16 Reuter London, Tuesday Century -maker Greg Chappell batted in pouring rain to lead Australia to an heroic two-wicket victory over England in the third final international oneday cricket match at The Oval here last night. Chappell. batting In fading light and a hailstorm during
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      205 16 Reuter Dunedln, Tuesday Injuries to Number Eight Derek Qulnnell and flankers Terry Cobner and Tony Neary have cut the British Lions Rugby Union team's resources for the match against Otago here tomorrow. Qulnnell Is on crutches with leg trouble following Saturday's match against Manawatu Horowhenua.
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      164 16 Reuter London, Tuesday Geoff Capes of Britain produced the best shot put performance In the world this year when he recorded 20.98 metres (68 ft. 101 In.) at an Inter counties athletics meeting at Leicester yesterday. Capes, nursing a badly bruised ankle, achieved the length
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      Foster wins marathon
      42 16 Edmonton, Tuesday Jack Foster of New Zealand won the Canadian marathon here yesterday In 2:22:6. He finished more than a minute ahead of Bob Moore of Toronto, with Sandy Keith of Scotland third and Barry Watson of England fourth.
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      How they finished at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday
      384 17 Mighty Blue led past the 800 m and Into the straight from Chub* Lad and Guarantee, followed by Ramayana and MacPherson's choice, Guarantee swept past the leaders at the distance to win by a length from Ramayana. MacPherson's Choice finished third. Baden's
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      Gold Cup entry Guardian Saint shines
      238 17 ON THE TRACK u ith I Fairway J Kuala Lumpur, Tuesday Guardian Saint gave a pointer to his chances In the King's Oold Cup on Sunday with an impressive gallop here this morning. Ridden by M.C. Lam, the Welsh Saint flveyear old strode out
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      Lock icon Sea Pigeon by five lengths
      181 17 Reuter London, Tuesday Odds-on favourite the American-bred horse Sea Pigeon, owned by Mr. Pat Muldoon, won the Vaux Gold Tankard Handicap run over 2870 m at Redcar yesterday. Mr. O. Deards's Japsilk was second and Captain Markus Lemo's Ribellaro was third of five runners. Mark
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      Title fight
      35 17 Tokyo, Tuesday Orient flyweight boxing champion Jlro Takada of Japan will defend hla title against Daniel Pilar of the Philippines in Hlrosakl, northern Japan, on June IS, the Japan Boxing Commission said yesterday.
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      Bobick dies in crash
      68 17 New York, Tuesday Rodney Boblck, brother of heavyweight contender Duane Boblck, was killed on Sunday night In a traffic accident at Bowlus, near the central Minnesota community. The state patrol said Boblck was killed when the car he was driving went off and hit a utility
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      Top archer in SEA trials poser
      297 18  -  By GERRY CHAN Michael Ng, Singapore's top archer before he left for the United States for further studies, will be back In time to participate In the South East Asia Games in Kuala Lumpur in November. Michael is expected to return early In October
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      740 18  -  But he'll miss SEA Games By BRIAN MILLER Mahader Hassan, the hero of Singapore's Chua Choon Leopg Cup victory, will not be in the team for the SEA Games for a good reason. Stylish 20-year-old Mahader has been awarded a five-year tennis scholarship In America and
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      41 18 OBITUARY We wish to express our deepest sympathy and condolences to Mrs J. J. Chen and family for the loss of our deeply respected friend and advisor MR. CHEN JAN JEE May God Bless him in Heaven. Estates Department SAMPOERNA GROUP
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      And now for another Cup...
      606 19  -  SOCCER SCENE by Jeffrey Low The Malaysia Cup success of the national team has been a good example set for other Singapore teams to follow. And now the Singapore Malays are taking serious steps to regain the Sultans Gold Cup. The Malays start their 1977
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      WHAT A BORING TAMPINES...
      416 19  -  By PHILIP TAN Tamplnes Rovers can count themselves fortunate to come away with a 2-0 win over a (tame Ponggol side in a National Soccer League First Division match at the Jalan Besar Stadium last night. Tamplnes, one of the three unbeaten teams in the First
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      Changi's pledge
      342 19 From past performances, tonight's National Soccer League First Division match between Changi Constituency and Toa Payoh United, the two top teams in the table, promises to be a thrilling affair (klckoff 8 pjn. at Jalan Besar Stadium). Both Changi and Toa Payoh are challenging strongly for the championship,
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      557 16 Tuesday a, A Cut out and pin with other coupons. Posting instructions appear below Name (Mr./Mrs./Miss) Address FILL IN E A M MISSING L_L LETTERS Ban across co~T US,NG CLUES |E IA R below ■MHBMiaCut along dotted lines mmmm—mammm—t CLUES FOR EJ-2 1. Inner part of a fruit 2. Though
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      495 16 IS NOW B □□□□I □□BO □□□□ID □□Eblb □QDBB □8008 $5500 No entrant submitted a solution which corresponded in all respects with the set of answers held by the judges to be the most apt and accurate in the New Nation Moneywords Contest EH. One entrant submitted a solution which differed
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      52 17 THE AWARD-WINNING TOPPER $1,800.00 Th« rtmorkabh Topper. It couM teach Hw instructors a thing or two Come See The International Boat Show at National Stadium, Stand C-4 on 17th to 22nd, June, 1977. flr\ o*6 MY KUAN CO., AfW MUM IMS PUTIN |£g2f 11.7 KM. MO! COMT MMO ummm. m.
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      266 18 Crossword 11 My: It. 12 In the past IS Bewitch 19 Child 21 Ethically neutral 24 Design 25 Ambassadors 26 Veil dancer 27 Rock-boring tool 28 Take into custody 29 Imperfect 30 Alludes 31 Not on the proper 33 Buddy 38 Super tennis serve 36 Averred 37 Knockout count 39
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      341 19 YOUR LUCKY STARS IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you are one of those extremely objective persons who is quite capable of being fair even when criticising his own work. Tomorrow... GEMINI (May 21-June 20)— Unless you have faith in your own idea, you cannot expect another to. Know what
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    46 20 AH FOOK: Road safety campaigns are effective only while they last. Once the campaigns are over, people tend to get careless again. MEI LIN: But at least they get reminded regularly. The campaigns plus the new antl-jay-walking laws should make pedestrians more safety conscious.
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      890 20 AND RADIO SINGAPORE 5 3.30 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by FLYING NUN (r) 3.30 DIARY OF EVENTS (E) 3.35 GENERAL HOSPITAL 4.15 MAGAZINE ZERO ONE (r) 4.30 INTERMISSION 6.05 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by PORKY PIG SHOW. Cartoons S6.30 NEWS IN RRIEF 6.35 ROY DOMINIC: Sermons and Snuff. Charles' fevered stay In
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      245 20 Today's top shows LIFE IN YOUR HANDS (C) (r). (Ch 8, 9.00 p.m. In colour). Almost every baby born in Singapore develops jaundice. Jaundice appearing In the newly born Is not necessarily harmful. It Is the degree of severity that doctors are concerned with, which could mean death or brain
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