New Nation, 8 July 1977

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    19 1 NewNation SINGAPORE Friday, July 8, 1977 No. 1996 Price 25 cents M C (P) 262/1/77 FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1977
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    ONE IN A MILLION CHANCE BABY
    88 1 Plumber Robert Martin, 27, and his wife, Janette, 23, of Adelaide, show their multi-million to one chance baby. Their son was born in Victoria Hospital yesterday— on the seventh day of the seventh month of the 77th year of this century. That's not all.
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    Lock icon Siamese twins are separated
    121 1 AP Washington, FridaySiamese twin girls, Joined by. what doctors called "an extremely rare connection," were successfully separated two weeks ago in an operation apparently without precedent. Dr. Judson Randolph, the Chief of Surgery who headed the surgical team, said the two-month-old twins from Italy, who had
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    Lock icon Concorde ban
    35 1 UPI New York, Friday The Port Authority of New, York and New Jersey voted unanimously yesterday to continue Its 14-month ban against Concorde 88T operations at Kennedy Airport pending further noise studies. UPI.
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    Probe on nightclubs
    239 1 The Customs are Investigating the operation of at least 10 nightclubs mostly In the city area, after some of them were found evading entertainment duty on cover charges. Sources said the clubs had reported fewer customers than was the actual number to avoid paying duty on cover
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    Forces at border boosted to stop crossings
    126 1 Betong, Friday—Malaysian forces have begun strengthening their defence along the frontier with more troops to prevent infiltration into the south. The move, which follows a day of leaflet campaign calling on the communist terrorists to surrender or face liquidation yesterday, is to prevent
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    Lock icon Closed
    36 1 AFP Bangkok, Friday—The Slam Commercial College has been closed down until Monday after 500 students boycotted classes In protest against the college's dress regulations and the price of curry and rice sold on the campus.—AFP.
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      24 1 INSIDE All-time record at the British Open Page 16 IN THE OTHER FAGES: Cinemas 2; Money words 11; Crossword and Stars 16; Comics 19.
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    Doing their own thing
    185 2 While their husbands are busy attending the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting, these two wives of ASEAN foreign ministers have programmes of their own. Taking a closer look at a ring at the Singapore Handicraft Centre Is Tengku Noor Alnl (left), the Malaysian Foreign Minister's wife, while Mrs.
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    HDB estates not packed
    454 2 Density compares favourably with other types of housing: Survey Housing Board estates are not as overcrowded as many people believe. On the contrary, the density of HDB estates compares favourably with many other types of housing, the acting head of the university of Singapore* Sociology De&artment,
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    Financing of ships
    60 2 Eight papers on shipbuilding and ship financing will be delivered at a seminar on Ship Financing In Singapore to be held at the Shangri-La Hotel on July 22 and 23. The seminar, organised by the Singapore Association of Shipbuilders and Repairers and the Institute of Banking and
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    Statistics course to be scrapped
    181 2 The University of Singapore will scrap the honours degree course in statistics by 1970 because of poor Response. From this year, undergraduates can opt to do an honours course In economics and statistics. This course will cover subjects which are Inclined towards staUstlcs. Sources said:
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    Seminar and quiz
    82 2 The People's Association Regional Youth Council (North) will hold a youth seminar and quiz on current awareness at the National Youth Leadership Training Institute on July 24 at 9 a.m. Topics for the seminar are Youth and Politics, by Mr. Tan 800 Khoon, MP for Alexandra; Love,
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    STOCK MARKET
    195 2 The trading tempo was more subdued, with the second and third liners still dictating the pace during the first 45 minutes at the Stock Exchange of Singapore today. Taking the lead was Lien Hoe Industries which was steadilv pushed higher to settle at $1.56, up 18 cents at
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    Roads to be resurfaced
    68 2 The Public Works Department will resurface nine roads this month. They are: Braddell Road (Lorong Chuan to Bartley Road), Lorongs 3 and 4, Toa Payoh, Kim Keat Road, Upper Serangoon Road (Braddell Road to Tampines Road), Tamplnes Road (Lorong Regam to Lorong Baling and Ellis Road
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    Course
    31 2 The YMCA will conduct a six-week course on practical colour photograpay on Tuesdays and Fridays from July 15 at 7 pan. Fees are $120 for members and $130 for non-members.
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      623 2 CINEMA THE IKON MAN: Two pro m 1 n ent, rich and powerful gem merchants In north Thailand become Involved In a catand- mouse game when one of them hires gunmen to kill the other. An elaborate plot. This Thai production stars Sombat Methane e, Krung Srlvllal, Dam Daskorn, Nalyana
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      218 2 WHAT'S ON CARNIVAL and trade fair held at the BAF Reservists' Association, Lorong One, Toa Payoh, till 11 p.m. DENTAL HEALTH exhibition at the Jurong Town community centre from 8 p m to 10 p.m. METRICATION EXHIBITION at the Joo Chlat community centre from 5 p.m. FAMILY PLANNING, a talk
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    A stomach ache for five days...
    432 3  -  That's what Daphone got after food-eating contest By K.K. Fong Miss Daphone Loh, who won the recent Telemetric foodeating contest, said she "almost fainted" when she saw the amount of food she had to consume. It Included a one-metre-long French loaf and two kingsized
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    Bureau pays 80 pc more TO ACCIDENT VICTIMS
    240 3 The Motor Insurers' Bureau Increased its total payment of claims to road accident victims and their dependants by nearly 80 per cent last year. A total of $69,100 (eight claims) was paid out last year compared with $14,225 (five claims) in 1975.
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    Govt to build $6 million training centre
    154 3 The government will build a new $5.8 million Tata Government Training Centre in Jurong to meet the increasing demand for industrial technicians. A senior official of the Economic Development Board said the estimated cost of machinery is $3.3 million while the construction cost
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    Mapped out...
    130 3 Kuala Lumpur, Friday The Malaysian ana Indonesian Joint Border Demarcation and Survey Committee has completed mapping out 400 of the 1800-km long Sabah and Sarawak Kalimantan (Indonesian) border. This was announced by the leaders of the Malaysian and Indonesian delegations to the sixth Joint border technical committee meeting
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      13 3 VISIT OUR NEW ARTS CRAFTS SHOP AT SINGAPORE HANDICRAFT CENTRE 163ATANGLIN ROAD.TEU *****89.
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    A new way to raise pigs found
    211 4 A government study to raise pigs on sewerage water has produced encouraging results. The feasibility study has shown that pigs can be raised by this method without affecting meat quality. Disclosing this in Its 1976 annual report, the Ministry of National Development says
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    Grounded: Those SIA singers
    207 4 Singapore Airlines has stopped its inflight entertainment since February this year. This is because "the novelty has worn off." an airline spokesman said yesterday. "The idea was Introduced as a publicity gimmick in May last year, and to show that a local airline can be innovative
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    Ceremony
    25 4 The Ngee Ann Technical College Students' Union will hold their Dedication Day ceremony on July 12 at the College lecture theatre at 4 p.m.
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    Unit to plan walkways
    196 4 The Ministry of National Development has set up a special unit to undertake a massive programme Involving the building of pedestrian walkways along selected major roads. The Walkway Unit under the Public Works Department la starting with nine schemes to enable pedestrians to walk in safety
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    Road safety: Schools told to act
    143 4 All principals have been told to work out suitable disciplinary action against studerfts who violate the road safety rules during the monthlong Road Safety For You campaign. i They are also expected to punish their students when they are referred to the school by
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    TENNIS ANYONE?
    412 4  -  Social work professor a champ at 69 By Teresa Ooi A retired United Nations technical expert, a. tennis champion and a professor in social work that sums up 69-year-old old Prof. Francis Manls who is here conducting workshop seminars for the University of Singapore's Social Work Department. But
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    International Night
    40 4 The People's Association Youth Movement will hold a variety show, International Night, at the National Youth Leadership Training institute. South Buona Vista Road, tomorrow at 7.30 p.m. Ouest of honour Is Mr. P. Selvadurai, MP for Kuo Chuan.
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    For kids
    16 4 The Calrnhlll community centre is organising a Children's Art and Radio/TV Repair course tomorrow.
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    Contest for firemen
    65 4 The Airport and Fire and Rescue Services will hold its third Annual Deployment Inter-Sta-tion Knock-out Fire Drill Competition and Inspection at the Paya Lebar Airport Fire Station on July 14 at 5.20 p.m. The programme will Include three events, pump relay (wet drill), appliance drill (dry drill)
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    On radio
    54 4 The University of Singapore's Department of Extramural Studies will conduct a 14-lecture course on radio communication every Tuesday and Friday from 7.15 pm. to 9.15 p.m. and a 10-lecture course on the fundamentals of airborne radio system every Friday from 7.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. Both courses will
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    Lock icon Drive to get dancers for Europe clubs
    221 4 AFP Kuala Lumpur, Friday—A foreign company here has received response from over 200 Malaysian and Singapore girls to its drive to recruit dancers for work in European nightclubs. A spokesman for the company said yesterday that the first batch of about 90 girls,
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    Lock icon Opposition man quotes S'pore example
    228 5 Reuter AFP Colombo, Friday Mr. J.R. Jayewardene, leader of the opposition United Nation&i Party, said that II his party won this month's general election it will prooe all forms of alleged maladministration by the present Sri Lanka government. Mr. Jayewardene, whose party presents the biggest
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    Lock icon Envoy held
    30 5 Reuter Braslla, Friday The First Secretary of the Haitian Embassy here was put under house arrest yesterday following allegations of his involvement in the murder of his ambassador.—Reu-
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    Lock icon We don't suspect friends: Kriangsak
    620 5 Those bomb incidents in Thailand Reuter AP Bangkok, Friday Thailand does not suspect either Indonesia or Malaysia of involvement in recent bomb Incidents that may involve Thai Muslim separatists, a senior military officer said yesterday. Oen. Kriangsak Chamanand, Armed Forces Deputy Supreme Commander, told foreign
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    Lock icon Marcos wants to meet Fraser
    233 5 Reuter Manila, Friday. President Marcos yesterday expressed the hope of meeting Australian Prime Minister Fraser after next month's ASEAN summit In Kuala Lumpur, the Presidential Palace said. Mr. Marcos expressed the hope to visiting Australian Deputy Prime Minister Doug Anthony, who flew in on Wednesday
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    Lock icon 'US leading ASEAN into military pacts'
    87 5 UPI Bangkok, Friday—The United States has "schemed" to lead the ASEAN countries Into forming bilateral military pacts, the Vietnamese Armed Forces newspaper, Quan Doi Nhan Dan, said. 'This trend...will render the ruling forces in those countries more dependent on US Imperial- lms and, consequently,
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    Lock icon 'Role of the press'
    96 5 UPI Manila, Friday. The Eress in South-east Asia as a role to play in promoting regional unity and development but should not be subservient to government, President Marcos said yesterday. Mr. Marcos was speaking at the opening of the second annual meeting of the Confederation of
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    Lock icon Mass trial postponed
    183 5 Reuter Manila, Friday A Philippine military court yesterday postponed the arraignment of 93 alleged communist leaders accused of smuggling firearms from China to Filipino guerillas in 1972. Only 40 of the defendants were present at the opening of the biggest mass trial here of suspected c o
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    Day Bhutto went pale
    471 6 Recounting the final minutes of the Pak coup Islamabad, Friday The first Indication that former Prime Minister Bhutto had that he was about to be toppled from power by a coup d'etat came from one of his servants. "Janab, Fau] Aa Gal Hal ("Sir, the troops
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    Ah Fook and Mei Lin
    98 6 M«i Lin: Didn't you say you would like to be a pilot? Ah Fook: I have changed my mind. It is too difficult. na tai nan I i J \#t> K *]1 J. »X M 4/ bdsW! shf nf ySc\ ZUO -Pei]"TSn» Mai Lin: Tidakkoh
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    Lock icon Malawi chief sacks Cabinet
    152 6 Reuter Blantyre, Friday Malawi's President Kamuzu Banda has sacked his entire Cabinet and all deputy ministers and parliamentary secretaries, the Malawi News Agency reported yesterday. An annou ncem en t from the office of the President and Cabinet In the new capital of Lilongwe said all
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    Lock icon TODAY
    150 6 UPI TODAY is Friday July 8, the 189 th day of 1977 with 176 to follow. THE MOON Is in the last quarter. THE MORNING STARS are Venus, Mars and Jupiter. THE EVENING STARS are Mercury and Saturn. Those born on this date are under the sign of Cancer.
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    Lock icon Captured
    29 6 AFP Luanda, Friday—Angolan authorities yesterday announced the capture of former Interior Minister Nlto Alves, who was wanted in connection with the abortive coup d'etat here on May 27.—AFP.
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    Lock icon COUP MEN IN LEGAL MUDDLE
    103 6 Reuter Rawalpindi, Friday Lawyers were helping Pakistan's new military rulers yesterday to sort out a legal muddle caused oy their take-over. Spokesmen for the Armed Forces said they were as baffled as anyone about the state of the Constitution. The new military strongman, Gen. Moham
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    Lock icon Racial sex: Minister backtracks
    259 6 Agencies Johannesburg, Friday South African Agriculture Minister Hendrlk Schoeman said yesterday he backed the government's policy barring sex across the colour line and regretted stirring up controversy by calling for the legislation to be scrapped. Mr. Schoeman said at a political rally on Tuesday that laws
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    Lock icon Held by KGB
    39 6 UPI Moscow. Friday The KQB security police. In a rare acknowledgement of urban terrorism in the Bovlet Union, yesterday announced the arrest of an unnamed "criminal" responsible for setting off an explosion near a Moscow hotel.—UPT.
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    Lock icon Wrong side of law...
    25 6 Reuter London, Friday Kenneth Drury, former chief of Scotland Yard'' crime-busting Flying Squad, was yesterday jailed for eight years for corruption.—Reuter.
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    Lock icon The Odd Corner
    48 6 Reuter Thlsted (Denmark), Friday Police were yesterday seeking a man who bit off the ear of a local Labour Exchange official. They said the man, described as In his mid-thirties, went berserk and attacked the official when offered a job as a farm worker. Renter.
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      103 6 WEATHER New York Muggy with chance of thundershowers, 19-26C. Headline: Carter offers Jews assurance on Israel. San Francisco Fair, 10-21C. Headline: Postal boss urges citizen-rate mall. London Dry. sunny and hot, perhaps thundershowers later, 19-27C. Headline: Unions put pressure on Lib-Lab pact. Paris Warm, 19-28C. Headline: Coolness between Moscow and
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      77 6 17C. Headline: Carter Is doubtful on early summit with Soviet chief. Bangkok Cloudy, 25-34C. Headline: Betong Reds on the run. Kuala Lumnur Cloudy, 22 31C. Headline: Direct hit kills 10 Red guerillas. Sydney Showers. IBDC. Headline: City blast scare. UPI. Singapore Singapore's weather for the 24 houvs to 7.30 am.
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    Lock icon Peking ties vital, says Carter
    169 7 Reuter Washington, Friday President Carter yesterday stressed the importance of normalising US relations with China and told Mr. Leonard Woodcock, his new envoy to Peking, to send him an early report on the attitude of China's leaders. "We consider a move towards normal relations with
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    Lock icon How do you talk with a revolver?
    466 7 Guatemala asks UK as Belize row deepens Reuter Washington, Friday Britain and Guatemala negotiated here yesterday on their dispute over Belize in an atmosphere of gathering storm. "When you put a revolver on the table It does not help," Guate mala's Foreign Minister
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    Lock icon 'Cut shares of press lords in TV'
    267 7 Reuter London. Friday. A British government commission on the press yesterday called for a reduction in the share of newspaper proprietors in radio and TV stations. "Our view is that control over the dissemination of news and opinion ought to be in as
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    Lock icon After 1978
    19 7 UPI Vancouver, Friday. Prime Minister Trudeau said yesterday fce would not call a general election before 1978.—UP1.
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    Lock icon UK govt meets on pay policy
    144 7 Reuter London, Friday—The British government has still not ruled out the possibility of agreement with the nation's trade unions on wage restraints, despite two major challenges this week to its pay policy. Fears of a new wages explosion, following two hard line votes on
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    Lock icon Iran students stage protest against the Shah
    156 7 AP New York, Friday Several hundred protesters, shouting "down with the Shah," demonstrated in front of the posh Pierre Hotel yesterday where a luncheon was being held in honour of his wife, Empress Farah. The demonstrators, claiming there is "torture, terrorism and murder"
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    Points for sound work ethic
    417 8 This year's National Wages Council guidelines differ little In principle from last year's. The quantum of the recommended wage Increase six per cent with full offsetting of all Increments reflects the NWC's view that the prospects are for moderate growth rates. This compares with last
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      Trying to keep warm
      69 8 One airline passenger during a flight was having his meal with one palm held over his clip of steaming coffee. His neighbour was puzzled, wondering whether he was warming his hand or afraid of something falling into his beverage. Then he realised the man's problem. "Let
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      Ask an expert
      32 8 A doctor examined a patient carefully, then asked: "So what's wrong with you?" Grumbled the patient later: "He's the doctor. You'd think he'd know the answer after examining me."
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    Lock icon Not Right, but not too Left also
    539 8  -  By Anthony Lewis NYT Brussels, Friday In a dangerous world, where our vision of freedom is often frustrated, many in the West have paid scant attention to some genuine good news in Europe. In the last few years three countries have shaken off
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    BOUNCING BACK TO THE 1880s
    611 8  -  FRIDAY WITH ALEX JOSEY JOSEV There is rubber In dandelions, in tiny amounts. Millions of dandelions would 'be needed to produce rubber j commercially. There were experiments In the Soviet Union and the US during World War Two. They came to nothing. Hevea brasilease (the
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    More than a Ray of hope...
    300 8 7 VOICE OF THE PRESS N Ja NEW STRAITS TIMES Headline: Cahaya Bena. Hard on the heels of the success against communist subversive activities comes the news that Malaysian and Thai troops have launched a new joint border operation. It Is not known how
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    Lock icon Are you boss enough to read this magazine?
    798 9  -  By Thomas Collins Washington Post New York, Friday There is a new International magazine being published which is not looking for subscribers. Some people have already called up and asked for a copy, but they have been turned down. And at least
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    Lock icon Pawn in the power game
    3306 10 / 11 MR. Toth, the Los Angeles Times Correspondent in Moscow, was arrested on June 11 by agents of the KGB after he was handed a paper on parapsychology by a Russian scientist. Toth was questioned intensely for several days and accused of collecting secret information. Finally,
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      589 10 / 11 amaza c: Friday J [EN-5J NEW NIKON MONEYWORDS Cut out and pin with other coupons. Posting instructions appear below Name (Mr./Mrs./Miss) Address Tel: FILL IN FLO K MISSING AT C H letters PLA N ACROSS USING E Q A L CLUES A S T Y BELOW B mmm mmm tmm
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      Museum art gallery to hold first birthday exhibition
      457 12  -  f N The Arts V V.O. Artists, here is a chance to get your work displayed in the National Museum Art Gallery. You are invited to submit a maximum of three of your most recent works for Art 77, an exhibition to
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      Trio turn a hobby into a profession
      462 12  -  Sundown scene VI itil Jennifer Schnoon For the Belvedere Trio. their best friends are their instruments. They Brew up with music flooding their homes, playing constantly, and what was once a hobby has now became a profession. The three members are Robert Chen,
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      Simply good food,
      250 12 f 1 Eating out --i While shopping at the Outram Park Complex last week I saw lots of people eating at a coffeeshop on the ground floor of Block 31. As it was shaded by the spreading branches of a big tree and had a pleasant "away
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      Lock icon Abundantly yours...
      59 13 Miss Karen Scott-Jones of Connecticut, United States, is 28 years old and weighs 154 kg. She has come to the aid of fat people by designing and marketing clothes for women who wear sizes 18 through 60. Here, she wears an Abu n d a ntly Yours creation
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      service and reasonable prices
      434 13 in a wholesome way but I would recommend the fish as it was really fresh and fried to perfection. The sprinkling of crumbled deep fried dried plaice on top completed the dish. The fish cost $3 while the rice noodles cost $1.50. On Sunday I re-visited
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      180 13 Try an Italian seafood dish tonight rhere's niort to Italian looking than spaghetti and pizzas. Nightly, at La Taverna Downtown u i' offer vou genuine Italian seafood specialities prepared by <>ur Italian chef. j > he st'led ion includes C acciucco ll.eghorn fish stew) I rota <«lla Cnntasca ißake'd trout)
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    Lock icon Sterling under pressure
    206 14 Money market AFP The Bank of England moved in with heavy support for sterling in very active trading on the foreign exchange yesterday as tension again built up on leading markets. In London, the pound came under pressure because of fears of a new bout of Inflation
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    Reserves up
    27 14 Kuwait, Friday.—Gold and currency reserves of Kuwait last year rose 55.7 per cent from US$96OO million ($23,C00 million) to U5514,700 million official statistics showed yesterday.
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    People in business
    249 14 MR. CLIFFORD AGNEW MEEK has been appointed managing director for 3M Singapore, replacing MR KL. HANSEN who returned to the United States for a new assignment. Private Investment Company for Asia has appointed MR. EDWARD DE JONG as senior vice-president for finance and banking. He was previously
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    Lock icon Manila nets $547 mil forex surplus
    250 14 r r~ =3 Business News and Views I AFP Reuter Manila, Friday. —The Philippines recorded a foreign exchange sur plus of -US$22B million i 5547 million) in the first half of this year and a "smaller" trade Imbalance is expected for this year, the
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    Lock icon Big textiles pile-up in HK
    350 14 Sequel to French curbs on imports AFP Hong Kong, Friday Trade circles reported ye st e r day that French curbs on imports have led to the piling up here of a considerable quantity of clothing and textiles destined for France. This meant losses of
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    Lock icon Promote trade ties, journalists told
    142 14 Reuter Manila, Friday The Federation of FilipinoChinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FFCCCI) has urged senior Journalists of ASEAN to promote closer trade and economic ties by monitoring business opportunities within the region. The FFCCCI also urged them to exert a "united effort" to effectively
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  • Stock markets round the world
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      Lock icon ZURICH
      82 14 Union Bank of Switzerland Closing prices In Swiss franca on the Zurich Stock Exchange yesterday: UBS Bearer 3895 8 UBS Registered 626 SBC 374 2 Credit 8ulss» 2046 —16 Swissair B. 721 1 Swiss Relnsur 2446 Wlnterthur B 1860 Zurich Insur. 7200 +60 Juvena B. 223 1 Nestle B.
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      SYDNEY
      107 14 Closing prices at 11.30 am. (Australian time) on the Sydney Stock Exchange today: ACI 180 182 ADC 10 18 Ampol Pet 80 81 ANI 138 137 APM 118 117 Bcnk NSW 524 530 Brambles 155 158 BHP 814 818 Boral 314 217 CBA 207 Nil CSB 310 NU CIO
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      NEW YORK
      111 14 Investors, anticipating a favourable Federal Reserve Board report, staged a late rally that drove the stock market higher yesterday In fairly active trading. Yesterday** prices in U8 dollar* followed by the difference on the previous station's close: AT A T 83% Beth 6teel 30% caterp Tra Chrysler 56%
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      35 14 UPI Dow Jones closmr averages on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday: 30 Industrials 909.51 (up 1.78), 30 transport 237.10 (off 0.19), Ift utilities 115J6 (up 0.38), 65 stocks 311.04 (up 0.47). UPI.
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      TOKYO
      190 14 Prices held firm on the Tokyo stock market yesterday on a bout of buying centered on construction Issues and blue chips. The Dow-Jones average ot 225 selected stocks closed the day at 4,985.46 yen, up 12.97 yen over Wednesday. Closing prices In yen on the Tokyo Stock Exchange yesterday:
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      75 14 Closing "prices In francs on the Paris Bourse yesterday: CorbeUle 148.30 —.80 Ponder 270.10 unch Prlntemps 31.08 —.78 Bull 29 —JO Royal Dutch 279 unch Mlcheiln 1188 +10 C O B 249 —8 Thomson 159.10 —2.40 C P P 100.80 —.20 Rhone 81.40 —.30 AIR 337J0 —.10 BSN 484.90
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      Lock icon Spinner Miller swings Test
      322 15 Reuter Manchester, Friday Two late wickets by off-spinner Geoff Miller swung the second cricket Test back England's way after A us t r a lia's Doug Walters and Rodney Marsh had put on 98 in a facesaving sixth wicket p a r t n e rshlp
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      Clubs plan to train schoolboys
      341 15  -  By PHILIP TAN National League clubs, always criticised for their passive role In the 6 ro motion of soccer, ave decided to undertake two major projects which will Rive the sport a big shot In the arm. At a monthly meeting last Wednesday night, the
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      Beware the Indon might at SEA
      533 16 By JEFFREY LOW Beware the might of the Indonesians! They could create such an Impact in tie November South East Asia Games that it would be ope of the most lasting impressions of the renamed SEAP Games. This was the kind of flowing enthusiasm
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      Lock icon HAYES SETS ALL-TIME RECORD 63
      695 16 MALTBIE LEADS BY A STROKE Reuter Turnberry (Scotland), Friday The Slumbering, Riant of the Ailsa links remained asleep for yesterday's second round of the 106 th British Open golf championship, and Mark Hayes responded with an alltime record of 63 while fellow-Ameri-can Roger Maltbie took
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      Lock icon 2nd ROUND SCORES
      296 16 UPI British unless stated: 137 R. Maltble (US) 71. 66; 138 H. Oreen (US) 72. 66; J. Nicklaus (US) 68, 70; L. Trevino (US) 68. 70; T. Watson (U8) 68. 70; 139 P. Butler 71, 68; M. Hayes (U8) 76. ***** 8. Ballesteros (SP) 69, 71; O.
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      Nancy wins SICC medal
      135 17 Nancy Clayton won the Singapore Island Country Club women's "A" Division medal comfietitlon when she reurned a nett 77 at the Island Course yesterday. Nancy also took the first nine ballsweep on nett 35. The second nine went to O. Baillie on nett 39. The "B"
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      European record
      70 17 Moscow, Friday Valentin Parlnov, an 18-year-old student, aet a European 800 metres freestyle record of 8 mln 11 82 sec at the Soviet swimming championships yesterday. His new time was set while he was swimming In the 1500 metres event, which he won in 15 mln 27.5 sec
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      Sue fancied for Sentosa Open
      638 17  -  TEE-UP u/ith Lim Kee Chan The first Sentosa women's monthly Open Day stroke competition on July 12 has received tremendous response. The total of 86 entries 38 for the "A" Division (handicap 0 to 24) and 48 for the "B" Division (25 to 36). Include
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      Alcott to defend Far East title at Bukit
      142 17 All three previous winners are expected to have another crack at the Colcate Far East women's Open Invitation championship to be played at the 6078-metre par-71 Bukit Course on Nov. 11-13. They are Amy Alcott, the defending champion who won the title
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      WEEKEND FIXTURES
      624 17 "A" Division draw for Sentosa women's Open Day: Ist tee. 12.01 p.m.— Sue Cleary (11) w June Murray (12) I O. O. Leow (15) Sen; 12.08 J. M. Benschop (11) Sr J. Tanaka (14) I Janet 81m (15) I; 12.15 C. Greenspan (12) W C. Bosley (15) I
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      Batu Karang does a splendid gallop
      324 18 He will appreciate the wet track for Cup race on Sunday Jockey Moses Lee, who is riding in top form at the moment, renews partnership with Batu Karang and the combination can prove too good for the Queen Elizabeth II Cup field o.n Sunday.
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      Lock icon Cauthen's 300th victory
      96 18 UPI New York, Friday Jockey sensation Steve Cauthen, leading United States rider, won his 300 th victory of 1977 yesterday with a twolength victory astride Oun Blast In the first race at Belmont Park. Cauthen, 17, lost his apprentice status in late June but has continued to
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      115 18 SCRUTINEER BRIAN MILLER FAIRWAY B Race It Promise Chuba Lagl Promiae Chuba Lagl Srlkandl Tricky Treasure Chaba Lagl 8rlkandl law S: Talented Take Me High Tacit Professor Joe Talented Tacit Tacit Take Me High Km S: Sentak Sarin Btonic Marvel Sentak Surla Noble Venture Sentak Surla Blanle Marvel Inamorato
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      GONDO: WE'LL RETAIN MEN'S TITLES
      311 19  -  By Tony Koh A confluent Gondo Widjojo, the defending joint men's singles champ ion with compatriot Atet Wiyono, yesterday predicted an allIndonesian affair in this Sunday's men's singles and doubles finals of the Singapore Open Grass Court championships which began this morning at the Cricket
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      Lock icon The end of a dream for Anglo Chinese
      410 19  -  By SURESH NAIR Anglo Chinese Junior College's hopes of qualifying for this year's National Schools rugby finals turned out to be a mere pipe-dream when they lost 13-0 to St. Andrews' at Farrer Park yesterday. With this second defeat they lost 15-0
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      746 19  -  Soccer classic in *78 if this is a success By Philip Tan Bertie Mee, the former Arsenal manager, feels that Red Star Belgrace, with their better allround team, will emerge as winners of the Metro 20th anniversary soccer tournament beginning next week, but Singapore will definitely spring
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    35 20 AH FOOK: First it's coffee, now It may be soft drinks. With these Srice hikes, we'll have > Rive up our drinks after meals. MEI LIN: Never mind. Things ro best with plain water.
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