New Nation, 11 November 1977

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  • 21 1 NewNation SINGAPORE Friday, November 11, 1977 No. 2103 Price 25 cents M C. (P) 262/1/77 r 1 NEW (S/i NATION COMMENT
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  • 446 1 Warning by President Carter Reuter AP Washington, Friday President Carter yesterday warned that the Middle East was teetering on the brink of a major conflict because of the violence in Lebanon and the absence of direct Arab Israeli talks on an overall settlement. He called
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  • 258 1  -  By Judith Hale -9 Twenty-two special screening rooms to hold passengers until they board their aircraft will be one of the main features of Changi Airport's security system. Once Inside, passengers will not be allowed to meet outsiders, thus ensuring that they are "clean"
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  • 187 1  -  By Terry Ang Hardcore drug addicts are drinking opium water to relieve withdrawal pains, a habit they picked up in a former re h a bllltatlon centre. In the early days, before "cold turkey" treatment was lntoduced addicts at the St. John's Island Drug
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    • 54 1 40 pages today Tour New Nation today Includes a 19-page special section which fives tips on how to make your home more beautiful. It starts from Page 10. INSIDE Family planning board chief to quit Pago 3 IN THE OTHER PAGES: Crossword 31; Moneywords 32 and 33; Stars 35; Comics
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous

  • 340 2  -  ...when new models are installed in 1979 By Judith Hale All public telephones will have a six-minute time limit Instead of three minutes from early 1979. This will come about when all existing public coln-phonea are replaced by new models, Telecoms said. The three-minute
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  • 87 2 Kuala Lumpur, Friday Prime Minister Datuk Hussein Onn left for Kota Baru this morning. He was accompanied by the Finance Minister Tengku Razaleigh, who is the head of the Kelantan UMNO liaison committee, and the Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Hanlff Omar. It Is his
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  • 29 2 The British Council Is holding an exhibition of English language teaching materials for primary and secondary teachers and students at the council's library from tomorrow to Nov 26.
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  • 174 2 This is the $12,000 scoreboard built specially for the Colgate Far East Open women's invitational golf championship which began this morning at the Bukit course. Made of plywood, it is 45 me- tres long and three metres high, standing behind the practice green at
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  • 191 2 Trading was light but firm during the first 45 minutes at the Stock of Exchange of Singapore. Wearnes recorded the best gain when It Jumped from the opening level of $3.04 to $3.18, up 14 cents. The other motor stock, Cycle and Carriage, Improved by seven cents to
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  • 47 2 Two men, one of them armed with a bearing scraper, robbed tart! driver Tan Han Leong, 49, of $28 at Lorong 102, ofT, Changl Road, early this morning. The men. aged about 25 to 28, had boarded the taxi near the Joo Chiat market.
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  • 283 2 by S'pore wood men S i n g a p o re wood products manufacturers are considering setting up representative offices in the United States to boost exports. They consider this a necessary follow-up to their recent mission to the US to penetrate the vast furniture
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  • 542 3  -  It's the answer to servant shortage By K.K. Fong Enterprising housewives in Housing Board flats are cashing in on the shortage of servants by offering to look after their n e 1 g h bo u rs' children for a fee. And according to a quick
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  • 174 3  -  By Ting Hi Keng Singer Tracy Huang has scored three firsts with her new album. I Don't Want To Talk About It. It will soon be marketed In Australia, making Tracy the first local artiste to have an album on sale outside the Far East. An
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  • 122 3  -  By Wang Look Fung Dr Wan Fook Kee, deputy Director of Medical Service (Health), has resigned after more than 16 years in Government service. Dr Wan, 44, is also chairman of the Singapore Family Planning and Population Board. Ministry of Health sources said he
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  • 37 3 The Joo Chiat community centre youth group will organise a weekend camp at St John's Island from Nov 20 to 27. Those Interested can contact the centre's staff at *****6 or *****7 before Nov 14.
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  • 247 4  -  Gadget will register how far you've gone By Richard Adhikari Joggers can measure how far they have gone with a watch-like instrument called the Jogger. Worn around the waist, it can measure distances up to 10 km. It is worked by a pendulum activated by
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  • 127 4 Reuter Kuala Lumpur, Friday Malaysia has agreed to use Malta as the centre for transhipment of Malaysian exports to West Asia, southern Europe and Mediterranean countries. Malaysia is prepared to study the possibility of entering into Joint ventures with Malta on setting up of
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  • 227 4 A surveyor has suggested that Singapore be developed as a brain centre as a way to beat the current property depression. Mr Lai spoke at the vice-president of the Institute of Surveyors, proposed four ways to bring this about. They are: Consolidation of
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  • 127 4 A $15 million commercial and shopping complex to serve residents in Tampines, Ponggol. Upper Serangoon, Yio Chu Kang and Seletar will be built next year. The eight-storey building which is expected to be completed in mid-1980, will be sited at the Junction of
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    • 159 4 There are many open air restaurants at night! But, there is only one m at the Raffles Hotel where the food is excellent! grand jewelleryclearance \'i 1 .'.v (,h rs UP TO 50 'o DISCOUNT FASCINATING JEWELLERIES FROM WORLD OVER MUST BE CLEARED AT FANTASTIC REDUCTIONS n Wlll'U' P 1
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  • 203 5 AFP Tokyo. Friday Japan will cut tariffs on dozens of manufactured goods, lnculdlng electronic computers, cars and parts and film next April ahead of the planned large-scale tariff reduction based on the Tokyo round of multilateral trade negotiations. According to Finance Ministry
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  • 426 5 $7 billion imports bid 'too high* Reuter Tokyo, Friday A leading Japanese financial source yesterday described as a pipedream Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda's aim to boost Japan's Imports by US$3 billion ($7.2b) this year. "Adding that much to imports by the end of December looks like a pipedream,"
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  • 214 5 AP London, Friday The T72 tank (above), paraded through Moscow's Red Square on Monday on the 60th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution. Is the Soviet Union's latest main battle tank and one of the world's most form ldable fighting vehicles, British specialists say. According to the
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  • 127 5 Reuter Washington, Friday The Carter administration has agreed to sell Indonesia a squadron of 12 F-5 Jet fighters for about US$B5 million ($204 m) but fears It may lose the deal to France, government sources said yesterday. The Informed sources also said the administration
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    • 9 5 20% Off ALL Pierre EICARDIN Tricot Knit Shirts <3
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    • 123 5 The Remarkable Explosive as dynamite, bubbly as champagne. A voice so so forceful, Jf so textured, j? that even the m most unfeeling Jpj will be charmed. performing Neptune) m m MLBMTfiA! 'Jk J T ~T\ .'Jr. -a WMj i < '-'iSv f fyv r/ mM* LAST 2 NIGHTS o*.w'
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  • 291 6 Reuter Vienna. Friday—Austrian authorities clamped a news blackout on the kidnap of a lingerie millionaire who was seized from his car In \lenna during the night and his kidnappers left a note demanding a ransom Of million schillings ($7.2 million). Sources said the police
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  • 128 6 Reuter Manila, Friday Mrs Imelda Marcos, wife of the Philippines President and Metropolitan Manila Governor, yesterday launched an "antipollution of minds and values" campaign and ordered a drive against pornography, sex shows and suggestive films. The order was given at a meeting
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  • 171 6 Reuter Manila, Friday Muslim rebels fighting government troops In the southwestern Philippines have been urged by their exiled leader to prepare for an all-out war, according to a captured document released by military authorities In Zamboanga city yesteryear Admiral Romulo Espaldon, the
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  • 150 6 UPI TODAY is Friday. Nov. 11, the 315 th day of 1977 with 50 to follow. THE MOON is new. THE MORNING STARS are Mars. Venus, Jupiter and Saturn. THE EVENING STAR is Mercury. Those born on this date are under the sign of Scorpio. American actor Pat O'Brien
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  • 52 6 AFP Kuwait, Friday The sheikhs of Arabia will soon be able to skate on ice. Kuwait has placed an order for two Ice rinks worth $36 million with a French company. Minister of Public Works Mahmud Nast and the managing director of the Arm, signed the deal
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  • 491 6 AFP Reuter London, Friday The British government seemed yesterday to have won its trial of strength with electrical power workers whose unofficial work to rule has caused widespread blackouts since the beginning of last week. Power was almost fully restored yesterday as most of the
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 52 6 Ah Fook and Mei Lin i W i 5 +Tf',€ > Hil 2h i ob i n -A sN FOOTNOTE: Chinate it tonal language. It hat basically four tonet. For example: ba /V (eight); ba (to pull out); ba (to hoM); ba <§■ (father). In addition, meant unttretsed, toft tone.
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    • 167 6 Rome Sunny, 22-7C. Headline: Labour unions propose far-reaching pension reform. London Clear, 1417C. Headline: Government plans to use 11,000 troops If firemen strikes. Paris Cloudy, 1711C. Headline: Secret left meeting falls. New York Showers. 12-17C. Headline: Israeli jets strike Lebanon; Beirut report 60 dead. San Francisco Fair, 16-5C. Headline: Israeli
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  • 153 7 UPI Rlyadh, Friday. Saudi Arabia has denied press reports it was planning to shift from the flagging US dollar to British sterling in billing its oil customers. Riyadh Radio carried a one-sentence denial of the reports from Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed All AbdulKhali. The reports,
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  • 424 7 Reuter Peking, Friday The gov e r nment spelled out In detail yesterday for the first time who among China's millions would benefit from wage increases that went into effect from Oct 1. The wage Increases, the first for at least six years, affect
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  • 236 7 Reuter Cairo, Friday Egypt will try to persuade other Arab countries to back Its new position of go-anywhere, do-anything to sweep away obstacles to a reconvened Middle East peace conference, Informed sources said yesterday. President Anwar Sadat told Parliament last Saturday he would even go before
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  • 422 8 In one Bedok-to-TanJong-Rhu sweep, a whole generation's chlldhoc d memories have become history. Of course, they still remember the old Bedok coast where they could wade Into the sea at low tide to catch remls and one-plncer crabs. Or Sunday swims In the now reclaimed Katong
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  • 80 8 The passengers had settled back comfortably to enjoy SlA's famous service on the long flight to Europe. Suddenly they were scared out of their wits by a shout of "Hijack!" After a few frightful moments they were reassured that there were no terrorists aboard. What actually happened
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  • 652 8  -  FRIDAY WITH ALEX JOSEY ALEX JOSEY Even a short holiday In Norway will be sufficient to convince the thoughtful foreigner that Norwegians are highminded. The British, remembering the Second World War, respect Norwegian courage and principles; but most Britishers who know Norwegians well, affectionately
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  • 1097 8 Tourists are easy prey of snatch thieves in Rome UPI Rome: Jerked off her feet and dragged In the wake of the roaring motorcycle, the frail, 83-year-old woman hung onto her purse until she felt the palp of her right hip fracturing. Betty W. Gardner of
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  • 139 9  -  ASEAN ASIDES By SONNY YAP Complain lng about "rojak" English? Well, the "Let's go for makan" linguistic phenomenon is not peculiar to Singapore. In Kuala Lumpur recently, Parliament heard that teachers are using sentences like "I panggll you" and "You datang sini" during conversations with
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  • 190 9 Anyone who thinks Chinese death rites and rituals are elaborate should observe similar ceremonies In the Jember Regency. Java. Over there, bereavement means not only losing a loved one but also having to throw big dinner parties. To cater to the "guests,"
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  • 130 9 Call It a case of "fowl play" If you like. But the plague that killed at least 700,000 ducks valued at "many millions of bahts" in Thailand since September last year Is nothing to quack about. Alarmed officials of the Department of Livestock
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  • 80 9 It has yet to be confirmed by the Qulnness Book of Records but guess who's the largest kidnap victim In the world? The mammoth honour was recently conferred by news agencies on a sixtonne elephant used by a Thai-American firm to haul rattan. The elephant was abducted at
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  • 103 9 How do you plug security leaks In government departments? The Perak way Is to send office boys on a course organised by the State Security Committee. During the briefing given by the Security Officer from the Prime Minister's Department, participants are told how to handle
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  • 195 9 What Is sauce for a Scottish scientist may not also be sauce for soy sauce manufacturers in ASEAN. Reason: Dr Brian Wood of Olascow's Strathclyde University has found a way of fermenting soy sauce, a favourite flavouring among our people, in one -twelfth of the
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  • 47 9 Spotted t'xls advertisement In a i Indonesian paper recently: Wanted by leading lorelgn language Institute native English speakers either MALE or FEMALE to teach English. Is the advertiser being superfluous In listing the sex specifications? Or Is he barring a "third sex" from applying?
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    • 311 10 AT JLKZaAA 1 m <vii111 |i, Supplement L* I w I s o o IB /7?T* 1 m i M 117 > VA Kl i in M I k m INSIDE Tips on how to make maximum use of space —.Page 12 What to look for when buying a house
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    • 166 11 Let HuaW w jf KSfe home -SSSS- Italian MarWe C-- t v#"/p V ,>v 4. Ps m v v v N >. Kvf >•£ ~wm% x*. '■<«*% *f > >. >■• >■ i. ,'v. .s N v. v ;m 4 V' > •r. C>/ v ■J 'xV > v RSHk
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  • IDEAL HOMES
    • 970 12  -  By Jane Chew Ideally, a house is the best choice since its Individual design lends itself easily to alterations. Walls can be knocked down to give more space or put up as sub-dlvlsions to suit your style of living. A flat, however, has
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    • 1069 14 In an era where home ownership is becoming a reality to many, and is made more available through loan and CPF facilities, Singaporeans are getting to be more discriminate in their choice of homes. Since a home is a long-term investment and
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    • 471 16 Many ho us ehold fittings and accessories have been designed for a cosier home life. One of the newest fitthings on the market Is the water heater, a convenient and compact stainless steel unit that heats water for domestic purposes. Gainsborough has a heater specially
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    • 209 18 The points to note A kitchen is more often than not the most neglected part of the home, mainly because it is commonly thought that a guest is not likey to survey your kitchen as he or she would normally do to the living and bedrooms. The kitchen
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    • 423 19 Several years ago, household appliances were considered an unnecessary luxury. Today, appliances like the refrigerator, gas or electric cooker, washing machine and a coffee percolator are considered basics. The Increase in use of appliances like these is mainly the result of more working
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    • 416 22 Luxury furniture is in two categories: modern and antiques. Modern furniture makes use of a wide choice of materials like glass, metal, flrbreglass, leather and plastics. Wood Is still very popular, since It Is lasting and versatile. Courts at Orchard Road has an eye-pop-ping range of
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    • 636 24 Decorating a home can be rather costly. It also needs proper planning so that you won't end up buying the wrong kind of furniture, or finding yourself lum be red with more than you need or can afford. The first step Is to list the
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    • 341 26 The urbanisation projects in Singapore have given the landscape a new look. The easy flowing skyline Is now Interrupted by the Jagged lines of concrete hlghrlse buildings. The rapid urbanisation of Singapore began in the 1960s with the government concentrating on high priority programmes in
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    • 324 27 As some and more people are buying their own homes a greater interest in domestic comfort and aesthetic awareness is generated. The furnishing of a home becomes the pride and passion of many a home-maker. Carpets are fast coming back to vogue. A carefully chosen
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    • 354 28 Dramatic lighting adds sparkle to a home. This Is achieved through the shapes and sizes of the fixtures, the strategic places for them, and the Interplay of lighting fixtures with all the other items of the room. Lighting today must express both fashion and function. Even
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    • 496 29 The prevailing heat and humidity throughout the year must be tolerated by most people in Singapore. The common appliance to reduce a little the incidence of discomfort is the electric fan, which is found in almost every home. A more sophisticated and more expensive (home
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    • 89 13 iff m r M 0 Features: Its outstanding suction power makes it possible to remove the dust sticking to the carpets or mats. *Dust Dash-Clean System packed the dust Into a lump which can be easily disposed of without spilling or soiling your hands. Power cord can be wound up
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  • trend EDITED BY SYLVIA LEOW
    • 1564 20 / 21  -  The Arts By Violet Oon LAST week, the Ministry of Culture announced the prize winners In the Poetry Writing competition held earlier this year. Dr. Ow Chin Hock, the Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Culture presented the prizes. This is the second in a
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    • 930 20 / 21  -  Eating Out bv Violet Oon Nothing quite beats going to a market for breakfast, so one morning, I headed towards Tiong Bahru Market, the place selling lots of delicious local breakfast dishes. My memory served me right after all as
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    • 347 20 / 21  -  Sundown scene l>v Peter Ong Like many of his fans, I had always wanted to see Elvis Presley perform live. So you can imagine how I felt when I heard of his sudden death. Now. like the baby who didn't get his milk. I
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    • 68 22 Insist on Australia "ATLAS" Ultra-hard wall plaster helps jPERJH) solve your problem! extremely hard, smooth durable no cement sand needed specially made for HDB hollow block walls HB braoy Availa b'e at all building material c6.pty.ltd. suppliers contractors. IMPORTER STOCKIST: CERAMIC TILES MARBLE TERRAZZO MOSAIC VINYL TILES CARPET WALL COVERING.
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  • Page 23 Advertisements
    • 28 23 Another Fabulous Development by UNITED OVERSEAS LAND LIMITED (Incorporated in Singapore) Mezzanine Floor, Hotel Merlin Singapore, Beach Road, Singapore 7. P.O. Box 2606 Tat: *****33 Telex: RS *****
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  • Page 24 Advertisements
    • 106 24 Ik Living Patterns to Create the Right Harmony I More than just shapes, shades and styles. You get function and aestheticism in a harmonious blend, combined with convenience and durability. Decorative or plain, for wall or floor, these tiles add colour to your practical designs for living. An expressive communion
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    • 199 24 U I" **>■ SI7H r i i A small enchanting crystal chandelier specially created for the HOB home. 440 mm dia 350 mm high. 4 x 40W lamps. Matching wall lights available. New for 1977 and by popular demand —"The Daiko CefHngfttr. Elegantly small, to add a touch of class
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    • 166 25 iimm V* H*"". t -»y« tr •#%k m«J r %gLr> t Jwffl fcr p*r fcr^ V. i 8 > f- >t f .tggt* r -r*m J/** ,iM3Q2 fl vt*7l z^.j>- > > t r. Zr+ tfHinf 1 Tf y •f* V. If .T^ Fully furnished Diethelm Furnishings bring out the
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    • 89 26 m Mon-Sat 11.00 a.m. -9.00 p.m. Sunday 10.30 a.m. 8.30 p.m. orchid furniture creates a mam dhwarioa ia yow badrooai aritfc fha latest Welle design a Original French design a Superb finishing a Guaranteed quality material used Ideal colours to match bedroom settings COME N' SEE OUR WIDE RANGE OF
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    • 324 28 l\V FREE. 20 Mikimoto pearl and sterling silver pendant. Free with every purchase of a Philco automatic washing machine or tumble-dryer comes a genuine Mikimoto pearl pendant worth $120, in a choice of two sterling silver settings. This offer is valid only while stocks last. So don't delay. As an
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  • Page 29 Advertisements
    • 252 29 In times like these, there's no better investment than in a home of your own. The scarcity of land alone is a good reason to put your money in it. Not to mention the fast shrinking buying power of the dollar. Hong Leong Gardens offer you the perfect hedge against
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  • 919 31  -  US and other rich nations argue writing off debts of poor nations could bring chaos By Don Shannon The Los Angeles Times United Nations: Four of the world's wealthier nations have started cancelling the debts owed to them by some of the world's poorest nations, touching
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  • 491 31 NYT Darra, (Pakistan): Like hundreds of other market towns scattered across India and Pakistan, this little crossroads 40km south of the Khyber Pass bustles every morning with shoppers from the surrounding countryside. But here. Instead of mangoes or wicker bags or
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  • 848 32  -  says Andy Young President Carter's selection of Andrew Young as United States Ambassador to the United Nations is proving have been a master stroke. Young, a likeable, outspoken man, Is Interested more in "people problems," as he puts it, rather than the niceties and legalIsm of
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  • 508 32 Reuter London: The Insurance salesman, who has always followed only a few steps behind the adventurer as he widened mankind's frontiers, has stepped into space. A British multinational banking and Insurance firm. C.T. Bowrlng and Company Ltd. has recently established a separate company. C.T. Bowrlng
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  • 399 33 f Business News and Views L————2 Trade catastrophe if talks fail—EEC UPI Brussels, Friday The chief textile negotiator of the European Common Market warned yesterday an "international trading catastrophe" could occur if complex n eg o 11 atlons with Hong Kong fail completely. A Common Market deadline for
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  • 123 33 New York, Friday The next 80 days will decide whether there is going to be peace or war in world trade, a key Common Market trade negotiator said yesterday. Mr Wllhelm Haferkamp, the Vice-President for External Affairs of the Commission of the European communities, said
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  • 157 33 UPI AP Brussels, Friday. The dollar closed mixed on European money markets yesterday. Gold was unchanged In Zurich at U*****,125 an ounce and In London It closed at U*****,875. down one dollar from Wednesday's close. The dollar closed at 2.2525 marks In Frankfurt, down from 2.2570 on Wednesday.
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  • 105 33 Manila, Friday—Shipowners from the five members of the Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN) yesterday endorsed five proposed projects for possible implementation on a regional basis. An announcement at the close a two-day meeting of the Federation of ASEAN Shipowners Association said the meeting assigned
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    • 112 33 Closing prices In US$ on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday with the difference on the previous session's close: AT T 60% Beth Steel 20% Caterp Tra (Chrysler 63% 14tt Coca-Cola 30 Contl. Oil 30% Dow Chem 39 Dresser 43% 1% Du Pont 118 +2% E. Kodak 54%
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    • 35 33 UPI New York. Friday. Dow Jones closing averages on the NYSIT yesterday: 30 industrials 833.55 (up 14.12), 20 transport 210.95 (up 4.39), 15 utilities 111.28 (up 1.71), 65 stocks 286.33 (up 5.03). UPI.
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    • 174 33 AFP Prices tumbled broadly for the fourth session in a row on the Tokyo Stock Market yesterday without any Incentive news. The Dow-Jones rage fell 33.44 yen to 4.941.21 yen stretching the loss ror the we.'k so far to 89.30 yen. The wide-based composite index was down 1.88 to
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    • 460 34 SEEE Reuter AP Teheran, Friday South Korea and Iran clash in a vital Asian Group World Cup qualifying soccer match here today, with the Koreans desperate for victory. "We'll put everything we have in a 90-mlnute blitz attack," the South Korean team manager, Wan-Kon Oh,
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    • 49 34 Reuter Auckland, Triday Can Nancarrow of Australia beat South Africa's Roland Watson in the final of the New Zealand Open championship 10-8, 9-1, 3-9, 9-3 last night. In the play-off for third and fourth places, Ahmed Safwat of Egypt beat New Zealander Bruce Brownlee 10-8, 9-4, 9-6.
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    • 388 35  -  —Spartak boss Soccer By PHILIP TAN Andrej Starostyn, the 71-year-old veteran of Russian soccer, has given a few tips to improve the Singapore National team's standards. After watching the Moscow Spartak youth gain a 3-(Twln over S'ngapore on Wednesday at the National Stadium he said:
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    • 140 35 Reuter London. Friday First Division leaders Nottingham Forest could find their unbeaten home record under severe attack when they clash with Manchester United tomorrow. On paper. It does not look too difficult a contest, with Forest charging along three points clear at the top
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    • 155 35 J^jJvblleyball Reuter Yokohama, Friday. Dark horse China staged, a major upset by beating Montreal Olympic gold medallists Japan 3-2 In the elimination round of the women's volleyball World Cup competition here yesterday. China won 8-15. 15-12, 15-9, 11-15. 15-13. Both China and Japan have already advanced Into
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    • 232 36 BhHss®' <«4 Ipoh, Friday —Martial Call is shaping up extremely well lor a winning efiort. The Mountain Call six-year-old almost achieved this In his last start at Penang In September when he beat all but Sawadee 111 alter taking a clear lead 200 m out. Ridden by
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    • 339 36 Reuter Melbourne, Friday Simon Owen of New Zealand, playing in fading light, chipped in a difficult bunker shot for an eagle at the 18th hole to Join young Australian Rob McNaughton in the first round lead of the Asloo,ooo (S$280,000) Australian PGA championships at
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    • 233 37 BRIAN MILLER AT THE FAR EAST WOMEN'S GOLF Amy Alcott, the 21-year-old defending champion of the Colgate Far East golf championship seems destined to attain superstar status within the next few years. Although this is only her third year on the professional tour,
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    • 243 37 From a semi-profes-sional tenpin bowling champion, Sandra Spunzich has worked herself into the toD 30 of the world's money winning list the Ladies Professional Golf Association tours. Sandra, wno is here to compete in the Colgate Far East championship at the Bukit Course starting
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    • 131 37 Japan's Michiko Yamada, a member of 4 iic winning amateur team championship yesterday, was one-under after six holes with a birdie on the fourth this morning when the early threesomes teedolt for the first round of the Far East women's golf championship at the Bukit Course. American
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    • 255 37 Hisako "chako" Higuchl. the No. 1 Japanese professional, will take some beating in the Colgate Far East championship now in progress at the Bukit Course. Alan Murray, the Singapore Island Country Club resident professional, spoke highly of Hlguchl's capabilities. "I give her a great winning
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    • 316 38  -  Hock Mui flown back for SEA mission Q Tabletennis By TONY KOH Singapore's women's table tennis team to the South East Asia Games have been strengthened considerably with the inclusion of Leow Hock Mui who has Just returned from a seven-month training scholarship in Japan. Hock
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    • 445 38 STORE REMAIN AT THE BOTTOM WITH sth LOSS Soccer Bangkok, Friday Malaysia yesterday advanced Into the final of the 10th King's Cup soccer tournament by beating India 3-0 In their last preliminary round match. The Malaysians led 2-0 at halftime. South Korea had
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    • 265 38  -  |m3 Athletics By SURESH NAIR National sprinter Surjit Hazra Kumar, who pulled a hamstring muscle at a time trial run last week, has a "better than an even chance" of taking part in the South East Asia Games In Kuala Lumpur. This assessment was
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    • 33 38 Bangkok, Friday. Thailand's Sakad Porntavee yesterday pounded out a unanimous points victory over world second-ranked light featherweight contender Juan Antonio Lopez of Mexico in a 10 round catch-weight bout.
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  • 44 34 j£l& MIBB REBECCA QOH LEE' KHIM, aged 30, passed away peacefully on 10/11/77. Family, ln-laws and nieces deeply mourn her loss. Relinquish service at Singapore Casket today at 7 p.m. Cortege proceeds to Chua Chu Kane Christian Cemetery on Saturday? 12/11/77) at 10 a.m.
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    • 562 39  -  Chinese inter-varsity debates livelier than English series By Leong Weng Kam It was a fierce and hard-fought battle of wits in the final of this year's RTS Chinese Inter-Varsity Debate between University of Singapore's "A" Team and Nantah's Blue Team. Singapore University edged Nantah to
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    • 461 39 At the cinema THE CAR: James Brolln Is the sheriff of a sleepy town suddenly fighting a terrifying battle with a phantom car Impervious to bullets. Jade: 1.30, 4, 6.30 and 9 p.m. THE APPLE DUMPLING GANG: The Gang is three children foisted on a reluctant man who harnesses the
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    • 811 39 and around town BLOOD DONATION SESSION at the Paslr Pan Jang Vocational Institute, 9.30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Members of the public who wish to donate blood are welcome. TALK on how to help children overcome hearing difficulties by Mr Moey Hen Seong, an education development officer from the Education
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  • 40 40 AH FOOK: Many punters are eagerly looking forward to tomorrow when racing resumes again after a sevenweek break. MEI LIN: But the Joy will be short-lived. By tomorrow evening the majority would have wished the break was longer.
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