New Nation, 24 March 1978

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    18 1 NewNation SINGAPORE Friday, March 24, 1978 NO. 2215 Price 25 cents M.C. (P) 216/1/78 NEW NATION COMMENT fe™^sra?sf™
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    Doctors: No hike for us
    731 1 Many private doctors and dentists today said they will not Increase their fees despite the government's decision to put up outpatient and dental charges. In fact, they said, more people can be expected to visit private clinics rather than OPDs because rates are about the
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    Nival sinks a 6m putt
    242 1 Eieuterlo Nival of the Philippines, sank a six-metre birdie putt on the 9th to be one-under at' the turn in the second round of the Singapore Opep golf championship at Bukit Course this morning. Nival had a first round of 76 yesterday. American Don Klenk
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    S'pore victory
    92 1 Singapore gained their second victory In the East Asian team squash championships this morning when they took a 3-0 winning lead over the Philippines at Kallang. V. Oopai scored Singapore's first point with a 9-7, 9-1, 7-9, 9-5 win over Fausto Presyler In 36 minutes, and Oon Chong
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    Lock icon CARTER WANTS TO OUST BEGIN: ISRAELIS
    336 1 AP UPI Jerusalem, Friday Israeli sources yesterday alleged that the US government launched a carefullyorchestrated campaign to force Prime Minister Menachem Begin out of office. The sources, who have access to Mr. Begln's Inner circle of advisers, claimed the White House and State Department
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    'Lawyers, wash your collars...'
    145 2 Lawyers have been told that the bands and wing collars thej wear In court should be "white, clean and starched." The Law Society, in a circular to members, said It has been observed that their bands and collars "have never seen the inside of a laundry."
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    President
    17 2 Mr S.M. Vasag&r has been re-elected president of the Great Eastern Life Assurance Field Officers Guild.
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    Mansor at No. 10 party
    64 2 Encik Mansor Hajl Sukalml, MP for Kampong Kembagaan, chats with British Prime Minister James Callaghan, during a reception at No 10 Downing Street. Enclk Mansor was In London recently to represent Singapore at the 27th seminar of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. With them Is Mr
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    Boycott of soft drinks company
    281 2  -  Shops say increase in deposit for plastic containers too high By Ivan Lim Some provision shops have boycotted a soft drinks company because it has ipcreased the deposit for plastic cases. Many others, who are members of the Provision Shops Friendly Association, are threatening to
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    A new sugar accord for S'pore and Australia
    229 2 Sing a p or e and Australia have worked out a new bilateral sugar agreement, according to the Australian Trade Commissioner, Mr Peter Home. He said three representatives from CBR Limited, which represents Australian sugar manufacturers, were here recently to negotiate with
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    Two Dutch films
    46 2 Two colour films on the Netherlands will be screened at the National Museum theatrette tomorrow at 10.45 a.m. The films are Waddensea Birds' Paradise, about a wetland area visited by thousands of birds and Waterway, on the Dutch hydro graphic service. Admission free.
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    Special lights to aid search for clues
    192 2 Police looking for clues at the slene of a crime will no longer have to grope in semi-darkness. From now on they will use a lighting system with a 1.5 kilowatt portable generator which was delivered to the ClD's Scene of Crime Unit
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    Kids prefer to play on this 'ground'
    158 3 These boys app a re n 11 y prefer playing football In the void deck of a block of flats rather than walk to a football field several hundred metres away. New Nation photographer Johari Raslkin caught them playing In Block 83, Bedok
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    The English test puzzle...
    539 3 'A' level students often do better than graduates, says Dr Chin Students with only GCE "A" level certificate often do better than university graduates In the English proficiency iest conducted by the Institute of Education. This has puzzled many lecturers at the Institute, said Dr Chin
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    Cholera outbreak worries ministry
    187 3 Kuala Lumpur, Friday The Ministry of Health Is concerned over the present outbreak of cholera which has resulted In 93 confirmed cases and 23 carriers found so far, the Secretary-gene-ral of Health, Dr Raja Ahmad Nordln said yesterday. He said that In Peninsular Malaysia alone there
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    Carnival at Big Splash
    45 3 The Singapore Industrial Labour Organisation will bold a carnival at the Big Splash from today till Sunday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. each programme, part of Its eigth anniversary celebrations Includes a food snd fun-fair lucky drawa and live-band performances.
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    Library talk
    36 3 Dr Wong Tie Tai of th» Health M&tfstry will gi*e a talk In Bngllsh on Emotional and Behavioural Problems In Children at the National Library meeting room tomorrow at S p.m. Admission is free.
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    Courtesy
    25 3 The Singapore Tourist Promotion Board courtesy campaign will be launched by Its chairman, Mr Tan I Tong, at the Hilton Hotel on April 1.
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      250 3 ÜBL v i SPEAKER THAT LOOKS AT MUSIC THE WAY YOU DO LEFT. RIGHT. In a concert hall, the sound surrounds you. You hear all of it. Every sound. All the sound. Most speakers can't do that. They meet you half way. JBL's new speaker goes all the way. It
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    Top execs wanted by STPB
    267 4 The Singapore Tourist Prom otlon Board Is recruiting staff for several senior posts to meet Its growing responslblll--11 e s In promoting tourism. It wants an assistant director to take charge of its regional offices. This Is because the STPB Is heavily Involved In overseas
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    Pay rises for SIA captains, co-pilots on jumbos
    186 4 Salaries for Sinnpore Airlines' captains and co-pilots on Jumbo Jets have been raised under a new collective agreement signed recently. The maximum pay for captains has been Increased by $450 while 00-pllote nave theirs raised by 1225. Captains of 7075, 737s and
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    10 who roam the high seas for 3 years
    319 4 Ten American researchers are having an adventure roaming high seas. Capt Gregg Dugan. 28. and his nine crew members are collecting data on weather, marine life and oceanx In various parts of the world. They have been at sea for the
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    Towards safer working conditions in industry
    681 4  -  IN PARLIAMENT YESTERDAY by Rav Dhaliwal Parliament yesterday passed nine amendments to the Factories Act 1973 to provide for--sat er working conditions to combat the "high" number of Industrial accidents. The reinforced Act is also designed (or better enforcement of the law to ensure
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    Lock icon China: Anti- Soviet clause stays
    279 5 China: AntiSoviet clause stays Pact with Japan... Reuter Peking, Friday China made It clear yesterday It would only sign a proposed peace and friendship treaty with Japan If a controversial antihegemony clause so far resisted by the Tokyo government were Included. A vice-chairman of the National People's Congress Ulanfu told
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    Lock icon Narita: Police braced for battle
    101 5 Reuter Narlta (Japan), Friday Thousands of riot police tightened their security grip around Tokyo's new International airport yesterday as battlelines were drawn for a renewal of violence between security forces and opponents of the Isolated airport. As part of the new precautions, the airport authority
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    Lock icon Teng: Russia will never win war
    225 5 Reuter Peking, Friday Senior Vice-Premier Teng Hsiao-ping said yesterday the Soviet Union could not win a war with China. Mr Teng was also quoted as having expressed doubts to a West German parliamentary leader over the will and the power of the United States
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    Lock icon Jakarta expected to be back to normal as polls end
    216 5 AFP Reuter Jakarta, Friday—With the formalities of the presidential and vicepresidential elections over and the Congress session officially closed, the situation In Jakarta Is expected to return to normal In the coming days. Student dissidents have, however. In past weeks
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    Viets abolish private business in Saigon
    129 5 Hong Kong, Friday Vietnam yesterday officially abolished all private enterprises In the southern half of the country, Radio Ho Chi Mlnh City announced last night. A statement by the People's Committee of the city said the decision was taken In order to stabilise the
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    Lock icon Desai to critics: We have a good record...
    168 5 Reuter New Delhi, Friday Prime Minister Morarjl Desai last night replied to public criticism of his administration by claiming a good record for the Janata Party government at the end of Its first year In office. He claimed major credit for its
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    Lock icon 'Big Soviet build-up in Mozambique'
    441 6 Reports cause jitters in South Africa UPI New York, Friday American firms with business Interests In southern Africa said yesterday they had received reports of a massive buildup of Cuban troops and Soviet armour In Mozambique which borders both Rhodesia and South Africa. The business
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    Lock icon Young to meet Patriotic Front leaders
    131 6 Reuter Lusaka, Friday US envoy Andrew Young will hold Informal talks with key black African leaders this weekend In a lastditch attempt to avert Intensification of the Rhodeslan guerilla war. The African leaders, from the front-Une group of Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia,
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    Lock icon Gunboat enters HK
    41 6 AFP Hons Kong, Friday. A Chinese gunboat entered Hong Kong waters this morning, the government confirmed today. It was r«portly the first time In recent years that a Chinese gunboat has entered so far Into Hong Kong waters.
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    Lock icon Zia: I cannot spare Bhutto's life
    180 6 Reuter London, Friday Pakistan's chief martial law administrator, General Zla-Ul Haq, said In an Interview televised here last night that It was not In his power to spare the life of former Premier Zulflkar All Bhutto, under sentence of death. He told British Independent
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    Ah Fook and Mei Lin
    79 6 Mei Lin: How did you know short hair is back is fashion? Ah Fook: I didn't. I fell asleep at the barber's. Mei Lin: Bagaimona anda tahu rambut pendek menjadi fesyen semula Ah Fook: Saya tidak tahu. Soya tertidur di kedai gunting rambut. FOOTNOTE: Chinese
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    Lock icon Banana flambe 'bomb'
    199 6 UPI Indianapolis, Friday The meal was a celebration, but the dessert was a bomb an Incendiary bomb and the Jury has decided damages are in order in the case of the exploding banana flambe. Hatef and Subadeh Behnla. the couple burned by the flaming surprise asked for
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    Lock icon The Odd Corner
    49 6 AFP Stockholm, Friday It Is dangerous to transCt bull's sperm by plane, according to the odlnavian airline BAS. An airline official told a Swedish technical magazine that If pressure dropped suddenly, frosen sperm eeuld glee off deads of fames which might hamper the flight crew. AFP.
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    Lock icon TODAY
    88 6 UPI TODAY is* Friday, March 24, the 83rd day of 1978 with 282 to follow. THE MOON is In its full phase. THERE is no morning star. THE EVENING BTARS are Mercury, Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn. Those born on this date are under the sign of Aries. ON
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      234 6 WORLD WEATHER Moscow Overcast. 1-minus 3C. Pravda's headline: Outlay the Neutron Bomb. Rome Sunny, 15-7 C. Headline: Brunhllde Pertramer captured. Bonn Partly cloudy. 5-2 C. Headline: Israel ceases fire in Southern Lebanon. London Showers. 7-SC. Headline: Government halts new steel expansion In British steel corporation rescue attempt. Parts Rain. 8-3
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    Lock icon Say it in plain English —Carter
    215 7 UPI Washington, Friday President Carter yesterday took personal command of the war on government fobblrdy gook, ordering that ail rules and regulations be reduced to "plain English" that all Americans can understand. At a ceremony in the White House Roosevelt Room, Mr Carter signed
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    Lock icon Heroin arrest
    72 7 AFP Bangkok, Friday Bangkok police on Wednesday arrested six people In possession of 1.4 kg of high-grade heroin, and Identified one of them as the wife of an alleged drug kingpin reportedly hiding In Taiwan, the Bangkok Post said yesterday. The heroin was found hidden in the seat
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    Lock icon Begin appeals for American fair play
    649 7 He accuses US of dropping support for his ME peace proposal Reuter Washington, Friday Israeli Premier Menachem Begin yesterday accused the United States of having suddenly dropped its support for his Middle East peacc proposals and said objections from Egypt appeared to have been
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    Lock icon Shooting in south Lebanon
    310 7 Reuter London, Friday Sporadic outbursts of shooting and shelling were reported from Southern Lebanon yesterday on the third day of a ceasefire in the reiglon. Workers at a Red Cross centre in the southern port city of Tyre and they saw Israeli planes bombing an area
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    Lock icon Stricken oil tanker may be set on fire
    241 7 Reuter Brest, Friday Salvage experts are studying the possibility of setting fire to the stricken tanker Amoco Cadis as one way of preventing Its remaining oil spilling out, Amoco vice-president Harry Renekema said yesterday. '"There has been a lot of discussion about
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    Lock icon US COAL STRIKE: END IN SIGHT
    82 7 AP Washington, Friday America's longest coal strike a walkout by 160,000 miners that has lasted nearly four months could be over by the weekend. United Mine Workers (UlfW) Union members vote today on a contract negotiated by their union leaden to settle their dispute
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    The spirit not the letter
    456 8 In the black and white world of newspaper bylines, the Identifiable private letter-writer has a special place. He or she is a known link between the press and the public, one vital lifeline that keeps a newspaper in touch with its readers and their views,
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    Movie star material
    121 8 ff ayl I WHISPERS spY So you want to be a movie star! Simple, if you are a young Chinese girl with spectacularly bowed lags; or a gnarled and weathered Chinese man to act as a ship's chandler; or a rough Indian man with one lew shorter
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    Lock icon Testing the winds of fortune
    1459 8  -  A scientific and intuitive way for investors to gauge political climate of a nation By Siva Arasu Business Times In the boardrooms of the multinationals, decision-making is very much a scientific process. Intuition is important, no doubt. Still, it is unfailingly complemented by a thorough
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    Lock icon Canny Chinese have put Desai in a fix
    626 8 NYT Calcutta: The canny Chinese have traced Indian Prime Minister Morarjl Desal in a fix. Too much eagerness in grasping the proffered hand might surrender New Delhi's diplomatic options, sign away Indian territory and also offend the Russians, But churlishly hanging back
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    Lock icon Vietnam switches to vegetables
    551 9 UPI Hong Kong: Vietnam, admitting that Its grain produc 11 on problems may continue for years, Is undertaking a major campaign to produce vegetables and other subsidiary crops. Rice production has declined in many regions because of drought and other conditions, Include ing hordes of Insects
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      Lock icon Soul screams from Anita
      461 10 / 11  -  Sundoun scene »>v Richard Lim You must know Anita Sarawak. She Is back from Europe and she has a whole new cabaret act which she Is doing plghtly at the Tiara Supper Club In ShangriLa Hotel. I caught her opening night act. Eleven o'clock and up
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      Lighthearted lesson on this thing called the bassoon
      298 10 / 11 The Arts What's This Thing Called The Bassoon? As the title suggests, it will be a lighthearted Introduction to the ipstrument by Patricia Goh on Sunday at 5 p.m. at the Conference Hall. With the support of bass guitarist Tonnl Wei, pianist
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      Hillier presents viola recital
      545 10 / 11 A RARE viola recital will be given by American Raphael Hillier tomorrow at 8.30 p.m. at the DBS Auditorium. New Yorker Hillier had his early music studies in Berlin and Leningrad (where he studied with Shostakovltch) and at the Curtis Institute of Music. After his orchestral
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      Lock icon Puppetry is on its way put
      433 10 / 11 Reuter Art! stic tradition takes a beating usually with, modernisation and Hong Kong's ancient art of Chinese puppetry is no different. The artists are all concerned about the lack of apprentices prepared to learn such a complicated art that incorporates singing, mime and even
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      Coffee shop variety
      438 10 / 11  -  Eatiny Out l»v Violet Ong Eating in a coffee shop is fun because there are usually so many types of food to choose. Each stall has its own speciality and the advantage is that one can eat foods of different cuisines in one meal. And when you
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    Lock icon Money Market
    143 12 UPI London, Friday. The American dollar closed mixed yesterday, down In Frankfurt, Zurich, Brussels and Milan but up against the pound and French franc. Sterling closed nearly 2.5 cents down against the dollar at U551.8735 compared with US$l.B9BO on Wednesday. Although the West Oerman Bundesbank bought UBIIO million
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    Lending rate cut
    61 12 Citlbank has cut Its prime lending rate by quarter of a per cent, following the Development Bank of Singapore as reduction of its rate by the same margin yesterday. Citibank's rate will be the same as DBS' at Mven per cent from Monday, leaving only Chartered Bank
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    Lock icon $ policy is not changed, says US
    231 12 policy is not changed, says US UPI New York, Friday US policy on ihe dollar problem has not changed since June last year, when the currency started Its most recent slump, and will remain unchanged In 1978, Treasury Secretary W. Michael Blumenthal said In an Interview with Business Week magazine
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  • Stock markets round the world
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      NEW YORK
      289 12 Stocks closed out a losing holiday-shortened week yesterday with prices showing mixed results amid growing concern Inflation was becoming a serious threat to the economy. Trading was moderate. The Dow Jones Industrial average, which had fallen 16.28 points the previous two sessions, slipped another ,1.04 points to 756.50.
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      Lock icon Dow Jones
      32 12 UPI Dow Jones closing avenges on the NYBB yesterday: 30 Industrials 766.50 (off 1.04), 30 transport 207.88 (up 0.54), IS utilities 106.66 (off 0.07), 66 stocks 267.01 (off 0.06). UPI.
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      Lock icon TOKYO
      156 12 AFP Prices on the Tokyo stock market yesterday turned lower under profit-taking pressure. The 225-etock Dew-Jones average closed the day at 6.266!78 yen, a drop of 6.89 yen from Wednesday: The TBB index for the first section, where volume came to some 280 million shares against Wednesday's 272 million,
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      PARIS
      69 12 Closing the Paris Paribas prices In francs cn Bourse yeeteday: 179.50 —1.50 Fonder 323 unch. Prtntempe 44.60 15 Bull 32.50 unch. Royal Dutch 274 —6.20 Mlchelln 1280 9 COB 329.80 —1.20 Thomson 178.10 —1.90 OTP 1M .30 Rhone 66 —1.50 Air 270.10 1 BSN 420 15 Philips 53 1
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    Lock icon Fida missions for US, Japan, Europe
    108 12 AFP Kuala Lumpur, Friday The Federal Industrial Development Authority (Flda) will organise four major Investment promotion missions this year, its chairman, Datuk Jamil Jan, said yesterday. He said that the first mission would leave for Britain in May. The mission, expected to be led
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    Lock icon China and EEC to sign trade agreement
    175 12 AFP Peking, Friday Chinese Foreign Trade Minister LI Chiang left here last night for Cairo and Europe to sign a trade agreement In Brussels with the European Economic Community (EEC) on April 3. At the airport Mr Li told the official New China
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    Economic briefs
    471 12 WASHINGTON: The United States achieved a faster industrial output rise last year than the other big industrialised nations, a Commerce Department report showed here. The US rate last year was 5.® per cent, which was well up on the 4.9 per cent average In the period 1900-74, the
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    Lock icon Talks on how end the slump
    199 12 Business News and Views v UPI Washington, Friday President Carter and British Prime Minister James Callaghan discussed the interlocking nature of the industrialised world yesterday, agreeing that collective action is needed to end the present economic slump. The two men had lunch, and afterwards
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      282 12 Crossword iiiiim mum man mam rillri 111 Hltt ■mil iiw«a« ii HIII mill 7 Eurasian ruminant 8 Hearing organ 9 "Land of the 10 Ophidian 11 Ballet step 12 Born: Fr. 13 Mideast letters 19 Cardinals 22 Annoy 25 Follow 29 Editor's word 28 Paradise 29 we forget 31 Mediterranean
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  • Sport starts here
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      Lock icon A-Games: Pullout threat
      156 14 Reuter Bangkok, Friday The International swimming and archery federations have said they will not sanction competition In the two events at the Eighth Asian Games here ip December If China take part, an organising committee spokesman said yesterday. Mr Somklt Chltprasong, secretary general of the Games technical
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      Lock icon Four die in rally pile-up
      219 14 Motorracing UPI Nairobi, Friday—Pour person* were killed only minutes alter the start of the 1978 Safari Rally In a three-cai; pile-up Involving fancied local driver Robert Colllnge and two non-competing cars, officials said yesterday. The collision occurred on the outskirts of the capital 20 minutes
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      Lock icon Spinks gets backing
      110 14 Baxing Reuter New York, Friday—The New York Btate Athletic Commission, controlling body for boxing in the state, said yesterday they 8 till recognised Leon Spinks as world heavyweight champion. The World Boxing Council (WBC) last Saturday stripped Spinks of the title because ne failed to agree by
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      Lock icon No trust: Chatrier
      310 14 Tennis Reuter AFP London, Friday—Philippe Chatrler. French President of the International Tennis Federation (ITF), said on Wednesday that he had found mistrust on all sides when he visited South Africa In February with a four-man delegation. His remarks, published In a newsletter here, coincided with a statement
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      Where the going is easy
      811 15 As Arda masters rivals, the 15th proves to be... BRAIN MILLER at the SINGAPORE OPEN The 432-metre par-flve 15th hole -of the Buklt Course proved to be the easiest for the 162 golfers who teed-ofT In the first round of the Singapore Open golf championship
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      Lock icon Taiwanese ace shares lead
      235 15 Association Ipoh, Friday Balaiman Bluah of Malaysia shared the opening round with Taiwan's Chen TeeMing with a one-nnder-par 71 in the Malaysian Open amateur (Oil championship at the Tiger Lane Course yesterday. Suiaiman, who has never won the title, was In consistent form when he carded
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      Double Nine does a fast gallop
      450 16 On the track Double Nine, who ran a splendid race when third to Majorana on this course in January, has trained on and will take some beating when he goes over 1200 m in Race 9 on Sunday. This six-year-old by Fransclncense went once
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      BUKIT TIMAH CARD AND FORM GUIDE FOR TOMORROW
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      SELECTIONS
      163 16 SCRUTINEER BRIAN MILLER FAIRWAY BLUEORA8S iMt 1: Atomic Power Silver ftnage Nationwide Silver Image Fearieas Or A. Nationwide Sliver Image Fearless Oak Im t: Dream Dancer Sltl Pa yon g Dream Dancer Joyful Affair Dream Dancer Montana BUI Dream Dancer Oalteemore wmk1 Bold Chief Terrific Challenger Patriarch Acrobateen Port
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      Hill sets the pace in S'pore win
      476 17  -  Nik Din top performer of the day Squash By ERIC COOPER As predicted, Singapore and Hong Kong encountered little resistance while chalking up 5-0 victories over Japan and the Philippines respectively In the first round of the East Asian team championship at Kallang
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      FAUSTO: WHY I WANT TO SWITCH TO TENNIS
      470 17  -  PROFILL by Suresh Nair Happy go lucky Filipino squash player Fausto Preysler looked every inch a movie actor yesterday attired in a striking pin-striped T-shirt and blue shorts that complem en t e d his good looks. But his squash credentials are
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      Singapore sweep the board
      373 17  -  Team of four bag all major trophies in Manila Equestrian By BRIAN MILLER Singapore's fourmember equestrian team swept the board when they captured all six major trophies at the Junior Asian Horse Trials at Manila yesterday. The team, comprising Debbie Parkin*, Aaata Storhell, Mohammed Molz and
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      Pele exhibition
      88 17 Rio De Janeiro, Friday. Flumlnense Club of Rio De Janeiro hare come to an understanding with Pele that will allow the retired soccer great to play in three games the club have scheduled In Nigeria for April. A spokesman for Flu- ii mlnense, one of Brazil* most famous
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      Lock icon THE DEN BANNED FOR TWO SEASONS
      478 18 Soccer Reuter London, Friday England Second Dlvlslop club Mlllwall were yesterday ordered to close their ground for two weeks and banned from selling alcohol Indefinitely following a pitch Invasion at a Football Association (FA) Cup-tie earlier this month. The ban was announced by the
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      'Boycott the W-Cup'
      63 18 Paris, Friday Several O hundred people demonstrated yesterday against holding the World Cup matches In Argentina in a march that started from the Arch of Triumph but the police stopped well short of the Argen- tine Embassy. No Injuries or arrests were reported. H>e demonstrators carried banners
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      Whitley hopes dashed
      267 18 Whitley Secondary's hopes of entering the turd round of the National Schools Secondary Division soccer championship ended when theylost 3-3 to Monk's Hill at Queens town yesi.v terday. A disappointed Whitley official said: "We lost not because the other team were better. We were without four of
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      Mat Noh shows fine form
      520 18  -  Hartley opts for white shirts f 3 Malaysia Cup. t^\ 7B By PHILIP TAN The poor floodlights In Ipoh, the venue for Sunday's Malaysia Cup soccer tie between Singapore and Perak, has prompted soccer adviser Trevor Hartley to come up with a solution to help
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      Mini-sevens tourney
      50 18 The National Women's Mini-Serena hockey competition will be held on April 16 at the SRC Padang from B.SO a.m. There will be two divisions—Divisions I and n and entry fee is $10 per team. Form* are available from Mrs Maureen Martens, tel: *****00 or *****1 (after 8 p.m.).
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      The Balagopalans show the way
      220 19 Two of the best exponents of Indian classical dances will give a reclcal on TV Singapore this evening at 6.15 on Ch. 8. Called Dance Recital by the Balagopalans, the programme features the talents of the husband-and-wlfe team of Balagopalan and Padma Balagopalan. The duo,
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      When life is not always a bed of roses...
      436 19  -  By Judith Holmberg Life is not a bed of roses that is the moral of Over the Rainbow, the latest Mandarin serial to be telecast by TV Singapore. The 30-part serial replaces Love Lingers On. on Sunday evenings and like Its
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      669 19 At the cinema THE SHADOW OF CHIKARA: A supernatural western set In the Civil War era. An unusual foursome go in search of legendary Indian treasure\ and encounter an evil presence. Stars Joe Don Baker, Sondra Locke. Rex: 1.45, 4. 6.30 and 9.15 p.m. (Last day). HOT BLOOD (Cantonese): A
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      226 19 In and around town METRICATION AND YOU, an exhibition organised by the Metrication Board, at Tanjong Pagar community centre from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. BAND PERFORMANCE by the Otsuma Women's University Mandolin Orchestra from Tokyo at the MacRltchle Reservoir Park from 5 pm. to 6 p.m. SEAFARING career exhibitVn
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      59 19 Today: 10.40 ajn. (2.7 m); 11.16 p.m. (2.7 m). Tomorrow: 11.18 a.m. (2.8 m); 11.43 p.m. (2.8 m). Snndaj: 11.56 ajn. (2.9 m). Monday: 12.11 a.m. (2.9 m); 12.36 p.m. (2.8 m). Tuesday: 12.42 a.m. (2.9 m); 1.20 p.rn. (2.8 m). Wednesday: 1.16 ajn. (2.9 m); 2.08 pjn. (2.6 m).
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    Talking Point
    64 20 MEI LIN: The rise In fees at the Accident and Emergency Department In hospitals are supposed to discourage non-emergency cases. So once again, money Is used as a deterrent against abuse. AH FOOK: I still think It Is better to educate people so they will realise the purpose
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      886 20 TV AND (SINGAPORE 5] RADIO SHARP CTV liniftran+plus 12.00 INTERNATIONAL SOCCER: (See Top Shows of the Day) 12.50 THE NEW MINSTRELS SHOW. A 30minute performance by the talented Filipino group who were recently in Singapore. 1.20 HORIZON: The Amazing Doctor Newton. A dramatised documentary on the life of Isaac Newton
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      224 20 Todays top shows BANYAK UDANG BANYAK GARAM. (Ch. 5, 4.55 p.m. In colour). A re-run of this Malay programme which takes a humourous look at the way Singaporeans behave at work and during their leisure hours. THE TONY RANDALL SHOW: Case O'Come All Ye Wastrels. (Ch. 5, 6.35 p.m. in
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