New Nation, 26 April 1978

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    23 1 New Nation SINGAPORE Wednesday, April 26, 1978 No. 2243 Price 25 cents M.C. (P) 216/1/78 r vs"., ~ir Nl VV fc) NATION COMMENT
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    Lock icon World's most expensive airport
    476 1 But Saudis will operate it only one month a year NYT New York, Wednesday Saudi Arabia Is building what Industry sources say Is the largest and most expensive airport In the world. It will be about 6$ times the size of Changl Airport and cost at
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    'The most explosive spot in Asia'
    179 1 Washington, Wednesday—Bouth Korea Is "the most explosive and volatile spot In Asia" and a basic American military force should be kept there until North and South Korea sign a formal peace settlement, a House of Representatives subcommittee said yesterday. The investigations sub- committee of
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    'Live' from Wembley?
    55 1 Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday —TV Malaysia Is making arrangements to telecast live the English PA Cup final between Ipswich and Arsenal on May C AND the European Cup final between defending champions Liverpool of England and FC Bruges of Belgium on May 10. Both matches will be played
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    71 jailed for drugs: CNB
    137 1 THEIR THIRD OFFENCE A total of 71 ex-drug addicts have been jailed for three jean each since Jan 1 the day the amendment to the Misuse of Drugs Act came into force. A Central Narcotics Bureau spokesman said this is the third time these people
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    Airline fined for fare undercutting
    333 2 OAA acts after probe into Bangkok trip for 162 members of three S'pore swimming clubs The Orient Airlines Association has fined one of its member carriers for selling fares below the association's price structure. This It the first time the association has taken action against
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    Ex-Nantah don Huang dies in Australia
    264 2 Professor Huang Ylng Jung, acting Vice-chancellor of Nanyang University during Its turbulent mid--*****, died In Australia recently. The 73-year-old professor who helped set up Nantah In 1956, died of a heart ailment In Sydney on April 7. His ashes were flown back to Singapore
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    STPB survey of travel agencies
    206 2 The Singapore Tourist Promotion Board, will conduct a survey to find oat whether the number of licensed travel agencies is proportionate to the tourists coming here. It will also determine whether the type and extent of facilities and services offered by the agencies are sufficient
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    Film show
    43 2 A Mandarin film, The Wandering Swordsman, will be shown at the Hoover theatre on April 30 at 9 a.m. In aid of the Moulmeln community centre activities fund. Tickets are available at the centre Itself at Block 97, 222 Whampoa Drive.
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    S-E Asia the gourmet centre?
    112 2 South-east Asia could become the gourmet centre of the future as It oilers an excellent variety of food and Is exposed to the culinary Influence of the world. However, It Is Important that Interest In traditional methods of food preparation be encouraged and further developed
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    Stock market
    130 2 Share prices opened slightly higher In the first 45 minutes of fairly active trading at the Stock Exchange of Singapore to- Profit -taking, which appeared soon after, was well abeorbed. BUSINESS DONE: Flrat Section: S. DARBY (1) (11) 2.27 (5) 2.30(1) CITY DEV (6) 1.21 (4) 1.22(16) J.
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    Record number of woman police recruits
    211 2 A record number of 120 woman recruits are undergoing their basic training at the Police Academy. The previous high was in February 1975 when 96 women were taken in. According to Police Life, the bimonthly Force publication, the women, who come from all walks
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    Alarm in operation
    96 2 The first pedestratn signal system with an audible alarm went Into operation at Paya Lebar Road near Jalan Aflfl this morning. The alarm lets out a peeping sound when the pedestrian "Green Man" U on to Inform blind pedestrians that It is time to cross. According to
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    The adventurers
    318 4  -  Book title sets them off to see the world By Deborah Chia Irar Tonnlng Tonnesen and hla wife, Mai-Britt Johansson, set out to see the world on their bicycles Inspired solely by a book title. Irar, a computer programmer, recalled that It all began when he vu working
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    They want to make it to London together
    324 4 Four adventurous Singaporeans will start a 15,000 km Journey by car from Madras to London later this week. They are stationery —lesman Victor Chua. hla wife Anne and two fourth-year University of Singapore architectural student*. Tan liens How and Anne's brother Gtastln
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    Lock icon S'pore fishing boat held
    167 4 AFP Jakarta, Wednesday.— Three foreign fl thing boats, one Taiwanese, one Hong Kong and one Slncaporean, were seized by Indonesian naval patrol In the South China Sea for illegal entry and fishing, the official Antara news agency reported yesterday. The agency said the Singapore fishing boat.
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    Counselling course
    49 4 The University of Singapore's Extra-mural Studies Department will hold a 10-lecture course on An Approach to Counselling every Tuesday and Thursday from 7.15 pjn. to 9.15 pjn. from May 2. The lecturer will be Mrs. Katherine Yip, psychologist from the Institute of Education. The fee is $40.
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    Song writing
    39 4 The Nanyang University Invites entries for a song-writing, competition on the theme Education for Advancement. The first prise Is $3000 and a trophy, entry forms are available at the university and the closing date Is May 31.
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    Expedition
    38 4 The Sembawang Canoe Club of Canberra Community Centre Youth Group is organising their first Round Singapore Island Canoe Expedition from April 29 to May 1. The expedition will start from Kampong Tengah Holiday Camp at 4 am
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    $30,000 —cost of those free shows
    184 5 The organiser* 0 f the Chinese operas being staged for free at Hong Llm Park will spend more than $30,900 to stage the series of shows for the season. The shows, Jointly organised by the Ministry of Col tore and the Singapore Tourist Promotion
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    Cantonese opera made easy
    240 5 This Is how the Kong Chow Wul Koon Cantonese Opera Troupe hopes to break the communication barrier and draw a wider audience. It uses side-screen projection of subtitles In Mandarin and English to tell opera-goers who cannot understand Can-, tonese, the story of the playThrough this,
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    Smoking in air-con taxis: You can be fined
    253 5  -  By Rav Dhaliwal Registry of Vehicles enforcement officers are on the lookout for passengers- who smoke In air-condi-tioned taxis. For, under the law, It Is Illegal to smoke in such taxis. The passenger caught doing so is liable to a fine of
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    Warren starts drive for more members
    211 5 The Warren Golf Club In Dover Road haa advertised tor new mem bers In the newspapers. This follows an amendment to the club's constitution about a month ago increasing Its membership capa city from 500 to 1000. The club's vice-pre-sident, Dr. Neo Eak Chan,
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    Lock icon 'Close gap with people'
    218 6 There's a rift between army and society—Chief of Staff Reuter Jakarta, Wednesday Indonesia's Army Chief-of-Staff has called for Improved communications* between the armed forces and the people because recent events had shown a rift between the military apd sections of society, Antara news agency reported yesterday.
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    Lock icon 'Step up Asean food scheme plan'
    126 6 Reuter Jakarta, Wednesday— Asean was yesterday urged to speed up its plans for the establishment of a regional food reserve scheme for the benefit of ail five member countries. Professor Sudarsono Hadlseputro, the Indonesian Minister of Agriculture, told the opening session of the third
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    Lock icon HK: Fake travel papers a problem
    150 6 UPI Hong Kong, Wednesday—The Im m iteration Department believes -the use of fake travel documents is widespread In Southeast Asia. In an annual report for the year 1978-77, the department said "The prevalence of false travel documents throughout the region continued to note a
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    Lock icon Accused of lynching
    68 6 Reuter Jakarta, Wednesday—A group of 23 young men nas gone on trial here on charges of having lynched another young man In September last year, Antara news agency reported yesterday. It said two of the defenda nt s denied the charges during the opening session of the
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    Lock icon Man jailed
    33 6 AFP Jakarta, Wednesday— A Jakarta court yesterday pronounced a one-and-a-half years Imprisonment sentence on Trlyudo, a 28-year-old man charged with the attempted hijacking of a domestic airliner In September last year.—AFP.
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    Lock icon Transport strike 'collapsing'
    201 6 Reuter Tokyo, Wednesday Japan's national transErt strike began to colj>se yesterday when TJMvate railway employees accepted a 5.5 per cent pay rise and ended their planned three-day stoppage. But state sector workers on trains, buses and underground rail lines stayed out, defying laws which forbid government employees
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    Lock icon The Odd Corner
    41 6 UPI Boslgnano Solrajr (Italy), Wednesday The Solvay Chemical Company has what It hopes is the anal answer to the absenteeism problem planing Italian Industry a weekend on Sar-dlnla'r-Emerald Coast beach (or those who play truant least often. DPL
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    Lock icon $6.4m aid
    38 6 Reuter Bonn, Wednesday West Germany yesterday said It was giving the United Nations an extra 5.5 million marks ($0.4 million) to help deal with the worlds Increasing numbers of refugees, particularly in Africa and South-east Asia.—Reuter.
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    Lock icon TODAY
    87 6 UPI TODAY Is Wednesday. April 26, the 116 th day of 1978 with 249 to follow. THE MOON Is approaching its last quarter. THE MORNING STAR Is Mercury. THE EVENING STARS are Mars, Venus, Saturn and Jupiter. Those born on this date-are under the sign of Taurus. ON THIS
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    Lock icon Minister on danger of beauty contests
    135 6 Reuter Jakarta, Wednesday. Indonesia's newly appointed Educatlon and Culture Ml—nlster Dr Daud Yusuf yesterday lashed out at beauty contests and the commercialisation of child pop stars. Dr Yusuf told Antara News Agency he was not entirely In favour of beauty contests because they might
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      398 6 LI WORLD WEATHER Skoal Sunny, 22-7C. Headline: Kai passengers and crew are home. Bangkok Cloudy, 3626C. Headline: Allen business controls (In Thailand) to be toughened. Sydney—Sunny, 24-13C. Headline: 2000 attend dawn Ansae service. UPI Singapore Singapore's weather (or the 24 hours to 7.30 a.m. today: Max. temp. 33.0°C; mln. temp.
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    Lock icon Carter wants $4bil in aid
    241 7 Mostly for Egypt and Israel UPI Washington, Wednesday President Carter requested yesterday nearly UBs2 billion ($4.6 billion) In econo-mic-related security assistance for key countries In the Middle East, Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean most of it for Egypt and Israel. The bulk of the request,
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    Lock icon Mondale trip to Asia, Pacific to open new chapter in ties
    394 7 Reuter Washington, Wednesday Vice-P resident Walter Mondale's forthcoming visit to five Asian and Pacific countries will open a new chapter in American relations with the region after the end of US involvement in Indochina, Administration officials said yesterday. "That
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    Lock icon When oil runs out Arabs will 'sell the sun'
    179 7 Reuter Bahrain, Wednesday Arab countries wIM remain the world's top energy exporters even after their oil ran* eat by selling sunshine In the form of solar energy, a Saudi Arabian expert said yesterday. Their It million square kilometres of desert, using
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    Lock icon 'Cut work hours for newcomers'
    166 7 Reuter Geneva, Wednesday— The International Labour Organisation (ILO) yesterday recommended shorter hours for young men an<l women starting their first Jobs. This could help smooth the transition from the easy circumstances of being raised in a consumer society to the harsh realities of working for
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    Lock icon US-Soviet meet ends
    67 7 Reuter Genera, Wednesday— A joint US-Bovlet commiMinn supervising various bilateral disarmament treaties yesterday ended a one-month session. s As usual, neltber side disclosed details of the session, the 13th since the standing consultative commission was formed in 1972 to supervise implementation of the two powers' then interim
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    Lock icon Hussein, Tito talks
    52 7 Reuter Belgrade, Wednesday— King Hussein of Jordan arrives today for talks with President Tito, the first visit toy the Jordanian monarch to communist* non-aligned Yugoslavia. Officials said the Middle last, ways of overcoming differences between Arab countries, world economic problems and the non-aligned movement would be the
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    Dayan in for talks
    41 7 Washington, Wednesday— Israeli Foreign Minister Mosbe Da yen arrived yesterday for talks with the Carter administration on the search for a Middle last peace settlement. Mr Dayan is to see US Secretary of State Cyrus Vance today.
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    Unplanned stop in Murmansk
    422 8 Until the pilot and the navigator of the 111-fated Korean Air Lines Boeing 707, forcibly grounded last week in the Soviet Union, are finally released to tell the whole story, the tragedy remains a mystery.. Russian authorities claimed their Jet fighters sent up to Intercept the
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      Boys will be men
      60 8 Result* <4f the Institution of Education's surrey on the reading habits of Singapore children revealed that after home work, which dominated home activities of students, the next most time-consuming activity for girls was housework. For boys, It twaa television watchtag. Someone once commented that Singapore men
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      That figures!
      30 8 A parent *u explaining* the meaning of the word "aftermath" to hie daughter, when the elder boy chipped In: That's what happen* after you're failed your Math* tesU*
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    Lock icon Arms curb is now the big topic
    686 8 Vienna talks get a boost after years of stalemate NYT London: This Is the dis- armament season, with the United Natl ons Assembly's special disarmament session looming up next month, the big powers are anxious to demonstrate the sincerity of their talk about
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    'Keep race out of politics'
    333 8 NEW STRAITS TIMES r > VOICE OF THE PRESS Headline: Race polities. Datuk Hussein Onn has done well to remind all politicians In and outside the Government not to play with race in their attempt to win popular support. Every game must be played within
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    IN A MANNER OF SPEAKING
    449 8  -  IVfcDNLSDAN WITH DICK WILSON DICK WILSON So President Jimmy Carter is trying to improve t his image and appear a stronger and more forceful leader <jf the American people. I wonder if he is looking with envv at the careers of those other southerners who
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    GCs: The problem areas
    849 9  -  VOICE OF THE PRESS A w ririy wommd-wp of pnw in ilappoit By Lulin Reutens For the non-Eng-lish press, h 1 g h lights "'of the Third Conference of Community Centre Management Committees were obviously the Prime Minister's speech on the opening day, and the Defence
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    Movie is good for only a couple of laughs —and a few surprises
    582 9  -  Cinema »>v < Gloria Chandy THEY CALL HER .CLEOPATRA WONG: Marrle Lee, Dante Varona, Kerry Chandler, Johnny Wilson, Brian Richmond. Directed by Georfe Richardson. Screenplay by Romeo N. Galanf. (Now at Cathay). Cleopatra Wong Is one of
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      Singapore Phil: Instant orchestra?
      1695 10 / 11  -  Bystanders view the hasty formation with disapproval More controversy surrounded the formation of the Singapore Philharmonic Orchestra than any other orchestra before it in Singapore. Yet despite the criticisms, the orchestra has succeeded in playing before enthusiastic packed houses in its first two concerts in December
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    Lock icon Carter: I'll withdraw entire jets sale
    477 12 'Egypt, Israel ,won*t get planes If Congress vetos Saudi deal* UPI Washington, Wednesday President. Carter said yesterday that If Congress turns down his plans to sell US jets to Saudi Arabia, he will withdraw pompanlon proposals to supply planes to Israel and Egypt. He
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    Lock icon 60 pc Israeli pullout likely
    245 12 Reuter Jerusalem, Wednesday Israel Is expected to withdraw from 60 per cent of the territory It now holds In south Lebanon by next Sunday, a United Nations spokesman said yesterday. Such a withdrawal would leave the Israelis still in control of a strip ranging between
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    Lock icon Be ready, Viets told
    60 12 AFP Hanoi, Wednesday Vietnamese armed forces Chlef-of-Staff General Van Tien Dung recently called on anti-aircraft forces In the port-city of Haiphong to be "ready to smash any enemy who dares attack Vietnam.' He made the appeal during a visit to antiaircraft forces, Including Sam missile units
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    Lock icon Insignificant, Brez told
    132 12 Reuter Washington, Wednesday President Carter yesterday dismissed as insignificant Soviet President Leonid Breshnev's offer not to produce a neutron weapon. "The Soviets know and Mr Brexhnev knows that the neu- tron weapon is designed to be used against a massive and perhaps overwhelming tank offensive," Mr Carter
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    Lock icon Beauties take a walk
    55 12 Miss Connecticut, Martha Szabo, leads Miss USA beauty pageant contestants around a pool in Charleston, South Carolina, on Monday morning for the benefit of photographers. And judging from this photo, Miss Szabo, who is a refugee from Hungary, can certainly find comfort in her assets. AP
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    Lock icon S. Africa nod to proposals hailed
    259 12 Reuter United Nations, Wednesday—The flveNrestern members of the Security Council yesterday welcomed South Africa's formal acceptance of their proposals for Independence In South West Africa (Namibia). Canadian External Affairs Minister Donald Jamleson made their Initial response known In the General Assembly as he sought
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    Lock icon Plea on TV
    31 12 Reuter Rom*, Wednesday—UN Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim appealed on Italian television last night to the urban guerilla kidnappers of Italy's former Premier Aldo Moro to spare their hostage's life.—Reuter.
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    Lock icon Heading for doom?
    51 12 Reuter Geneva, Wednesday— The president of the UN sea law conference, trying to draw up International rules for exploitation of the world's oceans, yesterday warned the 150 nations taking part that the conference was doomed to failure if they did not show a greater spirit of compromise.
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    Lock icon Call for more outright grants to Asia
    131 12 Reuter Vienna, Wednesday. Britain yesterday suggested that Asian countries should receive more outright grants as opposed to low Interest rate loans for development projects Mr Christopher Fogarty, Deputy Secretary at the British Ministry of Overseas Development, told the 11th annual board meeting of
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    Lock icon Compensate call likely
    79 12 Reuter Tokyo, Wednesday Foreign minister Sunao Sonoda said yesterday Japan might demand compensation from the Soviet Union for Japanese passengers killed and injured when a South Korean airliner was forced down in Russia last Thursday. After conducting a post-mortem on one of the two passengern killed In
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    Lock icon RAF man for China
    58 12 Reuter London, Wednesday Britain Is sending its top military chief to China this week on a goodwill visit. Informed British sources said yesterday. Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Nell Cameron, Chief of the Defence Staff, is due to leave here tomorrow on a week-long
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    Lock icon Loans-for-babies drive
    142 12 Reuter Munich, Wednesday Couples In Bavaria are to oe given government loans as an Inducement to have babies In a drive to counter West Germany's decreasing birth rate. Bavarian Social Affairs Minister Fritz Plrkl said couples would be entitled to a 5,000mark ($566,000) loan when they marry and
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    Lock icon Mrs Bhutto
    37 12 Reuter Lahore, WednesdayPakistan's military government has ordered Mrs Nuarat Bhutto, wife of jailed Pakistani expremler Zulflkar All Bhutto, to be detained under house arr&t for a further month to May 22, offlclai government sources said.—Reuter.
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    Lock icon The most urgent task for ADB-by a banker
    150 14 Reuter Vienna, Wednesday A leading Japanese banker said yesterday that one of the most urgent tasks of the Asian Development Bank was to promote schemes for stepping up food production. Mr Telchlro Morlnaga. lovernor of the Bank of a pan. told the
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    Lock icon Miller: Economy upswing
    236 14 But inflation still serious problem UPI. Washington, Wednesday Federal Reserve chair man William Miller yesterday said the nation s economy is on the upswing after a poor quarter but inflation remains a s e r 1 o us problem. ♦There Is IltUe reason to be optimistic about
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    Lock icon Money market
    298 14 UPI AFP London, Wednesday The US dollar was up against the pound yesteraay as sterling came under some pressure, but on other major foreign exchanges the American currency was easier at the close. London dealers said the money market was hesitant following the meeting between Prime Minister Cajlachan
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    Economic briefs
    208 14 LONDON: Unemployment dropped by 9200 In the month to mld-Aprll for a total of 1,451,758 or 0.1 per cent of the labour force, official figures showed yester*The trend has been Improving since the summer of but year, apart from a lull In January. APP. TOKYO: Foreign Investors bought
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    Lock icon New sugar record expected
    165 14 AFP London, WednesdayWorld production of sugar In the 1977/78 season Is expected to reach a record 92.7 million tonnea, nearly five million tonnes (or 5.6 per cent) more than the year before, latest statistics from C. Czarnlkow. the London based sugar specialists showed yesterday. This would
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    Lock icon Japan's picking up too
    115 14 AFP Tokyo, Wednesday Japan s economy appears to be back on the road toward expansion following the mid-1977 doldrums, the Economic Planning Agency reported yesteiday. The diffusion Index, which comprises 25 dif- ferent indicators of economic trends In such areas as stock prices, industrial production and
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      NEW YORK
      242 14 Institutions, hopeful the dollars woes might be at an end, sent prices to a five-month high yesterday on 55.8-mllllon-share buying stampede, the second heaviest day In the New York Stock Exchange's 186-year history. But US steels report of a US$5B.7 million firstquarter loss, plus Oeneral Motor's first-quarter earnings
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      Lock icon Dow Jones
      37 14 UPI New York, Wednesday Dow Jones closing averages on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday: 30 Industrials 833.50 (up 7.53). 30 transport 333.88 (up 1.37), 16 utilities 108.70 (oft 0.37), 85 stocks 387.83 (up 1.74).
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      201 14 AFP Prices turned In a mixed showing on the Tokyo stock market yesterday, shedding gains from early-morning trading. The exchange opened one hour later than usual due to a nationwide strike launched by public and private railway workers. The 225-stock Dow Jones average, a 6.74 yen gainer the previous
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      69 14 doting prices on the PwrU Bourse yectentey: P&ribM 194 JO -WO Fonder UO —< Prlntempo 74 80 +1.00 Bull 35.50 +1.60 v Royal Dutch 370 +0.90 Mlchelln 1606 +26 C.O.K. 380 +3 Thomson 300 3JO CJ'J*. 130.70 +I.SO Rhone 91.40 +640 Air 316 +4 8.8. N. 605 +5 Philips
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      77 14 Union Bank of Switzerland Closing price* on the Zurich Stock Exchange yesterUBS Bearer 2930 —30 UBS Registered 663 —4 SBC 344 —7 Credit Suisse 2100 —40 Swissair B. 786 —30 8wlss Relnsur. 2856 —16 Wlnterthur B. 2030 Zurich Incur. 8800 —400 Juvena B. 170 Inter food B. 8880 —160
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      124 14 Prices at 11.30 ajn. (Australlan time) today on the Sydney 8tock Exchange. ACI 172 Nll ADC 162 172 Ampol Pet ANI 78 138 80 140 APM 122 123 Bank NSW 536 Nil Bramble* 17S 177 BHP 640 642 Boral 236 Nil CBA 240 245 CSR 285 280 CIO 250
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    108 14 f Business Neus and Views Reuter Jakarta, Wednesday Indonesian Vice Presl dent Adam Malik has said that state, enterprises should be managed cost-consciously and efficiently so that national assets entrusted to them would grow for the benefit of the people's welfare. Opening a meeting of thenatkmal
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      257 14 Crossword J ACROSS 1 Applies lightly 5 Phooey! 8 Recording material IS Matty or Jesus 14 Branched diagram 15 Bashed In 16 Consider 17 Borodin hero 18 Roman rooms 19 General store standbys 22 Manchu dynasty 23 Greek letter 24 Proficient one 27 goes by" 29 Muscle spasms 33 Screen's
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      AN OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT
      246 15  -  CHUNG CHEE TIEN Singapore's recent victory in the East Asia squash tournament was an oatstanding achievement when they beat Huns Kong 4-1 in the final to confirm their supremacy in East Asian ■quash. And the achievement was made even more commendable by announcements by the International Bquash
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      Pros and cons of pro football
      465 15 There has been Increating support for the Introduction of professional football In our Republic aa a 'cure' for our soccer Ills. Ia It possible, and above all, feasible to lntroduce professional football In our Republic? It Is the firm conviction of some soccer coaches
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      'All is not lost'
      67 15  -  T.S. GOH Singapore's 5-1 defeat by Penang was not unexpected maybe the margin was a little disturbing. Bat take heart fans. As Jeffrey Low said: "All is not lost" If Penang could lots 1-1 to Kelantan with only one player short It was nOt too surprtseIng
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      The brilliant Pakistanis
      193 15  -  AQUARIUS, Sins*pore Congratulation* to the Pakistani team for their brilliant victory in the recent World Cud hockey tournament held In Argentina i pakl*tan demonstrated that the European hard-hitting tactics were no substitute tor their Asian brand of short passing hockey, based on- Intricate skills and magnificent team-work.
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      Dashing gallop by Bronze Heir
      208 16 ISffl On the Cj track By FAIRWAY Koala Lumpur, Wednesday Bronze Heir did a dashing gallop here this morning. Hidden by Johnny Nk, the four-year-old by Rlbolllre was going better than Kampong Melayu in (Benny Cheng) in a 600 m workout in 41.8. The going
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      How they finished at Kuala Lumpur on Sunday
      480 16 Chye Chin led past the 800 m Into the straight, with Conjarorcloslngln rapidly, followed by Unl-Money. Mlrmflort was next. Conjuror shot past Chye Chin at the top of the straight and coasted home an easy winner by five topgfchs BUraflorl finished second,
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      Australians win by two wickets
      163 16 jjj^SJcricket Kingston, WednesdayAustralia scored a twoWicket victory, over Jamaica on the final of their four-day cricket match yesterday after surviving a dramatic comeback by the Jamaicans In the final overs. At 186 for four, the Australians appeared to be cruising towards the 233 they needed
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      Don't brag, Supermac...
      909 16  -  Let your football do all the talking EMLYN HUGHES Oil SOCCER Arsenal's chances of beating Ipswich In next Saturday's 7A Cup final will depend to some extent on Malcolm Mac Donald. I am referring not Just to his remarkable scoring ability, but his extravagant predictions. I have
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      Ballard falters at crucial stage
      890 17  -  Gopal, Raymond destined to meet in final SQUASH by Eric Cooper Top seeds V. Gopal and Raymond Ong continued their march to an expected encounter In the final on Sunday with trouble-free wins over Norman Wee and A. Ansarl respectively last night as the National
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      S'pore team off to SEA meeting
      201 17  -  By BRIAN MILLER A three-member Singapore delegation, led by the President of the Singapore National Olympic Council, Mr JS.W. Barker, left this morning for Bali to attend the South East Asia Games Federation Council meeting from tomorrow till Sunday. Mr Barker, who is also
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      Hoeden, Leong Kok impress
      270 18  -  K3 Boxing By BRIAN MILLER Lawrence Hoeden and Tan Leong Kok are the two boxers to watch in the Novices boxing championships which began at the Boon Teck Community Centre last night. Featherweight Lawrence, the 19-year-old national serviceman with the Armed Forces, scored an unanimous decision
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      Janice in final
      41 18 Janice Khoo beat K. L. Tan 3 and 1 In the semifinals of the Singapore Island Country Club Memorial Trophy at the Stme Course yesterday. In the other semi-final tie, Masako Mlchlmorl beat KJI Ong 6 and 4.
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      Thailand in 3-0 Cup win
      201 18 Soccer Bangkok, Wednesday Thailand trounced Indonesia 3-0 In the opening match of the 11th King's Cup football tournament here yesterday. The Thais led 1-0 at halftime. A crowd of 12,000 soccer fans watched the Group "A" preliminary at Bangkok's National Stadium. Six teams from five
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      Naval Base upset to win title
      302 18  -  j^^Hockey Schools round-up By P. BALA Up-and-coming Naval Base caused a major upset by beating defending champion* Crescent Girls 3-1 to take the National Schools Lower Secondary girls hockey title at Balestler Road yesterday. The Jubilant NBB girls hugged and kissed each other after
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      Dunearn's tactical blunder...
      163 18 K3Rug^ Dunearn Technical, the Group "B" leaders, were surprisingly thrashed SS-0 tar Whitley In the Secondary Schools rugby tournament at St Andrew's ground yesterday. Before .the game, Whitley's ooach, Victor de SUva was surprised when he notloed that Dunearn were fielding seven reserres against his team. This
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      Roy steals the show
      331 18  -  But Cairnhill still go down K9 Soccer By PHILIP TAN CAIRNHILL 1 T AMPIN ES 2 Cairnhill were unlucky to go down 2-1 to Tamplnes Rovers In their National League First Division soccer game at the J a lan Besar Stadium last night. The man who
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      GEYLANG ARE STILL LOOKING BAD...
      340 18  -  By SURESH NAIR GEYLANG S QUEENSTOWN 1 Oh, lucky Geylang International! Hardly showing any champion-ship-winning potential, they had to run themselves to the ground to get the bettr of a vaslylmproved Queensown In a First Division match at Jurong last night. On chances alone, especially
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      395 17 YOUR LUCKY STARS BORN today, you are a highly sensitive person who gains more knowledge through intuition than througn experience or academics. Tou enjoy travel, and will spend as much time as you can in faraway places. Your interest in other cultures manifests itself in much collecting, which could turn
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      A bumper soccer weekend
      334 19  -  Vital FA Cup clashes on TV By Judith Holmberg Soccer fans can look forward to a bumper soccer programme this weekepd when TV Singapore will telecast two quarter-final and one semi-final British F.A. Cup matches. The show will so out In the Btar Soccer slot on
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      Lock icon Why Geer liked his grandpa role...
      272 19 UPI Los Angeles, Wednesday Will Geer, whose show business career began on rlverboats and In tent shows apd ended with his portrayal of "grandpa" on the television series The Waltons, died of respiratory failure at Midway Hospital on Saturday evening. He was 76. Oeer,
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      984 19 Sports diary BASKETBALL: National Women's Cup Competition Combined Schools v Nee soon, Klan Hong v Sell Reliance (Chung Wah Girls' School Courts, 7 p.m.). National Super League (Qualifying Round) Chong Seng v Llan Chlng, Ta Chong Sia v Bartley CC (Qeylang West CC. 7.15 p.m.). BASEBALL: Singapore Little League Commission
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      94 19 6.00 A.M. Opening Announcement* and Programme Summary 8.06 Morning Prelude 6.30 NewB (E) 6.40 Morning Concert: Symphony No. 4 In B Flat (Beethoven), Berlin Phil/KaraJ an; 4 Songs (Tchaikovsky). Vadlm Korshunov (tenor), USSR Russian Chorus Alexander Sveshnlkov; Card Qa m e (Stravinsky), Lso/Claudlo Abbad 8.00 News (C) 8.10 Light Music
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      224 19 mestlcated dogs, discarded by their owners, band together to terrorise a small group of winter residents on a nearly deserted New England resort town. Stars Joe Don Baker, Hope AlexanderWillis. Capitol: 1.45, 4 6.30 and 9.15 p m. SEMI-TOUGH: This action-comedy Is set in the crazy world of professional football
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    50 20 AH FOOK: The plan for volunteers to help housewives manage their homes better seems a practical approach to this source of marital discord. MEI LIN: Teaching husbands how they can give their wives a hand about the house might be Just as effective a solution, don't you think?
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      839 20 AND RADIO SINGAPORE 5 Ent.rTELEFUNKEN JESS lowed by 8WEDI8H COUNTRY FIDDLOS. 3.30 DIARY OF EVENTS (M). 3.35 BONANZA: Thfi Stillneu Within. Blinded In an accident, Little Joe Is shocked to learn his condition .could be permanent. 4.25 INTERMISSION. IN OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by DECEMBER BRIDE: Football Hero. C.S« NEWS IN
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