New Nation, 21 July 1978

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    21 1 New Nation SINGAPORE Friday, July 21, 1978 No. 2316 Price 25 cents M.C. (P) 216/1/78 r NEW fcj) NATION l COMMENT
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    The absurd notion
    860 1  -  PRODUCTIVITY: by Dr Goh Dr Goh Keng Swee today pointed out the difference In attitudes of expatriate and local managements on the question of productivity. While the expatriate businessmen and multinational corporation fully understand the subject, he noted that the local executives are often the laggard who
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    Labour calls for anti-Begin vote
    226 1 Tel Aviv, Friday—The opposition Labour Party decided last night to table an urgent parliamentary motion of no confidence In the Israeli government because of worry over the behaviour and policies of Prime Minister Menachem Begin. Prominent Labour members told the party's political committee that Mr.
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    Excos for state govts: Dr M
    117 1 Kuala Lumpur, Friday Datuk Serl Dr Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday all State Governments have been directed to form "Cabinet-style" Executive Councils for efficient administration. He said the responsibilities of the State Governments had become so complex as to make It Impractical to retain the
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    Carter: No vendetta against Soviets
    151 1 Washington. Friday President Carter said last night he had not embarked on a vendetta against the Soviet Union over the recent trials of dissidents. He said during a televised news conference: 1 have not embarked on a vendetta against the Soviet Union. I know we
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    Mochtar leaves for Belgrade
    105 2 Indonesian Foreign Minister Mochtar Kusumaatmadja left here for Belgrade this morning after a night's stopover to attend the non-align-ed Foreign Ministers meeting. During his stay here, he had a meeting with hi 8 Singapore counterpart Mr 8. Raj ar at nam. Among other things, Mr Mochtar
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    Band
    26 2 The combined band of the Telok Kurau and Willow Avenue secondary school* will perform at Macßltchle Reservoir on Sunday from 5.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.
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    Asean neglected, Japan is told
    522 2  -  From Swadesh de Roy Tokyo, Friday Five Asean ambassadors, who recently formed what Is officially known as "Asean Committee, Tokyo," have told Japan's top business leadership that Japan Is too busy meeting the needs of Its developed western trading partners to pay any attention to
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    STOCK MARKET
    138 2 Trading ruled from steady to firm during the first hour of low-voTume activity today at the Stock Exchange of Singapore. BUSINESS DONE: First Section: HAW PAR (5) 1.40 (2) 1.48 42) 1.47. 88. Sett.: (1) 1.80(1) 1.48 (10) 1.4®. OENT7NO'(IS) 3.22(18) 3.20. INCHCAPE (2) 2.03 (7) 2.02. GUTHRIE
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    PA sea carnival
    40 2 The People's Association Adventure Club will hold Its eighth anniversary sea carnival at Changl Point on Sunday from 12 noon to 4 p.m. The MP for Changl. Mr Teo chong Tee, will be the guest of honour.
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    Duties off
    39 2 The Import duties of $80 per tonne on mild steel round reinforcement bars and high tensile deformed bars between 6 mm and 32 mm diameters have been abolished from today, according to the Customs and Excise Department.
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    No more places in 7 schools
    263 2  -  By Teresa Ooi There were no more vacancies In seven governmentaided primary schools when registration for phase one of the pre-prlmary classes closed yesterday. Because of the good response, these schools are now asking the Education Ministry for permission to have additional classes. They
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    Meeting for institute
    69 2 The Singapore branch of the Institute of Administrative Management (UK) will hold its lnau|;ural meeting at Stamord College auditorium. Queen Btreet on Saturday at 2.30 p.m. Members of the protein committee are Mr C.K. Leong (chairman), Mr One Cheng Han (vice chairman), Mr Ng Soon Chye (secretary).
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    Chinese test: 2 colleges left out
    85 2 Students of Hwa Chong Junior College and National Junior College were not Included in the Education Ministry's special Chinese language test held in the last two days. This Is probably because students of these two colleges have always done well In their Chinese as
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      39 2 Introduces The \c7HKROQUARTZ TUtri-1 Comes with an attractive 1 leather-type wallet y H 1 t ,-.v A J n f <. e* I s Below $80 Calendar display Calculation Date calculation Day of x the week Stopwatch Long Life battery
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    Schemes can upset harmony, say bosses
    428 4  -  By Ivan Lim The Singapore Employers' Federation has put a big question mark on merit and demerit schemes saying Its operation here may upset the harmonious balance between unions and managements. It* senior Industrial relations adviser, Teddy Llm. said the Introduction of such schemes
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    The two must go together—NTUC
    506 4 The two must go together —NTUC The NTUC has declared Its support for merit and demerit schemes but stressed the two must go together. "This Is because If management desires to Impose disincentives on poor performers. It must also be prepared to award Incentives to the better ones," said NTUC
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    Exhibition
    37 4 The ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Mr An Gyong Choi, will open a book, photograph and handicraft exhibition of his country at the Victoria Memorial Hall at 5.30 p.m. today.
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    Heart talk
    34 4 Prof. Low Lip Ping, head of the Cardiology Unit of Singapore General Hospital will (hre a talk on the prevention of heart diseases at Canberra community centre on Monday at 8 p.m.
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    How old are these people?
    108 4 There are 19,257 Central Provident Pond e•n t r I baton whose ages are not in the CPF Board's record. These are foreign workers, whose employers have failed to submit their ages, said an official of the CPP Board. The board periodically updates Its records
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    New rates are 'too steep'
    144 4 Air-cargo forwarders are appealing to the Department of Civil Aviation to reconsider Implementing the new rental and parking charges at Paya Lebar Airport next month. Seventeen cargo agents and eight airline companies were recently required to sign new agreements with the DCA because their tenancy
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    It's the food and shopping —not sex
    240 4 Food and shopping not sex are attracting Japanese tourists to Singpore, several travel agents said yesterday. The London Sunday Times recently reported that millions of Japanese have been going on sexpackage tours to less prosperous Asian countries. Talpeh, Seoul. Manila and Bangkok were
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    Sketch that helped police close case on rapist
    207 4 This drawing sketched from descriptions given by three victims helped the police to close the case of a child rapist. A police spokesman said It prove useful to a "limited extent," following the arrest of a 44-year-old man. On Monday, Suahamad bin
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      43 4 There are many open air restaurants at night! But, there is only one at the Raffles Hotel where the food is excellent! Sot* Ag*nt> to< Singapore. KUUyw. Biunai A Indwim BOON CO. (PTE.) LTD. 16. Chang* Allay, Singapota I Tal ***** S *****
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    Packaging to get a boost in Sisir plan
    458 5 The Singapore Institute of Standards and Industrial Research has a plan to boost the packaging industry. Packaging wIU be given particular emphasis In Sisir's next five-year plan with the: FORMATION of an Industrial De&lgn Council to deal with problems In packaging; and
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    'Chair' for coach
    51 5 Joyous members of the Raffles Institution team, who won the Science and Industry Quix '78, chair Colin Koh, a pre-university student, who coached them for the contest. They beat Anglo-Chinese School, last year's winners, by three points with a toal of 81. They received a $2500 fift
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      98 5 GET THE REAL BARGAINS AT CLEARANCE CENTRE We are offering brand new and oddment goods at greatly reduced prices. Come and choose from a very wide selection of menswear and Bally shoes during Cold Storage's Redevelopment Period. HERE ARE SOME OF THE STAR BARGAINS: BYFORD HEAVY NYLON SOCKS 2.90 DORMEUIL,
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      21 5 JCas§a&> sents pre ll I I i V f r 7i pg 1.1 s J t it *kw showman •K asfs»
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    Lock icon The West are hypocrites, says Brezhnev
    226 6 UPI Reuter Moscow, Friday Soviet President Leonid Breshnev said yesterday the West is hypocritical In coming to tne defence of convicted dissidents Anat o 1 y Shcnaransky and Alexander Olnsburg. It was Mr Brezhnev's first public comment on the western outcry about the sentencing
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    Lock icon Seized envoy: A US protest to Moscow
    361 6 World Focus Reuter Moscow, Friday The United States Embassy said yesterday It had lodged a strong protest with the Soviet authoiitles after an Incident In which one of Its diplomats was grabbed by a Soviet policeman. Second Secretary Raymond F. Smith, an Embassy
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    Lock icon 6m Chinese students take pre-U exam
    77 6 Reuter Peking, Friday Almost six million young Chinese sat for an examination on politics yesterday In the hope of entering university later this year. But only about five per cent or 300,000, can expect to enter college when the 1978 academic year beginning In
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    Lock icon Troops to deal with postal strike
    151 6 Reuter Washing ton, Friday The government yesterday made contingency plans to cope with a possible nation-wide disruption of mail service, as talks aimed at heading off a postal workers' strike remained deadlocked. The workers had threatened to walk out at midnight, although postal strikes
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    Lock icon TODAY
    88 6 UPI TODAY Is Friday. July 21st, the 202 nd day of 1978 with 163 to follow. Those born on this date are under the sign of Cancer. American author Ernest Hemingway was born on July 21st, 1899. ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY: In 1873, outlaw Jesse James held up
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    Lock icon The Odd Corner
    65 6 Reuter Bagnio. Friday Challenger Viktor K«rrha«4 Yesterday protested that world champion Anatoly KarpoT was Illegally given a yegart that eenld have been a coded Mtnge In their drawn matoh last night. He eompUlned that "a cunningly arranged distribution of edlkfte Items to ono player daring the game,
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    Lock icon Big plans for Hua
    142 6 Reuter Vienna, Friday Rumania and Yugoslavia are making elaborate plana to welcome Chinese Communist party Chairman Hua Kuo(eng on his first visit to Europe, provisionally set (or next month, east European sources said yesterday. Although Mr Hua's travel schedule Is still subject to change, he Is
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      414 6 iTTTIji WEATHER Moscow—Cloudy, 209C. Pravda's headline: On the funeral of a Politburo member. Rome—Sunny. 21-29C. Headline: Amnesty dispute threatens majority. Paris Cloudy. with Rain. 13-19C. Headline: US-Soviet Union "fresh war." Bonn scattered showers, 19-10C. Headline: Carter sets a signal: No computer for Moscow. Rio de Janeiro—Clear, 26-16C. Headline: Police will
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    Lock icon Schmidt optimistic
    463 7 He forsees fall in unemployment as result of Bonn summit World Focus AFP AP Faaborg (Denmark) Friday West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt yesterday said he foresaw a decline in unemployment in the Western world next year as result of the sevennation economic summit meeting that ended in Bonn
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    Lock icon Group wants to put Sadat on trial
    213 7 Reuter Damascus, Friday Egyptian President Anwar Sadat will be "tried" In Baghdad next month on treason charges arising from his talks with Israel, the group organising the proceedings said yesterday. The prosecution wUI suggest that any AraD should be entitled to take Mr
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    Lock icon Refugee problem first task of Thai envoy
    159 7 Reuter Bangkok. Friday Thailand 1 first ambassador to Vietnam since the end of the Vietnam war left here to take up his post In Hanoi, marking a further step In Improved relations between the two countries. Mr Kosol Sindhavananda told reporters before leaving
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    Lock icon Protein-rich rice strain
    63 7 Reuter Manila, Friday—A New protein rich "superstrain" rich variety will soon be Introduced by the International Rio: Research Institute based here, the ofllclal Philippine News Agency (PNA) reported yesterday. initial analysis at the Institute showd the new strain had a protein content of between 12 and 14
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    Lock icon US satellite photos sold to HK group
    130 7 AFP Washington, Friday The United States has sold 2.800 Infra-red aerial photographs of the Soviet Union worth U*****.000 ($241,500) to Chinese Interest groups In Hong Koqg, authoritative sources confirmed here yesterday. In principle the photos have no military value, but some experts said
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      336 7 We made our JR-149 reflections and undesirable phase effects of box speakers. The smooth round contours of our cylindrical speakers allow unaffected high frequency responses. So they are free of the edge reflections and resonances which plague box speakers. i This leads to wider dispersion and more I consistent and
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    The road signs ahead...
    416 8 As the average motorist and the Automobile Association see It, the lot of the car-owner Is an unenviable one, taxed by fiscal disincentives on the one hand and kept strictly In line by an albeit necessary set of traffic rules and regulations. But recent trends can
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      When first came last
      70 8 At a lunch meeting, several Invited guest declined the beef main coarae and accepted an offer of Ash Instead Bat the food did not arrive even when the others were tacking Into their steaks. Finally, they settled for the salads when the boats promised that their
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      The simple life
      42 8 Anxftoos to give the Presidency an Image of having a "stopple style." Italy's newly appointed President Alsasanclro Pertlnl hsa ruled that his chauffeur should do away with the traditional peaked cap and white gloves. What a way to slum!
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    WHAT NEXT AFTER THE QUARRELS?
    671 8  -  WITH ALEX JOSEY ALEX JOSEY When I first met Mr Pham Van Dong, Prime Minister of Vietnam, 23 years ago, he looked 111. He had spent months fighting in the Jungle. We met at the Bandung Conference, and he Invited me to Hanoi. That was
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    Lanka's boom in consumer goods
    768 8 But the basic economic problems remain unsolved A World Bank inspection team is visiting Sri Lanka this month. It will find that a massive injection of foreign aid this year has produced a boom In consumer imports while the basic economic problems remain unsolved. Colombo:
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    Famous market must make way...
    261 9  -  ASEAN ASIDES By Gloria Chandy The removal of Sanam Luang, Bangkok's famous weekend market, has prompted bitter response from many Thais, the media, the tourist board, some politicians and the country's former Prime Minister, Mr. Kukrlt PramoJ. But the plan to move thLs massive collection
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    Premier gets an old gift
    294 9 Malaysian Prime Minister, Datuk Hussein Onn was the proud recipient of a book, translated many years ago by his own father. The book, given to him by University of Malaya Vice-Chancellor, Pr o 1. Dl-Raja Ungku Axis, was a copy of the classic Arabian Nights
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    Time for soccer
    55 9 Thai students needn't play truant to watch the Asian Games to be held in Bangkok in December. The government has agreed iportincly to postpone the mid-term vacation for schools, colleges and universities so that as many people as possible. particularly the country's youth, will have a chance
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    Seven hoars to explain a policy
    144 9 Indonesia's Education Minister, Dr. Daud Jusuf Knt seven hours in a ited cabinet session in Jakarta recently explaining his controversial educational reform policy. The Minister's decision to extend the academic year by another six months, which he said will enable teachers to catch up
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    Pat on back for pilots
    93 9 Indonesian pilots reegved a well-earned pal on the baek from ▼lee-Manhal Soedjatto Adl, ehtoff of the Air Perce Navigation Service. He told newsmen at a reeent press con- ference In Jogjakarta that the number of air. accidents In Indonesia Is small In spite of a
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      285 9 FULLY BOOKED ON 28th NITE Lunch Businesi As Usuai DC«V)Pi«an4 Theatre Restaurant N it eclub »9 Scott *Rri '•'Leon Grieg Ballet from PARIS Non stop .in.jr •> Colourful, ♦dst-rnovit'q ddr.i.f prcyr Sensational cast of 12 I rJ \IL 4. i t m m > v. 1 A WF 1 /l\
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      Of gods and goddesses
      675 10 / 11 1 he Arts I 1,1 I M.ir •(.11, I li.ui I was first introduced to Tibetan art by a prayer flag which an eclectic friend brought back from a honeymoon in the Himalayas. The second meeting took place when I went shopping at Lucky Plasa and
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      Lock icon More in US now like food that's slimy and raw
      341 10 / 11 AP New Tech: If IT* slimy and raw, donl eat it, right? Wrong. Hundreds of otherwlM troicaL impeccably oraaaed basldown to a rnsal of raw tuna. Ma urchin, cod roe and ootopaa served on a bemboo leaf or with a
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      Chinese art and English poems
      328 10 / 11 Chinese brush paintings usually feature subjects on a stark white background unless of course It is landscape that's being painted. But 33-year-old Nal 8 we e Leng's Chinese brush paintings have backgrounds painted in as welL His work in now being exhibited at the new
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      Songs from the stomach
      540 10 / 11 r Sundown scpne tu He ti.mt I im Oracle Rivera was a disappointment. That she Is Hong Kong's acclaimed singing sensation and has three albums to her name, one a Gold Disc, did not help when she went on the Tiara stage. As a cabaret artiste,
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      Nonya food at Katong hard to beat
      828 10 / 11 r Eatincj Out lit. V i< >l»-i )<>ii It's snack time and you don't know what to eat. Why not head for Katong, my old "kampung," which I loyally claim has the best selection of hawker food. For Malay and Nonya especially it's
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      54 10 / 11 Enjoy CANTONESE cuisine La_L- 1 »sr IMiP". \ESo9B2EH/ with nightly jk performance by Sihrer Swallow*. 206. 2no Floor, Ocean NJghtty partdnQ chergee Budding Shopping Centre, (from 5 pm) et Ocean CoHyer Quey. Sngepoce 1 BuMng Car Par* are T# *****6 *****6. refundable tor oueiamor* ON TA( T u :nsi :s
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      148 10 / 11 Fast relief also available in tablet form. KUCIMS KMM4IVLE r ri 10% OFF AX LUNCH HOURS' FLORAL MILE SEAFOOD 3 1/4 m t Durteorn Rood. Singapore. 11. Tel: 53,1832 (opposite of Bukit Timoh, S«I» Cottogt Anglo-Chinese School) A SPECIAL TREAT FRESH SEAFOODj Varieties of Fresh Seafood Live Fish fj B-B-Q,-Yolk
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    Lock icon Where a gaslight never stops burning...
    648 12 It's a city full of surprises if you know where and how to look Gemini London: Forget about London's reputation as the Swinging City. The label is as outdated as the language. A better one would be the Curloua Capital. And that would stand
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    Lock icon One in four live in abject poverty in Thailand
    357 12 AP Bangkok: Despite an economic growth rate matched by few developing nations, one out of four Thais lives In absolute poverty, a World Bank report says. In the bank's terms, absolute poverty means a monthly Income below US$7.5O ($17.25) per person
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      115 12 Of all the fleets that serve this port, China Airlines... ji r. Si -3* is tne one we recommend. Fast moving, with connections to markets, buyers, financial centers of free Asia and the West. Smooth sailing, working with the businessman and pleasing the traveler with cocktails... superb Chinese or Western
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      63 12 Delicious food at its most glorious awaits you at -NnuitirhTr .Hit lUil tnoii A 11. i •'> U• f >! nmti! h a tit i i S i M'..l -.1- I .1 -.IS. Si-1 i ii I I >!• M l is I ».•*>(') >iS I .11 i|l .1".! i
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    Lock icon The great nosedive in air fares
    816 13 Seeing eye to eye on 'open skies' policy Reuter Amsterdam: Do you know that you can fly across the Atlantic from Amsterdam's Bch 1phol Airport for as little as $1? This la the record low fare charged by a Swiss charter company here which
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      368 13 HONG KONG/TAIWAN FROM $1,510* MANILA/TAIWAN/HONG KONG FROM $1,710* TAIWAN/JAPAN/HONG KONG $2,080' YOUtS a choice of three MAS Golden Holidays to the Far East, covering Hong Kong, Taiwan, the Philippines and Japan. 9 DAYS None KONG/TAIWAN ESCAPADE three fascinating days in Hong Kong. Famous Victoria Peak, Tiger Balm Gardens, Repulse Bay
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    Lock icon Money Market
    194 14 UPI London, Friday Hm dollar ale—d lower on European money markets yesterday and the pound reached a fourmonth high In London. A London dealer said: "The main factor bolstering sterling was the British government's determination to secure another round of wag* restraint, although put of the rise was
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    Lock icon 'Inflation should drop in US'
    365 14 y Business News and Views Reuter Washington, Friday The U8 Inflation rate should show Improvement during the rest of the year, the director of President Carter's Council on Wage and Price Stability said yesterday. Inflstlon for the flrat five months of the year has been
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    19 pass insurance exams
    129 14 A total of 19 candidates passed the qualifying examinations for fellowship of the Charthe assodatshlp and tered Insurance Institute and the Australian Insurance Institute Life Diploma. The following obtained assodateshlp: Nicholas Cheng, Jayne Kong. Jeremy Yong. Yeo man Chu, Yeo Oek Cheok, Jennifer Tan*. Tan Yeow
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    Lock icon Pound rise baffles the dealers
    209 14 Reuter London, Friday The Sund rose above U851.90 r the first time since March while the dollar fell again on European foreign exchange markets yesterday. Dealers were puzzled why the pound has been steadily riAing this week. They said there were no specific reasons for
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    Lock icon Slow rise in EEC's industrial output
    111 14 Reuter Brussels, Friday The Common Market should achieve a gradual Increase In Industrial output in the next few months, judging by a modest but sustained improvement in the climate of business opinion, the BC commission said yesterday. In its latest assessment of the community's
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    Lock icon Carter's aides rap tax cuts for rich
    165 14 Reuter Washington, Friday President Carter's aids yesterday mounted a fresh attack against plana for deep cuts in capital gains taxes they raid would let some millionaires escape all taxation. Treasury officials lambasted proposals to cut the (taxes on salts of stocks and other
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    Lock icon Economic briefs
    199 14 Reuter TOKYO: Two Japanese firms, Hitachi Limited and Toshiba Corporation, have reached broad agreement with Peking's national technical Import corporation to tell It a colour television manufacturing factory worth SO billion yen ($345 million,) Toshiba said yesterday. The factory, to be built near the northwestern town of Hslenyang
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  • Stock markets round the world
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      NEW YORK
      154 14 New York, Friday Stocks, unable to restrain profit-taking pressure, finished mixed Sterday In heavy trad- Buying sparked by strong earnings reports gave way to selling before President Carter's news conference last night. Big Board volume totalled 33,340,000 shares, up from the 30.850.U0V traded on Wednesday and the heaviest
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      Lock icon Dow Jones
      38 14 UPI Mnr York, Prktey Dow Jooss closing iwrim on Um Now York Stock Bichtnn yesterday: SO Industrial* 535.62 (off 1.0 ft); 90 transport 229 S0 (off 0J»): Ift utilities 10ftM (uncti); Sft stocks 259.51 (off 0.83).
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      Lock icon TOKYO
      124 14 AFP Tokyo Friday Share prices closed slightly lower on the stock market here yesterday with the 225-stock Dow Jones average edging down by 5.10 points to 5,635.44 yen, after moving within a narrow range in featureless trading. Turnover In the major section totalled 387 million shares, up from 343
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      PARIS
      67 14 Clewing price* on the Paris Bourse ywterdaj: 3.60 ParlbM 176.50 J\>ncler M7 unch. Prlntetnps 03.10 3.10 Bull 43 JO 1.10 Hoyml Dutch 3«7 JO 1.70 MUhdta 1334 t 13 COB M 6.60 Thomson 331 T CFP 134 4 Rhone 104 30 Air 331 11 BBN Philips Sue* Peugeot Citroen
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      Lock icon ZURICH
      78 14 Union Bank of Switzerland, Zurich Closing price* In Swiss Stock francs on the Zurich Exchange yesterday. UBS Bearer 3100 UBS Registered SBC 555 6 mo Credit Suisse 2176 +10 Swissair B. Oft 4 Swiss Relnsurm 2M0 Wlnterthur B. 2200 —30 Zurich Insur. 8676 —36 Juvena B. 190 6 Nestle
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      Lock icon SYDNEY
      123 14 Reuter Prices at 11.30 ul today (Australian Urn*) on the Sydney Stock Exchange: ACI 100 16S ADC 16 SO AmpoJ Pet S3 S3 ANI 150 1S1 APM 11« 117 Bank NSW S30 634 Brambles 176 177 HHP 746 760 Boral 336 340 CBA 333 336 CSR 304 307 CIO
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  • Sport starts here
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      Hussein makes last four
      447 15  -  j3fsquagh~ Bj ERIC COOPER ueienaing cnampion and top-seed Hussein Ibrahim breezed through to the seml-flnals of the Pakistan International Airlines' championships yesterday when he beat Koh Boon Kim 9-2, 9-5, 9-4. Philip Monboit, however. was made to light for every point by Raymond One before he
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      191 15 Reuter ATBLETICB; Algiers. Friday Kenyan World record holder Henry Rono ran away with the 10,000 metres at the third All-Africa Games here yesterday, clocking 27:58.55 ec well outside his world record of 27:12.47. Hi* expected showdown with Ethiopia's Mlruts Ylfter never materialised as Ylfter retired half-way through the
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      245 16  -  By TURF RAY Penan*, Friday. Smokey Cutlt showed sparkling form in a workout at Batu Oantong on good going this morning. Although eager to go. he was kept well in hand by R. RaJoo over 800 m to clock 4XI Cenjarwr (L. Francis) and Akart
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      Big break for local pro golfers
      209 16  -  By BRIAN MILLER Competition st a rved local professional golfers will at last get their long overdue break thanks to Singapore Airlines. Working hand-in-hand with the Singapore Professional Golfers' Association, five-day champtonship has- been worked out to be held al the Singapore Island Coantry
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      552 17  -  TEE-UP Talib will undoubtedly start favourite with Lim Kee Chan The 4609-m e t re par-68 18-hole Keppel Club Course can expect a severe beating for the first time when a large field of about 300 golfers battle for the club's Open championships over the
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      1387 17 "A s and "B" Division* on Sunday: 73d am. J. Martens (7> K, R. Richards (7) 8. T. Karon (i) K; 7J7 P. Ho (13) W. M. O. 8an (7) Z. Yeo Chin Ha* (10) W; 7.44 D. da Sotua (IS) K. M. LIaw (14) J,
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      92 17 Nancy Clayton and L. K. Wong scored the easiest win In the «narter-flnals of the Singapore Island Conn try Ctab Uder Trophy competition at the Island Coarse jrest e r d a y when they beat Alto Glbbs and Marilyn Hill 6 and 4. Other resalts: Joyce
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      687 18  -  Thais deserve their 3-1 win over Syrians Soccer By R. Nadeswaran Koala Lumpur, Friday For 40 minutes, Singapore convinced the two thousand spectators In the Merdeka Stadium last night that Iraq are not that invincible after all. The spectators, who came to watch an avalanche
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      Marc Tay the model student
      389 18  -  By SURESH NAIR Sportsboy of the Year Marc Tay Tie Haln la among 15 personalities who will receive the Bsso Sports Scholar Awards tomorrow from the Senior Minister of State (Finance) Dr Tan Ens Liang at the National Stadium Confer ence Room. Among the recipients
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      297 18  -  K3 Soccer By PHILIP TAN Gate-crashers have badly damaged the Football Association of Singapore's training ground In Victoria School. The pitch, which was meant to be used (or National, Intermediate and Youth training, coat the PAS <«8,000 to recondition some 10 months ago. Said FAS
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      93 18 Bangkok. Friday The International Federations governing archery and snooting have sanctioned competitions In the eighth Asian Games here next December. This leaves the International Amateur Athetlc Federation (lAAF) as the only world organisation who have refused to give sanction unless Israel are also a participant. The
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      Our lack of roots a boon to music
      363 19 Singapore's general lack of a musical tradition is a blessing in disguise, says Choo Hoey, conductor of the fledging national orchestra. For though the learna process might be cult Initially, we are more receptive to various concepts of serious music not being
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      Bestsellers do not always make good viewing as serials
      426 19  -  Man With A Cane By Teo Lian Huay Man With A Cane —the latest Cantonese detective serial over TV again proves the point that a. bestselllng book does not necessarily make a good film. The serial, based on a novel by
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      292 19 Thinking of staying home to watch a film, ballet, concert, or maybe a soccer game not scheduled on TV? Then play a disc —a video disc. Though this simple solution Is not available now, it will be In the 1980s, with Philips poised
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      186 19 6.00 A.M. Opening Announceme n 11 and Programme Summary 0.05 Morning Prelude with the New Cascading Strlngi Amaxlng Grace Old Neva (E) 0.40 Morning Concert: Piano tWo No. 3 In C Minor (Beethoven). Istomln stern Rose; Piano Concerto No. 2 (Bartok). Pascal Roge, LBO/W alter Weller; Four Vtudes for Orchestra
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      234 19 In and around town MABBIAGE AND PAMILT FOB YOUTH, talk In Mandarin by Miss Ng Hua Tan, a social welfare officer. Chonc Pane community centre, 8 pjn. The Development of American Contemporary Dance by Evelyn Lockman,- a professor of dance at the San Dleco State University In California. National Museum
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      372 19 < %B AST or OCEANIA, an exhibition featuring 40 panel* on the culture of the isolated co mm unities of Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia. National Museum. 10J0 am. to 7 pan. Admission free. > SCIENCE TALK: Everyday applications of Angular Momentum. 230 Iun. to SJO pjn. Laboraorj courses on Construction
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    62 20 AH FOOK: Now that the Prime Minister has replied to the medical and dental students' Ktltlon, this should be b last we hear of the bonding of medical and dental students. MH LIN: No. The Health Ministry must find ways to woo them to stay with the service
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      193 20 Todays top shows WORLD PREMIERE FEATURE: The Magnificent Magical Magnet of Sauta Meaa. (Ch. 5, 9.45 p.m. in colour). A brilliant but absent-minded research scientist stumbles on a powerful magnetic force that could revolutionise the construction Industry and solve the world's energy problems. He eargerly presents his discovery to his
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