New Nation, 5 September 1978

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    19 1 New Nation SINGAPORE Tuesday, September 5, 1978 No. 2354 Price 25 cents M.C. (P) 216/1/78 r- NEW NATION COMMENTI
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    Lock icon Arab oil squeeze threat
    370 1 If summit fails—by US official AFP Reuter Thurmont. (Maryland), Tuesday A pan-Arab conference will probably be called to consider a new oil embargo If the Gamp David Middle East summit Is a total failure, a senior American of- flcial Raid yesterday^ The official, who wished to
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    'HORROR' REFUGEES DUE TODAY
    100 1 Fifty-four Vietnamese refugees, who were picked up In the South China Bea after a "voyage of horror," Is expected to arrive In Singapore this morning. The refugees, most of them suffering from malnutrition, exposure, dysentery and saltwater boils, were picked up by a Llberlanregistened ship, the
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    Classrooms with a difference
    243 1  -  By Teresa Ooi The classroom walls will be painted with suitably bright colours. There will be a music room and an outdoor garden play area. Even the toilets will be separated from others. But generally, the atmosphere will be made conducive for study and Play. These
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    Lock icon Shot dead
    18 1 Reuter Beirut. Tuesday A high-ranking police officer has been «hot dead In Damascus, sources said yesterday.—Reuter.
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    Lock icon Nyet, you can't do this...
    104 1 Seven dmarlesns Blood right In the heart of Mnnv the Bed hinn to pretest for American and •▼let duarmammt yesterday. bwni poncf immfdiately poiaeed on Ihf and arrested one demon utrator Two Aaerleaa report tie were alee taken away. This pictare of the moment show*
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    Lock icon For China
    40 1 UPI Canberra. Tuesday One-hundred places In Australian colleges and universities will be made available to Chinese students in 1979, a government official announced yesterday. China is negotiating a similar scheme with a number of European countries, he said.—UPl.
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      20 1 on TV tonight Pag® 19 •IN THE OTHBB PAGEB: CroMword 4; Moneywords 11; Stan 17; Oomlcs 18; What's On 19.
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    Making it even more simple
    472 2  -  By Teresa Ooi Simpler hooks for the nonEnglish primary Kchool student this Is one of the changes the Education Ministry is making with the revision In the science syllabus. A ministry official said the difficult and unnecessary words will be deleted. Abstract topics will be
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    SWEET CHARITY
    99 2 All these sweet 3oodles practically went for free For every dollar's worth of the cookies, the buyers received one lacky draw ticket worth $1. The charity sale, organised by New Nation In aid of the Singapore Antl-Narco-tics Association, was held at Times Orchard Centre on Saturday. All the
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    A book on the men who make up our army
    270 2 The chief psychologist of the Ministry of Defence, Major Leong C ho on Cheong, has written a book entitled Youth in the Army. Major Leong, says in (he preface the book la the result of a desire to understand some
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    Stock market
    321 2 After a hesitant start, share prices swung upwards during the first hour of trading at the Stock Exchange of Singapore today. Haw Par was the star performer. It firmed nine cents to $2.47 In fairly active trading. Faber Merlin came under selling pressure declining at one stage to
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      56 2 J. 9 1 ,v; W». *0 t- F.J. ISAACS (PTW.)i.TOL OPTOMETRISTS OPTICIANS CONTACT LENS PRACTITIONERS F. J. ISAACS, 0.0.» for. %mxo*. <rsfc> ONG MEM SIAN, o. ottom, oma <nou.i iucxp. <r«a» S. M. ISAACS, m. orrtm. imonli otto* PJL LEX, h.««M) 9A*u. axw*> (MMrtw:SlippwiCMlKlliiiSi(|^r CLIFFORD CENTRE MMILOOt. cotimoMV/iAma rues MtNM,NH4.
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      63 2 The NEW LOOK in Electronic Calculating Clocks Cario introduces the CQ-81 Comes with a notMdtectiwt angled dbphy tor ewier iiwln. N't a combination of dock and odctdalof CLOCK Hr., Min., Sec., AM/PM Alarm CALCULATOR Time calculations 8 digits: Constants; 4 Key Memory; and alarm functions Calculating does not affect the
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    More Indian tourists for S'pore
    325 3 Result of travel law relaxation More Indian tourists are coming to Singapore because of liberalised travel laws in India. Figures from the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board and Government of India Tourist Office here show tourist arrivals for the first six months of this year have
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    Devotees pray for temple salvation
    75 3 A group of 10 devotees this morning milled around the Tang Suahn Klong Temple In Henderson Road In a last-mi-nute prayer for It to be saved from the bulldozers. They also put up a banner in English and Chinese which said: "We fervently appeal to
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    More speedsters get the book
    172 3 POLICE INTENSIFY CRACKDOWN Tbc Traffic Police are intensifying their cackdown on speeding and reckless motorists. In a ma. or operation since the campaign was stepped up early last month, the Mobile Squad booked more than M speedsters last Friday evening. The offenders, reported to have
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    105 new SBS signboards
    101 3 The Singapore Bus Service will Install 105 new bus route boards along its routes to replace 90 defaced or outdated ones. Many route services have changed in the past two years. The new boards costing about $30,000, will have a protective transparent plastic covering to prevent
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    Courtesy essay contest
    54 3 The Ministry of Culture la organising an essay competition on Courtesy is Our Way of Life for students and tbe public. Participants can either write in English or Mandarin. Entry forms can be obtained at the Ministry of Culture, National Library and Its branches. Entries must be
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      30 3 Goodwood Park Hotel presents Christian Di lor <• to I the year $85 nett Sept 12th 13th Lunch Show Ext. 787/101 V' ftmfe <>, mßfr V fly- V mam .< m >f fW
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    2nd theft bid at Keppel fails
    264 4  -  Torch-gang runs out of gas By K.K. Fong The K e p p e 1 Shipyard strongroom was the target of an oxy-ace-tyiene torch gang twice in the past two months. Both. the attempts failed. The second incident, which took place on Saturday morning,
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    ANOTHER DEPUTY FOR THE INSTITUTE
    78 4 Another deputy director has been appointed in the Institute of Education. He is Mr John Yip. until now assistant director (secondary schools) at the Education Ministry. This appointment brings the number of deputy directors at the Institute to two. The other is Dr Chin Long
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    Library: A reminder
    46 4 Toa Payoh branch library members who registered with the Adult Section in 1974 between January and April, 1975 must re-register by Sept 30 or have their $5 deposit forfeited. Registration hours are from 10 a.m. to 8.30 p.m. on weekdays, excluding public holidays.
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    Rights of accused
    247 4 Topic far lawyers The rights of an accused will be among the issues to be discussed by lawyers at a Law Society workshop to be held on Saturday. The rights of a person arrested by the police or other law enforcement agencies have occasionally been brought up
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    Airport workers can now travel by Sabs
    158 4 Airport workers can now take the Singapore Airport Bus Service (Sabs) buses to work and home. The fare for members of the Singapore Air Tranipor t-Workers' Union (Satu) is $1 a trip, its general secretary, Mr Phey Yew Kok, said. The workers must
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    Unionists told: Form political parties
    262 4 Young trade unionists should consider forming political parties to contest elections, said a Malaysian trade unionist. This is one way to play a bigger role in the affairs of their nation, said the third vice-presi-dent of Asia-Internation-al Federation of Commercial, Clerical and Technical Employees <Fiet>.
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    HAWKER FOOD IN COOL COMFORT
    165 4 This Is one of the few hawker centres in Singapore wheie you can enjoy food in air-condi-tioned comfort at a fair price. The Past Food Centre on the fourth floor of Pearls' Centre Is becoming a popular eating haunt since its opening in February and
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    EGM to decide on winding up STC
    110 4 About seven years after it ceased operation, the Singapore Traction Company is to wind up. The STC, which was once the biggest bus company here, will hold an extraordinary general meeting on Srpt 27 to get a mandate for this, according to an
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      262 4 V Crossword 8 Pretends 9 Kiln 10 Wrap in wax cloth 11 Timetable abbr. 12 Garden flower 13 Gets aw*y 14 One of tne Udalls 21 Blissful] place 24 Golf need 26 Dastard 28 Wings Fr. 29 Despots 32 Unseam 34 Possessive 36 White ants 37 Musical works 38 Like
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    Lock icon Six guilty of rape
    50 5 World Focus UPI Bangkok, Tuesday A Thai police investigating committee found six district policemen guilty of robbing and raping Vietnames refugees aboard a b >at in the Gulf of Thailand. The policemen were ordered dismissed from the Dollce force and brought up on criminal charges. UPI.
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    Lock icon Singapore criticised
    80 5 Reuter Bonn, Tuesday The Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU), a body representing parliamentarians from 76 countries, has criticised Argentina. Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Indonesia, Singapore, Kenya and Bahrian for their alleged mistreatment of legislators. On the eve of its anual conference here, the IPU Issued a list of 25 deputies
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    Lock icon Wiped out
    44 5 Reuter Manila, Tuesday A seven member suicide squad of the Maoist New People's Army (NPA), military arm of the banned communist party of the Philippines, was wiped out in a clash with government troops last weekend, the Defence Ministry said yesterday. —Reuter.
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    Lock icon Help ease refugee burden: Thais
    318 5 Upadit calls for international effort Reuter UPI Bangkok, Tuesday Thailand yesterday proposed an international pooling of efforts to ease its refugee burden as the new United Nations High Commissioner for Retugees began a South-east Asian tour. The proposal was made by Thai Foreign Minister Upadit
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    Lock icon Latest victim of Hiroshima bomb
    131 5 Reuter Hiroshima, Tuesday "Utile Boy" claimed his latest victim yesterday a 81-year-old woman found hanging from a rope in her hospital room. It was his second victim in two days. On Saturday, a 75-year-old woman leaped to her death from a 18-metre high window. "Little
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    Lock icon China to 'speed up' talks with Hanoi
    265 5 UPI Reuter Hong Kong. Tuesday— Peiiing s cinei negotiator, Vice-Foreign Minister Chung Hsl-tung, flew ba3K to Hanoi yesterday "to speed up negotiations" over the fate of ethnic Chinese there while China accused Vietnam of fresh violations of Its territory. Peking's New China News
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      15 5 Ming Palace Restaurant brings you Moon Cakes with special ingredients flown in from Hong Kong
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      155 5 L V _s O V'T IHtMil Bisquit bottle cap I Now for every bottle of Bisquit VSOP f ipfjijfpPf < purchased, you have the opportunity of isk Gold putcd owning an exclusive Maruman Lighter Maruman ggoi at a very spedal price:18k Gold Plated Maruman GGOI at $63.60 (normal $106.00). Silver
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    Lock icon TODAY
    145 6 UPI TODAY Is Tuesday. Sept. 5, the 248 th clay of 1978 with 117 to follow. Those born on this date are under the sign of Virgo. French statesman Cardinal Richelieu was born on Sept. 5. 1585. ON THIS DAY IN HIBTORY: In 1882, 10,000 workers marched in the
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    Lock icon The Odd Corner
    66 6 AFP New Haven, Tuesday A group of overweight mothers have formed a "Fat Liberation Front" to press for fair treatment the newest pressure Cup on the American scene. Mrs Vivian M«yer, ler of the group, says that fat people suffer discrimination In hiring and that fat people
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    Lock icon Carter calls for compromises
    407 6 ...as he sees remote chance of full success World Focus Reuter Washington, Tuesday President Carter said yesterday the rhances for complete success at the Middle East summit opening today were very remote but there was no reason for despair. He called for compro mises by Egyptian
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    Lock icon 700 held in Managua
    81 6 UPI Managua, Nicaragua Tuesday Nearly 700 people, including opposition leaders, have been arrested in a crackdown to break a nationwide strike aimed at ousting President Anastaslo Somoza. opposition leaders said yesterday. Roberto Veles Barcenas said about 60 leaders of business organisations heeding the 11-day-old strike as
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    Lock icon 'UK in danger of being left behind' warning
    264 6 UPI Reuter London, Tuesday Britain Is In danger of being left behind when the rest of the world starts pulling out of the recession next year, leading st o c kb rokers Phillips and Drew said yesterday. In their latest review of
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      526 6 •J li Li WEATHER Bonn Sunny, 29-9C. Headline: Papal coronation without a crown. Moscow Occasional rain, 18 8C. l-ravda's headline: Necessity to Improve work of the film making Institutions. Rome Partly cloudy. 28-14C. Headline: Pope John Faul I begins reign. Paris Partially cloudy, 18-7C. Headline: John Paul I becomes Pope
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    Security and credibility
    441 8 Camp David may or may not be the last chance for peace In the Middle East. But outright failure at this crucial meeting, which starts today, Is unlikely because Its Impact can be disastrous for the participants. President Carter openly acknowledges that by committing his personal prestige
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  • WHISPERS By ISPY
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      The monopolists
      53 8 Yet unother world record has been established. This time, it's in Monopoly playing,' by four youngsters in Ashland, Pennsylvania. They reached their 266 th straight hour of playing In two teams, each team playing in four hour shifts. If nothing, at least it gets Ashland into the Guiness'
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      Only a name
      54 8 A new French perfume named Opium has been banned by the Queensland Health Department. The name, it seems, was considered a "misrepresentation of the contents of the bottle. and therefore breaches the Queensland Health Act," according to a department spokesman. Asked an observer: "What if it had
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    Lock icon Carter will pay the price
    590 8 ...if Camp David gamble fails Reuter Washington: The' Middle East summit at Camp David will be a major gamble for peace and one that could seriously undermine Pr esi dent Carter if it fails to pay off. Mr Carter has acknowledged the high risks It
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    Lock icon Teleconferences are the meetings of the future
    422 8 AP United Nations: An experiment In satellite communication today could open the way for people to attend conferences over seas without leaving home and make multilanguage translations much less costly. UN communication* experts have coined a name teleconferencing to describe the system that
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    Defend all faiths, says Tunku
    702 9  -  By Ismail Kassim In his As I See It column In the Star yesterday, former Malaysian Premier Tunku Abdul Rahman commented on the Kerling Incident in which four Muslim vandals were killed recently by the guards of an Indian temple. The four, together with a
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    And all because of Jacqueline...
    581 9  -  Art Buchwald Ever since the rumour was announced that Mrs Jacqueline Kennedy Onassls had purchased 375 hectares of one of the most Important tracts of land on Martha's Vineyard, no one has talked about anything else. Reactions have ranged from (ear and apprehension to excitement
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      122 9 SALE NOW! Ueaaers IvJDigest September Issue IN THE PHILIPPINES: They Fid the World's Rice Bowls Some 40 miles southeast of Manila in the Philippines is the International Rice Research Institute, a think tank and outdoor laboratory devoted to helping farmers grow more and better rice to feed the earth's exploding
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      101 9 MORE SCENT FOR CENTS! Springfresh is the ailti'Mh'ri' 1 that give.-. vfj 'no;e for-vuii' i'i'.ifHI',1', Jus! cum;><w.: .Hit! [V: \A THE MERLIN GRILLROOM presents an INTERNATIONAL BUFFET LUNCH Feast like a king on our Buffet Lunch daily from 12.30 pm to 2.30 pm adults: $9.90 children: $5.00 Buffet patrons have
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        Watch your front
        44 12 Those embroiled In offlce politics better take warning a sign posted on the notice board of a Leo Burnett (the advertising agency) office announces that "things have got so bad here that people have started stabbing each other In the front."
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        What a scream
        104 12 Which wife has not complained that her husband Is not paying enough attention to her? Well, she could follow the example of Sharon Randolph, winner of the recent husband calling contest In the Illinois State Fair, who shouted out to husband Edwin to come help her because
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        Curry in Moscow?
        92 12 Some people say you could go anywhere In the world and find a Chinese restaurant. It teems you can say the* same of Indian restaurant* now. The first Indian restaurant will he opening In Moscow early next year, according to a London paper, making India the only
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      Tantalise with sheer daring
      144 12 Tantalise, says this week's designer, Farldah bte Ahmad, by using soft, sheer fabric In a bare, bare style. No lining please, which makes hei tunic over harem pants outfit great for warm evenings. The flower print at the hem of the tunic breaks the monotony of
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      Lock icon Honey can kill babies under one-year-old, warn the producers
      384 12 Washington Post Washington: The world's largest hone y-produclng group haa warned that there may be a risk of fatal food poisoning If honey Is fed to inranis under a year old. The statement by the Sioux Honey Association of Sioux Clfr.
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      THE BETTER BUY
      55 13 Which brand of milk to bay? Which tin of sardines is better? Our new column appearing this Thursday, and every first Thursday of the month, will survey the popular brands available of a product and tell youThe Better Buy a new column which helps you in your
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      Dior parade coming to town
      203 13 Next week we will be seeing Christian Dior's 1978/79 Pret-a-Porter collection, which promises to be a fashion treat for local trendsetters. The autumn winter collection will be presented by 10 Dior models and two local girls, at Goodwood Park Hotel on Sept 12 and 13.
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    • Dear Ros
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        We don't talk anymore
        139 13 After three years of marriage, my wife and I hardly taik to each other about things that matter. She's more Interested In doing the chores and looking after our son. I And our life together meaningless If we contlnje this way and desoerately want to communicate
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        Lock icon 10 years IS a long wait
        267 13 HEART-BREAKER I've known him for 10 years but during that time he never showed any serious Interest In me. Now I have a steady boyfriend and my first friend recently confessed his love for me. Though I still care for him, I don't want
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        Mum fears for 21-yr-old son
        243 13 My 21-year-old son who Is mature for his age has Just acquired a 16-year-old girlfriend. They are very close, phone each other every day and remain closeted In his bedroom when she visits. To say the least, I am worried. The difference in their ages
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        Shy of his kisses
        136 13 My steady boyfriend and I work in the same office and he enjoys a»nly showing his ectlon. On several occasions, my colleagues saw him kissing me and I felt ▼ery embarrasaed. I told him not to do It but he refuses to listen to me and
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    Lock icon A downtrend week
    443 14 F.T. index falls everyday to close 165 points lower on Friday LONDON Lloyds Bank Int'l London In a week shortened by the Monday Bank Holiday the F.T. Index last week (ell every day to close on Friday at 3 p.m. 165 points down on the previous Friday.
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    Lock icon Money Market
    157 14 UPI London, Tuesday After opening sharply lower thf US dollar managed slight comeback on several European money markets yesterday but stui closed down against every currency except the pound. Gold ended the day US$3 an ounce higher in Zurich yesterday closing at U*****.375 an ounce compared to U*****.375.
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    Lock icon Wall Street worst hit in two months
    329 14 NEW YORK UPI Stocks suffered their worst setback In two months last week because of Federal Reserve credit tightening and a speculative binge in gambling issues that spurred exchanges to take protective action. The heavily traded week was capped on Friday (Sept 1)
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  • Stock markets round the world
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      Lock icon TOKYO
      136 14 AFP Prices scored another colid gain In a six-session winning streak on the Tokyo stock market yesterday. The Dow Jones average was up 12.58 yen to 5637.68 yen. The widerbased TSE index gained 1.09 points to 427.56 Fujiya Confectionary shot up 100 yen, the maximum gain allowed In a
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      PARIS
      71 14 Closing prices on the Parte Bourse yesterday: Part bos 181.80 —1.30 Ponder 387 +.10 Prlntemps 91 —3.30 Bull 48 +.05 Royal Dutch 373 —JO Michel In 1388 —37 COS 370 —ft Thomson 333 —4 50 CFP 136.70 unch Rhone I*)BJM> —1 50 Air 333 —.10 BSN SlB —3 Philips
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      Lock icon ZURICH
      109 14 Union Bank of Switzerland The trend on the BwLss stock market It presently being determined to a large extent by events on the foreign exchange market. Amid light turnover, the Swiss share Index showed little change last week. Among the Investment and Holding company shares. Holderbank stock* are in
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      Lock icon SYDNEY
      2 14 Reuter
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    Lock icon Economic briefs
    326 14 AFP TOKYO: Japanese A g r 1 c ulture Minister Ichiro Nakagawa left here yesterday for trade talks In Washington expected to centre on US demands for Increased access to the Japanese marker, for American farm produce. Mr Nakagawa and special US trade representative Robert Strauss will be
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    Lock icon Thailand: Japan unwilling to end imbalance
    172 14 Business News and Views Reuter Bangkok, Tuesday Thai Deputy Commerce Minister Prok Amaranand yesterday charged that Japan was unwilling to solve the problem of Its trade Imbalance with Thailand. Mr Prok said Japan had promised to buy a large quantity of Thai products but
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    Lock icon Japan loan
    83 14 AP Tokyo, Tuesday Japan will extend a loan totalling 30 to 35 billion yen ($353.2 to 411.7 million) to Egypt, the Asahi Shlmbun, one of Japan's mass circulation newspapers, reported today. The Asahi said the loan will be used to help Egypt buy goods and various agricultural and
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      434 14 Money words results No entrant submitted a solution which corresponded in all respects with the set of answers held by the Judges to be the most apt In the New Nation Moneywords Contest 'OU\ One entrant submitted a solution which differed at one point from the solution which the Judges
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      Furniture Offers
      350 15 twice weekly advertisement feature What is the cheapest way of gettng a new set of furniture? And without having to trudge all round town to find out which shop offers the best value for money too. Well, one way is to have a wedding and make sure you
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      122 15 KIAM CHUAN DECORATION COMPANY 144 .s« Fioo' Goiden lo** Rc Spore .s.'B^bB GUAN LEE IRON FACTORY, HOB licence f fi 17?9 trr'iiio rflnw (jftls three Rooms f jt aui >oms f it F i»e Rooms t H ***** i 1800 S?-00 litee Rooms f lit i ol' Rooms f ijt
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      219 15 We carry a regular stock of Cider Vinegar Multi Vitamins Honegar Carlic Pearles Blackcurrant Juice Brewers Yeast Black Molasses Kelp Mineral Water Lecithin Honeys Tissue Salts etc. Also High Class Natural Cosmetics by Creighton, Faith, Hymosa, B.W.C. HEALTH FOODS NATURAL REMEDIES 128, Capitol Shopping Contro Phono: *****9 118, Hong Loong
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      35 15 REMY SPORTS ENTERPRISES TEL: *****81 SPECIALISE IN ALL KINDS OF SPORTS REQUIREMENTS 244, (2nd. Floor). TANIONG PAGAR P. S. A. COMPLEX, JUNCTION «t KIPPCL ID./ TANIONG PAGAR, SINGAPORE 2. Bummu Howrv 10.00 i.m. 10.00 PM.
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    How they finished at KL on Saturday
    403 16 Lchl led Into the straight from Bukary, with Bebanlfa closing In. Earomark started his run. Behaalta forged ahead, with Earemarfc challenging. Closing the gap steadily Earomark got up close home to beat Behanita by half a length. Lehl finished third, another two lengths
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    Northern Breeze back in form
    647 16  -  RACING u ith Scrutineer Northern Breeze is back in form, and has a great chance of returning to the winning list in the Wllayah Stakes over 1200 m on Sunday. Northern Breeze showed his old sparkle at Kuala Lumpur last Sunday with an encouraging effort
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    Desperado shines
    124 16 Kuala Lumpur, Tuesday Desperado, with visiting New Zealand jockey Philip Smith astride, did a dashing gallop in Kuala Lumpur this morning when he reeled off 000 m In 36.4 on good going. Mei Ling (OwllUam) was kept well In hand over 600 m In 41. Wabretanla clocked 44.
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    S'pore beaten in both matches
    113 16 Volleyball Hong Kong, TuesdayVice Chairman of the Chinese National People's Congress, Ngapo Ngawang-Jlgme met In Peking today with Singapore Senior Minister of State for Education Mr Chal Chong Yil. The Chinese official and Mr Chal, who is also President of the Volleyball Association of Singapore,
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      155 16 NOTICE OFFICIAL NOTICE PROPOSAL TO CHANCE OF SHIP'S NAME We, Eastern Tankers Private Limited of 38-A, Cecil Street, Singapore 1 hereby give notice that in consequence of our Intended purchase, we have applied to the Registrar of Singapore Ships, under Section 417 of the Merchant Shipping Act (Chapter 172, 1970
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    Samy wins SGA title by 2 strokes
    896 17  -  GOLF ROUND-UP by Lim Kee Chan by Lim Kee Chan P. M. Samy of Sembawang won the Singapore Golf Association Intermediate championship by two strokes from Bennett Melin of Warren at the Warren Course on Sunday. Samy shot rounds of 77 In the
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    Ace by O'Donnell
    52 17 James O'Donnell shot a bole-ln-onr on Sunday while playing a social round with Dr Charles Hoy, Bob Guthrie and Nell Rombant at the Buklt Coarse. O'Donnell achieved his aee on the 177metre 14th. His No 5 wood tee-shot landed on the green, bounced once and rolled Into
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    Trials at Jurong
    159 17 Putra Cup trials at the Jurong Country Club Course this weekend: Saturday 1.01 pjn. Wong Weng Hong, Lee Howe Yong, Lim Choo Beng; I.o7—Tallb Haron, David Lu. Jeffrey Bose; 1.13 Ong Eng Hong, Rudy Richards, David Sim; I.l9—Gerald Loong, John Ong, Douglas 001, John Martens. Bunday 7.45
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    SICC qualifiers for SIA-PGA
    231 17 Singapore Island Country Club qualifiers for the Pro-Am tournament of the Singapore AlrlinesPOA championships at the Buklt Course on Sept 13: "A" Division: Wong Fong Weng, M.K. Yeow. Oeorge B.H. Tan,' Tay Kwang Jin, B.K. Sen, Harry Dyne, Peter Kearney, Cheong Thiam Slew, Bill Tan, Tan
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    Kite shoots 68 for title
    103 17 Endlcott (New York), Tuesday—Tom Kite held off an early challenge from Mark Hayes and shot a final-round 68 yesterday for a fourround total of 267, good enough to win the the U*****,000 B.C. Open by five strokes. He shot a three-under--68 for a 72-hole total
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    Lock icon Simeoni, Mennea steal thunder from the Reds
    314 17 jny Athletics Reuter. Prague, Tuesday—Sara Simeoni ana I-ietro Mennea of Italy emerged as the outstanding personalities of the European athletics championships otherwise dominated by an endless flow of Russian and East successes. The smiling, jaunty Simeoni equalled her World record of 2.01 m
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      349 17 YOUR LUCKY IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you are a hard worker but are somewhat Inclined to lose Interest when hard work does not yield mate r 1 al results. Although you take pleasure in a job well done, It is material gain that encourages you to bigger and
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      74 17 NATIONAL DAY UCKY DRAW Drm On 1/I/197S Winning numbers ore as follows: First Prize Second Prize Third Prize Fourth Prize Fifth Prize 25 SPECIAL PRIZES *****9 ****** 32**42 2957*5 2*95*3 17*42* 12*192 *****2 3201*4 I**7*2 255*1* 11*5*1 *****4 144*70 3MM3 1*1903 *****3 ****** 27*975 31*115 29*779 *****0 133M0 *****2 34*415
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    Thiru's warning to boxers...
    498 18  -  'Join us at gym or miss the boat to Manila' O Boxing By BRIAN MILLER Boxers who skip training sessions at the Farrer Park gymnasium will Jeopardise their chances of being selected to represent Singapore at the Asean boxing championships in Manila from Oct 22 to
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    Martina and Vitas through
    154 18 Tennis New York, Tuesday— Top-seeded Martina Navratllova and fourth-seed-ed Vitas Oerulaltls led the field Into the men's and women's quarterfinal round of the US Open tennis championships. The 22-year-old Navratllova, seeking her first U8 Open title after her Wimbledon win this year, took only 54 minutes
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    Taiwanese for Pesta meet
    210 18  -  Martial Arts By PHILIP TAN Australia. Malaysia and Taiwan nave confirmed their participation In the Pesta Sukan Singapore Open Taekwon-Do championships at the Gay World Stadium on Sept 15 and Ift. The other four invited for the first International meet 1 n elude World champions South
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    BAS gamble on youth pays off
    423 18  -  Basketball By TONY KOH The BaskeCjull Association of Singapore's gamble In selecting a team of youngsters for the Pesta Sukan Basketball Invitation championship paid off last night. The team, mostly graduates from last year's youth team, registered their third straight victory at the Oay
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    RELAY TEAMS TO GET ANOTHER CHANCE
    402 18  -  Ky Athletics By SURESH NAIR The Singapore Amateur Athletics Association Selection Committee will meet on Sept 14 to finalise their recommendations for the Asian Games in Bangkok in December. SAAA chief selector, Mr Loh Lin Kok. said only the deserving will be picked. Singapore
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      66 18 ANDY CAPP Zl. I WjS El rAftSB m m i iC96>^LA str, 'MW+t m 1 SHORT RIBS rsJO MATTER HOW F&RTH* SOES-. by Frank O Neal My WELFARE IS VERY TO/W. Ittraff ILL NOT CUT A CENT FROM MY WELFARE PRO(3BW\ AFTER ALL. SB i it 5? m 4 IfTtl***
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      Chen sets up film company
      274 19  -  Glitter Chatter By Teo Lian Huay Singer, TV and film actor Chen Slew Chao of Hong Kong Is now a film producer. He has set up a film production company with Sum Tim Har, his companion for some years. They have planned a comic script
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      Tonight: Full telecast of squash finals
      400 19  -  By Judith Holmberg The telecast of the finals of the men's and women's Pesta Sukan Squash Championships tonight (Ch. 5, 9.55 p.m.) marks yet ano.her milestone in TV Singapore's coverage of sporting events. The game which has never been more than a news Item
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      Handy-women too
      124 19 MEN are not the only ones who are handy around the house. Now, even women can repair bulbs and fix leaking taps. Already 22 people, some of them women, have completed a handyman's course at the Marine Parade community centre. During the eight onceweekly course, they learned the
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      606 19 At the cinema CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OP THE THIRD KIND: 70mm spectacle of contact with aliens. Inexplicable happenings in the Indiana countryside lead a power repairman (Richard Dreyfus*) and Tides Today: 12.25 pm. (2.6m); 6.11 p.m. (0.6m). Tomorrow: 12.28 a.m. (2.8m); 12.32 pm. (2 6m). Thursday: 1.06 am. (2.7m); 1.21 pjn.
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      359 19 RECITAL: Composerviolinist Kam Kee Yong teams up with pianist Miss Toh Chee Hung to play works by Mozait, Beethoven ana Brahms. Conference Hall, Shenton Way. 8.30 p.m. Tickets at 910. $8. $j. $3 and $2 from National Tneatre. Cold Storage and CK Tang. BLOOD DONATION Session at Conference Hall, up
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    66 20 AH FOOK: All Is not lost Singaporeans do read books after all Judging from the big turnout at the book fair which ended yesterday. MEI UN: Crowd size says nothing about the reading bablts of people. It is more important to know the number and type of books
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      866 20 -J Ml AND RADIO C SINGAPORE 5 Bring home a Superstar Bring home TE LE F U N K E N IN OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by IMPACT. J See Top Shows of the Day). DIARY OP EVENTS. 3.A> me STREET OF FLOWER BOXES. Documentary on children engaged In making and
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      182 20 Today's top shows IMPACT: Energy In Perspective. (Ch. 5, 3 p.m.). The second of j programmes to nelp the "A" level students' in their General Paper. Telecast every Monday and Tuesday afternoon, the series instructs with snippets from films and documentaries, student discussions, and Interviews with authorities. WE ABE SHOOTING
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