New Nation, 28 September 1978

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  • 21 1 New Nation SINGAPORE Thursday, September 28, 1978 No. 2374 Price 25 cents M,C. (P) 216/1/78 r -=i NLW fcj, NATION comment;
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  • 307 1 Reuter Jerusalem, Thursday The Israeli Knesset (parliament) overwhelmingly approved the Camp David accords today and agreed to pull Jewish settlers out of Slnal If Egypt and Israel made peace. The vote at the end of nearly 18 hours debate was 85 In favour and 19
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  • 85 1 Batu Pahat. Thursday —Johore state authorities are destroying vegetables planted illegally by about 100 people, believed to be backed by some Singapore businessmen, an official spokesman said here yesterday. A spokesman for the Johore State action committee said the destruction of the vegetables, which had
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  • 377 1  -  He opposes order to remove his belongings By K.K. Fong The Dutch government Is taking legal action to dispose of the personal belongings left behind by Its former ambassador here, Mr P.W.H. Schaepman, at his official residence. Its lawyers In SlngaKore are understood to ave
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  • 177 1 Reuter Btuttgart, Thursday Some 14.M# West German pupils between It and tt years old tried to commit suicide last year and more than 800 are expected to kIU themselves this year, two 111 s en s groups said here yesterday. The groups, campaigning for a decreased academic
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  • 178 2 The lights flickered on and off. The audlenee thought this was the signal (or a dramatic start to a fashion show at Hyatt Hotel yesterday afternoon. But this went on for more than U minutes. Then the compere, Paul Cheong, announced that there was a
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  • 81 2 The Health Ministry is closing two outpatient dispensaries at Kee Seng Btreet and Dunearn Road at the end of the month, because they have been underused. Patients attending the Kee Beng Street dispensary should go to the Maxwell Road outpatient dispensary. Those attending the Dunearn
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  • 30 2 The Mahatma Oandhl Memorial will celebrate Mahatma Gandhi's birthday with a party for 160 under-privileged children In its premises at Race Course Lane on Oct 2 at 4 p.m.
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  • 272 2 The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange has sent a circular to member broking Arms to enforce the exchange's rulei on trading. According tp today's Malaysian B us 1 n e s s Times, the exchange's letter reminds members to strictly adhere to several clauses In Its Rules
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  • 295 2 Reuter Paris, Thursday Mr. Lee Kuan Yew yesterday described in detail the good economic performance of the Asean countries since the 1973 oil crisis to President G 1 s g a r d d'Estaing. He also dealt with the possibility of continuing growth of the
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  • 77 2 The acting Permanent Secretary (Ministry of Home Affairs), Mr Lum Choon Wah, will be guest Of honour at the opening of the Vigilante Corps Exhibition at the Victoria Memorial Hall on Oct 10 at 5.30 p.m. The one-week exhibition will be open to the public on the opening
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  • 31 2 Tokyo. Thursday.—The Japanese government plans to Invite President Jimmy Carter to Tokyo for a US Japan leaders' meeting prior to the projected economic summit next June, it was reported yesterday.
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  • 289 2 Share prices generally improved across the board during the first hour of trading at the Stock Exchange of Singapore today. The rise, on the heel of yesterday's firm closing, was sparked off by a circular from K.L. Stock Exchange to member broking firms. The circular Is seen as
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  • 107 2 Penang's Bay a n Lepas airport will be open to charter (lights without a request for reciprocal landing rights, Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohammad* said yesterday. Speaking to more than 60 American tour operators in Los Angeles, he also said Penang
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  • 39 2 The Oeylang district Primary Schools Sports Council will hold Its Children's Day celebrations at the Gay World Stadium on Monday at 9 a.m. Mr Ivan Baptist, the MP for Potong Paslr, will be the guest of honour.
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  • 225 4 Extraordinary meeting told The Singapore Traction Company may go Into a new business vehture. According to one of the com p a n y's shareholders, who declined to give his name, a "certain Arm" Is interested in taking over the former bus company. No further details
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  • 329 4  -  By Gerry de Silva Bilateral relations between Singapore and China will be the main topic when China's Senior VicePremier Teng Hsiaoping visits Singapore next month, it was learned yesterday. His three-day visit Is tentatively ache d u 1 e d from
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  • 114 4 Sleeping with contact on doe* not cause blindness, according to Mr Ho Leow, president of the Contact Lena Society of Singapore. He also said wearing the lenses will not check deterioration of eye-sight. Mr Leow, In an interview with Radio Singapore in the
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  • 63 4 Communications Minister Mr Ong Teng Cheong will be the guest augural ceremony for Asean Philippines-Sin-gapore cable segment at the Hyatt Hotel on Oct 3 at 10.15 a.m. The cable, which will speed up telephone, telegraphic, telex and data transmission between the two countries, la the first segment of
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  • 29 4 The Joo Chlat community centre will organise a family Jog from the Big Splash aquatic centre to the Marine Parade Lagoon on Oct 22 at 7 a.m.
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  • 138 4 Miss Hong Kong Winnie Chan wants to learn as much as she can about Singapore and Its people during her threeday visit. The 23-year-old beauty queen arrived here yesterday as a courtesy ambassador from Hong Kong. As a representative of her country's tourism
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  • 478 4 Asean draft to be confirmed All but 10 of the 55 delegates attending the Asean Interparliamentary Organisation meeting had a free morning today because the first plenary session completed deliberations on all Items put before It yesterday. The delegates two from each of the five Asean
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  • 181 4 Social service clubs and charitable organisations should be grouped under various zones to avoid competition and rivalry, the club president said last night. Mr Tan Swee Leong, newly-elected president of the Kiwanls Club (Alpha Chapter), said there are so many of these clubs and organisations
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  • 125 5 This Is the view of the sea some owners of Housing and Urban Development Board flats in Amberville Estate are fighting for. They have sought a court injunction to stop the HUDC from building a 13-storey block, which they claim will deprive them of an
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  • 128 5 The Port of Singapore Authority has ordered $8.8 million worth of equipment to Increase Its carco handling capability. Of this sum, $0.5 million will be for six transtalners (gantry cranes) used in marshalling operations at the Container Terminal, a PSA statement said. The
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  • 60 5 AP Kuala Lumpur, Thursday Malaysians spend about Msl million a day on cigarettes, National Tobacco Board's director, Enclk Mohamad Hariri Abu Taif, said The six tobacco manufacturers in the country market more than 13 000 million cigarettes a year. Only 50 per cent of the
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  • 51 5 The Jurong Bird Park will add three new tramcoaches to Its existing fleet of nine coaches within the next three months. The coaches, which seat 12 each, are towed gr tractors along stratec routes of the park i give visitors a quick tour at a small
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  • 402 5 Datuk Harun Idris, who was recently elected Into Umno's supreme council by h 1 s supporters, Is fighting back from his prison cell, refuting allegations that he was responsible for the nearbankruptcy of Bank Rakyat. In an open letter to Prime Minister Datuk Hussein Onn,
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  • 82 5 There are about 4520 scientists living In Singapore. a survey by the Ministry of Science and Technology shows. The survey, done last year and published yesterday, said about 87 per cent of them are Singaporeans while the rest are from Malaysia, the US and other countries. Most of
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  • 84 5 Reuter Kuala Lumpur, Thursday—Cholera has killed 58 people in Malaysia In the last seven months, said the Director-Gene-ral of Health, Dr Abdul Talib Latiff. About 1400 people were treated during tne outbreak. Dr Talib said that for the first time since the outbreak no new
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  • 303 6 ...and heads towards flood-hit Vietnam World Focus Reuter UPI Manila, Thursday Tropical storm Lola headed towards flood-ravaged Vietnam last night after claiming three lives as it lashed Manila and s u r r o u ndlng areas with high winds and torrential rain. Packing winds
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  • 65 6 UPI TODAY Is Thursday, Sept. 28. the 21st day of 1978 with 94 to follow. Those born on this date are under the sign of Libra. American entertainer Ed Bulllvan was born on Bept 28. 1902. A THOUGHT FOR THF. DAT: English novelist Wllll ft m Makepeace Thackeray said:
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  • 72 6 AP Oslo, Thursday The Norwegian government wanted to give a warm welevme to Libyan Oil Minister Es El Dean Al-Mabroukh, m when an Important-looking man In Arab garb arrived at Perebu Airport, Norway's OU and Energy Minister BJartmar GJerde and several aides kissed and hugged him and
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  • 92 6 Bonn, Thursday—The Lufthansa Airline will soon start preparatory talks with the Chinese on the opening of an air link between West Germany and China, the Deputy Speaker of Parliament said here yesterday. Mr Hermann SchmldtVockenhausen said the German airline believed that Peking's new economic
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  • 203 6 AFP Jakarta, Thursday President Suharto yesterday expressed concern over the prospects of declining trend of agricultural production and the stagnation of Indonesia's oil exports. To offset losses In the two fields. President Suharto said Indonesia should Intensify and diversify its export revenue from non-oil sectors.
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  • 185 6 Reuter Tokyo, Thursday. Japan will ask the Soviet Union to call off Its planned tests to fire booster rockets into the North Faciflc over 12 days starting later this week, the Foreign Mlnlitrysald here yesterday. The tests might obstruct the flights of
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    • 534 6 Moscow Overcast. 7-2 C. Pravda's headline: "Save fuel and energy." London Showers, 16-9 C. Headline: Carter unveils new moves to strengthen dollar. Bonn Cloudy. 167C. Headline: Oenscher at the United Nations: Our aim remains reunification. Rome Bunny, 2019C. Headline: TOT explosion destroys Rome Paris Cloudy, 16-9 C. Headline: Oaulllsts challenge
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  • 360 8 In innovative fashion not uncharacteristic of Singapore's trade unions, the 5000-strong Public Dally Rated Health Workers' Union (PDRHWU) has been acting the Interesting role of counsellor to members' discipline problems. Although any union leader worth his salt should always be available and ready. to help out
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    • 94 8 Do you know what a "musical coffee house" is? Three Penangltes, one a columnist from the Malaysian paper, the Star, found out during a recent visit to Kuala Lumpur. While out looking for a cuppa, they saw this sign, and decided It would be nice to have
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    • 62 8 As a token of friendship, Mexico City has S resented Nagoya, apan, with five turkey vultures and five black vultures. In return for two common cranes Nagoya City sent Mex- ico City early this year. Rare though the birds may be. It's difficult to think of them as
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  • 758 8  -  Solving the bread and butter issues is going to be tough Edgar Koh New York: President Jimmy Carter this week held the after-glow of Camp David against economic proposals" which, however, are unlikely to brighten his image as swiftly as the recent Sadat-Begin
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  • 518 8  -  Swadesh De Roy Japan will go all out to help China, even to surpass its current 10 year ecdnomic plan, if International Trade and Industry Minister Toshio Komoto is to be taken at his word. And there is no reason why he should not be.
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  • 126 9  -  ASEAN ASIDES By Sonny Yap It may be profitable to send Indonesian children for adoption abroad but It's not cute. Or so it appeared to an irate Indonesian woman parliamentarian. According to the In- donesian Observer, Mrs H. Asmah Syahranl condemned this practice as an
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  • 154 9 Thai prisons have become so packed that would-be Jailbirds may no longer be assured of a place behind bars. This dilemma was highlighted by the Director-General of the Corrections Department in a Bangkok Post report recently. Mr. Thawee Chusap pointed out that 5800 Inmates are
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  • 403 9  -  Art Buchwald When a street criminal commits a crime he usually says: "I didn't do it." Whether true or not, it's a simple sentence which 'everyone understands. But when a large company U charged with violating the law. Its spokesman resorts to gobbledygook In hopes that
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  • 81 9 Malaysia's No 1 law and order man obviously bellves In that oldfashioned maxim: Spare the rod and spoil the child. In a speech that must have shocked the audience at a school's prize giving ceremony, Inspec-tor-Oeneral of Police Tan Brl Hanlff Omar called for the
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  • 69 9 Communist Insurgents played Uncle Bam recently when they began doling out wads of U8 dollar notes or what seemed like them to peasants of several Tillages in a Thai province A quick check revealed that the "banknotes" were actually expired lottery tickets that bore
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    2309 10/11 The IMF is gaining increasing power over its affairs World Focus A greater reliance on loans and overhaul of world money system have given fund more clout The United States and other members of the International Monetary Fund have been meeting In Washington this week to seek assurances
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    • 764 12 k says Margaret Chan My two year old Is a toilet training dropout. She walks, talks, sings, dances, feeds herself but peed in her pants until recently. Even as a first-time mother, I have never been anxious about toilet training my child. There are
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    • 193 12  -  Art Deco l>v Ng Weng Sang Ever become flustered at having to wrap oddshaped gifts? Keep empty containers that used to hold confectionery and brighten tnem up wun a iittie Imagination to make pretty boxes for a present or knick-knacks around the house. Here's how you
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    • 431 12 ■kids on|y Puzzles, riddles, crosswords, jokes to share? We pay $5 for every contribution. The address is Kids Only, New Nation, Locked Bag 15, Singapore 1. Don't forget to add your name, age and address. 1. Soo Han Chung of 1 386 Block 137 Jalan Bukit Merah has three catchy
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    • 572 13  -  DECOR by Margaret Cunico There's only one way to protect your antique furniture from hyperactive children—keep them out of the way; the children, that Is. That does not mean the children have to be kept out of the room where the antiques are. rather, that
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      156 13 There's no room for the purely decorative, say the practical among us. These people would like the first two of our finds, especially for a bathroom beautiful. The other two are strictly for the whimsical, we think. Tired of nun; toothpaste tubes? Try this new ceramic holder that
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    • 142 13 AP London: Doctors examining women for breast cancer may have a better chance at early diagnosis by using very hl*h frequency sound waves, a medical researcher recently told the British Association tor the Advancement of science. Dr Peter Wells, chief physicist at Bristol Gen- eral Hospital, made
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  • 202 14 Reuter Washington, Thursday President Carter yesterday gained one of his biggest legislative victories of the year when the Senate approved a Bill ending Federal price controls on most natural gas by 1985. The Bill, passed by a vote of 57 to 42. Is the key element
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  • 188 14 Washington, Thursday The big Industrial democracies came under Increasing pressure yesterday from developing nations which consider their plans for economic expansion too cautious. The Impatience was reflected In speeches at the third session of the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the
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  • 75 14 Reuter Paris, Thursday Air France yesterday made massive cuts in its flight programme because of a strike by stewards and hostesses. The strike, due to last until today, started early yesterday morning in support of demands for more cabin staff on long-distance flights. At
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  • 62 14 AFP Jakarta, Thursday Asean trade experts met here yesterday to study the export stabilisation scheme (Btabex) before discussing the matter with Japanese officials later this week. Results of the trade experts' meeting and the subsequent meeting with the Japanese trade officials will be submitted to the second
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  • 83 14 World Focus UPI Ordinarily, visitors to Brussels are greeted by Its most famous citisen, the Mannekin Pis, standing unabashedly naked, answering nature's call. In truth, though, this little boy has a wardrobe of more than 354 costumes that in- elude those of a Napoleanie
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  • 97 14 Reuter Oslo, Thursday Kuwait's Oil Minister warned yesterday that Arab oil-producing countries could not continue tolerating the increasing erosion of their oil revenue. Sheikh All Khalifa alSabah, chairman of the council of ministers of the Organisation of Arab Petroleum E x p or 11 ng
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  • 50 14 Reuter Jerusalem, Thursday.— An explosion rocked the centre of Jerusalem last night during the Israeli parliamentary debate on the Camp David accords. Witnesses said police cars and ambulances rushed to the scene of the blast near the Orion cinema, about two km from the Parliament building. Reuter.
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  • 52 14 Reuter Newark, New Jersey, Thursday Two Soviet United Nations employees went on trial yesterday on charges of paying a US Navy officer US$2O,OOO ($44,600) for military secrets. The defendants were Valdlk Enger, 39, a political affairs officer at the UN Secretariat, and Rudolf Chernyayev, 43, a
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  • 41 14 Reuter Vienna, Thursday Despite concessions by both sides, flve-year-iong negotiations on a European force-reduc-tion agreement resume here today with key Issues still disputed and no end in sight, diplomats said. They predicted many months of hard bargaining still ahead.—
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  • 42 14 UPI Washington* Thursday The government yesterday gave negotiators 24 hours to settle a crippling rail strike that has snarled two-thirds of the nation's rail traffic. Jeopardised the midwest grain harvest and forced auto makers to consider large scale layoffs. UPI.
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    • 333 14 YOUR LUCKY STARS IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you are a bold, highly motivated, fearless worker toward your goals. You are ambitious. You know the dangers Involved in whatever you undertake. Sometimes you heed that knowledge and, Just, as often, you don't. You may Jeopardise your own success at
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  • 264 15 Call by Japanese workers Business News and Views S AFP Reuter Yokohama, Thursday Japanese textile wo r kers yesterday decided to urge the government to curb Japan's Imports of textile products from South-east Asia to secure their Jobs. A Resolution to this effect was adopted at the
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  • 467 15  -  By Lee Yew Meng Tne secret to successful marketing In South-east Asia by overseas organisations is to "have a commitment and to get operationally involved." This Is the view of Repco, a large Australiabased manufacturer of automotive equipment which has increased its turnover by 800 per cent
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    • 99 15 Yesterday's by the dlfl< prices followed srence on the previous seaal on'a cloae: AT A T •1* Beth Steel 23 Mi unch. Caterp Tra 59* Chrysler 12ft Coca-Cola 43* Contl OU 29 Dow Chem 27* Dresser 43* Du Pont 12«* —1* E. Kodak Exxon •1* Firestone 13* Ford
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    • 30 15 UPI Dow Jones closing averages on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday: 30 industrial 860.19 (off 7.97). 20transport 243 05 (off 377). 65 stock 398.96 (off 3.38). UPI.
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    • 94 15 AFP Tokyo, Thursday Share prices advanced for the fifth straight day on the Tokyo stock market today, driving the Dow indicator to an all-time high of 5738.27 yen. Trading was active. Yesterday's closing quotations of the gllt-edjpds, In yen, with Tuesday's In parenthasea were as follows: Helwa Real estate
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    • 70 15 Closing price* on the Pari* Bourse yesterday: Parlba* 185.40 1.90 Poocier 359 1 Prln temps 125.50 +2.60 Bull 61.90 +2.40 Royal Dutch 275.50 I Mlchehn 1M4 39 COB 420 6 Thomson 290 17 C F P 134.30 +2.20 Rhone 122.90 +2.10 Air 359.50 -(-4.80 B 8 N 611 42
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    • 77 15 Closing prices on the Zurich Block Kxchange yeat'rdw: UBS Bearer 3035 35 UBS Reentered 673 3 BBC SM 4 Credit Suisse 2160 30 Swissair B. 764 1 Swiss Relnaur. 3000 Wlnterthur B. 3330 70 Zurich Insur. Kertle B. 9000 100 3100 130 Interfood B. 3076 36 Clba-Oelgy B. Baby
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    • 122 15 Prices at 11.30 a.m. today (Australian time) on Um Sydney Stock Exchange: ACT 117 1M ADC If 3ft Ampol Pet 89 SO ASt 180 111 APM 120 123 Bank NSW 776 780 Brambles 210 212 BHP 882 M4 Boral 272 27S CBA 270 272 CSR 366 366 CIO 250
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  • 56 15 Reuter Colombo, Thursday Brl Lanka yesterday lifted restrictions, in force since IM7, on the export of profits by foreign firms operating in the country. A spokesman for the Central Bank said firms could transfer profits to their parent companies abroad and foreign shareholders of locally registered
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  • 37 15 UPI Talpeh, Thursday Taiwan is expected to register a IS per cent economic growth in 1978, far surpassing the government's target of 8J per cent, the United States embassy In Talpeh predicted. UPI.
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  • 209 15 UPI London, Thursday—The US dollar ended Its slide against the Bwlua franc yesterday closing slightly higher after setting two consecutive record low closing prices this week. The dollar closed stronger on most money markets losing ground only against the French franc, German mark and the lira. Gold prices
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  • 470 16 Bruges also slump to away defeat by Poles Soccer Reuter London, Thursday England's Liverpool, winners for the last two years, crashed out of the European Cup soccer In the opening round last night together with the team they beat In last season's final, Bruges of
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  • 911 16 SATURDAY Cl. Mr. 0—1200m 2 Paya Bunga 57 6 Zarook U 66 1 Tacit 66 12 Flaming Dragon 66.6 17 Cowan 8treet IV 64.6 6 Wells Fargo n 64.6 13 Cheeky Bird 34 10 Up Again 53.5 4 First Oeneratton 53 14 Batu Sinai 53
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  • 409 16 On the track Penang, Thursday George West's pair of Victory Order and Corporal Charlie did a testing trial in yielding going at Batu Gantong this morning. The stablemates were sent over 600 m in 38.2, with Victory Order kept well in check by Ariffln Man.
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  • 834 16 Rcutcr. EUROPEAN CUP In Olasgow: Glasgow Rangers (Soot) 3 Juvenilis (It) 0 (1-0). Rangers 3-1 on aggregate; In Budapest: Lipest Dots* (Hun) 0, Zoorjovka Brno (Csech) 3 (0-2). Zborjovka Brno 4-3 on aggregate; In LUlestroem: LlUestroem (Nor) 1 Linfleld (N. Ire) 0 (1-0). LUlestroem 1-0 on aggregate; In Liverpool:
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  • 271 17 Golf AP Akron, Thursday A reluctant Jack Nlcklaus and a rested Tom Watson are the key figures in the US$3OO,OOO (*****,000) World Series of golf, an ambitious event starting today at the Firestone Country Club. Watson could wrap up three important titles: Player of
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  • 551 17  -  BOWLING by Brian Miller Llgla Klamco, the Venezuelan housewife, has Anally succeeded In fulfilling her ambition of representing Singapore In an international tournament. And Llgla will be making the best of this opportunity when she represents Singapore in the Australian Open championship
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    362 17  -  But Singapore earn praises Basketball Br TONY KOH The Singapore basketball team were praised by Russian coach Gomelpky despite being soundly thrashsd 138-64 by the visiting world champions last night. Said coach Oomelsky: "What Impressed me moat was Singapore's accurate field snots and also their high standard in
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  • 61 17 Manila, Thursday. Twice champions Brazil last night displayed too much class and power to beat the Philippines national team 122-99 in their tune-up match for the World basketball championship here startins on Sunday. In the central Philippine city of Bacolod, Czechoslovakia defeated Canada 73-67 in a rugged. bruising
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  • 173 18  -  Softball »y SURESH NAIR Host Indonesia's silence over the date for tho Third Aiean softball championships has put Singapore In a quandary. They were expected to hold the bi-annual competition in 197 V, but since the sport was recently Included in the South Bast Asia Games'
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  • 388 18  -  Cycling TEN WEEKS TO THE EIGHTH ASIAN GAMES... By BRIAN MILLER The Singapore Amateur Cycling Association are seriously considering sending their cyclists to Bangkok next month as part of their Asian Games training programme. This was disclosed yesterday by Saca'■ racing secretary, Enclk Hamzah Abdullah.
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  • 87 18 Badminton AFP Jakarta, Thursday Indonesian* beat Danish players 4-0 In the first day of a friendship badminton match In Jakarta on Tuesday night Llem Swel King, the 1978 All-England champion, defeated Denmark's National champion Mor- ten Frost Hansen 15-10, 15-5. All-England semi-Ana-11st He Bumlrat beat Gert Hansen
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  • 151 18 Swimming The Singapore Amateur Swimming Assoc 1 ation, who originally planned to hold their second Asian Games qualifying trials in November, have now decided to hold them from Oct 10 to 12. Reason: To comply with a Singapore National Olympic Council directive to submit the
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  • 257 18 A sigh of relief, a FAS warning and a 4 blessing on the soccer front An Injury-free Armed Forces team returned last night from Bangkok after a creditable showing In the lust concluded Force* World Cup soccer tournament. The fact that none of the eight National players In
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  • 139 18 Queenstown FC have no regrets playing Second Division soccer next season. Instead, their officials believe that their relegation from Division One this season is a "blessing In disguise." Admitted a realistic Queenstown team manager John Fernandez: "It has opened our eyes to the fact that we do
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  • 257 18  -  By PHILIP TAN The Football Association of Singapore have warned Sembawang Constituency of the consequences of conceding a walkover In the first game of the President's Cup tournament on Oct 9. A Sembawang official said yesterday that his club will compete Instead in the Queen's
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous

  • What's On A page that tells you what's happening on TV and in town
    • 320 19  -  By Judith Holmberg Pop music and songs will not be allowed on the forthcoming radio series, Let's Get Together. The shows will be strictly cultural. An official of Radio Singapore declined to give any reason for the decision. The new musical variety series,
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    • 149 19 UPI New York: RCA Corp. recently Introduced an expanded line of "Selectavlsion" projects. Including the firm's first colour TV cameras for home use. The new line of cameras, which will enable consumers to film their own shows at home In colour
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    • 104 19 These schoolgirls are wrapping up gifts for some 3600 children of welfare homes and creches. The big "gift-wrap" took place yesterday at Chao Yang School in Clemenceau Avenue. The gifts will be presented to the children tomorrow as part of this year's Children's Day celebrations. Each gift
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    • 80 19 Sight and sound enthusiasts will be treated to an Audio Fair at the Conference Hall next month. Several thousand dollars worth of hi-fi equipment will be on display at the four-day fair starting on Oct 9. It is being organised by Hwee Seng (Pte) Ltd, agents for
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    • 624 19 6.00 A.M. Opening Announcements and Programme Summary 6.05 Morning Prelude with Raymond Stephen Grand Orchestra: Beautiful Love Oultar Gold 20 6.30 News (E) 6.40 Morna Concert: Fairy es Op. 132 (Schumann). Buffet Crampon (clarinet), Duncan Druce (viola), Richard Burnett )piano); Sonata in E Flat (Strauss), Vladimir welsman (violin). Eleanor Hancock
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    • 661 19 and around town SOVIET FILM FESTIVAL at Victoria Theatre. 7.30 p.m. Tonight's film: Solo for an Elephant with Orchestra—a. comedy about the circus and the circus acts Include (surprise, surprise) a singing elephant and a talking dog. There Is also romance, with a young couple who come to an agreement
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  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • 52 20 Iced Cream. ♦A«*ar' K pr 'K ~:o a ex yjSS3EISi I\ wm Harveys Bristol Cream. The best sherry in the world. //k Eastern Agencies lIIIH I mamamm m rv;— T "i Sol# Agtiita lot Singapore, Malaysia. Brunai A Indooaaia I# >»M 1 TT^S ~7cu/L ITLaijeO O ELITE STAR ENTERPRISES i
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    • 795 20 AND RADIO 5] Bring home a Superstar Bring home TE LE P U N K E N 3.00 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by STAR PERFORMANCE: Detective's Holiday. 3.30 DIARY OF EVENTS (C). 345 HOME SWEET HOME (r). Mandarin aerial. iJU INTERMISSION. 6.03 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by WHAT'S MY LINE. 6.30 NEWS
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    • 208 20 Today's top shows RHODA. (Ch. 5. 9.55 p.m. in colour). Rhoda s boss Introduces her to a handsome customer who owns three successful restaurants. Both are Instantly attracted to each other, though rather shy about It. Things only start moving when Rhoda's boss Insists that his friend take her out.
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  • 64 20 AH FOOK: I believe that clothes maketh a man but to say that most westernised people are the ones who follow evil ways like drug addiction Is generalising. MEI LIN: The Muslim Missionary Society's call to censor "suggestive" and "sensitive" slogans on T-shirts and Jeans appears to be
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  • Page 21 Advertisements
    • 330 21 INSIDE Page Two: Two Looks in Living Page Three: Furniture at a Discount Page Four: Promises, Promises does a condominium live up to them? Page Five: It's Terry's Move, Says His Wife Page Six and Seven: What to do with your Walls, Floors and Ceilings Page Eight: Do-it-yourself Painting Page
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  • MAKING A HOME
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      284 21 You need more than building blocks to make a home. In fact even before you start buying the things you need to fill It, you need a concept, a picture of how you want your living environment to be like. To arrive at this concept, our Influences
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    • 619 22 JH IF YOU want a conventional living room, the range Is vast. A sofa set of a threesea ter settee and two armchairs made of PVC will cost around $300. This Is about the lowest you can expect to pay. On the other hand, an Imported
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    • 468 23 IT'S A DESK, A CABINET OR HI-FI RACK If you're looking around for a bargain and enjoy browsing around, then the furniture "discount warehouse" Is something that should capture your Interest. The Rocco discount warehouse-showroom In Paslr Panjang has about 1490 sq metres of space stocked
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    • 622 24 Will condominiums live up to their ads? Forty per cent of 105 apartment units In one condominium estate were sold within three days of an advertisement appearing In the newspapers. These units, the second phase of the Hlllcrest Arcadia estate In Buklt Tlmah range from $58,000 for a
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    • 705 25  -  By Terry Tan I have this compulsion to shift our furniture around because I have this hangup about changing scenes. Unfortunately my efforts seldom come together more often than not they come apart, my fur- niture I mean. Having re-upholstered In slinky green velvet
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    • 1149 26/27  -  By Margaret Chan We are a long way off from the days when a coat of paint and a throw rug on the floor would do. Today, the home decorator would have to decide whether to paint the walls, paper them
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    • 107 26/27 The Singapore Institue of Architects Building Centre Is a place new homemakera must visit this Is where you can see the widest range of what's available In decor and utility products for the home. ine centre, at Outram Park complex, has a permanent exhibition
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    • 860 28 JH Local labour charges may be a lot cheaper than In Western countries but the do-it-yourself syndrome Is fast gripping Singaporeans. A check among 10 office staff showed that almost all had painted their homes themselves. And why not when you can halve costs, have fun in the
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    • 391 28 Five years ago, It would have been regarded a waste to spend money on making a home look good. Now a number of families think nothing of spending their entire savings In creating a beautiful home. According to Mr Terklld Terklldsen,
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    • Article, Illustration
      407 29 Still waiting for hot water? You don't need to with these heaters Adjusting the fluctuating flow of hot and cold controls fti a bathroom shower are a thing of the oast with the new instant electric shower heaters now on the market. Once you've selected the temperature that
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    • 512 30 Can you do this with your mattress? Some customers spend $7000 on a bed, but when It comes to the mattress they are reluctant to spend more than $200. It seems unbelievable, but It happens all the time, people
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    • 1014 31 If you still think that a solitary bulb hanging from the celling at the centre of the room Is all you need for lighting, think again. Cast your mind's eye back to the time you watched a play on stage remember how the mood
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    • 449 32 BETTER than shouting "Open Sesame," a touch of a button from a handheld transmitter can now swing open your house gates as you approach them in your car. Once you've driven Inside, the electronic mechanism closes the gates and securely
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  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • 128 22 m i ii: /i' my: 1 V f Sji ß i r t 3k S w IJI li^ a i. if* «c "I i Window dressing Well-groomed rooms need a little window dressing. That finishing touch witn subtle shades. Louvres they'll compliment your good taste. Give a new dimension to
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    • 80 22 A Vinco machine will fill yoir exact fleer-care needs SAVE ON TIME AND LABOUR The Polivac wot designed and manufactured as on entirely new concept—and is adaptable to a greater variety of uses. This unique suction, sweeping ond burnishing machine has firmly established its leadership in the cleaning industry. Sole
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    • 182 24 SOLVE SOLAR PROBLEMS WITH r U.S.A. SUN CONTROL FILM Sun-X film is successful in reducing heat, glare and fade from sunlight. It reduces the amount of the sun's energy which enters a building through the window by reflecting a portion of the total energy away from the building. The product
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    • 137 25 ES-751 A: Fully Automatic Wash 6 Spin-Dry in one tub Water current selector Water level selector Waste thread filter Bleaching solution supply port Partial washing corner Automatic balance ring ES-3000A: Twin-Tub Washer 2 kg. dry weight washing capacity Economy water indicator Adjustable water level control Speedy drainage Double lid spin-dryer
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  • Page 26/27 Advertisements
    • 90 26/27 ***************1111 IP H 3 r "9r M M Dual-function Electric STEAM Oven totally unique HEAT OR STEAM COOKING. The first of its kind In Singapore an oven that bakes or grills AND STEAMS. Heater selection dial for upper mm heater, lower heater, upper and lower cooking. heaters, and steam heater
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    • 275 26/27 y k t..V M I A §3 WSSmBR^» W^Jriw Bf« ZW J tUraHk V V onr i>V H NW? V II I k INSTANT HOT WATER SHOWER An imported quality towel With ELF MK IV LU purchase r,7 4U W-* m MADE IN U.K. AT A PRICE WITHIN YOUR BUDGET,
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    • 291 26/27 Indoor plants have growing needs They need GR€€N €ARTH care GMCN €ARTH Plant Cleaner It keeps leaves green, clean, healthy. Comes with an easy-to-use pump dispenser for added convenience. GR3N €AKTH Indoor Plant Food A ready-to-use plant food with all the essential minerials to nurture and nourish. It's pre-mixed, so
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    • 165 28 your image a good frame up it, Exclusively imported from USA, ARTWORKS frames, with multi-coloured matt boards, are elegantly polished, light-weight and easy to handle. They come in gold or silver with matt or glossy finish. ARTWORKS aluminium frames can be designed specially to suit the mood created by any
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    • 57 29 •IT. UPVC Curtain lacks PROBLEMS WITH REMOVING HARDENED CONCRETE^ POWER CEMENT MORTAR SPILLAGES REMOVER REMOVES CONCRETE SPILLAGES MORTAR SPATTER FROM SURFACES OF BRICKWORK, WOODWORK, CERAMIC TILES, VITREOUS ENAMEL, GLASS, PLASTIC LAMINATES ETC. REMOVES HARDENED CEMENT FROM CONCRETE MIXERS, LORRY BODYWORK ETC MERCHANDISE PRODUCE (PTE) LTD. 5189, GOLDEN MILE SHOPPING CENTRE.
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    • 81 29 A is talcing over Singapore No need to defrost your refrigerator THERE IS NO FROST to defrost. It's the newest concept in refrigeration. Jetair cooling helps retain the natural, fresh flavour of food. And without frost congestion, there's so much more storage space. ACM A NO-FROST refrigerators are built with
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    • 159 32 TOP LIGHTINGS FOR YOUR HOME JUST ARRIVED the latest and most fascinating lightings in a variety of great designs. ALSO attractive ex-stock offered at below current prices. Seize this opportunity to have some of the best lightings available. I 9 6024 $135 3002 $75 m >4® 322 $75 uvw 48
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