New Nation, 18 November 1978

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    20 1 New Nation SINGAPORE Saturday, November 18, 1978 2417 Price 25 cents M.C. (P) 216/1/78 r i NEW fcj) NATION COMMENT
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    Lock icon Strauss: 10 days will be enough
    532 1 Reuter Geneva, Saturday. Envoys from the world's leading trading nations yesterday expressed optimism about concluding a basic agreement next month which would set out the basic rules (or international trade in the 1980s and avert worldwide protectionism. U8 special trade representative Robert Strauss told
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    Lock icon Computer that will do the talking for you
    253 1 UPI New York, Saturday.who apeak a different language will be siaiplifled for tourists and tmnlm hiii n with the introduction of the first hand-heM computer designed to translate foreign Lexicon Corp., a Miamibased electronics firm, yasterday umwiled the fc-JON computer, which operates
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    Lock icon General arrested
    40 1 Reuter Madrid, Ssturday-A general in the Spenfeh civil guard was placed under house arrest following anar-* gument with Defence lfinfeter Manuel Meilado. Official statements did not name the generalbut sources said he was Gen.Juan Pen*, the civil guardcommander—Reuter
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    Lock icon Amin alert
    28 1 Reuter Dar-ea-Salaam. SaturdayUgandan president Idl Amiacaid he tea placed hto armed forwsa on 34-hour atortto face what hi calk a on um country wiui Bopnnocatad aad
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    Wedding with a walking stick for Song
    102 1 Quah Kim Song wdl bobble to his wedding tomorrow on a walking stick. The farmer Singapore soccer star whoae right leg waa broken in a match a month ago, has been oa crutches until a tew days ago. "I didn't think I could
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    Lock icon Brez to US: We can destroy you
    171 1 Reuter Mmw, ftUufcy Soviet Prasident Leonid Brezhnev yesterday appealed to a visiting group of US senator* to support a new strategic arms limitation agreement and warned that the Soviet Union Could destroy th# United States in a nuclear conflict. Mr Brezhnev, whose remarks
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      16 1 silent killer IN THE OTHER PAGES: What's Ob 12; Moneyworts 14; Comics li; Stars, Crossword IT.
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    Lock icon S'pore signs treaty to boost projects
    189 2 Reuter Singapore yesterday signed an investments guarantee treaty with the Belgo-Luxembourg Economic Union to promote and protect financial projects in Singapore. The signing of the treaty, which has reciprocal imniiMnti for potential Singapore tovestments la the inrinti. was prwitW) over by Belgian Foreign Trade
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    Avoid these roads for six weeks
    75 2 The Public Utilities Board's Water Dspartment will lay a 700 mm diameter water main across the Junction of Taa)ong Mm and Fort Bonds and along Port Road to MnunthotUii Road today. Work will take about six weeks and motorists should avoid using Fort and
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    2 million up next week?
    197 2 Singapore expects to welcome its two millionth visitor next month two weeks before Hong Kong. Although the keen rivalry between the two key Southeast Asian tourist destinations Is seldom highlighted, It is no secret that the ■Singapore Tourist Promotion Bonrdls elated at the prospects nfh—ting
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    'Don't take Chinese herbs for rheumatism'
    241 2 An Australian doctor has warned against taking Chinese herbs as a cure for rheumatism. "Many tablets of the herbalist type have found their way to Australia," Dr K. D. Muirden, head of the rheumatology unit In the Royal Melbourne Hospital, said. "We have done
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    Sabs cabs: 24hr service
    169 2 Singapore Airport Bus Services will launch Its Central Business District taxi service next year with a fleet of SB cars an airconditioned and equipped with radio telephones. Although the service is aimed at easing the taxi shortage in the CBD during peak hours, the Sabs taxis
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    Killed by lightning
    37 2 Lim Joou Meng. 11, was killed by lightning la the compound of the Geylaag West School hi Lorong U, Oeylang, Inst week. Jooa Meng. a Primary Five student, was plnytog football when (tenth struck.
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    Friday lunch hour, and it's dance time for PUB staff
    69 2 iwSHIIM! at Its hislissrtm at Frthkg at ■CMviam Iff PUB^eyees In taL thte'yelr', ZHOu laHiyiM an sasnMsels sßsr than «l>l|liir, ssM Dr Lteg a founder member s——Bf eemmlttee with ii|imali tlves freshen de^arfk mMOHM^Mis^a fb hnsy has bssn sansnryig. Dr
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    Rosie: My 'mission' was to promote S'pore
    120 2  -  ■r Bharathi Mohan Miss Singapore Rosie Tan, the »-to-one "outsider''in the Miss World stakes, said yesterday she was not disappointed thst she failed to finish among the top IS. "I did not come here Just to win the contest or to show off
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      286 3 Ria&The Belvedere Trio Philippines sweetheart. ines singing Together with the Belvedere Trio to present a whole range of evergreens at the Act I and The Belvedere Jimmy Chan Jimmy's got the magic touch. Let his music put you in a mellow mood nightly at the Act I and the Mezzanine
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    4000 sign up at new library
    149 4 More than 4000 children have become members of thf Marine Parade branch library since it opened Ave days ago. Most of them registered on the ftrat day and staff had to be stationed to control the children. A library official said the response has
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    NZ band concert
    54 4 The First Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment Band will give an hour-long concert at the Singapore Conference Hall on Sunday at 5 p.m. Tickets at H each are available at the Conference Hall. C.K. Tang. Cold Storage, Papular Book Co., World Book Co. and the Yamaha Music
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    W. M'sia tour
    45 4 The Marine Parade community centre's management committee will hold a seven-day holiday tour of Wsst Malaysia in December. The tour, by air-coadttlou-ed conch, eaten lor people toho win be riven ssats on a first-come first served busts. Call 44H58 tar more details.
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    46pc ITB grads in govt jobs
    351 4  -  h. and paid as well as those in private firms ■7 Teresa Ooi Government departments and statutory boards are smnng the main employers of engineering technician graduates from the Industrial Training Board. Contrary to popular belief, the Government aim pays well. The average salary
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    What it takes to put a bus on the road
    120 4 At least da people and anything between one •HlMb ai tk a r "nL' J beenws many steps an hwl>d In the process, Mdhg planning, rescheduling at bases and lijlijwiat at Mr Tny Puna, tag, hand of the OB pfenning
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    Low fare plan 'for all routes'
    128 4 The eOedt of Australia's new aviation policy on A—an countries has been exaggerated, claimed an official of the Australian High Commission here. He said Ids government plans to Introduce Ism airtares on nil Its routes aad not only that hitwwn Australia and Britain. Priority
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    Take part in Berlin fair call to firms
    349 4 The Department ot Trade will urge Singapore manufacturers and industrialists to take part in the Overseas Import Fair in Berlin in September next year. Ta>n between the Department and representatives of the Flair organiser, AMK Berlin, were held this week. Mr Hans
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      17 4 We'll meet at Raffles! r A Lunch, Dinner Reservation *****1 We have small Private Function Rooms too!
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    Curb the arms race
    826 5  -  S'pore call World Focus Frem Edgar Koh Pram Edgar Keh, our New Yerk reporter Singapore on Thursday highlighted Asean-type regional economic groupings, and nuclear and offensive weaponfree zones among what it said could "realistically be done" to curb the arms race. Speaking at the United Nations
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    Lock icon 'Plane flew too low'
    176 5 Reuter Colombo, Saturday A DC-8 carrying Muslim pilgrims was flying too low when it crashed on Wednesday night on the approach to Sri Lanka's main airport, killing more than 180 people, a government spokesman said yesterday. Defence Ministry official G.V.P. Samarasinghe told a press conference that
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    Lock icon Rare Peking attack on US
    195 5 Reuter Hong Kong, Saturday The Peking People's Daily yesterday launched a rare attack on the US and called on Washington to withdraw its forces from South Korea. The paper said in a commentary that the UN adopted a resolution three years ago for the US
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    Lock icon Concorde bid to fly to China
    99 5 AFP London, Saturday British Airway* hopes to start using the Concorde supersonic airliner on scheduled services to China and Canada as from next year, the airline's general manager Ross Stalnton said yesterday. If the airline obtained routes into China, he added. "we should start
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    Lock icon Jobless Lord goes on the dole
    110 5 Reuter Sydney, Saturday Lord Latham, who took his seat in Britain's House of Lords last month, has just signed on for unemployment benefits In Sydney. Dominic Latham became Baron of Hendon in 1970 when his grandfather died, but he said the cost of the
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    Lock icon 'Dollar tie-up was wrong'
    178 5 AFP Jakarta, Saturday A top Indonesian economic minister (or the first time admitted here yesterday that "tying" the rupiah to the US dollar, as this country had done during the past seven years, had several weakneses. Professor Wijoyo Nitisas--tro. Minister Coordinator for Economy and Industry, told
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      12 5 mix with GORDON'S Vl* r <"* V N v\ Ik THE BORNEO COMPANY
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      78 5 gent s Gent's Shirts, Toe Shirts and Sports Shirts to dear at 1 /2 price. jeans: Textwood Levi's Jeans at V 2 price. ladies' Ladies Trendy Blouses Tee Shirts at $2.90 to 4.90 Ladies Dresses Skirt-Suits 25.90 Ladies Knitted Tops-to clear at V 2 price. Ladies Skirts to clear at
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    Lock icon Move to prop $ will help: OECD
    144 6 Move to prop will help: OECD UPI Paris, Saturday. Economic experts from leading non-communist nations agreed yesterday that US measures to prop up the dollar and curb domestic inflation will stabilise world monetary markets and economies. The consensus was reached at a two-day session of the top economic policy committee
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    Battle for arms group
    342 6 US, France says report World Focus Kuwait, Saaftrday The newspaper al Qabas reported here yesterday that "fierce competition" has developed between France and the United States (or domination of the Arab Military Industrial Organisation (Amio). The Kuwaiti newspaper laid that US experts recently undertook technical studies
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    Lock icon Under 20pc attendance
    34 6 Reuter Strasbourg, Saturday. Leas than 20 per cent of the European parliament's 198 members turned up yesterday to pass a resolution in favour of the proposed European Monetary System (EMS)— Reuter.
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    TODAY
    103 6 TODAY is Saturday, Nov 18, the 322 nd day of 1978 with 43 to follow. Those bom on this date are under the sign of ScorP»° ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY: In 1903, Panama and the United States signed a treaty for the building of the Panama Canal, linking
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    Egypt's proposal 'constructive'
    119 6 Washington. Saturday. Secretary of State Cyrus Vance said yesterday Egypt had made constructive new suggestions for dealing with the Palestinian issue, the last major hurdle to the conclusion of an EgyptianIsraeli peace treaty. In a cautious endorsement following a working lunch with Egyptian Vice President Hosni Mubarak,
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    49 6 DJ Wkei Lesley Johnson, 2t, kissed her dance, Keith Plekard, passionately tke ear, she swallowed his gold ear-Hag stud. Lesley speat a night in aa English hospital with a sore throat and the stnd still In her stomach. Doctors said Natnre weald take ears of It. DJ
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      25 6 all happening at JEANERIES 303, 3rd Floor, Orchard Towers, Front Block, Orchard Road, Singapore 9. Tel: *****8. Open Mondays to Saturdays 10.30 am 6.30 pm
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      175 6 WORLD WEATHER UriM Cloudy, 134 C. Headline: Rhodesia puts off the handover until April. Mmmw Cloudy, 5-OC. Pravda headline: Elections now being held in local party organisations. Bsaa Sunny, 8-4 C. Headline: German Relations Minister's frank remark about helping fleeing easterners does not suit the Chancellor. Paris Sunny, 124 C.
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      760 7 ENJOY MALAYSIA BV AM. Come for a weekend rendezvous in Malaysia. To Penang, paradise island, and enjoy the secluded beaches. Or our hilltop hideaway at Genting Highlands and tempt lady luck at the casino. Enjoy the cool, fresh air among misty mountains. Or venture into our N ancestral heritage in
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    Stop at two million?
    443 8 The Singapore Tourist Promotion Board appears determined to give the two-millionth tourist, expected some time next month, a welcome it (ailed to give the one-millionth visitor back in 1973. Behind all the plans lion dance, chauffeur-driven car, presidential suite and surprisingly for Singapore which officially disapproves
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    Bon appetit!
    136 8 By WHISPERS lsp y y Most travellers have had the bewildering experience of being confronted with a menu in a totally incomprehensible language. But few have the ingenuity of the t* o Spanish women who found themselves in such a situation this weefc la a loc*! coffeehouse. In
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    Fill this up...
    519 8  -  and don't forget to submit $20 with each form In other words »>N Tan Bah Bah Immediately after EDB deputy chairman L F. Tang's recent invitation to Chinese Americans to set up shop as entrepreneurs in Singapore, the US Congress of Chinese Professionals and Entrepreneurs held an
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    Lock icon Indonesia's tourist buildup
    553 8 Reuter Jakarta: Indonesia, whose thousands of islands are brimming over with more than enough exotic delights to satisfy any holiday-maker, is trying hard to build up its neglected tourist industry. In an archipelago stretching more than 4800 km from the Indian Ocean to the South Pacific. Indonesia
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    When the pressure is on ...
    1040 9 When the pressure is on Gloria Chandy on the 'silent killer' As much as 14 per cent of the population of Singapore suffer from hypertension. And as many as 95 per cent of them don't even know it! National Heart Week 78, to be launched today and to continue till
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    BILINGUAL BALANCE
    708 10/11 Is it possible? RTS attempts an answer with documentary mm Is it possible to be bilingual? And having mastered two languages, to appreciate and reconcile the two cultures they represent? These questions are answered in the documentary A Balance at Languages (Ch. 5, 8.30 p.m. tomorrow). The film
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      1345 10/11 YOUR WEEKEND ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE c SINGAPORE 5 GRAND EUROPEAN TOUR SHARPCTV l.if OPINING ANNOUNCE MB NTS followed by SESAME S.M SATURDAY MATIN RE: Siren of Baghdad. Comedyadventure of a travelling magician and his companion who try to rescue the dancing girls In a slave market. Set in 19th century Baghdad.
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      659 10/11 Saturday 1.00 Luach Date (stereo) 1.30 Newa followed by Share Market Report 1.45 Programme Summary followed by Luach Date (atereo) 2.00 The Have lock Affair 2.30 Noel A Musical Tribute I to Noel Coward 3.30 Something Old Something New (stereo) 4.00 The Vivaldi Ensemble 5.00 News-in-brief 5.05 Programme Summary 5.10
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      378 10/11 Top Shou s off the* Weekend Today MIDNIGHT MOVIE: The Quiller Memorandum. (Ch. 5, 11 30 p.m. in colour). A good Harold Pinter script provides edge-of-the-seat suspense in this compactlymade and well-acted spy drama. It follows an intelligence agent who is assigned to locate the leader and the headquarters of
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      41 12 What's On A page that tells you what's happening on TV and in town the cinema S3G m 1 3Z l» I WW a ssst i *1 m ft X i# X m i'.H i.T'^'i 1 5S fl MR W 35
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      436 12 i T 1 and around FOLLOW TIB STAR, a rock opera on the nativity story, presented by the YMCA Sceneshlfters. At Cultural Centre, 8 p.m. Tickets at IB, |3 and IS. YOUNG DESIGNERS CONTEST featuring the designs of fins lists at Hyatt hotel, 7.30 p.m. Tickets at $30 nett. Proceeds
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      311 12 Sports diary SWIMMING: Second Buona Villa Carnival (Buona Vista Complex, Holland Drive, 2.30 p.m.). SOCCER: Inter-Constitu-ency Tournament Joo Chiat v Geylang Serai (National Stadium practice track), Radin Mas v Changi (Fairer Park AC), Kg Ubi v Brickworks (Geylang Stadium), Bedok v Chai Chee (Toa Payoh AC). All matches at 4
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    Beach-e<[ Boys B
    315 12 Beach-e&lt;[ Boys B D THE BEACH BOYS: M.I.U. Album (Reprise): At one time, and as recently as the last LP, The Beach Boys Love You, Brian Wilson was regarded as the man behind the band. He was the brains behind their success. But that seems to have changed, especially in
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    Sieving wolves from sheep
    307 12 D One round was all it took to separate the wolves from the sheep in Div One of this year's Inter-Clubs championship. In round one last Sunday at the PWD Sports Club, Combined Schools 'A' beat SRC 'A' W), Safsa 'A' beat Singapore Chess Club 4-1
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    Selling waves hit mart
    613 13  -  Price fall puts ST Index on new low Market roundup Business News and Views bv Lee Yew Meng The Singapore stock market plunged into new depths of despair this week as (resh rounds of selling waves pushed share prices sharply lower. Last week, the blue chips
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  • Stock markets round the world
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      NEW YORK
      273 13 Stocks wrapped up a dismal week yesterday with a broad bargain-hunting gain sparked by news of a rise in personal income and the dollar's rally abroad. But moderate trading showed investors lacked conviction. The Dow Jones industrial average, an 8.58-point winner on Thursday, rose 3.56 points to 797.71.
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      33 13 UPI Closing prices on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday: 30 Indus 797.73 (up 3.55); 20 trans 210.41 (up 0.92); 15 utils 98.04 (up 0.68); 65 stock 272.02 (up 1.32).- UPI.
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      Lock icon TOKYO
      168 13 AFP Prices rose for the second straight session on the Tokyo stock market yesterday in relatively slow trading, aided by a bout of strong buying centered on export-oriented issues. The dollar's continued rise in value against the yen encouraged buyers of such export-oriented issues as light electrical*, autos and
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      PARIS
      72 13 Closing price* on the Par Bourse yesterday: Partbas 300.80 Fonclfer 416 +unc Is 30 h. Prlntemps 110 20 +1. 10 Bull 53.30 -.10 Royal Dutch 290 10 .20 Mlchelln 1240 -a COE 386 +i Thomson 2SI M CPP 142 .30 Rhone 124.90 unch Air 383 -2 BSN MS Philips
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      Lock icon ZURICH
      77 13 Union Bank of Switzerland Yesterday'* prices followed by the difference on the previous session's close -10 UBS Bearer 3010 UBS Reg MO SBC 342 1 Credit Suisse 2175 -10 Swissair B 7M Swiss Relnsur 3100 Wlnterthur B 2330 -20 Zurich Insur 0000 50 Nestle B 3100 40 lnterfood B
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    Lock icon Economic briefs
    270 13 AFP BANGKOK: A total of 55 representatives from Asean will convene in the northern capital of Chiang Mai from Nov 27 to 28 for the third Asean banking conference, official sources reported yesterday. Thailand will send 13 representatives to the conference, the sources said.— AFP M08COW: The Soviet
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    Lock icon Money market
    363 13 UPI London, Saturday. The dollar closed yesterday at Its highest rates in weeks on the European and Japanese markets. One dealer said the US currency is climbing by itself and "everyone is getting on the dollar train." Gold closed in Zurich at U*****,175 an ounce, up from Thursday's
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    Lock icon Aesthetic view of a big empire
    790 14 Grand finale to a splendid tale H FAREWELL THE TRUMPETS AN IMPERIAL RETREAT. Final volume of James Morris's trilogy on the British Empire. Harcoort Brace Jovanovich. 576 pages. U5514.95. Reviewed by Woody West Washington Star A good many of us, I hazard, have been
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    Lock icon Land of the TUC
    735 14 Where a blackleg must join 'the strike of the dead' NYT 198S by Aatfceay BargOM (little, Bnwi), 272 wAnthony Burgess' 1985 is part fact and part fiction fact first, to demonstrate how and why George Orwell was wrong about the future in his famous Utopian novel
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      526 14 v. SATURDAY r Cut out and pin with other coupons Posting instructions appear below Name (Mr./Mrs./Miss): Address: N.R.I.C. No:. v Tel: FILL IN MISSING LETTERS ACROSS USING CLUES BELOW along dotted lines CLUES FOR MQ-e 1. To mWtid In tonw way 2. He can be aaid to have nautical connection#
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      ONLY $l00/- DOWNPAYMENT
      346 15 ONLY $l00/DOWNPAYMENT If you need a kitchen cabinet right now, all you need to do is make a $lOO down payment to own it. This special offer is now available from Maggie Furniture Interior Decoration for customers who make an order for a kitchen cabinet costing about *****. You have
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      349 15 CERAMIC TILES i 4-C^- N Italian Ceramic Wall Floor •#9(1— r Tiles. Marble, Terrazzo, ml] *s &lt;4 Parquet Vi yl Tiles. f =r\ Kitchen Cabinet. Aluminium p— Iron Works. j Carpet Wall V ii i I J t Coverings. Special PacKage Oeal To HUDC HOB Flats. Open everyday from 9.30
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      131 15 YOU HAVE TO PAY ONLY $100. DOWNPAYMENT TO OWN A KITCHEN CABINET WORTH $1000 MAGGIE FURNITURE Intwior Dcco'ition Tri 440U; I Mdt Gat Wwtt fcnMmnt Part. Gtyiani Road (Oppovir Star City Ihtatn) Buuneu Hoik 9 30 am 9 30 pm FREE! FREE! FREE One U K Dimmer worth $35 fo
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      218 15 IT'S ALWAYS FIRST FOR ALL YOUR NEEDS IN MODERN FURNISHING Extra super showrooms at the Gay World Amusement Park (next to Silver City Cinema where you can choose from more than 50 different models of up-to-date quality living room suites; 30 different models of dining room sets and 30 different
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    Big task for schoolteachers
    289 16  -  In Singapore's defence of the Lion City Cup Soccer By SURESH NAIR Schoolteachers Joe Danker (St. Patrick's) and Chan Slew Kay (Sang Nila Utama) have been entrusted the task of moulding a championship-winning Singapore "A" squad to defend (he Lion City Cup next month. Managing the
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    New format for Cup?
    367 16  -  By PHILIP TAN The Football Association of Singapore are considering a proposal to restrict the number of non- League clubs competing in the President s Cup tournament next season. The plan, the brainchild of Tournament Committee secretary Maurice Pasqual, calls for only 32 non- League sides
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    McEnroe is through to last four
    200 16 I^^fennis London. Saturday John McEnroe, aiming (or his second Grand Prix win inside a week, overcame an attack of tonsilitis and the challenge of fifth-seeded Con-ado Barazzutti of Italy yesterday to head an ailAmerican semi-final line-up in the Benson and Hedegs tennis championship. McEnroe,
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    A junior
    56 16 Peter MaeUmsie was a Junior partner of Australian Davis Cup player Phil Dent in the Lihton Cup in the late 1960s and not a Davis Cupper as stated in Desmond Oon's "Passing Shots" tennis column yesterday. Peter will spearhead the Bonds Grand Slam team in the Alitalia Team
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    Zainal to lead Malays
    315 16 Zainal Abidin, discarded by the Football Association of Singapore when they picked next year's Malaysia Cup squad, has been selected to captain the Singapore Malays outfit for their friendly with the Combined Perak Youth side tomorrow at Jalan Besar Stadium. And Zainal. who has appealed to
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    S'gor more poised now
    187 16 Selangor are confident of a better showing in this year's Lion City Cup tournament. Their preparations began as early as May, -with the probable Under 16 squad thrown into the inaugural state Under 18 League, which comprises 20 local teams. And Selangor officials were surprised when
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    Lock icon Soccer-less Malaysia
    56 16 Reuter Kuala Lumpur, Saturday Malaysia may not be represented at soccer at next month's Asian Games in Bangkok. The Olympic Council of Malaysia executive secretary Mr. V. Rajaratnam said that the Malaysian Football Association failed to return their entry forma by a deadline set by the Council. Malaysia
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    Top FN boys get call-up
    412 17  -  ~to join National training squad By BRIAN MILLER Three top players from the Fraser and Neave badminton scheme have been invited to Join the National Squad when training resumes in January next year. The three are, Kelly Wee. Robert Han and Bernard Ta»- They were
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    That's a Precious little thing
    412 17  -  By DOUGLAS CHAN Precious McKenzie, the balding South African aborigine who captured the bantamweight weightlifting gold medal and the heart* of everyone at the Edmonton Commonwealth Game* earlier this year, has decided to quit the "Iron sport" after being one of it's top exponents for
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    Officials go to the rescue
    340 17  -  IjJ Hockey By SURESH NAIR Quick-thinking Singapore Hockey Association officials have raced to the rescue of international left-winger Syed Abdul Kadir so that he will be available for Asian Games hockey training. Kadir encountered problems securing release from his department at Singapore Airlines and he
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      351 17 YOUR LUCKY STARS 9 Born today, you are almost one hundred per cent career oriented. Whether man or woman, you take your greatest pleasure your highest profit material and spiritual and your deepest associations from your work. The people you work with are at the same time your dearest friends.
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    The Pathan can give Compton a good start
    545 18  -  Pjr K. L. CHAN New Zealand Jockey Bruce Compton, who is back here to renew partnership with trainer Teh Choon Ben#, can get off to a dying start on Ike Patttta in Race 3, the 1900 m (or Class 6 Division 2
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    KUALA LUMPUR CARD AND FORM GUIDE FOR TODAY
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    KEY TO RACE CARD
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    Humble Gain best of Teh's aces
    392 19 RACING with i Scrutineer k With Gm4 lewrt D and HoiUe Gain both accepting, trainer Teh Choon Being appears to have two aces in the Selangor Stakes (Race 5) over 2000 m event (or Class 3 horses at Kuala Lumpur tomorrow. Martin Sng has
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    KUALA LUMPUR CARD AND FORM GUIDE FOR TOMORROW
    1948 19 BUMBLE GAIN RACK 1 1.45 Class 3 Div 1 —1,200m ($12,000 —$8,400 to winner) 1 *CkM I XlJl LmTMSm* l Tta) Samaurl 3 M 5 (pc 4.S) P Mm—M U fcpOwlii(Cincimv) Y1|»&lt;H(1H—t)W "Wmm 4 «U »M MM U* a (SO) R Brtukein.
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    Can Singapore repeat 1970 trouncing?
    514 20  -  Natahan Koreans are not as heavy now By AZIZ HASSAN Kaala Umpar, Satartoy Perhaps unknown to the other teams, Singapore went through a psyching session with coach Natahar Bava as a final preparation for their opening match against South Korea today in the sixth Asian
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    All will be out to topple Japanese champs
    407 20 Kuto Lampv, Saturday For the first time since the Asian championship began in Tokyo in 1969, Malaysian Rugby fans will be a We to witness top-level Asian rugby for a whole week begining today at 5 p.m., when the hosts take on
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