New Nation, 3 January 1980

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    18 1 NewNation 3lWffi|PoßE Thursday, January 3, 1980 2763 Price 25 cents M.C.(P) No. 109/1/80 r j NEW NATION COMMENT
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    Lock icon US recalls its envoy
    347 1 Afghanistan coup: Carter acts Reuter Washington, Thursday President Carter yesterday recalled the US Ambassador to Moscow, Mr Thomas Watson, for consultations on the Soviet Union's military intervention in Afghanistan. The White House said Mr Carter had taken other decisions in response to the Soviet invasion and
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    Bogus SAF man cheats 2 women
    142 1 A man in his 20s, claiming to be a Singapore Armed Forces lieutenant, cheated two women of $110 yesterday. In the first case he approached Madam Koh Gek Sam, 45, at' Clyde Street yesterday morning and told her that her son had been-sent to
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    Lock icon Composer
    42 1 UPI Palm Desert, California, Thursday Composer Adolph Deutsch, who won academy awards for the film scores of Annie Get Your Gun, Seven Brides For Seven Brothers and Oklahoma, died on Tuesday at his home. Deutsch, 82, died of heart failure.— UPI
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    Lock icon Plot to kill Kurt
    143 1 Agencies Tehran, Thursday Iranian Foreign Minister Sadegh Qotbzadeh said yesterday a plot by "outside agents" to assassinate UN Secretary General Kurt Waldheim has been foiled. He said security measures will be stepped up for the veteran diplomat, who is in Tehran in search of a solution
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      27 1 INSIDE M-Cup: Forces 9 key man out Page 18 IN THE OTHER PAGES: Stock Market 3; Money words 14; Crossword 17; Stars, Comics 18; What's On 19.
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      29 1 Going in circles for that i V> a centre spread special on the HK film industry I X 0 V T/i See Page C ud Editorial on Page 8.
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    Sweet dreams
    302 2 For residents of Singapore's first Lions' Home for the Aged "I have never slept on Dunlopillo before, and this being the first time, I was so excited I had difficulty sleeping," exclaimed 73-year-old Cik Kasam bte Kasmin. No, this is not an advertisement blurb, but the sentiments of
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    Police let off man accused of poisoning ponds
    106 2 Police have decided not to prosecote a contractor for allegedly disposing of cyanide in a drain In Jalan Sabot, Upper Changi, last February. The poisonous liquid later polluted a network of ponds and ditches In the area, destroying vegetables and killing fish,
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    Blood
    28 2 A blood donation session for the public will be held at the Tiong Bahru community centre, Yu Chine Road, on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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    Low priced tyres on sale
    159 2 gifts offered by Comfort in move to back operators NTUC Comfort is selling tyres and batteries at bargain prices to its operators and offering gifts with the purchases. The three-month sale, which will last up to the end of next month, is organised by the
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    A company to run annual book fair?
    157 2 A company may soon be set up to run the annual Singapore Book Fair and handle other book promotion projects. The Singapore National Book Development Council (NBDC) and the Singapore Book Publishers Association (SBPA) are studying the feasibility of setting up such a
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    Decor prices rise 15 p c
    197 3 Contractors blame CPF, higher material cost Home renovations will cost 15 per cent more according to a price list issued by the Singapore Housing Decoration Contractors' Association. This is because of the higher costs of decoration materials, labour, Central Provident Fund contributions, fuel and
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    Lock icon $1.4b growth in Asia $ mart
    99 3 $1.4b growth in Asia mart UPI Singapore, Thursday The Asian dollar market in Singapore grew by $1.4 billion to $38.8 billion in November, the Monetary Authority of Singapore said in its report for December. Increased inter-bank activity and transactions contributed to the expansion of the market, it added. The average
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    Road relay
    32 3 The Teck Ghee community centre will hold a road relafy for residents of Serangoon Gardens and Ang Mo Kio neighbourhoods three, four and five on Jan 27 at 8 a.ip.
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    Stock market
    311 3 Share prices eased at the Stock Exchange of Singapore this morning following the past few days of buoyancy. Volatile counters such as Haw Par, United Overseas Bank and Taiping Textiles dropped sharply. Si me Darby lost two cents to $3.58 in heavy turnover. BUSINESS DONE First Sectton F.
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    Jurong ice rink to open as supermart
    155 3 The Jurong Ice Skating Rink will have a new look when it opens as a supermarket early next month. Called the Supa-save Supermarket, it will occupy over 3000 sq metres when the place is renovated at a cost of $300,000 by John Little's,
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    Bedok post
    42 3 The Bedok Postal Agency II in Block 537. Bedok North Street 3, will open for business from Jan 9. Services available consist of the sale of stamps, stamped stationery, Singapore postal orders and the acceptance of registered articles and parcels.
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    Engineer dies
    38 3 Aircraft engineer Sushil Kumar Raphil, 50, was found hanged at the balcony of his Seletar Hills home this morning. He came here from India in 1974 and his contract with his airline employers was recently renewed.
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    Hewa's last wish was in vain
    137 3 Eye surgeons at the Singapore General Hospital were unable to help fulfil jeweller Manuel Gardi Hewa's last wish to give his eyes to a blind person. They found 81-year-old Mr Hewa's right cornea unsuitable for transplant. A Health Ministry spokesman said yesterday that though
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      244 3 -Ijl B ti* I f A. -1* H trees and birds in autumn Is breathtaking. Thai* Is no restriction to your creativity as this design offers infinite arrangements. An arrangement of octaoonaHy shaped tiles wtth squares provides symmetry Notice how a graphic design on the wall can be created with
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    No need to tip, says ROV
    186 4 Radio cabbies can't ask for more You do not have to give a tip to the driver of a radio taxi for which you had telephoned. No payment other than the fare shown on the meter at the end of the ride required. But
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    One out of six turned away
    231 4 'Volunteers not suitable* Response to the Social Afjairs Ministry's community probation service has been high but quite a number of people were rejected because they were not suitable for the job. In fact, over a seven-year-period, one out of every six people who volunteered
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    Orchard Road's discards worth only $3 a day
    105 4 Using only ropes to harness kerosene tins, bottles and bags of odds and ends together on to a small wooden cart Is certainly no easy task. Especially when yon are 71 years old and have to go round dally in the busy
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    No reply yet from HDB on welfare hostel
    129 4 The Housing Board has still not decided on the setting up of a hostel for mentally retarded adults and spastics. Sources said the three bodies behind the project asked for two HDB flats for the hostel two months ago, but have still
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    To PSA
    53 4 The Prime Minister has appointed Mr,S. Chandra Das and Mr Tan Keong Choon to be members of the Port of Singapore Authority for three years. According to the latest issue of the Government Gazette the former appointment took effect from Jan 1 and the latter will take effect
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    Appointed
    27 4 President Sheares has appointed Mr A. Mutnucumarasamy as a superintendent of prisons from Oct 1 last year, according to the. latest issue of the Government Gazette.
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    Beauty queens on mission to sell Britain
    165 4 Three beauty queens from Britain are expected to arrive here on a promotion tour on Jan 31. They will be here to {iromote Britain in conunction with SlA's British and European tour programme. While in Singapore, they will meet travel agents and tour
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      91 4 Join Our easy-to-learn course Just 9 specially prepared lessons ANG'S METHOD MODIFIED TUITION HA Then you wfl be a member of YANG'S TAI-CHI Group lor further Research, and enjoy practisinf Tai-CN Kunf-Fu ft appreciate its Phiosophy, Traewif Times: Wed. 6.00 p.m. ft 8.00 pm. Commencinf 2nd lan. 1980 Tue. 6.00
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    Lock icon Police nab rapist through hypnotism
    135 5 UPI Chicago, Thursday Police said on Monday that a hypnotist them arrest a youth believed to be C hicago's notorious "rapist plumber." Brad lieherman, It, Is suspected of raping at least nine women In the last few months, posing as a plumber sent to check
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    Lock icon China oil for Thailand
    292 5 AFP Bangkok, Thursday China has agreed to supply Thailand with 700,000 tonnes of Shengli crude and 250,000 tonnes of high speed diesel this year, the Petroleum Authority of Thailand (PAT) announced yesterday. An agreement for the supply, far less than Thailand's initial hopes for between 800,000
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    Lock icon 'Natuna claims may fuel conflict'
    143 5 Reuter Hong Kong, Thursday The territorial claims over Natuna Island by Vietnam and Indonesia might erupt into a prolonged regional conflict, Malaysian Defence Minister Datuk Amar Taib said yesterday. In a television interview, Datuk Amar said the dispute over the island in the South China
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    Lock icon 'Iran oil for japan'
    73 5 UPI Tehran, Thursday The National Iranian Oil Company is busy signing new contracts for 1980 ana Japan is proving to be one of its biggest customers, a Persian-languagecom mercial newspaper said yesterday. According to the newspaper Oourse, Japan has asked the NIOC for larger quantities of
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    3 set up missile company
    100 5 Paris, Thursday Britain, West Germany and France have set up a company to build entirely new anti-tank missiles, officials said yesterday. The new company, called the Euromissile Dynamics Group, will be subject to French law, they added. France's Societe Nationale Industrielle Aerospatiale Snias), West Germany's
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    Lock icon KNIVES OUT
    34 5 Brandishing machete knives, Republican Muslim People s Party members demonstrate in Tabriz supporting their leader, Ayatollah Sharlatmadan. They clashed with guards loyal to Ayatollah Khomeiny over the weekend.— UPI picture. UPI picture
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    Lock icon Polling in India today
    201 5 Reuter New Delhi, Thursday The world's largest democracy votes in a twopart general election today after a drawn-out four month campaign marked by apathy and confu- sion. Fojr the 361 million voters the main question appears to be whether they want ex-Premier Indira Gandhi back. Observers
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    Lock icon Weight in blood
    91 5 World Focus AFP New Thursday Mrs Indira Gandhi Is to be weighed, this time, In blood, a novel method of expression of popular support to the former orlme minister by her admirers. In the past, political leaders, Including Mrs Gandhi herself, have been weighed in gold, silver
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      199 5 Synthesizer Tuner (\jA| Singapore's only car stereo cassette Complete with 10 pre-set stations! SAM. SFM. Off wOtuMt iB*l ANCf Du«n CIOCK Oowr J L APSS SYNTHESIZER AM O (UNO It turns your eatre presentation. SHARP 6550 X Truly, micro-computer technology via the Synthesizer In your car the LEO digital display
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    Lock icon Big Soviet push into Pakhtia
    403 6 10,000 troops, heavy tanks and MiG jets in the attack World Focus Reuter New Delhi, Thursday A crack Soviet division yesterday launched an all-out attack on a Muslim rebel stronghold in Pakhtia province about 150 km from Kabul, the Press Trust of India (PTI) reported.
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    Lock icon 'Muslims planning action at UN'
    97 6 UPI United Nations, Thursday Muslim delegations are deliberating on whether to bring the Soviet military action in Afghanistan before the UN Security Council, diplomatic sources said yesterday. The sources said Muslim nations are now planning action with accurate information obtained on events in Afghanistan. They
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      603 6 "H+Ait" tt«£+Attit itilfflf»r5#tt f'Jtt mWfflit£&tt*F*tfJ- ait*** *rw»i*#->h*ta Uift+it it*###* The "36 Tricks", popularly known among the Chinese, refer to 36 different types of strategies which exercise one's wit in dealing with various situations. When o strategy is used aptly, it can help to protect one's personal interests and, at the
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    Lock icon Stop sexual abuse, army told
    228 7 Proxmire goes to women's aid UPI Washington, Thursday Senator William Proxmire yesterday asked the army to curb "pervasive and widespread" sexual abuse of women. In a letter to Army Secretary Clifford Alexander, he urged "immediate and strong steps to curtail this growing problem." "Recent newspaper
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    Lock icon Turkey: Signs of army coup
    147 7 UPI Reuter Istanbul, Thursday Unidentified gunmen shot and killed the Istanbul airport manager of El A 1 Israeli airlines yesterday as he drove home from work. Police said Abragan Elazar died of his wounds on the way to hospital. They said security forces were carrying
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    Lock icon TODAY
    101 7 UPI TODAY is Thursday, Jan 3, the 3rd day of 1980 with 363 to follow. Those born on this date are under the sign of Capricorn. 6N THIS DATE IN HISTORY: In 1938, the March of Dimes campaign to fight B)lio was organised in the nited States. In 1961,
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    Lock icon Busier
    31 7 Reuter Rotterdam, Thursday The volume of cargoes through Rotterdam rose by 30 million tonnes in 1979 to 293 million tonnes, a spokesman for the world's biggest port said yesterday. Reuter
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    Lock icon 'No' to Patriotic Front demand
    114 7 UPI Salisbury, Thursday I British Governor Lord I Soames yesterday rejected Patriotic Front demands (or an extension to tomorrow's deadline for guerillas to report at reception centres in the bush. "The seven-day interval and the provision for assembly areas are central elements to a solemn
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    Lock icon The Odd Corner
    62 7 Reuter Heilbronn (West Germany), Thursday Eighty pensioners have voluntarily given, op their driving licences since the city conncil here started a campaign to get drivers over (5 off the road. Officials said they were surprised at the response to their appeal, which they sweetened with the offer
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    What if they lie to Jimmy?
    336 8 Just over two years ago, New York Times columnist James Reston said of President Carter: "In good times and bad, he faces his critics with more regularity, more precision of fact and language, and more patience and courtesy than any other President of the
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    THEIR VIEWS
    142 8 4 Mrs 'Indira Gandhi must have good reason to think the gods are on her side. While she was prime minister, and running the countty under a state of emergency, the monsoons arrived on time and India's food production broke all records. But while India is preparing for
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      Act of God?
      38 8 The Vatican Radio was recently silenced for 18 hours after its medium wave transmitting antenna was struck by a bolt of lighting. Now, would it be too irreverent to call it an act of God?
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      Aid defined
      33 8 This is one definition of aid given in the Financial Times: "Taking money from the poor people in a rich country and giving it to the rich people in poor countries."
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    Japan's plan for greater Pacific grouping
    898 8  -  Suadesh De Roy in Tokyo During his five-day tour of Australia and New Zealand, Ohira will explain to his hosts Swadesh De Roy Tokyo: Japan is holding out the concept of a greater Pacific sphere of coprosperity as one of its principal objectives in
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    'Fighting like cats and dogs...'
    570 8 ——I Tales my mother told me Many people know the saying "fighting like cats and dogs."According to a legend (as related by. my mother) this is how the phrase came into being. Many hundreds of .years ago, in a Japanese village, lived an old man
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    Time to re-educate our mothers-in-law
    425 9  -  and help prevent heartache and broken marriages FILIAL PIETY WIDOW I refer to your editorial Who's afraid of inlaws? (NN Dec 18). Today's working wives do need their mothers-in-law especially when the children are young. The fostering of children has many drawbacks. However, newlymarried women
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    Long way to go
    92 9  -  LEE WAI HENG There is a need for a two-way traffic system at the East Coast Park hawker centre. If you go there, you have to proceed all the way to Still Road before you can make a turn back to Bedok. This means an extra
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    Disco scene widening gap among people
    215 9 I have to agree with reader "Dee Dee's" comments on the Singapore disco scene (NN Dec 7). The Singapore disco is more than a status thing! It appears to be a class struggle between the two extremes the middle and the working class. One
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    Fewer car dealers involved
    145 9 Recently the government levied a surcharge of $10,000 for re-condition-ed cars registered in Singapore. This is a very wise move as it curbs our rising car population. New Nation, in its front page (Dec 17), quoted the chairman of the Singapore Second-Hand Car Dealers Association as
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      24 9 MAIL BAG WRITE TO THE EDITOR. NEW NATION. LOCKED BAG IS. SINGAPORE 91Q6. Only letters with correspondents' nam* and addresses will L <»e published.
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    In search of the magic formula
    1693 10/11  -  They go round and round that's the cycle of Chinese movie trends from the slowboxing kung-fu of Wong Fei Hung to the faster-hitting versions of David Chiang and the incomparable Bruce Lee to the nuthouse kung-fu of Jacky Chan; from romantic dramas and skin
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    Shaw Brothers show the way
    646 10/11 About Si years age movies were the mast papular (arm af entertainment. Bat they were still in their early stage and cinema seats were uncemfartable. Meaawhlle, la Heag Knng, twn bwthers wnated to start a baslaess aad, foreseelag the fatare beam in movies, they beaght
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      Lock icon Mobilising woman power for the nation
      698 12  -  By Halima Akhtar Depthnews Jakarta: If some women in Indonesia, Thailand or ir) any other Asian country want to get together to set up an organisation, with its own office staff and organisational setup, what do they do to make a start? In all
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      That first visit to the dentist
      361 12 That first examination by the dentist is crucial in a child's life. For that visit will leave a lasting impression in the child of what the dentist is like and determine whether subsequent visits are easy. So how can parents help their child for
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      Landlord who demands 'coffee money'
      433 12  -  m LEGAL BOX Anawara ghrwi in this column aca ganaral md rvidcri aca adviaad to conautt thair own lawyara H Mtoy hava a apacHlc Itgil problem. by SAWL I I Question: My father leased a floor in a pre-war premise in 1960. Recently, our application
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      More than just hot stuff
      732 13  -  The Better Buy by Margaret Chan It's like stating the obvious to say that chilli sauce has to be hot. One lunch-time found the Better Buys Panel hunched over little plates of hot dins with nothing but fried fishballs between stomach linings and a" fiery
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      Mini-snips for kids
      172 13 What's Cooking? If you value your dressmaking and household scissors, you won't be keen on letting your children cut with them. So how about kiddie scissors? The sad truth is, they hardly cut at ali So .your children are frustrated from the start. Remember Tullen? They now
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    Seminar on financing
    196 14 SCCCI meiiibers meet next month A seminar on export financing will be held next month for about 100 members of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry to equip them with a better knowledge of banking procedures. It will be the first seminar organised by the
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    Lock icon Gold rush hits Paris market
    285 14 Money Market Reuter UPI London, Thursday As the cold rush which marked the past decade showed no sin of abating, the authorities in one market Paris took alarm and closed down for the day. Gold closed In London at U*****.55, np US$43 from the previous
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    People in business
    344 14 Mr Sob Kim Wat owes his success to his teacher. It was his teacher's advice that channelled him into the electrical* engineering field. And today, Mr Soh, 38, is managing director of Automarine Singapore Pte Ltd, manufacturer of electrical switchgear and electronic equipment. Mr Soh was a
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    Lock icon New York Exchange
    258 14 UPI The stock market, starting 1980 with heavy trading, suffered its worst loss in 2'/2 months yesterday as Soviet military pressure increased in Afghanistan and gold prices soared to record highs. The Dow Jones industrial average, a 0.17point loser on Monday and a 33.73-point winner last year,
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    Lock icon Dow Jones
    36 14 UPI New York, Thursday Dow Jones closing averages on the NY Stock Exchange yesterday: 30 industrials 824.57 (down 14.17); 20 transport 249.71 (down 2.68); 15 utilities 105.89 (down 0.71); 65 stocks 294.34 (down 3.98).
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    Lock icon No change in policy : Volcker
    149 14 No change in policy Volcker Business News and Views UPI Washington, Thursday Despite a widely predicted recession, the Federal Reserve Board is determined to pursue its tight monetary policy which has already pushed up interest rates to record levels, Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker said yesterday. If progress is to
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    Lock icon Bid to ease oil woes
    53 14 Reuter Paris, Thursday The French government yesterday decided to release 7.5 billion francs ($3.5 billion) to help offset effects of the latest oil price rises, a presidential spokesman said. The funds vgill be used to finance energy-saving measures, creation of new jobs and help exports,
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      573 14 THURSDAY JN-4 MINEYWOIIS Cut out and pin with othe)- coupons. Posting instructions appear below Name: Sex: Age: Occupation: Address: ,Cut along dotted lines, FILL IN MISSING LETTERS ACROSS USING CLUES BELOW CLUES FOR JN-4 1. Bmld> structure rvtng m landing-place 2. To do so can be more or lees In
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      SHA start on bright note
      199 15  -  Shaping up for tourney four months in advance Suresh Nair The Singapore Hockey Association have started the New Year on a bright note. Their squad down for the Malaysian Hockey Federation Under 23 tournament have already begun training giving them four months to prepare. Nine
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      Successful tour by young squad
      532 15  -  KB Tablemri' tennis By SHIRLEY TAN The two players most likely to represent the Singapore Youth team at the Afro-Asia-Latin America table tennis tournament to be held at Japan next year are Patricia Kim MayWong and Loy Soo Chew. These two excelled during the Combined
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      Lock icon Killanin: Keep politics out
      145 15 Reuter Lausanne, Thursday. Lord Killanin, president of the International Olympic Committee, said yesterday politics should be kept out of the Moscow Olympic Games. He made no direct reference to suggestions that western countries should consider boycotting the Games this summer in protest against the Soviet military
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      Lock icon Gottfried and Ramirez do well
      192 15 fZM Tennis UPI London, Thursday. -American Brian Gottfried and Mexican partner Raul Ramirez made a successful start to 1960 yesterday, downing British Davis Cup pair David Lloyd and Mark Cox 6-4, 7-6, 5-7, 6-3 in their opening match in the WCT world doubles tennis championships.
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      Box-O-Fire looks all set to blaze the trail
      675 16 K.I CHANS TOP 10 FOR IPOH MEETING Box-O-Fire will be one to follow in the first race meeting of the year, starting at ipoh on Saturday. She four-year-old Ausian gelding ran a promising race first time out at Bukit Timah last month
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      IPOH FIELDS FOR THE WEEKEND
      1348 16 SATURDAY CUM* 2 Dtv. 9 1100M STB. 13 IkMnos 57 IS Red Harl 56 1 Peng Ann 55 14 Priority III 54.5 21 Lord Serene 64.5 7 Gunner B 54.5 16 Carnation 54 17 Surveyor II 54 12 Raging Certainty 54 4 Ace Queen 53.5
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      Murray partners Misty Vision in trial
      298 16 a On the track Ipoh, Thursday John Murray, who rode here with considerable success a few years ago, is back for a short holiday, and will be seen in action here this weekend. This morning he was seen working last start winner, Misty Vision.
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      Scratchings
      133 16 SATURDAY Race 1: (S.M) O 5 Dlv 5 12Mm: Walking Tall 11, Qurti, Goad Spart, Lugun Of Lave. Raee 2: (2.M) a 5 Dlv 4 12Mm: Hat Wheels, Themend, Ten Paint, Hen Savlonr. Raee S: (3.M) CI 5 Dlv 2 12t9m: Pepper Black, BUtlen Star <EA). Raee 4: (S.M)
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      Power pack for Bangkok
      446 17  -  BOWLING by Brian Miller Singapore will be represented by a powerpacked team when the Asian Bowling Circuit rolls off at Bangkok's Sukhumvit Bowl from Feb 23 to 29. To date, the local coordinators have got nine bowlers lined up for this inaugural roll-on, including Singapore International
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      Saca open their doors to schoolboys
      342 17 Cycling By SHIRLEY TAN Schoolboys will have a chance to participate for the first time in all racing events organised by the Singapore Amateur Cycling Association (Saca) this year in a special section. p This Is part of Saca's two-prong drive to improve the
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      Lock icon Martina waltzes through
      81 17 j^Tfennis UPI Landover (Maryland), Thursday Martina Navratilova needed less than an hour yesterday to waltz through her firstround match in the women's professional tennis championships. Evonne Goolagong Cawley, too, had an easy victory over Regina Marsikova 6-1, 6-1. Martina beat Kerry Reid, 6-3, 60. Goolagong, in her
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      Rundown on potential 1980 headliners
      730 17  -  SQUASH by Eric Cooper The big question among squash fans for the new year is: Who will make the headlines? Unlike most other countries where the game has "seasons," it is played the year round in Singapore The competitions held last year will be repeated,
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      Forces' key man out
      471 18  -  Absence of Thim Tatt will be big loss' By SURESH NAIR Good news for Singapore! Rivals Malaysian Armed Forces will be without key Youth international noidfjelder Pak Thim Tatt for Saturday's ""opening Malaysia Cup match at the National Stadium. Thim Tatt, the former Penang star, is
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      436 18 Soccer Reuter AFP London, Thursday. Tottenham Hotspur have a chance (or revenge when they (ace Manchester United in the third round of the English Football Association Cup here on Saturday. United knocked the London club out of the Cup 2-0 in a quarterfinal replay
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      472 15 LASSIFIE ADS AT YOUR SERVICE Telephone Servftce:Weekdays 8.30 a.m. 5.00 p.m. Saturdays 8.30 a.m. 3.00 p.m. Public Holidays 9.00 a.m. 1.00 p.m. Counter Service:- Regular office hours ANNOUNCEMENTS STEAWBATHS, MASSAGE THE VICTORIA INSTITUTION OLD BOYS' ASSOCIATION The Victoria Institution Old <oyf' Association is holding a gat-togoth-af on: DATE: JANUARY 12th
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      142 16 EVER THINK ABOUT SCUBA DIVING? SINGAPORE NOW HAS ITS OWN DIVER EDUCATION CENTRE AND COMPLETE EQUIPMENT SHOP. Diving is enjoyed by the most professional group of enthusiasts that any sport enjoys; because in diving, either you know what you are supposed to know or you don't dive; your equipment works
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      14 16 BOX-O-FIRE CINCINNATI POLYSCENT CLASSIC LISA GREY BENZ JINGO BLUE SAPPHIRE MIRACLE II •ZEPPADUN IPI-TOMBI
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      234 17 r Crossword H m 9 mmm ÜBifl m ACROSS 1 Aladdin's servant 5 Dragster's course 10 Name word 14 To (exactly) 15 Author of "Buttpr-field 8" 16 Radius' neighbour 17 Cat call 18 Fiend 19 Check 20 Minstrel's instrument 22 Northern state 24 Comfort 26 Parched 27 Unwilling 30 of
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      76 18 T V"'''' M OPERATION RENDEZVOUS' BEGINS TODAY! 1100 hrs. 1330 hrs.fl A T|| J| V 1 30,4 1600 hrs. 1830 hrs. V A lIIA I 6.30 9.15p» 2115 hrs. Beware Of Dangerous Curves Ahead! ti* V HURRY! SEE IT NOW! 2nd MONTH! Bth WEEK! ODEON I CATHAY SINGAPORE I KUALA
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      279 18 YOUR LUCKY STARS IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you are of a charitable nature. You would prefer to see others happy than to secure your* own well-being. You have an excellent sense of the ridiculous and know how to laugh at life's difficulties so that they don't stand in
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      160 18 Be aware of what is going on around you. There is very little time for starting over. Be right the first time. VIRGO (Aug 23-Sept 22) A brisk pace may cause fatigue before the day is out. A change of lifestyle may be in order; consider it. LIBRA (Sept 23-Oct
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      635 19  -  Review J alius Caesar By Judith Holmberg The BBC version of Julius Caesar, produced by Cedric Messina, is a superb interpretation of the play as it drives home the political nature of the drama and poses all those unanswerable and moral questions which
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      590 19 BBC TV Keith Michell became famous as Henry VIII in one of the first successful dramatic mini-series ever presented over television, The Six Wives of Henry vm. As Henry, he aged more than 30 years, gradually acquiring layer upon layer of makeup and padding
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      206 19 In and around town HANDICRAFTS 7* An exhibition of local handicrafts at the National Museum. Open from 10.30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Admission free. On till Sunday. ART 7t An exhibition of contemporary painting, sculpture, Chinese art and calligraphy by local artists. At the National Museum art gallery. Open from
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      175 19 Tides „,T? d y: 505 a m < 13 m), 12.11 p.m. (3.0 m), 6.57 p.m. 10.54 a.m. (3.0 m), 5.46 p.m. (0.3 m) (0.2 m) Tomorrow: 12.32 a.m. 7f S a.m. (2.6 m), (2.7 m), 5.44 a:m. (1.3 m), JoQnfw Jn m p m 11.33 p.m. (3.0 m), 6.22
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      280 19 leisure-Drome Theatre: 1.30, 4, 6.45 and 9.15 p.m. THE LADY 80LDIERS: Slapstick comedy about a platoon of woman soldiers. Starring Laurence Mercier, Dora Doll and Gerard Sety. Cathay: 11, 1.30, 4, 6.30 and 9.15 p.m. THE MAIN EVENT: Barbra Streisand teams up with Ryan O'Neal in another bout of rapid-fire
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      781 20 TV AND H SINGAPORE 5 ITELEFUNKEN Coloui TV great looks' features gre.it performance' 3.99 OPENING ANNOUNC EM ENT8 followed by I DREAM OF JEANNIE (r). 1.39 DIARY OF EVENTS (C). 3.36 OVER THE RAINBOW (r). Mandarin serial. 4.29 INTERMISSION. Ml OPENING ANNOUNCE ME NTS followed by THE VIOLENT EARTH: Part
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      226 20 Today's top shows CANDID CAMERA. (Ch 5, 7.10 p.m. in colour). A secretary gets all warmed up when she sits on a chair which has been specially wired with a heating pad which allows the CC staff to raise the seat's temperature until it truly becomes a "hot seat". Peter
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