New Nation, 14 February 1980

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  • 18 1 NewNation SINGAPORE Thursday, February 14, 1980 2799 Price 25 cents M.C.(P) No. 109/1/80 I NEW (0) NATION COMMENT
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  • 72 1 Hundreds of ducks were delivered by lorry and van to the Bedok South market at 1 a.m. today in anticipation of the festive demand. Picture shows ducks awaiting their fate in the market. Stallholders expect to sell about 8M to IIH ducks at about
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  • 361 1 Ayatollah gives his approval Agencies Tehran, Thursday Ayatollah Khomeiny has accepted an action Elan concerning the re»ase of 50 American hostages and the attitude to be taken towards the militant students holding them at the US embassy here. President Bani-Sadr told French reporters: "We submitted an action
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  • 134 1 The only contestant left in the Singapore Karatedo Federation's disco marathon gave up at 5.39 a.m. today 41 >/i hours short of an opportunity to win $25,M1. If Shaikh Aziz Baledrum, 19, had continued till after 19 p.m. tomorrow he would have broken the previous world record
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  • 86 1 UPI Canberra, Thursday Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser yesterday announced plans to increase Australia s military presence in Asia, and reiterated his government's strong opposition to Australian participation in the Moscow Olympics. "Over the longer term, we will increase our patrolling and surveillance in the Indian Ocean,"
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  • 38 1 Firemen this morning were battling a fire which broke out in a row of shophouses along Admiralty Road West at about 8 a.m. At press time, a police spokesman said the fire had been brought under control.
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    • 31 1 INSIDE Nasir as goalie? Page 22 Indepth study of SC's role Page 5 IN THE OTHER PAGES: Stocks 3, Moneywords Coupon 17, Crossword 19, Comics 20, Stars 21, What's On 23.
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  • 234 2 Full-time training plan for mechanics The Vocational and Industrial Training Board will begin National Trade Certificate (NTC) 2 training in motor vehicle mechanics in July. VITB director Lim Jit Poh said a survey on manpower training and development in the motor industry showed that
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  • 312 2 Scars running across his knuckles and wrist and a "skin flap" across the back of his hand are the telltale signs of an industrial accident which severed Stephen Song '3 left hand last October. Mr Song, 22, is undergoing therapy to regain his senses
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  • 35 2 The Potong Pasir constituency youth grouD is organising a Chinese New Year get-together at the Sennett community centre on Feb 23 at 7.30 p.m. Fees are $6 for members and $8 for others.
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  • 37 2 The Kim Seng community centre youth group is organising a Chinese New Year party at the Bukit Ho Swee Area Office community hall on Feb 23 at 8 p.m. Fee is $3 per person.
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  • 208 2 The Chinese Physicians Training School plans to hold special classes in English to familiarise its students with medical terms in English. The classes will use selected syllabi from courses for nurses and will be conducted by senior lecturers of the school who are well versed
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    • 75 2 Editorial, Page 8. n MAT Q GARDEN GEi\lli\E TAIWANESE CIISL\E Z 1 2\ 1 Daily air flown fresh seafood vegetable from Taiwan Mouth watering dishes specially prepared by Taiwan chefs. Cater for wedding birthday parties. KONG HEE EATT CHOY OUR RESTAURANT WILL BE CLOSED ON 15th 16th FOR THE CHINESE
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  • 267 3 WORK HASTENED TO MINIMISE INCONVENIENCE The Outram Road overhead bridge, which was closed for maintenance work last month, was re-opened this morning. Work, which was originally scheduled for completion in March, was hastened to minimise inconvenience caused to motorists and pedestrians, who had to use a temporary
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  • 318 3 Participants in and spectators at the Dance Around the Clock contest at Leisure Drome have protested against what they described as "unfair judging" of the contest. About 20 of them, who spoke to New Nation yesterday, claimed the organisers and judges had not followed
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  • 254 3 Mixed trading marked the first 45 minutes of transactions at the Stock Exchange of Singapore on the last day of trading before the Lunar New Year holidays. First Section F Merlin (9) 1.36 City Dev (5) 2.15 (4) 2.13 M Credit (6) 2.08 S Land (1) 3.44 (1)
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  • 217 4 The Automobile Association of Singapore has suggested that tne "office in tne home" concept be promoted here to reduce traffic congestion and save fuel. Under this concept, professionals like doctors, dentists and engineers, and owners of small firms and shops can use their
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  • 44 4 The Ministry of the Environment has interdicted a super-scale engineer in its sewage department. Sources said the officer was picked up by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau last month for suspected corruption. He was later released. The Environment Ministry's spokesman declined comment.
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  • 49 4 An official of NTUC Comfort transport cooperative has aavised taxi operators to get their vehicles checked for defects after every 10,000 km run to reduce the smoky exhaust problem. Comfort's workshop manager, Mr Ho Yin Hin, gave the advice in the latest issue of Comfort's bulletin.
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  • 34 4 The Senior Minister of State for Education, Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam, will speak at the opening ceremony of the Young Innovators exhibition at Raffles Institution on Feb 27 at 2.30 p.m.
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  • 21 4 Piano, guitar and organ courses will be conducted at the Upper Serangoon community centre music room. For details, ring *****61.
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  • 310 5 The Special Constabulary is conducting an in-depth study of the role of national servicemen in the police force and how they can be deployed effectively. It will also look into the SC's effectiveness, or lack of it, their achievements and the impact of SC enlistment
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  • 150 5 A former Special Constabulary volunteer with 29 years of service is looking for a iob that will keep him going. Encik Kechot bin Abdul Latiff, 55, of Pulau Tekong, retired last December. And with his retirement went his duty allowance as a volunteer. He now has only
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  • 98 5 The Provost Unit of the Special Constabulary is expected to prosecute 79 SCNS men for absenteeism last year. The figure will be a record high. Roll Call, a bimonthly bulletin of the SC In its December issue, said up to last October, 51
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  • 189 6 The Housing Board is putting up for sale seven blocks of renovated flats in Everton Park. The HDB bought over the flats from the Port of Singapore Authority and agreed in principle to set aside some flats for PSA employees who qualify for purchase under
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  • 36 6 New exhibits of coal in the Physical Sciences Gallery of the Singapore Science Centre will be open to the public from tomorrow. The new exhibits will show how coal is formed, its reserves and sources.
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  • 18 6 The t)nraet community centre is organising an overnight family picnic at St John's Island on March 8.
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  • 172 6 NTUC Comfort has bought a $9000 container from a Jurong company and converted it into an office to alleviate the shortage of office space at its premises at Sin Min Drive. This temporary office has been set up on the vacant land adjoining
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 488 6 IN* Wc i+ •An Empty City Sebuah Kota Lengeng 36 Tricks Muslihat 36 illustrator: Lui Thue Wah Nil m m tap m m i s m ft m i m $Si B 7'iI! M r J iS ■a i S3 m ii 2 I i i «v- >2 m 1
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  • 298 7 World Focus AP Jakarta, Thursday Indonesia is expanding its domestic refining capacity to lessen its dependence on foreign countries for refined products, the president director of the state-run oil company, Pertamina, said yesterday. Maj. Gen. Piet Haryono told an Opec workshop on refining operations: "Indonesia has set
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  • 96 7 Reuter Beijing, Thursday The southern Chinese city of Guangzhou wants to transform itself into a modern metropolis by developing its industry with foreign investment on preferential terms, mayor Yang Shangkun said yesterday. Mr Yang, chairman of the city's revolutionary committee, told the New China News Agency:
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  • 34 7 AFP Hong Kong, Thursday Some 500 relatives and friends celebrated the marriage of six couples in the first such governmentsponsored wedding ceremony in Beiiing on Tuesday, New China News Agency reported yesterday.
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  • 161 7 UPI Bangkok, Thursday The new US Commander-in-Chief for the Pacific and an American State Department official said yesterday there has been no discission of re-estab-lishing American military bases in Thailand. "We have not asked," said Admiral Robert Long, who met Thai Prime Minister
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  • 88 7 UPI Bangkok Thursday Valentine's Day today is a day of love for young people in many nations, but for the Thais it is also a day for rape. The Secretary-general of the Population and Community Development Assocation, Mr Meechai Viravaidhya, said police statitics showed
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  • 59 7 UPI Stockholm, Thursday Greta Garbo, the Swedish actress once cast as the spy Mata Hari, had a real-life role in World War II espionage for the British secret service, a Swedish newspaper has reported. The IZxpressen said on Tuesday that Garbo helped refugees, including nuclear physicist Niels Bohr,
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  • 117 7 Reuter Los Angeles, Thursday Actor David Janssen, star of films and the US television series The Fugitive, died at his Malibu Beach home here yesterday of a massive heart attack, relatives said. He was 49. Mr Janssen, who made the squint his trademark, usually played tough,
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  • 314 8 Rudyard Kipling might have had medifnl science in mind when he decreed: "East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet." If it still holds true now, it is not for want of trying on the part of doctors and
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  • 96 8 4 American doctors have discovered a new medical condition, caused by constant snapping of the fingers which they have christened Disco Finger. But this, we can reveal, is only one of a whole range of contemporary complaints Telly Slouch (Blanceta Blancet) first manifests itself in the neck and
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  • WHISPERS By ISPY
    • 73 8 Apart from the usual Middle East politics, are things that rosy and cheap in. say, Saudi Arabia? Not so, said a Singaporean who had Just been in the land of abundant oil. Yes, he agreed, petrol is cheap. You can fill up your whole tank for only |6, compared
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    • 29 8 is cheap A total of 42 people have each been fined $1800 in South Korea recently for violating the government's austerity measures. Their crime? They sent printed wedding invitations.
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  • 744 8  -  US human rights not entirely free from soot Edgar Koh Prison conditions everywhere abroad are one of the concerns taken up in those US State Department annual human rights reports. A day before this year's report was released last week, the most violent prison riot
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  • 620 8 AP Tokyo: American computer technology led the way with development of the first electric computer translator. But as with cars, cameras and stereos, the Japanese may influence the direction of this budding market. The first pocket-sized electronic devices for translating words
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  • 353 9 What they think of our reviews Richard Lim's review of Rocky II is unfair. He has not an ounce of emotion or compassion. If he did, he would have felt for Rocky for his failure to get some meaningful employment; for his devotion to Adrian, his
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  • 151 9 I read in a magazine that Alien has been nominated for the Academy Award, and that commercially, Rocky n did as well as Rocky. So I do not understand why your reviewer called these two pictures trash (NN, Feb 6). Singaporeans, like people tne world over, love
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  • 186 9  -  PAI YANG I refer to the reply by the Automobile Association of Singapore (NN, Jan 31) to the letter by Service Breakdown (NN, Jan 24). AAS may have missed a salient point of the writer's disappointment over the incident. Service Breakdown felt let down
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  • 19 9  -  CHRIS HO Congratulations to Richard Llm. His review of Agmth* was tor-* rifle. Bat so was the film.
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    • 25 9 MAIL BAG WRITE TO THE EDITOR. NEW NATION. LOCKED BAG IS. SINGAPORE 91Q6. Only letters with correspondents' nam* and addresses will be published. k. -V
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  • 358 10 Agencies Perth, Thursday The Australian and United States governments are discussing the possible setting up of international games to rival the Moscow Olympics, Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser said here yesterday. Mr Fraser was commenting on a White House statement which said the US was
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  • 47 10 World Focus American speed skater Erik Henriksen and friend Annie Hurlbut peek from the "eyes" of a snow sculpture at the Olympic Village. Lake Placid got its first good snowfall yesterday in several weeks. Manmade snow now covers the courses.— UPI UPI picture
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  • 27 10 DJ Disc* kids who snap their Angers while dancing could end op with arthritis, that palnfol Joint disease, says Doctor, the British medical journal. DJ
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  • 166 10 Reuter Cairo, Thursday Egyptian Defence Minister General Kamal Hassan Ali said yesterday that Afghan guerrillas were being trained in Egypt and would be sent to Afghanistan to fight Soviet troops there. General Ali, who was answering questions at a press conference, declined to give any figures.
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  • 85 10 UPI TODAY is Thursday, Feb 14, the 45th day of 1980 with 321 to follow. This is Valentine's Day. Those bom on this date are under the sign of Aquarius. ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY: In 1979, armed Iranian guerillas rushed the US embassy in Tehran and trapped ambassador
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  • 119 10 UPI Washington. Thursday Several US firms, including some of the nation's biggest, are under investigation for illegally selling Russia computer and laser components that the Soviets are eager to acquire, Scripps-Howard news service reported yesterday. The high-technology equipment, much of which has direct military
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  • 76 10 Reuter Belgrade, Thursday President Tito's condition worsened yesterday, and doctors fought to save his life as his neart and kidney functions gradually weakened. The life of the 87-year-old Yugoslav leader appeared to be in acute danger due to serious complications after a leg amputation three weeks ago.
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  • 760 11 Religion in danger of being wiped out Depthnews Bangkok: Extremely harsh antireligious measures threaten to wipe out the few remaining traces of Buddhism in Laos. Refugees arriving in Thailand from Laos claim that Buddhist temples, once renowned for their pristine serenity and magnificence, have
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    • 283 11 IJP s*''5*'' f flk V- -7 T-r A swinging Chinese New\fear at the Merlin 1980. The Lunar year of the monkey. We'll get you right into the swing of things with a colourful traditional Lion Dance at 6.30 pm on 16 February and special 'ang pows' for all our guests.
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  • 1116 12/13  -  Since Minister for Trade and Industry Mr Goh Chok Tong's broad hint earlier this month about tax revisions, many people are reading more into his speech than they should. Their optimism it quite understandable because Budget Day is just around the corner. There is a
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  • 475 12/13 Singapore's first form of income tax was a War Tax introduced in 1917 as a temporary measure to gather funds for the Allies' war machine. Later attempts at making it an accepted feature in the city port failed because of opposition. Nearly
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  • 276 12/13 Six types of personal allowances exist in Section 39 of the Income Tax Act. First is a personal allowance of $2M9. Next comes relief on earned income which is subject to a maximum of $IIN for those below 55 years old, $2$H
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    • 786 14 Decor v How to use plants to decorate your home is what Every Room A Garden tells you. A plant-care book with a difference, it shows you how and where to display plants in your home. It is compiled by Alice Skelsey, a horticulturist, and Cecile Mooney,
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    • 656 15 GREENHOUSE by PEST The red and yellow eelosia are shouting their New Year cheer as they wait to be bought. It's time to make the rounds of the nurseries and time to consider what we should buy before parting with our cash. I
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    • 412 15  -  LEGAL BOX by SAWL Question: I am staying on the upper floor of an old, twostorey shophouse. The ground floor is used as a shop. My mother is the chief tenant of the building. The monthly receipt she receives for rent is marked "temporary occupation" and "under
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    • 326 15 Store's mH heart What's Cooking? Love's celebrations come before the Lunar celebrations. Valentine's Day is today and for the occasion, you can get heart-shaped chocolate cases filled with assorted chocolates (from Holiday Inn), heartshaped pizzas (from Pete's Place), and heart-shaped chocolates and cakes (from the Mandarin Pastry Shop). And since
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  • 366 16 S'pore economic growth among strongest in Asia: Report 1 Business News and Views Singapore's economic growth this year should be among the strongest in Asia although the rate of expansion is likely to be below that of the past two years. This picture was painted by
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  • 317 16 Hard work and resourcefulness are traits which Leslie K. C. lira accumulated when he was a youth. While in Primary Four, he sold "ma pui po" in the streets ana towels at Sungei Road. Recalling those early days, Mr Lim, now chairman of two companies, said they
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  • 204 16 UPI The Dow Jones industrial average pierced the 900-point level vesterday to reach its highest level in 17 months In a rally spawned by Iranian peace hopes and a natural gas find. A wave of profit-tak-ing, however, threatened the rally. In the sixth heaviest trading dav in
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  • 110 16 UPI London, Thursday The dollar closed lower in Europe yesterday and the price of gold also fell a fraction. Gold fell by US$l in Zurich in guiet trading to close at $696.50 and it was down $2.50 in London at $695. The dollar slipped following the news that
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  • 33 16 UPI Closing averages on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday: 30 industrial 903.84 (up 4.86); 20 transport 297.72 (up 0.49); 15 utilities 113.46 (up 0.54); 65 stocks 329.47 (up 1.36). UPI
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    • 211 17  -  M By LIM KEE CHAN Golfing queen Kee Bee Khim broke her own course record by three strokes when she carded a six-over-par 75 to retain the Changi women's Open golf championshipy esterday. The best score registered in this seven-year-old championship was a 78 by Bee
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    • 63 17 Ben Perera shot his first hole-in-one yesterday while playing a social match with William Chong, Jimmy Teo and Charles Chan at the Warren Coarse. Ben's feat came on the 185-metre ISth hole when he sent his No. i Iron tee-shot on to the front apron of the
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    • 208 18  -  a On the track By K. L. CHAN Kuala Lumpur, Thursday Top Filou, who was sparingly raced last season, is ready to re-enter the winning list when he goes over 1200 m on Sunday. The five-year-old australian gelding by Round Top showed striking form when he
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    • 136 18 SUNDAY Kmc 1: (1.39) CI Dtv 5 12Mm: Repnbte Bay, Beady Girl, Windy Sail, RumnUo Tank. Knee 2: (2.M) CI I Dlv 3 ISMm: Neck And Neck, Never Die. Sweet Strikes. Knee 3: {ZJt) CI < Dlv I l2Mm: Ben Amle, Dellma, Triumphant, De I Surprise, Honeycomb, Letoglve. Kace
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    • 1367 18 SUNDAY Class 4 Div. S 1200 M 11 Just Ideal 57 10 Cougar (EA 1) 57 18 Profitable 56.5 6 Good Shot 56 2 Tapeka 55.5 19 Get Smart (EA 3) 54 16 Prince Saraband (EA 2) 54 3 Sovereign High 53.5 4 Kim
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    • 491 19 FROM THE INDERAPURA STABLE K.L. CHAN'S TOP 10 FOR KUALA LUMPUR Inderapura Stable's Upper Grosvenor makes his first Class One appearance at this Kuala Lumpur meeting and could give trainer Lee Seng Hup his second Classic victory since Sovereign Escort took the Lion City Cup at Bukit Timah
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    • 301 20  - Indonesia have the edge says Ong Poh Lim Badminton By SHIRLEY TAN Indonesia will have a edge over China when the two badminton giants meet at the Singapore Badminton Hall in Guillemard Road on Feb 22 and 23. This is the opinion of Ong Poh Lim, one of Singapore's badminton
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    • 198 20 The Singapore Badminton Association will sell tickets to the public for the China-Indonesia clash only if there are more than 1000 seats left after sales to constituency sports associations close tonight. A SBA spokesman said last night that the associa- tion do not want to risk
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    • 629 21  -  BOWLING by Brian Miller I laughed when I read last Saturday's Straits Times saying that the Singapore Tenpin Bowling Congress were going to nominate Lucy Low for a Singapore National Olympic Council 1979 Meritorious Award. Then I cried a little. No, not the tearful crying you
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    • 38 21 AFP Southampton, Thursday. Qamar Zaman beat Mohibullah Khan 9-5, 9-1, 7-9, 2-9, 9-7 to win the International Squash Players title last night. Gogi Alauddin beat Maqsood Ahmed 5-9, 7-9, 9-5, 9-4, 9-6 for third spot.— AFP.
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    • 333 22  -  By SURESH NAIR Can you imagine Nasir Jalil playing goalkeeper in the pre-Olym-pics? Well, that was the surprise development at National training in Jalan Besar yesterday when coach Jitta Singh put the reserve striker at goal to face a shooting spree by the rest of the team.
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    • 457 22 North Korean coach Pak Du Ik looks serious about making his prediction come true, writes SURESH NAIR. After his team won the Asian Cup Group Three preliminaries in Bangkok last May, he said his team will win the pre-Olympics tournament here from Feb 23 to Mar 13.
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
    • 270 19 Crossword "N J. ACROSS 1 Pitch tents 5 Celtic singing poets 10 Hairdo 14 Jai--15 Bathsheba's first 16 Futile 17 Imparted 18 Ache or laugh 19 Queenly name 20 Costume party 22 Plays the banjo 23 What war is 24 Verdi's land 26 Very hard 29 Sudden collapse' 32 Handle
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    • 106 20 1 m G H 3 E _Me GREETINGS I I N G < m TROIKJ3 ft Wish all our I I patrons and customers A llappy and Prosperous ivm itm YEAK TROIKA DBS St TROIKA ORCHARD. 16th 17th Feb: Open only from 6 pm. 18th Feb: Business as usual TROIKA
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    • 230 20 Nike LDV (pictured) Rated 5-stars by Runner's World magazine 1979 Shoe Survey. One-piece, nylon mesh upper with roomy toe box. Waffle sole features stabilizer cleats on the heel for longer wear and better stability. Excellent cushioning and shock absorption, especially on hard surfaces and rough terrain. Moderately flared heel for
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    • 43 20 ANDY CAPP 7i*jfcasiffissci&a tjggpi m Wi\ m ii G& s n W£ mm afWi mm* giggly; HI! i SWIN&. SI s«>: r/i m v. m m K if H I J NORBERT by George Fett I IMO Unitw) PMlur* *yn<*c«t« I AUE|\A ircv
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    • 76 20 Diary SOCCER: Malaysia Cup Perils v Negri Sembilan (Dato' Shiekh Ahmad Stadium, Kangar, 4.30 p.m.); Johore v Sarawak (Larkin Stadium); Pahang v Kedah (Darul mak mur Stadium); Federal Territory v Perak (Merdeka Stadum). All three matches at 7.30 p.m. Kelantan v Trengganu (Sultan Mohammed IV Stadium, Kota Bahru, 8 p.m.).
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    • 63 21 A Poh Heng money-saving reminder To our very special 55"-. discount on jewellery set with diamonds, jade and other precious stones and FREE workmanship on gold jewellery. f Poh Heng Jewellery Pte Ltd 27/28. North Canal Road Singapore 0105. Tel: *****3 Head Office People's Park Branch Katong Branch Toa Payoh
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    • 264 21 GONG XI FACAI r at PLAZA BOWL On Chinese New Year's Eveds-2-80) 8 p.m. to 3 a.m. FUN PRIZES GALORE! A. S. Watson Barbara Ward Cosmetics Black Decker Bill Wilson Associates Borneo Company Capitol Refrigeration Caprl-Sonne Singapore C. Melchers Co. Chin Oiap Co. Caltex Asia CTI World Trade Corpn. China
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
    • 260 21 YOUR LUCKY STARS IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY Born today, you are one of those ingenious individuals who can be counted on to come up with solutions to firoblems, innovative ideas or making money, original schemes for increased productivity or whatever happens to be needed at any given time! TOMORROW... AQUARIUS
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  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • 125 22 <§> CATHAY ORGANISATION THE FIRST WITH THE BEST FOR YOU NOW BRINGS THE WOHDERFIIL... THE FANTASTIC DOLBY STEREO Your new kind of Cinematic Experience ZULU l» 3 r BURT LANCASTER PETER OTOOLE SIMON UIA Wn —CESHOLH ElllOTTl- JOHN MILLS ODEON (With DOLBY STEREO) LEISURE-DROME THEATRE OPENS TOMORROW! LU ATTRACTIOH AR
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    • 98 22 RCHARD: OPENS TOMORROW! OUR LUNAR NEW YEAR ATTRACTION RICHARD HARRIS as Harry Crown Does Two Things. Better Than Anyone... ONE OF THEM IS KILLING! I 1 If POX m 1 JL rrryrm m *k U CX specially prepared SUPER RAW FISH Our restaurants will be closed on Feb. lOtti to
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  • What's On
    • 643 23  -  Preview Romeo and Juliet By Judith Holmberg If the lack of notes written during a preview of a film is any judgement of the drama, then I must confess that I only scribbled five lines during the entire 178-minute screening of the BBC
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    • 387 23 BBC How does it (eel to play one of the greatest parts in world theatre at the age of 14 and for an audience of millions? For Rebecca Saire, who appears as Juliet in the production of Romeo and Juliet, it was just fine. "It's
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  • Page 23 Miscellaneous
    • 90 23 Tomorrow's FM Stereo 6.00 A.M. Opening Announcements and Programme Summary 6.05 Morning Prelude: Moonlight Moods (Dennis Farnon, Henri Rene Orchestra). 6.30 News 6.40 Morning Concert: Othello Overture (Dvorak), Symphony No. 4 (Kvorak), London Symphony Orchestra/Witold Rowicki; Overture: The Hussite 0p.67 (Dvorak), London Symphony Orchestra/Kertesz. 8.00 News (C) 8.10 A Date
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    • 58 23 8.53 a.m. (2. (0.4 m), 10.37 i !.7m), 3.42 p.m. p.m. (2.6 m) Tamarraw: 3.50 a.m. (1.2 m), 10.51 a.m. (3.1 m), 5.09 p.m. (0.1 m), 11.51 p.m. (2.9 m) Sanday: 5.16 a.m. (1.0 m), 11.16 a.m. (3.2 m), 5.51 p.m. (0.1 m) Monday: 12.28 a.m. (2.9 m), 5.58 a.m.
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    • 507 23 In and around town HAYDN'S CREATION Performed by the International Festival Chorus and Orchestra, conducted by John Edwards. Soloists are Judy Hildesley, Jon Holdaway and Alex Abisheganaoen. At the St Andrew's Cathedral at 8 p.m. Admission free. A collection will be taken. SWISS PHOTOGRAPHERS FROM 1849 UNTIL TODAY An exhibition
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  • 55 24 AH FOOK: Secondary school students will be taught the morality of sex. How reassuring, what with a marked upsurge of abortion and VI) cases among the young. MEI LIN: This subject should be taught to primary school pupils too. It may be too late for many to wait
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  • Page 24 Advertisements
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  • Page 24 Miscellaneous
    • 845 24 TV AND RADIO SBC 5 ITELEFUNKEN qreat looks! Colour y rea j features' TV great performance 1 3 P.M. OPENING ANMil M MMMNTSfiil lowed by I DRKAM OF JEANNIE (r) 3.39 DIARV OK EVENTS (C) 3.35 OVER THE RAINBOW (r). Mandarin serial 1.29 INTERMISSION 19 OPENING NOUNCEMENTSfollowed by THE NEW
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    • 245 24 Today's top shows CANDID CAMERA (Ch 5, 7 p.m. in colour). Highlights a sequence in which all the customers in a restaurant leave after a man comes in and orders a meal. As they walk out, they give him a dirty look while the camera records his reactions. THURSDAY FEATURE
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