New Nation, 3 March 1980

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    Masthead
    18 1 NewNation SINGAPORE Monday, March 3, 1980 2812 Price 25 cents M.C.(P) No. 109/1/80 NEW (£0) NATION COMMENT mtFmSmwtSrrm
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    You can now enter Poly
    330 1 'A' accepted for 2 courses The Polytechnic and the Ngee Ann Technical College will, for the first time, offer two full-time courses to those with GCE 'A' level certificates. These students can join the two institutions' fulltime technician diploma courses'and Ngee Ann's business studies diploma
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    QUOTE
    67 1 4 I don't know much about (Adolf) Hitler and his vision. I don't see a parallel. I'm not thinking in terms of a super race only of ensuring a few more intelligent human beings who otherwise would not have been A born. Mr Robert Craham, the man behind a
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    Case plans to ask for energy law
    176 1 The Consumers Association of Singapore is planning to ask the government to introduce a law requiring all electrical appliances to show how much energy they consume. Such a scheme will help consumers cut electricity consumption, maintenance and repairs, Case president, Dr Lee Ngak
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    Lock icon Gen Prem elected Thai PM
    116 1 AP Bangkok, Monday The Thai Parliament this morning elected Defence Minister Prem Tinsulanond the country's new Prime Minister, succeeding Gen Kriangsak Chomanan, who resigned on Friday, Parliament officials said. Gen Prem's name now goes to King Bhumipol Adulyadej for formal approval. Gen Prem, 59, a
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    Hotel to get $33 mil extension
    215 2 Hotel Malaysia is to get an additional 276 rooms in two years when a 14-storey extension is completed. Based on the average construction cost of between $120,000 and $150,000 per hotel room, the extension will cost at least $33 million. The project has been
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    IE gives families another extension
    272 2 The Institute of Education (IE) has given a third deadline, expiring at the end of this month, to nine families to move out of their Paterson Road homes. This one-month extension was given after they failed to meet the second deadline Feb 29. The families
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    Asean Queen
    43 2 The Singapore Malay Journalists Association is inviting single girls above the age of 17 to enter the Asean Press Queen contest. Application forms are available from Encik Othman Abdullah. Tel: *****77 or *****17. Closing date is March 24 at 3 p.m.
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    Goh to get report on morals soon
    301 2 A survey to determine where and how teenagers get their values has been completed. A report on the results is expected to be ready for the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Education, Dr Goh Keng Swee, by the end of this month.
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      74 2 INFRARED PHOTOELECTRIC SPECIAL FEATURE USES INVISIBLE INFRARED. BEAM NO FEAR OF BURN-OUT OR TEMPERATURE-RISE. BURGLARS NEVER NOTICE BEAMS ARE THERE WILL ALARM YOU WHENEVER THE BEAM IS CUT 4 SERVES AS GUEST-NOTIFIER DURING DAYTIME, THEFT ALARM DURING NIGHT USE WITH COUNTER TO CHECK NUMBER OF VISITORS OR COUNT THE ITEMS
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      61 2 (Stuvse •2>pecux\vs\ DOITIJISIRIIY THIS VI \k m v AQUAMARINE Great CHINA Cruise 'Hong Kong "Shanghai Peking "Soochow I lentsm Kobe QE2's UNBEATABLE BARGAIN of a Lifetime Trans Atlantic NY UK m sPRINSENDAM INDONESIAN ADVENTURE CENTAUR Hony Kong Manila U.S.A. STEAMBOATS MISSISSIPPI QUEEfI DELTA QUEEN OTHER CRUISES NILE RIVER RHINE RIVER.
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      170 3 A PRELUDE OF SETTER A THINGS TO CO/HE M IMPORTED FROM HOLLAND //A M COLOUR TELEVISION WES 1 f —j *s=a ti* rr.i ,r.. I T4' 'M .J Su. i}■ MsJ ki, —,4+ kJ I* II i H ±X«> Kfl FT.Yff i i ■< r„ COLOUR TELEVISION l aß?*m *v-
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    AAS to appeal to govt on fee hike
    145 4 The Automobile Association of Singapore will appeal to the government to reconsider its 25 per cent increase in the area licence fee. It will send a letter with at least 3000 signatures to the Ministry of Communications soon. From last Saturday, private
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    'No transfers of farm licences'
    340 4 Pari Sec tells farmers Farmers are not allowed to transfer their farming licences nor will they be issued with new ones unless certain conditions are met, the Parliamentary Secretary (National Development), has said. Speaking at a Chinese New Year celebration dinner at the Mandai community
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    Short cut to danger
    171 4 Some people seem to think obstacles are meant to be hurdled even at the expense of personal safety, as this picture shows. No matter how difficult the obstacles, people will find short cuts to reach their destination a little faster. It Is no different at the
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      316 4 BV'it \<i Hon Woodland* Farrar Park Athlatic Canlra. Tha Naw Nation Big Walk will ba hald on Sunday, April 20,1980. Sand in your antry forms today. Name: (Print clearly in capital letters) Address: Sex: Occupation: Group:. Group Junior 14 and under 19 years Senior 19 and under 44 years Veteran
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      112 4 HOLLAND A COLOUR TELEVISION t DRAW RESULTS Plucky draw NUMBER NAME l/C NUMBER ***** LIM CHIN LAM *****27-F ***** TAN TIEN SHU *****56-F ***** TOH CHIN KIM *****45-1 ***** LOH YOU SEN *****68 ***** TAN LIAN HO *****10-H ***** RIDUAN BIN MAHMOOD *****52-E ***** MDM LIM WHEE KHENG *****61-E *****
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    Weaving a sweet spell at Yaohan
    189 5 No, this is not a Japanese textile worker weaving his country's famous silk. It's a Japanese candy man weaving a hypnotic spell on an enthralled crowd of adults and children at Yaohan supermarket, while demonstrating the turns and flicks of making rice candy. The
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    More female officers used
    346 5 Customs doubles force in alert More female Customs officers have been deployed at the Woodlands checkpoint to stem any possible increases in the drug flow and to forestall the use of female traffickers by drug syndicates. Sources said this was done late last month. The female
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    Stock market
    272 5 Malayan Credit and Straits Trading were top performers during the first 45 minutes of steady-to-firm trading at the Stock Exchange of Singapore today. Malaysan Credit shares were chased to a high of $2.55 before easing on {rofit-taking to $2.46 up 3 cents. This follows JCMPH's announcement that the
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      81 5 REDITUNE THE REAL BACKGROUND MUSIC 'Music may influence not only attention and vigilance, but also feelings of wellbeing, and job satisfaction. These effects comld be reflected by drops in absenteeism, bad timekeeping, and labour Dr. J. G lOX, Director hrgonomict Information Analysis Centre. Unjveraty of Birmingham the common answer to
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      167 5 MINCES RAW MEAT IN 1 MINUTE FLAT It's the most versatile heavy-duty kitchen II m Sumeet is the toughest Kitchen Machine that has surprised housewives with its remarkable performance. It minces, grates, whips and kneads so easily. Sumeet is equipped with a heavyduty motor specially designed for meeting tough Kitchen
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    Lock icon 'Halt in CIA payoffs sank Shah'
    287 6 World Focus UPI Washington, Monday A '.'furious" President Carter abruptly halted Central Intelligence Agency payments supporting Iran's Islamic religious affairs in 1977, despite warnings the cutoff would undermine the Shah, according to Politics Today magazine. The cutoff was followed by religious upheaval which culminated
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    Lock icon Anti-cancer
    40 6 UPI Manila, Monday Extracts from a local anticancer plant will soon be tested on human cancer patients, The Times Journal said yesterday. Scientists are allowed to try the plant-derived medicine on humans after successful trials on laboratory animals. UPI
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    Lock icon TODAY
    77 6 UPI TODAY is Monday, March 3, the 63rd day of 1980 with 303 to follow. Those born on this date are under the sign of Pi ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY: In 1931, the Star Spangled Banner was designat- Ed by an Act of Congress as the "national anthem
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    Lock icon 25 drawings faked
    218 6 SUSPECT A BRITISH SCULPTOR UPI London, Monday A British sculptor is alleged to have faked 25 drawings by old masters in some of the world's top galleries, the Sunday Telegraph reported yesterday. The newspaper said the Association of International Custodians at their annual conference in New York
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    Alert Khomeiny leaves hospital
    92 6 Tehran, Monday To cries of "God is great," Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeiny left his Tehran hospital last night, his car mobbed by joyful hospital workers. The revolutionary leader, looking alert and cheerful but thinner than when he entered hospital five weeks ago, was taken in a chaotic
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    Lock icon Odd Corner
    79 6 AP Nairobi, Monday Some men cast iheir babies' shoes in bronze. Sculptor Mihall Simeonov thinks big. He Rlans to become the rst man to cast a live elephant in bronze. Mlhail sees the elephant cast as a reminder of a vanished era when animals, not men, ruled the
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      385 6 (is) To Make A Deceptive Show Of Power Berpura-pura Tunjuk Kuasa 36 Tricks •Muslihat 36 illustrator: Lui Thue Wah i 'm m Wr 7mrf& mMt i sis K I//N uu m ig^ Si SI it ®S?B5«2 Ml 5 &KME8 mi 1 I 3 s s >» i !l'i "&rXd/?j? KnMkmmfoztm
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      233 7 THE MITSUBISHI IA MITSUBISHI MOTOWS 'Best Economy Car 1979 Road Test Magazine, Jan. 1979, USA. The most beautiful 3-door car 1979' 49th Salon Internationale de L'auto, Geneva, Switzerland. 'No. 1 in petrol economy 1979' Canadian Government, March 1979. Mileage 17 km/I or 49 mpg. No. 1 in petrol economy 1980'
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    The Nobel Prize Stud Farm
    312 8 "And now, ladies and gentlemen, we present The Nobel Prize Stud Farm starring Dr William Shockley and four other Nobel Prize winners. Co-starring three intelligent women. This magnificent epic was filmed entirely on location in California and underground at the Repository for Germinal Choice. Screenplay
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    THEIR VIEWS
    162 8 4 "Child murders" is a term of immediate recognition, for it has always been true that defenceless children make easy victims for unbalanced adults. But "child murderer" is something startling. We are unaccustomed to hearing it. In Tokushima Prefecture, a 13-year-old boy rang the police the other evening
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    What about the navel?
    63 8 whispers tsy is B p y y V It has been reported that pin-up model Cheryl Tiegs has sold the exploitation rights of her lips, eyes and face for about $3' i million to the Noxell cosmetics group. Bristol-Myers already has the rights to her hair.
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    Tamil: What readers say
    772 8 Recently, we published a two-part feature on the linguistic problems confronting Singapore Indians and a drive by a high-powered society to make Tamil the link language among the Indian community, especially the South Indians. The reaction was fast and, in some instances, furious. The objections came
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    Swee's sound of Tamil
    318 8 Interviewing a Chinese man in Tamil can be quite a linguistic experience. That was the way It went with Mr David Swee Poh Meng, 52, a store supervtsor with Fraser and Neave, who contacted New Nation to speak his mind ont about Tamil. Mr Swee, who
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    Lock icon What Tamil Murasu thinks of the drive
    397 8 Feb 21 We are happy to note that the Tamil language is to be given new life in the Republic. We also welcome the formation of the Tamil Language and Cultural Society designed for this purpose. We commend Mr Devan Nair for accepting
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    Mansion that was hub of the social set
    820 9  -  The public thronged its garden For the Record by Gloria Chandy Once it was the showpiece of Singapore. The place to see and to be seen in. It was almost a definite stop for many a VIP visitor to the colony and
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      29 9 TROIKJI RESTAURANT (Orchard Branch) Introducing THE EXECUTIVE LUNCH Mondays to Saturdays at $10 per head (+10%+3%) FOH FARLY RESERVATIONS CALL *****54******02 Ist Floor Mount tli/abeth Medical Centre Mount Elizabeth
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      62 9 Are you an ECONOMIST? The Straits Times Group wants you if you are 35 or younger and are seeking a bigger challenge or much wider scope. r Write to: The Managing Director, The Straits Times Group, S.T. Box 895, Singapore 0923. Please include details of educational and professional qualifications, working
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      249 9 YOUR LUCKY STARS IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you are highly imaginative and have been gifted with an instinct for translating fancy into profit. TOMORROW... PISCES (Feb 19-March 20) Financial questions may be a little frightening today. ARIES (March 21-April 19) You may have to fight your way through
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  • trend EDITED BY JUDITH HOLMBERG
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      Lock icon After – dark affairs
      219 10/11  - After dark affairs Co-ordinated by Deborah Chia I love the night life and everything that conies with it. The slinky negligees, decadent satin sheets, soothing slumber and even the eerie mystery of the dark. These are moments to treasure. So why not do it in style? Get dressed for the
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      Lock icon An excuse to get out of housework
      523 10/11  -  Janet Lowe Copley New Service If you hate housework, I've got some good news another excuse to put it off. If you love cleaning the oven and scouring pots, I'm afraid you'd better sit down to read this. Your health may be in
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        Something is in the air
        132 10/11 Before you hit the sack in one of the negligees featured today, fill the air with the fragrance of Opium. To complement the perfume he successfully launched in 1977, Yves Saint Laurent is out to infatuate the public with his five new beauty products which
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        This scent lingers on
        122 10/11 It may seem a contradiction, but Clinique, the skin-care people who pride themselves in hypo-allergenic, fragrance-free products, is now distributing its first perfume. Aroma tics Elixir was created in 1971, but introduced only recently here. It may not prolong your life as the name suggests, but
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      84 10/11 fuzzy-felt Fuzzy-felt is a unique way to make pictures with pre-cut felt shapes that cling to the fuzzy board. It gives endless scope for a child's imagination to create and recreate colourful pictures which can be altered at will. "ft, r--20 POPULAR TITLES iwaiy-ftit A v. i* I f ur*
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      20 10/11 SJrifl\ml (s&ite ihaniiinilvh S.RH.DF. SII.VA JEWKLI.KRS G-13 Tenglm Shopping Centre Singapore 1024 Tel *****28 Branch 1/3 Central Building. Hong Kong
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    Japan to rescue faltering yen
    262 12 US gives backing Business News and Views Tokyo, Monday Japan yesterday acted to rescue its faltering currency by announcing a yen support operation backed by monetary authorities in the United States, West Germany and Switzerland. Finance Minister Noboru Takeshita said the US Federal Reserve Board,
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    Lock icon Carter to make cuts in budget
    189 12 Reuter Washington, Monday President Carter is about to take decisive action to fight inflation by announcing deep cuts in the deficit budget he proposed five weeks ago, Senate Finance Committee chairman Russell Long said yesterday. "I believe they are going to recommend a balanced
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    People in business
    246 12 An electrical engineer has been appointed managing director of Far East Levingston Shipbuilding, a member of the Keppel Shipyard group. He is Mr Loh Wing Slew who assumed his new position on March 1. He was previously general manager and executive director of Keppel Shipyard. He obtained
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      158 12 The new Fiat 131 CL for those who still need to be convinced. The 131 has won universal acclaims. The new 131 CL has made a great design even better. It's been tested for minimal wind noise. It's been fitted with 13 cm (5"I wheel rims b perfectly balanced to
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    Lock icon Car with scientific air flow to save fuel
    100 13 This is the Granada Altair, a five-seal, fourdoor saloon car, which will be shown at this year's Geneva Motor Show from Thursday to March 16. Developed by Ghia of Turin, the car is an example of how scientific air flow techniques can
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    BY THE WAY
    156 13 HAS anyone noticed that the traffic light at the newly-opened Junction near Buklt Timah Plaza almost completely blocks off the words "Clementl Road" on the road sign behind It? Perhaps a small oversight In a Junction that seems to be working well In contrast to the crowded
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    Read the fine print before buying
    741 13  -  Motoring by Roderick Pestana Before you put down that big downpayment and spend long years paying for it in instalments, it might be a good thing to study the specifications of the car you are going to buy. Although brochures make every car sound
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      57 13 Lee Chiu San's Motorcycling column has been held over The tough, dependable and most spacious 1200 cc car ever built. 20,000 km or 1 year full warranty 9b XjOW 0^ «2SSW se HI v crt-oLcTL. An Associate Company of SHARIKAT FIAT DISTRIBUTORS (M) SDN. BHD. LADA MOTORS (PTE) LTD 24,
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      54 13 TKR 11 q iTTTsi si CRF-2012M 18 watts RMS Per Channel at 4 ohms. Auto-Eject Cassette Car Stereo. (AM FM Stereo). 1 FET, 14 Trs, 6IC's, 7 Diodes. Treble Bass Loudness Control. pOVNtR Poh Seng Auto Supply Co., 68, Short Street, Singapore 0718 Tel ***** 150 Blk 12, Albert Street,
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      430 13 i Money words results B D □sua O D No entrant submitted a solution which corresponded in all respects witn the set of answers held by the judges to be the most apt and accurate in the New Nation Money-words Contest 'JU\ One entrant submitted a solution which differed at
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    90 14 DEATH f MOM. CHUA CHWEE HOON AGED 61 PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY ON 29th F«b IMO at Ml. ALVERMA HOSPITAL. LEAVING BEHMO HUSBAND UM HANG HOE. SONS LIM TIAN KIT LIM THIAM HOCK. SANDY (PAULINE TEO) LIM KIM GUAN, DANIEL (JAYNE SAUTHARI) DAUGHTERS LIMGIMGEOK LIM KIM CHOO, JULIE LIM GIMSUAN. IRIS
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  • Sport starts here
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      At last, Ron hits it big
      733 14  -  By BRIAN MILLER Bangkok, Monday Singapore bowler Ronnie Ng never hit the big time in his life. He was always the underdog somewhat like the cartoon character Born Loser. He just couldn't make it, either on the bowling lanes or at the mahjong table.
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      Sirikit trio in selection poser
      634 15  -  WEEKEND GOLF by LIM KEE CHAN by LIM KEE CHAN The Singapore Ladies Golf Association will meet soon to decide on their team of three for the Queen Sirikit Cup tournament in Jakarta on April 27-29. Five players filled the top three places after the
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      Severe slash ...
      741 15 Severe slash ON SIX SUCCESSFUL SICC PLAYERS Six Singapore Island Country Club golfers five from the "C" Divison and one from the "D" had their handicaps slashed by three strokes each after the club's medals competition on Saturday. They were: C. H. Liao (handicap 20 to 17), Cheah Hong Lim
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      Lock icon It's blues in the night
      624 16  -  A dreary contest o£ regimented soccer PRE-OLYMPICS MATCH REVIEW by Jeffrey Low CHINA 1 NORTH KOREA 1 Not for any moment was there drama, sheer excitement or spectacle as the pre-Olympics' two masters of regimented soccer put their drills into action last night. The regrettable
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      MATCH NITTY GRITTY
      154 16 Shots at goal: China 10, Korea 5. Fools: China 13, Korea 19. Corners: China 1, Korea 3. Offside: China 2, Korea 4. Crowd: 40,000. Weather: Cool. Gronnd: Good. CHINA (4-3—3): Li Fusheng (1), Lin Luofeng (4), Wang Feng (16), Liu Zhicai (3), Chi Shangbin (5), Huang Xiangdong
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      Villian who turned to be the hero
      318 16  -  HE MADE THREE DECISIVE SAVES MAN OF THE MATCH < By SURESH NAIR A player who was admonished in the dressing-room by his coach for an "unforgivable" blunder ironically earns our vote as last night's Man-of-the-Match. He is North Korea's 25-year-old goalkeeper Kim
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      Nothing more than prestige
      470 17  -  The wooden-spoonists will be known tonight TONIGHT'S MATCH by Suresh Nair On paper it's only an academic match, a bottom-of-the-table clash to decide who will get the pre-Olympics wooden spoon. But tonight's India-Sri Lanka match (kick-off: 7.30 p.m.) is of significance and prestige to both teams.
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      The Pearl is not Pele...
      273 17  -  PROFILE By SHIRLEY TAN Like most boys, Abdolreza Bazegari of Iran kicked and dribbled the ball about at an early age. But it was only when he was 13 that he learnt the rules of the game. That was almost 10 years ago. And today,
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      TABLE
      56 17 P W D L V A Pi North Korea 3 1 2 0 8 1 4 Iran 3 1 2 (i 2 4 Singapore 3 2 0 1 4 3 4 China 3 1 2 0 t 3 I India 2 0 0 2 0 2 Sri Lanka 2
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      THE LINE-UP
      75 17 INDIA (4-3-3, white): Ganfuly Bhaskar (1); D. Sekaran 3), M. Bhattacharya (16), Parmar (4), Shyamal Banerjee (5); Parminder Singh (14), Pushparaj Kumar (17), Prasun Banerjee (7); Manash Kumar (12), Shabbir Habib (18), Xavier Pius (10). SRI LANKA (4-3-3, blue): Bernard de Silva (1); H. Packeerally (15), A. Ravindra
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      Olympic duo for Big Walk
      367 18  -  Athletics By MAURICE NEO Two former Malaysian Olympians K. Thirumal and Khoo Chong Beng will be seen in action in the New Nation Big Walk to be held on April 20. They were among the first entries received for the event. Thirumal and Chong Beng,
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      Hong Kok calls it a day
      293 18  -  |HH|Watermm poio By DANIEL WEE Singapore's Sooth East Asia Games waterpolo player, Ng Hong Kok, (above), has decided to call it a day. He said: "I have had my Oil of fun playing water-polo for eight years. Enough Is enough." Hong Kok is due
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      $30,000 worth of prizes
      198 18 Attractive prizes worth about $30,000, including trophies and medallions, await the winners of the New Nation Big Walk on April 20. In addition, all particiEnts will receive Wrigj's chewing gum and sun visors donated by Wrigleys Co (HK) Ltd. and Kao gift packs (Kao S'pore). The
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      Lock icon Title to McEnroe
      53 18 AP Memphis, Monday. Top-seeded John McEnroe defeated Jimmy Connors in straight set tie-break-ers yesterday to win the US$&0,000 ($520,000) US National Indoor championship. McEnroe won the first set 7-6 with an 84> tiebreaker and the second set 7-6 with a 7-4 tiebreaker to capture the US$4O,OOO first
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      366 14 LASSIFIE ADS AT YOUR SERVICE Telephone Service: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:Regulur office hours AT YOUR SERVICE FROM $45 ONLY. We can spray paint your refrigerator, fall Kvit Airconditiomng Services, 1££H428 BEAUTY CULTURE MADAME IKI'S ORIENTAL Facials (or
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      443 14 NOTICE PUBLIC AUCTION CHAPTER 222 (PAWNBROKERS) Unredeemed pledges made up to August 197 V consisting of gold and ornaments. Jewelleries etc pledged with the following pawnshops will be sold by public auction Baa Hin Pawnshop Baa Joo Pawnshop Baa Lok« Pawnshop Kong Looag Pawnshop Foot Llaa Pawnshop Fook Soon Pawashop
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      607 14 EEgggSSuE MONDAY •±s\ i MONEYWORDS i Cut out and pin with other coupons. I Posting instructions appear below Occupation: Address: N R I C No: FILL IN MISSING LETTERS ACROSS USING CLUES BELOW along dotted lines mmmwmm CLUES FOR JW 1 1. A piece played by a single musician 2.
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      52 15 Cc^ts TOTAL PERFORMANCE GOLF EQUIPMENT Since 1973. the APEX golf ball has been the "winningest" ball on the USPGA Tour. If that's not number 1, what is? SOLE AGENT rtc Robertson. Wilson (Singapore) Ltd. 707 Ca! h ay Bui'dmc S ngapore 0922 Tel 36 1 133 Telex RS24<4B Cable OVERDA
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      44 15 ANDY CARP I'M REALLY ON PDRM) 10NIGHT, JACKIE -< WATCH THIS-/) si<m mm 'i .1 -Sa 1 i3WI V ws SHORT RIBS FLfip NORBERT by Frank O'Neal NO/ you WAS -TUAT .CM_L\Vi6 ME CVEP NOTICE a_XDe r; by George Fett Kicrnce UJUtVT UOOJ WOCU SOFTER
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      154 18 p REINFORCED TOE CAP FOR PROTECTION PADDED COLLAR HEEL LINED, Va i 1 J wliij; c 111/ ii IJII L I t if LASTING SOLE REINFORCED HIGHER HEEL IN WEAR AREAS f Lotto, the leading Italian sports shoe manufacturer designed the new Professional running shoe not for just looking good.
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      255 18 r Crossword ~v J. IJI ACROSS 1 Code word for A 5 Catamaran 9 Dishonour 14 Farm building 15 Omnium-gatherum 16 West Pointer 17 Certain pastime 20 Cooking pins 21 United 22 God of love 23 Ivy League school 24 AL batting great 26 guerre 30 Firearms 31 Abandonment 34
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  • What's On A page that tells you what's happening on TV and in town
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      Full colour for TV by April
      378 19  -  By Judith Holmberg It will be colour all the way for the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation's TV station when all locally produced TV programmes will be in colour from April this year. At present, about 90 per cent of the TV programmes put out are
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      Singers in concert for charity
      246 19 Judy Hildesley and Sue Ashton must be two sopranos who have appeared most in public performances on stage in Singapore. They have been in the same concerts and the same choir, but this Sunday it will be one of the very few times when they
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      The hard facts of Life shown in photo exhibition
      349 19 The hard facts of human existence will be shown in an exhibition of photographs, captured by lensmen all over the world, at the National Museum from Thursday. Consisting mostly of black and white prints, they are supposed to represent stages along
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      586 19 In and around town FAMILY PLANNING A talk by Mrs Chuo-Ng Peck Hiang, head of the Materials Production Section, Ministry of Health. At the first floor, lecture hall, Institute of Health. Admisssion free. PROMOPEL An exhibition by 35 Italian leather goods manufacturers at the Hotel Mandarin from 10.30 a.m. to
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      259 19 BULLDOZER: Burly Bud Spencer is back for some more bulldozing fun. Jade: 11, 1.30, 4, 6.30 and 9 p.m. THE KNOCK-OUT COP: Bud Spencer again, this time as cop. Oaeon: 11, 1.30, 4, 6.30 and 9.15 p.m. 99 44/IM DEAD: Comic thriller starring Richard Harris and a bevy of girls.
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    Talking Point
    45 20 AH FOOK: Senior Minister of State Lee Khoon Choy has urged Singaporeans to be neutral at locally-held matches in which Singapore does not participate. MEI UN: I agree with him. But it >is hard to remember that in the excitement of a match.
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      933 20 TV AND RADIO SBC 5 ITELEFUNKEN great looks' 1 Colour g rea features' TV great performance' 3 P.M. OPENING NOUNCEMENTSfollowed by ILLAYA THALA1MURAI (T/r) 3.31 DIARY OF EVENTS (E) 3.35 AFTERNOON MATINEE: My Friend Irma. A comedy on the romances of two couples, with laughs galore as the lovable, dim-witted
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      257 20 Today's top shows DALLAS: The Silent Killer (Ch 5, 8.40 p.m. in colour) The saga of the Ewing family continues with a shocked Cliff Barnes discovering Sue Ellen's baby, his son, with a hereditary disease and could die within six months. THE COMPLETE DRAMATIC WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE: Romeo and Juliet
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