New Nation, 8 April 1980

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    22 1 New Nation «y.fiING^PORE Tuesday, April 8, 1980 2842 Price 25 cents M.C.(P) No. 109/1/80 NEW (tz'i) NATION COMMENT TUESDAY, APRIL 8 1980
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    Lock icon Carter cuts Iran ties
    402 1 Reuter Washington, Tuesday President Carter yesterday broke off diplomatic relations with Iran and expelled all Iranian diplomats in the United States. He also banned almost all exports to Iran and barred Iranians from entering the country. The US action came only hours after Ayatollah Khomeiny said
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    71 1 One mere life lifts been lest en ear reeds, bringing tfce tell to BC. Motorcyclist Sell Ab Hear, 18, died ftt the Tan Teck Seng Heenitel yeeterdfty three days niter he wns lnvelved In aa accident with a ear at the Jnactten ef Jalan Eaaee aad Sum Avenae East.
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    Man killed in late supper brawl
    140 1 A late night supper after a bar outing ended in tragedy for a hardware dealer early today. Sng Ah Leng, 41, of Eunos Crescent, was having supper with two friends in a coffee shop at Jago Close, off Joo Cniat Road, when they were
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    Lock icon Envoy accepts orders with thanks
    114 1 Reuter WuhlagtM, ToewUy Iranian Charge 4'Affaires All Agafi today accepted the expolslM orders with a simple Thank yen.' This was a change from his earlier stand when he refnsed te accept the erders at the State Department. Mr Agah had stormed •at sf the department
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    Lock icon Military supplies for S-west Asia
    85 1 Reuter Los Angeles, Tuesday The United States plans to send seven ships loaded with military supplies to back up its forces in South-west Asia in response to the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan, Defence Secretary Harold Brown said yesterday. In a speech prepared for delivery to
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      31 1 INSIDE When union is also the boss Forecast Page 5 Singapore's weather outlook from 1 to 6 p.m.: Showers in a few places. Sunset today: 6.40 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow: 6.32 a.m.
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      23 1 IN THE OTHER PAGES: Stocks 5, Stars 19, Crossword 20, Comics 21, Moneywords Coupon 21, Big Walk Entry Coupon 22, What's On 23
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      50 1 Am ittuM Wl! M Kir Win Ktste 12Q0 win "Enter the 80's with the Bora Pro" "Donnay, the world largest manufacturer 6 vvArwUmbb atat I—ding $pofts contra A departments/ utor•«. ROYAL SPORTING HOUSE PTE. LTD. v :f- uCh, p d.,1 0".» if iM. ~.J s >ff: 094? T t *3*3201
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    83 women test their mettle
    391 2 Eighty-three woman undergraduates from the Joint Campus are undergoing a 21-day course at the Outward Bound School on Pulau Übin. The school warden, Maior Toh Chee Keong, said this is the largest group of women to take the course. The women are in the second
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    Promoting reading the fairs way
    324 2 The Educational Publications Bureau is planning to hold book fairs cum exhibitions at community centres in its effort to promote the reading haDit among Singaporeans. Its general manager, Mr Ho Kah Leong, said in an interview yesterday that the EPB is negotiating with the People
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    French team here to promote trade
    197 2 A French delegation will be here next Monday to promote closer trade relations between the two countries. The five-man team is led by Mr Jourdan-Barry, president of the French Marine Union and an administrator of the port of Marseilles. The other members are port
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    Talk
    35 2 The product manager of Electronic Weigning, Philips GMBH in Hamburg, West Germany, will talk on Industrial Automation through Electronic Weighing and Batching at the Regional Language Centre, Orange Grove Road, tomorrow at 4 p.m.
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    Parents search for boy, 13
    53 2 Rodney Seah Chee Soon, 13 (above), a student of Westlake Secondary School, was reported missing by his parents yesterday. He failed to return home after his tuition class in Margaret Drive in the morning. Those who know his whereabouts are asked to contact the police
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      135 3 r <- v, nj 11 1 a# ■Y 18 J*<* y.yrv V". V" 1 -< s& L. MP' Pfr AZURFVesents: The Octagonal Look with a Round Face Today's wristwatch has finally become fashion, with Azur of Paris. Reflecting the latest trend of the French fashion designers, the matching "M. et
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    Move to plug loopholes in labour laws
    416 4  -  By Ivan Lim The Labour Ministry is revising labour laws which it hopes will reduce the number of cases taken to the Industrial Arbitration Court. The ministry feels only test cases or disputes which involve principles should go for arbitration. It will plug
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    Seminar
    31 4 The Regional Youth Council (North) will hold a twoday seminar on The Role of Youth in Singapore at the National Youth Leadership Training Institute from April 19 at 2.30 p.m.
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    Zoo expects first underwater birth this week
    178 4 The Singapore Zee expects Its first nnderwater birth this Tbsrsdsy. Snsie the Irippepetamns will, like ethers ef her Uml, be submerged when she gives birth. Fathered by Cengs, a li-yenr-sM male treat the Rotterdam Zee, the ealf Is expected te weigh abent Mkg
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    Contest for ideas in teaching English
    233 4 The English-Speaking Union of the Commonwealth (ESU) is holding a worldwide competition to encourage new ideas in learning and teaching English. Entries should describe unpublished procedures, ideas or projects, relating to the teaching of English as a foreign or secondlanguage. For instance, entrants can
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    Lock icon Seven Thai girls arrested in JB
    175 4 AFP Kuala Lumpur, Tuesday Police have detained seven Thai girls and five men suspected to be involved in a vice syndicate operating in J oh ore Bahru and Singapore. The arrests were made after police raided a house in Johore Bahru on Sunday. The
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      167 4 S.RH.DE SIl\A JEWELI£RS G-13. Tanglm Shopping Centra. Singapore 1024. Tel: *****28. Branch: 1/3 Central Building, Hong Kong. gfr/ly Qjcnce Of Ribbcxi Enquiries Tel *****33/4 WEST MALAYSIA TOURS 6d Malaysia Round up Icoorh, FRI $169 5d Malaysian Splnndours (air coach SAT $214 4d B»>st of Guntmcj 8. Penang (air coach air
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      17 4 u STEAM ENGINES r: r*> I C K Available atTHE ORCHARD STORE 271 ORCHARD RD B'PORE 0023
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    Union negotiates with itself
    254 5 The employees of the newly-opened Happy Century Restaurant at Shenton Way will soon get a collective agreement when the union and the management start talks. So what, you might ask? Well, the question may not arise if you know who will represent the workers and the
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    I offered to settle for $2500, says lawyer in libel case
    980 5 A lawyer told the High Court yesterday that New Nation not only libelled him in an article in 1975 but refused to accept his terms for an apology, which included a $2500 compensation to be donated to the Cheshire
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    Stock market
    125 5 Share prices moved slightly lower during the first 45 minutes of quiet trading on the Stock Exchange of Singapore today. The decline was attributed to the overnight fall on the Wall Street market following the American break in diplomatic ties with Iran. BUSINESS DONE Pint Section UOL (3)
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    Industrial engineers
    43 5 Dr Goh Thong Ngee of the University of Singapore has been elected president of the Singapore Chapter, American Institute of Industrial Engineers. Other officials are Mr Teng Peng Long (vice president), Mr Liew Mee Sen (secretary) and Mr Johnny Pang (treasurer).
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      140 5 TEDPAN-YAKI IS FANTASTIC k V rifcJßP.ii V 9 Q •KOH RESTAURANT OKOH SINGAPORE 4th Fir, Supreme House, Penang Road, Tel: *****1 OKOH OF GINZA Basement, Hong Leong Bldg.Raffle* Quay, Tel. *****81 You probably won't need us but when you do, we'll be there and...fast! Advanced TV technology and a social
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    Retired choosy about jobs too!
    190 6  -  By Wee Soo Cheang The retired are as choosy about jobs as their younger, status-consciouscounter-parts. Only 12 people have applied for jobs through a Singapore Action Group of Elders (Sage) employment service scheme started in January. Of this, only three went for interviews with their
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    Motorcycling
    97 6 In yesterday's motorcycling column, there were a few typographical errors. They are: "Differences in performance between motorcycles in the 125 to 200 cc (not 500) range are not dependent upon engine size. "Some of the bikes with the larger engines were designed not to go faster but to have
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    Cooperation is key says team
    171 6 Jurong's anti-crime specialist squad which won the top prize for its success against robberies, attributed their success to hard work and team cooperation. Six of the eight-member team interviewed yesterday also said "good sources of information and personal rapport" are essential. Deputy police constable, Chandran
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
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      454 6 Slipping Out Of A Predicament Lepaskan Diri Dari Satu Cengkaman 36 Tricks Muslihat 36 illustrator: Lui Thue Wah s; f: «C •i m few v m 1 m Lv^i 1 t KV M a > ?n s y a as 35 m B* Hgfti m s is i >1j I
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    Lock icon Medical aid computer
    347 7 DESK-TOP MODEL CAN DIAGNOSE DISEASES World Focus UPI Charlottesville (Virginia), Tuesday The computer is going after sore throats. And headaches. And a host of other common complaints. What's more, the computerised medical aid developed by three University of Virginia scientists fits on a desk top. The computer
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    Lock icon Now even dogs can have artificial kidneys
    166 7 Doggone it! Now even the dogs can have artificial kidneys! A group of scientists has successfully developed the world's first artificial built-in kidney to operate In the canines. And they say this is a major advance for fntnre human use. The group Is
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    Lock icon Japan stops visit of Soviet sports official
    142 7 UPI Tokyo, Tuesday The government has withheld the entry permit to a high-ranking Soviet sports official who was scheduled to visit Japan this week, sources said yesterday. They said the Foreign Ministry refused to issue an entry visa to S.P. Pavlov, chairman of
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      45 7 More World News in Page II AAA A A A A A A A A Ikl 9 I I I >5 *sr rWM mm •III? lllMlMirff m iliriYltiiYM M M J M A A M M m 2 TO I: >T i 1 7 11
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      72 7 f "V A 9 A' 1! I, 18 ;<// "'i 7i// <//AM <>> ii'iihitf huh!>; the visible o o It work s /'(>/// u i/rs. on set' and look hater with Hihtc. /he lightweight metal 'runic suits \sianjaces and Is lashtonahh tvled. 'on/'lcd with C plasm Jcnscs, huh the weight
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    Bring out the achuans
    351 8 There are nonya cakes and nonya cakes. Somewhere in Katong or thereabouts is a shrinking band of "achuan" (cake-mould)-wielding peranakans (Straits-born Chinese) who are ever ready to defend their art at all costs. Note the word "costs." Elsewhere in Singapore are others coffeeshop proprietors, five-foot way
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    THEIR VIEWS
    108 8 6 Nobody is talking with anybody. Or if anybody is talking, nobody is listening. The inevitable result is disarray in the West, and there is worse to come. Allies had best start talking now. Forget the blame; enough exists to go around. The challenge is to recapture the
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    Friends of Attila
    97 8 [whispers One of the pejorative nicknames heaped on British Premier Margaret Thatcher is Attila the Hen. But at least one group of Britons is not finding it funny. Calling themselves Friends of Attila, they have issued a protest against what they call "a crude attempt to besmirch,
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    Lock icon Claiming time off for religious beliefs
    663 8  -  Guidelines on how workers can take this leave By Guy Halverson The Christian Science Publishing Society Washington D.C. Exactly when and under what conditions can workers claim time off from their jobs because of "religious beliefs?" US business officials shortly will be facing a
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    Lock icon US safeguards on census data
    514 9 Copley News Service Washington: Census takers, who don't have much to laugh about, like to tell the story of an interview with an elderly woman who lived in the mountains and had never heard of the census. "Every 10 years," the census taker attempted to
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    Lock icon How retail oil prices are 'fixed'
    532 9 Art 11 Buchwald A Los Angeles Times A lot of people are starting to get suspicious that the price of petrol and oil in this country bears no relation to what is really going on in the Opec countries. This, of course, is not
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      408 9 THE TAIIWIND. BY NINE. Air travel for the runner is finally here. The Tailwind lets you do what no other shoe has ever done before Run on Air. It's the most revolutionary shoe that Nike has ever made. The shoe with air captured in the permanently inflated midsole channels you
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    Lock icon Kabul's Voluntary call-up' to fight rebels
    166 10 World Focus Reuter Moscow, Tuesday The Kabul government has announced a "voluntary call-up" of school leavers to boost the Afghan armed forces in their fight against tribal rebels, Tass news agency reported yesterday. The Soviet agency said high-school leavers would serve for six months,
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    Lock icon Pro-Soviet men fly into India
    317 10 'Not by accident they're here with Soviet man' UPI New Delhi, Tuesday Top officials from Vietnam, Cuba, Soviet Union and Tanzania converged here yesterday to sway India towards a more pro-Mos-cow line concerning the puppet governments of Afghanistan and Kampuchea, diplomats said. After stepping off
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    Lock icon Platform tilts
    34 10 Hotel platform Henrik Ibsen overturning 20 degrees when lying at anchor in Stavanger in the North Sea on Sunday. It was evacuated and everybody was brought to safety. UPI picture. UPI picture
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    Lock icon Passes for refugees
    144 10 Reuter Havana, Tuesday The Cuban government has begun issuing special passes in an attempt to relieve the suffering of almost 10,000 Cuban refugees packed into the grounds of the Peruvian Embassy here. At the same time, the official daily newspaper Granma has condemned the would-be emigrants as
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    Lock icon Schmidt tryst
    58 10 AFP Doha (Qatar), Tuesday West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt met in Bonn recently with the Palestine Liberation Organisation representative in the German capital, Abdallah Frangi, a Qatar newspaper reported yesterday. A 1 Raya published a photograph taken at the naif-hour meeting, adding that it was arranged by former
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    Lock icon TODAY
    116 10 UPI TODAY is Tuesday, April 8, the 99th day of 1960 with 267 to follow. Those born on this date are under the sign of Aries. Film star Mary Pickford was born on April 8, 1893. ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY: In 1917, Austria and Hungary severed diplomatic relations
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    Lock icon Cancer screening device in bra
    122 10 UPI New York, Tuesday Faberge, the firm famous for fragrances, is buying a home breast cancer screening device designed for wearing in bras, the firm reported yesterday. The device is a chemical heat sensor enclosed in a wafer-thin pliant material. A characteristic of cancerous tissue
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    Odd Corner
    44 10  -  D.J. English woman Pat Palmer, 24, craved prawns, lee cream aad read repair lights that flisfcei whea she was pregnant, a eeart atari. Pat, who admitted stealing fear lamps, was baaad aver at Winchester, Eaglaad. She blamed "the oddities «f pregnancy."— DJ.
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      145 10 mm a# TSUI SCA-FOOD RESTAURANT (PTE) LTD. Singapore Squash Centre, Canning Rise, Central Park. Singapore 0617. Tel: *****0,*****1 *****5 Genuine Teochew Cuisine Fresh Sea Food Delicious Dish etc. A meeting place for you and your friends. We cater for all kinds of dinner, Buffet for parties social gatherings Quick lunch
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    Lock icon Garbage to energy...
    894 11 Oil prices and high costs for coal can be fought if we convert... NYT Dusseldorf (West Germany) This city's trash can is lj) storeys tall, about a block long and sits in an industrial quarter amid power plants and oil tanks. But it does more than merely
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      82 11 PYRAMID. AMONIMKNT IN S r Hl£ 11 (>u an e\et cjr qiulitv li.indki fc hiets \ou'll know there s no better lion e tli.in file Pyramid ofl»>( tion Best sellers in 1(H t. ott < til it |l ,i lull s|>i trum ot tcishion t < >l< >urs I 0<
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    Faces odf China
    557 12/13  -  Sit yourself on an armchair and take a trip into China By Irene Hoe If you cannot take the silk route to China with your feet, you can do so in an armchair with Faces of China. At $65 a copy, it is clearly meant for the
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    Clicking away while the TV cameras roll...
    622 12/13 PHOTOGRAPHER BEHIND THE BOOK IS A LAW GRADUATE The uuui behind the photographs la Faces Cklaa Is lawyer-taraed-aim maker. Manfred Darntok, 45 Is ft veteraa sf mere thaa SM dims ranging frem decameatorfes mm restore Alms to experimental films. Photography, he laslsta, Is
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  • trend 1 EDITED BY SYLVIA LEOW
    • Dear Ros
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        Divorce — knots of questions
        247 14  - Divorce knots of questions N.W. Does a husband and wife sleeping in separate bedrooms constitutes desertion? If one spouse refuses a divorce though the other wants one, will there be a deadlock? If there is a divorce and there's no question of adultery, what will happen to the children? Will
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        Husband takes her for granted
        244 14  -  H. L. We have been married for six months and already I am unhappy. I feel taken for granted, nothing more than a ser- vant to my husband. I do not have a job and so have no problem handling the housework except (or my
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        Boyfriend threatens to scar her
        184 14  -  T. B. T. L. I have known A for two years, and B for one. A is possessive and quick-tem-pered whereas B is warm and considerate. Both of them love me. A month ago, A learnt of B and threatened to scar my face if
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        Growing problem
        147 14  -  B.C. I am 18 and going steady with a boy of 19. We have had sex and now my breasts are growing larger. I am worried about this. Also, is it safe to make love during my menstrual period ana five days after Dear 8.C., Yea can expect
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        Love and dating...
        105 14  -  G.S. H. What is dating? How do I go about it? when does love actually occur? Dear 0.8. H. A date Is an appelatment to meet, to call, to talk, to n eat. Between a bey aad a girl, dates eaa be made to see a me
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      WENG'S FINDS
      114 14 .Apart from toys, straying magazines are the other bane in most housewives' life. Strewn on beds, chairs, tables and in bathrooms, they are found almost everywhere but where they should be under a coffee table or in a cupboard. So why don't you spare yourself that back-breaking bend
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      No real cause to flap about flat feet
      391 14 w Doc's Casebook L. i "My daughter has flat feet. It does not seem to bother her but I wonder whether it will affect her later. "The condition is not very noticeable. Do I have to do anything about it or can
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      April reign of Paris fashion
      154 15 Get ready for the April shower of French fashions which will hit us late this month. Designs by 13 top French designers will be shown at Melodie de Paris a presentation of their 1979/80 spring-summer collection. If last year's show is anything to go by,
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      Mixed bag carries it off
      318 15  -  Variety is spice in Carrie's anniversary show By Deborah Chia It was a celebration of fashion as well at Carrie's modelling agency's fourth anniversary last Saturday. A tea-and-fashion show, hosted by the agency at the Hyatt Hotel, saw an array of fashions from nine stores,
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      103 14 .]-=:^^@_!'[%"@\>]!+<>`!\}&|,`[ SOMETHING NICE FOR YOUR EARS Pierce your ears with the safest painless ear piercing system by our ear piercing specialists. 3 EASTER OFFER! Vblid till 15 th Apr 1980, while stocks last S) ERiBEtOTOID ■EffllßKiTiUE-S WORTH $15.00. For every pair of ear-studs purchased (from $18.00 onwards), a pair of
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      21 14 Problems published in this column are often referred to doctors, lawyers, counsellors and other authorities who help out with the answers.
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      215 15 At Metro tomorrow x ttJiift Starting tomorrow, we've got exciting things happening at our Metro supermarket in Bukit Timah Plaza. gWyr To begin with, some store specials J* you're sure to go for:Ramlofa mineral water 192 ml 80$ 325 ml $1.05 680 ml $1.80 Roikana Danish shoulder picnic ham 78$
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    Lock icon Oil supply, not price, will bug world
    323 16 says study on world energy trends w Business News and Views I 1 Reuter Lendan, Tuesday In the 1980s the world is likely to find itself more worried about the supply of oil than the price, although that will continue to rise, according
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    Dunlop may sell its share to Sime
    330 16 Dunlop Malaysian Industries (DMI) is considering the Sime Darby group's offer for its 34 per cent stake in ceramic tile manufacturer H A R Johnson (Malaysia). Its managing director, Mr J.H. Bell said DMI received the bid from Sime Darby through its subsidiary.
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    Lock icon New York Exchange
    252 16 UPI UPI New York, Tuesday Stocks (ell sharply along a broad front yesterday in the second slowest trading day of the year that reflected a European holiday and investor concern over Iran, inflation and interest rates. The Dow Jones industrial average, a 3.67-point loser on Thursday, skidded
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    Lock icon Dow Jones
    32 16 UPI Closing averages on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday: 30 industrial 768.34 (down 15.79); 20 transport 243.38 (down 5.79); 15 utilities 101.83 (down 0.20); 65 stocks 279.41 (down 5.10).
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    Lock icon Bank of Tokyo opens in Beijing
    105 16 AFP Hong Kong, Tuesday The Bank of Tokyo formally opened its representative office in Beijing yesterday as another foreign bank office in the Chinese capital following an office inauguration last week by the export-import Bank of Japan. Speaking at the opening ceremony, president of
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    Lock icon Qatar now has largest natural gas field
    90 16 UPI Tokyo, Tuesday The Persian Gutf nation of Qatar has discovered what is believed to be the world's laitMt natural gas field, Kyodo news service reported yesterday. Kyodo quoted Qatar General Petroleum Corp m *"*g < *g director All Mohammed Jaidah as saying
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      291 16 Q V? j I t GRILL/COFFEE HOUSE Thiif nau Mczzmmm Floor f\ offers v/ Hakka noodles Delightful desserts w Genuine Hainanese Laksa and Mae-Siam X\ Chicken rice and local favourites ft Air-flown steaks V Rojak, Setay Poh jC/ GRILL NIGHT Q (Every Tuesday) 0 10% OFF ON OU* SUCCULENT STf
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  • SHOPPING
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      Special furniture offer from Maggie
      277 17 A twice weekly advertisement feature J Maggie Furniture Interior Decoration has two large showrooms at Gay World Amusement Park, with a display of over 50 sets of modern furniture in the first showroom and over 30 sets in the second. Maggie both designs and creates
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      101 17 The Greatway is very plain, but most people prefer the by path Hence <V* ,> 7 Professional models available We have sweet, young and attractive models at your service In the world of Mass media, we need to get the advertising message across whether you are marketing a product or
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      41 17 •fea. Only 1100 00 downpayment 10 own a kitchen cabinet worth »1.000 00 Special Offer for whole interior decoration of your home Showroom IS IS. 30-42. Gortons Gay World fOppotito Silvor City ThMirv) Factory Address 146 140 Chang* Rosd. Singapore 1441
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      107 17 SZECHUAN FOCC] RHRIN CVFRIU PEKING DUC K ROBIN S SPECIAL: D!CED CHICKEN 1 FRIED DRIED CHILLY Braised Oxtal Curry Fish Head Sea Food Steamboat Hainanese Chicken Rice $2.50 icneken Ace Soup crmese t«< 'WESTERNSET LUNCH 5330 'SET DINNER S&5O Also available daily a wrie range ol Chinese Western cuisine BUSINESS
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      253 17 Stereo King on the road now available in Singapore «»»nr- '■M' I I I M PA-150M AM r M diat-m dooi AM I M selector F F ie* liu»K' r Volumtt cnnlio' C.O'if:r..,i »an.|t»e torw :unt»Ol FMite't"''indicator local'D'Stano 1 AM M mdn^to' CAR STEREO by m cpusn a w MMMBB
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  • Sport starts here
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      Lock icon Red Devils close in on Liverpool
      288 18 qJ Soccer Reuter London, Tuesday Manchester United, six points adrift of Liverpool at the start of the Easter holidays moved to within two points of the First Division leaders with a 3-1 away win over Bolton in the English League yesterday. Bottom club Bolton
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      113 18 B3^Bqdng Reuter New York, Tuesday Muhammad Ali and Mike Weaver, the new World Boxing Association heavyweight champion, have agreed to meet in a multi-million-dollar title fight in Rio de Janeiro in July, promoter Bob Arum said yesterday. Arum told Reuters by telephone from Houston that
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      41 18 AFP Kungaelv (Sweden), Tuesday Australia won the World Junior squash championships here yesterday, beating Pakistan 2-1 in the final. New Zealand beat England, also 2-1, in the match for third place. The United States won the women's tournament.— AFP.
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      56 18 Reuter Brands Hatch (England), Tuesday. Soith African Desire Wilson made motor racing history here yesterday when she became the first woman to win a Formula One race. She drove her Wolf WR Four to victory in the second round of the British National Formula One championship at
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      255 19  -  AWAITS LICENCE APPROVAL By K. L. CHAN New Zealand jockey Alvin Tweedie has applied for a licence to ride fulltime on this circuit and is now awaiting a reply. Tweedie, who arrived in Singapore about three weeks ago, has two reasons for wanting to stay on he loves
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      405 19  -  for Insider in Saturday's sprint the track By K. L. CHAN Penue Tuesday Insider, who is competing in his first season on the circuit, could surprise everyone with an early win when he goes over 1200 m in Saturday's Class 4 Division 3 event. Although he kept a
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      333 19  -  Hockey By SURESH NAIR India, the Asian Games silver medallists, will be without two of their stars, Ajitpal Singh and V. J. Phillips, when they take on Singapore in two friendly international matches at Jalan Besar Stadium on April 15 and 16. The
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      Cup 'fever' is back
      489 20  -  Singapore face five tough teams in less than a month SOCCER SCENE by J Suresh Nair The Malaysia Cup "fever" is back. The nine-week lay-off of Cup matches was because of the pre-Olympic soccer tournaments both in Singapore and Malaysia. Singapore, who last played a Cup
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      Junie joins Koon Siong in sorrow
      701 21  -  By BRIAN MILLER It should have been a big day for weightlifter Chua Koon Siong yesterday recipient of the nation's highest sporting honour, the 1979 Sportsman of the Year award his second. The first was in 1977. But unfortunately, it was a day filled
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      Ernest's ace
      30 21 Ernest Kwee holed out in one at the 121-metre 17th of the Bukit Course last Saturday while playing in the Singapore Island Country Club "B" Division medal competition.
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      266 22  -  THEY'RE NOT OUT TO WIN PRIZES NEW NATION BIG W/YLK April 20 y By SHIRLEY TAN Kampong Kembangan Constituency Sports Club will sent a big field for the New Nation Big Walk from Woodlands to Farrer Park on April 20. Flag off at 7 a.m.
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      647 22  -  By SHIRLEY TAN Former Malaysian Olympian K. Thirumal was in Singapore yesterday just to make sure that the entries for the 28 walkers he is leading for the April 20 New Nation Big Walk, have been accepted. He did not know that the closing
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      76 20 Don't be a Softie Join the New Nation BIG WALK Date: April 20 1980 Starting Time: 7 a.m. Starting Point: Men Senior/Junior Junction of Kranji Road Woodlands Road Veteran/Women Buk.it Panjang Police Station. Finishing Point: Farrer Park Athletic Centre Distance: Men Senior/Junior 20 km Veteran/Ladies 13 km $40,000 worth of
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      268 20 r Crossword j llril dumm Mum 9 Noblemen 10 Counterfeiter's aid 11 Way out 12 Singing voice 13 Retain 18 Muse of poetry 24 Cat cries 26 Soldiers 28 Females 30 Blowgun item 31 Prepare for publication 32 Gambling city 33 Burl of song 34 African river 35 Confess 36
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      67 21 ANDY CAPP m }A m A a (V>?l 31 2 >» VICTORY 'AS A HUNbREb MEMORIES TO GO ON ABOUT, BUT DEFEAT 'AS A TOUCH OF AMNESIA SHORT RIBS 7 OKAY, rases by Frank O'Neal NORBERT mw'M hB Q l«tO U«t(«d Sv *<><««• l«c WELL,SO MUCH F01?... MY OUN-IS COQCESR
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      103 21 Diary BASKETBALL: National Schools tournament (Thomson Secondary School, 2.90 p.m.). National Junior championships (Peoples' Association, 7.15 pm.j. HOCKEY: Premier league SCC v Jansenites (SCC Padang, 5.15 p.m.). RUGBY: National Schools tournament (Secondary) Chinese High v St Andrew's; Willow Avenue v Sang Nila Utama (Willow); Boys' Town v SAF Boys; Raffles
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      625 21 TUESDAY KB-2 i MONEYWORDS i I Cut out and pin with other coupons. I Posting instructions appear below Occupation: Address. N R.I.C. No.. FILL IN MISSING LETTERS mm mmmb■■■ Cut along dotted lines mmm mmmH CLUES FOR KB 2 1. A track followed 2. To come across some old you'd
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      638 23  - Ladies only but Roger keeps Kool New series for women off to a good start By Judith Holmberg The programme was For Ladies Only, but one of the two hosts was a man. He was DJ Roger Kool and he looked as unruffled as his name suggests about presenting a
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      292 23  -  TO TAKE PART IN CHARITY CONCERT Glitter Chatter by Teo Lian Huay Fans of the popularCantonese TV serial, Chameleon, can look forward to seeing their small-screen idols in person, when the stars come to Singapore for a three-day charity concert next month. The
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      349 23 the cinema KRAMER vs KRAMER: Much hailed film on a "contemporary" theme of divorce and custody of the child. Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep and Justin Henry in virtuoso performances. Orchard: 1.30, 4, 6.30 and 9.15 p.m. HURRICANE: A Dino De Lauren tiis spectacular starring Mia Farrow and Jason Robards. Plan:
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      70 23 Rediffusion 1.30 P.M. News and Share Market Report 1.40 The Fabulous 240 2.00 For Ladies Only (See this page) 3.00 Star watch. 3.02 Did You Know? 3.04 For Ladies Only (contd) 4.00 Chinese Programmes 8.00 British Top Twenty (r). 9.00 News 9.10 Your World (See Top Shows of the Day)
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      21 23 In and around town EXHIBITION ON THE SINGAPORE SCENE PAINTING at the Singapore Conference Hall exhibition hall from 10 a.m. to
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      225 23 7 p.m. Admissioif free. On till April 11. EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS BY THREE MASTERS CHANG DAICHIEN, P'U HSIN-YU AND HUANG CHUN-PI at the National Museum Art Gallery from 10.30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Last day. ART EXHIBITION BY CHEN ZHENG MING from Kwangtung Province (Swatow) of the People's Republic of
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    55 24 AH FOOK: You can expect better service in department stores now that they have begun sending sales assistants for training in the VTTB school. MEI LIN: VTTB can only do so much. It's up to the stores to educate the staff on the finer points of the products
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      890 24 TV AND SBC 3 P.M. OPENING ANNOUN CEMENTS followed by GILLIGAN'S ISLAND: Up at Bat (r). After being bitten in the neck by a bat, Gilligan decides to live in solitude as he fears he may transform into a vampire and devour them. 3.31 DIARY OP EVENTS 3.35 APTERNOON MATINEE:
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      229 24 Today's top shows HANYU PIN YIN: Part < (Ch 5, 7 p.m. in colour). This edition introduces dentals, the second type of consonants, showing how they should be pronounced and used. There's also a phonetics clinic to teach some simple words like girl, basket and boy. THE DUKE: Blaes for
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