New Nation, 7 September 1982

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    Masthead
    18 1 new nation PUBLISHED BY THE SINGAPORE MONITOR LTD. Tuesday, Sept. 7, 1982 M.C. (P) No. 19/5/82 30 cents
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  • Article
    Pinyin may result in pidgin
    415 1  -  FEAR OF CHINESE TEACHERS THAT ROMANISED SYSTEM WOULD DISPLACE CHARACTERS By YONG POW ANG CHINESE teachers fear that the already low standard of Chinese language in schools will be further weakened if students are allowed to use hanyu pinyin in place of certain Chinese characters.
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  • Newscan
    • Article
      Lock icon Yet another go at the Panjshir
      71 1 UPI ISLAMABAD: Communist Afghan forces backed by 1,000 troops fresh from the Soviet Union have launched a new attack on key Muslim rebel strongholds, resistance spokesmen said yesterday. The new offensive is aimed at wresting control of the strategic Panjshir valley from anti-government insurgents
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    • Article
      Lock icon Iranian threat to use pilgrims
      48 1 AP NICOSIA: A leading Iranian clergyman Hojatoleslam Khoiniha warned yesterday that pilgrims to Mecca would "foil" the Arab Summit conference underway in Morocco if it recognised Israel. Iranian pilgrims last year clashed with Saudi Arabia policemen during riots in Mecca and Medina. AP.
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    • Article
      Lock icon Hunt for ritual killers
      66 1 Reuter GAINESVILLE (Florida): Police today hunted the ritual killers of a university professor who, they said, died in agony while his murderers picnicked on his living room floor. Dr Howard Appledorf, 41, of Florida University, was found tied up and wrapped in sheepskin, his head shroudea
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    SIGN PACT OR ELSE...
    208 1 Sharon threatens to keep permanent control of Lebanon KIRYAT SHMONAH (Israel) DEFENCE Minister Ariel Sharon demanded that Lebanon sign a peace treaty with Israel, Indicating that otherwise Israel would keep permanent control of Southern Lebanon Mr Sharon said that if the new government in Beirut refused
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  • Article
    Scouts' parents cry foul
    247 1  -  By TO CHEE ENG FOUR boy scouts and a factory manager found yesterday they had a very different idea about job week. The boys worked all day from 8.30 am to 5 pm in a T-shirt factory and earned only $3 each. The boys felt hard
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    Lock icon 'Gunfire inside seized embassy'
    95 1 UPI AP BERNE, Tuesday GUNFIRE sounded inside the Polish Embassy about four hours after its seizure by Polish terrorists, Swiss Radio reported. Police could not confirm the report. The terrorists threatened to blow up the embassy together with 13 hostages unless martial law in their homeland
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    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Round-the-island cadets pause for a bite
      87 2 ABOUT 100 cadets from the National Cadet Corp (SEA) took off on canoes on Sunday to paddle round the island, stopping only to rest and to have a hungry bite (see picture). They left the Woodlands check point (Lorong Fatimah) at 6.f5 am and
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    • Article
      Bouncing the bouncers
      422 2  -  By K K FONG FOURTEEN nightclub bouncers were picked up by the Criminal Investigation Department last week as part of a concerted police effort to suppress secret society activities. Confirming the arrests, a senior CID officer said it was part of their routine action carried out in
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    • Article
      PM off to Jakarta
      466 2  -  By MARGARET THOMAS PRIME Minister Lee Kuan Yew, leading a 26-member party, is flying to Jakarta today for talks with President Suharto. He will be met at Jakarta International Airport this afternoon by the Indo-. nesian leader and Mrs Suharto. The tone of the visit will
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    • Article
      Two killed in motorcycle crash
      169 2 TWO men were killed and another injured in an accident involving a bus, a motorcycle and a bicycle along Woodlands Road on Sunday. Police said motorcycle rider Choo Choy Shin, 23, and pillionrider Lim Eng Hock, 19, were travelling along the 17.5 km stretch of
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      Tourist heads to meet here next week
      149 3  -  By FAEZAH ISMAIL A HIGH level meeting between the heads of the Tourist Development Corporation of Malaysia (TDC) and the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board (STPB) will be held here next week. The meeting, to be held at the STPB, will be on Sept
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    • Article
      Hazard-a-guess factory doctors
      238 3  -  Ministry cites 18 wrongly-diagnosed cases By JULIE LIAU SOME factory doctors make wrong diagnoses because they do not even visit the premises to get to know the conditions that their patients work in, according to Dr Phoon Wai Hoong, director of the Labour Ministry's Industrial Health Division.
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      Not on same wavelength
      138 3 LACK OF communication was found to be the most frequent problem for married couples seeking help from the Counselling and Care Centre over the past year. Of those couples seeking help, 20 per cent cited "communication" as their cnief problem. Another 18 per cent cited infidelity,
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    • Article
      Teachers trade tips at workshop
      174 3  -  By JALIL MISWARDI NORMAL Course teachers have got together for the first time to share their experiences and exchange ideas on teaching methods and approaches. Taking the opportunity of the present school holiday, 120 teachers attended a oneday workshop at Breddell Secondary School yesterday. The
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      'Use payroll tax to train workers'
      389 4  -  By TOH SU FEN THE Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry has suggested that part of the payroll tax should be used to finance the continuing education and training (CET) of workers. Mr Lim Kee Ming, president of the SCCCI, said the major
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      Asean ministers agree to set up industrial relations centre
      242 4  -  By JACKIE SAM ASEAN labour ministers have agreed in principle to setting up a regional centre for industrial relations. Details are to be worked out by senior officials. Acceptance of this Thai-sponsored move was one of several decisions taken yesterday when
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    • Article, Illustration
      Hock Siew to resume his medical practice
      231 4 AFTER being restricted to Pulau Tekong for almost four years, Dr Lim Hock Siew, a former Barisan Sosialis leader, is now back in mainland Singapore, free to resume his medical practice. Dr Lim, 51, was among more than 100 people detained in February
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      119 3 Fresh flavours and true tastes The Dian Xin at Ming Palace Restaurant is so popular because our Hong Kong trained chef preserves the fresh flavours and true tastes of his ingredients. Shao Mai, Xia Jiaoand all the other Dian Xin delicacies are prepared with care and consummate skill. An extensive
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      Lock icon Moderate Arabs' peace plan to win over radicals
      298 5 Reuter FEZ (MOROCCO), Tuesday MODERATE Arab states have drawn up a last-minute Middle East peace plan aimed at winning over radical leaders at a summit which opened here last night, senior Arab officials said. The plan calls for the establishment of a
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      Lock icon Turkish ship sunk in Iraqi attack
      330 5 UPI ANKARA, Tues. TURKEY said yesterday one of its ships was sunk and three Turkish seamen were killed by an Iraqi attack over the weekend on Kharg Island, Iran's biggest oil refinery. The Turkish Foreign Ministry said the ship, Mars Transporter, was sunk last
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      Lock icon Israeli threat to hit back at Syria
      510 5 UPI TEL AVIV, Turn. ISRAEL yesterday threatened to retaliate against Syria for the abduction of eight soldiers as Palestinian guerilla chief Yasser. Arafat met with Arab leaders to discuss President Reagan's Middle East peace plan. "Israel has 20 ways to retaliate against Syria
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      Lock icon Lebanese: We did it
      74 5 AP BEIRUT, Tuesday LEFTIST Lebanese militias and their Palestinian allies claimed responsibility yesterday for the ab* duction of eight Israeli soldiers in eastern Lebanon. In a brief statement carried by the leftist Lebanese Al-Liwa newspaper, the Voice of Arab Lebanon radio station, organ of the leftist
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      Lock icon US hints at willingness to rethink pipeline sanctions
      255 6 Reuter TORONTO, Tuesday US TREASURY secretary Donald Regan said today the Reagan administration might be willing to reconsider its controversial Soviet gas pipeline sanctions if West European countries could find a way to resolve the dispute. Noting that West European officials met
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      Lock icon Banks open, but no run on peso
      259 6 UPI MEXICO CITY, Tuesday. MEXICAN banks opened yesterday for the first time since they were nationalised and officials said business was brisk but a feared run on the peso had not materialised. The lines were long outside many Mexican banks even before they
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      Lock icon Left-wing suffer shock at TUC
      83 6 Reuter LONDON, Tuesday LEFT-WINGERS in Britain's 11 millionmember Labour movement suffered an unexpected defeat as the annual Trades Union Congress (TUC) conference opened last night. Delegates overrode their general council and forced through an organisational change which is expected to give some of the less
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    • World Briefs
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        Mexican oil firm on fire
        77 6 MEXICO CITY: Two 11-storey towers in the headquarters of the Mexican National Oil Company were destroyed by fire in downtown Mexico City yesterday and a third tower was heavily damaged, injuring up to eight workers and firemen. Police reported the blaze was still out of
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        Yard sketch of terrorist
        36 6 LONDON: Scotland Yard yesterday released an artist's sketch of the terrorist allegedly responsible for the two July bombings by the Irish Republican Army that killed 11 British soldiers in two London parks.
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        Lock icon Nixon re-visits Beijing
        60 6 Agencies BEIJING: Former president Richard Nixon arrived for a five-day visit yesterday to celebrate the 10th anniversary of his historic first trip that "changed the world." Looking tired from a whirlwind of meetings with officials in Tokyo, Mr Nixon arrived on a Chinese commercial jetliner with a
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      Lock icon Jewellers cause HK market fall
      83 6 Reuter HONG KONG, Tuesday A MAJOR chain of jewelry shops closed here today and brokers said the news made prices f?ll on the stock market. The government-run radio station said the Tse Lee Yuen chain of 10 shops put up notices saying they were temporarily
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      Lock icon Jumbo jumbo by the 1990s
      203 8 Boeing VP sees 800-passenger aircraft AP FARNBOROUGH, Tuesday A TOP Boeing Aircraft official predicted that passenger jets carrying 800 people will be flying by the 1990s Joe Sutter, commercial executive vice president of the aerospace company, said the increase in plane size would have come
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      Lock icon Queen Elizabeth sticking it out
      66 8 AP A sticky moment for Queen Elizabeth last week at the Braemar Games after shaking hands with shotputter Geoff Capes, who had just won the tossing event. Unable to wash the resin, used to improve the grip, from his hands, he warned the Queen what
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      Lock icon Unions march and revellers bid summer adieu in the US
      356 8 UPI CALIFORNIA, Tues WORKERS staggered by the worst unemployment since World War II rallied thousands strong on Monday, the 100 th anniversary of the first Labour Day parade, while Americans bid summer farewell with beach parties, ballgames, concerts, and fireworks.
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      Lock icon Indians abandon satellite
      98 8 AP NEW DELHI, Tues A MULTI-MILLION-dol-lar US-built weather and telecommunications satellite was abandoned by Indian scientists yesterday after it failed to respond to a series of commands from ground control. The failure of the satellite, launched April 10 at Cape Canaveral, Florida, was regarded as a serious
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      Lock icon UK's answer to Disneyland
      190 8 AP LONDON, Tuesday BRITISH developers announced plans for a 200 million pound park that they said would be Britain's answer to Disneyland. Wonderland Tneme Park is to be built in Corby, about 128 km northwest of London, the developers, Group Five Holdings, announced. "Construction will start
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      134 5 Unique Table Grill for SMOKELESS Cooking Smoke doesn't get into your eyes. Nor pollute the air. Or cause layers of grease: on nice, clean walls; on your kitchen cabinet. Thanks to SHARP'S unique table grill which grills with tasty results. And grills SMOKELESS. POWERFUL DIRECT HEATER ELEMENTS The scientifically designed
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      127 6 Now, the great taste of blackcurrant and raspberry fruit flavours is yours in every bottle of VIMTO Cordial The unique and delicious taste of Vimto cordial is enjoyed all over the world by people of all ages. Simply add icy cold water or bubbly soda water and you have an
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      333 7 I I Canon Improve your see's life. :i fWIHiV »H n:: 3 ■r w Kk» 40P »m «Pb ■l w- I •I* i """'iiil'lli M.;. MP* 1 •i, ■-f!S <V ll# m ■o> Give her a new Canon AP4OO Shell love it Your secretary will appre- W ciate the four
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      119 8 Eveiy Wednesday and Friday at Lunchtime Every Wednesday and Friday, we bring to you an added flair to your sumptuous repast at the Golden Peacock Restaurant Wednesday flair is a fabulous spring/summer collection by TED LAPIDCIS BCXITIQCE. With beautiful hairstyles created by co-sponsor, HAIR-EM HAIRSTYUNG Friday flair features an exciting
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      131 9 DRIVE-UP CASH-ON-LINE ATPOSB NEWTON BRANCH mm WH J? Our newest Cash-Qn-Line teller is welcome news for motorists. The Drive-Up Cash-On-Line teller at POSB Newton Branch is our newest service to customers. You can now drive-up to it, to withdraw money, deposit cheques, inquire about your bank account without leaving your
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  • opinion
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      Lock icon The unmaking of Ariel Sharon
      820 10  -  litml Km acM«v«d tho military obJ«ctiv»t of its thrust Into Wost Bolrut. But moral and political questions romaln to bo answered, according to LEON WIESELTIER, a mombor of tho Socioty of Follows at Harvard University. LEON WIESELTIER LAT-WP THE siege of Beirut will probably be
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    • WORLDWATCH
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        THE restructuring of the British
        109 10 RE VIF WOF ANAL V St'S AND OPINIONS IN CAPSUI b FORM Navy has kicked a big bole in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation's plan for saving Europe from the Soviets in any future war. That's why the Royal Navy's success in the Falkland Islands
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        SOVIET military strategists,
        83 10 too, are having nightmares but over a different issue. After the successful Israeli attacks on Syria's Soviet-built anti-air-craft missues and fighter planes in Lebanon, a deputy commander of Soviet Air Force flew to Damascus to assess the situation. His report should definitely have taken the edge off
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        RECENT domestic unrest,
        67 10 includ- ing police lawlessness in Bombay and violence in Punjab is clouding Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's political horizon at a time when her government's international prestige is skyhigh. The reputation of bring the largest democracy in the world is not bringing about internal stability. In an
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        Lock icon WITH the cost
        65 10 US News and World Report of a typical market basket of food going up by 5.8 per cent over the past year, more and more Americans are growing their own vegetables. A recent Gallup Poll showed that the number of US households planting gardens took an unprecedented
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        Lock icon ARMED with marching orders
        99 10 UPI, from Beijing to go forth and "enrich the cultural life of the masses," the television industry of China has been at the forefront of its efforts to undo the economic damage of the Cultural Revolution. There are now an estimated 16 million TV sets in
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    • opinion / letters
      • Article
        Trapped in an HDB lift
        76 11  -  A.L.SUNDRAM MY SON and I were trapped in a jammed HDB lift (Block 521, Jurong West, Street 52) for 40 minutes on Sept 2. One wonders why it took so long for the HDB lift-repair service and the police to react especially when public-spirited residents
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        Medical report delay
        80 11  -  ANTHONY WONG My assurance company requested for a medical report from the General Hospital where I was warded last year. The signed request form (together with a cheque payment of $SS) was submitted to the hospital about 2 months ago. My insurance agent tells me that he
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        PAY HIM WELL!
        185 11  -  THE WAY TO GET AN EMPLOYEE TO PUT IN A GOOD DA Y'S WORK ZHOU RHONG CAI Every human has needs and goals. Money is often looked upon primarily as a means of fulfilling these needs. The purchasing power of money is measured in terms of the
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        IT SHOULD BE JUST 'SINGAPORE'
        137 11  -  THAMIZHAN WE READ the letter "Chin-Ka-Pore Is a place called home" by K.N. (NEW NATION, SEPT 2) with some amusement at the writer's unfamlliarity with the Tamil language. We do not wish to enter into the controversy as to whether Hindu studies should be offered
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      171 11 m*rm A oonttot ictaphon* numtar TJ, 30 M This letter carries eight signatures. 'ft '■4 m loni<>lii! Tlicsj k>i n hills< >11 liishk >11.. I\< T\ Ii li i. i\ i iiy.;l il it ii •<iH,i] i< i >i< >i ii (>1 i liv;l lli ll< »i ii< I: lit
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      246 11 If everyone dislikes it, it must be looked into. If everyone likes it, it must be looked 7 into. CONFUCIUS TODAY is Tuesday, Sept 7th, the 250th day of 1982. There are 115 days left in the year. HIGHLIGHTS in history on this date: 1701 Treaty of the Hague, known
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      Showdown in Gdansk
      182 12/13 SPECIAL KIPOKI POLAND bubbled to a dangerous boil again last week when thousands of Poles throughout the country clashed with riot police. They were celebrating the second anniversary of the Gdansk Agreement which saw the creation of Eastern Europe's first independent trade union. Although Solidarity leaders appealed
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      Clausen pledge to Third World nations
      478 14 'World Bank will use coffers to fight poverty' TORONTO, Monday WORLD BANK president A W Clausen is cautiously optimistic despite the fact that the present economic situation of the developing countries is unacceptable. Addressing the annual meeting of World Bank governors at their annual
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      Marketing institute logo design contest
      171 14 THE Marketing Institute of Singapore (MIS) is organising a logo competition to comemmorate its 10th anniversary next year. The result will be announced in early 1983. MIS says the new logo will reflect "the increasing importance and challenges the marketing profession in Singapore faces." The
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      China oil deals
      109 14 FORTY-SIX companies from 12 countries have submitted bids for exploratory oil drilling in China's continental snelves. The International Energy Agency has estimated China's recoverable reserves at around 25 billion barrels. Bids closed late last month and the Ministry of Petroleum Industry will award contracts later this year.
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      Lock icon Gold, silver prices at year's high
      151 14 Reuter GOLD and silver prices touched new 1982 highs as doubts about the durability of the world banking system kept investors bidding for precious metals as a hedge against financial disaster. Gold prices went as high as U*****.50 an ounce in London at one
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      On-line revamp
      180 14 CHARTERED Bank has embarked on an extensive sixmonth programme to upgrade its computer hardware and software. Computer purchase contracts worth of $10.5 million were signed by W B Dawson, administration manager of The Chartered Bank, and J Mosley, managing director of NCR Singapore. This is the largest single
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    • Update
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        OUB branch in Toronto
        35 14 OVERSEAS Union Bank has opened its wholly-owned subsidiary Overseas Union Bank of Singapore (Canada) in Toronto. It claims to be the first Singapore bank to establish a banking subsidiary in Canada.
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        Lock icon 'Franc' stand
        39 14 Reuter BELGIUM and France have both agreed thev will stand firm against any new devaluation of their currencies, Belgian Finance Minister Willy De Clercq said in private talks the IMFWorld Bank annual meeting in Toronto yesterday. Reuter
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        Lock icon Tin exports fall
        27 14 Reuter PENINSULAR Malaysia's tin exports dropped to 2,546 tonnes in June from 4,441 tonnes in May and 3,987 tonnes in June last year. Reuter.
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        Lock icon Costly oil probe
        69 14 Reuter THE cost of a joint Japan-China oil exploration project in Bohai Bay off northern China is expected to reach US$59O million (551.27 billion) from an originally estimated US$2lO million, the Japanese partner, Japan China Oil Development Corp, said. The firm, now operating in an area off
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        Lock icon Seoul acts on secret accounts
        43 14 Reuter THE South Korean government approved a law banning secret bank deposits and financial transactions from next July. The new law, subject to approval by Parliament, is private moneylenders holding bank accounts either anonymously or under false names.
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      Credit POSB does some hard selling
      497 15  -  Bank goes for firsttime house buyers By CATHERINE ONG CREDIT POSB has found from experience that mortgage loans to first-time home buyers are the most secure and is therefore aggressively marketing for this sector of the loan market. Although competition has intensified in the
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      Share prices surge again
      183 15 SINGAPORE share prices surged again on sustained buying support in active selective trading with higher Hong Kong and Wall Street advices aiding sentiment Central Sugars rose 25 cents to 9.50, Fraser and Neave 20 to 5.65, Gen ting 22 to 3.60, Pan Malayan Cement 28 to
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      Approval for General Corp
      117 15 GENERAL CORPORATION has received approval from the Capital Issues Committee for its proposed one-for-one bonus issue and public issue of $50 million 10 per cent convertible loan stock 1982/89. Oct 6 is the entitlement date for the bonus issue and the date of the extraordinary general
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      Work out your financial plans first, says manager
      333 15 ARE you about to join one of the 4,000 people who have rushed to Credit POsB for a mortgage loan? So you think without having to fork out hard cash, you can also become the proud owner of a respectable apartment, compliments
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      Euphoria in KLSE
      469 15 KUALA LUMPUR stockmarket, in parallel with Singapore, is in an euphoric state these days, thanks to the strong runup in share prices. This sustained upsurge caught many in the Malaysian capital by surprise as it was only a fortnight ago that sentiment was at its lowest this
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      Lock icon Fima expands supermarket chain
      300 16 Number of stores double from four to eight Star FIMA Supermarkets, an arm of the Cold Storage group, will be doubling the number of supermarkets in Malaysia from four to eight. General manager Mr C.G. Williams said work on its supermarket has already started on the
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      Intraco in three new joint ventures
      228 16 INTRACO has announced three new joint ventures. The company has agreed to take a 40 per cent stake in a joint venture with Wang Coo Kien and Co of Singapore for the construction of precast concrete structures. The new company, Intraco Wang Engineers, will
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      Esso still vulnerable to crude oil costs
      256 16 ESSO Malaysia chairman Mr Gerald Cox says the company's performance remains vulnerable to crude oil cost increases and downward pressure on product prices are reflected in government pricing decisions on the controlled price sector and changes in the ringgit/US dollar exchange rate. Mr
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      Short term support for gold
      307 16 WITH uncertainties of the financial exposure of the Latin American countries and tension in Middle East and Poland, US$4l5-425 should provide immediate short term support for gold, UOB says. Based on the lower end of the gold price, the recent upsurge in gold is equivalent
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      GOLD
      40 16 Yesterday's close in S$: Selling Baying 5 gm 165 152 10 gm 319 306 20 gm 629 611 Hoz 491 473 Kilobar 30,934 30,704 100 gm 3,113 3,083 50 gm 1,557 1,532 1 oz 974 957 Supplied by UOB
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    • OTHER COMPANY NEWS
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        THE departure of a managing director
        106 16 has led to the reorganisation of two Sime Darby subsidiaries. Mr Kwok Kian Hai, managing director of Edible Products has left "to pursue other business opportunities". Edible Products and Kempas Edible Oil have been placed under a new refining division to cover the Malaysia
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        YEO HIAP SENG (Malaysia)
        102 16 says land belong- ing to wholly-owned subsidiary Wahtai Realty has been compulsorily acquired by the Penang State Government. Compensation of M 51.65 million which the state governemnt has agreed to make to Wahtai represents the original purchase price of the land, YHS says. YHS has accepted
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        ELECTRICAL and Allied Industries
        133 16 attributes its 24 per cent increrase in turnover in the year to March 31 to the increase in the sales volume of room-airconditioners. The company introduced a new improved range of room-aircondi-tioners in May 1981. The profit for the year was adversely affected by escalating costs
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        PROFITS of Aver Hitam Planting Syndicate Bhd
        113 16 declined to M 5299,227 in the year to March 31, compared to M 5665,998 last year. The turnover also declined to M 51.70 million in the latest year, compared to M 52.30 million in the previous year. A final dividend of 17.5 cents
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        MALAYSIAN Feedmills
        64 16 produced pre-tax group profit of $1.08 million for the first six months of this year compared to the loss of $640,000 in the first six months of last year. However, $535,000 of the profits in the latest six months is due to the sale of unquoted shares. The
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      Your $ (Foreign Exchange)
      82 16 Your (Foreign Exchange) Your S$ to one unit of foreign currency Selling Buying TT/DD TT DD US$ 2.1630 2.1530 2.1420 sterling 3.7378 3.7097 3.6887 Australian 2.1020 2.0795 2.0595 Canadian 1.7486 1.7251 1.7091 New Zealand 1.5911 1.5695 1.5495 S$ to 100 units of foreign currency Deutschemark 87.3015 86.1014 85.6514 French franc
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      209 17 26) Florists Z JOLLY FLORIST i» has a fin* aalactlon of flo- ral arranaamants Mka floral trurt baakata. wraatha, brtJ* Sal bouquala, stc. All that* at raaaonabla f For sffldsnt aarvlca, if pimi ciM w TNC JOLLY FLORIST Z MM ATM ASIA BUM. M, ROAINtON TEL: *****87 r» (10.00 a.m.
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      304 18 44| Wanted To Buy SANYO-n Digital Quartz Watches Precision Craftsmanship, Exact Timekeeping, Wide Variety, Trim, Affordable by SANYO'S Advanced Technology in Japan. DW347-20CLN/V Lad»*e' Watch Hour Minutes Seconds AM/PM Month Dal* Day nt Weak Auto calendar 5527.00 M DW347IBCBH Ladtea' Watch Hour Mlnutaa Second* AM/PM Month Data Day of Week
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      487 18 VII) MOTOR MART CALL FMOZ ***** M for rantal naw 12 aaalar mmi-buMi. can, pickup*, vans and lorriaa. Dattvary, ramoval, dumping avariabla TELE-ADS your para owl aupaiwaihat 96) Vahlclaa Wantad/Eachanga Wt OFFER YOU boat prtcaa for good conditioned uaad cara which wa raqulra urgantly Call Catharina now! Talaphona 334-5204 a.m.
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      74 19 PORYOUFROM THE MEW fcwfr-v* ~;y' T r.v> -.V.: >~y j W ■^..y.y, ymnif MM 25 an > doO gg» arasag^i^sgiagi .-.;.3 itfv .A- .•> -1 $tt"' m *V 1 V \e sS v^e\°^ coorf^ OW >-*o.r *w wSSfI X ■.v*# <•' -r^r% >-#. «***-.r* 4 V°° -f o \e-a As
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      26 20 TUESOAY iiiiii i i i i r [EZZ2ZHZ: hVI!^ jackpotU^ Cut out and pin with other coupons. Posting instructions appear below. Nom«: *9* Occupation: Address S
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      Blanc Sur Blanc out – Kissimmee too
      480 20  - Blanc Sur Blanc out Kissimmee too The 1982 Perak Derby Racing SBa BY B J SMITH KISSIMMEE and Blanc Sur Blanc have been amazingly omitted from the rich Perak Derby field which was announced in Ipoh yesterday. The Derby offers the largest ever purse on the local turf of $200,000
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      Name change mix-up – Turf Club wrong!
      219 20  - Name change mix-up Turf Club wrong! BY TRACKSTAR IT WAS entered as Circle Of Hands but was Honest Pleasure II in the official programme when it appeared in race two on Sunday. It was no wonder to see the horse showing huge odds on the board before the race and
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      Trainer Teh's Tian Ting's trackwork to tell
      516 20 CHENS stable's Tian Ting showed he has the ability to snare the $30,000 Yeoh Cheang Lee Memorial Stakes on Sunday with a close second in his first class three race. This gelding, trained in Penang by Teh Choon Beng, was promoted to class
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      Lock icon Wham! Duran reels under Laing's blow
      57 20 r Jl? ht^' e 'i h Lf nC L e,ten ei ht Champion Roberto Duran (left) takes a shot to the head n f K, f k,and La,n 9 during the 10th and final round of their Saturday night at Cobo Hall in Detroit.
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      Zainal's chance to play in world meet
      276 21  -  'Wild card' guarantees him direct entry into the men's draw of Audi championships Squash *r^v 5 -m By KEN JALLEH Jr. SINGAPORE'S regional squash kingpin Zainal Abidin has been awarded direct entry into the men's draw of the Audi World Championships in England
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      Women aim to win and prove a point
      424 21  -  Hockey 1 A By R. MANORAJ THE Singapore women's hockey team is determined to scalp Malaysia in their annual clash in Kuala Lumpur to prove how wrong they believe the Singapore National Olympic Council was in excluding them from the Asian Games
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      Men out to make amends in KL
      197 21 SINGAPORE travel to the Malaysian Hockey Federation Tun Razak Cup hockey tournament from Sept. 19-26 in Kuala Lumpur hoping to rise like the proverbial phoenix out of the ashes. And they might do just that, according to their manager, if the lessons of
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      Indonesians will make debut in Open
      254 21 INDONESIANS Jeffrey Kijono and Augus Ted jamulya will be making their debut on the regional squash scene when they take part in the Anchor Singapore Open championships from Oct 9-17 at Kallang. The pair, the latest to enter the tournament, are new faces on
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      Top four gymnasts quit
      357 22  -  Gymnastics By KEN JALLEH Jr. FOUR of Singapore's top gymnasts have quit as a result ot the South-east Asia Games Council's decision to axe the sport from next year's Games. The four internationals, all veterans of the 1979 and 1981 Games, are Gan Chai San, Lim
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      45 22 Doing the samba? Japan's Yasuyuki Sato seems to be performing the South American dance as Saudi Arabia's Nasser Obaid watches surprised. PICTURES: CHEW YEN FOOK Ouch! Malaysian striker Hamzah Abu Noor grimaces as he is challenged in an aerial duel by Singapore midfielder Syed Farouk.
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      276 22 Tennis AP NEW YORK, Tuesday DEFENDING champions John McEnroe and Tracy Austin moved into the quarter-finals of the United States Open tennis championships yesterday, while upsets eliminated ninth-seeded Yannick Noah in the men's singles and No. 6 Wendy Turnbull. Kim Warwick, of Australia, who upset
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        127 22 ATHENS, Tuesday BRITAIN'S Sebastian Coe, whose last 800 metres race in a major championship ended in a nightmare defeat, coasted into the semi-finals of the two-lap event at the European athletics championships last night in 1 min. 48.66 sec. After Frenchman Jose Marajo set the pace over
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        71 22 ATHENS: President Constantine Karamanlis yesterday reaffirmed his wish for the permanent return of the Olympic Games to Greece for the sake of their survival. Speaking at the inauguration of the new 80,000seat, US$65 million (about $136 m) Olympic stadium for the start of the European track
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        44 22 Agencies CARACAS (Venezuela): The first Simon Bolivar boxing World Cup and the world youth baseball championships will take place as planned later this month, aespite an earlier announcement that they had been cancelled, television and sports officials here reported yesterday. Agencies
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      128 22 UPI BOLOGNA (Italy), Tuesday VENEZUELAN rider Carlos Lavado has been hospitalised and will face a lengthy and complicated operation to restructure nis foot after almost losing it in a run fcr first place in the San Marino Motorcycle Grand Prix, doctors said yesterday. Doctors at
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      Japan's plan for a draw backfires
      294 23  -  By GEOFFREY EU JAPAN paid a heavy price for playing only for a draw, which would nave forestalled an unenviable clash with tournament favourites Thailand in the Lion City Cup soccer semifinals. But instead its stone-walling tactics fell flat on its face and it
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      Last-gasp free-kick proves decisive
      465 23  -  By SURESH NAIR A MAGNIFICENT lastgasp free-kick goal by Syed Farouk Alkaff not only preserved Singapore's proud six-year unbeaten record against Malaysia, but, more important, it made up for the unhappy pre-match psychological trauma when three Singapore first-choice players were sent home for gross indiscipline There
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      Truant trio sent home
      458 24  -  party turns into an embarrassing nightmare «y SURESH NAIR A FRIDAY night birthday party celebration turned into an embarrassing nightmare for three Singapore players, who were severely disciplined and sent home in disgrace for blatantly disobeying instructions not to leave the Lion City Hotel The three
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      109 21 Fashion Show at Wienerwald... a taste of local fashion with the taste of Austria Sl'fHilvSTl-l* MK\T A I.A CAKTE Schnitzel "Vienna Shlc" u Wicncrwald s|*ccialtv. wncil willi u mixed salad. (Tiieken "Farmer's Shlc" tameless chicken with sauted ftolalocs. Imcon. onions uim! I<>|>|k(l with fried eiU. willi riee or immnllcs litis
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      90 23 Milo is back with Asia's brilliant young stars in the 6th Lion City Cup Tournament. a" SPONSORED BY Aug. 29—Sept 11, National Stadium FT Milo, the leading health food drink with that great chocolatey taste, has lined up for you eleven exciting days of superb soccer with Asia's best will
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      31 24 FOUR TOP GYMNASTS QUIT A 22 TOD A Y IS A REST DA Y. SEMI-FINAL FIXTURES: Tomorrow Saudi Arabia vs Qatar (7.30); Thursday Thailand v Japan (7.30). Both at National Stadium.
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      187 24 printing and display mini-calculator With a 12 digit display lor greater precision. Hand held. Available in 2 models. Model 121 PD $84/- Prints up to 12 diqits. Rechargeable battei ios|with AC charger. Model 101 PD $75/- Prints up to 10 digits. With throw away batteries arid AC adaptor. WW Get
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      TAKEN OFF THE AIR
      619 25  -  Two DJs moved from radio chat shows to hosting only sponsored programmes on weekends By BERTILLA PEREIRA RADIO listeners will no longer hear the familiar voices of disc jockeys Peter Boudewyn and Larry Lai on radio chat shows on weekdays. They will only host sponsored programmes
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      Direct from Las Vegas – Eiko Shuri
      167 25 Direct from Las Vegas Eiko Shuri EIKO SHURI, the Japanese singer who is now a regular act at the Las Vegas night circaits, will perform for one day at the Silver Star Nightclub tomorrow. She made her debut in the United States when she was only 16 and sold her
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      Proved or proven?
      274 26  -  all about WORDS by Graham Colin Jones OYOU are correct in saying that "proven" is an adjective, for it stands next to the noun which it modifies e.g. "He's a man of proven ability." In Scottish law a "not proven" verdict can be given. This indicates that
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      How far has American English influenced you?
      730 26 WHAT are the differences between British English and American English? Can they really be so significant that they result in a miscommunication? My wife left Singapore in 1973 to study at a British University. On one of her early shopping expeditions she asked
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      A photograph that got Linda hooked
      398 26 IN the still of the early morning, a solitary figure prowls the banks 01 Singapore River armed with a camera. The same figure is back at dusk. "All in all I took about 500 rolls of film," Linda Berry, 41, says. She is the
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      THE LITTLE THINGS
      229 27  -  Hair and other accessories can go a long way to help a woman achieve total grooming 1 CATHARINE FERNANDO TODAY wc feature some little items that are becoming more aid more imporant m pert of a woman's grooming. It is not enough te just have on a
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      515 29  -  By LO TIEN YIN "I AM not a square." And with a sigh you must admit ha ia not At 49 and a father of two, John Tan Chor-Yong goes to the diaco "quite regularly aimer with wife or friends". He enjoys baNroom dancing too. He
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      Hear Rahimah at the Hilton
      477 31  -  Artiste: Rahimah Rahim Place: Top of the Hilton Price: $12.50 for diners, $17.50 for non-diners Reviewed by PHILIP CHEAH THE old saying goes that there is always a woman behind a man. Well, there is also always a band behind a singer and in this
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      24 27 Skin consultations A treatments by appointments only! CALL *****44 Unit LG-27, Parklane Shopping Mall, 35, Selegie Road, Singapore 0718 11.00 am 9.00pm Except Mondays
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      503 28 When the 'Wheel' turns, where will it stop for you? Las Vegas? Monte Carlo? Hong Kong? SI Hennessy •I: ■S&h ISZkP ,^ssss >ILY At the turn of the 'Wheel'. Hennessy offers you a once-In-a- lifetime chance to win cm expenses-paid holiday extravaganza. Fly British Airways to savour the vibrance and
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      1123 30 Gwrj# Lomoivt i peueve IT JUST V SI OH X HATP TRVllsl' ALUMINUM PILLS T JUST sank TO LAUNCH A NSW PROPUCT m i gS I mM I BR 1 Ci 1 tsiWPNp<® FERO'NAND By DaN Mikkelsen ii a S® 8!* SR I i rvis r m m m Eiffi
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      496 31 CATHAY THEATRE (Phone) Bedok (*****7) (*****93) Cathay (*****00) (*****75) Golden Sultan (*****78) Jurong Drive-In (*****94) Krata Ayar People's Theatre (*****86) Leisure-Drome (*****62) Majeatic (*****32) Odaon (*****16) Orchard (*****32) Regal (*****59) FILM/SHOW TIMES Condorman (E)/1 30, 3.30. 7.00. 9.15 Condorman (E)/1 30. 3 30. 7.00, 9.15 Condorman (E)/11, 1 30. 4.00.
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      304 31 Top TV and radio shows KIDS' PROGRAMMES YOGI'S GANG (6.55 pm Ch 5) Yogi Bear and his friends, Quick Draw McGraw, 800 800, Top Cat, Wally Gator and other cartoon personalities travel in an ark and meet adventures on the way. THE WHISPER OF GLOCKEN (6 pm Ch 8) This
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      230 31 MUSICALS AND VARIETY SHOWS ...contd. Others include Mark Yun, William David, The Sunny Low Dancers, Walter Kohthe Pat Boone of Singapore, Ronnie-The Trini Lopez of Singapore, Vernon Cornelius of The Quest, Sunny Bala and the Moonglows, the Silver Strings; Naomi and the Boys and Wilson David. The show is hosted
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      743 32 tvo* radio channel 5 3.00 Opening, followed by Crocodile Tears (C) (r). 4.40 Afternoon Matinee (E): Tick, Tide, Tick. See Top Shows: 87. 6.15 News (E). 6.2S Serikandt (M). 6.55 Yogi's Gang (E). This week, Yogi and his friends travel in an ark and meet adventures along the way. 7.20
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      710 32 radio 1 12.00 PM Your Lunchdate 1.00 News 1.10 Your Lunchdate (contd) 1.30 Mid-day Market Report 1.35 Your Lunchdate (contd) 2.00 Programme Summary followed by On The House 3.00 News-ln Brief 3.05 On The House (contd) 4.30 Spun Magic 5.00 News-In-Brief 5.05 Music My Way 6.00 News-In-Brief 6.05 Music My
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