The Straits Times, 26 January 1978

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    14 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1978 25 CENTS M.C.(P) No. 214/1/78
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    Lock icon BIG HUNT FOR DEATH U-FUEL
    756 1 US spy plane joins search OTTAWA, Wednesday THE United States and Canada have launched a major search for traces of the nuclear-powered Soviet spy satellite Cosmos 954 that fell out of orbit over Canada's Arctic wastes. But officials said there was little chance of finding
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    All is well says Malik
    491 1  - All is well says Malik MASIE KWEE By situation jn Indonesia is well under control contrary to newspaper reports of student uprisings and arrests, the Speaker of the Indonesian Parliament, Mr. Adam Malik, said here hist n M*t. "All is quiet in Jakarta." he told the Straits Times in a
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    Lock icon Why the world wasn't told in advance
    487 1 WASHINGTON. Wad WHEN does a govfT eminent tell its people that a nu c 1 ear powered satellite may plunge from the skies and rain radioactive debris on the* earth? The United States and Canada apparently decided that the public should not be
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    Lock icon Bangkok's 474 road deaths
    48 1 BANGKOK. Wed. Bangkok police reported yesterday that traffic accidents In the Bangkok metropolis last year resulted In 474 deaths and 4,781 Injuries. A total of 10.482 accidents caused damages estimated at 18.7 million bant (812.187,8001 in this traffic-congested city of 480.000 registered vehicles. AFP.
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    Dow Jones
    30 1 NEW YORK. Wed. The Dow Jones Industrial average, which managed to gain 0 87 point yesterday, was ahead 0.35 point to 771.92 shortly before 11 am. today —UPl.
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    Lock icon 30 rebels killed in Jolo battles
    129 1 30 rebels killed in Jolo battles MANILA. Wed A RMY troopers yes- terday drove out 600 rebels from three mountain camps on Jolo island. Southern Philippines, and killed at least 30 fleeing rebels, the military announced today in Zamboanga City. The Southern Command based in the seaport city said the
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    Lock icon Suharto's gesture to Sukarno supporters
    179 1 JAKARTA. Wod rE grave of former President Sukarno is to be rebuilt with a marble headstone ack- nowledging his role as 1 the founder of modern Indonesia, Antara News Agency reported today. The decision by President Suharto Is seen as a gesture of friendship towards
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    Lock icon NEWS-AT TWICE THE PRICE
    53 1 NEWS-AT TWICE THE PRICE JAKARTA, Wed. The remaining six Jakarta newspapers arr enjoying a brisk sale following the ban on seven big circulation dailies. Newsboys have doubled the price of the six papers two published by the military, one b> the pro-govern-ment Golkar Party and three independent dailies, including one
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    Lock icon Archbishop's appeal
    61 1 LONDON. Wed. Archbishop Donald Coggan of Canterbury, spiritual leader of the world's 65 million Anglicans, preached here tonight In the Roman Catholic Westminister cathedral for the first time, and called for greater efforts towards Christian unity. He renewed his controversial plea that there should be "Joint participation In
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    Lock icon EEC concern
    36 1 BONN. Wed West Oerman Foreign Minister HansDietrich Oenscher expressed the grave concern felt In Europe Economic Community (EEC) during talks with Japan's Foreign Trade Minister Nobuhlko Ushiba here today, an official statement amid. Reuter.
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    Lock icon Saudis to step up oil flow
    88 1 WABHINOTON. Wed. Saudi Arabia will gradually step upoll production through the mid-1980s, out the Increased flow will not be enough to keep pace with world oil demand. Energy Secretary James Schleslnger said yesterday. Mr Schleslnger said the Saudis plan Investments that would augment Its
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    Lock icon Crash: 60 hurt
    36 1 CAPE TOWN, Wed— More than 60 black labourers were Injured, two of them seriously when a truck and trailer carrying them home from work collided with a train on a level crossing— Reuter.
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    20 hurt in pub blast
    70 1 LONDON. Wed. A noontime blast believed to hit been caused by leaking gu 1 i a busy central London pu > ■ent 20 Injured people to hospital In a fleet of am bulances, Scotland Yard sale today. However, a Yard spokesman ■aid only two people
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    Lock icon LATEST N-cloud over Europe soon
    74 1 LATEST N-cloud over Europe soon ZURICH, Wed. The mas* of air In which any radioactive cloud could possibly have formed following yesterday's disintegration of a Soviet satellite will reach Europe on Friday noon at Brest, France, Swiss atomic experts said here today. Prevallinc winds will blow the air mass now
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    Lock icon Black govt accord?
    320 1 Black govt accord? Breakthrough in Rhodesia talks SALISBURY, Wednesday j^HODESIAN white minority leader Ian Smith has reached agreement in broad principle to hand over power to a black government, sources close to the negotiations said today. They said Mr. Smith was expected to announce details of the agreement at a
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    Lock icon The $6mil overalls
    67 1 LONDON, Wed— A settlement was reached today In a dispute at the Rover car factory in Solihull over the colour of some overalls. Six Inspectors said they were issued with dirty brown overalls instead of their rightful white ones. They and other inspectors stopped work, and the
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      145 1 CHILD ABUSE: HOW TO HANDLE PARENTS Page 11 'ATOMIC rainfall threat to world' warning 2 KHMKRS close in on Viet city S CAIRO talks may be resumed 5 QUERY on SlA's 'short lived' service 7 PKOFKSSOKS advice to the over-40s 8 ANTI-HIJACK strike would have cost SIA $6 million 9
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      Lock icon Atomic 'rain' threat to world
      455 2 Atomic rain' threat to world Observatory director warns: BONN, Wednesday ■JMK director of West Germany's Bochuna Observatory, Mr. Heinz Kaminski, said yesterday there is danger of atomic rainfall in the coming weeks following the disintegration of the Soviet Cosmos satellite over Canada. It was Impossible to predict in what region
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      Lock icon 'Don't smoke if you take the Pill'
      279 2 'Don't smoke if you take the Pill' WASHINGTON, Wednesday WOMEN who take birth control piils should not smoke, the US Government warnea yesterday. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that as from April 3 women who buy oral contraceptives must also receive a brochure explaining in detail the benefits
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      Lock icon Dockers strike
      74 2 BREMEN, Wed. West Germany* docker* today began a strike which Is expected to hit the country's foreign trade. The stoppage, the first official dock strike in Germany for 82 years, is over a pay claim. Among the ports affected are Hamburg, Bremen. Bremerhaven, Cuxhaven, Emden, Brake, Nordenham and
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      Lock icon Soviets launch two new satellites
      73 2 MOSCOW, Wed The Soviet I'nion today launched two new satell.tes into earth orbit number 986 in the Cosmos series and a teI c c o m munications relay station, Tass news agency reported. It said Cosmos 98S was working normallj but gave few other details.
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      Lock icon Murder of last Franco era mayor
      221 2 Murder of last Franco era mayor MADRID, Wed Four gunmen murdered Barcelona's last Fran-co-era mayor and his wife today by setting off a bomb in the bedroom of their home, Spanish police reported. Police said the attackers escaped. According to the national news agency Cifra. Joaquln Viola Sauret, 63, and
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      Lock icon 'Schmidt's change of economic policy bodes ill'
      229 2 'Schmidt's change of economic policy bodes ill V^EW YORK, Wed. West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt's State of the Union address confirms a reversal of policy that bodes 111 for the stability of the West, the New York Times said today. The Timei said editorially that Mr. Schmidts speech, in which
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      Lock icon OVER 15.5 m TONNES OF SUGAR NEEDED
      132 2 OVER 15.5 m TONNES OF SUGAR NEEDED LONDON, Wed. The council of the International sugar Organisation ended its first session under the 1977 world sugar pact and put 1978 world iree market sugar requirements at more than 15.5 million tonnes. Taking into account raw sugar exports to the free market
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      PM's power
      32 2 BANOKOK Wed. The rha< Cabinet hu decided that Prime Minister KitengaaJt Chamanand should exercise hit power to Impose severe penalties for crimes which threaten national survlral «nd economic stability R*u«r.
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      Lock icon Easing up on gold
      68 2 TOKYO, Wed. The Finance Ministry will liberalise exports and Imports of gold by the end of fiscal year ending March 31 as part of a measure to ease exchange transactions, government sources disclosed today. The move coincided with the International Monetary Fund's announcement yesterday to end
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      Lock icon Over 6mil in EEC jobless
      166 2 BRUSSELS, Wednesday fHE nine-nation European Economic 1 Community had a total of 6,044,000 unemployed or 5.7 per cent of the active population by the end of last month, EEC figures showed today. The EEC total was up from 5,963,000 at the end of November as
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      Lock icon Surgery for Mitchell
      39 2 Surgery for Mitchell WASHINGTON. Wed. Former attorney general John Mitchell, on medical leave from prison, yesterday underwent surgery here to repair a major blood vessel. A hospital spokesman said Mr. Mitchell's condition was good after the three-hour operation.— Reuter.
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      Lock icon Jets order
      39 2 TOKYO. Wed Japan Air Lines I.JALI said today It has ordered five wlde-bodled jets worth "***** million 1 8*522 million) from the United States for service on its transpacific and South-east Asian routes after April. 1970. Reuter.
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      359 2 SMALLER ADVENT LOUDSPEAKER small in everything except performance V t I The Smaller Advent has exactly half the volume of its larger t^^^^^^M relative, yet measures up to the critical standards of sound reproduction for which the Advent loudspeaker is known. It's not done by sorcery but by I the
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      Lock icon BARDOT'S PROTEST
      48 3 SIGNED, "sealed" and personally delivered an emphatic protest by French actress Brijrette Bardot against the continued hunting and decimation of seals. She is seen here bringing her crusade to the meeting of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France, where she registered her protest. UPI picture.
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      Lock icon Chairman Hua to be President?
      269 3 HONGKONG, Wednesday PHINESE Communist Party Chairman Hua Kuo feng is likely to become the nation's President too at the forthcoming National Peoples Congress, an independent Hongkong newspaper reported toda> The Chinese language Ming Pao, quoting a recent arrival from Peking, said Mr. Hua Is likely
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      Lock icon Aquino hopes to contest April polls
      250 3 Aquino hopes to contest April polls MANILA, Wed. Former senator Benigno Aquino, the Philip pines' most prominent political detainee with I a possible death sentence hanxing over I him, is hoping to contest the interim National Assembly elections in April, one of his lawyers said today. Former senator Jovito Salonga.
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      Lock icon Preparing for India talks
      116 3 Preparing for India talks ISLAMABAD, Wed. Pakistani military leader General Mohammed Zia Ul Haq has called a meeting of leaders of all political parties to prepare for the first high-level talks with India In five years. Informed sources said today several Important subjects are likely to be discussed when Indian
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      Lock icon 'Somalis capture Cuban'
      225 3 MOGADISHU, Wednesday OOMALI forces today claimed to have captured a Cuban soldier in lighting against Ethiopian forces in the northern Ogaden and are holding him in the northern Somali city of Hargelsa, informed sources said today. They said the Samall news agency Sonna had been Informed that
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      Lock icon Mink and sable at Peking fair
      103 3 pEKINO, Wed. A fur t fair tor foreign businessmen featuring sable and leopard coats, fox and other toques, astrakhan ana iamb jackets and mink stoles closed In the Chinese capital today. The prices were relatively moderate: A fox toque cost 70 yuan < about
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      Lock icon Khmers close in on Viet city
      378 3 BANGKOK, Wednesday CAMBODIAN troops backed by artillery have driven into an important Vietnamese city and fighting is continuing, official Radio Hanoi said today. In a "flash at the end of it» regular Eng-llsh-1 a n g u a g e programme, the radio said
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      Lock icon Emergency in Peru
      62 3 LIMA. Wed. Peru's military government took tough stand against mounting social unrest yesterday by clamping the northern Industrial city of Chlmbote under state of emergency. The government move, which makes striking Illegal and suspends constitutional guarantees, alms at breaking a seven-week-old stoppage by steelworkers which has already
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      Lock icon Barre returns
      20 3 PARIS, Wed. French Prime Minister Raymond Barre returned here today from a five-day official visit to China. Reuter.
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      Lock icon Hunger strike by prisoners
      57 3 HONGKONG. Wed —Some prisoners at a jail here have gone on hunger strike In protest against what prison officials yesterday described as a tightening up of discipline. Half of the estimated 500 Inmates refused their breaktaut and lunch yesterday, and five remained on hunger strike early
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      Lock icon Who needs a hat anyway?
      73 5 THE breeze created quite a ripple on Tuesday when it blew away model Marlene's hat (see sequence from left to rUht) during a fashion show by Hardy Almes, designer to Queen Elizabeth 11. Aimes used a London street as an outdoor catwalk to feature his
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      Lock icon Envoy quits
      36 5 PARIS. Wed Ethiopia's Ambassador to France. Mr. Hallou Wolde Olorghls, has asked to be relieved of his duties because of opposition to his government's policies, sources close to the diplomat said here today. Reuter.
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      Lock icon My secretary's flat was bugged: Leber
      194 5 BONN, Wed. WEST German De- fence Minister George Leber officially disclosed here yesterday that military counter-intel-ligence agents had bugged his secretary's apartment without the ministry's approval. A Social Democratic Party spokesman said the minister made the disclosure In a statement to his party. Earlier
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      Lock icon GOVT CAN EXTRADITE FOLKERTS
      96 5 MAASTRICHT (Holland), Wed. A court ruled today that the government was free to extradite to West Germany Red Army Faction (RAF) guerilla Knurt Folkerts, sentenced last year to 20 years in jail for killing a Dutch policeman. The decision whether to hand the 26-year-old West German
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      Lock icon US Govt urged to curb firms in S. Africa
      243 5 WASHINGTON, Wed A Senate report today called on the Carter administration to take active steps to discourage Investment by US firms In South Africa, saying It worked to strengthen the country's apartheid policy of racial separation. The recommendation was made by
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      Lock icon Plans to increase defence budget attacked
      126 5 LONDON, Wed. British G o v c rnment plans to increase defence spending were bitterly attacked by furious leftwingers in Parliament yesterday. One prominent disarmament campaigner, Mr. Frank Allaun, said Britain should tell Nato Secretary General Joseph Luns "to get stuffProposals to increase the
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      Lock icon 'Back meeting'
      37 5 JAKARTA. Wed. Yugoslav Vice-President Stevan Doronskl today asked (or Indonesia's support (or the successful holding of a nonaligned ministerial meeting In Belgrade this year, acting Foreign Minister Mochtar Kusumaatmadja told the press here today AFP.
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      Lock icon Cairo talks may be resumed...
      344 5 Cairo talks may be resumed WEIZMAN EXPECTED TO GO BACK EARLY NEXT WEEK JERUSALEM, Wed.— Israeli Defence Minister Ezer Weizman is expected to return to Cairo early next week for the renewal of the IsraeliEgyptian military talks, Israeli officials said here today. They said the Israeli Cabinet was almost certain
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      Oil ban on Israel?
      210 5 BEIRUT, Wednesday OHAH Mohammed Reza Pahl c v i was reported yesterday to be "seriously considering" an Iranian oil embargo ag a i nst Israel, to force it to make concessions and resume peace talks with Egypt. The Beirut based Arab Press Service (APS) attributed this
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      Lock icon $21 m SEIZURES IN FORTNIGHT
      521 6 Australia steps up war on narcotics SYDNEY, Wed. Australia's battle against international drug traffickers intensified today with the announcement by narcotics agents of the seizure of more hashish worth about ASI.S million (553.9 million) In Sydney and Melbourne. A 32-year-old man who flew in from
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      Lock icon Serenade at Maxim's
      53 6 Serenade at Maxim's SETTING the mood romantic is a violinist at Maxim's of Paris on Tuesday ni;ht, seen here serenading: French industrialist Philippe Junot and his fiancee Princess Caroline of Monaco. They were attending a party at the famous French restaurant honouring: fashion columnist Eug-enis Sheppard of the New York
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      Lock icon Escapee Tait...
      79 6 JAKARTA, Wed. Indonesian police may ask their Australian counterparts to hand over Donald Roy Tait, a pilot who appeared in an Australian court today on drug charges. Tait escaped last July irom an Indonesian prison where he was servinf a 17-year sentence for drug smuggling. An Indonesian police
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      Lock icon Boycott of EEC goods?
      257 6 Boycott of EEC goods? CANBERRA, Wednesday A LEADING farm industry official today warned of a possible boycott of European Economic Community products amid mounting criticism of EEC trade barriers to Australian exports, i Sir Samuel Burston, president of the Australian Woolgrowers' and Graziers' Council, said only a tough stance, with
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      Aussies' protest
      45 6 ADFLAIDE, Wed. More than 5,000 people staged a protest rally in the centre of Adelaide yesterday against the sacking of South Australia's Police Commissioner Harold Salisbury by the state's Labour government. They shouted support for Salisbury, sacked by Premier Don Dunstan. Reut r.
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      65 6 CIA head gets more power WASHINGTON, Wed—President Carter yesterday ordered a reorganisation of Intelligence activities that gives the director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Admiral Stansneld Turner, a stronger hand In the Intelligence community. The move followed denials by both Admiral Turner and the White House of a published report
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      Amin's seventh anniversary
      66 6 NAIROBI, Wed. An unasually restrained Idt Amln celebrated his seventh year of rule In Uganda today, speaking of unity, reconciliation and peace with the United States. The unpredictable Ugandan president told a gathering In the northern town of Koboko that his regime has not violated human rights
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      Reddy: Stop at two or three
      193 6 NEW DEHLI, Wed. The President of India today called for family planning legislation that would penalise families having more than two or three children. President Neelam SanJiva Reddy said the legislation should rule out compulsion and should be drawn up to be acceptable to
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    Income hits record $98.9 m in sales
    321 7 Income hits record $98.9 m in sales rpHE NTUC lnsur- ance cooperative, Income, hit an alltime high In sales of policies last year when It secured $98.9 million In sums assured from a total of 14.051 proposals. This performance which represents a 31.5 per cent increase over the $75.2 million
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    Film on genetics
    64 7 THE Singapore Science Centre will screen a film about genetics. Thread of Life, at Its lecture hall on Sunday at 3 p.m. The film starts from the discovery of the principles of genetics by an Austrian monk, Gregor Johann Mendell, In 1865, to the revelation of the
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    RESUMED CONCORDE TALKS: STATEMENT TOMORROW
    155 7 RESUMED CONCORDE TALKS: STATEMENT TOMORROW KUALA LUMPUR, wed. The outcome of the latest round of discussions which resumed today, between Malaysian and British officials on the Concorde issue will be revealed on Friday. The two teams resumed discussions at the Civil Aviation Department here for almost two hours today and
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    Museum films
    28 7 TWO films, In Case of Emergency and Piisma TV, will be screened for students at the National Museum on Saturday at 10.45 a.m. Admission Is free.
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    Textile talks
    52 7 A 13-MEMBER US delegation, led by Mr. Michael Smith, will arrive In Singapore on Sunday for textile talks with the Trade Department The deputy director of the Trade Department, Mr. Tan Song Chuan. will lead the Republics team at the negotiations, starting on Monday, on textile exports to
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    Query on SIA's 'shortlived' service
    786 7 PARLIAMENT, which sits next Tuesday, may be told about the "short lived" Concorde service to London by Singapore Airlines at question time. The MP for Alexandra, Mr. Tan Soo Khoon, will ask Finance Minister Hon Sui Sen whether the "short lived Concorde service" has caused
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    Robbers accused victims of being gangsters
    263 7 Robbers accused victims of being gangsters riTWO robbers whose moA dus operandl was to accuse their victims of being members of secret societies before robbing them were yesterday Jailed four years with 12 strokes of the rotan each. Inspector Edward Scully, prosecuting, told the court that Llm Heok Chiang, 23,
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      1174 7 In search of seafood in Singapore One man's fish is another man's onions, shrimp paste, garlic, of clear vermecelli and cooked drive a long way out to the coast poisson, and there are few places tomato sauce and ginger. in a claypot with a touch of anise for seafood, come
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    'Unlimited babies pose risk to mother's health'
    225 8 'Unlimited babies pose risk to mother's health A WOMAN In the reproductive age group runs a greater health risk if she continues to bear unlimited children than if she protects herself With contraceptives, statistical data from abroad has shown. Prof. S.S. Ratnam, head of the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department of
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    'Have annual urine test' advice to over-40s
    490 8 'Have annual urine test' advice to over-40s SINGAPORE c n d ocrinologist yesterday advised those of 40 years and above to have yearly urine tests for sugar as it was possible for dia betics to lead a nor mal life with early treatment. Prof. Cheah Jin Seng of the University
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    JOIN CONTEST TO SAVE ENERGY
    80 8 rnHE London-based InA stltute of Engineers and Technicians is inviting Singaporeans to take part in the BurmahCastrol Awards 1978 competition for the most original and constructive paper on Energy Conservation. The award will consist I of cash prizes of £250 ($1,112) and a medal. Details
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    No side effects in treatment of most high blood patients
    199 8 No side effects in treatment of most high blood patients NINETY-NINE per cent of all patients with hypertension (high blood pressure) are able to have their '.ondltion controlled with drugs without significant side effects, according to a Canadian researcher. Prof. J. Oenest, scientific director of clinical research at the Instltude
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    Asean-EEC talks on industry
    172 8 ABOUT 500 industrial- I ists and financiers from the European Eco- nomic Community and I Asean are expected '.o I meet in Indonesia In August for a weeklong conference on industrial cooperation. The meeting which will also be attended by j government officials from both sides
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    Steno, 22, (I want to be a normal child) found dead
    222 8  -  K. S. SIDHU By MISS Pnr Slew Huay. 22. a stenographer with the Telecommunication Authority of Singapore, was found dead at the foot of Bock 48. Circuit Road. only three blocks from her home at 6.45 a.m. yesterday. On
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    Abortion case girl near death on arrival: Doctor
    395 8 Abortion case girl near death on arrival: Doctor \yHEN a victim of an alleged illegal abortion was admitted to the Toa Payoh Hospital emergency department, she was already on the verge of death, a doctor of the department told a district court yesterday. Dr. Llm Chal Chin testified that the
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    That fee of $20 stays, says Inland Revenue Department
    470 9 That fee of $20 stays, says Inland Revenue Department THE Inland Revenue Department will continue to charge a fee of $20 for every inspection made on the Valuation List despite a High Court ruling last Saturday that the increased levy was ultra vires Section 63 of the Property Tax Act.
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    GIFTS, ANG POWS FOR AGED AND NEEDY
    129 9 ABOUT 2,500 aged and needy people here will receive Chinese New Year ang pows and gift parcels from the Shaw Foundation today. Mr. V. M. Shaw and Mr. Harold Shaw, both directors of the Shaw Services (Pte) Ltd., will present the ang pows
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    Kim shuns films for his great love— the stage
    321 9 3TAGE acting means so much to Kirn Dong Won that he has dedicated 40 years of his life to it even though he knows he can earn more as a film star. And his deep enthusiasm for it has paid off
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    Jail and cane for lift robber
    113 9 Jail and cane for lift robber A JOBLESS youth was yesterday jailed nine months and given four strokes of the rotan foi robbing a teenage girl in a lift. Cheang Kirn Wee, 18. pleaded guilty to robbing Miss Chellapan Ra Jeswary, 18, of a gold chain and pendant worth $385
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    Tourist fined for theft
    63 9 AN Indonesian tourist M«yasarl Tlrtawlbawa, 38." M»«l d«y and fined 1750 by a district court yesterday for stealing a 135 pair ?L. su °*1"«e8 ir°m John Little Sum Save Centre, Orchard Road on Tuesday morning. A store detective, Mokhtar bin Hashlm. saw her putting the sunglasses
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    Anti-hijack strike would have cost SIA $6 mil
    873 9  - Anti- hijack strike would have cost SIA $6 mil SUSIE SOH By •pHE pay and annual wage supplement of Singapore Airlines' pilots would have been affected had they gone on a 48-hour anti-hijacking protest strike in late October last year. The stoppage would also have caused SIA a $6 million
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    Judge reserves finding in 'very complex case'
    223 9 Judge reserves finding in 'very complex case' MR. Justice D'Cotta reserved judgment in the High Court yesterday on matters connected with a contract dispute between Sime Darby Holdings (SDH) and two brothers Mr. Chng Hong Tlu and Mr. Chng Hong Khong, previous owners of Golden Bay Realty Pte. Ltd. Yesterday
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    New 'night sight' for police assault unit
    241 9  - New 'night sight' for police assault unit PAUL WEE By SINGAPORE police are planning to Introduce a sophisticated type of telescopic device, known as the "night passive system" which can show a target even In darkness, to the Police Tactical Team (PTT), the recently formed assault unit. It was learnt
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      395 10 t P.MALAYSIA SINGAPORE COMBINED ypab I TOTAL MARKET TOTAL MARKET I TOTAL MARKET TfcAK SALES POSITION SALES POSITION SALES POSITION FROM 1970 M "5r 1 OK If flO 1 "yfi tl'yll TO 1976 t %O^Oi I I M0 9 UVM 1 lUftFltl 1 Over 1 6,000 units more than the
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    Call to educate S'poreans on needs of the disabled
    278 11 Call to educate S'poreans on needs of the disabled A HANDICAPPED has called for a massive public education campaign to bring home to Singaporeans the urgent and vital needs of the handicapped. Mr. A. R. O. D"Rose, j editor of the Handicaps' Monthly, published by the Handicaps' Welfare Association, made
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    Goodwood to entertain 400 children
    89 11 Goodwood to entertain 400 children ABOUT 400 underprivileged i-hlldreo from 20 charity homes will be entertained at a party at Ming Palace Restaurant. Ming Court Hotel, on Feb 18 at 3.30 pm. Quest of honour at the party organised by the Goodwood Group of Hotels, will be Mrs. E.W. Barker,
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    Child abuse: How to handle parents
    512 11  -  EVELYN NG By IVKTORS, social workers and others who come into first contact with a battered child should not immediately hit out at the parents, a visiting British child psychiatrist warned last night. For this may make it impossible for the psychiatrist's ultimate aim
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    Separate talks on pay parking in HUDC estates
    235 11 Separate talks on pay parking in HUDC estates T*HE Housing and Urban Development x Company (HUDC) are meeting residents' associations of their estates individually to discuss pay parking for residents. The associations had been meeting the HUDC as a group since the pay parking scheme was announced last month. The
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    $1,000 fine
    38 11 THREE Malaysians were yesterday fined $1,000 each by a magistrate when they pleaded guilty to consuming morphine here on Jan 10. They are Khoo Dak Ban. 23. Tan Tek Sin, 32, and Chor.g Kam Choy, It.
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    TEAM TO LOOK AT NEEDS OF ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY
    165 11 TEAM TO LOOK AT NEEDS OF ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY A JOINT committee is rl to be set up to study the manpower and train in t requirements of the electrical industry in Singapore. It is brine spearheaded by the Industrial Training Board. Singapore Manufacturers Association Group H, Singapore Electrical Contractors' Association
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    Wanted: Girl pipers
    47 11 THE Queenstown Girl Pipers are Inviting young girls to join the group. A piping course will be given free and uniforms and Instruments will be supplied. Preference will be given to those with a musical background. Application forms are obtainable from Queenstown community centre.
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    PSA to run cold store facilities from today
    282 11 PSA to run cold store facilities from today T»HE Port Authority has taken over the cold store facilities at the Empire Dock, formerly run by Cold Storage, and will operate its first cold rooms from today. It was learned yesterday that the coW store facilities reverted to the PSA at
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    'STUDY OR LIFE WILL BE MISERY' WARNING BY RAJA
    175 11 'STUDY OR LIFE WILL BE MISERY' WARNING BY RAJA rE Foreign Minister, Mr. 8. Rajaratnam, last night urged young people to work hard at their school lessons or life would be a misery for them. Speaking at a bursary presentation ceremony at Kampong Olam community centre, he said pupils should
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      267 11 Straits Times Crossword AtTtOSS 6 Animal In company with 1 Just a naughty child with cautious bird i9i roguish exterior (6>. 7 Name of heartless lady in 4 Overturned taxi left In flat (6). river in sudden flood (7). 8 He wrote for various 9 Schoolboys ordered to use papers
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      216 12 JAD^" OPENS TODAY!: 5 shows daily: 11 am, 1.30, 4.00, 6.30 9.00 JSwU (The 6reat fiitoby) FiUgerall's IfsUSellerJj bmgbt Uvh fey a .istufiisH cut! mk\ yma^^aa*aaT\ tycoon il: ROBERT If Nil! (Taii Driver (ii(dfitfcfrll) Toiv firtis. Robert Nitchu, Jeane Nereai Jack Mchilsei Ihil, Pleiseire Ii rolor LIDO-HURRY! HURRY: g (Phone
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      40 12 WBBSBBBSSBOk Wm^^gm Simply Scrumptious Va. MWaai akkai «mM mt tmrmt miiM ualiUMi rlCktai<wi l<.n.<lu.« f Hll« •araamCMaaaikaaM aalaaMa a) UM al aaafytai a.»iii im ii ,iim Itaaa, a* an haant e«taj« ta«Mitka>. C«.. tma Hti ok* apt^iiMiM.M iminiwi Ckaaa aal
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      240 12 •OPENS ODEON TODAY!: 0 5 SHOWS DAILY: 11AM, 1.30, 4.00, 6.30 9.30 PM. I I a^aW If 3 laY^aaW I SA»UEL I ARKOff *mm> I FHt V BERT I H»00N i v B^flalflalHl H.G.HJELLS' I UDD fHOFTHE Gods £!?T ...for a taste of HELL MARJOE GORTNER-PAMELA FRANKLIN-RALPH MEEKER JON CYPHER
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      595 12 ||ACATIW| II OPENS TODAY' 5 Show, at In Ham 1 30 4.00, 6 30, 9 30 111 ak "AWfailfMaTaTM m^m Vk±4 t lai?^^L"^l ■^a/X Jurona Ori.« In Cinwna Oo««n r Cathay Orchard Sofurdoy at Midnight 1 t Odeon Sunday at 9om) TMI IKON FISTtD MONK" OPENS TODAY' 4 Sho-t at
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    Schemes which will recognise good work by teachers
    185 13 Schemes which will recognise good work by teachers rrHE Singapore Tea- chers' Union has called for introduction of two schemes by the Education Ministry to give recognition to the hard work by teachers. The first Is the provision of an intermediate scale between the education Officer Group 111 and the
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    Plumbing assn officials
    38 13 MR. Loh Ah Cnee has been elected president of the Singapore Sanitary and Plumbing Association. Other committee members are- Mr. Choo Kok Jee, vice- president. Mr. Chua Cher Cheow. secretary; and Mr. William Tang, treasurer.
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    Short circuit
    34 13 A FIRE In which 116 people were made homeless In Paya Lebar Road on Tuesday was due to a short circuit, according to police sources. Damage was estimated at I (500,000. I
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    12pc MORE TOURISTS VISITED S'PORE LAST NOVEMBER
    146 13 12pc MORE TOURISTS VISITED S'PORE LAST NOVEMBER SINGAPOKE r c ceivrd 147,110 vi itor by air and tea last November, an increase of 12.1 per cert over the corresponding period in 1976. The major tourist-gene-rating countries were Indonesia with 25 Oul visitor arrivals or 19 1 per cent, Japan with
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    Children fitter since tests at schools
    231 13 gIN'GAPOKK boys and girls have grown more and more physically fit over the years since the annual physical fitness tests were introduced at all schools in H)()7. The data compiled from the time of inception of the tests to 1976 "indicate an improvement in
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    Rotary talk
    35 13 THE vice-moderator of Presbyterian Synod. Rev. Dr. Frank Balchln, will speak on Responsibility without Commitment to members of the Rotary Club of Singapore East ai the Hilton Hotel on Friday at 1 p.m.
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    Farmers must give facts or lose licences
    129 13 Farmers must give facts or lose licences FARMERS were yesterday told that their farm licences might be revoked if they made false declarations during the farm licensing renewal exercise now going on in nine extension centres of the Primary Production Department. A PPD statement said that field checks in the
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    6 months for drug man
    40 13 A FISHERMAN. Wang Jee Khal. 24. was jailed six months by a district judge ye&teiday lor consuming morphine at Aljunied Crescent on Jan 11 at 6 p.m. Weng who has three previous convictions, pleaded guilty.
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    Overcharging at public toilets: Ministry warns caretakers
    302 13 Overcharging at public toilets: Ministry warns caretakers tp H E Environment Ministry yesterday warned its public toilet caretakers that they were liable to have their contracts terminated if caught overcharging toilet users. The warning was issued following a Straits Times query on whether five cents extra is allowed to be
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    Chief Justice rejects pusher's appeal
    178 13 riTHE Chief Justice yes1 terdav dismissed the appeal or Urn Ec Hwa, who was .«ent to the Reformative Training Centre by a district judge last August after he was found guilty of trafficking 0.03 gram of heroin. Mr. Justice Wee Chong Jin, however, quashed the
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    SRI LANKA FOREIGN MINISTER DUE TODAY
    97 13 SRI LANKA FOREIGN MINISTER DUE TODAY SRI Lanka's Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr. A. C.S. Hameed, and his wife will arrive in Singapore this afternoon for a four-day official visit. They will be met on arrival by the Senior Minister ot State 1 Foreign Affairs), Mr. Lee Khoon Choy. During his
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    $800 fine
    34 13 TAN Llan Seng, 23, unemployed, was yesterday Jlned WOO by a magistrate when h* admitted having 0 03 gram of 'heroin In a flat In Toa Payoh on Dec 27 last year.
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      515 13 LET BEAUTY BE YOUR LIFE 4^^^4 Our London-trained Stylists and Aesfheticians offer individual hair styling^M J.* and treatment of Acne. FWnples. Tired skin massage Peeling, Electrolysis 8t H^BIRH to create a n»w, beauttf ul you a whole new way ol life I K^. michelle beauty salon RNkSi Director Mrs. Amy
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    The Straits Times THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1978 US TAX MOVE
    332 14 The Straits Times THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1978 US TAX MOVE PRESIDENT Carter's plan to end tax deferral privileges to subsidiaries of US multinational corporations has been In the offing for some time as his administration wrestles with the problems of unemployment and tax reforms. It Is bound to cause much
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    THE NUCLEAR SECRET
    322 14 THE disintegration of a crippled Soviet naval reconnaissance satellite, carrying a nuclear reactor, as it re-entered the earth's atmosphere over western Canada, has raised the question: When should govvernments inform people that a possible nuclear accident is In the offing? And the only answer is that each
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    Lock icon Stalled talks not Sadat's chief headache
    665 14 Stalled talks not Sadat's chief headache CAIRO, Wed. President Sadat's peace initiative has stalled, out most Egyptians olame Israel and not their leader. Analysts say the limping economy, ratner than Arab-Israel talks, continues to be his chief problem at home "I believe Mr. Sadat can rule Egypt as long as
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    Lock icon Vaccine sought for flu that attacks the young only
    594 14 LONDON. W«d. RUSSIAN Influenza, a ghost from the vl.-o-loglcal past, has knocked down the young from Hongkong to Oxford while leaving the old alone. Health experts from around the world met under the auspices of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in
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    Lock icon Nato threatened if Reds get key positions in France and Italy polls
    1231 14  -  CARL HARTMAN New form of alliance needed in the 1980s By in BRUSSELS COMMUNISTS have been in and jut of some North Atlantic Treaty Organ isat ion (Nato) member governments since World War Two with little harm to
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      Shopmen whose goods block the footway
      157 15 Shopmen whose goods block the footway AN article In the Straits Times of Jan 24 advises the public of stern warnings to shopkeepers by the government to Keep footways clear. In this connection, I cannot help wondering ii the 'antique" shops on the corner of Tomlinson and Tanglln roads were
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      Please repeat series on squash
      65 15 Please repeat series on squash SOMETIME last year RTS televised a series on Squash by Jonan Bamngton. It was both fascinating and Informative, in fact the series lead me to Indulge In this sport which I have since discovered to be challenging; and invigorating. Would RTS please repeat the series
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      'Replace that ad'
      123 15 f AM thirty years old and recently married. My doctor has advised us to have a child by the time I am thirtythree. My husband and I know that the risk of childbirth increases with the mother's age. Now we see the Family Planning Board instilling unnecessary
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      M-CYCLE OWNERS: MORE LOTS NEEDED
      182 15 M-CYCLE OWNERS: MORE LOTS NEEDED rpHE HDB In its recent JL survey of residents of blocks 102 and 103 in Lower Delta Road knows that the 22 season parkIng lots alloted to motorcycle owners are Insufficient. There may be unused lots at neighbouring blocks 106 and 107 In Jalan Buklt
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      Press-button taps at SSC pools 'ridiculous'
      156 15 Press-button taps at SSC pools 'ridiculous' I THINK SSC has done a real dumb thing in replacing "turn-on" taps to "press-button" types at swimming pools. If the bosses at SSC are sincere in their efforts to save water they should practise what they preach by changing all the tops in
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      A holiday that wasn't
      419 15 A PAGE OF YOUR LETTEF^S RECENTLY, J. went on a tour of West Malaysia with an established company. The itinerary clearly stated the various destinations and the activities. Surprisingly, we were cheated and I am writing this letter to warn all travel agencies that there are
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      REPLIES TO READERS Breakdown lifts: HDB comments
      445 15 REPLIES TO READERS Breakdown lifts: HDB comments WE would like to comment on your article "The two lifts that break down again and again" (ST, Jan 25). Our reply to Mr. Perreau's complaint as published in the article was hardly satisfactory as we were only accorded two paragraphs in your
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      Plight of only doctor at Emergency Unit
      340 15 ON Jan 14 this year, my daughter had a fall at home, whereby I thought medical atten tlon was required. I took her Immediately to the Alexandra Hospital. Emergency Unit for consultation. There was a long queue of about 20 or more patients
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      Reply to dentist who won't get rich
      319 15 PLEASE permit me to reply to the letter by by "Dental Practitioner" published in the Straits Times on Jan 21 under the heading "That $32 bill won't make dentist rich That Is debatable. But that is not the point. What my father complained
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      191 15 RELC ENGLISH PROFICIENCY PROJECT New courses start on Monday, 13 February 1978. Have you registered? Registration closes on Tuesday, 31 January 1978. Registration forma ara available from Th« Manager RELCEPP RELC Building 30 Orange Qrove Road Singapore 10 Telephone (*****4 Ext. 125) trmm commercial industrial E ml dim Supplies And
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      259 15 PIMPLES PIMPLES PIMPLES WE ARE TOUGH ON SPOTS BUT GENTLE ON SKIN! We firmly believe that your face is far too valuable to entrust to the wrong hands. Our team of fully qualified Beauty Therapists have extensive experience and expertise to effectively deal with all your facial and skin-care problems.
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      889 15 On your TV SINGAPORE 5 3.00 PM Opening and Window (ChiRese— repeat) 7.05 The Mippet Show 3.30 Diary of Events (Chinese) 7.30 News (Malay) 3.35 Eight Heroes Of Shou Lia (Maidarii iraw 7.45 The Biomc Woman serial repeat] 150 Science depart 4.15 Intermission 9 00 Vocal Recital kj Raymond Voyat
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      CLOSING PRICES
      1230 16 ri^HK IUt tranMtctad ready Ml* at the 1 clow of buHnm on the Stock Ex nuiie of Stnfaporc yettertUjr compared with the prevlou* d»y'« price* tonther with irn/78 high and low, Adjusted for script/ rtghU Umte). itn/n um High Uw Ooaipuy 8ab -fer- 170 170 Mentakab 170 195
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      Unit trusts
      318 16 SINGAPORE UNIT TRUST [Nwim 1 trie— tor J«» M) TheCommerce The Saving Fund 1- 10 I S'porr Prof Fund 0.81 0.88 Spore Security Fund l» 170 Spore Invat Fund 101 1.07 ASIA UNIT TRUST IMnifm' prkM for Ju M) Mai Invest Fund 1.70 1.81 Mul Prog Fund 0.89
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      BUSINESS DONE (SINGAPORE)
      1460 16 BID and offer prices officially listed and business In and reported to the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday with the number of shares traded shown In brackets In lots of 1,000 units unless otherwise specified. All Time Settlement Contracts are quoted after the word "sett." Big Board
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      Government and corporate bonds
      148 16 4 3/4% 1/5/79 (250.000) (1O0.67B 100. 70S) 5 1/4% 15/10/79 (250.000) < 101 15B 101. 25S) (8) 101.20 5 3/4% 1/6/78-80 (250,000) (101.10B) 6 3/4% 15/6/80 (250.000) (103 45B) 4 3/4% 15/9/80 (250.000) (99.45B 99.55S) 6 3/4% 1/12/fO (250,000) (103.65B) 5% T F 15/4/81 (250.000) (101.
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      1615 16 BID and offer prices offl- daily Hated and bust- ness In and reported to the I Kuala Lumpur Stock Ex- change yesterday with the number of shares traded shown In brackets In lots of .000 units unless otherwise specified INDUSTRIALS 1 <2*UB'2.MS) (t) 2 54 (4) 2.M. -A.
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      Treasury Bill tender
      42 16 THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) invites banks and discount houses to tender for a total of $15 million 91-day Treasury Bills to be issued from Jan 31 to F*b 3. Each tender must not be less than $250,000.
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      COPPER
      33 16 LONDON: Copper prices on Tuesday (previous In brackets). Wtrakar Spot buyers 1636 50 l£S4l). sellers 1636 (£*****1 Three Month buyers <«48.50 (£634). sellers <64» (£654 30). Market tans: Steady. tales: 17.900 tonnes.
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        51 16 Pacific Dcv 260 15 Selanf or Drodf 464 *12 M Tobacco 600 +10 G Suj.n 263 +9 Int Wood 160 +8 Pcrak Carbide 80 F E Levinctton 270 +6 DufTDvv 145 +6 M Omen I 262 +5 JC-MPH 133 +5 M Banking 320 +4 Olympia 201 +4 Apollo 170
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        Most active stocks
        30 16 Fabar Merlin 312.800 JC-MPH IM.M API M.OOO Su«»r» 54,000 B Sembawai* 64.000 Pahanf Com 46.000 Fed Cable* 38.000 Sifma Metal 34 000 SPPL 33.000 Leone Huat 31.000
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        39 16 DKeramat 815 -5 Str.it. Tr.dinf 545 -5 8 Finance 138 -3 KKampar 298 -2 C C 272 -2 Lien Hoe 195 -2 Them lnd 135 -2 Hume F E 135 -2 Dutch Baby 130 -2 Culhrie 117 -2
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        INDICES
        35 16 Jan 24 Jan 25 B.T Index: 517.99 522.51 Industrials: 264.10 204.48 Finance: 422.62 422.43 Hotels: 175.89 178 04 Properties: 184.11 165.38 Tins: 141.49 141.71 Srupbers: 427.45 428.07 0.C.8.C 236.56 236.88 S.E.S. Ind: 232.31 233.40
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        TIN
        140 16 THE Straits tin price plunged $31.62* to 51.628.37J per picul in Penang yesterday on an official offering down 42 tonnes to 233 tonnes. The overnight London market was easier with forward buyers falling £55 to £1.060 per tonne. LONDON: Tin on the rtj>v lost £107 for Cash and £110
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        CLOSING PRICES
        32 16 Rubber Jan 25. Singapore: Feb 199.25 cts (down 1.75 cts.) Malaysia F •> 200.75 cts. (down 2.25 cts.) Tin: $1,628.37 J (down $31,621). Official offering 233 tonnes (down 42 tonnes). i
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        GOLD
        58 16 Tuesday Mondsy Melbourne (1) 15* SO 152 35 London 176 2SB 175.708 176.658 176.108 Zurich 176 258 173.008 177.008 175 7SS Paris l»0.06 185.04 Wednesday Tuesday Hongkong J77.008 176.308 177 408 176.608 Spore, (2) *****8 177.H8 177.928 177 748 Export prices In ton-nterllng areas In Us dollar per ounce,
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        RUBBER
        473 16 OPENING prices In the Singapore rubber market yesterday were marked down following after hours easiness, here on Tuesday, dealers said. Prices lattr recovered slightly on seme upcountry buying and short-covering. Towards the morning's close, prices, however, fell back again on some fresh selling. Volume was fair. The morning session
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        SSR and SMR
        116 16 DAILY SSR and SMR prices at noon yesterday: Feb Mar R.A.S. (Current Mth) (Forward Mth) Buyers 8ellers Bnyen Sellers SSR 20 (1 ton pallet 192 50 194 50N 193 50 195 50N SSR 50 (1 ton pallet) 190.50 192 50N 191.50 193.50N M.K.E.L.B. SMR 5CV (I ton
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        121 16 /'MINIS* PRODUCE UV CHANCE SINGAPORE NOON CLOSING PRICES PIN PICUL VISTIROAV. Ctunul Bulk $78 sellers, old drum $83 sellers, new drum $SS aallcrs. Copra: Muod ilooae) UK Coot $53 buyers. Psp«wr: Muntok AST A white fob 100% NLW $443 sellers. Sarawak white fob. 96% $4221 sellers. Sarawak special
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      199 16 STRIKING prices of the stock I options officially listed on the Stock E: change of Singapore the periods, bid and offer prices and business done yesterday, with the number of options traded shown in brackets. Cold Storage (March 11.7U) (0.328 0.358) (June $1,701 (OMB 0.408) C and C
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      432 16 TRADING slowed down in barely steady conditions on the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday. Most of the traded counters hovered one or two cents around their overnight levels in low volume trading. However, some counters were singled out for attention. But these were few and far
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      K. LUMPUR
      364 16 ISOLATED cases of speculative Interes. provided the Kuala Lumpur stock market with some steady support yesterday amidst the generally mixed trading conditions. The lack of buying and speculative support saw most of the popular Industrial second and third liners slipping a shade lower. Traders' attention yesterday was mostly
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      Money and exchanges
      199 16 THE US dollar opened at $2.3300 20 In the Singapore forex market yesterday and was traded around this level. Dealers said conditions remained thin with no clear trend In evidence. Some commercial selling brought It down to $2.3300 05 later before it firmed back to close at
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      NOMINAL RATES
      131 16 Interbank rates tt 3.00 p.m. lunrncKi Nominal rales Smithsonian Ferernu** quoted yriurdmy (croM) parity change US dollar ***** 2.3320 2.8196 —17.32 Sterling pound 4.5W1 4.5444 7.3469 Hongkong dollar 50.53 50 58 50.51 i- 0.03 Msian Dollar 98.55 98.65 100.00 1.45 Aust schilling 15.4074 15.4616 12.1012 -27.32 Bel franc
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      182 16 ASIAN currency deposit Interbank rates v at close on Jan 25. US Dollar* (Spot) Offer Bid 7 days 7 1/18 6 15/16 1 mth 6 3/4 8 5/8 2 mths 7 8 7/8 3 mths 7 5/16 7 3/ 16 6 mths 7 11/16 7 9/16 mths
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      Money market
      41 16 Closing Interbank rates In Singapore dollars for Jan 25. Offer BM Overnight 3 2 3 4 1 mth 4 15/16 4 13,16 2 mtru S 4 7/8 3 mths S 1 16 4 15 18 Source: A»Uej A Pearce.
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      DISCOUNT
      62 16 RA.NOE of rate« offend by discount bouMS on Jan 25. Overnight 2 to S'i% Call depo*ll %'h% ClMirtf ■uy I..I 3- Month Tri-mury bllU 3 1/4 1 1/8 3- Month Bank bill! 4 13/14 4 H'l« 8 Month CD 6 9/16 f T/lf Iwint: MalUnal Ouiwrt C>. NOTE: These
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      56 16 ACBC 7 AfcMMM Bant T Baaakofc Baak 7 Baak of Aaorica 7 Bask of China 7 Buk of Tokyo 7 Buk Nofara Imimmtt 7 Ckartorad Bank 7. Ckaac Manhattan 7 DBS 7W Pint Cklea«o Cttlbuk f HSBC \minwm Tta MaUyu Btikkf Mluul Baak T OCBC OUB 1
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        Hongkong
        356 16 HONGKONG: Share prices j closed easier yesterday on light overseas selling and profit taking in quiet trading, dealers said. The Hans Seng Index fell 4.81 points to 405.57, on a combined total turnover valued at $20 18 million. JAN J$ HK$ Amal Rubber 1 52B Associated Hotels 2 515
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        378 16 TOKYO: Share prices closed lower yesterday. The Dow Jones average lost 18 66 to 5.007.23, with volume of 290 million shares The New Index was 374.41 up 0 08. JAN is Yen Ajmomoto 440 -4 Akal 360 »5 Asahl Chem 132 -2 Asahl Glass 320 »5 Bank Tk 17»
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        277 16 SYDNEY The stock market closed generally weaker yesterday although some second rank Industrials firmed slightly. The Sydney All-ordlnarles was up 0 63 to 466 96 JAN 2S Centi INDUSTRIALS A c I 167 unch A N I 154 unch A P M 127 unch Ampol Pet T« unch B
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        New York
        195 17 NEW YORK. Tues. The stock market tried to turn a mid-session advance Into a closing rally today, but prices turned around In the final hour and finished mixed In moderate trading. The dollar's continued slide In overseas currency markets, uncertainties about future US taxes and energy policy and
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        Amsterdam
        63 17 AMSTERDAM. Tues. r Dutch Internationals were lower Influenced by Wall Street and renewed pressure on the dollar. However. Hoogovens made a small gain and transport.-, ro»e. In banks. ABN gained 3. SO though Ann fell. News of the new state loan had little Impact and demand for government paper
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        Zurich
        168 17 ZURICH, TUes Prices firmed slightly on selective demand. Banks' registered stock were little changed while the bearer stocks of Union Bank, Sw4m Bank Corp. Credit Suiaw and Voikabank were firmer. Insurances were generally higher, while small gains predominated In leading lnilu* trials Dollar Mocks and Germans 1*11. while aome
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        Indices
        270 17 FINANCIAL TIMES INDUSTRIALS Tuesday 483.4 Monday 486 6 Week Ago 470.9 DOW JONES AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Tuesoay 771.57 Moniay 770 70 Week Ago 77<U3 LONDON DOLLAR PREMIUM Tuesday Bl'.i to 82 Monda? 791:, to 80 H.K. HAM; SENG Tuesday 410 18 Monday 405.65 Week Ago 392.37 SYDNEY INDUSTRIALS Tuesday 408.90
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      Bleak future at S'pore Finance
      531 17 Bleak future at S'pore Finance PROSPECTS at Singapore Finance for the currentfinancial year look bleak, if the company's Interim performance Is anything to go, by, For the first six months of the current year ending April 30. 1978, group pre-tax profit has been more than halved from $1.84 million previously
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      Metro Holdings reorganises
      243 17 IN A MOVE to streamline Its operations further, Metro Holdings is to separate Its retailing and wholesaling activities with effect from the next financial year. According to an announcement released by Metro last week, ai< its wholesale agency lines, .vuch as the French Cartler lln? of luxury
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    IN MEMORIAM
    49 17 trmmmmt A ytar To-day You Left us It u js MM much to bear Hainu ilune for use. more titan ton \tiare A !•> lying sigh ami silent tears for our ilear AMMA we so deeply 'i rr is /i ami miss. Your Beloved Family MRS. EDNA PONNAMPALAM
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      575 17 INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT TRAINING by SUPERVISORY AND MANAGEMENT TRAINING ASSOCIATION OF SINGAPORE The Institution of Works Managers, England, sponsor a three-stage educational programme leading to the Certificate, Diploma and Advanced Diploma in Industrial Management. Groduates are elected as AIWM, MIWM and FIWM respectively. The Diploma and Advanced Diploma are graded as
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      448 17 We are an expanding International Company and require the services of an experienced Engineer or Senior Technician to control our Quartz Crystal Production Engineering Section The section is responsible for the introduction and maintenance of all processing connected with the manufacture of quortz crystal units. The applicant must be an
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      328 17 IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE (ompinin Winding Up No. 163 of 1977. In the Matter of the Companies Act (Chapter 185) And In the Matter of Sencon Pte. Ltd. ADVERTISEMENT OF PETITION Notice Is hereby given that a Petition for the Winding Up of the abovenamed
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      903 17 /First class products, a professional field sales training programme, and exceptional management support coupled with an International Company who are leaders In their Field, adds up to a successful Salesman earning and exceptional high income In your first year. We, a world wide company established in this country for many
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      436 17 IN THE HIGH COURT IN MALAYA AT JOHORE BAHRU IN BANKRUPTCY NO. 101 OF 1977 Re CHOY KOO KUAN, No. 2, Jalan Kuala Garling, Rawang. Selangor. Ex parte HIING TUNG CHE, No. 313, Jalan Sentosa, Larkin, Johore Bahru, Johore In the matter of a Bankruptcy Notice issued on the 28th
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      1023 18 CLASSIFIED ADS AT TOUR SERVICE /^S Telephone Service:- El. j^ Weekdays bMO^*.M 8.30 a.m. 5.00 p m W >«. Saturdays €j& 8.30 a.m. 3.00 p.m. \}t H« Public Holidays CA.T.S. 9.00 a.m. 1.00 p.m. an-*477| Counter Service Regular office hours Ansafone Service After office hours RATES Per word 60 cts
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      1392 18 I FOR SALE SHOPPING GUIDE MURRAY US MEN'S bicycle and Huffy US lady's bicycle Both 10- OFFSET PRINTING MACHINES speed, generators. 1 child carrier FOR SALE. 23M937 h PflCe ne(fOtlat)le Tel: ROTAPRINT R3O /SO ANO A.B. DICK 3*o OFFSET PRINTING MAFOR IMMEDIATE CHEAP sale CHINES AND ROTAPRINT EXPOsecondhand office furniture
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      637 18 II EMPLOYMENT GENERAL ELECTRIC (USA) HOUSEWARES PTE LTD. Invites applications for the post of:TELEX OPERATOR/ TYPIST Qualification*/ Experience: Candidates should have the relevant experience In le\ex/ recomm operation and must be good in typing Please apply In writing giving full personal details, qualifications. present salary and telephone numbers for personal
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      669 18 I WANTED STCNO/ TYPIST with Knowledge of Import/ export locumentatlon to itart mmedlately Call personally: 609 Colombo Court after work tolay, tomorrow. Saturday EXPERIENCED ACCOUNTS CLERKS urgently needed. Call personally with photograph at 1 1 17 Blk IS Toa Payoh Industrial Park UNI FRANCE OFFSHORE ENGINEERING PTE LTD invites suitably
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      668 18 II EMPLOYMENT MOHAN'S DEPT. STORE (PTE) LTO. 321 ORCHARD ROAD, SINGAPORE I has vacancies for ADDITIONAL SALES PERSONNEL in the following departments: DEPARTMENT: A) Watch (2 male/ female) B) Photographic 12 male/ female) C) J#)ws)|(«jry (1 male/ female) D) Radio (2 male/ female) E) Ladle*' ehoea (1 female) F) Home
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      683 18 I IROENTLY RSOUIRfD SALES lepresentative by a reputable ngineerlng firm dealing with tollers and industrial equlpnent Should be Initiative and esponslble and preferably with echnlcal background Please end resume and photo to O P.O. iox 1285. >adlng Japanese skin care •osmetlcs are looking for BALIS MANAaiRCSS Applicants mult: ■be interested
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      680 18 II EMPLOYMENT AN INTERNATIONAL MANU- 1 FACTORING COMPANY IN JURON3 HAS VACANCIES FOR: 1. MACHINE OPERATORS Qualification*: ITB Certificate In Metal Machining or Technical Four. Age group: 18 25 Must have completed National Service Previous experience Is not required Transport provided from designated pickup points CaM pareonaWy at: 2s, QUL
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      505 18 COMPONENTS PTE LTD. LADIES! STOP LOOKING AROUND! COME AND JOIN US! We will train you in a new skill for a steady employment and a better future. We have attractive pay and many fringe benefits waiting for you. Interested applicants, willing to work 8s PRODUCTION OPERA TORS' on 2/3 routing
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      705 19 II EMPLOYMENT f) CB»Bfl SWISS ASSOCIATED INDUSTRIES PTE LTD., *Mif onQ rtof Ro#o. Spore 22 has Immediate vacancies for MALE PRODUCTION WORKERS 9 AHTeMttW taVffM WtO OOOOI* tens of servtoe wMI be o( (■red. Interested applicants are to apply personally with a recent passport site photograph (non-returnable) during normal working
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      753 19 I Nlwfß SINGAPORE LTD. has immediate vacancies for Male S Female SECURITY GUARDS for our Branch Office at Kallang Basin Industrial Estate Requirements: Must be able to speak and write English Some Secondary education Preferably with some security experience Interested persons, please call personally at: 1, Chel Che* Avenue, Singapore
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      684 19 II EMPLOYMENT PRIMARY INDUSTRIES ENTERPRISE (PTE) LTO. (Garden Service* DhrWon) We require Buklt Tlmah/ Woodlands residents to work In our work sites at Upper Buklt Tlmah- SITE CLERKS (MALES) OCE 'O1O 1 Level. ex-N.S. men UNILOADER DRIVER/WORKER Class 3 licence, experience In earthworks. Singapore/Malaysian citizenship. SITE LABOURERS Salary: (105 p.m.
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      737 19 1 ESTABLISHED PHARMACEUTI- CAL COMPANY reuulres a Male Store Assistant Minimum qualification OCE O' Level, preferably some experience In stock handling and recording Possess a driving licence or experienced in handling forkllft would be an added advantage. Ring *****6 Mrs Yuen for Interview. FIRSTCLASS CHINESE RESTAURANT requlrm Male Despatch Clerk
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      893 19 II EMPLOYMENT I CAR WASHER REOUIRED. Call personally at: Ah Boon Service HOTEL NEW HONGKONG Station. 353 Tanglln Road Spore has vacancies for 10 or M: 63Wg W ToVJoVwAITRESSES '^^LtlSSowSX' Interested please call between 9 a.m. 4 p.m. at: wanted urgently Pereann** Oept Apply personally to: 101 victoria 81 (7)
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      422 19 111 VEHICLES 4 Bi NO KEONO CAR TRADERS PTE LTO.. HOME OF QUALITY USED CARS 311/31J-A. BUKIT TIMAH ROAO. 3 (OPPOSITE ACS) SPORE 10. TEL: (*****, SSI27S, *****3S 1(77: Ford Cortina 2000E Auto. Alrcon IS7S: Toyota Corona 2000 Atrcon. DaUun 1808 Alrcon/ 120 Y Alrcon 120Y S/W Alrcon. Ford Cortina
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      529 19 HATS LIAN HUP SENO 163 Ooldhlll Plaza Thomson Road. Tel: *****7. *****03. 1976 Colt Van 1974 Colt Van Colt Coach S Wagon 1973 DaUun 200 L (Acon) 1972 Mazda 1800 Holden Premier Auto-alrcon Datsun Pick-up 1300 1971 Colt Oalant 1300 1970 Holden Klngswood (Acon) Ford Capri 1300 1968 Volkswagon Van
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      482 19 111 VEHICLES tl 1(73 OATSUN PICKUP. New paintwork, battery, tyres Tax May. insurance Nov $5,500 Including R.O.V. Inspection Contact *****02 1(73 AUSTIN 1300 OT. 2nd owner radio/ cassette, sports rlra.v new tax. excellent condition *****6 NORTON M $0 3(0 Single Immaculate condition 53 Khlang Ouan Avenue (11) Tel: *****6 YOU
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      343 19 DATS I *7 MINI COOPER. Oood condition. Telephone: *****4 Highest offer secures -70 MODEL FIAT 128 cassette. 2 owners. 308-A Thomson Road. Spore 11. FEBRUARY 74 124 Sports.l6oo (5 speed). Concealed alrcon. nWnlllte sports rims Tip top condition $11,900 0.n.0. Call *****7. 1(73 TOVOTA CORONA MXII 2000 c c Alrcond.
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      1537 20 I 111 VEHICLES I BOATS aa»»iaa»a»a»aia»a»maia»a»»»a»»B»»»a»| ecOMOMICAL DECEMBER '73 MffIMVHVJMMI^'JVIH Mlnica 360. 2nd owner, tax/ May U-^KQjIIa^LgUIIALu^H 1978 Excellent condition, original J™ paint *****27 1573 FIAT 114 Sports 5 speed ©Sports rims, alrcond. good condition, new paintwork $13,700 0.n.0. Contact *****60 LATE 1*72 AUSTIN 1300 New paintwork. 2nd owner, good
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      1589 20 I IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES CKmantl Parli rocentlv ATTRACTIVE DETACHBO BUNGAue*ia<i huMHiM hi too mi rooms, matured Harden. Off Z^rii.i incjtion n««r to imi Windsor Park Road. Separate rteen/ JiLiiitti Ichooii servant'! quarter*. Pleasant, 3 bedr^mTlarge l.v.ng. P^ e SV'Vftemoon 0 Pm separate dining, extended on 1MWJ1 (ariemoon) patio, kitchen and
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      1386 20 I IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES OIS 0 FULLY AIRCON- OUR CLIENTS URGENTLY require OITIONCD and carpeted 3- furnished 3'4-bedroom Houses/ bedroom flat. *1,600 furnished. Apartments, preferably In DIsU. Deland Company *****/ *****. 9/ 10/ 11 Owners, kindly contact ttttZS? hSTSFftA iu-y^vX^t^n'^ avaMabl? at Newton Road Pty rfgrs. Tel *****4' *****5 J
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      1588 20 I IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES LUXURIOUS OFFICE OF 958 sq ft ■^MBHEV^EMBE^BVHEi In Robinson Road for take-over MIM around 1st April li>78 Office In- I |^^L<1^| eludes rooms for Manager, exeou- I tlve. conference and reception I area. Suitable for regional office I or professional practice If In- I t«rest«d. please
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      1580 20 IV ACCOMMODATION I PKOPCtTIES j prosperity mansion ibhh mmSmm Mar Thoma Road ott St Michael Road NO restriction ol foreigners LOCAL' BRANCH O' internaDuying tlonal EduraUonal Organisation requires large detached bungalow/ mansion/ retreat house/ **T^a>^ country hotel preferably with k^«r minimum or 6 bedrooms sl*".^i>*> **^V tuated amidst quiet, green
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  • IX OBITUARIES
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      140 Acknowledgements
      121 21 140 Acknowledgements THE FAMILY OF the late Ong Kirn Seng thank relatives, friends. and business associates for their condolences wreaths, donations nnd assistance during their recent bereavement. Special thanks to all staff of ward 23/24 S OH. and St Raphael's Comdor. Ml Alvernla Hospital for their kind assistance THE FAMILY
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      142 Deaths
      46 21 142 Deaths passed away on the 10 1 78 at 1.26 am Bhog Ceremony will be held at Sri Quru Singh Sabha 90. Wilkle Road. S pore 9 on the 26 1 78 from 3 p m to 5 p m BHOG CERCMONY s. kartar sinoh-sallo
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      68 21 S&«J%« 'En!, W^iS °"l\ 'flii'a£"gr^nA^i°,v!d. Si"" S?""1!1?.1^ i"?j£ 5^ i m. B h J£. r p Y„* Klang Long, daughters Ec Long. ang KeQw Lon an(J gu&n Long to mourn his loss. ..H!?* 9*9* **?".I??*".'.'?!?* 2??1 .m Tl tSPT-JSH!9!^ iSfcfcl. J'?ir > m 'J2J!r^^ _j jeterjf^^^^ |*B*l FRIENDS OF JOHN
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      1377 21 V SERVICES BUSINESS I NEW HAIR CLINIC, 048 Peace Centre. Spore 9 Tel *****0 Weekdays- 9 00 am 6 00pm; Sundays 9 00am 12 00pm GOLDMAN INTERNATIONAL SER- MARTINA'S SALON 11-A CalrnviCES htij circle massage/ saunaba'.h/ ol 114 Cheetham HW Reed Men- barber, complete gentlemen cheater S. U.K. grooming by
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      1256 21 VI EDUCATION* TRAINING PART-TIME PRIVATE School or Electronic. Training SECRETARIAL COURSE JUD.o^™^ ™o, You ein now take a part-time Commencing i*th Feb 7* evenings only privite secretarial Jo^ninrtng 3 21« Feb 7S course at Singapore's elite Sun 9am 12noon Privite Secretarial School I STTJHTSn 1 1 to 7i Sun 6
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      558 21 VI EDUCATION TRAINING INTENSIVE TUITION EFFECTIVE TUITION FOR All MATHEMATICS, Physical Science Levels and Subjects at your ordinary/ advanced level Ex- home Success guaranteed Tel perlenced. trained honours *****4/*****6 graduate teacher Tel *****9 GUARANTEED TUITION FOR All EXPERIENCED TUTORS WILLING Subjects/ Levels at your to give Tuition In All subjects
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      605 21 I VII TRAVEL 4 RE TOUR SPECIALISTS CHINESE NEW YEAR MINI CRUISE 3* 599 00 LAKE TOBA S* ***** JAKARTA/ BANDUNG S* 590 00 SJn'okok/ MMOO PATTAYA s* 655 00 man!la^ A U 8960 MONGKONO 551.350.00 FOR OTHER LOW RELIABLE AIRFARES AND TOURS PLEASC pONTACT EUROTOURS 4 TRAVEL (PTE) LTD
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      738 21 STAURANTS I NAM HO TRAVEL Service (Singapore) Pte Limited S T.P.B. LIC NO: 140 West Malaysia Tour (Inclusive Oentlng/ Cameron Highlands) by deluxe alrcondltloned coach seven days SSIBS/-. six days SIIBS/-. departure every Sunday. Monday. Tuesday Oentlng/ Cameron Highlands four days SSI3O/-. Oentlng Highlands four days SSl4O'-. by deluxe alrcondltloned
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      636 21 STRAITS TIMES RATES FOR PERSONAL ADS. ft OBITUARIES •$9.00 for 15 words (run-on sty(«) 4>532.25 for 3cm. X 1 COl. (sami-display style) .$40.31 for 3cm. X 1 COl. /ji««i«w a*wi>\ (display Style) ULTRASONIC TECHNICIAN Industrial Marine Inspection Services invite applicants for the post of Ultrasonic Technicians Applicants must be experienced
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      2 Reds shot by Senoi patrol
      247 22 2 Reds shot by Senoi patrol IPOH. Wed. TW O communist terrorists were Jhot by a patrol of the Senol Praaq from klmost pointblank frange on top of a hill slope in deep Jungle on the Perak-Kelan-tan border last Friday. News of the encounter was withheld until today for security
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      Youths held
      34 22 "TtALACCA, Wed. Police Mserday detained three HUu all aged 16 In conxEtion with the theft of five hMes of stout from a lorry packed In Ong Kirn Wee Mid on Sunday morning.
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      WE CAN EXPLAIN IT ALL, SAYS THE MTUC
      135 22 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. The MTUC has a "satisfactory" explanation to the charges by the Registrar of Societies that it had contravened certain regulations. The deputy registrar, Mr. T. Nadarajah, bad said yesterday that the MTUC has been asked to show cause why
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      KUALA LUMPUR'S EIGHT DRUG-PRONE AREAS
      78 22 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. —*The city police chief. Xutuk Haji Mansor bin Mohamed Noor, today listed eight areas notorious for drug-traffick-ing in the Federal Terrttory. I^Jhey are the Chow Kit and Jalan Raja Laut area: Kampong Bahru and Jalan Pahang; Bukit Bintang and Imbi Road: Segambut.
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      THREE DIE IN IPOH SHOP FIRE
      328 22 THREE DIE IN IPOH SHOP FIRE IPOH, Wednesday THRKK people were killed in a fire which gutted a double-storey shophouse in Jalan Sultan Iskandar here about 3.30 a.m. today. They were identified as Wong Lean Seng, 14, a student; and two women, Madam Chong Thye, 68, and Madam Wong Yut
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      We want Dr Lim to carry on: Perak Gerakan
      196 22 |POH, Wed. The Pc- rak branch of Parti Serakan Rakyat Malaysia still wants Dr. Lim Chong Eu to lead the party, its chairman. Senator (Dr) Lim Keng Yaik, said. "We do not believe that he is old to lead us," he
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      'No uniforms' protest
      54 22 KUANTAN. Wed. A total of SO hospital assistants here have decided not to work In their uniforms from Feb 1. A spokesman of the Kuantan branch of the Hospital Assistant's Union said the decision was a protest against the Ministry of Health for tailing to provide them
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      36 detained in raids
      44 22 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Police picked up 36 people during raids on gangster hideouts at Bentul. Sentul Pasar and Segambut Dalam here on Monday night. Most of them were released after questioning. Four however, were arrested for gambling at Segambut Dalam.
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      Alert after reports of raids on prawn grounds
      189 22 Alert after reports of raids on prawn grounds IOHORE BAKU. Wed. I The Fisheries Depart- i ment and Marine Police have stepped up sea patrols along the Johore Straits from Tanjung Pia to Tanjung Kupang to prevent Singapore trawlers from encroaching into prawn-rtch erounds. Chis followed complaints bv Malaysian trawlers
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      Lock icon Snatched bag recovered
      68 22 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed When Australian tourist Sandra Ferguson called for help and started chasing a youth who snatched her handbag, a constable and nearby shopkeeper Joined In the chase and caught the thief. Miss Ferguson, 23, of Btawall. Victoria, and a friend were walking along a road
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      They can help police
      59 22 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Police are anxious to contact three men to help them In their Investigations Into recent armed hold-ups In four hotels here. They are Loo Tuck Men alias 800 Meng. 30, of Century Garden. Johore Baru. Goh Eng Hee alias Llm Tan Ban, 26,
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      More air-con coaches for express
      185 22 More air-con coaches for express KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. T<HE Express Rakyat will Increase Its num- ber of alr-condltloned coaches from two to five and reduce the number of non-air-conditioned coaches from seven to five. Malayan Railway's marketing manager, Enclk Mohamed Taufflck Ali, said this new formation was the result of
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      Temple may seek order
      74 22 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The '•h'trm.n of Bert Maha m#Ti«mmaw temple committee. Mr. 8. Sorkaltngsm. is to call a meeting of reOgtooa and community leaders soon to discuss the suggestion that they seek a court order to stop quarrying activities in Batu Caves. The Prime Minister, Datuk
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      Bath drowning
      28 22 KUALA TRKNOOAMU. Wed. —An 18-year-old youth. Ram 11 bin Awang, was found drowned in a bathroom water tank at his house in Baberanl Taklr hers yesterday.
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    SBS plans to put super-buses in city area
    679 23  -  S. M. MUTHU $198 m budget far next 6 years By SINGAPORE Bus Service will spend about $198 million in the next six years to buy 300 new buses a year as additions and replacements to its fleet as well as to
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    88 23 SINGAPORE C and E Tours has set up a new department to bring more tourists to Sincapore and Malaysia by using its overseas offices to develop and operate outward bound tours to the two countries. The company is also to make Singapore the
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    JUDGMENT FOR $1.4 m IN FAVOUR OF BANK SET ASIDE
    196 23 A SUMMARY judgment for $1,472,620 obtained by a bank four years ago was set aside in the High Court yesterday. The order, it is understood, was made at a chambers hearing on an appeal by merchant Kho Vi Hwa, the
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    Second study centre for Kreta Ayer kids
    224 23 CCHOOLCHILDREN \n 0 Kreta Ayer constituency need not fret In the overcrowded National Library at examination time this year once Outram Park education centre opens on Saturday. The centre, which will be the second in the constituency, will seat up to 80 schoolchildren.
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    Soya protein food talks 'timely and significant'
    365 23 Soya protein food talks 'timely and significant' nnHE three-day International Soya Protein Food Conference, which opened at the Mandarin Hotel yesterday was described by the Senior Minister of State (National Development), Dr. Tan Eng Liang, as "both significant and timely in the light of the 1 low-protein diets ge- nerally
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      200 23 Bringing Up Father By BUI Kavanagh tfc Hal Camp Jv ''/'BUT I ©UESS^ r M ASSIE, YES -I'VE V'siNCE YOU CAN NOTICE^ FATHER HAVE YOU NOTICED )l I IlP eCTTER 7 >. YOU <A TAKEN OFF 7 IT, I'D BETTER SO PO*NTHAT MOTHES HAS > j NOTICE IT LOOK SOME
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    FEEDMILLS' CLAIM SETTLED FOR $19,000
    148 24 FEEDMILLS' CLAIM SETTLED FOR $19,000 HIGH Court claim for $2«,45« damages against Welcome TradIng Co. Pte. Ltd. of Hokien Street was settled at its hearing yesterday for $19,000. Liang Tai FeedmllU <S) pte Ltd. had brought the claim against Welcome, alleging It had breached a contract to supply "fish meal"
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    Two fires at refinery in 10 days put out by staff
    277 24 Increase vigilance call by BP gIUTISH Petroleum Singapore has informed its employees to observe all safety precautions and increase their vigilance against fires following the outbreak of two blazes within 10 days at its Pasir Panjang refinery recently. This
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    Parents are blamed for children's habits in lifts
    321 24 Parents are blamed for children's habits in lifts T<HE MP for Bedok, Haji Sha'ari Tadin, x yesterday called on parents to be strict with their children and educate them on the proper use of lifts. He said children had been urinating In lifts and stalling lifts for their hide and
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    British trade mission due on Saturday
    66 24 THE Council of British Manufacturers of Petroleum Equipment (CBMPE) mission will arrive In Singapore on Saturday for an eightday visit. The CBMPE Is an association of British-based companies Including both manufacturers and contractors, who cater to the oil, petrochemical and natural gas Industries The
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    Postal agency
    17 24 THE J»l»n Eunos postal agency at Block 3. 2589 Eunoa Crescent will open from Peb
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    Watch on recruiting in S'pore for jobs abroad
    187 24 Watch on recruiting in S'pore for jobs abroad THE Labour Ministry is keeping tabs on Ijcal and foreign contractors recruiting workers for overseas jobs in case they violate Singapore employment laws. This is also to check the overflow of skilled labour irom the country and to ensure the situation does
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    Bridge to make crossing safe for the blind
    284 24 Bridge to make crossing safe for the blind MEMBERS of the Slngapoie Association lor the Blind who have to cross Thomson Road frequently will be able to do so sai c l y and quickly by the end of tne year when a proposed overhead bridge is completed. In the
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      PIGGOTT TO RIDE GENTLE JIM...
      696 25 Lion City cup race ENGLISH jockey Lester Piggott will partner Gentle Jim in the $75,000 Lion City Cup while Queensland jockey Larry Olsen will be the rider of Timber Producer 11. With Piggott as his partner, Gentle Jim will probably start favourite in the big
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      102 25 HONGKONG. Wed. Hongkong's Invitation Cup race, torpedoed by a week-long go slow by protesting stable lads, will now be run on Feb 18 with Lester Plggott and five champion Jockeys due to take part. The lad's protest, over pay and working conditions, forced the cancellation
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    700 26 I No. 10. AUSTR1A j TWO decades have passed since Austria last made the World Cup soccer finals. In those 20 yeafls, Austria wallowed as also-rans in word soccer. The Austrians were among the leading soccer nations in the *****, finishing third in the 1934 World Cup,
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      Lock icon A boost to Scotland
      411 26 f LASGOW, Wed. v Scotland's World Cup footballers will share at least £120,000 ($534,000) for participating in the June finals in Argentina, it was announced here yesterday. The 22 players for Argentina who will be named in May will cash In on a number of sponsorship
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      Lock icon A BLOW TO SPAIN
      207 26 MADRID, Wed. Injury and illness > affecting four of Spain's soccer internationals has robbed tonight's friendly match against Italy of much of its significance as a warm-up for the World Cup finals in June. Injuries to full-backs Camacho and San Juanlto, coupled with the absence of
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      Connors bounces back to victory
      126 26 PHILADELPHIA, Wed. Top-seeded Jimmy Connon overcame a surprisingly stubborn Cliff Drysdale of South Africa 7-6, 6-0 here last night to reach the second round of the U*****,000 ($527,000) IS. professional Indoor tennis championship. Drysdale ra'lied from 3-5 to tie the opening set at 5-5. After
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      Lock icon Brady puts Arsenal in last 4
      103 26 Brady puts Arsenal in last 4 LONDON, Wed. A penalty goal scored by Irish International Llam Brady gave Arsenal a 1-0 win over Manchester City and a place In the semi- finals of the English Football League Cup. Their winner came In the 74th minute when striker Malcolm MacDonald was
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      333 26 MELBOURNE, Wed. A big hit for six by tail-ender Wayne Daniel before a record World Series cricket crowd of 24,636, gave the West Indies XI a photofinish victory over an Australian XI in a limited-over night International here yesterday. Under a full moon
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      222 26 BRIEFS A first for French rugby pARIS. Wed— The French 1 Rugby Union team' will arrive in lokyo on Sept 11 lor Fiance* nrst Rugby tour of Japan. It ni announced here today. Alter this three-match "picket lour." the French leave on Sept 34 for a twomatch series In Canada.
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      European coaching courses for five
      380 27  -  JOE DORAI POH LEONG, MAT TO SLPEND 3 WEEKS IN ENGLAND By GE A X POH LEONG and Mat Ariff, who made their international coaching debut only last month, were last night selected to attend a threeweek international soccer coaching course in Buckinghams hi re,
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      289 27 rpiCKETS for the Singapore versus Perak Malaysia Cup match at the National Stadium on Feb. 5, will be on sale from 8 a.m. to 12 noon on Sunday, at the following centres: National Stadium (East Entrance), Queenstown Athletic Centre, Toa Payoh Athletic Centre, Jurong
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      591 27 A GRIN MAY REVEAL ps on sport ITS GRIMNESS... 'THE $90,000 transfusion 1 Pepsi Cola are giving Singapore squash should help a great deal in transforming this weeping willow of the local sports scene into a redwood of tomorrow though another soft drinks organisation may well sneer: "It's not the
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      BAS out to make amends at ABC meet
      241 27  -  PETER SIOW By TWELVE of the 16 players summoned by the Basketball Association of Singapore for centralised training in preparation for the seventh Asian Basketball Confederation women's championship lr. Kuala Lumpur in April have responded to the call for duty. They are
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      SSC's $50,000 plan to renovate Badminton Hall
      293 27  - SSC's $50,000 plan to renovate Badminton Hall BERNARD PEREIRA and PATRICK BASTIANS By THE Singapore Spori on renovating th Road, when they tak And the SSC hope to take the Hall out of the red and into the black within the next few years. It is understood that the Hall
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      IFBB post for Paul
      86 27 IFBB post for Paul PAUL CHUA, secretary of the Singapore and the Asian Bodybuilding Federations, has been nominated to the International Federation of Bodybuilders as /icepresident for Asia. Chua was recently described by Ben Welder, the IFBB president and the. linchpin of the sport on the International scene, as "our
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      Intra-cons
      45 27 OUTRAM Palace Football Club are organising an lntra constituency soccer tournament at the Gloucester Barracks next month. Interested clubs should write to the club, at Blk. U. IS-A. Tlong Bahru Road. Singapore 3. as soon as possible Closing date for entries U Feb 8.
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      SHOOTERS SELECT BOON HUAT
      245 27 TAN BOON HUAT, Singapore's deadliest marksman, has been nominated for the 1977 Sportsman of the Year award by the Singapore Shooting Association reports ERNEST FRIDA. SSA president Milton Tan said yesterday: "The decision on Boon Huat was unanimous. Boon Huat, an assistant director with the People's
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      Teachers' for judo
      144 27 SINGAPORE Amateur Judo Association vice-president K. S. Moorthy Is to propose all the year round training and a panel of "teachers" for the national squad at the SAJA's annual meeting on Feb 4, reports PATRICK BASTIANS "I say teachers because that's what they really are," explains Moorthy.
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      Ronnie's goals sink SIA
      130 27 Ronnie's goals sink SIA TWO second half goals by Ronnie Liew helped Hongkong Bank beat Singapore Airlines 2-1 In the Business Houses League Division One soccer match at Jalan Besar Stadium last night. Roboert Chang scored SlA's goal In the first half. Other result*: Dlv. 3: Harper Qllnllan 1 Brldgestone
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      Bee Khim off on a 'golf mission'
      245 27  - Bee Khim off on a 'golf mission' ERNEST FRIDA By KEE BEE KHIM, Singapore's top woman golfer, leaves on Monday for two important overseas assignments. She will first compete in the Thai women's Open championship at the Rose Garden course, in Bangkok, from Feb 2-4. Then she moves on to
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    60 28 3 HURT in bomb BLAST A SERIOUSLY inJureu policeman is carried away on a door, which was used as a stretcher, after a booby trapped truck exploded at Forkhill. Northern Ireland, aa it was being moved. Three men were seriously injured The track had been used to launch mortars at
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    122 28 HONGKONG. Wed. The Hongkong Government today said It Is determined to fight corruption although It granted a partial amnesty to past offenders under pressure from the police force last year. "We Insist on keeping Hongkong as free from cor- ruptlon as we can make
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    691 28 T ONDON Wed The slock ex- wltli tlie Financial Times Index at 3 pm down 1 5 at 481 8 Government bonds gained up to point on light buying provoked by Inposslbillty of a small reduction In Britain's minimum lending rate on Friday, dealera said. Equities closed above
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    452 28 New dimension to police hunt PARIS, Wed. A HINT of German involvement in the kidnapping of millionaire industrialist Baron Edouard Jean Empain added a new dimension today to the police hunt for his abductors. It came amid a rash of conflicting claims of responsibility for
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    Lock icon Tarling's appeal to Lords opens
    264 28  -  KEK SOO BENG By London, Wed. fpHE Appeals Committee of the House of Lords today began hearing of an appeal by former chairman of Haw Par Brothers International Ltd., Richard Tarling, and cross-appeals by the Singapore Government on charges relating to the company's affairs. The
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      749 28 BUSINESS TIMES Singapore's Financial Dally Cover Price SOt Annual Subscription $I$S Circulation Manager Telephone noon Exi 204 TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS... SINGAPORE has firmly established itself as the financial centre for South-east Asia. However, there ore certain problems that would have to be overcome if the Republic wants to grow more rapidly
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    Lock icon Using the sun to get rid of nuclear wastes
    375 29 Using the sun to get rid of nuclear wastes LONDON. Weo A WEST German group is reviving the old idea of flinging the earth's dangerous nuclear wastes into that huge incinerator, the sun. This concept, being pushed by a gro v p of 16 physicists, chemists, technicians and Industrialists based
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    715 29  -  J.H.P. SERFONTEIN By in Pretoria THE establishment of a political alliance by prominent African, Coloured and Indian leaders to formulate a common strategy "on behalf of the oppressed people" against apartheid, is an important milestone in the history of South Africa which
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    446 29  -  STANLEY UYS By in London A 108-PAGE report on "political Imprisonment in South Africa" has been released in London by Amnesty International to launch a worldwide campaign to secure "the release of prisoners of conscience In South Africa, the repeal of discriminatory and
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      207 30 New clothes to greet lunar year TWELVE days to the lunar season. And aren't we all in a big rush to complete preparations to usher in the New Year in style? Mum should be busy stocking up on the New Tear delicacies and seeing- to the
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      302 30 Peg-tops, the new trousers to hit Paris... OARIS, The peg- topped zoot-suit pants worn by streetcorner loafers In the 1940s made It to the big-time In the Paris high fashion spring collection of Christian Dior. Dior's peg-topped trousers pleated at the waist dominated both daytime and evening wear in the
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      413 30  -  MEI- LIN CHEW By AM basically a choreographer full oi 1 movements," says Anthony Then In his small office backstage where classical pimo music played on a tape. Small and trim with a mop of hair spilling onto the forehead, Anthony, S3, made
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      227 30 THOSE who go bananas over the fruit will be glad to know of the many variations to Its eating. While the fruit Is delicious as It Is, you can also try these savoury suggestions: Peel slightly underripe bananas and saute them whole In butter until they
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    743 31 By SETH MYDANS In HELSINKI SEEKING to gain security by emphasising its neutrality, Finland has put its capital city into quiet competition with Geneva Pleased with Its success as host to two major East-West conferences, H« 1 sin ki has opened
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    426 31  -  VINCENT BUIST By in STOCKHOLM SWEDEN has be- come the flrst country in the world to enact legislation against most aerosol sprays, on the grounds that they may harm the planet's atmosphere. The ban, wh'«ch takes effect on Jan 1. 1979, covers
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