The Straits Times, 7 April 1978

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    14 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 FRIDAY. APRIL 7, 1978 25 CENTS M.C.(P) No. 214/1/78
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    MANDARIN: THE TASK AHEAD...
    1522 1  -  LESLIE FONG Lee: How we can foster bilingualism By y\ CANNOT motivate the parent to motivate his or her child to speak Mandarin. I can create that env ronment by encouraging it, by rnakns sure that at peak hours, viewing time over TV, in the schools,
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    Lock icon Those who watched telecast
    95 1 SOME 72 per cent of the people interviewed by the Straits Times watched Mr. Lee Kuan Yew's discussion on bilingualism on TV last night. A random survey of 100 households during the first hour of the telecast found 72 of them watching the programme. 18 were
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    Lock icon Ceasefire violations mount
    325 1 Ceasefire violations mount BEIRUT, Thursday AUTHORITIES re- ported today a "dangerous escalation" of ceasefire violations betw c en Palestinian guerillas and Israeli forces in south crn Lebanon which culminated in the killing of three Israelis in an ambush near Tyre. Immediately after the ambush, the Palestinian Liberation Organisation said bodies
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    Lock icon TROOPS KILL 16 MUSLIM REBELS
    199 1 MANILA, Thurs. Government troops killed IS Muslim rebels In a three-day operation against the Moro National Liberation Front i MNLF) in south-eastern Philippines, military sources said here today. They said four of the rebels died when their boat sank during a sea battle off Jose
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    Lock icon Poll's noise campaign
    195 1 MANILA. Thurs. A WIDE area of metropolitan Manila exploded with noise today apparently In response to an opposition call to the population to stir up a racket In support of Jailed opposition leader Benigno Aquino on the eve of Philippine elections. As motorists blew their car horns
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    Lock icon Asean tour by Komoto
    65 1 TOKYO. Thurs. Minister of International Trade and Industry Toshio Komoto will visit member countries of Asean at the end of this month, a Japanese newspaper said today. The Asahi shlmbun said the government has begun sounding out Asean members on Mr. Komotos visit, designed to renew
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    Lock icon US gold sales to help $?
    595 1 US gold sales to help WASHINGTON, Thursday 'J'HL Carter Administration is considering a plan to help the Ix'leaguered dollar by selling relatively small amounts of gold at regular intervals from the 277million ounce stockpile at Fort Knox, Treasury officials said yesterday. While Insisting that 'no final' decisions had been taken,
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    Lock icon Erratic day for the dollar
    158 1 Erratic day for the dollar TOKYO. Thurs. 'THE US dollar rose A slightly on the Tokyo foreign exchange market today after an initial setback when it fell to the postwar record low rate of 218 yen established last Monday. The dollar closed at 218.95 yen, compared with 218.10 at the
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    Lock icon Hussein for Indonesia
    53 1 JAKARTA. Thurs. Malaysian Prune Minister Hussein Onn will visit Indonesia 'next month to discuss bilateral matters and Asean affairs with President Suharto. Foreign Minister Mochtar Kusumaatmadja said today. The date of the visit has not been decided, "but it will come after US Vlce-Presl-dent Walter Mondales visit,"
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    Lock icon Dow Jones
    42 1 NEW YORK. Thurs. Dow Jones averages, based on first hour of trading on the New York Btocic Exchange: 30 Indus 763 86. up 0.78; 20 transp 207.20. up 093. 15 utlls *****. up 0.27; 66 stocks 268.15. up 0.60.— UP1.
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    Lock icon LATEST 2,000 stage demo
    54 1 LATEST 2,000 stage demo MANILA. Thun. Security forces tonight dlspers* d about 2,000 activists who staged a flash demonstration here on the eve of the first Philippine flections after 5i years of martial law, police said. At lek.it 17 demonstrators were arrested, according to first police reports. AFP. (SEE THIS
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      159 1 HELL-RIDERS' MACHINES CAN BE SEIZED Page 7 "OIL prices will stay stable in real terms" 2 ISRAEL may have broken pact 3 PHILIPPINES all set to co to the polls today 4 OWEN'S blunt attack sparks off row 5 WHY S'pore won't ratify the ILO conventions 6 Singapore Sweep results
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  • AROUND THE WORLD
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      Lock icon 'Oil prices will stay stable in real terms'
      343 2 PARIS, Thursday QIL prices are not likely to rise faster than the rate of inflation until the mid-1980s because of new sources of supply and the success of energy conservation programmes, the executive director of the International Energy Agency (lEA), Mr. I'lf
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      Lock icon BRAZILIAN PETROL HAS 20 PC ALCOHOL
      124 2 BRAZILIAN PETROL HAS 20 PC ALCOHOL SAN JUAN, (Puerto Rico), Thurs. Alcohol is being used in petrol tanks of more than a million cars in Brazil's largest city In an attempt to cut down the country's fuel consumption, a government official said yesterday. Mr. Sergio Trlndade. of the Technological Centre
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      Lock icon Ushiba's call to US
      67 2 rpOKYO, Thurs.—Japanese Minister of Ex:ernal ■I Economic Affairs Nobuhiko Ushiha today railed on the Unitea States to reduce its deficit spending for oil and taice the lead in stabilising the International monetary system. He said the question of a return to fixed exchange rates will he
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      Lock icon 'Work on exporting more to Japan now'
      183 2 'Work on exporting more to Japan now TOKYO Thurs. Japan's External iw;onomic Affairs Minister Nobuhiko Ushiba today called on foreign businessmen to stop "posturing" and start trying to take real advantage of new opportunities for exporting to Japan. In a bluntly worded speech to US businessmen here, Mr. Ushiba said
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      SUNSHINE 60 IS THE TALLEST IN THE ORIENT
      75 2 ROARING above Tokyo's concrete jungle U Sunshine 60— the Orients tallest building— which is built on a former prUtn site where Japanese war crimlnmls, including then Prime Minister Hiueki Tojo. were hanged. The M)-storry, 240-metre tall office tower Is part of a
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      Lock icon Summit to discuss EEC's economic problems
      269 2 Summit to discuss EEC's economic problems BRUSSELS. Thurs EADERS of the nine-nation Common Market will launch a critical assessment of the West's performance when they meet in Copenhagen tomorrow to chart Europe's way out of economic crisis. They will look for ways in which each of the Nine can fight
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      'Angel in trouble with producers
      74 3 I/OKMER "Annel" Farrah Fawcett ■T Majors leaving a Los Angeles courtroom on Tuesday after a hearing of ker contract dispute with SpellingGoldberc Productions, producers of Charlie's Angels. Farrah left the series last year at the end of Its first seascm. She Is being sued for
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      Lock icon Pacemaker for Brez?
      48 3 WASHINGTON. Thurs. American officials believe Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev, whose frequent disappearances from public view have raised questions about his health, has been given an electronic heart pacemaker. Mr. Brezhnev dropped out of public view last Dec 12 and was not seen until mid-January.— AP.
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      Lock icon Israel may have broken treaty
      502 3 Israel may have broken treaty No US retribution planned: Vance wicuiyrTMi WASHINGTON. Thura. JSRAEL may have broken its mutual defence agreement with the United States in using American weapons to invade south Lebanon, Secretary of State Cyrus Vance said today. But Mr. Vance added, In a letter to the speaker
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      Iran accuses Russia of stirring riots
      251 3 TEHERAN, Thursday rpiiE Soviet Union was 1 today implicitly accused of fomenting recent widespread rioting and anarchy In Iran following the exposure of a Soviet espionage network by Iranian security agents. Government sources said Soviet agents tried to foment trouble and exploit Iran's economic
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      Lock icon SAYING IT WITH FLOWERS
      101 3 mEL AVIV, Thuri. 1 Israeli (lower-grow-ers said today they will strew thousands of blooms along the Tel Aviv to jerusaleiy highway tomorrow to protest government Inaction over the strike and lockout of the national airline. The El Al Airline halted all night operations yesterday pending guarantees
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      Lock icon Philippines all set to go to the polls today
      533 4 MANILA. Thurs. ABOUT 20 million people vote tomorrow in the Philippines first elections under martial law with the opposition claiming that it has evidence of government plans for massive fraud. President Marcos has promised that the polls to elect an interim
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      Lock icon Bhutto's men held for plot against cities
      251 4 ISLAMABAD, Thursday SEVERAL close associates of deposed Prime Minister Zulflkar All Bhutto have been arrested for allegedly planning to blast several Important public buildings, police said today. I Police sources in Lahore, 290 km south-east of here, said the arrested p o 1
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      No more fake embassies
      45 4 CANBQUIA. Thun. Foreign Minister Andrew Peacock said Australia will Introduce legislation to stop groups falsely representing themselves as rmlmrtn ol other countries. Mr. Peacock told Parliament last night th»t bogui diplomatic mlMion* like the "Croatlon Embassy damaged Australia 5 reputation. Rtutcr.
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      Lock icon Five blasts in one hour
      55 4 ROME. Thurs. At least five bombs exploded In Rome early today, damaging a city centre branch of the Bank of Italy and a suburban car showroom. Police said there were no casualties In the blasts, which occurred within an hour of each other In different
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      N. Korea ready to discuss peace treaty
      206 4 N. Korea ready to discuss peace treaty rKYO, Thurs— North Korea Is prepared to negotiate a peace treaty for the 1950-53 Korean war with the United States, and a mutual disarmament programme for North and South Korea, a well-informed North Korean source here said today. The source said North Korea's
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      Lock icon Inquiry: Indira's emergency rule not warranted
      160 4 Inquiry: Indira's emergency rule not warranted NEW DELHI, Thurs The Shah Commission Investigating alleged abuses during former Prime Minister Indira Ganchi's period of emergency rule has found that her decision to impose the emergency in June 1975 was unwarranted and open to challenge in the law courts, it was learned
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      Lock icon Van Gogh painting slashed in protest
      98 5 EXPEBTS of the Amsterdam municipal museum examining the US$1 million (S*2.3 million) Van Gogh painting "La Berceuse" on \»edne»daj after it was slash ed with a knife by a man. They said it might not be possible to restore the damage. Police said the
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      Lock icon 20 mil rats killed
      62 5 BANGKOK, Thurs— Some 30 million rats have been killed In a week-long rathunting campaign In Thailand, senior Agricultural Ministry official, Thalemg Thamrongnaswad. said here. The campaign, just completed, aimed at protecting agricultural crops, particularly rice, from being destroyed by the rodents. It could help save an
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      Lock icon Wayne stands tall
      44 5 BOSTON, Thurs. Movie star John Wayne got to his feet yesterday for the first time since open -heart surgery and ate his first solid food, Massachusetts General Hospital said. And he thanked the "thousands" who have sent him getwell wishes. AP.
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      $110 m concert
      32 5 LIVERPOOL. Thurs. Japanese millionaire ex-wrest-ler "Rocky" Aoki yesterday offered the Beatles £25 million (*****.7 million) to play together again for a one-night concert In Liverpool, their home town. ATP.
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      Lock icon Carter has second thoughts
      318 5 Carter has second thoughts BONN, Thursday A HIGHLY placed West German said yes- terday that shocked reactions from security advisers in Washington and allied countries in Western Europe had apparently led President Carter to reconsider a tentative decision to forgo production of neutron bombs. The source, who had access to
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      Lock icon Demand to try US officials
      76 5 SEOUL, Thurs. Disabled war veterans of South Korea today demanded that us officials Involved In bugging the office of President Park Chung-hee be brought to Korean courts for "treatment according to law." The Korean Association of Disabled War Veterans also asked, in a statement that
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      Lock icon 'Trib' tumbles
      38 5 NEW YORK. Thurs. The latest attempt to break into New York's diminishing newspaper market ended today when the Trib went out of business after three months and a loss of almost UStS million (5511.6 million). Reuter.
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      Lock icon TOP FRENCH MINISTERS RETAIN PORTFOLIOS
      100 5 TOP FRENCH MINISTERS RETAIN PORTFOLIOS PRIS, Than. Major French ministers retained their posts in the new govern ment announced here, although Premier Raymond Barre relinquished the title of Finance Minister which he had previously held concurrently with the premiership. Mr. Barre would remain responsible for financial matters although new economy
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      Lock icon Owen's blunt attack sparks off row
      462 5 Owen's blunt attack sparks off row Russia, Cuba rapped for roles in Africa LONDON, Thursday jVDREIGN Secretary David Owen last ight sparked off a 1 p 1 o m a tic storm 'hen he, in a major estatement of Briish foreign policy, h a r ply denounced tie Soviet arid
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      Lock icon 'Up the British' urges Charles
      147 5 LONDON, Thurs. Prince Charles said yesterday he's "proud to be British" and urged Britons to stop knocking their country. 'The British are past masters at the art of self-denigration which, practised reasonably, is an attractive trait," the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and heir
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      Lock icon FIRST 'MURDER BID BY CANCER' CASE
      67 5 ULM (West German). Than. Siegfried Rucpp, a 49-year- aid chemist made legal history when he went on trial here yesterday on charges of attempting to murder his wife by giving her cancer. Ruopp Is alleged to have administered (or more than a year a
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    It's the end for ice skating rinks in Singapore
    290 6 It's the end for ice skating rinks in Singapore SINGAPORE'S only two ice skating rinks have been frozen out of business. Jurong Ice Skating Centre, which incurred p. loss of $30,000 a month, closed down in July last year while the one at Kallang Ice Palace is to function till
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    The 'misfit' who became one of America's top ad men
    338 6 A SCOTSMAN who ran away from academic life at Oxford University because he felt himself a misfit there is today a leader in American advertising. He is Mr. David Ogllvy, 66, founder and creative head of Ogllvy and Mather International,
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    AAS plan to run motor workshop
    155 6 AAS plan to run motor workshop rpHE Automobile AsX sociation of Singapore will apply to operate an authorised workshop for the inspection of its members' vehicles if the government introduces a law for compulsory checking of cars, according to the New Nation. Mr. Milton Tan. the AAS chairman, said the
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    Going after the defaulters
    172 6 rE Automobile Association of Singapore has hired two collectors to reach those members whose membership have lapsed due to their failure to report changes of address. The AAS president, Mr. Milton Tan, said the collectors would try to get back most of the 4,023 motorists whose
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    Why Spore won't ratify the ILO conventions
    564 6 THE Singapore Gov- ernment has decided not to ratify all the copventions or adopt the recommendations of the 1975 conference of the International Labour Organisation ILO including one that guarantees fo r c ign workers the right to continued residence in the host
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    Hell-riders face jail, forfeiture of vehicles
    494 7  -  LAI YEW KONG In addition to fine and ban By II E L L-DRIVERS **or riders caught from now on will not only have to face the prospects of a jail term, suspension of licence and a fine but also the confiscation of their
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    Fund-raising jogathon
    54 7 THE MP for Serangoon Garden, Dr. Lav Telk Soon, will take part In the U.S km Jogathon, held by the Serangoon Garden community centre on April 16 at 8 a.m. This Is one of the fundraising projects planned by the centre's building fund committee to raise $200,000 for
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    Restore rediscount rate for rubber exports call
    162 7 Restore rediscount rate for rubber exports call THE chairman of the Singapore Rubber Packers Association. Mr. Ng Quee Lam, yesterday urged the government to include rubber as an eligible item under the redlscounting scheme for export. He said rubber and other commodities such as pepper were originally treated as eligible
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    *****63 wins $400,000 in Singapore Sweep
    227 7 *****63 wins $400,000 in Singapore Sweep miCKET number *****63 1 won the first prize of $400,000 In the Singapore Sweep (No. 4/78) drawn yesterday. The second prize of $150,000 went to ticket number *****89. The third prize of $75,000 went to ticket number *****18. JACKPOT NUMBERS (each $10,000) *****96 *****93
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    Alumnae meet
    25 7 ST. Josephs Convent Alumnae Association will hold its annual general meeting In St. Josephs Convent School hall' Hillside Drive, at 2.30 p.m. tomorrow.
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      240 7 Bringing Up Father By Bill Kavanagh <Sc Hal Gamp /^Aiu« urn.M IL^\ L" I NOBODY ELSE AROUND-)! I /AUNT MAGGIE IS I 1 GROOVER, HOW NICE > V^iS^SH 10 ÜB X fl LOOKS LIKE I'M S CALLING VOU IX A .OP YOU TO VOLUNTEER I DISK? 'If iTRAPPEDj^/ S SROOVEfi//
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    Four new overhead bridges for safer crossing
    220 8 ITOUR pedestrian overJT head bridges costing about $1 million will be built by the Public Works Department In the next few months. They will be built across Braddell Road near Braddell Hill, Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim In front of Jurong Park, Mountbatten Road near
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    Discharge for man
    87 8 UK Hwa Kirn, 21. was yesterday granted a discharge not amounting to an acquittal by a district Judge on a charge of trespassing In room 1702. Fook Hai Building. South Bridge Road, with preparation to hurt Osman Salleh. an Indonesian, with an Iron rod and hammer. Salleh,
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    ENGINEERS HOPE FOR BRIDGES OF FRIENDSHIP
    350 8 SINGAPORE Combat Engineers will be building bridges in more ways than one when they hold an open house to mark their 11th anniversary at Gillman Barracks, Alexandra Road, tomorrow. Figuratively speaking, they, among others, hope to build bridges of friendship between them and the
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    The 9 suicide letters of a policeman
    353 8 The 9 suicide letters of a policeman VINE suicide letters 11 left behind by a de-tective-sergeant of Orchard Road police station showed that he had "an extremely troubled mind, with dissatisfaction and unhappiness over his marriage and work." Coroner Khoo Oon Soo said this before recording a verdict of suicide
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    $20,000 for loss of three Fingers
    122 8 $20,000 for loss of three Fingers A FACTORY worker. Mis* Fng Slew Huay, 31. was awarded $20,000 damages and $4,000 costs by the High Court yesterday for injuries suffered in a machinery accident on May 31, 1975. The Chief Justice, Mr. Wee thong Jin, beard that Miss Pnj lost three
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    Flag Day
    13 8 THE Singapore Red Cross Society win hold Its flag day tomorrow.
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    Rise in exports to new markets
    418 8  -  LEE KIM CHEW By EXPORTS continued to be buoyant in February after a good start this year, notching a 7.5 per cent or $107 million Increase over the same month a year ago. It climbed to $x.430 million from $1,323 In February last year,
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    Gang member pleads guilty to theft
    128 8 OSNI bin Osmar, 25. yesterday pleaded guilty to being a member of a gang of 12 youths who broke Into a godown more than five years ago, and stole nearly $10,000 worth of transistor radios. He was Jailed nine months by a district judge
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    '$2,000 lounge Set for One cent' offer by firm
    250 8 A LOCAL furniture comA. pany Is to give a $2,000 lounge set away to the first person to present a one-cent coin to the company when It opens for business on April IS. ■his "special offer" by Rocco Furniture Discount Warehouse,
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    SlA's first to Frisco
    46 8 SAN FRANCISCO. Thurs The first Singapore Airlines cargo flight arrived at San Francisco yesterday. Inaugurating the lines service to California. The twice-a-week Boelng707 freighter services is expected to carry fruit and equipment to Singapore and electronics components from the Far East. upi.
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    Professor quits to go into private practice
    124 9 pROF. Ong Slew Chey, X head of the Department of Surgery, University of Singapore, has resigned to go Into private practice. Malaysian-born Prof. Ong joined the university as a lecturer in 1962 And was promoted to acting head of department In November 1971.
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    SNATCH-THIEF JAILED FOUR MONTHS
    93 9 r»HOI Kwok Thim. 29, V* u nemploy e d, was jailed four months by a district Judge yesterday lor stealing a gold chain and a Jade pendant worth a total of $658 from Madam Khoo Wul Lun, a housewife. Choi snatched the chain and pendant from
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    Chained up granny released by the police
    477 9  -  PAUL WEE Pictures and report by pOR the past 18 months, 80-year-old Granny Ng Soon Hiang, was a prisoner in her own "home" crudely chained by the wrist in a little shed. The chain was the price she had to pay for her
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    LIBRARY TO BUILD MORE FULL-TIME BRANCHES
    347 9 LIBRARY TO BUILD MORE FULL-TIME BRANCHES THE National Library will build more fulltime branch libraries in line with its policy of decentralisation to meet the needs of people in different parts of the island. To begin with, a Marine Parade branch will open in a few months' time In keeping
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    Budget for repairs highest in four years
    205 9 Budget for repairs highest in four years rB $189,000 budgeted by the Housing Board for the repair of damage caused by vandals in the 1978/79 period is the highest sum allocated for the purpose in the past four yean. The amount set aside to put right the damage and thefts
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    Now small cinemas seek hike in prices
    142 9 Now small cinemas seek hike in prices EIGHT small film exhibitors who run a total of 16 cinemas have sought approval from the Customs Department to Increase cinema ticket prices. The applications were submitted to the Customs shortly after they learned that Shaw and Cathay had been given the green
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    Goodwill tour by choir
    48 9 THE Singapore Teachers' Choir will go on a three-week educational and goodwill tour of West Germany during the school holidays In June to present German audience a selection of multi-racial songs. They are making the visit at the Invitation of the West German Embassy.
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    'Release me for party' plea by snatch girl
    453 10 A TEENAGE girl who together with her mother and two aunts were charged with snatch theft at People's Park on Wednesday pleaded with the court not to remand her as she had invited her friends to her 16th birthday party tomorrow. Llm
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    Wind-up order on sawmill company
    254 10 Wind-up order on sawmill company A SAWMILL company, alleged by seven of its shareholders to have been mismanaged, was wound up yesterday on a High Court order. The seven, through their counsel, Mr. Francis C. H. Lee. alleged the mismanagement of the affairs of Lian Hoe Sawmill Co. Pte. Ltd.
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    Hold-up bid youth caught in act
    148 10 A PASSENGER who attacked a taxi driver with a penknife while trying to rob him after a journey was caught red-handed by the police, a district court heard yesterday. Hussein bin Ghanl, 19, a labourer, had hailed the taxi of Mr. Urn Kiat Hwee
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    M-CYCLIST DIES AFTER CRASH WITH BUS
    108 10 AMOTORCY CLJST died in hospital early yesterday shortly after he was involved in a collision with an SBS bus at the junction of Boon Keng Road and Bendemeer Road. Mr Aik Yew Alk. 26. of Block 9, Sturdee Road, died of severe head injuries.
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      189 10 Straits Times Crossword ACROSS against church forming a 9 £nis; y ws°? w h) 8 k 10 "note it goes to 1^ 1 1 ApVEfrd" no* extinct (7). ™«L lD 14 !^i« f ?SKSi»! 1 18 T r^ (8 T ty 16 Wo?" 11 aSSldU US 20 X 'oiUl moun19
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  • ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY
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      Constitution won't be changed, says Hussein
      186 12 K. LUMPUR. Thura rpHE country's Constitution is not in con- fiict with or opposed to Islamic principles and the government does not propose to change it, Datuk Hussein Onn stressed in Parliament today. The Prime Minister said the Constitution, besides making Islam the official
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      Cholera: Six more cases
      62 12 Cholera: Six more cases KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. Six more new cases of cholera and 12 carriers of the disease were reported In the northern states over the past 24 hours. A Health Ministry statement said two cases and one carrier were reported In Baling. Kedah; two cases and one carrier
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      Lock icon 'CRIPPLING BLOW DEALT TO REDS IN NEGRI'
      135 12 'CRIPPLING BLOW DEALT TO REDS IN NEGRI' SEREMBAN, Thur* r£ communist terrorists have suflered a crippling blow this year from the arrest of six leaders, including two women, and seizure of six food dumps in Negri Sembilan. Deputy Home Minister Kais Vatim, who disclosed this yesterday after a security briefing
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      Don't whip up racial sentiments, Musa warns
      474 12 The Merdeka University issue «-™pur. Thur. EDUCATION 121 Minister Datuk Musa Hitam warned in Parliament today that the government would not hesitate to take action against anyone who used the Merdeka University issue to exploit racial sentiments. He cautioned that if the matter
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      'Prevent govt men joining Freemasons'
      161 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday A NATIONAL Front MP called on the government today to prohibit all government officers, especially the declsionmakers and those on the Bench, from becoming members of the Freemason movement. i The MP for Kuala Selangor, Raja Datuk Nasron bin Raja Ishak, said
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      $240,000 loss
      27 12 KUALA LIPIS, Thurs. About $240,000 worth of machinery and sawn timber were destroyed when fire broke out in the Padang Tengku Sawmill here this morning.
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      Lock icon Envoy to Peking
      35 12 HONOKONO. Thurs. Malaysia's new ambassador to China, Datuk Rahman Jalal, presented his credentials to Vice-Chairman Ulanfu of the National People's Congress in Peking this morning, the New China News Agency reported. UPI.
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      Big sea hunt for American who jumped baiL
      233 12 Big sea hunt for American who jumped baiL T^UANTAN, Thurs. Marine police boats in the East Coast have been alerted to look out for an American who Jumped ball and sailed in his yacht this morning. The yacht is believed to' be heading for Singapore. Duane Francis King 33. a
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      COUNSEL ABSENT SO MANSOR HEARING PUT OFF
      125 12 COUNSEL ABSENT SO MANSOR HEARING PUT OFF KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The Senior Sessions Court here today postponed the continued hearing of a $1.25 million misappropriation charge against former Bank Rakyat managing director, Datuk Abu Mansor Baslr, to tomorrow. Senior president, Mr. P.M. Mahalingam, postponed the case because the senior counsel.
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      916 drug arrests in two months
      102 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— Police have arrested 916 people for various drug offences throughout the country in the first two months of this year. Director of CID, Datuk Abdul Rahman Ismail, said today that 24 of them were charged for drug trafficking while another 135
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    WEATHERMEN MAY GET $lm NEW EQUIPMENT
    383 13 WEATHERMEN MAY GET $lm NEW EQUIPMENT TO GIVE BETTER FORECASTS gINGAPORE weathermen may {jet about $1 million worth of new equipment to enable them to see clouds clearer 2nd give better forecasts when the United States launches its new weather satellite in June. The new receiving and recording equipment will
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    NEW RATES FOR TELEX RENTALS
    100 13 NEW RATES FOR TELEX RENTALS TE E Telecommunication Authority of Singapore yesterday announced new rental rates for a fully automatic teles set, including the line rental, from July 1. Subscribers whose premises are within the same telephone exchange area as Telecoms Bulidlng in Robinson Road will be charged $198 a
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    Traders' body
    36 13 THE Senior Minister of 6Ute (Finance) and MP lor Marine Parade. Mr. Qoh Chofc Tong. will Inaugurate the first Marine Parade Centre merchant* committee at the araas community centre on Sunday at 10 a.m.
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    Jail and cane for bid to rob good deed wife
    236 13 Jail and cane for bid to rob good deed wife A MOTORIST, Mrs. C.J. Jones, decided to do a rood deed by civing a lift to two youths she thought were golf caddies. But as soon as they got into her car, one of them pressed a knife at her
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    Witness: Amount of pure heroin over- estimated...
    554 13 Witness: Amount of pure heroin over- estimated A BIOCHEMIST, testifying at the trial of a man facing a capital charge of tratflcklng I8g of heroin, told the High Court yesterday that the pure heroin content had been overestimated by at least 10 per cent because of 1 r r e
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    Symposium on hypnosis
    36 13 THE Singapore Society for Clinical Hypnosis will hold Its sixth symposium at the Alumni Lecture Theatre In College Road tomorrow and Sunday. An American hypnotherapist, Dr. H.C. Harding, wlU conduct the teaching session.
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    $1,900 swindle by bogus official
    134 13 DOLICE have received a report from a map 1 who said that he was cheated of $1,900 >y a man claiming to be a Hawkers' Department official recently. The victim, Mr. Lee Boon Slew, 58, of Block 21, Telok Blangah Crescent, reported on Wednesday that
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      45 13 CEPITRf Of fIX MS Pit. [TO— Presents— 3 AN EXHIBITION OF FASCINATING AND EXCITING RANGE OF PHOTOWALLS AND POSTERS. Ground Fli High Strot Shopping Cantrt. North Bridg* Roid, Td: *****2. Sirtfiport 6. U.li.nr 311. 3n) Hi PUi. Singipuri 68. Orcturd Rom). Til: *****2. frow SG4NDINN4M
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      567 13 CLASSIC BLAZERS FROM EUROPE See them at the Top Designers' Collection at the Hyatt Crystal Ballroom tonight O U \liZj boutique Unit 119,15t floor. Plaza Singapura, Orchard Road Singapore Tel *****0 The Board of Directors of The Hongkong Kowloon Wharf Godown Company, Limited announce: GROUP PROFITS after taxation attributable to
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    The Straits Times FRIDAY, APRIL 7. 1978 BOMB ABORTED?
    628 14 The Straits Times FRIDAY, APRIL 7. 1978 BOMB ABORTED? THE whole world, led by the New York Times, seems to know that President Carter has taken a decision to abort the development of the neutron bomb, but White House officials are still claiming that nothing is final. The trouble, it
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      HDB residents free to install safety device
      445 14 PLEASE refer to your article "Safety device to stop bamboo poles falling" (ST. Mar. 30) In which the HDB Is said to have "approved" the safety device. Just to set the record straight. In the event that residents may think we are recommending
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    Lee looks to the day when 80 pc of the people are bilingual
    7156 14 Lee looks to the day when 80 pc of the people are bilingual TAY SEOW HUAH: Mr. Prime Minister, in your recent speeches on education in Singapore, you described the last 20 years as a messy, massive exercise involving the mass production of schools and teachers and a juggling of
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      Two best sellers made into one serial
      290 15 Two best sellers made into one serial ASPEN the famous «:kl resort in Coski resori in uo lorado, which made headlines two years ago when Claudlne Longet, ex-wlfe of Andy Williams, shot her lover, ski star Vlad i mir "Snider" V\s w .w Pi»f Sabich, is the setting for the
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      Lock icon ONCE A YEAR ON TV
      61 15 NEW YORK Thurs—The film GONE WITH THE WIND will lu> shown on television onrp a year for the next 20 years by CBS under a US$35 million (5580.5 million) deal with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. This is the biggest sum paid for a film in the history of
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      "Sunday re-run
      56 15 "Sunday re-run THE high-level open discussion on bilinguallsm with the Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. telecast last night, will be re-run on Sunday over Channel 5 at 10.30 a.m. i colour i. Because of this. Sunday Matlnee's TOYS IN THE ATTIC which was originally scheduled to be shown ln
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      Paris, but it does not quite sizzle
      220 15 SATURDAY Midnight Movie. PARIS WHEN IT SIZZLES, sounds like one of those provocative European films but you will find it is only a lukewarm excuse for an attempt at a light romantic comedy. Solid- looking William HOiden frolics around the French capital with
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      Lock icon Oscars 1978: The full list
      542 15 Oscars 1978: The full list HERE is the full list of winners of the 1978 Oscars presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Hollywood on Monday night. FILM: Annie HaU DIRECTOR: Woody Allen for Annie HaU ACTOR: Richard Dreyfuss >n The Goodbye Girl ACTRESS: Diane Keaton
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      FUTURE COP'S WINNING STREAK AT POKER
      184 15 FUTURE COP'S WINNING STREAK AT POKER CLEAVER .Ernest Borgntn i finds himself in trouble when the Investment counsellor, to whom he had entrusted the Police Benevolent Fund account, embezzles the money and loses It in a poker game in Sunday's episode. The Kansas City Kid. To get back the money.
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      265 15 smL SINGAPORE CONTACT LENS V^/ SOCIETY The following members are: CONTACT LENS PRACTITIONERS OPHTHALMIC OPTICIANS OPTOMETRISTS E.J. BENJAMIN I BENJAMIN PTE LTD F.M.O, FACLP 104. Tanghn Shopping Centre Tanghn Road. (9) Tel *****9 *****56 CHEN YIN FOOK By appointment A.O.A. A.C.C.L.P. Please phone *****8 C.C. CHUI CC CHUI OPT CO
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      838 15 Today's TV and Radio 1 SINGAPORE 5 3.00 PM Opening and Housewives Matinee 8.00 Sports Parade The Ungrateful Lover (Mandarin-Repeat) j 40 The Uidersea World of Jacques Coistean 4.25 Intermission The SBJ e o( the Wa ry$ (repMt !'S Ci. S«f EWCi 6IWil S 30 d M rt 6*35 The
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      387 16 '♦♦♦«t»*»»» »+~a-4-»+4-»»+»++.»»»» ****l|| A CHARITY FILM PREMIERE in oid of the SINGAPORE ELDERS' ACTIVITIES CENTRE will ba held under 'he distinguished Patronage of the Senior Parliamentary Secretary. MINISTRY of SOCIAL AFFAIRS MR. CHAN CHEE SENG TODAY 7th APRIL 78 at 9.30pm in conjunction with the opening of KALLANG THEATRE I
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      434 16 I QIEftlH OKCHARI: Tomorrow Midnight! < l| HIRING OF POLARIZED LENSES: 10 cts each \1 I REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT ON RETURN il OF POLARIZED LENSES: 50 cts each |j ftAWARD WINNING KUNQ FU SPECTACULAR! IN SUPER 3-D a i ir^ M aiP IVI^^IS i %IN SUPER 3 DIMENSION 1 i WINNER
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  • TIMES CITY DESK
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      CLOSING PRICES
      1227 18 EHE last transacted ready sale at the close of business on the Stock Ex,nge of Singapore yesterday cornea with the previous day's prices ether with 1977/78 high and low. d Jus ted for script/ tights Issue). SECTION ONE INDUSTRIAL* h Low Company Sale +or132 Aetna 178 -2 123*
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        Rises
        38 18 \1,,,m 212 *22 Straits Trading 665 +20 M Tobacco 660 -20 Si Steamship 291 ♦16 Kr.m.i 620 OS IM H( 695 *10 H.Mhm.n. 364 -10 Wrarnre 260 ♦10 Traclora 382 *8 Proprrtin 163 +8 ftt 1 3
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        22 18 l 250-10 "BS 144 "4 MOmrni 264 -4 Jardinr. 203 -4 NBT 186 "4 HaU 297 -3 H M.i. 162 -3
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        30 18 AP| 378 000 Haw Par 206.000 Bovis 94 000 CoM Storage 87! 000 SinwlHrbv 80.000 PahangCon. 74.000 (,|,|V> 72.000 Roy.l 67.000 Grntiags 66.000 S l Siramship 56.000
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        40 18 Aprs Apr 9 BT Index: 738.78 746 12 Industrials: 281.41 284 87 Finance: 473.51 475.32 Hotels: 185.48 185.61 Properties: 167.67 188 42 Tins: 140 85 ***** »rubbers: 470 12 470.89 0.C.8.C 258.44 261 56 s.E.S Ind: 255.78 258 68
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        Hongkong
        254 18 cS^sKue^o^f-1 taking, offset slightly by a little buying Interest, dealers said. The Hang Seng Index fell 6.32 to 445.35 points, on a combined $°57 a 25 tU mm 1 V< n rVOlUmeValUe<lat JS7.ZS million. APR as HKI 1^ Rubber I A»socl.t«JHot«U 2.77* ?S. r~. ™~"f'* on« •JJ -{•> "S?
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        Tokyo
        382 18 TOKYO: Prices closed lower on profit-taking and liquidations, Wuh the Dow Jones average falling 29.65 from a postwar reco nl«n w close at 5.498.25 points, with a volume of 360 million shares, dealers said. The New Index closed at 409.98. down 0.66 point. Y«" AJlnomoto 53* -3 Akal 429
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        Sydney
        300 18 SYDNEY: Prices were generally higher In active Institutional buvinu. dealers said. BMP ended four cents up at AsB 10 after trading as high as $6.14 earlier. The Bank of NSW was steady at $5.22 and The ANZ gained five cents to $2.70. The Sydney All-Ordlnarles slipped 0.2 to 459
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        Options
        66 18 striking prices of the stock options officially listed on the Stock Exchange of Singapore, the periods, bid and offer prices and business done yesterday, with the number of options traded shown In brackets. Inchcape (June SI. 90) (0.I0B). Pan Electric (June $1.55) (0.28B). St Steamship (June $2.10) (O.MS). Wearnea
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        New York
        182 19 NEW YORK, Wed. Stocks traded slightly higher this morning and then rallied to score a strong «Un at the close. "Analysts attributed the market's strength to technlcal factors and short coverIng. Still, analysts said that lurking In the background were problems connected with the weak doUar. inflation, rising
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        Amsterdam
        66 19 AMSTERDAM Wed. Share prices closed higher. though trading remained quiet Akio led gains In Dutch finished unchanged. In the rest of the market shares with gains between one and two guilders Included korf. Amfas and Van Ommrrfn. Lower Issues were led by Bolt. Fokkf-r. Naarden and Pakhord. Cloilng i>rlce«
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        163 19 yUHICH. Wed Prices were steady In light trading The rip was some buying Bnmn Bovrri, JrlmoU. Globus, Nertfa and Sandoc higher. Among ftnanclals OerUkonBurhrV rose slightly Dollar ■tock-s rose, with Dutch and Oennan shares also higher. The Credit Sulsse Index roje 15 oolnta to 247.0. Cloainv price. D Swiu
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        Indices
        221 19 TIUM VfAviiTßiVi^ INDUSTRIALS Wednesday 470.2 lueI ue t day 46V8 Week Ago 488.1 DOW JONES AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Wednesday 783.08 Tuesday 755 37 We*k Ago 76L78 LONDON DOLLAR PREMIUM Wednesday 101S to 102* Tuesday 101 to 101 v, h.k.hangseng Thursday 445.35 Wednesday closed Week Ago 444.08 SYDNEY INDUSTRIALS Thursday 402.07
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      Unit trusts
      326 18 SINGAPORE UNIT TRUST (Maufm' prlcn far April 7) TheComnwrce 1.87 198 The Saving Fund 109 1.15xd Spore Prog Fund 0 89 0 M Spore Security Fund 1.71 1.81 Spore Invest Fund 1.11 1.17 ASIA UNIT TRUST iMaum 1 prior, far April 7) Mai Invest Fund 1.83 I.M Mai
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      BUSINESS DONE (SINGAPORE)
      1866 18 1J" i and offer prices officially IB listed and business In and Tpported to the Stoc l Exchange of Singapore yestertiay 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 wo.'d
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      Government and corporate bonds
      139 18 4 3/4% 1/5/7} (250.000) (100 9SB) 4 3/4% 15/S/KO (250.000) (*****8 100.10S) (2) ***** 5 3/4% 1/12/80 (250.000) 1 IM4 mm i T F 15/4/81 (250.000) (102 70B) 5% T F 15/10/81 (250.000) (102 50B) 5% T F 1/5/83 (250.000) (100 308 100.40S) (8) 100.40 5
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        TIN
        151 18 riTHE Straits tin price ■I- recovered $11 to $1,487 per plcul in Penang yesterday on an official offering down 114 tonnes to 121 tonnes. The overnight London market was steadier with forward buyers gaining £15 lo £5,750 per tonne. LONDON: Tin on the day rose £25 for Cash and
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        CLOSING PRICES
        30 18 Rubber: Apr. 6 Singapore: Apr 201.00 cts (up 1.50 cts). Malaysia: May 205.00 cts (up 1.25 cts). Tin: $1,487 (up $11). Official offering: 121 tonnes (down 114 tonnes).
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        56 18 Wednesday Tuesday Melbrurne (1) 157.8S 160 lo London 17S SOB 179 258 179.008 179.758 Zurich 178.008 180.008 178.758 180.75S Paris 178.22 180.80 Thursday Wednesday Hongkong 181.SOB Cloaed 182.108 Closed 8 pore (2) 180.878 179 128 1*1.488 179.788 Export prices In non-sterlinf areas In Us dollar per ounce. (1) Australian
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      1685 18 810 and offer prices offtdaily liste.l and Ouslnrss in and reported to the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange yesterday with the number of shares traded shown in brackets In lots of J'Tf "d" 15 Un' eSS OtnerWlSe INDUBTRIALB Acma (1 75 H 1 90S) Almomato .2 428 2.505) (1)
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      424 18 rpHE Singapore rubber A market yesterday ope™a^ut SlfS? lower following easier London advices, dealers said. The market later recovered as short-covering interest and forward demand found seilers elusive. Some covering of near maturing April caused a nar-rowlng-in Of differentials to May be hall cent Volume waj; 'air volume The
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      109 18 TkAILY SSR and SMK prices at noon yesterday: *J Apr May K.A.S. (Current Mth) (Forward Mth) Buyers Sellers Buyers SrUm SSR 20 (1 ton pallet) 192.00 194O0N 193.00 195 OON SSR 50 (1 ton pallet) 190.00 192 OON 191.00 193 OON M.R.E.1-.B. May June SMR 5CV (1
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      116 18 (HIN£»E PRODUCI IXCLOtINO MICH m PICUL YISTIROAV. CHiiwt >ii: Bulk (SO lellcra. old drum (90 Mlltn, new drum J95 Mlltn. C*f»a: Mixed (loOM) UK/Cont $54 buytn Ptppar: Ifuntok A8TA white fob. 100% NL.W (3S0 Mllcn. Sarawak white f.o.b. M% NLW JJiiO acllara. Sarawak apcclal black fob. \)f, NLW
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      475 18 TRADING on the Singapore stock market yesterday took a turn for the better as buy ing sentiment resumed, enabling gains to be recorded all round. Advances ranged up to 20 cents. Industrial counters were the centre of attraction while other sectors were quiet in comparison. With
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      326 18 A SLIGHT Improvement In blue chips and heavymarket sentiment lifted weights were traded on a prices marginally higher at fairly steady bias with gains the Kuala Lumpur Stock by Boustead (up four Exchange yesterday. cents), Dunlop Industries The strong bullish sup- (up four cents.), Esso Orport seen in
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      185 18 T*HE US dollar opened in terms of most major curfactlonally lower at rtndes on Wednesday after52.3055,70 in the Singapore noon, moving well over the forex market yesterday. $1-87 level to around (1.8740/ Tradinir w« nniot «ifh staa S0 and rlsln 8 to 62 2on ixaaing was quiet
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      133 18 Interbank rates at 3.00 p.m. Currencies Nominal rates Smithsonian prrcrnlace quoted yesterday (cross) parity chance US dollar 2.3065 2.3075 2 8196 —1819 Sterling po<ind 4.3161 4.3225 7.3469 —41 25 Hongkong dollar 50.03 50.09 50.51 0.95 M'slan dollar 97.74 07.84 100.00 2 26 Aust schilling 15.9143 15.9914 12.1012 +31.51
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      166 18 ASIAN currency deposit Interbank rales as at close on April 8. US Dollars (Spot) Offer Bui 7 days 7 6 7/8 1 mth 7 1/4 7 1/8 2 nuns 7 7/16 -7 5/18 3 mths 7 1/2 7 3/8 6 mths 7 7/8 7 3/4 9 mths
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      38 18 Closing interbank rates on Singapore dollars on April 6. Offer Bid Overnight 3 1/3 3 1/4 1 mth 4 11/18 4 6/8 2 mths 4 7/8 4 3/4 3 mths 5 4 7/8 Source: Astir? Pearce.
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      63 18 NOTE: Theae rate* may differ slightly rrcm Uun quoted by btnJu to their customers. RANOE of ntM offtra* by diacount bouses oo April Overnight H%. Call deposit 2J to 3|<* ClMlm Buy till 3 Month Tnuurr bills 3 111 1/U J- Month Bank bills 4 7/i 3/4 3-Month CD
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      Prima sees unexciting years ahead
      487 19 UNEXCITING years await Prlma Flour Mills, at least until Its flour milling project In Sri Lanka conies on stream In the early 1980s. With increasing competition encountered in its traditional export markets In West Asia and Europe, profits have plateaued In the last two years
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      199 19 A CATASTROPHIC per- reported at the half-way formance In the second- mark. n?i ax,^P'prnl^?^ Tne low level ot a"«r-tax and Timber Products earnings could also be ac»tK 7lso» XOcTb tO\!?T cKra^rraV!^: fS^h/iW^Mi! F&tt th U e b ss,B?opa 3 from the $1.11 million last time on
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      70 18 Minimum lending rates THE PRIME rate of most commercial banks in Singapore now stands at 7 per cent. Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation is still offering *>'. per cent to It* best customers while both Chartered and United Commercial Bank are maintaining their prime rales at 7' < per cent. The stated
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      510 19 A leading Sales Company in Electrical^ and Electronic products invites applications from Malaysian Citizens for the following appointment in it's Head Office in Kuala Lumpur: SALES ENGINEER The person appointed will be expected to take charge of the commercial and technical operation of the Communications Division which is concerned with
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      830 19 Leading motor company requires EXECUTIVE MAmAMAm experienced in motor trade (passenger and ™Di°io^^s£l£™ commercial vehicles) and possessing appro- Dal "lio IT«artL,lSrl^krap"I T« ar tL,ISr 1^ krap priate qualifications to undertake market r Nt° w»w »o K jli^Ng« H »n, Johore Bahru. surveys of motor trade and indepth statisti- TBttbPrtu.rWtaM.* r
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      762 19 S H a I In view of the progrew and expansion in our Company in the field of hatvy |l equipment, farm machinery and material* handling equipment, we have the following vacanciesSALES MANAGER Materials Handling Department (Petaling Jaya) Should possess a degree /diploma in Mechanical Engineering from a recognised institution,
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      1179 20 CLASSIFIED ADS AT YOUR SERVICE Xf/^x Telephone Service:- £1 g»J Weekdays 8.30 a.m. 5.00 p.m. Saturdays 8.30 am 3.00 p.m. Public Holidays C.A.T.S. 9.00 a.m. 1.00 p.m. 235-6677 Counter Servioe Regular office hours Ansafone Service After office hours RATES Per word 60 cts (Mln. $9.00) Per column cm $10.75 (Mm.
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      1448 20 I FOR SALE t SHOPPING GUIDE E^^^™ SELL SEFK WANTED SINGAPORE USED thrOUQh tHfi stamps. Singapore 810/- sliver and straits settlement coins, any *»l«v*?*a*>.A#4a? quantity, Golden Million. 7ACIU- CIUSIIT ICuS. ford Pier. Singapore tel: *****6 II EMPLOYMENT We are fkm ol Chartered ■»^"^"^s»B^B^B^*B^**»^B*^a****»» Accountant* and hay* a vencancy for Processional
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      1479 20 II EMPLOYMENT LARGE SHIPBUILDING COM- PANY in Jurong requires urgently I Male Job Costing/ Kardex ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT Clerk Candidates must possess OCE Certificate with credit/ pass r*qu»*a ior in English and Book-keeping Coat a Management Accounting knowledge and must have com- M h^A, k-_ i pleted National Service Salary Zhum-I
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      1409 20 II EMPLOYMENT k EXPERIENCED MALE REPRE SENTATIVES required for promoSales t tlon o( books to schools and R*P r **""rt"' I| V"'* non-returnable lo ST. Bo» Repreaenlalivea who h.v* "NTATIVES required for sales ol wide eiperience in paper stationeries games and toys Approducla and corrugate*] P l writing wiin photograph
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      1390 20 II EMPLOYMENT PIONEER OROUP OF Companies requre top calibre female/ male NATIONAL ENGINEERING SERexpenenced sales personnel Age VICES PTE LTD above 20 Salary according to experience plus commissions Call requires Complex Singapore 7 o'n'fny WELDERS weekdays between 930 am Applicants must have at least 2 6 00pm years working experience
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      1125 21 II EMPIOYMENT I s>^P»fosteiv FOSTER ELECTRIC -T (S) PTE LTD. 1H KALLANG WAV _S_____B_B_BJ__B___BJb-_B_I SINGAPORE 1) Tel: SBSSII. A LEADING OARMENT FAC- We ere a well eetebMehed mewiTORY INVITES APPLICA- lecturer of Audio products TIONS TO FILL THE FOLLOW- W e are expanding our operaING POSITIONS:- tlonl an d have
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      1230 21 II EMPLOYMENT I Wlff Immedlete vscanctae for: GENERAL 0 ELECTRIC ■1) wc£ker CU oin l u__ HeH c Preference given to those II staying ln Dlst 12 FEMALE PRODUCTION a Age above 30 COLOUr'tVIEV?SION U2) GENERAL WORKERS MANUFACTURER c Preferably Jurong resits DAY WORK WEEK) dents NO MICROSCOPES II Ca|
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      1342 21 II EMPIOYMPIT I TIOREBS DEPARTMENTAL STORE has Immediate vacancies for the jajaa/ f^~ following positions (A) PLAZA SINGAPURA STORE SINGAPORE FUJITBC ELEVATOR 1 L l > tt TAWT> CORPNLTD ffiSfU after S-month requires probation a 16-22 years old 1. TRAINEE MECHANICS Possess OCE/ completed Secondary 4. c Completed Secondary Four
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      1513 21 II EMPiOYMENT _> Cinema Road Manutaclunng Company ""B"**** requires Immediately There are vacancies for FEMALE COMMIS COOKS PRODUCTION WORKERS Must have previous working c No experience required experience ln the kitchen c No shift work Conversant In Chinese c Office hours/ 6-day week dialects c Alrcondltloned environment Those who do
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      1517 21 II EMftOYMEIIT SKILLED AND UNSKILLED sewing TOKYO BYOKANE (S) PTE LTD girls, and female general worker* 10. Firm Lokyang Raad. required Please apply perJurong Town. sonally at Rose Textile Industry Singapore 22 (S) Pte Ltd Block i. M-126-E. urwintly requires Boon Xtn S Ke»a. Singapore 12 FEMALE PACKERS WANTEO OESPATCM
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      1635 22 111 VEHICLES 4 BOATS I es^e^Se^Ss^B^iiissiissssssZnTyellNTtLUSMiANlO^ ■■■BBe^BBBBBBSBBBaVeaBBMBBBBI owner Excellent condition Sell■l Ing $9 400 Telephone *****47 ■nMM| Steven BHealßltiilH I rs FIAT 1M s P° rU In excellent condition, alrcond.. campagnolo rlms. radio, cassette, new road 22' PIBEROLASS HALF Cabin tax View 59. Blnjal Park. Spore cruiser with twin Volvo
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      2017 22 I 111 VEHICLES BOATS I IS7S TOVOTA ROYAL Crown '74 MERCEDES 2SOS with alrcond. Superb condition Fully auto- radio and cassette 2nd owner, matlc $38,000 ono HP easily very good condition Owned by arrangeable Telephone *****03 Company Director. Price $42,500 I*7o MORRIS 1100*. Very good Telephone *****97 for enquiries, and
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      1507 22 111 VEHICLES Ml BOATS SCRAP/ SECONDHAND CARS WE CAN OFFER high price for any any make and model wanted. Japanese cars. Interested can High price offered Contact *****1/*****28 *****41 Roger/ Heong. 46 GENUINE BUYER REOUIRES Lan Rangoon Road. Spore 8. cla Beta 1800 Coupe. '75/ '76 GOOD PRICE OFFERED for
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      1510 22 V SERVICES It BUSINESS SMALL MODELLING STUDIO, sell- LIBERTY TRANSPORTATION OF ing $15,000 (Including furniture. FERS prompt services for fittings, professional camera, houvhold removals, lorry tranprojector and screens etc.) sport with crane and 24 hours average profit $1350 pm. Tele- land rover towing vehicles Tel phone insulted Please write to
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      1086 22 I VI EDUCATION TRAINING STAMFORD COLLEGE GROUP (The largest resource Centre m Business Educahon n Asia) ACCOUNTANCY COURSES Incorporating features comparable to tt- best available mtemationaly c Courses inked to Study Packs developed by Redditch College (U X and Financial Training (London) c Team of dedicated and experienced tuH tune
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      1139 23 VI EDUCATIOW 4V TRAINING j AA GIRLS! Jobs *rt becoming harder to get "b^^ you need better qualifications a ■> Enrol now at the ITC and quality InHaT^m IA )or lhe London Chamber ol ■1 lUUU Commerce Private Secretary s Certificale and the ITC s Private a-kQfj qi I annmnaa
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      1228 23 VI EDUCATION 1 TRAINING pW» Computar Programming Couraa A^^SSXj iif I specially designed for those asplr- s r nsi y^^^^^*Wk| ing to seek employment In a com- a i iS H 111 puter firm Four-month course v SlMnforxlE.osllMK.ln I SSSHn!^ mm""" b Swcrsianai Skins II! fof (uflh#f lntom CooUc LM
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      550 23 VI EDUCATION TRAINING pen "l"a.«e.M $15V Tuition ftlmarv Pre U levels at reasonflsuindardsatyourhomeorour ablecharges. Arrangement. :hool Tel *****3 (National): *****00 ***** (Progress) O.C.t. MATHEMATICS. PHYSICAL Science Retired, trained lOLOGY WITH PRACTICALS, graduate teacher (21 years' expeeneral Science by experienced rlence) *****2 (Ooh). 2.00 p.m. idy Science Graduate Primary 5.00 p
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      790 23 I VII TRAVEL RESTAURANTS bbbbb! bbb^^^HV^Vbbw^P^bb! M Lbbbb\ SIN CHEW JIT POH TOURS wishes to announce that a grand auspicious Mass Wedding celebration will be organised in September 78 All enquiries are welcomed. Choose your honeymoon destination Manila/Taipeh/Hongkong 14 days $1 796 Philippines 7 days 5989 USA/Canada 20 days $3
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      1232 23 I VII TRAVEL RESTAURANTS I lEQRQPEANI EQRQPEAN f7X4_ TOURS ~",»|%V_/ <y imwatr*^ CAPITALS 1 Days S3I4S RMIMB CR«MS«. PARIS. AMSTERDAM S days *****' T> EUROPEAN ROUNOTRIP British itss.^ tM airways rH ociTi€t !Z holidaiys r Airfares Dally Jumbo 1 Fll«hl« European Tours (acrom twin sharllng) T J-«.__ 2 Transfers Airport
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      39 24 Ten years have passed since you left us. Loving memories of you bring silent tears. Your great love and understanding will always be cherished by your loved ones. MR.CHOOLYEHUAT DEPARTED ON APRIL 7, 1968
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      48 24 MANAGING DIRECTOR OF SIN LIAN MONO CO PTE LTD PJ«J»« «mt tnmc^Mt on Mh Apr* Cortege leaving Blk IS. 1OS5-J. Upper Boon Keng Road. Singapore 14 for Bullm Cemetery l«78 Ong)at20 Pm on9lhA P rtl NO WREATHS PLEASE. ALL DONATIONS TO CHARITY. MR. CHENQ WEN SIANG
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      140 Acknowledgements
      122 24 THE FAMILY OF the late Mr John Wan Kum Tuck thank doctors sister, and staff of Ml Alvernla %S%23g^2!SSSS& and services rendered during their recent bereavement I FAMILY OF THE late Mr Un Pin Hsien thank friends, relatives, pastors and members of Jubilee Church. Paya Lebar Methodist Church,
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      43 24 GROUP CAPTAIN ARTHUR JOHN CLINTON PELHAMQROOM (RAF) called to eternal rest, on this day the 8th of April 1S78 A* mirt o« rmptct »od honour lo Mil* wondortul pvraon, OTREM8KV PCTS SERVICES wIM Im ctOMd lor th« day »th April 1*71.
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      436 24 I VII TRAVEL I RESTAURANTS I a> Vf^^^T^'^F^^H VJbbBb^MbIBBBB b^b, FOOTBALL FANS GIVE SUPPORT SINGAPORE »a PENANG Departure Bth April Return 10th April a Air-con coach reclining seats, colour TV entertainment a Hotel accommodation Me"'*, H .'-T^-'.^li!?, price opnonaij Enquiries welcome Telephone *****35 a *****36 TTKA"tTh"?,VJor. LKN Building 135 Cecil
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      475 24 V.M.C.A. RESTAURANT a Cnffee House "A" Orchard Road, next to muwiin Tel *****9 Good quality, econon'lcal Chinese. Indonesian (1 We.tern dishes or set meal. From 8 .1 m 10 pm Functions L outside catering accepted, ample parking SINGAPORE SUBORDINATE COURT PUSLIC CANTEEN (Mang K«a nattau-ant Branch) Upoar Croat Straat TRY
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      496 24 imes friday properties m rt SI^ m ItifXa J Appraisal tfluWj group FLATS:- District 9, River Valley Close Welkin Mansion 17thtioor I brand new apartment Built in atea 1 900 sq It |M Sailing: S160.000/ o.n.o District 9, Luxurious penthouse in select residential area I oft Orchard Road Built-in area
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      1186 24 times friday properties against TERMITES, COCKROACHES, RODENTS, Ijl ANTS, MOSQUITOES OTHER PESTS Ir\ for INSPECTION, ADVICE, TREATMENT, [pi Tel* *****5 RENTOKIL VJ -I-V^X. KJ^.KJU\SKJ SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. J^^A- THE 50 STOREY J INTBHUnONAI PUZA I LUXURIOUS APARTMENTS FOR RENT X t Ideally located at the junction of Anson Road ft^R
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      805 24 DISTRICT 1« SIQLAP DRIVE single-storey bungalow 9.000 sq fl 3 bedrooms. 3 bathrooms, servant's rooms, furnished 3 airronds SI. 300: District 19 Lorong Ong Lye. very big semi-de-tached, fully furnished (800. District 23 Jalan Dermawar double-storey bungalow 12.000 sq ft. unfurnished $1,500 Tel *****51/ *****50. DISTRICT OXLEV RISE 1850 District
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      2075 24 IV ACCOMMODATION I PWOPEKTIES OltT ATT CTIVf AOOHS Js3 sj^ Furnished, cooking furiliu*** M1 u^. h «Cru*tWt«.tumi.hed §0 SSSKT Sl'TO-'Cd ***** 0 &Tt^ B pTS, W sCp^i2. 2 SKToViO S> FURNISHED ROOM OWN entrance T" g> uisincis 9 IU. (1 hdlnroom $80 p m Ist fl.*r 1296A 8500 sq. ft
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      629 25 l IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES SHOP (OFFICE) AT Anson Road for takeover urgently at S(2 800 (with office furnltjre, showcase/ telephone) Interested call OOLDEN MILE SHOPPING Centre, available Immediately partitioned office Furnished (250. Unfurnished (220 Phone Wong *****6/ *****49 OFFICE/ INDUSTRIAL SPACE available from 2,000 4,000 sq ft. In or out
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      580 25 1 HOME OWNERSHIP THROUGH OVERSEAS UNION TRUST LIMITED A subsidiary of Overseas Union Bank Limited We provide loans for purchase of houses, flats and other properties up to 80% of valuation on easy repayment terms up to 20 years. Other facilities include: Short-term Loans and Hire Purchase facilities at competitive
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      710 25 DIST. S FABER HILLS double-sto-rey modern semi-detached. Approx 4000 sq.ft. Furnished/ unfurnished $195,000/ $186,000 o no Double-storey terrace 2116 sq ft Unfurnished $139 0000 n o Call *****/ *****8 DISTRICT 17 OFF CHANOI Road Jalan Pernama 2-storey semi-de-tached. 5.000 sq ft. 4 bedrooms. $120,000 o no Telephone *****02/ ***** KA
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      1385 25 lIVI IV ACCOMMODATION 4V PtOPEKTIES I /&?<&-&-£>-&^^^StS INDUSTRIAL LAND UPPER Paya >^<"»SJ"SJ»S<*Cx7»S<JT>c" B iW'» Lebar Road Approximately Phoir*» Sfo 98.000 sq ft Approved for office/ wl| u"'V W flatted factory/ warehouse. 4§ Apartments in fb p' Principal! can a <« DiStriCtS 9& 10 Sg> DltT. 11 VACANT RESIDENTIAL j2 ST
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      700 25 THE JURONQ COUNTRY CLUB (PTE) LTD invites application from suitobly qualified persons for the following positionsA) ACCOUNTANT /SECRETARY B) HOUSE KEEPER C) STENOGRAPHER OFFICE ASSISTANT D) ACCOUNTS CLERK E) TELEPHONE OPERATOR TYPIST RECEPTIONIST F) FITTER /MECHANIC SALARY SCALE A $2,000 (Fixed) B $1,200 $1,500 C $450 $825 D $290 $825
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      975 25 f offers a challenging career in J) ADVERTISEMENT SALES fin our group of newspapers vC SALES EXECUTIVES &X We are looking for bright young men ln their late sj£L R» twenties/ early thirties who are fit and energetic |^X and probably active ln sports. §3 jU The nature of the
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      70 26 ssl^sWHsV l^sf B flies to Houston five times klm\ KLM friendly, helpful, efficient, reliable KLM Royal Dutch Airlines G2, Mandarin Hotel Arcade Gl6, Kompleks Antarabangsa G7, Park Hotel Building 333 Orchard Road, Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur P.O. Box 1060 Miri Sarawak Singapore 9. Tel: ***** 1 West Malaysia. Tel:
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      106 26 YINGOFKINGS. Full Cream Evaporated Milk The ideal beverage-mate. King of Kings gives added richness to your coffee, tea or ot-her beverages. Fullofnatural goodness that is health-giving, bodybuilding and vitamin-enriched. A sure ft*jj beverages blends superbly well with your pastry <°°^^^MBhl»4 HfcLw^^^.* %k Ws#^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^siiiiißßl V \^*\^Sftlllllllllllllllllll*BSSSßßSMßßßßßlllllllfl BBBk^^^^Bsl bbb^lbKJ W^k V \*j^^
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      38 27 riMT DIVISION (Top lU wmn orat Ivrrtoa Liven* I i» cur •tvtrpool 34 23 S lUn M 37 JO 10 7 HI JS 50 M It 10 «53 X M 33 Id U 41 45 34 19 !<)?)«
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      331 27 Forest move nearer the title WOODCOCK'S GOAL SINKS UNLUCKY VILLA AND LONDON, Thurs.—Nottingham Forest are almost certain of becoming English League champions for the first time in the club's history after winning 1-0 at Aston Villa last night. Everton, their only serious rivals, lost 1-0 at home in their local
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      109 27 Players back their boss LIMA, Thurs. All 22 players in Peru's World Cup soccer squad have come out in support of manager Marcus Calderon, who has come under fire for the team's poor showing. Peru were beaten twice by Argentina and only drew with an experimental Bulgarian side in the
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      117 27 LONDON, Thurs. France urred tbe European Sports Ministers Conference yesterday to call on the worlds spoits bodies to expel countries who walked out of international competitions for political reasons, but immediately met with objections from other delegates. Dutch delegates, supported by the international sports federations, warned that
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      360 27 AUGUSTA (Georgia), Thurs. —The 42nd Masters golf tournament, the first major championship of the season, begins today with tse main contenders expressing confidence about the way they are playing, although ane has reservations. Defending champion Tom Watson, who began the season In spectacular form
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      309 27 r« EORGETOWN, Thurs. Australia won the Third Test against West Indies yes t c r day, keeping alive a series which looked moribund only a week ago. And the West Indies Cricket Board of Control seem to have won, at least for the
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      264 27 WEST INDIES Ist Inns. 20S AUSTRALIA Ist Inn*. 286 WEST INDIES 2nd Inns 439 AUSTRALIA 2nd Inns (Overnight 290-61 Darling c Williams b Clarke 0 Wood run out 126 Orilvie lbw Clarke 0 Simpson c Murray b Clarke 4 Serjeant c sub (Bacchus) b Phillip 124 Coaler b Phillip
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      277 27 NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana), Thurs. Promoter Bob Arum said today he had completed arrangements to stag* a rematch between heavyweight boxing champion Leon Splnks and Muhammad All here on Sept. 15. provided the fighters agree. "Everything U set pending the approval of Bplnks and All." said Arum, who wants the
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      463 27 Unhappy Schoen pays tribute to Brazil pEngland in last 4n ROME, Thurs- England qualified for tbr semi-finals of tbe European l'nder-21 soccrr championship by a 2-1 aggregate after holding Italy to a 0-0 draw here yesterday. In other quarter- final matches yesterday, Spain beat Malta
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      Search begins for best boy, girl in sports
      294 28  -  PATRICK BASTIANS By gINGAPORE Sportsboy and Sportsgirl of the Year awards the brainchild of Mr. E.W. Barker, Minister of Law. the Environment, Science and Technology, and Dr. Tan Eng Liang, Minister of State for National Development will be implemented by June. The
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      132 28 LIVERPOOL, Thurs. Noel Le Mare, the owner of Red Rum, has turned down the £500,000 ($2.2 million) offer by Japanese businessman "Rocky" Aokl to buy the famed race horse. Mr. AoU said: "I offered the Le Mare family £500,000 but they didn't want
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      COURT BELLE UNDERLINES HER CHANCES
      578 28  - COURT BELLE UNDERLINES HER CHANCES BLUE PESTER By TPOH, Thurs.— Court Belle underlined her chances In Race Four on Sunday with a dashing workout in good going here today. Ridden by Mohamed Ismail, the flve-year-old by Amusement III ran 600 metres In 36.6 sec. finishing with quite a bit in
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      Fancied Police held to a draw
      148 29  -  SURINDER SINGH By SI NG A PORE Armed Forces 'B, revelling in the mud, held off a determined challenge from the Police A team to earn themselves a replay in the Singapore Hockey Association's under-23 knock-out competition at Nee Soon yesterday. The match ended
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      WEE TO TAKE FITNESS TEST
      166 29 I^DMUND Wee has been Included among the players to be considered for selection tonight for the Malaysia Cup soccer match against Penang at Penan*, on Sunday, reports JOF DORM. TThis was the surprise announcement by coach Sebastian Yap after last night's training session at Jalan
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      Nairobi's Shah is the man to watch
      361 29  -  ERNEST FRIDA By IAWAHIR SHAH, who Just missed the Man of the Match award lp East Africa's Prudential World Cup game against India at Lord's in 1975, will be the cricketer to watch when Nairobi Gymkhana play two matches in Singapore this weekend.
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      Ice skating gives way to go-skate
      236 29  -  PETER SIOW By ICE SKATERS in Singapore have until tomorrow to burn up the ice. After that, ice skating will be only a memory. For Ice Palace, the only remaining ice rink in Singapore (Jurong Ice Skating Centre closed last year), wjll be undergoing
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      DIARY
      131 29 ATHLETICS Umar Puawar High School meet (Maxwell Road 2 pm.). HOCKEY SHA under-23 quarter-finals Janseiiltes C v SAFSA 'C (Balestier Road 5 pmi RUGBY Schools national tournament: secondary: Monk's Hill v New Town, Whitley Secondary v Willow Avenue. Ouneain Technical v SAP School (WoodsvUle 2 15 p.m.); Raffles v
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      Lock icon Burrows one up on six Taiwanese
      236 29 TAIPEH, Thurs. American Gaylord Burrows today fired a three upder-par 69 to lead six Taiwanese golfers by one stroke in the first round of the US$35,000 ($80,500) Taiwan Open golf championship. Bunched on 70 were former Taiwan Open champions Kuo Chi Hslung and Hsu
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      Singapore thrash Selangor by nine wickets
      246 29 Singapore thrash Selangor by nine wickets SEREMBAN, Thurs Defending champions Singapore today qualified for the MCA Colts cricket championship final when they thrashed Selangor by nine wickets In their South zone final here today. Final scores: Selangor 64 (L. Young 4-16 M. Rajalingam 3-19) Singapore 66-1 (L. Young 29 n.o.
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      Coaching course
      68 29 Coaching course rE Singapore Sports Council, the Ministry of Education and the Singapore Table Tennis Association will jointly conduct a 25session table tennis coaching course in Chinese from May 2 July 25 at Pol Chlng School, Toa Payoh. Persons with a playing knowledge of the game may apply on forms
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      Liang leads in junior trials
      264 29 RAYMOND LIANG, one of Singapore's most promising young golfers, leads in the junior trials after two rounds, reports ERNEST FBIDA. Liang, who plays off a handicap of seven, registered scores of 76 and 83 for a two-round total of 159 at Sentosa and Seletar. Jeffrey
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      Lock icon Now the rattan racket to badminton success
      375 29  -  BERNARD PEREIRA By pNTER the rattan racket and the weleht belt t -igu WO innovational apparatuses tor training introduced to the national badminton squad. The brainchild of the director of coaching. Cheong Cheng Swee, and coach Yeo Ah Seng the equipment made their
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      Singapore expect to do well in HK
      352 29  -  GODFREY ROBERT By BUOYED by the successes of the Singapore team at the Haadyal tournament and the Malays at the Jonah Jones championship in the last two months, the national rugby team are confident of doing well in the Rothmans Cathay Pacific Airline
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      Shin guards a must order to Cup team
      290 29  -  JOE DORAI By CING APORE's Malaysia Cup squad have been ordered to wear shin guards. The Football Association of Singapore have issued the directive following the recent spate of injuries. The players have been Issued with lightweight shin guards and told to
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    Lock icon Take more refugees off us: Kriangsak
    200 30 HONGKONG, TMir» rAI Prime Minister Krlaniiak -;homa nan today c» led on other countries to help bear the burden of refugees from Thailand's communist ne (hbours in Indochina. Gen. Krlanrtak told reporters hern that Thailand had almost 100.000 refuges*. He •aid this was a
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    63 30 WASHINOTON. Thuri. The Internationa) Monetary Fund (old US$70.6 million (SSI 62.3 million) worth of gold at lu 30th auction to raise money (or the world's poorest nations. The average price at yesterday's auction was US$***** an ounce down from the US$181.85 an ounce at the
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    28 30 BUENOS AIRES. Thurs A powerful bomb exploded In a police station here today, killing two officers, one of them the deputy chief, It was learned. AFP.
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    Late CLASSIFIEDS DEATH
    54 30 PCLMAM OMOOM CHOUf <PC), tmrlj lovad faUur of BarDl«, aa 4.71. Itnnc* oo Saturday 5.4.T1 at lit Vtnwo Crrmatocium Cttapcl at 10 45 am. No (lowers ptaaa*. Daaatlcas to SPCA BoardliK Ktnn«U. 238 WMt Coast Head. B'port 5 Sadly nuwt by BarbK. Jamas and all frlrods, also
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    731 30 LONDON. Thurs. The stock market closed steady to firm today, and the Financial Times Index was up 2.4 at 472.6 Optimism ahead of the British budget prompted small buying Interest and a firmer tendency In both government stocks and equities, although many shares closed below the day's highs
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    SINGAPORE'S LANGUAGE DILEMMA
    349 30 SINGAPORE'S LANGUAGE DILEMMA are suggesting that in the primary schools and in the secondary schools up to secondary four, we can have the teaching divided into half— half in Chinese, In Mandarin, half in English. ■•Well, this is politics; this is not education. "And I think if I were to
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    'Saboteur' in govt building arrested
    215 30 'Saboteur' in govt building arrested JAKARTA, Thursday rjUARDS at the Ministry of Security and Defence compound in Jakarta arrested a confessed "saboteur" hiding in a washroom early today, a Jakarta military command spokes man said. The spokesman, Lt. Col. Anas Malik, told newsmen the 18-year-old youth said he had attempted
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    Restructuring UK economy to expand trade
    1072 31  -  JOHN MADDELY BRITAIN FACES UP TO THIRD WORLD COMPETITION By BRITAIN'S Foreign Secretary Dr. David Owen is behind a move to encourage changes in the British economy that would help to prevent further import controls on goods from Third World countries. Dr. Owen, who
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    Maltese tighten their belts
    197 31  - Maltese tighten their belts GEOFFREY GROVES in VALETTA By rE tiny Mediterranean Island of Malta is preoccupied by a problem of the future. It Is referred to by Its date, March 1979. In 12 months' time British military bases on the island, still a source of considerable revenue, will close
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    600 31  -  P.S. NIRASH By in Gantok, Sikkim. ELABORATE plans a have been laid by the Wildlife Department of the Government of Sikkim to 'capture" the legendary elusive creature of the Himalayas, the Yeti. People in Sikkim. Tibet and Bhutan have always firmly believed in
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    625 32  - Doing something about the weather like making it rain LLOYD TIMBERLAKE By in GENEVA •piRED of just talking about the weather, the World Mete orological Organisation (WMO) is planning to do something about it. This United Nations agency will this month choose a country In which to stage a seven-year
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    565 32  -  linda charlton By <"«""'»°™ AMERICAN Jews A are confused as SS£sd"V Ils£ angry about the Middle East policies of the American and Israeli governments. The important reasons for this new, unsettled climate of opinion and emotion among America's Jews and, to
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      Chinese kindergartens in demand
      1038 33  -  Purely Chinese stream kindergartens are gaining popularity as more and more parents send their children there to expose them to a Chinese speaking environment at an early age. This popularity Is due perhaps to the success of the bilingual policy and the fact that Chinese is
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      62 33 The illustrated word is pronounced yu, meaning small island. It has been reduced to only six strokes from Its regular form, in brackets, of 17. Here are a few common combinations of the word: mm daoyu > island. OuTytf the Kusu Island. For example, you may say. NT
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      25 33 Bu ru hS xue. mmttt? yan de hS ii. How can one obtain tigercub* without entering the tiger'i lair? Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
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      761 34 A MINISTRY A OF THE ENVIRONMENT TENDER NOTICE ENGINIIRING SERVICES DEPARTMENT (I) The Supply, Delivery, Inttollotion and Com missioning of Two UniH Electrically Driven Air Compret.or* Ref: TBN(BNV)iO/7i/5 'Showround: Meet at Vehicle Workshop, Mackenzie Road, Singapore 9 on 1 1.4.78 at 2 30 p.m Opened to P.W.D. Registered Contractors in
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      1293 34 THE LIST OF APPLICATIONS WILL OPEN AT 9 AM ON MONDAY, THE I 7TH APRIL, 1978 AND WILL CLOSE AT I I AM ON THE SAME DAY REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE ISSUE OF $575,000,000 REGISTERED STOCKS (Loon No. 1 of 1978) $100,000 000 OF 5% PER ANNUM TAXABLE REGISTERED STOCKS MATURING
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      1325 34 ■PF^BP Straits Steamship Comparry Limited M^ m (Incorpormted in Singapore) Preliminary Announcement of Results MmMmm^MMW for the year ended 3 lit December 1977 The audited results of the Oroup for the year ended 31st December, 1977 are as follows: IVn 1976 S'ooo J'ooo Sales 160,596 86,989 Operating profit 16,254 10,147
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      1016 35 NEPTUNE ORIENT LINES LTD REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE NATIONAL LINE invites suitably qualified persons to apply for the posts of onboard vessels. Candidates should be qualified to carry §BL out repairs and maintenance of refrigerated containers. arePreference will be given to those with relevant sea expe- If*,rience. |jjp Some aspects of
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      704 35 9PWD TENDER NOTICE Tenders are invited from PWD Registered Controctors tor the following (A) Construction of Pedestrian Walkway along High Street. Eligibility: Civil Engineering or Roods or Building or Specialist Item F3 Floor and Woll Finishes $500,000/- and above Site-Showround: 1 0-4-78 ot 1030 am Meet ot |unction of North
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      689 35 AUCTION SALE Mortgogees Sale of Valuable Properties To Be Held In Our Sale-Room No 58 Market Street Smgopore I ON WEDNESDAY, I2TH APRIL 1 978 At 2 30 PM Particulars: 1) No. 5 Little Rood (Godown) Lot 501—8 Mukim XXIV Areo 21 116 sq m (22,729 sq ft) Title Freehold
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      108 35 BAILIFF'S SALE In The Subordinate Courts Of The Republic Of Singapore Writ of Seizure Sale No. 386 of 1978 In The Cause Of Sen Sen Hotel Co. (Spore) Pte. Ltd. trading under the name and style of Hotel New Hongkong Plaintiffs Versus Campos Bertam Christopher Defendant Auction Sale Of Portable
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      1134 35 (UJ I REDEVELOPMENT TENDER I CONSTRUCTION AND COMPLETION OF I COVERED LINK BETWEEN URA BUILDING AND I MND ANNEXE BLOCK (HDB CANTEEN) Cost of Hiring Tender Documents $10 I Tender Deposit $250/- Closing Dote 20 Apr 78 I I Tender forms, etc moy be obtomed from the I I Contracts
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      681 35 THE BANKRI PTCY ACT (CHAPTKR IH. U7O EDITION) TAKE NOTICE that (a) Receiving ft Adjudica- tlon Orders were made against the following debtors on 31st March. 1978 IN BANKRUPTCY NOB 472/77 Tarn Ah Po of No 328-329 Peace Centre. Sophia Road. Singapore 9 491/77 Wong Wee Sin of No 30
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