The Straits Times, 11 December 1978

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    14 1 The Straits Times MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1978 Estd. 1845 25 CENTS M.C.(P) No. 214/1/78
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    Lock icon Vietnamese Forces cross into Laos THAI TROOPS PUT ON ALERT
    489 1 THAI TROOPS PUT ON ALERT Vietnamese Forces cross into Laos BANGKOK, Sunday THAI troops have been put on a state of alert following reports that 40,000 Vietnamese troops have crossed the frontier into Laos to reach northern Kampuchea, the supreme commander of Thailand's armed forces, Cen. Serm Na Nakhorn, said
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    Marcos sacks official
    65 1 MANILA. Sun President Marcos today lacked Public Hlchway* Regional Director Eucenvo ManaJo following alleged tund scandals The chief eiecutive fired Mr Manalo In > continuing crackdown agalnat graft and corruption in the government following the dttcoveiy of alleged fund anomalies involving clow to 100 million pesos iSSM
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    Lock icon MAS flights delayed by work-to-rule
    171 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. Because of an unofficial work-to-rule by Malaysian Airline System employees, most MAS flights were delayed today. Flight, baggage and cargo collection services were disrupted at Subang international airport. MAS general manager Mr Saw Huat Lye said yesterday that the alr- line had
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    Lock icon Less talk, more action
    562 1 Less talk, more action Refugees conference GENEVA, Sunday MALAYSIA and Thailand are expected to press (or less talk and more action when 34 countries meet here tomorrow to discuss how to help nearly 250,000 Indochlnese refugees who have fled their homeland and still have nowhere to go. Both have borne
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    Lock icon 151 turned away by China
    108 1 151 turned away by China MACAO, Sun. A group of 151 Vietnamese refugees who were refused permission to land In China arrived In Macao today. The refugees arrived on eight small fishing boats and were spotted by a communist Chinese Ashing junk about 10 km south of Macao before dawn,
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    Lock icon Growing up with the army
    406 1  -  LEE THIAN SOO By THESE smiling boys, all top trainees, got more than they bargained for from the Singapore Armed Forces Boys' School. fwo years ago, they joined the school with the weight of adolescent problems heavy on their heart and the thought of becoming
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    Lock icon The driver's dream city
    49 1 LONDON, Bun. London has become every driver's dream city because traffic wardens, in a strike, have Issued no parking tickets at expired parking meters since Oct 2. City officials said the action has cost them £1.4 million (3*6 million) so far in lost fines. UPI
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    Kriangsak hosts dinner for Lee
    131 1  -  SEAH CHIANG NEE PATTAYA, Sun. Prime Minister Kriangsak Chomanan tonight hosted a dinner for Mr. Lee Kuan Yew and 12 members of his delegation at the Royal Cliff Hotel The Singapore visitors were driven here earlier today for unofficial summit talks tomorrow on bilateral and
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    Lock icon Suharto calls fcr sacrifices
    62 1 JAKARTA. Sun. President Suharto yesterday called on the Indonesian people to be prepared to "make sacrifices (or the sake of the nation's progress In the future." Observers saw his remark as a reaction to (crowing complaints In the community over the soaring prices of goods as
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    Lock icon Vanity at any cost
    116 1 Vanity at any cost MOSCOW, Sun. Faced with a shortage -of cosmetics In government stores, Russian women are turning to black market substitutes made from chalk, furniture lacquer and shoe polish to make themselves beautiful. A report on cosmetics profiteering was carried by the newspaper Moskovskayb Pravda as a follow-up
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    Lock icon Frantic rush to leave Iran...
    544 1 Frantic rush to leave Iran ...as more than million take to the streets TEHERAN, Sunday MORE than a million anti-government demonstrators took to the streets in the capital today amid a desperate scramble by frightened foreigners to leave the country before Teheran airport was closed and sealed off. Aiming to
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      300 1 WIFE WHO 'RETURNED FROM THE DEAD' PageS POL POT plans to flee to jangle base, says report NETO ousted in swing back to Havana 3 THE superschools 10, 11 FORUM told why mercy killing should not be leg* 1 12 ONE In three crash motorcyclists lest control IS REFUGEES: Western
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      108 1 THE LADY 5§3 SEIKO QUARTZ.^Mtf£O A STARTLING /^i^f NEW JT \>-~Y I STANDARD OFVTx -A ACCURACY &si'^ FOR WOMEN. !stjm 47-5019 POP Ik -JT^l^^M~~~ 47 5019 RG y\^^J SEIKO Someday all watches will be made this way VIET-CHINA SEA CLASH BANGKOK, San. A Voice of Vietnam broadcast monitored here today
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      US policy tilt towards Khmer Govt?
      179 2 US policy tilt towards Khmer Govt? NEW YORK, Sun. A tilt of United States policy towards Kampuchea and away from Vietnam Is now under consideration by the Car t er administration and could affect current neKotlations with Vietnam, the New York Times said in an editorial yesterday. The Times said:
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      'Pol Pot planning to flee to jungle base'
      458 2 Pol Pot planning to flee to jungle base' Move to wage guerilla war, says report HONGKONG, Sun. The Kampuchean Government of Premier Pol Pot has started preparations to leave the city of Phnom Penh for a Jungle base, the Far Eastern Economic Review reDorted in its latest issue. Quoting sources,
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      Lock icon News takes second place to ads
      190 2 LONDON, Sun— The fare has been sparse for British newspaper readers, who have been getting little more than advertisements with news coverage reduced to the barest for the past week. Following the indefinite suspension of the Times of London, nearly 1,200 provincial papers have
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      Call to pick Dong as Asian of Year
      206 2 Call to pick Dong as Asian of Year HONGKONG, Sun. An Australian reader of the Far Eastern Economic Review has suggested that Vietnamese Premier Pham Van Done be nominated Asian of the Year. Calling on the Hongkong weekly to nominate an Asian of the Year for a cover story in
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      Lock icon Member of Red death squad shot dead
      175 2 Member of Red death squad shot dead MANILA, Sun. A highranking member of a communist death squad which had allegedly marked for execution several Philippine Government officials was killed In a blazing gunbattle with policemen, police reported today. A 23-year-old labourer was hit and wounded In the exchange of fire
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      Lock icon Flare-up over Peking wall poster
      328 2 Flare-up over Peking wall poster PEKING, Sunday AN INCIDENT flared at Peking's "democratic wall" today when a crowd turned against a man who had Just ripped down an 'open letter to US President Carter on human rights In China. Two AFP journalists were unwittingly the cause of the Incident. They
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      Lock icon Sniper lakes two lives
      45 2 Sniper takes two lives IRVINO (Texas). Sun A sniper with a hunting ride killed two people in separate cars on the Dallas-Port Worth highway here last .light. police reported today. The sniper, who fired two snots from an elevated walkway, got away, officers added. APP.
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      Lock icon SINGER CLAIMS HIGHEST NOTE RECORDED
      98 2 LONDON, Bun. Slneer Cleo Lalne believes she has hit the highest note ever recorded and is forwarding a claim to the Guinness Book of Records. For the musically knowledgable, the note Is B above high C, struck by Cleo, 51, in the song Being Alive.
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      Neto ousted in swing back to Havana
      362 3 Neto ousted in swing back to Havana JOHANNESBURG, Sun. ANGOLA'S state-run radio, in a shock announcement, said yesterday that President Agostinho Neto would be replaced by a gueri 1 1 a general and Prime Minister Lopo do Nascimento would be sacked, apparently in a swing by Angola towards a radical
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      Lock icon Starvation pay, so legislators may quit
      206 3 Starvation pay, so legislators may quit MANILA. Sun. Some members of the Interim Philippine Legis lative Assembly are planning to give up their seats and return home to pursue their former occupations, because of what they describe as their "starvation" salary of 5.000 pesos (551.438). The English-language Times Journal said
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      'One for all, and all for one" plan
      106 3 'One for all, and all for one' plan HONGKONG. Sun.-The Philippines Government is reliably said to have produced a draft proposal providing for any publication banned by any one Asean government to be automatically banned by the other four, the Far Eastern Economic Review reportMi in its latest issue. The
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      Lock icon Russians may end whaling
      67 3 JX anoojs, sun— Th» Soviet Union plan* to and U eommercUl wtaaUnc *MTWion within the not Ive yean the u» Anfaiea ntom reported yeatertay The newspaper quoted the hief Soviet delegate to a neetlnf of the Tulnmlful Vhaline ConunlaMon In La tolla. California, as mjiag he
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      Lock icon Guerillas attack factory on Salisbury outskirts
      164 3 Guerillas attack factory on Salisbury outskirts SALISBURY. Sun. Nationalist guerilla* have staged their most darlnc attack on the outskirts of Salisbury— less than a kilometre from a training camp operated by the police paramilitary support unit. The attack was confirmed In a military communique which said a group of nationalist
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      Lock icon JOHNNY WALKER FAKES SEIZED
      85 3 MANILA. Sun. The government seized enough whisky to fill nearly 400.000 regular sizeu bottles being passed off as Black Label Johnny Walker scotch whisky, police said yesterday. The whisky estimated to be worth about 20 million pesos (S$5.8 million) If sold as labelled was contained In
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      Lock icon Begin: Draft treaty first step towards full peace
      333 4 Begin: Draft treaty first step towards full peace OSLO, Sunday ISRAELI Premier Menachem Begin, Joint winner of the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, today 'expressed his faith in the draft treaty worked out between their countries as the first step towards "a comprehensive peace In our
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      Lock icon Only 25pc back joint award
      116 4 Only 25pc back joint award OSLO, Sun. Only 25 per cent of Norwegians support the joint award of the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize to President Sadat and Prime Minister Begin, according to an opinion poll published yesterday. About 1,400 people were polled by the Market Media Institute two weeks ago
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      Lock icon School closes
      39 4 SALISBURY. Sun Black nationalist guerillas have forced a Roman Catholic mission school to close, driving out almost 200 deaf African children from one of Rhodesia's few specialised Institutions of its kind, a church spokesman said today. Reuter.
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      Lock icon Garbage death
      29 4 MANILA, Sun. An 11-year-old boy scavenging at the city dump was killed when he was burled under a load of garbage on Thursday, police said yesterday. Reuter.
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      Lock icon HOW GOLDA FOUGHT CANCER FOR 15 YEARS
      230 4 HOW GOLDA FOUGHT CANCER FOR 15 YEARS JERUSALEM. Sun. Golda Meir's doctors told a mourning nation yesterday that the 80-year-old former prime minister had suffered from cancer for 15 years but she had fought tenaciously for her life. She fought for life with the same courage as she fought the
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      Lock icon Enlightening soldiers
      54 4 MANILA. Sun. The armed forces has launched pro gramme to curb military abuses by teaching soldiers the virtue of compassion toward slvlllans. military authorities Mid today. Under the programme, a <roup of selected officers are attending military courses dubbed "Tanglaw" (light) which Is aimed at changing the attitude
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      Arabs press EEC to accept the PLO
      376 4 DAMASCUS, Sun ARAB countries arc patting pressure on Kuropean Common Market (EEC) members here this weekend to officially recognise the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO). The Arabs also want the Western European group to take a stand equating Zionism with racism. With only one
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      Lock icon Jilted lover rams 25 shops
      75 4 SAINT GEORGES de BEAUCE, (Quebec), Sun. A young man Jilted in love drove an armoured track straight through 25 shops in the city cen- tre here last night, causing damage totalling over US$2 million (554.36 ml lion, "He went through the walls of the shops
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      184 4 The Shangri-La Health Club. A new concept in fitness and resort living. Cycle five miles a day. Take part in your own Walkaton Then follow up with a little weight lifting. Vibrate away the lunches left on your hips. J?k Exercise every inch of your body. wr£&i I Then relax
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      913 5 Some everyday incidents in the life of a Rolex Oyster There are many people who would like the pleasure of owning a (in the case of the professional diving Rolex. In 18ct. gold, stainless steel or even platinum, with matching bracelet models, 600 metres for the and immaculate hand-finish, it
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      Lock icon 49-nation rubber talks suspended without agreement
      300 6 GENEVA, Sun DIFFERENCES betwn n consumers and producers of natural rubber on it serve stocks and pr cc regulation prevented agreement in the fourweek. 48-natlon conference on a world übber treaty which was suspended late yetverday. The conference decided further nr got la 'ions
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      Lock icon 15 gagged to death
      44 6 EIJJSVILLE (Mississippi i. Sun. Fifteen women at a south Mississippi mental institution, moat of them bedridden, died yesterday when a .smoke-spewing fire cut off electricity to their dormitory, leaving them to gag in the darkness. Sixteen others were injured. UPI.
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      Lock icon Million S roan has no money for bail
      154 6 Million S roan has no money for bail NEW YORK. Sun. F. Masood Khan the flamboyant Pakistan with a penchant fot writing million dollar cheq-ies found himself b-hinri bars yesterday I because he could noi post US$5 000 (SJIO 900) bail. FBI agents arrested Khan on a district of Columbia
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      Lock icon TOO BIG EVEN FOR PAPA BEAR
      84 6 TOO BIG EVEN FOR PAPA BEAR HERE is the chair in Duchess county in New York that is too bif for Goldilocks to sit in and toe Papa Bear as well. However, a giant might find it just right. It is the world's largest chair 7.6 metres high and 38cm
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      Lock icon 81 pc turnout at polls
      78 6 WINDHOEK, (South West Africa), Sun. South Africa yesterday announced an 81 per cent turnout of voters in the week-long election In South West Africa (Namibia) a poll dismissed oy the United Nations as null and void. Announcing the figures, Administrator-General Judge Marthlnus Steyn said the
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      Lock icon Two executed
      34 6 ABU DHABI. Sun. Two Iranians convicted of murder were shot by tiring squad here today In the first public execution since the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was created seven years ago. Reuter.
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      Lock icon Carter may increase spending on defence
      490 6 Bigger budget to counter Soviet build-up MEMPHIS, Sun. PRESIDENT Carter today defended his strong military policy and said he was inclined to increase the defence budget next year to counter a Soviet build-up. Many of the 2.500 Democratic Party delegates to a national conference
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      243 6 Slowdown in US growth forecast NEW YORK, Sunday THE United States economy will enter a period of sharply curtailed economic growth next year and could slip into a recession, the conference board's economic forum said today. Real gross national product (after inflation is stripped out) should rise by only 2
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      233 6 Nuclear mishap safeguard test a success IDAHO FALLS, Sun. A nuclear reactor accident was simulated last night at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory and was pronounced a success by a representative of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commis- The test In the eastern Idaho desert Involved Interrupting the flow of water
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      28 6 MANILA. Sun. The Philippine Pood and Drug Administration (PDA) has banned Chinese druggists from preparing Chinese medicines being sold and dispensed here, sources said today.— Reuter.
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      273 6 Straits Times Crossword ACBOSS (5). 1 5 Benevolent performance 4 He has wrlnkln on 8 > In mw cltv formerly on •> Leatntr is a compound i I "«hl in the map f. m™"*" 1 10 M Old hat and new. 7 bluebottle Heard fine perh;u)4. no. for the t-»t..
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    Swimming pool for Upper Serangoon area
    171 7 Swimming pool for Upper Serangoon area RESIDENTS In the Uppor Serangoon area will soon have a swimming pool within walking distance of their homes, the MP for the constituency. Mr. Sla Kan < Hul. said yesterday. Announcing this at the opening of a community centre in Surin Avenue, he said
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    Poetry evening
    29 7 THE Young Writers' Circle and the Crescents will hold "An evening of poetry and songs" at the National Library's lecture hall on Dec S3 at 4 p.m
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    Chinese cultural dancing for children at CCs
    257 7 CHINESE cultural dancing for children Is one of the many varied cultural activities conducted by the People's Association at community centres. About 95 per cent of such classes In community centres are free. The rest charge about $1 a month. At the Joo
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    'S'poreans have not lost their heart'
    151 7 'S'poreans have not lost their heart' RAPID economic growth has not made Singaporeans less humane and they realise the need for charity and loving concern towards retarded children, the First Lady. Mrs. B.H. Sheares, said last night. She said Singapore was fortunate to have a group of dedicated people committed
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    Of Man and machine
    54 7 THE Singapore Science Ceni tre will screen two films, titled Computers Help PeoI pie and Man: The Incredible i Machine, at Its lecture hall I on Sunday. Admission Is $1 per adult and 50 cents per child under 16 years old. Oroup visitors are each allowed
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      1302 7 In search of seafood in Singapore One man's fish is another man's onions, shrimp paste, garlic, of clear vermicelli and cooked drive a long way out to the coast poisson, and there arc few places tomato sauce and ginger. in a claypot with a touch of anise for seafood, come
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      47 7 WHAT'S ON TODAY TALK In Mandarin on Veneral Diseases by Dr. Tan Yang Khal. medical officer at Changi Hospital, at Buklt Panjarg community centre at 8 p.m. HEALTH HAZARDS EXHIBITION at Buklt Panjang community centre from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. On till Thursday. FILM SHOW: Yours.
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      43 7 Mine and Ours at children's section. National Library, at 3 p.m. Free admission. FILM SHOW: Lost Horizon at Wesley Youth Centre. Fort Canning Road, at 6 p.m. Admission: 50 cents. SLEETING BEAUTY, a Christmas pantomime presented by the Stage Club, at the Cultural
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      52 7 Centre at 7.30 p.m. On till Saturday. Tickets: $3. $4 and $6. ART SHOW by Mr. Anthony Poon at Alpha Gallery, Alexandra Avenue, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. On till Sunday. TRADE AND PORCELAIN EXHIBITION at National Museum public gallery from 10.30 a.m. to 7 p m. On till
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      51 7 EXPERIENCING ART THROUGH TOUCH Exhibition at National Museum Young People's Gallery from 10.30 a.m. to 7 p.m. On till Dec 31. TRADE FAIR AND CARNIVAL at the Junction of Tanjong Pagar Road and Enggor Street at 7.30 p.m. Admission: 20 cents for adults and free for children. On till Dec
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    Primary pupils of 4 top schools can stay
    130 8 Primary pupils of 4 top schools can stay OLD pupils of the four premier schools with primary sections, can continue their study in the secondary level even if they fall outside the top 8 per cent of the Primary School Leaving Examination. The Ministry of Education has said that priority
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    Art display
    37 8 MR. Shieh Sun, an artist from Hupeh province. People's Republic of China, is holding an art exhibition at Rising Gallery. 292. Telok Ayer Street until Dec 23 between 9.30 a.m. and 5 30 p.m. daily.
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    Christmas concert
    38 8 A CHRISTMAS concert organised by the Singapore Chinese Speaking Christian Churches, will be held at the Singapore Conference Hall on Friday at 8 p.m Rev. Paul Cheng and Mr Goh Say Meng will lead the concert.
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    lAC member
    26 8 IAC member MR. Ng Kah Thlm has been appointed a member of the Employer Panel of the Industrial Arbitration Court up to Nov 7 next year.
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    N-Day award recipient
    58 8 THE Singapore Scout Association yesterday said Madam Maria Lee Howe, a retired music teacher, who received the Public Service Star at the Investiture of the 1978 National Day Awards last Friday, was elected president of the association's Tanglin District in 1974 and not president of the association
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    Talks tonight on drug problem
    71 8 THE Kampong Kembangan special anti-drug committee will hold a meeting at the Kampong Kembangan community centre tonight at 8 to discuss the drug problem in the constituency. Representatives from Singapore Ant i-Narco- I tics Association, the police, probation officers, and community leaders will take part.
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    The wife who 'returned from the dead'
    231 8 JOYFUL REUNION WITH FAMILY A HOUSEWIFE, who came 'back after l)eing given up for dead in Ihe Spyros blast on Od 12, yesterday spoke of her experience which has endeared her more to her three children. Mrs. Urn Glok Hiok. 42, and badly
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    SAF exercises in five areas
    143 8 THE Singapore Armed Forces will conduct military exercises in five areas from today till Sunday. They are: Lim Chu Kang. from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. dally, from tomorrow to Thursday. Marsiling and Mandai, from 8 am. to midnight dally, from today to Saturday. Tampines.
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    Lock icon Charity cards for Xmas prove popular
    476 8 SINGAPOREANS are sending out the season's greetings in the true spirit of Christmas with charity cards. Thousands of cards sold in aid of charitable organisations, including the Spastics Association, Children's Charities and the Association for Educationally Sub normal Children, have reportedly been snapped up
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    Anglican High born amid the turbulence of the 1950s
    2218 10  - The SUPER SCHOOLS Anglican High born amid the turbulence of the 1950s ILSA SHARP By THE DEADLINE for parents of pupils In the top 8 per cent of this year's PSLE passes to pick one of the nine Super Schools passed last week. Under the scheme, called the Special Assistance
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    Doctor: I owe my values, vocation and life to school
    442 11 ITS been 15 years since the class of '63 graduated from PreUniversity in Anglican High School but Dr. Tan Kla Choo and 14 of his classmates still meet once a yeai. This closeness In spirit has been carried over from
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    Why mercy killing should not be legal
    598 12  -  LEE KIM CHEW By MERCY killing may seem a humane way to end life but to legalise it will debase the value of life and open the door to "medicated manslaughter." Two speakers BROTHER I. PATRICK, prtn clpal of Catholic Junior College. and
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    Lee is an old hand at Malay art of pantun
    281 12 DRIVER Lee Yok Poh, 47, is probably one of the few Chinese who have mastered pantun the art of composing: fourline verses in Malay. An old hand In this test of verbal skill, wit. and repartee, he is now one
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    KALLANG BAHRU'S SMOOTH TALKING' TERROR
    223 12 KALLANG BAHRU'S SMOOTH TALKING' TERROR MANY residents of a block in Kallang Bahn. have complained of being terrorised by a man, said to be in his late twenties and living in that block. Described as a"trilingual smooth talker," he is alleged to have moved around barechested and been seen many
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    Entry ban on six
    43 12 THE Minister for Home Affairs. Mr. Chua Slan Chin, has banned six Malaysians Llew Zoo Fok. Chung Tiam Hock. Siau Teck Seng, Chan Hon Keong. R. Nadarajah and Lowan Kee from entering Singapore, according to the latest Government Gazette.
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    Festival of Arts opens tonight at the Vic
    278 12 Festival of Arts opens tonight at the Vic JINOAPOREs third Festival of Arts opens tonight at the Victoria Theatre with a premiere performance by the specially formed Asian Youth Orchestra. rhe orchestra, comprising rrvisiclans from Australia, Hongkong, the Philippines and Malaysia, here for the second Asian Regional Youth Music Camp,
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    Library film
    30 12 THE Nationai Library will screen a film. Land and People of Australia. New Zealand and Canada, at its lecture hall on Friday at 3 p.m. Admission is free
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      212 12 Brlngiaf Up Father By BUI Kavanagh «c Hal Camp MV HUSBAND^ HOW I HOPE YOU'LL -TUB JUDGE GAVE HIM IT'S FOR YOU. As" "> VVAS BEATEN v 1 SHOCKING REMEMBER THAT f3O DAYS FOR ASSAULT J /WPS. HEfWEALSy /FOR UP BY A <> THOSE WHEN YOUR BROTHER t f AND
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    Don't take progress for granted, Ong warns youths
    358 13 THE assistant secretarygeneral of the People's Action Party iPAP), Mr. Ong Pane Boon, has warned young Singaporeans not to take Singapore continued economic progress for granted. He said the younger generation regarded Improvements achieved by the PAP as a matter ot routine
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    When flood waters reach bumper level
    111 13 THE revised flood diversion announced by the Singapore Bus Service on Saturday calls for the diversion of buses to safer routes during floods when the water reaches bumper level. The experience gained by the SBS from the floods earlier this month showed that bus
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    HURT IN BOTTLE ATTACK
    76 13 HURT IN BOTTLE ATTACK A 23-YEAR-OLD man, Aw Ah Pang, of Woodlands Road, was admitted to the Alexandra Hospital after he was stabbed with a broken bottle yesterday. It Is believed that Aw was involved in an argument with some people near his house In Woodlands Road, at about 2
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    One in three crash m-cyclists lost control
    357 13 ONE out of every three motorcyclists or scooterlsts involved In road accidents died because of loss of control of the machine in single i vehicle accidents, the Traffic Police said yesterday. The victims had either skidded due to excessive speed and poor Judgment,
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    Man found slain
    81 13 A 50-year-old chicken rice seller was found dead early yesterday, sprawled on a flve-foot-way along busy Rochor Road, stabbed in the abdomen. Police, who identified him as Won( Chun Ju, of Niven Road, said the case is being classified as murder and the ClD's homicide squad is
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    Refugees: Western nations rebut criticism
    432 15 Refugees: Western nations rebut criticism SEVERAL Western countries have rebutted criticism against them that they are interested in taking in only the cream of Vietnamese refugees, in terms of skill, in the region. Malaysia, which takes the brunt of the current exodus of Vietnamese refugees, had bitterly protested that the
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    Stranger family units urged
    100 15 Stranger family units urged THE MP for Kolam Ayer. Mr. Sideic SaniJT, has urged parents to build stronger family units by holding regular discussions with their children on family matters He said that during these discussions, parents should practise •family democracy" by respecting and considering views expressed by their children.
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    15th birthday dinner
    44 15 THE Singapore Livestock Farmers Association will bold 1U 16th annITOTSVT celebration dinner at Ton Payoh Lucky Raataurant. Block 111. To* Payoh on Saturday at ISO p.m The Senior Minister of State (National Development). Mr 8. Dtianahalan, will officiate at Vat oektoratton.
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    PIEU Expo
    36 15 THE Mlnlitrr of State far Defence. Mr. Bernard Chen. will attend the opening ceremony of the month-long PIEU Exposition In front of the PIEU Restaurant at Yuan Chlng Road tomorrow •t 7 JO pm
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    Blaze damages office in Peace Centre
    157 15 Blaze damages office in Peace Centre FIRE yesterday damaged the offices of the newly established Intellect Educational Centre on the third floor of the Peace Centre in Selegie Road. No one was injured and the cause of the Bre has not yet been established. The blaze was spotted shortly after
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    Talent hunt month
    61 15 THE MP for Whampoa. Dr. Augustine Tan will open the children's Talent Search Month at the Whampoa community centre. Whampoa Drive, today at 7 p.m. It Is a month-long series of games, art. an essay competition, a quiz, a hike and a concert organised by the children's
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  • The Straits Times MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1978
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      CLOSING SKIES
      384 16 AUSTRALIA'S proposed aviation policy will hurt Singapore and other Ase&n countries through loss of traffic and stopover visitors. It will hit the tourist industry as well as their national carriers. If this is not Canberra's intention, it certainly will be the effect. And judging from the stance of
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      MAKING ROADS SAFER
      356 16 THE NEW strategy of the Traffic Police to concentrate on educating the public on the basics of road safety is long overdue. It is not that this has never been done, but previous efforts have probably suffered from lack of scope and depth, as can be seen
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    Retrenchment by any other name
    409 16 Editorial from the Business Times of Dec 9. TO BORROW a line from Shakespeare, a retrenchment by any other name is still a retrenchment. General Electric (GE) may call it a lay-off, but when the rhetorical chaff has been blown away, all that remains is
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    'Good guys' are now the 'bad guys'
    1537 16  - 'Good guys' are now the 'bad guys' SEAH CHIANG NEE Indochina war: Wheel has turned full circle By Straits Tim»t Foreign Editor now in Bangkok THE WHEEL has turned full circle in Indochina. The new conflict, to many long-time Indochina hands watching from here, has many of the ingredients of
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    How the conflict may end
    162 16 THREE passible scenarios are painted on the passible outcome of Vietnam's Increased military pressure. OTHE FIRST is that Vietnam will succeed in the years ahead to set op a poppet regime In Phnom Penh, an eventuality which would cause Premier Pol Pot to flee the
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    HK's small investors hurt in market fall
    637 16 HONGKONG: It is a favourite lunch-time pastime for the thousands of office workers and shop assistants in the bustling commercial area called the Central District in Hongkong. They eagerly gather around the -*ig bulletin boards showing the way the stock market is behaving
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      Lock icon School stress will kill 500 this year in West Germany
      1118 17 WHAT makes children commit suicide? The Germans say it is "schulangst" or "school anxiety." And they should know because on in every three Germans under 16 years of age surfers serious symptoms of stress. But tha pressures ara not maraly
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      Police looking into problem
      75 17 Police looking into problem AS JALAN Kolam Ayer is part of the Pan Island Expressway, it will not be feasible to construct a lane leading to it as this will only impede the fast flow of traffic along the expressway. We would like to inform B.T. (ST, Nov 2) that
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      Why different standards in different JCs?
      382 17 I WOULD be grateful if the Education Ministry could enlighten me, and I am sure some other concerned parents, if there is a uniform system of assessing and promoting Pre-U 1 students in junior col leges I raise this matter as the Catholic Junior
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      Entry rules penalise weaker students
      136 17 THE MINISTRY of Education's new regulations for admission into Pre-U classes is disappointing to a group of us. Under the scheme, students seeking admission to Pre-U, have to obtain a P5 for his first language and P6 for his second language. In addition, for admission
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      Raise cab fares to ease shortage
      144 17 PRACTICALLY everyday, we hear commuters grumbling about the shortage of taxis in Singapore, despite the addition of many hundreds of new taxis to the NTUC fleet. As a taxi-driver, I find during weekdays and at normal hours, there are more than enough taxis on
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      M-cycle lane solution
      41 17 AS AN answer to the traffic problem, it might be feasible for the government to provide a separate lane for motorcycles in all main roads to encourage more people to own motorcycles instead of cars. lIVSHIM Singapore 77
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      Another cycle track not practical
      82 17 Another cycle track not practical WE SHARK Willy Tans concern over the bicycle track at East Coast Park (ST, Nov Si This track was. in the past, often damaged by motor vehicles. The Parks A Recreation Department therefore erected iron posts in the middle to discourage motor traffic Popular as
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      What does it mean?
      63 17 1 HAVE noticed a lot of young doctors who open their own clinics in housing estates have the degree EC.F.M.G. (U.S.A.) dis played on their personal cards and clinic boards. To date I have not been able to find out what those letters stand for and
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      We're sorry
      43 17 I REFER to the letter by "Frustrated" (ST Nov 30). We apologise for the delay and inconvenience caused but staff shortage prevents us from responding as quickly as we would have liked. ALAN S X OW for CommlMNloner of Inland revenue.
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  • TIMES CITY DESK
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      WEEKLY SHARE ANALYSIS
      2148 18 AS a wrMrr to reactor*. Straits Tine* pubhahm weekly detailed analysis of sham on the Stock Exchange of Ssfafapore. The years hi«h and low. an followed by the week's Movement in price*, the dividend yield, the net price ear-mac* ratio and the volume of buainea*. ■MMI ('Ma*
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      Money and Exchanges
      718 18 Domestic Laal »crk saw generally calm alia truer t) u-um* in bM c.ngapuic .orex i. aritet a* lat u dolim iuuiiu relative .-lu^uuy ui iuuu.iU uie »^.i»ou MM, uisuue a iitunuci ui 11 till* CitalUig li<rl uuUltU in urn buiu:, m m ym coulinuuitf unreal u: 1.1
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      ASIAN CURRENCY RATES
      242 18 ASIAN currency average deposits rates lor the wt«.n ended Friday Dec 8. Hi»h Low 7 Days 9 8 1J IS 1 Mtti 11 1 4 1U 1,4 2 Mini 11 1,4 1U 15/16 3 MOu 11 3/1 11 3/8 b Mths 11 7 8 11 11/19 9
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      LOCAL MONEY MARKET
      122 18 ACU The week opened on active trading with main Interest in Three and Six months on account Of rollovers Thekc two periods were well bid up to 11 per cent and 12 per cent gaining per cent and 3/16 per cent respectively through middle of week. However,
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      Banks' Prime Lending Rates
      301 18 Banks Prime Lending Rates BANK'S prime lending rate* as at the close of business on Friday. Dec 8 BANKS *rUL Algemene Bank 7\ American Express I Asia Commercial 74 A&ien-Paunk 1\ Ban Hln Lee BanK TH I Banca Commerclale 8 Banco Do BrasU 8 Bangkok Bank TH Bank Negara Indo
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      LONDON STOCKS
      651 18 LONDON, m Bun price* nded the account guleuy Bind today and th* Financial Times index cloeed at 4»3 3. up 1.1 points, dealers aald Leading rquitiM dOMd mUad with UajC i M it biglwr after yeatrrday sharp tall M Interim niuraa. dmlera added. Oovernmrnt ilocka «df*d up t>
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      New York
      171 18 NEW YORK. PH. Stocks extended yesterdays losses In extremely light trading In a session slowed by nervousness over developments In Iran. Ihe Dow Jo lies Industrials lost five points to 811.83. and losers led winners nine-to-five as volume slowed to 18 million shares from 21.17 million yesterday, the
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      Zurich
      93 18 ZURICH Pri. Prices closed quietly steady, with uncertain economic and currency prospects being a dampening factor, dealers said. Leading banks, Insurances and flnandals were barely changed. Among Irregular Industrials Hero Conaerven firmed, while Jelmoll and Nestle edged lower. The Credit Suisse Index shed 0 8 to 247.7 points Closing
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      Indices
      166 18 FINANCE TIMES INDUSTRIALS Friday 493.3 Thursday 4»1* Week Ago 486.3 DOW JONES AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Friday 811.85 Thursday 816 08 Week Ago 811.42 LONDON DOLLAR PREMIUM Friday 84tt to 85% Thursday 83% to 84* ILK. HANG SENG Friday 523.72 Thursday 521.99 Week Ago 500.74 SYDNEY INDUSTRIALS Friday 454.53 Thursday 463.24
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      DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      88 18 Current payment BonrUadco 2.5% I X Kunpar 3*% I Kramat I S Bctl IW% I Komentinc Tin 15% I Prtallnc Tin «»%ln) C C M% Chin Teck 7.5<r c STP (1»7S) U.&% Time* Pub 15% I Intrrim (n) 2nd Interim Date payable Jan 9 Jaa 11 Jan 11
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      S'pore produce
      341 18 Continuing concern about the situation In Indonesia following the devaluation of the rupiah caused prices to hold steady In the Singapore Produce market last week. Dealers said the lack of buying Interest and the absence of new market factors saw a week of dull trading. Pew arrivals were
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      Tokyo
      202 18 TOKYO. Sat. Prices rose ana tne market average ciuaed at a n*w high witn wioesoread Selective ouying overwhelming protu-uuung. ataiers raid. The Dow Jones average rose 17. n to dose at a itcora t> u»i 8o points, on a volume ol Jt>o million snares, while the New index dosed
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      Amsterdam
      132 18 AMSTERDAM, PH. Share prices closed mixed with Hoof ovens slightly higher and Royal Dutch lower In otherwise unchanged Dutch Internationals, dealers said. State loans edged higher. Cloalnt pncM In Dutch guilders with tne difference on the pre vloui leulon i prlcw Akio M.M Uneh Kon Hootiovrni 33 70 .10
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      COMPANY MEETINGS
      172 18 Aokam Tin Bhd: AOM to be nem at Wmna bunga Haya, 152, Jaian Ampang. Kuala Lumpur at 11. Uu a.m. tooay. i uufkah Harbour T i n Dredging Bhd: AQM to oe iitia at Wisma Bunga Haya. Is2, jalan Ampang, at a noon today. Milayui Rice Industrie* Bha:
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      GOLD
      66 18 Friday Saturday Melbourne (1) ITS 2S 173 30 London 202 2SB 198. 2SB 202 758 199.008 Zurich 201 7SB 188 2SB 2O2.SO8 IBS 008 P»rl» ***** 200.77 Saturday Friday Hongkong 203 00 B 200 SOB 203 508 201.108 8'pon (2) 204. 98B 198. 89B 205 «38 *****8 Export prlcM
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      Short-term deposits
      43 18 FOR the »Kk ended Saturday Dec a the range of call rate received from Short Deposit* (II) Berhad »ai ai follow: ANK rUNO: 3S to 4* per QINIRAL FUND: 3> a to 4Vi per cent. Movement of fund totalled »»n million.
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      COPPER
      34 18 UINDON: Copper prlcci on Friday (pnvioiu In bracket!). wirrtir Spot buycra f7M.50 U7MSO): tell era £7*B 50 I £770. 50); Three Month buyer* £705 (£787.50). lellera £7S« Market ten.: steady, tales: 13,800 touDci.
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      S'pore exchange
      418 18 IN LACK-LI STRE and low volume trading, shares generally man' aged to Inch forward at the Stock Exchange of Singapore last week. Except for a handful of lower -priced issues, there remained a serious lack In range. By now the technical position of most volatile issues had Just
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      TOP TEN STOCKS
      109 18 The foDowlnr list ol stocks give the 10 moat traded In on tbe Stock Exchange of Singapore last week. It girts the turnover in thousand* of units, closing price* on Friday and the high and low for 1971. Saw Par on riant M Banklnf i Darby [JOB
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      K. LUMPUR
      389 18 FOR a while, hopes nickered that the Kuala Lumpur stock market might galvanise Itself last week. But these were again dashed as the market failed to sustain an early upturn. Prices nevertheless emerged from the week on a stronger note than before, although conditions during the last four
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      LOCAL STOCK INDICES
      159 18 SINGAPORE Dec 4 Dm 5 Dm 6 Dee 7 Dec 8 t+ B.T. Index: 1,717.67 1,684.85 1,7*8.39 1,722.71 1,710.67 Industrials: 352.65 350.42 352.S4 353.2S 353.66 Finance: 667.36 656.39 622.63 626.35 625.98 r Hoteli: 270.63 270.12 271.15 273.71 273.26 Properties: 218.01 214.50 214.80 (15.47 215.10 t Tim: 160.02
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      Lock icon Overseas markets
      355 18 LONDON: The market edged higher In quiet trading over the week but the usual preChristmas rally suffered a slight setback on buying Interest (or the Thursday following disappointing results from OEC, dealers said. There was fairly good new accoui t but business generally was thin, they added. The
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        Tin price closes higher
        142 18 LONDON: Tin on the day gained £36 (or Cash and £30 for Three Months In both contracts on Friday. The afternoon market was steady in modest two way trading up to £7.225 (or Three Months standard. Light pro-fit-taking shaded price* on the Kerb. The morning market
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        Rubber slips
        150 18 LONDON: Rubber Futures closed uncertain with losses the same as at the mid-day close on Friday, mostly 0.85 to O.S5p per kilo from yesterday. Turnover was 201 lots of 15 tonnes Including 25 Xeib trades. No Options were traded. Dealers said the market was Initially marked down on
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      934 19 Notice of Redemption THE DEVELOPMENT BANK OF SINGAPORE LTD. Singapore US$lO,OOO,OOO 8- 1 2% Guaranteed Bonds 1982 NOTICE IF HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to the Agreement dated December 22, 1 97 1 between the Development Bank of Singapore Ltd. and Bank ot America National Trust And Savings Association and under
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    620 25  - Debate but Merdeka University plan doomed KCH VAN FOH Ly Straits Times reporter in Kuala Lumpur KUALA LUMPUR. The Merdeka U diversity is definitely doomed, although there will be a debate in the Malaysian Parliament tomorrow on its establishment. Education Minister Datuk Musa Hltam said today the government would stand
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    252 25 Federal Govt told to expedite payment SHAH ALAM. Sun—The Sultan of Selangor has called on the Federal Government to expedite the payment of compensaf.o.. to the Selangor State Government for giving up 243 sq km of land which has since become federal territory. [The Saltan said yesterday he was disappointed
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    224 25 PENANO, Sun.— A call for a determined effort towards the setting up of a medical school in Penang was made yesterday by the chairman of the organising committee of the pan-Malaysian reunion of the Alumni Association of the King Edward VII College
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    54 25 ALOR STAR. Sun. The Special Anti-Smuggling Unit arrested five Thai nationals at Sunuei Patanl on Friday suspected of Illegally enterIng Malaysia. A unit spokesman said yesterday the men were arrested during a surprise check on a fishing boat which had arrived from Pulau Lanctkawl with a cargo
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    446 25 Malaysian: How I bought my way out KUALA TRENGGANU Sunday A 36-YEAR-OLD Malaysian who escaped from Vietnam with his wile and two young sons recently has spoken of the organisers who arranged the mass boat exodus of Vietnamese from their country. Mr. Soon Wah Hoi. a businessman stranded in Ho
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    565 26  -  DANA LAM By CORONARY bypass I surgery, a sophisticated heart operation that Is now the centre of much controversy in America, is available here hut doctors hesitate to recommend It. They believe the surgery, which is essentially to relieve gripping chest pains, or angina,
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    168 26 Graham packs them in on final night MORE than 75.000 people turned up at the National Stadium last night to hear American evangelist Billy Graham speak on the closing night of his five-day crusade here. Officials said many more were not allowed into the stadium "because there simply wasn't any
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    224 26 A FORMER political detainee has urged Singapore youths to "exercise their vigilance against the insidious tricks of the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM)." Writing in the Chern Sleh Pao, a publication of the Singapore ExPolitical Detainees' Association. Poh Ouan Up, 27, a former construction worker
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    307 26 Bigger role for blue collar workers TECHNOCRATS, the blue collar workers, will play an increasingly important role in Singapore's economic development in the next few years, a MP stressed last night. "The prospects for blu<» collar womers are growing higher, not only In terms of the number of jobs created
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      1653 28  -  FAIRWAY RACING...with IPOH, Sun. Regal Mate IV, beaten favourite in his last two outings, made amends with an impressive win in Race Two here today. Taking command on settling down, the Trophy Case three-year-oid drew away from his rivals to win by six lengths.
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      558 28 THE Stipendiary Stewards report on yesterday's races: State of track: Good. Race One: Princess Rati (JunaidO was slow into stride. Mine Djnasty 111 iComptoni was deprived of a run soon after the start when Opportunist (T. S Chiam) and Task Master (M. Sng) drawn on eithei side of
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      57 28 HONGKONG. Son. Singapore's Leslie Khoo captured the Australia Cap run ever 1,400 metres at Sbatin today. Khoo finished the 13-horse race In one minute 23.5 seconds on Pair Stranrer. Second was Saucy Belle, ridden by Honfkonc Jockey P. Mien, and third was Hongkong's K.L. Tsui on
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      274 29 FRANKFURT, Sun. Thousands of tennis fans, angered at the non-appearance of US tennis star Jimmy Connors, showered beer bottles, glasses and cans onto the court on which he was to have appeared early yesterday. An announcement by dM organisers of the US$lOOOOO ($219,000) international
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      572 29 LONDON, Sun. The epic struggle between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest yesterday captured the imagination of Britain's soccer public. While the two giants of the English First Division were locked In combat, Everton efficiently destroyed Birmingham 3-1 and emerged as the only unbeaten side in the
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    552 30 LANGKOK. Sun. CHINA, galloping through the Asian Games on a gold medal charger, today collected six more gold medals to take their tally to eight on the second day of the Asian Games. The Chinese, who won the Tirst two gymnastics medals on the
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    450 30  -  JOE DORAI By A REWARD awaits the Johore team If they can upset Singapore B In the Lion City Cup soccer tournament at the National Stadium tonight (7). The reward, not disclosed, was made yesterday by a Kelantan supporter, who is expecting
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    375 30  -  ERNEST FRIDA By THE Szes had a field day yestcraay, national set vlceman C.Y. Sze and his father, K.Y. Sze, winning the top prizes of the Warren Golf Club monthly medal competitions at Dover Road. Young Sze captured, the B Division tltl«
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    42 30 SOCCER Urn Ctty Cap: Slngipon B v Johore, Brunei Mangor (7430 National SUdium): Pahanc v Trencfino. Indonesia v Kelanlan (7JJQ Jurong Stadium >; Friendly: PARC v Orchard Boulevard (Built Chennln 5.15). VOLLTYBAIX Was Thlam C*hoo Cup Invitation tourney (Nanyang University 7).
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      394 31  -  Godfrey Robert B BANGKOK, Sun. Singapore's riiiminilivc (1.."> metres) boxing coach K. ScttnM hus mammoth problem. Barely 24 hours before Singapore's Jone boxing representative Tan Cheng Joo, 24, steps into the ring, STegaran has to overcome two big obstacles. First tie has to ease the
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      222 31 BANGKOK, Sun If there were (ears that Singapore's trap shooter Tan Boon Huat, who arrived here only yesterday, would not be able to give of his best in the Asian Oames because of non- familiarity with the range at the Hua
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      669 31  -  Albert Johnson BANGKOK. Sun. Singapore's hopes of winning a bronze medal in the Asian Games waterpolo competition look very encouraging, but coach Tan Eng Bock said: "I don't want to count the chickens before they are hatched." According to the draw, announced by the organisers
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      317 31  -  Peter Siow BANGKOK. Sun. Most people celebrate their birthdays with friends and family, but Singapore's Mashuni Sablni spent his "killing" people in the Asian Games foil competition at the International School. Mashuni, who turned 23 today dealt the death blow to Hongkong s Chan
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      120 31 FOl'R wrestlers from Hint lad. »ii bave complained to the Asian Games organisers that they were »tarving on the usual ration ol food provided them. Tavisak Kotanapet, deputy food manager of tne i.tii A, where they are staying, said the four man mountain* were drnunorij for an enormous share
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      582 31 BASKETBALL MEN: South Korea 101 Saudi Arabia 70. Japan Ut) Qatar 40. Philippines 97 Bahrain 49. North Korea 74 Malaysia 63. Iraq M Kuwait 65 Thailand bt India (walkHan: Thailand 61 Malaysia 53. BOXING Ught-fly: Kokl Suzuki <Jpm bt A. Rahim (Mai) pis, Sui Supanya (T. bt
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      252 31 BANGKOK. Sun Programma of events at the Asian Oames tomorrow: lU*Haall Men: Pakistan v Bahrain. Philippines v South Korea Woman Japan t China (.starting ».3O ajn.). BvwUag Competition In three man. three woman, five-man and five-woman team events (play suits at 10.W am.) Beriag Competition all
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    61 31 BANGKOK Sun. Singapore's E.O. Thomson's surprise resignation as secretary-general and treasurer of the Asian Cyclng Federation was yesterday approved at an ACF Congress. Thomson had cited pressure of work as his reason in a resignation letter to the ACF in September. He will be replaced by Hermanla Gonsaga.
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      449 31 Gelusil Antacids present THE INSIDE STORY OF STOMACH DISCOMFORT What is stomach discomfort? a 9> This is a vague term that refers to a \j whole range of stomach disorders, X from mild gastric pain to wind or flatu- Geiusii neutralises excess !ence, to that uncomfortable feeling a^ <*** #L-^__
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    334 32 MANILA, Sun. About 1,000 Muslim insurgents operating in the rebel Moro stronghold in the Sulu Islands are expected to surrender soon, a move which will be a severe setback to the guerilla movement. Disclosing this today, Rear-Adm. Romulo Espaldon, Southern Command chief
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    Wheelchair jogger takes it in his stride
    265 32 THE participant in a wheel-chair took it all in his stride, so to speak, to Join more than 10.000 tocsin* enthusiasts in the second Marathon Jos organised by the Jogging Association of Singapore yesterday. He was one of 10 wheelchair bound participants in
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    35 32 MANILA. Run. Government investigators are to start an Inquiry soon into an "execution pit" in the central Philippines, where men who incur the ire of certain officials are allegedly killed and dumped. AFP.
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    436 32 China tries out polls HONGKONG, Sunday CHINA has begun experimenting with elections for low-level administrators in factories, villages and scientific institutes to supplant in part their appointment by higher communist party officials, who have been filling most posts. According to recent articles In the official press, the elections are designed
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        Hokkien dan Devoted to education
        684 1  - Devoted to education TAN BAN HUAT Hokkien dan By UPHOLDING the found en' spirit of devotion to education, the Hokkien Huay Kuan is spending another $3 million to rebuild two primary schools in new housing estates. The Ai Tong primary in Ang Mo Kio is expected to be completed by
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        82 1 1 ±shang Since up and down, above and below are relative and abstract terms, man conveyed the ideas graphically by relating a simple stroke to a UP- horizontal foundation line (—>. This stroke above the base line was above; originally a dot: extended to a line:
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        Filipino singers hit high note in Yuletide entertainment
        571 2 MUSIC makers from the Philippines are presently dominating the local entertainment scene in major hotels and will continue to do so throughout Yuletide. For instance, the Holiday Inn will present the The New Minstrels in its Garden Ballroom on Christmas Eve. Christmas
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        Festival of Arts opens tonight
        99 2 Festival of Arts opens tonight THE FESTIVAL of Arts opens tonight at the Victoria Theatre at 8. Featured in the programme is the Festival Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Choo Hoey, with soloists Lee Soo Bee, David I.im, and Goh Say Hong. Pieces played are Overture to Die Meistersinger by
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        Onedin Line may sail again on TV
        206 2 Onedin Line may sail again on TV CAPTAIN James Onedin probably sets quite a few female hearts fluttering each time his fleet.THE ONEDIN LINE, cruises onto the Singapore TV screen. Those curious to know the fate of the series may be pleased to learn that the producers of the romantic,
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        TODAY'S TV HIGHLIGHTS
        179 2 TODAY'S TV HIGHLIGHTS FAMILIES IN LOYANG »t t.IS heiMM ea Yil San and her lever, Tin See*. After ller«e •.■ami wit* IVa Bmm, Yal 8m hits him on tfcr brad with vaae. She Is aeea Arrested. Chi Ku| lafarm* her mother akMt It aad Mrs. Ma Immetfteirly fM to Tlralsln
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        Rollicking time with the Sleeping Beauty
        538 2  -  SAW PUAY LIM By A MIGHT of sheer fun and hilarity awaits those who drop in to see THE SLEEPING BEAUTY at the Cultural Centre. If your immediate reaction is "not that same old yarn again," then I can only say you'll be in
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        1978 top films net less than last year's
        150 2 1978 top films net less than last year's IF box-office takings are anything to go by. this year's lot of movies are not too popular with the cinema-going crowd. The top grosser. STAR WARS, collected only $550. 972 during its 70-day season at the Odeon theatre earlier this year. STAR
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        494 2 /£jyl PUBLIC UTILITIES yj J/ BORRD JL ELECTRICITY J I IRTERRUPTMMI NOTICE TO CONSUMERS INTERRUPTION OF ELECTRICITY SUPPLY The Electricity Department will be carrying out work to reinforce the electrical network to cater for increasing demand in the Upper Changi area. To facilitate this work, there will be an interruption
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        730 2 TV and Radio SINGAPORE 5 3.00 PM Opening followed by Star Per- 7.30 News and Newsreel (Malay) formance House For sale 7.45 Sandiwara. a Malay drama entitled 3.30 Diary of Events (Tami) "Pelangi Pagi" Part 2 3.35 Harold Lloyd's Comedy Capers 825 B An one Doctor Jack L* 4 10
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        560 4 Press Ball '78 Friday, Dec. 15, at the Crystal Ballroom, Hyatt Hotel -7.30 p.m. to 2 a.m. Prizes galore for the Press Princess 7S Contestants and guests from the following donors: NESTLES Three hampers and 250 bottles of Elseve Balsam shampoo PHILIPPINES AIRLINES— Two return tickets to Manlla/Legaspi PROGRESSIVE ENTERPRISES
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        120 5 Mirinda Lemon Lime Litre vat- j BIBHaY xgaV^r lam*. 3ttkv H. ■m% mW* m 111m 1 1 1 i| "II W Id VmV W I ILf I BBBt H5H 5 '"^Bt iTtlufwK' by Yeo Hlap Seng Ltd. "S" S f \ll IWtT^ BBjti the Aumonty 0< PEPStCO Inc .N V
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      Eyecatching eyewear from '79 collection
      238 6 WHETHER >od are basking In the son, frolicking in the sand, strolling down the street or waiting at the bus-stop, shade these precious eyes with a pair of sunglasses. It adds a touch of glamour and gives that outdoor go-getter image. Gone are the tiny
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      Lock icon Risks exceed the benefits in electronic foetal monitoring
      489 6 WASHINGTON The common practice of electronically n on i toring a baby's oirth is potentially dangerous to both mother and child, and the risks may exceed the benefits in most cases, according to a government -funded study. The report eomr.issioned by the
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      Sunglasses come in myriad sizes and styles
      559 6  -  Wong Moh-Keed By WE HAVE come a long way from those spythrillers where only the baddies wore sunglasses in pursuit of the good guys. Gone are the days when sunglasses were available only in dark green with conservative small frames and broad sides.
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      Lock icon Deadly disease can be cured
      346 6 Deadly disease can be cured CHICAGO Cystic Fibrosis, a deadly disease of children long thought to be a genetic disorder, actuality is caused by a nutritional deficiency during pregnancy and can be cured, a researcher said. Dr. Joel D. Wallach, a St. Louis veterinary pathologist, said the disease is caused
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      Swiss vote 'no' to new law on abortion
      163 6 Swiss vote 'no' to new law on abortion THE Swiss electorate resoundingly rejected the new abortion law put to it by referendum in late May. The voting was 558,902 (31 per cent of votes cast) for; 1,230,918 (68 per cent) against. Abortion is legal in Switzerland provided the woman ;s
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        113 6 Ngjal BRONCHITIS MIXTURE 'XbPH^bhbH Relieves coughs or Bronchitis, Congestion of Bronchial passages following influenza. Nyal Bronchitis Mixture loosens phlegm and makes breathing easier. Sole Agent: COLD STORAGE THE SECRET OF SHINY HAIR... Long ago, women had a secret for clean, shiny hair A splash of natural apple vinegar. Now there's
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      Lock icon Divided Janata now has Indira breathing down its neck
      1452 7  - Divided Janata now has Indira breathing down its neck LESLIE MURPHY Desai 's popularity is on the decline By in New Delh. INDIA'S ruling Janata Party is widely believed here to have proved itself incompetent and unable to povern. The country has also become dangerously divided atone caste, communal and
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        466 7 HAPPINESS IS A BONUS THIS CHRISTMAS WITH LOVE Buy a Lee Onn Diamond and get a c ur T^fe^v 50 METRO Gif Voucher for only $5 fit I' NO WEIGHT: PRICE: SPECIAL: NO. WEIGHT: PRICE: SPECIAL: \j I DIAMOND RINGS: DIAMOND PENDANTS: V ZfJ I 1266 O.2BCTS $750 00$ 450.00
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        187 7 Only 20 months ago. Indira Gandhi was thrown out of office for the excesses of her emergency rule. She is now making a determined comeback and is seen as a leader who knows her mind in contrast to the chaos of the Janata Party and government.Mrs Gandhi has said that
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      Lock icon Soviets riled by thread shortage
      634 8  -  SETH MYDANS By in Moscow THE LATEST problem concerning Moscow newspaper readers: Mustard and thread. Why can't the Soviet economy keep regular supplies of these simple commodities in its stores or other basic items like toothpaste, needles, wool socks and stockings, inexpensive soap, nails, small
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      Who s fighting who and for what in Namibia
      884 9  - Who 's fighting who and for what in Namibia MEAL ASCHERSON By Ml WiOOnO#k APPROACH Namibia, in the mind, like a down-zooming spaceship First, you overlook the whole territory itself, four times the size of Britain, occupying the south-west corner of Africa. Then you look closer at us olors Yellow
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      Lock icon 'Birth date can determine a person's allergies'
      576 9  -  M. SUMMERHILL By in Helsinki THE MONTH in which you were born plays a large role in determining whether you will get hay fever, a Finnish biochemist suggests. This has nothing to do with the signs of the zodiac, according to Dr Fred
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        109 9 ,a±±.. Z^ iff "mmmm IVkirtini" S 19 There are pleasures that f|3 can't be matched. Tastes i good just by itself, with lots A of ice and a twist or two of *P/\ jjo£ o course someone special to Martini Rossi use only JM^RTIHjJ carefully selected herbs in K&^U^^L the
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      Africa's odd frontiers
      720 10  -  GORDAN MacLE AN By in Nairobi Few states do not have straight-line borders arbitrarily drawn by the colonials UGANDA'S annexation of 1,800 sq km of Tanzania on President Idi Amin's pretext that it provides a more logical and defensible frontier line revives once more the vexed question
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      US spies slip up in effort to keep tabs on world events
      739 10 It can't provide the Information WASHINGTON: Americas Central Intelligence Agency is in trouble again. This time it is not being accused of any of the excesses of zeal that brought it under attack from Congress and the news
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        787 10 SINGAPORE FESTIVAL OF ARTS 1978 A Mobil-sponsored cultural event Organised by Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Education, Radio and Television Singapore PROGRAMME Monday, December 1 1 Guest item: PREMIERE NIGHT Singapore University Madrigal Four Poems of TuMu Overture to Die Meistersinger Wagner Singers Leong Yoon Pin Mass in G Schubert
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        190 10 ftk For Boautifii Human Lrfe 1 -™M__l^^* fl_ w \mli H*V V BC r w _Pf_ '~VJ H _H _M__^_H I J Jr f wljMi _»i!tH !'3l HP*^ I/ Kanebo Festive Beauty Affair 2 Japanese Beauty Experts our Promotions Beautician are available for consultation For the approaching festive season, Kanebo
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        537 11 j j^BL w^**v*s Looking Back tSS 'LjTuu^Knn v^v\v^^^Jr^&9&% BT"* >- *tkCI BBBBBSSiMbVJPi m_l _m.~ mm«iw I KP^y J <w4im^Mß^^C^i\%^^BßMMM^tC^ lS^B^?S^-3?S>BJBft nn MißVß&M< M^W9VV^»'^M«ta«**M-Mvm I EBBB^ I B^iSyBSawfefMMB^^B^BBBBBBBMEiS I Br X i IB^BK^^V 3f la^ta k J-»^t^BWBM^B^BBWBWB^S^Bi^B^BWBWBWBWBtjWBWBWBBWBw^B BbL»^^^^"<^H^^3BlbbS|^^^P BbJbßß^B^Bf flV* B^^^ -ag^BPS blbß^^ L^B^B^^^^ BBBbMb^BH^ 'VjJ |L* lt^l«^^Bt bßb^B M*^B^J W—^bVb^
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        978 12 mmmmmmmmummmmmmmmjm^^^^L Q ver classic dishes from Malaysia, Sinjppore,lndia,China, W^^t/flmilWSffmlS^iS^lffln^ Japan, Korea Thailand Metnam IKWWMPffJif^ and Indonesia in 4 superb Javlshh 1-tftpiMljKjva^ illustrated volumes. L^ '1 [^^TvjUßj lm Irliavl ifi Acki a touch of Eastern magic to your menus! ■a^a^a^kaMß^^Ba^pja^f J Tempt your family and friends wHfc tongue-tingling, aromatic tables and
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      Lock icon One-time rock rebels find new beat in their thirties
      752 13  -  BILL HARTLEY By in London AS CONTEMPORARY rock becomes more and more accepted, many of its one-time rebels, having reached or even passed the magic age of 30. seem to be entering a period of reflection and consolidation. Some of them,
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      607 13  -  CHAN HOK-KEUNG By in Hongkong HONGKONG boasts a macabre hotel for the dead the remains of 900 Hongkong and Overseas Chinese are stacked up in a secluded mortuary here, awaiting their return to the motherland But many of the hotel guests could be stranded
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        574 13 ffffff CORONA MANUFACTURERS (PTEJ LTD T HI An affiliats of SCM Corporation, U.S.A. manufacturing p* atoctric typawritan invite* intarattad applicants to fill the following rewarding and challenging positions. k^a^P 1) QUALITY CONTROL ENGINEERS (ASSEMBLY/FABRICATION) E 26 years and above. Professional Diploma holder in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent. Degree in Industrial
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        496 13 v SHELL invites applications from suitably qualified candi dates for the above position based at the refinery complex in Pulau Bukom. CIVIL ENGINEERING SUPERVISOR THE JOB involves field supervision of new construction works, and specifically, the prenaration of specifications, checking and supervision of piling and .'c.'ndations, reinforced concrete structures and
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        812 14 Texas Instruments SINGAPORE (PTE) LIMITED Texas Instruments, a world leader in the manufacture of semiconductor components need dynamic and aggressive people to join this evergrowing multi-national organisation. Texas Instruments Singapore (Pte) Limited offer attractive salaries to the right man, provide good fringe benefits and the best employee recreation programs in
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        722 14 A/f?L//v&s £3£/ f jff SIA invites applications for the positions of J§? CADET PILOTS REQUIREMENTS 5 GCE posses with English, Mathematics ond a Science subiect (preferably Physics) «m 37 at 'O' level Those with a PPL and 4 GCE B 7 posses with Mathematics ond a Science a m subiect
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        816 14 lIH m m r? m m ii m UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LTD II I I I INCORPORATED IN Tnf REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE ANNOUNCEMENT The Directors of United Overseas Bank Limited are pleased to announce that agreement has been reached with Asia Commercial Banking Corporation Limited ('ACBC') whereby United Overseas Bank
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        687 14 THK HANkKI PTCI Ml HIIAPTKR Ml IN THK HIGH COIRT OK THK RKIUBI.IC Or SINGAPORE In Bankruptcy No. .190 of 1978. Re: Tan Soo Bak formerly t/a Jeltek Corporation Ex-Parte: S. Mehar Singh A Son* (a firm) Creditor* NOTICE O> ADVERTISEMENT To: Tan Soo Bak formerly t/a Jeltek Corporation No
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