The Straits Times, 9 May 1980

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    18 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1980 30 CENTS M.C.( P) No. 1 1 1/ 1/80
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    Lock icon U.S. TO SELL INDIA N-FUEL
    503 1 Despite lack of safeguards pledges... WASHINGTON, Thursday THE Carter administration announced plans yesterday to sell nearly 40 tonnes of enriched uranium to India despite its refusal to agree to new safeguards against proliferation of nuclear weapons. A major factor in the decision was the US
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    Concorde flight takes 50 mins longer
    311 1  -  HARRY MILLER By Our London Bureau Chief LONDON, Thurs. Concorde passengers now take 50 minutes longer to reach London from Singapore and vice versa because Saudi Arabia has withdrawn permission for the aircraft to fly over its territory at supersonic speed. The previous flight
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    Lock icon $4 m swindle
    33 1 MANHJV, Thurs Philippine Treasury agents have uncovered a swindling syndicate that had forged government cheques to cash 13 million pesos (Ss4 million) in five provinces in the southern Philippines AFP
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    Lock icon Shah's woman minister executed
    103 1 Shah's woman minister executed TEHERAN. Thin. The Shah's farmer Education Minister, Mrs FarokhroQ Parsa, was executed by firing squad at Teheran's Evtn Jail today after being convicted on a series of charges InvolvIng cor r option, the expulsion of activist teachers and promoting imperialist culture. She was the first woman
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    Lock icon 17 accident deaths daily
    55 1 JAKARTA, Thurs. An average of 17 people were killed or injured in traffic accidents in Jakarta every day. according to police statistics Police Lieutenant Colonel Pulung Suhartono said yesterday 30 per cent of the 4,718 casualties in the nine months from last April to December, including
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    Lock icon Nehru award
    31 1 NEW DELHI, Thurs Nelson Mandela, the imprisoned South African black nationalist leader, has been invited to India to receive the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding for 19T9. Reuter.
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    Lock icon The final homage to Tito
    405 1 The final homage to Tito BELGRADE, Thurs MORE than half a million Yugoslavs and leaders from all over the world today paid an emotional final homage to President Tito at the funeral for the last of the giants of World War U. With many people in the crowd weeping, the
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    Lock icon ART OR TRASH?
    61 1 BOSTON Thurs. A masterpiece of modern art valued at US$3O,OOO (5J64.800) disappeared yesterday from an auction room in a hotel all because someone thought it was fit for the trash can. A sweeper had thrown away Alexander Calder's White Sock thinking it was just a heap of
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    Lock icon Israeli commandos kill four in raid
    103 1 BEIRUT, Thurs. Seaborne Israeli commandos came ashore along Lebanon's southern coast during the night and ambush ed Palestinian guerilla patrols. They were driven back after an hour-long battle, Palestinian officials said. They said the Israelis landed along the highway near the coastal towns of
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    Motorists say no to drug 'plant' in cars
    810 1  - Motorists say no to drug 'plant' in cars LAI YEW KONG and JALEAN HAN By MOTORISTS were yesterday aghast at the suggestion of helping out the Customs Department by allowing drugs to be "planted" in their cars at Woodlands Checkpoint for narcotic-detector dogs to sniff out in "live" training. However,
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    Thach: Once threat ends...
    330 1  - Thach: Once threat ends... M. G. G. PILLAI By Our Kuala Lumpur Reporter KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Vietnam will withdraw its forces from Kampuchea once the threat to it from China ends, Foreign Minister Nguyen Co Thach said today. "They will be pulled out in not more than one day once
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    Lock icon Taoists are back
    50 1 BEIJING, Thuis Taoism the only major iniii^'nous On nese religion, has finally resurfaced after being hann^l for 14 years. The official Xinhu agency said today th.it thr China Taoist As opened its third coattmce In Beijing yesterday, iti meeting since before discussed plans foi nil tivities Renter
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    Lock icon LATEST 30 WORKERS TRAPPED
    50 1 LATEST 30 WORKERS TRAPPED BEIRI T, Thurs. An unfinished housing unit collapsed here today, trapping construction workers in the debrLs, and more than M persons were feared dead, witnesses said. The five-storey structure In ihe Mediterranean seaside resort of Jounleh caved in suddenly on the workers and others inside. AP.
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      131 1 SO pages today KL ACTS TO EASE CAUSEWAY RED TAPE -Pag* 8 CARTER rapped for staying away from Tito's funeral t PACIFIC target for Chinese missiles 3 'US gearing up for second rescue mission' 'FOREIGN lawyers will boost S'pore as financial centre' t CASE takes firm to task over ads
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      Lock icon IPI talks end with blast at UN report
      275 2 FLORENCE, Thura THE 29th general assembly of the International Press Institute ended yesterday with resolutions critical of a United Nations Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) report on a "new order" for press information and condemning inadequate press freedom in post-Franco Spain. The
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      The official end
      44 2 UNITED NATIONS, Than. The Werld Health Organisation today officially marked the md of •maUi»x and teak fresh aim to fight other disease* that cripple and kill millions each yew. The new plan Includes attacks on contaminated water and poor sanitation. IPI.
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      Lock icon OIL OUTPUT MECHANISM DISCUSSED BY OPEC MINISTERS
      116 2 OIL OUTPUT MECHANISM DISCUSSED BY OPEC MINISTERS KUWAIT, Thurs. Opec oil ministers met in closed session today to discuss a proposed mechanism that would commit the oil exporters to adjust their production according to market conditions, delegates said here. They said optimism about possible agreement on a long-term plan was
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      Lock icon Carter rapped for staying away from Tito funeral
      434 2 Carter rapped for staying away from Tito funeral PRESIDENT Jimmy Carter's decision not to attend the funeral of Yugoslav President Josip Tito yesterday drew criticism abroad, and explanations at home ranging from domestic political reasons to a desire to avoid Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev. A senior White House official said
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      Lock icon MUSKIEGROMYKO TALKS IN THE OFFING
      198 2 WASHINGTON, Thurs. Mr Edmund Muskie took over as Secretary of State today and is expected to meet Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko next week for the first high-level US-Soviet talks since Moscow's intervention in Afghanistan. Mr Muskie, chosen by President Jimmy Carter after Mr Cyrus
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      Lock icon Kissinger still sought after as an oracle
      262 2 NEW YORK, Thursday FOUR years out of office, Dr Henry Kissinger continues to be a sought-after oracle and sage on the complicated area of US foreign policy. Here to receive an award from the anti-defa-mation league of B'nai B'rith, a Jewish organisation, he
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      Lock icon Pope gets gifts of banned trophies
      163 2 NAIROBI, Thurs. Like any tourist, lope John Paul II Is collecting souvenirs of his African safari. Bnt they Include banned wildlife Items the average tourist can't get ivory, ostrich ennshflls. monkey skins and an antelope horn. Since Kenya halted sales two years &«o to
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      Lock icon Castro's men boo, beat and stone refugees
      189 2 Castro's men boo, beat and stone refugees HAVANA, Thurs. Supporters of President Fidel Castro's communist government last night jeered, beat up and stoned hundreds of Cubans seeking emigration papers. Crowds of would-be emigrants had gathered in Havana's Miramar district after word went round that anyone wishing to leave Cuba could
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      Lock icon Rich and poor fail to see eye-to-eye
      80 2 GENEVA. Thurs. Rich and poor nations today ended two-and-a-half weeks of negotiations without reaching an agreement on a proposed code of conduct on the transfer of technology. The 96-nation talks, conducted under the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad), will probably
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      Lock icon Bar on women
      51 2 BEIRUT. Thurs. Crown Prince Fahd of Saudi Arabia has barred women from travelling abroad to study because of "unfavourable" influences in the West, the Saudi newspaper Al Jazira reported yesterday. Even women accompanied by their husbands are forbidden to leave the country to pursue their studies overseas.
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      35 2 WELLINGTON, Thurs. New Zealand trade unions announced yesterday that they were considering imposing a full trade ban against goods imported from South Africa which amounted to NZ$lO million (5520.9 million) last year. -AFP
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      Lock icon Pacific target for Chinese missile
      331 3 Pacific target for Chinese missile FIRST INTERCONTINENTAL LAUNCH BY BEIJING WELLINGTON, Thursday CHINA will fire off an intercontinental ballistic missile in a test launch aimed at the South Pacific, Prime Minister Robert Muldoon said today. Mr Muldoon said the New Zealand Government has been officially notified of the test. He
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      Lock icon TRAFFIC WOES DESPITE MTR
      61 3 TRAFFIC WOES DESPITE MTR A SUBWAY train rrnlsra a!*nc mi everhead track recently while metortoto belew patiently Inch their way forward la Hongkong, which has mere vehicles per Mlemetre af read thai anywhere else la the werM. Traffic renzr«ti«n remain a major headache despite the coastractiMi of a multJ-mll-llon dollar
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      Lock icon Two jumbos land safely after engine trouble
      156 3 Two jumbos land safely after engine trouble TOKYO, Thurs. Two American Boeing 747 jumbo jets carrying a total of nearly 400 people made emergency landings in Japan today, according to aviation and airline officials. A Northwest Airlines jet carrying 350 passengers and 16 crew diverted to Naha on the southern
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      Lock icon 'Dancing on boat led to drowning for 39'
      132 3 'Dancing on boat led to drowning for 39' NEW DELHI, Thurs. Dancing on board an overcrowded river ferry boat caused it to capsize and 39 members of a marriage party were feared drowned yesterday in India's western Gujerat state, the Press Trust of India (PTI) reported. Officials, who had earlier
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      Lock icon Hard times
      36 3 LONDON. Thurs. The London edition of the Financial Times was not published for the second consecutive day today because of industrial action by workers. Yesterday's shut down was caused by an electricians' strike. Reuter.
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      Lock icon Plan for a bigger share of funds for Japan navy
      354 3 Plan for a bigger share of funds for Japan navy TOKYO, Thursday JAPAN'S defence agency is to spend 40 per cent of its fiveyear expansion programme funds on its navy a shift in policy forced by the Soviet military buildup in the Far East, informed sources said today. The agency
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      Lock icon Students go on rampage again in S. Korea
      132 3 Students go on rampage again in S. Korea SEOUL, Than. Five policemen were Inland, one seriously, aa about I, lit stadents smashed through a cordon of steel-ielmeted riot police attempting to seal •ff provincial Wonkwaag University today as stadeat demonstrations continned round the country. According to eyewitness reports, five students
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      'Guaranteed' depositors may get money back
      318 3  -  RODNEY HOBBON By Our Hongkong reporter HONGKONG, Thurs. Some Nugan Hand depositors took the precaution of demanding a separate guarantee even before the group ran into trouble. These depositors, comprising a group of Hongkong Danks and deposittaking companies, appear likely to secure repayment of
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      Lock icon Kabul still tense as students continue to boycott classes
      231 3 rVj ss r j I" r^r/ C NEW DELHI, Thurs. STIDENTS were still staying away from their classes in protest, but there have been no more anti-Soviet demonstratlons In Kabul since last weekend, according t» travellers arriving here from Afghanistan today.
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      Missing papers sabotage Cabinet talks
      187 4  - Missing papers sabotage Cabinet talks LEE KIM CHEW Discussions on energy proposals can't go on By Our Bangkok reporter BANGKOK, Thursday LIKE elsewhere, Thailand is facing the energy crunch. But several tough energy-saving proposals had to be shelved by the Thai Cabinet at its last meeting because the papers outlining
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      Lock icon 'Voice for all except blacks'
      87 4 'Voice for all except blacks' CAPE TOWN, Thurs. A parliamentarycommission recommended today that South Africa's British-type government system be scrapped and that all racial groups exX blacks be given a in a new advisory body. An interim report submitted to Parliament by the Constitutional Inquiry Commission headed by the Interior
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      Lock icon MPs urge govt to subsidise cost of fuel
      184 4 MPs urge govt to subsidise cost of fuel JAKARTA, Thurs. Members of Parliament today called on the Indonesian Government to use profits from oil exports to subsidise the cost of imported fuel when they criticised its decision to increase the price of domestic fuel by 50 per cent. The director
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      Lock icon French, Japanese films steal the show at Cannes
      317 4 French, Japanese films steal the show at Cannes CANNES, Thursday FRENCH and Japanese directors have captured the limelight on the eve of the 34th Cannes International Film Festival. A jury headed by actor Kirk Douglas will scrutinise more than a score of international films to choose the winner of the
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      Farmhand who 'sowed' panic
      81 4 Farmhand who 'sowed' panic VITERBO (iUly), Thurs. A middle-aged farmhand sowed panic in the nearby village of Grotte Di Castro late yesterday when he rushed from his house and started firing at passers-by with a shotgun, police said today. Twelve people were shot Five of the casualties were warded but
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      Lock icon SWEDISH GOVT EXTENDS FREEZE TO GET TALKS GOING
      273 4 SWEDISH GOVT EXTENDS FREEZE TO GET TALKS GOING STOCKHOLM, Thur. THE government today j extended price freezing for an extra week to get pay talks going again, as Sweden staggered under j the biggest labour conflict I in its history. The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting where Commerce
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      Lock icon Prem for Beijing
      39 4 BANGKOK, Than. Prime Minister Prem Tlmi !■»»■<■ said today he ha* accepted a Chines* Government lnviuU*a to visit Belong. He added the Imluti»n was extended to him during his meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Hnang Haa. AP.
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      Lock icon Ex-Irian Jaya leader joins PNG rebels
      157 4 JAKARTA, Thurs. Former governor of the Indonesian province of Irian Jaya (former Dutch West New Guinea) Mr E.J. Bonai has defected to separatist rebels of the Free Papua Movement (OPM), it was reported today. Mr Bonai and former chairman of the Irian legislative assembly
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      Lock icon Conciliation is better, Prem advises Huang
      252 4 Conciliation is better, Prem advises Huang BANGKOK, Thursday THAI Prime Minister Prem Tinsulanonda, in talks with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Huang Hua, today counselled conciliation in a bid to reduce world tensions, a government statement said. It said the two men discussed Kampuchea, on which Thailand and its non-communist allies
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        Lock icon Free-for-all in jail
        63 4 JAIL warden Dqnald Bordenkircher is staging a contest involving a bare-knuckles free-for-all to identify the toughest inmate at West Virginia Penitentiary. Critics, including Gubernatorial candidate H. J. Rogers, have attacked the idea as "barbarous" and "bloodletting But Bordenkircher said he has had a favourable reaction from the
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        Lock icon Licking the boozers
        78 4 LEGISLATORS embarressed by "a country full of drunkards, who spend their last penny on booze" passed a motion on Wednesday allowing "only Transkeians with good financial standing to spend money on liquor' and closed bars and liquor stores to anyone but foreign travellers during daylight hours. The
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        92 4 BRITONS are betting less money on football pools, bingo and horse racing, but spending more money in casinos, according to a government report published today. The study by the Home Office (Interior Ministry) of trends in British gambling between 1968 and 1978 showed that betting on horses
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        Lots of steam in world trip
        76 4 A FOUR-MAN British team is planning a non-stop flight around the world in what it believes is the largest manned balloon ever built. According to plans, the group wilt take off from a valley in southern France probably in October and go by way
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      Bitten by a snake, but not on his world record bid
      215 4 JOHANNESBURG Thursday A PI XX adder bit a man trying to break a world snake-sitting record at the snake park In Hartesbeetiport today, bat he refused to Rive up. Park manager Jack Scale said the adder struck when Mr
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      Lock icon Mortician team called to identify bodies
      161 6 Mortician team called to identify bodies WASHINGTON, Thurs MORTICIANS took on the task, yesterday, of connecting the human remains contained in nine coffins with the names of eight American commandos known to have perished in the hostage rescue bid. A United States Defence Department spokesmen j refused to comment on
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      Lock icon No hello so it's goodbye for him
      111 6 No hello so it 's goodbye for him DAY 189 BATON ROUGE, (Louisiana) Thors. A telephone operator was fired yesterday for refusing to put a call through to Iran, saying It was "un-American"" to do so as militants In the country were still holding the American hostages. Brian Brand, ts,
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      Lock icon 'US gearing up for second rescue mission
      213 6 ACCORDING TO REPORT BY A.B.C. NEWS WASHINGTON, Thursday WHITE House and defence officials began planning a second military raid to rescue the American hostages within a week after the first ill-fated venture, ABC News reported yesterday. ABC's White House correspondent Sam Donaldson said
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      Lock icon SURPRISE KHOMEINY OK FOR BANI-SADR TO APPOINT PREMIER
      289 6 SURPRISE KHOMEINY OK FOR BANI-SADR TO APPOINT PREMIER TEHERAN, Thurs. Avatollah Ruhollah Knomeiny, in an effort to bring more stability to the country, has given President Abolnassan Bani-Sadr the green light to appoint a < prime minister before Iran's future parliament convenes. The unexpected move came in reply to a
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      Lock icon Saudi ban on non-Muslim job-seekers
      217 6 Saudi ban on nonMuslim job-seekers RIYADH, Thursday OIL-RICH Saudi Arabia has instructed its embassies around the world to stop granting entry visas to non-Muslim foreigners seeking jobs in the kingdom, official sources reported today. The order followed a call by Interior Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdel Aziz on Tuesday night
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      135 6 Warning of 'scorch oil' policy if... JAKARTA, Thurs. Iraqi State Minister for Foreign Affairs Ha mid Alwan has warned that the Arab nations will burn their oil sources if forced to do so. "The Arab countries are in the morass of oil which easily catches fire, and if the oil
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      Iranian charged with killing 2 hostages
      183 6 Iranian charged with killing 2 hostages LONDON, Thursday A 23- YEAR-OLD Iranian dock worker, heavily guarded and handcuffed to a policeman, appeared in court today charged with killing two hostages at the end of London's six-day Iranian Embassy siege. Police said the defendant, Fowa Badav-i Nejad, was the sole survivor
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      Lock icon Mother duck didn't mind drama next door
      116 6 Mother duck didn't mind drama next door LONDON, Thurs. One inhabitant of Prince's Gate that got special treatment during the Iranian embassy siege was a nesting duck from nearby Hyde Park. The bird was hatching its brood on a windowsifl a few doors down from the embassy and residents forced
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      Lock icon They tried harder but teams didn't
      136 6 MOSCOW. Thurs. The coaches and sports offlclals In the Soviet central Asian republic of Turkmenistan were doing exceptionally I weU. If their teams had not been ao bad, they might still be doing The coaches put a lot of effort Into siphoning thousands of
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      51 6 LONDON, Thurs. One of the hostages in the London siege of the Iranian embassy has disclosed that several Iranian women captives have refused to identify Fowzi Badavi Neiad, the lone terrorist who was captured by British commandos. The reason given was that he is good looking.
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      28 6 NEW DELHI. Thurs A heat navr IMHlag India s northiM n UttM Pradesh slate has claimed M lives over the [vast [v.o weeks. officiaW ttda) Reuter
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      544 6 B 7 w Catch the lingering shades of twilight at Tiara Lounge Capture the subtle hues of a Or simply sit back and relax to Singapore sunset. Watch it the soothing sounds of Theresa transform into a wonderland of Behenna, versatile pianist from lights at the Tiara Lounge Australia. Theresa
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    Cinema show led to arrest of two robbers
    218 7 Cinema show led to arrest of two robbers TWO robbers were brought to book when one of them went to a cinema for a show, little realising that one of their victims was working there as a sweeper. Chew Ah Phoh, 25, was yesterday jailed for 14 months and given
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    35 7 PRINCESS Margaret left here today for home after a three-nation South-east Asian tour. Princess Margaret returned here last night after a visit to Malaysia. She had earlier visited Singapore and the Philippines. Reuter.
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    Stopped by long arm of the law
    251 7 PLAINCLOTHES Mobile Squad riders and others in unmarked cars yesterday patrolled eight roads selected by the Traffic Police and the Registry of Vehicles for stricter traffic enforcement in their current blitz on errant motorists. The roads are Bukit Timah Road, Duneam Road, Adam
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    No driving for a year
    72 7 MOTORIST I.lm Chin Yong, 39, was yesterday fined $800 and disqualified from driving all classes of vehicles for a year after he admitted to driving while under the influence of alcohol The court was told how l.im. while driving along l.<> rong 6, Toa Payoh.
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    Tioman trip
    26 7 I 111-. Hi is ll.is.ih youth .'imi|i Mil organise (rip to Pulau iKim.in from Ma) LT> lo May Kin« .«iT>l .«IWW f(.i In. uls
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    ROV warning on misuse of 'On call' signs
    266 7 ROV warning on misuse of 'On call' signs THE REGISTRY of Vehicles yesterday warned that taxi drivers who misuse their "On Call" and "Not for Hire" signs to deceive passengers can be suspended for two or three weeks. An ROY spokesman said a taxi driver who uses the "On Call"
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    Mandarin talk
    36 7 THE Bras Hasan community centre management committee will hold a talk on Fishing. Diving and Trekking on Pulau Tioman at the centre today at 8 p.m. This will be accompanied by a slide show.
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    Porno film man fined $500
    72 7 Porno film man fined $500 A MAGISTRATES court yesterday heard how antivice enforcement officers, acting on information, raided a house in Cambridge Road in the early hours of April 28 and found three reels of pornographic films in a cupboard. Philip Leow Boon Khim. 21, who was in the house
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    Accounts course by post from June 1
    153 7 Accounts course by post from June 1 FEDERAL Publications and Kmlle Woolf ft Associates Ltd have agreed to sell Entile Woolf correspondence accountancy courses from June 1. The courses will prepare students for examinations held by the Association of Certified Accountants, the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants, the Institute
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      234 7 Straits Times Crossword ACBOHB U p asl hankei mounted horse on the A5O (b) .0 Russian author attempt* to £X 'alumniate in speech join student (5) 11 ReinK stupid, got cornered' (5) 16 Feeling school head has upset 12 British author sees American Etonians (9) physit ist without hesitation (9)
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    Hawkers: 803 booked and 113 warned
    138 8 Hawkers: 803 booked and 113 warned A TOTAL of 803 unhygienic hawkers were warned and 113 booked by the Environment Ministry from April 1 to May 4. Between January and mid-March, 285 hawkers were booked and 243 warned. A ministry spokesman said such enforcement action would continue, and hawkers persisting
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    CC courses
    24 8 THE Clementi community centre will hold courses in Chinese brush painting, Chinese calligraphy, hairdressing, and tai chi chuan. For details, call *****94
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    Rain brings brisk trade to motor repair shops
    354 8 MOTOR repair firms and service stations are reported to be doing brisk business because of the bad weather earlier this week. Scores of motorists, whose vehicles stalled or broke down during the floods on Monday and Tuesday, are sending their cars to
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    Getting set for Asean-India talks
    113 8 Getting set for AseanIndia talks THE secretary of the Indian Extenal Affmin, Mr Eric (ionsalves (above) arrived here yesterday ob the third leg of an Aseaa tour to prepare for the Aaean-Indlan dialogic la Koala Lumpur on May IS With him was Mr X.( Arora, Joint secretary la the same
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    Malaysia acts over red tape woes at Causeway
    503 8 Malaysia acts over red tape woes at Causeway SPECIAL PANEL FOR THE JOB COMPLAINTS by Singapore businessmen about encountering red tape and restrictions when entering Peninsular Malaysia on business trips will be tackled by an ad hoc committee to be set up by the Malaysian authorities. The idea of establishing
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    Europe airline beats SIA to Boeing sale
    210 8 SINGAPORE AIRLINES has lost out in its bid to sell a Boeing 707 to Bangladesh Biman which needs an additional carrier to cope with its international services. Up to yesterday, SIA was still hopeful that its offer might be taken up, little realising
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    Industries forecast business upswing
    109 8 DESPITE the deteriorating economies of advanced countries in recent months, industrialists here forecast a further improvement in their business over the next six months. A survey of business expectations of industrial establishments in Singapore by the Statistics Department for the second quarter of 1980 showed tnat
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    Took $40 for not reporting
    65 8 A PUBLIC Utilities Board em ployee was yesterday fined $3,000 for corruptly receiving $40 (or not reporting a firm's illegal usage of electricity. Sentence in default was four months jail. He was also ordered to pay a penalty of HI Lee Sing Ting, 33. was
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    Struck-off private school makes a fresh bid
    311 9  - Struck-off private school makes a fresh bid POON KEEN MUN By THE de-registered private secretarial school, International Training Centre, has submitted an application to the Education Ministry for re-registration, it was learnt yesterday. Sources said the application was made on the basis that the school would be run by a
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    Cholera case
    47 9 A CASE «f cb*lera wu confirmed on Monday, the Knvironment Ministry said yeatenUv. The victim, a 52-ye*r-old woman living in J»lan Pipit, Is recovering at the Mlddleton Hospital. A ministry statement said that an rptdemloloKlral ißvecOgatton Is In pragma to trace the scarce of Infection.
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    Firemen fight factory blaze
    86 9 FIRE yesterday damaged a shoe factory at Block 5, Upper AUanled Lane, ana destroyed about $2M,MI worth of goods and machines. Police said the blase, spotted at about II.M a.m., was believed to have started from one of the machine*. All 12 employees of the factory
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    'Foreign lawyers will boost Singapore as financial centre'
    523 9 FOREIGN bankers here see the admission of foreign law firms with expertise in the corporate and financial fields as a positive move which will eventually enhance Singapore as a financial centre. The more competition there is, the better it will be for
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    House sleuth saw the act
    83 9 A security euard, who had stolen a SI runner teat from a supermarket, was jailed a day and fined $200 by a magistrate yesterday The court heard that a house detective at the Clementi Avenue Savewell Supermarket saw the guard, Awalludin bin Abu Talib. 37.
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    Paving the way for Asean law body talks
    299 9 Paving the way for Asean law body talks MEMBERS of the steering committee of the Asean Law Association meet here today and tomorrow to finalise plans for the association's first biennial conference to be held in Manila from Nov 24 to 28. The Singapore members are Mr Justice T.S. Sinnathuray,
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    Man fined $1,300 on drug charge
    82 9 Man fined $1,300 on drug charge BUSINESSMAN Ang Ban Huat, 28, was yesterday jailed for a day and fined $1,300 on an amended charge of drug consumption. Counsel Mr Ng Kia Thong asked district judge Mr Rahim Jalil to be lenient as Ang's wife is serving a threeyear jail term
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    New officials
    24 9 MR G. Rajendren has been elected protem chairman of the PUB Staff Union (Assistant Technician Branch). The secretary is Mr K. Krishnan.
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    Exodus of hotel staff after takeover
    328 9 Exodus of hotel staff after takeover AN exodus of staff, both executive and service, is said to be taking place at the Cockpit Hotel which was recently bought over by Hongkong jeweller, Mr Kevin Hsu. It is understood that the general manager of the hotel, Mr Hans Schaefer, appointed by
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  • ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY
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      Kuantan base for first squadron of Skyhawks
      256 10 KUANTAN, Thurr MALAYSIA'S first Skyhawk fighter squadron will be set up in Kuantan next year, official sources said here yesterday. They added the government has decided to purchase 50 Skyhawks from the United States. The cost is not known. "It is expected that
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      RTM pulls in Thai viewers
      64 10 BANGKOK, Thurs. TV MalaysU has inadvertently undermined a Thai Government energy conservation programme, Benumt reported yeotenUy. One ot the enereysavlag measures latrodnced recently mt to shut down TV stations between CM p.m. ami 8 p.m. Bat viewers la Pataal, Yala, Narathlwat, SoagkhU and Saturn provinces
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      Aishah to be re-elected ?
      56 10 Aishah to be re-elected KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs Welfare Services Minister Datin Paduka Haijah Aishah Ghani is expected to be re- elected as head of Wanita UMNO at its general assembly in July, the Star reported yesterday. It said that most of the Wanita divisions have at their respective general meetings
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      BIG DRIVE AGAINST HIRE PURCHASE ABUSES
      169 10 BIG DRIVE AGAINST HIRE PURCHASE ABUSES KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs The authorities have launched nationwide checks on hire purchase dealings to protect consumers from unscrupulous practices. The Trade and Industry Ministry's chief enforcement controller, Haji Nik Mohamed Salleh bin Haji Nik Mat, told Bernama that enforcement officers started making checks on
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      Lock icon KL talks
      29 10 OTTAWA. Thurs. Ca/iadian External Affairs Minister Mark MacGuigan will hold talks in Kuala Lumpur next month with his Asean counterparts, an official spokesman said here today Reuter
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      Lock icon Agro-based thrust in Eighties
      136 10 PENANG, Thurs The main thrust of Malaysia's industrial policies in the Eighties will be the acceleration of the growth of the mannfqt turing sector, particularly the agro resource-based industries. At the same time, the policy to encourage greater bumiputra parncipa- tton in industries will be actively
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      Lock icon Razaleigh urges crisis early warning system
      253 10 Razaleigh urges crisis early warning system KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The Minister of Finance, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, today stressed the need for a national early warning system to alert the country to any international crisis that could affect the nation. Such a system, he said, could keep people informed and alert
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      Lock icon Courtesy call
      42 10 JAKARTA. Thurs Presi dent Suharto received visitini Malaysian Minister <>( Infor mat ion Datuk Mohammai Rahmat at the Presidentia palace today Datuk Rahma arrived yesterday for a week long visit at the invitation o his counterpart. I.ieutenan General AH Murtopo AP.
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      246 10 Bringing Up Father By Bill Kavanagh Hal Camp t r^».Hi- A.iA-m-. THAT OUY WHO MOVED IN I WHO IS HE TO PASS U- IN FACT I DON'T "I PONT CLAIM TO YESTERDAY CALLED __<^ JUDCSE^EMT ON MY THINK HE KKOWS BE AN EXPERT, BUT ABOUT V©UR r—-^r VOCE A PROFESSIONAL
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    Case takes firm to task over ads
    279 11 THE Consumers Association of Singapore has taken a refrigerator manufacturer, Hitachi (S) Pte Ltd, to task for inaccurate advertisements in newspapers. Case said in a statement that the advertisements which appeared recently in The Straits Times and New Nation j overrated the capacity
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    $34m LOANS FOR 221 FIRMS UNDER SIF SCHEME
    161 11 $34m LOANS FOR 221 FIRMS UNDER SIF SCHEME A TOTAL of 221 applications have been approved under the Economic Development Board's Small Industries Finance Scheme introduced in November 1976. The scheme, which aims at helping small and viable local industries to upgrade, expand or diversify, especially into export -oriented manufacturing
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    Museum films
    25 11 THK National Museum will m ifn two roloui films. The Gallery and Malaysian River S.ifaii ,il us premises tomorrow at 10 45 a.m.
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    SIX-MONTH LONDON STINT FOR NEWSMAN
    105 11 SIX-MONTH LONDON STINT FOR NEWSMAN GODFREY ROBERT (above), deputy spurts editor of The Straits Times, left this week for a six-month attachment in London as part of the paper's career development programme for him. Wiiile in Britain, Mr Robert will assist on the sports desks of The Dally Telegraph, The
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    200 kids for sports meet
    38 11 THE Singapore Association for Retarded Children will hold its 13th annual sports meet tomorrow at the Delta Sports Complex from 2.30 p.m. Two hundred children will take part in the meet's 25 events.
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    Photo show
    26 11 THE Parliamentary Secretary (Culture), Dr Ow Chin Hock, will open a Singapore Historical Photographs exhibition at the Singapore Conference Hall today at 5.30 p.m.
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    Boy dies after KL-bound train hits him
    86 11 A 15- YEAR-OLD boy died after he was hit by a Kuala Lumpur-bound train near the Jurong checkpoint in Lorong Fatimah on Tuesday night. Police said Chin 800 Kok. a Malaysian, was beside the railway track at about 8.30 p.m. when the train
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    CVAO annual meeting
    50 11 THE Catholic Volunteer Aftercare Officers annual meeting-cum-get-toßether will be held at the Sana House auditorium. Scons Road, today at 7 p.m. The Rev Gregory Yong, Archbishop of Singapore and titular head of tne Roman Catholic Church, and Mr Baey l.ian Peck, Sana president, will address the gathering.
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    Prof: Draw up quality of life index for Singapore
    515 11 Prof: Draw up quality of life index for Singapore A UNIVERSITY don has suggested that Singapore draw up a quality of life index incorporating all the major aspects of living here. Professor Lim Chong Yah, Head of the Economics and Statistics Department of the University of Singapore, said that despite
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    70 12 4 There are similarities and dissimilarities between the two operations and American and British analysts weighing the reports made available so far believe that there are more dissimilarities. They agree that highly trained forces, such as the SAS and the American "Blue Light" force, given the benefit of surprise, can
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  • The Straits Times FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1980
    • Article
      WHEN IN ROME
      398 12 IT HAD to happen Italian unions suing against "excessive activity" by a group of Japanese workers in a factory in the Italian city of Ascoli Piceno. Japan, in the words of a recent EEC report, is a nation of workaholics. Its workers have to be persuaded to
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      NARCO DOG TEST
      388 12 OUR drug detection teams are ever vigilant to ensure that no narcotics slip into Singapore. They have to, considering the many entry points into the Republic and the increasing ingenuity of drug couriers to outwit the law. Many ways have been, and no doubt will continue to
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    Lock icon WHAT OTHERS SAY What London Proves
    471 12 EDITORIAL FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES May 7 AMERICANS' first reaction to the remarkable hostage rescue in London is admiration. The audacity and precision of the Special Air Services commandos reaffirms the intrepid British image of a Winston Churchill, a Francis Chichester, or even
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    Lock icon Why US failed and Britain succeeded
    903 12  -  DREW MIDDLETON Hostage rescue attempts By in New York When Nato sources criticise the American operation, which they are hesitant to do because they say they do not know all the details, they emphasise that, in their opinion, the force of eight helicopters assigned
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    Lock icon Politics — Pope cracks the whip
    749 12  - Politics Pope cracks the whip SAMUEL KOO By at Vatican City POPE John Paul ITs directive ordering Roman Catholic priests out of politics reflects the pontiffs belief that they should not be functionaries of temporal power. Shortly after his election to the papacy in October 1978, the Polish born pontiff
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      536 12 I /ylv. SINGAPORE X*mrs CONTACT LENS X SOCIETY The following members are CONTACT LENS PRACTITIONERS OPHTHALMIC OPTICIANS OPTOMETRISTS E.J. BENJAMIN edwaro j benjamin fte ltd F.A.A.0.. F./LC.LP. Flr 'M Tanglm Shoopng Centre. Tanglm Road |!024i Tel *****69/?355?56 CHEN YIN FOOK oah sin opt co A.0.A.. A.C.C.LP. G 46. Hign Street
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      Why should bonuses have to be paid?
      276 13 Why should bonuses have to be paid? AFTKR loading the letter by "Justice Please" (ST. April 25), I couldn't stop woadertag what the rationale is behind paying a teacher bonuses for attending and passing inservice courses. As a teacher it is indeed his duty to acquire knowledge and transmit them
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      Attendance of 90 pc is a must
      102 13 Attendance of 90 pc is a must I REFER to the letter, "Passed all his papers but denied the bonus," by "Justice Please" (ST, April 25). All teachers attending in-service courses know that for an officer to be considered to have completed a course successfully, he should have not only
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      We must be sure of recognition for certificates
      426 13 I REFER to the letter, "Time to run our own GCE exams," by Low K. M. (ST, April 28). The Ministry of Education determines the kind of curriculum to be adopted and is not unreasonably restricted by the Cambridge Examinations Syndicate. In
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      Those with 5 'O' levels can now repeat Sec 4
      148 13 I REFKR to the letter, "Let those with S 'O' levels repeat as well" by "Concerned Parent" (ST, April 28). The Ministry of Kduration has given due consideration to the suggestlons put forward by "Concerned Parent," and has agreed to
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      Lawyers acting to improve skills
      457 13 WE REFER to your editorial, "No Closed Shop" (ST, May 7). You extolled the virtues of competition and affirmed the platitude that national interest must override any sectarian demands for a closed shop policy. The Law Society can say without fear of contradiction that it
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      178 13 WE TAKE the point contained in paragraph nine of the Law Society's letter. Obviously, if foreign lawyers are to be allowed to practise here, ways must be found to ensure they have adequate knowfedge of local laws. This is necessary if only to safeguard the interest of their clients. How
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      Is computer to blame for odd postings?
      202 13 I MAY be the only one to speak up but I am sure there are many other parents who are equally frustrated with the Pre-U admission posting section of the Education Ministry. My son obtained 10 points for his best five subjects, with
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  • TIMES CITY DESK
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      Share prices move higher
      361 14 AN INITIALLY cautious undertone gave way to renewed haying Interest at the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday, and share 1 prices were taken to higher I levels. There was keen activity towards the close and a moderate hint of enthusiasm I was expressed by traders. The
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      Prime lending rates
      25 14 THK average rate at which major Singapore hanks are currently prepared to lend to their best t customer* Is 12.2 per cent.
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      Kuala Lumpur
      303 14 SUSTAINED buying interest took the Kuala Lumpur stock market broadly higher for the fourth consecutive session yesterday. Demand was especially strong among the second and third liners, which forged steadily ahead to close with good gains. There was also light support for blue chips and heavyweights. This pushed
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      Money and exchanges
      195 14 THE US Sing dollar opene.l at $2 1610 30 and closed at $2 1630 40 in the Singapore forex market yesterday The market was traded in a range of S2 1610 to 52.1660 Trading was cautious and quiet as the lIS dollar seems to receive suppo-t in
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      NOMINAL RATES
      367 14 ASIAN currency deposit Interbank rates as at close on May 8: Closing Asian dollar certificates of deposit for prime names: Hid Offer INTERBANK rales at 3.00 pm Cucrtnci— Nominal rates Smith»oni»n Parcwitag* Ixm-*I dollars to oiw unit of forrlfcn currenoy: US dollar 2.1630 2.1640 2.8196 -23.29 Sterling pound
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      Discount
      51 14 ran<;k o( pttcm rihMd by Jis < otini h<Hi«-s on M.ll ivi'iniKhi 7 7 CM 'le|H>Mf. 6 (lo.in, lluvmi Srllini .i-moiuh Treasury hills 7 1 16 6 15/16 3 month Hank t ills II 5/16 113/16 J month* CD 10 10 ■mMlMCD io .i ii. ioi 16 Sourer: National
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      Money market
      32 14 Ic.mmk intrrtiunk rales [c Btnaapon dollar-, on May 8 Otter Bid OlrrillKllt II II Itlionlh 10 11/16 109/ 1« IMOMIM 1U 111 3 mo mill 111 Ov< r rnlBl ckI>
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        H'kong
        327 14 HONGKONG: Share prices recovered in a technical adjustment to earlier falls and local buying continued the rally yesterday, taking the Hang Seng index 17.32 points higher to a closing of 878.88, brokers said. Grrea Ulaa4 gained $2 75 to close at HKS48 50. and among market leaders HeagkmK Klectrlc
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        Tokyo
        310 14 TOKYO: Share prices closed sharply lower yesterday, led by oils and big— capital issues, with investors wary of highlevel of outstanding balance of buying in margin trading, dealers said. The Dow Jones average fell 77 14 to close at 6,757.70 points, with a volume of 240 million shares The
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        Produce prices
        136 14 CHINESE Pndire ExehM«e, Si>K>p»re, n»*B claalHg prices per IN kg ymtrnUy: CMwaat «U: Bulk fob $137.50 sellers, old drum (in second hand drum) fob $147.50 sellers. new drum fob {154.00 sellers. C«pn: Mixed (loose) $79.00 buyers Pepper: Muntok white pepper fob Asta NLW $505.00 sellers. Sarawak white pepper
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        Duty rates
        92 14 THE MALAYSIAN Minister of Finance has fixed these rates for the period (ram May 8. until further Raaker: 322 cents a kilo: rapra: MS8M.47 a tonne. Palm kerael: 1955 75 a tonne; Waitr pepper: H 259 66 a tonne. Blark pepper: J2.K4O 99 tonne; The rales of duty
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        GOLD
        209 14 THE KILOBAR market for gold deliverable in Singapore opened at $36,196 and closed at $35,938 yesterday. In the Far East, gold opened al US$515.00 517.00 and was pushed up to a high of $517 50 ***** on some loral buying Tho market then settled to close the morning at
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        Late rally in Sydney
        287 16 SYDNEY. Thurs. A late rally pushed stork prices off their lows in quiet trading, dealers said. News of CSR's sugar sales contract with China continued to dominate and the stock firmed 16 cents to AS5.38 while Pioneer added 20 cents to $3.30 and Bundaberg 12 cents
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        New York broadly higher
        232 16 NEW YORK. Wed. The rapid descent of interest rates pushed stock prices broadly higher in heavy trading as the Dow Jones industrial average reached its best level in eight weeks. Analysts said the elimination by the Federal Reserve of its 3 per cent surcharge on the
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        Light trading in Zurich
        241 16 ZURICH. Wed Share prices were mixed in light volume in the absence of fresh market factors, dealers said. Banks dipped apart from Bank I>eu Bearer which gained on good demand. Among generally easier financials, Klektrowait and Forbo were steady. Zurich-versicherung gained in insurances while Winterthur edged
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        Amsterdam prices mixed
        187 16 AMSTERDAM. Wed Share prices closed mixed and mostly unchanged from interim levels, with Unilever recovering 070 of its opening 0.90 guilder loss and Royal Dutch pulling back 0.10 to finish 0.50 down, dealers said. Banks were mixed, with ABN up two. KGH down 0 40 and WUH
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        London market closes lower
        282 16 LONDON, Wed. The market closed lower after relatively <|tiiet trading, dealers said. At 3pm. the FT index was down 4 6 at 440 3. Attention was forussed on Ikf IK April hanking figures. »huh ptov.Jiil liltlr support (Jovernment honds showed closing falls ranging to point ahead
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        Selected Indices
        60 16 FINANCIAL TIMKS INIirSTRIAI.S Wednesday 439 4 Tuesday 444 9 Werlr. Ago 4404 dow jonks AVIUai IMMSTKIAI.S Wednesday ***** Tuesday 818 04 Wrrk A||n 817 06 iikhani; skn<; Thursdaj ***** Wednesday Hfil 56 Week A((i Hri.lHH BYDNBV INIH STRIAI.S Thursday «(lf) 4H Wednesday 804 05 Week A|(<> 599 53
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        TIN
        163 14 THE STRAITS tin price plunged another 525 to $2,275 per picul (equivalent to $37 61 per kilo, down 42 cents) in Penang yesterday, on an official offering down 21 tonnes to 155. tonnes The overnight London market was easier with forward buyers falling 1.125 to 1:7.460 per tonne. LONDON:
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        COPPER
        33 14 LONDON: Copper prices on Wednesday (previous in brackets). Wirebar Spot t877 (1:887); sellers KB7B (K889); Three Month buyers L 903 (L 913). sellers ***** (L 913.50). Market tear: Steadier Sales: 12.700 tonnes
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        RUBBER
        533 14 PRICES in the Singapore rubber market closed slightly lower yesterday, with May RSS One buyers quoted at 292.00 cents per kilo, down four cents on Wednesdays close, dealers said. Afternoon prices fell further on lower Japanese advices but values i-ecovered slightly subsequently on covering dr maud, upcountry and local
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        SSR and SMR
        16 14 K\M.. I Mim s.ll. r« oard V m s, n MK1 I I
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        Closing – prices
        40 14 Closing prices Rubber: May 8 Singapore: May: 292.00 cents (down 4.00 cents) Malaysia: June: 302.50 cents (down 5.50 cents) Tin: M 52.275 (down $25) (equivalent to $37.61 per kilo) (down 42 cents) Official offering: 1 .">.■>' i tonnes (down 21 tonnes)
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        Rises
        31 14 Malakciff \1 CtoM sun*.-. lle«i Kr..m .1 sh«n K r, I StraMa Tradin* M Hunkinn M 41H 278 1380 MO 92.S 474 1170 910 590 .(I 1 2! ft 21
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        Most active stocks
        24 14 SD.nhy DS.MO y Merlin 2fi6.000 Inchrape 50,010 P Carbide 227.00 Total lurnover 5 10m Total value: $11 12 m Soun-o SES
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        Falls
        33 14 \empnft K himpar Public Trxlilr ■iporr Kodder ■iin (hrw tatLMl K I. Indumrim iKanu Drv 495 1S4 137 400 368 332 300 169 ■a -s -4 •:i -2 -2 ■I -2 2
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        Indices
        38 14 R T Indn .iicii Industrials: Finance: 436X02 483 36 848.20 *****1 m.ii 852.32 Hotels Properties: Minings Plantations. 417.98 349 21 280 45 854.17 ***** ***** 281 10 859.27 (X'BC 1 SE.SInd: ***** 434 45 478.67 437 fil
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      CLOSING PRICES
      1401 15 THE last transacted ready sale at the rloae of (iinlanai on the Stock Excnaofe o( Sing* pore jiMnilajr compared wttk the previous day prtcea tofrtfcer with HT» hljti »no lo» AdkaMd (or scrip mttiu Issuel hi ■wv l-aii L*« Coaa«a> SaW «»rSECTION ONK INDl STRIA1 a COMMERCIAL m
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      Unit trusts
      322 15 ABBITHNOT SBCIVITIBB ASIA liMHfn' prims tar HUjr t) Spore Growth Fund 1.31 1.38 Ul B-MONTA(.I Muagrra' prim tar M»y t> Union Spore Fund 0 1.03 INCOME BOND I NIT (Cam* prim) Inrorrv Bond 1 16 1.22 Closing tone: Steadier. Turnover: Official figures supplied by the Stock Exchange of
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      BUSINESS DONE (Singapore)
      1698 15 BID and after prim officially listed and tnnliuss m an reported to the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday with the number of ■hares traded shown In brackets In lots of 1.000 units unless otherwise specified All Time* Settlement Contracts are quoted after the word "sett". Big Board
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      1990 15 BID and otter price* officially lined and business In and reported to the Kuala Lumpur Suck Exchange yesterday wick the number of shares traded shown In bracket* In km of 1000 unlti unless otherwise spedRed INDI STKIALM Acas* (2 MB) <>■■■■!■ (3 JOS) xali Atom 12 188) (3)
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      633 16 AJINOMOTO (Malaysia) may see some interesting developments in the next few years. The company is probing the food market for other areas of diversification to reduce dependence on its traditional food seasoning base. Although nothing concrete has emerged, opportunities lie in the existing food
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      289 16 OUB may launch another unit trust this year DIS( rssiONS have begu at board level between Oversea* I'nlan Bank sad merchant bankers Samuel Meatagn far yet another unit trat The ptvtaera are leaklag at several International h too k markets and aemreea say that they da not rale oat Ike
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      373 15 **^r Hi-Fi Department. 1 Wmßys Nakamichi WSsy -the big name of kyjt a little-noise maker W^f OFFER VALID FROM 9-15 MAY 1980. Nakamichi High-Corn II is the first audiophile noise mm reduction system to approach professional standard. It is SPECIAL aCa-f also the first self-contained noise reduction system to bear
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      1226 16 We are a new but expanding Industrial Consultancy Organisation, providing I engineering and industrial management and advisory services. We are looking I I for suitable Malaysians to fill the following positions in our organisation:PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING CONSULTANT I The candidate should possess a University Degree or professional qualification in
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    280 18 Japanese set up firm to invest in petrochem project TOKYO, Thurs. Four Japanese petrochemical companies have formed a company here, called Japan-Singapore EOG Company, to invest in a petrochemical project in Singapore, a spokesman for the group said today. Capitalised at 100 million yen (5J928.800), the four partners are Mitsubishi
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    Survey reports on ship not submitted, court told
    225 18 Survey reports on ship not submitted, court told TWO survey reports on a vessel which was insured for $1.25 million was not brought to the notice of the insurance company until more than four years after the vessel had sunk, the High Court heard yesterday. This was brought up "for
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    43 18 THE Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry will hold a meeting to explain its plans to build a Guild House to representatives of trade associations and civic organisations at its premises in Hill Street on May 17 at 3 p.m.
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    304 18 'Singapore keen to join 2 KL govt ventures' THE Singapore Government has indicated its interest in two multi-million dollar building materials production plants a cement factory and a steel mill now being planned in Malaysia by the Malaysian GovernDisclosing this yesterday, the chairman of the Malaysian Industrial Development Authority, Mr
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    251 18 Govt likely to better transport allowance rates THE Finance Ministry U likely to Increase Its stx-year-old transport allowance rates far civil servants who ase their own ears, motorcycles and scooters la the coarse af their dalles. One af the reasons far implementing the new rates, It Is believed, stems from
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    40 18 MR BRIAN Green, headmaster of United World College of South-east Asia, will speak on the Johore United World Centre Outdoor Education at the Rotary Club Singapore East's weekly luncheon meeting at the Singapore Hilton today at 1 p.m.
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    390 18 "SHE has soft brown eyes that can melt the coldest heart." This is not a lovelorn utterance from a stricken young man about his beloved. It is a description by a primary school girl about her teacher. It comes from St Hilda's School Primary
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    314 18 ESSAYS TN GROW MAGAZINE SUM UP ALL THEIR FEELINGS... Sumathi Geoffrey Devarai, a Primary 6 pupil of Henderson Primary School, recalls the kindness of Mrs Doris Au who taught her in Primary 4. "I like her because she is kind and polite to all of us. She would arrange Saturday
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    62 18 THE Parliamentary Secretary (Communications and Culture) and MP (or Kolam Aver, Mr Sidek Saniff will tour his constituency on Sunday at 9.30 a.m. Mr Sidek, who will be accompanied by branch committee members of the Peoples Action Party, members of the citizens consultative committee and
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    49 18 A TOTAL of 1,143 notice boards have been put up In various Housing Board blocks for residents committees to tell the people about activities, visits of MPs and other announcements. The boards are provided by the HDB and are in the void decks of the blocks.
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    617 19 An adjunct to normal methods of assessment PARENTS have been reassured that intelligence quotient tests are to help pupils rather than to tag a psychologically damaging "label" on them. This assurance comes from a psychologist, Dr Phua Swee Liang,
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    $54,000 for seaman hurt in accident
    173 19 AN INDONESIAN seaman, victim of a midnight road accident here in 1975, was awarded a consent judgment for $54,000 and costs by the Chief Justice, Mr Wee Chong Jin, in the High Court yesterday. Mr Badri, 28, who at the time was a boatswain
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    10 strokes and jail for two hold-ups
    279 19 10 strokes and jail for two hold-ups HO WENG YU, 24, was jailed 30 months and ordered to be given ten strokes of the cane on Wednesday by a district court after he admitted to five charges of robbery and theft. The prosecution proceeded with two charges of robbery, with
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    73 19 THE new Woodlands Post Office at Block 3A, 164 Woodlands Centre Road will open for business from Monday. Full counter services, except POSB business, will be provided. A limited number of PO boxes will also be available for rent at $30 a year. Mail delivery to addresses
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    Humble farewell to a war hero
    158 19 WHILE world leaden converged In Belgrade to pay their last respects to the late President Tito yesterday, this humble welder In Singapore, unable to male the trip, does the same In his own way. Mr Lim Che* Soon, S3, daring his lunchtime, pail his
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    Investment guarantee pact with Sri Lanka
    330 19 SINGAPORE and Sri Lanka will sign an Investment Guarantee Agreement at the Ministry of Trade and Industry conference room, CPF Building, today at 11.30 a.m. The Minister for Trade and Industry, Mr Goh Chok Tong will represent Singapore and Sri Lanka will be represented
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    $25,000 gift to VITB
    77 19 MR Tsutomu Morimoto. president of Morimoto Manufacturing (S) Pte Ltd, will present 10 'Kansai Special" industrial sewing machines, valued at $25,000, to the Vocational and Industrial Training Board at a ceremony at the Baharuddin Vocation- al Institute today at 3 p.m. Mr Lim Jit Poh, the
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    112 19 A LABOURER borrowed a scooter from a businessman for 10 minutes on April 26 but subsequentlydecided to keep it to shuttle between his Johore Baru home and Singapore. His shuttles came to a stop on Wednesday evening when he was arrested at Woodlands checkpoint. Yesterday, Sivapragasam
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    27 19 THE Singapore Manufacturers' Association will hold its annual general meeting at its conference room, suite 118, World Trade Centre, on May 22 at 5.15 p.m.
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      663 19 Nescafe Give a Lift to y° ur Li c contest m m C I^^WW Fmm 25.4.80 to 25.5.80 For every purchase of 50g Nescafe CTl( Australia) from Bj our Supermarkets, you will be entitled to one entry form MAX FACTOR km Ist Prize: 1 Hitachi Video Recorder plus 1 Hitachi
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      3958 20 AT YOUR SERVICE RATES SECTION INDEX t Telephone Service: *****22 -i 1^^~ Mondoy Fr.doy 830om -500pm Ot*nor» 70 c!» per word (mm flO 501 I FOR SALE SHOPPING GUIDE Centre 900om -500pm IMm 1 51 W^ t'^i VII TRAVEL 4 RESTAURANTS IjEEKJJEKod* 1 r t 2Tt I f rK O
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      4121 21 I II EMPLOYMENT "|l| II EMPLOYMENT II EMPLOYMENT II EMPLOYMENT H EMPLOYMENT llAirAn a^"""™^ -ALE ACCOUNT. CLERK S^S,^,^ tJT .HE.M.H B! O,, E0 requires Msle Accounts Clerk. $15,000 pa We can guide a few Interested please rail at 9. sbmum nmon S mtai B I A lorMan wortdwM* Comply re-
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      509 22 IPLOYMENT 31 Situations Vacant d) Technical An engineering worfcahop reejMiree aMarprterng young man tor CUSTOMER SERVICE Reousfeanenvs: a Completed N s VI Certificate In Metal Machining or equivalent a Valid driving licence Inlaraalad applicant* plaaaa wrMe ka POWERMATIC PTE. LTD. NO. 121 1. BLK. X, LORONQ S TOA PAVON a*D.
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      587 22 Due lo expansion In property development, a leading and well established Developer Company Invites application for the following posts 1) SM* Engineer A Degree In Civil Engineering or A Diploma m Civil EngineerIng with a minimum of 3 years experience on site •a* Between 23 30 years Candidates must be
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      454 22 II EMPLOYMENT I MECHANIC a With dmsl angine/torkhft appointment a Applicants should have Secondary aducation. Plaaaa call J. WHYTTE CO. (M) SDN. BHD. 10. THIRD LOK YANG ROAD SINGAPORE 2262 TEL: *****7. PETER KOH Attar 10pm for further details. JYOTO WORKS (8) PTE LTD InvHea applicant* tor the toMowing poet*:
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      435 22 MACHINIST c Secondary education with 2 to 4 years working experience In machine shop. c Knowledge in machining parts according to drawings/ specifications/ Instructions Independently. Please call personally for interview from 9a.m. to 3p.m. at: THE PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT SINGAPORE AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING PTE LTD PORTSDOWN ROAD OFF aVER RAJAH ROAD SINGAPORE
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      475 22 II EMPLOYMENT OPERATORS to operate crawler crane/ shovel I STORCKEEPER Interested applicants, apply personally to: 2SOSA. International Plata Anaonßoed Slngapor* 0207 SITE ASSISTANTS REOUMED by a leading construction company Those who have passed OCE O' level, completed N.S. and interested In construction line are Invited to apply. However, those with
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      641 22 rens.l Tnub Private Limited, manufacturer of Internationally Renowned Automatic Lathes is fast expanding and has the following immediate vacancies: MACHINE FITTERS c Preferably holder of NTC in General Fitting or Maintenance Fitting c Must be able to interpret blue print c Some working experience in the assembly of automatic lathes
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      643 22 II EMPLOYMENT We need the mowing personnel lo NBsWl otaf *MtaAateKnta*nt A) JUNIOR ELECTRICIAN/ MECHANIC for Ocean Building. A Trade Certificate Issued by Vocational Institute Preferably 2 years' experience In electrical li mechanical work In connection with a modern high rise Building or Shopping Complex Possession of motorcycle and class
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      58 22 I AIWA/AT LAS] j ■electronics! i (singapore) i PTE. LTD. has immadiat* nl vacancies for: 13 production)! 16 years and above Primary aducation Malaysians may also •PP«V Please call personalty with 1.C.. 2 photographs and school laaving certrf icata to: THE ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT 1094 LOWER OELTA ROAD SINGAPORE 0316. TEL.
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      401 22 II EMPLOYMENT GENERAL ELECTRIC (USA) TELEVISION APPLIANCE PTE LTD. r FEMALE M OPERATORS I Wa hava vacancsas for I Famato Oparators Join us today and an Joy: An attractive commencing salary No shift work Active Employee recreation program A 5 day work week Other outstanding employee benefits If you are
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      238 22 I j yt*^L^p r^r^~ interested applicants, Please apply personalty with I.e. to: POLVCORE OPTICAL PTE LTD. BLOCK 3, IA-4A IST FLOOR KALLANG WAY SINGAPORE 1334 TEL: 2836© 73 -7. N si i ZZj JVC requires SALARY FROM I $220 I Call personally at WEkctaaJafflrUUl Ist Raw. Bhea 5 %aTlaja.la*rtW ESM.
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      168 23 II EMPLOYMENT 31 Situations Vacant t) Production AppeceMone are Invited from Singapore cttizene tor tha poaitiona o*1) PRODUCTION WORKERS 2) DELIVERY WORKERS a Age 16 and above. Preferably completed N.S. a Transport provided a Experience not essential, a No shirt work a S-day week. Applicant! pteeae caM peraonaNy Ba> S7
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      327 23 Booex Industries Pte. Ltd. requires FEMALE PRODUCTION OPERATORS Good itartine. wsget (5Vi day* work with 6dayi pay). Attendance allowance $20 p.m. Transport allowance SIS p.m. A free toy car after confirmation in three month*. Apply personally with I C 2 photographs 10 67. Ayer Raiah Industrial Estate. Block 5, 6th
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      177 23 II EMPLOYMENT Hi Interested applicants please call personally with your Identity Card to: COPAL SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. 79. Ayer Raiah Industrial Estate. Singapore. 0513. Bus Service 33, 1 76, i 183. 185.196, 197, |_198 r 200. .M«/\NicNcft iMjk I I B^BbbVbb IJ-^ajtCrSaSeJaiß I Factory at Sunget Kadut requires A) PRODUCTION
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      405 23 trf§> TIMES PRINTERS SDN. BHD. MALE/FEMALE WORKERS Age 16 years above Singapore citizens/ permanent residents attractive wages overtime pay. shift and attendance premiums Pay days: twice a month No microscopic work Canteen facilities Short term employment can be arranged Applicants please call personally at Pafaonnel Department Timaa Printers Sdn. Bhd.
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      359 23 II EMPLOYMENT SANYO WEEKEND INTERVIEW Sal 100 em 4 00 pm Sun. 1.00 am 1.00 pm (al our Company premsaaa) We ere aleo interviewing el KAMPONOCHAICHCE COMMUNITY CENTRE YOUTH OROUP OFFICE, BLOCK 31, OS. CHAI CHEE ROAD. SINGAPORE IS4S. (On 11/S/SO Sunday from 2 JO pm -MBaae) EX-EMPLOYEES ARE ALSO
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      263 23 Qollei invites applications for FEMALE/MALE PRODUCTION OPERATORS STARTING SALARY L--i>L --i>> APPIIOX^ J $365 I ON I CONFIRMATION L^^^ UP TO J $402 I WITHIN ONE YEAR YOU CAN EARN UP TO $432 Rollei provides good wages and benefits as: c A healthy and safe working environment c Free transport
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      1263 23 II EMPLOYMENT g) Tutorial a well established trading house SHORTHAND TEACHERS MOUM- invitOS applications ■0 for Commercial School from Suitable SiK'fordlsc'uror 0 9131W/ qualiHedSndidates TEACHERB/ RELrCF T€ACMER*7 fof the following Graduate/ Working Personnel rw»«l«l«ne who are Interested In giving positions part-time tuition. Please write immediately with contact no to S.T.
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      1154 23 II EMPLOYMENT FEMALE SUPERVISORS REOUIRED DRIVER/DESPATCH I rot cinema snack bar MalayCLERK w e VArre'n'c C e Om s f ec Pr 44 e cd r u B c b y „0.u,,.d .o, .mm^-t. employ- j t ™s i n)#o 11W. Shaw Towers, Beach Road. between 200pm and 500pm a
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      5214 24 II EMPLOYMENT II EMPLOYMENT II EMPLOYMENT II EMPLOYMENT 111 VEHICLES BOATS I STEWARDESSES, PART/FULLTIME. Apply personally King Of Kings Cocktail Lounge 450. 4th Floor Lucky Plaza, Orchard Road dally after 4.00 pm WANTED SECURITY OUARDS (Male/Female). Attractive salary If suitable Please call *****14/ *****63. or call personally at: Suite 1415.
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      778 24 1*73 MINI SPECIAL, good condition, sport rims, new tax, tyres, paint. selling s7.4oo ono *****7 1*77 AUSTIN MINI Special. 2nd iwn-r $9,000 Blk 161. IDI6A. Lorong 1. Toa Payoh. 1*77 JUNE MM Clubman, sports rims and accessories Very good •ondltlon $12,500 ono *****95 Willie b) BMW BMW 120 1*77 JUNE
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      890 24 I 1*77 DATSUN IOOA One lady owner, alrcond.. accident free PARP eligible (14.000 Tel *****43 IS7S DATSUN MOA sports rims. cassette 5 new tyres, selling $15,700 Tel *****86 IS7S. DATSUN 200 L. Ist. company owner Alrcond. radio, cassette Accident free Immaculate condition (28.000 ono. (new $44,000) *****6 IST* DATSUN lOOA.
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      882 25 111 VEHICLES 4 B 45 Vehicles For Sale t) Honda SO MONTHS OLD Honda Accord automatic 4-door. Alrcond.. sports rims, beautiful number plate $34,000 Contact *****77 1873 HONDA CIVIC 1200. alrcond. cassette, sports rims, selling $10,900 Contact *****34 I*7* HOMO A CIVIC 1500 c.c 4-door Private owner, original paintwork, new
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      743 25 OATS 1877, MERCEDES 200. Automatic 1 owner Beautiful condition 5554.000 ono Ricky. *****22 No dealer 1877 MERCEDES 288 One company owner, alrcond.. cassette Tax. tyres new Showroom condition Tel *****03 1) Mitsubishi Colt ALMOST 1*74 COLT Oalant *****. One private owner, cassette, sports rims. lax. paintwork new Seldom used Done
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      835 25 111 VEHICLES B( 1873/ 1874 MODEL Toyota Super Crown Fully automatic Special upholstery and sports rims, beautiful condlUon throughout PARF eligible Best offer willing exchange rar Enquiries 239 Whltley Road 1874 CELKA 1800 Alrcond., sports rims, metallic paint, PARF $*****0 no Blk 557. 1866 H. Avenue 10, Ang Mo Klo
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      942 25 )ATS MERCEDES BENZ 200 AUTOMATIC (1*78) DoneSAOOKm. PORSCHE 824 MANUAL (1878) Don* 1,500 Km. Ml 88*81 1 private owner a In showroom condition MM 18-C. Talok Kurau Court Tatok Kuray Raad S'poralS42 LM MOTOR CREDIT OTff) nfißncsj uvui nsjw UBJ4BX3 isjnr dsM with HM b*Mt Itfini m cooditiara as foMow*
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      666 25 11l VEHICLES BOi 1874, ALFA ROMEO Oulla 13 2nd 4 owner. Qood condition. Alrcond. y radio. Highest offer secures a Contact Sim (after 10am or 4 view at 82. Sing Avenue Tel: *****33 1*74 SKODA SSB c.c One private owner. Up top condlUon. PARF eligible $5,950 Call *****15 1874 VAUXHALL
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      401 25 I AUTO COMPANY requires any ear no PARF vehicles. Immedlle payment Highest offer Tel *****7 k BANK STAFF requires any 1874 inwards vehicles. Non-PARF velcome Tel: *****80/ *****21 COMPANY WANTS to buy good ondltion used cars Above 1974 Jelow 2000 c c. *****87 A 0000 OFFER for all PARF scrap
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      342 25 times friday properties The unbeatable apartment Opposite Novena Church, Thomson Road •Close toUniversily of Singapore Joint Campus, A.C.S., Catholic Junior College etc. Quality finishes smooth walls, beautifully laid tiles, built-in louvred cupboards. LOANS UP TO 80% AVAILABLE *****51 lV%el»pct Cniklhill DrtdopmcnK (Pit l I U Sale Oilier PI (-oWh.il Shopping
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      1370 25 The 50 Storey INTERN ATIOHAL PLAZA FOR RENT OFFICE SPACE From 38m2 at $21 53 r s m SHOP SPACE -From 20m2 From $22 p.s m 35TH FLOOR About 487 m 2 Ideal for Restaurant APARTMENTS AND PENTHOUSE Fully furnished with wall to wall carpeting Central air conditioning Rental from
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      790 26 times fi 51 Accommodation Vacant a) Houses FULLY FURNISHED DETACHED House. No 10 Nlm Crescent. Seletar Hills, (or rent $2,000 sale Contact Mr Chan *****50 J BUNGALOW, shady, secluded. I furnished. 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. 2 halls. 2 telephones $750 Enquire J B ***** THOMSON HILLS VICINITY I storey terrace
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      842 26 'iday pre A LUXURIOUS APARTMENT In I ItM I with swimming pool, ten 1 nls courl. 4 bedrooms, servant's rooan PtsU] furnished (Vnir.il 1 alrcond At Balmoral Towers, Lack] 1 ..vi-ts $5,000 Tel II I A LUXURIOUS APARTMENT along I 1 Holland Road Dtst 10 4 bed- 1 rooms furnished,
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      876 26 yperties] DIST 2. NEWLUXURV 4 t»'ilr...Mii pd apartment near Pearl Centre j 1 Spacious llvlng/dlnlng. partly 1 furnished Rental $1,600 Call i 1 J*****7 8 1 9 1 1 DIST. 5 HIN SENG Harden, luxurious apartment with swimming pool/ tennis court 3 bedrooms. furnished $2,300 Regent *****55 I DIST. 5.
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      3187 26 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES y BANK REQUIRES Houses/ \purlmrnLs for Its expatriate laff Owners ring General Properties *****3/ *****5 I BRITISH CORPORATION relulres several houses/ apartnenls In good residential areas Hudget $1,500 to $4,500 Owners :>lease call *****20 ICCOMMODATION REQUIRED =OR Expatriates from a big Fnr■lgn Corporation/ Banker/
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      795 26 IV ACCOMMODATK FOR SALE A semi-detached i bungalow at KING'S WALK, completed in early 1977. Area 3,800 BQ.fl 3 hertroomsaiid 1 guesl rOWH SELLING PRICE IS $420,000 (NEGOTIABLE) Enquiries from Housing Agencies A Principal* Welcome! Please Telephone: MRS. WEE -(*****11) For appointment to view j the premises FOR SALE/ RENTAL
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      1648 26 )N PROPERTIES BALMORAL TOWERS luxurious apartment for sale 4 bedrooms ,t baths attached Split-level llv- Ing/ dining Central alrcond Swimming pool, tennis court etc Details .*****55/ *****25 BEAUTIFUL APARTMENT IN Dlsl t 19. Oasis Garden 2.300 sqft 4 bedrooms and split-level living/ dining room with balcony, com plete with swimming
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      766 27 times friday properties \>v accommodation properties iv accommodation a properties v services business II 54 Properties For Sale i mm c 1 b) Flat* HDB 4-ROOMED POINT Block. Toa Payoh Central, furnished, renovated, near swimming pool, market, bus terminus, cinemas, schools. $60,000 CPF $25,000. cash (35.000 *****84 HH.LCREST ARCADIA. STH
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      715 27 as^ama»a^BßMß«Bw»ss*B«Bßßßßi MOGEWOOD:- CONDOMMwUM LIV- NO 2/3 bedrooms, fully furnish- ■d $330,000 $380,000 Tel *****6 IPOTTISWOODE APARTMENT .141 sqft High floor Facing sentosa 3 bedrooms. 2 halls, ■'reehold. Foreigners can buy. ■omplellon Dec 1981 Selling: 1220.000 Call: *****2 STUDIO APARTMENT Sherwood Towers 2nd floor 702 sqft -$115,000 TOWNHOUSE Type B. Pee*
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      677 27 REQUIRED COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL Residential land for development purpose Please ring: *****8 Mr Wee or Miss Hong REQUIRED FREEHOLD LANO for office building. 20.000 to SO.oon sq ft with/ without building Please reply to ST Box A***** RIDGEWOOO TOWNHOUSE COR- j NER we have genuine Indone■HUß, Interested to purchase Apartments 4-bedroomed
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  • IX OBITUARIES
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      239 29 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FAMLV OF LATE MR*. MERCY COELNO THANK THE DOCTORS CONCERNED. ESME BAPTISTA AND FAMILY. MINISTER, SECRETARY QENERAL. DIRECTOR OENERAL. AND STAFF MINISTRY OF WELFARE SERVICES MALAYSIA; PRINCIPAL, VICEPRINCIPAL. STAFF AND SCHOOL ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF BUKIT HO SWEE SECONDARY SCHOOL SINGAPORE; REV FATHER JOSEPH WANO. RELATIVES AND FRIENDS
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      395 29 OOUW QIM HOMO passed away peacefully leaving behind his beloved wife, sons An Ton, An Ho, An Lok. daughters Anna Engellne. daughters-in-law, Oladys. Poh Kee Theresla, sons-in-law Kwlk Wle Liang Dr. Lee Kum Tatt and 17 grandchildren to mourn his loss. Cortege leaves 49 Scotts Road at 3
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      191 29 IN LOVING MEMORY of Mr. Tan Cheok Chua departed 9th May 1977, who left us so suddenly three years ago. No words can describe the pain your sudden I loss has brought us. Forever remembered by wife and children. IN CHERISHED MEMORY Of AVETHAS 8. PEREIRA Mad
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  • TIMESPORT PAGE ONE
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      Lock icon Fighting spirit sees Borussia through
      315 30 BORUSSIA 3 EINTRACHT 2 MOENCHENGLADBACH, Thurs. Borussia Moenchengladbach, seeking their second consecutive UEFA Cup, beat Eintracht Frankfurt 3-2 in the first leg of their all-West German final here last night. The teams were drawn 1-1 at half-time. Borussia played at their usual furious pace and.
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      74 30 BUENOS AIRES. Thurs. Argentina's soccer team left here yesterday for a tour of England and Europe, aimed at preparing the world champions for their title defence. The squad UwUkrcprrs: Übaldo Fillol and Hector Baley. Detewkn: Jorge 01guin, Daniel Passarella, Jose van Tuyne. Juan Simon, Victor Ocano, Alberto
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      Stone throwing at Marah Halim
      203 30 JAKARTA, Thurs. Flag-waving and stonethrowing disputes involving Thai, Korean and Iranian teams temporarily disrupted the Marah Hallm soccer tournament in Medan, Sumatra, police said. The tournament was first disrupted when Iran staged a nelsy demonstration, waving flags and pictures ef Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomelny before
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      Aberdeen break 'old firm' stranglehold
      135 30 Aberdeen break 'old firm' stranglehold More sport on pages 33, 34, 35 GLASGOW, Thurs. Aberdeen broke the "old firm" stranglehold on the Scottish Premier Football League by clinching the title here yesterday after a 1-1 draw against Partick Thistle. Celtic and Rangers had monopolised the championship since long before the
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      Lock icon Docherty: I was sacked
      111 30 LONDON, Thurs. Tommy Docherty yesterday denied that he had left his job as manager of English Second Division soccer club Queens Park Rangers "by mutual consent The controversial Scot's 361-day spell as boss of London team Rangers ended after a brief meeting with chairman Jim Gregory
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      Lock icon Bearzot to quit as manager?
      181 30 ROME, Thurs. Enzo Bearzot, Italy's national soccer manager, says he is thinking of resigning because he fears that investigations into the nation's soccer bribery scandal may affect his team's chances in the European Nations' championship in Italy next month. "In the face of this confusion,
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      Lock icon Dates fixed for soccer inquiry
      181 30 ROME. Wed. The Italian Football Federation are to hold their investigation into the Toto Nero match-fixing scandal in Milan on Wednesday and Friday week, informed sources said here yesterday. On Wednesday, the First Division matches between AC Milan and Lazio and between Avellino and Perugia
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      Lock icon Kirsten puts Derby in strong position
      388 30 LONDON, Thurs. Derbyshire's South African batsman Peter Kirsten scored a mighty 209 not out yesterday to put his side in a strong position on the first day of the county championship cricket match against Northamptonshire at Derby. Kirsten, 25 next week, was ably backed
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      Lock icon US and Sweden in last four
      108 30 DUESSELDORF, Thurs. The United States advanced to the Group B semi-finals of the Nations' Cup tennis tournament when they ousted titleholders Australia 3-0 here yesterday. Gene Mayer, 24, started the US rout with a 6-4. 6-2 victory over Aussie star John Alexander. Then Harold
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      Lock icon Connors saved from possible defeat by rain
      211 30 NEW YORK, Thurs. Two seeded players were knocked out of the US$5OO,OOO Tournament of Champions yesterday and second seed Jimmy Connors was saved from possible defeat when rain suspended his second-round match with Vijay Amritraj, of India. Amritrai was leading 64, 2-1, with
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      BRIEFS Winter Olympic hero fails to qualify
      390 30 BRIEFS Winter Olympic hero fails to qualify SAN DIEGO, Thurs. American winter Olympic hero Eric Heiden. who won a record five gold medals in speedskating. failed to make the 1980 summer Games cycling team on Tuesday night. Heiden finished 12th in the 15-man field of the 4.000-metre individual pursuit trials
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      Lock icon It's easy for Chris despite lay-off
      147 30 It's easy for Chris despite lay-off PERUGIA, Thurs. Chris Evert Lloyd, returning to singles competition after a lay-off of more than three months, cruised past unseeded Adriana Villagran, of Argentina. 60, 6-1 in the first round of the US$lOO,OOO ($215,000) Italian Open women's tennis championship here yesterday. Playing on clay
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      570 32 SINGAPORE REFINING COMPANY PTE LTD Singapore Refining Company is engaged in a major expansion of its petroleum refining activities involving the expansion of its refinery by the addition of a new crude distillation unit with ancilliary facilities thereby increasing its total refining capacity from 70,000 to 1 70,000 barrels per
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  • TIMESPORT PAGE TWO
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      Loong, Talib, Lim, Wong in Cup team
      309 33  -  GERALD LOONG, Wong Weng Hong, Talib Haron and Lim Choo Beng will represent Singapore in the Putra Cup golf championship in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, from June 25-28. ERNEST FRIDA By The Singapore Golf Association selectors Chief Justice Wee Chong Jin, I>ee
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      Purple And Gold should prove too good
      584 33  -  PURPLE AND GOLD should prove too good for a moderate Class 1, Division Two field over 1.600 metres at Bukit Timah tomorrow. The four-year-old by In The Purple has won his last two starts in easy manner. He won unchallenged in a Class
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      Lock icon May is elected MCC president
      57 33 LONDON, Thurs. Peter May, who raptained England in 41 Test matches, was elected president of Marylebone Cricket Club at lord's here last night. May. SO, played 66 times for England, including 52 consecutive Tests from 1953 to 1959. He began his England career by scoring
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      Lock icon Singapore enter for two tourneys
      127 33 Sports starts on Page 30 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.- Singapore are among the 16 teams who have entered for the Khir Johari Gold Cup and the Tunku Abdul Rahman Cup sepak takraw tournaments at the Datuk Syed Omar Stadium in Alor Star from May 27-June 1.
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      Lock icon The future of Epsom course under threat
      251 33 The future of Epsom course under threat LONDON, Thurs. The future of Epsom racecourse is under threat and Lord Wigg, a former chairman of the Horserace Betting Levy Board, fears that its internationally-renowned Derby Classic could be run for the last time in 1984. Lord Wigg said yesterday that he
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      Lock icon Shoot A Line in smooth victory
      145 33 CHESTER, Thurs. Shoot A Line underlined her prospects for the Epsom Oaks when she raced to a smooth victory in the Cheshire Oaks over 2,459 metres here yesterday. Willie Carson brought her with a storming run in the short final straight and she coasted
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      Singapore shock for Neethi
      246 34  -  ERNEST FRIDA By SINGAPORE Cricket Association selectors made a shock decision when they dropped M. Neethianathan from the Republic's team to meet Hongkong in the inter-port cricket match on the Padang, starting next Friday. He was Singapore's highest scorer in the SCA inter-state 50-overs competition held
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      Lock icon Lillee thrills, but he's still not at full pace
      238 34  - Lillee thrills, but he's still not at full pace R. MANORAJ By DENNIS LILLEE, Australia's Test fast bowler, thrilled a small crowd of 100 for half an hour with an exhibition of his accurate, pace bowling on the Padang yesterday. He was at his fastest on the current Singapore tour,
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      Los Angeles' no to bowling in Games
      235 34  -  WILFRED YEO By BOWLING will not be a demonstration sport in the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, according to the latest newsletter from the American Bowling Congress. The newsletter, which arrived yesterday, read: "Bowling's bid to be considered as a demonstration sport
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      Phua, Ng in SIA tour team
      269 34  - Phua, Ng in SIA tour team PETER SIOW By FORMER youth internationals Phua Ching Peng and Ng Boon San will travel with the Singapore Airlines Group team for the first time when they leave for Taiwan today to take part in the R. William Jones Cup basketball tournament. Phua and
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      Matches postponed
      27 34 THE Singapore Hockey Association Division Two match between Singapore Cricket Club C and Seletar Sport Club yesterday was postponed because the Padang was not available
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      Lock icon Wang is second
      85 34 BANGKOK. Thurs. Ringo Wang, of Malaysia, shot a 1,273 six-game series to take second spot behind Thailand's Kumrop Adulyaraj in the Open bowling Masters qualifying round here yesterday. Wang, averaging 212 pinfalls. had lines of 232. 217, 214, 206, 211 and 193. Peter Lew, of Singa- pore,
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      Lim shatters Tan's dream
      198 34  -  BERNARD PEREIRA By CHUBBY Robert Lim, the boy whom many predietec would never make the grade because of his mconsisten cy, last night shattered third-seeded Tan Ban Chew'; dreams of regaining his Yonex-F and N nationa singles title at Guillemard Road. In a rally-packed 75minute thriller,
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      Tour fund hits $8,000 mark
      185 34 Tour fund hits $8,000 mark THE national badminton squad's funds for their tour of Penang, Thailand and Burma next month have risen by another $2,000 thanks to Yonex, reports WILFRED YEO. The donation made yesterday takes the total to $8,000 $4,000 was raised through the players' passing the hat around
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      My name is spelt Jita: Soccer's new 'broom'
      377 35  -  JOE DORAI By SINGAPORE soccer's newest broom is REALLY sweeping clean...former (yes, FORMER) national coach Jita (yes, JITA) Singh is taking his appointment as manager (yes, MANAGER) completely to heart "My name is spelt J-I-T-A on my identity card, so why shouldn't
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      Kelantan: We respect but fear not Selangor
      491 35 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. HIGH-RIDING Kelantan respect but do not fear Selangor, their next opponents in the Malaysia Cup soccer competition. When Kelantan troop on the Kota Bahru Stadium pitch tomorrow, there will not be a single player in the defending champions' lineup they
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      Changi triumph
      44 35 CHANGI defeated Pasir Panjaru? 3-0 in an inter-constituen-cy senak takraw match at the Gay World last night. Other results: Bedok 2 Telok Aver 1, Boon Lay 3 Bukit Merah 0, Kampong Übi 2 Chua Chu Kane 1, Marine Parade 2 Bukit PanJangl.
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      Junie to miss her award presentation
      297 35  -  ALBERT JOHNSON By i SWIMMING star Junie Sng, who pulled out of the first Asian invitational competition, starting next week in Jakarta, will miss receiving her Sportswoman of the Year award from the Singapore National Olympic Council. Junie will have to skip the presentation
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      Top ten hopes for Teo in Montreal
      245 35  -  PATRICK BASTIANS By SINGAPORE'S Teo Yong J00,17, goes to the World Junior weightlifting championships in Montreal from May 24-31 with just a chance of placing within the top 10 in the flyweight event. The Singapore Amateur Weightlifting Federation will be happy if he
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      MALAYSIA CUP FIXTURES
      45 35 TODAY KELANTAN v SELANGOR (Kota Bahru Stadium. 8). TOMORROW PAHANG v PENANG (Stadium Darulmakmur, 7.30) F. TERRITORY v N. SEMBILAN (Merdeka Stadium. 7.30) SUNDAY JOHORE v KEDAH (Larkin Stadium, 7.30). PERAK v TRENGGANU (Stadium Perak. 7.30) SARAWAK v SINGAPORE (Jubilee Ground. 4.30)
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      Forces look unbeatable
      169 35  -  PETER SIOW By SINGAPORE Armed Forces Sports Association, the defending champions, again look unbeatable in the national junior table tennis team championship, scheduled tentatively for May 25 at the Poi Ching School, in Toa Payoh. For SAFSA, who can still count on key players Soon Mm Sin
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      All eyes on Seok Hui
      186 35 DEFENDING champion Tracy Oh cleaved through with an easy 9-0, 9-1, J-0 win over W. Ang in the Milo National squash championships' women's second round at the Kallang complex last night, reporto PATRICK BASTIANS. But all eyes were focussed on Lim Seok Hui. 12, protege
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      101 35 TODAY'S EVENTS ATHLETICS New Town Secondary School meet (New Town. 2.30). BADMINTON Yonex Kraser and Neave national championships (SBA Hall. 730). liol.K I i.t Medal (women) (Keppel Course. 1). SOCCER NTI'C Urterunlon tournament Division Oae: SPWU v PDRHDBWi:. DlvltUa Tw»: SPWU v SEECU. PDRHDBWU v UKSES (Farrer Park) Trleree InUr-dIvMM
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      133 35 BANNED FOR PUSHING A CARD KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Brunei defender Pengiran Rosli Pengiran Tuah has been suspended for the rest of the Malaysia Cup soccer season. He was found guilty yesterday on two counts of violent misconduct: For slapping Kelantan player Nordin Hassan, and for knocking the red card from
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      85 35 TICKETS for Saturday week's Malaysia Cup-tie between Singapore and Brunei at the National Stadium will be on sale at four centres from Sunday (8 a.m.). They will be sold at the National, Toa Payoh, Queenstown and Jurong Stadiums The National Stadium will sell tickets for grand
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      134 35 EDDY CHOONG, the former Thomas Cup ace, is probably the only known Malaysian who is making strong efforts to renew friendly competition with Singapore, reports BERNARD PKREfRA The annual SingaporeMalaysia match ended when the Republic broke away from the International Badminton Federation two years ago to
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      433 35  -  BERNARD PEREIRA By IF Anglo-Chinese School's Kelantan-bom Lee Hung Ming had a wish, he would want to represent Singapore at badminton. But, as he holds a Malaysian citizenship, the Singapore Badminton Association may have some reservations about including him in their national squad. But wait
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    44 36 ATHENS, Thurs. Greece's ruling new Democracy Party today elected George Rallis as its new leader and the country's Premier for the next year. Mr Rallis, 62, replaces former Premier Constantine Caramanlis, who was voted head of state on Monday. UPI.
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    81 36 SENATOR Edmund Muskle (right) being welcomed In Washington on Wednesday by his colleagues in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee who later confirmed him as America's new Secretary of State. The committee voted 12 to 1 in favour of him. The sole vote against him
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    339 36 Thailand to take 100,000 more Khmer refugees BANGKOK, Thursday THAILAND has decided to take about 100,000 more Kampuehean refugees under its protection along the border where they have been at the mercy of Khmer bandits and black marketeers. I In a plan announced by Col Prachak Sawangchitr, officer-in-charge of security
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    67 36 NEW YORK. Thurs. Jamaica's consul-general here was relieved of her duties yesterday, one week after disclosure that customs inspectors had found 10 kilos of marijuana in her luggage. Jamaica's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Mrs Myrtle Johnson-Abrahams will be on leave until June 7, when her
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    31 36 NEW YORK, Thurs. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials edged up 0.51 to 821.76 in the first half-hour of trading on the New York Stock Exchange today. UPI.
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    51 36 JAKARTA, Thurs About 300 angry villagers attacked and severely damaged a big textile plant in Bandung, west Java, early this week because they believed the acute water shortage in their district was caused by the plant's pumps squeezing the ground dry, the Jakarta daily Pos Kota reported today.
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    76 36 TEHERAN, Thurs. Authorities today called off elections in most Kurdish cities wracked by fighting between insurgents and government forces and several other cities in southern Iran, Pars news agency reported. Pars said that polling was cancelled in Orama At, Sanandaj, Saqqez, Baneh, Marivan. Ferozabad, Naqadeh, Siijan.
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    75 36 WASHINGTON, Thurs. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has ended four years of monthly gold sales after earning a total of US$46 billion (559.9 billion) for a special fund to lend money to the world's poorest countries At the final auction in Washington yesterday, the
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    289 36 MSG: 'No hazard at present levels of use' WASHINGTON, Than. Tbe food seaaoner monooodlnm glutamate (MSG) appears to be safe, but food precgasore should try to limit Ito ase because many people have temporary reactions to the chemical, the US FMd and Drag Administration said yesterday. Aa FDA scientific review
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    492 36 MANILA, Thursday THE Philippines' most prominent de tainee, ex-senator Benigno Aquino, left for the United States today for a heart operation, after having secured temporary release from his arch-rival, President Ferdinand Marcos. Looking pale and weak, the 47-year-old politician said he had been advised
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    76 36 GENEVA, Thurs. European television viewers will still be able to watch live transmissions from the Moscow Olympics despite the decision by the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) of the United States not to cover the games "The decision by NBC will not constitute a problem for us as
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    41 36 STOCKHOLM. Thurs. The Nobel Foundation will increase awards to prize winners this year by about 80,000 Swedish crowns (5543.200) each as a result of investment earnings amounting to 10.5 million crowns last year, it was announced here today. AFP
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    37 36 JAKARTA, Thurs Heavy rains have caused landslides in west Sumatra, which killed at least one person isolated 160.000 villagers and cut off land communications to four districts, the Indonesian daily Kompas reported today. UPI.
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        30 1 The difference between false pleasure and true is Just this: for the true, the price is paid before you enjoy it; for the false, after you enjoy It. Foster
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        1330 1  -  LI LIENFUNG By Revenge by insults WHEN it comes to throwing verbal insults, the cursing Chinese male is most remarkable in his sense of history not that what he says has more historical value or is based on historical truth, but because he always winds up a quarrel,
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        86 1 INSIDt Shopping Toys with a difference Today's forus is on toys that ran teach a child at the same time that they amaze. There are also many lovable stuffed toys on show on Centrespread Pages 8, 9 Treasures from old albums Some things never change, hot enough does to make
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      221 2  -  JOHN DE SOUZA By IN the good old days, TV viewers had the straight crime fighters and private eyes like Rockford, Ironside, Harry O, Starsky and Hutch and oodles of others. Stepping in now is a new type of high-flown financial investigator who works for
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      642 2  -  DANA LAM By SBC TV PREPARE for more hilarity on Celebrity Charades un Channel 5 at 7.55 tonight, when Mabel King, Bowzer, William Christopher and Vicki Lawrence pitch their wits and limbs against Judy Landers, Jamie Farr, Joe Conley and Erin Moran. Then there's Alien Lover,
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        241 2 FILM SHOW: Your Job, DENTAL HEALTH EXat the Marine Parade Li- HIBITION at Chong Boon brary auditorium at 7.30 community centre from 3 p.m. Free admission..^ p.m. to U> pm. On till EXHIBITION of 19th "i*f^ M1Mmjn and early 20th Century SLTOESHOW by The paintings from Britain by south-east Asia
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        Treasures from our old albums
        648 4 Treasures from our old albums Singapore Historical Photograph Exhibition Singapore Conference Hall; tomorrow till May 21; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; admission free Preview by GERALDINE TANG TIME has vastly ehangied Singapore's street scenes. These two photographs of Stamford Road, taken more than 50 years apart, for example, vividly record
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        Chamber recital's magic moments
        351 4 Chamber recital's magic moments May 4 chamber recital DBS auditorium Review by JOHN EDWARDS SUBSCRIBERS to the chamber recital organised by the Singapore Symphonia Company Ltd last Sunday had good reason to be satisfied. They heard some rarely performed pieces, and the four musicians had obviously worked very hard. In
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      1009 5  -  WILLIAM S AFIRE By Safire on Language "THE word 'none'," it was patiently explained to me, "is rooted in 'not one,' or 'no one. Right? Right. "And subjects should be followed by predicates that agree right?" Right. "Then why do you say 'none are', you blithering idiot,
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      How people in various sectors reacted to the heavy rains
      488 5  -  PAUL JANSEN By jI fJi Fm fff^ RAIN means many things to many people. Heavy downpours these last few days have led to different reactions from the various sectors in Jurong. To a friend in Jurong Town Corporation, the storms
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        1024 8 Toys to win a a child's heart THERE was a time when children, planning to gather in their neighbourhood backyard for a game of "star wai-s," meant that each would bring along their "ninja" stars. Inspired by television programmes of a certain swashbuckling samurai hero with his deadly hail of
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        834 9 Los Angeles finds itself a gem of a showcase LOS ANGELES ON THE corner of Seventh and Hill streets, the marquee of a former movie theatre draped in flags reads: "The jewellery showplace of the world". Inside the double glass doors, past a concession stand and a vendor's popcorn cart
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        423 9 AVON Products Inc, long the pre-eminent door-to-door maker and marketer of cosmetics, has become enamoured in recent years with jewellery, both expensive and inexpensive. Last year, it surprised the business world with its acquisition of Tiffany ana Co, one of America's most prestigious jewellery and
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        592 11 i Sales Representative THE JOB: To promote sales of the company's p.oducts. THE PERSON: Must be a Singapore citizen with enterprise and ability to sell a range of quality products to both specifiers and consumers. Should preferably possess a GCE 'A' level with Chemistry as a subject. Previous commercial/technical experience
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        617 11 In 1979 the Group continued to make good progress in its development as a leading worldwide banking organisation. Robert Leigh- Pemberton, Chairman C^ International business contributed over £1 00 million to Group profits -an 1 8% increase over 1 978 and a most significant milestone in the development of our
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        103 12 Science sees through an age old mystery Most of the large edible crustaceans shrimps, prawns, crayfish, crabs and lobsters have quite large eyes, and, as anyone who has tried to catch a shrimp in a rockpool knows, good eyesight. The way the eyes work has, however, been something of a
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        Space telescope design based on eyes of crustaceans
        1189 12  - Space telescope design based on eyes of crustaceans DR M. F. LAND By in London For nearly 100 years, scientists have puzzled over how the "lense-less" eyes of crustaceans like lobsters and prawns actually work. Now they have found out. And with the discovery has come the design for an
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        Harnessing the power of hydrogen fusion
        831 13  -  DAVID SALISBURY Scientists on verge o£ major breakthrough By I in New York Control of hydrogen fusion a power source that could provide abundant electricity with minimum harm to the environment is almost in the grasp of researchers. For 30 years they've worked to
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          Lock icon The spleen? Who needs it
          237 13 NEW YORK: It is an amazing testament to nature's instinct for survival that humans can live without some of the organs with which they were born. Nature has provided an ample reserve in the form of paired organs such as the lungs and kidneys, and
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          Lock icon Mathematics of infinity
          180 13 NEW YORK: On a clear spring night you can see deep into space, but you can't see forever. It's probably just as well, because forever is one of those words implying infinity, and thinking very hard about infinity can bring on headaches. The first recorded effort along
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