The Straits Times, 24 December 1983

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    14 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1983 40 CENTS M.C.(P) No. 65/1/83
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    Lock icon Subang's heroin houl: S'pore couple held
    333 1 Subang's heroin houl: S'pore couple held KUALA LUMPUR, Fri FIVE suspected members of an international drug trafficking syndicate, including a Singaporean couple, were arrested by police at the Subang international airport last night shortly before they were to fly to London with 21.7 kg of pure heroin. The heroin was
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    Swim escape
    44 1 BERLIN, Fri. Two East German border guards fled to the American sector of Berlin early today by swimming across aborder canal, West Berlin police reported. Other guards did not notice the escape and no shots were fired, a police spokesman said. UPI.
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    Lock icon More dead
    45 1 MADRID, Fri. The death toll from the fire on Dec 6 at a crowded discotheque climbed to 81 today after firefighters recovered two more bodies from the rubble. Officials said they found the bodies of two young men m an elevator pit. AP
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    Cable car report ready
    135 1 Inquiry panel to present it to President THE Commission of Inquiry's report on the Sentosa Cable Car tragedy has been completed and will be presented to President C. V. Devan Nair on Dec 31. The three-man commission, headed by Mr Justice Lai Kew Chal, will formally
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    History simple and relevant
    586 1  -  HEDWIG ALFRED New syllabus for lower secondary students will focus on Singapore By HISTORY: heavy, old stuff; long, unpronounceable names; awful dates; dull, dreary and a lot of memory work. Right? Not any more, for Singapore schools. Starting next year, history lessons will take on a
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    Party elders review premiership
    287 1  - Party elders review premiership PETER HAZELHURST By Tokyo Correspondent TOKYO, Fri. Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone made a desperate attempt to salvage his political career today as he tried to persuade party stalwarts to reelect him to the premiership. The attempt came as leaders of feuding factions m the ruling
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    Lock icon Farm draft for students
    61 1 MOSCOW, Fri. Compulsory farm work is disrupting the education of thousands of Soviet students and schoolchildren, the Communist Party daily Pravda said today. Commenting on the practice of drafting millions of young people into the fields at harvest time, the daily said farms demanded more personnel
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    Lock icon Italian leader calls for pullout of troops
    167 1 ROME, Fri. Italian President Sandro Pertini said today that the Italian contingent of the peacekeeping force m Lebanon should be withdrawn. In a year-end meeting with reporters at the presidential palace, Mr Pertini said the Italian presence m Lebanon had no clear significance
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    Lock icon US customs swop high-tech shipment with concrete
    305 1 DENVER (Colorado), Fri. Customs agents who intercepted high-technology devices being illegally shipped to the Soviet Union substituted them with an obscene message and concrete for the shipment. Two businessmen, Norman Comerford, 38, a British national who owns International Consulting Group, a company based
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      100 1 KATIDNAL LIBRARY SINGAPORE Singapore's first j/ffr white \rrs\). Christmas I^^,^^^ A year of :^S| dangerous TV Flawless g fare party m^ -^L whats m faces Aft A store on the fjM small screen iy« m the H I*" I r coming year L x| 4IP I remember uncle... CHRISTINE KHOR,
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      579 2 Fostering unity THE introduction of a "national stream" m all schools will help multi-racial Singaporeans learn to mix from a younger age. Mr Ho Kah Leong, Parliamentary Secretary (Education), said the young from the four races would be able to understand each other much earlier when they attend single-language
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      264 2 THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS: THE best Christmas presents are intangible. A child's wide-eyed expectancy, a mother's smile and perhaps a tearful sniff as she unwraps a china ornament bought furtively with precious pocket-money. "Just what I always wanted." Some avaricious shopkeepers may try to persuade us otherwise but it
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      Background
      59 2 END OF BOMBING IN THIS week's Behind the Headlines, John Drysdale, who was shopping m Harrods when the car bomb exploded last Saturday, corrects a misleading report on the event and explains why he was confident that no further car bombs were likely be set off when he returned
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      194 2 Ban on Song lifted THE life ban on former national rugby captain Song Koon Poh will be lifted from January 1. This was disclosed by the Singapore Rugby Union, which imposed the ban following Koon Poh's tour of South Africa m July last year with the rebel team, Tokkie's
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      286 2 SHOPS FIND LOCAL SHOPPERS PLAYING HARD TO GET IT MAY be a merry Christmas for department stores elswehere m the world but m Singapore, festive store interiors camouflage a difficult sales scene. Despite it being a traditional season for spending, our top eight retailers have had to fight hard
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      Around the world
      736 2 More fighting VIETNAMESE troops and Cambodian resistance forces fired at each other at Nikom Mak Hun, 4km 193 km east of Bangkok. Representatives of the Khmer Rouge said they were carrying out harrassing raids against Vietnamese supply lines to blunt an expected dry season offensive by Hanoi's
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      Across the Causeway
      211 2 Plea to defer levy THE Johor Forwarding and Transport Agents' Association has appealea to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad and his deputy, Datuk Musa Hitam, to defer implementing the $100 levy on goods vehicles leaving the country. The association said the proposed levy should only
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      382 2 A private life THIS is the first Christmas Mr Hon Sui Sen will not be present to spend with his family of devout Catholics. But memories of the Finance Minister who died unexpectedly last October will always enrich the lives of those close to him. The grandfather of
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      Lock icon Viets exchange fire with Cambodians
      329 3 Hanoi prepares troops, equipment for all-out offensive ARANYAPRATHET (Thailand), Fri. VIETNAMESE troops and Cambodian resistance forces traded sporadic artillery and mortar fire today while Hanoi massed troops and heavy equipment for an all-out offensive, Thai military officers and intelligence sources said. Khmer Rouge guerillas said
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      Lock icon Side by side in harmony
      68 3 THEIR nations' politics may be at odds, but Chinese pianist Li Xian, 18, and Taiwanese violinist Lin Chiang-Liang, 23, seem oblivious to the differences. They were tuning each other yesterday while rehearsing for a concert today m Tokyo. The concert organiser said that he believed
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      Lock icon 'China takes action to curb defections'
      83 3 TAIPEH, Fri. China's air force has launched a unique training programme how to prevent its pilots from defecting to Taiwan, a military spokesman said today. Ma jor-General Wang Miao, spokesman for the Defence Ministry, said the training, which is being conducted m areas where
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      Lock icon Five Indian states vote in crucial by-elections
      233 3 Five Indian states vote in crucial by-elections NEW DELHI. Fri. Five north Indian states were voting m by-elec-tions today which could be a major factor m Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's calculations on when to hold national elections, expected some time next year. About 3.5 million Indians qualify to vote today
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      Lock icon For better or worse but not for dowry
      151 3 For better or worse but not for dowry NEW DELHI, Fri. Amid continuing reports of Indian women being burned to death by dowry-greedy husbands and in-laws, about 100 female students took an oath yesterday, vowing not to marry on the payment of dowry. "I will not marry a man who
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      Lock icon 'UN offer to ex-Turkish minister'
      77 3 'UN offer to ex-Turkish minister' UNITED NATIONS, Fri. Former Turkish Foreign Minister liter Turkmen, 56, has been offered the post of special UN representative to coordinate humanitarian programmes m Cambodia, diplomatic sources said yesterday. Spokesmen for the United Nations and for the Turkish UN mission said they could not confirm
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      Lock icon Invincible won't sail to Japan next year
      227 3 TOKYO, Fri. Britain has told Japan it has scrapped plans for a goodwill visit to Japan next year by the aircraft carrier HMS Invincible, averting a potential squabble with Tokyo over its nuclear arms policy. Earlier this month, Britain proposed that the carrier
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      Lock icon Australia-Asean dialogue likely in January
      105 3 Australia-Asean dialogue likely in January BANGKOK, Fri. A regular official-level dialogue between Australia and Asean, which has been postponed since last month, is likely to be held m Canberra from Jan 17 to 19, Foreign Ministry officials said today. But they gave no other details except that discussions, apparently preparing
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      Lock icon Japan to allow Soviet boats to call at port
      138 3 TOKYO, Fri. Japan said today that it would allow Soviet fishing boats to stop at a Japanese port to refuel or give rest to crew members while they operate m Japan's 320-km economic waters. An official of the Agriculture, Forestry and
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        Lock icon EEC to lift sanctions
        62 3 THE EUROPEAN Economic Community has decided against extending trade sanctions next year against the Soviet Union, adopted after Poland imposed martial law m December 1981, Community sources m Brussels said yesterday. The measures represented a loss to Moscow of about US$l22 million (Ss26l million) a year,
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        74 3 THE INTERNATIONAL COIRT m the Hague has ordered Teheran to compensate a US company claiming US$l36 million (Ss29l million) for assets seized after the Islamic Revolution, the company said m New York yesterday. In the first such ruling m a lengthy Iranian-US financial dispute, the court ruled on
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        Xmas visit to Belfast
        60 3 UNDER TIGHT security, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher yesterday arrived unannounced m strife-torn Belfast for a one-da y Christmas visit. After a trip to a shopping centre at Newtownwards, a predominantly Protestant town, 20 km east of Belfast, she was to visit British troops based m
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        63 3 MORE FIGHTING was reported from the Western Sahara on Thursday as a large Moroccan task force pressed on with a major operation against Polisario guerillas battling for the independence of the territory, reliable Moroccan sources said m Rabat. Polisario said on Wednesday that Morocco had begun the biggest
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        74 3 THE US-LEI) United Nations Command accused North Korea yesterday of flagrantly violating the Korean armistice by sending an armed spy boat to South Korea earlier this month. At a military armistice commission meeting m the border truce village of Panmunjom, the chief UNC delegate US Rear-Admiral
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      Lock icon Jordan to lift trade ban against Egypt
      352 4 The two countries will sign agreement tomorrow AMMAN, Fri EGYPTIAN Economy and Trade Minister, Mr Mustafa Saeed, said yesterday that Jordan has agreed to cancel restrictions on trade with his country m a major step m Cairo's emergence from Arab world isolation. In
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      Lock icon French arms to boost Lebanese army
      143 4 French arms to boost Lebanese army i PARIS, Fri. France is to begin delivery i soon of a big arms ship- ment to the Lebanese i army, Including 190 tanks and 10 combat and transport helicopters, Defence Ministry officials said yesterday. The AMX-13 light tanks have 99-mm guns, while Gazelle
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      Lock icon 15 nations turn down US call to send troops to Lebanon
      215 4 WASHINGTON, Fri. The United States is continuing to press other countries to take part m the multinational peacekeeping force m Lebanon, but has been turned down by about 15 nations, Defence Secretary Caspar Weinberger said here today. "I wish
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      Lock icon Seven die in Red clash
      67 4 CALCUTTA, Fri. Seven people were killed and one was critically wounded on Wednesday m a clash between two factions of a proChinese communist organisation m Marxist-ruled West Bengal state, authorities reported. About 25 men armed with guns, bombs and knives raided a home where members
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      Lock icon Israeli forces brace for terror attacks
      198 4 Israeli forces brace for terror attacks TEL AVIV, Fri. With thousands of pilgrims expected m the Holy Land for Christmas, Israeli security forces face a holiday of headaches over the spectre of terror attacks. "It is really crazy these days and that obligates us to be more on the alert,"
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      Lock icon Gifts pour in for Marines from the folks back home
      175 4 BEIRUT, Fri. With two days to Christmas, the United States Marines m Beirut are being bombarded with presents from home. "It's just phenomenal. I don't think the IS military has received such huge support from people back home since World
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      Lock icon Iraq claims it sank Iranian rescue vessel
      273 4 BAGHDAD, Fri IRAQ said its navy today sank an Iranian salvage ship which had been trying to save a damaged vessel near the Iranian port of Bandar Khomeiny m the Persian Gulf. A military spokesman said the Iraqi navy sank the Iranian ship
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      Lock icon Shamir's foreign minister headache
      167 4 JERUSALEM, Fri. Deputy Foreign Minister Yehuda Ben-Meir resigned yesterday, giving Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir the delicate problem of quickly choosing a foreign minister from among his coalition partners, Israel television reported. Mr Ben-Meir has been performing most of the duties of foreign minister since Mr Shamir
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      Lock icon Reagan braced for battle over proposed energy tax
      502 5 WASHINGTON, Friday THE Reagan administration is braced for a bitter dispute with the energy industry over a proposed energy tax to cut America's budget deficit of nearly US$2OO million (Ss42o million). A senior administration official said yesterday that the US Treasury was
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      Lock icon Hospital begins force-feeding death-wish patient
      180 5 RIVERSIDE (California). Fri. Hospital officials yesterday began intravenous feeding on Elizabeth Bouvia, the cerebral palsy victim who is seeking to starve herself to death, a spokeswoman for her lawyers said. Earlier yesterday, a judge, informed that Miss Bouvia was m imminent danger of death by
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      Lock icon Gene Kelly's home gutted
      180 5 BEVERLY HILLS, Fri. Oscar-winning actor Gene Kelly's mansion was destroyed m a blaze believed to be started by faulty Christmas tree lights, and fire officials credited his son with saving the dancer's life. Kelly, 71, fled the house m his pyjamas after the fire broke out
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      Lock icon A push closer to the abyss
      183 5 A push closer to the abyss IT'S three minutes to Doomsday, shows this clock of a scientific journal. Editor Ruth Adams of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists is seen here on Thursday pushing the minute hand closer. The "Doomsday Clock" is the magazine's symbol of mankind's advance toward the nuclear
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      Lock icon Call for a meeting on arms race
      79 5 Call for a meeting on arms race UNITED NATIONS, Fri. Presidents Ronald Reagan and Yuri Andropov and Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of India have been invited to meet at the United Nations m the new year to try to halt the arms race. Mr Jorge Ulueca, President of the UN
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        Lock icon Rolls-Royce shortage in US
        40 5 THERE is a Rolls-Royce shortage m America this Christmas, car dealers m New York have said. A strike m Britain m autumn caused a shortage m the cars which cost US$lOO,--000 (about *****,000) or more- Reuter
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        Lock icon QE2 party to welcome 2000
        45 5 A GROUP dedicated to world cooperation has chartered the liner Queen Elizabeth 2 at midnight on Dec 31, 1999, at the Pyramid of Cheops. The Millennium Society m New York signed an agreement with Cunard and the Egyptian government. Reuter
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        Lock icon Presents are mixed blessing
        56 5 FOR Jerry and Betty Elkias, a seven-week deluge of gifts from people who saw a news story about their poverty has turned out a mixed blessing. The couple from West Virginia said they received gifts, including US$l2,OOO m cash and cheques, but have lost the friendship
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      Lock icon Signs of better times to come in the West
      390 5 NEW YORK, Fri Inflation, which is expected to be around four per cent by the end of the year, is projected to rise slightly to five per cent for 1984. The new projections, which update those made m July, form the
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      Lock icon New law puts rapist in jail
      74 5 NEW DELHI, Fri. A 50--year-old man was sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment m what was believed to be the first judgment under a new rape law recently enacted by parliament giving tougher sentences for rapists. The Press Trust of India news agency said
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      36 5 Reuter PARIS, Fri. President Francois Mitterrand of France will pay a state visit to the United States between March 21 and 27 at the invitation of President Ronald Reagan, the French presidency announced yesterday.
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      Lock icon High tide, rains give Venice a soggy Xmas
      217 6 High tide, rains give Venice a soggy Xmas CE, Kri. Flood waters from an unusually high tide accompanied by ntial fain swamped St Mark's Square and central districts of Venice on Wednesday and promised a soggy Christmas for the lagoon city. Sirens used by the city administration to warn inhabitants
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      62 6 Walesa to be quizzed WARSAW, Fri. Solidarity leader Lech Walesa (above) has been summoned by the police for questioning m Gdansk on Dec 23. But his wife Dannta said that Mr Walesa did not know why he had been called m. Government spokesman Jerzy Urban reported that Mr Walesa would
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      Lock icon Last-ditch steel plan for EEC
      272 6 Action taken to stop cut-throat competition BRUSSELS, Fri. European Community industry ministers, playing their last card, agreed yesterday on an emergency plan to stop cut-throat competition that is destroying the steel industry. After weeks of haggling, capped by a daylong meeting over ways to enforce
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      Lock icon Soviets on spy charge expelled by Sweden
      149 6 STOCKHOLM, Friday TWO Soviet diplomats and a third Soviet citizen have been expelled from Sweden on accusations of espionage. The three were told to leave Sweden after security police reported their involvement m spying activities, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday m an
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      Lock icon Research on genes sheds light on cancer
      161 6 Research on genes sheds light on cancer LONDON, Fri. A step towards understanding how cancer starts was reported today by five London researchers who told of finding a number of genes which lie dormant m normal cells but are activated m tumour cells. One of the genes comes from the
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      Lock icon Giscard raps rivals over 'sniffing aeroplanes'
      314 6 Giscard raps rivals over 'sniffing aeroplanes' PARIS, Fri. Questions about "the sniffing aircraft affair," a secret US$26O million state investment m an oil exploration tool that flopped, has led France's former president to accuse his rivals of "scandalous political exploitation." Mr Valeric Giscard d'Estaing appeared on television lastnight and accused
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      158 6 Glow of praise for Schmidt on 65th birthday HAMBURG, Fri. Former West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt celebrated his 65th birthday today amid a glow of praise from fellow international statesmen and ringing plaudits from his political rivals. Ex-president Valery Giscard d'Estaing of France, US Ambassador to Bonn Arthur Burns, Dutch
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      89 6 BUDAPEST, Fri. Hungary's Parliament yesterday unanimously approved two Bills aimed at making its communist government more democratic, the official Hungarian news agency MTI said. The Council of Ministers submitted the Bills to the assembly at the open- ing of its winter session. One Bill
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      Lock icon Lessons of great historical interest
      338 7 Lessons of great historical interest STUDENTS from pilot schools have found the new history lessons more enjoyable and have done better at the exams. This is the view of Mrs Lee Hong Leong, a history teacher at Clement i Town Secondary School, ow of the schools which tried out the
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      Buddhist association holds seminar on kidney care
      155 7 THE Buddhist Welfare Association yesterday held a public seminar on kidney care at the World Trade Centre. Speakers included Singapore General Hospital renal consultant Dr Pwee Hock Swee, Dr Akiro Woo, Dr Ong Siew Chay and Dr Gwee Ah I^ng. The welfare association
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      Flow chart to show posting of PSLE pupils
      279 7  -  JUNE TAN By THE Education Ministry has, this year, prepared itself for the onslaught of Earents appealing for a etter secondary school for their children. It has put up a huge flow chart at its Kay Siang Road headquarters to snow how
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      One stream to promote racial understanding
      303 7  -  LEONG WENG KAM New policy 'will help students mix and learn from young' By THE introduction of a "national stream" m all schools will help multi-ra-cial Singaporeans learn and mix from a younger age. Explaining the advantages of the new policy yesterday, the Parliamentary
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      More fires in the first 11 months
      174 8 THERE were 6,414 Ores m the first 11 months of this year, 12 per cent more than the 5,731 Ores reported m the same period last year. Also, 18 people died and another 119 were Injured m fires this year. The Singapore Fire
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      VITB will look into fashion course idea
      314 8 ASPIRING fashion designers may turn to the Vocational and Industrial Training Board soon for some form of training. The board will look into the feasibility of running a course m fashion design and fashion arts at diploma level. If it decides to do
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      Yeo's two-for-one bonus to charity
      91 8 THE managing director of Yeo Hiap Seng Ltd, Mr Alan Yeo, yesterday presented a cheque for $30,000 to the executive director of the Community Chest of Singapore, Mrs Tang See Chim. The money was raised by the management and staff of the company. The company
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      Feathered friends from Canada
      166 8 Feathered friends from Canada THIS is a Canadian goose, among the largest of the 14 species of geese m the world and, at one time, nearly extinct. They were saved when the Canadian authorities declared them protected birds. Two pairs yesterday became the first Canadian birds to be given to
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      Officer charged with taking bribes
      128 8 Officer charged with taking bribes AN IMMIGRATION inspector was charged yesterday with 13 counts of accepting bribes from an Indian national working here. Tan Hoon San, 37, allegedly committed the offences between May last year and May this year at the office of Gay Beng Wood Products Pte Ltd m
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      Combined Boys' Clubs carnival
      77 8 Combined Boys' Clubs carnival MORE than 400 boys from eight Boys' Clubs and about 30 officers from eight Police Divisions visited the C.N. Leisure Park next to the Japanese Gardens yesterday m the combined clubs' first ever carnival. The carnival was sponsored by the Singapore Council of Women's Organisations and
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      249 9 LIGHTS and more lights have set the city ablaze this Christmas at least around hotels and shopping centres which are determined not to let the festive season slip by unnoticed. Christmas trees are still the all-time favourite, whether the genuine flown-in species or lighted outlines such as the
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      Chips and nine women keep burglars at bay
      507 10  -  GERRY de SILVA By NINE women with the help of chips are working round-the-clock to keep burglars away from more than l,2tf homes, offices and warehouses In Singapore. The computer and the staffers, working In airconditioned comfort, are part of a leading
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      Clues tell how bank break-in took place
      694 10  - Clues tell how bank break-in took place BHARATHI MOHAN By I HE looked just like any other customer but he was m the bank for no ordinary cash trans- action. What he had m mind was a cash-and-carry deal m the fullest criminal sense. And now he had come to
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      Ministry stops presses for safety reasons
      169 10 Ministry stops presses for safety reasons THE Labour Ministry has ordered two companies to stop operating power presses found to be without safety guards. The order was slapped on two presses m Compact Metal Industries Pte Ltd m Jurong and five m the See Hup Seng Tin Factory Pte Ltd
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      $20,000 worth of shoes stolen from house
      73 10 THIEVES got away with 60 cartons of shoes worth $20,000 from the house of a businessman, Mr K.S. Ho, 29. on Thursday. Mr Ho left the shoes m the compound of his bungalow m Jalan Dermawan, near Hillview housing estate, when he went
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      Woman caught two years after she escaped
      138 10 Woman caught two years after she escaped A WOMAN drug addict io police custody managed •to escape when a man caused a commotion and diverted police attention from her. But her two years of freedom ended when the police finally caught up with her again on April 22. Yesterday, Tang
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      Visa still needed to visit US
      125 12 Visa still needed to visit US THE American embassy has clarified that Singaporeans visiting the United States would still need to apply for visas. The clarification follows a Straits Times report yesterday on a new visa-free two-week stay for visitors to Singapore and that this ruling has been granted to
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      Defence is up to everyone, says President
      267 12 PEOPLE lacking commitment; woolly-headed, unstable and corrupt governments who do not have the defence of the country at heart. Such were the ingredients that made for the loss of a country and its people. A very high price was paid indeed. This example
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      Pope may not visit Singapore next year
      150 12 SINGAPORE may not be on the papal itinerary when Pope John Paul ft visits South Korea next May to help celebrate the bicentennial of the arrival of Catholicism m the country. The uncertainty of the papal visit was indicated by the South Korean
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      Book agent loses import permit
      299 12  -  CHAN ENG CHENG He tried to bring m obscene comics By THE import authorisation permit of a book and news agent here, who tried to smuggle In obscene Japanese comics and nude calenders, has been cancelled. This means he can still Import Items, but he
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      Teenager earns his moon kite 'wings'
      264 12 Teenager earns his moon kite 'wings' IT TOOK 14-year-old Fahrorazi bin Abdul Mutalib seven years to earn his moon kite "wings" and he intends to soar high with them at the third Singapore International Kite Festival to be held next month. Fahrorazi is one of five youngsters who have so
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      160 12 I Last night while you were "^H [^^1 having sweet dreams, we were f > having nightmares. We had to so rush oui milk across 2,000 miles Bn-n. ft^fl sound. Because our milk has to be as fresh as the new day, when I A it reaches the simps. JKKL^
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  • across the CAUSEWAY
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      Lock icon Mahathir and Musa get appeal to defer $100 levy
      375 13 JOHOR BARU, Fri THE Johor Forwarding and Transport Agents' Association today sent telegrams to Prime Minister Datuk Sen Dr Mahathir Mohamad and his deputy, Datuk Musa Hitam. appealing to them to defer the implementation of the $100 levy on goods vehicles
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      Lock icon Two goldsmith shops lose $529,000 in lightning grabs
      305 13 KUALA LUMPUR, Friday ARMED robbers today made lightning grabs at two goldsmith shops here and m Petaling Jaya and escaped with more than $529,000 m cash and gems. The daring robberies occurred within 15 minutes of each other and m full view
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      Lock icon How many likely to vote in Sarawak
      134 13 How many likely to vote in Sarawak KUCHING, Fri. More than half of the 552,184 registered voters m Sarawak are expected to cast their ballots on Dec 28 the first day of the state's fourth direct elections when polling begins m 38 constituencies. Voters m the remaining seven constituencies, which
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      Lock icon 12 on graft charges
      60 13 IPOH, Fri. Twelve government servants were today charged m the Sessions Court here for corruption. They 12, an electrical engineer, a police inspector, a police sergeant, six constables and three meter readers, were alleged to have corruptly accepted bribes of between $30 to $5,000 this year.
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      Lock icon Fruit exports
      35 13 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Malaysia will increase the export of local fruits, particularly to Singapore, Deputy Agriculture Minister Dr Goh Cheng Teik said when replying to a supplementary question m the Senate today. NST
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      Lock icon 10 Indian sailors abandon ship
      187 13 Xl ALA LUMPUR, Frl. Ten Indian sailors abandoned their ship at Tort Klang, about 30 km south of here, on Wednesday because of alleged ill-treatment by their officers, it was reported here today. The men had put up at a hotel and refused to go
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      Lock icon 19 Thais stranded
      170 13 They were going to Singapore JOHOR BARU, Fri. Nineteen Thais, who had left home for Singapore jobs, are stranded here after allegedly being conned by a Singaporean "agent". They had travelled overland to Singapore to take op jobs m the construction industry but were refused entry on
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      Lock icon Stricter Secrets Act passed by Senate
      199 13 Stricter Secrets Act passed by Senate KUALA LUMPUR, Friday THE Malaysian Senate has passed a more stringent Secrets Act amid government fears of a surge m foreign espionage activities m the country. Speaking m support of an Amendment Bill to the Official Secrets Act, the Deputy Minister for Home Affairs,
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      644 14 EOur grand opening wouldn't be complete thout these sensational offers from National. Because we believe m celebrating our opening amazing variety of items from videos to vacuums, and our very first Christmas at Parkway Parade m Don't miss the once m a lifetime opening celebration grand style You'll find discounts
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  • THIS WEEK
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      English stream
      320 15 Bilingual policy remains unchanged ALL pupils will be taught English as their first language by 1987. In this new "national stream" mother tongues will be the second language. From next year pupils m non-English classes will switch gradually to English classes. However, the introduction of the new system
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      13 schools will offer CL1
      127 15 13 schools will offer CL1 FOUR schools have been picked to continue teaching Chinese as a first language at primary level. These schools are Catholic High, Nanyang Primary, St Nicholas Girls' and Maris Stella. These schools are the junior schools of the Special Assistance Plan Schools. (These SAP schools get
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      Girl, six, has brush with death
      50 15 Girl, six, has brush with death A SIX-YEAR-OLD girl wanted to get away from some medicine. So she climbed out of her eighth storey flat m Ang Mo Kio onto the window ledge. Happily her five-year-old sister told her mother, who then rescued her unharmed with the help of neighbours.
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      Schedule for the change over
      237 15 IF YOUR child is going to Primary One, Two or Three m a Chinese-medium school next year, he will have to switch to the English medium. This means he will study English as a first language and Chinese as a second language. But if your
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      Health fees to go up next year
      202 15 Health fees to go up next year HOSPITAL, dental and outpatient fees will go up from Jan 1. Health Minister Howe Yoon Chong said the increases were necessary if services were to be improved. The last time fees were increased was m January this year. But there will be some
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      CPF life insurance in 1984
      115 15 CPF life insurance in 1984 THE Central Provident Fund is to start a life insurance scheme next year. THE Dependants' Protection Insurance Scheme will be voluntary. A member can chose to have a portion of his CPF contributions deducted regularly to pay for premiums. The scheme is to take care
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      Floors collapse
      93 15 THE top two floors of an unfinished building m Cecil Street collapsed this week. A 10-year-old boy was slightly injured by falling concrete, stones and glass. At least 12 other people just missed being seriously injured. Some of the 12 had parked their vehicles and gone to a
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      In short
      55 15 MR S Rajaratnam, the Second Deputy Prime Minister (Foreign Affairs) returned from London this week after his heart operation. THE Chingay procession will no longer be telecast 'live' on TV unless some company is willing to pay for it, says SBC. This annual Chinese New Year event is
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      Cabbies to go for classes
      108 15 Cabbies to go for classes TAXI drivers must go back to school before they can renew their licences from next year. And the first to go back will be those who have been driving for 10 years or more. In these refresher courses they will learn more about changes to
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      World wise
      164 15 World wise ELECTIONS held m Japan this week show that the Liberal Democratic Party is less popular than before. It did not win a majority of the seats to form a government. It has to get independent members of the Japanese parliament to join it. The party has governed Japan
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      27 injured in plane crash at Subang airport
      106 15 27 injured in plane crash at Subang airport A PLANE crashed near Kuala Lumpur* Subang airport this week and 27 people were injured. There were 247 people on board the plane. The Airbus was about to land when it crashed into swampy ground near the airport. This is the first
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      Blast rocks French camp
      51 15 Blast rocks French camp TWENTY-FOURpeo-ple were killed 148 others wounded on Thursday night m Beirut. Two bombs blew up at the same time. One bomb was planted m a hotel. The other was a truck filled with more than a tonne of explosives. It was parked near the French military
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      457 15 We've planned great things for you this festive seasonsuperb food and wine and thoroughly enjoyable times! Islfi New Year's Eve (31 December) /^7l f m A A 4F'****_ New Years Eve Gala Dinner. $40+ for tlluL LO /I/I fcl^l^l'l'^l^ JL^iiU adults and $25+ for children. _JtUW.lv/f Christmas Eve (21 December)
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    The Straits Times says Spirit of Xmas present
    483 16 The Straits Times says Spirit of Xmas present "BAH. Humbug," scoffed Scrooge about Christmas. And if we are honest, most of us have felt the same way at one time or another. Ridiculous, isn't it, to post greeting cards to those we see m the office or around the stores
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    T.F.Hwang takes you down memory lane
    530 16 T.F.Hwang takes you down memory lane LOVE. PEACE AND JOY XMAS means memories. It means remembering old friends. One whom I fondly remember today is the grand old man of the legal fraternity Cecil Henry Smith. Ho is m his 80s, as old m age as, say, Emperor Hirohito of
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    Why the Harrods bombing is unlikely to be repeated
    1872 16  -  JOHN DRYSDALE Behind the headlines By of Global Stats Ltd, London An in-depth look at major news events this week THE fascination about events that put others m peril is the imaginative transfer of the event into the circumstances of one's
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    Move over, Reagan, here comes Ford
    769 16  -  LIAK TENG KIAT 'his and that By US Correspondent IN A country where an actor can become president, there is no reason why a president can't turn actor. Right? So former President Gerald Ford did just that, m Wednesday night's episode of Dynasty, another
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      Improve the system at KK Hospital
      278 17 Improve the system at KK Hospital ON many occasions recently. I accompanied my friend to the Kandang Kerbau Hospital for her ante-natal check-ups. There seems to be no proper system m operation m the hospital. On one occasion our anguish lasted from 8.15 a.m. to noon. On another, we had
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      Over a month of noisy singing
      112 17 Over a month of noisy singing AN exposition and trade fair has been on for more than a month at the junction of Clementi Road and Commonwealth Avenue West. The persistent loud and noisy singing and "live" music has been going on unabated for the last 35 days till way
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      Positive attitude
      149 17 IT IS gratifying to know that the Mass Rapid Transit Authority (MRTC) is actively pursuing my suggestion to reserve seats m every train for the physically handicapped and the aged. (ST, Dec 20). What is even more satisfying to me is the positive attitude the MRTC has exhibited
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      Use personal touch to spread the message
      351 17 Use personal touch to spread the message Two letters on the need to donate kidneys THE end of the recent National Kidney Week does not mean that the problem of the kidney patients is over and that we can forget everything for the moment until the next kidney week. Lives
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      Cycling stunts that shouldn't be done
      159 17 Cycling stunts that shouldn't be done I WISH to draw attention to an incident which took place recently at the Henderson Road housing estate's basketball court. It happened at the inauguration ceremony of the Bukit Merah Boys Club on Dec 17 at between 9 and 10 p.m. In order to
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      Give them priority treatment
      249 17 THE National Kidney Foundation (NKF) must be commended for launching a kidney week with the theme "A Gift of Life." The theme was apt especially during this festive season when people are enthusiastic m buying presents for their loved ones. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said
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      Officer have been more tactful
      197 17 Officer have been more tactful MY friends and I were at the National Stadium for the Merlion Cup final recently. At the end of the match, a group of fans went to see the Australian team going into the dressing room by Gate 2. A few police officers were at
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      Helpful taxi-driver gets top marks
      152 17 AS A visitor to Singapore I have been interested to follow the debate m your media about what can be done to attract more tourists to your country. Recently, I took a taxi from my hotel to an office m Jurong. The taxi driver was
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      DON'T BE SHY
      35 17 IF YOU can speak Mandarin and are about to use dialect again, stop yourself and start m Mandarin. The other person may know Mandarin but may also be shy. Be the initiator!
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      129 17 ANITA SARAWAK GALA till USTMAS EVE SHOW 4m Wf^m sl |^i&3^ m I] Jk li I- m IP r^^p^ J) vv \\\y\ Oi a Y* V^^^-- Anita Sarawak, Asia's singing sensation, is back with the Singapore swing for a Gala Christmas Eve Dinner Show at the Inn or Happiness. Feast
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  • BACKGROUND
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      To legislate or not to legislate...
      1178 18  - To legislate or not to legislate... BENG TAN By Final decision depends on public response to kidney-donation drive THE National Kidney Week, which has just ended, brought to light important issues which pointed to the pressing need for an effective solution to the shortage of organs for transplant. More than
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      Doctors and religious leaders allay common fears
      514 18 Doctors and religious leaders allay common fears COMMON fears voiced by potential kidney donors were last week allayed by doctors and religious leaders at seminars held to explain the concept of kidney donation. A most significant result from last Saturday's seminar was the clarification by Mr Maulvi Barbu Sahib, a
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  • TIMESDOLLAR
    • In the market
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        Singapore barometer
        34 19 Singapore barometer Up Down Unch Industrials 56 36 2/ Finance 1 7 10 Hotels 4 2 4 Properties 6 4 3 Plantations 9 3 11 Mining 2 1 2 Deb Loans 0 6 5
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        K. Lumpur barometer
        39 19 K. Lumpur barometer Up Down Unch industrials 51 36 36 Finance 5 3 3 Hotels 1 1 0 Properties 6 5 0 Oil Palms 2 7 1 Tins 6 2 3 Rubbers 13 5 4 Deb/loans 1 0 0
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        KLSE in festive mood
        92 19 SHARE prices on the Kuala Lumpur stock market closed mixed to slightly higher yesterday m spite of intermittent bouts of profittaking. Market observers noted that investors were apparently m a holiday mood and were reluctant to take new positions ahead of the long weekend. The New
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        ST industrials index components
        72 19 Bousteadßhd +9 CIC +10 Wearnes +16 Cotd Storafe —5 Dunlop Ind +2 Esso +10 CCM +20 Gerrtinis +-6 Guinness Haw Par +2 FtN +5 Keood +4 t'° MUfrPurpose H jnchcap*Bhd -1 J^on rMC 1U HBI c Prom«t -2 S a EI c f Peris Plant -5
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        INDICES — Highs & Lows
        34 19 INDICES Highs Lows Straits Times Business Times Industrial Composite 1983 High ***** (25/8/83) 961.35 (5/7/83) 1983 Low 712.29 (5 1 83) 864 88(4183) All-time High 992.62 (25/8/83) 961.35 (5/7/83) All-time Low 74.75(17/9/64) 550.78 (12/8/82)
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        Chief price changes
        188 19 Rises AyerHHanßub 1300 +100 KKamparsl.so 600 +85 Benta 580 +50 Jacks kit 620 +45 Set Coconuts 420 +40 Bedford 50c 376 +40 Sel Properties 610 +35 SPTexties 326 +20 Nearness 456 +16 T Harbour 436 16 H Leong Credit 750 +15 STPI97S 1480 +10 Esso 1160 +10
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        Bubbles in Tianjin
        59 19 HONGKONG Champagne's going to bubble up at a winery m Tianjin, China, as plans to expand Re my Martin (Far East)'s joint venture are put into action. The success of the Sino- French Joint Venture Winery has encouraged the publicly-quot-ed Hongkong company to expand, says manag ing
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        Heir apparent
        56 19 HONGKONG Stepping into shipping magnate Sir Y.K. Pao r s shoes as chairman of the Star Ferry Co, Hongkong Tramways and Hotel Marco Polo of Singapore is Mr Peter Woo. Mr Woo, the deputy chairman and manag ing director of Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co, will
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        Lock icon Subsidiary in S'pore
        56 19 TOKYO Fuji Photo Film Co Ltd said it has sft up a wholly-owned subsidiary m Singapore, Fuji Photo Film (Singa- pore) Pte Ltd, to handle film imports and sales and provide technical services m South-east Asia and Australia. Capitalised at *****,000, the new firm will start business
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        Lock icon GM, Toyota venture
        53 19 GM, Toyota venture WASHINGTON A joint venture between General Motors and the Toyota Motor Corporation to produce small cars m the United States has been tentatively approved by the US Federal Trade Commission. Under a 12-year project, the two companies would build 200,000 Chevrolets annually at a GM plant m
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        Lock icon Bomber of a contract
        49 19 WASHINGTON Rockwell International was awarded a US$772 million (551,652 million) contract for continued production of 818 bombers. The Air Force said the money would go toward the purchase of long-lead items for the production of air frames. Rockwell is the plane's prime contrac- tor. Reuter
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      Stout drinking was good for the company
      223 19 Stout drinking was good for the company Guinness Malaysia THANKS to stout lovers who continued drinking the brew despite an increased excise tax, Guinness Malaysia Bhd anticipates a modest improvement m sales for the current year. In his maiden annual report. Guinness chairman D. F. Burditt thanks his customers and
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      Lock icon We're almost there
      255 19 Tuan Sing Holdings TUAN SING Holdings, which is making a takeover offer for SPP Ltd, has received acceptances amounting to 9.181 million shares, or 30.72 per cent of the latter s issued capital. Of the total number of acceptances received at 4 p.m. yesterday. 5.4 million SPP
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      Wine — that's the spirit
      506 19 Wine that's the spirit THE festive spirit is wine as far as young Singaporeans are concerned. Local wine distributors have predicted an annual growth rate of 15 per cent per annum m wine sales over the next two to three years. This is m step with the growth of the
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      A difficult Christinas
      609 19 Free trips and an apartment offered to lure shoppers By 6 If all stores can maintain last year's sales, they should be happy about it Robinson's assistant general manager David Wong m It's encouraging, but I think at Christmas everyone tends to splurge. Galeries Lafayette's assistant general
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      A turkey delight
      75 19 THE turkey's turned out to be the hottest seller for Cold Storage this Christinas. General manager John I'innirk said yesterday: "So far, we have sold more than 4,M0 kg of turkeys, most of them priced at around $69. About twothirds of the buyers have been Singaporeans." Overall
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      Land talks fail
      286 19 UPP UNITED Pulp and Paper's second attempt to diversify into property has fallen through. In a letter to the Singapore stock exchange yesterday, the company said it and "a third party have mutually agreed not to proceed further with negotiations which could have led to a major
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      Business done in Singapore
      2916 20 READERS should be aware of the limitations of this information. Not every transaction, nor every price dealt m at the Singapore and Kuala Lumpur stock exchanges, is necessarily covered m "business done". Further because all dealings at a particular price are grouped together, the table does
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      Business done in K. Lumpur
      1017 20 INDUSTRIALS Aoma (2JBS) Jlnomoto 1 4 00B *lcom (3.128 3.165) (10) 3.14 (1) 3.18(1) 3.12 (5) 3.16 *MD (3.445) (1)3.42 API (1.88 B) (3) 1.87 (1) 1.88 (1) 1.90 (1)1.89 Antah (2,:J2F3 2MB) (7) 2.37 (38) 2.36 (16) 2.34 (16) 2.35 (15) 2.32 (44) 2.33
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      How your stocks performed
      2834 20 AD shares quoted have a par value of SI. unless otherwise specified. Adjusted for scrip/rights N Tax-exempted dividend. ABN is traded m lots of 10 shares each, with the price quoted m doKars. 1983 Last Yield Vol Day High Low Company Sale Change ('000) High Low
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    • Commodities
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        Untitled
        36 21 BIIHRCB CloS n P fiCeS RUBBER cents/kilo Singapore Jan 235.75 (S). up 0.25 cents Malaysia Jan 261.50 (M), unch Ti N Closing prices MS/kilo Straits Tin $29.16 down one cent Turnover: 146 tonnes, up one tonne
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        GOLD MARKET
        30 21 GOLD USS/oz Fri Thurs Singapore 380.50 381 00 379.80 380.30 Hongkong 380.50 381.00 380.00—380.50 Thurs Wed New York 381.00 382.00 377.00 378.00 London 378.50 379 00 378.00 378.50
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        GOLD
        93 21 THE Kilobar market opened at 5526,109 and closed at 5526,171. The F s East gold market opened at the day's high of US$3Bl.BO 382.30. Local selling, however, pushed it lower to U*****.90/381.40. It later went down further to the day's low of US$3BO.BO/381.30. The market closed at U*****. 75
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        SILVER
        22 21 CloMif prices SILVER US$/troy oz Fri Thurs Singapore 8 90—8.95 unav Thurs Wed New York 8.95—9.00 unav Source Credit Suisse. Spore
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        COPPER
        23 21 Ctosini prices COPPER £/tonne Thurs ;not 980 00—980.50 (980 50—*****) I months 1006.00-1006.50 (1006 50-1007 00 Market tone Steady Sales 23.575 tonnes
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        ALUMINIUM
        21 21 ALUMINIUM a-yj-Thurs Spot 1098 00-1098 50 1090 00 1091 00) 3 months *****0-*****0 (*****0—*****0) Market tone: Firmer Sales: 9.400 tonnes
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        PALM OIL
        128 21 THE CRUDE palm oil market yesterday closed higher on covering ahead of the Christmas holidays. The market will be closed on Monday and will reopen on Dec 27. PALM Closing prices Crude Ms/tonne palm oi Dec 1630 (central) 1620 (south) Jan 1610 (south and central) Feb 1510 (central)
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        85 21 THE RUBBER market m Singapore yesterday closed slightly firmer with Jan One RSS buyers quoted at 235.75 cents per kilo, up 0.25 cents from Thursday. Over m Kuala Lumpur, the market held steady at Thursday's close of M 5261.50 cents per kilo for Jan Int. One RSS buyers. The
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        78 21 THE Straits Tin price m Penang fell one cent to M 529.16 per kilo, still one cent above the International Tin Agreement's floor level of M 529.15 per kilo. Dealers said the buffer stock manager continued to absorb the bulk of the disposals m the absence or foreign
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        280 21 RAS MRELB (S cents/kilo) (M cents/kilo) Noon Close Noon Close Int 1 RSS prompt 231.75— 232.75N 231.75— 232.75N unq unq Int. 1 RSS Jan 235.75 236.25 235.75-236.25 261.25 262.00 261.50-262.00 Int. 1 RSS Feb 240.25—240.75 240.25—240.75 Int. 2 RSS Jan 230 50— 232 50N 230.50— 232.50N 255.50— 256.50N 255.50—
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        308 21 Noon closing Gambler 100% 2nd class 278 old crop Coconut PfkeJs/I Ok F BNSW 2300O(Se erS) r 3fdClaSS IS blo\ new crop \flZ COCOnUt source: Produce Exchange 260 c 15% 185.50N Oil 15 «l 253 D-20% 184.00N Bulk FOB 198 00 (sellers) Closing prices, 2Q% 250 E 25%
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        388 21 NEW YORK, Thurs Stock prices moved up, then dipped m active trading. The Dow Jones industrial average, which gained 13 points on Wednesday, was up by more than four points to 1,259 m the morning, but finished 1.32 lower at 1254.98. Gains, which were leading losses three-to-two at one point,
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        72 21 IIIII! J 1 U I Hongkong Hang Seng Friday 867.30 (863.56) a Week ago 860.77 Australian All-Ordinaries Friday 762.5 (761.5) g£Week ago 756.0 Australian Industrials Friday 993.6 (992.3) Week ago 982.6 Financial Times Industrials Thursday 776.2(772.0) Week ago 752.8 Dow Jones Industrials Thursday 1253.66 (1254.98) iiiil- Week ago 1236.79
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        249 21 D«c 23 HKS Change Associated Hotels 091N unch Bank Of East Asia 18.30 +0 1 Carrtan Invest Cheung Kong 7.15 +0.05 China Light 11.80 +0.1 Cross Harb Tunnel lOlOSxd F F Consortium 047 Far East Exch Phllex 00B0B unch O I Cement 8.00B unch Great Eagle Hang Lung Hang
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        334 21 Dec 23 Cents Change (Hint) A C I 188 unch A N I 267 unch A P M 232 f 2 Ab«rfoyle 780 -10 Aff 285 t 18 Alliance Oil 79 unch Allied Mill 235 3 Ampol Exp Ampol Pet 1H0 unch Anz 584 unch Ashton 135 unoh B
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        326 21 Dec 23 yen Charge AJlnomoto 1100 +10 Akal 615 -25 Amada 980 -12 Asahl Chem 396 unch Asahl Glass 705 -5 Bank Tk 291 unch Brldgestone 825 -5 Canon 1530 -30 Casio Computer 1450 +40 Citizen 679 -9 D Nip Print 901 -8 L) Nippon Screen Daiel 64B -1
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        239 21 Dec 22 US$ Change Alcoa 44 H Allied Chem Cp 54W Allts-Chalmers 15M> -M Am Tel Tel 82* Amax Inc 24W Amr Corp 36* -1 Bethlehem SU 27* unch Boeing Co 45Vi Burroughs Cp 40* unch Caterpillar Co 48* +W Chase Manhtn 44 Chrysler Cp 28'* Citicorp 38W
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        539 21 Dec 22 Pence Chanje INDUSTRIALS Allied-Lyons 142 -1 Ass. Dairies 148 unch BTRPLC 419 +2 Babcocks 155 unch Barclays 489 -5 Beechams 321 unch BICC 250 +5 Blue Circle 423 +3 BOC Group 284 +2 Boots 185 unch Bowater 269 +14 BATS 184 +5 Britannia 93 unch BP 396
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        218 21 THE US dollar opened at 552.1280/95 m the Singapore foreign exchange market. It traded to a low of 552.1245/55 before firming to close at 2.1275/85. Trading for the day was thin ahead of the festive holiday. The greenback against major currencies was also little traded but closed slightly firmer
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        154 21 Managers' prices for Dec 24 27 Singapore Unit Trust The Commerce 3.42—3.63 The Savings Fund 2.04—2.17 Spore Prog Fund 1.48—1.57 Spore Sec. Fund 2.23 2.37 Spore Invest Fund 1.18—1.25 Spore Equity Fund 1.45— 1.54xd Asia Unit Trust Mai Invest Fund 2.85—3.02 Mai Prog Fund 1.52-1.61 Mai Security Fund
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        55 21 HITACHI Ltd will build a US$52 million (SJIII million) drill ship for the stateowned Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC), officials said. ONGC has also issued a letter of intent to buy another drillship, which industry sources said will be built by Hitachi m collaboration with the Indian
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        155 21 Interbank Over the counter Foreign Local dollars to Foreign currency currency one unit of to Sslo foreign currency Australian dollar 1.91—1.92 5.28—5.17 Canadian dollar 1.71—1.71 5 91—5 82 NZ dollar 1.38—1.39 7.31-7.14 Sterling pound 3.04—3.04 3.31—3.26 US dollar 2.13—2.13 4.73—4.69 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency
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        335 21 Receipts of export FCL containers and LCL cargo LCL Receiving Receiving Ship (Voyage) Arr cargo time block Zim Trieste (4W) 24/12(2300) TA 3 0900 1100 B 6 Ratana Bhum (162/163) 24/12(2359) FSB 0900 1200 L 3 Anro Aust (*****) 24/12(2359) TA 3 0900 1100/1100 1200 HI LI Sea
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        233 21 Vessel Berth Arr Dep Vessel Berth Arr Dep Keppel wharves Bosna 305 24/12 25/12 Bui" 22 aside 24,12 Car =No 1 305 24/12 25.12 Itagiba 5 as.de 24/ 2 JXg No 1 304 24/12 25/12 K. ?fi asle vshS.aM.ru 302 24/12 26/12 J ChelmonsKi 35/6 aside iunt
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        945 21 From Page 28 S Trading (6.558 6.605) (1) 6.55 (1) 6.60 (2) 6.50 Supreme Carp (1.758 1.765) (10) 1.75 (78) 1.76 Supreme Plan! (1.685) (3) 1.68 (5) 1.66 (3) 1.65 (8) 1.67 xri Syn Resin (4.125) (4) 4.12 TOM (2.308 2.335) (3) 2.35 (12) 2.34
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      Give a diamond this Xmas
      558 22  -  KATHLEEN TSANG The fever has burnt itself out, so why not By Your money NOW is the time to think of a diamond as a Christmas gift, as prices are low compared with previous years. The speculative fever, which characterised the late 70s, has burnt
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        No repeats
        320 22 Singapore IF INVESTORS were hoping for the market to repeat, or better, its 20--point leap last week, they were m for a disappointment. The Straits Times industrial index finished the week 4.12 higher at 987.61, compared with its 14.5 gain last week. This left it still short of
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        A clear lack of trading interest
        195 22 K. Lumpur THE holiday season has indeed started on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. After the already whittled-down 23 point rise the week before, the end of this week saw the New Straits Times Index hardly changed at 1388.95, a small fall of 0.63
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        Top five stocks
        82 22 THE FOLLOWING is a list of the 5 most actively traded stocks on the Stock Exchange of Singapore this week It gives the turnover m thousands of units, closing prices yesterday and the high and low for 1983. Company Volume Price «th Low (000) Dec 23 1983
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        Know your company
        247 22 Aetna ACMA has become a household name associated with refrigerators, air conditioners and electrical appliances. But this company, incorporated m Singapore m 1965 and which acquired public status three years later, also makes plastic sheets and installs packaged air conditioners. It was set up as a joint
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      572 19 #Jkstivities at the Hotel Tai-Pan *&ojv I f 11/f 11. r I/|^II(/vJ I r To celebrate this joyous season, we bring you special programme with entertainment and specially selected menus. Come join the merry voices of the St. Francis Choir at the Lobby on Dec 22, 23 24 at 8.30
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      141 20 *r* P nUVj B 6O(5 Nsis N^" r< ,«s ExcUnle d Bi to 5 o5 5 0 JHBI xj^lrittttfHiHßßßßßß BMWAw> JBB I v /^^^^v^.^i S77O I«bW i 5202 vJ*%b^B MJ n^ f I J I 1 1 p tm^J/t mf^^^ JJJU fcA L I m. A BbT L_ T -T
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      257 22 I^X BEAUTIFY YOUR HDB I t<V HUDC FIAT TODAY! 1 r 1 ia fa L fc |g i^i^B^B^lMfc-. IG ia H .«h ftQ Traditional handcratted ivl IVI S^ handpolished antique ttCttl IV^"* furniture imported direct [g moO rted from Shanghai |g Me^W n ap \n Hong Kong. Beautiful-value fg fa
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      147 23 Feeder services will be introduced. f EACIQaiES BRADMUROAO L— I /3 S3 95 LORONG 1 31 I, J L 1 MACRITCHfc I j f ?35 x-/ 150 152 153 y 2^' STATION 159 PfIIMARY SCHUULj^ 231 ■£> J TOA PAYOH 5 j ?22 s SCHOOL [2 1 1 CHUN 1_
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      1967 24 TELEPHONE SERVICE: RATES: CLASSIFICATION GROUP Monday Friday 9.00 am 5.30pm I Ordinary Isl 00 per word (Mm $1 5 00) (N /i ii 9 500 a l in 1 0 3 r oo eX rn day) H9OO er col cm Entertainment A Food guide Ji 'UL gi .^'^'^O i^^l ffi^)
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      346 24 Announcement CATS will close today at 1 1 .45 a.m. We will resume our service to you on Tuesday 27th December. Happy holidays to all! /v^ C.A.T.S. 16 Flowers/Plants 16 Flowers/Plants ■■■> f^s When you care "but can't be there send flowers InterfLora! 18 Home Furniture/ 18 Home Furniture/ Furnishing
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      617 24 Be AN ARTIST HAS lost all the mspiH^ ration (or his work because ot the lost ot his only friend", a white poodle named Boomer His H pet Kiive him Ins artistic entiiusiasin, .mil v iuch, is being missed deeply So please look out Hp for Boomer i! you're m
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      361 24 20 Pets DOBERMANN PUPPY AND female Dobermann and Pug available. Tel: *****41. FEMALE ADULT PUGS on heat soon with papers. $700 0.n.0. *****79 Jason PEDIGREE PUG PUPPIES for sale with papers. Interested tel: *****93 *****12. POMERANIAN, FAWN, 2 months old. healthy. SKC registered. Tel: *****47 Miss Chua. SKC REGISTERED POODLES
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      810 25 25 Sale: Other Products SHOP FURNITURE AT give I pi icea Showcaaei $'.io >i>ut iiKht>. w ith bulba $if> cash register $an> wall cabinets $mi i i mans n> ire Items at p.a what-you-like" v irst come first ■erved visit OS M Spe< laltsts' Centre < Orchard Road FOR SALE
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      598 25 28 Health Centres/ 28 Health Centres/ Massage Massage RELAX REFRESH YOURSELF AT GREAT EASTERN HEALTH CENTRE *^L sth fir >. It l\ Great Eastern Hotel jf MtiJTm^M 401 Macpher«on Road mjffj V Spore 1336. >*|f WfJ TEL: *****44 IK 29 Beauty Culture 29 Beauty Culture i From Paris we bring
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      418 25 52 Office Furniture/ Furnishing LOTS OF OFFICE tahles, typist chairs and wooden shelves for sale. Tel: *****83/*****36. 53 Computer Products/Services EXPAND-COMPUTING OFFER APPLE-compatible CHARLIE-2000, Self-definedahle Keyboard IBMstyle with numeric key-pad, complete with Disk-Drive and Monitor tor APPLE-SOFTWARE, offer $1991 APPLE 2e, CPM/ZBOA, COI.UMBIAIBMPC -compatibles. Color-monitor with sound amplifier CHARLIE Disk-Drive
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      691 25 60 Business 60 Business Opportunities Opportunities f BUSINESS I M OPPORTUNITY Oevolop your own business. If you are a self sfarter committed to the development of your own successful business enterprise, then you are the right person for this franchise opportunity m the commercial and industrial field. Exclusive territory franchises
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      230 25 66 Situations Vacant c) Tutorial UITION TEACHER WANTED to ?ach Secondary 4 English, nother to teach Maths and iology. Ang Mo Kio district, iterested. call *****62. d) Domestic EQUIRED LIVE-IN DOMESTIC serant. No agents please. Telehone Mrs Tan *****14 after lam. c) Secretarial/Clerical SINGAPORE AEROSPACE MANUFACTURING (PTE) LTD A subsidiary
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      599 25 MiinH AN INDIAN RESTAURANT requires I LJH a North Indian Cook If you have a minimum of three years ex- perience m cooking exotic North HJ M hull. in dishes, see what's cook ■r^i (9t 1K classification Ml 66 Situations Vacant 66 Situations Vacant c) Secretarial/Clerical c) Secretarial/Clerical MARAC MARAC
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      481 25 66 Situations Vacant 66 Situations Vacant c) Secretarial/Clerical c) Secretarial/Clerical COLLECTION ASSISTANT With our increasing volume of business, we require a Collection Assistant to monitor the repayment conduct of our clients. The Assistant is expected initially to set up a full Credit Control System and thereafter to monitor it. This
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      441 25 A marketing company on fashion jewellery and east west line* urgently requires SECRETARY Requirements: GCE 'O' Level and above. Typing 40 to 45 wpm. Good command of English and Mandarin and able to serve overseas clients. Able to handle import export correspondence Independently (English and Chinese). Pleasant, personality with good
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      605 25 66 Situations Vacant c) Secretarial Clerical An international firm invites applications from Singapore citizens for the position of: LIBRARIAN ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Applicants should hava: a A minimum qualification of QCE A' level, preferably In the commercial stream, a Experience m library work a Knowledge of typewriting a Pleasant personality. He
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      696 26 66 Situations Vacant c) Secretarial Clerical FEMALE TYPIST CUM Accounts I'lerk required by trading company. GCE O' levei credit In English, ability to type accurately, can operate telex machine preferable. Apply with full resume, non-returnable photograph and contact number to: Maxwell Road P.O Box 1114, Spore 9022 FEMALE CLERK CUM
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      593 26 66 Situations Vacant 66 Situations Vacant t) Sales t) Sales 'SUN HUNG KAI SECURITIES PTE LTD SENIOR INVESTMENT EXECUTIVE We require a dynamic and responsible personnel I to join our reputable Hong Kong shares division. 1. About 2to 3 years experience m the field of Asia I stock market, preferably
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      439 26 REQUIRED CHINESE MALE Sales Assistants Preferably those with knowledge of refrigeration or aircondltlonlng parts. Interested please call personally: Far East Refrigeration Pte. Ltd., 21, Cavan Road, #01-00, Singapore 0820 *****33. ONE SALESMAN REQUIRED to take orders from customers. No sales experience Is required but must be willing to work hard
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      552 26 66 Situations Vacant 66 Situations Vacant g) Technical g) Technical SINGAPORE AEROSPACE MANUFACTURING (PTE) LTD A subsidiary of Singapore Aircraft Industries, committed to the development of aerospace technology m Singapore invite you to apply for the positions of: LEADMAN (Sheetmetal) Completed Secondary education 5 years experience m sheetmetal fabrication (preferably
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      472 26 66 Situations Vacant g) Technical a leading multi-national Chemical company looks for a Short-Term Contract LABORATORY TECHNICAN Job: c Laboratory analytical work marketing technical support m the field. Occasional travel In Asia may be required Qualifications/ Experience: c Good GCE O' Level with credits m Chemistry. English and some workmg
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      535 26 66 Situations Vacant g) Technical An engineering company m Jurong requires a: DRAUGHTSPERSON with VITB or equivalent qualification m above trade. Prior experience not necessary. Interested parties, please write to: ENGINEERING MANAGER KAMSENG MACHINE WORKS PTE LTD 4A, Lorong Tukang Empat Jurong Singapore 2261 ARCHITECTURAL DRAUGHTSMAN required immediately by JAMES
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      318 26 66 Situations Vacant 66 Situations Vacant h) Production h) Production Job Applied: FEMALE PRODUCTION OPERATOR Name: I C No: Age: Address: Tel: Education Passed: Signature: Date: Ba^a^^^JaflMMlan^fll^^S IFT For our ELECTRO PLATING department we have !jj an immediate opening for a I PRODUCTION li 1 SECTION I MANAGER With the
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      205 26 66 Situations Vacant i) Miscellaneous A Joint Venture Construction Firm invites applicants (Bilingual) to fill the following vacancies: 1. SITE ENGINEERS c To assist the site manager m the day to day plannings, coordination and supervision of structures and architectural works. c Minimum 2 years site experience, preferably with building
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      491 26 66 Situations Vacant I) Miscellaneous We are a fast expanding electronic manufacturer of radio with cassette tape recorder urgently seeking for 1. MALE ENGINEERING ASSISTANTS Diploma Holder m Mechanical Engineering or its equivalent Preferably with 1 year working experience 2. PRODUCTION CO-ORDINATORS Diploma/ITC Holder Preferably with 1 year workIng experience
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      444 27 66 Situations Vacant 66 Situations Vacant 66 Situations Vacant ~J) Miscellaneous I) Miscellaneous I) Miscellaneous I Tanah Merah Country Club has vacancies for the following: Chinese Western Cocktail Restaurant Restaurant Lounge Captain Captain Hostesses Cooks Cooks Waitresses Waitresses Waiters Bartenders Kitchen Helpers Commis Waiters Pantry Maids Pantry Maids Kitchen Callers
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      324 27 BAKER I v— J BAKER FAR EAST LTD SPRAY BOOTH PAINTER/ WAREHOUSEMAN i ompleted Secondary ii ii ion In Flu prefi rabl) with 1-2 .wars expei ience In spra y bool h painting i 'ompleted N atlo na I We offer attractive starting salary. 5-day week, tree transportation, tree hot
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      635 27 We have a vacancy for the post of: CAR PARK SUPERVISOR (MALE/ FEMALE) of a small car Park (about 100 parking lots) Requirements: c Minimum Secondary 3 education At least 3 years' working experience as a Senior Parking Attendant Must be prepared to work on 2 shifts c Preferably with
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      572 27 (Dgg today U uulb £<cO JiSIPJ/iuiOJ Vehicles Are Available In This Section SjEpß Bis ■^■W^v^' 72 Vehicles For Hire 72 Vehicles For Hire tiom I Q S" tS *****6/*****39 KIM HOCK CHYE Offers Special Rates For Daily Weekly Monthly Rentals. Datsun 120Y GL/ 140J/ Bluebird 1600 Toyota Corolla Mlt Colt
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      633 27 76 chicles For 9ale b) HW NEAR 19 BMW 320. Excellent condltic, ES-registration. Highestffer secures PARF eligible. T *****46. 1975 8M>2002. PARC $17,000 0.n.0. 20,iang Kuaig Aye., Slngapor«34, 1980 BMWie Full accessories. Tip-top co:iuon. Sellhg cheap. *****98 c) Damn/Nissan I I AUTHORED DEALER NEW P/SENCER COMMERCU. VEHICLES BETTER TRJE-IN VALUE
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      804 27 low interest pownpayment— S$3 2 V pu^yft** «S& >*<*** I SunoV 1 -3 G L Ss3 o0 oW j* ***r s s<y f sunny ~^lbW ars 6^ II Authorised NISSAN Dealer: Dfll DELIA MOTOR (HI LTD (A member of Ruby Group) Main Office/Showroom:- East Coast Branch: -150/152 MacKenzie Road Paramount
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      728 27 76 Vehicles For Sale t) Honda FEBRUARY 1983, HONDA Accord. 4-door Power steerings, sports rims, central locking, cassette and other accessories $31,000 nett. View: 331, Chang! Road. Tel: *****97. MID 1979 HONDA Civic automatic (3 drs) 1 teacher owner. Aircon, rustproofing. Tax 5/84 Accident free. Low mileage. Immaculate condition. $15,800
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      871 27 I p^" HsWi 1979 MAZDA El3OO. Van I company owner Very good condition 102 Mackenzie Road. Spore 1981. MAZDA 929 L, automatic hard' top 2 owners. PARE, full ories. Tel: *****85. 1981 MAZDA 626. One owner, power windows, central locking Price $19,500 Call *****28. 6 MONTHS 626 hatchback. 5-door, Ist
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      899 27 76 Vehicles For Sale '< I) Mitsubishi JULY 1981 MITSUBISHI Lancer ***** L One private owner Complete accessories Original metallic silver. $20,900 7601 LANCER COUPE 8/75 PAR! Aircond, new cassette, new battery, sports runs $8,000 0.n.0 Tel *****25. NON-PARF 1974 COLT ialant Statlonwagon Aircon, spurts runs metallic paint $3,900. Tel:
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      609 27 76 Vehicles For Sale j) Toyota 1979 TOYOTA CORONA 1800 I ny owner, ail tax new, good condition Price $14.9000 m o Pel *****01 1979 TOYOTA COROLLA condition I *****0:. 1980 TOYOTA COROLLA MX UUI till April 1984 and excellent condition Selling SIH.HOO Tel: *****72. 1980 TOYOTA 1300 DX Aircon.
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      752 28 76 Vehicles For Sale 76 Vehicles For Sale j) Toyota J) Toyota fTEST DRIVE... THE EXCITING NEW CORONA 1.6 PARF $26,800 ARF $34,900 OR SPACIOUS, POWERFUL. ECONOMICAL NEW COROLLA 1.3 DX PARF $2 1, 120 ARF $28,000 GL PARF $23,320 ARF $31,000 VEHITO COMPANY (Sales, Service Parts) Showroom: 261 Upper
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      602 28 I m) Motor Cycles/ Scooters GOOD YAMAHA RXIOO $270. RXKI3S RXSIIS. $480. RD3SOLC, $1,200. Kawasaki GTOIIO Z2OO. $260. HOnda CO 125 0L125. $280. C8750F-2 C8350F, $560. Scrambler PE2SO DTI7S KKI2S, $280. Call: *****62. Peter. 12 Gopeng Street, Singapore 0207 (opposite Tanjong Pagar Plaza. Blk 4). POWER VALVES LC3SO, RZ3SO with
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      521 28 76 Vehicles For Sale 76 Vehicles For Sale 76 Vehicles For Sale m) Motorcycles/ nt) Motorcycles/ m) Motorcycles/ Scooters Scooters Scooters Exclusive Distributor HONG LEONG CORPORATION LTD. (YAMAHA DIVISION) 21, TYRWHITT ROAD, SINGAPORE 0820. TEL: *****71. (Opposite Victoria School Jalan Besar Stadium) JgQt. ACCOMMODATIONS ■H PROPERTIES 86 Accommodations Vacant a)
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      387 28 sal I 101 l H'ic j[^^_ gMM>^ 86 Accommodations 86 Accommodations Vacant Vacant =g= a) Houses a) Houses (SHDB PROPERTIES TO LET Tenders are invited for the lettings of the following unfurnished residential properties:Tender Deposit A) SELETAR AIR BASE (Jalan Kayu) Payable (i) Single-Storey Detached (3bedrooms)at4Haymarket $800.00 B) SEMBA WANG
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      159 28 DIST. 9 ORCHARD ROAD 3-bed-roomed apartment, reasonable rental. $2,000 unfurnished. Midfield Realty *****66. LUCKY PLAZA, 3 bedrooms, furnished. $3,000. Mt Sophia, 2 bedrooms, furnished, $2,500. HoeTan. *****21. THE PLAZA PENTHOUSE 1,700 sq.ft. 30th /31st floor. Beautifully furnished. $3,500 p.m. Call: *****33/4.*****24 c) Rooms BENG'S LODGE offers luxurious furnished airconditioned rooms
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      754 28 86 Accommodations 86 Accommodations 86 Accommodations Vacant Vacant Vacant b) Apartments b) Apartments b) Apartments I Ffiß EfiST PLfiZfi //o/;i.flvir I I LUXURIOUS fi PfiRTMEMTS I I At the junction of Scotts/Orchard Roads. Next to Hyatt Hotel. I I Creates a new era m cosy modern living. ll'i'iti'i^»lMf^i^4ii.>:i?r?fp I INDOOR
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      520 28 87 Accommodations Wanted b) Apartments KOREAN FAMILY REQUIRES HUH 3/4/5 roomed flat or terrace house m any locality. Owners, please call *****42 (Sat/Sun) PROFESSIONAL COUPLE SMALL family requires flat/house. Any locality. $700 $1,500. *****94/ after lpm *****88 Philip Gan. c) Rooms READY CLIENTS REQUIRE rooms flats m any districts. Furnished
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      592 28 89 Properties For Sale b) Private Apartments DIST. 11, HILLPARK CONDOMINIUM, beautifully renovated townhouse, separate living/ dining. 3 bedrooms, servant's. Luxuriously furnished $530,000. Deans Property: *****55. JALAN ARNAP, 3-BEDROOMED walkup apartment. 1,400 sq.ft. 15 mins walk from Orchard Road and MRT station. No restriction to foreigners No agents please $380,000.
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      143 Acknowledgements
      180 29 The Family ol late Mrs Chua Teck Yew (Nee Lim Leng Neo) wish to express their sincere gratitude to all relatives. Inends. associates for their kind moral support, condo j lences. attendance, wreaths and contributions during their recent I bereavement. ■■MMSMNMMMHK The Family of the late MDMLEEAGNESS i
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      144 In Memoriam
      96 29 MR. G.THOMAS RAMAN Departed: 24/12/82 y wanders ;is shadows fall k to days of happiness. Days you toiled for us. Days beyond recall \V(> who love him know I HOW much *c lust uiip year at" Always remembered by wife, broth- ers. sisters, sons, daughters-in-law grandchildren. i
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      33 29 ALFATEHA FATIMAH BT GULAM KADER (MRS AS SULTAN ABDUL KADER) passed away peacefully 12.05 pm Friday 2312/83 Funeral will leave Blk 115. Bedok North Road at 10.00 am to Pusara Aman.
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      648 29 113 Language 113 Language I MORNING/ I EVENING CUSSES and READING TECHNICAL GERMAN I START: 9.1.1984 I I ENROLMENT I 4.1. to 6.1.84 spm Bpm /g O GOETHE-INSTITUT [{mCjijii 0 601 Singapore Shopping Centre \X\SS£>>yr next to Supreme House Our office will be closed from 23.12.83 till 3.1.84 137 Religious
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      380 30  - Lord Sussex must go all out EPSOM JEEP His rating is too low for Cup reckoning By LORI) SUSSEX II is a Governor's Gold Cup entry, but with his present low rating (122) he must win, and win convincingly, m his preliminary m Race 6 at Penang today to be
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      96 30 RACE 2: Hittite Warrior, Aeras, Pingat Mas n RACE 3: Sureman 11, Regent Court, Petir, Karya Indah, Helloha, The Hornet, Gold Kingston RACE 4: Elite Squad, Designer's Dream. Glamorous Charm RACE 5: Achiever, Pagan Dancer, Rhythm And Blue RACE 8: Tomlinson, Warranty, Contilibre, Pegasus n, Minex m, The Achilles,
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      Helloha looks unbeatable in Race 3
      168 30  - Helloha looks unbeatable in Race 3 PEDIGREE By HELLOHA (above) won convincingly m his last start a fortnight ago and should have no difficulty m running down his nine rivals (Race 3). He drew away to win by five lengths over the Bukit Timah 1,600 m m heavy going. Helloha
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      Power Pack early Xmas present
      187 30  - Power Pack early Xmas present LUCKY LEO By Our man on the track PENANG, Fri. Power Pack has shown tremendous improvement m his morning gallops and should set punters off to a flying start m the opening race for restricted terms horses m Div A over 1,200 m. This three-year-old
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      What the tipsters say
      413 30 RACE EPSOM JEEP RACING ED LUCKY LEO PEDIGREE WENG SOOK 8 Power Pack 8 Power Pack 8 Power Pack 9 Toy Drummer 4 Salute 1 10 Whiz Kid 9 Toy Drummer 10 Whiz Kid 8 Power Pack 8 Power Pack 9 Toy Drummer 10 Whiz Kid
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      2175 31 1.30 CLASS 4 DIV B 1,200 m (Restricted terms 2, 3 4 year olds) (Stakes: $13,000) 1 Fighting Princess 57 Royalty-Rodgers 4 nzf (1200 m) KW Tan 5 2 00* Peerless D 57 Peer-Tan 4 nzg (1200 m) *l*madi 2 3 C'est Si Baa S3 Regency-Lim 3 ag
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      Tweedie poised for title of top jockey
      206 31 Tweedie poised for title of top jockey I.WIN TWEEDIE, honoured earlier this week by the Singapore Turf Club for riding the most number of winners at Bukit Timah this season, has been sidelined for careless riding and will not be seen m action at Penang this weekend. But he can
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      Leading jockeys
      154 31 Total No of platings rides 1st 2nd 3rd 1 Tweedle 3% 58 48 42 2 Lucas 266 48 23 21 3 Lam 307 4S 41 42 4 Rahmat 288 27 a 5 Tiley 308 34 37 3t 6 Khoo 277 34 19 29 7 Donnelly 270 29 25
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      91 31 Ist 2nd 3rd Allan 67 43 47 Bongoure 55 48 46 Teh 54 61 53 West 54 41 39 Samsuri 45 41 36 Huang 41 45 25 G van Brenkelen 40 28 33 E van Brenkelen 31 46 39 Zaflr 30 24 35 Ismail 28 27 38 Lee
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      91 31 Ist 2nd 3rd Agasam 41 35 32 Auric 26 29 31 Goodman 15 17 27 Inderapura 11 12 12 Trtomphe 11 9 8 HT Wee 11 6 11 Memo 9 7 6 Soltan ft Khoo 8 5 4 Elegance 8 4 2 True Friend 8 3 2 FHChn
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      West's pair shines
      546 31 ON THE TRACK with LUCKY LEO PENANG, Fri. Fire Glory (Foo) and stablemate Right Tempo (S.K. Ho), two New Zealand-breds who found one to beat m their last starts, did an impressive gallop here this morning. Kept on a tight rein, the George West-trained pair went stride
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      Week's top gallops
      124 31 Week's top gallops TUESDAY (good going): Power Pack 37.5, Key To The Vault 39.6, High Foil 37.2, True Friend 37.4, Currency and Lake Toba 36.9 together, Eddie Yokum 37.7, newcomer Prosperity IV 37, Sensational 38, Brave Cavalier 37.1, Star-Maker 38.6, Whistling Tom H 39. WEDNESDAY (good with "give"): Dawnglow II
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      5634 30 1.45 CLASS 4 DIV A 1,200 m (Restricted terms 3 4 year olds) (Stakes: $13,000) 1 69 Fresh Cover 57 Windsong-Shanrnugam 4 Irh (1200 m) Finished 9th to Bintang Timor V Div A XL 1200 soft Dec 4; slowly away m debut week earlier, coming home 6th
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      141 Deaths 141 Deaths
      216 31 141 Deaths 141 Deaths "I HAVE FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT, I HAVE FINISHED MY COURSE, I HAVE KEPT THE FAITH" 2 Tim. 4:7 SIM KWANG HUI AGE: 64 YEARS OLD passed away peacefully on 22 Dec 1983 leaving behind beloved wife: Heng Keng Hoon. Sons: Daughters-in-law: Joseph Chew Seok Ghee
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      142 Condolences 142 Condolences
      54 31 142 Condolences 142 Condolences Deepest sympathies and heartfelt condolences to the family of the late Mr. Thio Gek Choo from the Board of Directors Shoe (Singapore) Pte Ltd. V J Our Deepest sympathies and condolences to THE FAMILY OF THE LATE MR SIM SOO MENG (WILLY) From THE MANAGEMENT STAFF
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      49 31 MR. KHOO CHEOW PENG patted away peacefully on the 23rd of December 1983. Body lying at Singapore Casket. Lavender Street. Funeral service at 2 00p.m. at Church of the Ri»en Chritl, thence to Mt. Vernon Crematorium at 3.00 p.m. on the 24th ot December. No wreatht pleats
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      24 31 MR JOSEPH SOLOMON EDWARD. PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY ON 23/12/83 AT 8.30 P.M. AT THE SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL. FOR FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS CONTACT: *****66
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      75 31 DR. PETER LOH SIEW WHYE Went home to be with his Lord on 22/12/83 Wile: Lucy I'll Syne Fong Daughters: Son-in-law Patricia Yvette Stanley Yin Jeannettc Final respects may be paid nightly at Singapore Casket 131 UivendeStreet. Parlour 04-02. Cortege will leave on 26/12/83 at 10.30a m tor
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      317 33 SYDNEY, Fri. Athletes who set world records will be required to take a drug test m future, Dr Primo Nebiolo, president of the International Amateur Athletic Federation, said yesterday. "If they refuse, the record will not stand," he added. He told reporters the lAAF Council agreed
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      336 33 DURBAN (South Africa), Fri. South African cricket officials yesterday announced a last-minute sponsorship deal for a series of four-day matches with the rebel West Indians, easing a bitter wrangle over money for the threemonth tour. An electronics company are putting up 200,000 rand ($336,000) for
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      104 33 KARACHI, Fri. Pakistan's cricket and hockey chief, Nur Khan, who has weathered several storms over team selections m the past few years, has announced he plans to retire next year. Bat he gave no reasons for his decision m a television interview last night.
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      155 33 LONDON, Fri. Snooker fans m Singapore may be able to see the world's best m action as a million-pound ($3.24 m) tournament circuit go worldwide. The World Professionnal Billiard and Snooker Association have already scheduled major competitions for Australia, Canada and New Zealand. And
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      131 33 On the American scene Parkinson blunts the Sting NEW YORK, Fri. Andy Parkinson scored at 5:29 of overtime to give the Cosmos a 9-8 victory over the Chicago Sting m the only North American Soccer League indoor game last night. The Cosmos were led by Stan Terlecki, who had two
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      123 33 Holmes still the No. 1 MEXICO CITY, Fri. Unbeaten heavyweight boxer Larry Holmes, who resigned his World Boxing Council title on Dec 9, will continue to be ranked No. 1 by the WBC until a new champion is crowned, WBC president Jose Suleiman said here. The rankings will change after
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      414 33 AMERICAN athlete Mary Decker has been named Sportsperson of the Year m a poll organised by Sports Illustrated magazine. Mary, who won both the 1,500 metres and 3,000 m events at the first World Athletics Championships m Helsinki earlier this year, is only the third woman to win
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      146 33 Double the entries, says tennis boss LONDON, Fri. The International Tennis Federation will ask the International Olympic Committee to allow 64 entries for the women's singles at the 1988 Olympics m Seoul, giving them parity with the men. In his latest newsletter, ITF president Philippe Chatrier said it was of
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      180 33 WASHINGTON, Fri. Top-ranked Martina Navratilova yesterday withdrew from the Virginia Slims women's tennis tournament from Jan 2-8 because of "extreme exhaustion and a sore left shoulder", tournament organisers said. Czech-born Martina, 27, will be replaced m the main draw by fellowAmerican Kathy Rinaldi, who is ranked
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      261 33 MELBOURNE, Fri PAT CASH'S notoriously fiery temperament caused Australian tennis captain Neale Fraser more headaches yesterday, just four days before the Davis Cup final against Sweden here. On Wednesday, Fraser admitted John Fitzgerald's sudden loss of confidence and form was worrying him as the squad settled
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      Small Brett aims big...
      515 34  -  JANICE SEAH By DON'T be fooled by Brett Trentham's build or lack of it. Inside that pint-sized body of his beats a ten-gallon heart. This adorable nine-year-old American poppet, who barely stands half-a-head taller than the nets at the Singapore Tennis Centre, doesn't believe m short
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      371 34  -  Second seed suffers shock defeat by unranked Young-Ok AN UNSEEDED South Korean put herself m line for a giantkilling spree when she took a Swedish scalp at the inaugural Singaporelnter national Youth tennis championships at the East Coast yesterday. Kirn Young-Ok, a 20--year-old university student,
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      156 34 Boys' under-21 third round: Peter Lundgren (Swe) bt Suharyadi (Indon) 6-1, 6-1; Christer Allgaard (Swe) bt Deddy Tediamukti (Indon) 5-7, 7-6, 6-2; Goo Ja-Yeol (SK) bt Chae Dong-Wook (SK) 6-3, 6-3; Piensak Sombuttong (Thai) bt Jonas Svensson (Swe) 6-2, retd. 1-18 q -finals: Peter Lundgren (Swe) bt Suharyadi (Indon)
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      Electrifying time in store
      422 34  -  PETER SIOW By WHEN Asia Electric line up opposite Yip Chieng m the Mizuno Commercial Cup basketball final at the Gay World Stadium tonight, it will be more like a confrontation between black power and the great white hope. Because Asia Electric will be plugging into
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      Doog's despair
      623 36  -  MARTIN PALMER Club saviour at his wits end as Wolves fall to bottom of the cellar Kick-off By LONDON, Fri. On the eve of Christmas, it is only proper to be mindful of our less fortunate brethren, those for whom the festive season brings merely temporary relief from
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      465 36 OUT IN IN IN LONDON, Fri. England soccer captain Bryan Robson will miss Manchester United 's two Christmas matches but could be fit for the team's top-of-the- table battle with Liverpool on Jan 2. Robson suffered a bruised instep when his team lost 2-1 to
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      Botham puts cricket in spin
      288 36 LONDON, Fri. Lan Botham has defied the wishes of the English Test and County Cricket Board and made himself available to >lav league soccer 48 hours before he is due to leave on England's cricket tour of New Zealand and Pakistan. Board secretary Donald Carr
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        322 36 It's 'Ole as hosts qualify for the Cup finals MADRID, Fri. Spain's football fans were over the moon yesterday after their country's surprise qualification for the final phase of the European Nations Championship. "01e..." m giant red letters was the comment of sports newspaper Marca after
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        269 36 Big blow as Holland hit the dirt 6 THE big prize on the lottery came up at Seville. It is a historical a apotheosis. Spanish Press 4 IT'S a heavy blow for Dutch football because the European finals m France were the chance for our team
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        263 36 PERUGIA (Italy), Fri. World champions Italy, already out of next year's European soccer championship finals, regained some of their battered self-respect yesterday as they cruised to a 3-1 win over Cyprus m their final qualifying match. For the Italians, showing flashes of the fluency and speed
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      291 36 POLICE said yesterday they were no nearer tracing the stolen Jules Rimet Cup after questioning several people, including former Brazilian Football Association headquarters staff m Rio de Janeiro. Despite appeals from leading members of the Brazilian sporting scerte no leads to the Cup's whereabouts have arisen and police
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      'Life' is over
      411 37  -  J. RAJENDRAN SRU lift the suspension on Koon Poh By THE life ban on former national rugby captain Song Koon Poh will be completely lifted with effect from January 1,1984. This was disclosed yesterday by the Singapore Rugby Union, who imposed the ban following Koon Poh's tour
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      A Song of freedom
      325 37 A Song of freedom SONG Koon Poh was his usual sober self when told yesterday that the SRU had decided to lift his life ban. "It's good news," he said, "but I don't think you can expect any expressions of delight from me." He is still undecided about whether he
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      492 37  -  J. R AJENDR AN Former stars lose without the star By FANDI Ahmad did not turn up at the Padang yesterday when Singapore's ex-international footballers took on the Singapore Cricket Club m a friendly match. Had he come, the match might very well have not been played, for
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      Cup quest
      32 37 THE President's Cup soccer tournament will begin on March 1 for non-League clubs. Entry forms are available at the Football Association of Singapore from Tuesday. Entries close on Jan. 31.
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      Heavy going for the Japanese
      235 37 THE Singapore juniors threw a spanner m the Japanese machinery, denying them the runaway win that many had anticipated m the first of their two friendly hockey matches at the Fairer Park Athletic Centre yesterday. The hard-running teenagers from the Land of the Rising Sun
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      36 37 BANGKOK, Fri, Australia beat Malaysia 1-0 m a King's Cup soccer match here tonight. Steven McCassey scored the winner m the 26th minute. In another match, China and Thailand B drew 0-0. Bangkok Post
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      Malaysia and Thais face FIFA wrath
      232 37 Malaysia and Thais face FIFA wrath ZURICH, Fri. Malaysia and Thailand, still m the running for places m the finals of next year's Olympic soccer tournament, may be barred from qualifying after playing m an unlicensed event, the International Football Federation said yesterday. Players from three other Asian countries and
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      Mid-April date for pre-Olympics
      486 37  -  JOE DORAI All 10 teams plan li\/p tplppact By THE final round of the pre-Olympic soccer tournament to select three Asian representatives for the Los Angeles Games next summer will be held at the National Stadium from April 14-29. And at least five teams will be
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      FAS to share cost of running League
      250 37  -  JOE DORAI THE Football Association of Singapore will subsidise the National Football League next year. This is because sponsors Wander (S) Pte Ltd are only prepared to meet only part of the $50,000 required for the running of the NFL. Wander, who paid
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      55 37 Today's events BASKETBALL Mizuno Commercial Cup finals: Women's: Tai Hong v Four Seas (6.30 p.m.) Men's: Asia Electric v Yip Chieng (Gay World, 8 p.m.) HOCKEY Friendly: Singapore Youths v Japanese Youths (Farrer Park A.C., 3.30 p.m.). RIIGBY Friendly: Singa pore Selection v SCC (Padang, 4.30 p.m TENNIS Singapore International
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    201 38 Mahathir to have talks with Reagan WASHINGTON, Fri MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Datuk Seri I)r Mahathir Mohamad will meet President Ronald Reagan m Washington on Jan 18, the White House announced yesterday. State Department officials said Dr Mahathir's visit will be the first by an Asean head of government since Mr
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    88 38 Robbers flee with 'gold' bars TWO men thought they had struck it rich when they robbed a goldsmith shop of three pairs of gold-plated scissors and some gold bars. But it turned out that the gold bars were fakes, costing about $600. The men, believed to be between 25 and
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    149 38 BEIJING, Fri. China today said it would hold the United States responsible if any athletes defected during the 1984 Olympic Games m Los Angeles. Chinese Olympic Committee spokesman Wu Zhongyuan told a news conference that China planned to send 300 people to the Olympics 200
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    478 38 Concern voiced over effect on workers THREE LAY apostolate movements of the Singapore Archdiocese want the government to ban the 12-hour shiftwork system until it has been proven that it has no harmful effect on workers. They made this call m a 47--page report
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    450 38 US, Israel split over Arafat-Mubarak talks Dispute shows how fragile their cooperation is WASHINGTON, Friday ISRAEL and the United States have disagreed sharply on the implications of the meeting m Cairo between Palestine leader Yasser Arafat and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. US officials said yesterday that the meeting was "an
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    312 38 $152,000 'Soviet' sting Melbourne businessman duped by two who claimed to be Russians MELBOURNE, Friday TWO con men posing as Soviet sailors on the run from the KGB have stung a Melbourne businessman for US$7l,OOO (*****,000) m exchange for 750 worthless brass plugs, police said. The sting, described by a
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    63 38 NEW DELHI, Fri. Thousands of impoverished farm labourers m India's largest state have been paralysed by eating toxic seeds they received as payment from landowners, a state official confirmed yesterday. The Indian Express, an independent daily newspaper, said yesterday there had been mass outbreaks of paralysis among workers,
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    53 38 MAPUTO, Fri. Two Soviet geologists among a group of 24 kidnapped by anti-govern-ment rebels have died m captivity, a Soviet embassy spokesman said today. The spokesman said eight of the Soviets had been freed by the Mozambican armed forces during operations against insurgents of the Mozambique National
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    31 38 NEW YORK, Fri. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials dropped 2.54 points to 1,251.12 m the first half hour of trading m the New York Stock Exchange. AP
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    205 38 Suicide pills in case of bomb attack CONGRESBI RY (England), Fri. A town meeting has voted that suicide pills should be made available m this south-west England village m the event of a nuclear attack. The meeting on Wednesday night voted 62-16 to back local doctor Richard Lawson's plans to
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      328 38 BUSINESS TIMES Singapore's Financial Daily IN TODAY'S ISSUE The world recession failed to slow down trade between Singapore and Indonesia last year. Latest figures show that it went up by 44 per cent, writes Richard Seah. The much-vaunted reverse takeover of United Pulp and Paper by property magnate Ho Whye
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      129 38 Weather HP TO 1 p.m. Fair. TEMP. (C) up to 6 a.m. tomorrow: 31 max., 24 mm. SI INSET today: 7.04 p.m.; SUNRISE tomorrow: 7.03 a.m. Adelaide 17 37C Fine Manila 17 30C Cloudy Amsterdam IVfelhourne 17 22C Pine Bangkok 21 KW Fair Moscow -2 2C Showers Beijing -9/-1 C
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      ‘I remember Uncle'
      1584 1  -  CHRISTINE KHOR By IN HIS rambling government bungalow perched on a hilly slope of Malcolm Road, my uncle Ron Sui Sen, an uncomplaining Hakka who seldom revealed his true feelings, gave an insight into his life. Discussing the possibility of his retirement, he said, "I'm feeling a
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        269 1 Vital information for Dredge Engineers and Managers! Cut costs by 50% vwth Lightweight flexible, abrasion-resists Polupipc \«__i_rr rkmm m m L___j^' > 3KP^_W__-_____c i -c: F T _r\__Lf Ideal for dredges! Polypipe Is made of Easy to lay. And join. high density polyethylene m diameters up Available m standard lengths
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        100 1 Tackling the Christmas turkey OUTLOOK, Page Four «J*»J tig*"""*" LEISURE, Page Thirteen 1 m f iBBk Bt"^ I• B* w ft jn |H| If! HL iil'l fffflUffS F B 1 i 'ii hl ill r rJ Nf'lL^--^ B 1 WM tealßi i s;^BH IL- nß l^ {is Pp r jJ
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        Christmas facts for kids
        592 2 Christmas facts for kids The young reader FUNK AND WAGNALLS NEW ENCYCLOPEDIA 27 Volumes plus 2 desk dictionaries, $595 THE WORLD BOOK ENCYCLOPEDIA 22 volumes, 1983, $1,399 THE CHRISTMAS TOMTEN By Viktor Rydberg. Illustrated by Harald Wiberg Hodder and Stoughton, 1981 Hardcover. 34 pages, $17.85 WHAT-A-MESS and THE CHRISTMAS TREE
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        How to tackle the Xmas turkey
        1363 4  - How to tackle the Xmas turkey TAN LEE LENG GOURMET Last-minute tips for the eleventh-hour cook range from the preparation of the stuffing to the actual carving procedure of the bird. But even if you make a mess, have fun going through the ceremony and ritual! By IS THE thought
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        Some very special treats
        1327 5  -  HUO MEILI By Here are recipes for two festive breads and three festive drinks which complement each other. Mulled Wine (or Negus), for instance, is a perfect accompaniment to Czechoslovakian Vanocka. These recipes are intended as very special treats, and as such, are worth the cost
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        Festive drinks to make merry
        477 5 THESE are festive drinks for Christmas week Mulled Wine (or Negus), which is a perfect accompaniment to Czechoslovakian Vanocka, a 1927 recipe for Wassail, and a marvellously rich recipe for Eggnog. Each recipe is large enough to make a crowd merry, but don't hesitate to
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        81 3 *j^^P I Li nB a^lu jfr*---' j; "-i *r dl^H^ fIX iyinjni^HiTwiErtHr ™htMi MMn» "H^ J^^h <// ->'* I v- fu Ji -V j|^Hf«r!%^;"<-'' td' I InJHi m£ &iS h t -jJI it y I 1 fIH S'- *Vt» >-l!i^3t^^*T^^^S.ri mJ" 1 'irfi S3 I J Bulova brings you together
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        188 3 a 9 fcrf^TJTFII'TTfWJ'TlfP'flPHi i \kik it Tii i r*^_ I &!0t9*\j^W^% |t Jl Ifyr J nAI 1 I ILL Hr .^hvJ '*J v vl w n net fOlMrW NUMRER lf'^'\m w jm£!w 8 y^ W BY 2. -["'fcZf *i^ 9k THE game (above) is called Ah Too Spends. Before you
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        171 3 10-cent coins, that is 10 coins. The idea is to spend as little as possible. The winner is the player with the most money at the end of the game. Play as many rounds as you want. One round takes about five minutes. When the player reaches PAY DAY, he
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        14 3 Try something funny create a fti^>q r^q f JJOWKJ StAyxrUA fiX&lrtYWovm 17RAWIN6^^ colour^ Bit
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        318 3 What makes Santa sad at Christmas "HO HO HO," said Santa Claus, "Let me catch my breath. "Travelling across the skies in such cold weather does take a lot out of me. I am getting on in years. "Kids, Merry Christmas. All the icicles I brought with me are melting
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        75 3 Many of- \\c, haw |C iTHJ but we dovti> kwcw tia*) <fo ?urpn$e> <thm u)iiM JL tnztovt gifte V& frill jf WW> (^-fe, -fe t/^wr \>t& friend f i»i\gPTH^ fi /l ,H>ker. 31 Br m' /ij<fFlk mil penknife. V 1 Jf tfS ;4 (make your own). M *SjLLm& B^^A iearn
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        277 4 J />_*.# ■■v "fffj fjff- 'JMm K^&L -j^^F '^^F^^ *^H^k'^i^^r *^^^^^Bc# '^^B' '^^B -^^K'9^^B^ *j^lW^Kf '«h^a>, WQ& W^* -^X T^W^ T^W^ S H*: .^^^^;:;::x^:-:':^i:^j^ii^Ky:v: x BY ANY OTHER NAME People all around know Lee by its name. other brand names is not the genuine Lee. Only Lee is the ultimate
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        1056 5 I A grand furniture sale f'pl Good quality furniture Imaginatively designed Y>~£ J i Reasonable prices BEDROOM—- "^iT"*' '"aP""'" J I SUITE \mpO rteO a ■dl EH a. ""m^"^-~ ..J Corner B^HP^^"^Sm i ■BkH Exclusive 1 it if f I Sola Set >~2-- 1 "X ll BflHu sola rosb- J
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        390 6 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOQ ,< SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH I ji |< ODEON CATHAY X ,J L —KUALA LUMPUR PENANG 1 Q !>FILMED IN THE COMMUNIST INFESTED MEKONG RIVERO (5 dfl fti WHFRE IT ACFUALLY HAPPENED A v <^^B^^ !^^^^^B" h^ <l> /,s ENHIPY FOX I JHi BWTLETT! V i.^o\ \l\ v■: tH I'IORGEN NOW-
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        295 6 Baa H Ml m MWHy I 8r S Mr Featuring.* HH V^^ Unwanted W* Rusty Blades H f •Carmen mm 9| IKyim i^olH Bf Coining soon: RSSEw Sweet Charity Ml mSSBtKM^m (from 2ndjanuary) llk i|^|BW Shang flB BtfßSfs3|^ "M^, (from 2nd February) 9 Special I mE^i^isUSim^iJm m Offer fp|lM|pM 1
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        528 6 B 1 CAPITOL: 38th BONDNANZA DAY! (*****59) 10.45, 1.30, 4.00, 6.45, 9.30 No Free List P Circle $4 A Stalls $3 CASH BOOKINGS ONLY ■HURRY— JHBk "This film seems to bring UIIQDVI W JAMES BONO BACK TO LlFE.' nuniff: people v/. I CONNERYis* P -rj^y,;, JAMES BOND<K^ 1 r-ar^W smwdwilh
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        148 6 Golden New Town Clement! Princess NOW SHOWING! G: 11, 1.30, 4, 6.45, 9.30pm NT: 1.30, 3.30, 7.00, 9.00pm C: 1.30, 3.30, 7.15 9.30pm Pr: 1.30, 3.30, 7.30, 9.30pm ■L^-ak Mandarin Film m COLOR r&d* AH6 NEW CITY NEW CROWN NOW SHOWING) (NEW CITY: LAST DAYI) N Ci: 1.30, 3.30, 7.15,
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        666 6 11 ORCfINISATIQW gKoLiimi'i^iliiH^HilJiljW i iN' ,No I iff i ist im I 30 400 6 45, 9 LIBERTYSAVOY-PRESOENT I 4S, 4 00. 6 45. 9 \'j WOODLANDS I AST DAY I a Shows I 4b, 4, 6 45, 9 15 Woodlonds Tonight M'nite "PAPA CAN YOU HEAR Q ME SING"
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        Park disguised as lounge
        659 7  - Park disguised as lounge BRIAN MILLER First, there was the Rainbow. Next week, another theatre lounge will open its door, and it's got lightning and thunder. By A LITTLE path leads you to a stout and imposing iron gate. Open it gently and you step into a vast courtyard with
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        Zircon will play at Rainbow
        52 7 ZIRCON Lounge, whose debut album Regal Vigour was released recently, will play a oneweek stint at the Rainbow beginning tonight. The band, with Chris Ho, will play mainly original songs. It will take turns with two other bands the American New Joy and the Australian
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        All the things I wanted to do-but didn't
        731 13 Saturday with... LONG KUM THONG 4 But, year after year, undaunted, we still draft out a blueprint for self-improvement and the kicking of bad habits. The pale dawn of a brand new year seems to be suffused with a magical formula for
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        Move over, Liberace
        824 13  -  CHRISTINE GODDARD Barbara Michaels Clayderman is calling the tune Frenchman Richard Clayderman is the most successful pianist m history, according to the Guinness Book of —By 4 Clayderman learned to play from his piano teacher father, and then took first prize m the Paris Conservatoire of Music
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        Top of the pops
        204 13 BLUE Monday by New Order was the most popular single of the year m Britain. Culture Club's Karma Chameleon came m second with 1.0.1 I. by Freeez (CQ) third, according to the annual compilation issued by Melody Maker magazine, published m London. The list is based
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        361 7 An exciting Christmas awaits you at Kono Esia! Dance to the. non-stop ff live' music of two top bands jr A The Snapshots and The Highwaymen. ii° From 9pm to 3am. v i) zr Drink as many Budweiser beers y. as you can hold! You might win some W fabulous
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        131 7 ■""puE&Vliwagu 10th BIG DAY! [SI P: 1.30, 4.00. 7.00 &9.30pm/L: 1.15, 3.30. 700 9.15pm H =j THE STORY OF FIRST LOVE! A JOHN WILDER Film fi] ADAM n I #w v I 1 si TOP." M>HHMB AfSTI gj Jd JKLff hrn Si Haft. VARK CRECORY 'W. 'iiJKj r=l |||B AIVJDREA
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        206 7 M THIS X'MAS DX M w Presents W kd UTMOST M y EXCITEMENT Rj j I ail y tiSi I hi i 'ut w I I f '^H B b \m I II r/ H^^^ft^fl^^H^^'?s^^^^Bl Efi^t \sHw B}ii ffVir ?t rl bf HQ b W I^^^!^^ ml 4 Pm M
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        716 7 What's on A ,La™^ mM begins at 7.30 p.m. and CAROLS BY CANDLETHE SINGING TREE the exhibition is on from LIGHT -At the Orchard The choir from the Trini- 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Until Road Presbyterian ty Christian Centre will Dec 26. There will also be Church tonight at
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        1534 8 I APPOINTMENTS NOTICES HMMgHM Telex Srrviie: Address: Kates: Mln. Charges: S.T.A.N.T.S Appointments/Notices Section Straits Times: 5523.75 psc. cm. Straits Times: 5571.25 STANTS rs ***** TIMEAD TIMES PUBLISHING BHD Sunday Times: 5524.40 psc. cm. Sunday Times: 5»73.20 RSSOBBI c fi Times House MBWM w"a^, 2724-7^2669 B.» Service: Collected: S$ 5.00 Posted:
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        654 8 Coopers &LyDr9nQ Associates provides a comprehensive range of management consultancy services aimed at helping clients increase the effectiveness and profitability of their organisation. These services include Corporate Development, Organisation Planning, Financial Control and Management Information Systems, Investment Planning and Appraisal, Electronic Data Processing, Manufacturing Distribution Systems, Executive Selection, Marketing and
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        397 8 J fi Jl i Lhoick J m We are a major multi-national _T^^ m fIS company about to embark on significant changes to '41 Bk> our current management m- <^^^^ formation systems. We are planning migration to a state-of-the-art data base which supports an integrated manufacturing control system. In conjunction
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        645 9 APPOINTMENTS f Ow© LVD Far East, the Singapore branch and Far East Regional Office for LVD, Europe's largest manufacturer of sheetmetal machinery, has immediate vacancies for the advertised posts because of strong expansion. Service/Training Manager The Job Organisation of the service department, design and implementation of new and improved system
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        643 9 1 Ct^\*> PENANG SHIPBUILDING I \Fnrf CORPORATION SON. BHD PENANG SHIPBUILDING CORPORATION SDN. BHD., Shipbuilders and Engineers invites application from suitably qualified and experienced Malaysian Citizens for the following posts Post I. DEPUTY YARD MANAGER 11. MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS MANAGER 111. ASSISTANT QUALITY CONTROL MANAGER l:|f Job Description for
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        628 9 iAI g KM Company providing a fully W^^ V Jf*T J^J/ integrated service covering engineering, designing, installation, calibration, maintenance and overhauling of telecommunications, electronic instrumentation, defence fif^f P™ electronics and marine electronic systems Snl IHH I invites applications for the following j^^^m H positions for it's operations at PAYA MrHnnißi
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        576 9 NOTICES IN THK MATTER OF THK COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 185 AND IN THK MATTER OF KQI ITABLK INVESTMENTS (PTE) LTD (Incorporated m Singapore) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of EQUI- TABI.K INVESTMENTS (PTE) LTD duly convened and held at 101 Cecil Street, S -16-06, Tong Eng Building, j Singapore 0106.
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        558 10 APPOINTMENTS requires I Mechanical Design Engineer I Requirements/Duties: I Degree/Diploma m Mechanical I Engineering I Minimum 2 years' experience related I to plastic technology m radio casings I To carry out research, designs, cost I estimation on radio plastic casing of I new products I 1 Electronics Design I Ij
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        422 10 MTj v^V Byll CHARTERED INDUSTRIES OF SINGAPORE U A member of k-M 2^J Singapore Technology Corporation y I invite applications for: mm I CHEMIST I < The Job W 1 j Chemical analysis of incoming raw materials Involvement m product research and development MM Operational management of laboratory EX WrM
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        325 10 COMICS GARFIELD ByJlmDan. He sprang to his sleigh, to his team 2 HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND TO ALL A 5^ IUAWfAUAPPuT gavo a whistle. m nmn niputi < C n«vu^ n«rryy And away they all new like the down _GOODNIGHT_ V V .^K AN V LOVING BuM heard him
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        558 11 APPOINTMENTS WFliiE] P 7) Usj SINGAPORE If <%Q^ POLYTECHNIC Applications are invited from suitably quah tied persons for the post ol DEPUTY PRINCIPAL (ADMINISTRATION) (Gross Salary: ***** per month) The Singapore Polytechnic is undergoing an expansion programme. In conjunction with the physical expansion, the teaching staff will increase from 950
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        452 11 >^ THE f PAVILION INTERr CONTINENTAL SINGAPORE NIGHT MANAGER Here's an opportunity for you to up-grade your professionalism at the Pavilion. You'll need to be a night person and to have had solid experience m front office operations m a major hotel. We do not offer a job, we offer
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        360 11 NOTICE IN THE HIGH (Ol KTOPTHE KKIM BLIC OF SINGAPORE Companies Winding I p No. 2% X 3 of 19X3 In the Matter of the Companies Art (Chapter IKS) In the Matter of Textking International Company (Singapore) Private Umited AHVKRTISKMKST OF PETITION Notice is hereby given that a petition for
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        442 11 COMICS 2l PEANUTS W pKINGINb IN A f I REAP MIM MIS THESE KINPEK6ARTEN TMROU) THE BOOK\ 6UILTS KIP MA'AM... RI6HTS 50 ME KNOU)S TYPES MAVE TC BE PUT I AT MIM MA'AM 1 J ME PIPN'T CROSS V WHERE ME STANPS 7 |N TMEIR PLACE EARLY... TME STREET PKOFEfsL^.'
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        493 12 X m j T JL JL VV-/ JL^ V^4l^w^ JL L^/ JL JL IVXL TJL I-i JL JL A JL X 1 1 V JLj 1 1 s H• I ',s:***'^4ik'£i\__r DDAMfU Hurry' Don t W^ /^Yv V WE MAKE PLAIN GLASS OPENING anypurchaseof opportunity. V*\ |^/"%/"\r\ I _f\_fS m
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        928 13 presents «$b ~^9? Christmas ZJ\ ~K Buffet (I *^^v Luncheon \i I Show jj_: (u W JffltbdLllion If If Date: Christmas Day V [ffl 25th Dec. 1983 I If Price: $30 nett per adult 1 If $18 nett per child I v Buffet Lunch: 12 noon I M Show Time:
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        557 14 Jebsen Jessen (S) Pte Ltd, Longines Division, >vishes all its Longines authorised dealers a Merry Christmas and a Happy Newlfear Ace of Diamonds Pte Ltd JH|^^ SB Sin Hoe Hin Dept Co Pte Ltd «0 1-40. 41 Peoples Park Complex f p* »02-124 Boon Lay Shopping Centre ANB Pte Ltd
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        320 14 Triton (Far East) Pte Ltd wishes all its Michel Herbelin authorised dealers a Merry Christmas and a Happy Newlear Ang Gift Store Grand Classic Pte Ltd Peter Lai Jewellery Pte Ltd #04-32 Lucky Plaza 325 New Bridge Road #02-86/87 Lucky Plaza Asia Watch Centre Pte Ltd Imperial Time Centre Saint
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        1836 14 YOUR VIEWING AND LISTENING GUIDE -Q»_ The tycoon and the First Lady rsic 5 i mammms^amrrr: K5i H Hoi. oi i DA -t- IS lo i» f w i^e^. The s irom trappmg and kiiiinB deienceicss ani F^lOlC iiRFFK TYCOON (Chi- ny Q umn Camilla Sparv, and Suzanna Teo. 2.00
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