New Nation, 25 September 1975

Microfilm: NL8496
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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    19 1 New Nation SINGAPORE Thursday September 25, 1975 No. 1446 Price 20 cents MC (P) 1118/75 THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 25, 1975
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon Raja hits out at the UN
    488 1 'Thinking is straight out of the 17th Century' Reuter United Nations, Thursday Singapore today told General Assembly delegates that their thinking was straight out of the 17th Century, even If dressed up In modern rhetoric "The ideology and approaches that guide deliberations in this
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    Lock icon Bomb hoax on jumbo
    59 1 Reuter Hamburg, Thursday. An anonymous telephone caller yesterday threatened to explode a bomb aboard a packed Japan Airlines (JAL) Jumbo bound from Hamburg to TOkyo unless 110,000 marks ($104,000) was paid. But a thorough search of the plane, which landed here again after circling for Ave
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    Jocylin is queen for a moment
    129 1 A future Miss Singapore? Jocylln Padaslan, two, Is certainly appealing enough and she has such a winning amlle. Out shopping with mum, Mrs. Annie Padaslan, yesterday, she was thrilled at the offer to try on the coveted Miss Singapore 1975 crown at JeTaime Jewellers.
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    'Joy ride' boys nabbed
    193 1 For nearly a month, two boys, aged 16 and 18, went on a carstealing spree Just for Joy rides. They were arrested by the police when one of them sold car to a friend. The friend was held by police a week ago when he was
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  • LOCAL NEWS
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      'CHOPPER GANG' MENACE
      278 2  -  By Bharathi Mohan Teams of bicycle racers calling themselves the "chopper gang" have emerged In various housing estates recently. These dare devil youngstera 1 n c 1 u d lng schoolboys are the latest speed maniacs who are endangering themselves and others on the roads. They compete
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      Office rental now hit by the CBD
      410 2  -  Many run their firms in fringe areas By Nancy Koh Over 800,000 sq. ft. of office and shop space is now vacant lii commercial buildings In the Central Business District (CBD). This, according to property developers, is the direct effect of the enforcement
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      ON THE 'CHANGE
      98 2 Prices hovered at yesterday's closing levels at the Stock Exchange of Singapore during the first hour of trading this morning. BUSINESS DONE 8. Darby (5> 2.47. (4) 2 46. (IS) 2.45. St. Steamship (3) 2.92. P.M.C. (2) 2.28. 8. Finance (3) 1.58, (2) 1.57. 0.U.8. (1) 2.85.
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      OUR ROADS
      13 2 Police reported 74 accidents yesterday. Three were serious and one fatal.
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      Kidney drive receives 100 pledges
      94 2 The Singapore Polytechnic's kidney donation campaign has met with excellent response from students and members of the public. The chairman of the Welfare Services Committee, Mr. Wong Wai Meng, said: "We have passed our target of 100 donations and hope to get at least 150."
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      Lung cancer scourge...
      370 2 Most malignant disease now Lung cancer is now the most common malignant disease in Singapore, according to a report from the Singapore Registry. The report, produced by Dr. C. H. Law, Dr. N. El Day and Professor K. Shanmugaratnam of the Department of Pathology at the Second
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      Textile shock at Causeway
      248 2 Festive shoppers In 81ngap«re have been getting a rude shock at the Causeway because of stringent action by the Johor Customs to confiscate un s 111 ched textiles. Moat of them were Malaysians on their way home to prepare for the coming Harl Raya Puasa. The
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      $40m profit for SIA
      461 3 Plans for new aircraft and route expansion Singapore Airlines made a pre-tax profit of $40.37 million In the last fiscal year despite the substantial downturn in world economy and the Increased fares due to the Jump in fuel prices. This is stated in the SIA annual
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      Film show
      21 3 The Queenstown Branch Librarv will screen a film show on Japan on Friday at 7.30 p.m. Admission is free.
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      Mother who still has that pull on the catwalk
      246 3 Indonesian fashion model Elly Shafer, at 31 years, gets her equal share of wolfwhistles when she paces the catwalk. This is a great credit to her for she *s a mother. of three Alexander, 11, Alexrndra, 9. and Rente, 2V4 yearn.
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      CONCERT WITH EVERYTHING...
      395 3  -  wm Violet Oon There was a feeling of richness, of over Indulgence, In the programme the Singapore Chamber Ensemble presented at Its Sliver Jubilee Concert last night at the Singapore Conference Hall under the patronage of President and Mrs. B.H. Sheares. In one evening we heard orchestral
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      46 2 Singapore Agency house It's dust-free It's non-reflective s i It's magnetic It's a Nichigaku white board. And it's also scratchproof, mobile, available In a variety of sizes and exclusive to Singapore Agency House (Re) Ltd 159 Qoldhili Shopping Centre Singapore 11. Tel: 515 062 or *****0.
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      127 3 REMNANT SALE NOW ON! 2 to 10 metres pieces $2/- per piece Trousers Length $5/- per piece Printed Georgette saree $10/Visit first: X A U/^M!T (DEPAR ENT) I STORE 82, HIGH STREET TEL: *****3 LEVI'S SPECIAL OFFERS LEVI'S u.p. MOW SPINNAKER CHICKID JEANS S2t 50 It 00 MARDI GRAS CHECKED
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      8 3 r x m l/nv' TLA MARIA Janvuca'scoffee liqueur.
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      252 3 WHAT'S ON The French Embassy and the 8oclete National Industrlelle Aerospatlatle will hold A COCKTAIL RECEPTION at the Oberoi Imperial Hotel at 6.30 p.m. on the occasion of the arrival of the first SN601 Corvette twin-Jet aircraft. The Singapore Motor Rep airing Workshops' Association wl'l hold a FILM 8HOW ON
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon DETENTE AND THE NEW WORLD ORDER
      274 4 Reuter United Nations, Thursday Mrs. Imelda Marcos, wife of President Ferdinand Marcos of the Philippines, yesterday called for detente to be applied to the creation of a new world economic order. She also tuggested setting deflnlte contributions from all countries for international development aid
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      Lock icon Advice that saved Ford's life
      353 4 Not into that crowd, he was told United Press International Washington, Thursday President Ford heeded a spur-of-the-moment request from the Secret Service not to plunge Into a crowd outside a hotel in San Francisco seconds before a woman fired a pistol shot at him, a
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      Lock icon Life-saving buckle...
      142 4 United Press International Bangkok, Thursday. A belt buckle probably saved the life of a top-ranking police officer In southern Thailand yesterday when an M-lfl bullet hit him In the stomach during a clash with bandits, according to police. Col. Pongsakdl Sitthlthal, ofllcer-ln-charge of a three-province campaign aimed at
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      Lock icon TODAY
      102 4 United Press International TODAY Is Thursday, Sept. 25. the 268 th day of 1975 with 97 to follow. THE MOON Is approaching its last quarter. THE MORNING STARS are Venus, Saturn. Mars and Jupiter. THE EVENING STAR is Mercury. Those born on this date are under the sign of
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      Lock icon Waldheim is undecided
      49 4 Reuter United Nations, Thursday. —UN SecretaryGeneral Kurt Waldheim was reported to have told visiting correspondents yesterday that he was undecided about whether to seek a second term. The former Austrian Foreign Minister, who Is 56, wfil complete his present flve-year term at the end of 1976.
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      Lock icon The Odd Corner
      46 4 Reuter Paris, Thursday—A surtax on cinema pornography Is Included in the 1976 French national Budget approved by the cabinet yesterday. Distributors of pornographic films will have to pay an extra tax bUI of 100 million francs ($52 million) next year, officials said. —Beater
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      Lock icon It's the end of SEATO
      372 5 New situation in the region, so the Council decides to fold up the 30-year-old alliance Reuter United Nations, Thursday The M i n 1 st e rial Council of the SouthEast Asia Treaty Or g a nisation (SEATO) decided yesterday to phase out the 30-year-old
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      Lock icon 'CIA opened letters of VIPs' charge
      291 5 United Press International Washington, Thursday For 20 years the mail of prominent Americans —including Richard M. Nixon and Nobel Peace prize winners Linus Pauling and Martin Luther King Jr. was illegally opened apd photographed by the Central Intelligence Agency, it was revealed yesterday. Senator
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      Lock icon Israel ready for talks
      146 5 Reuter United Nations, Thursday Israeli Foreign Minister Yigal Allon said yesterday his country was ready (or negotiations with Syria, without prior conditions. Speaking to reporters following a two-hour meeting with US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, he was asked about the possibility of such negotiations before
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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      220 4 WORLD WEATHER Paris Partly cloudy, 66-54F, 19-12 C. Headline: Francolse Claustre, a week of reprieve. Tokyo Cloudy, 7086 F, 21-17 C Headline: Ford escapes 2nd assassination bid. London Mostly sunny, 84-57 F. 18-14 C. Headline: Pound slumps against dollar. New York Rain, 6557F, 18-14 C. Headline: Ford resists growing pressure
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      237 5 ■>s■■■*■ S w** '.i' £$|-«v' si Is the money you think you save worth the effort? If you don't own a car, will you have to get up an hour earlier every morning to catch a bus to the office? Will you have to pay for transport to send your
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  • OPINION
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      Thailand's out on a limb
      373 6 The fall of a Thai military outpost to communists does seem to be a forerunner of more audacious guerrilla activity in the sensitive north-eastern and southern provinces. Intelligence experts have been warning of communist plans to launch intensive campaigns and the Thai military cannot claim
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      His football idol...
      89 6 By WHISPERS IspY In the heat of the present football fever, being a soccer personality has its advantages, as one of the stalwarts of the FA discovered when he went to an office building on personal business recently. Finding no parking place In the limited visitors* lots,
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      'Refuse to ripen'
      121 6  -  BANANAS. Singapore, 14. I refer to your newsstory It's All Yours For <1... about the green bananas with "Chiqulta" stickers which were "lelonged" In Bungel Road. These bananas are not worth a cent as fruit they will neither ripen, nor dry up fast so that they may,
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      'It's up to Laos...'
      274 6  -  World Comment is Ja Bangkok Post Sept. 19. We welcome all the moves that are being made to bring about conjugal relations with the new government of Cambodia and we express our appreciation to China (or Its gesture which has contributed towards the development of our
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      HANOI CLINGS TO INDEPENDENCE
      546 6  -  THURSDAY WITH PAKIR SINGH PAKIR SINGH North Vietnam is not the smaller dragon. In a sense, It never was. Chinese armies made repeated Invasions Into the Tonkin area in history but Vietnam persistently refused to be overawed. It fought back tenaciously for its Independence. And if
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      Different tastes
      186 6  -  DULEEP SINGH, Singapore, 1. I refer to the letter Qnergency!—Fan Makes Out His Case For It by Deeply Insulted Emergency! Fan (NN, 20.9.75) which is a reply to Viewer. I have read the letter and am In full agreement with all that is mentioned by the writer. Viewer
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      2 6 MAIL BAG
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      101 6 Your company s logo on solid ITALIAN MARBLE PAPERWEIGHTS Your logo etched In up to 5 colours on solid, white polished marble. Size 2" x 2"x Excellent quality. Total cost 555.50 each, minimum quantity 120 pes. Substantial quantity discount. Ideal for Incentives, goodwill, Items etc. Send today for FREE sample
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  • FEATURE
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      The red-light district that's 'famous'
      745 7 Malay St was a favourite haunt of writers Making of the Modern Singaporean All that was known about Singapore by many people before the 1914 war was contained In four words: "Raffles Hotel" and "Malay Street." Old Raffles Hotel was picturesque its waving punkahs overhead
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      Lock icon The traffic in human flesh is still a widespread problem
      661 7  -  From 1 Rod Chapman Gemini News Service Despite the lack of publicity apart from occasional, lurid reports in the Western Press of white slave traffic slavery is still far more widespread than is generally believed. Following a meeting In Geneva,
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      168 7 featuring Raj Kumar Sharma I on Sitar with accompanying iGrarnareiai Tabia player. daily at lunch I hut e l dinner time except Mondays JALAN humhia. singapohe 9 TEL 371G66 PfflMiff rKiiii l i a i INTEGRATION TITONI SWISS /Wospace JJ 99 I»sun! 9l FIRST PULL OF WINDER SETS DAY AND
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  • PLEASURE
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      Last but NOT least...
      525 8  -  Top performer for two shows By Jennifer Schoon At age nine, James Last could play Hanschen Klein (a German folk song) on the piano untutored. And this earned him piano lessors for which he was none too grateful piano lessons inter fered with football which seemed
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      Lock icon IT'S BACK TO BE-BOP, BIG BANDS AND HARMONY
      452 8 Reuter The sounds of the '40s and '50s bebop, big bands and closely harmonised vocals may be on the way back thanks to a young American group whlcii has just staged Its European debut in London. They are called the Manhattan Transfer,
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      Lock icon Return of famous detective Holmes
      569 8  -  From Bruce Russe Reuter Sherlock Holmes, probably the most celebrated detective of all time, is now being rediscovered by the general public, according to the most successful imitator of the Holmes stories. Nicholas Meyer, author of the best-selUng pseudo-Holmes novel The Beven Per Cent Solution,
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      47 8 ■Raffles Palm T Court RESTAURANT wining dining by candlelight in the most beautiful garden restaurant of the exotic East Tonight's Dinner CHARCOAL GRILL SPECIALITIES also Italian a la carte menu RAFFLES HOTEL 1-3, Bcach Road. Singapore 7. Enquirits, booking*: *****1. *****0 Privata function rooms ft ample parking
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
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      457 8 YOUR LUCKY STARS IF YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you are one of those happy, eager, enthusiastic persons who enjoys life to the hilt. You relish every experience, every adventure even those which others might wish to toss aside or blot out of their lives. You do not enjoy being hurt;
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  • TREND edited by BETTY L. KHOO
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      No growing up pains
      590 9  -  NOT FOE THESE TWO POISED AND COOL TEENAGED GIRLS Miss Spore/Miss World 75 Finalists B.L. KHOO DOROTHY Tham shows a poise and opto i• ticatlon beyond her years. She is 17 and still a student but she Is Impatient for the day when she will have
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      THEY CALL HIM THE SILK KING OF ITALY...
      303 9  -  Peter Ong His world is a mixture of fantasies and brilliant colours. Desifns keep sprinffnf out of his head, at a pace faster than he can put them down. Dr. GuiUo Bedettl is a fabric designer and some of the too names
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      173 9 BRITISH CRAFTSMANSHIP AT ITS BEST ©LEAK Introducing an ex Introducing an exciting new range of amplifier, receiver and speaker. Real thoroughbred looks and performance! LEAK'S prominence in the high fidelity field dates back to the mid 30's with the introduction of the famous "Point One'dmplifiers which were adopted by the
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  • FINANCE
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      Lock icon India cuts rupee link to £
      294 10 India cuts rupee link to Value now decided in terms of selected currencies Reuter New Delhi, Thursday The Indian government yesterday delinked the rupee from the pound sterling and said the value of the rupee would now be decided in terms of a select number of currencies. The new system
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      Market report
      170 10 Prices closed on a steady note after a painfully slow start at the Singapore stock market yesterday. For the first 30 minutes, not a single counter was traded. Even Slme Darby was neglected when the second bell sounded at II a.m. Fortunately, buyers began to appear as noon
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      Lock icon Still the best for growth
      130 10 Reuter London, Thursday. Multinational companies, once regarded as economic heroes but now widely cast as villains, are still the best Institutions available to ensure world-wide growth, a British management consultant said here yesterday. But tney should not Interfere with the sovereignty of national states and
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      Lock icon Dollar dips
      31 10 Reuter London, Thursday— The dollar closed lower on European foreign exchange markets yesterday, its advance halted by the Intervention of major central banks to shore up their currencies yesterday.
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      Lock icon $31 mil in the red
      74 10 Reuter London, Thursday. Burmah Oil, Britain's second-largest petroleum company which ran into a financial crisis at the end of 1974, yesterday reported a net loss after tax of Just over £6 million ($3l million) after the first six months of this year. This compares with
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    • Stock markets round the world
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        NEW YORK
        187 10 Hopeful that oil producing nations would approve only a small oil price Increase, investors pushed prices broadly higher yesterday in moderate trading on the New York Stock Exchange before profit taking trimmed earlier gains. Standard and Poor's 500-stock index rose 0.80 to 85.74. The average Srlce of an
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        Dow Jones
        35 10 Dow Jones closing stock averages on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday: 30 Industrials 826.19 (up 6.34); 20 transport 159.74 (up 3.00); la utilities 77.26 (up 0.86); 60 stocks 249.16 (up 2 32).
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        PARIS
        74 10 Closing prices In francs on the Paris Bourse yesterday: Parlbas 168 unch. Fonder 353.80 —2.30 Pr in temps 77 —.60 Bull 33.40 —.05 Royal Dutch 160.40 4-2.80 Mlchelln 1158 +38 COX 296.50 +6 50 Thomson 209 +4 CFiP 133.90 —3.10 Rhone 118 +1.90 Air 331 +1 BSN 497 +8
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        SYDNEY
        182 10 Closing prices at IUO a.m. (Australian time) on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday: Allstate 07 09 Beach 16 17 Bridge 09 10 Cleveland 23 25 Endeavour 13 14 Fllnd 20C Opt 03 03% Intermln 04 >,4 05 Kambalda 01 01 >4 Kath Inv 95 99 Kla Ora 16 18
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        ZURICH
        78 10 Zurich Stock Exchange closing prices In Swiss francs yesterday: UBS B. 2875 —10 UBS R. 438 4 SBC 412 Credit Suisse 2600 —20 Swissair B. 379 1 Swiss Relnsur. 2120 —35 Wlnterthur B. 1686 6 Zurich Insur. 6200 25 Juver.a B. 41S Nestle B. 2880 —20 Inter food B.
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      Appointments
      192 10 American InteuiaUoiu.i Assurance Company has appointed a veteran Insurance executive of 40 years to head the company's operations In Singapore and Malaysia. He Is MR. P. L. BEI, who is now the regional vice president for the two territories. Other AIA appointments are Messrs. WARREN E. HILL, and GREGORY
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      Lock icon Cocoa: Plan to help exporters
      267 10 Reuter Geneva, Thursday Cuba ye st e r day proposed that cocoa prices should be linked to those of manufactured goods In a new intern ational cocoa agreement being negotiated here. This was the best way to ensure that countries which exported cocoa were protected
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      Lock icon Inflow of capital up by 19pc
      147 10 United Press International Washington. Thursday. inuZ! 1 ore, n direct Investment poslUon in the United States rose cent In to US$2l.7 billion ($54 billion), primarily as a result of Investments in us petroleum companies by other countries, the Commerce Department said yesterday. Commerce said
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  • YOUR HOME
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      There's room today for exciting shapes and styles...
      710 11  -  The keynote is elegance Rav K. Dhaliwal Trends in home furnishings these days run to two extremes. On one hand we have a revival of period furniture, on the other we have the most modern, space-age styles. For those who prefer to
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      MODERN, SPACIOUS AND EMPTY...
      551 12  -  Wide choice of homes for buyers Lee Yew Meng The prospective house buyer has a wide choice of homes open to him. There are at least 3500 units of new homes which are unso d. These range from flats and terraced houses to bungalows. Which means
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      The POSB way to easy homeownership
      284 12 The POSB homeownership sch e me has lowered its rate of interest four times since it was first introduced in Aug. 1974. The present rate of interest is 9J per cent per annum for loan» of up to 10 years, 10 per cent per
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      Period furniture recreates old-world charm
      783 14  -  Choo Kim How mafvellous It Is to be able to escape from the cold and soul-less environment of today's modern Interiors and step Into the musky and muted charm of yesteryear. Somehow, a home with antique furniture or even Just old-looking pieces which some clever
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      Little things that make a house your home
      486 16  -  Anne Marie Nalpon Ever felt how bare and anonymous a hotel room is? Once you are packed and ready to leave, there is no way anyone could tell you had been there at all. That is the difference between living In a
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      Gadgets make a woman's lot easy
      471 17  -  Household chores are done at the press of buttons Peter Ong In this age of electronic and electrical appliances, Just about anything you need to do at home can be done while you sit in the comfort of the armchair well almost. Whether it
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      Tread softly love: It's a new floor you're walking on
      519 18  -  Sunny Wee The floors and walls of a home are the setting, the framework for your furniture and fittings careful though must be put Into doing them up. Whemer you want to create a soft, cosy look or you prefer
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      THE EXTRA TOUCHES THAT MAKE A DREAM HOME
      779 19  -  The day will come when a potential buyer will be offered a carcass a bare house and he will choose the finishing and extras from a separate list, says one property developer. This will of course mean that buyers will no longer
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      Lock icon Green grows my garden with gentle patient, loving care
      367 20  -  B.L. KHOO If you are lucky enough to have a garden, do make the most of It. Landscaping a garden doesn't Just mean planting a tree in one corner and a couple of tlowerlng bushes in another. Creating a beautiful gArden
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      DOING UP A BACHELOR PAD IN STYLE
      188 21  -  B L. Khoo When you are an executive bachelor you should have plenty of money leftover (unless you are too Indulgent with girlfriends), for really doing up your pad In grand style. You can afford such extras like a super-look-ing bar with fancy
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      A touch of nature's beauty in the home
      362 22  -  B. L. KHOO. There is so much beauty to be found In nature. Even the smallest blade of grass or reed, the slenderest twig and seeds In pods can be very lovely. But in our rambles through the countryside; our treks Into
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      181 13 24! rA Sfr.-Vi l&il -^y Sanyo's household appliances are designed to help cut your work load, leaving you with more time to yourself. They work at the touch of a button so that you can use less energy on housework and more on the things you would really like to
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      245 14 r SHINE POLE Internationally Patented I The New Automatic Clothes-Line will sun your garments and bring them in when it rains, automatically. Advantages include: Attractive appearance, low consumption of power, economical and practical in use. Requires less space. Two models 104 and 104 A available to suit small and large
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      478 15 r i" l i «r f-i gmm Strrr~ IK t rr. imwpniii 11 w B«l See Mannix on a Philips X26K209 in colour so natural it's almost like being there Features 66cm 126") screen. 12 skin sensitive light-up touch buttons for channel selection. 2 front speakers. Philips ultra sonic remote
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      25 16 HEAD OFFICE 13 NORTH CANAI ROAD SINGAPORE I T t, BRANCH 27 TAI IHONO CRESCENT SINGAPORE 13 ttl 88 i 535 Arivertiie-ncnt Per r-i|t N
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      128 17 Own a home the easy way through the POSB Home Ownership Scheme V m li u Sl' 9s u m M si' A mm n »Ti fj I m*mm« A m wm L POSB makes it easy for you to own your home. We lend up to 90% of the
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      211 18 CROSSLEY Carpets Criterion Tiles, from U.K. 12" i 12" Self Adhesive. Do It Yourself Roort/Wolh Hoimi, Offices, Public Areas, Etc. Easy to Lay Easy to Clean Strang, Luxurious and nica to foal during any weather Decor ta mi it your nprtiiion! Rich in 21 colour* Fr«e Delivery For Quality, Docor,
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      41 19 r CHINESE TERRAZZO TILES MARBLE SLABS Terrazzo Tiles For luxurious floors that forever shine. Durable, easy -to clean and inexpensive. 7^ W: OA Marble Slabs There's nothing quite like the majesty of marble. Solid, practical absolutely beautiful. 11 y^j ss V
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      50 19 ENHANCE YOUR LIVING AREA SPECIALLY IMPORTED FROM TAIWAN BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED IN RAMIN WOOD COMFORTABLE •DURABLE 'ELEGANT t w. A I I •a ii f h rz k m, f j m (°po 32 sir ORCHID FURNITURE 324, 3rd FLOOR. PLAZA SINGAPURA SINGAPORE 9.TEL *****5 SHOWROOM OPEN TODAY 10a m spm
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      214 20 "WIS IS TIE OFFER YOU ARE LOOKNGFOR -HDB DWELLERS" 1 FOR A 5 ROOM HDB FLAT-$3,800 Living and Dining Room Fully Terrazzo. 3 Bedrooms Fully Carpeted with Loop Pile Foam-back wall-to-wall Carpets. Living, Dining and all Bedrooms Wallpapered with Vinyl wallcoverings FOR A 4 ROOM HDB FLAT-$2,700 Living Room Fully
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      185 21 SHOW FIAT NOW OPEN QUEENSWAY TOWER (near completion) ALEXANDRA ROAD ■■J to. "V rSsjss S.M „*v < Price $58, 000/ .upwards 14-Storey of exclusively modern apartment* adjacent to Queentway Shopping Centre. The apartment* block con*i*t* of: 1-bedroom 2-bedroom* 3-bedroom* unit* LOANS AVAILABLE ON APPLICATION Developers Licence No: 1309 Advertisement Permit:
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      277 21 fiuf FOR HOUSEHOLD MAINTENANCE. ***** ■■BUCKJH •BUCK PASTE WAX Quality Refined Wax for Terrazzo Parquet and Furniture •BUCK SUP*. STRIP Polish Remover for Metallised Non-metallised emulsion polish •BUCK SUPA SHINE High Solids Metallised Zinc Polymer Liquid Sealer/Finish. Liquid Floor Polish for Industrial and Commercial Uses. •BUCK MULTI-PURPOSE CLEANER Cleaning Preparation/Chemicals
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      176 22 <u m ■A Looking for a loan to buy a home? Or loans to help more people buy homes you've developed Aim Come to The Malayan Finance Corporation, where the loans are high and the terms of peyment convenient. We ere wholly owned by Malayan Banking Berhad. We offer: easy
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      66 22 The Kitchen Specialist For Modern Home 5 Room Type: Top unit per foot run $45 Bottom unit per foot run $40 3 Room 4 Room Type: Top unit per foot run $40 Bottom unit per foot run $40 HNO# FURNITURE (PTE.) LTD. Showroom:63s/36 6olden MiloTower (Golden Theatre) Beach Rood Singapore?
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      189 23 Story LIVE AND KICKING NED by John Masefleld "I had two Intimates, ever with me, my past and my future." But as the Albtcore sailed slowly on towards Africa's Infamous slave coast, his past and future seemed equally grim to young Edward Mansell. Condemned
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      99 23 802: Charlemagne's schools provide for women as well as men. Charlemagne founds hospitals. Three great scholars of the Bth century: Bede, John of Damascus, Vergilius of Saltburg. Golden period of learning in Arabia under Caliph Haroun-al-Raschid and Caliph Al-Mamun. Foundation of schools in monasteries and cathedrals by Charlemagne.
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      527 23 World of Science One of the least known facets of the life of the late US President John F. Kennedy concerned an Incident during the Second World War when a coconut was credited with having saved his life and those or his 13man crew
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      328 23 Nature Corner Interest In rabbit meat developed In the wake of the recurrent short supply of beef, pork, carabeef and chicken meat. Another reason of course Is that people want to try new foods, like rabbit meat. Raising rabbits is both an Interesting and pro- fltable
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      360 23 FROM THE DOC HOUSE BY PG I am back at my desk again and wading through a mass of correspondence which has accumulated during my absence. Judging from the number of letters I have received concerning that Alsatian which is reputed to have been sold to
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      560 23 Thursday AY-4 ■JJI NEW NATION \n Cut out and pin with other coupons. Posting instructions appear below Name (Mr./Mrs./Miss) Address Tel: B E A FILL IN j 0"*N" C B MISSING TT LITTERS j H ACROSS I L_L_LH using I ARM M CLUES 1 R N TfH BELOW j Cut
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      442 24 BULWW4IK IB J MAGIC SHOP TRICKS, jokes, novelties 578. Slelap Road, S pore 15, Tel: *****/ *****5. TOTAL SKIN CAREII Top London-trained Beauty; Theraplst-Euphle will help you with acne and superfluos hair removing. Deep peeling for freckles and blemishes Semipermanent lashes application. Professional Courses available. Contact Mlm Euphta Marguaratta Salon.
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      368 24 m < Whan you're looking for building materials like tar--rajio and ceramic til at thinking of WHERE to gat them... worrying HOW to find them at cheapest possible. Call us. We've the wtdert tal actions at YOUR prical GULM3A OORFOWnON (FID IJD PHONE: *****2 PENG KOON GENERAL CONTRACTOR •1, Albart
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      340 24 ATTENTION HOUSEWIVES/ SHOPS economical lunch/ dinner. Deliver your place. Tel: *****2, ***** Miss Happy Wong. V, V, Prevent Crime with your pet Consult Mark. *****4 at Oay Docs Enterprise 2 Jalan Kemunlng 12 m.s. Sembawang Road Singapore 27 For Sale ADULTS: Sheltles/ Male/ Female Dobermann/ Afghan Hound/ Great Danes/ Bassett
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      359 24 FEELING TIRED TENSED Kindly call over to International Health Centre, Merlin Hotel for our masseuses to relief you of .your tension tiredness For appointments phone *****73. *****11 ext 425. MANDARIN HEALTH CENTRE Mandarin Hotel. 3rd floor. Massage/ Steambath/ Facial. *****6/ *****1 ext. 750<S'pore). MASSAQE, FACIAL at your place. Ring *****22
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      208 24 IjPMIIIJLEM] LOOKING FOR A REPUTABLE CONFECTIONERY WITH YEARS OF CATERING EXPERIENCES? Com* to 'ADELPHI' Factory: 8. S*!«yia Houm. S'pOf* 7. T*l: *****7 Shop*: 106. North Brldg* Road. (Corner of Peninsular Hotel). 359-A, Outram Park, Blk 23/24 299, Orchard Road. THE BANANA LEAP APOLO RESTAURANT Tel: *****2, 24 Cuff Road (along
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      92 24 GREAT RESTAURANT (2nd Floor, Ocoon Building Shopping Contra) FOR QUICK LUNCH OR DINNER ALSO CATERS FOR ALL FUNCTIONS. TEL: >***** *****6. BUSINESS HOURB: 10 0.111. 11 p.m. NOTICE While every endeavour is made to publish advertisements on the dates requested it is not always possible to adhere to specified dales
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      51 24 EXCELLENT VEGETARIAN FOODS. Fast Service, aJrconditioned. easy parking 10 a m. 8 30 p.m. Kwan Im Vegetarian Restaurant, 190, Waterloo Street, Tel: *****9. PACKAGE LUNCH $1.50 free delivery. Barbecue and buffet $5 00 or $6 00 per person, all Inclusive Caterer for all functions dinner for home services. Tel: *****
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      364 25 Reuter London, Thursday Manchester United were knocked from the top of the English Football League for the first time this season when they were beaten 2-1 away to title holders Derby County last night. Two goals from Charlie George, transferred from Arsenal for £100,000 during the
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      58 25 Reuter London, Thursday. Hungary beat Austria 3-1 in a European soccer championship qualifying match at Budapest. Sporting Lisbon of Portugal beat Sllema of Malta 2-1 in their away first-leg of their UEFA Cup first round match at Vafleta. OLYMPIC qualifying matches: The Soviet Union beat Norway 4-0
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      234 25 Reuter Rio de Janeiro, Thursday—The 1978 World soccer Cup finals could be held In Spain If for any reason Argentina Is unable to stage them, the president of the International Football Federation said here yesterday. Mr. Joao Havelange, the Brazilian president of Flfa, said
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      Lock icon 700 MILLION TO WATCH 'FIGHT OF A LIFETIME'
      763 25 Reuter Manila, Thursday. Muhammad All and Joe Frazler will battle for the world heavyweight crown In Manila next week before a television audience of more than 700 million biggest and richest ring spectacular in history according to the promoter. "It will be
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      76 25 Sydney, Thursday England cricket captain Tony Orelg will lead an Invitation team against an Australian XI in a one-day charity game here on Sunday. Lan Chappeli will lead the Australians In what la expected to be his last appearance as captain of the national side. He
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      290 26 ON THE TRACK with Blue Peter Kuala Lumpur, Thursday Jolly Philanderer (C.H. Tan) impressed In a trial with Barbara Lu (traiper Garnet Bougoure) here this morplng. The Bougoure-train-ed pair ran off 3f in 37 2/5 in yielding going. Bee Your Pardon (M. Arlffln) strode
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      Thomas Cup mix-up over the dates
      251 26 The Thomas Cup second round Asian zone tie between Singapore and Malaysia will be played in Singapore at the SBA Hall but there Is some confusion over the dates. Before Singapore's first round tie against Sri Lanka, the BBA's former committee and the BAM
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      452 26  -  By PHILIP TAN The "A" Company Ist Battalion RNZIR maintained their unbeaten record In the BRU first division league when they defeated arch rivals "B" Company by 14 (goal and two tries) to seven (try and penalty) at Dieppe Barracks yesterday. Both
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      Keen tussles in store for women's hockey
      392 26  -  By BRIAN MILLER The S I n gapore Women's Hockey Association's league competition which starts In early October promises to be keenly tought by 1L teams. Response has been very encouraging and the tournament committee expect this year's competition to be the best
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      WHO'S WHO in the S'pore squad for London
      392 27 BOBBY GAN, 30. commercial diver, has bowled for five years, right-hander, hook ball, first major overseas competition, has Improved tremendously Average: 199. CHRIS NO, 30, merchant, has bowled for five years, righthander, hook ball, has been Improving recently mainly because he pays
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      Taking on best in the world
      458 27  -  BOWLING by Jeffrey Low Bowling Is perhaps the only s&ort In which Singapore can take on the best in the world without fear of Ignominy. Singapore's top sportsmen have regularly taken part in the Olympics but very rarely have they achieved a standard to
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      297 25 NEW NATION CROSSWORD 9 Glass edifice for plants 10 Action centres 11 A kind of bedspread 12 Little one 13 Organic compound 18 Venomous snake 23 Part of a church 24 Pipe material 25 Mad 26 Small craft, unarmoured: Brit. 27 Buena, Island In San Francisco Bay 28 Decorative molding:
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      50 26 m i m m ft? SHORT RIBS m teffljs Egg NORBERT i* 5« •> AS £12 ♦> m h a fi mr m i m if? II? by Frank O'Neal "THAIS THE SECOND TiME IVE PASSED THAT MIRAGE «s I^l c> r by George Fett K r2 Mi 3 <»>
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      115 27 SITUATIONS WANTED Do you need on efficient Executive Secretary? 1. Capable of writing effective business letters in concise and idiomatic English 2. Equipped with an excellent memory 3. Pleasant and lively personality 4 Mature, versatile and completely trustworthy 5. Experienced in working for Top Management 6 Keen sense of responsibility
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      220 27 AT THE CINEMA WHERE THE LH4ES BLOOM: A tender story of a family of motherless children trying to make ends meet by hunting for herbs In the wild North Carolina Appalachian mountains; when their father dies too, they face harder times but the pain and sorrow come with the Joy
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      60 27 are Elke Sommer and Sylvia Kosclna.—Jurong: 1.45, 4.30, 7, 9.30. GONE WITH THE WIND (Re-Issue): Romance of the American Civil War, from Margaret Mitchell's novel, professionally directed by Victor Fleming, George Cukor and Bam Wood in 1939, starring Clark Cable, Vivien Leigh. Leslie Howard and Olivia de Havilland. reinforcing its
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      63 27 LAND OF THE PHARAOHS (Re -1 ssu e Howard Hawks' 1955 spectacular about the building of the pyramids, Krformed by a cast of 3usands, with the usual Hollywood portrayal of half-suggestive love, starring Jack Hawkins, Joan Collins, Dewey Martin and Alexis Mlnotls, written by William Faulkner with a music score
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    195 28 The last word Daily Express Businessman Hugh Fowler stepped on the train to give his wife a farewell Elas before she left on a fortnight's holiday to Portugal to visit her parents. But the trouble was Hugh, aged 29, got carried away—by British Rail. The
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    38 28 MEI LIN: Women the world over have taken to the idea of not declaring their marital status, yet beauty contests are open only to single girls! AH FOOK: Perhaps we should have a Ms. Universe contest
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      141 28 Guess the weight and win a cake! At"Shangri~La's Pastry &Cancfy" Shangri-La's delightful "Pastry Candy" counter has all kinds of goodies. Scrumptious pastries, cakes, fruit flans, eclairs, and simply delicious chocolates. Plus an easy game for all to play. Guess the weight of the Shangri-La fruit cake on disolay, and win
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      803 28 AND RADIO SINGAPORE 5 J 3.99 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by HOUSEWIVES' MATINEE Jade-Beauty (Part One (r); A Mandarin film 3.49 LOVE IS A MANY BPLENDOURED THING 4.2 ft INTERMISSION 5.55 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by DECEMBER BRIDGE The Ed Wynn Show: A family situation comedy 6.28 CONSUMER 8' GUIDE (E/M) 13#
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      58 28 Show of the day.. THE MANHUNTER (10 p.m. on Channel Five, In colour): A.W.O.L. To Kill is the story of a crosscountry private detective operating In the 1920s era. A marine returns home to the shocking experience of seeing his wife murdered. Dave, the husband's friend, tries to get to
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