New Nation, 5 June 1976

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    19 1 NewNation SINGAPORE Saturday June 5, 1976 No. 1659 Price 20 cents M C. (P) 428/76 SATURDAY JUNE 5. 1976
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    No penalty for 'hands' this time for these young players...
    142 1 It was not the usual training session for these young footballers —instead of working out with their feet, thety slogged with their hands. More than 60 of them from Farrer Park United turned up to patch the uneven Farrer Park
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    Lock icon Prisoner Prince
    142 1 Reuter Paris, Saturday North Korean leader Kim 11-Sung, Algerian President Hou a r i Boumedienne and United States Senator Mike Mansfield have been by friends and family abroad of Cambodia's Prince Norodom Sihanouk to request Khmer Rouge authorities to let the Prince leave Cambodia, a French news magazine
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    Lock icon Ford: I'm disturbed by sex scandal...
    93 1 AP Washington. Saturday President Ford said yesterday he and the American people were disturbed by possible mi.su.se of taxpayers' money when Wayne Hays put his mistress on the House of Representatives payroll. Mr. Ford said he had warned Congress five years ago something like
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    Lock icon No more feast days?
    41 1 Reuter London, Saturday—The days of St. Valentine, St. Cecilia and St. Nicholas —better known as Santa Claus—are numbered, If the Church of England accepts recommendations from Its liturgical commission. The commission wants many feast days cancelled. Reuter.
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    S'pore is now No 9 investor in Indonesia
    396 2 Singapore is now the ninth largest investor in Indonesia. According to latest figures given by Bank Indonesia, Singapore had a total investment of million (about $242.5 million) in Indonesia between June 1967 and February last year. This represented thiee per cent of
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    $13,000 gift for fitness scheme
    159 2 Mr. Tan Chok Klan, chairman of Post Office Savings Bank, will present a $13,000 cheque to Dr. Tan Eng Liang, chairman of Singapore Sports Council, In a ceremony to launch the National Fitness Award scheme at the National Stadium on June 12 at 4.30 p.m.
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    Lock icon Promoting new order
    271 2 Joint pledge Reuter Kuala Lumpur, Saturday Yugoslavia and Malaysia believe that solidarity and a common stand among non-aligned countries will promote establishment of a new world economic order, It was announced here yesterday. A statement Issued by Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Hussein Onn's office said Datuk Hussein
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    Winning design inspired by a doll
    94 2  -  By Betty L. Khoo This creation which won the Kanebo International Design Award '76 contest will be modelled in Singapore along with 15 other prize winning creations next Friday. The winning creation was designed by Japanese fashion student Miss Takae Misoni. The basic design
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    ITB trade tests: Registration soon
    83 2 The Industrial Training Board will register candidates for National Trade Tests from June 16 to 18 at the Bukit Merah Vocational Institute, Lengkok Bahru, between 9 a.m. and 4 pm. daily. The tests will be held at ITB's training institutes from Aug. 14. A total
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    It's new
    21 2 International Computer Limited will launch Its new products at the British High Commission on June 17 at 10.15 a.m.
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    8 2 Police reported 68 accidents yesterday. Four were serious.
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      569 2 AT THE CINEMA LUCKY wADf: Set during the 1930s, a trio consisting of two men and an ex nightclub singer turn to running booze illegally to realise their get Jtch quick dreams. Stars Gene Hackman, Liza Minelli, Odeon: 1.30, 4. 6.30, 9.30. EARTHQUAKE: A tremor strikes Los Angeles and reduces
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      55 2 =;"&|+|`+^')@![%"-,*|&;{]{|<(_( Today: 4.29 p.m. (2.2 m). Tomorrow: 4.06 a.m. (2.3 m), 5.30 p.m. (2.2 m). Monday: 5.37 a.m. (2.1 m), 6.35 p.m. (2.3m>. Tuesday: 7.14 a.m. (2.1 m), 1.33 p.m. (2.4 m). Wednesday: 8.34 am (2.2 m), 8.24 p.m. (2.5m>. Thursday: 938 a.m. (2.4 m), 9.16 p.m. (2.4m>. Friday: 10.34
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    Three petrol kiosks robbed
    452 3  -  By K.K. Fong Three petrol service stations were robbed this week Just before closing time. Two of them are at 13 km Upper Yio Chu Kang Road, while the third one Is at 11 km Upper Thomson Road. The first robbery was on Monday night when
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    Police hunt for two armed robbers
    134 3 Police have launched a hunt for two men following a series of armed holdups recently. The two men, in their early 20's are believed to have robbed the homes of wealthy businessmen and suspected gambling dens. They are believed to have been Involved in
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    Spot art
    43 3 The five community centres management committees of Ponggol will jointly organise a spot art competition at the Ponggol Point community centre on June 13 from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. The contest is open to residents of postal district 19 only.
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    One chamber call by Hon
    268 3 The Minister for Finance, Mr. Hon Sui Sen, today expressed the hope that a single Chamber of Commerce and Industry be formed in Singapore to represent the interests of the private sector at regional and international levels. Even if a single Chamber is not feasible,
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    Chamber Ensemble
    49 3 Mr. Douglas Tan has been elected president of the Singapore Chamber Ensemble for the sixth consecutive year. Other officials are Oordon Wallace (vicepresident), Paul Ablsheganaden (conductor), Laura Koh (secretary), Llm Pin Cheong (treasurer). Committee members are Barbara Baker, Lily Ooh, Alice Chua, Alan Street and Samson Benjamin.
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      12 3 II AFTER A PARTY Come to the m Kl u M m
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      185 3 JW 1 v" 1 X r Ki" 4 >. a r vtw. -v^ •v~ Romance is Continental cuisine served to you by candlejight, with the soft rhythms of the Quartet Unlimited setting the mood in the relaxed and elegant GOLDEN PEACOCK RESTAURANT on the Lobby Level. And every weekend we
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    Water sportsmen want this for 'home'
    286 4  -  By Lulin Reutens Jurong Lake may be turned Into a centre for water sport water-ski-ing, rowing, paddle- b oat ing and sailing. Plans are presently under consideration by the Jurong Town Corporation, according to Informed sources. If approved, the centre may be operated by
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    More home services
    304 4 Plans by unions The Home Services Division set up by the Singapore Industrial Labour Organisation and the Pioneer Industries Employees Union is to move into the housing estates. For a start, the division will set up a new Home Consultancy Services showroom at SILO's Oeylang Bahru emporium.
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    Big rush for silver coins
    168 4 The rush is on for the 1976 ten-dollar silver proof coins Issued by the Singapore Currency Board. But unlike previous sales, there were no long queues. Sale Is by application. According to a board spokesman, the response has been very encouraging. While 10,000 coins were
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    Factory girl stabbed, man held
    273 4 Police have detained a man in connection with the stabbing of factory worker Miss Leong Lye Hwa (above), 25, In Oeylang. Miss Leong, a handbag buckle welder, was stabbed In the neck and hand and was admitted to the Singapore Oeneral Hospital In a serious
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    Revise pension laws call by union
    258 4 The "Customs Staff Branch of the Amalgamated Union of Public Employees has called for the pension laws for civil servants to be revised. An editorial In Customs Spotlight, organ of the Customs Staff Branch, said the pension, gratuity or other benefits paid to civil
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    Russian package tours
    114 4 A local travel company is marketing two package tours of Russia for the first time. The tours will be launched by G.C. Nanda and Sons In conjunction with Aero Hot and Intourlst, Russia's official travel bureau. There are two different 15-day tours, one available from next month
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    Alwin leans too much on special effects
    333 4  -  By Violet Oon Alwin Nikolais and his dance company proved to be both a revelation and an artistic disappointment in a performance at the National Theatre on Thursday night. This paradox can best be explained by saying that Nikolais uses different media, one
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    Lock icon BOMB AT EMBASSY
    230 5 Reuter Washington, Saturday.—Police yesterday stepped up security at the Taiwan Embassy here after a parcel bomb was intercepted and successfully defused on Thursday. The pareel was addressed to Taiwan ambassador James C.H. Shen and posted In Chicago. It was intercepted by First Secretary Chang Yen Chang, the
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    Lock icon Japan's growth a myth: Book
    300 5 'They can be beaten* Reuter London, Saturday Japanese industrial companies have the biggest growth potential of any In the world, but a widespread belief that they are invincible Is a myth, according to a book, The Japanese Competitor, DUbllshed here yesterday. Its author, Henry Stokes,
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    Lock icon Quinlan story
    73 5 Reuter New York, Saturday The parents of Karen Quinlan, who has been in a coma for nearly 14 months, have sold a top magazine the story of their legal battle to remove a respirator so that she could live or die naturally. The Ladles Home Journal said yesterday
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    Lock icon Book on 'fringe benefits'
    123 5 Reuter New York, SaturdayBlonde Elizabeth Ray. who says congressman Wayne Hays paid her from public funds to be his' mistress, will rush out an Intimate novel about Washington politicians this month. The Dell publishing Company said yesterday It expected the book, entitled The Washington Fringe Benefits
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    Lock icon VORSTER 'OUT OF ISOLATION'
    267 6 Reuter Cape Town, Saturday A meeting arranged between Prime Minister John Vorster and US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger was hailed here yesterday as a diplomatic break' throufh for South Africa after years of isolation and ostracismPolitical observers regarded the June 2324 talka in West Germany
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    Lock icon Getting tough on terrorists
    242 6 Europe judges' 'no' to political crime plea Reuter Brussels, Saturday European Justice ministers yesterday backed a proposal that guerrilla acts such as hijacks and kidnappings should not be treated as political crimes. The move Dy ihe ministers of the 18 nation Council of Europe came In
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    Lock icon Pope on Vietnam
    66 6 Reuter Vatican City, Saturday Pope Paul said yesterday that during the Vietnam war he considered making a personal peace visit to Hanoi. There was even a day. when the war was still in its fury, when we would have wanted to visit (the Vietnamese people) personally to
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    Lock icon Pullout on Sunday
    173 6 Reuter Kuala Lumpur, Saturday Malaysian paramilitary fleld force units will begin to withdraw from Thailand's border town of Betong tomorrow, informed sources here said yesterday. The sources said Malaysian authorities have made arrangements to complete the pullout of about 400 police field force still remaining in Betong
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    Lock icon TODAY
    172 6 UPI TODAY Is Saturday, June 5, the 157 th day of 1976 with 209 to follow. THE MOON Is In its flrst quarter. THE MORNING STARS are Mercury, Venus and Jupiter. THE EVENING STARS are Mars and Saturn. Those born on this day in history are under the sign
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    Lock icon The Odd Corner
    61 6 DJ Myths about Casanovas in Britain and good-time girls have been exploded. A top sociologist, Michael Schofleld, says they are often bedtime bunglers. They sleep around because they are so hopeless that no one will make love to them more than once. Mr. Schofleld says in his
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    Lock icon Beirut crisis 'at the point of explosion'
    269 6 Reuter Beirut, Saturday Palestinian and leftist gunmen stood guard around Beirut radio station last night as the commandos said the confrontation with Syria had reached "th e point of an explosion." The Palestinian-leftist alliance defied a Syrian demand to vacate positions blocking an
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    Lock icon Trader jailed
    65 6 UPI Rangoon, Saturday.— A special Burmese court yesterday sentenced a wealthy businessman to 15 years In prison after convicting him of large scale of blackmarketlng of "controlled" goods. Controlled goods In Burma are commodities which, under socialist laws, can be bought and sold only by the government. The
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      176 6 WORLD WEATHER New York Sunny, mild. 24-12 C. Headline: Egypt condemns Syria on Lebanon, asks conference. Tokyo—Cloudy, 24-19 C. He a d 1 lne: Recovery without inflation aim of San Juan summit. Rome—Sunny. 26-12 C. Headline: Intelligence agent arrested. Rio de Janeiro Cloudy, 27-12 C. Headline: Syria threatens Muslims and
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    Lock icon Row over Soviet ship brews
    350 7 Reuter Brussels, Saturday A dispute between the Soviet Union and NATO is expected when the newest aircraft carrier, the 40,000-tonne Kiew, tries to sail into the M e d iterranean, NATO intelligence sources said yesterday. The Kiev, now undergoing trials In the Black Sea, was
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    Lock icon CHAPLIN WINS AMERICAN AWARD
    153 7 Reuter London, Saturday Sir Charles Chaplin (above) has received the highest US arts award from American ambassador Nathaniel Davis, the embassy said yesterday. Mr. David travelled to the 87-year-old film star's home at Corsier--Bur-Vevey. near Lake Geneva, yesterday to hand ever the award honorary membership of
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    Lock icon Moscow: Ford's new tactics
    203 7 UPI Washington, Saturday President Ford In the space of a week has spelt out plans to pursue constructive cooperation with Moscow and signalled disappointment at restrictions on human rights in Russia and other communist countries. These contrasting approaches cooperation and toughness reflect a readjustment in US
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    Lock icon 'Resistance army in Cambodia'
    155 7 AP Paris. Saturday A French newsmen who said he was able to penetrate into Cambodia said yesterday that several thousand resistance workers were organising in the country to oppose the Khmer Rouge regime. Jean-Francois Chauvel, who made a film for a showing next week on French
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      187 7 Valid for June only! WINES and SPIRITS bottle unless otherwise stated! iby the bottle. unless otherwise stateiii Chateau Laffon 1971 Usual: 5517.80 NOW: 5515.50 Yalumba 4-Crown Claret Usual: S$ 9.25 NOW: S$ 7.50 Chateau Redon Usual: Ssll.Bo NOW: Sslo.oo Antinori White Chianti (1.75 Its) Usual: 5519.95 NOW: SslB.oo H. Pommard
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    Handling it the right way
    414 8 Any largescale exercise in overcoming prejudices and changing public attitudes Is uncomfortable for at least a few. Today and tomorrow, as students and teachers roll up their sleeves in schools all over Singapore and launch into the much-heralded Use Your Hands campaign, scattered grumbles will
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  • WHISPERS By ISPY
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      Does colour matter?
      64 8 A colleague turned up at a cosmetic counter to collect a free gift of a Jar of face cream. But before the cosmetic girl would hand over the gift, she insisted on taking down her particulars. Complained the colleague later: "I don't see what the colour of
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      Old wives' hairy tale
      70 8 A colleague who always pooh-poohed old wives's tales, particularly those pertaining to one's physical well-being, was silenced forever when she recently discovered the first white hair on her head. When asked why she didn't simply pluck It oft. she replied: "I dare not risk it. in
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    Lock icon Ky: Americans still remember him
    866 8  -  By Ernest Volkman Los Angeles Times New York, Saturday As the slight Vietnamese man walked through the hotel lobby, a tall American stopped him and said: "I just wanted to shake your hand, sir, and apologise on behalf of my country for what we did
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    Why Indira did it, and for whom
    101 8  -  K. N. NAIR Mr. Edward's decry (NN. May 24) of Mrs. Gandhi's concept of democracy and Its tenet of "the people's right to dissent" was unnecessary. Only the smugglers, black marketeers, hoarders and those behind them are affected by the Emergency. A check
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    Swindled at the airport...
    88 8  -  J. H. BURLEY When I arrived in Singapore, I bought a book at the airport bookshop for $11.90. The next day, I saw the same book In a bookshop In town selling (or only $6.50 (the British price was 85p). It Is normal that things cost
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    The extra tester
    78 8  -  TAY SOON HOE I refer* to the letter Check On Testers from Mr. H.T. Tan (NN, May 28). The objectives of appointing another driving tester to supervise or observe the conduct of a driving test are to achieve greater uniformity and objectivity among testers, and to enable
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    Against price rigging
    49 8  -  W.R. WALKER Heartiest congratulations on your editorial on air fare agreements and the forgotten side of undercutting (NN, May 28). We regular air travellers find these air fare agreements or any price rigging very objectionable and intend to make every effort to oppose them. Singapore, 10.
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    Shadows in TV shows
    56 8  -  FED UP We spent a lot of money installing a TV antenna but we cannot enjoy the TV shows because of the shadows. We have had our antenna wire cut by vandals, too. Could the HDB authorities please extend the central antenna system to Block 22
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    Teachers and methods
    278 8 s VOICE OF THE PRESS /A NANYANG SIANG PAU The Director of the Institute of Education, Dr. Ruth Wong, says that in terms of quality and quantity, the teaching staff in Singapore does not measure up to expectation. Quantitatively, we are short of teachers, and this has
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    Lock icon A new TV danger now
    1007 9 Los Angeles Times Washington Saturday. This is not exactly "another" story about violence on television. It is not about the traditional hazards of TV violence —that people who see violent acts on TV will duplicate them in real life, or that children exposed to too
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    HAIR-RAISING PRICE OF ORANGES...
    396 9  -  They're the latest cure for baldness T 3 The Last Word by. J.J. An orange shortage has hit Singapore. In the past two weeks, market fruit stallholders have faced daily stampedes for the citrus fruit, which now costs $1 per orange. As a special assignment for
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    Talentime—or is it veterantime?
    1171 10 / 11  - Talentime —or is it veterantime? RTS must ban those who have won awards In such contests 7 Sight Sound IBS Judith Holmberg Should Talentime be an opportunity for fresh talent to be discovered, or should experienced performers be allowed to pit their singing capabilities against the unknowns? This is the
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    Starting from where Robin Hood stopped
    432 10 / 11  -  Cinema by Judith Holmberg ROBIN AND MARION: With Sean Connery, Audrey Hepburn and Robert Shaw, directed by Richard Lester, in a screenplay written by James Goldman (Orchard). This film is an excursion into the "after" of a legend that, and like all others, end
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      1560 10 / 11 YOUR WEEKEND ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE SINGAPORE 5 hours. 6.30 NEWS IN BRIEF 6.35 THE FLINTSTONES. Cartoons. 7.05 DR. KILDARE: No Other Road. Part Four of lour. Zoo's romantic dilemma reaches a crisis when Kildare, aware that Zoo Is serious about Damon West, openly and for the first time, reveals his feelings
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      348 10 / 11 EKI SATURDAY 6.00 Opening Announcements followed by At Sunset with Well-Known Melodies 6.30 News (E) and Programme Summary 6.45 At Sunset (Cont'd) 7.00 Classical Showcase: Rumanian folk dances (Bela Bartok), String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor (Shostakovich). 7.30 Light Music from the Netherlands: Featuring Dutch artists with popular music
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      218 10 / 11 Top shows of the weekend SATURDAY NIGHT MOVIE: The Birthday Party. (Ch. 5, 10.50 p.m. in colour). It is written by Harold Pinter. Set in a decrepit seaside boarding house, this movie is about a mild, self-indulgent man, Stanley, who is visited by two mysterious strangers. They subject him to
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    Lock icon The Nabokov sense of literary creation
    827 12 Author unlocks his world of magical objects (Bookshelf^ NYT DETAILS OF A SUNSET by VLADIMIR tyAROKOV, translated from Rusßiari by Dimitri Nabokov in collaboration with the author. (179 paces. McGrawHill. US$B.95). Reviewed by Anatole Broyard. '1 think that here lies the sense of .'iterary
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    City bound
    97 12  -  Wong Kum Seng This freeway leads to the city it too has its still moment of silent withdrawal far night's vision that certain receding flights of streetlamps might follow meet somewhere along their dark retreats in some quiet midnight's hours the gradual unwinding of an emptiness after the
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    Lock icon Cannes Festival a big rowdy success
    159 12 Reuter Cannes, Saturday The 30th Cannes Film Festival which has just closed In a welter of controversy was the biggest and most successful ever and few people enjoyed the experience. One harassed critic, weary after a fortnight of struggling for a seat in the
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    SENG HOO SCORES MAJOR TRIUMPH
    470 12  -  Chess bv Lim Kok Ann Singapore champion Lim Seng Hoe scored a major triumph for Singapore when he represented the Republic in the International tournament at Vukovar, Yugoslavia, which ended last week. There were 14 participants including three grandmasters and three International chess masters, and
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    THERE'S DANGER IN THAT SPRAY...
    343 13  -  V The Consumer by I Rav Dhalival How often has it occurred to you that the hair spray or anti-persDirant you are using could be harmful to your health? For years, aerosols have been used by millions of people all over the world without complaint
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    Lock icon Unemployment in US goes down
    187 13 Reuter Washington, Saturday The number of unemployed in the US dropped last month to the lowest for 18 months and the rate of increase in wholesale prices also fell off. the Labour Department reported yesterday. President Ford hailed the figures on wholesale prices, telling reporters
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    The £ stops sinking
    114 13 The stops sinking Frankfurt, Saturday Sterling closed at 4.425 marks here last night after a week In which it shed some three per cent of Its value against the West Germany currency. Its late rate yesterday although below both its opening price and Its afternoon fixing level of 4.43, was
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  • Stock markets round the world
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      NEW YORK
      201 13 A hike in the prime lending rate sent prices lower in moderate trading yesterday in the New York Stock Exchange. The Dow Jones industrial average, which lost 2.13 points on Thursday, was behind 3.59 at 970.21 shortly before the morning's close. Declines outdistanced advances, 570 to 295, among
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      Lock icon Dow Jones
      37 13 UPI Dow Jones closing averages on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday: 30 Industrial 963 90 (off 9 90); 30 transport 214.38 (off 0.91); 15 utilities 85.63 (off 0.07); 65 stock 298.94 (off 2.19). UPI.
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      Lock icon TOKYO
      223 13 DBS Daiwa Securities Int'l Ltd The market continued to raise centring on me-dium-sized blue chips on news that the real GNP in the first quarter increased sharply for the first time In three years. However, the market pulled back near the close as Investors turned cautious against the recent
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      PARIS
      73 13 Glutting prices in I runes on the Parts Bourse yesterday: Parlbas 179.50 unch. Fonder 334 +3 PrlntempG 57.18 unch. Bull 38.80 —0.85 Royal Dutch 221.50 —3.40 Mlchelln 1336 —10 COE 316.60 —1 Thomson 224.80 —2.70 CFP 131.90 —.10 Rhone 95.05 —.75 Air 373 80 +2.80 BSN 653 —17 philips
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      Lock icon ZURICH
      74 13 Union Bank of Switzerland Closing prices In Swiss francs on the Zurich Stock Exchange yesterday: —20 UBS Bearer 3090 UB8 Registered 450 6 SBC 407 Credit Suisse 2545 —20 Swissair B. 528 Swiss Relnsur. 2095 Wlnterthur B. 1705 —10 Juvena B. 245 10 Nestle B. 3370 Interfood B. 2500
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    Bullish start eases
    294 13  -  Week finishes on weak note 1 Business News and Views X )i Market round-up by Lee Yew Meng The S i n g a pore stock market went off to a bullish start this week but decelerated towards the finish, on lack of buying power. Monday's UDturn,
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      165 14 People going OVERSEAS go to FOOK ON first Because we have the widest range of Winter Clothings at the most reasonable prices. FOOK ON CO. [PTE] LTD (Department Store) 83-85 South Bridge Road, Tel: ***** Branches(Openon Sundays) 347 People's Park Complex Tel: *****5 B-40 Peninsula Shopping Complex, Tel: ***** RICK
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      838 14 A twice weekly advertisement feature QEWING and knit- qulslte duties for ting, which were women, is not so once considered re- popular with the young ladies of today. It Is certainly no longer one of the criteria for Judging women mainly because other qualities
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    Time is no more on their side...
    684 15  -  Stones gather moss as years go by POPS by Peter Ong ROLLING STONES: BLACK AND BLUE (ROLLING STONE RECORDS): As all the members of Rolling Stones, except for new guitarist Ronnie Wood, reach their 30s, the obvious question one would ask is: "Have
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    Abba loses position
    103 15 The Swedish group Abba, after reigning supreme for five weeks with Fernando in the London top 10, was displaced this week by J. J. Barrie with his No Charge. Abba is still number one in Bonn, but is hotly pursued by Brotherhood Of Man with this year's
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      107 15 It's Lips Smacking!" Chick APura Wed CNcken Dine In Take Away U -,ft4i 8, Chun Tin Rd OH Up. Bukit Timah Rd 7Vj m.». (12 km) S'pore 21. Tel: *****1 (Air-Conditioned) mw r PRESENT THE COFFEE HOUSE COCKTAIL LOUNGE HAPPY HOURS FROM 4 PM- 7 PM WITH 30% DISCOUNT NO
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      67 15 I] kill* 1 (2) No Charge: J. J. Barrle 2(1) Fernando: Abba 3(8) Combine Harvester: Wunels 4 4 My Resistance Is Low: Robin Sarstedt 5(9) Silly Love Sonfi: Wines 6(5) Fool To Cry: Rollins Stones 7 (12) Devil Woman: Cliff Richard 5 (3 Arms Of Mary: Sutherland Brothers and Quiver
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      123 15 NEW YORK 1(1) Silly Love Songs: Wines 2(3) Love Hangover: Diana Ross 3 (4 Get Un and Boogie: Silver Convention 4 (2) Welcome Back: John Sebastian 8(7) Misty Blue Dorothy Moore 6 (6) Happy Days: Pratt and McLaln 7(5) Shannon: Henry Gross 8 (10) Sara Smile: Hall and Oates 9
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      531 16 Saturday Cut out and pin with other coupons. Posting instructions appear below Name (Mr./Mrs./Miss) Address ■■i Cut along dotted lines CLUIS FOR CI 6 1. One who absent* himself from work or school. 2. They are laid in building. 3. One can imagine the feeling a climber may get when
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    Lock icon League clubs vote for goal difference
    132 17 Reuter London, Saturday Goal dmerence instead oi goal average wll In luture decide the positions ot ciubs level on points in the English football League, the League's annual meeting here decided yesterday. The clubs voted unanimously for the change, having turned down u proposal
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    Lock icon Brazil say sorry to angry Fifa
    346 17 And Uruguay's reply will come next week Reuter Zurich, Saturday The International Football Federation (Fifa) said yesterday they had lifted a ban on two exhibition soccer matches by a World Selection team in Brazil next week, following a late request for permission from the
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    Lock icon Snapping hooligans...
    113 17 Reuter Bonn, Saturday.—lnstant photographs of rowdy spectators and alcohol-free stadiums were among measures to combat soccer hooliganism Imposed by the European Football Union (UEFA), it was disclosed yesterday. Restrictions on ticket allocation to clubs com- peting in the three major European soccer tournaments and the separation of supporters
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    219 17 Reuter UPI East Berlin, Saturday —East Germany yesterday completed an unprecedented sweep of all the women's world swimming records when Petra Thuemer beat the 800 metres freestyle mark of Jenny Turrall of Australia. Miss Thuemer, 15, clocked 8:40.68 to beat the 8:43.48 set by
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    Lock icon Full Burma team
    57 17 Reuter Jakarta, Saturday Defending ch a m plons v Burma will send their full team to the Beventh Jakarta Ann 1 v e rsary football tournament to be held here from June 8, a spokesman of the Indonesian Football Federation said yesterday. The tournament will be officially
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    Lock icon Iran to send protest
    102 17 Reuter Teheran, Saturday Thailand, North Korea and Saudi Arabia will send a strong protest from the Iranian Soccer Federation for withdrawing from the Asian Cup finals at the last minute.. The federation's secretary Mr. Hushang Didehban yesterday said the three countries pulled out too late, therefore
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    Lock icon Hurt, but task fulfilled
    105 17 Associated Press Taegu, Saturday An enthusiastic 18-year-old Korean autograpn seeKer Kim Chang Geun was Injured and taken to the hospital on Thursday night when he crashed Into a glass wall in the lobby of a hotel where members of the Manchester City football club were staying.
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    228 17 Reuter Paris, Saturday American Arthur Ashe toot another step towards winning the only major title that has so far escaped him at the French International tennis championships here yesterday. Ashe displayed sporadic strength, precision and ease against South African Ray Moore, but he also played a lot
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      285 17 Crossword HI mumm hi VMM iHI ill HMHHB Hi ill I ilßdl ill a 10 Badger's relatives 11 Date on 12 Forty 13 Active one 21 School orgs. 23 Defence work 25 Living in snow 28 Berry or window 2 carte 30 Fracas 32 Ouldonlan note 33 Action 34 Douglas,
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    Take Picture House as the best bet
    596 18  -  RACING with Brian Miller Shaw Stable's Picture House IV, an impressive winner over the Penang 1200 m in April, looks set to return to the winning list by taking Race Nine at the Bukit Timah ProAm meeting today. He will be partnered by
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    Swatow to make it four-in-a-row
    536 18 Ai>li Stable's Swatow 11, a winner of his last three starts, can make it four-n-a-row by taking the top Class Three sprint (Race Six) at Bukit Timah tomorrow. At this course in January, he scored an easy win over 1200 m and followed it up
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    Farrer out to beat Queenstown this time
    520 19  -  By PHILIP TAN The National League First Division soccer tournament enters its fourth week of competition with three important ties being featured this weekend Pick of the list is the clash between unbeaten Queenstown FC and Farrer Park United this Sunday at the
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    Lock icon Fire drama in Malaysian 'camp'
    578 19 From TONY FRANCIS Bangkok, Saturday The Malay sian Thomas Cup playets were pulled out of sleep early this morning when fire broke out in the hotel room of team manager Encik Mohamed Khir Johari. The fire In Enclk Khir's room on the fourth floor of
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    Lock icon All Blacks set to win
    198 19 Reuter Wellington, Saturday —The New Zealand All Black* stand poised to open their momentous 1976 rugby union season with victory oyer Ireland here today In the flrst clash between the two countries on New Zealand soli. The Irish will be completing their sevenmatch New Zealand
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      38 19 OF tfX>RSe, THAT'S OUW by Frank O'Neal WERE (3ETTIN CLOSE TO HOLLYWOOD THpRt AINT NOTMIN' BUT CACTUS AND MESAS FOK MIUES WHAT MAKES >DU SAY THAT? El EP* tt i <** >7, >■ ai fit V NORBERT by George Fett
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    Gulam the hero for Geylang
    665 20  -  by Philip Tan Geylang International Inflicted the the first defeat on Tampines Rovers in the First Division League soccer tournament when they scored a 2-1 win at the National Stadium last night. The victory returned the defending champions to the top of the table and
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    WEEKEND FIXTURES
    37 20 TODAV: Toa Payoh United v Changi (Toa Pay oh Stadium); Forces Jurong Town (Tanglin). TOMORROW: Queenstown Farrer Park United (Queenstown Stadium); Ponggol v Jalan Besar (Jalan B«sar Stadium). All matches kick off at 4.30 p.m
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