New Nation, 21 July 1976

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  • 19 1 NewNation SINGAPORE Wednesday July 21, 1976 No. 1698 Price 20 cents M C. (P) 428/76 WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1976
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  • 264 1 War spreads to Rhodesian capital Reuter Salisbury, Wednesday Guerillas brought their war to the heart of the Rhodeslan capital last night, blasting a nightclub and a restaurant in Salisbury's city centre with hand grenades. A white man was seriously injured and the wo- man owner of the
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  • 184 1 The first historic step towards a possible manned mission to Mars was taken last night. This picture is an artist's conception .of th? sequence of events that took place just before America's Viking I spacecraft landed on a dusty Martian plain. Above right, the spacecraft, composed
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  • 634 1 Montreal, Wednesday The United States and East Germany continued to dominate the Olympic swimming competition yesterday, the third day of the Games. Brian Ooodell of the US won the men's 1,500 metres freestyle swimming gold medal in a world record time of 15:2.40. Teammate John
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  • 81 1 Reuter Bangkok, Wednesday Some 150 communist guerillas briefly seized a government road construction camp In northern Thailand and burned down Ave of Its buildings, Radio Thailand said yesterday. The state-run radio said the guerillas, mostly dressed in green fatigues bearing Initials of the Liberation
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    • 126 1 ROMO Jeans E£ INSIDE They shoot referees don't they? writes H. L. Lim in Midweek today: See Pago 11 EEC Ma talks deadlock Page 5 IN THE OTHER PAGES: Cinemas 2; Stars 14; Moneywords 16: Crossword and Comics 17. Our customers get real SOLID with us. Depositors like our conservative
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous

  • 45 2 Shipowners In Singapore have been told to declare all firearms and ammunition In their shipping manifest, whether for Import or In transit. Those who feel that this declaration should be treated as confidential. can make a separate declaration with the Customs Department.
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  • 246 2 say manufacturers The National Wages Council's recommendation of seven per cent this year amounts In real terms to more than eight per cent for the manufacturing sector. This U because of the negative growth rate of the manufacturing sector last year and the drop In inflation
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  • 28 2 The Tokyo Ballet Piccolo team will perform at the National Theatre on Aug. 7 for students and on Auf. 8 tor the public at 8 pjn.
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  • 163 2  -  By Bharathi Mohan No excuse now. Motorists are being warned in advance that a speed trap Is ahead. Speed Check Area warning signs are being put up by the traffic police along 16 selected roads in various parts of the island. Four have already appeared along
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  • 73 2 Prices opened marginally higher In selective trading at the Stock Exchange of Singapore during the first 45 minutes today. BUSINESS DONE: First Section S. Darby <») 3.62, (2) 3.60. D B S. (6) 3.86. <5)3.84. 88. Sett.: (1) 3.88. OOLD COIN (1) 1.36. INCHCAPE (3) 2.22. (1) 2
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  • 38 2 The prise presentation ceremony of the National Commercial Essay ComStltlon will be held at e Sin Chew Jit Poh Promotional Centre on Saturday at 3 pjn. The competition Is organised by Nanyang University's Commerce Faculty.
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  • 65 2 Speed trap victims can't cry 'foul play' now —Police "There should not be any grouses among the motorists since we are not springing a surprise on them as we were accused in the past. "The s'.gn, moreover, acts as a deterrent and is meant to make the roads even safer.
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  • 289 2 There is no shortage of energy in the world only an inequitable distribution of it, a visiting scientist said yesterday. Dr. O.H. Bchwuttke, whose knowledge of solar energy Is hewing the US Energy Research and Development Agency (ERDA), said In an Interview: "The energy crisis Is
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  • 81 2 Medal standings at the end of yesterday's PftiUoD. OO BiG ll Total U8 7 S 1« E. Germany 1 4 14 USSR 4 7 Bulgaria 1 I W. Germany 1 t Japan 1 1 S Poland I Belgian 1 Brttaia 1 a Hangary 1 Portagal tswanU 0 w
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    • 60 2 I Today: 5.38 p.m. (2.1 m). Tomorrow: 7.35 a.m. (1.7 m) 6.43 p.m. (2.1 m). Friday: 9.05 a.m. (18m). 7.49 p.m. (2.2 m). Saturday: 9.54 a.m. (2m) 8.44 pjn. (2.4 m). Baad a y 10.33 a.m. (2.1 m) 9.30 p.m. (2.5 m). Monday: 11.07 a.m. (2.4 m) 10.24 p.m. (2.8
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    • 118 2 WHAT'S ON STAB-STUDDED Chinese Variety Show, featuring Taiwanese and local artistes, at the National Theatre. Clemenceau Avenue, 8 p.m. Tickets: 9150 (donation), $50, $15. $8, *4. $2. CANCER, a talk In Mandarin, at the TamElnes community centre, p.m. FOUR French films at the National Museum, Stamford Road. 8 p.m. Free
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    • 78 2 Association, at the National Library, Stamford Road, till 6 p.m. CREATIVE Approach to Art Education, an exhibition of student art work from the United World College of Southeast Asia, at the Young People's Gallery of the National Museum. Stamford Road, till 5 p.m. NIGHT MARKETS at Dunkirk Avenue, Guillemard Road.
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    • 518 2 [i AT THE CINEMA DRAGON GATE: Mandarin drama, abounding In sword-play, about a chieftain who aspires to the throne. Stars Hsu Pong and Carter Wong. Jorcng Drive-In: 7 and and 9JO p_m. BED AZALEA: Villagers terrorised by the tyrannic Prefect, find themselves rescued by a knight errant nicknamed the Red
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  • 10 2 Police reported 74 accidents yesterday. Seven were serious, one fatal.
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  • 377 3  -  THAT CBD CLAMPDOWN By K.K. Fong The govern ment campaign to discourage m o to r i sts from driving into the city has resulted in a number of private car parks there experiencing a drop in business. Operators of some of the lots
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  • 51 3 A regional airline has reported to police the misappropriation of $80.000 worth of airline tickets. A former employee is helping the commercial crimes branch of the CID In the Investigation, a source said. The offence was alleged to have been committed over a period of flve months this
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  • 29 3 The University of Singapore's Department of English Language and Literature will hold a creative workshop at the university's Staff House No. 4 on July 26 at 8.30 a.m.
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  • 129 3 Thirty Ministry of Defence officers have undertone a basic training course specially organised to equip them with skills for counselling drug addicts. This was disclosed In the latest israe of Reach Out, news bulletin of the Community Probation Service. The coarse was organised early this
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  • 24 3 Kim Seng community centre youth group will conduct a 10-session conversational English course for youth group members. For more details. telephone *****0.
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  • 186 3 A three-man Singapore team will take part in the 4150 km C a st r o 1 Wearne ASEAN Rally starting on Saturday. The team Dave Hayward, Dave Hutcheson and Barry Gulliver will drive a Ford tinalne other 61 drivers in 44 cars are from
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  • 26 3 The Farrer Park National Day Celebrations Committee will hold a bird singing contest for residents at the Pek Klo community centre on Aug. 22.
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  • 24 3 The vice-premier of the administration council of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Mr. Kong Jin Tae, has postponed his visit here Indefinitely.
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  • 331 3  -  By Nancy Koh Alda Clarke Is calling it a day after 36 years as secretary of the boss at Zuellig F.E. Trading. She Is regarded as an institution there as she is the sole survivor of the original staff of four who started
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    • 28 3 A M L 1 V uifjprr tailoring ia attll a tradition 86, HIGH STREET, SNGAPORE 6. TEL32TIB3. G27 SPEOAUSTS 1 CENTRE Ground Root. GIS,HMJON HOTEL ARCADE, Ground Floor.
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    • 118 3 f > *>' ft r Mm vf p- H o COURT gracious traditional service Enjoy a vast array of delectable Peking cuisine in courtly splendour, with gentle, gracious service that stretches all the way back to Imperial China. And while you dine, be treated with the finest wines, soothed by
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  • 227 4  -  Telecoms studying new plans to lick the vandals By Wang Look Fung The Telecommunication Authority of Singapore Is considering giving residents in low traffic areas incentives to house and look after public telephones. According to infprmed sources, the scheme Is being studied to combat vandalism
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  • 93 4 All 600 seats for the first performance by U8 pop group The Three Degrees at $100 each the most expensive show In Singapore have been booked. And there are only "a few tables" left for the second show. A spokesman for Shangri-la Hotel, where the
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  • 47 4 A seminar on developing creative writing in Singapore will be held at Hotel Equatorial on Aug. 8-7. Organised by the academic staff associations of the University of Singapore and Nanyang University and the Society of Singapore Writers, the seminar will dlscu?s current creative writing here.
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  • 303 4 Master carver Chu By Peter Ong An eye for detail, plus finesse In carving intricacies is what Mr. Chu Cfci Chang's life is about. For more than 20 years. Mr. Chu. 41, has been fashioning ornaments, jewellery and other showpieces out of Jade. Today, he is reputed
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  • 71 4 Mr. Sunny Wee, president of Singapore Airlines' Air-Transport Executive Staff Union, and his committee have been re-elected to office at the second Triennial General Meeting. The other officials are Messrs. C. Kurian (general secretary), Peter Ang (treasurer), Chow Futt Kit, Khoo 800 Hock, Edward Lim, Koh Choon
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  • 136 4 The National Stadium Exhibition Hall has all the potential of becoming a major exhibition venue to complement the development of Singapore as an important international exhibition centre in Asia. This was stated by Mr. Boon Oon San, organising chairman of the
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  • 25 4 Singapore Bus Service will extend Its Blue Arrow service 306 from Lorong Kismis to Toh Tuck Rise near Toh Tuck Walk from Monday.
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  • 59 4  -  The faces of ASEAN by ALI YUSOFF Though she has to be on her feet for hours, winsome Wan Pooi Ling always keeps her chirpy disposition. Says the 21year restaurant hostess in Kuala Lumpur: "A smile costs nothing." And, she might add,
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  • 307 4 Fifty two people have been gazetted as volunteer probation officers with statutory powers of supervision over offenders placed on probation. The 52 volunteers, from the Probation and Aftercare Service, were recently presented with departmental authority cards by the Minister for Social Affairs, Encik Othman Wok.
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  • 65 4 Mr. Leonard Rayner of the Confederation of British Industry has been elected president of the British Business Ass Delation. Other officials are Mr. Owen Davles, vice-presi-dent, and Mr. Edward Lavelle, Mr. Denis Hand, Mr. Richard England. Mr. John Marsh. Mr. Denis Parry, Mr. Richard Luscombe, Mr.
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  • 408 5 C-mart ministers bogged down over text of the document UPI Brussels, Wednesday Common Market foreign ministers failed yesterday to approve a joint declaration of their Intent to establish a 320 km territorial sea limit around their shores. Britain, which has most to lose from intru- sion
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  • 259 5 UPI Manila, Wednesday President Marcos said yesterday talks between the Philippines and the US on the future of the last two American bases in South-east Asia might be completed by the end of this year. Mr. Marcos also confirmed in
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  • 109 5 AP Manila, Wednesday. The government has begun collecting "aviation security fees" from airline passengers In the Philippines to provide funds for antl-hljacklng measures, the Defence Department said yesterday. The fee, begun on Monday, is 10 pesos (abcut $3) per passenger on international flights and three
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  • 21 5 UPI New Delhi. Wednesday. The ambassadors of India and Pakistan will present their credentials to each other's government on Friday.—UPl.
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  • 156 5 UPI Hong Kong, Wednesday. It took a ping pong ball to part the so called isolationist bamboo curtain of China. That was six years ago. Today the small, elusive white ball is oat of bounds, so to speak, as far as the Philippines is concerned.
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  • 246 5 Reuter AP Hong Kong, Wednesday China has criticised Indonesia for making East Timor its 27th province last weekend. In a report monitored here yesterday, the offl jial New China News Agency said the former Portuguese colony was forcloly Incorporated nto Indonesia" by a spe
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  • 490 6 AP UPI New York, Wednesday People around the the world followed the landing yesterday of America's Viking I spacecraft on Mars. Television and radio networks In many nations Interrupted regular programmes with frequent reports on the space feat, and newspapers carried front page stories under
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  • 66 6  -  A.P. Lisbon. Wednesday. A powerful bomb gutted the headquarters of the Marxist Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) here last night, a police official said. The explosion, which ripped through the three-story structure In the centre of the capital shortly before midnight shook surrounding buildings
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  • 222 6 UPI Tel Aviv, Wednesday Israel unveiled an lmE roved version of Its o m e m a d e combat planes yesterday and Defence Minister Shimon Peres warned that the Jewish state can strike back at every "square km h of enemy territory. The new
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  • 130 6 Europe's heat wave ehtared its filth week and Its worst drought In living memory continued to take a toll of the country's crops and livestock. Mud banks are appearing on the Rhine River at Dusseldorf, West Germany, where the level of the river drops by about
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  • 106 6 Reuter Moscow, Wednesday Foreign Journalists here may now have direct contacts with Soviet offl clals Instead of going through the foreign press department, under a government decree published yesterday. It allows contacts with officials of ministries and agencies as well as organisations such as trade
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  • 164 6 UPI TODAY Is Wednesday. July 21, the 203 rd day of 1976 with 163 to follow. THE MOON Is between Its last quarter and new phase. THE MORNING STAR Is Jupiter. THE EVENING STARB are Mercury, Mars, Venus and Saturn. Those born on this date are under the sign
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  • 29 6  -  D.J. A taxi firm In Britain has replaced Its fleet of British cars with 11 new models from Russia and saved more than £5,000 ($22,000). DJ.
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  • 547 6  -  AMERICA JANE GASKELL'S It's like a scene from the Old Wild West down in Broward County, Florida. The sheriff and his deputies He deep in the shadows, and farther down the track an eagle-eyed lookout with a gun scans the horizon
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 165 6 ii WEATHER New York—Sunny. 3321C. Headline: President calls for a prosecutor of US officials. Tokyo—Cloudy, 22 17C. Headline: Viking landing on Mars ready. Rome—Cloudy. 32 18C. Headline: Towards a one party government with technocrats. Moscow Cloudy with sunny periods, 22 15C. Pravda's headline: The active role of branch periodicals. San
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  • 340 7 AP UPI Nairobi, Wednesday Uganda's Pr e s ident Amin has indicated he wished to cool his confrontation with Kenya and Britain and even make up with Israel, whose commandos rescued hijack hostages held captive in Uganda. A report by Radio Uganda, monitored here,
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  • 222 7 Reuter Johannesberf, Wednesday About 3000 blacks rioted last night In Wltbank, 80 km. east of here, and first reports said one man was killed and 20 people Injured. Police said young blacks were attacking Indians, coloured* (mixed races) and whites. Three Indian shops and
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  • 63 7 Reuter Damascus, Wednesday —Syrian President Hafez Al-Assad said last night he had rejected an ultimatum from Israel, relayed by the United States, threatening possible intervention over Syria's role in Lebanon. He declared In a broadcast that only the Interest of the Lebanese people would "define the scale of
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  • 175 7 AP Washington, Wednesday.—Gregg Allman's former road manager has been sentenced to the maximum 75 years in prison on charges of supplying drugs to the rock star. US district court judge Wilbur Owens Jr. also said he would review the sentence in three months. He
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  • 187 7 UPI Washington, Wednesday. Rep. Robert Leggett, Democrat-Calif ornla, yesterday rejected allegations he may have taken bribes from South Korean officials or mishandled classified Information. Mr. Leggett also said it was "unfortunate" that a Washington Post report on Sunday made public his Involvement with
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  • 97 7 UPI Bangkok, Wednesday. Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Phan Hlen said yesterday prospects for relations between hi.; country and Thailand are "brighter" since the US withdrawal from Thailand. Mr. Phan made his remark during a brief stopover at Bangkok's Don Muang Airport during a meeting
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  • 425 8 The Third Malaysia Plan presented by Datuk Hussein Onn this week against the backdrop of Increased communist activity Is targeted at meeting some very urgent needs. The problems of implementation, correspondingly, are greater than those that faced previous development programmes. The Third Plan's three main
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  • WHISPERS By ISPY
    • 40 8 Soccer fever has obviously affected church meetings too. According to a regular church-goer, a group of people in hir. church advance their prayer times to the afternoons whenever there Is a football match at the National Stadium.
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    • 42 8 A friend who wanted to go to the National Library told the taxi driver in her poor Malay to go to "tem- pat buku" (book place). Imagine her surprise, when the taxi stopped in front of a nearby bookstore.
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  • 151 8  -  POIROT, Singapore IS. I refer to the news Item headlined ">3llll the 'real thing' but now It's grey." (NN. 10.7.78). According to the report, manufacturers In Denmark said they would comply with new government regulations which required them to reduce the amount
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  • 70 8  -  MAYDAY, Singapore 12. With reference to the article captioned "Fears of teachers who get 'traffic duty'" (NN, 8.7.76), it would be ap predated if the Ministry of Education would promptly Issue an un equivocal and categorical statement concerning the legal implications In the event of an accident while
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  • 62 8  -  C. TAN, Singapore 13. With the new ruling now, would It be possible for my mother, who Is employed but separated from her husband. to apply for a HD3 flat together with my lister and brother-in-law who are at present unemployed, under her name? If so, what are
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  • 64 8  -  J.T., Singapore 23. Now that RTS has retelecast the last episode of Combat, I am sure many viewers will be looking forward to a similar series. I would like to suggest that RTS bring back another popu lar series. Garrison Gorillas, telecast many years ago. It Is
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  • 80 8  -  JELAK. Singapore 11. I have watched and listened to many Malay children's programme, both on radio and TV, and' everytlme it is the same children taking part. Whether it is "Pak AJi Chertta" (on radio), Manls-manls Manja or any other television series which feature children, the same
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  • 99 8  -  RESIDENTS, Singapore 19. We agree fully with Safety's letter that the SBS bus terminus in Valley Road 1s a danger spot (NN, 9.7.76). The SBB not only parks its buses In Valley Road itself but also takes the liberty to park them around the corner of Valley
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  • 113 8  -  MEMBER OF CONSERVER SOCIETY, Singapore 7. Flabbergasted In his letter <NN, 3.7.76 > hit the nail on the head, especially after a recent public call to conserve by the Consumers' Assoelation of Singapore (CASE). Over a year ago, I painted my pre war premise on the Instructions
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  • 395 8  -  DICK WILSON DICK WILSON I have bad news for the watch industry and Its dealers. After more than 20 years of conscientious watch-wearing. I have given up the habit. My left wrist has returned to the Insouciant and unencumbered freedom of its childhood.
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  • 499 8 BANGKOK POST r f VOICE OF THE PRESS E A The Damocrats yesterday named Governor Jimmy Carter as their man for President of the US and they are justifiably looking forward to November with Increasing confidence. If Mr. Carter Ls something of an unknown quantity,
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  • 743 9  -  After four years of martial law... By J. Mathews Manila, Wednesday With a good rice harvest in, thousands of international bankers soon to hit town and the Muslim rebels in the south apparently on vacation, this is a summer for President Ferdinand Marcos to
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  • 644 9 New York Times Salisbury, Wednesday In a sprawling white-brick home in a southern suburb of Salisbury, a pregnant woman sat at dinner idly picking over her food. "I could leave tomorrow, I could just pack up and leave, she said, staring at her husband, a local
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  • 270 10 / 11  -  Words: Jennifer Schoon THERE'S nothing to heat the thrill of dressing up for the evening, Dressing up for that once-in-a-lifetime special function. The very thought of' dressing for a 'ball' conjures up visions of glamour-plus outfits in dreamy chiffons, sensuous silks or shimmering
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  • 897 10 / 11  -  by H.L.Lim They shoot referees, don't they? Yes, they do, In some of the wilder places where soccer fans are more volatile and the police less respected. I was not quite prepared to commit murder last Saturday, but watching the Malaysia Cup semifinal between Singapore and Pahang at the
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
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  • 474 14 Business News and Views UPI London, Wednesday Gold prices yesterday plunged more than US$6 on the Cftndon bullion market, one of the steepest falls on record, in a wave of heavy selling. Gold was set at US$llO at the morning fix after being fixed at U*****.15
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  • 329 14 AP Washington, Wednesday America's gross national product, the broadest measure of a nation's economic well-being, registered a sharp drop in the growth rate during the spring quarter, the govern-* ment reported yesterday. The drop was attributed primarily to a stabilisation of basiness inventory accumulation. The Commerce Department
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  • Stock markets round the world
    • 98 14 Yesterday's prices followed by the difference In the previous aeuk m's close: AT Se T Beth Steel 41% Caterp Tim Chrysler 91% 19% unch. Coca-OoU •4% —1 ContL OU 37% unch. Dow Chem. 47% DTHMT *2% Ou Pont 13«% —1% E. Kodak 99% Exxon 104% Firestone 23* Pord
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    • 34 14 Dow Jon* dosing averages on the New Tork Stock Exchange yesterday: SO industrial 966.36 (off 2.84); 30 transport 325.00 (off 1.7»; 15 utilities 90.97 (up 0.W); 66 stock 110 JO (off 1.01).
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    • 137 14 Closing prices In yen on the Tokyo Stock Exchange yesterday: AJlnomoto J6O +4 C. Itoh SOI —1 Dowa Mining 195 +4 Hitachi 111 +3_ Japan Mall Bte 333 unch. Komatsu 430 unch. Meljl Seika 175 +13 Mltaul-Toatsu 99+1 Onoda Cement 106 —2 Shlseldo 1070 +10 Sumitomo Bank 343 unch.
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    • 74 14 Closing prices In francs on the Paris Bourse yesterday: Paribae 156 +0.70 Ponder 306 unch. Printamps 46.60 —0.10 Bull S6 —0.90 Royal Dutch 333.30 —0.60 Mlchalin 1367 —15 COE 360 +4 Thomson 166.16 +6.10 CFP 115.60 —0 30 Rhone 66 JO —0 30 Air US.OO —2 30 BSN 664
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    • 79 14 Closing prices francs on the Zu In Swiss rich Stock Exchange yesterday: UBS Bearer 3210 10 UBS Registered 502 1 SBC 443 Cradlt Suisse 2615 Swissair B. 570 4 Swiss Relnsur. 2375 Wlnterthur B. 1750 5 Zurich Incur. 0550 Juvena B. 152 3 Nestle B. 3500 20 Interfood B.
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    • 47 14 Closing prices at 11.30 ajn. (Australian time) on Sydney Stock exchange: ACT 170 m ADO 4ft Nil AMPOL Pet. fl» 71 AMI US 114 AFM 14ft 146 Bank NSW 564 588 Brambles 168 173 BHP 833 834 Boral 330 33ft CBA 383 364 CBR 836 636
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  • 383 14 from th«> Don House I»V L\ > Some time last April I wrote about the various shapes of tall a dog may have and that each breed of dog must have a tall of a definite shape. It Is the same with ears.
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    • 66 14 And who say we don't have taxis!! We have five magnificent taxis always waiting to take you anywhere, anytime at reasonable fare. Come and stay at the Inn and find out for yourself. &4L SvwC WBA Kuala Lumpur B H The most occommodoting people _MLJHL in the world.* P.O. Box
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    • 110 14 NOTICE NOTICE 18 HEREBY OIVEN that I, TANYONQ SENO, of No. 211, Lorong 29, Oeylang Road, Singapore 14, have applied for a Beer House, Second Class Licence In respect of premises No. 8 BA, Bugls Street, Singapore 7, and that this application will be heard In Court No. 5, Subordinate
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 220 14 YOUR LUCKY IF ITS YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN on this day, you have a tendency to procrastinate sometimes until It Is too late to achieve as much as you had hoped. It Is Important to you that everything be In readiness before you begin any project or endeavour. Tou possess skill,
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    • 129 14 next move; It will ease your way to success. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 18) Your Inclination to believe everything you are told may land you in difficulties before the day is out. Weigh another's words PISCES (Feb. 19March 20)—This is one of those all-around days that seems calculated to please the
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  • 23 15 THESEIRA WHILEMINA (WILMA) nee De Sou7.a of 79. Selelar Hills Drive died suddenly on 21st July 1976. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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  • ENGLISH
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      950 15 0 This series is compiled by a panel of three English Language experts Dr. Lee Kok Cheong, Mr. Arthur Tap and Miss Ngoh Geok Lun. Most of us use and can use prepositions quite easily. But to give a definition of what a preposition is Is no easy task.
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    • 131 15 0 a BLUE BELLS FASHIDNS PRIVATE LIMITED (In Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE IS HEREBY OIVEN that it Elnal Meeting of the Member* of the Company will he held on 23rd August. 1976 at 10.00 a.m. at the office of Lawrence Ee Co.. Room 48. Asia Insurance Building. Kinlayson Oreen. Singapore I.
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  • Sportsfront
    • 278 16  -  HENRY As you know, the Montreal Games were proclaimed open on July 18, but will the next Olympic Games be an example of the Montreal Games? I hope not. Let's hope that at the coming 1980 Olympic Games In Moscow, countries will compete for the
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    • 248 16  -  IRYADI S. AHMIN Singapore 3. From the way things are going now, the pathetic position of SinSpore In the Internanal sports ladder will undoubtedly remain. The foundations laid by the Bports Council In promoting sports seem to have failed to meet the increasing demands for
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    • 140 16  -  DOREEN Singapore 15 I am an ardent soccer fan. First, I would like to send my heartiest congratulations to Mohammed Noh for being voted "Player of the Year 1976." it wa« such a pleasant surprise. In the cases of Arshad Khamls, Samad Alapitchay and
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    • 152 16  -  SOCCER FAN Sin irapore 3. Singapore are now sure of their place In the Malaysia Cup final after the 6 0 rout of Pahang at the National Stadium. May I make a suggestion that Singapore field three or four reserves for the second leg
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    • 216 16  -  FAN Singapore 20 Singapore to meet Selangor In this year's Malaysia Cup soccer final that Is my forecastExcept for three drawn games at Penang, Kelantan and Kedah, Singapore won all the other matches and have so far remained the only unbeaten team In this year's
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    • 418 17  -  MARTIAL ARTS by Wilfred Shimmen A new Japanese art, laido, may be introduced in Singapore soon once permission is granted from Osaka to start a beginners' class here, and approval is granted by the Martial Arts Control Unit. It Is the art of
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    • 328 17  -  By PHILIP TAN The Blacks, a top rugby club In Singapore will be fielding a strong side for the annual AllBlues tournament at Penang on August 8. Club secretary Mr. Wilson Yip said: "After the annual general meeting on June 20 we have organised training sessions
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    • 134 18 AP The United States' eight-oared rowing crew failed for the first time In Olympic history to make the finals yesterday. The American eight, rowing In a repechage heat, finished a badly beaten third, behind Oreat Britain and Czechoslovakia. The first two boats advanced to Sunday's finals.
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    • 89 18 Reuter The United States beat Puerto Rico 95-M In a tough battle yesterday for Its second win in the men's basketball competition, but It was a near thing. The game, decided In the final minutes, barely kept the US on the track towards a gold medal fight
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    • 246 18 Reuter Montreal, Wednesday Defending champ 1 on s the Soviet Union yesterday failed to qualify for the final series in the water polo championship. The Russians, beaten by Holland on Monday, yesterday overcame Mexico 7-4, but it was their only win in Group B and meant
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      174 18 UPI Spain and New Zealand, both starting without key players, drew 1-1 yesterday In a Group B •natch of the field hockey tournament. Spain's midfielder Tito Fabregas Is on the In- Jured list and Ramesh Patel of New Zealand ha* a hurt thumb. Patel eventually came In as
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    • 555 18 BASKETBALL. Men's Group B: US 95 P. Rico 94 (51-51); Women's Round Robin: US 95 Bui 79 50-44). Women's Czech 75 UBBR 88 (31-43, 44-45). FOOTBALL Group B: Cuba 0 Iran 1 (0-1); Group D Bras 2 SPN 1 (11). GYMNASTICS Women's Apparatus Floor exercises: 1 L.
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    • 179 18 AP Olympic fencing officials took steps yesterday to prevent any reoccurence of the embarrassing incidence that forced the expulsion of Russia's Boris Onishchenko from the games. They said invisible ink. Impossible to erase, would be smeared on the weapons of Olympic fencers after they were checked
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    • 64 18 UPI Yuzo Yagl, manager of the Japanese weightlifting team, was asked why his nation has no lifters In the super-heavy division. "With regard to body structure of the Japa- nese people, there are not very many that are strong and quick," the sllghtly-bullt man answered
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    • 335 18 HE1838E338E1388 |%qwmPKs m /OQO* a 'Wa 3BH9SQISESH9H Reuter Montreal, Wednesday The International Amateur Athletic Federation (lAAF) Indicated yesterday it would seek the suspension of any runner taking part In the series or three onemile races later this year. Eight of the world's top middle distance world record-holders
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    • 49 18 Petar Kirov, Bulgaria's two-time gold medallist in Greco-Roman wrestling, sustained an apparent shoulder separation and lost by disqualification in yester- day's opening round. One loss doesn't eliminate an Olympic wrestler, but Kirov, 33, left the mat In palm Initial reports were that he could not continue.
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    • 549 18 All tunes in Singapore time. Rowing 9.30 p.m. Women's four-oars with coxswain semis, 9.80 p.m. women's double sculls semis, 10.20 pm. Women's pair-oars wlthdut coxswain semis, 10.40 pm. Women's single sculls semis 11.10 p.m. women's quadruple sculls with coxswain semis, 11.30 p.m eight oars with coxswain semis, all
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    • 474 19  -  By BRIAN MILLER Chee Swee Lee's seven-year -old championship record for the Lower Secondary Division's 400 metres was erased from the books by Yvonne Cornelius at the National InterSchool track and field meet held at the National Stadium yesterday. Drawn In lane eight, 13 year
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    • 255 19 Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday Just Nice, winner the Class 5, Division 3 —1200 m race at Penang last month, is set for a repeat performance in the Class 5, Division I—l2oom1 —1200m race here on Sunday. With Moses Lee astride, the four-year-old strode out faultlessly over
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    • 228 19 Hynosar, one of the two newcomers entered for the Selangor Turf Club July August meeting beginning on Saturday, looks a useful three yearold. Hynosar is an Australian bay gelding by Hyperbole out of Sonar King. He raced 14 times with three wins. His first success
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    • 55 19 London, WednesdayRain prevented play before lunch on the final day of the match here at iSdgbaston between Warwickshire and the West Indian cricketers. The county, with an overnight score of 152 for eight, still needed 55 more runs to avoid the follow-on. The West Indians made
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
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    • 88 19 THE BORN LOSER by Art Sansom i m 6R6AKER OC WW&, HAWPLE WP*? TH6 IS MDWfcHT H CmKOR... <=. K l¥ H*v US f* 0" fc-»0 SHORT RIBS SHERIFF. THE ft7»s OVER AT "THE CASINO HAVE BEEN" CH YOU RE A V HOWj SLIGHT MUCM? UNPERCC6/V —V by Frank O'Neal
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    • 267 19 Crossword 1 ii 0 Oer. physicist 10 Hairdo 11 la la 12 Capable of being stretched 13 Houdlnl specialties 14 Poets, sometimes 21 Bench gear 24 Fred or Adele 26 Mr.yflower passenger 29 Blanc 31 Rivers: Bp. 32 Printing spaces 33 Sister 35 Turnaround 36 Poet of "A Shrophlre Lad"
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  • 46 20 MEI LIN: The suggestion by an MP to Introduce legislation prohibiting smoking among youths is another positive step to discourage this antisocial habit. AH FOOK: It will be difficult to enforce, since It would merely force youngsters to return to the toilet smoking days.
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 825 20 TV AND RADIO SINGAPORE 5 3.00 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by 'LENSA 35 (r>. Magazine series presented In Malay. 3.30 DIARY OF EVENT8 (M) 3.35 GENERAL HOSPITAL 4.15 DENDANG REMAJA r> 4.30 INTERMISSION 5.50 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by LAND OF THE LOST. A ranger, his ion and daughter lost during a
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    • 192 20 Today's top shows V J WHO'S AFRAID OF OPERA? The Barber of Seville. (Ch. 5, 7 p.m. In colour). The first of a new series designed to make children and adults comfortable with Western opera, and to help them appreciate and enjoy the stories and music. It is hosted by
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