New Nation, 27 August 1976

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    21 1 New Nation SINGAPORE Friday August 27, 1976 No. 1730 Price 20 cents M-C. (P) 428/76 r 1 NLW NATION l COMMENT
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    Prince asked for $10m cut
    967 1 Commission tells of Dutch connection in the Lockheed scandal The Hafue, Friday Prince Bernhard, husband of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, asked Lockheed Aircraft Corporation for a commission of between US$4 and US$6 million OA a proposed order by his country worth between US$l5O and
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    Narodny man from London
    241 1  -  By Gerry de Silva The London head office of Moscow Narodny Bank has sent one of its senior executives to the Singapore branch to "strengthen local management" Be ii Mr. George Andrewi, a British subject who 1* on a two-year secondment. In an Interview, llr. Andrews,
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    Lock icon Medals for 21
    42 1 Reuter Cairo, Friday War Minister General Abdel Qhani Qamassl yesterday Eve medal* to 21 Egypin commandos wno rolled the hijacking of an Egyptian Boeing 737 at Lukor airport on Monday and released all the passengers and crew members unharmed.
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      36 1 INSIDE $20,000 man due In on Monday Pago 2 The best sellers Pages 10, 11 B'pors boy is Asia's topasorsr Pag© 18 IN THE OTHER PAGEB: Cinemas 2: Crossword 14; Stars 16; Moneywordi and Comics 18.
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      148 1 RODEO Jeans [o^so?] See Singapore*! national soccer team play In Seoul" next month... FREE. This 1« the super prize open to all New Nation readers. All you have to do la play a simple soccer game (Details next week). And you have the chance: 1. To fly Cathay Pacific Airways
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    Loan firms plan $52m standby
    403 2 A pool to draw from in case of runs on deposits Finance companies are studying the feasibility of setting up a multi-mllllon-dollar fund which they can draw from in case of runs on their deposits. The study of the proposed Co-operation Standby Credit Scheme is
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    Hawker licences: Ministry 'no' to 2269
    123 2 The Ministry of the Environment turned down 2.289 applications for hawker licences last year because many applicants were found to be able-bodied men below 40 years of age. Investigations by the ministry also showed that many were not genuine hardship cases. A spokesman said
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    Prices up 25 pc for moon cakes
    147 2 Prices of moon cakss have risen by about 25 per .cent because the cost of Ingredients, mainly from China, have Increased, according to shopkeepers. With the August Moon Festival less than two weeks away, shops in Chinatown are selling a box of four
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    STOCK MARKET
    65 2 BUSINESS DONE: First Section C. SUGARS (1) 1.12, (41) 1.11, (6) 1.10. 88. Sett.: (2) 1.10 U. 0.8. (9) 4.30 D B S. (1) 3.90 SEMBAWANCi SHIPYARD (1) 1.39 INCHCAPE (2) 2.39 CHEM. INDUSTRIES (F.E.) (4) 1.93 BOUSTEAD (1) 3.58, (1) 3.60 0.C.8.C. (1) 8.50 Second Section S.
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    $20,000 MAN FLIES IN MONDAY
    217 2 Haw Par Brothers Ita ternational's $20,000 a month man will arrive in Singapore on Monday. Mr. George C. Magnus, the firm's newlyappointed managing director starts work on Sept. 1. His job: To make the financial and trading organisation profitable again. Haw Par sustained a loss
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      36 2 Today: 12.07 pjn. (2.7 m). Tomorrow: 12.06 a.m. (3m). Sunday: 12.51 a.m. (2.9 m); 1.13 p.m. (2.8 m). Monday 1.38 a.m. (2.8 m); 1.50 p.m. (2.7 m). Tuesday: 2.31 a.m. (2.6 m); 2.30 pan. (2.7 m).
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      807 2 AT THE CINEMA 1 JAWS: Tiie Academyaward winning, recordbreaking movie about a shark. Stars are Roy Schneider, Robert Shaw, and Richard Dreyfuss. Screenplay oy Peter Benchley and Carl Gottlieb, directed bv Steven Spielberg. Prince: 1.30, 4.15, 6.45 and 9.30 p.m. BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE: A wild-life adventure story depicting life- in the
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    Untitled
    8 2 Police reported 76 accidents yesterday. Four were serious.
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    Family freed from fear of bees...
    167 4 A family of five in Block 158, Lorong 1, Toa pay oh need not live In fear anymore—for a beehive a metre away from their bedroom window has been destroyed. A team of workers from the Vector Control and Research Department of the Ministry
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    REEF WILL BECOME HOLIDAY ISLAND BY OCTOBER
    120 4 Come October a reef known as Pulau Renggit will become an island with the reclamation of 15.4 hectares of Its foreshore and seabed. The reclamation will cost about $6 or $7 million. Work began early this month and is expected to be completed
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    Computer conference
    51 4 The flrst South-east Asia Regional Computer Conference will be held at the Mandarin Hotel from Sept. 6 to 9. More than 220 delegates from 15 countries are expected to attend the conference. The Singapore Computer Society will host a dinner at the Singapore Island Country Club on Sept.
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    Variety show
    40 4 The Minister for Finance and MP for Havelock, Mr. Hon Sul Sen, will open the Phoenix Night, a variety show presented by the Singapore Phoenix Dance Troupe, at the Ellen borough Market car park tomorrow at 7.30 p.m.
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    New China
    39 4 The University of Singapore will begin next Tuesday a 15-lecture course on the history of modern China at Nl:sen Hut 68. Classes will be held on Thursday from 7.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. The fee Is $40.
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    Schools' 'war' on drugs not effective
    470 4 says ministry official An Education Mini st r y official, Mr. Tng Kim Guan, said today the schopl's drug programme introduced in 1974 is ineffective. He pointed out that the drug problem Is a complex one and "It Is Irrational to attempt to tackle
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    'Parents must give up some control'
    264 4 A psychologist said today that some adolesce nts are emotionally and socially immature because parents refuse to give up some control over their children. Parents want to continue asserting their authority and directing the lives of their children. This often leads to friction and
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    English: It's up to lower schools
    206 4 The Director of Education, Mr. Chan Kai yau, today said It Is not the Job of the "A" level teacher or university don to teach pupils the rudiments of the English language. This problem must be tackled In the primary and lower secondary schools.
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    Lock icon PLO 'no' to Sadat's peace initiative
    197 5 UPI Beirfit, Friday Spokesmen fgr the Palestine Liberation Organisation yesterday rejected Egyptian President Sadat's approach to peace in the Middle East and said any peace settlement "must be a Palestinian one." The spokesmen, commenting on an Egyptian press Interview with Mr. Sadat published on
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    Lock icon Beirut toll is 40,000
    344 5 An average of 80 people killed every day since April last year Reuter Beirut, Friday Eleven days 6t fierce mortar and artillery attacks on residential areas of Beirut have pushed the death toll in Lebanon's civil war beyond 40,000, leftwing sources said yesterday. Mr. Bashlr Gemayel,
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    Lock icon Anarchy as clashes rage in Soweto
    217 5 Reuter Johannesburg, Friday Blacks battled each other in South Africa's riot-torn township of So we to yesterday and police came under attack when they tried to separate the warring factions in a situation of virtual anarchy, eyewitnesses reported. "Everything Is wrecked," said a police
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    Lock icon Tories hit out at 5 pence a vote plan
    200 5 Reuter London, Friday A controversial £2.25 million (about $10 million) scheme to subsidise British political parties from taxes was recommended in a special report published yesterday. But the plan brought Immediate protests from the opposition Conservative Party, and is unlikely at
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    Lock icon PM runs into sticks protest in Glasgow
    89 5 Reuter Glasgow. Friday Demonstrators protesting against Britain's high un e m p 1 o yment rate threw sticks at Prime Minister James Callaghan's car yesterday as he visited a suburb near here. On Tuesday, the gove r n m en t' announced there
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    Lock icon Charged: Bishop 'who kept quiet'
    127 5 Reuter Salisbury, Friday—The Roman Catholic Bishop of Umtall, Donald Lamont, has been charged with falling to report the presence of guerrillas and Inciting others to commit the same offence, the government said yesterday. The acting Attorney General, Mr. Charles Waddlngton, said In the statement the
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    Lock icon No meals
    33 5 Reuter London, Friday—Quests at London's plush Park Lane Hotel were to'.d no meals would be served for several weeks as the kitchens have been closed after a cockroach was found there.—Reuter.
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    Lock icon Parliament boycott will go on
    184 6 Reuter New Delhi, Friday A boycott by several opposition parties of the current monsoon session of the Indian Parliament is to continue following the failure of talks with the government, opposition sources said yesterday. The sources said the government had so far refused to agree
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    Lock icon Call for base
    39 6 Reuter Port Moresby, Friday— The Papua New Guinea Parliament yesterday passed a backbencher's motion calling on the government to negotiate with the Anzus Pact countries to re-establish a naval and air- force base on Manus island.—
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    Lock icon Soprano dies in sleep
    110 6 Reuter Santa Barbara, (California) Friday Lotte Lehmann, one of the greatest sopranos In operatic history, died here yesterday, aged 88. Officials at the Santa Barbara Music Academy, where she once, taught, said she died in her sleep. She had a long hlstorv of heart trouble. She
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    Lock icon End of the road for Red army leader
    116 6 Bernabe Buscayno, founder of the underground New People's Army' (NPA) being led down from the house where he was captured by Philippine Constabulary yesterday. Buscayno's capture, announced by the Philippine government yesterday, wal a major breakthrough in the campaign against the banned
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    Lock icon Kaunda (in tears) says: It is all-out war
    178 6 Reuter Lusaka, Friday An emotional President Kenneth Kaunda, brushing away tears* with a white handkerchief, yesterday dismissed prospects of peaceful solutions in Southern Africa and said: "Now w# fight." Dr. Kaunda, once* regarded as a moderate among black Africans, did not elaborate.
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    Lock icon Drug accused tells of death threat
    403 6 Reuter Moscow, Friday One of three Americans on trial here on drug smuggling charges yesterday threw the court into confusion by talking of a mysterious death threat apparently made by ov e rseas Chinese who hired the trio as couriers. The surprise statement by
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    Lock icon Soviet blast at US
    68 6 Reuter Moscow, Friday The Soviet government newspaper Izvestla last night condemned a recent US arms agreement with Iran as a violation of the spirit of detente and charged that Washington was trying to militarise the Gulf area. The Kremlin organ said the continuing growth of Iran's
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    Lock icon TODAY
    125 6 UPI TODAY Is Friday, Aug. 27, the 240 th day of 1976 with 126 to follow. THE MOON Is between Its new phase and first quarter. THE MORNING STARS are Jupiter and Saturn. THE EVENING STARS are Mercury, Mars and Venus. Those born on this date are under the
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    Lock icon The Odd Corner
    45 6 UPI Undon. Friday—The BBCs local radio station, Radio London, had its own suggestion yesterday L Save water have a bath with the milkman," an announcer jdked. A housewives phoned the station and the new Water Advisory Centre. Their general attitude: "Disgusting." UPI.
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    Oh for the joy of a bus ride in Britain!
    622 6 JANE GASKELL'S ■AMERICA I hunger now and then to ride on a British bus. In my dim primordial past, I remember that citv transport was upholstered and the back seat of the bus wasn't Invariably metal, boiling hot and capable
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      176 6 WORLD WEATHER Tokyo Rain, 24 19CHeadline: Second round of talks between Miki and his rivals ends in failure. New York—Sunny, 3321C. Headline: North Korea offers plan to pre vent new incidents. Parian—Hot and sunny, 30 17C. Headline: Raymond Barre, a technician, as head of government. Rome—Sunny, 27 13C. Headline: Uncertai
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    Lock icon Taxing, dry spell for Europeans
    620 7 Reuter London, Friday The crisis proportions of western Europe's long drought are being driven home to the individual in ways that hurt extra taxes, dearer food and threats to jobs. It started simply as a pleasant summer, overshadowed only by complaints by farmers about crops
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    Lock icon Foreign power behind hijack: Airgirl
    221 7 Reuter Manila, Friday. A Filipino flight stewardess yesterday said the Muslim hijackers of a domestic Jetliner in southern Philippines last May told her they were Instigated by a foreign power. But Miss Flor Nocum. In her testimony at the resumption of military trial of the
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    Lock icon Drug control
    26 7 UPI Washington, Friday The United States has worked up drug control efforts with more than 50 other nations, a State Department official said yesterday.—UPl.
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    Gaddafi is not wanted: Fahmy
    127 7 Cairo, Friday—Egypt's Foreign Minister Ismail Fahmy said in' an interview yesterday the presence of Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi on the Arab scene was undesirable. In the interview with the Sbudl Arabian paper Al-Madlna Al-Non Awara, and quoted. by the Egyptian official Middle East News
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    Lock icon Guru flies in with orchestra to 'make' rain
    275 7 Reuter London, Friday A Sikh guru led 1000 of his followers in a rain festival yesterday as the government launched a "beat the draught" drive to save parched Britain's dwindling water supplies. jagat Singh J1 flew In from the Punjab with his
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    Lock icon Big alert
    33 7 Reuter Windhoek, Friday Troops and police armed with automatic rifles yesterday patrolled the streets of Central Windhoek the 10th anniversary of the black guerrilla movement Swapo's border war with South Africa.—Reuter.
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    Lock icon Barre bid to make peace with Gaullists
    206 7 Reuter "arls. Friday France's new Prime Minister, economist Raymond Barre, set about forming a government yesterday with the virtual assurance that the wounded Oaulllst Party would remain in the ruling coalition. Mr. Barre, 52, was promoted from Foreign Trade Minister when Gaullist champion
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      20 7 t) S.RH.DE SILVA JEWELLERS G-13, Tanglln Shopping Centre, Tanglln Road, Singapore 10. Tel: *****8. Branch 1/3 Central Building, Hong Kong.
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      111 7 "Taiwan INliteclub with Renovated Interior and Improved Sound System gives you greater dancing and drinking pleasure. m s > THE DUSK with strong rythmic beat music makes your feet want to move. Si > I 4 The popular and exciting SECOND ADDITION takes over to maintain the fast pace. Also
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    That political shuttle of exiles
    408 8 week's uproar in Bangkok over the return of former military strongman Prapass Charusathien again dramatised the deep political divisions In Thailand and pointed up the fragility of the Senl Pramoj government. Defence Minister Thavlt Senlwongse resigned two days ago after criticism by ruling Democrat Party
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      Taking no chances...
      40 8 Someone who bought a birthday cake for an office colleague obviously believed In playing safe. He bought one with 27 candles but not being sure of her age, he bought a few extra candles Just In case.
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      Penang's Tit Man
      34 8 This must be a case of the cap fitting the wearer. A shop lh Penang specialising in brassieres and women's underwear is known as Tit Man, the name of the owner.
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    WOULD YOU LIKE TO LIVE TO 100?
    590 8  -  FRIDAY WITH ALEX JOSEY ALEX JOSEY In Sing apore, one of the healthiest places In Asia, the average life span for a woman is 70, and for a man 65. How long you live depends on many factors, including the ages of your
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    ASEAN banks can play role of catalyst
    251 8 NANYANG SIANG PAD VOICE OF THE PRESS Ik. J The holding of the first ASEAN Bankers Conference In SlngaKre reflects the Repub's position as a financial centre In this region. It also serves to Illustrate that ASEAN members are making efforts to co-operate
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    English: Why all that fuss?
    343 8 UNIVERSITY DEMANDING. UNDULY HIGH STANDARD I refer to the article regarding the warning voiced by the ViceChancellor of the University of Singapore on the falling standard of English among the students (NN, Aug. 20). It seems to be the fashionable thing for the University dons
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    TV cops and robbers
    93 8  -  LIM HENG TOW Public Relations Officer, RTS, Singapore 11. We wish to reply to viewer Chris' letter (NN, Aug. 13). Law enforcement and crime investigation series are, In fact, a staple with most stations subscribing to Imported TV shows. However, programmes of this genre constitute only
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    Football
    26 8 Could RTS repeat all home matches of the 1976 Malaysia Cup over Channel 8 on Saturday nights after the Chinese cinema? ARDENT FANS, Singapore 3.
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    'Nightmare' goes on
    300 8  -  MRB. PAUL T.L. CHEAH Last November, my estate neighbours, Llm S.Y. and Teo Slew Hong wrote in your column to complain about the SBS's temporary terminal for Services 12, 103 and 112 in Holland Drive. Among other things, the excessive noise caused by the buses were brought
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    Lock icon Would you have that pest again?
    563 9 M. Kernan studies the polls and is left wondering Los Angeles Times Washington, Friday Last January, a survey by Ann Landers in the US claimed to show that 70 per cent of American Parents wouldn't have children again given the choices well, there are
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    HE WALKS TALL WITH KITES
    291 9  -  By Terry Ang Is kite building and flying only for children? Not by any chance. To Mr. K.C. Lau, 35, an architect, kite building is not just a childish hobby. It is an interesting, 1 m a g i native and creative pursuit." His zest
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    Read any good books lately?
    1321 10 / 11  -  A mystery—why a book is a best-seller By Geraldine Heng Best-selling books have a mystique all of their own. Some appear overnight, rocket to the top of the best-sell-ing lists, then plummet and disappear only weeks later. Others seem to stay around forever. What makes
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    THIS YEAR'S FAIR—AS GOOD AS THE ONES BEFORE
    607 10 / 11 Tonight in carpeted surroundings and to the sound of soft, ear-pleasing music, the first visitors to the Eighth Festival of Books at the Singapore Hilton will browse through more than 50,000 book titles displayed in 70 stalls set up by booksellers and
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  • 2 pages of trend edited by Sylvia Leow
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      Cool play with fire
      580 12  -  Sundown scene ui I h Jennifer Schoon AN ALL-ABSORB-ING fascination with fire led Ernesto Gonsalves into starting a fire act of his own. "I loved fire so much that at eight, I nearly burnt down my house. I was so fascinated with the fiery flames, I
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      Lock icon Incense is big business in US
      469 12 Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, Friday Business smells. And that's good news for the US Incense industry which has grown in a few years from an exotic plaything of the flower children to a projected US$75 million ($187.5 m) business in 1976. Spiritual Sky
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      Delectable 'Kway Chap' down at Beach Road
      590 13  -  Eating Out LUI Violet Oon Beach Road is still a treasure trove of traditional Chinese foods which cannot be equalled in taste at any of the new hawker centres. That's because most of the hawkers plying their trade :n that area are old
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      Two recitals to look forward to
      809 13  -  I 1 The Arts X V. Oon KAM KEE TONG and his Chamber Ensemble will give a recital at the National Museum Theatrette on Sunday at 8 p.m. The programme will include Co re Ill's La Folia, Vivaldl"s Violin Concerto No. 2 "Summer" (last
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      164 12 MIHI EATING DELIGHTS AT THE MERLIN G-EGGM i V?y W mm* f%. I> 1 < "■l v> **T *w INTERNATIONAL BUFFET LUNCH I h tl'lriT > f M Nightly 7p.m. to 11p.m. THE JUICIEST CHOPS AND STEAKS At fantastically low price*: Marlln Flllat "Fantaatique" $10.50 Carpatbag Staak $10.50 PortarhouM Staak
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      125 13 When in Honnkonn, visit THE BEEFEATER. Basrment, Shui Hiny Building. 23, Nathan Road. Kowloon, Tel. 3 67 IJS93 Talk about the Good Old Days in Singapore. -.they re back. It sat The Beefeater in River Vfalley Road. They ve opened a pub there and it does your heart good! By
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      138 13 HUSOVARNA 2000 SWEDEN makes sewing simpler H. introduce* the flow «xtr» long strei Brings up the bobbin thread eu Saws professional stitches at tha twist of A practical handle attached to tha machine AND Navar needs oiling Evan if you'va navar sewn bafora, you and swedish-made Huiqvarna together can craate
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    Stop 'rigging' the yen, Japan is told
    150 14 Washington, Friday Congressman Henry Reuss yesterday accused the Japanese government of reducing the r en's value without ustlflcatlon to improve Japan's export sales. The Wisconsin Democrat, chairman of the influential House of Representatives Ban king Committee, called for an end to whrft he
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    Lock icon Japanese mission to visit Vietnam
    174 14 UPI Tokyo, Friday An economic mission pf 12 Japanese private concerns will visit Vietnam for two weeks beginning on Sept. 15 in a move to expand trade between the two countries, the Japan-V 1 e t n a m Trade Association said yesterday. It said
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    Lock icon Silver ban
    29 14 Reuter New Delhi, Friday The Indian government yesterday banned private traders from exporting silver and decreed that all foreign sales would now be handled by the state.—Reuter.
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    Lock icon Don't make it worse for us
    451 14 Malayan Tin Bureau tells US Congress f =3 2 pages of Business News and Views UPI Washington, Friday Congress was urged by Malayan Tin Bureau officials yesterday not to take any action that would cause further price declines in the already depressed tin industry.
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    Lock icon Up in July
    31 14 UPI Tokyo, Friday—lndustrial production In JaSan surged ahead hi ulv, but May register declines this month and September, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) said yesterday.—UPl.
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  • Stock markets round the world
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      NEW YORK
      142 14 The stock market, unable to sustain an early rally amid economic worries, fell to a 2V»month low yesterday as prices plunged for the sixth time in seven sessions in light trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Yesterday's prices followed by the diflerence in the previous session's close:
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      Dow Jones
      22 14 30 industrial 960.44 (off 10.39); 20 transport 214.73 (off 1.02); 15 utilities 92.34 (off 0.13); 65 stock 301.68 (off 2.36).
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      Lock icon TOKYO
      175 14 DBS-Daiwa Securities Int'l Ltd. A rapid swelling margin debt balances of the three major markets depressed the market. Wall Street's overnight surge failed to influence Investors. T.DJ.A.: 4,682.30 (-12. 73 76. Hi-low: 4,865.55 (7/1) 4,403.06 (1/5). T.S.E.: 354.33 (-0.74) Volume: 160 mil. (-50 mil.). Closing prices In yen on
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      SYDNEY
      95 14 Closing prices at 11.30, ajn. today (Australian time) on the Svdney Stock Exchang: AAR 130 122 Aberfoyle nil 100 Aust Dev 22 25 1 BH South 225 228 B'vllle 150 152 Cons Gold 295 296 Cleveland 42 44 Cudgeon 40 47 Cons Rutlle nil 95 CRA 300 305 Bast
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      PARIS
      71 14 Closing prices in francs on the Paris Bourse yesterday: Parlbas 154.50 +2 Fonder 304 +4 Prlntemps 58 +1.50 Bull 34 +0.15 Royal Dutch 319 +2.90 Mlchelln 1319 +45 COB 286.50 +2.50 Thomson 188 +5 CFP 109 +3 Rhone 88.10 +1.10 Air 349 +10.50 BSN 640 +20 Philip* 52.90 +0J0
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      Lock icon ZURICH
      82 14 Union Bank of Switzerland Closing prices In Swiss francs on the Zurich Exchange yesterday: UBS Bearer 3420 25 UBS Registered 512 SBC 473 Credit Suisse 2085 15 Swissair B. 010 3 Swiss Relnsur. 2200 —20 Winterthur B. 1755 5 Zurich Insur. 6500 Juvena B. 125 4 Nestle B. 3460
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      34 14 Visit the Jurong Chinese Garden this weekend. And don t forget... Kodak film. For the times of your life. 4 x, MM VkVLkrwH 6.OOPM.WED.& SAT. Including buffet dinner on board. For Information Phone:*****8 *****
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    323 15 —say Swiss bankers UPI Berne, Friday High officials of the Swiss National Bank complained yesterday the US allegedly wants to force down the price of gold. One top executive, speaking privately, said the US position towards gold is "childish." Gold prices will continue to
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    Lock icon Dollar loses ground as the pound moves up
    216 15 UPI Brussels, Friday. Gold price saowim a US$4 loss this week in nervous markets rose slightly yesterday. The US dollar continued to lose against all European currencies while the Round edged up with Bank of England support. Gold advanced by US$l.l5 in
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    Hotel loses money
    96 15 Hotel Negara has turned In poor results for the first half of this year, sustaining a $3886 loss. This arose despite the 12.8 per cent Increase in gross sales to $1.12 million. An Interim statement by the hotel did not throw light on the reasons for the
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      305 15 *5* C.A.T.S. 235-6677 ATTRACTIVE RATES FOR FIXED DEPOSITS and Saving Accounts 8% p«f annum. Kiaw Aik Hang Financa Co. Ltd., 157, South Bridga Road, Singapora 1. Tal: *****-6. *****2 x Adv. Parmlt No. 12S1 MOTHERS TO-BE, too busy or undecided what to buy for first baby? Contact Baby's Own Party
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    560 16 He leads WI to a six-wicket victory Reuter London, Friday The West Indian cricketers, 3-0 winners over England In this summer's Test series, underlined their superiority at Scarborough yesterday with a six-wicket victory in the first of three one-day Inter nationals between the countries. Brilliant batsman
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    SRU name 18 for clash with Malaysia
    450 16  -  By PHILIP TAN The Singapore Rugby Union named 18 players to play Malaysia in the Under-23 International tomorrow In Kuala Lumpur after the final training session at Farrer Park yesterday. Among those selected are brothere Chow Yee Shlng and Chow Yee Lee, Both
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      174 16 JL HARIRAYA ffl SPECIAL JU OFFER! LADIES' U.P. NOW UNISEX Ladies' Dresses Less 30% AMCO jeans Less 30% Ladies' T-shirts 7.00 2.90' RODEO jeans odd sizes. Less 20% USA JANTZEN T-shirts Less 50% GENTS' SHERATON shirts Less 20% ARROW shirtsodd sizes $40.50 $25.00 Gents' short sleeve shirts 3 for $10.00
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      195 16 THE NEW 7TH STOREY HOTEL (PRIVATE) JJMITED Registered Office: No*. 228/229, Rochore Road Singapore 7 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a meeting of Creditors of the Company will be held at the Conference Room of Messrs. Wee Cheong Yew It Company, Unit 1604, lflth Floor, Hong Leong
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      362 16 YOUR LUCKY STARS IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you have an Inquiring mind. As a child, you may have driven your parents and teachers to distraction with your many long and usually Involved questions. Your Intention Is always to gain an insight Into how things work; you give the
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    World Cup pair named
    444 17  -  They are Kian Tiong and Swee Chew TEE-UP with Lim Kce Chan Llm Kian Tiong and Lim Swee Chew will renew their partnership for the World Cup championship to be held at Palm Springs, California on December 9-10. This was announced yesterday by the Professional Golf
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    1301 17 The Singapore Island Country Ciuo "A", "B", "C" and "O"' Divisions 18-hole stableford Captain s Day competition will oe played at the New Course on Sunday. Draw for tthe "A" and "B" Divisions: Ist tee. 12.16 p.m. A. L. Lan (14), Andy Choo (13), H B. Low (13);
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    Lock icon Crenshaw leads money winners
    80 17 UPI Washington, Friday Leading money winners on the Professional Golfers Assoclatlpn tour Included: 1 B. Crenshaw U*****,201 (about 8*546,000); 2 H. Green U*****,664 3 H. Irwin U*****,227; 4 A. Gelberger U*****,184; 5 J. Nlcklaus U*****,769; 6 J.C. Snead U*****,882; 7 D. January U*****,380; 8 J. Pate
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    297 17 Reuter Dublin, Friday. Jimmy Klnsella of Ireland and Martin Foster of Britain shared the lead on 69, three-under-par, after yesterday's first round of the £35,000 (about *****,000) Irish Open golf championship at Portmarnock near here. It was the luck of the Irish which enabled
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      309 17 (6 v 3 MKin <?//? PGF For more information contact: FA'AI Merdings Re. Limited 22 Kum Hing Court, Tomlinson Road Singapore 10. Tel: *****55 Available at the following selected golt dealers. S.I.CC Bukit and Island Locations. Tel *****9. *****1 Sembawang Pro Shop. Tel *****1 Ext 3741 Sentosa Pro Shop. Tel
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    Rajendran wants to emulate Beckenbauer
    559 18  -  By PHILIP TAN He Is only 17 years old but Singapore's N. Rajendran played with all the composure of a veteran during the recept Asian Schools soccer championship." Spearheading Singapore's attack, the lanky centre-forward, who plays for Becond Division club Calrnhlll Constituency, was top scorer
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    391 18 London, Friday Usually slowstart ing Liverpool take their championship machine to Birmingham h 1 s week as they attempt to consolidate their position atop the English football First Division. The defending League champions are already proving that they will be very difficult
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    19 18 Belfast, Friday Portadown beat Giena▼on l-O In an Irish "League Ulster Cup football match here last night.
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      540 18 Friday -f [CH| NEW NATION MONEYWORDS Cut out and pin with other coupons. Posting instructions appear below Name (Mr./Mrs./Miss) Address FILL IN MISSING LETTERS ACROSS USING CLUES BELOW ■aaßmCut along dotted lines ■■bhbbmmb J CLUES FOR CU-5 1. Swallow greedily 2. Air drawn into the lungs J. Go after or
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      64 18 THE BORN LOSER by Art Sansom WAT KWP OF A MAN IS MDOR BRUTUS, DEAR? UJEU, IF MOWWS BOSgJ iw his m&p... Ik m m n a s? ii v i b r 4 v< 2f SHORT RIBS "THE AMERICAN RXJTICAL SYSTEM IS REALLY CTPOOJLT t5 UNDERSTAND. IA6REEAU. THOSE PRIMARIES
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    Lover's Paradise shines on a yielding track
    611 19  -  ON THE TRACK with Brian Miller Lovtr's Paradise, underlined his chances for the Pesta Sukan Cup when he did an impressive winding up gallop at Bukit Timah this morning. After going once round at a slow pace, he picked up speed to cover
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    Giam ties in 3rd round of Masters chess
    260 19 Jakarta. Friday—lnternational chess master Ardiansyah of Indonesia and Singapore National master Giam Choo Kwee shared the lead in the 2nd Asian Masters Chess tournament after the Wednesday night. The two leaders have each won their first three games and are followed by
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    World judo in Paris
    32 19 Paris, Friday The 1979 World Judo championships will be held in Paris, the French Judo Federation said yesterday. The 1981 World championships are to be held In Istanbul.
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    54 20 MEI LIN: The Government has made the right move in preventing foreigners from taking advantage of our medical services. AH FOOK: Of course, if Singaporeans have to keep on paying more for their medical bills, I don't see why we should allow foreigners to get away with free
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      736 20 TV AND RADIO SINGAPORE 5 3.90 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by HOUSEWIVES' MATINEE: The Heiress <r). Part two of a Mandarin film. 3 50 DIARY OF EVENTd (C) 3.55 WINDOW C r). Magazine isrlei presented in Chinese. 4.35 INTERMISSION. 6.05 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by ENCHANTED HOUSE. An animated series. 6.3# NEWS
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      162 20 Today's top shows SPORTS PARADE. (Ch. 5, 8.40 p.m. In colour). Today's edition highlights the diving exhibition by the visiting Chinese swimming team, the Pesta Sukan carnival held at Marine Parade, the national cycling track championships held at Farrer Park, the women's seven •a side hockey competition, the Pesta Sukan
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