New Nation, 8 November 1976

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    20 1 NewNation SINGAPORE Monday, November 8, 1976 No. 1791 Price 25 cents M.C. (P) 428/76 W— NEW §0 NATION I COMMENT
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    Let us have a fair share
    357 1  -  •..of 'air cake' Singapore tells West By Peter Ong Western airlines should give Asian carriers "a fairer share of the action," particularly in areas where the underdeveloped world can compete with the developed, Mr. Lim Kim San said today. ,The Minister for National Development
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    Lock icon Fears of killer waves after quake
    124 1 Reuter Manila. Monday. A strong earthquake hit eastern Mindanao In the Philippines early today raising fears of destructive tidal waves similar to ones which killed thousands earlier this year, the geophysical observatory said here. There was no Immediate reports of damage from the quake,
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    Lock icon Back to test system?
    218 1 AP Tokyo, Monday Wall posters at Peking and fsinghai universities in China indicate a shift from the strict ideological education schemes once pushed by arrested radical leaders, Japan's Kyodo news service reported yesterday. The new position seems to reflect the views of former Communist Par t
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    Lock icon It's the vanda Sadat
    64 1 Mrs. Jehan El Badat admiring the Aerlodovanda Jehan El Sadat, an orchid hybrid named after her when •he visited the flowers and Ash show at the National Stadium this morning. The Plrst Lady of Egypt, In a knee-length white and pale bine dress, was also presented
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    Lock icon Vorster: No cut in arms for Smith
    75 1 AP Johannesburg, Monday.—South Africa will not cut off arms supplies to Rhodesia if lan Smith and black nationalists failed to reach agreement on black majority rule, South African Prime Minister John Vorster said yesterday. "We do not believe In a boycott or closing
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    Lock icon 15 killed
    31 1 AP Teheran, Monday. Four Filipino doctors and 11 Iranians travelling In a mini-bus were killed yesterday when their bus collided headon with another bus. a Teheran newspaper reported. AP.
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      40 1 INSIDE Murder victim locked in flat tor 11 flays Page 3 The Ta] Mahal turning yellow Pago 6 The human factor In diplomacy Pag© 9 •IN THE OTHER PAGES: Cinemas 2. Money words 12; Stars 15; Crossward 17; Comics 18.
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    'Beat the forgers' passports are out
    267 2  -  By K.K. Fong The Immlgation Department Is tailing new International and restricted passports with laminated photographs to prevent forgery. The new passports, at no extra cost to holders, were first Issued on Nov. 1. The International passports are Issued at the Immigration Department's head
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    Magicians
    27 2 Hie 26th anniversary dinner of the International Brotherhood of Magicians will be held at the Hung Kang Restaurant, North Canal Road, on Thursday at 7.30 pjn.
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    8 2 Police reported 92 accidents yesterday. Twelve were serious.
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    Lock icon Speeding up drug trials
    297 2 Reuter Koala Lumpur, Monday Discussions will soon be held on the appointment of more judges or the formation of more courts to clear the backlog of drug cases In Malaysia. Malaysian Law Minister Tan Sri Abdul Kadlr Yusof said this when he expressed concern at the
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    Raja casuarina for Marina Park
    81 2 Foreign Minister S. Bajaratnam planting ft casuarina at the Mftrinn Park on Tree Planting Day yestsrdajr. Mr. Baja r a t nam, who la also the MP for Kampong Glam, was among those who planted trees at the reclaimed land off NlcoU Highway. All 65
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    STOCK MARKET
    112 2 Prices declined In light trading on lack of buying support at the Stock Exchange of Singapore during the first 45 minutes today. Both Haw Par and Central Sugars fell below par. Malayan Cables which Intends to make* a one for two bonus Issue capitalising M 14.3 million, was
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    Seminar
    40 2 The Director of Trade. Ministry of Finance, Enclk Rldzwan Dzaflr, will open a seminar on Export Financing, organised by the Singapore Manufacturer's Association and the Institute of Banking and Finance at the Shangri-La Hotel on Thursday at 9 am.
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    How to sell
    35 2 A course on Professional Salesmanship will be conducted at the National Productivity Board training centre on Dec. 6 at 9 a.m. The fee is $80 for NPB members and $100 for non-mem-bsrs.
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    Conference
    33 2 The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Lee Khoon Choy, will open the First Asian Conference on Religion and Peace at the SlngaRjre Conference Hall on ov. 25 at 5.30 p.m.
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      198 2 TIDES Today: 11.03 a.m. (2.8m). Tomorrow: 12.10 a.m. (2.6m); 11.31 a.m. (2.9m). Wednesday: 12.45 a.m. (2.6m); 12.01 p.m. (2.9m). Thursday: 1.20 am. (2.5m); 12.34 p.*n.> (2.0m). Friday: 1.57 a.m (2.5m); 1.09 p.m. (2.8m). Saturday: 2.37 a.m. (2.4m); 1.48 p.m. (2.7m). Sunday: 3.26 a.m. (2.3m); 2.36 p.m. (2.5m). WHAT'S ON OUR
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      539 2 AT THE CINEMA THE STRONGEST MAN IN THE WORLD: Some of the screen's finest comedians get together to provide some heavy laughs and a candidate for the world's strongest man., Stars Kurt Russell, Joe Flynn, Eve Arden, Phil Silvers, Ce:ar Romero. Screenplay by Joe McEveety and Herman Groves. Jurong Drive-In:
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    Body in flat riddle
    262 3  -  Mystery of murder victim who was for'llQays. By Bharathi Mohan For Che last H a cobbler lived in a gttrtt Mef& W#w tm, Unperturbed^. stroftg junell froi|l Jtts Cat-matel bedroom. The gtfiell became so unbearable fse bis, that one. of them told him tb thg bedroom
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    WEAB COAT AND TIE PROBATION OFFICERS ARE TOLD
    110 3  -  By Terry Ang Probation officers presenting fepert* in the Subordinate Courts have been told to wear coats and ties "to upgrade their standing in the eyes of the court." Six probation officers who undertake Investigations and present reports to the courts, were
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    'On the threshold'
    219 3 Singapore has stepped on the "threshold of high technology" for producing dlesel engines and other sophisticated products. Otto Herschmann, a member of the board of managing directors of Klockner Humboldt Deutz (KHD), West Germany's largest manufacturer of dlesel engines and other Industrial products. said yesterday. He said
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    56 pc jump in PA membership
    222 3 FOR YOUTH GROUPS Youth group membership of the Peop 1 e's Association reached 18,000 last year i— an increase of 56 per cent over 1974 while enrolment for sports, vocational and cultural activity courses went up by 47 per cent. This was stated In
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    Lim: why Changi airport can't fail...
    385 4 14.4 m air travellers through S'pore by 1985 forecast Changl airport will not become a white elephant, Communications Minister Mr. TJm Kim San said at the opening of the 32nd annual meeting of the International Air Transport Association at the Hyatt Hotel this morning.
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    Better but not enough —LATA
    327 4 Bigger demand for air transport promises increased income for the world's airlines, Mr. Knut Hammarskjoeld, di-rector-general of the International Air Transport Association said yesterday. But he warned that the Increased traffic was not expected to be sufficient to enable airlines to achieve target earnings. In
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    French gift
    41 4 The French Government today donated an ambulance and some orthopaedic equipment worth $81,000 to Singapore. Mr. Jacaues G&ssau, the French Ambassador, Bresented8 resented the gifts to le Minister for Health. Dr. Toh Chin Chye, at the Singapore General Hospital.
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    Holidays can start day earlier
    203 4 Secondary school principals have been given the discretion to let their pupils off a day earlier for the sevenweek holidays because of the GCE "O" level art papers. Teachers, however, will have to work as usual until Nov. 12—the last day of term. The Education
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    'Twin' troubles for teacher
    203 4 Twins Swan Mee and Swan Kiow are giving teacher a headache. For they look so much alike that it's almost impossible to tell them apart. The identical Ding sisters, axed 16, are in the same class and learning the same trade book-binding at the Bchool of
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    Surveyors anxious
    200 4 The Singapore Institute of Surveyors is anxious to find out what is holding up legislation, it proposed to regulate and control the profession. According to a spokesman for the Institute, a ietter was sent two months ago to the Ministry of National Development asking for an interview to
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    S'pore to bid for conventions
    209 4 Singapore will bid to host the Universal Federation of Travel Agents Association annual congress next year, and the 1978 Travel Agents Association of New Zealand convention. An executive committee meeting of the UFTAA this month will decide on the venue tor its annual meeting. The
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    $300,000 drive for 'back the beds' project
    219 4 A donation of $1000 by the Dale Carnegie Rock Chapter will launch the Singapore Children's Society Support the Beds project this month. The BCB hopes to raise $300,000 for the upkeep of its home and for the expansion of its bed facilities to
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    Drydock
    24 4 Finance Minister Hon Bul Sen will officially Open Mitsubishi Singapore Heavy Industries' tonnes drydock at Qui Road on Nov. 20 at 2.46 pjn.
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      97 5 The Ford Motor Company (Singapore) Private Limited, on the occasion of its 50th Anniversary, wishes to notify discerning motorists of the manufacture of a Limited Edition of 50 Gold Cortina 2000 Automatic Sedans. Each automobile features many luxurious fitments including a specially monogrammed interior golden plate, and owners will he
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    Lock icon 'Hostile' Congress worries oilmen
    313 6 UPI San Francisco, Monday US oilmen said yesterday they are uncertain of their Industry's future In 1977 under a new, potentially more hostile Congress and a President who has talked of breaking up big oil. Meeting on the third anniversary of the Illfated project independence attempt
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    Lock icon Mrs B visits Buddhist temple
    142 6 Reuter Kuala Lumpur, Monday —Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mrs. Srlmavo Bandaranalke yesterday offered prayers at a Buddhist temple here and visited an electronic* factory in the outskirts of the city. She presented a statue of Buddha to the temple and told waiting Buddhist devotees that
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    Lock icon Milky way
    31 6 Reuter Madrid. Monday Madrid housewives gratefully accepted more than 5000 litres of free milk given away by farmers to protest at the low price they receive from dairies. Reuter.
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    Lock icon 44 rescued
    29 6 Reuter San Francisco, Monday.— Forty-four people were rescued from a Ashing boat which ran aground beneath the Golden Gate Bridge and In danger of breaking up. Reuter.
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    Lock icon Carter's choice
    347 6 'I will pick Republicans too' Reuter Washington Monday Democratic Presi-dent-elect Jimmy Carter says he expects to include Republicans in his administration and to seek advice from Republican leaders in both Congress and the business world. "The Republican Party continues to reflect the political views of millions of Americans.
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    Lock icon TAJ MAHAL MAY TURN YELLOW
    96 6 Reuter The Taj Mahal, India's 300-year-old white marble masterpiece, is in danger of turning yellow. The Moghul monument Is threatened by sulphur dioxide discharged Into the air by railway engines, factory chimneys and an oil refinery, the Indian news agency Samachar reported yesterday. It quoted
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    Lock icon Rhodesia warns of big exodus
    284 6 UPI Geneva, Monday. Rhodesia warned Britain yesterday that accepting black nationalist demands for majority rule within one year could cause panic and a map* exodus of whites from the country. The warning was given to Mr. Ivor Richard, British chairman of the Rhodesia conference, as
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    Lock icon Died from eating hair
    47 6 Reuter London, Monday Long-haired schoolboy John Gaffney, 13, died from chewing his hair, doctors said. John was rushed to hospital last week with stomach pains and died hours later. A post-mor-tem examination revealed that a small ball of hair had Mocked his Intestine—Reuter.
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    Lock icon How gang used clock to rob bank
    163 6 Reuter Nice, Monday. A simple test with an alarm clock enabled a gang to rob a bank here of £6 million ($24 million), police sources said yesterday. The clock was put In a hired bank vault strong box and when Its loud bell
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    Lock icon Novelist
    32 6 Reuter New York, Monday.— Patrick Dennis, whose novel Auntie Hame made him a millionaire, died at his home here on Saturday aged 55. He had been ill for the past year.—Reuter.
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    Lock icon TODAY
    130 6 UPI TODAY is Monday, Nov. 8, the 313 th day of 1976, with 53 to follow. THE MOON Is between Its full phase and last quarter. THE MORNING STARS are Jupiter and Saturn. THE EVENING STARS are Mercury, Venus and Mars. Those born on this date are under the
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    The Odd Corner
    49 6  -  D.J. A passenger held at London's Heathrow Airport said he had swaiiowed 50 contraceptives filled with cannabis oiL The sheaths were recovered in hospital and the passenger, a 15-year-old American teacher, was Jailed for two years at Middlesex Crown Court for importing cannabis worth £4500 (|IB,OO«).—DJ.
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    What I'll miss
    378 6  -  AMERICA JANE GASKELL What will I miss about New York now that I'm flying home to Fulham soon? a certain pace here. Being able to buy a book at night when you don't fancy TV. Just being able to saunter through the street life to any mldtown
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      161 6 WORLD WEATHER Tokyo Cloudy, 119C. Headline: EEC moves to shut out Japan steel. Paris Variable, cloudy, 13-9C. Headline: French Ambassador to Belgrade killed while hunting. Rome Rainy, 1321C. Headline: Many dead' and missing in Trapanl flood. New York Partly, cloudy, 2-7C. Headline: Carter says he won because of exposure gained
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    Lock icon Jackie tipped as envoy to Greece
    108 7 UPI Athens, Monday. Jaquellne Kennedy Onassls (right) will be appointed US ambassador to Greece by Presidentelect Jimmy Carter, Athens dally Acropolis reported yesterday. In a front-page story from Its Washington correspondent, Acropolis said "for a long time Jackie has wanted to serve as an
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    Lock icon M-E: Big 2 bid to resume talks
    216 7 Direct contacts on—official UPI Cairo. Monday The US and the Soviet Union are In direct contact over prospects of reactivating the Oeneva Middle East peace conference, a leading Palestinian official said yesterday. The Palestine Liberation Organisation, however, was waiting to see what the
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    Lock icon It's 'science fiction'
    171 7 Reuter London, Monday British Atomic Energy Authority Chairman Sir John Hill has dismissed as pure science fiction claims by a Soviet dissident that nuclear waste caused a disastrous explosion in the Soviet Union 18 years ago. Sir John told the Press Association, the domestic British news agency,
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    Lock icon That Aussie drawl...
    110 7 Reuter Sydney, Monday—The drawling Australian»accent was largely caused by the country's harsh climate and environment, a leading historian •aid. "Sun and wind contributed towards that habit of speaking through an almost closed mouth, which In turn lead to one of our contributions to mankind—the Australian accent," said
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    Lock icon Ship on fire
    33 7 Reuter New York, Monday The 11,499-tonne container ship Seattle was on fire in the Atlantic about 960 km southeast of Halifax. Nova Scotia, the US Coast Guard said yesterday.— Reuter
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    Lock icon A Chinese overture?
    292 7 'Don't let quarrels hinder ties' message to Russia Reuter Moscow, Monday China's new leadership yesterday told the Soviet Union quarrels on "questions of principles" between the two countries should not hinder relations at state and government level. The Chinese statement came In a message from the top
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    Lock icon Aussies act to curb inflation
    231 7 Reuter Canberra, Monday The Australian government last night announced a series of economic measures in a new bid to curb Inflation and stave off pressure for devaluation of the dollar. Treasurer (Finance Minister) Mr. Phillip Lynch said the moves would strengthen the current attack on
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    The power and the paucity
    438 8 November 7, 1917 Is a date.no Soviet citizen can afford to forget. On that day, the Bolshevik revolution was declared a triumph and the process begun to transform the Soviet Union from a backward state into a super-power. The Soviet Communist Party tightened its grip
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    Was it bad or bed?
    142 8 Y u v WHISPERS fco> J 1 )i An executive made an entry In his appointments diary, consisting of a woman's name and an illegible word. In transferring the day's entries to the executive's dally checklist, the secretary—true to her profession's tradition of discretion put
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    Flood warnings were not up to date
    132 8 The flood warnings on Radio Singapore are very useful. But they need to be revised with the changing situation more frequently than was the case last Monday. I first heard about the big floods on my car radio at about 0.20 a.m. The
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    Lock icon Playing truant—the teachers do it too
    256 8 T, VOICE OF THE PRESS NEW STRAITS TIMES Over the year»- the teaching service has expanded at a tremen dous rate and quality has had to be sacrificed (or quantity while the concept of dedication has given way to the attitude that teaching Is
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    AND, AFTER ALL, WHAT IS A LIE?
    694 8  -  MONDAY WITH LU LIN REUTENS LU LIN REUTENS Recently, I had to punish my son for telling a lie. For his misdeed committed despite previous offences which brought lighter punishment he was made to stay at home while the rest of the family
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    Those TV shows
    68 8  -  LIM HENG TOW I refer to Viewer's letter (NN, Oct. 19). An adjustment has been made to Tuesday's schedule to avoid the clash between Lady Randolph Churchill and Stories from the Three Kingdoms. As for Gunsmoke and S.W.A.T., the former Is classified as a western and the
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    Lock icon Fill 'em up with China oil
    266 8 Los Angeles Times Hong Kong, Monday The attendants wear yellow shirts with the name of their company printed on the back, and customers receive key rings with each purchase. This brightly painted petrol station beside a busy street in an outlying district here is
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    MY EXPERIENCES AS A DIPLOMAT
    1302 9  -  When I presented my credentials to Selasie, I had to perform six 90-degree bows at six different positions and had to walk backwards many times ,to make my last bow BY LEE KHOON CHOY Human beings develop certain personality traits characteristic of their own culture,
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      127 9 You won't believe your ears Buddy Loren October 25 November 13 You'll never forget the truly versatile Buddy Loren. He'll sing, joke and mimic right through the musical eras. Buddy's the kind of guy who gets the audience demanding an encore. See him and you'll know why. Buddy. Make him
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        Boss treats her as private property
        273 10 / 11 My problem is my girlfriend's boss. He is 36 years old, married and with two children. He treats my girl like his private property. He plays on her sentiments by telling her how miserable his marriage Is. He refers to his wife as "that
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        Boyfriend wants to be 'just a friend'
        294 10 / 11 I am 18 and will take my OCE examination this year. When I was 14, I met this boy. My family disapproved of our friendship because of his background and "playful" behaviour. Recently, he told me he has been going out with another
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        Married to his job
        244 10 / 11 I am 20 and have been Joins steady with a boy or two years. We love each other very much. Lately, because of his work, he seldom calls me on the phone. We also don't go out together often. This led to a quarrel which was
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        Fatty fear...
        94 10 / 11 Whenever I leave the house, people call me "Fatty Bom Bom." I'm afraid of growing fatter, but though I eat less, I still grow fat. How can I grow thinner? FATTY Dear Fatty, Yon do not tell me your age and background so I have a problem advising
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        My son is mixing with bad company
        194 10 / 11 I am a desperate mother. I have a 16-year-old son who is my only child. He was a nice quite boy but now he plays truant and mixes with bad company. He comes home late and when I ask him about it, he
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        Everywhere I go I am unwanted
        282 10 / 11 I am 21 and the youngest In the family. Since I left school five years ago, I have been unhappy because I do not have a secure position in life. I resigned from my Job two months ago because I was not happy. Since
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      Lock icon OUR FIRST ARGUMENT
      470 10 / 11 UPI Washington, Monday Rosalynn Carter was a blue-eyed, brunette, back-home teenager when a young naval midshipman named Jimmy Carter courted her with gardenias. They celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary this summer. They will celebrate their Slst In the White House. In the tradition of strong Carter women,
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        She cheeks in, he cheeks out
        117 10 / 11 It was more than a mix-up. It was a miss that happened in real life! A woman was supposed to Join her husband in Manila for a holiday after his business trip. Confirming cables winged their way to Manila and finally the wife touched
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        Coffee, tea or dessert: A warning
        56 10 / 11 If you visit one coffee house In the Orchard Road area and see set lunch including coffee, tea, dessert being advertised for a comparatively low price of $4. be warned—what they actually mean is coffee or tea or dessert and not coffee or tea
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        On the wrong beach
        57 10 / 11 Remember the Singapore Airlines ad In which two stewardesses walk along windswept beach, meet a fisherman and cavort In the surf with a group of children? Well, the ad was to advertise SlA's new destination, New Zealand but did you know that the ad was actually
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        Turn over
        28 10 / 11 Overheard: "Btop scolding about that don't you know I have turned over a new leaf?" Back came retort: "And who was the rake who did it?"
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      They want me to stick to one boy
      241 10 / 11 LOVES TO GO OOT WITH BOYS I am a teenage girl. I love going out with my friends, most of them boys. But my family is against it. They always warn me not to return late. Is it wrong for me to
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      Dilemma over his call for sex
      210 10 / 11 My boyfriend keeps asking me to have sex with him. Though I want to at times, I'm afraid something may happen to me. Is It alright lor a girl to have sex with her steady? Is the use of condoms reliable and effective? What
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      Lock icon Black, white —and a bit of grey
      63 10 / 11  -  WORDS: Jennifer Schoon Black and White Undoubtedly fashion's "drama" colours. And with a touch of grey to soften the impact. Here Triffany models an easy-to-wear shift in geometric print jersey. The front features a perfectly matched seam to split the print. With matching
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    Lock icon From tennis to ballet?
    694 12 BILLIE JEAN WANTS TO HANG UP HER RACQUET Los Angeles Times Palm Springs, Monday Billle Jean King plans to take ballet lessons In New York this winter rather than play competitive tennis, and she might study French. Tile woman who has dedicated most of her adult
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      558 12 Cut out and pin with other coupons. Posting instructions appear below Name (Mr./Mrs./Miss) Address I_ L FILL IN G_ _N_ MISSING P Y LITTERS h" D~ ACROSS TS"""w USING Jl i CLUES H 1 GI below is Cut along dotted linos CLUES FOR DF-1 1. Fifth month of tho year
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      537 12 JACKPOT GOES UP TO $2000 No winner submitted a solution wh'ch corresponded in all respects with the set of answers held by the judges to be the most accurate and apt in the New Nation Moneywords Puzzle DD. Two entrants each submitted a solution which differed St. S points from
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  • ENGLISH
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      Word formation
      1519 13  -  THIS series is compiled by a -panel of three English Language experts Dr. Lee Kok Cheong, Dr. Lee Kok Cheong, Mr. Arthur Yap, Miss Ngoh Geok Lun Language consists of sounds, and the sounds form certain independent units. In the English language, as In many other languages, these
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      LETTER
      78 13  -  M. CHENG The English lessons In New Nation have made me Improve gradually. However, I need help to differentiate the sense la the following: 1 Registrar of Oaths, la Registrar for Oaths. 2 Coming on time. 2a Coming la time. 3 The concerned person. la The person eeaeerned. The
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      268 13 1 w David Ng's days at Jade Lounge Yes, you've only a few days left to enjoy the' great piano music of David Ng at Ming Court Hotel's cocktail lounge. Ffegrettably. David is leaving Singapore for an overseas assignment. So, whilst you can, listen to this pianist who has starred
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    Lock icon Expand your economies, Big 3 told
    304 14 TO HELP AVOID SLUMP Business News and Views Reuter Washington, Monday A group of international economists said yesterday the US, West Germany and Japan should expand their economies to help the rest of the world avoid a prolonged slump. Most industrial countries had levels
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    SYDNEY
    107 14 Prices in Australian cento at 11.30 a.m. today (Australian time) on the Sydney Stock Exchange: ACI 140 142 ADC 20 25 Ampol Pet 64 66 Anl 110 115 APM NU 130 136 Bank NSW 480 483 Brambles 160 Nil BHP 694 698 Boral 185 190 CBA 245 250 C8R
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    Shortage of stocks, sharp price gains
    407 14 LONDON Despite a less than optimistic F.T. business survey, equities began the week by continuing the rally begun over the previous two days. Investor demand was low but a shortage of stocks, enabled sharp gains to be achieved in prices, (This combination of factors
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    Light decline, low volume
    334 14 MILAN The Italian Stock Exchange registered a light decline as a final result of the three session week, on a very low volume of transactions. The latest economic In dlcators generally confirmed the precariousness of the current situation. After a certain slacking during summer period, the
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    Lock icon EEC currency talks
    179 14 Reuter Brussels, Monday. Common Market finance ministers discuss the EEC currency situation today but any expectations of concrete decisions on extra help for sterling are premature to say the least, according to community officials. The latest bout of weakness In sterling is not on the ministers' agenda
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    163 14 After the equity market hit the bottom in the last week of October with the Commerzbank index reaching 687.7 equities started to turn around. With volume remaining moderate, prices first moved erratically better and towards the end of the period under review nearly all market segments rebounded strongly. Buying
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    Cortina—with a touch of gold
    482 15  -  To celebrate Ford's 50th anniversary [f Motor in q j] by Nickvan Nugteren Ford's first 50 years in car manufacturing have been successful. Ford has always attempted to offer the best product possible and to back it up with its already fully PStablUhed service centres.
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    470 15  -  IT'S A NEW VERSION OF THE CUB Tf Motorcycling *'V Lee Chiu San It had to happen sooner or later. The Honda Cub had to get a new change of clothes. The Honda Cub hat been around for over 14 yean nbw, and hadn't
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      389 15 YOUR LUCKY IF irs YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you are a highly responsive Individual, given to deeply felt emotional demon stra tlons of your feelings. All but unable to keep to yourself the degree of like or dislike Involved In your reactions to people, {ilaces or things, you find t
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    S'pore tactic at TKD meet pays off
    473 16  -  MARTIAL j ARTS by Wilfred Shimmen Team leader to the 2nd Asia- Pacific Taefcwon-do championships, Michael Ooh is quite happy with Singapore's performance although they only managed fifth position in the overall medal tally. The reason >he was pleased Is that all the
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    150 16 Reuter Bydney, Monday Test batsmen Rick McCosker and Dour Walters rallied New South Wales after they had made a shaky start aßainst Victoria in a Sheffield Shield cricket match yesterday. Replying to Victoria's 309 for seven declared. New South Wales lost two wickets for 12 runs.
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    IT LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER CLOSE BATTLE
    458 17  -  SOCCFR by Philip Tan The stage Is set for a showdown when Singapore Ch i n ese take on their Malacca counterparts in a crucial Malaysian Chinese Football Association Cup tie at the Jalan Besar Stadium today (klckoff 7.30 p.m.). Both teams scored handsome
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    Lock icon S'pore edge HK 66-63
    37 17 Reuter Hone Kong. Monday— Singapore edged hosts Hong Kong 66-63 yesterday in the Sixth Asian Women's basketball tournament. South Korea trounced Malaysia 132-31 to set the stage for the title clash with China.
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    Lock icon Teh shines for Negri in goal
    430 17 Pine goal keeping by Negri Sembilan Chinese goalie Teh Ah Wan saved them from a blgS'T 4-0 defeat by alacca In their Malaysian Chinese Pootball Association Cud match at the Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. Malacca were on the offensive from the kickoff, and their
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    Australians beaten 2-1
    37 17 Hamburg, Monday The HSV Hamburg Bun. desllga First Division soccer team yesterday defeated the Australian National side 2-1 In a friendly match. Before sOOO spectators braving the rain, the locals led 1-0 at halftime.
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    Lock icon Chinese equal the 1971 shuttle feat of Indonesia
    470 17 Associated Press Hyderabad, Monday China dominated the final day of the Asian badminton championships yesterday, winning six of the nine events including the men's singles title. Indonesia, who retained the men'a team title and .the Tengku Abdul Rahman Cup last Tuesday, took
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      280 17 Crossword ima if iii HHHiMiiiliifl ACROSS 1 Confront 5 Big bird 8 Disease fighters 12 Fabric machines 14 de plume 15 Plant shoot 16 Comic strip girl 17 Hold protectively 18 Considerably 19 Military news founts 22 Strange 23 Welcome Item 24 Glittering decor 29 Grow more severe 33 Traveled
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    Lock icon Murray shares 10th spot with Newton, Linskey
    364 18 Reuter AP Melbourne, Monday Singapore Island Country Club head profess lonal Alan Murray finished a creditable 10th with two Australians Jack Newton and Tom Linskey with a four-round total of 290 in the Chrysler Golf Classic at the Royal Melbourne Course yesterday. Murray
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    531 18  -  She plays with maturity, says Rankin By BRIAN MILLER AP Reuter Singapore's golf queen, Kee Bee Khim, had her first taste of the "big time" when she teed off with top woman professional Judy Rankin In the Colgate Pro-Am tournament at Buklt course yesterday. Playing In
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      54 18 THE BORN LOSER SHORT RIBS THAT MAKES THE FIPTH GUARD INJUR! OhIO/i \t m NORBERT by Art Sansom /CAMP imp hdukubv^ m m 1 0 by Frank O Neal KOLOSKI.OET OUT "THERE" A£iO 3Z is ft* W m ?ir Zib by George Fett hope tjev let me stomp om uim
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    Lock icon Art dealer Wildenstein is top racehorse owner
    396 19 Reuter London, Monday Paris art dealer Daniel Wildenstein creamed oft nearly £250,000 (slm) from the British pilze fund to top the list of inning racehorse owners for the 1976 racing season, which ended at Doncaster on Saturday. Riders sent over from France by
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    Lock icon Young outpoints Lyle
    55 19 Reuter San Francisco, Mond a y. Philadelphia heavyweight Jimmy Young, using his superior boxing skills to best advantage, scored a unanimous, 12-1 round points victory over Hon Lyle of Denyer here yesterday. Young, 28, dominated the hard-fought match to repeat a victory he scored over Lyle in
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    How they finished at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday
    509 19 The Sport moved up at the 600 m to take the lead at the home turn, with Mull* and True Lover next. Great Moment closed In from the rear. The Sport cleared away In the straight to close home by five lengths.
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    Bionic Marvel shaping up for a win
    620 19 RACING with Scrutineer L A Bionlc Marvel is certain to win a race In the very near future, and It will pay to follow him. The four-year-old New Zealand gelding by Pakistan II has trained on splendidly since he made his deout at
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    72 20 MEI LIN: According to the National Kidney Foundation survey, public apathy is the main reason against kidney donations. The NKF should carry out a more positive campaign to persuade people to donate kidneys. AH FOOK: Olvlng them the reasons and dispelling their fears are not enough. We need
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      880 20 TV -mmnm AND RADIO SINGAPORE 5 3.N OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by K U D U M B A MALAR (M/r) Among the Items Is an planatlon-cum-demon-stration of the ancient Indian wind Instrument, the nadhaswaram, by virtuoso Subramanlam Plllal. 3.35 DIARY OF EVENTS (T). 3.4* GENERAL HOSPITAL 4.20 BASIC ECOLOGY. Rock
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      165 20 WINDOW. (Ch. 8. 8.15 p.m.). In this week's edition of this magazine series presented in Chinese is an Interview with parttime script- writer Madam Ma Lynn, who talks about script-writ-ing as a hooby; a film showing some fancy figure-skating by two local stars; an Interview with Miss Lau Lay Eng
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