New Nation, 14 January 1977

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    21 1 NewNation SINGAPORE Friday, January 14, 1977 No. 1846 Price 25 cents M C (P) 262/1/77 NtW (L;j) NATION COMMENT b——u j
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    Lock icon Massive jam after lorries crash
    135 1 A massive traffic jam, stretching nearly 5 km, built up at Tampines Road after two tipper lorries crashed head-on at a bend this morning. < Both the <Wvers were Injured and taken to the Singapore General Hospital In WV ambulance. The front of lorries were
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    Brawl ends in man's death
    111 1 A labourer, Thla Hln Pin, 17, died on the way to hospital after a fight with a man at Northumberland Road, off Farrer Park, at noon yesterday. Thla, of Geylang Bahru, and another worker, Abdul Asees, 17, we on their way to lunch when they
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    New chief
    30 1 United Nations, Friday Major-General Rals A bin of Indonesia has been appointed Commander qt the UN emergency Force (UNKF) In the Middle Bast, secre-tary-general Kurt Waldhelm announced yesterday.
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    Lock icon Football diplomacy
    198 1 AP Maaiot. Friday. Israel's llaaiot soccer team played a team of Lebanese Christian villagers here yesterday. In what was billed as the first soccer game ever between Israel and Lebanon. Israel won 6-S. The fame was the fruit of Israel's "good fence" policy of aid and commerce with
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    Lock icon Fake fruit
    251 1 AP Cambridge (Massachusetts), Friday Juicy chunks of. fruit are being made from artificial ingredients by scientists who say they are finding substitutes for the shortages of the future. The fake fruit is Arm, translucent and cut into cubes about the size of diced pineapple. It can be flavoured,
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    Lock icon Air Siam grounded
    56 1 UPI Bangkok, Friday Air 81am, Thailand's financially troubled private airline, suspended flights today Jot the second time in less than a month, an airline spokesman said. "Oar flight' (to Hong Kong, Tokyo and Honolulu) today Is cancelled." the spokesman said. 1 do not know if or when
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    Nurses get a wagon
    119 2 Public Insurance and Public Llie Assurance have donated a station wagon to the Home Nursing Foundation to help bring nursing care to the doorsteps of the aged and disabled In the rural districts. Datuk Lee Chee Shan, chairman of the two companies, this morning presented the
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    Unit trust: .'I had no idea—Booker
    579 2 Unit trust: .'I had no idea —Booker The Slater case in summary London, Friday A Singapore lawyer, Mr. Robert Booker, former alternate director of Haw Par Brothers International, yesterday categorically denied In a London court he had been Involved in the setting up of an investment unit trust formed to
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    STOCK MARKET
    92 2 BUSINESS DONE: First Section denting (2) 3.15. Sett: (2) 1.74, (1) 1.72 UOL (2) 1.17 C. 8ugara (7) 1.29, (9) 1.30. SettT(l) 1.30 Haw Par (l} 1 22, (30) 1.23. Sett: (22) 1 24, (4) L Guthrie (3)1.78 Inchcape (5) 2.47, (1) 2.46. Sett: (1) 2.47 Jairdlnea(2) 2.29
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    Bar raids: Record 25 underaged girls held
    236 2 A record 25 underaged bar girls were arrested by the Customs last year in Its crackdown against sleaxy bars, nightclubs and restaurants. Customs statistics show that In previous years, an average of 10 underaged waitresses (those oelow 17 years old) were detected annually
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    Don't be a road hog
    16 2 Police reported 86 accidents yesterday." Seven were serious and one fatal.
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      644 2 A TALK ON CAREERS in uniform Including the army, air force and navy at Nationl Library lecture hall, 3 p.m. CHINEBE PAINTING ART DEMONSTRATION at Sentosa Art Centre, 3 p.m. to 4 P.m. A TALK ON WHICH CAREER at Toa Payoh branch library, 3 p.m. A LECTURE ON TASKS OF
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    Boycott of SIA tickets
    197 3  -  By Peter Ong A number of travel agents are boycotting sales of Singapore Airlines tickets In protest against what they call the airline's "arrogance." The agents claim that SIA has "conveniently Jacked up" the amount In bank guarantee for all Its agents. 80me agents now have
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    Metro looks into new project
    78 3 Metro, which owns a chain of department stores, may diversify into the travel business. According to a source, the company baa had talks with an existing travel agent handling mainly inbound tour* Negotiations are still in progress and a decision is expected to be made
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    Not mosque
    19 3 The multl purpose centre la Tea Payoh now being built by the Muslim Religious Pouncllls^not v: s**
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    Thomson quits Nantah varsity
    144 3 Professor G. G. Thomson has resigned as lecturer of Nanyaag University's Department of Government and PuMfe Administration. In an unrelated move, another two lecturers from the saase Ssuartasent have also unit. It was learnt yesterday. Professor Wu Teh Yao, who confirmed the resignation* said: Trof. Thomson
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    New system to call up the VCs
    287 3 involve moOvattog key groups of CD men. The results of our past silent call-up exercises have been encouraging but the aMendaaoe. rate could be much Improved." s An attendance of 85 per cent was registered over a 40-hour period In a district level
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    Dr Lim leaves for private practice
    122 3 The actlpg medical superintendent of Toa Payoh General Hospital. Or. Llm Teck Beng, has resigned to enter private practice. Dr. Llm, an obstetrician and gynaecologist, spent most part of his ninn years in government service in the Kandang Kerbau Maternity Hospital. He was transferred
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    Airlines work out new discount accord
    199 3 Singapore Airlines and four other regional carriers are working out a new agreement to standardise discounts given to their sales agents. This follows the breakup of a previous agreement which the airlines had signed early last year. It Is believed executives of the airlines
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    Midwives out of job after passing their exam
    158 4 About 20 trained midwives at Kandang Kerbau Hospital were retrenched two weeks after they had passed their midwifery examination in mid-October. The midwives were given two days' verbal notice, according to aourcei. The retrenchment wu not totally unexpected as they were warned
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    Band show
    23 4 The 00-member Kheng Cheng School Band will perform at the Singapore Zoological Oardens on Sunday from 3.30 p.m. to 4JO pjn.
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    Concern over unpopular schools
    370 4  -  Ministry to find out why there is big drop in enrolment By Teresa Ooi The Education Ministry Js to find out why certain primary schools have been experiencing a marked drop In enrolment over the last few years so that it can review its school building
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    Soon: Third radio taxi service
    235 4 50 vehicles equipped Slngapore will have its third radio taxi service in about a month this time by the Singapore Taxi Drivers Association. Disclosing this yesterday. an official said the association had obtained approval from Telecoms to run a two way radio service last November.
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    Invitation to artists
    52 4 All artists working In Singapore are Invited to submit their recent works, a maximum of five, for an exhibition of Chinese painting, calligraphy and seal carving at the National Museum Art Gallery. Collection will be made at the museum's main office from April 4 to 0 during
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    Film shows
    27 4 Films on kendo, Judo, volleyball for boys and Ptay Better Hockey will be screened at the National Btadlum theatrette on Jan. 22 at 10.30 a.m.
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    Wong is back in business
    237 4 With the Chinese New Tear a little more than a month away, housewives have began baying them for display in their homes daring the festive season. A familiar figure in this business Is Mr. Wong Chee Wah (above) who has been manning a stall at
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    Dash to Canada drama: Wife in hospital
    147 4 Mrs. Brian Jonasson, whose husband suddenly left for Canada with their baby daughter, has been admitted to hospital. When a New Nation reporter and a cameraman called at Yoke Wall's Paber Heights home on Wednesday they were told by her triend that she
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    Singapura Princess
    71 4 The semi-finals of the Singapura Princess 1977 contest organised by the Apex Club of Tanglln will be held at the Hyatt Hotel tomorrow at 7.30 pjn. The finals will be held at the same hotel on Feb. S. It I* in aid of the Little Sisters of the
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    Driving
    37 4 A course on Defensive Driving organised by the National Safety First 8)uncll and the Autooblle Association will be held at the AA. theatrette. River Valley Road, every Tuesday and Thursday at 7.15 p.m. from Jan. 25.
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      223 4 at the People's Park Centre, Upper Cross Street, organised by the Singapore Natural Health Society. Commences from 14th Jan. to 16th Feb. 77. T£EME OF THIS NATIONAL EXHIBITION: "HAPPY HOMES MAKE A HAPPY NATION* Uam Sitahappy wrrlap requires kindness. understendlng and saertftoc, emong other things. Know mora ebout formei merrieps
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    Lock icon Accord now on 'no subversion'
    431 5 Reuter Jakarta, Friday The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, Mr. Michael Somare, and Indonesian President Suharto fcave agreed that measures should be taken to ensure that their territories should not be used to conduct subversive activities against each other.. This agreement appeared in a
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    US policy on covert activities
    191 5 Washington, Friday.— Covert activities abroad by the United States should be carried out "only in the most extraordinary circumstances," Secretary of State-desig-nate Cyrus Vance has said. Mr. Vance said he had reached this conclusion after he had "thought long! and carefully about" the US Government
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    Lock icon Peking denies 'Teng is premier' report
    163 5 Reuter Peking, Friday An official Chinese spokesman yesterday dismissed as "absolutely groundless" a Hong Kong press report that former VicePremier Teng HsiaoPing had become China's premier. "The Premier of the State Council Is Comrade Hua Kuo-Feng," the spokesman said. The report of Mr. Teng's
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    Lock icon Strike ends
    30 5 AP Colombo, Friday A three-week-old railway strike, which has paralysed transport and crippled the national economy, neared an end yesterday as railway workers began returning to their Jobs.—AP.
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    Lock icon 'Prepare for new war with Israel'
    338 5 Reuter UPI Cairo, Friday—A Pa- i leutlnlan guerilla leadsr 1 said yesterday the chan- ces of Middle East peace were limited and Arab countries should prepare j themselves for another war with Israel. Salah Khalaf. better known as Abu Iyad. the second-in-command of Yasser
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    Lock icon FRANCE REJECTS CRITICISM
    127 5 Reuter Paris, Friday—France yesterday rejected American criticism of its release of Palestinian guerilla leader Abu Daoud. and denied that the affair had any link with a big arms deal with Egypt. Abu Daoud, suspected of organising the attack on Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics, flew
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    Lock icon JAL cargo jet crash kills five
    83 5 Reuter Anchorage (Alaska), Friday A Japan Airlines DC-8 cargo Jet crashed shortly after taking off from here yesterday and airport officials said four of the five crew members were known to have died. Four bodies had been recovered from the burning wreck of the
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      84 5 "N v. The Ambassadors l.ast I'erformance Saturday. January 15. 1977 COMING ATTRACTIONS from The /Philippines V. The Memo Combo band at the f hiasbah *I*.' Ihe Ambivalent Croud at The Neptune Theatre /Restaurant and the hiasbah. ai ine <JCas6a/L Great songs from Singapore's sizzler, Anita Sarawak Clarita Manzano from The
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    Smith has no faith in UK
    258 6 Salisbury, Friday—The ruling Rhodeslan Front Party yesterday rejected any British role In an Interim administration, and urged the government to "eliminate" militant blacks In the country. After a meeting between the party executive and Prime Minister lan Smith, party chairman Des Frost told reporters:
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    Lock icon Not illegal to have cannabis leaves, say 3 judges
    175 6 Reuter London, Friday Cannabis leaves and stalks are not legally part of the flowering or fruiting tips of the Plant, three Judges ruled yerterday. and as a result Britain's drugs laws may have to be tightened. The Court of Appeal Judges,
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    Islamic team due in Manila tomorrow
    198 6 Manila, Friday. A committee from the Islamic Conftrence will arrive here tomorrow to help supervise the ceasefire In Southern Philippines between Muslim rebels and the Philippine government. It was announced yesterday. The ceasefire, which went Into effect on Dec. 24, was agreed on In
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    Lock icon Missile boats mystery in S. Africa
    214 6 Reuter Dar Es Salaam, Friday A South African liberation movements said yesterday Israeli engineers were puilding missile equipped motor patrol boats for South Africa In its Indian Ocean port of Durban. A spokesman of the African National Congress (ANC) which is banned in South
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    Lock icon We'll not sell them oil again: Shah
    491 6 Firms must honour contracts UPI Reuter New York, Friday The Shah of Iran has warned foreign oil companies that "we will never sell them oil again," if they break Iranian contracts to buy less expensive Saudi Arabian oil. In an Interview with Business
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    Lock icon TODAY
    130 6 UPI TODAY is Friday, Jan. 14, the 14th day of 1977 with 351 to follow. THE MOON Is between its last quarter and new phase THE MORNING STARS are Mercury, Mars and Saturn. THE EVENING STARS are Venus and Jupiter. Those born on this date are under the sign
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    Lock icon The Odd Corner
    53 6 Reuter London, Friday Britain's Employment Deto pay people to get bored. It is advertising for five young adults to sit for a day staring at a television screen showing only a landscape. A neurological ins*'JJ ase information from the experiments to study how vigilance Is affected by
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    Lock icon Detente the only way, says Giscard
    241 6 AP Washington, Friday President V a 1 e r y Giscard d'Estaing said yesterday that "Detente is the only practical approach to avoid a confrontation in the thermonuclear world." He said: "There is no alternative to detente, except the preparation for war. And I
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    Lock icon Back to work
    91 6 AP Bangkok, Friday—Former Trial Under-Secret-ary of Foreign Affairs An and Panyarachun, criticised by some for allegedly antl American views and a willingness to accommodate with communist Indo-china, has been recalled to work. It was announced. Mr. Anand was ousted from his job and lost his full civil
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    Lock icon Air Siam bid for a merger with Thai airline
    189 6 AP Bangkok, Friday—Thai International, the country's national flag carrier. is studying a proposal for a merger with the privately-owned Air Slam, an Air Slam spokesman said yesterday. Air Slam, suffering from severe debts, made three proposals on Wednesday to the Ministry
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      173 6 WORLD WEATHER Tokyo Sunny, 7Mlnus IC. Headline: France to supply Egypt with 200 Mirage Jets. Paris Rain, snow. 0-Mlnus 3C. Headline: National effort for cultural action. Rome Clear. 13-2 C. Headline: Gigantic avalanche sweeps village: Eight dead. San Francisco Overcast. 15-4 C. Headline: Ford's farewell report "More perfect union." New
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    Long-shots in the courtroom
    445 8 Mr. Justice Choor Singh's reminder to lawyers to advise clients against unmerited appeals may or may not discourage convicted criminals from trying for lighter sentences Irrespective of their chances of success. Those solicitors who have been advocating appeal for the sake of appealing and possibly also
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    The wrong image
    75 8 f WHISPERS Bv 1 t ispyjl Says a letter from Hong Kong this week: "Customs officer at the airport was most polite when he Insisted on searching me presumably for heroin and combing through my luggage. "He said that It was now standard operate lng procedure to
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    POLLS A BATTLE FOR INFLUENCE
    514 8  -  FRIDAY WITH ISMAIL KASSIM ISMAIL KASSIM If last month's Singapore general election was dubbed by observers as a Gaullist-type referendum. the coming Indonesian general election in May can be described as an exercise in "Pan-chasila-democracy." The basic norm of this peculiarly Indonesian system Is rule
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    Hawkers now a better lot
    129 8  -  SOON ENG SAM I reier U> the letter, Hawker Nuisance at Pagoda Street, by your reader, Dragging Feet (NN, Dec. 13). Although there are hawkers' pitches on both sides of Pagoda Street, the centre of the road is still free for vehicular traffic. The department
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    Keep the camera on right people
    82 8  -  We want to see this~. ...not this! FRUSTRATED TV programmes like the Chinese Variety Show and soccer matches can be made more enjoyable if our cameramen will remember that it is the singers, dancers and other performers, and, in soccer, the players, that we
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    Estate bus problem
    49 8  -  RESIDENT Will the authorities concerned please investigate the transport Eroblem at Ang Mo Klo ouslng estate? The crowd at the 888 terminus between 6 a.m. and 8 a.m. is worse than the queue of ticket buyers at a football match. Also, buses are often very late.
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    Who gave him the details?
    79 8  -  ANTHONY YAP We refer to Mr. Lee Yew Meng's article on Page 2 of the Jan. 5 issue pf New Nation. That article gave the Impression that "a spokesman for Omron Singapore" officially gave him the Information. Please be Informed that we have never at
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    Checking UMNO members
    204 8 r r voice of THE PRESS L UTUSAN MELAYU A directive to review the registration of UMNO members has Just been issued bv Malaysian UMNO headquarters to all Its MM branches. This is an important move made by the Malaysian UMNO headquarters as part of the efforts
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    TV: Direct relay from satellite problems
    571 9  -  EXPERTS MEET TO FIND SOLUTION By PETER HULM Geneva, Friday Negotiators from 100 nations have gathered here to try to parcel out the "air waves" of outer space as world television broadcasting moves into a new technological era. The key problem facing the tfUO
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      59 9 /v v v DIETHELM So nice to come home to i: r *pp Tucroma by Dietheim. LalesMnli/als! 20 Models to choose from! While stocks lost. ItO MARIANI deSede •Eh QjQBCH 1 Licensee for Sole agents for: DteTMELM ORCHARD 46/65 The Orchard. Orchard Road. Singapore 9. Tet 3785)1 Opening times: Mondays
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    Zoo-ming in ion the animals
    267 10 / 11  -  NEW NATION PRESENTS SOME OP THE PRIZE-WINNING ENTRIES OF THE THIRD ZOOPHOTO COMPETITION By Sonny Yap More young Singaporeans are taking to photography, if the results of the recent Third Annual Zoophoto Competition are anything to go by. The contest, aimed at promoting interest in
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    Daisy makes monkey business pay off
    387 10 / 11 Miss Daisy Chee had to make four trips to the zoo before she could get what she wanted a picture of a swinging gibbon. Hie engineering secretary told New Nation she had to spend several hours at the gibbons' islands before she saw some
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    Steven gets a birthday surprise when he wins the first prize
    260 10 / 11 There's no better birthday present for a shutterbug than winning his first photo prize. That was what schoolboy Bteven Cheong he turns 16 today got when be emerged tops In the student section of the recent Third Zoophoto Competition.
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      Singing it softly
      561 12  -  Sundown scene u i 111 Jennifer Schoon THEY'RE called Trio Los Santos but th e y'r e not from Spain, Mexico or the Philippines, th e y'r e from Singapore. And they're really good. They sound as good as the 'Imported' strollers and with a repertoire to
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      187 12 Got a Taste Of Good Living at the Miramar with its luxurious and air condi tioned facilities. Relax at the Lobby Bar or join tfie crowd from 4 pm to 7 pin Happy Hours and enjoy 2b% discount on your favourite drink. Follow the gourmets for Cantonese cuisine and Tim
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      76 12 AMPLE PARKING FACILITIES AT CAR PARK 'A' THE STJUMIM RESDUMANT m mm Sizztin| Platters, Sealeed Specialities, J Beeidng tor weddtag and private fenctlens, please cal *****55/*****17 Mi ■C '•-;V V*# ss SOFT, U6HT SOOTHING the TREND termer Sunday Lunch and DaMy Dinner. (Except en Meeday NHes) t i^Aro I e
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      Bak chang for all seasons
      871 13  -  TfF-c'tiny Out^l u ith Violet Oon The nicest part about eating Chinese in Singapore is that seasonal food is available at any time of the year. Take the popular "chang." the pyramidshaped steamed rice dumpling wrapped In lotus, bamboo or "pandan" leaves which Is traditionally
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      It's second time around for soprano
      311 13  -  The Arts j V.O. MEZZO SOPRANO Tan Joo Eng will give a recital at the DBS Auditorium on Jan. 16 at 8 p.m. in a Music for Every (me presentation. After obtaining her LRA.M. diploma from the Royal Academy of Music, London. In 1973,
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  • Stock markets round the world
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      NEW YORK
      133 14 Oils and related Issues, benefitting from demands created by the coldest winter In years, paced the prices higher yesterday In fairly active trading In New York Stock Exchange Issues after two sharp setbacks. Yesterday's prices followed by the dllference on previous sw,ion's close AT St T •2* Beth
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      Dow Jones
      29 14 Closing Dow averages on the NYSE yesterday: 30 Industrials 976.15 (up 7.90); 30 transport 334.74 (up 1.63); 15 utilities 107.33 (up 0.77); 66 stocks 318.79 (up 3.43).
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      TOKYO
      192 14 The market rallied after a two-day decline. Selective buying pushed up some Issues among natural resources-related and anti-cancer drug Industries. iUJA 4938.01 (+29.92) 78. Hi-low 4990. 85 (Dec. 28) 4408.08 (Jan. 5) TSE 377.23 1.22) Volume 350 mil 110 mil). Closing prices On yen) on the .T8E ye.terday: Ajlnomoto
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      PARIS
      71 14 Closing prices (In francs) on the Paris Bourse yesterday: Paribus 153.10 —0 80 Poncler 31S +3 Prill temps 48.80 +3.30 Bull 30 —0.6ft Royal Dutch 3ft8.10 +4 10 Mlchelln 1370 +31 COB 37ft —3.80 Thomson 181.80 +0.80 CPP 108.10 +0.60 Rhone 80.30 —0.30 Air 333 —3 BSN 810 philips
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      ZURICH
      83 14 Closing prices (In Swiss francs) on the Zurich 8tock Exchange yesterday: UB8 Bearer 3230 UB8 Registered 602 a SBC 408 i Credit Suisse 2726 Swissair B. 616 i Swiss Relnsur 2646 6 Winterthur B. 1930 6 Zurich Insur 7160 160 Juvena B. 199 mm Nettle B. 3496 26 Interfood
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      SYDNEY
      116 14 Closing prices at 11.30 a.m. today (Australian time) on the Sydney Stock Exchange: AAR 103 105 Aberfoyle 93 9ft Aust Dev Nil 34 BH South 131 134 Cons Oold 180 Nil Abmlnco 46 48 Cudgeon 36 37 Cons Rutlle 83 90 CRA Nil 318 East Copper 00 H 01
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    Lock icon Japan 'no' to EEC
    338 14 Unable to restrain exports Reuter Tokyo, Friday Japan will be unable to restrain its exports as requested by the European Common Market, a senior Japanese Finance Ministry official said yesterday. But the official. Mr. Masao Fujloka, director for International Finance. said Japan is ready, if necessary,
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    117 14 Reuter London. Friday Investors are scrambling to buy British government securities, attracted by high yields and expectations of a strong economic recovery by Britain in the 1980's. The latest £600 million ($2520 million) issue of government bonds was snapped up on the stock market
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    269 14 E < Business News and Views L———=A Reuter Washington, Friday The international Monetary Fund has sent a message to the People's Republic of China asking If It Is considering becoming a full-fledged member of the world financial organisation. Informed sources said yesterday. One
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    109 14 UPI London, Frid&y.—Steel output In Britain rose by more than two million tonnes in 1976 to 22,259,000 tonnes, 10.8 per cent higher than In 1975, according to figures Issued jointly by the British Steel Corporation (BSC) and the British Independent Steel Producers Association yesterday.
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    315 17 Reuter Sydney, Friday Captain Oreg Chappell has won the toss and Australia will bat on the first day of the third cricket Test between Pakistan and Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground here today. Victorian spinner Ray Bright was named 12th man for Australia and Waslm
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    629 17  -  TEE-IIP uitli Lim Kee Chan Organisers of this years Singapore Open are not the least bothered whether the tournament here is on the 2nd or 6th leg of the 10-leg Asian Circuit There have been a lot of dissatisfaction among the organising countries whenever thev were
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    326 17 The final round of the Singapore Island Country Club 36 hole Police Cup stroke competition will be decided on Sunday at the Island Course. The draw: Ist Lee 7.45 a.m. K.H. Tong (10), C.T. Arasu (IS); 7.51 William Ooh (14), M. Fukuda (16), Kenneth Tan (15); 7.57
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    62 17 Hollywood, Friday. British tennis star Sue Barker was not the least bit surprised yesterday when she beat Renata To ma nova of Czechoslovakia 0-0, 0-3 to reach the quarter-finals of the Virginia Slims tennis tournament here. Her match was the only singles contest yesterday. Matches today
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    327 18  -  By BRIAN MILLER Trainer Osman Sarftnin's Hermes Gold loomed as a lively outsider in Race 4 tomorrow when he showed attractive ability in a workout at Buklt Timah this morning. With Jockey Vlsuanathan in the saddle, this three-year-old New Zealand horse by Hermes,
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    229 18 New York, Friday The Cuban government have been offered UBsl million <BsMm) by Top Rank to allow heavyweight Teofilo Steveneon, a two-time Olympic gold medallist, to fight American llght-heavy-welght gold medalllet Leon Splnka In a Itround bout at Kingston, Jamaica, a spokesman said yesterday. Bob
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    110 18 Reuter Los Angeles, Friday Blllle Jean King, recovering here from knee surgery, said yesterday she hopes to compete at the Wimbledon tennis championships this year to try for her record 20th title there. Mrs. King, 33, winner of six Wimbledon slnglei titles, commented: "It's the 100
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    518 19  -  By PHILIP TAN National soccer skipper Samad A 11apitchay is toying with the idea of giving up League football this season. Samad revealed that he had signed up for two clubs for the coming season scheduled to begin In March. They are First Division champions Geylang
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    338 19 Dar Es Salaam. Friday. Tanzanian World 1500 metres record holder Filbert Bayi will not leave for a series of athletics meetings in the United States next month until the organlserssend confirmation that New Zealanders are not taking part, officials said here yesterday. Bayi Is due to
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