New Nation, 15 January 1977

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    19 1 New Nation SI|GAPORE Saturday, January 15, 1977 No. 1847 Price 25 cents NtC (P) 262/1/77 NEW (0) NATION COMMENT
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    Tied up
    391 1  -  Asean officials finalise preferential trade draft By Gerry de Silva The five ASEAN members have finalised a draft agreement on preferential trading arrangemepts, it was learnt yesterday. The loose ends were tied up during a meeting of senior ASEAN officials In Singapore. It comes after months of discussions
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    Lock icon Joint border swoop nets 100 guerillas
    164 1 Reuter Padang Besar, Saturday Malaysian and Thai troop* have captured at least 100 communist guerillas In a iqasslve joint opera, tion along their border, a Thai general said here yesterday. Lieutenant General Pin DhausarL chief of the Ponrth Thai Mill, tary Region and overall
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    Mausoleum burial for Jaafar
    202 1 Koala Lumpur, Saturday The late Tan Brl Syed Jaafar Albar will be buried at the National Mausoleum ground at the Masjid Negara here at about 4.30 this afternoon. Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamed made the decision early this morning after a meeting with Hall Suhalml
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    Lock icon Guilty
    43 1 Reuter Aspen, Colorado, Saturday A Jury yesterday found French born singer Claudlne Longet guilty on a reduced count of criminally negligent homicide In the death of her ski champion lover Vladimir (Spider) Sablch and she faces up .to two years In prison.—Reuter.
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    Lock icon Beatles: Ali's turn
    205 1 AP New York, Saturday Muhammad All says he's trying to Ret the Beatles back together for a benefit that would pay for "feeding and clothing the poor children of the world," aocordlng to the New York Dally New*. The newspaper quoted the world heavyweight boxing champ In
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    Lock icon Why I avoid the foreign press
    357 1 Reuter Manila, Saturday Mrs. Imelda Marcos, wife of the Philippines President and a power in her own right, yesterday. pleaded for greater understanding of Third World by western news media, which she accused of sometimes being a bully. Mrs. Marcos, attending a Foreign Press
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    ROV to act on those car stickers
    292 2 The Registry of Vehicles will crack down on vehicles bearing unnecessary stickers on the front windscreens. The crackdown U part of the mini-campaign the ROV Enforcement Unit la currently waging to ensure that the provisions of the Motor vehicle* (Construction and Use) Rules*
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    PLAN TO INCREASE ETV TIMES...
    289 2 The Singapore Educational Media Service may Increase ETV transmission time for the benefit of preschoolers, primary and secondary students. Last year 8 EMS transmitted 422 educational television programmes including 120 new ones. It also produced Ul aets of stories on audio cassettes accompanied by colour
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    Seamen call off 'sit-in' protest
    324 2 Forty seamen on a Llberian-reglstered vessel, A 1 Taha. called off plans to stage a "sit-in" on board the ship after new wage agreement was reached on Tuesday. The seamen were" awarded a total of $97,038 In backdated wage at a higher scale. The 14.000
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    Swami talk
    36 2 Swaml Bhashyananda. head of the Vlvekananda Vedanta Society of Chicago In the US, will give a talk on Vedanta and the West at the Ramakrlshna Mission In Bartley Road on Sunday at 5.30 p.m.
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    Film shows
    20 2 The National Museum will screen four film shows on farming, treasures and folk dances on Wed. Jan. 19.
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    Garrett: No reason to set up unit trust
    272 2 The Slater case in summary London, Saturday—An accountant formerly practising in Singapore Mr. Dennis Garrett, said In a London court yesterday that from the structure of the Melbourne Unit Trust he saw no accounting reason for It to be set up. The
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    Free shows
    36 2 The National Museum will screen four films entitled Useful Dry Farming Methods, House of Treasures, Polk Dances of Madhya Pradesh and A Journey at Its premises next Wednesday at 8 p.m. Admission is free.
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    Fewer deferments for ITB apprentices
    144 2 The director of the Industrial Training Board, Mr. Llm Jit Poh today disclosed that the Defence Ministry has indicated that there are likely to be fewer fulltime national service deferments to apprentices under the Board's various appren 11 c e s h 1 p schemes
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      712 2 AT THE CINEMA THE OMEN: A suspense thriller about the parents who discover belatedly that their adopted son Is the child of Satan. Stars Gregory Peck, Lee Remlck, David Warner. BUlle Whltelaw. Harvey Stephens. Odeen: 1.30. 4, 6.30 and 9.30 p.m. DOCTOR ZHIVAGO: An epic from Boris Pasternak's novel of
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      55 2 Today: 8.06 p.m. (2.2 m) Tomorrow: 7.14 a.m (2.6 m): 9.27 p.m. (2.4 m) Monday: 8.23 a.m (2.8 m); 10.21 p.m. (2.6 m). Tuesday: 9.18 a.m. (2.9 m); 11.06 p.m. (2.7 m). Wednesday: 10.07 a.m. (3.1 m); 11.46 p.m. (2.8 m) Thursday: 10.52 a.m, (3.1 m). Friday: 12.22 a.m. (2.8
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    Don't be a road hog
    16 2 Police reported 85 accidents yesterday. Nine were serious and one fatal.
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    She's now at all 27 clinics
    275 3  -  Ministry extends new nurse practitioner scheme By Wang Look Fung The Health Ministry has extended the new nurse practitioner scheme to all its 27 outpatient clinics. The nurse practitioner is a new category of nurses specially trained by doctors to treat simple ailments at
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    Big send-off
    32 3 The Minister for Home Affairs and Education. Mr. Chua Slan Chin will be fcuest-of-honour at a send-off party for national servicemen at Macpherson community centre at 9 a.m. on Wednesday.
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    Mill lowers price of steel bars
    202 3 The National Iron and Btod Mill has reduced the price of steel oars by IS# per metric tonne as a result of stiff competition especially from Japan. An official of the mill described thfa decrease of fire to six per cent In price as
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    HDB forfeits deposits
    347 3 Renovation contractors penalised for doing unauthorised work The Housing Board has forfeited the $5000 deposits of two renovation contractors for carrying out unauthorised work last year. While one was debarred from re-registration for a period of six months, the other was debarred from future registration. Bince the
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    Don't get wrong ideas of working life: Kwok
    153 3 Beware of getting distorted Impressions of working life when finding out about the career of your choice. This warning was sounded by a Ministry of Education guidance officer, Miss Kwok Mel Tong, at a career guidance talk at the Toa Payoh Branch
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    Shortage of tourist buses
    385 4  -  So tour operators forced to make do with school buses By Peter Ong School buses have gone to the rescue of hundreds of tourists visiting Singapore In recept months. The buses were used to transport tourists on sightseeing and shopping tours, and from the airport to
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    Singapore souvenir items a hit
    270 4 BUSINESSMEN CASH IN Enterprising businessmen are cashing in on Singapore's booming tourist trade by producing a vast range of take-home souvenir Items. Business has been so good that there are now at least 10 private enterprises Involved In producing souvenirs. And they are reported to
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    Judo course
    38 4 The Singapore Sports Council and the Singapore Amateur Judo Association will organise a Judo Instructors' course, at the Singapore Judo Club In Jalan Besar on Feb. a. Participants must have at least a 4th kyu grade.
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    ITB, industry staff swop
    122 4 The Industrial Training Board has plans to Introduce a staff exchange programme with Industry. This was suggested ata recent seminar which noted that the Board's training staff lacked Industrial experience "although they were knowledgeable In the skills they were teaching," said the latest Issue of the
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    NPCC to train 400 cadets
    147 4 The National Police Cadet Corps expects to train up to 400 cadet Inspectors this year, double the number trained last year. This was disclosed by DSP Lee Kok Aun of the NPCC In an Interview yesterday. He said: A total of 60 were trained In
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    13 seamen rescued
    47 4 Marine Police rescued all IS Indonesian crew members after they abandoned their ship, TanJong Dua Djakarta, In the Outer Roads yesterday. The vessel had listed to the port side after springing a leak In Its ballast tank. It later sank. No one was Injured.
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    Vaccination the best way to control VD, say doctors
    495 4 Most of the general practitioners and gynaecologists contacted by New Nation yesterday supported Health Minister Dr. Toh Chin Chye's call for "international control of immunisation" against venereal disease. At the opening of the First Western Pacific and South-east Asian Region conference
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    Swarm of bees attack two
    223 4 Two men were admitted to hospital yesterday after they were attacked by a swarm of bees at Stamford Road. Hawker Mr. Cheng Ah Mens, 49. had stopped his bicycle In front of the traffic lights at the Junction of Queen Btreet when he felt a
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    Car sales up by 24 pc last year
    330 4 PICK UP AFTER BAD START Car sales went up by 24 per cent -'ast year compared with the 1975 figure. _A total of 7700 private cars were sold whereas In 1975 the number was only 6228. Sales were low at the beginning
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    Ho gets top ITB post
    41 4 The Industrial Training Board has appointed Mr. Ho Mun as chairman of the Board's wood based trade advisory committee for two years. Mr. Chong Fook Keow Is secretary of the committee. There are nine committee members.
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    Lock icon Spain's first step to join NATO
    365 5 Reuter Brussels, Saturday Spain has taken a small step towards joining NATO by reorganising the command structure of its army, alliance strategists and diplomats said yesterday. They said that the S p a n is h decision to create the post of Army Chief
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    Lock icon The death diet
    73 5 AP Washington, Saturday. A US Senate committee yesterday warned that many Americans are eating themselves to death by following a high fat, high sugar diet. The panel called for a federal programme to educate consumers The Nutrition Committee said in a report proposing dietary goals for consumers
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    Lock icon Lesser charge option in Longet trial
    170 5 Reuter Aspen (Colorado), Saturday The Judge In the Claudlne Longet manslaughter trial yesterday gave the Jury the option of convicting the former wife of singer Andy William* on a lesser charge of negligent homicide. Miss Longet. 35. could be sentenced to uo to 10
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    Lock icon 330 held
    41 5 Reuter New Delhi. Saturday About 330 communist supporters have been arrested over the past two weeks In two Northern Indian states In connection with a campaign against price rises, Communist Party of India (CPI) sources said here yesterday. Reuter.
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    Lock icon Brezhnev calls for end to arms race
    165 5 Reuter Moscow, Saturday Soviet Communist Party leader Leonid Brezhnev yesterday called for an end to the arms race, saying it had frittered away money which could be used to combat the world's social problems. His appeal came In a message read to the
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    Lock icon Giving aid: 'US is the worst'
    299 5 Reuter Boston, Saturday World Bank presld en t Robert McNamara yesterday said current levels of official. aid from Industrialised to less industrialised countries was "disgracefully Inadequate" and singled out the United States as one of the worst examples of aid givers. Speaking at the
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    Lock icon Mrs B rejects request for strike talks
    172 5 Reuter Colombo, Saturdav Bn Lanka Prime Minister Sirlmavo Bandar an alke yesterday rejected opposition requests for a meeting with her and for an emergency session of Parliament to discuss the strikes which have curtailed public services for more than three weeks. Mrs. Bandaranalke
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    Lock icon Palestinian state a must in any peace deal
    404 6 —say Hussein and Sadat Reuter Cairo, Saturday King Hussein of Jordan and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat agreed yesterday that the establishment of an independent Palestinian state should be a basic part of any peace settlement with Israel, Egyptian Foreign Minister Ismail Fahmi
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    Lock icon TODAY
    168 6 UPI TODAY is Saturday. Jan. 15. the 15th daj of 1977 with 350 to follow. THE MOON Is between its last quarter and new phase. THE MORNING STARS are Mercury. Mars and Saturn. THE EVENING BTARB are Venus and Jupiter. Those born on this date are under the sign
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    Lock icon The Odd Corner
    49 6 Reuter London, Saturday Someone broke into a police chiefs safe at one of London's biggest and busiest police stations, Scotland Yard admitted yesterday. A spokesman declined comment on Pre* reports that about £SNt ($29,999) was miming from the safe at Clapham Police station in south London.—Beater.
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    Lock icon WOMAN IS CHINA'S ECONOMIC MINISTER
    121 6 Reuter Peking, Saturday China has appointed a woman. Madam Chen Mu-Hua. as Minister of Economic Relations with Foreign Countries —a portfolio that covers aid agreements with developing nations. The appointment was revealed in a New China News Agency item which did not state what had
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    Lock icon Arabs not using oil wealth as a weapon, says Yamani
    243 6 Reuter Amman, Saturday Saudi Arabia's Oil Minister, Sheikh Ahmed Zakl Yamani. says the Arabs are not using their oil wealth as a weapon and only want to remind the world of Its responsibilities towards the Palestinians, Riyadh Radio reported yesterday.
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    Lock icon Avalanche tragedy
    39 6 UPI Innsbruck (Austria). Saturday An avalanche yesterday roared down a slope near the Austrian winter sports resort of Obergurgl. biiryin* 13 people, police Three died in the snow masses, and the other 10 were hospitalised with Injuries.—UPl.
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    Lock icon Lunch talks
    38 6 Reuter New Delhi. Saturday Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi yesterday hosted a lunch for visiting Laotian President Prince Souphanouvong. enabling the two leaders to have a second exchange of views following their talks on Thursday. Reuter.
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    Lock icon New book by Jackie
    70 6 New York, Saturday— Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and book designer Brian Holme check out one of the photos for the book. In The Russian Style, which she wrote and edited for Viking Press recently. The book, which goes on sale nationally next week, stresses the elaborate costumes
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    Lock icon US call to boycott French products
    259 6 Reuter Washington, Saturday Twenty -nine US Congressmen, including the Speaker of the House of Representatives, yesterday urged Americans to boycott all French products to protest against the release of Palestinian guerilla leader Abu Daoud. As well as calling for a boycott, the 29 sent
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    Lock icon France blames W. Germany
    189 6 Reuter PARIS. Saturday France yesterday tried to counter condemnation of its release of Abu Daoud by shifting the blame to West Germany. In a lengthy interview published by French newspapers. Prime Minister Raymond Barre said: "The French Government cannot help but note what I would call
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    Lock icon Beirut raids for arms
    186 6 Reuter Beirut, Saturday. Arab League peace-fceep-lng troops will begin raids to confiscate heavy weapons which rival (actions failed to hand over by a Wednesday midnight deadline, the Falangist Party newspaper Al-Amal reported yesterday. Al-Amal quoted Byrla's representative on the four-power truce supervisory committee here, Colonel Mohammed
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    Lock icon He made love to landlady, then tried blackmail
    147 6 Reuter Exeter (England'), Saturday. An Iranian student who made love to his landlady, took pictures of her barebreasted and then threatened to tell her family, was Jailed for four years yesterday on blackmail charges. Emami was also convicted of extorting money from
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      210 6 WEATHER New York Light snow, flurries, Minus 1Mlnus OC. Headline: Carter will pursue early Panama pact and Cyprus accord. San Franelsee Overcast, 11-SC. Headline: Surprise confession on false Hughes will. Paris Cloudy, rain. 7-4 C. Headline: Daoua affair coldness between Paris and Washington. Rome Drissle. 10Mlnus IC. Headline: Television tax
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    Lock icon Japanese study defence in the Far East
    172 7 Reuter Tokyo, Saturday.—Top Japanese defence officials are making a study on how to cope with every military situation in the Far East which might arise after the expected withdrawal of U8 forces from South Korea In the future, defence agency officials said yesterday.
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    Lock icon Tough moves to check inflation
    254 7 Reuter Canberra. Saturday The A us t r a 1 i an government, last night announced tough new economic measures In an attempt to control Inflation and follow up last year's devaluation of the Australian dollar. After an eight-hour cabinet meeting here last night, the
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    Lock icon Playboy Scarpa: I was joking about Caroline
    231 7 UPI Sao Paulo. Saturday Millionaire p 1 a y o o y Francisco "Chlqulnho" Scarpa, facing charges of damaging the honour of Princess Caroline of Monaco. sa:d yesterday he was only joking when he said he had an affair with her and that
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    Lock icon Finch dies
    112 7 Reuter Los Angeles, Saturday. Australian actor Peter Finch (above) died yesterday of a heart attack at the age of 60. his close friend, director Sidney Lumet, told reporters here. A spokesman for the University of California Medical Centra here declined to either confirm or deny Mr. Lumet's statement.
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    Indon, India sign boundary pact
    109 7 New Delhi, Saturday India and Indonesia yesterday signed an agreement demarcating the entire 460-km maritime boundary between the two countries. Under the agreement, India's Nicobar Islands, located about 96 km northeast of Indonesia's Sumatra, get the same status as an archipelago sovereign state. The agreement
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    Lock icon Mayor plans cut on that cuppa
    120 7 Reuter New York, Saturday Mayor Abraham Beame has decided that New York cannot afford that extra cup of coffee. He has ruled that orders lor coffee for city hospitals, prisons and other institutions be cut by one third because of .soaring prices. He hopes
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    Pause and let him pass
    447 8 "Give Way," the mini road-courtesy campaign launched today by the traffic police, Is essentially a reminder to motorists that lnconslderatlon for other road-users can kill or maim. A more effective way of deterring boorish road behaviour is the Imposition of telling fines and demerit points
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      Feminine logic
      36 8 A woman when asked why she had such a low opinion of a mutual acquaintance, replied: "Because (an- other friend) thinks highly of her, and I can't stand him!" That's womkn'a logic for you!
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      A no-no that's not quite
      67 8 There are many ways of Imposing res trie tions, but the following noUce dated Jan. 8 from the Controller and Registrar of Imports and Exports sent to traders and carriers must take the cake: "Traders and carriers are Informed that with effect from today, the
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    Lock icon President vs Congress —Ford's stand
    598 8  -  Opinion By Walter Mears AP Washington, Saturday President Ford has told Congress not to try to play Commander in Chief but to leave to presidents, Deginning with Jimmy Carter, the management of International affairs in times of crisis. That advice runs counter to a congressional
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    HUA AND TENG CAN MAKE GOOD TEAM
    505 8 ...just like the late Mao and Chou VOICF. OF THE PRESS BANGKOK POST Sinologists and friends of China are closely following the efforts by Chairman H u a Kuo-feng to bring peace and stability to his country which has-been disturbed by the unexpected
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    Lock icon VACATION VISIT: DID YOUR CHILDREN HAVE A GOOD TIME
    589 9  -  Art Buchwald Los Angeles Times The problem after a Christmas vacation is that parents of college students can never be quite sure if their children had a good time or not. I've taken a leaf from Holiday Inns, Howard Johnson motels
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    Lock icon Rule by committee is way of life in Vietnam
    366 9  -  Bjr PAUL VOGLE UPI Bangkok, Sat Communist rule by committee has become the way of life in Vietnam, leu than two year* after the laat US-backed government in Saigon folded it* tents in surrender. The Committee of 492 Members of the
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      1205 10 / 11 YOUR WEEKEND ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE SINGAPORE 5 1 .95 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by IIS AME tM 8ATUEOAT MATINEE: Tchaikovsky. Continuation of a twopart film on the lifestory of oompoeer Tchaikovsky. 3.15 STABS IN ACTION: Plafue Ship. 3.44 SOCCER President's Cup Final. 4.45 8ANDIWABA: Pak Wan Nslk Angin (r). 5.25 JOE VOBRE8TSB:
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      555 10 / 11 RADIO SINGAPORE SATURDAY 1.40 News followed by Share Market Report 1.45 Prog. Summary followed by Music for You 2.00 Walls of Jericho 2JO Concert Matinee (S) 3.30 Today's Sounds 4.00 Saturday Special 4.30 Tea Break (S) 5.00 News In Brief 5.03 Prog. Summary 5.10 In Holiday Mood 0.00 News In
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      907 10 / 11 New shows this year Sight and Sound by J. Holmberg The trials of a judge THE TONY RANDALL SHOW. Mary Tyler Moore productions. which reputedly have the best sitcom writers (though after watching the series Rhoda. and the recent one, Phyllis, this seems hard to swallow), have come up with
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    Rites and rituals of Dark Age
    501 12  -  Liable to make stomachs turn Cinema Gloria Chandy DARKEST NEW GUINEA: A documentary In Mandarin with English sabtitles. (Now at Golden). Th 11 documentary takes you Into some of the most remote regions of New Ouinea that are still inhabited by primitive tribes who
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    ELO: A MARRIAGE OF ROCK AND CLASSICS
    468 12  -  Orchestra has found the perfect formula POPS Peter Ong ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA: A NEW WORLD RECORD (JET RECORDS): When Electric Light Orchestra was formed In 1969, Its founders Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood, then still with The Move, set their sights on the
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    The best goes to the bottom of the list...
    183 12 London. Saturday. The beet is at the bottom of the London pop charts this week with excellent records by Julie Covington and Stevle Wonder hovering on the fringe of the top 10. Miss Covington Is a new name on the pop
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      357 12 mainly as an actress in England, she stars in **fta, a new opera by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Weber loosely based on the life and career of Eva Peron. It reveals Miss Covington as a musical performer of the first rank, Wtth a strong sensitive voice, especially In the
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    Lock icon Australia may ease trade tariffs
    83 13 Business News and Views V J J UPI Ottawa, Saturday Australia appears to be moving towards the Canadian position of easing world trade tariffs to encourage more exports of llAshed products. An Indication of m changing Australian position came this week in two days of
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    Lock icon Tin prices hit new heights
    452 13 Buffer stock emptied, prices out of hand Reuter London, Saturday The price of tin climbed to new heights on the London Metal Exchange yesterday following Thursday's Internatlonal Tin Council announcement that buffer stock supplies are exhausted. After reaching a record £5530 per tonne, tin closed
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    Lock icon 450,000-tonne buffer stock proposed
    232 13 Reuter Geneva. Saturday United Nations commodity experts have advocated setting ud an International buffer stockpile ot 450,000 tonnes to stabilise natural rubber prices, and said a reserve of 100,000 tonnes envisaged by producing countries is too small. The 450,000 tonnes figure appeared as a tentative estimate
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    Mart crawls in sluggish week
    369 13  -  Market round-up I.V. Lee Yew Meng Trading in the stocfe market slowed to a crawl this week. Total volume traded was only 12,109,000 shares valued at $26,102,000. Comparative figures for last week were 20,649,000 and $42,*****0, respectively. Monday's performance (turnover was almost four million units)
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      128 13 Prices suffered an irregular loss yesterday in active trading of New York Exchange issues as blue-chips encountered selling pressures amid rising concern that inflation would be rekindled. Yesterday* by the dlfferei prices followed nee on previous session's close AT ft T 82% unch Beth Steel 38% Caterp Tra
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      28 13 Closing averages on the NYSE yesterday: 30 Industrials 972.16 (Off 3.99). 20 transport 233.66 (off 1.08); 15 utilities 108.22 (up 0.89); 65 stocks 318.10 (off 0.69).
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      162 13 Substantial buying flooded the market. pushing up speculatlves and medium and smallsized incentive-backed issues. Closing prices (in yen) on the TSE yesterday: AJlnomoto 500 2 C. Itoh 308 3 Dowa Mining 159 1 Hitachi 230 1 Japan Mall 8te 222 1 Komatsu 321 1 Melji Selka 440 I Mltsul-Toatsu
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      78 13 Closing prices (In Swiss francs) on the Zurich Stock Exchange yesterday: UB8 Bearer 3226 5 UBS Registered 563 I SBC 408 Credit Suisse 2730 Swissair B. <43 2 Swiss Relnsur 2550 Wlnterthur B. 1920 —10 Zurich msur. 7150 Juvena B. 1M 2 Nestle B. 3470 —25 Interfcod B. 2525
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      117 14 FROM GREAT BRITAIN DON'T PUT UP WITH ANYTHING LESS Vfc MERCHANDISE PRODUCE (PTE) LTD Golden Mile Shopping Centre Beach Rd Singapore 7 Tel: *****35 *****36 *•s<§. mwm HI Li L CHINESE NEW YEAR SPECIAL OFFER! HITACHI Tuner amplifier power output 70 watt RMS with HI 1 set Turntable and one
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      121 14 WHILS STOCK I LASTS TIMBER ENTERPRISES (PTE.) LTD. 7E-1, ASIA INSURANCE BLDO. S'PORE TEL: M 719 (Manufacturer* A Publisher* Representative*) People going OVERSEAS go to FOOK ON first Because we hsvs the widest range of Winter Clothings at the most reasonable prices. FOOK ON CO. [PTE] LTD (Department Store) 83-85
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    304 14 A twice weekly advertisement feature Coffee houses In Singapore are popular with both young and old. Associated with the hotel industry as the tourist boom took place in the 1960, we now find that there are coffee houses in modern office blocks and shopping centres. Coffee houses are, of
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    Lock icon Dirty game called power
    616 15 Book is rich with case studies Bookshelf! NYT Service POWER, INC.: PUBLIC AND PRIVATE RULERS AND HOW TO MAKE THEM ACCOUNTABLE. By Morton Mintz and Jerry S. Cohen. (589 pages. Viking US$l5.) Reviewed by John L. Hess. The buck doesn't stop here anymore. To use the
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    Lock icon CORPORATE GIANTS AND THEIR MIGHT
    589 15  -  By Hobart Rowan Washington Post Washington, Saturday In Sidney Lumet's new bitterly satirical movie, Network, the head of the fictional United Broadcasting Service (ÜBS) lays it on the line to his schizophrenic but top rated newscaster. Howard Beale. We no longer live in a world
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    Diesen the only undefeated player in c'ship
    384 15  -  Chess In I Lim Kok Ann Fifty-four competitors took part in the 1976 World Junior Championship held In Oroningen, Holland, last December. As the host country had two players, 53 countries were represented. The winner was Mark Dlesen of the United States who
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    Lock icon Now politics creeps into indoor games
    578 16 NYT Reuter New York, Saturday The political problems that diluted the track and field competition at the Montreal Olympics has been extended into the 1977 indoor season. At least one African country. Tanzania, already has Informed officials of the Amateur Athletic Union and the
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    171 16 AP S e o u i, Saturday South Korea have decided to send their athletes to Taiwan if Taiwan succeed in their bid to host the third biennial Asian amateur track and field championships, the Korean Amateur Athletic Federation said yesterday. Some member countries of
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      528 16 Saturday Cut out ond pin with other coupons. Posting instructions appear below Name (Mr./Mrs./Miss) Address ■■■■■■■■■■Cut along dotted lines ■■■■■■■■i CLUES FOR DO-6 1. Foil to keep to the main subject 2. Shaken, at cream being made into butter 3. Like a- meeting at which term* off total surrender are
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      407 16 YOUR LUCKY STARS IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you possess nervous energy In the extreme, with the result that you are Inclined to work overlong and overhard on matters requiring only a modicum of effort which eventually will mean that you will be forced to work very nearly to
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    Wicket ideal for Imran and Sarfaz: Mushtaq
    497 17 Sydney, Saturday A us t r a 11 an Test captain. Greg Chappell, said it was Pakistan's day at the opening day of the third and deciding Test at Sydney cricket ground yesterday. Chappell said: "All credit must be given to the Pakistan
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    Selectors in tight spot
    378 17  -  BADMINTON by Brian Miller Absenteeism seems to be the v biggest problem facing the Singapore Badminton Association as they prepare for the Asian Badminton Confederation's Invitation championships to be held in Hong Kong from February 22 to 28. For the past few weeks, only eight players
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    Edwards fit as Wales poise for win
    243 17 London. Saturday The first two matches of the season in the fivenation Rugby Union championship are expected to be played today as scheduled, despite wintry weather which threatens wide disruption of other weekend sports fixtures In Britain. In Cardiff, where Wales are due
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    Aerobics
    17 17 The National Aerobic Fitness Test will be held today at the National Btadlum at 4 p.m.
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    LIETZKE TAKES THE LEAD WITH SIX-UNDER-PAR
    251 17 Tucson, Saturday Bruce Lletske reached all the Mr 5s In two big blows, came out of the pack with a slx-under-par 66 and took a onestroke lead yesterday In the second round of the U*****.000 (about *****.000) Joe OaraglolaTucson Open golf tournament while Johnny
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      74 17 THE BORN LOSER bv Art Sansom OH,ifcAH, THAT'S A SHORT IW THE vTaeviaow! v m irz i m m i«4i V! bk- a SCspa mc T M Reg U S r 4 i OM by Frank O'Neal SHORT RIBS OUST TWE USUAL. r-r^ MAIL/ i -fK Ste m fi *2
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    112 18 ■CBUTINEEB FAIBWAY BLUEGBAS8 KM* 1: lyvUiii Timely Sparkling Pacific Rim Thnely Super Quick RMC S: Galden Mandarin I Love Tou Hipd Speedmaater 1 Lra YM Archibald I Law Tan Ytenan Kmc S: Kin 4: |s§jjS uiinito lamer be 11 finldent Award Tadtnjr Cohimbo Court V| A«aln V aMto Caart
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    BUKIT TIMAH CARD FOR TODAY
    3084 18 -n 2.18 CIms 5, Dlv 3 Jl ($9,500 $6,650 to 1600m linmr) i eooonww ft 0M7 1 Deal sxmnm% *MtaM(HTWM)DanMa4»7(dd+lM)lMam C*» (Protector*) Sameurl ft MM (dc+7) 1400m N a (Egta) Kinior ft M (dd-1) iftftOn p 4 4 DM Dm 1 MM Mm 0077 tpartd
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    Up Again will take a lot of chasing
    504 18  -  RACING with Brian Miller It will take a really good galloper to wear down Up Again In Race Four this after noon. That's why I take him to be the best bet in today's Buklt Timah eight-race card. This gelding from the
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    Piggott has three good mounts
    280 18 BY FAIRWAY Letter Piggott will undoubtedly be the star attraction at Buklt Timah today. The maestro has six rides in a card of eight races and can score on Sparkling (Race One), Napshot (Race Two, and Golden Lotas II (Race Pout). 8parkling, although un placed
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    An easy task ahead for Thomas
    395 19 RACING with Scrutineer j Visiting Welsh Jockey Taify Thomas should have a winning ride on Spellbinder in Race 2 at Buk i t Tlmah tomorrow. To my mind Spellbinder has a fairly easy task. The four-yea r-old English gelding by Flrestreak showed definite promise
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    BUKIT TIMAH CARD AND FORM GUIDE FOR TOMORROW
    3642 19 3D1 1 *.U5 LA88 5 DIV 1 1800m (110,800 $7,350 to wlnnw) 1 1222 Mora a (Ocorge) W«»t 6 87 (+2) 1400m W •Franeta 10 2 0104 Au auvage a (Civic) Davldaon 5 53* (-2S) 1850m SuMan 14 1 3497 Phot. m
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    128 19 EER MIAN MULES FAIBWAY s Rim 1: htba MMhn Monab Arctic Warrior Prabu Mandura Prabu Mandura Slag's Knight Monab Km* 1: Spellbinder Sputnik Spellbinder Longshot Loagahot Atomic Power Ampere Spellbinder Km* 1: Abdactor Naubahar Trae Grit Naubahar Royal O vatton Mlriodr of Love Bayal Ontiea Abductor law 4: Look
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    Taiwan girls should win again
    351 20 The Singapore Women hoot ball Association are appealing to fans for their lupport to the National team In their match with the visiting Mulan team from Taiwan at the Jalan Besar Stadium tonight. (Kickoff 8 p.m.) BWFA secretary Miss Kathryn Yeo said: The fans will
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    Spartak call off match with S'pore
    458 20  -  By PHILIP TAN The Football Association of Singapore nave had to cancel the friendly match between our National team and Bulgaria's Levski Spartak on January 20 but have arranged a game with the Bouth Korean National team on February 14 Instead. The match was
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    Lock icon Kenya: No to NZ invite for Boit
    213 20 Reuter Nairobi. Saturday The Kenya Amateur Athletic Association have turned down an invitation for middle distance •tar Mike Bolt to compete In four sports meetings In New Zealand later this month. KAAA secretary Mr. Isaiah Klplagat said yesterday: "No Kenya athlete will be
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    Netball final
    28 20 Tanglin will meet Kun Chuan In the final of the Boon Teck Constituency Intra-zone netball final at the Boon Teck Community Centre today at 5 p.m.
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    Winter brings chaos to British soccer
    205 20 London, Saturday. Severe wintry weather sent British League soccer sliding further Into chaos yesterday and there were growing Indications that the season would have to be extended beyond the May 14 closing date. By mid-afternoon 22 of today's scheduled 62 English and Scottish League
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    Fifa ban Congo 'keeper
    158 20 Zurich, Saturday The International Football Federation (Flfa) yesterday co nfir m e d Congo at the winners of a World Cup qualifying match away to Cameroun last October which was abandoned after disturbances on and off the pitch. The Flfa Disciplinary Committee ruled that Cameroun lost
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