New Nation, 11 February 1977

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  • 23 1 New Nation SINGAPORE Friday, February 11, 1977 No. 1871 Price 25 cents M C (P) 262/1/77 T NEW NATION I COMMENT J A
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  • 403 1 National service also in police and VC? The first batch of national service girls is likely to be called up within five years, according to informed sources. Extension of national service to women will not take place this year or the next, according to one
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  • 405 1  -  By Gerry de Silva Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore will soon sign an agreement on the 9traits of Malacca, it was learned yesterday. The foreign ministers of the three countries are likely to meet In Jakarta to sign the. pact to promote safety of
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  • 58 1 Reuter Baghdad, Friday Iraq's Interior Ministry said yesterday that a Syrian agent attempted to blow up the Hussein Shrine at Karbala at the height of a pilgrimage by Bhllte Muslims. The agent was arrested on Sunday, a ministry spokesman said, and his 10 kilogram bomb was defused. Karbala.
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  • 157 1 Mrs. O. Raman, wife of the lawyer detained yesterday for what the Government described as pro-communist activities, said this morning she knew nothing of her husband's outside activities. Interviewed at her two-storey terrace house in Jalan Chegar off Upper Thomson Road, Mrs.
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  • 114 1 Reuter Washington, Friday— President Carter told government employees yesterday he doesnt like them "living In sin" and asked them to help convince American voters the administration was honest. He said he had Instructed White House aides to avoid marital troubles. Amid laughter from
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    • 61 1 jeans Oi INSIDE Thais cut supplies to Khm«rs Page 5 Postal centre Cor Jalan Eunoa Page ADB aid for soda ash project Page 5 IN THE OTHER PAGES: Cinemas 2; Stars, Crossword 15; Moneywords 19; Comics 19. Bring this advertisement along and enjoy 10% discount on any wine spirit purchase
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  • 236 2  -  By Douglas Chan At least 50 people have been cheated by a group of Caucasians selling textiles purported to be oi high quality. The group, numbering about 20, are believed to be European tourists who posed as airline officials and pilots and claimed that they
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  • 187 2 Prices reacted marginally higher during tne first 45 minutes of trading at the Stock Exchange of Singapore today. The higher opening was believed to have been sparked off by the firm close in Wall Street overnight market. Prices were, however, unable to Improve on the opening advances because
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  • 41 2 The Adult Education Board is organising a course on Interior decoration and home furnishing to be held at Belegle Primary School every Monday from Feb. 21 from 7.00 to 9.30 p.m. The fee is $25. Ring *****8 for more details.
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  • 215 2 Singapore Is the first country in South-east Asia to establish a postgraduate medical school and is well on its way to developing a post-graduate medical centre for this region, the University of Singapore said yesterday. In a statement yesterday, the University's School of Post-Oraduate Medical
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  • 55 2 The Hotel and Catering Training School will conduct three courses for hotel supervisory staff and departmental managers from March 28. The courses, ranging from nine to 10 weeks, are hotel front office, hotel housekeeping and food and beverage. The fee is between $55 and $100. Applications
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  • 41 2 The National Productivity Board is organising a 10 s—alon course on Practical Die Design for Press-Working (English medium) at Its Town Traning Centre in Newton Road. The course will start from March 7. For mora details ring *****7 or
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  • 259 2  -  By Judith Holmberg English-language television shows, which have been trailing Chinese serials in popularity, are steadily climbing in the Top Ten ratings. This Is according to a recent TV survey conducted by Survey Research Singapore, a market research company. "Even the most
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  • 104 2 British singer Julie Rogers (above) whose song The Wedding became a hit in 1964, is coming to Singapore this month. She is scheduled to give two performances at the Carlton Hall. Goodwood Park Hotel, on Feb 23 and 26. This will be Julie's
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  • 190 2 Foreign Minister, Mr. S. Rajaratnam will speak for Singapore at the EECASEAN conference to be held in Brussels in April Yesterday, Mr. Rajaratnam had talks with Mr. John Hansen, head of the Asian division of the EEC, who is on the second leg
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    • 774 2 WHAT'S ON WHO'S Afraid of Virginia Woolfe, presentation by the Singapore University at Cultural Centre, Canning Rise, 8 p.m. Tickets $2, $3 and $4. STOCK options trading, an open seminar by Terry Mayer of Bache Halsey Stuart Inc. at Mandarin Hotel, 6 p.m. ROLE OF the mass media In an
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  • 211 3 Lawyer Mrs. Liaw Lai Chan, 35, has the distinction of being the first woman second assistant Clerk of Parliament She is the only woman In the Chamber every time the House sits. She was conspicuous daring the opening of Parliament's Fourth Session by President
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  • 489 3  -  They can now give credit facilities to their customers By Bharathi Mohan Finance companies are now providing credit facilities to traders and manufacturers a move which might well erase their so-called "pawnshop image." The Monetary Authority of Singapore recently gave them the
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  • 192 3 The Roman Catholic Church here has nominated three priests as candidates to take over as the new Archbishop of Singapore following the retirement of Monsignor M. Olcomendy last year. They are Bishop Oregory Yong of Penang, Father Francis Lau, rector of the minor seminary
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  • 47 3 Professor Seah Cheng Slang has been elected president of the Gastroenterological Society of Singapore. The other officials are Mr. Ho Soon Teck (vicepresident), Dr. Lee Swee Kok (secretary cum treasurer), and committee members: Drs. Leong Sou Fong, Phua Kong 800. Ng Pock Liok and Frederick Chen.
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  • 261 3  -  By Teresa Ooi The Government will conduct a promotion exercise for all superscale officers in the education service soon, it was learnt yesterday. This, according to informed sources will precede the much-await-ed major exercise affecting more than 20,000 teachers. The last exercise was
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  • 109 3 For the first time In Singapore, a travel company Is launching a package tour to South America. Ken Air Services International Is planning one tour this year which will take travellers to Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Lima, and the famed Iguassu Falls on the
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 105 3 PHOTO-OUTING Satcolab Pte. Ltd. is holding a Photo-Outing on February 13th at Toa Payoh Garden from 9.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. in conjunction with their Colour Photo Competition. Several beautiful models have been invited for the occasion and entry forms can be obtained from the organisers at the Garden. This
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  • 251 4 A multl-m 1111 on dollar Postal Complex, equipped with electronic readers to sort letters and parcels, Is to be built at Jalan Eunos soon. Plans for the complex have been submitted for approval, a spokesman of the Postal Services Department said. The site, near
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  • 201 4 The Dead Letters Office has been replaced by the Returned Letters Unit. A spokesman for the Postal Services Department said: "The Dead Letters Offlce dealt only with letters meant for destruction. rhe Returned Letters Unit now incorporates the tracing and the destruction sections.
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  • 232 4 These four girls In s $120,000 German Porsche sports car will be among the leaders of the Chingay procession during Chinese New Year. Clad in the national costumes of the ABEAN nations, they will each travel in a sports car in what' the
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  • 139 4 C h a rlt a b 1 e group* should find another way of distributing gifts to the aged besides making them gather In one place. Speaking at the distribution of Chinese New Year gifts by the Singapore Textile Dealers Friendly Association at the Kampung
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  • 789 4  -  By Gerry de Silva The Singaporean in 1980 will be able to see the person he is talking to over the telephone when he makes an international call. He may also be one of the 10,000 new flat dwellers living In
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  • 331 5 Supplies of 'war materials' stopped Reuter AP Bangkok, Friday The Thai government has imposed an embargo on supplies of fuel oil, p h a r m a ceutical products, clothing and ironware to Cambodia in retaliation a g a i nst last month's Khmer Rouge massacre
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  • 61 5 UPI Washington, Wednesday—Former President Gerald Ford was quoted yesterday as hinting he might run for President again in 1980. Mr. Ford's allusion to another bid for the White House came during a private luncheon at famed Mory's Tavern at his Alma Mater, Yale University, Connecticut where
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  • 306 5 Reuter New Delhi, Friday The principal opponents of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi yesterday castigated her emergency rule and promised to scrap a series of controversial laws passed since June, 1975. The Janata (People's) Party combine said in its election manifesto that the record of Mrs. Gandhi's
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  • 300 5 Reuter Manila, Friday The Asian Development Bank yesterday said it approved a technical assistance grant to Thailand to finance the foreign exchange costs of a comprehensive feasibility study of the rock salt-soda ash project proposed by ASEAN. The project is one
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  • 216 5 AP Tokyo, Friday—China today declared it will support North Korea's last proposal which calls for the convention of a North-South conference and disarmament talks to ease tension and eventually reunify the two countries. At the same time, China demanded that the
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  • 443 6 They no longer want to get back all of Palestine: Waldheim Reuter Jerusalem, Friday UN SecretaryGeneral Kurt Waldheim told Israeli ministers yesterday that the Palestinian leaders was ready to make a major concession to secure a Middle East settlement, UN sources said. They said
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  • 190 6 Reuter Los Angeles, Friday. Peter Finch was nominated yesterday for Hollywood's best actor Oscar award for his role as a mad television announcer, one month after his death here from a heart attack. Finch's film, Network, and the sentimental boxing movie "Rocky," took most
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  • 272 6 Reuter Moscow, Friday Soviet Justice officials yesterday det a i n e d prominent dissident Yuri Orlov, leader of an unofficial group monitoring Soviet observance of the 1975 Helsinki Declaration of Human Rights and EastWest Detente, a friend of Dr. Orlov said. Lyudmlla Alexeyeva,
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  • 283 6 Reuter Moscow, Friday Soviet aircraft designer Sergei Ilyushin, who helped create more than 50 models of military and civilian planes, has died at the age of 82, Tass news agency reported yesterday. Ilyushin's life and work as an aircraft designer mirrored the history of
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  • 51 6 New York, Friday. Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has signed an agreement with a subsidiary of Time Incorporated to publish his memoirs, the company said yesterday. Mr. Arthur Thornhill Jr., president of the subsidiary, Little, Brown and Company, said Dr. Kissinger signed the contract on
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  • 233 6 UPI United Nations, Friday —The sanctions committee of the Security Council is investigating a British government report charging that the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Bulgaria and East Germany are trading with whlte-minorlty-ruled Rhodesia, with three Swiss companies acting as gobetweens. The Soviet
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  • 87 6 TODAY is Friday, Feb. 11, the 42nd day of 1977 with 323 to follow. THE MOON" is between its last quarter and new phase. THE MORNING STARS are Mercury and Mars. THE EVENING STARS are Venus, Jupiter and Saturn. ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY: In 1945, President Franklin D.
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  • 69 6 UPI San Diego (California), Friday Krishna does not come in for his radiation therapy at University Hospital until after the other patients have left. He might have an unsettling effect on them. Krishna is a python, 2.4 metres long and 15 cm in diameter, from the San
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  • 153 6 Reuter Washington, Friday President Carter will host a two-hour radio phone-in programme on March 5 to answer Americans' questions, the White House said yesterday. Top television personality Walter Cronkite will be at the President's side in the Oval Office to help him handle
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    • 191 6 WORLD WEATHER Honr Kong Sunny, 17-07 C. Headline: China trade may mark time in 1977. Kuala Lumpur—Cloudy, 31-22 C. Headline: Chopper crash kills three. Manila—Cloudy, 31 2CC. Headline: Four accused in Marco's slay plot plead guilty. Seoul—Sunny, 2 minus SC. Headline: Government to build new administrative capital. Bangkok Cloudy, 3321C.
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  • 419 8 Government Initiatives in the strategy to achieve a return to the high growth rates of the past need a response from the private sector and labour. The minimum of six-to-eight per cent growth forecast in the Finance Ministry's addendum to the President's parliamentary address will
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  • 78 8 [whispers Qg> All those stories about confidence tricksters reminded a news contact about a man In Johore Bahru who was notorious for running a moneylending business with other people's money. For example, he offered to invest a windfall for a traffic policeman who Innocently handed over
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  • 546 8  -  FRIDAY WITH ISMAIL KASSIM ISMAIL KASSIM Muslim fanaticIsm is again rearing its ugly head in Indonesia as the country's three po 1 i tical parties prepare to start campaigning for the May 2 general elections. The Development Unity Party (PPI), a coalition of Muslim parties,
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  • 526 8 By 2030 one in every six will be over 65 NYT Service Washington, Friday Slowly, almost imperceptibly, but with inexorable force, America's population is undergoing a profound transformation that could alter nearly every facet of its way of life. After decades of the rising
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  • 289 8 VOICE OF THE PRESS NEW STRAITS TIMES The new era of anti-communist co operation between Thailand and Malaysia that was spearheaded by Big Star will soon be formalised in a new border agreement. The need for such joint efforts, especially In our common fight
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  • 812 9 Reuter Hanoi, Friday A victory mood still pervades this capital more than 18 months after the end of the Vietnam war. A visitor is struck by the apparent lack of regimentation among the two million people who live in the city on
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  • 448 9  -  Comment By C.L. Shulzberger New York Times Rome, Friday One import ant argument for strengthen i n g NATO is rarely used and is also difficult for most people to understand because it is so complex. Simply stated, it is that those Western communist
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  • trend EDITED BY SYLVIA LEOW
    • 484 10 / 11  -  Sundown scene vi ill) Jennifer Schoon FAMILIAR personality both of T.V. and radio, Bernard Solosa, Is now picking the hits at the Hi-Llte, Oberoi Imperial's Discotheque. Bernard will be trying out some of his special Ideas on disc spinning. In Singapore, the general Idea of a
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    • 560 10 / 11  -  asks reader Jeffrey Tan Latino Out »>v Violet Oon The greatest fun about writing this colump is the response I get from readers who write to tell me about their own favourite eating spots. One of them, Mr. Jeffrey Tan, must be one of
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      768 10 / 11  -  I =3 The Arts iL a by Violet Oon SEOW Yit Kin will play at the Singapore Conference Hall on Sunday, Feb. 13, fresh from his exciting solo engagement at the Hong Kong Arts Festival. Being invited to appear at the Festival, now established as one of the
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    • 492 10 / 11 N.T. Times News Service New York, Friday Along with hearts and flowers, Cupids and lace, chocolates are among the more important appurtenances of the Valentine's Day celebration. Each year around Feb. 14, loads of chocolate candy are brought for gifts, and the holiday does,
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  • Page 10 / 11 Advertisements
    • 116 10 / 11 If you're likely to overeat this festive season,keep Actal handy. 11 > r. *2) A \\l \W m nn v\ 24 m BJ. as v *1mm mm§ S«S r J iL 5* Actal is a peppermint flavoured antacid in tablet form that provides instant and prolonged relief of indigestion, heartburn,
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    • 64 10 / 11 Steaks said lo be the best la lowa with a free glass of wine lo go with them. Month watering Roast Beef (Prime imported) (Sun. Wed. Lnnch only) Steak and kidpey pud (Just like mum makes) Fish and chips Apple pie Get away from it all relax in the good
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    • 130 10 / 11 e u> FottY X°^^c. Arrp*« OOP OPENING ,&.w vTTVT\ w 1 I _i > y ijj^'i. IM W^4*yy rf T W OPEN DAILY: 6fMn SAT: 6pn San FREE TIT BITS Drinks at normal Bar prica« Soothing musk whlW you tip and chat in friendly atmoaphara Charming and trainad hiHawi to
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  • 754 12 More than a million passengers will use it each day Washington Post Hong Kongi Friday In Hong Kong more than three million of the inhabitants are Jammed into an area of about 130 sq. km. This incredible congestion is going to turn the subway
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  • 510 12  -  By Jacqueline Huard UPI Boston, Friday Dr. Robert Rines plans to resume his seven-year hunt for the legendary Loch Ness monster next June, hoping to prove once and for all the numerous sightings of a large creature are no figment of the imagination. "We know
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    • 58 12 MID- 1977 MALAYSIA'S NEWEST RESORT HOTH®k J] FEDERAL HOTEL) 1 PORT DtCKSON SEREMBAN MALAYSIA Cable t" FEDPORTSON' t i ii, 4<m m H (A MEMBER OF FEDERAL HOTELS GROUP) 150 TASTEFULLY DESIGNED ROOMS SUITES FULLY AIR-CONDITIONED. ONLY 50 MINS. DRIVE FROM KUALA LUMPUR AND ABOUT 4fc HOURS FROM THE LION
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  • 1061 13  -  Back-of-the-paper backgrounder By Walter Logan UPI New York, Thursday The Middle East is stirring uneasily against after months of dormancy brought on by the civil war in Lebanon and the US presidential elections. The talk is of an Arab peace initiative but the fears
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 104 13 from 5 th-15th February 1977 J|( Sunday Open) TELOK AYER STREET SINGAPORE 1. TEL: *****88 9. W Sang Wah Co Pte Ltd Specialists in Refrigeration Furniture Office/Showroom: 219, Victoria Street, Singapore 7. Tel: *****/*****9 Factory: 25, Rodyk Street, Singapore 9. Tel: *****3 Special Discounts will be given on cash purchases
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  • 148 14 UPI Brussels, Friday The US dollar and British sterling turned in mixed performances yesterday on European markets. Gold stumbled after a three-day upswing, down US$l an ounce from Wednesday's London close to U*****.6250 and losing 25 cents in Zurich to U*****.8750. The dollar climbed in Zurich
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  • 127 14 Time Magazine has appointed a former Singapore Journalist. MR. MICHAEL SEBASTIAN, to head Its regional office here. ME. CYRIL F. FOWLER has been named area vice-president, Asia and Australia operations, of Allls Chambers Corp.' with headquarters here. MR. ALBERT TIEN, former PR manager of the Economic Development
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  • 440 14 ...to stimulate world trade f =3 Business News and Views UPI Bonn, Friday West German government and industrial leaders yesterday took issue with President Carter's proposals for stimulating the world's economies and said promoting private consumption alone would be inflationary. Minister of Economics Hans Frlderlch told
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  • Stock markets round the world
    • 104 14 Yesterday's prices followed by the difference on previous session's close: AT T 63% V» Beth Steel 36% Caterp Tra 49% Chrysler 20% y. Coca-Cola 75'4 Contl. Oil 35% V, Dow Chem 36 Dresser 39% Du Pont 129% 1% E. Kodak 73% !4 Exxon 51% Firestone 23 Ford Mot
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    • 28 14 Closing averages on. the NYSE yesterday: 30 industrials 937.92 (up 4.08); 20 transport 226.97 (up 1.03); 15 utilities 107.17 (down 0.77); 65 stocks 308.79 (up 0.75).
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    • 156 14 Closing prices (in yen) on the TSE yesterday: Ajlnomoto 509 unch. C. Itoh 290 1 D»wa Mining 166 2 Hitachi 227 unch. Japan Mall Ste 219 2 Komatsu 308 2 Melji Selka 451 7 Mltsui-Toatsu 94 unch. Onoda Cement 101 unch. Shlseldo 1270 —20 Sumitomo Bank 289 unch. Toklo
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    • 82 14 Closing prices (In Swiss francs) on the Zurich Stock Exchange yesterday: UBS Bearer 3270 —10 UBS Registered 550 1 SBC 393 2 Credit Suisse 2720 Swissair B. 639 3 Swiss Reinsur. 2580 Winterthur B. 1920 5 Juvena B. 183 8 Nestle B. 3310 10 Interfood B. 2375 —50 Ciba-Oeigy
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    • 70 14 Closing prices (in francs) on the Paris Bourse yesterday. Parlbas 155 +6 Foncier 305 —10 Pr in temps 40.50 —1 Bull 28.80 +0.30 Royal Dutch 270.10 —2 Michelin 1148 +7 COE 266 -1-3 Thomson 175 +3.80 OTP 104.80 +2.30 Rhone 74.80 +0.80 Air 334 +6 BSN 437 —1.50 Philips
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    • 97 14 Closing prices at 11.30 a.m today Australian time): AAR 85 90 Aberfoyle 95 100 Aust Dev 25 27 BH South 115 119 B'vllle 126 Cons Gold 180 Abmlnco 41 45 Cudgeon 30 32 Cons Rutile 65 68 CRA 286 288 East Copper 15 Hamersley 278 Hill 50 55 60
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  • 320 14 AP Paris, Friday Japan will immediately raise its shipbuilding prices, probably by 5 to 10 per cent, as a first step in a threepoint plan agreed upon with European shipbuilders to ease the world crisis in the industry. Japanese sources said here
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  • 203 14 UPI Tokyo, Friday A senior British government official yesterday called on Japan to Increase her Investments In Britain and to make European products more accessible to the Japanese. "There is scope for more Japanese investment in the United Kingdom." Mr. Peter Carey,
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  • 374 15 Kuala Lumpur, Friday The Sports Ministry will not be spending $3 million on training Malaysian competitors for the SEA Games to be held in Kuala Lumpur in November. Sports Ministry Secretary General Ahmad Sabki Jahidln said this in Kuala Lumpur yesterday, clarifying a statement by the Minister
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  • 214 15 Reuter Dublin, Friday— Mike Gibson, who has been playing at fly-half In the Irish rugby team this season, will revert to his more usual position of centre three quarter for the Ave nations intern a t i o nal against Scotland at Murrayfield, Edinburgh,
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
    • 275 15 Crossword HBHHiI iii maumuua mum ■a ammu nam aami mbhs mumm 8 Pipeline state 9 Instructions 10 Raking it in 11 Arab land 12 Famous puppeteer 15 Catch sight of 18 Constrictors 22 Of gold 24 Equal 26 Collier 27 Battery end 29 Island, Yy Bay 38 Coeur d' 30
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    • 414 15 YOUR LUCKY STARS IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you are an entirely trustworthy person who carries his honor like a flag before him in all he undertakes. You are one who requires a nice balance between work and relaxation, between mental and physical exercise, between self-discipline and selfindulgence. You
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  • 440 16 The Tsar will provide main challenge with Piggott astride RACING with Scrutineer 4 Abductor, whose target is the Tunku's Gold Cup to be run next week, stands out as one of the day's top bets in the Class 1 Division 2 —l Boom e*«nt (Race 8)
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  • 3183 16 wnvyns' 2.0 CLASS 5, DIV 5 1200m MIMHMI MM ($8,000 $5,600 to winner) 1 6000 Tlnggt Harapan IV (Tunku. TCN L O'Sulllvan) Heddle fl 57 (d2 lame) 1200m •Mahhat 12 2 1880 Mighty Oraat a (Sumadara) Osman 8 56 <d2-l'*) 1200m Valu
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  • 125 16 SCRUTINEER BRIAN MILLER FAIRWAY BLUEGRASS Race 1 Softly Spoken Tender Kisses Softly Spoken Francorchamps Francorchamps What About Me Softly Spoken Archibald Race 2 Rocket Russian Tank Night Club Rocket Rocket 8erplco Night Club Rocket Race 3 Tremenico So What Tremenico Miss Vera Ngawlnl Miss Vera So What Raja Mas
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  • 200 16 Kuala Lumpur, Friday Merry Lees and Sungei Wans, Mansor Matban's entries for the Tunku's Gold Cup next week did a stylish workout on a good track here this morning when they reeled off 600 m in 37.2. Peter Lee rode Merry Legs while Masruhen was
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  • 143 16 SUNDAY RACE ONE: 2.0. CI 5 Div. 1 1200 m Regal Lomond, Always Good, Imperial Glitter, Apple Twist, Turflite, Avandaro. RACE TWO: 2.30. CL 2 Div. 3 1200 m Kuala Lipls 11, Major Step, Teo Hui, Gambalan IV, C.1.A., Chattaronga, Smokey Shadow. RACE THREE: 3.0. CI. 5 Div. 2
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  • 332 17 Reuter AP Manila, Friday Japanese Kousaku Shimada and Kazunarl Takahashi shot three-under par 69 each to share the lead with three Filipinos after the first round of the US$4O,OOO (about (5596,000) Philippine Masters golf championship here yesterday. Tied on
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  • 181 17 AP 69—8. Arda (PI) 36-33: K. Shlmada (Jap) 35-34; K. Takahashl (Jap) 3336; I. Legaspl (PI) 36-33; M. Slodlna (PI) 35-34; 70— Q. Mancao (PI) 3535; H. Underwood (US) 36-34; Hsu Seng San (Tal) 34-36; J. Rates Jr. (PI) 35-35; S. Owens (NZ) 34-36; Ho Ming Chung (Tal)
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  • 449 17  -  TEE-UP with Lim Kee Chan Chang Chung-Fa, the Taiwanese veteran, leads the field for the overall championship with a total of 77 points, after five of the eight-tourna-ment Local Circuit.-Chang-Fa, the Singapore Island Country Club senior professional, has won three tournaments todate and finished In
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  • 435 17 Draw for the second qualifying round of the Singapore Island Country Club four-ball best ball competition for the International Cup, which will be played at the Island course tomorrow: Ist tee: 1.01 p.m.—M.O. San (8) and George Tan (10) v A. Charton (10) and Roy Clayton (7); 1.07
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  • 469 17 UPI Palm Springs, Friday —Rik Massengale, hoping to join Bruce Lietzke, Tom Watson and Jerry Pate as a 1977 winner, took another step In that direction yesterday with a six-under-par 66 which gave him a fourstroke lead after two rounds in the US$2OO,000 (about
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  • 51 17 New York, Friday A 12-round heavyweight bout between ranking contenders Ken Norton and Duane Bobick has been re-scheduled for May 11, Madison Square Garden announced yesterday. The match, originally set for March 2, had to be postponed when Bobick suffered a torn rib cartilage while sparring last
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  • 159 17 United Press International Honolulu, Friday Jack Nicklaus yesterday announced plans to establish a new, private membership golf club In Chlba Prefecture Japan, to be named the Jack N1 c k 1 a us Golf ClubChlba. The superstar golfer said he will serve as chairman and
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  • 547 18  -  Cheng Joo proves good as a bantam By BRIAN MILLER A sudden downpour that came five minutes after the start of the first bout nearly dealt a knockout blow to the Pioneer I n d u strles Employees Union Invitation boxing championships at Jurong last night.
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  • 199 18 Chicago, Friday Top seeded American Chris Evert advanced Into the third round last night In the Virginia Slims tennis tournament by defeating England's lindy Mottram 8-4, 6-1. Margaret Court of Australia, the No. 2 seed also advanced with a second round 6-3, 6-2
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  • 305 18 Reuter London, Friday—Livers pool, pursued for the leadersnip of the English footoall League First Division by close rivals who have matches in hand, face a challenging task when they travel to Coventry tomorrow. The League champions have hit top form. recently after a lean spell,
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  • 395 18 Reuter Castries (St. Lucia) Friday Pakistan's ability to withstand the power of West Indian pace bowling was brought Into question yesterday as they crumbled to an Innings defeat by the West Indies President's XI here. Pacemen Joel Garner of Barbados and Colin Croft of Guyana
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  • 317 19  -  By PHILIP TAN Bt. Gabriels School opened their campaign for this year's National School Secondary Division soccer championship when they outclassed Presbyterian Boys 8-2 at Upper Serangoon yesterday. St. Gabriel's, however, cannot be described as formidable because the opposition was token. After suffering
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  • 324 19 AP London. Friday "It's too late to change now," said Don Revie, England soccer manager. "I will stick with the players I have, and we must hope to improve and qualify for the World Cup finals in Argentina Qualifying for the World Cup
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  • 608 19  -  By PHILIP TAN If friendly matches are any guide, it looks like a straight fight between St. Joseph's Institution and St. Andrew's School for this year's National Schools Secondary Division soccer which kicked off championship yesterday. The Josephlans, who took fourth place last Sar, have
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