New Nation, 2 March 1977

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  • 20 1 New Nation SINGAPORE Wednesday, March 2, 1977 No. 1886 Price 25 cents M C. (P) 262/1/77 WEDNESDAY. MARCH 2', 1977
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  • 1042 1  - TV press conference —but six foreign reporters are so shy... Newsman: I did not expect a 'stage atmosphere' By Teresa Ooi, Gerry de Silva Six foreign correspondents declined to take part in a televised press conference by People's Front secretarygeneral, Leong Mun Kwal, which was held at a Radio and
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  • 198 1 Drug couriers are carrying arms now, according to Central Narcotics Bureau intelligence. Informed sources said the CNB has received information that both foreign and local drug traffickers would be armed to "protect" themselves while operating here. This is because of the death -penalty that can be Imposed
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  • 25 1 Results of last year's OCE 'A' level examinations in the English, Chinese and Malay streams will be released to students by noon today.
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  • 80 1 About 480 workers mostly women production operators were retrenched by Rational Semiconductors Electronics Pte. Ltd. in Lower Delta Road this morning. Singapore Industrial Labour Organisation officials were this morning holding discussions with the retrenched workers. who Include supervisors, technicians and storekeepers. a company spokesman ret used to
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  • 54 1 New pre-World Cup favourites Hone Kong fear only two teams in Singapore, according to their coach Frans Van Balkatn. One is Indonesia. But that hurdle was convincingly cleared on Tuesday night. The other Is surprise, surprise Singapore. Find out why in Day Three of our World Cup special
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  • 131 2 Prices were sought higher In low-volume buying support at the Stock Exchange of Singapore during the first 48 minutes of trading today. Oains were marginal, however. The opening advances were not enhanced because of lack of followthrough support. BUBINEBS DONE: First Bectlon S. DARBY (11) 3.18. Sett.: (7)
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  • 432 2 Workers Party secretary- geperal Mr. J.B. Jeyaretnam said yesterday he did not know what Leong Mun Kwai said during last December's election rallies on WP platforms. When he finally found out that the People s Front secretary-general was defaming tne Prime Minister
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  • 391 2 Leong- Mun Kwai, People's Front sec-retary-general, yesterday denied the Malaysian Inspec-tor-General of Police's statement that he had applied for political asylum or permanent residence in Malaysia. "His allegations that the Malaysian Special Blanch men interviewed and questioned me in connection with my application for political asylum
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  • 22 2 Mr. Ivan Baptist, MP (Potong Pasir)'. will officially open Braddel Primary School at Lorong 8, Toa Payoh tomorrow at 5.30 p.m.
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    • 379 2 AT THE CINEMA KING KONG: A Dino DeLaurentlls spectacular that Is a remake of the original done In the 30s. A giant ape falls In love with a human sacrifice. Stars Jeff Bridges, Charles Orodln, Jessica Lange. Odeon: 12.45. 3.30, 6.30 and 9.30 p.m. THE PINK PANTHER STRIKES AGAIN; Peter
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    • 153 2 WHAT'S ON HEDDA GABLER, a play presented by Stage Club, at Cultural Centre, Canning Rise, 8 p.m. AMBUSH BAY, .a film on World War 11, at Maritime Museum, Sentosa, 3 p.m. CHINESE New Year Show featuring lion dances and stllt-walk.-lng at Singapore Handicraft Centre, Tanglln Road, 5.30 p.m. EMBROIDERED costumes
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    • 281 3 SERVES YOU RIGHT! Serves you right when you've forgotten to feed the parking meter. Serves you right when you're late attending an important meeting. M nmr ir J ft r 7 K c rK J V fiiEE CITIZEN Q QUARTZ t *S CRVSTRON A L AR ft 1 A W
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  • 170 4 In the 15th century you could use these miniature cannon to buy food, and other goods In Brunei and Indonesia. They then served a dual purpose as decoration pieces as well as currency. Ranging from 10 cm to 20 cm In
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  • 38 4 Three colour films on Australia will be screened at the National Museum tomorrow at 8 p.m. They are: Dealing with Drought, Wide Pastures and The Sea, the Ships and The Surveyors. Admission Is free.
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  • 556 4 It beats soccer as most popular game in colleges, clubs, community centres Contrary to popular belief, table tennis not soccer Is the most popular sport In sports clubs and associations, community centres, colleges and uniformed groups. This Is showed in a survey carried out by
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  • 238 4 The Singapore Manufacturers' Association will work closely with the Tourist Prom otion Board to boost the souvenir-making and handicrafts industry in the Republic. BMA chairman Mr. Ong Leng Chuan, said in an interview with New Nation that the fledgling Industry could Snerate an estimated 00
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  • 515 5 ...if members can compromise, says Qatar Reuter Vienna, Wednesday The five per cent oil price increase scheduled for July 1 may be withdrawn if the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries can agree on a compromise, an OPEC official said yesterday. "It we reach a
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  • 52 5 AP Oslo, Wednesday—A re cent survey carried out for the Ministry of Justice revealed that about 110,000 Norwegians are living together in so called non-registered marriages. Of all questions 3.7 per cent stated they lived together and this percentage corresponded to about 110,000 of the four million
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  • 27 5 Reuter New Delhi, Wednesday —Eighty four people have died in a liquor poisoning tragedy In the City of Ahmedabad, Sama char News Agency reported yesterday.—Reuter
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  • 29 5 London, Wednesday Prime Minister James Callaghan will visit Ottawa* on March 12 and 13 for talks with Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, Mr. Callaghan's office said yesterday.
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  • 190 5 Reuter Hong Kong, Wednesday. Vietnamese Finance Minister Dao Thlen Thi has been replaced by Mr. Hoang Anh, director general of the country's national bank, in a Cabinet reshuffle, the Vietnam News Agency reported yesterday. The agency, monitored here, added that Mr. Tran Huu Due had
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  • 301 5 Reuter Vienna, Wednesday OPEC governments pledged financial support last night for a new international fund to help keep prices steady for Third World producers of raw materials. The 13-member Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) offered unspecified aid to the projected US$6 billion ($14.4
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  • 246 5 Carter angry over that leak on Hussein Reuter Washington, Wednesday President Carter yesterday expressed displeasure over the leak of a private conversation he had concerning the disclosure of secret Central Intelligence Agency payments to Jordan's King Hussein. His conversation was with Washington Post Executive Editor Ben Bradlee before the newspaper
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  • 250 5 Reuter Tel Aviv, Wednesday Israel, Turkey, Iran and Ethiopia signed a secret pact in 1958 to try to stop the Soviet Union expanding Its influence in the Middle East, an aide of former Prime Minister David BenGurlon said In a book published here
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  • 515 6 Reuter Khartoum, Wednesday A tripartite summit here this week has cemented Sudan Into an alliance of moderate Arab states and pushed ahead plans to make the Red Sea virtually Into an Arab lake. Diplomatic observe r s here said that the decisions reached by
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  • 210 6 UPI Washington, Wednesday—Boeing Co. can keep secret the names of a prince and 17 other foreign officials among those receiving US$77 million (slBsm) to influence their governments aircraft purchases since 1971, records of the US Court of Appeals showed yesterday. Judges J. Skelly Wright
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  • 119 6 Reuter Washington. Wednesday —Former Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield was named yesterday to a US commission that will visit Vietnam to seek an accounting of some 1900 Americans still miss lng from the Vietnam War. the State Department announced. Establishment of the five-member commission
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  • 140 6 UPI TODAY Is Wednesday, March 2, the 61st day of 1977 with 304 to follow. THE MOON Is moving between Its first quarter and full phase. THE MORNING STARS are Mercury and Mars. THE EVENING STARS are Venus, Jupiter and Saturn. Those born on this day are under the
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  • 157 6 AP Los Angeles, Wednesday A man jumped from the celebrityfilled audience at a benefit concert and choked blind blues singer Ray Charles with a cord, police said. The unidentified man was subdued by- security guards, but was not arrested because the singer
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  • 35 6 Reuter London, Wednesday From this year. Commonwealth Day will always be celebrated on the second Monday In March, the Joint Commonwealth Societies Council said here yesterday. Commonwealth Day is the former Empire Day.—Reuter
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  • 49 6 Golfer June Lane played a sparkling round—ending in a diamond M sirike." Her ball landed near a three-stone diamond ring. And It was the engagement rini that her friend, Mrs. Grace Welling*, of Merseyside, England, had lost on their local golf course six months before. D.J.
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  • 693 6 ANTHEA D1SNEY5 ■AMERICA When the TV serialisation of Alex, Haley's book, Roots, was aired, the audience response was nothing short of ecstatic. The history of black slaves life grabbed everyone, and even members of the 1 John Birch Society were known, to draw
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 248 6 WORLD WEATHER Hon* Kong Cloudy. 20-16C. Headline: China falls to quell rail thugs. Manila—Cloudy, 33-21C. Headline: President lifts martial law In 13 provlnrps Bangkok Cloudy, 3325C. Headline: Khmer atrocity case sent to UN. Kuala Lumpur—Sunny, TODAY TODAY Is Wednesday, March 2, the 61st day of 1977 with 304 to follow.
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  • 480 7 Bukovsky 'extremely grateful* Reuter UPI Washington, Wednesday President Carter Jield a 10-mlnute meeting yesterday with exiled Soviet dissident V 1 a dimir Bukovsky, and told him that the US commitment to human rights was strong and permanent. Welcoming Mr. Bukovsky with a "Hi, I'm Jimmy Carter."
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  • 111 7 AP Buenos Aires. Wednesday The military government announced yesterday that television stations in Argentina will not be allowed to broadcast violent shows before 11 p.m. The Secretariat of Public Information gave the new guidelines for television stations, which are either governmentowned or
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  • 32 7 UPI Moscow, Wednesday The Communist Party dally Pravda said yesterday tlH£ the Soviet Union has 7MB newspapers publishing la 56 languages. Pravda said the newspapers print over 108 million copies.—UPl
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  • 277 7 Reuter Washington, Wednesday.—General Alexander Halg, NATO's military commander, said day that European allies have not contributed enough to their own defence. But he cautioned the US Congress against making heavy-handed threats on the issue. General Haig told the Senate Armed Services Committee that EuroRjan
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  • 428 7 Reuter UPI Nairobi. Wednesday Americans in Uganda are free to leave the country if they wish following the Indefinite postponement of their meeting with President Idl Amln today. Radio Uganda reported yesterday. Today has now been declared a- public holiday in Uganda In celebration
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  • 249 7 Reuter London, Wednesday Prime Minister .Tames Callaghan said yesterday the Labour Government would have to think again before pouring any more state rescue funds into the strikeravaged Leyland Motor Corporatipn. Mr. Callaghan sounded the warning In Parliament as paralysis spread across the company
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  • 439 8 The trend towards Individual rather than team sports noted by the Singapore Sports Council in a survey appears to tie In with the SSC's "sports for all" policy. The findings on sports-related clubs, educational institutions, uniformed services and community centres reveal that 45,060 people played
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  • WHISPERS By ISPY
    • 41 8 Pop musicians are well-known for the out-landLsh clothes But the one who takes the cake is the member of a British group who rips his brand new suit literally to shreds, and hooks it together again with safetypins!
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    • 49 8 With prices of coffee escalating, eoffee addicts have no choice but meet the high cost of their habit. But it's doubtful If they were amus- Ed by the typographical error in one supermarket's special offer advertisements In yesterday's Straits Times which announced: "Oround Coffee Power."
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  • 523 8  -  WEDNESDAY WITH DICK WILSON DICK WILSON The road from the airport to the centre of New Delhi begins with stir r ing slogans calling for efficiency, good manners and the spirit of self-sacrifice. But the stern tone of austerity Is not maintained. "Plant a tree
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  • 576 8  -  By Don Schanche Los Angeles Times Cairo, Wednesday For his first official tour bf the Middle East recently US Secretary of State Cyrus Vance should have been warned that what Arablcspeaking people say Isn't always what they mean, or even what It sounds like they
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  • 157 8 BERITA HARIAN A question that has been raised for quite sometime, esp e c i ally among members of the Malay community, is: Why is it that not many Malay youths have been enlisted for' full-time National Service? The Minister for Defence, Dr. Goh Keng
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  • 240 8 NEW STRAITS TIMES r VOICE OF THE PRESS Ifr— J J The battle against terrorism and subversion cannot be fought with guns alone. The enemy will find it difficult to thrive in a country which has a sound and buoyant economy. This Is
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  • 906 9 N.Y. Times If you want to get rid of the expense, smell, bad breath, stained fingers, nagging cough and serious health hazards of smoking, here are some tips based on the experiences of those who have successfully quit smoking. Cigarette smoking Is a habit.
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  • 382 9  -  By James Oberg NY Times The Soviet Union has embarked on a startling new course in Its manned space programme. After 15 years of spacelaunch ings, Moscow has finally decided to allow non-Rus-sian scientists from Soviet-bloc countries to ride Its satellite spaceships. Civilian
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    • 1365 10 / 11  -  Before you leave your job to bring up the children, be warned, as these women found, it's not easy Report by Violet Oon "I can always go back to work In a few years time when the children are in school," say women who leave their
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    • 358 10 / 11 m Mrs. A (she prefers to remain anonymous) is an attractive woman who looks much younger than her 47 years. Her hair Is neat, if not fashionable, and her dressing immaculate. She speaks English very well and impresses you as a selfassured woman.
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    • 560 10 / 11 Case No. 2 "You have brought up four children successfully and this should be satisfaction enough for you," wrote Mrs. Penny Wee's 17-year-old daughter. Mrs. Wee, 45, had written her daughter in England of her frustrations. "But I found it wasnt
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    • 246 10 / 11 Case No. 3 v Not all women who have stopped work are above 35 years of age. Rokiah bte. Sljinl. 22, went to work In a factory at the age of 17 and after one year resigned. because she got married. She
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    • 851 10 / 11  -  Wednesday, Max. 2,1977. by H.L.Lim I am not likely to be helping In the making of babies when the Year of the Dragon comes round again In 11- years time. But I will probably still be visiting close relatives and the family temple at Chinese New Year 1988 (doesn't
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    • 92 12 SPECIALISTS IN SPORTS GOODS FOR YOUR SPORTS REQUIREMENTS VISIT US AT: I IPdRVfI Ist. FLOOR 110, QUEENS WAY SHOPPING CENTRE, SINGAPORE, 3 TEL: *****4. 269, HOLLAND AVENUE. SINGAPORE, 10 TEL: *****3. i Beautiful Ears by INVERNESS Earpiercing without the'ouch' Clinical, absolutely painless ear-piercing by trained consultants, plus a pair of
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  • 393 12 A twice weekly advertisement Feature An increasing popularity of sports has become appa re nt among Singaporeans and with it a rising demand «for sports wear and equipment. Sports shops are get- ting jnore customers, particularly young people —even as young as six years of age. The Increased demand
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  • 548 13  -  ...as Dirty Harry goes on the prowl again Cinema t>y Gloria Chandy THE ENFORCER: Clint Eastwood, Harry Guardino, B r a d f o rd Dillman, John Mitchum, Tyne Daly, DeVeren Book- waiter, John Crawford. Directed by James Fargo, Screenplay by .Stirling Stilllphant and Dean Reinser.
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
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    • 181 13 Alanufactured To Your Requirement Nameplates Signs in Aluminium (Anodised; Plastic Btass Stainless Steel etc i Precise nameplates to.' electronic products etc Company signs Door plates Notice Doafd Directories v Desk pia'es Name Padges Made While U Wait Do it yourself letterings in all colours Sizes Welcome all consultation free at
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  • 366 14 Its negative effects will never be made up, says firm Reuter New York, Wednesday A leading economic forecasting firm yesterday said the negative effects of cold weather this year would never be made up, and would cut growth of the US Gross National Product.
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  • 92 14 UPI Tokyo, Wednesday Sumitomo Chemical Co. reported a net income of USSI2.OTI2 million for 1976, unchanged from 1975 despite an 18 per cent increase in sales. The firm reported sales of US$l.9 billion. "Rising prices of raw materials sucir as naptha ana neavy oil and the
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  • 518 14  -  Company profile by Lee Yew Meng Veneer Prod ucts finally came out of the woods In the first half of the year ended February 1977. If lc continue* to progress, VP will move Into the black after four successive years of losses. The
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  • 281 14  -  f Business News and Views By Lee Yew Meng Representations made by the insurance industry to the Government bore fruit when the Finance Minister announced a tax reduction for resident companies from 40 per cent to 10 per cent. The reduced tax will allow
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  • 172 14 gains against Swiss franc UPI Brussels, Wednesday —The Amencan dollar advanced against the weakening Swiss franc yesterday, gained marginally on me German mark and the Italian lira, held steady against the pound and dipped slightly elsewhere. Gold took a fall on pr o fl t taking after gaining US$5 In
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  • Stock markets round the world
    • 168 14 Ignoring adverse economic news and an 81mlnute fire delay, Investors drove prices sharply higher yesterday in fairly active trading of New York Stock Exchange issues. Observers said investors were encouraged that President Carter denied reports he would ask for a 25-cent gasoline tax and that he said he
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    • 28 14 Closing averages on the NYSE yesterday: SO Industrial 944.73 (up 8.31); 20 transport 333.75 (up 1.88); 18 utilities 105.67 (up 0.38); 85 stocks 308.24 (up 2J9).
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    • 193 14 The market opened Arm with the purchase or natural resources-re-lated stocks such as oils, especially Telkoku oil. Speculative and me-dium-sized stocks were also strong. TDJA: 5073.65 (-5.46) 77 Hi-low 5086.70 (Feb. 8) 4018.09 (Jan. 12) TBE: 381.1t (-1.06) Volume: 460 mil (4-360 mil). AJinomoto 526 9 Asahi Chemical 142
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    • 79 14 Closing prices (hi Swiss franca) on the Zurich Stock Exchange yesterday: UBS Bearer 3365 —15 UBS Registered 559 1 SBC 399 1 Credit Suisse 2700 I > 00 640 Swiss Reinsur 3565 15 Winterthur B. 1920 Zurich Insur. 7300 Juvena B. 187 Nestle 3345 10 Interfood B. 2425 +M
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  • SPORT STARTS HERE
    • 308 15 Reuter New York, Wednesday— Any prospects of a classic mile showdown between Filbert Bayl and John Walker this summer were dashed when the president of the Tanzanlan Athletic Associa tion announced there has been "no change" in his country's on going political rift with
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    • 208 15  -  GOLFING with Lee Trevino All of us have nerves. The older you get, the more you got. They're as much a part of this game as S.*m Snead's straw. Tension can't be prayed, wished or chased away. Not when you're one hole down and
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    • 205 15 Reuter Bangkok, Wednesday— Two Americans and a Japanese were Joint leaders of yesterday's qualifying tournament for the Thailand Open golf championships starting tomorrow. Roger Calvin and Kenneth Riley of the United States and Kuniteru Asai of Japan matched par 72 on the
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    • 325 16 Reuter Colombo, Wednesday Injuries prevented MCC from naming their team yesterday for today's one-day match here against Sri Lanka. While Alan Knott's bruised right knee ruled him out of the game, Tony Orelg and Chris Old were waiting to see how their injuries responded to
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    • 194 16 ON THE TRACK with Fairway Ipoh, Wednesday Sweet Music, beaten favourite in his last start at Penang last month, did a smart gallop with Winning Streak II (Q. Podmore) and Tientsin (C. Gwiiuam) here this morning., With M. Masruhen up, the Tudor Music four-year-old was
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    • 406 16 Reuter London, Wednesday Two penalty goals by Dennis Tueart enabled Manchester City to beat Norwich 2-0 lasi, night and hoist themselves up to second place, behind Liverpool, in the English football championship. Norwich held out till half an hour from the end
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    • 686 17  -  Course pays off S'pore refs in demand SQUASH by Eric Cooper The SSRA League began on Monday evening with E grade fixtures and with a shock result when n e w c om e rs Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank upset MYMCA by three matches
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    • 770 18  -  But Malaysia still look a cut ahove the rest WORLD CUP REVIEW DAY THREE by Jeffrey Low Malaysia are still my favourites to win the World Cup prelims here. But it their enterprise and delightful nonchalance could be so easily interrupted by heavy bouts
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    • 307 18  -  By BRIAN MILLER It took Malaysian ace striker, James Wong, Just 90 minutes to win the hearts and admiration of 45,000 fans at the National Stadium yesterday. Making his debut at Kallang, he kept the fans gasping with wonder as he thrilled them with his t
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    • 618 19  -  TONIGHTS MATCH Why S'pore are feared 4 Spider man' is a clown by Philip Tan S1 nga p o re, who tired the imagination of the home crowd with a 2-0 win over Thailand In the opening game on Sunday, are capable of pulling off
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    • 36 19 rWDLFAPti Hong Kong 1 1 0 0 4 1 2 Singapore 110 0 2 0 2 Malaysia 110 0 6 4 2 Indonesia 10 0 114 0 Thailand 2 0 0 2 4 8 0
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    • 548 19  -  PROFILE bv Brian Miller It really makes no difference what you call him—"Spiderman," "Octopus" or "King Kong." To him, names don't mean a thing for he knows that, as Malaysia's first choice goalkeeper, he Is respected and regarded as one of the best in Asia today. With
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    • 87 19 The teams announced this morning: SINGAPORE Edmund Wee (N) Hull (2) Bamad (4) Urn Teng Sal (14) Syed Mutallb (IS) Zalnal Abldeen (7) M. Kumar (4) DoOah Kamlm (14) Mat Nuh (t) Kim Song fUJagopal (5) Colour*: Blue HONG KONG Chi Kwok Kuen (t) Chan Sal Kau Chung
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 380 15 J: MDM YU YOON QEE'B 2nd Recipe Book "Nyonya Food, Satay Padang Curry Recipes" out on sale now. This book Is available at all bookshops at 912/- a copy. (English/Chinese Edition). Ladles Interested In making various types of cakes, otahotah, curry satay may enrol themselves with Mdm. Yu at: No.
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    • 343 15 Limited office space available at: WON HUP COMPLEX ($1.33 p.t.f. Inclusive of aarvlca charga) Unit 5411 appro*. 1752 sq. ft. Unit 5413 approx. 1752 sq. ft. Unit 5417 approx. 1752 sq. ft. Unit 5418 approx. 1752 sq. ft. Unit 5419 approx. 1752 sq. ft. Unit 5420 approx. 1752 sq. ft.
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    • 316 15 TROPICAL T.V. SPECIALISES B/W colour repair. Antennae Installation. Tel: *****2. Fair charges guaranteed. NAM HO TRAVEL Service (Singapore) Private Limited West Malaysia Tour (Inclusive Oentlng, Cameron Highlands) by deluxe air-conditioned coach seven <fcys SslBs/-, six days SI 165/-. departure every Sunday, Monday, Tuesday. Oentlng/ Cameron Highlands four days Ssl3o/-, Oentlng
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    • 65 15 Stamford Excellence In Secretarial Skills STAMFORD SECRETARIES TOP INTERNATIONAL P.S.C. EXAMS of the LONDON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Three Years In Succession 1974 1976. Our next course commences: 10TH MARCH 1977 1»74 I*l lat Ist 2nd 2nd 3rd Sth rny Sth 3rd «th 6th 108 For f uather information please call
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    • 100 15 PHOENIX COFFEEHOUSE Introduces LOCAL I: > MM at local prices! 6 p.m.-11 p.m. nightly Singapore is famous for its outdoor eating. Now you can enjoy these same local specialities in air conditioned comfort, but still at budget prices! Select from: Beef Ball Bee Hoon Soup $2.25 Indian Mee Qoreng $2.00
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 43 16 THE BORN LOSER 600PT05AT2 V it s X KNOW WE SHOULD BUT,THAT LEER OP HIS 01VE THE NEW PRESIDENT MAKES ME NERVOUS. A CHANCE. II 120 Si m rt wst by Art Sansom CDURSe T\\ UWM? OieOttHDUg by Frank O'Neal WEU,*Xlt> LEER "TOO.
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