New Nation, 25 April 1977

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    19 1 NewNation SINGAPORE Monday, April 25, 1977 No. 1932 Price 25 cents M C (P) 262/1/77 MONDAY, APRIL 25, 1977
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    Triumph and...
    61 1 The ball Is in the net, and Quah Kim Song (17), the scorer, does a triumphant "roll" on the ground after putting Singapore one up with a header in last night's Malaysia Cup match against Trengganu. Visiting goalie Kong Yip Peng (right) also goes tumbling. He had misjudged
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    Tragedy
    819 1  -  By Zarinah Sa'aid Kuala Lumpur, Monday Two school teachers, who are close friends, each lost two children in yesterday's Malaysia Grand Prix tragedy after a last-minute decision to go to the races. Enclk Tasiron Marslman, 4% a Morib headmaster, and his two daughters, Suzana, IS, and Masnon, 12, were
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      8 1 The obstacle to freer world trade Pag© 7
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      148 1 CONTACT LENSES MM MIS ILL TAH P.M>JL. FiXC (IMCLAND) U TAN D.OfT. M.1.0.A. (INCLAHD) By Appointment to tJD« Lata Sultan of Johort, Str Ibrahim TAN OPTICAL NOISE MM* CIHTM, SUIT! 111, 1* PL S&fitf/lOPHU KD.. TIL: 13M21 Meals in Minutes. from the freezer to the table with Sanyo ,Feast~o-matic Microwave
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    Dance girl, 12, alleges rape by 3 men
    200 2  -  By Terry Ang A 12-y ear-old dance hostess, believed to be a heroin addict, has reported to the police that she was raped by three men. The assault Is alleged to have been committed at an undisclosed place about three weeks ago
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    STOCK MARKET
    108 2 Share prices eased marginally in very dull trading at the Stock Exchange of Singapore during the first 45 minutes today. Even Central Sugars, one of the few counters to buck last week's downtrend, yielded two cents to $1.54 Bovis SEA has reported group losses of $9.4 million for
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    Speech day
    32 2 St. Margaret's Secondary School will hold their annual speech and prizegiving day on May 7 at 5.30 p.m. Guests-of-hon-our are Mr. Chan Kai Yau, director of education, and his wife.
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      499 2 AT THE CINEMA KING KONG: A Dino De Laurentlls spectacular that is a remaKe of the original done in the 30s. Stars Jeff Bridges, Charles Grodln, Jessica Lange. Odeon: 12.45, 3.30, 5.30 and 9.30 p m. THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY: An epic war film that dramatises a historic World War
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      102 2 WHAT'S ON PREMIERE NIGHT, opening programme in the Singapore Festival of Arts at Victoria Theatre. KENDO demonstration by five experts from Japan at the Singapore Japanese School, 7 p.m. THIRTY large paintings on display at the National Museum art gallery, till 5 p.m. PAINTINGS by Johnny Johnson at the Gallery
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      106 2 Big Sweep and Toto BIG SWEEP drawn in Penang on Saturday. 1 No. ***** 2 No. ***** 3 No. ***** Starters: Nos. *****, *****, *****, *****, *****, *****, *****, *****, *****, *****, *****, *****. Consolation: Nos. *****, *****, *****, *****, *****, *****, *****, *****, *****, ***** BIG SWEEP drawn on
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    Sweden move for more trade with Singapore
    285 3 Sweden will launch a series of promotional activities to establish new contacts between Swedish and local businessmen in order to strengthen trade links between the two countries. According to Mr. Goran Edman, project manager of the Swedish Export Council, there Is still plenty
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    Relax controls on finance firms, government told
    758 3  -  It's crucial to their survival and growth, says report By Gerry de Silva A study by a gov-ernment-backed corporation has concluded that certain government regulations are restricting the growth of finance companies in Singapore and that they should be relaxed if these firms
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    'Unfair', so shops boycott firms
    132 3 The Singapore Friendly Provision Shops' Association has boycotted three local companies because of what it called unfair treatment in the supply of goods to its members. He said the boycott was against a beverage company, an agent for condensed milk and a supplier of Imported
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    US financiers to visit S'pore
    143 3 A high-powered group of American financiers will visit Singapore in November to study the possibilities of investing in the Republic. Colonel Johannes Adnan director of the Pacific Area Travel Association's Bast Asia office, who is here to attend the ninth PATA regional conference, said the
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    The dry weather caused fire, says manager
    178 3 The dry weather had always caused worries for tobacco company manager, Mr. J.B. Chan. Once last year, a drying unit In his tobacco storing site in Seletar caught fire during a dry spell. Yesterday, after two months of dry weather It occurred again.
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      351 3 3(a SET LUNCH SERIES! Eat at the Most Modern and the Biygest Indian Muslim Restaurant in Town! With regards to the popular requests, now we are introducing NEW MENU MONDAY II Chicken bei iya<u Special Achat 3i Daliha 41 let' crearv bl THa (if Co' tpt' I I emon Jim
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      76 3 I r*4 M Goodwood Park Hotel The French Gourmet Restaurant for the connoisseur it VA fine selection of French specialities. A cellar of reputable wines. A French chef-Monsieur Jo ChateMo satisfy your culinary demands. You find all these at Fontalnebleau, the new French restaurant at Goodwood Park Hotel. Hm:IT74II Ext
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    Singing welcome for Aussies
    229 4 From one choir to another —a welcome in song. On the left are the St. Anthony's Convent School choir singing their welcome to the Pembroke Girls Choir of Adelaide, on the right. The Australian girls 44 of them aged 12 to 17 flew in on Saturday
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    Now drugs are sold 'by appointment'
    238 4  -  By Wang Look Fung Dope pedlars have moved out to the suburbs to do business "by special appointment'', enforcement authorities discovered recently during Operation Ferret —the all-out drive against addicts. Sources said that oedlars were careful to arrance to meet their clients only In
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    ETV programmes to meet book shortage
    445 4  -  By Teresa Ooi The Singapore Educational Media Service has produced a series of educational television programmes to meet the shortage of text books needed by 4000 students in the basic course. The ETV programmes are on health education, audio-tapes on languages and mass duplication
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    Specialists who 'can't teach...'
    338 4 Dr. Ruth Wong, former director of the Institute of Education, has criticised a number of specialist teachers of English as a second language who "cannot teach." These teachers, attracted by an incremental benefit, enrolled for an in-service course on EL2, the teaching of English as a
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    A national disaster if...
    187 4 Kuala Lumpur, Monday—Malaysia may have to declare a national disaster in rice production if rain does not fall in the Muda region of northern Malaysia within the next three weeks, Muda Agricultural Development A u th or i ty chairman Syed Nahar Shahabuddin said. Speaking in
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    Lock icon Row over hushhush meeting
    498 5 West's most powerful men hold secret Bilderberg talks Reuter London, Monday One hundred of the western world's most powerful men huddled behind closed doors this weekend to discuss Issues and strategies that could reshape western policies. Yet not a word of their conclusions or recommendations will
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    Lock icon Speak with one voice to US, Home tells Europe
    343 5 UPI London, Monday Lord Home, the chairman of the 25th Bllderberg conference, said yesterday the general feeling at the conference was that Europe should be unified in its dealings with the United States. The conference, which ended yesterday at Torquay brought
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    Lock icon Americans critical of foreign aid at meeting
    142 5 Reuter Amsterdam, Monday Holland's Finance Minister Wlm Dulsenberg said yesterday he was surprised by the scepticism about development aid among American participants in this year's conAdentlal Bllderberg conference. Mr. Dulsenberg. a socialist, spoke here on his return from the meeting at the English
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      85 5 of our world The luxurious Top of the M, 40 storeys high with a breathtaking view of 3 countries Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. Enjoy the best of Continental cuisine for lunch or candlelight dinner. Chefs Specialities Les Escargots Auguste Deland snails and mushrooms overglazed with Beamaise sauce. Le Steak de
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      92 5 Victoria Theatre, 8.00 p.m. Sunday, April 24 Festival Showcase Tuesday, April 26 instrumental Night Wednesday, April 27 Choral Night Thursday, April 28 Ballet Night Friday, April 29 Asian Arts Night I Saturday, April 30 Asian Arts Night II Visiting guest artistes: Conductor Yoshinao Osawa, Japan Violinist Lee Pan Hon, UK
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    Lock icon Political storm over oil spill
    551 6 Rig blow-out will be main issue in Norway elections Reuter Oslo, Monday A major political and environmental dispute appeared to be shaping up yesterday among Norwegians shocked by the production blowout now spilling thousands of tonnes of oil into the North Sea. It could become
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    Lock icon Ethiopia shuts down consulates
    246 6 Reuter Addis Ababa, Monday The Ethiopian government said yesterday It had closed the American and all other foreign consulates in the troubled Red Sea province of Eritrea and given their foreign staff four days to leave. The order, Issued on Saturday, cloeed the American. Sudanese and
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    Lock icon Family of eight massacred
    102 6 AP Manila, Monday—Unidentified men using machetes slashed to death a family of eight In their home In a village 105 km north of Manila. A Philippine Constabulary spokesman said yesterday the crime was discovered by a relative of the victims who went to visit them last
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    Lock icon TODAY
    155 6 UPI TODAY Is Monday, April 25, the 115 th day of 1977 with 250 to follow. THE MOON Is approaching Its first quarter. THE MORNING STARS are Mars and Venus. THE EVENING STARS are Mercury, Jupiter, and 8a turn. Those born on this date are under the sign of
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    Lock icon China protest
    30 6 AP Tokyo, Monday—China has protested to Japan over the Japan/South Korea continental shelf development agreement, saying it violates China's sovereignty, an official of the Foreign Ministry said yesterday.—AP.
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    The Odd Corner
    69 6  -  D.J. A hone-racing punter is £3224 ($13,960) better off because he forgot five words. He went into a British betting shop intending to stake £2 ($8.40) on a seven-horse accumulator, PLACE only. But he forgot to write PLACE on his betting slip. All seven horses won. And
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    The unhappy hooker and the taxman
    696 6  -  AMERICA RODERICK GILCHRIST'S What the hooker from Washington wanted to know from the taxman was: Could she claim depreciation on the typewriter that she kept In her boudoir? For the. er, accounts? They liked that one down at the Inland Revenue Service. And when
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      107 6 WORLD WEATHER New York Rain, breezy 25-15C. Headline: Blowout aboard North Sea oil rig sends vast slick towards Norway. Rome Partly cloudy, 23-8C. Headline: Police will shoot only for legitimate defence. Tokyo Cloudy, 2117C. Headline: It's unlikely Zaire will get US tanks, Carter says. 8an Francisco Partly cloudy, 16-10C. Headline:
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      57 6 moves to explore Block No. 7 shelf on its own. Sydney Sunny, 2316C. Headline: Drivers brawl over petrol. Taipeh Cloudy, 3023C. UPI. Singapore Singapore's weather for the 24 hours to 7.30 a.m. today: Max. temp—-33 6C; min. temp—24.3C; hours of sunshine 7.85; total rainfall for the month to date 16.6mm;
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    Lock icon 'Stop dragging your feet' order
    583 7 The big barrier to freer trade —GATT Reuter Geneva, Monday Protracted negotiations here to free the flow of world trade will be Impeded unless bargaining on farm products speeds up, the organisers of the talks said yesterday. The warning appeared in a report by the
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    Lock icon Sharp drop in Pak violence
    280 7 Reuter Monday Islamabad. The level of violence has dropped sharply after the bloodbath last Friday when at least 40 people died in clashes throughout the country. Only two Incidents were reported yesterday from the cities under martial law. In Lahore, troops shot and wounded a
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    Lock icon 'Gang of four' will be spared: Report
    287 7 AP Tokyo, Monday A Chinese official says the "gang of four" radical leaders accused of trying to seize power in China have been guaranteed their lives, Japan's Kyodo News Service reported from Peking yesterday. There have been some reports of demands for their
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    Lock icon Viets, French to seal ties
    268 7 Reuter Paris, Monday. Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Van Dong arrives here today for an official visit to France his first trlD to the West since the end of the Vietnam Yvar. The 71-year-oid leader, who went to Peking and Moscow on his way here, will
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    Lock icon McNamara again...
    104 7 Reuter Washington, Monday.— The World Bank yesterday announced the rea'ppolntment of Mr. Robert McNamara, Preslden since 1968. to a third five-year ierm beginning April 1, 1978. The announcement said Mr. McNamara, 60, had agreed to serve another term as president of. the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development,
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    Lock icon New Soviet arms to M'que threat to Smith
    360 7 UPI Washington, Monday Soviet weapons which could for the first time neutralise Rhodesian air power have been shipped to neighbouring Mozambique in recent weeks, the New York Times reported yesterday. The newspaper said the anti-aircraft weapons and artillery could be used to
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    A calmer mood in Indon polls
    459 8 The position of Islam within Indonesia s national Ideology Panca Slla Is not an Issue In next Monday's general elections, though Muslim feelings have been ruffled during the two-month-long campaign. The secular framework of the state's constitution is accepted by the government-backed Golkar and
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    Special offers
    78 8 fS> One local club newsletter. in soliciting contributions from its members, has had such poor response that the editor took off on a holiday. The honorary aecretary, left with the task of producing the magazine, decided to resort to desperate measures. He is offering in return for articles;
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    I DON'T KEEP UP WITH THE TIMES
    583 8  -  MONDAY WITH LU LIN REUTENS LU LIN REUTENS Every morning, I used to have to wait for the beeps that come on before the seven o'clock news over Radio Singapore to synchronise my watch with the newsreader's announcement. This was necessary because my
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    Lock icon Food: It was a good year
    518 8 But nutrition is still a problem AP Bangkok, Monday Bumper crops In 1075-76 eased food woes throughout much of Asia, but nutrition problems remained serious and may be getting worse, according to a study released recently. A biennial survey released by the UN Economic
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    Let's sit down and talk...
    376 8 ...says the BANGKOK POST 7\ VOICE OF THE PRESS I I Headline: Mekong: A river of peace. We extend a warm welcome to the Vietnamese delegation to the 33rd ESCAP conference here. This is the first time a Hanoi mission has come to Bangkok since
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    Lock icon Where French is spoken like English...
    526 9 Singapore English has been the topic of much discussion, with English experts lamenting its falling standard and corruption by local terminology. .Similar complaints are being voiced in bilingual Quebec, Canada, where French parents, despair at their children's Anglicised French, and teachers fight a losing
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    Lock icon PM who said he was the people's man
    810 9 BHUTTO—THE MAN IN THE NEWS NYT Islamabad, Monday Five years ago, when Mr. Bhutto took over a humiliated and defeated country in the dark days right after it had been split in two by the Bangladesh war of independence, one of his
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    • Dear Ros
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        Did he lose his job because he broke that letter chain?
        194 10 / 11 Yang girl'a wtny My ateady always asks me to have sex with him. Though I want to give in at times, rm afraid I will become pregnant. I am still young and know very little about these things. This
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        Gossip of newcorners
        168 10 / 11 I've been working In a transport firm for the last four years. Recently, two new gills Joined us. both In their early 20s. I am friendly with a male colleague. He jokes and talks with me In the office but keeps away from the two new girls
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        Can't get pregnant again
        159 10 / 11 My husband forced me to undergo an abortion soon after our marriage because he didn't want a child so early. Now four years later. I can't become pregnant again. Why did I allow my husband to influence me? I don't have peace of mind as I
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        Molested is bath
        175 10 / 11 rm 15 and the only child in the family. One day when my parents went out, I put the heater on and had a bath. In the midst of the bath the water suddenly turned cold and I susKted that my nelghir, a 14-year-old boy, turned off
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        Glutton who can't grow
        337 10 / 11 I am 20, 1.57 m tall and weigh 'only 43 kg. I eat like a glutton but that doesnt help me gain weight. My friends tease me by saying that I have a "python" In my stomach eating up my food. Do not advise me to
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      Lock icon Outfits that pack a real wallop
      242 10 / 11  -  Fashion by JENNIFER SCHOON Super classy evening wear, Indian-influenced bikinis, dressy daywear, sensuous cocktail clothes. The outfits are all part of the Eli Colaj collection that will be shown at the Hyatt Hotel's Stamford Room on May 6. This is the first time that
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    • Grapevine
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        Hawkers and ad power
        97 10 / 11 While other hawkers have had to resettle into hawker centres and markets, the Koek Road hawkers have moved into the ground floor of the prestigious multl-million dollar P.U.B. Headquarters in Somerset Road. To advertise this upgrading of premises, the hawkers with the famous "goreng pisang" stall
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        Alter one husband and a baby
        71 10 / 11 A new mother is getting fed up with all the comments passed about her new rotund figure. But she finally found a ray of hope when she met someone she had not seen for five years. His comment was: "My, you are much slimmer
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        Missout in street directory
        92 10 / 11 Have you noticed how our street directory does not state whether roads are one-way or not In Its maps? I myself never realised It until some American friends pointed, out. They were trying to drive to a particular address In Singapore. The directory gives correct directions
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        Making it easy
        76 10 / 11 It's still seven years for couples In Singapore who wish to divorce on grounds of separation but In Australia, a new divorce law has simplified the grounds for splitting to one irretrievable breakdown of a marriage after a 12month separation. Couples who have no contest over custody,
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        Puppy support
        49 10 / 11 Now on "alimony"... A man from Ellis, Kansas recently sued his neighbour for puppy support and damages. Wnen the other man's spaniel Impregnated his own dog. the man said he was left with six puppies and deprived of her services for three weeks during the birdhunting season.
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        Coincidence or truth?
        51 10 / 11 What's in a name, some may ask. Along Upper Buklt Tim ah Road is a bridal salon appropriately named Double-up. After doubling up, one naturally ends up with Delight—which Is the name of another bridal salon a little further along on the same road. Coincidence or mere
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        Appealing but...
        39 10 / 11 Parents should love this the Camberwlck Green foam bath "cleans children like new." And for $2.95 a tube only. Readily appealing advertising copy but I wonder whether the copywriter really knew how a new-born baby looks like?
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        Not down
        27 10 / 11 Karate expert Rita Holding, 18, who has been banned from an-all male championship Is to complain to the British E q u al Opportunities Commission.
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      139 10 / 11 i f§ < *V+v v w v- > v -> <v s *>~ b*- 'H f?\>, ■;V' *J < !«*f MffiSftifjj ■wMRjCTrir v£ BEAUTY-CARE PRODUCTS with Thermal Plankton FOR FACE AND BODY A meeting 21 years ago between a cosmetician and a specialist in Thermal ism resulted in a line
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    Lock icon Alpinists' new challenge
    440 12 UPI Kathmandu, Monday Spurred by a des i re to achieve some thing new, alpinists are trying new challenges In the N e p a 1 e s e Himalayas this spring. Major peaks are either being climbed without the aid of oxygen or without the assistance
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    Lock icon MY POOR ACHING BACK
    611 12 Newsday New York, Monday One of the curses of modern life is back pain. Millions of people suffer from It (estimated six million In America alone). Many have gone to great lengths to seek relief, including numerous visits to doctors and physical therapists and, often, surgery
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
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      552 12 Monday J [eih| NEW NATION MONEYWORDS Cut out and pin with other coupons. Posting instructions appear below Name (Mr./Mrs./Miss) Address FILL IN MISSING LETTERS ACROSS USING CLUES BELOW mmm mmm mmmm mm Cut along dotted lines "B""" CLUES FOR ED 1 1. Pwhapi tlw subject of a dramatic prut photograph
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    Lock icon INFORMATION GAP
    425 13 United Nations debate on press coverage ends in disagreement UPI Florence, Monday A United Nations debate on press coverage has ended with more disagreement than agreement on how to close the information gap between Third World and industrialised nations. The 52 Journalists and government officials par- ticipating In
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      194 13 What daytime perspiration does to your pimples... X: i 3 ilk DIAGRAMMATIC SECTION OF A PIMPLE Pore blocked by Skin dirt, grime and oil. /Surface Übl \io*A ■>.> s Trapped oU, dirt, dead cells and bacteria cause formation of pus. pHisoAc at night v~ W ■m I after washing, skin
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      350 13 JACKPOT SOARS TO $2500 □□□□I □□□□I □ODBC! BBBB BBBB □BOO □□□a □□□OB BBBBB BBDBB BBDBB No entrant submitted a solution which corresponded In all respects with the set of answers held by the judges to be the most apt and accurate In the New Nation Moneywords Contest 'EB\ Four entrants
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    Lock icon Reduced subsidy
    87 14 r Business Neus and Views L ■—I Reuter Luxembourg, Monday -e- Britain's cllmbdown on the else of the butter subsidy It wants from 1U Common Market partners could enable new community farm prices to be fixed at today's meeting here of ks.o agricultural ministers. The ministers were unable
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    A positive trend with good gains
    422 14 ZURICH During the week upder review, the trend on the Zurich Stock Exchange was again positive, with the stocks of certain companies in the financial and industrial sectors showing especially good gains. On the other hand, bank stocks were negatively affected bv the speculation
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    Lock icon Losses touch new lows
    437 14 Carter energy package brings a chill NEW YORK AP The stock market recorded some widespread losses this past week In an uneasy initial reaction to President Carter's energy proposals. In the decline bigname luuea ranging from International Business Machines and Eastman Kodak to Sears Roebuck and
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    Low volume reflects worries...
    248 14 MILAN After the continuous losses of the previous weeks, the Italian Stock Exchange showed a good recovery of about 4 p.£ during the first session of the new technical operating month of May 1977: the declines of the other sessions, however, limited the final result to
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    PARIS
    65 14 Closing prices on Puis Bourse: (22/4/77) (15/4/77) Aqultalne 269 278.90 Bouygues 306 320 BSN 405 404.50 C&rrefour 1314 1270 CFP 102 104.80 COE 238.50 239 Lafarge 170.10 171.50 Michdin 1050 1059 L'oreaJ 745 745 Moet 305 310 Imttal 80 82.10 Moulinex 172.50 174.80 PUK 68 88.90 Pwrrier 87.50 88.20
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    Wages policy fears
    291 14 LONDON Gilts and equities started the week poorly with sentiment adversely affected by wages policy fears, by the March trade figures and by diminishing prospects (in investors minds) of another MLR cut hopes and on news that the Scottish TUC had rejected a motion opposing a further
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    Lock icon Reynolds' profit up 16.4pc
    75 14 Reuter New York, Monday R.J. Reynolds, the diversified conglomerate with interests in tobacco, food and shipping, has reported a 16.4 per cent gain in first quarter profits over the 1976 period. The company said it earned US$BB.O6 million ($220.15 million) or U851.84 ($4.60) a share, in
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      34 14 Supplying this service are the Lltydi Bank International of London, Bank d'Boma of Italy, Credit Lyonnalso of France, and the Union Bank of Swltierland, Round-up of atock markets for the week, ending May Zs.
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      300 14 11l ill JJIfIJJ lillUUlU mmmm UH hi m\ ji lill 111 illUilii H IIIIHH muum H 5 Family of languages 6 Relative of a pedant 7 Like a desert 8 room 9 Tropical Insects 10 Bird 11 BMOC 12 Less green 13 Aromatic plant 21 Copy, for short 23 Vlrna
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      137 14 JACKPOT GOES UP TO $2500 From Pag« 13 aren't KEEN on working. Preference for KEEP. EB-4:3: A KING could be unjust. Preference for KIND. EB-4:«: A KNOT In the wood of the actual door, yes; but a KNOB can be regarded as an additional fitment. Preference for KNOT. EB-5:3: It
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    Stop, think and then buy...
    783 15  -  A good helmet costs about $20, so it's false economy to buy a cheaper one Motorcycling b s i Lee Chiu San Reports like this make you wonder how safe your helmet really is. The answer is, today's crash helmets are a great advance over
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    Glamorous sport that brings world fame
    366 15  -  Motoring »K Nick van Nugleren There is a chance that we are watching (or at least those of us who are interested in the sport) a new development in motor racing. Spectators flock in thousands to witness those fantastically fast Formula cars whiszlng around
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    Lock icon IT'S UP AND UP
    116 15 AP Detroit, Monday Production of 217,108 cars last week was the highest this year, according to an Industry trade Journal. Automotive News said 23 plants scheduled overtime to meet the demand for big cars. All plants were in operation. But sagging small car sales will force
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      179 15 Your car is an investment The cost of keeping a car on the road is rising dramatically every year. However, you can do something to reduce wear and tear of your car engine by using STP OIL TREATMENT STP Oil Treatment makes all the difference to your engine s performance,
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      Big rise in martial arts interest
      436 16  -  MARTIAL ARTS by Wilfred Shimmen There were some 11,000 people registered with the Singapore Martial Arts Control Unit at the end of March learning some form of martial art. These trainees are members of a total of 173 associations teaching various forms of 'empty'hand
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      147 17 The Singapore Amateur Gymnastics Association will be conducting a course for women judges at the Sports House on Apr. 29 and May 3 starting at 7.30 p.m. each day. Both courses will be conducted by Franziska Streit, a Federation of International Gymnasium judge and coach
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      Make note of Think Tank
      855 17 He should return to winning list soon RACING with Scrutineer V Think Tank, once rated a Cup prospect, has regained some of his old fire after a lengthy lapse Judging by his fine performance in the Class 2 Division 3 1200 m race at Penang
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      Kama's mistakes are Shoon Keat's gain...
      368 17  -  By GERRY CHAN Wong Schoon Keat walked away with the single title in the Singapore Badminton Association's National Junior champ lonshlps at Gulllemard Road last night when he defeated Kamaruddin Musa 15-4, 15-9 in 21 minutes. Shoon Keat did not win through his own
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      3 strokes
      41 17 New Orleans, MondayUnheralded Jim Simons charged out of the pack with a pair of 67s and held off an even more obscure member of the pro golf tour, Stan Lee, to win the New Orleans Open golf tournament yesterday.
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      Lock icon Flurry of punches floors Zamora
      158 17 Reuter Los Angeles, Monday— Carlos Zarate knocked out fellow-Mexican Alfonso Zamora In the fourth round of a nontitle showdown between the two undefeated world bantamweight title holders here last night. Zarate, the World Boxing Council title holder, Summelled Zamora, his forld Boxing Association counterpart, with
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      Murray enters the SICC last 4
      232 17 .Teanette Sim will meet June Murray while G Orubb takes on J. van Veen in the semi-finals of the Singapore Island Country Club Memorial TroDhy golf competition at the Slme Course tomorrow. In the quarter-finals, Jeanette beat K L. Tan 3 and 2, June
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      1263 18 / 19  -  Seng Quee angry after his team's lethargic display Malaysia Cup Hc»v ieu bv I Philip Tan There is more to Singapore's 4-3 win over Trengganu at the National Stadium last night than merely keeping an unbeaten home record intact in the Malaysia Cup soccer tournament. To the
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      382 16 m HAIRSTYLIST MR. JOHN Just arrived In Singapore from London and the Continent with the vary latest techniques In Finest Cutting Styling Mr John has Joined MAROUKRCTTA'B SALONS and will be In attendance In the Cold SHrif Scion Orchard Weed. Tei. 174SSS By appointment only TOP FACIAL IXPtRT "Euphle'' from
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      395 16 *****11/*****11. JOSEPH Car Rental. New self-drive car. new Datsun Pick-up for yearly contract. CARVED FURNITURE AND camphor wood chests manufacturers and designers, wholesale and retail. Contact Foo Ann Woodcraft and Furniture. 225 Jalan Kayu, S'pore 28. Tel: *****10. SBNO HUP SOFA (cushion's) set for repairing and re-up-holsterlng. Contact tel: *****93.
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      584 16 DOCTOR REQUIRED QHOUP practice. Please apply stating experience and telephone number to N.N. Box 2811. ;rra.mn 1 AT YOUR PLACE Beauty Service. Well-trained and experienced Masseuse/ Masseur. Phone ***** for appointment (11 a.m. 9 p.m.) THE ATLAS ICE COMPANY, BERHAD (INCORPORATED IN MALAYSIA) NOTICE OF MEETING NOTICE Is hereby given
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      118 16 NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I, HO CHO KEE KOH CHOR KAY of No 1014-E Blk 6, Upper Boon Keng Rd (M) Singapore, have applied for a Retail Beer Shop licence In respect of premises No. 1074, Blk. 8, Upper Boon Keng Singapore, and that this application will
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      147 16 YOUR LUCKY STARS IF IT'S YCUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you are inclined to make too many unnecessary demands upon yourself In the Interest of proving yourself. Generally speaking, you refused to accept defeat which Is not a bad thing when it encourages you to And alternatives and thus to inhibit
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      216 16 of the younger generation. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) If you schedule your time wisely, you can use the time available to you in such a way that gain is assured by day's end. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Appearances may mean more than you think. Make every effort to put before
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      43 17 THE BORN LOSER by Art Sansom iS i£i Tt> m pi farpow, gar po w pur I 'HOUR 40U UOCX IT? I 1 iiiiiii> WW 3! i u m STI BBS M era M 4 s» 4 .!> V« p; *3 »v ii 5?
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    62 20 AH FOOK: Jay-walkers had better watch out. The new antl-jaywalk-lng law will mean they can no longer stroll along as though the roads belong to them. MEI LIN: Neither does It belong to the motorists alone. There would be better road safety if both motorists and pedestrians observed
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      347 20 How to audition the BOSE 501... Except for owners, very faw people have really heard the new BOSE 601 SERIES li Direct/ Reflecting* speaker. That's because it is designed for the home and not for the audio showroom and there's a big difference. The 501 is designed to be placed
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      495 20 TV AND RADIO SINGAPORE 5 5.44 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by KUDUMBA MALAR (r). This Tamil magaslne series features fllmlets on 8entosa, safety first and advice to tenants of high-rise flats to wring their clothes well before putting them out to dry, an interview with Sportsman of the Year. K. Krlshnan,
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      197 20 Today's top shows THE STRUGGLE FOR BUR VI VA L: M a if s h Birds and Water-Fowl. (Ch. 8, 7.45 p.m. In colour). This episode Illustrates how different species of ducks and grebes spend the winter months together. The shape of the beak and the anatomy of the various
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