New Nation, 29 August 1977

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    21 1 NewNation SINGAPORE Monday, August 29, 1977 No. 2040 Price 25 cents M C. (P) 262/1/77 f "I NEW &0) NATION COMMENT
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    Doctor's 'home cure' for addicts
    1062 1  -  By Wang Look Fung A Toa Payoh local doctor has introduced a new injection treatment for drug addicts which he claimed will cure them of the habit in three weeks—without the withdrawal symptoms of the cold turkey method. He said under the treatment, a hypnotic
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    Lock icon Aussie $ devalued
    144 1 Aussie devalued Reuter Sydney, Monday The Australian dollar was devalued by a marginal 0.11 per cent today, following 0.44 per cent revaluation on Friday. The dollar was devalued In terms of a trade-weighted basket of currencies used by the Australian authorities to manage the exchange rate. The Reserve Bank of
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    Woman takes goldsmith for a ride
    208 1 Police are looking for t woman who swindled a goldsmith in North Bridge Road of $15,M0 in a gems transaction. The woman, aged about 29, was said to have befriended the goldsmith's relative in the coffeehouse of a hotel in Beach Boad early this
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      22 1 INSIDE Yaohan'i big rush: Picture Page 4 IN THE OTHER PAGES: Cinemas 2; Money words 12; Crossword 14; Stars 16; Comics 19.
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      52 1 CONTACT LENSES AND VISION CAN! K.L. TAN F.R.0.A., F.S.M.C. (ENGLAND) Mam bar Singapore Contact L*ni S*ci«ty S.A. TAN D.OPT. M.R.O.A. (ENGLAND) By Appointment to the Late Sultan of Johore, Sir Ibrahim TAN OPTICAL NOOSE PEACE CENTRE, SUITE 115, Ist FL. SELEGIE/SOPHIA RD., TEL: 32M21 World s smallest using standard (ouelte
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      12 1 Colour TV and $6500 must be won! Sea Pages 12 and 13
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    Teachers' Day left out row
    335 2  -  Unions will not hold dinner to celebrate —but Ministry says it's not forgotten By Teresa Ooi Many teachers are unhappy that the Education Ministry had failed to include Teachers' Day in the school calendar. For the first time In several years, the five teachers unions
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    STOCK MARKET
    150 2 The banking sector, extending last Friday's bullish trend, advanced further during the first 45 minutes of trading this morning on the Stock Exchange of Singapore. OCBC Improved by 15 cents to 90.95 and DBS put on eight cents to 93.78. Gains of six cents each were scored by
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    Let family join in too
    186 2 The planning of welfare programmes should include not only the recipients but also their immediate family, said the Minister of State for Defence. Mr. Bernard Chen said: "In this way, we will be able to harness the physical and material resources required to cater Xor
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    Florence sells for good cause
    111 2 Pretty stenographer, Florence Leojig. got away from the typewriter and shorthand pad to become a salesgirl for a day lor a good cause. The jumble sale was her contribution to a charity competition organised by the Spastic Children's Association of Singapore in which 18 girls
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      97 2 Big Sweep and Toto B 810 SWEEP drawn at Buk 11 Tlmah on Saturday: 1 *****6 2 *****3 3 *****6 Starters Not. *****7, *****0, *****5. *****9, *****2, *****6, *****0, *****1. Consolation No s. *****3, *****5, *****6, *****2, *****5, *****5, *****8, *****5, *****3. *****8. 810 BWEEP drawn on Sunday: 1 *****3
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      842 2 WHAT'S ON BOOK FAIR, an exhibition of 50.000 English, Chinese. Malay and Tamil books on all subjects at Hyatt Hotel, till 9 p.m. ART 77, an exhibition of works by artists in Singapore to mark the first anniversary of the official opening of the National Museum art gallery, at National
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    Big rush at store sale
    315 4 Man faints in the crush and police rush to scene to restore order Police were called out to control a big crowd on the second day of Yaohan Katong's reduction sale yesterday. A Yaohan spokesman this morning said an estimated 20,000 to 25,000 people visited
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    PUB awards
    27 4 The Public Utilities Board will hold a presentation ceremony of long service awards to its employees at the PUB recreation club tomorrow at 7 p.m.
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    SATA launches $120,000 draw
    216 4 The Singapore AntiTuberculosis Association is organising a donation draw to raise $120,000 needed to fight TB and heart diseases. Fund-raising committee chairman Ng Cheng Bok told a press conference this morning that medical services and drugs are expensive but SAT/. clinics provide specialised services to patients
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    Cashier misses jackpot by one word
    97 4 The choice between "alike" and "alive" cost Madam Loh Slew Cheng the $6000 jackpot In last week's Moneywords contest. She had to be content with a $500 prize Instead. Madam Loh, of 4 Jalan Mastull, is married with two children and works as a
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    Juvenile crime dropping —Dr Tan
    98 4 Juvenile delinquency is on the decline In Singapore, the Senior Minister of State (National Development), Dr. Tan Eng Liang, said yesterday. Speaking at the annual review and display of the Boys' Brigade at the Peoples Defence Force Beach Road headquarters, Dr. Tan said the number
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    Lock icon Sweden leaves the Snake
    458 5 Reuter UPI Frankfurt, Monday Sweden is leaving the joint European currency float, the Snake, which links its exchange rate with six other north-west European countries, the West German Central Bank announced last night. Denmark and Norway are remaining In the float, but will devalue their currencies
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    Lock icon Three Bhutto men jailed
    240 5 Reuter Islamabad, Monday A Pakistan military court yesterday sentenced three supporters of former Prime Minister Bhutto to six months Jail each and 10 lashes for violating martial law restrictions on political activities. The three were found guilty of holding an unlawful gathering and chanting slogans on
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    Lock icon Indon to build smelting plant
    143 5 AFP Jakarta, Monday Indonesia will build an alumina smelting plant on Bintan Island, south-west of Singapore, with a production capacity of 400,000 to 600,000 tonnes annually. This project was adopted this week at a special meeting at the Mining Ministry in Jakarta. Bintan Island soil
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    Lock icon Brown: Seoul can deter attack
    465 6 UPI Washington, Monday Defence Secretary Harold Brown said yesterday the Carter administration should not reconsider its decision to withdraw American ground forces from South Korea. Mr. Brown wm asked If he telt following his recent visit to South Korea and Japan the administration should reconsider
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    Lock icon Oil find in India
    44 6 AFP New Delhi, Monday.— OH has been struck In India's north-eastern frontier state of Nagaland, it was officially disclosed here yesterday. The latest find, made by the state-run Oil and Natural Oas Commission (ONOC), was located In the Wokha district.
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    Lock icon TODAY
    153 6 UPI TODAY Is Monday. Aug. 29, the 241 st day of 1977 with 124 to follow. THE MOON Is moving from Its full phase to the last quarter. THE MORNING STARS are Venus. Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. THE EVENING STAR Is Mercury. Those born on this date are under
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    The Odd Corner
    32 6  -  D.J. A public-house keeper in Yorkshire, England has draped his juke box in black and won't let it be played for a year. He's in mourning for Elvis Presley.—D.J.
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    Ah Fook and Mei Lin
    97 6 Mei Lin: What do you think of my painting? Ah Fook: Its colours are very pretty, but I don't understand it Nl k<sn wo zhefu M J&s hua zenypyg ,1.-# y Ta de ygnse henmeili N buaud wtf bd Ifiifc vrn a#. Mei Lin: Apa
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    Lock icon 'Arabs to form a common front'
    115 6 UPI Cairo, Monday Arab League Secretary General Mahmoud Riad said a meeting of Arab foreign ministers next Saturday will form a common front against Israeli "aggressive measures" In the territories occupied during the 1967 Middle East war, the Middle East News Agency reported yesterday.
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    Lock icon Widespread draught warning by scientist
    242 6 Reuter Nairobi, Monday A United Nations conference on how to stop the spread of the world's deserts opens here today, and In an eve-of-talks warning, an American scientist said swift action must be taken if a catastrophe is to be avoided. The 11-day conference will
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    Lock icon On verge of bankruptcy
    161 6 UPI New York, Monday Time magazine said yesterday that Turkey Is on the verge of bankruptcy and has skipped Interest payments due certain US banks. The weekly news magazine said Turkey has run up short-term debts of more than US$3 billion ($7 billion) about half of
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    Lock icon Soviet bid to keep foothold: Paper
    166 6 UPI AFP Beirut, Monday Moscow Is seeking a meeting between Ethiopian and Eritrean officials as part of a bid to keep a Red Sea foothold In the event of a victory by the secessionist forces in the northeast EthioIjlan province, Beirut's ndependent newspaper /■n
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      167 6 •TMli WEATHER London Dry and sunny, 12-21 C. Headline: Becret of the holiday air strike flop. Paris Overcast, 2013C- Headline: Confused political situation In France. Rome Overcast, 15SIC. Headline: Train chaos as holldaymakers return. Moscow Sunny. 1422C. Pravda's headline: Craftsmanship of a worker. Tokyo Cloudy, 3124C. Headline: Mixed storage use
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    Lock icon Vorster N-test plan blocked
    419 7 'Result of Brezhnev's tip-off to the US* AFP Washington, Monday A message from Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev alerted western leaders that South Africa was preparing to test an atomic bomb, the Washington Post reported yesterday. South African preparations for a nuclear test in the Kalahari Desert
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    Lock icon Sound effect
    50 7 AFP Tokyo, Monday. A young music lover who played his expensive stereo loudly every night slashed his neighbour with a climber's knife when he was asked to turn It down a bit, police said yesterday. Police said they arrested Aklo Nakamura, 28, of Ohlto on charges of assault.—AFP.
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    Lock icon Owen: Plan for peace not rejected
    278 7 UPI Johannesburg, Monday British Foreign Secretary Dr. David Owen said yesterday he did not believe Rhodesian Premier lan Smith had already rejected the Anglo-Rho-deslan peace plan. Mr Owen and American UN envoy Andrew Young flew into Johannesburg yesterday from Lusaka, Zambia, for talks today
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    Lock icon Date for Peking meeting
    143 7 AFP Peking, Monday The Fifth Chinese National People's Congress convened by the Eleventh Party Congress will be held In September, a Chinese source' divulged yesterday. The convening of Parliament at "an appropriate time" was announced by Chairman Hua Kuo-feng at the Party Congress held earlier this
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    Lock icon Vietnam wants to make good its flops
    111 7 Reuter Hong Kong, Monday Vietnam's capital of Hanoi has failed to achieve a number of production targets this year, the official Vietnam News Agency reported yesterday. The People's Council of Hanoi disclosed at a meeting to review the state plan for this year
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    Lock icon 90pc in middle-class
    49 7 AP Tokyo, Monday Ninety per cent of the Japanese people think of themselves as middleclass. according to a survey by the Prime Minister's office published yesterday. The office conducted the survey by sending questionnaires In May to 10,000 people picked at random throughout the country. AP.
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      104 7 PARIS THOROUGHBRED GIVENCHY GENTLEMAN A m.in_t>orn with an unerring s<?nse t»»r Ii!l things excellent One who wears his distinction comfortably and quiet Iv, the mark o» a t rue thoroughbred It is in homage t«' the spirit ot the man thai a t lassie ally 1 >mplete /an we of
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    Mr. Opstib pulls his weight
    406 8 Admiral Sudomo's stern rejoinder last Friday that civil servants and soldiers could resign If they considered their salaries Inadequate was followed on Saturday by President Suharto's order that the admiral could check government officials' tax forms, and on Sunday by the Immigration Office's announcement that
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  • WHISPERS By ISPY
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      Return to sender
      51 8 The personnel department of one organisation posted a letter to Its employees' union leader. It arrived two days later..at the union leader's office, one floor below the Personnel Department In the company's bulldlnfc. The cost of sending the bulky letter down one flight of stairs was 40
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      Leaf off an old habit
      49 8 The present drought In Malaysia is one of the worst In recent years. The people however seem to have adapt- Ed very well to the situation. Wltli their taps dry for days, they simply resorted to an old habit cf eating off banana leaves.
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    Lock icon 'King' of Moscow's illegal rag trade
    544 8 Reuter Moscow: Meet Mikhail Ostafyev, "king" of Moscow's black market rag trade. For Ave days a week he Is a humble laboratory assistant, but at weekends he can make a fast rouble as easily as any smooth talking sharp In the West. Like other
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    Stop the runaways
    383 8 NANYANG SIANG PAD VOICE OF THE PRESS Headline: Taking a square look at incidents of children running away from home. Very often extremely anixous parents can be seen at the newspaper office pleading for help to trace their missing children. And often, Just as the photographs and
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    CHARITIES DESERVE A BETTER DEAL
    617 8  -  MONDAY WITH LU LIN REUTENS LU LIN REUTENS Rules and regulations are usually made with certain objectives in mind, hopefully for the benefit of society in general. But sometimes, they inadvertantly penalise, rather unfairly, a minority group, which finds itself an innocent bystander included among
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    Cracks in the Front but it will survive once again
    1742 9 Lack of alternatives will keep the parties together The formation of the National Front in Malaysia has helped the nation to forget thr traumas of May ltMift when the old formula of communal cooperation within the Alliance broke down. The
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      47 9 Italian Leather Goods Are Luxurious But They Need Not be Expensive See Our Latest Collection at 20°/o Discount CALL ON US WHEN YOU ARE AT PLAZA SINGAPURA ■sSH 125, Pto SJngapurs Shopping Complex, Singapore 0. Where Italian Leather Bags are AvattaMe for Any Purpose At All Occasion
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    • Dear Ros
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        She wants to be a legal No. 2 wife
        235 10 / 11 I am 20 and In love with a married man 10 years my senior. I know I am young but I am willing to be his second wife. I have mixed around and cannot find other suitable men. He has proposed
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        Her waning interest
        147 10 / 11 1 am not Interested In my boyfriend any more. It's not that I have found somebody else. It's Just that we no longer get along. But he does care for me he brings me to see Chinese movies which I like but he dislikes. I don't have
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        Teacher pupil tie-up
        484 10 / 11 I enrolled In a commercial school some 10 months ago and enjoyed my classes partly because the teacher, a handsome, young man was able to make lessons Interesting. One day after class, he Invited me for a drink and a show and after that first date, we
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        Objection to pen pals
        239 10 / 11 Ever since I started having pen pals, I have been having trouble with my parents. They regard letter-writing as a waste of time and pen pals as "bad people." I know they love me and do not want me cheated. But I need friends. Even when
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        They wed for a flat
        330 10 / 11 We have been registered as man and wife for the past three years but have not lived together because we cannot afford It We registered so that we could qualify for a HDB flat he now lives with his mother In the flat. Before we
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        Lost school certificate
        53 10 / 11 I am very worried because I have lost my School Certificate. Please tell me what to do. I dare not tell my family because that will worry them. I need it to get a Job. DESPERATE. Dear Desperate, Consult the Ministry of Education. They would be able
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      Lock icon Day dresses to suit every girl...
      140 10 / 11 F i o ru c c i is known for it's kinky, kooky and altogether zany clothes, but the label also has some saner moments. The two day dresses featured are s u be r b I y casual, and can be worn by
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    • Grapevine
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        The Pill, a doctor and plain Principle
        273 10 / 11 What would you do if the only doctor In town refused to prescribe birth control pills, I asked a colleague. Get him a mistress, came the flippant reply. The story was not so "uppant. in Zeehan, a small town on the Australian island
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        Family planning worldwide
        63 10 / 11 The good* doctor of the previous snippet probably would not approve either of the worldwide publicity which Durex. that well known condom manufacturer is having In the SIA LondonSydney motor rally. Probably the most controversial sponsor In the rally, a Range Rover is carrying the Durex logo
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        The rich riff-raff
        110 10 / 11 Colleague Jennifer Schoon wrote on Friday about the hecklers who nearly spoilt Jackie Darnell's show at the Kasbah. Could they be the same ones who nearly spoilt my night out also at the Kasbah about three weeks back? According to Jennifer, they occupied the same front table,
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        Mother's taking ways
        59 10 / 11 We've all heard of daughters borrowing their mothers' clothes but here 1 a a variation on that old story. A colleague's mother who is her same size goes to her house, checks through her wardrobe and then carts off several outfits which she likes every time she
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        At last!
        18 10 / 11  -  D.J. An overdue book has been .returned to a public library in England from Australia, —D.J.
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    Lock icon Racialist Front on the march?
    982 12  -  By Leslie Dowd Reuter LONDON: Bloody street battles have spurred the racialist, right wing National Front Party to claim that Britain's Left is trying to smash it physically to deny it political power. "We are fast becoming Britain's third party after Labour and tbe Conservatives
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      62 12 INTRODUCTORY OFFER 10% Off Now you can buy the latest design in handbags and shoes from MILLIE'S of HONG KONG at a cheaper price right here in Singapore it This offer is valid until end of this month. I ,V f m Oriental Emporium (Raffles Place) Eastern Emporium (High Street)
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      562 12 Monday EV-1 NEW NATION MONEYWORDS Cut out and pin with other coupons. Posting instructions appear below Name (Mr./Mrs./Miss) Address ■_£L FILL IN E A missing D R LETTERS "ID ACROSS USING Jt CLUES E E BELOW m mm mm mmm mm m Cut along dotted lines mm m CLUES FOR
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      451 13 lake the simple New Nation/ Singapore Handicraft Centre "lest and win a 36cm Philips portable colour TV A FABULOUS PHILIPS COLOUR TV 10 BE WON EACH WEEK Question 1. The Singapore Handicraft Centre will celebrate its first anniversary on a. September 1977 b. October 1977 c. November 1977 Starting August
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    Uptrend levelled off in low trading
    387 14 ZURICH The uptrend of the past two weeks on the Swiss stock market levelled off during the week under review. After remaining firm at the beginning of the week despite increased profit-taking, tjje market weakened and the average level of prices declined 0.8 per
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    PARIS
    108 14 The market which last week had performed better despite certain unfavourable economic Indicators was helped this week by the further fall In short-term money market rates. This could continue In the short term and it should he noted that technically, the market is quite strong. Closing prices on the
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    SYDNEY
    124 14 Business News and Views Price* at 11.30 tun. today (Australian time) on the Sydney Stock Exchange: A CI 152 153 ADC 13 IS Ampol Pet 69 00 ANI 130 122 APlf Nil 113 Bank NSW 400 483 Brambles 143 150 BHP 508 572 Boral 200 208 CBA 200 205
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    Lock icon Viet target for cement
    88 14 AFP Hong Kong, Monday— Vietnam is stepping up Its production of cement for national reconstruction by aiming to complete 59 small cement plants within this year, according to Vietnam News Agency yesterday. By a decision of Prime Minister Pham Van Dong, the Initial capacity of these
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    Lock icon Recession is ahead prediction
    665 14 NEW YORK UPI New York, Monday The stock market fell to a 10-month low last week and provoked some analysts to predict a recession in the near future. Trading was nervous and slow. The Dow Jones Industrial average, a 7.62-polnt loser the previous week, dropped 8.00
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    Low level of activity hits market
    365 14 LONDON The stock markets have been characterised this week by a low level oi activity. Early in the week investors were worried by threatened industrial disputes, especially the one affecting Britain's airports. While some commentators anticipated further traue union ob Jectlons to the government's
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      39 14 ENJOY TEPPAN-YAKI STEAK at OKOH Japanese Restaurants SINGAPORE OKOH 4 th fir #<• t'') I OKOH OF GIN7A UlSi.'i w?nt M. i i 1 .-o' I "I H,|t» KATSUHA w 9 y ii K 'f •h 1 i' I) i'
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      268 14 Crossword J m drill 1 Manly 5 Superior of a monastery 10 Newspaper notice 14 Asian country 15 Utah city 16 Section 17 Waste time 19 Concerning 20 Wray of movies 21 Curved shapes 22 Chief 23 terrier 24 Muse of poetry 26 Fr. river 29 Changes the course of
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    Lock icon How to stop that leak or rattle
    405 15  -  Eg Nickwan Nugteren Repairing a leak or putting a stop to an annoying rattle in the car is not usually that difficult, but finding it more often than not proves to b3 very frustrating! Here are a few tips on how to find
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    Safety plan dropped
    62 15 Detroit, Monday General Motors has halted plans to fit blow-up safety bags to Its 1980 and 1981 "models, even though It has already tried them out. The government had received an undertaking from General Motors and Ford that these bags, which Inflate automatically in the event of
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      411 15 Jackpot now $6500 Near miss for woman who will get $500 No entrant submit- lot is a matter of clrted a solution which cumatancea, implying no aii unusual" quality In the corresponded in all men themselves. Prerespects with the set ference for AWE. of answers held by ET-S:1: "inactivity" the
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  • SPORT STARTS HERE
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      Lock icon Hats off to organisers
      389 16  -  But crowd attendance drops MARTIAL ARTS by Wilfred Shimmen The Fourth National taekwon-do championships staged at the Gay World Stadium last Saturday was Well organised and the night's programme flowed with clockwork precision. Elimination sounds had already been completed 10 days ago, so the crowd that
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      333 17 Reuter East Berlin, Monday Five world records were broken as the United States just beat East Germany yesterday In a hard-fought two-day swimming International here. The Americans won by 176 points to 168, having won the men's events comfortably but losing the women's events. It
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      58 17 San Cristobal (Venezuela), Monday World amateur sprint champion Hans Jurgen Oeschke of East Germany said yesterday he Is retiring from active cycling competition to devote himself to physical education. "This is my last race," he told a Press conference. "For me, the racing is over. I am
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      38 17 Reuter Chestnut Hill (Massachusetts), Monday Manuel Or an tes. of Spain, took a further step towards the US pro tennis championship yesterday with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Colombia's Ivan Monina in the quarterfinal.—Reuter.
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      512 17 He breaks his own world 800 m record Reuter Sofia, Monday On a sunsoaked evening here yesterday, Alberto Juantorena pulled out a touch of magic and perhaps the World Student Games will never be the same again. Juantorena, the handsome Cuban who has a star quality
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      123 17 Brussels, Monday The Belgian League Cup soccer match between First Division Anderlecht and Third Division Union Namur was marred by two deaths last Saturday night After 22 minutes of play, Namur player Michel Soulier felt un- well and was taken to hospital. He died
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      460 18 I Lore You was quickly out In front, making a two-length break at the 800 m and was nicely clear of Turfllte and Thialsit at the home turn. Next came Tong Hai. I Love You cleared away In the straight to win
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      675 18 Trainer Lee Hap Seng's up-and-coming stayer, Oklahoma Joe, impressed me as one of the season's brightest Cup prospects. Oklahoma Joe's third to My Interest over 1850 m at Bukit Ttmah on Saturday gave every indication that he's a potential classic winner. The four-year-old Irish
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      300 18 Fourteen year old Wayne Bosley scored his second success In the Singapore Island Country Club competitions this year when he beat Takuma Takahashl 3 and 2 In the final of the Race Course Cup "competition at the Buklt Course yesterday. Wayne, son of last
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      386 18 Reuter Portmarnock (Ireland), Monday American Hubert Green the United States Open golf champion, added the Irish Open championship to his list erf titles In a thrilling finish here yesterday. Green sank a birdie Eutt at the final hole to eat fellow-American Ben
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      574 19 Free-for-all as PIA win Two Singapore In-* ternational Airlines Invitation XI players were injured in a hockey match against the visiting Pakistan International Airlines team which developed into a free-for-all just before the end of the first half. The visitors won 2-0 through goals by Manzoor Hussaln Jr. and Abdul
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      120 19 Chestnut Hill, (Massachusetts) Monday. Top-seeded Jimmy Connors withdrew yesterday from the US pro tennis championships here because of what he described as a wrenched back. Connors suddenly bent over in pain during a morning practice session. He had heat and massage treatments in the
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      234 19 Portland (Oregon), Monday. Georgio Chinaglla took a cross from Steve Hunt to head in the winning goal in the second half and gave the New York Cosmos a 2-1 Soccer Bowl victory over Seattle Sounders yesterday. Chinaglia's 24th goal of the season came 27 seconds from
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      140 19 Victoria School failed to secure a semi-final berth in the Singapore Cricket Association's Under 16 slx-a-slde cricket knockout tournament when they lost to St. Patrick's "C" by two wickets at Tanglin yesterday. In a hard fought 12 overs game Victoria batted first and piled on 74
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      442 19  -  By TONY KOH Singapore Armed Forces Sports Association broke Singapore Armed Forces Reservists Association's winning streak by beating them 15-5. 15-10, 2-15, 16-14 In the men's section of the vol--1 e y b a 11 Independence Cup tournament at the Oay World Stadium last night. With
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      754 20 TV AND RADIO SINGAPORE 5 3.00 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by KUDUMBA MALAR <T/r). Today's edition features a talk on tuberculosis by Dr. Vellayappan, advice on how to make a footrug, an Interview with Miss Shamlni Shagaram, a student who's learning to play the piano. 3.S0 DIARY OF EVENTS (T). 3.35
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