New Nation, 13 September 1977

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  • 20 1 New Nation SINGAPORE Tuesday, September 13, 1977 No. 2053 Price 25 cents MC (P) 262/1/77 r 7T NLW NATION COMMENT
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  • 332 1 UPI Sydney, Tuesday Blonde model Robin Davidson has completed her gruelling 1440-km trek across Australia'# most uarren and dangerous country with four camels. The pretty Englishwoman Is the first woman to walk across the red sands of the Gibson desert. Miss Davidson, 28, survived the five-month
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  • 97 1 Reuter Mew York, Tuesday. The US economy continue* to recover despite predictions from economists and high government officials qt a coming recession. Citibank of New York said Real Gross National Product (GNP) will possibly Increase by a very snuul amount In this quarter or next, and
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  • 36 1 Peking, Tuesday The most Important military delegation to visit a western country since the founding of the People's Republic in 1949 left Peking this morning for an official 10-day visit to France.
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  • 33 1 Reuter Oslo, Tuesday A three-party non-social-ist coalition appeared early yesterday to have narrowly failed to unseat Prime Minister Odvar Nordli's Labour government in yesterday's parliamentary elections, according to almost complete results.—Reuter.
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  • 131 1 AP New Delhi, Tuesday A lifeless foetus has been removed from the abdomen of an 11-month-old male child, according to India's national news agency. Dr. Vlswanatha Rao, a paediatrics surgeon, removed the foetaa in a throe hour operation last Saturday at the King George government hospital
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  • 204 1 Carter puts out secret order; NYT Washington, Tuesday President Carter has ordered the United States to be prepared to defend Middle East oil supplies against a possible Soviet danger. The secret directive was made in a presidential memorandum more than two weeks ago. It outlined worldwide
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  • 169 2 More than $242 million was wagered on horse racing and sweepstakes last year. This Is about $40 million more than In 1975 when the amount was over $193 million. According to the 1976 Inland Revenue Department annual report, the .10 per cent
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  • 46 2 Advertisers spent more than $124 million last year. The Association of Accredited Advertising Agents estimated that $98 million was spent on newspaper advertisements. Advertisements on television cost about $15 million while films, strips and slides screened In cinemas cost another $4 million.
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  • 309 2 A delicate "leg joining" operation began on ah oil rig, Santa Fe Explorer, lp the sea off' Bedok yesterday. Four metal stubs, each 12.2 metres long and weighing 44 tonnes, will be hoisted up and welded to the top of
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  • 365 2 The Minister of State (Prime Minister's Office), Tuan Haji Ya'acob bin Mohammed, yesterday said there are two "problems" he has to settle before he takes up his posting as Singapore's envoy to India. Firstly, there are the constituency matters. Tuan Hall Ya'acob. who
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  • 163 2 Share prices generally declined on lack of buying support during the first 45 minutes of trading this morning on the Stock Exchange of Singapore. Price drops of six cents and seven cents were recorded by C.K. Tang and Olympla Plywood. The higher priced Issues were also not shielded
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  • 80 2 Principals have been told that they must obtain a licence to keep wild animals In school. The Primary Production Department is, however, prepared to exempt schools from paying the licence fee If the animals are kept for "educational purposes." The Education Ministry has meanwhile arranged
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  • 32 2 The Singapore Armed Forces will conduct demolition live firing exercises at the Southern Islands live firing range at Pulau Senang from tomorrow to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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  • 357 4  - Put up fencing and warning signs along 'death river' parents' call to Government Mother of drowned boy says: Close up wall openings to protect children By Terry Ang The parents of the two boys who were drowned in the Geylang River on Supday, said the Government should put up proper
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  • 183 4 The Singapore Land and Homing Derek*)era Association may change the method of collecting data In Its surrey of the property market Instead of the usual way of sending out questionnaires to developers, the association Is thinking of sending teams for on-the-spot checks at
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  • 401 4 Finance Minister Hon Sui Sen will lead a five-man delegation to the IMFWorld Bank joint meeting in Washington from Sept. 26 to 30. The other members of the team are Mr. Michael Wong Pakshong, managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore; Mr. Heng
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  • 130 4 AFP Ottawa, Tuesday. Canadian Transport Secretary Otto Lang will start an official Par Eastern tour on Sept 15 which will take him to Australia, 81 ng a pore. Hong Kong, China and Japan, It was announced here. During his three-week tour Mr. Lang, who Is
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  • 198 4 AFP Kuala Lumpur, Tuesday The Malaysian government 1* to spend about $50 million to improve the facilities at Sub a n g International Airport, It was reported here today. The Improvement will Include modifications to the terminal building, the parking apron and
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  • 22 4 The istana grounds will be open to public on Thursday from 8 am. to (JO p.m. for Hari Raya Puasa.
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  • 398 5 New routing system in Straits under study AFP Reuter London, Tuesday Shipping In the Malacca Straits is likely to be more strictly controlled in the near future following talks between navigational experts in London last week. A special sub committee of the Inter-Govern-mental Maritime Consultative Organisa
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  • 134 5 AFP Johannesburg, Tuesday Taiwan is seeking missiles and guns from South Africa, the Johannesburg Star revealed here yesterday, quoting an advertisement placed In the news bulletin Issued by the local Chamber of Commerce. The advertisement was apparently placed by a Dordrecht (Netherlands) based purchasing agent
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  • 273 5 Moro spy network discovered —admiral AFP Manila, Tuesday The armed forces has uncovered an alleged plot by Muslim rebels to organise death squads and a spy network In southern Philippines, a senior military officer confirmed yesterday. South Command Chief Rear Adm. Romulo Espaldon, in a published interview, said "several" suspected
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  • 121 5 UPI Hong Kong. TuesdaySouthern Vietnam, which Is suffering a bad food shortage despite the presence of tens of thousands of economic experts and professionals from the north, will get still more such personnel under a new government directive. The Vietnam News Agency says the southern provinces
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  • 173 5 Copenhagen. Tuesday. Men who have suffered coronary thrombosis could use sex as therapy but only If they made vigorous love using "constant muscular effort" for at least half an hour, a Danish heart expert said yesterday. Dr. Karl Saunamaekl said In an article published
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  • 357 6 Reuter UPI Washington, Tuesday The US State Department said yesterday that Palestinian representation was essential to a successful Geneva Middle last peace conference but Palestinians would first have to recognise Israel's right to exist. In a formal statement read to reporters. State
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  • 89 6 Reuter Tokyo, Tuesday—The World Health Organisation (WHO) decided to establish a research centre in Malaysia to study environmental Issues including Improved water supply and sewerage systems In the West Pacific region. Dr. Francisco Dy, WHO Western Pacific regional director, told a press conference here the centre would be
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  • 131 6 UPI TODAY Is Tuesday, Sept 13, the 250 th day of 1977 with 109 to follow. TIB MOON la new. THE MORNING BTABB are Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Mercury and Venus. THERE U no evening star. Those born on this date are under the sign of Virgo. John J. Pershing,
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  • 68 6 Reuter Paris* Tuesday—A new asHHsal party, named The Tanwben, was beta a Prance yesterday and Ms ana Is a total baa aa laeeme tax. Peaaders af the party said there was aething mere reapeeiaMs thaa werk, which ■hculdoe "protected aad freed ffeesa the aajust weight ea It."
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  • 118 6 Reuter Adelaide, Tuesday Prime Minister Malcolm Praser said yesterday his government was considering special antistrike legislation to combat what he called "guerilla action" by Australia's powerful builders' union. The union has halted and disrupted millions of dollars worth of construction projects. He told a
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  • 29 6 Reuter Beirut, Tuesday—Pour people were killed In two blasts here yesterday, latest In a series of explosions to hit the Lebanese capital, the rightwing Falangist Radio reported.—Reuter.
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  • 229 6 Reuter Jakarta, Tuesday A University Student Council in Central Java has blamed the government's economic development policy for widespread corruption in Indonesia. The leader of the Council of Oajah Mada University In Jogjakarta, Mr. LJP\ Mokoglnta, told newsmen yesterday that the student body had
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  • 31 6 UPI Wellington. Tuesday More than 200 Asian refugees, most of them Vietnamese, are expected to arrive In New Zealand from Malaysia on Sept. 22, it was announced yesterday.
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  • 97 6 Reuter Columbus (Ohio), Tuesday—A 14 yearold boy shot and killed his younger brother here while re-enacting a scene from a film the two had seen on television, police said. The accident occurr- Ed on Sunday morning after the boys, whose identities were withheld, had watched the
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  • 181 6 Reuter Pretoria. Tuesday. South Africa's political, economic and military leaders held three hours of talks with Rhodesian Prime Minister lan Smith yesterday in the latest attempt to bring about a peaceful transfer to black majority rule in RhodesiaFor the first time in the continuing
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 242 6 Ah Fook and Mei Lin :m <t v /JXJII c nashj tebie K > a 92i v a a I Ik v d o \j FOOTNOTE: Chinese it tonal language. It hot basically four tones. For example: bo /V(eight); bo pull out); bo (to hoM); bo (father). In addition, means
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  • 160 7 Two men in a dinghy Reuter Darwin, Tuesday An ocean voyage of more than 4000 nautical miles from Singapore in a zig-zag fashion through the Indonesian archipelago by two European adventurers ended yesterday when they sailed their tiny inflatable dinghy into Darwin harbour. The two men, Michel De Hemptine,
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  • 256 7 Two men in a balloon Reuter Washington, Tuesday Adventurers Maxle Anderson and Ben Abruzzo yesterday landed their balloon safely in Iceland, abandoning their attempt to be the first to cross the Atlantic Ocean by balloon, a spokesman for the men said. Mike Leavltt, speaking from a private tracking centre
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  • 162 7 Reuter Pasadena (California), Tuesday The slavery epic Roots, the most widely watched series to appear on US television, won six Emmy Awards last night at the Television Academy ceremony here. Roots, from the bestseller book of that name by Alex Haley, portrays the history of
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  • 306 7 Reuter United Nations, Tuesday Most delegates to the United Nations General Assembly are expected to write ofT as a dismal failure last June's Paris conference on world economic problems, otherwise known as the North-South Dialogue, informed sources said yesterday. Informed sources said the 147-member assembly, which
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  • 394 7 Soaring prices can boost production Business News and Views Reuter Jakarta, Tuesday Indonesia has a good chance to boost its tin production due to current soaring prices in ti:e world market, tin officials said yesterday. The lack of bufferstock of the International Tin Council (ITC) has absorbed
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  • Stock markets round the world
    • 202 7 Stocks, hindered by tighter money policies, fell yesterday for the third straight session, although late bargain hunting Drevented blue chips from reaching a 20-month low. Trading was sluggish. The Dow Jones industrial average, off more than seven points at the outset following Friday's 11.09-polnts plunge, ended with a
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    • 33 7 UPI Dow Jones closing averages on the NYSE yesterday: 30 Industrials 864 38 (off 2.69), 30 transport 314.99 (off 1.65), 16 utilities 112.30 (off 0.30), 06 stocks 391.36 (off 1.17). UPI.
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    • 188 7 AFP The Tokyo Stock Market rose slightly in slow trading yesterday as the prices of 305 issues rose and those of 271 declined on its major board. After rebounding from a three-session losing streak, prices shed some early gains as liquidation selling started amid investors' growing wariness about increased
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    • 68 7 Closing prices on the Paris Bourse yesterday: Paribas 149 +1.50 Foncler 2641 —3.60 Pr In temps 34.80 .30 Bull 28.50 .30 Royal Dutch 272.80 +.50 Mlchelln 1218 —4 COE 280 +2 Thomson 188 —.50 CFP 99.50 unch. Rhone 81.80 —.20 Air 272 +2 B6N 442 —8 Philips 52.50 —.20
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    • 118 7 Reuter Prices at 11.30 a.m. today (Australian time) on the Sydney Stock Exchange: ACI 166 168 Ampol Pet 60 61 ANI 130 133 APM 116 117 Bank N8W 630 640 Brambles 166 168 BHP 668 660 Boral 333 338 CBA 380 383 C8R 300 313 CIO 380 386 Coal
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  • 109 7 UPI Brussels, Tuesday—The dollar closed higher on mo si European money markets yesterday. Gold was higher, closing at U*****.125 an ounce In Zurich compared with U8U47.625 at Friday's close. In London the metal went from U*****,625 to U*****,375. In Ffankfurt the dollar went from 2.3247 marks to 2.3271.
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  • 64 7 Reuter Brussels, Tuesday Italy and Britain suffer from the highest Inflation rates of the ninemember European Common Market, according to statistics published yesterday by the EEC Executive Commission. The figures show that the Italian consumer price Index for July was 18.8 per cent above the level of July
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    • 71 7 When choosing where to feed your face And quench your thirst. There is no quest For those who value what is best In gastronomies; Foster's Chop And Steak House comes right at the top Of all the Restaurants galore Which operate in Singapore. FOSTERS ORIGINAL LONDON RESTAURANT 25A, Amber Mansions.Orchard
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  • 412 8 Saudi Arabia's reported Intention to relmpose oil production curbs is a sharp reminder that the Middle East continues to be a pressing problem. But Jeddah's threat at the weekend, directed mainly at the US, only matched President Jimmy Carter's own expression of Impatience over the less-ihan-forthcoming
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  • 80 8 ro->^j Mr. Gerhard Kutt of Hone Kong, who won the m«n'i championship title In last weekend'* Fifth South-east Asian Water Ski Tournament. received, as one of his prises, a pewter cigarette box. He was heard mut- tering: "But I don't smoke. I don't don't smoke..." Two
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  • 536 8 UPI Bonn: The body count in the 10-year-old battle between West Germany's urban guerillas and the state Is 22 government officials and 10 terrorists. Add to that lour American servicemen killed In West Germany by terrorist bombs. Add to that 102 people who were
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  • 296 8 UPI United Nations: While the major powers bicker over the Middle East, southern Africa and such, tiny Grenada is worrying about flying saucers. So much so that it wants the United Nations to keep an eye on them. Grenada, a West Indian nation that
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous

  • 198 9 With all the publicity tooting and hooting over Roots, one is led to believe that Alex Haley is the only man to embark on an odyssey to his past. For as long as men or women have found themselves unplaced, displaced or
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  • 769 9  -  HOW THE CIA SHOULD APOLOGISE FOR OPENING PEOPLE'S MAIL Art Buchwald A federal Judge has Just ruled that the CIA -must write a letter of apology to people whose mall they opened In the United States. The Department of Justice has
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  • 193 9 ASEAN ASIDES U There is one kind of market in the West that ASEAN can do without the market for smuggled wildlife. In a bid to stop this lucrative trade, customs officials at Blak Airport in Surabaya use whistles to provoke bird responses during customs examinations.
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  • 130 9 Shouldn't toddy-toe as socially respectable as beer, brandy or whisky? This la the question that the Union of Toddy Workers In Malaysia, chafing over the "disgraceful manner In which the drink Is seved." Is popping to the government. The union's adviser. Mr. V. David, told the Malay
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  • 103 9 ASEAN co-opera-tlon may be facing grey clouds over economic projects. But it is at least bringing rain. A recent Bangkok Post report carried the heading Thai Rain Falls On Indonesian Farms. The rain was engineered by M. R. Thepharlt Thevakui who supervised a highly
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  • 70 9 "rtiose who pay Hp service to the dangers of pollution should read this Item in the Indonesian Observer on August 20. Exhaust fumes from a bus have killed two passengers and resulted In seven others Including the driver falling sick In JakartaThe police spokesman said that
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  • 55 9 This Is no black magic but Malay bomohs and dukuns (medicine men) have banded together to form a national association in Malaysia. At a meeting held In Kuala Lumpur recently, members of the pro-tem committee urged the government to recognise them as "community doctors" to strengthen their Image
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  • 909 10 / 11  -  Thrillseekers on water WORDS: Lulin Reutens Thrillseekers in the flesh that's what the five hundred or so spectators who turned up at the Fifth South-east Asian Water Ski Tournament at Sembawang last weekend came to see. And they were not disappointed. They watched the men gun for
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  • Page 10 / 11 Miscellaneous
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  • trend 1 EDITED BY SYLVIA LEOW
    • 324 12  -  Fashion by Jennifer Schoon Big, loose, floppy, even slightly sloppy that's what the latest tops are like. If you think they look a little like maternity tops, well, you may be right. But if you're on the thin side, you can carry them off
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    • 814 13 NYT New York: The present fashion for deeper-co-loured lipsticks and generally darker makeup also means darker nail polish and that means impeccable manicuring. As long as polish was on the light side, ope could get away with being a bit slapdash, but the
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    • 489 13  -  Doc's Casebook, S.L. Mr. K was on the other end of the line: "I've got a sharp pain on the right side of my chest. It's worse if I breathe deeply. It takes some effort to breathe. Could you please come over?" On the
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    • 463 13  -  soap box -Tin-Tin All my friends are funny people. There's Leenle, who trades in puns with a punch, and that brand of humour generally known as sick. ("Oh, look at the time. I must fly." Flaps her arms like a bird taking off and
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    • 159 13 *3 f r 1 4 HHI Hr Germalne Monteil.. body products in a bag For a supple soft body A soft supple complexion is great but beauty is more than Just caring for your face. A well cared-for body, especially hands, shoulders, ankles and knees are important. After all they
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    • 81 13 West Cabot 's Nitamin Eir' Fo,Y,> New York /!>/*» Imported from U.S.A. Creme Tliis luxurious moisturising creme, super saturated with 14,000 units of Vitamin E moistens, softens and beautifies all skin types. It's greet for problem skin, rough-dry zones, lines, wrinkles and delicate eye areas. Use under makeup, as a
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    • 128 14 M So nice H > $85 $110 per foot run (30.5 cm) The kitchen a place woithy of a properdecoration scheme This new improved design of kitchen cabinet incorporates a twin shelf swing unit. TACON Polyester post form table tops. A convenient and neat set up with plenty of room
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    • 119 14 TIMBER ENTERPRISES PTE. LTD 7E-1 ASM INSURANCE BLDG. SINGAPORE. TEL ***** (Mamifadwan fuMsJwn RtpmmUthm) IWAMt ■MRk -i viv.*** V A m m HE ill! ill w People going OVERSEAS qo to FOOK ON first Because we have the widest range of Winter Clothings at the most reasonable prices. FOOK ON
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    • 204 14 Shock Absorbers VOUR Lift MAY DIKNO ON THEM WHY ARE SHOCK ABSORBERS SO IM PORTANT? worn shock absorbers: are dangerous; they may cause death! worn shock absorbers: make braking less effective, since the wheels loose contact with the road! worn shock absorbers: cause wheel hop, resulting in' excessive and uneven
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  • 370 14 A twice weekly advertisement Feature Nowadays, with our higher standard of living, the buying of a house, be it an HDB flat or a private apartment, is usually only the initial investment. Often, the amount of money spent on renova- tion Is half or even the same amount as
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  • Sport starts here
    • 584 15  -  Weekend golf Bf LIM KEE CHAN Lim Choo Beng (handicap six), one of the most improved golfers today, leads the qualifiers after the first round of the 72-hole Seletar championship when he shot a 73 at the Seletar Course on Sunday. He leads into
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    • 204 15 Draw for the second round of the Seletar golf championship to be played on Thursday: 7 a.m.—John Ong (8) Noel Bond (6) N. Samy (7); 7.07- 43tephen Poon (7) Austin Watts (10) Percy Scully (6); 7.14— Robert Lim (10) Ariffln Abu (8) A. Harding (11); 7.2l—Lim Gee Song
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    • 369 16 MysterioM Piper watt first Into the straight from Be My Friend, with Firebrand moving up. Pragmatlst was well up. Starting his run at the distance. Firebrand swept past Mysterious Piper 50m out to win by a length. Pragmatlst finished third another length away.
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    • 307 16 By FAIRWAY Kuala Lumpur Tuesday Cowan Street IV, who broke the ice after a series of placings on this course last month, is retaining his form. With Keith Watson astride, the Tudor Bridge four-year-old was full of running at the end of a 600 m
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    • 366 16 SATURDAY RACE 1: 1.45 CL Div. 2 1200 m Native Ruler 111, Sir Ipoh, Greco Ocean, Steaming, Star Performer, Have Confidence, Mystique Dan, Puteri Tanjong, Tiger Note, Youaskettfo.it 11, Optimist 11, Promise 111. RACE 2: 2.15 CL Div. 3 1200 m Night Club, Brandy Ginger, Banbury, BaDui'i Girl, Hasser
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    • 1389 16 SATURDAY Ci. 3 Div. 3 1200m 4 Ragtore 67 11 A1 Cador 66.5 8 Fearless 56 12 Very Friendly 55.5 13 Something To Remember 56 17 Re-Entry 55 14 Paya Bunga 54.5 7 Kabagold 64 18 Together 54 10 Caronli 54 15 Boss Cat
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    • 434 17 Malaysian schoolgirl to represent S'pore in ASEAN meet £3 Athletics The Malaysian Schools Sports Council (MSSC) have given Munirah Alatas, 13, the green light to represent Singapore in the ASEAN Schools Under 18 athletic championships in Jakarta from Sept. 20-22. Munirah is in Singapore's contingent of 30
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    • 344 17  -  I MARTIAL ARTS by Wilfred Shimmen Sebastian Soh, the founder of northern chuen-fa, is all set to hold the first championships of the new martial art here in December. The only hurdle is the green light from the Australian team which he expects very
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    • 185 17 ISBodng AFP Deer Lake (Pennsylvania), Tuesday The fourth clash between Muhammed All and "8mokln" Joe Frazier has been tentatively fixed for this December. The two old enemies shook hands on a deal to match them for the world title at New York's Madison Square
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    • 43 17 AP New York, Tuesday The US Tennis Association are considering taking punitive action against Jimmy Conner®, who stormed off the court Immediately after the finals of the US Open tennis championships on Sunday without waiting for the traditional post* match presentation ceremony.—AP.
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    • 34 17 Reuter London, Tuesday. Results Of last English football League matches: Dir. 3 Port Vale 1 Bradford City 0, Tranmere Rovers 3 Wrexham 1; Dlv 4 Southend United 2 Swansea City 1. Reuter.
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    • 383 18  -  |Kj2[ WaterIYi |l polo •Sunday: 10-0 over Armed Forces •Monday: 13-1 over CSC By PHILIP TAN The goal-hungry Queens town "A" team have done It again. This time the team at the receiving end were Chinese Swimming Club, losing by a 13-1 margin In a
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    • 122 18 KgSoccer UPI Tokyo, Tuesday Injured German soccer wlsard Frans Beckentuuer said yesterday he would be ready for action when the New York cosmos play their second game of their Japan tour tomorrow against a National allstar team. Promoters of the Pels farewell to Japan Tour, 1977, offered
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    • 232 18 13 Reuter UPI Los Angeles, Tuesday. —Two World Boxing Council champion* from Los Angeles, welterweight Carlos Palomino and featherweight Danny Lopes are favoured to retain their titles In 15-round bouts here tonight. Palomino, 28, will meet Ereraldo Oosto Azevedo, the sixth-ranked challenger from Italy,
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    • 120 18 £3 Athletics Reuter Gateshead (England), Tuesday.—Britain's Brendan Foster, who ran the third fastest time ever In winning a 10,000 metres event in London last Friday, was beaten over 3000 metres last night. Foster clocked 27:36.6 In beating an international field last week, but last
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    • 347 18  -  Socct-r SctMH' Im Jeffrey Low A Singapore National team will be In action for the first time In two months when they play a friendly against the Indian National side on SeDt 20. The Indian, requested for the match against our National side on their way
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  • Page 17 Miscellaneous
    • 268 17 6 Leave 7 The i>est 8 Mends again 9 Soaking* 11 Baseball play 10 Location 12 Or—(ultimatum words) 13 Donna or Robert 22 Seines 24 Icy slope riders 27 Asian holiday 29 Those vocally against. 30 Road 31 —Adams 32 Pouches 33 Barter Fr. 34 Israeli dance 35 old cowhand"
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    • 351 17 YOUR LUCKY STARS IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you are one of those affectionate creatures who pines away when left for too long without anyone on whom to lavish your affection. TOMORROW... VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Take care not to disturb another's dream of dcmestlclty. You can be of
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
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    • 1005 19 CINEMA THE DEEP: Based on the novel by Peter Benchley. Three people go In search of sunken treasure and meet with unspeakable terror on the ocean's bed. Stars Robert Shaw. Jacqueline Blsset. Nick Nolte, Louis Oossett. Ell Wallach. Odeon: 1.15, 4, 6.45 and 9.30 p.m. AIRPORT 77: This Is not
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    • 200 19 couple turn to hold-ups to sustain their lifestyle. They do It with suavity and lovable cheek. Stars George Segal and Jane Fonda. Orchard: 1.30, 4, 6.30 and 9.15 pjn. ITS ALIVE: (Re-run). A freak monster baby wrecks general havoc. An unusual horror story. Globe: 1.30, 4, 8.45 and tf.15 p.m.
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    • 182 19 NETO ALL: Singapore I n u r ance Companies Employees' Union tournament (Farrer Park courts 1-4) 5.45 p.m. and 0.45 p.m.). SOCCER: Singapore Manual and Mercantile Worker*' Union tournament (Farrer Park pitches 2 and 3, 5 p.m.). WATEB POLO: National League matchPolice versus Queenstown "B" (Toa Payoh pool. 5.45 p.m.).
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    • 826 20 AND RADIO SINGAPORE 5 tM OWNING ANNOUNCEMENTS follow* by THE FLYING NUN (r). Ml DIARY OF EVENTS. SJS AFTERNOON MATINEE: lUe Tltfleld Thunderbolt. (Part S). A drama about htm aome villagers resurrect their defunct railroad and operate It themselves. Stars Stanley. Holloway. George Ralph and Huah Griffith. 4.1# MAGAZINE ZERO
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    • 245 20 Today's top shows CANNON: House of Carga. iCh. 5,8.30 p.m. in colour). Cannon Is called In to find a missing accountant, who la to testify In a $3 million fraud case. THE GOOD OLD DAYS. <Ch. 5, 11.15 p.m. in colour). Featured this evening are Rod Hull and his extrovert
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