New Nation, 26 September 1977

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  • 21 1 New Nation SINGAPORE Mondayr September 26, 1977 No. 2064 Price 25 cents M C. (P) 262/1/77 r i NEW NATION COMMENT
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  • 265 1 UPI Reuter Washington, Monday The Joint Economic Committee of Congress L charged yesterday the government has put the burden of controlling Inflation on the poor, minorities, teenagers and the aged. In Its annual mid-year report the committee said they are the "principal
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  • 112 1 It will be back to her books soon for 18-year-old Judy Bam (above), our representative- to the Miss Teenage In-ter-continental contest, after 10 days of catwalklng in the Carrlbean. Judy Is waiting to begin her business administration studies at the Ngee Ann College and although she
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  • 130 1 AFP Jakarta. Monday Customs officials have arrested four Indonesians of Chinese descent following an attempt to smuggle goods under diplomatic privileges, Antara News Agency reported yesterday. Two others who were alleged to have been Involved In the smuggling activities are still at large, Antara said. Preliminary
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  • 53 1 A sailor working on board the Rasa Sayang was found dead at Battery Road early today, shortly after he waa Invited out of a nightclub to settle a quarrel. llohd. bin Rahmat, 38, was found lying on the pavement by a friend at 1.50 ajn. Ha waa bleeding
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  • 315 1 An indication from Cambodian radio AFP Bangkok, Monday An announcement by Cambodiaji radio yesterday m or ning may Indicate that former Premier Pol Pot has won a power struggle and emerged as the country's top leader, observers here believed. If so. It could signal the
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  • 32 1 AP United Nation i, Monoay The UN General Assembly, having agreed on a 128-Item agenda, today begins the general policy debate—three weeks of speeches by presidents, premiers and foreign ministers.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous

  • 884 2 Singapore's economy grew by eight per cent In real terms during the first half of the year. While there are favourable conditions for further growth In some sectors In the coming months, this may be retarded by protectionist policies adopted by some countries,
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  • 319 2 Singapore's pepper traders may be eased out of business if the Malaysian and Indonesian governments succeed in eliminating them as middlemen. Malaysia and Indonesia are tbe world's second and third biggest pepper producers after XneUsT until recently, nearly all their exports went through Stagapore. According
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  • 138 2 AP Los Angeles, Monday Malaysia Prime Minister DatUk Hussein Onn said yesterday his country Is not Interested in becoming a South-east Allan military power but wants to cooperate with all its neighbours. "No country, even a small one such as ours, can survive alone, Datuk
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  • 92 2 Charming and eate In their Chinese costumes, these little girls captured many hearts with their lantern dance at the Toa Fayoh Sports Complex on Satorday. They were among 0M pupils who presented a Combined Folk Dance Display at a concert organised by Fel Chun
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  • 161 2 Fifteen Singapore deep sea fishermen, held in Indonesia since early Jupe, have returned— after serving a threemonth jail sentence there. T* seven from and eight ,rom BS7 returned to Singapore about 10 days ago in a coastal vessel from Tanjong Plnang in the Rhlo
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  • 160 2 I p r wsa trading mlnut of M. Flour Mills' Improved group Dro fi Übility and a 10 per ceit dividend for the half year ended June 1977 SuntA P Sie e share pj/cw dropped 24 cents to $2 S an .''overnight" solitary deal. In the 2nd section,
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  • 426 3 ...without resorting to force, says Samak Thailand's border problems with the Indo-Chinese countries cap be solved without resorting to force, said the Thai Interior Minister, Mr. Samak SundaraveJ. "And we would like to explore all possible avenues to stop the fighting," he said In
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  • 84 3 The Church of St. Teresa In Kampong B&hru Road will present long service awards lor the first time to six parishioners in a special ceremony and candlelight procession on Oct. 2 at 6 p.m. The recelplents of the awards are Wee Kay Teo, Charles de Rosario, John Kow
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  • 314 3 Singapore Is gearing Its hotels and other rel&ted tourist facilities to meet the projected two million visitors expected in 1979. The chairman of the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board. Mr. Tan I Tong, said this when he opened the eighth Asia and
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  • 46 3 Reuter Padang Besar, Monday Customs officers have seised 19 kg of heroin worth M 9420.000 ($395,200) Department officials said here yesterday. The seizure vu made In Malaysia's Perils state on the Thai border after a chase on Saturday, the officials said.—Reuler.
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  • 239 4 Help yourself Telecoms Crank callers mostly known to victims Getting n u 1 s ance phone calls? You may be able to solve the problem yourself, says Telecoms. Cue history, it says, shows that the culprits an usually known to the victims. They Include business rivals, Jilted lovers, estranged spouses,
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  • 262 4 The Housing Board requires about 14 million hollow blocks costing $14.5 million a year. TO meet the periodic shortage*, the HDB recently allocated seven factory site* off Jalan Kunos to hollow block manufacturers who hare been operating on temporary sites. The land allotted to these
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  • 146 4 The Radio and Electrical Traders Asso c 1 a tion has blacklisted 100 customers as "cheats." The list was compiled by RETA's hlrepurc h a se sub-com-mittee which was formed three months ago to protect its members. RETA secretary Ong Geok Seng said
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  • 322 4 AP Sydney, Monday A blitz by New South Wales traffic police radar units has caused a sensation in the SlA's London-to-Sydney motor rally. Three of the 10 leading cars hare been disqualified from the event, and several others have lost hundreds of minutes In
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  • 146 5 Muslims behind bomb attack police Reuter Bangkok, Monday Police believe that Muslim separatists are responsible for two homemade bomb explosions at a ceremony attended by King Bhumibol Adulyadej in southern Thailand last week, the Englishlanguage Bangkok Post reported yesterday. The newspaper said national poll ce chief Montchai Punkongchuen had submitted
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  • 35 5 Reuter Bonn, Monday The West German government has received new proof from the guerilla kidnappers of industrialist Hanns-Martin Schleyer that their victim is alive nearly three weeks after the abduction, informed sources said yesterday.—Reuter.
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  • 155 5 Reuter Manila,. Monday About 800 delegates from 27 countries are expected to attend the five-day Third Asian Cancer Conference which opens here today. The meeting will discuss latest developments in the prevention and cure of cancer particularly in the Asian and Pacific regions,
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  • 32 5 AFP Manila. Monday Eleven Hong Kong-bound Interna tlonal flights from different Asian and European points were diverted to the Manila Airport from Kal Tak Alrpost last night due to bad weather.
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  • 430 5 No plans to lift martial law —Marcos UPI New York, Monday President F e r d inand Marcos of the Philippines said in an interview in Newsweek International yesterday he does not plaji to lift martial law because of the Muslim "lnsurgency" in the south of the nation. He also
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  • 107 5 Reuter Jakarta, Monday A former government official will be brought before the court on Oct. 6 on charges of attempting to topple President Suharto, a court spokesman said here yesterday. Sawlto Kartowlbowo, former official at the Agriculture Ministry, has been detained since last year after security
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  • 220 5 AP London, Monday—Pressure is growing on British Chancellor of the Exchequer Denis Healey to announce an expansionary mini-budget following signs that the economy is recovering. Economists here are optimistic after the International Monetary Fund's favourable weekend comment on the success of the British economy.
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  • 212 6 / 7 UPI Cairo. Monday In an effort to determine how the ancient Egyptians built the great Cheops Pyramid at Qisa, south of Cairo, Japan's Nippon television network is planning to construct a scaled-down pyramid next to it. A letter published by the Egyptian Gazette yesterday
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  • 196 6 / 7 Suva (Fiji), MondayPrime Minister Ratu Sir Kamlsese Mara's Alliance Party swept to a landslide victory yesterday in Fiji's general election, ending six months of political and racial turmoil among the 560,000 inhabitants of this Bouth Pacific nation. For the 57-year-old Fijian leader, whose governing
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  • 108 6 / 7 Reuter Geneva, Monday Swiss voters yesterday rejected a proposal to lift all restrictions .on abortions in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. The proposal Would have liberalised Switzerland's 35-year-old abortion laws but incomplete results from a weekend referendum showed voters in more than half the confederation's 22
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  • 170 6 / 7 Tokyo, Monday Japanese Foreign Minister Ilchiro Hatoyama, 58, always bathes together with his wife to keep their married life in harmony. a Japanese weekly magazine savs. Mr. Hldeyuki Alsawa, a 57-year-old member of the House of Representatives, and his wife, a former
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  • 135 6 / 7 UPI TODAY is Monday. Sept. 25. the 269 th day of 1977 with 96 to follow. THE MOON is approaching its full phase. THE morning stars are Mercury, ye™". Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. Those born on this a**? are under the sign of Libra. American composer George Gershwin was
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  • 32 6 / 7 D.J. A 47-year-old hermit who lived in a f ave after being jilted 20 years ago has f J°5 natunU cwmes, In hto lair at Bath, England .—DJ. r
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  • 434 6 / 7 AFP Geneva, Monday Switzerland is at present achieving what all other Western countries are considering as a remote dream —economic growth without lnflatiop nor unemployment While economic recovery showB signs of slowing down in most other countries, Swiss government experts have had to
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  • 24 6 / 7 AFP Amman, Monday A new ease of cholera was diagnosed in Jordan yesterday bringing the total to 398, of which 371 had
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  • 469 6 / 7 PLO group condemns US efforts for talks Reuter Beirut, Monday An American plan for reconvening the Geneva Middle East peace conference, approved by the Israeli cabinet yesterday, drew angry condemnation from a major Palestinian commando organisation last night. No immediate formal comment was available from the
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  • 157 6 / 7 Reuter Paris, Monday French Supply Minister Jean-Pierre Fourcade was yesterday elected to the Senate the French Parliament's Upper House indicating that a Cabinet reshuffle was imminent. Mr. Fourcade earlier said he would resign his Cabinet post if he won a nine-year term as a senator, and
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  • 42 6 / 7 Reuter Vatican City, Monday Public celebrations began yesterday for Pope Paul Vl's birthday today with 10,000 singers from all over Italy taking part in* a grand choral mass at Saint Peter's Basilica. The Pope himself will celebrate the mass.
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  • 71 6 / 7 Reuter Prague, Monday—Two astronauts who took part In the historic linkup by Soviet and American spacecraft will be among 800 participants at an international space Congress opening here today. Cosmonaut A 1 eks e 1 Leonov and astronaut Donald (Deke) Slay ton who linked up in the
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  • 117 6 / 7 Reuter Pretoria, Monday—A blaok policeman was killed and at least two black civilians wounded In clashes near East London, South Africa when mourners returned from the funeral of black activist Steve Biko yesterday, police said. The policeman was stoned to death and a/not her
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  • 28 6 / 7 Reuter Hong kong, Monday. Veteran scientists in Shanghai have drawn up p lans to modernise China's science and technology, the New China News Agency reported, yesterday. Reuter.
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  • 216 6 / 7 UPI Reuter Bali9bury, Monday. Prime Minister lan Smith yesterday gave a qualified "yes" to the principle of one man, one vote, said black guerillas would be considered for inclusion In the army of a majority rule Rhodesia and expressed readiness to consider disbanding the
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  • 54 6 / 7 Reuter Manila, Monday The Philippine President's wife, Mrs. Imelda Marcos, leaves for New York today to head the Philippine delegation to the 32nd session of the United Nations General Assembly, the Presidential Palace announced yesterday. It will be the third appearance of the 48-year-old Mrs.
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  • Page 6 / 7 Miscellaneous
    • 68 6 / 7 Ah Fook and Mei Lin Ah Fook: Your dog is very well-trained. Mel Lin: Yes, teaching it is sometimes easier than teaching people. Ah Fook: Anjing anda sungguh terlatih. (91J mengajarnya kadangkala lebih mudah dari mengajar orang. FOOTNOTE: Chinese is o tonal lonfuofe. It hos basically four tones. For example:
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    • 200 6 / 7 WORLD WEATHER Moscow Overcast, 8-2C. Pravda's headline: Complex programmes In developing the national economy. Pari* Possible rain. 14-9C. Headline: Left parties In crisis. Rome Sunny, 26-IOC. Headline: Bologna rally continues amid bitter contrasts. London Rain, 1912C. Headline: Britain set to give away Falkland islands. New York Cloudy, 21-15C. Headline: US
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  • 411 8 Chal Chee MP Fong Sip Chee was talking in the context of language learning when he called on teachers and parents In Kakl Buklt to give children In the neighbourhood more exposure beyond their Immediate environment. His assumption seems to be that, because the Kakl Buklt Secondary
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  • 106 8 ,^J In a recent survey by the British consumer magazine, Money Which? clergymen, the lowest paid category of workers surveyed, easily scored the highest rate of job-satisfaction 58 per cent declared they were "very satisfied." The most miserable lot were the draughtsmen Who earned times more than the
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  • 721 8  -  MONDAY WITH LU LIN REUTENS LU LIN REUTENS The woman driver in last Monday's Whisper was me. So touched was I by a total stranger's act of generosity I would like to relate it here in greater detail. It happen at 7 a.m. one Saturday,
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  • 731 8 Carters pledge to unions now a threat... Y > VOICE OF THE PRESS iS- 'A FINANCIAL TIMES Headline: A' lapse into protectionism President Carter has often professed his commitment to free trade and this was reflected "in the unequivocal rejection of protectionism at the Downing Street summit
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  • 629 9  -  The last regular flight out of Vietnam will leave Saigon for Bangkok on Thursday. This report recounts the flights of mercy during the two years since the communist victory in Vietnam. By Alan Davson UPI Bangkok: It's a regular flight, but appears on no'
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  • 543 9 UPI New York: Children of Rage is such an explosive film about the Israe-li-Palestinian conflict that the first attempt to distribute it to movie theatres in 1975 was called off because of anonymous telephone threats. Now, after two years of court battles, the
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  • trend EDITED BY SYLVIA LEOW
    • Dear Ros
      • 314 10 / 11 Our daughter Is having trouble with her marriage. They been married for five year* but are chlldleu. For the past year, they were like itrangeri to each other. We have trlea to talk to our son-in-law about their marriage but ne refuses to discuss
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      • 192 10 / 11 We are legally married but have not gone through customary rites. He was always a nice and good-tempered man until reoently when we had an argument and he accused me of going out with other men. I complained to our parents about this. They kttow that
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      • 237 10 / 11 Why must a girl always be the one to apologise to the boy even when she is in the right? Why must she do all the housework when she is not married to him? Does It mean when she has sex with him she most always obey
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      • 100 10 / 11 I am 17 and have very big breasts. Sometimes they hurt, lfy friend teases me about the sixe. Can a doctor help reduce my breasts to normal slse? SAD GIRL. Dear Sad Girl, Many girls who are not so well endowed will envy yen. Sometimes a woman's
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      • 167 10 / 11 When I was schooling. I was happy and mixed well. Now everything has ObMMtwL I hftre»devek>p- Ed bad breath so I shun all company. Please help me as I am too shy to consult a doctor. SAD Dear Sad, Bad breath can bo easily cured. All you
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      • 190 10 / 11 I am 21 and will be getting engaged soon, but there is one problem bothering me. I am not a virgin and I do not know whether to tell my boyfriend before or after the engagement. He is a very sensitive and possessive person. He did
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      • 199 10 / 11 I have been dating a Sri of a different race, er parents approve of me bui x am not in love with her and have hinted so to her. Besides my mother is also against her because of her race.*. Since I found out about my
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    • 115 10 / 11 The bare shouldered look is still around, and looks like it's going to last with more and yet more peasant blouses, thin-strapped sundresses and tie-string tops flooding the fashion scene. Featured here are two stunning ways to bare tanned and well cared for shoulders and back. In
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    • GRAPEVINE
      • 75 10 / 11 Fashions for the fat and why not indeed, althourh I very much doubt if these would be very appealing, An Ap report-says American designer Raven Chanticleer who designed these outfits for his stylishly stout models said: "Fat women have been forgotten and this is my baby,
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      • 195 10 / 11 Diamonds may be a girl's best friend but at Transworld Airlines* flight attendants are not allowed to wear diamond earrings. You can wear gold, silver or gold earrings, diamond rings or even two earrings In one ear... but not a pair of small diamond studs,
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      • 170 10 / 11 D.J. Tne bride forgot the old English saying: "Wear something old, something, mew. r some- thing borrowed, something blue." And she will always remember the day she should remember. Nothing old, nothing blue... When Elaine Miller walked down the aisle, someone trod on and
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      • 91 10 / 11 Women really have the gift of the gab...scientists say so! A Monhas University team says it Is because women have a "language centre" In the brain which men do not and women use this language centre to help process difficult or unfamiliar verbal material. The
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      • 89 10 / 11 They may sunbathe topless or even nude at St. Tropez but swlmsult manufacturers will continue to make swlmsults with tops and bottoms despite the vogue, say an APP report. After all all you need do to follow the trend Is to remove the top. The
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      • 94 10 / 11 Champagne and charity seem an unlikely combination but 80 seriously disabled or Incurably 111 Singaporean will be helped when the champagne corks go pop tomorrow night. It will happen at a fund-raising ball for the Cheslre Home at the Shangri-la Highlights of the ball Include a fashion
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      • 52 10 / 11 Why don't they give us the metric lengths of commonly seen objects like the length of a bus or the height of a lamppost so that we can have a visual Idea of the actual measurement? suggested one PR manager and what a good Idea that la.,
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  • 887 12  -  The decline of religion in Britain parallels the increasing belief in fate and... By Cosil Porter Gemini In the English Joke the Irishman is asked II he Is superstitious; he replies, 'Tm not its unlucky for sure". But most of the British believe in
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  • 810 12 Reuter Evaston (Illinois); "Be careful, that was easy," said the computer, gobbling up a knight I had left unprotected in the middle of the chessboard. It was my third admonishment of the game, and I resigned a few moves~ later to the world champion of
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 541 13 Monday to, n*w«i si Cut out and pin with other coupons. Posting instructions appear below Name (Mr./Mrs./Miss) Address Tel: N.R.I.C. No: FTHB1 FILL IN D N MISSING ~P~~~D LETTER S ACROSS JLA_ USING D CLUES R 0 BELOW BMaaaaiiCut along dotted lines CLUES FOR EZ-1 1. A canine animal 2.
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    • 496 13 JACKPOT IS NOW $8500 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 Nat i o n Moneywords Contest 'EX'. Seven entrants each submitted a solution which differed at two
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  • 598 14 NEW YORK AP New York, Monday The summer of 1977 came to an epd last week with few Wall Street investors mourning its passing. From late June through the arrival of autumn jilt Wednesday, the Dow Jones average of SO Industrials fell from the 925 level
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  • 121 14 Supplying this service are the Lloyds Bank International of London, the Credit Lyonnalse of Paris, and the Union Bank of Switzerland, Roundup of stock markets for the week ended Sept. 23. ClMtaff price* on Um Sydney Stock Exchange at 11.SO ajn. today (Australian time). A CI 16ft 166 ADC
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  • 287 14 AFP Washington, Monday The trouble Industrial countries are having in bringing down high unemployment and slowing trade growth is threatening to abort world economic recovery, international finance experts said yesterday. Because of an Increasingly sluggish world economy and continued high oil prices, many developing
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  • 420 14 LONDON Except for Tuesday gilts and equities went in totally different directions this week. The F.T. Index fell from 533.7 to 503.7 on the week (down 5.7 p.c.) whilst the government securities index rose to a 64 month high of 76.1 (up 13 p.c. since
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  • 118 14 After having fallen at the beginning of the week on profit-taking, the market rose with both French and foreign investors encouraged by serious difficulties of the left. The new split should mean that the market will rise in the next few days although with interim results appearing, some selectivity
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  • 537 14 ZURICH After the substantial rise in quotations during the past few weeks, profit-taking r made itself increas- ingly felt during the report period, so tfcat the average price le- vel dropped by 0.7 p.c. with turnover still considerable. In view of the continued weakness on WaU
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  • 230 14 < i I Business Neus and Views UPI London, Monday All the world's main coffee nations those who buy It and those who sell It meet In London today, but few expect them to bring the price of coffee down. "There's
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  • 118 14 AFP Tokyo, Monday Japan was expected to come in for heavy criticism at the meetings In Washington this week of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. While most western countries are Just starting to emerge from a prolonged recession and still face
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  • 599 15  -  That's what the Cortina Ghia Is [T Motoring by Nickvan Nugteren Three hundred new model Cortina Ghias sold since June this year is something Ford should be proud of. And why not? The car is probably one of the best allrounders on the road
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  • 997 15  -  Time to replace hot-rod with something sedate Motorcycling 1 Uv Lee Chiu San r have been making preparations to end aji affair, a five year lnfatuatlop with Yamaha two-stroke twins. Not that there's a ny t hi n g wrong with
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    • 77 15 f W J Don't wait till ifs too late!" Nick van Nugtoren, the id motor racer, recommendi the use of seat belts for your own safety, even before it is compulsory by law. He recently did some "live" tests as part of the current National Seat Belt Campaign to prove
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  • Sport starts here
    • 107 16 Squash Perth, Monday Singapore Open champ Rahlm Qui last night cleared his first hurdle In the Beneficial Squash Classic here last night when he ell m 1 nated Australian L. Atkins 9-6, 9-4, 9-10, 9-3. But Singapore National champion and Pakistan International Airline tournament title holder
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    • 113 16 Reuter Scores in other matches involving overseas competitors: R. Qui (Pak) beat L. Atkins (Aust) 9-6, 9-4. 9-10, 9-3. T. Khan (Pak) beat P. Oarnett (Aust) 9-3, 9-0, 9-3. J. Easter (UK) beat R. Jacques (Aust) 9-3, 9-0, 9-1. H. Jahan (Pak) beat J. Meuleman (Aust) 9-1, 92, 9-3.
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    • 147 16 Softball Singapore Recreation Club Hunters grabbed the National Softball League senior title for, the second successive year when they trounced arch-rival* Ravens 11-0 at the SRC Padang yesterday. With this win, they completed their fixtures with a fine record of nine successes in 10 outings.
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    • 72 16 Toronto, Monday Top seed Bruce Brown lee of New Zealand struggled to beat Canadian champion Mike Desaulntera 9-0, 3-9, 10-8, 10-g In a third round match at the World amateur squash championships here. Other third-round results: M. Saleem (Pak) beat a Soli man (Egypt) 8-9, 9-7 9-3 9-3.
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    • 321 16  -  Sepak takraw GERRY CHAN. Lack of skilful and experienced players has prompted the Sepak Takraw Association of Singapore to recall several former National and International players to be Included in the National squad currently preparing for the November South East Asia Games. Six seasoned
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    • 691 17  -  Scully blows chances at the 9th WEEKEND GOLF by Lim Kee Chan The change from match-play to stroke seemed to have brought a change of luck for Lim Choo Beng at Seletar Golf Club yesterday. Choo Beng has been chasing the Seletar title since 1972
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    • 265 17 WORLD ROUND-UP Reuter Brussels, Monday Nick Faldo, Britain s 20-year-old Ryder Cup star, yesterday scooped the US$BOOO (about 5519,200) first prize in the Donald Swaelens Invitation golf tournament. In spite of heavy rain, including one torrential downpour, Faldo played consistently for a final round 70 which
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    • 141 17  -  Archery GERRY CHAN The Archery Association of Singapore will not use top Singapore archer Michael Nrs US college results as a basis for considering him for the South East Asia Games In November. Explaining their stand, National coach Bill Wee said college
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    • 261 18 Alexeev wins his Bth title at World championships Weightlifting Reuter Stuttgart, Monday The World weightliftlng championships ended here yesterday with super-heavyweight Vasill Alexeev of the Soviet Union winning his eighth consecutive Olympic or World title with a two-lift total of 490 kilos the seventh gold
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    • 193 18 Hockey Reuter Roma. Monday—Belglum and Ireland won their third successive hockey matches in the Inter-eon linen tal Cap ben yesterday and need only one more point tram their last two group matches to reach the aeml-finals and also auallfy for the 1978 world
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    • 125 18 Results In the super heavyweight category on the last day of the World and European we 1 g htUftlng championships here yesterSNATCH: 1. V. Alexeev (USSR) 185 kilos. 3. J. Heuser (Bast Germany) 182.5. 3. A. Jenaldijev (USSR) 182.6. CLEAN AND JERK: 1. V: Alexeev (USSR) 345. 3! A.
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    • 461 18  -  Basketball Bj TONY KOH The Singapore Basketball Association's plan to field a strong men's team for the South East Asia Games has hit a snag —the problem of recruiting the services of a number of National players. Tay Meng Lee. Teo Kah Wah and
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    • 428 18 I Cricket Derrick Robin*' XI tour captain Mike Denness yesterday denied his team "had a picnic outing" or "showed no hint of labour" in the match against Singapore Cricket Association's President's XI on Saturday. He said: "We were not content to merely occupy the crease. On
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    • 610 19  -  TAN BAH BAH talks to the big and small at the SMA Fair TAN BAH BAH .This Is the soft sell. Of image and products. Every year now, for the last six years, sing a pore's manufacturing world has been on display purposely. The rationale Is:
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    • 195 19 FM stereo 8.00 A.M. Opening Aimcts followed by At Daybreak with Impressions Peter Nero 6.30 News (E) 6.40 Morning Concert: Quartet for Flute and String Trio (Mozart), Quartet for Oboe and String Trio (Mozart), Romance for Violin and Orch. (Beethoven), Sonata for Viola and Orch. (Paganini) Viola Concerto In D
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    • 1153 19 In and around BATIK EXHIBITION at the foyer of the Conference Hall, Shenton Way, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. It represents the works of 19 local artists. NAKINE PARADE TRADE FAIR, at the Junction of Marine Parade and Karlkal Road, from 0 p.m. to 11 p.m. Admission: 20 cents
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