New Nation, 27 September 1977

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    23 1 New Nation SINGAPORE Tuesday, September 27, 1977 No. 2065 Price 25 cents MC (P) 262/1/77 NEW (0) NATION COMMENT TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1977
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    Lock icon Woman held hostage
    288 1  -  By Terry Ang A Singapore Armed Forces corporal, armed with a parang, this morning held his wife hostage in a Housing Board flat in Toa Payoh as police and army officers coaxed him to surrender. The corporal, identified as Oabrlel Fernanda*, 90, was heard shouting: l am
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    BIG FIGHT 'LIVE' OVER TV MALAYSIA
    91 1 Telerlsien Malaysia will telecast live' the wtrli rhinatenshlg flfht between Mohan mad AH and Ernie Shaven .en Frliay —i nl m The station's Controller ef Fregrannn. Endh A Mai Aste Wok. said the fight will be telecast at MS ajn. ever Channel 3. The
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    Lee to meet Carter
    148 1 Washington, Tuesday Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew will meet President Carter at the White House on Oct. 7, it was announced yesterday. The White House announced that the meeting would take place during a visit to the U8 by Mr. Lee from Oct. 4 to
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    Lock icon Economic growth without inflation
    167 1 AP Washington, TuesdayPresident Carter pledged yesterday he will do whatever Is necessary to achieve strong non Inflationary growth of the US economy next year and said he Is firmly committed to expanded world trade, free of protectionist trade barriers. He told the annual meeting of the
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    STOCK MARKET
    126 2 Light and mixed trading prevailed during the first 45 minutes at the Stock Exchange of Singapore today. 8. Darby, in anticipation of bullish 1977 results, gained four cents to 93.45. On the other hand. Leong Huat Industries fell three cents to 95 cents. Hotel Negara was suspended from
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    Kaki Bukit function
    50 2 A Jumble sale, concert and art and craft exhibition, will be held at the Kaki Bak 11 Primary BchooL Jalan Tabah, on Thursday from 8.30 aon. to 4 pjn. The function will be declared open by Mr. John. Tip, the aniitant director (primary) of the education lflnl■try.
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    Lock icon 'We must strive to live with Red neighbours'
    499 2 Malaysian PM tells American businessmen: Reuter Log Angeles, Tuesday Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Hussein Onn yesterday bluntly told a group of US businessmen that whether they liked it or not, noncommunist countries in South-east Asia must strive to live peacefully with their
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    Renovation
    33 2 The Jalan Kayu outpatient dispensary in Ylo Chu Kang Road and the dental clinic in Paslr Pan Jang Polyclinic will be closed for renovation work for about one month from Oct. 1.
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    Lock icon Irishman takes the lead in the rally
    205 2 Reuter AFP Brisbane, Tuesday Irishman Paddy Hopklrk in a Citroen seemed to have taken the lead yesterday in the London to Sydney tar rally after a harrowing drive for the contestants through sparsely populated outback Queensland. Rally officials said Hopklrk was the first
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    MAS spells out its financial policies
    270 2 The Monetary Authority of Singapore has disclosed Its monetary and financial development policies and the way it goes about applying them. In Its new publication CfUfd Itoe Financial Struefere of Singapore, the MAS said the principal objectives It strives to achieve are the promotion
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    Lock icon Customs seize tin
    101 2 Reuter Johore Bahru. Tuesday Customs offlcen yesterday seised 80 pletis of ttnoreworto iax».ooo euspected of being smuggled out of the country, a customs spokesman said here. The spokesman said y piculs of the ore were tound in a track loaded with limestone powder whieh was leaving tor
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    Selling like hot cakes...
    92 2 This la atypical scene, a eeller doing a roaring In. a Chinatown "hop last night -t a mooncake trade. Debits higher prices, mooncakes remained in neat demand bjr the Chinese who celebrate the traditional MidAutumn Festival ton*f)Le variety of the cake which has "lin yoong" (lotus
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    Dinner
    21 2 The Klwanla Club of Singapore Alpha Chapter. Is holding Its InsUOlatton dinner at the Jupiter Room, Apollo Hrtelat ILOOp-m- today.
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      268 2 Crosstt'ord di ilrf J riilß U4* MiMiM M A m A A as ilil 8 1 above all S Do a take-off IS Kind of ad 14 Priority If Verdi opera It Nadir 19 Laa Vagai opening 50 Street or chair 51 lib slant S3 Ptetol 34 Distress 26 Sculptured
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    Police say 'no' to security guards who are above 55
    562 3  -  Applications for licences turned down By K.K. Fong Police have turned down applications for licences by people over 55 years old who want to take up Jobs as security guards in private security agencies. This has drawn criticisms from some
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    She will be the 'queen' of the diplomats here
    402 3  -  By Sunny Wee Dr. Hlldegunde Feilner will be the "queen" of the diplomatic community in Singapore when she officially assumes duty as the head of the West German Embassy next month. For she will be the first woman leader of a
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    Lock icon Wobbly Wally heads for Singapore
    168 3 AP Bangkok, Tuesday. Whither wobbling Wally Watts? Bound around the world on a unlcycle. Mr. Watts, a 29-year-old railroad Inspector from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, is in Bangkok now, welding his wheel and taking a breather before heading south to Singapore. The trip, which began in
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    Just work for 'bride and groom'
    103 4 Hundreds of pedestrians in Orchard Mall stopped for this "roadside spectacle" yesterday—a traditional Malay wedding. But for the bride and (room it was all in a day's work. As members of the cultural troupe performing at the Hilton, they have been "married" more than
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    Campus to become a national park
    327 4  -  Rubber centenary monument will be the centre of attraction By Peter Ong Part of the University of Singapore campus at Bukit Tlmah is to be converted into a national park. Conversion work will begin when the university has moved to its new campus in
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    Profile of a young drug addict...
    265 4 The young Singapore drug addict Is a premature primary school leaver. He gets his first drug experience from h 1 8 neighbourhood friends. He spends his spare time at the cinema, watching television, listening to pop music and taking part In unorganised sports activities.
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    Re-appointed
    40 4 The Senior Minister of Btate (National Development) Mr. Andrew Chen Aun-Li has been reappointed a member of the Singapore Polytechnic board of governors for a period of four years as from Sept. 26. J tJi i i i i
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    Model Nyla to 'retire'
    219 4 Indonesian model Nyla Moenzier, 24, feels the time has come for her to step out of the limelight. The former Miss Jakarta plans to retire into the domestic bliss of a housewife during the next few months. "I'm expecting a baby," she explained. "It doesn't show
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    Lock icon Manila's phosphate study will finish by end of year
    177 4 Reuter Manila, Tuesday—The Philippines Is expected to complete a feasibility study by the end of the year to decide if it will go ahead with the superphosphate plant allocated to It as part of the ASEAN regional complementation projects, Economic Planning
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    Club talk
    35 4 Prof. George O. Thomson will give a talk on ASEAN In the Pacific context to members of the British Business Association, at the Raffles Room, Tanglln Club, on Oct. 4 at I p.m.
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    Lock icon A furor over lounge suits for House members
    248 5 UPI Jakarta, Tuesday The new Indonesian Parliament and Congresq, yet to be sworn in and installed on Saturday, are facing their first test of public scrutiny over dress allowances for their 920 elected and appointed members. Questions spread in Jakarta daring the
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    Lock icon Kriangsak is Thai's top military man
    408 5 UPI Reuter Bangkok, Tuesday General Kriangsak Chamanand, a'veteran officer with Wide military, diplomatic and political experience, was yesterday appointed Supreme Commander of the Royal Thai Armed Forces. Gen. Kriangsak, 59, will take over on Oct. 1 from Air-Chief-Marshal Kamol Detchatunga, who is retiring from
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    Lock icon Travellers tell of Khmer, Viet battles
    373 5 AFP Hong Kong. TuesdayFighting is still going on between Vietnam and Cambodia according to travellers who recently visited Ho Chi Mlnh City (formerly Saigon). The travellers said Vietnamese officials told them the Cambodians moved across the frontier soon after the f»U of Saigon when
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    Lock icon 'Carter should visit S-E Asia'
    212 5 AFP Bangkok, Tuesday—The Bangkok Post yesterday regretted that US President Jimmy Carter's coming tour of Latiri America, Europe and Asia did not include a visit to South-east Asia. Under the headline "Carter must be realistic," the influential paper, which usually reflects opinions prevailing in official
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    Lock icon Two die in plane crash off Sumatra
    127 5 UPI Jakarta, Tuesday One American and one Indonesian passenger died In a plane crash off the coast of north Sumatra on Friday, it was reported yesterday. Press reports quoted sources in Med an as confirming that the two who died were Mr. Colin
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    Lock icon Carter for UN
    36 5 UPI Washington, Tuesday President Carter will go to New York on Oct. 4* to address the UN General Assembly and meet Secretary General Kurt Waldhelm and key foreign leaders, it was announced yesterday—UPl.
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    Lock icon $750,000 wedding party
    104 5 APP Jakarta, Tuesday A lavish wedding party for the son of a former Indonesian ambassador to Austria and the daughter of a rich Balinese hotel owner was held In Ball at the cost of 130 million rupiahs (more than 9751,000) last weekend. The armed forces news paper
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    Lock icon Imelda: I've a message for Carter
    188 5 AFP Manila, Tuesday —The Philipp 1n e President's wife, Mr*. Imelda Marcos, said yesterday In a departure statement released after she left here for New York that she was carrying an "important" letter from President Ferdinand Marcos to US President Jimmy Carter She gave
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    Lock icon Plan to stop oil for Smith
    448 6 AP London, Tuesday A Commonwealth group has agreed on secret new plans to force South Africa to cut back oil supplies to landlocked Rhodesia or risk a world embargo on its oil fuel supplies. The two-stage squeeze against the last bastions of white supremacy
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    Lock icon Reducing cancer risks with veg
    188 6 Reuter Manila, Tuesday Bating green vegetables regularly may lower the Itsk of lung cancer though the risks remain very high for cigarette smokers. Dr. Takeshi Hirayama, of Japan's National Cancer Centre Research Institute, said here yesterday. He also noted that risks were higher for smokers
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    Lock icon Cancer 'war'
    124 6 Reuter Manila, Tuesday—President Ferdinand Marcos yesterday ordered new measures In the fight to stem the rising death toll from cancer in thQ Philippines. Deaths from cancer last year reached 80 per 100,000 compared with 304) five years ago. President Marcos told a conference being held here on the
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    The Odd Corner
    25 6  -  D.J. Seventeen relatives went on honeymoon with a couple married in England recently. Bride Debbie said: "I didn't mind. I wasn't homesick."—DJ.
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    Ah Fook and Mei Lin
    87 6 Ah Fook: Do you .think there is life on other planets? Mjm Lin: They ore also wondering whether there is life on Earth Shenqwu ma vfff K. y Ah look: Adakah anda fikir terdapat kehidupan di lain-lain bintang? Mai Lin: Mereka juga berkira-kira sama ada
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    Lock icon US hope to end the arms race
    241 6 Reuter Vienna, Tuesday President Carter in a message to the International Atomic Energy Agency (lAEA) here yesterday said the U8 would look to the organisation for leadership in assuring that further expansion of peaceful nuclear applications would not lead to the spread of
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    Lock icon Marriage too much of a bore: Margaret
    209 6 UPI London, Tuesday Princess Margaret is not interested at the moment in marrying again after her expected divorce from the Earl of Snowdon next year because "it would probably be too much of a bore." The sister of Queen Elisabeth was quoted to
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      208 6 WEATHER ROME Clear, 9-22 C Headline: Carter diplomatic offensive on four continents. LONDON Dry with sunny spells, 11-20 C Headline: IMF backs Healey plan for tax cuts to boost economy. MOSCOW Overcast, 1-5 C Pravda's headline: "Green dress for towns Autumn trees planting in towns." PAKIB Possible rain, 9-14 C
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    Lock icon US hails Israel's new stand
    375 7 'No pact among the parties' Reuter UPI Washington, Tuesday The United States yesterday welcomed reports that Israel is willing to accept a Palestinian role lp a Middle East peace conference but said there was no agreement among the parties on conditions. State Department spokesman John
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    Lock icon Hopes for peace raised but...
    318 7 UPI United Nations, Tuesday 80me of the world's biggest diplomatic* names came to New York yes terday with hopes raised if only slightly for breakthroughs in thfe quest for peace in the Middle East and the transition to black majority rule in Rhodesia. But Don
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    Lock icon Nine held
    33 7 Reuter New Delhi, Tuesday Police yesterday arrested nine students at Delhi University for shouting slogans at a meeting addressed by Prime Minister Morarjl Desal. They were later released on ball. Reuter.
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    Lock icon New fares to match the Skytrain
    174 7 Reuter Washington, Tuesday President Carter yesterday approved new trans-Atlantic air fares that will place scheduled airlines In direct comgetltlon with the new rltlsh 'Skytraln" service. In a White House statement, Mr. Carter overruled a Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) ruling 10 days ago which barred
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    Lock icon Gifts for newly married couples
    61 7 Gifts were distributed to 110 newlyweds from Hong Kong;, Singapore and Brunei by Philippine Tourism Secretary and Mrs. Jose D. Aspiras (4th from right) and Manila mayor and Mrs. Ramon Bagatslng (right) at a ceremony held at Silahls International Hotel In Manila recently. The newlyweds
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    Lock icon Big hunt on for tycoon
    122 7 Reuter The Hague, Tuesday Dutch police were reported last night to be looking for kidnapped West German industrialist Hanns-Martin Schleyer In the belief that he was aboard a boat rented by a group of Germans. A Justice Ministry spokesman confirmed that a hunt was under
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    Lock icon Liberals face crisis over identity
    198 7 Reuter London, Tuesday—The minority Liberal Party, which rescued Prime Minister James Callaghan's government six months ago, faces a crisis of political Identity at Its annual conference today. The party's youthful leader, Mr. David Steel, 39, will have his decision to enter a pact with the
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    Lock icon Campaign to ratify Panama pacts
    171 7 Reuter Washington, Tuesday The Carter administration yesterday opened its v campaign for Senate ratification of the new Panama Canal treaties, asserting that the American response would help set the tone for relations with the rest of the world. Testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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    Bhutto
    23 7 Rawalpindi, Tuesday— The Supreme Court yesterday ordered Pakistan's military rulers to allow lawyers to meet detained former Prime Minister Zulflkar All Bhutto.
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    The right dose for a cure
    417 8 Health care In Singapore Is relatively free from the Ills afflicting health services In the West. But the disorders and distortions mentioned by Health Minister Dr Toh Chin Chye at the weekend are possible pitfalls facing developing countries reaching a stage when they can
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    Love at first write
    102 8 whispers r€> A mother WU taken aback when her flre-year-oM daughter aaked her to help write '1 love you" on a place of paper. Not wanting to make too much nue, ■he ohUgad. j Later, ihe overheard the 0n tell a neighbour how ate wae going
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    IMF's double standard under fire
    847 8 The 131-m ember International Monetary Fund meets in Washington this week. The 36 Commonwealth Finance Ministers are expected to voice their concerted opinion that IMF loan conditions are too tough and need changing. They feel that present conditions infringe on national sovereignty because they dictate
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    Overdone love scenes on the beach
    333 9 ASEAN ASIDES Remember all those old Westerns which ended with the lone cowboy riding into the sunset? And how we groaned: "Oh no, not again." In contemporary Chinese romantic movies, the cliche is a boy and girl, both weteyed, with windswept hair and open
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    Lock icon Why Americans are learning English
    368 9 UPI New York: People from all walks of life troop daily to language classes all over the United States and chances are they will be learning English. Miss Sona Holman of the Berlitz School of Languages said it was the second most-studied language in the
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    Roasted field rats a delicacy in Japan
    158 9 Field rats may be a nuisance to Thai farmers but they are proving to be a gourmet's delight in Japan. Or so it seems. A wildlife dealer told the Bangkok Post that the Okamoto Food Company has signed a contract with him to
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    Cattle rustlers in Perak
    79 9 Cattle rustling does not exist only In cowboy films. It is also a problem In Perak, Malaysia. New Straits Times reported that a number of cattle have been stolen and slaughtered for sale. Searching for missing cattle, owners have stumbled on the heads of animals discarded
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    Lock icon How to fight tropical storms
    406 9 UPI Bangkok: A hurricane is a typhoon, a cyclone and a killer. The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) wants to change at least the last part of that sentence, and has taken the first step with the publication of a booklet of how to fight tropical
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    Sex shock for doctors
    172 9 General practitioners in Malaysia must have got a Jolt when they were recently told that they are more in need of sex education than the public. A report in the Malay Mall said that this appears to be the consensus view at a workshop session during
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    Watergate book Inspiration
    93 9 If Admiral Sudomo is recrultlng Journalists' help in his anti-corrup-tion campaign in Indonesia, It Is because of an inspiration from a bestselling book. In a parliamentary sub-committee meeting recently, he said he learnt from the book how Journalists were recruited to investigate the Water- gate scandal. He
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      109 9 Daily at the GRILL ROOM Singapura Buffet Explore Singapore's Own Gourmet Adventureland. Not just a bit, but ail the richness and combination of Nonya, Cantonese, Malay and Indian cuisine. From 12.30 to 2.30 pm Adults: $8.90 Children: $5.00 Plus FREE SWIM In the Merlin Pool for buffet patrons on Sats.
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      70 10 puM out bidfdraim Shawoo Tu»c( Tt'i 3 151 *****1 1 J ORION WALL UNITS Imported wall units with an interchangeable shelving lyttem offer* you unlimited flexibility in practical hall decoration. Available in individual units ranging from upwards. All in white or with brown doors. See our impressive collecttaMt our rfiowroonrtrom
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      94 10 f $85 $110 per foot run (30.5 cm) The kitchen a place worthy of a proper decoration scheme. This new improved design o1 kitchen cabinet incorporates a twin shelf swing unit. TACON Polyester post form table tops. A convenient and neat set up with plenty of room to work in.
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    shopping
    313 10 A twice weekly advertisement feature Contact lenoes are a real and great boon to the modern girl. Besides the obvious advantage of enabling her to snow off her eyes and eye make-up to advantage, contact lenses also cannot possibly go out of fashion as spectacles can. Other than vanity,
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    Lock icon Cutbacks if EEC imposes restrictions
    104 11 3 Business News and Views Reuter Hong Kong, Tuesday Hong Kong's textile exports to the European Ec on o m lc Community (EEC) could be cut back by between HK$45O million ($225 million) and HK$l billion ($5OO million') a year if the EEC restricts 1978
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    Lock icon Japanese pledge on imports
    446 11 Reuter Washington, Tuesday Japan's Finance Minister Hideo Boh yesterday pledged to look into the question of boosting his country's imports and said he did not want its export levels to damage trading partners. Addressing the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank here,
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    Lock icon Money market
    253 11 UPI AFP Brussels, Tuesday The U8 dollar came under pressure again yesterday lo&lng ground on all European money markets and hitting a new low against the Swiss franc. Gold closed at UB- an ounce, up US$2 In Zurich and U552.25 In London. The market was quite active with
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  • Stock markets round the world
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      NEW YORK
      171 11 Stocks, aided by a blue-chip-issue rally from a 21-month low, closed mixed In moderate trading yesterday despite Investor concerns about Interest rates and the economy. Analystf-sald the late buying was the result of an oversold market. The Dow Jones Industrial average, down nearly five points early In the
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      31 11 UPI Dot team eMn| atoek lymij. cm ttm No Tok M tntfuateteto MlJt <«p Ml), M trwMport 914j01 (ap •M). Ift whMftw lll.«7 (off •.»>. M atooks UUI (up •JS).
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      131 11 AFP Prices on the Tokyo stock market slipped slightly yesterday paced by forerunners that gave up their earlier gains. Trading was slow. The 225-stock DowJones average lost 3.89 yen from last week's close to 5,159.77 yen. The wider-based TBE Index tot the first section was down 01.0 at 385.15.
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      80 11 Reuter Ckwinff prtOM an Um P*ri» Bourse ywterdey. FtulbM 1M 4 Vtaetar 2M.M +lJt PHntamm 17.U unoh. Ball M. 80 M »oy*l Dateh m. M IctwUn 1371 M COB IMj M 7JQ 'Hbju4on 1M M t #J OFF vms N 4-lJt IImb( 11 M air mi N +1JO B
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      73 11 Union Bank of Switzerland, Zurich Closing price# on Swiss francs on um Zurich Stock fcxchange yesterday: UBS Bmw 3Xi& I UBS Registered Ml 1 I H^HTTT^^k^BI Swiss Reinsur. MM WlnUrthur B. MM 6 Zurich Incur. 757ft U Juvens B. 240 Nestle B. SMO 10 Intcrfood B. MM 1M Clbe-Gelgy
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      SYDNEY
      83 11 Pricc» on tlx Mnqr stock awh>m> at nio OVustraltan Urn*) today: ADC~O3 99 Ampoi FM M M AMI 1M 1M APM 111 US Bank NSW 4M 4M Brambfea l&a 1M BHP 134 833 Bonl XM> CBA 36ft 3N CBR 3M 390 CIO 333 333 Ctal Altted 373 373 Dunlop
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      236 11 IT'S Nllll WQRLDWID9 Friendship operated by Discover WllKut Service. All Agestt Enquiries: Mountbatten P.O. Box 362, Singapore 14. SI NOLI CMNMSS CARSSR girt aeek sincere bachelor friend, age 54-43 years, please apply stating age ft telephone i\ u i■. m. i/wr .rm v» ■TirTTTi.»! f *I, I iT. v^TTTB CARSSR
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      Lock icon Eighth moon delights
      516 12 / 13 WHAT TO WEAK WHEN CONTEMPLATING THE MOON The Mooncake Festival or Eighth Moon Festival falls tonight If you are abroad tonight, you will see children with gay lighted lanterns playing in the streets and prayer tables laden with a feast of food. The celebrations commemorate a festival
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      When memories are made of mooncake
      745 12 / 13  -  SOAP BOX Choo Kim When you are seven and life's thrills consists of rides on the ghost train In the amusement park, choosing your own lantern for the Mooncake Fes t ival (or Eighth Moon Festival, as It Is kpown In Chinese) is an
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      TO GET A RAVEN SHEEN
      334 12 / 13  -  GIHI.-TALK by J.Schoon Keeping hair In tip-top condition gets easier these days with the wide ran jJ® of hair-care products on the market. But-ttke everything else, it takes a bit of time and continued use of the products to get that bouncy, healthy look. I'm
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      Spotting with the low-dosage Pill
      300 12 / 13 r— Docs Casebook A woman who chooses to be known as "Seeking Help" writes: "I've been on the low-dosage Pill since 1975 and everything has been well except for a slightly less period flow. "Sometime this year I had a slipped disc removed and the
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  • MARINE EQUIPMENT A NEW NATION FEATURE
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      'Race' by outboard makers
      810 14 Year by year, outboard motor buyers are getting more dlscernlng in their choice. They are looking beyond product claims to the values underneath. llanuficturers are themselves engaged In a "race" to produce better designed motors which ran more efficiently and last longer. "Water sports enthusiasts dont
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      The new daylight marine radar is a welcome
      607 15 An advanced new line of commercial marine radars with exclusive daylight viewing capability and low-priced relative and true motion/ anti-collision operation has been introduced by Raytheon Marine Company. The new Americanmade radars feature several exclusive operating improvements Including the marine infirst computerized
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      Chronometer beats the test of time
      1407 16 A Chronometer Is a very accurate and reliable clock with a detent (free) escapement. The principal was conceived over 175 years ago. The instrument »ls mounted on gimbals in a wooden box. It is regulated to a maximum error of i second a day
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      Lasting solution to fouling of ships found
      657 18 Every fihlpoperator has keen Interest in keeping ship's bottom clean from sea organisms and algae for 24 months at least in order to save dry-dockings and to prevent loss of running speed. While for paint chemists and chemical engineers of marine compositions, creation
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      Choosing a sextant for the skipper
      370 18 Iven with today's sophisticated electronic equipment, a sextant Is still considered one of the most important Instrument on board a ship. Choosing a sextant Is therefore a Job the curtain likes to do himself. Sometimes, however, this Is not possible and his local agent
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      An airless spray gun for 'perfect' painting work
      452 19 Among the wide range of paint spraying equipment available In the market, the name 'Wagner' stands out amongst them. One of the most popular models is the Wagner Airless 7000H suitable for painters and decorators, Industrial paint shops, steel, container and silo
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      THE DUFAY WAY TO BEAT HAZARDS OF TANK-COATING
      507 19 Over the years Dufay Tltanlne has led the paint field In many technical advancements they were the first to Introduce prefabrication primers Into the shipyards. Today similar products are still used as standard by shipyards and the British Admiralty. More recently Dufay
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  • SPORT STARTS HERE
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      Lock icon Vilas beats the 'wonder' racket
      395 20 a Tennis Agencies Paris, Tuesday Giullermo Vilas of Argentina proved that a double strung racket is no substitute for skill when he beat France's Christophe RogerVasselin 6-2, 6-1, 7-6 in the final of the US$5O,OOO ($1.15 million) Poree tennis tournament here yesterday. The stocky Argentine,
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      Lock icon Lagging sales for fight
      104 20 BOadng Reuter New York, Tuesday Champion Mohammad All and challenger Earnle Shaven continued their ticket-seU--1»| campaign yesterday in an effort to dram up bex office interest amid reports of lagging sales for their World heavyweight boxing title light at Madison Square Garden on Thursday. The match
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      SEA fillip for Moorthy
      488 20  -  gfli uao By BRIAN MILLER National judo coach K.S. Moorthy J a happy man. Reason: All .the members of the Singapore Judo Club's A team who won top honours In the National Inter-Team championships yesterday are currently undergoing centralised training under him for South East Asia
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      Lock icon Saleem topples top seed Brownlee
      109 20 Squash Reuter Toronto, Tuesday Muhammad Saleem of Pakistan upset No. l seed Bruce Brownlee of New Zealand 10-8. 4-9. 9-5. 3-9. 9-1 on Sunday night In the quarter-finals of the World amateur squash championship. Saleem, not one of the four seeded players, will meet Qamal
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      Sao Paulo draw
      61 20 Hong Kong Tuesday Brazil's Sao Paulo Selection 1 soccer team fought to a goalless draw with the local Caroline Hill XI in a friendly match yesterday. The visitors, who beat the Hong Kong National team 2-0 last Thursday, were kept on the defensive most of the time
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      Hilton's title
      44 20 Hilton Hotel won the Food, Drinks and Allied Workers' Union soccer finals last night when they beat Hotel Equatorial 2-0 at Jalan Besar yesterday. The scorers were Tan Kheng Slew and Mohammad Talb. Hilton skipper Kamal Nor squandered a last minute penalty.
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      'Mini-Malaysia Cup' in December
      648 21  -  Incentives for top 50 as part of the Nestle programme SOCCER SCENE by Philip Tan Tfce Football Association of Singapore will invite under 16 soccer teams from five Malaysian states to take part in a tournament here in December. The tournament, a loose mini Malaysia Cup
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      Packer fires opening blow
      309 21 Eji Cricket London, Tuesday The cricket authorities' ban on top players who have signed for Australian businessman Kerry Packer was "illogical, dictatorial and penal," a High Court Judge was told here yesterday. It also deprived them of an elementary liberty, said Robert Alexander, representing Packer's company
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      Lock icon Kitson scores a first in local kung-fu
      292 21  -  MARTIAL ARTS by' Wilfred Shimmen Steve Kitson, 21,- a private in the First Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, won the Dark Red Belt free sparring competition in the Third Nam Wah Pal pugilistic tournament at the Gay World on Sunday. A member of
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      Justina pulls out...
      404 22  -  ...and backstroke champion Tseng Tsai, too Swimming By Philip Tan Two top Singapore swimmers, Justina Tseng and Yeo Tseng Tsal, have opted out of the South East Asia Games selection trials. This was confirmed when the list of entries for the trials, to be held In conJunction
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      Lock icon IRELAND ARE IN
      184 22 I Hockey Reuter Rome. Tuesday Ireland, Belgium and Poland yesterday qualified for the finals of the fourth World Cup hockey In Buenos Aires next March. Ireland and Belgium drew their fourth group match 3-3 on the fifth day of the Intercontinental Cup, ensuring their place In Argentina
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      Lock icon Only a formality for 17
      500 22 Soccer Round-up of this week's European matches AFP Paris, Tuesday For 17 clubs involved in tomorrow's European Cup football competitions, the return matches should be a mere formality. For they will start the Arst-tfound wcondt-ieg matches with enough goals under their belts to ensure they
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      Natahar: We will be in the final
      467 22 Pvjß Rugby. National rugby coach Natahar Bava la confident Singapore will qualify for the final of the Malaysian Rugby Union Cup when they take on Selangor in a semi-final match at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. And he is also certain they will give
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      473 21 YOUR LUCKY STARS IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you are a highly Individual person with strong selfdetermination. You find it difficult to work In any but a position of authority. Yet you are intelligent enough to recognise that you must learn to work in a subordinate capacity If you
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      50 22 THE BORN LOSER 7W /HE^,"WmPPl i\ rV6 60T A STOW 7HATU I STINT VOUR V 6ROVJTH! rvs 1 i ?y§SF m •v I li ;/iT. (XPUJL lAIaO^J NORBERT by Art Sansom M ISKW ALBEACV .IjEARD IT. by Frank O'Neal SOMETHING IN\l MUST HAVE EFFENDI r -^HSilsENs by George Fett V
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  • What's On A page that tells yon everything yon what to know of what 's happening in town
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      Bridging the cultural gap with songs...
      603 23  -  Aziz tries luck in Chinese talentime By Judith Holmberg Try and try again —that's Aziz Ismail's motto, and after failing in singing contests in English and Malay, Aziz is trying his luck in the Chinese Talentime. This Malay operations clerk takes his first step
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      1153 23 0.00 A.M. Opening Anncts followed by A* Daybreak with Floyd Cramer plays Mac Arthur Park Floyd Cramer 6.30 News <E) 6.40 Morning Concert Piano Concerto No. 2 (Mosart) Karl En K el (Piano), Salzburg Mosarteum Orch./Leopold Hager, Violin Concerto Op. 82 (Glasunov) Konstanty Kulka (Violin), Warsaw National PhU/Jerzy Katlewlcs, 4
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      224 23 Sports diary SOCCBB: President'* Cup second round Whampoa Constituency Brickworks Constituency, Realty Park Rangers v Sembawang Constituency (Jalan Besar Stadium, 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. respectively). The game tonight is the clash between Whampoa and ??ffTeirrr; dang, 1.15 p.m.) Singapore Manual and Mercantile Workers Union tournament (Farrer Park pitch two
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    49 24 AH POOR! Road users deserve that pat on the back by the president of the World Safety Organisation. especially after being drilled during the Road Safety Campaign. MEI LIN: I wonder whether we are really that safety-conscious, or merely better than countries where road safety Is non-existent.
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      826 24 TV m y AND RADIO SINGAPORE 5 J.H OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by THE-FLY-ING NUN (r). fiteom starring Sally Fields S.M D1AMY OP EVENTS. LX OVEft THE DLLS AND PAH AWAY. A group of children were taken by rail on a holiday and this documentary la a recording of these children's
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      273 24 Todays top shows THE GOOD OLD DAYS. (Ch. 8 at 11.18 p.m. In colour). Guest artistes on tonight's old-time variety show are Beryl Reld, Rod Hull and his Emu, Dal Francis. Quetl Clavijo. Jon Klox and Doreen Hermitage. SWITCH: Come Die With Me. (Ch. 5 at 8.35 p.m. in colour).
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