New Nation, 21 February 1978

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    17 1 NewNation SINGAPORE Tuesday, February 21, 1978 No. 2188 Price 25 cents M.C. (P) 216/1/78 NIAV NATION COMMENT;
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    Lock icon Miners' accord
    67 1 AFP Washington, Tuesday The striking United Mine Workers' Union reached agreement yesterday with one important coal company, in a settlement that the Carter Administration hopes will encourage resumption of the stalemated contract ne go tiatlons between miners and coal companies. At the same time president Jimmy Carter is
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    Lock icon Egypt recalls its envoy
    505 1 AP UPI Reuter Cairo, Tuesday The Egyptian Cabinet has decided to withdraw Egypt's diplomatic mission in Cyprus and to ask Cyprus to pull out its diplomats in Cairo, the state television said last night. Regular TV programmes were interrupted by the announcement that the Cabinet had
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    Crippled woman saved in 1 a.m. blaze
    131 2 A 78-year-old paraplegic was carried to safety when a fire gutted a row of 10 shophouses In Jalan Sayur, off Jalan Eunos, early today. The woman. Madam Chua Slew Kee. was later sent to hospital for observation, police said. Her grandson, who refused
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    Military exercises
    43 2 The BAF will hold military exercises dally from 8 a m to midnight at Mandal and Tamplnes from today to Saturday and at Marslllng till Monday. Blanks and thunderflashes will be used and the public la advised not to be alarmed.
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    $480 mil. industry will grow
    159 2 Singapore's oil rig and equipment Industry, which employs some 7000 workers, Is grossing over US$2lO million (about $485 million) a year. According to the Senior Minister of State (Finance), Mr Ooh Chok Tong, with Increasing regional activities this sector la expected to grow further. 4
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    OFFER INCENTIVES
    254 2 ...to make output drive meaningful, says NTUC official Local shipyards were today urged to set up productivity committees to raise efficiency and told to offer Incentives to make participation rewarding and meaningful. "If our shipyards wish to attain a high level of lefflciency, they cannot afford to give
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    STOCK MARKET
    109 2 Share prices were fairly steady during the first 45 minutes of monotonous trading at the Stock Exchange of Singapore today. The higher-priced Issues such as Slme Darby and Bt. Trading were traded unchanged at yesterday's closing levels. BUSINESS DONE: Firat Section' F. Merlin (7) 0.91. Haw Par (5)
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    Excursion
    35 2 The Queenstown community centre will organise an excursion to the Mandal Orchid Oarden Seletar reservoir, Slong Lim Slan Si Buddhist temple in Toa Payoh and the Jad2 House on March 11 at 9 a.m.
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    US avionics firms plan to invest here
    278 2 At least two American firms manufacturing avionics equipment have plans to Invest in Singapore, according to a market survey. They are- participating In the Avlex 78 exhibition of avionics and aviation ground support equipment now on at the United States International Marketing Centre.
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    Switch
    31 2 Ensemble I in the Music for Everyone series will now be held at the DBS auditorium on Feb 27 at 8 p.m. instead of on Feb 26 as originally planned.
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    S'pore role to complement its development: Chok Tong
    217 2 ment the many other services available regionally for this industry." he said. At present orders for seven oil rigs have been placed with local rig builders and they are now under construction. A range of specialised equipment like wellrhead assemblies, Mow-out preventers,
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    Man hurt in this crash
    46 2 An unidentified businessman, was seriously inj u red when his Triumph Spitfire (in the background) collided with this taxi at the junction of A 1 ex a n dra Road and Jalan Bukit Merah last night. No other details were available.
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    Ong: 57 died in industrial mishaps
    121 2 There were 4575 industrial accidents last year, or an average of about 381 each month, according to the Labour Minister Mr Ong Pang Boon. Ih a written answer to a query in Parliament last week, but released only yesterday. he said the bulk, or
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    Job brokers: Marine Dept acts
    263 3  -  By Ivan lim The Marine Department plans to take action against illegal Job brokers in the shipping Industry. It has asked the Singapore Maritime Officers' Union to supply the necessary evidence so that action can be taken against them. This follows the union's complaints to
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    Vietnam team arrives to study Intraco offer
    199 3  -  By Lee Yew Meng A two-man Vietnamese mission arrived here yesterday to study the design and specification of the power station which Intraco has offered to sell Vietnam. At the airport to meet them were two officials of the Vietnamese trade office here,
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    Unesco exhibition
    59 3 The National Museum will present a UNESCO travelling exhibition entitled African Arts at its art gallery from Saturday to March 13 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. The exhibition comprises 132 photographs mounted on 34 panels depicting the different aspects of art of African people south of
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    I-card ruling at Bowl
    350 3 K a 11 a n g Bowl has Introduced a new ruling asking bowlers to surrender their Identity cards if they want to use bowling shoes. This Is In addition to the 50 cents they have to pay to use a pair of shoes. The management
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    Lock icon S'pore a tiny giant: Report
    120 3 Reuter Hong Kong, Tuesday Singapore Is "a tiny gint" more successful an Hong Kong In attracting Industrial Investment from abroad, a business publication said yesterday. The Bulletin, monthly magazine of the Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce, noted In a review of the Republic: "Bhort term
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    Food fair
    38 3 A Philippine food fair will be held on March 12 at the Catholic Young Mien's Association In Bras Basah Road. The food will be homecooked by Flllplnas In Singapore. A cultural show will also be featured.
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    Course
    23 3 The University of Singapo re' s extra-mural studies department will conduct a 10-lecture course on Effective Labour Relations and Productivity from today.
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    Concorde: 'KL not dragging'
    307 3  -  By Judith Hale A Malaysian Common Icatlons Ministry representative yesterday threw more llf ht on the environmental Issue that Is holding up the London-to-Singapore Concorde service. Hajl Mohammed Noor bin Huun, the ministry's secretary-gen-eral, said in an interview: Our eoneern over the en v 1 ronmental
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    On par with supermarts
    437 4  -  By Ivan Lim The Singapore Provision Bhops Friendly Association has set up a company to help Its members compete against the super markets and curb arbitrary price Increases by importers. The firm. Provision 8 a p p 1 les Corporation, with cftpltftl of $1 million, tray*
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    Provision Shops Association sets up $1 m firm to compete
    43 4 LATEST: The Department of Trade Is investigating the rice price situation. An official said this morning that there had been some confusion ever the increase in prices lately. Importers contacted declined to comment.
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    Colour radars give a clearer picture
    151 4 One of the latest developments In air transportation equipment Is this colour weather radar for aircraft. Explaining the advantages of the colour radar Is Mr Dale McElroy, regional manager, sales and services of RCA, the company that markets this product. It Is taking part
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    Magicians' officials
    86 4 Mr Ng Bo Oen has been elected president of the International Brotherhood of Magicians, Singapore Ring 115, at its annual general meeting recently. Other officials are Mr Tan Kwong Loong, vicepresident, Mr Khoo Chong Phun, secretary, Mr Cnla Hearn Jiang, assistant secretary, Mr Lee Cho Leong, treasurer, Mr
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    Lock icon Aussie probe on kidnap threat
    137 4 AFP Kaala Lumpur, Tuesday Australian police bave begun Investigations into the lddnap threat on Prime Minister Datuk Hussein Onn while he was In Melbourne. A spokesman of the Australian High Commission here told the Bernuna the Malaysian government would be provided with the relevant details
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    Lock icon Women set to top Oscar list
    234 5 Reuter Los Angeles, Tuesday—tar the first time in nearly a decade, women are expected to dominate academy award nominations when lists are announced here today. In a year when Hollywood gave women star roles, academy voters say they eapect to have trouble whittling even
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    Lock icon Friendship mission
    61 5 UPI Hong Kong, Tuesday— A delegation of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries yesterday left for visits to Pakistan, Bangladesh and India, the New China news agency said. Association President Wang Ping-nan said before the departure the group was making the visits "at the invitation
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    Lock icon Elevated
    36 5 Reuter Moscow, Tuesday Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev was yesterday officially elevated to the ranks of supreme World War Two military leaders alongside Josef Stalin, US Oen Dwlght Elsenhower and British commander Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery.
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    Lock icon Manila device to beat oil spills
    126 5 Reuter Manila. Tuesday The Philippines Navy announced yesterday that It had developed a cheap new device to deal With coastal oil spills. Called a bamboo barrier, it is made oat of bamboo poles and bound rice straw. About 70 metres lone. It Is placed
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    Lock icon Ethiopia denial
    50 5 Reuter London, Tuesday Ethiopia yesterday denled Somali statements that an Ethiopian coun-ter-offensive In the Horn of Africa war had been halted bv Somali forces. The Ethiopian Embassy Issued a statement saying Its government "totally rejects th» wishful claims bv the collapsing (Somali President Mohammed) Slad Barre. regime." Reuter.
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    Lock icon Thailand to act as Asean shield
    384 5 Kriangsak pledges to strengthen country against Reds UPI Reuter Manila, Tuesday Thai Premier Kriangsak Chamanand last night pledged to make Thailand strong to act as Asean's shield against its communist neighbours. "I can assure you, as we are in the frontline as the outpost
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    Lock icon Russia in massive build-up, says UK
    362 5 UPI London, Tuesday The Soviet Union is boosting Its armed forces in many areas "well beyond purely defensive needs" and their capability is "f or m i d a b le and growing," the British government said yesterday. It estimated" the Soviets are spending
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    Lock icon New Rhodesian rift
    200 5 Reuter Salisbury, Tuesday A wide gap opened yesterday between black nationalists and Premier lan Smith over the division of power in an administration designed to lead Rhodeslans to black rule, sources close to the settlement conference reported. Black leaders roundly rejected Mr Smith's proposals that whites and
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    Lock icon Offensive delayed?
    62 5 Reuter Nairobi, Tuesday Diplomatic sources In Addis Ababa said yesterday a major Cuban and Russian-backed offensive by Ethiopia to regain territory lost In the Ogaden Desert could be delayed until the late spring. So far Ethiopia's response to the Somali drive In the area last year had apparently
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    Lock icon Muslim rebels kidnap mayor
    175 5 UPI Zamboanga City, Tuesday.—Muslim rebels kidnapped a military officer, a town Mayor and a Muslim high priest in the southern Philippines and demanded a US$l2,OOO ($27,600) ransom for them, military sources reported yesterday. The kidnapping took place last Thursday outside the capital of Jolo island 160
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    Lock icon Row over N-plant
    76 5 AFP Manila, Tuesday An American nuclear scientist yesterday declared as "without foundation" another American scientist's charge that the US$llOO million ($2530 million) nuclear power plant project in the Philippines would be "unsafe and unreliable." Dr lan A Forbes, technical director of the US Energy Research Oroup told
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    Lock icon Egypt walks out of OAU meet
    321 6 Reuter AFP Tripoli, Tuesday The Egyptian delegation walked out of a ministerial meeting of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) yesterday after an attack on Egypt by Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. Opening the 90th session of the OAU's Council of Ministers, Col Oaddafl said
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    Lock icon Begin puts off debate after 5 hours
    272 6 Reuter Jerusalem, Tuesday The Cabinet yesterday began an Impassioned debate on whether or not to push ahead with Jewish settlements on Arab land in face of hostile foreign opinion. Most government ministers Joined In the discussion. But after sft hours, several had not
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    Lock icon Envoy-at-large Atherton
    144 6 Reuter AFP Washington, Tuesday. The Stale Department yesterday announced that President Carter Intends to nominate Alfred Atherton, 50, to be ambas-sador~at-large with special responsibility for Middle But peace negotiations. Mr. Atherton, US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Bastern and South Asian Affairs, ar- rived In Israel yesterday
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    Lock icon Couple leave Peking for Paris
    132 6 AFP Peking, Tuesday Newiy-wed French student Odlle Plerquln and her Chinese husband Tlan LI left Peking last night for Paris after giving up the idea of living in China at the present time. Tlan LI plans to continue his scientific studies In Paris and to
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    Lock icon Reds killed in clash
    63 6 AFP Bangkok, Tuesday Three communist insurgents were seriously wounded and one believed killed when they attacked a platoon of military instructors in Souththern Songkhla province on Bunday an army source reported yesterday. Two military instructors from the hard-core Lop Burl Special War Pare Centre In the
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    Lock icon General warns of 'sensitive' situation in Straits
    136 6 AFP Jakarta, Tuesday. Commander of the Su-matra-West Kalimantan defence region Lieutenant General Mantlk has warned that the situation In the Straits if Malacca and the west coast of Sumarta Is still "sensitive" and needs full attention. Oen Mantlk stressed that cooperation with Malaysia
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    Lock icon 6 villagers abducted
    30 6 AFP Bangkok, Tuesday Six Thai villager? were abducted by Cambodian troops from Thailand's border-district of Aranyaprathet, about 300 kilometres ease of Bangkok on Sunday, police reported yesterday.—AFP.
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    Lock icon TODAY
    150 6 UPI TODAY Is Tuesday. Feb 21, the 52nd day of 19,8 with 313 to follow. THE MOON Is approaching Its full phase. THE MORNING star Is Mercury. THE EVENING STARS are Venus. Jupiter. Mars and Saturn. Those born on this dav are under the sign of Pisces. American educator
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    Lock icon The Odd Corner
    30 6 Reuter Madrid, Tuesday After 40 years, «7 n as recofnlsed the qualifications of students who took hifh school ,n republican areas during the 1936-39 civil war..— Renter.
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      233 6 Ah Fook and Mei Lin I tanghitc rentneti />& /i f j A m v Snao sat nan. Ns> r k 1 a 'V I r /jJ 3ft i|0 pengongkutcm g. FOOTNOT!: Chinese is a tonal language. It hat basically four tones. For example: bo /V(eight); ba (to pull out);
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    Rice: Dry but not high
    400 8 Rice will be dearer because drought, which has affected harvests In Thailand and other South-east Asian countries, has cut supply and Increased demand. But consumers should not be made to pay anything beyond the Imported price increase. As a non-rice-growing country, Singapore can do little
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    Yours in psychedelia
    136 8 [uHISPi:HS^,^j An advertiser of a situation vacant ad In the classifieds was amaaed at Um assortment of applications he received. Some came In homemade prawn-paper envelopes, while another one was painted in n ash v colours in psychedelic design. Another was written on a Valentine card, vet
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    Lock icon Italy's Reds —the colour shows
    712 8 Moscow's lead in foreign policy is closely followed AP Rome: The Italian Communist Party, striving for a major role in Italy's governin en t, Is publicly committed to support tfato but has a foreign policy that generally follows the ftovlet line. Thli worries the US
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    Useful for Asean
    409 8 f 1 VOICE OF THE PRESS BANGKOK POST Headline: Campaign for full progress underway. The tour... of Asean countries by Prime Minister Krlangsak cnamanand Is necessary if only to balance the recent concentration of efforts at friendliness with the Indo-chlna countries. If nothing else is achieved except
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    Lock icon Oil spurts in S-E Asia
    518 8  -  Singapore meet underlines the signs of recovery By Granville Watts Reuter Singapore: An offshore Southeast Asia Petroleum Industry Exhibition and Conference opening here today underlines signs of increasing activity in the regional oil business. Since the first offshore exhibition here in 1976. the Industry has
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    Lock icon Call to end talks deadlock
    113 9 Reuter Belgrade, Tuesday Switzerland yesterday proposed that tne stalemated European security conference should end without a substantial final declaration. Speaking at a plenary session ol the 35-natlon gathering, chief Swiss aelegate Edouard Brun--ner said diplomats should be realistic in this final stage. It was unrealistic
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    Lock icon 'Red army ready to step in'
    75 9 Reuter East Berlin. Tuesday— The commander of Soviet forces in East Germany Gen. Yevgeny Ivanovsky declared the Soviet Army was ready to step in at any time to defend socialism in Eastern Europe. In ah article Implicitly reaffirming the so-called "Brezhnev Doctrine" used to
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    Lock icon Talks end
    35 9 Reuter Berne. Tuesday The United States and the Soviet Union have completed two weeks of talks here aimed at limiting their military activities in and around the Indian ocean, conference sources said yesterday.—Reuter.
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    Lock icon US to beef up Pacific forces
    387 9 Plan includes S. Korea, Guam, Okinawa UPI AP Washington, Tuesday Defence Secretary Harold Brown disclosed yesterday for the first time plans to strengthen US Pacific forces in the next Ave years. Air reinforce m en t s would be sent to South Korea "before
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    Lock icon World owes US whopping $97 b
    299 9 UPI Washington, Tuesday— If the United States collected all the money the world owes the U8 Treasury. If would be enough to pay for almost all the administration's proposed welfare programme. Or the money —US$42 billion (|97 billion) would pay for more than one
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    Lock icon Britain's union supremo retires
    96 9 Reuter London, Tuesday, Leading entertainers, politicians and trade unionists yesterday paid tribute at a glittering snowbusiness-styie party to Jack Jones, retiring leader of Britain's biggest trade union who was once voted in. a public opinion poll as Britain's most poweriul man. Mr Jones, 60, steps down
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    Lock icon Life can get tough during a snowstorm
    650 9  -  Art Buchwald Los Angeles Times How did people cope when they were stuck in their home during the blizzard? In order to find out I made several telephone calls to friends in New York during last week's snowstorm. The first call I made
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    Lock icon Tokyo proceeds with Peking pact but stalls Moscow
    252 9 Reuter Tokyo, Tuesday Japanese Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda yesterday said he had ordered Japan's Ambassador to China Shoji Sato to prepare for early resumption of talks with Peking on a bilateral peace and friendship treaty. While Mr Fukuda spoke to reporters briefly,
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    Lock icon Orienteering
    1093 10 / 11  -  Sport that is like a rally on foot Words: TAN BAH BAH It is supposed to be a sport which originated in Sweden 60 years ago. But it is actually something man has been doing since he started to travel. To go from one place to another with the
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      Sleeves of fashion
      189 12 Unusual sleeve treatment Is the stamp of Serge Lepage creations for both the haute couture and ready-to-wear lines for the House of Schlaparelll. His sleeve designs are Inspired by wings so there are large bat sleeves, full floaty sleeves, large cape-like sleeves. There Is nothing very revealing
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      Lock icon Stomach pains may be due to ulcer woes
      502 12 r ——7 Doc's Casebook I A SICK Miss M writes: "My fiance was once admitted to Hospital because of severe stomach palhs. Fortunately he was not operated on but only given medicine. The doctor also advised him to keep off spicy food
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      Puppy fat at the wrong age makes a girl look like a dog
      678 13  -  SOAP -5PX Olgl Last week I received the first Valentine's Day present of my life. Quite typically I had to wait till I was 27-years-old to get it. Typically, because everything that happens to me, always happens
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      Lock icon Some parents believe fate determines size of family
      990 13 Study on population control finds out why people have children INDC OtUwa: Why do people have chlldrep? This Is the question Asian researchers have set themselves as they look to the problem of rapid population growth. It has, in fact, been increasingly
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      358 13  -  1. 1 Jenifer If you've managed to school, yourself Into skin care habit all girls should so much so that you can't sleep If you haven't cleansed, toned moisturised your face, that's great! But even with the most scrupulous skin care routine, there's bound to be some "nasties"
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    Lock icon Economic briefs
    310 14 AFP SEOUL: The business activities of foreign banks operating in Korea have expanded Impressively over the past five years.—AFP. M/UnLA: Rice production Increased by more than 100 per cent during the crop year 1977 In 4,337 demonstratlon farms set up by a private firm throughout the Philippines, Agriculture
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    Lock icon US$ falls in panic trading
    253 14 Money market AP UPI AFP London, Tuesday The American dollar lost 3.2 per cent of its value against the Swiss franc on the Zurich foreign exchanges yesterday, the worst single trading session on record in the Swiss financial centre. All across Europe panicky trading sent
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    Lock icon Repeat of embargo unlikely, he says
    124 14 Reuter Caracas, Tuesday Venezuelan President Carlos Andres Feret has said the Arab cil embargo of 1913 is unlikely to be repeated. He was commenting on President Carter s statement on Friday night that Washington would retaliate wMh a total trade embargo against any country
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    EEC accord on 1978 growth plan
    261 14 'Don't rely an Bonn' plea Business News and Views Brussels. Tuesday Common Market F1 n a n ce Ministers agreed yesterday that all nine countries must try to reach the EEC's 1978 growth targets and not rely on West Germany to be its "locomotive."
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    Lock icon TOP JAPANESE FIRM GOES BANKRUPT
    339 14 UPI TOkyo, Tuesday—Eidai Incorporated, the largest Japanese maker Of plywood and prefabricated housing construction material, announced virtual bankruptcy yesterday making it Japan's biggest post World War Two business collapse with liabilities amounting to at least U***** million ($1.7 billion). Mr. Ryuzo Kawakami, president of the
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    Lock icon New trade schedule
    36 14 UPI Manila, Tuesday The Philippines and China yesterday began negotiations for a new trade schedule expected to expand trade between them. A live-man Chinese delegation, arrived in Manila on Saturday for the talk*.—UPl.
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      Lock icon TOKYO
      80 14 AFP Paced by blue chips and speculative Issues, Tokyo stock prices closed mixed stronger yesterday despite a retreat in early trading. Yesterday's closing quotations of the giltedgeds, In yen, with last Friday's in brackets were as follows: Helwa Real Estate 559 (548), Nippon Oil 489 493), Komatsu 320 (321),
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      85 14 Union Bank of Switzerland dosing price a on the Zurich Slock exchange yesterUBS Bearer 3470 60 UBS Registered 64ft 1 SBC 413 8 Credit Suisse 34TB 6ft Swissair B. 86ft 14 Swiss Relnsur. 3880 30 Winterthur B. 3430 1ft Zurich Insur. 8600 —ISO Juvana b ISA 1 Nest Is
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    261 15 1 ■IBIIII.iI Hi———— The most pretty, elegant and unusual home furnishing can be one that 1s done up wltlw cane furniture. Their Intricate designs and natural colour give a room a cosy but very sophisticated look. Cane furniture are very easy on the eye. Unlike wooden or me- 1
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      170 15 IHASFAR STORE I G-6, PRESIDENT SHOPPING CENTRE! SINGAPORE-8 PHONE: *****88 STOCK CLEARANCE! SEASON SALEI Levis jackets $15/. Lei Jeans $22 to $28 Roy Jeans $22 t 0 $2S Seleco Jeans $15 to $19 Kilroy Jeans $15 to $24 Wrangler (Made in U.S.A.) for $32 to $35 Various Brand of Lighters
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    A shock win for Gostillo
    239 16 Champ Estaba knocked out E9 Boxing Caracas, Tuesday—The boxing world, a till recovering from the shock of seeing Muhammad All go down In defeat to rank outsider Leon Splnks last Wednesday, was Jolted again on Sunday night when unheralded Mexican Freddy Castillo knocked out veteran
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    133 16 K9 Soccer AFP London, Tuesday Tiny Blyth Spartans were given added incentive to beat Third Division Wrexham in their Football Association (PA) Cup replay tomorrow when they were yesterday drawn at home to favourites Arsenal in the quarter-finals. Spartans would become the first non-League club in
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      293 16 OFFICIAL NOTICE PROPOSAL TO CRANCE OF SNIPS NAME I SATHI V KANDIAH hereby give notice that In consequence of PURCHASE I have applied to the* Registrar of Singapore Ships, under Section 417 of the Merchant Shipping Act (Chapter 172, 1070 Edition), In respect of the ship BANGKOK ST AH of
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      207 16 NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, I TEO BENO HONG of No. Block 108, 242-L Queens way, Singapore, have applied for a WHOLESALE LIQUOR licence In respect of premises MACLAINE WATSON HOUSE, 201 CLEMENCEAU AVENUE, Singapore, and that this application will be heard In Court No. 5, Subordinate Courts, Havelock
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      168 16 YOUR LUCKY STARS IF irs YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you are sympathetic to the very young and the elderly, but you are Inclined to feel tremendous competition with everyone else. This may cause difficulties In forming lasting. affectionate relationships with most people. You are a good conversationalist but a vague
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      263 16 friendships. Also born on this date: Hubert Oivenchy. fashion designer. To see what is in store for you tomorrow, find your birthday and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide. TOMORROW... PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Make things as easy as you honourably can. Don't insist
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    Lock icon Seng Nam's vital point for Jurong
    425 17  -  By BRIAN MILLER Eighteen year old Lee Seng Nam exhibited tremendous potential when he steered Jurong Vocational Institute to a 3-2 victory over Victoria In the preliminary rounds of the National schools PostSecondary badminton championship at Orange Road yesterday. Seng Nam, who Incidentally Is
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    Asean meet will be S'pore's target
    184 17 E9 Boxing The Singapore Amateur Boxing Association will not be expecting miracles from our two boxers competing In the King's Cup tournament at Bangkok starting tomorrow. According to national coach Syed Abdul Kadlr, both Tan Cheng joo and D. Ravlchandra were sent more for
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    PAYSC retain title with 23 golds
    147 17 Swimming Peoples' Association Youth Swimming Club emerged as the Singapore Amateur Swimming Association Inter-Cltfb champions when they won 23 golds In the two-day meet oven the weekend. PAYSC scored a total of 141 points to retain the title as expected. Second position went to
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    GSC IN FINAL AFTER PENALTY FLICKS
    142 17 j^Jhiockey Girls Sports Club "A" entered the final of the National Women's Double Knockout hockey tournament when they beat St. Theresa's Convent 3-2 on penaltty flicks at the Padang over the weekend. OSC, favourites for the title, shot to a two goal lead within
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    Lock icon Small fields, so 1-day racing likely
    279 17 By FAIRWAY Penang, Tuesday—Due to the tnreatened strike of the 600 stable boys, who are members of tha Race Course General Employees. there Is a possibility that the races will be curtailed with small fields at the Penang meeting this weekend. There may be
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    Lock icon Fredericks for Test after all
    198 17 j^^Cricket AFP Bridgetown, Tuesday The West Indies will have the services of veteran opening batsman Roy Fredericks for the forthcoming five-Tests cricket series against Australia after all. Fredericks, the 35-year-old left-h a n d e r from Guyana, had announced in Australia last month that
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      66 17 THE BORN LOSER G A? Mioncor! wHoworr^ by Art Sansom Cgur rpaaxiwg Werner laugh V3v 8 MM***! Jlt\' icwKuouy\ 'H a i i i i 4 SC r* X <£ Mi m r> 0 C I •»> fHO a i I a c IS& wow/ a steak. CHNMO£ ***** United
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    Lock icon Patricians get a double joy day
    537 18 Soccer It was a day of double Joy for schools' soccer giants St. Patrick's In the Katong District schools tournament yesterday. In the morning, their Lower Secondary Division team trounced Telok Kurau Secondary 11-0 (or their fourth successive victory to date. Barely eight hours
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    Star back recalled
    250 18 Greenwood: It'll be tough, but... Soccer Munich, Tuesday West Germany have recalled defender Georg Schwarzenbeck to their side after more than a year's absence to play England here tomorrow. Schwarzenbeck, who will be 30 years old in April, will take over the problem position of sweeper in
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    SHARIFAH WILL HAVE 'ORANG TUA' TIED UP BY JULY
    344 18  -  PROFILE In Suresh Nair Wedding bells will ftnaiiy ring for Penang soccer skipper All Baker, who has found his "match" in a love-at-flrst sight affair with a shy and soft spoken home-town beauty. Soon after being introduced through his neighbour, the
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    Referee kayu? Not the brilliant Kathi
    532 18  -  SOCCER SCENE by Jeffrey Low When referees handle a match badly, they are greeted with "Referee Kayu" chants. But when they do a good Job, it goes unnoticed. It's almost always a world of injustice for the men in black, the men who can.
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      Too much sex in Switch charge
      184 19 The producers and actors of Switch are upset over accusations by the CBS network that there Is too much sex In tne series. Robert Wagner, one of the series' co-star is presently battling with network heads, trying to convince them that the charm of
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      Classics all the way on FM stereo
      442 19 New move takes effect from April 3 Classical music fans can look forward to listening to more of their favourite c o m p os i t ions when the FM Stereo Service goes fuMy classical from April 1. The service, which broadcasts
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      751 19 At the cinema WHAT PRICE STARDOM? (Mandarin): A nalvft young girl goes to Hong Kong to become a movie star. But she finds that the only way to get to the top involves selling herself and sacrificing her virtue. She holds out for a long while, at the price of
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      1037 19 Sports diary KUGBY: Singapore Cricket Club Sevensside Tournament (SCC Padang, 5 p.m.). ROWLING: QBE InterCommercial Houses Leasue (Jackies Bowl System. 7 p.m.). GOLF: SICC Caddy Championship final (Buklt and New Course). BADMINTON: National Schools Championships Preliminary rounds (Crescent Girls, St. Margaret's. Rangoon Road, Mount Vernon, National Junior College, Hwa Chong
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    81 20 AH FOOK: I think the management of the car rental company, Avis is doing the right thing to get its managers to work with the staff one day a year. How else can a manager know the problems of the driver* and carwashers unless they have driven and
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      848 20 TV AND RADIO Happy New Year CTV 3.00 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by WHAT'S MY LINE. Panel game. 3.25 DIARY OF EVENTS. 3 30 AFTERNOON MATINEE: El Greco. Part Two. El Greco, famed Italian painter, arrive* In Toledo to paint an altar piece. He fall* In love with a young woman
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      233 20 Todays* top shows SWITCH: Mistresses, Murder and Millions. (Ch. 5, 9.55 p.m. in colour). Mac Is framed for murder and Pese lets nothing stand in his way as he works to try and clear his partner's name. Making guest appearances In tonight's case are Stefan Gieraseh, Sherry Jackson and Val
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