New Nation, 29 March 1978

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    19 1 NewNation SINGAPORE Wednesday, March 29, 1978 No. 2219 Price 25 cents M.C. (P) 216/1/78 NEW (0) NATION COMMENT jagßasßiaiij
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    Lock icon Narita hotel set ablaze
    79 1 Reuter Narita (Japan), Wednesday Radical opponents of Tokyo's new international airport today staged a lightning raid on an airport hotel, setting it ablaze with molotov cocktails after smashing in windows and doors with iron bars. Police said white-hel-meted radicals in the pre-dawn attack hurled 20 flaming
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    Lock icon Envoy's man found dead
    58 1 UPI Canberra, Wednesday An employee of an Indian diplomat was found hanged last night on the grounds of the diplomat's reside n ce here, police sources saldr The youth, aged about 18, was found hanging on the grounds of the Indian High Commission's First Secretary in
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    Lock icon US$ down to 224 yen
    56 1 Reuter Tokyo, Wednesday^— The battered US dollar fell loiyet another postwar record low on the Tokyo. foreign exchange market today after opening sharply down on last night's close. The dollar opened at 224 yen, but fell almost Immediately to a record low of 222.50, compared
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    Lock icon Begin's policy 'still the same'
    479 1 Reuter and AFP Cairo, Wednesday Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, in a letter to Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, has refused to change his policy towards the West Bank of the River Jordan and the Gaza Strip, the semiofficial newspaper AlAhram reported today. In a front-page
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    Lock icon Begin to visit US again
    170 1 Reuter Tel Aviv, Wednesday —US Senator Jacob Javits said yesterday that Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin would visit Washington again In late April or early May. Speaking to reporters after two days of talks with Israeli leaders, Mr Javits said Mr Begin "will be visiting
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    Ministry puts home-made 'wonder' cure through tests
    392 1  -  By Jane Chew The Ministry of Health Is carrying out f laboratory tests to determine the efficacy of a "miracle" home-cure claimed to be effective for some 30 aliments. A Ministry spokesman said the results of the tests will be made public (soon.
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      39 1 INSIDE Girl fans flee as violence flares in school soccer Page 18 Women who go to marhet by boat Pago 4 IN THE OTHER PAGES: Moneywords 10; Stars 12; Crossword 15; Comics 18; What's On 19. See Pace 7,
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      103 1 RODEO Jeans ivX=i 0 c folly OCBC'S three main services Savings, Fixed Deposit and CurrenrAccounts are now fully ON-LINE. You can deposit or withdraw at any of our 17 Singapore branches. which are computer linked Your Cheque or Savings Passbook is good at any branch HEAD OFFICE OCBC CENTRE AIRPORT
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    The biggest in South-east Asia
    150 2 This la the Interior of South-eaat Asia's largest cinema, the 2400-seat Kallang Theatre, seen through a Ash-eye lens. The theatre, owned by Chong Oay Theatres, will screen a charity premier, The Opium War, on Its opening day, April 7. to raise funds for the Elder
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    STOCK MARKET
    169 2 Mixed trading marked the first 45 minutes of business this morning on the Stock Exchange of Singapore. BUSINESS DONE: Pint Section: C. STORE (3) 2.15. DUNLOP IND. (1) 4.42 (1) 4.46. HAW PAR (2) 0.88*4. HUME (.F.E) (2) 1.51. J.C.-M.P.H. (9) 1.34. JARDINE M. (2) 2.05. M. FLOUR
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    New lines
    30 2 The Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Environment) Mr Chor Yeok Eng will commission 15,000 lines of telephone switching equipment at the Aver Rajah telephone exchange on Friday at 11 a.m.
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    'Asean unlikely to hail Red proposal'
    185 2 Asean member countries are not likely to welcome the setting up of a new regional grouping as suggested by the communist Indo-Chinese countries, v according to Enclk Rahim Ishak This Is because "there are too many imponderables", said the Senior Minister of State (Foreign
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    Cholera: Now a close check by the ministry
    289 2 The Ministry of the Environment is seeking a close watch on the cholera situation tax Singapore. This step Is believed to have been taken in view of the high incidents of cholera in neighbouring countries. A ministry spokesman said there is no
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    Guitar course
    42 2 The Pek Kio community centre will conduct a three-month elementary guitar course beginning in May at its premises. The fee for the course is $15 for members of the youth group and $18 for others. Call ***** for more details.
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    'We won't make much'
    300 2  -  Cinemas on 50-cent hike By Judith Hale Two major cinema operators yesterday said the 50-cent increase on admission prices is not expected to Increase their profits significantly. This Is because, according to them, the pre-conditions "set for the price increase, would cut into their earnings. The
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    Lock icon New master plan for KL
    210 2 AFP Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday Steps being taken to draw ud a new muter plan for the city of Kuala Lumpur as soon as possible. This was revealed by Deputy Minister of Local Government and Federal Territory. Mr S. Subramanlam. when replying to a supplemenary question
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      21 2 SOS It always helps to talk to someone. Samaritans of Singapore exists to help those in despair or suicidal. Ring *****44.
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    Where the safe way to market is by boat...
    385 4  -  By Richard Adhikari Many'housewives in Kampung Bugls prefer to go to market by sampan—because It Is a short and safe way. But the boatman works only occasionally and not at all when the tide la out. When that happens, most of
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    Language centre gets a No. 2 man
    115 4 a specialist adviser of English, Mr NaranJan Singh, has been made deputy director of Language Project Centre of the Ministry of Education. His transfer to the centre, since school reopened last week, Is an attempt by the ministry to reinforce the teaching staff
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    Lock icon Britain urged to use influence on EEC
    247 4 AFP Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday— Malaysia would like to see Britain use Its influence in the European Economic Community (EEC) to safeguard the interests of Asean and Malaysia, Foreign Minister Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen said yesterday. He told the shadow Foreign Secretary of the British
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    Misleading ads withdrawn
    286 4 Twelve misleading advertisements were withdrawn and another 24 amended following action by the Advertising Standards Authority of Singapore (ASAS) during the past year. Another seven advertisements have been suspended pending substantiation of their claims by the advertisers. The 12 advertisements withdrawn were found "objectionable" and contravened the
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    Lock icon Asean meeting
    72 4 AFP Bangkok, Wednesday Thailand will host a meeting of Asean experts on April 3 to 5 to discuss Thailand's rock salt and soda ash projects. Asean officials announced. The meeting will be held In Chiang Mai, Thailand's second largest city located 580 km north of Bangkok, and will
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    A kick that upset school
    410 5  -  ECA suspended —now it's on again with goalpost resited By Teresa Ooi All extracurricular activities on a Queenstown secondary school's field were suspended recently following a football "Incident." But after an investigation by the ECA Centre, the school has begun using the fleld again. During
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    Parkway range opening soon
    230 5 This two-tier golf driving range at East Coast Parkway Is scheduled to open on April 9. The 300-metre long range is located on 2.5 hectares of land near the sea. It has 48 driving bays, 24 on each tier, and there Is provision for another 52
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    Five more dogs for drugs unit
    364 5 The Narcotics Detector Dog Unit will get another five dogs in mid-July. A Customs spokesman yesterday said four of the dogs will be donated by the United States Customs Service and the fifth will come from the Australian Department for Business and Consumer Affairs.
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    Lock icon China pledges closer ties with Thailand
    383 6 Independent policy of Kriangsak praised—NCNA Reuter AFP Hong Kong, Wednesday China has pledged closer ties with Thailand and praised the latter's effort in pursuing an Independent policy, according to the New China News Agency yesterday. The agency was quoting an editorial to be puoiished
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    Lock icon Muldoon invites Suharto to NZ
    130 6 Reuter Jakarta, Wednesday Prime Minister Robert Muldoon has Invited President Suharto to visit New Zealand, Antara News Agency reported yesterday. Such a visit would be a practical demonstration of the good relations that exist between the two countries, Mr Muldoon was quoted as having said
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    Lock icon Brez to visit sensitive border areas?
    205 6 Reuter Moscow. Wednesday Soviet President and Communist Party chief Leonid Brezhnev left Moscow yesterday by train with Defence Minister Dmitry Ustinov on a tour of Siberia and the Far East likely to take him to sensitive border areas with China. Reporting his departure. the
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    Lock icon Cuban visit to Tanzania
    63 6 Reuter Dares Salaam, Wednesday Cuban Foreign Minister Isldoro Malmlerca Peoll starts a three day Tanzanlan visit today which Is expected to Include talks on Cuban military assistance to Rhodeslan nationalist guerillas. Western diplomats have expressed fears that unless the six year old Rhodeslan bush war ends
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    Lock icon US using double standards —Marcos
    125 6 AFP Manila, Wednesday— President Marcos yesterday accused the US of double standards in its relations with the Philippines. Speaking on Monday night before the Federation of Filipino RadioTV Broadcasters, Mr Marcos asked why the US imposed duties on Philippine coconut oil and mahogany but not
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    Lock icon TODAY
    110 6 UPI TODAY Is Wednesday, March 29, the SBth day of 1978 with 277 to follow. THE MOON is approaching its last quarter. There is no morning star. THE EVENING STARS are Mercury, Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn. Those born on this date are under the sign of Aries. John
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    Lock icon The Odd Corner
    66 6 Reuter Tckyo, Wednesday A Japanese policeman has been sacked for making love to a 16-year-old girl after detaining her on a shoplifting charge, police said here yesterday. Isao Indue was asked to keep an eye on the girl, who had been released. But "haying sexual relations with
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    Singapore
    40 6 Singapore's weather for the 24 hours to 7.30 a.m. today: Max. temp. 28.5° C; mln. temp. 24.2° C; hours of sunshine 0.85 total rainfall for the month to date 94.9 mm; total raindays lor the month to date 10.
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      277 6 Ah Fook and Mei Lin w I 7 u a s W, Y Kft B SI > s'r Ah Fook: I love seafood. Mai Lin: Fortunately for you, you don't live in a desert. Ah Fook: Saya gemar makanan lout. Moi Lin: Nasib baik anda tak tinggal di padang pasir.
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    Lock icon Airgirl wins award for heroism
    208 7 UPI Washington, Wednesday Dorothy Kelly, an American stewardess on the Pan American Jet that crashed In the Canary Islands a year ago, on Monday won the first award for heroism that the Department of Transportation has ever Issued. A statement said Mrs Kelly "risked her
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    Lock icon Historic
    32 7 UPI Paris, Wednesday—Socialist leader Francois Mitterrand met President Valery Giscard d'Estalng in the first toplevel meeting between a President and the Opposition in the 20-year history of the French Fifth Republic—UPl.
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    Lock icon Future oil crisis may split West—report
    405 7 New threats of war in Middle East another danger UPI Washington, Wednesday International experts, warning that future oir shortages may split western allies and lead to new military threats in the Middle East, said yesterday a Joint effort by oil producing and consuming nations
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    Lock icon Turkey arms accord: US sends team
    134 7 Reuter Washington, Wednesday Three senior American officials have flown to Turkey for talks centred on Ame-rican-Turkish defence cooperation pact now awaiting congressional approval, the State Department announced yesterday. Reporters were told President Carter had taken a decision on the pact which had to be
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    Lock icon Clash over N-bomb
    73 7 Reuter Lisbon, Wednesday A clash between the Soviet and United States delegations over the US neutron bomb marked the beginning of a week of debates by the InterPar 11 am e ntary Union <IPU> here yesterday. Disarmament, the Middle East and ways of dealing with international terrorism
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    Lock icon Death threat
    63 7 Reuter Rome, Wednesday A group of common criminals has threatened to kill members of the Red Brigades guerilla gang 4n jail unless kidnapped politician Aldo Moro is released. Jn a statement Issued to the newspaper n Messaggero last night, a committee of common criminals said "despite the clear
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    Lock icon Carter talks
    41 7 Reuter Caracas, Wednesday President Carter and Venezuelan President Carlos Andres Perez yesterday discussed oil prices, human rights and other Issues after a warm exchange of greetings at the start of the US leader's trip to Latin America and Africa.
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    Lock icon Narita: 'Worse is yet to come'
    285 7 Reuter AP Narita (Japan), Wednesday—The battle to prevent the opening of Tokyo's new International airport will become even more violent In the future, the leader Of opposition farmers and students said yesterday. We shall beat the life out of the Fukuda government," chairman Isaku
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    Lock icon Super team to mend Arab rift
    271 7 Agencies Cairo, Wednesday Foreign ministers and representatives of 16 Arab countries yesterday entrusted a high-level delegation with the task of restoring the Arab solidarity that has been split since Egypt's peace overtures to Israel. They also called for an "early summit to mobilise Arab
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    Lock icon 'We'll block'
    37 7 AFP St Nazal re (West France), Wednesday Trade union sources yesterday said a Greek-own-ed 19,000-tonne ore carrier registered In Cyprus —a flag of convenience—would be blocked here for failure to comply with international security standards.—AFP.
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    Calling all announcers
    404 8 Should there be concern that Singapore's air waves, at least the English variety, are currently ruled by female announcers? According to the Straits Times, only one In a pool of 13 Radio and Television Singapore continuity announcers Is a male. It Is quite likely this trend will
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  • WHISPERS By ISPY
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      Matter of time
      52 8 Veteran entertainer, Matt Monro breezed into town from Bangkok with time for only two shows in private clubs before leaving for Hong Kong. There wasn't enough notice, said one hotel spokesman, to arrange for a public performance. Those who caught his shows here will agree, it was
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      Root of all evil
      54 8 It had to happen. Two American scientists have discovered that money causes cancer. Annoyed by the US Food and Drug Administration's contin- ual discoveries of new cancer-causing substances, the scientists inserted coins in the abdomen of rats, and published their findings in a paper titled: Money
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    HOW CHINA CAN GET STORY RIGHT
    608 8  -  WEDNESDAY WITH DICK WILSON DICK WILSON It is most encouraging that so many western professional men and wo m en—scientists, engineers, architects, doctors, m qi th e mat j "iaps, lawyers, military experts and international affairs specialists are now visiting China quite frequently. Their
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    Lebanon: UN's toughest job
    503 8 r V VOICE OF THE PRESS V Ja Unlike Sinai and Golan, there is no peace to keep NEW YORK TIMES Headline: Keeping the peace in south Lebanon. In all the years of United Nations peace-keeping operations, no force has had a more difficult assignment than
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    Lock icon Treasures in the attic
    400 8 Reuter London: Almost a year ago a woman brought what she called "a beautifully carved piece of wood" into 80theby's, the London art dealers, to have It valued. "It's pr ob a b ly not worth much," she said, but Sotheby's experts found it was a
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    Nanyang raps shares plan
    900 9  -  VOICE OF THE PRESS A weekly round-up of editorial* in the aon-English press in Singapore By Lulin Reutens As a public service, the Singapore Bus Service receives more than its fair share of complaints. Last week's announcement of its 20 million share issue at $1 per
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    Lock icon FIGHT CRIME—WITH EYES AND EARS
    915 9 UPI Hong Kong: Police have launched their first campaign to bring members of every family Into their crime fighting ranks, not with guns, but by encouraging them to use their eyes and ears. Already off to a g°°d start, 210,000 youngsters belong to the Junior
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      73 9 dhx recovers your missing bass I jbv The boom box synthesizes the subharmonic bass that recordings missed. It provides bass that even the best sub-woofer cannot produce. ATLAS-SOUND UIC Building BENGOLD Raffles Place PETER CHEW'S Supreme House (U)(L7(3AOK)SAG9 O(MVBOG(»AV()(3)K]AQ. SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR HONG KONG LOS ANGELES NEW YORK G.P O.
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    • The Way They Were
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        When a horse carriage was modern
        288 10 / 11  -  The wedding picture—a visual record of a happy occasion, usually looked back upon with nostalgia. Here we present six couples' wedding pictures and share some of their memories of the event. Reporter TING HI KENG altogether asked 14 couples for their pictures but four
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        Day two 'horses' got hitched
        254 10 / 11 Friendship is as Important as love in the marriage of Dorothy Tan, a teleVision newsreader, and radio producer Terry, ,Her World magazine's humorist. They were married in October 1968, "one week before I was due for national service; that's why my hair looked as If
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        S'pore's Elvis married early
        241 10 / 11 If you think the bridegroom in the photograph looks remarkably like Elvis Presley, you are right. For it is none other than Wilson David, Singapore's Elvis Presley, getting married. His bride, Juliet, was formerly a teacher, then a Journalist and now the advertisement and promotions manager
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        Red nail polish a good omen
        247 10 / 11 Disc Jockey and compere Larry Lai and Selina Woo had a simple wedding at the Registry of Marriages 12 years ago. Looking back at his wedding photograph, Larry could not help feeling a little embarrassed because he looked so old fashioned. "The straight, cigarette-shap-ed
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        And she thought it was simple
        244 10 / 11 The only model Carrie Wong ever felt overdressed was, Ironically, on her wedding day. And she was not even In an> particularly fanciful lace and satin, hut a two piece ensemble she picked off the rack. "We had known each other for a long
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        Courtship unheard of in their day
        249 10 / 11 Enclk Bohari bin Ahmad remembers his wedding as a day filled with much apprehension, and excitement Before he married K&lsom bte Hajl Mohammed Amln, he had never gone out nor even talked to a young girl. "That vu not strange thing unheard of in
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      560 10 / 11 a m NEW NATION Cut out and pin with other coupons. Posting instructions appear below. Name (Mr/Mrs/Miss): Address N R.I.C. No. I FILL IN MISSING LITTERS ACROSS USING CLUES, BELOW •long dotted lines mm m mm < CLUES FOR FZ-3 1. Any of various birds of the falcon family 2.
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    Lock icon Get up on others' backs
    823 12 That is THE way to become a top executive, says author of new book Reuter London: A nephew of the late film magnate. Sir Alexander Korda, has come up with an answer to the multl-mil-Uon dollar question: How do you become a business tycoon? Michael
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    Bee cash-in that lacks the sting
    518 12  -  Cinema by Gloria Chandy THE SAVAGE BEES: Ben John- son, Michael Parks, Horst Buchols, Paul Hecht, Gretchen Corbett. Produced and dlr e c ted bj Bruce Gellcr. Written by Guerdon Trueblood. (Now at Capitol). Big budget movies with large publicity campaigns are always open
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      57 12 >v.< tr REDUCE HEAT, GL4RE E4DE with £ZZ '3 'S Sun Control Film USA Reduces 76% solar heat gam Of fe'S balance of indoor comfort Cuts out ultra violet transmission Lower airconditioning operating cost (Determined bv Yeliott Solar Energy Laboratories, Phoem* Arizona) SINGAPORE SUN X COMPANY i' Sf r- Ro.i
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      365 12 YOUR LUCKY STARS BORN today, you have a strong character and a pleasant personality. Honest and straightforward, you find It difficult to understand the devious and deceitful. You try to get along with your fellow men, regardless of whether you agree with their actions or understand their motives. You enjoy
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      1423 14 NANYANG FINANCE LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARY COMPANY (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET as at 30th September 1977 The Croun Tbfl ComiMnv 1 4. STATUTORY RESERVE FUND (.roup SHARE CAPITAL AND RESERVES Share capital Statutory reserve fund Revenue reserve MINORITY INTEREBTB Representing > FIXED ASSETS INTEREST IN
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    Lock icon Money Market
    201 15 AFP LONDON: The West German and Swiss central banks intervened here yesterday to steady the dollar wnich hit a new post-war low of 225.02 yen In Tokyo for the second day in a row. Both the dollar and sterling weakened sharply in early trading while gold jumped by
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    Saudis give dollar pledge to US
    133 15 Washington, Wednesday Crown Prince Fahd Ibn Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia has assured American businessmen that his country will use only the US dollar in Its International transactions, the Saudi Embassy reported yesterday. The Crown Prince, Saudi Arabia's First De- puty Prime Minister, expressed confidence
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  • Stock markets round the world
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      NEW YORK
      163 15 Stacks posted their first advance in five sessions yesterday when the government's report of a smaller than expected increase in consumer prices triggered a late rally. Trading was active. The Dow Jones Industrial average, down about a point at the outset, rallied to gain 5.63 Eolnts to 758.84.
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      Lock icon Dow Jones
      36 15 UPI Dow Jones closing averages on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday: 30 Industrials 758.84 (up 5.63), 20 transport 207.68 (up 0.87), 15 utilities 105.95 (up 0.23). 65 stocks 267.54 (up L 49). UPI.
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      Lock icon TOKYO
      84 15 AFP Share prices soared on the Tokyo Stock Market yesterday in heavy trading, with Dow-Jones average hitting an alltime high. Yesterday's clos 1 ng quotations of the giltedgeds, in yen, with Monday's In brackets were as follows: Heiwa Real Estate 657 exdividend (608), Nippon Oil 679 ex-dlv. (686). Komatsu
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      75 15 Reuter Closing prices In on the Pans Bourse francs yesterday: Parlbas 180.10 .60 Ponder 124 1 Printemps 44.80 .20 Bull 33.80 .30 Royal Dutch 373 1 Michelin 1325 .45 C O E 337 +6.30 Thomson 180.50 +3.40 C F P 118 1 Rhone 65.30 .80 Air 275 +4.90 B
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      86 15 Union Bank of Switzerland, Zurich Reuter Closing price* In SwlM francs on the Zurich Stock Exchange yeatentay: UBe Bearer SIM +40 UBS Registered 603 SBC 365 i Credit Suisse 3365 30 Swissair B. 805 1 Swiss Reinsur. 3880 —10 Wlnterthur B. 3000 10 Zurich Ensur. 8575 25 Juvena B.
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      Lock icon SYDNEY
      122 15 Reuter Prices at 11.30 a.m. today (Australian time) on the Sydney Stock Exchange: ACI 163 105 ADC 18 23 i Am pal Pet 73 74 ANI 13ft 138 APM 120 Bank NSW 602 004 Brambles 175 BHP 570 572 Boral 228 232 CBA 230 233 C8R 247 248 CIO
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    Lock icon Fukuda way to stabilise currency
    261 15 Business News and Views Reuter Tokyo, Wednesday Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda yesterday said an accord of opinions among Japan, the United States and West Europe was the only way towards stabilising the international monetary situation. Mr Fukuda told an Upper House committee here that he
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    Economic briefs
    353 15 WASHINGTON: Pennsylvania Oovernor Milton Shapp, returning from state Duslness in Japan, said yesterday he expects Japanese automakers to consider opening American assembly plants within the next few years. Mr Shapp said Japanese automaxers and other manufacturers will be inclined to open US plants because of increasing protectionist sentiment
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    POSB takes up 35 pc share in naw firm
    216 15 The Post Office Savings Bank has oecome tne major shareholder in a company set up to manage an investment fund incorporated in the Cayman Islands. V According to a Business Times report, the POSB has taken up 35 per cent stake
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      160 15 Continued from Page 14 HANYANG FINANCE LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARY COMPANY Consolidated Balance Sheet as at 30th September 1977 STATEMENT BY DIRECTORS We. ANO CHIAN POH and TAN CHENG CHOW, being two of the directors of Nanyang Finance Limited, do hereby state that, in the opinion of the directors, the
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      274 15 illiil ill ■■ilil a ACROSS 1 Teasdale 5 —dixit 9 Proceeds with difficulty 14 Goddess of love 16 Blazing 17 Inspects 18 Western bovine 19 Fish-eating bird 20 Blackthorn 21 QI 22 Jeanne or Agnee: abbr. 23 Before dome or naut 25 One-man shows 27 Spacious walkway 30 Cerastes 33
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  • Sports Front
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      Pat on the back for Yap
      190 16  -  A. JALIL MONTEL After two consecutive displays of unimaginative Malaysia Cup matches against Perils and Penang, Singapore at last showed their true colours as defending champions when they handed Kelantan a 3-1 defeat on their home ground. This change from previous lethargic and lacklustre
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      CALL FOR 'TOTAL' FOOTBALL
      249 16 From the recent perperformances of our national soccer team, it appears they do not play 'thinking' football anymore. It is obvious that Malaysian states have become wiser to our style of play. They only have to shackle our frontrunners by tight marking or no-nonsense tackling and
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      Let us have more, please!
      220 16  -  JASBIR SINGH Recently, we had the pleasure of witnessing world class Indian cricketers play in Singapore. The organisers of the one day match between Singapore and India must be congratulated. More matches of this nature should be arranged between Singapore and visiting teams from Australia,
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      SUPER LEVEL STRIDES OUT IN STYLE
      522 17  -  ON THE TRACK with Brian Miller Super Level, who will be making a bold bid for his third Classic success when he attempts 2400 m in Sunday's Singapore Derby, was the focus of attention when he turned in a stylish workout on the sand
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      Liverpool for Cup double
      620 17  -  They will be first British side to do it on SOCCER EMLYN HUGHES Liverpool can have no excuses if they fail to clinch a place in the European Cup final again, at the expense of West Germany's Borussia Moenchengladbach. Borussia, whom we beat 3-1 in last
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      Lock icon Gray leads Leeds rampage
      570 17 Reuter AP London, Wednesday Leicester City and West Ham s&nk deeper into trouble at the foot of the English football League First Division with heavy defeats last night.. Scottish international Eddie Oray scored three goals in 35 minutes as Leeds hammered Leicester 5-1 while it was
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      Lock icon Pakistan enter last four
      250 17 J^jHockey Reuter Buenos Aires, Wednesday Pakistan, Australia and West Germany qualified for the semifinals of the Fourth World Cup hockey yesterday, while 1973 champions Holland stood poised to Join them in the last four. Defending champions India lost whatever slim chance they had of gaining a
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      Screaming girls flee fight scene
      299 18  -  Soccer It's all happening at our schools Soccer hooliganism Security measures Tactical moves By SURESH NAIR Fighting broke out In the school compound between rival fans of Sang Nlla Utama and Tanjong K a to n g Technical Immediately after a crucial National Schools Group
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      Tactical switch upsets St Pat's
      254 18  -  P^^Tennis By KOH SWEE HUA A tactical chaage enabled Raffles Institution to coast to a 4-1 victory over Joint favourites St. Patricks in the preliminary rounds of the girls Post Secondary Schools tennis championship at Farrer Park yesterday. RI, almost disqualified for their late arrival,
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      Lock icon HCJC stake their claim
      294 18  -  jrSj Badminton By BRIAN MILLER Hwa Chong Junior College staked their claim (or the National School Post Secondary (Girls) badminton title when they handed Bartley Secondary a 4-1 beating In their final round match at Buklt Timah yesterday. Hwa Chong's Eraser and Neave trainee, Angela Koh.
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      A landslide victory
      140 18  -  Hockey By P. BALA Strong contenders for this year's title Crescent Girls scored a 7-0 landslide victory over Swiss Cottage Secondary In the National Schools hockey championships at the Padang yesterday. Crescent Girls, who beat St. Theresa's Convent for the District title and were runners-up to them
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      Teachers and prefects at the ready
      458 18  -  Soccer By PHILIP TAN It was an incidentfree day for Secondary Division Group "C" soccer games at the St. Jo s e p h 8 Institution ground at Bras Basah Road yesterday. And this could be attributed to the strict security precautions taken by
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      500 16 if. < j 'J I ■rtr?l JUpiUar o/yiet tonri iVA'o'/TV* 1 Ao>r« MAOIC SHOP -1001 Tricks and Stunts to amuse your friends Magicians for Parties available. 132 Cantonment Road B'pore 2. Tel: *****09. ACE STATIONERY COMPANY Caters Qulckprlnt Offset, Duplicating Service, Instant Photo-Copying at Competitive Rate. 118/120, Multi-Storey Car Park,
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      463 16 MODERN LIVING GENERAL Contractor. We specialise In housing renovation. A wide range of marbles, ceramic, terrazzo, mosaic, parquet awaits your selection. Also, dealing of materials. Open on Sundays. 514, Oeylang Road (Lorong 28), S'pore 14. Tel: *****0. H.D.B. licence PW/ USE ARMSTRONG MATERIALS for your flooring needs, fast Installation, no
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      183 16 TROPICAL T.V. SPECIALIST In Black/ white colour repair antennae Installation. Tel: *****2. Fair charges guaranteed. Machinery Heavy > Equipment USED U.S. ARMY EQUIPMEMT 1. Qulncy compressor lOh.p. 2. Welding sets. Hobart, Lincoln. 3. Generators, Allls Chalmers, Hobart, Wisconsin, international 4. International diesel engine 5. Reo Truck 6. 2 wheel trailers
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      57 17 r <=' y wk-\. m r W'.-flIKB*"-.8. fc»* r^> r tffi- J m* rrsXEfe&Ji: c i sr y f <* ->■* k«*W ?v; mt n: LA K > Uii Get teamed up with a winner! The new Bancroft Enforcer lets youplay and win with a professional edge* R« s m
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      77 18 THE BORN LOSER Sou POUT AAIUP IF 1430 OFtXJ.CDIDU? JW4 6AWOF DDto FOOP 6 ALLI NEBP. 6WAAIMY, fcOOW AHEAP, *X/fcE "NAT HUMWCf.. 8 I K Si Si 1 tt m 5* HQ I I sfi I 4* I'll I o c o m m m NORBERT IT *MJST BE FUU
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      Mickey Mouse Club's TV debut
      354 19 "When I was a kid, I read an art book and the author advised young artists to be themselves. That decided It for me. I was a corny kind of guy, so I went In for corn." That statement was made by Walt Disney, who
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      Talking Point
      73 20 AH FOOK: It's not fair to Increase cinema prices by 50 cents when the Increase in taxes is only a Jew cents. At least the $1 tickets should remain the same for the sake of the lower income group. MEI LIN: I think the 'extra 50 cents won't
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      404 19 and around town TALK AND-DEMON-STRATION on vegetable and fruit carving by Miss Ang Ann Wee in Mandarin. Buklt Tlmah community centre, 8 p.m. Admission free. EXHIBITION of modern scenographlc design featuring lithographs of the Ballet Theatre Contemporaln, an innovative ballet troupe which emphasises original ballet oecor to complement its choreography.
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      163 19 SOCCER: National Business Houses junior Knockout Tournament (Semlllnals) Premier Milk v Peter Chew's Group (jalan Besar Stadium, 5.15 p.m.). Police junior League "B" Division Tournament (Finals)—Jet Rangers v Calrnhlll CSC (Whitley Road, 4.45 p.m.). Singapore Doctor's Tournament (Leong Hlng Seng Trophy) Armed Forces v Tan Tock Seng (Alexandra Hospital Ground,
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      573 19 At the cinema HOT BLOOD (Cantonese): A cops and robbers drama in which the police go on the trail of a gangster mob Involved in thievery. Stars Aman Chow Yun Fat, Sarin a Sal, Chang Lei. Majestic: 1. 3.30, 7 and 9.15 p.m. (Last Day). THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT:
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      58 19 msam Today: 106 pjn. (2.8m). Tomorrow: 1.54 *Jn. (2.8m);/J.03 pjn. (2.4m). Wt Ida: (2.8m); /3.0S pjn. (2.4m). Wt 14ay 2i6 ajn. (2.7m); 4.13 pjn. (22m). Saturday: 3J8 im. (2.5m); 5.57 pjn. (2.0m). a i d a y s 4.42 ajn. (2.3m); 7.51 pjn. (2.1m). Monday: 6J8 ajn. (2.3m); 8.53 pjn.
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      92 20 It never varies Anotryy quality product from llf m L Sol* Ag*nt® lot Singapore, Malaysia, Brunai A Indonesia BOON 8t CO. (PTE.) LTD. 16, Chang* Allay. Singapore 1 T*l ***** ***** C. ITOH presents ttM Radio CasMtt* Recorder for discerning music lovers. Listen to stereophonic recording or broadcasting when and
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      917 20 TV (SINGAPORE 5] AND RADIO SHARP CTV Limttran+pU 3.00 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by SAVE THE ACROPOLIS (r>. This programme makes a case for saving the Acropolis, which symbolises the Golden Age of Pericles. 3.30 DIARY OF EVENTS <M). 3.35 BONANZA: EL JEFFE. 4.20 INTERMISSION. 6.0* OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed "by ELECTRIC
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      200 20 Today's top shows MOST WANTED: The White Collar Killer. (Ch. 5, 8.35 p.m. in colour). What could possibly motivate a man to brutally murder a lawyer? To find out why and who Captain Line Bvers and two of his most wanted team worK undercover In a minimum security prlj«w Marie
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