New Nation, 11 May 1978

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    21 1 NewNation SINGAPORE Thursday, May 11, 1978 No. 2256 Price 25 cents M.C. (P) 216/1/78 r l j NEW (gj) NATION COMMENT
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    Lock icon Pillay: SlA's $2.1 bil deal will mean... More jobs for S'poreans
    931 1  -  Edgar Koh Singapore Airlines' purchase of 19 Boeing aircraft worth US$9OO million ($2.1 billion) will increase employment opportunities for young S1 nga p o reans, Its chairman, Mr J.Y.M. Pillay, said in New York yesterday. BIA will have to
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    Lock icon Third World needs
    209 1 Reuter Washington, Thursday Mr Robert McNamara, president of the World Bank, said yesterday he believed the developing world would have to depend more on commercial banks In the future for Its capital needs. Mr McNamara told a seminar that the World Bank's expected five per cent Increase
    Reuter  -  209 words
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    Red might
    30 1 Tokyo, Thursday A Japanese defence chief said yesterday the Soviet navy's recent build-up In the Pacific had effectlveSr turned the Sea of apan Into "the Sea of Russia."
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    Lock icon Sex money
    25 1 Reuter Belfast, Thursday Polk* believe that the takings from brothels are being used to buy arms for para-mllltary Protestant groups In Northern Ireland—Reuter.
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    Lock icon Big oil strike in Sudan -report
    88 1 AFP Khartoum, Thursday OU has been discovered in Sudan in quantities bigger than those discovered in "any Middle East country," the Sudanese newspaper A 1 Ayam said yesterday quoting sources in London. The paper's Londonbased correspondent said the discovery was made by the American
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      19 1 INSIDE Liverpool keep European Cup Page 18 PAGES: Moneywort* 10; Crossword 15; Star* 17; Comic* 18; What's On 19.
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      126 1 Drowning'* bold new shop* toward 'V**,' "better goH is way oof in front! U -EBrowruna Wilt* i milK i CbH Centre Tel: *****6 *****76 *****3 PY77UI now introduces the sensational NITRO 600 golf set. KiITRO *>00 i u The irons of this set are perfectly matched with each head designed
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    Genting shares in brisk trading
    271 2 5 STOCK MARKLT The Stock Exchange of Singapore burst Into bullish spell of activity during the first hour of trading, wlt-h gains recorded across the board. Leading the pack was Oenting Highlands which advanced 27 cents to $2.59 in rapid-fire activity. Bandar Rava rose by
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    SBEU case: More talks
    74 2 A New Nation report on April 27, headlined Bank Demerit Case Goes to Court, said the Singapore* Bank Employees' Union and 10 local banks had referred their dispute on two Issues merit and demerit schemes plus retirement and retrenchment fund to arbitration. The BBEU has clarified
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    Longer trading hours hit clerks
    310 2  -  They are consulting their union on compensation By Lee Yew Meng Trading clerks of stock-broking Arms are unhappy over the longer trading hours Introduced last Monday. Since the extension of trading by one hour to 4} hours, they claimed they have been hard-pressed for time
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    They stay up all night for Cup final
    77 2 Football fans don't mind losing sleep If there's a good match on. These fans stayed vp all night In the Hilton coffee house to watch the European Cup Anal telecast Mve from Wembley Stadium, London, by TV Malaysia on Channel S this
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    Duty-free goods alert
    231 2 Customs officers are on the look-out for arriving passengers at Paya Lebar who resell dut y-f ree liquor and cigarettes bought from the airport duty-free emporium. This follows a Customs selsure of eight bottles of brandy, one bottle of whisky and 17 cartons of cigarettes In two
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    Women lend their ears to the men
    145 2 Women counsellors In River Valley community centre are al. so lending their ears to MEN. Mrs Qracla TayChee, president of the National Council of Women, who Is In charge of the sessions, said they have had requests for help from many men since
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    Role of PRs
    38 2 Mr Alb«rt Tien Chao Yuen of Yuen, Wong Associates will give a talk on "The Role of Public Relations In a Modern Society" at the National Library on Saturday at 3 p.m. Admission is free.
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    'Be flexible' plea
    193 2 The Singapore Motor Tyre Dealers' Association has appealed to the traffic police to be flexible In acting on vehicles parked outside tyre shops. Association chairman Qoh Kal Sse said some of his members have complained of the "rigid enforcement by traffic police" against cars waiting to be
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    Boeing to set up regional HQ here
    305 4  -  SI A purchase 'just a happy coincidence* By Rav Dhaliwal Boeing, the American aircraft makers, will set up operational headquarters in Singapore to serve Asia and the Pacific region. Mr C. K. Tseng, Boeing's public relations consultant here, said the office wUI open
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    Lock icon Indonesia wants to stage second Asean fair
    342 4 UPI Manila, Thursday Indonesia is interested in staging the second Asean trade fair within the next two years. Edsel Custodlo, secretary general of the first fair here, said yesterday the Indonesian official delegation was holding Informal cons ultations with the secretariat on preparations
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    Display units for art show
    85 4 These are three of the ten display onits pat ap by the Parks and Recreation Department along the Orchard Road pedestrian mall. They will be used to display paintings by loeal artists in an exhibition next month, organised by the Cnlture Ministry,. Singapore Tourist Promotion
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    Yes, our drivers DO use horn too often: Tan
    204 4 Mr Milton Tan, chairman of the Auto mobile Association of Singapore, yesterday agreed with Professor Lim Chong Yah that many motorists use their car horns unnecessarily. The AA will tell Its members not to do this In an article In the
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    Patrols for Block 103
    216 4 Residents of Block 103, Lower Delta Road, have formed their own security patrols to catch mischief makers who have been smearing their flats with nlghtsoll. Since last November, residents of about 20 flats in the 12-storey block have been victims of the mischief-makers. Queenstown police and
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      187 4 THERE ONCE WAS a mm man FROM BEANE. WITH ATDIItT BOWL THAT im TOO CLEAN SO THERE WAS' A MAD RUSH FOR BLUE AQUA FLUSH, NOW HIS WG.S FIT ID BE SEEN. Submitted by ictwm Ho Tetofc Ku##u Continuous toilet cleanser! Blue freshness you can seel How about an Aqua
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    Short cut to a neat top
    435 5  -  ACS sets up its own 'barber shop' By Liu Min Kune Anglo-C h i n e s e School has found a novel way to ensure that its students keep their hair trim and neat. It has set up a barber "shop" in the
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    Prize-giving
    32 5 The NTUC Welcome Consumers' Co-operative Ltd. will hold Its prizegiving ceremony for 133 winners of their Courtesy Campaign contests, at the NTUC Queenstown Supermarket, Margaret Drive, on Sunday, at 9 a.m.
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    Lock icon 4 Malaysians jailed for drug offence
    146 5 Reuter Amsterdam, Thursday Three Malaysian leaders of a gang trafficking heroin from Kuala Lumpur to Amsterdam were sentenced here yesterday to six years' jail. Police said the three men were leaders of an organisation smuggling heroin into Holland for distribution to other European countries
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    Worldwide contest
    38 5 The National Council of Women In conjunction with 72 other women councils In the world will hold a story writing competition for children between seven and 10 years old. Closing date for entries Is June 10.
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    Lock icon Union 'no' to wage freeze call
    268 6 World Focus AP Washington, Thursday President Jimmy Carter urged America's organised labour yesterday to hold down its wageIncrease demands as part of his antilnflatlon programme, but the American Federation of LabourCongress of Industrial Organisations (AFL-CIO) rejected the plea, saying price hikes must be curbed
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    Lock icon Czech plane hijacked
    160 6 Reuter Frankfurt, Thursday—Two men hijacked a Chechoslovakian airliner to Frankfurt last night after threatening to set off explosives aboard the plane, an airport official said here. The four-rengined Ilyushin 18 was on a domestic flight from Prague to the provincial town of Brno with 35 passengers and
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    Lock icon UN meet agrees on mining
    69 6 Reuter Geneva, Thursday The slow-moving United Nations conference on the Law of The Sea has made a significant breakthrough on Its thorniest issue, the question of deep seabed mining. Delegates from the United States and Canada, respectively the world's biggest consumers and producers of nickel,
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    Lock icon Jets: Carter's new proposal
    212 6 Reuter UPI Washington, Thursday President Carter Is prepared to sell Israel at least 20 more F-15 Jets to help win congressional approval of his controversial Middle East warplanes package, the White House announced yesterday. A White House spokesman also said the President was prepared to give
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    Lock icon Tax row: Another defeat for Callaghan
    161 6 Reuter London, Thursday Britain's Labour government last night suffered its second humiliating defeat in Parliament this week when opposition Barties combined to raise le threshold for higher Income tax rates. The defeat, by two votes (voting 288 to 286) will lop £150 million ($045
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    Lock icon The Odd Corner
    38 6 Reuter Kochl (Japan), Thursday—A man who said he had failed as a father committed suicide with his wife and two children bj jumpinf in front of an express train here yesterday, police said. —Reuter. ho
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    TODAY
    65 6 TODAY is Thursday. May 11. the 131 st day of 1978 with 234 to follow. ON THIS OAT IN HISTORY: In 1977, a Federal Judge ruled that a ban on Concorde supersonic Jet flights Into New York's Kennedy International Airport was Illegal. THOUGHT FOB THE DAY: American statesman Benjamin
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      464 6 Ml K WEATHER Bonn Sunny, 19-7C. Headline: Soviet Union puts Pakistan under pressure. Rome Cloudy, 19-9C. Headline: Aldo Moro assassinated. Paris Overcast, 1810C. Headline: Italy in a state of shock. London Sunny, 188C. Headline: Moro's body found In car. New York Sunny, 2110C. Headline: Moro slain, body found In Rome
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    Lock icon Call for Pacific posture
    504 7 ...and relief for refugees World UPI Honolulu, Thursday Vice President Walter Mondale called yesterday for a renewed US commitment In the Pacific, and said relief for the continuing IndoChinese refugee problem will be at the top of the agenda. Completing the first major visit by a
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    Lock icon One-hour kidnap
    52 7 Reuter Bogota, Thursday Four attackcra dressed as priests and nuns snatched the Nlcaraguan Ambassador to Colombia yesterday, but released him an hour later, apparently Intimidated by a vast security operation launched to find him. Police said Ambassador William Barquero was released in a district 20 km from the
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    Lock icon Fukuda offers aid to M-East nations
    250 7 AP AFP Beirut, Thursday Japan Is prepared to extend unlimited economic aid to developing countries of the Middle East, with a view to developing chances of an ArabIsraeli peace accord. Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda was quoted as saying in a recent interview. Mr Fukuda
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    Lock icon Island claim 'shelved'
    88 7 AFP Reuter Peking, Thursday China and Japan agreed not to renew their conflicting territorial claims over the Senkaku Islands, until after the signing of a friendship agreement, Informed diplomatic sources said here yesterday. In TOKYO, Japanese Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda reacted calmly to a new Chinese protest
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    Lock icon What a 'fish'
    75 7 Veteran Japanese taxidermist Yoklehl Watanabe, 52, and his wife rive a finis hins touch to a very rare staffed cuttlefish at their home in Niigata City, Ntifata Prefactare. The four- meterlong giant cattle fish, caught in the Byotsa Bay of Sado Island off Nil rata City recently,
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    Lock icon Security given by Cento poor: Pakistan
    158 7 AFP Reuter Teheran, Thursday Pakistani Foreign Minister Aghl Shahl told the Shah of Iran of his country's "dissatisfaction" over security provided by the Cento (Central Treaty Organization) Informed Pakistani sources said. During his four-day visit, Mr Shahl talked of "the general dissatisfaction In Pakistan
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      22 7 There are many open air restaurants at night! But, there is only one... at the Raffles Hotel where the food is excellent!
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      65 7 sss /V L Cooling Fans ,Sr EFSI6FXF 41cm (10") Floor Fan with "Magic Turn" EF-SOXH 23cm (9") Personal Fan ,y\ Lit I EF-SI6LT 41cm (16") Tabla Fan with Tlmar m) 0. *w Four models »rom the wide range of Sanyo electric (ana Everyone completely safe and maintenance free and some
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    Sorrow, Moro and law
    361 8 Italy's 55-day ordeal came to a not unexpected violent end with the brutal slaying of kidnapped ex-Prime Minister Aldo Moro. A tormented people, frustrated and helpless, Immediately reacted with massive and spontaneous demonstrations of grief and bitterness. Their calls for revenge, In particular the death of
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      That's show business?
      59 8 A press release announcing a coming concert stated: "Ticket! are on gale at $5,342." At that price. (I had better be a gaqo show! Hopefully, it woigt be like a dancer In a recent conceit, who appeared In traditional Indian costume and did a half-hearted modern dance
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      Wrong song
      54 8 Song-books enthusiasts were surprised to see a previously unheard-of Indonesian number called Kempt Yang Sedap" (Sweet Dream) In one of the locallypublished books. Then someone realised the mistake. It was actually a hit song entitled "Mempi Sedih" (Sad Dream). "I can understand a typographical error," he complained. "But
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    Lock icon Is peace a dream?
    1268 8 Many ask if Begin can lead them to the -promised land' Israel on its 30th birthday... NYT London: Israel Is 30 today, any temptation to celebrate will be tempered In many minds by the fact that it is also the first anniversary of Mr Menachem Begln's
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    Gas: Powwow by three
    387 8  -  BID TO FINANCE SIBERIAN PROJECT By 8 Swadesh De Roy Soviet officials will meet Japanese and US businessmen In Tokyo later this month for a fourday sesslop of talks on funding their multl-bllllon dollar project to commercially extract the huge deposit of natural gas they believe
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    Lock icon Moro killing: Cossiga quits
    543 9 I assume full responsibility, he says World Focus Agencies Rome, Thursday Italian Interior Minister Francesco Cossiga resigned last night in the wake of the murder of kidnapped ex Premier Aldo Moro. As he announced his resignation, Mrs Eleonora Moro led mourners at a private funeral service
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    Lock icon Bomb for lasting happiness
    526 9  -  Art Buchuald Los Angeles Times Washington: Now that President Carter has rejected the neutron bomb, the military has been racking Its brains to come up with a bomb that everyone will be happy with. As you know, tiie advantage of the neutron bomb was that It
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      457 9 There are much easier ways to earn a living If all you want Is to earn an Income, there are much easier lobs than Journalism. Join us as a reporter and we guarantee your life will not be easy. It will not be dull either. Journalism is challenging In more
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    Lock icon A battle lost but not a war
    517 10 / 11 The Moro tragedy has served to unite Christian Democrats and communists In their fight against order, terrorists claim latest victim World Focus AFP Rome: By assassinating former Italian Premier Aldo Moro, the terrorists of the Italian Red Brigades have ended their first battle
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    Lock icon Italy's most influential politician
    607 10 / 11 UPI A favourite cartoon among Italians depicted Mr Aldo Moro as a ship captain ordering: "Forward slowly, almost backward." Mr Moro, the most political of all Italian politicians, was a diplomatic renins with a knack for saying things that could be Interpreted either renins made him
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    Lock icon A diary of kidnappings and murder
    456 10 / 11 Reuter London: Former Italian Premier Aldo Moro is the latest victim of an Increasingly audacious wave of kidnappings that has spread across Western Europe in the *****. Political kidnappings, which flourlahed In South America In the *****, reached Europe In 1970 when Basque separatists
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    Lock icon Nations likely to take tougher stand against terrorists
    836 10 / 11 UPI New York: A weary world is angry about terrorism and Mr Aldo Moro's murder means the official trend towards a get-tough policy could harden even further. Psychologists, computer banks, wire-tapping, draconlan sentences, international cooperation and elite security squads whose marksmen can
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      540 10 / 11 z* c: THURSDAY EH r#.-*-*! Cut out and pin with other coupons. Posting instructions appear below Name (Mr./Mrs./Miss.): Address: N.R.I.C. No: Tel: FILL IN MISSING LETTERS ACROSS USING CLUES BELOW M*iaamCut along'dotted Vnn CLUES FOR GF-4 1. Might look o« though it could do with being wothed 2. Doom or
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      More married than you think
      575 12  -  b v Sylvia Leow Are you married? No, we're registered. We're havinfc the ceremony next year ...and that is how more and more Singapore couples are negotiating their entry lpto the married state. Not for them the pomp (and expense) of a 14day wedding ceremony
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      WENG'S FINDS
      174 12 Por kiddles too youar to pot on a fullfledged show, there are the jost-as-de-lirhtfol finger puppets from Looking Glass. Sold on their own or in sets complete with stage, scenery and script in the form of cat-oat colour In* books, they are sure to keep children busy for
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      Lock icon Anchors a weigh on trip of a lifetime
      169 12 A final wave and It's anchors a weigh for this family of four as they leave Japan's Shlmisa Port In .Shlsuoka prefecture on a 14-month, 24,000 km voyage to Britain via the Pacific and Atlantic oceans aboard their 9.7 m-lonf yachjtL The
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      Couple's haven
      598 13  -  Decor I>V Margaret Chan The owners have yet to settle Into this lovely penthouse in N a s s 1 m Mansions, but already there is a sense of home about the place. Simple lines and muted colours give a serenity that the owners, a young couple expecting
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      116 13 ii '■■hi.■: m: m an For your medical needs and pharmaceutical requirements please call at: SAUI ft CO (PIE) LTD PHARMACY 3 Philip Street (Junction of Market Chulia Streets) Singapore 1 Tele: *****2 *****3 ET3TAMIYA RACE AHEAD OF YOUR FRIENDS First in Quality around the world f ,o*» TO e
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      402 13 Puzzle*, riddle*, crosswords, joke* to share? We pay $6 for every contribution. The address is Kids Only, New Nation, Locked Bag 15, Singapore 1. Don't forget to add your name, age and address. I. To start us off on a happy note, Helena Fernandez, 11, of I 197-F Block 206,
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      352 14 Pts Sel >J>a* V\ i IHBSs®raSp«ul ■>«!* sfUL r w V Around the world Pepsi is associated with soccer. So what better idea than a series of Pepsi Soccer Contests here in Singapore, where the sport is so popular! Pepsi and New Nation have joined together to co-sponsor "PEPSI Soccer
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    Lock icon Money Market
    175 15 UPI London. Thursday The US dollar slipped on European money markets yesterday and gold rose a dollar an ounce In London and Zurich. Gold closed on a three-week high of U*****,125 In London and Zurich. But the dollar lost ground In both centres, 1.***** Swiss francs against 1.*****0.
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    People in business
    205 15 AS part of the transfer of the Sime Darby Group's head office to Malaysia, several senior executives have moved to Kuala Lumpur. They Include Mr A. J. Sumner, group director of corporate affairs, Mr A. W. Morgan, group personnel director, Mr P. W. Blckerton, group treasurer, Mr
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    Lock icon $2300 m pledge
    265 15 ADB to step up loans to poor members E Business News and Views a AFP Manila, Thursday Asian Development Bank president Taroichi Y os h i d a yesterday pledged to boost ADB lending in 1978 to a record level exceeding US$lOOO million ($2300 million), and warned
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    Lock icon Inflation on the rise...
    140 15 UPI Paris, Thursday Inflation continued to rise in the industrialised capitalist world In March with North America blamed for most of the Increase, an inflation report said yesterday. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Intergovernmental watchdog for economies of the non-communist rich nations, said inflation
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      NEW YORK
      130 15 The stock market managed to snap a twosession losing streak yesterday by grinding out a small gain In active trading on a dull news day. Yesterday's prices in U8 dollars followed by the difference on the previous session's close: AT A T 61% Beth Steel 21% Caterp Tra
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      Lock icon Dow Jones
      31 15 UPI Dow closing averages on the NYSE yesterday: SO Industrials 833.16 (up 0.09), 30 transport 333.00 (up 0.49), 15 utilities 104.83 (off 9-31), 86 stocks 283.84 (up 0.08). UPI.
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      Lock icon TOKYO
      64 15 AFP Yesterday's closing quotations of the gllt-edgeds, in yen, on the Tokyo Stock Exchange with Tuesday's In brackets were as follows: Helwa Real Estate 663 (670), Nippon CHI 731 (730), Komatsu 341 (330), Matsushita. Electric 746 (740), Honda Motor 607 (607), Toyota Motor 970 (900), Mitsui and CO. 331
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      Lock icon PARIS
      76 15 Reuter Closing prices (In francs) on the Paris day: Bourse yesterParlbas 160 M 1.20 Fancier 332 a Prlntemps 71.50 .50 Bull 36.00 60 Royal Dutch 365.10 -1-3.60 Mlchelln 1464 30 COB 356.60 —1J0 Thomson 194 C P P 137 1 Rhone 01.10 JO Air 304.50 5.50 B 8 N
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      Lock icon ZURICH
      81 15 Union Bank of Switzerland Closing prices on the Zurich Stock Exchange yesterday: UBS Eearer 2060 45 UB8 Registered 546 SBC SM Credit Suisse 3190 25 Swissair B. •10 5 Swiss Relnsur. 2845 35 Wlnterthur B. 2000 10 Zurich Insur. 0100 unch. Juvens B. 170 10 Nestle B. 3430 +115
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      SYDNEY
      75 15 Prices at 11.30 ajn. today (Australian time) on the Sydney Stock Exchange: ACT 170 170 Ampol Pet 00 01 Anl 160 160 ATM 133 134 Bank NSW 640 644 Brambtoa 104 106 BBP 604 000 Boral 336 340 CBA 332 nil CSR 203 300 CIO 300 306 Coal Alltod
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    214 15 Reuter MANILA: Vietnam Is expected to restore Its servicing of Asian DeveDevelopment Bank loans and begin receiving new flow of money In the near future following discussions at last month's annual meeting in Vienna, a high bank source told Reuter yesterday. Reuter. PARIS: Inflation Increased for the third
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      129 15 When all banks are pretty much the same, ACBC service makes the difference. Everyone knows that all banks offer pretty much the same facilities to their customers. But what makes one bank better than the other is its service. Whether you are opening a letter of credit or you need
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      297 15 Crossword ACBOSS 1 Grasp 5 Affirmative side 8 French philosopher George 13 Nastase 14 Come In third 15 Single-handedly 16 Modus vlvendl 18 View 19 Digit 20 Become tiresome 21 Raising tools 22 Certain drug 24 Firefighter's rescue item 25 Omar of the movies 27 broke (shoot the works) 28
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    Stylish trial by Simple Simon
    592 16  -  Monab also impresses with 38.1 ON THE TRACK with Brian Miller Simple Simon 11, who finished a wellbeaten second to Palatlna last week, showed improvement when he turned in a stylish workout on a yielding track at Bukit Timah this morning. With George Podmore in
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    SCRATCHINGS
    237 16 SATURDAY RACE 1: 2.00. CL 4 Dlv. 7 1204 m: Mm Tlnl, Nivachui, Tosea, Hill of Fame Ilk, New Hand RACE 2: 2.30. CI. 4 Div. 8 1200 m: Libertine. RACE I: 3.00. CL 4 Div. 1200 m: The Strategy, Sudden. RACE 4: 3.30 CL 4 Div. 5 1200
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    BUKIT TIMAH FIELDS FOR THIS WEEKEND
    1212 16 SATURDAY Cl. 2 Div. 2—2000 m 3 Kuala Rompin n 57 6 Phantom Ace 56.5 1 Spellbinder 56 11 Lupuree 53.5 2 Thor 52.5 7 Seven Pcur Seven 52 9 Irish Pun 51.5 12 Superpower 51 5 3 Spectrum 50 10 Atomic Power 48.5
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    Lock icon It's Borg after a slow start in WCT
    235 16 P^^~TV»nnis Reuter Dallas (Texas), Thursday Bjorn Borg, starting slowly, but finishing In a blaze of mesmerising passing shots, crushed American Dick Stockton 4-6. 6-2, 6-1, 6-0 last night in the opening match of the US$2OO,OOO (about *****,000) World Championship of Tennis finals.
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      393 16 ;;:;!(;[+/'*?)~(/*::\,{+\'>`>`_ v .r »7«7r;r mi i successi auccKiit SUCCESSI Elsa Yeo Model Centre congratulate* 3 more of the Centre's successful students Annie Lee Mel Ling (Winner). Linda Moorthy (3rd runner up) and Helen Campos (4th runner up and awarded the best national costume) In the recent Miss Singapore/ Universe 1978
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    Raymond storms out
    374 17  -  Ugly exodus continues as S'pore prepare for Asian meet BOWLING by Brian Miller Bowling in Singapore has taken a downward slide since the South East Asia Games last November. This Is the result of an ugly exodus by our top bowlers from the National Squad and must
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    SIA make it two off the reel
    324 17 ROj Basketball By TONY KOH Singapore Airlines scored their second successive win In the Singapore Basketball Association Super League when they defeated Telok Ayer 100-83 at the Gay World Stadium last night. Playing at half pace and resting their key players at frequent
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    60 17 Los Angeles, Thursday —Irish soccer star George Best. 31, of the Los Angeles Aztecs Was suspended Indefinitely without pay by the club yesterday after several warnings for falling to turn up for practice, a team spokesman said yesterday. Best is the highest paid Aztec and one of
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    Lock icon GLORY RETURNS TO CITY DISTRICT
    504 17  -  National Schools soccer By PHILIP TAN Raffles and St. Joseph's Institutions brought glory back to City District when they regained their status as the premier soccer playing schools at yesterday's National Schools finals at the National Stadium. Raffles carried home to Orange Road the prestigious
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    THE TEAMS
    178 17 Lower Secondary St. Patrick's: Ooh Chwce Choon, Quelc Poh Hln. Yusof Sunny, Denarat Doralsamy, S. Slswo, Keith Dais, Reynold Perelra, Teo Kim San, Kevin Rodrlgues, Khalll All, Robert Ran del. Mont fort: Jalil Omar, Kwan Chee Yuen, Koh Yat Chong, Lim Yee Hua, Lim Kim Slah, Cher Liow
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    Melanie nominated for top award
    155 17  -  B.M. The Singapore Women's Hockey Association have nominated star striker. Melanie Martens, for the Sportsgirl of the year award. This 17-year-old preunlverslty student from Raffles Institution has been established as the most accomplished hockey player Singapore have ever produced. Making her debut In International scene
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      364 17 YOUR LUCKY STARS IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you are ambitious and talented. You may be short of the determination It takes to succeed in the art world, where you would most like to do so. Highly creative, you need to develop an enterprising spirit to channel your creativity
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    Lock icon It's Liverpool by a whisker
    669 18 A weak final, says Bruges manager Soccer Reuter AFP l/Midon, Thursday A moment of magic between Scottish World Cup stars Graeme Souness and Kenny Dalgllsh swept England's Liverpool to a 1-0 victory against Belgian champions Bruges In the final of the European Cup here at
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    King Cubs fail to inspire Changi
    376 18 Cairnhlll 2 Br SUREBH NAIR The rain proved a blessing in disguise for underdogs cairnhlll as they rose magnificently to score their first win in the National First Division soccer League at Jurong Stadium last night. It was a pity that only about 200
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    232 18 Press centre explosion leaves one policeman dead r WORLD CUP Reuter Buenos Aires, Thursday One policeman was killed and another critically Injured yesterday when a powerful bomb exploded in the main Press Centre for next month's World Cup soccer finals, an Army communique said. Earlier reports quoted eye-witnesses as
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      137 18 Inside every Tanita is a fire longing to get out" Never before has fire been so safe and convenient, in the Tanita 06 Series, for example, a single recessed button that slides so smoothly yet safely ignites a swift reliable flame. Again and again and again. Tanita is utterly reliable
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      57 18 THE BORN LOSER SHORT RIBS the Kisie doesnt^ NEEP YOU "TODAY/. ►sag ME FOUND A NEW POffM ENTERIAINM£NT. NORBERT /AGE *50 A <&I*L FLOuoet? OP A ObY V flouuej? 7 f^JV ''4' T 1971 UnlM) Ftitux Syndicate Inc by Art Sansom 1 ft by Frank O'Neal PUPPET SHOW.' JM55a umi
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      A man who guided the stars
      558 19  -  Voices of the Madrigal By Judith Holmberg Name any of the big stars of the 40s and 50s and TV producer, Hudson Faussett will tell you what they are like to work with, for he has directed them all. Stars like Joan Blondell, Sarah
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      259 19  -  Margaret Martin aa I wonder how many viewers watched the Malay dramas on television. We watched because we had nothing to do. Can't we have more down-to-earth scripts? Why are they always so basic? You never fall to see an adult blubbering Into a hanky In the 45-ml-nute programme.
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      238 19 NETBALL: National Business Houses League 'National Stadium Runway Courts, 5.45 p.m.). BASKETBALL: National Super League Telok Aver v Kong Slong p.m.), Armed Forces "B" v Special Constabulary (8 p.m.), Hardware v Asia Electric (9.15 p.m.)/ All matches at Gay World Stadium. SEPAK TAKRAW: National Primary Schools Championships —FINALS (Singapore Badminton
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      361 19 At the cinema THE SOUL OF THE SWORD (Mandarin): The martial arts instructor of a feudal lord's palace makes a name for himself as a masked swordsman who never loses a duel. A young boy who sees him kill one challenger becomes determined to meet the swordsman and beat him
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      666 19 1.30, 4, 7 and 9.30 p.m. THE FOREIGN STUDENT (Mandarin): A young Chinese student goes to study In Italy and falls In love with an Italian girl. When they return to Taiwan however problems arise because she doesn't find it very easy to adjust. The film features location shots In
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      51 19 Today: 12.31 a.m. (2.7m); 1.49 p.m. (2.3m), Tomorrow 1.06 a.m (2.6m); 1.27 p.m. (2.2m). Saturday: 1 42 a.m (2.5m); 3.08 p.m. (2.1m) Sunday: 2.22 a.m. (2.4m); 3.56 p.m. (2 0m). Monday: 3.10 a.m (22m); 4.57 p.m. (2.0m) Tuesday: 4.13 a.m (2.1m); 6.10 p.m. (2.0m) Wednemday: 5.36 a.m. (2.0m); 7.17 p.m.
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    67 20 AH FOOK: Something must be done to stop provision shops from selling their goods above the recommended prices. Perhaps the Singapore Provision Shop Friendly Association can take measures against their erring members. MET LIN: There's bound to be price differences, since the shops pay different rentals depending on
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      118 20 TEACHER'S 1(0 YAL HU.III.AM> 12 i:\U()l.l)S( (lT( II U IIISK"! \CHEK R< Al. An *yt? 4 v *ri 12 m:> Ml S Bcwfel mam: JTft" ■r: v I ■K if JtfH si sa I«J.'K \< iIKK'S -p 1 \l. II1(,HLA >U 11 i v\ H» N f S3sf > -a.
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      930 20 AND RADIO HUUJIUIUIIflNN Enter TELEFUNKEN Contort 3.M OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES: Silver Dollar City Fair (r). Sitcom. 3.25 DIARY OF EVENTS (C). 3.3# EIGHT HEROES OF 8HOU UN (r). Mandarin serial. 4.15 INTERMI8SION. 6.M OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by LASSIE: Day the Mountain Shook. IIS# NEWS IN BRIEF.
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      228 20 Todays top shows CANDID CAMERA. (Ch. 5, 7.05 p.m. In colour). Alan Funt deals with his favourite subject this week children. He had the Candid Camera team capture the expressions of some children whsn they burst balloons by either pressing or sitting on them. RHODA. (Ch. 5, 10.00 Bm. in
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