New Nation, 27 May 1978

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    22 1 New Nation SINGAPORE Saturday. May 27, 1978 No. 2269 Price 25 cents M.C. (P) 216/1/78 r i i NIW NATION t COMMENT
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    Lock icon Vietnam 'sealift'
    426 1 China decides to send ships for refugees amidst fears of break in diplomatic ties Agencies Honf Kon», Saturday The Peking 1 government has decided to send ships to bring Chinese residents in Vietnam to China, the government's Overseas Chinese Affairs Office announced yesterday. A spokesman said: M ln
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    Sorry, Sandra
    134 1 A letter came for schoolgirl Sandra Cheong yesterday—and It ended her quest for a beauty title. Bandra, IS, was to appear In the semifinals of the Miss Singapore Teenage Intercontinental contest a the Shangri-La Hotel tonight, bat th~ letter from the organisers said her entry has now been
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    Fore! The Russians are coming
    142 1 Moscow, Saturday Russia, which has regarded the game of golf as an occupation for the bourgeoisie unsuited to the sporting needs of the proletariat, is to build its lirst golf course. The 18-hcfle course, to be set in rolling countryside about 30 km northvest of
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      31 1 Another surprise in store lor Pahang Preview of the bis* match by Jeffrey Low in Page 20 •IN THE OTHER PAGEB: What's On 12; Moneywords 13; Comics 14; Crossword, Stars 18.
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      122 1 .*\Jrif tit' interoudio ATLAS SOUND CU Great Budget Buys for the Whole Family Elegance by MURRAY ARBEIO. (Exclusive to ROBINSON'S) USUAL PRICE: $606.00 BPECIAL OFFER $296.00 FOR HIM JOHN LANGFORD Shim. USUAL PRICE: $66.00 SPECIAL OFFER $32J0 FOR THE CHILDREN ABSORBA T-Shirts. Sizes 2 to 12 USUAL PRICE: .$7.50 to
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    Call for schemes to boost image of sea career
    146 2 The government and the National Maritime Board should embark on promotional schemes to attract more people to take up careers at sea, said Mr Low Ouan Onn, lolnt manager of the urong Shipyard group of companies today. Speaking at a graduation
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    'Replace these signs' order
    77 2 The Public Work* Department has ordered these two signboards to be replaced because of the Incorrect Engllsi. The signs were put up along Nlcoll Highway a few days ago by a Japanese firm warning passeraby of the dangers of piling work In progress at Merlin Plaza.
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    Luggage rule: Airlines and police to meet
    477 2  -  By Judith Hale Airline officials and police will hold a meeting soon to finalise arrangements on the enforcement of the hand luggage ruling. Under the ruling, which Is expected to be enforced next month, an economy class traveller will be allowed to carry
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    Kallang plant to get a new line
    220 2 NMB Singapore, a subsidiary of the Nippon Miniature Bearings of Japan, is to further diversify Its operations by producing loudspeakers for the first time In September. Initially, the company expects to manufacture about 500,0Q0 speakers a month on a one-shift basis at Its
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      24 2 ELECTRO IBs 8 limes Zooming from 7.5 mm to 60 mm with Lap-dissolve shooting feature Accessories ten's Hood 4*4 Ve J?rSa iion PTE LTO
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      21 2 SOS It always help* to talk to someone Samaritans of Singapore exists to help those In despair or solcldal. Ring <*****4.
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      56 2 Selina. senior Mary Quant beautician and her team of Quant girls will be at Isetan 20 May 4 June 1978 to introduce Colourshine, Mary's new glossy automatic lip colour in 8 dazzling shades. 9flO/> discount on all Quant cosmetics PLUS super Free gifts for purchases of $15 and above. W
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    Rubber centenary park
    783 3 Government gives the green light for the project in the Botanic Gardens The go v e r nment has appro ved the building of a park to c o m m e morale the centenary of rubber planting In Singapore. But instead of being sited at the
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    Death fall graduate 'jobless'
    114 3 Nantah graduate Nee Cheng Kcng, 20, who was found dead at the foot of a high-rise block of flats In Tanjong Rhu on Wednesday, had been Jobless for about a year. According to his relatives, Cheng Kong, who held a Bachelor of Science degree had been
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    Students use hands to raise money
    130 3 About 1700 students of Hartley Secondary school will "use their hands" to help raise funds for their school from today. These students will spend seven days of their month-long school holidays gardening, scrubbing floors, baby-sitting and other odd Jobs. The money will be used
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    MP to open fun fair
    47 3 Mr Teo Chong Tee, MP for Changl, will open a food and fun fair tomorrow at the Red Cross Home, Chang! Creek, Netheravon Road, at 10 ajn. The fair, organised by the Singapore Red Crow Society, will be open till 5 p.m.
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      339 3 We made our JR-149 reflections and undesirable phase effectsof box speakers. The smooth round contours of our cylindrical speakers allow unaffected high frequency responses. So they are free of the edge reflections and resonances which plague box speakers. j This leads to wider dispersion and more I consistent and realistic
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    'Make best use of workers' seminar today
    145 4 Make the beat use of your employees when new ones are hard to come by—this will be the National Pr o d u ctlvlty Board's message to about 40 businessmen attending a seminar at the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry today.
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    Training—not money-making
    407 4 Training —not money-making Don't be confused: New students at Poly are told Many engineering students have confused industrial attachment with employment and caused e m b a rrassment by complaining about "lnade quate pay" and "exploitation of cheap labour," Mr Tay Sin Yan, a member of the Singapore Polytechnic's Board
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    Poly to start new course
    294 4 Singapore Polytechnic is starting a new course to train engine drivers for home-trade ships, the acting principal, Mr Khoo Kay Chal, announced today. Mr Khoo said there will be 40 students each for Class I and Class II of this course. The curriculum of the
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    Lock icon Nahar seeks top Umno Youth post
    239 4 Reuter Kuala Lumpur, Saturday—Umno Youth Is almost certain to get a new leader, political sources said yesterday. The sources said this followed Datuk Byed Nahar's acceptance of nomination to contest the post of leader of Umno Youth. Datuk Syed Nahar, ope of the party's
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      135 4 The Times Organisation We are now back on the automatic telephone system. Times House 390 Kim Seng Road Singapore 9 *****1 'm ,*>. w. v f si^.'oo. •528.00 Lights Extravaganza! At Seng Hup. you'll find over a thousand different lights of myraid designs shapes and colours From quality lamp shades
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    Lock icon Sabotage stops train with fuel for Narita
    172 5 Reuter Narita, Saturday A tanker train ferrying aviation fuel to Tokyo's controversial new Narita airport was halted today by sabotage of the track control system, a railway spokesman said. He said communlca tlons cables had be*n severed along the line on which oil
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    Lock icon Asean meet
    35 5 AFP Bangkok, Saturday The first meeting of the Asean committee on social development ended yesterday In Bangkok, with a full transfer of social development responsibilities from the former permanent committee on sodo-cultural activities.—AFP.
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    Lock icon Marcos may drop polls plan
    341 5 World Focus Reuter Manila, Saturday President F e r d 1nand Marcos yesterday Indicated that he Is thinking of dropping his announced plans to hold the Philipplhes' first provincial and municipal elections in more than six years of martial law. A press release from the
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    Lock icon Sonoda may go to Peking to conclude treaty
    181 5 AFP Tokyo, Saturday The Tokyo government hopes to send Foreign Minister Sunao Sonoda to Peking In early July to conclude negotiations on a peace treaty with China. Mr Sonoda told the Lower House Foreign Affairs Committee that the government hopes to obtain
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    Lock icon Fukuda's Sept date...
    98 5 Reuter Tokyo, Saturday Japanese Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda intend to visit Middle East countries In September, sources said yesterday. The sources quoted Mr Elichl Nakao, a senior member of Mr Fukuda's ruling Liberal Democratic Party as saying Mr Fukuda told him he hoped to visit Egypt In
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    Lock icon Lost—$48,990 windfall
    129 5 Lost —$48,990 windfall AFP Manila, Saturday A Filipino housewife has lost a fortune because she forgot all about a lottery ticket she bought last November. The ticket won second prize, which would have meant winnings of 180,000 pesos ($48,990) for Mrs. Edith Benldlcto, a mother of five and resident of
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    Lock icon Reds shoot headman for 'double-crossing'
    179 5 AFP Bangkok, Saturday. —About 100 comrpunist Insurgents entered a Tillage In Thailand's central region on Thursday, held a mock trial for the village headman accusing him of "betrayal," then executed him In front of his family and about 200 villagera, the Bangkok World reported yesterday.
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    Lock icon US deficit more than forecast: OECD
    113 6 Reuter Paris. Saturday—The 24-nation Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) expect* the United States to have a balance of payments deficit of US$24 billion ($55.2 billion) this year, US$B.5 billion dollars more than It originally forecast, Informed economic sources said yesterday. The US
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    Lock icon Five killed
    33 6 AFP Bangkok, Saturday Five border patrol policemen were killed earlier this week when their unit was ambushed by communist insurgents In north-eastern 81 8a Ket province. Informed sources reported yesterday. ATP.
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    47 6 UPI Newport (Kentack;), Saturday—The Beverly Hills Sapper Club Are, that killed 1(5 people a year ago, has spawned sueh an enormous tingle of legal manoeuvring that the latest lawsuit takes 49 pages Just to name the lawyers. The suit lists £S5 oialatlffs and 11M defendants.—UFl.
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    Chirau's home attacked
    82 6 World Focus Salisbury, Saturday Guerillas attacked the home of Chief Jeremiah Chlrau, a member of Rhodesia's multl racial provisional government, on Wednesday night but there were no casualties, Defence headquarters said last night. The Chief was away from his home at the time and a spokesman said
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    Lock icon Canada first to scrap N- planes
    479 6 Trudeau: They will have conventional arms instead Reuter UPI United Nations, Saturday Canada Is scrapping the nuclear weaponry of its air force, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau told the UN special disarmament conference ye st e rday. He said nuclear weapons had already been withdrawn
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    89 6 UPI TODAY Is Saturday, May 27. the 147 th day of 1978 with 218 to follow. Those born on this d&te are under the sign of Gemini. American poet Julia Ward was born on May 27. 1819. ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY: In 1941, the German battleship Bismarck was
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    Lock icon EEC told to carry out pacts
    147 6 Reuter Geneva. Saturday Minister of the sevennation Euronean Free Trade Association (EFTA) said yesterday the spread of protectionist pressures In the world was "deeply disturbing" and called for guarantees that the European Common Market (EEC) would carry out fully Its trade pacts with EFTA
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    Lock icon Heath call
    81 6 Reuter Hong Kong. Saturday Former British Premier Edward Heath yesterday suggested the European Economic Community (EEC) borrow funds direct from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) to Invest within the EEC and elsewhere. Speaking to a management seminar here, he said Ooec currently had about US$4O to
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      470 6 WEATHER Rome Sunny, 2212C. Headline: Government and Mora family exchange bitter words. London Sunny, 20BC. Headline: Liberal MPs welcome Mr. Steel's decision to end Lib-Lab pact. Moscow Sunny. 173C. Pravda's headline: To know and observe law la a sacred duty of Soviet people. Bonn Cloudy, 2314C. Headline: Queen cheered In
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    Lock icon 5 found guilty of great bank swindle
    215 7 World Focus UPI AP London, Saturday Five men of'varied Interna t lon a 1 backgrounds were/ convidted at London's Old Bailey criminal court yesterday of what London newspapers called probably the greatest bank swindle of all time. The prosecution said the flv<; men
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    Lock icon S'pore ship rescues 22
    73 7 AFP Bangkok, Saturday All 22 crewmen of a nshing boat, missing since violent storms struck the Andaman sea coast in Southern Thailand on May 15, were rescued by a Singapore cargo ship a government source said on Thursday. The crewmen said their vessel rank and they
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    Lock icon Swiss vote
    38 7 Reuter Geneva, Saturday The Swiss began voting yesterday In a national referendum to decide whether to ban Sunday motoring once a month, and give the government powers to put Swiss clocks forward one hour In summer.—Reuter.
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    Lock icon 'Delay direct trade with China'
    140 7 AFP Jakarta, Saturday Two Jakarta newspapers yesterday voiced their support for the government's recent decision to delay direct trading between China and Indonesia. The newspapers, the Berlta Buana and Sinar Pagl—both Independent —mased their support on political as well as eco- nomic grounds. The government's
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    Lock icon Fans besiege Rivelino
    77 7 Described as the brilliant and moody brain of the team, Braslllan skipper Rivellno is besieged by young autograph-hunters at Mar Del Plata Air Terminal, Argentina. The mldfleld dynamo has recently been switched to the left, a position he has not played In since 1970 when Brazil, led
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    Lock icon Author's daughter kills herself
    251 7 UPI Paris, Saturday Georges Simenon, the celebrated detective story writer who created the character of Inspector Maigret, p u b 1 i shed a book in 1971 about a young girl who tried to commit suicide. Slmenon's daughter, Marie-George, acted out the novel even further last
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      202 7 FOR THE LATEST IN ENTERTAINMENT COME HAVE A GAME AT MAXWELL BILLIARDS SALOON (PTE) LTD. No. 201, Maxwell Road, Singapore, 1 (Near Metropole Theatre, Great Wall Emporium Upstairs), Tel: *****35 ssdfe "TXS Li. mt r aft if et in) Mtum mini rn iii rex X "f This is a first-class
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    More claws for the US eagle?
    400 8 President Carter's call for a review of legislation hampering executive conduct of foreign policy and meaningful reaction to crises followed three recent events Zaire, the Saudi Arabia let fighter deal, and Vice-President Walter Mondale's United Nations speech cautioning what he called an unprecedented communist
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    Killing them softly...
    120 8 KS ro> J While Singaporeans have to grin and bear with the present court esy campaign. Argentinians are being lumped with a "Be Nice to Foreigners" campaign, according to a report In the US News and World Report. Taxi and bua driven, waiters and hotel staff are
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    Osawa and the aims of the SPS
    170 8  -  LESLIE FONG Hon. BecreUrT, Singapore Philharmonic Society. I refer to the report headlined Osawa Leaves for Japan <NN, May 23). In your story, he was reSorted as saying that apan Foundation Is the co-sponsor of the Singapore Philharmonic Orchestra. The Singapore Philharmonic Society
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    Bouquet for a doctor
    163 8  -  T.L.OOI One often reads about the arrogant civil servant but rarely hears a word of praise for the government servant. An exception I would like to make is Dr. Y.A. Raj an, the doctor-in-charge at the Bukit Timah Clinic. She is a very pleasant lady, she
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    The time to retire
    170 8  -  RAM KRISHAN I refer to the letter by Mr Lee (NN, May M) healined: Most They Betire at 557 It Is distressing to see healthy men worryinf about what Is going to happen to them and their families after they retire, when they have to look
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    Forced to pay
    91 8 We, a group of enthusiastic squash players, were on May 19 wrongfully accused of having made a booking for a court on May 15. Without wanting to listen to our explanation, the receptionist forced us to pay a penalty of $4This Is exceedingly unfair m we had
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    Floor finish to suit all purposes
    277 8  -  CHONG WEE LIAN (Mrs) Alßtw Secretary. Pablic Belattons Unit, HD*. I would like to Inform "Peekay" (NN, April 10) that the present floor finish of all HDB flats Is done in one operation In conjunction with the casting of concrete. The concrete once poured
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    Hard gaze beyond all that haze
    1225 9  -  By Liew Soon Chin Come June 5 and It will probably be Just another day. Who will stop and stare through car exhaust fumes or gaze dreamy-eyed at Singapore River and remember World Environment Day? TO mark the occasion, a few speeches will be
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      123 9 ATS LEICHTMETALLRADER light alloy wheels Mad* in Germany Set ol 5 pes $950 (Mercedes) ATS LEICHTMETALLRADER 2sizes33cinx i 5 2cm (13" X6"i Set of 5 pes $850 (BMW) 35 scm X 17 Bcm (14 X 7 I ot 5 pet $1050 ALSO AVAILABLf FIAT FORD RENAULT PtUGtOT ZONA FIN 1
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      49 9 Food for thought Smk > .r\ 8S ar ma 11 rry.« sanatogen lulli L». i ij Kamins we need* en Multivitamin* can help. Just one* day, -l everyday gives your boo/ the essential vitamins and minerals it needs:vitamin A, BX,D2,Eand important minerals. vital s *6 »to \r i t w
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    'Special' will wind up with a bang
    621 10 / 11  -  Revamped. Hagemeyer show goes out 'live* at 6.35 pm r Sight Sound by Judith Holmberg The Hageme yer Special which started off hesitantly 13 weeks ago on TV Singapore will end with a bang this evening. A completely revamped show will go out
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      53 10 / 11 dbx recovers your missing doss 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 BENGOID Raffles Place PETER CHEW'S Supreme House QO(Lir[RA(L(]K)[IAG3 MNOAPOftC KUALA LUMPUR MONO KONO LOS ANGELES NEW YORK G.P.O. BOX 1243 SINGAPORE
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      1556 10 / 11 YOUR WEEKEND ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE SINGAPORE 5 J Enter TELEFIINKEN Holiday Contest 12.54 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by SESAME ATRFKT 1.50 SATURDAY MATINEE: Up From the Beach. Supposed to be based on th« novel Epitaph for an Enemy, where French villagers give their views of their dead German commander. but he's alive
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      710 10 / 11 RADIO SINGAPORE I SATURDAY 1.00 Lunch Date (Stereo) 1.30 News followed by Share Market Report (Stereo) 1.45 Prog Summary followed by Lunch Date (Stereo) 2.00 Partners in Jeopardy 2.30 The General Paper 3.15 The Music of Henry Man clnl (Stereo) 3.30 Something Old Something New (Stereo) 4.00 The 1978 Piano
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      692 10 / 11 T3 in The Hagetneyer Special. (Ch. 5, 0.55 p.m. In colour). The final show In this qulz-cum-muslcal variety series. It goes out "live" from Studio 1. All the games have been dropped In favour of one called H.B. Calling, where viewers who have sent in their names and numbers will
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      Take the country road with our own cowboy
      397 12  -  POPS Peter Ong MATTHEW AND THE MANDARINS (EMI). The first time I heard this country band on the radio was some three weeks ago, on a radio programme. The song was Margarltavllle. I couldn't believe my ears, so I strained again but
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      How Spassky reeled in Larsen
      339 12  -  Chess by I Leslie Leou Most chess players have read or heard about top grandmasters being able to take maximum advantage of minimal superiorities. For less mortals who have to encounter that select few, there, is only one trouble with the saying: Too often it's
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      1398 12 ssmm At the cinema Today: 1.23 a.m. (2.8 m); 3.11 p.m. (2.4 m). Tomorrow: 213 a.m. (2.7 m); 4.06 p.m. (2.3 m). Monday: 3.11 a.m. (2.5 m); 5.08 p.m. (2.2 m). Tuesday: 4.23 a.m. (2.2 m); 8.17 p.m. (2.2 m). Wednesday: 5.58 a.m. (2.1 m); 7.20 p.m. (2.2 m). Thursday:
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    Bulls pause for a rest
    496 13  -  Market roundup Lee Yew Meng The Singapore stock market paused for a breather as it consolidated Itself during this holiday shortened week after s e>e r a 1 weeks of strong bullish trading. Whether It will roar off •gain Is a matter of conjecture. But
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    213 13 v- Business News arid Views J A AFP WASHINGTON: The Wcrld Bank yesterday announced a US$13 million ($29.9 million) loan to Malaysia to help to finance improvement of three ports In Sabah. The loan Is repayable In 17 years, Including four years' grace ana carries interest at 7.5
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    Lock icon Dow Jones
    36 13 UPI New York, Saturday Dow Jones closing averages an the NYBB yesterday: SO lnduitrials 831 89 (off 3.73). TO transport 333.70 (off 0.44); IB utilities 104.47 (up 0.14); 88 stocks 358.1S (oft 0.80). UPL
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    199 13 UPI AFP London, Saturday The US dollar closed lower yesterday on all European markets except London. Gold registered gains In London and Zurich. It closed In London at U*****,875 per ounce against U*****.375 at Thursday's clos£ and in Zurich at U*****,625 against U*****,875 on Thursday. The dollar ciosed
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  • Stock markets round the world
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      NEW YORK
      143 13 Stocks yesterday closed out a losing week with their fourth consecutive loss in the slowest tradIns in nearly two months. Investors showed concern about rising Interest rates, another huge trade deficit, a sagging dollar and the prospects of spiralling food costs pushing inflation to a breaking point Yesterday's
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      57 13 AFP Yesterday's closing quotations of the gilt-edged*. In yen, with Thursday's In parenthMM: Helwa Bad Mate 614 (629). Nippon OU 671 (681). Kcmatsu 341 (346), Matsushita Bectric 711 (733), Honda Motor S7l (674). Toyota Motor 945 (663). Mitsui and Cto 331 (333). Mitsubishi Oorp 431 (433). Ttaklo Marine and
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      PARIS
      75 13 Closing prion* on the Pirk Bourae jresterday Fkribu 161.30 +130 Ptancter 3*3.10 .40 Prtn temps MB h8.H» BuD BotkI Dutcl MWiiiHii 41J0 1 >60.10 1436 h t h .18 h 18 COB 356.50 1-1.70 Thomson 193.80 h3.M CPP 127.10 1-1.18 Rhone 84.50 1-3 JO Air 306 3 B8N 644
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      ZURICH
      74 13 1__J rrm UBS Bearer 3045 +i» UBS Registered BBC M unch. 37t unch. Credit Suisse aus 1» Swlmalr B. n Swiss Retnsur. 3840 Wlnterthur B. 2300 +•0 Zurich Insor. MOO 30 Juvena B. 100 ft Nestle B. 3446 +30 Itaterfood B. MfiO +3» Clba-Oetg? B. 1136 ft Baby Roche
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      33 13 SSANYOEiW Portable Cassette Recorder with Radio SALE $123 m?' a ■v^ir A'ifMl «E3?r*'" v Malaysia Electric iG) Co We'll meet at Raffles! Lunch, Dinner Reservation *****1 We have small Private Function Rooms too!
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      527 13 SATURDAY 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 Cut along dotted bnes CLUES FOR GH 6 1. It it hardly regarded as being goad far the 2. Provide with garments 3. Red
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    Stories that will spur kids to read
    784 14  -  H Time for a Tale Asian Folk Tales Retold. Time for a Tale 2 Fantastical Tales. By Violet Wilkins. Eastern University Press. Hard covers $6.80, Soft covers $4.50. Reviewed $6.80, Soft covers $4.50. Reviewed by SHIAO YEN. SHIAO YEN Miss Violet Wilkins is
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      97 14 SAFIR RENKER Ammonia Pipers Dy«-lin« Pipers Inter mediate Pipers Mounted Leinen Polyester Film, etc., in rolls/sheets Ufltact Id. 45M171 SAFIR PAPER DISTRIBUTORS 6, bten Irian. SHtppoft ?0 Sat* S.S. Motamed Motodaan Bros. Co, ILL yj Kjf/ucifta t/te MONAKUT Wmcupe A Monakut Sports Shirts for a new, bold and dynamic image,
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      65 14 If yon write poetry and wonld like some expert advice, you are Invited to send your works to us, to be featured in a new Poetry Corner starting next week. Well-known poet and artist, Mr Arthur Tap will comment on the works submitted. Send your poems to Poetry Corner, New
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    Lock icon Astrologer's prediction
    522 16 UPI AP Buenos Aires, Saturday Brazil and Scotland arrived yesterday and said they would win the World Cup. According to an astrologer, the star* could prove them right. Brazil's and Scotland's claims both sained support from Argentine astrologer Horangel. though he said that according to the stars, West
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    Kaki Bukit fancied
    66 16 Kaki Bukit are strongly favoured to defeat Changl Constituency In the only First Division soccer game at the Jalan Besar stadium today (klckofl 4.30 p.m.). Kakl Buklt are extremely fit and work well as a team. Unpredictable Changl look strong on paper but their results to date
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    Lam Teck fight hard
    275 16  -  Basketball By TONY KOH Lam Teck Electric picked up their sixth win 89-68 over Singapore Bchools In the National basketball Super League at the Oay World Stadium last night. They have lost their first four matches and must beat Kong Slong on June 4 to finish
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    46 for 'kyu' meet
    111 16 j^Juck) A "kyu" grsde Judo competition will be Introduced at the Singapore Judo Club, Jalan Besar at 7 p.m. tonight. This competition, which Is very popular In Japan, Is one of the few available for the colour belt holders. Black belters will not be eligible to
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    Sasha set for first win
    545 18  -  By K.L. Chan Sasha looks set to score his first win, and gets my confident vote In the 1800 m race for Class 5 Division 1 horses (Race 4) at Ipoh today. He appeared to find the 1200 m a little abort for him last
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      301 18 LUCKY STARS IF ITS YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you are excited and activated by causes. You cannot rest until you have initiated or Joined efforts to aid the underdog. You am Kne. however, to movso quickly that you fall to investigate thoroughly those you help, and sometimes do as much
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    123 19 1 SCRUTINEER BRIAN MILLER FAIRWAY K L CHAN Ra<* I S thing- to Remember Kampong Melayu ChiKluck Peimlnat Sthlng To Remember Permlnat Sthlng To Remember Kampong Melayu Race I Chye Chin Rich Spoils Sound Policy Maulana Riitaf Tower Rich Spoils Chye Chin Rich Spoils It* or I s Saas
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    Aylmer Road is my Derby choice
    613 19 By SCRUTINEER The Sultan of Pahang's brilliant stayer, Aylmer Road, looks a past-the-post proposition In the $80,000 Perak Derby (Race 4) run over 2 400 m at Ipoh tomorrow. To my mind he will take some beating. The Nashua four-year-old has the class and
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    JURONG 'A' DIVISION
    447 19 Open golf tomorrow: Ist tee. 7.30 ajn.— 8. Cheoug fJ-17) Yeo Hock Lai (C-17) J. N« (J-18): 7J6—Yu Sheng Wei (J-lt) R. Damon (W-11) P.W. Ngul (1-17); 7.41— Y. Kaablhara (J-ll) Kay Hock Hang (K-17) T. Punakura (1-4); 7.41 P. Kwtk (£-16) J. Sutherland (W-1B) P. Chew
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    Lock icon Burma pull out of Merdeka
    265 20 K9 Soccer AFP Kuala Lumpur, Saturday Burma have withdrawn from thlf year s Merdeka soccer tournament scheduled to begin here on July 12, It waa stated here yesterday. In a letter to the rootball Association of Malaysia (FAM), the organisers of this annual soccer festival,
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    Lock icon Clean sweep by Pak 'B'
    67 20 Reuter Karachi. Saturday Pakistan's "B" team scored a 3-0 clean sweep over the country's "A squad in the final of the Hashlm Khan World Open Team squash tournament here last night. Results (Pakistan "B" names first): Maqsood Ahmad bt Torsam Khan 9-0 9-7 9-2; Mohlbullah
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    STAMINA WILL BE VITAL
    455 20  -  By JEFFREY LOW It Is clear that Singapore's fourth stralgnt appearance in the Cup final Is almost Inevitable unless Pahang have been transformed, within one week, into an ail-round superior team. To walk into the National Stadium with confidence of a victory over Singapore only belongs
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    THE TEAMS
    51 20 Singapore: Edmund Wee, Haiti Ibrahim, Syed MutaHb, Jai Prakash, Robert 81m, ML Kumar. Quah Kim Song, Hashlm Hoeni, Dollah Kasdm, Naatr J alii, 8. KaJaiopaL Piluuif: Rediatn Shameeddlß, Juul Nailr, RamU Mahmud, TaOb Suleiman, D. Devendran, Wan Zawaii Wan Zulklfti, Abdah AIM, Rwrnrinl Shah, Hami don Abdnllah, Ahmad
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    224 20  -  ■QyjS Rugby By PHILIP TAN Singapore ho u Id score their second win In the Malaysia Rugby Union Cup tournament against Malaysian Armed Forces at the Mlndef stadium In Kuala Lumpur today. Singapore 1 forte are their teamwork and experience. This Is the same team who won
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