New Nation, 1 June 1978

Microfilm: NL9736
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    Masthead
    20 1 New Nation SINGAPORE Thursday, June 1, 1978 No. 2273 Price 25 cents M.C. (P) 216/1/78 r NEW (gj) NATION COMMENT
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    US flagship
    33 1 The USS Oklahoma City, flagship of the US Navy's Seventh Fleet, with the fleet's new commander, Vice Admiral Sylvester R. Foley, jr., arrived in Singapore this morning for a goodwill visit.
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    Lock icon Callaghan cautious
    360 1 Reuter Washington. Thursday President Carter's tough new line on Soviet and Cuban penetration of Africa had a mixed reception yesterday, with Britain taking a wait-and-see a 11 i tude and West Germany indicating support. Speaking near the end of a Nato summit which devoted unprecedented attention to Africa,
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    Lock icon Jurong bus confusion
    439 1  -  By Teo Lian Huay Hundreds of people were late for work this morning when confusion reigned at the start of the feeder bus services at the $1.2 million Jurong Interchange. Most of them did not know which bus to take and some were still waiting for buses
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    M-Cup fever runs high despite the rain
    195 2 Rain failed to dampen the spirits of the4e football fans who turned up to book their Malaysia Cup final tickets at FAS House In Jalan Besar yesterday. Hundreds of them were there from m early as 7 a.m., but not everyone went away
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    Lack of Pill volunteers hampers tests
    542 2  -  By Jane Chew Lack of volunteers Is hampering research being carried out at Kandang Kerbau Hospital into the side-elTects of the contraceptive pill on Asian women. According to one of the two doctors on the project, which began in 1973, the "continuation rate" of
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    Expansion problems
    239 2 Cold Storage Holdings appears to be having problems In getting government approval for the redevelopment of its Orchard Road supermarket and store. The rede velopment Elans first mentioned 1 the company's 1973 annual report have yet to get O fT the ground according to Cold Storage Holdings' report
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    STOCK MARKET
    278 2 Prices were generally unchanged at the Stock Exchange of Singapore this morning. BUSINESS DONE First Section S. Darby (1) 2.30 (4) 2.31. Sett.: (2) 2.32 (10) 2 33. Haw Par (8) 1.08 (15) 1.07. Sett.:(6)l.09(1)1.08. C.K. Tang (4) 1.68 (7) 1.69(2) 1.70(1) 1.67(1) 1.66 (1) 1.65. City Dev.
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      23 2 There are many open air restaurants at night But, there is only one... m at the Raffles Hotel where the food is exceHent!
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      262 3 AKAI EVERYTHING A PERFEC TION I>T COl'l.D ASK FOR IN A CASSF I M F TAPE DECK. .1 i •i. i i •i i r i' t'l v," .'ll I S .I"'. "'■> J. vr.S'.* r r r r r >■' i i ..i./:*:* t I:H •i i*i *<."'• )l
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    The monolingualist
    700 4 He can't see the world in depth to realise there are as rich, if not richer, worlds of human experience—Lee Mr Lee Kuan Yew yesterday said a monolingualist is a person who only sees the world through one eye. He is also more likely to be a language
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    Australia invites Kee Yong
    317 4 Muslcian-a r t 1 st Kam Kee Yong has been Invited by the Australian government to Introduce his music to Australians this month. Under Australia's Cultural Awards Scheme, Mr Kam will spend four weeks there playing and talking about his compositions, which have a typically Oriental
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    Jurong firm lays off 500 workers
    101 4 Alrco Singapore, an American electronics firm In Jurong, has retrenched more than half of Its 900 workers. A source said the company retrenched about 500 workers due to production cutback. The Pioneer Industries Employees' Union < PIEU) which represents the workers, yesterday met the
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    Concert
    29 4 The Ministry of Culture will present its sixth Concert lor the Young at the Toa Payoh branch library lecture hall on Saturday at 2 p.m Admission is free.
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    Separate orientations for Nantah, Sintah
    171 4 The University of Singapore and Nanyang University will hold separate orientation programmes for new students this year despite the Joint admission scheme. A Nantah spokesman said flrst-year students of the university will have their one-week orientation at the Nantah campus when term begins on July
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    New envoy to S'pore
    38 4 The United States Senate has confirmed President Carter's nomination of Mr Richard Knelp as the new ambassador to Singapore. Mr Knelp, who Is presently Governor of South Dakota, will arrive In Singapore in mid-July.
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      100 4 lie) CTC CRUISES OFFER VERY LOW FARES TO AUSTRALIA ON BOARD THE LUXURIOUS jlffljfe FULLY AIRCONDITIONED mv turkmenialbP next sailing-June 4, 1978 1— rrr. V# All cabins with private facilities Swimming pool for those careand they ore all outsiae cabins. free days on board. Live Band to provide you with
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      27 4 Adios, odious odours! Springfresh is the dirtrebhenei that gives you more for your money. Just compare weights and prices 1 b cP <! W A OP 4S3if I
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    Overcharging by port agents
    286 5 Many such instances detected, traders told by a board member A member of the Port of Singapore Authority Board has called on traders and port users to seek clarification with the port if they think they have been overcharged. Many Arms are believed to have been
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    Metrication Board may act if...
    195 5 The Singapore Metrication Board (SMB) may call for legislation to make selling textiles by the metre compulsory. The SMB will do this if retailers fail to metricate. Retailers have been asked to change to the metric system from today. A spokesman for the SMB said
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    Japan survey
    81 5 Hakuhodo (8) Pte Ltd, the Japanese advertising, marketing and research firm, will conduct a five-month survey in Singapore for the Japanese government. The October survey is part of a public opinion poll to find out how much Asean people know and what they think about Japan. An official
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    New scheme for foreign workers
    194 5 By Ivan Li in The Ministry of Labour will soon implement a Day Work Permit scheme to enable foreigners to work here on a shortterm basis, it Is understood. The permits will allow them, for example, to work here for two day* and go home
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    Lock icon House votes to cut aid to Seoul
    238 6 ...unless ex-envoy testifies in bribes inquiry World Focus Reuter Washington, Thursday The House of Representatives yesterday voted to cut off non-military aid to South Korea unless a former Seoul ambassador rfas allowed to testify about alleged bribes to members of the US Congress.
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    Lock icon Disarmament in region vital says Indonesia
    181 6 Reuter United Nations, Thursday Indonesian Foreign Minister Machtar Kusumaatdja told the General Assembly's special disarmament meeting yesterday his government was particularly concerned with regional disarmament Regional disarmament was of special importance for the security of archipelagic countries like Indonesia, consisting of thousands of islands
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    Lock icon 'Asean keen on power plants'
    99 6 Reuter Tokyo, Thursday Some Asean countries are interested in Japan's scheme to lease floating electric power plants to them for regional development, a spokesman for the Japanese Trade and Industry Ministry said yesterday. This was disclosed by a survey team of the Japan Consultants Association
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    Lock icon Saudi aid pledge
    45 6 Reuter Paris, Thursday.—Saudi Arabia yesterday promised full support for African countries if they took collective action to protect themselves from outside Intervention. But Saudi Foreign Minister, Prince Saud AlFalsal, insisted that it was up to the African states to take the initiative.—Reuter.
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    Lock icon TODAY
    113 6 UPI TODAY Is Thursday. June l r the 152 nd day of 1978 with 213 to Those born on this date are under the sign of Gemini. English poet John Masefleld was born on June 1, 1878. This is singer Pat Boone's 44th birthday. ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY:
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    Lock icon Bandung teacher held —paper
    102 6 AFP Jakarta, Thursday. The Bandung Institute of Technology Rectorlum chairman, Professor Sudjana SapUe, has appealed to students and members of faculty staff to remain calm after reports that one of the Institute's teachers has been arrested, the Jakarta evening newspaper Slnar Harapan reported yesterday. The report
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    Lock icon Odd Corner
    37 6 Reuter Moscow, Thursday An 80-year-old Lithuanian told Aimer lean consular officials he has finally been flven permission to rejoin his wife In the United States, 33 years after they were separated by World War Two
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    Lock icon Man who worked to death: Govt to pay up
    101 6 Reuter Manila, Thursday.— The Philippine government decided yesterday that one of Its officials had worked himself to death and his family was entitled to special compensation. Labour Secretary Bias Ople, who Is also chairman of the Employees Compensation Commission, overturned an
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    Lock icon Shot at sea
    31 6 Reuter Manila, Thursday. Six men were shot dead in a running sea battle with a navy patrol while they were allegedly trying to smuggle cigarettes Into the Philippines.
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      293 6 °A. Tiger for a Friend Seekor harimau untuk Seorang Kawan Cartoonist: Lui Thue Wah VA m W MS II 8 m m i9 *TA (If T> m m w At \\YB VV\|> M SI <s fs H i K m 6 i c Tfi as i r »fts a fttma
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      177 6 World weather J Rome Sunny, 1225C. Headline: Opera managers arrested. Bonn Sunny, 27-14 C. Headline: Terrorists captured In Yugoslavia. Moscow Occasional rain, 20-17 C. Pravda's Headline: Communists activities In the Soviets. Pari* Sunny. 25-ISC. Headline: Freezing of Industrial prices. London Mainly dry and sunny, 13-26 C. Headline: Summit by West
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    Lock icon Afghans hit tribesmen
    214 7 Bombing after border skirmish: Report Reuter Rawalpindi, Thursday Afghan air force planes bombed and strafed hostile tribesmen, killing a number of them, after a battle in Nangarhar province bordering Pakistan, said a press report in Pakistan yesterday. Th e Urdu language newspaper Nawa-I-Waqt said the Pukhtoon tribesmen
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    Lock icon Death for cowardice
    68 7 Reuter Lubumbashl (Zaire). Thursday The former Kene r al commanding Zaire government troops In Kolwesl has been sentenced to death for cowardice against rebels who occupied the mining town two weeks ago. the offlclal news agency Azap reported yesterday. It said the sentence was passed last Saturday
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    Lock icon China to study atom secrets
    106 7 Reuter Peking, Friday—China announced yesterday that it was starting work on the nation's first big nuclear particle accelerator to study the secrets of the atom. The development is part of a radical turnabout In Chinese science: from the utilitarian, applied research of the cultural revolution
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    Lock icon Nato 'yes' to $235 bil arms boost
    173 7 AP Washington, Thursday —Nato leaders yesterday ended two days of summit talks by agreeing to increase military spending by as much as US$lOO billion ($235 billion) over the next decade to counter Soviet military power in Europe. The figure represents an Increase In
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    Lock icon Go-ahead for uranium
    96 7 Reuter Canberra, Thursday Development of Australia's vast uranium reserves yesterday moved a step closer to realisation when parliament passed controversial legislation supporting a government decision to resume mining and export of the nuclear fueL The six Bills giving Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser's Conservative government wide-rang- ing powers
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    Call to end martial law
    43 7 Manila, Thursday. Pus y on Blsaya, the small opposition in the Philippines Interim National Assembly decided yesterday to introduce motions in the newlyelected body calling for martial law to be lifted and new elections to be held soon.
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    Lock icon 5 jailed for bank fraud
    95 7 World Focus Reuter London, Thursday—Prison terms ranging from 4J to 14 years were imposed yesterday on five men found guilty of a world-wide fraud. Judge Oerald Hlnes, who imposed the sentences, said he also Intended to recommend to the Home Office that the men be
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    Lock icon Jim's call
    39 7 Reute Washington, Thursday British Prime Minister James Callaghan yesterday disclosed he sent a message to Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev last week saying he thought Mr Brezhnev and President Carter should meet as soon as they possibly could.
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      681 7 ADVERTISER'S ANNOUNCEMENT TRADE BETWEEN THE USSR By Yu. Milov rPEN years ago diplomatic relations A were established between the USSR and the Republic of Singapore. When we note this date it is worthy mentioning the fact that trade relations between the two countries are almost two years "older" than the
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    A new Africa hand...
    446 8 In what some might call typically American fashion, the Administration of President Carter has, in a flurry, moved to centre stage the latest issue in foreign relations the communist penetration of Africa and the stiffening of the US In meeting this challenge. At least Mr. Carter
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  • WHISPERS By ISPY
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      What's up Doc?
      74 8 The baby In the family was 111. But on Vesak Day, It was almost Impossible to let anyone to make a housecall. Finally, after many desperate phone calls., iney managed to fet someone to come and tend to the poor dear. But the vet said she would
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      As instructed
      34 8 The stall listed a delicious variety of foods on Its plastic signboard. Right at the end. however, It urged: "Choke." A colleague almost did so on her porridge when she saw It.
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    Kodak: The big court battle
    722 8  -  Familiar trademark may disappear Edgar Koh Eastman Kodak may lose its yellow-and-black trademark, familiar to film-users all over the world, if it fails in its current appeal against a monopoly finding. Buch names as Kodak, Kodacolor and Kodachrome would then become generic and revert to
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    The other war between the Koreas
    765 8 Seoul: North and South Korea are at war, not with machine guns, cannons and tanks but with businessmen, politicians and culture. Around the world, representatives of both sides struggle daily in little-known skirmishes for the attention, allegiance and business of other countries, especially developing
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    Lock icon It's no good just being a housewife
    609 9  -  So Lucy cooks up stories to stun folks who won't give her time of day Art Buchwald Los Angeles Times As you have probably read, Washington Is a tough town for wives, especially when they go to dinners and cocktail parties. The first
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    Lock icon Losing battle of new UK products
    250 9 Reuter London: A musical potty, a plastic tube which stops frozen pipes from bursting and a pill coating which makes people who take an overdose sick are some of the failed British inventions of the last decade. A survey in the New Scientist magazine
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  • Waste not,want not
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      Lock icon Food—much of what is thrown away can be used
      1153 10 / 11 Food —much of what is thrown away can be used The theme for this year's Environment Day, Tuesday, June 5, is Development without Destruction. This underlines the often misunderstood link between environmental management and the survival of the world's poor. It has become clear that only with adoption of the
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      Lock icon We lose more than half the energy that is used daily
      1189 10 / 11 UNEP More than onehalf of the energy put into dally use in transport, industry, agriculture, households and other consumer sectors is wasted due to losses induced by technology and by man. In the EEC region, for example, the average,
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      551 10 / 11 THURSDAY t kym Cut out and pin with other coupons. Posting instructions app«or below Name (Mr./Mrs./Miss) Address: N.R.I.C. No: Tel: FILL IN MISSING LETTERS ACROSS USING 'CLUES BELOW ■MMiaßMaCut dahg dotted knee CLUES FOR Gl 4 1. It's used for digging 2. A girt may be quick to an impertinent
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      Two-way stunner
      85 12 Make a stunning: entrance —or exit in these daring outfits which also show you a different way to wear a scarf. Simply stretch it across the bosom and secure In a neat knot behind. Worn with the loose end of the scarf neatly tucked into the matching skirt
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      Lock icon For instant sambal blachan, add water
      370 12 What's Cooking? > Margaret Chan If you like sambal blachan with every meal but hate the bother of pounding, there's a powdered version easily made up with water when you want It. You can get It at Tan Kim Hock Tong Seng, a shop
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      WENG'S FINDS
      122 12 Heavy |lia bauble to weight your papers down. Encased butterfly adds a touch of colour. from Oriental Emporium, People's Park Centre. Let these Incense sticks freshen the sir with the frsgranoe of sandalwood, jasmine or a hundred flowers. A box of IN with little Buddha-shap-ed holder costs only
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      Easy-to-make finger puppets
      149 12 Art Deco Introduce your children to puppetry with this slmple-to-make finger puppet Follow the Instructions and you can build up family of little people. You need: Some felt scraps In five colours. We suggest blue, yellow, pink, brown and cream. You will also need some all-purpose glue
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      Thick and thin of pancakes
      1088 13  -  Cook -in «»v Margaret Chan In any language, pancakes make good eating. The French have their celebrated crepes, the Americans have hotcakes, there is the Malay kueh dada, Indian chapati and prata, Chinese tau sar pancakes, Russian blini and so on. Despite the delicious taste,
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      72 13 GALA Beauty Promotion w 4m-., +5 Cindy Lee Gala Beautician and her team of lovely assistants will be giving free beauty advice and demonstrating Gala's line of fabulous make-up and pure 8r simple skin care collection at: 29 May 4 June 1978 20% discount on all Gala products Fabulous free
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      266 13 T r~ ■kids on(y Puzzles, riddles, crosswards, jokes io share? We pay $5 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. 1. If you play with words you may come up with some amusing
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    Lock icon Money Market
    190 14 UPI AFP London, Thursday The US dollar dropped sharply on all European market* yesterday and dealers said the slide reflected new (ears about the trend of the U8 economy and inflation rate. OOld strengthened in London and Zurich. In London, It closed at U*****,375 per ounce, compared with
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    Lock icon 'Worst $ crisis' warning
    272 14 'Worst crisis' warning E =3 Business News and Views L Reuter Geneva, Thursday The United States may face its worst dollar crisis since the Second World War next year or even sooner, prominent US economist Henry Kaufmann said here yesterday. Mr Kaufmann told an international business conference In Geneva the
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    Lock icon Economic briefs
    362 14 AFP PARIS: Experts of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development warned yesterday that the US current account deficit this year would total US$24 billion (S$55.2 billion) but American officials were confident the deficit would be much smaller. The prediction was made in a document drafted by OECD
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    Lock icon 'Stop your ship exports' call by Japan
    121 14 UPI Tokyo, Thursday—The chairman of the Japan Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Workers' Unions has called on developing countries to restrain their ship exports because "the Japanese shipbuilding industry has been critically Injured by the Third World industrial powers' aggressive sales." Mr Takayoshi
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    People in business
    233 14 The president and chief operating officer of the Los Angeles-based United California Bank. MB GEORGE E. ROTHELL, is here as part of his tour of the Asia pacific region. He joined the bank m February 1977 as an executive vice-president with general administrative responsibilities. He was formerly
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  • Stock markets round the world
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      NEW YORK
      103 14 Yesterday's prices In US dollars followed by the difference on the previous session's cloM: AT T 60% Beth Steel 24 Caterp Tra Chrysler 55% 11% Coca-Cola 43% unch. OontL OU 29% Dow Chem 25% unch. Dresser 42% Du Pont 115% E. Kodak 55% Exxon 4fl% Firestone 13% Ford
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      Lock icon Dow Jones
      35 14 UPI New York, Thursday Dow Jones closing averages on the NYSE yesterday: 30 Industrials 840.61 (up 8.41); 20 transport 223 95 (off 0.14); IS utilities 105.31 (up 0.44); 85 stocks 288.38 (up 1.39).
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      Lock icon TOKYO
      60 14 AFP Yesterday'c closing quotations of the giltedgeds in Yen, with Tuesday's in brackets were as follows: Helwa Real Estate 627 (636). Nippon OU 685 (678), Komatsu 349 (345), Matsushita Electric 728 (718), Honda Motor 574 (572), Toyota Motor 981 (965)% Mitsui and Co. 330 (331), Mitsubishi Corp. 420 (416),
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      PARIS
      74 14 Closing price* on the Psrls Bourse yesterday: ParlbM 160 —1.50 Winder 369 3 Prlntemps 91.90 +110 Bull 42 .10 Royal Dutch 269.30 —3.70 Mlchelln 1459 11 C O E 375 3 Thomson 199.80 1 C F P 132.50 3 Rhone 102 —1.50 Air 309 unch. B 8 N 579
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      Lock icon ZURICH
      91 14 Union Bank of Switzerland Closing prices In Swiss franc* on the Zurich Stock Exchange yesterday. UBS Bearer 3015 15 UBS Registered 545 2 SBC 372 5 Credit Sulne 2115 10 Swissair B. 837 8 Swiss Relnsur. 2850 15 Wlnterthur B. 2250 45 (ex dlv 40.-) Zurich Insur. 8500 —150
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      SYDNEY
      121 14 Prices at 11.30 a.m. today (Australian time) on the Sydney Stock Exchange: A CI 160 165 ADC 18 30 Ampol Pet 79 81 ANI 143 147 APM 130 131 Bank NSW 604 806 Brambles 18& 187 BHP 704 708 Boral 343 CBA 240 CSR 300 303 CIO 340 350
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      136 14 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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      217 14 Crossword ACROSS 1 Carried qn 6 Disconcert 11 Ref's kin 14 Full of verve 15 Gauntlet 16 Comrade 17 Rejected 19 Wrath 20 High-strung 21 Bow-shaped item 22 Karenlna 23 Gives for a time 25 Tried out 27 Onus 30 Female rabbit 31 Cummerbund 32 Blunder 33 Descendants 34 Delia
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    PENANG FIELDS FOR THIS WEEKEND
    1500 15 SATURDAY Cl. 2 Div. 2—1200 m 12 Simple Simon II 57 15 Piollflc Winner 55 23 Wonder Legs 54.5 1 Maribeau 54.5 7 Bendy Baby 54.5 0 Golden Show 54.5 15 Chatt&ronga 54 14 Jazzy 54 11 Camarade 53.5 16 South Pacific 111 52.5 20
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    Borg bid starts with a bang
    105 15 Paris, Thursday BJorn Borg of Sweder yesterday launched his campaign to win the French Open tennU championship singlet title for a third time with a ruthless 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 win over Eric Debllcker of France. The 21-year-old Swede, top seed here, needed only 75
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    Rajah's Reward does dashing gallop
    322 15 By FAIRWAY Penanf, Thursday Rajah's Reward (Patrick Ngldw) did a dashing gallop here this morning when he went better than Slider King (C. H. Tan) and Kapltan Khas (K.8. Goh) in a 600m workout in 38.2. The going was yielding. Winning Streak (Larry Francis) went
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    Scratchings
    157 15 SATURDAY RACE ONE: I.4ft. CVuf DW I UNb Tet TM( Yt>f, Mm MUnte. LIU Marians 11, Diplomat in. Bwkai in. RACK TWO: IJI. CUa Dtv 1 ltlta Sen* Burn Wan, Dttton Wood U, Qakt FUnf. Eu»lUa Tank, Shihrtnu. RACK THRU: t.45. Class 4 Div 1 1744 m Rlffct Knight,
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      387 15 li YOUR LUCKY STARS IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY Born today, you are a motherly person whose Instinct Is almost wholly directed toward nurturing others. If a man, you are Intuitively protective, highly sensitive to the needs of others and generous in the extreme with time, talent and material goods. Although
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    End of the Kiwi Cup
    232 16  -  gjS Rugby By PHILIP TAN The Kiwi Cup, symbol of rugby supremacy between St. Andrew's School and Raffles Institution, will be played for the last time this season. The two-leg meeting between the best XV> from the two schools In Singapore will be played after
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    R.T.M. BONANZA!
    479 16 20 World Cup matches will be televised, but none 'live' By PHILIP TAN Singapore soccer fans will enjoy one of the most extensive television coverages of the World Cup when the tournament klcks-off tomorrow, said Radio and Television Malaysia official. Enclk Kasslm Arls last night. Enclk Kasslm, who
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    FAM cable turns FAS scarlet
    300 16  -  By SURESH NAIR Are the Football Association of Singapore trying to deceive local fans over the quota of Malaysia Cup final tickets made available to them by their Malaysian counterparts? A morning dally yesterday quoted the FAS as having been "allocated only 200 tickets for
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    135 16 By Sureah Nalr Flfa referee, R Balasubramanlam will never forget the Oeylang Inter-national-Armed Force National Division One tie two days ago at the National Stadium. Half hour before kickoff, he discovered that hla car was forced open and almost $1000 worth of attire and cash was missing.
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    A spirited display by Changi
    253 16  -  By CHAN KOK LEONG Changi put up a spirited display to beat Farrer Park United 4-2 In a National Division One soccer match at Jalan Besar Stadium last night. Despite being one down in the 14th minute when Naslr Jalli scored for Farrer Park with
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    Raymond hits 216 average
    344 16  -  BOWLING by Brian Miller Raymond Kang showed a return to form at Katong during the qualifying rounds for the Indonesian International Open, bowling championships scheduled in Jakarta on June 9-15. Raymond, who quit the national squad last month because of poor form, showed remarkable consistency. He
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    Pepsi Soccer Contest winners
    234 16 Winners of Pepsi Soccer contest No. 16: Wnnaxlah Wasnam, 3930, Block 11. Half Road: P. V. Abdul Hajeed, 706. Block M. Taman Jurong, Alvlo Tan. MIO, Lor 5. Block 36. Toa Payoh; Wooti MVng Patt, Block M, ISMO. Bendemm Rd; Yeo Chew R on r. VB
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    Fourseas go down fighting
    167 16 Basketball Tay Mens Lee and Teo Kah Wah, two of the national forwards steered Singapore Airlines to their 10th successive win in the National Super League basketball championship at the Oay World Stadium last night when they defeated a gallant Fourseas side 94As Fourseas had exactly
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    Mueller the surprise pick
    361 17 WORLD CLP Argentina 78 Buenos Aires, Thursday West Germany yesterday took a final light training gallop in the modernistic River Plate Stadium on the outskirts of Buenos Aires where they will begin their defence of the World Cup today. The road in front of their hotel
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    Lock icon Tresor fit to play tomorrow
    231 17 Reuter Buenos Aires, Thursday Key French defender, Marlus Tresor, has been declared fit and will play in France's first World Cup encounter with Italy tomorrow but regular mldfleld player, Dominique Bathenay is still not In form and will be left out. Bathenay's place will be
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    Lock icon Attacking Tunisians?
    137 17 Reuter Rosarlo, Thursday Underdogs Tunisia will Sn everything on attack their opening match against Mexico here tomorrow, team chief Abdelmajld Chetall said yesterday. Chetall said he had chosen an attacking side for the opener but would be more prudent and less adventurous against the stronger Group Two sides.
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    Lock icon Man in the middle
    109 17 Reuter Beunos Aires, Thursday As expected, the opening match between West Germany and Poland will be refereed by an Argentinian. He Is 43-year-old Angel Roberto Coerezza (above) who has beep on the Fifa list since 1963. Meanwhile a London Arm of bookmakers will have to pay
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    The Fog could 'choke' the Scots
    332 17 Buenos Aires, Thursday It is imperative that Scotland get maximum points against Peru and Iran because Holland are waiting for them with The Fog. It is one of the major tactical 1 n no v a tions of a World Cup which threatens to
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      Star with the 'special' eyes...
      364 19  -  He takes over from The Bionic Woman tonight By Judith Holmberg Patrick Duffy, star of The Man Prom Atlantis, never shows his own eyes In the series. His hazel eyes are always covered with contact lenses so that they have "special Quality" his role requires.
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      Elocution contest to mark National Day
      324 19 Radio Singapore Is inviting entries from secondary students for Its yearly elocution contest. The contest, to be held in two rounds, is one of the station's projects to celebrate National Day. Partclpants from either Secondary Three or Four, will be required to speak In
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      214 19 I In and around town SINGAPORE: THE OLD AND THE NEW, a photography exhibition organised by the Culture Ministry. People's Park Centre, ground floor concourse. On till Tuesday. MATCHBOX TOY FAIR, an exhibition of a variety of games and toys-like model building kits and dlnky-slzed models. Sin Chew Jit Poh
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      53 19 Today: 7.34 a.m. (2.1m); 8.09 p.m. (2.3m). Tomorrow: 8.47 a.m. (2 2m); 8.49 p.m. (2.4m). 8atarday: 9.42 a.m. (2.3m); 9.22 p.m. (2.5m). San day: 10 28 a.m. (2.3m); 9 53 p.m. (2.0m). Monday: 1109 a.m. (2.3m); 10.26 p.m. (2.8m). Taenday: 11.47 a.m. (2.3m); 10.58 pjn. (2.7m). Wednesday: 12.24 ML ttlm);
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      88 19 6.00 AM Opening Announcements and Programme Summary 6.05 Morning Prelude 6.30 News (E) 6.40 Morning Concert: Scheherazade (Rlmsky—Korsakov); Symphonic Suite (RlmskyKorsakov); Polovtslan Dances (Borodin). Suisse Romande Orch Ansermet; Variations Concertante Op. 130 (Olullanl), Pep*" and Celedorilo Romero (guitars) 8.00 News (C) 8.10 A Date with Cliff Richard 8.30 Melody Time
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      845 20 TV AND RADIO T SINGAPORE 5 Enter TELEFUNKEN Holiday Contest 3.00 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by VILLAGE CRAFTSMEN. This film highlights the skill of wood craft artisans who make beautiful and complicated floats for a traditional Japanese festival. 3.M DIARY OF EVENTS (C). 3.35 EIGHT HEROES OF 8HOU LIN (r). Mandarin
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      232 20 Today's top shows WESTERN FEATURE SPECIAL: The Young Country. (Ch. 5, 10.35 p.m. in colour). This comedy, about a likeable gambler who discovers a dead man with $38,000 on him. and then finds difficulty trying to return the fortune, was specially made for TV in 1970. While the film's transition
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    55 20 AH FOOK: In-law problems, It seems, have been the reason for many marital breakups. Strange, isn't it, that parents worry when their children don't marry, yet they are often the cause of unhappy marriages. ME1 LIN: That's because they want not only suitable spouses for their children, but
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      A VERY CAUTIOUS PELE MAKES HIS PICK
      580 21 12-page New Nation kick-off special Which will be the last two teams to survive the preliminary rounds and do battle for the coveted World Cup trophy? This Is the final of 12 articles I have prepared In my. pre-World Cup series. The last.
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      It will be an Argentina, Hungary final
      1019 22  -  JOHN PARKER, a veteran British sports journalist, makes a surprising yet analytical choice JOHN PARKER There isn't a selfrespecting soccer writer in the world who will not forecast this month who is going to win the World Cup. The trouble is, so many
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      Lock icon Argentines are so very secretive
      414 23 Training with local teams closed to public UPI For its European competitors, Argentina, the host, could be the mystery team of the World Cup. 'Hiey have played most of their warm-up matches outside of the international spotlight and their final training was with local teams
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      Lock icon Players and their jersey numbers
      1191 24 / 25 Poland goalie a hard man to beat between the posts Italian forward Bettega, the man who destroyed England Reuter You may not recognise some of the players when you watch the World Cup matches over TV. 80 to help you along here Is a guide.
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      Victory for Latin-style soccer
      705 24 / 25 Soccer specialist Doug Gardner analyses the different styles the teams will use in Argentina Latin-style soccer Is again expected to succeed on its home ground resulting in a South American country probably winning the World Cup in Argentina. No European country have ever become world champions
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      Follow the Cup with the charts
      272 27 / 28 FIRST ROUND 1.4.79 2.6.78 3.6.78 4.4.79 7.6.79 10.6.7 1 11.6.78 GROUP 1 Afgfnt.no s. H.. 1 i e Italy" Argentina v V r ance < Argentina vs Italy Buenos Aires Score: »core: Score: k winner Mar del Plata Italy vs Hungary Fro net vs
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      Where it is a part-time affair
      764 29 A look at Tunisia —more popularly known as the Cinderalla team of the World Cup Of all the teams in the World Cup Finals, perhaps the one least likely to succeed are Tunisia, champions of Africa, who have already exceeded all their own expectations
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      The drama and the fiasco
      982 30 Looking back at the ups and clowns of past matches Ratings of the 16 teams Looking back at the ups and downs World Cup soccer Is now second only to the Olympic Games as an International sporting spectacle. In fact, the World Cup was a
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      Scots will shock all
      610 31  -  Baroti-the coach of coaches-casts a critical eye at the World Cup line-up By Doug Gardner "In every World Cup finals there has been a surprise team. This time I expect the surprise to come from Scotland." Those were the words of encouragement to Ally McLeod and
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