New Nation, 7 August 1978

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    22 1 New Nation SINGAPORE Monday, August 7, 1978 No. 2330 Price 25 cents M.C. (P) 216/1/78 r- ==i j NEW (fcp) NATION [comment;
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    PDS: Police warning on 'stand-ins'
    300 1  -  You are liable to prosecution, they say By Douglas Chan Police today warned errant motorists who make use of their friends and wives to avoid being suspended from driving under the point demerit system, that they are liable to criminal prosecution. It Is understood that
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    Ministry defers signing of bond
    84 1 The Health Ministry has deferred the signing of the bond for final-year medical and dental students scheduled for today. In a letter to the students dated Aug 3, the ministry said the proposed amendments to the bond are still under consideration. As such the signing
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    Lock icon 'Japan aid to be doubled'
    109 1 Reuter Manila, Monday Japan Is to doable Its economic aid to Asean members to 896.3 billion over three years, according to Philippines presidential sources here today. The Intention to increase the aid, which Asean nations were told last year wonld be 853.2 billion over Ave
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    Passports to drug addicts may be refused
    186 1 Drug offenders released from rehabilitation centres and those convicted for drug offences may not be Issued with passports for travel to Malaysia for two years. This is provided for under the Passports (Amendment) Regulations, 1978, which cameinto operation last Friday. The drug offences
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    Lock icon Pope dies
    283 1 700 million mourn for Pontiff Reuter Vatican City, Monday Pope Paul VI, spiritual leader of the world's 700 million Roman Catholics, died last night after a heart attack, ending a 15-year reign marked by reforms, world travel and campaigns for peace and the underprivileged. The 80-year-old Pontiff died
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    Lock icon $ up in Tokyo
    41 1 up in Tokyo AP Tokyo, Monday The US dollar continued its rally on the Tokyo Foreign Exchange today, opening higher at 180.50 yen. The dollar stayed firm In early trading at about 1M.40-60. almost one yen higher than Friday's closing 188,675.—AP.
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      33 1 You can |«t Tip: flat in 2 months Page 2 Where to watch the Big Parade Page 3 IN THE OTHER PAGES: Stars 7; Crossword 12; Moneywords 17; Comics 18; What's On 10.
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    HDB flat in two months...
    275 2  -  Surprise for an applicant Bj Teo Lian Huay You can buy a Housing Board fiveroom flat within two months of application. This was what one applicant found out recently. He aald he applied for a five-room flat In Bedok New Town two months sco and
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    Police to help in estates security
    101 2 Police will give a helping hand to private security services in housing estates. Divisional police patrol crews have been told to check with secu rl t y supervisors If they needed help. The patrolmen have been briefed by crime prevention officers from the eight
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    Band, float at Mall
    69 2 A brass band performance and a static display of Singapore Airlines' National Day float will be held at the car park fronting Mandarin Hotel on Thursday from 7 p m. to 10 pjn. The band performances on the Orchard Road pedestrian mall will be provided by
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    Pretty woman cons office workers in town
    332 2 A pretty woman in her early twenties Is said to have conned several offlce workers, mostly men. Into subscribing for magazines and periodicals that never arrived. According to some offlce workers Interviewed, she offered varying "discounts" (or publications like Newsweek, Time and Readers
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    Seek Chiang's success-10 times over
    225 2 Seek Chiang's success 10 times over Former school teacher Mr Lee Seek Chiang did not play a single Instrument when he became a conductor 12 years ago and even today he plays only the cornet Yet he has guided the Crescent Girls' School to victory In the InterSecondary Concert Band
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    STOCK MARKET
    348 2 The buoyancy of the past few weeks continued at the Stock Exchange of Singapore, pushing share prices up across the board. Price rises were by as much as 10 cents as In the case of Fraser and Neave, and Singapore Bus which moved up to $5.90 and 92.36
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      58 2 N USA Insist on your Texas Instruments International Warranty Card. $22.50 SALE ft SERVICE SINGAPORE* MALAYSIA Jitron Singapore (Pte) Ltd. 134, First Floor. Golden Mile Tower. (Golden Theatre) Beach Road, Singapore 7. TEL: *****14,*****86 Syarikat Jitron Sdn. Bhd. 77. Damai Komplex. Jalan Dato Haji Eusoft oil Jalan Pekehling. Kuala Lumpur
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      23 2 Agama: iiii\ Thakral emporium I A (S) PTE LTD Wmj G-6, High Street Plaza, Singapore Tel: ***** 110 High Street, Singapore Tel: *****
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      106 2 f Biy Sweep and Totol BIG SWEET drawn at Ipoh on Saturday: First: NO. ***** Second: No. ***** Third: No. ***** 8tarters: Nos. ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** *****. Consolation: Nos ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** *****. BIG SWEEP drawn
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    Where to watch the parade
    374 3 This map shows the roads which will be closed to traffic and the routes that marching contingents wil take after the National Day Parade at the Padang on Wednesday at 5 p.m. immediately alter the parade, there will be a march past by the contingents
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      87 3 Monday Night' Fashion Fling'. At Shangri-La's f i vSll 'Tn I'M U>J Don't take a spectator seat! Dance on while the show's on. Models parade a Y/v fabulous fashion V collection in a V 30-minute choreographed V show. Move with the beat. Great sounds from a lively band! Dance. Wriggle.
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    Smoke stops cram-acar contest
    131 4 Smoke stops cram-a-car contest How many people can aqueese into a Volkswagen? A team from the Indian Cultural Society managed to put 19 members into the car. Katong Convent Cadet Corps topped this by packing in 23 girls. Then it was Raffles Hall's turn. But after ten people had piled
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    Ex-addicts get a 'pay rise'
    250 4  -  By Rav Dhaliwal Ex d r u g addicts under rehabilitation who work for the Singapore Cooperative of Rehabilitative Enterprises (Score) will get increased allowances. Previously, they were paid a flat rate token allowance of $1 a day. From this month, those who have been
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    Two more 'narco' dogs for training
    121 4 Only two of the 32 dogs offered (or sale to the -police have been selected for training as narcotic detectors. Both are German Shepherds and were among 25 dogs which began a 14-week course last month. Except for a Labrador, which was a gift
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    Tour agents call another meeting
    257 4 The Singapore Society of Tourist Agents will hold another extraordinary general meeting within two months to discuss the setting up of a new association to represent the trade. 88TA president Y. K. Tan told New Nation yesterday that members would be asked to give the
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    Ad Girl 1978
    69 4 Eight models will compete for the Ad Girl, 1978 title at the Advertising Ball at the Bhangrl -La Hotel on Saturday. They ar? Pauline Lee, 21, Jeanne Beah, 20, Achara Manglslnkaew, 24, Yeo Poh Bee, 23, Hami- dah Wahab, 22, Carrie Perrodo, 20, Stella Tan, 20, and
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    3-tester system for KL L-drivers
    301 4 Kuala Lumpur has a new three-tester system of testing learner drivers. This is to prevent irregularities and abuses, according to a report In the New Straits Times. The three testers will submit reports to a committee which will decide whether the learner driver has passed
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    Moneywords
    23 4 Because of National Day, the closing date for the New Nation Moneywords Contest "GR" will be Tharsday at 2 p.m. instead of
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    Firms join residents in N-Day joy
    141 4 Industries In the Bedok constituency have Joined residents In their latlonal Day with celebrations. Four firms sponsored a series of activities which began last month. Hitachi Consumer Products Pte Ltd held a party for senior citizens on July 30. BCM Corona Manufacturers Pte Ltd
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    Nantah to go computer
    154 4 N a ny a n g University will soon he computerising Its students' records. Mr Wallace Bwart, a computer expert who pioneered the computerisation of Students' records in English universities, visited Nantah and made a feasibility study In February. The latest issue of Nantah's newsletter, The
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    Lock icon New bid to break deadlock
    309 5 Japanese and Chinese foreign ministers to meet in Peking World Focus Reuter Tokyo, Monday Chinese Foreign Minister Huang Hua last night agreed to meet his Japanese counterpart Mr Sunao Sonoda (or three days from Wednesday In a bid to break a deadlock In talks on
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    Lock icon China makes compromise in treaty clause
    227 5 AFP Tokyo, Monday—The Japanese news agency, Kyodo. reported from Peking on Saturday that China has made a comKmlse over the wordof the so-called antihegemony clause during negotiations In Peking (or the conclusion of the 81no-japanese treaty of peace and amity. In an Interview with
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    Lock icon Out of control
    56 5 Searing heal and thick Mack smoke billowing more than lMm Into the aky marks the not where a Are Is biasing out of control In one of Iran's largest new oilfields. Well Nomber I*l located sooth-west or Teheran, eanght Are on Ang 1 while exploration work was
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    Lock icon Ancient city dug up in east China
    300 5 AFP Hong Kong, Monday A 3000-year-old city site has been escavated In east China's Shantung province, the New China News Agency reported yesterday. It is the site of the ancient city of Chufu, capital of the Lu state (the 11th century B.C. to
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    Lock icon Make Imelda DPM, Marcos told
    189 5 AFP Manila, Monday A group of southern Philippine provincial and city officials has passed a resolution asking President Ferdinand Marcos to name his wife, Imelda, as Deputy Prime Minister, It was reported yesterday. The officials, In an endorsement published here, said the 48-year-old First Lady,
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    Lock icon Paul who became a 'pilgrim Pope'
    556 6 World Focus UPI Rome, Monday Pope Paul VI, one of the 20th century's most innovative, controversial and criticised Church fathers, may be best known as a leader who changed modern Catholicism's face but would not tamper with Its soul. Paul Implemented a new liturgy,
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    Lock icon Cardinals must elect successor within 18 days
    222 6 UPI Vatican City, Monday The princes of the Roman Catholic church, the cardinals. must meet under lock and key in the Sistine Chapel within the next 18 days to elect the 263 rd successor to the throne of 8t Peter. One of them
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    Lock icon TODAY
    147 6 UPI TODAY is Monday Aug 7. the 219 th Cay of 1978 with 146 to follow. Those born on this date are under the sign of Leo. Black American statesman Ralph J. Bunche was born on Aug 7. 1904. ON THIS DAT IN HISTORY: In 1782. the Order of
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    Lock icon The Odd Corner
    64 6 AFP Cueraavaca (Mexico), Monday The 606 priat the penitentiary here are apparently so satisfied with the warden that they don't want to see him promoted. They rioted yesterday when they heard the director had resigned to take specialised university courses. The riot was pat down, bat the
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      529 6 ;< 11 WEATHER Rome Partly cloudy, 35-18C. Headline: Red Brigades act up first printing plant In 1976. Bonn Overcast, 198C. Headline: Attack on PLO office In Pakistan ends In blood bath. Rio de Janeiro—Clear, 29-17C. Headline: Government and opposition party demand end to arbitrary rule. London 8howers, lft-17C. Headline: Steel
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    Lock icon Israel warned Sadat of plot: Time
    387 7 AP New York, Monday It was Israel's learning of a secret Arab plot to overthrow the Egyptian government and Jerusalem's warning to Cairo about It that paved the way for President Sadat's peace Initiative with the Jewish state, Time Magazine reports. The American news
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    Lock icon 'Arab president planned Opec attack'
    144 7 UPI Hamburg, Monday A West German terrorist said In an Interview published yesterday that the president of an Arab country had proposed and planned the attack on the Vienna headquarters Of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries In December 1975. "The Idea (for the attack)
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    Critics worry Japanese, says report
    196 7 Tokyo, Monday The Japanese Foreign Ministry is concerned about the rising criticism among South-east Asian nations against Japan's huge trade surpluses despite the yen's sharp appreciation, a Japanese news report said on Saturday. Medium developed countries such as South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore
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    Lock icon Ceasefire pledge
    76 7 Reuter Tel Aviv, Monday A leader of the Lebanese Christian Falangists announced last night that his units had agreed to cease firing at regular Lebanese forces trying to move Into the southern region of the country. Major Saad Haddad, who commands some of the Christian militiamen, told Israel
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    Lock icon Pak steps up vigil
    66 7 Reuter Islamabad, Monday Police yesterday kept watch on airports and strengthened guards of foreign missions after gunmen killed four men In an attack on offices of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) in this Pakistani capital. The lightning attack op Saturday on the PLO villa was the
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    Lock icon Hua's visit
    32 7 Reuter Belgrade, Monday Chinese leader Hua Kuofeng will pay an official visit to Yugoslavia at President Tito's invitation in the second half of this month. It was announced here. Reu-
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    Lock icon Vance bid to clear M-E peace hurdle looks bleak
    291 7 World Focus Reuter AP Alexandria, Monday US Secretary of State Cyrus Vance arrives today to tell President Sadat the US administration's latest thinking on the deadlocked Middle East peace talks, but prospects of an early breakthrough appear bleak. Egyptian officials say
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      100 7 phase h The site is situated in the presttgeous housing mm at the junction of Mayor and Arthur Roads, opposite the famous Katong Park. It is only 3 mMee away from the Central Business District. Such social amenities as schools, kindergarten, poet-office, cinemas, markets, supermarkets, shopping centres, swimming pools, sport
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      259 7 YOUR LUCKY STARS IF irs YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you are a natifrally domestic Individual who takes the greatest pleasure from associations with home and family. If a woman, you may be inclined to be overly solicitous, perhaps even "motherly." If a man, you may surprise many with your ability
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    A most drastic solution
    382 8 There Is a tendency among Singaporeans to call for legislation whenever social problems seem to defy solution. Psychiatrist Dr Yap Meow Foo took this line of least resistance on Friday when he advocated compulsory sterilisation of genetically retarded married couples as a way of reducing the
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    Road jam weddings
    138 8 By] I WHISPERS p ISPY J Singaporeans who complain about receiving a rash of "red summonses" during the Eighth Moon Festival are not alone In their dilemma. In Thailand where astrological beliefs still decide on the auspicious days for tying the bridal knot, people can receive more
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    Lock icon 33 years after that explosion
    847 8 Thirty-three years ago yesterday, Hiroshima disappeared in a mushroom cloud. Since then, the debate over the morality of history's first A-bomb explosion has continued to rage like an inferno. Robert Crabbe takes a retrospective look at the event President Truman once des c r i
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    Lock icon People are disappointed in Carter—even his own party
    771 8  - People are disappointed in Carter —even his own party By Donald M. AP Rothberf Washington: "I don't think up to now, Carter has measured up to the expectations of the American public." Basically, people are disappointed. "He's perceived as falling." In this time of political troubles for Mr Carter, those
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    Where the gods keep to their seats well...
    826 9 (77 v Hugh Baker's album kV Jl Ceremonies and rituals are Important for most societies. They add significance to events which might otherwise not catch the Individual's notice In a marked enough way. They give excitement, colour, enjoyment and relaxation to a
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    Lock icon Kaunda's 14-yr rule is being challenged
    849 9 Zambia's dogmatic adherence to socialism has resulted In the closure of Its border with Rhodesia —a move which effectively chokes up the main outlet for Its vital copper exports. With the approach of the presidential elections next month, Zambians are beginning to have second
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      34 9 WIN YOURSELF A NEW DATSUN HOY and many other valuable prizes NATIONAL DAY UUCKY DRAW on 1/9/78 V L I ACCEPT 24 HOUR ORDER V r-^f; iff «4J *3* CLOSED ON SUNDAY 77 M
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      Lock icon Baggy looks in shades of wanderlust
      411 10 / 11  -  One, two or three for the road... as long as it's light Fashion by Deborah Chia Travelling? Then you'd probably need a good travel bag. Travel bags, whether hand luggage or suitcases, should be roomy, strong enough to take rough handling and most important,
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      Home is where the hoard is
      609 10 / 11  -  133% pi Choo Kim I have written about my Incurable urge—of hoarding— In this column before. But not until I. was packing to move house these last few days did I realise how far gone my affliction is. The collections have, through the yean,
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      Lock icon Backache troubles more women that it does men
      516 10 / 11 f r~ —7 Doc's Casebook I L J SLCK Kind Friend is concerned about her friend's backache and would like to know its seriousness and Its cause. Backache, a common complaint, is the price we pay for assuming the upright posture. Had
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      'Stylist needs about two cuts to know your hair'
      296 10 / 11 Give your hairdresser a chance and go back to him even if you are not satisfied with the style he has given you. This advice comes from Miss Maybelllene Ho, a local crimper who has worked with Vldal Sassoon Salon for
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      Lock icon Here are five pointers to worry-free travel
      316 10 / 11 r r —-j Column 7 k- DC Bpeaklng of travelling, here are some tips: 1 To prevent a hassle identifying your luggage, mark the bag* with coloured tapes, name tapes or ribbons. Remove old airline stickers and hotel labels to prevent confusion by
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      33 10 / 11 MID-YEAR SALE NOW ON! Disc nuts u;> t, 2 c *°o n ladies cl- thiru)s < xccssorips Only till 31st. August '78 The Fashion Cottage 161 First Floor, Lucky Ploio, Orchard Road, Tel *****31
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    Lock icon Macao now on brink of new era
    664 12 ...as Lisbon gets set to establish full diplomatc ties with Peking UPI Macao, the 400-year-old Portuguese fingerhold on China, stands ready to enJoy a new era of prosperity with the impending formation of diplomatic ties between Peking and Lisbon. A recent announcement by
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    Lock icon Political issues at stake in tooth extraction
    491 12 Btephen 8•e n d er, the distinguished British poet who has recently been lectaring In the United States, describes a visit to a non-welfare state dentist OFNS In Houston, my British mouth became the battlefield of the war between socialist and capitalist medicine
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      262 12 plant) 7 Dare 8 Junior*, et al. 9 Red beet 10 Feast 11 Mall-order necessity 12 Good openers 13 Pepper 18 County In Ireland 22 Give second thoughts to 25 Mountain lake 27 Fuel 29 Silent ones 30 Remainder 31 Adam's son 32 Pinches 33 Swear 34 Puma 35 Bowery
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      505 12 Moneyu/ords results D QQQDD DQDQD □□□□□wd No entrant submitted a solution which corresponded In all respects with the set of answers held by the judges to be the most apt In the New Nation Moneywords Contest *GQ'. One entrant submitted a solution which differed at one point from the solution
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    SYDNEY
    119 13 Business News and Views Pi Ices at 11.30 am. today (Australian time) on the Sydney Stock Exchange. ACI ICS 167 ADC 15 30 Ampol Pet 80 90 AN1 US 148 APM 118 119 Bank NSW 634 636 Brambles 180 Bh.P 790 793 Boral 346 353 CBA 335 340 C8R
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    Lock icon PARIS
    113 13 Credit Lyonnais, Paris It definitively 100 Its like the market Is not on holiday. On the contrary, the volume of transactions remains fairly large which adds some meaning to the persistent steadiness of the market where some new highs for the year are reached by many blue chips. Closing
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    Lock icon FRANKFURT
    95 13 Commersbank, Frankfurt Closing prices on the Frankfurt stock Exchange AEO (3/8/78) (87/7/7S) 70.50 80.60 Basf 131.70 135.60 Bayer 135.50 140.50 BMW 228.—(X) 264.— Dalmter 318.— 330.60 Degusaa 259.— 265.— Dt. Lufthansa 109.50 185.50 OHH 309.50 209.50 Hoechster 130.50 133.80 Morten 14» 150 Karstadt 333 338.— Kaufhof 243 250 KHD
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    A mixed but firm trend in equities
    404 13 LONDON The performance of the equity market last week (as measured by the F.T. index) was mixed. The market drifted on Monday (down 2.7 to 480.4) due to the absence of any follow through support from the previous week but the underlying tone
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    Market mirrors currency situation
    379 13 ZURICH The Swiss stock market mirrored the currency situation during the week under review. Although the D-mark and the U8 dollar hit new lows for the year vls-a-vls the Swiss franc and cast shadows over the economic outlook, the stock market remained resistant and the overall
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    Lock icon Economic briefs
    240 13 AP NEW YORK: Price increases of materials for the manufacturing Industry paused somewhat In July after climbing steadily In the first half of the year, the National Association of Purchasing Management reported yesterday. In Its monthly survey of corporate buying agents, the group reported that 06 per cent
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    Lock icon Sweater exports cut
    177 13 UPI Talpeh, Monday Taiwan and the United States ended their textile talks on Friday alter five days of discussion on major concerns over synthetic fibre sweaters. Trade sources said on Saturday America-bound Taiwanese synthetic fi- bre sweaters so-called "sensitive Items" in fiscal 1979 (which began on July
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    Self-serve kiosks catch on
    578 14  -  y Motor i n<| U\ Roderick Pestana Self-service Is fast becoming a way of life with many motorists In Singapore judging by the number of self service petrol stations that are opening up all over the Island. The decision to convert to self-service was taken by
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    Racing: The oddities that turn up at scrutineering...
    679 14  -  r Motor^clin^l Lee Chiu San When I accompanied the Singapore Motor Sports Club team to the Brunei Grand Prix three weeks ago I went as a scrutineer, an official whose Job Is to examine the machines to be raced. In my years
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      131 14 LEFT FOOT CAN GOTO SLEEP! The 504 is a most relaxing and agreeable car to be in, and certainly one that does not lack in comfort. Quite sensibly then, it can be purchased with automatic transmission to take the drudgery out of driving. Clutch and gear change operations are automatic
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    Saturday's Ipoh finishes
    443 15 Ton* Hong set the pace, leading past the 800 m and was nicely clear of Bronco and On A Par at the home turn. New Han£y was handily rlaced behind. On A Par challenged 200 m out but Toi* Hong ran on strongly to win as he
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    Dragon Command still a Vase hope
    663 15 RACING uith Scrutineer Dragon Command took a severe beating from Star Prince in his bid for a record of six-wins-in-a-row in the Sultan's Gold Vase Trial over 1100 m straight at Ipoh yesterday. He found it to be a mission impossible. Star Prince was
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    Lock icon Jezek sets record again
    148 15 Swimming AP The Woodlands (Texas). Monday Olympian Linda Jezek continued her assault on the women's 100 m backstroke record yesterday with a meet record of 1:03.80 at the Amateur Athletic Union Long Course swimming championships. Jezek set an American record of 2:14.39 In the women's 300
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      152 15 Why is yaur CfeanplM spark ptag tasubtir as streaa as steel? It has to be, because the insulator is exposed to more severs stress than any other part of your car engine. So strong, It actually penetrates a steel plate... WJ It is highly resistant to cracking or breaking, under
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    Lock icon Magnificent!
    398 16 Foster dazzles in 10,000 m race The Uth Commonwealth Games Reuter Edmonton. Monday Brendan Foster of England won the 10,000 metres, one of the prestige events in athletics, at the Com monwealth Games here yesterday with a magnificent burst that des- troyed a top-class field. For most of the
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    Lock icon Shock win by Hurring
    145 16 Reuter Edmonton, Monday New Zealand captured their first swimming gold medal of the Games when Gary Hurring surprised the favourites to win the men's 200 metres backstroke championship yesterday. The tall blond 16-year-old Auckland student overpowered the Australian and Canadian favourites over the last half of
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    Lock icon England, Canada meet in final
    146 16 Reuter Edmonton, Monday England and Canada won their semi- final matches In the badminton team event here yesterday and will meet in the final lor the gold medal. fcngiana, the favourites, eliminated Malaysia from the gold medal hunt with a 4-1 victory In their best-of-flve
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    Lock icon A record lift by Castiglione
    97 16 AFP Edmonton, Monday Salvatore Csstlgllone of Australia won the gold medal in the middleweight class (np to 75kg) In the welghtllftlng competition with kOamei record total lift of 300 kg (130 kg in the snatch and a Games record 170 kg In the lerk) at
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    Hole in one by Bose
    632 17  -  WEEKEND GOLF Jby LIM KEE CHAN Jeffrey Bose sparked Seletar's 20-stroke home victory over Sembawang Country Club In the Premier League with a hole-ln-one yesterday. Bose achieved his ace on the 165-metre 14th. Picking up a No 5 Iron for his tee-shot against a strong
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    Lock icon Mahaffey sinks birdie to win play-off
    176 17 AP Reuter Oakmont (Pennivlvanla), Monday.—John Mahaffey blrdied the •econd extra hole yesterday to win a three-man sudden-death play-off for the 60th POA National championship. Mahaffey. the hardluck guy who once (eared his career was over, had to come from seven shots off the pace
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    'Wow!' says Swee Lee on comeback
    436 18  -  But a 62.0 sec run is 'nothing to crow about' |M3 Athletics By SURESH NAIR Singapore's Asian Games 400 m record holder Chee Swee Lee looks as if she is well on the road to competitive athletics after hen: {satisfying 62.0 sec run on
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    Richard in temporary retirement
    155 18 Schoolboy sprint champion Richard Seow will not be available for International representation this year because he has decided to concentrate on his GCE "O" Level exaifilnatlons. This means that the Anglo-Chinese School sprinter will miss next month's National Open championships and the December Asian Games, which
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    Get a coach, and win the Japanese way
    724 18  -  KlS Bowling By BRIAN MILLER Singapore need a national bowling coach. Not just a person with a title, but- a coach In the real sense of the word. This inadequacy was brought to light during the recently concluded Asian Zone FIQ bowling
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    Stop this nonsense!
    87 18 When the FAS Youth Committee met last week and decided to suspend Fairer Park Dynamo* and Delta Constituency for the rest the season became of footbrawl, it did not deter other teams from fighting again yesterday. This picture by Jerry Seh shows Bed ok United (white) and
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      Lock icon Good deal for all Games fans
      653 19 One-hour show each day Gemini News Service This year's Commonwealth Games In Edmonton, Canada, will get a much wider TV coverage than any previous series and this is because of a special deal worked out between the Games organisers and the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association
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      Successful show by Sriwana at Vic
      390 19  -  DRAMA FESTIVAL K«'v i»'u k d Bj Yatimah Yusof Nyal Daslma first made Its appearance in Jakarta during the receding tide of the typical "bangsawan." It was so successful that the play later became an Important element for the rise of new trend in
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      442 19 At the cinema SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER: John Travolta, who has since become a superstar, Ignites on the screen as a restless and explosive disco kingpin at the peak of his popularity. Also stars Karen Lynn Gorney. Prince: 1.45, 4, 6.45 and 9.15 p.m. JOURNEY INTO THE BEYOND: A documentary featuring
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      352 19 6.00 A.M. Opening Announcements and Programme Summary 0-05 Morning Prelude with Kurt Edelhagen Orchestra: Kurt Edelhagen plays Jimmy Webb 6.30 News (E) 6.40 Morning Concert: Concerto In D (Vivaldi). Concerto In A (Carulll). Siegfried Behrend (guitar), I Muslcl. Variations on "America" (Ives), Symphony No. 2 (Ives), Decoration Day (Ives), Los
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    68 20 AH FOOK: It is too late to advise parents not to push their kids too hard. They not only enrol their children in Ere primary school, ut also encourage prolific ECA and other musical and sport achievements. MEI LIN: They want to give their kids the heads tart
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      637 20 TV AND RADIO IN OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by 8TAI PERFORMANCE: Marked Down. Drama. SM DIAKY OF EVENTS <T). S.SS AFTERNOON MATINEE: Father Wa* A Fullback. (See Top Shows of the Day). iM INTERMISSION. «.M OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by HAROLD LLOYD'S WORLD OF COMEDY. «.M NEWS IN BRIEF. C.S5 MARINE BOY.
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      240 20 AFTERNOON MATINEE: Father su a Fullback. (Ch. 5. 3.3o p.m.). A wholesome family comedy with an engaging cut. The film has Fred MacMurray cast as a coach who has to cope with a high-strung teenage daughter ana the constant pressure exerted by his college administrator when the college rugby team
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