New Nation, 28 December 1978
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Title Section20 1978-12-28 1 New Nation SINGAPORE Thursday, December 28, 1978 2449 Price 25 cents M.C. (P) 216/1/78 r 1 i NEW NATION COMMENT20 words
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Article, Illustration66 1978-12-28 1 A Taiwanese student, alter breaking the rear wladew el a ear, reaches la to strike Its eecapaats as peUeemea try to pall him away. The ear was-earry-tng seme ef the US delegation new visitlag Taiwan. The visit sparked violent demonstrations by students, whe were aagered byUPI picture - 66 words
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Article, Illustration1346 1978-12-28 1 Newshen tells the drama of that raid by Kampuchean terrorists WttMagtea, Tharsday. Journalist Elizabeth Becker has written about her night of terror In a Kampuchean guest house last week when she came face to face with a black-shlrt-ed man who pointed a cocked pistol at1,346 words
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Article73 1978-12-28 1 UPI Salem (Oregon), Thursday Restaurant cook John Rideout, 21, the first man in the United States to be tried on a charge of raping his wife while they were married and living together, was found innocent yesterday. The eight-women, fourmen Jury returned the unanimous verdict, acquitting himUPI - 73 words
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Article121 1978-12-28 1 Do your children have any toys old or new to give away?lf you do, here is an opportunity for them to do a good deed for the festive season. The Kuo Chuan constituency will be setting up Singapore's first toy library for children,121 words
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Miscellaneous16 1978-12-28 1 Forecast Singapore's weather outlook from 1 to 6 p.m. today: Isolated showers in the late afternoon.16 words
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Article119 1978-12-28 2 An easier bias prevailed in the first hour of light trading at the Stock Exchange of Singapore today. Lombcb were generally small. Siroe Darby dropped one cent to $2.96 while Haw Par (ell two cents to $1.49. The only exception was Datuk Keramat which was taken 90 cents119 words
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Article65 1978-12-28 2 Police are trying to trace the owner of an Irish setter found outside the Police Dog Unit in Ulu Pandan last Friday. The dog, which is between one and 1 years old, was picked up by a handler at about 6 p.m. It is being cared65 words
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Article, Illustration149 1978-12-28 2 The police csrdss Is tight bat these Marine Parade residents still get their sneak preview by gslng dews an their They were tee Inpatient te wait tor their MP, Mr Osh CM Tsag, whs was absnt to spen the crime pmarihi nrtdM ttoa at149 words
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Article509 1978-12-28 2 Immersion classes where Chinese, Malay and Tamil stream students go to an English school, outside of their school hours to improve their English, are creating many problems (or some secondary school principals. With schools reopening on Tuesday, these principals have yet to complete their timetables because509 words
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245 1978-12-28 2 Several hotels are setting up champagne for merrymakers on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. The Mandarin, Hyatt, Ming Court, Shangri-La, Hilton and Holiday Ina have special menus and entertainment (or diners on New Year's Eve. Holiday Inn will have a Pre-New245 words
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Article112 1978-12-28 2 NTUC deputy director of productivity services, Mr Kenneth Mok, 30, was promoted to Assistant Commandant of the Vigilante Corps last month. Mr Mok, who is also head of the NTUC research unit, was among 25 to be promoted to AC. He Joined the VC as112 words
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Advertisement127 1978-12-28 3 fcfaaiißfeu mr s r fc. r;SUv:S>'',» > tM .V.«bg oX i'i" j^4» Ci IK >" ¥-irf—X? > f <v J mmu M V* 8© I -r frag a toast to the New Year for joyous merry-making. m 3 I M W I yj i p .v., if -yt Per g127 words
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Article94 1978-12-28 4 The 73-year-old Singapore Traction Company was wound up at an extraordinary general meeting yesterday. STC, which had more than 500 buses in its heyday, has 1275,000 in fixed deposits and some stationery worth about $90. These will be distributed among Its 3200 shareholders.94 words
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Article60 1978-12-28 4 Kuantan, Thursday Members of the Pahang state legislative assembly yesterday criticised the Federal Government for Its "weakness" in handling the rising tide of Vietnamese refugees. Speaking during a debate on the state budget Enclk Abdul Kantan expressed regret that the government had not been firm60 words
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Article, Illustration189 1978-12-28 4 Seeaea ti Btamm la wtoreiliT will be Am at aa exMMttoa la the MMile Baal aest maath. They ara iaiag 1M palattaga by eight Slagapare artiste to be exhibited la Bahrala tram Jaa I, Dabai tram Jaa 1« aa4 Kuwait tram Jaa 21. The exMMttoa189 words
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Article665 1978-12-28 4 Lee Yew Meng - One likely amendment to Companies Act By Lee Yew Meng More public disclosures by companies may be forthcoming when the Government amends the Companies Act to give better protection to investors. A company secretary said the area of public disclosure has been Urgely untouched since the665 words
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388 1978-12-28 4 Two ministries have plans to gear Singapore's economy and labour front for the targeted six to eight per cent growth forecast by President Sheares for the coming year. The Finance and Labour Ministries' plans are designed to strengthen the economy, maintain a388 words
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Article72 1978-12-28 4 Kuala Lumpur, Thursday Labour Minister Datuk Richard Ho yesterday warned trade unions that the government would not tolerate illegal actions which disturbed the industrial peace necessary to attract foreign investment. Opening the Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC) 24th biennial delegates conference at Petaling Jaya, Datuk Ho said72 words
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Article273 1978-12-28 5 This will avoid overlapping of duties Major Housing Board estates will be more efficiently patrolled at night from next month when a scheme is introduced to avoid overlapping of duties of the Special Constabulary and Vigilante Corps. Under the scheme, the VC's Community Security273 words
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Article48 1978-12-28 5 The Project Club, a group of volunteers comprising the disabled and the ablebodied, will organise their sixth annual new year party for 200 patients of the Singapore Cheshire Home and the Red Cross Crippled Childrens Homes at the Cheshire Home on Jan 1 at 2 p.m.48 words
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Article, Illustration124 1978-12-28 5 Tucking in the man with new kidney Regaining his appetite after an operation is kidney transplant patient Frani Sintaro Ibrahim, 33. Mr Ibrahim, who is from Indonesia, underwent the operation on Dec. 11 at Youngberg Memorial Adventist Hospital with a kidney donated by his younger brother, Eddy, 20. He is124 words
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Article129 1978-12-28 6 Reuter Prague, Thursday Prague's keep-fit spartans celebrated Christmas the hard way with a mass swim in the chilly waters of the city's Vlatava River. This year 103 members of the Hardiness Club including 16 women took the plunge led by 68-year-old Olvrica Liska. AmongReuter - 129 words
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Article447 1978-12-28 6 But no real rise in spending expected World Focus Reuter Washington, Thursday President Carter's 1980 budget will target an overall spending increase no greater than the rate of inflation despite a sharper rise in military expenditure, White House sources said yesterday. An increase at the rateReuter - 447 words
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176 1978-12-28 6 Reuter Peking, Thursday A group of young people yesterday brought to Peking the startling news of a general strike among 50,000 youths in South China over what they termed intolerable working conditions on state farms and their low standing in society. TheyReuter - 176 words
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Article35 1978-12-28 6 AFP Geneva, Thursday Four armed and masked men today snatched 2.7 million Swiss francs (about $3.7 million) from bank staff at a Geneva shopping centre and escaped in a stolen car, police said. AFP.AFP - 35 words
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Article57 1978-12-28 6 Reuter Hong Kong, Thursday China yesterday accused Vietnamese troops of continuing to encroach on its border areas, claiming three Chinese militamen were killed in a mine explosion set off by the Vietnamese. The New China News Agency, monitored here, said that the Vietnamese authorities "recently dispatched armed personnelReuter - 57 words
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Article115 1978-12-28 6 UPI TODAY is Thursday, Dec 28, the 362 nd day of 1978 with three to follow. Those born on this date are under the sign of Capricorn. Woodrow Wilson, 28th President of the US was born on this date in 1856. ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY: In 1846, lowaUPI - 115 words
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Article47 1978-12-28 6 Reuter London, Thursday Unemployed Briton Paul Hemes, 11, whe stands only 1.18 metres high, has become the coon try's first governmrnt-subHi-dised clown. He Is getting £2t ($B4) a week from the state while he trains nnder one of Britain's best clowns, Jacks Posset. Renter.Reuter - 47 words
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Article47 1978-12-28 6 UPI Glasgow, Thursday A father and his two-year-old daughter were killed on Tuesday night in a rollercoaster accident that injured the mother and another daughter, authorities said. Police said the family was thrown from their car into the path of an oncoming car. UPI.UPI - 47 words
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Miscellaneous599 1978-12-28 6 WORLD WEATHER Bean Cloudy, 4-10C. Headline: Martial law in Turkish cities. Meseaw Overcast, minus 12-14C. Pravda's headline: For development of cattle-breeding. Rime Sunny and warm, 10-20C. Headline: Pope makes unexpected St. Peter's appearance. P»rl« Rain, 3-10C. Headline: Turkey, Iran torn by riots. Lm4m Rain. 7-UC. Headline: Mobs cut Iran oil599 words
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147 1978-12-28 7 World Focus Reuter Manila, Thursday President Marcos said yesterday the Philippines' first oil well will go into production on Jan 12 a day after he inaugurates the country's first major geothermal power project in the drive for power self-sufficiency. In an interview withReuter - 147 words
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Article63 1978-12-28 7 AP Palermo (Sicily), Thursday Navy frogmen yesterday spotted the tail and part of the fuselage with bodies of passengers still strapped to their seats of the Alitalia DC9 Jetliner that crashed into the sea with 129 people aboard five days ago. The navy said the wreckage wasAP - 63 words
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Article162 1978-12-28 7 Reuter Algiers, Thursday Women collapsed and men fell to their knees in prayer yesterday as thousands of Algerians paid emotional homage to their dead leader, President Houari Boumedienne. The socialist head of state, a Muslim visionary who ruled virtually unchallenged for more than 13 years, died early yesterdayReuter - 162 words
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Article79 1978-12-28 7 Reuter Lm Angeles, Thursday Drivers an a busy highway fennd themselves literally railing In meney when UB$SNf ($1697) In coins fell ant at an armenred track. Can screeched ta a halt as drivers Jnmped ant te seaap np the cash, which had spilled whea the rear daarReuter - 79 words
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Article, Illustration247 1978-12-28 7 He may recall team Reuter Washington, Thursday The United States lodged a strong protest with the Taiwanese government yesterday after thousands of hostile demonstrators mobbed a high-level US delegation on its arrival in Taipeh. v A high State Department official said he did not preclude the possibilityReuter; UPI radio picture - 247 words
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Article131 1978-12-28 7 Reuter Bangk*lt, Thursday A new strain of glotimas rice with a high yield and suitable for dry weather conditions has been developed In Thailand, an Agriculture Ministry official said here yesterday. The lew rlee strata, umH K*r Khar Six, eaaM pravMe aa yield efReuter - 131 words
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Article83 1978-12-28 7 Reuter Madrid, Thursday King Juan Carlos yesterday signed and endorsed Spain's new constitution, which lays the foundations for an era of democracy after nearly four decades of right-wing dictatorship. The 40-year-old monarch signed the 169-article document at a special joint session of the two HousesReuter - 83 words
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Article458 1978-12-28 8 Some lawyers are trying to argue out a case against the practice of admitting Queen's Counsel to the Singapore Bar. An apparently simple question whether the Legal Profession Act should be amended to give the Law Society or the Attorney-General the power of effective objection against QCs458 words
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Article44 1978-12-28 8 Full marks for honesty goes to the Indonesian Observer. In explaining why an article was reprinted, it said: "Because of the many printing errors in yesterday's article of Mr Slamet Bratawata in our column, we reprint the article in full today."44 words
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Article51 1978-12-28 8 The seven scholars who have Joined the police force are still blushing from I heir nicknames Super Seven and Brainy Bunch which, according to reli- able sources, did not originate from the force. Consoled one of their colleagues: "Thank your lucky stars you've not been called the Magnificent51 words
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Article, Illustration701 1978-12-28 8 China and Russia can resort to US 'court of appeal' New Nation columnist DICK WILSON discusses some of the implications that will arise from the resumption of US-China ties. Mr Wilson is also editor of the China Quarterly, published in London. An observer might beAP - 701 words
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Article, Illustration525 1978-12-28 8 English as second language a problem in US too NYT New York: A Korean student in an English class at City College recently tried to express the idea of students learning at home by using books. It came out "learning at home by to use the book". The reaction ofNYT - 525 words
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Article, Illustration690 1978-12-28 9 Liew Soon Chin - Voice of the Press L Round-up Dec.l 7-23 v Berita on that bonus row: Stop being so fatherly and protective By Liew Soon Chin Stop being so fatherly and protective, BEBITA HARIAN told Telecoms as the statutory board temporarily withheld the 13th month bonus from its690 words
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Article, Illustration650 1978-12-28 9 Art Buchwald - Art Buchwald Wadriagtea: Everyone is mad at the Opec nations for raising the price of oil by 14 Vi per cent. They also seem to be madder at the Arab countries than the other members of Opec. My theory on this650 words
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Advertisement91 1978-12-28 9 There are many open air restaurants at night! But, there is only one... at the Raffles Hotel where the food is excellent! iCiCEMEDINE for all do-it-yourself mending jobs For a paste-up job well done, insist on CEMEDINE Paste. Ideal for Bonds, Paper, Cloth and Cellulose. Other CEMED4NE PradMCt*: Mad* tn91 words
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Miscellaneous557 1978-12-28 9 Cut out and pin with other coupons. Posting instructions appear below Name (Mr./ Mrs./ Miss): Address: N R.I.C. No: Tel: IT —FILL IN MISSING r LETTERS —ACROSS UBINQ CLUES _I2iLBB BELOW ■■■■■■■Cut along dotted lines*as■■■■ CLUES FOR HM-2 1. A suggestion ss to which horss to beck 2. A conscientious557 words
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Article, Illustration1137 1978-12-28 10/11 Liew Soon Chin - £2 Liew Soon Chin In the Mend of two-part feature, our writer looks at what the Singaporean did with hit er her money during the year, and what has happened to his Job prospects and income. So you slaved away at your1,137 words
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919 1978-12-28 10/11 What did you do with your money this year? Did you save some for the proverbial rainy day, or did you spend it all? Or did you even have to borrow? Chances are your money, from where919 words
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Advertisement65 1978-12-28 10/11 V There's something very special about PENTEL. It's unique construction gives you a Marker, Ball-point Pen, and Fountain Pen, ALL IN ONE. Pleasing to the eye as well as the touch, PENTEL'S unique cushioned ball-tip maintains an even flow of ink even, when writing A upside<Jown. What's more, carbon copies65 words
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Article, Illustration1001 1978-12-28 12 Margaret Chan - Cook In u itH Margaret Chan Imagine Japanese sashimi made with local fish from the market. We invited Japanese sashimi chef Baba Akfara from the Kampuchi Japanese restaurant at Equatorial Hotel to come early morning marketing with ua at Macpherson to select local flsh1,001 words
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Miscellaneous146 1978-12-28 12 Puzzles, riddles, crosswords, jokes to 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. Juan Fong Sin, 13, of 3583W, Block 56, Geykmg Bahru has drawn eight common objects. But146 words
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Article, Illustration509 1978-12-28 13 Sylvia Leow - F b v Sylvia Leow Is it too late to be talking about gift-giving Probably, but an incident over the festive weekend made me think again about, tbe giving of Christmas presents. After all the present* were opened, a grandmother asked her grandchildren, aged nine and509 words
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Article, Illustration78 1978-12-28 13 Mlaiatare Vletartaa thcatrca are Jaat aa appnalla| Maj. All yea aeei are elm Me flagere, paste, aeleaara aai lata af pattawe to beild carJheaitf reaMeaa at yeeterdara eatertalaaaeat aalaeaa, |LN ap fraan Saartee Claaia. Par Baat fliinlag Ccatre. ektaa fti ft breech perleet far aaatfeg aa a WHy78 words
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Article, Illustration161 1978-12-28 13 p_._ fl What's Cooking? LEILA, Samila and Amlra are three lovely ladies. And you can have one or all of them In the bathroom with you, because they are the designs of a range of ceramic tiles made by Iris Eligo of Italy. Each set of 42 tiles161 words
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Article97 1978-12-28 14 AFP Washington, Thursday The Federal Aviation Administration yesterday announced plans for a new US$43 million ($98.9 mUlion) air safety programme to reduce the risk of mid-air collisions. The new system, which will Involve extended radar services at 80 airports, ohU- gatory terminal control zones at 44 otherAFP - 97 words
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Article, Illustration39 1978-12-28 14 World Focus Hong Kong, Thursday Some of the Vietnamese refugees aboard the Panamanian-register-ed freighter Huey Foag gather on the deek of the vessel yesterday, waiting for permiwion to enter Hong Kong. UPI UPI radio pictureUPI radio picture - 39 words
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Article268 1978-12-28 14 ...as death toll in Ankara rises to 104 Reuter Ankara, Thursday The Turkish government last night announced the establishment of special military courts in most major cities in a tough new step to prevent fresh outbreak of rioting in which more than 100 peopleReuter - 268 words
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159 1978-12-28 14 Reuter London, Thursday Every sixth car on the British roads is driven by someone under the influence of drugs, a police surgeon reported today. A simple sedative or even a hay-fever tablet can badly affect a driver's competence, wrote Dr John Clarke, former secretaryReuter - 159 words
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Article85 1978-12-28 14 Reuter East Berlin, Thursday Playing chess helps develop the perfect "socialist personality", according to East German education experts planning to teach the game to thousands of children in kindergartens and schoolsnext year. The official ADN news agency said researchers had found that regular chess playingReuter - 85 words
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196 1978-12-28 14 Reuter Runaway Bay (Jamaica), Thursday Participants in a summit meeting of rich, poor and in-between nations will begin today to explore fresh approaches to the North-South dialogue which for three years has made little progress towards its goal of stabilising world commodity prices.Reuter - 196 words
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Article176 1978-12-28 14 UPI New York, Thursday By an overwhelming margin, American newspaper editors chose the mass murders and suicides among members of a religious cult in Guyana as the top headline story of 1978. President Carter's Middle East summitry at Camp David in an effort to reach anUPI - 176 words
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Article284 1978-12-28 14 Reuter Chicago, Thursday Police yesterday found six more bodies, three with ropes around their necks, in their grisly search for as many as 32 victims of one of America's worst mass sex murders. Flfteea bodies have beea dag ap ae far at the hMMReuter - 284 words
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Article61 1978-12-28 14 New Delhi, Thursday Banks throughout India will be paralysed today and tomorrow as employees strike to back wage demands. The main demand relates to a cost of living compensation, known as dearness allowance. The unions also want bonuses paid to all categories of staff irrespective of salary61 words
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Miscellaneous264 1978-12-28 14 Crossword 1 Small casks 5 Initiated 10 Hurt 14 Give off 15 Circumvent 16 Hands 17 Stove feature 19 Shredded 20 Laborious experience 21 Authorize 23 Summer on the Seine 24 Mendicants 25 Cigar city 28 George of films 29 Integers: abbr. 32 Soviet mountain range 33 generis 34 Flaw264 words
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Article163 1978-12-28 15 UPI London, Thursday The US dollar closed lower on the European money exchanges yesterday and gold rose more than US$5 in Zurich and London. Several of the European markets reopened yesterday after a two-day Christmas holiday. On the Zurich bullion market gold closed at U*****,625 an ounce againstUPI - 163 words
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Article269 1978-12-28 15 Being in public relations may mean having to wear a smile mo6t of the time. But MISS ROSE TAN, Cathay Pacific Airways' newly appointed public relations officer, wouldn't change her job for anything. She enjoys every bit of it dealing with people, promoting the airline's image, and269 words
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Article343 1978-12-28 15 3pc growth for Bonn Ministry Business News and Views Reuter Boon, Thursday West Germany's economy should achieve a real growth of more than three per cent this year, according to its Economics Ministry. The figure compared with earlier predictions that growth would be less than three per cent. The ministryReuter - 343 words
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Article267 1978-12-28 15 Reuter COLOMBO: Sri Lanka is negotiating with eight countries including Singapore to establish a regional asian airline patterned after the Scandinavian Airways System, an official spokesman said yesterday. Meanwhile, Air Lanka, the country's new national airline which is expected to start operations late next year, will have theReuter - 267 words
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Article141 1978-12-28 15 New York, Thursday Stocks, losing for the first time in six sessions, fell along a broad front yesterday following reports that worsening strife had Just about closed down Iran's oil industry. Trading was moderately active. Yesterday's price* followed by Uie difference on the previous session's close AT&T flOt141 words
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Article41 1978-12-28 15 UPI New York, Thursday Dow Jones closing averages on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday: 30 Industrials 808.56 (off 7.45); 20 transport 208 71 (off 143); 15 utilities 98 00 (off OH); <5 stocks 273.51 (off 2 40) UPIUPI - 41 words
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Article114 1978-12-28 15 AFP Tokyo, Thursday Share prices spurted ahead on the stock market here yesterday with the Dow Jones indicator advancing by 53.48 points, the third largest daily gain this year. The 225-stock Dow average which rose by 37.25 points the previous day, closed at 5,979.08 yen yesterday. The closing quotationsAFP - 114 words
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Article77 1978-12-28 15 Reuter Closing price* on the Parte Bourae yesterda: r: Closing price* on the Bourae yesterday: Paris Parlbas 209.50 -1.70 Fonder 484JO -1J0 Prlntemps 117 JO -4 Bull 51 -.30 Royal Dutch 296 -JO Mlchelln 1201 -47 COE an •1 Thomson 238 -1 CFP ***** -1.40 Rhone 118.90 -3 AirReuter - 77 words
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Article90 1978-12-28 15 Owing prices on the Zurich Stock Exchange yesterday: Yesterday's prices follow ed by the difference on the previous session's close UB8 Bearer 3025 +25 UBS Reg 577 SBC 341 1 Credit Suisse 2180 -5 Swissair B 705 Swiss Relnsur 3040 -5 Wlnterthur B 2380 -10 Zurich Insur 0400 5090 words
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Article81 1978-12-28 15 Prices at 11.90 a.m.today (Australian time) on the Sydney Stock Exchange: ACI-1M1B ADC 15 20 ANI170 IB APM 112 113 Bank NSW 335 338 Bramble* IB 170 BHPMM Bora] 223 225 CBA 250 260 CSR 330 3B Ctg 2B 242 Coal Allied 51»Duniop M 87 EZ Inda 2B 32081 words
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Miscellaneous384 1978-12-28 15 YOUR LUCKY IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY Born today, you are almost exclusively oriented towards the intellectual and so long as that "almost" remains, all will be well. It is essential that you do not allow your intellectual concerns to erode that slim but necessary margin of emotion that keeps you384 words
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Miscellaneous502 1978-12-28 15 THURSDAY MONtYWORDS Cut out and pin with other coupons. Posting instructions appear below Name (Mr./ Mrs./ Miss): Address: Ha FILL IN LETTERS ACROSS USING CLUES BELOW •Cut along dotted lir CLUES FOR HM-4 1. Can be quit* amusing, of couras 2. Far from haavy 9. You might rood of tho502 words
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Article399 1978-12-28 16 HJOnthe I track Singapore Gold Cup winner Bmw Fee wound up his preparation for the Governor's Cup with a fluent workout at Batu Gantong this morning. With a riding boy astride the Hasty Cloud five-year-old did a two round workout, running the last 600 m399 words
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Article1214 1978-12-28 16 SATURDAY Claaa 1 D4v. 3 2000 m 9 Man of Honour 111 57 5 Rlffelalp Mi 12 Aggressor Mi 2 Helmsman M.5 7 Hart trick's Pride 54 8 Mount Olympic M 3 Village Sheriff II 53.5 10 Cherokee 53 6 Batu Karang 52 1 Bupaicion1,214 words
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Article133 1978-12-28 16 RACK 1: 1U Oaaa I IMb: M—Mm BACK Si Ui Claaa 4 Wv I IMb: Bm D, Pread M—Ml 11, Baater lUym, Th* Fkto, lM«tal CUatiea, Three Bell, MMy Ja* 11, Taageah, BeaatKal Seeaerv, Mm 4 Paaee, Rare ml SACK t: Lli Claaa 4 Wv I IMb: Mmli Plytag133 words
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327 1978-12-28 16 West Berlin, Thursday A top East German woman athlete who fled to the West last year says she was forced, under threat of reprisals, to take banned drugs to boost her track performance. Renate Neufeld, a sprinter in the East German squad327 words
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Article339 1978-12-28 16 j^y^fennls UPI Melbourne, Thursday American Tim Wilkison's rein as the new international tennis sensation ended abruptly yesterday with a shock first round defeat in the A|300,000 (about *****,000) Australian Open championships at Kooyong. The 19-year-old former US Under 17 champion from Shelby, North Carolina,UPI - 339 words
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Article, Illustration597 1978-12-28 17 Brian Miller - Now eyes place in national side BOWLING by Brian Miller While Singapore bowlers were fighting a losing battle at the Eighth Asian Games, another local Tony Lim was making it good at the Penang Open championships. In fact, the 23-year-old airline steward was hitting the597 words
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Article129 1978-12-28 17 Singapore have accepted the Australian Hockey Federation's surprise invitation to be a stand-by for next year's prestigious Perth Invitational Tournament. Ten of the world's topranking countries Canada, Britain, France, Holland, India, Pakistan, Kenya, Malaysia, New Zealand and hosts Australia will be competing in this tournament in129 words
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Article272 1978-12-28 17 K3 Soccer Reuter Manila, Thursday. South Korea last night blasted the Philippines 5-0, before a partisan crowd of 5000 in the Asian Football Cup Easter division eliminations at Manila's Rizal football field. South Korea's victory, their second in as many games in the tournament, assured themReuter - 272 words
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Miscellaneous24 1978-12-28 17 ANDY CAPP W'- •»> SHORT RIBS rM SCHN6 ID PROVE -Tp VOU, CKA-TCHIT, IM NO MISCR. by Frank O'Neal LATE ON M& I'M THI NORBERT24 words
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Article, Illustration790 1978-12-28 18 They look ready for another King's Cup and Mara Halim assault K3 Soccer Slagapore "B" 3 MCIS 2 By BURESH NAK For a team assembled Just over a month to be groomed as a feeder squad for the National side, the new Intermediate team madePictures by STEVEN LEE - 790 words
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What's On A page that tells you what's happening on TV and in town
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Article, Illustration561 1978-12-28 19 No eccentric interpretations, says BBC An RTS spokesman has said that the station is "interested in acquiring" the $30 million Shakespeare series now being produced by BBC and America's TimeLife productions. But this will be after April next year, when the series is released (or561 words
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Article, Illustration200 1978-12-28 19 Rediffusion's New Year special begins at 9.45 p.m. on Sunday with a marathon phonein show. Receiving all calls and dedications at the end of the line is deejay Chris Ho. The show it specially for listeners to send friends greetings, request a200 words
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Article78 1978-12-28 19 The Cramat Girls' Beeeadary Beh»sl c—cert nipnUM—, wfll peftw at the CsaCsreaee Hall Batarday. amply eaHed A IMeal Evealag, the pragramme wfll toatare Mm eeeeert baad, the MliS£iß*h!ld hli'ihe sehaal reeesKfly ti The eeaeert haad, which has ws the everall award far haads far II78 words
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Miscellaneous796 1978-12-28 19 the REVENGE OP THE PINK PANTHER: The fifth of Blake Edwards' famed comedies starring brilliant Peter Sellers as the bumbling Inspector Clouaeau. Dipping into his bag of disguises and accessories, Sellers is seen in a wild array of personalities to help Clouseau confound the Mafia and the authorities. Herbert Lorn796 words
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Miscellaneous51 1978-12-28 19 Tides Taday: 9.08 a.m. (2.9 m); 3.49 p.m. (0.4 m). Tiaimw: 9.52 a.m. (3.0 m); 4.31 p.m. (0.2 m). Satarday: 10.35 a.m. (3.2 m); 5.16 p.m. (0.1 m). Saaday: 11.19 a.m. (3.2 m). Maaday: 12.04 p.m. (3.2 m); 6.14 a.m. (1.2 m) Tacaday: 12.50 p.m. (3.2 m); 7.02 a.m. (1.251 words
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Article47 1978-12-28 20 AH POOK: The newspapers My the government may let us use our CPF money for life insurance. MBI UN: That's all right if they don't raise the amount we have to give to CPFevery month. My take-home pay now is barely enough to live on.47 words
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Miscellaneous742 1978-12-28 20 r tuwmm mmm 111 C«" M—ANO RADIO SINGAPORE 5 GRAND EUROPEAN TOUR SHARPCTV S.ll OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by THE WOULD OP 8POBT. f Highlights of the 1976 Olympic Games for the physically handicapped held In Toronto. l.SI DIARY OP EVENTS (C). S.Si HOME 8WEET HOME (r). Mandarin drama serial. I.IS742 words
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Miscellaneous189 1978-12-28 20 TALENTIME '78: Pinal. (Ch 5, 7.55 p.m. In colour). The showdown (or the 15 contestants comes live from Studio One. The Judges will deliberate during the 9.30 p.m. news bulletin, after which the results will be announced. 1. m JllDM McEMUB THE SIX MILLION DOLLAB MAN: Killer Wind. (Ch 5,189 words
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