New Nation, 12 January 1979
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Title Section19 1979-01-12 1 New Nation SINGAPORE Friday, January 12, 1979 2461 Price 25 cents M.C.(P) No. 144/1/79 jßi FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 197919 words
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Article636 1979-01-12 1 Bharathi Mohan - Some progress made in this direction: UK businessman By Bharathi Mohan By Bharathi Mohan, our l/ondon reporter Singapore is keen to become a servicing centre for Chinese aircraft, a British business executive said yesterday. Mr Denis Rooney, executive vice-chairman of the British Insulated Callenders' Cables636 words
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Article, Illustration79 1979-01-12 1 One peep is werth a tkniaad eipUutfMi. And where this putyhnc Is eeaeeraed, seeing It tight m flesh speaks leader thaa wards. That was what this America* teartst glide re—tied to when she tailed la wards to explain to a Chinese student whatAP radio picture - 79 words
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253 1979-01-12 1 UPI Reuter Washington, Friday Secretary of State Cyrus Vance said yesterday all peaceful nations should condemn the invasion of Kampuchea and put pressure on Vietnam to withdraw its troops. "We have made it very clear that the invasion of Kampuchea threatens regional peace and stability,UPI; Reuter - 253 words
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Article101 1979-01-12 1 Deputy Supt. Robert Lee will be appointed police liaison officer for the coming by-elections. DSP Lee, head of the Operations Division at the Police Headquarters in Phoenix Park, will be in charge of election rallies, meetings and all matters related to the by-elections. He101 words
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Advertisement89 1979-01-12 1 Design, Quality and Elegance Diamond Rings, Dress Rings m Precious or Semi precious Stones G.C.DE SILVA (PTE) LTD JEWELLERS Gl4 THE GALLERY. STRAITS TRADING BUILDING 9 BATTtRVROAD SINGAPORt I TEL *****5 iffiWl Ahmad Haleem will go back to old job in J the FAS Page 16 Hawkers' habit no laughing89 words
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Miscellaneous11 1979-01-12 1 Forecast Singapore's weather outlook from 1 to 6 p.m. today: Windy.11 words
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117 1979-01-12 2 Citicorp Overseas Finance Corporation is to float a $15 million Euro-Asian bond issue and is likely to offer it for local subscription. Priced at par, the fiveyear bond is expected to carry an interest rate of 11 per cent. It can be extended for117 words
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Article, Illustration467 1979-01-12 2 Yvonne Ang - Customers agree that hawkers' habits leave much to be desired By Yvonne Ang The standard of hygiene at hawker centres leaves much to be desired. This is the opinion of 15 people interviewed by New Nation yesterday. They said they have no choice but to eat at467 words
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Article276 1979-01-12 2 The Chinese New Year shopping fever is on as thousands of Singaporeans begin their preparation for the big day on Jan 28. At Chinatown last night, the crowd started to stream endlessly down the alleys as early as 6.30 p.m. Stall holders did a276 words
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Article118 1979-01-12 2 An opening attempt at rallying did not receive much support during the first hour of trading at the Stock Exchange of Singapore today. Si me Darby, extending the gain checked up yesterday opened at $3.30, up two cents. But lack of follow—through support resulted in Sime shares going118 words
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Article23 1979-01-12 2 The Spastic Children's Association will hold its donation draw 78/79 at the Field House, Gilstead Road, on Jan 20 at 10.30 a.m.23 words
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Advertisement232 1979-01-12 2 SOS It always helps to talk to someone. Samaritans of Sinrapore exists to help those in despair or suicidal. Hint *****44 <l v an »i: -51 r% kJ i 11 «S» A» M- vV' NV Casio •fm RKDIT-CARD SI/I Si RIKS l c ~s -ss l( MINI \R|) s (.lil'Hn232 words
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Article274 1979-01-12 3 Bharathi Mohan - By Bharathi Mohan •or hmtm reporter Sinptpore-bound cargo has been held up in British ports and depots and incoming goods are waiting to be delivered as a result of a strike by lorrymen here. The effect of the weeklong industrial acUon has brought many274 words
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Article, Illustration363 1979-01-12 3 Peter Ong, Richard Lim - By Peter Ong, Richard Lim Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger left Singapore this morning with a promise to try and arrange a concert here this year. The Stones last played here at the Singapore Badminton Hall 14 years ago. Last night363 words
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Advertisement48 1979-01-12 3 See Page 7 FREE FROM CAMUS •aKmm 1 I This fabulous lighter is free when you purchase two bottles of Camus Napoleon. Offer while stocks last. Call Hen™ Lee or Miss Lim at Tel: 220-7333 now! The largest selling Napoleon Cognac in the world. Another quality product from48 words
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Advertisement94 1979-01-12 3 At the c7Cas6a/L> 'Jasmine Ismail Singapore s rising songstress cum actress. Bright and bubbly Jasmine is certainly a voice and name local music lovers are going to hear much more of. 4 f 4 M i o fe* ♦»V 5 >> li r i ••3 r f. u x </94 words
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Article73 1979-01-12 4 A total of 428 residents of Kreta Ayer wll] receive ang pows totalling $33,600 at the vacant land opposite Smith Street on Sunday at 10 a.m. Mr Phua Bah Lee, Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Defence) and chairman of the Kreta Ayer People's Theatre Foundation Management Committee,73 words
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Article34 1979-01-12 4 A talk in Malay on preuniversity education entiUed So, You Want to Further Your Studies will be held at Queenstown library lecture room on Jan 19 at 3 p.m. Admission is free.34 words
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Article488 1979-01-12 4 Little concern over that beer report Beer drinkers interviewed yesterday are not unduly worried that the beer they drink may cause cancer. They feel that until there is concrete medical evidence that beer drinker* are more susceptible to cancer, there is no reason to give488 words
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Article529 1979-01-12 4 Rav Dhaliwal - V r IN PARLIAMENT k bv Rav Dhaliwal The debate on the Presidential address picked up more heat yesterday with backbenchers lashing out harder at the government's educational policies and Australia's protectionistic aviation policy. The two-hour session was heavy-going, crammed with serious Subjects. In fact, the529 words
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Advertisement77 1979-01-12 4 Agents THE BORNEO COMPANY There are many open air restaurants at night l But, there is only one... at the Raffles Hotel where the food is excellent! UA< REDUCE HEAT, GL4RE R4DE with eh* 3> Sun Control Film USA Reduces 76% scldr he3t gain Otters balance of indoor comtort Cuts77 words
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Miscellaneous543 1979-01-12 4 NEW NATION MONEYWORDS Cut out and pin with other coupons. Posting instructions appear below Name (Mr./ Mrs./ Miss): Address N R.I.C. No: Tel: FILL IN MISSING LETTERS ACROSS USING CLUES BELOW along dotted linesmmmmmm CLUES FOR HO-5 1. Just i light informal meal 2. Firearm larger than a pistol 3.543 words
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Article, Illustration100 1979-01-12 5 World Focus Reuter Hong Kong, Friday Chinese and Vietnamese border guards have exchanged fire on a section of the tense Sino-Vietnamese border, according to a New China News Agency report monitored here yesterday. The agency said at dusk on Wednesday, armsd Vietnamese personnel fired three times atReuter - 100 words
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Article61 1979-01-12 5 AFP London, Friday Britain might join in the proposed next round of Strategic Armi Limitation Talks, (Salt m). despite France's refusal to do so, a wellinformed source said yesterday. The source said Britain would agree to negotiatiac curbs on its strategic arsS nal on the conditionAFP - 61 words
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Article60 1979-01-12 5 Reuter Stuttgart (West Germany), Friday West Germany will under no circumstances supply Chins with weapons. Defence Minister Hans Apel said last night. Mr Apei made it clear in a radio interview that West Germany had no intention of following the example of Britain which has agreedReuter - 60 words
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Article372 1979-01-12 5 .on decision to reassess aid plan Reuter AFP My*, Friday Vietnam has protested to Japan over reports that the Japanese government has decided to reassess its economic pblicy towards Hanoi following the capture of Phnom Penh by Vietnamese-led guerillas. Foreign Ministry sources said here yesterday thatReuter; AFP - 372 words
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Article148 1979-01-12 5 Reuter Kuala Lumpur, Friday Malaysia is adopting a wait and-eee attitude on the question of which government to recognise in Kampuchea, Foreign Minister Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen said yesterday. Tengku Rithaudeen, who left yesterday far Bangkok to attend a meeting of Asean foreign ministers opening today,Reuter - 148 words
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Article132 1979-01-12 5 Reuter Washington, Friday Secretary of State Cyrus "Vance said yesterday he will raise the question of rights violations in China when Vice-premier Tens Hsiao-ping visits Washington on Jan 29. He said this despite an advance signal from Mr Teng that he does not want toReuter - 132 words
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Article115 1979-01-12 5 Sydney, Friday The scorching heat hitting New South Wales has brought on attacks by deadly funnelweb spiders resulting in the death of one woman and hospitalisation of two other people. A nftn, 68, and a woman were bitten in separate attacks in Sydney yesterday. The115 words
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145 1979-01-12 5 Reutar Chicago, Friday A man said to have been identified as the killer of a Filipino woman by her went on trial yesterday in what has become known aa "the voice from the grave" murder case. The woman, 48-year-old Miss Teres!ta Basa, was stabbed toReutar - 145 words
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Article119 1979-01-12 5 AFP Tokyo, Friday The government plans to buy four Grumman early warning pLanes, amid growing suspicloa of payoffs to Japanese government officials by the American aircraft maker. A bill on the draft government budget of a record 38.C00.14S million yen for fiscal 1979 (april 1979—MarchAFP - 119 words
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Article55 1979-01-12 5 Reuter Hong Kong, Friday Authorities In Hong Kong are to get tough with new arrivals from China to try to stop an immigrant flow that tapped 100,000 last year, •ources sakl yesterday. The sterner policy follows the failure of diplomatic overtures to Peking to reduce the numberaReuter - 55 words
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Advertisement45 1979-01-12 5 Imagine a calculator the size of a credit card that does complicated calculations in V seconds. Thatfe EL-BMoand EL For your own protection, Insist on Dsharp 1 m ?*A m&J "I 'Xiti'i iW V J m M li'il n^li V ssessx timWm lII' ■>«- -t 4445 words
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119 1979-01-12 6 UPI Madrid, Friday Madrid's public enemy number one, the municipal wrecker that hauls away illegally parked cars, triggered a downtown street brawl on Wednesday that ended up involving 100 people, witnesses said. The fight started when the wrecker operators began to take away aUPI - 119 words
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Article88 1979-01-12 6 and in New York UPI New York, Friday Objecting to a ticket that meter maid Linda Lewis had planted on the windshield of his Ford, Steve Kreisler decided to have it out with her. He lost. When the dust settled, police said, Kreisler's glasses were broken by what he saidUPI - 88 words
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Article, Illustration112 1979-01-12 6 World Focus UPI Washington, Friday The Surgeon-General of the United States says the desire to smoke may be all in one's head. "The overwhelming evidence points to the conclusion that smoking its beginning, habituation and occasional discontinuance is to a large extent psychologically andUPI - 112 words
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Article90 1979-01-12 6 UPI TODAY is Friday, Jan. 12, the 12th day of 1979 with 353 to follow. Those born on this date are under the sign of Capricorn. American patriot and statesman John Hancock was born Jan. 12, 1737. ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY: In 1976, the UN Security Council votedUPI - 90 words
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Article62 1979-01-12 6 Reuter Parte, Friday Watt Dteaey's Geefy the dog was rented as the Preach mascet at the IK9 Mnmw Olympics after three MPs pretested that he was "ridlcaleas aad elamsy to the peftat of stapidlty". Prance's own astl—l eartees character, a plscky little Oaal called Asterix, was alssReuter - 62 words
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Article495 1979-01-12 6 'Don't try to oust Baktiar govt' UPI Reuter WashlngUa, Friday Secretary of State Cyrus Vance warned the Iranian military yesterday it must not try to overthrow the civilian government, scheduled to assume power when the Shah leaves the country. Mr Vance, In the first high-level USUPI; Reuter - 495 words
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Article121 1979-01-12 6 Oil for all Ayatollah UPI Paris, Friday AyaWJlah Bahetlah Khemrial, exiled leader «f the rellgleu ipphMm to the Shafe «f Iraa, says that aa Uaaie rapaMte at Iraa weald be a— >HpM ud weald sell all to hi I camera, East er West. HpeaHsg ea Wedaesday ■Igfct at hit villaUPI - 121 words
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Article71 1979-01-12 6 AFP Rome, Friday The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) will send international experts to study how to save the monuments of ancient Rome, Unesco director-general Amadou Mahtar M'Bow said here yesterday. Gas pollution was eating away statues, and the column of EmperorAFP - 71 words
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Miscellaneous447 1979-01-12 6 WEATHER Londoa Showers, 3mlnus 1C. Headline: Cool Callaghan plays down cries of chaos. Moscow Cloudy, 0minus 2C. Pravda headline: "Precise rhythm from the very beginning." BMI Snow flurries, 1minus 4C Headline: Prince Sihanouk is Peking's microphone. Rome Cloudy, 14-9C. Headline: Fascist gunman killed by police. Paris Rain, 64C. Headline: Sihanouk447 words
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Miscellaneous50 1979-01-12 6 Bugkak Cloudy, 3424C. Headline: Thailand braces for more fugitives (from embattled Kampuchea). Maalla Sunny, 28-20C. Headline: Cement lack felt in Manila. KuUa Lampar Sunny, 32-22C. Headline: BangkokKampuchea war moves closer to Thai border. Sydaey Pine, 30-23C. Headline: Scores collapse in the heat. Taipei Overcast, 22-14C Slngapttrr Partly cloudy, 30-22C. UPI50 words
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Article, Illustration341 1979-01-12 7 .i. as union backs strikers World Focus Reuter Conden, Friday Britain's biggest trade union last night called a strike by lorry drivers which could plunge the nation into industrial chaos. Prime Minister James Callaghan, who failed In a last-minute bid to avert the strike, couldReuter - 341 words
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Article, Illustration52 1979-01-12 7 Houewtvea overloaded with work will welcome Robban, a Swedish robot with aa extra pair of haads to spare. Hell eertaialy get the shoppiag done. Bat bashaads may aot be oo pleased when they Had they have to pay for fear armsfal of groceries. Paaa picture.Pana picture - 52 words
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Article162 1979-01-12 7 say sources Reuter Jerusalem, Friday The United States, heavily preoccupied with Indo-china and Iran, now seems reluctant to start new Middle East peace talks until Israel or Egypt demonstrates some new flexibility, sources said yesterday.. Despite apparent keeness by both Israel and EgyptReuter - 162 words
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Article80 1979-01-12 7 Reuter Umtali (Rhodesia), Friday Prime Minister lan Smith bluntly told white Rhodesia ns yesterday they could not defeat black nationalist guerillas without world support, and to get that backing they had to accept black majority rule. He told a sombre and occasionally hostile audience of 700 beleagured whitesReuter - 80 words
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Article188 1979-01-12 7 Agencies Hong Kong, Friday Vietnamese refugees in Hong Kong said yesterday plans are being stepped up to aid thousands of refugees fleeing Vietnam in rickety fishing boats. A group of Vietnamese refugees in Prance hope to increase the odds of survival by outfitting a shipAgencies - 188 words
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Advertisement85 1979-01-12 7 LOUD. SPEAKER FROM U.S.A. High efficiency Cerwin Vega S 1 with Thermo Vapor Suspension is excellent in transcient response and acoustic output. It handles 200 watts <RMS> with ease and can be driven by even the iowest power amplifier Cerwin-Vega loud is beautiful if it's clean 4 Y Cerwin Vega85 words
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Advertisement71 1979-01-12 7 The car that has more value for money 1 -r: TW feto 1 It's a four-door, full size family saloon that will hold five adults comfortably. It's competitively priced without compromising on safety, strength and durability. It's economical to operate and maintain. The car Is expensive, the price is not!71 words
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Article434 1979-01-12 8 Can citizenship that makes politically conscious members of society be formally taught and learnt? If it can, a simple course in our schools, which Dr Lau Teik Soon suggested in Parliament, should rightfully produce future generations of Singaporeans hypersensitive to every event not just in the country434 words
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Article80 1979-01-12 8 Canadian tourist, Mr W Russell Kidd, arrived in L&ndon and looked for a taxi driver a friend had recommended, reports DJ. With 14,000 cabbies in the city, Russell didn't think he had much chance of finding the man who had driven his friend 10 years ago.80 words
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Article70 1979-01-12 8 Speaking of coincidences, what are the chances of three women who at different times were married to the same man, dying within 24 hours of each other? The women from Cincinnati. who did not know each other, were married to a Samuel Banks over a 90-year70 words
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Article691 1979-01-12 8 Lee Yew Meng - By Lee Yew Meng The Post Office Savings Bank has informed the Port of Singapore Authority that it is terminating the computer services contract it has with PSA since 1972. This is seen as the first step the POSB has taken to fulfil its dream of691 words
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328 1979-01-12 8 Reuter HMg K*ag: Hong Kong offers the great paradox of Asia a 19th-century bureaucratic government and a 21st-century capitalist economy serving the interests of communist China. That at least Is the viewpoint of Professor Peter Harris, a political scientist here whoReuter - 328 words
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Article, Illustration541 1979-01-12 8 ALEX JOSEY; ALEX JOSEY - FRIDAY WITH ALEX JOSEY ALEX JOSEY To find out what the average European thought about Japan, authorities in Japan in 1977 conducted a careful survey in five European countries. They were Britain, France, West Germany, Italy and Belgium. In each country a thousand males and females541 words
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Article, Illustration766 1979-01-12 9 Denis Gray - World Focus Awu foreign ministers, In Bangkok for a two-day meeting, are expected to take a Joint stand on Vietnam's move on Kampuchea. Hits analysis discusses the conflict and Its Implications for the region. In the aftermath of the Kampuchean invasion, countries in theAP; UPI picture - 766 words
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556 1979-01-12 9 NYT Rome Outwardly John Paul n, the first non-Italian pope in 455 years, has revolutionised the papacy in the three months since his election. He has become the most highly visible pope in modern history, sallying forth from the remoteness ofNYT - 556 words
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Advertisement76 1979-01-12 9 31 «4 M l» A ♦> I i EM! RECORD G TAPE PRICES* have-been INCREASED since" f/ '1 st JAN 1979 K is rhe first increase for 4 years' A local recording should now retail for approx 5S 7.50/ r RESERVATIONS *****3 .V •'< p\ »r a i h i76 words
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Article, Illustration506 1979-01-12 10/11 Roderick Nordell - By Roderick Nordell Our daughter wanted suggestions for something fun besides the usual songs to put on a school concert. Old dad did a few razzmatazz bars of several tunes, including his favourite formula for antifreeze, I've Got My Love to Keep MeSketch by Gene Langley - 506 words
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Article, Illustration472 1979-01-12 10/11 Richard Lim - r Sundown scene to help his jokes go off with a bang -H. k Richard Lim Every night after he finishes his show at the Hilton Rooftop, Nelson Sardelli has to go to the kitchen at the back and, before two policemen, count his guns. He472 words
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797 1979-01-12 10/11 Violet Oon - hating Out Violet Oon Traditional Cantonese cooking rich and hearty can still be found at the Dragon Phoenix, a restaurant I place in the same category as Lai Wah and Sin Leong. All three restaurants are owned by chefs. Dragon Phoenix is Mr797 words
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Article, Illustration580 1979-01-12 10/11 The Arts NYT New Yerk: Radio drama, which has survived into the video age, is giving fresh evidence of its durability and its receptivity to innovation. There's the CBS Radio Mystery Theatre. Now five years old with 1100 scripts behind it, it will startNYT - 580 words
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Advertisement57 1979-01-12 10/11 Different menu daily for only S3 90 Our specialities Seafood Pizza $4.50 Roast Spring Chicken $6.00 HAPPY HOUR 30* off on all drinks from 3p.m. toSp.m. v Live Music fromBp.m. to 1 a.m.T* (except Sunday) Relax and listen to jf CHRIS CHONC. .fc his partner. Location 21. Killiney Road. Corner57 words
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Advertisement174 1979-01-12 10/11 ft i/L V ft ft 0 0T NOW OPEN! r77ie First in Singapore Oftmvab (fkefUdlL $(skutiwl Haadyai Beeiballs a taste sensation! As tempting and exotic as Haadyai itsell. The best way to discover it is to taste it tor yourself. Only $2.50 per bowl. Served in typical Thai atmoaphere with174 words
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Article, Illustration786 1979-01-12 12 A cancercausing agent may be lurking in your drink Science Report AP Ham barf: West Germany, which considers itself the beer capital of the world, has just had some disturbing news. A West German study of 158 domestic and foreign beers has found a suspectedAP - 786 words
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Article, Illustration482 1979-01-12 12 Motorcycle stunt riders can avoid injury in long-distance jumps by applying mathematical rule Australian Information Service Melbourne: An Australian professor of mathematics says he knows how stunt riders perfoming longdistance motor-cycle jumps can avoid injury. Prof Maurice Brearley, of the University of Melbourne, said:Australian Information Service - 482 words
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234 1979-01-12 12 UPI Haustea: A hint that life may have existed on Earth 3.8 billion years ago has been discovered in ancient rocks collected during the past two years in Greenland, a noted biochemist report- Ed recently. If the finding is confirmed byUPI - 234 words
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Advertisement122 1979-01-12 12 #3 v"T^> V «fl> v \o if best so ice for cf oily dun orris \I!H.I>K Sll\;\ (j 13 Tanglin Shopping Centre Stnyapore 10 TOl Branch: 1/3 Central Bu'idmg Hong Ko»»q I "If (It.Mflltllll fT% i V 4 >? WS I s. Our seafood is specially airflowti fresh to you.122 words
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Advertisement246 1979-01-12 13 ral s(ote(i v >.'*"■. l '"tur i*m "p"* la* FEDERAL HOTELS GROUP MALAYSIA takes pleasure in announcing their 5^5 JAIL HOTEL SySTIBVI franchise agreement with JAPAN AIRLINES DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD., TOKYO, JAPAN VP T7jf if* >v 11 •>** V I 45 r m SBG& s* wm&MM FEDERAL HOTEL. IPOH Centrally246 words
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Article161 1979-01-12 14 UPI London, Friday The US dollar closed mixed in quiet trading on European foreign exchange markets yesterday. Gold was unchanged in Zurich at U*****.125 an ounce and slightly lower in London where it closed at U*****,125 compared with U*****,875. The rises and falls of the dollar were slight,UPI - 161 words
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286 1979-01-12 14 The worst in four years Reuter WMklagtM, Friday The United States was hit by a 9.1 per cent surge in wholesale prices in 1978 the worst in (our years but prices showed signs of easing in December, a government report showed yesterday.Reuter - 286 words
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Article81 1979-01-12 14 Reuter Bangkok, Friday Thailand will ask Japan for loans and aid totalling US$35O million ($759 million) during Prime Minister Kriangsak Chomanan's visit to Tokyo next week, a gov- ernment official said yesterday. The loans would total about US$3OO million of which one third would be usedReuter - 81 words
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Article133 1979-01-12 14 New York, Friday The dollar's rebound abroad sparked a rally that sent stocks slightly higher yesterday despite investor concern about persistent inflation and higher interest rates. Trading was light. Yesterday's prices followed by the difference on the previous session's close AT&T 60'. -H Beth Steel 22'. Caterp Trac133 words
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Article39 1979-01-12 14 UPI New York, Friday Dow Jones closing averages on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday: 30 industrials 828.08 (up 112; 20 transport 115.48 (up 0.N); 15 utilities lOt 25 (up 0 03); IB stocks 281.11 (upO.M). UPIUPI - 39 words
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Article123 1979-01-12 14 AFP Tokyo, Friday The Tokyo stock market fought off late-session profit taking to close with another substantial gain yesterday. The Dow indicator hit yet another record high, with an uptrend continuing for the fourth straight session. The 225-stock Dow Jones average, a 19.26 yen winner the previous day, gainedAFP - 123 words
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Article67 1979-01-12 14 Reuter Closing prices on the Paris Bourse yesterday: Paribus 218 3 Foncier 475 5 Prlntemps 119 +1.20 Bull SB +3 Royal Dutch 265 1 Mlchelln 1132 -13 CO E 417 unch Thomson 241 +2 CFP 142 90 Rhone 120.90 3.40 Air 415 10.50 BSN 572 24 Philips 52.00 .10Reuter - 67 words
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Article80 1979-01-12 14 Union Bank of Switzerland Closing prices on the Zurich Stock Exchange yesterday UBS Bearer 3145 +20 UBS Reg 803 +9 SBC 371 +2 Credit Suisse 2200 Swissair B 797 +2 Swiss Relnsur 3115 15 Wlnterthur B 2390 10 Zurich Insur 9A50 75 Nestle B 3275 15 Interfood B 3875Union Bank of Switzerland - 80 words
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Article97 1979-01-12 14 Reuter Prices at 11.30 a.m.today (Australian time) on the Sydney Stock Exchange: A CI 188 191 ADC Ampol Pet 76 77 AN1185 190 APM 117 120 Bank NSW 344 348 Brambles 180 BHP 954 960 Boral 234 235 CBA 253CSR340 342 Clg 237 245 Coal Allied 520 Dunlop 86Reuter - 97 words
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112 1979-01-12 14 Business News I and Views J Reuter Manila, Friday The European Economic Community (EEC) and Asean were expected to conclude an economic cooperation agreement this year, according to a Philippines official. Miss Delia Menez, Philippines vice-consul in Brussels, told newsmen yesterday the secondReuter - 112 words
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Article184 1979-01-12 14 Reuter JAKARTA: A Join! Asean fertiliser company is expected to be formally set up by the end of next month, Indonesian Industry Minister Abdul Reuf Suhud said. The company will manage the US320 million ($694 million) urea plant to be built in Aceh. Reuter CARACAS: The Organisation ofReuter - 184 words
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Advertisement141 1979-01-12 14 Krim KIM JIM CORPORATION PTE LIMITED "15. EMERALD HILL ROAD, SINGAPORE 9. TEL: *****14 SPECIAL CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION AT LONTONG HOUSE MALAYSIAN AND INDONESIAN BUFFET 12 VARIETIES FOR JUST $8.00 PER PERSON. 1. NASI PUTEH 7. RENDANG SAPI 2. NASI BOKHARI 8. KAMBING KGRMA 3. SAMBAL UDANG g LONTONG141 words
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Miscellaneous290 1979-01-12 14 Crossword a y y a a a a a ACROSS 1 Proofreader's signal 6 German region 10 a of tears" 14 Active 15 Part of T.A.E. 16 Sacred image 17 Poetry ingredient 18 Increase 19 Torn 20 Bears ill-will 23 Stannum 24 Actress Patricia 25 Palmas 28 Ice formation 31290 words
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Article549 1979-01-12 15 Desmond Oon - Lotto and Citizen share the lead Passing Shots B V Desmond Oon Lotto and Citizen share the lead in the week-old Alitalia Singapore Team Tennis competition after a photofinish that kept everyone on their toes last Saturday. Each team secured an average of 11, but Lotto549 words
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Article372 1979-01-12 15 AP New York, Friday Arthur Ashe, the last man to qualify for this tournament, downed fellow American Harold Solomon 6-1, 6-4, and Brian Gottfried defeated Italy's Corrado Barrazutti 76, 6-4 yesterday in the second round of the US$4OO,OOO (S|868,000) Grand Prix Masters tennis tlouraament. TheAP - 372 words
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Article215 1979-01-12 16 SURESH NAIR - BB|squash~ ■y SURESH NAIR Singapore are expected to ■core their slxtth successive win In the Malaysia-Singa-pore annual International squash match to be played at the Tanglln Club courts on Feb 9-10. Last year, Singapore convincingly beat their neighbours 4-1 In the "A" team event and M215 words
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Article, Illustration427 1979-01-12 16 PHILIP TAN - Tournament head post awaits him Soccer ■y PHILIP TAN Member of Parliament (or Telok Blangah, Encik Ahmad Haleem will return to the Football Association of Singapore as their tournament committee chairman when he leaves the political arena on Jan 17. Encik Ahmad was formerly the427 words
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Article533 1979-01-12 16 Lsadsa, Friday Ipswich midfield soccer star Brian Talbot signed for Arsenal yesterday (or a fee believed to be around £450,000 (Ssl.Bm>. He will make his debut against champions Nottingham Forest at Highbury tomorrow. Talbot. 24, has played almost 200 First Division matches (or Ipswich, his hometown533 words
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Article30 1979-01-12 16 The chairman of the Singapore Schools' Sports Council Mr Tooh Fee San is principal of Chinese High School, and not Jurong Secondary School as reported in yesterday's New Nation.30 words
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Article, Illustration445 1979-01-12 17 Lim Kee Chan - TEE-UP to win three places in S'pore team for Bangkok with Lim Kee Chan Six woman golfers will fight it out over 54 holes at the Bukit Course on Jan 15-17 to decide the three-mem-ber Singapore team for the inaugural Queen Sirikit Cup championship445 words
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Article181 1979-01-12 17 Winifred Urn led the field by we strafce after the first raand nf the Slagapare Inland Ceaatry Clnh MacDanald Traphy campettttaa when she returned a nett M at the Islnad Canrae yesterday. ()ne strake behind her was Nary Msffn fnllawed by Sandra Chan and Y. Snemara, ane181 words
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Article452 1979-01-12 17 Keppei "A", "B" mm* "C" medals CMnprUtiM wUI be ptoy •fl m Saaday. The draw: Ist tee 8 a.m. J. Taylor (12) M.T. Muir (12) Per Knuuted (11); 8.01 S.P Ka poor (18) L P. Ng (13) Chok Yan Hoi (15); 8.14 Quek Meng Uat (7) Teo Boon452 words
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Article518 1979-01-12 18 K. L. CHAN - By K. L. CHAN Return Ta Ben* drew attention to his chances in Sunday's Class 1 Division 2 1200 m race with an .dashing gallop on good going at Bukit Timah this morning. The Without Fear five-year-old framed a splendid picture in his fluent518 words
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3537 1979-01-12 18 RAfr 1 1.45 Class 5, Div 3 1,600m ($9,500 $8,650 to winnsr) 1 9703 MruN f (TIU) R Breukrlen 8 ST (dd 1.3) 1.00m Vuaoff 3 4014 OaW MM a (Gold Saint) Hum 1 X <d> 5) l.BOm r I 3077 TYm3,537 words
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Article146 1979-01-12 18 SCRUTINEER BRIAN MILLER K.LCHAN TURF RAY RmI Pest Haste No Problem CavMrie Cheer Up Past Haste No Problem NsPraWem The Crimson Tycoon Kmc! Texas Raagtr Special Something Special S*mrthing Road To Glory Read Ts Glery Texas Ranger Brave Lad Road To Glory RmcJ Dtriig Prtace Turning Point Bata146 words
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Miscellaneous79 1979-01-12 15 YOUR LUCKY STARS IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you are quick to recognise prospects. However small or large an advantage is to you you will seize upon it for the furtherance of your career, your social situation, your general wellbeing. You are especially quick to realise the wherabouts of79 words
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Miscellaneous310 1979-01-12 15 Yoe are careful about your physical health. You are, however, somewhat inclined to work too hard and to Jeopardise your mental health and happiness as a consequence. You would do well to safeguard your mental health through a ltysening of labour. TOMORROW... CAPUCOBN (Dec 22-Jan 19) You can sidestep difficulties310 words
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Advertisement53 1979-01-12 17 y ""nJ Co BP®*®WSMBte i Custom Golf Clubs r i;: yr m IDS fv •y A**.w*. V ,<■•• i auorea-iomeasure "We build dubs to fH the player! If your club* are not Tsfloved-to-Messure. you're using someone else# golf clubs. 1 V 3 Co. (Pte) LteL, Orchard Rd, S pore 0.53 words
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Advertisement486 1979-01-12 17 Now there's a club that can actually Increase your percentage of good shots. ft The profoundly simple truth behind better scoring The fad is that the best golfers in the world hit bad shots. The big difference is that they get lets of them than anybody else-and this maximising of486 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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Article402 1979-01-12 19 Judith Holmberg - Review The Fltxpa tricks By Judith Holmberg Scene: A mother, very obviously in the family way, seats herself next to her 15-year-old eldest son in the garden. She confides how shocked she and his father were when they discovered she was pregnant. The youngest of her four402 words
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374 1979-01-12 19 Rediffusion has added another 90 minutes of programmes in English for their 90,000 subscribers on Sunday evenings. From last week, the English section took over the 5 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. slot which was previously filled with programmes in Chinese.374 words
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Miscellaneous328 1979-01-12 19 CONCERT by the Philip Jones brass ensemble at the Singapore Conference Hall, 8.30 p.m. Jointly presented by the National Theatre Trust and the British Council. Tickets at $*****42 available from National Theatre, the British Council, Cold Storage and CK Tang. PRODUCTIVITY AND OUR DAILY LIFE, a talk in Mandarin by328 words
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Miscellaneous305 1979-01-12 19 cinema EXTREME CLOSE-UP: Best-selling author Michael Crichton's film contains a sharp social message that there is no privacy left in today's wide open society. Jim McMullan plays the role of a TV newscaster who sets out to investigate the hardware available if you're interested in snooping on someone else. Orchard:305 words
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Miscellaneous507 1979-01-12 19 NIX: The versatile Peter Falk stars opposite Jill Clayburgh in this unusual and heart-warming love story. Premier: 1.30. 4. 6.45 and 9.30 p.m. PEAK RUNS DEEP: Passions run high as a rich man's son is kidnapped and held for ransom (or the minisubmarine blueprints that his father has. Plaia: 1507 words
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Article82 1979-01-12 20 AH TOOK: There are some advantages in not being eligible for a Housing Board flat after all. At least I don't have to queue up for half a day to register as an applicant or wait for my keys as a HDB flat-owner. MEI UN: So you think82 words
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Advertisement258 1979-01-12 20 harman/kardon Model 1500 front loading DC servo driven stereo cassette deck with Dolby® noise reduction. FEATURES Headphone and microphone jacks Separate power switch with LED On-off Dolby switch 2-position bias switch 2-position equalization switch (EQ) Digital counter with reset Tape motion indicator Dual concentric record level control 2-position input selector258 words
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Miscellaneous621 1979-01-12 20 mooM AND RADIO SINGAPORE 5 A GRAND V A EUROPEAN TOUR 3.99 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by HOUSEWIVES' MATINEE: The Pharoah's Cat. Mandarin movie .4.28 INTERMISSION. OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by RENDEZVOUS SOUTH POLE: Civilisation on Ice. The conditions at the Antartic are so extreme that they act as ideal reference points621 words
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Miscellaneous156 1979-01-12 20 SPORTS PARADE (Ch 5, 8.00 p.m. in colour) Fong Hoe Beng presents highlights of the Government Services soccer league game between Special Constabulary and the Vigilante Corps; The Malaysia and Singapore Sikhs inter-state hockey six-a-side competition; the Singapore team tennis championship which began last weekend; the third cricket Test between156 words
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