New Nation, 25 February 1979

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    Masthead
    9 1 Sunday Nation FEBRUARY 25, 1979 30 CENTS M.C.(P) N0.145/1/79
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      49 1 I I POSB names new centres for night banking Page 2 Yesterd thrills Page 10 New airport's grand farewell for travellers Page 2 Two Chinese masters Page 21 a i «s t Jßf i Tr s ft j 4 41 I 3CV I Towards healthier pauses The Asia Magazine
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      54 1 r *lUkl »7iY£, r rttWr. fll Aticfcen. (YL* /I, t*, it# rt rt J nSfmff§Nfaan gooa 5 i m 1 V 1 t 7 K r y SP'IOi PaikChoo invents Monotony Page 19 Best blend on parade? i i p > pool M II r to M's Page 2 I
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    RI building damaged by fire
    207 2 A FIRE broke out yestertlay in Raffles Institution for the third time in two years. The blaze damaged a building housing the gymnasium, an art store room, the canteen, the hobbies club and the drama society. Firemen, hampered by low water pressure, had to use
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    PUB sets up counter
    83 2 THE Public Utilities Bsard will sped an application coaster at the Letting® Secti»n of the Housing Board, Maxwell Road, oo March 1. This is for the opening sf PUB aeesaats by new fiatswners, application for utility supplies and arrange- meat tor rental pinlutM of gas burners
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    Split-level departure hall for Changi
    173 2 THIS ,is an artist's impression pf Changi International Airport's departure hall. Occupying the first floor of the $268 million passenger terminal building,, the hall will be split into two levels. The lower level will have six ticketing counters with prominent, electronically operated information signs indicating
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    MP disagrees with Barnard
    281 2 ONE* OF THE best-known members of Singapore's Jogging fraternity, Mr Chan Chee Seng, has scoffed at Dr Cbristian Barnard's critU cism of Jogging. "I think he may have over-simplified things by presuming that all Joggers are masochists, punishing themselves to their physical and mental limits," said
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    POSB names new night banking centres
    159 2 The Pest Office Savlags Buk will ImptooMßl the aext phase ef Its Bight fciathl service la the aext twe meaths. It will latredsce the service la HDB satellite Uwn. The first three breaches will be la Tea Payeh Ceetral, Qaeeastowaifcad Marlae Parade. Night haahlag
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    Servant falls to her death trying to get in
    108 2 A 62-year-old woman domes*tic servant who had lost her housekeys decided to climb down into her 15th floor flat from the flat above. Madam Lui Chan Foon never made it. Yesterday, a coroner's court gave an open verdict on her death
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    Traded drugs for sex
    83 2 THREE women have complained to the Central Narcotics Bureau about-fttnan who traded drugs in return for sexual favours from them. A suspect was arrested in Eu Tong Sen Street last Monday. The man, according to CNB sources, had been ac- tive since 1977. The CNB became
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    102 2 fc W« cannot pretend that alt ia wall with our young paopla and that thay are alraady civil in thair apaach and mannara. Examplas of inconaidarata bahaviour and rudanaM ara not far to find. A blatant axampla la the rushing •carta at bua atopa during buay hours; anothar is an
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    Newsmen told: Don't seek fame this way
    185 2 ONE OF the quickest ways to fame (or a journalist Is to criticise the government but, said the Foreign Minister, Mr S. Rajaratnam, last night, Singapore cannot afford the luxury of journalists who, lest* they be thought government stooges, pubHcly disagree with government
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    Lock icon Hanoi 'no' to peace formula
    545 4 WAR REPORT: UNITED NATIONS Reuter THE VIETNAMESE communists newspaper Nhan Den yesterday rejected the "mutual, withdrawal" formula, which calls for a pullout of Chinese troops from Vietnam and Vietnamese forces from Kampuchea. "The Chinese reactionaries alone are the aggressors." the daily stated, reaffirming that Vietnam
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    Lock icon Now Chinese troops launch 'suicide raids'
    336 4 WAR REPORT: BATTLEFRONT UPI Reuter AFP CHINESE troops launched the second phase of their border war with Vietnam in the last two days with three columns thrusting deep into Vietnamese territory using "human wave" tactics. Eyewitness -reports from the front said that the Chinese
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    68 4 Reuter KHMER ROUGE gaerllla (MrtM ef the eaated Pal Put regime yeeterday claimed to be ceaceatraUag attacks aa Vtolaainner treeps la Csdtral and Weatora Kampuchea, Ulllag aad weaarflag mare thaa 2M la reeeat days. The reperts, meat tore* la Baagheh fram Khmer Raage radle hreadcasts (ram ssathera Chlaa, auggest laereaaed
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    Lock icon War a reminder of urgency: Suharto
    182 4 WAR REPORT: ASEAN VIEWS AFP AP PRESIDENT Suharto yesterday said the Sino-Viet-namese war should convince Asean states of the urgency to further preserve their respective national resilience. It was his first remark on the war although he did not mention it openly. "The important
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    Lock icon 'Serious but still friendly' at Camp
    162 4 UPI OPERATING under a news blackout, the EgyptianIsraeli peace talks at Camp David moved into the weekend with no sign of conclusion. The only information about the talks came from official statements put out in Washington, some 50 miles from the heavily-se-cluded presidential retreat.
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    Lock icon Smugglers' dream comes to end
    108 4 UPI A SMUGGLERS' dream at Britain's air and sea ports ended yesterday when vital services resumed after a strike by customs workers, air controllers and thousands of other civil servants disrupted government operations. The 24-hour strike was the latest in a string of work stoppages
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      311 4 In and around town LIGHT AND.PLANT GROWTH a talk by Dr Hew Choy Sin, a lecturer from the- Department of Biology, Nanyang University. At the Tanglin community centre, 8 p.m. Admission free. CAREER IN INDUSTRY exhibition st the Delt|i community centre, 2.30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Admission free. Organised by
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      199 4 Cinema Guide .ORCHARD (*****8): High Anxiety. A Mel Brooks spoof on Alfred Hitchcock. Stars Mel Brooks, Madeline Kahn and Cloris Leachman (11, 1.30, 4, 6.30, 9.15) CATHAY (*****0): Shock Waves. Billed as a new kind of deep-end horror. Stars Peter Cushing and N John Carradine (11, 1.30, 4, *30, 9.15)
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    Coping with the new power play: Lee
    593 5 ASEAN must consistently be on the side of Asean, said Mr Lee Kuan Yew in a recent interview with the Asian Wall Street Journal. "That does not mean being consistently on the side of America, or the Soviet Union, or China. It is
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    Changing China through exposure
    317 5 "AMERICA can ask for no greater tribute to the freemarket economy," said Mr Lee Kuan Yew, "than to have (Chinese) Vice Premier Teng visit her for eight days, inspect a Ford factory in Atlanta, ride a space shuttle and a stagecoach in Houston, and watch Boeing
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    Americans held by Iranian leftists
    139 5 ARMED leftists shot their way into the IBM building in downtown Tehran yesterday, seized two Americans and marched them to the Revolutionary Committee headquarters of Ayatollah Khomeiny, witnesses said. The incident happened a few hours after the Vice Premier for revolutionary affairs admitted there had
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      133 5 t rv > 1 I )L < 1 The APLD feature alone is worth the price! Its exclusively SHARP'S THE SEARCHER GF-8585 A supo'h portable stereo cassette tape i u. recorder with two beautiful rnultit elluiar 1 T -_«v V type horn tweeters and two big woofers Automatic Program Locate
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    How to counter counter blues
    226 6 COMMENT THE process of issuing travel, work and other personal documents at government offices must necessarily entail some waiting. When this waiting period is prolonged, because of inefficient communication, it naturally provokes complaints. A member of the public who had to wait two hours, instead
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    Lock icon Hush, there's a fly on the wall
    639 6 THE ULTIMATE IN BUGGING DEVICES Features International THE OLD joke about the fly on the wall overhearing your conversation suddenly isn't funny any more. For, according to leading electronics experts, American and Russian security services have now developed the ultimate in bugging devices
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    Lock icon Rain brings out worst in locusts
    345 6 International Press Features THE FIRST major desert locust Invasion in 16 years looms. Recently "hopper" bands and swarms covering more than 7000 square kilometres have been seen in the Arabian peninsula, Ethiopia and Somalia. The cause of the locust's return seems to be a
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    The eye that closes?
    508 7  -  Iff you ask me... By Tua Kay Poh RAPISTS and other bad hats who prey on helpless victims in HDB lifts had better watch out now. They are going to find themselves exposed to public view when the HDB launches closed circuit TV in lifts. Thank
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    Rudeness that we take for granted
    225 7  -  ALBERT T.C. TAN A COURTESY campaign spearheaded by two government ministers will be launched in April or May. According to the Straits Times report of Feb 10, last year's campaign, organised mainly by the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board, was poorly received by Singaporeans who
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    Museum puts up good show
    156 7  -  N. K. Tan TERRY TAN's piece on the National Museum (last Sunday Nation) was amusing. He has missed the wood for' the trees. Not having visited the museum so long on his own admission, he should have enjoyed its pleasant surroundings and its bountiful and
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    Abused
    40 7  -  AUGUSTINE ANTHUVAN ALL SBS buses have a sign that states the number of people allowed to sit and stand. It obviously carries no weight at all, judging from our overcrowded buses. Either take it down or observe the sign.
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    Blood pressure 'threat'
    120 7  -  HOMO SAPIEN RECENTLY, thousands of dollars were spent by the Government warning us about hypertension. A recent story (SN, Jan 21) said monkeys who were subjected to noise usually experienced by blue-collar workers suffered a 43 per cent increase in blood pressure over three weeks. There is
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      43 7 Dear Editor Your, totter mutt give your nam* and address, though you may include a pseudonym if you don't want your nama published. Please typo your letter, doublespaced, on ona side only and give a telephone number at which you may be contacted.
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      124 7 Ricoh RICOH XR A Whole New World of Exciting Possibilities RICOH'S XR Series opens up a whole new world of exciting possibilities. Two new SLR cameras. RICOH XR 1 with completemanual control and RICOH XR 2 with automatic exposure and manual Both offering exceptional quality, reliability, and value Plus newlydesigned
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    Grimmer than Vietnam
    707 8  -  >. V'<■ 4- m Chang Kai Ming I KNOW the Vietnam situation looks bad but the Middle East (or West Asian) situation looks worse in the long run. Vietnam could, of course, play the Haiphong card, giving naval facilities to the Soviet Union; this would turn the
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    200 apartment build before he fou
    1119 9  -  Young diplomat on $1700 budget hunts high and low for one-bedroom unit Edgar Koh in HjMli Win SINGAPOREANS, used to subsidised HDB flats and HUDC housing bought with CPF money, or the economy of being an owner-oc-cupier of private property, would be amazed at
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    G.I.s give up C rations for retort pouch
    271 9 C RATIONS are on their way out as a military food staple in the United States army. Replacement for the familiar C rations, a variety of canned food products created for use in the field, will be the new "retort pouch" meal.
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    Yesterday's cheap thrills
    1976 10/23  -  By TERRY TAN I THOUGHT it somewhat a paradox when I saw the pictures published by the Sunday Times in their current The Way We Were picture-story series. The gentility reflected in those old sepia-toned pictures of ramrod-stiff people could be misleading. More likely photographers of the
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      1167 11 Sunday Nation Your 12-page TV pullout TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS li W*Wn The 39 Steps on Ch 5 at 10.05 p.m. (b/w) !«■&<s A classic Hitchcock murder mystery with overtones of romantic comedy, The 39 Steps is about an innocent man (Robert Donat) who's accused of murder. He finds himself involved in
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      126 12 ANOTHER GREAT NEWS FROM Graetz \r» mm** KM JC# ■i" Kr .v i> V; i: V« y-4 Jj. -•"V, ■w <r i Jw*- Enjoy your favourite programmes on any day of the weak at any time of the day. Or those telecasts you desperately wanted to see but missed. WITH
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      965 12 MONDAY S ;V'f 3.00 Pit Open 3.03 Star Performance: The Story Of Emily Cameron 3.30 DIARY OF EVENTS (T) 3.35 Afternoon Matinee: The Wild Child Pt 1 4.30 Intermission 1.00 Open 0.03 SMACKER: False Start 6.30 NEWS M BMEF (.35 MCH-HKH PRIVATE EYE. Cartoon 7.00 THE GENE MACHK: Behaviour patterns
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      1002 13 WEDNESDAY n L A speaker unhke any other 3.00 PJt Open 3.03 THE BEVERLY HELBELES: Love Finds Jane Hathaway (r) 3.30 DIARY OF EVENTS (M) 3.3S BONANZA: Forever Pt 2 4.25 intermission 6.00 Open 6.03 PLEASE DON'T EAT THE DAISES: Move Over Mozart (r) 6.30 NEWS M BMEf 6.35 TMANG
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      219 14 riri LANSINC} LANSING Vy choice of the professionals Ths AMm Modal Ntn*. Strbi Speaker eon be u«d bookshslf or floor based unit, and placed mm, matter how you put It, the Modal Nina Is a powerful speaker with a tupar long-throw base driver, a Item mtdrange speaker, aim a 12H
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      987 14 r FRIDAY />/ A speaker unlike any other 3.00 ML Open 3.03 Housewives' Matinee: Kodokan Judo. Mandarin feature film 4.30 Intermission I JO Open €.03 Andy Griffith Show: Guitat Player 1.30 NEWS M EMU C.35 OUTUNE HBTORY OF EUROPE 7.00 THE NVENTORS: Airship 7.30 NEWS AND NEWSREEL (M) 7.55 SPORTS
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      57 15 r~ 7 Puffin books distributed by: FEDERAL PUBLICATIONS 1 New Industrial Road, Singapore 19 8238 Jalan 222, Petaling Jaya, Selangor MARCH 1979 IS PUFFIN MONTH. iTIWTT MM Details from your favourite Puffin Bookshop: Katong Catholic Book Centre MPH, Stamford Road Times Orchard Centre, Lucky Plaza Robinson's Specialist Centre Yajimaya Bookshop,
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      23 15 \MEU CAS6OM [<`%['~~{?&):)_&}],[|"(-;)>||`~ L-I«M cOrcA,Y<G m&ZFT GHor i \r nwe Lif&..<ctafr UHFV**& m 1 JmS MSil c i 5' HI jpl iicnn»pc r ,^§um*
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      72 16/17 As a jogger you know the most important part of your equipment must be your shoes. And more peqple are buying Bata Joggers because they are better Joggers. Better because they have nylon uppers, and are light and soft. Tough and longlasting, so theygo on and on and on. Bata
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      301 16/17 t>e«tle v balleV wX, FOLLOW ME, VOU TWO THIS IS AN IMPORTANT 6UARP POST i if v pip you reapj Yeah, x'll bet ABOUT THE RUSSIA HAS SPIES RUSSIAN i_ALL OVER THIS COUNTRY CAUGHT?! V ;V: #T# Ssi *vst 3 HALT/ TAKE A 6IVETHE \FLVWGLSI password] YOU «*»h vVuERKSL' ~^M|i
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      123 18 Prince of Pirates Temenggongs and the Development of Johor and Singepore by Care A. Trocki The Story of Chengi by David Nelson East Timor Nationalism Colonialism by Jill Jolliffe Malay Dilemme by Dr. Mahatir bin Mohammed The Indonesien Tragedy ipeperoecK; The Masked Comrades. A study of the Communist United Front
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      52 18 OUR BODIES lOURSELVES I An extraordinary handbook for every HplQ' woman. Contents include: Sexuality Living with ourselves and others Lesbian Perspectives Taking care of ourselves Violence Birth Control Childbirth The Menopause. An international bestseller. M-105 (mezzanine floor), Lucky Plaza, lllllCMJlllldrißj^lC Orchard Road, Singapore 9. Tel: *****71, Open Mon-Sun 10.00 a.m.-9
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      235 18 GARTH JUST R THOUGHT, GfIRTHSUPPOSE RUBIO* ALREADY iktTTHU> THIS FLACK SOMEWHERE/ LOCK THE FLASK AWAY J fZti FLASK LIKE IT AND PUT IT IN THE STRIP CLUB I u S3 t Ll 7/ Ho?r -5 !V I V 12 I V < TS it >. W/A V 5 -4 a
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    Monotony!
    287 19  -  Bouquets, but modestly does it. please HUN9IR with p-a—k-cAJ^e, i Off Hie Record by CKT Dear Sunday Nation I was late for the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board's recent If I Were A Visitor competition (someone else was using the pencil) so would you like ta have my entry instead?
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    Lock icon Sunny times in rainy Riau
    628 20 ffIHBJWS'' By TRAVELLER RIAU Archipelago does not have luxury hotels or man-made conveniences. As such, very 'few people consider going there (or a holiday. But my friend and I, who love seeking out spots unspoiled by man, took the Ctrst opportunity to visit Rlau. It
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    Red Sea cruise shuttling between news and history
    726 20  -  By David Butwin IF SUNSHINE, shopping and s)eep are your goals, then a cruise in the Red Sea Is not recommended. No, the Jason and her sister ship, the Neptune/ are for the Argonauts of cruising, people with a taste for adventure
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      83 20 inn? tale to tell? Here's a thirr te tell It. *'1 I|W| How long?/ A» ym like bat, pie—e, ■et mere tku IN9 wan WHat form? pifillf feeble speelag, pietaree If yea have pbetegraphe aad sketches. How much? Ne, aw pay yea at $Haa article.- s How? rieaee aMrees year
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    Lock icon Disappointing apart from a handful of winners
    1099 21 Did you see that? By RJ EIGHT days ago, an RTS circular to advertisers landed on my desk. How it got there is another story. But this is the first time RTS has presented a schedule of replacements for current programmes to advertisers
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    Storm and shower
    872 21  -  Arts R t>! Yap Kun Bek LAST Monday I entered the exhibition hall of the National Museum as an initiate into the appreciation of Chinese painting. I had with me only a blank notebook, believing that one could learn more from the living encounter than from a
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      67 21 AN EXHIBITION at 135 works by Wu Changshuo and Wang Geyi, notable exponents of the Shanghai School of painting. At the National Museum's art gallery till March 12. «<rtt. at- Air ft?) :V ft r -•■*A''r. UJ a x. «U*A| MM w o K m v t >mp i ■*y
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      Lock icon When oil wealth greased the wrong palms
      702 22  -  MONEY RU8H. By Andrew Duncan. Hutchinson. £5.95. SPHINX AND COMMISSAR. By Mohamed Heikal. Collins, 1979. £6.95. By Fred Halliday Guardian ANDREW DUNCAN'S MONEY RUSH is an idiosyncratic volume, a critical and, at the same time, collusive voyage through Iran, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Iraq,
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      Napoleon — man whose myth can't be blown apart
      538 22  - Napoleon man whose myth can't be blown apart NAPOLEON: MAN AND MYTH. By R. Ben Jones. Hodder and Stouahton, 1977. 221 pp, £2.45. By Alex Josey NAPQLEON, first of the modern totalitarian dictators, still lingers on in the minds of some people as a romantic nero, a great general, an
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      Chinese beaten doesn't hurt, wounded doesn't bleed
      313 22  -  THE IMMIGRANTS. By Howard Fast. Hodder and Stoughton, 1977. 389pp, £4.95. By Alex Josey SAN FRANCISCO'S earthquake, on the morning of April 18, 1906, caused compara- tively little damage: it was the raging fire which broke out as a consequence that destroyed 13
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      Lock icon Tiny detail that will take your breath away
      445 22  -  LIFE ON EARTH. By David Attenborouah. Collins, BBC. £7.95. By Tim Radford Guardian SINCE this is, as it were, the book of the film, it has a head start. Even so, it stands up well. Attenborough is like the best kind of
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    Voices from the Kelong
    1693 24  -  A SHORT STORY By Tham Ngo Hock "THEY ARE waiting, Ah Teck, Ah Teck," she raised her voice. The isolated stars were fading in the early morning light. Ah Teck was jostled out of his short reverie. Perhaps I am getting old, he thought. Last night's
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      60 24 WE RUN short stories by local writers and you are welcome to •and us your unpublished work. Thay should ba no longer than 1700 words and ahould ba typad (doubla spacing) on ona slda of tha papar. Plaasa giva your occupation and aga AND a telephone number at which you
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    Matthau miscast as a lover
    469 25  -  By Tan Bah Bah HOUSE CALL, whether by accident or design, tries to capitalise on the prototype roles its main stars are usually associated with. Walter Matthau is predictably the same good-na-tured slob he was in The Odd Couple or The Sunshine Boys, a character
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      457 25 The SGV Group Management Consulting Services A leading Japanese multi-national company which will soon open a plant in Jurong for the manufacture of pigments used for plastic and textile industries, invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the following positions: *I*l* iM: lil 1 i W 1 (MS 10/572) QUALITY
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    Let the teachers talk!
    461 26 Or problem of violence in schools will get worse Sports Nation starts on this mao INSIDE TRACK SCHOOL soccer masters have been issued a directive from whom it is not clear not to speak to reporters on the rising hooliganism in schoolboy soccer. The mysterious directive
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    After 10 years, Meng Lee calls it a day
    424 26  -  BASKETBALL Tony Koh TAY MENG LEE, one of Singapore's most prolific goalgetters, is quitting the international scene after serving the national squad for the last 10 years. Meng Lee told me in an interview last week that he had asked the
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    SSCRC face champs
    509 26  -  Peter Lo THE SSRA inter-club league swings into action tomorrow with 14 teams from the Men's E grade and four teams from the Women's C grade going at it hammer and tongs. Last year the top five teams were, in descending order, Safra, Safsa, ORA, PSRC and
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    English League's 'new look'
    224 26 WORLD SOCCER MORE overseas stars will be displaying their talents in the English soccer league before the month is up. According to Alex Montgomery of The Sun, English clubs are ready to splash out Sss million to give the First and Second Divisions a "new and
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    Now Indon trip plan for juniors...
    499 27  -  TDMSIMJI Alfred Tong ONE tends, not unreasonably, to associate the Chinese-edu-cated with basketball and table tennis rather than with tennis. So I was pleasantly surprised to learn that the mati behind the CandoJackson Junior training scheme, Mr Tan Soo Thian, managing director of Jackson
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    89 27  -  The Teaching Pro.., ,By Don J. Leary 1. On volley a locked wrist is imperative. The idea on the volley is to catch the pace on your opponent's shot, and let the trampoline effect of the strings do the work for you. 2. Remember: When taking
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      125 27 Doctor in the House i I 21 2 I k tc SI £g 3 3 3 1 IS •4 Jt. c* i I m iT'MBSSP i I <T\ X J >25 &S* Si 9>K» tS •?^2 *t l \l jg^, IN BACTERIAL MENINGITIS, THE SPINAL FLUID IS CULTURED AND A
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    Williams' big plan for Formula 1 Grand Prix Ocean Racing Circuit
    1080 28 SPOTLIGHT ON YACHTING ONE of the most ambitious projects in yachting is now being proposed by Britain's Leslie Williams. A proponent of big boat ocean racing, Williams has produced a plan to hold what he calls the Formula 1
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    Praise for Joo Chiat
    390 28  -  NETBALL Joyce Tan JOO CHIAT, a new team with inexperienced players, were last week praised by the vice-chairman of the Marine Parade netball sub-committee, Teresa Lee, for their "fine sportsmanship and enthusiasm." She said: "Their sporting spirit is something which other teams can emulate. Their sports
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    Schools' good hockey points to great finale
    384 28  -  Brian Miller IT HAS been three weeks since the Schools' Inter-Zone matches started, and indications are that there will be a rousing "National" next month. From what I have seen during the last couple of weeks, the standard this year appears to be
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    SBA plan faces big problems
    283 29  -  badminton Gerry Chan A POSSIBLE international or world meet, to be held in the latter half of this year, is the best news the Singapore Badminton Association have announced since the present 'committee took over five years ago. If it materialises, the World meet will
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    Jaya and Serjit run off with titles
    420 29  -  ATHLETICS Tan Kim Seng DISCRETION proved the better part of valour last weekend at the Rifle Range course when the Republic's distance runners met to battle it out for the final placings in the SAAA cross-country league. A heavy downpour in the afternoon
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    953 29 JPR the Welsh steam engine... J.P.R. Williams, the Welsh rugby captain, is not afraid to give as hard as he gets on the pitch. But his great interest in sports injuries is a medical one. Clem Thomas Reports.. Guardian JOHN PETER EEES WILLIAM is a round man. One who has
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    Fading finish
    306 30  -  By PHILIP TAN RED Bees "B" of the Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment scored a 12-3 win over Police In a sparkle-less Singapore Cricket Club annual Seven-a-side rugby final at the Padang yesterday. The kind of industrious running normally expected of a Sevens was not shown, neither was
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    Hill stuns Stewart and crowd
    500 30  -  ■y SURESH NAIR THIRD-SEEDED Stewart Ballard was the most dejected player In the Sustagen National Junior •quash championships at Kallang Complex yesterday as he literally presented arch-rival Peter Hill with a "gift" entry to the Under 19 final today. Stewart, 15, appeared almost certain of
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    Peak Of Violence in dazzling finish
    1176 30  -  By K.L. CHAN PEAK Of Vltleiee showed dazzling speed to capture the Class Six Div Two 1000 m straight (Race Two) at Ipoh yesterday. Ridden a front-running race by apprentice Foo Yuh Kong, the four-year-old horse by Henry The Seventh beat Regent's Beaaty by
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      30 30 BIG SWEEP Ist N*J£MI ($2,349) tad N***** ($1,174) 3rd N«JRB7 ($487) BTABTEBB (stt etch)t N#J2792,*****,*****,3«M9, *****, urn, »mi, 322*6, *****,*****, *****. CONSOLATION ($44 eaeh): *****, 3499 C, *****, *****, *****,*****.
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    SELECTIONS
    117 31 j SCRUTINEER BRIAN MILLER ILL. CHAN TURK RAY Race 1 Eaatera MiuOc Persian Road Capital Gala Smokey Caatle Race 2 r Jeyfnl AffairIndian Patrol Sky High Dancing Water ladlaa Patrel Joyful Affair Twia Jaatlce Joyful Affair Race S Wagapere Jewel Our Silver Lady Oar Silver Lady Chin Heng Mareage
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    2862 31 DAPF 1 1>46 CLA88 4, DfV 5 1,200m x ($10,000 $7,000 to winner) 1,250m 12 2 8152 Eastern Music g (Ng) Maiaor 5 95.5 (+2) 1,250m F ...Ptdsnrt 7 $k 7 Qsnava (Alos) Bougoure 4 55.5 (d2 same) 1,250m SF ...Rmri 1 4
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    Tidal Wave will rip the others
    500 31  -  Longer trip is better for him By SCRUTINEER TIDAL Wave should sweep aside all challengers and return to the winning list when he goes over 1800 m in Race 4 at Ipoh today. The St. Puckle three-year-old is In tip-top condition after his two
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    The best blend on parade?
    515 32  -  Hartley mm liOAnc nunpo lingers crossed SPORTS NATION By PHILIP TAN TREVOR Hartley may have hit on a winning formula with tonight's line-up against Sarawak, but I would advise our goal hungry fans if-not to expect too much at this stage. Rome, as they say,
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    Nestea shock Brylcreem
    144 32 NESTEA Lemon, inspired St Swiss diplomat,. Robert enger's shock win over flu-stricken international Leslie Yong, scored an upset victory Tover Brylcreem Lions in the sixth week of the Alitalia-Singapore Team Tennis Classic at Kallang courts yesterday. VmM»l renlto: A and W Bean bt Cttlzen 35-16 (P.Loh bt
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    SGA in two minds on Big Three
    407 32  -  ■y ERNEST FRIDA TONY Jacklin, Nick Faldo and Peter Townsend are willing to play in next week's $108,000 Singapore Open golf championship .if the organisers can meet their terms. The British trio, who are playing in the current $217,000 Hong Kong Open, have
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      97 32 Sports Dia CRICKET: Singapore Crickel Club v Carrlbean Wanderers (Padang, 11 a.m.). Malaysian Cricket Association Inter-State League Negn Sembilan v Singapore (Seremban). CYCUNG: National track races (Farrer Park Athletic Centre, 9 a.m.). SOCCER: Malaysia Cup Singapore x v Sarawak (National Stadium, 7.30 p.m.). Government Services Div. One League (5 p.m.)
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