New Nation, 3 May 1979

Microfilm: NL10215
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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    17 1 NewNation SINGAPORE Thursday, May 3, 1979 2557 Price 25 cents M.C.(P) No. 144/1/79 NEW NATION COMMENT i
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    Wanted gunman mystery
    501 1 I don't know how he got in: Owner Odd-lob man Tan Ah Kuan has now got no home. He has no belongings too. All he has left Is the clothes he is wearing and a few property tax forms. And all because of a mystery gunman who
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    Dearer toilet rolls
    298 1 The price of toilet rolls will increaae by 15 per cent soon. Thirteen toilet roll manufacturers announced the increase in an advertisement this morning, stating that the new prices would take effect from today. Retailers contacted this morning, however, said the increase win take effect only when
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      80 1 How many hours do our students, burdened by a crammed curriculum, spend on their studies? Education reporter TEBESA OOI, who went round the schools to find out, was stumped by the workload of at least three. Especially that of B. Jeyachandran (above), who Teresa says is a prize find. -Jeffrey
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      72 1 I r'-w* i it •v. *1 harman/kardon Harman Kardon engineering has one goal: to reproduce music in the home with uncompromising accuracy. A superior cassette deck must be able to capture all the music. uc; Model 3500 front leading dual motor three head stereo cassette deck with Dolby noise reduction.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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    'We don't want those windows'
    323 2  -  50 residents send petition to the HDB By Rav Dhaliwal About 50 Housing Board residents in Toa Payoh have signed a petition protesting against-the Housing Board's decision to replace existing vertical concrete louvres along their balconies with windows. The petition, signed by residents from Blocks
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    Stock market
    182 2 Share prices were rerated higher during the first hour of bullish trading at the Stock Exchange of Singapore today. BUSINESS DONE Elrat flortt— H A L (1) 4.30 (27) 4.34 (1) 4.36 (4) 4.32 K.L. Kepong (10) 3.04 (1) 3.06 (8) 3.02 Sett. (10) 3.06 Con. Plant. (1)
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      46 2 I J i ji ill <! V" It -ijp*!L, rEUROPE FOR ASIANS Iran $2790! KEN—AIR €urope for Asians gives you eight countries for $2790. Fully escorted from Singapore, three meals-a-day*, v complete sightseeing, 40% Chinese lunches/dinners, fly-coach-cruise and many more extras. v-. 'ope ns £22 -j t
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    PUB fee — a public outburst
    307 3 PUB fee a public outburst Should the water-borne fee be borne by those who do not have modern sanitation in their houses? No said, several people interviewed yesterday. Yes said the Ministry of the Environment. Most of the people interviewed yesterday said it was unfair to charge a tee for
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    Dayan to meet Raja
    192 3 Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan is due here tomorrow lew than 24 hours after his former rival, Egyptian Vice-President Mohamed Hosny Mubarak, flies off. Mr Dayan is scheduled to hold talks with Singapore leaders, including his Singapore counterpart Mr S. Rajaratnam, during bis three day official
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    Stamps
    31 3 Souvenir packs of a complete mint set of all Singapore commemorative postage stamps Issued last year wUI be sold at post offices from May 7. Each pack will cost *13.30.
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    Tax posers in savings plan
    304 3 NTUC Income still waiting for reply The- NTUC Income Education Savings Plan is being held up by tax posers. The questions which (ace the NTUC Income now are whether the premiums paid by parents are eligible (or income tax relief and whether the interest gained
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    Fishing show
    43 3 The first international exhibition on the commercial fishing industry, Fishex '81, will be held in the World Trade Centre from June 1 to 5, 1981. The exhibition will feature ships and equipment- for tracking, catching and processiong of fish at sea.
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    Asas 50 to hold seminar for writers
    255 4  -  By Zarinah Marican The Angkatan Sasterawan 50 (Asas 50), one of the oldest and most active Malay literary societies here, will hold a one-day semjnar for 200 writers in June. This will be the flrst meeting between the society's writers and others. The
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    Better boat race this year
    110 4 This year's annual boat race will include two international events to mark the participation of teams from Hong Kong and Penang for the first time. The one kilometre race will be held along the Esplanade waterfront on May 27 from 9.30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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    'Sri Lanka ready to supply skilled labour to S'pore'
    181 4 Sri Lanka,.has informed the Singapore Employers Federation that it is willing to supply skilled labour to the Republic. The federation's spokesman said he received a letter informing him of this last week. Sri Lanka is the second country after Ban- gladesh
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    Lock icon Unctad: Asean set for a common stand
    232 4 Reuter Marti la, Thursday. Asean officials met late last night to prepare a common position for the fifth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad). After a day of meetings in small groups to discuss individual trade and development
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    Elected officials
    49 4 Mr Charles Lee Swee Seng has been elected chairman of the Technical Education Society, Singapore. Other elected officials are Mr Victor Seah Quee Soon (vice-chairman), Miss Elizabeth Koh (secretary), *Mr Soh Hock Kee (asst secretary), Mr Wong.Khye Cheong (treasurer) and Mr Eric Low Yeow San (asst treasurer).
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    Baby show
    29 4 Three community centres in Serangoon Gardens constituency will hold a baby show at Ang Mo Kio Housing Board area office (South) on July 8 at 9 a.m.
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    Exhibition
    35 4 An exhibition on The 70s: A Pop Perspective will be held at the National Museum art gallery on Saturday at 5.30 p.m. Original prints by four eminent American pop artists will be on show.
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    Lock icon Hussein for talks on KL-Peking air link?
    221 4 Reuter AFP Kaala Lam par, Thursday Malaysian Airline System hopes to fly into China soon. Talks in this direction are expected to be held between Malaysian Prime Minister,Datuk Hussein Onn, who is now in Peking, and officials of China's airline, CAAC. If accord
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    May 1 bonanza for draw tickets
    114 5 Another 150,000 worth of Singapore Labour Foundation tickets were sold by union teams on May Day. About 400 members went on a door-to-door sales drive in the Bedok, Marine Parade, Queenstown. Ang Mo Kio and Toa Payoh housing estates. The tickets were also sold
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    Blood donation
    56 5 Blood donation sessions for the public will be held on Sunday from 8.30 to 11.30 a.m. at the Christ Methodist Church, 597 East Coast Road. Other sessions are on Tuesday from 9JO-a.m. to 3JO p.m. at Lucky Plaza, Orchard Road and from 7 to 9 p.m. at the
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    Ang Mo Kio PO opens
    47 5 The Ang Mo Kio Postal Agency n, at Block 225 Avenue 4, Ang Mo Kio, will open for business from Monday. Services will include the sale of postage stamps, stamped stationary, Singapore postal orders and the acceptance of registered articles and parcels.
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    'Contractors pocketing union dues'
    252 5 The Singapore Stevedores Union has charged that some contractors and foremen are pocketing its members' contributions to the union's welfare fund. It said some contractors and foremen who deduct 20. cents a day from each stevedore's wages, do not pay them to the welfare fund. The
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    Talk on mediumship
    65 5 Dr Ruth Heintz, a Fulbright-Hays research fellow from the Institute of South-east Asian Studies, will give a talk-cum-slide and film show on Spirit Mediumship in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand at Queenstown branch library on Saturday at 3 p.m. Dr Heintz has been researching on mediumship for the
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    Lock icon Guerilla killed, six others flee
    61 5 Reuter Malaysian troops surprised a group of about six communist guerrillas collecting food near the ThalPerak border on April 21. One of them was killed, it was announced yesterday. Perak's Chief Minister Wan Mohamed Teh said the rest of the group Oed into the Jungle,
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    Sime to go into sports business
    280 5  -  By Lee Yew Meng Sime Darby Holdings, the Malaysian-based multi-na-tional company with wide interests in trading, manufacturing and plantations, is venturing into a new field the sale of sports equipment. A wholly-owned subsidiary called Sime Darby Sports Sdn Bhd is being registered in Malaysia
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    Batik
    33 5 Self-taught artist Jaafar Latiff will create an abstract batik at the National Museum Art Gallery on Saturday at 11 a.m. and on Sunday at 3 p.m. He teaches at Baharuddin Vocational Institute.
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    Three films
    27 5 Three films A Hard Course, Safety on the Sea and Friends of the Blind will be screened at National Museum on Saturday at 10.45 a.m.
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      108 5 m all the time on your hands, naturally with world-time credit card sized Calculator! Now, who says you can't toll tha world tima at a glanca? SHARP'S pandl-thin 4.2 mm «lim cradit card siaad pockat alactronic calculate it a 'parson' of many diaguiaaal It is also a panonal CALENDAR, ALARM
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    Lock icon Now a hit list of Ayatollah's men
    243 6 World Focus UPI Tehraa, Tharsday An underground right-wing group, boasting it had assassinated the top religious aide to Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeiny, yesterday announced a "hit list" marking the religious leader's entire revolutionary council for death. "This has been our first warning," a caller
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    Lock icon $10m shares swindle
    146 6 AFP Jakarta, Thursday Four foreign companies one American, one British and two Dutch were reported to have swindled many Indonesians, including twslna—iimi and civil servants, of some US$4.B million ($lO million) through the sale of shares or dare certificates. The companies used an Indonesian company, Perdanas, to
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    Lock icon Coldest start to May
    95 6 Reuter Paris, Thursday: Snow fell in Prance, Holland and Britain yesterday in western Europe's coldest start to May (or years. Snow showers swept almost the whole of Prance, including Paris, with only Mediterranean regions escaping the unseaaonal wintry weather. Some parts of northern PngUwH had Ave
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    Lock icon Help from Red friends
    123 6 AFP Bangkok, Thursday: A Bulgarian plane carrying 12.5 tonnes of medical supplies has landeß in Phnom Penh, the SPK news agency <X the new Kimpuchean regime reported yesterday. Many special Soviet and East European flights have been reported seen in Vientiane, Phnom Penh and Hanoi in
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    Lock icon Today
    125 6 UPI TODAY is Thursday, May 3, the 123 rd day of 1979 with 242 to follow. v Those born on this date are under the sign of Taurus. Danish-American journalist and civic reformer Jacob Riis was born on May 3, 1849 ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY: In 1919, US
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    Lock icon Odd Corner
    75 6 DJ Mam m Ike ltd wttk a M lag Mil Mf Ml af Mi Mm, a enrt ktii Brim, be M km a m« he had (topped MakMi mhMl* 7!H, hX wttk a bed kg to totog lit «i HI Ma In kari aai ke kai to kave
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
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      472 6 ■mm Rain, 8-IC-line: Landslide kills 79 in Indonesia. Maaasw Changeable, 10-15 C. Pnrvda's headline: Historical —of Soviet neoole Btae Rain, 15-9 C. Headline: May Day celebratkm throughout Italy. Parla Rain. 12-9 C. Headline: Demonstrators clash with police. Lata Showery, 9-OC. Headline: Shares (all £1.8 UCion in election Jitters. Bft* ds
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    Lock icon Migrants exploited in Europe
    247 7 Wforid Focus Reuter Uailed Nattees, Thanday More immigrants now go to Western Europe ♦nan to the US, and in many countries they are exploited, underpaid and discriminated against, according to the World Federation of Trade Unions. In a report to the Economic and Social Council, published
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    Economic problems the priority for US and Japan
    295 7 Washington, Thursday: President Carter and Japanese Prime Minister Masayoshi Ohira yesterday ordered their advisers to try to settle outstanding economic problems between their countries as soon as possible. A White House spokeman disclosed after two rounds of meetings thst Mr Carter asked
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    Lock icon Holiday beach patrol
    66 7 Israeli Midlers petrel e beech es pert ef the seeerlty elert agaiast pseslhlc terrerlst ettecks while Israel wee eetohretteg Its Slst yeer of iadepeadeacc yesterday. Ob the West Beek af the Jerdaa River, Arab demeestraters nlashad with the faestteel Jewish settler mevemeet, Oesh Emeaim, which wee stegleg
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      95 7 1 SRB2IFR No-tromt with cokl water i Capacity: 170 litres Cassette liquid dispenser built into the door. Big storage 3 capacity with 2-door storao 2-door storage compartments. Fully automatic defrosting and water disposal. v v J 55? DELUXE REFRIGERATORS for ex tra- large freezing storage space m m SRBIOFR No-froet
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      132 7 &vwC onc Thai Airways International Ltd with the co-operation of Tourist Organisation of Thailand present tttni exTßrW3fiN2ri Foshton presentation featuring 5 lovely Thai models in modem outfits and troditioool costumes from the famous KAPEE INSTITUTE Authentic Thai food prepared by Thai chefs from CHIT POCHANA RESTAURANT Cultural donee presentation by
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    A helping hand for the community
    539 8 Inflation has caught up with community centres and may overtake them. The onestorey structures of old served their purpose in the days when CCs were synonymous with cookery and needlework classes. They were cheap to build. Today's centres come with higher price tags to
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    A taste of same medicine
    49 8 |s v^ Pirates are known for their shameless plagiarisatlon of original cassette tapes. Wed, there is one who Is hopping mad be- cause his own label has been pirated by someone rise, we can't wait to see the day when one pirate sues anothsr.
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    Ethnic politics are here to stay
    898 8  -  By Bharathi Mehan By Bharathi Mohaa, ear London reporter The series of electioneering campaigns, political broadcasts and party reports in the national dailies have built up to a feverish pitch. In the next few dhys, it will be known which of the two leading
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    Worms, in Big Apple
    570 8  -  Edgar Koh Anyone picking his way through New York's garbage and potholes is not likely to believe Mayor Edward Koch's claim that this city is, at long last, on the way to fiscal recovery, The mayor last week presented the city with a* budget said to
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    Never forget the advice of elders
    603 9 Tales my mother told me When I was about seven years old or so, my grandmother told this story to me. Though it may sound rather ridiculous now, I cannot help finding pleasure in recalling it^ Once upon a time, there lived in the
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    Who's to blame if your life partner has warts and pimples
    368 9 When f was young, my grandma used to tell my brothers and I this story each time we were taking our meals. Long ago, she said, there lived a (airy who sent out her servants every mealtime to collect
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    Hard practice, not pride, makes perfect
    241 9 My mother told me this story six years ago. There was once a young man who could shoot well with arrows. He liked to* show off his skill in public. On one occasion, the villagers asked him to show his skill with his bow
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      83 9 You »re Invited to contribute to this column. But remember, they must be tales you have heard. Type your stories on single sheets with double-spacing. Include your name, age, address and occupation and tell us how you came to hear the story. If possible, enclose a photograph of yourself. We
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      261 9 I 1 V SHANGRI-LAS MAY 4 LCJNCHTIME T hi-, w ee-k. I dbhioils oil f l icld\ st ui lis It s spot lit jilt on iin e\c itinq collectiun b\ Leon Ferreol. See d wide icin«|e ol < <jsu.il w edi <jf id ersatile mi\ and nniti h pieces.
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    The 15-hour students
    823 10/11  -  Heavy workload plus.EC A, but they don't mind it Oat of sheer discipline, Llm Fook Chiew gets up at 4.3§ a.m., leaves for school at lit a.m., comes home by iSI pan. and does her homework for two hours before finally calling it a night at IJI
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    Lock icon Time — a luxury he can't afford
    651 10/11 Time a luxury he can't afford If there is one thing dawn-to-dusk schoolboy, Jsys, wants, it's more free time. Time to go back to his stamp collection, time to kick a football In his neigbbourhhod playground, time to plsy his recorder at home, time to rend a book and time
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    It's not crammed, she says
    622 10/11 It is only with mixed feelings that Um Fook Chiew, Hwa Choog Junior College's flrst woman president at the Students Council, will call It quits this month to concentrate on her GCE 'A' levels As pruHmt for the past year, she has chaired meetings, guided
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    It's no sweet life for him...
    716 10/11 Lim YI Khung's father runs a sweet stall at Hollywood Theatre. At 14, the Secondary Two boy of Chung Cheng High School (Branch) wants to do almost everything like improving his English (so he attends immersion classes), have tuition classes because he cannot cope
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  • trend 1 EDITED BY JUDITH HOLMBERG
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      Real coffee taste
      829 12  -  Pure flavour In instants, not local brews The Better Buy l.y Margaret Chan It wasn't too long ago that instant coffee was a gimmick. People drank it in between local brews Just for the difference. Then instant coffee became an established product, many considering It a necessary
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      Wait three years to claim desertion
      184 12 fr"-i LEGAL by BOX SAWL ■w- -wA We registered ear marriage at the Begtotry «f Marriages la lfli ■%£e eeald apply far a HDB Oat. My tiiUel eali we wseM proceed with the CMaeee eashaaiy rites alter we get ear flat. After a year
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      Divorce on adultery... unless she's forgiven
      392 12 My wife aai I have ken ■MM far more tku t$ years Mi have tear ehUdm. PW yews ip my wife had aa affair aad as a resalt kai aa rtattw. I ii a*t held this agalast her bat she tajptui «a a dhraree.
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      32 12 MINISTRY OF x EDUCATION 1978 By Dr Goh Keng Syvee The Education Study Team 1 N J TimesOrchardCentre MlO6 Mezzanine Floor, Lucky Plaza.' Orchard Road, Singapore 9. Tel: *****71. Open: Mon-Sun 10am-o.3bpm
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      41 12 YS of \\ar Herman \\ouk C THE WINDS OF WAR Sequel 'War and Remembrance' soon a Fontana Paperback. Times Orchard M-YO6 (mezzanine floor). Lucky Plaza, )rchard Road, Singapore 9. Tel: *****71 OpenMon-Sun lOMajn.-9Jop.rn. Also at*S/e6/e ar Robineon's Bookshop*, Clifford Centre/Specialists' Centre.
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      Man for all seasons
      749 13  -  Cook In Cooking Personality No. 2 by Margaret Chan Willy Mark is a man for all seasons; he's a gourmet, journalist, and public relations man. Willy is from Hong Kong, and in March, Willy Mark the gourmet was in Singapore to introduce us to Hong Kong
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      Recipes begin here
      247 13 DONG OUI, WONG-KI MUTTON SOUP 500 g mutton, 10 g each of doag oui and woag-ki (both hetbs are readily available from a Chiiwst medicine shop), 10 g ginger, eight cups boiling water. IMM: Blanch the mutton in a pot of hot water for three minutes. Put
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      137 13 the dreamiest creations begin with J. P. Stevens J.P. Stevens boasts the dreamiest range of bedroom ensemble ever. Bed spreads. Bed sheets. Pillow cases. And lovely, lush towel sets. Notice the subde blends of colours. The harmony of the compositions. The meticulous choice of fabrics. All put together with such
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    Intraco's hope for increased Indon trade
    268 14  -  By Lee Yew Meng Intraco expects two-way trade with Indonesia, particularly the export of Indonesian logs, to feature prominently in the company's results thi« year. Its chairman, Mr Goh Tjoei Kok, said this is a result of their sending a senior manager to Sumatra
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    Lock icon Steel mill deal: A problem over payments
    221 14 Business News and Views v J i AFP Tokyo, Thursday Japan's largest steel manufacturer, Nippon Steel Corporation. has decided to sehd ftnanrlal esperta to China next week to effectuate the latter's import contract of 230,000 Ml- yen ($2200 million) worth of plant equipment
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    Lock icon Money market
    156 14 UPI London, Thursday The dollar closed mixed on European money markets yesterday. Gold was higher in Zurich and London. Hi Tokyo, the dollar closed higher at fIiSS yen compered with Tuesday'* *****. The price of fold Jumped to USVMMIS an ounce on the London exchange •gainst USSMM7S at
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    People in business
    315 14 An Australian manufacturer of specialised food processing equipment hopes to interest local firms in producing the spiral conveying systems (or markets in this region. Mr Mai MeDeaald, managing director of Greer Australia Pty Ltd in Brisbane, said here on Monday: "The Greer spiral is in use in
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  • Stock markets round the world
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      NEW YORK
      231 14 New York, Thursday The Mock market went Just about nowhere yesterday la moderate trading as hiveston tried to get a clear picture of where the economy la headed. Sqnlbb and SmlthkHne came under prrn t in the wake of critical drag studies. QanMhl issues attracted attention after Ramada
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      Lock icon Dow Jones
      37 14 UPI New York, Thnkjr Dow Jones ckMtag ivuipi on the New York Stock Flrtmp yesterday:: 30 Industrials B&H (Bttar ed); Mtruut S7JI (off 0.4*7; IS ■tOHtav teJB (off Ml); 45 stocks 2JOJO (off 1»). UPI
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      Lock icon TOKYO
      175 14 AFP Tokyo, Thursday Share price* oo the Tokyo stock market rose further yesterday in very active trading, boosting the Dow Jones average to another all-time high. The 225-stock dow indicator gained 40 68 points during the day to 6T7.G0 yen. The pievious record was Tuesday's 6235.92 yen. The composite
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      PARIS
      69 14 Closing prlcaa on tha Paris Bouraa yaatardur Part baa 230 •MO rone tar «3 -7 1M +1.W Bull 8U0 Royal Dutch 303-30 +J0 Mlrtnllw 1119 -s COB an -1 Thomaon ***** +4J0 CFP iaa -no Rhona 122 +.M Air 4 me +3J0 BHN sffS .2 J'hllipn +J0 SUM 300
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      ZURICH
      79 14 Yesterday"! prt ees followed by Um difference on the previous clow UBS Bearer 3340 +6 UBS Ref 006 •1 8BCB an -3 Credit SuImB aoo unch Swissair B no unch 8 win Retnsur 3156 unch Wlnterthur B aoo +30 Zurich Incur ***** -75 Nestle B 3M0 +40 InUrfood B
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      Lock icon SYDNEY
      99 14 Reuter Prices at 11J0 a.m. today (Australian time) on the Sydney Stock Exchange: ad ill IB ADC 9S Anpol Pit 70 71 ANf *****5 APMlfilM Buk NSW 3*7 309 BrambiM ITS 115 BHPMSM4 Bora! MB CBA SM 80 CSRmXH cicmxa Goal ABM 570 9N i DualopOM SZ lad as
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
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      401 14 THURSDAY lE-4 'jl i Cut out and pin with other coupons. J Posting instructions appear below Name (Mr Mrs Miss): Address: N R.I.C No. Tel: FILL IN MISSING LETTERS ACROSS USING CLUES BELOW iaßaaa Cul along dotted CLUES FOR lE-4 Was carried on horseback I* often all the better for
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    Endeavour shines
    193 15  -  On the track By K.L. CHAN I pah, Thirstey N Fwlwvwf showed splendid action in a workout on a yielding track at Ipoh this morning. Sent out iklth Cmm Three and Marnt Stranger, Faiiimr finished a length in (root of his galloping partners to clpck 38.4 for 600
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    IPOH FIELDS FOR THE WEEKEND
    1098 15 SATURDAY Ctaaa iUr.l- 1290 M 0 Prolific Winner 57. 11 Ounnerß 56. 4 Macho 96. 14 PoPo 54 5 8 Over Power 54.5 13 Mekong Sam 54. 3 Sefenlte 54. 10 Moonbeam II 54. 12 Natural Beauty 53.5 5 JooTa 53.5 19 Risky Boy 515
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    Scratchings
    84 15 Satartay Kmc Baa: UL CI ON I ItMm: Sea Cktra, Vyto, fcH LmJUn Tin; IN. <3 1 1288b: NIL liee Three: UL CI Dii 1 UN*: Mii'ftnlirRim PMr: l* a lllh I ItMm: liftH, Uw ttm Tm4er, Braady Lm. Km* Hwi Ul a 3 Wv Itt»m: MMto,P* Pe, Styß*
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      269 15 LASSIFIED ADS AT YOUR SERVICE Telephone Service:Weekdays 8.30 a.m. 5.00 p.m. Saturdays 8.30 a.m. 3.00 p.m. Public Holidays 9.00 a.m. 1.00 p.m. Counter Servlce:Regular office hours Ansatone Service:- After office hours ANNOUNCEMENTS J NNDA'S. Ist ORCHARO Tower*. First Floor, clearance sale. Dresses at $12.50 upwards. Blouses at $4.50 upwards. Imported
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    Jeremy a pale shade of himself
    389 16  -  Squash By SURESH NAIR Lack of fitness and practice could cause another downfall for top-seed Jeremy Yeo in his bid to retain the Milo-National Under 19 squash title this season. The 16-year-old international was a pale shadow of his former self as he struggled
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    38 16 wtoger Um At Km (wttk baH) to atooft to to kmgkt flMi iiTh j i wUeh ACJC trJuMd BMC STytmBmt dMplto (Mr Mf wto tofey tolled to Mke toe thai. Picture by Cheng Peng Tee
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    475 16 IRISHMEN FORGE AHEAD Soccer Agencies London, Thursday Northern Ireland beat Bulgaria 2-0 last night and moved past England to lead the standings in Group One of the European Cup of Nations soccer tournament. The Northern Irish have seven points from five games. England have five points,
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    The Saints make it into final
    320 16  -  Rugby ■y PHILIP TAN St. Amfrew's Junior College lived up to their reputation as "The fighting Saints" when they ■cored a meimaaMe 7-3 win over arph rivals Raffles Institution ta a National Schools Port Secondary rugby tie at Dover Road yesterday. The Saints, beaten
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      115 16 NOTICE NOTICE 18 HEREBY OIVEN that, I WONG CHOU WINO Of No Blk 81, 125 Ord Fir, Cwealth does, Singapore, have applied for a Second Class Public House licence In respect of premises No Suite 110/180, 151, 183, World Trade Centre, Maritime Square, Singapore, and that this application will be
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      315 16 YOUR if rrs your BIRTHDAY BORN today, you art one of thaw "giving" people far whom the good ud the Just •re not merely textbook term*. You are extremely charitable in your actions towards any who N do good, who make daclstoas onthe basts of right rather than might, r
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    Top trio to tune up STBC squad
    609 17  -  BOWLING by Brian Miller The Singapore Tenpin Bowling Congress are sparing no efforts in getting the National squad tuned-up for the 1979 international assault the first of which will be the Thai Open two weeks from now. They have sought and secured the
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    Costly mistakes by Ponggol
    229 17  -  Soccer By SURESH NAIR Toa Payoh United capitalised on Ponggol Constituency's inept second half performance and raced to the biggest win of the First Division soccer season with a 5-1 victory at Jalan Besar Stadium last night. The win fourth in five outings shot coach Majid
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    'Queen Bee' makes it a double three
    415 17  -  Golf By LIM KEE CHAN Kee Bee Khim, of Singapore Island Country Club, won the Warren women's Open championship for the third time in the series when, she handed in a card of five-over-par 77 yesterday. Bee Khim, reputed as the Singapore golfing
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    Mike's 68 equals course record
    107 17 Michael Aloysius (handicap 10) equalled the course record of 68 set by Talib Haron and Quek Meng Liat last in the Kpppel May Day competition as he won the "A" Division with a nett 58. Michael shot four bogeys and four birdies on the front
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      252 17 Crossword ACROSS 1 Hook (or landing fish 5 Brow-wiping sound 9 Nape of the neck 14 Scent 15 Priest of Tibet 16 Gold-rich land for Solomon 17 Stuffing art 19 Actress Papas 20 Miss Carter 21 Simple A 22 Horsy sounds 23 Far from prudent 24 Rodent 25 Having branches
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    Skipper 'ill'
    205 18  -  and may miss the opening game tomorrow (/VSIAN Cl!P| JEFFREY LOW reporting from Bangkok JEFFREY LOW Skipper Kasmani Saiva looks a doubtful starter when Singapore play their first match tomorrow night. Like Hong Kong star striker, Wun Chee Keong, Kasmani is down with diarrhoea victim of the impurities
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    Niwat quits team after selection row
    278 18 TROUBLE HITS THAILAND Serious trouble has hit the Thailand team when skipper Niwat Srisawad packed his bags and went home just before his team played Indonesia in the opening match of the Asian Cup qualifying tournament here. Thirty-two-year-old Niwat, the most senior player in
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    Hong Kong's style not enough...
    380 18 Style was not enough for Hong Kong to over come the power and ferocity of North Korea as they lost 34 in the final group preliminary match at the Asian cup qualifying tournament here last night.A* |Ml—ll footballers generally go, there was no doubt that
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    Big Upset by Swiss in Cup-tie
    111 18 Tennis Madrid, Thursday Switzerland beat sixth sseded Rumania yesterday la the first major upset of the Federation Cup women's tPWflfal la the first game -of the second round tie, Rumaala's Lucia Romanov easily overcame Christiana JoHsaaint 6-3, IL But then Swiss teenager Fttra Ddhees
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    Coach on test...
    343 18 The name Chan Yong Chong will escape all those who rose with the Roar meaning those who started getting the fever, from the opening of our National Stadium in May 1973 tffl today. He is the current Hong Kong national coach, but so what? I don't remember
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      A bit (bite?) of everything
      617 19  -  Rounded evening with food and laughs Review The Apjple Tree By Margaret Chan They brought me a drink with an apple on the glass. The apple, the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, I bit and decided that on the whole,
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      RTS TEAM TO TRACE HOW THEY GOT TO WEMBLEY
      280 19 RTS will blow its own whistle to the English FA Cup Finals on May 12 at 9 p.m. over Ch. 8, with The Road to Wembley. Presented by Brian Richmond and Wilfred James, the programme to be telecast "live" will trace
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      366 19 YOUR NEWBORN BABY a talk by Prof K.L. Tan from the Kandang Kerbau Hospital. Organised by the Marine Parade community centre, the Singapore Paediatric Society and Marine Parade branch library. At the library premises, 8 p.m. Admission free. CHINGAY PHOTO EXHIBITION, organised by the People's Association and the Sin Chew
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      568 19 SUPERMAN THE ESCAPE TO ATHENA: MOVIE: Based on the origi- Thriller starring Roger nal comic strip. Chris Reeve Moore, Telly Savalas, David «(rs the super-hero, wag- Niven, Elliot Gould, Caludia his ceaseless battle Cardinale, Richard Rounagainst crime and injustice, tree. Capitol: 1.30 4, 6 30 Great performances from a nd
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      175 19 80CCER: Friendly International Singapore Armed Forces v Indian Army (Nee Soon Barracks, 4.00 p.m.). HOCKEY: National Schools Tournament Finals: POST SECONDARY BOYS Victoria v Catholic Junior College; SECONDARY GIRLS St Theresa's Convent v Crescent Girls; SECONDARY BOYS Bartley Secondary v Naval Base Secondary (All matches at Jalan Besar Stadium, commencing
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    51 20 AH TOOK: The new four-number postal code is going to make life more difficult. It was bad enough when I had to remember 28 postal districts. MB -UN: Why don't you stop grumbling and tefl me what my number is so I can bet on the 4-D this
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      661 20 TV xmtOttg ANO RADIO L SINGAPORE 5^ 700 mtton people tn 43 countries can't be wrong. PAL color. Invented and owned by TELEFUNKEN S.ee OPINING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by STAB PERFORMANCE: Command. I.SI DIABY OF EVENTS (C). S.ie BOMB SWEET HOME (r). Mandarin Serial. •v* 1 >'J 1 c 4 :iki
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      213 20 r Today's top shows DO YOU KNOW? (Ch. 5, 8.45 p.m. in colour). The tMffli taking port in this much attacked quiz show, this week are Marymount Convent, St. Andrew's Secondary, Seran goon Garden Secondary and Siglap Secondary Schools. Wilfred James and Cecilia Tan present the show. SPECIAL: Chuka. (Ch.
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