New Nation, 4 September 1979

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  • 20 1 New Nation SINGAPORE Tuesday, September 4, 1979 2662 Price 25 cents M.C.(P) No. 144/1/79 r j NEW (£0) NATION COMMENT
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  • 96 1 A woman passenger, Madam Lock Mee Chan, died after the taxi (left) she was travelling in collided with a Mercedes car at the junction of Eu Tong Sen Street and Upper Cross Street at about 12.30 a.m. today. A fellow passenger and the taxi driver, Mr
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  • 39 1 AFP Jakarta, Tuesday Indonesian authorities are looking for two beautiful women, suspected of having masterminded the recent smuggling of video cassette recorders using an air force Hercules aircraft from Singapore, the military newspaper Berita Yuaha reported yesterday.
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  • 552 1 The diesel shortage say petrol pump owners Petrol station dealers along Woodlands Road interviewed this morning said it would be difficult to cut down sale of diesel to non-Singa-pore vehicles. Commenting on the government's measures to ease the current diesel shortage, they said unless a law
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  • 32 1 Islamabad, Tuesday Rebel Muslim insurgents in Afghanistan claimed yesterday they have shot down seven Soviet-made aircraft in their attempt to unseat the pro-Kremlin regime of President Noor Mohammad Taraki.
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  • 34 1 AP Washington, Tuesday Since the overthrow of the Shah of Iran late last year, Saudi Arabia has emerged as by far the biggest US arms buyer, an American congressman said yesterday. AP
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 40 1 INSIDE Soccer Scene: Search £or S'pore skipper Page 18 Wanted man gives up after lunch Page 3 How our army is fed Pages 10, 11 IN THE OTHER PAGES: Crossword 17; Comics 18; Moneywords 18; Stars 19; What's On 19.
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    • 167 1 uture It's so convenient with an ACBC current account V-,.* -•'i" 'v You don't have to wait in long queues any more to pay those monthly bills you receive. Just write out the payments on your ACBC cheques and post them in. It's so convenient when you're shopping too! And
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous

  • 98 2 The following winners of the New Nation/ Singapore Symphony Orchestra contest will get two tickets each for the Sept 12 SSO concert: 8 H Tan, 118-B Block 10, Jalan Batu; Tony Sin, Block 91, 128-M Henderson Road; Chua Ke Hong, 68 Thomson Ridge, Upper Thomson Road;
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  • 345 2 Now plan for special vehicles Singapore Fire Brigade is studying the feasibility of introducing amphibious vehicles to improve its mobility in fighting fires throughout Singapore, including the off-shore islands. This project is part of the development proSamme of tne fire servi outlined by the acting
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  • 142 2 Yes, this is a Ore engine, albeit a vintage model complete with a crash in the front. No, the two girls are not members of oar Fire Brigade. Sally (standing) and Glna can certainly ring the bells, but pat oat Ares? Probably not. Set
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  • 125 2 Thirty-eight Singapore physicians left over the weekend far Canberra to attend a conference on Asian traditional medicine, the first snch meeting ever organised. They inclade Chinese sinsehs, Indian shamans and Malay dnkuns. Mr E. C. Wong, director of the Research Centre of Oriental Medicine,
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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  • 185 3  -  The day wanted man and detective got together By Richard Adhikari A man hunted for six years by the police for murder coolly sat down for lunch with a detective yesterday before giving himself up. After a hearty Chinese lunch, he walked out of the restaurant accompanied
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  • 419 3 Singapore Polytechnic plans to introduce a 10week computer programming course to give its technician engineering students training ana practice in the latest problem-solving techniques. Announcing this, the principal, Mr Khoo Kay Chai, said computer facilities at the Polytechnic are expected to be expanded soon
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  • 36 3 Minister for Communications, Mr Ong Teng Cheong, will open a minifair organised by the Metropolitan YMCA at the void aeck and community hall' of Block 232, Lorong 8, Toa Payoh, on Sunday at 10.30 a.m.
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  • 167 3 Share prices generally moved higher in the first 45 minutes of trading at the Stock Exchange of Singapore today. Tan Chong emerged the feature of the morning, adding 10 cents to $4.82. BUSINESS DONE First Section Tan Chong (1) 4.78 (15) 4.80 (3) 4.82 Gentings (1) 4.02 (6)
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  • 138 3 Shangri-La Hotel hati pulledout of the $<M million Raffles City commercial property project. In a statement to the Stock Exchange, the hotel said It had reviewed Its earlier decision to Invest In the project and had decided to reverse It. "After mnch deliberation, particularly In
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 133 3 V 435! I 111 1 m P m Malaysia's Premier Hotel for the best of everything The distinguished Federal Hotel Kuala Lumpur proudly holds the honour of being Malaysia's first international-class hotel. Renowned through the years for its unmatchable service, cuisine, entertainment and accommodation. Offering all the luxuries of a
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    • 159 3 Quality Vacuumware Aladdin vacuum flasks are perfect in every situation. Bring along wholesome home cooked food to the office and beat the lunch-time crowds or beat the rising costs of drinks. Take your favourite drink to a football match, picnic, etc Aladdin makes an ideal, practical present it's so useful
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  • 219 4 Fair draws 80,000 in 3 days Three-year-old Lau JuLyn went to the book fair. She saw this poor girl, Cinderella, and how she was bullied by her bad step-mama and her two step-sisters. But ooh! Look at the pretty glass slipper, and now well it fitted Cinderella's tiny
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  • 302 4 Managers in the next decade will face two challenges keen competition from companies of the developed countries and specialisation of work. These twin problems will emerge as Singapore shifts to higher technology industries, Singapore Institute of Management chairman Richard Eu said this morning. He was speaking
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  • 109 4 Reuter Amsterdam, Tuesday Two Singapore Chinese were each sentenced to three years in prison by the district court here yesterday for smuggling 2.6 kilos of heroin into the Netherlands last May. Kok K. Foo, 24, and Tack L. Tan, 40, were detained on May 9 after
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 165 4 See Co Beleive Sacrificing Stock C/ep Hundreds of latest Domestic Lighting at incredible price ranee \a 9 Illuminated TV Wall Cabinets m i -m a Modern Office Table for 5 -$380 6 -$550 $44 $8 $145 only Convortable Sit Sleep Beauty Double Sire for only «150 iflyflßfl* I Mobile Matching
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    • 39 4 V A The exception that could prove to be the rule. Tht? f imous Gfoim m«?%t Scott"h Wh'-skv of such exceptional fjudiiiv that t commands a premium price 4' 3 n *v 4f' *U W S* > i£* 1% I
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  • 314 5 Dame Eileen Younghusband was casually introduced to work as a volunteer social worker, but it turned out to be a life-time business of caring for people. Now, 50 years later, the fragile-looking silver-hair-ed Dame is still strongly committed to her work,
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  • 191 5 The Association of Licence, Security and Investigation Agencies is launching a membership drive to expand the organisation and upgrade security standards here. There are 74 licensed security agencies, of which 23 are members of Alsia, which was formed in April last year. According to Mr A. R.
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  • 28 5 The Tanglin community centre is organising a 12session course on Japanese bonsai at its premises on alternate Saturdays from 5.30 p.m. to 7 p.m. starting Sept 15.
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  • 25 5 The Women's Auxilliary of the Australian and New Zealand Association will hold a fun fair at the Dover Road.Sports Complex on Sept 29.
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  • 23 5 The Mobile Blood Bank will be stationed at Lucky Plaza, Orchard Road, on Sept 11 from 9.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m.
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  • 357 5  -  By Douglas Chan Car dealers expect sales to remain buoyant in the next few months, despite inflation and the recent increases in petrol prices. An amendment to the Income Tax Act and growing affluence were the two reasons behind the optimism. Registry of Vehicles' records
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  • 33 5 MP for Serangon Gardens, Dr Lau Telk Soon, will be the guest-of-honour at the silver Jubilee and offical opening of extensions of Serangoon Garden South School on Sept 14 at 7 p.m.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 118 5 An evening* v, under the shirs at r The Tradewinds with Widjanarko. 5 V *1 l tWsM iSdfelsE i i 'tthin i mff •ASS fl«8 A yreat for the outdoors. Let the soft bree/es caress you. Q||jp Whet vour appetite tor a host ot 'heavenly' cocktails and a delicious, hearty
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    • 105 5 This is it, STUDENTS! TEACHERS! The instant answer to your complicated problems. 1, -Q EL-8158 is wss sAIMS N. :Ofl^ > Operates.lo, 000 h< i Built-in Auto power-off Independently accessible 3-key memory L A mm w niwKwiiwiniy «wv/ooeiwfo vmwy ihviimt i jusi 2 pen-lite batteries! Convenient 8 digit calculator with
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  • 339 6 .WHO doctor tells meeting World Focus Reuter Canberra, Tuesday: More people from countries like India and China rely on traditional medicine handed down from generation to generation than methods used by Western doctors, Dr Robert Bannerman, World Health Organisation traditional medicine programme manager told an internatiaonal
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  • 65 6 The queue stretches for long metres outside the Romsey Abbey in Romsey, England. These people are waiting to pay their last respects to Earl Moontbatten, whose bedy was laid-ln-stato before the state funeral tomorrow. Lord Moontbatten, who was ldlled by a bomb blast while yachting off the
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  • 86 6 UPI TODAY is Tuesday, Sept. 4, the 247 th day of 1979 with 118 to follow. Those born on this date are under the sign of Virgo. ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY: In 1609, Henry Hudson discovered the island of Manhattan. In 1781, Spanish settlers founded the City of
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  • 46 6 Reuter Peking, Tuesday China is negotiating with some western banking organisations on the*use of credit cards in the PeoEle's Republic, western usiness sources said yesterday. The sources said Chinese interest in credit has been sparked by the success in Hong Kong.
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  • 88 6 DJ Golfer Don Rogers thought he had a hole-in-one when he whacked the ball from the 15th tee of a coarse in Kent, England. Well, he did...except that the ball landed, not in the hole he wanted, hot in the back pocket of the dob's vice-president! Bernard
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 343 6 Zhu Ba Jie illustrator: Hou Soon Ming Yi m A m fi U&M fll MJi£f 3 feXWfc *&m| -&w.tiiAfmA > H t*m&m. ia±m P£ t-t »#C;fc7 o But he grew uglier each day and Tai Gong suffered tremendously, finally, he looked like a pig. He was so He suspected his
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  • 398 7  -  Ohira outlines Japan's foreign policy World Focus By Swadesh de Roy our Tokyo reporter Prime Minister Ohira yesterday said Asean came fourth in importance to Japan after the United States, China and South Korea. Addressing the Diet, Mr Ohira spoke about Japan's foreign policy which would
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  • 129 7 China project Japan plan Swadesh De Roy Tokyo, Tuesday If Japan participates in China's eight giant development projects worth US$5.5 billion ($12.10 billion) it will do so only in company with the United States and western Eu- rope. Visiting Chinese VicePremier Gu Mu met Prime' Minister Ohira yesterday to press
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  • 150 7 Extra sex Oh no-la-la UPI Paris, Tuesday Forget those fables of everyday extra-marital sex in the land of Ooh-la-la. Seventy-eight per cent of French women prefer to confine their sex life to a single partner and only four per cent who live in couples admit to frequent outside affairs. But
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  • 108 7 UPI Tokyo, Tuesday Lan Lan, the 19-year-old panda teetering on the edge of death for a week, died early Tuesday morning at Tokyo's Ueno zoo, officials announced. The cause of her death was not immediately disclosed, bat she had been suffering from a kidney failure.
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  • 156 7 The 6th non-aligned conference AFP Havana, Tuesday United Nations SecretaryGeneral Kurt Waldheim yesterday called for an international conference on the Middle East in an address to world leaders attending the sixth nonaligned summit here. Referring to what he called the perilous situation in the Middle
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 287 7 FLY TO HONGKONG VIA THE PHILIPPINES. AND DISCOVER THE MEANING OF HOLIDAY. ONLY ON PHILIPPINE AIRLINES. For a little more than an ordinary return ticket to Hongkong, we give you four glorious days in the Philippines. With accommodation in luxury international hotels (e.g. Hilton). A guided tour of Manila. The
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  • 435 8 Shoplifting can be the most misunderstood, abused and perhaps deliberately played down crime. But have no doubt about it. Shoplifting is a crime and it is on the rise from 183 reported cases in 1976 to 395 in 1977 to 515 last year. Up
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  • WHISPERS By ISPY
    • 116 8 After a weekend holiday in Penang, four girls could not figure out how to split the ex- penses. While arguing at the airport, a man came along with an amused smile and asked whether he could help them. And in the same breath, he announced that he
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    • 32 8 A recent article in the Guanming daily newspaper in Peking said that China's attempt to modernise its agricultural sector "must have its roots" in mechanisation. Now, isn't that a down-to-earth revelation?
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  • 743 8  -  All because science gadgets are more sensitive Rv Malcolm W. Browne NYT New York: With the addition of scotch whisky to a growing list of common substances suspected of causing cancer, experts warn that we are scaring ourselves unnecessarily these days, simply because scientific instruments have
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous

  • 971 9  -  It's a very tricky job, says taxidermist Raphael who learned it 34 years ago IT'S A SMALL WORLD By Irene Hoe Move over Max Factor. Augustin Raphael has a formula that will {>reserve the natural ook of skin for almost forever. Take this with a
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 89 9 KEEPAWAY! New Tabard Insect Repellent, your mobile mosquito net. Get complete protection against vicious mosquitoes, sandflies, all stinging and biting insects. They'll keep away for 5 hours with just one application. Tabard, with a natural, herbal fragrance, is effective, quick-drying and kind to the skin. New Tabard Insect Repellent is
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    • 51 9 'home of the stars □L*V>Fi«iina Theatre'Restaurant'Niteclub'Q Scotts Rd RESERVATIONS 7 *****1 v; NO COVER CHARGE FOR DINERS »0L t it 1 A s V a °*LD- FA^O^ sP °J U s^^ V9 es I M g SlN° i n* FULLY BOOKED ON SAT. NITE. Lunch businttt as usual HERDAWATIE CINDY
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  • 977 10/11  -  There's a song which goes 'They say that in the army the food is very good and after sampling some of the cooking, GLORIA CHANDY says: GLORIA CHANDY How would you like to wake up one morning and be confronted with a shopping list that reads: 128
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  • 533 10/11 Captain Wong Soon Yoke, Officer-in-Charge of the School of Army Catering, served me tea with pinwheel cookies and slices of some of he lightest Swiss rolls I've had in ages. It might have come from a cake shop, made by a patissier with
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  • trend 1 EDITED BY SYLVIA LEOW
    • 852 12 NYT Mill Valley, California At this picturesque suburban community north of San Francisco, a popular topic of conversation is the challenge divorced parents face in raising children alone. Because Mill Valley and surrounding communities in Marin County have one of the highest divorce rates
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    • 302 12  -  rOoutique Beat by Zarinah Marican Ivy Tharr. is one person who has turned her talent for fashion sketching into a business for herself. Ivy, 25, was a finalist in last year's Young Designer's Contest organised Dy Helena Rubinstein and Her World. Now, less than a year
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    • Dear Ros
      • 194 13 I am 24 and my girl is 17 and in secondary four. We had known each other for five months when she wrote me a hurtful letter telling me she wanted to leave me. I was broken and nothing I did could win her back.
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      • 244 13 He is 29 but he says he is old. He does ndt have a stable job but never tries to look for one.. I liked him at first and talked to him about the future because I wanted to go steady with him.
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      • 281 13 I am 19 and I am begioing to hate people. I find that everyone I know is ungrateful. I have helped many people but nobody helps me when I am in trouble." My friends talk to me sweetly, but behind my back call me names like
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      • 437 13 I am a secondary four student in a girls' school. I befriended a girl four years younger than me. She had had a crush on a classmate and I comforted her by telling her that a crush was all right. We became special friends after that, almost
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    • 493 13 =3 Doc's Casebook >1—- SLCK "My doctor has asked me to go for a lumbar puncture. All I know is that it is a very painful procedure and it involves putting a needle into my back. Is this true and should I go through
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 391 13 Are you sure your Baby's feeding bottles are free from harmful bacteria? Your baby's feeding utensils can be the biggest threat to its health. Unless they are completely clean, they are not completely safe. Minute particles of food left on thd leat or in the bottle can encourage the growth
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  • 336 14 To explore tie-up possibility 1 Business News and Views L A People in business Businessman Mr Lim Seng Soon and his senior executives are now in Sofia, Bulgaria, to take part in the 35th Plovdic International Fair. Singapore-made goods are being exhibited at the eight-day
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  • 163 14 AFP Tokyo, Tuesday China yesterday officially made a request for Japanese governmental loans to help its modernisation programme in the field of transportation and energy development. The request \yas made when Chinese vice-premi-er Gu Mu met Prime Minister Masayoshi Ohira yesterday morning. But Mr Gu did
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  • 92 14 Reuter Tokyo, Tuesday A seven-man Japanese mission left here yesterday for a 10-day visit to Australia to study the feasibility of joining a uranium resource development project in northern Australia. Kansai Electric, one of the three companies represented, said it was sending the team following an
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  • 164 14 UPI London, Tuesday Gold reached record highs yesterday on an otherwise quiet day for the dollar. "Strong and widespread speculative demand forced bullion prices up to record levels throughout the day," said a gold broker. In both Zurich and London, gold closed at record highs of U*****,875 an
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  • 85 14 Reuter Geneva, Tuesday Rich and poor states met here yesterday to draft legal texts setting up a new US$75O million international fund to stabilise commodity prices, and a top United Nations official urged them to complete their task by the end of this year. Alister Mclntyre, director of
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 38 14 Part of your home life Electrolux quality home appliances i Refrigerator TR93O 240 litres, 8 5 cu. tt. Cooker HoodCK9OOF Cooker CG9OOI (White) Available from: Llm Seng Choon 265 Upper Thomson Road sV?ms Singapore 2057 Tel: *****50 Electrolux
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    • 366 14 Renovation %> Reputation... We ve got it. 'i Excellence in renovation come with w experience, fine workmanship and top quality products. At Leefon, we've got all three. We've earned our great reputation. And we intend to keep it. LEEFON CORPORATION (PTE) LTD 609, Balestier Road. Singapore 1232 1 Tel *****88
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    • 15 14 Hbu (an haw this span in TTHTHiX; hor details, please phor*? LIND4 WEE 284-8844 Ext333
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 199 15 Hi Gainsborough Instanteous Water Heater. Model 303 (Made in England) (P.U.S. Approval Cert. 0001/3) •m Tp Iftsist on P.U.B. approval label and v five yi ars guarantee card for every purchase. uses a minimum amount of electricity. designed for simple operation adjustable temperature with 1,2 3kw control switch. Compact size:
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    • 26 15 For the latest in Gents Fashion shoes FAMS CORNER 328,2 nd floor, SHAW CENTRE, SCOTTS ROAD, 0923. TEL: *****58. Wo also havo ladies and childran'a hooa.
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    • 79 15 People going OVERSEAS \4 W 9° to FooKoNfirst &JE9& Because we have the widest i range of Winter Clothings .'it the most reasonable prices. FOOK ON CO. (PTE) LTD. (Department Store) 83-85, South Bridge Road, Singapore I.Tel: *****/*****. Branches (Open on Sundays) 347 People's Park Complex. Tel: *****5. •t.82-1.83 Lucky
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    • 347 15 DON'T BE TOO HASTY WHEN CHOOSING A FLOOR TILE The beautiful tiles you might fancy today may not look as beautiful 2 years from i now. Be sure that you get a durable floor tile with these characteristics:- CHIP AND CRACK-PROOF STAIN-PROOF ACID-PROOF HIGHLY RESISTANT TO SCRATCHES UNDER NORMAL USE
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  • SHOPPING
    • 445 15 A twice weekly advertisement feature k A Appearance alone is not the only criteria in choosing floor tiles (or your home or office. It is very important that the floor tiles you choose are durable too. You should remember that the beautiful tile you
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  • 469 16 Martial Call led into the straight but was soon beaten. Assassin forged ahead but was immediately challenged by Smile. Majorana moved up from the rear. In a thrilling finish Smile surged up in the last few strides to beat Assassin by a nose. Majorana finished a fast
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  • 273 16  -  the |C2| track By TURF RAY Ipoh, Tuesday George West's trio of Corners' Three, Blitzen Star and Katoemba did a testing trial here this morning. Corners' Three (Chris Gwilliam), on the rails, and Katoomba (Albert Au-Yeung). on the outside, both showed striking form when they
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  • 215 16 j^^feniiis Tokyo, Tuesday United States swimmers, led by world record smasher Cynthia Woodhead, won five more gold medals on the final day of the First International Swimming Federation World Cup championships yesterday. The Americans ended by winning 17 of the 29 events in the three-day meet
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
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  • 623 17  -  Suresh Nair looks at the chances of our sepak takraw team j a k a r t a "79 Suresh Nair There is an "army" camp tucked in the Jalan Eunos settlement where a task force of 12 "soldiers" train diligently three times a week. They
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  • 209 17 The Abdullah brothers Ali and Aziz made the same pledge apart from the solemn vows they took in traditional Malay custom to "love, honour and cherish" their new brides at their wedding ceremonies over the weekend. They promised their wives at the "akad nikah" (bethrowal)
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  • 430 17 The "soldiers" for Jakarta: AHMAD TAPRI: Captain. 28 years old. "Customs officer. Plays right wing. Played in 1973 Seap and 1977 Sea Games. Very disciplined and dedicated player. Plays for Bawean Putra. MOHAMMED SAID YTJSOFF: 26 years old. PWD handyman. Veteran of 1973,1975 Seap and
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  • Page 17 Miscellaneous
    • 264 17 Crossword <1 ACROSS 6 T™ 6 worth 7 Retailer 8 Spanish aunt 9 Fine skills 10 Dash (or an expletive 11 Portable light 12 Puts in a box 14 Blood bank member 16 See eye (agree) 21 Lawbreaktng 24 Rose perfume 26 Rowed a boat 29 English county 31 More
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  • 562 18  -  SOCCER SCENE by Jeffrey Low National coach Jitta Singh, thrown into a corner by the absence of Samad Allapitchay, will recommend (our players from whom the FAS council will choose a new skipper to lead the Sea team. The four players are goalkeeper Edmund Wee,
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  • 318 18  -  InLj Basketball By TONY KOH Jerome Freeman last night led the Matsushita team of Japan to their second successive victory in the Pesta Sukan Invitation basketball championship at the Gay World Stadium. He* was the Matsushita court general and was the thorn to the Bank
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  • 364 18 a Tennis New York, Tuesday Four times Wimbledon champion Bjorn Borg had to struggle for the first time in the 1979 US Open tennis championships, but still advanced into the quarterfinals with a 6-4, 1-6, 76, 7-5 victory over Dick Stockton yesterday. Borg, who
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
    • 28 18 ANDY CAPP Si ill r»= !H n* sea IS SfL M K rJ Pi St M rMr^ I P* m tf I mi iffzm ftfe/£j til •WS mvdi
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    • 592 18 TUESDAY frE ml MONEYWORDS Cut out and pin with other coupons. Posting instructions appear below Name: Occupation: Address: N R I C No: 9— —FILL IN T— LETTERS RUN —ACROSS USING R O A ————BELQW MM Cut along dotted lines^ mmmM CLUES FOR IW-2 1. Where it pays an inexperienced
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  • What's On
    • 422 19  -  Gimmicky gadgetry used in Him By Margaret Cunico I got stung by the Green Hornet. But that was more than 15 years ago. It doesn't smart any more. Like the Ellery Queen series, the Green Hornet (played by Van Williams) is nicely nostalgic. Set
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    • 378 19  -  Glitter Chatter by Teo Lian Huay The pet topic in Hong Kong and Taiwan last week, was the rumoured romance between actress Lin Chin Hsia and heartthrob Chin Han. It seemed Mrs Chin Han had told a movie company which is producing a soap
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
    • 717 19 At the cinema THE DEER HUNTER: Three intimate friends from a Pennsylvania steel mill community enlist to fight in the Vietnam war. When they return, their lives will never be the same again. Stars Robert De Niro, John Savage, Christopher Walken, Meryl Streep. Lido: 2.30, 6.15 and 9.15 p.m. MIDNIGHT
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    • 440 19 Tomorrow's FM stereo 6.00 A.M. Opening Announcements and Programme Summary 6.05 Morning Prelude with Manuel and the Music of the Mountains 6.30 News 6.40 Morning Concert; 8.00 News (C) 8.10 A Date With Ray Stevens 8.30 Top Tunes featuring Johnny Douglas and his orchestra Devoted To You (Fait rar), Going
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  • 41 20 AH FOOK: The government has suggested that we beat the diesel shortage by taxi pooling. MEI LIN: But doesn't that sound like bringing back the pick-up taxis we used to know not so long ago the "par hong chiah"?
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  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • 164 20 TEACHERS the full-bodied Scotch. Ask for it by name. t E C O The most popular f. whisky England TEACHERS °rT> of Old SCOTCH WHISK* TfACHCM 4 ftONt LTD M SCOT LAM© Eastern Agencies 1 f*k Eastern Agencies jij^ SILVER World's Finest Sound FM/MW/SWI-2 or MW/SWI-3 «r-' i "mm Radio
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 803 20 TV AND RADIO SINGAPORE 5 ITELEFUNKEN p I great looks! OOlOlJr q r 03t features! TV great performance' 3.M OPENING NOUNCEMENTSfollowed by LIFE BEGINS AT FORTY. Sitcom starring Derek Nimmo and Rosemary Leach. 3.25 DIARY OF EVENTS. 3.39 AFTERNOON MATINEE. Part 2 the Hardy Boys series, You're Only Young Twice.
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    • 139 20 Today's top shows THE NEXT STEP BEYOND: The Return of Gary Dewitt. (Ch.5, 11.00 p.m., in colour). After a spell in hospital, Gary Dewitt goes on vacation to Tahiti. To his surprise he finds that the natives know him, although he has never been in Tahiti before. However, not all
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