New Nation, 4 March 1980

Microfilm: NL10554
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    20 1 New Nation SINGAPORE Tuesday, March 4, 1980 2813 Price 25 cents M.C.(P) No. 109/1/80 r NEW <gj) NATION COMMENT! mmnßsd
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    Big aviation meet and show here
    213 1 Singapore's aerospace industry, a key component in the second industrial revolution, will get a big boost when a major aviation conference and exhibition is held here next year. The Asian Aerospace Exhibition, backed by the Economic Development Board, will be a showcase for the
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    Board no to 2 clubs
    90 1 The Liquor Licensing Board today turned down the applications of the Rasa Sayang Night Club and the Le Bistro lounge in Tropicana to extend their opening hours from 2 a.m. to 3 a.m. Police objected to the extension because the two places are said to
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    Lock icon Condemn the Soviets
    384 1 Singapore's call at non-aligned meeting Reuter United Nations, Tuesday Singapore yesterday called for condemnation of Soviet armed intervention in Afghanistan at a closeddoor meeting of representatives of non-aligned countries, sources said. The sharp attack, by Mr Thambynathan Jesudasen, a member of the Singapore UN mission, included a
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    Lock icon How I tried to halt space mission
    264 1 Double agent tells from behind the screen Agencies Washington, Tuesday Speaking from behind a screen in FBI headquarters, a man who said he was a former Soviet spy told reporters yesterday his missions included sabotaging a US space shot. Only the silhouette of
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      52 1 1 -mvr r/'ViT /m On-the-job training for Chinese doctors. Chinese physicians in the making World centre pages Cup N. Korea star in confident >ra£t Page 18 If #i 91 IN THE OTHER PAGES: IB1T Stocks 5, Stars 13, Money words n Coupon 17, Crossword 17, Comics Page 17 19, What's
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    STPB producing guide to prices
    236 2  -  Bid to protect tourists from being overcharged By Rav Dhaliwal The Singapore Tourist Promotion Board is producing a booklet to provide tourists with the prices of commonly purchased products to protect them from being overcharged. Sources said the booklet, which will be distributed free of
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    VC leaders who differ in age but not in service
    190 2 Section leader Tay Poh Seng, 53, and assistant unit leader Seow Soh Eng, 31, may be a generation apart in age but not in service where the Vigilante Corps is concerned. Mr Tay, a motor mechanic with six grandchildren, joined
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    Disabled get special rates at Kallang bowling alley
    183 2 The disabled can now enjoy bowling at concession rates at Kallang Bowl. The management of the bowling alley is offering the disabled a special rate of |1 a game between 19 a.m. and 7 p.m. on weekdays, and 9 a.m. and 12
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    ITF meet to try and put Asia in the picture
    224 2 There will be a concerted attempt to "put Asia in the picture" when seafarers' unions from Singapore and other Asian nations meet for a threeday conference convened by the International Transport-Workers' Federation (ITF) in Hong Kong. The conference, starting on
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    Boat festival
    41 2 The Dragon Boat Festival, jointly organised by the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board, Singapore Sports Council and People's Association, will be held off East Coast Park, near the Ministry of Defence ietty, on June 15. Entries close on March 15.
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    Concert
    32 2 The Ministry of Culture will present a concert by the Robert Luse Guitar Ensemble, in its Music for Everyone series, at the Singapore Conference Hall on March 30 at 5 p.m.
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    Flag day, anyone?
    33 2 The Metropolitan Young Men's Christian Association is looking for volunteers for its annual flag day to be held on March 22. Those who are interested should phone *****66 or *****67.
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    300 apply to teach here
    332 3 OFFICIALS TO BEGIN INTERVIEWS IN LONDON ON MARCH 10 About 300 British teachers have responded to Singapore's recruitment drive in Britain. Two officials from the mnistry and a representative of the Public Service Commission will begin interviews of short-listed candidates in London on March 10.
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    Chinese physicians draw up two-year plan
    200 3 The Singapore Chinese Physicians Association is drawing up plans for the next two years. These plans are being drafted by the three working units of the association the Singapore Chinese Physicians' Training College (formerly called training school), the Singapore Chung Hwa Acupuncture Research Institution
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    SATA winners
    37 3 The Singapore AntiTuberculosis Association will hold a presentation of awards ceremony for the top three winners of its Flag Day Campaign at the SATA Chest and Heart Clinic, Shenton Way, on Friday at 5 p.m.
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    Self-study
    36 3 The Toa Payoh Residents' Committee Zone A will organise a self-study centre for children every Wednesday from 7.30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the kindergarten in Block 55, Lorong 4, Toa Payoh. It starts tomorrow.
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    Jog-a-walk
    23 3 The Rotaract Club of Singapore (City) will hold a Rotaract Jog-a-Walk at Sentosa on April 6 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
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    French farmer made to stand in the sun with butter on his head ...
    280 4 French farmer made to stand in the sun with butter on his head In the Middle Ages, If a dairy farmer in France was found selling adulterated butter, he would be made to stand in the sun with the butter on his head until It melted completely. If a milkman
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    Condensed milk bad for babies
    268 4 warns international consumer group Condensed milk is bad for babies because it does not give them enough of the nutrients they need, said the InternationalO r ga n isation of Consumers Unions. The warning came from two lOCU officials at the workshop on consumer reporting
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    Let's sink our differences and unite
    276 4 There should be one Association (or Promoting Chinese Medicines and officials of the two associations bearing this name should sink their differences to achieve this. This was the call made recently by Mr Wong Sau Tak, president of the association at Tyrwhitt Mr Wong
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      109 4 WEST MALAYSIA TOURS •d Malaysia Round-up (coach) FRI $169 5d Malaysian Splandoura (air/coach) SAT $214 4d Baat of Qantino Panang (air/coach/air) SAT $259 Bd Langfcawi ft Panang Highlights (sir/coach) SAT $339 2d3n Oanting Highlands Waakand (coach/air) FRI 99 2d3ri Fraaar's HM Waakand (coach/rail) FRI 89 3d4n Gaming/Fraaar s Waakand (coach/air)
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    Trend-setting experiment
    277 5 More regional courses for planners An experimental course being held here for administrators of adult and nonformal education will, if successful, set the trend for more such courses in this region. Already, a similar course is being planned for Hong Kong next year. There are also plans to
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    STOCK MARKET
    265 5 Share prices improved across a broad front during the first 45 minutes of bullish trading at the Stock Exchange of Singapore today. BUSfNESS DONE First Section: M Credit (1) 2.41 (14) 2.44 (5) 2.46 (72) 2.45 Sett: (2) 2.49 Ben and Co (1) 0.70 (1) 0.71 (1) 0.73
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    Sage extends job service
    197 5 The Singapore Action Group of Elders (Sage) is extending its employment service to nonmembers who have retired. An official said yesterday any retired person looking for a job is welcome to register his or her name at Sage office in Maude Road. He need not pay
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      43 5 SOS It always helps to talk to someone. Samaritans of Singapore exists to help those in despair or suicidal. Ring *****44 Puts you in the right spirit r i p \7> if *< «r V=V v V <• V LAYS lisky since 1815 nArvjK ocorsjrsiop's
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    Lock icon Students' role is to obey
    286 6 says Iran president Reuter AP Hamburg, Tuesday The role of Muslim students holding American hostages in Tehran is not to take decisions but to obey, Iranian President Aboihassan Bani-Sadr said in an interview released yesterday. "It's all over with the students. It's not up to
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    Lock icon TODAY
    62 6 UPI TODAY is Tuesday, March 4, the 64th day of 1980 with 302 to follow. Those born on this date are under the sign of Pisces. ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY: In 1801, Thomas Jefferson became the first president to be inaugurated in Washington. THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: American
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    Lock icon Landslide win for Mugabe
    81 6 World Focus Reuter Salisbury, Tuesday Guerilla leader Robert Mugabe swept to victory in Rhodesia's independence election last night, assured of becoming the first prime minister of Africa's newest state, Zimbabwe. Sources said Mr Mugabe, 55, secured a landslide victory in last week's three-day poll as the
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    Lock icon Asean bid for closer EEC ties
    206 6 Reuter AP Kuala Lumpur, Tuesday Asean officials yesterday met here to set up a permanent working mechanism for a closer and more productive economic relationship between Asean and the European Economic Community (EEC). Malaysia's DirectorGeneral for Asean Kassim Hussein, opening the twoday meeting, said
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    Lock icon Dr K tapes to stay silent
    119 6 AP Washington, Tuesday The US Supreme Court yesterday thwarted efforts by news reporters and historians to obtain transcripts of telephone conversations Henry Kissinger had while he was Secretary of State and White House security adviser. By a 5-2 vote, the justices ruled that the
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    Lock icon Odd Corner
    62 6 AFP Tokyo, Tuesday Good-quality toilet paper could be produced at a low cost from home rubbish. The technology to recycle such city waste was recently developed by the Agency of Industrial Science and Technology here. The toilet paper produced from the trash Is stronger than and as soft
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    Lock icon Vance's key to detente
    254 7 'Response of Allies to Afghan situation crucial* World Focus AP Reuter Washington, Tuesday US Secretary of State Mr Cyrus Vance yesterday told United States allies that the preservation of detente in EastWest relations depends on a strong response to the Soviet military intervention in Afghanistan. Mr
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    Lock icon Kennedy asks for help
    58 7 AP Boston, Tuesday Senator Edward Kennedy campaigned in the precincts of his political youth yesterday, telling Massachusetts voters "I have come home to ask for your help." Republican George Bush sought a comeback against Ronald Reagan and said he was making headway. For Mr Bush, the
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    Lock icon Pollution: Now China acts on factories
    139 7 AFP Hong Kong, Tuesday Chinese authorities will ban the construction of any factory in China without appropriate pollutioncontrol facilities. The director of the environmental protection of- fice of the Chinese government, Mr Li Chaobo, told the New China news agency yesterday many of the
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    Lock icon Jakarta success
    57 7 UPI Jakarta, Tuesday Indonesia's family planning succeeded in bringing down the country's population growth from 2.8 per cent 10 years ago to 1.8 per cent in 1979, US State Department consultant Marshall Green said yesterday. However, he warned that Indonesia will have to intensify its efforts because of
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    Lock icon Dearest stamp for sale
    83 7 AFP London, Tuesday The most expensive stamp in the world, a British Guyana 1856 once-cent magenta, will be auctioned in New York on April 5 by the Siegel gallery, it was reported here. The stamp was discovered in 1873 by an English schoolboy who sold it
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    Lock icon Laotians play matador
    65 7 Seeing red? Ole! Now you see this cloth, now you don't! These Laotian boys confront a calf and try to work np Its temper at a hull stadium near Madrid, Spain. Flapping huge capes with bravado, the Laotians have a go at playing matador. They are some
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    Friends and illusions
    332 8 In politics, there are no permanent friends, only permanent interests. There are even no permanent roles. For example, some observers see China, previous arch enemy of the United States, practically taking up the very role once played by the Americans in trying to contain the Soviet Union.
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    THEIR VIEWS
    115 8 4 The Soviet Union is not winning in Afghanistan. It is not winning the hearts and minds of the people and it is not winning the military battle against the guerillas. This does not mean it can never win. If it puts in enough troops and allows them
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  • WHISPERS By ISPY
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      Plastic money?
      38 8 Plastic money may no longer be a joke. According to a memo to the US Federal Treasury, the US government is seriously considering a plan to insert plastic into dollar bills to help them last longer.
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      Knife bra
      27 8 Missing lights in neon signs along New Bridge Road and at Cortina are playing semantic tricks on passers-by. Two examples: KNIFE BRA., and MENTAL STORE.
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    Bush says 'we'll stand by allies'
    532 8  -  Profile of a Republican candidate 80 I I OSttoh I W Edgar Koh Before upsetting Republican front-runner Ronald Reagan in January's check caucuses in lowa, Mr George Bush was perhaps better known abroad than at home. He has been US representative to the United
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    Lock icon Cleo's palace found?
    172 8 AP Calr* Some American psychics say they have found the remains of what may have been the palace in which Cleopatra, Queen of the Nile, captured the heart of Mark Antony 2000 years ago. The archaeological find in the harbour of Alexandria came as a surprise, said
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    He shapes them for N-Day
    672 9  -  Seow's the man behind those dazzling displays IT'S A SMALL WORLD by Gloria Chandy Have you ever watched those dances involving hundreds of participants at the National Day parade and wondered who could be behind the dazzling displays? You might have presumed that there was
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      56 9 REDUCE HEAT, GL4RE F/4DE with Sun Control Film U S A Reduces 76% solar heat gain Offers balance of indoor comfort Cuts out ultra violet transmission Lower airconditioning operating cost (Determined by Yellott Solar Energy Laboratories, Phoenix. Arizona) 1' (.1 A SINGAPORE SUN X 4 COMPANY 4" I HU'P' Sf'arigoon
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      99 9 Are you ECONOMIST? The Straits Times Group wants you if you are 35 or younger and are seeking a bigger challenge or much wider scope. Write to: The Managing Director, The Straits Times Group, S.T. Box 895, Singapore 0923. Please include details of educational and professional qualifications, working experience and
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    Physicians in the making
    1042 10/11  -  By Teo Lian Huay To Nantah biology graduate, Mr Tan Chwee Heng, a human body is like a Housing Board flat. More specifically, a four-room one. "The human body isn't all that complicated," he said as he began his lecture in Mandarin. "Take out the brains,
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    Gearing up for the 80s
    628 10/11 The Singapore Chinese Physicians Association (SCPA) is only 33 years old and yet it has already started a self-renewal programme for the 1980s. With all the interest in and high hopes of Chinese medicine today, it is determined to keep the middle-age flab at bay.
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  • trend 1 EDITED BY JUDITH HOLMBERG
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      Lock icon If you can't hang it, wear it
      322 12  -  Sartorial designs cost a lot less [Boutique Beat by Deborah Chia You may have seen his paintings in art galleries. Now, you can have a Seah Kim Joo original hanging in your wardrobe. Yes, this Singapore artist who has been in the forefront
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      Lock icon Easy on the heart
      524 12 Doc's Casebook V SLCK "My husband had a weight problem and a high cholesterol problem. After a mild heart attack recently, he has added a heart problem to his list of medical worries. "He tries to lose weight and to reduce his oil and fat intake.
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      WENG'S FINDS WENG'S FINDS WENG'S FIN
      78 13 This basket is stainod J in dark brown, ths most 1 popular colour today. It is also available in othor shapas and sizas as shopping basksts or for flowsrs. About $30. Make a lovely frameup with this picture frame in natural cane and bamboo.
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    • Dear Ros
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        Second marriage
        256 13  -  Problems published in this column are often referred to doctors, lawyers, counsellors and other authorities who help out with the answers. M. B. I am a 23-year-old Hindu. My boyfriend, 33, is a Muslim. We have known each other for five years and plan to marry before the
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        16-year-old's problems
        136 13 I am 16 and have irregular menstruation. I also feel pain in my back during my periods. What can I do to ease the pain? I am 1.5 m tall and weigh 46 kg. Am I stunted? W.K.L. Dear W. K .L., Irregular menstruation during adolescence is not
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        She feels duty-bound
        165 13  -  A. W. I still love my first boyfriend although he hurt me. I have now met a boy who lives near me. I think he likes me because he always smiles at me. Once he stood for almost an hour in the rain without an umbrella before
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        Questions over sex
        253 13 Is it dangerous to have sex often? What is the best prevention against pregnancy? When is it safest to have sex? Can pregnancy result from sex during menstruation? A. B. C. Dear A. B. <~ There Is no daager la frequent MX. Bat being Indiscriminate about year
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        Girlfriend has admirers
        334 13  -  K. L. I met my girlfriend when I was 18. we have been going steady for three years and during this period, we have had sex. My girl tells me she is game for anything, but I am begining to wonder whether I like the idea. She
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        His secret love is leaving
        164 13  -  H. B. She sells books at my school bookshop. She is charming and friendly. Because I thought she would be around for some time, I put off being close to her. Now she is leaving for another job. I am heartbroken. Should I reveal my
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      367 13 YOUR LUCKY STARS IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you are an excellent judge of character. You are usually able to ascertain at first meeting whether or not an individual would be a good friend to you. You are loving and loyal and you expect such qualities in those you
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    F. Merlin to buy $27m building
    264 14 Acquisition is part of policy to expand chain Faber Merlin Malaysia (FMM) has agreed to buy a 22-storey building in Johor Bahru for M 527.25 million. This will be satisfied by the issue of 15 million FMM shares at $1.25 each plus a cash
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    Mushroom men here
    128 14 A seven member Japanese mushroom mission is now here for discussions with local importers and exporters. It is led by Mr Yatsuki Hatano, vice president of the Federation of Nippon Shiitake Agricultural Co- operative Association. Mission members include cultivators, traders, packers and manufacturers of equipment. Mr Ippei
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    Lock icon Sugar now more expensive
    195 14 UPI Rome, Tuesday The UN Food and Agriculture Organization said yesterday world sugar prices have almost doubled in the past six weeks because of market speculation, tight supplies and higher demand. The assessment came in FAO's monthly food outlook report, which estimated world sugar production for
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    Lock icon New York Exchange
    181 14 UPI Paced by weakness in rate-sensitive issues and oil shares, the New York stock market pulled back in active trading yesterday. The Dow Jones industrial average fell nine points and declines led advances two to one as turnover eased to 38 million shares from last Friday's 38.81
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    Lock icon Dow Jones
    31 14 UPI Closing averages on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday: 30 industrials 854.35 (down 8.79); 20 transport 28T.54 (down 1.90): utilities 108.73 (down 0.95); 65 stocks 314.22 (down 2.79).
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    Lock icon Money Market
    110 14 UPI London, Tuesday The US dollar opened stronger on all major European markets yesterday, boosted by Friday's hike in Krime lending rates by US anks to a record IS 3 per cent. Gold dropped US$5 an ounce in London while in Zurich, it opened unchanged from Friday. It
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      10 14 I <*' Enquiries Tel *****33/4 A Better technology keeps us ahead
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      175 14 A twice weekly advertisement feature i mi mini [S <*> i L fi Kv /J -ss£ W Stops Cockroaches Permanently, Foul smell, Drainage noise, Chockages and Mosquito breeding No Insecticides, Poisons and Traps Proven by: Local Rrlevant Authorities I Joint HDB residents' survey UK World wide Patents JNP International Pte
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    Lock icon Floating hotel for oil riggers
    93 14 Business News and Views Ever wondered where oil riggers live? Well, in a structure like this a "floating hotel". It has 189 well-equipped, single rooms for workers and recreation facilities. The 71m long, 32m wide and 28m high platform serves as the control centre of
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  • SHOPPING
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      Re-conditioning car service popular
      424 15 l A twice weekly advertisement feature J Special-T upholstery service is here to stay, according to Mr Donald Tan, managing director of Sincere Marketing Service Associates Pte Ltd, the sole agent for Special-T services and products. Since it was introduced in 1978, the response has been
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      218 15 SAVE FROM 50% TO 90% OF REUPHOLSTERING COSTS NOW LET OUR EXPERTS RECOLOR OR REPAIR YOUR VINYL, LEATHER, NAUGHYDE QUICKLY AND INEXPENSIVELY BY THE EXCLUSIVE <Sped PROCESS. No time loss. Repairs done without dismantling furniture. Repaired cuts, welts, holes, cigarette burns, etc., are strong, flexible and matched to original color,
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    Las Palmas in dashing form
    690 16  -  On the g2Jtrack By K. L. CHAN Ipoh, Tuesday Las Palmas, who is still without a win after six starts, could get his chance over in a Class 5 Division 2 1250 m race on Saturday. The four-year-old Australian gelding by recalled was placed in
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    Saturday's Ipoh finishes
    144 16 Ist Brigadier James, 2nd Fine Fettle, 3rd Hop Seng; Wen by: sh hd, \V* t 3%; Tote: 59, $24, $28, $9. Ist Laird's Haven, 2nd Asean, 3rd Snperb Welcome II; Won by: 4, 4, IV4; Tote: Stt, $23, $9, $14. Ist Direct line, 2nd Jingo, 3rd Abba;
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    336 16 wa WJ Boxing UPI Cleveland (Ohio), Tuesday Former world heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali, admittedly overweight, said he is training for "the impossible comeback" a fourth heavyweight title. "I've been training for four days in my Santa Monica Gym, Ali told the newspaper The Plain Dealer in
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    532 17 Disgruntled bettor names 27 in Italian graft scandal UPI Rome, Tuesday Italian newspapers yesterday named 27 First and Second Division soccer players allegedly involved in a major bribery scandal in which clandestine bettors tried to fix the outcome of games. Among the players were four who
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    Lock icon Evans to miss Saturday clash
    115 17 Reuter London, Tuesday Aston Villa's Allan Evans will miss the English Football Association Cop quarter-final against West Ham on Saturday as a result of being sent off last night In Villa's Division One match at Brighton. Evans was booked for a first half foul on
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    Lock icon King drawn to meet Dane in final
    125 17 Reuter London, Tuesday Indonesia's Liem Swie King, the All-England badminton champion who defends the title here from March 19 to 23, was yesterday drawn to play England's Nick Yates, 18, in the first round. Swie King is expected to meet Denmark's European No
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    Lock icon Connors, Borg for clash
    77 17 AFP Copenhagen, Tuesday. The Bjom Bore-Jimmy Connors clash is likely to be the highlight of the Europe versus United States tennis match here today and tomorrow. The match will be run along Davis Cup lines with two players on each side contesting four singles and one
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    Borzov out
    68 17 Moscow, Tuesday Soviet sprinter Valery Borzov, double gold medal winner at the 1972 Munich Olympics, has given up hopes of a comeback at this year's Games in Moscow. Borzov won a bronze medal in the 100 metres at the 1976 Games but last summer, after an operation on
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      265 17 Crossword ~v J m mi H ACROSS 1 Take five 5 Capital of Morocco 10 Chair 14 Baseball family name 15 Practice 16 Boleyn 17 Savory bird 19 Little bit 20 Agreement between countries 21 Less bright 23 MU. rank 24 Baltic person 25 Moistened the bird 29 Certain ear
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      116 17 Sports diary SOCCER: Pre-Olympics (Asia Group 3) tournament Singapore v Korea (National Stadium, 7.30 p.m.). Inter-Schools East Zone tournament Tanjong Katong Technical v Changkat Changi (Beatty Secondary, 3 p.m.); Siglap Secondary v Beatty (Changkat Changi); Victoria Secondary v Broadrick Secondary (VS), both matches at 4.30 p.m. HOCKEY: Inter-Schools North Zone
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      604 17 TUESDAY r i MONEYWORDS i Cut out and pin with other coupons 1 Posting instructions appear below I Occupation: Address. N R.I.C. No:. |i| |n1 F,LL,N TIBE~RfI 3 I o N LETTERS —H ACROSS Z-Mitj* USING 5 W OQjj CLUES IMSIIJIBi BELOW HMaaaH Cut along dotted lines wmm CLUES FOR
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    3-goal win forecast
    490 18  -  TONIGHT'S MATCH It's the last chance £or Singapore Koreans say victory is as good as theirs by Suresh Nair North Korea by three goals! That's how confident they are of victory in tonight's crucial match against Singapore (kick-off: 7.30 p.m.). Their genial team manager Li Chang Son
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    The sparkle comes from Prasun
    123 18 MAN OF THE MATCH Indian skipper Prasao Banerjee's flair In mldlleld provided the sparkle In aa stberwlse baring bettom-af-the-table clash between India and Sri Lanka last night, writes BUREBH N A IK. Prasan'n perfarmanee stand ant he was enterprising and nat afraid ta he adventarsus.
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    THE LINE-UP
    97 18 Twright'a Uae-ap -rmtiTni this nMralax: SINGAPORE (4-3-3, blue): Edmund Wee (22); Hasli Ibrahim (13), Samad Allapitchay (4), Syed Mutalib (5), Jeffrey Lazaroo (3); Urn Tang Boon (2), Hashim Hosni (11), R. Suriamurthl (17): Mohammed Noh (8), Fandi Ahmad (14), Wong Kok Choy (7). NORTH KOREA (4-3-3, red): Kim
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    MATCH NITTY GRITTY
    129 18 Shats at gnal: India 16, Sri Lanka 4; Fsnls: India 8, Sri Lanka 7; Offside: India 4, Sri Lanka 2; earners: India 6, Sri Lanka 2. Crawd: 6000. Referee: Sano Toshikazu (Japan). Yrfllaw eard: mTh. Shahabdeen (Sri Lanka). INDIA (4 —3—3): Bhaskar Ganguly (1), D. Seka- ran
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    For Lanka, another experience
    391 18 INDIA 4 SRI LANKA Traditional superiority, even on neutral ground, was firmly established by India last night in their 40 defeat of Sri Lanka, reports JEFFREY LOW. But for a few interceptions and token dives, Indian goalkeeper Ganguly Bhaskar was having a side-line view of Sri
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    TABLE
    57 18 P W D L F API North Korea 3 1 2 0 8 1 4 Iran 3 1 2 0 5 2 4 Singapore 3 2 0 1 4 3 4 China 3 1 2 0 4 3 4 India 3 1 0 2 4 2 2 Sri Lanka
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      Evening chill is just right
      604 19  -  Review Blithe Spirit By Margaret Chan Dinner theatre season this year has opened. The Shangri-La Playhouse is first on the scene this time around, and they have started on grand note with Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit. Derek Nimmo who performed at the ShangriLa's first production
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      Luk Siu Fung goes to Canada
      302 19  -  Glitter Chatter by Teo Lian Huay Luk Siu Fung, one of the most successful Cantonese swordfighting serials from Hong Kong, will be screened in Canada this year. A Canadian TV station has just bought the screening rights of the serial, starring Hong Kong heart-throb
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      63 19 ANDY CARP SHORT RIBS by Prank O'Neal TWE SMECIFF IS ALSO OUR DOSCATTCMB? >/ n i A S! M if IS B) r lii fit 'Mi 5K I d m *s H <4 NORBERT by George Fett l s K a O iMO umfd r—<«»>• Sy»d'C*<« *me t%\ck vs to
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      311 19 In and around town :L ta! ifa an to 6.30 Tomorrow's FM Stereo 6 Opening Announcements ana Programme Summary 6.05 Morning Prelude: Charlie Byrd 6.30 News 6.40 Morning Concert: Six German dances, K. 536 (Mozart), eight Minuets, K.315a (Mozart) Vienna Mozart Ensemble/Boskovsky, A Hero's Life 0p.40 (Strauss), Vienna Pnil Orch/Bohm
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      461 19 sponsored by Alitalia Airlines. ASIA AQUATECH 8« (he 2nd Asian International Water Technology Exhibition and Conference at the World Trade Centre. Open from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Admission tree. On till Mar 8. LES CAMISARDS French filmshow at RELC Auditorium, Orange Grove Road, at 9 p.m. Admission free. A
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    41 20 AH FOOK: SBC has at last given me cause not to begrudge the cost of my colour TV licence. All programmes produced here will be in colour from next month. MEI LIN: That doesn't guarantee better quality programmes though.
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      923 20 TV AND RADIO SBC 5 I TELEf UNKEN p great looks! UOIOUr g rea t features' TV great performance 1 3 P.M. OPKNING ANNOIINC KM K NTS followed by GILLIGAN'S ISLAND: Splash Down (r) 3.3# DIARY OF EVENTS (E) 3.35 AFTERNOON MATINEE: Living It lip. Comedy about two couples with
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      155 20 Today's top shows HANYU PINYIN (Ch 5, 7 p.m. in colour) Learning Mandarin can be a pleasure. This new series features sketches and each lesson will teach simple conversational Mandarin phrases. The first lesson introduces the Hanyu Pinyin system and simple vowels. THE FOUNDATION: Paranoia (Ch 5, 10.30 p.m. in
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