New Nation, 15 March 1980

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    16 1 NewNation SINGAPORE Saturday, March 15, 1980 2823 Price 25 cents M.C.(P) No. 109/1/80 NEW NATION COMMENT]
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  • Article
    NTUC starts big break-up
    430 1  -  Task force to get 3-phase plan moving By Ivan Lim The National Trades Union Congress has mapped out a threephase plan to restructure the two major omnibus unions, Singapore Industrial Labour Organisation and the Pioneer Industries Employees Union, along industry lines. Under the first phase, Silo
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    Lock icon Viets and Thais clash
    174 1 UPI Bangkok, Saturday Vietnamese and Thai Midlers elashed on the Kampochean frontier yesterday In what military leaders said was the first ground battle between the two forces. There were no Immediate reports of casualties In the exchange of rifle and other small-arms Ore. The fighting lasted
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    Lock icon US Reserve Board acts
    154 1 AP Reuter Washington, Saturday The Federal Reserve Board, in an immediate reaction to President Carter's stringent antiinflation programme, yesterday moved to discourage bank lending by setting, for the first time, a surcharge on its key interest rate. The action by the Federal Reserve on its key
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      34 1 Saint Jack girl talks Page 14 > > Big Walk is worth $40,000 Back Page IN THE OTHER PAGES: What's On 14, Moneywords Coupon 6, Big Walk Entry Form 21, Stars 18, Crossword 20, Comics 14
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    BILL LOVES TO STUNT
    183 2 'I do it for the challenge' Tamil film hero Kamala Hassan stepped on the accelerator of his light green Fiat. The car sped down the straight, crashed through a fruit stand, and screeched around the comer. Then it stopped, and out stepped Bill Cook, businessman, rally
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    Mild reply to Devan — from his son
    400 2 Mild reply to Devan from his son MP Devan Nair's lambast against the "snooty arty-crafty Singaporeans" in Parliament yesterday got a comparatively mild reply this morning. And it's from none other than his son who issued the statement on behalf of all three editors of Commentary, the subject of Mr
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    Dec date for subway
    180 2 If you can't beat the heavy traffic at the Orchard Road, Dhobv Ghaut and Bras Basah Road intersection, you will soon be able to go under it via the subway. About 42 metres of a 60metre pedestrian subway was completed by the Public Works Department at
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    Graveyard shift, SCs?
    333 3 Survey to find out if Special Constables are willing The Special Constabulary is conducting a survey to find out if its officers and men are willing to be deployed on a graveyard shift in order to maximise the use of manpower. SC Commandant R. W. Woodworth yesterday
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    S'pore youth do the reverse — prof
    263 3 S'pore youth do the reverse prof Young people in Singapore are becoming more westernised, and this is a reversal of the trend in other Asian countries, a professor of modern history said. Dr Bernard Dahm of Kiel University, West Germany, who has been studying the South-east Asian region for the
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    Career talk
    37 3 The head of the Malay programme section, Singapore Broadcasting Corporation, Encik Hashim Yusof, will give a talk in Malay on careers in broadcasting at the Toa Payoh branch library on March 21 at 3 p.m.
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      197 3 4 out of every 5 pickups in Singapore are Datsuns! Datsun Diesel Flatbed Pickup llbur Best Buy Always! V f t v. .Mt* M V 4 V< m irs H jiVr V vV r-f WW* Some of its best features: Tough SD22 2,164 cc diesel engine, used and proven by
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    Lock icon Passers-by free men trapped in their seats
    183 4 Stop this carnage A New Nation appeal The driver and passenger In this pick-up van spent many agonising minutes trapped In their seats after an accident yesterday. Their vehicle was heading to town along Upper Ayer Rajah Road wnen It skidded In the
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    New schools will be BIGGER
    327 4 Schools to be built under the second phase of the current Second School Building Programme will have larger floor areas and better facilities for both teachers and pupils. The details of the new building plans were carried in an article in the March issue of
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    Esso gives dealers more commission
    226 4 Esso has offered its dealers an extra commission of four cents for every 4.5 litres of premium petrol, two cents for regular grade and three cents for diesel. The company's present rates of commission are 20 cents, 16.5 cents and five cents for premium, regular
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    Pit your wits against a chess master
    96 4 If you can't afford a chess computer, the Marine Parade community centre offers a real live chess master to pit your wits against this weekend. Chess master Chia Chee Seng will play all comers at a simultaneous chess exhibition this evening at Block
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      79 4 D Sankyo MUSICAL TOYS Musical Jumping Jacks Move your arms move your legs won't you join the game? Playful exercises, playful tunes. I Tuneful tim l» EP.nii > *8 Tuneful tim midi J FP 059 Tuneful tim mini FP 055 Sole Agent:— 9^ tLEE TECK S. COMPANY fie loy 216,
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      18 4 We'll meet at Raffles! Raffles Hotel IjgJ Lunch, Dinner Reservation *****1 We have small Private Function Rooms too!
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      294 5 YOUR CHOICE OF CAR Recent events have made it imperative your choice of car. is not influenced by discounts, cheap extras or looks alone S 21 reasons why its No. 1 1) Rally winning heritage The predecessor Lancer won 1 st place in the gruelling international Safari Rally from 1974-77.
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    HDB to be given powers to fine
    488 6  -  Bill seeks in-between penalty Parliament round-up by 1 Rav Dhaliwal New laws to empower the Housing Board to fine residents who break its rules can be expected soon. These rules include subletting a part or the whole of the flat without HDB permission.
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    Goh, the 'model student,' learns from his colleagues
    734 6  -  Teachers include Devan, Fong and Dr Tan By Irene Hoe Mr Goh Chok Tong found himself back at school yesterday without once leaving Parliament. With clipboard on lap, the Trade and Industry Minister was the epitome of the model student, conscientiously noting
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    Skills to be discussed
    143 6 The Singapore Furniture Manufacturers and Traders Association will meet soon to find out the needs of their members in upgrading their production. The association plans to help its members to use the Skills Development Fund to upgrade production techniques. This is necessary be- cause of the
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      621 6 &EH3 13 HS] i MONEYWORDS i Cut out and pin with other coupons. I j Posting instructions appear below Occupation: Address: N R.I.C. No: ,Cut along dotted lines, CLUES FOR JX 6 FILL IN MISSING LETTERS ACROSS USING CLUES BELOW 1. A sturdy upright, as for holding up a fence
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      122 7 7 rr /i o pTrSfc- I V* La HCER Hi i •r M I h Look deeper. It's even more beautiful. Open every Sunday, Marine fferade Showroom, 11am to 6pm. Sote Distributor Authorised Dealers Cycl* A Carriage (Enterprise*) Pl«. Ltd. Servtce Centra: Singapore: Brunei: 41/43 Orchard Road. S pore 0923
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    Case for less snipping?
    312 8 The Protector or the Butcher? The Board of Film Censors sees itself as the guardian of public moral values and the protector of young and impressionable minds. Some members of the public, on the other hand, think the Board is nothing more than a bunch of
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    THEIR VIEWS
    142 8 4 Animal protection organisations in other countries are saying that the "Japanese are a savage people because they slaughter such charming animals as dolphins." It is embarrassing to be accused of killing well-liked animals, but we'd like to make a rebuttal to their criticism. If it is cruel
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    'Emigrate'
    66 8 Bv 1 WHISPERS £o> Isp y Y Following up on the story of a Briton who won nearly £1 million (about |5 million) in the football pools, the Financial Times rang up several City experts for their advice on how a person who knows nothing about money should handle
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    How to click with the clique
    470 8  -  In other words... by Tan Bah Bah Last Saturday, you were in your element. Daisy Lee was at your mercy. Samad was this, Kwok Choy was that. Long balls, short passes, offside trap, inside right, indirect free kick. Daisy lapped them all up. To
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    Kangaroo meat — latest delicacy for the table
    332 8 Kangaroo meat latest delicacy for the table Sydney, Saturday Meat from the kangaroo, the loveable, furry symbol of Australia, may appear on American supermarket shelves, if the US government adopts a report from one of its wildlife experts. Dr David Anderson, of the US Fisheries and Wild Life Service, flew
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      38 8 WE ttweftte most" Sophisticated COMPUTER. SYSTEM iNfae IA/oftU), ftW-T OLDCHuAM HAS "To Cfeoss-cHcOL f\/6ftYTl+lN& ON HtS ABACUS HI! y Pi s v as a Y C K S'« ff/ m a i ws mi :-,X; w 35 £S
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    Huang in the thick of events
    714 9  -  Seasoned diplomat who had many oversea postings Man in the news By Ismail Kassim our regional correspondent The current swing of Chinese Foreign Minister Huang Hua to three Asean countries underscores the importance Beijing is attaching to this region in its overall strategy to
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      382 9 36 champions, 72 holes, and only 1 winner. tw w ROLEX r This is your chance to walk the fairways and read the greens with 36 champion golfers. Feel the tension, share the elation and the heartache as they battle the 72 gruelling holes of the 1980 Rolex Masters. 26
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    Lock icon Summer Olympics meeting
    163 10 World Focus AFP London, Saturday The international meeting on the possibility of holding the 1980 summer Olympics elsewhere than Moscow will begin on Monday at the British mission in Geneva to the United Nations, a British source said. The meeting will then move on Tuesday to the
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    'OUTER SPACE'HOSPITAL
    79 10 A JAPANESE WONDER "Build me a unique hospital/' Mr Ryulchlro Klnoshlta, told his architect friend. The architect did. And this is what Mr Kin os hi ta, a 41-year-old director of a hospital in Fukuoka City in Kyushu, got. This UFO-shaped hospital is now up on the outskirts
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    Lock icon 'Russians razed our villages...'
    221 10 Reuter AP Khar (Pakistan), Saturday Refugees from Afghanistan's rebellious Kunar province said yesterday their villages were being systematically razed by Soviet troops to prevent them from returning. They said the destruction was part of a drive to stamp out Muslim guerilla opposition to the pro-Moscow government
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    Lock icon TODAY
    71 10 UPI TODAY is Saturday, March 15, the 75th day of 1980 with 291 to follow. Those born on this date are under the sign of Pisces. ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY: In 1969, former President Dwight Eisenhower was found to be suffering from congestive heart trouble. THOUGHT FOB THE
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    Lock icon 'Detention of hostages bad for Iran'
    307 10 Reuter AP Paris, Saturday Iranian President Abolhassan Bani-Sadr said the continued detention of the United States embassy hostages was a source of weakness rather than a trump card for Iran. In an interview published in the French daily Le Figaro yesterday, President Bani-Sadr said
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    Lock icon Lead in food cans — a new danger
    203 10 Lead in food cans a new danger AP Pasadena (California), Saturday Lead pollution pervading the atmosphere and the world's food chain is much worse than previously suspected, with lead-sealed food cans such as tuna fish cans accounting for half the lead in the American diet, researchers at the California Institute
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    Lock icon Gunned down in office
    78 10 UPI New York, Saturday Allard K. Lowenstein, exCongressman who led the 1968 "dump Johnson" anti-war movement, was shot five times and critically wounded yesterday by a man who walked into his Rockefeller centre office and opened fire without warning. Mr Lowenstein, 50, is reported to be
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    Lock icon The Odd Corner
    109 10 AP Bristol, Saturday Samson, Bristol Zoo's romantic gorilla, is much too amorous, say his keepers. So they have pat his fear female mates on a birth control pill. Initially, soo keepers were thrilled when Samson became the first gorilla in captivity to become a father that was
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    Asylum
    41 10 Nong Khai (Thailand), Saturday A high ranking Laotian official has fled into Thailand across the Mekong River to seek political asylum. Thai police said yesterday. Police officials said he was Mr Chompoo Chantanee, director of the Laotian Department of Information.
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      99 10 in mm mm Taut YUAN SfcA-TOOD K&STAUKANT <TT&> lIP. Singapore Squash Centre, Canning Rise, Central Park. Singapore 0617. Tel: *****0, *****1 *****5 Genuine Teochew Cuisine Fresh Sea Food Bar-B-Q Satay Delicious Dish etc. We cater for all kinds of dinner, Buffet for parties social gatherings Quick lunch served daily from
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    Lock icon Khmer blood samples sent to Geneva
    318 11 Reuter AP Geneva, Saturday The International Red Cross team in Indochina has sent to its Geneva headquarters blood samples from Khmer Rouge guerillas they suspected might have been killed by poison gas in Kampuchea, a spokeswoman said yesterday. She said the International Committee of
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    Lock icon Protest at embassy
    72 11 With a portrait of her husband In her hand, A vital Shchftrftosky stands outside the Soviet Embassy In London during ft protest on Thursday. The protest was held to call for the release of dissident Shcharansky from the Soviet Union. Shcharansky is about to complete a three-year
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    Lock icon Asean pact approved
    70 11 AFP Strasbourg (France), Saturday The European Parliament here yesterday gave the go-ahead for a co-operation agreement between the European Economic Community (EEC) and the Association of South East Asian nations (Asean). Under this agreement, about to be initialled, the community hopes to increase trade in its broad
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    Lock icon Cooperate, Prem urges
    173 11 AP Bangkok, Saturday In his first address to the nation, Prime Minister Prem Tinsulanonda asked the Thai people yesterday to accept the country's mounting economic and social problems as their own, and not only that of the government. Gen Prem, who took over the country following the
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    Lock icon Abortion trips by tour agency
    160 11 AFP Hong Kong, Saturday Half-day abortion trips to Shumchun in China at HK$5OO each ($250) are being regularly organised by a travel agency here, the South China Morning Post reported yesterday. An employee of the agency said the trips were organised jointly with the Shumchun
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    Lock icon 110 killed
    63 11 UPI Moscow, Saturday The crash of the Polish jetliner short of Warsaw's international airport yesterday, killing all 87 persons aboard, was believed to be the fourth involving an Dyushin-62 or its longerrange EL-62M. In another crash yesterday near BRUSBKIJ3. 13 American boxers ana 10 members of their entourage
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      132 11 Seeing is believing "1 i i. At Optique Paris Miki, we make things really clear: German computers to see you get the most accurate eye-test; cleaning and adjustment of spectacles, at no obligation. Our range of prescription eyewear and sunglasses are the latest, and our collection includes some of the
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      574 12/13 The Government of the Republic of Panama announces the limited availability of Proofs of the newly redesigned 1980 100 Balboa Gold Coin EL CONDOR REAL DE ORO Obverse and reverse enlarged to show detail 900/1000 Fine Gold Weight 816 grammes Diameter 26 16 mm Proofs available only until 31st March,
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      1289 12/13 YOUR WEEKEND ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE 700 million people in 43 countries can't be wrong vr EE|||||#E M PALcolor, Invented and owned by IELEiUIVREIV, LC SBC 5 Saturday 12.59 OPENING ANNOUNCE MENTSfollowed by SESAME STREET. 1.55 SATURDAY MOVIE: The Ballad of Josie (See Top Shows of the Weekend). 3.39 SINGAPORE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP
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      841 12/13 SBC-RADIO Saturday 12.30 P.M. Playback '80 (s) 1.00 The SBC Combo (s) 1.30 News followed by Share Market Report and Weather Forecast 1.45 ProSjramme Summary folowed by Music A La Carte (s) 2.00 A Love to Remember 2.25 Sports Diary 2.30 Hits Around The World 3.00 News-in-Brief 3.05 Melody Time
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      989 12/13 Creativity the target The first indication of what we can expect from the seven-week-old statutory board came from its chairman, the acting Minister for Culture, Mr Ong Teng Cheong 10 days ago when he gave an interview to the government publication, The Mirror. I later spoke to him on the
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  • What's On
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      Monika says 'no' to Playboy
      508 14  -  That's show biz By Richard Lim A local star in the recently banned film, Saint Jack, was offered US$lO,OOO ($22,000) by Playboy magazine to appear in its centrefold. She turned it down without hesitation. "No way," said Monika Subramaniam. who landed the leading role opposite
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      Blurbs sell these paperbacks
      756 15  -  Paloverde by Jacqueline Briskin. New York, Granada, 1179. M 8 paces. (£1.5) Blade by Matt Chlsholm. Stud Game by David Anthony. Stand On It by Stroker Ace. Rattlers by Joseph L. Gilmere. Crash Landing by Mark Regan. All paperbacks. 75 to 95 pence. BY IRENE HOE
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      464 14 In and around town PRESENTATION OF CHINESE SONGS A concert by seven Chinese composers and six poets on songs with a Singapore flavour at the Singapore Conference Hall at 8.30 p.m. Admission free by tickets from the National Theatre. PRACTICAL ENGLISH CONVERSATION A talk in Mandarin by Mr Wong Loan
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      179 14 A page that tells you what's happening on TV and in town At the cinema LOVE AT FIRST BITE: The sweeter side of vampire Dracula. Kicked out of Transylvania by the communists, he goes to New York where he falls in love. A spoof starring George Hamilton and Susan Saint
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      172 14 HOT STUFF: The hilarious attempts of a burglary task-force to redeem themselves of their disgraceful record of arrests and convictions. Orchard: 1.30, 4, 6.30 and 9.15 D.m. THE YOUNG MASTER: A feast of kung fu callisthenics by new Hong Kong superstar Jacky Chan. A cut above the run-of-mill Cantonese flicks.
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      45 14 Tides 3.32 a.m. (1.2m), 9- 3 J a m (2.8m), 4.06 p.m. (0.3m), 10.45 p.m. (2.7m) T«m«rr»w: 4.16 a.m. (1.0m), 10.20 a.m. (3.0m), 4.49 p.m. (0.2m), 11.19 p.m. (2.9m) ii S*^ Uy: A^ 8 a m (p.8m), f-m- 31m) 5.3S p.m. (0.2m), 11.53 p.m. (2.9m)
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      143 15 Times Bestsellers For the week ending March 9. Lnst week's DMTUMS In brackets. 1. THE BOAT PEOPLE (J) Brace Grant. Pengnln. 2. MEMORIES OF MOTHER DAY (2) Harold Rebbins. Nel. J. COMPROMISINGPOSITIONS SUM&N Isaacs. Pengnln. 4. LAT. THE KAMPUNG BOY (<) Lat. Berita Publishing. 5. KE LUARGA SI-MAMAT (Bahasa Melayn)
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      61 15 *3 U. Tf Jri You wont find this in a Slazenger ball 65 0 Outlives the normal golf balls life with its highly cut-resistant surlyn cover. And outdistance others with an aerodynamically-designed dimple pattern, increasing spin and trajectory, The No. 1 Championship Ball Sole Agents: Robertson, Wilson (Singapore) Ltd. WmS
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    Market grossly oversold?
    450 16  -  V Business News and Views 2 pages L.V Jj Market roundup by Lee Yew Meng The Singapore stock market came under the worst bear raid in the past week since it began its uptrend at the end of last year. In just five trading days, the market
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    Two car firms sign pact
    91 16 Wearne Brothers, parent company of Universal Cars, yesterday signed a new dealership agreement with the Melbourne-batted Ford Products Company. This follows the Ford Motor company's reorganisation of Its operations here as Its venlcle assembly will be phased out In August when tariff protection on locally
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    267 16 -UPI The stock market was sluggish yesterday while it waited for administration mechanics to fix the throttle on inflation. The White House announcement of its antiinflation package, disclosed after the market closed, contained no great surprises for Wall Street. Budget cuts and a crackdown on credit were the main elements
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    Lock icon Money Market
    189 16 UPI London, Saturday Record US interest rates and expectations of a strong anti-inflation package from President Carter sent the dollar higher on European money markets yesterday. The dollar's recovery sent the price of gold tumbling again as Investors switched into the money markets. Gold closed at U*****.50 in
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    Lock icon Prime sets new mark at 18½ pc
    206 16 Reuter New York, Saturday Prime US lending rates jumped to new record levels yesterday as some major banks raised their rates by three-quarter per cent to 18 Vi per cent. The moves mirrored higher rates in the country's money markets ahead of President
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    Lock icon Dow Jones
    32 16 UPI Closing averages on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday: 30 industrial 811.69 (up 2.13); 20 transport 261.78 (down 1.37); 15 utilities 102.81 (down 0.40); 65 stocks 294.44 (down 0.25).
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  • SHOPPING
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      Visit Fook On at Lucky Plaza
      507 17 LA twice weekly advertisement feature They call themselves the "House of Woollens". And they pride themselves on the vast range of clothing needed to brace oneself against the cold weather of temperate countries. MenUon woollen clothing in Singapore and you would not be surprised
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      225 17 Stereo King on the road now available in Singapore nCfW PA-1 50M AM/FM d-al-in-ijoot AM.'FM selector I F.Elect button Volume control Continuously variable ton* control FMsteii'P indicator Local/CMtancc AM. FM mdif.rttot CAR STEREO by '■■Asiutk. PA-121M TStarzAuto Reverse 15W total music power Stereo indicator e Local/ Distance e F.F Rew.
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      126 17 THE BIGGEST H.P. CENTRE a IN AUG MO KIO We have a wide range of Hi-fi combination sets, Colour T V and Home Appliances available on easy H P Scheme Avante 33 p Payment Sl6O Monthly $134 xl 2 Avante 55 D Payment 5228 Monthly $192 xl 2 Avante 77
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  • Sport starts here ...
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      Lock icon Scandal tension ...
      317 18 Scandal tension WARRANTS OUT FOR NUMBER OF PEOPLE Soccer AFP Reuter Milan, Saturday Nervous tension among Italy's international football squad has soared with the news that warrants have been issued for the arrest of a number of people implicated in the imfamous match fixing scandal, informed sources revealed here yesterday.
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      Iran keen on L-City Cup
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      512 19  -  V International Soccer by Doug Gardner Brazil are to revert to their samba-style football according to Tele Santana, who, as I forecast some weeks ago, has replaced Claudio Coutinho as National manager. "Brazilians have been forced to play to the music of an army on the
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      157 19 International goalkeeper David Lee and midfielder Leong Kok Fann will play their first match for Cairnhill Constituency in today's Second Division match against Farrer Park Dynamos at Farrer Park at 4.30 p.m. Malaysia Cup and preOlympics commitments forced David to miss Cairnhill's three
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      102 20 Singapore Recreation Club, who are tipped to retain the National Premier League hockey title, will play arch rivals Singapore Cricket Club in this evening's opening match at the SRC Padang (bully-off: 5.15 p.m.). The clash of the padang clubs is likely to swing SRC's way
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      303 20  -  Star-studded Japanese for clashes JkflHockey By SURESH NAIR The Singapore women hockey squad will get a long overdue chance to play top class competition over the weekend with the visit of the star-studded All-Japan champions, Shotoku College. Shotoku, the reigning Japan Inter-College champions and All-Japan League
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      Jockey Khoo looks a Born Winner today
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      3615 21 Tt A rF 1 1 -30 CLASS 4, DIV 8 1.200M ($14,000 $9,800 to winner) i 00 Fir* Phoanix (TY I-oh) Ahmad 4 57 (d4 3) 1,400m Henf 10 2 0 King ol Zulu (Upali) Noordin 3 56 ((15 -f 3.5) 1,400m
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      472 22  -  .hard to beat despite top weight By K. L. CHAN It will be just a stepping stone for future classic races when Purple And Gold runs in the Class 2 Division 1 1850 m event (Race 5) at Bukit Timah tomorrow. The four-year-old New Zealand gelding by
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      456 24 Prizes hit a record as New Nation Big Walk gathers speed MEW NATION BIG W/\LK April 20 Prizes for the April 20 New Nation Big Walk, Singapore's biggest waikathon, have soared to a record of $40,000! All walkers, regardless of whether you finish first or last, now stand
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      119 24 Where are yon Lim Kim Lian? Enter the New Nation Big Walk and yon will be the first winner of a mystery prize. We fonnd this picture (above) of yon when yon were three years old, In the arms of yonr proud mother after yon
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      561 18 Diary SOCCER: Friendly International Singapore Reserves v Saudi Arabia (National Stadium, 7.30 p.m.). National League: Dtv. t Serangoon Gardens RC v Police (Serangoon Gardens)* Jurong Town v Ponggol CSC (Jurong Stadium); Farrer Park Dynamos v Cairnhill CSC (Farrer Park AC); Commonwealth Palace v Jubilee SC (Oueenstown AC); Balestier United v
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