New Nation, 28 March 1980

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  • 20 1 New Nation -SINGAPORE Friday, March 28, 1980 2834 Price 25 cents M.C.(P) No. 109/1/80 ■P j NEW (0) NATION COMHEhT
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  • 296 1 120 riggers missing in disaster Reuter Oslo, Friday One hundred and twenty oil rig workers were missing last night after gales capsized a "floating hotel" in what could be the worst disaster in the history of North Sea oil exploration. A rescue official in Stavanger said that
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  • 96 1 Tim Twomey is having ft whale of ft time with his son Christopher. And no one eftn blame him. Yon see, Christopher Is reftllty which Tim never thought could happen. Tim, 33, of Sacramento, was born without testicles, which mennt he couldn't have
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  • 80 1 The death toll on the roado (or this year is now 81. Panl Douglas. 22, an Australian, died In the Singapore General Hospital at about 9.45 p.m. yesterday. He was a passenger In the car driven by his brother, Flight Lieutenant Rodney Douglas, who was killed together with Flight
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  • 190 1 AFP Bangkok, Friday Asean is to push for a solution in Kampuchea through talks witn the Soviet Union, Thai Deputy Premier Thanat Khoman said yesterday. He said an Asean leader would soon visit the Soviet Union to discuss the issue. Dr Thanat did not identify the
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    • 37 1 World disco queen arrives Page 2 The noiseless explosion Page 14 IN THE OTHER PAGES: Stocks 5, Stars 14, Crossword 14, Money words Coupon 19, Big Walk Entry Form 20, Comics 22, What's On 23 *6 y
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    • 17 1 RODto Jeans rri^ Iced Cream Sabve^. Harveys Bristol Cream. The best sherry in the world. Eastern Agencies
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 26 1 Forecast Singapore's weather outlook from 1 to 6 p.m.: Mainly fair except for showers in a few places. Sunset today: 6.43 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow: 6.36 a.m.
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  • 171 2  -  British Council to prepare them for RSA cert By Zarinah Marican The Education Ministry will organise a series of courses for English language and literature teachers to improve the teaching of English in schools. The courses, to be conducted by the British Council, will lead to
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  • 321 2 The world's disco queen arrived here yesterday and dropped a bombshell. "I don't know John Travolta. I've never seen any of his movies," she said of the film star whose films Saturday Night Fever and Greece created a world "revolution" in disco dancing. Twenty-year-old Julie
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  • 43 2 The Public Utilities Board's mobile collection centre at Pasir Panjang will be closed from April 1. Residents in the area can pay their PUB bills at the Telok Blangah branch of the Chung Kniaw Bank at 368/370, Telok Blangah Road.
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  • 29 2 Foreign Minister S. Rajaratnam will be the guest of honour at the ingapore Indian Chamber of Commerce's annual lunch at the Singapore Hilton tomorrow at 12.30 p.m.
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  • 136 2 A union has found a new way to help its members reduce expenses by teaching them about car care. The Singapore Bank Officers' Association has started a 2'/ 2 -month course on basic motor-car repair and maintenance to enable members to sul> stantially cut down
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  • 39 2 Mr S. Gopinathan has been re-elected chairman of the National Book Development Council of Singapore. Other elected officials are Mrs Hedwig Anuar (vice-chairman), Mr R. Ramachandran (secretary), Mr Michael Goh (asst secretary) and Mr N.T.S. Chopra (treasurer).
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    • 103 2 Secretaries' Favourites Smart, Silent Types... Clean, crisp office workers are also the boss's favorites., This new generation of printing calculators will be popular with everyone in the office for their silent efficiency and errorless results. There's a double check via the clear totalling print-out, and big. screen-style display. It's a
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  • 339 3 Pharmacists check with doctor when unsure Subjected daily to a doctor's scrawls, a Singapore pharmacist soon learns to read his or her prescriptions. Most pharmacists said it is a test of patience deciphering doctors' prescriptions when they first started in their job. However, with experience
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  • 370 3 An international organisation representing car and tour associations has sent a telex message to the Ministry of Communications here calling for a reduction in the recent increase in car taxes. The call, which was made following an International Touring Alliance's management committee meeting held
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  • 181 3 The Health Ministry has decided not to ban the drug clioquinol as suggested by the International Organisation of Consumer Unions (IOCU). A ministry spokesman said it studied the drug again, following the lOCU call, and decided it should remain a controlled drug. lOCU president Anwar
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  • 580 4  -  To assist him will be Chin Harn Tong and Ong Ah Heng By Ivan Lim NTUC secretary general Lim Chee Onn will go through the grassroots mill with the assumption of new executive powers in the Singapore Industrial Labour Organisation and Pioneer Industries Employees'
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  • 104 4 The People's Association is drawing up plans to celebrate its 20th anniversary on June 30. It wul hold a mass rally at the National Theatre, to be attended by thousands of community leaders and volunteers. The guests will be entertained to a variety concert
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  • 69 4 Foreign Minister S Rajaratnam will visit Japan in late April at the invitation of the Japanese government, a ministry official said yesterday. The official said Mr Rajaratnam, who will be accompanied by three or four government officials, will hold talks with Japanese Prime Minister Masayoshi Ohira. The
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  • 332 5 It will help them react quicker to fires in buildings more than 10 storeys high The Singapore Fire Brigade intends to compile an operations manual on every building that is more than 10 storeys high, particularly commercial complexes. This will help the brigade to react
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  • 106 5 Sumitomo Chemical and four Japanese companies have set up an investment company in Tokyo to establish a major downstream plant (or the $2 billion petrochemical project in Singapore. The Business Times today said the other partners of the new company, Nihon Singapore Poly orefin
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  • 170 5 The Education ministry will invite 970 of the cream of this year's PreUniversity Two students for its special examination in May. The examination is to identify candidates for merit scholarships and officer cadet training in the Defence Ministry. A ministry offical said 1,300
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  • 30 5 The Bukit Merah Zone A Residents' Committee will hold a pot luck party at 126, Block 77, Redhill Road for the block's residents on Sunday at 12 p.m.
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  • 23 5 The Singapore Medical Association will hold its third annual walk-a-jog at the Macßitchie Reservoir on Sunday at 6 p.m. Participation is free.
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  • 183 5 After a cautious opening, share prices took a turn for the better during the first 45 minutes on the Stock Exchange of Singapore today. Haw Par, which for several days, had seen heavy volumes, gained four cents to $1.90. This boosted market sentiments somewhat, resulting in renewed buying
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  • 53 5 A domestic servant, Rosy Rajoo, 25, was jailed for four months by a Magistrate Court today for stealing jewellery worth $16,770 belonging to her employer. She was found guilty of stealing the jewellery from Mrs Haruko Tanka of Hillcrest Road on two occasions between March 15
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  • 321 6 You may have heard his voice before and will probably hear him again. Mr A. G. S. Danaraj, 49, has been reading the English news over the ratfio and newsreel over TV for the past 19 years. "I had to train with the old
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  • 94 6 AFP Hong Kong, Friday Chinese vice-premier Ji Pengfei met in Beijing yesterday with a health delegation from Singapore led By Health Minister Dr Toh Chin Chye, the New China News Agency reported today. The agency said that after the meeting, Chinese Minister of Public
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  • 330 6 For diploma courses in advertising Singapore has been appointed the regional examination centre for advertising industry diploma courses by the Communication, Advertising and Marketing Education (CAM) Foundation, a prestigious British grouping conducting professional courses and examinations. From September the industry's Joint Education Committee (JEC) will offer
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 549 6 (25) J51 An Ingenious Alteration Satu Pindaan Pintar illustrator: Lui Thue Wah >2 Liauia Wl WM a m m m 1 S» 1 m a 7JT> H|3 3=tj3 f ss i V4£tli'' 2> it ftj >*)7B m s a i 4 I S. Si ilMllififm fflltiUMSttffiA teSlSlttjl?- f&X Bi*#tee&S|c&£& A
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  • 153 7 World Focus AFP Paris, Friday Some 100 funerals risked being called off yesterday after coffin deliverers joined Paris gravediggers on a strike to back demands for pay rises. Tne city's 33 coffin deliverers are together the sole source of supply to private undertakers.
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  • 226 7 Reuter New Delhi, Friday Palestine Liberation Organisation leader Yasser Arafat arrived in India yesterday to cement closer ties between the PLO and a sympathetic Indian government. The PLO mission in New Delhi was this we£k accorded full diplomatic status by India. During Mr Arafat's official 48-hour
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  • 86 7 A sister of the slain Archbishop Oscar A. Romero weeps as his coffin is carried to the altar of the cathedral in San Salvador. Thousands of people joined a procession carrying the body of Romero from Salvador's Sacred Heart Basilica to the cathe- dral on Wednesday.
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  • 77 7 AFP Manila, Friday This marriage was made In heaven but turned sour after Ave years because the partners had no sex and the husband turned out to be a girl. Nonetheless a Filipino judge acquitted the "hus- band" Kosallo Tempi©, 27, of the charge of falsifying the
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    • 76 7 Mora world news in Page 10. 4 A member of the Goodwood Group Dolly has made a name for herself in this region and is wellknown for her wide range of songs which includes folks and ballads. Every evening relax with your favourite drink in the new Carriage Bar and
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    • 170 7 H—hi »i i i i R6 Bang 01 An eye-catching combination that delights the ears, the Beogram 1700 turntable, Beomaster 1700 tuner/amplifier and C4O speakers are specially designed to blend together for the finest in audio enjoyment. What's more, just a mere button press and flawless performance! Sow Agenls Guthrie
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  • 322 8 Deputy Senior State Counsel S. Tiwari will have no problem getting support for his proposal for tougher legislation against noise-makers. Similar calls have been made in the past by other speakers at seminars and forums on the same problem. Notwithstanding his legal background, his view is
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  • 92 8 6 Creating a bank with the sperm of scientific Nobei Prize winners has the undertones of a spoof. First of all, because only someone who does not know the Nobel Prize winners would want to reproduce them in thousands of specimens. Second, because attempting to do so would
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  • WHISPERS By ISPY
    • 32 8 Don't read too much into it, but the OECD's Ma crothesa urus, the bible for people involved tn economic and social development programmes has sandwiched Female Manpower between Fees and Fertility.
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    • 18 8 Someone asked: 'Is there cure for baldness?' The reply: 'No, prepare to meet thy dome.'
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  • 537 8  -  FRIDAY WITH ISMAIL KASSIM ISMAIL KASSIM An Indonesian Foreign Ministry official whom I met early this month in Jakarta cautioned me against expecting any early resumption of diplomatic relations between his country and China. His opinion was that it was still a long way off though
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  • 694 8  -  Will Americans be totally committed? By Swadesh de Roy Tokyo: Japanese defence planners are now finding it easier these days to respond to the US call that Japan must do significantly more in guaranteeing its own security. Thanks to the Soviet armed intervention in Afghanistan.
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  • 89 9 Indonesia has followed Malaysia's footsteps by insisting that all advertisement films screened must be filmed in the country, using local artistes and technicians. This is the outcome of an agreement between the Indonesian film artistes and advertising companies associations, according to the Indonesian Observer. They feel that
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  • 168 9  -  ASEAN ASIDES By Judith Hale Taxi drivers refusing to raise fares? No, it's not happening in Singapore but in the Philippines. The Board of Transportation in Manila recently approved new rates but the drivers refuse to accept them, said the Daily Express. Their opposition, however,
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  • 119 9 Poor teenage fisherman Somwang Polamart won a million-baht lottery, but lost his faith in relatives. The Bangkok Post reported that the 17-year-old Thai had bought three lottery tickets on Saturday. The next evening,* he jumped for joy on learning that one of his tickets carried the
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  • 139 9 These farmers in a Thai Erovince lost a night's sleep at didn't mind it at all. It was a small sacrifice to rid their 127 villages of more than 3M,M9 rats, which had been feasting on their crops. Daring the night, the
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  • 318 10 Massive poisoning in a state paper World Focus UPI Beijing, Friday Industrialisation in China has polluted water in 41 cities, poisoned thousands of people and ruined wildlife from elephants to fish, a newspaper said yesterday. In an ususually frank expose, the Beijing youth daily, Qingnian
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  • 42 10 German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt greeted by British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at RAF Benson air base. On the left Is Foreign Minister Lerd Carrlngtan and In the centre, his German counterpart Hans Dietrich Genscher. UPI picture. UPI picture
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  • 105 10 UPI TODAY is Friday, March 28, the 88th day of 1980 with 278 to follow. Those born on this date are under the sign of Aries. ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY: In 1797, Nathaniel Briggs was awarded a patent for the first washing machine. He called it an "improvement
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  • 28 10 Washington, Friday The United Sates warned North Korea yesterday that its infiltration missions into South Korea endanger the future of the North-South talks on Korean unity.
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  • 127 10 AP Washington, Friday The US Senate foreign relations committee will be asked to produce a "white paper" setting out the record of the relationship between the US and the government of the deposed Shah of Iran, the panel's chairman said yesterday. Chairman Frank Church said
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  • 55 10 Reuter London, Friday Police detained five men in early morning raids yesterday for questioning in connection with a £4 million (about $20 million) silver builion robbery. Seven thieves hijacked a security truck carrying 10 tonnes of silver for shipment to East Germany last Monday in
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  • 99 10 Reuter Hong Kong, Friday The defence minister of the Vietnamese-backed Phnom Penh government was quoted yesterday as accusing the ousted Pol Pot regime of trying to eliminate all but one million of the Kampuchean population and bring in 15 miilion Chinese immigrants. "If the one million
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 197 10 Congratulations to Emporium Holdings Group on the official opening of their 8 department stores and 2 restaurants. THIS FLYING MACHINE HAS BROKEN WORLD RECORDS EIGHT TIMES AND FLIES AT TWICE THE SPEED OF SOUND AND EVEN CLIMBS VERTICALLY AT SUPERSONIC SPEED. cznno. McDonnell douglas f isa/b eagle ***** In service
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  • 469 11 NYT New York: At the annual meeting of the Authors'Guild a few days ago, the guest speaker, Lord Willis, authorplaywright and a Member of Parliament, described how the Public Lending Right had been enacted in Britain and encouraged American authors who belong to the professional
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  • 718 11  -  Art Buchwald Los Angeles Times Washington: "Daddy, when I grow up can I be President of the United States?" "Of course, son, anyone can be President of the United States. Just look at the people who are running this year." "What would I have
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    • 231 11 Two is better... especially when it costs as little as one! Both for I H o o 'PC 4? \%££%iu No Adler is now offering two electronic calculators for /almost the price of one Printer-Display unit. Think how much more convenient it is to have two machines instead of one
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    • 472 12/13  -  Wisma Theatre is what it was four years ago Sundown scene by Cynhrr The first time I visited the Wisma Theatre was four years ago. Last Monday, I dropped in again at the Wisma Indonesia annexe in Orchard Road, and it was as if time had stood
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    • 990 12/13  - Luse a bottomless pit of talent The Arts By Georgina Emmanuel I took up classical guitar lessons with Robert Luse at the ripe old age of 28. Definitely no chance of becoming a child prodigy, but still, I wasn't in my dotage yet. Friends looked askance. Why was I taking
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    • 605 12/13  -  Eating Out bv Margaret Chan Taiwanese beef noodles, the sign said, and if that was not enough to lure me, the following words, "entertainment and musical programme" did the trick. So I went to the roof of the Apollo Hotel to the theatre restaurant and
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  • Page 12/13 Advertisements
    • 62 12/13 Sank yo I Every Sankyo musical toy is designed to please and pacify younger children with their gentle, merry tunes. Rely on Sankyo's wide assortment of tuneful toy mates. Sole Agent LEE TECK S. COMPANY lit Toy 216. 2nd Floor. Plaza Singapura (Vaohan) Orchard Road. Singapore 0923 Tel *****3 (2
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    • 105 12/13 We'll meet at Raffles! now JAZZ NIGHT every Friday 8 pm The Writers' Bar No cover charge free tidbits TERESA KHOO'S TRIO Raffles J 1-3 Beach Road Singapore 0718 Reservation: *****1 Hotel CONTACT LENSES HARD AND SOFT Lf NSES E.K.LIM I SMC Dlt' 'KM II >MIJ) A C 1 P
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  • 360 14 p —1 Business News and Views 'Implosion is neater than ball and chain' How do you get rid of a 12-storey building to make way for a 30storey tower? And while you're at it, try not to disturb your neighbours in the same complex.
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  • 33 14 Overseas Union Bank's 25th branch here and its 48th worldwide will be opened in Clementi Town Centre tomorrow. It is the first bank to open a branch in the area.
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  • 284 14 UPI Efforts of the billionaire Hunt brothers of Dallas, Texas, to meet margin calls on sharply falling silver futures created a chaotic day in Wall Street yesterday. Stocks sold off more than US$3O billion on paper at the worst, then staged an incredible rally in the last
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  • 32 14 UPI Closing averages on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday: 30 industrial 759.98 (down 2.14); 20 transport 233.69 (down 7.35); 15 utilities 96.04 (down 1.32); 65 stocks 271.73 (down 3.53).
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  • 215 14 UPI London, Friday The dollar surged to its highest levels in nearly a year on most world money markets yesterday and the price of gold slid correspondingly in a dramatic turnaround that some experts predicted might become a trend. 'The situation has completely changed from a few months
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 188 14 YOUR LUCKY STARS IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY Born today, you are an intellectual with an uncanny ability to make money. You seem to know precisely when to play your cards and precisely which cards to play in order to gain the greatest return from the smallest investment. You are a
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    • 453 14 stand new trends. LEO (July 23-Aug 22) The day's events may leave you somewhat shaken by nightfall. Encourage others to take the lead now. VIRGO (Aug 23-Sept 22) The spirit of eoopera-, tion may be lacking at home today. You can rekindle it by setting an example. LIBRA (Sept 23-Oct
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  • 686 15 Now aids can help reduce ringing sounds in the ear New York Times New York: Ringing, roaring, buzzing, hissing, chirping, whining or whistling noises in the ear or head. Nearly everyone hears such sounds now and again, perhaps when they've been exposed to a loud noise
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    • 3 15 Editorial: Page 8
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    • 263 15 Art Exhibition by CHEN ZHENG MING From (Mantling Province (Swatow) of The People's Republic of China Chen Zheng Ming is an active member of the Kwantung Art Society Born in 1939, in Kwantung Province Swatow) of the People's Republic of China He has a keen interest in art since very
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  • SPORT STARTS HERE
    • 305 16 Bribery scandal: IFF take disciplinary action Soccer UPI Milan, Friday A three-lawyer disciplinary commission of the Italian Football Federation yesterday rubber-stamped the sus- pension of 13 players and a top soccer club president arrested in Italy's worst soccer scandal. The commission, meeting in Milan, said the players
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    • 272 16 IH SR New Town, after trouncing Outram 21-1 on Wednesday, became this year's Secondary Schools' water-polo champions when they beat Buona Vista 12-9 at Shaw Pool yesterday. Buona Vista have only to overcome Outram today for second place. Both teams appeared to be equally matched in
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    • 350 17  -  By K. L. Chan Koala Lumpur, Friday Towkay, who made his debut in a sprint event at Ipoh early in the month, will find the 1800 m trip in the Class 3 Division 2 race here on Sunday more to his liking. In his
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    • 174 17 BUNDAY Race 1: I.lft. CI 5 Dlv 4 IZMm Pemlaat, Bridge «f Eteralty. Imperial Qtattsa, Beaattfal Bcmn. Baee 1: 1.44. CI 5 Dlv S UMm Privy Csaacll, Mavle Ttwi, Saa st Banna, lataa Sarawak, Newbridge. Baee S: 111. Q 5 Dlv t UMm Stanlnsa, Jso Ta, Caagar, Pleeals Prtaee,
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    • 148 17 K.L.CHAN SCRUTINEER TURF RAY RACE 1 Template MESH Trymebest Intelligence Glowing Wood Paladin Template RACES Desert Terror Sweet Strobe* Sea Charm Sweet Strokes Honeycomb Little Miango Grey Rhythm Flying Tiger RACES Tik* Secret Action Princess Rael Distine French Quarter Endeavour Distant Smile Fairy Gleam RACE 4^ Gamely Sebered-Up Gamely
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    • Article, Illustration
      486 18  -  SRC skipper and top-scorer to bid farewell after the club's two-week tour of Sri Lanka By SURESH NAIR Singapore Recreation Club leave tonight for a two-week playing tour of Sri Lanka with mixed feelings. It will be a happy one for the 18-member contingent because it's a long
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    • 213 18  -  Premier League club, Khalsa, will create history when they go on a twoweek tour of Kenya in mid-August, reports SURESH NAIR. SURESH NAIR In accepting the tour invitation of the Kenya Hockey Union, it will be the first time a local club play in an East African
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    • Article, Illustration
      365 19  -  Captaincy debut in the All-Blues Cup Rugby By SURESH NAIR International wing-for-ward David Quek gets one of the best honours in his playing career when he leads Singapore's lone representatives, Blacks Rugby Football Club, for the first time in the threeday All-Blues Cup, starting at 3.45 p.m. at
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    • 305 20  -  Passing Shifts By Desmond Oon Unfancied Bancroft, lying in fourth position after the opening round of the Cathay Pacific Team Tennis at Kallang, have shot themselves to No 1 spot over the weekend. This "swift rise to fame" has surprised everyone, including Tretorn, whom they
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    • 535 20  -  By BRIAN MILLER American Tom Woodard could easily have made the grade as a professional basketball player. He is tall 1.98 m, lean and bouncing with exuberance. Instead, he chose to take up golf and is now a professional a decision he has never regretted. What
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    • 234 20 f .^1 Morning scores Burma's Mya Aye, who carded a three-under-par 68 yesterday, got off to a good start when he shot two birdies on the third and fourth holes to be two-under after six holes in the second round of Singapore Open at the Bukit Course this
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    • 745 21  -  says Marimuthu after his superb 68 By BRIAN MILLER If M. Ramayah of Malaysia could finish third in the Malaysian Open last week against such a formidable field, why can't at least one of us do the same. This was what M. Marimuthu, the
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    • 370 21  - Changi gets more from Colibri TEE-UP with Lim Lim Kee Chan The Changi leg of the Local Circuit on April 46 will be richer by $5000, making the total prize now $10,000, the second richest so far this year. Two tournaments at Seletar and Tengah had been postponed earlier because
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    • 500 22  -  8 days to the closing date: April 5 w 3 NEW NATION BIG W/YLK April 20 By SHIRLEY TAN An Italian couple first of our overseas friends have signed up for the New Nation Big Walk from Woodlands to Farrer Park on April 20. They are
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    • 309 18 Viiion Woodlands Farror Park Athlatic Contra. Tha Naw Nation Big Walk will ba hald on Sunday, April 20,1980. Sand in your antry forms today. Name: (Print clearly in capital letters) Address: Occupation: Group:. Group Junior Senior Veteran Women I4jand under 19 years 19 and under 44 years 44 years and
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    • 110 18 I o i 1 'unf 1 TJ •«T 3# «*<fc BAMBU coffee contains no caffeine, has a rich full bodied flavour similar to the best coffee taste. BAMBU known and appreciated by every healthconscious Swiss family for over 40 years. Delicious, wholesome BAMBU, the extract of acorns, figs, cereals and
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    • 100 19 Don't be a Softie Join the New Nation BIG WALK PRIZES GALORE $40,000 worth of prizes to be won: Olympus OM 10 cameras, Citizen Quartz watches, Emporium Holdings food hampers, Nike sports shoes, Cross pens, Molyneux perfumery toiletry sets, Tussy hand body cream, Uniroyal sport shoes, National radios and shavers,
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
    • 616 19 FRIDAY I JZ-5 I I «d i MONEYWORDS i Cut out and pin with other coupons. I j Posting instructions appear below Occupation: Address: N.R.I C No FILL IN MISSING LETTERS ACROSS USING CLUES BELOW along dotted lines mmmmmm CLUES FOR JZ 5 1. Certainly not hot 2. After an
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  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • 208 20 NOBODY MAKES ATENNIS SHOE LIKE NIKE. Nike Wimbledon (pictured) Worn by many top professionals. A soft, white grain leather shoe for all court sports, particularly tennis. Features a poly-foam tongue, terrycloth innersole, padded heel horn and ankle collar. The sole's European shell design gives great traction, wear and cushion. Nike
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    • 70 20 AdrtjLmd oZj.m itscaMaJpbe S.PH.DE SItVA JEWELLERS G-13. Tanglin Shopping Centra Singapore 1024. T#l *****28 Branch: 1/3 Central Building. Hong Kong. J %&1 o 4 m*? CRF-2012M 18 watts RMS Per Channel at 4 ohms. Auto-Eject Cassette Car Stereo. (AM FM Stereo). 1 FET, 14 Trs, 6lC's, 7 Diodes. •Treble Bass'Loudness
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    • 145 20 ft K. &m Ml the BROOKS VANTAGE ir one of the best jogging shoes in 1 AD the world, measured for comfort. sole wear, rearfoot impact. forefoot impact, flexibility, weight, M jF rearfoot control and sole traction nViMltaf rim """tSSBBaa Mart* Ol Cxccll«n« OW* Mil luflfim# mo«t »>• WO That
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  • Page 21 Advertisements
    • 115 21 LVOK &YOU make a strong m Jf 1 Hot on the prowl for birdies and eagles Respected worldwide, improving games everywhere 1 I ■*4 ST All-New LYNX Prowler Woods Rugged beauties with dynamic steel shafts to give that extra smooth driving power and ball control. All-New LYNX Prowler Irons Investment-cast
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    • 46 21 PGA T-Line Putter Precision That's just the half of it. The other half is PGA T-Line Chipper. Putter precision in a chipper. sßi SOLE AGENT par GOLF Unique, patented T-Square designthe only one of its kind-increases accuracy and confidence. Look for the PGA T Line Series.
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  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • 118 22 TAKE THE WHOLE FAMILY ON A TRIP Magical Space creates a new dimension in which live actors can pop in and out of the screen and interact freely with objects and characters in the film. SPACE^ PLAYED TO FULL-HOUSES IN JAPAN, HONG KONG AND NEW YORK 7 A 10-DAY RUN
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
    • 173 22 Diary BADMINTON: InterSchools championships Post Secondary girls Raffles Institution v St Andrew's JC; Outram v Catholic JC (SAJC Hall, 2 p.m.). Temasek JC v National JC; Tanjong Katong Technical v Victoria (NJC, 2 p.m.). Post Secondary boys Singapore Technical Institute v VS; RI v Bukit Merah Vocational Institute; Queenstown Technical
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    • 65 22 ANDY CARP -n (MINb YOUR OWN < ON vou AGAINX (BUSINESSa .MISTERCAPP=) v m WIKSMkI fir^m m S» miS NORBERT VETEf?IM^V I SAW 'IM COVMN* OUT OF IVtE supermarket This /wornin* with < JUSTA LOAF WHAT .DYER THINK, EDNA"? SHE'S WALKEO OUTON> WHEN A MAN LIVES BY BREAD ALONE. S'E'S
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  • What's On A page that tells you what's happening on TV and in town
    • 458 23 Two well-known British actresses star in Irwin Shaw's sequel to Rich Man, Poor Man Beggarman, Thief. Adding glitter to an already impressive cast of Glenn Ford, Alex Cord and Andrew Stevens, Jean Simmons and Lynn Redgrave are leading ladies in this follow-up series replacing Operation
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    • 521 23 Their works on show at museum's gallery A prince, a teacher and a "forger". What do they have in common? ALI three are masters in Chinese art and their works are now on show at the National Museum Art Gallery. The first master artist P'u Hsin-yu, who
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  • Page 23 Miscellaneous
    • 76 23 LI Rediffusion 12.00 noon The Fabulous 240 (DA) 1.30 News/Share Market Report 1.40 The Fabulous 240 2.30 Worldwide Hits 3.00 Star Watch 3.02 Did You Know 3.04 The Fabulous 240 3.45 English Examined 4.00 Chinese Programmes 8.00 The Story Of Rock (See Top Shows of the Day) 9.00 News 9.10
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    • 274 23 In and around town EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS BY THREE MASTERS CHANG DAICHIEN, P'U HSINYU AND HUANG CHUN-PI at the National Museum Art Gallery from 10.30 a.m. to 7 p.m. On till April 8. (See story this page) EXHIBITION OF CHINESE BRUSH PAINTINGS BY LIM SING HIONG at the Chinese Chamber
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    • 411 23 10.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m.. Admission free.On till March 30. TALK ON HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE in Mandarin at the Anson community centre at 8.00 p.m. ART EXHIBITION BY CHEN ZHENG MING from Kwangtung Province (Swatow) of the People's Republic of China at the old Thong Chai building from 10.00 a.m.
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  • 51 24 AH FOOK: Hawkers will have to be polite to customers when the courtesy campaign begins in July. Two ministries have given them a set of guidelines for the purpose. MEI LIN: Perhaps customers should be issued with some guidelines as well. They can be just as rude to
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  • Page 24 Advertisements
    • 44 24 •I i Nniirv ft < Vlntiir's Another quality product from m TENNIS RACKETS* GT COBRA GT LYNX ?r BADMINTON V RACKETS Complete with guts cover Available at all Sportshops. Toy Department Stores Sola Agents; 3 29. 3rd Fir. Colombo Court. S'pora To« *****2. *****0. *****
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  • Page 24 Miscellaneous
    • 876 24 XV RADIO SBC 5 ITELEFUNKEN P I great kx>ks! UOIOUr gre at features' V great performance' 3 P.M. OPENING ANNOUNCEIMBNTS followed by HOUSEWIVES' MATINEE (r). Mandarin movie 4.35 INTERMISSION 9.95 OPENING ANNOl'NCEMENTS followed by ANIMAL WORLD: Outlaws of the West (See Top Shows of the Day) 6.31 NEWS IN BRIEF
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    • 224 24 Today's top shows ANIMAL WORLD: Outlaws of the West (Ch 5, 6.05 p.m. in colour) While the Old West was being won, the pioneers waged an unrelenting war on wildlife. Grizzlies, wildcats, rattlesnakes, jaguars and coyotes were all regarded as "outlaws" though many were not as dangerous as the human
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