New Nation, 17 April 1980

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    20 1 New Nation SINGAPORE Thursday, April 17, 1980 2850 Price 25 cents M.C.(P) No. 109/1 /80 rNEW fcj) NATION 'comment I
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    Spectator stabbed as match erupts into free-for-all
    299 1  -  By Tony Koh Twt people were Injured daring a free-for-all between rival fans at ft basketball mfttch ftt the People's Association last night. The team manager of the Tang Whye Physical Association, Mr Seh Kian Seng, last a few teeth alter he was
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    Govt stops car loans
    261 1  -  Move in line with policy to curb growth By K.K. Fong The government has stopped giving car loans to civil servants a move that is in line with its policy to curb the growth of the car population. Sources said the Finance Ministry stopped accepting applications
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    Lock icon Embargo on food
    180 1 Reuter Washington, Thursday President Carter will impose an embargo today on food shipments to Iran because of the continued captivity of 50 American hostages, administration officials said last night. They said Mr Carter would also appeal to US allies to ban food supplies to Iran when he
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    Lock icon 'Film star and Suharto' denial
    124 1 Reuter Jakarta, Thursday President Suharto of Indonesia yesterday said rumours accusing his family of corruption and himself of having a love affair with a film star were malicious efforts to overthrow his government. Addressing the army's crack "Red Beret" corps at Cijantung, he denied the
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    Siglap PAP starts job-advice service
    279 2  -  By Irene Hoe The Siglap branch of the People's Action Party has started a jobcounselling service for residents. Five personnel managers will lend their ears to people who have problems at work and offer advice to school leavers and other new entrants to the job
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    Two new Mandarin courses next month
    198 2 The University of Singa- ore's Extra-mural tudies Department will conduct two new Mandarin courses next month. The five-week courses are intermediate Mandarin and practical spoken Mandarin for beginners. These bring the number of Mandarin courses conducted by the department to four. The other courses
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    S'pore chefs among world's best
    313 2 Singapore chefs have reached an international standard high enough (or them to join the prestigious 2&-nation world Federation of Culinary Societies. This was the opinion of the federation's president, Mr Auguste Guyet, who is in Singapore to judge the 1960 Food Asia Salon Culinaire. To
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    How to save lives campaign
    156 2 The Singapore branch of the Royal Life Saving Society will launch a mass educational campaign on how to save lives soon. The society's spokesman Mr S.P.Yim said yesterday the society plans to print 20,000 copies of a pamphlet on life saving and distribute them to
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    'Killer lives near girl, 9, and known to family'
    192 2 The man who raped and killed a nine-year-old girl in Changi on Monday night must have known the area well. He probably lives near Siak Kuan Road (where the dead girl lived) and is probably known to the residents and her
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      137 3 V ■> <$ i 4v it?' ■K^ni >••'' -m. II o ■X. *1 f J r fl& JW* i. r-• m.-r-s r:*i W, AZURRiesents: The Octagonal Look with a Round Race Today's wristwatch has finally become fashion, with Azur of Paris. Reflecting the latest trend of the French fashion designers,
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    Lock icon Manila protests
    65 4 AFP Manila, Thursday The Philippine government yesterday announced it has rejected a new official map of Malaysia because ft allegedly encroaches on Philippine territory. The Foreign Ministry said it made a formal protest to the Kuala Lumpur government last month. The map shows Malaysia's continental shelf Jutting into
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    Crocodile thieves leave a trail
    121 4 Thieves who stole 31 baby crocodiles from a Punggol farm last week left a trail of bloodstains. Mr Ng Tong Heng, the owner, said he believed the thieves were inexperienced in handling the reptiles. He said the reptiles must have bitten the thieves' hands when
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    Fight for top Satu posts has begun
    403 4  -  Open letter is sent to members By Ivan Lim The election for key posts in the Singapore Air Transport-workers' Union is still eight months away but contenders have already begun to test the ground and take veiled swipes at one another. At stake
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    On stress
    33 4 The deputy director of the Counselling and Care Centre, Dr Anthony Yeo, will talk on coping with stress at the Chinese Swimming Club's new sports complex on Friday at 8 p.m.
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    Farming body set up
    215 5  -  It will look into the revision of our agricultural policy By Teo Lian Huay The government has formed a committee to lode into the revision of the country's agricultural policy. It is headed by Mr Lee Yiok Seng, the Parliamentary Secretary (Ministry of National Development). The
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    Clinging to measle belief is rash act
    250 5 People in China have accepted the fact that measles can be wiped out by vaccination while Singaporeans are still clinging to the traditional belief that it is a natural disease. Health Minister Dr Toh Chin Chye said this on his return earlier this
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    Braniff to suspend flights
    189 5 Braniff International will temporarily suspend its twice-weekly service to the US from May 16. This is because the airline has failed to obtain full traffic rights between Singapore and Hong Kong, which means it cannot carry passengers bound for the British colony. It had been counting
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    STOCK MARKET
    93 5 Share prices stagnated at yesterday's closing levels during the first 45 minutes of quiet trading on the Stock Exchange of Singapore today. Trading was featureless with traders adopting a non-committal attitude. BUBINEBB DONE First Section S Darby (1) 3.10 (1) 3.08 UOB (a)) 3.90 (1) 3.92 Bousteaa (2)
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    144 booked
    68 5 One hundred and fortyfour motorists were summoned and 83 warned yesterday in the Traffic Police and Registry of Vehicles campaign against bad drivers. Of the 144 summons, 104 were for road hogging, 16 for inconsiderate m-iving, 15 for speeding and nine for careless driving. Meanwhile, no one died
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    The vigil continues
    97 5 Saale aad Caaga took sack a tovtag Maple aa they frattc la the water, •btfvtoas to the autoty they are caaataf saakeepers at MaadaL Sevea day* *f day aai aight vigil haa |«BC unrewarded aa pregaaat Bade haa aat ihawa aay alga* «f the first addlttoa to
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      21 5 SOS It always help* to talk to someone Samaritans of Singapore exists to help those in despair or suicidal. King *****44.
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      241 5 SHARP Calculator EL-308 the FIRST of its kind in the world with a REPLAY feature ■PLAY BACKL L PB Another first for SHARP! Until then, no calculator could playback tor you each step, number and function you 've entered, k This magnificent SHARP electronic calculator m gives you the unique
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    Lock icon US navy man shot dead by Turks
    149 6 Reuter Istanbul, Thursday Three gunmen shot dead a US navy man and a Turkish navy engineer here yesterday but were captured after gun-battles with army commandos and police in which seven people were wounded. Police said the drama began when the three masked
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    Lock icon Germans NOT competing
    185 6 AFP Bonn, Thursday West Germany will not be sending a team to the Moscow Games. Mr Willi Weyer, executive member of the National Olympic Committee said yesterday: "There is nothing to indicate that the Soviets are ready to make a gesture (over Af- ghanistan) and I know
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    Lock icon TODAY
    116 6 UPI TODAY is Thursday, April 17, the 106 th day of 1960 with 258 to follow. American financier J. P. Morgan was bora on April 17,1837. ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY: In 1521, Martin Luther was ex-communicated from the Roman Catholic Church after refusing to admit charges of heresy.
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    Lock icon Woman's lot in the job market
    264 6 OECD warns of 'costly' woman workers World Focus AP Paris, Thursday Western industrial nations yesterday opened a high-level conference on working women, facing the dilemma of drawing more women into the labour market at a time of rising unemployment. The two-day meeting of labour
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    Lock icon Near-coup
    36 6 Reuter London, Thursday A Liberian radio station said yesterday some troops had rebelled against the new government that came to power on Saturday and had killed a member of the ruling People's Redemption Council. Reuter
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      507 6 (5) To Discard Former Supporters Buangkan Bekas Penyokong-penyokong 136 Tricks M^ihat36 illustrator: Lui Thue Wah mJ jb in" 7/ F ii! Si n 9 <S A SMS if* »5S« M en i 3 —> 2 ESis ;a 2 IS 'J fr 1 S3 ■J Lin A\i^ i ms a *i»
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    Lock icon I want to be Prime Minister — Weizman
    182 7 I want to be Prime Minister Weizman Reuter Tel Aviv, Thursday Israeli Defence Minister Ezer Weizman, shown by public opinion polls to be the most popular member of the government, said last night he favoured immediate general elections instead of waiting until 1961. Mr Weizman admitted in a TV interview
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    Lock icon The Odd Corner
    76 7 Reuter Beljlag, Itanay Private cMmm la Bhaaghal, Ckiaa'i largest aad mot Bifan city, eaa now apply to have tetepheaea bwtalled la their htaei, Mewflig to a lecal sews paper. lie Weahml Am said a number *f prefeeeers, dee- tore, cadres, arttete, eaglaeera, famMe actors aad relatives «f
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    Lock icon Big murder plot smashed
    245 7 World Focus AFP New Delhi, Thursday Police yesterday smashed an assassination plot to kill top Indian politicians. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was on the top of the list followed by her controversial younger son Sanjay Gandhi and her Interior Minister Zail Singh. The conspirators drop- ped
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    Lock icon Freedom of speech to be limited
    110 7 UPI Beijing, Thursday China's top parliamentary committee yesterday accepted sweeping proposals to limit free speech, and pushed the nation's new political star Zhao Ziyang a step closer to the premiership. The 120-member standing committee of the Parliament of National People's Congress, also accepted the
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    Lock icon EEC to debate Carter's call today
    139 7 AP Strasbourg, France, Thursday The European Parliament voted yesterday to hold an urgent debate on US President Carter's call for strong, united European action to help win the release of US hostages in Iran. The debate is scheduled for today. "This is one of
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      76 7 ass**A fresh clean toilet is one sure way to care for your family's health. JUST FLUSH is here to help you keep your toilet clean. Just hang JUST FLUSH in your toilet cistern and it will clean, disinfect and freshen your toilet bowl every time you flush. JUST FLUSH... now
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    We still love Junie Sng
    334 8 We all love Junie Sng, even though the government may, as a matter of fair and understandable policy, not necessarily love a sports champion. And Junie is more than a champion. She's a sparkling 14-carat diamond, an inspiration to other youngsters. That was what New
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    THEIR VIEWS
    126 8 4 Oil is slippery stuff in more ways than its usual one. For instance: When demand for Opec oil goes up, Opec prices go up. That's easy to understand. But now that the world demand for oil is easing off? You guessed it. Many Opec prices are still
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    'Hor Lan Loh'
    91 8 This win take some unravelling. A Caucasian "tan A bus and told the conductor that he wanted to go to Holland Road. Not knowing EngHsh, the conductor simply mpde a gesture as if he understood. At one bos stop, as paf iigen began alighting, he overheard the
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    What price rice?
    654 8  -  Our Tokyo correspondent takes us behind the recent Japan-US controversy Japan is by Suadesh De Roy Japan has solved its rice dispute with the United States by reducing its supply of rice to food-short Asians. Their agreement is that Japan win limit its statesubsidised rice export to
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    Lock icon Why Iran, Iraq are at it again
    605 8  -  By Alexander Higgins AP Nlcwla, Cypras: The long-standing hostility between Iran and Iraq, smoothed over during the final years of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi's reign, has erupted again in border clashes, mass demonstrations and a war of words. Here, in a question-and-answer format,
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    Death and flogging are the only ways to stop carnage
    498 9 Only mandatory death sentence and flogging can effectively and speedily stop this carnage on our roads. These penalties should be imposed on all wantonly reckless, speeding, drunken and hit-and-run drivers involved in fatal or major crashes. The present penalties for
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    Dirty sugar
    75 9 In these past weeks I have been getting dirty and coloured sugar. I encountered the same problems even after switching to other grocers. They told me that Singapore's sugar factory does not supply good and white sugar like they used to. One wonders how local manufacturers, who require
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    Mark-up not too much — NTUC
    188 9  - Mark-up not too much NTUC PATRICK CHEONG Operations Manager NTUC Welcome Cons umers'Co-Operative Ltd. Singapore. We refer to the letter from your correspondent, Dr W. Wun, under the heading "Why the markup at NTUC, Silo?" (NN, April 10). We do not carry stock of "Planta" peanut butter but assume that
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      50 9 MAIL BAG WHITE TO THE EDITOR. NEW NATION. LOCKED BAG 15. SINGAPORE 9106. Only letters with correspondent*' nans* and addresses will be published. 4 -V' > From Craft i **?■<> W* •> C/ i i Mir:-' l <$P?| '•>(■!' •*>>■■ -M -\'W FOOKCHEONG GOLDSMITH (PTF.) LTD. Sf >Uth J .I
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      160 9 I V SHAMGRI-LAS FASHIONS ON FRIDAYS APRIL 18 LUNCHTIME This week. Fashions on F i idavs' presents dn exclusive collection of Gentlemen s Fashions" from Chanrai's. This smart, versatile range of men weai brings you suits, trousers, shirts and accessories from the renowned French houses of Givenchv. Christian Dior. Jean
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    Question of people
    1597 10/11  -  Focus on the labour shortage in the hotel Industry The crying need today is for good training With 20 new hotels scheduled to open their doors in the next five years, adding 14,800 rooms to the existing 12,303, the biggest question confronting the hotel industry is: Where
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    How labour is used in hotels
    447 10/11 I asked Mr Rene Tobler, Marco Polo hotel's restaurant manager, what I thought was a simple question. "Could you itemise a waiter's duties so I know exactly what his work involves?" "What kind of waiter?" was his reply. A waiter is a waiter, isn't
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    Spare a thought for the grumpy waitress
    315 10/11 How often have you sat in a coffee-house and been served by grumpy waitresses? Chances are you have experienced this more often than you care to count. Maybe the next time this happens, you might stop to wonder why they are like that.
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    Pooling system is efficient
    469 10/11  -  By Swadesh de Roy Japan's catering Indnstry is heavily depeadeat ea labaar peels. A peel, nsnnlly selfgoverning, supplies efflcleat waiter* aad waitresses darlag the peak Their agents my the bnslaess la gand becaaae the system allows mtrinum me bill ty Of lahear. "If there are fewer
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      Made here, sold elsewhere
      128 12 Would you believe that every outfit in this picture is a Made-in-Singapore? Yes, they are though you may not have seen them in the stores. This is because most of them are exported. But for the first time in Singapore, 20 of these local manufacturers are
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      Big effort for dwarfed plants
      678 12  -  GREENHOUSE by PEST Picture a group of bonsai plants huddled together with common cooking implements like chopper and wooden block on a kitchen counter and immediately the stiff beauty of this ancient art, long associated with formal Chinese rooms, is dispelled. Bonsai can come down
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      Dress up the flat
      453 13 Decor It's slightly smaller than a five-room HDB flat, but In these days of small flats, the model home (about 100 sq m) set up in the Homemakers/Furnima '80 exhibition now on at the World Trade Centre is probably typical of the average home. The similarity
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      Let metric go down deliriously
      208 13  -  Cook- In M.C. Determined to have metric go down deliriously with us, the Singapore Metrication Board has compiled its second series of metric recipes. The first was a booklet. This time, it has produced an envelope of 10 laminat- Ed recipe cards, with illustrations in
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      52 12 \fragiaiil*. Monster Cable is the first super wire. It improves the performance of almost any stereo system with astounding clarity and definition, regardless of whether it is used with low or high power amps. Available from selected audio dealers. Sole Agent: IEmTXT CHU4NAUDfOPIELTD m. au n, n— okmhj., spon 0921
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      161 13 THEY KNOW ALL ABOUT HOW YOUR FEET SHOULD FEEL You can always tell the difference when feet are in TOOTAL socks. They look comfortable. Easy. Stylish. Because TOOTAL socks fit snugly and their quality just cannot be questioned. Made of 100% Nylon Polyamide or 80% Nylon Polyamide and 20% Polyester
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    Banco Urquijo gets to work
    297 14 Co-manager of $101 mil loan r 1 1 Business News and Views j Four months after opening its office here, Banco Urquijo, Spain's largest industrial bank, is co-managing a US$45 million ($lOO.B million) loan for a cement plant in Indonesia. The seven-year loan, guaranteed by
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    HK OBSERVERS
    80 14 Two senior officials of the Hong Kong Shipowners Association are here to observe how Marine Asia '90 exhibition, which opened at the World Trade Centre on Tuesday, operates. They are Mr K. M. Koo and Mr P. R. Walton, chairman and director of the association lyNext year, the
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    New unit trust share offer opens today
    115 14 Public subscription (or a new unit trust, known as Union Singapore Fund, opens today. Initial purchases must be for a minimum of $500 while subsequent pur- chases may be for a minimum of $100. It will be managed by Overseas Union BankMontagu Investment
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    People in business
    242 14 A region*! office for Otwd ui been set op here because of the rising aaleo of the Freoeh brandy In the Far Enot. Heading It Is Mr Gus Van Kan. He Is not new to this region, having worked for a British trading company here 11 years
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    Lock icon New York Exchange
    225 14 UPI UPI New York, Thursday An early rally fizzled quickly yesterday and the stock market plunged when Wall Street showed it was more concerned about the potential of a severe recession than in a small cut in the prime lending rate. The Dow Jones industrial average, up
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    Lock icon Dow Jones
    32 14 UPI Closing averages on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday: 30 industrial 771.25 (down 12.11); 20 transport 242.94 (down 3.41); 15 utilities 106.77 (up 1.12); 65 stocks 282.22 (down 2.94).
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    Lock icon Money Market
    120 14 UPI London, Thursday The price of gold rose more than US$3O an ounce here and in Zurich yesterday and the dollar declined against most major European currencies. Gold closed at U*****.50 an ounce here, up from U*****.50 on Tuesday. In Zurich it closed at U*****.50 an ounce against
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      101 14 ▲1 MiV V IN fll^l» srt* -"V kn > 3. GTT VX A V t -WS> 3f V t* Inclusive of:- RETURN AIR FARE SIN/KUL/SIN FLIGHTS BY CATHAY PACIFIC SUPER TRISTAR ACCOMMODATION ON A TWIN-SHARING BASIS AMERICAN BREAKFAST HELICOPTER TRANSFERS KUL/GENTING/KUL *St*Kct 10 WuMlli CondMons Ground Transport wtH ba ProvMad
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      5 14 Better technology keeps us ahead
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      Lock icon Ali vs Holmes on July 11
      257 15 |3 Boxing Reuter Lm Angeles, Thursday Muhammad Ali, declaring he would be the first man to be World heavyweight boxing champion four times, said here yesterday he would fight Larry Holmes in Rio de Janeiro on July 11. Ali, now 38, admitted he and
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      'Score' strikes up a fast tune
      504 16  -  (jfjjfl On Um» E4 track By TURF RAY Peaaag, Thursday The Scare D strengthened his chances in the Class 2 Division 1 1200 m sprint this Sunday with a striking workout at Batu Gantong this morning. With jockey Y. K. Foo in the saddle,
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      PENANG FIELDS FOR THIS WEEKEND
      884 16 SATURDAY Class IDh.J- 1.400 m 3 Smile 97.0 11 Stylish Prince 98.0 9 Highland Inn II 99.9 14 Jingle Bell 111 99.5 8 Altares 99.0 12 Blntang Timor IV 94.0 8 Dad's Boy 93.9 13 Chaya Timor IV 93.9 7 Robin Brook 91.9 10 Much
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      Lock icon Scatchings
      110 16 Prtoe. flalvdiy Bam 1 (Ml) Q 4 Dlv S 1219b: IrliUler Dl, fit Binll iVii D, Fin Pliirti. Olympic Pmm, ImMct. Take Emv n. iMt 2 (SJ9) CI 4 Dlv 2 12MB: ADmm, 8t LNk, Blfk ¥kU,OMto Hri, MiEWbB Gtary fl. Bmw sT(ijl) CI 2 Dtv J lllln: Likliuk*.
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      Junie's five
      42 16 In a report in the New Nation of April 14 under the heading "Junie Shock", it was stated that Junie Sng won seven gold medals at the 1977 Sea Games. Junie, in (act, collected only Ave golds at the meet.
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      Search for sponsor
      309 17 THIRUMAL AND HIS SELANGOR WALKERS SHORT OF CASH NEW NATION 816 W/\LK April 20 With less than 72 hours before the start of the New Nation Big Walk on Sunday, one group of participants from Selangor men and women are in quite a predicament. Led by Malaysian
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      Let S'pore host the last leg
      649 17  -  BOWLING by Brian Miller The Singapore leg of the Asian Bowling Circuit, scheduled to be held at Kallang Bowl from May 11 to 18, has been postponed to late June. This was disclosed by the ABC chairman, Mr Peter Lew, yesterday. He said: "It
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      Lock icon Hammers in!
      449 18 Other s-final tie for another replay Soccer London, Thursday Second Division West Ham last night reached the final of the English Football Association Cup after beating Everton of the First Division 2-1 in a semi-final replay at Elland Road. But they must wait to find out their final
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      Flu may put duo out
      205 18  -  By SURESH NAIR It looks like key midfielder Lim Tang Boon and utility player AuYeong Pak Kuan may not be in the Singapore team for Sunday's Malaysia Cup match against Sabah at the National Stadium (Idckoff: 7.30 p.m.). The two players have been advised by
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      208 15 K HILDA'S 021. OROUNDFLOOR. Orchard Towers. Stock Clearance Sale. Dresses from $19.50, brassieres at $3.50, nighties at 910.50, Jeans <9.50, swim suits $10.50. Textile remnants double georgette at $1.50 per piece. Double georgette at 91.50 per georgette at 92.90 per metre upwards and many many other Items to clear. Open
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      653 15 NOTICES NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, I Chong Joon See of No 57 Jalan Pacheli, Singapore, have applied for a Beer House First Class licence In respect of. premises No 2 Maju Avenue Singapore, and that this application will be heard in Court No. 5, Subordinate Courts, Havelock Road,
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      84 17 7 Diary V HOCKEY: Div 1 Singapore Cricket Club v, University (SCC Padang); Singapore Recreation Club v Singapore Malays (SRC Padang), both matches at 5.15 p.m. SOCCER: Friendly Electrolux v Hampshire (Farrer Park AC, 5.15 p.m.). SQUASH: Anchor Business Houses League Mobil v Goh; Tan and Company (River Valley Roaa
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      162 18 WINNER OF Best Actor DUSTIN HOFFMAN Best Director ROBERT BENTON Best Supporting Actress MERYL STREEP Best Adapted Screenplay ROBERILBENTON V 1 I COLUMBIA PCTVJBtS PBtSf NTS A STANLEY JAW* PPOOUCDON DUSTIN HOFFMAN "KRAMR VS. KRAMER" MERYL STREEP JANE ALEXANDER V-!/ and mtioducng JUSTIN HENRY Ore** of Photography NESTOR Bawd upon
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      Scenes set the moods in Measure
      640 19  -  I Review Measure for Measure By Judith Holmberg On the surface, Measure for Measure is about sex and fornication. But, the Bard uses these subjects to examine ideas like attitudes towards justice, the purpose of the law, religion and our obligation to our fellowmen.
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      478 19 Controversy over the role did not worry her BBC TV "If you can act on television," says Kate Nelligan, "you can act on water." Miss Nelligan has just finished proving she can act on television, starring as .Isabella in BBC TV's production of Measure
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      314 19 cinema WHO IS KILLING THE GREAT CHEFS OF EUROPE? A whodunit which also takes you on a gourment tour. Burp. Starring veteran Robert Morley, together with Jacqueline Bisset and George Segal. Ud«: 11, 1.45, 4, 6.45 and 9.15 p.m. THE PRISONER OF ZEND A: Peter Sellers and Peter Sellers in
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      250 19 In and around town FAMILY PLANNING TALKS FOR NEWLY WEDS by Mr Chan Chong Meng, Higher Communications Officer, Education and Communications Unit Singapore Planning Board at the Institute of Health, Ist floor, at 7.30 p.m. LIVING TOGETHER A Stage Club presentation from Alan Ayckbourn's trilogy The Norman Con2uests at the
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      606 21 The best in French food, wine and fashion French envoy to open festival THE FRENCH AmbMsadtr to Singapore, Mr. Henri Chollet will open Springtime In Paris at a ceremony to be held on April 24 at 8 p.m. This will be followed by a
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      67 21 The festival proframme for the pringtime in Parte premetien will be as fellews: Meledie de Paris at the Shangri-la Hetel from April 24 to April Festival Gastrenemiqne at the Hilton (rem April 25 to May 11. French Fair ltW at the
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      738 22 ONE of the finest combinations of food and drink in the world, according to the French, is cheese and wine. And since France produces many fine examples of both, a French cheese and wine party is an exciting experience. Because or the tremendous number of both
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      87 22 COGNAC exporters claim that theirs is the only French product that can be found in all countries of the world. Last year this product, which uses no imported goods in its production, earned 3,000 million Francs in foreign currency for France. Martell, who in
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      307 22 FESTIVAL GASTRONOMIQUE a gourmet experience which is looked forward to each year by those who love French cuisine will be staged at the Singapore Hilton. The festival will be held from April 25 to May 11 at the Hilton Harbour Grill
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      149 24 RAYMOND Solari of the National Beaux Arts School will stage several typical French puppet snows at Isetan. He nas composed a special play called, "Sifflotin, the Dird and his adventurers", for the occasion. Solari uses different styles of puppets, which are moved either by
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      152 24 SINGAPORE'S fashion enthusiasts will be treated to what will probably be the fashion highlight of the year at the Shangri-La in April. "Melodle de Paris" French Designers' Collection *81 will bring together thirteen of the best known names from the French fashion world.
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      172 24 MANSFIELD Travel together with UTA has put together an imaginative French Frolic Holidays tour programme for those interested in seeing the best of France. The programme consists of a package of six different special interest tours designed to give a unique and indepth insight
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