New Nation, 18 April 1980

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    21 1 NewNation SINGAPORE Friday, April 18, 1980 2851 Price 25 cents M.C.(P) No. 109/1/80 r =3 j NEW fci) NATION t COMMENT;
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    'They lost big money'
    434 1 Japanese contractors in Singapore Japanese contractors who were awarded major projects in Singapore had ended up losing big money, an official of the Singapore Contractors' Association said this morning. Mr Paul Lim Teck Cheong said for one project at Changi International Airport, It was rumoured that
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    Row over dead bodies
    173 1 The hubaid ef the woman, whe wu foond dead with her twe children at the feet ef a block ef date at Hellaad Clew last night, lost his claim fer their bodies after a heated argument at the mortuary this morning. The wraagle wan between Mr
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    ANOTHER DEATH AFTER 7 DAYS
    68 1 A hlt-t>d-riß mccldeat today Bided seven death-free days ea *ar nail. The death toll se far this year is aew N. P*Uee said Del Ma Die, M» a PshUe Utilities Beard kaadymaa, was killed la the C a.m. aeddeat aieac Geylaag Bead, aear the Lereag
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    NEW NATION BIG WALK April 20
    72 1 New Natlea Big Walk ptrfldnMi wh« have Mt Mlleeted their aambertag. are remladed to da ae today at the Slagapare Sparta Ceaadl, Nattonal Stadlam, Cram S to 7 p.m. Tags will set be dtetrlbated at the twa startlag palate aa Saaday marafng. lie Walk
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    Lock icon Carter gets tougher
    132 1 Reuter Washington, Friday President Carter yesterday announced new sanctions against Iran and warned that if no moves were made soon to release the 50 American hostages he would bar food and medicine shipments. He also warned that he would order military action if the American hostages in
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      58 1 INSIDE HUDC flats may cost more Page 6 Forecast Singapore's weather outlook from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. today: Cloudy and overcast, with occasional light rain. Sunset today: 6.38 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow: 6.30 a.m. M-Cup: Sabah is silent Page 22 IN THE OTHER PAGES: Stocks 5, Stars 14, Moneywords Coupon
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    Hunt has them climbing the walls
    273 2 A different orientation programme Learning the basics of gymnastics? No, just treasure-hunt-ing Ngee Ann style. This group of new students from Ngee Ann Technical College spent yesterday morning stalking the corridors of their college and, occasionally, clambering up walls in a treasure hunt organised
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    Few takers for jobs in Jurong
    286 2 Some ask for piped-in music! The advertisement promised a take-home pay of up to $450 a month for work as production operator, besides comfortable, airconditioned work premises. The advertisement was repeated about 20 times in four newspapers over the last three months. But there
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      269 2 KENvfIR SCANDINAVIAN FESTIVAL TOURS First time in Smqap< ind made p in coniuncjio' .vi'h SAS vVf'i/ you'ovfif "If I('S and -oar'i the scorn Visit C i ;<"i SlOCkh >lfTi O'M i. L r. '<■ l i a ,f( Voss. Berrjan .mil i. ■>,; Great for "v se seen Eur-,pe All
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      78 2 Clean, crop office workers arc also the boss's favorites. This new generation of priming calculators will be pwpnOvt with evtryfene in the office for their silent efficiency and errorless results. There's a double check via the dear totalling print-out, and keys can be operated 'blind* in speed work and there's
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    Drug addicts turn peddlers
    218 3 The smashing of the drug distribution network here by the Central Narcotics Bureau has forced addicts to push the drugs themselves. This explains the absence of any significant seizure since the beginning of this year except for a large quantity of ganja seized at Woodlands Checkpoint
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    Problems in building new airport
    438 3 The construction of a project like the Changi Airport is a Herculean task fraught with many problems. An insight into some of these problems was given by Dr Tan Han Shing of the Management and Research Unit, Public Works Department, this morning to participants of
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    Car loans shelved
    120 3 Car loans for civil servants have been temporarily shelved because funds allocated for such loans have been exhausted, the Permanent Secretary of the Finance Ministry s budget division, Mr G.E. Bogaars, said yesterday. He told the Straits Times that until Parliament approved extra funds, the ministry will
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    Lunch
    24 3 The Singapore Shuttle Bus (Pte) Ltd will hold its fifth anniversary lunch at the Stadium Restaurant, National Stadium, on May 1 at noon.
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    CNB's deputy chief promoted
    196 3 The deputy director of Central Narcotics Bureau, Mr Poh Geok Ek, has joined the elite group of civil servants. Mr Poh, 36, has been promoted to Superscale H with effect from next month notwithstanding the fact that as deputy director of CNB, this designation carries a
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    Choose those US varsities carefully
    308 4  -  By Zarinah Marican Singaporeans, in their haste to get paper qualifications, should not indiscriminately register for correspondence courses offered by seemingly respectable American universities. Some of these universities are not recognised by the official accrediting agencies in the US and the degrees awarded are not
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    Pat on back for S'pore Red Cross
    249 4 The Singapore Red Cross Society was commended for its good work by the president and the secretary-general of the League of Red Cross Soceties yesterday. Mr Justice J.A. Adefarasin, the president of the league and Chief Justice of the High Court of Lagos,
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    Muslim Council offers bursaries
    118 4 The Muslim Religious Council (Muis) is offering bursaries amounting to $100,000 this year. Fifty-four undergraduates will get ***** bursaries and 39 pre-universi-ty students, $300 ones. Thirty-eight technician training students will each get $500 while 71 vocational training students will get $200 (for 51 National Trade Certificate
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    Iyappa Swami celebrations
    50 4 The Sri Muneeswaran Temple in Queensway will celebrate its first Iyappa Swami anniversary with a kumbabishegam at its premises today. There will be a Ruthra Shegam at 3 this afternoon. A special abishegam will be held at 4 p.m., followed by a special pooja at 7 p.m.
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    Extension
    29 4 Acting Minister for Social Affairs Dr Ahmad Mattar will open the extension of the Singapore Children's Societjrs convalescent home in Keramat Road on May 4 at 3.30 p.m.
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    Meeting
    35 4 The Jurong Bird Park and the Avicultural Group from Australia will hold an avicultural meeting in the Loke Wan Tho Memorial Library, Jurong Bird Park, on April 22 from 9.30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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    The long and short at eye, ENT units
    498 5  -  By Julie Liau A long queue Is a common sight at the eye unit of the Singapore General Hospital, because the doctors do only surgery in the mornings and see patients in the afternoons. But within the same hospital, a contrasting situation
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    Stock market
    123 5 Market- sentiments generally improved during the first 45 minutes of steady to firm trading on the Stock Exchange of Singapore today. United Industrial Corporation gained another four cents to $4-82 on speculation of a rival bid for its shares. Gentings, however, was the exception. Traders, disappointed with the
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    HUDC flats to cost more
    281 6 Due to high cost of fuel and materials Flats to be built under the Housing and Urban Development Company's phase three programme are likely to cost more than those under phases one and two. Sources said a price rise is "inevitable" mainly because of the
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    No more help for URA parking coupons
    141 6 The Urban Redevelopment Authority yesterday issued notices to motorists advising them that parking attendants will not be around to help them mark or sell car parking coupons from next month. The yellow notices were placed on cars that parked in designated coupon parking
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    Nightclub singer missing in KL
    123 6 A 17-year-old singer is missing after she joined a nightclub in Kuala Lumpur last month. Miss Rosie Annie, who has been staying here since childhood, left with her mother Mdm Lau Chen Geo, 52, to take up a singing contract in the Malaysian capital. Sources
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    Lock icon Osaka meet for Asean
    109 6 AP Tokyo, Friday Japanese business leaders and top officials of the Asean will hold a meeting in Osaka on May 28 to discuss ways of promoting economic relations between Japan and Asean, the Export-Import Bank of Japan announced yesterday. The announcement said the Asean officials will
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      494 6 (3j) To Discard Former Supporters Buangkan Bekas Penyokong-penyokong illustrator: Lui Thue Wah wu v> 1 U m rm m fA W Si Ll% i It S5v r !S ft m n, I i KWB' 1 19 a 2S8 m m Pm i *< 9 9 s it ft i M
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    Docs not keen on audit of work
    503 7 Don says review body can raise standards Doctors interviewed by New Nation said yesterday they are not very keen on the idea of setting up a review machinery to assess their performance. Most of them agreed that such a system is good in
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    Focus to be on language testing
    160 7 Language testing is the theme of this year's annual regional seminar to be held at the Regional Lanfrom April The objectives of the seminar on Evaluation and Measurement of Language Competence and Performance are to review current methods and research in the testing of
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      81 7 World news on Pages 10 11 We offer you the finest in DIAMONDS and GEMS Emeralds, Star Sapphires, Rubles, Star Rubies, Sapphires, Catseyes Jade Cultured Pearls. LANKA Jewellers 115 Orchard Towers Orchard/ Claymore Road Singapore 0922 Tel: *****63 a 1 I CRF-2112M Mark H Auto-Reverse Cassette Car Stereo. (AM/FM Stereo.)
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      118 7 If you are often exposed to the wild and the sun, then read 0n... Dryness induced by wind ond sun: this is the great hazard that faces all women, especially in dimatic conditions like ours. Dryness can lead to chapped or chafed skin. How to combat this? Wind and Weather
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    Future PROs' future
    369 8 Six years, or almost, is not a long time. But it has been time enough for the public relations division of the police force to suffer a near-complete turnover of personnel. Almost six years ago, Mr Teo Han Wue left his teaching job and joined the then
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    THEIR VIEWS
    120 8 4 On seacliff the birds have a way of expressing their own displeasure at being disturbed and are viciously intolerant of curious humans who appear clinging to their nesting ledges. Fulmars, in particular, are apt to take the law into their own crop. It is unwise to confront
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    Tham chiak!
    66 8 |u/HISPERS fg> A non-Chinese woman wanted to contact a journalist-friend who writes under the name of Tham Chiak in Her World. Assuming this to be his Chinese name, she waded through the phone book to no avail. Her bewilderment caused much hilarity among her Chinese colleagues who finally
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    Lock icon Road phobia
    518 8 Their biggest fear: Not fire or quakes but traffic accidents Japan Times, 13.4.80. Last January, as it is fitting to recall now, the Cabinet Information Office reported the results of an extensive public opinion survey on the subject of "the consolidation of the family basis." One of the
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    Lock icon Fishy fate for them
    254 8 AP PhMm Pert: The American Embassy compound, a nerve centre of the 1970-75 Karapuchean war, has met with a fishy fate. A stuffed sea turtle sits atop a gray US government filing cabinet. The pungent odours of fermented and salted fish issue from several buildings, while
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    UMNO YOUNG SET TO BATTLE OLD
    520 8  -  FRIDAY WITH ISMAIL KASSIM ISMAIL KASSIM May has never been a merry month (or the rank and file of Umno, the country's top political party and leader of the ruling National Front. At this time of the year, the politiking of the past few
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    Lock icon And now the sardine people
    884 9 10,000 Cubans jam Peru's embassy, hoping to escape Fidel's rule The Economist To the wall people of Berlin, the boat people of Vietnam, the hill people of Laos and the camp people of Kampuchea are now added the sardine people of Cuba. About 10,000 are
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      147 9 <5* <fe"' it**" <T V Au~ A SUPtR SMfFT i* 1 POWlft i POWfcR t n v F.CONOMY ,\w: "-'V 1 For that steep climb To overtake swiftly Shift to Power The gear system transforms to 4 gears of Power Experience an as the car changes mtOd different, more powpr.'ul
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    Lock icon India official for Moscow?
    244 10 Govt toying with the idea: Paper World Focus AFP UPI Reuter New Delhi, Friday The Indian government is toying with the idea of sending a special emissary to Moscow to ascertain the latest thinking of the Soviet government on the Afghan situation before pushing ahead with
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    Lock icon Turkish envoy shot in Rome
    102 10 AFP Rome, Friday Urban guerillas yesterday shot and wounded the Turkish ambassador to the Vatican and his guard in what a telephone caller to AFP said was part of an Armenian anti-Turkish campaign. Two men attacked the ambassador, Vecdi Turel, 62, in his car as
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    Lock icon Last post
    51 10 The British flat Is Uwered far the last time In Zimbabwe, the last af Britain's ealaoles In Africa. Watching the ceremaay at the Salisbury Government Haose are Prince Charles (left), and Lard Saames. The ceremaay was a striking Mead e( British Kp aad African tradl- UPI picture. UPI
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    Lock icon 'OECD also guilty'
    159 10 UPI AFP Paris, Friday An OECD conference on the problems women (ace in the job market ended yesterday with complaints from within its own ranks that the organisation discriminated against women. A fact sheet distributed by the Staff Association to journalists covering the two-day meeting staged only
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    Lock icon Kabul puts out hand to Muslim neighbours — Tass
    123 10 Kabul puts out hand to Muslim neighbours Tass Reuter Moscow, Friday Afghanistan's Marxist rulers yesterday called for talks with Iran and Pakistan in a bid for recognition by their staunchly Muslim neighbours. Tass news agency reported from Kabul that the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) issued a five-point plan for
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    Lock icon China gets in IMF
    54 10 Reuter Washington, Friday The International Monetary Fund yesterday accepted Beijing and ousted Taiwan as the representstive of China in the organisation. The decision paves the way for the People's Republic to join the world bank, become a full economic partner with the non-communist world and gain
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    Lock icon Portugal imposes sanctions on Iran
    200 11 World Focus As the hostage crisis in Tehran develops further... Reuter Lisbon, Friday Portugal last night announced economic sanctions against Iran to show this small Nato member's solidarity with the United States over the hostages held in the American embassy in Tehran. A government statement
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    Lock icon TODAY
    101 11 UPI TODAY is Friday, April 18, the 109 th day of 1980 with 257 to follow. Those bora on this date are under the sign of Aries. ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY: In 1942, Lt Col James Doolittle and a squadron of 16 B-25s bombed Japan for the first
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    Lock icon Odd Corner
    45 11 DJ Lmmm, Friday Doctors were stomped when a cricket fan. Bernard Padmore, M. of Peterborough, suddenly came to after one month In coma. Bat now they have dl*g> nosed the reaoon they had played him a taped commentary of a cricket match! DJ
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    Lock icon Third World under fire
    427 11 Reuter United Nations, Friday The United States yesterday accused most United Nations members of being inactive in the Iran hostage crisis and said Third World countries had failed in their responsibilities. Mr William Vanden Heuvel, the deputy chief US delegate at the UN, said: "No spokesman
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    Lock icon Energy use
    32 11 AFP Vienna, Friday Southeast Asia, which accounts for 53 per cent of the earth's population, consumed in 1978 about 13 per cent of the energy produced in the world. AFP
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    Lock icon Cut ties with Iran call to EEC
    168 11 Reuter Strasbourg, (France), Friday The European parliament yesterday urged Common Market states to consider suspending diplomatic relations with Iran If the Tehran hostages are not freed. After sweeping condemnation of the Iranian militants holding the hostages at the United States embassy, the assembly
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      Lock icon Smacking good
      581 12/13 Powder kegs that burn on short fuses Sundown scene by Cynhrr Ideology played a big role in getting me to the Belvedere last Saturday night but it was not for the purpose of lampooning the extravagant eating habits of the upper class (although I would love to do
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      Where food goes down well with prices
      635 12/13  -  Tf Eating Out jj bv Margaret Chan Lunch hours are often harrassed ones though I try to spend the time in cool, quiet comfort, enjoying reasonably tasty food at reasonable prices. While hawker centres can offer such fare, the atmosphere Is hardly private
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      205 12/13 The Emperor Deluxecreated for an emperor 500 years ago. loday, the special dbhof the Oriental! Ten ingredients and a secret recipe go into its making. Ask about it and our menu of special dishes. You'll also find our Tim Sum the best in town. Another Oriental is opening soon. In
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      Guess what joined the orchestra
      638 14 The Arts L —-L Within the next 10 years, the concert-goer can expect to- see a computer on'stage among the violins and cellos. It will be about the size of an organ, and its keyboard will be a cross between that of an organ and
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      Lock icon 'Art? Call a brick a brick'
      239 14 NYT When L*ad«a discovered that the Tate Gallery had spent USSI2,MI ($21,anr a crate ef bricks a set ef Instructions on asaemMlag them late a neat Mack, It was net amased. The brieks were a sculpture by Carl Andre, the New Yerk minimalist who
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      285 14 YOUR LUCKY IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY Born today, you are one of those exceedingly friendly individuals who attract people to their cause without effort. You possess a happy disposition, a sympathetic nature and an inclination toward brotherly love. You are also ambitious, capable and determined. TOMORROW... ARIES (March 21-April 19)
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    Lock icon Break up at your Corningware's risk
    575 15  -  Art Buchwald Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON: I'm not too sure of the statistics, but it seems to me that more and more young people are getting married these days. That's the good news. The bad news is that more and more of them are
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    Lock icon FLYING BOAT THAT'S JUST AS GOOD ON LAND
    537 15 The German Tribune Gunther W. Jorg, 52, has invented a boat that flies low over either water or land. And it has been officially classed as a land vehicle. For 16 years, Mr Jorg has sought to overcome the force of gravity
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    S'pore gate to region
    263 16 'South-east Asia shows interest in German fare' Business News and Views Singapore is establishing itself as a springboard for exports of German food and beverages to other parts of South-east Asia if the 250 per cent increase in imports of such German products over the past
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    How Armco Pacific got its ACU licence
    162 16 It was the overall strength of Armco Inc. one of the largest American steel makers, that convinced the Monetary Authority of Singapore to give it an Asian currency unit licence the first to be given to a foreign industrial corporation not owned by
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    Lock icon Money Market
    71 16 UPI London, Friday The American dollar, hit by mounting indications of a US recession, continuing tension in the Middle East and easing interest rates, slipped on all European money markets yesterday. Gold tumbled in Zurich, closing at U*****.50 an ounce, and fared only slightly better in London, where
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    Lock icon New York Exchange
    242 16 UPI UPI New York, Friday The stock market tried to rally several times yesterday, but lacked the buying power, and prices fell for the third consecutive session amid investor concern about the recession. The Dow Jones industrial average, which plunged 12.11 points on Wednesday, fell 2.39 points
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    Lock icon Dow Jones
    32 16 UPI Closing averages on the New Yonc Stock Exchange yesterday: 30 industrial 768.86 (down 2.39); 20 transport 240.85 (down 2.09); 15 utilities 106.97 (up 0.20); 65 stocks 281.16 (down 1.06).
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      602 16 FRIDAY i MONEYWORDS i 1 Cut out and pin with other coupons. I j Posting instructions appear below j Occupation: Address: N.R.I.C. No: .Tel: FILL IN MISSING LETTERS ACROSS USING CLUES BELOW BIBaBaH Cut along dotted lines CLUES FOR KC-5 1. Simply epeechleee 2. In a Mm, may be of
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      Lock icon Cup tie deadlock may continue
      286 17 Liverpool, Arsenal know each other too well Soccer Reuter London, Friday Like the husband who has run out of Christmas gift ideas after 25 years of marriage, the footballers of Liverpool and Arsenal have until tomorrow to think up a surprise for one another. Their
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      Lock icon Round shock for Danish girl
      107 17 f^^Badminton Reuter Groningen (Holland), Friday Fifth-seeded Kirsten Larsen of Denmark was upset in the first round of the women's singles yesterday in the only surprise on the first day of the individual events at the European badminton championships. Larsen, a 17-year-old schoolgirl from Jutland who
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      Lock icon Pinero leads
      74 17 SB G Reuter Rome, Friday Manuel Pinero, the Spanish World Cup international, took a one-stroke lead with a fivp--under par 66 in yesterday's first round of the Italian Open golf championship at the Acquasanta Club here. John Hay, a 23-year-old former Scotland boy international, returned a 67 to
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      Lock icon Support
      38 17 Reuter Kuala Lumpur, Friday China and North Korea have given their support for sepak takraw, to be included in the 1962 Asian Games in New Delhi, Malaysian Culture and Sports Minister Datuk Samad Idris said yesterday. Reuter.
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      PENANG CARD AND FORM GUIDE FOR TOMORROW
      1956 18 DAfF 1 230 CLASS 4, DIV 3 1,200M x ($11,000 $7,700 to winner) 1 3668 Aspiration a (Aspiration) PK Leong 6 56 (-1) Mm 2 005 Drunfcon Flat (Drunken Fist) Ahmad 3 54 (dc +3) HP V NattiM 3 3 0648 ThoWMottocNa (Mindy)
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      Caesar's Palace shines
      400 18  -  By TURF RAY Penaag, Friday Caesar's Palace is maintaining his last start winning form. The High Line four-year-old showed this when he strode out keenly over 600 m in 41.7 on a good track at Batu Gantong this morning. Caesar's Palace, who was brought out for work
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      Scratchings
      102 18 SUNDAY Bmw 1: (2.15) CI 4 Dlv 5 UNm: PmaUctic, G«t Smart, N>mlcm Sol®. Bmw I: (2.45) Q 4 Dlv 4 1299 m: Chita Kb, Martak, Bugei Wuc. New Haad. Baee S: (til) CI 2 Dlv 1 1299 m: Invisible, Faataa. Baee 4: (5.45) CI 1 Dlv 1 1499
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      Lock icon Drubbing for Raffles
      226 19  -  HWA CHONG TOO GOOD By TONY KOH Raffles Institution were given a lesson in basketball by Hwa Chong Junior College in the National Schools Post Secondary boys final at the Gay World Stadium yesterday. Hwa Chong's 116-66 win was a rout. With two Singapore Schools players in
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      Was it choking?
      748 19  -  Why our men lost to Swedish women Passing Shots By Desmond Oon Last week, two Swedish women tennis players, Helena Anliot and Lena Sandin, slipped quietly into town. There was not much of a fanfare. Their sponsors Tetra Pak have kept their visit on a low key.
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      Just for the hopefuls
      700 20  -  TEE-UP I with Lim Lim Kee Chan Changi Golf Club have rearranged their fixtures like Warren did last Sunday to make sure that Putra Cup hopefuls take part in their Open championship on Sunday. Originally, the club's "B" Division Open was to be played on Saturday
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      CHANGI OPEN
      317 20 Changi Open championship on Sunday ("A" and "B" Divisions): 8 a.m. R. Rodrigues (14) Kboo Check Ngee (13) S. Yamada (14); 8.07 Solomon George (11) Yap Ser Chuan (12) L. T. Wong (11); 8.14 Azman Haron (10) W. Cooper (10) Harold Chan (11); 8.21 lan Kerr (12) Paul
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      PUTRA CUP TRIAL
      138 20 BATUBDAY HAS P. M. Bamy, Philip Llm, Tallb Hmm; IUI My uvnraa iiwwj J«fca Pn VLSI Duiel Llm, T»a Chau Tfcye, Vug Weag H«ag; I.CS jMcph Ln, K. T. Phu, H. M. Dy»e; 1 Jt J«ka Ong, Ait Way DTru, Oig Chew Bee; IJS Chea Tew Plag,
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      SENTOSA MEDALS
      222 20 The Sentosa medals stroke competition will be played tomorrow: Ist tee. 1 p.m. M. T. H. Wood (24) L. L. longdate (28) Vivian Wu (33); 1.08 Helen Tan (15), T. Adachi (23) Y. Handa (24); 1.12 E. Kawabe (21) M. Itoh (23) M. Iwahara (29); 1.24 K. T*ida
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      Tags: Collect now
      305 21 f NEW NATION BIG W/\LK April 20 iL- -l A few hundred number tags have still net been collected by partlcpants of the New Nation Big Walk from Woodlands to Farrer Park on Snnday at 7 a.m. The organisers have now decided to extend the collection, at
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      The so angry 'Old Boys'
      284 21  -  Rugby By SURESH NAIR Three times National Under 23 champions, St Andrew's Old Boys Association are up in arms against the Singapore Rugby Union for not giving them a game against the visiting English Rossall School RFC. Rossall, from Fleetwood, Lancashire, played two matches during
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      Silent Sabah
      614 22  -  Officials keep away from the Press with absurd, negative answers Malaysia Cup 1980 By SURESH NAIR Either Sabah are afraid or they have something up their sleeves to break Singapore's unbeaten home record. The Sabah Football Association have thrown a blanket of secrecy over information on their team
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      332 17 NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, I Mr. Wong Hock Tee of No 40, Sembong Rd, Singapore, 2715 have applied for a First Class Beer House, licence in respect of premises No Blk 722, 2843, Ave. 8 Ang Mo Kio, (2056) Singapore, and that this application will be heard in
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      339 17 NOTICES NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, I Wee Tiam Chit of No 732-D, Block 93, Commonwealth Drive, Singapore have applied for a Public House Second Class licence in respect of premises No 225, The Arcade, Collyer Quay, Raffles Place, Singapore, and that this application will be heard in Court
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      44 18 ANDY CAPP CTFLO? SORRV, AIMOV. SI DON'T KNOW ~j (whereshe is J Va EZS23EZ3 i a 8 1 r, !31 SMS! ffl nijliririirtffr Mt ■>" ■>': s m QL i 43 fv.S> Lf/;^ [ur*6 ueuPwiG our INOOR SCVtooL PIAY. *5* V* r I! 1 (If '■^1
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      205 19 APPOINTMENT APPOINTMENT An Established Edible Oil Marketing Organisation invites suitably qualified candidates to apply for the following post to be based in Singapore:MARKETING EXECUTIVES The successful candidate should possess a University Degree/Diploma in Business Administration, Economics or Marketing. The person we are looking for should have at least 5 years
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      54 19 The strength of graphite, the feel of wood i r t M 1 1 z \U i Graphite Challenge The Graphfte Challenge rocket by Slazenge* t+ie best o< botfi woHds A Ns 1 Slazenqer Sole Aqer ts nr Robertson. Wilson (Singapore) Ltd. '07 706 Cathay Building Singapore 0922 Tel *****3
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      129 20 Before you set out for the BIG GAME... Come to PAN-WEST at Peninsula Plaza, Coleman Street. New shop! Fully stocked! Lynn*! I' fc 'Ji i 0 Everything that a goiter requires, PAN-WEST has it! All golfing paraphernalia ranging from T-shirts to gloves, golf-bags, golf shoes, golf balls, socks, hats and
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      59 21 Stay fresh and drywithlussy if* 435? Sport is fun. And good for you. In this climate, you sweat easily. The trick is how to stay fresh and cool. Now, Tussy brings you roll-on deodorant for all day protection.Tussy deodorant a so comes n spray and stick forms. PP" No drip,
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      168 21 i kll f! MV ?3 4 ft y c Borg 326 Borg 332 So.' st' !)IJT < > UNCLECHOO SPORTS CENTRE Un t ?3? ?nrl Floor Pia/a S'ngapu'a Off ha'd Singapore 09?3 Vi IJW",* Borg 331 Borg 334 Borg 214 Authorized Retailers: ALEX SPORTS Orchard Towers ARSENAL SPORTS Parklane Shopping
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      68 22 vww* 3 s I* '4 ODEON: OPENS TODAY! 5 SHOWS DAILY: 11AM. 1.30, 4.00, 6.30 ft 9.15PM. At tlw flashpoint of history tlwro will always be men like Sgt. Steiner MEN WHO KNOW WHEN TO FIGHT MEN WHO KNOW HOW TO LOVE MEN WHO KNOW WHO IS THE REAL ENEMY.
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      186 22 NOTICE OFFICIAL NOTICE PROPOSAL TO CHANGE Of SHIP'S NAME I, Magdeline Tan Mul Leng of 1 Jalan Samulun, Singapore 2262, hereby give notice tt*at In consequence of the Intended purchase of the vessel, "SHINKO MARU NO: 31" by Selco Navigation Pte Ltd of 23rd. Floor Tunas Building, Anson Road, Singapore
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      106 22 SQUASH: Anchor Business Houses League Sandvic v Peat Marwick Mitchell Sports Club (River Valley Road Courts, 7.30p.m.). BADMINTON: National Senior Inter-Club championships •(Guilleraard Road, 7.30 p.m.). BlIOBY: National Schools Tournament (Secondary) Boys Town v Raffles Institution (3.30 p.m.); SAF Boys School v Whitley Secondary (Grange Road, 5 p.m.); Chinese High
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      274 22 Anuvw 1 Here to Eternity" 5 Israeli statesman 9 Ohio city 13 Great review 14 Cubes 16 Sufficient, as of yore 17 Phrase indicating visual acuity 20 Stretchable 21 Display stands 22 Sniggler's catch 23 Fit, in a way 24 Mountain nymphs 28 Teapot cover 29 Elec. unit 32 Offering
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      Lock icon Angela goes on Thai television
      245 23 TLH Angela Chu, the first of the two hosts of the Chinese variety show, Colourama, will be speaking Thai on Thai television. No, the former Sharp Night compere has not acquired a new tongue. Rather, the 13-part variety serial, which was shown on Singapore TV
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      More talk than action
      464 23  -  Review Hie Magnificent Heroes By Teo Lian Huay With eight valiant swordsmen as the leading stars, I expected the latest TV serial, The Magnificient Heroes, to start with lots of swordsfights and plenty of kung fu. After all, didn't this happen in The Vagabond Swordsman, and
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      After sword and sabre, a knight of fortune
      137 23 The adventures of an invincible swordsman will replace the long wrangle over a sword and sabre, containing martial arts secrets, on Tuesday evenings. From April 22, SBC will telecast The Roving Swordsman, a 16-part kung-fu drama. The costume drama is adapted from
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      412 23 the cinema WHO 18 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. Uda: 11, 1.45, 4, 6.45 and 9.15 p.m. THE PRISONER OF ZEND A: Peter Sellers and Peter Sellers
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      27 23 In and around town TALK ON CAREERS IN TELECOMS by Miss Heng Hwee Cheng, Telecoms administrative officer, at the Queenstown Branch Library at 3.00 p.m. SINGAPORE: PAST
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      436 23 AND PRESENT: Readings by the Singapore Raffles Group at tne Regency Room, Raffles Hotel at 7.30 p.m. Tickets at $3 available by telephoning *****77. Today and tomorrow. TALK ON DENTAL HEALTH at the Eunos Crewcent communit centre at 8.00 p.m. TALK ON BUSINESS MANAGEMENT at the Kampong Glam community centre
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    Talking Point
    44 24 AH FOOK: I'm glad the Health Ministry is checking on hawkers to ensure they are clean. MEI LIN: I think this is more important than trying to instil courtesy into them. Better to have clean hawkers than polite ones with unhygienic habits.
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      174 24 VWMftt From the famous House of M( I L A delicate French wine, blended to compliment the subtle flavours of Chinese food. i M s IS* v. Hi. w? ft Fisher-Price Toys keep their promises We m.ike siiri' that theonk p.iris lfi.il ome off <irc the p.«Ms th.it .ire supposed
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      813 24 TV AND RADIO SBC 5 TELEFUNKEN great looks' Colour rerft e<1 tures' TV qreat performance' 3 P.M. OPENING ANNOT NC KM K NTS followed by HOUSESWIVES' MATINEE: To be Victor (r). Mandarin movie 5.M INTERMISSION I.IS OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by ANIMAL WORLD: Peravlaa Desert Coast. Along Peru's Pacific coast, LC
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      193 24 Today's top shows TRAPPER JOHN M.D.: MluUaary'i Dawafall (Ch 5, 8.40 p.m. in colour). Overcome by feelings of hopelessness, a critically ill girl rejects the services of Trapper and Gonzo in favour of the blandishments of Mason Hollander (David Spielberg), a wealthy, intellectual patron of the arts, who lis promoting
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