New Nation, 25 April 1980

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  • 18 1 New Nation SINGAPORE Friday, April 25, 1980 2857 Price 25 cents M.C.(P) No. 109/1/80 NEW (£0) NATION COMMENT
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  • 231 1 Used by syndicate to embezzle $300,000 A resident of an old folks home was jailed two months by a magistrate's court today for embezzling $300,000 from a bank. Tan Chin Tiong, 55, formerly a clerk with Malayan Banking Berhad, was found guilty of stealing seven
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  • 103 1 This DOS Med to make ft landing at the Heilyweed/Fert Lauderdale Intoraatteaal airpert ia Flerida, hot aa yea eaa see, It didnt make it What It did, hewever, waa crash-land ea the read Bear the airpark Treahie started whea the piaae lest its pewer Just hefere
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  • 71 1 A United States naval task force left Singapore early this morning after conducting a two-day exercise with the Republic of Singapore Navy. An American embassy spokesman said the taw force was made up of the aircraft carrier, Constellation, two missile cruisers, three frigates and a destroyer.
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    • 62 1 Jeans •J* a- if, I INSIDE Soccer probe: 36 charged Page 26 Sailing club for under 15s Page 3 IN THE OTHER PAGES: Stocks 5, Crossword 26, Moneywords Coupon 28, Stars 29, Comics §0, What's On 31 WMfit From the famous House of M( 11-.L A delicate French wine, blended
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 29 1 Forecast Singapore's weather outlook from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. today: Showers with thunder in a few places in late afternoon. Sunset today: 6.37 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow: 6.28 a.m.
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  • 431 2 BIG WALK CHALLENGE GRANDPA TANG COULDN'T REFUSE By Wm Soo Chaang When a perssa takes part la a Big Walk omdpetltlsa far the first time la his Ufe at the ace ef H, It makes sae weader what "life's secret formal*" he posMr Taag Meag
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  • 294 2 Those complaints against drivers: Singapore Bus Service will soon implement a two-pronged plan to -•educe the number of complaints against its drivers (or Tailing to stop to pick up passengers. The plan' follows a study by a SBS task force into ways to
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  • 44 2 Residents in Ang Mo Kio can pay their PUB bills at the Overseas Union Bank branch at Block 339, Avenue 1, Ang Mo Kio during normal banking hours. The PUB's mobile collection centre in the estate will be closed from May 1.
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  • 34 2 Boon Lay zones B, C and E residents' committees will hold a tea party for senior citizens in Boon Lay Garden at the Corporation Primary School on May 1 at 3 p.m.
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  • 26 2 The Kim Keat community centre is organising a tour to Mandai Zoo, Seletar Reservoir and the Kranji Memorial on May 15 from 8.30 a.m.
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    • 27 2 See pages 28, 29. M •jfiig-; s, •V-.v". Kaytronic 1 U v. ;t •^'Y '<■ t*r- •%rv** m: 4^a| #xir Mao *«~Si ammtssmm I^l f "Vt 4, •<»*** ft
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  • 319 3 Government officials have pieced together from tape recordings what happened in the crucial minutes after a Bangladesh Biman jet crashed at Paya Lebar Airport early this month. The tapes were taken from the airport control tower. The officials heard recordings of conversation between air
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  • 43 3 A 73-year-old man, Lee Ah Mua, choked to death on a fishball while having lunch on Wednesday. Mr Lee of Block 59, Sims Drive, was at home when this happened. Efforts by his daughter-in-law and neighbours to remove the fishball failed.
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  • 109 3 The newly-formed Asean Music Industry Association is holding its first meeting in Kuala Lumpur today. A major topic for discussion will be the suppression of cassette tape piracy in the region. The association, which was formed in January, intends to urge the Asean governments to take
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  • 80 3 NST Kuala Lumpur, Friday Employers have given an assurance that they will respect workers' rights and not take advantage of the recent amendments to the labour laws. Malaysian Employers' Federation president Tan Sri S.O.K. übaidulla in a statement issued on Tuesday said: "We will not support any
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  • 264 3 Courses for kids under 15 years and membership is free A sailing school for children under 15 years is being organised by the Singapore Sports Council. The Electrolux Sailing School, to {>romote the sport of sailing, will be ocated at the East Coast Park
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  • 91 4 A soldier pauses to acknowledge a brother in war. It matters not that years and wars separate the one from the other. Still, they shared a role: To fight for the lives of others, and to die if necessary. And this morning, as the sun rose
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  • 313 4 The People's Association will distribute 10,000 pamphlets to factories, households and offices next week, appealing to them to employ retired people for part or full time jobs. This is the second phase of its scheme to help retired people find useful employment. Employers who are
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  • 27 4 MP for Kampung Kembangan, Encik Mansor Sukaimi, will speak at the Singapore Jaycees' JCI senators' dinner at the Cairnhill Hotel today at 9 p.m.
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  • 204 4 The Red Cross Nursing Service will open a clinic in Somapah in July this year. This clinic will replace that in Kim -Seng, which had to make way for a community centre. Volunteer doctors and nurses will be in attendance at the new clinic to provide
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  • 115 4 The Kampong Melayu multi-purpose co-opera-tive society is offering bursaries to its members and their children. Members who are in the university will be awarded $200 each, while members' children will be awarded $150 each. Pre-university children of members will receive $175 each and Secondary Four children
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  • 19 4 The Singapore Infantry Regiment Band will perform at the Macßitchie Reservoir Park on Sunday at 5 p.m.
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  • 249 5 PPD's new technique makes orchids... Bloom and they will bloom. And if you want 100 blooms, you can have them too. This "bloom at your command" for orchids is made possible, thanks to a technique devised by the Primary Production Department. The technique will allow farmers
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  • 228 5 A motor show, expected to be the grandest to be held in this region, is being planned for next year. The Automobile and Accessories Show 81, which will be held at the World Trade Centre from July 3 to 12, will commemorate the opening of
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  • 215 5 A Mercedes 280 from Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew's office was sold for $3300 at a Public Works Department auction. The Mercedes, a 1972 model, was bought by spare parts dealer Bak Meng Teck, who will strip the car for its parts. Seventy nine
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  • 128 5 First Section Inchcape (2) 2.50 (1) 2.51 S. Darby (3) 3.14 S'pore Bus (1) 3.76 (7) 3.74 S.P. Textiles (1) 1.53 (1) 1.54 (1) 1.55 (1) 1.56 (1) 1.57 (2) 1.58 St. Trading (1) 10.90 U.Engineers (1) 2.16 (8) 2.17 (5) 2.18 (1) 2.19 I.C.B.(1) 4.00 U. 0.8.
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  • 82 5 The $3 million, I.7kmlong extension of the Pan Island Expressway from Hong Kah Drive to Jalan Boon Lay in Jurong will be open from 10.30 a.m. on Sunday. Traffic signals have been installed at the junc- tion of Corporation Road/ Jurong Road and Jalan Boon Lay/Jalan Bahar
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  • 32 5 NTUC secretary-general, Mr Lim Chee Onn, will be the guest-of-honour at the inaugural forum of the 1960 NTUC Income Summit Club at the Mandarin Hotel on May 10 at 7.45 p.m.
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  • 23 5 A colour film, Thai Silk, will be screened at the National Museum tomorrow at 10.45 a.m. for students. Admission is free.
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  • 263 6 'Pirates attack large numbers of boat people' World Focus UPI Geneva, Friday The League of Red Cross Societies (LRCS) said yesterday Thai pirates are robbing, raping and killing large numbers of Vietnamese boat-people each month. "Reports from surviv- ing refugees indicate that the pirates
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  • 71 6 Reuter Key West (Florida), Friday Hundreds of Cuban refugees poured in here yesterday and up to 1000 boats were reported on their way to Cuba to pick up others, many of whom had taken refuge in the Peruvian embassy in Havana. Officials said 765 Cubans
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  • 68 6 AP Seoul, Friday The wife of a onion leader, who was held tied to a post for two days by angry miners, was released early yesterday and flown to a nearby hospital. Peace and order returned to the mining town of Sabuk, after the miners settled for a
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  • 167 6 Reuter Paris, Friday Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko yesterday reaffirmed Moscow's resolve to work for detente and overcome current world problems, but said everything did not depend on his country. Mr Gromyko was speaking after luncheon talks with French President Valery Giscard d'Dstaing during
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 467 6 Self-inflicted Injury Kecederaan Yang Ditimpa Sendiri 36 Tricks •Muslihat 36 illustrator: Lui Thue Wah :n* r /C M Si) mm M S3 m 48 w, m -->1 i SS a i >a re (D 1 ss K 3* xs 1 a 9 >" I 2 Ik H ♦> YJU f.
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  • 248 7 Iranian jets bomb Kurdish guerillas Reuter Ankara, Friday A Turkish mass-circulation newspaper said yesterday the railway link between Turkey and Iran had been cut as a result of bombing by Iranian military aircraft attacking ethnic Kurdish guerillas in Iran. There was no official comment from Turkish
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  • 68 7 UPI Banner Besi Bali breaks Into tears yesterday as she deales having cheated te become the tep woman finisher In the Boston Marathon on April 21. "I'm not guilty," she said. Miss Bulz, who Is wearing the winner's medal, was earlier hounded by reporters who
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  • 82 7 Reuter Washington, Friday US Congressman John Anderson, whose drive for the Republican presidential nomination failed to win a single primary election victory, yesterday launched a new campaign for the White House as an independent. The silver-haired moderate Republican from Illinois told a press conference here that about half
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  • 57 7 Reuter Detroit (Michigan), Friday The two biggest US car makers, hit by a sharp drop in sales, yesterday announced they were temporarily laying off nearly 25,000 more workers next week. General Motors, the nation's biggest car maker, said it would stand down 12,750 workers at five
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  • 74 7 DJ Leaden. Friday .Ex-bos driver Charlie Bollock, M, bos retired. Bat be eant get his work off his mlad. He bas Jost made oot a will to make sore tbe job Is still with blm when be dies. Well, not really. What has happened Is that Charlie wants
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  • 27 7 AFP Hong Kong, Friday A Vietnamese party and government delegation left Hanoi yesterday for Kabul to attend the second anniversary of the April revolution AFP
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  • 93 7 UPI TODAY is Friday, April 25, the 116 th day of 1960 with 250 to follow. Those born on this date are under the sign of Taurus. The Italian inventor of wireless telegraphy Guglielmo Marconi was born on April 25,1874. ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY: In 1898, Congress formally
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  • 225 7 UPI Manila, Friday -r- Survivors recounted yesterday how wailing men, women and children tried to stay afloat after a domestic luxury liner crashed into an oil tanker and sank, drowning 112 of the more than 1000 people aboard the ship. They said most of the passengers
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  • 343 8 Yesterday's New Nation had lots of it. But perhaps it escaped you. Perhaps you have become inured to violence. On the front page, there was a picture of a woman bound to a stake by rioting South Korean coal miners who believed that her trade
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  • 122 8 4 Fully 70 per cent of all government doctors in a representative sample intend to leave for the private sector "in the near future"; 126 specialists have resigned since 1974, leaving the specialist clinics of some hospitals without consultants; some 400 doctors have emigrated in the last eight
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  • 78 8 whisper s p Some people just don't know the meaning of participation. A woman rang up the office and demanded for a certificate of participation in the New Nation Big Walk. When asked by a colleague whether she took part, she said: "No." "In that case, you are
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  • 1169 8 TV IS EDUCATIONAL, BUT THE QUESTION IS: WHAT IS IT TEACHING? NYT. New York: The hero of the movie Being There is a man named Chance who has spent his entire life in front of a television set and whose knowledge has
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  • 610 9 Art l^uchwald^ Washington: Almost every week the topic of conversation in this country changes. Just a month ago, everyone you ran into was talking about how much their houses were worth on the open market. Now it seems, no matter where
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  • trend 1 EDITED BY JUDITH HOLMBERG
    • 807 10 i The Arts By Kemeo It seemed particularly fitting when Vivien Goh became the conductor of the Singapore Youth Orchestra in February because her father, Goh Soon Tioe, was its conductor way back in the early 70s. Miss Goh, 32, needs no introduction. She has been
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    • 681 10  -  Eating Out by Margaret Chan "Some piping hot fish soup is just what you need," said a friend when he saw me nursing a cold and looking thoroughly woebegone. He had a point. A hot soup tends to bring the colour back to wan
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    • 698 11 But what do supper club patrons want? Sundown scene by Zaki Very often, cabaret acts fail to transcend mediocrity not because of the lack of talent. Rather, it is because they lack imagination and fail to take stock of their limitations and exploit potential.
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    • 104 11 If. 1 AT cAjifoW, PORT DICKSON. MALAYSIA. Take advantage of this special package offer till 30th April 80, and have a 3-day funfllled family vacation in this favourite beach resort. Only 8118.00 net for two persons which includes: Welcome drink Breakfast Ifj Special discount y. for sea-sports and other amenities
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  • 291 12 Reuter Kuwait, Friday Iranian Foreign Minister Sadeq Qotbzadeh will visit Gulf states next week to discuss the US military presence in the region and seek greater understanding of Iranian policies, the Kuwait news agency reported yesterday. The agency, quoting Iranian Ambassador AO Shams Ardakani, said Mr
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  • 120 12 FIRST PHASE OF GOVT SHAKE-UP? Reuter Dacca, Friday Bangladesh President Zlanr Rahman yesterday dismissed five cabinet ministers, two state ministers and a deputy minister In what political observers described as the first phase of a major shake-op In the government. An official an- neunoement Issued alter a
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  • 194 12 Reuter Washington, Friday The US is trying to organise an international investigation into reports that deadly chemicals have been used in Afghanistan and South-east Asia, Carter administration officials said yesterday. But it may be difficult to gain broad support for such an enquiry,
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  • 130 12 Reuter Golan Heights, Friday The Israeli Army demonstrated its new merkava (chariot) tank yesterday and a senior officer said it would encourage crews to be bolder in future battles. The 56-tonne, long barrelled tank, with a narrow, flat turret, sped across the rocky plateau of the
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  • 180 12 World Focus AFP Kuala Lumpur, Friday Deputy Prime Minister, Dr Mahathir Mohamed yesterday warned employers against recruiting illegal Indonesian immigrants to work in palm oil plantations in Johore. "We have to protect the interests of Malaysian citizens in providing Job opportunities. We cannot
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 114 12 If you are often exposed to the wind and the sun, then read 0n... Dryness induced by wind and sun: this is the great hazard that faces all women, especially in dimatic conditions like ours. Dryness con lead to chopped or chafed skin. How to combat this? Wind and Weather
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  • AIRCONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION | A New Nation Special Feature
    • 377 13 Good news for homemakers... your refrigerators and air-conditioners will now cost less. The reason for this downtrend amidst a world of inflation and rising prices is the recent removal of import duties on these products. And importers are passing on this benefit to the consumers
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    • 483 14 No direct exposure to cold air in special compartment WANT to keep your vegetables crisp and fresh? Well, Sharp has a new refrigerator with your vegetables in mind the SJ-310G model. This $1700 refrigerator comes with three compartments. The middle compartment is designed specially
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    • 173 15 Air-con you can move around in your house HOW often have you wished that you could move your air-condition-er from one place to another? If you nave, stop and read about this movable airconditioner. It's called the Kingdom, imported by AS AS Pte Ltd of Telok
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    • 441 15 Also designed to meke less noise HITACHI, one of the first brands to announce a reduction in air-conditioner prices as a result of the lifting of import duty on the product, is now offering a range of its latest units at lower prices. In
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    • 232 16 AN INCREASING number of motorists are getting air-conditioners for their cars these days. It is no longer considered a status symbol. But In installing an air-conditioner in your car, it is important that you look at more than iust the brand. Though performance and durability
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    • 582 17 Features to consider when buying a refrigerator SO YOU'VE decided to buy a refrigerator for your new home or to replace that old faithful which is seeing its last days. You've got your budget for it set neatly aside and now, the important thing
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    • 680 18/19 Hitachi comes out with models that use less power With prices of oil spiralling these days, the concern appears to be centred on household appliances that consume less energy. It is with this in mind that refrigerator manufacturers are coming out with new models designed to help
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    • 380 20  -  ASEAN ASIDES by 1 Ismail Kassim Hot dog stalls have become as übiquitous as the "satay and "mee goreng" stalls in the Malaysian hawking scene. You can find them outside government offices, shopping centres and at hawkers centres, offering beef burgers, chicken burgers
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    • 356 20 UPI Cariiff (Wales): Like a shy housewife showing a messy kitchen, a slightly bashful Britain is inviting tourists these days into an unlikely new area. "You might think that we're perhaps not quite serious," its official invitation begins. There is good reason for caution.
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    • 29 13 INSIDE Airconditioner that can be moved anywhere Page 15 Roomairconditioners to suit you Page 15 Driving in cool comfort Page 16 Fridges that save energy for you Pages 18/19
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    • 5 20 Better technology keeps us ahead
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  • 375 21 killed on roads every year Copley News Service New Y«rk: The great American rat race has moved onto the nation's highways, according to a safety expert. "Why so many Americans are bent on destruction in their motor vehicles is beyond my understanding," savs Mr
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  • 264 21 Reuter Leedee: Wednesday night is practice night for London archers. An arrow flies from the bow of Star Club member lan Millar and lands with a thwack in the gold of his target at the far end of a small church crypt in Clerkenwell, in the
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  • Page 21 Advertisements
    • 91 21 Is staying clean enough? SmE&L ,V &L» afafc-^r->H SMlff! 1' Hi ii I iTi '>"■' IM' *Vi '< 1 1 H4vil'-I mi*. 1, k if. NT 1 i W»[ I i I«11 :T »I i 11 »ol disinfectant spray is. le bathrooms, what you not guarantee they are ►in Tub
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  • 379 22 V > Business News and Views v -UPI Hamburg, Friday The developing nations yesterday demanded a greater say in the running of the International Monetary Fund and urged a re-injection of Arab oil profits into the world economy. Nigerian Finance Minister S. M.
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  • 133 22 The use of microprocessors and microcomputers and the development of computer technology will play a very important role in contributing towards Singapore's future success and progress. Dr Koh Up Lin, MP for Nee Soon, said this today when he opened a one-day seminar on micro-proces-sors
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  • 38 22 AFP London, Friday Shell UK, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, made a gross profit of £476 million ($2.35 billion) last year compared with a loss or £26 million in 1978, the company reported yesterday. AFP
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  • 39 22 AP Beijing, Friday China's exports soared 37.3 per cent in the first quarter this year, giving the nation a trade sur?ilus of 250 million yuan about $367 million) for the period, the People's Daily reported yesterday. AP
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  • 219 22 UPI Stocks, bolstered by declining interest rates, registered a broad gain yesteraay and the Dow Jones industrial average flirted with the 800 level before the rally ran out of steam, Trading was active. The Dow, up 12 points past the 801 level at 3 p.m., wound up
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  • 33 22 UPI Closing averages on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday: 30 industrial 797.10 (up 7.85); 20 transport 240.99 (down 2.73) 15 utilities 109.07 (up 0.92); 65 stocks 287.66 (up 1.04). UPI
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  • 135 22 London, Friday The dollar fell sharply on nearly all the world's money markets yesterday in response to declining prime interest rates. The price of gold was steady in light trading. London was the only market where the dollar made any progress. The pound dropped because of the controversy
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  • 140 22 AP Hong Kong, Friday An American and a Japanese bank signed an agreement here yesterday with the Bank of China and the China Resources Company to form a Hong Kongbased merchant bank. The Joint venture involving the First National Bank of Chicago and the Industrial Bank
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  • 374 23  -  By TURF RAY Ipoh, Friday Silver Wren did a winning gallop at Tiger Lane here this morning. Breaking into a brisk gallop at the 800 m, the Idomeneo filly breezed through the final 600 m in 40 with Gerry Donnelly astride. The going
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  • 128 23 SUNDAY Km 1: &U. Q 4 Mt 18Mb: Weaier fmu. Hakaleas FW. N«p>lr— Sale n. Raee 1: ill. a S DN 4 12Mb: Miracle D, LatyMM, BtM Glea, BaltarUa, Secret Sky, Cilwd Pelwg. L*v«U» Jim. Bam S: lllTcl J Dlv S UNB: LeaOag Ceaaael, MMkcaier, M Taag, Preach CmmcUh,
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    • 111 23 NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, I CHUA ENG YEOW of No Blk 713, 123 CLEMENTI WEST STREET, 2, Singapore 0512, have applied for a RETAIL BEER SHOP licence in respect of premises No Blk 713, 123 CLEMENTI WEST STREET, Singapore 0512, and that this application will be heard In
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  • 500 24  -  TEE-UP with Lim Kee Chan Prem Sachdev of Singapore Island Country Club will take to the course as a strong favourite to win the Sembawang Country Club Open championship from a field of nearly 50 lower handicappers on Sunday. And the man who picked
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  • 691 24 "A" DivfadM Sud>y: 7.30 a.m. V Anaki (10) Pedro Kwik (11) W P Leong (9); 7.38 D Gerrard (11) J Siau (12) J P Han (12); 7.46 H Chan (11) E EUey (11) T Mavanna (7) A Lin (9); 7.54 S Herd (6) L Read (8) G Stringer
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  • 167 24 The fifth and sixth rounds of the Putra Cup trials will be held at the Jurong Country Club Course this weekend. Starting times: Saturday lMk toe. 1.32 p.m. Wong Weng Hong, Talib Haron, John Ong; 1.38 P. M. Samy, Percy Scully, Joseph Loo; 1.44 Tan
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  • 69 24 Mr Sia Kah Hui was reelected president of the Warren Golf Club at the annual general meeting. Other officials for the Sear: Vice-president Dr leo Eak Chan; captain Mr K. C. Chow; vice-cap-tain Mr Tan Chin Huat; secretary Mr Leong Kwok Onn; treasurer Mr Sebastian Lee; green
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  • 291 24 Changi "A", "B" and "C" Division medals competition on Sunday: 8 a.m. Teo Seng San (20) David Lim (18) Ho Khyun Sean (24); 8.07 Patrick Sim (18) Goh Kah Woon (22) Woon Sui Cheong (21); 8.14 Anthony Seow (16) Goh Lim Koon (17) Peter Wee (18);
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  • 100 24 Yoko Kato and T. Masengi won the Singapore Island Country Club women's FourBall Best Ball medal competition by three strokes from Jeanie Tan and Helen Tan when they returned a combined nett 64 at the Bukit Course yesterday. Kato and Masengi also shared the first nine ball-
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  • 795 25  -  Wai Yaw the most matured player of his age Passing Shots By Desmond Oon The name Liu Wai Yaw draws a blank among the Singapore tennis fraternity at large. Outside the narrow confines of junior tennis, even the most ardent followers of the game are
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  • 116 25 LONDON: England lock forward Billy Beaumont, who captains the British Lions rugby team in the forthcoming tour of South africa, was today named Britain's Player of the Year. Beaumont, who captained England in their fivenation championship grand slam in the season Just ended, was an overwhelming winner in
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    • 222 25 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, tenycloth innersole, padded heel horn and ankle collar. The sole's European shell design gives great traction, wear and cushion Nike All Court Built to deliver the
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  • Page 25 Miscellaneous
    • 91 25 ATHLETICS: St Gabriel's School meet (St Gabriel's ground, 2.30 p.m.). RUGBY: National Secondary Schools tournament SAF Boys' School v Jalan Teck Whye (3.30 p.m.); Raffles Institution v Anglo-Chi-nese (Grange Road, 5 p.m.): Willow v New Town (3.30 p.m.); St Andrew's v Dunearn Technical (Willow Ground, 5 p.m.). SOCCER: Friendlies SRC
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  • 193 26 Charged with 35 others in bribery scandal Rome, Friday Paolo Rossi, Italy's most expensive footballer and 1978 World Cup star has been charged formally with conspiracy to defraud in connection with Italy's illegal betting scandal. Also charged with him are 35 other football personalities including international Bruno Giordano
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  • 266 26 London, Friday Manchester United's dogged pursuit of English First Division leaders Liverpool must be maintained with a home win over Coventry tomorrow. United know that anything less than four points from their final two League games will give Liverpool an easy run-in to their 12th title.
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    • 374 26 YOUR LUCKY STARS IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY Bom today, you have one of those (air and firm natures that always tempers justice with mercy. You are ambitious, but not so much so that ambition guides your course completely. You always have time for family matters, for listening and giving advice
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  • 379 27  - Top sprinter in a wrangle |m3 Athletics By SURESH NAIR Singapore's No 1 sprinter, Ong Yoke Phee, is involved in a wrangle and unsure about his eligibility for Sunday's Lotto-sponsored Singapore Amateur Athletic Association Open Relays at the National Stadium. Yoke Phee, who quit Swifts Athletic Association last year and
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  • 220 27 Selangor's premier track and field club, Lights Athletic Club, will not be defending their crown in Sunday's Lottosponsored Singapore Amateur Athletic Association Open Relays at the National Stadium. Lights, who made an unprecedented clean sweep of the men and women titles last year, decided not to participate
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  • 411 27  -  By SHIRLEY TAN The Singapore Amateur Cycling Association have kept their promise to stage a competition for the fairer sex. And Sunday's Women's Road Race will be proof of this. The promise came in January when Saca officials said a first schoolboy scheme must first be
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  • 990 28  -  How to win more friends JFS Athletics By SHIRLEY TAN After a lapse of seven years, many "teething problems" cropped in the running of last Sunday's New Nation Big Walk. In the last few days, the New Nation Sports Desk has never been swarmed with so many complaints
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  • 37 28 BIG WALK POST-MORTEM A p« tier man stops walkers Instead of cars at a traffic jnnettea a palatal wait Indeed tor some walkers. This Is one of the many complaint* against rente marshalling.
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    • 587 28 FRIDAY KD-S i MONifWORIS I Cut out and pin with other coupons. I Posting instructions appear below Occupation: Address: N R.I.C. No: FILL IN MISSING LETTERS ACROSS USING CLUES BELOW lIIBHaM Cut along dotted lines, CLUES FOR KD 5 Group of musicians 2. Nourishing white fluid 3. Go down 4.
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  • 840 29 The organising committee have their say... The organising committee of the New Nation Big Walk were more than glad to answer post-mortem questions yesterday, acknowledging the response as a genuine interest on the part of the walkers to see that next year's event will be better
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    • 132 29 DIADORA BORG THE WINNING COMBINATION <% kf I V. la CT*-; JSNij'tEs* k. ,<■ su* I I v ".V -s Great tennis takes great style and performance. Borg has it and so does his Diadora Borg tennis shoes. Diadora gives his pro-game styling with the distinctive aerodynamic stripes. And Borg
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  • 355 30  -  Now he's decided not to see Johore, our next opponents, play today Malaysia Cup 1980 By SURESH NAIR National soccer coach Jitta Singh has decided not to watch tonight's Malaysia Cup match between Johore and Negri Sembilan at Larkin Stadium because "the cat has been let out
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  • 491 30  -  FOR LOSERS REAL MADRID AND JUVENTUS IN BONUSES International Soccer »>V Doug Gardner Losing a two-goal lead to Hamburg and conceding a last- minute winner to Arsenal in the European club semi-finals this week has cost Real Madrid and Juventus players a staggering total of
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  • 288 30 AFP Bonn, Friday The West German sports Press had a lot to rave about yesterday after three West German teams made the finals of the three prestigious European football competitions. In a European Cup semi-final match on Wednesday Hamburg beat Spain's Real Madrid 5-1 to
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    • 86 30 CATHAY: 12th 'HOT' DAY! 5 SHOWS DAILY: 1 lam, 1.30, 4.00, 6.30, 9.15pm MEET THE FOUR MASTERMINDS i ROBERT REDFORD tha laadar and brain. RON LEIBMAN tha axpart with faat cara, PAUL SAND tha axpart with dynamita Togetlwr They Stele The World's Largest Dtamo Not Once But Four Times!^ G«orgc
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    • 581 31  -  Review Beijing Opera By Ngai Soet Amazons are fascinating creatures. But when they start fighting, the effect is simply overwhelming. The Beijing opera, telecast last Sunday evening, has as its premise that Amazons fighting on stage make for compelling drama. I'm convinced the premise is
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    • 539 31 How would you like to spend Labour Day with Marlon Brando, Julie Andrews, Paul Simon, Andy Gibb and Olivia Newton John? The offer is being made by SBC TV who will feature this glittering galaxy of stars in their programmes on May
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    • 387 31 the cinema THE PRISONER OF ZENDA: Peter Sellers and Peter Sellers in a lukewarm comedy-fanta-sy. Elke Sommers helps thrust the film forward somewhat. Jade: 11, 1.30, 4, 6.30 and 9 p.m. FLYING CARPET: rahian-tale film starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. Capital: 11 am, 1.45, 4/6.30 and 9.15 pm. THIRST:
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    • 335 31 Rediffusion 1.30 News and Share Market Report 1.40 The Fabulous 240 3.00 Star Watch 3.02 Did You Know? 3.04 The Fabulous 240 3.45 English Examined 4.00 Chinese Programmes 8.00 Golden Reflections (r) 9.00 News 9.10 Mandarin ByHadio (r) 9.30 Kaleidoscope 10.00 Does The Team Think? 10.30 Continental Showcase 11.00 News
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  • 36 32 AH FOOK: It looks like I'll have to cut down on my drinking. My favourite liquor now costs $5 a bottle more. ME3 UN: That's good. It's time you give your liver a break.
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    • 855 32 TV AND RADIO ITELEf UNKEN Colour TV qreat looks' qreat fe.itures' qreat performance' 3 P.M. OPENING ANN0UNCEMKNT8 followed by HOUSEWIVES MATINEE (r). Mandarin feature film. 4.39 INTERMISSION I II OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by IN WILD WITH HARRY BUTLER l.« NEWS IN BRIEF 1.35 SPORTS PARADE 1.N SAMUDRA (r) 7.31 NEWS
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    • 216 32 Today's top shows 'CONVERSATIONAL M AND AKIN SERIES I: Lmmb One (Ch 5, 9.50 p.m. in colour). A new series specially produced to teach conversational Mandarin. Common expressions, word compounds, dialogues and proverbial anecdotes based on the Culture Ministry's Conversational Mandarin (Book 1), will be taught. Jacqueline Blmet Ch 5
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