New Nation, 16 May 1980

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    20 1 New Nation SINGAPORE Friday, May 16, 1980 2875 Price 25 cents M.C.(P) No. 109/1/80 r i NEW (§0) NATION 'COMMENT
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    Second-rate Olympics
    367 1 London, Friday The Moscow Olympics are expected to be "second rate" now that West Germany has decided to boycott the Games. Another turn of events appears to be the likelihood of more countries joining the boycott. In WELJJNGTON, the New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association will call
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    Zoo starts big countdown
    160 1 Excitement ran high at the zoo this morning as officials prepared themselves for a historic event. Susie, the pregnant hippopotamus Is to give birth any moment now. It will be the zoo's first hippopotamus birth. Weary 100 staff have been keeping a round-the-clock watch <:n Susie.
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    Lock icon Princess film: Now a $44 billion suit
    193 1 Reuter San Francisco, Friday Two lawyers have asked a Federal court here for damages of more than US$2O billion ($44 billion) from the British producers of the TV film, Death of a Princess. The American-born lawyers, Mr Kalaid Abdullah Tariq A 1 Mansour
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    Lock icon Demos called off
    61 1 AP Seoul, Friday University students decided today to call off their antigovernment demonstrations after more than 50,000 protestors battled with riot police yesterday. One policeman was killed ana at least 13 others were injured in the riots. Student leaders held an all-night meeting on Wednesday, then announced
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    104
    73 1 The road death toll so far this year has risen to 104. Pedestrian Chong Ah Tee, 20, was crossing Bukit Timah Road near Bukit Timah Plaza yesterday at about 6.45 p.m. when he was knocked down by a car. He sustained head injuries and was rushed to Alexandra Hospital
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    Longer but more exciting path to U
    508 2 Two teachers to enter varsity at 30 Their journey to university has been longer and more arduous than that of others, but this has only increased the anticipation and excitement of entering university. Madam Ho Kee Siong and Mrs Lai-Shih Shine Lan are
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    Analysis of writing
    54 2 Sister Joy Shelley will explain handwriting analysis and personality at the Queenstown Branch Library lecture room this Saturday. She will speak on handwriting analysis as a scientific tool for assessing personality traits. Her talk will start at 3 p.m. and will be especially useful to parents, teachers,
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    Sago Lane is site of $18 m complex
    122 2 Once the centre of the Chinese funeral Industry In Singapore, what used to he Sago Lane Is now the construction site of an $18 million complex to be completed hy the end of next year. In place of Sago Lane will he
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    Temporary site for CDIS
    173 2 The Curriculum Development Institute of Singapore will be located temporarily at the Kent Ridge campus when it begins operations from June 1. A Ministry of Education official said the CDIS will occupy two floors of the Arts and Social Sciences faculty building. This building will not
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    Anti-Vice has not received complaints
    143 4 The Anti-Vice Unit here has not received complaints of Sarawak girls being exploited by vice rings after coming here to work in factories. Commenting on press reports in tne Borneo Bulletin that a number of Sarawak girls recruited here through employment agencies at homes had
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    Union to hold snap elections next week
    521 4  -  By Ivan Lim The long-awaited showdown between two rivals for the key post of general secretary of the 10,000-strong Singapore Air Transportworkers' Union will take place at a snap election next Friday. The election was originally scheduled for September. Former general secretary, Mr
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    The Sphinx in the Ministry of Education
    526 4  -  By Irene Hoe At last the truth can be told there was a Sphinx in the Ministry of Education. The Sphinx himself only found out about it last night when he attended a farewell dinner in his honour. The dramatic expose of the
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    FEWER DRIVERS BOOKED BY URA
    80 5 There has been a drop In the number of motorists booked by the Urban Redevelopment Authority's (URA) car park attendants for not diplaying their parking coupons and marking them correctly. Only ltM motorists were booked last Saturday compared to 3514 on May 2, the second
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    Time to watch these sales, Case urged
    342 5 The local agent for a popular brand of Japanese watches has asked the Consumers Association of Singapore to act against the unauthorised sale of the watches. A letter from the company's general manager to Case said these watches were imported direct from Japan
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    MUIS to get several new depts
    259 5 The Majlis Ugama Islam (Muls) will probably undergo major administrative revisions with the addition of new departments as a result of a study done by the Finance Ministry's management services department. A report on the study, done last year, has been sent to Muls
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    Art display
    33 5 Parliamentary Secretary (National Development) Lee Yiok Seng will open the Catholic High School's Art One exhibition at the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry on May 22 at 5.30 p.m.
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    STOCK MARKET
    233 5 After a firm opening, share prices were subjected to profit-taking during the first 45 minutes on the Stock Exchange of Singapore today. Cases in point were Haw Par and several property stocks. Haw Par, boosted by extra-ordinary gain of $13 million, opened at $2.02. But at press time,
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    Lock icon Muskie catches 40 winks at 25th anniversary event
    135 6 AP Vienna, Friday The beetle schedule of a US Secretary of State caught up with Mr Kdmund Muskie yesterday. He fell asleep during a ceremony marking Austria's 25th Independence anniversary In the Hofburg Palace. His arms folded across his chest, Mr Muskie
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    Lock icon Showdown between students and riot police
    68 6 Tens of thouNands of student confront riot police In a downtown area of Seoul yesterday. The students had staged demonstrations for the third consecutive day to push for political demands. Riot police fired tear sas5 as to disperse the stuents, hut they continued with
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    Lock icon Sadat
    53 6 Reuter Cairo, Friday Egyptian President Anwar Sadat has called a national referendum for May 22 on recent constitutional amendments, the official Cairo TV announced last night. One of the amendments to be approved or rejected by the Egyptians allows President Saaat to seek as many terms in office as
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    Lock icon Malaysia tries out acupuncture
    176 6 World Focus AP Kuala Lumpur, Friday The Malaysian government has started a pilot project to determine the effectiveness of acupuncture with the help of two Beijing-trained doctors, the director of the medical and health services said yesterday. Dr Tow Siang Yeow told reporters that if it
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    Odd Corner
    61 6 London, Friday London's crooks apparently were so moved at the plight of rookie cop Stephen Hlndling, who lost a hand In a bomb explosion at a south London precinct house, that they sent him a bouquet of roses on Thursday. The flowers were delivered anonymously to Catford police
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      Lock icon Cuba goes nuclear
      36 6 AFP Moscow, Friday The Soviet Union will aid Cuba to construct a nuclear research centre, the official Tass News Agency announced yesterday. An agreement for the project was signed here yesterday, Tass added.
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      Rebels' city
      28 6 Peshawar, Pakistan, Friday An Afghan insurgent group yesterday reported in Pakistan that armed opponents of Kabul's Soviet-backed government had taken over Herat City in western Afghanistan.
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      Lock icon 'No Czechs'
      29 6 Reuter Islamabad, Friday The Czechoslovak Embassy in Islamabad yesterday denied reports that 5000 Czechoslovak soldiers had arrived in Afghanistan to reinforce Soviet troops in that country. Reuter
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      Lock icon For exports
      37 6 AP Washington, Friday The US government plans to push American exports by sending six regional directors to Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Latin America and Africa, US Undersecretary of Commerce Robert Herzstein said yesterday. AP
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      407 6 3? K HI Land of Belaboured People Negeri Orang-Orang Keras Bekerja a i i m K> ii a r a* m*® HtAtr^w. wjwim&a mm*: -at 4 a,'.a -n.w m%*t t -iwriHiUHMWHtK r tu# ir/fTt o H M hlf A Iftftii.'M *.%mt\%K)A h itt* f? o tM. > f£P;V*ftk-&IIU!ft 7 A
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    Lock icon I'll quit the race if...
    298 7 Carter agrees to face-to-face debate Carter wins last round of primaries Reuter Washington, Friday Senator Edward Kennedy said yesterday he would give up his quest for the presidency if President Carter agreed to a face-to-face debate with him, and then went on to win the
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    Lock icon TODAY
    99 7 UPI TODAY is Friday, May 16, the 137 th day of 1980 with 229 to follow. Those born on this date are under the sign of Taurus. American educationist Elizabeth Peabody was born on May 16, 1804. ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY: In 1929, the first Oscar awards were
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    Lock icon Warsaw meet ends with peace call
    207 7 World Focus Reuter Warsaw, Friday The Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies last night launched a major diplomatic offensive by calling for a world peace conference, a political settlement of the Afghan crisis and disarmament talks on all types of weapons. The communist
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      138 7 If you are often exposed to the wind and the sun, then read 0n... Dryness induced by wind ond sun: this is the great hazard that faces all women, especially in climatic conditions like ours. Dryness can lead to chapped or chafed skin. > How to combat this? m F*f
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    All in the family
    318 8 Despite moves in 1978 to "ensure" that at least half of a deceased non-Muslim CPF contributor's funds ends up with his immediate family, nothing has come out of them except the latest amendment act. This act, which came into effect yesterday, appears to be as far
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    THEIR VIEWS
    134 8 4 The post-war world has produced many dramatic contrasts between social systems: between West and East Germany, Austria and Czechoslovakia, South and North Korea, Taiwan and communist China, Singapore and its socialist neighbours. But the West has so completely lost its flair, even its appetite, for ideological warfare
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    Dozens are out
    117 8 [whispers The British dozen may he going out of style. This conversation in a post office was reported in the Daily Telegraph. Customer: A dozen first class stamps, please. Miss. Clerk (pushing 10 stamps across the counter): We don't do dozens any more. They're illegal now we're
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    ONLY 5 MINUTES MORE-A PRAYER
    675 8  -  FRIDAY WITH RICHARD LIM RICHARD LIM For two years, and until recently, I was on the early morning shift which demanded that I got out of bed at 4.30 a.m. Now this is a most unearthly hour to get up, especially if you are the
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    Lock icon 'Dr K was to blame for '74 oil hike'
    721 8 AP New York: A former US ambassador to Saudi Arabia says that because of American desires for a strong Iran, Dr Henry Kissinger did nothing to talk the Shah of Iran out of making steep increases in oil prices in 1974.
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    Lock icon Confusion of signals if Carter had gone
    424 9  -  Art Buchwald Los Angeles Times Syndicate Washington: There has been a lot of criticism about President Carter's failure to go to Marshal Tito's funeral. The White House has reacted strongly to the criticism, and various spokesmen in the Administration have been ordered to
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    Lock icon Park for high technology plants only
    596 9 Three senler government officials are now touring several industrial parks in America, Britain and Asia (or a first-hand look at how they are ran, as a prelude to Singapore setting up one. Essentially, such a park b to attract high technology industries whose products
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      Pietro + Mario =Delicious
      946 10/11  - Pietro Mario =Delicious Fating Out J Hotel's new restaurant named after late manager By Irene Hoe It was an offer I couldn't refuse: Spaghetti Mafia with the cryptic description "Hot stuff." And it was hot. Chilli padi hot. We had fleeting visions of a mafioso standing with a submachine gun
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      Harking back to days of the New Seekers
      388 10/11 Sundown scene by Cynhrr The entertainment scene here is usually so devoid of promising activity that you need to search frantically for anything to write about as the deadline approaches. But this week, I actually had two shows to catch. The show
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      Lock icon Freezing people on canvas is Kinstler's job
      640 10/11 The Arts Christian Science Monitor New York: Portraiture is a reviving art in the United States today, and some painters, like Raymond Everett Kinstler of New York, are busier now than they ever have been. Mr Kinstler has portrayed persons from many walks
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    Lock icon Big overhaul in car design
    737 12 European, Japanese makers try to meet tough US standards The Christian Science Monitor THE European and Japanese auto industries are on the verge of massive changes in the years ahead. Indeed, they will spend many billions of dollars in the 1980s as they go down
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      124 12 Tsui Yuan SfcA-roou r&staurant cpt&) ltd. Singapore Squash Centre, Canning Rise, Central Park. Singapore 0617. Tel: *****0, *****1 *****5 Genuine Teochew Cuisine Fresh Sea Food Delicious Dish etc. A meeting place for you and your friends. We cater for all kinds of dinner, Buffet for parties social gatherings Quick lunch
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      381 12 YOUR LUCKY STARS IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY Born today, you are one of those realistic individuals who faces facts, whether good or bad, without flinching. You waste no time in regrets. Rather, you turn your attention to ways and means to find solutions of mistakes. Highly disciplined, you do not
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    Lock icon Top Indian officials to visit Moscow
    281 13 World Focus AP New Delhi, Friday: Prime Minister Indira Gandhi will follow up her recent talks with Soviet and Chinese leaders by sending top officials of her foreign ministry to Moscow and Beijing late this month, officials disclosed yesterday. They said external affairs minister
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      184 13 sT ,v- JM ■i Afl >1 mm^ to ouP^ Earn-Profit-As-You-Wear-Poh-Heng- Jewellery plan The purchase of Poh Heng diamond jewellery is your passport to profit. You can keep it in a safe place or better still, wear it. Wear it for 180 days and should you decide to take profit, Poh
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      602 13 FRIDAY E rn.w%i Age: Occupation Address N R.I C No: Iwi rwH fill ,N g MISSING "cTTT LETTERS TTI ifl ACROSS USING E E CLUES BUR |H BELOW along dotted lines^aßßj CLUES FOR KG 5 1. Well-known alcoholic drink 2. Observe* or notice* 3. A housewife may well glean some
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    Brazil's No. 2 seeks bank pass
    255 14 Following No. 1 in setting up branch Brazil's second largest bank, Banco Do Estado De Sao Paulo, has applied to operate an offshore branch here. It submitted its application to the Monetary Authority of Singapore two months ago. Its adviser, Mr Alcides Pereira da
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    Lock icon Money Market
    86 14 AP London, Friday The dollar slipped against the pound ana yen yesterday in lacklustre trading, but there was little discernible pattern because most of Europe's money markets were closed for the Ascension Day holiday. The price of gold in London eased US$B an ounce to close at US$5l7.
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    Lock icon Cuts approved
    77 14 Reuter Washington, Friday Congressmen yesterday approved unprecedented cuts in US contributions to international development banks despite a warning from President Carter that the action would hurt America's reputation abroad. Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the House of Representatives Banking Committee agreed in a joint session
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    Lock icon New York Exchange
    76 14 AP The stock market was firm in fairly active trading yesterday and continued to draw encouragement from recent declines in US interest rates. Some analysts said the recent decline in US interest rates and indications that the Federal Reserve may soon dismantle some credit re- strictions provided
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    Dow Jones
    31 14 Closing averages on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday: 30 industrial 822.53 (up 2.91); 20 transport 259.17 (down 0.94); 15 utilities 109.07 (up 0.41); 65 stocks 298.63 (up 0.47).
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    Vote of confidence for Tat Lee
    194 14 Business News and Views V Investors have given Tat Lee Bank a vote of confidence by oversubscribing 12.1 times to its 135 million shares offer. Altogether, 54,526 applications with a total capitalisation of $424.1 million were received by the Development Bank of Singapore which
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      91 14 Everywhere the men who get ahead in business read The Asian Wall Street Journal Mr. Dong Ik Choi does. He was recently named Director International Department of The Korea Development Bank, Korea. Shouldn't you subscribe today? TIIK \SI.W WALL STRUT JIH RNAL I Times Publishing Bhd. I AWSJ Subscription Department
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      268 14 Crossword ~v J ACROSS 1 Unoccupied 7 Paint additives 13 Stone or Gravel 14 Bests in a race 16 Cosmic measure 17 Merry 18 Broke fast 19 Name of fame in Beijing 20 Peridot, for one 21 Agricultural org. 22 Chinese dynasty 24 Bumpkins 26 Aerodynamic force 27 Like it
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  • SPORT STARTS HERE
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      Lock icon Thumbs up...
      160 15 Peng Siong sets new Asian 100 m freestyle record Swimming Reuter Jakarta, Friday Singapore swimmer Ang Peng Siong broke an Asian Games record yesterday when he won the men's 100 metres freestyle on the second day of the Asian Invitational swimming championships here. He clocked 53.75 ec, three-tenths
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      Lock icon ... and down
      161 15 and down WHIPPING FOR SINGAPORE Basketball AP Taipeh, Friday The Philippines whipped Singapore 104-73 on the sixth day of the William Jones Cup basketball tournament here yesterday. The Philippines, who scored their first victory in the tournament, were ahead of Singapore 52-38 at half-time. The United States trounced Denmark 126-62.
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      Lock icon Yap gives top seed tough time
      163 15 Tabletennis AFP Calcutta, Friday Singapore's Yap Chin Boon gave China's top seed and the world No 2, Guo Yuehua, a hard fight in the men's pre-quarter-final singles round of the Fifth Asian table tennis championships here yesterday before going down 21-19, 21-17, 21-14. In
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      Road Runner does fast trial
      421 16  -  On The Track with K. L. CHAN K. L. CHAN Road Runner, one of the outstanding lightweights for the $51,000 Queen Elizabeth II Cup race to be run over 2200 m on Sunday, showed up well in a workout at Bukit Timah this morning. After
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      BUKIT TIMAH CARD AND FORM GUIDE FOR TOMORROW
      3177 16 R AfF 1 20 Class 5 Div 5 1200M x ($11,500 —$8,050 to winner) 1 4170 Organdi g (TTK) I-ee 4 57 <d2 +2.5) K Tweed* 6 2 0060 King of Zulu (Upali) Allan 3 54 5 (d2 +1 bf) ...Francis 10
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      SELECTIONS
      149 16 K.L. CHAN |BR1AN MILLER I SCRUTINEER TURF RAY Rare 1 Born Winner. Eres Tu Born Winner Spectacular Move Born Winner Mountain Dream Rao* 2 Clearaway Legal Lord Tiger Note Jackie's Kuda Harl Raya Legal Lord Harl Raya Legal Lord Race 3 Samarinda Privateer Pleasant Pleasure Confidence Denko San Confidence
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      DRAW FOR KEPPEL OPEN 'C' DIVISION GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP TOMORROW
      588 16 8.00 a.m.- Mirhael Nah (24) T F Lio (21) 8.06 Yap Eng Bok (22) Harry \ax> (22) 8.12 Long Sec Wah (24) Nio Twk Seng (21) John Aw (20) 8.18 Sonnie Goh (24) C W Nonis (24) P H V Dovie
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      Talib warning on young Ee Kiat
      436 17  -  TEE-UP with Lim Kee Chan Watch out for 17-year-old Poh Ee Kiat of Sentosa when he tees off at the Keppel Open on Sunday. That's the warning from the home club's Talib Haron, who is himself hoping to regain the championship he won from
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      DRAW FOR KEPPEL 'A' AND 'B' OPEN ON SUNDAY
      667 17 7.30 a.m. Cheng Tong Seng (16) S C Ng (18) Jim Hodge (17) 7.36 S Poernomo (17) Tham Yew Mun (17) R Cheong (14) 7.42 L Wearmouth (17) C Tan (18) Lim Chin Hong (15) 7.48 Jing Song Sing (18) F
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      Irene's trophy on countback
      168 17 Irene Wentzel shot a nett 71 for a two-round total of 143 to beat Aileen Chong on countback for the Singapore Island Country Club Seletar Trophy at the Island course yesterday. For Aileen, who shot a 72 yesterday, this was the second time she finished runner-up.
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      The 'rock'
      485 18  -  Reliable in defence, effective upfront IT Malaysia j C "P J 1980 > A i! *y SURESH NAIR Pengiran Tajuddin, Brunei's quiet and unassuming sweeper-cum-skipper, will be the man to beat in tomorrow's Malaysia Cup tie at the National Stadium (kick-off: 7.30 p.m.). Brunei's soccer fans call this
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      Lock icon Easy for Vilas
      115 18 Tennis Reuter Hamburg, Friday Top seeds Guillermo Vilas and Harold Solomon outplayed their opponents in the third round of the Hamburg Grand Prix tennis tournament. The Vilas made quick work of France's Dominique Hedel, winning 6-1, 6-3. America's Solomon beat West Germany's Rolf Gehring 6-1,3-6, 6-3. Manuel
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      297 15 NOTICES OFFICIAL NOTICE PROPOSAL TO CHANGE OF SHIP'S NAME We, SMIPT SHIPPING TRADING PRIVATE LIMITED, of Suite 520, sth floor Cuppage Centre, Cuppage Road Singapore 0922, hereby give notice that in consequence of our intended purchase, we have applied to the Registrar of Singapore Ships, under Section 417 of the
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      150 17 Go on, get the feel of the New-Look Predators they put more payability into your game any time! LYNX Predator Irons Definitely built for ball control Its compact, classic head design is renowned for its ability to deliver maximum distance, control and accuracy because of its exclusive 10% lighter LYNX
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      122 18 ANDY CAPP I'M NOT CALL! N*\ WU AGAIN! ONE) MORE MINUTE AN THIS DINNER'S j GOIN' INTO ■< the Dustbin! j TCH.'IVtE IMAVSHE talks 10 vcu these DAVS, Eh, anDy" p y $r& im, SSt! NORBERT PORE.' St ru S3 gulp 1960 ur» i*<l f*M\u>9 Syndic*** "*C 4 by George
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      Cottens globetrot ALL the time
      618 19  -  By Margaret Chan Joseph Cotten started in films in 1941. Today at 75, he is still at it. Six weeks ago he was filming in California, three weeks later he was in England, to film Heaven's Gate, and recently he was in Singapore before flying
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      Other repertoire available besides Brahms
      581 19  -  Review Singapore Symphony Orchestra By Georgina Emmanuel I take my hat off to Choo Hoey and the Singapore Symphony Orchestra for accepting the challenge of works as demanding as Brahms' First Piano Concertos. However, while I can fully support his motives, which must be a
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      256 19 In and around town BLOOD DONATION for group at Seletar Air Base till 4 p.m. THE WALLEY COLLECTION, art exhibition at British Council. Last day. PARENTS BOLE IN CHILDREN'S EDUCATION, a talk by Mr Goh Kong Lye at Ayer Rajah community centre, 8 p.m. Admission free. EXHIBITION ON CLEAN ENVIRONMENT,
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      623 19 At the cinema TIME AFTER TIME: A delightfully clever film about H.u. Wells chasing Jack the Ripper through time into modern-day San Francisco. Starring Malcolm McDowell, Mary Steenburgen and David Warner. Rex: 11 a.m., 1.45, 4, 6.45 and 9.15 p.m. APOCALYPSE NOW: Francis Ford Coppola's multi-million blockbuster on the Vietnam
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    37 20 AH FOOK: The Telecoms loses 36,000 sets of telephone directories from public booths every year. MEI LIN: What a disgrace! Perhaps we should about the Courtesy Campaign next month and launch an Honesty Campaign instead.
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      708 20 XV RADIO L( SBC 8 31 International best seller in the world of colour TV entertainment 1 8 P.M. OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by LIPPY THE. LION 8.15 THE ELECTRIC COMPANY 1.45 NEW8 (T) 7.N THE LIFE AND TIMES OP GRIZZLY ADAMS: The Quest. (See Top Shows of the Day) 7.58
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      192 20 Today's top shows IN THE W1IJ> WITH HARRY BUTLER: Barrow Island. Part 1. (Ch 5, 6 p.m. in colour). The desert comes alive in many strange ways. Host Harry Butler brings us to Barrow Island, a desert island which supports a unique range of wildlife, some of which are feaStefanie
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