New Nation, 15 August 1980

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    Masthead
    18 1 New Nation SINGAPORE Friday, August 15, 1980 2951 Price 25 cents M.C.(Wno. 109/1/80 NEW (0 NATION COMMENT' "*J
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    Law firm offers reward
    120 1 A law firm has altered a reward of $MM to any person who can give Information on the whereaboats of two people leading to their being Interviewed by thepoUce. The two people were Identified In the advertisement. Inserted In the Straits Times today by Messrs Lee
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    175
    40 1 The death toll on the roads so far this year rose to 175 when three people died yesterday and today two of them in the Tan Tock Seng Hospital and the third after an accident along Ayer Rajah Road.
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    Strata titles in stages
    243 1  -  By Teo Lian Huay Developers of commercial and residential properties may soon be able to get their strata titles in stages depending on the progress of the construction programmes. The Ministry of National Development and the Singapore Real Estate Developers Association have worked out guidelines to
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    Stocks
    230 1 After three days of gains, share prices were subjected to profit-taking during the first 45 minutes of trading on the Stock Exchange of Singapore today. BUSINESS DONE First Section F Merlin (8) 1.50 BB Sett (1) 1.52 (1) 1.53 B Raya (5) 5.15 (4) 5.10 S Land (2) 4.52
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    Room for mum
    340 1  -  Mother-child rooms will aid recovery By Julie Liau Parents of hospitalised children in all ward classes may, on medical discretion, be allowed to sleep with their young ones when the Paediatric Surgery Department of the new Singapore General Hospital begins operations early next year. Mother-child rooms, as
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    Japanese to sign pact with NUS
    320 2  -  By Teresa Ooi our education correspondent A four-member Japanese team arrived here yesterday to sign an agreement of co-opera-tion aimed at strengthening the National University of Singapore's engineering faculty. Professor Bunji Kondo of the engineering faculty of Kyoto University heads the team. He is
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    What you'll be getting for $25
    168 2 How would you fancy rojak timun and sambal udang or, salted venison with ginger and onions and sharks' fins with shredded meat to be washed down with iced bean curd and fruit cockail for dinner? Make your mouth water? These Muslim or Chinese dishes
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    Cool spot for town centre
    80 2 Amidst a guttering array «f ealanred bulbs, n pouts af water shaat ap (ram a (aontaln In the midst a( the Ang Ma Kla aew town centre. The (aantaln, In (rant s( the Oriental Emparlam, was ballt by the Heaslng Beard recently to lend an
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      119 2 Come along Relax and be entertained by one of Singapore's rising stars Lynn with the Love Birds are magic to listen to. Delightful to watch. Lynn is back in town after an extensive overseas tour with her group, and she's here to sing anything from pop to country western, oldies
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    'Base NWC hike on skills not pay'
    266 3  -  By Ivan Lim A trade union wants to tie National Wages Council increases to the workers' skill and not their salaries. The Union of Keppel Shipyard Employees' proposal, if adopted, will be the first of its kind and a major departure from NWC
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    Bond a way of paying employer
    272 3 An apprentice's bond is just one way of paying his employer for providing him with on-the-job training, Dr Ahmad Mattar reminded apprentices today. An apprentice must, therefore, be prepared to commit himself to the firm to consolidate his skills, Dr Mattar, the Minister-in-charge of
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    Ang Mo Kio step-fare
    297 3 Ang Mo Kio will be served by two new stepfare bus services from 8 a.m. on Sunday. An SBS statement said Service 77 will operate as a loop service from Ang Mo Kio to Lavender Street to relief the passenger load on Service 133. 1 It
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    Raffles City and MRT
    134 3 The mala Interchange sf the prspssed Mam Rapid Transit may be sited at the deeratep sf the $7M mllllea Raffles City. This will help the city became a IvDch-ota between the lenrlst aid lUMpping belt sf Orchard Read aad the eemmereial aad Hew aria I area
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      68 3 It's only the first bottle thatk expensive ni mcKwtj onm/rriu OLD FRENCH PROVERH "SH&Sk ip ag *?«>- •>;* vtk > r lit# I. r jttfflSfl! f V -r"< »w<' WSWB *»■«< A *r. -ii I iM Jrv ,'V3 •M 'ii A. mmitm *m m*. 'Stem St Henri Qaiet Its not
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    Junction of accidents
    314 4 Two fatal crashes occurred in the past three months Two fatal and a number of minor accidents have occurred at this Ang Mo Kio Avenues 5, 6 and 8 intersection in the past three months. The latest fatal accident happened on July 31 when medical undergraduate Miss
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    Few women in top posts
    251 4 An article in the Singapore Council of Social Service's newsletter has questioned the small percentage of women in top administrative and managerial positions. Only 0.5 per cent of Singapore women hold such positions, it said. The article, entitled Singapore Women How Liberated are You? and
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    Delay in SSO move to Victoria Memorial Hall
    202 5 The Singapore Symphony Orchestra will move to its new home, the Victoria Memorial Hall, later than expected. Although work on improving the Hall was originally scheduled (or completion in May, contractor problems and rising costs are causing delays, and the project is
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    Proud but sad day for grad
    271 5 Convocation day is normally a proud and happy one for university graduands, but for Mr See Cher this big day is tinged with sadness. Despite having a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Nanyang University, Mr See has not been able to get a
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    School faces a dilemma
    896 6 Over closure and streaming A rural Chinese stream school which has to make way for a road construction project is in a dilemma. It is worried that its primary two students, if posted out to nearby English stream schools next year, will be at a disadvantage
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    Donation
    26 6 A blood donation session for the public will be held at the Goldhill Plaza, Thomson Road, on Aug 19 from 10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m.
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      457 6 SJa fflJTifi The Last Blow •Tamparan Terakhir TALES FROM THE MAHABHARATHA y KISAH KISAH DARI MAHABHARATHA jS y* £x £6 OS a a V K V %rj M h i m 4 <f m m I H m m I s* a S5 (*>J li M i s S3 toft
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    Lock icon Japan parcel for Asean
    238 7 Suzuki visit will start economic drive World Focus UPI Reuter Japanese Prime Minister Zenko Suzuki's proposed Asean visit in January will launch a major economic offensive and further strengthen economic links, diplomatic sources said yesterday. The trip is to be Mr Suzuki's first overseas since assuming
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    Lock icon 62 freed from employment agency clutch
    164 7 UPI Manila, Friday Fifty-two children and 10 adults who were lured to work as housemaids were rescued by police yesterday from the dungeon-like rooms of an employment agency in Manila's poor district of Tondo. Police investigators said they were digging up a spot under
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    Lock icon Hard line endorsed
    67 7 UPI Bangkok, Friday The standing committee of Vietnam's National Assembly has endorsed the hard-line decisions made by Indochinese foreign ministers last month. The resolution has already been ratified by the Laotian Supreme People's Council. It calls for a demilitarised zone on the ThaiKampuchean border, the movement of
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    Lock icon TODAY
    60 7 UPI TODAY is Friday, Aug 15, the 228 th day of 19M0 with 138 to follow. ON THIB DATE IN HISTORY: In 1979, America's UN ambassador Andrew Young resigned in a furor over his secret meetings with the Palestine Liberation Organisation. THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: British novelist George Meredith
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    Lock icon Odd Corner
    82 7 AFP Strasbourg (Eastern France), Friday A Swiss prisen guard who went en vacation enabled one oI bis prisoners to take one, too, bnt Strasbourg police caagbt op with the young man. The 2t-year-old eenvieted bnrglar told the police that when the only prison guard went en holiday, his
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      6 7 More world news on Page 10
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    Time for a show of hands
    418 8 The average Singapore worker may not measure up to his Japanese counterpart, but, generally speaking, he is not that bad. As Education Minister Dr Tony Tan said yesterday at a National Day observance ceremony, his responsible attitude had helped in the industrialisation process. The
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    THEIR VIEWS
    65 8 4 Using foreign words is supposed to be a way of demonstrating membership of a charmed elite. But you have to get it right. It was Hollywood mogul Sam Goldwyn who, from the deck of his liner called out "Bon voyage!" to his friends on the receding dock.
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  • WHISPERS By ISPY
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      Born-losers
      57 8 Following a carefully worked-out plan, a gang of burglars in Butterworth smuggled in their tools into a bank a day before and hid them in a secret place so that the could use them to crack the safes. When they broke into the bank the next day, however, they
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      Expensive fishing
      43 8 With the price of prawns so high these days, a group who went fishing off Singapore found that the large catch of fish they brought back was worth less than what they had paid for the prawns they used as bait.
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    Gerakan — Who after Dr Lim?
    1231 8  - Gerakan Who after Dr Lim? Political sources pick party sec-gen Paul Leong to beat Dr Lim Keng Yaik for the post By Ismail Kassim For many years, there have been frequent public speculations on the imminent retirement of Penang Chief Minister and Gerakan national president, Dr Lim Chong Eu, on
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    Lock icon Billy wins a trip and guess what?
    553 8  -  Art Buchwald Los Angeles Times One of the advantages of being President of the United States is that you don't have to support your brother. There are so many other people who are willing to do it for you. I thought of this
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    Birds, babies threatened by pollution
    385 9  -  ASEAN ASIDES By Judith Hale Seagulls are fast disappearing from Bangkok and the killer is believed to be pollution. What's even more frightening is that death threatens villagers and especially babies, according to a Depthnews report. Just 30 km from the city centre, only a
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    Clinging on to old style
    75 9 Jeans manufacturers will never convince this lone soul to wiggle into their product. For this Sabahan the good old "chawat" or loincloth gives him all the cool comfort he needs, thank yon very much. He comes from an isolated kampung called Limbuak Darat on Banggi
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    Iodised salt for goitre victims
    199 9 Goitre is a major problem in parts of Sarawak where there is a lack of iodine in the soil, according to the Borneo Bulletin. Most of those afflicted with this unsightly growth are Ibans and others who live in longhouses. Since iodine is lacking in
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    Lock icon Britain's plan for the infertile
    222 10 World Focus Govt offers test-tube baby schemes AP London, Friday Two years after the birth here of the world's first test-tube baby, Britain's socialized national health service has test-tube baby programmes underway throughout the country, the Department of Health disclosed yesterday. It means that many
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    Lock icon Sadat sends second letter
    154 10 UPI Reuter Cairo, Friday President Anwar Sadat, undaunted by the wide gap separating the Egyptian and Israeli positions, yesterday sent Prime Minister Menachem Begin a second letter urging a relaxation of the Israeli policy on Jerusalem to make a revival of peace talks possible. Egypt is
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    Lock icon Eat your dog, yes, but don't torture it
    126 10 UPI Sacramento (California), Friday You can't torture your dog in California but you can eat it if you like, local law en* forcement officers have learned. The subject came up last Saturday when a Sacramento resident complained to police that her Samoan
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    Lock icon Major review?
    73 10 AP New Delhi, Friday A high-powered Soviet delegation has arrived in the Afghan capital of Kabul, Indicating a major review of Russian activity in Afghanistan may be underway, a western diplomatic source said yesterday. The strongest indication of the visit from Moscow is the establishment of a large
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    Lock icon Floods
    33 10 UPI New Delhi, Friday India's holiest river, the Ganges, broke its banks yesterday, flooding thousands of villages and raising the national death toll to near 750, the Press Trust of India reported
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    Lock icon Admitted
    32 10 Reuter Warsaw, Friday Polish radio and television last night admitted for the first time that strikes were taking place and confirmed that there were stoppages in Gdansk, Lodz ana Warsaw Renter.
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    People in business
    253 11 Mr Dennis Smith has been appointed managing director of First Chicago Asia Merchant Bank, Singapore. He takes over from Mr David Warner, who has been transferred to Hong Kong to become managing director of CCIC Finance, a joint venture among First National Bank of Chicago, Bank of
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    Lock icon Money market
    130 11 AP London, Friday The US dollar improved against major European currencies yesterday for the first time this week, while gold prices continued to climb after a sharp drop at the start of the ween. The price of gold shot up US$l2 to close at U*****.50 a troy ounce
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    Company to run annual book fair
    266 11  -  By Rav Dhaliwal A company will be set up soon to manage the annual book fair from next year. To be known as Festival of Books Pte Ltd, the firm will be owned jointly by the National Book Development Council of Singapore (NBDCS) and
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    New York Exchange
    153 11 New York, Friday The stock market yesterday staged a partial recovery from losses in the previous two sessions with oil and computer stocks among the strong sectors. Yesterday's prices followed by the difference on the previous session's close ATliT 53'* Armco 32 H Beth Steel 28 H
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    Lock icon Dow Jones
    33 11 AP New York, Friday Final Dow Jones stock averages yesterday: 30 industrials 946.93 (up 13.40), 20 transport 313.81 (up 6.52), 15 utilities 110.26 (up 0.37), 65 stocks 341.35 (up 4.92) AP
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    Lock icon Up by five pc
    84 11 Business News I and Views J Reuter London, Friday Britain's money supply, which Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is trying to curb to defeat inflation, grew unexpectedly by five per cent in the four weeks to July 16, Bank of England figures showed yesterday. The government is
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      Choo San leaps to new heights
      839 12/13  -  By Richard Lim One of Singapore's prodigies has made it to the cover of a prestigious international aance magazine. On the cover of last month's edition of Dance magazine, the New Yorkbased monthly, is dancer/ choreographer Goh Choo San, who is pictured seated with
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      Poems that will transform little horrors into little angels
      627 12/13  -  Little bookworm By Nathanael Lim A Child's Book of Manners by Helen Oxenbnrv and Fay Maschler. Si pages. Jonathan Cane. This collection of poems certainly makes no bones about its aim of inculcating moral values in children. It features an unusual
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      108 12/13 Try the fresh fruity Italian at all leading Supermarkets Estaminet Vino Da Tavola both red and white is now being tasted at Singapore's leading supermarkets. Available in bottles and magnums, at a price that's less than \ou'd expect tZ"* ««i m, ESTAMINET estami !V IH I Will A ♦IV' in
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  • Sport starts here ...
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      Lock icon Keegan: We are ambitious
      337 14 Soccer Reuter London, Friday In any normal season, the highlights of tomorrow's opening English football League fixtures would be the clashes between Liverpool and Crystal Palace and the visit of Nottingham Forest to Tottenham. That the main attention should be focused instead on unfashionable Southampton's small
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      Lock icon Martina drops out
      62 14 Tennis UPI Toronto, Friday Martina Navratilova retired from her third-round match with Anne Smith after leading 5-4 yesterday because of a back injury, robbing the *****,000 Canadian International of its top women's seed. Other results: Evonne Goolagong bt Barbara Potter 6-4, 6-2; Brian Teacher bt Butch Walts
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      Lock icon League Cup dream disappears
      227 14 Reuter London, Friday Any forlorn hopes Fourth Division Bradford City and Peterborough entertained of a glorious run in the English League Cup all but disappeared when the second round draw was made yesterday. They were paired with First Division giants Liverpool and Nottingham Forest, although Bradford
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      Towkay does splendid trial on good going
      414 15  -  By K. L. CHAN Penang, Friday Towkay, a non-accep-tor in a Class 2 field over 1700 m last week, has a bright chance of winning the Class 2 Division race over the same distance on .Sunday. With Chris Gwilliam in the saddle here
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      Scratchings
      140 15 SUNDAY R»ee I: 2.00. Totalistor Board Stakes M'sian bred horses, a 6 1400 m Denko Sao, Fantasy n, Maxl, Sixth Generation, Samy's Bin. Cam t: 2.30. Q 3 div 5 1400 m Jupiter Command, Fabulous Find, Peak of Violence, Space Wonder. Cam 3:3.00. CI 3 Div 4 1400 m
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      PENANG CARD AND FORM GUIDE FOR TOMORROW
      2764 15 RAfF 1 2.30 CLASS 6 DIV1 1,700m a ($10,000 —$7,000 to winner) 1 *****2 Indian Patrol N a Cg (BinJai) PK Leong 57.5 (+2M)8agrC. M. Lm 16 1 *5433* Paarl Malarta a (Melanle) Ng 56 (-1) 5 nan F Shaip 8 3 517*23
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      SELECTIONS
      107 15 K. L. CHAN TUBF BAY BB1AN MHUSB Beal (Mmm Charlie's Magic latflaa Patrel ■Ml Pleasant Pleasure Pleasant Pleasure Pearl Melanie Ray Band rr« Ml /U.I* A mil Nkw Fella Get Smart Secret Aettea mm Nice Fella Bold Decree Secret Action Wild Cat Bmc S: ClMBC— Pasla Hta Leag Cameron
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      Lock icon Lyle, Townsend share lead
      113 15 Golf UPI Portmarnock (Ireland) Britain's Sandy Lyle and Peter Townsend returned five-under-par 67s to share the lead after the first round of the US$l5O,000 (about $315,000) Irish Open over the Portmarnock course in wet and overcast conditions yesterday. Lyle, 22, the current leader of the European
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      The return of Manotoc..
      742 16  -  TEE-UP with Lim Kee Chan Remember Tommy Manotoc, the dashing young Filipino who walked away with the Singapore Open amateur title in 1974 at his very first attempt? Well, Manotoc will be back for another crack at this year's Open to be played for the first
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      Diane's medal
      110 16 Diane Williams had her handicap of seven reduced by one stroke after she won the the Singapore Island Country Club "A" Division medal at the Island course yesterday. Diane shot a nett 68 to beat Ong Kim Ling, Martha Young and Jeanette Sim by three strokes. She also
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      At Changi
      305 16 Chang] medals itnkc e»mwill be played m Bu?Tie draw: 7 a.m. Koh Khek Yeow (24) Tan Kiak Kam (24) H. Aada (23); 7.07 Koh Khek Wee (24 Chang Choo Shian (24) Mok Thye Llm (24); 7.14 John Chia (24) Philip Hew (2)4) P. H. V. Doyle (24); 7.28
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      Triples, anyone?
      679 17  -  There are six reasons why it's worth your while to give it a try R^singShjls By Desmond Oon Tennis has evolved in strange but, nevertheless, exciting ways. First people played singles. Then doubles was introduced, followed by the irresistible mixed doubled. Now triples is the latest thing and
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      A change in seedings
      191 17  -  By MAURICE NEO The late entries of Thailand's two top tennis players for the Snauwaert championships, the third stage of the Singapore Ranking Series to be held at the Singapore Tennis Centre from Aug 22-24, will cause the tournament seedings to be re-drawn. The Thai duo
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      Big relay
      32 17 More than 30 teams from local clubs are expected to participate in the National University of Singapore X-Campus Invitation relay to be held at Bukit Timah at 5.15 p.m. today.
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      Handball in S'pore
      207 18 Are you interested in a game that combines the skills and thrills of football, basketball and netball? Then have a try at handball, writes TAY CHENG KHOON. The game is basically played between two teams of seven each side. The object of the game is to score
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      Lock icon US soccer round-up
      167 18 AP Atlanta: Angelo Dibernardo scored two goals and Giorgio Chinaglia the winner as New York Cosmos posted a 3-2 North American Soccer League win over Atlanta Chiefs yesterday. Portland: First-half goals by Stuart Lee and Willie Anderson of England led Portland Timbers to a 4-1 victory over
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      'A sad state of affairs'
      599 19  -  Top US coach laments Athletics Bj TAY CHENG KHOON Robert Lawson, a top American track and field coach who together with his wife Barbara conducted a coaching clinic for local coaches here recently, could hardly believe his eyes when he saw the sad state of
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      Lock icon E. Germans dominate
      166 19 Reuter Amsterdam, Friday East Germany won three of the (our 400 m hurdles heats in the women's World athletic championships here at Sittard last night, with athletes from Portugal and West Germany winning the opening races in the 3000 m event. Esther Maehr of the United States
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      Sunday's clash
      87 19 Seven leading clubs have confirmed their participation in Sunday's Singapore Amateur Atletic Association Inter-Club championships at the National Stadium. They are: Swifts (defending champions men), Combined Schools (defending champions women). Armed Forces, Flash, Sembawang Tamils, Police Sports Association and Prisons. The Inter-Club championships will be a tune up
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      The 'bees' should pull it off
      794 20  -  Keep an eye on Bong, Bonnie Bowling By BRIAN MILLER You may think I've got a "bee in my bonnet." But mark my words and remember the names of these two bowlers well Bonnie and Bong. Reason: Before the week is up, Bonnie Solis
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      Lock icon Bums' 7 birdies in a row
      140 20 Golf AP Harrison (New York), Friday George Burns birdied seven holes in a row one short of the all-time PGA tour record but needed even more than that in an erratic 65 that placed him in a three-way tie for the first round lead
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      Show cause
      410 21  -  Soccer By SURESH NAIR The 'Football Association of Singapore, in a sudden move, have decided to investigate the National First Division League match between Tiong Bahru Constituency and Toa Payoh United, played on Aug 5 at Jurong Stadium, which ended in a shock 7-3 victory for underdogs Toa
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      Indonesia are the 'dark horses'
      292 21 Indonesia, the only foreign country who will send two teams for the Lion City Cup tournament, must rank as the "dark horses" this season. All the 34 players in the Indonesia "A" and "B" teams seem to be newcomers to the Cup series but the
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      Showdown
      269 21 A Football Association of Singapore Council member has lashed out at the Singapore Business Houses Football League (SBHFL) clubs for not supporting the Lion City Cup tournament. George Pasqual, chairman of the tourament finance and ticketing committee, expressed disappointment last night at receiving "no response to our appeal letters
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      52 21 Westlanders International Sports Club will organise a seven-a-side soccer tournament at the Dover Road Complex on Aug 31. The tournament is open to all clubs. Entry forms are available from Mr N.K. Perumal (tel: *****27 or Mr N. Somasamy (tel: *****48). Entry fee is $25. The closing date is
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      331 21 The Football Association of Malaysia will make a final decision on Singapore's participation in the Merdeka tournament, to be held at Kuala Lumpur from Oct 15-Nov 2, on Aug 24. FAM president Datuk Seri Hamzah Abu Samah said last night that the FAM Council will study
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      216 14 Specialist n Aluminium signs. Bronze signs, Neon-light. Plastic signs Room numberings.etc. (Alio Hout* repairing. Building while Milling A Roofing maintenance) UNIVERSAL SIGNCRAF CONSTRUCTION CO. Tel *****42 FURNITURE RENTAL: MODERN furniture, rosewood furniture at London Woodworking Company, Block 75, 2884. Geylang Bahru S'pore 1233. Tel: *****98 (HOME FURNITURE/ FURNISHING CHEAP FURNITURE
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      59 14 ANDY CAPP £159 LIS m S5 S?5 V 5 'E NAS NEVER QC/Tof\ THE PUB AT ONE TIME, OOTSINCE 'IS LEFT 'l/V\ 'E 'ASN'TSET > FOOT IN THE PLACE-; m r. as 111 n K A NIP A THEN THl'l TRAVELING CANNIBAL SAIP T0... TH£ RAUG^-Tefc'... a j™ JLk® W
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      121 16 MacGregor woods of the 50's A are back again! Jw Reason: The king-pins of the game want them back. Today, the MacGregor's head model a true reproduction great MacGregor woods of the 50 s. is specially made from choice top gram Persimmon wood the narrowed down distance from the two
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      28 16 UNIGOLF'S ANNUAL SALE Discounts up to 50% Free gifts with golf sets. Clearing stocks of golf sets, bags, shirts, gloves, putters, caps, balls, shoes other accessories. i w
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      205 17 Why t b4&rfbTKi Lecithin Cream has become the popular and famous face washing product? 1) Txlßftbnd Lecithin Cream is the most advanced face cleanser in the world. 2) balancing the secretion of fat and moisture of the skin, thus reduces the grease from oily face and moisturises the dry face.
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      63 18 "Yam Seng" or "Kan Pei"! You'll enjoy it better at Robin's Tavern! Say "Cheers" the way you like it, while you enjoy the best drinks in town at Robin's Tavern! Relax with our friendly service and soothing music by a live band. Happy Hours 4 7pm 25% Discount •#%iHOTEL ASIA
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      71 18 GIBiON frost-free refrigerator that saves energy (writM) £"< Thru-tha-door feyfid chHted watardhpanaar your Econotuba •flminatw condaruatJon on humid days automatically, without uaing atoctrielty. Patantad Frost Ciaar Syttam with anargy efficient "running tima dafroct"' Silver Lining insulation save* energy and Mpaea. One-piece A.B.S. Linar a wamlai. ipid. One-piece A.B.S. Linar a
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      336 18 YOUR LUCKY STARS IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY Born today, you are at your best when working with members of the opposite sex. Gifted with humour, gy lead generosity, tolerance and a strong sense of the ridiculous, you have a knack for forming and keeping close personal relationships. Your understanding of
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      129 19 H mm r pO\N£° CR-120 18 watts RMS Per Channel at 4 ohms. Fully Auto-Eject Cassette Car Stereo. •4 IC's 8 Trs, 11 Diodes. •Treble Bass Loudness Control. Obtainable At: Glory Motor Trading Co., 308, East Coast Road, Singapore 1542. Tel: *****48 We'll meet at Raffles! Wine Dine nightly at
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      262 19 Crossword J. ACROSS 1 Not all 5 Pleased 9 Expensive fabric 13 Burma, Nepal, etc. 14 Ignited again 16 Faithful Guest's 23 Austin's state: abbr. 24 Knock wood 25 Astonish 29 Mod plane 31 Health spot 34 Wan 35 Alan Ladd role 36 Lump 37 Persevere 41 Wrath 42 Street
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      574 20 FRIDAY i MONEYWORDS I Cut out and pin with other coupons. I Posting instructions appear below Occupation: Address: N R.I.C. No: FILL IN LETTERS ACROSS USING CLUES BELOW along dotted lines wmm CLUES FOR KT 5 1. Bltwd with good tortuno 2. You shouldn't think too badly of people whose
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      109 20 Sports diary BOWLING: Singapore International (Kallang Bowl, 2 p.m.). 80CCEB: Div 1 Geyla ng Inernational v Changi Constituency (Jurong); Tampines Rovers v Armed Forces (Jalan Besar), both matches at 8 p.m. Business Houses: Div 2 Keppel Shipyard v Mandarin Hotel (fGeylang Sadium)- OCBC v Tien Wah Press (T. Payoh): Hitachi
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      1103 22  -  By Khng Eu Meng How does a woman see herself? To be more specific, in this age what's in a woman's mind? What has she learnt? What has she experienced? These are questions that every self-respect-ing woman would ask herself. Answers to them are
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      283 22 SBC takes a look at the fascinating world of economics tonight. The lively 10-part series, Free To Choose, is hosted by no less a personage than Prof Milton Friedman, the 1976 Nobel Prize winner for Economic Science. The documentary series will seek to
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      347 23  -  Review Man In The Net By Michael Chiang After a euphoric weekend of holiday programmes, the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation's much-herald-ed new Cantonese serial came off a trifle lacklustre. Not having watched Chameleon, I confess that I cannot rate how Man In The Net fares against
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      589 23 Sundoun scene l>y Zaki I was, literally, at the rebirth of a new singing group last Wednesday at the Carriage Bar of the York Hotel. The Sundowners have been performing at the Bar for almost a month. On Tuesday, the bass player played for
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      222 22 Today's Pick On TV: SERE'S BOOMER: Me and My Shadow. (Ch 8, 6.15 p.m. in colour). Tom Bosley guest-stars as a down-and-out ex-vaudevillian who resists Boomer's tireless efforts to reunite him with his former partner. BJ AND THE BEAR: Part 1. (Ch 5, 8.45 p.m. in colour). The wild and
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      229 22 Rediffusion 12.00 Noon The Fabulous 240 Rediffusion's afternoon entertainment package with the top pops of the day 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 a programme designed to help students studying for the
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      47 23 ODEON: NOW SHOWING! (*****16) 11 am, 1.30, 4, 6.30 9.15pm 323 »!i TvfTrTTTPrnTt^TtTrTVT be Talk Of The Town. Hurry! Don't Miss It! "YOU WILL ENJOY EVERY MOMENT OP IT" Delrsle Schwartz, ST. TIMES. ORCHARD: 23rd RIG DAY! (*****88) 4 Shows: 1.30, 4.00, 6.30, 9.15pm -T 3UU+i i?
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      553 23 and around town MB BIDEK SANIFF will attend the prize presentation ceremony of the Courteous Taxi Drivers competition at the National Stadium theatrette at 7.45 p.m. SEAL CARVING EXHIBITION watch the intricate art of Chinese seal carving executed by ex§ert craftsmen at the entosa Art Centre, Sentosa Island from 10.30
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      239 23 S3. WHEN A STRANGER CALLS: A babysitter is disturbed by a caller on the phone. Then Thriller starring Charles Durning, Carol Kane and Colleen Dewhurst. lid*: 1.45, 4, 6.45 and 9.15 p.m. BREAKING AWAY: Growing up pangs of four boys in a college town. Charming film with lots of good
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    49 24 AH FOOK: Shocking isn't it, the secret reports on our workers released by the Prime Minister? MEI LIN: We are culprits ourselves. From now on we shouldn't always think of going home early so that we can spend more time together. It all boils down to selfishness.
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      156 24 53 A /< I pi-: WAR'S White Label It reflects the taste arid spirit of the occasion. Fisher-Price Toys keep their promises We make sure that the only parts that come off are the parts that are supposed to. And you tan expect the works to keep working, too. Because
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      859 24 TV AND RADIO SBC 5 A 700 million people in 43 countries can t be wrong. PALcolor, Invented and owned by TELEFUNKEN 3.99 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by BY RAIL ACROSS EUROPE 3.25 HOUSEWIVES' MATINEE: The Changing Cloud (r) 5 .95 MAN PROM U.N.C.L.E.: The Deadly Quest Affair (r). A lunatic
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