New Nation, 30 September 1980

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  • 18 1 New Nation SINGAPORE Tuesday, September 30, 1980 2990 Price 25 cents M.C.(P) No. 109/1/80 I NEW NATION COMMENT,
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  • Briefs
    • 120 1 Share prices staged a strong recovery during the first 45 minutes of trading on the Stock Exchange of Singpore today. A combination of bargain hunting and short-covering was believed to behind this morning's rebound. The recovery was expected in view of the substantial decline on four consecutive
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    • 22 1 The Iran-Iraq war continues unabated with the battle for the key city of Ahwaz still going on.
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    • 25 1 Yet another example of the enterprising Singaporean businessman has come to light. This time it has to do with gold. Details on
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    • 24 1 The world heavyweight boxing championship between Muhammad Ali and Larry Holmes on Friday is a sellout, it was announced yesterday.
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  • 288 1  -  By Michael Chiang Cheng Yu Ling, female lead of the TV series Man in the Net, was all smiles yesterday for the fans and the press photographers despite a hectic schedule. While rushing from her hotel room to a waiting car, she had time
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  • 379 1  -  if battery is not placed correctly By Richard Ho Your child's Space Invader may be a fun toy to play with. But be careful when you are putting in the batteries. A wrongly placed battery may explode if the toy is kept running for too long.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 29 1 See Page 5 Details on Page 6. Page 3. See Page 39 IN THE OTHER PAGES: Stars 27; Moneywords Coupon 29; Crossword 33; Comics 35; What's On 34, 35.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous

  • 102 2 A wash for your car, sir? Just grab a rag, a bucket, and do it yourself. It's free. No one owns this makeshift car wash along Avenue Five of Ang Mo Kio New Town. Motorists there said it all started when water was found gushing into
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  • 175 2 The Institute of Education has appointed six senior staff members to coordinate its pre-service training programmes with its overall teaching objectives. Pre-service training refers to the training given to trainee teachers who have yet to teach in school. The six members, known as programme coordinators,
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  • 32 2 Senior consultant, Hay Associates (S) Pte Ltd, Mr Peter Duke, will talk on Management Productivity at the Rotary Club of Singapore lunch at the Mandarin Hotel tomorrow at 12.30 p.m.
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  • 51 2 The Singapore Anti-Nar-cotics Association will host a six-day international conference on society's response to drug dependence from March 8-13. The conference is aimed at taking stock of and updating Singapore's experience in dealing with the ramifications of the drug problem and tapping the intelligence and experiences of other
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    • 64 2 SCIENTIFIC CALCULATOR I. M;< 4 38 program steps Memory Retention Circuit Iff Digit mantissa 2 Digit exponent Basic calculations etc. lis FX-35( Available all Scientific series. Agents: ■iC *U| Thokrol emporium I A IS) PTE LTD I G6, High Street Plaza, Singapore. Tel: *****38 (8 Lines) G 2, High Street
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    • 80 2 Cricarp) France's favourite bedtime snack. France's favourite bedtime snack is also her lovers' bedtime secrei. Any wonder why 60.000,000 bottles of Ricard are downed every year? You'll never really know till you've tried Ricard yourself ThisdeepK mysterious, anise-flavoured liqueur refreshes. Titillates the palate. Stir one pari Ricard with five parts
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  • 212 3  -  By Gerry de Silva Singapore's first high-level economic mission to Baghdad has been called off because of the current Iraqi-Iranian armed conflict. Trade and Industry Minister Mr Goh Chok Tong, who was to have lead the team, has accepted the advice of the Ministry of
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  • 221 3 The Singapore Anti-Tuberculosis Association yesterday bade farewell to two of its longestserving employees at a tea party at its premises at Shenton Way Mrs S.M. Ding, 58, and Mrs Mary Lim, 57, were presented wnn Sata's gold medal for their untiring and
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  • 292 3  -  By K.K. Fong The enterprising Singapore businessman knows when opportunity knocks on his door. PACT 1: Gold prices these days are high. FACT 2: Many people pawn gold jewellery. It doesn't take a keen business mind long to put two and two together and come
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  • 294 4 Parks to send men to South, Central America, Africa The Parks and Recreation Department plans to send its officers overseas on expeditions to collect a wide variety of flowering plants and foliage. These trips will be made to tropical and subtropial countries like South and
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  • 223 4 Dr Tan Seng Leong, M, the man who introduced the blood and enzyme grouping systems as a scientific means of criminal Investigation, will leave the Scientific Services Department tomorrow to join a private chemical Arm. Dr Tan, who has been with the department for 8
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  • 197 4 The Labour Ministry is looking into an appeal by the Singapore Contractors' Association to defer enforcement of Central Provident Fund contributions for foreign workers till mid-1962. Facts and figures to support its stand were given in the appeal which was sent to the CPF Board
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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  • 287 5 Mattar hits out at reluctant youths The job is for the taking for any unskilled and unemployed young man. But out of 193 national servicemen interviewed recently, only seven were interested. The job? Con- struction work which does not appear to be very popular with
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  • 203 5 The surprise presence of a "clown" thrilled more than 5M Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus pupils this morning as they celebrated Children's Day in their school* The "clown" was none other than Mrs M. Pranger, an ex-convent teacher who had specially returned to take
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  • 284 5 o From Page 1 BUSINESS DONE First Section F Merlin (2) 1.28 (4) 1.29 (4) 1.30 S Land (1) 4.44 (2) 4.50 (1) 4.52 B Raya (1) 5.55 (1) 5.50 (I) 5.60 C C (1) 4.70 (5) 4;74 (1) 4.76 (10) 4.72 Gentings (1) 7.05 (5) 7.10 (8)
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  • 50 5 Keppel Shipyard's offer of 27 million shares at $3.30 each has been oversubscribed by 6.8 times. There were 55,645 applicants subscribing for 182,514,000 shares worth $602,296,200. Balloting will be conducted this afternoon at the second floor conference room, Tower Block, DBS building at 2.30 p.m.
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  • 34 5 The Kampung Glam Zone A Residents' Committee will hold a children's party on the top deck of the Block 13 multi-storey car park, North Bridge Road, on Sunday at 2 p.m.
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  • 30 5 The Science Teachers' Association of Singapore will hold a one-day microcomputer seminar for 65 teachers at the Toh Tuck Secondary School on Saturday from 8.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
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    • 115 5 ras If you want a speedy lunch in style it's time you came to us. LUNCHEON DIS-CARVERY at BARON S TABLE A new speedy eating experience Help yourself to a choice of smoked delicacies,pate or seafood salad. Enjoy a choice of hot or c hilled soup. Carve for yourself a
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  • 219 6 ...if Israel is expelled from UN World Focus UPI New York, Tuesday President Carter hinted yesterday that the United States would withdraw from the UN General Assembly before it would permit the expulsion of Israel from the world body. Mr Carter's strong remarks in support
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  • 178 6 Reuter UPI Tehran, Tuesday Ahwaz, the southwestern city which leads to Iran's rich Khuezestan oilfields, was still in Iranian control despite reports from Iraq that its troops were on the outskirts of the city, an Ahwaz radio official said on the telephone last
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  • 47 6  -  D.J. Mrs Flo Holden arrived back in England from Australia on a three-month visa to surprise brother Geoffrey Halford whom she had not seen for 28 yean and learned he had Just emigrated to Australia from the family home In Halifax, West Yorkshire. D.J.
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  • 74 6 UPI TODAY is Tuesday, Sept 30, the 274 th day of 19b0 with 92 to follow. ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY: In 1846, a dentist in Charlestown, Mass., extracted a tooth for the first time with the aid of anaesthesia ether. THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: American playwright Louis Kaufman
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    • 91 6 UPI New York, Tuesday Teen-age girls who wear hip-hugging jeans and braless tops might think they are just being stylish, but boys who look at them think the fashions suggest the girls want to have sex. A survey by the department of psychology at University of California, Los
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    • 53 6 Reuter London, Tuesday Britain yesterday sent a guided-missile destroyer and support ship to the Indian Ocean, the Defence Ministry announced. The ministry refused to give any reason for the move, but official sources said the ships would be on stand-by to be moved to the Gulf
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    • 60 6 AFP Nice, Tuesday An anti-hormone drug, taxomifen, has increased the chances of controlling breast cancer by a quarter, 300 scientists from 27 countries heard here at the weekend. The drug acts against the female hormone oestrogen, which for some time has been diagnosed as active in cancer of
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    • 68 6 AP Washington, Tuesday The Hanoi government has agreed to allow two American officials to visit Hanoi for talks on the fate of about 2500 American servicemen missing and believed dead in that country, the State Department said yesterday. Departmentspokesman Jack Cannon said Lt Col Paul Mather
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 492 6 The End of the Battle Peperangan Tamat 1 m )L Vfis >* m m ft I m R >S a 2 i 10 a M 9 TALES FROM THE MAHABHARATHA KISAH KISAH DARI MAHABHARATHA HpBSS J 'Cl. ft I 4 Us K 1 m bt.h o Witt: 1 f&tf mi
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  • 173 7 UPI Vatican City, Tuesday Two American bishops yesterday admitted the church must modernize its methods of teaching birth control if it is to avoid further disregard by Roman Catholics. The bishops made their comments during the second working day of the fifth World Synod of
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  • 224 7 With 27 provinces under water, Bangkok in danger too UPI Bangkok, Tuesday At least 27 of Thailand's 72 provinces are under water and officials warned yesterday that Bangkok may be strangled by flood water during the coming month. Thailand's flood opera- tion centre reported that about 100,000
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  • 109 7 World Focus AFP Tokyo, Tuesday Two Japanese jetliners on domestic flights with a total of 358 people on board narrowly escaped a mid-air collision yesterday afternoon, it was reported today. A Japan Air Lines (JAL) Boeing 747 and a Nippon Airways (ANA) Boeing 727 crossed
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  • 190 7 AFP London, Tuesday The Soviet Union is trying simultaneously to consolidate its existing position in Africa and penetrate further into the continent while western governments have switched their attentions to the Gulf region and South-east Asia, according to British government analysts. Whitehall experts
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  • 324 8 Four years after the start, the SBS's OMO scheme should be moving along nicely. Long-distance services not fair to other commuters? The SBS had the sensible answer: step-fare OMO. Step-fare OMO too radical? The SBS had the innovative answer: hybrid, with parallel normal services
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  • 117 8 6 Belief in progress in the value of society's step-by-step advancement has declined in America. Unless we can turn this and also decline in the family system around, we face a gloomy future. It is impossible for me to imagine a liberal, moderately democratic society surviving widespread apathy
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  • 70 8 r WHISPERS £g> IS B p Y Thinking it was the best line to take, a door-to-door salesman selling vitamin pills told the woman at the door: "If you want your son to be healthy and put on weight, then get him to take these pills." "No,
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  • 860 8 Reuter Warsaw: Two foxes meet at the East German-Polish border, according to a Warsaw joke, and stop for a chat. "Why are you going to East Germany?" asks the fox bound for Poland. "To eat Polish sausage," comes the reply. "And why are you
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  • 432 9 AP Hong Kong: Increasing numbers of Hong Kong bachelors are heading for China to seek their mates, and many of them have been successful. Officials here said the bachelors are mainly middle-aged men from lower income groups who have struck out in Hong Kong's competitive
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  • 229 9 UPI Washington: There is as much as a five per cent chance each year and a 50 per cent chance in the next 30 years that a major earthquake will hit California with the ability to kill as many as 23,000 people. The Federal
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  • trend 1 EDITED BY SYLVIA LEOW
    • 493 10  -  Workshop offers oils that allow perfume creation By Deborah Chia You walk into a lift and immediately, someone recognises the perfume you're wearing. Flattered? Some of us would be. But others may prefer to keep their scents personal and in fact, exclusive. With mass marketing
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    • 439 10  -  And what to do if you can't marry one fp 1 By Nathanael Lim Take heart, you women whose hopes to become a cabinet minister or even an MP were dashed by Trade and Industry Minister Goh Chok Ton# who said that
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    • 465 10 From tomorrow, Singaporeans will begin to look more closely at food labels because that is when compulsory date-stamping of locally-made dairy products begins. However, food labels on American packaged food especialy have long been a source of consumer information due to pressure from their
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    • 83 10 mm* rf SEBINO mm ii SEBINO DOLLS Italy's finest dolls loved by children throughout the NEL MONDO world. tifti She's so beautiful and life-like titti rocks her Cialdino while playing a lullaby (with music box) See the new range of charming Sebinodolls at leading departmental stores and toy shops Sole
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      • 213 11 PROBLEMSOLVERS We have been married for three years. There is no more love in the marriage. In fact, there was little to begin with. We married to save face because we had been going together for so long. My wife is a neurotic. She
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      • 121 11  -  D. R. We are deeply in love. She is 19 and I am 18. Is it wrong for a boy to marry an older girl? Dear D. R., People who love each other and who want to live together get married; age has nothing to do
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      • 141 11 I think I am in love with a blind man. Is this possible? What will my parents and friends say? Will people think I am crazy? K. Dear K, Yes, It Is possible to love a blind man. It Is also normal to
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      • 97 11  -  J.L. We have been married 12 years and have three children. My husband has been keeping a mistress for seven years. He ignores us and even eats alone. Please tell me what to do. Dear J. L., It's been seven years and yon have not soogkt to
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    • 443 11  -  MEXT CHANGE...: D. C Ever since trousers became part of the female wardrobe, we have seen their lengths go up and down and their widths vary from fitted denims to cotton baggies. When they first appeared in the mid-192Qs, trousers were wide, satin pyjamas, worn when
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  • 789 12 Naidu to make trilling return in show for Senior Citizens' Week IT'S A SMALL WORLD He used to be known as the Birdman of Singapore, thanks to his talent for imitating the calls of our feathered friends. Mr S.R.S. Naidu, now 57 and a retired civil servant,
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 100 12 AVAILABLE FROM SYSTEM&METHOD mmm AX NS New Super Round One 33% more energy efficient. Carrier's new Super Round One (38VE) is a major breakthrough that's big on energy savings. It gives you central airconditioning that's 33% more efficient in terms of aircon running costs. And it's big on versatility t00...
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  • THE CHANGING SKYLINE A New Nation Supplement on the Building Industry
    • 574 13  -  By Richard Ho EVERYTHING points to an irreversible trend in the booming property market in the next one to two years. Property circles say prices and rents are expected to continue to rise with high demand (or both residential and commercial space. Some property dealers fear that
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    • 952 14  -  By Francis Chin ROUGH hewn and tanned, 39-year-old Chan Ah Tee has been a construction worker for the past 15 years. It was lean times in Sungei Patani, Kedah, where he completed his secondary school education and jobs were hard to come by.
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    • 256 15 FLAKING paintwork and discoloured patches on walls can be very annoying but there is a simple solution to these problems. Mr Sim Keng Lim, sales manager for Berger Paints, says flaking is caused by using a poor quality Kint on a surface that s not been
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    • 487 15 THE QUALITY of paint to be used on the outside and inside of buildings is important it is the final touch to a construction job. Shell Decoralt is one paint which can be used for both floors and walls as well as roofs of all sorts
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    • 69 15 PAINTING the outside of a house or building not only enhannes its apneastime and weather. tCI claims that its Dulnx Weathershield acrylic exterkr wall finish has tremendous adhesion properties and alkali resistance which reduces piilhfcuis such as flaking, peeling or dleutta* atlon. They say it
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    • 1380 16 The buildings erected in the 60s and 70s are characterised by precision in geometry BT OVER the last decade, local architecture has been characterised by a sheer diversity of styles representing influences from other countries. Every major architectural style in Japan, the US or Western
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    • 1045 18/19 IPS A dome may not be everyone's idea of home, but domes are booming business. Forget the dreams of a rose-covered cottage, an old timber house, an open-plan tropical mansion by the latest Italian designer. "Think dome" is the message and, more particularly, "Think energy-con-serving dome". An
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    • 1243 20 IPS ARTIST Mike Scott is planning to escape to an uninhabited island and leap straight into the 21st century. For he has designed a futuristic, self-sufficient house. When he moves to his windswept Scottish island he will not be going back to nature. He and
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    • 290 21 AUSTRALIANS lead the world In their acceptance of the need for non-slip surfaces on stairways, says a major manufacturer of stair nosings. Asbra Safety Flooring Products has developed a non-slip nosing which fits over the front edge of each step in a stairway, making
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    • 262 21 ENERGY-SAVING solar water heaters from Australia are finding rapidly expanding markets throughout South-east Asia. Units manufactured by Edwards Hot Water Systems are now being sold in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. The units won the 1979 Australian Design Award for a number or technical features, including the
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    • 1214 22  -  TO supply data ralavant to the •pacifically Singaporean context, the makers of Cool Case have manufactured a shading coefficient test rig now at the National University of Singapore, in order to estab- lish precise performance figures for various glass combinations. In addition, a test chamber
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    • 313 23 ONE way of fighting the battle against energy wastage is by the use of thermal insulation for roofs and walls of buildings. And one system which satisfies the requirements of the Engery Conservation Guidelines (i.e. roof insulation and OTTV) uses spraved-on rigid poyurethane
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    • 269 23 Copley News Service ENERGY conservation stinks. So says a group of environmental researchers who have been studying a relatively new phenomenon: indoor air pollution. They have determined that new office buildings, constructed to be energy-efficient, tend to have inadequate ventilation. Fumes from chemicals and gases, including formaldehyde
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    • 591 24 CEMENT was known to the classical Greeks and Romans and their form of cement, in use about 2000 years ago, still finds some applications today. However, it is being superseded by modern cements, based on the same principle but using artificial raw materials. The Romans used
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    • 195 24 THE TEMPERATURE inside a building is determined by many factors, but one of the main ones is solar energy transmitted through the windows. One way of dealing with the problem is by a sun control film. Sun-X, a company that makes such film, claims its
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    • 196 25 THE Singapore Institute of Architects' Building Centre on the podium deck of Block 19 of Outram Park Complex in Outram Road is a non-profit-making organisation set up in 1976. The centre was set up to serve the needs of architects, professional engineers, quantity
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    • 190 25 A SWITCHBOARD system developed In Britain will be assembled here (rem next month by Slme Darby's Buildin# and Technical Prodacts Division. Local assembly of Dorman Smith switchboards will be carried oat at the Division's factery-cnm-warehonse a Teloh Blangah Road. Dorman Smith's Managing Dlreeer, Mr A.G. PMMII said
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    • 88 25 IN the highly competitive world of the modern construction industry, electric power tools perform an important function. One range, the Bosch rotary hammers, incorporates the latest in technological advances, its makers say. The Bosch ***** rotary hammer, for example, has power transmission via a new
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    • 43 13 —On the otherpages Labourer's lot not an easy one... 14 Paints for all reasons 15 A sheer variety of styles... 16 Home, sweet dome 18 Leap into 21st century 20 Ways to beat the heat... 22 Energy conservation stinks... 23 Cement's story 24
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
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    • 258 16 For quick reference as your business guide, the Singapore Builders Directory is unrivalled. For example, its trade name section (brand name to some) is unique: you can find 3,000 brands and their representatives here. Other comprehensive listings provide useful and actionable information for everyone in the building-related trades and professions.
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    • 117 17 <\o> T r~ r* 4 v Is Singapore General Hospital Shell Housing Project Brunei TO PROTECT YOUR ROOF AND THUS YOUR HOUSE LEVIS HAS PUT A COMPLETE RANGE OF USEFUL PRODUCTS INTO SHAPE. PROPERTIES: ROOFCRYL is a plastic screen which allows an effective protection against the assaults ot atmospheric influences,
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    • 255 17 Our profwsKiocil instoien. ••I i'iV m§JMWiL y< r "^3'■* 22J -0,/ A. %**>><? --.r M* V A brand new floor in less than haK a day. Remember the hacking and mess caused stalling Armstrong floors, think about the when you wanted to refloor the home? wide range of designs, easy
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  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • 285 20 rY Waterproofing NEOGARD If Neogard puts it down, it stands up. We guarantee it! m PEDA-GARD PERMALON 111 'tf AUTO-GARD ELASTACRYL i w— MiMin PERMA-GARD HYPALON*"M" iT •>*. ,<• sijU- Neogard Waterproofer ELIMINATES Conventional Protective Coverings ~iam t*-- s V 'i'V I nm. >4': BM' U IP**',?' ;,;i v This
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    • 48 21 4 i' .^/it^riiSr IAT ALUMINIUM LAYER TERCOAT Si/Af-JC SUN CONTROL FILM U.S.A Sole Agent for South East Asia SINGAPORE SUN-X COMPANY 471. Upper Serangoon Road, Singapore, 1953. Tel: *****8,*****0.*****2 Telex RS ***** SWSUN J v« 1 r 4f Ft ninrnrrui --ii •Sim *l£Sf!= :rs it Si A rr* >•<
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    • 65 22 Tarkett SHEET VINYL FLOOR COVERING ACOUSTIFLOR CONDU CTIFLOR r L" t MUITVLOft GYMFLC '**&L J If* addMwn to the above we supply and install Vinyl THes. Cerpets. VMpapers. WMlCbating. Concrete Floor Htrdener. Silicone Wall Treatment. Aflid/ Alkaline Chemical Resistant Jointing Cement. enquiries: Pts.Ltd fS», v .<*rr Lr !f 402. 4Tn;
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    • 215 22 Our Sun-light vertical blind is a shade above the others Sun-hght louvre blinds control heat, light ond glare as well as any window treatment But we mode out blinds o shod* better than the rest Because being fully adiustable, our blinds con give you the perfect botonce between the control
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    • 135 23 BOX AWNINGS 11 i.n i i H t i U m K w r dim f Imported Star lite Caribean allaluminium Awnings come in an extensive range of decorator styles and colours, and can be custom-tailored to your needs. Suitable for patios, car porches, windows etc. FOR FREE MEASURE ft
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    • 107 23 m m f I Not just a Pretty Face Brady's Plaster Glass Ceiling and Wall Lining Materials combine versatility of design with protection of buildings against the spread of fire Results of Early Fire Hazard Tests conducted by the Commonwealth Experimental Building Station at North Ryde NSW AUSTRALIA. Ignitability Index
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  • Page 24 Advertisements
    • 60 24 ItiaKita BELTSANDER W il For every T|| if purchase of a i/ quality Makita tool,*a Sharp calculator will be given away FREE. (while stocks last) 'Except model *****8,*****8 1000 SB m 1 V. v PLANER Available through all leading hardware dealers. LINDETEVES-JACOBERG 1, Commonwealth Lao*. Singtport 0314 T»l: *****1 (15
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    • 97 24 Today's problem of Plant Managers, Engineers, Consultants, Architects, Designers, Owners and Contractors is i ■'w. GENERAL ELECTRIC New efficient lighting system will save you dollars lm < iT»\ > ['-F 1 iT* I>l*'i I H MOP fh»» I I 1 Ni»« i -> i; p I "»T ''"-Si J.nr 4
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    • 97 25 "Befter"means belter. 7W < I'I s r V a C ii?- At ICI "better" doesn't mean "as good" It doesn't mean "less expensive". It means better. Better raw materials to start with. Better quality controls all the time. More. "Better" means a better understanding of what you need in a
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  • SHOPPING
    • 358 26 A twice weekly advertisement feature J People prefer larger ceramic tiles nowadays. According to International Building Products Pte Ltd. managing director Mr Vincent Goh, this is because the less joints there are the more aesthetically appealing and the less dust collected too. Another current
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    • 387 27 Your lucky stars IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you are positive, direct and absolutely honest. You possess the kind of charm that could if you would allow it to release you from all manner of hardships. You are inclined to periods of self-concern which may cause you to appear
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  • 177 28 However, more will be jobless Business News and Views Reuter Hamburg, Tuesday The economic slump in western industrial countries may end this winter, but unemployment will continue to rise, the Hamburg Economic Research Unit forecast yesterday. It said the world economy should show a
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  • 135 28 The Overseas Onion Bank's silver passbook scheme has received an enthusiastic response. A bank spokesman said that since the scheme started last week, OUB opened between IN ana 2M new accounts dally. The dally volume of business was about 15,Mt troy ounces valued at $62t,•M.
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  • 137 28 AP London, Tuesday The price of gold fell by as much as US$l9 an ounce yesterday amid widespread profit-taking. But bullion Brokers said that continuing fears over the Iran-Iraq conflict will interrupt oil supplies will push prices up again. The dollar gained against most key currencies as gold
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  • In Brief
    • 55 28 Reuter Washington, Tuesday The House Foreign Affairs Committee yesterday passed a resolution urging President Carter to seek reductions in Japanese car imports. The non-binding resolution also called on Mr Carter to try to eliminate Japanese trade barriers on American products. The measure now Km to the
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    • 47 28 AFP Damascus, Tuesday Syria yesterday announced an oil price increase of about US$l.45 a barrel, becoming the first oil producer to raise prices since the Iraqi-Iranian conflict began. An official announcment confirmed reports earlier yesterday in London petroleum circles. The new price is U5529.15. AFP
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  • 205 28 UPI The stock market registered sharp losses yesterday, continuing last week's decline, as traders reacted to rising interest rates and strife in the Middle East. The Dow Jones industrial average plunged 18.17 points to close at 921.93, the largest single-day decline since the blue-chip average fell 19.71
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  • 32 28 AP Closing averages on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday: 30 industrial 921.93 (down 18.17); 20 transport 328.77 (down 8.76); 15 utilities 107.38 (down 1.43); 65 stocks 339.64 (down 7.09).
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  • 244 28 Mr Joshua Choo has been promoted area supervisor of McDonald's Singapore. He will be responsible for store operations of McDonald's outlets in Liat Towers, People's Park Complex and Robina House. Mr Choo began his career with McDonald's as a trainee manager in Hong Kong. He also attended
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    • 541 29 as they prepare for Cup matches Soccer AFP UPI London, Tuesday West Ham and Wolverhampton have problems before tomorrow's important European Cup matches. The "Hammers" face a two-day battle to get England star Trevor Brooking fit to face Spanish club Castilla. Wolverhampton must get at least
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    • 629 30 Boxing AP UPI Las Vegas, Tuesday Thursday night's (Friday morning in Singapore) world heavyweight boxing championship fight between Muhammad Ali and Larry Holmes is a sellout, Caesar's Palace announced yesterday. All 24,790 seats for the outdoor bout have been sold, making it the biggest event
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    • 656 30  -  a On the track By K. L. CHAN Grand Harvest, winner of three races from 1400 m to 1700 m in the lower classes this year, should make his presence felt when he takes on the cream of the country's stayers at Bukit
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    • 77 30 American boxer Marvin Hauler's smashing right tone Jaw causes a spray of sweat to Jet off the head of Briton Alan Mlnter (left) like a mini fountain during their world middleweight title S(ht at embley last Saturday. The referee stopped the fight In the third
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    • 114 31 Ifl Reuter London, Tuesday Severiano Ballesteros of Spain, who regained the European money-winning lead in the Bob Hope British golf classic on Sunday, may need an operation later this year to clear up persistent throat and chest problems. The 23-year-old US Masters champion was joint
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    • 39 31 Lois Day (21), who finished runner-up to Rosie Goh in the Seletar stroke-play championship in June, made up by winning the Sembawang women s match-play final when she beat Karen Holding 12 and 11 over 36 holes.
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    • 42 31 Reuter Kuwait, Tuesday Iran comfortably beat North Korea 3-0 in playoff for third place at the Seventh Asian Cup soccer finals yesterday. Iran opened scoring in the second half. Kuwait play South Korea in the final today.— Reuter.
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    • 184 32  -  Soccer SURESH NAIR Surabaya, Tuesday Singapore's Tampines Rovers not only took a 4-1 beating from Niac Mitra of Indonesia but also suffered six casualties in the process in their "battle of the champions" soccer match here yesterday before a 35,000 crowd. Poor refereeing
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    • 277 32  -  Malaysian official: Door still open K^Rugby By MAURICE NEO The secretary of the Malaysian Rugby Union, Dr Chan Onn Leng, yesterday expressed disappointment over Singapore's failure to provide a referee for the MRU-Magnolia Cup matches which started in Kuala Lumpur last Saturday. Singapore are the only
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    • 522 33  -  Atlas no more invincible* RgSquash By' TAY CHENG KHOON The Gul brothers Rahim, Fahim and Jamshed after their recent domination of the recent Malaysian Open, now intend to make the Singapore Open too, a family affair. In Malaysia, Fahim took the title, beating favourite
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    • 108 33 Reuter Tokyo, Tuesday A group of Japanese Members of Parliament joined forces yesterday to press the government to approve a bid by the western Japanese city of Nagoya to stage the 1968 summer Olympic Games. The group comprise 44 members of the Lower and Upper Houses
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    • 184 33 jj^jjBadminton Singapore will never make it to the top of the badminton world unless our players adopt a fulltime approach to the game. This is the opinion of National coach, Ronnie Oon, despite the fact that Singapore had finished on top at the Yonex
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    • 131 33 Soccer UPI London, Tuesday Norwegian International defender Einar Jan Aas, currently with Bayern Munich, flew to London yesterday for talks with English First Division League club Arsenal about a possible £200,000 (about $1 million) transfer. Aas impressed Arsenal coach Terry Neill when he played for Norway
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    • 276 33 Crossword ACROSS 8 Not naive 9 Cool drink 10 Tiegs 11 Enlarge 12 Gaelic 13 Garden intruder 21 Lagerlof 22 Exist 24 Shipshape 25 "—True Love" 26 Verdi opera 29 A Martin 30 Raison d' 31 Dennis and Doris 32 Emulate Nyad 33 Beverage plant 34 Store bird 35 Title
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    • 433 34  -  By Michael Chiang Interviewing pretty actresses can be very distracting. Midway through your question, they melt into smiles, and..., and...what was I saying? Case in point is Hong Kong television and film actress Michelle Mee. If there was a face that could launch a thousand
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    • 207 34 HfMI ODEON: OPENS THURS! THE MOST UNUSUAL MOTION PICTURE! On December 7th 19S0 The nuclear carrier lISS Nimitz disappeared in the Pacific...and reappeared December 7th 1941 Off Pearl Harbor ■yßprz -r-« THE FINAL r-W'W'l» I (I RICHAHD R ST JOHNS PRESENTS KIHK DOUGLAS MARTIN SHEEN KATHARINE ROSS JAMES F'ARENTINO THE
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    • 766 34 Redifffusion 12.00 Noon The Fabulous 240...Redifusion's afternoon entertainment package with the tops in poos and your requests 1.3b News and Share Market Report 1.45 The Fabulous 240...m0re of today's hits featured 3.00 Star Watch...your horoscope reading. 3.02 Did You Know?...a revealing series on things around us 3.04 The Fabulous 240...m0re
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    • 497 35  -  Review Tales of Unease By Michael Chiang It's no secret that vampires and other spooky creatures make a killing at the cinema box-office. For some unexplained reason, audiences love being scared out of their wits. If the horror formula works for the big
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    • 346 35  -  Glitter Chatter by Teo Lian Huay Jacky Chan might have taken over from Bruce Lee as the King of kung fu movies, but he doesn't want to be called Bruce the Second. He said he admired the late actor a lot,
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    • 200 35 AN ANSWER FOR ANYONE WHO DISLIKES LOOKING BALD M Mr. Khaw of Penang had been growing more and more unhappy about the way he was losing his hair and decided that looking bald wasn t for him He'd often seen advertisements put out by the SVENSON HAIR CENTER about theSvenson
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    • 96 35 SHORT RIBS MV RJfcOCITE FOUR WHEN THE PIE WAS AND-TWENTV 3LA.CK- OPENED THE BIBBS SIRPS >1 gee-AN To SINO.. v NORBERT 3 A 1990 Unittd f Syndic*!# lot f JSORRV, PET, AN' IN A BREWERY> WHERE THERE'S A C f£?!f C> VACANCY THERE'S fT/ A FLIPPiN*fTJLV RELATIVE/) </••$ w $3%
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    • 222 35 In and around tou/n DRAMA FESTIVAL The Institute of Education will stage two plays in English Refund and Orphee at the Drama Centre at 8 p.m. Tickets at $2 and $1 are available at the door. A DOZEN DIFFERENT WAYS: A collection of the works of 12 Australian potters at
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  • 47 36 AH FOOK: I wonder why those schoolchildren interviewed by the morning paper said their school bags were not too heavy for their shoulders. MEI LIN: Correction! Only one child said it wasn't too heavy. We don't know what the other 48,000 children have to say.
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    • 842 36 TV AND RADIO TELEFUNKEN VCR Model: VR440 SOFT EJECT SIMPLE OPERATION 1 3.1# OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS, followed by THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS. American soap-opera, starring Robert Colbert, Jeanne Cooper, Charles Gray and Tom Hallick. 3.25 JUST FOR YOU: Scintillating Star (C). Musical variety hosted by Jenny Tseng. 4.11 DIARY OP
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