New Nation, 3 October 1980

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  • 20 1 New Nation SINGAPORE Friday, October 3, 1980 2993 Price 25 cents M.C.(P) No. 109/1/80 r -i NEW NATION COMMENT mmrr^mrSnrm
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  • Article, Illustration
    499 1 Larry Holmes retained his world heavyweight title this morning after whipping challenger Muhammad Ali for 10 torturing rounds. All failed to answer the bell for the 11th round after taking terrible punishment in the 10th. It was All's worse performance ever. The challenger was never in the fight
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  • Article, Illustration
    259 1 Fire destroys paint factory storehouse Fire destroyed the storehouse of a paint factory off Jalan Bukit Merah this morning sending more than 100 workers scurrying for safety. A police spokesman said the damage was estimated at $2 million. The blaze which broke out shortly after 8 a.m.
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  • 65 1 The w«m»a proprietor *f a prevMea shop wu shet u the leg this meralag M her way to depeslt $StM la a beak. Madam Tan Kue Shlaag. 48, wm shet •nee wfcea she straggled with mm armed rehher •t the Juettoa ef L*reag 17, Sims Aveaae, at 11.26
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  • Briefs
    • 28 1 A prefect of Henderson Secondary School is now recovering in hospital after he was assaulted by a former schoolmate earlier this week. Story on Page 3.
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    • 15 1 The Health Ministry is wooing British-trained Singapore nurses back home. See Page 2.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 30 1 Forecast Singapore's weather outlook from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. today: Cloudy with showers in few places, clearing towards the late afternoon. Sunset today: 6.26 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow: 6.28 a.m.
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  • 327 2  -  By Teresa Ooi our education correspondent The Health Ministry is wooing British-train-ed Singaporean nurses home. There are jobs waiting for them in government hospitals here. The drive is to meet a growing shortage of qualified nurses, many of whom have resigned to join private
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  • 267 2 Undergraduate Timothy Tan is patting what he Is learning Into practice and even before he has learnt everything there is to beeeme a missionary. However, his fouryear stint at a Bible college Is helping a lot In his wish to help the aged, needy
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  • 216 3 The Old Rafflesian Association has joined in the search for Sir Stamford Raffles. It is the second organisation of late to have exr tressed interest in securng the services of someone who can portray the founder of Singapore. This time it is for an
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  • 218 3  -  By K.K.Fong A secondary school prefect has '< been admitted to the Singapore 1 General Hospital after he was al- < legedly punched by a former schoolmate on Monday. < Lim Chee Kwang, a Secondary Four student of Henderson Secondary School said yesterday he was not sure
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  • 109 3 If the security risks at banks were to be dealt with effectively by armed guards alone, each bank would have to double or triple the number of guards it now has. Because of manpower constraints, police and Cisco are looking into other ways to strengthen security at
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  • 205 3 The People's Action Party's eighth candidate for the coming general elections feels he can contribute more in the area of industrial health and safety. With the move towards high technology, new hazards will arise and more regulations will have to be formulated, Dr
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  • 37 3 The Queenstown community centre youth group will organise a night tour to Wonderland, Paya Lebar airport, Bugis Street, Marine Parade seaside and Jurong fishing port on Oct 19 from 6 p.m. The fee is $12.
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  • 119 3 Devotees planning to make the annual pilgrimage to Kusu Island next week must purchase admission tickets at Clifford Pier irrespective of their means of transport there. Those who obtain the $3 return tickets for the ferry service to Kusu, which operates from 7 a.m. to 7
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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  • 107 4 This is an artist's impression of the Singapore-French Technical Institute, which will be built in Jurong Town by 1962. The institute, which is estimated to cost the French government $20 million for the first five years, will train students in electricity, electron- ics and electro-mechan-ical engineering. More
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  • 23 4 NTUC Comfort will ballot its taxis at the Jurong Town Hall auditorium, Jurong Town Hall Road on Oct 21 at 10 a.m.
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  • 117 4 Over the supply of Thai workers The Labour Ministry has questioned a Thai national over allegations that ne has been supplying labour without the necessary licence. It is understood the man, who has been operating here for the past two months, had brought in more than
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  • 43 4 The Singapore Medical Council has postponed an inquiry into charges that six doctors had issued false vaccination certificates. A council spokesman said their lawyers needed more time to prepare their cases. The council hopes to set a new date next week.
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  • 161 4 An Indian delegation is here to study the use of languages in offices, companies and government departments. The group represents the Indian Committee of Parliament on Official Languages and comprises seven members led by Mr Yogendra Sharma. India has no official language but has adopted
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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    • 121 4 I i Writes tike a fomtain pen Smooth as a bait-pen With a PAPERMATE /f Rolling Ball Writer you get 1/ a smooth consistent line flpf effortlessly—just like with a V fountain pen. Yet the tough rolling-ball carbide point gets easily through to the carbon copies just like a ball-point
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  • 42 5 Columns of smoke billow skywards as firemen work to prevent the blaze at the Federal Paint Factory (8) Ltd off Jalan Bnklt Merah from spreading to the nearby office. The one-honr blaze caused damage estimated at $2 million.
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  • 293 5 Seamen are now more disciplined NMB report Fewer complaints were made against registered seamen last year. This is an indication of improved disciBline,8 line, says the National laritime Board. In its annual report for 1979/80, the NMB says 82 complaints were received, a drop of 40 per cent over the
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  • 35 5 Education Minister Dr Tony Tan will atte d a dinner and cultural show in connection with the Ship for Southeast Asia Youth Programme 1980 at the Istana on Oct 8 at 7.30 p.m.
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  • 34 5 The People's Association will hold a five-lecture Personal Investment course at the Kampung Glam community centre from Oct 10 on Fridays from 7.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. For details, call *****22 ext 172.
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  • 25 5 Trade and Industry Minister Goh Chok Tong will open the Asean Trade Fair 80 at the World Trade Centre today at 4.15 p.m.
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  • 262 5 Quiet but steady trading prevailed during the first 45 minutes on the Stock Exchange of Singapore today. Traders were apparently waiting for fresh leads before making new commitments. Malayan Tin, which gained impressively yesterday, continued to advance. It chalked up another 35 cents to $6.60. Malavsia Rice surged
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  • 226 6 Flocks of blackbirds nesting in trees around Hotel Equatorial have found a new place to spend their evenings. From as early as 6 p.m., many of these birds gather on rhe window sills and balconies of the hotel's rooms, and their loud chirps can be heard
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  • 144 6 AFP Kuala Lumpur, Friday Shareholders In Malaysia's Asean urea project, to be sited at Blntulu In Sarawak, will sign the Joint venture agreement on Monday In Kuala Lumpur. The shareholders are Petronas (Malaysia), P.T. Pupok Srivljaya (Indonesia), The Board of Investment (Philippines), Ministry of
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  • 35 6 The Union of Keppel Shipyard Employees of Singapore and the shipyard's management will jointly hold a family picnic at the Big Splash, Marine Parade, on Nov 16 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 324 6 mm The Country Flourishes Negeri Makmur tf- TALES FROM THE MAHA8HARATHA KISAH-KISAH DARI MAHABHARATHA W V 0 i c B r(\) Lira a sons v I m m 1 I R «W) ■a sa Si S3 2& HI I SI •II sra «rr 8 i M IM 4t Si a*
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  • 195 7 First one to go in 120 years of US history World Focus Reuter Washington, Friday The House of Representatives voted yesterday to expel immediately Pennsylvania Democrat Michael Myers who was convicted last month of accepting a bribe. He is the first congressman to be expelled in 120
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  • 39 7 Reuter New Delhi, Friday Supporters of opposition parties chose the 111 th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi yesterday to stage a protest against rising prices in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. Police made 50,000 arrests. Reuter
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  • 74 7 Peter Bird, an Englishman who once rowed across the Atlantic Ocean, embarked on a ninemonth rowing trip from San Francisco to Australia on Wednesday. Mr Bird is seen here ap- proaching the Golden Gate Bridge in his boat Britannia 11, in which a
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  • 318 8 The National Library seems to have taken on the role of foster parent for some cliildren though not by design. Of the 20 parents who took their children to the library for a pre-school reading programme in April last year, only 15 stayed. Some of the
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  • 136 8 4 Shirley Bassey sang: "This is my life, and I don't give a damn for false emotion." To be strictly accurate, what came out was something like, "I dongivadam fuzzymoSHUN!," but it's a well-known song, so we got the drift. For some reason she seemed in the grip
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  • WHISPERS By ISPY
    • 44 8 A reader spotted this sign in front of a stall at a hawsers' centre and couldn't resist giving us a call. It's one of the best we've had so far on curious signboards: The sign said: "Eat duck rice and CHOKE."
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    • 50 8 Another reader owns a postbox, bought in Germany, which bears the word "Briefkasten" (meaning Postbox) etched right across it. She was quite amused on returning home one day to find a card in the box left by a salesman with a note addressed to "Mrs Briefkasten."
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  • 750 8  -  p =3 PROFILE iL s Dear Senior Citizen Compiled bv Gloria Gloria Chandy It was only after he retired from his job as an accountant in a private firm that Mr Voon Kyam Chong, now 62, realise how fit he really was. He gave up
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  • 215 8 We are in our 60s and plan to go on a conducted tour of Europe, but we do not know whether such a holiday will be too taxing for us (we haven't travelled very much). What precautions should we take before we go? Are there any specially-orga-nised tours
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  • 401 8 NYT Ltadta: The lights were bright last Wednesday night at the Upton Park Stadium in east London, and the uniforms were as shiny as ever as the professional soccer players Jogged out onto the field for an important game with a team from Spain. But there was
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 199 8 _:\*@*$&.<}&%|%|*<*:`['$($-|&&> The People's Association will hold a Personal Investment course every Friday evening from 7.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. starting from Oct 10. This course is intended to provide a basic understanding of the various forms of investment, information on the prudent approach to investment as well as advice on
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  • 481 9 IPS Patricia Biggs need never fear drowning. The fact is that she couldn't sink even if she tried. By a strange quirk of nature, the 50-year-old Ausralian woman is so buoyant, she can't dive into water without bobbing up again. "I just bob back up like
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
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    • 164 9 Irs McDonald s rAnniversary l*feVe giving away 111 I I of ATWA. stereo equipment! Here's a big "Thank You" for making our first year so much fun! For every $5 you spend in McDonald's, you will receive a coupon. Complete the coupons with your name, address and phone number, drop
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  • 68 10 Reuter Los Angeles, Friday The Federal Bureau of Investigation is inquiring into allegations of racketeering in the US entertainment industry, an FBI spokesman said yesterday. However, he refused to give details or say whether the inquiry was connected to a lawyer's allegations, which the {>rosecutor's office is
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  • 74 10 AP Beijing, Friday China (aces a temporary shortage of master chefs, the Quangmlng Daily said yesterday. Today's skilled chefs already are quite old, and the new generation of chefs still has not become expert, it said. It urged the establishment of advanced cooking schools. Like many arts
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  • 185 10 'Because those that suffered are dead' World Focus UPI Geneva, Friday Malnutrition is now rare in Kampuchea because those who did suffer in five years of deprivation are all dead, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said yesterday. The neutral, all-Swiss ICRC said famine
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  • 127 10 UPI TODAY is Friday, Oct 3, the 277 th day of 1960 with 89 to follow. Those born on this date are under the sign of Libra. Emily Post, American author and arbiter of etiquette, was born on Oct 3, ON THIS THIS DATE IN HISTORY: In 1935, Italian
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  • 79 10 AFP California, Friday A 17-year-old student who was spanked severely by the principal of his school has received USS2I,MI (S44,CM) fer Us pains. The Beard of Education announced that the money had been paid by the school's Insurance company te avoid a lawsuit. Board chairman Jack Price said
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  • In Brief
    • 83 10 Reuter New Delhi, Friday The Afghanistan government announced vesterdav that a trial court ordered the tailing of scores of school children after they pleaded guilty to staging a series of demonstrations in Kabul in April and May. "The court decided that those who have not reached the
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    • 65 10 Reuter Washington, Friday Senators who investigated Billy Carter's Libyan ties yesterday criticised President Carter and his top aides (or their actions in the affair. In a unanimous report, the nine senators of the special investigating committee said the President should have told the Libyans that they could
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    • 58 10 UPI Tokyo, Friday Visiting US feminist Betty Fnedan said yesterday that American women are under pressure to become "superwomen." "Not only must they compete in the work-place with men who have wives to take care of the details of life but women are also expected to run
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    • 39 10 AFP Colombo, Friday The eyes of Sri Lanka's former Prime Minister Sir John Kotelawala who died yesterday are to be sent to Taipen and Jakarta to restore sight to two blind persons there by cornea grafting AFP.
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  • 324 11 Reuter London, Friday Iraq said last night it' had ordered its invading forces in Iran to go on the defensive, apparently suspending its 11day drive to capture the principal cities of oil-producing Khuzestan Province. The Iraqi communique, issued in Baghdad, was brief: "Since our armed
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  • 72 11 Reuter Riyadh, Friday The official Saudi news agency yesterday denied foreign press reports claiming an increase of Sandl oil production from the current 9.5 million to 1f.2 million barrels per day. Oil industry sources here, however, said it was true that Sandl Arabia plans to Increase its production
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  • 169 11 AFP Kuala Lumpur, Friday Visitors to Thailand are being given discreet advice through brochures to enjoy their holidays without contracting venereal diseases. The brochures, printed by the Joint MalaysiaTnailand Border Team For Health Education On Venereal Diseases, are distributed free at points of entry. Posters have
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  • 46 11 World Focus Reuter Baden-Baden (West Germany), Friday A 70-year-old gambler from Chile walked out of BadenBaden's casino with a record three million marks ($3.74 million) in winnings after his lucky number 17 came up three times in a row, casino officials said yesterday. Reuter
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  • 131 11 AP Boston, Friday A shot of penicillin moments after birth will protect babies from dangerous strep infections, a new study says, but more research is needed to make sure the treatment would not make infants susceptible to germs that are resistant to the antibiotic. In
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    • 930 12/13 w r 1 The Arts iL A Review by Kishanda PRIZE WINNING PLAYS 1: Ronald Alcantra, S. Kan, Tan Sor Poh. Edited by Robert Yeo. Federal Publications, Singapore 14€ p. This book contains four plays selected from the winning entries of the Ministry of Culture
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    • 89 12/13  -  MEDICAL TIPS by Dr. Lame HCMCI Schematic illustration of the growth phases of hair. C U .i S =jL Sebaceous gland —ffity /fLP J J ■yHairmuscle V /If Hair root j ,'4j 1 year 2 years 3 years 4 years Normally we lose 50-100 hairs daily, but
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    • 474 12/13  -  Latiny Out bv Margaret Chan It's a mixture of steamboat, Japanese hotpot and sukiyaki. Bat there are some marked differences from the asoal steamboat. Instead of the characteristic vessel with a brazier and funnel, a Mack east-iron pot sits over
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    • 360 12/13  -  Little bookworm THE STAR WARS QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOK ABOUT SPACE (New York: Random House IVTt), Olpps. Price: $14^t Reviewed by Nathanael Lim Any child who is starry-eyed over the space adventures of Luke Skywalker and Han Solo will welcome this book. Though it prominently
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    • 559 12/13 Doc's Casebook SLCK A worried father writes: "My six-year-old daughter was born with a type of blood disorder, which after various tests is confirmed as spherocytosis. She often falls sick with flu. Whenever this happens, her face and eyes turn yellow. The
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  • Page 12/13 Advertisements
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  • 799 14  -  Plans for first national meet at Eunos Crescent next month By Irene Hoe Take the top picture with a pinch of salt. In fact, take it with 300 kg of salt because that's what it will take to top off Singapore's first gasing
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  • 574 15  -  Art Buchwald Los Angeles Times Washington: It is no longer a secret that the American car companies are in a lot of trouble. They blame their woes on foreign imports, government emission standards, high interest rates and petrol prices. Very few will admit the
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  • 306 15 UPI New Delhi: India's ever-standing holy man, a yogi who stayed on his feet for 18 years, has died at age 85, the government reported recently. Better known as "Kharesware Baba," yogi Mauji Giri became a legend for millions of devotees 18
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  • 342 16 EEC proposal will make big firms disclose vital info Business 1 News and Views AP Brussels, Friday The European Common Market proposed a sweeping code of corporate conduct yesterday to make big companies more responsive to their workers. The directive, if approved by member
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  • 176 16 T we tv- n I e-year-old Mr Kant Wadet has been appelated general manager of Nordic Energy DevelopmentCerperatton, a Joint venture between the Norwegian Kvaerner greop and Sweden's Industrial giant, AB Volvo. It was formed In inly to take part In the region's on and offshore energy
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  • 234 16 It is not true that only industrialised countries can participate effectively in the transfer of technology, a panel discussion on multinational investments in Asean was told yesterday. Dr Lee Chiaw Meng, chairman of the National Productivity Board, said Singapore, with its expertise in low-cost
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  • 51 16 New York, Friday Citibank yesterday raised its prime rate by a full percentage point to 14 per cent, leap-frogging over other major banks that went to 13.5 per cent only on Wednesday. The increase marked the third rise in the prime rate in less than a week.
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  • 175 16 UPI Stock prices were mixed yesterday as the US prime rate continued to climb. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 2.82 points to close at 942.24, bringing its gain over the past three days to 20.31 points. Yesterday's prices followed by the difference on the previous session's
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  • 24 16 AP 30 industrial 942.24 (up 2.82); 20 transport 341.04 (up 3.45); 15 utilities 109.43 (up 0.73); 65 stocks 348.55 (up 1.99). AP
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  • 52 16 AP London, Friday The US dollar firmed yesterday, helped by a jump in prime rates and rumours that Saudi Arabia would increase daily oil output. The fluctuating gold price dropped for the third time in four days to close at U*****.50 an ounce in Zurich and at US$67l
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  • 60 16 United Overseas Land is considering the open tender system for its new shopping units at the former Oaeon Katong site and not United Overseas Bank as reported in New Nation on Wednesday. The People's Park Katong shopping centre will be managed by Mr Ho Kok Cheong, chairman
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
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  • SPORT STARTS HERE...
    • 601 17 K3~Soccer AP London, Friday Ipswich Town, unbeaten in eight League matches and four points clear at the top of the English First Division soccer standings, face re-motivated Leeds United tomorrow. Bobby Robson's exciting, attack-minded team, who have averaged more than two goals a game, was shaken
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    • 137 17 E3 Boxing Reuter Las Vegas, Champion Roberto Duran and challenger Sugar Ray Leonard will meet in a rematch for the World Boxing Council welterweight title at the New Orleans Superdome in early December, a reliable boxing source said here yesterday. Duran, of Panama, won the title
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    • 126 17 |^|lennis UPI Madrid, Friday The top six seeds, led by Argentinian Guillermo Vilas, advanced to the quarter-finals of the U*****,000 (about $263,000) Madrid Open tennis championships. All eight matches were settled in straight sets without a single upset. The No. 1 seed Vilas demolished
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    • 689 18  -  Passing Shots By Desmond Oon Tennis and squash are very much the "in" racquet sports. Between them, they command a following of more than 35,000 adherents in the Republic. And the number is increasing each year with squash having the edge over tennis. Because of
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    • 352 18  -  BOWLING by Brian Miller The most spectacular. That's what hosts Indonesia intend to make of the 16th AMF World Cup championships which roll off at Jakarta's 40-lane Kartikachanbra Bowl from Oct 26 to Nov 1. And it's probably going to be the most expensive, too
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    • 503 19  -  Our only golfer for big 'Marcos' event TEE-UP with Lim Lim Kee Chan Congratulations and good luck Lim Swee Wah! Swee Wah, a Singapore Island Country Club apprentice professional, will be a lone competitor from Singapore in a star-studded field for the US$3OO,OOO (bout $630,000) President
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    • 240 19 Jeanette Sim was the most successful of the eight Singapore golfers when she finished runner-up in the Brunei Open women's amateur championship over 54 holes at the Panaga course earlier in the week. Jeanette (handicap 14) of Singapore Island Country Club, who returned on Wednesday,
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    • 119 19 Reuter Chepstow (Wales), Friday American Hubert Green, who says he has given up trying to play golf the way the "big boys of the international game do, took the first round lead in the Masters tournament here today. The 33-year-old former US Open champion, round in
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    • 366 20  -  a On the track By K. L. CHAN Can We Go, a promising sort with one win and two E lacings from four starts, back at his best and looks poised to re-enter the winning list in Race 9 on Sunday. With John Murray
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    • 134 20 SUNDAY: Race 1 (1.39) CI 3 Dlv 1 1299 m: Grand Bonheur, Native Celt, Don't Talk, Bold Gift, Up Again, Moot Rewarding. Race 2 (2.9) CI S Dlv 3 1299 m: Silvers wift, High Yield, Arlff. Race 3 (2.39) CI 3 Dlv 2 1299 m: Synchrotron, Tara Equus, Golden
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    • 357 21  -  Squash By TAY CHENG KHOON Seventeen-year-old Peter Hill lost his match to New Zealander Dean Lovett in the third round of the Singapore Open yesterday at Kallang but won praises all round. Top Pakistani players were impressed with his playAtlas Khan, the Pakistan amateur champion, predicted a
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    • 67 21 Soccer UPI Athens, Friday Referee George Vasslliadis who stopped the Second Division match between Ahamaikos and Proodeftikl last Sunday because players started fighting with each other, may be punished by the Union of Referees disciplinary committee. Official observers at the match reported that Vassiliadis abandoned the match
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  • What's On 1 two pages to tell you what's happening on TV and in town
    • 521 22 r Sundown scene bv Cynhrr Somehow nightclubs in Singapore, and notoriously those along Orchard Road, do not give reviewers a chance. They are so determined to be alike that they force out well worn cliches to describe them. So it is with Penthouse nightclub and
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    • 190 22 FOR THE FIRST TIME A SPECIAL MIDNIGHT PREVIEW (FOR THOSE WHO DAREI) ODEON: TONIGHT MIDNIGHT ADMISBION: STALLS $1.50 CIRCLE $2.50 Box Plans Now Open Co&h Bookings No Free Lilt 'How did you die, Joseph? Why do you remain? I GEORGE C. SCOTT TRISH VAN DEVERE V FREE TO EVERY TICKET
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    • 337 22 At the cinema URBAN COWBOY: It's Saturday Night Fever in Texas, where the men slap their women around, ana love is hot as the desert sun. Stars John Travolta and Debra Winger. Jade: 1.30, 4, 6.30 and 9 p.m. BIDE IN PLAIN SIOBT: James Caan's with a groupie (Kaki Hunter).
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    • 308 22 Today's Pick u On TV FBOM ME TO YOll (Ch 8, 8.00 p.m. In colour). Favourites Frances Yip, Lena Lira, Kou Ling Fung and Chelsia Chan Join Slow Li Choo, Chien Pin, Irene Tan, Chang Chin Chuan, Ming Li and company for this week's edition of this Chinese variety show.
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    • 341 23  -  Review Sha-Na-Na M. Chiang Remember last Sunday night. With dinner over, what was for dessert? Banana splits? No, no, no. SBC had something far tastier cooked up for your TV diet. It was nothing less than a Sha Na Na blitz! A blitz
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    • 225 23  -  By Michael Chiang Starting on Oct 11, you might be coerced into staying at home on Saturday nights. Reason? You might be tempted to stay at home for a brand new musical series that the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation is putting out. The musical slot at
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    • 429 23  -  Review Jook V Jill By Margaret Chan If Jook 'n' Jill sounds inane, it's telling it like it is. In trying to add a clever twist to a children's programme, SBC made the show so amateurish, it's not funny. Jook is a computer
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    • 166 23 In and around town BRITISH FOOD FARE: traditional English fare prepared specially by two visiting chefs at the Century Park Sheraton's Hubertus Grill Restaurant and the Cafe in the Park. ARTISTES OF THE EIGHTIES: An exhibition of recent works by a group of local artists who are members of the
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  • 47 24 AH FOOK: Oh dear, I don't think I'm going to call for radio taxis anymore. We'll have to pay a 40 cents surcharge now. MEI LIN: I don't mind paying it. But I hope this means that radio taxis will be more readily available now.
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    • 886 24 TV AND RADIO 3.99 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS, followed by THE YOUNG AND THE RE8TLE88. 3.25 HOUSEWIVES MATINEE: Reason vs Emotion (C). 5.19 MAN PROM UNCLE: The Survival School Affair (r). Mr Waverly despatches Illya to a secluded isTELEFUNKEN VCR Model: VR440 SOFT EJECT SIMPLE OPERATION 1 land to investigate the infiltration
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