New Nation, 28 October 1980

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  • 20 1 NewNation SINGAPORE Tuesday, October 28, 1980 3013 Price 25 cents M.C.(P) No. 109/1/80 r 3 NEW NATION i COMMENT! b——
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  • In brief...
    • 51 1 The road toll has risen to 217 so far this year. The latest death was that of a Singapore-based jounalist whose car crashed early this morning as he was going home after a reporting assignment. The other was a motorcyclist who died yesterday. More details on Page
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    • 24 1 Why do people find joy in being cruel? Dear Ros answers this question raised by one of our readers on Page 10.
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    • 17 1 The government is to raise the quantum of workmen's compensation soon. See Page 5.
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  • 245 1 Agencies Washington, Tuesday An amphibious unit of United States marines is heading (or the troubled Gulf region, the Pentagon announced yesterday. Three ships of the Mediterranean Sixth Fleet entered the Suez Canal yesterday heading for the Gulf of Oman where 30 US ships, including the aircraft
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  • 119 1 AP Reuter New York, Tuesday Ayatollah Sayed Ahmed, ene of Ayatullah Khomelny's sons, has told an Australian newspaperwoman that the 52 American hostages will be released gradually because the 118 has met the conditions for their freedom. The report, published In the New rfrk Post,
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  • 33 1 Klang, Tuesday A two-hour storm damaged about 100 houses and caused several main roads to be blocked by uprooted trees yesterday. Floods occurred in several areas and several people were injured.
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  • 245 1 Low-liners took the limelight during the first 45 minutes of mixed trading on the Stock Exctriange of Singapore today. BUSINESS DONE Pint Section F Merlin (10) 1.36 City Dev (1) 3.44 (11) 3.48 (1) 3.46 Sel Prop (2) 15.30 B Raya (1) 6.40 (6) 6.45 C Securities (8) 1.49
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    • 85 1 Talentime shock 4 v. f- ~w J Iw7 V V3 X* l£ v > t k h vt. C for Sour These four boys (left) had a lot of rhythm when they appeared in the fourth quarter-finals of Talentime *81 two weeks ago and it got them into the semi-finals.
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    • 76 1 FR] ndelityp L Moving Coil Cartridges-Tonearms Sole 1 Agents Atlas Sound lPti*) Itd J SOUNDCRAFT A Ne# Nation spotlight on hi ti 4fl 40 pages today... meluding a 17-page feature on hi-fi. Mediu Usual $8.5 Now $5.9 Potted Plants From $3.50 to $8.00 Flower Dept. i. M c* "y Multi
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous

  • 246 2 FEDERATION TO ORGANISE COMPETITIONS The Singapore Silat Federation (Persisi) intends to upgrade the standard of the Malay traditional art of selfdefence to an international level. In line with this obective, Persisi will organise silat competitions not just as a sort of cultural ac- tivity but as a
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  • 93 2 Orchard Road police have caught a man responsible for It robberies and snatch thefts recently when detectives raided a house near the Beauty World Park two Sundays ago after months of Investigation. For several months, the man, In his late 2ts, robbed residents In the
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  • 46 2 The Singapore Armed Forces NCO Club will hold a cultural night of songs and dances at the Singapore Conference Hall on Nov 9 at 7.30 p.m. Tickets at $1 each are available at C.K. Tang, Cold Storage and the NCX) Club at Beach Road.
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  • 211 2 A love for meeting and talking to people is the reason why Miss V. Sumalai became a radiographer. Miss Sumalai, a Thai, said in English: "When I applied for entry to Mahidol University, I had four options to choose from: biology, chemistry, a laboratory technician
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  • 102 2 The Labour Ministry is investigating a Sin Chew Jit Poh management's allegation that its editorial workers staged a "goslow". The ministry is also looking into a complaint from the Singapore National Union of Journalists that the company's personnel manager acted high-handedly in removing two union
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  • 33 2 Senior Minister of State (Education), Mr Chai Chong Yii, will open the regional seminar and workshop on Solar Energy Applications in the Tropics at the Shangri-La Hotel on Friday at 9 a.m.
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    • 97 2 fM&WA wm& Unravelled for the first time ever, the most spectacular range of the finest investment quality Pakistani carpets ever to be brought into Singapore. And, just arrived, a superb collection of superfine Persian Nains, Isfahans, and pure silk Kashans and Qums. Now on sale at 50% discount storewide at
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    • 81 2 Casiotone CASIO M2Ol f k\ Features: I j 29 Basic Musical Sounds Casio's Unique Sound Selector Systems 8 Note Chords Pre-settable Tqne Memory retains up to 4 different tones. Casio Digital Technology means Compactness, High Performance and High Quality. And many other unique features. pr'swpi ;.v v Myenid. jiik\ Thoknd
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  • 360 3 A citizens' advice bureau should be set up to help Singaporeans who need information ranging from untangling complicatedgovernment regulations to a simple direction to locate a street. Such a bureau, which exist in countries like Australia, can be manned by a group of volunteers
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  • 92 3 A Mandarin kung fu film, starring two handicapped men, will be shown on Nov 5 at New City Theatre, Paya Lebar Way, at 9.30 p.m. to raise funds for the Society for Aid to the Paralysed. The film, The Crippled Heaven, stars two Taiwanese
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  • 58 3 This Datsun lying upside down along Marymount Road was spotled by a New Nation cameraman early this morning. It Is not an exhibit put up by the Traffic Police In Its road safety drive, but It served as a grim reminder to motorists passing by all the
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  • 148 3 Australian correr spondent Richard Baldwin Gill was killed in a road accident while returning from a reporting assignment early this morning. Mr Gill, Southeast Asian correspondent for the Melbourne Herald, was fatally injured when his hired car smashed into a tree along Adam Road shortly
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  • 154 4 When Ore brake oat ftt 11 ftjn. yesterday, the eeeanMta of tbe bonne 1b Lmu Engka Amu were ftotln. Bat trae to the trftdltloaftl kftmpug spirit, the netghbonrs, with the help of firemen, broke down the door and sftved whatever they conld. Oat
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  • 181 4 Six were promised jobs in Kuwait by two men The Thai Embassy here is arranging to repatriate six men home after they have been stranded here for more than a month. The group was brought here in early September by a Burmese and a
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  • 160 4 Last year, 110 nurses registered themselves with the Singapore Trained Nurses' Association to provide voluntary nursing care to the aged sick. Two nuns from the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary also provided voluntary services, according to the Home Nursing Foundation's latest annual report. Nurses
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  • 82 4 Kuala Lumpur, Tuesday All property, ships and aircraft located and registered in Malaysia will have to be insured within the country as from Nov 1. Under an amendment to the Insurance Act, the government is empowered to ask property owners to furnisn all information about
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    • 73 4 Today's lesson is about malt Every popular whisky is made from blending pure malt whiskies and less expensive grain whiskies. Malt costs at least twice as much as grain And more malt means more charades a more distinctive taste. Teacher's contains more malt than other popular blends. No wonder then,
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  • 143 5 ClD's Commercial Crime Division will relinquish part of its duties to the divisional police as from Nov 1. This is to enable the CCD to concentrate on more complex investigation which are protracted and requires special expertise. A police spokesman today said
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  • 214 5  -  Workmen's Compensation Act to be reviewed By Richard Ho The Labour Ministry is preparing legislation to make an across-the-board increase in the quantum of workmen's compensation in about six months. The revision is geared to reflect wages that have gone higher since the present Workmen's
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  • 107 5 These (lowering pois look tempting. But anyone thinking of taking one or two home should think twice. Park rangers patrol regularly along this stretch of the East Coast Expressway to keep an eye on them. According to a Ministry of National Development spokesman, so far
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  • 151 5 Legal measures should be adopted to promote breast-feeding, a programme director from the International Children's Centre (ICC) said today. Dr Paul Vesin was speaking at a seminar on communication and child/ family welfare organised by the Asia Mass Communication Research and Information Centre in cooperation
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    • 166 5 d disc washer* HI-FI AFTER-CARE ACCESSORIES After you've bought that expensive Hi-Fi system, you still may have problems obtaining Hi-Fi sound! That's because, all things being equal, your system will deliver the goods. But, not all things are equal, such as acoustics of the listening environment, close proximity of placement
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  • 333 6 Between smoking and traits Don't smoke About a quarter of Slnganore'spopulatlon above 15 years old are puffing their health away dally. Studies conducted last year showed more men than women are smoking. Most of the men smoke about 16 cigarettes a day, while the
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  • 74 6 UPI TODAY is Tuesday, Oct 28, the 302 nd day of 1980 with 64 to follow. Those born on this date are under the sign of Scorpio. ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY: In 1886, the Statue of Liberty was dedicated on Bedloes Island in New York Harbour. A THOUGHT
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  • 62 6 AP Huntington (West Virginia) Reporters accompanying President Jimmy Carter on his way to Cleveland for the nationally-televised debate with Ronald Reagaa were given Chinese fortune cookies, each bearing a Reagan quotation that Carter likes to ridicule. Eaeh cookie was wrapped la a small hag with a drawing
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 662 6 Where there's smoke... When Kee Chong's father returns home from work that evening, Kee Chong's mother complains furiously Ml I've told you before that your son will follow your bad habit of smoking one day I've just found a cigarette in his pocket So what are you going to do
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  • 316 8 The United States has its Ralph "Unsafe At Any Speed" Nader. Malaysia has Gurmit "Mr Environment" Singh. For a while, Singapore had the voluntary but dedicated lobbying services of Ivan "The Terrible" Baptist. The Consumers Association of Singapore's former executive secretary was the country's most
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  • 130 8 4 It costs a US car manufacturer something like US$35 (about $73.50) per man-hour to produce a car; it costs a Japanese manufacturer about US$l9 per man-hour. The dream of Ford and General Motors, I suspect, is to keep the US market and open the China market manufacturing
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  • WHISPERS By ISPY
    • 43 8 Breaking the silence of a tedious Journey home from Merging, a usually serious 8-year-old passenger suddenly asked: "Have you heard the dirty Joke about the bed?" "No," said her audience dutifully. "I haven't made it up yet," giggled she. Sigh.
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    • 34 8 Warren, aged two-and-a-half, asked his grandma where his grandfather was. "In heaven," she said. "Where's heaven?" he asked. "In the sky," she replied. "For heaven's sake," he retorted, complete with disdainful look.
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  • 791 8  -  Nine times out of 10 a painful headache is in fact harmless By Zenia Cleigh Copley News Service CftttfMTßl*: The latest word on headaches includes a significant contribution from a team of scientists from California which helped pull together such facts as: Persons who learn to
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous

  • 452 9  -  Ballroom dancing has brought and kept the Yeos together IT'S A SMALL WORLD By Gloria Chandy Ballroom dancing may very well be a thing of the past in Singapore. But there are still a few people here who are intent on keeping it going. One of
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    • 580 10 Convert old baggies into a skirt With the spiralling cost of clothes these days, don't throw out that blouse or skirt because it's no longer in vogue. Just restyle or recycle it. But if you don't know how to stitch a seam, here's help
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    • 262 10 Why do people make fun of others at other people's expense? It's often cruel, yet people think it's funny. I often cover up for others to help keep a good relationship, yet many say I am cowardly or stupid. I do know that in some cases, I
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    • 167 10 My ambitious boyfriend keeps ridiculous hours, often from nine in the morning to 2 a.m. Everytime I bring up the matter he agrees to come home early, but soon reverts to the old ways. I have been waiting for things to improve for four years. We
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    • 192 10 I am 19 and he is 23. We've been together for more than two years. We are both extremely badtempered but he is tolerant of me. I am not as much in love with him as he is with me. He's extremly possessive. I have
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    • 149 11 This was one occasion when the andienee had every excuse to ogle at the legs of the models on stage. The (ocas of this particular fashion show at the Holiday Inn last week was on L'eggs American-made stockings launching their latest "feels-like-silk" style called Sheer
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    • 812 11 IPS Bianca Jagger's magic ingredient is violets. Ana others have special tips for staying slim and fit...stars like Dolly Parton, Valerie Perrine, Jane Fonda, Joanna Lumlav, Julie Andrews and Abba girl, Frida Lyngstad. Bianca Jagger is to reveal the special secret diet that keeps
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    • 116 10 the electronic game that's baffling everyone Battery operated 'Simon' is a sure memory tester and brain teaser with sound and coloured lights. Offers 3 different types of game play. The great original concentration r L For everyone from 7 years to THE HOBBIT Ages 7 to 12 Join Bilbo as
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    • 17 10 PROBLEMSOLVERS Dear Ros Writrto I)«'ar Kos, V>'vi N.ition. 1 <>< kt'tl fi. Viixuell Kimil hist ()ffi< S'[M>r»» 90f>l
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    • 85 11 How can you feel like a woman... a x\ if you shave like a man? You shave your legs? How ghastly, how., .manly! To feel like a woman, take it off like a lady. With Immac. Immac creams away hair. Creams away hair like it never was there. No razor
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  • 113 12 AFP Moscow, Tuesday Orchids do not like living in space, while the onion settled down quite happily, Soviet botanical experiments on the Salvut-6 space station revealed. Cosmonauts tended eight varieties of the 30,000 species of orchid known around the world, all chosen for the beauty
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  • 96 12 World Focus UPI St Louis, Tuesday A man with a steak knife stuck in his back and wedged against his spine was refused treatment at Barnes Hospital because he had no insurance. Mr Theotis Little was rushed to Barnes two weeks ago after he
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  • 198 12 UPI AP Washington, Tuesday The United States yesterday cautioned Iran against releasing some, but not all, of the 52 American hostages and repeated a warning that a spy trial would have "grave consequences tor Iran." The warning about spy trials came from State Department spokesman
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  • In Brief...
    • 64 12 Reuter Bombay, Tuesday Air India yesterday advised the foreign airlines it handles to avoid Bombay because of an indefinite strike by its ground staff. An Air India spokesman said the stoppage by about 8000 employees who demand a 20 per cent bonus Instead of the 8 per cent
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    • 61 12 UPI Manila, Tuesday The recent bombing of a US travel agents' meeting will probably trigger a fall in the number of American and Japanese tourists going to the Philippines, a Tounsm Ministry official said yesterday. Tourism promotions director Pedro Tuazon told the Business Day newspaper that the
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  • 164 12 UPI Peshawar (Pakistan), Tuesday Soviet tanks and helicopters attacked Afghan villages suspected of aiding Muslim rebels, reducing them to rubble and killing entire families, refugees reaching Pakistan said yesterday. Other Afghans told of stepped-up conscription drives by the Afghan army to bolster its
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 57 12 In cool fabric blends and innovative 11 colours. Head Tennis Wear (eels and wears so soft. Great for casual lounging too. The fabric textures themselves create distinctive design features. Like our 50/50 cotton/knit-ribbed polyester shirts. And durable 100% woven polyester f shorts to match. I HEAD JUST ARRIVED! HEAD TENNIS
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    • 16 12 Iced Cream. V, ,/< Harveys Bristol Cream. The best sherry in the world. IUI Eastern Agencies m
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  • SOUNDCRAFT A NEW Nation spotlight
    • 468 13 COMBINATION SYSTEMS AFFECT SALES OF OTHER SYSTEMS AUDIO manufacturers who cater (or the masses have never had it so good. In the last one or two years, they have sold more of their components than they had thought possible. The best sellers have
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    • 131 14 WHEN yon walk into this room, you may not even hear yourself talking. If yon want to talk to someone else, he has to stand face-to-face with yon. Even then, yon may have to shont. This room Is what they call an anecholc chamber. It
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    • 365 14 VIBRATION is a problem that afflicts a record when it is being played. The best way to test record vibration is to tap gently on the record with your fingers as the record is being played. You will hear an Irritating echo which is picked
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    • 336 15 CAR stereo is getting better and better. At least that's what manufacturers claim. One audio manufacturer I sayfe its latest range of car audio components can i "turn the inside of your car into a concert hall." However, transforming your car into a "concert
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    • 118 16 THERE'S new cassette cleaner which bents most •ther cassette cleanen. It's called the Allsop S (ran the US and has a rlhhenless wiper arm that actually scrubs the head clean In a bach and forth motion. This Is believed to be the enly one of
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    • 828 16 Life of a record is about one century HAVING invested a small fortune in your sound system and having built up a good collection of records, you naturally want to keep the records clean so as to prolong their life. How should
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    • 663 17 NYT NUMBERS have a particular persuasiveness, and that is something to watch out for. It may well be that figures don't lie, but it is certain that liars can figure, and when it comes to interpreting the numerical specifications of sound equipment, a measure of scepticism is
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    • 219 17 RICHARD and the young woman had never even met before, but as they passed each other on Orchard Road one afternoon, she waved and smiled and he tipped his headphones In salute. This, It should be understood, was not a stereotype pick-up. It was,
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    • 512 19  -  P.O. THERE was a time when cartridges (or "needles" in low-fi terms) were considered unimportant in the hi-fi link. But today, when you speak about hi-fidelity, you could talk almost endlessly about the subject. Perhaps the easiest way to find out if cartridges play a major
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    • 2276 20/21 IPS Mr Alastair RobertsonAikman's elegantly-fur-nished music room in his house in Steyning, Sussex, is a hi-fi addict's dream-come-true. His must be the most elaborate system (or music reproduction in England, perhaps in the world. The equipment is worth only £40,000 (about $160,000) but the
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    • 491 22 NYT New York: A slickly packaged spinoff of the 78-rpm record, a low-priced, mini-album called NuDisk, is the latest marketing stratagem of CBS records. Nu-Disk is an attempt by CBS records to end the sales decline that has plagued the recording industry since
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    • 323 22 NYT MOST of the basic concepts of audio, as of any branch of physics, are expressed numerically, which can be controversial. Sooner or later in almost any audio discussion, someone will declare that musical sound is altogether different from the pure test tones employed
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    • 229 24  -  P.O. QUESTION: Is this: (a) A coffee table? (b) A plant holder? (c) A speaker? Answer: It's neither (a) nor (b) nor (c). It is (a) AND (c). What? Well, the truth Is this piece of furniture also doubles up as a sub-woofer, which
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    • 906 24  -  SOME TIPS YOU WILL FIND HELPFUL WHEN YOU ARE BUYING A LOW-FREQUENCY DRIVER By Richard Adhikari MIND your Ps and Qs, mothers used to tell their children. With hi-fi, enthusiasts have to mind their Qs and Rs (for resonance), at least when
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    • 395 25 NYT AUDIO is now attracting women. This marks a notable turnabout for in its unkempt early stages, when sound equipment was a scraggly conglomeration of wires and tubes, female interest was limited to keeping such unsightly hardware out of the living room. Granted, audio
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    • 152 27 WHILE much technological progress has gone into the manufacture of hi-fi equipment, relatively little nas been done to the most important and widely-used source of music the record. One of the biggest irritants is, of course, the problem of static. However, one English accessories manufacturer claims
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    • 700 28 THE BEST WILL BE ABLE TO HOLD THEIR OWN WITH HOME SYSTEMS REMEMBER the silly season last year when car stereo makers were advertising outputs of up to 100 watts for their systems? Well, in January this year, voluntary guidelines on
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    • 721 29 ONE of the first new components of the decade is quite different from anything seen or heard before. It is Sony's new STRV 55 receiver which combines novel technology with a refreshing reasonableness of overall design. Just looking at it, one would never
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    • 242 13 INSIDE Clean job How to take care of your precious records Page 16 Numbers game Figures don't lie, but liars can figure. Or understanding the numbers audio makers dish out Page 17 Perfection Being the story of men whose limit in getting perfection in sound is beyond the sky Page
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 111 14 this way the stylish, upright Music Centre a lit- 1 *A r 1 J I or this way! Powerful 70w Power output 3-Band Radio FM/FM St /LW/MW Belt-Drive Turntable System Cassette Tape Deck with Metal Tape function to give wider dynamic range and wider high frequency response Soft Cassette Eiect
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    • 137 15 $3144' :?> arm should you or shouldn't you. The ESS Monitor. Stereo critics have described it as the most revolutionary loudspeaker in 50 years. What's so special? Inside the ESS Monitor (and our less expensive speakers as well) is something we call the Heil air-motion transformer midrange-tweeter. Instead of pushing
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    • 128 16 DEMO OF MULTITRACK RECORDING DAILY AT OUR NEW FULLY-EQUIPPED DEMO-SHOWROOM il *T NfJksS?' fi VT m i* Ls pry I-Tioo o** 1 I l -nu- 31 j Expand your creative horizons with Multitrack recording. Learn how simple and inexpensive it can be to record various instruments all by yourself. We
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    • 211 16 ATTENTION! VIDEO MUSIC LOVERS When other brands do not clean effectively and produce best results well FOR VIDEO OR SOUND Retail Price $3.50 GENUINE QUALITY TAPE HEAD CLEANER GUARANTIES YOU AN EFFECTIVE, THOROUGH CLEAN EVERT TIME. Having used it. you would realize that you don't really need the very expensive
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 137 17 7 J k I The ultimate car-audio system for superb reproduction, sophistication fidelity. X aft <v" 'it af 3 Way SG-69TA-4EM Probably the ultimate in technology, now puts the rich orchestral sounds of a concert hall performance into your car. By far the most innovative car-audio system available, Mitsubishi incorporates
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    • 118 18 Naß 1 r f r.r-1 r. /r.vr-rf/ J i Qrj 1 1 'Dolby a registered trademark of Dolby Laboratories, K '"'i--Jm&ZX W Mi r naLr ;r fr f bS#S^s?Pcs^ V > Hf >. >V V 3RIH W"i VSMBMBR <./ V, IB >»'l t t><j£ Ifi U4, "A- xt&Mm&ESi tm r
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    • 88 19 SANYO Sensational 4-Speaker Portables. M9990K 4-Band Stereo Radio/Cassette Recorder with LCD Quartz Digital Clock and Alarm Function. 3,500mW x 2 max output power. Two 16cm woofers and two scm tweeters. Real time and auto time settings. Two built-in condenser mikes and hand-held mikes. Sleep timer. M9930K 4-Band Stereo Radio/Cassette Recorder
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    • 110 19 te^f c into f o 1010 Audio Pro I* 1 f "1 a* r It'i? |b''v cifc* Disco Mixers PMX 9000 1 3^o' Broadcastquality, disco mixer Good music comes 5 1 with a good system. j I I The ALTEC 9440 A power <I I (f) amplifier and GLI mixer
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    • 142 20/21 <e 'stv*9" ,c °Ufie/fo\ I:itoP^ W>w' o r °oS NEfllA^ KENY Series 2630 Premain Amplifier 25 watts per channel Cy—- AM/FM Stereo Tuner y*- Cassette (Metal) /y? 5 Tape Deck //jtf 3-way Speaker System Acrylic-glassßack^^ Oc M! ra Ui ill nims; ♦O 111 looiaOu-i mrm I I w y/ yJ/'/h
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    • 215 20/21 Latest TURNTABLES with the best of audio engineering principles to date. m.'*#>• w J■'v.'- J ••"■■J V v«" < t HfowFlMS? Isr-'K J Your hi-fi system deserves the very best signal source you can get Consult Gyropoise Suspension will guarantee reproduction of the highest quality when carefully handled. The platter
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    • 174 22 Revox tangential.... simply ingenious! Ingenious, because the traditional forearm has heen replaced. H\ 1.1 \ATRAC A A revolutionary tracking system developed hv Revox. This sophisticated and highly refined electronic scrvos v.stem ensures that your records are played just the way thev were cut. with [perfect tangential trac king. •i--mmm __r
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    • 130 23 r .-ww i rr: v 5*953 SRC-2005 Big-Size Portable Stereo Cassette Recorder with MW/SWI/SW2/FM Stereo 4-Band Radio STR-SlO5O TS-3100 AM/FM Stereo Receiver with Built-in Dolby* NR System Cassette Recorder MW/SW/FM Stereo Receiver with Cassette Recorder and Digital Fluoresent Frequency Readout r\ CTR-5407 MW/SW/FM Stereo Receiver with One Mouth Cassette-8 track
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    • 140 24 Vi a.': ::h <■<1 > j nk££., V tm V tu, LCZtP 1 OCC^ idOfte°C<Z^.¥^ce^e^ «ss-* Unit* 101-104.1*1 Floor. Parklane Shopping Man. ■>*•» l»TI 3*l*gn Road. S4ngapor«o7ia T« *****73 TMptioo* M?MVB7?SSS Q> Available from the loiowing authorized daatare Boon Co Pta Lid 81 South Bridge Road Dawn Rooa 124 Orchard
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    • 703 25 M ***** the ULTIMATE PLASMATRONICS SPEAKER SYSTEM Laser technology -for those who can afford the best The part of the music you are most likely to miss is the transient component. Transients define the attack of sounds, as well as the character of some sustained sounds. The missing transients explain
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    • 13 26 CONION® THE MUSIC CENTER <BWS IMM. BIG POWER 4w?tr T5feTL H-? HIGH QUALITY
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    • 129 26 The most expensive car radio in the world Blaupunkt introduces their Ber- for noise-dependent volume conlin 8000, a new combination of trol. Auto-reverse drive mechatuner, booster and cassette deck nism. Dolby* noise suppression with features that are equally during cassette playback. Sepaunique as the price. rate treble and bass control.
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    • 70 27 Professional Sound Systems Start With The Stanton 881S Stanton Magnetics present the new 881S Professional Calibration Standard Cartridge. Itfc the cartridge preferred by recording engineers worldwide and sets a new standard for home audlophlles. Its patented, low mass Stereohedron™ stylus tip makes possible the flawless reproduction of high velocity modulations
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    • 201 27 The sight and sound of the times to come! WV 1 ft h iiyil k A\ The Second International Audio Visual Equipment Exhibition World Trade Centre. Singapore 8-12 July 1981 Calling all audio visual equipment manutacturers and distributors! Here's an opportunity for you to reach a receptive audience with high
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    • 431 29 Technics. First in the world with the Honeycomb Disc speakers First Japanese Hi Fi manufacturer to oiler a 5-year guarantee on Honeycomb Disc speakers in Singapore rm Technics SB-7 3-way. 3 speaker system jl i.a r< n insm 2* Technic* SB-IO 3-way 3 speaker system Technics Honeycomb Disc speakers. The
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  • SHOPPING
    • 725 30 A twice weekly advertisement feature j Sauces make or break a dish. This is the view of Mr Ng Teng Chee, managing director of Pik Wah Restaurant. "Every type of food is basically the same except whether it's fresh or not. But what makes
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    • 370 30 Get free decorator advice-inyour own home with Luxaflex Slimline Venetian Blinds Ring now and one of our decorating experts can be in your home today! He'll show you all the pretty practical advantages of Luxaflex Slimline Venetian Blinds with sleek, extra slim slats just 25mm wide. You'll discover how the
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    • 96 30 UNICHOON FURNITURE a I#* ?TTel: *****98 #»J (..IV IV.irlit \miis. m.nl |\mU (oil s,K Hv. I h«Mlr« < i»*v l.imi K.I pun* II is TRAVEL OVERSEAS WITH CONFIDENCE VISIT FOOKON FIRST We have the widest up-to-date range of Winter Clothing at the most reasonable prices. Cool, cold or freezy; you'll
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    • 126 30 p NOW in Singapore the finest Szechuan and Cantonese MUsTI iTThe famous Pik Wah Restaurant chain opens up in Singapore at the Hotel Royal. The Pik Wah Restaurant chain has been delighting with its finest cuisine in Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya Savour all the flavours at the Pik
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  • SHOPPING
    • 387 31 A twice weekly advertisement feature i Look and feel good whether you are off on a casual Jaunt, having fun in a game, or accepting an invitation to a formal occasion wear something good. Picking up the first expensive, item you see doesn't
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  • Page 31 Advertisements
    • 172 31 n LEISURE WEAR AVAILABLE. AT Aii ~t "L V.i I I S'. I Rt S a SHOPPING U V-i Sole agent ?nt KARWELL (S) PTE. LTD. Tel ***** 1 1 2 ***** J3 COMPUTERISED EYE TESTING •xvu tJ t'T'T f rir/rfTrrlT '-U TOKYO OPTICS GlB Parklane Shopping Mall Selegie Road
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    • 89 31 Let your dream come true this festive season 3 11 I =1 Our invitation is extended to all military personnel/public statutory board employees to our SAFE HOME FURNISHING CENTRE GAY WORLD AMUSEMENT PARK showroom. Exclusively yours I' "V^ SAFE CREDIT INSTALMENT SCHEME f V LOWEST INITIAL DOWN PAYMENT j Come
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    • 71 31 MARimSA AT PAR WITH THE WORLD'S BEST f V 4MMP* <» A 0 MARIWASA Vitrified Floor Tiles have everything you always want in a tile. CHIP AND CRACK-PROOF STAIN-PROOF ACID-PROOF HIGHLY RESISTANT TO SCRATCHES UNDER NORMAL USE TOTALLY PROTECTED FROM THE FADING EFFECTS OF TIME, WEAR, HEAT AND MOISTURE Qualita
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    • 240 31 Beautiful homes begin with IBP Tiles Ml® i J Jm... I I* J»! vr r V- r MM fMr Tiles leaders every step of the way. Sophisticated, elegantly designed for you. Imported from Europe in different distinctive colours to add luxury to living.• t or m*ttr in 'o'inahnn i onU\
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  • 137 32 It's Indonesia says report Reuter Jakarta, Tuesday Indonesia will have one of the highest growth rates in Southeast Asia this year and, as an oil exporter, is now one of the most fortunate of all the poor developing countries in its economic expansion, says an economic report
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  • 43 32 Business News and Views 1 AP Brussels, Tuesday The Common Market renewed a warning to Japan to restrain its exports to Europe yesterday and won a promise that Japan would present proposals within a to prevent an all-out trade war. AP.
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  • 157 32 UPI New York, Tuesday Stock prices declined in slower trading yesterday as Interest rates and inflation worries depressed a market already cautious in advance of the US Presidential elections. Yestcrday'a prices followed by the difference on the previous session's close ATliT 80 -H Armco 35'/. unch Beth
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  • 33 32 AP Closing averages on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday: 30 industrials 931.74 (down 11.96) 20 transport 365.14 (down 8.33) 15 utilities 112.01 (down 0.73) 65 stocks 355.22 (down 5.35). AP.
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  • 44 32 London, Tuesday The dollar moved upwards against most key currencies in Europe yesterday while gold prices held steady. Gold closed at US$634 an ounce, unchanged from Friday's close. In Zurich it rose to U*****.50 an ounce from U*****.50 at the close Friday.
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  • Page 32 Advertisements
    • 147 32 A twice weekly advertisement feature m p I ■>: ■a nt I H off windows "to and thesuHs heat, glaru and "fabric"fade? ERE'S A BETTER WAY! Scotchtint* Sun Control Films By 3M Applied to windows, "Scotchtint" Sun Control Film stops up to 75% of the sun's he0t...82% of its g10re...99%
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    • 299 32 Taste the Singapore Flavour of sea-fresh SEAFOOD for LUNCH DINNER! Enjoy great favourites like chilli crab, barbecued king prawn and lobster, steamed fish of your choice and many more other delights. Prepared just the \/fay you love best! The Seafood Cove. .vlaily for LUNCH DINNER. LUNCHTIME Additional delicious dishes: Hong
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  • SPORT STARTS HERE
    • 516 33  -  On the track By K. L. CHAN Mannerism, placed three times in his past seven starts, has made tremendous headway, and should make up when he goes over 1400 m in a Class 3 Division 2 event on Saturday. The three-year-old English colt was an expensive
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    • 157 33 1 Pahlawan IV 2 Dixieland Rock 3 Hsien Ju. Won by: 1, Vi, 2Vi, Tote: $60, $21, 55, $8 Time: 1:14.2. 1 The Best 2 Shenanigans. Won by: 3 A, 6. Tote: $11, $8, $5. Time: 1:59.5. 1 Conquest 2 Ragtore 3 Blue Andrea. Won by: 3
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    • 525 34 World Super tournament poser Bj^nnis~ Agencies Tokyo, Tuesday The Third US$3OO,OOO (about $630,000) Seiko World Super tennis tournament, one of the 101 International Grand Prix circuit tournaments, will open here today with the major interest in who could beat Swedish Bjorn Borg. Borg, ranked first on
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    • 206 34 |m3 Athletics AP New York, Tuesday Ernest Conner claimed a sport "first" on Sunday after running all 42.2 km of the New York marathon backwards. "I feel fantastic right now," Conner said after soaking in a hot tub for half-hour
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    • 272 35 but chance of medal for qualifiers IMS Weightlifting Winning a ticket to the Commonwealth championships in Auckland is lust as good as winning a medal there. That's because the Singapore Amateur Weightlifting Federation have set high qualifying marks for those vyingfor berth to the competition to be held
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    • 337 35  -  |^j^nnis By TAY CHENG KHOON All affiliates of the Singapore Lawn Tennis Association must come forward and help the parent body run the various domestic tournaments. This call was made by Dr Ong Leong Boon, Member of Parliament for Kim Seng and President of the
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    • 210 35 Soccer AFP London, Tuesday Mike Robinson, the 22-year-old Brighton striker, ends a year of transfer misery when he makes his debut for the Republic of Ireland against France in Paris tonight. Robinson, Leicesterborn and speaking with a Lancashire accent, qualifies for the Republic because his
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    • 711 36  -  for S'pore's Ruby and Jansen in the first round By BRIAN MILLER Jakarta, Tuesday Singapore's Jansen Chan and Ruby Chang went through fiery baptisms in the first round of the 16th bowling World Cup here at Kartika Chandra Bowl yesterday. It was particularly disappointing for firsttimer Jansen,
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    • 297 36 Athletics Reuter London, Tuesday An "oversight" by Spanish runner Rosa Colorado has resulted in her being banned from competition following a positive dope test, the International Amateur Athletic Federation said yesterday. lAAF general secretary John Holt said in a statement that a dope test
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    • 73 36 Kd Soccer Entries for the Singapore Malays Football Club soccer League competition schedule to start at their Balestier Road ground on Dec. 6 will close on Nov. 15. All non-league clubs, affiliated to the Football Association of Singapore, are invited to participate. Entry forms are available at
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    • 284 37  -  Yeo Hiap Seng gives new life to scheme By TAY CHENG KHOON Yeo Hiap Seng Ltd, sponsors of the Pepsi National Squash Training Scheme, have donated another $90,000 to finance the project for a further three years. The scheme was started in 1978 with a grant of $90,000.
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    • 540 37  -  That's what S'pore should do to improve, says Vest Soccer By SURESH NAJR Singapore's Bangkokbound King's Cup tournament soccer squad will improve their play considerably if they think positively especially when attacking and running up players. This is the view of Australia's Newcastle United's coach-manager Alan Vest after
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    • 294 37 The Football Association of Singapore have not given up hope of securing the release of Malaysia Cup star Fandi Ahmad to represent the Republic in the Dec 1-15 Asian Youth tournament in Manila, reports SURESH NAIR. Fandi, 19, is presently doing his National Service stint
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    • 388 37  -  PCS Rugby By MAURICE NEO Bad refereeing caused unnecesary injuries during the MRU-Magnolia Cup final last Sunday when New Zealand Forces defeated Singapore 19—3. This was the view of Major Ted Sweet, the New Zealand Forces convenor. After the match he said: "Though we won
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  • Page 33 Advertisements
    • 530 33 LASSIFIE ADS AT YOUR SERVICE Telephone Service:Weekdays 8.30 a.m. 5.00 p.m. Saturdays 8.30 a.m. 3.00 p.m. Public Holidays 9.00 a.m.— 1.00 p.m. 2*4-***** Counter Service:1 Regular office hours CA.T.S 3 BEAUTY CULTURE I h FACIALS FOR MENt Latest scientific facials for all skin types. Dlslncrustatlon, ozone steaming, for problem skins
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    • 153 33 CHEAP FUmmM SALS. Dlscontlnued designs, oddments, scratched and dented bargains. All at giveaway prices. Also full range of office furniture. View at Courts Furniture Oodown, 17 Enggor Street, Singapore 0207 (behind Tunas Building), Telephone *****14. Open Mondays to Fridays 10am to opm, Saturdays 10am to Ipm. LOST FOUND BROWN LEATHER
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    • 291 33 OFFICIAL NOTICE PROPOSAL TO CHJUKi OF SHIP'S NAME We, Ng Company of Suite 1604, 16th Floor, Shenton House, Shenton Way, Singapore 0106 hereby give notice that in consequence of our clients' purchase of the vessel "BAYU ENTEBE 2" we have applied to the Registrar of Singapore Ships, under Section 417
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  • Page 34 Advertisements
    • 65 34 Sole Agents: GOOD HEALTH DISTRIBUTORS (PTE) LTD. 5322, 2nd Floor Woh Hup Complex, Golden Mile Shopping Centre, Beach Road, Singapore 0719. Tel: *****86, *****47 »1 illT I"nil f~ II I'l l mi• "Ulilllir I n if I—III f |it NCSOOOS R SWI/SW2/AM/FM Stereo Receiver/Stereo Cassette Recorder (quality products from Japan)
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    • 42 34 GOOD HAINANESE CHICKEN RICE at Orchard Road only at Lunchtime 12 noon 2 pm daily MENU Hainanese Steamed Chicken Rice Vegetable in Oyster Sauce Clear Chicken Soup $7.50++ Quick Service 5enTO3H ResTflUßfln7 sinGQPura FORUM HOTEL •yvi Orch,tr, i P i 7of 7'\?uv;>
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  • Page 34 Miscellaneous
    • 375 34 li YOUR LUCKY IF IT IS YOUR BORN today, you are extremely adept at hiding emotions that are at all times very near the surface. Quick to respond to your external environment, you nevertheless sometimes strike others as being unresponsive, cold ana distant. It is largely because of your habit
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  • Page 35 Advertisements
    • 257 35 MALAYSIA ROUND UP 6 days by coach FRI $169 MALAYSIAN SPLENDOURS 5 clays SAT by air coach Sl'fiO by rail coach $194 best oT Renting &PENANG 4 days SAT by air coat h A air <!i 1 by rail, coach air $<'8f) LANGKAWI PENANG HIGHLIGHTS 5 days by air coach
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  • Page 35 Miscellaneous
    • 217 35 V k uVilioii E'^c™ jac $9500* Cut out and pin with other coupons. Posting instructions appear below. Name: Sex: Age* Occupation: Address:. N.R.I.C. No:. FILL IN LETTERS C 81 CLUES Cut along here CLUES FOR LE- 2 1. From which tramps may be unceremoniously ejected 2. Disposed of to a
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  • Page 36 Advertisements
    • 421 36 NOTICE PUBLIC ACTION CHAPTER 222 (PAWNBROKERS) UnradMiMd pladm mad* up to April ItBO emulating of gold and silver onuuninti, JfvtlMrtM He. plsdgaa with Um following pawnshops will b* sold by public auctkm:Hsn Hln Pawnshop Han Joo Pawnshop Han Lohe Pawnshop Font Loona Pawnshop Foot l.ian Pawnshop Fook Soon Pawnshop llrnf
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  • Page 36 Miscellaneous
    • 278 36 Crossword mmua ACROSS 1 Berets 5 Liberty 9 Stable 14 Bard of 15 Lake or Indian 16 Ewe-like 17 Son of Jacob 18 King's title 19 Evil spirit 20 Shopper's aid 23 Landlord's income 24 Navy man: abbr. 25 Adds up 27 Vacation spot 30 Noun suffix 33 Expand 37
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  • Page 37 Miscellaneous
    • 37 37 Sports diary BADMINTON: Business Houses Individual championships (SBA Hall, Gullemard Road, 7.30 p.m.). HOCKEY: SWHA Div 2 Police v New Zealand Forces (Padang, 5.10 p.m.). SQUASH: Avis Travel Industry team championship (York Hotel and Kallang, 6 p.m.).
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    • 101 37 ANDY CAP 90RRV VM LATE, PET. I WENT lO A SURPRISE MRIV-I VMS SURPRISED WHEN THEY LET ME IN. HEH/HEHMEH-t I mm m I WAS TWE LIFE AN X SOUL OF THE PARTY -THAT GIVES >OU AN ItCtOWDULLITWAS. HEH.'HEH-.'n m 'V 1 SHORT RIBS SENATOR. COULD YOU MY GOOD MAN,
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  • What's On 1 two pages that tell you what's happening on TV and in town
    • 373 38 Women's problems will be brought to the fore at a conference for women in January, organised by the recently-formed Singapore Council of Women's Organisations. Its theme is women's participation in the next decade and promises to give women the chance to air their views on vital
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    • 527 38 UPI Hollywood: Just when martial arts films crested at US box offices, the genre's only superstar, Bruce Lee, died and it appeared that kung-fu films perished with him. But Raymond Chow, the wily Hong Kong movie entrepreneur who heads Golaen Harvest Productions, has
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    • 288 38  -  Glitter Chatter by Teo Lian Huay Actress Sylvia Chan Ai Chia has all her hopes in A Certain Day, A Certain Year, A Certain Place. That's the title of a film which she will be directing— her first crack at it.
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  • Page 38 Advertisements
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    • 31 38 OP rv,) Join the Video-Tape Library Heaven Can Wait (Available for export master tapes) VIDEO-TAPE LIBRARY PTE. LTD. 2-29 Peninsula Shopping Complex Coleman Street. Singapore 0617 Tel: 336 3232. 336 3225
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  • Page 38 Miscellaneous
    • 230 38 THE MOUNTAIN MEN: Starring Charlton Heston and Brian Keith. Cathay: 1.30, 4, 6.30 and 9.15 p.m. THE CHANGELING: Bumps in the night with George C. Scott and wife Trish Van Devere. Orchard: 1.30, 4, 6.30 and 9.15 p.m. HUMANOIDS: Creatures from the deep that stalk women to mate. Stars Doug
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  • What's On 2
    • 247 39  -  MOTHER WORKS FOR SBC T.H.P. Rhythm and Blues, one of the favourite groups for the finals of this year's talentlme, has been disqualified. The reason Is a technical hitch: A mother of one of the group's members works for the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation. As such, they
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    • 430 39  -  From Judith Holmberg "There's just not enough to write about TV." Is that Bailyne Sung, editor of SBC's radio and TV magazine which made its first appearance last week, speaking? On the contrary, that comPlaint was made by Leslie ipe, assistant editor of London's TV
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    • 219 39 Although TV's tremendously popular Fonzie (Henry Winkler) has only starred In two not-so-pepular feature dims, Heroes and The One and Only, he Is ready for another shot at big screen stardom. He 1s going to star in a Dim called Endangered, playing a photographer
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  • Page 39 Advertisements
    • 203 39 AN ANSWER FOR ANYONE WHO DISLIKES LOOKING BALD KwF Mr. Khaw of Penang had been growing more and mort' 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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  • Page 39 Miscellaneous
    • 459 39 In and around town Rediffusion PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION AND EXHIBITION organised by the Sieenstown CC Camera ub at the Sin Chew Jit Poh auditorium from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. On till Oct 9. PRADEL: French mime artist performs at the DBS auditorium at 8.30 p.m. JAPANANESE FLOWER ARRANGEMENT exhibition organised
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  • 60 40 AH FOOK: I suppose peer pressure is the main reason why so many young Singaporeans take up smoking in primary school and national service. MEI UN: This may be so (or the men but I don't think it applies to women. We should try to find out why
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  • Page 40 Advertisements
    • 199 40 GOING UPHILL? You'll need a Rassmaster with your car aircon! You'll need full power when going uphill, passing another vehicle or merely making a standing start. With a Passmaster Aircon Compressor Cut-out Switch, you can be sure of it... everytime! This precision switch automatically cuts out the aircon compressor whenever
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  • Page 40 Miscellaneous
    • 972 40 Today's Pick On TV AFTERNOON MATINEE: Happy Go Lucky (Ch 5, 4.20 p.m. in colour). Happy little musical about Brooklyn girls on a Caribbean cruise. No great songs, but the spirited cast, which includes Mary Martin, Dick Powell, Betty Hutton and Eddie Bracken, and the flighty plot keep it moving.
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