New Nation, 13 March 1981

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  • 17 1 New Nation Friday, March 13, 1981 3128 Price 25 Cents M.C.(P) No. 103/1/81 NEW (0) NATION COMMENT,
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  • 278 1  -  HUDC ruling poses problem for govt By Rav Dhaliwal Should civil servants who apply for HUDC flats under the government priority scheme be subjected to the ruling on single persons below 40 years of age? The HUDC recently announced that a single applicant below 40 years old
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  • 58 1 Reuter Washington: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Poul Hartling said yesterday the numoer of Afghan refugees in Pakistan had risen to 1.7 million, making it the world's biggest refugee problem. Many Afghans had also fled into Iran after the Soviet military intervention, he told reporters at a
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  • 40 1 AFP Foggia (Italy): Four sailors died of axsphyxiation and six were suffering from smoke inhalation after a fire broke out in the machine room of a British coastal vessel at the Adriatic port of Manfredonia near here yesterday.
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  • 92 1 UPI Damascus: The hijackers of a Pakistani Jet today imposed new demands Just when negotiators thought they had won release of the 112 people held on board. They demanded the safety of the families of the political prisoners be guaranteed and that the families be flown
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    • 97 1 inaiub Govt to curb video firms page 2 Credit card by Telecoms Page 5 Squash champ Zaiital beaten Squash champion Zainal Abidin was beaten by a relatively unknown star yesterday. He is Woon Wai Phang (right). How did Woon beat the East Asia champion? Find out on Page 20. Jin
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    • 27 1 Forecast Singapore's weather outlook from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. today: Showers in a few places in late afternoon. Sunset today: 6.47 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow: 6.41 a.m.
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  • 129 2 Reuter Warsaw: Polish authorities briefly detained dissident leader Adam Michnik yesterday as union leaders in the city of Radom announced their strike plans. Officials of the Solidarity union said Mr Michnik, who avoided detention last week after workers placed him under a guard, was held for
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  • 25 2 Reuter Moscow: The Soviet Union yesterday launched a two-man spacecraft and said it was headed for the orbiting Salyut-6 space station. Reuter
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  • 354 2  -  Registration, bank guarantee being considered By Chan Eng Cheng Compulsory re g i st ration plus a substantial bank guarantee and stiffer fines are believed to be some of the measures the government is considering to curb the mushrooming video business. Sources said the recent
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  • 169 2 AP The first concrete step towards forming a Japan-Asean joint venture on a private level will be taken today. An agreement to set up the Asean-Japan Development Company will be signed by businessmen and bankers from Asean and Japan. The company will have a paid-up
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  • 31 2 Hone Kong: An ofshore oil exhibition and conference will be held in the southern Chinese city of Canton from Nov 23 to 27, it was announced here yesterday.
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  • 60 2 Ronny Whitlock, 38, an unemployed carpenter need no longer look (or work. Mr Whitlock, from California, had a dream that he would hit It htg on Tneoday and decided to try his lnck In Reno. After putting about USSM (about $tt) In a 25-cent
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  • 53 2 AP New York: Chemical Bank, the United States' sixth-larg-est commercial bank, cut its prime lending rate yesterday by V 2 per cent to 17.5 per cent, the lowest among major US banks. Chemical and most other banks had cut their prime rates on Tuesday to 18
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  • 331 4 The longest hijack in history Islamabad: Pakistani President Mohammad Zia Ul-Haq admitted yesterday his promise to release the 55 prisoners demanded by hijackers threatening to kill three American hostages aboard a jetliner in Damascus was a victory for the terrorists. In an exclusive interview 90
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  • 84 4 UPI Washington: The US is looking (or a replacement for the Bank of England to help carry out a key part of the agreement that freed the 52 American hostages, the Treasury Department said yesterday. The US will nave to pick a bank "satisfactory to
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  • In brief
    • 76 4 A six-month-old baby boy, Neo Boon Li, choked to death on a mouthful of porridge at his Clementi Avenue 4 home yesterday. His mother, Mrs Neo Siaw Buay, said this morning that she had just fed him the last spoonful of porridge at about 8 p.m. when
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    • 89 4 Trade and Industry and Health Minister Goh Chok Tong will be the guest speaker at a panel discussion on the Budget for the financial year 1961. It will be held at the community hall in Ang Mo Kio (south) area office, Block 342, Ang Mo Kio
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    • 29 4 The National Library will screen a free film show, Ice Castles, at its Stamford Road premises on Monday at 9.30 a.m., 12.30 p.m. and 2.30 p.m.
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    • 60 4 Reuter Moscow: Soviet plainclothes men yesterday detained Yuri Stepanov, a ballet dancer who returned to Moscow last year after briefly defecting to the US, an American reporter said. Stepanov, 33, was seized on a Moscow street and driven away by car as he arrived to keep an appointment
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    • 43 4 AP Seoul: People throwing cigarette butts, paper or other refuse on the streets will be subject to 4500 won (about $14.20) in fines under new decrees of the South Korean Cabinet. Spitting on streets will draw the same penalty. AP
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    • 80 4 UPI Los Angeles: Former Iranian hostage Jerry Plotkin yesterday announced a US$6O million ($126 million) lawsuit against the Daily News of Los Angeles and its parent company, Chicago Tribune, for alleging he was being investigated for drug trafficking when he was taken captive. Mr Plotkin, 47, said
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  • 102 4 An Indian trade mission explored the possibility of setting up joint ventures with local businessmen during their five-day stay here recently. The mission members represented a wide range of interests, including steel and graphite products, saw-milling and tyres. Mission leader Satya Kar Roy, who is also
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  • 45 4 AFP Jakarta: An army officer has been arrested in east Sumatra, charged with corruption and desertion, Antara news agency reported yesterday. Second Lieutenant Djohan Rasul deserted a year ago following his involvement in a corruption case covering millions of rupiah, Antara said. AFP
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  • 211 4 The Environment Ministry Is phasing oat portable backet latrines and replacing them with mobile flushable tollets-on-wheels for rent to the public. A ministry spokesman said bucket latrines are not allowed in or ban areas because of the smell. They also attract flies. However, there are no
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  • 200 5 For calls from abroad to be made on credit Telecoms will launch its own credit card for international calls from overseas to Singapore this Sunday. These cards, which can be used for number-to-number and person-to-person calls, will enable the charges billed to their
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  • 74 5 Police have arrested six people following the murder of a 27-year-old man along Changi Road yesterday. The first man was arrested by a passing policeman at the scene of the murder. The other five were arrested about 1 V* hours later at a coffeeshop in Block 217,
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  • 107 5 For every doctor in public service who smokes, there are two or three in private practice who do. This was the finding of a survey on smoking among doctors conducted recently by the Singapore Medical Association. The results of the survey were published in the latest issue
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  • 317 5 Tone of the market during the first 45 minutes of trading this morning: Mixed. First Section Apollo (2) 4.00 B Raya (6) 8.00 (2) 8.05 (1) 8.10 (8) 7.95 Boustead (1) 8.60 C Dev (1) 4.94 (1) 4.96 Cold Storage (1) 4.82 (1) 4.78 (3) 4.80 Carlsberg (1)
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  • 31 5 UPI Hong Kong: Further reductions in US interest rates caused gold to open US$9.5O higher at U*****.25 an ounce here this morning compared with yesterday's close of U*****.75. UPI
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  • 63 5 London: Oil giants Royal Dutch-Shell and British Petroleum yesterday announced big drops In their profits for 1989 because of the world recession. The state-controlled British Petroleum said Its after-tax profits were £1.4 billion (about $9.4 billion), a drop of £189 million. Royal Dutch-Shell announced
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  • 191 5 A mobility competition and a bicycle trip to West Malaysia will highlight a programme the Association for the Blind has planned for the International Year of Disabled Persons. The mobility competition is a game designed to test the blind's ability to get around Singapore.
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    • 357 5 40 champions, 72 holes, and only 1 winner. BL 1 ROLEX 1 f This is your chance to walk the fairways and read the greens with Regional champion golfers. The Rolex Masters will be fought and won at the Bukit Location of the Singapore Island Feel the tension, share the
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  • 268 6 Agencies Rome: A Parliamentary vigilance committee stepped In at the last moment yesterday to stop the showing of a documentary on television about a prostitute entertaining her clients. The Parliamentary Commission for Vigilance over Italy's staterun radio and television "requested" the television authorities to
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  • 72 6 Reporters in Detroit took this new electric car out for a spin on Tuesday to see what buyers would have in store for them later this year. The car is expected to be marketed in June by its manufacturers, Jet Industries Inc. It will
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  • 305 6  -  Those who pass will do police officer course By Terry Ang All full-time police national service officer cadets will now receive basic military training. They will undergo nine weeks of such training with the Singapore Armed Forces at its School of Basic Military Training in
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  • 31 6 Stanford (California): The first heart-lung transplant patient in a decade remained in critical but stable condition yesterday, resting and talking with family members, according to Stanford University Medical Centre officials.
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    • 376 6 Manora the Bird Princess Manora Puteri Burung TALES FROM THE ORIENT DONGENG-DONGENG DARI TIMUR 1/ m MM* s N s 8 m fttomm *mT-+**»*#• itmmi* From there Manora flew straifht on to her homeland where she was welcomed with freat joy by al her fot. Although they were |tad to
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    • 561 7 THE NAME MANY HAVE COME TO TRUST EUROPE 11*1^ V VI A For the 1 st time in Singapore, Ken-Air introduces exotic and historical cities like A then i, Sorrento, Capri, Pompeii and even a cruise on Hie Mediterranean. These cities only appeared on programmes with super prices before; but
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  • 322 8 It had to come. The Australian public had been at the receiving end of militant unionism so frequently and for so long that they had to react. And it turned out to be a dramatic and most vocal demonstration. Anti-strike marches 30,000-strong in Sydney and 3000-strong
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  • 145 8 4 Russia's old men move as cautiously as crabs, although they are quick to scuttle into unoccupied cracks. The Soviet Union has no compelling interest yet in the Gulf's oil. The Russians are having trouble enough digesting Afghanistan and intimidating Poland to think of taking on a third
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  • 47 8 f nv V WHISPERS V* i A newly-appointed executive, about to undergo surgery, told a friend he would be given general anaesthesia. A junior staffer who overheard this quipped: "It must be executive privilege. When I had a similar operation, I was given local anaesthesia."
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  • 596 8  -  FRIDAY WITH ISMAIL KASSIM ISMAIL KASSIM The controversy over the Letters from Sukamiskin has not ended despite the order from Vice-Presi-dent Adam Malik to the media to stop further comment on the matter. The intervention by MiMalik, an ex-journalist, was rather unusual, but then the
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  • 686 8 How video is making dry-as-dust annual reports more interesting Now! London: If part of your job involves ploughing through company reports, you deserve every sympathy. Some companies, working on the assumption that financial information is rather boring anyway, put in a dry
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  • 563 9 When an MP asks a question in Parliament, it is a rather complex procedure. His question has to meet the requirements of a set of guidelines in the Standing Orders of Parliament. Every time he wishes to ask a question, he has to
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  • 878 9  -  RAV DHALIWAL gives you an insight into Parliament and tells how e££ective MPs' questions are RAV DHALIWAL Mr Ng Hah Ting, Member of Parliament (Pnnggol): Does the Ministry of National Development have any plans to beautify the Republic by planting more flowering plants, e.g. in the
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  • 163 10 UPI Washington: The US government yesterday announced the indictments of 155 people in a billion-dollar smuggling conspiracy believed responsible for 30 to 40 per cent of all marijuana smuggled into the country. Mr Peter Bensinger, administrator of the drug enforcement administration, said the investigation
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  • 593 10  -  Getting a place in NUS By Irene Hoe Will I get a place? This was the main worry of students who attended yesterday's career guidance talks at the National University of Singapore. Most of the questions asked were about the university's admission policy entry requirements, size of
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  • 427 10 There was a marked difference in the way the speakers from the law, business administration and medical faculties "sold" their faculties yesterday. The Law Faculty which is expanding its enrolment did the most "selling" and medicine, which has yet to announce any intention
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  • 44 10 UPI TODAY is Friday, March 13, the 72nd day of 1981 with 293 to follow. Those born on this date are under the sign of Pisces. THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: British author Thomas Paine said: "Character is much easier kept than recovered." UPI
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  • 54 10 AFP London: A Labour MP yesterday urged Lady Diana Spencer to wear Jeans at her marriage to Prince Charles In July to give a boost to a financially-ailing Jeans factory in his district. Mr George Fonlkes said he has asked Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to ask for the
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 232 10 Vitiation] LX-5 L? 3 t Cut out and pin with other coupons Posting instructions appear below Name: Occupation Address: N R.I.C. No:. FILL IN MISSING LETTERS ACROSS USING CLUES BELOW Cut along here CLUES FOR LX 5 1. An African native 2. On a big occaaion, certain people may be
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  • 326 11 It was for better pay that Mr Wah Joon Kew took up a Job on an oil rig Just two weeks ago. Bat now the chief steward has to reconsider his decision seriouslv because of the accident he had on Tuesday when the
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  • 236 11 Manila finds out man's 64-year secret AFP leged "misrepresentation, fraud ana deceit" in acquiring Philippine citizenship. The true identity of the elder Chia and his family was uncovered late last year when another person named Filomeno Criia Sr presented himself to the National Bureau
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  • 197 11 UPI The stock market recouped the losses of the past two sessions with a sharp rally yesterday. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials, rose 22.15 points to 969.82 at the close. Analysts said the market received a lift yesterday as hopes mounted for further cuts in
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  • 31 11 Closing averages on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday: 30 industrials 989.82 (up 22.15); 20 transport 417.43 (up 13.15); 15 utilities 108.99 (up 1.32); 65 stocks 381.86 (up 9.13).
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  • 35 11 AFP Moscow: Afghan President Babrak Karmal yesterday dismissed calls for an international conference on the Afghan problem, but said he was prepared to hold separate talks with neighbours Iran and Pakistan. AFP
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    • 782 12/13  -  The Arts Six-day musical fair promises to be an exciting event but will it? By Khng Eu Meng Tomorrow night, the drums will roll, the cymbals clash, and the er-hu (a two-striitged fiddle) play away to usher the first Festival of Chinese Instrumental Music a
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    • 439 12/13 SLCK Over the months, I receive queries about conditions which range from the top of the head to the toe. I try to answer all of them, except a small number of letters with questions that defy answers. The ordinary, as a famous
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    • 765 12/13 The following Is a list of musical Instruments which are commonly used in the local Chinese music scene and ia the mosle festival. The String Section: The ar-*a or two-stringed fiddle has a wooden neck and body. It Is nsed In Belling
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    • 574 12/13  -  1 Eating Out By Lee Geok Boi Even at double the price, the food would have been regarded as good. At the prices we paid, it was fabulous. Two friends and I had lunch at Leong Kee at Hong Lim Food Centre.
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    • Article, Illustration
      101 12/13  -  Motion sickness by Dr.Lasse Hessel Motion sickness takes place when an individual undergoes unaccustomed body movements, which are sensed by the semicircular canals. The symptoms are restlessness, nausea as well as vomitting. The inner ear is composed of two parts: The cochlea, which is sensitive to sound vibrations,
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    • 61 12/13 Advertise mvnl MEDICATED FORMULA helps heal piles, relieves itching... Now you can get relief from the itching, burning and pain of piles with Preparation H a medicated formula that helps heal injured tissues and helps reduce the painful swelling. Preparation H also lubricates, making bowel movements less painful. Preparation H
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    • 86 12/13 Let s meet at the Raffles! Wine and Dine nightly at The Palm T Court stand for all the fables of the exotic East SOMtHbErl MAUOMAM Hrsrvitions U/HU-V of 338<" j/'t 'Oifett l at jS trill you' novate turntions »rm Raffles Hotel (X)NTA( r LENSES MK.LIM I 1 I 1
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  • 536 14  -  Louis Tan replies LOUIS TAN I wish to bring to your attention some points made in an article by Richard Lim. I would like to clarify that: the musicians, except the pianist, were sitting by themselves. There were at least 15 other people in the
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  • 469 14 Getting out of Russia alive and doing well AP Storrs (Connecticut): Anatoly Antohin's recent defection to the United States from the Soviet Union reads like a good spy story. The award-winning playwright wanted to see his novel, one that is highly critical of communist life, published in the west. On
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    • 505 14 \<>u \«iiioii Big Walk IndlvtdujJ Events Men Senior Men Junior Veterans Women Team Events Man Senior Men Jmmt Veterans Women 44 years below Under 19 years Above 44 years Above 14 years 44 years below Under 19 years Above 44 ytars Above 14 years For Men (Seder mi Junior): Startii*
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  • 502 15  -  By K. L. CHAN Dewl 111 is improving with every outing, and has a first rate chance of scoring her first win in Race 4, the 1600 m event for Class 4 Division 2 horses on Sunday. The three-year-old New Zealand mare by Skyhawk
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  • 3244 15 RAPF 1 2.0 CLASS 4 DIV C 1,200M x (Restricted Terms) (Unraced two-year-olds) ($14,000 $9,800 to winner) 1 Airtruat (Asset) Rodgers 57 2 nzc 1200M Khoo 2 Construction II (PK Loh) Noordin 57 2 nig 1200M Anuir 3 Graat Guns (Philip Wong)
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  • 154 15 K.L. CHAN TURF RAY BRIAN MILLER STAR BOY Race 1 Midnight Express Jesse James Rainbow Wonders Jesse James Possibility Midnight Express Levant Sweet Sunday Race I Seven 0 Seven Gold Kingston Lncky Wind Mandarin Dragon Second Wind The Little Angel Lncky Wind Datang Lagi R«ccS 8« Valiant Raise A
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  • 58 16 Q OBITUARY JOYCE WEE PENG MOK aged 36 passed away peacefully on 12th March 1981 Body lying In state at Church of St. Ignatius, King's Road. Cortege leaves Church of St Ignatius on Saturday 14th March 1081, thence to Mt. Vernon Crematorium Leaving behind beloved husband. Bobby Chew Toh Peng
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  • 465 16  -  and is wasting his time here, says Bailey GIRARDPERREGAUX TENNIS CLASSIC '81 By MAURICE NEO Mahader Hassan is wasting his time in Singapore. So says Joe Bailey after beating Mahader 6-3, 6-1 in a second round match of the Girard Perregaux Tennis Classic at the Singapore
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  • 530 16  -  Passing Shots By Desmond Oon We're in the thick of the Girard Perregaux Tennis Ciassis now being played at the Singapore Tennis Centre. Despite the "live" telecast of the final on Sunday, tickets are selling fast and a foil house Is expected. If you're one of those
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    • 187 16 NOTICE OFFICIAL NOTICE PROPOSAL TO CHANGE OF SHIP'S NAME WE, NEW WORLD INVESTMENT PTE. LTD., OF REGISTERED ADDRESS SUITE NO. 1407-8, 14TH FLOOR, TAN BOON LIAT BUILDING, 315 OUTRAM ROAD, SINGAPORE 0316, hereby give notice that in consequence of our intended purchase of the motorvessel "MIRA PERMATA" we have applied
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 285 16 YOUR LUCKY STARS IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you are an inventive individual who is not afraid to propose and advance your own ideas. Often ahead of your time, you may be thought of by some as eccentric rather than innovative, as foolish rather than clever. But time will
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    84 17 Reuter Brussels, Friday World No 1 Bjorn Borg (above), suffered a 7-6, 7-5 defeat by West German Rolf Gehring in the second round of the Belgian indoor tennis championships last night. The Swede blamed his poor performance on tiredness caused by too many tournaments and also said
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  • Page 17 Miscellaneous
    • 106 17 LIBRA (Sept 23-Oct 22) An unexpected visit from an old enemy need not be upsetting. Pretend nothing has happened and go on. SCORPIO (Oct 23-Nov 21) Artistic ability makes the difference between a job and a job well done. Take pains with work. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22Dec 21) You can make
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    620 18  -  TEE-UP u/ith Lim Kee Chan v y Pros are the answer as Cup trio g0... with Lim Kee Chan The Singapore Ladies' Golf Association hope to acquire the services of local professionals to help §repare their Japan-bound trio for the Queen irikit Cup championship from May 21-23. Jeanette
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  • 186 18 Jeuette 81m had her handicap of 14 slashed by three strokes alter winning the Singapore Island Country Club women's "A" Division medal stahleford competition at the Bnklt coarse yesterday. The former SICC captain collected 43 points, three ahead of her closest rival Nellie Chin, who
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  • 161 18 Agencies New Delhi, Friday American Payne Stewart led the field with a brilliant five-under-par 67 on the opening day of the Indian Open golf championship, fourth leg of the Asian Circuit, yesterday. Stewart was two strokes ahead of his nearest rivals compatriots Tom Seickman and
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
    • 271 18 ACROSS 1 Ocean motion 5 Actress Jeanne 10 Do farm work 14 Seed covering 15 Cents spent 16 Busy place 17 Spilt guilt 19 Khayyam 20 Explosive 21 Barristers: abbr. 22 Riff-raff 24 Layover 25 Indonesian island 26 Deli gadget 29 Shorts, of sorts 33 A. Doyle 34 Sorrows 35
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  • 554 19  -  Chi-San relishes Bukit MASTERS 1081 By DEREK WILD Veteran Hsu Chi-San, 45, knows the Bukit golf course almost as well as he does his own garden back home in Taiwan. He should, for he was professional at the SingaKre Island Country Club four months back in
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  • 591 19  -  By BRIAN MILLER Had he wanted to, Nazamuddin Yusof could easily have made the Perak Malaysia Cup soccer squad. After all, as a 15-year-old, he was one of the best strikers in their youth team and many considered him a safe bet for a place in
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  • 248 19 When Skeeter Heath, the only American in the field, romped in with a two-over-par 73 yesterday, he wasn't a bit surprised, reports DEREK WILD. "I've had nine 73s in 14 rounds since I made my debut on the Asian circuit in the Phillipines recently," he explained afterwards.
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  • 375 20  -  By BRIAN MILLER Swimmer Oon Jin Telk Indicated shortly after he was named S porta boy of the Year yesterday that he will not take part In the Sooth Bast Asia (iames In Manila. He said his schoolwork will keep him away from the
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  • 425 20  -  Squash By TAY CHENG KHOON Woon Wai Phang set the Kallang Squash courts buzzing with excitement when he defeated East Asian champion Zainal Abidin 9-2, 10-9, 9-7 in a trial match for the Hong Kong East Asian tournament on Tuesday. To be fair, it must be
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  • 377 20 Police Sports Association and Armed Forces shared the honours in the second round of the Milo Premier Grade League played at Kallang last night. Although Police won 5-0, Pathology Sports and Recreation Club gave them a scare by stretching two of the ties to five sets.
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  • 208 20  -  TAY CHENG KHOON East Asia champion Zainal Abidin may compete in the New Zealand squash circuit from June to July this year, reports TAY CHENG KHOON. The Singapore Squash Rackets Association have agreed in principle to send Zainal there to get more exposure to top level
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    • 57 20 ANDY CAPP (I GAVE MYJ WORST -< performance 53 iii m St r= CB €v s> dl 2 i a» Ji BU .V rii PI mm S SK mT j? A 4, ft. *1 <4. sßf rJiK^Hk rJ\K*S£ t* VZa vm NORBERT by George Fett I UEAR. ALOEKT U(\S J66
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  • 591 21  -  Soccer Police 4 Forces 3 (penalty-kicks) By SURESN NAIR Police lived up to their popular billing as soccer's "Club of the Year" when they retained the George Bogaars Cup for the fourth time with a sensational penaltykicks victory over favourites Armed Forces at Thomson Road yesterday.
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  • 537 21  -  £3 Athletics By SHIRLEY TAN Ng Hui Miang finished third in the National Schools crosscountry Under 20 girls race at Macßitchie Reservior yesterday but she wasn't called to receive her prize. Hui Miang, of Victoria Secondary, had, before her race, pinned her number in the wrong order.
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  • 139 21 Star striker Pandl Ahmad will almost certainly miss his first Malaysia Cup match when Singapore meet Perak at the National Stadium on Sunday, report SURESH NAIR. Pandl shocked manager Jlta Singh when he limped badly during training this morning. He has stud marks en his right leg
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    • 396 22  -  Two bands with two different sounds at this bar Sundown scene. bv Richard Lim The Carriage Bar in York Hotel. A cozy waterhole with mirror panels, dyed plants in showcases and soft, muted lights. And big, big chairs to plop yourself on. There are two bands
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    • 66 22 JADE: 3rd WEEK! (Phone *****80) 5 SHOWS DAILY: 11am, 1.30,4.00, 6.30 A 9.00pm 8 A Fantasy, A Musical, A Place Where Dreams Come True o CAPITOL: OPENS TODAY!j (Phone *****59) 5 Shows: 11am, 1.45,4.00,6.30,9.15 —No Free List g FREE "Friday 13th" T-shirts to lucky patrons at all shows today! g
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    • 12 22 two pages to tell you what's happening on TV and in town
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    • 74 22 ♦V. N* *v>- M»1 3K NA, 1 ftl. ES if !.N "K.. 1 < ♦***** M» Lily Tomlin is section supervisor, Violet Newstead, a widow with four children who seems to be forever training new employees without ever getting any farther along in her own career at the company. Her
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
    • 144 22 Rediffusion 12 noon The Fabulous 240. Featuring the tops in pops and your requests. 1.30 News and Share Market Report 1.45 The Fabulous 240. More of today's hits. 3.00 Star Watch. Jay Michael with your horoscope reading. 3.02 Did You Know. A revealing series on things around us. 3.04 The
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    • 275 22 In and around town 1 ITH ART EXHIBITION at the United World College in Dover Road. From 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. On till tomorrow. ST CECILLA'S CONCERT by the United World College Choir at the UWC campus in Dover Road. At 8 p.m. Tickets at $3 from UWC. PROPER
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    • 99 22 UWC, 10.15 p.m. Admission is free. A WINDOW TO THE SKY: Free filmshow in English at the Marine Parade Branch Library Auditorium at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Admission by free tickets obtainable from the information counter of the library. L'lLLUSION COMIQUE: A French Theater performance by visiting group, the
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  • What's On 2
    • 323 23  -  Review Friday Background By Judith Holmberg Friday Background was stuffy. Watching the first edition of the new current affairs series on TV last week was like flicking through a dry text-book. The topics were very timely: there was a discussion of the Budget delivered
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    • 603 23  -  Preview SSO Concert Guest conductor Bystrik Rezucha Guest soloist Arts Garoufalis By Patricia Wei There cannot be more dissimilarities in backgrounds than among the composers picked for the Singapore Symphony Orchestra's programme tonight and tomorrow. Weber was a man of
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    • 173 23 Puppets and human players will act side by side in a French classical play L 'Illusion Comique at the DBS Auditorium tonight. It will be like the Muppet Show but in a more serious vein. The show is sponsored by the Alliance FTancaise
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    • 110 23 Tides Today: (0.4 m); 4.37 p.m. (2.1 m), 9.56 p.m. (1.2 m). Tomorrow: 4.01 a.m. (2.4 m), 11.18 a.m. (0.5 m); 6.30 p.m. (1.9 m), 11.22 p.m. (1.5 m). Sunday: 5.16 a.m. (2.2 m), 12.54 p.m. (0.6 m); 8.35 p.m. (2.0 m). Monday: 1.22 a.m. (1.5 m), 7.05 a.m. (2.2
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    • 291 23 I JESUS: Semi-documen-tary on the life of Jesus. Cathay: 1.45, 4.15, 6.45 and 9.15 p.m. NINE TO FIVE: Outrageous office comedy starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dolly Parton. Odeon: 1.30, 4 6.30 and 9.15 p.m. > SEEMS LIKE OLD TIMES: Neil Simon comedy about a woman whose ex-husband seeks
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  • 46 24 AH FOOK: Middle-aged Singaporeans are a stubborn lot. They know that smoking and over-eating are bad for their health, yet do little to change their lifestyles. MEI LIN: Perhaps the over-4Qs subscribe to the belief, eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die.
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    • 1056 24 Today's Pick On TV THE DUKES OF HAZZARD: Repo Man. (Ch 8, 7.05 p.m. in colour). The Dukes, who intend to participate in the weekend's competition at the Hazzard County dirt track, inadvertently uncover a counterfeiting ring when they buy a wrecked racing machine from a used car dealer. TV
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