New Nation, 25 July 1981

Microfilm: NL11183
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    18 1 New Nation SINGAPORE Saturday, July 25, 1981 3236 Price 30 Cents M.C.(P) No,. 103/1/81 r— NEW NATION COMMENT
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    Stiffer fines for video
    313 1 The government has proposed tougher measures under a Films BUI to control the activities of the growing number of video film operators. Under the Bill, which was read for the first time in Parliament on Tuesday, video operators will have to be licensed, failing which they
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    Lock icon Vietnam pact
    52 1 AP SaHabvy: Zimbabwe and Vietnam signed an agreement yesterday to establish diplomatic relations at ambassadorial level, a Zimbabwe radio broadcast said. The Zimbabwe Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Witness Mangwende, said when the agreement was signed that both nations were committed to the overthrow of South Africa's white-minority
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    Lock icon Ceasefire broken by rocket attack on northern Israel
    164 1 AP Reuter Tel Aviv: Ptleatfadu guerillas violated the ceasefire mnh the LebaneseIsraeli herder abent Ave beer* after It teek effect yesterday, the Israeli military rrmmsad said. It HUM the Palestlnlaae Hied rackets at the Metalla area In northernmost Israel and at two
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    Gave $800 to HUDC officer
    69 1 A 66-year-old woman, Lay Ah Mol, this morning admitted In a magistrate'* court that she bribed a Housing and Urban Development Corporation officer to obtain an extension to stay in a house in Winchester Road. She gave 1800 to the HUDC deputy manager, Mr Yip
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    'Too many idle workers'
    284 1 There are too many "idle" workers in the service industry. This was pointed out by the 400-strong American Business Council (ABC) yesterday when it gave its views on the recommendations by the Committee on Productivity. The council called for 9erious attention to be paid to the
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      25 1 Forecast Singapore's weather outlook from Ip.m. to 6 p.m. today: Overcast, with occasional light to moderate rain. Sunset today: 6.46 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow: 6.35 a.m.
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    Lock icon Not top-quality fare but it's finders keepers
    344 2  -  By Irene Hoe To everyone else, this is a smelly eyesore. But to this old woman, this rubbish dump is her fruit and vegetable market. What's more, it's finders keepers and everything is tree even if it Is not top-quality produce. Ironically, the
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    Lock icon Banks will finance Siberia pipeline
    126 2 Reuter Frankfurt (W. Germany): West German commercial banks yesterday reached a broad agreement with the Soviet Union to help finance construction of the controversial 5000-km pipeline to bring gas from Siberia to Western Europe. Deutsche Bank Ag. the largest commercial bank here and leader of
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    Lock icon Up by 1 mil
    43 2 AP Mssesw: The population of the Soviet Union on July 1 was 267.7 million, the Soviet news agency Tass reported yesterday. This is an increase of 1.1 million over the officially stated population at the end of 19fl0 AP
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    Lock icon The Odd Corner
    129 2 UPI Cmv d'Aleae (Idaho): Tw» men an serving II days la Jail tor dtala twa earrtta from a garden. PitteMkaa Greg Surplus watched one man hap •ver a (Mm Into a 73-year-sM man's yard, pluck a carrot (ram tke garden, teas It ta his eempaalea, grab anather
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    Lock icon No phoney boom to win polls: Maggie
    182 2 UPI Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher promised Conservative members of parliament this week that there would be no "phoney boom" in the second half of her parliament in a bid for an electoral success for her government. Her speech followed a Cabinet meeting during
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    Lock icon Communists blast bridge
    42 2 UPI Baagksk: Communist insurgents blew up a railway bridge in southern Thailand, disrupting all trains from Bangkok southward, police saia. The explosion occurred on Thursday night between two railway stations in Surat Than! province, 500 km south of Bangkok.
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    Poly grads find jobs more quickly
    301 3 As another group of students graduate today, a survey shows... Singapore Polytechnic graduates are finding it easier to get jobs. This is shown in the results of one of two surveys carried out by the Economic Research Centre (ERC) on Polytechnic graduates. Elaborating on
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    Keep training workers call
    203 3 An electronics firm which started quality control (QC) circles to locate causes of rejects of products and ways to rectify them managed to cut its reject rates by as much as 80 per cent. An intangible result was that members of each department in the Arm
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    Lock icon Reagan adds $88 bil to tax cut plan
    120 3 Reuter Washington: President Reagan yesterday added US$42 billion ($88.4 billion) in new tax cuts to his economic recovery plan. Mr Reagan announced the revised package during an unusual appearance in the House of Representatives where he appealed to wavering (ellow Republicans to
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    RC buffet
    36 3 The Serangoon Gardens Zone D Residents' Committee will hold a buffet dinner at 7.30 tonight at the Serangoon Gardens community centre. Serangoon Gardens MP, Professor Lau Teik Soon, will be the guest of honour.
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    Lock icon Dior owner is held by police
    152 3 AP Paris: Jean-Pierre Wlllot, •ae of fear French brothers who owa the Christian Dior empire, was arrested aad charged yesterday with the misuse of the assets of Dior aad of the Paris departmeat store, La Belle Jardbriere, which the brothers also own. The foar
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      213 3 IJJUMKUfMMV Try, 5 i i 4 T. t*»W /-r*. Afmwi V wwrnm wk Jk r '*W*f 4 A 1 mi *< <r \yt v A^kl "lake a f nesh look at Coppertone Coppertone suncare products offer a wide range of protection against sunburn with a product for every skin type
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    Cinema alters gory poster
    169 4 A dim p«ater which offended the seaaitlvltles of at least two housewives h»i been altered slightly. Originally, the paater shewed three wemea giving birth to a mass of vfltaeu Warn* The claema operator!, Shaw Orgaalsattea, have removed the of velnoas tlasae from the tire figure* at
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    Lock icon CIA heads arms supply network
    271 4 To send weapons to Afghans AFP Washington: The US Central Intelligence Agency has meticulously pieced together a vast network for secret arms deliveries to the Afghan resistance in the 18 months since the Soviet military moved into Afganistan, sources close to the Pentagon said yesterday.
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    Lock icon US using more nuclear energy
    129 4 Reuter WaeMegUe: The use of nuclear energy in the United States is increasing for the first time since the 1979 accident at the Three Mile Island plant in Pennsylvania, the Department of Energy said yesterday. A department report said the use of electricity generated from
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    Lock icon Pilot seeks asylum
    45 4 Reuter CMi»: An Iranian air force pilot landed a Boeing 707 at Cairo airport yesterday and asked for political asylum in Egypt, the official Middle East News Agency said. It did not say whether any other people were on the plane. Reuter
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    Lock icon Gold up
    21 4 UPI Heag Keag: Gold opened higher at U*****.50 an ounce here today compared with yesterday's close of U*****.90. UPI
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      126 4 See editorial, Pages bj£k>UßE Alt-i; r£ szde-y G INLS TAROM R( \N ROY RRI- niiPTfl P* h h r~ L X V s r f Delsey is the French company who makes Europe's best-selling quality luggage. Only Delsey is made of specially toughened threer** layeredAßSmaterial.Only '1* Delsey has extra-large wheels
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    Lock icon Plastic heart used
    88 5 AP H»uton: Surgeons have removed the heart of a 36-vear-old man who had suffered a coronary attack and replaced it with a heart of plastic, only the third artificial heart known to have been implanted in a human being. The artificial heart put into the unidentified patient
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    Three create an ugly scene
    135 5 "Who cares, you committed the offence. You have to pay the fine," shouted the parking attendant to the motorist. "No, you better park properly or find some other place to park, if not rll summon you," yelled another. Yet another parking attendant shouted: "You don't
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    KLSE to restore full-day trading
    204 5 The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange has announced two major moves believed to help stabilise the market, which has been gripped by increasingly more severe waves of selling. The first is the restoration of normal trading hours from Aug 5. On Feb 25, the KLSE imposed
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    Lock icon China beats crime wave
    61 5 AP Beljtag: The Communist Party declared on Thursday that China has made progress in stemming a nationwide crime wave and called for swift and heavy punishment of murderers, rapists, arsonists and robbers. The central committee's political and legal department said social order has improved in the
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    Lock icon Censured
    30 5 Reuter C*UmlM: Sri Lanka's parliament yesterday censured Mr Appapillai Amirthalingam, who lea<JP<he j opposition Tamil United Liberation Front, for allegedly making derogatory statements against the majority Slnhala community. Reuter
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      71 5 v A V? y^y% fc» «Kf 4, V_ £j J Exquisitely prepared to perfection as only the Chinese know how, the Hilton's Golden Steamboat is an eating experience that'll leave you bubbling with delight. Take the elevator to Tradewinds on the 23rd floor and savour this local gastronomic specialty... amidst
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      130 5 TELEFUNKEN inventor and owner of the PALcolor system 'Supercontrol' CTV A touch of class! Model 8111 comes with a Wireless Remote 'Super' Control for sheer convenience and comfort. r _r3_\. SI r t* "V <. Model 8111 (66cm) S pore Recommended Consumer Price $2090 Outstanding performance and low power consumption.
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    Lock icon US plans early arms talks
    279 6 To see if Soviets will cooperate Reuter Washington: The united States is considering early talks with the Soviet Union to test Moscow's willingness to cooperate on verifying any future strategic arms treaty, arms control director Eugene Ro6tow said yesterday. The talks would precede formal negotiations
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    Lock icon US calls for grain talks
    198 6 Reuter Washington: The Dal tod Stole* hu P»—>i Beetlag with B*vlet officials la Vleaat early next meath to begin diseasstoas ea a aew Sevlet--4—l— grala deal, the Beagaa administration aaaaaaced yestorday. The lavltattoa was seat to the Sevlet Uatoa earlier la the week aad Washington
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      Lock icon Lift book ban call
      45 6 Reuter Kuala Lumpur: Mr Lim Kit Slang, leader of the Democratic Action Party, Malaysia's main opposition party, yesterday called on the Home Affairs Ministry to lift a long-standing ban on Prime Minister Datuk Seri Mahathir Mohamed book, The Malay Dilemma. Reuter
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      Lock icon Seventh N-sub
      39 6 AFP Paris: President Francois Mitterrand announced yesterday that France will increase the size of it's fleet of nuclear submarines to seven by 1990. France now has five such submarines, with a sixth to be ready in 1965.
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      Lock icon Couple strike gold
      34 6 AFP Perth: A couple prospecting in desert country 800 kms north-east of here have stumbled across a gold reef believed to be worth more than As 3 million ($7.2 million). AFP
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      Lock icon Asylum for envoy
      35 6 Reuter Paris: France yesterday granted political asylum to Soviet diplomat Alexievitch Plechshakov, a former member of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural OrSnisation (Unesco) secretariat in Paris, ormed sources said. Reuter
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      Lock icon More cigarettes
      48 6 AP WaahlagtMi: World production of cigarettes continued to climb last year but at a much slower pace than during the 1960s and early *****, the US Agriculture department said yesterday. More than 4.37 trillion cigarettes were made in 1960, 1.4 per cent more than in 1979.
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      Lock icon Peter Fonda held
      46 6 AP Deaver: Actor Peter Fonda was detained at the airport here yesterday after he cut up a cardboard sign belonging to a pro-nuclear group that read, "Feed Jane Fonda to the whales." Fonda, 42, brother of the Oscarwinning actress was released without bail.
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    Lock icon Load on driver's mind
    88 6 Encik Alias, lorry driver, seems te have a let en his mind, net the least of which Is hew to get the hales of paper which had fallea off his lorry back ea again. He was driving ronnd Glllmaa Clrens on Thursday when part of his
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    CPF move to cut waiting
    93 6 Central Provident Fund members who are still working and have withdrawn a lump sum upon reaching 55 years may have to wait only three years to make a second withdrawal. Under the current CPF ruling, a period of five years must lapse before a subsequent
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      94 6 Dancing, drinking or just relaxing... REGAL LOUNGE Dance your caret away at the exciting roof-top lounge. The musk is fantastic and the drinks very reasonably prtcad. Mondays to Saturdays Bpm lam. (Closed on Sundays) Hotel Royal Newton Road. Singapore It 30. T«t: *****11 p»<# TOLLANA CABERNET SHIRA VINTAGE W» M
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    Lock icon US, Japan form high level panel
    275 7 Move is a bid to cut growing trade imbalance between the two AP Washington: The United States and Japan agreed yesterday to form a nigh-level panel to discuss trade issues between the two nations, it was announced. The move was part of the Reagan
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    More loans for building can be expected
    308 7 Bank loans and advances for building and construction purposes will increase even further during the second half of this year and the next three years at least, a seminar on construction and real estate was told yesterday. This is because of the large
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    Lock icon New York Exchange
    168 7 AP UPI The Dow Jones average of 90 industrials rose 8.18 to close'at 936.74, trimming its loss for the week to 22.16 points. Advances outnumbered declines by a 2 to 1 margin. Volume totalled 38.88 million shares, against 41.79 million in the previous session. AP Yesterday's prices
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    Lock icon Dow Jones
    32 7 AP Closing averages on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday: industrials 936.74 (up 8.18); 20 transport 402.17 (up 1.20); 15 utilities 107.57 (up 0.90); 65 stocks 366.05 (up 2.49). AP
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      36 7 More news on Page 11 A matter of sighs... with a nice little twist. I v 'jJm noT S.HH.IH-; SIINA IKWKI.LKRS 01-18, Tanglin Shopping Centre, Singapore 1024 Tel: *****28 Associate Company 1/3 Central Building. Hong Kong
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      298 7 More beautiful choices from Whirlpool a mm Ik?* i. He, <*•< EHB 191 MK 1252 MM At Whirlpool we believe you deserve more. That's why we make more kinds of refrigerators than you might imagine. With more beautiful Whirlpool features. Take our two Serva-Door® refrigerators. A special door-within-a-door lets you
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    Stick no bad bill
    292 8 In case you have not noticed, Saturdays are becoming very good for show business editorials. For the third week running, we have something to say about entertainment. This time, unfortunately, much less complimentary. Now, if you would remember, New Nation ran a story on Wednesday about
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    THEIR VIEWS
    133 8 So Mr Roy Jenkins has failed in his w attempt to confuse the electorate of Warrington. Not the Mr Jenkins, the famous one, but Mr Jenkins the man who paid 50 p to change his name by deed poll so that he could snitch a few extra votes
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      Unconfirmed, but...
      76 8 The American magazine Omni recently held a contest for the best outrageous unconfirmed rumour. Among the prize-winning entries was: "The US government is secretly trying to increase inflation. Eighteen per cent inflation could double your income every four years, placing you in a higher tax bracket, without increasing
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      Good excuse
      43 8 A man was asked to work a few hours longer in an office. He said: "I can't." The boss snapped: "Why not?" The reply: "I have been wearing my contact lenses for the past 16 hours." Any comments, industrial health experts?
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    Lock icon Finding needles in haystack
    1024 8 Copley News Service Washington: What is the life span of an unfed flea? Did George Washington die of syphilis? How big was William Howard Taft's bathtub? Strange questions? Yes. But the Library of Congress is accustomed to dealing with both the esoteric and the routine in
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      25 8 Copley News Service 1 had a hard enough time believing you'd seen the UFO, Mildred, and now you're telling me petrol stations are lowering prices?!'
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    Nonya food to lure Aussies
    457 9  -  Time oH^ by, Judith Hale If he were not so modest, Terry Tan could well cry: "I'm famous now!" To date, his fame as a food columnist and author of a cookbook on Nonya cuisine has been confined to Singapore. But come Septemoer, it is
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    People On the Move
    127 9 A Canadian university eradiate. MISS YUEN YU SHUN, has bm appelated public relatione manager of the Ceatary Park Sheraton hotel. Amis ting her as public relations officer la MISS LILLIAN PANG. Before this, Miss Pang was a confidential secretary In the PR department MB PETER ZOBRIST
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      140 9 Workfs No.l Presents 2 outstanding models. Zanussi washing machines mean more than just a clean wash. They are fully automatic, economical, safe and efficient with all the prestige and elegance of Italian styling. Zanussi models CN 764 and Z 814 as illustrated, are strongly recommended. They come with a host
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    Bouquets for the Laurel series
    723 10  -  Motoring These are some of the features Im Roderick Pestana The Japanese have cornered the market (or cars below 1600 cc with their practical, economical and low maintenance costs. Only a few European makes are left holding the flag in this category. For cars of
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    Hurray, URA
    266 10  -  Motor* yc ling Hs I Lee Chin San The Car Parks Division of the Urban Redevelopment Authority is actively participating in our current courtesy campaign especially in its treatment of people who are overdue in paying their parking fees. I must confess to having left a few parking
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    Flo-rite
    31 10 In last weeks article on the Flo-rite economy device it was stated that the unit could not be fitted on cars with electronic Ignition. This should have read fuel injection.
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      358 10 YOUR LUCKY IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you are one of those quiet, unassuming individuals who in his effort to lead a relatively secluded life may actually overlook his own talents. You will have no real inclination to put yourself or your wore forward, especially in your youth. You
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    Record firm and 33 dealers at 'war'
    274 11 Thirty-three record dealers have launched a campaign against an international record company, EMI. They are protesting against what they call EMl's "arbitrary decision" to increase prices of records and tapes. From July 13, EMI increased the prices of locally-pressed international repertoire from $10
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    Ngee Ann looks for more jobs
    171 11 Ngee Ann Technical College students may work on more industrial projects following the success of their first tie-up with a local company. In that tie-up, final-year mechanical engineering students completed several projects for Motor and Leasing Company. The completed equipment was handed over to
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    52 11 UPI TODAY is Saturday, July 25, the 206 th day of 1981 with 159 to follow. Those born on this date are under the sign of Leo. THOUGHT FOB THE DAY: American statesman Daniel Webster said: "Let our object be our country, our whole country, and nothing but our
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    Lock icon Two in $4 m jewel heist
    97 11 UPI Miami: A well-droned couple passed several armed nards and aa electronic security system but Thursday to steal US$2 million ($4.2 million) la jewels tram a retail diamond merchant. According to police reperts, merchant Armaada Gerstel admitted the con pie Into his private office
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    Lock icon Sri Lanka keeps 25 writers out
    92 11 Reuter Celemb*: Sri Lanka yesterday turned back 25 West German Journalists, saying they had no permits to enter the country, the Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The journalists arrived on Thursday from West Berlin along with 150 Sri Lankans who had
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      19 11 Let's meet at the Raffles! NONYA Lunch Specialities Daily TOK PANJANG Sunday Lunchtime at The Tiffin Room Raffles Hotel
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      192 11 CMH i i r\% Inside Story The design features of the AXC series: ROTARY COMPRESSOR Specially designed to ensure silent and vibration-fr»*e operation AERODYNAMIC AIR DUCT An flows, smoothly and quietly through Streamlined air-duct EASY MAINTENANCE torn G.E. ELECTRICAL FAN MOTOR An filter is easily i(.moved foi periods cleaning Components
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      146 12/13 a XIENERGY /1\ VI/ MAGNETIC VIDEO ATvyaiielhCenluy Rx CD presents The Great Movie Ordinals Magnetic Video is the world's largest manufacturer and dfetrtxitor of the largest range of original mcvies on videotape. A range that includes everything from today's bcK office greats to yesterday's legendary classics. Al in the true
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      1243 12/13 YOUR WEEKEND ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE 700 mMon people in 43 countries can't be wrong.. mm EEllillfEll PALcolor, Invented and owned by I ELE ill If liEll. [C see Saturday 12.55 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by SESAME STREET. 1.50 RICHIE RICH. Cartoons. 2.15 SATURDAY MATINEE: The Devil's Eight. 3.50 ABC WIDE WORLD OF
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      749 12/13 SBC-RADIO Saturday 12.00 Musical Tribute: The Bee Gees Story 1.00 The SBC Orchestra 1.30 News followed by Share Market Report and Weather Forecast 1.45 Music A La Carte 2.00 Programme Summary followed by Daily Serial: Violets are Blue 2.30 Something Different 3.00 News in Brief followed by Today's Diary and
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      536 12/13 Top Shows of the Weekend TV Malaysia ★STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO: Clown of Death (Sunday Ch 3,10.45 p.m.) Mike Stone and Steve Keller investigate the mysterious deaths befalling some circus performers. Stars Karl Maiden and Michael Douglas. Guests include Dick Patten. ★AFTERNOON MOVIE: Carry on Regardless. (Sunday Ch 3. 3.10
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    Good buys at garage sales
    480 14 Most garage sales are held over the weekend. How do you find one? Simple, just read the classified advertisements under "Garage Sale." Supermarket noticeboards are also mines of information, according to one garage sale fanatic. Check your own noticeboard if you live in an apartment
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      42 14 OPENS ODEON TODAY! (*****16) 5 SHOWS: 11AM, 1.30,4,6.30 9.15PM Some Hce it H.0.T.5.! #L s *2 '> HjulTS. Starring SUSAN KIGER USA LONDON PAMELA JEAN BRYANT KIMBERLEY CAMERON of Photography HARVEY GENKINS Music scored by DAVID DAVIS Z/ Directed by GERALD SINDELL '4L
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      35 14 OPENS TOMORROW STARVING FOR A m o A A u> o S3 Hi SJ m W' 4*. <? U DOMD*LUISE ."FATSO" ANNE BANCROFT RON CAREY CANDICE AZZARA ANNE BANCROFT JONATHAN SANGER STUART CORNFHO W JOE RENZETTI
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      74 14 2E i i If' i in i iijje n 111 1 SISSY SPACER is I (>Rf TIA IV ACADEMY AWARD WINNER 1... HKST ACTHKSS [rMS SA t 'XscKVg'CKVg-g-s-a-cvcv:a.tv;cv,cv.cv,a-(V,a-a-a-<v;<v;«■;a? PLAZA: MIDNIGHT TONIGHT plus TOMORROW MORNING SHOW at 11a.m. A SHOCKER! BE PREPARED! DON'T COME ALONE! When there's no more room hi
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      107 14 Tides Taday: 5 p.m. (2.3 m); 11.24 p.m. (0.6 m). Tamarraw: 5.43 a.m. (2.1 m); 11.41 a.m. (0.9 m); 5.58 p.m. (2.3 m). Maaday: 12.48 a.m. (0.5 m); 7.20 a.m. (2.0 m); 1.03 p.m. (1.0 m); 7.01 p.m. (2.4 m). Tieaday: 2 a.m. (0.3 m); 9 a.m. (2.1 m); 2.15
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    Lock icon Get profits on your discards
    890 15  -  Clear out your junk with a garage sale By Daphne Tan One family's discards are another family's bargain finds that's what a garage sale is all about.Most people have squirrel instinct and if you have been living in your present home for more than two
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      83 15 ORIENT Analogue Quartz. The latest technology with outstanding quality and fashionable styling. -J-JV 'l •v -JMh4 %-v v -ruW Ht( J3fe 1lo»i»» On vj Gu»t*nlt« C<v«i U r With f Puirhj<K' Sv <f 0 ORIENT SERVICE CENTRES SINGAPORt ijiki 0 (Ctouftd loo*»* Mji ftujq *!M) s>outti Rnrkjf M UAL A
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      568 15 In and around town ART EXHIBITION: By Chng Seok Tin at the exhibition hall of the British Council of on the Ist floor of Singapore Rubber House, Collyer Quay from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is free, on till Auguest 1. FAHRENHEIT 451: Free film show will be screened
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      221 15 TERROR TRAIN: Thriller starring Ben Johnson, Jamie Lee Curtis, David Copperfield. Lido: 1.45, 4, 6.45 and 9.15 p.m. H.0.T.5.: Starring Susan Kiger, Lisa London, Pamela Jean Bryant and Kimberley Cameron. Odeon: 1.30, 4, 6.30 and 9.15 p.m. TRIBUTE: Story of a father and his son. Starring Jack Lemmon, Hobby Benson
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      457 16 I TAKE IT PUTTIUfc A uvne asicc zmm /aouth FDR SbUR 80tfS EDUCATION? Si a p I 3* r. i LS«W r 1 KG SriS m m: fi <lU* ANDY CAFF fr u i 1 CvP m w sr A ▲LEX IN WONDERLAND by Bob Cordray 11 YOUR PROBLEM IS
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      200 17 A twice weekly advertisement feature Children are getting more fashion-conscious these days. They turn up their pert little noses at "hand-me-downs" as they like to look trendy. There is a store in Singapore where there are Sretty clothes your chilren willjust adore. Kid's
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      403 18 A twice weekly advertisement feature Bosendorfer, maker of the world-renown imperial concert grand, has won an award for another one of its pianoes. According to a press release from the Austrian Trade Commission, the Bosendorfer upright piano was voted "the best upright piano on the
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      Lock icon Mean mood
      204 20 US and Soviet sweep all gold medals at stake Swimming AFP Bucharest:' The United States and the Soviet Union were in mean mood in the swimming pool at the World Student Games here yesterday dominating the competition and winning all of the gold medals at stake. In fact
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      Lock icon Night 'chase' record
      529 20 Jfc9 Athletics AP Bucharest: John Gregorek of the US set a new World Student Games record in winning the 3000 metre steeplechase in the August 23 Stadium here last night. The 21-year-old Georgetown University student won the event in Bmin 21.265ec t more than a second inside
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      65 20 ■^■Badns AP p—ay: Roberto Duran, the former light and welterwelfht world boxing champion, will take on Puerto Rico's Wflfredo Benitez in a bout for the World Boxing Council's junior middleweight title, Duran's handler, Carlos Eleta disclosed. Eleta said the fight was "possibly set for October," but added
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      Lock icon I blundered: Royston
      647 21  -  Losing favourite in 400 m race explains BB^Athletics By SHIRLEY TAN St Patrick's Royston Jalleh, strongly fancied to win the Schools' national track and field Under 18 400 metres final at the National Stadium yesterday, said he lost to Sandy Ang because of three tactical blunders. "I
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      Lock icon So easy for Lendl, Vilas
      371 22 Reuter Waahlagten: Top-seeded Ivan Lendl of Czechoslovakia and 4th-seeded Guillermo Vilas of Argentina advanced to the third round of the US$2OO,OOO (about $400,000) Washington Star International tennis tournament on Thursday night with straight-set victories. Lendl outplayed tough Argentine Fernando Dalla-Fontana 6-0, 6-3, in a match
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      Lock icon Shock for Martina
      70 22 AFP Mrate Carl*: Czech-born Martina Navratilova, (above), now officially an American citizen, crashed out of the Monte Carlo women's tennis tournament yesterday when she was beaten in straight sets in the quarter-finals by Regina Marsikova of Czechoslovakia 3-6, 4-6. Talented French teenager Catherine Tanvier lust failed to
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      Lock icon Price goes up with 68
      222 22 Reuter The Hague: Zimbabwe's Nick Price, 24-year-old Swiss Open and South African Masters champion, shot 68 for a nine under par 135 to take the halfway lead in the USBO.OOO (about $160,000) Dutch Open golf championship yesterday. Price is two ahead of Britain's Jeff Hall,
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      Lock icon The fatal stroke
      55 22 UPI Andersen (Indiana): A gelfer, tigered ever missing a Mem patt by aa 2.5 cm, hurled his patter late a tree aad was fatally sheehed trying te retrieve It. Caraaer Jahn NaCfsee said Stephen Mostla. 31. a contractor, waa killed late mi Tkarsday when he accidentally Uached
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      Lock icon Thailand make early forecast
      153 22 AFP Baagkak: Thailand have predicted that they will win gold medals in at least nine events in the 11th South East Asian Games in Manila in December. Chairman of the Thai Sea Games selection committee, Gen Tem Homsethi said winning performances are expected in archery, track
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      Heading for doomsday
      380 23  -  p^gSquasir By TAY CHENG KHOON The East Asia individual squash championship is doomed unless one of the participating countries can be persuaded to host the event. Barely a year after its introduction, the tournament already seems unwanted, overshadowed by the more popular East Asia team event. The
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      990 23  -  By TAY CHENG KHOON Bernard Pang's long anxious moments are over. Now he can concentrate entirely on winning the Ovaltine E-grade title. Bernard's problems started about 10 days ago when Armed Forces Sports Association failed to submit his name for the tournament, and he only realised
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      Age-group tournament
      91 23 The Fraser and Neave invitation age-group badminton championships will start on Aug 25, with the finals' taking place at the Delta Sports Complex on Sept 12. The championships will feature boys' Under 16, Under 18 and Under 21 and girls' Under 16 and Under 21 events. Entry forms
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      Forgive and forget
      767 24  -  After one week of soccer clean-up it's time t0... By JEFFREY LOW Football's struggle to remain afloat as Singa pore's most popular sport is still not over despite one solid week of bouvant activity. At the close of yesterday's euphoria over the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau's clearing
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      SMFC: We are serious, too
      280 24  -  By NORMAN LIM The Singapore Malays Football Club are not out to have "fun and games" in asking the FAS to lift the suspensions of their four stars. So says the SMFC vicepresident Mr Yusoff Ismail after the SMFC council met yesterday to table their
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      219 20 WW WWWWWWfTWW SATURDAY MQ-6 WAWMi* Cut out ond pin with other coupons. Posting instructions appear below. Name: Occupation: Address: N.R.I.C. No:. FILL IN Cut along here trtVll* I*tfl CLUES FOR MQ-6 1. Is sometimes coldly ignored 2. It's often very funny 3. Out in the on* needs reasonable protection from
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      269 21 Crossword 1 ACROSS 1 Brothers 6 Hang 11 Vary 13 Tyrolean, sometimes 15 Type of fishing 16 Acting 17 German painter 18 Lawn tool 20 Trap, in away 21 Norwegian city 22 Hang loosely 23 An tiered animals 27 Drench 30 China piece 31 Aware of 32 One time 35
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      28 22 THE WORLD-1 •J-'ltilliklUlL- *t I 7*4 K' >V Maruman We put science into your swing V p <r< GOLF HARI BROTHERS .<6 P'niu Ai' Ravi) J I'uionosta f3s6rt>r
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      151 24 Sports diary ATHLETICS: Ngee Ann Technical College annual meet (National Stadium, 2 p.m.). HOCKEY: Premier Division Indian Association v Armed Forces (Balestler Road, 5 p.m.)- Division One Indian Association B v Police B (Balestler Road, Jp.45 p.m.). Division Two aedok v Telerec, Indian Assn v Kg. Kembangan (Balestler Road, 3.45
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  • WEEKEND RACING Four-page pullout on the Kuala Lumpur meeting
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      Go Nap on Gold Wing
      307 25 By CAVALIER Go nap on G«ld Wing in Race 8 at Kuala Lumpur today. The four-year-old mare by Miango is certainly a cut above her rivals. Handicapped in Class 3 on arrival, Gold Wing scored only in Class 5 when he won over 1200 m
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      Top gallops of the week
      304 25 Tieilty: Going yielding. Pusing (A. K Cheam) 44.6 on a tight rein, Jolly Sailor U (A. Wadi) 39 easily, Gold Wing 42.2 restrained, Terbang Jilntang 40 fluently, Legend March (A.K. Cheam) 42.2 smartly, Park Lane U 43.3 stylishly, Regent Beauty 43 on tight rein. Wednesday:
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      TODAY'S SELECTIONS
      201 25 K. L. CHAN TURF RAY BRIAN MILLER CAVALIER Race 1 9 Asian natiqr 10 What's The Verdict Mm Futuy 4 Park Lane 9 Ada* Faataey 10 What'g The Verdict 11 What's The Verdict 1 Sentimental Song Race 2 3 Mtoeat d Tnitk 2 Like Plying S Memeat ef
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      Lock icon $63 mil horse
      68 25 Reuter London: Storm Bird, champion two-year-old of Britain and Ireland last year, has been seM tor UB$M million (abent $SS millien), mllllenalre owner Robert gangster eakl In a television Interview yesterday. Canadian-bred Storm Bird, by the exceptionally successful sire Northern Daneer, was unbeaten in Ave races last
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        TODAY
        3187 26/27 KEY TO BACECARD: la farm llgarea JeMtM ier»tcklig; wttklß bracketa (81) after kme'a ume repreaeat rattans Mhwi by weight, awaer, Iratafr, age and Mm af karae. Far example at ia Autrallaa geldlag, ri EagUab Oily, Irm Iriab mare, aae New Zealaad celt, mg MaUysUa geldlag, fk Preach karae. Rig
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        3061 26/27 CHOON PONG...In Race 4 tonwmw PAPF 1 2.00 CLASS 4 DIV 4 1,200M KACHi 1 (Ratings 67-54) ($12,000 $8,400 to winn«r) 1 080* Gaiehea Bay (M) 56 5 Guichen-Heddle 5 ag dc +1.5 (1200m) Au 5 t 530*0* Aatheay's Prtaens (It) 56 Princess-V. Chong 4 em s Dh dc
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      Teh has two lively bets
      342 28  -  By K. L. CHAN Trainer Teh Choon Beng, who has a large force entered for the Kuala Lumpur meeting, should saddle at least two winners tomorrow. Champion trainer last year, he has the useful RavMaos in Race 5, the Clan 1 Division 1 1600 m
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      Lock icon Yearling sales rockets to record high
      263 28 Reuter Lexlagtea (Kentacky): Racehorse prices rocketed at the Keeneland July Yearling Sales here, with buyers paying U5592,292,000 (about 1206,000,000) for 369 lots an average of U*****,113 per yearling. When the sale closed on Wednesday, last year's record average of just under US$2OO,OOO had been
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      LEADING JOCKEYS
      129 28 1st 2nd 3rd 1 G. Donnelly 32 22 27 2 A. Tweed ie 28 27 25 3 I. Pateman 27 21 19 5 W. Sharp 25 27 16 4 J. Murray 25 20 14 6 A. K. Cheam 21 16 23 7 G. Podmore 20 17 23 8
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      TOMORROW'S SELECTIONS
      193 28 K.L. CHAN TURF RAY BRIAN MILLER CAVALIEB Baeel 11 Prateetlealat 2 Anthony's Princes It T. Hataag 7 Vescovo 11 Prateetlaalst 10 T. Bintang 11T. Blataag 8 Carnaby Street BaeeZ IS 8t Cleft 5 Czardom 9 Tamaa Mas 7 Paris t Tamaa Mas 13 St Cleft 1 Tyraataea 5
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      LEADING TRAINERS
      121 28 1st 2nd 3rd Teh Choon Beng 39 33 29 Ivan Allan 33 26 27'/2 Lee Seng Hup Garnet Bougoure 28 26 22 20 261/2 22 E. Van Breukelen 24 30>/ 2 22 Samsuri A. Rahman 23 22 20 George West 23 20 23 Ahmad Samad 23 18 19
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