New Nation, 5 August 1981

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    13 1 NewNation SINGAPORE Wednesday, August 5, 1981 3244 Price 30 Cents M.C.(P) No. 103/1/81
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    Lock icon Jamming Warsaw
    65 1 GcMnl view ef Mani>lk»wgk» »■< where tramsTwTS baiei are Meeked by militia far the secead day. The geverameat hM set ap a erWs team lavelvtag bath clvtUaa aad military mea ta tackle the wsraeaiag sitaatiea. Meaawalle, SalldarIty la msaanag itop> pages aad nwrrhii in three cities aad haa
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    Lock icon Crisis team set up
    203 1 It has sweeping powers to solve economic and defence problems Reuter Warsaw: The government yesterday set up a crisis centre involving both civilian and military men to tackle the worsening labour and food situations in the country. At the same time, Solidarity free trade union mounted
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    Devan to take Sheares' job?
    119 1 Talk is aping round in certain curies that Lahour leader Mr Devan Nalr baa been affered the job of President of Singapore. The Prime Minis ten' Office and Mr Nair's afflce declined comment. Bat twe aenrcea said that they knew that the NTUC president hnd
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      101 1 INSIDE r c This chart can help you save money Page s Tommy Koh fights for top UN job Page 15 In Sports Nation 1 Get rid o£ soccer rebels Page 17 IN THE OTHER PAGES: Stocks 5; Comics 14; Crossword 18; Stars 19; Moneywords 17. Courtesy is t"The courtesy
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      81 1 Golf Shoes. In Step With Your Swing. Sols Agents: STANLEY AND COMPANY, Peninsula Shopping Complex. Basement 1 2-3, Coleman Street. Singapore 0017 Tet: *****13 and *****10 Comfortable, light and tough TEACHERS ROYAL HIGHLAND 12 years old well worth waiting for v*: feS k, n Kv« liEft kovxl l' HLA> -A
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    Still sleepy after all these years
    431 2  -  Changi Village shops hit by poor business By Agatha Koh For some Changi Village shopkeepers, it is as though Changi Airport has not materialised. For others, things might have been better if it had not. More than one month after the long-awaited opening of
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    Lock icon 'Japan to grow in '82'
    159 2 AP Paris: Japan's economic growth will be moderate for the rest of 1981, but will start to accelerate in '82 if the yen remains strong, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development says. In its annual survey of the Japanese economy, OECD says an expected
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      Expats' new school
      64 2 A new school will be opened next month to meet the education needs of expatriate children in Singapore. For the first year, ft will be opened to children from six to 13 to do grades one to nine. It will use the premises of the old Bukit
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      Staffs fun run
      27 2 Sentosa's 5000-metre jogging track will be Gicked with runners all of them employee* of ational Semi-Conductor Pte Ltd, an American electronics firm this Sunday.
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      STC's computers
      36 2 About 270 computerised betting machines will be installed at the Bukit Timah Racecourse by the Singapore Turf Club by September, next year. An STC official said they are now evaluating quotations of four companies.
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      Lock icon Mitterrand's visit
      47 2 UPI Paris: French President Francois Mitterrand will visit Saudi Arabia at the end of September, Elysee presidential palace officials said yesterday. Mr Mitterrand indicated his desire to have close relations with the Arab nations and above all Saudi Arabia, shortly after his May 10 election.
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      Lock icon Documents found
      44 2 Reuter Rmm: Italian police said yesterday they had found documents showing that Red Brigade guerillas intended to attack Dig business targets this autumn. The documents were discovered yesterday when the body of guerilla kidnap victim Mr Roberto Peci was also found. Reuter
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      Lock icon 'Support Bahonar'
      34 2 Reuter LMdoa: New Iranian President Mohammed All Rajai asked the Majlis (Parliament) yesterday to give a vote of confidence to his Prime Minister, Education Minister Mohammad Javad Bahonar, Radio Tehran reported. Reuter
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      Lock icon Gambian appeal
      30 2 Reuter Dakar: Gambian President Dawda Jawara has appealed for international medical aid following a coup attempt last week in which more than 300 people were reported killed. Reuter
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    Lock icon 6000 in N-protest
    45 2 AP T*ky»: On the eve of the 36th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, some 6000 anti-nuclear demonstrators from 33 countries marched through the streets of Tokyo last night calling for an end to the global nuclear arms race.
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      248 3 Only a Citizen Quartz ANA- DIGI gives you 27 features. I r V t TZ w TH» llf t wew \I s t "ty i sj/ •Vflw ttf t 41-8056 41-8111 41-8196 sir m ■v> •t The complete time manager by Citizen gives you more features than any other watch
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    Do not be alarmed
    81 4 Den't be Alarmed If yea see this dp at the new Slagapere Geaeral Hospital, eatsMe the nnclear medicine and the radiotherapy departmcats. Aa official tram the Radlatlea Pretectlea laspec terate af the Department ef Scientific Services said: "The radlatlea level to a site negligible. It to
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    Open house
    76 4 The public can get an insight into the world of rehabilitation medicine when the Tan Tock Seng Hospital opens its doors to the public next month. On Sept 5, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., you can visit the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Mandalay Road, the centre
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    Lock icon Anti-Iran demos spreading
    202 4 Reuter AP AFP LMMImi: Anti-Iran demonstrations spread from West Germany to Britain and Canada yesterday. Iranian students began a hunger strike in central London to protest against the imprisonment, torture and execution of left-wing opponents of the government in Tehran. About 70 students, including 20 girls, camped
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    Lock icon Girls spark off fury
    117 4 AP Madras: Infuriated by the teasing of some girls of their community, 400 upper caste Hindus set aflame 150 homes of "untouchables" or outcasts yesterday in the sou therm oet Indian state of Tamil Nadu, police officials here reported. All the houses were destroyed before fire
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    Chinese, English biology exams to be alike
    163 5 The examination format for the O level Chinese medium Biology papers will be similar to that of the English medium from 1963. The change, announced by the Ministry of Education today, will bring about comparability between the Chinese and English medium papers. It
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    Lock icon Brez sends congrats
    68 5 AFP Msseew: Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev sent a congratulatory note to Iran's new President Mohammed All Rajai yesterday. In his note, which observers called tentative, Mr Brezhnev said he hoped relations between the Soviet Union and Iran would develop on the basis of the principles of "equality,
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    Censored tapes
    36 5 In yesterday's advertisement feature in the Shopping Page, it was stated that Video Entertainment, a video library, has 150 new uncensored tapes on its shelves. The tapes are CENSORED. We apologise for the error.
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    Firm finds novel use of video tapes
    192 5 Helps its engineers work for degrees A multinational electronics company has come up with a novel way to use video tapes. The company, Hewlett Packard, is using video tapes based on American university courses to help its engineers earn degrees. Under an arrangement
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    US and others for SMA fair?
    114 5 The Stampm later—i—i ftfr if Man years Is attraetlag interest tr*a the Uafttod States, Earepe aad AsatraUa. These e—tries are already asldag fsr details sf the SIP (rem aext year ta IW4. la faet, CaUfsrala aad AsstraUa's Vleterlas Chamber sI Manufacturer* appear to he
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    Lock icon Child rescued
    63 5 UPI Sydaey: Rescuers tunneling with their bare hands yesterday pulled to safety a two-year-old boy trapped in a deep well for seven hours, saving him from a close brush with a watery death. The child, William Farr, fell feet first into the shaft yesterday when he wandered too
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    Stock market
    199 5 Tone of the market during the first 30 minutes of trading this morning: EMfar. BUSINESS DONE run fltinti— B Raya (5) 7.10 (1) 7.15 (1) 7730 (1) 7.05 F A N (1) 6.20 (1) 6.25 (1) 6.15 (1) 6.10 F Merlin (1) 2.25 (1) 2.24 (8)2.22 GI Hldgs
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    Lock icon Gold up
    27 5 UPI HsagKsag: Gold opened at US$3O3 an ounce today on the Chin*st Gold and Silver Exchange. The closing nice yesterday was U*****.19 aa ounce. UPI
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      62 6 Do you know who broke the news o£ Reagan's shooting? OR the OR the OR the OR the OR the Bangkok hl|ack rescue drama soccer bribery scandal? election of death ol President Sheares? scrapping o« parking meters PJ1 g f?# 4 v? fc. T I VMS Mfc 0 v .-4
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    Sentosa scraps plans for casino
    176 7  -  By Gan Soh Eng The proposed casino at Sentosa has been scrapped. Sources said the casino would have been incongruous with Sentosa's image as an idyllic and tranquil island (or Singaporeans and tourists. Although Sentosa DevelXnent Corporation, ch manages Sentosa, has been in the red
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    Lock icon A $2170 umbrella! But it's bullet-proof
    96 7 Using ma umbrella as a shield against ballets to Tim Znlfe of New Orleaas (left), wbe to demeastrating his eempaay's aew product, a USSI«M (*****) ambrelia. It to expensive as far as ambrellas go, bat it to ballet-proof. He ex- plains his basis ens
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    Lock icon China's youth go mod
    198 7 UPI BHjtag: The young people wear bellbottomed pants and adopt "bizarre" hairstyles, infuriating their elders. It sounds like America in the '60s but it's China in the '80s. Millions of young Chinese are discarding their Mao suits for the fashionable clothes of the west and two
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    Lock icon Dry spell in Soviet Union
    53 7 AP Washlastaa: A hot, ary spell that has threatened much of the Soviet Union's springplanted grain area is still hanging on, the US government's Joint agricultural weather facility said yesterday. Excessively wet weather in the western Ukraine had caused subtantial problems for harvesting winter grain,
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      81 7 vV." V The Painter Who Preserves Malaysia's Past Raised along the Fenang waterfront he sees giving way to redevelopment, 38-year-old painter Tan Peng Hooi yearns to capture in his paintings the colour and beauty of the village life of Malaysian farmers and fishermen. Read the aspirations of this promising artist,
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      118 7 TOSHIBA "Jl 9 t f fc iLii i. A DomDeot RT-5703 ftW output p»»<*r with spectol drcutn rnor (hau ticotty citow wider tpartol tound effect* 4-bondtodk) LED indlcoren DomDeot RT-5603 15V output pomwt* with »\«o 2-way speaker* 4-bondiodto Sofr-rouchconnohand soft eject rnedionhm #MuHc Out* JunpwigSelecror •MmliQptcofnpainMiy (ID indicaton FuR omomattc
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      7 7 Mora n#wt on Pagot 11 and 15
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    And they are off, again
    396 8 As Siapa Rajah in awaits word on his future, it seems an opportune time to gather some expert views on his problem. But, first, a few words from the champion stayer himself. Siapa Rajah: "I did exactly what trainer Ivan Allan told me. He said:
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    THEIR VIEWS
    131 8 6 It is sad that the Indian artistes here do not have enough support among the local people. The local audiences are fond of comparing local productions with the works of talented foreign artistes and always criticising them. We must not forget that most of the local artistes
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    All at sea
    60 8 r WHISPERS £€> By ISPY s y Christopher Columbus was an economist, revealed London's Financial Times. While academic proof is lacking, the paper said, the facts are self-evident. When Columbus set off, he did not know where he was going. When he arrived, he did not know
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    When only half a litre will do
    643 8 It's enough to brush your teeth Do you know how much water goes down the drain in a day? If you are the type who lets the tap run while brushing your teeth, you are wasting nine litres of water every minute. And
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    Lock icon Training Olympic athletes
    524 9 AP New Yerk: What to It tkat separates Olympic athletes frem ether werld-class eempetltersf A grasp ef seieattsts whe have been prebtng the psyehes aad mascles ef America's hest wrestlers fsr the past three years have feaad that there Is a difference betwees these whs make the
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    Lock icon Breakthrough in airline travel
    560 9  -  Art Buchwald Los Angeles Times Las Angeles: I am constantly amazed at how the airlines solve their problems. Everyone is aware that one of the big stumbling blocks to future air transportation is airport facilities. No airport in the country is prepared to handle the new
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    Lock icon Television President
    838 10 Many questions raised as government by TV trend continues to grow NYT Washington: Ronald Reagan is the master of TV. No politician in the brief history of the medium knows now to use it better, as campaigner first and now as president, or has done so with more
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    Lock icon East weds West at the banquet table in Hong Kong
    468 10 UPI Hong Keng: Despite Rudyard Kipling, East did meet West recently at a banquet table here in a marriage of French wine and Chinese food. The new twist to chopstick diplomacy was conceived by two European gastronomes who hoped it
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    US firm probes cracks in complex
    259 11 American Club closes facility one year after its opening The American Club has engaged an architectural firm from the United States to investigate the hairline cracks at its sports complex and carpark at Claymore Hill. The Alfred Yee architectural firm will test the materials
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    Lock icon TODAY
    46 11 UPI TODAY i» Wednesday. Aug 5. the 217 th day of 1981 with 148 to follow. Those born on this date are under the sign of Leo. THOUGHT FOB THE DAT: Spanish novelist Miguel de Cervantes said: "Great persons arc able to do great kindnesses.
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    Lock icon Melvyn Douglas dies
    137 11 Reuter New Y«rk: Veteran actor Melvyn Douglas, twice an Academy Award winner, died of pneumonia and heart difficulties in hospital here yesterday at the age of 80. Mr Douglas began a 50year film and stage career by playing suave, romantic parts and later won the film industry's
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    Lock icon New York Exchange
    165 11 UPI Stock prices rallied in the final hour of trading but still finished mixed for the day. Wall Street analysts said the market was depressed throughout most of the day on concerns that currently high interest rates will not decline substantially for some time. Yesterday's prices followed
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    Lock icon Dow Jones
    32 11 AP Closing averages on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday: 30 industrials 945.97 (down 0.28)* 20 transport 403.76 (up 0.73); 15 utilities 109.36 (down 0.26); 65 stocks 369.35 (up 0.02).
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      148 11 c.. i"/ M m m r' „> A o>- fr •-< f. ••«4»4J w from Paris Delsey, the French company who makes Europe's best-selling quality luggage. now introduces a revolutionary briefcase of the 80s with space-age looks and unbeatable features. Superb toughness with the three-layered ABS material. Easier opening with
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      After the courtesy month
      2416 12/13  -  Here are some tips on how to be more respectful to others At the tarn of the century, correct behaviour wu probably dictated by a strict cede of condnct and etiquette which prescribed behaviour for all sorts of social situations, such as greeting your mother-in-law. However,
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      95 12/13 Mouth ulcers. Gum pains. Teething pains. Denture pains. Toothaches. Anbesol's* local anaesthetic formula kills pain and helps healing. If you suffer from mouth ulcers or denture irritation, see your nearest pharmacy or drugstore and ask for Anbesol* Anbesol* contains a local anaesthetic and it is available without prescription. It also
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      435 14 V t by Art Sansom THE BORN LOSER mm Eft Zf. TWERES MO WW OF FOOLIM" "WAT IDOTVI FtMRVI *1 WHAT'S MTW ICOO6RXOS .so i Pin- rr umocr MV P»UX»«J...A)JQ < OJMAT? Si 5% mm m >> a w by George Fett NORBERT 1 si i 5S IS s k
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    Lock icon Battle of the Ks
    317 15 Tommy Koh and three others fighting for top job at UN Reuter United Nations: With the 36th UN Generkl Assembly only a few weeks away, (our Asian diplomats are battling for the honour of presiding over the three-month proceedings. By coincidence, each of them begins the
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    Plans for American varsity
    150 15 A university for Americans may be set up in Singapore. Plans to get this idea off the ground were discussed at a board meeting of the Singapore American Association in June. As a first step, the association is looking for "interested and talented" people to ladnch
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    Senator's visit to Laos
    65 15 Washington: California Republican, Senator S.I. Hayakawa, chairman of the Senate East Asian and Pacific Affairs Subcommittee, leaves today on a sixnation tour of South-east Asia which includes a stop In communist-ruled Laos. A statement by his Capital Hill office said ttet fix Hayakawa's Aog 9-10 visit
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    Lock icon Patco fined $7.4 mil a day
    102 15 Reuter Waahlagtea: striking US air eeatrailers were died ap to US$3.4 mllllea (fM mil ltoa) a day Mi received reaewed dismissal waralacs frsnn the White Hease yesterday hat ißiased to haea dewa. White Hease spekeemaa David Gergea said Prestdeat Beagaa weald earvy eat the
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    Lock icon The Odd Corner
    70 15 UPI Helen (MhUuu): A nursery owner has offered a UBsMt (about $lfM) reward leading to the arrest ef the thief who stole one of Ids favourite "pets" Prmmmu Pmdas RL TJ~i, a very special tree. Mr Claytoa Berg, president ef Valley Nnrsery, said la a aewspaper advertisement
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      95 15 OF DONT MISS THE BRIGHT 1 CONTEMPORARY SOUND THE NEW DIMENSION SINGERS AN INTERNATIONAL RENOWNED SINGING GROUP FROM THE U.S.A. NATIONAL THEATRE AUGUST 5-10, 1981 7.30 pm Also hear the inspirational messages of REV. McLEES ADMISSION FREE an international speaker with his own ATT \A7T7T POMT? weekly television show. He
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    44 16 DEATH I Conrad Chiew Tong Hong, aged 39 years passed away peacefully on 4th August 1981 at 6.30 pm. Prayers service from Wednesday Friday at 8 pm at Block 3 Marine Terrace, Singapore 1544. Funeral details will be announced in the Straits Times tomorrow.
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    Ipoh, KL syces skip Penang
    230 16 SPORT STARTS HERE... Ipoh: Members of the Ipoh branch of the Race Course General Employees Union yesterday decided not to go to the Penang meeting scheduled (or the next two weekends. Their Knala Lum- pnr counterparts have taken a similar decision. Union secretarygeneral Salleh Us
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    ...so it'll be seven races each day
    276 16  -  Penang TC to meet today on necessary action By K. L. CHAN Peuuig The races at Penang this weekend are definitely on despite the boycott by syces from Kuala Lumpur and Ipoh, but it will be fairly scaled down. < Course secretary Lim
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    At Kuala Lumpur on Saturday
    69 16 1 The Pinky, 2 Flake of Snow, 3 Joy n. 1 Knyber Pas, 2 Kentucky HI, 3 Preecious Gem m. 1 Hup Seng, 2 Hong's Winner, Spectacular Move. 1 Swallow n, 2 Jefferson D, 3 Veacovo. 1 Free Way, 2 Added Advantage, 3 Banyak Cantik.
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      228 16 NOTICES TTiTTTiT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, I SEOW YAN LEONG of No. 62-C, Blk 7 Queen's Crescent, Singapore 0314 have applied for a RETAIL BEER SHOP licence In respect of premises No. 287, Blk 23 Tamplnes Way, Singapore 1953, and that this application will be heard In Court No
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    Gold Cup crowd
    91 17 This picture by New Nattea camermaa Chut Peng Tee riwm part ti the Urge erewd at the BaJdt Tlmah race cearse SmpWa oearae bettlag centre en the final day W the Saltan Sdaager Odd Cap meeting ea M—day. Although Maaday was a werklag day. the meet, which
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    The rebels must go
    409 17  -  K3 Soccer By MAURICE NEO One of the coasolatlons of the modern age is that one need not have to live with ugliness, for there's always hope in plastic surgery. The cancerous growth caused by the bad blood between some national soccer players and manager-coach Jlta
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    McEnroe in semis
    410 17 IJfainis CkfDMp (Ffcaaee): American tends superstar John McEnroe and Johan Kreik of South Africa qualified (or the semifinals of the Csrre Dns Invitation tennis championship to be played on Friday. In their first round matches yetserday, McEnroe, winner of the Wimbledon title last month, beat Henri Leconte
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    No Sam again
    232 17 S&mad Allapitchay, the national skipper, was again absent from the training session at Farrer Park Athletic Centre this morning. Absent, too, were strikers Quah Kim Song, Mohammed Noh and midfielder Samsir Ranmat. Manager-coach Jita Singh, shaking his head, said: "I tried to get Samad on the phone
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      215 17 N.R.I.C. No:, 1. One* again FILL IN CI 81 CLUES BELOW Cut along here V CLUES FOR MS 3 1 You may who wins possibly watch this without caring 4. A dull, persistant pain 5. Part of tha faca Whan rudaly shoutsd at, a political spaakar can talcs hackling in
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    Lock icon Purba takes pride in his little 'lions'
    701 18  -  By SHIRLEY TAN The Indonesian gymnasts who won the Asean schools' girls' team championships yesterday will be off, on Friday, to Rumania (or a six weeks training stint. All six girls, aged between nine and 16, are in the national training squad preparing
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      231 18 n Crossword ACROSS 1 Cleveland 7 Inferior race horse 13 Grainy sandstone 14 Gullies 16 More than two 17 Diva's rendition 18 Diviner 19 Endured a Routine course of action 22 Landers or Rutherford 23 Weekday: abbr. 24 Gobi-like 25 Million: comb, form 27 Tears 28 Position 29 Catch a
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    A tearful exit...
    250 19 Chua Sze Muay, Singapore's main girls' hope in this week's Asean schools' gymnastics championships at the Singapore Badminton Hall, cried her way out midway through her floor exercise routine yesterday. Her right ankle, sprain- ed in the morning after she had slipped off the balance beam, hurt
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    Lock icon Kiwis eye Spain...
    914 19  -  By ROB HUGHES IHT Qnesttsn: Which nation who, at the last official count, had just 102 professional soccer players, now stand In the path of China, with a population of nearly one Dilfion, on the road to the 1982 World Cup finals? The real World Cup, that
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      78 19 Slat cn«3 e< Squash > players! Meet the Slazenger Challenge Graphite I 100 E 1 he Challenge Giaphite 100 has all the adv antaqes of the Challenge Championship w, iththe added be i etit of a complete CP APHIT t lamination ail round the frame giving much freater power, he
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      369 19 YOUR LUCKY STARS IF ITS YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you possess a quiet energy that combines with your firm determination to succeed and maker"you hard to beat, whether by the opposition or the compeflAJthough you seldom talk about your ambitions, you have set goals for yourself whicn, when achieved, could
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    1113sec of sparkle
    630 20  -  A Jehangir treat for local enthusiasts BB^Squash By TAY CHENG KHOON In just 1113 seconds last night, a new dimension was added to the Singapore squash scene. For, in those 18-odd minutes, world No 2 Jehangir Khan showed the overflowing gallery at Kallang Court 9 what top-level
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    80 20 Soccer Reuter fl—tlimptM English first division soccer club Southampton signed midfielder David Armstrong from Middlesbrough (or £750,000 (about $3 million) yesterday. Armstrong, 26, had been with Middlesbrough for 11 years and last season he completed a record-break-ing run of 366 consecutive first team games for
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    602 20 National squash champion Zalnal Abidln was in a pensive mood yesterday. But he still wanted to talk. Not because he'd Just beaten Rehmat Khan, formerly ranked 12th in the world and now coach to Jehangir Khan, the world's No 2 player. But because the display
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    Gopal makes it
    326 20 Venketesan Gopal is Singapore's fourth player (or the International Squash Rackets Federation championship in Sweden next month. Gopal beat Chong Hon Toong 3-0 in a qualifying match recently to Join Zainal Abidin, Stewart Ballard and Woon Wal Phang (or the event. In the absence of these (our,
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    102 21 Athletics AFP Mmmw: Konstantin Volkov's stunning 5.84 metre pole vault mark at Irkutsk yesterday may not be accepted as a world record. His effort, which was three centimetres higher than the existing world recordset by fellow Soviet vaulter, Vladimir Poliakov on June 27, took place during a
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    257 21 IP* Reuter West Virginia: United States Open champion Pat Bradley heads a field of 96 players in the West Virginia women's golf classic starting here on Friday. First prize in the 54-hole tournament- will be U5518,750 out of a total pool of U*****,000. Other favourites include
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    Get set for great show
    596 21  -  Locals are back in shape Kd Bowling By BRIAN MILLER After wallowing in the dumps for the better part of 16 months, local bowlers appear to be back in shape and ready to run off with the top honours when the 17th Singapore international championships
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    128 21 E9 Boxing AFP Takya: World Boxing Council (WBC) bantamweight champion Lupe Pintor of Mexico will fight Japanese challenger "Hurricane" Tern in a title fight on Sept 22 in Nagoya. The title bout was originally set for Aug 25 but it had to be postponed because
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      778 22/23 Offers more than just scandals Cinema Drawing the crowds this Hart Raya Is a Malay dim which Singaporeans shoold find easy to relate to because It In set In familiar Kuala Lumpur and Its characters remind us ot we know. Guest reviewer ZARINAH MARICAN
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      421 22/23 Reuter UPI On July 29, Prince Charles of England married Lady Diana Spencer in a wedding to remember because of its pomp, pageantry and the sentiments it aroused. Bringing a tear to many a witness' eye, the ceremony had that fairytale atmosphere found in the best love
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      592 22/23 HEAVEN'S GATE. Wetton starring Kris krtstoffenwn, 1m belle Dmppert and Chrtetapher W&lken. Heaven's Gate is not a bad film but it lasted precisely two days in Singapore. The casual reader may say that it Is not at all surprising, considering how critics abroad tore it
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      267 22/23 BONjlMf-rfOUBIN! (Hi, dotft: A French comedy jfftth English subtitles. r the RELC Auditorium, Orange Grove Road, 9 p.m. Starring Noel Noel and Georges Descrieres, the story is about the daily routine of a doctor. Admission is free. TRIPLE BILL: Excerpts from The Dumb Walter, Lovers and Other Strangers and The
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