New Nation, 6 August 1981

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  • 20 1 New Nation "SINGAPORE Thursday, August 6, 1981 3245 Price 30 Cents M.C.(P) No. 103/1/81 r I NEW NATION COMMENT fe—j—assa^
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  • 382 1 Reagan sends 5 striking unionists to jail Reuter Waaklagtea: President Reagan, reversing his earlier decision to extend the deadline for 12,000 striking air traffic controllers to return to work, began firing the strikers yesterday. At the same time, five union members were arrested on charges of
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  • 145 1 The Urban Redevelopment Authority Will spend more than $120 million to build three new multi-storey car parks within the city area. A URA spokesman said this morning that the additional parking facilities would meet the growing demand of the rapidly developing city area. The
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  • 37 1 UPI Warsaw: A 27-year-old .Pole tried to hiiack a Polish airlines plane on a domestic flight yesterday but the crew thwarted the attempt and the man was arrested, the official news agency, Pap, said. UPI
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  • 107 1 A man was released on ball of 1500,000 In two sureties by a magistrate today. Tan Yew Beng, 38, was charged with two counts of presenting forged documents at the Registry of Companies on Jan 22, 1976. The prosecution argued against a plea for reduction
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    • 15 1 The video waitress France recalls envoy Page 6 Canoe Club for Pr kids Page 3
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    • 15 1 IN THE OTHER PAGES: Stocks 5; Stars 9; Comics 16; Money words 18; Crossword 20.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous

  • 103 2 Tkls directory —«t luve mow mm a Ms relief to Uwm girls at Ike new Slagapsre Ocmtil Hospital. Like mmy other vUtor to tke newly-speaed complex, they fsaad It great help la Hading weir way aksat tke •prawllag graaads. Besides llatlag tke
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  • 296 2 The Public Utilities Board, concerned over the rising consumption of water, will once again revive its save water campaign. Even while a revision of water rates is still being studied, the PUB is al ready making plans for its campaign, expected to be launched
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  • 189 2 Reuter New Ysrk: The American air controllers' strike, a potential disaster for ailing airlines, could mean a bonanza for the country's Hagging railways, catastrophe for gourmets, and even a possible increase in interest rates. The strike is costing the airlines a daily
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  • 191 2 Firms renting out video tapes are engaged in a price war in their bid to cash in on the increasing popularity of video films. Some of them are offering their tapes for as low as $3 .for one day's viewing. A few
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  • 55 2 UPI TODAY is Thursday, Aug 6. the 218 th day of 1961 with 147 to follow. Those born on this date are under the sign of Leo. THOUGHT FOB THE DAY: Harry Truman said in his first message to Congress: "The responsibility of the great states is to serve
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  • 249 3 First one for Pr 4 to 6 kids Primary school children with a passion, for water sports should be excited by a club that Changkat Changi Primary School and the Junior Sailing Club are jointly setting up. It will be Singapore's first canoe club for
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  • 141 3 UPI Lecee (Italy): A prosecutor charged a wealthy Italian builder yesterday with faking his own kidnapping to win sympathy and thus help him collect his debts. "My company is in crisis, but many towns and state firms haven't paid me for work that I've done.
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  • Briefs
    • 68 3 UPI Belfast: The outlawed Irish Republican Army launched a bomb blitz across northern Ireland yesterday in its biggest coordinated bombing operation in more than two years. In a calculated demonstration of force, IRA guerillas detonated 11 bombs within one hour at locations more than 160 km apart,
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    • 95 3 Reuter New Yerk: Du Pont company, the largest chemical company in America, said yesterday it won a three-way fight for control of the Conoco oil company in the costliest corporate takeover ever. It will pay an estimated US$7.5 billion ($l6 billion) for a 55 per cent stake
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    • 40 3 Reuter Vkwn: The US and the Soviet U.iion yesterday agreed to extend their current grain sales agreement for another year, binding Moscow to buy at least six million tonnes of American wheat and maize from October. Reuter
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    • 62 3 UPI Jenmlem: Prime Minister Menachem Begin's new hard-line coalition government won a narrow vote of confidence in Parliament yesterday after a marathon 14-hour debate. The 61-58 vote was the first test of strength for the Prime Minister in the 120-member house since he signed an agreement with three
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    • 68 3 UPI WMUagtea: President Reagan said yesterday the Soviet Union "very desperately" wants to negotiate a reduction in limited nuclear weapons based in Europe and be expects his first summit with President Leonid Brezhnev on this issue. Mr Reagan said in an interview published in the Washington Star there
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  • 146 3 The National University of Singapore has for the first time sought the help of residents' committees in its search for houses for undergraduates. Its student liaison office has distributed several hundred posters to all RCs in Clementi, requesting them to display the
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  • 122 4 UPI Munich: The audience at the Bavarian State Opera's performance of Richard Wagner's De Meiateraiager on Tuesday night was astounded when the chorus singing became Inaudible. The chorus members were moving their lips bat nothing could be heard. At most a whisper was
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  • 234 4 A documentary film to help sell made-in-Singapore goods, a research quarterly to help local industries in their projections and strategies, and consultancy services to help match businesses and the transfer of technology. These are some of the projects being planned by the Singapore
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  • 228 4 A Singapore trade mission is expected to visit South Korea later this year to discuss ways of promoting trade and trade cooperation between the two countries. The visit is a follow-up to a discussion between Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew and South Korean President
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  • 184 4 Reuter AP Nnnw: Polish government leadera have iqpt to discuss ways to counter the "aggravating situation" in the country, including black marketeering ana new labour protests, the Soviet news agency Tass reported yesterday. A session of the government presidium, chaired by Premier Wotiech Jaruzelski, established
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    • 35 4 Ca11=*****62 0 BUSINESS TRENDS l»M M I —m v rrrr £a%>: SH¥ *> <► > <• C A > at our ShentonWay Restaurant is spending an evening in Italy! /M' I or Kcsi'i v. i: i < ins: Irl: 2'/\IVA 1:
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  • 255 5 Workers can attend lectures and get a degree A multinational company has come up with a unique education scheme to give its technicians and engineers the chance to earn their first university degrees. National Semiconductor is now planning to get an accredited American university to
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  • 103 5 The European Economic Community was today urged to open its doors wider to Asean exports. Asean secretary general Narciso Reyes, who made the call, said it was becoming increasingly obvious that in the field of trade, "building bridges" In the form of additional
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  • 206 5 Tone ot the market during the first 30 minutes of trading this morning: Slightly easier. BUSINESS DONE First SectlM B Raya (1) 6.90 DBS (4) 8.10 (9) 8.15 FE Levingston (1) 5.00 F A N (1) 6.00 F Merlin (1) 2.20 (1) 2.22 Ganda (1) 2.66 Gentings (6)
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  • 25 5 UPI Hsag Kmc: Gold opened at U*****.10 per ounce today on the Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange. Yesterday's closing price was U5|392.70. —IJPI
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  • 31 5 AP NietcU: Battles raged full swing between Iranian and Iraqi forces in Iran's western Dam province in the past 24 hours, the official Iranian news agency, Pars, reported yesterday.
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  • 275 6 French citizens told to leave Iran Reuter Paris: France yesterday said it was recalling its ambassador from Iran and asking French citizens to leave the country because demonstrations outside its embassy in Tehran could put them in danger. A communique from the office of President Francois
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  • 18 6 A cashier tells the customer how much his hill Is
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  • 164 6 A 21-day extraordinary adventure awaits those who are prepared to rough it out in the wilderness of the Himalayas. Eight days of trekking, five days of rafting, Jungle safari and sightseeing in the valleys of Katmandu and Pokhara these are the special features
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  • 46 6 Reuter Weehiagtw: President Reagan yesterday nominated Mr John Dean, a senior foreign service officer, as the new US ambsssador to Thailand. Mr Dean formerly served as ambassador to Kampuchea before the takeover by the Khmer Rouge, to Denmark and to Lebanon. Renter
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    • 178 6 _l MINGGU PERANAKAN AT GOODWOOD PARK HOTEL AUGUST 2-9 1 T f 4 >4 r v *Jfe v^jßp'l m £t kr*d (CWMrtnundtr *****^) OinMr. From 7 pm (Children under 12SIB**) Exhibition: 11 am —9 pm We're celebrating the heritage of the Peranakans. With a resplendent exhibition of nonya artifacts antique
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  • 316 7 Reuter AP Washington: Egyptian President Anwar Sadat urged President Reagan yesterday to recognise the Palestine Liberation Organisation as part of a major effort to bring about a comprehensive Middle-East peace settlement. Mr Sadat told reporters he had asked Mr Reagan to drop the US
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  • 77 7 Reuter United Nattens: Libya has complained to the United Nations Security Council that it was the object of US aggression, including a reported plan to overthrow its leader, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. In a letter published yesterday, a Libyan official referred to what he termed a plan prepared by
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  • 210 7 Three department stores wanted anti-shop-lifting devices. They checked the telephone directory and called Shoplifting of Singapore Pte Ltd. Well, they were in for a big suprise. It turned out that Shoplifting of Singapore Pte Ltd is in fact Shopfittings of Singapore Pte Ltd. These were
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  • 127 7 UPI Trenton (New Jersey): A teenager's plans to sell dirt from the royal wedding ef Prince Charles and Lady Diana have been muddled becaase ef the cost ef shipping the dirt from Britain. Kenneth Miller, 18, placed advertisements in the TnmUm Time* and TrtmUmimm this week for
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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    • 330 7 'iliM *Mkm ftvKi V «K *#•1 itfli •V n 'VI ■K.*.'. V"- .V .w j& V•,-». *L K 7TP TO*- "Urol* 2Kft r ll« pSRf I* F< e Recall the serenity of a calm l.ike on a May Rvnninn when thr sound of new things is as powerful as the
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  • 310 8 A change of name and location has not changed one basic (act of campus life at the National University of Singapore, formerly the University of Singapore. Student apathy persists. It will not suddenly disappear because the government has decided to take part in open forums with
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  • 142 8 6 We hate to see a legend fall, particularly to the rigours of science, but the decision is in and it seems irrefutable: catfish are no good at predicting earth3uakes. The innocent water creature was one in by a computer. This conclusion was not come easily. There were
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  • 76 8 [whispers es> Here is an excerpt from the latest newsletter of the Malayan Nature Society, announcing a new meeting place (or members at the Queenstown brancn library: "You may not smoke in the lecture room or library sorry, but we have to adhere to this rule and we
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  • 1553 8 Robbery by pressing a few buttons Computer fraud is the fastest growing industrial crime in the West West Features Perth: The successful contemporary criminal is no night-stalking burglar brandishing a sawn-off shotgun and wearing a mask. It is unlikely that he would have the courage to menace a hank-teller for
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous

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    • 73 9 pRET-A- pORTER dERMER CRi Sia|tportfi Top Miimftciiuw Mvery Friday Night July lOth September 4th, 1981 HOLIDAY INN SINGAPORE POOLSIDE 6TH FLOOR At 8$ 1950 per person (Inclusive of one glass Sichel wine) Barbeque/Buffet at 7.30 pm Show starts at 9.00 pm August 7 OO Ft* Ltd August 14 Trend Shop
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    • 424 9 YOUR LUCKY IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY Born today, you are one of those unique individuals who will place his special mark of expertise on whatever he does. Gifted with a sense of the dramatic and an exceptional sense of timing, you could take your part of the world by storm
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 213 10 f "Ifou wont catch me coughing and spluttering. I stay in tune with Repco Home Tune." Badly-tuned cars will soon be a thing of the past thanks to Repco Home Tune. Because Repco Home Tune is a completely different kind of tuning service that's brand new Singapore. It's mobile. So
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  • 181 11 Reuter liverpMl: Environment Minister Michael Heseltine yesterday unveiled a package of measures to create work in Liverpool and help ease tension after serious rioting by youths in the city's run-down inner area last month. The first Liverpool outbreaks were followed by similar violence in
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  • 16 11 The National Transport Workers' Union needs a logo and is organising a Entries
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  • Article, Illustration
    47 11 The bonnet of this taxi was mangled in a collision with another car at the Junction of Upper Aljunied and Upper Serangoon roads at about 3.30 p.m. yesterday. Police today said there were no fatal or serious accidents yesterday. But there were 22 minor ones.
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  • 154 11 UPI Stock prices moved steadily ahead yesterday, following through on the upturn they began late in Tuesday's session. Advances outnumbered declines by a 9-5 margin. Volume reached a seven-week high of 54.29 million shares, against 39.46 million in the previous session. Yesterday's prices followed by the difference
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  • 34 11 AP The final averages on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday: 30 industrials 953.58 (up 7.61): 20 transport 406.96 (up 3.19); 15 utilities 109.59 (up 0.23); 65 stocks 371.96 (up 2.61). AP
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
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  • 860 12/13  -  Or how Japanese teenagers turn a street into a disco Story and pictures by Rav Dhaliwal Move over Saturday Night 'Fever. In Tokyo, it is Sunday Afternoon Fever. And you do not have to pay through your nose at a disco. De blinded by strobe lights and
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  • Page 12/13 Advertisements
    • 131 12/13 See the best floorshow in town. Catch a glimpse of the most eyecatching beauties at Armstrong Building Supplies Flagstone American Favourite. San Marco attractive Armstrong Corlon vinyl floors from America for living rooms, bedrooms, kitchens Tough beauties to last you years. And it oniy takes an afternoon to lay an
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  • trend 1 EDITED BY MARGARET CHAN
    • 395 14 Bathe amid mountain scenery Decor k d Fancy dining in a wooded bamboo grove or bathing in a place surrounded by misty Chinese mountains? All you have to do is get an artist to paint a picture of your choice on ceramic tiles and then
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    • 254 14  -  By P. Pillay Come November, 24* special gaests will eajsy s 13-coarse Chinese diaaer at the Shaagrl-La Hotel la the Maaehs-Haa tradition that will eost a regal UNI a table. Ns ex pease Is beiag spared te secure the finest qssllty Ingredients. Some of
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    • 46 14 Chefs at the ShangriLa Hotel arranging same of the exquisitely carved and handed- painted aalmals made from dough which will sit atop aa embroidered table for the MsachiHaa dinner. The ingredients for this regal dinner will be specially fhoa la ,r nH sK ~&z:
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 81 14 Protects teeth in cavity-prone areas off the mouth where brushing I often misses. 1 Your toothbrush j even with a fluoride toothpaste may /a miss up to Va of the //g cavity-prone areas of lf/j§ the mouth... llMi in back teeth and in Jm 0 between teeth. IM Because Kolynos
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    • 714 15  -  By Deborah Chia You may brush your teeth diligently every day, but if you don't care to clean your gums at the same time, you will probably lose your teeth in time to come. This warning came from Swedish dental hygienist, Miss Ewa OLsen
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    • 699 15  -  Better Buy i By Lee Geok Boi Jelly should shiver, that was what we agreed on from the start. We were testing gelatine jelly as opposed to agar-agar. This jelly should be softer than agar-agar and cannot be unmoulded neatly. The most important ingredient in
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    • 69 15 Handrawn artists'tiles These Italian ceramic tiles personally handrawn by local artists, are Ideal for uyi/V bathrooms, kitchens, tM*' pools or simply /3 as murals. £J —a" i i (■nponwrn, axponevs ana mockm of wrimtc dni ana nwnwi) Unit 340.3rd Floor Ptaza Singapura 68, Orchard Road. Singapore 0923 Tel: *****34 (5
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 422 16 m > i M m i M m l! Cl; r [ormc NORBERT by George Fett IW KB I S 52 r, rv I 4 cua £19 II i CT\ m I n vv a w Si ANDY CAPP VPP m *r i W3 i'i I /Jfl Flash Gordon 1
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  • SPORT STARTS HERE
    • 402 17 HE AFP Atlanta: Tom Watson will attempt to put the record books straight when the the American PGA championship starts here today. The PGA is one of the four grand slam titles and 31-year-old Watson has yet to win it, a runner-up spot after losing
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    • 266 17 |^j^fennis AP AFP ladln»(»Ufl: Top-seeded Andrea Jaeger, trailing 2-3 in the first set, won 10 straight games to beat Renee Richards 6-3, 6-0 moments before a rainstorm halted yesterday's play at the US Open clay court tennis championships at the Indianapolis Sports Centre. The
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 539 17 C. A.T.I. I*4 4421 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS hbbhhhk KAM KEE YONG SCHOOL OF i up to LRSM tor the toNowfcig*: 1) VIOLIN (Individual Group) 2) VIOLA (Individual) S) CELLO (Individual Group) 4) PIANO (Individual) 3) MUSIC THEORY (individual ft Group) Art classes are also held for children from age of 6
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    • 337 17 NOTICES NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, I LOIE YONO HONO of No. 3104J Blk 94 Oeylang Bahru, Singapore 1233, have applied for a Retail Beer Shop licence In respect of premises No. 29, Blk 9 Selegle House Singapore 0718, and that this application will be heard In Court No.
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    • 334 17 NOTICES NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, I Madam Loh Leong Khor of No. 517 Block 77, Indus Rd., Singapore, have applied for a Retail Beer Shop licence in respect of premises No, 517 Block 77 Indus Rd. Singapore, and that this application will be heard in Court No. 5,
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  • 741 18 K.L. CHAN'S TOP 10 FOR PENANG MEETING Peoang: Tcim Ranger IV tops my list of horses to follow at the Penang meeting which stars on Saturday. The three-year-old Irish gelding by Tumble Wind undoubtedly one who should go far In the rankings. In his only start
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  • 65 18 1 Guest of Honour, 2 Paris n, 3 Berjasa 1 Credentials, 2 Bellus Domina, 3 Timber Producer m 1 Tommy Jack, 2 French Connection, 3 Snow Mist m 1 Cherry Blossom, 2 Ravaduos, 3 Stylish Prince. 1 Siapa Raja HI, 2 Taman Singapura, 3 Paititi Gold
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  • 186 18  -  K.L. CHAN Peaaag: Llm Peng Hut, the PeiMf Turf Club course secretary, said yesterday that the syees la Kuala Lumpur aad ipoh were baralag up the wrung tree. Mr Um puts ted eat that the syceu are employed by the trainers who pay
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  • 237 18 CV On the" track Penang: Australian women Jockey Paula Wagg, who had a successful stint here a month ago, will be back in action this weekend, reports K. L. CHAN. Wagg, 25, who brought a total of 14 winners during her stint here for Penang trainer
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
    • 236 18 I rsioiooo^T^ jacKpots="" Cut out and pin with other coupons. Posting instructions appear below. Name: Sex: Occupation: Address: N R.I.C. No:. FILL IN MISSING LETTERS ACROSS USING CLUES BELOW Cut along here CLUES FOR MS 4 1. Soil substance from which earthenware ia made 2. An informal conversation 3. Fiery
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  • 272 19 AFP Bangkok: The US$2O,OOO (about 5544,000) All-Star International Open tenpin bowling championships will be held at Bangkok's 52-lane Star Bowl from Aug IS to 23 and a record 200 contenders from six countries vying for honours. Tournament director Narong Pongwachirint told a press conference yesterday
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  • 663 19  -  Cd Bowling By BRIAN MILLER It may seem a mouthful but I would suggest you remember the name Luyong Kunaksorn. Yes, you may have guessed it. She's from Thailand and she's as pretty as they come. But then again, if you have been following the bowling
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
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    • 46 19 I A V kr The latest range of Brunswick bowling gear at a very special price to participants of this Championship. All Brunswick bowling balls carry a limited lifetime warranty. See us at: PLAYMORE PTE LTD Jackie's Bowl, Orchard Tel: *****21 Kim Seng Bowl Tel: *****71
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  • 511 20  -  Young panther fails to claw enough points in floor exercises Gymnastics By SHIRLEY TAN Beatriz Lucero, the little darling of the Philippines' team now taking part in the Asean schools' gymnastics championships at the Singapore Badminton Hall, was upset yesterday. She was awarded the second-lowest points for the
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  • 443 20 The Philippines hope to make champions out of their 10-strong gymnastics team, now competing in the first Asean schools' championships at the Singapore Badminton Hall, within four years. But they face a problem ova: facilities. Team manager Daniel Lopez told me yesterday: "The improvement and spread
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  • 160 20 The Philippines plan to invite a team of Japanese judges to officiate at the South East Asia Games in Manila in December. Said Rolando Albuera, trainer of the Filipino team competing in the first Asean schools' gymnastics championships in Singapore this week: "We haven't decided whether
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 278 20 Crossword > ACROSS 1 Observe 4 Hindu word of respect 9 biz 13 Taj Mahal site 15 Sports site 16 Bring under control 17 Happy-go-lucky guy 20 Attacked 21 Brewing ingredient 22 Competition 23 Echo 25 Ready to sail 28 Nostrum 29 Collection 32 Breakfast item 33 Change 34 Be
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  • 200 21 Soccer AP Madrid: More than US$l2. mil has already been spent on refurbishing the soccer stadiums where next year's World Cup matches will be played in Spain. The El Pais newspaper said the money has been handed over by the state construction credits bank for the
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  • 353 21  -  ...by the FAS chairman By MAURICE NEO The Football Association of Singapore yesterday brushed aside the absenteeism issue with two little words "teething problems". Said FAS chairman N. Ganesan: "There's no cause (or panic. The players who haven't turned up for training may have personal problems
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  • 382 21  -  |^y^nnis By' TAY CHENG KHOON The Singapore Lawn Tennis Association have excused national champion Mahader Hassan from attending South Korean coach Chang Byung Sik's national team training sessions. Said the SLTA's chief selector, Lui Pao Chuen: "We would have preferred Mahader to attend the sessions.
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  • 324 21  -  rjn Badminton By MAURICE NEO Three promising young badminton players did their coach, Anthony Chan, proud yesterday by winning invitations to Join the Singapore Thomas Cup squad. The three Patrick Tan, Lam Charn Wye, and Lau Wing Cheok, all 17-year-olds belong to the
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  • 368 21 Morning Glow n withstood a fierce onslaught by Singapore Island Country Club to capture the C-grade title in the inter-club tennis tournament yesterday. SICC started the day badly when they could marshal] only four players for the three-doubles tie. However, putting this setback aside, they
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  • Page 21 Advertisements
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  • What's On 1 two pages to tell yon what's happening on TV and In town
    • 425 22  -  Review The Great Airport Cluuuel 8,9.29 p.m. Thursday By Khng Eu Meng Thank goodness for The Great Airport, a Japanese police TV drama series which has been dubbed in Mandarin. For a while, the highly praised efficiency and skills of the Japanese seemed to make
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    • 445 22  -  Hong Kong Hotline by Alan Yu Singaporeans are warmer and more open than Hong Kong people. This is the opinion of Hong Kong star Adam Chen Slew Chao. The actor decided this after a gig in Singapore earlier this year. The warm reception
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