New Nation, 27 August 1981

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  • 15 1 NewNation SINGAPORE Thursday, August 27, 1981 3262 Price 30 Cents M.C.(P) No. 103/1/81 \ai Bon
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  • 150 1 AP Waahlagtea: A mhsilfi appareatly Issatfcei frem Nerth Knw ud aimed at a US air tera spy piaae, mlTl the target by several kUemetree, the Peatagea tali yeater4ay. "lie crew ef a US air feree BR-71 flyiag la Seath Kereaa aad lateraatleaal air space reperted
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  • 30 1 Atlaata (Georgia): Four months after opening its first bottling plant in China, the Coca-Cola Co. yesterday announced that a second bottling plant is planned in that country.
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  • 345 1  -  Travel agents to charge for service By Judith Hale The next time you want to phone your travel agent for some help, think twice. You will have to pay (or most of the services he now provides freely. From next month, the more than 200 members
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  • 79 1 AP Leeds*: A major row erupted yesterday over a decision by the British Council of Churches to grant £500 ($1975) to the Liverpool Defence Committee, an organisation formed by Liverpool's black community after the riots in the north-west port city's Toxieth district early last month. News of
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 247 1 ChoosirtQ is choosing k V i MIKIMOTO i i i ii Kin i'! \i'i> Vr C.T. HOOPteLtd 27, Tanylin Road. Singapore 1024. Tel: *****43, *****53 )|M m rv Missile misses A mpnr»Mn Not Battle of the clock hots up as Ovett overtakes Coe Last Wednesday Sebastian Coe broke fellow Briton
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    • 23 1 VITB to help you choose Page 3 First of a round of oil cuts? Page 8 A first for bike dealer Page 4
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 24 1 Forecast Singapore's weather outlook from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. today: Thundery showers in several areas. Sunset today: 6.40 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow: 6.31 a.m.
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  • 331 2 There are rags-to-riches stories and there are rags-to-respect-and-responsi-bility stories. The first are, to use a Singaporean colloquialism, "five cents two," that is to say, they are not at all rare. Modern Singapore's history is replete with tales of penniless immigrants turned millionaires. Quite a number of older
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  • 103 2 4 According to historical records, astronomy started in the Middle East. Unfortunately, the knowledge was not imparted widely enough to the Muslims of the world and it developed instead among nonMuslims in western countries. The step taken by the Kedah State Muslim Religious Department to revive the study
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  • 47 2 fg> s B t Y j After 12 yean of marriage, a woman became pregnant and was told that she would be having twins. Congratulated by friends, she said wryly: "You know I'm the lazy type. Having twins is what I call a labour-saving device."
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  • 412 2 Paradise going, going Popular bar for seamen to make way for hotel Many seamen will be stranded high and dry when the Seamen's Paradise bar closes down. Located in Anson Road, this "water hole" is a rendezvous for seamen from all corners of the world. Norwegians, Dutch, Koreans, Americans and
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  • 152 2 AP Manila: Tw« ROss Yeang Interaatlenal IwmUm yesterday withdrew a criminal charge ef exeoattve, saying the laddeat was a remit ef *a ml—drritaadlag." Aeeeanaaled by tkdr lawyer. Miss dvMtoa BM ef Plalaad aad Miss Ohm* Lee Meaat< fsrd ef Ansvalla, bsth 18, tffaed la epea eeart
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 46 2 111! 1 S 7 X t > \i U x Iv.'M. I i.i vVI V IlkV.ll 1 V I kIiIST.W; HKSTAI JIiAN I HOURLY SERVANTS ARE COMING (My $87 Pw Month For further information please contact BLUE STAR HOT LINE: *****43. *****44 (Office Hours 9AMto 8 PM)
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  • 268 3 For next year's VITB intake Specially prepared aptitude tests to help Vocational and Industrial Training Board trainees pick the correct trades will be introduced next year. These tests, which will be conducted for the next major intake of trainees in January, will enable
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  • 212 3 Reuter Washington: The US State Department yesterday welcomed the agreement between Egypt and Israel to resume negotiations on Palestinian autonomy. Spokesman Dean Fischer said the department had not received official word on the decision by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin.
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  • 50 3 Reuter WtuMagtaa: Federal safety experts will ensure that the US air controllers' strike has not made American sides dangerous, an official said yesterday. Mr James King, chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, said that there was no evidence that air travel had been made unsafe. Reu-
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  • 64 3 UPI TODAY is Thursday, Aug 27, the 239 th day of 1961 with 126 to follow. Those born on this date are under the sign of Virgo. THOUGHT FOB THE DAT: American President Lyndon Johnson said: "Unfortunately many Americans live on the outskirts of hope some because of their
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  • 185 3 Cinemas show what the people wut to see. Kip—tog toe public to gead cultural film* shoald be left to toe government. This Is toe reaction of two daema operators to a letter to fie StnUto Timet OS Tuesday, which among other things said
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  • Page 3 Advertisements

  • 291 4 First motorcycle dealer to computerise operations Ban Hock Hin Pte Ltd started as a humble bicycle repair shop 43 years ago. It is now a leading motorcycle dealer, with a $10 million annual turnover. But the story does not end here. If all goes well, Ban
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  • 44 4 UPI Lss Aagalss: A veteran stuntman, Jack Tyree, 37, accidentally missed an airbag on which he was supposed to land and (eD 24 3 m to his death during the filming o( a fantasy film, The Sward Mad the Smtww, on Tuesday.
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  • In brief
    • 37 4 Malaysian Minister of Science, Technology and Environment Tan Sri Ong Kee Hui arrived in Singapore this morning for a three-day visit. He will be discussing environmental matters with Mr Ong Pang Boon, Minister of Environment.
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    • 76 4 UPI New Delhi: A truck driven by a man in a "drunken condition" ran over 10 labourers sleeping on a street, killing three and injuring the others, police said yesterday. Deputy Commissioner of Police Balwant Singh said the driver was arrested and the truck impounded. Construction
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    • 75 4 UPI Damaaeu (Syria): Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi and Syrian President Hafez Assad yesterday discussed ways of meeting US and Israeli "provocations" against Arab nations, the state-run Syrian news agency Sana reported. It quoted a government spokesman as saying they discussed "means of confronting US and Israeli provocations
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    • 34 4 Reuter Lwlw: British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher yesterday refused to meet Mr Owen Carron, the newly elected Member of Parliament who supports hunger strikes by Jailed Republican guerillas in northern Ireland.
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    • 50 4 AFP Maaila: The Middle East situation and the seabed controversy between Malta and Libya will take up the agenda of the UN Security Council in its meeting next month, Philippine Foreign Minister Carlos Romulo, who will assume the presidency of the council next month, said yesterday. AFP
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    • 73 4 AFP Nmnv: A Soviet newspaper yesterday claimed that chemists in the Siberian East Coast city of Magadan have developed a potion made from powdered reindeer-horn whicn has many of the tonic properties attributed to ginseng the fabled wild root believed, by the Chinw to delay old age
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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    • 61 4 A s m m MC-34 solves all your metric conversion problem. Distances, tenths, wtifhu, areas, volumes and temperatures can be converted to and from metric simply by pressing the kiss-touch buttons. Agents: emporium IS) PTE LTD I 0-6. High Btract Plaza. Singapore. Tel: *****38 (8 Knee) G-2. High Btreet Plaza.
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  • 145 5 Talks to be in Jakarta AFP Jakarta: A Japan-Asean symposium will be held here from Sept 3 to 5 to discuss prospects for cooperation in the security as well as social-economic fields. The symposium will be opened by Indonesian Vice-President Adam Malik. Former Japanese Prime
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  • 238 5 BUSINESS DONE First SectlM HL Fin (1) 6.40 (2) 6.45 (2) 6.50 (1) 6.55 (1) 6.60 (lj 6.65 DBS (3) 7.75 (1) 7.70 OCBCCl) 9.55 (2) 9.60 OUB (5) 5.00 (1) 5.05 UOB (4) 5.60 (1) 5.55 UMW (5) 4.46 (1) 4.48 (5) 4.50 (3) 4.52 (3) 4.54
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  • 60 5 Reuter Ballskvy: A government ban on the export by emigrants of a wide range of household effects was yesterday attacked by white members of Parliament as a vindictive and discriminatory move. The ban on goods including hi-fi equipment, refrigerators ana dining room furniture will severely hit the hundreds
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  • 21 5 AP Hmi Kmi: Gold opened at USMI2 5) an ounce todav, down from U*****.46 at the close yesterday. AP
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  • 43 5 UPI Bdjfau: China said recent US congressional assurances of arms to Taiwan made a "mockery" of Sino-American relations and warned it will not be a "lackey" to any superpower. Tne tough wording came in an official Xinhua news agency commentary.
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  • 28 5 Reuter United Nations: Two Ciraplegics arrived at the nited Nations yesterday in wheelchairs to complete the first-ever crossing of the United States by arm power-— Reuter.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 71 5 pRET-A- pORTER dERNiER CRi '."V -i: W Latest "Ready to Wear" Fashions By Singapore's Top Manufacturers Every Friday Night July 10th September 4th, 1981 HOLIDAY INN SINGAPORE POOLSIDE STH FLOOR At 5519.50 per person (inclusive of one glass Sichel wine) Barbeque/Buffetat 7.30 pm Show starts at 9.00 pm August 88
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    • 401 5 Master typing effortlessly with the Adler 'Junior 12' 'i S2TO Get an Adler Junior 12 portable typewriter today, and master typing with your FREE colour-coded key system! The red, blue, green and yellow key tops let you learn typing systematically, but effortlessly. The Adler Junior 12 is the sturdiest of
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  • 302 6 World leaders to give speeches An international trade union body which has eight million members worldwide will hold its 22nd Triennal World Congress in Singapore. This is the first time an Asiancountry has been chosen as the venue. Public Services International is
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  • 272 6 Reuter The Daily Express newspaper on Tuesday toid the story of a British seaman who deserted from the Royal Navy 32 years ago to join the communist revolution in China and made his home in Canton. Reporter lan Black and photographer Tom Smith
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
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  • 355 7 Contempt of UN Charter, says OAU Reuter London: South Africa's military incursion into Angola was widely condemned yesterday, with several countries calling for an end to the operation and others for severe diplomatic sanctions to be taken against Pretoria. Washington: The United States yesterday deplored South
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  • 75 7 Baagk*k: The colourful and often risque mudflaps that adorn trucks barrelling down Thailand's superhighways is a type of folk art unique to this country. With this mudflap, the trucker reminds his wife and the wives of other truckers: "You're lucky your husband drives a truck."
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  • 35 7 The Airline Queen contest will be open to female staff of all airlines between the ages of 18 and 24 and not senior airline staff as reported in Tuesday's New Nation.
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  • 116 7 UPI Belfag: William Shakespeare hM finally arrived la Tibet. The effldal Xinhua News Agency said yesterday that the Bard's play, Butneu and Juliet, n being staged far the first time la the meuntalaeas regies, nicknamed the rooftop ef the world. lie play Is presented la the Tlbetaa
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 17 7 One masterpiece that carft be copied. Beefeater. The worktfs most exported gin. UQUOR DISTRIBUTORS (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
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    • 201 7 80 Watt, Dolbj; Loudness, Fader, Autoreverse. a J ufcvf.RSfc BLAAJPUHK T NtVMYORI" STERBOCR 00 V A r AM The New York Stereo CR from Blaupunkt BQE-80 is yet another example. Compare these features and be convinced; autoreverse with tape track indicator. Dolby, integrated fader control for 4 speakers, loudness, 80
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  • 367 8 It will pressure Opec hardliners Reuter Lagos: Nigeria yesterday announced a US$4 cut in its oil price of US$4O (about $86) a barrel citing conditions in the surplus-ridden world market. The announcement from the President's office said the official Nigerian price would
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  • 73 8 Reuter Pasadena (CaMfarnla): The camera platform on Voyager 2 was Jammed yesterday after the US spacecraft made its spectacular swoop over Saturn, robbing scientists of pictures of the "dark side of the ringed planet. While engineers struggled to free the platform by remote control, mission leaders differed on
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  • 115 8 The races were over, the crowds gone. There was a stillness in the air at Pandan Reservoir yesterday evening. Only a week ago, a crowd of about 100 had turned the Jogging track around the reservoir into a neighbourhood "turf club", where punters
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  • 174 8 AP UPI The stock market showed little change yesterday in the aftermath of its sharp drop early this week. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials dropped 2.57 to close at 899.26. Declines outnumbered advances by a 5 to 4 margin. Volume totalled 39.98 million shares, against
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  • 38 8 AP The final Dow Jones stock averages on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday: 30 industrials 89§ 26 (down 2.57); 20 transport 378.79 (up 0.87); 15 utilities 108J96 (up 0.11); 65 stocks 352.23 (down 0.21). AP
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  • 59 8 Pellee wrestle with a ienMMtntw •■tilde Havard Uatverrity'i medical area energy plant in the Ualted States ea Taeeday. Absnt 4# demeeetratsrs pretested agalast the mevlag sf a dleselCvered generator te (aelUty. The prstestera say that the dlcsel will emit nitrogen exldcs at the rate d ttlk| per
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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    • 38 8 \V ■r® STARUTE Continental Binoculars No lonqei will yofl encounter with the problem of missus whote exciting scene while trying to get .he ngh focu. With Starlite Bin«x:ulars system you can <3 by means of a rocking lever.
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  • 220 9 The Registry of Vehicles should help safeguard the public against buying second-hand cars which are still under hire purchase, three finance and hire purchase companies said last week. It should indicate in the vehicle log book if a car is on hire purchase and endorse
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  • 206 9 The pallce are leehtag far eaapk la e—ee Km with the sale af a ear still aa hire parchase. The eeaple, bath MaUysUuM,disappeared after selllag a three-year-aid Celt Galaat Sigma far $17,5* to aa accountant, Mr Lee KlatSlt. Mr Lee said the vehicle leg beeh
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  • 114 9 Dramatic crash at Hungarian barrier UPI Budapest: A 21-year-old Hungarian defector was killed at the Hungarian border as he attempted to escape into Austria in a rented car, the Hungarian news agency, MTI, reported yesterday. The defector, identified as Zoltan Szelesi, an engine fitter, "attempted
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  • 27 9 Reuter West Berlia: A 21-year-old West Berliner was badly injured when he drove his car through the Berlin Wall in an apparent suicide attempt Renter
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  • 69 9 Reuter Warsaw: Polish leader Stanislaw Kania, facing a threatened six-day printers' strike, said last night the press would not be siThe Solidarity free trade union issued the strike threat earlier yesterday in a stepped-up campaign to secure access to the communistcontrolled media. Mr Kania, Communist
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
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    • 212 9 VM mLj i M H K -> s 1 1 x I ft ■a ft V i SB? 4* mE Qt -f| AUGUST 28 LGNCHTIME I h:-> ucck. "Fashions on Friday" Uatuivs d vlct tion of clds>ii i.lmods n PRINCESS f LORENCE BOUTIQUE. \ll in romdntk liivuiMjusanil iin-<imy f if"
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
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  • FEATURE 1
    • 1247 11  -  Second and last part of Our Disappearing Rivers Story by Lee Chiu San "You don't recognise the river now, do you?" laughs the suntanned Chinese man at Kangkar, the fishing port on the Serangoon River, right at the end of Serangoon Road. "Just
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 77 11 THE Armagnac Bran ITT •jisTi lC x< ilty Ws*% <?$ C «<y>» L N'APOI sra v ;:h iHM L ff, A nn at <tr•'/Cf "VT?**'"£ V; •«®s',> >4 SR.w. ■':<« > Distinctive tastes Aged to perfection Full of character Original and exciting The discerning choice. An attractive ice bucket With
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 137 12 /1\ MAGNETIC VIDEO Centuy ftxCopresais The Great Movie Originals Magnetic Video is the world's largest manufacturer and dßtrtxrtor of the largest range of original mwies on video tape. A range that includes everything from today's be* office greats to yesterday's legendary classics. Al in the true picture and sound quaity
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  • TREND 1 EDITED BY IRENE HOE
    • 622 12 Teenagers need more protein, iron and calcium to build their growing bodies Eat Right t Copley News Service Los Angeles: Don't be alarmed if your children make a bee-line for fast-food restaurants every time the family eats out. Fast-food is not necessarily junk food. If they select
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    • 327 12 What's Cooking? When yaa serve seap at heme, chsanes are that yea *11 serve It la aa •pea Chlaa howl or tareea which meaas year saap gets eeld fairly test. ladlvldaal seap cracks with Hds (made ef steaeware, far lastaaee) might he jast what yea
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    • 536 12 Can coffee, tea, chocolate, colas and some medicine containing caffeine cause birth defects? A consumer group in America says "yes" but the coffee industry is not convinced. Some studies on laboratory animals show that when taken in large amounts, caffeine can produce deformities such as cleft
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 99 13 CAN m HA HJ i x >£ 0 p>« f »I 5 A Starlite Elite Sliding Shower Screen has these unbeatable features: sliding-door design to save space completely rust-proof cleans with a wipe a range of brilliant colours made to fit your exact needs Free offer this month only: an
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  • TREND 2
    • 68 13 Kaead mixture laU Mft (tough Roll tough into long roll. Cut lata eight portions udnUNt each portion Into a thin circle Spoon salted egg yolk Into lotos seed paste Wrap doagh aroaad the ball of lotas seed paste Floor a mooocake mould and pat doagta ball
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    • 375 13  -  3 Cook-In by I Margaret Chan With the mooncake festival around the corner, what could be better than rows and rows of beautiful golden-brown mooncakes baked with lotus seed paste and salted egg yolks as filling? Try white mooncakes. Yes, white mooncakes the kind that
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    • 225 13 Crystal mooncake: (to make eight cakes) 150 g kao tetP, 200 g icing sugar, hal( cup cooled boiled water, one dessertspoonful oil or lard, half teaspoonful rose essence, 600 g prepared lotus seed paste*, eight steamed salted egg yolks. Method: Mix (lour, sugar, oil, water and essence together in
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    • 81 13 If you don't want to go to the trouble of making your own mooncakes, the Mandarin is offering two kinds of mooncakes mini-mooncakes and the traditional mooncake obtainable from its Neptune Restaurant and its pastry shop. The mini-mooncakes cost $1.20 (plus 3 per cent) each and the regular
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  • FEATURE 2
    • 520 14 NYT New York: There are many electronic products on the market that promise to do away with mosquitoes, roaches and rodents. Despite the attraction of products that contain no chemicals, the evidence is that many of these devices simply do not work.
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 148 14 c Now you have a chance to win an attractive Constantin Quartz Watch in the Teacher's Lucky Draw. AH you have to do is buy one bottle of Teacher's Royal Highland 12 years old de luxe blended Scotch Whisky or one bottle of Teacher's Highland Cream Scotch Whisky, and send
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  • NewNation SUPPLEMENT
    • 1207 15  -  It will certainly pay off in the long run By Douglas Chan WITH growing sophistication, the modern office today is confronted with a multiplicity of problems concerning security. Security, according to Mr Charles Bridges, is the protection of assets to Srevent losses, whether irectly or indirectly financial in
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    • 720 16 WITH so much talk of Singapore going computer, the layman and the businessman are fascinated and not a little awed by them. They are bewildered by the complexity of computers, afraid of the high cost and doubtful of their ability to operate them. They also
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    • 763 18 It corrects errors and takes the drudgery out of a secretary's work HOW would you like to have a machine that can seek out spelling or typographical errors in your typewritten report? And then "search and replace" repetitive errors, correct or add a word or a
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    • 324 20 SINCE attractive surroundings play a large part in encouraging productivity, office furnishings and furniture should be more than functional. They should look good. The Getz Concept '80b Open Plaa System (OPS) conceived by Air Mac Asia meet these criteria. It is not only functional
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    • 305 21 Programme control facilities conveniently placed on this portable unit A self-contained portable training machine for audio-typing and shorthand instruction has been introduced by a British manufacturer of language trainers. The SeMtron ATT-99 Is an electric mains-operat-ed system which incorporates a cassette recorder and all the necessary
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    • 149 22 A HEAVY-DUTY powerful staple gaa. derfgaed tom Brtttab muifMtucn far m ea wMe variety ef sfBee aad ether materiIs particularly «uy te eperate. It eaa be ■Mi any sabstaaee late wfekfe a aall eaa be driven. MedeJ mi, Urea <- nun er S-mm staples
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    • 310 22 THE IBEX 7000 series is a compact desk-top computer designed exclusively for small businesses. It is, however, comparable in performance to the medium-sized computers and is able to perform a host of business applications, like word processing, general ledger, accounts receivables and payables, purchasing, Inventory, payroll,
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    • 257 22 FITTED filing that grows with you that's the PAS PA system. As more and more paper is used in business filing becomes a bigger headache. Until today conventional systems have done little to help. Now PAS often a real solution. An Interlocking cassette storage system, it puts
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    • 287 23 Mahogany finishing and modern lines OFFICE FURNITURE is big business for both local and overseas manufacturers. Ready availability of skilled craftsmen and the traditional superiority of Chinese lacquering have contributed to the success of local manufacturers who have to compete with wellknown international brands of office
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    • 375 24 Simple to install and space-saving too Title holders > for ready identification of files A SYSTEM introduced by a British company for filing and displaying drawings, charts, circuit diagrams, fabrics, newspapers or other articles of large format is simple to use and install, and
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    • 305 25 Any of them may transmit at the same time THE OMNINET local network supports up to 64 devices sharing a simple RS-422 twisted pair of wires. It transfers data at the rate of one million bits per second. Each device attached to the Omninet local network
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    • Article, Illustration
      285 26 It keeps your secrets away from the enemy MOST offices are likely to produce vast quantities of waste paper that has to be disposed off reqularly. Sometimes the waste will include documents and other confidential or secret paperwork that has to be properly destroyed so that it will
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    • 265 27 OLYMPIA'S latest electronic typewriter, the Whisperdisc EslOO, featuring the revolutionary "daisy wheel typedisc", is now available in Singapore. The innovative whisperdisc consists of the 5.8 gm electronically-operated daisywheel typedisc which has advantages like faster typing speeds, easily interchangeable typediscs for multiple choice of typefaces and, as the
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    • 166 27 A TYPEWRITER that is capable of storing up to 1000 characters in its memory bank, was recently introduced in Singapore by Behn Meyer (S) Pte Ltd. It is the Olympia *ES 105, which has the largest memory in the class of electronic office typewriters available in Singapore.
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    • 206 27 COMPUTERIZATION produces certain slde-ef-(ects In erganliatlens which have their awn systems. Sometimes It Is desirable ta have the continuous computer farms separated from the car baa. Maaaally, this can be messy as well as time-censaming. The Deeallatar (ram Swlngline, marketed by Dimex International, Is designed ta
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    • 498 28 Wide range of equipment now available to dress up company image Practical aids for security too IN today's business world, there is a growing concern (or the projection of the corpora te image of companies to the public. With the progress of equipment to automation, word
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    • 375 29 Instant tea or coffee at the push of a button NOW yea eaa Ox yourself a eap sf lastaat coffee or tea right la year office wlthoat havlag to ssad sat or rash down to the esatcea for a drlak. Hew eaa yaa
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    • 268 29 HIGH energy costs are becoming a burden to all of us, and the only alternative is to use less. The most effective way to limit energy usage is to turn energy consuming equipment off. The greatest hindrance to this method of conservation is that it is forgotten
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    • 645 30  -  Nicholas Tang SM Singapore THE OVERHEAD Projection System OHP system for short, is widely used in many countries. In Singapore more and more offices are using this system at meetings, training classes, sales presentations, seminars and other communication activities. The full system consists of one
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 116 15 A must for BIG Organisations REVO-FILE is the most up-to-date 'card* filing system. It saves space and gives speed and ease of operation as well. REVO-FILE is AUTOMATIC and MOBILE. It is also LOCKABLE a security measure for confidentiality. X-REVO-FILE: Cost effectiveness Saves 5 times the space of ordinary visible
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 216 16 SWISS LINE 2000 FURNITURE SYSTEM Diethelm presents the Swiss Line 2000 Furniture System for the general office area. Pleasant and comfortable surroundings to promote greater efficiency as well as the image of the organisation. Work flow improves with better co-ordination. Team work is enhanced Sundrape Vertical Blinds add a touch
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 112 18 MINOLTA MICROSYSTEMS Bringing new convenience and economy to information storage retrieval MICRO AUTO DUAL 16 A handy micro filming system with twin cameras for taking 2 microfilm rolls simultaneously. Quick operation plus automatic electronic exposure ensures sharp and clear microfilmed documents. TV. 1 MINOLTA RP4O7 K An exceptionaly versatile engineered
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    • 610 31 f THE BORN LOSER vest cteß wevti id wrr the^J TERRITORY WOW. SIUCA*JPFeEUU6AS READY OUR IF EVERY JUMP, AUD THERE I A i IAJOOLP BE MY UEVCT! >4 WOULPMSUCARE TORWJIHWBV AAEA^auji^ f IS IT7I?OE*WIkT > EtEPUNoTS /Vt2E M=«M 0 OF MCE?/ FS 4 CJ; SB Mfclli 1 •V RSi I
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  • 537 32  -  OR WHY I LOST TO ZAINAL SPORT STARTS HERE Squash by Stewart Ballard Fitness that's the key (actor in winning squash. This, I found out after losing to Zainal Abidin in the PI A championship on Sunday. Squash players have to be on a higher level
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    • 364 32 iT CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS HOCK awn HBX semi-detached bungalows (or Immediate rent Tel: *****11 Miss Ng ENTERTAINMENT 0 PAUL ANDREWS. C O.). Professional Entertainer/ Compere plus versatile bands/mobile disco now available for parties. Phone *****42/ *****77/ *****90. CATERING 1 BUFFET $7.00 (8 courses to select from 40). No service charge. Minimum
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    • 502 32 NOTICES OFFICIAL NOTICE PROPOSAL TO CHANGE A SHIP'S NAME Notice Is hereby given that in consequence of the Intended purchase of a ship by our clients General Carrier (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. we have applied to the Registrar of Singapore Ships under Section 417 of the Merchant Shipping Act (Cap. 172)
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    • 67 32 SUPPING STRINGS LOSS OF TENSION T strings and tension protector Duraliff clip maintains tension andprolongs the life of the strings by up to eight times the normal wear. One packet of Duralift contains sufficient clips for 2 racquets. Available in six colours. Used and Recommended by: BORQ /B ARAZZUTTI BERQELIN
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  • 618 33  -  Timber Producer also shows form with Francis astride US On Uh> IQ9 track By K. L. CHAN Vaaren, the only horse to capture two classic races last year, showed splendid form in a workout at Bukit Timah this morning. With a riding
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  • 135 33 SATURDAY Race 1 (2.9): CI 4 Div B 1200 m Divine Ruler, Holiday Wonder, Pagan Prince, Prime Venture. Race 2 (2.*): CI 3 Div 7 1200 m Paddy's Milestone, Newcastle, Exquisite. Race S (J.t): CI 3 Div 6 1200 m Moment of Truth, Triple Crown, Khyber Pass. Race 4
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  • 1605 33 WEIGHTS, ratings and barrier draw* for this weekend's racaa: SATURDAY Ctaee 1 Dta. 2 2,000 m (RaHnge 184 118) 9 Outstanding 1197 134 7 Towkay #5 133 19 Mallane 111 56.5 133 3 Valalsan M 132 9 Tanayar 99 130 10 Timber Tycoon 94
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  • 261 33 HE*. Fifty-eight golfers will tee off in the Advertisers tournament at the Jurong Country Club course tomorrow. Because of the limited number of caddies at the Jurong CC, competitors are requested to arrange for their own caddy and must report to the starter 15 minutes before
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    • 263 33 Crossword .V J ACROSS 1 Open 5 "O Sole 8 City in Ohio 12 Together 13 Debt paper 14 Revered one 15 Hurried 16 High livers 18 Oil nation 19 A Maxwell 21 Military hat 22 Hold 24 Rear 25 Screaming 27 Mint or basil 31 Uses a bike 34
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  • 353 34 |^^jTV>nnis UPI AFP Mahwah (New Jersey): Pam Casale, a professional tennis player (or only five months, posted the biggest upset of the US$lOO,OOO (about 1210,000) Women's Cup tennis on Tuesday with a stunning 6-0, 6-2 victory over fourth-seeded Wendy Turn bull. Earlier in
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    205 34 jfcS Athletics Reuter Koblenz (West Germany): Steve Ovett last night record he surrendered to Coe a week ago. Ovett, running in the i world 1500 metres record minutes 48.30 seconds to c regained the world mile fellow Briton Sebastian stadium where he set a last year, clocked
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  • 367 35  -  By MAURICE NEO The Singapore Lion City Cup teams may not reach the semifinals if West German coach Burkard Ziese's opinion is to be taken seriously. The tournament starts on Sunday. Ziese said it is difficult to "take a bunch of Under 16
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  • 141 35 Reuter St Rttanne: Chistian Lopez, captain of French champions St Etienne, scored for each side in the European Cup soccer preliminary round first leg match with Dynamo Berlin of East Germany which ended in a 1-1 draw last night. In the 25th minute
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  • 68 35 Reuter Mmnw: Neftchi of Baku were the first team in the Soviet soccer championship to be penalised for drawing too many matches when they shared two goals in Georgia with Dinamo Tbilisi yesterday. On paper, a good result against third-placed Tbilisi Bat Neftchi have exceeded the season's
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    • 161 35 For runners who log more than 32 km a week. Combination slip last forefoot and machine lasted heel for optimal forefoot flexibility and rear foot stability. Toe piece extends to eyelet stay tor extra support to reduce overpronation. Heed Lock System maximizes rear foot stability. State-of-the-art EVA formulation dissipates more
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    • 422 35 YOUR LUCKY STARS IT IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY Born today, you are a down-to-earth person who works hard, is plain and direct in speech and action, and honest of character. You never say what you don't mean, but you know how to soften a harsh opinion with tact and how to
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  • 346 36  -  Two lapses prove costly for S'pore SINGAPORE TUNAS INTI 2 By NORMAN LIM Tunas Inti, a Division One team from Jakarta, came to Singapore to expose their players to a higher level of soccer claims their coach, Sinyo Aliando. But, in the process, they also exposed the weakness
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  • 295 36 The Singapore Malays are making an all-out bid to obtain the release of suspended striker Fandi Ahmad from the Armed Forces to play in the second leg of the Sultan Gold Cup semi-final match against Kelantan at the National Stadium tomorrow, reports MAURICE NEO. Failure
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  • 210 36  -  By MAURICE NEO An all-expenses paid trip to Indonesia for two matches will be the prize awaiting Tampines Rovers if they manage to beat Indonesia's Tunas International when they meet in a friendly match at the National Stadium tonight (kick-off: 8 p.m.). This was the "carrot"
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    • 228 36 N.R.I.C. No: FILL IN CLUES Cut along here CLUES FORMV-4 1. An annoying or dcctmctivc cfttturc 2. llowtwr tempting, a offer can still be 3. Bound with ropee, etc 4. A eerlee of queetione 5. Term for e cat If en ethlete were to he might put the Memo on
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    • 466 38  -  Review Speak Good Mmmlmlii Quiz By Khng Eu Meng The aim of the Speak Good Mandarin Quiz which started last Thursday at 7.06 p.m. on Channel 8 was to educate viewers on the accurate usage and pronunciation of the language. It was difficult to see how
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    • 624 39 Potential talent can be found in the most unexpected places. Like Swenson's ice-cream parlour in Thomson Plaza. And the (aces which stand out in a crowd can sometimes also spawn ideas. Which was what (our children did a couple of months ago. The
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    • 87 38 Redifffusion 12 noon The Fabulous 240 1.30 News and Share Market Report 1.45 The Fabulous 240 (Cont'd) 2.50 Did You Know 3.00 Star Watch 3.06 Top of the Pops 3.30 Book List. John Jory takes a look at Wuthering Heights 3.45 English Examined. A series for 'O' level students 4.00
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    • 77 38 Tides TMUy: 3.11 p.m. (1.1 m); 9jp.m. (2.5 m) T*m«rrow: 3.48 a.m. (0.1 m); 10.52 a.m. (2.3 m); 4 p.m. (1.0 m); 9.50 p.m. (2.7 m). Saturday: 4.35 a.m. (0.0 m); 11.28 a.m. (2.4 m); 4.41 p.m. (0.8 m); 10.33 p.m. (2.7 m). Sunday: 5.18 a.m. (0.0 m); 11.54 a.m.
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    • 84 39 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.' Free admission. On till Sunday. BLOOD DONATION: At Alexandra and Tan Tock Seng hospitals Cram 10.30 a.m. to 4 p.fa. BONSAI EXHIBITION: Exhibits from China, Japan and Taiwan on display at the Chinese ChamBLOOD DONATION: At Alexandra and Tan Tock Seng Hospitals from 10.30 a.m.
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    • 237 39 the cinema LION OF THE DESERT: Starring Anthony Quinn and Oliver Reed. Odean: 1.30. 4, 6.30 and 9.15 p.m. THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY: At Cathay: 1.30, 4, 6.30 and 9.15 p.m. •J /•I k Comedy starring Goldie Hawn, Eileen Brennan, Armand Aasante and Robert Webber. Life: 1.45, 4. 6.45
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    • 49 39 BEWARE OP PICKPOCKETS: Cantonese film starring Shik Tin and Liu On Lai. LeisureDrame: 1.30, 4, 6.45 and 9.15 p.m. Jaraag Drive-In: 7 ana 9.15 p.m. MARVELLOUS KUNGPU. In Mandarin, liberty: 1.45, 4. 6.45 and 9.15 p.m. Last day. PLYING HIGH: Today only. Waadlaads: 1.45, 4, 6.45 and 9.15 p.m.
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    • 1227 40 TELEFUNKEN VCR SOFT FJFr,T SIMPLE OPLHAIION 1 3.00 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS foUowed by THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS. 3.25 REINCARNATED (C/ r).Serial. 4.15 DIARY OF EVENTS (C). AM* ALICE. Am eM ladlaa, claims tftkat Mel's Dtaer was ballt M Ms aaceotral hartal greead aad be has retarned to die there. MeaawMle,
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