New Nation, 5 December 1981

Microfilm: NL11424
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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    13 1 NewNation SINGAPORE Saturday, Decembers, 1981 3347 Price 30 Cents M.C.(P) No. 103/1/81 jNewNaifcMn
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    Lock icon Probe on Reagan rumours
    257 1 Speculators may have spread them Reuter New Yerk: US criminal and financial authorities have begun investigations into rumours about President Reagan's health that affected financial markets, to find out if they were spread deliberately by speculators looking for profits. An unfounded rumour that President Reagan suffered
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    S'pore girl killed in India
    210 1  -  By Agatha Koh Nineteen-year-old Elizabeth Emmanuel of Syed Alwi Road who was reportedly killed In the stampede In the »>tab Minor tower In ew Delhi had gone there with her mother for a holiday. According to her elder brother Julian, 2t, his sister and mother,
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  • Article
    Music for Sec One students
    134 1 Dunman High will be the first school to offer music in Secondary 1 next year. Secondary 1 students who intend to study music must first seek admission to the school. To study the subject, they must pass an oral test in rhythm and melody prepared
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      142 1 KlJk *£S9 MANI l A 8 means all's well, but is it? BRIAN MILLER describes the frantic preparations that are going ea ta get the vesse far the flth BEA Games started ea time. a See Bach Page CIA to President Reagaa has expaaM the pewer of US Intelligence agencies
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  • Article
    What's in a name
    307 2 Goldfinger that lan Fleming supervillain it was who said something like this: Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, the third time, it's enemy action. Right now, Rediffusion is practically all up in arms in alleging that the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation has been copying some of its
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    THEIR VIEWS
    120 2 6 The wrangle in the United Nations Security Council over the selection of a new Secretary General typifies the deep chasms that divide the political views of the veto-casting powers and highlights a more intrinsic need to propose a neutral candiate for what is essentially supposed to be
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  • Article
    Cold fact
    45 2 (WHISPERS s B p Y k J This bit of information may leave you cold: Russian reseachers have been counting icebergs and they estimate that they contain nearly 2500 cubic km of fresh water, as much as all the rivers on earth. Brrr!
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    Lock icon Carry on spying, CIA
    250 2 Reagan signs order expanding agency's activities AP Washington: President Reagan yesterday signed an order expanding the power of US intelligence agencies to collect foreign intelligence from US citizens who are not suspected of working for a foreign power. He said the new order, replacing one signed
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    These children to get better deal
    240 2 Teachers of educationally subnormal children are being trained regularly for the first time by the Association for Educationally Subnormal Children. The association is also improving the quality of the courses offered to the children and plans to double the intake for its pre-em-ployment programme
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    Another senior cop for PSC interview
    181 2 Acting Deputy Police Commissioner (Administration), Mr Michael Chai, will be interviewed by the Public Service Commission when he returns from annual leave next week. The police is now conducting its biggest promotion exercise for senior officers. The Police-Commission-er, Mr Goh Yong Hong, and three
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  • Article
    Japanese eye local students
    173 3 A Japanese university is trying to woo local fee-paying students for the first time. Since June, the Kyoto University of Foreign Studies has been inviting applications for its course in Japanese studies from overseas students. Three advertisements have recently been placed in the Straits Times offering
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    Lock icon Solidarity may get TV time
    251 3 Agencies Warsaw: The government may give Solidarity television time to explain its views in what a union official yesterday called the "only sign of some conciliation" in a standoff that he said may lead to a confrontation. The Warsaw Solidarity news bulletin said two members
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    Lock icon Gates for crossings
    58 3 AFP Kaala Lam par: Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Serl Dr Mahathir Mohamad has directed that gates be Installed at all railway crossings in the country. Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Najib Tun Abdul Razak told Parliament yesterday that the directive was given following the recent accident at Permatang
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    Create reefs for sea life to grow
    214 3 Create artificial reefs after reclamation for marine life to grow again. This call was made by the chairman of the Singapore branch 854 of the British Sub-Aqua Club, Mr Khoo Soo Seng during an interview with New Nation recently. He said the reefs
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    Lock icon Riau lifts ban on Singapore $
    123 3 Riau lifts ban on Singapore AFP Jakarta: Local authorities on Riau islands were yesterday reported to have lifted a decree issued last week banning people from possessing and using Singapore currency. Islands administration chief, Colonel Murwanto, revoked the decree under which those possessing and using the currency will be sentenced
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    New list to preserve whole areas
    441 4 The Preservation of Monuments Board has drawn up a list which for the first time includes neighbourhoods instead of individual buildings only. The list identifies houses in neighbourhoods which have historical and architectural interest. Areas identified for possible preservation include houses along Koon Seng
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    Lock icon New York Exchange
    169 4 UPI Paced by selected energy issues, stock prices climbed to a three-month high in heavy trading yesterday in a rally sparked by investor hopes of lower interest rates. Many on Wall Street ignored news of the wors- ening recession and bought in anticipation of a recovery sometime
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    Lock icon Dow Jones
    29 4 UPI Closing Dow Jones averages yesterday: 30 industrials 892.69 (up 8.84); 20 transports 395.03 (up 3.37); 15 utilities 112.92 (up 0.68); 65 stocks 357.73 (up 3.16). UPI
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      Lock icon Sale approved
      52 4 AP Washington: A 15-nation export control panel has approved the sale of US computers to China for use in conducting that nation's census* US government officials confirmed yesterday. The sale had been pending since the Carter administration and had become a matter of controversy between the US and
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      Lock icon Ban on air-cons
      49 4 Reuter Sydney: Australia's biggest and most populous state, New South Wales, yesterday banned the use of air conditioners and outside lighting after 1600 power station workers walked out to back their call for higher wages. The ban is expected to last at least eight days. Reuter
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      Lock icon Camp for illegals
      46 4 UPI Jakarta: Indonesia plans to create a camp for illegal immigrants on an isolated island, Attorney-General Ismail Saleh to Parliament yesterday. Most of Indonesia's illegal immigrants are Chinese who could not return wnen Jakarta and Beijing broke off diplomatic ties in 1967. UPI
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      Lock icon End to strike
      61 4 Reuter Mmmw: Soviet human rights campaigner Andrei Sakharov and his wife, Yelena Bonner, have been taken to hospital after nearly two weeks on hunger strike, the government newspaper Izvestia announced yesterday. They were protesting the government's refusal to allow the fiancee of Mrs Bonner's son to leave
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      Lock icon Mubarak for Israel
      33 4 Reuter Cairo: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak yesterday said he would visit Israel for the first time in February after a trip to the United States. He gave no exact dates.
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      Lock icon Trip to resume
      62 4 AP New Delhi: Two American pilots, Maxie Anderson and Don Ida, hope to resume their round-the-world flight in the balloon Jules Verne next week. The duo were forced to land in India 10 months ago when a leak kept the 20-storey balloon from gaining enough altitude to
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    Lock icon World's biggest birthday party
    167 5 AFP Bangkak: The world's biggest birthday party has begun here today to celebrate the 54th birthday of Thailand '8 King Bhumipol AdulyadeJ, South-east Asia's last dynastic monarch. It is also the National Day of Thailand. Thousands of people began the nationwide celebration last night, decking their
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    Barrier to fear of crashes
    95 5 Residents of this row of houses in River Valley Road used to live in fear of cars landing at their doorsteps. At least three accidents have oceured over the past few years. Motorists, caught off guard by the sudaen bena in the road, had not
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    Lock icon Reason for foul moods
    206 5 UPI Lublwck (Texas): Weather-sensitive people who get irritable, depressed and lose their sex drives during thunderstorms and warm, windy days can blame their foul moods on positive ions in the atmosphere, a researcher said. However, negative ions, which are generated near waterfalls and at high altitudes,
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      122 5 to CI ions, pe Nap< acSe /V S. Recommended retail price: $220 It's a gift fit for kings. The finest French Armagnac in The Crown of Napoleon. I he unique, distinguished decanter specially made from the best Limoges Porcelain, decorated with pure 18-carat gold. But one fine gift deserves another.
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    KL and Singapore crime busters to meet
    181 6 Top crime busters from Singapore and Malaysia will meet here later this month to review the crime situation on both sides of the Causeway. The Director of CID, acting Assistant Commissioner Tan Eng Bock will lead the Singapore team while Malaysia ClD's chief,
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    Lock icon N-arms cuts in stages — Kremlin
    353 6 N-arms cuts in stages Kremlin No intention to drag Geneva talks Reuter Bonn: A Soviet commentator yesterday said Moscow will accept a stage-by-stage approach to curbing nuclear arms in Europe, the subject of Soviet-American talks which started this week. Mr Vladimir Katin, political observer of the semi-official Novosti press agency,
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    Lock icon Airlines in a fix over fares: TWA
    168 6 AFP London: Efforts to coordinate air fares have no chance of success as long as there is a big surplus of carrying capacity, Trans World Airlines chief, Mr C.E. Meyer Jr, told a press conference here yesterday. Mr Meyer said the airline industry
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    Parents say no to contest
    99 6 A charades competition, at the Queenstown Branch Library for parents and children, had to be shelved because there was no response. A spokesman for the library said the children were enthusiastic enough, but the parents were unwilling to come forward. Each team was to have
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      371 6 I ,v. "> v mi You'll really enjoy a relaxing seaside holiday with warm, hospitable Merlin. The best time to bring the family for a seaside vacation is during the school holidays. There are lots of exciting things to do and beautiful sights to see at... Kuan tan Merlin Mersing
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    A void deck is home
    245 7 A sofa set occupies the centre of the "living room" while some chairs are stacked in one corner. There is even a makeshift kitchen with a stove, a kettle and some pails. This may look like the setting in any home except that it is
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    Lock icon Aerial matador
    42 7 UPI Maaeaw: A raging bull broke loose during a flight over the Soviet Far East and smashed his way Into the flight cabin. The pilot grabbed his nose ring with both hands and the copilot made an emergency landing. UPI
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      80 7 Sip into something COMFORT able /Mi» i BOWS' r Wjf' r-; i rc >; V 'tm A w$W: yi mm f KK OPEN HOUSE PUNCH 1 Bottle Southern Comfort, 3 Qts 7* UP 6 oz fresh lemon juice, 1 6-oz can frozen orange juice, 1 6-oz can frozen lemonade. Chill
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      363 7 A Christmas gift that carries your good wishes all year through. Yearly Newsstand Price You Pay Only Ss4&oo 5528.00 This Christmas, give a friend a 12-month Gift Subscription to Reader's Digest, the world's most popular magazine. While other gifts will be forgotten immediately after the Christmas gusto is over. Reader's
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    Volunteers who gave their all
    217 8 The people behind the scene Behind the success of five-day congress for the disabled 1 at the Hyatt Hotel, which ended yesterday, was a gronp of about 1M volunteers who worked tirelessly to make sure that everything ran smoothly. Many of them took leave from
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    Lock icon Curtains down
    79 8 AFP Paris: The curtain did not go up in the Paris opera last night, because no one wanted to jmsh the button that lifts it. After four months of renovations, the famous theatre was due to reopen last night with the balletopera Platee by Rameau. But electricians, who
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    Lock icon US search for Libyan hit team
    255 8 Reagan is concerned for himself and top aides Reuter Washington: President Reagan voiced new concern about threats to himself and other top officials yesterday as Federal Bureau of Investigation sources said it has started a nation-wide search for Libyantrained assassins. The FBI is taking
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    Recycling exhibits till Dec 31
    165 8 An exhibition on Recycling organised by the Singapore Science Centre started yesterday at its Jurong premises. The exhibition, which will end on Dec 31, features posters on themes like the ecological cycle and the limits, planning and global objectives of recycling. A 15-minute film on
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    Lock icon China's $2100 m foreign deals
    164 8 Reuter H*ng Ron*: South China's Guangdong province has attracted foreign investments totalling more than US$lOOO million ($2lOO million) and is planning to expand its harbour and build more factories, the New China News Agency reported yesterday. The agency was quoting Mr Zeng Dingshi, a vice
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    Lock icon Today
    47 8 UPI TODAY is Saturd; y, Dec sth, the 339 th day of 1961 with 26 to follow. Those born on this date are under the sign of Sagittarius. THOUGHT FOB THE DAY: American Doet Paul Engle said: "Wisdom is knowing when you can't be wise." UPI
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      33 8 For the woman who has everything. Another diamond. Wearable investments at wholesale prices. smr\ deSiHa S.EH.DE SILVA JEWELLERS 01-18, Tanglin Shopping Centre, Singapore 1024. Tel: *****28. Associate Company: 1, Central Building, Hong Kong.
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      72 8 VEHICLE INSPECTI ACCESSO EXHIBITION fa? VICOM INSPECT SIN MING DRIVE (SIN 4 26NOV-6DH tl OOAM-7.00PM mm Exhibits range from inspection equipment to auto-accessories and from cost saving devices to automobiles. Daily trial inspection of vehicles will be carried out during the period of exhibition. Each day the first 50 motorists
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    Lock icon Santas get in a scuffle
    150 9 AP London: When young Santa Clans David Cooper and old Santa Clans William Wool! headed (or the same sales spot In crowded Kings way there was anything but peace on earth and Christmas goodwill. To the amaxement of mothers and children, both snowybearded Santas started
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    Dollars to bring sense to drivers
    234 9 SBS lists 19 bad habits in handbook Singapore Bus Service is using dollars to instil good driving habits. It has put out a list of 19 bad habits in a handbook (or drivers. They show how much the drivers can save for the company
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    Lingam's dad alive
    38 9 In the Arts column in vesterday's New Nation, it was erroneously stated that Mr Chandran Lingam's father was dead. We apologise to Mr Lingam and his family for any embarrassment the report may have caused.
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    Lock icon Original manuscript
    49 9 UPI Venalllea: The only known existing manuscript of the French national anthem La Marseillaise signed by its composer will be auctioned on Dec 13. The name of the present owner has not been revealed but the manuscript is expected to be auctioned for about US$l5,OOO ($31,500).- UPI
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    Anti-IRA
    32 9 Belfast: Rev lan Paisley, the militant Protestant leader, said yesterday he has recruited nearly 100,000 men for his paramilitary "third force to combat IRA terrorism and offered their services to police.
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    Lock icon Asians' deaths baffle doctors
    234 9 UPI Atlanta: US medical authorities yesterday said the mysterious deaths of 38 Southeast Asia refugees were caused by their hearts suddenly going'"haywire" while they slept, but the triggering mechanism of the fatal attacks still is unknown. The deaths of the refugees, some of whom died groaning
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    Lock icon Arms for rent found
    75 9 UPI Rome: Police have found a hidden store of weapons in the basement of the Health Ministry building, they announced yesterday. They arrested the live-in caretaker of the building and two small-time criminals with terrorist links. The weapons, rented out to right-wing terrorists responsible for robberies
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      199 9 oriel's No.l Presents the latest trend in Upright Deep Freezers... Ik Zanussi 4-star upright freezers, you can load to fuH capacity at the fwfl efficiency of -25* C enabling most food to be kept fresh for 3-12 months. We have 3 models with capacities to suit your specific needs:- Model
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  • ON THE ROAD
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      A Morris with lots of power
      351 10  -  Motoring by Roderick Pestana Remember the docile but very durable Morris Minor which at one time beat the Volkswagen Beetle as the most common car on the roads? Many of the older drivers will remember the Morris Minor as the car in which they
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      Single is better than doubles for suspensions
      618 10  -  Motorcycling j bv I Lee Chiu San Motorcycle suspension design has been completely revolutionised in the past year and nowhere is this more apparent than on the rear wheel. New rear suspension systems first appeared on motocross machines about five years ago. Yamaha
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      56 10 GET THE MESSAGE NOW IN A SWEET FRAGRANT WAY IN MANY ATTRACTIVE COLOURS WITH WILFRESH FRESHENER MESSAGE TAGS STICKERS FASTEN St AT BELTS YEAR-END SALE Now on till Dec 23rd, 1981 6pr Sunday: 9om 12.30pm It bookroomC I I 8 I KIM I 4 Mil It BLOCK 3, 147 A,
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      57 10 CAR KEYS carefree driving Ideas i Remove Temptation Valuables and packages left on the car seats invite break-Ins. Hide them under the seat or in the glove compartment or the boot. These precautions apply even if the car is locked or parked where there are parking attendants. BABYCHAM v 1
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  • FEATURE 1
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      The road to a safe holiday
      445 11  -  Time Off" by < Judith Hale Before you and your family set off on a motoring holiday in West Malaysia, take some time to consider this advice offered by the Automobile Association of Singapore. Be sure your car is in a fit state for
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  • FEATURE 2
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      Lock icon Simple answers to body reaction
      577 12 IPS New York: Mr Cartson Wade, who has published more than 20 books on health and medicine and edits a health magazine, explains your strange body reaction with tne help of top doctors: Oimbwnpi are caused by small muscles, called erector pilli, that are sensitive
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
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      279 12 r Crossword .V ACROSS 1 Deity 4 Sailing boat 9 LSD 13 Crewman 14 Bay of Florida 15 Hawk's opposite 16 Nastase 17 Beginning 18 Foreboding 19 Amulte 22 Tme periods: abbr. 23 Native of: suff. 24 Fast 27 Wee 29 Monotonous routine 32 Eldritch 33 Bireme's equipment 35 Shipshaped
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      Lock icon Power to all with this approach
      672 13 Copley News Service Berkeley: If winning through intimidation is not your style, there is another alternative a book psychotherapist Claude Steiner has written to describe the new-age approach to power. Dr Steiner maintains that recent attention to the Me Generation and selfishness is not
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      1789 14/15 mm, "WW *> << T f* M V U v' 7, P f I I ?[«> iaß&x «K SSfeBSSEE WC SBC 5 2000mMon people in 50 countries can't be wrong... PALcotor, Invented and owned by TELEFUNKEN Today 1.00 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by SESAME STREET. tM SATURDAY MATINEE: The Bey Whe
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      728 14/15 SBC-RADIO Today 12.00 Musical Tribute: Bing Crosby Story (Part 3). 1.00 Afternoon Delight 1.30 News followed by Share Market Report and Weather Forecast 1.45 Sounds Orchestral 2.00 Programme Summary followed by Daily Serial: So Help Me God 2.30 Something Different 3.00 News in Brief followed by Today's Diary and Interlude
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      517 14/15 Highlights o£ the Week PRINCE REGENT (Ch 5, 11.05 p.m.) New eight-part drama series focuses on the life of George IV, Prince of Wales. It traces his disappointing 37-year struggle to attain the throne from his father, King George HI. The drama, which depicts the life of the protagonist from
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    Old game with new fans
    841 16 Backgammon has small but dedicated following How the game is played The game is played on a board patterned with 24 "points". (see illustration). Each player has 15 checkers and a pair of dice. The board is set up (or play as shown. The arrow
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      152 16 m 1 u 4 mot* 11 in (ZENITH: Mkdnit* Show start* at 11.30 pm) A FILM with EVERYTHING! DO NT MISS! A GOLDEN HARVEST PRE RE NT A HONG CHIN PAO in 0^ e A JADE: 24th DAY! (2S32SM) S SHOWS at: 11am. 1 JO, 4, 5.30 8.00 Clrds 14,
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      258 16 In and around town JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR: A rock opera presented by the YMCA Sceneshifters at the Victoria Theatre. At 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. Tickets at $6, $5, $4 and $3 available at Cold Storage. IN TEMPO: Concert by the NUS Choir and the NUS Modern Dancers at the
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    No need to bluff in backgammon
    490 17 Baekgammon Is almost a habit with Mr Eaeldal Shalome who has been playing the game for years with his Meads la the Jewish community here. "My father aad my wife's father brought the game with them when they came to settle In Singapore. la
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      184 17 In the Nlm "LEMON POPBICLE" thara are a total ot 20 hit aonga from tha Rock N' Roll afa. To antar this contaat, all you have to do la to com plat a tha titlaa of tha five aonga given balow. Having dona that, submit your antry togathar with your
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      161 17 Rediffusion 12.30 p.m. British Top 20. A report on the current top 20 in Britain 1.30 News 1.40 Mini-Ads 1.45 Preview. A selection of this week's new releases 2.00 25 Years of Rock. The events, personalities and music of the period 1965 to 1970 seen through the broadcasts, newsreels and
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      396 17 the cinema RAIDEBB OP THE LOST ARK: Adventure film about an archaeologist's search for the Ark. Starring Harrison Ford and Karen Allen. Jade: 1.30, 4, 6.30 and 9 p.m. CLASH OF THE TITANS: The Greek gods and goddesses of Mount Olympia are resurrected in this fairy tale which stars Laurence
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      108 17 Tides Tsday: 4.09 p.m. (2.3 m); 11.03 p.m. (0.8 m). Sunday: 6.11 a.m. (2.3 m); 12 noon (1.4 m); 5.56 p.m. (2.2 m). Msnday: 12.22 a.m. (0.9 m); 7.07 a.m. (2.4 m); 11.26 a.m. (1.1 m); 7.22 p.m. (2.3 m). Tneaday: 1.35 a.m. (1.0 m); 7.52 a.m. (2.6 m); 2.26
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      82 18 1 <w>\ s f is 'a Lookout, Singapore!! It's the Singapore Poster! Tom Briggs has drawn Singapore like you've never seen it before. He's drawn Mosques, Food Stalls, Cable Cars, Change Alley and even a highway that goes nowhere! It's all on a colourful giantsized poster. Buy one today for
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      Book your X'mas date with Jack's
      440 19 L A twice weekly advertisement feature Just 20 days more, and what are your plans for Christmas? Celebrate it the traditional way with Yuletide fare but don't slog for hours in the kitchen to create it. Go to a restaurant and enjoy yourself instead.
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      Pioneer mattress making factory
      328 20 L A twice weekly advertisement feature It is 15 years since Power Foam, a factory in Jurong, was opened by the First Deputy Prime Minister Dr Goh Keng Swee. At that time, it made headines as the first Singapore manufacturer of latex foam mattresses. Since then,
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      254 20 Inspite of the classic choice in full range of well branded suitings, shirtings for your new clothes to be tailored We also wish to take care of your clothes which you chucked away. Our special alteration department would alter your clothes to your satisfaction with small charges Our price ranges
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      300 21 I 1 Singapore's largest Indonesian Restaurant chain opens another new restaurant 'i m E H u 1 fiS Cafe Restaurant BUFFALO-SKIN CRACKERS. A rare Indonesian tit-bit. Crunchy and mouth-watering! KALIO AYAM. Not hot like curry! Rich coconut milk soothes the tender spicf chicken SAYLR DAUN SINCKONG. Steamed Tapioca leaves served
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      238 21 Instruments 1 4 I A wide selection for your choice. we have pianos which produce accurate, harmonious and delight ful sounds ot the right timbre And are rich and full in volume and variations. Tropcalisedand excellent in an respects Also available English, German. Austria Chinese pianos Sol* Ag«nii lor S*ngapor«
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  • SPORT STARTS HERE
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      Lock icon Villa down to the reserves
      301 23 Pearson ready to return Soccer AP LMdtn: Argentine international midfielder Ricardo Villa, last season's FA Cup hero, is struggling to regain his place in the Tottenham team. Villa, who has not played since being injured in October, has been named as substitute for Tottenham's English
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      Lock icon Platini out as France seek win
      232 23 Reuter Paris: Barring an astonishing upset, France will claim the one remaining European World Cup place when they meet Cyprus here tonight. The highly-talented but erratic French must beat Cyprus to edge out Ireland on goal difference and become the 14th European naUon to
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      47 24 ORBITUARY MRS DOROTHY BARKER aged 81 passed away peacefully on 4th Dec 81. Mourned by her sons Roland, Basil, Edmund, and Norman, and their families. Funeral services will be held on sth Dec 81 at 3.30pm at St. Andrew's Cathedral and at 5.00pm at Mt. Vernon Crematorium.
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      Hankin will fill the gap
      1031 24  -  Now Gunners won't feel the loss of Staple ton The Peter Shilton Column Peter Shilton Over the next few months, I will be taking more than passing interest in Arsenal's new centre forward, Ray Hankin. For, now that he has been bought by the Gunners
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      Renewed vim
      601 26  -  If I do something, I want to it well, so 111 give my best, says Jeremy as he trains for World meet IWVrJg Squash By TAY CHENG KHOON Jeremy Yeo, the former teenage wonder boy whose love-hate relationship with squash has filled columns of sports pages, is once
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      Island-wide search starts
      129 26 K3 Soccer The Football Association of Singapore's islandwide search for young talent for the Lion City Cup starts on Monday with trials at Sembawang's Deptford Road ground. Boys born in 1966, 1967 and 1968 are eligible. They must turn up by 8.45 a.m. Other trial dates and
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      Lock icon 'No' for 84 Games
      119 26 P2| Tennis Reuter Sarajevo: Juan Antonio Samaranch, president of the International Olympic Committee, said yesterday there is no nope of tennis being included at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics except as an exhibition sport. Tennis has been approved as an Olympic sport of the future, but
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      No 13 phobia
      516 27  -  So veteran Crampton out to win another gold By SHIRLEY TAN Burma's long-distance champion Jimmy Crampton has a phobia about the number 13. In fact, he says he hates it. During the last six South East Asia Games (also once known as the South East Asian Peninsular
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      Than's birthday wish ...
      233 27 Than's birthday wish Than Than, Burmas's wonder girl, made a birthday wish this morning: To win the SEA Games 400 metres hurdles again. Than Than, winner of the event in Jakarta two years ago, celebrated her 27th birthday over breakfast at the Games village this morning. But though birthdays usually
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      Lock icon A roofless Mabuhay
      842 28  -  All's not so well as Games opening nears By BRIAN MILLER Manila: Mabuhay means welcome in Tagalog. It also means good luck, good health and God bless. Then it could be used to say "it's nice to see you", "hope you're okay" and everything else that spells
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      Hush! Keep an eye on Helen
      472 28  -  Brian Miller Malaysia have thrown a cloak of secrecy around their "star" swimmer, Helen Chow. In fact, the net's so tight that her mother follows her everywhere she goes be it to her dormitory, the lunch hall, the cafeteria or the pool. She's never
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      95 23 strings and tension protector Durallft clip maintains tension and prolongs 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: BORG /BARAZZJJTTI IBERGELIN Available at all hading sports dept.
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      110 23 RITACO Splendidly Radiant Ceramiche Ricchetti Tiles In different beautiful patterns, shades and sizes. Ceramiche Ricchetti Tiles give you the luxurious feeling you crave for in a room or anywhere in apartments, hotels, offices, shopping centre. They are easy to install and just as easy to maintain ornately Beautiful and yet
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      52 23 Christmas(Me from our factory direct \oyai ■+i X J 18K 1 Sipp. 0.87ct 6 Dia.o.o7c» fS m lor (omplclo selection please (.ill at:ft Axan.lc'wrkv PKI\ All 11VIIII Cii«»un<l I lour I pil til IJ lanolin Shopping fnlrr I*l I N >>j. Sinupurc 10.'4 Iel» •I4;i\ri4ij|ll Trlvi Rs llii 14 H
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      308 24 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS WHERE TO EAT EDUCATION H w m m >!>">» h H vf^Ai SINGAPORE'S FIRST TAIWAN SEA FOOD RESTAURANT COME AND HAVE A TASTE OF OUR TAIWANESE DELICACY SEA FOOD.The staple rice porridge is eaten with lots of little side dishes such os oyster, mussel, pork stewed in rich
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      409 24 YOUR LUCKY STARS il IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you are sincerely interested in other people and though you may not always judge them correctly, you always bear them nothing but good will. Warm-hearted, generous, outgoing, you nevertheless possess a streak of shyness that may keep you from making
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      319 25 M ■■ll# YONEX tracksuits have made tremendous strides. The Malaysian team moved with YONEX at VI the Commonwealth Games Edmonton,Canada I I August 1978 and the Bth Asian Games Bangkok, vk® Thailand December 1978; and so did the VnHrW Singapore team at the Bth Asian Games. YONEX ■MA ™I ~M
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      144 26 Playmore strikes a SUM T CIITIThM! with to Spare. km > i •t r.r. i*. .v t£ BrvrwMdc CrrvMTJewO Sl6OOO $***** $160.00 SlOOOO All Brunswick Bowling Balls carry a limited lifetime warranty S«»«> us at PLAYMORE PTE LTD |a< kH' s Bowl, Or< hard Id II 7j, VA Supplement yourdiet
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      78 27 Perfection at your feet ASCOT ALL PRO SHOE from ASCOT ASCOT co-sponsor Milo-Ascot 2nd World Junior Squash Team Championship 1982. A pair of.fine ASCOT socks FREE with every purchase of the ASCOT ALL PRO SHOE whilst stock lasts Available at all Emporium Holdings Stores A* I H i ■m &<
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      11 28 Burma's veterans Crampton and Than Than still looking strong Page 27
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      86 28 te> One masterpiece that caift be copied. Beefeater. The workft most exported gin. ASSOCIATED LIQUOR DISTRIBUTORS (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD K Is, r .1 Robin's Tavern, While away happy hours from 4 7 p.m. with sounds of sweet music from Love Tune pop songs from the hit parade, sentimental old hits,
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  • WEEKEND RACING Four-page pullout on the Kuala Lumpur meeting
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      Picket Wire, Ironwill top my list
      447 29 PEDIOREE Iron will O (Race 2) and Picket Wire (Race 5) appear to be the two best bets at Kuala Lumpur today. Picket Wire, who is on the upgrade, should perform well to score his second win in three starts although coming up against
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      Winged Beauty can make amends
      277 29  -  By CAVALIER Winged Beanty should make amends for her last start defeat In Race 5, the Class 2 Division 4 1200 m event, at Kuala Lumpur today. The four-year-old Du- bassoff mare, who landed with a rating of 80 by Timeform, was never out of
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      TODAY'S SELECTIONS
      179 29 K. L. CHAN TURF RAY CAVALIER Race 1 fKltaSaka 4 Great Leap 7 8—j wt 10 Titanium 7 Saaad ef HennatUn 10 Titanium Racet It Aitheattdty 6 Cinderella 7 Iraawlli 10 Authenticity 8 Team Spirit 4 Naseebawar 7 Iraawlll 3 Ingot S I magM Blea 2 La Mer
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      LEADING JOCKEYS
      148 29 1st 2nd 3rd 1 A. Tweedie 51 47 42 2 G. Donnelly 50 39 47 3 I. Pateman 38 28 26 4 W. Sharp 37 39 22 5 A. K. Cheam 32 30 34 6 G. Podmore 31 26 36 7 J. Murray 29 33 19 8 M.
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      LEADING TRAINERS
      135 29 1st 2nd 3rd Teh Choon Beng 63 58 54 Ivan Allan 54 45 41 Garnet Bougoure 46 39 40 Samsuri Rahman 45 37 31 George West 44 37 35 Lee Seng Hap 44 36 52 Ahmad Samad 34 34 32 G. Van Breukelen 34 29 29 E. Van
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        TODAY
        2506 30/31 RACF 1 2.00 CLASS 6 DIV 4 1,200m (Ratings 27-6) (Stakes: $10,000) i *0000* Dragaa Empire 47 (17) Dragon EmpireV Chong 4 rug +2 (1200m) *1 M Kakmat 3 t *****8 iUmu Pater* 44 (23) Raja-V Chong 3 nzh -2 (1200m) i K R»km«n 10 s 0*3**6 Talk Big
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        This week's top gallops
        442 30/31 Tuesday: Going yielding Authenticity (T. S. Chiam) drew away from Authentic Heir in 38; Blockbuster impressed in 39; Yong Yong 40 fluently; Sayang Sayang n (A. K. Cheam) 40.6 faultlessly; Tamasek Command (apprentice M. Rah mat) 41 stylishly; Evergreen Song 41.6; Cinderella n 40 pulling double;
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        TOMORROW
        2817 30/31 SEE LING MUN..Jaacle4 la Race S tomarraw RACE 1 145 CLASS 5 1,200m (Malaysian Maiden Stakes) (Stakes: $15,000) 1 225 Bleh Mwrtili O Joy Up-Osman 3 mc 1 (1300m) 8F t FlU-aeM D tt.1 Pegasus-Samsuri 3 mh (1200m) Marray H 1 Nartk Back it.i Rock-Ismail 3 mh (1200m) Stiff
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      Twinkle Toes set to go
      470 32  -  Dewi looks the danger By K. L. CHAN Koala Lumpur: Twinkle Toes II has come to hand after nine outings on local turf, and looks to be leading jockey Alwin Tweedie's best mount at Kuala Lumpur tomorrow. Handicapped in a moderate Class 6 Division 1
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      TOMORROWS SELECTIONS
      231 32 K.L. CHAN TUBPRAY CAVALIER PEDIGREE Race 1 1 Kirh Mountain 2 Pilipachi 1 Rich Maantala 2 Pilipachi 1 Rich Maaatala 4 Plastic Queen i Her Pride 1 Rich Mountain Raee t It Right Cae 1 Mas Tini i The Crimaea Pirate 1 Mas Tini 1 MaaTlal 7 Nam
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      75 29 The WIN Executive Gift Set Because nothing else can express as much. Custom made by WIN 'S finest craftsmen specially for this festive season, this prestigious lighter and slim ball point pen set. in a handsome presentahon case printed or engraved with your company logo and name will make the
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