New Nation, 11 November 1982, Afternoon Edition

Microfilm: NL13611
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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    18 1 new nation PUBLISHED BY THE SINGAPORE MONITOR LTD. Thursday, November 11, 1982 M.C. (P) No. 19/5/82 30 cents
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon BREZHNEV DIES
    342 1 Tass says Soviet President died a 'sudden death' AP MOSCOW, Thursday SOVIET President Leonid I Brezhnev died yesterday, the official Soviet news agency Tass reported today. He was 75. The report said Mr Brezhnev died a "sudden death" at 8:30 am local time yesterday (4.30 pm yesterday Singapore
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  • Article
    Gold, US dollar up
    81 1 NEWS of Brezhnev's death sent the US dollar and gold higher. The US dollar rose sharply to 2.6035/50 marks from 2.5835/42 in late Hong Kong trading. It was the highest level for nearly 7 years. Gold shot up US$B an ounce to US$4lO/412 in heavy trading
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  • opinion / letters
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      In praise of our peaceful society
      138 3  -  RAYMOND WONG LOK CHIN IT IS most heartening to note that a peaceful, harmonious and prosperous society has evolved in our country. People from all walks of life greet one another when tney meet in lifts and other places. This has happened because of
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      THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
      149 3 DELAYS HAVE DANGEROUS ENDS WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE HIGHLIGHTS in history on this date: 1918 World War I armistice is signed between allies and Germany. 1964 Food shortages in India provoke riots in Kerala state. 1965 lan Smith declares Rhodesian independence and Britain says regime is illegal. 1971
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      WHY ARE SOME S'POREANS SO SELF-RIGHTEOUS?
      249 3  -  NO BASIS FOR BIAS THE SNOBS have struck again! With reference to the letters by TJKN (New Nation, Nov 1) and "Cleanlines is next to Godliness" (New Nation, Nov 4), let me just sav that their attitudes smack of self righteousness and petty snobbery.
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    • Article
      In the queue for three hours
      101 3  -  KUSU KISI MY FAMILY and I had a most exasperating and trying experience recently. We went to Gifford Pier to queue up for PSA ferry tickets to Kusu Island. We stood in the queue for nearly three hours. There was blatant queue- cutting and
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    • Article
      On-way street answer to jam?
      93 3  -  BSM I WOULD appreciate if the PWD could look into the traffic congestion during peak hours at Alexandra Road, between the Tanglin Road and Princess Circus traffic lights. Although some improvements have been made in the past, the situation has not improved at all. There
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    • Article
      Clementi stink: What's the cause?
      62 3  -  YECCH WE ARE residents of Clementi New Town. Periodically, we would get this smell of sewerage pervading the air. It is unpleasant and unhealthy. It is most sickening when it comes at dinner and bedtime. We suspect the cause is the sewerage treatment plant nearby.
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  • home
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      Funds transfer from HK: Don't
      340 4 Is Singapore getting a significant amount of the capital said to be leaving Hong Kong in the wake of the uncertainty over the British colony's future? The answer from both government and banking circles is: No. There's no sign of it. A banking source said:
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    • DAY by DAY
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        STEPS TO SAFE EVACUATION
        189 4 A summary of some of the main news items in morning papers AFTER announcing the formation of a civil defence force to cope with war and peace-time disasters, the Government is moving to ensure that new high-rise buildings are equipped for safe, orderly evacuation. This follows
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        Airing the pollution problem
        105 4 AIR pollution is not just a health problem. It is is also economic, social and political. This .was stated by Professor Ang How Ghee, (right) chairman of the Asean Committee on Science and Technology. This is because the problem affects the way people live and work,
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        World War II 'reminder'
        65 4 A JAPANESE bomb dropped during World War Two was set off not far from Pasir Panjang Secondary School yesterday. It was an aerial bomb weighing 50 kg, found on Tuesday in the sea more than 200 metres from the school. The Bomb Disposal Unit decided to
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    • Article
      TV slot for teens and nation-building
      210 4  -  Editorials from our vernacular papers viewscan Berita Harian Sin Chew Jit Poh THE plan by the SBC to telecast a special programme for the young as from next year is in line with the desire to create greater social awareness among Singapore youths. It
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      capitalise on it say bankers
      265 5 The Indonesian Minister of Trade and Cooperatives, Mr Radius Prawiro in an interview in Jakarta recently said Indonesia sees no benefit in having a common market. Singaporean leaders have said that it is too premature to talk of a common market just yet. It may
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      Lock icon OLDIES BUT GOODIES
      89 5 A UNIQUE feature of the Photo 82 exhibition at Singapore's World Trade Centre is the Nikon "museum." The Japanese company has put 37 of its oldies on show, manufactured between 1948 and 1965. The collection has been insured for $1.6 million Photo 82 consists of the two
      PICTURE: GOH KIM HUI  -  89 words
    • Article
      Of birds and a beautiful S'pore
      358 5 Ornithologist hired to attract certain species for a better garden city image THE birds are coming. Singapore has engaged a "bird man" to entice our feathered friends back. The Government has taken on an ornithologist in a bid to attract "desirable species of birds"
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    • Article
      COPS ON THIEVES' TRAIL
      140 5 TANGLIN police are on the trail of the thieves who broke into a businessman's house on Monday night and robbed a housewife last week. Detectives have picked up a suspect for the theft of household items valued at $60,000 from Park House, off Orchard Road. The
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    • Article
      Bid to bring in Commodores fails
      132 6 LAST-MINUTE efforts by a local businessman to save the Commodores concert have failed. The businessman, who does not want to be named, contacted the Singapore Sports Council this morning to discuss details. But the council has turned down his offer of going into business
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    • Article
      Police advice on US Treasury cheques
      91 6 POLICE have advised the public to accept US Treasury cheques only when the proper identification is given by the named payee on the cheques. This is because US$6.4 million worth of altered Treasury cheques were tendered for negotiation and later found to be counterfeit.
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    • Article
      MOTORIST DIES IN CRASH
      53 6 A 27-YEAR-OLD man died early this morning when his car was flung into the path of a container truck after it had collided with a station wagon. Mr Chan Tai San was driving from Tuas Road when the accident occurred. The drivers of the other vehicles
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    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon A momento for Zia from the HDB
      118 6 PRESIDENT Zia-Ul-Hag received a momento from Mr Michael Fam, the chairman of Housing and Development Board this morning when he visited the HDB office in Maxwell Road. The Pakistani delegation/ led by the President, was interested in the many facets of flat dwelling.
      PICTURE: HAIRIS  -  118 words
    • Article
      Asean tariff cuts advice
      327 6  -  By FOO CHOY PENG ASEAN economic ministers will be asked to approve across-the-board tariff cuts of 20 to 25 per cent for goods with an import ceiling of up to US$lO million (Ss22 million) at their 14th meeting which starts this afternoon. Senior Asean trade officials
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    • Article
      $88,000 stolen from house
      152 6 FORTY thousand US dollars (about S$88,000) was stolen from the house of a Japanese expatriate manager two days ago. But the theft was not discovered until yesterday when Mr Hiroyasu Dketari, 25, found a drawer open and the cash, which he kept in an envelope, missing.
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      Lock icon 13 men to man the traffic
      159 8  -  By LEE CHUI SAN IF you see three policemen controlling traffic watched by 10 others at the junction of Thomson Road and Jalan Toa Payoh, do not call the National Productivity Board. This is not an example of wasteful use of manpower. They are
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      Job security through productivity
      275 8 JOB security is the greatest reward for higher productivity in times of severe recession, Dr Wong Kwei Cheong, chairman of the National Productivity Board said this morning. But the fruit of productivity must be shared fairly between employers, workers and consumers and not equally among them.
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    • Article
      Oh, for someone who talks Korean!
      210 8 SINGAPORE is short of Korean-speaking tourist guides to cope with the increasing number of Korean tourists visiting the Republic. From January to August the number of Korean visitors to Singapore increased by 51.8 per cent compared with the same period last year. Ana the
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      490 6 NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY QUIZ Organised jointly by National Productivity Board. Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce Industry, The Straits Times. Singapore Monitor and Shin Min Daily News Rules and Regulations 1 The quiz is open to all Singapore citizens/permanent residents/work permit and employment pass holders 2 Participants are advised to read the
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      183 8 JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT YOU'VE GOT IT ALL... U-BIXV3R GOES A STEP FURTHER. 1 A '4 hi ÜBK V3R COPIERS TAKE REDUCTION TO 2 SIZES. i Not only does the V3R give excellent size to size copies, it's also capable of producing HA reductions to 2 sizes 20% and 50%
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  • world
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      Lock icon Australia sees E. Timor as Indonesian
      320 9 Reuter UNITED NATIONS, Thursday AUSTRALIA overrode the opposition of Portuguese-speaking countries today and reaffirmed its acceptance of Indonesian rule over the former Portuguese colony of East Timor. Australian delegate Mr lan Hutchens told the UN General Assembly's decolonisation committee that "the fact is that
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      Lock icon Russia and China sign pact on border trade
      237 9 UPI MOSCOW, Thursday SOVIET and Chinese negotiators have signed an agreement on trade across their border, the official news agency Tass said. A brief announcement yesterday said the talks were carried out by representatives of the allunion foreign trade association "Dalintorg" and
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      Lock icon Mother and cub
      20 9 FEMALE panda Shao-Shao fa seen here yeaterday cuddling her three-month-old cub at the Madrid Zoo. PICTURE: AP
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    • Article
      Lock icon Three killed in ambush near Pattaya
      124 9 UPI BANGKOK, Thursday THREE executives of the Bangkok Metropolitan Bank were shot dead early yesterday in an ambush on a dark road near Pattaya, police said. Officials said five men were in a car when bandits, one of them a woman, opened fire with
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      Lock icon Dedicated to the veterans
      257 10 UPI AP WASHINGTON, Thursday "GERALD L. AADLAND." The name, solemnly intoned, marked the opening yesterday of a national salute to the victims and veterans of the Vietnam war. A hushed crowd at the National Cathedral set into motion five days of events aimed at binding up
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      Lock icon Riches to rags in two days
      143 10 UPI HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Thursday ORVAL Dunkle, a retired air force jet mechanic from West Sunbury, went from riches to rags in two days. State lottery officials goofed when they identified Mr Dunkle, 46, as one of three winners of a US$l.l million (Ss2 4
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      Lock icon Albanian PM Shehu was a spy
      524 10 AP VIENNA, Thurs. THE Albanian prime minister who reportedly committed suicide last year was a long-time spy who took his own life after receiving orders to kill the head of his country's Communist Party, Enver Hoxha, Albania s state-run Ata news agency said yesterday.
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    • Article
      Still no 'pipeline' accord
      322 10 WASHINGTON, Thursday THE United States is still seeking agreement with European allies on a unified east-west economic policy to replace President Reagan's sanctions against firms Helping to build the Soviet natural gas pipeline, officials said "We are still working on it," Treasury Secretary Donald Regan tola
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    • Article
      Lock icon Iran claims 10 Iraqi cities in firing range
      261 12 UPI Reuter TEHERAN, Thursday AIR and tank battles raged yesterday barely 65 km east of the ancient Tigris River, with both Teheran and Baghdad claiming victories, but Iran said its artillery had 10 Iraqi cities within firing range. In Manama, Bahrain, Iran's
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      Lock icon Ex-minister of Iraq executed on drug charge
      161 12 Reuter BEIRUT, Thurs. IRAQI President Saddam Hussein has disclosed that a former Cabinet Minister has been executed for importing a drug which had fatal side effects, the official Iraqi news agency reported yesterday. The agency did not name the man, but political sources
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      Lock icon Norwegian gunboat chases Soviet ship
      176 12 AP TROMSO (Norway), Thursday A SOVIET icebreaker cruising a restricted military area finally retreated after a Norwegian gunboat threatened to open fire on it, a Tromso radio station reported yesterday. Tromso, nicknamed capital of the Arctic, is 1,800 km north of the Norwegian capital of
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      Lock icon British storm over spy network
      138 12 Reuter LONDON, Thurs. POLITICANS are demanding a shake-up of Britain's discredited counter-intelligence network following the jailing of a 44-year-old Soviet super spy who was unmasked because he liked to molest young girls. The two-hour trial of Geoffrey Prime, who spent 14 years passing sensitive British
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      Lock icon Riot cops nab 800 as demos, strikes fizzle out
      468 13 Solidarity whimpers UPI WARSAW, Thurs. MORE than 800 people who unsuccessfully tried to rally to Solidarity calls for a nation-wide strike were arrested as riot po-: lice squelched pro-union protests in at least seven cities. Polish government spokesman Jerzy Urban said
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    • Article
      Lock icon Pope sees to dying wish of Princess Grace
      148 13 AP LONDON, Thursday POPE John Paul II has personally appointed a special commission of Vatican judges to annul Princess Caroline's marriage to playboy Philippe Junot out of compassion for her late mother, Princess Grace, newspapers here reported yesterday. Daily Mail columnist Nigel
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      94 12 Sweet serenades by moonlight S -V t Make a date with someone special at The Tradewinds. On a rooftop bathed in moonlight. By a shimmering pool surrounded by lush tropical plants. Sip an exotic cocktail and choose dinner from a genuine foodstall. Relax in the casual, yet intimate atmosphere. At
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  • business
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      GALADARI'S $26M FOR KEVIN HOUSE
      283 14 THE Galadari group of Dubai which is building a JlOO million building on the old Wisma Indonesia site has bought Kevin House for $26 million. The building was completed earlier this year at a cost of $12 million. The sale price is in line with
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    • Article
      Bull run predicted on stock markets
      449 14  -  By RODNEY HOBSON ALL the charts point to a bull run on the Singapore and US stock markets. That is the claim of Mr Donald Sinclair, consultant and retired member of the Stock Exchange of Singapore and a highly-respected figure in the local stock
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      Sun Hung Kai cautious
      126 14 SUN Hung Kai Investment takes a much more cautious view of the Singapore and Malaysian stock markets in its monthly newsletter, Focus. "With the backdrop of a still ailing economy, the outlook for the local market appears anything but appealing," it says. The recent interest rates-inspired
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    • Update
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        Dow down
        41 14 WALL Street fell back from a new record high in the morning as investors took profits and the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 15.73 points overall to close at 1,044.52. Trading was active with volume at 113.42 million shares.
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      • Article
        Training service
        34 14 PETER LING, director of client services at Young and Rubicam Singapore, is leaving the company in December to run his own business, PL Marketing Communications, to provide training, development and consultancy services.
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        Lock icon Repurchase rule
        38 14 Reuter WASHINGTON: THE Securities and Exchange Commission has approved a rule that will allow companies to repurchase their stock if purchases do not exceed 25 per cent ot the average daily volume in the stock. Reuter.
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        Indonesian curbs on imports
        51 14 JAKARTA: THE Indonesian government has announced new restrictions on imports of industrial products in an attempt to protect domestic industry. Trade Minister Radius Prawiro said 10 categories covered by the new regulations include heavy equipment, electronic goods, textiles, engineering and mechanical products, automotive spare parts and
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    • Article
      Banks focus on securities
      105 14 BANKS jacked up their investments in securities and equities in Singapore by more than $500 million in September as interest rates took a turn downwards. Investments in securities and equities rose from $2.68 billion in August to $3.19 billion in September, according to Monetary Authority of
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    • Article
      New lease of life from HK Bank?
      304 14 HONG KONG shares and the local dollar were given a much-needed but short-lived boost from news that the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp is to grant 20-year mortgages to home buyers. The fact that the largest bank in the colony was prepared to
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    • Article
      General Lumber wants to take over Sem Wah
      408 15 GENERAL LUMBER wants to take over Sem Wah Development Enterprise to assure a continuous supply of logs to support its timber processing operations, it says in a circular to shareholders. The group concentrates mainly in the integrated timber processing activities such as
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    • Article
      Bousteadco to sell property for $26.75m
      275 15 BOUSTEADCO subsidiary Boustead Marketing and Management Services is to sell property at Balmoral Parle to Southway Properties, a 75 per cent owned subsidiary of Hotel Properties, owner of the Singapore Hilton. The price of $26.75 million was arrived at on the basis of a
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      Hertz expands its rental activities here
      129 15 HERTZ Asia Pacific has embarked on a major development and expansion programme in the region for its equipment rental and leasing and car rental. Centred on regional headquarters in Singapore, the programme includes the establishment in Singapore of the first Hertz equipment rental and
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    • Article
      Johan replies to KLSE on Jacks takeover
      123 15 JOHAN HOLDINGS BERHAD has written to the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange to clarify points about the acquisition of Jacks International. The valuation of Johan and Jacks shares in the transaction was based on a willing-buyer and willing-seller basis and the prevailing market prices
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      Latest STOCK PRICES
      253 15 SINGAPORE stocks opened firm this morning and generally gained more ground in the first session. Trading was light. Selected stocks at 12.30 pm: Boustead 1.92/1.93 Bousteadco 2.62/2.64 Central Sugars 11.20/12.00 Cold Storage 4.30/4.32 Cycle 3.06/3.08 Esso 6.30/6.60 F and N 6.55/6.60 Genting 3.64/3.66 Guthrie 3.06/3.10 Haw Par
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      Lock icon Concern over silver 'squeeze'
      349 17 Despite a 130 jump in comex volume, the market is still thin Reuter NEW YORK: LESS than three years after the collapse of efforts at controlling world silver supplies, there is rekindled concern of specu-lative-motivated pressure on deliverable silver supplies here. Market sources sa>d in addition
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      Lock icon Five million ounces to ease 'shortage'
      159 17 Reuter NEW YORK: An infusion of almost five million ounces of silver into comex warehouses is helping to ease market concern of a shortage of deliverable supplies in the December 1982 contract. Whether traders holding long positions in December futures will press to take
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      Lock icon Price spiral likely to go on, says Sharps Pixley
      100 17 Reuter LONDON: The overall upward trend in the silver Krice seen in October, is likely to continue, London ullion dealer Sharps Pixley said in its monthly market report. The narrowing in the gold/silver ratio to 40 to one Provided strong evidence
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      Lock icon Copper prices may rise, says CIPEC
      181 17 Reuter PARIS: Some improvement in a depressed copper market is likely during the fourth quarter of this year but low prices mean most producers are not covering costs, the in-ter-governmental Council of Copper Exporting Countries (CIPEC) said. In its quarterly review, CIPEC said bullish
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      Lock icon Sluggish forecast of Indonesian exports
      92 17 Reuter JAKARTA: Indonesia's depressed commodity exports will not recover their 1980 levels, in real terms, until the end of the decade, Suhadi Mangkusuwondo, director general for foreign trade at the Trade Ministry said. "However, if we take into account world inflation, then in general, real
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
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      Lock icon FACE TO FACE WITH THE POUSH ZOMO
      868 18/19 SPECIAL REPORT BY LAT-WP TEAM WARSAW, Thursday THE simplest way of telling when Poland's martial law authorities expect trouble is to drive round six selected hotels in Warsaw. If they are occupied only by tourists, then it is safe to say tensions are
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  • leisure
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      Healthy Pets
      65 20 OWNING a dog or cat and assuming responsibility for the animal's health and good behaviour can be a test of your humaneness and your character. For some people it can mean unlearning previously held beliefs about the pet's nutrition or other health needs. What you need mostly is
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      THE FOOD FACTOR
      261 20 BY learning a little about your dog or cat the routine care it needs to stay healthy, what to do if it is sick or injured, and when to seek advice from your veterinarian you can help as sure it a long and vigorous life. Most popular
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      Caring for your pet
      312 20 CHECKUPS HAVE your vet give your new pet a complete physical checkup ana any necessary vaccinations. He will probably also want a stool sample to check for worms and other parasites. PARASITES The most common parasites which can infect your cat or dog are roundworms, whipworms,
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      Snatched into the nether world
      1633 21 J v y I i U 11 I i I V 1 1 11 V y LI I hey re here. PART TWO STEVE was baffled after he heard what had happened that day. He liked to have a logical explanation for everything. But now
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    • leisure / comics
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        Roman tunes up with ten top hits
        336 25  -  RECORD REVIEW ROMAN TAM My Selection EMI-EMGS-6095 Review by LIM SEK AFTER SIX albums for EMI, this is Roman's first compilation album for the label and it comprises 10 of his hit tunes and three brand new songs. It is an appropriate, if
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
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      1692 22 Tv channel 5 2.55 Opening followed by Dynasty (C) (R). During the Ming Dynasty, the ambitious Prince Yong Zheng schemes to usurp the throne. Ruthlessly, he rids himself of al his enemies and becomes the Emperor. However, in the process, he incurs the hostilities of a band of patriotic swordsmen,
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      1680 23 Tv radio Small sparkling stars t iX 1 I a r The 'Tiny Twinkles' doing their number 'Nicky Knacky Knocky Noo' Cabaret sketches of the 30s Thursday Entertainment Special: Ain't Misbehavin' (10.15 pm) SOME of you may have seen the Philippine version of this musical revue performed by the 18-mem-ber
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      706 24 SERVICES CHANGE OF SOILED CURRENCY IF you have any old Singapore currency, you can now change them for new notes from banks as well as from the Board of Commissioners of Currency's exchange counters at the ground floor 79 Robinson Road, today and tomorrow. These two dates have been declared
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      548 25 DR SMOCK By George Lemont vouße KINC?A AT THIS OR THOPgPIC e»asi Ngss, ARgN'T VOO/ POCTOR r IK v. yes, I A. A* WH V I FRANK AND ERNEST Yoop ShEEP POg isnt growing amy gl GGtfZ BECfKUft HE A POM-POM. vt.T *ifi 3 1 UfcW m. SK u m
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      67 27 The Adventures of Teamy LIGHT V£A«S CATER On Plamti op Productivity -AT U9T, I'VE Racked THE 6*o OF- MY iJDUKMiy. W r GS ®.f! P 0 PJ&JLt'B "U&'&A* > te-kift-k > Pi«HL o ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft
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      292 31 II m■ l« VIM) RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY ACCOMMODATION 100 a) Noumi FURNISHED/UNFURNISHED ROOMS /HOUSES APARTMENTS FOR RENT IN SEVERAL DISTRICTS FOR IMMEDIATE OCCUPANTS. INTERESTED PLEASE CALLi--4 5»-«3®3 Tcbtn, Boon Lay, KaHang, Cltangi. Stmbawang (tarraca houaa), Phoanlx Park (3-storay houaa). Caff: 261-6011. READY CLIENT WANTED unfur mshad 3-roomad MOB flat, around Jurong
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      New blood for powerful Agasam Stable
      354 32  -  Racing By B J SMITH LAST season's king of the Sport of Kings, Agasam Stable, headed by Mr Liem Swie Ling, has been regenerated with the addition of 13 newcomers some of which will be making their debut this weekend. Agasam Stable won 37
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      Sparkling workout
      1041 32 TODAY'S TRACKWORK STEVE McGarret from the stables of Kuala LumEur based trainer Ahmad in Abdul Samad drew attention to his chances of completing a double in race nine tomorrow, when he showed sparkling action in his workout at Bukit Timah today. With veteran George Podmore in the saddle,
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      Saturday's scratchings
      170 32 Race 1 2.00 Class 4 Div 6 1200 m Direct Way, Zulu Dawn, Seletar. Race 2 2.30 Class 4 Div 4 1200 m Lisa Greene, Glory Bound, Azandra. Race 3 3.00 Class 4 Div 2 1200 m Diplomat, Flamingo, Aylmer Road, Ariff, Your's Truly Race 4 3.30 Class
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      Singapore stops ISRF from raising rates
      253 33  -  Squash By KEN JALLEH Jr SINGAPORE has prevented the International Squash Rackets Federation from raising its subscription rates according to the number of courts a country has. Singapore's opposition to the ISRF amendment was one of the major tasks of Singapore Squash Rackets Association
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      Never-say-die Lim topples favourite Denise
      296 33 Ivuftustry Squash MANDARIN S Lim Chin Hoo caused one of the most sensational upsets in last night's Avis travel industry team championship semi-finals when he defeated E ?;rader and favourite or the match, Denise De Kretser of SIA at the East Coast Recreation Centre. Mandarin,
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      Japanese are the best bet
      381 33  -  By KEN JALLEH Jr JAPAN is my bet to retain the Asian rugby crown when the tournament begins at the Jalan Besar and Queenstown Stadiums on Nov 20. The defending champions are the ones to watch. In Taipeh two years ago, they stood, head and
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      THE TEAM:
      72 33 PROPS Joro Ishiyama, Koji Horaguchi, Ken Nakayama; bookers Masahiro Inoue, Toshihiro Hirai; Lock forwards Toshiyuki Hayashi, Michihito Chida, Takan- obu Kondo, Kenzo Segawa; flankers Takashi Itoh, Takeo Ishizuka, No 8 Kazoo Sejimo; scrum halfs Tsutomu Okuwaki, Yoshimitsu Konishi; Centres Kimi- taka Morioka, Tesshin Kawaurhi, Yoichiro Minamikawa, Hitosbi Kano;
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      Asian Games: Bowling likely to be included
      276 33  -  Bowling By R MANORAJ IT is almost certain that bowling will be included in the 1986 Asian Games in Seoul, says Asian FIQ president Soetopo Jananto at an interview at the Changi Airport. This will be one of the main topics to be
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      Lock icon SOMETHING TO CHEER ABOUT
      150 34 PICTURE SPECIAL THE long overdue return of the vociferous "Kallang Roar" and Singapore's convincing 3-1 Ovaltine Cup victory over arch-rivals Malaysia made it a most memorable night for Singapore soccer at the National Stadium last night. It was almost like the good old days of Malaysia
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      164 32 FREE ADS! Under $40 Bargains Column If you have ANYTHING which you don't U9e anymore, and it's worth $40 or less, we'll give you a four line advertisement FREE in the UNDER $40 BARGAINS column of The Singapore Monitor. These ads will be inserted FREE at the earliest date that
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      165 32 THIS WEEK'S challenge: HOW MANY WORDS CAN YOU MAKE? HOW TO PLAY: Form as many words as you can from these letters, joining them horizontally, vertically or diagonally without repetition in the same word. No proper nouns or abbreviations allowed. .1 ■■■■I MMMI 1 0 G3O HOW TO SCORE: Score
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      LIFE AND TIMES OF LEONID BREZHNEV
      201 2/35 IN 1972: Pictured with a long cigarette holder in his hand, a confident Brezhnev sits behind his desk in his Krmelin office in 1972. April 1981: With his wife V P Brezhnev a voting during elections to the Soviet of Nationalities of the USSR
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      BREZHNEV THE MAN
      456 36 MOSCOW, Thursday PRESIDENT Leonid Brezhnev, whose death was announced today, built his country into a military superpower to rival the United States but left many of his political goals unfulfilled. As leader of the Soviet Communist Party from 1964 until his death yesterday at the age of
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