The Straits Times, 18 December 1977

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  • 14 1 The Sunday Times No. 2169 DECEMBER 18, 1977 30 CENTS M.C. (P) No. 260/1/77
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  • 171 1 Who's Person of the Year TODAY you get the chance to name Singapore's Person of the Year and win a cash prize if you are among the lucky writers who send m the best letters. The Sunday Times is calling on all its readers to tell us who they feel
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  • 650 1 ALL OPTIMISTIC AS BEGIN IS SET FOR EGYPT TALKS CAIRO, Saturday PRESIDENT Anwar Sadat said today Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin would visit Egypt soon and added he was "more optimistic than ever" about the chances for peace. "Things are moving very fast," Mr.
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  • 153 1 Freeze of oil price in 1978 NICOSIA, Sat. An oil price freeze In 1978 is now "a virtual certainty," the authoritative oil weekly Middle East Economic Survey said today. In a special report from Bahrain, where Arab oil ministers have been meeting In preparation for next week's price-fixing meeting In
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  • 212 1 HER SUNDAY SPECIAL... HER name is Dratchajarri. For six days of the week she lives very much the same sort of life as other 21-year-olds m Singapore. Bat on Sunday mornings she takes part m her favourite sport and what she does could win her the vote of Bravest Sports
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  • 269 1 Border massacre so a rethink on ties BANGKOK, Sat THAILAND was today assessing the prospects for its efforts to improve ties with neigh bouring Cambodia after Cambodian raiders killed 15 Thais m the worst frontier incident m four months. The new massacre has come Just after the Thai Government made
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  • 211 1 China's No. 2 may be near death HONGKONG, Saturday MARSHAL Yeh ITI Chien ying (above), the secondranking man In China's leader ship line-up, is believed to be seriously ill and may be near death, according to diplomatic dispatches from Peking. Yeh played a key role In the ouster of the
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  • 621 1 BANGKOK, Saturday SINGAPORE Premier Lee Kuan Yew said to- day he did not foresee that his government's decision to put four Vietnamese hijackers on trial would have any adverse effect on Singapore-Vietnamese relations In the future. "I should imagine that relations In the
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  • 83 1 $5. 7 m payoff to trader TOKYO. Sat Four major Japanese trading firms admitted today for the first time that they paid ÜBtt.s million (8*5.75 million) to a South Korean bustneuman to Influence the aalea of 1M subway cars to South Korea In 1973. Mr. Bunlchlro Tanabe, president of Mitsubishi
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  • 59 1 Sadat— Man of the Year NEW YORK, Sat. Trie US Time magi line said yesterday It had chosen Egyptian President Anwar Sadat as its "Man of the Year," to star In Its Cbxlßtamai Issue. In Rome, the International Committee for Elegance In the World luted on Thursday Mr. Sadat as
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  • 50 1 BANGKOK. Sat— A policeman was killed and 19 people wounded by a grenade which exploded last night at a bus stop near Bangkok's huge weekend market, police reported today. Police said the granade was thrown during a clash between two groups of young people. AFP.
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  • 92 1 A thumping victory for Marcos MANILA, Sat.—Early returns tonight m the Philippine referendum gave President Marco* close to M per cent vote to rule indefinitely as President and Prime Minister. A compilation of retarns from various polling precincts throughout the country, as broadcast by the government radio, gave a total
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  • The Sunday Times Worlddwide
    • 378 2 Reign of terror by Ethiopian forces NAIROBI. Sat gTHIOPIAN Government forces are publicly executing opponents and dumping their bodies on the streets as a warning to the population m a wave of terror, two American Congressmen said yesterday. Congress men Paul Tsongas and Don Bonker said they personally saw nine
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    • 174 2 VIENNA, Bat. Mrs. Lotte Boehm, kidnapped wife of an Austrian clothing magnate, was reunited with her husband early today after a "very high" ransom was paid for her release. Mr. Leopold Boehm told reporters outside the family villa that his allIng 42-year-old wife was
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    • 373 2 BRUSSELS, Sat T»HE European Com- mon Market (EEC) yesterday put pressure on Japan to take effective action to reduce the "festerIng sore" of Its record trade surplus with the community, a senior EEC official said. Sir Roy Denman, EEC Commission DirectorGeneral for
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    • 240 2 JAKARTA, Saturday A NUMBER of leading intellectuals, inclu- ding former Cabinet ministers, will be among the 10,000 Indonesian political prisoners to be released on Tuesday, the government announced today. National security chief Admiral Sudomo told a press conference that among
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    • 94 2 Habib taken to hospital: Heart ailment WASHINGTON, Sat. Under-Secretary of State Philip Habib was taken to hospital yesterday with a serious heart complaint. State Department officials said. Mr. Habib, 52. returned on Thursday night from a twoweek overseas tour that Included a trip to the Soviet Union and a six-nation
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    • 58 2 CALIFORNIA. Sat. Film director Roman Polanskl will undergo 90 days of psychiatric evaluation to help a Judge decide his appropriate sentence for having sex with a 13-year-old girl. After the series of psychiatric examination* at Chlno state prison, Polanskl will be required to report to Judge
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    • 34 2 PARIS. Sat. Byrtan President Hafez Aaaad may head tor Moscow "very soon" to ask for Soviet military aid, according to the current lnue of the weekly Al Nahar Arabe Et International— APT.
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    • 260 2 FRT ELIZABETH, flat. The largest two supertankers ever Involved In a maritime accident burned out of control last night after colliding in fog oil the coast of South Africa. But port officials said there was no loss of life and call it a "miracle. The
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    • 215 2 THREAT OF NEW FLARE-UPS AS FIRES KILL SIX SYDNEY, Sat. Weary firefighters, battling bushflres licking at the western edge of the city on a broken front stretching 50 km, which had already claimed six lives, today faced the prospect of new flareups. Temperatures climbed to 28 deg C by noon
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    • 28 2 PARIS. Sat. US Labour Secretary Ray Marshall Indicated here yesterday that his country was considering the possibility of rejoining the International Labour Organisation (ILO). Reuter.
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    • 214 2 NEW YORK, Sat. Many thousands of Egyptians have contracted a rare disease ■su a 1 1 y confined to animals and hundreds are reported dying, the magastne Medical World News said yesterday. It said the Egyptian Government has quietly asked the United States
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    • 160 3 Scandal probe team fails to meet key men SEOUL, Sat. Seven Investigators of a US Congressional committee probing alleged South Korean Influence- buying activities In Washington left here today, apparently empty handed without being able to question Korean officials during their week-long stay In South Korea. They had asked the
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    • 229 3 NICOSIA, Sat Security forces closed in on the hideout where the kidnapped son of the Cyprus President was believed held while delicate secret negotiations for his release were going on, reliable sources said here. His abductors threatened to kill him If
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    • 281 3 Marcos is issured of landslide victory in ilebiscite MANILA, Saturday PRESIDENT Marcos today was virtually assured of an overwhelming vote of confidence m a national referendum which will add the title of prime minister to his strongman powers as chief administrator of the martial law government. The heavy 85-90 per
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    • 108 3 /GEORGETOWN (GuVI yana). Sat Mounted police were called out to control disorderly crowds when Chinese toys went on sale m a Georgetown store. Scores of Christmas shoppers, eager for bargains, were admitted to the governmentowrted store only m small groups, and they were rationed to
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    • 124 3 Marines capture Muslim rebel camp ZAMBOANGA CITY, Sat Philippine marines captured a Muslim rebel camp on BasiUn Island near here last night, inflicting heavy casualties on the rebels, according to South Command chief Rear Adm. Bommulo Espaldon. rwo batalLons of marines supported by naval gunfire and ampniMous tanks landed in
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    • 118 3 JAKARTA, Sat—lndonesian student leaders today showed understanding towards the military's warning against anti government actions, but said they would continue their fight for social and political improvements In the public interest. A statement signed by representatives of three major university student bodies said
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    • 171 3 SUNDAY TIMES CROSSWORD i? S^V.mJ U. is <3£n£i Acknowledgement (6) S. 17 concume (j) is. cnantea vi»n.ir <«i i» iftmuvn n»r (4) 30 Vtoion 16) aa. Spread ?££n£ 15 T^eSfry ts> 23. Act peacemaker B T?? C NMN Mi 111 l csTia (7) 34. Seted (6) 3« Period. lAte"., of
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    • 793 4 TODAY: SUNDAY MATINEE (Ch. 5, 10 45 a.m. Colour) "That Certain Feeling," starring Bob Hope is about the ludicrous complications that follow when a comic-strip artiste falls In love with his boss' bride-to-be. THE SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON (Ch. 5. 2.40 p.m. Colour) "Ernie's Christmas." The famlly't first Christmas on
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    • 96 4 SWING alone this Christ mas Eve with the RTS special one-hour. "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" Show, featuring, among others. Tracy Huang (left), Joe Chandran and the XPeriments, Katlna Dahari and Sylvia McCully. The show will he telecast in colour over Channel 5 on
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    • 584 4  - SPOTLIGHT ON CHINESE PROGRAMMES LEONG WENG KAM By ALL PROGRAMMES ON CHANNEL 8. TODAY: LOVE LINGERS ON (9.10 p.m. Colour): Tse Chao becomes very depressed after the death of his mother. His lather blames him (or causing the death. Meanwhile, his divorced wife, Linda, is around to console him. TOMORROW:
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    • 83 4 SHOW BY HK MOVIE STARS TROUPE rpHE popular 55-mem-1 ber Hongkong Movie Star Arts Troupe's recent performances at the National Theatre will be on our TV icreen on Tuesday at 7. 1t p.m. on Channel 8 In colour. The one-hour programme features excerpts of songs, dances and music presented by
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    • 693 4 151 AM Opeiutg and Cartoon Corner S.2S Clouds if Witnss (Pt. 3! 11.15 Waru-Warii (Malay) H! L iku H^ du (R pcat) 6 30 News w Brief 11.45 Sunday Matinee That Certaii Feeing, s 35 T|e Ye||fW H M6 Starnig: Bob Hope En Marie Saiit, 7 PetticM( Jg|etiM Ultflk u
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    • 61 4 TODAY: Siwn 4.31 p.m. (2.3m). Mill Kttiil 3.39 p.m. (1.9m). hrt MckM 12.03 p.m. (1.9m). TOMORROW: Strain 5.43 a.m. (2.4m). 6.08 p.m. (2.1m). UHU KitMl 4.03 a.m. (2.3m), 5.14 p.m. (1.9m). Pirt Dicks* 12.54 a.m. (2.2m), 1.33 p.m. (1.8m). WATER consumption on Friday was 661,000 cubic metres (145.3 million gallons),
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  • 820 6 IJIGHER education m Singapore is aimed at ensuring that there is enough "complex and diverse higher level" manpower supply to meet the "equally complex and diverse higher level" manpower needs of the country, said Prof. Lim Chong Yah, Professor of
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  • 173 6 AN Indonesian, Lay Tjak Kaoe, 44. who overstayed m Singapore for flve-and-a-half years without a permit, was Jailed for 18 months by a district judge yesterday. He admitted staying here from May 19 1972 to Dec 13 this year, when he was arrested, without a permit.
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  • 30 6 THE Minister for Law and the Environment and Science and Technology, Mr E. W Barker, will attend a road run at Tanglln community centre today at 8 ajn.
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  • 209 6 'Help the poor all year round' call rE Senior Minister of State for Finance, Mr. Gob Cholt Tone, yesterday called on organisations not to limit their annual "act of goodwill" to year-end parties but to extend their help to the under-privileced throughout the year. Speaking at the Islamic Theological Association
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  • 477 6 'TOTAL investment m the third quarter of x this year amounted to $365.7 million, representing another 150 new development projects for which the Ministry of National Development has given planning approval. This is 25.5 per cent below the $490.9 million level set In the
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  • 245 7 That rice quality row: Now importers assn hits back rE Singapore General Rice Importer* Association yesterday hit out at the NTTJC Welcome Consumers Cooperative chairman, Mr. Baey Llan Peck, for saying that the association did not take rice from government stockpile resulting In the quality of the rice deteriorating. A
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  • 32 7 HOME Affair* and Education MlnUter Mr. Chua Slan Chin will be the gue*t of honour at the Prisons Department annual dinner and dance at Hyatt Hotels CrylUl Ballroom tonight at
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  • 717 7  -  CORINNE THAM and NANCY BYRAVJI By PICKPOCKETING NUISANCE REACHES ALARMING PROPORTIONS THIS SEASON WATCH your wal- let or purse when you go shopping, especially if there is a crowd. Pickpocketing, the perennial nuisance, has reach* d alarming proportions this festive season, with complaints currently received from Christmas shoppers
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  • 274 7 Aptitude for job vital, grads Hold |NIVERSITY fraduU ates should take into account their aptitude and interest before they plunge into the world of working life to prevent being misfits m their chosen careers, the dean of the faculty of Science at the University of Singapore, Prof. Ang Kok Peng,
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  • 249 7 rE chairman of the board of directors of NTUC Consumers' Cooperative. Welcome, Mr. Baey Llan Peck, has said that Welcome must exercise great care to ensure that its pricing and business policies were not destructive but rather geared towards the encouragement of healthy and
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  • 41 7 A STORE-ROOM of Wu Chin Leong food factory m Jurong Road was gutted by fire yesterday morning. Nobody was injured m the blaze which broke out shortly after 9.30 a.m. Damage was estimated at between $2,000 and $3,000.
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  • 311 8 rNJONO Pagar Plaza residents will decide soon— through a questionnaire whether residents' committees will be set up to serve as links between existing committees and themselves to look after the physical and social affairs of the estate. All the 924
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  • 189 8 A SANTA Claus dishing out the Christmas spirit of goodwill and cheer bat without the familiar snowwhite beard and red costume is comedian Hamid Bond, pictured here with some children from various homes. They were attending a Christmas party organised for over 500 guests from
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  • 735 8 EVEN IF MALAYSIA WITHDRAWS ITS OBJECTIONS... KUALA LUMPUR. Sat /X)NCORDE is not likely to resume flights to Singapore, halted yesterday by a Malaysian ban on the supersonic jet using its airspace till early next year, an airline spokesman said today. Mr. Ted
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  • 838 8  - May Wong's jail term reduced to 1 2 years by Court of Appeal KEK SOO BENG By LONDON, Sat. Four of the five Malaysians and a Singaporean who are serving long prison sentences for their part In conspiring to supply more than £500,000 (3*2.1 million) worth of Chinese heroin to
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    • 1039 9 Ctef mas 1| Go South American with us during the f W Festive Season with lots of fun and laughter, ti^^^k |J| jp y excitement and joy helping to make it a Nf|j W^(Lf iM Christmas you will long remember. J^ f^ yfl Bj CHRISTMAS EVE. SATURDAY. DECEMBER 24 1977
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  • ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY
    • 360 10 ALOR STAR, Sat. THE motion of "no confidence" in the Mentri Besar, Dato Seri Syed Ahmad Shah abuddin, was tabled in the Assembly today by PAS Kupang assemblyman, Ha j i Mohamed Ramli bin Abdullah. The motion was listed In the agenda
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    • 229 10 Fire at shop: Two floors damaged PENANG, Saturday piRE raged through the upper floors of a x shoemaker's shop In busy Campbell Street here during lunch hour today causing damage that could possibly run Into hundreds of thousands of dollars. Thousands of people from the surrounding shopping area went to
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    • 141 10 PLEDGE TO WIPE OUT BORDER GUERILLAS KUCHINO, Sat. The 75th Joint border security conference ended here today with assurances for continued cooperation in the Joint operations to wipe out communist remnants along the Sarawalc-Ka-llmantan border. The commander of the Indonesian military region of Tanjong Pura, Brig. General SubhandJ Djajaatmadja, said
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    • 27 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. Police detained nine eu*pected drug addict* near river off JaUn Pahang here after waiting In ambush for more than two noun yesterday.
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    • 242 10 Biggest samsu still smashed by Ipoh Customs IPOH Sat An Illegal ■amsu distillery, described at the biggest and most sophisticated found, m the country, wu unearthed by Customs at tbr foot of a limestone outcrop at Kampung Sungrl Rala off the Ipoh-G«prng Road near here today. The raiding Customs party
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  • 675 11  -  PETER SIOW By A GIRL WHO SHOULD BE VOTED SINGAPORE'S BRAVEST SPORTS PERSON EVERY Sunday morning, a small group of men and women gather along the water's edge at Changl. They are getlng ready to take part In a very select sport select because it is
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  • 194 13 Winners of 'Pick the Princess' contest LIM Honr Joong has won the first prize In the Singapore Press Club's Pick the Princess Contest by selecting the top four winners in the correct order. Urn's entry was the first all-correct one to be drawn from a sealed box at Times House
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  • 120 13 Improving traffic flow at Paya Lebar mHE Public Works DeX partment will close the existing opening In the centre divider along Paya Lebar Way at Jalan Übl on Tuesday. Traffic signals at this Junction will also be removed. These changes are Dart of the PWD's programme to Improve the traffic
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    326 13  -  THE 45-strong bnaa band from Ahmad- Ibrahim Integrated Secondary School will give an hour-long performance at Singapore Zoological Garden opposite the Olbbon Tffr"^* today at 3.30 p.m. NOL's general manager, Mr. Lua Cheng Eng. who disclosed this yesterday, said that the orders would be placed soon with
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  • 71 13 SINOAPORE and Sr Lanka yesterday Initialled a double taxation agreement which is designed to stimulate new capital investment m Colombo. The agreement ls designed to promote trade and provide taxation relief to firms which are based m one country and operating In the other.
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  • 61 13 SINGAPORE'S national shipping line, Neptune Orient Lines, will order four pew container ships, worth about $220 million, for its new service to the United States beginning in February. The service will be spearheaded by four ships from its existing fleet until they are
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  • 157 13 SHOPMAN STABBED IN GRAB, COURT TOLD A CORONER yesterday heard how three robbers, one armed with a bearing scraper, gtaobed a snop assistant after robbing a provision shop of $1,200. The assistant, Poh Teng San, 35. suffered tour wounds, one m the heart when he was attacked at the shop
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  • 298 13 Solidarity Day for two big unions on Jan 1 SINGAPORE'S two larg- i 0 est industrial unions with a combined membership of 88,000 are to hold a Solidarity Day for all members and their families on Jan 1 at the Japanese Garden and Chinese Garden In Jurong. The Solidarity Day
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    • 180 14 One-man show by Master of Mime DEAF American actor Bernard Bract (above), who has been internationally acclaimed as the Master of Mime, will state a oneman show at DBS auditorium on Wednesday. Brace, who was born deaf and has little speech, studied mime in Paris with Marcell Marceau and has
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    • 360 14  - Serendipity? I didn't get the feel of it EDMUND TEO By lIAVING been billed as "the most exciting and refreshing singing group" in America today, the Serendipity Si n gers were a total disappointment when I went to their show on Thursday. The show was not only too fast paced
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    • 458 14  -  WALTER SEOW By ORCA, THE KILLER WHALE (now showing at the Odeon) reverses the Moby Dick theme. In Moby Dick, we saw Captain Ahab's implacable pursuit of the great white whale. In Orca, it is the killer whale which is doing the chasing and
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  • 1027 15  -  N.G. KUTTY By Triumphant Harriers now plan to push the mark even higher next year A 15-MEMBER team from tne Singapore Hash House Harriers, including guests from five other countries, have set a new record for the club by climbing 5,420 metres up the
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  • 447 16 The Sunday Times SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1977 Opinion ANGER WITH A REASON TWE strength of feeling evinced, and -"-particularly the harsh language used, by American officials about Japanese trading policies and Tokyo's "concessions" in the Washington talks to avert a trade war, have come as a surprise. True, it was
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  • 730 16 NANCY BYRAMJI says nothing that the tourists do can ruffle the British calm OMALL-TOWN folk show them gracious courtesy and helpful neighbourliness. In the big cities they are just left to move about as they please, politely ignored unless they choose not
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  • 1175 16 RAY DHALIWAL tells of a welcome in South India when a whole village made up the fantastic greeting squad A CROWD of 40,000 A people turning out to welcome you Is quite unimaginable all the more so when you are no
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    • 1163 17  -  EVERETT M. SKEHAN By AFTER his victory over Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano visited his father at the shoe factory back In Brockton, Massachusetts. Things were different now. Pop Marchegiano was a hero. No longer was he the tired-looking little Italian immigrant
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    • 656 17 A nasty gash opens over Marciano's right eye The hook collided with Rocky's chin like a torpedo exploding on contact. He was barely aware of It before he was dumped on the seat of his trunks. It was the surprise, the embarrassment, that shocked Marclano more than the physical effect.
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    • 1274 18  - Conventional and electronic ignitions WINSTON LEE By m@i@iii(m© HAVE you ever wondered how the fuel-air mixture is ignited to produce the necessary power in an internal combustion engine? Although many people own and drive cars, apparently very few have a clear understanding of Ignition. An article on the principles of
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    • 96 18 COMPETITION NEWS: Today, the Singapore Motor Sport*. Club will be running the Castrol Skilled Driving Riding Tests at the National Stadium runway. Car competitors can sign on at the site before 8.30 a.m., while motorcyclists have to enter before 11 a.m. The Castrol Rally has been postponed to Jan 14/15
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    • 670 18 lEMN CHESS s \with Urn Kok Ann LESSON 86 (For beginners from 6 to 60) f AST week I dealt with La the variation in the Sicilian Defence that begins with 1 e4 c 5 2 c 3 d 5 3 exds Qxds 4
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    • 460 19  -  Jeffrey Low L!l A CHRISTMAS GIFT A (Ronco Records). If by what we've learned from books, films, TV and festive cards there must be snow, log-cabin fireplaces and wine pudding during Christmas, then we're unfortunate people. So would people in the Southern Hemisphere be
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      • 66 19 CAPRICORN Dec 23 to Jan 20 IN the early days of the week be patient and listen to any complaints from people round you. From Thursday onward you can assert yourself, get everything to go your own way. Slowly but surely you should be doing well now m some sort
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      • 58 19 AQUARIUS JaN 21 to Feb 19 DUTY pulls you one way and Inclination another this week. Enjoy yourself m the first few days if you can: You could discover new pleasures with recently contacted friends. Later you And that the family situation becomes a little tense and also that you
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      • 62 19 PISCES Feb 20 to March 20 ALL goes well with you career-wise and financially In the early part of the week. You get news of promotion later, could enjoy a windfall m the near future. After the 21st you'll find that socially you're much m demand and you may have
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      • 50 19 ARIES March 21 to April 20 YOU should have time and leisure to enjoy yourself In the early part of the week. Opportuni ties to arrange travel, take unusual holidays and meet Interesting people will materialise from Sunday. But you have to get down to hard facts again on Thursday.
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      • 68 19 VIRGO Auk 23 to Sept 22 MAKE pre-Christ-mas arrangements as early as you can this week: You'll get a chance to catch up with your programme of entertainment and shopping on Tuesday. After that you must give serious thought to some project that will keep you very busy In 1978.
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      • 69 19 PROGRESS could be held up early m week first of all by family problems and secondly by extra work. You may also be feeling physically loth to do too much: It's time you took life a little more easily. End of week will bring
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      • 65 19 GEMINI May 23 to June 21 MAKE what use you can of the goodwill around you this week. You could plan interesting times over the holidays, renew contacts that have lapsed for a time. You should have good news about money on Tuesday but you may have to wait to
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      • 55 19 NEWS breaks on Tuesday that gives you great hopes for 1978. You realise you have a part to play In some important task. Many people around you will be involved too. Take pains to keep on good terms with colleagues this week: Don't be
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      • 46 19 SCORPIO to Nov 21 YOU must be businesslike m the early part of the week: Arrangements could be made for money to come m quickly m the New Year. Later probably from Thursday onward you'll be busy keeping correspondence up to date, possibly making last-minute Journeys.
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      • 63 19 LIBRA Sept 23 to Oct 22 SOCIALLY you get a good deal of entertainment m the first few days of the week. Money could bring some happiness that you did not expect and also some money luck. If you're travelling over Christmas, don't delay too long. Get moving by Wednesday.
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      • 46 19 LEO July 23 to Aug 22 PRE CHRISTMAS celebrations will probably keep you happy on Tuesday. You should also have good news then about money and about the family background, From Thursday onward you'll be under pressure both In your working life and for family reasons.
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      • 48 19 RELAX and enjoy yourself m the early days of the week. PreChristmas celebrations could make you happy on Tuesday. You may have passing worries about money partlcularly on Thursday but you overcome them, make new arrangements for celebrations m the New Year.
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    • 318 19 IF it's your birthday today... This coming year of life should be a progressive one for you and during the course of the 12 months you should enjoy yourself, make headway m your career, travel a good deal. There are a few irritations around but they need
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      660 20  -  NANCY BYRAMJI By f\OLLS may be kid- die matters but they're pretty intricate these days, even reflecting what fashion dictates for grown-ups. Orandma's old rag-doll was probably made by her mother, while Mum had something better— a plastic doll that cries "mama", or a walking doll If she
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    • 888 21 JOANNE WILLS In Hollywood rfO YEAR OLD Jordan Ladd played happily with a teddy bear and a large green Kermlt frog as her mother fought off two hulking assailants and sent one crashing through a plate-glass window Then, brushing down her velvet catsuit, 25
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    • 543 21  -  DAVID ELLIS EVERY woman needs poise. It is something men expect of them, and without It no woman can be completely beautiful. The secret Is to know, almost instinctively, just what dignity is, without getting it muddled with pride. So have you poise? Just answer the
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    • 249 24 THIS week's topic: What would you give the one you love at Christmas if you had a million dollars? This letter wins the $25 prize. r)R the children among us both those we have and those we once were It Is a season of perfect certainty: The world
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    • 128 24 rPICK YOUR SPORE PERSON OF THE YEAR-AND WIN $10 SOMETHING special for all who write m to the Sunday Times next week If you get your letter published. The topic is: Who do you pick as the Person of the Year m Singapore for 1977? Remember, it can
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    • 241 24 Mum will have it all— even the moon TC)R as long as I can remember, my mother has worked very hard as an amah. It makes me cry to think of all she went without so that my brothers and I could have small luxuries nice presents on birthdays and
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    • 42 24 STRAIGHT away, without any hesitation, I would buy the latest Rolls Royce car as a Christmas gift for my beloved wife particularly to impress my mother-in-law who always thinks of herself as better than others. J. HASSAN
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    • 269 24 A HOUSE THAT'S HOME— AND TRIPS ABROAD rr\HE security and comM. forts of a luxurious home and an opportunity for further education and travel overseas would be the most tresured gifts, which I should like to give my beloved at Christmas, If I were a millionaire. The house I have
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    • 168 24 Presents for the needy with love AS CHRISTMAS Is a season of goodwill, people who show concern for the less fortunate brethren should provide some form of monetary aid to them. My loved one, who is a dedicated social worker, said that a substantial sum of money would be her
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    • 89 24 IF I do not have a million dollars, I would buy a simple but beautiful Christmas card and send it to the one I love with my deepest regards. If I had a million dollars, I would buy the same card and send it the same way to
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    • 174 24 I WOULD love to give my beloved woman a beautiful carving of the cross. On Christmas Day, belore the eyes of God, all gifts are equal In value and content. It does not matter whether they were bought by millionaires or paupers. I choose the
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    • 202 24 rE one I love most la my mother and I will do all I can lor her. To me her love Is uncomparable. She makes many sacrifices to attend to my sister's and my needs. She starves herself rather than see my sister and
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    • 149 24 f\S the evening of U Sunday Aug 31, 1969, Rocky Marclano and a friend took off m a little Cessna aircraft from Chicago for Des Moines. It was the day before Rocky s 46th birthday. There were stormy clouds and a low ceiling over the lowa
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  • IX OBITUARIES
    • 140 27 140 Acknowledgements wishes to express their graie'ul thanks to friends, relatives, representatives of clans. assoMatlons and Institutions for nelr kind condolences, attendance. arayert. wrs>Uu. ititince and Conations during their recent bereavement TMi FAMILY Of the late Mr Tan Chong Tee extend their sincere and grateful thanks to the staff of
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    • 27 27 141 Condolences INSPECTOR SYLVESTER SCLVEMAJ departed en i 5.12.77 We offer our deepest sympathy and condolences to his bereaved family from Officers of Toa Payoh Police Station
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      131 27 Fondly remembered by wife children and grandchildren. IMti Annhmraary In loving memory of MDM KAMALA who departed on 18-12-87 fondly remembered by huiband. children fc relatives IN MEMORIAM Q.L. BALAKRItHNAN Even as the wind takes the fragrance from the flowers on that fateful day In December 18.12.76
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      326 27 of Singapore passed away peacefully at 1 20 pm on 1«. 12 77 at Toa ■pavch Hospital, leaving behind beloved wife Harcharan Kaur. Sons Major Sardul Singh. Mahablr Singh and Sallnderpal Singh. Daughters Harbans Kaur. Jaawlndcr Kaur. Sarabjlt Kaur and Jagdlsh Kaur; Three Sons-In-Law Parjll Singh; AJmer Singh
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    • 186 27 j VIII AHHOUNCEMEMTS PERSONAL wvfSmmm OftCMARO P.OAD tmtmrrmmut Church Comer of Orchard and Penang Road Su-iday service Bam. English service with Sunday School and creche 10 45am Youth Oroups meet; 11 30 am Mandarin Service. 2 ttpm Indonesian service. 6pm English Servtce rellowshlp hour 'ollows sll services All welcome CHRISTMAS
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  • 760 29  -  PETER SIOW By CANAGASABAI KUNALAN, Loh Kum Soon, Denis Goh, Eric Cooper, Wong Peng Soon and Harun Angullia all belong to a special breed. They are sportsmen who believe that self- preservation Is the first law of nature. Which is why, even with advancing age, they can
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    • 32 29 MANAGEMENT AND STAFF OF PATERSON CANDY (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. MOURN THE DEATH OF THEIR DIRECTOR rs HAN AH TIM DEPARTED: 15/12/77) WE EXTEND OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY AND CONDOLENCES TO HIS BEREAVED FAMILY.
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  • 72 30 TEH AIK LIAN TEH HOCK TENG, a«ed 78. beloved huaband of Gan Hoon, passed away peacefully on 14.12.77 leaving behind sons. Chal Chiang. Chai Wee, Chai Chow, Chal Young, Chai Swee, Tian Sang, Tian Lai, 8 daughters 8 daughters-in- law. 4 sons-in-law, eldest grandson Kok Chin, many grandchildren k
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  • 186 30  -  A. JOHNSON By nrHO will host the next Tt Asian Track and Field championships? This will be the main Item for discussion at the extra-ordinary Council meeting of the Asian Amateur Athletics Assoelation at Seoul in February. The thorny Issue of the participation of
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    37 30 I" IN MEMORIAM IN EVER LOVINQ MEMORY OF I I PATRICK LEE KEE TEONQ I YOU LEFT US A YEAR AGO THIS DAY. SADLY MISSED BUT ALWAYS LOVINGLY REMEMBERED BY WIFE, SONS. DAUGHTER, DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW AND GRANDCHILDREN. |l
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  • 22 30 IN MEMORIAM YOON CHEK WAI Departed 18.1271 In loving memory of our dear departed gone but not forgotten. Inserted by loved ones.
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  • 319 30 SYDNEY, Sat. Police were called In to quieten hecklers In a sensational men's singles semi-final of the Marlboro New South Wales Open tennis championships here today and American Roscoe Tanner asked for a Uneswoman to be replaced midway through the match. Tanner beat Australian
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    • 627 30 ®THE MONETARY AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE Applicotions ore invited from suitably qualified persons for the following positions 1. LIBRARIAN Candidates should possess a university degrte preferably m Economics together with a post-groduote qualification m librononship and relevont working experience 2. AUDITOR Candidates should possess an Accountancy qualification acceptable to the Singapore
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    • 177 30 OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHIES TO THE FAMILY OF OUR LATE UNCLE HAN AH TIM From Nephews Nieces In Australia Mary and Joe Chow Chin Jong Kwong Wang Kwong Chew Kwong Yang Kwong From Friends Eng Juay Seng Michael Khong Francis Lim Roy Chua Richard Aw AND Mr. Mrs. Richard Chew Ricky
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  • 1859 31  -  BLUE PETER By SUPERPOWER can be backed.with confidence m Race Five at Kuala Lumpur today. A winner of two races early m the season, the Stunning five-year-old was strongly fancied over 1,700 m m Penang m September He lost no marks when second to Bayonet
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  • 129 31 1 RACE TEMPLATE Birllnme Antairna O. CONCORD! Jaime Prei Award TIT CORVATtCM Here 1 Am Antairu PRIt AWARD Caitle Light 8. Cavalier ICRUTIMEER OSIBISA Template Convr t.ch PRES AWARD Jaim* 8. Cavalier 2 ■JULIA Nicobar Without Rttrr MULIA Without Runt Ureaiiiho-it W. RFCBCT Mulla 4 HICHLAND Betay Pet Bold
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  • 152 31 r<ANBERRA, Sat. A \j majestic 152 from Pakistan opener Majld Khan led tne World XI to 357-9 at the close of p*ay on the second day of their World Series cricket Country Cup match against an Australian XI at Manuka Oval here today.
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  • 104 31 WORLD XI Ist Inns 203-6 AUSTRALIAN XI Ist Inns 301-9 WORLD XI 2nd Inns Majid c Chappell b Walters 152 Amiw c Prior b Mallett 52 Zaneer c Robinson b Mallett 33 Wootmer c Robinson b CKeeffe 17 Procter c Robinson b Makme 3 Mushtiq not out 65 Imran
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  • 198 31 /CHEAPER entry fee and \j attractive prizes, displayed prominently at the Starbowl, venue of the first Amateur Tenpln Bowling Club's open championships from Feb. 11 to Feb. 19, will draw record entries, said an ATBC official. The entry fee has not been fixed, but It will
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  • 200 31 SYDNEY, Sat. Former England opening batsman Dennis Amiss' crash helmets have gained a sudden market among players involved m Austra'lan television chief Kerry Packer's World Series cricket. A World Series cricket spokesman raid 10 lelmets, developed to protect batsmen from head injuries due to fast
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  • 124 31 AUSTRALIAN XI Ist Inns. 251 WEST INDIES XI Ist Inns, (overnight M-01 Fredericks lbw Pascoe 25 Green Mr- lbw Llllee 2» Rirnards c Marsh b Bright Bft Ren c McCoskeh b Walker 7 Lloyd b Bright 58 King c Marsh b Walker 28 Murray run out 48 Garner c
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  • 389 31 PERTH, Sat. Aus- tralia had their backs to the wall at stumps on the second day of the Second Test against India at the WACA ground here today after the Indian spinners wove a magic spell over their leaden footed batsmen. At the close. Australia
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  • 136 31 INDIA Ist Inns (overnight 329-7) Vrnkat c Simpson b Gannon 37 Madan Lai b Gannon 4s Bedi b Gannon 3 Chandra not out 0 Extras 9 Total 402 Wkts. feU at: 14. 163. 224. 229. 235. 311. 319. 383, 391. Bowling: Thomson 24-1-101-4; Clark 17-0-95-2; Oannon 16.6-1-84-3; Mann 11-0-63-0;
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  • 130 31 VEO Ker Wah Uight- weight) won the overall title for the best physique in the Evergreen bodybuilding championships held recently. More than 80 competitors took part in the three bodyweight categories bantam, light and middleweight. The Evergreen Bodybuilding Association, a new affiliate of the Singapore
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  • 96 31 Another blow to packer SYDNEY, Sat. World Series cricket's Second Supertest drew fewer spectators than expected here today for the second day of the match between an Australian XI and a West Indies XI. At close of play the Australians were 12 for no wicket m their second innings, still
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  • 450 32  -  PERCY SENEVIRATNE Singapore outplayed m clash that enters extra time By MALAYSIAN INDIANS, fielding virtually a second team, outplayed their somewhat confident Singapore counterparts 3-2 in their Deepavali Cup clash that stretched for 120 agonising minutes. Missing in the Malaysian lineup were John Engkatesu,
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  • 358 32 TTOE decision to disqualify Singapore 'B from the semifinals of the Lion City Cnder-16 soccer competition can push an ordinary man towards hysteria. Kelantan had protested on the (rounds that outside left Ravindran had played with jersey number 16 when he was listed as
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  • 301 32 rOMPLACENCY that is the biggest threat for Singapore when they meet Pahang in the Lion City Cup Under-16 soccer final at the National Stadium tonight (7.30), reports JOE DORAI. The Singapore team is a cut above all others, including Pahang, and they should not have any difficulty
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  • 446 32 LONDON, Sat. Nottingham Forest tightened their grip on England's soccer championship spectacularly today with a 4-0 away win over Manchester United. The Manchester crowd were shocked to see their idols two down within half an hour first an own goal debited to Brian Greenhoff, then
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  • 21 32 LONDON. Sat. Tranmere Rovers beat Oxford United 4-1 In an English Dlv. Three football league match last night. Reuter.
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  • 182 32 MANILA, Sat. The PnlUppines' men's and wo me n's squads scored one-sided victories las>t night to complete an eight-game sweep of the elimination round in the Association of South-east Asian Nations Asean i men and women's isoftball championships. Joining the Philippines in the sudden-death playoffs
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  • 54 32 SOCCER PAS Lion City Cup. Third placing: K»l«nt»n vs Fenang; Singapore A 1 v Pahang (National Stadium. 6.30 and 7.30 p.m.), Seletar seven-a-side soccer tournament (HMS Terror grounds 8.30 am.). StPAKTAKRAW IntraConstituency final Belal Crescent B v Pengawas 'C <»J»rtne crescent. Block 4«. 2.30 p.m.). JOGGING Radln Mas Jog
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    • 117 1 wish yc# aJ^jS^hristmas &%j&j* We wish you a Merry Christmas And a Happy New Year Merry moments begin with Seiko Quartz Watches 111 4300-3129 4300-3129 ir ■J F l/uuol Sf Xi, m LOl2-5029 Z" 1 0903 7019 fa M 154-4019 MC >^^i I *^C\. Aft Ml5B-5009 X./ I \\Jfl M
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  • 997 2  - Stores offer wide range of clothes for young set STAFF WRITER By THE awkward yean used to be an awkwaiaj time for dressing up. Stores did not cater to teenagers' needs then, so they either wore childish clothes or very adult ones. Today, the situation Is a far C" fiom
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      • 284 2 TUE CDIDIT AE TDIIE DDAEECCIAMAI ICM Akai s Pr °p° wer embodies some of HIE i)r IRII VI I HUE ri%WlEi9i9lwllMLli9lfl the most professional sound equipment available anywhere. «a^pw^ a^i^i^i^^K.^ Superb technical know-how and sound ii 4^3 'PI ffTI K& L'ißSf! aute^ engineering expertise have gore wzM H9 r' to
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    • 1134 3 LONG hair is glamorous for now, from the straightest Straight to the curliest curls. It will also be the main highlight Of hairstyles to come, according to hair stylist Roland Chow. The easiest way to ■row It from shorter to longer
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    • 147 3 ACHIEVE this strong, velvety eye look easily with Harriet Hubbard Ayer's panoply of five eye make-up pencils. The oencils come with such a soft point that it is child's play applying them to your eyes. Made of care fully selected colouring agents which have
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      • 20 3 iff**" jW^ Cr^lS^W M^^^ -^BJB^Bj 9^B^Bc* Wm CHARLES JOURCrAN 12. The Orchaw. MMMfcK Road. Singapore 9. Tel: *****9.(next to Fitzpatrick's)
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      • 92 3 Sole Agents CASEY ENTERPRISES PTE. LTD. High Street Centre, (6th Floor) Room 601-603, North Bridge Road, Singapore 6. J Shirts of Distinction Fof Him This X' Mas JlBIIll El Lt\ Be Sure It's a JJjMllllMlWpg^ \Ny B^BT Hk^^^ i 'M '^B^B^BH Autumn 1977 Collection AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING AUTHORISED DEALERS:
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    • 977 4 Stiletto heels take over footwear scene rrHIS Christmas will A see our girls tottering around on high stilettos as the spikes take over the shoe scene. The style which has been in vogue for the last couple of years is at last being accepted by our women, aching feet not
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    • 181 4 Hints on nail care —by an expert A LAST minute attack with an emery board, followed by two coats of nail varnish will not produce pleasing hands for a woman on Christinas Day. With the handshaking expected during the festive season, it will prove rewarding for a woman to spend
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      • 176 4 a^aV I I hum i "Style begins with jmm^J a capital /^^k SHSS Only Oroton could combine great fashion styling with the wonderful craftsmanship of West German fl mesh and gather diamantes from Austria. Always, above all, there is the famous Oroton quality. Oroton has built a reputation on fine
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    • 578 5 CHRISTMAS Is giving with love and care. And, as It has been said, the thought behind the gift Is more Important than the gift Itself. So, pick your gifts carefully. Many special items are available from Robinson's and other leading department stores. Here are
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    • 223 5 OWNERSHIP of gold v bars or jewellery have long been symbolical of status and wealth. Diamonds are also good investment for a jewellery collector. The appreciation value for gold and diamonds is especially high among Singaporeans, according to leading goldsmiths and jewellers. Appreciated So,
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    • 137 5 r«URIOCS to know v what the Christmas bride is wearing m the fashion capitals of the world? According to Harriet Habbard Ayer. the bride has bar hair dressed m three mini plaits scattered with white cherries and sea-creen leaves. The plaits are held by a rosette of green
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      • 149 5 I I KlZ^t. sfe «l* BOP Fjt 1 s^sW /jßk/ jBk sM.^^^ 1 *fl sW </^H r^B I Wff^^ Ir^ V^ vl l 1^ Available at all leading Opticians. I w* /ClAning'kwong optical co. 1 VjIV(PTE) LTD. 95A-99A, Block 51 Chin S wee Road. Spore 3. i Te15: *****7/*****7 NAKAMICHI
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      • 383 5 Develop i y* T your child h V^M with safe, creative (\^Jmu Kiddicraft Sf from England Pyramid Tree Cradle Play Original m purpose and design, our Pyramid Tree adds a new excitement ">^ fc G |v ©s a satisfying variety of sounds and to the traditional activity of sort.ng 5
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    • 423 6 Exciting range of playthings to please many children INTRODUCING the Donny and Marie dolls. Yes, Mattel, the toy maker has produced toy Images of that popular television singing duo. Now children can stretch their imagination in getting the Don n y and Marie dolls to rehearse and perform for as
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    • 1226 7 111-FI equipment has become not only more powerful and able to offer almost distort ion- tree performance, It has also become more specialised. Along with this trend, a new kind of audio-equipment consumer has appeared "the do-it-your-selfer." The do-it-yourselfer Is an hobbyist
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    • 757 7 T OOKINO for a practical gift? There Is a vaccum bottle which gives you hot water at the touch of a finger. This Elephant Brand air pot boasts a revolutionary new pump-and-pour mechanism which operates according to Vie principle of air pressure pumping. All
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      • 475 7 Dedicated to High Fashion Finn Fkwnca Italy Giantranco Lotti s crcatons ire so ongnal that «s meant orty tor the mdiwluatrst Your own nam JH& jnd chocc speak tor von inJta way you j dnssandG.L-OBmpilmntVwi «rtn ■"^r S^Bfl B^BV I^L^^U B^Br bY I lA^aji^^B W r y Exclusively at ROBINSON
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    • 947 8 Many shops cater to needs of the men-about-town \|EN today spend as ITI much as women, if not more, on "dressing" up. Now, quite a number of men-about-town own fully- accessoried wardrobes. 'Men only* boutiques have been set up to cater to male shopping needs. One of these is the
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    • 236 8 T\EMAND for sports wear and goods has been on the increase In the past few years as more and more Singaporeans have taken an interest in sporting activities. The number of sports shops ill Singapore has also increased. Emphasis today is on health care through
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      • 266 8 3L m ft r m aaaw. bWJMBssBiB H^B J^g Sole Agents: I. .■i..M niflO IMIUnLCn 1 1 ILJ LI U. 913, 9th Floor, Supreme House, Penang Road, Spore 9. Tel: *****3/ *****34 Telex: RS KROHLER ***** kjJ 2^ El VI El Kpjl i ir I 1 ii i The Ronson
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      • 57 8 —^Bf B^i~'^Bj H^ B^L^^Bv I a^^F ~^Bb"^~~~~ imp P^^ V '^MrA PI&T bVa 1 J 1 I I lF*Ki*r y P^aTwT mi-f^—>-. Sri v*k A bFnVL^^/ IbhbV t^ v Time tl rejuiußß \w cheers and Jl Give more than time this Christmas fTlirrTIT FQ Give Titus Watches \^J J^ The
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    • 636 9 Varied range of cameras for amateurs, professionals n A MER A S a r e among the wide range of gifts suitable for Christmas. Size is riot an indication of capability of the new Asahl Pentax MX series cameras. The MX has a full system of accessories Including a five-frame
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    • 129 9 r WOULD appear that we are becoming a nation of plant lovers, bringing our garden indoors and, m certain instances, even into our bedrooms. This trend is apparent In many flats where there is no individual garden plot outside the home for each family.
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      • 108 9 gainsborou^i M203-Q INSTANT SHOWER HEATER Made m England An endless supply of hot water for the whole family FEATURES: special sailed element fully guaranteed for years. Electric red light indicator. Economical to use Electricity b consumed only during shower time. Approved for safety by the Electricity Council and other relevant
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      • 261 9 f If s here! Singapore's first truly fully electronic sewing machine. The incredible El BflPlHElrtiyi liP tfauwv* CIU/ZaCD iUIIEIg II WwPifl rl§ TlVlll JinVsv«i\ R By.W,J^W?H##W^iaitta^Lttia^ai IW lT HiiiaV HiT-fjltjr 'I'M I'M B^naNHMayMnaia^aHaiManapvpfesßMM^i^ijMM^H m 1 ESfi 1 Ifijl j MjnryjTT] 23 323 S9EES I y^^ TBf^^^^^^pß^^^^^^^^^fT^^^p^^^^^^^^^^pa B^H^^P^^^^feHk^^****^* BJ B^B^^^^^^^m^B^J THIS
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    • 399 10 Special drinks to stir the imagination... SANTA Clause cocktail, Snowflakes and Rudolph Special are but Just thrte names to stir your imagination. These are special drinks from the Victoria Bar of the Cockpit Hotel during this festive season. If you are having guests over at your home this Christmas why
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    • 277 10 Add touch of luxury to the dining table BRING that special glitter and touch of luxury to your dining table on Christmas Day. Crystalware combines old world charm with new world sturdiness and practicality. Quality crystalware brines on that added sparkle to social gatherings In your home. Salads, fruits and
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    • 129 10 rE new OK baby super stroller from Ewan Fte Ltd. is smooth to push, easy to fold and light to carry. It cobts $95 and is available at leading department rtores. Features of the super stroller are: One piece handlebar which you can easily
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      • 85 10 YUE TENft PHOTO STORE Wf sell all brands of Cameras, Cine Cameras, Projectors Photographic Equipment. Kodak color 3R COLOR PRINTS jpsW PECIAL OFFER *&^B Opening Soon C-44 (GROUND FLOOR) PEOPLE'S PARK CENTRE UPPER CROSS STREET, SINGAPORE 1 TEL: ***** 103A (BLK SI) CHIN SNEE ROAD, SINGAPORE 3. TEL: *****1 WIN
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      • 123 10 bs f ume Jewel lery^^ ..hnjtfrisin 1 Ik ~^s Br DCknjti*n I lUJfll Sole Agent: 'lOf* HI HAGEMEYER TRADING CO. (SINGAPORE) SDN.BHD. I lIIBIjJ Singapore Malaysia- Indonesia •/\^W> I <*w *jA B^ -*vl b5C\. MATTFR *£?>& <*J] Kjeldsens Butter Cookies taste of what they're made of: I '^^n p( P^^T^^^Bb
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    • 791 11 SAY It differently thJs Christmas. Give mouth- watering goodies as gifts. Pastry shops of leading hotels are bedecked with ovenfresh and homemade, creamy, crunchy and crispy surprises. There are Yule logs, fruit cakes, German Christmas stollens, chocolate figures and gingerbread to choose from.
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    • 470 11 King prawns and century eggs prepared Peking style /CHRISTMAS Is a time \j for hosting parties and which hostess isn't ever eager to try out fresh appealing recipes? For something really different from the usual fare, the new Prlma Tower Revolving Restaurant shares here two specialities created by its chef.
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    • 1129 12 rrHE list of festive A goodies available locally Is long and mouth-watering. For example, there are the specially-packed chocolates. Other items are an assortment of nuts, Christmas puddings, minced pies, roast turkeys, Virginiastyled baked ham, cooked and smoked salmon, ducks, Christmas
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    • 481 12 The catering section, established 30 years ago, has a staff of about 250. It can cater for 3.000 to 4,000 people on any one day. Just decide on the kind of party you want to throw this Christmas for your friends and
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    • 125 12 pHISTMAS dinner withV> oat roast turkey is like cake without Icing. Roasted to a golden brown, the turkey by itself makes an impressive main dish on the table and poses a challenge to dad's carving skills. But it can be "dressed" further as de- monstrated by Hyatt Hotel's
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      136 13 BRINGING THAT FESTIVE SPARKLE INTO YOUR LIFE /CHRISTMAS i.> a time for joy. A time when everyone and everything Is spruced up to celebrate the festive season. Like many leading hotels in Singapore. Hobday Inn will be dressed up for the occasion with decorations and (littering lights. At
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    • 1023 13 Rest ye merry gentlemen, for the best in entertainment awaits ye ItyfERRYMAK ERS this year have much in store for them within the world of local nightclub entertainment. Popular music groups from abroad have been ••imported" specially lor this festive season. At the Shangri-la Hotel, the Seekers will perform on
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      • 518 13 Ip CREETinGs m FROITI EUROPE I Make this yuletide a joyous one, I UJ you would want to share with us m your home. GERMANY STAMMSCHROER from West Germany the world's one and only bedroom furniture. which cannot be imitated or reproduced by any furniture maker local or foreipn. Be
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      • 305 13 BEOMASTER O/inn inrith Cordless m I %M%M Remote Control, performance m the \W^^M palm off your hand. Beomaster 2400 it the most convenient itereo receiver to use. Armed with the cordless remote control module you can control volume, select programme source (any of 5 pre-set FM stations and gram), and
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    • 410 14 Especially for the Discriminating ear... music galore TF you are dreaming of a musically entertaining Christmas, then the gift for you must surely be the latest LP records and cassettes. And If Elvis Presley baa always been your favouiite singer, then let his Christmas albums serenade you this festive season.
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      • 162 14 WE HAVE TIME FOR EVERYBODY M m IP 'i Kok Heng Clifford Centre: G1 24 Raffles Place, Singapore 6. Tel: ***** Plaza Singapura: 245, 68 Orchard Road, Singapore 9. Tel: *****5 This Christmas give him the most extravagant gift ever A Lanvin tie LANVIN fttHS For the one man who
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    • 481 15 CONSERVE ENERGY, SWITCH OFF THOSE LIGHTS AND... Magic glow of candlelight for the right atmosphere T)ECORATE your dinner table this Christmas with candles. Or better still, buy fragrant candles which exude a scent while the candles burn. Candies add to the party fun. More Important, It
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    • 90 15 Splash of colour ANOTHER idea to decorate your home at Christmas Is to scatter attractive patterned and coloured placemats on your table top. The placemats, priced from $3.90 each, are sold at leading department stores. And for the bathroom or washstand, have coloured towels at hand for use by guests.
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    • 292 15 WHY not instead decorate your Christmas tree the Austrian way? Weeks In advance of Christmas, women In Austria, bake all kinds of tempting biscuits which they hang on the Christinas tree branches. The biscuits are for eating durine the festive season! What a
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