The Straits Times, 3 January 1978

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    14 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1978 25 CENTS M.C.(P) No. 214/1/78
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    Lock icon ALL 213 IN JUMBO DEAD
    573 1 Cause of disaster a mystery BOMBAY, Monday SHIPS and helicopters of the Indian Navy have found the wreckage of an Air-India Boeing 747, carrying 213 passengers and crew, which exploded and plunged into the sea 6.4 km from the coast here last night. "They are
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    Jakarta protests: New police warning
    200 1 Jakarta protests: New police warning JAKARTA, Mon ANY attempt to upset the iessiou of the r-eoples Assemoly iCongress in March will be sternly dealt with. Jakarta police commander Kodrat riamadUun warned today. The police commander said preparations have been made to ensure order penumg the March session during which the
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    Lock icon Hussein: will join talks in Cairo if I could help
    320 1 Hussein: will join talks in Cairo if I could help WASHINGTON. Mon KING Hussein of Jordan said yesterday be was prepared to join the peace talks between Egypt and Israel if it appeared he could make a constructive contribution. But he said in a CBS television inter view that a
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    Dangers of a new charter —by Lee
    617 1  - Dangers of a new charter by Lee By P. M. RAMAN 'piIK Prime Minister has spoken of the dangers of having a brand new con stitution which may lead to endless litigation all the way up to the Privy Council. Singapore has got a "working constitution, even though it does
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    Lock icon Car bash on Berlin Wall
    59 1 BERLIN Mon A young man drove hU car against the Berlin Wail today causing a gap of about six square metro. West Berlin police reported. The unidentified 19-year-old apparently tried to commit suicide at the construction dividing the old German capital, police said. He was
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    Emergency landing
    58 1 RCmm. Mon. A British Alrwaya Boctnf 747 Jumbo JcUlper carrylnf 371 persengers made a succeaaful rmeijrency landing at Rome* Leonardo Da Vlncl Airport today alter blowing a Ure on takeoff from Bombay. The plane, flight 111 from Bangkok to Bombay and Rome, landed without damage or Injury on
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    Lock icon Currency reform in Japan this year?
    164 1 mOKYO, Mon. The X Japanese Government has stepped up preparations for the renaming of monetary units, increasing the likelihood of currency reform this year, the Yomlurl newspaper re po-ted today. '.Tie paper quoted government sources as saying Japanese money would be scaled down by
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    Lock icon Viets mass around Phnom Penh
    944 1 Viets mass around Phnom Penh OIK Vietnamese divisions backed by tanks and with powerful artillery support have taken up positions around the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh at a distance of between 80 and 100 kilometres, a well-in-formed military source said yesterday. Tht> source said that practically all the Cambodian
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    Lock icon Envoy's trip
    30 1 HANOI. Mon. Cambodian Ambassador to Vietnam Sok Kheang. his wife and three aides left Hanoi today for Peking following the temporary diplomatic break between Vietnam and Cambodia. AFP.
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    LATEST Very suspicious, says air official
    53 1 BOMBAY, Mon An aviation official Mid today be was "very suspicious" about the nut of yesterday 1 Air India Jumbo jet disaster -Modern planes do not fall out of the sky Just like that. The whole thine Is very suspicious." the official said. Beater.
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      98 1 ASP FOUND SHOT DEAD IN CAR PARK -Page 17 SADAT: I'm o-t'mlft'c about Mid-East peace 2 CONGRESS party splits into two 3 US plan to cut arms deals with Third World 4 NO changes in vehicles without ROY approval 7 TIME runnint out for Tuas seafood restaurants 9 THE way
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      Lock icon SADAT: I'M OPTIMISTIC ABOUT M-E PEACE
      453 2 'Great efforts needed to solve problems* CAIRO, Monday DRKSIDEXT Sadat asserted in an interview published yesterday that great efforts would be required to overcome the problems created by President Carter's recent declared opposition to a Palestinian stite. But Mr. Sadat said that he remained
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      Lock icon Dayan bid to pacify angry settlers
      351 2 Dayan bid to pacify angry settlers YAMIT (Occupied Sinai), Monday "COREIGN Minister Moshe Dayan told angry r Jewish settlers yesterday that the people of Israel will reject any Israeli claim to sovereignty over settlements in the occupied Sinai peninsula if peace is achieved. Mr. Dayan and Agriculture Minister Ariel Sharon
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      Lock icon Pakistanis face higher tax
      65 2 RAWALPINDI. Mon. The New Yeax brought Pakistanis higher tax rates on luxury Imports and a 10 per cent Income tax surcharge on yearly earnings above US$l,2OO (SM.MOI Duty increases on Imported, cars, as announced by military ruler General Zla UlHag yesterday, range from 15 to SO
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      Lock icon raid
      40 2 Party MANILA. Mon. Three armed men raided a yearend party in Darao City, southern Philippines, held. 21 guests hostage tor seven hours while enjoying their food and drinks, and fled with cash and valuables It was reported today AFP
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      Lock icon Arafat's `V' for victory
      61 2 PALESTINIAN Liberation Orcanisation leader Yasser Arafat greets the new year with an emphatic "V" for vietory sin in Beirut on Sunday, Addressing a mass rally marking the 13th anniversary of the PLO, Mr. Arafat made a New Year "resolution": He threatened to strike out and i
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      Lock icon Refugee boat in Darwin
      77 2 DARWIN, Mon. A Vietnamese fishing boat carrying 38 refugees arrived in this northern port city yesterday, bringing to more than 1,000 the number of such refugees to reach Australia since the end of the Vietnam war more than two and a half years ago. The 23
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      Lock icon Workers fight oil slick
      64 2 PORT ELIZABETH (South Africa). Mon. Workers yesterday continued battling to clear globs of oil still coming ashore on beache* along South Africa's scenic south-east Cape Oarden route. Transport Minister Louwrens Muller appealed to an estimated 200,000 holidaymakers In the area not to pack and leave. In
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      Lock icon Theft of sugar. Order out for arrest of 36
      144 2 Theft of sugar. Order out for arrest of 36 MANILA, Mon. Philippine Defence Secretary Juan Ponce Enrile has ordered the arrest of 36 people, including two businessmen and nine police officers, allegedly belonging to a ring engaged in stealing government sugar Intended for export. A military spokesman said 13 of
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      Lock icon AUSSIES HAVE HIGH HOPES FOR NEW YEAR
      214 2 LONDON, Monday AUSTRALIANS enter 1978 optimistic about their prospects while many West Germans and Japanese are uncertain what the coming year holds in store, according to an international survey published here. Gallup International Research Institutes asked people In 18 noncommunist countries several questions
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      Lock icon Crash kills 16
      37 2 JAKARTA, Mon. Sixteen people died and 25 were Injured when a bus full of holiday makers plunged Into a ravine between Brutagl and Medan in northern Sumatra over the weekend, reports said today. AFP.
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      Lock icon Iran warns Ethiopia on border disputes
      88 2 Iran warns Ethiopia on border disputes rTEHERAN, Mon. The A Shah yesterday gave a warning to Ethiopia that Iran could not remain Idle if Ethiopia violated Somali borders. In an interview, t;-e Shah told newsmen that he had discussed the Horn of Africa situation with President Carter, But. he added,
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      Lock icon Close to pact
      40 2 TOKYO. Mon. Japan and Vietnam are close to an agreement under which Vietnam will take over UBWB 75 million (S»161 4 million) in debts owed Japan by the former South Vietnamese Government, government sources said today. UPI
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      Lock icon No trade licences for foreigners
      373 2 fTHE Indonesian Government ended the Issuance of trade licences to foreign businessmen in application of a new regulation providing for the transfer of all foreign trade and distribution activities to Indonesian companies. Trade Minister Radius Prawlro has decided not to Issue any more Import as
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      Lock icon Holden killed by spy agency: Paper
      181 2 Holden killed by spy agency: Paper LONDON. Mon. The Sunday Times said yesterday Egyptian authorities Investigating the death of Its Middle East correspondent David Holden believe he was killed by an Intelligence organisation. The Identity of the organisation, as well as the motive, remained a mystery, the report said. Mr.
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      Lock icon Talked out of prison escape
      122 2 BANGKOK, Monday AN attempted prison break at Ladyao wo- men's detention centre ended after prison guards persuaded inmates to abandon their escape plan, officials said today. I They said eight lnmates at the suburban detention centre held a woman prison guard hostage tlor two hours
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      Lock icon 'Opec still united'
      72 2 CARACAS Moo. Vtnesueian President Carlo* Andres Pern Mid yesterday unity amonj oil exporting countries had not diminished despite their (allure to agree on an oil pricing policy for this rear. In a New Year speech. Mr. Peres said the Organlaatk>n of Oil Exporting Countries iOpac> at Its
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      Four in bomb attack near new airport
      182 3 Four in bomb attack near new airport TOKYO. Mon.—Four men yesterday hurled homemade fire bombs at an oil pump station near the new Tokyo International Airport, and beat a guard when he tried to run from the scene to give the alarm, police said. They attributed the attack to radicals
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      Lock icon Finland hit by flu
      55 3 HELSINKI Mon. The Soviet flu ha* reached Finland, a Medical Board communique said today Dr. Pertti Wlcistrom. Medical Board spokesman, snld 100 soldiers in Rllhlmak! garrison. 64 km north of Helsinki, were the country's first sufferers of the A-type virus Influenza that hit the Soviet Onion
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      25 3 DAMASCUS, Mon. Libya's Foreign Minister arrived here unexpectedly overnlfht. to 00-onUnate efforts with Syria against Israel and Egypt. Damascus Radio reported today AP.
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      Lock icon Detained man died in police custody: Paper
      201 3 JOHANNESBURG, Monday A SOUTH African Indian died in police custody on Christmas morning within hours of being detained, a Johannesburg newspaper reported yesterday. The Sunday Times quoted relatives of the man. Mr. Moonsamy Plllay, a salesman In his early 30s. as saying he
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      Lock icon Discontented rebels
      47 3 RANGOON. Mon. A former rebel told authorities that starvation and discontent prevailed among rebels of the expatriate forces, the Purmew Boh Tahtaung reported today. The report said that the rebel, Kysw Mln sun«ndeied to authorities at Kawsung the southern-most town of Burma, on Dec 23.—AFP.
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      Lock icon The annual mess
      57 3 3AN FRANCISCO, Mon. Street cleaners say it will take them a month to clean up the mess in San Francisco where littering is a New Year's Day tradition. Most of It is created by office workers who dump loose-leaf desk calendars out of their windows on the
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      Lock icon 'Medical fraud costs $4 b a year'
      120 3 'Medical fraud costs $4 b a year' WASHINGTON, Mon. Fraud Involving tens Oi thousands ot people, Including many doctors and pnarmaclsts, Is costing uu*2 biiilon (5»4.7 billion) a year. US Health, Education and wenare Secretary Joseph Caiifano says. inr. Cahiaao told US Ne*s and World Keport magazine that new steps
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      Lock icon 25 killed in bus crash
      47 3 BANGKOK. Mon. Twenty five people were killed and more than 86 injured In north-eastern Thailand when a truck and a bus collided head-on, the Bangkok Dally Times reported today. The tragedy occurred In Chalyaphum district about 270 km north-east of Bangkok. APP.
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      Lock icon PEKING BANQUET FOR SENATOR KENNEDY
      143 3 PEKING BANQUET FOR SENATOR KENNEDY HONGKONG, Mon. Sen. Edward Kennedy and his party were treated to a banquet yedterday evenIng In Peking by the president of the Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs, the New China News Agency reported. "The American guests arrived here yesterday (Saturday) from Shanghai," the official
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      Lock icon Congress Party splits into two
      439 3 SUPPORTERS ELECT INDIRA 'PRESIDENT 1 IN PLACE OF REDDI flEW DELHI, Mon. The opposition Congress Party today formally split into two factions. This was evident from the announcement of the convention of congressmen, supporters of former prime minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi in the party, that
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      Miller: Need for dollar as a strong currency
      336 3 Miller: Need for dollar as a strong currency NEW YORK. Monday rrHE new head of the United States central 1 bank, Mr. William Miller, said in an interview published yesterday that the dollar should be kept as the cornerstone of the International monetary system. He told Newsweek magazine that the
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      Lock icon New Year toll in Rhodesia: 11 deaths
      71 3 BALJBBURY, Mon. Rhodesia's first war communique of 1978 last night announced the death of 11 people. It said a white man, father of four, was ambushed and killed by guerillas on Saturday In the eastern border area of Chlptnga. Four guerillas and two
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      Lock icon Fierce battle
      34 3 NAIROBI. Mon Somallbacked Insurgents fighting In southern Ethiopia reportedly killed nearly one hundred Ethiopian soldiers last week in a fierce battle in Ethiopia's disputed aidamo province, a rebel communique faid today. AP.
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      Lock icon Dearer fuel
      30 3 JAKARTA. Mon. Indonesian Mines Minister Mohammad Sadll said today the price of fuel for domestic consumption would be raised to support national development. Antara news agency reported. Reuter.
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      Lock icon Year's first bomb blast
      61 3 GRENOBLE, (France), Mon. The first bomb attack of the year In France occurred early today when unidentified men threw a petrol bomb at the offices of the French Electrlcty board in Orenoble The attackers daubed the words "Freedom for the antinuclear prisoners" on walls outilde the
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      'Fair' show in first year by Carter
      149 3 WASHINGTON, Mon. President Carter was not given a good grade for his first year In office by professors of government, one of whom described him as "smart If not wise, earnest If not effective," a surrey showed yesterday. Of 64 political scientists who
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      World's most watchable women ...
      87 4 World's most watchable women A SIGHT for ««r« •jrca Artrcas Sophia Loren topped the tttt of the Intel-nation.l Society of Glrlwatchen In thotr sixth annual selection of tho world i most watehablo women Also honoured were sportttttter Ph yl Ite GoorfO and aeftwt Bernadttte Peters. AIM makinc th« list were
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      7 pro-Reds arrested
      44 4 BANOKOK. Mon Seren urmpathtaen wert arrested In a raid on three vtltocna In nortlMHHn None Khkl ProTlnca UkUj, official iourcem reported The wo, who uulyfl to lupptylnf 'ood to local communUt UMumoU. Included «n ll-j««r-old flrt identlfted m nnm»l»n Pakarnto. ur
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      Lock icon US plan to cut arms deals with Third World
      464 4 Reductions may exceed $2bil WASHINGTON, Mon.-Offlcials of the Carter Administration say it is considering cuts of US$l billion (552.35 billion) or more in arms deals with Third World nations this year amid growing scepticism in government circles and Congress about the
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      Lock icon Plan for coalition govt in Italy
      154 4 ROME, Mon. The leader of Italy's ruling Christian Democr al l c Party said In an interview published today h« was considering a new coa.l 1 1 o n government supported In parliament by the communists to replace Prime Minister Olulio Andreottl's single party,
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      Lock icon VOTING BEGINS IN BURMA ELECTION
      151 4 VOTING BEGINS IN BURMA ELECTION RANGOON. Mon.-More than one and a half million p-opie have completed voting In Rangoon and Its surrounding areas in Burma's general election which will reendorse the socialist oneparty rule of President Ne Win. Voting began Yesterday and will continue throughout Burma for 15 days when
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      Divorces hit new high in Japan
      92 4 TOKYO, Sunday I\IVORCES in Japan set an all-time record XJ in 1977, with an estimated 129,000 couples untying the knot, the Health and Welfare Ministry announced v»«t.*ivinv It was an Increase ol 5,000 divorces over 1976. The ministry said th< 1977 marital breakup figure
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      Lock icon It didn't tilt last year
      50 4 PISA, (Italy). Man. The Leaning Tower of Plm, which has tUtcd more and more for t.y UM 800 yean, ■topped moTinc Uit year. Bxpert* aald latt nlcht there was no explanation why the church befi tower's usual annual movement of one millimetre *»«ii hatted. Renter.
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      40pc price increase
      40 4 JmtTSALCK, Mon.— Pricas In Imel row by 41 per cant lut year while the Qnw National Product lncrwaad br only on* pw c«nt. according to preliminary flfurM Uued bare today by the Central Bureau of SUtUUoe. Rwrtar.
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      Lock icon 'Beef up Nato conventional forces' call
      249 4 'Beef up Nato conventional forces' call WASHINGTON. Monday rnHE Atlantic Council said yesterday very few members of the 15-nation North Atlantic alliance have "done as much as they should" to strengthen their conventixnoi miiito™ fnrnou in the face of growing Soviet power. The council said that "unless the United States
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      Lock icon 'Leeway with neutron bomb'
      128 4 'Leeway with neutron bomb' TjONN, Mon. The U introduction of the neutron bomb would give political leaders a greater leeway In the use of nuclear power, Natos European commander, US Oeneral Alexander Halg said Id in Interview published today. Oen. Halg told the newspaper Neve Osnabruecker Zeltung that the neutron
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      Lock icon WEST EUROPE DEFENCE IS TOP PRIORITY
      581 5 Asia no longer chief concern of US WASHINGTON, Monday FOR the Carter Ad- ministration which came to power after the Vietnam war, the defence of Western Europe has clearly replaced the Asian theatre in the order of US military priorities. Washington remains determined to
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      Lock icon Ecevit prepares to form new govt
      213 5 Ecevit prepares to form new govt ANKARA, Mon. Social democratic leader Bulent Ece v 11 today prepared his third government in three years with the declared aim of bringing political stability to Turkey. Mr. Ecevlt, 52-year-old leader of the social democrat Republican People's Party (RPP), was asked yesterday by President
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      Lock icon 'Bid to oust Suharto' trial
      129 5 JAKARTA. Mon. Sawlto Kartowlbowo, a former employee of the Ministry of Agriculture now on trial for attempting to topple president Suharto, sharply criticised both Mr. Suharto and the government during discussions with former Police Commander oen. Hugeng Iman Santoso, a trial witness said today. The
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      Lock icon 'Asian nations will lead in growth'
      306 5 'Asian nations will lead in growth TOKYO, Monday •^ON-SOCIALIST countries in Asia will out- perform the rest of the world economically in 1978 with Taiwan and South Korea leading the way, businessman columnist Joseph Reday predicted today. His annual forecast appearefi In the Asian edition of Reader's Digest. "Under no
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      'Send them where drink is cheap'
      129 5 'Send them where drink is cheap HELSINKI, Mon. Finland's alcoholics should be sent abroad to sunny seaside towns (or treatment where drink is cheap and the climate more restful, according to a succestlon is a newspaper letters' column. Commenting on proposals that Finland should follow Sweden in subsidising trip* to
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      Japan's lithium breakthrough
      53 5 MTTO (Japan), Mon—Japaneae nuclear identUu have experimentally extracted lithium, a luel for^uclctu- hulon. from sea water The Japan Atomic bsergr Research InsUtute aald the «J«cea». claimed to be the fine in the world, was a major technological breakthrough In putting Into practical in the boundless lithium content
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      Lock icon 7 students arrested
      47 5 JAKARTA, Mon. Police said today they arrested seven students for distributing illegal leaflets on New Years Eve. The students—six universlty students and one high school student were found possessing 95 leaflets. 25 of which were considered harmful to the public order, police said— UPI
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      Lock icon Boost in crude oil
      55 5 JAKARTA, Mon. Indonesia's crude oil production last year stood at 814 million barrels compared with 550.3 million barrels in the previous year, the Directorate General of OH and Natural Resources said today. Mr. Adlmir Adln, a Directorate spokesman, said the increase was due to the discoveries
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      The revenge of a sword-maker
      495 6 The Ten Assassinations The last episode of the Ten Assassinations series tells of how the son of a renowned sword -maker tries to seek revenge for hU father who was killed by the King of Chu with a sword made for the King. Part one
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      Simplified characters
      70 6 I IBf»» I The Illustrated word Is pronounced bl. meaning money or any currency. It has been reduced to only four strokes from Its regular form, In brackets, of 14. Here are some combinations of the word: Kfii Huobi currency stiff jrfhbi silver coins IMS ihibl paper notes
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      Fun with the Tans...
      144 6 WRITE a humoroun caption for the above cartoon by Karmakar in both Chinese and English and win a $20 prize! Send your entry on a separate piece of paper with your name, address, age and your identity card number (also bilingually). Each entry must be accompanied
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      Chinese Poems
      125 6 L6NO XI KING Chen Ta*o SrA sKo Xlong Nu bit gb sh?n. Wu qlSn dlso Jrh sang Hu ch/n, KiT U^n Wii d)ng he blan gtf. Y6u sri) sh?n guT meng iT ren TURKESTAN Thinking only of their vow that they would crush the Tartars On the desert,
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      Tan Keong Saik
      226 6  -  TAN BAN HUAT Street talking By Tan Keong Salk rose from a shipping clerk to a director of a large shipping company, a JP and a municipal commissioner contributing much to the social and Intellectual life of the Chinese community at the turn of 19th century. A
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      New Book
      97 6 Another book on the new spellings of Chinese geographical names has arrived In Singapore. Entitled "HANYU PINYIN ZHONGGUO CHANG- JIAN DIMINGBIAO" (HAN, YING, FA, XI i DUIZHAO), It lists I about 700 common names In.Plnyln alongI side the names in Chinese characters. English, French and Spanish, and Is
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    Big drop in timber sales to West Asia because of glut
    269 7 TIMBER shipments from Singapore to West Asian countries, which reached an alltime high over the last few years, have dropped to a record low because of a glut of Umber there, several timber exporters said yesterday. As a result
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    Two hurt in attack
    50 7 TWO men were slightly Injun*, when they were set upon by a group of youths ti a hawker centre In Beo Crescent at about 7 pm. yesterday Eye-witneaKs said the two were having their meals with some friends when a group of youths suddenly attacked them.
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    Watchman: I ran for phone to call fire brigade
    195 7 Watchman: I ran for phone to call fire brigade A WATCHMAN had to ran to a public ie.eL.nonr and tnen to a nearby factory to call tne fire brigade when a fire broke out in four factory workshops and a construction rite office in Playfalr Road, off Upper Paya Lf
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    100 a month seek HNF services
    204 7 ABOUT 70 to 100 new patients have asked for services from the Home Nursing Foundation each month since It was established a year ago. Dr. S. Dcvi, deputy chairman of the foundation, disclosed this when she received a donation of $11,000 on behalf of
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    No changes to vehicles without ROV's okay
    357 7 fHE Registry of Vehicles has again warned motorists that it is an offence to make even slight alterations to their cars or motorcycles without official ROY approval. Giving the warning, the Senior Assistant Registrar of ROY, Mr. Randhir Singh, said that very often,
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    Courses in English
    68 7 THE VMCA will hold a conversational English course for beginner and intermediate stages at Its Orchard Road premises every Tuesday and Thursday from today. Intermediate classes will be from 2 pm to 3.30 p.m. while beginner classes will be from 3.30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Pees for
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    TERTIARY STUDENTS LINE UP FOR PLACINGS
    150 7 TERTIARY STUDENTS LINE UP FOR PLACINGS MORE tertiary students are waiting to be placed In industry or business during their < vacation this year under the ninth Industrial and Business Orientation Programme organised by the Singapore Science Council and other Institutions. Plans for the 1078 programme for students of the
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      212 7 Bringing Up Father By Bill Kavanagh Hal Camp HELLO, AW JK56S, IT y HE SHOPPING DON'T j ROCKY, MAN Y THE J Blondla By Chic Young ~TT T MY GRANDMOTHER "V I JUST SPlT THREE TiMES 1 k' SPtTTiMG I CAN 00, H I THINK ~*N HAP A CUBE Jy
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      603 8 Now with new, broader coverage, more executives are going to be reading Business Times with more interest. Now, Business Times takes and events. More spotlights on He will be ably assisted by: used in making decisions, big on a whole new look and international and local compa- Associate editor, lisa
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    Time running out for Tuas seafood
    527 9  -  KOH YAN POH BIG PART OF VILLAGE ACQUIRED FOR INDUSTRIES By OEAFOOD lowers are determined to enjoy their Tuas cuisine as lone as it lasts while coffeeshop and restaurant owners worry over their uncertain future as almost all of Tuas Village in Juronf has
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    Sikh Temple acquisition: Trustees to appeal to PM
    276 9 Sikh Temple acquisition: Trustees to appeal to PM rpre Queen Street Gurdavara board of trustees, owners of the Central Sikh Temple land in Queen Street, Is to appeal to the Prime Minister not to demolish the temple to make way for public housing and commercial development. The board adopted a
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    On designing
    23 9 KAUPTJNO Bugl* community cer.tte wUI hold a talk cum aononctmion cm laahkxi deaignlnc at 1U centra on Thundajr at 710 pm
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    CC sets up fund for needy students
    96 9 CC sets up fund for needy students rpANJONG Pagar comX munity centre has set up a scholarship fund for needy students In the constituency. Scholarships for students from primary, secondary and pre-unlver-slty classes will be worth $60. $200 and $300 respectively. They will be given every year and holders are
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    New Law Society council to meet today
    145 9 New Law Society council to meet today •TUiE new council of the I Law Society of Singapore will hold its first meeting at the High Court building premises today at 4.30 p.m. Among the items on the agenda Is the election of a president. There are 13 council members, nine
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    Sales course
    48 9 THE extramural studies department of the University of Singapore will hold a course on selling and salesmanship by a management consultant. Mr. Peter Stephenson. In the university's New Lecture Theatre 4 from today. Pee for the course, which will be repeated on May IT. U 150
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    Lost and found in taxis and buses
    112 9 SOMEWHERE In 81ngapore, a health enthusiast is minus his bullworker and a family minus the portrait of Its neaa. The bullworker and the portrait of an old man were among some of the Items left behind by passengers In taxis and buses during
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    $21,000 LOOT FROM TWO BREAK-INS AND ROBBERY
    374 9 MORE than $21,000 In jewellery, watches and cash were taken in two break-Ins and an armed robbery over the past five days. One of the thieves Involved in a burglary at Liberty Jewellery and Department Store on the second floor of Peninsula Shopping
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      445 9 Nutri-tion cos-Metics W Nutri-Metics Nutri-Metics the Leader in the field of Pure Nutritious Skin Care and Beauty Aids, are formulated on a very unique concept of using extracts from natural nutritious foods in each of its products Free Beauty Demonstration at Chinese Emporium, International Building, Ist floor, Orchard Road, 3rd
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  • The Straits Times TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1978
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      MINOR SHUFFLE
      390 10 SATURDAY'S Malaysian cabinet reshun»e In efleot offered few surprises, leading some to believe that an early general election rumoured planned for some time this year is still in the offing. The main focus of interest was on Datuk Hussein Onn's choice of his deputy, Dato Seri Dr. Mahathir
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      THE HUMAN TOUCH
      278 10 rpHE MP for Jurong, Mr. Ho Kah Leong, has done many of his constituents a considerable service by drawing attention to what he clearly regards as the unresponsive attitude of the Jurong Town Corporation to their problems. He has highlighted three issues the proposed closure of the
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    A 'certain jaggedness' in our make-up because of the drive to succeed...
    351 10 A 'certain jaggedness' in our make-up because of the drive to succeed It Is very difficult to size up a man and predict how he will react under crisis. Ho may have all the necessary attributes and qualities. But the most Important quality Is how a man reacts and performs
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    Lock icon How more Britons are managing to 'kick' the tobacco habit
    549 10  -  PAUL TAYLOR By in LONDON fkNE of the fastest v growing- groups in the British population is ex-smokers. Government ft gur c s show that anti-smoking campaigns have been most successful among male teachers, doctors and other professional men. where
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    Lee on the qualities required by our future leaders
    1437 10 Lee on the qualities required by our future leaders PM: MOST IMPORTANT IS HOW A MAN REACTS AND PERFORMS UNDER GRAVE PRESSURE, UNDER CRISIS MR. LEE KUAN TEW on Dec. 23 spoke to members of the Political Association of the University of Singapore on "Higher Education and Singapore's Future." Last
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      17 10 LtXL^Lw^MrWHrwMiwlL^B^w^^L Ptoase send us more »i*u»m«tpns on your Fartn-heatng tour a N«n, 1 I j bl J
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      157 10 SA 88 TEP 618 > W Folk y m Classical V Guitars Cat's Eyes is '•^x the C.F.Martin I Co Japanese flB j counterpart A^ I Music Courses m w a i^ for various Vi instruments V V conducted lO ka, by qualified cat Eyes teachers. S Aspen Guitars See
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      Shocked by some exhibits at Science Centre
      105 11 Shocked by some exhibits at Science Centre A FEW days ago, my wife and I took our children to the Singapore Science Centre. There were many exhibits that were educa tlonal to all ol us. But there were seve ral exhibits which were shocking. In particular. I refer to the
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      Looking to another long series of 'Donny and Marie'
      112 11 ON behalf of my friends and classmates. I make an appeal to RTS to show another long series of the "Donny and Marie show." We really enjoy these entertaining shows very much. Also we hope the sponsors of the programme will
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      TV reception is not good enough
      119 11 TV reception is not good enough I HAVE been given to understand that with the Installation of the centralised antenna system, HDB residents are assured of good TV reception. But this Is not true In our block. Recently we bought a colour TV and the reception of channel 8 is
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      Qualified professionals who can't obtain career advancement
      363 11 A PAGE Cr YOUR LETTERS I HAVE been reading for the past few weeks, reports of speeches by senior government officials and university dons on the future employment prospects of graduates from our tertiary institutions. They have all expressed concern for our university
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      Punishing errant hawkers
      74 11 npilE call by Case for a ■I boycott of hawkers for increasing food prices is timely. But In my opinion this Is not enough. The Ministry of Environment should set up a complaints .section since hawkers' licences are Issued by this ministry. If the ROY can suspend
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      Is this HDB way of avoiding responsibility for maintenance ?
      309 11 Is this HDB way of avoiding responsibility for maintenance EARLY this year I purchased a HDB flat at Buklt Merah Central. Under the terms of sale, the HDB Is legally bound to provide a 12-months free maintenance period from the date of sale with regard detects In material or workmanship
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      Pedestrian safety
      69 11 UPPER Ayer Rajah Road, especially the stretch along flats at new Clementl Avenue 3 (Blks 427-429) Is very heavy with traffic coming from Jurong along a downward sloping road. As more people move In to these blocks of flats. the road will be more frequently used by pedestrians.
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      Trying hard to get used to feeder bus system
      301 11 I HAVE been trying to get used to the SBS feeder system for Serangoon Gardens for over a month now and I feel strongly that the system does not benefit workers and students (who incidentally are greater In number than housewives
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      WHY ARE SBS SERVICES 33 AND 183 SO BAD?
      353 11 IWAS so glad to read recently that the SBS intends to Improve Its services from this year.' While I must congratulate them SBS on the admirable way It has tackled very quickly and successfully the breakdown of vehicles (one sees comparatively
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      AMNESTY PROPOSED OVER EXIT CONTROL SCHEME
      76 11 AMNESTY PROPOSED OVER EXIT CONTROL SCHEME THE government's exit control scheme Is welcome especially from the security point of view. Over all t*iese years, there must still be quite a large number of longoverstaved visitors In Slneaiore presently. Judtfn-; from newspaper reports of such cases from time to time. Mav
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      A 'yellow box' dilemma
      70 11 I WAS served with a traffic summons for falling to give way to oncoming vehicles while In fact my car was caught In the yellow box because of my giving way to crossing pedestrians. Will the authority concerned please explain how I am to avoid obstructlng
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      Unkind to Cliff Richard fans
      49 11 THE last time that RTS gave us a Cliff Ricnard film was way back In July.. 1975. Isn't It time RTS gave us another Cliff Richard film and Isn't RTS being a little unkind to us Cliff Richard fans In Singapore? DESPEBATE, Singapore. 13.
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      339 11 Do you know that LOWREY CARNIVAL MODEL tha only or^n in the world provided with Rhythms 03 only I Play manually automatically supar automatically (with mamory) TB 'Rhythms: Ballad. Dixie, T^^^^H Country, Swing, Waltz I, Waltz II, Martngua, Samba, Bosa Nova. Rhumba, I Cha-Cha, Latin Rock, Tango. Marci, \^^T^ Rock
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      738 11 On your TV SINGAPORE 5 3.00 PM Opening and Flyiij Nil (repeat) 7.05 The Phil Silvers Show— BilKos Godson 3.31 Diary of Events re P eat 335 Six*** WrMt tte s 'SSiStLi (repMt) 1.35 Clayhanger BnfdtOR 4.25 Intermission 9.31 News ail Newsreel S.05 Opening aid the had Runner Show 9.55
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      227 12 rCATHAYLSJOpEOH (SINGAPORE) UHANtit! (X LUMPUR) 20th Century-Fox and Cathay Organisation Take Pride In Presenting Charlie Chaplin's BEST FILM J As A Befitting Tribute To The Greatest Comedian. Si X CHARLES m m£ WITH EDNA m PURVIANCE 0 I bsbV^ whiten mooucEO^ ■oiMCTEOtTCHARLESCHAPIIN ■> V #aVPm«VJ^^\ I B^L. VI B^r /^iW\
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      Keeping Umno Youth leaders informed
      181 13 Keeping Umno Youth leaders informed If UALA LUMPUR, Mon Umno Youth has drawn up its programmes for this year which Included dialogues and political courses at state levels. Umno Youth national executive secretary, Enclk Saldln Thamby, said the sessions were to explain to Umno Youth leaders In the various states
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      'PAS move against aspiration of Malays'
      259 13 ALOR STAR. Mon. AKEDAH state executive councillor, Enclk Osman ArofT, today described PAS' intention to contest Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohameds constituency of Kubang Pasu in the coming general election as "a move against the aspiration of the Malays." He said the Malays needed
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      Gangs crippled
      38 13 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon Police last year smashed tt least 10 gangs responsible for robberies Involving about tl million worth of property. They also recovered 37 pintola, eight revolvers, 51 home-mnde grenades and 1,105 rounds of ammunition.
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      Don't belittle my position, says Sultan
      172 13 Don't belittle my position, says Sultan KUANTAN, Mon. The Sultan of Pahang, in his New Year message yesterday, c r i t icised certain groups who belittled his position as Ruler. "On such an auspicious day as this, I do not wish t« philosophise. but In view of increasing remarks
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      Lock icon Viet team to brief KL leaders on that split
      284 13 Trinh in today for talks KUALA LUMPUR. Monday VIETNAMESE Foreign Minister Nguyen Duy Trinh arrives here tomorrow and his talks with Malaysian leaders are expected to include an up-to-date assessment on the break in diplomatic relations between Cambodia and Vietnam. Cambodia
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      THE DAP DISSOLVES PENANG SUBCOMMITTEE
      114 13 THE DAP DISSOLVES PENANG SUBCOMMITTEE KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. The DAP central executive committee has dissolved the party's Penang standing subcommittee and replaced It with an interim one headed by Its national secretary general Mr. Urn Kit Slang. The motion to dissolve the sub-committee was tabled by Mr. Urn at an
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      MB: Why those complaints should stop
      161 13 IPOH Monday lIEADS of government departments in Perak were yesterday urged to study and analyse complaints and questions raised by the people in the State Assembly session. The can was made by I Mentri Besar Wan Mohamed bin Hajl Wan Teh In his New
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      Chemist dies in crash
      65 13 PFTALJNO JAY A. Mon. A chemist. S Slnappa, U. died shortly after his car wmi Involved In a collision with another car at the Federal Highway near IU junction with Jaian 222 yesterday. His wife. Jean, was slightly hurt but a family friend. M. J. Montelro.
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      Tin ore raid
      31 13 TAPAH, Mon. Police arrested three youths and recovered 13 bag* of tin ore valued at about ti.OOO when they raided a house In Bldor New Village last night.
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      Idol stolen
      21 13 KUALA TRENOOANU. Mon An Idol worth »SOO was stolen from the Chinese temple In Kampunc PulaJ, near hear, yesterday.
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      WOMAN KILLED IN RAVINE CRASH
      91 13 JOHORE BAKU. Mon. A woman quarry worker was killed and six of her colleagues seriously injured when a Land Rover they were travelling in fell Into a ravine near Jalan Simpang Sungai Rengit. Kota Tinggi. on Saturday. Sharifah binti Aziz, 32, died on the spot
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      Girl found murdered
      50 13 SUNOEI PATANL Mon. A 15-year-old girl was found murdered near her house at Ban Hock Estate, near Buklt Selambau, 25 km from here, on Saturday night. Police said the girl, X Baroja had Injuries on the head, face and hands. No arrest has been made so far.
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      Brunei urges Britain: Honour that UN resolution
      194 13 Brunei urges Britain: Honour that UN resolution KUALA LUMPUR.' Mon PARTAI Rakyat Brunei (P R B) today urged Britain to show Its sincerity in upholding a United Nations resolution to hold free elections in the Suilanate. PRB president, Enclk A.M. Azahari Mahmud, In his New Year message, said: "Such an
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      A dearer holiday
      66 13 IPOH. Mon. Malaysians and Singaporeans who flockto Haadyal In South Thailand during the December holiday season have sjpo.plained that the prices of food and goods, as well as lodging In hotels have gone up. The rates In some of the hotels have Rone up 30 to 40
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      Parangs seized and 21 held
      39 13 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon Poi.ce believed they have averted two |*ang clashes when they arrested 21 suspected secret society members here last night. They also recovered four parangs and two Iron pipes at the scene.
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      Heroin haul
      28 13 PORT KLANO. Mon. Police ambushed a suspected drug pusher and seized 20 packets of heroin worth about $5,000 In Jalan Oelam, off Jalan Samy, here yesterday
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      285 13 Weight Watcher? we reduce your weight not your wallet. You can Join Weight Watchers* for pin money You can attend as many classes as you want for a modest little sum per weak And you don't sign any contracts There's a lot to lose at Weight Watchers As long as
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      65 13 CAR CARE Clutch play ad/ustment c owcwpuwwi w? Z' I CAN T CHANGE GEAR "^CTrp-^jq CLUTCH COH7HOL WHICH SEARS OH X I ANYMORE; US AS IF THE V^fo y*!l THE ThBuSTAKM. I IF PLA7 REMAN6 EXCESSIVE. GOTO CLUTCH ISNT WORKING. jLtJ r I T HE GARAGE. IF OUR CAB HAPA
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      672 14 T I Ocean Propertws Pte Ltd A memboi ot me Straits Oroup Requires SECURITY GUARDS I Should have jprevlous experience v Security Guards and should preferably be ex-regular Police personnel Below 55 years and of good health Musi be able to speak and write simple English Must have good testimonial
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      688 14 II EMPIOYMEW WELL ESTABLISHED MOTOR company Invites applicants age above 3S to fill the post of sales manager Please apply ST. Box A***** AN EXPANDING MOTOR organiselion Invites applicants to fill the posts of (a) service manager (b) foreman. Please apply ST Box A***** MALE WORKERS REOUIRED. Contact Midway Silicate
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      727 14 T I SECONDARY 4 CHINESE Female School leavers who have done well In Preliminary Exams and not Intending to further their studies required as Trainees (1) Phototype Setter Oood credit In English and possess LCC Elemenl»ry Typing Certificate (2) Oraphu Artist Oood credits In English and Art Full hand™V2\!Tel!S?t~ ?r?
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    Police officer found shot dead in car park
    475 17  -  LAI YEW KONG By A SENIOR police officer was found dead with a gunshot wound in his head on the third floor of the car park in International Plaza in Anson Road yesterday. The body of Asst. Supt William Urn Sai Teck
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    Colour photos
    29 17 THE acting Minister for Culture, Mr. Onz Teng Cheong. will open an exhibition of colour photographs at the National Museum Art Gallery on Friday at 530 pm
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    Already four killed on roads in first two days
    277 17 Already four killed on roads in first two days rPHE death toll on Singapore roads for the A first two days of the New Year rose to four when a pedestrian and a motorcyclist died yesterday after being Involved in two accidents. The first of these two mishaps occurred along
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    New council members
    62 17 TJU new roemb*rs of the Science Council of Bingspon appointed for two yews from Not Z7 last year are: Ajsodate Profeasor Ang How One* (chairman). Prof. Ann Jobnxm. Dr. iMn.l VUryarrt Loh, Prof. Urn Chone Yah, Dr Bernard Tan Ttong Ote, Dr. JamM Edwin Paklam. Mr. Ud
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    A woman heads committee
    87 17 A woman heads committee THE Industrial TrainIng Board recently appointed the fim woman to head one of its trade advisory committees. She Is Miss Irene Lim, 33. a prominent Singapore lashlon designer who became the first chairman of the ITB fashion arts trade advisory committee. Trained in Australia for two
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    Date extended
    25 17 THE closing date for the drama writing competition In English and Chinese organised by the Culture Ministry has been extended to Jan 19.
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    'WATCHDOG' TEAMS FOR SILO SUPERMARKETS
    147 17 SINGAPORE Industrial Labour Organisation (Silo) has formed "watchdog" teams to supervise the operations of three of Its cooperative supermarkets. Known as cooperative supermarkets advisory teams, they will oversee the smooth operations of the supermarkets and ensure that they provide courteous and efficient service. Three teams
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    'For both the blue and white collars'
    150 17 TH E Parliamentary Secretary (Labour), Mr. Fong Sip Chee, has reminded Singapore workers that the government's wage restraint policy Is applicable to both blue-collar and white-collar workers. He stressed that It is Illogical for the government to work out separate policies for the
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    CYCLIST'S FATAL FALL
    54 17 AN UNIDENTIFIED elderly man died Instantly when he fell from his bicycle and landed in a drain In Keppel Road near PSA Gate 5 short- I i ly after 5 D.m. yesterday. Police yesterday appealed eye-witnesses to contact Insp Cheah rook > Tan of the Sepoy Lines
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    The role of trade unions in 1978
    280 17 The role of trade unions in 1978 THE labour movement In Singapore, with the NTUC at Its helm, enters the New Year with an Increasing awareness and greater responsiveness towards the economic problems and prospects of the nation. Besides performing its traditional role of collective bargaining with managements, trade unions
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      376 17 ADMINISTRATION MANAGER The Straits Times Group Is looking for a senior executive to fill the position of Administration Manager responsible for the recruitment, training, career development and administration .unctions of the group editorial dlvlson. This Is a senior position and some of his major responsibilities wil! be Recruitment, training and
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      41 17 The wife, son and family of the late Mr RICHARD PHANO NOIT SIN wish to extend their sincere and grateful thanks to relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind condolences, donations, wreaths and attendance during their recent bereavement.
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      239 17 MOM. MOLLIE MISSOM Afced 56 passed away peacefully on 1 1 78 funeral services on 3 1 78 at 3 45 pm at Church Of Rlvn Christ Toa Payoh S'pore 12 and thence to Mt Vernon Crematorium Ssdly mtaMd by ill loyd on—. 8 OONAISAMV KANDIE*. 84 passed
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      81 17 IN MEMORIAM 5TH ANNIVERSARY REV CHARLES B PAUL Called 10 raat 3 1 1973 Fondly remembered and sadly fiiisM-ri by I izzle. Freda and In B«fHa*tß| memory of Our Father GEORGE ARTHUR CHUA TYE Departed 3 1 75 rrrrnrntwed by Wife uici Children ARNOLD ALFRED. CHERISHED memorta
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      149 18 *s NOTICE AS FROM 16.10.1977 MESSRS A A A COX RICHARD T P GOH WONG SIEW MEE OF BUSIQUIP (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD ARE NO LONGER ASSOCIATED WiTH OUR CHI COMPANIES AND ARE THEREFORE NOT AUTHORISED TO TRANSACT ANY MATTER ON OUR BEHALF. CHI SINGAPORE PTE LTD MARINE MOBILITY PTE LTD
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      195 18 The Hotel t Travel Division of a well-known public company invites applications from Malaysian citizens for the appointment of ACCOUNTANT to be stationed in Penang Qualification: Recognised professional accounting quaificaton. Experience Applicants should have at least three years post qualifications experience. Responsibilities: He will be responsible for all accounting functions,
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      152 18 KENYATAAN TAWARAN Ikhlan van* dltunjukkan dl New Strait* Times pads Uhb Uhb Dlsember 1977 telah dlba talkan, dlftantlkan aapertl berIkut: Tawaran tawaran daripada PemboronK Pemborong van* berdaftar dengan J K.R. dalam Kclu II dan tlnggi akan dlterima di Pejabat Ketua Pengarah Ker]a Raya Scmenanjunx Malaysia. Jalan Tun Ismail. Kuala Lumpur.
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    84 18 MRS. THAXUMANAYAGEE MlTHl RAJAH (Anchy) Recalled on 3.1.1*77 A full mournful year has passed since you were so suddenly called back by the Lord. Anchy. we miss you and your boundless love so badly. You are forever in our thoughts and only the knowledge that
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    Dramatic changes in S'pore amaze visitor
    237 19 Dramatic changes in S'pore amaze visitor MRS. Sherry Hatcher, who first came to the then war-ravaged Singapore as a member of the late Lady Mountbatten's Red Cross team In J945, feels mesmerised as she drives around moo?rn Singapore Here on a brief holiday after a 16-year absence she is amazed
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    Defiant hell riders in 1.30 a.m. Jurong race
    356 19  - Defiant hell riders in 1.30 a.m. Jurong race LEE THIAN SOO By ABOUT 30 hell riders, cheered on by more than 100 spectators, roared into action along Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim, Jurong, early yesterday in apparent defiance of an all-out effort by Traffic Police to keep them off the roads. But
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    Man who posed as police fled at roadblock
    192 19 A MESSENGER, Impersonating a police £X officer, fled when the taxi in which he was travelling with his "suspect" stopped at a police roadblock, a magistrate's court heard yesterday. In the dock was Govindasamy s/o Kannusaniy. 30, who was fined a total
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    An evening of opera song's
    46 19 An evening of opera song's THE Ooh Soon Tloe String Orchestra will present an evening of songs from the open and light music In the Music for IXeryone scriM at the Singapore Conference Hall on Jan 33 at p m The soloist la lit. Raymond Vojrat.
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    Legal Year
    26 19 THE opening of the new Legal Year will be held at Court No. 4 at the Supreme Court on Saturday at 10 45 Mil
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    SPOREAN EIGHTH IN CHESS TOURNEY
    101 19 SPOREAN EIGHTH IN CHESS TOURNEY NIKOLA Karaklaic of Yugoslavia and Bouazl* of Tunisia, both International chess masters, shared the first place In a chess tournament held last month In Belgrade. Yugoslavia fot the benefit of "chessdeveloping countries." Terence Wong of Singapore was placed eighth, a fair result, since Yugoslav ranking
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    The way to trade with Japanese
    392 19 'MAKE WHAT THEY WANT I"HE correct attitude of cuing business with the Japanese is "What you want, I will make" and not "Have products, will sell." as most Singapore b v s l n c s smen seem to think. Japan External Trade Organisation
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      184 19 Straits Times Crossword ACROSS forf 0r new ronvjrt (g) 1 Control shown others prophn made forelall nian (Bi. Tell cMc cUu ><i Hl»i a found by admiral t Australian egg-Producer on ule <•' giving, nothing oti account 13 Ten orama with fUm- »tar? (4. «>. 10 Poet ovei thrown by
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      A remarkable record by Gavaskar
      475 20 India set for historic Test win \|ELB 0 U R N E lft M on. Indian vice-captain and opening batsman Sunil Gavaskar today set his side well on the way to making cricket history by defeating Australia for the first time in a Test match
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      83 20 INDIA Ist Inm 256. AfST Ist Inn* 313. INDIA 2nd Inn*: 8. Gavtwkar not uut 103 C. Chmohan rv.n out 20 8. Klratnl c Thomson b b Mann 29 G. Vinrmnath lbw Clark 3* D. Vcncamrfcar c Cosier b Clark 6 A. M«-fc«^» not out 15 Extra* 7
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      Trainer Allan on top again
      601 20  -  RAYMOND WONG STATISTICS may not be the best guide in a field as complex as horse racing. Still, a better knowledge of past events can serve as a useful pointer to future performance. On the surface, activities on the turf for the past year seemed
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      182 20 Dynamo in pigtails sweeps on NEW YORK, Mon. Fifteen year old Tracy Austin continued her domination of the teen-age tennis community by winning the girls 18 years and under division title in the International Junior Tennis championships yesterday Austin, a women's quarter-finalist in the US open last September, beat Hana
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      Lock icon It's Sepid Rud's cup
      105 20 DACCA, Mon. Iran's Sepld Rud club yesterday clinched the Aga Khan Gold Cup by convincingly beating the All-India Football Federation 3-0 at the Dacca stadium here. A capacity crowd of more than 50,000 saw the Iranians lead 1-0 at half time. The winners took the lead
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      Lock icon 'Orange crush' pays off
      242 20 XTEW YORK, Mon. IN The Denver Broncos and the Dallas Cowboys advanced to the National Football League's Super Bowl XII with victories in their respective conference championship clashes. Denver was a 3-polnt underdog In the American Conference playoff and pulled their upset against the defending Super
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      Rain of sixes by Haroon Rashid
      466 20 IJYDERABAD, Mon n —Haroon Rashid, Pakistan's middleorder batting star, plundered a brilliant century off England's spin attack on the opening day of the second cricket test today. He reached his hundred his second of the series In 170 minutes when he hoisted Derbyshire off-spinner
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      Lock icon Mixed fortunes for Aussie WSC teams
      180 20 SYDNEY, Mon. The Australian World Series Cricket eleven continued its dominance over the West Indians in the third International to forge away to a lead of 497 at the end of the third day at Football Stadium here today. At the close of play,
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      77 20 Pakistan lint lam:Modamr Nuv r. Edmonds b Cope 27 S«diq Miilm—i c Taylor b Wulla B Shafiqor Ahmrd c Miller b Edmonds IS Haroon Rashid c and b Edmonds 108 Javed Mten<U4 not out 4* Wastm Baja c Brearley b Edmonds 0 Abdnl Qadlr not out 4 Extra*
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      540 20 f AUCTION SALE OF Valuable Singapore Properties To be held at our sales-room No. 67A, Telok Ayer Street, Singapore on Tuesday, 10th January 1978 at 2.30 p.m. ll Flats Nos 5518 551 C Bukit TiMh Road, built-in-area 162.94 square metres each, freehold. To be sold separately. I (Messrs. Tang Tan
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      FAS, why not give and take?
      594 21  -  JOE DORAI HELP THE LEAGUE CLUBS YOU play ball with me and Til play ball with you That used to be the favourite phrase of sergeant majors when meeting their new recruits for the first time. And it is a phrase the Football Association
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      Newcomer 'Shan' in the squad
      228 21 SEBASTIAN Yap. the Singapore soccer team coach, last night brought In a newcomer, Singapore Indians striker E. Shanmugaretnam, to replace Arinin Abbas In the national training sauad This follows last week's warning by Yap that he would remedy the spate of absenteeism at training. Arlffln.
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      Ng wins the Jurong Rotary title
      269 21 rrOM NG with a handicap of 21, played above himself to win the Rotary Club of Jurong Town Charity Open golf competition with 41 points at Jurong Country Club yesterday, reports ERNEST PBIDA. He beat a star-studded field of 125 competitors to win the
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      60 21 ATHENS Mon Greek Professional footballers have railed off their week-long strike following an assurance by the authorities that they will look Into their demands for pension rights and health Insurance. Last Monday the first division clubs fielded amateur team? in the There were no first dlchamplonshl
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      SAAA to give incentives?
      295 21  - SAAA to give incentives? ERNEST FRIDA By TtHE Singapore Amateur Ath- letic Association may follow the European system of giving "Incentives" to competitors who finish top in the all-comers' series this year. SAAA secretary K.L. Venugopalan said yesterday "The incentive system is practised in most European countries." SaAA vice-president Maurice
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      DIARY
      89 21 SOCCER SBHFL: Dlv. 1: 81 A v Oberoi Imperial. S pore Hilton v Hongkong Bank tJalan Besar 5.16 p.m. and 7.15 p.m.); Dlv. 2: Inchcape v Keppel Shipyard (Tangllni; SEEL V Mandarin Hotel (FPAC). Bank De Paris v Hell Orient (Oeylang); Dlv. 3: Chartered Industries v Electrolux (Tanghni. East
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      115 21 Espadas still the champ rpOKYO. Mon. His 1 face unmarked. World Boxing Association flyweight champion Outy Espadas of Mexico said "I could even go another 15 rounds" after knocking out Japanese challenger Kimlo Furesawa In the seventh round tonight. "I didn't have a hard time." said Espadas. adding he felt
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      96 21 NEW YORK. Mon. The Portland Trail Blazers Just keep on winning, taking dead aim on a host of National Basketball Association records. The defending NBA champions raised their their homecourt record to 18-0 and their overall mark to 28-5 with a *****2 victory over the Kansas City Kings
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      Lock icon Cavite pips Wakayama
      58 21 MANILA. Mon. Cavlte High School, one of the leading secondary baseball squads in the Philippines, exploded for three runs in the seventh Inning to nip the Wakayama Prefer ture Selection. 3-2 at Montano Stadium in nearby Cavlte Province last Friday. The loss was the first for the
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      The morning has broken!
      388 21 f HEE SWEE LEE's days In the wilderness may be over now that the persistent pain in her achilles tendon has finally subsided. This is the day she had been praying for ever since she made her painful exit from the Montreal Olympics in August, 1976.
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      68 21 MOSCOW, Mon. Olga Korbut. the diminutive gymnast who became the star of the 1972 Olympics, will marry the vocalist of the Soviet Union's top pop group, the Russian official press disclosed yesterday. Korbut, now 21 and newly retired, bought a wedding dress more than a
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    Lock icon Neto's wishes to Mobutu
    78 22 KINSHASA, (Zaire). Moo. PMtfdent Agoatlnho Ncto of Angola has tent New Year* (reeling to Prealdent Mobutu Sew Sefco of Zaire the first alien of relaxation In the tendon stemming from last year's invasion of Zaire's Shaba provllnce. "On the threshold of Urn New Tear," President Neto
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    Support for Ecevit
    50 22 ANKARA. Mon Seven defectors from ousted Premler Suleyman Damirai's Justice Party announced today tlfcj would participate In a government led by opposition leader Bulent Ecevit "We have raaehad an accord tc take part and. support a government led by Buk.nl Bcrrlt. 1 they said. (SEX PACK FIVE).
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    90 22 MARY ORIIH *(«d TO. f—4 w«jf portfuUr oo 1-1-78 Cortagt laaviac aiag&por* Cutit «t 1 JO p.m on 3-1-78 tar Iminarulmtt H**rt of Mary Church and thrac« to C.C.X. C«OMI»nr. cinmirq imnb plohimci <FTo> 31, B* T«w L«a< Kama. mini »v 2-1-78 runtral rranftnMßU will b« announced later HAMID
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    317 22 Retrenchment at plant can affect security: MP JAKARTA, Monday MEMBER of Parliament has warned that the scheduled mass redundancy of workers after the completion of giant liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in north Sumatra could affect local security, according to Indonesian newspapers today. b^.^ Mr. Nasruddln Hars told newsmen that
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    236 22 Amin to Britain: I am prepared to forget the past NAIROBI, Mon. Ugandan President Idi Amin has said he was prepared to forsrt the rast and benta a new rrriod of friendship with countries which had been hostile. Uganda Radio said today. The rad :>, monitored here, quoted the president
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    22 22 NEW YORK. Mbn. A flre that raged through a two-B»orey motel In Rostraver township. Pennsylvania, killed two people today. AP.
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    384 22 Dayan: Sadat stand can endanger peace efforts TEL AVIV. Monday FOHKKiX Minister Moshe Dayan told the Israeli Cabinet that Egyptian President Sadat has taken an uncompromising stand in peace talks with Israel which could endanger current peace efforts, the newspaper Maariv rei>orted today. Mr. Dayan gave the Cabinet a polk
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    290 22 Carter offer ends that chill in India NEW DELHI, Monday PRESIDENT Carter, only moments after warning he would send a "cold and very blunt" letter to India about nuclear safeguards, informed the Indian Government today he will recommend another shipment of enriched uranium to India. The developments took place in
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    105 22 DOLLAR FALLS AGAIN IN EUROPE LONDON. Mon. Few money markets were open today but In those that were the US dollar (ell again. It started the New Year with record lows In Frankfurt and Amsterdam. Major markets like London, Tokyo, Paris and Zurich were closed. In Amsterdam the dollar fell
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      298 22 BUSINESS TIMES Singapore's Financial Daily Cover Price SOt Annual Subscription S1SS Circulation Manager Jamet boh *****1 Ext 104 TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS... AS promised Business Times is a little different this morning. But as always it is chock-full of news. Ronnie Lim has been looking at the effects of the latest moves
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    988 23  -  E. ARIANE VAN BUREN By China's search for solutions to her technical problems IN THE commune of Ma Qiao, the Chinese carpenters have combined their mechanical sense with scraps of wood to come up with a solution to the heavy heat of the Shanghai summer.
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    650 23  -  JOHN WALLACE By in CHICAGO THE rolling green 1 hills near Sheffield. Illinois, cover 20th century garbage which will remain dangerous for thousands of years. Some 85,000 cubic metres of radioactive waste are buried in a nuclear graveyard outside Sheffield, and area residents
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    581 23 ONDON: A US scientist has announced the discovery of a link between glycerol and metabolism which could have far- reaching Implications for weight control. The discovery, by Dr. John Davis of the University of Illinois, leads the roundup of the latest developments In
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      486 27 cps 1 Computer Processing Services Pte. Ltd. A member of the Straits Group CPS, a member of the Straits Group of Companies, is South East Asia's only regional computer bureau. We are a rapidly expanding computer services company operating 18M370 computers in Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia, catering for a
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      528 27 EAST COAST PARKWAY PROJECT 1977 1980 I SATO KOGYO CO LTD, a leading international engineering contractor being responsible for the Design Construction of the above Project, invites suitably qualified applicants among Singapore Citizens for the posts of A) ASST PROJECT ENGINEERS 5 VACANCIES CIVIL/STRUCTURAL A Recognized Degree or Professional qualifications
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      650 28 THE new year is upon us; time to take note of the looks ahead. We've good news 1978 will see lots of easy dressing, continuing last year's relaxed mood. Four looks are predominant, according to the latest Paris and London fashion re- ports. They are: Soft layering; the
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