The Straits Times, 15 January 1978

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  • 13 1 The Sunday Times No. 2173 JANUARY 15, 1978 30 CUNTS M.C.(P) No. 215/1/78
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  • 391 1 Comfort's 1 1'400 new taxis will ease the rush IJY OCTOBER this year, the NTUC transport co-operative Comfort will put an additional 1,400 taxis on the roads, making a total of 3,800 Comfort taxis in the Republic This figure does not include the 3,768 yellow-top taxis now operating in Singapore.
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  • 664 1 Widow loses $9,600 CPF claim SHE is Illiterate and poor, and her late husband's CPF money to which she had a moral right would have been was h e r woman Ip Wai Ying's "only hope In her old age." But her hopes were shattered yesterday as the scales of
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  • 1019 1  - CHINA MAY SOON GET A NEW CONSTITUTION DENNIS BLOODWORTH TOKYO, Saturday A RANKING Chinese official has implied that a new Chinese constitution will be adopted at the National People's Congress to t>e convened shortly, possibly next month according to the Japanese Kyodo news agency. The hint came from Mr. Sun
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  • 740 1  - HOW TO GET THE BEST 69— by RAJA GRADS TOLD TO COMPETE FOR POLITICAL LEADERSHIP PHILIP LEE By FOREIGN Minister Mr. S. Rajaratnam yesterday strongly urged university graduates to exercise what he termed their "political responsibility" and compete for political leadership, regardless of whether they succeeded or not. He reasoned
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  • 134 1 except •I- those from Infected countries, are no longer required to have smallpox vaccination certificates when arriving here. This new ruling by the Ministry of Environment came into effect yesterday. However, travellers from Infected countries or who within the preceding 14 days have visited Infected countries
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  • 320 1 TOILET attendant, A Lim Geok Kirn, 47, and cashier Florence Yon;, 27 (above), both from the Mandarin Hotel, believe that the only way to serve is with a smile. Their ability to make all guests feel welcome was yesterday recognised when they were voted the two most courteous
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  • 559 1 CAIRO, Saturday PRESIDENT Anwar Sadat said today he had "absolutely no hope" of reaching agreement on the basics of a peace pact with Israel, and that Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin had given him nothing in return for his recent peace initiative.
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  • 60 1 rE Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, left for New York last night to attend a conference under the auspices of the Asp«n institute for Humanistic Studies. He will be away for a week. During his absence, Dr. Gob Keng Swe<\ the Deputy
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  • 81 1 ZAMBOANOA CITY, Sat. Pour people were killed and eight wounded when armed men believed to be Muslim rebels ambushed a two-truck convoy carrying 30 workers on an America nowned BF Goodrich rubber plantation today, police reported. They said the dead were security guards on a pickup
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  • 29 1 BANOKOK. 8»t Following Bangkok 'i ninth major fire lv six dayi, police and fire official* today called for sujnmary execution of anyone found guilty of arson. TJPL
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  • 68 1 NEW DELHI, Sat.— Five people were crushed to death and over IN others fainted In a stampede of pilgrims today at the confluence of Hindu holy river, Ganges, and the sea, the national news agency Samachar reported. H -idreris of pilgrims rushed to the sea at
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  • The Sunday Times Worldwide
    • 155 2 Quakes hit Japan's Pacific coast r'KYO. Sat. A series of strong earthquakes rocked extensive areas along the Pacific coast of Janan today. and police said 10 people were killed. 11 missing and six hurt. Others were unaccounted for. The government's meteorological agency said more than 130 tremors originating in the
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    • 272 2 Opposition, farmers hit out at Fukuda promise TOKYO, Saturday JAPANESE farmers and opposition parlies have criticised their government for pledging new economic measures to correct its huge trade surpluses with the United States. Japanese business leaders, however, have welcomed the joint communique issued here yesterday by the United States and
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    • 233 2 Japan and China to sign trade pact lOKYO, Sat. A longterm economic treaty between Japan and China will be signed in the middle of next month in Peking, it was reported yesterday. Yoshihiro Inayaina. chairman of the Japan-China Economic Association, a Japanese private organisation promoting negotiations on the economic treaty,
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    • 72 2 A 'super gonorrhea ATLANTA, Sat. A type of "super gonorrhea" against which pen.cillln has no effect has been found In 26 states. IS other countries and Guam. Hongkong and Singapore, the National Centre for Disease Control reported on Friday. The CDC. quoting a report from the World Health Organisation, also
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    • 50 2 NEW YORK. Sat— Snowstorm* sweeping through the eastern United States closed down Washington Airport for two hours yesterday and were responsible for the deaths of at least six people. Palls ranged up to 20 cms. snarling traffic on roads and highways. No let-up 1» in tight AFP.
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    • 351 2 PARIS, Sat. Vietnam yesterday broadened its appeal for a peaceful settlement of the border conflict with Cambodia by calling on friendly countries all over the world to help both parties come together and solve their dispute. Vietnamese Ambassador Vo Van Sung
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    • 120 2 Australia bans entry of Ananda Marga members SYDNEY, Sat— The Australian Oovernment announced late yesterday it would ban members of the Indian religious sect Ananda Marga from entering Australia unless they are Australian citizens. Immigration and Kthnic Affairs Minister Michael Mackellar said the decision was made "because of incidents of
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    • 65 2 LUSAKA, Smt. A bomb explosion lipped through The Times of Zambia newspaper offices here early today, shattering windows on all three floors of the building and slightly injuring a security guard. A police spokesman said It was not known who waa reapcnslble for the blast. The
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    • 189 2 NEW DELHI. Sat. A MAN pointed a loaded v n at former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi yesterday and was immediately overpowered before a shot could be fired, police said. Witnesses said a man later identified as Muraxi Lai Batra, 56, moved throuth a thick
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    • 397 3 MANILA, Sat pRLSIDKNT Maitos's Advisory Legislative Council meets on Jan 27-28 as part of the runup to national parliainentarv elections the President has promised for later this year. Nobody is yet quite sure what the ground rules will be for the elections
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    • 182 3 New bugging scandal hits Germany BONN, Saturday A NEW bugging scandal broke in West Ger- many yesterday with the disclosure that the telephone conversation involving Bavarian opposition leader Franz Josef Strauss had been tapped. An official of Mr. Strauss' party, the Christian Social Union (CSU>, called it a "wiretapping scandal
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    • 68 3 WASHINGTON. Sat Former Secretary of State, Dr Henry Kissinger made his deout as a television commentator and interviewer last night In a 90-mlnute special that will pay Tiim almost US$5OO,OOO (»1 15 million). Neither NBC television nor Dr. Kissinger will say exactly how much he was getting
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    • 264 3 Hubert Humphrey dies of cancer at 66 WAVERLY (Minnesota), Sat. Senator Hubert Horatio Humphrey (above), the politician of joy who personified Democratic Liberalism for three decades and personal courage in his fight against cancer, died last night at the age of 66. His wife Muriel had told friends, "I don't
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    • 162 3 DELGRADE, Sat. Vik- tor Korchnoy, the new challenger to the world chess crown, threatened yesterday to hold up his title match with world champion Anatoly Karpov unless Soviet authorities allow his wife and son to emigrate. But Mr. Korchnoy, who defected to the
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    • 34 3 PEKING. a»t Chine* Vice-Premier Teng Hala-ptnc Is to visit Burma and Nepal, an official Chinese spokesman confirmed today. It la believed he will make the trip around the end of January. Reuter.
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    • 70 3 LONDON, Sat. Felix the cat ran out of lives on the day he got stuck up a tree. Troops standing in for London's striking ftremen turned out to rescue him and were duly rewarded with tea and btsculU by hta grateful elderly woman owner. But when the
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    • 363 3 Canton teacher flying to US to give brother his kidney NEW YORK, Sat. A schoolteacher from Canton, Is flying to the United States next week to try to save the life of the brother he has not seen In a quarter century, the American Red Cross revealed yesterday. Mr. Chan
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    • 32 3 BRUSSELS, Sat. The liberal members of the European Parliament, the Common Market's non-elected assembly. Fuggested yesterday that a parallel European currency be created because of the fall of the dollar. AP.
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    • 527 3 f STAMFORD COLLEGE j GROUP announces the recognition of its ADVANCED LEVEL DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS STUDIES British Professional Bodies This vocational biased programme leads to the following qualifications: 1. Diploma in Business Studies recognised by i the Association of Certified Accountants and 5 the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants
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  • Article, Illustration
    893 4  - T V highlights BAILYNE SUNG BY TODAY: SUNDAY MATINEE (Ch. 5. 10.55 a.m. Colour): "Damon and Pythias" is a tale of two men whose bond of friendship is tested during the conflicts for power in Sicily in 4CO BC. It stars Guy Williams and Don Burnett. INTERNATIONAL SOCCER <Ch. 5.
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  • 53 4 AN interview with Sir Harold Wilson, former Prime Minister of Britain, will be telecast on Channel 5 tonight at 9.55. During the interview with RTS on Friday, Sir Harold discussed the performance of the European Economic Community, its perception of trade abuses and protectionism, and a recipe for
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  • 537 4  -  LEONG WENG KAM By ALL PROGRAMMES ON CHANNEL 8. TODAY: CHINESE MATINEE (3 p.m.): The Prosperous Way, a Cantonese comedy. The story is about a jobless man who tries to find employment with the help of his young and beautiful daughter. Stars are Leung Seng Po,
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  • 173 4 TWO new programmes will be brought to our screen this week one a comedy and the other a documentary. "Tabitha," which begins tonight on Channel 5 at 9 p.m. in colour, la a spin-off from the series Bewitched, which was a favourite with viewers her* some years
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    • 697 4 Swiss Trade Technology Fair Singapore, 12 -15 January 1978 Venut: ShengriLe Hotel Time 9 30a m Bpm d*tly SWISSASEAN is the name of Switzerland's first P industrial trade fair m Southeast Asia. At SWISS,^av ASEAN, a total of 140 dynamic Swiss companies will make representations on their products and B
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    • 285 4 One and only tim sum restaurant in Jurong Town Now you don't have to be in town to taste it Boon Lay Garden Restaurant in Central Jurong Town serves you the best in Hong Kong Tim Sum. Tim Sum hour: From 9a.m. onwards Every Sunday Public Holiday. We also cater
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 678 4 10.00 AM Opening and Cartoon Corier 6.00 Ltku Hidup (Malay domestic situation 1 0.25 War m- War n i (Malay) |> rama r e P e2t) i> p u a m^L.- 8.30 News iR Brief 11.50 Sunday Matinee Damon and Pythias. 6 35 The Ye||ow HM$e starring: Guy Williams, Don
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    • 61 4 TODAY: SMfuwe 3.01 p.m. (2.6m). Uiiti KicMI 2.03 p.m. (2m). Nrt Dicks** 10.28 a.m. (2.3m), 10.56 p.m. (2.5m). TOMORROW: Sin**" 3.48 a.m. (2.6m), 3.59 p.m. (2.3m). SUili Keckil 2.31 a.m. (2.4m), 3.15 p.m. (1.9m). Ptrt BicbM 11.03 a.m. (2m), 11.50 p.m. (2.3m). WATER consumption on Friday was 665,000 cu.m. (146.2
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  • 640 6 AN INSPECTOR who solved six murder cases, two constables who shot it out with a gunman before arresting him, and four officers who smashed two gangs and recovered more than $100,000 worth of stolen vehicles, were among police officers commended by the
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  • 90 6 MORE and more working parents are requesting community centres to provide greater educational facilities for their children, the MP for Kuo Chuan, Mr. P. Selvadurai. said last night. This was because activities In community centres had Increased In scope and sophistication, he said at
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  • 107 6 HAWKERS of the Bugis Street and Kampong Glam areas may have to move out to centres in Ant Mo Kio. Trlok Blangah. Woodlands and Bedok new towns, according to a New Nation report yesterday. It said a Ministry of Enviornment spokesman had confirmed
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  • 728 6 Violent crimes down but increase in thefts in 1977 SUCCESSFUL, police i n v c s t i g a tions, coupled with severe punishment, have acted as a powerful deterrent to serious offences, causing Singapore's underworld to turn to less repre hensible nonviolent crime the Police Commissioner, Mr. Tan
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  • 167 6 CHANG Cheng Sang, 37, was charged in a magistrate's court yesterday with dishonestly retaining stolen property, HK$lO,OOO ($5,100) belonging to the Development Bank of Singapore. The prosecution withdrew a previous charge against Chang for abetting a man, Ban Ah Ping, alias Wan Peng, in using a
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  • 149 6 DBS to increase prime rate by per cent rnHE Development Bank I of Singapore will Increase Its prime rate by a quarter per cent to seven and a quarter per cent per annum from tomorrow. In a statement yesterday, the DBS said "Our move has been prompted by an Increase
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  • ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY
    • 175 7 Lack of bumi managers hinders the NEP KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Serl Dr. Mahathir Mohamad said tonight the government had been hindered by the lack of able managers, especially among the bumlputras. In Its efforts to Implement the New Economic Policy and to restructure society. "The availability
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    • 24 7 KUANTAN. Bat. Most of the flood-affected anas In Pihang are back to normal except Pfckan district where same roads are still closed.
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    • 337 7 HUSSEIN 'VERY CONCERNED' OVER DROUGHT CRISIS ALOR STAR. Sat THK Muda off-season crop, scheduled for next month will be "susjK'nded" because of the drought and this will result in I loss of an estimated 23f),0(>00 tonnes of padi worth $169 million. Agriculture Minister Datuk
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    • 73 7 Xl AI.A LI'MPL'R. Sat.— The Bearded Association of Diplomats (BAD) will hold a dinner on Feb. 22 where prises will be awarded for the best "soup strainer" and "sexiest beard." Bearded Malaysians arc also invited to attend the dinner at $11.50 per brad. The winner of the
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    • 121 7 Smallpoxpapers: Health chief -explains- KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. Visitors from Singapore are not required to have smallpox health certificates, the Director Oeneral of Health. Dr. Raja Ahmad Noordln said today. He was commenting on a report that said Malaysia had lifted smallpox health certificate requirements on International travellers, except visitors from
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    • 50 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat Datuk Shahuddln bin Mohamed Tain has been appointed Malaysia's new ambassador to Thailand, succeeding Datuk Abdul Rahman bin Jalal who has completed his tour cf duty. Prior to his new appointment. Datuk Shahuddln. 49. was ambassador to Egypt with concurrent accreditation to Sudan.
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    • 233 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Sat.— A group of retired civil servants and a former senior police officer in Sarawak have formed a new political party in the state— Parti Rakyat Jatl Sarawak (Pajar). or the Sarawak Native People's Party. A leading Initiator of the party
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    • 112 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. —Malaysia will wait and see whether Australia will offer new proposals on the sugar contract. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir said today. "Unless something new crops up. that's it." said Dr. Mahathir, who Is also Trade and
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  • 258 8 TIE former British Prime Minister, Sir Harold Wilson, said here on Friday that he would like to see the People's Action Party rejoin the Socialist International. In an interview with New Nation reporter Sunny Wee, he said this could happen
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  • 573 8 AN MP yesterday urged University graduates to volunteer themselves for community service as the Ideal means to repay a debt they owe society. Dr. Lav Telk Soon. MP for Serangoon Gardens and head of the University of Singapore's
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  • 254 9 Howe's property valuation appeal opens this week HEARING of a High Court appeal by Mr. Howe Yoon Chong, a senior civil servant. In a cue involving the Chief Assessor of the Property Tax Division, win begin before Mr. Justice AP. Rajah on Tuesday. This was disclosed yesterday In the latest
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  • 43 9 THE Fist Office Savings Bank has opened another branch at the Government Offices Building In Empress Place Business hours will be from 8.30 a.m. to 430 p.m. on weekdays and from 830 a.m. to 1 pm on Saturdays, from tomorrow.
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  • 608 9 TTHE US Congressional delegation now In Singapore has proposed that an Asian and Pacific Parliamentary Assembly be set up with the object of studying problems peculiar to the Asian-Pacific region, the delegation leader, Mr. Lester Wolff, disclosed at a press conference in
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  • 143 9 TWO NEW BUS SERVICES FOR SELETAR SINGAPORE Bus Service will operate two feeder services, 214E and 214W, at a flat fare of 10 cents a trip to upcTa.de the level of service in Seletar Camp from tomorrow. Service 214E, which Is intended to serve East Camp in Seletar, will run
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  • 37 9 A FIRE which is believed to have started on the first floor of a shophouse in Lorong 33. Sims Avenue, on Friday night left five people homeless. No one was injured in the brief blaze.
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  • 163 9 THE State Coroner, Mr. Khoo Oon Soo, yesterday recorded a verdict of misadventure on the death of a Malaysian labourer who was electrocuted by a grinder while he was doing renovation work in an HDB flat. Kang San Telk, 18, was smoothenlng the wall of a
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  • 653 9  -  JOSEPH YEO By RETRENCHMENT benefits, a new kindergar ten and community services division, decentralisation of social and cultural activities and an active education programme are among a Plan of Action to be Implemented this year by Singapore's two largest Indus t
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  • 140 10 Duel and Beauty in double feature STEVEN Spielberg's DUEL, which he made in 1971 (or television, will be screened by the Singapore Film Society at the Cultural Centre on Wednesday at 8 p.m. Duel is the short (73 minutes) and simple story of a motorist (Dennis Weaver of TV's McCloud)
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  • at the CINEMA
    • 774 10  - Lone ranger takes on the White Mafia WALTER SEOW By DANSOM (now 1 showing at the j Plaza) is a neat little thriller made on a modest budget fea- turing second line players which, i t It adds little to the genre, compensates for it by keeping the action going
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    • 402 10  - What's coming on the show biz scene BAILYNE SUNG By SINGAPORE'S new year of entertainment promises hardly any superstars although a check on local entertainment fare shows a large number of imported "live" shows scheduled for the year. Several foreign troupes will be making their Singapore debut this year, but
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  • 219 11  - Horse 'brain fever' cure claim EDMUND TEO By ASINGAFORE vet h&£ claimed to have found a cure for 'brain fever" (equine encephalitis) an incurable and often fatal horse disease. Dr. S. J. Iswaran, a former assistant principal primary production officer with the Primary Production Department of the National Develop- ment
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  • 201 11 MAN WHO HELPED TO BUILD UP SRC MR. Gerald H. Kraal (above) a former captain in the Singapore Volunteer Force during the Japanese Occupation and an honorary life president of the Singapore Recreation Club, died here on Thursday. He was 77. Mr. Kraal, a member of the SBC for more
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  • 56 11 ABOUT 10,500 youths who were born between May 6, 1958, and May 5, 1959 have not re-reeis-tered lor new Identity cards. Re-reglstratlon Is compulsory under the law. Those within the age group who have not done so are advised to go to the National Registration Oilce
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  • 252 11 Jailed for helping to bring in two men A 32-YEAR-OLD man was jailed four months yesterday for abetting the illegal entry of two Indian citizens Into Singapore. Oovindasamy Nadaraja, 32, pleaded guilty to two charges of abetting the illegal entry of M. Suvendran and T.N. Krishnan into Singapore on Aug
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  • 522 11  - TV drops cig lighter adverts By (X)MMERCIALS fea- turing cigarette lighters have been axed from Radio and Television Singapore's advertising spots. No statement has officially been Issued on this ban but when contacted by the Sunday Times, RTS officials confirmed the dropping of these adverts. Cigarette lighter companies and their
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  • 30 11 THE acting MinUttr for SocUl Afftln. Or Ahmad Mfttt&r. will open an Industrial Fire Safety »—mp»ig.i at Juroag Fire Station. Boob Lay Drive on Thursday at 10 am
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  • 460 12 The Sunday Times opinion SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 1978 A DEAL Of RHODESIA rpHE prospects of a compromise settle- ment between the white Rhodesian regii.ie and the black nationalists are beginning to look encouraging. For some time now the talks between Mr. Lan Smith and the black leaders the Rev. Ndabaningl
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  • 815 12  -  ROSS MADDEN By DEATH THREAT IN THE POST ONCE A WEEK rPHE man reputed L to have Ssl4 million In the bank walks to work each morning through a 12metre underground tunnel between his house and his office and seldom emerges until it is dark.
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  • 1129 12 'TALK OF HIS DRINKING WAS SLANDER' JOSEF STALIN was a strong-willed but considerate leader who liked to keep his subordinates guessing about his intentions, but was kind to rising young officials for whom he often had words of encouragement. The purges of the 1930s
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    • 2560 13  -  Nancy Byramji By PARENTS MUST PLAY A BIG PART IN THE CURE— 'AND SHOULD EVEN BE PROSECUTED' lIEROIN misuse is n today's most urgent social problem which could give rise to dangerous social and economic consequences unless the anti-drug agencies In Singapore succeed in curbing
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    • 953 14  -  WINSTON LEE CAR CMC By A FORTNIGHT ago, A I picked lour small cars which I felt represented fairly good value for money In their respective price ranges. As expected, my choices raised quite a ruckus, some cheering while others were very obviously diametrically
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    • 489 14  -  Urn Kok Ann i \mm riE diagram shows the position in the Yugoslav Defence after 1 (4 (M 2 cM Nffl 3 Nc3 g6 4 Nf3 B«7 B*2 0-0 4 0-0 c 6 <S*e diagram* Black will place his Qucui on c 7 and hi*
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    • my view
      • 201 15 THIS week's topic: Instead of just puttinr ■way our old folks in home*, what do you feel should be done so that they can continue to lead a meaningful life In society? This letter wins the $25 prize. rIS a pity my grandfather died
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      • 280 15 USUALLY as one approaches the twilight years, one begins to feel deserted. The feeling of desertion begins to creep in as one observes adult offspring building their own lives and lamilies; no longer dependent on one for emotional or physical support. The feeling
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      • 154 15 Agency that deals in advice OUR old folk are the most valuable human assets that we Singaporeans have. They have gone through all the ups and downs of Singapore's modern history from the hardship of the Japanese Occupation to the triumphant Independence that we achieved, from the economic difficulties of
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      • 226 15 Centres can make full use of these helping hands A TWO-FOLD approach can be applied to ensure our elcers continue to lead a meanlngiul life in society. Firstly we should shoulder the responsibility of caring tor them in our own homes to show that they are an important link in
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      • 163 15 rpHE problem of putting 1 away old folks In homes would never have existed If every responsible and thoughtful citizen takes care of his or her own aged parents. Old folks can continue to lead a meaningful lite In society as long as they
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      • 73 15 IT DOES not really matter where our aged relations reside. It Is the attitude of the young that matters. So long as we are certain that they are getting the maximum care and are happy we have done our duty. However, we cannot congratulate ourselves that we
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      • 84 15 MAKL old folk feel that they are wanted and needed. Treat them with love, respect, patience, tolerance, kindness and consideration. Let them know that they are still useful to their families and society. Inspire them with optimism and hope for constructive living. En- courage them to
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    • 1116 17 tPAP.T ONE OF A TWO-PART REi*ORT ON THIS TOPIC > JgAHIKS area good subject for discussion at any lime. They are such interesting people. And I mean people because, like everybody else, they feel, love, fear, t-ust, distrust, and show anger. They know when they
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    • 701 17  - Of dogs, divorce and bad odour Irene Ngoo London comer I By LONDON': Dog was the hot topic during one of our daily chat over-lunch sessions in the canteen of a Birmingham (.■veiling paper which I was attached to last month. The doggy subject came up when one of the
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    • 982 15 Bt'Ai'KU'OKN W^l I \l Kl S VIKI.O ■>« -'-I FL*J Xpnl 1 Kl W -'I I" -Inn .11 MtaB Ma BW/iw Sepl IF YOU are patient YOU could carry MONEYWISE this till end of week you'll through a most su- could be a very good find that money cessful project
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    • 455 16 BIKINIS ARE STILL THE 'IN' THING MIPS RETURN THIS SEASON MIDIS AND MAXIS REIGNING STRONG SWIM-TUNICS ALSO MAKE THE SCENE Story: NANCY BYRAMJI Picture: NIK KASMANI T»HE festive mood and the rainy season are not yet over but swimwear manufacturers have already come on the market
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    • 197 16 BET you rarely think of carrot as a cake Ingredient. But the Marco Polo Hotel Is serving a carrot and almond cake at the Swiss Food Festival currently on there, and below L« their chef, Rudolf Blrchmeler's recipe for it: For one 251 cm round cake,
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  • IX OBITUARIES
    • 70 19 140 Acknowledgements The Family of the late MR. PETER THIA THIAN KUAY thank all friends, relatives and business associates for their kind attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavemen^^^^^^^^^ FAMILY OF THI late Mr Nguyen Van Nha thank all relatives and friends for their kind assistance and visit
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    • 76 19 Th* Management Stan of R.K. WAY t CO. PTE LTD. .express our deepest sympathies and condolences to the bereaved family of MARY BARBARA MATHOT a dear friend and colleague, who left us suddenly on January 12th, 1978. MARY BAriBARA MATHOT departed 12th January. 71 We express our deepest
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    • Obituary, Illustration
      193 19 Aged 74 passed away on 14 1.78 Mourned by beloved wife. 3 sons Peter Koh Poe Poe/ Chris Koh Chwee Tay Alan Koh Hal Ylng. 4 daughters. 7 in-laws and 14 grandchildren Cortege leaving blk 201. Lorong 1. Toa Payoh North on 18 1 78at 1 p.m. for
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    • 44 19 BURIAL OF ALBAN Joseph De SllvalA J) (BARNEY (-Cortege leaves 33 Jalan Selantlng off Jurong Kechll at 10:15 am 16th January 1978 for Church of Saint Mary of the Angles 8*« m.s Jurong Kechll then for cremation at Mt Vernon 1:45 p.m.
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      48 19 DafMrtvd It/1/77 A friend so dear A friend so near A friend who left us last year Your golden thoughts Your gentle voice Your gentle ways We cannot erase You will be remembered always Inserted by: Davl, Aa|a. children, ralatitaa MR H VOOARAJAH (Sri Lanka)
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    • 85 19 m MR. SCOW YONO KOON Dapartad IS/1/7S 3 years today you left us. So suddenly without leaving a word. You lie In the beautiful garden Sheltered from pain and sorrow A thought of you brings us tears and sorrow You will ilwm b* ramamtoarad by your loving
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    • 69 19 NOTICES IN MEMORIAM IN LOVING MEMORY OF iKank»n»n«r Don Jaml»»ppuham\ I Departed Hill A year has passed and sadly missed by wife Marilinahamv children. grand children, and Rrrat Krand rhildrrn 1st Anniversary DANA and PIRITH will be held at No 69. Road 30. Overseas I'mon Garden. Mr. Mile. Off KlanR
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  • WORLD CUP MEN TO WATCH
    • 912 19 BUCHAN'S FIRST LOVE: HIS GUITAR... INSIDE most young: men, 1 day the die will be cast. The a professional footballer. So said MARTIN BUCHAN. He paused and thumbed his chest. "Inside this footballer, he said, "there Is the dream of being a professional guitarist. No one who knows this articulate
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    • 593 19 OUENOS AIRES, Sat. To"day the die wil be cast. The 16 teams competing in the 1978 World Cup Finals in Argentina will know who they face in the first stage of the battle to be crowned kings of world soccer. The draw, to divide the finalists
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    • 210 19 Soccer dispute now shelved BUENOS AIRES, Sat The Intern atlona) Football Federation i FIFA) have temporarily shelved tlielr dispute with the Asian Footbal Confederation over the controversial membership of China, Talwai. and Israel to ensure a trouble-free World Cup here In June. After a day long heated debate, the executive
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    • 373 19 Buenos Aires: A home away from home I More exits have also been added to avoid a repetition of the 1968 tragedy when 71 people were killed and 130 inlured In a mass stampede sparked off by the Inadvertent closure of one of the stadium's main gates. The Portenos (port
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    • 32 19 LONDON. Sat J <> b n Conteh. Brtuini forme. World Boxing Council lighlhe»vywrtght champion, aald today he would fight American Jo* CokM over 10 round* here on Feb 7 Rtuter.
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  • 828 20 ENGLISH jockey Lester Plggott has another good batch of hcrses to ride at Ipoh today and the pick of them are Boss Cat (Race Two), Superpower (Rice Four), Amirah Jaya (Race S4x) and Navada Diamond (Ra:e Seven). Bom Cat, a six-year-old by Forlorn River, routed
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  • 2040 20  -  BLUE PETER By Ipoh, Saturday English jockey Lester Piggott, riding here for the first time, thrilled his followers by landing a double today. The maestro had finished second on Loyal Scholar II in Race Three (Class 6 Dlv 1 1800m) but successfully won the
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  • 1552 20 IIIJI 2.0 CLASS 2, OIV. 5 1280m ■iUfiaUi ($12,500 $8,750 to wlnmx) 1 0Ju«Paw. MwilMutml Rodgrn 7 57 (|U 'Oil »J Laa 11 1 5384 mKlndwmpura) Lae JMIHI 1 t>f) 7***" a »«7o Tm-up (Ctwni) Tth i s« <aa l > j*f— 5«07 Wmn» (Tamanl Rodgen 4 58
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  • 822 20 1 STIPE'S REPORT] TrHE stipendiary Steward s repoit on yesterday's race*. KACE 1: Canton III IMahliati bounded in the air and lost ground at the suit Krioli s rower iT.S. Chiamj ana siramlnj Watson were both slow into stride. Approaching the 800 metres, »im rnnccw (Y.K.
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  • 733 21 I did not know w how many friends I would make. Much of the hatred has been whipped up in the Press. But the man in the street, the ordinary cricket fan who has no affiliations with any body, q is happy y T*HE
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  • 377 21  -  ERNEST FRIDA By YfUSHTAQ Mohammad, Zaheer Abbas and Imran Khan, who were recalled by the Pakistan Cricket Board for the Final Test against England in Karachi starting on Wednesday, are confident that Kerry Paoker's players will return to Test cricket. The three Pakistanis, who are
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  • 321 21 CYDNEY, Sat. Kerry Packer's World Series Cricket (finally took off here today when a record 14,843 people watched an Australian XI bat their way into a sound position at the end of the first day of their Supertest against a World XI. At close of
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  • 117 21 MAITLAND, Sat. A daring gamble by Australian captain, Ross Edwards failed when makeshift opener Kerry O'Keeffe was dismissed for only four runs on the first day of the two-day World Series match against a World XI at the Showground here today. O'Keeffe was sent in with regular opener
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  • 118 21 LAHORE, Sat. The English cricket team suffered their first defeat of the tour when Pakistan won the third one-day International by 36 runs at the Qaddafl Stadium here yesterday. Put In to bat by England captain Mike Brearley, Pakistan scored 158-6 In the allotted 35 overs.
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  • 349 21 NEWCASTLE, (New South 11 Wales), Sat. Northern New <South Wales fought back to even the honours after the first day of the three-day match against the Indian cricket tourists here today. Northern NSW recovered after an early slump to score 202 and then took two Indian
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  • 86 21 HONGKONG, Sat— Horse racing was cancelled today at Hongkong's Happy Valley Race Course when the stable lads. protesting over pay and working conditions, refused to take the horses down to the track. The cancellation meant a hefty loss of revenue for the Jockey club as gambling
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  • 462 22 f OLLEGE PARK, Mary land. Sat. America's Dick Buerkle left heavily favoured Filbert Bayi 40 metres behind to run a 8:54.8 mile and Canada's Greg Joy high jumped 2.31m last night as both claimed world indoor records at the National Invitational indoor track meet. B u
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  • 360 22  - Lew: Why not engage pro coach Banana WILFRED YEO By WORLD CUP bowler Peter Lew has told the Singapore Tenpin Bowling Congress that he would not like to be considered for the post of national coach, suggesting instead a professional American coach. Lew's announcement made at an STBC coun ell
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  • 255 22 A CONFUSION over names has apparently resulted in the wrong player joining the Singapore reserve squad now preparing for the Mara Halim soccer tournament, which is scheduled for March in Medan. The error was made because the Invited player has the same name
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  • 151 22 DR. TAN END LIANO, chairman of the Singapore Sports Council, yesterday stressed the need for more awareness among his staff to the ever-progressive sports needs of the community they served, reports BERNARD PKRLIRA Speaking at the SSC Recreation Club's dinner and dance at the National
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  • 93 22 GOLF— SOA League Tengah v Jurong (Tengah GC.i, Bembawang v Seleiar (Sembawang G C I, Changl v Wairen (Changl O.C >. SICC V Keppel (Buklt Course) tee-ofl »t 7 am. SOCCER SGSFL: Dlv 1 Spore Fire Brigade v Police SA i Thomson Road). Customs 8C v Special Constabulary (Oeylangi,
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  • 137 22 NEW YORK, Sat— New York Cosmoi soccer club said yesterday that they were Interested In signing England 'occer star Kevin Keegan, but declined to say if any negotiations had taken place. Keegan now plays for West German club Hamburg SV, which bought him from
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  • 28 22 BUENOS AIRES, Sat. Japan will host the second World Youth soccer tournament to be held In 1979. the executive committee of FIFA decided here today— Reuter.
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  • 456 22 LONDON, Sat. Derby County, the club which Nottingham Forest manager Brian Clough led to the English football League title In 1972, today halted a run of away victories by Forest, the current League leaders. Derby held Forest to a scoreless draw as Clough brought his
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  • 438 22 POON KAH LKONG did It again when he powered his way to a re-cord-breaking sprint in the 50 metres freestyle lor 11 -year-olds at the Singapore Amateur Swimming Association Age-Group meet in the (Singapore Swimming Club yesterday, reports PATRICK BASTIANS And so scorching was the pace
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  • 40 22 JOHANNESBURG. 8at Thl» ye*r"s South African motor racing Grand Prix, third In the lerles of formula one world drivers championship, mas In Jeopardy tonight after IU sponsor for the put two year* the ClUien New»paper. withdrew Reuter
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  • 182 22 TTHE Housing ar J Urban Development Company plan to have a continuous dialogue with the residents' associations in various housing estates to better customer relations and improve on future flats, reports WONG MOHREED. Sneaking a. the opening of a squash court at Mowbray Camp, SAF
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  • 57 22 CINOAPORE HILTON, were thrashed 8-1 by Singapore Airlines at Jalan Besar Stadium last night. Last week they were beaten 2-1 by Hongkong Bank. Oberol Imperial, with veterans Lee Bee Seng and Rahmat Mawar, scored their second win last night when they beat a depleted Malaysian Airline
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    • PHOTOGRAPHY Special Feature
      • 2174 1  -  STAFF WRITER By Electronic flash units to suit amateurs and professionals (WMERAS have come a Ion; way only to lead us back to the simple point and-shoot, though a somewhat more complex process is involved in today's snapshots. Automation has taken all the technicality
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      • 2799 2 CAMERA enthusiasts will find 1978 a very exciting year for new developments in photography with a number of novel models making their debut in Singapore. First treat on the programme is the much pre publicised pioneer multi-mode compact single-lens reflex camera with auto
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      • 857 3 BEGINNERS SHOULD ACQUIRE INDIVIDUAL APPROACH PHOTOGRAPHY A FASCINATING OCCUPATION- NO TWO people will ever approach a subject In exactly the same way. This and the fact that there are usually a hundred different ways of talcIng every photograph make photography a fascinating pastime or occupation. While it Is not a
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      • 469 3 Instant photo system with the large format... POLAROID had x something big up its sleeve and had bided its time well for the right moment to pull it out. And when it did at the Swiss Asean Fair at Shangri-La Hotel where visitors from all over the world were present
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      • 758 5 Zoom into movies... LOAD CAMERA WITH FILM CARTRIDGE —AND SHOOT VjAKING your own A home movies is an easy matter today. There is a wide range of 8mm movie equipment now available on the market. All you have to do Is to load your cine camera with a compact film
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      • 213 6 around 3.500 negative* of the 1M cixe. This new hlrh-perfor-mance prioter does naturally make prints from the popular film formats of 13 x 17 nun (110 size) and 24 x 3* mm or 24 z 24 mm (135 slies) as well at
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      • 392 6 ONCE you have got your sequences filmed, you will need a projector to screen your home movies. But before you do that, you will first have to view them, edit them and splice them to form some sort of continuity. Simply screening a reel
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      • 585 7 THE traditional church wedding Is only one of the choice on the 70s' marriage scene. The trend is to match wedding style with life style and the trend applies to wedding photo graphy, too. "I n d 1 v idualism meaning intimacy" are
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      • 837 8 Lenses— tools of a camera in taking the perfect photo ENSES are the eyes through which a photographer sees a whole new wonderful world that one either tends to overlook in everyday life or that is inaccessible to the average human eye. They are also the tools of a camera
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      • 251 8 OLIDE shows can be more than just flashing a series of slides on the screen, watched by a group of people in silence. There are a series of Klndermann slide projectors which enable audiovisual combinations for daylight and wall projections. These can take pocket 35 mm
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      • 825 12 ROGER YUE BRINGS YOU A PREVIEW OF THE BEST IN 1978 LEADING THE PACT IS 'STAR WAR' THE SPECTACULAR THAT WILL SWALLOW MORE MONEY THAN 'JAWS' DID WHAT is in store ior filmgoers in Singapore in 1978? There will be, of course, the
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      • 596 12  -  Jeffrey Low lil STEELY DAN: AJA (ABC). Steely Dan have yet to displease listeners since their 1972 debut album "Can't Buy A Thrill." "AJa," their sixth, reconstructs the Dan myth because their concept of opposing normal rock forms continues to be
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      • 78 10 TriE BMN USES. I ~7 I J I 1 —^n I 1 1 rt( Y\V\ ft/ft* L^A^y 7Vi IH£W5ELV£5 Z' 1M FLAT I I'VE GOT TO RAISE fijnyTnj7flrf2JlfL V BROKE AGAIN^E money V 1 WISH 1 COULD FIND I'VE PHONED I'LL DIAL A NUMBER SOMEONE TO BUY MY OLD EVERYONE
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