The Straits Times, 24 January 1978

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    14 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1978 25 CENTS M.C.(P) No. 214/1/78
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    Lock icon 'ASEAN CHIEF FIRED' REPORT
    141 1 For criticising Suharto Govt... JAKARTA, Monday THE Indonesian Government has decided to remove Lt-Cen. H.R. Dharsono as secretarygeneral of Asean following his recent criticism of the government, informed sources said today. The sources said the decision followed a speech last week in which Gen. Dharsono said
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    Lock icon 'Outside elements' blamed
    734 1 'Outside elements' blamed JAKARTA, Monday INDONESIAN National Security Chief, Admiral Sudomo, today charged that elements outside the campus were inciting students against the government and confirmed that a number of "subversive" suspects had been arrested. "The students were not organised by the students alone," he told reporters. Unconfirmed reports said
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    Ex-Ben chairman faces 5 charges
    385 1 FORMER chairman of Ben and Co. Ltd., G.C.K. Choudhury, 54, was charged in a magistrate's court yesterday with five offences under the Companies Act. He pleaded not guilty to all the charges and was allowed bail of $150,000. On the first charge Choudhury, who Is
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    Lock icon French tycoon kidnapped
    73 1 French tycoon kidnapped P\RIS. Mon. Baron hdouard-Jran Empain, 40, one of trance's leading industrialists, was kidnapped outside his Paris home today, the Interior Ministry announced. A ministry spokesman said three men stopped the baron's car as he was bring driven to his office, overpowered his chauffeur and disappeared with their
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    Lock icon Dow Jones
    30 1 NEW YORK. Mon. The Dow Jon.'s Industrial average, which fell 1.73 points In Friday's abbreviated session, was off 2.34 points to 774.60 shortly before 11 a.m. today UPI.
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    Lock icon Antidumping duties by EEC
    140 1 BRUSSELS. Mon ifHE Common Market 1 today .said it will Impose provisional penal antl-aumplng duties on six iron and steel products from seven countries (or the first time, an EEC commission spokesman said. The countries involved are Japan, Spain. Poland, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, South Korea and Canada.
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    Lock icon Hardliners' summit
    62 1 DAMASCUS. Mon. A summit conference of Arab hardliners opposed to Egypt's Middle East peace policy will be held In Algiers by the end of the month, official sources said here today. The sources said the conference would "consolidate relations among members of the steadfastness and confrontation front and
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    'USELESS' TO RESUME TALKS NOW
    107 1 'USELESS' TO RESUME TALKS NOW JERUSALEM, Mon PRIME Minister Menachem Begin today accused the Egyptian press of waging an antiSemitic campaign and he warned it would be "useless and humiliating" to resume peace talks in such an atmosphere. But he expressed hope that the Egyptian government would "In the coming
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    Rehabilitation wave in China
    80 1 BELGRADE, Mon. China has begun a sweeping new wave of "rehabilitation," bringing officials disgraced during the Cultural Revolution of the lueos back Into responsible positions, the Yugoslav news agency Tanjug reported from Peking today. "Massive political rehabilitation has swept all the Chinese provinces," Tanjug sild. "In
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    59 1 BEIRUT, Mon Pour people have been killed and at least 13 wounded In a flare-up of fighting In south Lebanon, according to reports reaching here today. Travellers from the volatile border region said eight people were wounded In 12 hours of Intensive artillery duels between Palestinian
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    Lock icon Ethiopia accuses Bonn
    147 1 BONN. Monday ETHIOPIA today accused West Germany of financing an attempt by Somalia to invade and destroy it. Dr Halle Gabriel Dagne, Ethiopian ambassador to West Germany, was explaining to a news conference why his government yesterday ordered the expulsion of West Germany's ambassador In Ethiopia, Johann
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    Lock icon Hostages held after shootout
    131 1 Hostages held after shootout r\AK LAKE (Manltovl ba), Mon. A gunman was reported to be holding several people hostagt in a house after a gun battle with police this morning In which one police officer was killed and two others critically Injured. A local radio station reported the gunman was
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    Lock icon Vaj's visit
    38 1 NEW DELHI. Mon— lndia's External Affairs Minister A3. Vajpayee will pay a three-day visit to Pakistan next month, the first by an Indian foreign minister to the neighbouring country since 1966, it was announced today. UPI.
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    Thai PM's Asean swing
    353 1  -  P.M. RAMAN By affairs and what further directions the regional body can take will be on top of the agenda when the new Thai Prime Minister, General Kriangsak Chamanand, pays his first visit to Asean capitals from Feb 17 to 28. His last stopover on the
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    Lock icon Upadit to visit Phnom Penh
    249 1 Upadit to visit Phnom Penh BANGKOK. Mon. T'HAI Foreign Minis- ter Upadlt Pachariyangkun announced today he will visit Cambodia for talks on improving relations, si rained by repeated border incidents. Informed sources said Mr. Upadlt would go to Cambodia early next month for an official visit at the Invitation of
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    Lock icon LATEST Somalis breach strategic city
    64 1 LATEST Somalis breach strategic city NAIROBI, Moo. Somali forces nave penetrated the defence* of the strategic walled city of Harar In eastern Ethiopia and are fighting Ethiopian troops In the streets, Mogadishu Radio reported today. The Somalia have keen attempting for two months to take Harar, which commands high ground
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      213 1 WONDER DRUG FOR THE CHILDLESS Page 10 BIGGEST US bndfet of $1,170 bil 2 MID- EAST talks to resume in a week? 3 INSIDE Phnom Penh today 4 ITALY'S Reds begin massive drive 5 116 lose homes in 2.30 a.m. (ire 7 WE tried to sleep on rail track: Survivor
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      Lock icon Biggest US Budget of $1,170 bil
      453 2 Biggest US Budget of $1,170 bil SPENDING MEETS NATIONAL NEEDS, CARTER TELLS CONGRESS WASHINGTON, Monday PRESIDENT Carter today proposed the biggest Federal Budget in American history, announcing plans to spend over US$5OO billion (551,170 billion) of taxpayers' money in the V.fi\) financial year. In his first "Buoget, sent to Congress
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      Lock icon SNOW-HIT STATES RETURN TO NORMAL
      180 2 SNOW-HIT STATES RETURN TO NORMAL NEW YORK, Mon. -The snow-bound northeastern states of America struggled back to normal today, though officials in New York City said the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens were still disaster areas. rravellers stranded at airport terminals since the big freeze began three days ago queued
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      Lock icon Emphasis on Nato defence
      289 2 WASHINGTON, Monday 'THE Carter Administration today proposed a record US$l26 billion (*****.8 billion) defence budget which stresses the US commitment to Nato, but seeks less money for ships and nuclear missiles. It contains sharp cuts In expenditure on the MX mobile nuclear missile, which is suffering:
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      Lock icon FISCAL 1979 POLICY
      37 2 WASHINGTON, Mon.— President Carter's foreign policy budget for fiscal 1979 is presented as one that lays out US$lO <Ss?3) for economic and financial assistance abroad for every dollar it spends on military aid. AP.
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      Lock icon 22 killed in collision
      42 2 TEHERAN. Mot). A collision between ft bin and truck loaded with lv cylinders killed 22 people and Injured 15 others, police said The accident occurred 'on the Tabrlz-Mlaneh highway In north-west Iran on Friday. Both driven died. Reuter.
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      Lock icon Little hope for industry law
      255 2 WASHINGTON, Mon f EGISLATION de- signed to protect American industries from foreign competition appears to have little chance of enactment this year j in the final session of the 95th Congress. Much of the momentum behind measures like one that would authorise quotas on steel
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      Lock icon 'Smoking is as bad as rape' suit
      126 2 LOS ANGELES, Mon. Tobacco fumes to the non-smoker can be as objectionable as rape, it is claimed in a suit here. The claim was made by Nelson Schwartz, 30, in suing the Los Angeles School Administration for a transfer to a smoke-free office
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      Lock icon MID-EAST TALKS TO RESUME IN WEEK?
      459 3 MID-EAST TALKS TO RESUME IN WEEK? Vance back in US WASHINGTON, Mon. US Secretary of Stale -r Cyrus Vance returned home yesterday expecting Israel and Egypt to resume their polij tical negotiations, probably within a wtt'k to 10 days. Direct talks may be held in Jerusalem or Cairo, said a
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      Arms for Sadat: US to consider
      145 3 WASHINGTON. Mon. The United States is willing to consider Egypt's request for sophisticated American weapons, a senior is official said yesterday. The official, who declined to be identified, told newsmen returning from the Middle East with Secretary of State Cyr'.s Vance: "In the light
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      Lock icon Police detain 7 newsmen
      182 3 Police detain 7 newsmen JOHANNESBURG, Mon. <* Armed riot police detained two local black Journalists and five foreign correspondents yesterday after an anti-government gathering in a church in the black township of Soweto. A reporter and photographer representing the Associated Press and reporters for United Press International, Independent Television, Agence
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      Lock icon A Somali welcome
      125 3 THIS guard of honour would not put any true blood Regimental Sergeant Major into ecstasies. For one, the lean soldier on the extreme left is giving an arms salute with an iron rod, not exactly standard army issue. Then the trooper (third j from left) with the
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      Lock icon Hussein states his conditions
      262 3 NEW YORK, Mon JORDAN'S King Hussein has said he will join the Middle East peace negotiations if Israel and Egypt agree on a sot of solutions governing; a final solution, Time magazine reported yesterday. "If we could see light at the end of the tunnel, we
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      Lock icon Main obstacle to US-Cuba relations
      284 3 Main obstacle to US-Cuba relations WASHINGTON, Monday T"HE government estimates there are at least 23,000 Cuban soldiers in 16 African nations, a factor now regarded as the chief obstacle to normal relations between the United States and Cuba. A slow movement toward improved American Cuban relations started several years ago,
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      Lock icon Surprise attack 'can leave 7,000 dead'
      112 3 Surprise attack 'can leave 7,000 dead' JERUSALEM, Mon— A surprise attack on Israel could leave 7.000 civilians dead and 21,000 injured, and Israelis are not "emotionally prepared" for such a toll, according to a Hebrew university research project published here today. The project quoted Arab analysts as saying Israeli "sensitivity"
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      Bugging: It's nonsense
      53 3 Bugging: It's nonsense JERUSALEM. Mon. An Israeli spokesman said yesterday he doubts a Cairo newspaper report that the rooms of Egyptian delegates and journalists were bugiced during the Foreign Ministers conference In Jerusalem. "This Is the first I heard of It and It sounds like nonsense to me," the spokesman
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      Nine killed
      33 3 MANILA. Mon Muslim rebels shot up a passenger bus killing nine people Including the driver In steppedup guerilla attacks on civilian targets In southern Philippines, the Defence Department announced today AKP.
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      Suicide doctors
      71 3 LONDON, Mon. British doctors kill themselves at twice the rate all other Britons commit suicide, the General Practitioner reports. The jo'.rnal says one theory is that doctors "identify" with patients. Another is that they are especially vulnerable to mental illness because of the responsibilities and stress of their
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      Lock icon Inside Phnom Penh today
      384 4 PEKING, Monday pHXCM Penh resembles a "ghost "city" with useless currency notes lying in the streets after the communist rulers blew up the state bank, according to Scandinavian diplomats just returned from the Cambodian capital. The Swedish, Finnish and Danish ambassadors here gave their Impressions last
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      Lock icon Tap merchant banks, Asean urged
      160 4 MANILA, Monday AN Asean banking studying group has recommended member states to adopt a more active approach in tapping merchant banks for capital requirements. The proposal by the Philippines committee on banking affairs, headed by Mr Slxto Roxas. president of the Bancom Development Corporation, has
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      Lock icon Cambodia 'Victim of Vietnam'
      310 4 PEKING, Monday ltfß. Chou En-lai's widow, Madame Teng iTI Ying-chao, revealed yesterday that Peking regarded Cambodia as a victim of "Vietnamese aggression" and that Cambodian territory had been occupied in three places, according to an informed source. Madame Teng was speaking to the visiting French Prime
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      Lock icon Bangkok slums
      76 4 BANGKOK, Mon— The Thai government will move more than 500,000 slum dwellers to govern-ment-provided permanent shelters In the near future. Prime Minister Kriangsak Chamanand said yesterday. Oen. Krianggak mid his government, which took power after a military coup d'etat last October, would seek to ease the plight of
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      Lock icon Warning on London
      60 4 LONDON, Mon—Congressman Lester Wolff, chairman of the Congressional Select Committee on Narcotics, warned yesterday that London could become a dangerous centre for drug traffic to America. Mr. Wolff said after meetIng British officials on the distribution of drugs from Asia that at present Amsterdam was the main
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      Lock icon 192-seat assembly
      65 4 MANILA. Mon— President Marcos has fixed at 192 seats the size of the Philippine Interim national assembly which will be organised through regional elections on April 2. In a speech In Ilocos Sur Province, northern Philippines, Mr. Marcos said 172 of the seats would be contested In the
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      Lock icon 3 Reds killed in gun battles
      107 4 3 Reds killed in gun battles MANILA. Mon. Philippine troopers Killed three communist guerilla* and captured six others in separate gunbattles in two provinces yesterday but missed the underground movement's new commander -In chief who eluded capture. Published military reports said the encounters took place in a village of Pampanra
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      27 4 COLOMBO, Mon. The Sri Lanka Government Is setting up job banks to help find work for the Island's 1.5 million people out ol work. Reuter.
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      Lock icon Political rights
      28 4 JOHANNESBURG, Mon. Prime Minister John Vorster Mid today that constitutional changes giving greater political rights to Asians and coloured* would probably be passed next year.— Reuter.
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      Lock icon Mob attack 'Lone Raider' jailed
      240 4 HONGKONG. Mon. A FORMER police sergeant was yesterday sentenced to six months Jail for his part in last October's mob attack on the headquarters of the commission against corruption here. The end of the trial coincided with the decision by a police disciplinary board to
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      Lock icon RUSSIANS WELCOMED
      50 4 A GROUP of Soviet Parliamentarians arriving at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington on Sunday to start a five-day visit. They were greeted by a welcoming party of Congressmen. In a cordial mood are (from left): Boris Pono, a Politburo member and US Senator Alan Cransto. UPI picture.
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      Drugrunner ditches plane
      126 4 Drugrunner ditches plane DARWIN. Mon. Police combed rugged bush country southeast of Darwin today In a hunt for an aerial dr'ig-runner Intercepted and forced down by the air force when he attempted to dodge through radar screens with hashish worth US$3.5 million <558.05 million). The mystery pilot of a twin-engined
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      Lock icon Aussie move rapped
      161 4 CANBERRA, Monday T"HE Australian Government's decision to give de facto recognition of Indonesia's incorporation of the former Portuguese colony of East Timor has come under strong attack within Australia. Opposition members of Parliament, one prominent government backbencher, church aid groups, and Fretilin spokesmen today all condemned the
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      213 4 Heartiest congratulations Best Wishes to UNITED ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING CORPN. (PTE.) LTD. on the occasion of the official opening by the Hon. Minister for Finance, Mr. Hon Sui Sen to-day, 24th January, 1978 Hi 1 Manufacturer Supplier of television wooden cabinets speaker boxes. I lifl FOWSENG FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION (PTE) LTD. ZMeet
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      Lock icon Soviet first: New breed of unmanned space 'cargo expresses'
      320 5 MOSCOW, Monday THE Soviet Union yesterday carried out a HnK-up between the first of a new breed of unmanned "car^o express" spaceships and an orbiting station with two cosmonauts aboard heading for a new space endurance record. The cargo ship, Progress-
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      Lock icon 'TOUGH' KIDNAP PROBE EXPERT QUITS
      129 5 'TOUGH' KIDNAP PROBE EXPERT QUITS MILAN, Mon. Italy's best-known kidnap investigator has resigned after a row flared over his tough methods. Magistrate Ferdinando Pomanci hinted today that he was not getting the backing he wanted from his superiors. The controversy developed alter the unprecedented arrest last Saturday oi tnree men
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      Lock icon N-bomb: Brez warns the West
      114 5 N-bomb: Brez warns the West BONN, Mon. Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev has sent a letter to West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt and other Western leaders warning them against the introduction of the neutron bomb, informed sources here said today. The sources said Mr. Brezhnev sent the letter about three weeks
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      Lock icon Italy's Reds begin massive drive
      279 5 DEMAND FOR DIRECT ROLE IN GOVERNMENT ROME, Mon. The Communist Party opened a vast drive yesterday with thousands of mass rallies and smaller meetings through out Italy to press its demand for direct participation' in a national emergency government. Communist insistence on a prime role
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      Lock icon 'Seoul can't be taken'
      332 5 'Seoul can't be taken' SEOUL, Monday THE top American field army commander in South Korea said today it was unthinkable that Seoul would be captured in the event of an attack by North Korea. Lieut. Gen. John Cushman told a press conference: "The mission of my command is to protect
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      Lock icon 'Leaders with no direction'
      78 5 NEW YORK. Mon. The outgoing president of the European Economic Community's (EEC) Council of Ministers, Mr. Henri Slmonet, says European leaders have lost their sense of direction, Newsweek magazine said yesterday. In an Interview in the latest issue of the magezine. Mr. Btmonet said: "Nobody knows
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      Lock icon Boycott by Tamils
      62 5 COLOMBO, Mon. Brl T «nkft'* opposition Tamil Llbeiw".?r Front iTULF) will i not take parr In celebration* to be held here e*t month I to mark the changeovo to presidential rule, party spokesman said today. The celebrations have been planned for Feb 4, when Prime Minister Junlus
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      Thais take five Red border camps
      100 5 Thais take five Red border camps YALA Thailand i, Mon. Thai troops have captured five guerilla camps in counter-in-surgency operations in southern Thailand near the Malaysian border during the past two weeks, an army spokesman said here today. He said the latest capture was made In Patanl province yesterday when
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      It's suicide, say experts
      65 5 BTUTTOART. Mon. Two leading pathologists today maintained that the three Baader-Melnhof gang leaders found dead In top security cells at StuttK.tft-Stammheim prison In October committed suicide. Pathologist! Armand An. dre of Belgium and HansPeter Hartmann of Switzerland told a Parliamentary commission of enquiry here that there
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      34 5 MANILA. Mon. Former Senator Jovito Salonga said today he and other leading political foes of President Marcos may consider running for the interim national assembly "if the election rules are fair." AP.
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      Lock icon Hunt for ex-MP's wife: Body found
      177 5 GLASGOW, Mon. Police searching remote mountains north of here for the wife of a former MP who is thought to have been murdered found a woman's body yesterday, it was announced here. The body, which had yet to be identified, was the fifth discovered
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      A lesson for warring states ...
      255 6 A lesson for warring states Proverbial anecdotes During the period of the Warring States, the feudal lords were often at war with each other. This was especially so between the states of Yan and Zhao, which fought for a long time and caused much bloodshed. But no one dared to
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      Concordance of Wade-Giles & Pinyin Romanisations
      202 6 Concordance of Wade- Giles Pinyin Romanisations *R*niXiSBf*aa*!S* Compiled by Loo Shaw Chang Wadr-dik* Pinyin r t tou dou t'ou tou flf tsa za ts'a ca tsai zal ts'al cat (M ■W tsan zan ts'an can a. tsang zang ts'ang cang a tsao zao j^ ts'ao cao jj tse ze g,j
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      32 6 jtettig^, fe'&m lJ YÙ BÀNG XIĀNG ZHĒNG, YÚ WĒNG DÉ LÌ #^Ht° -ft* M lE* «^W itat it* JiLT*it*# «s** l J ft >#te*-£*]& #AB^*TJj7 ft y* ft if J'J*tb^-*S€* #B B-fcX#°
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      Fun with the Tans...
      124 6 Cartoon caption contest WRITE a humorous 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
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      33 6 Winner of "Fun with the Tans" contest No. ■T3 42 U Yeo Lay Geok of 363, Joo Chiat Place, BjJMBQ ri IJJl JJ R^>^H Singapore 15, whoee winning caption appear* BffaMfcMflHlMMll I below.
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      Chinese without tears
      49 6 Common phrases nrnm^i ('hangybng duanyu Buzhun xTyan No smoking. •f (U:)ai«.° TTng rang w5 shuo Listen to me. DuoshSo(qlan)? How much? Zhen kexl What a pity! Oh dear! mm (Mm) Hunko (huangtang)! Nonsense! it St o Rang wo kankan Let me see Buyao wangjl Don't forget
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      Bilingual street names
      202 6 Wote 7tul«nMco/ »treet name* are »n lfa«c» Bt Mugllston X S 4L i W Bt Panjang Circus it B BtPasohßd Aifßtt^ Bt Purmel X i Bt Sedap Rd jft •!> i& w Bt Teresa Close A if «F W Bt Teresa Rd X >> w Bt Tlmah
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      Simplified characters
      70 6 H A The Illustrated word Is pronounced dlan, meaning electricity. It has been reduced to only five strokes from Its regular form, In brackets, of 13. "JBJ Here are some common combinations of the word: dAnfl electric power rtianzf- electron dlWhi televiiion &*r (lAnd?nn electric lamp fclfi dianhua
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      102 6 Official opening of the 136 th MALAYAN BANKING branch at Pulau Langkawi The Chairman and Board of Directors of Malayan Banking Berhad express their sincere appreciation to His Royal Highness, the Sultan of Kedah. Tuanku Haji Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah ibni AL-Marhum Sultan Badlishah D.K., D.K.H.. D.X.M., D.M.N., D.U.K., D.K.
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    Alleged rape: Teenage girl breaks down in court
    370 7 A TEENAGE girl who was allegedly dragged into a labourer's flat and raped after she spurned his advances, broke down and wept in the High Court yesterday when she was asked to point out her alleged assailant. The girl, who was nearly
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    'GIVE US MONEY' YOUTHS ROB COUPLE
    169 7 'GIVE US MONEY' YOUTHS ROB COUPLE A COUPLE who offered some coins to two youths when they asked for money to buy drugs had their offer rejected and were then robbed at knife-point of cash and property worth $275 Mr. Cheng Pai Foon, 23, told the police that he and
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    Dairy products: Fitzpatrick's to study foreign laws
    367 7 Dairy products: Fitzpatrick's to study foreign laws THE general manager of Fitzpatrick's Singapore, Mr. T. Grimsted said yesterday that his company is seeking copies of legislation on dairy products from the United States. Australia and EEC countries so that a comparison can be made with Singapore food regulations. His company
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    Free tuition classes
    62 7 THE PAP Whampoa branch youth section will hold free tutorial classes for pupils from March 1. Application forms which are available at the branch office must be submitted by Feb 4. The branch will also organise a collection of old newspapers In the constituency on Saturday and
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    Four films
    29 7 FOUR n lms entitled Kabukl. Karate-do. Ceramic Alt of Japan and Origami will be screened for the public at the National Museum tomorrow it 1 p ii.
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    2.30 am fire: 116 lose homes
    363 7 2.30 am fire: 116 lose homes A TOTAL of 116 people were made homeless when a predawn blaze razed their wooden houses in I^orong Retain, off Payi Lebar Road, in less lhan an hour yesterday. Police estimated the flre caused about $50,000 worth of damage. The stunned victims of the
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    Braddell blackout
    46 7 A POWER failure last night plunged several residential areas in the Braddell Road, Whltley Road, MacKerrow Road and Somerset Road Into darkness. PUB engineers were up till late last night working to rectify the cause of the blackout, which happened shortly after 8 p.m.
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    New kind of verdict from judge
    467 9 SINGAPORE'S Senior District Judge Mr. T.S. Sinnathuray was called on to give a judgment of different sorts yesterday. For, awaiting the verdict after a critical examination by him and a team, was a box full of Singapore coins. The task allotted to Mr. Sinnathuray
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    Rights to invoke clause not waived: Counsel
    747 9 rpHE High Court yesterday heard a submission that two brothers, involved in a contract dispute with Sime Darby Holdings (SDH) over the sale of their realty company to SDH, had n<»ver abandoned or waived their legal rights to invoke "a crucial clause" in
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    Tan to open protein meet
    38 9 SENIOR Minister of State (National Development) Dr. Tan Eng Liang will open a three-day International Soy Protein Food Conference at Mandarin Hotel tomorrow morning. The conference Is sponsored by the American Soybean Association.
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    Bruce Lee's last film coming
    160 9 Bruce Lee's last film coming BRUCE Lee's last film. The Game of Death, was completed two months ago and will be released here later this year. Shooting for this Golden Harvest production was laid off when Bruce Lee died suddenly in 1973, leaving some minor scenes unfinished. The local representative
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      29 9 MiMsnnroF culture MUSIC FOR EVERYONE fDUO MAJERON -BALESTRA (SOPRANO -GUITAR) L^^Bfe N < SINGAPORE CONFERENCE HL ■k-tfV e> 'aI Ihe Sin 9apore Conference HaH Amlo and the usual Booking Centres
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    Wonder drug that ends infertility, impotence
    462 10 A NEW wonder drug has been developed to end infertility in women and impotence in men caused by Ml excessive amount of a hormone, medical professor disclosed yesterday. The drug Bromocriptine is a "revolution" on previous treatment of infertility in women which often resulted
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    Art show at museum
    51 10 Art show at museum THE West German Ambassador here, Dr. Hlldegunde Fellner. will open an exhibition of paintings by Mlchaela Renfordt at the National Museum Art Gallery on Friday at 6.30 p.m. The exhibition will then be open to the public dally from 9 am to 5 p.m. until Jan
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    Life insurance lectures
    60 10 ASSOCIATE Prof. Myint Soe of the University of Singapore's Faculty of Law will conduct an eight-lecture course on Life Insurance Law. at Nlssen Hut 10-B every Tuesday and Friday from 7.30 p.m. to 9.30 pjn. beginning today. Application forms and further information are available from the extramural
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    Photo course
    27 10 THE Orchard Road YMCA will hold an eight-week intensive course on practical colour photography at its premises from March 1. For further details, telephone *****8.
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    'Start a health care plan for diabetics'
    288 10 'Start a health care plan for diabetics THE president of the International Diabe- tes Federation has suggested a health care programme for diabetic patients which would enable them to turn for help to a team of paramedics like nurses, dieticians and social workers. Such a programme, said Professor Rolf Luft.
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    Society lacks members because of a stigma
    307 10 Society lacks members because of a stigma SINGAPOREANS are reO luctant to join the Diabetic Society of Singapore because they are afraid to be stigmatised as diabetics. This was disclosed yesterday by the society's honorary secre t a r y, Mr. Michael Chant, and Dr. Tan Yeang Tin, editor of
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    Italian duo's concert
    69 10 THE Ministry of Culture and the Italian Embassy will present a concert "Duo MaJeron Balestra" by Italian soprano. Ellzabetta Majeron, and guitarist, Olullano Balestra. at the Singapore Conference Hall on Jan 31 at 8 p.m. Tickets at $1 are available at Cold Storage, C.K. Tang. Popular Book
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      256 10 Straits Times Crossword ACROSS t See one-reel production 1V I P ran around with featuring siren 1 1 g&S: 1 g^j^jjijy. 8 d r°<^V he '0 unfortunate* Ocean Sut dispersing sh ld rot >*• 7 >, faster round point (3-4 1 15 edUor 11 He hits out at a with-
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    Pay boost move to attract lecturers
    119 11 Pay boost move to attract lecturers rE Institute of EducaUon (IE). which races a staff shortage problem, Is considering raising the salaries of Its lecturers to attract more of them. Informed sources said yesterday. This move was described by an IE official as "top secret" and is still In the
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    MORE DRIVING TEST CENTRES PLAN
    119 11 THE Registry of Vehicles plans to set up more driving test centres in addition to its three new ones as part of its decentralisation programme. According to a New Nation report yesterday, ROY's senior assist an t registrar, Mr. Randhir Singh, said details of the
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    We tried to sleep on rail track: Survivor
    415 11 •PUREE youths who were hit by a passenger train in Bukit Timah on Sunday morning were trying to sleep on the railway track before starting work at an SBS depot a few metres away, the sole survivor of the tragedy claimed yesterday.
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    Savage attack by 20 thugs on youths, girl after show
    243 11 Savage attack by 20 thugs on youths, girl after show CIX youths and a girl who had just finished watching a late night show at Cathay cinema on Sunday were savagely attacked by 20 thugs after they were mistaken for a rival gang. The gangsters used sticks and knives on
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    Thief jailed
    37 11 I.EDAEWA bin Maka. 38, was Jailed (or three years by a district court yesterday whes he pleaded guilty to breaking into a canteen stall in International Road on April 30 last year and stealIng $310.
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    'UNION CONFUSED AS CHIEF JOINED MANAGEMENT'
    220 11 'UNION CONFUSED AS CHIEF JOINED MANAGEMENT' mHE Singapore Bank 1 Officers' Association (SBC\) yesterday told the Industrial Arbitration Court how It was "confounded when its founder member and general secretary left the association to Join the management of a bank with which the SBOA was holding negotiations over a collective
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    Sentosa trip
    48 11 THE management committee and women sub-commltt«e of Lowland community centre are organising a New Year excursion to Sento&a and Haw Par Villa on Feb 19 at 9 am at $3 (or adult* and 12 for children below 14 years. Those Interested can telephone *****2 for details.
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      303 12 S SHOWS f 11am, I 30. 4.00, «.4«, 9.30pm fl 9^ He face* the outlaws with conviction and a Bible ft^V^l in hit hand! SgpGOD'S LEI VAN CLEEF Jnjj-^JACI^ALANCE \jl \\i\\ Irn^iilr K!\\ l UM OR Run MARVIN BURTON TAKE UN THE KLAIM! I BY By J B^mKm fT v
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      Lock icon Mahathir: Need to integrate officers in Malaysia
      279 13 Mahathir: Need to integrate officers in Malaysia KUCHING, Mon. Dato Serl Dr. Mahatmr Mohamad has spoken of the need for an Integration of officers amonii Peninsular Malaysia. Sarawak and Sanah for the sake of national unity. The Deputy Prime Minister said that the process had been going on "far too
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      Lock icon NO DATE FIXED FOR POLL YET
      121 13 NO DATE FIXED FOR POLL YET KUCHING, Mon. The Government has not yet decided when to hold the next general election which Is not due until next year, Deputy Prime Minister Dato Dr Mahathir Mohamed said here today. Dr. Mahathir said that the next general election, expected to be held
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      Lock icon 'Make Friday holiday'
      44 13 KUCHINO, Mon —The Islamic conference which ended here yesterday has decided to ask the Federal Government to declare Friday as a public holiday throughout the country The National Religious Affairs Council will formally present the proposal to the government soon. AFP.
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      Declare $8.3m assets, Mansor ordered
      338 13 Declare $8.3 m assets, Mansor ordered Judge: A matter of public interest KUALA LU.VPUR, Monday 'JHK High Court today ordered former managing director of Bank Rakyat, Datuk Abu Mansor Hasir, to declare assets up to $B..'i million pending the outcome of a civil suit for Quit amount filed ;ig;iinst him
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      Life and six lashes for pusher
      108 13 Life and six lashes for pusher KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. Tal Fatt. 40, unemployed, was sentenced to life imprisonment and ordered to be given six strokes of the rotan by the High Court here today after he pleaded guilty to trafficking in 425 grams of heroin. Justice Mohamed Azml, In passing
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      Lock icon A-G to study plan to boost NBI powers
      206 13 A-G to study plan to boost NBI powers KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. The Minister of Law and AttorneyGeneral, Datuk Seri Hamzah Abu Samah, said today he would study the proposal to re view the National Bureau of Investigations Act of 1973. The director general of the bureau, Datuk Haji Abdullah Ngah.
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      $100,000 goods missing
      52 13 MALACCA, Mon. Six boxes of electronic components worth about $100,000 were today reported missing from a lorry parked at Jalan Ong Kirn Wee here. The lorry belonging to Maju Jaya Transport Company had taken delivery of several boxes of the components worth about $600,000 at Subang Airport
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      Bank Rakyat to sue three for $1.2m
      358 13 Bank Rakyat to sue three for $1.2 m KUALA LUMPUR, Mon BANK Rakyat has filed a civil suit against its former managing director, Datuk Abu Mansor Basir, and two others to recover about $1.25 million in respect of iron bars delivered to Belmont Properties Sdn. Bhd., the Senior Sessions Court
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      Lock icon 5 Judges to hear criminal appeals in future
      142 13 5 Judges to hear criminal appeals in future KUALA LUMPIB, Mon. The Lord President, Tun Moham d Suiiian, said today that in view of the abolition of criminal appeals to the Privy Council from Jan 1, five Federal Judges will bear such appeals in future instead of the usual three.
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      Lock icon Constitutional crisis may develop from palace row: Tunku
      375 13 K. LUMPUR. Mon FORMER Malaysian Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman today warned of "a serious constitutional crisis" in Malaysia If the current dispute between Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang and his brother Tengku Arlflf Bendahara Is allowed to drag on. There would
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      136 cross to Umno
      64 13 A LOR STAR, Mon.— A total of 136 Pan Malayan Islamic Party (PAS) members In the Kota Setar and Ulu M v d a parliamentary constituencies have resigned from the party to join the United Malays Na 1 1 onal Organisation according to Bernama. An Umno
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      Lock icon Standard fares pact by MAS and CPA
      146 13 Standard fares pact by MAS and CPA KOTA KINABALU. Mon. The Malaysian Airline System (MAS) and Cathay Pacific Airways (CPA) have concluded an agreement standardising minimum excursion airfares to international destinations and curbing undercutting and other unhealthy market practices. In a joint statement today, MAS and CPA said that the
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      363 13 Give us your body. We'll help you slim down in time for CHINISE NIW YEAR Now's th« time to ttort on your ntw figure Why woit? The on* and only Weight Wotchcrt* will help you lot* 10, 20 even SO poundi or more without iforvotion di9tmgl A .killed, undemanding lecturer
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    Lock icon The 'perks' which add to economic crisis in Italy
    455 14  - The 'perks' which add to economic crisis in Italy PATRICK MENEY By in ROME IN bankrupt Italy, 30,000 public servants are entitled to a free car from the government, often with a driver as well. Net cost to the Italian taxpayer: 300,000 million lire (SS1.058 million) a year. The cars
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  • The Straits Times TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1978
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      JAPAN'S OFFER
      333 14 a FTER winning American agreement for a package of trade concessions, with some immediate cuts in many tariff and non-tariff barriers, Mr. Nobuhiko Ushiba, Japan's minister in charge of trade negotiations, is this week proposing a series of tariff cuts at the Gatt (General Agreement on Tariffs and
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      KHMER INVITATION
      266 14 F<VER since the Swedish ambassador in Thailand made his unusual pre-Christ-mas trip to Cambodia, by walking across the border, rumours have been rile that he had gone there at the invitation of Cambodia's Head 6t State and that there would be a renewal of negotiations between the two
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    US-SOVIET RADIO WAR NOW ON HUMAN RIGHTS
    461 14  -  THOMAS KENT By in MOSCOW OUMAN rights have 11 become the latest battleground in the US-Soviet radio war. US transmitters are telling Soviet audiences about political dissent in their own country; Radio Moscow threatens to sharpen the content of its English-lan-guage broadcasts to
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    Lock icon The Euro-Red threat: It's no longer below the horizon
    890 14  -  BARRY JAMES By in BRUSSELS POH two of Europe's key countries, the coniniQnist threat for yean just below the horizon is here and now. But there is no assurance that Italy's communists will have more power ipside the government that is,
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    M-E talks: End of bright beginning?
    665 14 CAIRO, Monday PRESIDENT Sadat, who set off the current bid for Middle East peace by his bold visit to Jerusalem in November, may have signalled its end when on Wednesday he ordered his foreign minister, Mr. Mohammed Ibrahim Kamal, to return at once to
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      13 14 TOMORROW'S TECHNOLOGY. TODAY'S FASHION. THE LADY SEIKO SPORTS WATCH. 2906-0030 SEIKO ■fradrhon iTecrmology
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      266 14 Guardian VITAMIN E CAPSULE Energy-packed Guardian Vitamin E gym^m Capiules are essential in giving you .^Q SSz-s9^l improved performance under strain and stress conditions. HT^lH^^H Guardian Vitamin E maintains nwKjfl muscle tone, conditions ■J^I^kTTT nerves and is recom- Ja**^*"«A*U' mended for active N A people and sportsmen. fortified by important
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      Swift, but they didn't seem to know first aid...
      266 15 J HAD an opportunity recently to help out in a road accident and because of the sever•lv of the rmdit'on f)f one of the victims, we had to call for an ambulance. I must commend the ambulance staff for their swift
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      Some advice on using 'working' pros
      188 15 I APPLAUD the University of Singapore efforts in boosting the quality of lecturers by recruiting 'working" professionals. However it is hoped that for the sake of students the following points are noted: Don't recruit professionals who have left the "U" for a long time.
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      NO RELIEF FOR A BROTHER'S BURDEN
      122 15 NO RELIEF FOR A BROTHER'S BURDEN I HAVE an elder brother aged 28. who is mentally retarded and is dependant on me for life, since both of our parents are dead. I inquired at the Income Tax Department whether I couid apply for personal relief for such a dependar.t. The
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      One for the 'Caring Hearts'...
      60 15 One for the 'Caring Hearts'... REGARDING the letter headed "Reaching out to poor children who need tuition," I am a concerned member of the public and would like to get in touch with "Caring Hearts." I would appreciate if they could write to me at PO Box 1171, Maxwell Road
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      HOW ABOUT GOVT GRANTS FOR SINGAPORE PHIL?
      375 15 A PAGE OF YOUR LETTERS 1 WOULD like to congratulate the Singapore t nilharmonic Orchestra on Its recent fine performance of works by Beethoven, Grieg and Rossini. It was Indeed a Joy to listen to so many young and talented musicians playing complete
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      'Busmen, thanks once again'
      186 15 MY husband and I recently had to make two trips to your city and wire impressed by the patriotic spirit demonstrated by helpful people, among them taxi drivers, i nd most of all your bus driveis ana conauctors. Rjcent.y my husband took a bus No. 165
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      ...on the other hand
      59 15 IAM one of the residents staying around Boon Lay Garden SBS bus terminus. I would like to complain against bus drivers who relentlessly rev up their engine sound to the maxi mum loudness every morning, around 430 am. to 6.30 a.m., at the bus terminus when
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      Senior citizens can help in this...
      187 15 Senior citizens can help in this... rE Prime Minister U concerned with the problem of the next generation who will be without parental control and care. Not only that, the children may not have parental control during day time, but also that there may be loss of the nld hand
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        No loss of incomeit's a gain
        400 15 No loss of incomeit's a gain WE REFER to the letter from T. O. Toh published under the heading "Lost out In terms of income and service" <BT, Jan. 12). There are two points in his letter that need to be answered. First, on the question of loss in salary,
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        Those 'apparent' anomalies...
        361 15 Those 'apparent' anomalies \LTE refer to a report <ST, Jan 14). of matters raised by AUPE pertaining to the consolidation of 1973-77 NWC allowances into salary scales. AUPE has in its letter made representation to us on some anomalies consequent on the salary consolidation. We have replied to the union
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      199 15 Save $60 and still get a free quality Swiss watch. Now. bringing colour into your living room TV viewing costs only $(9 per month lor a reliable gotidSharp 18" colour TV. And you save $(>()' p« r year. You even get the option to buy it after a Year it
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      447 15 at Le Chalet, you're missing a lot The beef is so tender, it melts' in your mouth. For lunch, have the veal escalope, Bratwurst sausage or try our succulent fillet steak. Lunch or dine at Le Chalet, Ladyhill Hotel's restaurant of Swiss and continental specialities and the only restaurant in
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      893 15 On your TV SINGAPORE 5 3.00 PM Opening and Flying Nun (repeat) 7.05 The Phil Silvers Show (repeat] 3.38 Diary of Events 7 30 N fM 3.35 Afternoon Matipee— The Lord if Barmkeck 7Z L (Pt. 2), starring: Martin luttge, Judy Win- 7 "»P**u («a»y) ter. likei Sommer, Siraone Rethel
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  • Especially Women
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      Just a cool sundress
      88 16 Just a cool sundress SUNNY days are here again. Shake ont those cool sundresses and halter tops tawny shoulders are "in". And fashion pundits love to drape pastel shades against tanned skin or more striking, brilliant white. The appeal lies in the sharp contrast. Shirley, with an even Bali tan,
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      From dishes to works of art
      776 16 -EASY IDEAS TO TRY OUT pOOI), glorious food, that's what we'll be concerned with during the festive season ahead. First comes the reunion dinner on the eve of the Chinese New Year, then the lunch on the first day to ".open" the new year
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      Lock icon Hongkong shows baggy clothes for all shapes
      379 16 HONG KONG, Seethrough hip length sweaters with nothing but silky leg gyrating rock 'n roll down to silver heels stole the show at the opening of Hongkong's ready-to-wear festival. The 4,000 buyers from more than 40 countries enthusiastically applauded pastel knits but the
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      The way to care for your nails
      145 16 The way to care for your nails NAILS are also mostly protein and like hair respond to any stresses and tensions In your life. Always wear gloves when you're handling detergent or hot water because anything that hurts your hand hurts your nails too. But If you can't be bothered,
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      259 16 Adverttsemunt EbbbET^ I m BBBklT^ M Hints to Beautify Your Skin The precious moments you spend on your skin care routine each day are wonderfully worthwhile in ensuring lasting good looks. Here are some special hints for toning and beautifying your skin; indispensable beauty techniques that will spell success in
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    Shops warned not to clutter footway
    428 17 CHOP-OWNERS are reminded against obstructing walkways now under construction with goods, bicycles, empty crates, unwanted boxes and other articles. A National Development Ministry, leaflet warns that enforcement action will be taken against those who abuse the use of the walkways being built for pedestrian
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    Grand Prix racing unlikely to be revived
    246 17 Grand Prix racing unlikely to be revived rE government is unlikely to revive Grand Prix-style motor racing In whatever form here because a safe and proper circuit cannot be found in Singapore. This is believed to be the official thinking of the relevant authorities in rejecting a suggestion by the
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    S'pore ban on eight
    71 17 EIGHT people have been banned from entering Singapore permarently while the ban on a Malaysian has been The banned are: Sham bin Mohd. and Anuar bin Mohd. (Johore), Cheah Eng Hoe and Hoong Sek Chee (Perak). Morad bin Abdullah alias Mur a t (Kedait). Ng Kwal
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    Introducing the slowest four-wheeler in Singapore
    217 17 rpHE slowest four1 wheeler is a brand-new quadricycle, as Judy Cheng. 20, (left) and Rene Cheng, 27. will tell you after their morning ride in a Side-By-Side on Sunday. But in these days when motorists worry about soaring costs, the two (iris are not
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    'POSTPONE SENTENCE TILL AFTER NEW YEAR' PLEA FAILS
    154 17 'POSTPONE SENTENCE TILL AFTER NEW YEAR' PLEA FAILS mEO Teck Choon, 30 X unemployed, who was yesterday Jailed for nve-and-a-halt years and ordered to be Riven five strokes of the rotan for selling 0.12 gram of heroin had his plea for sentence to be postponed until after the Chinese New
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    104 SBS drivers warned: You face the sack
    219 17 FE Singapore Bus Service has warned 104 of Its drivers that they face the sack If they cause another major road accident. All these driven have been given final written warnings and are listed in the bus company's "accldent-Frone" driving record, according
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      170 17 Bringing Up Father By Bill Kavanagh Hal Camp "\/'l DO*'T INSECT' WHO DON'T WORRY ABOUT f T WAS AFRAID D« HEDPEN R>OT \i ■•"miN* ASKED YOU FOR HOUR WIPE Md. Jt&QS- 1 OF THAT/ WILL BE HERE IN /> WOO' YOUR OPINION SH6 LL BE AS STRON© V^ J A
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        STRAITS TIN
        26 18 THE Straits tin price fell another $10.25 to $1,670 per picul in Penang yesterday on an official offering up 65 tonnes to 300 tonnes.
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        RUBBER
        298 18 OPENING prices in the Singapore rubber market yesterday were fractionally lower and ruled very quiet until later when the market turned slightly firmer on reserve of sellers and covering of nearbys, dealers said. Volume was small. The morning session closed quiet. Press reports of political uncertainty in Indonesia induced
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        CLOSING PRICES
        30 18 Rubber Jan 23. Singapore: Feb 200.25 cts (up 1.50 cts). Malaysia: Feb 202.50 cts (up 1.50 cts). Tin: $1,670 (down $10.25). Official offering: 300 tonnes (up 65 tonnes).
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        SSR and SMR
        120 18 DAILY SSR and 8MB pricea «t noon yesterday. Fcb Mar R.A S. (Camat Mth) (Forwurd Mth) Bajtrt Scllm Bayen Sellen SSR 20 (1 ton pallet) 192.50 1M SON 193 50 195 50N BSR SO U ton pellet! 190 50 192.50N ***** 193 SON M. R. E. L.
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        PRODUCE PRICES
        116 18 HINI1I "ODUCI IX CHANCI, ilNQAPORI NOON CLOIINO MICH MR PICUL C**w«( (II: Bulk »7§ Milan. old drum $83 Milan, »aw drum |M Milan. Ca*ra: HUM IIOMt) UK/Coot. »SS buyera r——r Muntok AST A whlla fob 100% NL.W n<5 Milan, lu»ik wbiu fob. NLW ***** sailan. tanwak •pacul black
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        GOLD
        40 18 Mwtfay Mturdly HonckoaC 173 li. B 174. 10B 17S.40S 174 40*1 8 por» (2) 175 MB 174.41B 174 02» 175 028 Export prlcaa la nooil«rlin« areas la VB dollar p«r ounce. n Awtrallaa dollar ptr ounce (t) Avtraic prlc*.
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      Faber Merlin in limelight
      527 18 AFTER a It-month suspension, trading in Faber Merlin Malaysia was resumed in a generally steady Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday when the share passed about 30 cents above its pre-aua-pension price. Its opening price of (3 cents was 31 cents above it. pre-suspension price of 62
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      K. LUMPUR
      377 18 HEAVY trading Interest was directed at Faber Merlin yesterday when It returned to the KLSE boards after a 23-month suspension. The share was immediately marked 15 cents higher from Its pre-suspen slon price of 83 cents, but failed to remain at the higher level for long. With the
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      Money and exchanges
      105 18 THE US dollar opened at $2 3340 60 In the Singapore forex exchange yesterday, and was bade up to $2.3370 80 In moderate tradIng. Soms profit-taking and commercial selling later brought It down to the $2.3320/40 level before It closed firmer at $2 3325 45 Interbank forward
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      NOMINAL RATES
      116 18 Interbank rates «t 300 p.m. luntncwi Nominal ratca Smithsonian rrrcrnUfi looted yesterday |crwl putty eh*n«e K5- as: as jgs =-s!i r ?s2 ii 0 9 t? Danish kroner 40.4623 40.5274 40.3955 0.1« FrenTh frinT 49 2363 49 3751 55.1168 -10.66 IUUan lire 0.2669 0.2682 0.4848 -44.94 Nith «uil*r
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      ASIAN CURRENCY RATES
      187 18 ASIAN currency deposit Interbank rates aa at close on Jan 23. NOTE: These rates may differ flight ly from thos* quoted by banks to their customers. US DolUn (Spot) Otter Bid 7 days 7 1/8 7 1 mth 7 l/« 2 mths 7 1/4 7 1/1 3
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      Money market
      39 18 v_kjmuk iijieruKiiK rites ir Singapore dollars lor Jan 23 Ofler BM Overnight 3 3/4 3 12 1 mth 4 15/16 4 13 If 3 mlha 6 1/* S 3 mths 5 3/16 S 1/6 Source: Artie? Tmrc:
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      DISCOUNT
      47 18 KAFrtiK or rat«a offered by dL Hjnt houiei on Jan 23 overnight 2 to 1 1/4%. Call deposit 3 1/4% MnftM Bay I. n Month Traaiurr bllli 11/4 1 1/8 Month Bank bills 4 T/t 4 1/4 Month CD 11/14 5 1/11 Month CD ft 11/1* »»/!<
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      Minimum lending rates
      54 18 ACBC Almaihik 1 Baackok Bask Baakof Aatoriea 7 Buk of CUu 1 Buk of Tokyo 7 Buk Noaar* IntioiwU 7 Ckutond Bask' TM Ckuo Maamatua T DBS TW Fkrat Ckicac* T Cillbuk 7'. H8BC T lndowiM T« MlUyia B*okin« Miuul Baak T OCBC OUB 1 L'CB TW
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      1231 18 THE last transacted ready hK at the close of business on the Stock KxCflKnge of Singapore yettettUy compared with the previous day's price* tocether with lPn/78 high and low, Adlutted for script/ rights issue). ltn/n La* Hick Low CMBpaay 8.W -forSBCTIONONE INDUnmiALS 1M 132 Acma 142 -1 260
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      Unit trusts
      318 18 Closing Tone: Steady TURNOVER: Official figures supplied by the Stock Exchange of Singapore Including odd lots 'Ready' totalled: 3. 155.000 units valued at $4,594,000 Industrials accounted for 1,371,000 finance 72.000, hotels 1,442.000. properties 61.000. debenture, loan and bond nil. oil palms 27.000, tins 93.000. and rubbers 89.000 Settlement
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      KUALA LUMPUR
      1616 18 »IU and offer prices officially listed and business In and reported to the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange yesterday with the number of shares traded shown In brackets In lots of 1.000 units unless otherwise specified. INDUSTRIAL! Amm tt (OBI. AjkiMiwU (2 16B;. AlMO (3.878) (2) IN (1) 2.&S
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      BUSINESS DONE (SINGAPORE)
      1534 18 BID and offer prices officially listed and business In and reported to the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday with the number of shares traded shown In brackets In lots of 1.000 units unless otherwise specified. All Time Settlement Contracts are quoted after the word "sett." Big Board
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      Government and corporate bonds
      328 18 BOTI 1/2% IM1 (100,000) (100SB 101HS) B O T 7 V8% 1984 (100.000) (MB 98*8) B O T Floating- IM4 100. 000) (98V.B 98^S) LTCBJ l««2 100.0001 (90SB IMMS) Credit Lyonn.ii Floating IMS (100 000) (98'iB 9SS) C Itoh 8 1/8% 1(84 (100.000) (96'..B 97S) DBS
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        Rises
        26 18 IEAL :«rUlMrf Flour :*c 'uChni fatal Bos Bbd limeDmrby 140 123 400 336 374 2S7 31S 340 13 +11 -10 +8 8 ♦7 ♦7 ♦6
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        26 18 UctTHo. P>haa(Coa* MraluTradlBC rractor* MBaakimc Hl«h Loo Incheape 3W 1S7 1M 550 257 342 318 220 211 '■I -9 -S -4 -4 -4 -4 -4
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        24 18 F«b*r MarUa Mbm Darby 3lympta McaaMatal lalWood CftC PakanaCoM 9PPL ft'rirnff 1.32S.UUU 206,000 137.000 99,000 •1.000 00,000 58.000 51,000 44.000 39.000
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        44 18 Jan 20 8 T. Index: industrials: •"Inane*: Hotels: Properties: Pins: I rubbers: 3.C.B.C.: E.S. Ind 519.44 283.76 423 48 174.45 184.47 141.22 428 68 237 62 233 17 525 88 284.41 423 19 176 19 184 78 141.19 428.07 237 33 234 02
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        Hongkong
        404 18 HONOKONO: Share prlcei closed firmer yesterday with Interest centered on blue chips, while second liners fluctuated narrowly, dealers said. Among the blue chips, Jtrdia* Mathwon firmed 80 to HKf 12.50, Hongkong Bank 20 to $7 10 and Hulchiaon Whampoa 7.5 cenU to $3 85 Hongkong Land and Swire Pacific
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        Tokyo
        369 18 TOKYO: Share price* closed lower yesterday In limited trading In the absence of encouraging factors, dealers said. The Dow Jones average fell 17. M to close at 5.044.24 with volume of 190 million shares. The New Index closed at 374.95, down 184 AJInomoto A kal Asahl hrm Asahl Glass
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        Sydney
        332 18 8YDNEY: The stock market closed mixed yesterday with BHP falling two cents to AM 30 and ACI five to 11.88 while Th. Wain rose two to IS. 24 In firm banks, dealers said. Properties and brewers were mixed while Paooontincnul fell 40 to 111 and Thleu two toll 80
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      Lock icon SES delists Temenggong
      46 18 THE Stock Exchange of Singapore said it has removed Temenggong Ltd from its official list today following the takeover by the Bowater group of outstanding Temenggong shares. Meanwhile a spokesman of Baring Sanwa said cheques to the accepting shareholders were despatched yesterday Reuter.
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      Stock options
      245 18 STRIKINO prices of the stock options officially listed on the Stock E: change of Singapore, the periods, bid and offer prices and business done yesterday, with the number of options traded shown In brackets. Cold Storage (March tl 70 (0 30B0 368). (June II 70) (0 34B 0
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      Capel rates C & C a top buy
      966 19 Capel rates C C a top buy Cycle and Carriage Weuim Year ended Sept 30 1977 1978 1*77 1978 (Mt.) (eit.) Group pre-tax profit dm) 39.35 45.0 28.20 32.0 Net attributable profit (fm) 19.98 22.8 14.63 16.6 Earnings per ■hare (cent* 40.0 45.6 21.6 24.5 Price-earning! ratio (b) 6.6 5.9
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      KLSE questions General Lumber
      225 19 THE KUALA Lumpur Stock Exchange has queried General Lumber (Holdings) on the benefits to be derived from Its acquisition of the assets of a timber processing company In Klang. Selangor. As part of Its on-going rationalisation exercise, General Lumber announced recently that It Intended to purchase
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      Hume(M) receives sale approval
      195 19 HUME Industries (Malaysia) has been given the green light by the Foreign Investment Committee for the sale of Its entire stake In Synthetllc Resins (Malaysia) to Sclentex Industries Bhd for $2.08 million In cash. The transaction Involves $2.08 million shares of Msl each or 32.5 per
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    Importers complain of equipment shortage at PSA
    309 19 Importers complain of equipment shortage at PSA IMPORTERS and consignees yesterday complained about the shortage of equipment curing an increase in the volume of containers at the PSA Container Terminal over the past few weeks. Several cargo snipments for local firms were delayed because of tne lack of equipment for
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    MIDLAND BANK ACQUIRES 40pc FOCL SHARES
    157 19 MIDLAND BANK ACQUIRES 40pc FOCL SHARES THE Midland Bank group of Britain has acquired the 40 per cent equity shareholding in First Oversea Credit Ltd, formerly held by Citibank N.A. The change in shareholding was announced by FOCL yesterday. The statement said the holdings of the other shareholders, OverseaChinese Banking
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    Eight courses
    35 19 THE women sub-committee of Lowland community centre will hold the following courses soon Restaurant cooking, dressmaking, nonyakueh, cakemaklng. Urn sum, children's art class. Jelly making and guitar classes. Telephone *****2 for more details.
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    More locals now in exec positions
    419 19 More locals now in exec positions 'Japanese appreciate S'poreans better 5 j^jORK and more Singaporeans working in Japanese companies here are being promoted each year to managerial positions, according to the Japanese Ambassador, Mr. Shinsuke Hori. He said Japanese bosses here had gained valuable experience over the past few years
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    New PAP office
    44 19 THE PAP Chal Chee branch has moved Its office from Block 7. Chal Chee Road, to Block 36, Chal Chee Avenue The meet-the-people session scheduled to be held tomorrow will be suspended and will resume next Wednoday at the new premises
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    These charities make sure you get your prize
    202 19 rOSE who purchase donation draw tickets from charities affiliated to the Singapore Council of Social Service need not worry about failing to net prizes which they might have won. This Is because the charities are obliged to Inform ticket holders If they
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    Thief caught in market
    141 19 A MAN who stole century eggs and plastic bags from an egg-seller was caught when he tried to sell them without a hawker's licence, a district court heard yesterday. In the dock was Tan Chal Hock, 20, who pleaded guilty to stealing two boxes of the
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    Residents who live in fear at crash site
    322 19 IT has been five 1 months since the day a lorry crashed into two shophouses in Kampong Bahru Koad but the 20 or so residents who still live in fear are honing that repairs will be done before a tragedy occurs. There
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    Govt acquires land
    55 19 THE government Is to acquire a total area of 17.679.7 sq metres of land In Bedofc for general development Another 9,688 7 sq metres of land Is to be acquired In Paslr Panjang to widen Paslr Panjang Road (rom Alexandra Road to South Buona Vista Road, according
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      456 19 ■US BUSINESS TIMES EH U.._ I^^ lin M.C tW\m HATVMMY. JANI'AMT IM ttCCNTt I nßjsjfB r "l SITES MAY become ghost towns us dollar Metro calls =S^« Contractors fear 3, "SSr* labour squeeze —55 JErSL. g^niiiigTii^iVC'' ~%L~~+.*m.-m 3 l£,!sUr mif,'-^'iimt-mSm SgUI.T4S.*S *y'afH IJ i'iiU«» Z? ~IJ?JZrZ "SLT-TiiS "S* ££!r«rsrsy L"Ssis£ins;
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      1001 20 CLASSIFIED ADS AT TOUR SERVICE w^ Telephone Service:- El "gpl Weekdays jHt *flfe 8.30 a.m. 5 00 p m. W v__ Saturdays /TO 8.30 a.m. 3.00 p.m Public Holidays C.A.T.S. 9.00 a.m. 1.00 p.m. 235-4477 Counter Service Regular office hours Ansafone Service After office hours RATES Per word 60 cts
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      598 20 I FOR SALE I SHOPPING GUIDE IS7» OCE2OS PLAN Printing Machine, paper size 48" width Best offer secures Contact 91 1067 *****03 FOR SALE 1 IBM typewriter. 1 PABX 9 lines Tel: *****9 The more you tell, the more you sell in the classifieds II EMPLOYMENT VMttMtttoßMl A CEMENT MANUFACTURING
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      776 20 EXHIBITION OF PEDIGREE CATS by the Singapore Cat Club. Top cats on show Sunday. 29th Jan Ooodwood Park Hotel. 10am spm Adults $1 50. children 50 cents PAIR Of PEDIGREE Alsatian over a year old for sale. View 62. Klan Teck Road. Jurong. Spore 22 Tel *****11 during office hours
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      713 20 II EMPLOYMENT LEGAL FIRM P.EOUIRES Junior Stenographer Immediately With good command of English. Shorthand speed of 80 w.p.m and above and accuracy of 90% Apply Maxwell Road Post Office Box 2981. with personal and educational particulars, telephone number and recent photo A Leading Garment Factory requires: (a) SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR CUM
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      713 20 CHINESE FEMALE TYPIST required by Indian Import' export company Minimum typing speed 45 w p m Atre 18 22 Apply with particulars and contact telephone number (If any) to OPO Box 249. Spore 1 Sales MOHAN'S DEPT STORE (PTE) LTD. 321 ORCHARD ROAD. SINGAPORE t has vacancies for ADDITIONAL SALES
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      727 20 II EMPLOYMENT Leading fashions boutique dccl ing with sophisticated ladles products requires DYNAMIC SALES REPRESENTATIVES (male/female) with or without experience Successful applicants will not only enjoy high salary but also high bonuses and Incentives etc Interested parties please call: ***** tor further detain between 10.00 a.m. to $.00 p.m. todey
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      560 20 MECHANICS (ElsHrtricitn A HMvy DHMftl) A large and fast expanding European i Company has vacan- cies in its Organisa- tlon for Heavy Diesel Mechanics and I Electrician. Ideally, the reepectlvs can dldetea should neve the following baste quslrncsttons: (1) English Secondary education; <2i S.VI I T B or C t
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      567 20 II EMPLOYMENT Wife a// SATO KOGYO CO. LTD. V East Coeet Perkwey Prefect r f Invites applications for the? Tl post of L ELECTRICIAN A V Poeeeee s N.T.C Grede 2ln "i J Electrical et 1 At leest 3 years precttcel t eipertence In melntenence. f V servicing and repair.
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      764 20 PHILIPS requires 1) ELECTRONIC DRAUGHTSMAN Applicants s! ould have completed OCE 'O' Level In the Technical Stream or Vocational Institute training In Drafting and working experience In Drawing of Electronic circuit and PCB lay-out diagrams Those wtth a flair In Elcctronlcs circuitry will be preferred 2) ELECTRONIC TECHNICIAN Applicants should
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      743 21 II EMPLOYMENT «1) Technical It Due to expansion activities. I I we have several vacancies I I GENERAL MAINTENANCE I (Fortnightly rotation Fitting Industrial Eh I trlclly trade certificate or technical 111 and 2 years relevant working experience In mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic or electrical installation and maintenance Hourly pay Monthly
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      605 21 SMALL family OF 2. no children, in dlst 15 urgently requires liveout Amah from 7.00 a.m. to 7.00 p m Interested please apply >ersonally to: 215-E. Blk 3. Boon Ceng Road Spore 12. or tel: *****31 WANTED YOUNG GIRL to look after 18-month old baby girl Stay in Please call
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      555 21 II EMPLOYMENT SDStWIUN]© COMPONENTS PTE LTD LADIES! STOP LOOKING AROUND! COME AND JOIN US! We will train you in a new skill for a steady employment and a better future. We have attractive pay and many fringe benefits waiting for you. Interested applicants, willing to work as •PRODUCTION OPERA TORS'
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      784 21 An Indonesian baaed manage mant consultant firm invitee eppftcottone for the following poets: (1) MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVES Applicants must be well versed In both written and spoken Indonesian and Mandarin and have a management or business capable of planning! reorganizing, training and management with three years working experience. (2) TYPIST OR
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      780 21 II EMPLOYMENT GENERAL DIESEL requires (1) CLERK Completed Secondary education with knowledge of typing, preferably with relevant experience. (2) DRIVER Possess Class 3 driving licence with good knowledge of Singapore roads. (3) MECHANICS Must have 1 2 years experience in GM engines Preference will be given to ITB graduates and
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      774 21 EDDIE 1 CO. 4S-D, Chengl Roed. Slngapora 14 Tel 400*40/ 44*2419 Invites lady applicants, any nationality, to work In the Middle-East as NANNIES Very challenging career Oood prospects to the right applicants. Apply peraonally with 3 recant photoe and international paeeport WANTED LIFT ATTIMDANT7 General Labourer Immediately, for warehouse Singapore
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      506 21 II EMPLOYMENT WANTED IMMEDIATELY WHARF clerks, office boys and Class 4 drivers for Transport Company Call personally 71. Tras Street. Spore 2 WORKERS URGENTLY NEEDED for car workshop Call personally at: Unit 1117. Blk 15. Lorong 8 Toa Payoh Industrial Park. CARPET CLEANING FIRM requires Chinese Male Apprentices, preferably completed
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      767 21 EXPERIENCED FEMALE SUPERVISOR required by Restaurant/ Coffee House In Orchard Road area Interested applicants please apply with non-returnable photograph, full particulars, salary expected to P O Bex 3329 (V). Singapore FAMILY DRIVER REQUIREO. Call 1. Swettenham Road. Spore 10 after spm TAXATION. ACCOUNTING AND Secretarial services rendered at your/ our
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      961 21 11l VEHICLES A BOATS 74 TOVOTA CORONA 1900 cc new model, concealed alrcond. sports rims, tyres, tape, original metallic paint, new tax low mileage 2nd owner, 113 SOO 0.n.0. To* Payoh Blk 181. 1818-A. Lorong 1. Spore 12 DEC. I*7l, TOVOTA Celica 2nd owner Sports rims, alrcond, radio/ cassette Seldom
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      954 21 NEW MERCEDES IBS. Immediate delivery Exchange for older model acceptable Easy h p. loan. Inquiries *****25 •71 PEUGEOT M 4 alrcond. new tyres. $7,500 Tel P***** 317 New Bridge Road 1573 SUBARU 1400 4-door. one owner Showroom condition, tax. insurance new 5 brand new tyres $6,250 0.n.0. 71 Puay Hee
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      709 23 V SERVICES ft BUSINESS SPACE CLEANING SERVICE Specialist In carpet shampooing, floor polishing, general cleaning painting of houae. Office Tel *****2 GIRLS. GIRLS! CHARMING ladles to accompany you sightseeing, dancing shaping Contact Peter Chla. *****38 De-Paradise Escort TRICS CONTRACT SERVICES Offer Competitive House Cleaning and noor Polishing Services Carpet Shampooing.
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      744 23 CHEAP POLY PROPYLENE woven cloth 51". 48". 43' width available Interested please call I *****8/ *****/ ***** WANTED N.T.U C. TRANSPORT at 1.15 dm between Raffles OlrU' School. Anderson Road and Chancery Hill Road Ring ***** TRANSPORT. LIFT REOUIRED from Dover Avenue to Tanglln Road 8 am. 2-way Call *****67
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      465 23 VI EDUCATION I TRAINING HOURLY $6.00. DATBUN 1200 Fetch and send The First Driving Centre 12. Mosque Street. *****95 HOURLY $6.00 GUARANTEE $160 Test Inclusive 43. Craig Road Telephone *****5 fetch and send don't dolayf/L A Enrol now for your Secretarial Diploma NEXT COURSE IST FEB We are enrolling students
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      656 23 PART-TIME PRIVATE SECRETARIAL COURSE You can now take a part time evenings only, private secretarial course at Singapore's elite Private Secretarial School! Our next one year part-time courtc starts Ist FEBRUARY I97B Call our Principal for further information today. International Training Centre Suprem* Houm. Panane Road Sinaapor* 9 fat *****7/
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      684 23 VI EDUCATION TRAINING Opportunities For Oversea* Education AMERICAN BRITISH CANADIAN College* and UnhrareWee EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANCY SERVICES (representing educational tiodles throughout the world) can assist students In selecting the right university and study programmes Please call or write to: Suite 233 Stamford Houa* 39 Stamford Road Singapore 6 Tel: ******7 *****5
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      336 23 EXPERIENCED LADY GRADUATE offers patient tuition Maths Science. English primary/ secondary Mrs Tan Tel *****35 EXPERIENCED GRADUATE TUTORS provide tuition and taxation service. *****02. *****7. *****4. *****3 (Mr Ng) VII TRAVEL A RESTAURANTS ■■Bißiß^aW*J a jV*a*^B*Vß^B*^Baa*B 318, 3rd Fir Peninsula Shopping Complex Coleman Street, Singapore 6 Tel *****8. *****8, *****3
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      300 23 VII TRAVEL A RESTAURANTS j NON-STOP DIRECT FLIGHT. HAADVAAI SONGKHLA. Dep: Every Monday 14.30 p.m. Return: Every Monday 1t. 20p.m. CHINESE NEW YEAR TOUR. HAADYAI-SONGKHLA BY DIRECT FLIGHT BOEING I Day* *2** Dec): Every Saturday. 4 Day* J359 Dep: Every Monday 5 Oay* $32*. Dep: Every Monday. One W*« By
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      38 24 The Family of the late Mr*. Wong Teck Fah (n— Mdm. Magdalen* Llm Khoon Yin) thank relatives, friends, priests, doctors and sUff of TTSH for their kind attendance, assistance, condolences, donations, wreaths and prayers during their recent bereavement.
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      140 24 Th» l.mil, of th* lala MADAM HIA SVE NOOH alias CHEW SYE NOOH Thanks relatives and friends for their attendance, donations. Mreaths. condolences and assistance during their recent bereavement. Special thanks to doctors/ nurses of Ward 6. S.Q.H. for their kind and sympathetic care during her stays In
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      75 24 MISS TOH CHEE HIAN 3apartad 23.1.71 A friend so very nice And so very dear Silently we prayed Your trailing health be restored In God's will you depart But the happy moments we shared together We will cherish In our hearts Friand* and clatemataa from GUILLEMARD ENGLISH SCHOOL
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      38 24 THE KTH DAY Prayers of the late Mdm Janagl Sankaran will be held at Slvan Temple. Orchard Road on 25th Jan 77, 7.00 p m Mrs. Janakl Oovlndan and children invite friends/ relatives to attend
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      322 24 R5 passed away peacefully on 23.1 78 leaving behind Son Dick Toh Chee Seng: Daughter Toh Ah Vow. Sal Vow. Yuet Ngoh; Daughters-ln-Law Mona. Nancy: Son-in-law Llew Ah Chee; Grandchildren Toh Robert. Albert. Doris. Tony. Linda. Esther. Eddie, and Philip: Llew Yip Leong. Yip Kong. Poh Leng. Poh
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      DEATH
      51 24 passed away peacefully on 23-1-78. leaving behind beloved husband Lee Lai Poon Daughters Jiinet Jane. Janice. Jenifer to mourn her loss Cortoe* leaving No MS, Blk IM. Lorong 1, Toa Payoh S'poro-12 on 27-1-78 Friday a* 1.30 p.m. to Kong Mong San lor cram.llon MD. OAN LAV KIAT, aged
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    397 24 Witness: My girl did not have previous abortion A SALES representative yesterday denied that his girlfriend had an abortion before consulting a "native healer," accused of performing an illegal abortion on the girl, causing her death. This suggestion was put to Encik Mohamed Don bin Artan by Mr. Nathan Isaac,
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    Cruise East to start China service
    171 24 Cruise East to start China service CRUISE East, operators of the Singapore registered ship Rasa Sayang, Is to introduce cruises to China but bookings are not open to certain nationals including Singaporeans. Travel agents yesterday claimed they had been Instructed by the government not to advertise these cruises or "sell"
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    22 24 THE Metropolitan YMCA will hold a six-session swimming course from tomorrow at Its Palmer Road premises For details tel. *****66.
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    Cholera victim
    57 24 THE Ministry of the I Environment has confirmed a recent case of cholera, the victim I being a 38-year-old housewife living in a 1 flat at Blair Plain. The patient was ad- I mitted to hospital on Jan 19 and is now recovering. Epidemiological investigation is being carried
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    288 24 CONVICTED drii^ pedlar yesterday \vcj)t in ;i magistrate's court and beg* geri his mother and sister to stand bail for him so lie could be with them Dor the Chinese New Year celebration. Chan Chee Hoy, 20, jobless, had successfully applied to the
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      398 25 Turkish club lose UEFA Cup appeal BRIEFS ZURICH, Mon. Turkish soccer club Trabzonspor lost their appeal yesterday against a one-season ban from all European Cup competitions. The UETA appeal commission upheld the decision to ban Trabzonspor because of unruly behaviour by Turkish fans In Copenhagen last September when the Turkish
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      52 25 MELBOURNE Mon The WSC Australian XI middle order batsmen collapsed alter their side had reached 104-3 in the night match against the World XI at the VFL Park here tonight. After the compulsory 38 overs, reduced from 40 because rain interrupted play thr Australian XI were 103 for
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      299 25  -  ERNEST FRIDA By yUW.VM ABBAS Mushtaq Mohammed and Imran Khan, Pakistan's Kerry Packer players, yesterday said that the Pakistan Cricket Board had taken a backward step when they rejected them for the Final Test match against England that ended in a draw today. The three
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      142 25 A dreary close to Test KARACHI, Mon. One of the slowest clay's play In the history of Test cricket brought the three-match series between Pakistan and England to a dreary close here today. In four and a half hours, England scored Just 108 runs to stand on 222 5 In
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      84 25 LONDON, Mon.— One of Britain's most eminent grand old men of cricket, Herbert Sutcliffe, died eiriy yesterday aged 83. Sutrliffe, a former England and Yorkshire opening batsman, diet! in a nursing home at Keighley, Yorkshire. Throughout his later years, Sutcliffe remained an aristocrat of the cricketing world. He
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      202 25 Record win for Martina HOUSTON, Mon. Top-seeded Martina Navratilova rallied from a first set setback yesterday to beat Billie Jean King 1-6. 6-2, 6-2 for the singles crown in the ISSIOO,000 (about *****.000) women's pro tennis tournament. Navratilova, who won the Houston tournament for an unprecedented third straight year, wilted
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      526 26 WORLD CUP LINE-UP Poles will rely on the old brigade No. 8 POLAND DOLISH soccer manager Ja1 cek Gmoch bel.eves players like w.ne, mature with age. That is why his squad tor June's World Cup finals include many of the men who helped Poland f.nish third in 1974 In West
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      1017 26  -  BLUE PETER Lion City Cup preview... by fOP Queensland jockey Larry Olsen has up to Friday morning to decide whether to partner Gentle Jim or Timber Producer II for the $75,000 Lion City Cup. Olsen rode them on Sunday and were convincing winners. Gentle Jim
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      1412 26 AV'KIGHTS for th* Bum Tlmab races Ibia weekend. SATURDAY CLASS 1 OIV. -1,2001* 14 Wonderful Surprlae II .-To 16 Citizen Kant- 55 0 4 StrmlKht Flush II M 0 17 Tomcat 54 0 5 Look Again 54 0 18 Guardian Saint 54 0 9 Hoklen 54 I
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      56 26 THE Stipendiary Steward's report on Sunday's races at Bukit Tlmah: RACE I: Jockey Dahlan replaced A. Razak on Preetoos Gem 11. Legal Entry II ill. Arlffln) lost ground shortly after the start. Approaching the 1000 metres. Water Diver (E. Chan) had to ease away from the heels of
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      818 26 Ing, YtnmliMMi (P. Lee) shu ted ground across the path of Precious Gem 11. Also, In the final 50 metres. Precious Oem II shifted ground towards the fence, both riders Dahlan and Lee were warned to show better control. At the resumed enquiry Into
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      'Holiday on Ice' star is back to teach
      400 27 T^HE name Cane A Richardson may not jolt the memory, but the face might particularly for those who were in the choice seats at the Holiday On Ice show at the Gay World nine years ago. Carle, who was then the lead
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      116 27 HOCKEY BHA Junior knockout tourney: HoUand■ciM Club v PWD Club ißalestler Road 5 15 pirn BOCCEK SBHJ-L Div 1: Hotel Equatorial v UMW i Jalan Be*ar>. Dlv 1: Ooodwood Oroup v S'poie Shipbuilding (Tanglln). Rheem Hume V General Motors (Oeylmng), Inchcape Oroup v OCBC (Parrer Park ACi: Dlv. 3:
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      344 27  -  SURINDER SINGH By »T»HE Singapore Tennis Centre are acquiring the services of two x professional tennis coaches, one from the United States and one from Australia, to help boost tennis standards in Singapore. This was disclosed yesterday by the managing director of the Centre, Liv
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      Singapore may miss King's Cup tourney
      262 27  -  JOE DORAI By SINGAPORE may not be able to send a team for the King's Cup soccer tournament in Thailand if reports that competition dates have beep advanced from November to April-May are true. Said a football Association of Singapore spokesman "Our teams will
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      Malaysians unaware of SGA circuit: Looi
      275 27 MALAYSIAN golfers are not competing on the Singapore Golf Association circuit through no fault of their own, Anthony Looi, of the Tasek Utara Golf Club, in Johore Baru, said yesterday, reports Ernest Frida. Looi. a leading amateur in Johore, said: "The Malaysians are unaware
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      MAS fail to field a team
      99 27 MALAYSIAN Airlines System the 197« Singapore Business Houses League Division One soccer champions, last night conceded a walkover to Sembawang Shipyard in their league match at Jalan Besar Stadium. MAS had suffered two successive defeats in the last two weeks. They were thrashed 6-1
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      'For free passes apply early'
      404 27 pORETGN sports writers are eligible for free admission to the National Stadium to cover sports events provided they applied in advance for press passes, the Singapore Sports Council said yesterday. A spokesman for the Council, commenting on a report in yesterday's Straits Times that Malaysian
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      64 27 OEELONO (Victoria), lion. Rain forced a draw between the Indian cricket tourists and a Oeelong District XI here today The abandonment soon after lunch on the third and final day saved Oeelong the Impossible task of trying to score 344 runs In 2*5 minutes to win.
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      583 27  -  ALBERT JOHNSON SEA Games star starts the season on a bright note By JUNIE SNG who may compete in the Coca-Cola international meet a Crystal Palace in London again this year, started her 1978 swimming campaign on a bright note when she smashed the 100 m backstroke record
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      298 27  - Breweries to SSRA's rescue with funds PATRICK BASTIANS By rpHANKS to a massive injection of funds by the Malayan Breweries, the Singapore Squash Rackets Association are poised to make the Third East Asia squash championships in the Republic from March 22-26, the most lavish in their history. Ml l ay
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      517 27 KUMPULAN KENDERAAN MARA BERHAD JAWATAN KOSONG JURUGEGAS (FITTER) Permohonan-permohonan adalah dipelawa daripada Warganegara Malaysia untuk mengisi jawatan tersebut diatas di Kumpulan Kenderaan MARA Berhad. sebuah syarikat Enduk dibawah kelolaan Majlis Amanah Raayat (MARA). Syarat-syarat permohonan adalah seperti berikut 1. Kelayakan: 1. Telah mengikuti salah satu kursus dibidang-bidang berikut:a). Kajisawat Motor,
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      657 27 KENDERAAN KELANG BANTING BERHAD Iklan Jawatan Kosong Permohonan adalah dipelawa daripada Warganegara Malaysia untuk mengisi jawatanjawatan berikut di Syarikat Kenderaan Kelang Banting Berhad laitu sebuah Anak Syarikat di bawah kelolaan Majlis Amanah Raayat (MARA). Syaratsyarat permohonan adalah seperti berikut A. Nama Jawatan: 1. Pemandu Bas. 2 Kondakter Bas. B. Kelayakkan.
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    103 28 CURVIVORS of the Singapore registered freighter, Watel, are transferred to a patrol ship of the Japanese Maritime Safety Agency after they were rescued by a destroyer of the Maritime Self-Defence Force on Saturday. The 2,992-ton freighter with a crew of 25 sank in a storm
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    60 28 NEW DEXHI. Mon.— Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhis new political party was today refused use of her old Congress Party's symbol, the cow and calf, by the Election Commission. Her new party, which also calls Itself the Congress Party, split from the original Congress Party,
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    46 28 MANILA, Mon. American film director William Glndler and British film producer Patrick Allan Kelly were among four people killed yesterday when their helicopter hit a high-tension electric wire near Santa Cruz In Laguna province, 80 km south-east of Manila, the air force reported. Reuter.
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    Lock icon Talks are frozen, not ended, says Egypt
    520 28 Talks are frozen, not ended, says Egypt CAIRO. Monday "CKIYPT said today its peace talks with Israel were "frozen but not terminated" and it plans a major diplomatic drive to canvass world support for its stand on a Middle East settlement. An official Foreign Ministry source, commentIng on the stalled
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    198 28 GENEVA, Mon. ■THE United States 1 today joined Japan In urging that longrunning negotiations to free the flow of world trade be completed by the middle of this year. The US also offered major non-communist trading nations an average 40 per cent
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    678 28 LONDON. Mon Stock prices closed mixed today after a quiet and featureless session, dealers said. At 3 p.m the Financial Times index was down 0 2 at 487.4. Government bonds showed falls ranging to point after rising by up to Initially Equities were mixed. Oold shares were a
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      202 28 BUSINESS TIMES Singapore's Financial Dally Cover Price SOt Annual Subscription 1/55 Circulation Manager Telephonr )7001l Exi 204 TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS... REFLECTING the buoyancy in the hotel industry, Shangri-La has reported record profit. But it is also asking shareholders for another $12 million to finance its expansion. Considering its track record, this
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    1329 29  - Koreans getting used to American life MILTON CHASE By in Washington THE recent pathetic murder of a Korean woman immigrant while she was waiting on customers in a small grocery store in Baltimore. 48 km from here, has called attention to the trials and tribulations of the fastest growing Asian
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    235 29 Language handicap but they made amazing progress Centre finds emergency housing and arranges for more permanent housing. Rev. Hahn Tae Kyung, executive director of the Community Service Centre, told me that the Koreans have followed In the footsteps of other Asian immigrants by banding together in residential areas which had
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      232 31 Our Heartiest Felicitations to United Electronic Engineering Corporation (PTE) Ltd. on the Auspicious Occasion of Their Official Opening of a New Factory. Manufacturing facilities for the production East, Europe, Africa, and Central and South of Mitsubishi brand black and white television American countries. sets has been newly established We sincerely
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      617 33 ft diidr INVITATION TO TENDER Separate tenders are invited for carrying out Cleansing Conservoncy work for the period Ist April 78 to 31st Morch 1980 (2 years) at the following housing estates:1 Zone A Kollong Area Office Tanjong Rhu/Mount- batten Contracts 1,2,3 and 1 market Jolan Eunos Controcts 1, 2,
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