The Straits Times, 8 March 1978

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    14 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1978 25 CENTS M.C.(P) No. 214/1/78
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    Lock icon SMITH MEN HIT ZAMBIA
    463 1 Air, ground attack across border LUSAKA, Tuesday RHODESIA has launched an air and ground attack on Zamtia and fighting has been continuing for the past 24 hours, state-owned Zambia Radio said today. Quoting a government spokesman, the radio said Hhodesian forces using jets, helicopters and ground
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    Lock icon Back to work order may cause some violence, says union
    598 1 WASHINGTON. Tues pRESIDENT Carter has taken legal steps to force striking coalminers back to work but it was uncertain today whether he would succeed. United Mine Workers (UMW) president Arnold Miller was pessimistic, saying: "Any action on the part of
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    Lock icon Dollar rallies slightly against yen
    168 1 rKYO. Tues.—The US dollar recovered slightly against the yen on the Tokyo foreign exchange market today after plunging yesterday to a record low against the Japanese currency. The dollar closed at 235.85 yen compared with yesterday's close of 235.20 and today's opening rate of 235.90.
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    Lock icon Sir Run Run
    22 1 LONDON, Tues. Hongkong movie producer Run Run Shaw was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace today. AP.
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    Lock icon Shock for two who planned suicide
    92 1 rKYO, T»e». A penniless married man and his mistress decided to commit a doable suicide and walked into a forest at the foot of Mount Fuji yesterday. But, instead of killing themselves, they dashed oat to a nearby police station to report their discover/
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    Lock icon Til resign' threat by Weizman
    545 1 TEL AVIV, Tuesday JSRAKL's Defence Minister Ezer Weizman was reported today to have threatened to cut short his visit to the L'nited States and resign from the government if Jewish settlers were allowed to go ahead with i two new outposts on the West Bank
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    Lock icon Harun pardon bid fails
    203 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday THK Yang Di-Pertuan AgUßg today rejected an appeal for pardon by convicted former Mentri Besar of Selangor, Datuk Harun Idris, it was officially announced here. Datuk Harun, sentenced to six years' Jail for corruption and forgery, is now in a hospital here in
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    Another plot against Mobutu
    117 1 KINSHASA (Zaire), Tues. Zairean troops arrested 91 people as alleged plotters against President Mobutu Sese Seko and executed 14 others Implicated in another uprising, the official news agency Azap reported today. The report, quoting Mr. Mobutu as its source, said the arrested suspects 67 army officers
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    Lock icon Urgent trip
    38 1 LONDON, TUM. British Foreign Secretary David Owen will fly to Washington to-mon-ow for urgent consultations with US Secretary of State Cyrus Vance en developments In the Rhodesian Independence dispute, a Foreign Office spokesman said today. Reuter
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    Lock icon Airbus sales?
    23 1 TOKYO. Tws. A high government official Indicated tonight Japan may buy West European A-300 Airbus Jets, the Jljl Press reported. AFP.
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    Lock icon Dow Jones
    42 1 NEW YORK. Tue«. Dow Jones averages, btsed on first hour of trading on the New York Stock Exchange: 30 Indus 743.07. up 0 39; 20 transp 199.75, unch, IS UtllS 103.92, up 0.20; 85 Stocks 260.83, up 0 17. UPI.
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    Lock icon SIX RHODESIAN WAR PLANES SHOT DOWN
    35 1 LUSAKA. Toes. ZambUn forces shot down six Rhodesian war planes in the Luanfwa area, about 216 km south-east of here, it was announced here today— AFP. (SEE THIS PAGE)
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    SI 8,400 grab
    35 1 TWO men armed with knives entered a flat in Block 107 in Bedok at 7 p.m. yesterday and tied op a housewife and her mother. They took away $18,400 in US currency.
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      14 1 obermain Registered Trade Mark 1 HHH /N» -CMP' w& V I a Jl I*
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      190 1 LORD KING WORLD TIME CLOCK Modal: NS— 35 iß»tt«ry OMXItdl I I Mi J Hk I I T ng I KiB VII LL cALtime USE ENGLISH CALL TO NANTAH STUDENTS -Page 7 BIG losses from the coal strike 2 EGYPT-ISRAEL peare gap narrows 3 THE Russian role in Rhodesia war
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  • AROUND THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Big losses from the coal strike
      354 2 Layoffs, power cuts mounting CHICAGO, Toesday BUSINESS and industry throughout the middle west are counting their losses in the millions of dollars from the three-month coal strike, with layoffs and power shortages mounting daily. Thousands of workers have been laid off or been put
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      Lock icon 'Five big agencies blanket world with news'
      199 2 CANBERRA, Tues. The world's five biggest news agencies blanketed the globe with their news and often their Interpretation of basic events, the International Press Institute's 27th general assembly was told here today. Mr. Scan Macßrlde, chairman of the Unesco commission for the study
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      Lock icon Fraser warns developed world on trade harriers
      223 2 f\ A N BEBKA. i ucs. \j prime Minister Malcolm Fraser today mounted a fresh attack on the European Economic community s trade barriers and warned the developed world that restrictionlsm could spell economic and social disaster. Rules governing world trade had all
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      Call for oil hike
      63 2 KUWAIT. Tues. Oil Minister Sneikh All Khalifa Al-Sabah called for a substantial Increase in oil prices today to compensate for the country's losses because of the continued decline of the American dollar. He said Kuwait's daily losses because of the decline were not a mere US$l
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      Lock icon Platinum shoe costs $44,000
      60 2 LINDA Bailey holds a platinum shoe, valued at about £10,000 (5544,700) during Monday's preview at Olympia, London, of the Daily Mail Ideal Home Exhibition. The shoe, containing 1,053g of platinum, took three craftsmen 20 days to make at the Tawaka Company in Tokyo. It is being
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      Lock icon Fukuda to Japan officials: Prop up dollar
      211 2 TOKYO. Tues PRIME Minister Takeo Fukuda today lni structed Japan's top monetary officials to work out measures to prop up the sa«glng value of the US dollar. Mr. Fukuda's order was given when he met Finance Minister Tatsuo Murayama and Klichl M 1
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      Lock icon Ne Win again
      35 2 RANGOON. Tues. Burma's Parliament today ended a five-day session which saw the predictable re-election of General Ne Win as PreMdent and an expression of cautious optimism about the country s economy. Rcuter.
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      362 2 LOIVREY COMPUTER ORGAN v^ Am«rtoo PrWcl A Prestigious Possession v v FORYOUI «*V Ifc THE ONLY ORGAN K\VgJ IN THE WORLD EVER I \j|fl CREATED: E~ with the ability to be played MM automatically semi automatically- full automatically.^H provided with A .0 X (Automatic Organ Computer) to enable a duet/trio
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      123 2 WEEKEND CRUISE 1 E i ii i|i i iA/ n Km w\ m «w^ -^^fe*^ carefree relaxation or fun r^ Cabins $329 dfti BmI X p4 come first served basis *^Bk YOUR CRUISE FARE INCLUDES: Pp^B First class accommodation P~j Five first class meals a day PJJ F'« e nightclub
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  • AROUND THE WORD
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      Lock icon Suharto's adviser wants to go
      406 3 JAKARTA, Tues. THE chairman of Indonesia's Supreme Advisory Council (DPA), Dr. Wilopo, said today that he wants to give up his post and seek another profession. "Being the DPA chairman for 10 years is enough for me. I and planning to get into another profession,"
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      Lock icon Lost contact
      45 3 MOGADISHU. Tues. Somali insurgent leaders here have lost all direct contact with rebel forces at the town of Jijlga in eastern Ethiopia, further clouding the progress of the battle between Somalibacked forces and Ethiopia's communist-supported troops for control of the northern Ogaden. AP.
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      Tien An Men rally
      66 3 A GENERAL view of the mass rally being held in Peking's Tien An Men Square in support of the new constitution made during the f>r-t session of the Fifth National People's Congress which ended on Sunday. The Congress reelected Chairman Hua Kuo-feng as Premier and also
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      Lock icon China ties a must: Malik
      57 3 JAKARTA. Tues. "Like It or not Indonesia has to normalise its relation with China." Mr. Adam Malik, Speaker of Parliament, said today. Mr. Malik said China has an important position In the world "And It will be difficult lor us to guard our security if
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      Lock icon EGYPT-ISRAEL PEACE GAP NARROWS
      390 3 CAIRO, Tuesday pGYPT and Israel have narrowed their differences over a declaration of principles on the Middle East peace, special American envoy Alfred Atherton said yesterday after two weeks of shuttle diplomacy. American officials said the progress concerned Israeli withdrawal from occupied Arab territories. Over Egypt's
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      Lock icon Call in Japan for Pacific cooperation
      216 3 TOKYO, Tuesday nnHE leader of Japan's most powerful busix ness organisation, Mr. Toshiwo Doko. today called for Increased cooperation among Pacific nations to help the world economy. Mr. Doko. president of r the Federation of Economic Organisations (Keidanren), said cooperation among pan-Pacific count ri
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      Lock icon For Peking
      42 3 TOKYO. Tues. Japan's No. 2 opposition Komeito Party will dispatch a delegation to Peking this week for talks with Chinese leadeis on bilateral problems Including possibly the question of concluding a peace and friendship treaty between the two nations. UPI.
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      Lock icon New Chief Minister
      46 3 BOMBAY, Tues. Mr. Vasantrao Patil, 60. was today sworn in as Chief Minister of the western Indian state of Maharashtra to lead a coalition fovernment formed by the two Congress parties. Mr. N.K. Tirpude was sworn in as the deputy chief minister. neuter.
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      Lock icon Order to close Sanjay's factory
      128 3 NEW DELHI, Tues. A High Court Judge has ordered the winding up of Maruti Ltd., the small car factory of San Jay Gandhi, the controversial son of former Indian prime minister Indira Oandhl. The Judge gave his decision yesterday on a petition which said the
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      Lock icon 'Turn loans to grants'
      67 3 GENEVA. Tv««. A top United Nations official urged Industrialised states yesterday to turn outstanding loans to some of the world's poorest countries Into grants to ease their growing debt burdens. Mr. Oamanl Corea, secre-tary-general of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad), made the proposal
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      Lock icon Philippine claim may start scramble'
      104 3 HONGKONG, Tues. The South China Morning Post said today last week's occupation by Pnilipplne naval forces of a seventh island in the Spratly chain claimed by other Asian countries could produce a scramble that would mean "no peace" in the South China Sea. "The Philippine
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      Lock icon Tighter guard
      35 3 COLOMBO. Tr.:s. Si I Lanka police have set up ccnibst groups, and prison security has been tightened following two major Jallbieaks In a week and a scries of bank robberies and hold-ups. Reuter.
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      188 3 Singapore to Hong Kong 18 flights a week. .■A^^,-<liaJ ll is>K -4H yank*. 'Wimm., mLm^M^ f*« 'JK9jßfc^ --.s^aHfi ->w^3s* raps* m m JPs^Mia^al ik ;^f BKmPV| *mW"^bl :^b^H Flight Hostess Wendy Lin Our morning non-stop flight to Hong Kong leaves at 1 1 .20 am every day of the week.
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      480 3 Nyal ASCORBIC ACID TABLETS FOR HEALTHY GROWTH... I j MM ,nn to infection J aj^- ~EyX£ Ascorbic Acid, or Vitamin K^^. C, is one of the most vital JO '-v-'-'j v| tamins A tegular supply F^BB* I°''• n tne d' et s essential I 4| B^Mf TT 1 B '^fl
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      Lock icon Russian role in the Rhodesia war
      380 4 'Guerillas trained and armed by Moscow' LONDON, Tuesday gRITAIN's Foreign Secretary David Owen said yesterday Rhodesia's black guerillas are being trained and armed by the Soviet Union. But he told the House of Commons: "This does not necessarily mean they are controlled by Moscow
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      Lock icon Demo in US against visit by Tito
      61 4 ANTI-TITO demonstrator* (top) marched In front of the White House on Monday to protest the visit of the Yugoslav President who arrived later in the afternoon for three days of talks with President Carter. Below: Secretary of State Cyrus Vance greeting Yugoslavian President
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      Lock icon AFRICAN NATIONS URGE REJECTION OF PACT
      138 4 UNITED NATIONS, Tues. The Security Council opened an Important debate on Rhodesia yesterday with African members pressing for rejection of white leader lan Smith's settlement with moderate back leaders. Tanzanlan Ambassador Sallm Ahmed sallm told the 15- nation body: "This deal is in reality
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      Lock icon Chaotic vote counting
      60 4 GUATEMALA CITY, Tues. Two rival politicians stormed Into the electoral tribunal with armed bands of supporters during chaotic vote counting alter Guatemala's elections and final results were still not known today. The confused scenes at the election administration headquarters came amid mountIng tension In the capital following
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      Lock icon Feud: 6 held
      42 4 MANILA Tues. The authorities have arrested a police captain and five of his men In the latest of a series of arrests of the military and police over fighting and killings among themselves and alleged brutality against civilians. Reuter.
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      Lock icon French polls campaign in final stage
      242 4 PARIS, Tuesday mHB French election X campaign entered Its final stage yesterday with Indications that the voters had long since made up their minds. In the final week before the first round of voting next Sunday, the heat has gone out of the campaign.
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      Lock icon 'Oswald with gun photo a fake'
      108 4 LONDON, Tues. A 1 Scottish forensic expert said yesterday that a much publicised photograph of Lee Harvey Oswald holding the rifle with which he was presumed to have assassinated US President John Kennedy was a fake. Mr. Malcolm Thompson, former head of the Edinburgh
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      Lock icon Plane breakdown embarrasses French minister
      260 4 PARIS, Tuesday FRENCH Foreign x Minister Louis de Guiringaud yesterday lambasted a government service which provided him with a 15-year-old airliner for an official visit to Nigeria. The aircraft, a Frenchbuilt Caravelle, broke down at Lagos airport as he was aoout to fly heme. His
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      Big oil find by Israel?
      66 4 MOSCOW. Tues. The Soviet Government dally newspaper Uvestla yesterday reported that Israel made major oil and gas finds In occupied Sinai late last year. Quoting the paper, the Soviet news agency Tass said that "an oil jet gushed on the coast of the Slnal Peninsula
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      Lock icon India visit
      30 4 NHW DELHI. Tues. A 12-member Chine.-* goodwill delegation arrived here today for a two-week visit to India during which Its members are expected to meet Indian leaders. Reuter.
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      Lock icon Lamberz killed in copter crash
      131 4 rpRIPOLJ, Tues. WerL ncr Lamberz, secretary of the East German Communist Party's central committee and the leading candidate to succed communist leader Erich Honecker, was kiyed along with 10 other people yesterday night in a helicopter crash near Tripoli, the Libyan news agency Jana said.
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      Lock icon Mammoth slice for research
      64 4 MOBCOW, Tues Eevtet srtentl£ts turned over to American researchers today ft tiny slice from the hind b.-g of a 44.000-year-old remains of a baby mammoth found In a block of Ice In Siberia last year. The 25-gram slice of tissue was carefully sealed In a round
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      294 4 PARKLANE SHOPPING MALL Urban Shopping In A Lush Green Setting V V\ 1 ESTIMATED DATE OF COMPLETION MARCH ,1979 Parklane is immediately bounded by Orchard Road, Bukit Timah, Men™.* .o k. Serangoon, Rochore/Middle, North Bridge Road, Beach Road. The ar^ e numDer tourists and local shoppers in the surrounding areas
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    LINDA LEADS THEM ON MERRY CHASE
    375 5 LINDA, a inn bear, flew into Singapore yesterday and sprang a surprise on those waiting to take her to her new home at Mandai Zoo. For instead of being secure In her cage, •hey found the bear free and prowling about the plane's cargo
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    Lawyer's trial set down for 27 days
    177 5 rE trial of lawyer Khoo Hln Hlong, charged with abetting the managing director of Far Eastern Hotels Development Ltd., Cho Jock Kirn, In committing criminal breach of trust was yesterday fixed for hearing for 27 days. Khoo's case will be heard by Senior
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    Ship salvage
    31 5 SALVAOE operations on the nre-stneken vessel. Mesongo. will be carried out In the Eastern Anchorage until the end of the month. Manners should sail carefully while passing the wreck.
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    5 SHOPHOUSES RAZED
    57 5 FIVE shophouses In Jalan Sayur, off Jalan Eunos, were destroyed by fire last night. Nobody was injured in the blaze which started after 7 p.m. The cause of the fire was not Immediately known. Police said the shops destroyed were two furniture firms, a mosquito coll manufacturing
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    LAWYERS ORDERED: PAY $12,000 TO CLIENT
    783 5 Judge finds firm negligent ltfß Justice KulaITI sekaram yesterday ordered three lawyers, two of whom are still partners of a law firm, to pay damages totalling $12,255 to a client after finding that the firm had been negligent in its handling of the client's
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    Cause of gas blast remains mystery
    146 5 rE cause of last Friday's gas tank explosion at Hume Industries Jurong premises, which injured 13 people, remains a mystery. Humes' general manager. Mr. Tay Kwang Seng, said yesterday "We are completely baffled" He confirmed that the Factory Inspectorate had sent officers to help
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      107 5 It in A chance to own the European Designers' collections with reductions <up to 70%. From 25th Feb. 11th March. Open 7 days a week 1 0am to 6.30pm. LINK BOUTIQUE UnrtTM.PUraSingapura Orchard Road. Sing»pon»a 1******3 oncxKO jflpfln •ncLuwncGßflnocflfrton 21 glof iou/ fun filled day/ from I SBSO escorted) Tour
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      1198 5 Steaks in Singapore nothing to beef about The art of cooking a steak lies not in how much goes into the cooking but rather how little. That's not to say you undercook steak, but to cook it to perfection, the chef has to know which cuts should be cooked which
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    Manila clamps down on labour racketeers
    213 6 rpHE Philippine Oov1 ernment Is adopting a tough three-pronged strategy to clamp down on Illegal labour recruiters who bring in Filipino labour to Singapore promising them jobs in other countries. A spokesman for the Philippine Embassy here said that the Police, Labour Department and
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    Shoplifter fined
    58 6 A FACTORY worker yesteiday admitted In a magistrate's court to shoplifting $136.40 worth of gooos, ranging from harmonica*, handkerchiefs, purses, to umbrellas, perfume and a nerktle. Chan Yoke Lin, 31, was fined $1,000 and jailed for a day for stealing the articles from the Oriental Emporium In Rochore
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    Pupils lose habit of asking questions
    266 6 SC H O OLCHILDREN mast revert to their preschool habit of asking questions, said the Director of Education, Mr. Chan Kai Vau, yesterday. They most take part in classroom discussions and ask questions added Mr. Chan, who was speaking at the opening of the
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    Food laws out of touch with our changing tastes?
    906 6  -  WONG MOH-KEED By ARE Singapore food laws too stringent and out-of-date with changing tastes? Should another term other then "adulterated" be used for food which does not comply with these regulations? Is the Environment Ministry overzeaious in its enforcement of laws
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    Accused: Mother and son rushed at me with choppers
    358 6 HAW Tua Tau, 35, a hawker facing two charges of murdering a mother and son who helped run another hawker stall close to his. alleged in his cautioned statements that he fatally stabbed the two with a knife because they rushed
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    Secretaries get away from it all
    149 7 FS almost a case of letting your hair down as Mis* Tasnecpan Patamasukhon. 28. (left) owner of beautiful shoulder-length tresses, finds time to relax during convention time in Singapore. Miss Patamasukhon U one of the SO* delegates from 12 countries, now attending the third
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    Painter fined $1,000 for stabbing fiancee after quarrel
    408 7 A DISTRICT court heard yesterday how a 23-year-old painter stabbed his fiancee and himself repeatedly with a kitchen knife after the girl threatened to leave him. In the dock was Koh Lye Teck, who was Jailed a day and fined $1,000 after
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    Airline's rights
    49 7 BANGLADESH'S national carrier. Bangladesh Blman, has been given unlimited cargo traffic rights to Singapore following the renewal ol Its licence recently. Although an air services agreement between the two countries have not been reached yet, Bangladesh Blman has been operating on a licence since last April 6.
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    THEN HIS 13-YEAR SECRET WAS OUT
    105 7 A MALAYMAN labourer's Jt\. application for Singapore citizenship led to the discovery of his 13year bigamous marriage, a district court heard yesterday. Teoh Kooi Chye. 44. was jailed a day and fined $2,000 for bigamy. He was also fined $250 for making a false
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    Ship's visit
    24 7 THE French navil training Jhlp Jeanne d'Arc meorted by the destroyer Ftorbln will arrive on March v for a four-day official vUlt.
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    Use English on campus, Nantah students told
    451 7 T^ANYANG Univer- sity has urged all Its students to use English dally on campus and the university will organise several programmes to help them Improve their spoken and written English during the coming vacation. The university's direr-tor-general, Mr. Tan Chok Klan. tells students
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    Banks win claims for priority of payments
    380 7 TWO banks yesterday won their claims in the High Court against Haw Par Brothers International i HPBIL) on the legal question of priority of rights to eventual payments of sums owed to them by Overseas Textiles Co. Ltd.. now under receivership. They are
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      251 7 Straits Times Crossword H Hi' Hf ht 1H" Mernam mm, wtmmma 12. 3. 8 Learner in car mi.sh.ip 5> lawyer -lames eirl < S > Blind de\otrr did last 9 Agitation complaint on lul c7> right, lines < 6 1 5 No longer fre.sh la a king ;<> i M^aiiuialioii
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    ACUITY OPTICS another first at Lucky Plaza Opens Today!
    218 8 Acuity Optics is another branch of the well-established Starlight Optical Company. Acuity Optics will be headed by two prominent people in the business, Mr Chla Yaw Loon and Mrs Chong Chow Heng. Both putting their expertise together will be able to
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      279 8 Mtssafe from I Mr Chofc Chai Mun 4PP^| I Vice-President Singapore Optical Trade? j Association Committee Member I; Singapore Chinese J> I IfW C namber Commerce H^^B I Industry Since our Republic's independence, the eye- glasses industry had shown tremendous > progress. We can attribute this to the fact ;5
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      4 8 ACUITY OPTICS Official Opening
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      128 8 Yc^ratulstions ACUITY OPTICS > G-85, GROUND FL. LUCKY PLAZA, ORCHARD ROAD. ft R BfeT^™B a P^^^ b^x 9V^ I 111 1 v uB 1 ■1) K'SC? b^bb^bHP' X 5 j B^^ HB^^BBB^B^B^Sk^ ■XC «B^BB Bk f^R J^^^^^Mml BbV^^BBB^BH I vH V J Imm Mil vi ■B> j hh ■J /^BBBMlji^
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    Switch to yellow for fire engines
    250 9  -  LEE THIAN SOO By FIRt engines in Singapore are soon expected to shed their traditional flaming red for yellow, it was learnt yesterday. According to sources, several engines have already been painted canary yellow, and they are expected to be on the road in
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    New shipping service
    73 9 UNITED Arab Shipping Co.. the national line for six Arab countries, will begin a monthly service between the Par East and the R*i. Sea ports of Jeddah and Aqaba next month. The service will be expanded to two sailings later this year and eventually cover another two
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    Case unfair to accuse us of profiteering
    565 9 say coffeeshop owners THE two coffeeshop associations said yesterday it was unfair of the Consumers Association of Singapore to allege that they were profiteering because they refused to reduce the price of a cup of coffee by five cents. Case said in a
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    $2,000 heroin fine
    70 9 TAN Seiik Heok, IS. who is undergoing rehabilitation treatment at the Changl Prison, was fined $2,000 In a magistrate's court yesterday when she admitted consuming and possessing heroin. The court heard that on Jan 19 police raided a house in Kampong Arang Road and arrested Tan on
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    No refreshers for police prosecutors
    208 9 NO refresher course will 1 be held for police court prosecutors because they have been found competent and satisfactory in their prosecutions, it was learnt yesterday. Tt is understood that the Attorney-Gene-ral's Chambers, which monitors the work of the prosecutors, has found it unnecessary to
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      157 9 Bringing Up Father By Bill Kavanagh tfc Hal Camp i y TuAT UNCLE- J\6OS DIP A VI I NOW I CAN SO HEY.MAN ,WHAT ARE YTI V c^ajJc v ±,4 WONDERFUL JOB CLEAR- OUT AND TAkt A jkM YOU DOING? A. exhausted J yy^^ E FOOTB^m£_^y walk-, AUNTiE iy YrT^^^y
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    Trio with knives get away with $14,000
    176 10 mHREE men, carrying 1 knives, held up two women In a River Valley Road flat on Monday afternoon after posing as window grille contractors and escaped with $14,000 In cash and Jewellery. The owner of the flat. Madam Teo Hung Wun. 59, was
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    Too long visit
    29 10 VALLU NANNI. 51. was fined $2,000 In a magistrate's court yesterday when he pleaded guilty to remaining here after his visit pass expired on Peb 28
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    SHAPE OF SCHOOLS TO COME
    302 10 rIE shape of things to come can be seen in this Straits Times picture of Ang Mo Kio New Town, which shows two new primary school designs. In the past most schools looked alike and lacked character and identity, according to an official statement. Now
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    Tell-tale scar betrays robber in court
    365 10 SCAR and a pair of black and white shoes unmasked a robber in a district court yesterday. Hlraran Menaran,* 25, had pleaded not guilty to robbing Encik Rahim Shah bin Mohamed, 16, and sworn in his defence he had been framed by Encik Rahim
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    Army trucklorry crash
    70 10 A THREE-TONNE army truck skidded in Upper Serangoon Road and rammed down a tree before going over the road divider and smashIng the side of an oncoming lorry at about 9 a.m. yesterday. But the mishap, which happened Just before the Junction of Upper Serangoon Road and
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    Suicide verdict on lawyer found hanged
    192 10 THE coroner's court yesterday recorded a suicide verdict on the death of lawyer Toh Teck Sung who was found hanged In his Dover Crescent flat on Jan 15. The court heard that Toh. who became a paraplegic after a traffic accident in 1973, was
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    YOUTH WHO STOOD IN FOR FRIEND IN COURT FINED $500
    159 10 A YOUTH who answered a gaming offence charge on his friend's behalf was charged with Impersonation in- a subordinate court yesterday. In the dock was Tham Wan Pew, 18, who pleaded guilty to impersonating his friend, Chiang Chin Yuan, and
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    North Korean Vice-Premier tours Jurong
    318 10 North Korean VicePremier tours Jurong TIE visiting North Korean Vice- premier and Minister ot External Economic Affairs. Mr. Kong Jin Tap. began his second day in Singapore touring Jurong Town Industrial Estate. He first called at Jurong Shipyard LM and Singapore iron and Steel Mills befon visiting juronß Town Corporation
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    Plea to return briefcase
    63 10 A NEW Nation sale? executive, Mr. T. Choo, yesterday appealed to anyone finding his briefcase which he misplaced at the second floor car park at Lucky Plaza In Orchard Road la: c Saturday to hand it n t his office in Times He us;, River Valley
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    ROV crackdown on errant scheme B busmen and owners
    325 10 rE Registry of Vehicles Is taking corrective action against Scheme B public transport bus drivers and owners in an effort to upgrade their quality of service. Sources said that Scheme B drivers were habitually operating outside authorised hours and routes to
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    SBS No 33 route change
    59 10 SINGAPORE Bus Service No. 33 will terminate Its journey at Kampong Chai Chee Instead of Old Upper Changi Road from Monday. However, It will loop Into Old' Upper changi Road and make a U-turn near the Indian temple on both the Inward and outward journeys
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    Art society officials
    39 10 MR. Tan Slah Kwee has been elected president of the Singapore Chinese Calligraphy and Art Research Society. Other officials are: Messrs Yeo Bng Choon (vice-presi-dent), Yeo Bi| Jiang (secretary i and Yeo (Cheng Beng I (treasurer).
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    Blast victim's family gets $36,000
    90 10 rE family of a workman, killed almost Instantly in a machinery explosion on Nov 27. 1974. yesterday settled their damages claim in the High Court for $36,000 and costs. Munawar bin Raban, 39, was said to be employed by Hume Indus- trie* (S> Pte. Ltd.
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    P.O. AT CAR PARK
    57 10 A TEMPORARY mobile post office Is now operating at the car park between Blocks 359 and 362, Clementl Avenue 2 In Clementl New Town, to serve re- sidents there pending the setting up of a post office. Hours of business are from 2.15 p.m. to 4.30
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      Lock icon Life for Thai drug woman
      140 11 [HANGAR (Perak), Tues. A 24-year-old Thai woman, was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Special Sessions Court here today after being convicted on a charge of drug trafficking. Somneuk Kucnil, a petty trader from southern Thailand, was found guilty of having in her possession 217.40
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      SO BABY FOLLOWS MOTHER TO JAIL
      125 11 PE N A N O, Tues. Everywhere that housewife Che Su binte Daud goes, her four-month-old daughter Norlzl is sure to go even to prison. That's because Norizl is being breastfed by her mother who ended up in Penang prison yesterday after her lawyer,
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      Petrol station slaying
      62 11 IPOH. Tues. A 23-year-old factory worker was slashed to death by four people in the showroom of a petrol station at the 3km Kuala Kangsar Road near here early this morning. Police found the body of V. Subramaniam in a pool of blood, and have classified the
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      Jakarta talks on straits
      233 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. —Senior officials from Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore will meet their Japanese counterparts in Jakarta on Friday to discuss the implementation of the traffic separation scheme in the Straits of Malacca and the Singapore Straits. This will be the first formal dialogue between the
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      Cholera case
      26 11 ALOR STAR, Tues. The State Government has declared Kota Star district a cl.olera-infected area following discovery of a case in Simpang Kuala near here.
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      Lock icon New Delhi HC sit-in
      66 11 NEW DELHI. Tues. A group of Malaysian students in India staged a protest sit-in on the lawns of their country's High Commission here today. They demanded of their government that Indian-awarded degrees should be treated at par with those from Western countries in the matter of
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      Captain jailed and dismissed for fraud
      218 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. Captain Zainuddin bin ShaniMidilin, 30. was sentenced to two years' jail and dismissed dishonourably from service when he was found guilty on two charges of fraudulent misapplication of $16,085.52 and another charce of absenting himself from duty without leave. An alternative
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      Fitzpatrick's Building sold
      42 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Lim Foo Yong Holdings Sdn. Bhd. has bought over Fltzpatrick's Bulltiin" in Jalan WeM here for an undisclosed sum. However, the management of .he building will continue to be carried out by Hartaraya (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
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      Lock icon Army chief of staff off for briefing on border plans
      184 11 BANGKOK, Tues. Malay s i an army chief of staff Gen. Datuk Mohammed Ghazali today flew to southern Thailand for a briefing on plans for a ThaiMalaysian ope r a t ion against comm unist guerillas along the common border,
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      New highway for Kelantan
      47 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Kuala Krai and Gua Musang in Kelantan are to be linked by a 115 km modern two-lane highway. me public Works Department will call for tenders for the construction of the highway which w!ll pass through the Manek Ural district.
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      Illegal entry
      26 11 BATU PAHAT. Tuev Twenty Indonesians. Including a woman, were each fined $300 or three months jail for Illegally entering the country. All pleaded guilty.
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    The Straits Times WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1978
    331 12 TheStmitsTuiies WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1978 MINERSHSTAND ON the face of it the contract offered by the American coal bosses to the 160.000 striking miners was a good one. Most workers in other industries would probably jump at a 38 per cent increase in wages and benefits over a three-year period.
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    National interest
    282 12 The miners' massive rejection of the contract is a clear message to the coal liosses and the Carter Administration that the long strike has not reduced their determination to get a settlement of their grievances and that they will not take any old offer that has been cobbled
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    Teaching of English: How to go about it
    613 12 ON*, of the problems teachers cf the English language face In Singapore is the Inadequate expressiveness of the language as It Is often taught, written or spoken. In teaching Mandarin or dialect speaking students, it is important to remember that we are.
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    AUSTRALIA SEEKS MORE MIGRANTS
    997 12  -  but in slow-growth economic climate there is hostility, too By VINCENT STOVE in Sydney AUSTRALIA'S in- take of migrants this year is expected to reach 80,00 the highest it has been in three years. The increase is creating widespread hostility among Australia's unemployed who believe Jobs
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    Stemming the flow of illicit drugs from S-EA to US
    1158 12  -  MILTON CHASE By THIS is the second and concluding article on the worldwide war on illicit narcotics trafficking. in Washington FEARS are growing among American officials that Malaysia and Singapore are likely to become the major transshipment centres for illicit
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      26 12 HOHNER SUPER CHROMONICA l^****aVJU^a^ai^ra^^ High quality Chromatic Harmonica, 12-holt, 48-ra«d. specially mad* lor Artist**. $41.75 each (Cash discount allowed) TM.A. (PTE) LTD., MM* High Street. Stngapor.
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      250 12 Conventional I Direct /Reflecting I Speaker Systems I Speaker Systems Ptiyefcai Acouettc* I PtycrMMCowtttcs t Meal laboratory conditions I 1 listening room conditions 2 Meter readings I 3 Psychology of hearing 3 Anechoic chambers I 3 L.ving room environments 4 Standard teitbook approach I 4 RI 6 relating, to aural
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      Hagemeyer Special... old wine in new bottle
      382 13 THE HAGEMEYER SPECIAL is. essentially, old wine In a new bottle and the dressing up does not quite hido its rather flat taste. The programme is simply a more fanciful copy of earlier makes in the same genre like the Rado Show or
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      MYSTERY STORY IN TAMIL
      95 13 EXTENSIVE location shooting is the hi(hlight of today's Tamil TV drama, Ninaivellam Neeyae, or routhiy translated, All Thoughts of You. Produced by V. Vijayan, it is a 40-minute m>stery story in which a girl uses psychological warfare on a boy that she hopes to marry but
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      New comedy series My Old Man to replace Sykes
      355 13  -  CLIVE Dunn, whom viewers will remember as the bespectacled, doddery L-Cpl Jones of Dad's Army, takes on another role in the new comedy series, MY OLD MAN. This time, he plays Sam Corbett, a pensioner who Is forced to move in
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      *****57 wins $400,000 in Singapore Sweep
      228 13 rfUCKET number *****57 1 won the nrst prize of $400,000 In the Singapore Sweep (draw No. 3/78) drawn yesterday. The second prize of $150,000 went to ticket number *****30. The third prize of $75,000 went to ticket number *****68. JACKPOT NUMBERS (each $10,000) *****48
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      FARMERS TO MEET OFFICIALS OVER PIG WASTE
      224 13 A POUR-MAN delegation from the Singapore Livestock Farmers' Association, led by its president, Mr. Ton Cheng will meet Environment Ministry officials tomorrow for discuslons on how to remove and dispose of pig waste which is polluting Kampung Sungei Tengah and Punggol Sea. Farmers
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      Chinese dishes course
      50 13 THE AmalgTmiated Union of Public Employee*" (AUP«) BducatlonaJ ProjecU Committee wIU hold a Chlnew DUhes (Stage II) cooking course at Wlana AUP« In Upper Paya I*bar Road. weekly from March 14 between 7 p.m. and 10 pjn. PX)r deUlli and regtotratlon contact Mrs Mltra at Ul. *****3.
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      420 13 Enter The Helena Rubinstein World of Beauty. At 1 7 METRO Golden Mile Now to March 12. Free consultation and demonstration by Helena Rubinstein's team of Consultants -i^^^^-'""^~ i^^R Come and be beautiful. The Beauty Organiser Set worth $1 04 for purchases above $80. And an elegant HR see-through umbrella
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      667 13 Today's TV and Radio SINGAPORE 5 3.00 PM Opening and Serbaika (Miky— repeat) 7.5S Preludes (Last episode) 3.25 D;aiy of Events (Malay) wo Science Report 3 IKE? 1 >» 6.00 Opening and Electric Compaq 9.30 News 6.30 News in Brief 9.45 Fall if Eagles Requiem for a Criwi 6.35 Wild,
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      196 13 Financial and Share Market Report 7.N News 7.1$ Talking About Music 7.45 English by Radio English for Commerce I.N Armed Forces Hour S.M News 1.11 Wog Summary followed by Strictly Instrumental 9 30 VWitn Great Pleasure ION The World of Books 11.15 Arts Circle 11.31 Sounds Orchestral UN News 11.11
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      221 14 I >««■»» |M| bfc CHINESE NEWVEAR ADTXTIONAL PRIZES TO BE WON 16th FEB-12th MAR 1978 DRAW Nos. 13-20/78 a^h/ F/iif LW^aaaCjl aJ VL**^3»"sS Laav^^*aa\ a^^aV^*^^^^^ Hm^ laaaTaaaFiL?vV^^ A I Pi aaTm'V «Lafl .^avaaaL I J H j Qftfl i mP/\ m I JaW MlTtSiailiaTglaf i^Lat JACKPOT PRIZE FOR TOMORROW'S DRAW
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      645 14 prince now SHOwikT I; ®i^imf: (»HONE 2M4235) DUE TO FILMS LENGTH NOTE REVISED TIMES *W ELA\ULAi\JU S SHOWS DAILY 10 30im 1 15 400 645 930 NO FREE LIST ORGANISATION N.B. $3 $2 cash booKabla 2 days In advance UIJI LIH-UUII Tat iilHin if Cama**. 11m ill > Units ti
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    $20,000 reward for tip-off on Jeevan's killers
    254 15 ASINDIII business. nan Mr. B.A. Lalwani, has offered a >-'U,UU« reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the murder of his son, Jeevan (above), last December. Said 70-year-old Mr. Lalwani yesterday: "I will not say money means
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    Big 'IF' to council's defensive driving class
    348 15 TUIE National Safety 1 First Council Is prepared to hold defensive driving courses for motorists suspended under the Points Demerit System (PDS) —if the government will consider reducing by half the six-month suspension period for those who pass the course. This was proposed
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    Permanent ban on eight
    55 15 EIGHT Malaysians have been permanently banned from entering Singapore, according to Che latest government gazette. They are Haron bin Hamdl. 19. Tain bin Abdol, 31. Ramll bin Sanl. 19. Chow Kirn Bang. 22. Ibrahim bin Mohd. Din. 23, Subramanlam Ettlappan, 26. Samat bin Mat Tlab, 26
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    Photo show
    34 15 THE Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister, Dr. Ooh Keng Swee. will open the Hongkong, Malaysia and Singapore Photography Salon Exhibition 1977 at Outram Park community centic on Sunday at 11 a.m.
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    HDB spent over $2b since start in 1960
    322 15 T<HE Housing Board spent over $480 million, mostly on housing, during its financial year ending March 31, 1975, to bring its total expenditure since it was set up in 1960 to that date to $2 billion. Its sales of flats for the
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    Pledge on resiting car parts dealers
    165 15 l*f OTORCAR spare parts I*l dealers in the Rochore, Selegle, Serangoon and Jalan Besar areas, whose premises are affected by the government's land acquisition, are assured of alternative sites when they have to move out. The land is required for a $6 million road
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    Crackdown on visitors who overstay
    171 15 IMMIGRATION officers 1 this week went Into action against visitors who overstayed in Singapore. More than a dozen peopk who had overstayed were caught at the immigration checkpoints at Finger Pier, Woodlands and Paya Lebar airport as they were leaving the country. However, not all
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    Bursary day
    38 15 THE MP for Whampoa. Dr. Augustine H. H. Tan. will Five away bursaries and monthly pocket allowances totalling $10,505 to needy students In his constituency at Jalan Tenteram community centre at 8 p m. tod ay.
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    MALAYSIAN GROUP DUE FOR STUDY TOUR
    89 15 AN eight-member delegation from the Malaysian Prime Minister's Department will visit the Education Ministry and the Industrial Training Board today as part of a three-day study tour of Singapore. The team, from the Administrative. Modern Nation and Manpower Planning Unit of the de- partment,
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      40 15 I ®the beauty clinic 1 i official beauty care adviser 1 I Extends A Warm Welcome To f The Delegates of the 3rd Asian Congress of Secretaries 37Grcxjnd floor, Ng Teow Yhee Building, Someiset Fbad, Singapore 9. Opposite Hotel|Phoenix $fc
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  • TIMES CITY DESK;
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      CLOSING PRICES
      1240 16 rPHE last irtnttcted ready *ale at the M. close of business on the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday compared with the previous day's price* together with 19T7/78 high and low, ('Adjusted for script/ rights Issue) SECTION ONE INDUSTRIALS 1 17 ft Last Higk Low omp«in Sak 164 132
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      Unit trusts
      334 16 SINGAPORE UNIT TRUST iMinilm pri.f. for Mar "I The Commerce 180 191 The Saving Fund 102 1 08xd Spore Prog Fund 0 87 0 92 s pore Security Fund 189 I.™ Spore Invest Fund 103 1.09 ASIA I'NIT TRUST (Manaler.' price, for M«r Mai Invest Fund 113 1.84
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      BUSINESS DONE (SINGAPORE)
      1529 16 niD and offer prices officially n 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 "set." Big
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      Government and corporate bonds
      372 16 3/4% 15/6/80 (250.000) (104.00B 104.20S) B O T 8 1/2% 1981 (100.000) (101B 101 '.,8) B O T 7 5/8% 1*84 (100.000) (95SB 96V.S) B O T Floating ISM 100.000) (99%B 99*.S) C Itoh 8 1/8% 1984 (100.000) <95'.B 95SS) LTCBJI982 (100.000) (99 'iB MM) LTCBJ
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      KUALA LUMPUR
      1435 16 tID and offer prices officially lilted and fheu In and reported to the ala Lumpur Stock Exinge yesterday with the nujntitr of shares traded ■taown in bracket* in lot* of ijiOO uniu unless otherwise 9»cl fled. INDUtTRIALS AatM (1 S3B 1 706). 1MM (2 24B 2 US). iinr-
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        38 16 Con* Plant MO +22 PcrU* Plant 185 +8 M Flour 320 6 Sya Rwbu 101 +6 Tronoh Mine* 595 +5 UIC 2SB +5 Fad Cable* 134 +5 Tractor. 364 +4 Hume M 170 4-4 DulTDev 160 +4
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        Fills
        34 16 Sungri ftr.. 498 -12 BerjunUi 725 -10 M Tobacco 590 -5 Suprrmr Corpn 270 -4 Bouatead 225 -4 UAC 242 -3 YOB 277-2 C Sugari 258 -2 Prim* 248 -2 Shell 212 -2
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        Host active stocks
        31 16 Pirak CarbMc 360.000 NanyancPm* 148.000 X 1 Krpon« 135.000 LronlHual 128.000 API 107.000 Tfanu Dry 74.000 Simr Darby 65.000 Cons Plant 53.000 Sin Ch»w 52.000 Haw Par 51.000
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        INDICES
        38 16 Mar 6 Mar 7 B.T. Index 574.36 583 31 Industrials 270.54 270.60 Finance 439 84 439.84 Hotels ***** 179.61 Properties 160.40 160.32 Tins ***** 142.06 S Rubbers 440.36 442.65 0.C.8.C. 237.64 237.42 SES Index 232 20 231.98
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        Hongkong
        383 16 HONGKONG: The market closed mixed after a quiet day of I consolidation In thin two-way trading, dealers said. Hongkong Rank was steady at HKS17.50. -lardine Mathcton fell 10 rents to $12.50 and Wheelock rose five cents to $2.20. The dealers said there were vi ry few features today and
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        Tokyo
        434 16 TOKYO: Share prices closed higher on revived Interest In export orientated electrlcals and vehicles following the slight dollar recovery, dealers said. The Dow Jones average rose 11.37 to closed at 5.209.24 points with a volume of 300 million shares. The New Index closed at 391 68 up 1.56 points.
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        Sydney
        340 16 SYDNEY: Industrials were trendless while minings eased on lower metal prices, dealers said •BHP rose four cents to A1538 while ACI eased one to SI 54 The Bank of NSW dropped 1 0 cents to $5.06 In otherwise slightly firmer banks CSR eased six to $2 66. Bundaberg shed
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        Options
        85 16 STRIKING prices of the stock options officially listed on the Stock Exchange of Singapore, the periods bid and offer prices and business done yesterday, with the number of options traded shown In brackets. Hume FE (March 11.20) (0.27B) (June 11.20) (0.28B) Pan Electric (March II. SS) (0.I7B 0.21S) (June
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        COPPER
        34 16 LONDON: Oopptr prtca oo Monday iprevloui In bracket*) Wlnktr 8POt buy.n 1822 50 (£«»S0). itllin f #23.50 (£630.90): Tbrat Uooih burer. M3690 li«41), sellen iCST UHUt), Marktl tani: Bartly ilody. 9 200 tonnu.
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        TIN
        152 16 OIHE Straits tin price 1 fell another $12 to $1,632 per picul In Penang yesterday on an official offering down 47 tonnes to 208 tonnes. The overnight London market was easier with forward buyers plunging £90 to £6.110 per tonne. LONDON: Tin on the day lost £62 for Cash
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        CLOSING PRICES
        30 16 Rubber: Mar 7. Singapore: Mar 204.75 cts (up 0.50 ct). Malaysia: Apr 208.50 its (up 1.00 ct). Tin: $1,632 (down $12). Official offering: 208 tonnes (down 47 tonnes).
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        GOLD
        59 16 MomJiy Friday Melbourne (1) 161 35 162.10 London 184. 40B 183.30B 184. 80S 143. 70S Zurich 1S4.00B 183.23B 184. 758 184. 008 Paris 191 23 192 99 Hongkong 18S.3OB 184. 80B 183.608 18S.108 Spore (2) 186.10B 184.11B 186.728 186 728 Export prlcea In non-iterltng areai In US dollar per
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        RUBBER
        414 16 OPENING prices in the Singapore rubber market yesterday were marked up slightly, dealers said. Prices later fluctuated narrowly in quiet, thin trading before closing the session slightly easier. Volume was small. The morning session closed very quiet. The afternoon session was a shade steadier on covering demand but trading
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        109 16 nAILY SSR and SMR prices at noon yesterday: *J Mar Apr B.A.S. (Current Mth) (Forward Mthi Buyers Sellen Buyers Sellers SSR 30 (1 ton pallet) 194.00 196.00N 195.00 197.00N SSR 50 (1 Urn pallet) 192.00 194.0CN 193 00 195.00N HJ.ELB. Apr May SMR SCV (1 ton pa;
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        121 16 Cminiii noouei ix CHANCE. tINCAPORE NOOM CLOtiNC prices rm PICUL YEITIROAY. Ch<m Bulk WO Mllm. old drum thi irlltn. new drum *M MUin. C*«ra: MUcd (Iook) UK/Coat. $s« burtn. Pa*W>r Muntok AST A whilf r.o.b. 100* NLW HIS Milan, ■•rmwak white f.o.b. M* NLW WBi ••Hera, mint ipKlal
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      440 16 RUBBER share Consolidated Plantations featured bullishly in a generally steady and moderately active Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday. The counter moved strongly up to a new high of $5.00 for a solid gain of 22 cents. Volume in the counter, however, was light with 53.000
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      389 16 FAIR support amidst a generally selective market made for a quiet but steadier close at the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange yesterday. Trading was evenly spread throughout the day with margins generally narrow. However, speculative interest was focused on a handful of Industrial lower -liners resulting In some gains.
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      166 16 THE US dollar opened at $2.3020/30 In the Singapore lorex exchange yesterday and was bade up to the $2 3060/70 level on some commercial demand. The currency was well supported throughout the day and closed firm at $2.3065/70. Interbank forward rates at 3.00 p.m. 1-Month 2.3023/2.3043 2-Months
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      143 16 Interbank rates at 3 00 p.m. Currencies Nominal rates Smithsonian Percentage quoted yesterday (cross) parity chance US dollar ***** 2.3065 2 8196 -18 23 Sterling pound 4.4641 4.4693 7 3469 —39 23 Hongkong dollar 50 04 50.10 50.51 0.93 Milan dollar 97.97 98.07 100 00 2.03 Aust schilling
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      204 16 A SIAN currency deposit Interbank rates as at close on Mar 7. L'S Dollar* (Spot) Oiler Bid 7 days 7 6 7/8 1 mth 7 1/8 7 2 mths 7 1/4 7 1/8 3 mths 7 9/16 7 7/16 6 mths 7 3, 4 7 5 8
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      39 16 Closing Interbank rate* on Singapore dollars on Mar 7. Offer Bid Overnight 3 1/2 3 14 1 mth 5 4 7 8 2 mths 5 1/16 4 15 16 3 mths 5 1/8 S Source: AtUer Pesne.
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      50 16 RANCE of utm offered by discount hotuca on March T. OvrrnlKht 2 to 3>/«%. Call depwit 3>,;n. Clou* ■uy tall 3-Month Treaiury bll 3 1/4 3 l/« 3- Month Bank billi 4 15/16 13 3-Montn CD 5 1/8 5 6-Month CO 5 7/11 S 5/18 liu'm: Hatlwial Oitount C.
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      589 17 REFLECTING the rising demand for consumer goods, C.K. Tang has unveiled another set of record results for the year Just past. Pre-tax profit for the 12 months to Dec 31, 1977 rose an impressive 36 3 per cent to cross the $3 million mark
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      160 17 THE Malaysian Capital Issues Committee has approve* New Straits Times Malaysia )'s proposed scrip and rights issue. The one-for-three scrip Issue and the one-for-three rights Issue at MJ1.50 per share payable in full on acceptance for the rights issue per share are both based on
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        162 17 ■VTEW YORK. Mon— Stock x price* finished broadly lower In sluggish trading despite President Carters decision to order striking coal miners back to work under Taft— Hartley legislation. The Dow Jones industrial average fell by about five points to 743.73. Volume approximated 17 million shares, with losers ahead
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        105 17 ZURICH, Hon.— The mar- ket closed widely lower In fairly active trading with Bearer stocks and Participation certificates hardest hit by the continuing effects of the ban on foreign purchases of 8wU» securities. dealers said. The Credit Sulase Index waa J48 1 down 6.1 points Ctattaf priea* In 8wt.
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        119 17 A MSTERDAM. Won —Prices vailed widely, dealers said. The main movement was la tinner banks, where Amro and NUB gained one guilder and Amro two gulld«n. Cloeint pncee m Dutch tuiMen with Urn dlStrenct on the pnvloui hhUi prtce* »P»o» P »o +'.*> Kan. llimiN 25.20 10 PWtpa 34.60
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        237 17 FINANCIAL TIMES INDUSTRIALS Monday 442.8 Fllday 438.2 Week Ago 441.8 DOW JONES AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Monday 742.72 Friday 747.31 Week Ago 748.35 LONDON DOLLAR PREMIUM Monday 83% to 84 Vi Friday 83\ to 84* H.K. HANG SENG Tuesday 421.80 Monday 430.M Week Ago 413.01 SYDNEY INDUSTRIALS Tuesday M9.s» M^?»y 388.70
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      73 16 Minimum lending rates THE AVERAGE prime rate of bank* in Singapore itandi around 7 per cent, with the range running between 6*. per cent and 7'< per cent. Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation ii at the lower end of the range while a number of banks, including Citibank and Development Bank of
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      919 17 ■^BLa^k^aaaULaaaa^^ a^^aaal HI TDI ■/> I T/^TI/^W Ira PUBLIC AUCIIUIN A LARGE QUANTITY OF EXCEPTIONAL PERSIAN I COMPRISING THE ENTIRE LIQUIDATION STOCK OF A VERY LARGE FAR EAST ORIENTAL RUG COMPANY jgl immediately sold as single total clearance consignment. Km ran T[iis is the most exciting carpet liquidation ever in
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      661 17 CAREERS AT SEA MARINE TRAINING (PILOTAGE) SCHEME The Port of Singopore Authority invites young men below 24 year* of oge to apply for training under the MARINE TRAINING (PILOTAGE) SCHEME if they meet with the following minimum requirements Possess a GCE with Ordinary level passes ot one sitting in English
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      504 17 CHALLENGING CAREERS WITH THE SINGAPORE AIRPORT BUS SERVICE LIMITED The SABS will operate a fleet of airconditioned coaches plying between Paya Lebar Airport and several leading hotels in the Orchard Road area This service will commence operation wef I July 78. We are looking for suitably qualified persons for the
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      1916 18 Applicotions ore invited from Sinaapor* citit«n« for the following appointments which are in the consolidated solory range of $290 to $825 or $875 per month (A) Technician (Mai*) In civil engineering, electrical engineering or alrcondHlonlng (B) Aeatetant Narcotic* Officer (Male) (C) Aaetetant Public Health Inapector (Male) (D) Land Inapector (Mala)
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      81 18 igSl FAR EAST ll^tf ORGANISATION INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR THE POST Of:BUILDING MAINTENANCE MANAGER Applicants should be qualified and possess at least five (5) years experience in the maintenance of multistorey shopping centres. Those conversant with maintenance rental collection and services may apply. Excellent remuneration for the right candidate. Please apply
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      OBITUARY
      176 18 Canon Huang Yang Ying (aged 82), formerly Principal of Trinity College Middle II I School, Foochow, Inspector of Chinese Schools, II I Malacca and Negri Sembilon, and first Principal of II H Anglican High School, Singapore, was called home H H to the Lord on 7th March, 1978 H
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      140 Acknowledgements
      106 23 wishes to express their heart-felt gratitude to friends and relatives for their kind messages of rondolenre. wreaths and rontrlbuttons and doctors and sUff of ward 21 and CCU of SOH for their rare Cortaga will i«a«* Tampla Strvat n 2 p.m. today Donald Low Kang Hong and lamiiy
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      148 23 aged 58 passed away peacefully on 6.3.78 leaving behind beloved wife Nelly Goh. 4 sons Philip. Steven. Basil Simon. S daughters. Evelyn. Regtna. Madeline. Tereslta. Christine. 4 sons-in-law. Paul Leong. Alfred Loh. Jit Hln. Jit Kee. daughter-in-law Magdalene Leow. 3 grandsons. 2 grand-daughters, brothers Seng Chuan. (decreased). Thlan
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      48 23 aged 85 passed away peacefully on Llm Jo Ton 8 (SIA'- 3 d'aughlers daUghter-ln-law. sons-ln-law. grand children, grand son- cnildren to ™ourn ne; loss Corlaga I...ing 106. N.m..u <nu«. S/3/78 »t 11.00 a.m. tor Kon S •*«"9 No wraatha and acroUaplaaaa^^^^^^^^^^^ "3^? MOM. TAN Al NEO
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      144 In Memoriam
      73 23 Eighteen years have passed since you left us with thoughts of your love end understanding bringing silent tears to your loved ones In our dreams we see the light of your face that will never be forgotten by your beloved wife and children. A Requiem Mass will
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      681 19 CLASSIFIED ADS AT TOUR SERVICE /^N*_ Telephone Service:- Üb.^JmL Weekdays —VLt&| S3O a m 500 p m Wsar -.-■bP Saturdays #ra t.30 am. 3.00 p.m Public Holidays CA.T.S. 9.00 am. 100 pm. |aM-**T7[ Counter Service Regular office hours Antafooe Service After office hours RATES Per word 60 cts (Mln. $9.00)
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      598 19 SPECIAL OFFER) 1) WET/ Dry Vacuum cleaners. 2) Scrubbing/ Polishing and carpet shampooing machine 3) Scrubbing/ Polishing Brushes 4) Floor pads. Interested parties kindly call: Miss Tham Tel: *****69 GOING CHEAP II NEW photostat and laminating machines, original $450. selling $200. aluminium/ stainless steel ladders, refrigerators Enquiries: *****6 SMALL FAMILY
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      625 19 I FOR SALE A SHOPPING GUIDE H P*'R BEAUTIFUL TOP quality Irnpoiied adult black toy poodles International Champion lines Suitable breeding, showing and pet SKC registered Please phone *****7 MALE DOBERMANN PUPPIES 7 weeks German Australian Champion bloodline Sire Imported *****2. spm SKC confirmed GERMAN SHEPHERD. (LONG coals) 2 months.
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      618 19 MALE DOBERMANN. 1 year old for sale SKC registered View 2. Faber Park. S T fon 5 Tel *****6 (Office)/ *****9 (residence) Mr Lye HEALTHY LOVELY PEDIGREED Alsatian pups, female. 6 1/2 weeks Dewormed Oolng cheap Only 2 left 34. Jalan Kelulut. 1 TAME FEMALE (Spayed) Alsatian 15 months old
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      741 19 II EMPLOYMENT A was mabWahad end a.pending local Shipyard In Jurong urgently rtsjiilrea RECEPTIONIST CUM TELEPHONE OPERATOR Age below 28 years REOUIREMENTS:- O.C.E. 'O' level Certificate, preference will be given to those who have attended a Receptionist Course. Minimum 1 year relevant experience and ability to 'handle both PABX and
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      730 19 SHIPPING CLERK WANTED. Knowledge of shipping documentation required AppllcanU should possess a class 3 driving licence but not essential. Apply with recent photo and national Technology Pte Ltd.. S4/748 Boon Keng Road. Blk. 4. Spore 12 A well-estabilehed and International Marina Engineering and Conalructlon Company Invitee appUcetlone lar the paaWon
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      628 19 II EMPLOYMENT y©SK3V «<re)as<3>v vOWsV IMMEDIATE EMPLOYMENT 1 OPPORTUNITIES g An International company Is A looking for a few Male/ Fe- 9 male Sales Promoters. ft AppllcanU should Jal Speak fluent English plus W one other dialect Z Ab) Have a pleasant per- V V sonal I ty g c)
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      857 19 AN ESTABLISHED EUROPEAN Company requires Male/ Female Sales Personnel to sell our domestic appliances We pay transport allowances and high commissions to the successful appllcanu Product training and field guidance will be provided Only those who are not afraid of hard work and Irregular hours need apply Please call personally
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      637 19 It EMPLOYMENT j PART-TIME SALES REPRESENTATIVES wanted for Japanese cigarette lighters and machinery producU on commission basis Interested parties please call at Blk 1. 970. Toa Payoh North. JTC Factory on 8 3.78 and 10.3.78 after 2 00pm SALES REPRESENTATIVES REOUIRED. Oood Income and prospects Call personally at Room 141,
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      640 19 METAL BOX SINGAPORE LTD fe Inviting appitcatlona tar BW "otto wing po#t«v1) LITHOGRAPHIC APPRENTICES ftequtrememe/ OuetMcaOami Completed National Service Singapore citizens Possess Trade Certificate from School of Printing or equivalent School Certificate/ OCE O Level or equivalent Successful applicant* wM a* raqulrad *c undergo IraMaa period of 4 rear*. Upon
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      652 20 II EMPLOYMENT use ELECTRONIC TECHNICIAN Female CM E O Level MH credits in Mathematics and Basic electronics of Trsle Certificate In /oplled Electronics Ptooos wrtle ci lot T%sj Ppraonnal Dapartrr enl Sound Eloctrontci (Pto) Ltd 1»t Floor, Tack Chiang Industrial Building 118 0, Pays Later Road Singapore 14 PHILIPS rsajulroi
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      714 20 An Eipandtog Monutactiirtng Com Invites applications for the post of ASSISTANT PRODUCTION SUPERVISORS Possess IOCE 'O or A Level (Science Stream) Completed full-time National Service Prepared to work on 3 routing shifts Mm Supervise and motivate iMin of factory workers lr meeting productlor schedules and goals. intereeted eppHctrts pteaee appf)
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      1261 20 'I EMPLOYMENT I [|[MnnricfcE?||r »'"■■>■'■ <Pr»v«»a) UnUM I require* FEMALE PRODUCTION H OPERATOR* WeOmjr High starting salary ofH M 10 Per day Attractive productivity Incentive scheme whilr^B under probation IB Confirmation rate SIBOM Per month Salary scale $180 $340 00 Afternoon shift (1 00 Per^H day Night shift SI SO
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      749 20 II EMPLOYMENT s~ puobJnna hrn requires MALE FACTORY HELPERS Requirements Applicants must (a)'have completed secondary education (b) be above 16 years of age (c) be physically fit and be prepared to do shift work Please call personally during office hours for Interviews at: 390 Kirn Sang Read. Singapore 9. OG
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      799 20 LEADING RETAILING COMPANY requires Singapore citizens for the posts of Oeneral Female Clerks OCE 'O' level, experience in administration: Salesmen completed VS. with exi>erlence In sales. Interested apply with non-returnable photograph to Maxwell Road P O Box 3951 Mark Post applied for on envelope ESTABLISHED COMPANY RE- QUIRES experienced. Male
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      1569 20 II EMPLOYMENT I Immediate Vacancies For INTERIOR DESIGNERS With talent for creating professional designs from own original Ideas and Impressive presentation FURNITURE (ALES REPRE- SENTATIVES > Who have profitable contacts. experience in quoting from draw- > ings, co-ordinating Interior works and own transport. STENOGRAPHER: 100 wpm. good English I ACCOUNTS
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      1585 20 II EMPLOYMENT MALE LABOURERS AND PEON/ CLEANER wanted urgently Apply personally to: Mr. Low/ Mm Ho DIETHELM SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.. Shop 26. Th« Orchard. 290 Orchard Road. Singapore t. Tat: MMI WANTED LABOURERS. PLEASE apply personally at 5228. Ist Floor, won Hup Complex. Beach Road. Tel: *****67 HVMOLO PTE LTD
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      886 21 111 VEHICLES BOATS SINGAPORE USED CAR (PTE) LTD tt. BIIOiM Plaza Spore Tel: WJSII SUM* I*4. ABMrt Slreet t pore Tel: 13M74 J***** I*7* Flat 1248 (AirCond) Maxda 808 S/wagon Toyota Corolla 1200 (AlrCond Toyota Corolla 1200 AlrCond) Toyota Corolla 1200 AlrCond) 1*74 Toyota Cellca 1600 AirCo nd 1 Mercedes
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      882 21 KIM HOCK CHVE TRAOINO CO. 137. BALESTIER ROAO. SINGAPORE 12 TEL: S3S2SS/ SM2M OPPOSITE PRESIDENT THEATRE IS7S Daihatsu SVI7L lorry. ?aM oyota Toyo-ace lorry, petrol Datsun pick-up "I*7s Daihatsu DV26 lorry, dlesel Datsun Dick -up Mazda E2700 truck, dlesel 1*74 Chrysler ISO. alrcond Mazda 808 statlonwagon Datsun 140J saloon Nissan,
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      1573 21 111 VEHICLES ft BOATS OUAN HENO TRADING (PTE) LTD. RELIABLE CAR of any make/ so Albert Street capacity for personal use Ring Singapore 7 *****95 Principals only, thanks Tel: 300So7»1*70/*****2 FLIGHT STEWARD REOUIRES a good used car Preferably Escort. On7cCn }S£fiSWi <* N d lerS We'^aWprtc for scrap cars a"n'y
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      808 21 IV ACCOMMODATION I PROPERTIES BRADDELL RISE ESTATE Dletrtct 20 Single-storey detached bungalow with 3 bedrooms, dining/ sitting room, separate servant's quarters and garage Spacious fenced -in compound Rental $850/- Furnished PRINCIPALS ONLY TELEPHONE •***** •I*27* 9172*3 or call at the Letting* Section Ministry of Finance Revenue Division 3rd Floor, Room
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      795 21 LUXURIOUS APARTMENTS in central location with private awlmming pool and centre! eircondmonmg (Optional) Dlst 9 Chatsworth Court $3600 Dlst 9 Calrnhlll Plaza $3000 Dlst 10 Emerald Court $2900 Dlst. 11 Dalvey Court $2500 Dlst 9 Calrnhlll Apt $1800 Dlst 7 Golden Mile $2400 Dlst 10 Pandan Valley $2200 Dist 9
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      693 21 IV ACCOMMODATION A PROPERTIES Foreign shipping siecutrve SUITABLE ACCOMMODATIONS PREFERABLY IN DISTS. 9. 10. 11 OR 11. Will consider bungalows, semidetached houses or apartments. h». mshed/ unfurnished tor aipat nan Oood lease term assured Rental negotiable depending on the properties Call: *****3 wrrh details DIRECTOR/SENIOR EXECUTIVE of large international bank
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      625 21 TONG LEE BUILDING Flatted Factory 35, Kallang Pudding Rd near Al|uniedßd (13) 'y FROM 850 sq.ft upwards 80% Loan IMMEDIATE OCCUPANCY TONG lEE CO. Pif LTD 27 YIOCHUKANGRD, 5/4 m s SINGAPORE 19 TEL: *****1/ *****0 *****4 MACPHERSON SINGLE-STOREY FACTORY space for rent. Suitable for light Industry purpose. Height clearance
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      470 21 IV ACCOMMODATION A PROPERTIES RENT/ SALE: ONE office unit lit Kalong Shmpine; Centre. 750 sq ft. Available Immediately. Tel: *****3 WHY HUNT FOR office space when you can have prestigious address, answering, mailing $45 00 montly. telex $5 00 Singapore *****88 Supervisor SHENTON HOUSE FURNISHED office space 780 sq ft
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      663 21 1 HILL-TOP RESIDENCE* »UPTOOATE FACILITIES CONVENIENCES FREE HOLD LAND f> PROMPT HANDING OVER OF MOUSES ON COMPLETION 4 EASY INSTALMENTS AVAILABLE Unique 3-din«ensionai architectural masterpiece Exclusive split level design Special aluminium Irame for windows and doors with light tinted glass and modern fittings r«fi«OiO c»«0 >«fl ««o« f*cu«e«Ai.cfSoNCCM»ic'iow •NO -«NOiNO
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      1454 22 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES ■I Wwt- completed tumrtous sem>aetMhed li«iasUl«s et Uffcong Setu tor sate. 5 bedrooms, split-level living/ dining Marble, parquet, terrazzo. and mosaic floor finish Covered carporch and ample Firden area reehold title Immediate occupation $165,000 negotiable TItiSTOM THOMSON GREEN DOUBLESTOREY 4-bedroom semidetached servant's, split-level living dining large kitchen,
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      704 22 IV ACCOMMODATION I PROPERTIES 011^ If. TANJONG KATONG Road Oround Floor 2000 sq ft Rent $1 .700/- Ist Floor 1.400 sq ft 3 bedrooms Rent $450'- Sin Hua Hln Housing Agency *****28 SHOPS TO LET at Tanglin Shopping Centre Area 350 and 1125 sq ft Reasonable rates Good location Tel
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      731 22 FAR EAST SHOPPING Centre dlst 9 3rd floor. 278 sq ft $550 psf Regional *****31' *****54 BASEMENT SHOP AT Peoples Park Centre for Immediate sale 454 sq ft $158,900 Tel 258)808 SERANOOON ROAD I.*oo sq ft $800 Macpherson shop $1,300 Principals tel: *****52/ *****11 LUCKY PLAZA SHOP M-82 Area 310
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      552 22 V SERVICES A BUSINESS LIFT REQUIRED FROM Lagoon View to reach Braddell Road by <n a m Ring Mrs Chow *****31 during office hours WEDDING GOWNS PERSONALLY designed and cut for you by Anne. Diploma Paris Academy School of Fashion. London at her Anne Boutique 24. Greenwood Avenue. Singapore 1
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      492 22 OENTLEMEN VISIT MAGGIE S Imperial Barber Shop (Oberol Imperial Hotel). Sauna room and body massage, hair styling, cutting, colouring, manicure pedicure, waxing. Telephone .17IWS ex. 122 and 1 18 BALI HEALTH CENTM. Feel like a refreshing <auna-bath or Invlgoniting massage by charming and experience flrls. Visit us at Ist floor
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      553 22 VI EDUCATION A TRAINING NEW SOCIAL DANCING CLAMS including Roc* tv Roll Hustle L A Walk and Maj Commencing today 7.00 p.m. (3 months course) Contact Steven end Vivien Kok Coiilck's Rhythm Dancing Club (aircondltionerti t»5-8 New Bridge Road Tel: 434*02 (after 1 00 p.m Private lessons by appointment lyENROL
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      586 22 GIRLS! Jobs are becoming harder to get you need better qualifications now HC» Private Secreur.il Dip lomd is the region's leading qualification tor a Private Secretary. Our next full time 1? months course leading to the Private Secretarial Diploma starts TODAY Take the first step towards a highly pud career
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      508 22 VI EDUCATION A TRAINING k Mngua School of Languages LANGUAGE COURSES COMMENCING SOON NO CLASS HAS MORE THAN 12 STUDENTS ENGLISH day classes 10-week courses Elementary 1 Daily Mon-Fri from 13 Mai 10.40 12 45 Intermediate Conversation Tues Thurs irom 14 Mar 12.50 2.55 All levels Elementary, Intermediate, Advanced Daily
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      769 22 PEOPLE? PARK COMMERCIAL SCHOOL A Standard ti Spacious School BOOK-KEEPING (Beginners) 1) Thursday 7 30-9 30p m commencing tomorrow 2) Friday 6 00-7 30p. m commencing 17/3/78 BOOK-KEEPING (Inter) I Revision LCCI 78) Monday 7 30-9. 30 p.m. commencing 13/3/78 SHORTHAND (Beginners) 1) Wednesday 7 30-9. 30pm commencing to-day 2)
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      45 23 In avaf loving mamory of MR. K. NADARAJAH Bom 21at June 1921 caiiad to Rast: Bth March 1976. "Though you hava laft u», your mamory ahall nmtvr parish; Your loving car*, your tandar tmiia thall »tm iingar on" Balovad wifa and lovad onaa.
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      34 23 Born: 31.&1M1 *****1 Th« family of ma itta Mr. A. V. Sankar lyar mar* aH friandt and raJatlvaa for their aatittanca. wraathi ■nd managat of conOofncm during m«r r«c#nt b<r<a>#rrtaot A.V. SANKAR IYER
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      1309 23 I VI EDUCATION 4 TKAININ6 bb»»b»bbbbbbbbbbb»b»mb»b»bb»»b» Ouarantood TuWon by trained de■VBMBJBBaBMBJMBI ■rtiratert Teachers for all sub- Meets levels Tel *****6 *****64/ MMb^MßMbWßßsb^b^Bsblß»b» *****8 *****0 BBBBB^BBBBBBBBMBBBBaaBBBBBBBIBBBB Mom# TuHHMI by experience 01MPOWT WfMTWM COtMMN- lingual Teachers tor all levels CNM: 21/3/7* Tueoday L m- Tel *****2 *****9' »***** dajra. 700 p m
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      1038 23 VII TRAVEL RESTAURANTS I H AN EXCTTINO sTBW DStCAH HOLIDAY INCLUSIVE OF .^aW AIR FAHE. MEALS AND Jf^Lr SIGHTSEEING p^F^ DEPARTURES DAILY Contact EXXOE INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD. SUITE 329. 3RD FLOOR. ICB BUILDING SMENTON WAY TRAFALGAR'S EUROPE 78 PROGRAMMES ARRIVED P GERMAN ASIAN TRAVELS 1303/4, STRAITS TRADING V BLDG bk
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      105 23 I VIII ANNOUNCEMENTS PERSONAL I HELLO PENPAL. Bill Forrest From Chesapeake Virginia USA Just Arrived Slaying at Hotel Supreme Misplaced your Address Please Call or Leave Message ASIA MARRIAGE-AID Bureau helps you find suitable Dartner Suite 12-A Kheng Chlu Building. 47 Beach Road. ***** Established 1961 CONFIDENTIALLY INTRODUCES friend Partner
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      369 23 S.M.B. (ESTABLISHED 1t«7) confidentially Introduces Mend/ lifetime partner within a week's time Tel *****7, *****9 Room 211. 2nd floor. Colombo Court. DIRECT CONFIDENTIAL LIFE Partner Introduction Service Write Crawford P.O Box 618. Singapore 7 Tel *****79 HEAR PASTOR RICHABD Wurmbrand Founder Oeneral Director of "Jesus to the Communist World. Incorporation",
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      373 23 IN THE HIGH COURT IN MALAYA AT KUALA LUMPUR IN BANKRUPTCY NO. 322 OF 1*77 Re Jauhan bin Dan Ex-parte Hagemeyer Trading Co (Ml Sdn Bhd Judgment-Creditors NOTICE TO Jauhan bin Dan No 1-27 Jalan Enggang Ampang (Jlu Klang. KUALA LUMPUR TAKE NOTICE that Creditors Petition has been presented against
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      133 24 NEW YORK, Tues World heavyweight boxing champion Leon Spinks has a rib cartilage Injury and doctors have advised him rot to resume training for eight weeks, promoter Bob Arum said yesterday. "I only found out about it (the injury) last Friday." Arum said. "I
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      98 24 ONDON, Tues. Sir Alf Ramsey, manager ■L^ of England's World Cup winning soccer team in 1966. resigned yesterday as consultant manager of English First Division side Birmingham City. Birmingham said in a statement that Sir Alf had Indicated he wanted to terminate his consultancy agreement which he
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      Lock icon Holders Celtic crash
      264 24 LONDON, Tues. Glasgow Celtic, holders of the Scottish Football Association Cup, were shot out of the competition by Kilmarnock last night. A second-half goal by McDicken gave Kilmarnock a 1-0 victory in the fourth-round replay and a quarter-final tie on Saturday against Rangers, whom Celtic beat 1-0
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      Lock icon BRIEFS Player shot dead in soccer match
      417 24 Player shot dead in soccer match JOHANNESBURG. Tues. A black goalkeeper was shot dead In a week-end soccer match in Soweto township. Police said 25-year-old Mzlwakhe Sithole was shot in the back during the match last Saturday in Diepkioof. An eyewitness said two men ran ofl after the shooting. Police
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      Yesterday's pix Loh plans new dojo
      62 24 LOH KONO WENG. the 1975 Singapore karate champion, plans to set up a dojo in the Republic to help upgrade the standard of the sport, reports PETER SIOW. But the dojo will be formed only after his return from japan in May. He leaves
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      Adventurer returns
      304 24  -  PETER SIOW By The trappings are new, but the face is still the same WHEN Yoshima Ishikawa first came to Singapore eight years ago, he was a maverick, eking out a living through his granite-like fists. Boredom and a yearn for adventure had driven the 25-year-old fifth dan
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      Stylish work-out by Bahagia IV
      280 24  -  BLUE PETER By OAHAGIA IV has trained on splendidly since his debut in Kuala Lumpur last month. The three-year-old by Bold and Free showed great Dromise to finish second to Batu Sinai after dictating the Dace for most of the way. Bahagia did a stylish
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      35 qualify for Rolex Masters
      307 24  -  ERNEST FRIDA By A TOTAL of 25 professionals and 10 amateurs have qualified for the $10,000 Rolex Masters the final leg of the Singapore Golf Association circuit at the Bukit Course starting tomorrow. The professionals, with their aggregate points after seven tournaments: Teo Chin Seng
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      NETBALL TOUR
      102 24 rffi Singapore women's netball team will tour Australia from May 25 to June 13 in preparation for the World championships In Trinidad and Tobago next year. The SWNA will also send six members for a coaching seminar In Adelaide on June 10. During the three-week trip the Singapore
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      Nee Soon topple Geylang East
      149 24 NEE SOON broke Geylang East's dominance in the inter-constl-tuency table tennis championship. winning 3-1 In the final at the Gay World Stadium. But Geylang East, champions for the past three years, did not bow out easily. They stretched Nee Soon to three sets In two
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      Rejab is president
      39 24 Rejab Ismail has been elected president of the East Coast Marinas sports club. Other officials are Yusoff Ismail (vice-presi-dent). Zainal Abideen (secretary) and SC. Raja (treasurer.. Committee: Sunny Teng, Rahmat Ismail, Kamaruddln Noordln and S. Bukat
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      More FAS help for the clubs
      497 25  -  JOE DORAI By RATIONAL Football League clubs will get an increase In aid from the Football Association of Singapore this season. This year's League will t>egin on Apr. 3. This was the good news the Football Association of Singapore chairman, N. Ganesan, announcfed at
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      Security: FAM give Perak a warning
      353 25  -  WILFRED YEO By THE Football Association of Perak have been severely warned by the Football Association of Malaysia to tighten up security at Stadium Perak scene of crowd disorder during a Malaysia Cup match with Penang on Feb. 26 or face possible disciplinary action
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      Easy win for HK Bank
      153 25  -  PATRICK BASTIANS By DEFENDING champions Hongkong Bank beat Plessey 4-1 In their In-ter-Buslness Houses badminton tournament at the Singapore Badminton Hall last night. The anticipated cla>h between Ex International Wong Tew Gee and Hongkong Bank's ace singles player, Thomas Wong, did not materialise as Thomas
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      New Town take a thrashing
      162 25 ST. Margarets School beat New Town 5-0 in the National Schools secondary girls badminton championship at New Town yesterday, reports 'PATRICK BASTIANS. Results: Secondary Boys: Telok Kurau 4 MacPher&on 1, ACS 6 Serangoon Garden 0. Anglican High 4 East Payoh 1. Bt. Merah wo. Chung
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      Wrestling meeting
      36 25 THE Singapore Amateur Wrestling Association will hold an extraordinary genelal meeting at the Conference Room. Ministry of Environment (Annexe Building). Princes* House on ('•ttlurday (230' Anyone interested in amateur wrestling is welcome to attend.
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      EUROPE ACCUSED OF MANIPULATING TO CONTROL BOXING
      369 25  -  DHARSHAN SINGH By JOHN CASTLE, vice-president of the International Amateur Boxing Federation (AIBA), yesterday accused European bloc countries of employIng questionable tactics to retain their stranglehold on the world body. At a meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico, attended mostly by the bloc
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      CHRIS KILBY IN TEAM AGAINST NEGRI
      225 25  -  ERNEST FRIDA By fHRIS Kilby, 22, the former Kent amateur league allrounder, is trie only new "cap" in the Singapore team to meet Negri Sembilan in the opening Malayan Cricket Association League South Zone match at Thomson Road on Saturday and Sunday. Selection Chris
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      Yeo, Khoo share honours
      288 25  -  ALBERT JOHNSON By \TEO Tseng Tsal and Khoo Teng Cheong shared the honours when they smashed meet records on the second day of the Singapore Amateur Swimming Association's Junior championships at Toa Payoh yesterday. Tseng Tsal clocked a splendid time of 2 mln. 20 3 sec.
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      Rollei out
      54 25 SIA-SATS beat Rollei 4-0 In a Business Houses Football League senior knockout match at the Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. Scorers were Ramll Sudi (53rd. 57th), JafTar Yusof (34th) and Bernard Harrison (76th). Bus Services beat Mitsubishi 5-2 on penalty kicks in a junior knockout match at Farrer Park.
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      I did not write off Hashim says Seng Quee Sportsletter
      227 25 I did not write off Hashim says Seng Quee THE sportsletter that appeared in the Straits Times of March 4 from R Chandran must not be left unanswered. Otherwise, I would not be doing justice to myself as one who has taught thousands of soccer piayers in my lifetime. I
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      169 25 Siregar, Soegiono and Kadir, of Indonesia, for instance, despite a ruling by the All-Indonesia Football Federation that all players selected must not be less than sft. 6in. unless they are really good. In Singapore, players such as Leong Kok Farm. Surla Murthy, Zalnal Abidin. Ho Ah Yik. V. Khanisen.
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      Are not coaches like driving instructors? PS on sport
      668 25 rvANIEL LIM has L never failed to live up to his reputation as a controversial personality on the tennis court or off it. This time, he has ral.ied to the cause of to quote my article last week, on which he
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      DAIRY
      52 25 ATHLETICS National schools cross-country final (Macßltche Reservoir 230 p.m.). SOCCER SBHFL knockout: Oberoi Hotel v Hotel Equatorial (Jalan Besar). Junior: Jurong Shipyard v Singapore Tobacco (Toa Pnyoh Stadium), McDermott Cockpit Hotel (Tanglin 1); SOSFL knock-out; junior; Singapore Nurses Association v Vigilante Corps "A" (P»rrer Park) all matches at 5.15
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    114 26 JAKARTA, Tues. Indonesian Mines Minister Mohammad Sadli has Instructed the state-run oil company, Pertamina, to sell immediately as much as possible of Its surplus crude and residues. Prof. Sadll said last night this step was necessary because of a current slump on the world oil
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    Lock icon Dewi on plan by Suharto
    65 26 TOKYO. Tues. The Japanese third wife of former Indonesian President Sukarno said yesterday the Indonesian Government is trying to capitalise on the Image of her late husband. "President Suharto is planning to prop up his faltering regime by building a monument to my husband and
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    44 26 ABU DHABI, Tues. China and other friendly countries are providing Sudan with military equipment and spare parts for Its Russianmade weapons, since the Soviet Union stopped supply- Ing them. Sudanese Defence Minister Bashir Mohammed All v.as quoted as saying here today. Reuter.
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    67 26 ENTERTAINER Gene Kelly poses with some of the leading ladies of his career for the taping of "Gene Kelly An American in Pasadena", to be seen on United States television on March 13. From left Kathryn Grayson, Gloria de Haven, Betty Garrett, Kelly. Janet Leigh, Lucille Ball
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    Lock icon Malik to govt: Apologise to visiting MPs
    191 26 JAKARTA, Tuesday MR. ADAM Malik. Speaker of Indonesia's Parliament, has called on the government to apologise over an incident in which a visiting Japanese parliamentary delegation was stopped by security troops. The Japanese mission, in Jakarta at the invitation of Mr. Malik, was
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    Lock icon $14m cocaine found
    56 26 MIAMI (Florida), Tues. Airport Customs men here have discovered 10 kg of cocaine worth about USW million <Ssl3 8 million) In an abandoned suitcase. It was announced today. Customs men waited around the airport's baggage arrival ramp and their presence undoubtedly deterred the drug smuggler from claiming
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    Lock icon Villagers return
    63 26 BANGKOK, Tues. Thai military sources today confirmed that about 100 of the 200 Thai villagers abducted Into Cambodian territory las; Sunday had escaped back Into Thailand's ea'terr. border province of Chantaburl. Two villagers who escaped the raiders, initially described by the Thai Rath dally as Cambodian troops, wrre
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    36 26 OIATM •OH PING TIW, K«d 71 Of L*nt Vtaug ladiutrial Work* pawed twtr peacefully 6/3/7 S. Contt* Imvh 228 Lorom 14 CKylanf os Fn<Uy 10/3/78 at 1.10 p.m. for Brunt Hill Cremator i im.
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    159 26 i ANBKRRA. Tues. A leading mining company chairman, Mr. Lang Hancock, today characterised the government as "stagnant," and claimed that consequently re-source-rich Australia trailed behind Singapore in its growth rate. Addressing the International Press Institute. Mr. Hancock accused the government of Malcolm Fra s c
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    Lock icon Police break up fight
    60 26 ROME. Tues. Poiice fired tear-gas inside a university building here today to break up fights between rival leftist students, witnesses said. Trouble broke out when 800 extreme leftist- high school students, some armed with Iron bars, stormed a lecture hall In the economics faculty, where communist
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    32 26 BANOKOK, Tuss. The Thai Government today announced a ban on the Import of pinball machines and spare parts following criticIsm In the press that pinball halls encouraged juvenile delinquency. Reuter.
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    722 26 LONDON. Tues. Prices closed narrowly mixed today and trading was light, reflecting continuing concern over Britain's economic prospects, dealers said. At 3 pm the Financial Times Index was down 1 3 at 441 5. Government bonds were quiet ahead of the monthly banking statistics, due after the official
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    455 26 TEHERAN. Tuesday HIGH official in the Shah's Government said yesterday that Iran would go to the defence of Somalia if the Ethiopians and Cubans were so unwise as to push across its borders. Shah Muhammad Reza Pahlavi is understood to be deeply worried about
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    77 26 GENEVA, Tues. Peru yesterday called on a meeting here of more than 100 rich and poor countries to adopt guidelines fox negotiation* on a case by caae bads for rescheduling debts of Third World stated. Peruvian Foreign Minister Josef De La Puente made the demand
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