The Straits Times, 29 March 1978

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    15 1 The Straits Times I Estd. 1845 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1978 25 CENTS M.C.(P) No. 214/1/78
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    Lock icon WEST BANK PULLOUT?
    549 1 Israel may soften stand TEL AVIV, Tuesday a-PUTY PREMIER Yigael Yadin has hinted that Israel may be ready to soften its stance in Middle East peace negotiations and consider some form of withdrawal from the West Bank of the River Jordan. Mr. Yadin told members of his
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    Stork beats taxi driver in race to hospital
    240 1  - Stork beats taxi driver in race to hospital N.G. KUTTY By AN expectant mother lost out to the stork in a race against time yesterday to get to Jurong Hospital to deliver her baby. The baby a boy came bawling out Into this world while his mother was in the
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    11 1 Taxi driver Lee Cheng Hock with Mrs. Kong and her baby
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    Sultan's son accused of assault
    73 1 Sultan's son accused of assault K. KANGSAR, Tues TJAJA Izzuddin 1V Shah, 25, eldest son of the Sultan of Perak, was charged in a magls trate's court here today with assaulting a policeman. Raja Izzuddin, sixth In line to the throne, pleaded not guilty to the charge from the dock.
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    $5,000 bail
    60 1 The charge alleges that Raja Izzuddin assaulted P.C. Mohamed Zaharl bin Abdullah at 10 p.m. on Auk 11 last year In the guardroom of Istana Iskandarlah here. Bail of $5,000 in one surety was offered. The Secretary of the Perak Dewan Negara, Toh Ayob bin Hashim, stood ball
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    Lock icon US$BOO mil bid to halt dollar slide
    382 1 TOKYO, Tuesday THE Bank of Japan bought an estimated US$BOO million today to support the ailIng American currency after It slumped to its lowest rate against the yen on the Tokyo foreign exchange market since World War 11. I Dealers said it was
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    Lock icon RAIDERS KIDNAP ANOTHER 160 THAIS
    118 1 RAIDERS KIDNAP ANOTHER 160 THAIS BANGKOK, Tuas. pOMMUNIST raiders v/ striking from Cambodia rounded up about 160 Thai villagers and marched them at gunpoint across the border, police reported today. This was the fourth mass kidnapping of Thai villagers near the Cambodian border in the past two months. More than
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    Lock icon Crash: 13 die, 30 hurt
    61 1 BANGKOK, Tues. Thirteen people were killed and SO others Injured when a cement truck collided with a bus In north-eastern Thailand yesterday, highway police said today. Tbe head-on collision occurred In Nakhon Ratchasima province, 210 km north-east of Bangkok, when the bus struck the fully-loaded
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    High food cost raises CoL
    77 1 WASHINGTON. Tues. Soaring food coeU boosted the cost of living by 0.6 per cent last month, the government said today, confirming that Inflation Is escalating at a steady pace. The February Increase which comes to 7.2 per cent when figured on an annual rate was
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    Lock icon Move to curb new arms
    59 1 Move to curb new arms GENEVA. Tues. The Soviet Union Mid today an International group of expert* should be set up to help forestall developments of new weapons of mass destruction by pointing out dangers In advance. Soviet delegate Viktor Llkhachev proposed this at the 30-natlon Geneva disarmament conference, and
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    30 Reds killed in air strikes—report
    110 1 30 Reds killed in air strikes report BETONO. Tue«. Communist terrorists suffered 30 killed when Thai planet carried out raids against them In support of (round forces during a recent operation In the Betong salient, Thai villagers reported today. Thai troops and police, supported by artillery and fighter bombers have
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    Lock icon Giscard bid to end row
    69 1 PARIS, Tues. French President Valery Discard d'Estalng today embarked on a series of meetings with political leaders designed to defuse the bitter conflict between the Left and Right that characterised the recent general election campaign. Mr. Glscard started his talks with Gaullist chief Jacques Chirac
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    Lock icon 40 wounded
    38 1 BANGKOK, Tues. One Thai villager was killed and about 40 were wounded when an unidentified man threw a hand grenade at a meeting of a volunteer defence force In northern Thailand, provincial police said today. AP.
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    Talks on sea law begin
    65 1 GENEVA. Tues The UN conference on the Law of the Sea today began Its seventh and possibly last attempt to establish International rules governing the exploitation, protection and use of the oceans of the world. The conference, with more than 3.000 delegates from 158 nations,
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    Lock icon Suharto to appoint 3 'super minister'
    438 1 JAKARTA, Tuesday Malik: I won't go back to foreign affairs Sec Back Page PRESIDENT Suharto will retain most of the western-educated technocrats and appoint three "super ministers" in his new Cabinet to be announced tomorrow, informed sources said today. But Mr. Suharto, reelected last
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    Lock icon Bandung mayor sacked
    93 1 Bandung mayor sacked JAKARTA, Tues The Home Minister has dismissed Col. Ucu Junaldl, the mayor of Bandung, capital of West Java, following the discovery of a 400 million rupiah i about 5J2.3 million) fraud case In his office, It was reported here today. West Java Governor Aang Kunaefi conveyed the
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    88 1 Opec talks postponed VIENNA, Tues A meeting of the oil ministers of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) scheduled for April 3 in Geneva has been postponed to May 4. Opec Secretary General All Jaldah announced today. The announcement of the postponement came a day after the Middle
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      127 1 I 1 LORD KING WORLD TIME CLOCK Model. NS— 35 (Battary Operated I I m!S Ail T lin W\X I WORLD and P I LOCAL time TICKETS FOR CINEMAS TO GO UP BY 50 CENTS Page 10 RUMOUR ploy by Begin backers: US 2 DONG ban on merchants 3 MALIK's
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  • AROUND THE WORLD
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      Lock icon New York: transport system in jeopardy
      210 2 New York: transport system in jeopardy NEW YORK, Tues. A total strike on the New York City public transport system threatsns to close down the city on Saturday, unless the Transport Workers Union and the metropolis manage to agree on a new contract before then. Five million people a day
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      'HIJACKED' VIET TRAWLER
      91 2 THE tide of Vietnamese refugees surges again with the subsiding of the monsoon winds as they flee the country aboard almost anything that floats. Picture shows the latest Vietnamese vessel to arrive in Darwin, Australia. Tight security has surrounded the steel-hulled trawler since it arrived amid unconfirmed
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      Lock icon Furore over Margaret's romance
      150 2 Furore over Margaret's romance LONDON, Tuesday CONTROVERSY over Princess Margaret's friend ship with pop singer Roddy Llewellyn raged on today with two newspapers splashing their versions of an Easter meeting between the Princess and her sister, Queen Elizabeth. "Heart to heart" was the headline of the mass circulation Sun which
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      Lock icon Rumour ploy by Begin backers: US
      383 2 WASHINGTON, Tuesday ISRAELI backers of Prime Minister Menachem Begin are trying to build domestic support for his hardline position In the Middle East by circulating a false report that the United States wants him ousted, White House officials said yesterday. They made the assertion
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      Another hepatitis virus found?
      151 2 WASHINGTON Tnea. A recently identified form of hepatitis that strikes people receiving blood transfusions bas been found to be caused by an infectious agent scientists presume to a virus. Scientists hope tbe disco very, reported yesterday by two teams of researchers, will belp them develop a
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      Lock icon Saudis lead peace move
      227 2 CAIRO, Tuesday MODERATES led by Saudi Arabia are spearheading an intensive effort to patch up the quarrel between Egypt and its hardline opponents at a conference of Arab foreign ministers and ambassadors. But a boycott by five radical Arab states and Egypt's condemnation of them appeared
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      Lock icon No Times for second day
      72 2 LONDON. Tues. The London Times and Guardian newspapers did not appear again today, blacked out (or the second day running by labour troubles. The Times sister newspaper. Sunday Times, did not appear on Easter Sunday for the same reason. A series of local disputes in
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      Lock icon Strike to end
      98 2 SYDNEY, Tues. Striking postal workers voted here today to end their two-week strike which piled up more than 25 million articles of domestic and overseas mail. The strike by 600 mail van drivers in New South Wales and the Australian capital territory was over plans to use
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  • AROUND THE WORLD
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      Lock icon India: No need for formal pact with Pakistan
      179 3 India: No need for formal pact with Pakistan NEW DELHI. Tues. India yesterday reiterated a policy of friendship with Pakistan but said there was no need for a formal no-war pact with its neighbour. Defence Minister Jagjivan Ram told Parliament: "There is no need for India making a no-war pact
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      Lock icon Venezuela first stop in Carter's 7-day trip
      208 3 WASHINGTON, Tues. President Carter sets out from Washington today for a dialogue with Third World countries in Latin America and Africa on oil prices, human rights, racial conflicts and efforts to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons. His first stop Is Venezuela, one
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      Lock icon FOG DELAYS HK FERRIES
      102 3 HONGKONG, Tues. Heavy fog Interrupted ferry services in Hongkong for several hours this morning and caused a flight from Bombay and Bangkok to be diverted to Manila. All ferry services, however, resumed at noon when the fog lifted. The plane, Air India flight 312, will remain
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      Lock icon A 'golden' Cadillsc going for $462,000
      103 3 ENTER the 23-carat car for the man with the (olden touch —and with I *****.000 (*****.000) to spare. That is the price the owner of this 1931 Cadillac wants after turning down a I 5585.000 offer. On auction in New Orleans recently, the car
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      Lock icon Dong ban on merchants
      260 3 Stop 'capitalist trade' order hits 30,000 IJANOI, Tues. Some n 30,000 private businessmen la Ho Chi Minh City have ceased their activities, in accordance with a directive by Premier Pham Vaa Dong. The measure particularly affects the rich Chinese businessmen in Cholon, the Chinatown of Ho
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      Lock icon Attack in Baguio: Two held
      194 3 MANILA, Tuesday THE military today arrested a student and an electrician suspected of involvement in the grenade and explosives attack on the northern presidential retreat in Baguio City last weekend. r A spokesman for the para- military constabulary said the two. an 18-year-old university student
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      Earthquake in Italy
      50 3 SPOLETO (Italy). Tues. An earthquake measuring 4.2 decrees on the Rlchter scale shook central Italy today causing minor damage but no casualties. The Trieste Geophysical Observatory recorded the quake at 4:55 a.m. (0355 OUT) and calculated Its epicenter at Terni. 80 km northeast of Rome— U Pl.
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      Lock icon Towards peace
      35 3 TOKYO, Tue*. Japan l» of the opinion that the conclusion of a peace and friendship treaty with China will contribute to peace and stability In Asia, the Foreign Ministry said here yesterday. Reuter.
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      Lock icon Kriangsak off today
      43 3 BANGKOK, Tues. Prime Minister Krlangsak Chomanan of Thailand heads for China tomorrow for a week of talks with leaders in Peking. The Thai leader Is taking a 27-member party with him Including six Cabinet ministers, and four deputy ministers.— UPI.
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      Lock icon Pickets keep several mines closed
      184 3 Pickets keep several mines closed WASHINGTON, Tues. Several aoft-coal mines have remained closed due to picketing by construction workers despite a return to work by most of American's 160,000 miners after a record three month strike. Most miners returned to work yesterday, but an estimated 19,000 were kept from the
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      RHODESIA ACCORD NOT GOOD ENOUGH, SAYS U.S.
      94 3 RHODESIA ACCORD NOT GOOD ENOUGH, SAYS U.S. WASHINGTON, Tues. The United States State Department, which gave a cautiously optimistic appraisal earlier this month of Rhodesia's internal settlement plan, now says it lias "serious inadequacies." The department Is withholding support for the plan that is ostensibly designed to convert Rhodesia into
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      Lock icon Inadequacies
      103 3 After stating yesterday that the Smith plan for black majority rule "has serious inadequacies," State Department spokesman John Trattner reaffirmed US support for a rival Anglo American proposal. Meanwhile, American envoy Andrew Young said in an interview published in Salisbury today the Internal settlement agreement was a suicide plan
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      Two burnt alive in landlords' attack
      112 3 PATNA, Tues. Two people, including a Harijan (Untouchable), were burnt alive in a ullage in the north-eastern state of Bihar last Saturday when a mob of high caste Hindu landowners set lire to a cluster of huts, Samachar News Agency reported. An official spokesman
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      45 3 TM Tomorrow at 8 pm An Introductory lecture on the TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION program as taught by Maharlshl Mahesh Yogi Speaker: Mr Anthony Hall. B.A. Regional English Language Centre 30 Orange Orove Road, Singapore 10 Conference Rm. C, Ist fir. X AM <— Icomi -mo ch*rg« for
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      Lock icon Police raid fortress of airport protestors
      111 4 IN daring commando fashion with an observation helicopter hovering above, a troop of riot police gingerly move on the frame of a crane to reach and dislodge radical leftists holding the law at bay in their concrete fortress at the controversial new Tokyo International
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      Lock icon Peking's plan to upgrade technology
      229 4 PEKING. Tuesday pHINESE Vice-Premier Fang Vi has presented the draft of an ambitious eightyear scientific development programme to a national conference with a warning that China lagged 15 to 20 years behind world standards in many areas, the New China News Agency (NCNA) reported tonight.
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      Lock icon MALIK'S CALL ON RAW MATERIALS
      469 4 'Work out supply deal to avoid crisis' INDONESIAN Vice President Adam Malik today called for an arrangement between South-east Asian countries and Japan on the supply of raw materials or a crisis could erupt between them in future that could endanger political stability in the
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      Lock icon Students welcome open dialogue offer
      222 4 Students welcome open dialogue offer JAKARTA, Tues. Several Indonesian student leaders said today they would accept the government's offer for an open dialogue if the suspension of university student councils was lifted. Vice President Adam Malik told a news conference yesterday be would like an open dialogue with the students
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      Lock icon Army frees 22 youths
      54 4 JAKARTA, Tues— Tho Jakarta military authorities have released 22 of the 66 Muslim youths arrested on charges of trying to disrupt the proceedings of the National Congress which last week reelected President Suhar- to for a third term. A military spokesman said the remaining 44 were
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      Lock icon ECONOMIC BRIEFS
      134 4 ECONOMIC BRIEFS NEW STEEL PLANT OPENED IN EAST JAVA JAKARTA, Tues. PT Barata Metalwork and Engineering officially opened Its new 6.7 billion rpiah (S$38 .1 million) steel foundry at Greslk, in East Java, yesterday, Antara News Agency reported today. The plant has a production capacity of 5,000 tonnes of high-quality
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      Lock icon Casino robbed
      32 4 NICE, (France). Tue«. Pour masked gunmen snatched some 500.000 francs 5t 23 1.000 1 from gamblers at Beaulieu Casino on the French Riviera near Nice early today, police said— Reuter.
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      Namibia black leader Kapuuo shot dead
      93 4 WINDHOEK (South- west Africa), Tnes. A moderate black African leader tipped at a future President of independent Southwest Africa (Namibia) was shot dead today. Police said Chief Clemens Kapuuo, 55, president of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA), and a leader of the Herero tribe,
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    Man shot in thigh as gunmen flee with $7,700
    230 6 Man shot in thigh as gunmen flee with $7,700 A MAN was shot In the thigh by two gunmen wno robbed him and 10 other people In a Spottiswoode Park Road flat of $7,700 In cash and Jewellery on Monday night. The wounded man was Identified as Yeo Toh Huat,
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    On the spot colouring
    66 6 THE women's sub-commit-tees ol Upper Serangoon community centre and Lowland Road community centre will hold an On The Spot Colouring competition (or kindergarten students at Serangoon Secondary School on April 30 from 9.00 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. Application forms are available from Saturday to April 23.
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    Visit by shadow British Foreign Secretary
    123 6 THE shadow Foreign Secretary of the British Conservative Party. Mr. John Davles, and his wife, Vera, will arrive here tomorrow for a two-day visit. While here, Mr. Davies, 62, will call on President Sheares and the Prime Minister Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. He will
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    Welcome seeks more Fair Price traders
    233 6 Welcome seeks more Fair Price traders "MTUC Welcome is try±l ing to get more provision shops to Join its Fair Price Scheme and Intends to Increase the number of Fair Price shops by twothirds of its existing number within a month. This Is because the scheme has already overcome its
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    Asean visitors top January arrivals
    246 6 Asean visitors top January arrivals A SEAN as a region gen- crated the highest proportion (37.3 per cent) of the total visitor arrivals In Singapore In January, according to flfures published by the Ingapore Tourist Promotion Board In that month 167,016 visitors came to Singapore by air, sea and land.
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    Counting coins at 5,000 a minute
    230 6  -  LEONG WENG KAM By poms now out of this machine operated by Miss Evelyn Chio, like water from a running; tap counted at the rate of 5,000 a minute or more than 83 a second. No wonder this Universal Model 2800 machine costing USSl
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      170 6 Bringing Up Father By BUI Kavanagh tfc Hal Camp I f BE CAREFUL, "I |oh, DEAR-IT Al I THAT FLOWERPOT LANDED I ITS NOT I WASNT KITTV-OH,VOU HITJiess/V RlOWT ON TOP OF VOUR I BROKE*, "^v TALKING \DID m /t" s "I HEAD, BUT I DONT THINK I I BUT
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    ROY: Impossible to tamper with meter
    147 7 A REGISTRY of Vehicles senior technical officer yesterday demonstrated bow it was "impossible" for taximen to tamper with a new pushbutton taxi meter without damaging the ROY seal. He explained that under ROY regulations, the meter had two seals, one in front, clearly visible
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    Display to show chefs' skills
    91 7 Display to show chefs' skills POODASIA, an exhibition of international food, drink, hotel and catering equipment, promises to offer not only the best food, but also culinary skills of international chefs. For among the highlights of the exhibition opening at Hyatt Hotel next month win be a display of the
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    Pay up, but little change in wealth distribution
    334 7 SINGAPORE workers enjoyed rising incomes in the past 10 years hut saw little change in the distribution of wealth to narrow the gap between the rich and the less wealthy. Lower Income groups, however, received more benefits in public housing, health and
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    CBT of $3,900 bitumen: Shell man loses appeal
    297 7 CBT of $3,900 bitumen: Shell man loses appeal JAMES Wang Kee Chiang, 48, a former supervisor of the Shell bitumen depot in Woodlands, yesterday lost his appeal in the High Court against conviction on two charges of misappropriating a total of 17.8 tonnes of bitumen worth $3,948. His co-appellant, lorry
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    Two fined for overstaying
    44 7 TWO women from Hongkong were each fined $2,000 in a magistrates court yesterday for remaining here when their visit passes had expired Let Shu Wah. 18. and Lee Sui Mui. 23. pleaded guilty to overstaying ror more than two years.
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    5-YEAR DRIVING BAN ON 2 HELL-RIDERS
    113 7 TWO hell-riders were yesterday fined $1,000 each and banned from riding or driving all classes of vehicles for five years by a magistrate for racing at the "Orchard circuit." Seah Huan Van, 26, and Sim Ah Seng both pleaded guilty to riding their machines
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      283 7 Straits Times Crossword 8^ Runnm? Uie blue 1 Plant produced by rainfall toad? (2. 3 6) on valley (8). 6 Debauchee seizing lad on 5 Hellish type of orlenUl the run (7) plcture-pusile (6). 7 Halr-tldy for musician* on 9 Spanish lown-girl embrac- water in Prance CJ) ing worker (8).
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  • ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY
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      Lock icon Umno Youth chief raps minister in public row
      548 8 ITU ALA LUMPUR. 1Y Tues.— The leader of Umno's powerful youth wing in a public row with the party's Information Minister has angrily told him not to interfere in youth affairs. The acting president or Umno Youth, Haji Suhalml Kamaruddln, told a
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      Beggar who almost lost $26,000 savings
      267 8 Beggar who almost lost $26,000 savings A BEGGAR with a savings account of $26,000 would have lost it all to another beggar last Wednesday but for an alert bank officer. The .beggar who almost lost the money was saving it to undergo an operation in Singapore for a throat disorder.
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      MTUC In the clear
      76 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Th« Malaysian Trade Union Congress Is In the clear again after havng been recently asked to show cause by the Registrar of Societies why It should not be de-registered. A MTX7C source said today that the matter has been •settled amicably." This follows
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      Ex-MB to be made senator
      70 8 KOTA BARU. Tues. Th. state assembly will hold Its first sitting on April 8 to appoint the former Mentrl Besar of Kelanun, Datuk HhJI Mohammad bin Naslr, as a Senator. Datuk Mohamad will give up his state seat of Tendong to Join the Federal Cabinet.
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      Shot scares away gang
      55 8 KDANTAN. TUM. A 60-year-old Umber merchant fired a warning shot In the air to scare away three men who tried to extort money from him In his house, at Jalan Übl, last night. Police carrying out a raid nearby heard the shot and rushed to the
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      Japan's $3.9m fund far oil spills clean-up
      120 8 Japan's $3.9 m fund far oil spills clean-up KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Japan has agreed to set up a revolving fund of 400 million yen (Ss4 million) to clean up the Straits of Malacca in case of any oil spillage, the Communications Minister, Tan Sri Manickavasagam, said today. Announcing this to
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      Lock icon Long term
      97 8 On the future of shipping lines of Indonesia. Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand merging, he said Asean must take longterm measures to counter the dominance of conference lines. At present, foreign ships still carried a large amount of Asean exports and Imports and their high shipping rates
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      110 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. South Korea will introduce a 1.200 cc Korean-made car to Malaysia to compete against Japanese and other models, the leader of a visiting South Korean trade delegation said here. Dr. Ei Whan Pal. of the South Korean Overseas Economic Research
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      317 8 CANING FOR ZINA IN PENANG? FNANO. Tues. Penang may join its neighbours Kedah and Perils in making caning in public the prescribed punishment for both Muslims and non-Mus-lims found guilty of illicit sex (zina). Islamic Religious Affairs Council sources here said today. Recommendation.' to amend existing Islamic luws and make
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    PROMET WINS $7.7 mil CONTRACTS
    114 9 PROMET WINS $7.7 mil CONTRACTS PROMET Private Limited ln Jurong has won $7 .75 million worth of contracts to build vessels and other engineering projects overseas as a result of its diversification activities. First is a $5 million contract to build 150 portable camps for KraftWerke Union of West Germany.
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    Thieves steal $22,800 from bungalow
    162 9 Thieves steal $22,800 from bungalow THIEVES took $22,800 worth of cash and valuables from the unattended home of a Japanese family in Ladyhill Road on Monday afternoon. Mr. Seiiihi Najao. 41, reported to police that the theft took place between 11 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. that day. At golf club
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    Toh to open carnival
    47 9 THE Minister for Health and MP for Rochor. Dr. Toh Chin Chye, will open a carnival at the Rochor centre basemen; concourse on May 21 at 10 a.m. The two-day carnival, organised by Rochor constituency, alms to raise $35,000 for community activity funds.
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    A SECOND AQUATIC CENTRE OPEN
    112 9 A SECOND AQUATIC CENTRE OPEN SINGAPORE S second O aquatic centre— an $8 million project between a Japanese tirm and a Singapore company will open in Juiong in November. Called Mitsukoshi Garden, the complex is owned by Mitsukoshi Ltd. Mr. Philip Llm, general manager of Juiong Water Sports Complex Pte.
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    Curbing dengue with a new weapon
    305 9 Curbing dengue with a new weapon 'J'HE Vector Control and Research Department of the Ministry of Environment is using a new weapon in its fight against dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) cannibal mosquitoes. Larvae of these mosquitoes Toxorhynchites splendens eat their own kind as well as the larvae of the Aedes
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    Lock icon JAPANESE MISSION ORDERS $500,000 GOODS
    154 9 JAPANESE MISSION ORDERS $500,000 GOODS A 15-MEMBER Japanese trade mission ends Its four-day visit to Singapore today after securing contracts worth about 9500,000 to Import Singapore made products. Batik products, furniture, jewellery and handbags are some of the Singapore made goods that the Japanese buyers have ordered. The leader of
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    Ninth medical convention
    61 9 THE Vice-Chancellor of the University of Singapore, Dr. Kwan Sal Kheong, will open the Singapore Medical Association's ninth medical convention at the Academy Lecture Theatrette In College Road on April 15 at 4 p.m. This will be followed by a lecture on Maintaining Standards In Medical Education
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    Sea warning
    32 9 MARINERS are advised to ull their craft carefully while passing Selat Peaek. off Juronc. as repairs are being carried out on a submarine pipeline there tor the next 10 days.
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    WEE IS TIPPED TO HEAD CHAMBERS FEDERATION
    151 9 WEE IS TIPPED TO HEAD CHAMBERS FEDERATION A PROMINENT banker and industrialist, Mr. Wee Cho Yaw, is tipped to be the first president of the Singapore Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry. It is understood that Mr. Wee will be chosen next month to head the federation, sources said
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    $500 fine for acting as bookie
    135 10 $500 fine for acting as bookie LIAUW Khim Tak, 17. was fined $500 by a district judge yesterday after he admitted to acting as a bookmaker at the Singapore Turf Club on Saturday. The court heard that detective Lim Ouan Hua of the Gambling Suppression Branch was on duty at
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    Tickets for cinemas to go up by 50 cents
    432 10 piNEMA-GOERS will soon have to pay 50 cents more for a ticket under revised rates to be implemented by two major film exhibitors. Both Shaw Brothers and Cathay Organisation have been given approval by the Customs Department to revise their rates
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    Accused: I was paid $40 to $50 a day for pushing drug
    448 10 LIM Tee Leek, 27, facing a capital charge of drug trafficking in the High Court, said in his cautioned statement that he was paid about $50 by his "boss" for selling packets of heroin. Lim also claimed that
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    New CBD shuttle bus services meet with poor response
    355 10 New CBD shuttle bus services meet with poor response THE two new Central Business D-strict iCBD) shuttle bus services introduced by the Registry of Vehicles on Monday have been poorly received by commuters. Only 100 commuters boarded the CBD 2 loop service on Monday, while another 350 passengers took CBD
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    76 conventions scheduled
    54 10 SINGAPORE has so far 76 conventions with attendances from IS to 1,500 delegates scheduled for this year, according to the latest Singapore Convention calendai. There are also 20 exhibitions in the list with estimated attendances from 800 to 50,000 visitors. Nine conventions and 10 exhibitions have been
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    Dinner guests
    38 10 THE Senior Minister of State (Finance), Mr. Goh Chok Tong, and his wife will be guests-of-honour at the 21st annual dinner of the Economics Society of Blngapore at Shangri-La Hotel to- j morrow at 7.30 p.m.
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    COLOURED TEA: 18 CONVICTED
    158 10 I7ICBTEEN people JCi were prosecuted In Singapore between January last year and March this year for using artificial colouring In tea leaves and dust. This was disclosed yesterday by the Environment Ministry senior public relations officer. Mr. Teo 800 Teck. Said Mr. Teo: "It is an
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    Investment fund is set up
    95 11 Investment fund is set up A N offshore lnvestA ment fund called Asia Capital Fund Limited (.ACF) has been formed with an initial paid-up capital of US$lO million (Ss23 million) to diversify the Singapore capital market. In a statement yesterday, DBS-Dalwa Securities said ACF. which starts operations next month, wouid
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    Chamber meet
    26 11 THE Singapore Chinese Chamoer of Commerce and Industry will hold its management committee meeting at its premises in Hill Street tomorrow at 3 pm
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    IRAN PRINCE CALLS ON SHEARES
    68 11 IRAN PRINCE CALLS ON SHEARES PINCE Mahmood Reza Pah'ayi of Iran (left) greeting President Sheares during a courtesy call at the Istana yesterday morning. Prince Mahmood, 52. younger brother of the Shah of Iran, is here on a week's private visit. Yesterday, he visited the Port of Singapore Authority and
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    Triple crash: Four hurt
    54 11 POUR people, including a five-year-old boy. were Injured In a triple car crash In Lorong Chuan. off Braddell Road, last night. Police said the 7.10 p.m. mishap Involved two cars and a taxi. Three of the injured were from one of the cars, while the other
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    The vital role of aftercare for addicts
    324 11 J'HK director of the Central Narcotics Bureau, Mr. John Hanam, said yesterday the quality of the aftercare provided to drug addicts after discharge could go a long way in reinforcing the work done in Ihe Drug Rehabilitation Centres. This also helped to lower
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    NEED FOR MORE VOLUNTEERS IN SOCIAL SERVICES
    184 11 NEED FOR MORE VOLUNTEERS IN SOCIAL SERVICES rE Senior Parliamentary Secretary t Social Affairs), Mr. Chan Chee Seng yesterday called for more volunteers to help in the numerous social service schemes. Their services were needed, he said, because of the many problems, such as drug-taking, delinquency, care of destitutes, the
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    'GIVE US LARGER ROLE' APPEAL
    164 11 FINANCE companies yesterday appealed to the government to allow them a larger role In the economy and Singapore's growth as a financial centre. Among other things, the Finance House Association of Singapore < FHAS i which represents 33 companies except DBS Finance, asked the Monetary
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      124 11 Coffee.tea llW* Hit C Tea-time. Lunchtime. time. Merlin Coffee House offers the most tempting menu in town. W With sweet ladies in attendance. And a most m pleasant atmosphere you'll like to return to. Daily Set Lunches $4.50 per person Local Specialities Spicy Nasi Padang Have you tried our LONTONG,
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      441 11 "It's great to know that Malaysia's largest bank can have a branch in a town like Kuala Krai as well as Petaling Jaya." V** I 11/ JB \>M I "As the only bank in the The bank has twice helped "Malayan Banking offers whole of Ulu Kelantan, it is me
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  • The Straits Times WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1978
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      PHILIPPINE POLLS
      356 12 DURING election campaigns foreign diversions are sometimes resorted to by candidates to whip up xenophobia, and it Is anticipated that those who do so will benefit from the wave of nationalist sentiment, This Is a perfectly legitimate tactic, but It is still a ploy, and It remains to
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      WORKERS CRITICISED
      335 12 EXPATRIATE attitudes towards Singapore workers have ranged from the very harsh to extreme praise, though seldom have they been over-Indulgent. Foreign Investors and business executives In the Republic dealing with a local workforce vary in their treatment, and most of them are aware of the laws protecting labour.
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    Holbrooke: Reality is that US must maintain close ties with all Asean countries
    1381 12  - Holbrooke: Reality is that US must maintain close ties with all Asean countries MILTON CHASE in WASHINGTON By IN A wide ranging review of US relations with Asia, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Mr. Richard Holbrooke emphasised the importance of close ties with Asean, expressed
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    To keep the taxi queues orderly
    309 12 WITH reference to the letter "Plea For Taxi Stands" by Concerned Citizen (ST. March 16), I am pleased to Inform the writer that a taxi stand was set up at Colernan Street In front of the Peninsula Hotel on March 11. To facilitate orderly
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    Lock icon THAILAND'S NEW CONSTITUTION STIRS UP DEBATE
    820 12  -  VITHOON AMORN By in BANGKOK HAILAND'S 'orthcoming new Constltutlon. drafted In full this month, Is already stirring debate In a country which has had 41 governments In the past 46 years. The new Constitution's drafters are seeking a charter that can help 'Thailand avoid
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      The brain drain: RTS loses another producer
      540 13 'Red tape' Incentives fTV Singapore will lose yet another of its few remaining talented producers next month. According to informed sources, Yang Yee, an executive producer has resigned and will leave RTS in the middle ol next month. Yang Yee, 35. who is
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      Meenu, too
      44 13 RADIO listeners will miss the sweet voice of announcer Meenu Vaswani for she left RTS about a month ago. Meenu, 23. became popular with television viewers when she compered the 1976 English Talentime with Gregory Rosario. YANG YEE nu.e yfars with RTS
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      Thursday a goad night to stay in
      391 13 is the best X night to stay In and watch television for it Is Lin this night that a good selection of programmes are lined up so that you can sit through to follow one good show after another from early evening to
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      'Only the best' opera for Hong Lim Park plan hits snag
      302 13 'Only the best' opera for Hong Lim Park plan hits snag Stage cost THE Ministry of Culture's plan to secure only the best Chinese opera troupe to kick off regular wayang performances at Hour Lim Park from next month has hit a snag. Reason they are unable to find the
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      Acrobats in
      30 13 THE 50 strong Kwangtung Youth Acrobatic Troupe of China arrives today from Kuala Lumpur for two week's performances at the National Theatre beginning on Saturday at 8.30 nightly.
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      On financing
      30 13 THE Institute of Banking and Finance will bold a aeminar on export finanrlng for the Department of Trade and Singapore Manufacturers' Association on April 37 at Shan-gri-La Hotel.
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      Mickey in half hour weekly specials
      181 13 Mickey in half hour weekly specials 26 episodes MICKEY Mouse fans, get your dose of fun again this evening when the first of the new Walt Disney series, NEW MICKEY MOUSE CLUB, comes on in colour at 6.20 on Channel 8. What you will see ln this half-hour special are
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      String music
      47 13 MUSIC AT HAREWOOD tonight features the Lindsay String Quartet at 7.55 on Channel 5. They will play the first movement of Haydn's String Quartet ln O Minor; the second, third and fourth movements of Bartok's String Quartet No. 4 and Schubert's Movement ln C Minor.
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      768 13 Today's TV and Radio SINGAPORE 5 3.00 PM Opening fallowed ky Save the Acropolis 7.30 News and Newsreel (Malay) r Mt > 7.55 Music at Harewood— Lindsay String 3.30 Diary of Events (Malay) Quartet 4.20 ln"™n Wa-ted-THe Wiite-Collar Killer 6.00 Opening fallowed by Electric Company 130 News 6.30 News in
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      71 13 SWIMMING TIMES TOIAT: Stappm 2.08 p.m. (2.6m). SaM bdil 1.11 p.m. (2.2m). rtrt licktM 9.16 i.m. (2.5m), 9.46 p.m. (2.6m). T0MOMOW: SwpHrt I.M i.m. (2.8m), 3.03 p.m. (2.4m). S«*li KieW 12.24 a.m. (2m), 2.09 p.m. 2.1m). hrt MdBM 9.50 i.m. (2.3m), 10.31 p.m. (2.4m). WATER WATER consumption on Monday was
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  • TIMES CITY DESK
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      1213 14 mHE last transacted ready sale at the I close of business on the Stock Exenkngf of Singapore yeiterday compared with the previous day's prices together with 1977/78 high and low, ('Adjusted for script/ rights issue) SECTION ONE INDUSTRIALS itn ra l«* High Low Conpuy Sal* 170 132 Acma
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      Unit trusts
      324 14 Closing Tone: Steady TURNOVER Official figures supplied by the Stock Exchange of Singapore Including odd lots 'Ready' totalled: 2.198.000 units valued at $4,475,000. Industrials accounted for 1.582.000 finance 50.000. hotels 122.000. properties 44,000. debentures, loans and bonds 1,000, oil palms 16.000, tins 84,000 and rubbers 299.000 'Settlement Contracts'
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      BUSINESS DONE (SINGAPORE)
      1549 14 BID and offer prices officially Hated 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
      141 14 4 3/4% l/S/7* (250.000) (10O.65B) 5 1/4* 15/10/7* (250.000) (101. 25B 101. 45S) 4 3/4% 15/9/80 (250.000) (99 95B 100 058) (2) 100.02 S% T F 15/4/81 (250.000) (102.0GB) 5% T F 15/10/81 (250.000) (101.85B) 5% T F I/S/8S (250,000) (100.15B 100. 25S) 5 3/4% T
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      KUALA LUMPUR
      1800 14 BIO and offer prices officially listed and business In and reported to the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange yesterday with the number of shares traded shown In brackets In lot* of 1.000 units unless otherwise specified. INDUSTRIALS Acini U 72B 1 748) 1 72. *lin.tn.t. (2.47B) (1) 250 AlMfn
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      Lock icon Tasek Cement pays interim
      57 14 KUALA LUMPUR: Tasek Cement announced an unaudited pre-tax profit of M$9 63 million ($7.34 million), for the half-year ended December 31, on sales of $48.27 million ($44.04 million). An Interim dividend of 7.5 per cent gross (five per cent) payable on April 30, to shareholders registered
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        31 14 N8T 370 +37 UAC 265 +13 Coat Plant S7S 10 Kolhm.n. 3«0 +8 Kaek Srag 223 +8 API 120+8 SEAL 121 +7 Sime Darby 390 +6 Sin Chew 255 +8
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        37 14 Nat Iron K I. Industrie* M Loytapc 4lrait« Tradinc Sugar. L'OB •wlron I rirtori Viacnum Corpn JOB 82 410 110 595 274 290 199 374 310 •u -12 -6 -6 -5 -5 -4 -3 -2 ■2
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        Most active stocks
        32 14 API 211.000 Sin Chew 112.000 Nanyang Prau 95.000 Sim* Darby 72.000 Setnb Shipyard 65.QOO High* Low 62.000 K I Kepong 50.000 Mnro Hides 47.000 Krc* Seng 42.000 PahangCom 38.000
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        38 14 3.T. Index: Industrials: finance: Hotels: Properties: nns: I rubbers: 3.C.B.C.: 3.E.S. Ind: 881 32 280 97 452 68 181.73 163 91 138.00 470.12 248.08 248 06 682.21 281 36 452.30 181.77 164.07 138.10 472.12 248 48 250.25
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        434 14 HONOKONO: The market continued the rise seen before the Easter holidays, with Jardinw rising to HK$13 80 from $13.20 last Thursday, dealers said. Initially the market was rather quiet, but local buying started the advance later In the day. followed by some overseas orderv Dealers said overseas Institutional buyers
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        410 14 TOKYO: Share prices rose iharply In very active trading vlth buying Interest spread over i wide front, dealers said. The Dow Jones average rose 13 26 to a record 5.360 34 points, vlth a volume of 460 million ihares. The New Index was 402 16. up ).T7 point. Shares
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        349 14 SYDNEY: The market was mixed, with attention centring on diamond and oil shale shares, dealers said. CRA rose five cents to AS2 on Its Western Australia diamond project prospects, and Northern Mining, which has a five per cent stake In the venture, rose eight cents to 60 cents, with
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        Lock icon S Malayan pays 75 cts
        71 14 KUALA LUMPUR: Southern Malayan Tin Dredging announced an audited group aftertax profit of M 53.02 million ($3.11 million), for the six months ended December 31. An Interim dividend of 75 cents less tax (four pence), payable on May 2, to shareholders registered on April 19,
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        GOLD
        32 14 loogkoof 1M MB ClOMd 1S3 908 ClOMd 'port (2) 1M.23B 181.3TB 184.888 182.1M Export prlcn In Donittrllof ini Id US dollar per ouact. (1) Auitralltn dollar ptr ounce. (2) Avenge prlcr
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        307 15 lkjEW YORK. MOD. Stock market prices slipped a little today despite moving higher early In the session Analysts said the settlement of the coal strike had been discounted already and. rs a result, was not much of a positive Influence. They said Investors are worried that the Federal
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        60 15 FINANCIAL TIMES INDUSTRIALS Monday closed Friday closed Week Ago 458.8 DOW JONES AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Monday closed Ffday closed Week Ago 773 82 LONDON DOLLAR PREMIUM Monday closed Friday closed H.K. HANG SENG Tuesday 443.81 Monday closed Week Ago 434 57 SYDNEY INDUSTRIALS Tuesday 392.92 Monday closed Week Ago 393.38
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        TIN MARKETS
        52 14 THE Straits tin price edged $4 higher to $1,512 per picul in Pejiang yesterday on an official offering up 36 tonnes to 258 tonnes. NEW YORK: Spot tin prices weakened to 501.00 to 508.00 US cents on Mopday. The market was quiet. LONDON: The tin market was closed
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        RUBBER
        345 14 OPENING quotations In the Singapore rubber market yesterday were marked up half a cent but the market soon lost ground on lack of followthrough buying and stale bull liquidation, dealers said. At 203.00 cents for April some short-cover-ing appeared to halt the decline. Turnover was light. The morning session
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        SSR and SMR
        100 14 pvAILY SSR. and SMR prices at noon yesterday: Apr M»y H A.8. (Current Mth) (Forward Mth) Bayen Sellers Buyeo Seller* SSR 30 (1 ton pallet) 103.00 195.00N 194.00 196.00N SSR SO (1 ton pallet) 191 00 193.00N ***** 194O0N BLR.EX3. SMR 5CV (1 ton pallet) 213.75 215.75N
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        120 14 CHINK! FRODUCI IXCHANCt IINCAPORI NOON CLOSING PRICla PUn PICUL OMwwt all: Bulk tSS Milan, old drum 190 Milan, new drum »»5 MUan. Oavrai HUM (Ioom) UK/Cont. U7 buyan. Pa«*ar: Muntok AST A *hltt fob 100* NLW »382» •elllra. Sarawak white fob. M« NLW ***** wllen. Sarawak iptcial black
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      CLOSING PRICES
      30 14 Rubber: Mar 28. Singapore: Apr 203.00 cts (down 0.25 ct). Malaysia: Apr 206.50 cts (down 0.25 ct). Tin: $1,512 (up $4) Official offering: 258 tonnes (up 36 tonnes)
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      Nanyang hits new high
      458 14 PRICES generally held steady around their overnight levels in another day of moderate trading on the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday. The market was stabilising itself after some easing seen last Thursday and this Monday. Blue chips, which had been the centre of attraction during last
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      K. LUMPUR
      403 14 TRADING on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange yesterday began on a slightly steady basis, and picked up strength and momentum in the afternoon session. However, most of the gains and trading activity were concentrated in a dozen selected issues across the board. Lower liners. In particular, enjoyed a
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      Money and exchanges
      120 14 THE US dollar plunged from the 6203 level to $2 01 on remarks by Mr. William Miller, the Federal Reserve Board Chairman, that he would oppose any bridging actions to support the dollar until the fundamentals are improved. In the Singapore forex exchange yesterday, the US dollar
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      128 14 Interbank rates at 3.00 pm. Currencies Nominal rates Smithsonian perccnUft quoted yesterday (eras*) parity caanf* US dollar 2.3090 2.3100 3.8186 —18.10 Sterling pound 4.3334 4.3386 7.3469 —4101 Hongkong dollar 49 89 49.95 60.61 1.22 M'slan dollar 97.87 97.97 100.00 2.13 Aust schilling 15.7237 15.7778 12.1012 +29.93 Bel franc
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      268 14 NOTE: These rates may differ slightly from those quoted by banks to tfcelr customer*. a SIAN currency deposit Interbank rates as at close on Mar 28. US Dollars (Spot) Offer fid 7 days 7 1/8 7 1 mth 7 9/16 7 7/ 18 2 mths 7 6/16
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      80 14 WITH the prime rate cut to 7 per cent by DBS and Citibank. virtually all bank* in Singapore are now offering the tame terma to their beat cuatomera. Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation still maintain! its 6 1 par cent while only Chartered and United Commercial Bank are now
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      536 15 Locust years at Sea View may end soon AFTER nine years of Incurring losses, Sea View Hotel looks set to turn the corner into the black in the «ear future. In fact, for the first six months of the current year ending June 30, 1977, the •group managed an operating
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      273 15 TWO more directors have resigned from the constantly changing board of Magnum Corporation. The two, Dato Raja Khalld bin Raja Harun and I Raja Zalnal Abldln bin Raja Haji Ahmad, were the only Magnum directors left to have held- their seats on the board throughout
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      96 15 AS loreshadowed by the sharp upward movement of its share price In recent weeks. Great Eastern Life Assurance has declared a otie-for-two bonus Issue together with a final dividend of 19 cents for the financial year ended Dec 31, 1977. And in commemoration of the group's seventietti
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      135 15 MALAYAN BREWERIES: Group pre-tax profits $17.28 million ($15.62 million) for the first six months ended Dec 31. 1977. 'Turnover $1426 million ($131.75 million). Interim dividend eight cents per $1 ■stock (seven cents). National Iron and Steel Mills: Group pre-tax profit $17.13 million ($12.04 million) for the year ended
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      900 15 ANNUAL MASS RECRUITMENT EXERCISE Applicotions are invited from Singapore Citizens/ Permanent Residents with University degrees and GCE Posses at 'A' level in 2 subjects ond 'O' l-vel in 2 subjects (which must include General Paper or Chinese I/I I or Kertas Am) at one sitting, for the following and other
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      653 15 PLANT ENGINEER M.E.M. Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. is a subsidiary of a British company manufacturing a well known range of electrical switch, fuse and motor control gear. Expansion has created a vacancy for a Plant Engineer and applications are invited from Malaysian citizens who have recently graduated in the mechanical or
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      168 15 NEED ANYTHING? PUT IN AN AD. CALL C.A.T.S. 235-6677 UNITED MALAYAN 111 BANKING CORPORATION 111 tStKriALJ SCHOLARSHIPS ||1 Applications are invited from suitably qualified Malaysian Citizens who have gained admission to further their studies in Malaysian Universities and other recognised institutions of higher learning in Malaysia, in the following courses:
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      531 15 Brunei Shell Petroleum Company Limited TENDER NOTICE NO. 3/78 Item 1 1 pee. Emco Crown Block M5O travelling Block 5-sheove capacity 325 tons, each sheave 50" dia. grooved for 1 V 4" dia. Wireline. Item 2. 1 pee. Emco Crown Block Centre drum 6-sheave, straight roller bearing type M5O for
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      400 15 DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION AIRPORT SHOP Tenders are Invited from the public to operate Shop No 7 (Fresh Artificial Flowers) i In the Departure Building at Singapore Paya Lebar Airport from Ist June 1978 for a period of three years or until the closure of Paya Lebar 1 Airport (whichever
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      651 16 EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR THE POST OF STATE REGISTERED NURSE RESPONSIBILITIES Under the general guidance of the Regional Medical Officer. (Jakarta) and the Embassy Personnel Officer (Singapore), will serve as sole nurse in charge ot a small Medical Unit m the U S Embassy,
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      732 16 I MANAGER |l PLANNING PROJECT I DEVELOPMENT We are a large international company with an I extensive product range in the building II packaging and engineering industries requires a Manager. Planning and Project Development This is an executive position and although based in Singapore it will require extensive travel throughout
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      498 16 I 3SB CORONA MANUFACTURERS (PTE.) LTD I **mm*^ AN AFFILIATE OF SCM CORPORATION An Affiliate of a multi-million American Corporation, engaged in the manufacturing of electric typewriters for worldwide distribution. Due to our rapid expansion program, we have immediate opening for the following positions: 1. Q.C. ENGINEER inspection instrumentation Degree
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      620 16 MINISTRY OF EDUCATION 1 Persons qualified to teach in the English medium are invited to assist, on a full-time or part-time basis, in the programmes to upgrade the standard of English of pupils and students at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels. Men and women on Employment or Social Visit
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      601 17 CLASSIFUJJ ADS AT YOUR SERVICE y-"^\ Telephone Service:- El r_v Weekdays A 8.30 a.m. 5.00 p.m. W N^^W Saturdays €l& 8.30 a.m. 3.00 p.m. VJ^ Public Holidays CA.T.S. 9.00 a.m. 1.00 p.m. 23f*6677 Counter Service Regular office hours Ansafone Service After office hours RATES Per word 60 cts (Mln. $9.00)
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      617 17 BEIGE VELVET SOFA For Sale. Fairly New Interested buyers please call *****4. 6.00 p m 9 00 p m ONE PAN ELECTRIC FRIDGE 5 2 cv ft One new steamboat, one Decker bed, 2 porcelain elephants from Vietnam. Please contact: Mdm Ooh *****8 GRAND ANNUAL SALE. Jeans, shirts and other
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      544 17 I FOR SALE SHOPPING GUIDE XHA7ISS Removal Sale. Due to our forthcoming removal to new premises we are selling many Items at below cost. Including Goodman 120 Receiver -$5«0/JBL Model L!6fl Speakers -$1750/per pair MaranU 2220 b Receiver -$410/All Items sold will still be guaranteed Auvl Pte Ltd 291, Serengoon
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      753 17 USED U.S. ARMY EOUIPMENT 1 Qulncy compressor 10 h.p. 2 Welding sets. Hobart. Lln3 Generators. Allls Chalmers. Hobart. Wisconsin. International 4 International dlesel engine 5 Reo Truck 6. 2 wheel trailers 7 Portable aircondltlonlng unit 1 Conex container 10 xlO x 8 ft. S. 10' x 10' x 10' cages
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      839 17 II EMPLOYMENT CLERK/ TYPIST REOUIRED by .Singapore Association of Shipbuilders Repairers Applicants must have GCE Certificate (credit In English), minimum 40 wpm typing speed, working experience and some accounting knowledge Please apply with full particulars slating salary expected and telephone number to: Executive Secretary. Tanjong Pagar P.O. Box 60 Singapore
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      691 17 SENIOR TRAVEL ASSISTANT r#^ulrod by lATA TRAVEL AGENCY. The suitable candidate should have a minimum of 4 years experience in fares/ ticketing and can Justify a salary scale of $545 and above Write with full resume and photograph (non-returneble) |O:S.T. Bos A»0«5 Spore. AIRLINE TICKETING/ RESERVATION Course. For those aiming
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      671 17 II EMPLOYMENT FEMALE SALES STAFF required with GCE qualifications: Suiting salary $235 $270 Inclusive of overtime and allowance. Fluency in 2 Chinese dialects and pleasant personality Write In own hendwi Itlng end a recent photograph (non-return-MMttaV 33-39F, Jalan Tenteram, St. Michaels Estate. Spore 12. FASHIONWEAR la looking for ATTRACTIVE YOUNG
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      791 17 PIONEER GROUP REQUIRES Male/ Female Sales Executives. Should have Sales Experience. Ability in Agency Development Attractive Salary plus Transport Allowance plus Incentive Bonus plus Annual Bonus. Rare opportunity Interview 277K Selegle Complex Wednesday Thursday Friday JEWELLERY SHOP requires SALESMEN/WOMEN Preferably with knowledge of Jewellery Gems. Good references necessary. Please send
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      670 17 II EMPLOYMENT REOUIRED MALE/ FEMALE Sales welcome Basic salary plus commission Training provided Apply personally at: 1121. 11th floor People's Park Centre REOUIRED TEMPORARY SALES promoters to work at departmental stores Come personally to BMI Pte Ltd.. Room 806 Malayan Credit House, (behind Yuyl Emporium) for Interview Telephone *****55 WE
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      567 17 BV^ 9 SANYO ELECTRONICS (S) PTE. LTI, FEMALE O.C. INSPECTORS Minimum Sec 3 4eduo*tKin (English stream preferred) Minimum 1 2 years e*perlence In checking radloAtape recorders Able to operate osclllosoßtoe It MKnal generators. MALE O.C. 2 TECHNICIAN ITC in Electronics servicing NTT In electronics servclng with relevant experience Age below
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      611 18 II EMPLOYMENT Expending ELECTRONIC COMPANY has vecendet for RADIO/ CASSETTE LINE FOREMEN (Mac) OWn Control of Railo/ Cassette and Line Operators Responsible for qual.ty and quantity aspects of products c Training of subordinates X Able to motivate Workers; under hi* control t Able to internet well with subordinates and colleagues
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      413 18 REOUIRED CLERK-OF-WORK Only those with experience In Structural Engineering R.C U Piling work need apply to S T Box A***** AIRCON MECHANIC WITH driving licence and at least 2 years' working experience Also required Apprentice Call at 185. Upper Thomson Road. Spore 20 FACTORY ALONG BUKIT Tlmah Road requires licensed
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      604 18 II EMPLOYMENT §SANYO ELECTRONICS (J) PTE. LTD FEMALE PRODUCTION OPERATORS We are feet expanding and we welcome you to join this company If you ere between 1 1 to 25 year* of eg*. Working hours: 8 am to 5 40 p m (Monday to Friday only I No microscopic work
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      635 18 2>U*3U»3*3»3e3tA3UUaKSS^ t WE MAKE IT HAPPEN 111 'I We are c newly eetebliehed < {J INTERNATIONAL BRITISH 4 COMPANY Jwith en exclusive brand ol S products which we intend to cc- J S tatolrsh throughout South-east Zt 2 Asia in the near Mere s 5 To enhance our future ex-
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      554 18 II EMPLOYMENT |*«fc^r3P>i^<<l^<*> !^»4 if ffil I I OBEROI IMPERIAL HOTEL 3 i requires a |l) MESSENGER BOY M i y e Age 16 to 20 V Familiar with Oeo-i* cj graphical areas of Slnga- b li pore j c Speaks English f 1X 2) LAUNDRY HELPERS A I|( Willing
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      628 18 NMB •"•^laWM urptsntty MALI SECURITY GUARDS the recenclee In evr •enjnsj Brench Able to speak and write simple English Preferably with experience in security work (not essential) c Prepared to work In Jurong to tenet eel persona pteeee cat) personalty et the following IST FLOOR. BLK IS JTC FLATTED FACTORY
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      696 18 II EMPLOYMENT SANDVIK invites applications for the following vacancies: 1) COST ACCOUNTING CLERK LCC Intermediate Cost Accounting. Must have at least few years experience In cost accounting work In manufacturing companies 2) STORE WORKERS Must be physically fit and preferably understand and speaks English. 3) HEAT TREATMENT OPERATOR Male —22
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      793 18 NGEE ANN TECHNICAL COLLEGE Invites applications for the post of GARDENER. QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE C endtdotos muet be:(a) physically fit (b) able to look after landscaping and planting ie) below the age of 45. Pre4*rence will be given to thoee with relevant experience. CONSOLIDATED SALARY SCALE $230 pm Fixed In addition, an
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      757 18 II EMPLOYMENT LADYHILL HOTEL has immediate vacancies for (1) OUTSTATION CASHIERS (2) COFFEESHOP WAITRESSES (3) PANTRY MAID (4) CHAMBERMAIDS (5) COMMIS WAITERS OFFICE ATTENDANT Interview Time: 10 am to 12 pm 2 pm to 4 pm All applicants must be prepared to perform shift duties. Those who have applied before
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      585 18 PROCESS WORKERS wanted by Well-eatabllehed Company In Jurong operating en -day week c Salary at about $200 per month c Fringe benefits and opportunities to work overtime are offered Please call personally TODAY between 9 00 a.m. 4.00 p.m. to: ICI PAINTS (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD 22, Soon Lee Roed, Jurong
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      449 19 II EMPLOYMENT ■I iewsßejS"e»s JnJl 'Ml Singapore (Private) Limited requires FEMALE PRODUCTION OPERATORS We Offer High starting salary of $6 10 per day Attractive productivity Incentive scheme while under probation Confirmation rate $180 Per month Salary scale $180 $340 00 Afternoon shift $1 00 Per. day Night shift: $150 Per
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      850 19 A eubeJdlaqr o* a leading American Menutecturer ol Electronic components requires 1) FEMALE OFFICE ASSISTANT Dune*: Typing, telex, handling correspondence, answering phones and general duties 2) FACTORY ASSISTANT Must be fluent In English DuHee: a) Material handling. Including receiving, packing and shlpSlng Imple regrlndlng and dyeing ci Deliveries must possess
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      731 19 II EMPLOYMENT SINGAPORE FUJITEC ELEVATOR CORPN LTD requires 1. CLERKS (MALE) OCE 3 'O level passes in English aiid any olhei 2 subjects, preferably with credit In Matin also. Proficient In typing 35 w.p.m. 2. PRODUCTION OPERATORS (MALE) Trade Certificate In Metal Machining or Metal Fabrication Those who have completed
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      653 19 M COFFEE HOUSE/SNACK BAR (opp Haw Par Villa) urgently requlree WAITRESSES split -shift (12 noon -3 00pm 6.00pm 1100pm) Part-time (6 00pm -12 midnight) Age 17 28 Oood salary/ allowances/ commission Meals provided Transport home provided 1 tor late shift only) Interested apply personally with photo and I. C to
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      976 19 111 VEHICLES A BOATS 1977 TOYOTA COROLLA 1200 Ford K.xcort 1,100 (Air-cond) 1975 Colt Lancer 1200 1974 Colt Oalant 1600 I) c (Air-cond) Colt Lancer 1200 1973 Flat 124 Special Datsun 2000 (Air-cond) Mazda 808 (air-cond). Ford Cortina 1600 L 1972 Colt Oalant OTO 1700 Vauxhall Viva 1800 (air-cond) 1971
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      1050 19 19*1 AUSTIN MINI 850 Excellent condition, air-cooler. 46 Zlon Road, (behind Oreat World) *****9 1972 MORRIS MINI 1000 c.c. with Pioneer cartridge player. In good condition. Tel Mrs Rosle Lee *****4 during office hours 74 DATSUN 140 J with alrcond excellent condition. $9,350. Blk 1 1 5. 273 Buklt Merah
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      845 19 111 VEHICLES ft BOATS 1970 FORD CORTINA 1600 OT Sports rims, metallic paint. Price $4,500 ono Tel *****35. 1974 FIAT 124 Sport, beautiful condition, many accessories, alrcond sports rims, tyres new. road tax. insurance, price $13,900 negotiable. View. Farrer Road. Hlk 3. 159-J. after 12.30 p.m. LATE 77 YAMAHA RDI2S
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      742 19 1970, OATSUN IMO SSS. Oood condition Cassette, tape Selling $s. son o no Please ring *****7 or view 272. Blk. 188. Boon Lay Drive. Spore 22. 1974 SKODA SSS c.c. Carefulowner's 2nd car 57.000 kms.. like new. 5 new tyres, asking $6,200 PIMM *****7 Mr Chia. 1972 FORD CORTINA 2000
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      817 19 IV ACCOMMODATION A PROPERTIES; DIST. 11 MAGNIFICENT DE TACHED BUNGALOW with bedrooms, attached bath rooms, split-level living/ din ing. fully equipped kitchen and servant's amenities Ml Choice of detached/ semi-de-tached bungalows In dlsts 10. 11. 20 and 21 3/4 bed rooms Clementl Perk/ Thorn eon Mill./ Merryn Road/ Kinoe Road/
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      788 19 BUKIT TIMAH miles double storey Bungalow 7.000 sq t(,«V rooms. 2-halls partly funuaiaJd rental $1,000/- Ring BQMM/ *****0 DOUBLE-STOREY SEMIDETACHED BAMBOO drove $780 Dlst 28 $600. Bedok Siglap $590 Furnished apartment Jervols Court (Dlst 101 $700 Dlst SJODO *****23 3-BEDROOM BUNGALOW, t luths separate servant's roon*} toilet Chestnut Avenue Wondef
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      849 20 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES OS Outst. WeH lumished 41 apartments in <§s )3 District* 9 4 10 £T S$ TAMANSERASI £f \Sk iOpp Botanic Gardens) gD 2k RIVER VALLEY CLOSE Cxv >41 lOpp Killiney Road) CV Am GRANGE ROAD/JLN 3J ARNAP Pet (Near Marco Polo Hotel) jS) yj JALAN JINTAN £C
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      758 20 FEMALE FLAT MATE wanted to rnished flat In dlst 9 Preferably no cooking Ring Anne *****55 AIRCOND, FURNISHEO BED ROOM for 2 single girls 7 Makeway Avenue. ***** (near Newton Food Centre FURNISHED/ UNFURNISHEO ROOMS in Executives Apartment, near Macßltchie Reservoir Quiet privacy Single' working couple $220' $190 *****0' QUIET
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      605 20 IV ACCOMMODATION I PROPERTIES TONG LEE BUILDING Flatted Factory 35 Kallang Podding Rd near Aliumedßd (13) FROM 850 sq ft upwards .80% Loan IMMEDIATE OCCUPANCY TONG lEE CO. PTt LTD 27 YIOCHUKANGRD S/-ms SINGAPORE 19 TEL: *****1/ *****0 *****4 WAREHOUSE SPACE Centrally located moderiA lacihtiet at reasonable rental in- elusive
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      563 20 YOUR OFFICE IN Singapore For a nominal fee you acquire A prestige address. Telephone number. Telephone answering. Mail collection and forwarding. Secretarial and telex services, individual furnished offices and table space are available Tel BOS *****1 Spore WOH HUP COMPLEX 7th ftoof well furntohod office •p*c* 10. tale. Approx 3.000
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      889 20 |IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES 0? Uniquely designed £> bungalow in Sixth «v jg Avenue, Spore 10. £f <% Only one of its kind. A? «£> Newrtng completion <jff> Tk 2 storey, ultra modern 2C house. Luxuriously Je/ jg finished lo satisfy the Cfv >S5 mosl discerning taste 9f Ap lor living
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      696 20 EAST COAST ROAD Cosy slngle-stotvy detached 4 bedrooms. 2 nathrooms. matured garden 6.000 sq ft $140,000 0 Wtm .*****22. DIST. 11: HILLCREST ROAD. double-store; semi-detached Cul-de-sac Almost 4.000 sq. ft. $160,000 Peter *****7/ *****1 (no agents) SALE:- DISTRICT tl VACANT land 1 1 ikmi si| it and a bungalow freehold
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      1331 20 IV ACCOMMODATION A PROPERTIES LUCKY PLAZA 1) ground floor shop space of 350 sq. ft. to let, monthly rental $3,300 excluding maintenance fee 2) Fourth floor shop space of 415 sq ft. to let at a monthly rental of $1,000. Continental Housing Pte Ltd. lei *****)6 Mr Steven Tan. SHOP
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      682 20 V SERVICES BUSINESS LIBERTY TRANSPORTATION OFFERS prompt services for household removals, lorry transport with crane and 24 hours land rover towing vehicles Tel *****6 VALDEZ TRANSPORTATION OFFERS prompt services for cargoes. household removals, personal effects etc Call *****26 WELDON CATERS FOR your international packings, household, industrial Agents around the world,
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      720 20 OONT MISS SINGAPORE'S oriental massage from Carol's Visiting Service Call now *****01 from 7 00 am onwards OONA'S UNSURPASSED SINCE by connoisseurs! Can you afford not to call *****75/ *****9 TIRED? TENSED? ACM NG? Let Jessy Provide You With Attractive Masseuse/ Masseur Tel: *****3 (9.00 am onwards) LET LIZA'S YOUNG
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      441 21 VI EDUCATION TRAINING SECRETAtUUS SCHOOL OF SECRETARIAL SKILLS Prepares students tor the London Chamber of Commerce) Industry and Pitmans Institute examinations. The next ULLTIME PRIVATE SECRETARY'S COURSE arranged for 'A' and for 'O' level holders commence on 3rd April 1978 The next 'ART-TIME PRIVATE SECRETARY'S COURS (EVENINGS) commences on 17th
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      251 21 Study at home and obtain INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED QUALIFICATIONS General Education Higher School Certificate Malaysi<t Certificate ol Education GCE O levels Cambridge School Certificate (East Malaysia) Business Studies Administration Management Accountancy ACA/MACPA/iCMA a uniquely -esourcelinked education »uh Study Packs developed with our Associate College m London Banking Marketing Secretaryship Malaysian Commercial
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      802 21 VI EDUCATION I TRAINING GIRLS! Jobs are becoming larder to get you need better qualifications Enrol now at the ITC and qualify lor the London Chamber o( Commerce Private Secretary s Certificate and the ITC's Private Secretary's Diploma the region s leading qualification lor a Private Secretary Ou' next full
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      921 21 BEGINNERS TYPEWRITING DAILY: 830 am 930 pm Bookkeeping. Shorthand. Principles of Accounts: Sec 3/4 Pre-U (morning- afternoon/ evening): Pre-U Commerce Subjects evenings: LCCI revision all subjects. Tuition: English. Maths. Principles of Accounts (Sec 3/4) Classes commencing In April Singapore Institute of Commerce. 283-C Selegle Complex. (3rd Floor)/ 75 Middle Road.
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      427 21 VI EDUCATION A TRAINING GUARANTEED TUITION at your noun "iir school for all suh'ecls/ le\e|s 1.1 <«20.S ,)92fi3' *****9 SPECIALISED TUITION fur all levels subjects by trained experienced bilingual teachers. ..(>le charges Tel: *****4 EXPERIENCED TUTORS capable nl all levels/ subjects at your home our centre Tel: *****5/ 4:iHi77/ ******
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      307 21 EXPERIENCED TUTOR OFFERING i nit mn at > our home. Phone 44K088.'t Mr Goh ENGLISH. GENERAL PAPER. Literature for Secondary 4 and I're-Universily hy experienced KiiKlish Honours Graduate Tel 411«<iT MANDARIN TUITION FOR Primary. Bmnflaq students and .idults hy experienced lady IraeSMf Riiik Unit. EXPERIENCED TEACHERS GIVING Tuition to Secondary
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      333 21 VII TRAVEL RESTAURANTS o Go to Europe on tours thot have proven their value. Ask your friends about the wonderful time they had on Global Tours in the past years. Over 400 Departures covering all of Europe. There is one to suit you. FIVE CAPITALS 8 Days $804.00 Visiting Amsterdam,
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      784 21 BsV A*> > .araaWafa AN KXC ITINCJ NEW DREAM HOLIDAY INCLUSIVE OF MH-KARE, MEALS AND SIGHTSEEING DEPARTURES DAILY OBSNact EXXOE INTERNATIONAL PTE. LTD SUITE 325. 3RD FLOOR. ICB BUILDING. SHENTON WAV. TEL: *****19. *****36 STPB 141 CONSTAIR EXPRESS "YOUR FRIENDLY RELIABLE PARTNER IN TRAVEL" #> niter most reliable and reason;,
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      382 21 VII TRAVEL RESTAURANTS SPECIAL CRUISE/COACH HOLIDAYS on board M.S. RASA SAYANG 7 days West Malaysia Cruise/ Coach Holidays Cruise to Port Klang Tour Inclusive of X L Oenting and Penang by deluxe air-conditioned coach Tour fare $290 00 Departure: Mth April. 1978 3 days Weekend Coach/ Cruise Holidays Coach to
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      339 21 c Pmlce< fyon!\ K<I'MI«/ ■**<P k HONOKONQ TIM SUM CHINESE CUISINE EUROPEAN SET-LUNCH Is now at GOODWILL RESTAURANT (from 7 am onwards) Sih Dr. Hong Leong Bldg.. Robinson Road, Tel: *****25. *****54 or call at PEACE RESTAURANT (above The BeaNng ABey) 7th Dr., (sm) Peace Centre Selegle Road tor DELICIOUS
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      131 21 S.M.B (ESTABLISHED IM7) confidentially introduces friend/ lifetime partner within a week's time Tel: *****7/ *****9 Room 211. 2nd floor. Colombo Court ASIA MARRIAGE-AID Bureau helps you find suitable partner Suite 12-A KhengChlu Building 47. Beach Road. ***** Established 1961 DIRECT CONFIDENTIAL LIFE Partner. Introduction Service Write: Crawford PO Box 618.
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      33 21 THE FAMILY Of the late Mrs. Sim Swee Khoon (nee Chuah Kool Keel thank relatives, friends and wellwlshers lor tfeir 'wreaths. scrolls' generous contributions. .issistanee and attendance during their recent bereavement
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      101 21 IN MEMORY OF MRS. PETER CHEW nee JOSEPHINE LIM. One year ago today you left us so silently and suddenly Your kindness and affectionate love are sweet memories that will be treasured forever In our hearts Dearly missed but never forgotten by husband, children, grand-children and loved
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      20 21 ASHLEY SON OF Elsie Oomes of Wampoa Drive passed away on 25th March Burled same evening at Johore
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      335 22  -  JOE DORAI By CINGAPORE striker Dollah Kassim will not play in Sunday's Malaysia Cup-tie against Perlis at the National Stadium. He is being left out of the line-up not because he has not been delivering the goals, but to reserve him for the crucial match
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      PS on sport
      271 22 Where will the ill-wind blow to next? PORNOGRAPHY belongs to the gut1 ter. And, when it is associated with sports, it is particularly repulsive and repugnant and the men responsible for it despicable. It Is unfortunate that the black Frenchman, Serge Nubret, one of the big names
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      Soeworo to brief Barker on Games
      260 22  -  ERNEST FRIDA By INDONESIAN TO REVEAL PROGRAMME TODAY OOEWORO, the secre-tary-»eneral of the South-east Asia Games Federation, will brief the Singapore National Olympic Council president Mr. E.W. Barker on Indonesia's preparation for next year's Games when they meet at the Ministry of Law today.
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      Ref Ang: I was abused by a player
      185 22  - Ref Ang: I was abused by a player ALBERT JONSON By REFEREE Ang Kok Hal has reported to the Singapore Business Houses' Football League organisers that he was abused and threatened by a player after a recent Junior knock-out competition match at the Jalan Besar Stadium. SBHFL secretary K.S. Manickam
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      SCC now on tour of France
      112 22 SCC now on tour of France LONDON. Tues. The Singapore cricket Club's rugby touring team is now In France to play five matches against local clubs, reports HARRY MILLER. During a few days In London last week, they played matches against the Purley and the Harrow rugby clubs. They lost
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      Good start for champions
      74 22 DEFENDINO champions Singapore Technical Institute made a promising start In the final round of the national schools post-secondary boys' badminton tournament when they crushed Raffles Institution 4-1 at Bukit Timah yesterday. Other results Pwt-See. boys HJC 4 St. Andrew's 1; JVI 3 NJC 2. Sec. boys
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      Singapore team back with trophies
      378 22  -  DHARSHAN SINGH By SINGAPORETs fourmember equestrian team wept to Manila with only light necessities, but came home yesterday weighed down with trophies won at last week's Asian Junior horse trials. Their load would have been heavier had Mohammed Moiz, the star of the quartet, not
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      SIA will meet J and J again in knockout final
      277 22 SIA will meet J and J again in knockout final SINGAPORE Air- lines and Jebsen and Jessen, last year's joint champions of the Singapore Business Houses Football League's Senior knoc k-out tournament, will meet again in the final of this year's competition, reports JOE DORAI. Last night, they won their
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      Door opens for China
      89 22 Door opens for China BANGKOK, Tues. China's participation In the swimming events of the eighth Asian Games Is assured as the International Swimming Federation (FINA) have opened the door for limited participation by nonmembers in international competitions, an Indonesian sports official said here today. Mr. Soeworo, FINA vice-president for Asia,
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      DIARY
      73 22 BADMINTON Schools national championships; secondary boys and girl*; putsecondary boys and girls; final rounds (various venues 2 p m SOCCER SBHFL Junior knock-out semi-final: Premier Milk v Peter Chew's (Jalan Besar 5.30 p.m > Police Junior Cup league final: Jet Rangers v Calrnhill CSC (Catholic Junior College 4 45
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      Water-polo team for women
      269 22 rR the first time, the Singapore Amateur Swim mlng Association have formed, a women's water-polo team in their efforts to promote the game among the fairer sex, reports ALBERT JOHNSON. Water-polo coach Tan Eng Bock is happy with the enthusiasm shown by the women players, though
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      Lock icon Spain bow out to majestic Dutch
      380 23 BUENOS AIRES, Tues. Holland could well have ensured themselves a place In the semifinals of the fourth World Cup hockey tournament by defeating Euro p c an champions Spain 2-1 In the one scheduled match yesterday. The game was postponed from last Friday because
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      Lock icon Despondent 'Babu' found dead
      166 23 >TEW DELHI, Tues. H K. D. "Babu" Singh, the power behind India's victorious field hockey teams of the late 1940s and *****, was found dead yesterday at his home in Lucknow from apparently self-inflicted gunshot wounds. He was 55. Family members said "Babu had been suffering
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      Lock icon Aussies in trouble
      68 23 GEORGETOWN, Tues. \J Australia were In danger of losing a territorial match for the first time on heir tour of the West Indies here last night when they slumped to 208 for five on the third day of their fourday match against Guyana. Guyana declared their first
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      Sir Toby impresses
      241 23  -  BLUE PETER By rAJNER Teh Choon Beng's Derby prospect, Sir Toby (Doug MesslnKhami. galloped smartly In soft Rolng at Buklt Tlmah yesterday. The Tudor Music six-year-old came away from Foresight II (late Cartel) and Shanu Dynasty at the end of a 600 metres tryout In 38.2 seconds.
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      140 23 WI select an angry Lloyd ORIDGETOWN, Tues. Clive Lloyd was yesterday officially named as captain of the West Indies side for the third Test against Australia despite his announcement In Guyana that he had resigned. The secretary of the West Indies Cricket Board of Control Mr. Harold Burnett said over
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      Lock icon 'It was good experience'
      130 23 LEEDS, Tues. Junie Sng, Singapore's Sportswoman of the Year f< md herself out of her depth against world-class swimmers in the three day Coca Cola international mreMng which ended yesterday. Ihe 13-year-old schoolgirl, holder of seven national records, did well just to qualify for two finals
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      130 23 TOKYO, Tues. Japan have declined an invitation from the Chinese organisers to lake part In the Third Asian Invitational badminloii tournament to be held in Peking from April 15 to 25, ihe Japan Badminton Association announced yesterday. The association said that Japan had no other
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      STIPE'S REPORT
      732 23 JOCKEY S. H. Chew was severely reprimanded and warned to show more care for allowing his mount to shift ground Inwards in Race 1 on Sunday. rhe Stipendiary Stewards report on Sunday's races: State of going: Oood for the first race, soft for Races 2 and 3, heavy
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      Lock icon Everton shave Forest's lead
      589 23 LONDON, Tues. Everton yesterday moved to within one point of leaders Nottingham Forest in the English Football League Div One when they won 2-1 away to Manchester United. But Forest, who did not have a match yesterday have played four games fewer than their rivals. Bob
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      108 23 NAIROBI, Tues. JTench drivers Jean Pierre Nicolas and Jear. Claude Lefebvre won thfc gruelling 26th Safari rally here yesterday after a spectacular final s:age in which they smashed into a non-co.Tipeting car. A massive crowd cheered home the mudsmeared French 'works' Peugeot 504 coupe as it
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      Lock icon Bruges' daunting task
      271 23 J ONDON, Tues. Bru s c s. hoping to become the first Belgian club to reach the European Cup soccer final, face a daunting first leg semifinal clash against Juventus, beaten finalists in 1973, in Turin tomorrow. Roberto Bet'eja and Franco Causio spearhead a Juventus team brimming
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    Lock icon Night battle for Narita
    136 24 A RIOT police squad makes its way across a huge crane during a night raid on the fortress of anti-airport radicals as police water-cannons offer them protection. The radicals had occupied the steel tower erected two days earlier near the end of the runway to prevent
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    453 24 BEIRUT, Tues PALESTINIAN leader Yasser Arafat today pledged to help the United Nations peace-keeping force In Lebanon to carry out its assignment and facilitate Israeli withdrawal. Mr. Arafat, head of the Palestine Liberation Organis al l on t PLO > made the
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    53 24 TEL AVIV, Tues. Only 50.4 per cent of Israelis questioned In an opinion poll published today said they were satisfied with the performance of Prime Minister Menachem Begin. The poll. In the daily newspaper Haaretz. showed a sharp drop from December when peace talks with
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    707 24 LONDON. Tues Government bonds fell by up to point and equities eased slightly In light trading dealers said At 3 p m the Financial Times Index was down 2.4 at 458 I Bond prices closed up to above lowest levels after falling sharply on light selling and in
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    505 24 Malik: I won't go back to foreign affairs. By BILL CAM PE ELL: Jakarta, Tues. yiCE-President Adam Malik lias quashed speculation that he might hold the foreign affairs portfolio when President Suharto announces his new Cabinet lineup tomorrow. "I know in foreign affairs they say (to me), go back," he
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    194 24 Why, why, why? Marcos asks US MANILA, Tuesday PRESIDENT Marcos has accused the United States of pressuring him to free detained opposition leader Benigno Aquino, and said alleged Japanese financing of Filipino politicians was being investigated. He said last night he had ordered an Investigation into allegations that some Japanese
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    82 24 DEATH Mary Tan Chit Null aged 7S passed away peacefully on Tuesday. 28th March 1978 leaving Maggie. Amy. Ranee, Irene, and Nancy, dauchter-ln-law Betty, ■ons-ln-law Mervyn de Souza. Harold Chua. Michael Chal and Frank Yung g grandsons, 8 grand-daughters and one greatgrandson to mourn her loss. Casket Is
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