The Straits Times, 31 March 1979

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    14 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1979 25 CENTS M.C.(P) No. 142/1/79
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  • YOUR WEEKEND READING
    • The Sunday Times
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        Points to ponder from the big debate
        124 1 SO MUCH has been said In Parliament In the debate on the Ooh Report on Education. Tomorrow the SUNDAY TIMES gleans the main points made by the MPs and presents them as lood for thought tor the public In general and parents, teachers
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        Myth of the women drivers
        116 1 THE wife who drives a car is as much a part of folklore as the mother-in-law and the henpecked husband. But the fact is, like so much of folklore, the antics of the woman driver are Just not true and when it comes to driving
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        From a soccer spy's notebook...
        146 1 From a soccer spy's notebook... THERE are Cold War spies. Industrial spies and even sports spies. In fact, the Singapore national coach used one of these ilntelle(?ence agents" In his preparation for the crucial Malaysia Cup match against Penang. The fact that Singapore were the first team to beat Penang
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    • Sunday Nation
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        Dr Goh's Daring Dozen
        244 1 WHO ARE Dr Ooh Keng Swee's whlz-klds, the young systems engineers who have taken our education system apart and put It back together again in a very different form? The MP for Nee Soon, Dr Koh Lip Lin. spoke for many when he asked about them
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    Lock icon Dollar up in Tokyo
    53 1 TOKYO. Fri— The Central Bank of Japan sold an estimated US$5OO million (Sfl.M billion > on the Tokyo foreign exchange market today to support the Japanese yen. However, the US currency closed trading at 209 30 yen, up from a 209 10 openIng and 208 80
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    Singapore- Brunei cooperation to continue: Lee
    250 1 Singapore- Brunei cooperation to continue: Lee SINGAPORE and Brunei will continue their present cooperation, including training in euucation, port and airport facilities and in other technical areas, Mr Lee Kuan Yew said yesterday. The l-rime Minister, who returned home last night after a twoday visit to Brunei, said this in
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    ALL 'AYES' FOR GOH REPORT
    1239 1  -  LESLIE FONG Two amendments accepted By Straits Times News Editor PARLIAMENT yesterday carried unanimously an amended motion on the Goh Keng Swee Report after tour days of debate with the whip lifted totally. In effect, the MPs have endorsed the revised structure of education which
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    Lock icon Fall-out like from 'major N-test'
    416 1 Fall-out like from 'major N-test' NUCLEAR POWER STATION LEAK PITTSBURGH. Friday THL fall-out from Wednesday's leak at the nuclear power station near Harrisburg was equivalent to that from a major nuclear test, according to a radiation scientist here. Prof. Ernest Sternglass of Pittsburgh University's Radiology Department said he recorded radiation
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    Lock icon Pushers face death
    57 1 BANGKOK, Frl. Thailand's National Assembly yesterday unanimously passed a tough new anti-narco-tics law that, for the first time, authorises the death sentence In drugs cases. The new act stiffens fines and sentences for all offences, and requires either the death penalty or life Imprisonment for traffickers caught
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    University entry rules eased for teachers
    385 1 TEACHERS with good "O" level results can now sit for an entrance examination to enter university following the relaxation of entry requirements by the Education Mm istry. According to a New Nation report yesterday, teachers with good passes in five subjects may sit (or
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    Lock icon General's warning
    86 1 TEL AVIV, Frl.— Israel's Army Chief of Staff. LtGen Rafael Eltan, has warned that the signing of the peace treaty with Egypt may lead to Increased and betterorganised attempts by Palestinian guerillas to launch attacks inside Israel. He said guerilla groups might come Into Israel and Israeli occupied
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    Lock icon Trade centre
    44 1 HONGKONG. Fri Beijing (Peking) Is soon to have the China foreign trade centre, a high-rise structure of 30 to 40 storeys, to be built near the Tien An Men square, an announcement by Chase Manhattan Bank* chairman David Rockefeller revealed today APP.
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    Today's races off
    58 1 TODAY'S races at Kuala Lumpur have been cancelled, but tomorrow's races will be held as scheduled. There will be two draws for the Big Bwe*p and four-dlfit numbers tomorrow. The draw for Saturday's sweep and fourdigit numbers will be on Race 5, and the Sunday draw on
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    Fong walks out over lawyers
    216 1 Fong walks out over lawyers SENIOR Parliamentary Secretary (Labour) Fong Sip Chee yesterday walked out of Parliament In protest against the Legal Profession (Amendment) Bill. He said he was doing this because he felt the bill was singularly unfair to the legal profession. The bill, which was later p a
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    Lock icon Thai cholera
    32 1 BANGKOK. Prl. Some 300 cholera cases have been reported in Thailand since the beginning of the year. 133 of them In the past three weeks, health officials have announced. APP.
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    LATEST EVACUATION IMMINENT
    57 1 LATEST EVACUATION IMMINENT HARRISBURG (PenntylvinU), Frl Pennsylvania Governor Dick Thornburjh said today an evacuation was Imminent of nearly one eiill ion people Uvinf In font counties near the Three Mile Island nuclear power station, as officials at the power station declared an on-slte emergency and put civil defence teams on
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      115 1 GUIDELINES ON BUILDING DESIGNS UNDER STUDY Page 7 FEARS of renewed Key pt-I.ibya clashes 3 'VIET troops move Into Khmer Rouge areas' 4 AMIN goes into hiding amid exodus from Kampala 5 AUSSIES and Dutch agree on low air fare 6 TOH: Building industry set for new boom 8 EXECS
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      362 2 the Ist tourist, entertainment, shopping commercial/office centre Situated at Orchard Road/Koek Road, (next to the Cold Storage) the core of most promising tourist, entertainment and shopping activities. Office from $72,400 ,%^_^A Orchard Plaza, surrounded by hotels, recreation centres, HH A. v I Hotel with Amusement Shopping (URA project) cinemas, hawker
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  • AROUND THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Shah leaves Morocco for the Bahamas
      248 3 THE Shah of Iran left here today in a private plane for the Bahamas, where he plans to settle, the Moroccan national news agency reported. With him were Empress Farah and their four children. The Shah had been in exile in Morocco since Jan
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      Lock icon VOTING ON ISLAMIC REPUBLIC BEGINS
      61 3 TEHERAN, Fri Iran's citizens began voting today on whether to establish an Islamic republic to replace the monarchy of the Shah who was overthrown in February. The referendum, scheduled to run through tomorrow, was callel by religious leader Ayato'.l.ih Khomeiny and his transitional government as
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      Lock icon Liberals' win a new blow to Labour
      142 3 LIVERPOOL, Frl. Brit all's Lahav Government, defeated In vote of confidence la Parliament on Wednesday and faring a general election on May 3, wu kit with a m« blew early today when tke Liberals m a by-elecUon In a farmer safe Labour seat
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      Lock icon Fears of renewed Egypt-Libya clashes
      320 3 Fears of renewed EgyptLibya clashes Cairo moves troops and heavy guns to border CAIRO, Friday EGYPTIAN troops backed by heavy armour were reported to be moving up to the Libyan border amid fears among American officials that any miscalculation could trigger renewed fighting between the two nations. Cairo's semi-official newspapers
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      Lock icon Rift over how to punish Egypt brings talks to abrupt end
      226 3 Rift over how to punish Egypt brings talks to abrupt end BAGHDAD, Friday AN Arab League conference appeared near collapse today after a split between hardliners and moderates on how severely the Arab world should punish Egypt for signing the peace treaty with Israel. The 19-delegation conference came to an
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      Lock icon Armed man foiled
      57 3 TOKYO. Fri A man armed with a knife took a woman clerk hostage in a Tokyo bank today but was overpowered by police shortly later, police said. The hostage was safe. The man, saying he wanted to emigrate, demanded to speak to officials of the Brazilian Embassy
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      Lock icon 'KISSING IS OUT' ADVICE TO ISRAELI TOURISTS
      186 3 JERUSALEM, Fri. Israeli visitors to Egypt will be issued with a handbook advising them how to behave in the land of their former enemy. The advice includes: Don't kiss the ladies, and don't tell the Egyptians that things are better in Israel. "Tact
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      Lock icon Pact signed
      27 3 DACCA. Fri. Bangladesh and China today signed a protocol to cooperate in providing training of each other's personnel on 14 scientific and technical fields. AFP.
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      87 3 Abdel B>t Barium, cab driver: They an said U be raagh aad unfut Mervet Hweta, alrilae stewardess: They like to nag a bit aad they are faasy, bat stay. Ettmaa Kamia, a—ewife: They are sappased to be clever peeple, great la eemmeree. Neimat Pirky, baaitwlle: They are
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      828 3 GENERAL MANAGERS INDONESIA N (EXPATRIATE) Around US$6O,OOO par annum We have been retained by the Jakarta based associate of a well known South East Asian KJ Group to recruit two experienced executives to fill the following positions: General Manager Distribution, Sales Service Diesel Power (Ref. 1014) U This job requires
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  • AROUND THE WORLD 2
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      Lock icon 'Viet troops move into Khmer Rouge areas'
      395 4 Preparing for final offensive BANGKOK. Fri THREE Vietnamese divisions have moved into the mountainous region in the west of Kampuchea near the Thai frontier in preparation for a final dry season offensive against Khmer Rouge forces there, a reliable source said here today.
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      Lock icon 'We're bound by pact to defend Laos' warning
      269 4 'We're bound by pact to defend Laos' warning HONGKONG, Fri VIETNAM today warned that it was bound by its treaty with Laos to fight alongside the Laotians in case of a Chinese attack. The warning came from Hanoi's official daily Nhan Dan which said, "reality dictates that what is imperative
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      Lock icon Refugee isles: Jakarta, Manila set five conditions
      262 4 Refugee isles: Jakarta, Manila set five conditions MANILA, Fri The Philippines and Indonesia have set five conditions to their propc al to offer islands to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNCHR) as temporary processing centres for refugees from Vietnam, Foreign Minister Carlos Romulo said here today. In particular,
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      829 4 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE PRECISION METALWORKING INDUSTRY J Our clients are a joint venture between a large Australian based internationally known diecastng 3 company and a leading local group of companies who are pioneers in the Malaysian metalworking industry This multimilhon dollar venture will begin commercial operations in late 1979
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      410 4 ACTION-PACKED THRIUS THAT'LL HAVE YOU ffJw rfmrnwr m Tomorrow promises to be an %Jlw LI/UL m unforgettable day of spine-chilling excitement at the Ist Power Punch Autocross. Over 50 cars and motorcycyles from Singapore and Malaysia will battle it out for glory at the Senoko Power Station Grounds. You'll see
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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      341 4 Stroits Times Crossword KMM 4 See 1 down 1 Don gets them a piano. S BUI appears in a sort of placed in a prominent po- red colour that's sweet I Mtion 1 3. 2. 3. 31.3 1. and tasteful (8) 9 Everyone presented in 6 Cabbages. bananas, and court
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  • AROUND THE WORLD 3
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      Lock icon Amin goes into hiding amid exodus from Kampala
      364 5 NAIROBI, Fri. PRESIDENT Idi Amin was reported to have taken refuge in a remote township in north-east Uganda today as his soldiers deserted their posts anc joined the mass exodus of Ugandans from Kampala, turning the capital into a ghost city. Exile
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      Lock icon LIBYAN BOMBER ATTACKS TANZANIA TOWN
      156 5 LIBYAN BOMBER ATTACKS TANZANIA TOWN DAR ES SALAAM, Fri. A Soviet-built Libyan bomber attacked the northern Tanzanian town of Mwanza yesterday, a Tanzanian military communique reported today. It said the Tupoliev 22 Jet "assisting fascist Idi Amin of Uganda" dropped five bombs in and around the town on the shores
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      Lock icon 16 killed
      144 5 QUEBEC CITY., Fri. Sixteen people were killed when a Quebecalr turbo-prop airliner crashed and split Into three parts on a hillside near Ancienne Lorette Airport, hospital officials said today. Eight others were injured, two of them seriously. Reuter. ter, Mr Abdul Hafees Plrsada visited Mr Bhatta, 11, and
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      Party leaders call on Bhutto to resume eating
      131 5 ISLAMABAD, Pri. »gbteea leaden af the palitiral party at farmer premier Zalflkar All Bhatta yesterday appealed te him U rttuiiw taklag faad la his death cell after a friend af the oaademaed man said he "laaked like a skeletaa." The appeal was
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    • Sideliners
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        Lock icon Sex ruse 'prof' jailed
        94 5 1 BASLE (Switzerland): A warehouse worker who persuaded women to have sexual relations with him by claiming he was a professor doing sex research was sent to prison for 15 months. The prosecution told the court that the man, 34, had invited a young woman child-minder
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        Lock icon 'Japanese work maniacs'
        67 5 BRUSSELS: A confidential Common Market report leaked to the press described Japan as a nation of "work maniacs" and forecast that action to limit its exports to the community might be needed by the autumn. "Either the situation improves appreciably in the course of the year to
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        Lock icon Moving into summer time
        56 5 PARIS: Seven European countries will wind their clocks forward an hour on Friday night and move into European summer time. France. Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg all members of the Common Market together with Spain, Portugal and Poland will all lose an hour but will gain
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  • AROUND THE WORLD 4
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      Lock icon Aussies, Dutch agree on low air fares
      287 6 As lATA members meet to decide price hike... CANBERRA, Fri HOLLAND and Australia today patched up a row over cheap air fares and announced a new low fare schedule for flights between Sydney and Amsterdam. Dutch State Secretary for Transport and Public Works,
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      Lock icon Leaves after check-ups
      54 6 TUNIS. Fri. Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba. 75, yesterday left the cardiology ward of the Tunis Army Hospital after two days of checkups. A communique on Tuesday, signed by the president's doctors, including a heart specialist, said he had also entered hospital for a possible revision of treatment
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      54 6 POLISH dim to his friend m they alwvel smw: Stop Knunbtiag. This smw U all part of the pUa. When the HMW melte, well have (toads. By the time the Chinese invade Palaad, the water level will be jast right for pUnUn* rice. A currently-hot joke Poles
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      RESTING AFTER ORDEAL
      92 6 RESTING AFTER ORDEAL US nuMaaary LUyd van Vtttor (right) resting la his Marawl kimr In aaatkera Philippine* with his Nannan, 11, baava after he was treed by Mastlm rebel* tram days captivity. Rev van Vactar, 55, r«aflnned that he was set free «i Wednesday night withMt a "single centavo (cent)
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      Lock icon 18 arrested
      30 6 MANILA, Fri. Government agents have arrested at least 18 people, including several women, for posting anti-government, "subversive" posters in various parts of the capital, police said today. Reuter.
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      Lock icon Japan builds stations on disputed isles
      191 6 Japan builds stations on disputed isles TOKYO, Fri. A top government official said today that Japan had built hydrographic stations on the barren and uninhabited Senkaku islands in the East China Sea in an apparent step toward gaining control of the disputed territory. Transport Minister Kinji Moriyama told a news
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      Lock icon Laurel and Hardy's spree at expense of 'father'
      263 6 SEATTLE, Fn. TWO youths nicknamed Laurel and Hardy took 51 airline flights, visited 11 American states and stayed in the finest hotels on a credit card spree without ever owning a card, police said today. The boys ate up to 10 meals
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      Lock icon Brez's son promoted, says report
      153 6 Brez's son promoted, says report MOSCOW. Fri. Mr Yuri Brezhnev, son of the Soviet President, has been promoted to First Deputy Foreign Trade Minister in an appointment never publicly announced, Western sources said yesterday. The promotion was noticed by Western diplomats here when a March 22 article in the communist
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      Lock icon Rumanian PM Manescu quits
      124 6 Rumanian PM Manescu quits VIENNA, Fri. Rumanian Prime Minister Manea Manescu resigned today and was succeeded by First Deputy Premier Ilie Verdet, brother-in-law of the country's President. The official Agerpres news agency, announcing the change, said President Nicolae Ceausescu issued a decree appointing Mr Verdet after Mr Manescu, citing poor
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    Interim MAS flight schedule extended
    170 7 Interim MAS flight schedule extended THE interim schedule of the Malaysian Airline System (MAS) for flights to Singapore, which expires today, has been extended by the government for another seven months. MAS and Singapore Airlines had been operating on interim schedules since last November when no agreement was reached on
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    Festival of Drums to raise $100,000 for Sage
    160 7 Festival of Drums to raise $100,000 for Sage A THREE-DAY Festival ef Dium will he held at the NatlasjeJ Theatre frem May 2 to May 4 to raiar a target iv «f timjm far tke Slagaaere Aetlaa Graap af EMera (Sage) KMers' Village faad A Seath Kareaa traape will perfann
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    Folk dancing
    38 7 THE Pek Kio community centre youth group will organise an international folk dancing night it tne centre on April 14 at 7 30 p m to celebrate the centre's 16th anniversary For more details, ring *****41
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    Reception for members
    45 7 THE YMCA, Orchard Road, will I hold a reception (or new members today at 2.30 p.m. The new members will be briefed on the aims and history of the YMCA and will also be invited to take part In its community projects
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    Guidelines on better design for buildings under study
    664 7 THE government is considering introducing rules and guidelines to ensure a minimum standard of quality in the design and layout of new buildings so that Singapore will develop into one of the best a rchitecturally-designed cities in the region. Disclosing this last
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      400 7 AMAZONS OF THE YANG f the Seletar Road Housing at 10.45 a.m. See Better: tomorrow Tickets II SI 50 FAMILY, a Cantonese opera j "J 3 1 P m hr£ Healthy Eyes Human an d C by the Kong Chow Wui Koon i admlsslon Body: Digestive System; OPEN HOUSE EXHIin
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    New SIA flight engineers will be from LAE pool
    264 8 New SIA flight engineers will be from LAE pool SINGAPORE Airlines intends to release 20 to 25 licensed aircraft engineers (LAEs) a year to become flight engineers. This was stated by the airline's managing director, Mr Urn Chin Beng, in a speech reported in the latest issue of Aircraft Engineer,
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    Car rams bus shelter
    53 8 A FIAT 124 sports car rammed a bus shelter in Commonwealth Avenue late last night but fortunately no one was at the stop when it happened The unidentified driver, who was badly shaken but otherwise unhurt, was heading towards Holland Road area when the car went
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    Toh: Building industry set for new boom
    381 8 THE construction industry in Singapore is set for another building boom in view of mushrooming condominiums, lower property taxes and large land reclamation projects. This optimistic picture was painted by the Minister for Health, Dr Toh Chin Chye when he spoke at the
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    CC camp
    23 8 HONG Mm community centre management committee is organising a week-end camp at Pasir Ris beginning from April 7 at 7 p.m.
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    SBS woman driver on three charges
    141 8 SBS woman driver on three charges A SINGAPORE Bus Services driver, Chua Yoong Moi of Block 14, Jalan Tenteram was yesterday charged with two counts of failing to behave in a civil and orderly manner while on duty on Oct 25 last year. The first charge alleged that at about
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    $282m US bank loan for SIA
    135 8 $282 m US bank loan for SIA THE United States ExportImport Bank is to finance Singapore Airlines with a $282 million loan for its recent multi-million deal on aircraft purchases. The Asian Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that the loan, subject to approval by the Carter administration and the US
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    'Gold still has its place in money system'
    235 9 'Gold still has its place in money system' THE chairman of the Singapore Gold Futures Committee, Mr Brian Miller, yesterday brushed aside arguments that gold has become an anachronism in the world money system and "a barbaric relic of the primitive market place." He maintained that the gold markets in
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    Tapir born in zoo
    46 9 A MALAYAN tapir, an endanger ed species, has given birth at the Singapore Zoological Gardens last Sunday the first of its kind here. The baby tapir, which belongs to the horse family, will be shown to the public from noon today onwards
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    Condolence book
    51 9 THE condolence book to mark the death «f the Van* Dipertuan Agnag of Malaysia will be opened at the Malaysian High Commission at Ml, Jervois Road today tram a.m. to noon. The Singapore flag will fly at half-staff on all government buildings here today as a mark of
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    HOME GETS SET FOR SPRING FESTIVAL
    128 9 HOME GETS SET FOR SPRING FESTIVAL WHEELCHAIR-BOUND residents of the Singapore Cheshire Home for the permanently handicapped, at Changi Creek, are busy preparing for their Spring Festival 79 which will open tomorrow, at the home, at 10.30 a.m., and last until Saturday. The home has drawn up a lively programme
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    Stretch to close for six months
    99 9 Stretch to close for six months THE Public Works Department will temporarily close a short stretch of the southern city-bound carriageway of the East Coast Parkway from today. The closure (or <U months, tt to facilitate construction of a pedestrian subway near the Marine Parade branch library. Traffic from the
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    Execs used forged Sisir labels
    583 9  - Execs used forged Sisir labels SIT MENG CHUE Shocking, says judge By THE managing director and a former director of a hardware company were jailed for a day and fined the maximum of $10,000 each by a district judge yesterday for illegally using Singapore Institute of Standards and Industrial Research
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    105 motorcyclists picked up in big swoop
    183 10 THE Traffic Police last Saturday rounded up 106 motor-cyclists in an islandwide swoop to maintain road safety. All the riders, who were using big capacity motorcycles, later had their machines sent to the Registry of Vehicles for roadworthiness tests. The machines were returned
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    Master-engraver at work
    150 10 THE Senior Minster of SUte (Foreign Affairs) Mr A. Rahlm lahak (left), watching a Swedish manter-engraver, Mr Lars Bnmimi, rutting a BaUaese dancer on a pleee of "Iceberg" a special glass found la KwU, Swede*. Oh Ike minster's left are the respective envoys of Sweden aad Denmark,
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    Plans for another convention hall
    360 10 PLANS are afoot to build a second 4,000-seat capacity convention hall in Singapore to cater for an anticipated increase in the traffic of convention groups to the Republic. Announcing this last night, Singapore Tourist Promotion Board (STPB) director, Mr K.C. Yuen, said plans for the
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    Yoga course
    28 10 THE Kuo Chuan community centre will conduct a three month yoga course at its premises every Saturday from April 7 between 5.30 p.m. and 6.30 p.m.
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    $4 MILLION SUIT: QC IS ADMITTED TO BAR
    173 10 $4 MILLION SUIT: QC IS ADMITTED TO BAR MR Gerald Godfrey. QC, was admitted yesterday to the Singapore Bar to appear as leading counsel for Golden Development Pte Ltd in its breach of contract action involving a $4.14 million piece of land near Raffles Park. The admission petition was moved
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    It's metric for these
    51 10 THE Singapore Metrication Board yesterday announced that dried goods such as onions, potatoes, groundnuts, beans, dried prawns, ikan bilis, preserved fruits, would be sold in metric tomorrow. The board urged the public to support the metrication exercise and buy their dried goods in multiples of 100
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    Rubber price highest in 5 years
    322 10 SINGAPORE'S rubber market saw April 1 RSS buyers breaching 270 cents a kilo, up nearly three cents before lunch yesterday the highest price level in five years. The market closed the day with April price at 269.25 cents, up 1.75 cents from Thursday's close.
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      214 10 Bringing Up Father By Bill Kavanagh Hal Camp WHAT DO Vex I AiMN vhii'Pc THATfe'^s/ TOO HARD! THAT \/NOW DON'T WHAT OO YOU MEAN TOOBU^TOriELPME^ HARD MOW ABOUT SOUNDS V PANIC AND f YOU'RE BUSV-VtXJ'PE YOU'RE JUST i- i\ WOP(<r A &AME Ofr LlKfe 1 YOU'U- 8E STANDING THERE TT
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      Lock icon Thousands pay last respects to king
      377 11 K. LUMPUR, Fri. THOUSANDS of Malay ■taan have bet* flocking to Parliament Hoase to pay their last resperta to the late Yaag Mpertaaa Agu«, who died of a heart attack yesterday. The king's body hai bees lying hi state la the bulMlng's ornate banquetIng
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      Lock icon Power cuts cause havoc to factories
      232 11 Power cuts cause havoc to factories KUALA LUMPUR, Friday THE National Electricity Board's load-shed-ding exercise in Selangor is causing havoc to the factories in the state, causing many plants to shut down or allowing their workers to idle without work. Petaling Jaya and Shah Alain appear to be the worst
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      TRADER SUES SABAH GOVT FOR $168,000
      150 11 TRADER SUES SABAH GOVT FOR $168,000 LONDON, Fri. A London businessman is claiming £37,888 (5J168.743) commission against the Sabah State Government over the sale of a Boeing 707 to the ruler of Dubai. He is Mr Peter Bennett who has taken out a High Court writ against the government. Mr
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      Lock icon Kit Siang to govt: I will give up politics if...
      247 11 Kit Siang to govt: I will give up politics if. KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. Opposition leader Urn Kit Siang said here yesterday that he was prepared to retire from politics and dissolve bis Democratic Action Party if the government could prove that the party did serve as an obstacle to the
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      Lock icon 87 left on Hai Hong
      43 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. Only 37 Vietnamese are still on board the Hai Hong anchored off Port Klang. Most are elderly people. They will be Down to the United States by the middle o( next month, police said. NST.
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    THE MOTION
    118 12 THE motiun before the House, moved py the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Education, Dr G o h Krnf Swee, rrada: THAT the House having noted the Report on the Ministry of Education 1978, contained in Paper Misc. 3 of 1979. fl) supports the revised structure of
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    Defer the vote? That would be pathetic indecision, he says
    4968 12 DE G OH WINDS REPORTERS: MAS IE KWEE. CHIA FOTEIK. IRENE NQOO. JUNE TAN and KOH VAN POH DEPI'TY Prime Minister and Education Minister Dr Goh Keng Swee yesterday rejected the suggestion by two MPs that the vote on his
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    A warning against excessive ministry control of aided schools
    2371 12 BEFORE THE WINDING-UP 4 WE must remember the (treat contributions made by the mission schools, in particular, the inculcation of moral values in the pupils under their charge. The dedication of the teachers and their con- A cent for the total
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      224 12 C/^Mr^IIZIIVJ LAURA L SHAPED SUITE L^^fe^^^^^^^fl l" V-J jHII-/ IIVI 111 CASH: $1,850/ IB I Fondikins the place to visit when you are I ~P^"* thinking about furnishing or refurnishing your I sb I^^Ml home whether its the living suite bedroom or I dining room rondikin has the type of
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    From the gallery...
    725 13 From the gallery PARENTS, try not to despair if your children neglect their studies they may end up with distinguished careers. Just look at the Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister. Dr Ooh Keng Swee, who confessed yesterday that his childhood days were "spent In idleness and total lack of
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      361 13 the name you've learnt to trust, presents its complete range of home appliances. With more than 65 years of continuing progress. Kelvmator prides itself on "A Tradition of Excellence building into everyone of its products the very latest •^^^_?££^^K consumer-wanted features and employing the most modern quality controls fSB "»^i^
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      240 13 Melwani's Surprise Specials! All Designer Shirts at Half-price! 3 days only! March 30, 31 April 1. From the fashion houses of: Givenchy John Langford Cardin Van Laack Pierre Balmain Marrin Carven Dada Guy Fleury Cavallo Dior Roland Kosser Stefano Ricci Cachet Dor Ferragamo Pancaldi Carlo Lavatelli and many more A
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    House passes Bill to tighten control over lawyers
    1526 14 House passes Bill to tighten control over lawyers REST OF PARLIAMENT THK I^egal Profession Act has IxH'ii amended to tighten control over solicitors in Singapoie and to give better protection to the public The Minister for Law and Science and Technology, Mr E W Barker, moving the second reading of
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    Keep close watch on Playboy Club ministry urged
    771 14 THE Ministry of Culture will be told to keep a close watch on the proposed Playboy Club in Singapore, Parliament was assured yesterday. Licensing officials will be Instructed to ensure that its activities would not in any way be against the public
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      15 14 ■^■n-r. at ICil3ll Si^^^^? <r:^l5 r 302 Balestier Road Singapore 12 j££M&d~* w shoe news
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      130 14 Amasterstrokefrom BONDS >£3^ the Grand Stam Shirt The action shirt that lets you move. Patented underarm gusset never binds, never restricts, never stops your swing. And Grand Slam comes in a knockout range of styles, colours and fabrics. Fine knits in pure cotton, or polyester and cotton, some with contrast
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    Sacked five: 'Firm did not comply with order'
    684 15  -  GEORGE JOSEPH By AN employer, ordered by the Industrial Arbitration Court (lAC) to reinstate five employees dismissed for being members of a trade union, left them in a dusty room with poor ventilation and no specific work to do, the lAC heard
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    $15,000 FOR CRASH MOTORCYCLIST
    129 15 A DELIVERY clerk, whose right thigh bone was fractured as the result of a road I accident three years ago, was awarded $15,000 dam1 ages in a consent judgment by the High Court yesterday. According to the statement of claim, the clerk, Mr Lim Bong Hong,
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    37 products approved
    37 15 THE Standards Council of Singapore has approved 37 products during its annual meeting held yesterday. Products approved cover a wide range of manufactured goods, building materials, electrical appliances, food and general I consumer items
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    38 teams in youth debate
    83 15 38 teams in youth debate THIRTY-eight teams are taking part in the Youth Debate jointly organised by the People's Association and RTS. Of the 30 debates in the preliminary rounds, so far five have taken place and three more will be held tomorrow at the Paya Lebar, Jurong Town and
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    Russian plane on first display flight in S'pore
    251 15 A RUSSIAN light transport aircraft AH2S was yesterday introduced to the local transportation market for the first time with a demonstration flight for 28 guests. Among the gaeats was •he am has— dor to Singapore, Mr Yarl Rasdakhov. The DSS2.C million (ft.C
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    Kids' outing
    23 15 BUKIT Ho Swee community centre will organise an excursion for children to places of interest on April 8 from 9 am.
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    Firm wins $368,000 and award to sell vessel
    135 15 Firm wins $368,000 and award to sell vessel JUDGMENT for US$l7O,OOO i (5J374.000) was granted to a; Panamanian shipping! company by the High Court yesterday in an admiralty suit here involving a local cargoboat, Arisrop Star, I now under arrest. Ngtrans International Freight Forwarders SA, of Panama, was also granted
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      31 15 KSsSSSsJMsa^^^ USUAL PRICE $75 YVITV iKCDiStIIC SIWES If you have never seen the city's sensation. IW^ i^ti™ «;^;^:^;\;r llfpl slpil? I ><st of material* An! \v Etfaal aWtl (hcerfu koffeeshop. and
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    Across the Causeway
    552 16 BELIGIOUS eeaeattsa •■a a aeveat MasHm eeamasaalty kave eftea keea ettoa aa tke best resistaaee to rewimialit tkreat, arag akaae aad meral aecadtiant wkiek mclaaes crime aad vice. ■ewever, a saperlMal kawwtoase «f reUctoa b act ealy meffeetlve fer tkta parpssi kat will akts toad to aeto
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  • The Straits Times SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1979
    • Article
      THE GOH AHEAD
      429 16 PARLIAMENT has given Dr Goh Keng Swee the go-ahead. Singaporeans can now look forward to a determined effort to achieve our educational goals. At what cost and with what wastage, avoidable or otherwise, only time will tell. The cost and wastage of past policies have been high.
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      A TROUBLED CORNER
      334 16 WHY is the bitter border war, the latest manifestation of a longstanding dispute, between two small, backward Arab states, North and South Yemen, capturing so much international attention? Because of their location and character: Both are strategic enough situated at the gateway to the Red Sea, they
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    T.F. Hwang takes you down memory lane
    487 16 T.F. Hwang takes you down memory lane Prints and Imprints. NO FATHER can ever forget his old schooldays, filled with happy hours and moments. They stay printed in his memory, imprinted on his mind. They surface this week in the minds of many others, reading or hearing reports of the
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    Lock icon A grim trek for those trying to return home
    653 16  -  HARISH CHANDOL By in Phnom Penh THOUSANDS of Kampucheans are now criss-crossing their wartorn country, returning home from centres where they were concentrated by the ousted Pol Pot regime. The roads are filled with them. Although there is no public transport,
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    Lock icon The rivals...
    971 16 WITH the fall of Britain's Labour government on a no-confidence motion on Wednesday night, Prime Minister James Callaghan is squaring up for a hard polls battle with the Tory leader Mrs Margaret Thatcher. The rivalry between these two very different politicians is the human factor dominating what everyone
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      370 16 j. HAVEAN J ORANGE EXPERIENCE: J EVERYDAY. ii ii I s i s I 1 bY I BW I; s i ll ll I) i) J I SAM TAT AGENCIES CJ celebrate their Ist anniversary with a Whale of a Sale lent day. Hurry 1 Hurry! Shanghai's Rowwood crafn and
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      Immersion pupils already being paired off
      125 17 WE wish to thank KB IM for his suggestion in his letter headlined "Use volunteers to help immersion students "(ST, March 19) Mr I.im would be pleased to know that principals of schools with the immersion programme are already taking various practical steps to
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      Refreshing to find such friendship
      152 17 DURING a recent visit to Singapore, I had the misfortune of having an accident which necessitated an immediate operation at the General Hospital and a further week in care. I would like to take the opportunity of thanking the staff for their skill and attention
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      The six methods I adopted to improve my spoken English
      388 17 6 Although the English language is the lingua franca which everyone must learn well, we should not overemphasise it to the neglect of learning the mother tongue. Those families which are used to speaking dialects should put in greater efforts
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      Eschew those vogue words and phrases
      89 17 Eschew those vogue words and phrases I SYMPATHISE with your correspondent who wrote a week ago, deploring the abuse of the English language. I'm sure he was much abused, as I was, by your recent large and small headlines about price "hikes." What's wrong with that other four letter word
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      Now English is becoming more standardised
      233 17 MR JAMES Rowley's little pronouncement on the bastardisation of the English language by the insidious influence of the American dialect was no doubt written with tongue in cheek. His amusing premise that all Britons speak "good" English and all Americans speak "poor" English was
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      The options for students who fail in English
      214 17 I REFER to the letter by "Concerned Guardian" (ST, March 15). Students who failed in their English but did well in other subjects in the Singapore-Cambridge GCE 'O' Level Examination can apply for admission to courses offered by the Industrial Training Board,
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      Take action against them
      33 17 "JAGA kreta" mra an htematimg a —t—ac* at the Newtaa drew Hawkers'Ceatre. I believe taetr M-ttviUea are agataat the law. Will tfce »itfc«rttlM take mttkm agafaMttkear PEST CONTROL, StagapareM.
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      That morning was the limit...
      139 17 WE ARE secondary school students and take the SBS 154 service regularly in the mornings to school from Gementi Road to Jalan Toa Payoh. We have patiently put up with packed buses but the morning of March 21 was the limi.. We arrived at the
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      Hardly a good model
      75 17 ONE way to help improve the standard of English in Singapore would be to insist that shops and stores use correct grammar in their signs and posters. If a large departmental store can offer for sale "boy's short" and "boy's pant", to quote only two examples,
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      After all, soft drinks aren't an essential item
      303 17 THERE is so much fuss about the 5 cents increase in the price of a bottle of soft drink and in this connection I have the following observation to make. Soft drinks are not an essential item. People who are thirsty can
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      122 17 The Fanfare Show m XIVE' I With Reginald Saturday, 31 March 1979 6.30pm -9pm REDIFFUSION Auditorium live' in concert Western Union Band Michael Isaac Adil. Adam Ben (currently performing at Treetops Bar. Holiday Inn) A special listener quiz for the home listeners. Free sachets of SEA BREEZE breezettes and also
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  • TIMES CITY DESK
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      CLOSING PRICES
      1398 18 THt: last transacts ready salf at the cloae of business on the Stock Exchange n1 Singapore yesterday compared with the previous day pncei together with 1978 high and low < Adjusted (or this issue) SMprap •MCT1ON (iSf I Mil STMAUS m lt«V in 21* Ac nut Alrom Allied
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      Unit trusts
      321 18 SINGAPORE I NIT TRI'ST iKuHft.' prtem tor Apr t> ASIA ITNIT TBIIBT (MiM|H|- prim tor Apr t) t BABTEXKD I'NTT TRIST [Wmiiri' fhetm Uf Apr t) S'ptm Growth Fund 1.02'. 1.07', INCOME BOND UNIT (Carnal pctm) Incotn* Bond 1 14 1 20 NASA BI MIPITU.A FUND (N«M|m' prten
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      BUSINESS DONE (SINGAPORE)
      1627 18 BID and offer prices officially listed and business in and reported to the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday with the number of shares traded shown In brackets In lot.s of 1.000 units unless otherwise specified All Times Settlement Contracts are quoted after the word "sett" Rig Board
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      Govt and corporate bonds
      113 18 4 1/2% 1/8/80 (250.000) (***** MM) 4 3/4% 15/9/80 (250.000) (99 608 99 70S) 5 1/4% 1/3/81 (250,000) (100 208 100.28S) 6% 15/4/81 (250.000) (99.628 99 70S) 5% T F 1/5/83 (250.000) 100 108 100.2 OS) 6 3/4% T F 15/6/81-84 (250.000) (MM) 5% 13/11/84 (250.000)
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        Rises
        53 18 .owfr Perak irrjuntai Ihaa ri-L. li«h A Low B S Harbour V Jacks ientiafs F.nt lalu Kawao Lcma lei Properties >unlop EX ITC 350 825 550 416 480 404 157 362 124 237 234 225 436 410 VJQ 40 35 30 24 12 12 12 10 9 8 8
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        Falls
        25 18 Irtro Hid™. Ithn Kinta SrmbiwanK ••nv«nn Prrai I B T 1ZUU 370 685 555 379 322 210 n -6 -5 -5 -2 -2 -2
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        Most active stocks
        36 18 High ft Low 461.000 P.h.n* Con. 288.000 J C Knl 255.000 K.bc Merlin 202.000 Sim.- Darby 182.000 G Lumber 179.000 kulim M.i. 151.000 Srtro« A 109.000 Cily D*v 87.000 X 1. KepoDC 88.000
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        INDICES
        36 18 BT Index Industrials: Finance: Hotels: Properties: Tins: t rubbers: O.C.B.C: S.E.S.Ind: Mar 29 Mar 30 2015.15 2030 66. 370.26 371.85 660.27 663.27 278.96 281.52 238.42 239.17 184.32 184.7b 569.85 573.84 ***** 353.50 335 19 337.53
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        H'kong
        369 18 HONGKONG: Share prices closed mixed in moderately active trading, while the Hang Seng index eased 0.27 point to 537.66, dealers said. The market remained cautious on fears of further rises in interest rates. HMRkMK LMd firmed five cents to HKJ7.BS after its improved results and bonus issue while institutional
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        Tokyo
        401 18 TOKYO: Share prices closed mixed in (airly active but cautious trading following recent gains, dealers said. The Dow Jones average lost 2.06 to close at 6,133.97 points with a volume of 330 million shares. The New index was 449.68, down 0.98 point. Electricals, precision instruments and Pharmaceuticals declined. Nlppaa
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        Intraco pays 12½ per cent
        69 18 INTRACO announced an audited group 1978 after-tax profit of $3 million ($2.1 million) on a turnover of $118.5 million ($98.2 million). The parent company's aftertax profit was 2.3 million ($2.1 million) on a turnover of $110.4 million ($93.8 million). A first and final dividend of
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        Duty rates
        90 18 THE MALAYSIAN Minister o( Finance has fixed these rates lor the period from March 29 unlil further notice: Rakker: 254 cents a kilo C*pr»: M 5 1.306.24 a tonne; Palm kernel: $965.75 a lonn Wklte pepper: $4,386 98 a tonne; BUck pepper: $2,710.03 a tonne: The rates of
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        PRODUCE PRICES
        124 18 f'HINKSK PRODUCE EXCHANGE, SINGAPORE, NOON CLOSING PRICES PER HI I I. YESTERDAY: (mat *U: Bulk $124 sellers, old drum $129 sellers, new drum $134 sellers C*pr»: Mixed (loose) UK Com $79 00 buyers. Pepper: Munlok ASTA while fob 100. NI.W $320 00 sellers. Sarawak white (ob 96. NLW
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        Sydney shares higher
        251 19 SYDNEY, PH. A late rise by BHP and support for resources issues took the market higher alter a slow morning session, dealers said. A < 1 N I P M Ampul Prt II II I Bunk NSW Dor. I Brambtrs L' B A 8 H L'o*l Alllni
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        New York sees no trend
        195 19 NEW YORK. Thurs. The stock market turned in a mixed performance today in moderate trading. The Dow Jones industrials lost 0 52 to 866.77 but winners held a small lead over losers. Volume contracted to 28.51 million shares from the 39.92 million shares traded yesterday.
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        Zurich barely steady
        205 19 ZURICH. Thurs Prices closed barely steady on small volume, dealers said The Credit Suisse index fell 0.6 point to 271.2. Mumiiv* Hr »1 1430 I AIunuinv Nrf Brmn Bovrn Hr [Ilia One Br BM k> P .•ib. Ontt Rrf nt Br ,'rrdil sinw R^t 571 SIS 12K
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        Amsterdam prices mixed
        252 19 AMSTERDAM. Thurs. Share prices closed mixed, with Akzo and Philips easier in other wise higher Dutch internationals, dealers said Banks, shippings. Ore. Heinefcen, HVA. Fokker and GistBrocades were lower KLM. Deli, Pakhoed and insurances apart from Eniua were higher. Rorento. which announced a lower cash dividend and
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        Profit-taking reduces gains in London
        582 19 LONDON. Thurs. Share prices closed mixed as early steep gains made on hopes of Conservative election victory were sharply reduced by profit-taking, and some shares closed slightly lower, dealers At lpm the Financial Times index stood at a record 55" 8 but by 3pm had
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        Selected indices
        61 19 FINANCIAL TIMES INDUSTRIALS Thursday 540.8 Wednesday 538.3 Week Abo 514.8 DOW JONES AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Thursday 886.77 Wednesday 888.25 Week ago 861.31 LONDON DOLLAR PREMIUM Thursday 55 to 58 Wednesday 58 to 57 II.X.HANG BENG Friday 537.66 Thursday 537 93 WnkifO 554.48 SYDNEY INDUSTRIALS Friday unav Thursday ***** Week
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        TIN
        129 18 THE STRAITS tin price edged $10 lower to {1,1960 per picul in Penang yesterday on an official offering up 17 tonnes to 177 tonnes. The overnight London market was steady, quiet with forward buyers falling £30 to C 17-,-265 per tonne. The Straits tin market will be closed today.
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        Closing prices
        25 18 Rubber: March 30 Singapore: April: 269.25 cents (up 1.75 cents) Malaysia: Closed Tin: (1,960 (down $10) Official offering: 177 tonnes (up 17 tonnes)
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        COPPER
        31 18 LONDON: Copper prices on Thursday (previous in brackets) Wirebar Spot £1.046 (C 1.040.50 sellers 1:1.047 (1.1.041), Three Month buyers £1.057 1.050). sellers £1.057.50 (£1.051). Market taae: Firmer. Salts: 39.050 tonnes.
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        RUBBER
        379 18 OPENING prices in the Singapore rubber market yesterday were marked up initially and gained further in fairly active dealings on trade and speculative buying coupled with weekend covering, dealers said. The Malaysian holiday due to the death of the Malaysian King depressed prices slightly and profittaking emerged later to
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        SSR prices
        93 18 NOON SSR and SMR pncn ywunby K\- Aaril (Carnal Mia) Bay.r. Sailer. SSR 20 lluapalkll 2S800 M0O0N SSR SO >l u*i palkli 2&60O 2S7 0ON •MKELB May (Forward Mia) Bayara S*ll»r. 2M00 M100N 2M00 2M0ON smkcv iiuomMi m»oo riueN SMKM Il-Mpdtal m» I7O00N SMRGH illonpaUMl UNO UNO SMRS
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        GOLD
        303 18 THE KILOBAR market opened al 116.944 per kilo and closed about unchanged at $16,952 in Singapore yesterday. The Far East market opened at US $240 30 240 70 Short-covering pushed the market to a high of $241.20 50. In the afternoon, gold eased to a low of $240 00
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      Rubber issues in demand
      611 18 PLANTATION sUcks were hlgkligfctod the Stork Exefcaage of Slag»p*r* yesterday. Hlghl»a.a L*wlamb gpartnd nktmi »n talk af sa Imprndinx Kenerau b»nas from the rompsun. The share price bounded without paaae to Uoch a high «f $4.» hefore eaaimg to etase at $4.11 far a net gala
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        353 18 ASIAN currency deposit i interbank rates as at! close on March 30: Closing Asian dollar certificates of deposit for prime names: NOTE: inne rates may differ sllfhtly from thoae quoted by bank* to their custrmtri. Curroncim Nominal rate* Smithsonian Parcanlag* quoted y«t*rd<y (cro««)p«nl» changa l/fwal dollars to one
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        35 18 Closing Interbank rales for Singapore dollars on March 30 Offer Bid Overnight 4 4 1 month 6 6 2 month* 6 7/16 6 5/18 3 months ti 6 Overnight mode Saarrt: Utiry Pcan*.
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        47 18 Range of price* offered by discount houses on March 30: Overnight —3to 4 Call deposits 4 Closing Baying Selling 3 month Treasury bills 4 4 3 month Bank bills 7 7 3monlhCD 811/16 69/16 6 month CD 7 1/18 8 15/18 Source: .National Discount Co I.ld
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        25 18 THE average rate at which Singapore banks are carreatly prepared to lend to I their best rutomera Is 8 per cent. I
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      Gold Coin turns in its best-ever performance
      562 19 Gold Coin turns in its best-ever performance AS ANTICIPATED, Gold Coin rolled comfortably past the $10 million post to report group pre-tax profits of $1093 million for the year ended Dec 31, 1978 The results are the best since the company was listed in 1975 and represent a further 30
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      483 19 Carlsberg declares a big increase in dividend SHAREHOLDERS «t Cariakerg Brewery Malaysia have had more than a fair d. *J. Pint, there was the sMBHsS IMM IM IWO last yew deruvred at the time «f It* lßterlm resalto. Aml mi, with the release •f It* preUmlsUury resaJts, the eampgtay la
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      137 18 rcqusTC iminedioteK 0 SALES MANAGER Welding Department Responsibilities include n Promotion developing further into welding services Direct Selling to end users j quotations contracts -'ral Sales odmm and reloted technical >rt to customers Remuneration •■Uent salary ond fringe benefits to the right pp irtunity for advancement to a more senior
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      72 18 U Singapore v n Turf Club 4-DIGITS I Owing to the cancellation of races U at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday 31st March Xl 1979, 4-D tickets for Saturday 31st |nj March and Sunday Ist April will be based on the Unlimited Sweeps to be drawn on Rl SUNDAY Ist April:-
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      670 19 The SGV Group Management Consulting Services Our client, a Malaysian-German joint venture company located in Kulim and manufacturing vehicle I components, invites applications for the post of I ACCOUNTANT I The incumbent will report directly to the Managing Director. He will be responsible for the overall financial and accounting functions
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      497 19 PETROLIAM NASIONAL BERHAD I PETRONAS I INVITATION FOR REGISTRATION Cr TENDER PREQUALIFICATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION WORKS OF THE AIRPORT FUEL FARM AND HYDRANT SYSTEM AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS BULK INSTALLATION DEPOTS Contractors with relevant experience on the construction, fabrication and installation of the petroleum products storage tanks, receipt and
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      4196 20 (164) Acupuncture (164) Credit Cord (IS6) Liohting Fiituret (161) Snoppmq emporium (15S) AmSovas-Crofn (155) Crystol Glouwore (164) Luooooe tronjfer (153) Siormeema coochei (155) Artmetol creotiom (161) Papsrtwantoi Stores (163) Mosso9e-H«rfth Club (151) Salt <>t\ .^faWtMi. aWn^ a^BV .^BbSbbV a— a 4— B>% BafaVL* B afa% fl B^bW 056) Au*o »imm>l
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      401 20 I FOR SALE SHOPPING GUIDE OUTRAM PET CENTRE offers you a full range of pet care products and accessories. Visit Blk 23. Ist floor. 329- A. Outram Park Shopping Centre, *****38. PAIR OF IMPORTED German Shepherds (Alsatian). Male 6 years old Junior Warrant. U.K. and Best In Show Singapore. *****
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      323 20 WARNING: Avoid being swindled when purchasing a pedigree dog by Insisting on a Singapore Kennel Club Registration Certificate bearing the Club's official seal and a completed Transfer form. Telephone the SKC No *****9 for Information and verification 10-MONTH OLD MINIATURE Dachshund for sale. Call Steven *****5 10 WEEKS FEMALE Kobermann
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      647 21 i AT YOUR SERVICE SECTION INDEX ft*'J:f' I RATES VIII ANNOUNCEMENTS PERSONAL 284-4422 Perword 60cts(Min $9 00) IX OBITUARIES I 1 Per column cm $10 75 <Mln I3S 25) UDHUrtttlfco II EMPLOYMENT 31 Situations Vacant m) Secretarial and Clerical ACCOUNTS CLERK with one year experience In keeping full >el of
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      712 21 EXPANDING ENGINEERING Hardware company urgently requires I General Clerk cum typist with knowledge of technical drawing (Tail personally for an interview at Blk 13. 718. Upper Thomson Road (Lakeview Shopping Cemre) or call tel *****34 from 12 p n onwards FEMALE ACCOUNTS CLERK required Interested, apply with u:i particulars, contact
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      585 21 II EMPLOYMENT JTC has vacancies for CLERICAL ASSISTANTS SALARY SCALE: $290 ISA 295/ 320 20A 460/ 480 20A 600 Gross Commencing Salary $302 QUALIFICATIONS Singapore Cambridge GCE 'O' level Certificate with at least 3 O' Level Passes (inclusive of O' Level Past In English Language) FRINGE BENEFITS Benefits Include leave
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      749 21 FEMALE SENIOR CLERK Qualificationsa Must possess O.C E A level with clerical experience. Able to type and operate telex machine. a Converse In Mandarin and able to do correspondence Independently a Able to keep full set of Accounts. Apply with full details, telephone number (If any), nonreturnable photo and expected
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      718 21 II EMPLOYMENT FAST EXPANDING JEWELLERY firm urgently requires capable Salesmen Good prospects Apply lo: PO Box 161. Katong Post Office. Singapore 15 PEMALE SALES ASSISTANT required for Gift Shop, Orchard Road Working hours: 1 00pm to 900pm Interested parties please write with salary expected and contact telephone to: P.O. Box
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      623 21 DEVELOPMENT TECHNICIAN c Diploma In Electronics or Telecommunication Engineering c At least 2 years experience In industry. Preferably In projects such as linear and digital circuits related to Telecommunication equipment a Must have a personal Interest In Electrical/ Electronics projects Interested applicants should writs in jivmg full detail* of academic
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      550 21 II EMPLOYMENT INCOM SINGAPORE A leading manufacturing plant in production of quality roller chain and control cabs* ha* »*c—cl*» lor Mi* ■■■■■haj portions: (1) SETUP FITTER (Screw methane) At least 1 year's experience In setting and operating Brown It Sharpe Screw machines to produce parts to very close tolerances c
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      539 21 SAMCO, a local saroapaca maint* nance company has vacancies for1. ENGINEERING ASSISTANTS (i)TneJob The successful candidates will assist In the Engineering Development Section dealing with preparation of drawings and engineering Instructions, obtaining engineering data for evaluation, trouble shooting on technical problems encountered, occasionally to carry out aircraft weigh and balance
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      691 21 II EMPLOYMENT TOOL a DIE MAKER/SUPERVISOR A progressive manufacturer in Jurong has above vacancy tor th* applicant who posssss: a Minimum 3 years' relevant experience c Ability lo read technical drawIng a Ability to work Independently a Must be hardworking, responsible and have Initiative c Leadership quality a must c
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      699 21 LIVE-IN BABYSITTER REOUIREO Must have ability lo look alter 2 babies No general work Testimonials preferred Good salary. Tel: *****50 LIVE-IN COOK AMAH WANTED please call *****3 between I lam 4pm only LIVE-OUT SERVANT WANTED Immediately for Chinese family Able to cook Call personally to: Blk 8. 291). Neptune Court.
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      808 22 II EMPLOYMENT 31 Situations Vacant Q—tmrml CABNKR REouaMEO FOR established self -arm shell station at Kalong area Olrls with pleasant personality and above IS years of 3c. pleaae contact Mr Koh or las Tan at tel 413SM/*****M CNAMBMC HOSTESSES REOUIR60 at Stella Doro Cocktail Spore t Interview Spm Spm. Contact
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      518 22 ■r GENERAL ELECTRIC USA. HOUSEWIVES Come and Join us today Asa FEMALE PRODUCTION OPERATOR on the 2nd shift and Earn a $50 bonus General Electric (USA) Television Appliance Pte Ltd 159 C Boon Keng Road. I Block 2. L Singapore 12. J GENERAL WORKERS FOP. Laundry factory. Kato Building. Blk
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      590 22 N EMPLOYMENT PHILIPS Aa an expanding factory maouractoong Black WhMa as wall as Colour T.V. Si*nS, W# MI VI I 9 bVJ9O^~ cations lor the poats of: LINE MECHANICS c Trade II (or Trade I) In Electronic Servicing or Private Certificate with 2 to 3 yean related experience ■bbbb c
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      447 22 MULTISKIL PERSONNEL SERVICES ■mNs PERSONNEL OFCAUBRE TELEPHONE *****66 NOW! MidcHa Eaal Appeintmanta available for: HEAVY MACHINERY MECHANICS TALLY CLERKS Applicants must be experienced and willing to work under l year's contract. SALARY $1.600 P.M MINIMUM IU irM pWS bTOO NMBQMQ *Wd 1000. Murata Electronics is one of the largest electronic
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      365 22 N EMPLOYMENT ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT ft ENGINEERING COMPANY OF SINGAPORE (PTE (LTD invites qualified candidate! to participate in our APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING SCHEME IN PRECISION MACHINING TRADES leading to the obtainment in either TObKInG. MILLING or GRINDING QUALIFICATIONS: applicants must a) possets a NTC Grade 3 Certificate in metal machining OR have
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      410 22 We Require Urgently: 1. Eiperienced ProdacUaa Engineer 2 Pliant) Control With experience In Electronics consumer products We offer good starting salary and fast promotion Apply In writing together with 2 recent photos (non-returnable) past experience and expected salary. AddreeeTo Pareonnol Manaaai ADVANCES CONCEPT TECHNOLOGY PTE LTD 7W-H 2nd Itear, Tangan
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      209 22 P EMPLOYMENT SINGAPORE AIRPORT TERMINAL SERVICES SATS invites applications from Singapore citizens for the following appointments: Operations Assistants (Male) ($290 a month In the salary scale $260 x 15 $365 x 20 *425 x 25 5875) REQUIREMENTS GCE with passes In at least five subjects. Including English, of which at
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      548 22 REOUeWf O A CHaNESE Bill Collector. Please tel: *****50 Immediately for Interview REOUIREO ADOmONAI lIH■MEMCCD day shift petrol pump attendants Salary (II 00 »15 00 per day Apply personally to: Vehlto Mobil Petrol Station. 7 m s Upper Thomson Road, after Ang Mo Klo REQUIRED CLASS 4 drivers Please apply
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      663 22 II EMPLOYMENT Was ulaaMawsd oraawteation requires (1) 1 DRIVER Preferably with class 4 driving licence (I) 2 FEMALE GENERAL CLERKS Experience not required Written applications to The First BoaUqua Pte Ltd •M, Oritmaaiaai. Peace C tr No. 1 Sophie Road •'pore* SINGAPORE SHmtIMLOmO a ENGINEERING LIMITED invites appftcsnts lor the
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      251 22 WAITRESSES, WASHERS a KITCHEN HELPER.'! required for respectable restaurant Tel: BJMBaf after 4.00 p m WAITRESSES REQUIRED. PLEASE call at Pour Seasons Nlteclub, 9, Battery Road. Spore 1, after 4 p.m See MfV Scan. WANTED EXPERIENCED SEAMTRESSES to sew at home. Interested please call *****63. Attractive salary WANTED FEMALE PART-TIME
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      737 23 II EMPLOYMENT $1 Situations Vacant I) General WeS-estsMieHed Tyre Menutectvrer with good growth eoMnhol reqwes PRODUCTION OPERATORS (Male) II Age 20 years and above Mum have completed tull-time National Service or doing part-time Nai »ork :i shifts Week I) change $8 40 per day $9 40 per day 1 1
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      303 23 YMC A RESTAURANT REOUMES CMtM Waitresses Kemale Coflee Dispenser Female Kitchen Helper Please call personally. A I Koad t next to museum i lor interview YOUNG AND ATTRACTIVE Wai■im Hostesses required by l.oyang Offshore Coffee ■unge Attractive pay Apply personally between 9a m 10 30p m Warehouse 25. Kuala Loyang
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      764 23 IV ACCOMMODATION .PROPERTIES AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE Occupation A Bungalow in Disl 10 Furnished or unfurnished could be arranged Tel *****7 for details No Agents Please CHANGI MILES: Double-storey semi-detached Newly furnished $450/- p m ihangi 10 miles: Mngle-slorey semi-detached With furniture $320/- pm Tel *****82 MST 10 FULLY FURNISHED 4
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      765 23 DISTS. S/t/11 exclusive luxurious 3-bedroomed apartment with central alrcond. swimming pool, squash court, tennis court $1,900 $3,500 fully furnished Regional *****31 *****54 OIST. 11. CENTRALLY LOCATED luxuriously fully furnished 3bedroomed apartment with aircondiltoner. telephone. Call *****1 1 *****9 DIST 15. FIRST MANSION Apartment. 4 bedrooms with 4 alrconds. fully furnished
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      695 23 IV ACCOMMODATION ft PROPERTIES BANKER/EMBASSY STAFF Company Executives require houses/apartments In dtsts. 5/9/ 10 11 19/20/21 Rental $800 $4,000 Good deposits and company lease assured Owners kindly call *****77 FOREIGN COMPANY EXECUTIVES staying in hotels want houses/ I apartments Flexible budgets. Company lease. Call Raju *****04 SEVERAL LARGE JAPANESE Companies
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      649 23 Situated at Upper East Coast Road outstanding design, extra large private garden, big master bedroom and 3 bedrooms, a study room, a servant's room, splitlevel living/dining I room and an extra family hall upstairs. Ring *****11 Mr. Chong SEMBAWANG HILLS ESTATE single-storey terrace. 1956 sq ft freehold, selling $67,000. Call
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      1388 23 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES WANTED OFF HOLLAND Road area single and double-storey semi-detached and bungalows (quiet locality) range $120,000 $500,000 Property Agency *****2/*****11 56 Factories Sites/ Space FACTORY SITE M Geylang district for rent. Total area approximately 17.000 sq.ft. with steel structural workshop (4.000 sq.ft and separate single-storey office Adequate 400
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      481 23 V SERVICES BUSINESS 78 Dressmaking KADOMAV DRESSMAKING TRAINING Centre conducting dressmaking, men's tailoring, fashion design courses for beginners/advanced London trained tutors 64-B Block 5. Banda Street. Tel: *****91/*****20. Simplicity pattern* now at The Handkmtting Wool Shop (Singapura Emp.) 83-C East Coeel Rd. Telephone 401 539 79 For Hire 80 Hairdressing
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      678 23 HOUSEHOLD OFFICE REMOVALS. collection, delivery of cargoes Only $25.00 Efficient and reliable service Contact *****1 PACKING/ REMOVAL/ TRANSPORTATION leave your problems to us. efficient, reliable Ring *****22. *****40 Malaysia Packing Agencies (S) Pte. Ltd REMOVALS/TRANSPORT FOR short distance reasonable charge Call: Conlat Decoration Contractors Pte Ltd, Tel *****67/ *****64 85
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  • IX OBITUARIES
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      365 24 «H*andcMMr«iofH»lal* MR. K. PAVmWAN express their grateful thanks to all concerned for kind assistance, donations, wreaths, attendance and condolences during their recent bereavement. The sixteenth day prayer will be on 1.4.7S (Sunday) 7.00 pm at Sri Slvan Temple Orchard Road D« par tad 24/3/78 Tha family of tha
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      710 24 VI EDUCATION A TRAINING O ATT language centre SCHOOL OF LINGUISTIC SKILLS Longuoge court** and private tuition tor school examinations ond for business, travel pleasure ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASSES daily at all levels Registrat on rs now open for the next 1 2-week term beginning on 9th April 1979 AFTERNOON CLASSES
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      754 24 VI EDUCATION iTRAJNiW f4€BCoURSES COMMCRCIAL EDUCATION AEB ST AMF ORO OMLS' SCHOOL CENTRE Tha A**acl*tion al Caillßail Accountants (Foundation Exam Part A) Tues/Fri 6 45 -9 45 pm 10 APR ImtWut* al AcceunWnaj Staff (Part I) Tue/Wed/Frl 6.45 -9 45 pm 10 APR Mon/Thu 7 00 -900 pm 12 APR
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      273 24 EXPERIENCED TUTOR WANTS to give tuition In Chinese for all Chinese and English Schools pupils. For more details, please contact *****04. after 3.00 p.m. GUARANTEED TUITION by trained, dedicated Teachers for all subjects/levels. Tel: *****1/ *****6/*****0. INTENSIVE COACHING BY reliable, experienced bilingual tutors for all subjects/levels Conversation also available. *****3/*****3/*****4/*****00/
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      482 24 VII TRAVEL RESTAURANTS EURC^ is yours by MOTORCARAVAN One of Europe's most popular holiday concept. Economical fl Adventunms "^S ■■V| Fun-filled /^LfM Freedom Flexibility *m. A Convenient mmm^ mmm Bedford Advent ura I W *+^M^L Mft tl*L-^ Call us today and plan a holiday of a lifeiime:|3 UNIVERSAL TRAVEL CORPORATION
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      182 24 WORLD CHARTERS ORGANISATION for the most economical ft reliable airfares to London Europe USA Perth Melbourne Sydney Jakarta Ball Manila Bangkok Hongkong Tokyo. Please call: Rm 504. AfroAsia Building Tel: *****32 *****29 *****41 *****80. STPB No. TA 197 114 Tours TAYO TRAVEL SERVICE (TA//240) 20/3N Gontmg by Coach/ Air Ace:
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      453 24 VII TRAVEL 4 RESTAURANTS ANOKL NAPPY HOUDAV TOUM Philippines Taiwan 11 days Departure 17/4. 18/7 *1&» All Taiwan Hualten 8 days Departure 23/4. 24/5, 11/8 ***** Bangkok/ Pattaya/ Chelngmal 5-7 days Departure 2/4. 7.5. 19/8 8830-8886 Phllllplnes/ Taiwan/ H.K 14 days Departure 10/4. 7/5. 3/7 $1885 Bangkok H X /Taiwan
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      570 24 NAM HO TNAVCL Service (Singapore) Pte Ltd. STPB. Lie No: 140 West Malaysia Tour (Inclusive OenUng/Cameron Highlands) by deluxe alrcondltioned coach seven days SSlte/-. six days SSlitV-. departure every Sunday, Monday, Tuesday Gentlng/ Cameron Highlands four days SJI4O/-. Gentlng Highlands four days S81&0/-. by deluxe alrc ndltloned coach departure every
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      195 24 VIM ANNOUNCEMENTS A PERSONAL 123 Announcements JOY'S BOUTIOUE 161 SPECIALIST CENTRE TEL *****1 SPECIAL OFFER WCEK Clearing pure silk and georgette fabrics and Imported dresses from Paris Italy and many other Items at half price LADIES DONT MISS THIS SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY 124 Births TEOH: TO MAGDALENE k Eric a baby
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      221 24 LIKE TO LEANN motorcycle repair' I have tools, manuals antf knowledge Ring *****85 for details LOVER MANMAQC-AIO BUMCAU assists you to get your friends, lifetime partners privately, confidentially Personal genuine Introductions guaranteed. Call personally 202. 2nd floor. People's Park Centre. Spore 1 Tel *****7 131 RwliflKMJß Announcements ETERNAL LIFE ASSEMBLY
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  • IX OBITUARIES
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      22 25 tm FAMR.Y or the late Joseph Chan Ah l.eong thanked relaI friends lor their allendanrp wreaths and donaineir rerenl bereavement
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      190 25 V Af> MOON MUAT .gad S2 imwl »•> pwcrtilly on 1%-i-n Daaplr mouinad by b«lovad oiw Lh Char Boti. *ona Poti Hock. Mock S««« daughter*. Pack Har. Pack Hong. Pack Khuan and HMoln Chan Too* Kar. Auw Tia «ia and 1 grandcMdran to C'rt»o« toava* Blk MS. SHrimg
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      405 25 times Saturday car mart 43 Vehicles For Hire ALL NEW MfKL lsuzu pick-up lor hire Hourly, daily, weekly, ftionlhly basis Contact 887-A. feukil Timah Road 6 1/4 m.s. Singapore 10 Tel 4684(23. CWAUFFEU* PKOBtEM Sperla lued In chauffeurs and rhaufmr driven limousine at hourly. ilail> vtrekly rate. Call 2&241T7 HARDERTRUCKS
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      732 25 AT YAMAHA RS 250 New Insurance and road tax. Carry on Instalments Phone Tom after 12 00pm *****20 AT YAMAHA 250 Tip lop condition Selling: $1,300 Contact Ho MM AUGUST, 1174, COLT Galant. Hard-lop 1600 SL. 5-speed Metallic sliver Alrcond. sport rims $12,800 ono. Tel: *****42. Lal AUG. 73 PCUOEOT
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      2655 25 times Saturday oar mart 1000 MERCEDES 200 Concealed alrcond. sports rims, floor-gear Good condiuon. ex-company's Tax and Insured $9,600 o.no Ring *****18 Huan 1000 VOLKSWAGEN 1300 cc Insurance/road tax new. Oood condition View 26 West Coast Road. Spore 5 after 2 p.m. 1000. VOLKSWAGEN 1300 cc Very good condiuon New
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      1000 25 1072 MODEL MERCEDES 280S PARF eligible Alrrond. good condition Tel *****33 1072 NOVEMBER COLT Galant 1600 Alrcond. sports tyres, metallic paint, road lax October Selling $8,700 Contact *****72. 1072 NOV. MERCEDES 200 EA 1 owner, alrcond. tip top condition Accident free Price $20,000 Tel: *****02 1072 PEUOEOT $04 Excellent condiuon.
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      847 25 1»75 MERCEDES 2IOS Alrcond. well maintained. New tax Interested contact *****4 107S TOYOTA CORONA MXII 2000 1 owner, alrcond cassette Beautiful condition Tel: *****35 1075 YAMAHA DT23OA Very well maintained Price $1,100. Interested please contact Mr. Lee tel *****21 1070 FEB. DATSUN 120Y Alrcond. cassette, tax till July Contact *****91.
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      564 25 WANTED ONE SCRAP Car (or PARF below 1000 c c (.'all Steve *****0 after Sam WANTED SCRAP CARS below 1000 cc Eligible lor PARF Offering $2,700 Call: 25*8611 WANTED SCRAP CAR below 1000 c c Offers $2,750 Call *****34 WANTED SECONDHAND CAR. Must be in good condition Any make above
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      670 25 IN THK HH.II IlilKl ill THK Kr IM HI It OK SIMiAPORK Salt Ne. MM af I*7B Betwem 111 ».<• BRNZINU KG. I'lalntiffs AM 1. TIMS KNTKRPRISE CO. (PTE) LTD. 2. UKW CHING KOONG 3. TAN KAI M Ah Defendants Ta: Tan Kai kuak late of U \dls Road. Singapore
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      355 25 Pa«nhrt»krr« Vt II li:.' "nil plriiKi il eimefc inrl EailhlJ lr,,m Hi. 1011., win* |i.iHlivhii|>^ m !l:i Sl.il. >f S, lingnr a i i. mil vn. mi tmuumm J.«> Yin j.il.m Othn i« I'J Teaakrel 14 SI ivuimn Java I. mn t On Mini Hm.icl Kl.ing LMag K.ih I J.il.in
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    204 26 2 YOUTHS PLEAD GUILTY TO ROBBING WOMAN TWO youngsters held up a housewife In a lift at knifepoint and robbed her of a gold chain and Jade pendant worth $385, a district court heard yesterday. Lee Ah Hwa, 16, and a 15-year-old accomplice, pleaded guilty to robbing Madam Ong Bee
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    23 26 THE 12th Interact District 330 Conference will be held at the Singapore Conference Hall .auditorium on April 3 at 9 a.m.
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    469 26 SINGAPORE can expect to increase its sale of industrial machinery to China in the next few years for that country's industrialisation and modernisation programme, according to an article in the latest issue of The Singapore Manufacturer. The Singapore Manufacturer is a
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    253 26 THE Singapore Aftercare Association in Dunlop Street, which is to close down its hostel, will do so only after alternative accommodation has been found for the 13 hostelites. This assurance was given by the association's secretary, Mr E.C. Foenander. Mr Foenander, a Senior Deputy
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    137 26 Owners of Hyatt buy land behind the hotel SEALION Hotels Limited, owners of Hyatt Hotel, has bought a piece of land behind the hotel for $7.5 million, New Nation reported yesterday. The 9,480 square-metre property will be developed either as an extension to the hotel if a licence is granted,
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    Technology transfer
    54 26 THE Singapore Institute of Management will conduct a lecture/discussion workshop on International Technology Transfer: Problems and Proposals, at the Shangri-La Hotel from a.m. to 12.X p.m. on April 10. The fee is MS for members and Q6 for others. The workshop will be led by Prof Dr Gerhard
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    39 26 KUALA LUMPUR. Thuri. The sute-nin Malaysian Airlines System (MAS) has signed an agreement with West Germany allowing the national carrier to increase its flights to Frankfurt from once to twice weekly, it was announced here today AFP
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    62 26 MR Tan Hoay Gie has been elected president of the Stedfast Club of Singapore, the Boys' Brigade old boys association, for 19W» Other officials are Messers Arthur Urn Bens Lock, vice-presi-dent; Fred Sabapathy, chaplain; Philip Chua, secretary; Len Strange, treasurer and Ong Keng Tian, Sam Tan
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      632 27 PEOPLES SCHOLARSHIP FUND (P S F) SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS FOR 1979/80 SESSION Applicotions for the People's Scholarship Fund awards are now open. Scholarships are available for study at the Universities, Singapore Polytechnic, Ngee Ann Technical Cc!lege, Singapore Technical Institute, School of Printing, Vocational Institutes (ITC Courses only) and Junior Colleges/ Schools
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      Highest Regards strides out well
      350 28 RACING with FAIRWAY HIGHEST REGARDS did a winning gallop in Kuala Lumpur yesterday morning. With stablemate Snipper (S. Nathan) for company, the Petcalrn three-year-old was striding out faultlessly when doing 600 metres in 40.4 see on the bit Asuwadi Nawi was astride Highest Regards and
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      Alverton hottest of favourites for GN
      684 28  -  By MATTHEW ENGEL LONDON, Fri. The Grand National, the world's most spectacular horse race, is to be run at Aintree tomorrow with Alverton looking set to start one of the hottest favourites in years. If he wins, Alverton will become only the second horse
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      TWO DRAWS ON SUNDAY
      60 28 TODAY'S raclag in Kami* Lumpur tke third d»> ol th<Scum g »r Tmrf Cl.b March/April inepting has beea caaeelk*. Saaday's races, hewever, will be teM m scheduled. Their will br tw. drawn (er tke Big Sweep *n Sunday. Saturday's swe«p wtll be drawn on Ram Five.
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      Lock icon Arctic Ale lands Topham Trophy
      155 28 LIVERPOOL, Fri. Irish horse Artie Ale, a winner at the Cheltenham Festival meeting two weeks ago, snatched a narrow victory in the feature race on the opening day of the three-day Grand National meeting here yesterday. Artie Ale, ridden by Irish amateur John Fowler, took
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      Tomorrow's card
      1066 28 DAfF 1 145 CLASS 6, DIV 11.200 M 1.200 M iVMV^ri A ($8,500 $5,950 to winner) 1 7423 RMhn'tOm a (Red Rum) Rodgers 4 57 +2.5) f Rijoo 13 2 0139 Saahaa (Twilight) Allan 656 1.5) Mm 5 3 2715 Bronco g(Raaro i Paul 9 55.5 (-1.5) fhilin
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      Shaw re-elected
      84 28 RUNME SHAW has been reelected chairman of the Singapore Turf Club for the 16th successive year. The committee of management for 1979: Messrs Runme Shaw, R. G. Bennett, Tan Chin Tuan, R. Jumabhoy, C. K. Quek, Milton Tan, Shaw Vee Meng, Teo Cheng Hay and D. M. Brown.
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      Porsche want Ickx
      156 28 STUTTGART, Fri. Porsche, the West German automobile firm, will enter two "936" models for this year's 24-hour endurance and reliability race to be held in Le Mans. West France, on June 9 and 10. Porsche are asking Belgium's Jacky Ickx. Britain's Brian Redman, America's Peter Gregg and
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      RI, New Town take titles
      107 29  -  ALBERT JOHNSON By RAFFLES INSTITUTION and New Town Secondary won the post secondary and secondary boys' division titles in the inter-school water-polo tournament at the Barker Road pool yesterday. RI, winners of the secondary title last year, gave a splendid performance in the post secondary
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      Club HDB in final
      47 29 CI.UB Housing and Development Board yesterday qualified for the final of the Singapore Government Services football senior knockout tournament when they beat Public Works Department 31 at the Fairer Park Athletir Centre They will meet defending < hampions. Singapore Armed Forces, in the final
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      Lock icon Armed bodyguards make tennis debut
      387 29 MILAN (Italy), Prl. Armed badygaards ssadr s dehat sa toasss oaarta this week itartan the MUaa leg af the Warid Champlansklp leaals ramprttttoa. Their task ws>at to keep aagglag faas •»»>, bat to ward sff the terrarIsts and kldaappers pta«a*(ng Italy. Tarer naif armed badyKaards
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      Lock icon Watson cards birdies for Heritage lead
      275 29 Watson cards birdies for Heritage lead HILTON HEAD ISLAND. South Carolina, Fri J Tom Watson carded six birdies yesterday for a stx-under-par 65 and a one-stroke lead in the first round of the USS3OO,OOO ($651,000) Heritage golf Classic. Lanny Wadkins shot a 66 for second place after 18 holes on
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      Lock icon Everton go on buying spree again
      333 29 Everton go on buying spree again LONDON, Fri. First Division Everton maintained their role as the biggest spenders in English soccer with two signings beating today's transfer deadline. The Liverpool-based club paid Manchester City £150,000 for England forward Brian Kidd and swapped striker Mick Walsh for the C280.000-rated Peter Eastoe,
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      Lock icon WI triumph in the last over
      290 29 GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Fri. The West Indies edged out Australia by six wickets, with four balls remaining, in their one-day World Series Cricket match at Albion, 80 miles south of here. All-rounder Richard Austin turned fast bowler Len Pascoe for four off the second ball
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      Alexandra rout GH
      47 29 ALEXANDRA Hospital beat Singapore General Hospital 5-0 in the Inter-Doctors soccer competition at Alexandra yesterday. Scorers were Dr. Manmohan Singh (2). Dr. P. K. Cheah (2) and Dr K. X Chow. In another match. Private Practioners beat Woodbridge Hospital 2-1 at the same venue.
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      Lock icon Ali will decide on fight in Sept.
      156 29 Ali will decide on fight in Sept. NEW YORK, Fri. Muhammad Ali lent his name and fame to a cycling club yesterday and summed up his boxing future by saying the "idea is to keep people in suspense." The heavyweight champion, who must sign for a World Boxing Association title
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      Lock icon Superstar lan Chappell says 'sorry'
      214 29 Superstar lan Chappell says 'sorry' GEORGETOWN, Fri. Australian cricket superstar lan Chappell yesterday publicly apologised for punching a Guyanese public relations man in the stomach. Reliable sources said the apology is likely to halt police plans to charge Chappell with assault and indecent language. The incident began on Tuesday when
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      Lock icon Zaman in Cup final
      77 29 LONDON. Fri. Pakistan's Qamar Zaman and Lyle Hubinger, of Australia, representing the Rest of the World A team, reached the final of the World Cup mixed team squash competition by beating New Zealanders Bruce Brownlee and Pam Guy here last night. Zaman beat Brownlee 9-1, 9-4,
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      Lock icon Champion Kim to defend WBC title
      272 29 SEOUL, Fri. South Korea's Kirn Sung-Jun stakes his World Boxing Council light flyweight crown against Hector Ray Melendez, of the Dominican Republic, here tomorrow in what promises to be a hard slugging contest. The 25-year-old champion is strong fancied to defend successfully the title
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      Lock icon Lu looms up as big threat to Mya Aye
      774 30 Lu looms up as big threat to My a Aye JAKARTA. Fri Mya Aye, Burma's World Cup veteran and sole representative on the Asian circuit, carded a par 70 to retain his lead at the end of the second round of the Jakarta Open golf championship with a two-day score
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      Dunearn steamroll Siglap
      45 30 Dunearn steamroll Siglap DUNEARN TECHNICAL steamrolled to a SM win over Sifjlap in a national secondary schools' rugby match at Woodsville Road yesterday. In other ties. Sang Nila Utama beat Whitley 12-6, while AngloChinese lost 6-9 to Raffles Institution. The Monks' HiU-SAF game was postponed
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      Dr. Tan hits out at those demanding and selfish sportsmen
      446 30 Dr. Tan hits out at those demanding and selfish sportsmen DR TAN ENG LIANG, the chairman of the Singapore Sports Council, yesterday hit out at sportsmen who make demands for material benefits for their services, reports WILFRED YEO. Speaking at the launching of the Shell Basketball Training Scheme at the
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      'Boycott' bowlers should come forward and help
      391 30  - 'Boycott' bowlers should come forward and help Comment By WILFRED YEO "ASK not what your country can do for you: Ask what you can do for your conntry." John F. Kennedy. Dr. Tan Eng Liang (see above report) may not have used the same words, but his message was the
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      Lock icon Selvarajoo outboxes son of Flash
      413 30 BANGKOK. Fri. Singapore's K. Selvarajoo scored a surprise win in the King's Cup boxing tournament here last night when he outboxed Filipino featherweight Johnny Elorde in three fast and furious rounds. Elorde showed he was still green, even though his famous father, Gabriel "Flash" Elorde
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      Victoria's 8-1 scoring spree
      48 30 VICTORIA went on an 8-1 scoring spree in their national post-sec-ondary schools' soccer match against Bukit Merah Vocational at Victoria School yesterday. Boys' Town beat TanjonK Katong Technical 34 and Geylang Serai Vocational Institute triumphed 4-1 against Temasek Junior College in the other matches
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      Monboit quits East Asia squash trials
      362 30  -  PATRICK BASTIANS By PHILIP MONBOIT, once considered a certainty for the East Asia squash championships in Bangkok from April 11-15, is reported to have withdrawn from the trials, after losing 9-3, 9-3, 79, 1-9. 4-9 to Ranjodh Singh in their round robin tie on
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      Ref Jayaram: I was stopped by Law 18
      325 31 P. JAYARAM, who refereed Tuesday's controversial National Football League First Division match, between Tampines Rovers and Armed Forces, yesterday described the game as the "worst I've officiated at iii 22 years"!, reports JOE DORAI. Jayaram, a FTFA-regis-tered referee, sent off Tampines' former
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      Yeung will miss world tourney
      161 31  - Yeung will miss world tourney PETER SIOW By YEUNG HIN CHONG, Singapore's national men's singles table tennis champion, will not be boarding the plane for the world championships in North i Korea from April 26-May 6. For Yeung is not a Singapore citizen and, as such, is ineligible to represent
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      Sportsleters
      429 31 THOUGH the actions of the Tampines Rovers players in their game against Singapore Armed Fores on Tuesday cannot under any circumstances be condoned, the ultimate blame must rest squarely on the shoulders of the Football Association of Singapore. If teams such as Tampines resort to rough-house tactics of this
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      Today's events
      123 31 Today's events ATHLETICS Catholic High and St Nicholas Cirls' schools combined meet <Toa Payoh AC n UOLP Sembawang Open iSembawang 7) POLO Singapore Polo Club tournament (Thomson Rd) t SOCCER NFL Div 1: I Changi Constituency v Kaki Bukit (Jalan Besar Stadium 8) Caimhill v Ponggol (Jurong 8). Div 2:
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      Balsara plan to improve karate's lot
      278 31  -  BERNARD PEREIRA By WHEN Dr. Dadi Balsara was re-elected president of the Singapore Karate Federation for another two-year term on Tuesday, he released a six-point manifesto. The manifesto, among other things, is geared to help project Singapore on the world karate map. He advocated
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      Lotto look like winners
      215 31 WHICH four teams will qualify for the final roundrobin competition to decide the winners of the AlitaliaSingapore Team Tennis championship?, reports BKKNAKD PKRKIRA postponed rounds today at X Kalian* Tennis Centre ''oTpaper. they should be Lotto-John Newcombe. Brylcreem Lions, Dunlop and Tretorn, in that order. Lotto,
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      East Payoh cruise in
      72 31 EAST PAYOH cruised to a comfortable 8-0 victory against Anglo-Chinese School, and Can Kng Seng were held to a goalless draw by Dunearn in the national schools' boys' lower secondary hockey tournament at the Bales tier Road ground yesterday. At the University of Singapore. St Joseph's
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      SHAM'S SATURDAY SMILE
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      $10 million complex
      259 31 A MULTI-million dollar sports complex is to be built exclusively for the Malaysian Schools Sports Council (MSSC). The multi-purpose complex, with hostels and training facilities, will be used to organise training programmes and clinics on long and short term basis. It will also be used aU levels
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      Postponement brings relief
      283 31  -  JOE DORAI By THE postponement of tomorrow night's Malaysia Cup-tie against Perlis at the National Stadium has brought a sigh of relief from at least two Singapore players. It has saved both goalkeeper Lim Chiew Peng and striker Dollah Kassim from losing their places in the squad
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      Mei Chin surprise
      107 31 ME! CHIN gave St. Joseph's Institution a surprise when they held them to a 1-1 draw in the Secondary Schools boys hockey tournament at Balestier Road yesterday. In another match, Changkat Changi. who were leading 1$ at half-time, were beaten 1-3 by favourites Swiss Cottage Other results:
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    Lock icon YEMEN PEACE TALKS HIT SNAGS
    301 32 YEMEN PEACE TALKS HIT SNAGS KUWAIT, Friday PEACE talks between North and South Yemen dragged into the third day today after running into apparent snags despite earlier reports that both sides had agreed to unite. Official sources said last night that the summit between President All Abdullah Saleh of conservative
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    Flat tyres shock for hotel diners
    214 32  - Flat tyres shock for hotel diners N. G. KUTTY By SCORES of guests returning from a dinner at Hyatt Hotel to their cars parked a.ong Nutmeg Road last night had a rude shock when they found their tyres deflated and felt-pen scrtbbllngs on car bonnets and aides. At least 20
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    Lock icon RTM programmes
    77 32 ALL entertainment programmes over Radio and Television Malaysia have been cancelled for a WEEK as a mark of respect to the late Yang Dlpertuan Agung, a RTM spokesman said In Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Today at 8.30 a.m. TV Malaysia will telecast live the send-off of the royal catafalque
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    Lock icon Carter named for Nobel
    61 32 OSLO. Fri President Carter wai nomlnatco for the 1979 Nobel peace prize before the deadline, the director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute ■aid today. "klr Carter was nominated too late for last year's prize, but this year we received the qualified nomination of him well In
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    Lock icon Well, it's better than no house...
    77 32 HALF a boose Is better than no boose... for an old lady at Hlnwill, a smaU village near Zurich. The lady did not want to seU her part of the house to a building company, which had no alernative bot to poll down half
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    Lock icon Tory MP slain by car bomb
    290 32 LONDON. Fri MR Airey Neave, the Conservative Party's spokesman on Northern Ireland, was assassinated today by a car bomb at the House of Commons. Mr Neave. 63. was tipped to be chosen by Mrs Margaret Thatc-her'to be her Northern Ireland minister if she won
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    Lock icon Another 314 refugees arrive in HK
    80 32 Another 314 refugees arrive in HK HONGKONG, Frl A total of 314 Vietnamese refugees have arrived here within the last 48 hours amid pressure for a tougher Hongkong Government attitude towards the problem. Three boats brought in 104 refugees yesteraay while another 210. Including 103 children, came in one fishing
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    Lock icon Crash kills 34
    37 32 NEW DELHI. Frl Thirtyfour people were killed and about 100 injured, some of them seriously, in a bus accident at Kumbazha in Quilon dis'rlct of Kerala, south India, this morning, latest reports said. APP.
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    30 32 NEW YORK. Prl— The Dmw Jones Industrial average, which managed to gain 0 52 point yesterd«y. was ahead 0.78 point to 867 54 around U a.m. today. .UP!
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      440 32 BUSINESS TIMES Singapore's Financial Dally Cover Price SOt Annuol Subscription $ISS For wjbicnption. call *****1 Ext 231 TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS. SINGAPOREANS will soon have to bear again the heavy burden of the oil crunch. A leading oil company has already petitioned the Government to allow an increase in the prices of
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      Where faith means follow the leader
      772 1  -  ILSA SHARP By DR SYEDNA Mohammed Burhanuddin Shaeb looks everybody's dream of "Uh* wise man." He is frail, bespectacled, with twinkling eyes set deep in a weathered face, and carries himself with the unmistakeable dignity of a leader. The picture is completed by his
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      Monkeying around with monkeys
      683 1  - Monkeying around with monkeys SETH LIPSKY By Managing Editor of the Asian Wall Street Journal A DISPATCH in the New York Times reports some astonishing calculations by a scientist working on the problem of how long it would take monkeys typing at random to produce the complete works of Shakespeare.
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      Reds shelve plans and not kitchens
      457 1  -  DAVID WILLIS By in Moscow LYDIA WANTED to paint the walls and ceilings of her Moscow apartment and put wooden shelves in the kitchen. But when she went to a household supplies store, she found an all-too-familiar story Very little wood, few nails, no
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        493 1 —INSIDE o LEISURE: Local popular musicians must put up a united o WOMAN PLUS: Stretching thos* morning Mum away —6 o DEBATE on fat* of th* univ*rs* now taking piac* on Earth 7 a A HARD Hf* that can only bocom* wors* ft a TWO CITIES rac* to th* b*
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        Don: Enthusiastic collector of the weird curio item
        320 2 Don: Enthusiastic collector of the weird curio item STEP into graphic designer Don Siegel's apartment and you will face a breath-taking array of primitive bric-a-brac, some wierd, some outlandish and others just grotesque. For example, in one corner of his living room, amidst an orderly clutter of ornaments, stands a
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        20 aspiring DJs to go on the air
        114 2 REDIFFUSION listeners curious to hear how aspiring disc-jockeys sound when given the chance can tune in to $o You WBnt To Be A Disc Jockey tomorrow at 8.30 p.m. This programme is the result of the station's drive in January to discover
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        Local popular musicians must put up a united front
        774 2  - Local popular musicians must put up a united front LING POON W AH By THOUGH the prospect for popular musicians in Singapore appears bedevilled by ills, one issue needs to be straightened out: to what extent are their problems self-induced? In other words, wha: is the intrinsic worth of these
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        Macbeth on Rediffusion next week
        88 2 STUDENTS taking Literature for their GCE examinations can look forward to hearing part two of Macbeth at 9.10 p.m. on Friday over Rediffusion. Part one was broadcast yesterday. The two-part Julius Caesar will be broadcast in the following two weeks, ie. on April 13 and
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        789 2 TV and Radio SINGAPORE 5 1.00 PM Opering and Sesame Street 6.35 Play A Tune (repeat) 2.00 Saturday Matinee Trouble In 7.05 Wid, Wild World of Animals The The Glen, starring Forrest Tucker, U" h^ x Orson Wefcs and Margaret Lock- News (Malay) wood 7.45 Celebrity Concert Engefcert SS-^i^r 7,
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