The Straits Times, 3 April 1979

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    14 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 1979 25 CENTS M.C.(P) No. 142/1/79
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    HDB FLATS TO COST MORE?
    684 1  -  CHRISTINA RODRIGUES Concern over mounting costs B> PRICES of Housing Board flats and/or conservancy charges are likely to go up because of escalating building costs and the economic effects of higher oil prices. A broad hint about the impending increases w;is given yesterday by the
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    Lock icon 'Danger gas bubble has vanished'
    359 1 'Danger gas bubble has vanished' PHILADELPHIA. Monday COMPANY officials at the Three-Mile Is land nuclear power plant near Harrisbur said today that a dangerous gas bubble has all but disappeared from the nuclear re actor which is being prepared for a final cool-down. There was. however, no imme dlate conflrmatio
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    Lock icon 'Sabotage' probe
    66 1 WASHINGTON. Mon. The FBI is investigating rumours of attempted or threatened sabotage at the crippled Three-Mile Island nuclear power plant In Pennsylvania but has so far confirmed none of them, a spokesman said yesterday. FBI officer Otis Cox said Nuclear Regulatory Commission representatives at the facility were Informed
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    Lock icon Fire in home kills 26
    41 1 FARMINOTON (MUaourl). Moo. A lire killed 36 People today and Injured •evaral other* at a boarding home that housed state mental patient* authorities amid A temporary morgue wu let up at the National Ouard armoury UPI
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    Have you heard the story...
    161 1 Have you heard the story... of the farmer who waited day after day by a tree stump for a hare to drop dead? Or the snipe whose bill was caught in the shell of a mussel? What about the king who chopped off his own hand to redress a grievance
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    Lock icon Get out, Viets of Chinese origin told
    169 1 HANOI, Monday \IhTNAMESE citizens of Chinese origin have been ordered to leave Hanoi, reliable sources said here today. Those working in the civil service had been recently posted to provincial areas, the sources added. The move apparently was connected with a government strategy
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    Knifed to death
    68 1 A GANG of five last night set upon a Malaysian and subbed him to death at the lobby of the Golden Theatre In Beach Road. The Malaysian, who was not Identified, was leaving the cinema after the 9.30 p.m. (how of The Pleasure Girl when he wu
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    Only 2pc held are new addicts
    567 1 Only 2pc held are new addicts Schools 'virtually free 1 of drug menace: CNB chief ONLY '2 per cent of drug addii ts detained over the last six mouths were people who just picked up the habit. Central Narcotics Bureau director Tee Tua Ba snid yesterday. Mr Tee said this
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    Lock icon Refugee boat mishap: 100 die — says UNHCR
    222 1 Refugee boat mishap: 100 die says UNHCR KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. MORE than 100 Vietnamese reiugees drowned or! Mersing, Johore on Saturday when their crowded boat capsized as It was being towed out to sea by a police patrol vessel, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees said today. The boat
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    Lock icon Train service to resume
    50 1 TOKYO, Mon. China will restore direct express train atrvlce between Ouangzhou (Canton) and Kowloon. Hongkong, on Wednesday, after a 30-year Interruption. Xinhua (Halnhua) News Agency said today. Xinhua said agreement to restore service wu reached In recent discussions between the Ouangzhou and Kowloon railway administration*. AP.
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    Bomb blast
    29 1 BELFAST. Mon A guerilla car bomb exploded In the small border town of Markethill, 80 km west of here, today. Injuring a policeman and 10 civilians. Retuer
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    LATEST REBELS GIVE UP: RADIO
    28 1 LATEST REBELS GIVE UP: RADIO TEHERAN, Mon—Turkoman rebels besetting parts of the northeastern Iranian city of Gonbad Kabas today surrendered to the army, Teheran Radio announced^— I' PI.
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  • AROUND THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Tanzania jets bomb Uganda town
      156 2 Tanzania jets bomb Uganda town NAIROBI. Mon. Tanzanian warplines roared across Lake Victoria and attacked Uganda for the second consecutive day today, bombing Uganda's second largest city. Jinja. diplomatic sources said. Tanzanian forces earlier blasted the oil storage depot in Kampala, but residents said it was uncleai if the area
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      Lock icon Hitler site to be a car park
      152 2 EAST BERLIN, MON. The site of the former German Reichs Chancellery, where Hitler once addressed thousands of fanatical supporters, is being turned into a car park. Bulldozers have moved in to level the patch of wasteland which runs alongside the wall dividing East
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      Lock icon Anti-nuclear rally
      45 2 AN uti-auctaax raily c*Hinc far a halt to esMtnctian af aaeJeaw p«wer plaato m RtaMMtasetta hi re«ettM to the falkMt at the Three-Mile Islaad dear pUnt la Praasylvft■U. M«re thM Sjm pcp»f atwndfd the raily held at BaeiMi an Sutey. UPI pic tore.
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      Lock icon Sudomo: People can complain to MPs
      142 2 Sudomo: People can complain to MPs JAKARTA, Mon. Indonesia's security chief Sudomo today reaffirmed the civil right of citizens to take up complaints directly with members of parliament and warned local security commanders not to arrest people arbitrarily Admiral Sudomo's statement was in reference to the arrest in west Java
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      Lock icon An official April fool's joke?
      97 2 JAKARTA, Mm. Can queued for boon at petrol stations here yesterday to get fuel an anticipated price rise took effect. The government had announced several weeks ago thai domestic fuel prices would be raised on April 1, bat the planned increases were called off at
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      Lock icon Suharto lashes at critics of Repelita
      408 2 Suharto lashes at critics of Repelita JAKARTA, Monday PRESIDENT Suharto today rebuked critics for saying that his government development policy only benefited a small group of people in Indonesia. The government's economic strategy remained to be in the right course and aimed at raising the people's welfare, the President told
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        Lock icon Chief takes up gauntlet
        72 2 JAKARTA: Five robbers challenged a village chief to a duel after they failed to rob his house at Grobogan, Central Java, it was reported yesterday. The chief, Mr Hardjosuwi to, accepted the challenge and used a bamboo spear in the duel at night, the provincial newspaper
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        Lock icon A sock for equality
        77 2 A sock for equality LONDON: Policemen in South Yorkshire are campaigning for a sock allowance, claiming it is unfair that policewomen are issued pantyhose as part of their uniforms while the men must pay for their socks. The question of who will foot the sock bill arose over the fact
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      Lock icon Brez seriously sick, says paper
      218 2 Brez seriously sick, says paper LONDON, Monday SOVIET President Leonid Brezhnev suffered "a serious collapse in the past 48 hours", the London Daily Express reported today. Specialists in arterial sclerosis from five Western countries were examining Mr Brezhnev who "has been living on borrowed time for at least two years,"
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      Lock icon 20 killed in train, tanker collision
      103 2 20 killed in train, tanker collision BANGKOK, Mod. At least 20 passengers were killed today and dozens injured when a train and a loaded oil tanker collided in central Thailand, police said. They said the accident occurred at a small rail station in Saraburi province, 110 km north of Bangkok,
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      Lock icon Grave deed
      40 2 NEW YORK. Mon Nearly TOO graves in two Jewish cemeteries on SUtra Island were desecrated over the weekend, it was reported her* today Last week M 0 Jewish tombs in Queens, another New York suburb, were vandalised AFP
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      Lock icon Italian polls
      49 2 ROME. Mon. Italian President Sandro Pertini announced today that he was dissolving parliament following the fall of Mr Giulio Andreotti's government at the weekepd. The most likely dates for elections, which had not been due until 1961, are June 9 jr 10, political sources *ay. AFP, Reuter.
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      Lock icon Beijing scraps Sino-Soviet treaty
      207 3 Beijing scraps SinoSoviet treaty BELGRADE, Mon China has broken off the Friendship and Assistance Treaty linking it with the Soviet Union, Tanjug news agency reported today from Beijing (Peking) quoting reliable Chinese sources. The decision was taken during a meeting yesterday of the permanent committee of the Fifth National Chinese
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      Lock icon China boats off Senkaku
      72 3 TOKYO. Mon. About SO Chinese fishing boats began to cruise or operate overnight off the disputed Senkaku islands about 161 km east of Taiwan, the Japanese Maritime Safety Agency said today Agency sources said this could be a demonstration against the setting up >t survey markers
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      Lock icon China softens stand on Muslim groups
      165 3 KUNMING (South China), Mon. In an unprecedented break away from its normal religious policy on national Muslim minority groups, the Chinese regime has decided to finance the reprinting of me Koran, the Muslim holy book, and has given permission to reopen a Koranic school
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      In other words...
      66 3 In other words... 41 would have sent him to jail, but I oon't know what sentence I would have imposed. And I think that a lot of people think he was above the law, that he really got away with something that otherpeople couldn't get A away with. 7 Federal
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      Lock icon First one in 50 years
      42 3 MADRID. Mon Candidates in 8.041 cities, towns and villages wound up their campaigns yesterday for Spain's first municipal elections in almost half a century. Spaniards will go to the polls tomorrow to elect $9,000 local officials. UPI.
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      Lock icon KKK chief held
      51 3 LONDON. Mon American Ku Klux Klan Leader Bill Wilkinson is in a British prison after being arrested at the weekend, police said today. Wilkinson. 35, self-styled Imperial Grand Wizard of the American racist organisation, was arrested in London on Saturday. No reason was given for the arrest.
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      Lock icon Bomb blast
      28 3 ISLAMABAD, Mon.— A powerful bomb blast shook the main street in Quetta. the capital of Baluchistan, late yesterday but no casuallies were reported, police said. AFP.
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      Lock icon 'Viet role (in Kampuchea) like that of US in Vietnam'
      353 3 'Viet role (in Kampuchea) like that of US in Vietnam' WASHINGTON, Monday THE Vietnamese in Kampuchea are playing the same kind of role and ci. countering the same kind of difficulties as the Americans did in Vietnam, say intelligence reports received here. US analysts say the Vietnamese soldiers are facing
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      Lock icon Don't publish that N-bomb piece: Fraser
      563 3 CANBERRA, Monday PRIME Minister Malcolm Fraser yesterday warned against the publication of an article on how to make a nuclear bomb, as two US officials flew to Australia to assist his government in blocking its publication. The article is identical to the one which
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      Lock icon Democrat cleared of graft
      96 3 MONROE (Louisiana), Mon Former Louisiana Congressman Otto Passman was acquitted by a hometown jury tonight on Federal charges of accepting illegal payments from South Korean businessman Tongsun Park. The US district court jury found Mr Passman not guilty on charges of conspiracy and tax evasion. Mr
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      Lock icon S. Korea tops in exports, high growth
      354 3 S. Korea tops in exports, high growth LONDON, Mon. South Korea has outclassed virtually every country in the world in terms of sustained high economic growth and spectacularly rising exports, the Financial Times said today in a special supplement on South Korea. It noted that the Gross National Product (GNP)
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      Lock icon A chapel wedding for Pat
      100 3 A chapel wedding for Pat NEWSPAPER heiress PmMeU Heant leavtag ft chapel la Saa Francisco with her Instead, peOee effleer Beraard Shaw, after their weialag »n Suriay. Ike marriage areaght a romantic riding to a fiveyear erdeal which hegaa with the kidnapping ef Miss Heant SmlliM hreaaJy, the 2S-year-eM heiress
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      Lock icon Oil blaze
      41 3 JEDDAH, Mon. An oil ministry spokesman said yesterday a fire had broken out at an offshore oil platform about 40km off the east roast of Saudi Arabia, opposite the town of Jubail. There were no reports ot casualties. UPI.
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      A last-ditch move to get reprieve for Bhutto
      173 3 ISLAMABAD, Mob. The final hoars for ■ppuhi to aave termer Prime Minister Zalflkar All Bhatto ticked away today as the High Ceort ef his home province said it will hear a temporary reprieve aader Islamic law. Mr Mohammad Shall Mohammad!, a lawyer
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      Strike by 500,000 govt men in London
      298 4 Strike by 500,000 govt men in London LONDON, Monday NEARLY half a million civil servants walked off the job in a one-day strike for higher pay today, disrupting air services, law courts, museums and even Buckingham Palace. Increased official security precautions following Friday's assassination of Conservative Party Northern Ireland spokesman,
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      Lock icon Transport industry in US hit by disputes
      142 4 Transport industry in US hit by disputes NEW YORK, Mon. A wave of disputes affected the US transport industry today. Lorry companies staged a lock-out expected to hit 360,000 drivers, in reaction to a strike declared on Saturday by the Teamsters' Union following the breakdown of labour agreement negotiations. The
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      Lock icon 'Tourists could hold clue to MP's death'
      171 4 'Tourists could hold clue to MP's death' LONDON, Mon. A tourist snapshot or a cine film could hold a clue to the identity of the bombers who killed Conservative Member of Parliament Airey Neave in the shadow of Big Ben, Scotland Yard detectives said yesterday. They appealed to tourists to
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      Lock icon Shah and his new guard
      76 4 Shah and his new guard THE Shah M Iran ud hage making far the water ea the beach at Paradise Island 1b the Bwhamnir an Sunday. The d»g appeared to he part ef the extewive aecutty which nmwM the fanner maaarch, wha is vtatOag the Bahamas wMfc his family. The
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      Iran to redirect its huge oil income
      200 4 Iran to redirect its huge oil income TEHERAN, Mon. The Finance and Economics Minister of Iran's revolutionary government, Mr All Ardelan, said today that Iran will discontinue its past policy of lavish foreign investments and direct its huge oil profits into internal development instead. "Iran will henceforth make its best
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      Lock icon 450 ill
      33 4 MANILA, Mon. About 450 people, mostly children, are being treated in hospitals around Manila today (or suspected food poisoning after eating Ice cream from the same manufacturer, hospital source* said. Reuter.
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      Lock icon UNDERGROUND FIRES CAUSE BLACKOUT
      145 4 BOSTON, Mon Residents of high-rise apartment buildings and fashionable hotels in Boston were evacuated last night when underground cable fires triggered at least one explosion and caused a massive blackout. Boston Edison estimated up to 100,000 people were affected by the blackout. i "We've not tally
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      Lock icon EEC meeting
      26 4 LUXEMBOURG, Mon The European Common Market'! relations with Grace*. Turkey and Yugoslavia will be examined al a two-day mioteteriat meeting (Urting here today. Reuler.
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      Airlines to ask for 7pc hike in fares, freight
      761 4  -  GENEVA, Mon WORLD airlines agreed today to ask governments to approve an average 7 per cent increase in fares and cargo rates to compensate for soaring jet fuel prices. Airline representatives, meeting for the past six days, reached consensus that the
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      Lock icon EEC looking into curbs on Japan trade
      256 4 EEC looking into curbs on Japan trade BRUSSELS, Monday A SPOKESMAN for the European Economic Community acknowledged over the weekend that EEC officials are examining the possibility of restrictions on trade with Japan This was the first time trade limitations have been mentioned in the EEC's drive to improve its
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    Cheaper Thai rice for all shops from Silo and PIEU
    394 6  - Cheaper Thai rice for all shops from Silo and PIEU NGIAM TONG HAI By TWO trade union cooperatives are selling Thai fragrant and 100 per cent rice to all provision shops at cheaper prices five per cent lower than those charged by wholesalers. The prices quoted by the Singapore Industrial
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    ON EXPORT FINANCING
    74 6 THE Institute of Banking and Finance will hold a twoday seminar on export financing, starting April 17. The seminar at Shangri-l-a Hotel will be opened by Mr Tjio Kay Loen, chairman of the Association of Banks in Singapore. Th<? seminar will deal with issues such as banks'
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    Labourer stabbed during lunch, court told
    158 6 Labourer stabbed during lunch, court told THE High Court yesterday heard how a 40-year-old canteen assistant in a factory suddenly approached a labourer who was having his lunch there and faulty subbed him with a knife. The assistant, Kho Hang la, 40, a bachelor, yesterday pleaded not guilty to a
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    Phone call before suicide
    226 6 HOUSEWIFE Aisha binti Mohamed, who rushed home after receiving a telephone call from her husband that he was seriously ill, found him hanged in the bathroom when she reached home, a coroner's court heard yesterday.. Madam Aisha said she and her husband, Mohamed Ibrahim bin Hassan,
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    SOMETHING TO BEAR WITH FOR LITTLE VIVIAN
    163 6 SOMETHING TO BEAR WITH FOR LITTLE VIVIAN IT WAS ft grand feast »f cake, k*ney, apples and Mft drinks by baby bear Jamba's standards but for little Vivian Hh, nlw, the m«meatB were something to bear with. For raminK face to face wltk a real lite bear, eve* a y«Mg
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    Marriage broke up after two months
    348 6 Marriage broke up after two months A FORMER fireman told the High Court yesterday that his wife left him for good just two months after their wedding in February 1975 because he could not afford to give her money for cosmetics and expensive clothing. Mr Ong Kirn Hock, now a
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    Jailani dies
    28 6 THE president of Pergas (the Muslim Religious Teachers Association) and secretary of the Sultan Mosque. Haji Ahmad Jailam Iman. died yesterday at the age of 62.
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    Art show
    28 6 AN EXHIBITION of replica masterpieces will be held a the World Trade Centre, Maritime Square, from Sunday to April 11 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
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    Getting top students to switch to arts
    313 6 Getting top students to switch to arts THE Public Service Commission is offering, for the first time, a single scholarship covering both pre-university and university education to top scholars. This is to encourage them to switch from the pure sciences to a mixture of science and arts. All along, PSC
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    It's sweet victory for RI in essay contest
    214 6 It's sweet victory for RI in essay contest FOUR Raines Institution students, led by team captain Carolyn Tan, were yesterday jubilant that they won the Economic Society of Singapore essay contest challenge shield. And their victory is the sweeter because ooonomii-s is, ironically, 80l 'heir strongest subject, and none of
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    Disco dance course
    41 6 Disco dance course FILIPINO instructress Ms Dianne Aldenez will conduct a two-month course on disco dances at the Metropolitan YMCA from April 18 at 7.30 p.m Fee* are $25 for members and $30 for non-members. For details, lei *****66 ext 9.
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    'Make school a premier centre'
    533 6 'Make school a premier centre' THE Singapore Tamil Teachers' Union has suggested that the only Tamil stream secondary school in Singapore be designated a premier centre along the lines of the nine super Chinese stream schools. Though English would be the medium of instruction at Umar Pulavar Tamil High School,
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      103 6 WRITING FOR TELEVI- SCANDINAVIAN DESIGN 8ION a talk by Mr Clarke EXHIBITION at Shangri-La Trent, a senior producer of Hotel from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. RTS, at National Library daily, till April 22. Glass meeting room at 2.30 p.m. engraving demonstration by Mr Kosta Boda from noon to CARPETS
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    SU offers 20 Asean study awards
    485 7 THE University of Singapore is offering 20 Asean merit scholarships to be divided equally among candidates from Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand. An advertisement giving details about the scheme was published in the Straits Times yesterday. These scholarships carry the same financial benefit
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    Telecoms: Courtesy paid off
    170 7 A COURTESY campaign launched by the Telecommunications Authority of Singapore last year has paid off handsomely as the number of complaints lodged against it has seen a significant drop. In the past, the number of complaint letters received far outstripped the number of appreciation letters received.
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    TWO FATAL CRASHES WITHIN 2 ½ HOURS
    129 7 TWO FATAL CRASHES WITHIN 2 HOURS TWO people died In separate road accidents wlthla twi aad half hairs of e»ek other on Sanday In the flnt accident at 3 p.m., a ptcknp track travelling along Senbawaag Road went out of control •ppaslte the Dieppe Barracks aid enwhed late a raadside
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    PTA head re-elected
    50 7 DR S. P. Rai has been re-elect-ed president of the Parent-Teach-er Aaaociauoo of Pasir Panjang English Primary School. Other officials are vice-presi dents, Mrs Toog Kee Wan and Mr C. R. S. Nair (re-elected), secretary, Mr Chan Chun Wan (reelected) and treasurer Mr Cbong Ser Cheng (re-elected).
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    Bilingualism conference
    65 7 OVER 300 delegates from 20 countries will take part in an international conference on bt-lin-gualism at the Regional Language Centre in Orange Grove Road from April 16 to 21. The conference will discuss social, cultural and linguistic aspects of bi-lingualism, personality and cognitive developments in btlirujualism and related
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    Motorists deserve better kept car parks: AAS
    209 7 Motorists deserve better kept car parks: AAS THE president of the Automobile Association of Singapore, Mr Milton Tan, has called for action for the proper maintainence of the numerous multistorey car parks in the city. Writing in the latest issue of the AAS magazine, Highway, Mr Tan says that although
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    Annual meet
    22 7 The annual general meeting of the AAS will be held on Monday at the Regional Language Centre, at 5.30 p.m.
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    Bogus collectors
    62 7 THE Singapore Council of Social Service yesterday warned the public to keep a look-out for bogus collectors cf donations for child welfare charities. The- council advised the public to verify the credentials of collectors and to alert the police if these do not appear to be genuine. For
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    Labourer charged with breaking into two churches
    208 7 Labourer charged with breaking into two churches A LABOURER, Nicholas Tyrone Leicester, 19, was charged in court yesterday with two counts of breaking into two churches in Katong on the same day and stealing from them. He was further accused of six similar cases of housebreaking and theft. He also
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    THIEF WAS CAUGHT BY A PRIEST
    113 7 A PRIEST found a man loitering in a church compound on March 24 and handed him over to the police when he could not explain his presence there, a district court heard yesterday. It turned out that Chan Yuen Keow, 22, unemployed, whom Father
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  • Article
    Firm settles suit for $2.6 mil
    200 8 COURTS Ltd, furniture dealers which claimed 53.95 million for the loss of its business property in Orchard Road through compulsory acquisition, yesterday settled its claim for $2.6 million the sum it paid to buy the property in July 1974. But for the settlement, its
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    Bodies of man and woman found
    95 8 Bodies of man and woman found THE bodies of a man and a woman, both Chinese but unidentified, were found at the foot of highrise blocks at different plao*s yesterday. The woman, believed to be in her 20k, was found dead at the foot of Rochor Shopping Centre at about
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    Performance by orchestra
    56 8 IMF People's Association CMme Orchestra will pw fm M at he .'iingapore Conference Hall on ymday at 5 p m under the baton > or Mr Lim Tiap Guan I Tickets a. oB* 'ollar each are ivailable at the nan. C X Tang. I .'old Storage. Popular
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    7 years for robbing gamblers
    189 8 ONE of three robbers who staged a hold-up in a gambling den at gun-point and got away with cash and valuables totalling $17,760 was jailed for seven years by the High Court yesterday and ordered to be given six strokes of the cane. The robber,
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    Hotline to channel your grouses
    163 8 Hotline to channel your grouses THIS la Operation* Hotline at the PUB headquart«rs at Somerset Road where all yaw complaints ea power wastage are channelled. Women volunteers most of them are executive officers and secretarial assistants from the PlB's eletrlclty department work la pain on two shifts together with a
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    Lights on now only at 7 pm in HDB flats
    657 8  -  WONG MOH-KEED and PAUL WEE By THE Housing and Development Board has joined in the national effort to save electricity by ordering that lights in its buildings in housing estates be switched on only at 7 pm. This move comes
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    CUT DOWN DECORATIVE LIGHTING: P.U.B.
    128 8 USE light more efficiently and cut down on decorative lighting to help save your money. This advice comes from the Public Utilities Board in its Save Electricity Campaign. Good lighting does not just mean more light. It means the right amount of light at the
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      231 8 Bringing Up Father By Bill Kavanagh Hal Camp 111 MV BOOT-HEP "X LET MB X" THE COP SAID 'HE HAD ONE TOO A POLICEMAN > I DOESN'T EVEN J SPEAK" TO BIM/VIY WASN'T MANY AND TEU. J ARRESTED BIMAAY r OWN A .-^S THE A DRIVING A CAR— J ASLEEP
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    First CNB men to get certs
    564 9 For good work in fighting the drug problem THE Central Narcotics Bureau has, for the first time since its inception, presentedcommendation certificates to its officers for their exemplary work last year in "combating the illicit drug problem" in Singapore. Though the presentation oeremon> was
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    NPB to hold 2 courses
    57 9 THE National Productivity Board will hold a five-week course on Project Management for the Construction Industry at its town training centre at Hotel RoyalRamada from May 8. The board's Industrial engineering unit will hold a two-week course on Techniques of Project Evaluation at its town
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    BAEY'S ADVICE TO RELIGIOUS BODIES
    207 9 BAEY'S ADVICE TO RELIGIOUS BODIES RELIGIOUS organisations should concentrate their efforts on the aftercare rather than treatment of former drug users, as religion's sustaining power can "help them to gather their balance, social performance, human worth and dignity." This call was made by the president of the Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association,
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    Dental health
    30 9 A THREE-day dental health exhibition, jointly organised by the People's Aaociation and the Ministry of Health, will be held at the Bukit Mcrah community centre from next Friday
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    On magic
    22 9 MAGICIAN Mr Tan Thong Leng will give a tajk-cum-demonstra-tion on magic at Mountbatien community centre on Sunday at 8 p.m.
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    Fined for offering services as tax expert
    151 9 Fined for offering services as tax expert NG Sea*; Chaa, 31, m fined $1,2N yesterday far eperattng aa aa aaregjstered pahttc aeeaaataat awl tax tlMlltllt. He pteaded gallty Uliwtwt charge*. laspeetar Arruvrjwt Singh, prasecatlag, said the Ommerclal Crime DlvlslM «f Ike CID received laUrmatUa tram the Siagapere Saeiety af Aeeeaataats
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    $15.4 m approved for five training projects by newly set up VITB
    746 9 $15.4 m approved for five training projects by newly set up VITB THE government has approved a total sum of $15,365,000 for four projects in the vocational and industrial training field and has, in principle, approved another $152,000 for a fifth project. The Minister in charge and chairman of the
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    67 PROMOTIONS
    36 9 A TOTAL of 67 officers were promoted in the 1978 promotion exercise conducted by the Industrial Training Board, which has merged with the Adult Education Board in the new Vocational and Industrial Training Board.
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      76 10 From today. The airline of the generous Malaysians offers 3 flights a week to Jeddah! Now its Kuala Lumpur to Jeddah every Tuesday, Friday and Sunday, je^h with Mas. The airline of Malaysia is really kuala going places in 1979. And once lumpur you've experienced Golden Service, you'll know why.
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  • ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY
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      Lock icon Shortfall in loans to bumis: A warning
      423 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Commercial banks and finance companies that have not complied with the guidelines on lending to the bumiputras will be required to place their j shortfall with Bank Negara for re-lending to the community. Such deposits with Bank Negara will be
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      Lock icon Load-shedding by NEB to be lifted today
      190 11 Load-shedding by NEB to be lifted today KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. The load-shedding exercise Imposed by the National Electricity Board (NEB) since last Thursday will be lifted tomorrow. The NEB decided on the lifting because of the heavy rainfall in the catchment area of hydr»electric stations in the Cameron Highlands and
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      Lock icon Klang tonnage
      39 11 PORT KLANG. Mon Port Klang handled 5.8 b million tonnes of cargo last year, an increase of 6.6 per cent over that In 1977, the directcr-generil of the Port Klang Authority. Encik Harun Din. said yesDrday. NST.
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      Boy, 12, attacked by mystery fish in river
      160 11 Boy, 12, attacked by mystery fish in river IPOH, MMd»y A 12-y<»f-•M M-bMlboy m attacked fey smbc mystertow flak while swtmmlßX wltk several ather b»y» la Ike river U the feUa* villa**M Kula Luu at the weekend. VUla«en saM this wu Uk lint time that they have beard «f fish
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      Lock icon $2.8 m to be spent on embankments
      81 11 $2.8 m to be spent on embankments JOHORE BARU, Mon. About $2.8 million will be spent to build concrete embankments along the Sungei Sengkuang, which is badly silted and the cause of flooding in the Jalan Tebrau area here. Municipal vice-president Datuk Rahim Ramli said last week the money would
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      Lumut plan
      39 11 IPOH, Mon The State Government's plan for an Industrial site near Lumut has been temporarily shelved because of poor rtsponw from investors due to lack of port facilities in the area, an official said here yesterday. NOT.
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      Lock icon 245 booked for not wearing seat belts
      324 11 245 booked for not wearing seat belts KUALA LUMPUR, Monday POLICE booked at least 245 motorists and front seat passengers in major towns in Peninsular Malaysia for not belting up since the law on compulsory wearing of seat belts came into force yesterday. Operations were carried out in several towns
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      Lock icon MINER'S HOME ROBBED
      41 11 IPOH, Mon. Four men, two armed with guns and one with a knife, robbed the wife of tin miner Wong Choo Thong in their Jalan Bendahara house here today and escaped with $17,000 in cash and jewellery. NST.
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      Big drop in imports of crude oil
      299 11 Big drop in imports of crude oil KUALA LUMPUR, Monday PENINSULAR Malaysia's crude oil imports dropped drastically in January compared with the corresponding month last year. The decline was partly due to zero import from Imports by P^runsul&r Malaysia (Sabah and Sarawak do not import crude (or refining) declined by
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      Hundreds stranded
      70 11 KUALA PILAH. Mon. Hundredc of people bound for Seremuan and Bahau were stranded at toe but MaLon here today when the buses for both destinations were temporarily "grounded." The management of the Syarikat United Bus had failed to renew the road tax of its 11 buses serving the
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      Lock icon Unions want a say
      64 11 PENANG. Mon. Ttachen' unions should be allowed to be involved in the actual planning of all teacher training programme*, the SeUagor NUTP secretary. Mr A. Rajagum amid. "Ai representatives of the classroom, we are in the best position to provide accurate feedback on areas of i
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    Precinct planning for Tampines new town
    276 12 Precinct planning for Tampines new town THE Housing Board is to build its first new town in Tampines using the precinct planning concept. Under the plan, the new town will have nine neighbourhoods with each divided into seven precincts. Each precinct will have a focal point or central meeting area
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    SCF fund
    30 12 The Singapore Clock and Watch Trade Association will donate $10,000 to the Singapore Cultural Foundation during the association's golden jubilee dinner at Mayflower Restaurant, DBS building on Friday.
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    MECHANIC FACES 56 GRAFT CHARGES
    173 12 MECHANIC FACES 56 GRAFT CHARGES A FORMER vehicle spare parts salesman alleged in a district court yesterday that an ex-mechanic with the Public Health Division demanded a monthly $30 "coffee money" if he did not want any trouble with his sales to the division. Mr Ong Slew Chong alleged that
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    MP to open $1m spare parts centre
    72 12 MP to open $1m spare parts centre INTERNATIONAL Ha r yes ter has set up a parts distribution centre in Jurong to serve buyers of its construction and industrial equipment in South-east Asia. The centre will initially stock 18,000 parts, and that total is expected to rise to 25,000 in
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    Gwee elected president
    41 12 DR GWEE Ah Leng has been elected president of the Singapore Society for clinical hypnosis at its annual general meeting recently. Other officials include: Dr Chong Tons Mun, vice president. Dr Tony Thong, secretary; Dr Dominic Leung, treasurer.
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    Photo display
    26 12 THE Bukit Merah North community centre will hold a threeday photo display on the Chingay festival at its premises on Monday at 3 p.m.
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    Former school head Chelliah dies
    245 12 Former school head Chelliah dies EDUCATIONIST \*m Dr D. D. Chelllab (»bevr), wh« pawed away yesterday uwrmißK, was active In kis ewn quiet way la the OeM af trfaeftttaa eve* to kto last days. Dr Chelliah, who spent M of his M yean la the teaching service, keenly perused the
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    Unscrupulous exporters warned
    346 12 Unscrupulous exporters warned OMAN may look for alternative suppliers in South-east Asia if some Singapore exporters persist in their unscrupulous practices. This warning was given yesterday by Mr Mohamed A. R. Faqueer, director of commercial relations in the Omani Ministry of Commerce and Industry. He said: "The good name of
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    MP's date
    24 12 THE MP for Kolam Aver Mr Side* Saniff. will open the Bendemwf Secondary School ai Serangoon Road on Thursday at 530 p.m.
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      693 12 It takes only 10 minutes to create a glass swan. ■M^^MMM|^^^^Mm^M^|^^MM^MM». nf^Sßa^ Watch this fascinating art, blow il*^* 3 by blow, by Spores only female B 'x! glass blower, Yuen Kum Tho. I I I All it takes is a roaring gas flame, BaaM^aS^skfl a steady, adept pair of hands
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      267 12 Straits Times Crossword ACROSS .fcSJMSlfi*, 1 Alm» and 1 drifting enthusiastic (7). around the centre or f Pa«*d article in open Mablethorpe v i ew (9) 6 Follows 1 across and 21 g They are worn on special (4). occasions like taking 10 Strike backed by certain a man aboard
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    S pore-China flightss SIA offered 3 cities
    335 13 S poreChina flightss SIA offered 3 cities CHINA has attend Stag*- j pare Alrtlnm a ekaim 1 I three rttte* BrtJU* (Peking), anton and Shaaghal whea It aperates ■rsKa'akri services there. AvUthM mt-im saM SIA ••Id prakaaly chsssf Betjtag and Cmaten a* there I* a Bigger Hwr af towtoU to
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    SAF careers
    30 13 A SAF career exhibition, jointly organised by the People's Association and the Ministry of Defence, will be held at the Joo Chiat community centre from Thursday to Sunday.
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    Sabs' 50 new aircon cabs for CBD
    205 13 Sabs' 50 new aircon cabs for CBD SINGAPORE Airport Bus Services (Sabs) yesterday introduced a new fleet of 50 airconditioned taxis to beef up taxi services in the Central Business District. Sabs put SO new Datsun cars in green and cream with a yellow stripe running around the body of
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    Bursaries for MacPherson students
    80 13 Bursaries for MacPherson students THE MacPherson citizens' consultative committee is offering 1979 MacPherson bursaries to the needy and outstanding students in the constituency to help them in their studies. Students tram primary and secondary schools pre-universlty classes and Industrial Training Board centres, who are children of fltf trnrr cittaens residing
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    Museum films
    29 13 THE National Museum will screen three colour Alms. Kiwi Way of Life. Freshwater Dive and Tonga Royal, (or the public at its premises tomorrow at 8 p.m.
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    Asean pledge on cheap Australia-Europe fares
    527 13  -  LEE KIM CHEW By SENIOR Asean officials began working here yesterday on the means of convincing the Canberra Government that the proposals by Asean airlines to offer cheap Australia-Europe fares will not hurt its flagcarrier, Qantas Airways. The chairman of the Asean Committee on
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    Lock icon STORE'S WINNING TEAM
    89 13 STORE'S WINNING TEAM CHAN Peag Hang, a member «f tke wlaatag Slnnaporf team, b*Mtag tke trapky after tke pmwUUw cerem— y In tke Aslaa Iater-dties Cbrsi Tiimineit la HMKkMft Swklay. Atk«r nimnkii n. 1 Ngiaa Yee (leeiai tna left), Tu LUa Am (mm»mmI fr*m rlgkt) aad \lphaasis Ckla (rlgkt) skare
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    Winner of Q'town chess tourney
    127 13 Winner of Q'town chess tourney THE eighth Queenstown Open Chess Championship was won by Koh Kum Hong on tie-break points after a close finish in which Koh and William Wong finished with 6'/ 3 points each from seven games. In the last round played on Sunday, Koh came from behind
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      65 13 come work for us while you're awaiting your next job studying at nights waiting forth* kids to grow up deciding on your future You'll be working on the best temporary assignments and earning a weekly income while you work on your tomorrow. We employ typists secretaries accounts clerks data processors
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      396 13 I EASY CAR CARE HINTS NO. 2 J COOLING SYSTEM Z Your car engine is designed to run |~^""^TB /n between certain temperatures. ijj Itt will not run smoothly until it is I /nl warmed up, but once that relatively ZA3 low temperature is reached it will X run smoothly
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  • The Straits Times TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 1979
    • Article
      THE BAD BUBBLE
      395 14 IN AN age of rising fuel costs and fast depleting natural fuel resources, nuclear energy holds out great promise for the future. For one thing, we are told, it is cleaner if handled properly and cheaper in the long-run than oil or natural gas. But it also
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      DON'T DO UNTO OTHERS
      361 14 IT IS a frustrating but hardly novel experience to come home in the evening and find that all parking lots have been taken up, often by nonresidents especially if you happen to live near a popular hotel, shopping complex or food centre. For residents of Nutmeg
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    Where dogs step out in Christian Dior style
    496 14  -  MARGARET de MIRAVAL By in Paris PERHAPS as atber peapie la the ••rid pamper their raalar pets as da the Preach. Pram Peach President Utoeard d'Estatag's twa Labradar retrievers to lavishly dressed Pepa, a wire-haired daehshaad la Paris wha wears ralaraate (ram
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    Lock icon Force reduction talks likely to stay deadlocked
    1062 14  -  SIDNEY WEILAND in Vienna By rapHMB Nobody is betting t^AAUtSimM on a breakthrough The problem issue is size of Bonn army THE talks between the Nato and Warsaw Pact countries on force reductions in Europe as part of the detente process have dragged
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    A West German view of detente
    899 14  -  GUNTER GILLESSEN By in Frankfurt IN Bonn there is alarm over moves among some Social Democrats to reactivate detente by offering generous disarmament concessions to the Soviet bloc. In this article, reproduced from the Frankfurt Allgemeine, the writer warns that detente cannot be fed
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      40 14 El II 1. 1 1 1 1 SHOWROOM: Canon Centre l^J^l %9% 9 *V?* Ist Floor, Straits Trading Building, \ffm VjUthNe I TdOinQ I Battery Road, Singapore 1. _V Tr photographic supplies Tel: *****5 miiiiiii a business machines division i
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  • FORUM
    • Letter
      How to help 'backward' pupils make the grade
      1379 15 THE Goh K*ng Sw«« education report, the Prim* Minister's response and the Strait* Times Group Editor's open letter to Members of Parliament before the big debate last week drew a number of very thoughtful letters from readers. We publish three of them
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      Give public a wider choice of TV programmes
      235 15 Give public a wider choice of TV programmes IN REPLY to a reader as to why horror movies are not telecast over TV Singapore, Mr Lim Heng Tow stated that such movies have undue influence over the young. Now if such were the case, I don't see why RTS could
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    • Letter
      Remember, RTS has to cater for many tastes
      243 15 I REFER to the letters under the headings "About to sell my TV" and "TV programmes getting worse" (ST. March 16). I understand how your correspondents feel about this unpleasant situation. However, may I remind them that Singapore is a multi-racial society
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      Commercials are very irritating to say the least
      139 15 IN HIS reply to his fellow MPs, Mr Ong Teng Cheong (acting Minister of Culture), has said that RTS is much restricted in its choice of programmes by the lack of money. One wonders how is it that RTM can show the
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    Lock icon What that Arab boycott means
    422 15  - What that Arab boycott means GEORGE KRIMSKY By in Baghdad THE Arab states have defied the skeptics and even some of their own expectations by throwing up a formidable blockade to isolate Egyptian President Anwar Sadat from the rest of the Arab world. Although analysts may disagree on how effective
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      259 15 P"™ ATT language centre ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASSES for adults and children SEE THE CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS IN THIS NEWSPAPER FOR COMMENCEMENT DATES PRIVATE TUITION IN ENGLISH AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES Write for our brochure or enquire at ATT (Advanced Training Techniques (S) Pte. Ltd.) language centre 75 Tanglin Road Singapore, 10 (*****22)
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  • TIMES CITY DESK
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      CLOSING PRICES
      1326 16 THt last transacted ready «»le at the door of business on the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday compared with the previous day's prices together with l»78 high and low < Adjusted for rip rights issue) irrt i.. i Lot <••»•» SECTION ONE I Mil STI1AL8 m ,w 142
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      Unit trusts
      338 16 Closing tone: Easy. Turnover: Unofficial figures supplied by the Stock Exchange of Singapore including odd lots "Ready" totalled: 3 660,000 units valued at 18,920,000. Industrials accounted for 1,884,000, finance 270,000. hotels 155,000, properties 331,000, debentures, loans and bonds 2.000. oil palms 33,000, tins 176,000, and rubbers 799,000. "Settlement
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      BUSINESS DONE (SINGAPORE)
      1560 16 BID and offer prices officially listed and business In and reported to the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday with the number of shares traded shown In brackets In lots of 1.000 units unless otherwise specified All Times Settlement Contracts are quoted after the word "sett" Big Board
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      Govt and corporate bonds
      112 16 4 1/2% 1/8/80 (2SO.00O) (M.40B 99 4SS) 4 3/4% 15/9/80 (250.000) 99 60B 99 70S) 5 1/4% 1/3/81 (250.000) (100 20B 100 28S) 5% 15/4/81 (290.0001 (9S.62B 99 70S) 6% T F 1/5/83 (250.000) (100.10B 100.206) 6 3/4% T F 15/6/81-84 (250.000) (102 00S) 5% 13/11/84
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      KUALA LUMPUR
      1650 16 BID and offer prices officially listed and business in and reported to the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange yesterday with the number of shares traded shown In brackets in lots of 1.000 units unless otherwise specified 1MII STKMI.n 4cM(2.34B) Kfmtmu$ 121 2 93 AfeMB 1 SB 1 MS) (1)
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        Falls
        59 16 ronoh Minn lrrjunt«i ligh A Low ICBC T P 1975 i B 8 lagnum Corpa >ntmg« loog I.eong C Eat lla Chew LOkllK [eok Seng 'ahin« Com N 800 810 402 870 815 470 408 354 308 117 372 350 244 157 545 -Ji -1! -14 -1C -1C -1(
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        Rises
        33 16 ir.m.t 1*1 Properties iin Hrng Chun 1 polio Ilka Kmt. ItraiU Trading 'ractors I T C 356 243 180 296 880 S86 560 414 10 18 9 +6 5 5 5 4
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        Most active stocks
        34 16 aDrr nerun ity Dcv Ugh A Low I l.umbrr law Par C Ent '■hang Cob* Lulin Mai* L L Keponf om PIbbI 5TS.( 318,1 190.1 1TJ,( 161.1 i2»;« 118J 107,1 85.1
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        INDICES
        30 16 IT Index idus trials i nance: lotels: •roperties: Ins: rubbers: i.C.B.C: 2030.66 1997 93 371.85 371.19 663.27 ***** ***** 282.12 239.17 240.07 184 76 184.79 573.84 571.89 353.50 361.15
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        H'kong
        533 16 HONGKONG: Share prices closed easier yesterday, following the continued weakness of the Hongkong dollar, and the Hang Seng Index (ell 8.12 points to 529.54. dealers said. Trading was dull and thin, while selling interests was centered on market leaders. The day's combined total turnover volume was valued at $3296
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        Sydney
        55 16 SYDNEY: The Harrisburg nuclear power station malfunction in the US focussed share market attention on to uranium Issues which fell sharply in trading yesterday, dealers said. The All-Ordinaries eased 2.47 points to 587.06 and not even another gain for BHP was able to prevent this. The day's total turnover
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        387 16 TOKYO: Share prices fell In light trading yesterday, on fears that the official discount rate may be raised soon by the Bank of Japan, dealers said. The Dow Jones average lost 52.32 to 6,088.99 points, with a volume of 290 million shares. The New index was 445.65. down 3.81
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        103 16 Striking prices of the options officially listed on the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday, the period, bids and offered prices and business done, if any, with the number of options traded shown in brackets. C«U Storage (June $2.00) (0.34B 0.47S). C C (June $2.60) (0.50B 0.6SS). PAN (June
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        171 16 THE KILOBAR market yesterday opened at $16,996 and closed at $17,013 la (be Far East, gold opened at US $***** ***** However, good short -covering Interest pushed the price up to a high of $241 j la the afternoon, good telling Interest out of Europe and a firmer US
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        25 16 THE STRAITS tin price plunged $37 to $1,923 per picul in Penang yesterday on an official offering up 95 tonnes to 280 tonnes.
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        317 16 OPENING prices in the Singapore rubber market Yesterday were marked up slightly on after hours' steadiness here last Friday. Levels later gained further ground on speculative buying, nearby demand and fellers resistance. April rose to a high of 273.00 cents before profittaking emerged to pare the gain slightly. The
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        59 16 Rubber April 2 Singapore: April 271.00 cents (up 1.75 cents) MalaysiaApril 273.60 cents (up 3.50 cents) Tin: $1,923 (down $37) Official offering: 280 tonnes (up 95 tonnes) ing slightly higher on last week's after hours' close, prices In the Malaysian rubber market finned to close 3.50 cents higher,
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        86 16 AS at 10 5R5O I MLB (i uapalkMI '1 p«lWt April Mar (Carnal Mlal ITwrai Mia Bayer* gallart Mytra ftalWra MO 00 MO0ON Ml 00 H3 00N 2S70O- 2M.0ON JMOO H0.00N mrw Hit U MRGP MRS MR 10 MR 10 MR 10 11-MpdMI II loo palbti II
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      358 16 SHARK prices ronttaoed to QMve withla aarrow margin oe the Stock Exchange «f Singapore yeaterday wttk mmiX Individ nal and Institutional baycni contended to stay •a th? side lines. Market seattmeat maintained a steady tiwat largely lack «f stimul»Unn aews featarm. Tke plaatatlaa »ectl«a which was
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      295 16 PLANTATION stocks featured against an easier background on the Kuala Lumpur stock market yesterday. These shares opened sharply higher but were forced downwards, like the rest of the market, to close with fair gains. Attention was focussed on Highlands and Lowlands which opened 24 cents higher on rumours
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      85 16 THE US dollar opened at {2.1830/40, unchanged from last Friday's close, in the Singapore forex market yesterday. Trading was moderate with the US unit firming to $2.1880 00 before closing easier at $2.1875/85. Interbank rates at 3 p.m. One month 2.1790/2.1810 Two months 2.1735/ 2.1757 Three months-
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      348 16 NOTE: These rate* may differ silently from tnoat quulM by btnJu to their custrmers. Carranolaa Nominal rate* Smtthaonian Parcantaga quoOd yaalarday (croa*)parity changa L*caJ d allure to »me unit of farelga c«rreaey: US dollar 2.1875 2.1885 2.8196 -22.42 Sterling pound 4.5345 4.5380 7.3469 -38.28 Australian dollar 2.4395 2.4520
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      31 16 Singapore dollars on April 2: Offer Bid Overnight 4'. 4 1 month 6 5 2 months 8 3/18 81/16 3 months 811/18 6 9/18 Overnight mode tevee: Aittay Pimm.
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      46 16 Range or prices offered by discount houses on April 2: Jvernight 4 .all deposit* 4 ClMiM month Treasury bill* 4 4 month Bank bills 7 7/18 7 5/16 3 month CD 6 8/18 6 7/18 J month CD 615/18 613/18 Source: National Discount Co Ltd.
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      24 16 THE avenge rate at wklch Singapore bovnka are ctarrently prepatred to lend to V their best cMtotnera Is 8 per eeai.
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      581 17 AT LEAST eight kw Imm ut expert** to he ftokted la the Market thai yew. llaMke tart year, mart af the nmpMln aeeUag ■attag will he iadastrlal »nd m»»af»rt«rln([ raaipaalra, atwaralag to ■erehaat haaklag Last year, af the II aew MM gnated
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      Intraco recovers lost ground in second half
      809 17 Intraco recovers lost ground in second half FAVOURABLE seasonal (actors in the second half helped push Intraco's profits significantly higher last year Although interim earnings were marginally down from $1.58 million to $157 million, the group has just reported a 28 per cent increase in profits to $4.18 million for
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      557 17 Lower output leads to profit drop at Pengkalen Tin HIT BY much reduced tin output. Hengkalen has reported a sharp drop in earnings for the year ended Sept 30. 1978 Pre-tax profits fell 57 per cent to L 158.329. quite a reverse from the 58 per cent improvement in the
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      365 17 Selprop growth rate still slow as expected WITHOUT the more exciting property development earnings to reap, Selangor properties continued to make only pedestrian growth for the year ended Oct 31, 1978 when pre-tax profit rose 6.7 per cent to M$5.45 million. This has generally been expected of the group for
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      124 17 George Kent makes it 6 in a row GEORGE Kent (Malaysia) staged its sixth continuous year of steady earnings growth, reporting a record pre-tax profit of MJ3.71 million for the year ended Dec 31. 1978. This compares with a group pre-tax profit of $174 million for the nine months ended
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    55 17 1 DR. EKBHAL SINGH GILL Mr. Mr*. Dershan Singh Deputy Director C.I.D. Family. Mrs. Ekbhal Singh GUI Family thank relatives and friends for their attendance. condolences, wreaths and assistance during their recent bereavement. BHOG CEREMONY will take place at 12 NOON. SUNDAY «TH APRIL. 1979 AT THE SIKH TEMPLE
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      588 17 H Generol Electric (USA) has open I^^b^^ position for H I MOULD DESIGN I I ENGINEER I I Qualification: Diploma in Mechanical Engi- I neermg or equivalent prefer- I obly with extensive expe- I nence in Tool-making Candidate should possess ot least 2 years experience in designing Inaction Mould I
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      890 17 NS offers a truly unique alternative for successful professionals who want to utilize their talents in new and different ways impact the decision-making process and receive the reward and recognition to which they are entitled 1. INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER He is responsible for the plant layout and work allocation To initiate,
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      704 17 T»Y- BANKRl PTCY ACT HAITKR IK) IN THK HK.M COI KT OK SIM.APORK IN BANKRUPTCY NO M OK 117* KK Jl AY HONii SKNU K.X PARTE I.ISTK.N lttAIMNti COMPANY CREDITORS NOTICE In the Matter of a Bankruptcy Notice filed on the I 19th day of January. 1979' To: Mr Juay
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      4609 18 tAT YOUR SERVICE SECTION INDEX Mr aTWk VLsßk VLsBsV I BsHsfl Hal AtWE I Rwuromcchours IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES /afT^V rV WmJLy MM itMaW J ,sr ggggs-a,. v., RR u v cfS| vu T ss s ?s RATES VIII ANNOUNCEMENTS PERSONAL Perword:6octs(Mln $9.00) IX OBITUARIES Per column cm $10 75 (Mln
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      672 18 TEMPORARY FEMALE CLERK cum Telephonist required Immediately. Contact: *****10. TRADING COMPANY REOUMES a Junior Stenographer Age 20 25 years Typing/ shorthand. 40 45 w.p.m /80 100 wpm respectively. Applicants staying In dlst. 14. 15 or 16 preferred Apply with full resume indicating salary expected and one photograph (non-returnable) to: Maxwell
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      760 18 Established Children's Wear Company requires SALESGIRLS Must have counteb sales experience Able to speak various dialects Attractive salary Interested please call personally to Lily Dressmaking Children Wear Pte Ltd 243/4 a 2S3. lst Floor. People's Perk Comptei Upper Cross Street Singapore 1. EXPERIENCED SALESGIRL WANTED. Please call personally at: Larry
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      687 19 II EMPLOYMENT II EMPLOYMENT N EMPLOYMENT H EMPLOYMENT II EMPLOYMENT I 31 9MmHom Vacant c) Bmlea REOUMEO EXPERIENCED BsOOOR jewellery salesgirls Call personally at 245 Shaw Centre Shopping Complex Jewellery Department Ist floor Scotu Romd Prom 10 am to 6p m REOUMED URGENTLY A Female Counter Salesgirl Please call personally
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      667 19 I ■/VL^VI NCAVC ■I (S PO«€) PTC UMTTED If invttM applications lor If ttw position of ELECTRICIAN I RexjuirejfTMsnta. I 1 Must have a working Knowledge of electrical control circuit and electrical fitting 2) Preference will be given to those who have completed NTC 111 in Electrical Fitting Installation and
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      723 19 1 Weldmc Products (Ibob^xiobui DrvMion of Aireolnco.) invitee ippHoeHom ler the MACHINISTS c Vocational Technical School or ITB c Some experience In operating lathe and drill press machines c Some metal machining knowledge Inleresled parties plllll cast portotifswy iof mi iftMnpww st 31 International Road, Singapore 22 between I 30
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      517 19 I BRANDSON Due to out expansion hi car radio caessfls end rsdio cassette, we KeW* MWVWOMvV VSCMtCMC fcU.~ 1. MALE/FEMALE TECHNICIANS c ITB or Trade Certificate Holder in electronics servicing c OCE O' Level or 'A' level c 2to 3 years relevant experience in repairing AM/FM radio and radio cassette
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      321 19 00 k uj UJ »V 9 p CO CE < > V) Q 1 2 g □c z vi < s fc I g <j oj z 9 o LU O _i O vi O. t— h O) I I C s> I E c .S I I jo llfi
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      601 19 pj J EXPORT COMPANY REOUMES S General Workers Apply person1 ally: 26. Toh Crescent, off Upper Changi Road. It km. Spore 17 EXPERIENCED DRIVER WANTED. Pleas* contact Imran at: 14. Thong Soon Road. Upper Thomson Road. Spore 26 Tel *****65. time: 7 00am -12.00 noon. FEMALE CLINIC ASSISTANT required for
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      603 19 HBC GRADUATE TO teach History. Maths and Literature at Secondary level Apply St. Francis Olrls' School. IB St. Francis Road. Spore 12. INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT FORWARDING COMPANY requires 1) SfttPPtHG CLERK Age 19-22. O' levels In English. Maths. Geography Typing 45 wpm. good spoken English, experience required Salary J3OO p.m. 2)
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      612 19 J has vacancies for TkMPOR ARY WATCHMAN Applicants must be Singapore citizens between the ages of 30 and 50 and able to work on rotational shifts. The dally rate of pay Inclusive of night allowance when applicable Is 16/ a day. There will also be overtime payment if overtime Is
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      471 19 i in f ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT ft ENGINEERING COMPANY OF SINGAPORE (PTE I LTD invites qualified candidates to participate in our APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING SCHEME IN PRECISION MACHINING TRADES leading to the obtainment of NTC GRADE 2 CERT. in either TURNING. MILI ING or GRINDING QUALIFICATIONS applicants must a) possess a NTC
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      600 19 I PAN-ELECTRIC APPLIANCES (PTI)LTD. An established Singapore Company engaged In the manufacture of refrigerators, alrcondltloners and other related electrical domestic appliances Invites applications from male Singapore and Malaysian Citizens to fill the following positions: FACTORY OPERATIVES c No previous experience Is required c Attractive basic salary plus overtime and other
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      5224 20 II EMPLOYMENT I EMPLOYMENT II EMPLOYMENT HI VEHICLES A BOATS U VEHICLES BOATS WANTED FASMON DESMNER for ladles' garment Salary will commensurate with experience Please ling *****7. WANTED FEMALE WRITERS Training provided. Call personally 18-C. Penhas Road. Spore WANTED GUARDS. CALL personally: 216 Central Building off Havelock Road, tel: *****0.
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      1008 20 MANY UNITS OF Mercedes Benz 200. 1970 1971 for export or conversion to company's car. Interested phone *****43. SPORTS RMS: Old SporU rims exchange for new sports rims We give good offer for your old sports rims and special price for new sports rims Contact *****21 *****42. 190. Tan)ongKatong Road
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      968 20 1972 TOYOTA CARINA 1600 ft 2 owners, excellent condition. PARF eligible $8,350 on o *****55/*****3 (night) 1972 TOYOTA CROWN 2600 (2000 re Alrrond. road tax new. company registered $5,600 0.n.0 Tel: *****97 1972. VOLKSWAGEN VAN and Kombl Stationwagon. New paint, lyes, tax Engine Just overhauled Contact *****9. 1973 AUSTIN 1990
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      968 21 111 VEHICLES A BOATS IV ACCOMMOOAThON i PROPERTIES IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES IV ACCOMMODATION A PROPERTIES 45 VrtNctM For Salt %%JZ! 9 'S£ Mercedes 28OKI.r3.VkM Sir or tanamrn mwjj»^ msm— tt. 45osu- ion onward* \IJ\ l J° w rPP^ > n£fU"e!!IIl Porsche 91 1 or 924 BMW 2002
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      750 21 *****SFI «J Labourers can be recruited easily from the) nearby H D B flats Loading b unloading facilities provided at the drive way Each unit is provided with at least on* parking lot I Freehold. 80% loan available Suitable for light Industry. 51 Accommodation Vacant a) Houses BssmlWml owner designed
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      703 21 DIST. 11 PANDAN VALLEY terrace apartment. $2,800 Raffles Park bungalow $2,200 Dlst. 20 luxurious bungalow $1500. Thomson Hills Semi-detached/ terrace $1,000 $1,600 Dlst 28 Tamarind Road semi-detached $1,200. Pacific *****20 DIST 11. SINGLE-STOREY DETACHED bungalow with large matured garden. 3 bedrooms, servant's, large kitchen. Fully furnished *****77 DIST. 11 2-STOREY
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      773 21 AN EXCLUSIVE APARTMENT Cairnhill Plaza entirely renovated, expensively furnished, centrally air-con, swimming pool. 24- hour security service $3,250 Victor L Morris Tel: ***** APARTMENT tDEALLV LOCATED. available immediately, large living area, split-level, fully alrcondltloned. 3 bedrooms, balconies with panoramic view. Full facilities security, squash, tennis, badminton, pool etc Rental unfymlened
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      818 21 FULLY FURNISHED BEDROOMS with celling fan at Dlst' 16 Suitable for single or married couple No cooking. Interested call: *****87 FURNISHED CARPETED ROOM v let. Suitable for student or single $200 Please contact: *****6 Morning only FURNISHED, M semi-detached house, quiet, no children. 13 bus routes 14 km Buklt Timah
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      752 21 I ATTRACTIVE TERRACE HOUSE single-storey Opera Estate Siglap. 2 bedrooms, mosaic flooring, spacious car-park 1.450 sq. ft. Freehold land $59,000/- Victor b Morris Tel: *****. BUNGALOW LANGSAT ROAO $135,000. Wllmonar $240,000. Taman Warna $285,000. Sophia Road $140,000. Jalan Ujl. Buklt Timah Road $140,000 TerraceEast Coast Road $75,000. Lorong '04 Changl
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      586 21 EASTERN PARK NEW Housing Project at Jalan Greja off Bedok Road Luxurious Double-storey semi-detached for Sale Ready for occupation soon Semi-de-tached: 4 big room with bedrooms, balconies, one servant room. 2 big halls on split levels, outstanding design with high grade material, serene atmosphere b big compound Price competitive. Easy
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      808 21 b) Flats ACE OFFERS: Hilton Towers high floor apartment. 3 bedrooms, servant's, fully furnished $120,000 Call: *****22 APARTMENT AT NEWTON Court 3 bedrooms. 2 bathrooms, 1 200 sq ft $80,000 Please tel. *****4/ *****8 APARTMENTS AT PEARL'S Centre for sale on the higher floors, built-in area 1.550 sq ft 2
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      680 21 GENUINE BUYER REQUIRES Apartment In Balmoral Po nt, Beverly Mai. Woollerlon Park or Westwood Stanley Rlchar *****01 OENUINC BUYERS RCOUMt lv xunous apartments not *xrtedmg $250,000 With tenancy 'onsirtered Phone 2MMII/2M09 2 OCNUME BUYER LOOKINO for luxurious flat near Orchard Road Budget 5220.000 upwi rds Pan Asia Agencies *****6/321 110
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      766 22 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES SI OfficaSpaca Vacant WOM HUP COMPLEX »1 3 so m (M2sqfl>-2784sqm (ZjaSaqfl Mm** $1 f KATONO SHOPPMG CENTME S2 4 iqm (M 4 sq ft I 1380 so, m I I 485 ft Mantal $1 jo pii C«» aSHM/ISITSSI. SB* a 1 2M wart, available at Eng
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      193 22 Bf AUTT SALON U> \r*sr Near Katonf shopp'.iit Ontrt Inlerrslrd plrur call *****5 (after 7aopm xacrm) BUKIT TIMAH PLAZA lower froundfloor shop. 428 W) ft bf<idr Metro entrance U 50 ps f Conurl (*****/43&M7 COHOHATIOM PLAZA SHOP unit for sale rent Oood location at Ist floor Call Mn Chia *****57
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      357 22 IV ACCOMMODATION I PROPERTIES OIST. S. TANOLIN SHOPPINO Centre, groundfloor. 320 sq ft Dlst 11. Coronation Shopping Plaza, ted fir. 210 sq fl 575.n00 Also for rent SSOO p m Also Lucky Plaaa. 1.000 sq ft Oood i location Details pleaae call TRP *****40 *****89 EXCELLENT OMCHARO ROAO shop unit.
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      81 22 V SERVICES ft BUSINESS OMEAT EARTH AUTO Service L Spray Painting specialised In respraying of refrigerators Including collecting and delivery. Minimum charge $5000 85. Blk 1 1. Sin Mint Road Tel: ***** 10 73 At Your Sarvice CARPETS SHAMPOOING. FLOOR Polishing. House Painting. Window. Oeneral and Building Contract Cleaning. Tel:
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      76 22 GOH HUP CONTRACTOR undertakes works for renovation, roof leakage repairing, painting, white washing and Interior and exterior decoration. Prompt service. Price reasonable. 529-B. Sims Avenue. Spore 14. Tel: *****47 BaBMMMMaBBMB W» okiilih m prifltiflf mutmt, canst, Wnartwadi. mfc* row aa>r/ Biiii. inwMcm md all kind of Stationary iiam*. Daufning. amboauna
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      111 22 V SERVICES BUSINESS INSTANT OFFSET PMBITBIO l;i name cards. Invoices, envelopes, pamphlets, magazines etc Enquiries: Lok Meng Press Tel: *****.*****3 NAME CAMDS Quick Print 25 Ersklne Road.off South Bridge Road (behind Maxwell Road market) Tel: *****77 PRINTRITE W* prim Instantly any ooewRtarttupto ir «is"a« standWO pnoss lor 9 •p»jaxl S#nx
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      125 22 PROFESSIONAL POLISHING CLEANMQ of Floors etc by qualified, experienced cleaners at reasonable charges Arrangements *****89 SPACE CIJiuUSMQ SERVICE Specialist In carpet shampooing floor polishing, general cleaning, painting of house office Tel: *****2. TUNO HENQ SEWING Machine Repair Service at your home Service charge $1000 Telephone MM 74 Beauty Culture abrasive/galvank:
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      763 22 V SERVICES A BUSINESS 75 Building Decoration/ Maintenance ALL 14 COLOURS and designs of Oerman cushioned sheet vinyl flooring from SI 10 p.s.f only Free installation Call *****24/ *****4 CARL INTERIOR DECORATION specialise In tiling/ renovation for luxurious houses/apartments/offlces/ HDB flats *****4 For b««taf worfcm—htp and raH•ble. contractors, contact: BRIGHT
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      702 22 L/C FACRJTW.S (Big Amount) now available for Import Australian others origins on 90 180 <lays D/A Apply to Crawford P.O Box 774. Spore 7 LOOKING FOR complete officaddress/mailing facilities telephone answering service for your business Contact *****1 PRIME SHOP GROUND floor spaces available in Katong locality 5.000 sq ft onwards.
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      876 23 VI EDUCATION ft TRAIMING ATT language centre SCHOOL OF LINGUIS TIC SKILLS Lonquoqe courses and private tuition for school examinations an 4 for business, trovel pleasure ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASSES daily at all levels Registration is now open for the next 1 2-week term beginning on 9th April 1979 AFTERNOON CLASSES
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      628 23 VI EDUCATION A GIRLS! Jobs are btconano. harder lo gat you new* beta* quaMcauans Trie London Chetnbei o< Commerce and Industry Private Secretary s CeyMcsvs a) rcoogntseo itorneTeooaHy as one ot the hajrual quaMcaeona obtanatHe This eurranaknn tie only Private Secretarial Examnaaon supervised by the Mintry oi Educaaon Enrol now
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      819 23 QUCENSWAV COMMERCIAL TRAJMMQ CENTRE KM. Onaawaaray Shopping Cantra Hmflfin 3 Tal t*****W407»12 Commencing «Mt/IMi Apr* It 7» TYPEWRITING (MAMML/ELECTRtC) Any convenient time from 8 00 a m to 000 p m SMOOTH AND IBCOINNERS) Mon Frl 10 00 1 1 .00 am. Mon Kri 1 00 8.00 p.m Thursday 7
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      958 23 VI EDUCATION TRAINING RELIABLE EXPINENCED BILINGUAL tutors specialised home tuition In all subjects Reasonable charges *****3 *****46 *****08 SPECIALISED TumOM FOR all levels subjects by trained, experienced, bilingual teachers. Conversation also available *****14/*****73/ *****15 *****0' *****74 STUDIO POTTERY COURSE by UK trained Putter Starting 5/4/ 79. evenings. Small group Interested,
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      335 23 VII TRAVEL RESTAURANTS British Airways Holidays. London,fTom only Ss327* 7 nights' hotel accommodation with private bath and full English breakfast daily. Plus 4 days' free travel by bus and train, and shopping discount card. Britain,from only Ss44s' 7 days by coach round England, Scotland and Wales. Includes expert courier service
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      192 23 America-Europe HAWAII WEST 10 N. American Cities Available in 2 Classes Silver Hotels $3490.00 Gold Hotels $3690 00 Otpartum: 3/4. m> 2*a. 27*. 2»5, 31/5. 26*. 24/7. HAWAII, EAST WEST 14 N. American Cities Tour Price: $4590.00 Departures: 5/4.3/5.2*5. 2/6. 28/6. 26/7. HAWAII, EAST, WEST SOUTH 16 N American Cities
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      593 23 VII TRAVEL RESTAURANTS NAM HO TRAVEL Service iSinuapore PU- Ltd ST V B Lie No 140 West Malaysia Tour (Inclusive (.entinn Cameron Highlands) by deluxe airconditioned roach seven days SSI99/-. six <l.i>s SJI79 departure every Sunday. Monday. Tuesday c. cnting Cameron Highlands four days SSI4O -.Oenting Highlands four days SSISO/-.
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      236 23 19 DAYS TAIWAN TOUR f Sl3*S/112 DAYS TAIWAN/ HONG KONG TOUR SISU/14 DAYS TAIWAN/ HONG KONG/ BANGKOK TOUR $1870/Departing en M May '7» I a Firtl Clatt Hotel at com mo dal,on 2 lo a room f 3 sumptuous meals a day IPENN TRAVEL PTE. LTD. Rm 304. 3rd Fl
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      140 Acknowledgements
      66 24 I i *t« Pastor Lauw Kirn Ouan. a* ra«ativ*a and tnonds lor th*ir atIsndanc*. prayars, eondotenc**. wreaths, scrolls, donationa and aaatatanc* r*nd*r«d during th**r nc*nl b*r*av*mont. W* also Nwnk tha doctors and nursing slall ol Wards Ml. and IS Smgapora Qansral Hoapttal and Pnvata nursos tor thaw tendor
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      91 24 NOLAN ANTHONY (HANK) Paaaad away Mtddsnly on Ist April '79 at Jurong Hospital Much lovod husband ofJanis Ago 27 pasted away poacatutty on 2-4-79. Cortaga will k»av* 130, Farrar Road, S'por* 10 on 4-4-79 at 2 p.m. for Chua Chu Kang Camatary. Ag#d 84. posoad away poacotuMy on
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      28 24 IN EVER LOVING memory of Mr. Choo Kirn Teck called Home 1 year ago today. Always remembered dearly by beloved wife, children, daughter-in-law and grandson.
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      332 24 NO FONC CHAN AGE 33 YEARS PASSEO AWAY PEACEFULLY AT ORGH CORTEGE LEAVES SINGAPORE CASKET AT 11.30 AM. ON 4.4.79 FOR MOUNT VERNON. ARCHOEACON DM DO. CHELUAH J.P. 0.8. E. entered Into eternal rest to be forever with his wife Rosalind on Monday morning 2nd April at 0210 hours leaving
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      Millington fails to score, but he keeps lead
      828 25  -  FAIRWAY By JOCKEYS fortunes can be so unpredictable. They can be riding on the crest of the wave one day, but slip to the bottom the very next day. Take the case of leading jockey Laurte Millington. The Perth rider shared riding
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      777 25 PRO-AM weights for this weekend's races in Singapore: SATURDAY CIms 5 On 1 JOO 13 Cocoa Exporter 60 0 15 The Crimson Tycoon III 59 5 8 Just And Fair 56 5 10 Special Something 55.5 2 Kunia Kinte 55.0 1 Sunn}' Stunner 54.5 14 Royal Romeo 54.0
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      No water-polo tours
      198 25 THE Singapore national water-polo team are unlikely to go on any overseas training-cum -competition tour as part of their build-up for the September Southeast Asia Games in Jakarta. Says national coach Tan Eng Bock: "It is unlikely that the team will be send for training abroad because
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      159 25 Piggott takes year's first on Trillion PARIS, Mon. Lester Piggott, on Trillion, won the Prix d'Harcourt, on the first day of the French turf season at Longchamp yesterday. Trillion, narrowly beaten in the race last year, started favourite and held off a strong challenge from Italian entry Fatusarl, ridden by
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      238 25 Haynes, Austin, Garner are heroes PORT OF SPAIN, Mon. West Indies beat Australia by 53 runs in the World Series Cricket international match here yesterday. Scores were West Indies 207 (off 45 overs); Australia 153 (off 36.5). Heroes in the West Indies team were Desmond Haynes, who hit 61 and
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      610 25 LIVERPOOL, Mon.- The victory by Rubstic in the Grand National Steeplechase at Aintree on Saturday was overshadowed by the tragic irony of Alverton's death following criticism of the contest from an unlikely source East Germany. The East Germany connection with one of sport's greatest
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      1014 25 ASEAN MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS To promote ASEAN co-operotion, the University of Singapore has instituted a number of ASEAN Merit Scholarships Apptications ore now invited from interested candidates EliQNMitiy Applicants must (a) be citizens or permanent residents of Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines or Thailand (b) be fluent in the English language (c) have
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      Lock icon Joanne comes up tops in play-off
      179 26 COSTA MESA (California). Mon. Five of the top players on the Ladies Professional Golfers' Association tour wound up in a tie at the end of four rounds of the US$l5O,OOO Kemper Open yesterday. But long-hitting Joanne Carner hung on to take the sudden-death play-off.
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      198 26 CARLSBAD (California), Mon. Chris Evert, in her final competitive match before her wedding, yesterday fought back for a 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 victory over Dianne Fromholtz in the championship match of a US$2OO,OOO women's tennis event in Rancho La Costa near here. Chris, who
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      52 26 JIMMY CASE, Uverpttl, Jimps ivcr Manchester Ualted's Theoai U regain p»ww dM the ball, wmteked by te»m-m»te Terry MeDeriMtt. This FmUwU ImiHUlib semi-final MUed la a M draw *a SatM*»y. TV matek will be replayed «o Wednesday to decide wk« meet Aneaal la the final at Wembley ea May 12.
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      330 26 PARIS, Mon. The first-ever meeting of the Executive Commission of the International Olympic Committee in South America, that gets under way for two days in Montevideo today, is unlikely to solve the burning issue of who represent China at the Olympics. Following the failure
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      568 26 BRIEFS Two-goal Vucovic sinks Cypriots NICOSIA, Mon. Two goal* by young striker Vucovic, making his international debut, spurred Yugoslavia to a 34 victory over Cyprus in their European championship Group Three qualifying soccer match here yesterday. Yugoslavia badly needing a win to stay in touch with group leaders Spain, snowed
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      54 26 DUESSELDORF, Mon. A specialist team of West German doctors left yesterday for Budapest where handball international Joachim Deckarm was still in a coma, following an injury he suffered in a match on Friday night. Deckarnv a West German international, was playing for his club side against a
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      102 26 PERTH, Mm. New Tnaliaiw Terry Keaaail e*aste4 to aae af the eaateat wtas af Ms earner la the MMjm Ckaaaei Ntaw Opea fit taaraameat at Meaat Lawtey. The Sl-year-aM Keadall started tke day five strekee la treat aad flaiißrl that way. Keaaall flrwl a ■at wafer par H
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      265 26 HILTON HEAD (South Carolina), Mon. Tom Watson coasted to the 12th victory of his Pi riff Irani Golfers' Association tour career yesterday winning the US$3OO,OOO Heritage Classic by five strokes and setting a tournament record of 14-under-par 270. Ed Sneed with a five-under-par 66
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      214 26 Clark in rousing title fight BANGKOK, Mon. Jim Clark, of the United States, yesterday outpointed Victoy Ulyanich, of the Soviet Union, in a rousing semifinal, and laid the strongest claim to the heavyweight title of the Fifth King's Cup boxing tournament. Eric Hansen. of Denmark, also made it to the
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      McEnroe goes on winning
      161 26 MILAN (Italy), Moa. America* John McEnroe coattaaed Us lff» aaeeeas story yesterday by winning hath the stagles aad doabies titles la the World fiMiaptiaahtp Teaals indoor toaraameat here. McEnroe collected a UB$$MM ehesjae aad eaaagh palate to ga to the top af the WCT raaUags after
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      82 26 STUTTGART, Mon. WoJtek Fibak, of Poland, beat favourite Guillermo Vilas, of Argentina 6-2, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in the final of an international Grand Prix tennis tournament here yesterday. It was Fibak's second Grand Prix victory this year and avenged his defeat by Vilas in the final of last
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      181 26 LONDON, Mon. Britain's Jonah Barrington fulfilled his own prediction and reached the quarter-finals of the British Open squash championship here yesterday. Barrington, 37, but still rated good enough to be seeded ninth, beat South African Roland Watson, the No. 8 seed 7-9. 9-1, 9-2, M, in
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      107 26 SAN VITTORE (Italy), Mon. Belgium's Leon Schots won the "Five Mills" international cross-country race yesterday after a tough battle with Bronislaw Malinowski, of Poland. Schots finished the 9.800kilometre course marked by five windmills in 30 mm 15.5 sec. American Craig Virgin just lost to the Pole in
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      568 27  -  BERNARD PEREIRA tfy Jl NIK SNG waa Sbagapare'i BaartogM aad npirfraiawa at the Year awards far the seeaad year raaasag, the raghy ■jajin swap* the gpsrtsmaa, Best Caaeh aad Best Tram, aad Marc Tay teak the flpsrtshsy MUe. Bat
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      Edison built, but Eddy's on destruction
      320 27  -  K. S. SIDHU By LIKE Thomas Edison. E. Eddy has a way with electricity. WhMe Edison made circuits to light bulbs, Eddy breaks the current by smashing live fluorescent lamps with his bare hands. Eddy's being around to pursue his "hobby" depends on split-second
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      Moulmein title to Chew
      63 27 Moulmein title to Chew EDMUND CHEW beat Freddie Ec 15-8. 15-2 to win the Moulmein badminton men's singles championship at Balestier Road yesterday. Other results: Men's doubles Urn Yam Chua Gregory Ec bt Tony Wu Freddie Ec 18-17. 17-14; veterans' doubles Hanifa Mariran Wahyuni Judik bt P. A. Samy P
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      Swiss Cottage in last four
      61 27 SWISS COTTAGE trounced St Joseph's Institution 3-0 to qualify for the semi-finals of the schools national tennis tournament for lower secondary boys at Farrer Park yesterday. Swiss Cottage will now meet Angk>-Chinese School, while St. Gabriel's face St. Patrick's tomorrow Other results' Girls lower secondary
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      Doctors' winners
      32 27 DEFENDING champions. Armed Forces, beat Woodbrldge Hospital 2-0 in the inter-hospital doctors soccer competition at the Alexandra Hospital yesterday The goals were scored by Drs J. F.Yeo and Stephen Chew
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      35 27 HWI YOH thrashed Swiss Cottage 6-0 in the national schools' hock ey competition for girls at Balestier Road yesterday St. Theresa's, the defending champions, trounced Cedar 5-0. while Kaki Bukit edged out Dunearn 14.
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      Willow wilt
      37 27 ST ANDREW'S walloped Willow Secondary 70-0 in their opening national scnools' lower secondary rugby tournament match at Willow Avenue yesterday Other results Whitley 36 Monk s Hill 10: Raffles Institution 30 Jalan Teck Whye 0
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      Stewart: Select right blend for World Cup
      311 27  -  ERNEST FRIDA By MIKE STEWART, the former Surrey and England Test cricketer, thinks Singapore will have to be careful in selecting the right blend of batsmen and bowlers for the 60-over Prudential World Cup competition in England next month. Stewart, manager of the
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      363 27 I TAKE strong exception to the use of the name "Christ" as a swearword by your sports writer, Wilfred Yeo, in Timesport on March 12. It is one thing for it to be used by the man in the street, but quite another for it to be so expressed
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      Yamaha's title
      131 27 YAMAHA won top honours when they took the United World College team tennis championship with a tally of 704 games at Dover Road on Sunday. Bancroft were second with 671, followed by Yeo Hiap Seng (549) and Mandarin (M 0). Yamaha had their 66-54 victory over Yeo Hiap
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      'Keeper Koh to face FAS action
      218 27 'Keeper Koh to face FAS action KOH CHUAN HWEE, the Tampines Rovers goalkeeper, was last night charged with misconduct by the Football Association of Singapore's Tournament Committee. He is alleged to have brought disrepute to the National League Division One match between Tampines Rovers and Armed Forces at the Jurong
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      UST qualify for last eight
      105 27 FAVOURITES Upper Serangoon Technical powered to a 4-1 win over Met Chin at Tanglin yesterday to qualify for the national secondary schools' quarterfinals. The other quarter-finalists are Siglap. Queensway, Pasir PanJang, St. Joseph's, St. Patrick's, Broadrick and Commonwealth. Results: Secondary Siglap 5 Monk's Hill 1,
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      Forces will bank on Ang for goals tonight
      271 27 IF Armed Forces' Don Ang repeats his fourgoal feat, performed last week, in the National Football League Division One match against Changi Constituency at the Jurong Stadium tonight, it will set Singapore coach Trevor Hartley a poser, reports JOE DORAI. Striker Ang,
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      Rosmaini is not the only Pahang threat
      375 27  -  JOE DORAI By ROSMAINI SHAH, the Malaysia Cup soccer competition's second highest scorer, will not be Pahang's only threat to Singapore in Kuantan on Saturday. HiaißHa Four other players defenders Jamal Nasir and D. Devendran and strikers Tajuddin Nor and Ahmad Bab are
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      Yeung is left out in the cold
      156 27  -  PETER SIOW By HE feels like a used tissue paper, deserving a place only in the waste basket. Which should not be. For he is Yeung Hin Chong, the national men's singles table tennis champion. Still, because he is a noncitizen, he has
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      107 27 ATHLETICS Weatlake Secondary School meet (FPAC. 215) BADMINTON National shook- girls' secondary final round: llndtrwii v Mt Veroon (St. MarnM'i hall. 2.30) nfirT National boyspast secondary: Temasek Junior College v Angio-Chincae Junior College. Swiss Cottage v Nanyang Junior College (SRC. 2.30 andSC) 8KPAE TAKRAW Division One League Police v Bawean
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    108 28 THE oblique way to •aye furl this is exactly how the wings of the experimental AD-1 aircraft (above) will be positioned during high ■peed operations. At high speeds, the wing is pivoted fore and aft to form oblique wing angles of up to 60 degrees.
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    491 28 Deadpan welcome for Begin in Cairo CAIRO, Mon ISRAKLI Prime Minister Menachem Begin made history today when he arrived here today to launch an era of reconciliation with Egypt, but he received a deadpan welcome. There were no cheering crowds at the airport, no placards praising Begin or Israel, no
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    145 28 highest in Tokyo in 10 months TOKYO. Mon. —The US dollar today climbed to its highest level In Tokyo since last June despite a record-breaking attempt by the Bank of Japan to prop up the staggering yen. Currency markets were hit by a flood of yen sell orders that drove
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    183 28 Family told: Pay Bhutto a 'final' visit ISLAMABAD, Mon. The wife and daughter of former Pakistan Prime Minister Zulflkar All Bbutto have been Invited by authorities to pay a "last" visit to him. a lawyer for the daughter announced today. rhe lawyer said he had received a. hand-written message from
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    418 28 BANGKOK, Monday THAI Prime Minister Kriangsak Chomanan said after a meeting with Laotian Premier Kaysone Phomvihane here today that the two countries were willing to make their 1,400-km border an area of peace. Gen Kriangsak told newsmen this after a day of talks
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    78 28 BANOKOK. Mon—Communist terrorist* stopped a bus and shot dead three border patrol policemen in full view of terrified passengers on Saturday night, delayed police reports revealed today. Police said the passenger bus was travelling on a deserted highway In Ron F-niool dls'.rlct of Nakhon Sri Thammarat.
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    61 28 BEIJING (Peking). Mon. A Chinese citizen was sentenced to death last Saturday in Ouangzhou (Canton) (or trying to flee the country aboard a stolen boat, It was learned here today. A Western traveller rcportel that the announcement concerning one LI Bhangnlu. appeared on the front p»f»
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      1245 1 Just how would it sound when is liberated from u? ONE OF those bedrock rules that we always thought kept civilisation from slipping its moorings was that q is always followed by u. You could be a terrible speller, but when you got to q. you always knew what the
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      961 1  - 'Wild man stalking Siberian Yakutia was a tragic victim of pagan cruelty' NIKKI FINKE By in Yakutsk, (Soviet Union) A SIBERIAN school teacher believes he has finally solved the century-old mystery of the wild man of Yakutia, a shaggy-haired, shrill-voic-ed creature of the north. According to the findings of I.
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        297 2 Plot has been changed, just a little bit SWEET the RTS Mandarin drama scheduled to have been telecast early last month but which was held over because of script changes, will be telecast on Sunday at 3.30 p.m. over Channel 8. This 20-minute children's playhouse centres on a 10-year-old girl
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        90 2 Preparing you for that job interview UDA Dm Dm», starting tonight on Channel 5 at 7 p.m., is a new programme designed for youths. This first episode focuses on youth activities in library clubs. It includes interviews with Cik Siti Hanifah, the chairman of the Young People's Section of the
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        403 2  -  GERALOINE TANG Stage on the pitch By THE National Stadium will reverberate with the rock and disco rhythms of Bcoey M when this internationally famous pop group comes here for a one-night performance on May 19. This quartet rode the crest
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        255 2 Who gains from a convention? WHEN a convention is held in Singapore, many in the service industry stand to benefit from the tourist dollars the delegates bring in. Delegates are usually high income earners and because most of them are sponsored by companies and organisations, their purchasing power is higher
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        58 2 PISPARAMA tonight wlU feature singers Karidah Dollah, Tengka Azizah, Mahani Mohd, a film on singers Marilyn MeCoo and Billy Davis Jr and the Saadlah Ahmad Daud Dancers. And before that, viewers can whet their musical appetites in CULTURAL ARENA at 7.11 p.m. on the same channel.
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        195 2 Big sounds coming your way in April BIG sounds can be expected in Radio Singapore's Showtime 19 (to be held in April) when Joe Chandran and The Xperiment and the 21piece RTS Augmented Orchestra, team up for the first time. They will perform a selection of jazz, Latin American and
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        935 2 TV and Radio SINGAPORE 5 3.00 PM Opernij folowed by I Dream of 6.35 Footbal has to be Taufht (Last Jearrie (repeat) episode) 3.25 Diary of Events (En|fsh) MO Star 3.30 Afternoon Matinee The Lady ™J SiPf^A (Matay) Takes a Flyer, star** Lana Turn- Jg XL,,* er. Jeff ChanoTer, Richard
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        1124 3  -  DANA LAM By People expect at least a 'favour' from him DEAR MP, I must have a hawker licence. It's the only way I can earn a living and be independent. My childen don't care about me. I have to have some self respect and
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        369 3 WASHINGTON Women appointed by US President Carter to high-ranking posts at the US State Department are finding it takes more than a desk and a fancy title to crack the old boys' club and influence foreign policy. Mr Carter, whose
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        118 3 Time to goto blazers SUIT yourself, that's the way to stay la fashtea this year. Invest la Jackets, ge to the Waters. Yes, play It smart and proper, in a two or threepiece salt Impeccable, yet m very fashionable. Ne mannish jackets, bnt rather feminine affairs that took rather fantastic
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