The Straits Times, 19 April 1979

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    14 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 THURSDAY, APRIL IS, IS7S 25 CENTS M.C.(P) No. 142/1/79
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    Lock icon VIETS PROPOSE FRONTIER DMZ
    897 1 Start of first round of talks HANOI, Wednesday VIETNAM, opening the first round of talks with China on their border dispute, today called for a demilitarised zone on their tension-wracked frontier and the speedy exchange of prisoners of war. The Vietnamese proposals were made by Vice-Foreign
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    Lock icon Russia accepts Chinese offer of talks
    227 1 Russia accepts Chinese offer of talks MOSCOW, Wednesday THE Soviet Union today tentatively accepted a Chinese offer of talks between the two countries. The official news agency Tass reported that Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko had presented a note to Chinese Ambassador Wang You-ping offering to "discuss the question of the
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    Cecil heads for Japan
    28 1 MANU.A lyphoon Cecil today headed northwest toward southern Japan leaving behind al least 12 dead and 55 missing in the central Philippines Ri-u ■r.
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    Lock icon Artillery and gunships join in jungle sweep
    218 1 Artillery and gunships join in jungle sweep BANGKOK, Wed. Government military units are trying to take control of a large communist insurgent stronghold in southern Thailand, while insurgents there have been stepping up their activities, a military spokesman said today. The spokesman said artillery and helicopter gunships were sent to
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    Lock icon The long, long crawl
    135 1 IT WAS complacency that landed these motorist* In this long traffic Jam In Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim yesterday. The Ministry at Environment had earlier warned motorists to avoid this road die to the closure af two traffic lanes far repairs to an Industrial water main. A ministry
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    Lock icon BREZHNEV RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT
    203 1 BREZHNEV RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT MOSCOW, Wed. Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev was today re-elected President unanimously for the first time since he took over the post after the dismissal of Mr Nikolai Podgomy nearly two years ago. The 72-year-old Soviet leader, sitting on the stage with other politburo members at a Kremlin
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    Lock icon HK dollar up and down like yo-yo
    164 1 HONGKONG, Wed. The Hongkong dollar went up and down like a yo-yo on the foreign exchange market here today, prompting local banks to announce a sharp rise in interest rates. After a bewildering day's trading that saw the local currency plummet and rocket
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    Lock icon Freed after ransom paid
    44 1 TURIN. Wed Mr Marco Gatta. 22. the grandson of the founder of Turins Lancia Automaker, kidnapped three months ago, was released by his captors early today after his family paid a 700 million lire (SSI.B million) ransom, police reported. AP.
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    Four held
    41 1 WATERBURY (Connecticut), Wed. Police arrested two men and their wives yesterday for the ambush slayings of three security guards and recovered most of the nearly US$l9 million (SM million) in cash, cancelled checks and jewelry stolen on Monday. on.
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    Lock icon KL govt frees 4 union officials
    399 1 KL govt frees 4 union officials KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday THE Malaysian Government today released four of the 13 detained officials of the Airlines Employees Union which has already been deregistered. The Home Minister, Tan Sri Ghazali Shafie, who announced the release at a press conference here this afternoon, said that
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    BANKING AND FINANCE
    77 1 BANKING AND FINANCE BUSINESS Times' annual banking and finance supplement is published with today's edition of the paper. Featuring an extended interview with the managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, Mr Wong Pakshong, the 24-page supplement carries articles from more than 20 experts, all writing on their particular
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    Leaks from N-plant
    56 1 HARRISBURG. Wed Radioactive bursts of iodine have been escaping from the Three Mile Island nuclear plant near Harrisburg since Saturday, a US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) spokesman said yesterday Mr Harold Denton. the chief NRC official here, said three samples taken on Monday showed iodine levels which
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    Lock icon Indonesia's tin output
    64 1 JAKARTA, Wed. Indonesia is expected to be producing 35.000 tonnes of tin annually by the end of the year, according to a US embassy report made available today. If that level is reached, Indonesia would vault to second place among the world's largest tin producers from fourth
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    Marvin to pay $228,800
    77 1 Marvin to pay $228,800 LOS ANGELES Wed Lee M vin was today lo pay US$lO4,OOO (5J228.H00) to Michelle Marvin. the lormer supperrlub singer the actor lived with (or six years outside matrimony. Superior court judj?e Arthur Marshall upheld Miss Marvin's breach or contract suit against the Oscar-winning actor but limited
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    HUNT FOR AMIN
    63 1 HUNT FOR AMIN TKI. AVIV, Wed. MllllMiairr Israeli Mrmhrr at Parliament Samuel Klatto-Nharon said today he had hired 12 detectives In variant! parts af the world to hunt far deposed I Kandan dletatar Idl Amis. Saying that the hunt started II days ago, he added that he had pramlHed the
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      198 1 CLASSROOM WHERE PARENTS JOIN IN Page 10 AMIN men on killing rampage t NON-RELIGIOUS opposition under Sanjabl 3 KUKRIT picks up steam for hustings 4 YAMANI to be ousted soon: Report 5 CI'RBS on street lighting now relaxed S CHRISTINE planned divorce few days before her death, her best Mend
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  • AROUND THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Amin men on killing rampage
      376 2 say refugees arriving in Kenya TROOPS loyal to former dictator Idi Amin have started systematically killing hundreds of civilians and suspected supporters of the new government in eastern Uganda, refugees fleeing into neighbouring Kenya said today. "They're killing everyone in sight," a woman refugee said
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      Lock icon Lusaka house fired at prior to curfew
      151 2 Lusaka house fired at prior to curfew LUSAKA, Wed. An unidentified group opened up with machine guns last night on a Lusaka house occupied by Rhodesian nationalists, police said today. Working on a tip-off, they arrested today an expatriate believed to be a South African national for questioning in connection
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      Lock icon Police bid to identify extort man's voice
      102 2 Police bid to identify extort man's voice PERTH, Wed. Radio stations today broadcast the taped voice of an extortionist whose bomb attack on a crowded Perth department store two weeks ago injured eight people. Police gave radio stations a tape recording of the extortionist's demand for A5150,000 (5J364.500) in the
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      Lock icon Thorpe tells voters: I'm innocent
      262 2 Thorpe tells voters: I'm innocent LONDON, Wed. Mr Jere- my Thorpe, former leader Of Britain's Liberal Party j who is awaiting trial on charges of conspiracy to murder a homosexual male model, has launched his general election campaign by telling voters: i "I'm innocent." Mr Thorpe, 49, the most controversial
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      Lock icon Reason to smile
      41 2 YESTERDAY'S birthday picture of Miss Dorothy Usher who celebraU-d It yrars »f her life with her transplanted heart at a party given by friends and members of the staff of Grootf Srhuur Hospital in (ape Town. UPI picture.
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      Lock icon Graft will stay, says Yard chief
      174 2 Graft will stay, says Yard chief LONDON, Wed. Corruption will always exist in Tx>ndon's police force, Scotland Yard Commissioner Sir David McNee said yesterday. Sir David has suspended from duty 66 of his officers who are being investigated by other policemen on wideranging corruption charges. Marking his two years at
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      Lock icon Cabinet ends
      30 2 RAWALPINDI. Wed The eight-month old civilian cabinet will be dissolved this Saturday following the withdrawal of support by the Pakistani National Alliance (PNA), it was announced yesterday. AFP.
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      Lock icon Muzorewa set for victory in first free elections
      348 2 Muzorewa set for victory in first free elections SALISBURY, Wednesday BISHOP Abel Muzorewa surged towards a decisive victory in Rhodesia's first free black elections today and confidently demanded recognition from a reluctant West. "I hope sanity is going to prevail," said the tiny cleric, a man of retiring dignity but
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      Lock icon Words can't settle their feud 50...
      137 2 Words can't settle their feud 50 i SYDNEY, Wed. Two middle-aged aldermen on the outer Sydney suburban council of Liverpool plan to settle their political differences in the boxing ring. Labour alderman Casey Conway, 44, and Liberal colleague Bill Sadler, 51, for weeks have exchanged verbal blows during council meetings
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      Lock icon Park's plea to kidnappers
      88 2 SEOUL, Wed. The plight of a 9-year-old girl who has been kid- j napped the second time in seven I months moved President Park Chung-Hee to make a personal appeal to the kidnapper with a special offer of leniency to have her returned to the parents.
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      Lock icon Paper seized
      45 2 CAM (Colombia), Wed. A guerilla band led by a woman disguised as a nun seized the newspaper El Caleno before dawn today and printed 10,000 copies filled with ami-govern ment proclamations, the head of Colombia's Security Department Rafael Poveda Alfonso said. I AP.
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      Cupid has part in 90pc of Russian marriages
      246 2 MOSCOW, Wed. Romantic love is the only Justification tor physical intimacy aad marriage, a Soviet newspaper said today, bat Russian couples drawn together by Cupid are Just as likely to get divorced. Saying research had showed that np to N per cent
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      Lock icon Now the slow boat's waiting
      60 3 Ms Ist* Br*wn, th? owner of m flooded store, talks with authorities while standing in thighdeep water at a Jackson shopping centre in ftflMfcaipoi on Tuesday. A security officer waits for her in a boat on the left. Torrential rains on Tuesday caused the nearby
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      Lock icon Militia head agrees not to fire at Lebanese
      363 3 Militia head agrees not to fire at Lebanese TEL AVIV, Wednesday THE commander of the Israeli-backed Christian militia in South Lebanon agreed to a United States-initiated compi omise to reduce tension and today ordered his forces not to fire at an approaching column of Lebanese troops. The national radio said
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      Lock icon League: Staff must report in Tunis
      198 3 League: Staff must report in Tunis TUNIS. W rUNIS. Wed The organising committee of the Arab league's proposed now headquarters in Tunis warned yesterday that any member of the league secretariat who fails to re|M)il for duty in Tunis by May 26 will be fired. The six-nation committee also ordered
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      Lock icon Non-religious opposition under Sanjabi
      581 3 TEHERAN, Wed. Dr Karim Sanjabi, who resigned as foreign minister of Iran's provisional government, said yesterday he was now the leader of the nation's nonreligious opposition. Speaking at a press conference, Dr Sanjabi, 75, also sharply criticised the "procedure followed by the revolutionary tribunals, denying all
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      Lock icon Bid to get into Guiness book
      114 3 Bid to get into Guiness book CHICAGO, Wed. Two high school students toppled a chain of 135,000 dominoes yesterday in a bid to get into the Guinness book of world records. Erez Klein of Glencoe and John Wickham of Kenilworth, both 17, were cheered by about 200 people as the
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      Lock icon US missions on alert against terror raids
      264 3 I WASHINGTON. Wed. All US embassies and consulates have been in a "state of heightened alert" against Arab terrorist strikes since Egypt and Israel signed their peace treaty, it was disclosed yesterday. Mr Anthony Quainton, director of the State Department's Office for Combating
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      Lock icon Classes back to normal at Jordan U
      89 3 Classes back to normal at Jordan U AMMAN, Wed Classes returned to near normal at Jordan University here yesterday after about three weeks of agitation in which security forces intervened. Several students were reported to have been injured, and about 20 students were subsequently expelled. Meanwhile, the American and British
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        Lock icon His last breath of air
        56 3 VANCOUVER: Adolph Daxboeck, 23, breathed in when he should have breathed out and it killed him. He was taking part in a contest to see how far a ping-pong ball could be blown when he inhaled by mistake. The ball was sucked into his throat
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        Lock icon Trudeau has not read it
        83 3 OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau said yesterday he had not read the candid book by his estranged wi f c Margaret that describes their marriage and her life after they separated in May, 1977. "No, I haven't read it," Mr Trudeau told a news
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        Lock icon 8 out of 10 believe in God
        55 3 MADRID: Eight out of 10 Spaniards believe in God but less than half think the devil exists, according to a poll published in the Madrid evening newspaper, Informaciones. One person in 10 claimed to be an atheist, with nonbelievers much more common among
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        Lock icon He left his wheelchair
        35 3 ROSARIO (ArgentlM): A prisoner apparently paralysed in both legs astonished his jailers by vanishing from the toilet of a police station leaving only his wheelchair behind, police said on Tuesday. Reuter.
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      Lock icon Woman power
      58 4 SOME m bMurwlvM, laclndia* slmm rfweUem mat sp*u«a «f twe rabinrt ministers, itege a street prateat la New Delhi today mgaiast a pr»p— l>4 ■attsaai kadget which wmM ratoe price* «a rara at«ea«U rtaptea aa aaap, pr**mt4 t—d. r»«Mag gaa aad ker—ean. M»ny at the wamea carried slgas,
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      Lock icon CRISIS IN BIHAR AS 10 MINISTERS QUIT GOVT
      214 4 CRISIS IN BIHAR AS 10 MINISTERS QUIT GOVT NEW DELHI, Wed. India's north-eastern state of Bihar plunged into serious political crisis last night after 10 cabinet and three junior ministers quit the state government. The resignations came two days before Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur is to seek a fresh
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      Lock icon Thai candidate shot at
      82 4 BANGKOK, Wed. A voUey of bullets bit the car of a candidate for next Sunday's Thai general elections, but he escaped unhurt, the Bangkok World newspaper reported today. The report said the shooting took place yesterday when Mr Koslan Daochen was returning home from his election
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      Lock icon An outside chance for Kukrit
      577 4 An outside chance for Kukrit THAILAND'S general election campaign moved into its final stages today, with a survey giving front-run-ning politician Kukrit Pramoj an outside chance of forming a government. But though Mr Kukrit's Social Action Party (SAP) is reported to be picking up support in the north and south
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      Lock icon Air fares charge by lata man
      290 4 MANILA, Wednesday THE Philippines president of the International Air Transport Association (lata), Mr Roman Cruz, has accused developed nations, especially Australia and the United States, of trying to impose unilateral fare decisions on Third World countries. His office at Philippines Airlines (Pal), of which
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      Lock icon Strike slashes earnings
      45 4 SYDNEY. Wed. A strike by coal loaders is slashing Australia's export earnings dramatically and threatening the jobs of more than 2.000 workers. Bureau of Statistics figures showed that in February alone the dispute sliced U5569.3 million (5J1524 million) from export earnings. UPI.
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      Lock icon Diamond rush
      69 4 JAKARTA, Wed A diamond rush is under way in south Kalimantan (Borneo) following the discovery recently of a 30-carat diamond in the area, the Antara news agency reported today. It said about 4,000 people are out from dawn to dusk panning for the precious stones, among them farmers
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      Lock icon Senate team visits Beijing
      48 4 BEIJING (PEKING), Wed. A five-man delegation ot the Senate foreign relations committee arrived in Beijing today for a threeday visit Senators Frank Church, the committee chairman, and Jacob Javits, are leading the congressional party, which visited Shanghai before coming to the capital city. UPI.
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      Lock icon Numberbased language to unite world?
      248 4 Numberbased language to unite world? NEW DELHI, Wed. A former Indian businessman has devised a number-based language which he hopes will unite the world. "Abasama," a word which has no meaning, is the name its originator, Mr K. R. Gopalakrishna, 48, has given to his language and himself. Pronouns like
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      Lock icon Nasution hits at pay rise for govt men
      143 4 Nasution hits at pay rise for govt men JAKARTA, Wed. ndonesia's most senior military officer, former defence minister Gen Abdu: Harris Nasution has shar >ly criticised the governmeit for approving a 40-per -ent pay increase for senicr government officials, including President Suharto. In a lecture to students and civic leaders
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      38 4 WASHINGTON. Wed. A coalition of US Government agencies that wants to stem the spread of nuclear arms is scouring a group of uninhabited Pacific islands for an international nuclear waste depository site, officials said yesterday. UPI.
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      Lock icon Elephant that wept over his master's grave
      150 4 A ONE-EYED, eae-tasfced hall elepfcaat yesterday impaled Its haadler with Its task, taea buried the hady and wept aver the grave. Laeal aewspapen reparted today that the elephaat had keen la rat aad apparently teak affeace at aa aogry aeaidlaß fram Its 2S-year-ald
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      Lock icon Seoul forced to reduce export industries
      225 5 Seoul forced to reduce export industries SEOUL, Wednesday FACED with escalating inflation, South Korea has been forced to decide on a reduction in export-oriented heavy industries in favour of light industries in order to make available more consumer goods. The Deputy Premier and j Economic Planning Minis- j ter. Mr
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      Lock icon Yamani to be ousted soon, says report
      390 5 THE ENERGY SQUEEZE NEW YORK, Wednesday SAUDI Arabian Oil Minister Sheikh Ahmad Zaki Yamani, the influential moderate voice in the Opec oil cartel, will be ousted soon in a development that will lead to a cutback in Saudi oil exports and higher prices,
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      Lock icon Brez turns up for match
      69 5 MOSCOW. Wed Soviet president Leonid Brezhnev, who recently cancelled a state visit be- j cause of an illness, attended the i world hockey championships here < yesterday for the third straight evening Earlier this month, Brezhnev disappeared from sight for six weeks and cancelled a
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      Lock icon Brazilian cars using 'gasohol'
      126 5 SAO PAULO: President Carter in his recent energy message said the US can cut its use of petrol by producing more "gasohol," the mixture of "gasoline" and alcohol he noted is now being used in several midwestern states. But Brazil is already making extensive use of
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      Lock icon Motorists on petrol binge
      92 5 WASHINGTON: Americans are on a "gasoline consump- < tion binge" that could easily mean long lines at petrol pumps this summer, senior US Energy Department offi- cials said yesterday. Despite insistent warnings of diminishing fuel supplies, Americans are driving more now than they were at the
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      Lock icon Japan runs up $45 trade surplus
      143 5 Japan runs up $45 trade surplus TOKYO, Wed. Japan ran up a U5520.61 billion (5545.34 billion) surplus in world trade for the financial year ended March 31, the Finance Ministry announced today. This was a slight increase from the U5520.33 billion trade surplus recorded in the previous financial year, the
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      Lock icon Terms of crude oil deal likely to change
      191 5 Terms of crude oil deal likely to change HAN(;k<)K. Wed Thai land is expected to convert its crude oil purchase contract between Saudi Arabia and a private firm in Thailand to a government- to- govern ment hasis following an allegation that the compan> had "re-routed" part of the oil to
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      34 5 KINGSTOWN (SI Vincent). Wed The Soufriere Volcano erupted igain last night after three days if relative calm and the stateiwned radio said the eruption Mi h\ far (he strongest so far. Reuter
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      150 5 BKIJING (PEKING), Wed. Chinese factories were criticised in the newspaper, the People's Mail) today for organising dances badly. A letter published In the communist party organ complained that people were leaving their posts without permission during working hours to attend dances, while some factories spent
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      142 5 PHILIPPINE YOUTH ORCHESTRA conductor: sergio esmilla thursday 19 479 Bpm Singapore conference hall Egmont Overture Beethoven "Oxford Symphony in G major Op 66 No 2 Haydn Philippine Scenes Kasilag Concerto in B flat Kl9l Mozart C! Duo X* MAJERON mtefo BALESTRA BL ißp PUB auditorium Guitar Solo Introduction and Allegro
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  • SAVE ELECTRICITY CAMPAIGN
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      Curbs on street lighting now relaxed
      357 6 Curbs on street lighting now relaxed THE Public Utilities Board has relaxed its street lighting curbs street lights will now be switched on at 6.45 p.m. instead of 7 p.m. and switched off at 6.15 a.m. instead of 5 a.m. With this move, alternate street lights will also be turned
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      HOTLINE' CALLS FALLING OFF
      156 6 HOTLINE' CALLS FALLING OFF ACnVITIES in the PUB operations room have slowed down quite a bit in the past few tiays. The ops room set up during the Switch Off, Save Watts, Save Money campaign to monitor complaints by the public on electricity wastage and malfunction is not getting as
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      Signing of agreement
      77 6 AN AGREEMENT signing ceremony to mark the assignment of a conventional berth to Barber Lines Singapore Pte Ltd by the Port Authority will be held tomorrow at the PSA Conference Hall. PSA Towers, at 9.30 a.m. Messrs Wong Hung Khim, general manager of PSA. and C.A. Shorter,
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      False report: $5,000 fine
      50 6 AN Indonesian woman. Kuswandiyah Katansi, 44. was fined $5,000 yesterday for making an incorrect declaration to the Customs Warehouse at Paya Lebar airport on Saturday. She said she had imported 200 pieces of women's clothing only when the actual quantity was 494 pieces. She pleaded guilty.
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      MP's visit to flats
      37 6 MP for Telok Manga h Mr Rohan bin Kamis, will visit Block 45, Telok Blangah Drive on Sunday from 9.30 a.m. He will be accompanied by members of the constituency's citizens' consultative committee
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      Sailor picked on the wrong woman
      234 6 Sailor picked on the wrong woman A KOREAN sailor's moment of weakness landed him in a district court yesterday on a charge of outraging a woman police constable's modesty. Lee Xi Jun, 27, who works as a saloon boy on board the vessel Dong Mm, pleaded guilty to molesting WPC
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      Man who cheated neighbour jailed
      137 6 Man who cheated neighbour jailed A MAN cheated his contractor neighbour of $14,000 jy deceiving him into investing in a fictitious busineess venture "to build an oil refinery," a district court heard yesterday. Tai Kum Seng, 31, 'old Mr Low Fook Khoon last August that his "uncle" had a project
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      Paediatric Society convention
      60 6 Paediatric Society convention PRESIDENT Sheares will open a convention on Today's children, Tomorrow's Nation at the Regional Language Centre auditorium on May 18. Paediatrician Prof Wong Hork Boon will speak on Child Health Care, Past. Present and Future at the convention. The convention, organised by the Singapore Paediatric Society, is
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      Night hike
      40 6 THE River Valley community centre's youth group will hold a night hike through the Bukit Timah forest reserve on April 28. The youth group will lso conduct a canoeing course next month. For details, contact the centre staff
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      181 6 PHILIPPINE YOUTH OB- presents Pygmalion by 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Organised CHESTBA performs at the George Bernard Shaw at the by the Life Art Soriety in Conference Hall at 8 p.m. Cultural Centre at 8 p.m. On conjunction witb the InterTickets: $1. till Saturday. Tickets: $3, $4 national Year
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    Christine planned divorce few days before her death
    668 7 HER BEST FRIEND TELLS INQUIRY A WEALTHY Indonesian housewife .had planned to divorce her husband a few diys before she was found dead in the kitchen of her Peach Garden apartment, a coroner's inquiry was told yesterday. Her best friend, Miss Heidi
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    Hongkong studies our housing, wages
    353 7 Hongkong studies our housing, wages By ALICE WONG CHEAP public housing and annual wage recommendations by the National Wages Council have all made the lot of Singapore civil servants an enviable or c. So much so that the Secretary General of a Standing Committee of Civil Servants' Salaries and Working
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    Awards not for RACS
    54 7 THE Straits Times erroneously reported on April 12 that the MP for Buona Vifta. Dr Ang Kok Peng, will present the Singapore Bank Employees' Union scholarship awards to the six successful candidates at the recent Pan One fellowship examination of the Royal Australian College of Surgfons(RACS).
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    Photo display
    26 7 THE Minister o( Stale (Finance). Mr Bernard Chen, will open the Singapore Armed Forces Reservist Association Photo Exhibition at Toa Payoh Library today at
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    Sin Chew editor dies of heart attack
    216 7 THK acting Chief Editor of Sin Chew Jit Poh, Mr God Scan Hteng, alias Wn Shlk, died of a heart attack at his home In Jalan Hock Chye, off Tamptnes Road, at 4 p.m. yesterday. He was 51. He died just as he
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    Showers, winds in next four days
    164 7 Showers, winds in next four days SINGAPORE is likely to be hit by early morning showers with gusty winds on one or two mornings in the next four days, a Meteorological Service statement said yesterday. This may be followed by occasional afternoon thundery showers until the end of the month.
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    Raffles City likely to spark off building boom
    392 7 By SOH TIANG KENG BUILDING of the $600 million Raffles City in the next few years is expected to spark off a boom in the construction industry in Singapore. It is also expected to push 1 up prices of commercial properties, with
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      113 7 2 American women on drugs charge TWO American uomen she ohUroed trUJ to were yesterday charged eh^,* nd wmg »jin r..rt with having 0Hcd M •annlbi-s In an apartment h*arlni In a maglsin Hill d, O rt, (airnhlll tr ,u.' S ooort on June K. KihmI on Marrh 3». Tnf
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      551 7 APRIL 23RD ISSUE 101 AMIN'S FALL: Probably nowhere in Africa has a basically harmonious society been so riven and brutalized by the bizarre behavior of one man Meanwhile the hunt continues tor Amm. who left behind a legacy of rum including a gruesome torture and murder chamber under his opulent
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    More than one language vital for effectiveness: Don
    613 8 •'OR more effective bilintualism in schools, more nan one language must be i9ed as the medium of initruotion and the second anguage should not remain jnly as a subject taught in hool curriculum, a anadian language professor said In the Singapore case,
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    'Make it a desirable option'
    221 8 BILINGUAL education should be made optional while the nation takes steps towards a situation where the majority of students would on their own opt for bilingual schools, an educationist from Australia said yesterday. Such long term planning would result in the students' realising the linguistic,
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    STORE, HK DRAGON BOATS TO RACE
    90 8 STORE, HK DRAGON BOATS TO RACE SINGAPORE and Hongkong have accepted each other's invitation to take part in their respective Dragon Boat races. The Singapore Tourist Promotion Board will receive a Hongkong team for the Republic's Dragon Boat festival on May 27, ana Hongkong will play host to Singapore at
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    Kapal signs pacts with SOS and SMOU
    573 8 THE Singapore Maritime Officers Union (SMOU) and the Singapore Organisation of Seamen (SOS), encouraged by the completion of collective agreements with Kapal Management, will now act in concert to get other companies with foreigngoing ships to enter into negotiations with them. Mr R.
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    CAMPAIGN TO RECRUIT MUSLIM VAOs
    173 8 CAMPAIGN TO RECRUIT MUSLIM VAOs THE Muslim Counselling Service has launched an ongoing campaign to beef up its strength of Muslim volunteer aftercare officers (VAOs). Mr Masramli Masjur, the secretary of MCS, which is affiliated to the Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association, said in an interview with Berita Harian that in the
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    Exec's case put off
    66 8 HEARING of the rase against Ho Sun Cheong. a former personnel manager charged with molesting a girl in his Victoria Park house last Dec 9, has been postponed to April 30. Magistrate Khoo Oon Soo, who was to have heard the continued trial yesterday, granted the
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      417 8 Smile. M cheese and wine time at The Marco Polo. There's nothing more civilised than Here will be spread out an spending a couple of hours savouring international selection of Wines and assorted Cheeses, sipping /^^^dfx\ Cheeses that'll put a broad grin on your noble Wines. S palate > a
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      276 8 Bringing Up Father By Bill Kavanagh Hal Camp THE DOCTOR TOLD INSECT/ KEEP YOUR FEEt) YOU'LL BE OUT OF "N I THATS HOW I I METDDOTHI 1 OFF MY COFFEE r HERE IN NO TIME I __v>--A GOT HERE IN EVERY DAY FOR J TABLE i *r^\ JI&OS JUST 7
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    Jail term forNS offence is upheld
    305 9 Jail term forNS offence is upheld I-HK Chief Justice, Mr Wee Chong Jin, yesterday dis- I missed an appeal by a tai- lor. Chong Ah Kow, 30, for an offence under the Enlistment Act, after telling him "I have no sympathy for you on the facts of your j rase."
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    French fair opening
    55 9 THE Isetan French Fair will be opened by its chairman. Mr Chan Chun Hiiig. and the French economic and commercial counsellor. Mr Jean-Philippine Quercy, at Isetan. Apollo Hotel on Saturday at 10 a.m. Guests are also invited to attend a fashion show at the hotel on the
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    Chopper man's jail term doubled in appeal
    313 9 Chopper man's jail term doubled in appeal BUN seller Teo Teck Lee. 33, originally jailed for 18 months lor attacking another man with a chopper, had his sentence doubled to three years by the Chief Justice. Mr Wee Chong Jin, in the High Court yesterday. Teo will in addition be
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    '67pc of land now in govt hands'
    273 9 '67pc of land now in govt hands THERE has been a sharp rise in government ownership and a steep fall in private ownership of land in Singapore in the past 30 years. This was stated yesterday by Prof Philip Motha, head of the department of building and estate management of
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    C-centre do
    37 9 KAMI'ONG Kembangan community centre's youth group will hold a Labour Nite Disco on April 30, the eve of May Day, from 7 p.m at its premises in Jalan Lapang. Tickets are available at the centre.
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    MP to youths: Be thankful you have a country
    403 9 MP to youths: Be thankful you have a country THE Parliamentary Secretary (Culture), Dr. Ow Chin Hock, yesterday told a group of young men preparing for national service that they should be thankful they have a country which belongs to them and which they could serve. National service, he said,
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    Watten assn officials
    44 9 DR Ng Eng Una has been reelected president of the Watten Estate Owners' and Residents 1 Association Other officials are: Mrs Uaw Lai Chun, vice-president; Mr Liau Nyuk Siong, secretary; Mrs I.im Kuy Bak, asst secretary; and Mrs p<»»»i»h Tan. treasurer.
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    On aftercare
    48 9 MP for Bcdok and chairman. advisory board, central council of Malay cultural organisations, Haji Sha'ari Tadin. will open the fourth basic course on the aftercare of drug addicts for Muslim Volunteer Aftercare officers at Sana house in Scotts Road at 7 30 p m on Saturday.
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    Classroom where parents also join in
    443 10 Classroom where parents also join in IT mi a classroom lessen with a difference. Sitting next to the children were not only thetr teachers bat aim their parents, grand-parents, brothers and sisters. The children ore all •Ml. The ctaM wu ksvlag Its alga languge ses(riNHtkf first «Uy M the ■ew
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    SHIPYARD WINS $9.9 m CONTRACT
    99 10 SHIPYARD WINS $9.9 m CONTRACT SEMBAWANG Shipyard has been given a $9.9 million contract by Esso Tankers Incorporated to convert one of its crude oil tankers into a special multi-petroleum products carrier. The shipyard was awarded the contract to modify the 123,000 dwt Esso Orient after bidding for the job
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    Easter dance
    22 10 THE Singapore Civil Service Sports Council will hold an Easter dance party at its Portsdown Clubhouse. Portsdown Road, on Saturday.
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    Study reveals weak spots in hotel security systems
    685 10  -  IRENE NQOO By THE Crime Prevention Branch has indentified common areas of weaknesses in the security systems of 47 tourist hotels in Singapore in a six-month-long in-depth survey. From the findings, it has compiled a list of crime prevention measures which has
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    For students
    31 10 THREE colour dims Walkabout, Capital Circle Canberra and Viewport on Perth will be screened for students at the National Museum on Saturday at 10 45 a.m. Admission is free.
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    It's Beach Rd
    33 10 THE Merlin Department Store, which was burgled over the weekend. Is in Beach Road and not in Woh Hup Complex, as reported in yesterday's Straits Times The error is regretted.
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    Plan for aged married couples home
    127 10 Plan for aged married couples home THE Bible Presbyterian Welfare Services plan to build an old folks' home where aged married couples will be able to stay together. According to a New Nation report yesterday, plans for the Ling Kwang Home for the Aged in Tavistock Avenue are being finalised.
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    $250 fine
    35 10 TAN Kirn Leng. 30, was yesterday fined {250 for hitting a waitress. Tay Lay Hua, on her head with a glass at A. A. Nite Club in River Valley Road, on Monday night
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    Traders urged to set up finance body
    294 10 Traders urged to set up finance body INDUSTRIALIST Gopinath Pillai yesterday urged Singapore manufacturers to set up their own financial institution with governnent assistance. The main aim of this institution would be to serve the financing needs of manufacturers and exporters. Mr Pillai, general manager of United Industrial Corporation, said:
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      Lock icon Doctor on heroin charge gets 18 months
      161 11 IPOH, Wed. A medical practitioner. Dr Gurmukh Singh s o Maginda Singh, 32. was sentenced by the magistrate's court to 18 months' jail after he was found guilty of possession of 0 43 g of heroin In passing sentence, Magistrate T. Marbeck said
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      Lock icon Rationale behind the ISAby Ghazali
      630 11 HOME Affairs Minister Tan Sri Ghazali Shafie stressed today that the Internal Security Act (ISA) is meant to be "preventive and corrective, not punitive." He added that a person arrested or detained under this law would be released as soon as it was evident that
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      80 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. About 500 participants are expected to attend a political seminar on The Future of the Chinese Community 1 in Malaysia, at the Federal Hotel here on May 6. The seminar, the first of its I kind to be organised by the MCA Federal Territory, is
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      43 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Stetynine senior police officers have been promoted to higher ranks. They included 40 new Superintendents, 16 Assistant Commissioners. six Senior Assistant Commissioners n, two Deputy Commissioners, four Senior Assistant Commissioners I and one Commissioner of Police NST.
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      Lock icon Red bases and links hit by troops
      166 11 Red bases and links hit by troops SUNGEI PETANI, Wad SECURITY forces engaged in special operations in the border security areas of Kedah, Perlis. Perak and Kelantan have forced communist terrorists to abandon their operation base and have also destroyed their underground communication. The commander of the North Brigade of
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      'Stephens crash plane was overloaded'
      247 11 'Stephens crash plane was overloaded' KOTA KINABALI Wed The aircraft which crashed netr here ea I Jane I, lf!(, killing the i then Chief Miakrter, Tnn i Fu»d Stephens ef Skhfth, and all II ethers aboard, mi overloaded at the tail end, aa Inquest Into their deaths wm told today.
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      99 11 KOTA KINABALU, Wed. Sabah Police Commissioner Mohamed Shahir denied today that most of the crimes in the state duriig the last few years had been committed by Filipino refugees. He described the public tendency to bUme the refugees for crimes as a "fallacy." He told
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      176 11 BALING, Wed. Followers of a religious sect, who were alleged to have stopped j their children from going to school and attending reli- j 1 gious classes, have been questioned by officers of the special unit of the Kedah Religious Affairs Depart- j j mem.
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    Lock icon China may want to buy tankers from S'pore
    171 12 China may want to buy tankers from S'pore HONGKONG, Wed. Singapore Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister Goh Keng Swee has gained the impression that China, with its booming oil industry, might be interested in buying 90,000tonne class tankers from Singapore for its oil trade. Giving his impressions before leaving
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    STOLE TOURIST'S WALLET
    119 12 A COUPLE went to a tourist's room and stole his wallet while one of them engaged him in conversation, a magistrate's court heard yesterday. Mohamed Abdul Mutalif so Abdul Majeeth, 20, and Meriam Bee binte Manzoor Shah, 28, pleaded guilty to stealing the wallet containing US$BOO (551,760)
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    New SGH taking shape
    88 12 THE lew $211 million Magapaw Geacral Hospital v be romptoted BMrt year la speedily taUmg Those halMiagj (right), wakk face the lalventty of fagipirf's Medical Facalty halMlag, laeMe the rastilsgy halMlag, and will hone the specialist ootpatieat eUalcs, the reatraJ Html records department and the theatre
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    Sembawang MPfor walk-around
    66 12 Sembawang MPfor walk-around MP for Sembawang, Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam, will lead a "walk-around" starting from the Kampung Tengah community centre at Andrew's Avenue on Sunday at 10.30 a.m. Dr Tan's participation is aimed at getting to know the residents better. He will be accompanied by the chairman of
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    Boat assn
    21 12 THE Singapore Power Boat Association will hold Its first official get-together at Chatsworth Park, on Friday at 8 p.m.
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    Home for Aged offers Madam Sim a place
    73 12 THE St John's Ham* far fee Aged liWu'lte Avenue la offering afcammo«l»tl«ii to Madan. 81m Nyek Cheek, 88. Mrs P. C. Perreaa, matron of the swe, said Mm management committee heM emergeaty meet- lag yesterday after read lag of Madam Sim's The
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    Excursion at night
    56 12 BEDOK community centre's youth group will bold a night tour of the Central Fire Station, Sin Chew Jit Poh, Jurong Drive-in cinema, Jurong hawkers centre. Mount Faber and Marine Parade beach on May 5 at 7.15 p.m. Fee Is $4.50 for members and $6 for others. Those
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    COINAPHONE THIEVES HAD $62.80 IN 10-CENT PIECES
    145 12 COINAPHONE THIEVES HAD $62.80 IN 10-CENT PIECES THREE coinaphone thieves were busy counting their loot when police pounced on them and found $62.% in 10-cent pieces in their possession, a district court was told yesterday. Police found $57 in 10-cent coins on Lim Ngiang Chuah, 21, unemployed, and $5.80 in
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    Banks will rush for slice of Repelita loan cake'
    464 12 Banks will rush for slice of Repelita loan cake' MANY Singapore banks and financial institutions will join the rush to finance Repelita m, Indonesia's new fiveyear development programme launched this month. Commercial and merchant banks here make no secret of the fact that they are keen to "have a slice
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    NS man blames Red activities for desertion
    222 12 A NATIONAL serviceman who served four months' detention for being AWOL (absent without official leave) has blamed his involvement in communist activities for his desertion from the army. Yee Onn Cheong, 21, who was involved in the activities of the Malayan Democratic Youtn
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    Scholarship awards
    76 12 THE National Trades Union Congress' secretary for education, Mr Manor Sukaimi. will attend the second GCE scholarship award organised by the Public Daily Rated Housing and Development Board Workers' Union at the union's premises In Upper Cross Street on Saturday at 11 a.m. Ninety applications were received for
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    Two films
    28 12 THE Singapore Science Centre in Jurong will screen two films at its lecture hall on April 29 at 3 p.m. They are: Unaeen Enemies and Paint
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    Band contest
    33 12 THE MP for Mountbatten, Mr Eugene Yap, will attend the inter-primary school band competition held in conjunction with the Singapore Youth Festival at the National Stadium on Saturday at 4 p.m.
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      217 12 Straits Times Crossword ACROSS experiment, wu Ood (7). 1 Ancient picture to go with J b ve- getable exterior (7). 2S^,mi mfoY Part^ntWT 10 »5S« the lung., writing oi fariiameni i*. j> ffOn(1 n i. im ,101 U STS^k? 1 nd 8uU a^cec-^e unto n £ove k S StL about:
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    Traders want talks with China
    330 13 Traders want talks with China SOME Singapore businessmen have proposed that they should directly discuss with the relevant Chinese authorities the price difference of Chinese goods ranging from three per cent to 40 per cent sold here and in Hongkong The price difference has adversely affected their reexport trade, they
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    No swimming
    20 13 THE East Coast Park swimming lagoon will be closed for annual maintenance from April 30 lo May 18
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    'L' is for long vehicle
    84 13 HE Is no learner rider but one who realises the importance of complying with the law. Aa lorry driven weald have tied a piece of red cloth to obtrusive objects from their vehicles, this rag-and-bone man made do with what was available the "L" plate
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    17 SAF regular officers sat for 'A' levels
    219 13 SEVENTEEN regular offi- cers from the. Singapore Armed Forces were among the several thousands of students who sat for last year's GCE 'A' level examination. They each managed to obtain at least one 'A' level pass and three got '0' level passes.
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    Break-in cases go up by 35 pc
    251 13 Break-in cases go up by 35 pc THE number of housebreaking cases in the first 14 weeks of this year went up by 35 per cent compared to the same period last year. Police said there were 585 break-ins reported between Jan 1 and April 11 this year, against 432
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    The old suave style and nimble pianism
    366 13 The old suave style and nimble pianism TWO concertos and a Shostakovich symphony were offered for our musical palates when the Singapore Symphony Orchestra presented its celebrity concert with Fou Ts'ong at the Conference Hall on Tuesday night. I have listened to Fou Ts'ong six times in the past decade
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    Took wallets $700 fine
    47 13 LEE Seok Hwa. 26, a clerk, was jailed for a day and fined S7OO by a magistrate's court on Tuesday I (or stealing a wallet worth 127 at I the Metro Bukit Timah depart menl store on March 13. L_ She pleaded guilty
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    Festival of Choirs
    45 13 THE Ministry of Culture will hold the first Festival of Choirs at the Conference Hall from May 9 to 18. Tickets at $1 and $2 each are available at C.K. Tang, Cold Storage. Popular Book Co.. Yamaha Music School and Conference Hall.
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    The Straits Times THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1979 THE CHINA LURE
    765 14 The Straits Times THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1979 THE CHINA LURE FACED with the problem of getting sufficient foreign exchange to pay for its ambitious modernising programme, China is currently making adjustments to some of its originally unrealistic targets. Even so, the basic objective remains unchanged rapid modernisation of the economy
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    Stand by to repel those leprechauns
    364 14  -  DONAL O'HIGGINS By in Dublin STAI'NCH Irishmen staad ready to man the barricades against a piaaned Invasion by fareiga-BMed Ifprechaaas. The call to rally athlnd ta* "tittle people" came fram the s->tteaal dally aewtpaper, the I rut ladeprndral which saw tdafcter aaeves afeat la
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    The falling HK dollar
    1616 14  -  RODNEY HOBSON The most alarming aspect has been the Hongkong Government's inability to take effective action to control either inflation or the dollar's fall in value By Our correspondent in Hongkong The fall in the Hongkong dollar hits the local consumer by helping to promote price
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    1062 14  -  JOHN DARNTON in Kampala By HUNDREDS of documents from government offices here paint a portrait of the Idi Amin regime as a snakepit of fear and paranoia, j dominated by a secret security organisation I that spent millions of dollars on sophisticated devices like
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    1119 15  - The tax squeeze a leading election issue GEORGE SHORT in London All parties pledge to relieve Britons of their tax burdens By THE British think they are the highest taxed people in the world, and this has emerged as a leading issue in their general election to be held on
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    Main stood up for his children
    973 15 Main stood up for his children SAN FRANCISCO:Sex (not the use of tools, nor the need to hunt, nor climatic changes) led to man walking upright, and later developing a large brain, according to Professor Owen Lovejoy of Kent State University, Ohio. He develops his speculative theory which he calls
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      203 15 MUCH has been dona to widen the roads in Singapore but many of us using Lorong Chuan are wondering why this road has not been broadened. Those having to travel through the Lorong ChuanBraddell Road and Lorong Chuan- Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1
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      Stop this waste of materials in HDB flats
      275 15 IT IS time the HDB carried out a survey to find out the average sum of money spent by a family on renovations prior to moving into a new flat. It might also help them to know what are the most common
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      46 15 THE jucttea of Bed*k Swt* Avhk 1 ud New Upper ChMgl Bmml needs traffic light, before mother accident ocean. The Jucttoa Is becoming laereaalagly unsafe especially dariag peak honrs, when car* have to scramble wildly la order to get across. P. TAN, Singapore It.
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      One more bus added to meet demand
      76 15 I REFER to the letter headed "That morning was the limit" by "Late Students" (ST, March 31). Service 154 is presently operating with 13 buses with a peak headway of 12 minutes. We are aware of the heavy demand for this service and
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      176 15 I REFER to the article "The day RTS took viewers for a ride," by Geraldine Tang (ST. April 6). I am wondering whether 'he review was published for its own sake, or whether it was meant to steer us away from the terrifying truths
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        42 16 llunlop r.sl ■i I A I. Mannum (orpn r Harbour ~rr.ni- TradinK r n K V. l.evinRitton II. Kh A Low I* M C 235 4M 390 635 560 275 390 360 .h -15 -12 -HI ■I -ft -5 i -i
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        33 16 Sim.- Darby Haw Par Cons Plant Kabrr Mrrlin S.-lron ."Kami Drs Pahang ton. Srlron A V O I. Hi Mini HUM 209.000 183.000 150.000 1SO.0O0 143.000 104.000 100.000 86.000 74.000
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        25 16 B.T.Index: Industrials: Finance: Hotels: Properties: Tins: rubbers: O.C.B.C.: 2127.17 2115.76 385.92 385.22 682.64 681.80 288.30 ***** 249.71 249.34 182.40 182.36 591.39 590.68 368.63 368.13
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        316 16 HONGKONG: Stock prices closed firmer yesterday on selective speculative buying in quiet trading, dealers said. The Hang Seng index rose 4.29 points to 539.58 points. Turnover was thin, dealers said. HaagkMg and Chbut Gaa closed unchanged at HK$l9.BO following its announcement of a 20 cent first interim dividend compared
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        388 16 TOKYO: Share prices closed lower yesterday on profit-tak-ing, with many dealers cautious about a high level of margin trading, dealers said. The Dow Jones average fell 19.99 to close at 6,058.63 points with a volume of 430 million shares. The New index closed at 442.15. down 1.94 points. Big-capitals,
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        273 17 SYDNEY, Wed The market closed weaker on uncertainty over government interest rate policy, little support for Australian shares in London and a (all in some commodity prices, dealers said. Wednesday's closing prices were delayed In transmission. The following prices are Tuesday's prices. INDUSTRIALS Ail 170-1 A N
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        250 17 NEW YORK, Tues. Stocks moved lower today for the fourth straight session in moderately active trading as news of strong March housing starts added to concerns about a possible tightening in credit policy The market began sinking after the government said housing starts jumped 29.6 per
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        256 17 AMSTERDAM, Tues Share prices closed mixed, with Philips higher in otherwise lower Dutch internationals, dealers said. Shippings and banks were mixed, insurances mainly higher and Bols and Heineken also firmer. Bijenkorf dropped 5 60 guilders ex its dividend of the same amount. Bos Kalis rose 1.20 on higher
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        196 17 ZURICH, Tues. Prices cloned mixed In moderately active trading with export-orient-ed stocks generally higher, bolstered by stronger dollar, dealers said The Credit Suisse index ■losed at 273.1. 53S Km mn Bo»rn II: itu army Br M 1(70 129ft 1010 -5 •S U rr.lil Sulvir Br Trtin SulMC
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        513 17 LONDON, Tues The market was easier, dealers said. At 3pm -he Financial Times index was down 3 points to 538.9 Government bonds tell up to point while equity leaders averaged losses of a penny to «P Oils weakened up to Cp. partly Influenced by Wall's
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      63 17 FINANCIAL TIMES INDUSTRIALS Tuesday 538.8 Monday closed Week Ago 535 .7 DOW JONES AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Tuesday 857.93 Monday 880 45 Week ago TO LONDON DOLLAR PREMIUM Tuesday 52. to 53 Monday cloaed H X HANG SENG Wednesday 539.58 Tuesday 535.28 Week ago 529.07 SYDNEY INDUSTRIALS Wednesday 477.44 Tuesday
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        113 16 THE STRAITS tin price Was unchanged at $1,945 per plcul in Penang yesterday on an official offering up 19 tonnes to 164 tonnes. The overnight London market was steady with forward buyers falling £10 to £7,000 per tonne. LONDON: Tin on the day lost £120 for Cash and £80
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        32 16 LONDON: Copper prices on Tuesday (previous In brackets) Wirebar Spot E992 (£1.034) sellers C 994 (£1.034.50); Three Month buyers £999 (Ll. 036.50). sellers £1,000 (£1.037.50) Market taae: Easy. Sales: 13,300 tonnes.
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        501 16 OPENING prices in the Singapore rubber market yesterday were marked down slightly and lost further ground on profit-taking and lack of support. Some short-covering emerged at the the lows to check the decline. Turnover was light. The morning session closed uncertain. Afternoon prices steadied slightly on fresh May June
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        74 16 K .ml SMK ptkx i y~Ur<>.y RA8 V.K SSH MBELB i| tim pallet) U MB M« (Cbrraal Mlkl Bu.rr. Srllrr. -•6V00 2S7 0ON (Forward Mlki B.y.r. Seller. MM IMAON MS.00 JSTUON vMK V SMK '.I. GF SMH id »MH il loi.p.lWt, ■I i.«i palbl) il i.ki palkn
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        29 16 Closing prices Rubber: April 18 Singapore: May: 279.50 cents (down 1.50 cents) Malaysia: May: 283.25 cents (down 1.25 cents) Tin: $1,945 (unchanged) Official offering: 164 tonnes (up 19 tonnes)
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      230 16 THE KILOBAR market for gold deliverable in Singapore opened at $16,612 and closed at J16.697 yest<r day. In the Far East, gold opened at US$233 20 60 in nervous conditions and moved up to $***** 234 20. then down to $233 00 40 before closing at $234.40 80 The
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      96 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«M Starage (June $2.00) (0.408 0.525). C C (June $2.60) (0.628 0.725). Haw Par
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      339 16 Bl VINO Interest continued to taper off on the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday, though the market was holding on well. I'nder such conditions, the market turned selec- tlve with traders bidding only (or certain stocks like Robinsons, and Allied Chocolate. Most other shares moved within
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      302 16 SHARE prices were traded to an easier close on the Kuala Lumpur stock market yesterday. Selective lower-liners, however, attracted some speculative buying interest to close with fair gains. The New Straits Times industrial index, on balance, closed 2.88 points lower at 418.38 while the volatile Business Times index
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      200 16 THE US dollar opened lower at $2.2025 35 in the Singapore forex market yesterday, following the easing of US interest rates after Carter's call to his advisers to check the rise of US interest rates. The US unit rose to touch $2 2040 briefly before easing gradually
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      26 16 THE average rate at which Singapore I banks are currently prepared to lead to I their best customers Is 8 per cent. J
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      451 16 Discount Range of prices ofierM oy aisrour houses on April 18: Overnighl J to 4 Call deposits 4 Buyial Sclliaf 3 month Treasury bills 4 4 3 month Bank bills 7 7 3 month CD 7 3/16 7 1/16 6 month CD 7 5/16 7 3/16 Source: National
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      1294 16 i ted ready sale at thi stork Kxi-lunm -:rrda> compared wltti es together wltti 1974 high and low < Adjusted foi l»7t H.(k I— IMHST1IALS 240 unch no* I 134 H ISO 162m m 2»Vd m Ben N -1 Berjaya Kawtl IM 316 -2 B-.u.iU»dro 1*4 w m
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      294 16 SINGAPORE UNIT TBIIBT (MiMim' prim tor Apr II) S pore Invest Fund Spore Equity Fund |;g ASIA UNIT TKI'ST yiuifii' prim tor Apr II) Mai Invest Fund 2 23 2.35xd Mai Prog Fund 1.1? 1.23 Mai Security Fund 1 27 1.33 Mai Berjaya Fund 1 13 1 19xd
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      BUSINESS DONE (SINGAPORE)
      1803 16 nil' .iiki mier prices oiiiriany liMfrt .Hid business in and rt-p<irifil to the Stock Exrhange of Singapore yesterday »nh i hi- number of shares tnirterl shown in brackets in Ids ..I i 00(1 units unless .itlit-rwise specified All Times Settlement Contracts are iiuoted .ifter the word sett
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      1513 16 HI I .mrt niter prices officially iid business in and reported to the Kuala Lum- v :iaii((f yesterrt.iy with ihe number of traded shown In tirarket.s in kits of 1.000 units iiilevs otherwise specified IMII STKIAI.N t >»■■■!■ IMB I JOS I raU tlna 1 *H i MM
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      532 17 Nanyang foresees higher profit in current year DESPITE higher newsprint costs, Nanyang Press (UTS) increased its pre-tax profit by 11 6 per cent to $1 34 million In the first six months of its current financial year ending July 31. Revenue, comprising i mainly advertising and I newspaper sales rose
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      509 17 Third year of impressive growth at Straits Trading STRAITS Tradlag chalked ■p Impressive gala* far the tkirt time la a raw last year, with (reap praflt clearly batetered ace agala by taretnr (ram Its coasMeraMe lavrstmeats. Greap prvflt last year ■eared U 14».7 milliea pre-tax, 41.7 per ceat higher than
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      730 17 fk HAGEMEYER TRADING CO. (S) SDN. BHD. AND HAGEMEYER TRADING CO. (M) SDN. BHD. invite application for the following newly created positions in the Provision Department to take charge of their Food ond Beveroge business which include a newly appointed established brand of cognac in Singopore, Maloysio ond Brunei Candidates
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      717 17 i A i S/NGAPOPf /1/PPOPrK W J DUrV-FP££ F/HPOP/UM UsU A SADE invites applications from Singapore citizens for the follow- A mg appointments: W^ 4. APPOINTMENT AND A. W SALARY REQUIREMENTS M? a *>UpßnfllOT3 (Mile) Candidates must have at least (Within the solary scole w «> years' working experience w^
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      490 18 >> CLASSIFIEDS |g»l IRORTDfJRISIS SPECIAI LOCAI 152 Where To Eat ,ytomlP((i(t> Seafood Ftestaurant Our Special TANG HOON PRAWNS SINGAPORE FRESH SEAFOOD B-B-Q 3'3 m/t. Oun*arn Road, (opp. Swiss Cottage. A.C.S.) T»l 2551*32. I FOR SALE SHOPPING GUIDE 1 Antiques FINELY CARVED BLACK WOOD/ Cherry-wood Display Cabinets. Mahjong Tables. Dining and
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      525 18 DISHES :>M^i RESTAURANT he Finest Szechuan Cuisine ith 3 Taiwanese master nets to serve you in 293 elightfu! spicy ways We "commend our specialities ie oniy kinds in Singapore raised Beef in Fire Pot. urtle soup in Clay Pot. Ither specialties include Fried Chicken in Dry Red CMI. Fried Shredded
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      1041 18 When we say 'Special' we mean it. aff^^sl *t *L -ft t* |l|l| Lotue Inn Ufil C I CSbS-3 Restaurant IL I istFiooGoiden Mile Shopping Centre I Won Mup Compie« Beach Road. II Singapore 7 Tel *****67/*****20 j SPECIAL PREPARED Porridge-Mee From 7 00 am— 12 00 noon 500 pm
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      674 18 (I*4) Ai.aaact.is (I*4) Cx«) Car* DM) LifMaa futwai (1*1) s»ias n iiii.ii... (US) A.iia»« OWn (155) Cmwl Glsis (I*4) L^aoas <'**>« 053) Syitwawa caadw. (155) Art-aaMlavaMM (1*1) Oias iim.iil swws (1*1) Maais.i Hisl* O+ SJ) s*^ (15*) l.ri stlin. (15*) fls»Wtlw»« '[li (151) M»«ca"«»Nl (60 Sk-.D~-aC.i-.*, 11*1) tWtoSkaas (155) l«a~~o
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      565 18 164 Special Trades/ Service* CHIANG ACUPUNCTURE SPECIALIST, 208. 2nd floor. Shaw House. Orchard Road. (9). Tel: *****0 next lo Lido Theatre). EXPERIENCED BOOK-KEEPERS required c Al least GCE O' level, c Possess LCCI certificate, c Preferable bl-llngual (English and Chinese), c Able to type. Apply In own handwriting with full
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      432 18 157 Photographic Equipment/ Watches I The best buy A in cameras is at aA&P Photo... i^^^ am> \j^^ Ba SIZ? Right choice at the Right price. M W A*J» Photo Store Ptelid I Ijl I lifting Sales Service &\*t~~ 87-88. Lower Ground Floor. Lucky Plaza. (Sida I M MEHCI Entrance-Facing
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      555 18 SECONOHANO CAMERAS CENTRE used or new Camera High offer for Leica used Cameras Singapore Cosmos Trading Company IT7. Middle Road. *****/ *****1 urgently requires BOOK-KEEPER (Female) Possess LCC Higher. 2to 3 years' experience. Well versed In Import/export documentation. Typing speed of 40 wpm. Is essential. Able to handle correspondence independently.
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      810 18 II EMPLOYMENT REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY 1) Accounts clerk, experience not necessary but must possess book-keeping qualifications and preferably completed N.S. 2) Operations assistant, experience In clearance of cargo, supervision of delivering and Installation of machinery Please apply staling full resume to S T Box A ***** Requirad Urgently FEMALE GENERAL CLERK
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      776 18 CANVASSERS NEEDED Male Singapore I'm.' Completed full-timi-Service m 3 credits at GC E O' l-«aj in eluding English Ahlr t speak Englisn fluently At least a few years' relevant experience Please apply giving full man* of personal particulars educational qualifications ami experience together with a passport size photograph (non-return able)lo:
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      513 19 it CLASSIFIED ADS 284 4422 N EMPLOYMENT 31 Situations Vacant c) Males C^ &k% '<«» ARI TOSj IN SKARIH OK A SATISr- VINCi CAREER IN SKI.I.INCi COSMETICS come and join us as -ULL TIME OR PART-TIME IKAUTV ADVISOR The training is provided to ensure that you have the skin-care and
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      664 19 SALES PROMOTERS r»Bjyir«d by a sHdtria |«*m Cull personally at JAOGER PTE LTD SOS. an, Hoar Tan Boon Lull Budding Outran) Road Singapore! Tel: 72K1M/7 OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACTIVE part-time canvasser to promote fast moving 4 colour ball pen Good profit *****23 OUEENSWAV EMPORIUM HAS va(amies for 1 Female Sales Assistants.
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      575 19 II EMPLOYMENT SALESGIRLS REOUtRED APPLY I personally at Ml 2. Far East j Shopping Centre between 10a m TO THOSE WHO are hardworking and self-motivated, who want a rewarding career, we will provide you with one week of Intensive training that will guarantee you a ladder of success In life
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      395 19 AN ESTABLISHED ENOtNEERtNO organisation requires a Male Trainee Supervisor Requirements Singapore Cillsen. C It O Plumbing Diploma or equivalent Working experience but without qualifications will also be considered. Please apply giving full details of working experience and salary expected to: S.T Box A***** •My qualified candidates for the 1) SEMI-SKILLED
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      563 19 II EMPLOYMENT BUKIT TIMAH PLAZA has a vacancy lor ELECTRICIAN/ MECHANIC ITB Grade 3 Certificate In either Electrical Fitting It Installation or alrcondltloning It refrigeration or equivalent. c Possession of a PUB Electrician Licence will be a decided advantage, a Minimum 3-5 years' relevant experience In the maintenance of alrcondltlonlng
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      552 19 [INCOM SINGAPORE is fast expanding I •ncom Singapore is an American manufacturing plant in Jurong involves in high volume production of quality roller chains and control c solas To cope with our upansion plan. have the lollowlna vacancies (1) SCREW MACHINE setup Fitter (Rotating, Ist/2nd shift) o Minimum 3 years'
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      660 19 AT YOUR SERVICE Telephone Service Weekdays S 3oa m 500pm Public Holidays 900 am i.oop.m Saturdays 830 am 300 p in (II 00am for Sun Times) Counter Service Regular of flee hours Times Orchard Centre. M IOS Lucky Plata <9> Times Centre New Industrial Road < 19) Ajuafoae 'Service After
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      395 19 ENGLISH SPEAKING AMAH wanted Must be Singaporean Age 20 30 years Working hours. 7a.m. 7.30 p.m. Contact *****13 between lp.m 4p.m STAY-IN OR STAY-OUT Servant No washing, no Ironing. Looking after a grown child. Some cooking Pay 5250. negotiable. Phone *****3 7 p m to 10 p m t) General
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      715 19 I SECTION INDEX I FOR SALE Si SHOPPING GUIDE II EMPLOYMENT 111 VEHICLES BOATS IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES V SERVICES BUSINESS VI EDUCATION TRAINING VII TRAVEL RESTAURANTS VIII ANNOUNCEMENTS PERSONAL IX OBITUARIES II EMPLOYMENT An American Manufacturing Company in Jurong require* Per sonnel to fill the following vacancies: ASSISTANT PRODUCTION MANAGER
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      168 19 ■sY^sS^V'^VlPWQspSß^lßßjs^Vawgl LV^MAfSißiM'W'ayMMtijeiß^H I r- I Id I to I H|«TaVjsl M |fl d RcopaTJ I I Hs^^^lfln^Bßsl i II It I I CHINESE CLINIC NURSE wanted In Whampoa area Singapore iiti/en with secondary 2 education Residents nearby preferred. Experience unnecessary. Willing to work at night (35-hour workIng week after first
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      771 20 II EMPLOYMENT 31 Situations Vacant I) General CMAUFFtUR WANTED BY Shippan> from 15 79 Salary Jim* plus food allowance Sl2O Overtime allowance extra Tel 95&5QT 1 CO-OROINATORS FOR RADIO Taxi Any nationality Males only Apply personally 25 Beach DELIVERY CLERK REOUMEO Xx penenced in rlt-aring of rontaln- I ers »uh
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      498 20 EXPERIENCED BOOK-KEEPER RE QUIRED Knowledge at prepara imn of monthly trial balanci and all related financial stale inenLs Apply in full details, sal ary expected and non-return able photograph lo Tanglin Pos Office Box 19fi FEMALE GENERAL CLERK an< .Sales Representative required Mm apply with photograph working experience, qualifies lion*,
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      540 20 II EMPLOYMENT HOTEL PHOENIX r lias immediate vacancies for 1) WAITRESSES 2) CHAMBERMAWS 3) MBH WASHER (FEMALE) 4) TOILET ATTENDANTS i Ptaaaa apply personalty erith recent Photograph and ralavant docuitieitts bafwaan %3Ub a.in. 400 p.m. la THE PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT HOTEL PHOENIX v ORCHARO/SOMERSET ROAOS SINGAPORE 9. tlm—in (Private) LIwWH I
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      576 20 i Due to expansion In our Production line, we have immediate vacancies for the following: 1) FEMALE PRODUCTION OPERATORS I normal Ist It 2nd routing shifts It permanent 3rd shift a Non citizens will also be considered. a 16 years It above a No experience required a Attractive pay with
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      533 20 II EMPLOYMENT LOOKING FOR A JOB? Join us as FEMALE PROOUCTION OPERATORS a $8 00 per day a After 3 months $8 50 $8 70. a Meal allowance. Ptaase apply personalty at NEW SOUNO ELECTRONICS PTE LTD 2nd Hoar Tack Chiang Industrial Building 1 1t-0 Paya Labar Road Singapore 14
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      590 20 OFFICE BOY ANO Workshop Apprentices wanted Salary range between $160 and $180/- Contact 177. Clemenceau Avenue. 9. Tel *****3. OFFICE BOY REOUIRED urgently al Pasir Panjang. 5-day week Possesses Class 2 licence Salary $150 Contact *****11 OFFICE BOYS WANTED. Preferably Indian. Age below 30 years Contact *****59 j OFFICE BOYS
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      565 20 II EMPLOYMENT >- PART-TIME DESPATCH RIOCRS re (1) Deliver dist :i 4 and 5 (Time 1- 6a.m. 10am (2) Deliver dist. 8 >. (Time Sam -9a m Apply personally to: Overseas Courier ly Service. Co Apollo Hotel. 2nd k floor. Havelock Road. Spore 3. ■y >V PLASTIC FACTORY requires MALE/FEMALE
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      322 20 SECURITY GUARDS REOUIRED immediately for Jurong area Good pay and prospects with fringe benefits, annual/medical leave, bonus, etc. Apply personally with photographs to: Room 101. Nehsons Building. Peck Seah Street. Spore 2. SECURITY GUARDS (MALE) 1 Passed Primary education in English 2) Able to speak and write simple English 3)
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      581 20 II EMPLOYMENT STOREHANO/DELIVERV BOY required by a leading leans Please call personally at: MM. ath floor Tan Boon Liat Building Outram Road Singapore 3 TIEN WAH PRESS (PTE) LTD j M. is \.irancies for the following (1) Male Apprentices Below 25 years of age Minimum Secondary Two qualification with good
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      556 20 TRADING COMPANY RfOUIRfS youni! enericetu- male shop .is Msiani Apply wuh rerenl photograph I non-returnable) stating experience. salHry required and full particulars lotiPO Box .1208, Singapore TRANSPORT COMPANY REQUIRES Clerks Salary $350 $400 Interested please apply personally In 10-K. Jervois Ri«d. Spore 10 URGENTLY REOUIRED 20 HosIMBM al Stella Doro
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      872 21 IN VEHICLES* BOATS 45 V»hicM>s For Sal* APWL 1*72 FORD Cnrlina I*oo igon Tax 1 year $4,600 \-\Kt Tel *****9 APRIL 1*72 TOYOTA Cellca Alrrund new tyres sports rims. ire $8,800 Tel *****1 APm. I*7* SUZUKI s. rambler TS 125 Tip top condition Asking $700 and rontin h ilalmenls Tel
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      909 21 FOR EXPORT MORRIS Minor 1098 rr 1973 End Dec 1971 model available Phone *****0' *****37 FOR EXPORT I*7*. Volkswagen 1 300 New paintwork Excellent condition Tel *****78 FOR OUAUTV USED i irs 4 Maximum Valuation on your car visit Singapore Used Car Pte Ltd 29. ('■oldhill Plaza Tel *****11/ *****90
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      956 21 111 VEHICLES A BOATS REGISTERED 1*75 BMW 525. alr- i.nrl i asseite and Mimlite rims. immaculate condition Tel 2M3201 Peter Chng REG. JUNE. 1*75. DaUun 120Y Saloon 1 owner Very good condition With aircond. sport rims and radio $12,400 o no Tel *****5 SCRAP CAMS 1200. 2000. 2800. 3300. 6000
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      967 21 I*7X. MERCEDES MM. Co reflsradio. cassette new white paintwork $10.900 0n0 Tel *****39 I*7l MERCEDES BENZ 200. aircond new paint, cassette, road lax 6/79 Call *****57 1*72 MERCEDES 20* Alrcond. radio and cassette New lyres Accident free Excellent condition $18.7500 no Tel *****6 1*72 MERCEDES 23* Very good condition Just
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      567 21 HI VEHICLES 4 BOATS 1*77 MERCEDES 200 One private owner in showroom condition PARF eligible Contact *****3. Vincent 1*77 FORD CORTMA 1600. alrcond sports rims, tip top condition $15,500 ono. View: 66-B Guillemard Road 1*77 HONDA CIVIC 1500 4-door Automatic 1 private owner, alrcond.. sports rims, showroom condition Tel: *****33
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      531 21 COMPANY/ PRIVATE/ Scrap used vehicle wanted Immediate payment No PARF acceptable Tel *****9 Francis ADVERTISER RCOUMES A Mini Clubman/Special. Subaru. Toyota. Renault or any Japanese make Contact 3*1866 ADVERTISER URGENTLY REOMRCS Cellca. Toyota. Honda Civic. Datsun. Mini Clubman Appointments *****47 (evening -*****6) ADVERTISER URGENTLY REOUHKS Mini. Lancer. Toyota. Datsun. Civic.
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      711 21 IV ACCOMMODATI 51 Accommodation Vacant a) Mouses Oral. 10. EiKuliv* detached Bungalow In quwt •ichwnr* rMKfenhal location 3 bedrooms, study. TV room, separate living and dining, extended patio, kitchen and servant's room. Large matured garden. muni n«goii«i>w. Drat. 11 Renovated cotomal detached Bungalow with 3 bedrooms and a study, large
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      827 21 lON PROPERTIES OIST. 5. NEAR ALEXANDRA singlestorey detached bungalow 3 bedrooms. 2 bathrooms, furnished $1,000 Pandan Valley, near American School. 4 bedrooms. 4 bathrooms, split-level, partly furnished, swimming pool-ten-nis courts $1,800 For sale $210.000 Ring *****1 DIST CAMNHB.L PLAZA $3,500 Clemenceau Avenue $1,900 Paslr Panjang Townhouse $1,400. DM 11 2-storey
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      786 21 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES CHOTEK APARTMENTS .17 NasMm Road. Spore 10 < Located in ideal residential area close to Orchard/ Tanglln Shopping Complex. Botanical Garden) 1 furnished apartments available now. 24-hour security Swimming pool. Please contact: Chotek (Pie) Ltd *****55 (No Brokers Please CAIRNHILL PLAZA APARTMENTS available for rent or sale
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      783 21 2514. PEARLBANK APARTMENT I tv'drooms iuii> furnished Rental $1400 Contact *****37/ *****38 (Office hours) 3 BEDROOM FURNISHED FLAT with aircondltloners al Lewis Road, dlst 10 for immediate rent Ring *****7 c) Rooms OIST. I*. UNFURNISHED ROOM with ceiling fan to let for respectable working couple or single working girl only
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      259 25 SYDNEY, Wed. Deposed Australian Test captain Graham Yallop was in grave danger of being sacked from the World Cup team to tour England last night's Sydney Sun reported The Australian Prirlcpi Board will meet here next Monday and Tuesday, and Yallop's controversial statements in
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      120 25 Gueugnon reach last eight PARIS, Wed. Second Division Gueugnon toppled mighty St. Etienne last night to move into the quarter-finals of the French Soccer Cup. Gueugnon, who won 3-0 in the home leg last week, lost the return leg 2-0 for a 3-2 aggregate victory. Two other second division teams
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      269 25 NEW YORK, Wed. A strike called by the North American Soccer League Players' Association fizzled in most cases as all 12 scheduled games were played last weekend. The Union, who called the walkout in an effort to force the NASL to grant them recognition,
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      142 25 THE GLEAMING BRIDE AND GROOM... happy Chris Evert and John Lloyd leave St Xnthony's church In Fort Uudrrdale, Florida, after their marriage. Chris, the world's top woman tennis star married Lloyd, Britain's Davis Cnp player, in a highly-traditional ceremony close to the courts where she learned to
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      426 25  -  FAIRWAY By RIBUT, with jockey Robert Ooi in the saddle displayed striking form in his workout in Penanc yesterday, when he reeled off 600 metres in 37 8 sec. on soft going. The Copenhagen II seven-year-old showed a return to form in his last start, finish
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      83 25 MOSCOW, Wed. Canada beat Finland 5-4 in the World ice hockey championship here yesterday. This victory sent them into the final round together with the Soviet Union, Sweden and Czechoslovakia. Canada's winning goal came when Wayne Babych of the St. Louis Blues won the draw and threw the puck
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      516 25 Sweden 9-3 to emerge as the only team in the tournament with a perfect record. Watched by 12,000 fans at the Luzhniki Stadium, the defending champions scored three times in each period against the Swedes. GOLF The French Government has stopped a
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      253 25 LONDON. Wed. West Bromwich Albion faltered in their bid to catch European champions Liverpool at the top of the English First Division football League table when they lost 1-0 to Bristol City last night. The result means that Liverpool stay six points clear
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      116 25 TEAM P W D L F A Pi Liverpool 34 24 6 4 70 14 54 West Brom 33 20 8 5 64 30 48 Everton 38 16 16 6 50 36 48 Forest 33 16 15 2 50 21 47 SECOND DIVISION TEAM P W D L F
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      207 25 Tanner blasts giant Amaya into submission HOUSTON, Wed. Secondseeded Roscoe Tanner beat Vie Amaya 6-2, 6-4 here yesterday in the first round of a U*****,000 World Championship Tennis tournament. Tanner, with one of the biggest serves on the professional circuit, blasted the two-metre tall Amaya into j submission during intermittent
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      82 25 ANDORA (Italy). Wed. Luigi "Gigi" Radice. manager of Italian First Division soccer side Torino, was seriously injured in a car crash yesterday in which his wife and two other people died, police said Radice, 44. who led Torino to the Italian championship in 1976, suffered multiple
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      69 25 MANILA, Wed The Philippim Olympic Committee said toda> they will send no more than \H athletes and officials to the South-east Asian Cames in In donesia in September The POC chairman. Colonel Nereo Anclolonß. said athletes who beat Asian (James records will be selected,
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      342 25 MILEK PERKASA SDN. BHD. (a company incorporated in Malaysia) invites application for the following post CIVIL/STRUCTURAL ENGINEER Qualification and experience a) Candidates. must be not less than 35 years of age and must be MIE (M) or equivalent. In addition they must be registered with the Board of Engineers. Malaysia.
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      264 25 WARNER) 1 LambertJ WARNER-LAMBERT roquiros DIAGNOSTIC SALES REPRESENTATIVE (Based in SINGAPORE) In view of our expansion programme, we need another sales representative to be based in Singapore. He must be a Singapore citizen and mhould have HSC preferably with science subjects, and some selling experience in diagnostic reagents I or
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      259 25 A firm of Consulting Engineers have immediate vacancies for the following:— A. RESIDENT ENGINEERS B. CIVIL ENGINEERS C. TECHNICAL ASSISTANTS QUALIFICATION EXPERIENCE: POST A: RESIDENT ENGINEERS Professional Engineers with 4to 1 0 years' experience in site and contract administration, preferably in new town development, water supply, sewerage, drainage and irrigation.
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      251 25 KENYATAAN TAWARAN PENYELIDIKAN TAPAK Tawaran daripada pembo-rong-pemborong yang berdaftar di J.K.R. dalam Kelas IV Pecahan Kepala 9(a) dan (b) akan diterima dl pejabat Ketua Pengarah Kerja Raya, Semenanjung Malaysia, Jalan Tun Ismail. Kuala Lumpur, hlngga pukul 12.00 tengahari pada 3hb. Mci 1979 untuk:"Toll Highway Project Ipoh North/ South Supplementary Design"
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      310 25 UNIVERSITI PERTANIAN MALAYSIA, SERDANG CADANGAN BANGUNAN SAINS FIZIK Semua pemborong pemborong yang berdaftar dengan JKR dibawah Kelas A 1 (Kepala II Pecahan Kepala 2) dan yang dibenarkan membuat tawaran pada masa mi adalah dijemput mengambil-dokumen tawaran yang mengandungi Senarai Bahan daripada pejabat Bina Akitek (R) Sdn. Bhd.. Tingkat 8 Bangunan
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      229 26  -  GODFREY ROBERT By SINGAPORE rugby coach Natahar Bava and national skipper i Song Koon Poh are to attend week-long coaching courses in England. Bava will spend a week at Carnegie College, Leeds, from July 27- Aug. 3, while Song will be attached to the
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      42 26 ANGLO Chinese School beat Sang Nila Utama 22-0 in (he National Schools secondary division rugby competition at Grange Road yesterday. In another match. Raffles Institution defeated Whitley 12-4. Post secondary results: RI bt NJC 4M and SAJC bt ACJC 10-6
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      510 26 Watt lights up Glasgow with 12th round win SCOTLAND'S Jim Watt, who almost quit boxing three years ago, won the world lightweight title last night when Colombia's Alfredo Pitalua ran out of steam and ended up sagging and defenceless on the ropes. The referee stopped the fight in the 12th
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      20 26 EAST SUBURBS from Australia beat Singapore Cricket Club 14 in a friendly hockey match on the Padanfl yesterday.
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      90 26 KUALA Ll'MPl R, We 4. Singapore's Urn Pkl Lea Is expected to meet AantraUa's See hancel ler, the mcwnl seed, In as While ether Slaiapereaas fell by the wayside en the opening day's pUy at the Nrlangor Club courts today, Phi Lan sailed Into
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      321 26  -  ERNEST FRIDA New course will be one of the most beautiful and challenging in the world By THE new 18-hole Sentosa golf course, which is expected to be completed next year, may be the venue of the 1982 or 1983 World Cup. Ronald Fream,
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      135 26 THE last leg of the Asian golf circuit opens in Ina tomorrow with some 150 golfers from 12 nations competing for US$lOO,OOO ($220.000) in prizes. The Dunlop international golf tournament, which will also start Japan's golf season, has failed to attract the world's top-ranking golfers. But
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      427 26  -  By R. VELU; INDIA, the organisers, have dropped some key events, including bad- Kuala Lumpur, Wad. minton, cycling and table tennis, for the 1982 Acian ramp* tn hp hplH m in New Delhi. The Indian decision was disclosed by Olympic Council of Malaysia secretary
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      72 27 THE final round of the Coca-Cola Soccer Skills competition for players under-14 will be held at the National Stadium tonight at 7. The participants are: Michael Das (St. Gabriels). Latin Rahman (Hwi Yoh School). Ong See Siang (West Lake School), Low Chong Gee (Serangoon Technical), Mohammed Azmany
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      Anderson double
      52 27 ANDERSON scored a double in the national schools south zone volleyball championships by winning the lower secondary boys' and girls' titles. The final placings: Bay* 1 Anderson, 2 Tiong Batuu, 3 Raffles Institution; Gtrli 1 Anderson, 2 Fairfield. 3 Raffles Girls. The secondary division finals will be held
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      Brunei turn the tables on CSC
      63 27 THE visiting Dolphin Aqua Club team, »l Brunei, avenged their defeat by the Chinese Swimming Club, mi Tuesday, by beating them 8-5 in a return friendly water-polo match at Amber Road pool last night. On Tuesday, CSC beat Brunei M. TlmesI pic by FRANCIS
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      Seven shine at Penang meet
      168 27 Seven shine at Penang meet SEVEN local swimmers gave outstanding performances in the Sanya Samakki Cup meet, hosted by the Penang Chinese Swimming Club over the weekend. They were Alvin Lim, Tay Khoon Hi an and Tay Guat Kirn, of Singapore Chinese Swimming Club, Lim Seng Hock, Mavis Ec and
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      SJI remain unbeaten
      62 27 ST. JOSEPH'S Institution maintained their unbeaten record when they beat Hwi Yon 1-0 in the National Schools hockey competition (lower secondary) for boys at Balestier Road yesterday Hwi Yon. despite their defeat. qualified (or the semi-finals along with SJI Other results: lieatly beat Dunearn 1-0. Victoria thrashed
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      550 27 MORE than 50 years ago, that great American golfing extrovert, Walter Hagen, used to breeze into locker rooms at the big tournaments in which he was playing and bellow: "Hiya, fellers, and who's going to finish runner-up?" It must have been a somewhat
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      134 27 Singapore ;elangor '■hang lelantan 'enang labah ;edah rengganu >arak krmed Forces ohore iarawak '•rlit Malacca lagri Sembilan cd. Territory Irunai 13 12 13 12 13 12 14 12 13 13 12 13 11 13 13 13 12 10 8 8 7 7 7 4 6 7 3 3
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      SAJA ban use of makikomi in grading
      317 27  - SAJA ban use of makikomi in grading PATRICK BABTIANS By THE use of the makikomi wrap-around or winding technique will be barred from the Singapore age-group judo championships at Kirn Seng Secondary Technical School on May 4 and 5 because of the danger of suffocation or strangulation. The Singapore Amateur
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      237 27 Pahang give their fans plenty to cheer PAHANG 4 R TKRRITORY 1 KUANTAN, Wed. Pahang, clicking like a welloiled machine, steamrolled Federal Territory to a 4-1 victory in this Malaysia Cup match here tonight. It was a night of joy for Pahang fans as Pahang had the Federal team back-ped-alling
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      31 27 KAIXANG beat Kampong Chai Ctwe 2-1 in an inter -constituency sepak takraw match at the Gay World Stadium last night In another match. Tanglin edged out Rukit Timah 2-1.
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      535 27  -  JOE DORAI GOALKEEPER LIM AND AHMAD SAYUTI WILL NOT PLAY, BUT By INJURY rules out striker Ahmad Sayuti and goalkeeper Lim Chiew Peng from Singapore's line-up for this evening's Malaysia Cuptie at the National Stadium (8). But that should not stop the Republic from reaching
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      24 27 PONGGOL beat Hwa Chong 2-1 and Singapore Vocational Institute drew 1-1 with Outram in national schools post secondary soccer tournament matches yesterday.
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      149 27 Hwa Chong prove too strong HWA CHONG Junior College dominated the post secondary division of the national schools' table tennis championships at the Nanyang Junior College yesterday. Their boys thrashed NJC 5-0, while the girls overwhelmed ACJC 4-1. Other results: Bays past aee•alary NJC 3 ACJC 2; STI 5 CJC
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      326 27 SELANGOR 2 SARAWAK 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Except for the two points collected from Sarawak, it was disappointing football from a rusty Selangor side at the Merdeka Stadium tonight. The consequence of having just one full practice together in a 23-day break since
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      705 27 #HARIMAU INVESTMENTS LIMITED (INCORPORATED IN THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Sixth Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at 19th Floor, OCBC Centre, Chulia Street, Singapore 1 on Friday, 8th June 1979 at 12.00 noon. The audited results of the Company and the
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      353 27 HONG HI TEXTILES (PRIVATE) LIMITED (IncorporaWd In thr RepaMlc ol Singapore) NOTICE OP RESOLITIONS At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Members of HONG HUA TEXTILES (PRIVATE) LIMITED duly convened and held at Suite 1301, Golden Mile Tower. Beach Road, Singapore 7 on 16th April. 1979, the followlng resolutions set
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      47 27 BADMINTON Men s senior inter-club knock-out tourney (SBA hall. 7 30). National schools' secondary boys' semifinals: BHS v ACS, SPS v NTS (New Town. 2). Rl'GBY National schools' secondary tournament St. Andrew's v SAF Boys' School. (WoodsvtUe Rd). TENNIS National schools' boys' post-secondary semifinals (Farrer Park 2).
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    124 28 SQUEEZED like an accordion by Yugoslavia's worst-ever earthquake, this resort hotel in the town of Bar along the Adriatic coast Is now a mausoleum to the many dead buried among its ruins. New tremors were still rocking the country for the third successive day yesterday,
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    267 28 METULLAH (Israel), Wed. The commander of rightwing Christian forces in south Lebanon today declared the region an independent "Free Lebanon." Major Saad Haddad told a press conference in Metullah that the decision to declare an independent Lebanon in the south of the country was
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    57 28 JAKARTA, Wed. The national flag carrier, Garuda Indonesian Airways will increase its international fares by 7 per cent from May 1, a company spokesman said today. The increase would be in line with a decision announced at the International Air Transport Association data) conference in
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    68 28 SEATTLE. Wed. The first China-nag ship to visit the United States since the communist revolution 30 years ago, docked in Seattle today lo pick up 30.000 tonnes of corn for China. On hand for ceremonies to mark the arrival was a US delegation led by
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    258 28 BANGKOK, Wed. The Vice-President of the new Kampucheanadministration has claimed that almost three million people were killed during the rule of ousted Prime Minister Pol Pot, Radio Phnom Penh said today. Mr Pen Sovan was making a statement to cadres and youths
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    257 28 News blackout on test ban pact talks GENEVA. Wed. The United States. Soviet Union and Britain decided to impose what amounts to a news blackout on their talks on a treaty to ban all nuclear testing, it was disclosed ioday. While the reasons for this blackout were not obvious, it
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    242 28 Thatcher's tit-for-tat tactics LONDON, Wednesday OPPOSITION leader Margaret Thatcher turned political brawler today as Britain's general election campaign finally hotted up. With two weeks to polling day, Mrs Thatcher lashed out at Prime Minister James Callaghan's ruling Labour Party for using scare tactics and hit back by doing the same
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    50 28 MtOf LIU KUNG KWEI imt i ■MMd u»u> on ***** lt'.iwiiii hriund chUdrrn Tammy. Mcmy. Molly Kobinvm and Jenny The tuner.il will lake place on 20 4 79 COftaai »ill leave from ItMIDon Casket. Lavender Street for Mount Vermin Crematorium i-or lime ot funeral (.orUail S pore t a.-ket
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    293 28 TOKYO, Wednesday JAPAN has warned Vietnam that it would suspend economic aid if Hanoi permitted a Soviet military presence there, Foreign Ministry sources here said today. The warning was given by the ministry's Asian affairs bureau director, Mr Keisuke Yanagiya, to the
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    138 28 Terrorists: Bonn police seeks help from PLO BONN. Wed. West German police, using Libya as go-between, were recently in touch with the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) to persuade it to stop supporting West German terrorists, the newspaper, Die Well, reported today. Die Welt said the contacts took place in Beirut
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    29 28 NEW YORK, Wed The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials rose 2.00 to 859 93 in the first halfhour today on the New York Stock Exchange. AP.
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    128 28 BEIJING (PEKING), Wed. (Wang Hsieh-yun) "followed A party official who com- j the feudal, superstitious memorated his father's funeral ceremony of the old death by burning incense. society to commemorate his throwing a banquet and re- father's death by erecting a ceiving gifts has been dis-
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      The United Way in raising funds for social services
      967 1  -  MILTON CHASE By Our correspondent in Washington IN INITIATING a programme of worker- management contributions to Singapore charities, Hewlett. Packard Singapore has borrowed philanthropic fund-raising ideas from an old American institution the United Way. The United Way is a locally-based voluntary
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      Charity: Firm matches staff $-for-$
      104 1  -  BENG TAN By sick and homebound, homes for the aging, rehabilitation for the handicapped, Boy and Girl Scouts. YMCA and YArVCA, hospitals, community centres, scholarships and many other social services. The United States abounds with charitable, social service, public interest and other non-profit organisat ions
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      Researchers need volunteers to take part in two scientific studies
      753 1 Researchers need volunteers to take part in two scientific studies RESEARCHERS at two American universities are seeking volunteers to participate in scientific studies. Dental researchers at the State University of New York in Buffalo hope to find participants for a study of chronic temporomandibular joint syndrome. And, in Baltimore, Johns
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        30 1 Inside: LEISURE: Che Xuan wins TV heroins Chen Shall heart after all 2 POLITICS owes a lot even today to Marchiavelli. 3 WOMAN PLUS: Helping baby keep constipation away. 3
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        Former ballet star goes on the magic carpet again
        365 2 Former ballet star goes on the magic carpet again BALLET teacher Vida Ashby, who years ago gave up the stage for a more homely life, has found herself back on the magic carpet again. Her "rides" to 10 countries began five years ago when she became an examiner for the
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        Che Xuan wins TV heroine Chen Shali's heart after all
        458 2  -  SAW PUAY DM By MANY followers of the TV Mandarin drama serial, Youth in Spring. may have been curious to know who the heroine, Yao Menghan, would eventually marry. At first, she had three admirers Bai Shiqian, Dr Zheng Shiyang
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        50 mercenaries on a dangerous 'seek and rescue' mission
        489 2 50 mercenaries on a dangerous 'seek and rescue' mission A BOOK by Daniel Carney The Wild Geese will soon be presented on celluloid for movie fans. The dim tells the action-packed story of a band of 5t steel-hard mercenaries who undertake a daagerons assignment la a central African conn try.
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        An Idiot' scientist
        50 2 A SCIENTIST pretends to be an idiot to steal a "thought-controlled" mis- i sile In New Adveatnres of Wonder Woman tonight at 7.45 on Channel 5. Wonder Woman tries to foil his plot. I James Luisi guest-stars as the scientist in the episode titled 1»e Marderons MKsik
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        944 2 TV and Radio SINGAPORE 5 3.00 PM Opening and Star Performance 7.00 Samudra (Repeat) The Gun 7.30 News (Malay) 3.30 Diary of Events (Chnese) 7 45 0 6 Woman 3.35 Home Sweet Home (Mandarin g45 Y(KJ Kno "?"!fwsi quarter-final) ama rep 930 News and Newsreel (Engfsh) 4.20 Intermission 10 w
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      Lock icon Politics owes a lot even today to Machiavelli
      1021 3  -  JULIUS HUMI in FLORENCE The essence of his philosophy was that men are more often evil than good, selfish than generous By IT IS probable that many of those who practice Niccolo Machiavelli's principles are unaware of their actual origin Little is
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      Arab pledge to cut ties with Egypt easier said than done
      754 3  -  NED TEMKO in BAGHDAD By SCORES of sky-blue posters now dot the greyish bazaars of Baghdad. A soldier is shown crashing his boot down on a grinning President Sadat of Egypt, with a boldfaced pledge that the "Arab nation
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      Lock icon ROME'S OPERA TURNS OUT SOME HITS
      542 3  -  ROLAND DALLAS in ROME By ROME'S historic opera house has no artistic director, no management board and is administered by a veteran television director of parliamentary' news. Bat even so, it manages to muddle through and even to produce some successes. The opera house,
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        Meet Mouclier the man behind the French shows
        217 5 Meet Mouclier the man behind the French shows THE MAN behind Les Grands Parisiens, the French high fashion offering now on at the Hyatt Hotel, is Mr Jacques Mouclier. A familiar figure in French fashion circles, Mr Mouclier said he organised the show to "promote the name of haute coutur<v"
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        Beauty tip for older women — don't try to cover every line
        523 5  - Beauty tip for older women don't try to cover every line SHEILA CHEONG By A WOMAN is never too old to be attractive. And with that philosophy in mind. Glenn Roberts, director of creative training for Elizabeth Arden. set out to make 52 year-old Mrs Scow Yoke Sin "prettier and
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        Helping baby keep constipation away
        868 5  -  Dr L.H.S. i What's up, a Doc?q^ by SOME OF our local parents are quite obsessed with the bowel movements of their babies and children. They demand perfection or mirror images of themselves, thinking that babies and children are like them and must have one
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        And why should we take the comics so seriously?
        809 5  -  ANN GURUGAY By AFTER reading What's so funny about Bringing up Father? (One Woman's View, Woman Plus, March 30) by Lee Geok Boi and Why should Andy Capp get away with it all?, by Ivy Goh-Nair (Woman Plus, April 5) I
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        Why should Andy Capp get away with it all?
        45 5  -  IVY OOM-NAW i WHATS so funrn V>>" bringing up la >» Woman Plus KrrnaOl 1/rIM On is door a good job in rposing ihr hlai.int Ik rluuMmsm in a biu s.np ,ha. isn'l ltn lunn> Amoral f
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        553 6 invites application from citizens permanent residents of Singapore and other Asean citizens forHIGHER EXECUTIVE OFFICER ($1,215x50 $1,615) Applicants must possess a recognised degree in Arts. Business Administration or Commerce or equivalent professional qualifications. Preference will be given to those with a minimum of 3 years administrative experience including finance and
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        634 6 Tot Lee Bonk Limited invites suitably qualified Singapore citizen to appl> for the following vacancies (A) Trainee Bank Officers University Degree preferably in Business Admmrstration, Accountancy, Economics or A professional qualifications in Accountancy or Banking (B) Audit Clerk GCE A' level Certificate or GCE yO' Level Certificate with 4 credits
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        738 6 KUWAIT AIRWAYS CORPORATION Kuwait Airways Corporation has immediate vacancies for experienced INSTRUCTORS for AIRFRAME, POWER PLANT, ELECT/INSTRUMENTS RADIO, to conduct Engineer's level type training on Boeing 747, 707 727. Ability to handle Basic trade training to CAA level shall be an additional qualification. BENEFITS: 1 Generous, lately revised, tax free
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        211 6 TKNDKR NOTICE Tenders will be received from Central Supplies Department registered Contractors at the Ministry of Health, Hyderabad Road, Singapore 5, up to noon, 4th May 1979 for the supply/ delivery of the following Items of foodstuffs to Government hospitals for period Ist July 1979 to 30th June 1980:(a) Saya
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