The Straits Times, 13 August 1979

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    14 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 MONDAY, AUGUST 13, IMS 25 CENTS M.C.(P) No. 142/1/79
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    Lock icon SINO-VIET WAR AGAIN IN OCT?
    832 1 Lang Son ready to meet attack WASHINGTON, Sunday TOP Hanoi officials left the impression with visiting US congressmen that China and Vietnam may be at war again soon, perhaps as early as October, Congressman Robert Drinan, said yesterday. "Hanoi expects another war with China in
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    Lock icon 15 die in clashes
    85 1 MANILA, Sun. Communist guerillas and government troops clashed last Monday and Tuesday resulting in the deaths of 15 guerillas including two field commanders, hut no casualties on the government side, military sources said today. "Kumander Tariktik" and "Kumander Junior" and 13 of their men were killed
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    Lock icon US team makes headway in Hanoi
    326 1 US team makes headway in Hanoi BANGKOK, Sun. A US Congressionaldelegation which returned here from Hanoi has made significant advances on issues holding up the I establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, its leader, Mr Lester Wolff, said here today. He said progress had been achieved on three
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    Good wishes from Vietnam
    175 1 VIETNAM and Iran are among about 20 countries which have so far sent congratulatory messages to Singapore on its National Day. While more messages continue to come in, some circles here are mi.'dly surprised by the expiessions of friendship and goodwill towards Singapore in cables from
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    Lock icon Out of the swim
    50 1 A COUPLE playing in the surf and sand at Sooth Padre Island in Texas on Saturday while behind them workmen shovel up oil balls washed ashore. The oil, moving up from the Gulf of Mexico from a blowout, has caused some discomfort to bathers. -AP picture
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    Troop landing foiled
    51 1 BEIRUT, Sun. Israeli gunboats and helicopters attempted to land troops along the southern Lebanese coast last night, but were driven back by Palestinian guerillas and their leftist Lebanese allies, a military spokesman for the joint forces said. There were no immediate reports of casualties on either side.
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    Lock icon Outlook in 1985
    76 1 MANILA, Sun. By the year 1985. developing Asian nations will face widespread unemployment, poverty and serious food deficits, the Asian Development Bank (AOB) predicted in a report released over the weekend. In its paper on agriculture and rural development, the bank noted an increase of the under-employed
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    WATERS FROM BURST DAM FLOOD TOWN
    106 1 NEW DELHI, Sun. Waters from a burst dam flooded a town near Rajkot in India's western Gujarat state today and first reports said casualties could number hundreds, the Press Trust of India (PTI) reported. PTI said many parts of Morvi town, 65 km from
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    Lock icon ZIMBABWE COALITION MAY ACCEPT INVITATION
    652 1 ZIMBABWE COALITION MAY ACCEPT INVITATION SALISBURY, Sunday THE coalition government of blacks and whites gave a strong indication yesterday that it intended to accept an invitation to a peace conference in London next month. It also said that it might be prepared to compromise on a key obstacle to agreement
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    Lock icon Tokyo jolted
    28 1 TOKYO, Sun. A fairly strong earthquake jolted Tokyo and neighbouring provinces today, the Meteorological Agency said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. UPI.
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    REBEL BRIGADE MARCHES ON KABUL
    163 1 ISLAMABAD, Sun. An Afghan government mechanised brigade including tanks and 1,200 troops has defected to Muslin guerillas and turned its guns against Kabul, Afghanistan's capi- tal, on a major offensive march to destroy the Soviet-backed regime, Af- ghan sources told UPI. In a telephone interview
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    Lock icon LATEST JANATA CHIEF UNHURT
    71 1 LATEST JANATA CHIEF UNHURT NEW DELHI, Son. JanaU (S) party chair man Raj N'araln escaped unhurt today when the light aircraft In which he was travelling bant a tyre while landing on an airstrip In India's central Madhva Pradesh state. The Press Trust of India reported that the beachcraft aircraft
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    Ong: We shouldn't allow this precedent to be set
    792 1 THE Labour Minister, Mr Ong Pang Boon, launched a scathing attack against Vietnam last night, saying a precedent should not be set that would allow a nation to pursue policies to bring about an exodus of its unwanted people. This was
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      302 1 Purchase only from authorised daalars So* classified edvwtisamant ORDEAL OF 11 TRAPPED IN LIFT -Page 9 •MPs paid to defect by liqour groups 3 PLCs links with West to continue 4 CHRYSLER'S fall will upset economy C JAPANESE and Soviet Reds fail to heal rift 8 AVOID waste and cut
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      266 2 To Adam and Eve, Sri Lanka was Paradise 5n Lanka, the Resplendent Land. happy. Adam spent endless hours at the For it is here that you first sample Serendib. Paradise on Earth. summit of Adam 's Peak, so captivated the taste of Paradise. Or, to Adam and Eve, the Garden
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      Lock icon Bengal border sealed to foil big march
      242 3 Bengal border sealed to foil big march CALCUTTA, Sunday INDIA has sealed the entire West Bengal state border with Bangladesh, put troops on alert and deployed additional paramilitary security forces on the frontier to prevent a planned march through the country by 80,000 non-Bengali Muslims from Bangladesh to Pakistan. Reports
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      Fish that came into the cold
      60 3 Fish that came into the cold ONE for the breakfast, lunch and dinner tables that's what amateur fisherman Mr Riffault is grappling with. The IS-kg Sunfish was caught near La Havre, France, although the fish is usually found in warmer waters. The Sunfish's uncharacteristic predilection for a bit of cold
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      Lock icon Britons to get free medical care in Japan
      78 3 Britons to get free medical care in Japan TOKYO, Sun. British travellers will soon be entitled to free medical care at state-run hospitals while in Japan, Japanese papers reported today. The report said Health and Welfare Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto has decided to make such arrangements with the British Government and
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      Lock icon Waging war on padi pests with spiders
      163 3 HONGKONG, Sun. Chinese peasants have successfully used spiders to fight pests in the rice field, the Xinhua news agency said today. It said many rice-grow-ing provinces in south China are using spiders to control rice pests as a result of a six-year study.
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      Lock icon Rebels plan another attack on Kabul
      141 3 Rebels plan another attack on Kabul 1 PESHAWAR, Sun. Muslim rebels and dissident soldiers who missed toppling the Afghanistan government of President Noor Mohammad Taraki last Sunday because of Soviet air and tank superiority, plan another assault on Kabul, rebel sources said. Two businessmen who were in Kabul at the
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      'MPs paid to defect by liquor groups'
      321 3 HONGKONG, Sun. INDIAN Members of Parliament were paid sums as high as U5575,000 (*****.250) for large-scale defections which led to the toppling of the Desai government, Asiaweek magazine reported in its latest issue. "Liquor interests" anxious to see an end to ex-Prime Minister
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      Lock icon Dayan warded
      25 3 JERUSALEM, Sun. Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan, 64, has been hospitalised for treatment of his vocal cords, his doctors announced this morning. AFP.
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      295 3 I I/ACT I Institute of Advanced Computer Technology In its continuing effort in the transfer of EDP and other computer based technology at all levels, I ACT is conducting a seminar on: I AUDIT CONTROLS I I IN EDP SYSTEMS I Bangkok: August 27— September 1. 1979 Kuala Lumpur: September
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        Lock icon Muppet Show off the air
        82 4 TELEVISION'S Muppet Show has been taken off the air in Turkey during the month-long Ramadan fasting period in case the character, Miss Piggy, offends devout Muslims. Turkish television sources said the popular international show, which they began screening earlier this year, would resume after Ramadan
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        Lock icon Student loses his pants
        68 4 STUDENT Mark Payne thought he'd have a short sleep at a London railway station before his train pulled in. But when he woke up he found someone had stolen his trousers and shoes. Police spotted him wandering in his underpants early today and immediately launched a
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        Lock icon Call to be more moral
        64 4 THE MORALE in some units of the Chinese People's Liberation Army is being affected by young girls abandoning their fiancees-in-uniform for other men, the China Youth Daily said today. The paper also said that too many young people were deserting their village fiancees after getting
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        Lock icon Stole cars to save costs
        32 4 A WEST GERMAN garage mechanic saved himself travelling costs to and from work, by stealing and using 19 of the world's most economical cars, police said. AFP.
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        Lock icon Bid to gag his ex-wife
        36 4 ACTOR Peter Sellers is seeking a court injunction to bar his former wife, Swedish actress Britt Eklund, from disclosing information about their married in a British newspaper, reports said today. UPI.
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      Lock icon PLO's links with West to continue
      387 4 Mandate opens the way for a dialogue with US BEIRUT, Sun. IN A victory for the moderates, leaders of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) today ended an allnight policy debate which gave Palestinian commando chief Yasser Arafat an informal mandate to continue contacts with
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      'Foiled: Plot to kill Khomeiny'
      273 4 TEHERAN, Sun. Authorities here have uncovered a plot to assassinate Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeiny and Prime Minister Mehdi Bazargan, seize power and arrest most of Iran's liberals, the weekly Ommid Iran said yesterday. The assassination bid failed "at the last minute following the arrest of members
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      Lock icon Arafat to meet top US official: Report
      207 4 KUWAIT, Sun. Prlestinian guerilla leader Yasser Arafat will visit New York in September for talks with a high-rank-ing American government official, the Kuwaiti newspaper Al Qabas sai yesterday. "The forthcoming meeting is the outcome of the indirect contacts between the United States and
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      Lock icon Nguema flees
      45 4 OYEM (North Gabon), Sun. Ousted equatorial Guinea's President Macias Nguema wounded an army sergeant who w;is trying to arrest him yesterday, before fleeing on foot into the forest, reliable sources said here today. Two bodyguards accompanied the ex -president, the sources, said. -AFP.
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      Lock icon SIHANOUK TO STAY PUTIN NORTH KOREA
      182 5 SIHANOUK TO STAY PUTIN NORTH KOREA BEIJING, Sun. Former Kampuchean head of state Prince Norodom Sihanouk yesterday an- j nounced he was cancel- ling a scheduled trip to Europe and said he planned to stay in North Korea this year and j next. In a telegram to the AFP bureau
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      Lock icon Rattling of sabres by 3 nations
      531 5 It'll determine if there's a new Sino-Viet flareup CHINA, Vietnam and the Soviet Union have embarked on a triangular game of "sabre rattling." The results will help determine whether war between China and Vietnam again erupts in Southeast Asia. HONGKONG, Sun. Recent weeks have
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      Lock icon Precision drinks from 'computer bartender'
      129 5 Precision drinks from 'computer bartender' IT was inevitable that someday, someone will come np with this invention computerised booze which will allow what some Tall, precision drinking. The computerised bar will mix your choice of drinks with exacting standards, even up to the last milUlitre of soda water. 112 bottles
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      Lock icon Vietnam bid to shift to freer economy
      323 5 HANOI, Sunday VIETNAM'S ponderous orthodox-Socialist economy, which has brought the country to the brink of ruin, is currently in the grip of a brisk revision but observers are not optimistic of any speedy economic miracles. Measures to implement this radical revision were introduced
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      64 6 In other words... r his name is sun to spoken with contempt In some Capitol HU1 circles; the gossip columnists catch his every indiscretion; and strangers have an urge to turn over his grocery A cart. 7 New York Times on the second most important person in the US government,
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      30 6 BUDAPEST. Sun Drivers of dieselopwated vehicle* with foreign plates will have to pay "hard' or Western currem y for any fuel purchased in Hungary beginning Aug 18. UPI
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      Lock icon Chrysler's fall will upset economy
      381 6 Chrysler's fall will upset economy DETROIT, Sunday FINANCIAL collapse ol Chrysler Corp. would t-igger temporarj instability in the United States' economy and mean a permanent loss of 200,000 to 300.00 C jobs, a study prepared for the congressional budget office concludes. The study by Data Resources Inc. outlined the most
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      Lock icon Pravda lashes at drunks and hooligans
      200 6 Pravda lashes at drunks and hooligans MOSCOW, Sun. Hooligans and drunks are causing trouble in the Soviet Union, the Communist Party newspaper Pravda said today in a call for a law and order crackdown. The newspaper, quoted by Moscow Radio in a domestic broadcast, declared: "Drunks feel able to do
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      FOR THAT HEAVENLY VISION...
      135 6 IT LOOKS as if a pea fired from a slingshot could bring the whole thing tumbling down. But designers insist that this startling structure now rising near the Santa Ana Freeway in Garden Grove, California, is no architectural house of cards. As the artist's impression above
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      Lock icon Forest fires ravage hills
      50 6 TOULON (France) Sun. Forest fires fanned by treacherious winds ravaged the wooded hills above France's Riviera coast today despite efforts by thousands of firefighters. Forests along the whole coast from Cannes to Montpellier were ablaze. St. Tropez the fashionable holiday resort was the worst hit. Reuter.
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      Accord on sea law text eludes delegates
      395 6 Accord on sea law text eludes delegates UNITED NATIONS, Sunday EXPERTS struggling with the intricacies of a law of the sea saw their goal of a formal text during this session looking less and less certain at the weekend. Delegates have completed the first three weeks of the five-week negotiating
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      Cossiga coalition govt wins vote of confidence
      202 6 Cossiga coalition govt wins vote of confidence ROME, Sun. The longest political crisis in postwar Italy ended here yesterday when a coalition government led by Christian Democrat Francesco Cossiga won a vote of confidence in the National Assembly by 287 votes to 242. The government, which was formed on Aug
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      Lock icon Sudan's first vice-president stripped of all posts
      264 6 KHARTOUM, Sun. SUDAN'S first VicePresident and secretary general of the ruling SoI cialist Union (SSU), Abu El-Gasim Mohammed I Ibrahim, was relieved today of all his posts, an official announcement said. The Sudanese official > Omdurman Radio announced that President Jaafar Numeiry had
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      Lock icon Legless man's feat
      47 6 Legless man 's feat AJIRO (Japan), Sun. A legless Japanese swam 10 km from an island to this central Japan city here today. Kenzo Fujitoki, a 40-year-old former construction worker who lost his legs eight years ago, covered the distance in three hours and 25 minutes. Reuter.
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      Lock icon Four dive into arms of the law but are let off
      179 6 Four dive into arms of the law but are let off CANON CITY (Colorado), Sunday FOUR skydivers leapt off the Royal Gorge Bridge west of Canon City on yesterday, floated down 330 m and came face to face with the law. But Canon City police had to release all four
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      Seeks asylum
      42 6 GABORONE (Botswana). Sun. Mr Chun Chetty, the South African lawyer who represented the family of blark consciousness leader Mr Steve Biko. has arrived here and requested political asylum in the country. Mr Biko died in police custody two years go.
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      Japanese, Soviet Reds fail to heal rift
      386 8 TOKYO, Sun. THE communist parties of Japan and the Soviet Union hpve failed to heal their 16-year-old rift in talks that ended here yesterday. The territorial dispute between Japan and the Soviet Union over Sovietheld Pacific islands off Japan apparently drove a wedge
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      200 8 High rate of growth for Thailand this year forecast WASHINGTON, Sun. The economy of Thailand will grow at a fairly high rate this year, but it will be under considerable internal and external strain, the US Department of Commerce said. Double-digit inflation and large balance of trade and payments deficits
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      Lock icon VACATION FEVER TIME AGAIN
      77 8 VACATION FEVER TIME AGAIN VACATION fever hits Japan bat it was also the holiday bines for this large crowd of Japanese on a platform at Tokyo's I'enn station yesterday as they endure the exasperatingly long, long wait for their train. The mass exodus of Japanese workers leaving the hub of
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      Lock icon 'Newsmen ruse' to blackmail officials
      89 8 'Newsmen ruse' to blackmail officials JAKARTA, Sun.' A number of people, posing as journalists from Jakarta newspapers, are making a lot of money in the outlying provinces by blackmailing local authorities, the Armed Forces Bulletin reported today. It said the impostors approach local officials under suspicion for embezzling state funds.
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      46 8 NEW YORK, Sun. Former US President Richard Nixon was reported yesterday to have purchased a 12-room condominium in Manhattan, occupying an entire floor of Fifth Avenue building overlooking Central Park. The cost of the apartment was put at nearly US$l million (552.15 million). -UPI.
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      Lock icon Climber charged
      58 8 SAN FRANCISCO, Sun. British climber Edwin Drummond was charged with trespassing here last night after spending nine hours swinging in a climber's hammock from the 80 metre high spire of Grace Cathedral here. Mr. Drummond, 34, climbed the needle point spire to bring attention to the case of
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      Lock icon Dry spell may be start of 10-year drought, says Aussie forecaster
      278 8 SYDNEY, Sun. A SEVERE winter dry spell gripping Australia could be the start of a 10year drought, according to long-range weather forecaster Mr Lennox Walker. Mr Walker, whose 18- j month forecasts have; made him a legend among farmers,
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      51 8 MOSCOW, Sun. A major disaster in the Malogvardeiskaya mine in the Ukraine yesterday caused "loss of life," Tass news agency reported yesterday. Tass did not give the numbers of dead but they must be many as it never publishes this kind of news except in serious cases.
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      Police raid raises political storm
      264 8 Police raid raises political storm SEOUL, Sun. A POLITICAL storm shaped up in South Korea today over a police raid of an opposition political party building where woman workers staged a sit-in under the party's protection to protest a layoff. Some 40 members of Parliament and other members of the
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      264 8 WORLD BRIEFS ALL 11 foreign students in the graduating class of the Shanghai Textile Engineering Institute, where riots broke out last month between foreign and Chinese students, had passed their final examinations and received their diplomas. Xinhua news agency reported. The rioting, in which a number of Chinese and foreigners
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    Lock icon 3-hour ordeal of 11 trapped in lift
    241 9 ELEVEN people, including a pregnant woman, had a harrowing experience when they were trapped in a Housing Board lift in Block 5 in Geylang Square for three hours on Saturday. They kept pressing the "emergency bell" and sweated it out, as they waited
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    Film show at library
    36 9 THE National Library will screen the film, Animal Farm, at its Stamford Road lecture hall on Wednesday at 2.30 p.m. Tickets are available on request at the Central Adult Section information desk.
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    Ships now more willing to pick up refugees
    241 9 SOME merchant ships and tankers passing through the South China Sea appear more willing now to rescue the Vietnamese "boat people" after trying to avoid them in the past. Authorities here discern this new trend following the arrivals of refugees in the
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    rSingapore fisherman held in Burma dies
    195 9  - rSingapore fisherman held in Burma dies J.D. INDRAN By A SINGAPORE fisherman, Teng Van Hoag, held in a Barmeae jail since January 1178, has died In a hospital 1b Mergnl. Mr Teng, 55, from the trawler SMF SM, died in early July of Uver disease, according to the death certificate.
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    Nine CC courses
    33 9 Nine CC courses BUKIT Ho Swee community centre will hold courses in guitar-playing, advance cooking, restaurant cooking, cakemaking, social dancing, art (or children, yoga, tim sum and beauty culture. For details, tel. *****62.
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    Art contest
    28 9 ZEHNDER Road community centre will hold a children's art competition on Aug 19 at 9 j a.m. at the Dover Road Estate. For details, tel. *****2.
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      184 9 MMPPPfj I.KV I'S POSTER EXHIBITION at ground floor Lucky Plaza from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Ends tomorrow. AGE OF SHAKESPEARE EXHIBITION at the British Council Centre. Weekdays: from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays: from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. On till Aug 29. THE WAY TO COURTESY EXHIBITION
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    USSU on how student activities can bloom
    292 10 USSU on how student activities can bloom ALL University of Singapore (SU) and Nanyang University (NU) student organisations should be allowed to function at the Joint Campus, says the SU Students Union (USSU) in reply to the administration's ban on such associations at Bukit Timah. This would encourage student activities
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    Avoid waste and cut costs, says MP
    248 10 THE MP for Serangoon Gardens, Dr Lav Teik Soon, yesterday stressed the need for Singaporeans to avoid wastage and cut expenses to meet the rising cost of living. Speaking at the National Day dinner at the constituency's community centre, Dr Lav said his
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    'Let's actand not despair over oil prices
    147 10 'Let's actand not despair over oil prices INSTEAD of despairing about the increasing price of oil, Singaporeans must reduce the use of energy to dampen the inflationary effects of the oil crisis, Mr Teo Chong Tee, MP for Changi, said yesterday. Speaking at the National Day dinner held at Changi
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    Blood session
    34 10 THE MP for Serangoon Garden, Dr Lav Teik Soon, will donate blood at a blood donation session at the Serangoon Garden Recreation Club on Aug 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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    Children's spot art
    46 10 THE Ane Mo Kio constituency will hold a spot art competition for children at its community centre on Avenue 1 on Sunday from 8.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. The contest is for those between five and 14 years old. For details, tel. *****44.
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    MAKE A JOINT EFFORT TO GUARD FREEDOM'
    171 10 i THE MP for Kolam Aver, Mr Sidek Saniff, has stressed the need to "jeal- ously guard" the inde- pendence and progress that Singaporeans enjoy. He said this can be 1 achieved if everyone 1 makes a concerted contri1 button and maintain- a
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    THREE APPRENTICES GET AWARDS
    113 10 THREE outstanding apprentices received incentive awards $550 for two of them and $50 for the third at a ceremony held on Friday to observe National Day. Third-year apprentice Ho Hong Khoon and firstyear apprentice Mok Chik Pow each received $550 for scoring first places and passing
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    It's a big day for these youngsters
    189 10 It's a big day for these youngsters THESE budding athletes, all below four yean, were the centre of attraction at the Toddlers' Sports Day at Slglap community centre yesterday. More than 2t youngsters, wearing striped shorts and a runner's Tshirt, lined up for various "sprints" at the starting line In
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    Feasibility of remote meter reading is under study
    485 10 Feasibility of remote meter reading is under study REMOTE automatic reading of public utility meters using the public telephone network may be introduced in Singapore in the early 1980s if the current feasibility study proves to be positive. Called telemetering, a process of remote measur- ing, recording and transmission of
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    Baby show at Jurong C-Centre
    54 10 Baby show at Jurong C-Centre THE Jurong Town community centre will hold a baby show on Aug 26. The contest is for babies born between Aug 26, 1977, and May 26 this year and who are citizens staying in Jurong. Entry forms are available from the centre daily from 3
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    CC courses
    21 10 BOON Teck community centre will hold courses in dress-mak-ing, tailoring, bridal make-up, cake-making, tim sum and cooking next month.
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    Will OMO buses open way to cheats?
    646 11  -  VELYN NG, SIT MENG CHUE and FRANK LIM By WILL Singapore Bus Service (SBS) be throwing wide open the doors of its buses to cheats when its entire fleet goes OMO (one-man operated)? This was the question uppermost in the minds of bus
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    2,000 take part in Brickworks jog
    149 11 ABOUT 2,000 people, all in sports wear, took part in the National Day mass jog at the Brickworks constituency yesterday. They included a large number of young boys and girls from the constituency, 80 recruits from the Police Academy. 300 students from the Friendly
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    Lock icon Carnival time at Bukit Merah
    189 11 Carnival time at Bukit Merah RESIDENTS, youn* and old, turned up In fall force to support the National D»y carnival at Bokit Merah yesterday. Operators and helpers of 13 games stalls, set ud at Rednlll Lane, had their hands fall coping with a crowd of people eager to try their
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    On agar agar
    27 11 IMt, Anson constituency national day celebration working committee will hold an "agar agar" competition at the Anson community centre on Sunday at 3 p.m.
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    COPING WITH CONTAINER TRAFFIC GROWTH
    94 12 COPING WITH CONTAINER TRAFFIC GROWTH THIS Is ft aew traasUiner at the e*aUlaer port which the Part af Singapore Authority has bought to cope with the Increasing container traffic The PSA has ho far received two of the six transtainers It ordered last year at a cost of $«.5 million.
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    Cooking class
    27 12 THE Rochor community centre will hold a restaurant cooking course from Thursday. Those interested tel. *****0 daily between 3 p.m. and 10 p.m. for details.
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    Scheme to insure SMA members
    335 12 Scheme to insure SMA members THE Singapore Manufacturers Association has agreed to set up an insurance scheme to enable member firms to get comprehensive coverage at competitive premium rates. This was disclosed in the latest issue of the Mirror, a weekly government bulletin on current affairs. But the publication does
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    'Youths must not be complacent'
    81 12 'Youths must not be complacent' SENIOR Parliamentary Secretary (Social Affairs), Mr Chan Chee Seng, said on Saturday that Singapore youth must not be complacent and should be prepared to adapt to changing circumstances. Mr Chan was speaking at a dinner for more than 500 elderly people, held by the Singapore
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    Seven-week course on marketing
    69 12 Seven-week course on marketing A COURSE on the fundamentals of marketing will be held in New Lecture Theatre 4, University of Singapore, Bukit Timah Campus, every Tuesday and Thursday starting tomorrow from 7.30 p.m. to 9 p.m. The course will cover topics ranging from basic marketing concepts, through marketing research
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    Pond fishing
    25 12 THE YMCA in Orchard Road will hold a theory and practical course in pond fishing at its premises today. For details, telephone *****8
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    Second crash death
    110 12 ONE more victim of the accident at the junction of Karikal Lane and East Coast Road on National Day has died at the Tan Tock Seng Hospital. He has been identified as Mr Liew Yew Choon, 24, of Aljunied Crescent. He died yesterday cf severe head and
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    How to ensure the good life here goes on
    167 12 How to ensure the good life here goes on THE MP for Ponggol, Mr Ng Kah Ting, yesterday spoke of the need for Singaporeans to put aside their personal interests and work together to achieve national objectives so that they can continue to enjoy a comfortable life. Speaking at the
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    Dinner talk
    44 12 inr presiuem 01 me American Institue of Industrial Engineers (AIIE), Dr Marvin E. Mundel, will give a dinner talk on productivity through systems engineering at the Singapore Hilton on Thursday for members of the National Productivity Association and the Singapore Chapter AIIE.
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      314 12 Straits Times Crossword ACROSS 6 Brief admission of my stupidi1 Stopped working, in a state of ty in pile up 7 (5). revolt, and started playing 7 British soldiers flushed with (6,2). anger about cereal food (8). 5 Sign the reservists American 8 Conspicuous character making stationed around Rugby (6).
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    LATCH-KEY SCHEME TO FOCUS ON PARENTCHILD TIES
    129 13 THE Singapore Children's Society's latch-key child development project set up to provide supervision and guidance for children who are otherwise left alone at home, will also focus on encouraging a healthy parent-child relationship among children taking part in the scheme. An article in
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    Backing for energy saving guidelines
    201 13 THE Singapore Institute of Architects fully subports the recently introduced government guidelines on energy conservation in buildings and describes them as a step in the right direction. The guidelines advocate that, wherever possible, natural ventilation must be encouraged. If not practical, the solar heat gain
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    Lecture on helping the slow-learner
    86 13 A LECTURE in Mandarin on Identifying and Helping the Slow-Learner will be given by Miss Han Boon Jong of the Katong Special School at the National Library, Stamford Road, on Oct 13 from 3 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. Topics will include the child's different stages
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    Avoid reflective materials, architects and engineers told
    203 13 Avoid reflective materials, architects and engineers told ARCHITECTS and engineers have been advised against using reflective glass and metal roofing materials in all future building projects here. This directive was issued recently by the Building Control Division. The Singapore Institute of Architects, Board of Architects, Professional Engineers Board, Institution of
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    Price of ignoring signs can be death
    311 13 MOTORISTS *r maUrcy (lists who disregard trafflt signs and signals to get U their destination quicker do so at the risk of death. As an illustration, the traffic police, in their roa< safety series, cited thi case of a 21-year-old facto r> worker
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    How joget stall girls are led to vice
    795 13  - How joget stall girls are led to vice EVELYN NG By TEENAGED girls have been dancing their way to vice at the joget halls which used to be crowd drawers at fundraising trade expositions. It was at these stalls that the girls, made their contacts which led some of them
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    Chong Pang dinner
    46 13 THE Senior Minister of State (Education), Dr Tony Tan, who is also MP for Sem bawang, will be the guest-of honour at a National Day dinner at Chong Pang community centre tomorrow. The dinner is organised by the Sembawaiig National Day celebration committee.
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    CC walkathon
    25 13 THE Siglap community centre's youth group will organise a walkathon for its activities and building extension funds on Sept 2 at 8 a.m.
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    'Keep training standards up'
    275 14 THE Association of Certified Accountants was urged on Saturday to play its role in ensuring that high standards of training in accountancy are maintained in Singapore. It could also help members to keep abreast of the latest developments in accountancy and business and prepare them to
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    Traditional items steal show at Radin Mas
    408 14 Words: JUNE TAN; Pictures: ANTHONY WYE RADIN MAS constituency's National Day mini parade yesterday was more ragged, less professional and a good measure more informal than the six decentralised parades on the big day itself last Thursday. The timing between the end of
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    Soldier dies from gunshot wound
    130 14 Soldier dies from gunshot wound A SINGAPORE Armed F»rces soldier, who underwent as emergency operation for a gunshot wound at the Alexandra Hospital yesterday afternoon, later died without regaining consciousness. He was Pte Koh Jo* Heng, IS, of the the Mlndef Headquarters In Dempsey Road. The incident took place just
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    Outrage case: Youth called to make his defence
    332 14 Outrage case: Youth called to make his defence A YOUTH who was alleged to have outraged the modesty of a 12-year-old dumb girl in a community centre room was called to make his defence in a magistrate's court on Saturday. Mohd Ali bin Mohd Lshak. 17, a labourer, was charged
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  • ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY
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      Lock icon Thai group waylays 4, abducts customs man
      426 15 ALOR STAR, Sun. 1 1 I A GROUP of Thais waylaid four Malaysians including three customs officers from the Paaang Besar special anti-smuggling unit in Pekan Siam, a Thai town opposite Padang Besar on Friday night and abducted one of the officers. Kedah
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      Lock icon $757m logs
      35 15 $757 m logs KOTA KINABALU, Sun. Sabah exported 4,649 million cubic metres of logs valued at more than {757.5 million between January and May this year, according to figures released by the Statistics Department. Bernama.
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      Lock icon Umno to sack non-citizens
      182 15 PENANG, Sun. Umno secretary-general Datuk Mustapha Jabar has directed all Umno branches to sack any members holding red identity cards (those who are not citizens but have permanent stay). Datuk Mustapha told the branches on Thursday that the red identity card holders are not citizens of
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      Lock icon Big drive by civil service to fill up 42,000 jobs
      262 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday RECRUITMENT for the 42,000 places in the Public Services Department (PSD) is to be based on merit and not race, its Deputy Director-General Dr Elyas Omar said yesterday. He said although selection for places in the Civil
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      Lock icon Appeal
      100 15 Meanwhile, MCA president Datuk Lee San Choon said that the party's vicepresident, Labour and Manpower Minister Datuk Richard Ho, had met PSD Director-General Tan Sri Hashim Aman over "Operation Isipenuh." "I understand that the recruitment will be based on merit, bearing in mind the need to reflect the racial
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      Lock icon Fire damaged $2.6m goods
      67 15 Fire damaged $2.6 m goods PENANG. Sun. More than $2.6 million worth of property and goods went up in smoke in 350 fires on the island during the first six months of the year. The Deputy State Director of Fire Services, Mr Hussein bin Abdullah, said yesterday the number of
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      Lock icon 17 held in 72 hours
      38 15 ALOR STAR, Sun. Seventeen people, including four women, were arrested by the special anti-smuggling unit for illegal entry, smuggling and possession of drugs in Kedah and Perlis over the last 72 hours. NST.
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      Lock icon 'Singer hit by acid refused to be a vice girl'
      304 15 'Singer hit by acid refused to be a vice girl' KUALA LUMPUR, San. Mghtclab singer Miss K«y Se«k Him, 25, wms blinded by idd becmm she had refused to become a prostitute, according to her sister. The sister, wki declined to be Identified, said that Miss Koy told her that
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      Lock icon EX-SCHOOL HEAD GETS $254,000 ACCIDENT DAMAGES
      210 15 EX-SCHOOL HEAD GETS $254,000 ACCIDENT DAMAGES SEREMBAN, Sun. A former headmaster, injured in an accident between his car and a lorry six years ago, was awarded $254,130 damages by the High Court here on Thursday. Mr K. Ratnasingam, 43, ex-principal of the Tunku Besar Secondary School, Tampin, was awarded $112
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      Lock icon Two palm oil theft syndicates crippled
      83 15 Two palm oil theft syndicates crippled JOHORE BARU, Sun. Johore police have crippled two well-organised syndicates which specialised in stealing thousands of dollars worth of palm oil and kernels from estates in Johore. Sixteen people, between the ages of 20 and 35. have been detained so far. Thirteen of them
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      Lock icon New pensions bill
      60 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. A bill to streamline and coordinate the pensions system for the whole country is expected to be introduced at the next session of Parliament. Pensions division director Ahmad Badri Mohamed Basir said yesterday that when passed, the Pensions Act (1980) would replace the current
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  • The Straits Times MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 1979
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      ONE-MAN BUSES
      383 16 IN AN age of increasing labour costs and a tightening labour market, bosses are, not surprisingly, taking a close, hard look at their operating costs. So has the management of Singapore Bus Service, which employs more than 12,000 workers. The SBS now faces a hefty S15 million increase
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      SHOWING THE FLAG
      390 16 THE United States, still very much a sea power, is reportedly ready to flex its muscle over the disputed waters of nations that claim a territorial limit of more than five km. It has ordered its navy and air force to challenge the claims of such nations
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    The wind may not be in the dictators' sails a£ter a11...
    1595 16 Sixty-five years ago, the First World War erupted and started a global upheaval. THE ECONOMIST, in its editorial of the Aug 4 issue (anniversary of the start of World War I) looks at the changes during the twogeneration cycle
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    Time now ripe for the start of a new cycle in man's history
    281 16 its Arabias, Nigerias and Brazils. The practical effects of this period of turmoil have by no means been entirely bad. From 1945 to 1974 the new technologies stimulated by two world wars, managed by intelligent new economic
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    Lock icon Planet Earth may just decide to revolt against man's ravages one day
    557 16  -  BERT MUSEL By RO in London IF MANKIND insists on antagonizing it, the planet Earth will be the most dangerous and determined opponent ever to face the human race. Dr Kit Pedler, a distinguished researcher, believes this statement
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    Japanese still reluctant to take their annual leave
    882 17  -  TOMOHIKO ETOH Even with the government actively encouraging them to do 50... B By special arrangement with Japan Economic Journal b y JAPAN'S summer vacation season is in full swing during August. But this year most people are likely to spend their
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      Why is everything rising — except income tax reliefs?
      170 17 Why is everything rising except income tax reliefs? WHEN a Member of Parliament (Mr Ang Nam Piau) asked in May if the present rate of income tax relief could be raised in view of the ever-rising cost of living; the ministry replied in the negative. I sincerely hope the amount
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      Suggestions on bus-stop queueing noted for future use
      121 17 I REFER to the letter "You could take the same picture at any bus stop" by "Little thought". Much thought and effort have been spend to finding ways to improve the queuing system at bus stops. Your correspondent's suggestions, which carried some
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      VIRTUOUS TO CLAP
      71 17 EVER notice Singaporeans are not enthusiastic about clapping, unlike Westerners, at most public performances? After watching a National Day parade rehearsal I had this feeling. Perhaps this is because Asians are traditionally reserved. However, this is certainly not a virtue as tar as public manners are concerned.
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      LOANS BY CPF TO MEMBERS ILLEGAL
      105 17 LOANS BY CPF TO MEMBERS ILLEGAL I RK'K-IVR rh. 1 KKFER to the letter iUFvsFTIL »T* la (M.July 5). The writer has saggrated that CPF memhers hf allowed tn hnr. TJI 1..T.k. fP» IZliJ.t X-« against their "portfoll»" to bay private houses lor their own orcupation. i Thls proposal amounts
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      JUNCTION NEEDS A NO RIGHT TURN SIGN
      152 17 JUNCTION NEEDS A NO RIGHT TURN SIGN Garden residents, we WoUld Uke t0 req"«t U»e authorities to erect a "No ght Turn" sl 8 n at Chuan Garden Serangoon Garden Way junction, Qnan Garden is a narrow riud and cars from Lorong Chuan often cut through Chuan Garden turni"« ri«nt
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      Will the VITB stop wasting our time?
      204 17 MY FRIENDS and I are attending shorthand classes at the Vocational and Industrial Training Board (VITB) Selegie Primary School Centre. We are also interested in joini.ig the English for Commerce (Higher Stage) class. We have enquiring since April regarding this class, The centre's
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      188 17 Baby boom Find out why parents prefer to have children usually at the end of the year. Fighting crime with spears That was how our policemen were once armed when they pounded the beat. They seldom dared venture more than a few kilometres outside the town where corpses of murdered
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  • TIMES CITY DESK
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      WEEKLY SHARE ANALYSIS
      2056 18 AS A service to readers. Straits Times publishes weekly a detailed analysis of shares on the Stock Kxohange of Singapore. The year's high ana low, are followed by the week's movement in prices, the dividend, the net price earnings ratio and the volume of business. MM High
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        DOMESTIC
        179 18 WITH THE US dollar holding steady in the international exchange markets the US Sing dollar edged up from the opening of $2 1530 40 to touch $2 1585 86 before the National Day holiday but closed sharply lower at $2 1510 18. The lower dollar was prompted mainly by
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        DISCOUNT
        307 18 THK INTERBANK market opened on I firm note last »«'k but eased rnnsideraoU lowanii. mutu.>-k in lh*- wake of OWf rvaclion during the jMVtmm week when rates firmed substantially Foreign Exchange HHHllfi were thiHiKht to have a < ontnbuting factor Interbank overnight funds opened at 7 to 7 per
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        Local money market
        135 18 THE DOMESTIC money market continued on a firm basis last Monday as in the previous week but eased to close at an average of s' to 5 per cent for the rest of the ■Mfc Moderate trading was done with the interest rates for the One. Two
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        Treasury Bill tender
        56 18 II 1IUI 1 RESULTS of tender held yesterday for 91-day Treasury bills to be Itsued from Aug 13 to Aug 17: Offered: $40,000,000 AppiM tar: S77.650.000 AU*M<4: S40.000.000 A«**M kU>: J98 7S approxi mately SO per rent, higher bids in full Average rale W imul mi allatmeal:
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        Short-term money
        48 18 FOR THE week ended Saturday Aug 11. the range of call rate received from from Short Deposits (M) Bhd was as follows: Baak hua: 2.5 per cent to 6 per cent. GeoenU rud: 3 .per cent to 5 per cent. Nmtaeass of funds totalled $706 million.
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        ASIAN CURRENCY RATES
        177 18 ASIAN earreaey average drpwdt rates far tke weHi ead«d Aag II: Yen Source: Astley A Pearce 7 days 1 month 2 months 3 months 6 months 9 months 12 months 1 month 3 months 6 months 12 months High Low 11 10'. 119/16 10'. 11 10 s
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        Banks' Prime Lending Rates
        316 18 BANK'S prime lending rates as at the close of business on Friday. Aug 10. BANK'S tPLB :Defl>ltUa The PLR is the lowest lending rate which a bank is prepared to lend in Singapore dollars to its clients on an overdraft or demand basis. Algemene Bank American
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      LONDON STOCKS
      627 18 LONDON. Fri.-Share prices finished slightly firmer after drifting initially on lack of interest while government bonds were around 1/4 point lower on the day on small profit-taking, dealers said. Trading in all sectors of the market was quiet at the end of the fortnightly account and there were
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      New York
      243 18 NEW YORK, Fri.-The stock market staged another broad based rally in active trading, aided by takeover speculation and strength in blue chip and glamour issues. The action was similar to that on Tuesday when large capitalization stocks favoured by institutions were also in demand, however, volume was well
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      Amsterdam
      222 18 AMSTERDAM, Fri.— Share prices closed mostly easier in quiet trading with Alu* and H**geve_i gaining 0.70 and 0.40 guilders respectively, in otherwise little changed Dutch internationals, dealers said. State loans were higher where changed. AUO 10 KIs ABN ***** -5 Ahold 90.00 *07 Akzo 29 30 +0.7 AMEV 96
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      DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      56 18 Cmrreat Okie payment payable lot WNd 15' TK Aug 25 Peg! 5% Aug 25 NMMM 12.IT I Auj; 30 G I H.ld 20% Aug 31 P«B-Ele 10% Auk 31 (a) Adjusted for scrip issue TE Tax-exempted T.UIfor tkeyear 15 r /rTE 5% 12.8% 35% \V7< ToUl for prevtaai
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      S'pore produce
      248 18 DEALING was generally light on the Singapoie produce market last week. The trend was barely steady and the overall undertone remained mixed. Most prices tended lower in sympathy with levels prevailing overseas. By and large, many of the commodities quoted on the Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange were still
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      PRODUCE PRICES
      118 18 CHINESE PRODUCE EXCHANGE, SINGAPORE, NOON CLOSING PRICES PER PHIL ON SATt'RDAV: Cteaaat «U: Bulk $122 sellers, old drum $127 sellers, new drum $132 sellers. C*frs>: Mixed (loose) UK Com $74.00 buyers. Pepper: Muntok ASTA white fob 100". NLW $342.50 sellers, Sarawak white fob 96', NLW $325 00 sellers.
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      Tokyo
      178 18 TOKYO. Sat— Share prices closed slightly higher in moderate trading, led by export-orientated issues and Pharmaceuticals, offsetting losses in resources-related shares, dealers said. The Dow Jones average rose 5 .48 to 6,400.47 points, with a volume of 160 million shares. The New index was 448.23 up 0.84 points. tjlnomoto
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      Zurich
      213 18 ZURICH, Fr.-Prices closed mixed but dealers noted a favourable underlying sentiment and added the outlook for domestic stocks appears good for the rest of the year. The Credit Suisse index closed at 274.9 points. Actions Sulsses Musulsse Br /Uusutste Reg Brown Boven Br L'lba Grig) Br llba Geigy PC
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      61 18 INDUSTRIALS Friday 470.0 rhursday 467.4 Week Ago 457 i DOW JONES AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Friday 867.06 rhursday 858.28 Week ago 846.16 LONDON DOLLAR PREMIUM Friday 28- to 28 i rhursday 27*. to 2B'. H.K.HANG SENG Friday 620.00 rhursday 620.10 Week ago 608.59 SYDNEY INDUSTRIALS Friday 497.57 rhursday 494.10 Week ago
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      186 18 IN THE Far East, gold opened at USJ3O2 30/70 on Saturday. After an initial sell-off to (301.70/302.10, gold moved up to $302.80 303 20 before closing at $302.(0 303 00 Trading was quiet. Gold was fixed In London on Friday morning at $302.80. After the fix. gold drifted tower
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      372 18 SHARES were generally marked up in moderate trading at the Stock Exchange last week. It was the most bullish period of trading seen in many months and this could well he the beginning of the hull phase which Investors have been waitlag for. It started with relatively low-priced
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      103 18 THE following list of storks gives the II most traded on the Stock Exchange of Singapore last week. It gives the turnover in thousands of units, closing prices on Friday and the high and iow for 1979 Cwnpuy Tuß*ver IN AMI* Hlgk im Ln Haw Par Semb
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      424 18 THE BULLS came charging back into the Kuala Lumpur stock market last week, after a long spell of uncertainty to post their best gains in more than two months. Trading was fairly active as investors let loose their pent-up demands and went on a shopping spree into a
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      441 18 LONDON: Share prices were generally firmer last week,after a week in which activity was mainly centred on government bonds and gold .ares The F T index rose 13.0 to 470.0 points on the week. Government bonds snowed overall gains of around 14 point in the short-dated issues and
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        74 18 Asgl \u«> A««* am H "BT Index 'Industrials: (i Finance: ••Hotels: •Properties: ■Minings •Plantations tOCBC: tSESInd 2288.85 387 99 698 17 290 40 244.85 203.70 667 85 373 21 340.15 2315 69 390.63 699.51 289.73 245.38 204 40 667 71 375 18 342.75 2352.15 394 39 705.79 290.18 247
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        78 18 Am* "BT Index: 3270.71 •Industrials: 413.17 (i Finance: 597 IT ••Hotels: 25*72 •Properties 234.28 •Tins: 208.35 •IRubbers 774.89 ami 3287 99 415.60 600.21 256.84 234.59 210.44 774.06 am Am i 3353.06 3401.74 421.03 ***** 617.77 623.15 257.09 257.13 238 13 240.41 212.40 212.80 ***** 783.62 ami* 3387.03 425.06 623.62
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        184 18 THE STRAITS tin price feU another $20 to $1,880 per picul in Penang on Saturday on an official offering up two tonnes to 163 tonnes. LONDON: Tin on the day was down £35 for Cash and £42 for Three Months in both con- j tracts on Friday.
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        171 18 MANILA: Philippines coconut product exports for the first seven months earned over US$559 million, up 6.2 per cent over the same period a year ago's earnings of $493.6 million, the United Coconut Association of the Philippines (Ucap) said. The higher earnings came from rising prices and
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        32 18 LONDON: Copper prim on Friday (previous in brackets) Win-bar Spot 1X76 (U*9| sellers 1877 (UTO), Three Month bu>er> 1X79 50 CLK72). sellers UHO <UT72SO) Market Mr: Barely steady Sales: 10.500 tonnes
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        43 18 KUALA LUMPUR: Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd has declared an interim dividend of 10 per cent gross (7 5 per cent), for the year ending September 30. payable on October 8. to shareholders on the register on September B— Reuter.
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        127 18 Rubber eases LONDON: Higher sterling took rubber Futures to the day's lows in late trading (or final on balance losses of 1.30 to 0 60p per kilo on Friday. This morning Futures had declined an average 0 40p largely reflecting Singapore's failure to match London's recent advance plus currency (actors.
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      880 19 mill nmb ■***** SINGAPORE LIMITED I the place for you. We are a large multinational company and have immediate vacancies for:PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR The Job: To supervise production operation. To be responsible for the maximum utilization of machines and man power under his charge in ensuring that production targets are met.
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      641 19 We are a well established trading Company and are expanding our range of products to cover office machine sales in Singapore. In our expansion programme we require suitably experienced, matured, dynamic and self-moti-vated persons to |Oin our sales team as: SALES REPRESENTATIVE I The Right Person Will be a School
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      956 19 PAGE 19 We are expanding and seek the services of 0 I vW^l j J^"lf^^L f> \^r I dynamic and suitably experienced person to fZjK/M \r^*3 V^3 C<^^-^* x/^-A join our Monogement team as: f /va^r N. 1 SAL &2£2£ fiER jT Acknowledgements to head the Office Equipment Department It
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      947 19 THE BANKRUPTCY ACT ASIA EQUIPMENT OFFICIAL NOTICK 1> L V I I (CAP. 18. Ifll EDITION) PRIVATE LIMITED PROPOSAL TO CHANGE (Incorporated in the OF SHIP'S NAME IN THE HIGH COl RT OF THE Rep^^of Singapore) REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE P 8P» We. OCEAN BUNKERnummmipwv NOTICE OK ING SERVICES (PTE) LTD
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      4565 20 i AT YOUR SERVICE SECTION INDEX f&T I^l f JFttF /|*Ud lIS i =r ra C.A.T.S. RATES VIII ANNOUNCEMENTS PERSONAL 284*4422 Per word 60cts(Mln $9 00) TV OBITUARIES I I Per column cm $10 75 (Mln $32.25) uonunmta EXPERIENCED SECRETARY RE- QUIRED. Applicants please visit our offices on the 21st
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      829 20 I c) Sales ACTIVE COMPANY HAS many vacancies for male' female Sales Representatives to promote fashionable products. (10/- a day plus high commission Working c hours 6.00pm 9.30pm Call per- sonally Monday Saturday 0 (10am 6.30pm). 213-C. Lavender Street. Singapore 1233 j AGENTS REOUIRED BY reputable life assurance company hull
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      581 20 ENGINEERING COMPANY requires TECHNICAL SALES EXECUTIVE with 2 years experience Inex- perienced applicants with use Physics and Maths will be considered for training Motorbikt or car essential Write to: THE MANAGING DIRECTOR ROOM 702 JALAN SULTAN CENTRE SO JALAN SULTAN SINGAPORE 0719. ■tatlß| experience, salary exjpected. contact telephone number, to
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      510 21 EMPLOYMENT 31 Situations Vacant «V Sales Sales Assistsnts urgently required lor eipension Male or female with previous selling experience and conversant In English Able to start immediately Salaries negotiable for the right people Plus attractive fringe benefits Apply in person to: Ist Floor Robina House Shenton Way from 10 am
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      720 21 HEOUIRED EXPERIENCED MALE and Female Sales Assistants for Showroom Apply to 707. Shenton House. Spore 0106. stating salary telephone number, (if any). REQUIRED SALES REPRESENTATIVES to promote lubricating oils Must be able lo speak Chinese dialects and possess own car essential. Call personally 448-A Balestler Road. Tel: *****98 MUm Lf(
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      552 21 Applications are Invited from suitably qualified Malaysians to fill the following positions in our physical Palm Oil Refinery Plant at Paslr Oudang Industrial Estate. Johore. Preference will be given to candidates residing In Paslr Gu- j dang/ Masai or surrounding areas. 1. LABORATORY TECHNICIAN 2. LABORATORY ASSISTANTS 3. PLANT OPERATORS
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      524 21 ELECTRONIC/ MECHANICAL TECHNICIANS Qualifications: c ITC Certificate in Electronic or Mechanical Engineering or squht slant. a Minimum 1 year relevant working experience) In repair and maintenance of electro-me-chanical machinery and equipPlease supply details of qualifications, employment history, present salary and telephone number to: The Personnel Manager Newton (Pla) Ltd 151.
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      512 21 requires PRODUCTION FOREMEN a Technician Diploma in Production/ Mechanical Engineering. ON a GCE 'A' level (Science Stream), preferably with 2 years' supervisory experience. c Prepared to do shift work. c Completed National Service. BeneHts: Free meal and tea. Transport allowance Annual wage supplement. Free medical attention. Applications stating lull particulars,
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      487 21 RYODEN SINGAPORE PTE LTD requires LIFT MAINTENANCE MECHANICS Applicants must have passed Sec. 4. completed N.S and have own motorcycle SurtaMe Malaysians will be coneiI Send applications with full perI sonal particulars to: MAXWELL ROAD P.O. BOX 3534 SINGAPORE 90H SITE CLERK REQUIRED for building construction site. Applicants must possess
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      628 21 A Leading Foreign Bank urgently requires OFFICE PEONS c Must be Singapore Citizens c Able to speak fluent English 1 c Completed full-time NS. or fully exempted from N.S. c Must be available for Immediate employment c Age between 16 X tslsry JlB9 pm plus 3 months I Those Interested
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      407 21 CARGOHANDS anted by awvargo company at Pa»a Leber Airport. Applicants should be able to speak and understand simple English, have completed at least primary school education, be prepared to work shifts and overtime hours, be exempted from or completed National Service. Those who have even recently completed GCE O' Level
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      538 21 EXPERIENCED CLINIC NURSE required by Clinic in Orchard Road Duties inlcude dispensing, reception and general clinic work. Apply with non-return-j able photograph and telephone I number to ST Box A 9 1120 Factory in Jurong requires urgently DESPATCH/MESSENGER CLERK i Requirements* a Completed National Service I b Working knowledge of
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      531 21 til] HONEV>rVEU.-SVN€RTIK a subsidiary of worldwide Honeywell Corporation U.S.A. To meet ogr expansion program, we have immediate' vacancies for: FEMALE PRODUCTION OPERATORS in 'the following areas Uttra Sonic Bonding •3rd Optical (Plastic Cwnic Pißi ts) •Die Attach We offer a minimum packaged pay of $200 per month Higher Wagat will
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      403 22 II EMPLOYMENT 31 Situations vacant I) General WE WORK WITH A SMILE We urgently need I EXPERIENCED FEMALE SOLDERING/ RETOUCH OPERATORS ASSEMBLY INSPECTORS FLOAT OPERATORS LEAD OPERATORS Fora start, you can earn from $233 up to $345 per month 5 days work week No shift work 3 monthly increment Chance
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      504 22 Nestle. An International Food and Beverage Company Invites suitably qualified candidates for the fol- lowing positions In Its affiliated Manufacturing Company In Jurong: MALE PROCESS OPERATORS c Secondary Education c Preference to be given to candidates who have completed full-time National Service MALE FEMALE OPERATORS c Minimum Primary Education The
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      374 22 UfIITOR (Established foreign concern requires SHIPPING CLERK Requirements c Minimum GCE O' level. c 1 year experience in customs/insurance, claim and shipping documentation c Possess a class 3 driving licence. 2 DELIVERY CLERKS c Based in Tanjong Rhu store c Secondary education. c Experienced in PSA traffic/ shipping work c
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      435 22 E^ Electrolux lectrolux invites suitable mdldates for the following vainnes for their electronic lanufacturing operation schedled to start later this year. STOREKEEPER Applicants must possess at least a GCE O' level certificate with a sound working knowledge of the English language. Applicants must have al least 3 years relevant experience
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      494 22 METAL BOX SINGAPORE LTD FORKLIFT DRIVER c Secondary education. c 2 years working experience. c Must be prepared to work shin Salary $300 pet month. BENEFITS: c 2 months' bonus. c Free uniform and transport allowance. c More than 2 weeks annual leave. Interested appMcants please submit full resume with
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      557 22 SINGAPORE FU JITEC ELEVATOR CORPORATION LIMITED The Only Lift Manutoctursf in South East Asia require*: 1. TRAINEE JUNIOR EXECUTIVES (Mala) c Technician Diploma In Mechanlcal/Productlon Engineering from Singapore Polytechnic. 2 CLERKS (Male A Female) c G.C.E. 3 'O' level passes In I English and 2 other subjects! preferably Mathematics, c
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      547 22 wanted: OFFICE BOYS Minimum qualifications Secondary 3. English speaking Completed National Service. Salary around S2lO per month. Pteeee telephone Serena at: *****55 For appointment j _^-B»»m— *>>>->>->>*->>•«. i Ws have immediate vacancies •or. GENERAL WORKER (MALE) We reojuice persona wtw nave; Completed Primary education Completed National Service preferred We Provide:
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      494 22 MALE PRODUCTION WORKERS R#cjuiron^#n(fti c Primary education. c Must be physically fit. c Age 16 and above. Benefit*: c Competitive wages. a Medical benefits c Free transport and lodging. a Adjustment of salary upon confirmation. a Job security a Good opportunities for promotion a Attractive bonuses. c 5-day week. Interested
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      461 22 S METRO PTELTD requb-ee: SECURITY OFFICERS (Male ft FeeaaJe) Reqsdreaaeats: 21 year* and above Minimum Secondary 2 education Abletoworkwithminlmum supervision Must have a pleasant personality, be tactful yet firm Preferably with police, military background or knowledge of security work For selected candidate* ere offer Ike following frteae beaeflta: Starting salary
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      61 22 T»«VMin6s J 1 I S I iwag I I 1 ?l S f**» Minos' fSI 111 Baa»^^^ "CQ bbbbl If' It T L^JaTa SO I ■tHaaaH CC Bsaaaar*^^ I I Laafl X ■a^^^^Bal Hr A m bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbl ■CURITY GUARDS NEEDED. JuniK Town area Attractive sary. fringe benefits etc (ill •rsonally
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      497 23 II EMPLOYMENT M—M SHE ARES INVESTIGATION 31 Situations Vacant f) General stOUWEO 1 MALAY Gardener cam Cleaner to work 3 times a I •eek Interested please call per- •anally at 79 Cavenagh Road. 9V° r<> o922 QUIRED (1) SECURITY Guards iMale/Kemale). (2) Night Tele- phone Operators (3) Private ID vesligators.
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      324 23 SECURITY SERVICES *93A SERANGOON ROAO SINGAPORE 09*1 (1) SECURITY GUARDS (Male/Female) (2) FEMALE CARPARK ATTENDANTS (3) FEMALE HOUSE DETtCTIVES We offer the following shifts:e 7a.m. 3p.m. c 3pm llpm. c llpm. 7a.m. c Normal office hours only. Vacancies available in Havelock I Road/Menne Parade/ Orchard Road/ Telok Blangah/ Jurong and
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      107 23 I WAITERS WAITRESSES required lor respectable resteuranl in city 4 Holland Road. No experience necessary. Training provided Tel: *****07 atter 3pm. HAMIO Of) MRS NATHAR. WAITERS/WAITRESSES, DISPENSERS required Experience not necessary Hours: 8.30 am. to 3pm or 3pm. to 9.30pm Salary negotiable, meals provided. Call personally: Garden Tea House. Botanic
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      360 23 work! ISPAYS! j ■aHaaaaaaaak^V I^l aa^tsfc^^Maaaaaaaaal ELECTRONICS BEA PRODUCTION OPERATOR! NS GIVES YOU: Up to $249 per month after 6 months service 2 increments a year Airconditioned work place/piped-in music Extensive recreational programmes 4 days marriage leave 9 days annual leave Generous medical benefits 24 hour library/clinic We also require
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      103 23 We take care of our PRODUCTION OPERATORS (Female) You can earn up to $280/per month with other benefits $1,200 for medical coverage eCVeOaO WOfk f fCrCr jackets 12 Days annual leave Holiday chalets D oc f working UCOI environment If you are 16 35 years old Pass Primary 6 Understand
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      520 23 STEWARDESSES MONTHLY BsCOME $1000-SISOO. Part/ fulltime Apply personally King of Kings Cocktail Lounge. 4.50. 4th Floor. Lucky Plaza, Orchard Road TEMPORARY GENERAL CLERKS required Immediately. No experience necessary. Ring Miss Tan at: *****58 between 4.30p.m 6.30 p.m. TEMPORARY TRADING/ DESPATCH Clerks required. No i experience necessary Ring Miss I Tan
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      623 23 We are a large well established manufacturing cewnaeny in Singapore end we invite applications lor tne poet ohOENERAL WORKERS (Male* Female) Willing to work on shlfu Experience not necessary We pay attractive wages with good prospecu of advancement. Please call personally with personal particulars, documents for immediate Interview or write
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      670 23 Well established firm requires: (1) CAMERA OPERATOR (2) OFFICE BOY (3) GEMCRAL WORKERS 1 year experience for Post 1 required. Call personally to see Mrs. Wong at: 34, Ktllaog Plac*. Singapore 1233 for Interview g) Tutorial APPROVED COMMERCIAl SCHOOL requires full/ part-time tutors teaching Science. Maths and other subjects. Monthly
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      755 23 111 VEHICLES &B( LIAN HENG MOTOR TRADING PTE LTD I*2 Middle Road Singapore 0718 Teh *****0/ *****/ *****0 1979 Kord Cortina 16 GLa/c 1977 Toyota. Trueno 1600 Coupe a/c DalhaUu lorry 10' 2 ton petrol 1979 Honda 360 pickup DalhaUu lorry 10' 2 ton dlesel Colt van 1400 Mazda 1200
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      1018 23 lATS i 1999 MINI TOO good to scrap. i sports rims steerinn Mitsubishi cartridge. $4,500 ono View 71 Dunearn Road, phone *****38 after «oo am. 1970 FORD CAPSM 1600 GTL. Very good condition Tax new Selling $6,800 Tel: *****0 Mr Chul 1970. MERCEDES KNZ 200 Denso aircond Road tax Jan..
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      793 24 111 VEHICLES ft BOATS 45 Vehicles For Sale It 7* COLT GALANT 2000 (MR 2 IMIMUI owners with aircond.. radio cassette and sports rims Beautiful condition Highest offer secures Contact *****00 Steven It7S. COMPANY'S FORD Cortina I R QL Aircond. radio, cassette F.xrellenl condition 520.300 ono I new $27,000). *****4
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      415 24 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES FOR LEASE OCBC Centre Singapore's finest commercial landmark I now substantially leased. Rental from $23.68 psm/mth. Tuan Sing Towers Strategically located at Robinson Road/ Market Street Typical whole floor area of 388 sm subdivision from $23.70 psm/ mth For occupation by December 1979. 50 Robinson Road Conveniently
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      109 24 Detached Bungalow in Diet. 10. Spacious interior with 3 bedrooms and a study, large living, separate dining, kitchen and servant's room. Large matured garden Furnished/ partly furnished. Rental Negotiable. c Executive apartments available in Diets. 9 no Choice of 3/4 bedroom units available with central aircond and swimming pool. Furnished/
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      806 24 I A BEAUTIFUL DETACHED House. 1 dlst. 10. 5 bedrooms/ study, large living/ dining, nice garden. Tel: *****88/9 ACE OFFERS: Clemenll Park double-storey detached bungailow, 4 bedrooms, guest's, servant's. $2,900 fully furnished. I Dial: *****22 A CHOICE DETACHED house on I hilltop for senior executive working In Jurong. Modern house,
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      782 24 DIST. 7, 3 AIRCONDITIONEO rooms, dining room terrazzo/ carpeted living room, living and dining rooms split-level, fully furnished. Rental: $1,300 0.n.0. Call Miss Tan: *****/ ***** FABER DRIVE, DIST. 5 Double-storey semi-detached bungalow. 4 bedrooms, attached bathrooms, study, playroom, split-level living/ dining and servant's amenities. Rental $3,000 hiMy fumrshed MST.
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      808 24 BALMORAL PARK DISTRICT 10. Newly Renovated Luxurious 3-bedroomed Unfurnished Flats Available Immediately CONTACT: CITY DEVELOPMENTS LTD TEL. 23 *****, MR CHAN NO AGENTS. I CAMNHBU. MANSION well furnished 3-bedroomed apartment, living, separate dining, 3 alrcondltioners $1,600. Ring: *****69/ 1 *****19 CAIRNHILL PLAZA, »TH floor, cen1 tral aircond, swimming pool, furnished,
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      754 24 MARINA HOUSE Shenton Way. Singapore 3. a Elegant Executive sulti available for letting, c Within CBD Just walk v work o Wall-to-wall carpeting c Alrconditlonlng Packag< unit with centralised on/ of control. Contact: Letting Department. Singapore Land Limited Tat: 222*312. MERLIN PLAZA NEW penthouse with swimming pool, 2 bedrooms, health
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      781 24 REOUIREO APARTMENTS/ DETACHED bungalows or s.-mi-de-uiched house at Katong districts by foreign expatriates for long 'ease Budget: $700 $1,100 Contact: *****12/ *****13 REQUIRED HOUSES/ APARTMENTS for immediate lease. Rental $1,000 $4,500. sale considered. Tel: *****4 SEVERAL LARGE JAPANESE Firms require HOuses/ Apartments, furnished/ unfurnished. Dlsl. 9. 10. 11. 2/3 bedrooms
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      641 24 WORLDWIDE S SPECIAL: SWISS Club Road vicinity liist 11 exclusive double-storey detached bungalow. 9.200 sq ft freehold. 4 bedrooms/ servant's. $450,000 negotiable. Principals call *****77 b) Flats ACE OFFERS: Mimosa Park new condominium ready for occupation No restriction to foreigners Apartmenus and townhouses $146,000 {210.000 Mr Koh *****22 ACE OFFERS:
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      660 25 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES 54 Properties For Sale c) Land (A) oil palm. Ruben and coconul estates 111 ratiKinK from 10 to 500 itton near mam ro.ul excellent yield, reasonadle prire 1 1) IMI ferent Johor Bahru. Penang, Kuala Lumpur, Muar and Tangkak (Non ciuatn ran tun 1 I'lease virile or
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      645 25 INTERNATIONAL PLAZA, 473 sq ft em ellenl Office, faring ir.ii sJrcondtUoned avaiiabli till 11 pn: dully, low property 'ax. j immediate vacant pi> lei *****64 No Age.-Ls I'le.is.LUXURIOUSLY FURNISHED PARTITIONED Hue $3,510 at the outskirts oi Orchard Road Holland HllllSllH *****04 j OFFICE SPACE 305 sq ft in Or- j
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      652 25 p. —^i OCEAN BUILDING Ground Floor Showroom 263 m' for rent. ORCHARD TOWERS Ground Floor Shop 25m" tor sale. First Floor Shop 29m for rent sale. PARKLANE G'ounrt Floor Shop 42m' for sdle CORONATION PLAZA Seconrl Floor Shops 20m'' to 29m' tor rent sale at reasonable prices. PENINSULA PLAZA Second
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      811 25 PENINSULA PLAZA. 1-07. 356 sq ft $1,229 p.m 2-09. 339. 5q ft $949 plus maintenance Phone: Aileen *****7/*****8 52.500 discount oiler on rental deposit Owner of fully decorated fashion showroom in leading shopping centre Is going abroad and is looking for someone to take over as soon as possible Will
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      1003 25 V SERVICES BUSINESS MARTINA'S SALON 11-A Culrnhlll (in le massage' saunabath/ bar- ber facial. No parking problem. drivers available to park your car Ring (Spore) *****81/ *****88. ORCHARD SAUNA ET Massage. Mandarin Hotel. 3rd floor. Massage/ Sauna/ Sleambath/ Facial *****36/ *****11 ext. 750 Spore. Opens daily from 10.00 am 12
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      970 25 VI EDUCATION TRAINING ATT language centre SCHOOL OF LINGUISTIC SKILLS Language courses and private tuition for school examinations and for business, travel and pleasure EVENING CLASSES English, all levels Mon. Wed. 7.30 p. ti. Tue. Thu. 7.30 p.m. English for school-age children, all levels Tue. Thu. 5.45 p.m. Wed. Fri.
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      750 25 fte GIRLS! Jobs are becoming harder to get you need better qualiticatiors The London Oamßer ot Commerce and industry Private Secretary s Certificate is recognised inter nationally as one ol tne rugnest quai'Lcations oota.naDie This e»am.naiion .s tne only Pr.vate Secretarial E«aminat'on supervised by tne Mm.stry ot Education Enrol now
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      712 25 STAMFORD CENTRE A COURSE IN ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE Special platen M the English Lmfutge .1 r i' Available fur school leavers from Chinese ichooli in Singapore and those who have paaied high school in Indonesia or rhalland or equlva lent Designed to prepare studenti lor professional and nonprofesaional
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      53 26 IN LOVING MEMORY Of Her life was full of kindly deeds. A heplng hand to all In need. Sincere and true in heart and mind. A memory sweet she left behind i Ooaply miaaod by all h.r lov*d' on**. MOM LIM KIM YEOK who pasted sway on
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      47 26 Within our home when all was bright. God took from us a shining light. We miss that light, and always will. His vacant place no one can fill Always rlmimlniM by all hi* H>v.d on.t. of MR. LIM KANG LENC D*p*rt*d 13 8 66
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      93 26 THE SADNESS THE DAY I WOULD BRING THE BITTER GRIEF. THE SHOCK SEVERE TO PART WITH YOU. WHOM WE LOVE SO DEAR YOU BADE US NEITHER FAREWELL NOR GOODBYE FOR YOU WERE GONE BEFORE OUR EYES TO BE WITH YOU IN THE SAME OLD WAY WOULD BE
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    Guides, scouts at 10th year joy
    132 27 HUNDREDS of girl guides and scouts attended the 10th anniversary celebrations of scouts and guides of River Valley Government Chinese Middle School on Saturday. The celebrations were opened by the Chief Commissioner of Singapore Girl Guides Association, Dr Eileen Aw. The scouts and guides
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    S'pore lawyers invited to attend K L meeting
    106 27 SINGAPORE lawyers have been invited to take part in the Fifth Malaysia Law Conference in Kuala Lumpur held by the Malaysian Bar Council. Papers for the threeday conference, to be held from Oct 24, will deal with the role of the press
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    Chai tells scouts about three ages of man
    321 27 Chai tells scouts about three ages of man SHAKESPEARE'S "All the World's a Stage" was given a short-rat version by the Senior Minister of State (Education), Mr Chai Chong YU, on Saturday. Instead of the seven ages man goes through in his time from the infancy, "mewling and puking in
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    Boy, 8, drowns in swim pool
    83 27 Boy, 8, drowns in swim pool AN eight-year-old boy drowned while swimming at the Singapore Sports Council's Farrer Park swimming pool yesterday afternoon. He was identified by police as Ang Beng Chai, of Syed Alwi Road. It was learnt yesterday that he had gone swimi ming with a group of
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    Sports meet for kids
    51 27 TIONG Bahru constituency will hold a children's sports meet at the Singapore General Hospital field on Sunday at 8 a.m. to celebrate National Day. Tiong Bahru MP, Mr Ch'ng I Jit Koon, will give away the prizes. Entry forms are available at the Tiong Bahru community
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    Stall booking
    33 27 THOSE interested in booking a stall at the YWCA's cottage industry shop to be held at the YWCA Marine Parade centre on Sept 1 can call Mrs Janet Chen at *****9.
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    Goal tor common language among Chinese
    641 27  - Goal tor common language among Chinese NGIAM TONG HAI By THE government expects Mandarin to become the common language of Chinese here in 10 to 20 years. This goal can be achieved if civic, commercial and other organisations cooperate in promotI ing the use of the language, Parliamentary Secre- tary
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      Owners call for early settlement
      275 28 THE Racehorse Owners' Association, ronrf rnf d over the delay in settling the dispute between trainers and syces at Malaysian centres, have urged the two parties to settle their differences early. They also called on the Malayan Racing Association to step In again to solve
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      Lock icon Frenchman Arnoux edges out pace-setter Jones
      220 28 ZELTWEG, (Austria). Sun. Rene Arnoux, of France, edged out pacesetting Australian Alan Jones in yesterday's final practice for the Austrian Grand Prix motor race here today. Arnoux, driving a Renault, covered the 5.94kilometre Oesterreichring circuit in 1 mm. 34.07 sec, an average speed of
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      Lock icon Madam Butterflys her way to Wilayah triumph
      1655 28  -  FAIRWAY By MADAM BUTTERFLY, ridden confidently by jockey Ron Hutchinson, led almost all the way for a smashing win in the $25,000 Wilayah Stakes (Race 4) in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. The Mandamus four-year-old fought on well, when challenged by Samedan and Tien sung
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      Velayutham suspended
      443 28 STIPE'S REPORT JOCKEY K. Velayutham was suspended eight race days and warned by the Selangor Turf Club stewards for riding an incompetent and ill-judged race on Zeus Sonic on Saturday. The Stipendiary Steward's report on yesterday's races in Kuala Lumpur: State of track: Good. Race 1: The trainer
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      Jockey Chiam fined $3,000
      481 28 JOCKEY A. K. Chiam, astride Fei Loong, was fined $3,000 for looking back in the straight, on a number of occasions, as well as for dropping his hands close to the winning post in Race Four. Rider K. C. Ng (Triumphant II) was banned for a
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      IOC member countries will be invited to Games, say Soviets
      339 29 MOSCOW, Sun. The organizers of next year's Olympic Games nave gone on record frequently to confirm that all countries In the Olympic movement, including political foes such as Israel, South Korea and Chile, will be Invited to the Games next
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      Lock icon Top batsmen humiliated
      234 29 CHELMSFORD (England), Sun. The top batsmen of India and Essex had a humiliating time at the wicket on the opening day of their three-day cricket match here yesterday. Essex, the English county championship leaders, collapsed to 63 for seven by lunch, before a 90-run eighth-wicket partnership between
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      28 29 o SPAIN'S Juan Francisco Rodriguez (left) scoring with a left as be beat Prance's Laurent Grimbert to retain his Rurooean bantamweight title at Huelva. Spain, on Saturday. UPlradlopicture.
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      Lock icon Chris captures fifth clay title
      339 29 INDIANAPOLIS, (Indiana), Sun. Chris Evert Lloyd captured her fifth United States Open clay court championship last night when she defeated Australia's Evonne Goolagong in straight sets, 6-4, S-3. Earlier in the day, defending champion Jimmy Connors beat Spain's Jose Higueras, 6-2, 7-5, and Guillermo Vilas,
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      Lock icon Padukone in
      42 29 NEW DELHI, Sun. Indian Badminton Association secretary S. R. Chadha announced at Jabalpur. Central India, that Commonwealth Games and reigning national champion Prakash Padukone would participate in the Royal Albert Hall Open badminton tournament in London from Sept. 19. -AFP.
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      Lock icon Snead keeps narrow lead
      338 29 HARTFORD (Connecticut), Sun. J. C. Snead held on to his secondround lead with an 11under par 131 in the raindelayed US$300,000 ($645,000) Greater Hartford Open golf tournament yesterday. Mark hayes, who had a 66, was one shot behind at 132. A thunderstorm lashed the Wethersfield Country
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      Lock icon PAKISTAN TRIUMPH
      64 29 URONINGEN, Sun. World champions Pakistan brat Holland >-t, after leading 1-4 at half-time, in a men's hookey Test match here yesterday. Samiullah (2), Safdar Abbas, Munawar and llanlf Khan scored for Pakistan. Paul LJtJens (2) replied for HcUand. Yesterday's game was the first of a series of six
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      Lock icon Procter does a second hat-trick
      197 29 Procter does a second hat-trick LONDON, Sun. South African cricket star Mike Procter did the hat-trick yesterday with three leg-before-wicket decisions for the second time which cricket archivists believe is a record. Procter, playing for Gloucestershire against Yorkshire at Cheltenham, trapped Richard Lumb, Bill Athey and Jack Hampshire with successive
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      Lock icon Tbilisi's Cup
      21 29 MOSCOW, Sun. Tbilisi Dynamo beat Moscow Dynamo 5-4 on penalty kicks to win the Soviet Football Cup yesterday. -UPI.
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      Hooi ahead in two Masters events
      257 30 Hooi ahead in two Masters events MALAYSIA'S Allan Hooi, 36, yesterday majie a memorable return to the scene of his 1970 Masters' triumph, slotting into the top spot in three events in the Singapore international bowling championships at Jackie's System 460, reports WILFRED YEO. Hooi, who was once virtually living
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      Lock icon Brighton win
      36 30 THE HAGUE, Sun. British i football club Brighton, newly- promoted to the English First j Division, last night defeated local Dutch side FC Den Haag i 1-0 in a friendly international here. AFP. I
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      Lock icon Stolen trophy surfaces
      125 30 LONOWY <N.rth-p*st France), Sun. The French FMttall Cap, nIoI. n from holders Nantes on Wednesday night, wm proudly displayed by steel workers In the local market here yesterday. The silver trophy, worth ISW.Hi ($B,<N), was paraded through the streets and greeted with cries of "Long live the
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      Lock icon They can't resist pied-piper Picchietti
      513 30  -  WILFRED YEO By His 'tune' will mean better alleys, bowling averages AT the Jurong Bowl today, a pied-piper named Remo Picchietti will be playing a tune that will draw bowlers and managers some 20 kilometres away from the pulsating action of the Singapore interna-. tional
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      Lock icon No Charity in Shield match
      548 30 LONDON, Sun. Charity was supposed to be the name of the game at Wembley yesterday. But English League champions, Liverpool, showed little of it and humiliated English Football Association Cup holders, Arsenal, 31 in the annual FA Charity Shield match. Liverpool have appeared in four
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      Lock icon English and other results
      448 30 Bagltak PA Charity ShleM: Liverpool 3 Arsenal 1. Leagnr Cap first-round flr«l-leg: Blackpool 1 Rochdale 1, Bradford 0 Darlington 2, Chester 2 Walsall 1, Chesterfield S Hartlepool 1, Colchester 2 Watford 0, Gillingham 3 Luton 0, Grimsby 2 Scunthorpe 0, Halifax 2 Shrewsbury 2, Hereford 1
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      Lock icon We can stage 1986 World Cup say Colombia
      158 30 BOGOTA, Sun. The Colombian Football Federation said yesterday that the country have the means to stage the 1986 World Cup, even with 24 teams taking part. Federation president Alfonso Senior said that soccer officials have full support from the govern- ment to
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      Lock icon Beyer puts to third title
      120 30 Beyer puts to third title KARL-MARX-STADT (East Germany), Sun. World shot put record j holder Udo Beyer made the biggest impact on the opening day of the East German national athletics championships here yesterday. Beyer took the title for the third successive year with a fifth-round put of 21.12 metres.
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      Lock icon Russians are well on target
      547 30 HrJHafcl- LONDON, Sun. The Soviet Union were well on target to score their third successive Europa Cup swimming victory at the Crystal Palace pool yesterday. Their strong team, which include (our world championship medallists, carry anil pmni lead over rivals West Germany into today's final
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      The Hill brothers walk away with three titles
      448 31  -  PATRICK BASTIANS By THE Hill brothers Desmond. Kevin and Peter like the swashbuckling Three Musketeers thrust their squash rackets for "kills" and walked off with the men's C, B and A grade titles respectively in the Wander Individual Graded championships at the
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      54 31 DAR ES SALAAM, Sun. Tanzania beat Zambia 1-0 here yesterday in the first-leg of an African Cup soccer clash. The Tanzanian scorer was Adam Richard, who gave his team a first-hall lead. Tanzania now defend their slender single goal advantage in the second-leg of the tie in Lusaka
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      Lock icon Jamaludin and Goh beat mark
      372 31  -  KEN JALLEH Jr By TWO cyclists, Goh Kok Soon and Jamaludin Mohammed, added another feather to their qualifying caps yesterday, for next month's South-east Asia Games, when they finished 1-2 in the Pesta Sukan Open cycling championships at Farrer Park. The two. who have already
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      Major upset
      267 31 THE lowly-placed Warren Club sprang a major upset when they held the Singapore Island Country Cluh to a draw in the Singapore Golf Association Premier League at j Warren yesterday, reports J KKNKSt I KID V. The scores: Warren 251 j (Daniel Lim 81, Frankie Ho 84. L.
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      Crikis' big sacrifice earns him a gold
      499 31  -  r PETER SIOW By THE hard-drinking Alex Crikis, who looks ac if ho hnc a fnnthall ♦^.iLT r.~!?Z* tic >liuT tucked round his belly, made one big sacrifice yesterday —he laid off booze and went on to win the skeet individual win me
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      Rusty Arshad will have to work hard
      307 31  - Rusty Arshad will have to work hard JOE DORAI By i GEYLANG 4 PONGGOL 1 TOA PAYOH 4 CHANGI 0 GEYLANG'S chief striker, Arshad Khamis, who recalled to the Singapore squad after a sevenmonth lay-off, will have to work doubly hard if he wants to win a place for next
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      Ho takes grip on Lark
      159 31 Ho takes grip on Lark HO KAH SOON and crew Mustaffa Sulaiman tightened their grip on the Lark event of the Pesta Sukan sailing championships, off Changi yesterday when they steered their boat skilfully across the finishing line in both races to total three wins so far, reports PETER SIOW.
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      Pereira in last eight
      338 31  -  BERNARD PEREIRA By EXCEPT for Victor Pereira and Frederick Lim's preliminary three-set tussles, all four of Singapore's South-east Asia Games nominees advanced with relative ease into the quarter-finals of the men's singles in the Tretoro-Cando and Jackson Pesta Sukan national hardcourt tennis championships at Kallang yesterday.
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      Auburn strikes
      46 31 ALFIE AUBURN helped Singapore Airlines Engineers to a 7-2 victory over compatriots Bluebirds in the National Darts League Division One match at Airlines House. Auburn returned high scores of 100. 105. 160 and 138 while Bluebirds' Noordin Omar scored 98. 95. 97 and 135
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      Tsao, Tang qualify for Jakarta Games
      579 31  -  ERNEST FRIDA By ALFRED TSAO and Tang Ngai Kin yesterday qualified for next month's South-East Asian Games in Jakarta with magnificent performances in the Singapore Amateur Athletic Association Open championships at the National Stadium. Despite Tang's gallant effort, he may not make it to
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      52 31 BILLIARDS National Junior snooker r'ships (Katong Saloon, 7 p.m.) BOWLING S'pore international tourney (Jackie's 460 9 BADMINTON Inter -club 3rd and 4th placing* Geylang West v Kampong Ubi (SBA 7.30 p.m.) SOCCER NFL Div. 1: Forces v Changi Const. Jalan Besar). SWIMMING SASA Open and SEA Games trials (Toa Payoh,
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    Lock icon Shah gets three votes in Iran election
    178 32 TEHERAN, Sun. The deposed Shah of Iran and i ex-premier, Dr Shapur I Baktiar, both received I votes in the recent elecj tion for a constitutional assembly, Iranian press I reports said yesterday. After the final vote I counting, officials of the 'Interior
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    The heavy burden of child labour
    65 32 This scene is particularly poignant in view of the fact that this Is the International Year of the Child. These children in Colombia are made to work like pack animals, carrying and stacking bricks for a mere pittance. The doll lying on a pile
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    Late CLASSIFIED DEATH
    42 32 Late CLASSIFIED DEATH MADAM CHAN KAH KEOW age 84 passed away 11-8-79 leaving behind 5 sons 6 daughters, 5 daughters-in-law 4 sons-in-law and many grandchildren. Cortege leaving Blk 15 Ohlm Moh Estate at 1 00 p.m. Wed. 15-8-79 for Mount Vernon Crematorium.
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    Lock icon Secret attack option to disable Pak nuclear plant
    591 32 WASHINGTON, Sun A COVERT operation in which paramilitary forces will disable Pakistan's nuclear weapons plant is among a number of strong options being considered by the United States in a last-ditch attempt to prevent Islamabad from exploding a nuclear device which intelligence
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    Lock icon Murdoch buys TV station
    58 32 SYDNEY, Sun. Australian media owner Mr Rupert Murdoch yesterday won his battle to control one of Sydney's four television staions. The Australian Broadcasting Tribunal, a government organisation that reviews radio and television licences, announced approval of Mr Murdoch's purchase of a 48.2 per cent controlling share
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    Lock icon Embassy guards driven out
    239 32 TEHERAN, Sun. Revolutionary guards acting under government orders moved into the US Embassy in Teheran today and drove out an independent militia band which had been guarding the building for the past" six months. Shooting broke out but Iranian officials said all the shots were fired
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    Soviets must take part, says Egypt
    137 32 LONDON, Sunday. The Soviet Union should be brought into the Middle East peace process, BBC today quoted Egyptian Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Dr Boutros Ghali as saying. Dr Ghali said that there can be comprehensive peace settlement without Moscow's participation, BBC reported.
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    Lock icon 300 jail years cut to 40
    73 32 MANILA, Sun. A Philippines court has sent a tax collector to jail for 40 years on 91 charges that theoretically could have seen him sentenced to a minimum of 300 years in prison. Judge Domingo Panis, in sentencing the collector yesterday, said that the
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      26 1 The Straits Times SECTION TWO INSIDE: a LEISURE: Those were the days when kids lit ••m up 2 n WOMAN PLUS: Style on shoestring budget 6
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        107 1 l^f^^ THE illustrated word is pro- <|/_ nounoed guan, meaning to ■cJt/u view, gaze on or to travel for pleasure. guonguong to travel for pleasure or to It has been reduced to go sightseeonly six strokes from its ing regular form, in brackets, of guonmon a concept or
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        Ignorance is no bliss
        545 1 Proverbial anecdotes DURING the period of the Three Kingdoms (A.D. 229-280), in the state of Wu, there was a man who came from a very poor family. His name was Lv Meng. When he was young, he could only learnt martial arts as he was too
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        76 1 MmwAt M^ A K A hand (-3-) holding a stylus scratching lines on a tablet A\IT\ I f\ symbolizes a writing stylus: Bamboo added to stylus **TT— I J3ft» I produces "pen": Bamboo combined with hair (4; also I S makes "pen": Although both the regular
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        Chinese without tears
        34 1 1G bTji notes burning pseudonym I biji writing bijion pen nib qionbt pencil mm gangbi fountain pen For example, you may say, Tade biji hen mci. meaning, "He has beautiful handwriting.
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        The inquisitive learner
        217 1 Historical profiles DAI ZHEN was one of the most learned scholars of the Qing Dynasty. He was a native of Xiu'ning and passed the civil service examination only as a Juren (a rank below Jingshi which was equivalent to national doctor). However, he was the only Juren
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        Chinese sayings
        40 1 You wen shi zhe bi you wu bei. One who is versed in literature is always skilled in war. Bai jun zhT jiang bu zu yi yan yong. The commander of a defeated army cannot talk of valoor.
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        Those were the days when kids lit 'em up
        451 2  -  GERALDINE TANG By THE heydays of the Chinese lantern have been snuffed out by the puff of modern living. Self-taught lanternmaker Mr Wong Hon Sum recalled those happy days in the Sixties when lanterns burned their brightest, and he could easily
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        Life in industrial town in mid-1880s
        486 2  - Life in industrial town in mid- 1880s JOHN DE SOUZA PRE-EXAMINATION PROGRAMME By TIME flies and it seems only a few weeks ago that the pre-examination programmes were telecast leading off with George Eliot's Silas Mamer. This and next week, the last of these programmes will be shown with a
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