The Straits Times, 14 August 1979

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    14 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 157S 25 CENTS M.C.(P) No. 142/1/79
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    Lock icon POWER PLAY BY THE OIL SHEIKS
    857 1 "Recognise PLO or face new crisis' NEW YORK, Monday AN INTRICATE power play is being orchestrated by Arab oilproducing countries to gain international recognition for the Palestine Liberation Organisation in a bold initiative that would bring a new, more damaging energy crisis as early
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    Lee flies home just before strike closes airport
    432 1  - Lee flies home just before strike closes airport SEAH CHIANG NEE By Straits Times Foreign Editor PRIME MINISTER Lee Kuan Yew left Mauritius yesterday a few hours before a leftistorganised general strike went into effect on the island. As Mr Lee bade farewell to Prime Minister Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolan and
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    Lock icon 40,000 in big war games by 7th Fleet
    242 1 40,000 in big war games by 7th Fleet TOKYO, Mon THE United States Seventh Fleet will stage a major manoeuvre involving more than 40,000 men on the island of Okinawa later this month, it announced today. A spokesman said 20 ships, including the carrier Kitty Hawk and the helicopter carriers
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    Lock icon 3 Reds killed in gun battle
    112 1 3 Reds killed in gun battle MANILA, Mon A TOP commander of the communist New People's Army (NPA) on Samar Island in the Central Philippines and his two aides were killed last Thursday, during a gun battle with a constabulary patrol, a military source said today. The dead NPA leader
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    Lock icon DOLLAR FALLS ON WORLD MARKETS
    141 1 LONDON, Mon. The American dollar dropped today on most of the world's money markets, while the price of gold continued last week's surge beyond the US$3OO (*****) an ounce level. Only in Tokyo did the dollar rise today, finishing the day at 216.00 yen (Ss2l4).
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    Lock icon Quake rattles 3 US states
    53 1 WASHINGTON, Mon. A small earthquake rattled three stales in the south-east United States early today, the US geological survey said. The tremor registered 3.7 on the Richter scale and was reported to nave been felt widely In south-east Tennessee*, south-west North Carolina and northern Georgia,
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    Lock icon Clergyman's apology
    75 1 LONDON, Mon. The Church of England clergyman who ordered a sparrow to be shot in his church apologised to his parishioners from the pulpit yesterday. "I made a mistake and I am sorry," said the Rev Robin Clark. The Rector told his son to shoot the bird with
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    Lock icon No Viet pullout in near future: Kriangsak
    270 1 BANGKOK, Monday THAI Prime Minister Kriangsak Chomanan said today he did not believe that Vietnam would withdraw its forces from Kampuchea in the near future. He was commenting on the statement by an American congressional delegation, whjch returned from Hanoi yesterday, that Vietnam
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    We can't accept US 'terms' Thach
    441 1 We can't accept US 'terms' Thach HANOI, Mon. VIETNAM considers the American "conditions" for normalisation of ties between the two countries "unacceptable", acting Foreign Minister Nguyen Co Thach said at a press conference today. "The Americans are asking us to pull our troops out of Kampuchea, to give up our
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    Ohira warded
    49 1 TOKYO, Mon Prime Minis ler Masayoshi Ohira was admitted to a Tokyo hospital today for a regular medical checkup, his spokosman said. The spokesman said l»remier Ohira. 68, made it a rule in have a checkup twice a year when he Decamp prime minister last December \'V\
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    Lock icon LATEST 8 DIE AS DOME COLLAPSES
    77 1 LATEST 8 DIE AS DOME COLLAPSES KOSKMONT (Illinois), M»n. The roof of a .stadium under construction here collapsed today moments after a plane thundered overhead, witnesses said. Officials said at least eight workers were killed and 15 trapped in the wreckage while scores of other workers were injured. Spokesmen for
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      259 1 GANG WAR ON FOR CONTROL OF JURONG Page 7 EXILE government men fly Dack to Tibet 2 BEGIN to cabinet: Stop bickering 3 DROP in Iran oil output may become irreversible 4 RUSSIA building super warships S DEPARTMENT store sued for detaining man and his children 8 HUNDRED from five
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      Lock icon IN RESPONSE TO BEIJING MOVE... Exile govt men fly back to Tibet
      304 2 IN RESPONSE TO BEIJING MOVE... Exile govt men fly back to Tibet HONGKONG, Mon HIGH officials of Dalai Lama's government-in-exile secretly flew back to their communistruled homeland in a response to Beijing's peace gesture, the Far Eastern Economic Review said today. The group included two senior ministers of Gangchen Kyishong,
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      Lock icon BUBBLE BATH FOR JUMBOS
      36 2 BUBBLE BATH FOR JUMBOS BERTHA and Tina, performing elephants at the Nugget Casino in Sparks, Nevada, enjoying a bubble bath in their private pool as temperatures reach 37.8 degrees Celsius in the American state UPI picture.
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      Japan aims to set up system for peace in Pacific region
      165 2 JAPAN will aim at the creation of a pan-Pacific consultative system comprising Asean and all Pacific nations as a long-term peace plan for the region, New Nation reported yesterday in a despatch from its Tokyo reporter Swadesh De Roy.
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      Lock icon Stranded Paks abandon march plan
      284 2 Stranded Paks abandon march plan DACCA, Mon. Following stern action taken by Bangladesh, thousands of stranded Pakistanis today appeared to have abandoned their threatened plan to march across India en masse to their homeland, a high government source said. It said: "In fact, the whole move has fizzled out though
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      Lock icon Seamy side of HK on Beijing TV
      89 2 PEKING, Mon. Peking television viewers were given a glimpse of the seamier side of Hongkong life in a feature film last night which revolved in part around the the massage parlours and brothels of the city. The film, entitled "Metropolitan Quartet", consisted of
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      Lock icon Arrange stopovers, bosses told
      167 2 LONDON, Mon. British bosses were told today that they must arrange stopovers on the way when they send executives on long jet journeys east or west. Dr David Carrick, who writes about executive health on the management page of the Financial Times the British businessman's daily
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      Lock icon 4 Afghan rebel groups set up front
      187 2 4 Afghan rebel groups set up front PKSHAWAR, Mon. Four large rebel Afghan organisations fighting the Marxist government in Kabul said today they have Joined to form a new movement. In a communique they named the new force, opposed to Afghan President Nnr Mohammed Tarakl, as the Teiman Atahad-lsla-mai, which
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      Lock icon NARAIN: I'LL BE PM ONLY ON THESE TERMS...
      233 2 NARAIN: I'LL BE PM ONLY ON THESE TERMS... NEW DELHI. Mon. Outspoken Raj Narain, the Mohammed Ali of Indian politics, surprised even some of his staunchest supporters here when he said he might consider becoming Prime Minister but only on three conditions. Mr Narain, who has shot back into prominence
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      Lock icon Body returned to N. Korea
      81 2 SEOUL, Mon. The body of another North Korean, who apparently drowned and floated down a river across the border into South Korea, was returned to the north at the Panmunjom truce village today during I brief meeting of the Military Armistice Commission. The body was
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        Lock icon The typical rape victim
        95 3 WOMEN aged 16 to 24 run the greatest risk of being raped, says a US government study. It ajso says the typical victim in the United States is poor and unmarried. The study was based on cases in 26 cities. Among its findings are: The hours
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        73 3 PRKSENT and former patients from psychiatric hospitals ar> organising Denmark's first "mad festival" in an effort to change the treatment of mental illness a disease affecting one in every five Danes The festival group, including psychologists, psychology students, nurses and social workers, plan a march, street theatre performances,
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        Lock icon CIA ads seek 'spies'
        73 3 THE advertisements don't mention the words "spy" or "agents." But when the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) says it wants to hire inf ormation-gathering specialists" with a "spirit of adventure" for "life in foreign places," a certain presumption is allowed. The CIA, shedding some of its traditional
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        Lock icon Pigeons' secret
        51 3 Pigeons' secret A TINY bit of iron-rich tissue found in the heads of pigeons may help explain how the birds find home, it was reported Sunday. The pigeons studied had the same magnetic substance that has been found in bees, which also are known for their navigational abilities, scientists said.
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      Begin tells cabinet: Stop bickering
      417 3 TEL AVIV, Monday ISRAELI Prime Minister Menachem Begin, still appearing a bit weak after treatment for a blood clot in a i brain artery, put on a show of political strength yesterday in an attempt to whip his unruly cabinet into shape. Mr Begin facing
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      Lock icon Turned down
      40 3 KARACHI. Mon. The Pakistan People's Party, headed by Mrs Nusrat Bhutto, widow of executed former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, yesterday rejected President Zia ul Haq'l proposal for proportional representation during the general election scheduled for November. AP.
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      Lock icon Leader's defection to China — victory for Vietnam
      220 3 Leader's defection to China victory for Vietnam HONGKONG, Monday THE defection of the deputy chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly, Mr Hong Van Hoan to China was "an excellent diplomatic victory not for the Chinese but for the Vietnamese," the South China Morning Post said today. The paper said in
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      Lock icon Refugees now ready for 'nice Dublin'
      162 3 Refugees now ready for 'nice Dublin' HONGKONG, Mon. Refugee officials here believe they have solved the problem of the Vietnamese "boat people" unwilling to be resettled in Ireland. About 50 Vietnamese refugees who have been refusing medical checks and other routine procedures for resettlement in Ireland are now expected to
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      Lock icon Marcos bid to end 'peddling of influence'
      104 3 MANILA, Mon Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos has formed a "super cabinet" within his cabinet to stop 'influence-peddling, especially by people close to him, a veteran news commentator said today. Columnist Teodoro Valencia said the "troika" committee composed of the budget, finance and public
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      22 3 TOKYO. Mon. Fifty-four people, including 13 children, were drowned off packed Japanese beaches at the weekend, police said today. Reuter.
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      293 3 It's a Mittagessen at Golden Peacock's German Buffet! Mittagessen is the traditional German form of lunch. It is considered as the main meal of the day and is therefore wholesome, hearty and appetizing. And our German Buffet /r^ offers you all that with its endless variety of cold ff r^^L/\\
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      Harder to serve women than men survey
      275 4  - Harder to serve women than men survey EDMUND TEO By Our London reporter WOMEN are more difficult to serve than men, according to a survey of nearly 1,000 shop girls in Britain. And one reason why shop girls prefer to serve I men is because men" are generally more courteous
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      Lock icon 3,000 die In deluge after collapse of dam
      200 4 3,000 die In deluge after collapse of dam NEW DELHI, Mm. Three thousand people died in a thundering wall of water that sobmerged Ml industrial town In western India after a dam was swept away by monsoon rains, a local official said today. A deluge 4.5-metre deep Inundated the town
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      Hard labour
      77 4 KINSHASA, Mon. Italian businessman Giacomo Hasson was sentenced to one year's hard labour by a Kinshasa court over the weekend tor bribing a civil servant and for irregularities in the commercial activities of the firm he headed, Zaire news agency reported today. AFP. In other words... Pass me
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      Drop in Iran oil output may become irreversible
      133 4 WASHINGTON, Mon. The decline in Iranian oil production may soon become irreversible and drop permanently to 2.9 million barrels a day by 1985 to trigger off another global energy crisis, said the Central Intelligence Agency. The current level of Iranian oil output
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      Lock icon Price of living in US tomorrow
      152 4 WASHINGTON, Mon Americans could be paying US$2 (554.28) for a loaf of bread and nearly US$6 for 4.5 litres of petrol in 10 years' time unless inflation is checked, according to a congressional study. And they could suffer a drastic decline in living standards
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      Lock icon CIA forecasts new global crisis in 1983
      205 4 Mr Aspin. whose subcommittee has been monitoring government intelligence reports on the world petroleum supply, said yesterday that the immediate problem in Iran is a failure to maintain oil production facilities. According to intelligence estimates, the government in Iran has sharply reduced maintenance
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      THE ENERY SQUEEZE
      92 4 THE ENERY SQUEEZE Although the conclusion of a recent but as yet unpublished CIA study of world oil production fixes Iranian oil production at 4 million barrels a day in 1985, sources at the agency say that is an optimistic projection. Realistically, they say, production could begin falling below 4
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      22 4 CANNES, Mon. Twenty people were injured here tonight when blazing fireworks fell on watching crowds during a pyrotechnics festival. AFP.
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      Lock icon Troopers out to help Atlanta policemen
      200 5 Troopers out to help Atlanta policemen ATLANTA, Mon. State troopers began traffic patrol in Atlanta yesterday, relieving police to help fight the soaring crime rate that has left 146 people dead and frightened the city's vital convention business. Mayor Maynard Jackson reluctantly accepted Governor George Busbee's offer of state help
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      Lock icon FBI plan to fix up King'
      76 5 PHILADELPHIA. Mon. Mr J. Edgar Hoover, the late Federal Bureau of Investigation director, once mad« plans to link Dr Martin l.uther King Jr to the communist parly in the cvont Mr King decided to run for president, the Philadelphia Bulletin reported yesterday The Bulletin
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      Lock icon Govt sues cops for brutality
      207 5 AN UNPRECEDENTED civil rights suit will be filed against Philadelphia mayor Frank Rizzo and the city's police department for "widespread and systematic police brutality," Newsweek magazine reported yesterday. The magazine said the US Justice Department suit will charge the Philadelphia police department with violating the
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      Lock icon 'Britons are not prepared for multiracialism'
      132 5 'Britons are not prepared for multiracialism' NKW YORK, Mon. Most Britons are unprepared to meet the challenge of a multi-racial society, Time magazine says in its latest Issue. In an article entitled "Britain's race crisis," Time magazine ranges through the history of nonwhite Britons since the time of Queen Klizabethl.
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      Chimps which use tools to hunt for food
      283 5 Chimps which use tools to hunt for food I LONDON, Mon. At Mount Assirik in the Niokolo-Koba nature reserve of Senegal exists a group of chimpanzees which use tools, hunt and I eat meat, just like early man. Scientists are studying the behaviour of these unique, "technologically I advanced" animals
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      Lock icon 'Nguema is cornered'
      41 5 BATA. Mon. Troops have cornered fugitive dictator Francisco Macias Nguema in thick bush in eastern Equatorial Guinea. "His capture and judgment for crimes against humanity is now a matter of days." navy Lt Florenco Maye Ela added. Reuter.
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      Lock icon HOSPITAL STOPS SEX CHANGE SURGERY
      162 5 HOSPITAL STOPS SEX CHANGE SURGERY I BALTIMORE, Mon. Johns Hopkins Hospital has stopped performing sex change operations because its research failed to show the surgery improved the lives of transsexuals, hospital officials say. Research by Dr Jon Meyer, associate professor of psychiatry and director of the sexual behaviours consultation unit
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      Russia building super warships
      322 6 LONDON, Monday THE Soviet navy is building a new class of giant, nuclear-powered warships, designed to smash anything else afloat. The superships, to be commissioned next year, would form a formidable "intervention force" that could swiftly tilt the balance in any trouble-spot in the world. Stunned
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      Lock icon FOREST FIRES UNDER CONTROL
      98 6 FOREST FIRES UNDER CONTROL MARSEILLE, Mon. With more men and equipment and a crucial drop in the winds, French authorities are optimistic today about controlling the Ores that have wiped out nearly 12, M* hectares of forest and threatened the Riviera resorts in the south of Prance. Officials reported that
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      82 6 THAT TOP OF THE WORLD FEELING CHEERING Japanese mountain climbers greeting the rising son with cheers in Tokyo on Sunday atop the 3,19i-mMount Yari a peak In the mountains of central Japan. Climbing this peak on Sunday was definitely not for the person seeking commune with nature by climbing the
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      245 6 Low air fares policy: Nixon accused of discrimination MANILA, Monday AUSTRALIAN Federation of Travel Agents president John Webb today accused his Transport Minister Peter Nixon of not being entirely candid over cheap air fare policies and discriminating against some countries. Addressing the federation's annual meeting in Manila today, Mr Webb
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      Lock icon Aeroflot 'pressing' for stops at Manila
      91 6 MANILA, Mon. The Soviet national flag carrier Aeroflot will press its application for landing rights in the Philippines, a Manila business newspaper quoting industry sources said today. The Business Day said the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) has sat for several years on Aeroflot's application
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      Lock icon WORLD BRIEFS
      260 6 WORLD BRIEFS THE Federal Bureau of Investigation is considering assigning a bodyguard to presidential Chief of Staff Hamilton Jordan to discourage troublemakers from harassing him in public, the Washington Star reported. A senior presidential aide acknowledged that incidents of harassment are common to White House staff members and Mr Jordan
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      Man murdered for bursting balloon
      152 6 CHICAGO, Mon. A balloon vendor at Chlcagofest, the rltv's massive 11-day festival along Lake Michigan, was charged with murder yesterday after the death of a man he said popped one of his balloon* with a cigarette. Clinton Williams, M, was charged in Cook County Circuit
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    Speed up refugee 'vetting' call to envoys
    216 7  - Speed up refugee 'vetting' call to envoys J.D. INDRAN THE United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees office here has advised some foreign embassies in Singapore to speed up the processing of Vietnamese refugees at the Hawkins Road camp because of the backlog there. There are at present 1,144 refugees at
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    Variety show
    36 7 A DINNER-oum-variety show to celebrate National Day and to mark the official opening of the Tiong Bahru People's Auditorium will be held at the Tiong Bahru community centre on Aue 25 at 7.30 p.m.
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    Art display
    29 7 THE Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Labour). Mr Fong Sip Chee, will open the 1979 National Day Art Exhibition at the National Museum Gallery on Thursday at 5.30 p.m.
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    Nude body of woman found in drain
    115 7 Nude body of woman found in drain THE nude body of a woman was found in a monsoon drain in Dusun Road, off Balestier Road, yesterday. Police said the body was found by a group of workers from the Environment Ministry at about 10.35 a.m. The woman is unidentified and
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    Convocation
    25 7 DEPUTY Prime Minister and Education Minister. Dr Goh Keng Swee, will attend the Nanyang University convocation at its auditorium on Saturday at 10 a.m.
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    Susan shows her skill to visiting VIP
    237 7 IT WAS a proud moment for Susan Tan, 11, yesterday when she was able to show how to serve tea to her classmates. Susan and her classmates are pupils of the Singapore Association lor Retarded Children's training centre at Margaret Drive. For Susan,
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    At Katong
    36 7 THE Minister for Trade and Industry and MP for Marine Parade, Mr Goh Chok Tong, I will attend a variety show and dinner at the Katong community centre on Aug 20 at 8 p.m.
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    Planes are safe assurance from Boeing
    148 7 Planes are safe assurance from Boeing THE Boeing Company in the United States yesterday assured air travellers of the safety of its planes following an inspection of more than 7,400 parts and pieces of raw aluminium plate recently. This came after a news agency report in last Thursday's Straits Times
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    Gang war now on to gain control of Jurong
    216 7  - Gang war now on to gain control of Jurong PAUL JANSEN By Our Jurong reporter A GANG war is now on here with the secret societies going all out to gain control of this thriving industrial town. At least six running fights between members of rival gangs have taken place
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    Associateship course
    36 7 Associateship course THE Singapore Insurance Training Centre will hold the associateship course of the Chartered Insurance Institute to prepare students for the CII examination. Classes will start soon. Closing date for applications is Aug 22 By
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    Censors release Midnight Express after cuts
    277 7  - Censors release Midnight Express after cuts LEONG WENG X AM MIDNIGHT EXPRESS, the controversial twoacademy award winner, is back on the screen with its violent and homosexual scenes snipped after the Board of Film Censors had recalled it "for a second look." A spokesman for the Culture Ministry yesterday said
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    Fund-raising barbecue
    49 7 COMEX Singapore will hold a pool-side barbecue and eclair night at the Medical Alumni premises in College Road on Aug 23 at 7 p.m. to raise funds for the Miss Singapore Charity Queen Quest and Mr Charity 1979 in aid of the Spastic Children's Association of Singapore.
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      175 7 MATHEMATICAL BOOKS from France exhibition at the Alliance Franeaise, 4 Draycott Park, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. On till Aug 25. CHORAL CONCERT at the Singapore Conference Hall presented by the Heralds Choral Society at 8 p.m. Admission: $5, $3 and $2. LEVI's POSTER EXHIBITION at Lucky Plaza from
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    Industrial gas price to go up by 7 – 20 pc
    188 8 Industrial gas price to go up by 7 20 pc INDUSTRIAL gas will soon cost 7 to 20 per cent 1 more because of higher costs of electricity, labour and raw materials (calcium carbide and petroleum-based chemicals like acetone). One of the four manufacturers here, Singapore Oxygen Air Liquide (Soxal),
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    Dept store sued for detaining man, kids
    498 8  -  CORINNE THAM Slander, wrongful detention claim By A DEPARTMENT store was sued in a district court yesterday for allegedly slandering and wrongfully detaining a businessman and his five children aged between seven and 12 years. Metro Golden Mile Pte Ltd is denying the
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    Computer phone system for firms here?
    297 8 Computer phone system for firms here? SINGAPOREANS may hear the last endless ringing tone when telephoning for certain services if a new computerised telephone system is used by companies here. Mr Brian Davenport, special products consultant of Ericsson Communications of Australia, was here recently to sell the new system to
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    Rafting meet at Siglap
    55 8 THE Siglap community centre's venturers' Club will hold a rafting competition as part of its National Day celebrations at the East Coast Park on Aug 26 from 2.30 p.m. to 5 p.m. The Senior Minister of State (Foreign Affairs) and MP for Siglap, Mr Rahim Lshak,
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    Counselling for women
    37 8 A FREE legal counselling session for women will be held at the Ghim Moh community centre on Wednesday from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. For details, tel. *****0 between 3 p.m. and 9 p.m.
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    Lock icon SIGN THAT'S NOT A VERY BRIGHT IDEA
    94 8 FOR the moment, the Save Electricity campaign seems to be in limbo as shown by this illuminated sign with the Chinese characters "All citizens celebrate National Day." Hundreds of bulbs hang from its structure and hundreds more hang from the branches of the
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      250 8 Straits Times Crossword ACROSS 6 Hold-ups rould yield 1300 1 Put round a great building (6) easy (fii. 4 Railway poster crossing city' 7 Result reverses the spring (8). it-utrniV. 9 Spirits provided by old settlers x Masters appear rough to maid(6) ens (9). 10 Possibly fifty TUC men none
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    100 from five churches sign up as VAOs
    212 9  - 100 from five churches sign up as VAOs EVELYN NG By CATHOLICS have responded well to a mass recruitment drive for Volunteer Aftercare Officers by the Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association's Catholic Aftercare (Counselling) Service. About 100 of them from five churches at which the drive was launched signed up on the
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    SIA SURE OF $3b REVENUE BY 1983
    127 9 SIA SURE OF $3b REVENUE BY 1983 SINUAPORK Airlines Is confident of hitting $3,M* million In annual revenue by 1983, threefold that achieved in the 1977 7X period. This is despite a II per rent fall in average compounded growth rate in rapacity tonnekm over the next five years from
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    NPB seeks $67,000 a year director
    127 9 NPB seeks $67,000 a year director A $67,000 a year executive director is sought by the National Productivity Board to build up and promote its training and consultancy activities. In an advertisement last week, the NPB said strong leadership abilities is a prerequisite of this post. An NPB spokesman who
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    Dinner to celebrate Teachers' Day
    69 9 Dinner to celebrate Teachers' Day A THOUSAND teachers and guests are expected to attend a Teachers' Day dinner organised by the five teachers' unions and the Education Ministry. The dinner, at Hyatt Hotel on Aug 31, will precede a grand Lstana Teachers' Day dinner tv be hosted by President Sheares
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    Saturday meeting for NJC alumni
    101 9 THE National Junior College Alumni will hold a general meeting at the college on Saturday at 2.30 p.m. to elect its first executive committee. The recently-registered alumni aims to foster a closer relationship among past and present collegians mil staff. It also hopes to promote
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    Kempeitai man here to look up wartime friends
    250 9 Kempeitai man here to look up wartime friends THE word "Kempeitai" strikes terror and brings memories of some of the most frightening tales of torture and brutality for Singaporeans who pulled through the Japanese Occupation. And for a Japanese who was closely associated with the dreaded military police organisation Kempeitai
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    New hope for sleepless
    299 9  -  CORINNE THAM By A NEW natural sleep-inducing drug which can help sufferers of insomnia and anxiety, has been discovered, researchers at the University of Basle, Switzerland claim. The drug, which is being clinically tested for commercial purposes, is safe, they said, compared to other sleep-inducing I
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    Long road ahead for OMO plan: SBS
    583 11  -  PAUL WEE By It will be a long time before the Singapore Bus Service can achieve its aim of an overall single-crew bus concept. An SBS official said yesterday that although its ultimate aim is to have an entire fleet of OMO (one-man-operated)
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    'Singaporeans should learn to queue up'
    489 11 SINGAPOREANS should learn to queue up for buses, tender exact fares and show that courtesy is indeed our way of life. The general secretary of the Singapore Industrial Labour Organisation (Silo), Mr Phey Yew Kok. whose union represents about 7,000 of the 12,000 bus
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    Stamp show
    30 11 THE Parliamentary Secretary (Defence). Mr Phua Bah Lee. will open a two-day National Day junior stamp exhibition at the National Library lecture hall on Saturday at 2 p.m.
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    ForGG
    20 11 A MEMORIAL service was held at the St Andrew's Cathedral for the late Prof George Gray Thomson last Saturday.
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    Sale of stamps for bus passes to begin on Aug 21
    239 11 Sale of stamps for bus passes to begin on Aug 21 THE Singapore Bus Service will sell all concession pass stamps for September as from Aug 21 instead of from tomorrow as originally announced. The new date for sale of the stamps was given in a statement last night. It
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    Kids' funfair
    24 11 THE Cairnhill community centre will hold a national day children's funfair on Sept 2 from 8.30 a.m. to noon at its premises.
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    Art display
    30 11 A NATIONAL day art exhibition will be held by the Culture Ministry. National Museum and art organisations here at the museum's art gallery from Friday to Aug 31.
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  • DAY FIVE OF THE TARLING TRIAL
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      Witness agrees: Not improper for trust to be designed to defeat taxation
      399 12 MR Dennis Garrett, a London chartered accountant testifying as "an expert witness" for the prosecution at the trial of Richard Tarling, former chairman of Haw Par Brothers International Ltd (HPBIL), said under cross-examination yesterday that it was "not
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      'MUT device was to create secret reserve5
      2915 12 'MUT device was to create secret reserve 5 MR GARRETT said at the resumption of his cross-examination by Mr Cashin in the morning that he himself had never handled unit trust accounts of companies. But his firm could have done so. Mr Cashin: Assuming your firm did so, they would
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      PEOPLE IN THE CASE
      48 12 THE ACCUSED: Richard Tarling, former chairman of Haw Par Brothers International Ltd. THE JUDGE: Mr Justice Kulasekaram. FOR THE PROSECUTION: Mr Tan Teow Yeow, DPP, assisted by Mr Fong Kwok Jen, DPP. FOR THE DEFENCE: Mr H. E. Cashin, assisted by Dr Mylnt Soe.
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      Mentioned in evidence so Jar. .
      219 12 Mentioned in evidence so Jar. MR DONALD EDGAR OGILVY WATSON, former managing director of the Haw Par Group, who left the jurisdiction soon after the appointment of the inspectors to Investigate Haw Para affairs. MR lAN KEITH TAMBLYN, former deputy managing director, who has also left the jurisdiction. MR JOHN
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      Ong to open 11th Book Festival on Aug 31
      101 13 Ong to open 11th Book Festival on Aug 31 THE Minister for Communications and acting Minister for Culture, Mr Ong Teng Cheong, will open the 11th Singapore Festival of Books at the World Trade Centre on Aug 31 at 6 p.m. The fair will be open to the public from
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      Radio taxis
      42 13 THE Minister for Communications and acting Minister for Culture. Mr Ong Teng Cheong, will officiate at the opening ceremony of the wireless radio system for 600 NTUC Comfort i.ixis al Sin Mm Drive on Aug 20 at 10 a m
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      Thief ticked off by judge for using violence
      361 13 Thief ticked off by judge for using violence A DISTRICT judge yesterday ticked off a young electrician for adopting a pattern of "violence" to steal from his victims. District Judge Mr Chandra Mohan also noted that Ng Seng Cher, alias Gerald Benedict, 21, committed his second theft while he was
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      Two fall to death within four hours
      108 13 TWO people feU to their death in separate incidents within four hoars yesterday. In the first rase, at about 3.31 p.m., Miss Neo Kirn Her, 18, of Lorong Chengal, was found dead at the foot of Block 155, in Lorong 1, Toa Payoh.
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      Plea to Sheares to help free 14 jailed in Burma
      339 13 THE families of 14 Singapore fishermen now under detention in Burma have appealed to President Sheares for help to seek the early release of the detainees from the Burmese Government on their behalf. The men from the trawlers, SMF 756
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      Chain of bad tuck tor bar manager
      148 13 Chain of bad tuck tor bar manager A BAR customer handed over his $85* gold chain with pendant to the bar's floor manager as security when he could not pay $21. H for the drinks ne consumed, a district court heard yesterday. Bat when Mr Nah Kok San, the customer,
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      Another three charges
      217 13 A FRESH charge of robbery with causing hurt and two of impersonating a police officer were reaa out in a district court yesterday to a man, who already faces four other charges. Mohamed Rabit bin Aha meed, 25, was charged with robbing Mr Sheiksulaiman so M. Mohideen
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      Sumitomo team here for talks
      290 13  - Sumitomo team here for talks SOH TIANG KENG By AN advance party of Sumitomo Chemical engineers have arrived here to finalise technical preparations for the $2 billion petrochemical project. Construction of the massive complex on Pulau Ayer Merbau, off Jurong port, is expected to start early next year. The leader
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      Three hijacked taxi after robbing driver of $12
      309 13 AFTER tolling a taxi driver to drive from one place lo another, thiw youths finally robbed him of $12 at knifepoint and hijacked his vehicle, a district court heard yesterday Two of the youths Chan Hong Kong, 18. and Koh Teck Song.
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  • BACKGROUNDER
  • The Straits Times TUESDAY,AUGUST 14,1979
    • Article
      PEACE OPTIONS
      367 14 THE Israelis have never been very comfortable with President Jimmy Carter but in recent weeks, relations have fallen to a new low. As the Israelis tell it, the US has decided to sell out Israel for Arab oil. Israeli displeasure centres on American efforts, together with the West
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      FAIR WARNING
      379 14 PUBLIC outcry over the exploitation of teenaged joget girls as crowd pullers in trade expositions serves to draw attention to a larger problem the dismal lack of supervision and control in the running of such fairs. For too long, many do-gooders hoping to raise funds for charity and
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  • NEWS ANALYSIS
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      How world's airlines are coping with traumatic fuel setback
      1699 15  -  MICHAEL DONNE in London By 6 In the meantime, the airlines are now concentrating upon making the best possible use of every available drop of fuel, and this Is resulting in some remarkable Innovative thinking in the air transport A Industry.
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    • FORUM
      • Letter
        FORUM Polytechnic to 'set the ball rolling' on transport pool
        187 15 FORUM Polytechnic to 'set the ball rolling' on transport pool YOUR reader "Keen on Progress" has written a timely letter ("Pooling our Transport Study Resources" (ST, Augustl) which expresses a need widely felt throughout the national transport industry. Our Department of Nautical Studies would, as suggested in the letter, be
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        It would have spared us a lot of frustration
        121 15 ON a recent Saturday afternoon my family and I went by car to visit our son at his national service training camp at West Admiralty Road, about 24 I kilometres from our home. At the gates, many parents including ourselves were
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      • Letter
        How the bus service can | be improved
        87 15 How the bus service can be improved IN AN effort to upgrade its services, SBS has introduced several new services between Clementi and Ang Mo Kio and also various feeder services. However, I feel the service could be further improved by extending SBS service 132 (which at present ends behind
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      • Letter
        There is unit now where private students can take problems
        96 15 I REFER to the letter by "Edmund" (ST, July 28) and woald like to inform him that the Fri vato School* I nit la the Ministry of Education exercises control over the activities of private schools. The unit carries oat
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      123 15 Nyal ASCORBIC ACID TABLETS J° R teW -1 Ascorbic Acid, or Vitamin B^a*. r-o""'#"1 s one l^ e most vv ta jflßj W. -<4. vitamins. A regular supply F^Sfl§A n lne diet is essential M J I tor "maintaining healthy j HwmMPVPiTi b° nes skin an d body tissue, I^B|
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      189 15 Dollah Kassim Find out what Jeffrey Low has to say in his tribute to Dollah Kassim. Their future in their hands Part six of the special VITB feature. All you need to know about the NTC 2 certificate from food beverage operations to arc welding to offset printing. Plus: Dear
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    Lock icon RESIDENTS HIT BY DUST AND MOSQUITOES
    367 16  -  CHRISTINA By RODRIGUES ROl ND-THE-CLOCK stinging mosquito attacks and ever present dust in their flats have been making life miserable for residents in Block 59, Lengkok Bahru, for the past weeks. Interviewed yesterday, the residents said they want the Housing Board to speed up
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    Lift may jam if too many are in it: HDB
    511 16 THE public was yesterday reminded not to overload Housing Board lifts as this could lead to their jamming. This reminder came following two lift jams within two hours in lift C, Block 5, Geylang Square, on Saturday during which 25
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    10 years' jail for killing brother-in-law
    401 16  - 10 years' jail for killing brother-in-law MAUREEN CHUA By A SUB-CONTRACTOR, described by a psychiatrist as a paranoid, killed his brother-in-law whom he suspected was planning to murder him, the High Court heard yesterday. After the killing, Ong Pick Eng, 36, said to be suffering from diminished responsibility then, attacked
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      791 16 «i Art w "j ii I l^ L^^^^ ESTABLISHED 1858 Z^^ b^H Zj^J U P SALE PRICE Big selection of skirts in W easy-care fabrics 6 colours JA W j^A A approximately 1 500 pcs $24.00 7.95 JM Fantastic selection of cotton A W knit tube tops in 7 colours
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    Many ayes for Mandarin as common tongue
    744 17  -  CHUA LEONG KIAN and TAN BAN HUAT By Chinese chamber to lead the way in its promotion A CALL to make Mandarin the common language among Chinese in Singapore received wide support yesterday. The Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry was among
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    $19,000 HAUL BY ROBBERS IN TWO HOLD-UPS
    249 17 ROBBERS struck twice yesterday and held up a woman and an elderly man and got away with money and valuables totalling $19,811. In the first robbery, two men one armed with a revolver and the other a knife confronted Mr Goh Yew Lye,
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    Detective quits after 12 years
    153 17 Detective quits after 12 years A DETECTIVE, Mr Davy Chan (above), 32, has resignod from the Police Force after a 12-year career. He is believed to have taken up a security job in a leading hotel. During his career in the force, he earned the highest award when he was
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    More appointed to Civil Service
    294 17 LAST year saw more appointments, promotions and scholarship awards by the Public Service Commission (PSC) while the number of disciplinary cases declined. A total of 30,456 applications were received for various Civil Service posts last year, according to the PSC Annual Report, 1978. Of these,
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    'Aphrodisiac' plant thief fined
    112 17 A MAN who said in mitigation that he stole a plant from a road divider because he thought it could be used as an aphrodisiac was fined $700, in default7o days jail by a district court yesterday. Tan Hwa San, 29, a contract worker, admitted pulling
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  • TIMES CITY DESK
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      CLOSING PRICES
      1715 18 THE last Iraruutrted ready sale at the close of business on the Stork Exchange of Singapore yesterday compared with the previous day s prices together with 1979 high and low i* Adjusted for scrip rights Issue) 1979 Last High Low Company Sale +orBECTION ONE INDUSTRIAL at COMMERCIAL 261
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      BUSINESS DONE (SINGAPORE)
      1536 18 BID and otter price* officially listed and business In an reported to the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday with the number of shares traded shown In brackets In lots of 1.000 units unless otherwise specified. All Times Settlement Contracts are quoted after the word "sett"." Big Board
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      KUALA LUMPUR
      1570 18 BID and offer pricn officially listed and business in and reported o the Kuala Lumpur Slock Exchange yesterday with the number of shares traded shown in brackets in lots of 1.000 units unless otherwise specified IMHSTRULS tru (2 SB) Akwn (1 92B 1 MS) 13) 1.92 cd OMe
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      Govt and corporate bonds
      193 18 4 1/2% 1/8/80 (250.000) (99.108 99.205) 4 3/4% 15/9/80 (250.000) (99 238 99.335) 5 3/4% 1/8/78-80 (250.000) (100.358 100.455) 6 1/2% 1/5/79-81 (250.000) (99.908 100.00S) (8) 99.90 6 3/4% 1/9/79-81 (250.000) (12) 100.15 6 1/4% 1/3/81 (250.000) (99 (SOB 99.705) 5% 15/4/81 (250,000) (99.158 99.255) 5%
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    • CHIEF PRICE CHANGES
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        Falls
        54 18 Nat Iron 565 -15 P M R I 304-12 M Banking 690 -10 Dunlop Ind 430 -8 Sin Chew 430 -8 Semb Shipyard 197 -8 O U B 328-6 B Raya 204 -6 Ben SO -M O C B C 700-5 Shangri-La 690 -5 Straits TraJing 680 -5 FAN
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        Rises
        36 18 Sovran 193 +58 Alcotn 191 18 Sungei Besi 1140 10 MalakofT 304 +10 Inland Pen 404 +6 Tan (hong 394 +6 Oriental Hid*. 326 +6 S T P 1975 615 -'■5 M Glass 215 +5
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        Most active stocks
        32 18 City Dcv 147.000 Sine Darby 147.000 Haw Par 128.000 Semb Shipyard 120.000 U E 111.000 Tan (hong 106.000 Nat Iron 68.000 I C B 59.000 DBS 55.000 Harimau 54.000
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        Indices
        34 18 Aue 10 Aug 13 B.T.lndex: ZT0.76 2354 21 Industrials: 397.86 395 41 Finance: 723.07 719.57 Hotels: 290.22 289.43 Properties: 248.67 247.92 Minings: 205.32 205.43 Plantations: 671.83 670.94 0.C.8.C.: 383.23 381.22 S.E.S.Ind: 350.07 347.86
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    • OVERSEAS MARKETS
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        H'kong
        653 18 HONGKONG: The market continued last week's rise yesterday, and the Hang Seng index closed 4.8 points higher at a new high for the year of 625.78, dealers said. The day's combined total turnover volume was valued at $122.61 million. HK» Amal Rubber 4MB +0.06 Associated Hotels 3 475 +O.W
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        Sydney
        96 18 SYDNEY: Stock prices firmed in all sectors yesterday, Jed by special situations, with Melbourne brokers Potter Partners announcing a 20 million share order in Ampol Petroleum, biggest shareholder in An sett Transport Industries currently the topic of takeover rumours dealers said. The All-Ordinaries index gained 3.72 to 612.92 points,
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        Tokyo
        184 18 Tokyo: Share prices closed mixed in thin trading in the absence of fresh factors yesterday, dealers said. The Dow Jones average fell 5.84 to 6,394.63 points, with a volume of 190 million shares. The New index was 449.75, up 1.52 points. Yen Allnomoto Akal 3M +14 Asani Chem 132
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        Stock options
        91 18 Striking prices of the options officiaUy listed on the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday, the period, bids and offered prices and business done, if any, with the number of options traded shown in brackets. Haw Par (Sept $120) (0.358 0.415) Him* F E (Sept 51.60) (0.498). Inrheape (Sepi
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        PRODUCE PRICES
        117 18 CHINESE PRODUCE EXCHANGE, SINGAPORE, NOON CLOSING PRICES PER PICUL YESTERDAY: Cacaaal ail: Bulk $122 sellers, old drum $127 sellers, new drum $132 sellers. (•an: Mixed (loose) UK Coot $73.00 buyers. Pepper: Muntok ASTA white fob lOC, NLW $337 50 sellers, Sarawak white fob 96. NLW $320.00 sellers. Sarawak
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        GOLD
        126 18 THE KILOBAR market (or gold deliverable in Singapore yesterday opened at 521.095 per kilo and closed at 521.039 Gold opened in the Far East yesterday morning at US$3O3 60 304.00 The substantially higher opening price was due to news over the weekend ot some trouble in Iran. There was.
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    • COMMODITIES
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        STRAITS TIN
        25 18 THE STRAITS tin price was unchanged at $1,880 per picul in Penang yesterday on an official offering up 22 tonnes to 185 tonnes.
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        RUBBER
        318 18 OPENING quotations in the Singapore rubber market yesterday were marked down one cent in line with lower London advices, dealers said. Later the market was inactive with prices tending lower on light offerings of September RSS Ones. Volume was light. The morning session closed very quiet. Afternoon prices lost
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        SSR and SMR
        89 18 SOON SSR .nd SMB prK« y»uni.v HAS >l|UaMr Octokar (Carnal Mtk) (Forward MUI Bay«n S.ll.ri Bi»>n S*U*rs SSH2O lluapdkl) 275.00N 2M.00N ***** 2BOOON SSRiO (luopalkt) 275.00 277.00N 2T5.r0 277 WN MRBLB SMRCV lllo«(MllMI 31V.00 321.00N ***** .120 SON ■>Mh I llioiimUm) 311.00 321.00N .118 50 320 50N
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        Closing prices
        47 18 Rubber: Aug 13 Singapore: September: 288.50 cents (down 3 cents) Malaysia: September: 288.75 cents (down 2.75 cents) Tin: MS 1,880 (unchanged) Official offering: 185 tonnes (up 22 tonnes) and slightly easier to close 2.75 cents down, at 288.75 cents per kilo for September RSS One.
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      Shares falter at close
      352 18 THE strMg ctestag of Uwt week did not eonttnor yesterday »t tke Stock Exchangf «i Slnnaporf. Although the market opened flnn and steady, sentiment began to falter under Intermittent selllnn as tke day ware on. On balance, prices finished the day slightly betew their levels last
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      Kuala Lumpur
      304 18 SHARE prices closed slightly easier in moderate trading on the Kuala Lumpur stock market yesterday. In contrast to the fairly bullish conditions last week, trading was a bit hesitant, with interest mainly on selected counters. Most of last week's favourites were sought to slightly lower levels on profit-taking.
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      Money and exchanges
      123 18 THE US dollar opened lower at $2.1475 85 in the Singapore forex market yesterday, compared with $2 1510 18 at last Friday's close The US dollar displayed a weaker undertone after news of an increase in the US money supply in the latest reporting week, and at
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      Discount
      48 18 RANCE of prices offered by dis count houses on Auk 13 Overnißh: Call depoMi Clotiag Buying Selliaf 3 month Treasury bills 5 1/18 415 16 3 month Bank bills 7 13/16 7 11/16 3 month CD 7 .1 8 month CD 7 Source: National Discount Co Ltd.
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      Money market
      40 18 Closing Interbank ra^s (or Singapore dollars on Aug 13: Offer Bid Overnight Vt 1 month 7 8/18 7 7/16 2 months 7 t 7 3 months 7 13/16 711/ Overnight mode 5 1 slightly from those ({uoleri b>
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      NOMINAL RATES
      356 18 INTERBANK rates at 3.00 pm: Currencies Nominal rates Smithsonian Percentage quoted yesterday (crou)parity change Local dollar* to Me unit of foreign onrrency: US dollar 2.1467 2.1475 2.8196 -23.86 Sterling pound 4.8340 4.8385 7.3469 -34.20 Australian dollar 2.4150 2.4163 3.5051 -17.84 NZ dollar 2.1765 2.1995 3.4286 -36.37 Canadian dollar
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      No smooth sailing for Steamers this year
      808 19 THE CURRENT year ending Dec 31 will not be a season of smooth sailing for the Straits Steamship group, as its interim statement clearly indicates. There are several reasons for this. For one thing, it is anticipated that profit margins will be eroded
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      Jurong Cement meets forecast profits
      420 19 Jurong Cement meets forecast profits NEWLY-Usted Jurong Cement hut managed to meet Its forecast profit ef K.S4 million for the financial year ended March SI, ML Barely two months after Its listing, Jureng Cement has reported a pre-tax profit ef $2.2* million for the year to March SI, IVK, up
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      400 19 TWO of the three companies which are takeover targets of Highlands and 1-owlands the Hongkongbased Rubber Trust Ltd and Amalgamated Rubber have reported uninspiring earnings for the six months to March 31, 1979. Results of the third company, Shanghai Kelantan, were not immediately
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      419 19 RKVKNUK for the first half of 1979 at Ambassador Hotel, as compared with the corresponding period for 1978, showed improvement, despite the setback in tourist trade in Singapore caused by the recent change in the Australian International Civil Aviation Policy and the devaluation of the
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      397 19 HKRJUNTAI Tin Dredging suffered a 14-per cent decline in pre-tax profit *.o M 542.87 million for the year ending April 30. After a lower tax charge of $25.71 million ($29.75 million) attributable profit was down by 15 per cent to $17 16 million. This gives net earnings a
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      687 19 W Our client, one of the world's leading Aerosol Valve manufacturers intends shortly to commence manufacturing activities in Singapore. They require enthusiastic and versatile personalities for the following positions. ACCOUNTANT/FINANCIAL CONFIDENTIAL SECRETARY MANAGER Qualifications: A recognised qualified- Qualifications: An excellent command tion would be usefu of English and secretorbut not
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      688 19 SALES REPRESENTATIVES We are looking for hardworking and ambitious young men who wish to take up selling as a career Applicants should have sound educational background in English and Chinese Preferably Graduates from Nanyang or Taiwan Universities but not essential. Successful applicants will be based in Penang or Kuantan Attractive
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      4960 20 AT YOUR SERVICE SECTION INDEX I m M^BM^»^B9 RATES VIII ANNOUNCEMENTS PERSONAL ZS4-4422 Per word 60 cts Mm $900) iv ORITUARIFS I 1 Per column cm: $10 75 (M1n.432 251 1A 1 UAKIE.& II EMPLOYMENT II EMPLOYMENT I FOR SALE SHOPPING GUIDE I FOR SALE SHOPPING GUIDE REOUIRED ONE FEMALE
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      604 20 II EMPLOYMENT An International Marketing Organisation see k s YOUNG. DYNAMIC AMBITIOUS LADIES t GENTLEMEN for its eipanding Promotional Divisions. Applicants should possess the following: 1) Secondary Education 2) speaks fluent English and 1 other dialect 3) Creative and Independent 4) Hardworking and willing 10 learn. 5) Enjoys out-door work
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      679 20 FEMALE SALES ASSISTANTS required for Immediate employment Secondary education Prepared to work on shift Good startinK salary plus other fringe benefits. Please call personally to: The Guardian Pharmacy. Ist Fir. Cold Storage Shopping Arcade. Orchard Road, Singapore 0923 between 8.30 am 4.30 pni IF YOU ARE not happy witli your
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      761 21 II EMPLOYMENT 31 Situations Vacant c) Sales SALESGIRL REOUIREO URGENTLY. Apply personally to Hawaii Interior Decoration. 1-319 and 1-320. Ist floor. Merlin Plaza. Beach Road (Next to Metro) REAL ESTATE FIRM requires Male/ Female Sales Representa.ives with car For appointment -M *****9 XI'OUMEO A FEMALE Counter salesgirl Please call personally
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      626 21 We. a multi-national and ampleyeea orientated company, need young, dynamic and ambitious ladies end gentlemen to fill vacancies as PROMOTIONAL T "Ar*EES Otter c s-day week c Insurance coverage c Medical benefits c Attractive incentives and year -end bonus c Good promotional prospects c Equitable basic pay and Increments Experience
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      468 21 II EMPLOYMENT CLERK-OF-WORK required immediately Poly ITC In Civil or Architectural Completed N S. Must possess class 2 driving licence Apply with full resume, salary expected and photograph (non-returnable) to: S.T. Box A***** CORONA MANUFACTURERS (PTE) LTD. An affiliate of SCM Corporation, USA, manufacturing electric typewn ter» irrvitas interested applicant*
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      601 21 Factory in Sungei Kadut requires 2 2ND GRADE BOILERMEN lo operate Automatic Diesel fired Boiler. Attractive pey and aHowencee. Please call:2C93M1 or write in to 1 SUNGEI KADUT STREET 3 SINGAPORE 2572. Foreign owned factory manufacturing Polythene Bags tor expert has the following vacancies: 1. SUPERVISORS (3 shifts rotation) c
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      698 21 II EMPLOYMENT MAINTENANCE WORKER Well EetaMiehed Company in requires a MAINTENANCE WORKER c Passed Secondary 2 c Must possess an ITB Certificate. Grade 111 in Maintenance Fitting. c Must have some knowledge of motor repairs. c At least 1 year's experience In similar post. c Able to commence work Immediately
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      526 21 EXPAT FAMILY WANTS English speaking amah for parttlme work. 3 mornings a week. Tel: *****23 LIVE-IN AMAH WANTED, disl 10. for expatriate Asian family with 1 child Ability to speak English/ Mandarin an advantage Duties: cooking and all housework Salary $300 $350. Accommodation available for couple Tel: *****88 ext 38
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      613 21 II EMPLOYMENT Applications are invited tor the following positions (A) GENERAL CLERK/TYPIST c Age 18 above. c Mln. GCE O' LeVel with credits In Mathematics 4 English, c Able to type. (8) AUDIT CLERK c Mln. GCE o Level with credits in Mathematics Si English. (C) STORE CLERK CUM STORE
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      410 21 COFFEEHOUSE WAITRESSES. SUPERMARKET Female Cashiers. Shop Assistants. Packers. Parkinii Attendant Please apply Tay Buan Guan. 83 East Coast Road COMMISSIONED AGENTS REOUIRED by Distribution Company lo distribute Magazines on a commission basis Interested parties, call *****88 DELIVERY ASSISTANT WANTED from (list 12. 13 or 14 Salary $200 pm Interview at:
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      670 21 II EMPLOYMENT ESTABLISHED COMPANY REQUIRES an Office Boy preferably Chinese age above 16 years, able to speak English and also ride a bike. Please ring *****65 during Office hours. Expanding company requires (A) RECEPTIONIST CUM TYPIST (B) COUNTER SALESGIRLS Preference will be given to candidates who are able to speak
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      501 21 International munufai lurinn company urgently requires FEMALE PRODUCTION WORKERS c Age between 16 and 30 years c starting pay $8 70 per day c Adjustment upon confirmation c Willing to perform 2 shift-. rotation. c 13th month pay and incentive bonus c Preferably Singaporean and residing in Taman Jurong and
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      380 22 II EMPLOYMENT 31 Situations Vacant t) General GAF. A multi-national US Corporation in diversified product fields requires for their Singapore office a:WAREHOUSE SUPERVISOR c Passerl or completed Higher Bcnool Certificate with perlenre c completed fulltime National •Service <,m nieri lal warehousing experience will be an advanH years of age Attractive
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      486 22 aaaTfiiX asC^CXesai HITACHI POWER TOOLS HITACHI KOKI (S) PTE LTD requires: FEMALE a MALE OPERATORS c Age between 17 and 25 years. c Completed Primary education c Working hours Bamto 5 pm (Mondays to Fridays): 8 am to 12 pm (Saturdays) c No shift work c Must be able to
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      486 22 II EMPLOYMENT requires MALE OFFICE ATTENDANTS Requirement! Singapore Citizen Between the ages of 16 and 25 Have a working knowledge of English Please call personally for an interview on 14th August 1979 Tueeday fruin 10.00 a.m. to 12.00 p.m. and from 2.30 p.m. to 4.00 p.m. at: The Personnel Department
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      494 22 Well-established Tyre Manufacturer with good growth potantial requires: PRODUCTION OPERATORS (MALE) 1) Age: 16 years and above. 2) Must work 3 shifts. Weekly change. 3) Starting pay: not lets than $10.00 par day. 4) Shift allowance): 2nd shirt $2.00 per shift. 3rd shift $3.00 per shift. 5) Company also provides
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      334 22 II EMPLOYMENT National WmSiM ifflHsififisH National Your future It our main concern. Our new Bedok factory ofters you better wortdno •nvWofsTiGnt and cooedtlona, wtder recreational fac«tesandlotso»gociiortenled Incentives. farter promotions, hioner satarles amongtt^r ottiers.lt won't just bea (ob.txjta Ketono cor— rJ i^^) Female Production Operators AT MESA, we care for people!
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      579 22 >3 PROPERTY MANAGEMENT (PRIVATE) LIMITED We are Inviting applications lor the following positions:A) CONTROL ROOM OPERATOR B) PLANTMAN (ELECTRICAL) C) LIFT ATTENDANT/ HANDYMAN D) SECURITY GUARD E) CAR PARK ATTENDANT The requirement* for the above posts am as toiiows:FOR POST A 1 Completed Secondary 4 education 2) Candidates should be
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      709 22 II EMPLOYMENT Screws it Fasteners Factory in Jurong Town requires immediately MALE PRODUCTION WORKERS c Age 20 and above c Physically fit and willing to work on 3 shifts c Ex-N.S. men preferred Company provides: 1 starting salary at $9.50 per day 2) monthly salary after confirmation 3) good shift
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      384 22 1 suimnno A leading manufacturer ol top quality bicycle components la fast expanding and have immediate vacancies forPRODUCTION OPERATORS Male and Female: Weoffer:- Revised starting salary and generous fringe benefits Cash bonus on confirmation Pay increase on confirmation Job Allowance Special Allowance Production Incentive Attendance Incentive Shift Allowance 5 days'
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      1006 22 II EMPLOYMENT workJ iiilAv Mail 5? 8.1 1 %y I ELECTRONICS 1 If II v\ I m? 91 1 IlltS PRODUCTION S OPERATOR! NS GIVES YOU: o i. 1. fo S2-J!) per inonlh => 5 §g§ qfUsr B months ««i oo oj *2menmmntaayeat uj O |T I *Am ii/i./iliofiiv/ »DiK
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      551 23 11l VEHICLES BOATS Pick a pick-up Is your car under repair? Do you need a wedding ear? Do you need a vehicle temporarily? Are you a motoring tourist? lAmk into "Vehicles for Hire" vv: :x:v:::::.:-::v:-:-:yX-:-:-:x::::::::X^. 40 Boats for Sale/Wanted CLEARANCE'! BRAND NEW John son :t.s li p kmgshafll, all extras
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      778 23 AIRCOND FIAT 12SS 1972. radio. cssetle Tip top condition Seeiiik is believing Tel *****82 AIRCOND. JAN. 1979. Honda Accord 4-door 1600 c c I owner. Sport rims, etc $29,000 ono Ring 7:*****3 AIRCOND. MAZDA SOI Dec 1973. Ten cassette radio Beautiful condition $9,400 negotiable Tel 2KIHW& AIRCONO MERCEDES 230 Sept
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      874 23 111 VEHICLES BOATS HOME OF OUALITY USED CARS "NGKEONG'S" SUPER CAR MART 9 KIM KE AT ROAD. SINGAPORE 1232. TELS: 2551/50. *****76 *****83. *****54 1978 Colt Lancar Oalsun 100A Dataun 120Y S/W Dalsun 120Y A/C Toyola Corolla Coupe Toyota Hilui Steel Lorry 1977: Colt Sigma 1600GS A/C Oatsun 100A A/C
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      836 23 ONE COMPANY OWNER 1977 Ford Cortina 2000 E. with aircond. radio/ cassette, etc In mechanically sound order Best offer secures Tel *****70 OPEL COMMODORE COUPE aircon, radio, cassette, chrome sports rims, new paintwork. Also car below 3.000 c c Both eligible for PARF ***** 58 OWNER LEAVING TOYOTA Crown. *****
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      1031 23 111 VEHICLES BOATS 19*9 MG MIDGET soft top. engine just overhauled. new tyres, very good running cor.dillon. Eligible for PARF Price $4,500 ono. Interested lei 2935 >91 1969 VOLKSWAGEN STATIONWAGEN Road lax Dec Insurance new Tel: *****2 1970 BMW 2*oo alrond sports rims, metallic paint. Good condition Eligible for PARF.
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      946 23 1973. FORD ESCORT 1300 XL 4door Original condition $5,800 negotiable Many accessories View: 55. Wan Tho Avenue 1973 FORO FALCON with aircond.. excellent condition View: 9 Lorong Shahada. Phone *****1. 1973. HONDA CIVIC. New concealed aircond. new metallic bronze paintwork, cartridge. Highest offer secures. *****9. 1973 JAGUAR X J6 automatic,
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      1155 23 111 VEHICLES BOATS 1977 DEC. HONOA Accord 3-door With accessories, radio/ cassette and many extras. Valid road tax. 1 owner Tel: *****68. 1»77, FORO CORTINA 2000E Automatic Expatriate owner Aircond. radio, new lax Showroom condition $17,500 ono *****4 1977. FORO CORTINA 16 GL. 1 owner Aircond. cassette, radio. Excellent condition
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      556 23 1*79 KAWASAKI Z2SOA for sale 4 months old View at: 73-A King's Road Tel: *****2 Nigel 31.12.75. MERCEDES 2*OS manual Aircond. power steering. Michelin tyres, new tax. original paint. Showroom condition $46,000 ono. *****6 •-MONTH 1973 MERCEDES 200. concealed aircond I company owner. 1 year road lax. accident free $22,800
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      810 23 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES Located on elevated rear private gardens land in Katong a Moderate price Luxurious split-level Prompt handing over houses of houses Overlooking the sea a Freehold land Individual front and a Easy loans available Enquiries LUCKY REALTY CO. LTD. 15lti Fir Fat East Shopping Centre OicMaui Road Smqapoie
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      653 24 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES 51 Accommodation Vacant b) Flats CHOICE OF APARTMENTS AVAILABLE WITH/WITHOUT SWIMMING POOL Futura $4,000 a WestwcHMl $3,800 c High Point $3,200 c Cairnhill Plata $3,000 "Wer $2,800 c Hillcourt $2,400 c Devonshire Court $1,700 CONTINENTAL HOUSING PTE LTD Reel Estate Agents a Valuers Tel: *****66 (6 lines)
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      539 24 DIST 11. HILLPARK ES T ATE. new split-level apartment $2,000 l>isl 1(1 Pandan Valley apartment (roo! -garden! $2,200 DM 21 Sherwood Towers, maisonette Swimming pool $1,700 $2,000. 2 1/2-storey semi-detach-ed, furnished $1,700 LJ Really Haaas/suBM DIST 11. TASTEFULLY FURNISHED :i-bedroomed apartment amidst green pleasant surroundings Kental $1.80(1 Fields *****/ MSM
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      623 24 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES PANDAN VALLEY TOWER Block. 3 iHcirooms s'udy. beautifully furnished with i'TV video tape rec order hi-li system, bar-coun-ler. $2,500 Contact *****;) PEACH GARDEN .pht-level spacious apartment, central aircond with 3 modern designed bedrooms, furnished to laste. high lloor with swimming pool, olhers. Pandan Valley. Grange HeighLs. Jaya
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      590 24 b) Flats FAMILY REQUIRES 3/4-roomed HUB Flat in District 12. Whampoa South or Boon Keng. After 3 p m 2931 148 FLAT REQUIRED Enfllshsaan requires small temporarily furnished flat, centrally located at dtsls. 9. 10. 11. Orchard Road for a period of 2/3 months. Phone 7340*13 Office hours Monday to
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      893 24 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES DIST. 1542. SMALL SINGLESTOREY detached bungalow on 15.000 sq.ft land. Ideal for renovations, freehold with vacant possession 5250.000. Please contact Mont Blanc Pie Ltd: *****11/*****96. DIST. 16 JALAN GREJA 2-slorey semi-detached. 4.000 sq.ft. Facing south 4 bedrooms, servant's room, split-level terrazzo/ parquet flooring 1170.000. Phone: *****1/*****6. DIST
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      737 24 Luiunout apartments with/ without swimming pool lor sale c Jaya Towers $320,000 F»rnhnll Court $315,000 Orchard Tower 010.800 Cavenagh Court $200,000. Parkhouse $178,000 Mimoss Park $155,000 St. Patrick's Garden $140,000. c And many others available Worldwide Constr. Realty Pte Ltd Christopher K.C. Koh Tel: *****77 (5 Lines) Luxurious apartments in
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      863 24 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES CBD FRINGE. REALTY Centre oil Anson Hoad. aircon ollice. 1.200 2.500 sq ft. ParklUK convenient $120 psf *****22. EXCLUSIVE OFFICE IN central location for rent of 1.500 3.000 sq ft $1- psf. in Beach Road of 500 1.200 sq.ft Contact: *****7/ ***** GOLDHILL PLAZA. PODIUM Block and
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      743 24 GOLDBFLL TOWERS 47, SCOTTS ROAD SINGAPORE 9 Shops at Groundfloor available lor Rent. From Ist November. 1979: SHOPS G6 TO G8 WITH TOTAL FLOOR AREA OF 1 660 SO FT Present Division Of 405 sq ft. 526 sq ft 729 sq.ft. May Be Altered To Suit Intending Tenants' Requirements SUITABLE
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      1452 24 V SERVICES BUSINESS a#«aßaaM^gVS»'a #«aBaaM^gVS»' KEEP COOL WITH SUM** Aluminium Awnings Sunbreakers Blinds Panel-Ceiling FOR FREE QUOTATION CALL THE MANUFACTURER S unmoiJEA.it Cc I Q *****1 1183 BLOCK 12 UuU LORONG 8 TOA PAYOH INDUSTRIAL PARK TEL *****61 (4 Lines) SIN KAH LEONG I'lintniK Contraitors offer you the services of
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      702 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.m. Tue. Thu. 7.30 p.m. English for school-age children, all levels Tue. Thu. 5.45 p.m. Wed. Fri. 5.45
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      749 25 VI EDUCATION TRAINING COMMERCIAL CORRESPONDENCE ■3rd Practical Course Highly-appreciated Practical Course begins on Thursday. 16th August. Practical and interesting, the course has proven extremely useful to Executives. Secretaries. Stenographers. Clerical workers and Salesmen. Learn modern techniques for writing better business letters and reports. Learn to write concisely, persuasively, effectively. Our
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      613 25 GIRLS! Jobs are Becom.ng nardei to oet you need better guaiiiications The London Chamber ol Commerce and Industry Pnvate Secretary s Certificate is recognised internationally as one of me highest qualifications obtainable This e»amination is the only Private Secretarial Examination supervised by the Ministry of Education Enrol now al the
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      711 25 VI EDUCATION ft TRAINING 103 Tuition Reliable bilingual teachers giving tuition in Science. Maths. English etc. at all .evels Contact Polly at 43*206. 4367(3. E xpoft#nc#d Qrcdustt provide tuition In Science. Maths. English etc at your home Make a call to Nancy at 43*1*1, 9174*3. Qualified bilingual teachers available for
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      278 25 LL B. LONDON INTERMEDIATE Preparing for June 1980 Examination. Typed full notes with cases given. Past Question Papers answered: Model answers provided Subfects: Criminal Law; Law of Contract; Constitutional Law; English Legal System. Starting: 14th August. Tuesday 7 30 9.30 pm Saturday 5.30 7.00 p.m. Enrol at: REGENT COMMERCIAL INSTITUTE
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      788 25 VII TRAVEL RESTAURANTS 111 Air Travel BUDGET AIR FARES. Tours it Accommodation for individual and group travel. Call: Sedunia Travel Services. Suit* 11-313. 11 th floor. Merlin Plaza. Beach Road. Spore 7. Tel: 294*711. TA 019). DELMON TRAVELS PTE Ltd for economical airfares It tours to all parts of the
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      567 25 Frasers OEPARTUKE 0 1 1 0 EVERYDAY om Ull J HARI RAYA PUASA AND SCHOOL HOLIDAY TOURS 3U4NPEN IP slos dep 23/8 sl)ays GT PEN CHS Sl6O/ $205 dep 27 8. 3/9. 24/9 2D 3N GT or F'H $79/ $89 dep 1/9. 7/9 21) 3N CAMERON $49 dep 1/9 SONGSIP
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      898 25 VII TRAVEL ft RESTAURANTS TO EUROPE NILE CRUISES H/' Zl*^'>Z 1 '> "W I|>'<l THE PYRAMIDS FOR DETAILS CALL- P% GERMAN ASIAN TRAVELS SCHOOL HOLIO SPECIAL 1303/4 Straits Trading genting highland/ frasers Bldg. HILL/ PENANG/ CAMERON 9 Battery Read 6U«jr»sUo Dep Date l I Cmn.ml.dliu' GENTING HIGHLAND/ PANGKOR/ Singapore 0104
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      181 26 Passed away peacefully on 11-8-79 leaving behind SONS PATRICK TEOJIN WAN THOMAS TEO TH'K WAN Bl NH>K I TEO TEE WAN ALBERI TEOHONO WAN KREDDIE TEOSENOWAN DAUGHTERS rEOSEOKCHENO TEOSEOK KK>W IK (iFK TEOSEOKCHOO EOSEOK TIAN<i KiSKiK MY! DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW MADAM I IM MONO NOOH MADAM SEAH BYE rilh V,
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      145 26 IN LOVING MEMORY nl tl.tn Sit-w Ki.iim Departed UK 47 Fondly remembered bj ins wife, children and daugtiter-M-laa 100 dayi today. We never knew. To part with you whom we love to dear You bade u» neither farewell nor goodbye. Times changes many things But you linger
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      70 26 BIKAB SINGH DHILLON uged 65. passed away peacefully on 13/8/ H leaving behind wife Madam Rattan Kaur. son B. Neginder I Singh Dhillon. son-in-law Atma Singh Brar. daughter Bhagwan Kaur. daughter-in-law Kirpal Kaur and 6 grandchildren. Cortege leaves 29 Jalan Sendudok S 2776 on 14/8/79 at 11am for Mt..
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    33 26 KWONG KAI YOOI Departed: 14.8.1*7S One year has passed but memory lingers on In our hearts. Sadly missed but always remembered by beloved wife, sons, daughter, daughters-in-law, son-in-law and grandchildren
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      298 26 APPLICATIONS ARE INVITED FOR THE FOLLOWING: SALES ENGINEER (to be groomed for Sales Manager) Applicants would preferably be hoder of engineering diploma or degree. Must possess car and have two or three years experience in sales. Good salary is offered for right personnel two weeks familiarisation training will be offered
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      243 26 L I KENYATAAN TAWARAN KEMENTERIAN KES1HATAN Tawaran adala* dipelawa daripada penenderpenender yang telah berdaftar dengan Kementerian Kcsihatan untuk bekalkan:11 a. Refrigerator 4.9/5-4 cuft. dan b Alat Kelengkapan kepada Unit Bergerak Pelajaran Kesihatan. (I.E.C.) Kemcnterian Kesihatan. (T/SK.No. 41/79) Keterangan dan borang tawaran boleh didapati daripada Cawangan Stor dan Kontrek. Jalan Young.
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      775 26 BATA (MALAYSIA) 0 BERHAD sasTH (Incorporated in the Federation of Malaya) *££s£l^~ CORRECTION TO INTERIM REPORT Further to our announcement dated 7th August, 1979 which appeared on 9th August, 1979, we wish to advise that the sales figures for the period ending 30.6.79. SHOULD READ AND NOT Half year to
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      299 26 LEMBAGA PEMASARAN PERTANIAN PERSEKl'Tl'AN (F.A.M.A.) KENYATAAN TAWARAN Tawaran adalah dipelawa dari KontrcktorKontrektor Kejuruteraan Awam yang berdaftar dengan JKR dalam kelas E dan atas, atau sama larafnya untuk CONSTRICTION AND COMPLETION OK AGRI Cl'LTl'RAL MARKETING CENTRE MANAGER'S QI ARTERS AND OTHER ANCILLARY WORKS AT it I nil NEGERI SEMBILAN. Dokumen-dokumen tawaran
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      976 26 An industrial Company operating in the Kuala Lumpur area require the following Executive personnel:PURCHASING OFFICER At least five years experience in purchasing from both local and overseas sources, a GeneraJ Engineering background will be essential. Minimum Educational Standard is HSC and a further Qualification preferable in Purchasing would be an
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      1132 26 SANK QUARRIES SENDIRIAN BERHAO S3. JALAN WASPADA JOHOR BAHRU GRANITE FOR Ml GRANITE SIZE PRICE EX QUARRY 2" r CRUSHER RUN MsB 00 PER METRIC TON 1" SINGLE SIZE 1100 PER METRIC TON V SINGLE SIZE OR GRADED 1100 PER METRIC TON V CHIPPING 700 PER METRIC TON ■3" WASTE
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      456 27 invites opplications for the post of: JUNIOR TECHNICIAN Requirements: Completed Secondary II or equivalent from a Government or Government Aided School or Vocational Institute, plus A National Trade Certificate Grode 111 in Motor Vehicle Mechanics/Heavy Duty Diesel Mechanics/Electrical Fitting Installation/ AirI conditioning Refrigeration/Electronics Servicing Plus 2 years' relevant experience Those
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      520 27 HOTEL MERLIN SINGAPORE LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Invites suitably qualified applicants for the post of EXECUTIVE CHEF The person we seek should have the following pre-requisites> 1. Age Should preferably be over 30. 2. Nationality Singapore citizen/ expatriate holding Singapore permanent residency status. 3. Should preferably have
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      302 28 PADANG BESAR (Perlis). Mon. The border area between Malaysian Padang Besar and Thai Pekan Siam towns is tense because of Thai retaliation against Malaysian anti-smug-gling action, police sources said today. Malaysian authorities have advised Malaysians not to go to tho Thai side for shopping
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      Lock icon Mara loans unpaid
      49 28 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. More than 4,600 recipients of Mara study loans have yd to repay their debts, totalling about $6 million. A spokesman for Mara headquarters said yesterday the enforcement unit of its training and education division would be taking action to recover the loans. NST.
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      Lock icon Deal to supply Thais with more diesel
      101 28 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Malaysia signed an agreement with Thailand today to supply a second consignment of 10,000 tonnes of diesel oil. The supply, for July, brings the total amount of diesel oil supplied so far to Thailand to 20,000 tonnes. National Petroleum Corporation
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      91 28 PENANG, Mon. Indian Muslims in the country were urged today to give their full support to the Kongress India Muslim Malaysia (Kirn ma) to safeguard their interests. Datuk A. S. Dawood, a central working committee member of Kirn ma. said the party was formed to
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      Two more?
      37 28 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Two Petronas stations will probably be set up in Malacca, its managing director, Mr Rastan Hadi, said today. This will bring the total number of Petronas stations in the country to 10.
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      Lock icon HARRIS HITS AT MAS FOR PENALTY FEE
      165 28 HARRIS HITS AT MAS FOR PENALTY FEE KOTA KINABALU, Mon. The Malaysian Airline System (MAS) has come under fire from Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Harris Salleh for continuing to impose the 25 per cent penalty fee on air travellers in Sabah and Sarawak for late cancellations or failure to show
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      12,000 illegal migrant workers: Minister
      276 28 12,000 illegal migrant workers: Minister KUALA LUMPUR, Monday THERE are about 12,000 Indonesian and a few thousand Thai illegal immigrants working in Peninsular Malaysia, the Deputy Minister of Labour and Manpower, Datuk K. Padhmanaban, said on Saturday. In an interview with the Star, he said "the few thousand" Thais entered
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      91 28 Tin workers appeal for help TAIPING, Mon. About 170 tin dredge workers here have appealed to the authorities to help them from being retrenched. The appeal was made at a dialogue organised by the Ka munting I mno branch between the workers of the Kamunting Tin Dredging Company and Primary
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      Lock icon Raid on 13th parlour
      47 28 PENANG, Mon. Another illegal massage parlour, de scribed as one of the biggest in Alor Star, was discovered during a raid by municipal officers on a hotel on Saturday night This was the thirteenth illegal massage parlour found in the last week. NST.
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      53 28 KOTA KINABALU, Mon Chief Minister Datuk Harris Salleh announced on Saturday the state government had alienated 4.047 ha of land to the Sabah Bumiputra Chamber of Commerce and the Sabah United Chinese Chambers of Commerce on a 60-40 basis, to help them launch projects (or the benefit of
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      Lock icon Car sales stall leaving dealers in a jam
      196 28 Car sales stall leaving dealers in a jam KUALA LUMPUR, Mon A slowdown in sales has hit the local car market, leaving a number of companies with hundreds of unsold cars and a big drop in dealers' earnings. Car industry sources said the slowdown, which began late last year, has
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      58 28 Sarawak to vote from Sept 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Sarawak will go to the polls from Sept 15 to 22, the Election Commission announced here today. Nomination day has been fixed for Aug 29. The acting secretary of the commission, Mr Mohamed Zam Abdul Wahab, said today polling would be
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      37 28 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. The Democratic Action Party would oppose any move to increase the deposits for state and Parliamentary seat* in future elections, the party's political bureau director, Mr Lee Lam Thye, has said. NST.
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      109 28 CHARGED WITH STEALING $300,000 KOTA BARI Mon. A 31 -year-old hum was charged In the magistrate's court yesterday with the theft of $3M,M« outside the state secretariat building here on July 28. Rasid bin Kulup Mahamad of Jalan Raja Laut, Kuala Lumpur, was alleged to have taken the money from
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      Lock icon Cement hike soon
      50 28 Cement hike soon KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. The government has agreed to raise the price of cement, but not as much as the 30-40 per cent increase sought by manufacturers. Deputy Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Lew Sip Hon said today. He will announce the new price of cement tomorrow. NST.
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      298 28 Bumis and non-bumis: MCA hits out at govt KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. The Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), one of the major partners in the ruling 10-party National Front coalition, has criticised the government for classifying Malaysians as "bumiputras" (sons of the soil) and "non-bumipu-tras." This is the first serious attack on
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      Protection
      97 28 Mr Yap pointed out that the Malaysian constitution did not divide the people into "host" and "guest." Every citizen deserved the rights, benefits and protection provided by the government, he said at the MCA Youth annual delegates conference here last night. Mr Yap said the government was trying hard
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      44 28 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to extend a USI7O million loan to Malaysia under its assistance programme for various development projects this year, a director of the ADB. Dr Kay Bong Hyuk of South Korea, said today AFP.
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      Fuel shortage, so no go for hundreds of taxis
      155 28 KLANG, Mon HUNDREDS of taxis stayed off the road here yesterday as the diesel shortage continued. Only 40 taxis plied between Klang and Kuala Lumpur compared with 110 taxis daily. Most of the taxi drivers who could not get buy diesel
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      246 28 Bringing Up Father By Bill Kavanagh Hal Cam j t P^o^rtT -n-i^N f" 1 WAS I I >OU WANt\ /NO, I I ITS /MRS. NO, T WASN'T iSrfiSS, AZc LUCKY, A*E TD V JUST GASSAWAf RIGHT DOING A THING, Aacclil^v )V) V SHE WASH AND I, WANT AGAIN. J THERE.
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    Two went in search of revenge but met the law instead
    257 29 TWO friends armed with parangs, who went in search of some gamblers who had earlier assaulted one of them, were instead spotted by a police sergeant and arrested, a district court heard yesterday. Choo Kirn Chai, 23, and Kng
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    Tickets for GP and you'
    55 29 FREE tickets for iho talk. General Papor and You. to be Kiven b> Mrs Mary I.im on Auk II at I p m will be distributed on Aug 23 at 10 am .it the M.uint' Parade branch library Mrs I.im is hc.nl of the English
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    Dinner to mark N-Day
    39 29 THERE will b>- ,i dinner and Witty shim .it the Tanjong Panr community centre on l Friday at 7 3D \<m i The function is held b) the i Tanjong Pagar constituency national day eommiltiH'
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    'Lighting up' our schools with murals
    334 29 MOTORISTS driving along Rraddell Road will notice an attractive mural on the wall of Westlake Primary School. On closer examination, they will find that the mural on "The history of development in Singapore" is actually made up of little squares of mosaic. The mural
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    On insurance
    37 29 TWO insurance courses will be held at the Mandarin Hotel by the Risk Research Group the first, Practical Reinsurance, from Sept 4 to 5 and the second. Captive Insurance Companies, from Sept 6 to 7.
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    On careers
    25 29 THE Singapore Professional Centre will hold a career seminar on Aug 29 and 30 at the Nanyang Siang Pau building in Alexandra Road.
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    THE WAR ON RECORD PIRATES HOTS UP
    133 29 THE WAR ON RECORD PIRATES HOTS UP THE Singapore Phonogram Association (SPA) is intensifying the war on record pirates. In the fight against the racketeers, it is spreading the net to rope in not only the manufacturers but also retailers of pirated records, tapes and cassettes. A SPA board member
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    Concert Share
    30 29 A MUSICAL concert entitled Share, comprising popular and folk music, will be held by the Toa Payoh branch library at its lecture hall on Saturday at 5 p.m.
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    'Anti-tank shell pieces found after blast'
    375 29 AN ARMY bomb expert yesterday testified that he found chiselling marks on fragments of a live but "blind" (fired) anti-tank shell after an explosion in a junkyard which killed a man, his wife and a 14-year-old boy. Capt Wong Kum Kay, commanding officer of
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    Classes at Ghim Moh
    38 29 THE Ghim Moh community centre will hold classes next month on timsum, cake-mak-ing, restaurant cooking, Cantonese cooking, children's art, Western cooking and beauty culture. For details, tel. *****0 between 3 p.m. and 9 p.m.
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    Baby show
    23 29 THE Khe Bong community centre's women sub-committee will hold a baby show on Sept 16 at 9 a.m. For details tel.
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    Dead man was my good pal: Accused
    371 29 Dead man was my good pal: Accused NAVY corporal Michael lan Binny bought a birthday present for his sister's boyfriend whom he is accused of murdering three days later, the High Court heard yesterday. In his defence, Binny, 21, said he bought Mr Martin Douglas Klyne, whom he described as
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    THE UNKNOWN WAR' BANNED BY RTM
    102 29 TELEVISION viewers in Singapore, who tune in to Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) programmes were dismayed over the weekend when one of RTM's new programmes, The Unknown War, failed to appear. The first of the 28 episodes was telecast on Aug 4 and the subsequent
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    Catholics urged to enter politics
    372 29 Catholics urged to enter politics By EVELYN NG 1 CATHOLICS of the right calibre and talents have been encouraged to take part in politics. For, in doing so, they can serve not only God and man but also give an added dimension to the government. The Catholic Archbishop of Singapore,
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      Lock icon Al puts in hours for the message
      206 30 CHATAM (Ontario), Mon. Local tennis player Al Messenger may be tired, bat he has, at least, pot his name to a record (or the moment. The 25-year-old tennis professional ended his gruelling court pace at 4 a.m. on Saturday, but not before he
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      Lock icon Gottfried surprises top seed
      166 30 DUBLIN (Ohio), Mon. Brian Gottfried scored a surprisingly easy 6-3, 6-0, victory over top-seeded Eddie Dibbs to win a U5J75.000 ($161,250) Grand Prix tennis tournament yesterday in Muirfeld Village. Gottfried's victory came on a slow clay surface, which had absorbed about five centimetres of rain, that
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      Australian football results
      136 30 SYDNEY. Mon. Results of football matches played in Australia yesterday: Sydney Ragby Leagae Cronulla 26 Manly 7, St. I George 22 South Sydney 14, Parramatta 11 Balmain 10, Canterbury 38 Newtown 6, Eastern Suburbs 23 North Syd- i ney 9, Western Suburbs 22 Penritfi 14. Sydney Ragby
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      469 30 CONNORS AND CHRIS CONTINUE THEIR RULE INDIANAPOLIS, Mon. Wimbledon champions Bjorn Borg and Martina Navratilova may be the top superstars in the tennis world, but Jimmy Connors and Chris EvertLloyd are not far behind. Though the two American stars have been on top since
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      BRIEFS
      301 30 NEVADA. Mon. Undefeated American welterweight "Sugar" Ray Leonard scored his 24th straight victory when the referee stopped the fight in the fourth round of a scheduled 12-round contest against Pete Ranzany here last night. The 23-year-old former Olympic Games' champion, now ranked No. 2 in the World Boxing Council
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      Lock icon Leonard stops Ranzany in four rounds
      221 30 In TaraaU, Diane Gorman's penalty stroke-goal in the second-half gave Australia a 10 victory over Canada in a women's exhibition game yesterday. In another game, Holland beat Scotland 5-0. HORSE RACING Irish River, ridden by Maurice Philipperon. won a neck-to-neck battle with Freddie Head's
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      Lock icon Sharma's 111 keeps Indians in command
      186 30 Sharma's 111 keeps Indians in command CHELMSFORD (England), Mon. Yashpal Sharma hit his third century of the tour for the Indian cricketers here yesterday and enabled them to remain in command against Essex. The match ends today. Sharma's 111 occupied 255 minutes and was graced by 15 boundaries, when left-arm
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      England recall Willis
      118 30 LONDON, Mon. England restored fast bowler Bob Willis to their Test side yesterday in an effort to regain the initiative from India when the third Test match begins at Headingley in Leeds on Thursday. India, after losing the first Test in the series by an innings and
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      182 30 LONDON, Mon. New Zealand's Glenn Turner hit an unbeaten 81 to send Worcestershire on t heroad to victory over Kent at Canterbury in the 40over Sunday League yesterday. Turner batted for 130 minutes, surpassing on the way the league record of 4,770 runs scored by
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      ONG CAPTAINS SINGAPORE HOCKEY TEAM TO PARIS
      457 31  -  ERNEST FRIDA By GOALKEEPERS: Supahan Ismail and Sukhder Singh. DEFENDERS: Nirmal Singh, Sreedharan Sujit, Philip Louis. HALVES: Marimuthu Srinvasan, Ong Teck Ghee, Permjit Singh, Krishnan Murithi. FORWARDS: Ong Kim Teck, John Wee, Bopinder Singh, Ashok Kumar, Adna Mohammed Noor, Mohammed AH Yahaya. Singapore
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      Kampong Ubi edged out
      35 31 GEYLANG WEST edged out Kampong Übi 3-2 for third place in the inter-constituency badminton tournament at the Singapore Badminton Hall last night. The final will be played off on Aug. 20.
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      Junior machine's moving, but there's a bolt loose
      469 31  -  PERMINAT SUKAN By THE Malaysian national Junior World Cup hockey team, who left for Paris on Saturday night are young, fit, exuberant and skilful. On their shoulders rest Malaysia's hopes to restore their bogged down and sinking international hockey status to the
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      Spore yacht heads fleet in Fastnet race
      323 31 PLYMOUTH, Mon. Wild Goose from Singapore headed the 300-strong Fastnet race fleet as sh< ghosted along in light winds and thick sea misi yesterday in the final event of the Admiral's Cup The yachts, of which only 54 were in the Admi- ral
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      Lock icon Jones' GP N0.2 and title race still open
      218 31 Jones' GP N0.2 and title race still open ZELTWEG (Austria). i Mon. The Formula One racing drivers' championship is still wide open following yesterdays Austrian Grand Prix, won by Alan Jones in the all-con-quering Williams. In an unexplained move i by the Swiss race commissioner, the car was impounded after
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      Luyong leads with 'eyes closed'
      272 32  -  WILFRED YEO By IT may not be b surprise Thailand's Luyong Kunarkson opened her Singapore international bowling championships Masters' title-defence at Jackie's System 460 yesterday by taking the lead in the High Game (215 pinfalls). High Series (602) and Mixed Doubles (1,167) events. But it
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      Lock icon Walts wins
      30 32 TORONTO, Mon. Hard-serv-ing Butch Walts defeated Glenn Michibata, of Canada, 5-7, 6-3, 6-1, in the only firstround men's singles match yesterday at the Canadian Open tennis championships. AP.
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      Lock icon East German women dominate
      335 32 UTRECHT (Holland), Mon. As expected, East Germany's powerful women swimmers easily won the women's European swimming Cup here yesterday, finisning with 136 points, 40 points clear of the second-placed Soviet Union. In London, however, the Soviet Union gave further I proof of their progress in recent
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      Bava returns with plan to create rugby base
      463 32  -  KEN JALLEH Jr By NATIONAL rugby coach, Natahar Bava has just returned from an eight-day coaching stint in Leeds, United Kingdom, not only wiser for it, but with a two-pronged plan to promote rugby among Singapore's youth. His plan, to promote the
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      Rosewall, Roche to play in Singapore
      147 32  - Rosewall, Roche to play in Singapore BERNARD PEREIRA By TENNIS professionals Ken Rosewall and Tony Roche, of Australia, will parade their skills in an exhibition match in Singapore in December, thanks to Cathay Pacific Airways. They have been invited to star in CPA's Celebrity Jumbo Gala on Dec. 1 at
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      Spore-based horses only at Bukit Timah this weekend
      375 32  -  FAIRWAY By RACING will be strictly for Singapore-based horses at Bukit Timah this weekend. This follows a decision by the committee of the Singapore Turf Club to withdraw the entries from Malaysian trainers yesterday when they arrive in Singapore for the meeting.
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      25 32 AUCKLAND, Mon. Britain beat Auckland 18-10 (half-time 6-7) in the final match of their rugby league tour of New Zealand here last night Reuter.
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      Zeus Sonic pays $65
      46 32 ZKI S Sonic paid $«o for a win and $15 for a place and not W2 and $15 in Race Four on Saturday. In the Big Sweep on Snndav, the consolation prize should read 1423*8 and not 1423*3. The errors are regretted.
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      SCC will now host Open
      270 32 THE trouble-plagued Singapore Open grasscourt tennis championships, which were called off only two months ago, are on again but only on an invitation basis this time, reports BERNARD I'KRKIRA. The tournament, considered the most prestigious in the Republic, was originally scheduled for July. But the
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      BUKIT TIMAH WEIGHTS
      620 32 WEIGHTS for this weekend's races at Buklt Ttmah: SATURDAY ClM* IDi. 3- I.MOM 4 Battle ToU 57.0 7 TereUo 56.5 2 Tanjong Gelan* 56 0 2 Chualee 56 0 5 Mclion Picture V MO 10 Field Commander 52.5 11 Wiiiff Commander 52.0 8 Hamrirk's Pride 52 0
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      TANG DECLARED FIT
      291 33  -  ERNEST FRIDA By DKCATHLETE Tang Ngal Kin was cleared by a medical specialist yesterday as (it to take part in next month's South-east Asia (.ames in Jakarta. Tang, 24, was all smiles at the National Stadium when he said: ■'It's not hernia, thank God. I've just strained
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      Lock icon Coe wants crack at Bayi's record
      150 33 Coe wants crack at Bayi's record MACOLIN (Switzerland). Mon. Sebastian Coe, Britain's double world record-holder, said yesterday that he will attack a third mark at an international meeting in Zurich on Wednesday. Coe, who holds the world 800 metres and mile records, hopes to beat Tanzanian Filbert Bayi's 1,500 m
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      Lock icon Marita keeps her look of invincibility
      277 33 Marita keeps her look of invincibility KARL-MAX-STADT. Mon. A fierce duel in the 200 metres between top women sprinters, Marita Koch and Marlies Goehr, provided the highlight on the second day of the Eaat Cerman' athletics championships here yesterday. Marita, who holds the world record of 21.71 sec., once more
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      A glowing finish, but for skeet
      326 33  -  PETER SIOW By NOW that the Pesta Sukan shooting competition has ended, after the past week's beehive of activity at the Singapore (inn Club in Rifle Range Road, it is time for the Singapore Shooting Asscxiation to take stock. And. when they do. they
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      Lock icon Feyenoord beat Ipswich
      212 33 ROTTERDAM, Mon. Dutch side Feyenoord won an international football tournament here last ni^ht when they defeated Knglish First Division team Ipswich Town 5-4, after extra-time, in a thrilling final. Petursson (2), Wijnstekers. Van der Lem and Osman (own goal), scored for the hosts, and Thijss»>n. Waik Mariner
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      Malaysia Cup to end in October...
      386 33  -  FAM plan to have two breaks in competition NEXT YEAR'S Malaysia Cup soccer competition will be extended by four months to end in October instead of June as in the last 10 years. This is because of two breaks in the competition the Football
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      'Bottoms up' for Yankees
      67 33 TAMPA (Florida), Mon. New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner said yes- terday he is looking into re- ports that his club autographed and photographed a young woman's bottom during a recent trip to Chicago. A security guard, who obviously enjoyed the scene, was reported to have
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      Ramanan, great chief of F grade
      456 33  -  PATRICK BASTIANS By TRULY the gods must smile on Govindan Ramanan, 28. And truly, too, he must come from the land of Manitou, the great white buffalo. Ramanan, winner of the men's F grade in the Wander individual squash championships comes from the great
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      Lock icon Jitta receives assurance from players
      215 33 Jitta receives assurance from players JITTA SINGH, Singapore's South-east Asia Games soccer team coach, last night received a solid assurance that there will be no more withdrawals from the squad for next month's Games in Jakarta, reports JOE DOKAI. He was given this undertaking, by 22 of the 24 trainees,
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      Lock icon Isa gets call-up for Games
      118 33 Isa gets call-up for Games UNPREDICTABLE Penan(? striker Isa Bakar will definitely rejoin Malaysia's South-east Asia Games sorrer training squad. He gave this surprise assurance in Penang yesterday. Isa, 2C, lost a regular place in the nati. n.il team after a controversial season with IV nang's Malaysia Cup side last
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      Au-yeong gives Forces the lead
      166 33 ARMED FORCES 3 CHANGI CSC 0 ARMED FORCES striker Au-yeong Pak Kwang will begin his first national team assignment tonight as one of the 24 members in the South-east Asia lames training squad at the Jalan Besar Stadium. And last night, on the eve of
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      Wee edges out Tan
      79 33 RICHARD WEE beat Tan Swee Beng 64-38. 36-58, 63-57 in ,i ciiif-hanger in the national junior snooker championships at Katong Saloon last night. Tan had himself to blame for the defeat in the deciding match for he missed the last black ball at the centre pocket
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      It's Cheam
      50 33 JOCKEY A. K. CHEAM. and not A. K. Chiam, as reported yesterday, was fined $3,000 for looking back in the straight, on a number of occasions, as well for dropping his hands close to the winning post in Race Four at Kuala Lumpur on Sunday.The error is regretted.
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      Indonesian stars for matches here
      258 33  -  BERNARD PEREIRA By THREE more Indonesian stars, including Thomas Cup doubles co-champion Christian Handinata, have been named for the proposed exhibition-cum-com-petition badminton matches in Singapore in October. They are Handinata, who starred in Indonesia's recent Thomas Cup campaign in Jakarta, Bobby Ertanto, a Thomas Cup
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    246 34 No 'boat people' sighted in a week K. LUMPUR, Mon MALAYSIAN naval ships patrolling the South China Sea to prevent Vietnamese refugee boats from landing have not sighted any boat in a week, a navy commander said today. Commander Ahmad Harun told reporters in Kuala Trengganu that his flotilla of
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    192 34 Chinese making first sci-fi movie BEIJING, Mon. A film studio In Shanghai Is making China's first-ever science fiction thriller, to be called, Death Rays on Coral Island, the Xinhua news agency said today. The agency said the film, which Is being shot on an Island off China's east coast, "concerns
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    59 34 NEW DELHI. Mon. Former Premier Indira Gandhi was today granted exemption from personal appearances by a r:ial court trying her for ged criminal conspiracy. She is charged with conspiring with five others to obtain 139 jeeps without payment for use in the 1977 general elections and
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    92 34 AL-FATEHA. HASAN ALI JIVABHAI (Singapore General Stores), a former City Councillor representing City Ward In the years 1948 1957 expired peacefully on 13.8.79 at 2 45 p.m. leaving behind wife, four sons, two daughters, twenty grandchildren. Cortege leaves his residence No. 1, Campbell Lane, off Serangoon Road (near Tekkha
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    452 34 Marxist group hq is sacked II First major riot since takeover by Khomeiny MORE than 1,000 Islamic militants sacked the headquarters of the People's Fedayeen Organisation in Teheran today, injuring four members of the Marxist group. Before arriving at the Fedayeen headquarters, the crowd ransacked offices of several leftist political
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    68 34 NAPLES, Mon. Two wedding parties yesterday at a restaurant outside Naples ended in a brawl involving 170 guests, police reported today. There were six arrests. The brawl started because members of one party complained that their hired comedians were disturbed by the other party's chamber orchestra.
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        Proverbial anecdotes When fortunes vanish like a dream in spring
        364 1 Proverbial anecdotes When fortunes vanish like a dream in spring iYI CHANG CHUN MENG— I SU SHI was a great writer of the Song Dynasty besides being a renowned painter and calligrapher. He was nicknamed "Buddhist devotee Dongpo' (Dongpo means eastern slope). Thus he was widely known as 'Su Dongpo'.
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        108 1 Xsi£i^ LjSe«JRI+IJ This essay will be broadcast today at 11.31 a.m. and on Friday at 9.45 p.m. over the Chinese network of Radio Singapore. S^>3s .Bfßg-ft'jH o it. ppb ftttJfc*«@* ?S*¥fi ft***i®f'J »fiß "-ftl4«®" *««t a C RSS &A£6U|ftS* WAt MM itfcHJ *Xiߥ»iJW?£^T «T«*-D 7^#F 'ftWliittffTifliHtt^^ffift'jf f ft^fiswaefun-f+wf
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        186 1 THE illustrated word is pronounced shf, meaning to recognise, to know or to be acquainted with. It has been reduced to seven strokes from its regular form, in brackets, of 19. Here are some common combinations of the word. zhTshf= knowledge JALiR jionshr= knowledge, experience chongshi' general knowledge
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        291 2 BOYS and girls may be equally keen on the latest dance fever bat when It comes to showing off skills in a competition to find the best disco dancer in town, the girls lack the bravado to flaunt It alone. This
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        Singer with a voice that grows on one
        426 2  -  JOHN DE SOUZA By A SPOTLIGHT strafed the stage, glinting off the silver of drums, the brassy gold of trumpets, the ebony gleam of a grand piano. Sound and light cut through the dark intimacy of the Belvedere supper club, building up
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        PICK Of THE DAY
        240 2 IF YOU'RE late for work tomorrow morning, why not blame it on Scorpion Tales, Ch 5 at 10.55? Tonight's episode, entitled Easterman, is the last and features Trevor Howard as a detective-in-spector facing the failure of his marriage, his nearing retirement, and a case with the
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        911 2 TV and Radio SINGAPORE 5 3.00 PM Opening followed by Life Begins 7.30 News (Malay) At Forty 7.45 Pusparama (Malay) 3.30 Diary of Events (English) 8.25 Return of The Saint The Village 3.35 Pre-Examination Programme That Sold Its Sod North And South (Part 2) 9.30 News and Newsreel (English) 4.20
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        Blend of East, West in Alice's repertoire
        835 3  -  ABBY TAN By Our correspondent in Manila ALICE REYES, the Philippines' foremost ballet choreographer and principal dancer, remembers well her performance in Singapore in 1974. Her troupe, the Cultural Centre of the Philippines (CCP) Dance Company's one-night stand was a sellout. There had
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        SSO's triple bill: Only two cheers
        497 3  -  TAN SUAT LIAN By asp* LAST Friday, a triple bill of Shl-Zhen-Rong's The Hare and Tortoise Race, Mozart's Piano Concerto In A major, K4BB and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No t la C minor Op 17 found the Singapore Symphony Orchestra In uncertain mood. The Hare
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        411 3  - Avignon festival city with a majestic setting CHARLES DICK By in Avignon (France) AVIGNON, home of popes in the 14th century, burst into flower this summer with its traditional festival of music and drama. Like many of France's 20 or so major festival cities, Avignon seems made for it. The
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        489 3 DUMEX FREE GIFT SCHEME Redemption of gift coupons for crockery Dumex" Dumex Baby Food Baby Food Tne f ree crockery gift scheme for Dumex Baby Food will cease with effect from November 1, 1979. This means that from this X ft ate a Dumex Baby Food packs will not carry
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      Olympic torch to shine on politics and tourism in Moscow
      1534 5  -  ERIC MORGENTHALER 'A major milestone in human history' By writing for the Asian Wall Street Journal Misha the Bear the brighteyed cuddly Olympic mascot was designed as a lovable version of the often unlovable Russian bear. "For the first time
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        CLOSER TO NATURE
        1670 6  - CLOSER TO NA TURE IVY GOH-NAIR By When was the last time we caught a dragonfly and let it go; or watched a colony of ants at work? A SINGAPOREAN returning from a short trip to Sweden was struck not only by the beauty and charm of the country, but
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        Lock icon A broader role for today's nuns
        553 6  -  GEORGE VECSEY By i in NEW YORK THEY have moved I from the cloisters and I the classrooms into the back alleys and the sick bays of 27 countries. They are no longer a supply of labour for the Roman Catholic church, but a
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        632 6  - Couturiers in Paris dress their shows with titled clients BERNADINE MORRIS By in Paris LONG before the days when photographers lit up the runways with their strobes and their flashes, a couturier's fame was spread by the glamour of his customers. If a woman looked dazzling in his clothes, other
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        199 6 ChweeChian Garden occupies a site at the foot of I Kent Ridge, along Chwee Chian Road, at 51/25 1 /2 mile I^™^^^™™^"^"™^™^^™^^^™"^ I Pasir Panjang Road. \haw«w\\. \V^ r I This exclusive condominium housing complex \[7 ChweeChian comprises of 19 units of 2-storey terrace houses H V*\ Gar <^ n
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      Where every year is the year of the child
      1166 7 Sole winner of this year's National Youth Service Team award is the group of Bukit Ho Swee Community service volunteers who run Nazareth Centre for the children of that housing estate. ANNIE LIM, who regularly helps at the centre, writes on
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      475 8  -  TOSHIO X O.HMA Battling the unknown: From top... By in Tokyo A JAPANESE team next year will endea- your to become the first foreign expedition to conquer Mount Everest from the treacherous northern side since the communist takeover in China 30 years ago.
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      770 8  -  GREGORY JENSEN By in London SIR RANULPH j Piennes will take al- most his last look at i London's skyline be- fore setting out on a journey no man has j ever made around the world the hardest way, from top to bot-
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