The Straits Times, 22 December 1979

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    14 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1979 30 CENTS M.C.(P) No. 142/1/79
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  • The Sunday Times
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      DECADE ENDERS
      208 1 THE Sunday Times tomorrow brings you several s|«vial features on the Seventies a decade that meant different things to different people: WINSTON LEE, our motoring writer, sticks out his sack somewhat and picks what he feels were the decade's best cars. You may not agree with him ..but
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      XMAS SPECIALS
      183 1 I HK festive mood Is In the air and the Sunday Times adds a little more Christmas flavour to the soene with these special offerings: VIOLET OON, your favourite food writer, tells you where you ran enjoy a Christmas meal with all the trimmings and not go broke
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    • Sunday Nation
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        THE BLIP-BLIP GAMES PEOPLE PLAY
        92 1 IN REAL life, not everyone can or dares to be a gunslinging sheriff, a submarine commander, a deep-sea diver, an FBI agent or big-game hunter. But with the proliferation of video games machines, cool nerves and heroism can be played out in the blip-blip world
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        THE BEST AND WORST ON TV AND CINEMA
        148 1 IT'S THAT time of year again, to hand oat praises and raspberries for what we saw on the small and big screen. Header* nnmi- the best mod worst TV' shows ot the year. There were plenty of nominations for the best canned
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        FROM PATE TO PERSIMMONS
        138 1 WHY trail along with the crowd to the hotels and restaurants for Christmas when you can set up your own cosy table? TERRY TAN this time lays a table for two, not one, and it's a splendid gourmet meal, with the costs all listed. The beauty
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    Lock icon Zimbabwe peace pact signed
    159 1 LONDON, Fri. Warring leaders today signed the Zimbabwe peace agreement, formally ending a conflict which has cost more than 20,000 lives. The ceasefire comes seven years after nationalist guerillas launched their bush war against white domination in the British colony. The ceremony took place in Lancaster
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    ALL CAN NOW APPLY FOR AID
    849 1 Guidelines on skills fund outlined ALL companies, big or small, trade unions and employer associations can now apply for financial aid from the Skills Development Fund to upgrade the skills of their workers. The fund expects to have a yearly budget of $50 million
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    Rithauddeen should call off Hanoi trip: Jakarta
    221 1 Rithauddeen should call off Hanoi trip: Jakarta JAKARTA, Fri. Malaysian Foreign Minister Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen should call off his visit to Hanoi since Vietnam has rejected him travelling as an Asean representative, Indonesian officials said today. The Asean countries, in a meeting of their foreign ministers in Kuala Lumpur last
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    Lock icon Letter bomb for Prior
    53 1 LONDON, Fri. Police defused a booby-trapped letter sent to the home of Secretary of State for Employment James Prior this morning He was the first cabinet n ember to get one of seven letter bombs sent this month in a mail terror campaign by the Irish
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    Lock icon British fee increase plan: KL warning
    91 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Malaysia today warned the British Government that its proposal to increase fees for overseas students might affect relations between the two countries. The warning was conveyed to British High Commissioner Donald Hawley when he called on Education Minister Datuk Musa Hitam.
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    Big customs haul after sea chase
    290 1 FOUR smugglers tried to ram a customs craft with their specially-fit-ted bum boat as they sought desperately to flee from the law In a predawn chase off Paslr Panjang yesterFalliiig to do so, they headed towards shore, abandoned the boat and thrir cargo of
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    Lock icon Yamani: Oil prices will go down
    536 1 Yamani: Oil prices will go down CARACAS. Fri SAUDI Oil Minister Sheikh Ahmed Yamani predicted last night that a glut on the world oil market would force prices down in the New Year. Speaking after Opec oil ministers failed to agree on a new single Opec base price, Sheikh Yamani
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    Lock icon No lawyers for US hostages
    78 1 LATEST No lawyers for US hostages WASHINGTON, Kri. The Carter Ad minis tra tion will not provide the IS hostage* in Iran with lawyers and expert them to remain silent II they are pat on trial. Official sources say this la the tentative deci.sion on handling nch a situation. "It's
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  • AROUND THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Islamic Court chief wants hostages released
      303 2 Islamic Court chief wants hostages released DAY48 SAYS THE TIMES LONDON, Friday AYATOLLAH Sadeq Khalkhali, chief justice of Iran's Islamic courts, considers the 50 US hostages in the Teheran embassy to be innocent and says they should be freed to return home, the London Times said today. Mr Ifhallrhali urhn
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      Lock icon Congress approves oil profit tax plan
      165 2 NEW YORK, Fri A COMMITTEE comprising members of both Houses of Congres handed President Jimmy Carter a major victory today by agreeing to set a tax of about US$22B billion (SJ49I billion) over 10 years on excess oil company profits. The agreement was reached
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      Lock icon HK landmark to go
      55 2 HONGKONG, Fri. Officials of the Hongkong club, an exclusive privately-owned club which until recently catered only to European members, voted last night to raze their 82-year-old colonial-style landmark headquarters and move to new premises. The decision came after members voted against spending HK$27 million (SJI3 5
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      IRAN TO SHOW BANNED FILM
      143 2 IRAN TO SHOW BANNED FILM TEHERAN, Fri. The Messenger, a movie about the Prophet Mohammed that has been banned in other Muslim countries, will be shown in Iran. American actor Anthony Quinn will attend the premier, Kayhan newspaper said yesterday. The newspaper, which described the movie as "a historical film
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      Lock icon Chamber admits part in fake certs issue
      198 2 Chamber admits part in fake certs issue JAKARTA, Fri. The chairman of the Jakarta Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr Suwoto Sukendar, has admitted that chamber officials had been involved in the circulation of false certificates of origin for supposed Indonesian garments. Mr Sukendar, who was formerly general chairman of
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      Lock icon Marcos: Polls the last but one step to democracy
      221 2 Marcos: Polls the last but one step to democracy MANILA, Fri. President Ferdinand Marcos today announced that the local elections at the end of next month comprised the "penultimate step" towards restoring denMcrmey la the Philippines. The (2-year-old President also announced that the "effects of martial law" weald be lifted
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      Lock icon CANNED FRESH AIR ON SALE
      88 2 CANNED FRESH AIR ON SALE WHO wna that who said the best thlan la llfr are freer Well, la Graato Pass, Oregon, at least one tree commodity fresh air Is not. A Grants Paas shopping centre, realising the toll pollution is taking on man's supply of fresh air, has pot
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        Lock icon Avalanche of Xmas mail
        88 2 BRITISH postal authorities were forced to seal off many of London's red letter boxes yesterday because mail sorters are unable to keep up with this year's avalanche of Christmas mail. Authorities decided on these drastic measures given the increase of 32 million greeting cards and letters
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        Lock icon Solar phone beats the cold
        64 2 AUSTRALIA'S first solar powered telephone exchange has successfully operated through a severe Victorian winter. Telecom Australia built the solar exchange in an isolated alpine region of Victoria because of the high cost of installing and maintaining a conventionally powered exchange. Because it relies entirely on
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        Lock icon 'Kramer' is the best Him
        63 2 "KRAMER vs Kramer," I which opened in New York only three days ago, has been named the year's best film by the New York film critics circle. The New York film critics awards, which were announced on Wednesday, are second only in prestige in the
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        Lock icon Vatican on the air again
        70 2 VATICAN Radio resumed broadcasting yesterday after being knocked off the air for 18 hours by a bolt of lightning that struck its main medium wave transmitting antenna. Vatican Radio officials said the mishap knocked out all its medium wave broadcasts to western and eastern Europe
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      754 2 It's the season! w So here's the reason for making whoopee! Christmas Eve New Year's Eve MIRABELLE MIRABELLE Candle-light Dinner Dance Gala Dinner Dance Christmas bells Holly and Ivy And Everything has been selected with of course candles And the mood is the festivities in mind Our chefs set Dine
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      Lock icon 121 Thais finish supertank training
      189 3 121 Thais finish supertank training BANGKOK, Km The first group of Thai mili- i— tary officers has jusl finished a six-week training I course in the use of new American-built and American-supplied M-48 tanks described by j Thai I). 'fence Minister General Prem Tinsula nonds as a weapon that can
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      Lock icon VOW TO BLOCK REFUGEE KIDS
      139 3 VOW TO BLOCK REFUGEE KIDS BANGKOK, Fri. More than 120 international aid workers vowed yesterday to physically block the transport of 62 Kampuchean children to France until a reasonable search for their parents can be completed. thai authorities plan to bring the 62 "unaccompanied minors" aged from three months to
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      Russia blocking food to Khmers
      484 3 WASHINGTON, Friday THE latest American intelligence report to President Carter on the Soviet role in South-east Asia indicates that Moscow is not merely refusing to relieve the suffering of the Kampuchean people but is actually blocking the distribution of food and medicine from other countries.
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      Lock icon $217m space centre
      57 3 $217 m space centre WASHINGTON, Fri. The US Air Force said yesterday that it wants to build a new USJIOO million (SJ2I7 million) space operation centre in the western state of Colorado. The new consolidated space operation centre would combine two current American air force functions satellite control and direction
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      Lock icon Choi may put off democratic rule until 1981
      343 3 Choi may put off democratic rule until 1981 SEOUL, Friday MR CHOI Kyu-hah took office today as South Korea's fourth President and indicated that a shift to democratic rule would be put off at least until 1981. According to an advance text of his speech, which reportedly was discussed both
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      Senators call for changes to Salt II
      131 5 Senators call for changes to Salt II WASHINGTON. Fri. A majority of the Senate Armed Services Committoo called yesterday for major changes in the strategic arms limitation treaty (Salt II) with the Soviet Union, arguing that it did not conform with United States security interests. The assessment appeared in a
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      Lock icon Beijing's new bishop
      69 5 BEIJING. Fri. China's independent Catholic Church consecrated a new bishop for the Beijing diocese today in a colorful two-hour ceremony with a choir singing the service in Latin. About 400 worshippers crowded into St Mary of the Immaculate Conception Cathe- I dral, Beiing's only Catholic church, (or
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      UN budget
      35 5 UNITED NATIONS, Fri. The General Assembly yesterday adopted a 1980-1981 budget of US$l.24 billion (552.69 billion > for the United Nations, which amounts to a 15.1 per cent increase over the UN's 1978-1979 budget.
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      Lock icon US wants radar sites in China
      288 5 DEFENCE Secretary Harold Brown in a trip to China next month may discuss the establishment of US radar sites there to monitor Soviet compliance with the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty, Senator John Glenn said yesterday. "That's one of the ihings that may come up,
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      Washington Post says sorry
      112 5 Washington Post says sorry AASHINUTUN, Frl. rhe Washington Post apologised yesterday [or erroneously report Ing that Presidential \dvtser Zbigniew Brzednskl Jokingly committed an offensive act in the presence of a oman reporter. In a profile on Mr Brzeztnslu on Wedneslay, the Post indicated le opened his trousers it the end
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      Lock icon it s oiiiciai: Paperwork's a costly pest
      142 5 it s oiiiciai: Paperwork's a costly pest CANBERRA, Fri. Paperwork for small businesses is not only a pest, but it is also expensive. And that's official. I The Australian Bureau of Statistics today issued a new statistical paper on the cost to small businesses of governmentoriginated paperwork. A survey conducted
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      Lock icon Bus plunges from bridge: 43 die
      151 5 Bus plunges from bridge: 43 die MANILA, Fri. Fortythree people including two Japanese drowned when a passenger bus carrying Christmas holiday-makers plunged from a washed-out bridge at dawn yesterday In Isabela, northern Philippines, officials ■rid today. All 43 bodies have been recovered but only 10 have so far been identified,
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      Lock icon New life starts for orphan
      124 5 JAKARTA, Fri. The! wife of the Indonesian Minister of Trade, Mr; Radius Prawiro, is now caring for a 15-year-old son of a poor widow who was run over and killed by a tank at Bantul, near Jogjakarta, last month. The tank, driven by a film
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      Lock icon US$, roubles pouring into Bombay, says Charan
      249 5 US$, roubles pouring into Bombay, says Charan NEW DELHI, Friday PREMIER Charan Singh, alleging foreign interference in Indian politics, said dollars and roubles were pouring into Bombay, the country's leading financial centre. Mr Charan Singh, who has a reputation for incorruptibility, made the allegation on Wednesday when he denied opposition
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      Lock icon DEBATE ON KIDS WHO READ WITH EARS
      175 5 DEBATE ON KIDS WHO READ WITH EARS BEIJING, Fri. A controversy over children said to be able to read with their ears is developing into a national debate in China. The Shanghai Liberation daily claimed, in its Wednesday issue, that certain children could not only see with their ears but
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      Suicide gas kills four
      36 5 YOKOHAMA, Fri. A 1 suicide by gassing herself i exploded later and killed th today, police said. Reuter 19-year-old girl committed n her flat, but leaking gas tree of her neighbours here
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      479 5 IMhi Regal StMttukw! Situated along Duchess Road and Bukit Timah Road, Duke's Garden is located next to Chinese High School and conveniently close to Watten Estate. In an area long established as an exclusive, high-class residential district, Duke's Garden shares the enthralling beauty of its neighbourhood. Its connective network of
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      Lock icon 'Mosque rail creates split in Saudi royal family'
      548 6 'Mosque rail creates split in Saudi royal family' THE assault on the Grand Mosque in Mecca last month has so shaken the hierarchy of the Saudi royal family that some members have openly talked about leaving the country, sources close to the monarchy said yesterday. The sources said that is
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      Lock icon rlsrael 'no' to request for liaison office
      172 6 rlsrael no' to request for liaison office TEL AVIV, Fri. Israel today flatly rejected a reported Egyptian request to open a "liaison office" in the occupied West Bank to encourage local participation in the Palestinian autonomy negotiations, the state-run radio said. Prime Minister Menachem Begin, the radio said, asserted the
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      Libya severs all business ties with PLO
      195 6 Libya severs all business ties with PLO BEIRUT, Friday LIBYA has decided to sever all business relations with the Palestine Liberation Organisation office in Tripoli, the Palestine news agency Wafa reported yesterday. In their escalating feud, Wafa said Libya has told all its departments and agencies to disregard any forms
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      Lock icon Computer hang-up fouls fifth shuttle bid
      148 6 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fri. A balky computer interrupted yesterday's fifth attempt to send the space shuttle Colombia on a make-believe maiden flight, disappointing a crew of astronauts and technicians crowded in the cockpit. Countdown for the mock lauch resumed at 7:35 a.m. (8.06 p.m. Singarre),
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      Lock icon Mirage jets for Iraq
      44 6 PARIS, Fri. France has sold Iraq 24 Mirage F-l tighter planes and Qatar six Alla-jet training aircraft, informed sources said here yesterday. In 1966, Iraq bought 36 Mirages, for which a total of 614 orders have now been placed -AFP.
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      140 6 WESLEY METHODIST CHURCH presents "Greater Is He" a musical experience in worship. Dr Tony Chi will speak on "Trusting God's Greatness" tonight, December 22nd and "Showing God's Greatness" on Sunday, December 23rd. Place: National Theatre, Clemenceau Avenue Time: 7:30 pm. Admission Free CHRISTMAS DAY WORSHIP SERVICES 7:30 AM Holy Communion
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      492 8 I j I iV^ 4 PHILIPS TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE DICTATES... Philips is the world's biggest television start of Philips small colour television range. another free trip. And so on. optimum picture and sound quality, manufacturer. Miniaturization also brought about You don't buy a new television set just A swing-out Monocarrier board
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    Lock icon Deposit for HDB contractors reduced by 5pc
    577 9  - Deposit for HDB contractors reduced by 5pc CHRISTINA RODRIGUES By HOUSING Board contractors now pay 5 per cent less security deposit on their contract sums under a new scheme introduced by the board to protect them from further increases in building costs. This is part of a scheme that has
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    Probe into sinking of freighter
    60 9 Probe into sinking of freighter THE Marine Department will investigate the sinking of the 6uO-tonne Singapore freighter, Lerk, off the French port of Brest on Thursday. The ship's five crew were rescued by a French Navy helicopter before the ship sank. French authorities said a cargo of sheet steel got
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    Six parties for children
    43 9 SIX Christmas parties will be held tomorrow all starting from 2.30 p.m. for children at: Queenstown. Pasir Panjang and Radin Mas community centres. Moulmein community hall Me; Chin School and the community hall in Block 1. Lorong Lew Lian
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    Mod carols
    32 9 THE Group Wunfyv Singers, whose members are from churches in district 15. will sing modern carols near the information counter of the Specialists' Centre, from 3 to 4 p.m. today.
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    Film show on Olympic Games
    62 9 Film show on Olympic Games THE Singapore Sports Council will screen a film. Games of the XXI Olympiad (1976), at the National Stadium theatrette on Jan 12 at 10.30 a.m. Another three films to be shown on Jan 26 at 10.30 a.m. are Bigger. Faster, Stronger; Circuit wteight Training and
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    Air of mystery surrounds two on an 'island'
    255 9  -  PAUL WEE By PASSERS-BY aUng Outram Road near the Family Planning Board office over the past few days must have wondered what these two men were np t0.... Their first impression most have been that the two, sitting under a tree on
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    Award giving
    42 9 THE Parks and Recreation Department will hold a presentation ceremony of the Know Your Roadside Trees Contest and the Keep Your Environment Green and Beautiful competition at Penthouse Negara. Ministry pf National Development building on Deo 28 at 2.30 p.m.
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    MYMCA do
    26 9 METROPOLITAN YMCA will hold a barbecue cum miniconference for its volunteers involved in the Toa Payoh outreach project on Pulau Übin today and tomorrow.
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    Lock icon AWAITING HANOI'S NOD TO GO HOME
    112 9 AWAITING HANOI'S NOD TO GO HOME VIETNAMESE aircraft mechanic, who landec in Singapore with 11 others in a military transport plane about a month ago, is stil awaiting clearance frorr Hanoi to return home official sources saic here, he others, including the Fiilot, had asked for asy üm and were
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    Amateurs told: You will get your fingers burnt
    330 9 DO NOT dabble in commodities speculation and trading or you will get your fingers burnt. This advice to amateurs is given by Mr Jim Faure, managing director of Straits Produce, a firm of commodity merchants and brokers. He said: "Commodities trading is
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    At the other centre
    33 9 LORONG Tai Seng community centre, affected by a government development project, was closed on Dec 17. Residents in the area can make use of the Paya Lebar community centre.
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      111 9 A Vanda man resists mediocrity. i^PH m\ ■FTJP^i^B %j i" jm P^b^Mkl HbW* -S^ -^^^tr ~'A \^tM \>;-j bbWa v^wi i *Mk bB i I H Hvf'fl bY V "up So he chooses a little more carefully. m%D 1^ JXX Perhaps spends a little more money. li He knows it's
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    Govt doctors say most won't benefit from new deal
    833 11 ANGER and frustration describe how the Singapore Government Medical, Dental and Pharmaceutical Officers' Association has reacted to the proposals put up by the Professional Services Committee, to improve their employment terms in the civil service. In a strongly worded statement yesterday,
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    Mutton, beef sale
    49 11 MEAT suppliers yesterday announced that arr ingements have been made for fresh mutton and beef to be sold at markets and the usual places on Monday, in view of the Christmas holiday. However, there will not be any sale of fresh mutton and heef on Tuesday.
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    Riddle of man's death in jammed lift
    193 11 Riddle of man's death in jammed lift A 54-YEAR-OLD man was found dead in a jammed Housing Board lift on Wednesday, powdbly the first such case in HDB history. Former bos conductor Tan Chin Huat who died of a heart attack was found In a sitting position In a corner
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    DON'T BE SHY!
    35 11 DON'T BE SHY! IP VOr can speak Mandarin and are about to use dialect again, stop yaunelf and start in Mandarin. The other person may know Mandarin but may also be shy. Be the Initiator!
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    Metric stall at Ang Mo Kio
    50 11 A METRIC information stall has been set up at the market at Block 226 D, Ang Mo Kio, and officers will be present from 7.30 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. today to guide and teach housewives on the use of metric units in the market
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    Cultural show
    24 11 THE National Library will hold a cultural show. On Stage for IYC, at its Stamford Road lecture hall today at 4 p.m.
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    Counsel referred to was not Hilborne
    211 11 Counsel referred to was not Hilborne SINGAPORE lawyer K.E. Hilborne was not the counsel referred to in a case before a magistrate's court on Wednesday, when the court issued a warrant of arrest against a woman, Koh Phui Hong. It was after Mr Hilborne, representing Koh, had made an unsuccessful
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    Report refers to Property Tax Division
    84 11 THE Auditor-General's 1978 79 report to Parliament on the under-collec-tion of $110,000 for payments in lieu of. property tax referred to the Property Tax Division, and not the Jurong Town Corporation as reported in the Straits Times of Dec 20. The A-G was referring
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    Service 405 scrapped
    44 11 THE Singapore Bus Service will abolish service 405. its Sunday and public holiday service to Jurong Bird Park, from tomorrow because of low demand. Commuters will be able to use service 250 which charges a cheaper flat fare of 20 cents.
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    More China vessels for shippers here
    168 12 More China vessels for shippers here CHINA hM »grr«d to Hmd more ships to this region to provide cheaper services to European ports. This wu •xrc-d upon between the Singapore National Shippers' Council and a four-man delegation from the China Ocean Snipping Corporation after a ltdav visit here. A council
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    PHOTO EXHIBITION
    95 12 AN EXHIBITION of photo- 1 graphs by Paul Derrick for the English theatre company Lumiere and' Son, will be held at the National Theatre foyer from Dec 26 to 30. Lumiere and Son is a London-based touring theatre company and Paul Derrick has worked for them for several
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    Yoga course for women
    56 12 I THE Joo Chlat community centre management commit- tee will hold an elementary course on yoga for women on every Wednesday from Jan 2 between 7.30 and 8.30 p.m. The fee is $18 for the three i month course. For registraI tion, ring *****6 or *****7
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    Grilles 'must' for pick-ups, lorries soon?
    157 12 Story: PAUL WEE, Pictures: ANTHONY WYE IT may become compulsory for all pick-ups and lorries to instal grilles behind the vehicles to prevent passengers from being thrown off in an emergency. And scenes, like in picture A, where the workers risk being thrown off,
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    Xmas concert
    27 12 X mas concert THE Toa Payoh branch library guitar ensemble and the Canlamentalists will hold a Christmas concert at the library's lecture hall today at 7 p.m.
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    100-strong team for transport meeting in HK
    230 12 100-strong team for transport meeting in HK AT LEAST 100 delegates from Singapore are expected to attend a fiveday conference on Mass Transportation in Asia in Hongkong on May 19 next year. The conference, jointly organised by the Singapore Ready-Mix Concrete Association, its Hongkong counterpart and the Mass Transit Railway
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    Pre-U level commercial classes at San Yu High School
    175 12 Pre-U level commercial classes at San Yu High School THE San Yu High School plans to start three-year pre-university commercial classes next year. The principal, Mr Wang Ho Chun, said San Yu has places for 80 students in two classes. Thirty students have applied. Although San Yu is basically a
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    Hawkers beware
    43 12 THE Environment Ministry j will take action against hawkers who place tables and chairs or ouier things on fivefoot ways and public places Hawker licensees are required to confine their activities within their premises and not to obstruct or inconvenience passers-by.
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    'Points' for one driver every seven minutes
    273 12 'Points' for one driver every seven minutes OVER 70,000 drivers and motorcyclists were caught speeding and penalised under the Points Demerit System in the first 11 months of this year, or an average of one every seven minutes. Despite stronger enforcement by Traffic Police to put the brakes on this
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    TV documentary falls short on two counts
    654 15  -  BENG TAN By LAST night's RTS documentary on mental illness, Can't We Come Home, succeeded in portraying the problems facing mental patients, but fell short on at least two counts possibly marring an otherwise commendable study. First, (or at least 10 minutes in
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    $10 silver coin will have face value of $50
    248 15 $10 silver coin will have face value of $50 SINGAPORE'S $10-sUver coins that will be issued from next year will have a (ace value of $50, because of the prevailing high price of silver, Finance Minister Hon Sui Sen said yesterday. He said the price of silver has quadrupled over
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    Show date
    38 15 THE Central Young People s Section of the National Library will hold a cultural show, On Stage (or the International Year of the Child, at the library's lecture hall today at 4 p.m Admission is free.
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      178 15 «X mm v Iv I*. a 9 J^Mfc m ~9 'H^ v jy lls^ w 'u Mr f We've decked the whole place with lots of lovely buntings and Christmas cheer. And seven floors with the most fabulous festive •n A (L^oZ^r <^r shopping in town! Thousands of great buys
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    Council to prevent overcrowding in pools
    344 16 Council to prevent overcrowding in pools THE Singapore Sports Council is to enforce stricter control on the number of bathers in public swimming pools to prevent overcrowding. The council may also study whether there is a need to increase the number of lifeguards on duty at its 11 pools. This
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    PATA MEETING BID
    41 16 SINGAPORE will bid to host the 1965 animal Pacific Area Travel Association convention which usually attracts between 1,500 and 2,000 delegates. The local chapter will soon write to Pa la's headquarters in San Francisco to announce its intention.
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    Youth party
    33 16 THE Aliunied community centre yoth group will hold a buffet and dance at 355-C. Yio Chu Kang Road, on Dec 31 at 8 o'clock. For details call Mr Tan at *****9.
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    The 'storey' behind HDB's first precinct town
    357 16  - The 'storey' behind HDB's first precinct town CHRISTINA RODRIGUES By THE Housing Board' town at Tampines will It will have 900 three, four and five-room flats housed in five blocks of varying heights. It is also expected to have an area reserved for a mass rapid transit terminal should this
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    Season to be jolly
    66 16 CHRISTMAS parties will be held in three community centres Radin Mas, Toa Payoh and Kampung Eunos from 7 30 p.m. today. The Sennett and Upper Serangoon community centres will hold children's Christmas parties at their premises for children tomorrow night. Over at the Pasir Ris camp,
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      203 16 S t Poris hlonn^ Fur nislning I ■> V^ Bl 49^ GEYLANG ROAD SINGAPORE 14 38 TEL *****2 I ft x lbetweerLor26«Lor2B> .^Sgty All items must be sold M\ 4 L .sF i 1 *Uk *'^S?i'-\^B ram i ijg£ W l Children s bedroom set $585/w.i h purely. «x».t650/- MQOei
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      251 16 Straits Times Crossword iCBiWS Bird takes Trelawney's part 1 Learned female student and 6 where does the fakir athlete keeping in the shop* sleep* (4-3). (12). 7 Fruit shortage* See Sir 8 Finally, drink like a dog Charles of the BBC. Bart, nearly there (4.3) about it (12) 9 Political
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  • ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY
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      Lock icon New bridge
      33 17 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The proposed Penang bridge linking 'he island and the mainland is expected to be completed in 1984, Works and Utilities Minister Datuk S. Samy Vellu said yesterday. NST.
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      THE STATE WITH THE LEAST ROAD CRASHES
      171 17 THE STATE WITH THE LEAST ROAD CRASHES KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Trengganu is the safest &lace to be in to avoid einf> run over by a vehicle in Peninsular Malaysia. This inference is drawn from statistics on road accidents released by the Royal Malaysian Police, according to a Bernama report. There
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      Lock icon Joint venture shipping
      61 17 PENANG. Fri. Malaysia and the Soviet Union have formed a joint venture shipping agency which will begin operations early next year, it was announced here yesterday. Tengku Abdul Hamid, chairman of Bumiflot. the new company, said it would provide better services for Malaysian shippers using Soviet vessels
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      Lock icon Most students prefer Britain
      55 17 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Nearly half of 40.600 Malaysian students studying abroad are in Britain. Education Minister Datuk Musa Hitam told the Senate yesterday. He said there were 16.100 Malaysian students in Britain. 5.000 in Australia, 3,200 in the I'niKHl States and the rest mainly in New
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      Lock icon Piranha' squad alert for shoppers
      174 17 Piranha' squad alert for shoppers JOIIOKK BARL', Thurs. Shoppers hoping to wrlgcle their way past the Customs with goodies from across the causeway beware the Customs flying squad is back in town. Sources said yesterday the squad was sent to Johore because a "glut of shoppers" Is expected to throng
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      Trawler held
      27 17 KOTA KINABALU, Fri. A Filipino fishing trawler with 19 crew has been detained after straying into Sabah waters. Police Commissioner Shahir Majid said here yesterday.
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      Lock icon Brokers cleared of 'false market' charges
      284 17 Brokers cleared of 'f alse market' charges KUALA LUMPUR, Friday STOCK brokers Yap Chor Kian and Lee Tak Suan were today cleared of all three charges of creating a false market for Pacific Development Credit shares by a magistrate's court here. In acquitting them, Sessions Court President Mr Abdul Malik
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      220 17 Wfarm'/Glogg", Scandinavian Christmas at Ikea bK riAts M iK^^l p^^flPj^^l ■■^^■■H Imlß^Bf Uv> BlB^^vlß^ V ljL ilfliil iiC (''s y^fi You are In vlutl i<> Ikea's Christmas party. SouicHnavian Style, ol oursc. I cisi \oui Acs on 1 1 it solid. n< in mil pii¥*vv'<KXt( :hrisimas lice s|H-( i.iIK How
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      376 17 at lU\Ud\\ Inn wttm 24 December 26 December CHRISTMAS EVE GALA DINNER ft DAMCE BOXING DAY DANCE ft SHOW SSBS 00- per person SS2O 00 per person .j.^. includes o gourmet 5-course set dinner a pint bcimol Includes first drink, a choice «W"*flar>d novelties Pommery qono champagne per couple, a
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    Unions threat over NMB's wage move
    460 18 TWO local seafarers' unions yesterday threatened to ask the NTUC to withdraw trade union representatives from the National Maritime Board if it continued to make decisions on local seafarers' wages without consulting the unions, i The threat followed a dispute between the unions and
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    'More power will go to bureaucrats'
    510 18 i MORE and more bureaucrats will take up political posts as SingaIpore progresses towards the year 2000, it was predicted yesterday. This will be the result of the setting up of "an administrative state" in Singapore, said Dr Chan Heng Chee, lecturer of the
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    Extravaganza
    29 18 THE Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Defence), Mr Phua Bah Lee. will open the SAF Reservists' Association X'mas Extravaganza at the association's clubhouse in Toa Payoh at 7.30 p.m. today.
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    HOUSEWIVES' MARKETING GUIDE
    378 18 I The retail price guidance only. of arket items are rovided bel w f r genera ITEM UNIT PRICE ITEM UNIT PRICE Area M Pork. "5 rket: I Lean Meat Twee Bak Xl C i indang uppage i 605g lkg 605g Ug 605g Lg 605g lkg 605g
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    WATCH OUT FOR SNATCH THIEVES
    131 18 WATCH OUT FOR SNATCH THIEVES POLICE have advLsed the public, especially shoppers, to be on the look-oat for snatch thieves and to take care of personal effects like handbags, wallets and brief cases when in public areas. A police statement yesterday said thefts of ladles' handbags, brief-cases, wallets, parcels and
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    105 reservist officers promoted
    233 18 105 reservist officers promoted SOME 105 reservist officers have been promoted five of them to the rank of major and the rest to captains by the Defence Ministry in what is believed to be the biggest single' promotion exercise in recent years. The promotions, which will take effect from January,
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    Xmas disco
    52 18 night THE Alexandra community centre will be organising a Christmas Disco Nile at Tanglin Halt Function Hall on Dec 29 at 7.30 pm. The programmes include !>icky draws, attractive prizes and dance performances. Admission tickets and more details are available at the centre in Mci Lang Street or
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      198 18 L m\ Draws like magic Fun with dots and circles. Broad [ia^Tand shading K. Erases like magic. J _^J This Christmas, give your child endless hours of creative run. CMagosj-'Doocllg, The versatile magnetic sketch box with special jt"^?^^^*^Bj^ magnetic pen and drawing discs, and an easy r "*TT^-^ mL slide
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      249 18 Bringing Up Father By Bill Kavanagh Hal Camp VMST ABE\ f DARNINQ) OOOD/ EVERY PAR WELL, YOU'LL^ 1 THERE'S A MOLE IN YOU DOING jKSOCKG.'/^: OP SOCKS I OWN HAVE TO WAT J OHE O- FIR'S BOOTEES MA&3IE 2' r\\~ MAS H °LES IN i YOUR TURN V_ AND I
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      590 19 I^HbIB m ■^ffj Yes, with only 3 days to X'mas, we are The closer we get,the more we add. ih?ssh~ST 3 k [b2bbW I I I~^BbSTI .I HbTIV lrvNL'tA^/~ T T ■"JTieateci BVH B* f«! i s Lin6n Ma*efc bY x^ Pants Lea DressTlf"^P™H afMBBBB Br^ Bea Spun Rayon baggy
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  • The Straits Times SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1979
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      DOCTORS' ILLS
      376 20 THE inquiry into the death of six-year-old Agnes Teo is over. The State Coroner has rapped Mr Choo Jim Eng, head of the Singapore General Hospital's surgery department, for not sending her to Tan Tock Seng Hospital for a brain scan. One of Mr Choo's reasons was that
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      FUNDS FOR ALL
      396 20 THE tripartite Skills Development Council (SDC) has buckled down to the urgent task of upgrading the skills of our work force. It has come out with ground rules on how companies as well as trade unions can apply for funds to raise the quality of their workers.
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    T.F.Hwang takes you down memory lane
    463 20 T.F.Hwang takes you down memory lane X is for Xmas XMAS for memories of treasured times, gone forever. The older you grow, the more clinging and nostalgic the memories. They can, when passed on, be informative to others hearing them the first time. Somehow or other, the advent of each
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    Japan's equality myth
    717 20  -  JON WORONOFF By in Tokyo Writing for the Asian Wall Street Journal THE Economic Planning Agency has recently come out with another white paper on national life that ■peaka of Japan's proud record with regard to equality. In terms of distributioii 1/ wealth and ownership of consumer
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    Lock icon US moves to secure its oil supply lines
    1949 20  -  ARNAT BY THIS week the Asia Research News Analysis Team discusses the significance of an American delegation's visit to the Gulf region; how disunity has increased Opec's economic strength and how legalistic interpretations of the London agreement could slow down an orderly
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      18 20 £4 Oriental Antique Porcelains 4 yjm Furniture 1 m\ STENSAN WONGS 167, ORCHARD ROAD SWGAPORF 9 TEL *****52
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      157 20 |4 SEALED CONTAINER/LID /X^^^^^i i^S QyN^J/ cup SAUCER |12 pcs stT) j| Art. No U707.707A /if J L-^*m** f*% >X^^«^« MEL AMINE TEA CUP/SAUCER IV, /< >/ //7 t N "pHSMP V (12 PCS SET) irK^rir I I I PUon BUM UN fc OVAL SHAPED BASIN K^- Art No 1702
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      Police more intent on getting fines than easing traffic flow
      119 21 I HAVE been interested to note over the last month the industriousness of our Traffic Police in Henderson Road, near Telok Blangah. At that end of the road, officers emerge suddenly from behind bushes to trap unsuspecting motorists, and gleefully
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      Lock icon Those tidal movements are not so restricted
      92 21 CONTRARY to what Mr D.L. Pickard (ST, Dec 19) appears to think, Telok Ayer Basin does not extend to Clifford Pier, which is in the Inner Habour, and which is not a lagoon. Further, the sea ebbs and flows and does not circulate,
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      Comcentre
      26 21 PLEASE inform Robin Wong, "Who designed our new Comcentref" (ST, Nov 24) that we are the proud architects of that building. BEP AKITKK, Singapore 2158.
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      A racy movie becomes a drag with those interruptions
      168 21 TV viewers irritated by advertisements TELEVISION viewers in Singapore are becoming irritated at the frequency of advertisements which is ruining their programme viewing pleasure. Nowadays one cannot watch a good programme without being annoyed by commercial breaks at odd times. It
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      Can't RTS cut time given to advertisements?
      124 21 CAN RTS do something to cut down the rate of advertisements on television? It appears that there is an average of five or six minutes of advertisements for every 15 minutes of viewing time. This is an alarming rate. What kind of entertainment
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      Use will tend to create confusion
      256 21 WHATEVER the merits of Hanyu Pinyin, its use can only create confusion rather than facilitate the pronunciation of Mandarin. We should remember that when a language is romanised, it is important to conform to the pronunciation of the Roman alphabet system or English as
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      Work has begun on construction of footpath
      91 21 WE REFER to Mr S.C. Ong's letter, "Muddy and unlit path hazardous for residents" (ST, Nov 29) and wish to advise that construction work has commenced on a footpath linking the bus stop and the promenade along Sungei Panda n We take this
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      Let RTS put on regular homeexercise series
      105 21 Let RTS put on regular home exercise series RTS mast be commended on its good television productions bat It still lacks one thing a regular exercise programme. With the recent health warnings of all sorts, let us, especially the housewives with children, have a regular home-exercise programme. We cant take
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      Language habits have to be set in the home
      297 21 Language habits have to be set in the home I HAVE been following with interest your Mandarin Campaign. As an English mother of two young bilingual children (who speak Italian actively and English passively), I have experienced certain difficulties in imposing upon them my mother-tongue whilst living in Italy. Although
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      210 21 HOME FURNISHING EMPORIUM *§i SK^^Wmi 12 r s rift CURTAIN MATERIALS New designs, patterns colours "We are Curtain specialists who stock Fabrics for Every Domestic Commercial Application Curtaining, Drapery, Upholstery Carpeting Wallcovering. 'Have widest collection of high quality Curtain Upholstery Fabrics Modern Furnitures. 'Supply Install Aluminium Curtain Tracks. All enquries
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      37 21 1 /Sn S.RH.DE SILVAJEWKI.LKRS d(*Su>a G-13. Tanglin Shopping Centre. Singapore 1024 Tel: *****28 Branch: 1/3 Central Building. Hong Kong A bnHitnf r§ngt of Qutl'fy. continuous ts tht stars that sninw Jj |yJU 111 Pw>r4¥#wmiJ 'mm Al HI
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    A $6 MIL. MOVE BY NANYANG
    422 23  -  YEO TOON JOO New machine puts newspaper ahead \U NANYANG SIANG PAU'S new $6 million printing machine is the biggest owned by a Chinese newspaper in Singapore and Malaysia and puts Nanyang way ahead in print capacity and reproduction quality potential. The Goss Urbanite
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    The press rolls today
    150 23 MP for Leng Kee and parliamentary secretary. Ministry of Culture, Dr Ow Chin Hock, will this morning commission Nanyang Siang Pau's $6 million Goss Urbanite web offset printing machine at the newspaper's Alexandra Road premises. After the opening speeches, he will press a button that will
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    'Now we are an even better, paper —Mr. Ung
    37 23 'Now we are an even better, paper Mr. Ung date more advertisements," he added. "What's more important is that Nanyang is now an even better looking newspaper in every respect." MR. UNG a new breed of managers
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    Activities go beyond just providing good in-depth news
    333 23 Activities go beyond just providing good in-depth news NANYANG goes beyond just providing good and in-depth news coverage, well-researched features for which it is well known. It also fulfils what it recognises as "social obligations" to the community it serves. In the recent past Nanyang successfully organised a fund raising
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    50,000 at festival
    8 23 Lanterns at the Chinese garden
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    pA bridge for the English and Chinese speaking
    287 23 pA bridge for the English and Chinese speaking Learn Mandarin the easy and fun way NANYANG provides a bridge between English and Chinese educated Singaporeans. Its "learn Mandarin the fast and fun way" (for the English speaking) and learn English (for the Chinese educated) columns not only help to promote
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      28 23 Nanyang helps you fc The P aper for the reach the market J? W^fc English-educated as well g-^SlH^^Mjl NANYANG SIANG PAU SINGAPORE fc*^^^^^^^ "-^MIWi^MMi < Saturday 22nd December 1979
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      789 24 The incredible Tissot TS- X 2. With an integrated circuit of 7,000 transistors which simultaneously controls eight separate functions It has an alarm, a chime, a day date. It measures time in 3 world zones, permits split and total timing and the recording of two consecutive events. Tissot TS-X2- thei^Pß^r^?
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      291 25 Ul j^ fek Christinas Buffet Lunch BBr°a> "il&^\^ V«ife |y MWIiIWiPPiffCT seitic > ou in your »nd Chinese cuisine in > V V BMjWiIWPW buttet, consisting bort> th e New T« Rre ,klast <^^ Bw!^l?^WrVV?fflPwTT!V^Rlßr^n^^^L^^r^l flUWß^^^UbyHu Dancing ta^ > iQHO l^u' sOd n u- to W ■■I ffWiifPi|P*!Wi!PM 25th DCC/
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  • TIMES CITY DESK
    • CHIEF PRICE CHANGES
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        Falls
        42 26 EA I 263 -157 Hon( Leon« Ind 263 31 Si«ma Metal 104 -16 C Su«ar» 474 -14 Tronoh Minn 1030 -10 E»o 600 -10 I mKui 370 -10 PMC 484-8 llarimau loan 93' i -Ti Aetna 244 -7 Inchcapf 217 -7
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        Rises
        45 26 Kuchai a» 4-89 Syn X. -m, 180 +20 H Negara 183 +12 FAN 600+10 I' M Flour 218 +8 Island A Pen 410 Supreme Corpn 185 +5 Fusao 122 +S High A Low 446 +4 K L Kepong 368 +4 Times Pub 328 +4
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        Most active stocks
        34 26 Faber Mrrlin 371.000 Sea Vif» 207.000 Haw Par 174.000 Tgami D«v 127.000 l.ien Hor 123.000 Hong Leong Ind 114.000 Inchcapr 100.000 Magnum Corps 95.000 1111 111 1 H 80.000 OCBf 79,000
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        Indices
        37 26 Dec 20 Dec 21 BT.lndex 2967 49 2944.34 Industrials: 432.14 ***** j Finance: 766.77 766.46 Hotels: 345 23 346 11 Properties: 266.30 266 22 Minings: 240.73 241.80 Plantations ***** 728.21 0.C.8.C: 408.12 407.58 S.E.S.Ind: 381.99 380.10
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        H'kong
        347 26 HONGKONG: Stocks firmed yesterday, led by special situations with institutions the main buyers, the Hang Seng index closed 6.17 points up to end the day at 831.01, dealers said. Haagkaag Wharf put on $5.50 to close at HKJ71.50 on continuing rumours that shipping magnate V X Pao or Jardine
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        Tokyo
        459 26 TOKYO: Share prices closed higher in active trading yesterday, although initial gains were curbed by late profit-tak-ing, dealers said. The Dow Jones average rose 9.81 to close at 6.535.94 points, with a volume of 570 million shares. Trie New index closed at 457.41. up 0.89 point. Opec's failure to
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        PRODUCE PRICES
        121 26 < HINKSK 1-kOIH I r KXCHANUK, SINGAPORE, NOON I MISIM. PRICKS PER PICI'L VrXTKKDAV: Ceeaaal ell: Bulk JlO9 sellers, old drum $115 sellers, new drum $119 sellers Ceara: Mixed (loose) UK Com $64.00 buyers. Pepper: Muntok AST A white fob lOff. NI.W $325.00 sellers. Sarawak white fob 96.
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        GOLD
        215 26 THE KILOBAR market (or gold deliverable in Singapore opened al 133.382 and closed at 133.472 yesterday. In the Far East, gold opened In line with New York's closing at U3474 00 476.00 and moved up on short-covering interest to 1479.00 ***** before profit taking took it down to 1477.00
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        Oil issues in demand
        289 27 SYDNEY, Kri Resource Hacks, iiatticularv oil issues. MN still kivnly sought and the Ansett decision failed to make much of an impact, brokers said Ansells board announced that it had freed TNT from a 1972 agreement which limited TNT to a maximum 23.5 per cent of
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        New York ends higher
        236 27 NEW YORK. Thurs. A prediction that oil prices will decline next year gave slocks a lift lale in the day and prices ended higher in heavy trading. Analysts said the market firmed after Saudi Oil Minister Sheikh Yamani forecast oil prices would fall after winter seasonal
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        Zurich closes mixed
        274 27 ZURICH, Thurs. Share prices dosed mixed in calm trading dealers said. Hanks and financials fluctuated narrowly and insurances tended easier although Kid genossische Bank was an isolated firm spot Usego ami Vil lars gained in stores. Higher issues in industrials included Ateliers Chartnilles. Ciba-Geigy Bearer and Registered
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        Amsterdam trading quiet
        283 27 AMSTERDAM. Thurs. Share prices closed mixed in ijuiet trading with Royal Dutch rising 0.60 guilder and Ak/u I) 10 lower in othoiwisi' narrow [y higher Dutch internationals, ilealers __U Shippings were depressed with Van Ommeren shedding four. KN.SM 1.30 and Nedlloyd me. while banks were mixed with
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        600 27 LONDON, TiakTS. Gold mining shares were sharply lower un wiclVspread profit-taking following the sharp drop in the bullion price, dealers said HeavuM priced issues such as Amgold. West Dries. Randfonlimii .md CKSA wen- as much 6MI limei in at -live trading, they adile<l Klsettheie. leading
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        51 27 FINANCIAL TIMKS INDUSTRIALS Thursday 420.2 Wednesday 422 1 Week Ago 411.7 DOW JONES AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Thursday 843.34 Wednesday 838.01 Week ago 835.07 H.K.HANG SENG Friday ***** Thursday 828.84 Week ago 783.02 SYDNEY INDUSTRIALS Friday ***** Thursday 557 25 Week ago ***** ALLORDINAKIKS Friday 721.0* Thursday ***** Week ago
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        112 26 THE STRAITS tin price plunged another S5O to $2,111 per picul in Penang yesterday on an official offering up 24 '< tonnes to 193 tonnes. The overnight London market was steady at lower levels with forward buyers falling L 145 to £7,330 per tonne. LONDON: Tin on the day
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        32 26 1 Rubber: Dec 21 Singapore: January: 296.50 cents (down 0.25 cent) Malaysia: January: 295.50 cents (down 0.50 cent) Tin: M$2,lU (down $50) Official offering: 193 tonnes (up 24' i tonnes)
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        29 26 LONDON: Copper prices on Thursday (previous in brackets). Wlrebar Spot Cl.OD6f.10Ol). sellers £1.008 (C.1.0O2); Three Month buyers £1.005 (£1.005). sellers £1.006 (£1.006). Market laae: Steady Sales: 11.500 tonnes.
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        257 26 PRICES in the Singapore rubber market closed quiet with January RSS One buyers quoted at 296.50 cents per kilo, down 0.25 cent on Thursday's close, dealers said. Prices rose fractionally in afternoon trading on some preholiday position squaring and Japanese short-covering. The market had opened about unchanged but later
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      280 26 SHAKES _»_sncd narrow- i ly mixed in a volatile and selective market on the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday. Sentiment tamed hesl- taat after a strong open- i Ing rally. Bat, by and larir,e, there was still no i slim of selling pressure. A j shift
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      311 26 THE Kuala Lumpur stock market yesterday finished on a mixed to slightly easier note in continued active trading. Trading was focussed on the industrial second and third liners where the current market favourites, Central Sugars, Hong Leong Industries and Sovran Industries again featured prominently. News of the UUceover
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      232 26 THE US dollar opened little changed in the Singapore forex market yesterday and fluctuated narrowly in extremely thin and quiet trading, with the failure of Oper countries to agree on a unified oil price not affecting trading, as such an outcome has been expected. Opening al 52
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      200 26 ASIAN currency deposit Interbank rates as at close on Dec 21: Closing Asian dollar certificates of deposit for prime names: US DolUralSpon Offer Bid 7days 159/16 157/16 1 month 14 13/16 M 11/16 2 months 14 13/1614 11/16 3 months 14 14 i 6 months 14 t 14
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      44 26 RANGE of pcin^ offered by di rounl houses on Dec 21 OwnrigM Call deposits 6' (k»ia| Ku.i.« SHU* 1-nnintli Treasury bills 67/16 45/16 Bank bills 9 15/16 13/16 .imonlhsCl) 101/16 9 15/16 6 months CD 9 7/16 9 5/16 Source: National Dixounl < n
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      37 26 Closing interbank ratrs for Singapore dollars on Dec 21 Offer Hirt Overmghl 12 II 1 in., nth 10- 10 2 months 10 10 3 months 10 9 Overnight mode 13 slightly from those quoted b
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      28 26 THE average rate at which major Singapore I I banks are currently prepared to lend to their bent I I cuUmen Is t.3 per cent.
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      1414 26 THK last iLins-K-tiii ready sak at thr oloar at huiino* on thr Stork Exihangr at Smgt i ->mnar«l Wl'h the previous I ..thrr *ith 1979 high and low Adjusted nr VTin I l)(hts nuel 197» L«»« IliKk I^>» Compaay Sato +or sK IloV (INK imm stkim 4 oomaKiu
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      316 26 SINGAPORE I MT TWST (Maaagers' arleea lerDw U) The Commerce 2.17 2 30 The Saviruj Fund 1.43 152 Spore Prog Fund 097 102 Spore Sec Fund 1.74 185 Spore Invest Fund 1.32 140 Spore Equity Fund 0.95 1 OOxd MIA i M r TRUST (Maaagjen- prteea larDee M)
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      1809 26 BID and offer prices 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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      1818 26 BID and offer priors offirially listed and business in and reported to the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange yesterday with the number of shares traded shown in brackets in lots of 1.000 units unless otherwise speriM ISM STKIALS \Jln.m.l. 1 3 70S) AkemilhtSMll 1.83 (3) 181 \\r\ HeM i
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      562 27 nt-A view Hotel, whirh turned in a maiden profit for the year ended June 30, is confident that new developments being planned will enhance its results in future. Chairman Lim Kok Gin disclosed this welcome news in his 11th annual address to shareholders.
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      280 27 Higher operating costs erode profits at Metro HIGHER salaries aad rentals aad a setback at ite Itaklt TlmaJi braae. cm-Mm- to pall back eaniags at Metra B»l«- *i*ln *n I---,,,* tags, auga pares largest chain af retail stores, for the six month* to Bep AltaaoKh tanaver waa IS per eeat
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      337 27 A leading European automotive company has immediate vacancies in assembly of vehicles (passenger cars) operations in Singapore for the undermentioned appointments: 1. PRODUCTION SUPERINTENDENTS (2 vacancies) 1 for the Bodyshop and paintshop (knowledge of sheetmetal, paint and welding is essential) I for the Trim/Final Line and Rectification operations To lead
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      879 28 AT YOUR SERVICE Telephone Service: *****22 Monday Friday 830 am 500pm Saturday 830 am 300pm 1 2N tor Sundoy T«nes> Pubkc Hokdoy 9 00am 100pm COUNTER SERVICE Time* Orchard Centre IOOOom 530pm MIOS Lucky Ploio (Monday Fndayl 1000 om I 00 pm rSaturdoyl Times Centre 900 om 500pm I New
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      623 28 RATES Ordinary 70 ct» per word imr VIO SO) SerrvDnploy $12 00 per column cm .l/uyn J36 001 Straits Times JI3 10 per column cm !mm |39 30 Sundoy Times D.splov $15 00 per column cm (Mki $45 001 Straits T>nes $16 38 per column cm .Mm $49 151 Sundoy
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      760 28 SECTION INDEX I FOR SALE SHOPPING GUIDE II EMPLOYMENT 111 VEHICLES BOATS IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES V SERVICES BUSINESS VI EDUCATION TRAINING VII TRAVEL f ESTAURANTS VIII ANNOUNCEMENTS PERSONAL IX OBITUARIES OWNER LEAVING CHEAP lala sor.i ■.et. 2 beautiful round i hatn made of cajaff, cuptaafdi ctr Telephone *****02 OWNER LEAVING
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      654 29 I FOR SALE SI 10 Furniture ACHKA TEL *****42. *****6. upholstering curtalm promp Also whlte-waahlni i .li»>rs ADRIAN'S CANE FURNITUR I id Cl 5. Cioldbe I"»»r- ,d Fo lie cane furniture, fur nUhlngl, mattiMK. Tel 2.*****8 CANE FURNITURE IN S. ■atnlma II rope tyle Finish ing with imported leathe tery
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      864 29 HOPPING 6UIDE m 15 Musical Instruments AMERICAN MAOC SLIMGERLANO it lirum s. fof aatt .it $6SO ci no i Phone iS3.vs.VS between 10 00am anJ 600pm E BRITISH GILES PIANO. S|>eclul n Chrutmai offer M.O7S 2 years il guarantee ."> free tunings Visit Lowrc) Mum. .12.VJ65 or Mumi M aerya
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      657 29 ror large group practice In Singapore Asslstantshlp either on temporary or permanent basis Please apply to: ST Box A*****. Singapore SOLOMON ISLANDS PORTS AUTHORITY SECRETARY TO THE PORTS AUTHORITY, HONIARA The S.I. Porta Authority is looking lor a Senior Qualified Accountant for the post ol Secretary. The Appointee will be
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      688 29 An international, aiversmea manufacturing and marketing Company invites applications TELEX OPERATOR (Female) REQUIREMENTS c Minimum 2 years' experience in a similar position c Ability to type at 40wpm with good accuracy c Minimum 3 OCE O' Level passes c Must be prepared to work late when necessary No shift duty.
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      720 29 FEMALE SALES ASSISTANT required for immediate employment by an International Concern. c Age above 22 years. c Minimum qualifications OCE 'O' level with credits In English and Maths. c Applicants must have experience in working in a Trading Firm preferably in the woodworking/hardware lines. c Neat accurate typing and knowledge
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      613 29 Clerk/ Typists Must possess 3 GCE O' level and be able to type Apply with passport size photograph and telephone number to Manager. Personnel Department P O. Box 2010. Maxwell Road. Spore 9040 FOREIGN BANK requires GENERAL CLERKS Requirements e GCE O' Level c Typing speed 40 wpm Apply with
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      709 29 Officers required by established motor Jinn In Orchard area. Pleasant personality, preferably Chinese Written applications enclosing photograph (nonreturnable) to: S T Box A***** MALE SECRETARY residing near Bedok. Changi or Tamplnes preferred Minimum HSC (full cert I or OCE A' level Eiperience Some knowledge of book-keep-ing preferred though not essential
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      763 29 TITUS INTERNATIONAL LTD The sole agent of Bulova and Titus Welches invites suitable applications for tlx follow. n 9 poets: A) CLERKS/TYPISTS c OCE -O' level c Must be able to type at leas' 35 wpm. accurately c Knowledge of written anc spoken Chinese an advan tage B) STORE HELPERS
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      560 29 Vacancies for counter Salesgirls and Part-time Fulltime Beauty Consultants Attractive Income for right personnel Free train I ing on facial care personal makeup For interview please apply to 113. Ist floor. Parklane Shopping Mall. Selegle Road. Spore 0718 1 MALE AMD FEMALE required for the post of Public Relation Officers,
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      579 29 GIRL. -utter and Apprentice for Shopping Mall Selegle Hoad Apply personally .tp in to 7p.m WANTED SALESMEN SALESGIRLS Wages $10 $18 Apply personally to Sweet Home. 348. Block 431 Clementi Avenue .< WELL ESTABLISHED COMPANY requires Knergetlc young men women above 16 years old Have a pleasant and persuasive personality
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      574 30 II EMPLOYMENT 31 Situations Vacant d) Technical a well established Company in Hukit Tun. ih requli MALE LABORATORY ASSISTANTS Requirements: A good "(I" level pa.ss 111 Chemistry Willing to work OH shifts Experience t hough prefer:ilili- is nol i-ssenti.il v training win in- pro Vlcl.-d Please apply with personal particulars
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      465 30 I; COMPUTER PROGRAMMER (Female) c (,c r A level |l:isses 111 .It lea.st Matluand Kngiish a Singapore nti/ens age t»-lovv c No experience in computer praframmlnf v required ai on the-jon tfainlflf including training ny our Computer ConaulUnl will lie pro- vided a i-. v loui attendance al 1 '.mput'-r
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      567 30 PRINTED CIRCUITS INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF COMPANIES INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS: TECHNICIANS a NTC 2in milling or metal c Ejrpertenca in lathe, milling and surface grinding machine preferable .hie to read mechanical blue prints. ACCOUNTS CLERK c H.-ici*2S years of age. c Minimum <;c r. O' level a Ivy.i
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      299 30 ■^J^p^Si^^ is^ Interested please /r apply with full particulars and a contact telephone number to The Personnel Manager Marsiling P O Box 7 Singapore 9173 Ay J/P/ Interested VjJ/candidates please < apply with detailed academic results, stating salary expected and a contact telephone number to The Personnel Manager Marsiling P
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      615 30 or 2 part-timers required Must cook and speak English Tel *****7 lIVE-IN (COOK/ Children) amah required hy family living in Ardmore Park Musl speak good k English, cook well and like chilw dren (5 1/2 years old girl and new baby) Good- references I preferred Salary negotiable up I to
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      572 30 .s^tMCrtCAH urgently requires 1) CARPENTERS (FURNITURE MAKING) SKILLED t SEMI-SKILLED NTC 3 Holders will be sponsored for part time NTC 2 2) VARMSHERS At least 2 years experience 3) WWEMEN At least years experience 4) FIBREGLASS LAMINATORS s No experience necessary On Ihe Job training provided Attractive starting pay 5-day
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      659 30 A weM established manutacturing company in Jurong invitee applications from Singapore Citizens who have completed national service to be trained for SUPERVISORY POSITIONS They Should: a Possess a UCE A' level (Chinese or English) with working proficiency In English c Be matured, honest and hardworking and prepared to work outdoors
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      755 30 lion Finn al lliangl with 2 years experience Speaks a little English and able to work overtime Interested apply P.O Box 9. Spore 9150 DESPATCH RIDERS ANO Labourers required urgently by local Delivery Company. Motorcycles will be provided Call personally at: 41 Lewis Road, tel *****14 (for location only) ENGLISH
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      671 30 JORDAN FORWARDERS requires experienced CARGO CLERK lo be baaed m Brunei Only those experienced need apply Attractive salary and fringe benefits for right person Please contact: THE MANAGER UNIT 14 CIAS CARGO TERMINAI PAYA LEBAR AIRPORT SINGAPORE 1953 TEL: ******2/*****»5/2t2«064 KALLANG INDUSTRIAL FIRM seeks delivery store clerks win with qualifications
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      641 30 fttxjroasil I TOUR GUIDES I (FEMALE) REQUIREMENTS:- (ft •2a MUST possess Sill! J »c Minimum 3 OCI i)'@ y I^-vel passes with a good 8 c Age between 18 -23 years f preferred 2) 9 c Working experience not Sf necessary T Ike Pleasant personality. > V tactful, keen lo
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      545 31 II EMPLOYMENT 31 Situations Vacant h) General ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERING COMPANY OF II SINGAPORE(PTE)LTO 111 Singapore Citizens for the I P"«U of CLCRK/TYPUTS Requirements GCE 'O' level with g.xirl W credit in English. be able to type at 35 111 w p.m. I preference will be given I lo candidates
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      646 31 SINGAPORE NATIONAL PRINTERS (PTEI LTD 1 SECURITY GUARD 2. OESPATCH ASSISTANT A steady job in a steady company for a steady man Age: 20 years ok) above a Working knowledge of Engtah Physically fit Good salary and generous fringe benefits. Interested persons please come personally to the Personnel Department for
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      1246 31 BY A DAY 118 00 Ualsun pickup for hire Also Mitsubishi van. Mazda truck on dally/ weekly/ monthly *****30 or 621 Changl Road! *****35 DATSUN/ ISUZU PICKUP hire daily, weekly, monthly Evergreat Transport 5156. Woh Hup I Complex. *****62 DATSUN PICK-UPS/MAZDA Bongo SUtionwagons for hire I 54. Lorong L. Telok
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      1015 31 I d) Flat ALMOST 1*75, FIAT 128 Excellent condition Tax 3/80. Mitsubishi Upe $9.950 0.n0 Te1: *****04 ALMOST 1*75 FIAT 124 Saloon. 1 Aircond. one company owner. I Perfect condition $8,900 negotlaI ble *****37 BEAUTIFUL I*7s FIAT 124 Sports, concealed aircond. sports rims. meUlllc rinlsh Non PARF Loan $10,000 Tel:
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      923 31 BEAUTIFUL 1*77 HONOA Civic 1238 cc 3-door. new Alpine cassette. and engine excellent condition $14,600 negotiable Tel *****15 DECEMBER 1975 HONDA Civic 1500. 4-door. 1 private owner, aircond cassette. Ux/ tyres new Tel: *****41 DECEMBER 1*73 HONOA Life 4door. new ux. $6,350 No 1 Jalan Senyum. off Changl Road. 5
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      935 31 DEC. 1*73 MINK A good condition. Road tax. Insurance till May 1980 Radio $5,900 Ring *****81 after 1 p m JAN. 1*77 MITSUBISHI CoH Lorry, one owner, excellent condition 4 new tyres. Price: $6,900 o.no ConUct *****3. LATE 77 MITSUBISHI COLT GALANT 2000 SUPER SALOON Fully automatic, powered windows, remote
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      780 31 1*74 TOYOTA MKN 2000 New road tax. sports tyres, aircond. cassette, top condition Offers $13,800 ConUct Mr Koh *****0 1*74 TOYOTA COROLLA 1200 st.i lionwagon. Eligible for PARF $10,700 ConUct 2531 166 1*75. TOYOTA CORONA 1600 1 owner Aircond. Tax 6 months VF.ry good condition. Tel *****35 1*75 TOYOTA COROLLA
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      794 31 HOME OF QUALITY USED CARS NG KEONG S SUPER CAR MART 9KIMKEATROAD. SINGAPORE 1232. TELS: *****54. 2541SSS. *****44. ■MM H7» Dalaun 100A A/C I*7*: Coll Sigma MOO GS A/C Con Lancer A/C Datsun 120Y A/C Maida323A'C Toyota Milu > 1*77: Colt Sigma 2000 A/C Colt Celeste A/C ToyoU C croMa
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      728 31 1971 BMW 7XI Auto IM 000 1975 Porsche 911S J7» 000 1*74 Jaguar X* 4 2 Auto $36,500 1*72 Mercedes Sports 35OSL Convertible $65,000 The .ilmvi- vehicles equipped with nanj tcceasorK maintained by enthu lasl n attoToora condition. Easy payment terms can be arranged. Tal: 91*833 Dave Mo I*7* SKOOA
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      911 32 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES •Apartments with modern amenities tor immediate occupation. •Convenient transportation. Easy instalments available! LUCKY REALTY CO. LTD. Ibth Fl Far East Shopping Centre. Orchard Road. Singapore 0923 Tel *****11 (12 lines) Tenur? ol land 60 yea's leasehold 1 3 197? Lot No 1128 2383 21 12 73 Licence
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      785 32 CLEMEMTI PARK. NEW 3-slorey townhouse. s nmnied Fully furnished/ aircond. $2,700 Tel *****44 F.XI 732 -Chan OIST 11. LUXURIOUSLY FULLY furnished 3-bedroomed aparttin m < arpeteii with i entral alri»n 'all *****59/*****11 DIST 1750 FURNISHED FLAT at 5. Toll Drive Henlal $450 pm Tel *****» DIST. S FABER HILLS Apartment.
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      899 32 54 Properties For Sale a) Houses A BEAUTIFULLY RENOVATED slngle-s' y bungalow close lo Slngupo' University with 14.000 sq ft Sf im $500,000 Holland Housing L'< ***** A BEAUTIFUL 2 1/2-STOREY detached mgalow at clement i Park A: > 6.000 sqft freehold, fully tv ished and American kllche: with buillt-ln
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      739 32 1 INTERNATIONAL PLAZA Apartment. 45th floor apartment with 3 bedrooms, facing seafront. Fully furnished *****.000 Tel *****25/ *****17.' *****38 JADE TOWER Lorong Lew Lien Upper Serangoon Luxurious split-level high rise I flat 3 rooms Master bedroom with attached bathrooms. 2 lifts 1.485 sqft Ready early 1980 2{ units available c
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      633 32 SOUTH PACIFIC HOUSING Agenr requires Houses Apartments Bungalows/ Semi-detached Flats in any district Tel *****97 WE REQUIRE: 1) Bungalows In Good Residential Areas PRICE: $500,000 Si MILLION. 2) Houses Apartments PRICE: $150,000 5300.000. J S. LEE REALTY CO. TEL: *****44 56 Factory Sites/ Space F" WANTED FOR RENTAL OR PURCHASE
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      833 32 > OOCENS HEALTH CENTRE Queens Hotel (next lo Summit 77 CrPool. BUyjaJggaJ ******0/*****88 ext 2 or 42 Kree —I— parking LIFT AVAILABLE FROM Bedok. a— quiries are welcome Tel *****01 REQUIRED TRANSPORT URGENT- t^\ V\ 83 Packing/ "9*^^J\ Removals/Cargo Forwarders RELAX A REFRESH ABSOLUTELY HOUSEHOLD/OF- rW^^t^Tntl FICE removals Packing air-
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      705 32 ATT language centre SCHOOL OF LINGUISTIC SKILLS Language courses and private tuition for school examinations ond for business, travel pleasure ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASSES daily at all levels Registration is open until 3rd January 1 980 for term commencing 7th January 1980 AFTERNOON ENGLISH CLASSES FOR CHILDREN twice weekly Registration is
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      99 33 The Family of the Late Mr. Joseph Ancj Chin "way wishes to express their sincere thanks 4 appreciation to Ooclors 1 Stan oi Medical Associate* lor their kind assistance rendered lo him during his illness All Iriends a relatives Rev. FR. J. Teng a prayer group members oi Church of
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      72 33 THE FAMILY OF THE LATE MADAM CHAN AH LECK I wish to express their heartfelt gratitude to THE DOCTORS. NURSES STAFF of the Youngberg Memorial Hospital I for their kindness devotion shown to their mothI er during her stay there. I Special thank* alto to tha 2 private nurses, relatives.
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      49 33 MRS. YEO SWAN KEE NEE TAN TIN KIN NEO AGED 69 YRS. PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY ON 20.12.7*. LEAVING BEHIND TWO DAUGHTERS. TWO SONS. ONE DAUGHTER-IN-LAW I ONE GRANDDAUGHTER TO MOURN HER LOSS CORTEGE LEAVE 414 H. BLK 20. CHAI CHEE ROAD 1.00 PM ON 22.12.79 FOR BRIGHT HILL CREMATORIUM.
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      133 33 MR NG CHAP SONG p issed away peacefully on 20th December 1978 leaving behind wife Tan Puteh. sons:- Ng Cheng Ham Deceased Ng Cheng Young. Ng Cheng Hlan. Ng Cheng Choon. Ng Cheng Slang. Ng Cheng Joe. Adopted daughter: Jenny Llm. daughters-in-law Lillian. Agnes. Lily. Catherine. Theresa. 19
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      33 33 IN EVERLOVING MEMORY OF Tlhiukli ten years has passed always linger in our hearts Fondly ramambarad by wit*, children and lovad orws MR A. I. NATHAN Departed 22 12 69
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      23 33 IN LOVING MEMORY OF Sadly mused by wita. sons, deughleit grandchildran and all lovad OR CHEE SET CH€W Who Passad Away On 22.12.7t.
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      45 33 Leaving behind Grandparents, parents, brother, sisters (3). relatives and friends Cortege leaving llt~E, Blk 7. Jalan Buklt Ho Swee (0316) on 23/12/1979 (Sunday) at 11 am thence to Brlghthlll Cremalorl- MR LIM SOON MAH (O< Henderson Sac. School) Born In: 21.9.(2 Departed 21 12 79
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      99 33 Madama Elizabeth Chan Geoh Ho. Aga 72, wile of me lale Mr. Yap Ah Cha passad away peacefully on Thursday 20-12-79 leaving behind Sons Andrew Yap Sebastian Yap Joseph Yap Yap Chin Hoe Daughter. In Law Vivien Quek Irene Nah Janet Kee Daughtere Elizabeth Yap Lucy Yap Rose Yap Chan
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      77 33 PERCY MILTON PENNEFATHER Departed 22.12.75. IN EVKR LOVING AND CHERISHED MKMORY Ot A toauMul lII* came to an end. H» died n he Mved everyone* friend; »!••>• «o true, uneelfieh and kind. Faw in this world Kn equal lo find. So lovad. so mourned Lovingly remembered by Wile. Chil dran.
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      39 33 Madam Yap Lee Mut wishes lo eipresi their sincere thanks and gratitude lo all relatives. Iriends and colleague* lor their kind condolences, altsnd ance*. donations, wreaths and aa•istsncs during their recent bereavement. The family of the lale
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      647 33 VI EDUCATION A TRAINING m m m. m m mm. m m m. I m f m m 1 mm m W w j^ ATT language centre STAMFORD COLLEGE GROUP (Largest independent resource centre in Business Education) CITY SCHOOL OF COMMERCE January 1980 DAY TIME COURSES Applications are now invited
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      289 34 NEW YORK, Fri. World heavyweight boxing ch?mpions Larry Holmes and John Tate will defend their titles against separate challengers in an unprecedented televised two-city programme next March 31, their promoters said yesterday. If successful, the promoters added, the re- spective World Boxing Council and World
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      440 34 SPORT IN BRIEF MANILA, Fri. At least six of the world's top golfers have been invited to the fifth Philippine Masters invitational golf championship here, starting on Feb. 14. the organisers said yesterday. They are. Gary Player, of South Africa, five-time British Open champion Peter Thompson,
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      195 34 CAPK TOWN, Fri. Mike KoranlcU, a littleknown American heavyweight, knocked out KaTlle Knoette, the World Boxing Association's No. 1 contender, In the llth round here last night. Koranlckl Is not rated by the WBA. Knoetze Ik top contender for the WBA heavyweight title of champion John
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      281 34 English .md Scottish Football Associations have taken drastic steps to try and prevent a repeat of Wembley's "Day of Shame" the Saturday afternoon in May, 1977, when hundreds of Scottish fans tore up the pitch and demolished the goals to celebrate their team's victory
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      458 34 NEW YORK, Fri. Boxing in New York, suspended since Dec 13, after the death of middleweight Willie Classen, will resume next month with some reforms. The New York State Athletic Commission has just completed a two-week investigation into Classen's death on Nov. 28. Commission
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      29 34 Training LONDON, Fri. Britain's Commonwealth Gun' 30 kilometre walk rhampion. OQte Flynn. will spend the next s»'vcn months in Colombia to train for next year's Moscow Olympic Games. Route:
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      384 36 Malaysian hopes alive, despite blow MALAYSIA'S hopes of strengthening its claims for a berth in next year's Moscow Olympic hockey tournament has been dashed. The Rene Frank international tournament, scheduled to be held in Calcutta from Jan. 14-21. has been postponed until the latter part of next year. This means
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      414 36 HONGKONG, Fri. China and Indonesia, the world's top two badminton powers, will meet here today in the Hongkong invitation tournament without the services of their men's singles champions. The two teams will play 14 matches over two days with the men's event
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      61 36 JAKARTA, Fri. All England badminton champion Llem Swlr King has started training (or the forthcoming All Kn gland championship, an Indonesian badminton official said today. Before playing In thr All England, LJem will take part In the World Cap In Kyoto, Japan, next month. He has
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      244 36 TOKYO, Fri. North Korea yesterday proposed holding talks with South Korea on sending a joint team to next year's Moscow Olympic Games, the North Korean Central News Agency reported. The North Koreans suggested holding talks between sports representatives of the two Koreas in the North Korean
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      69 36 BAHRAIN, Fri. Syria beat Singapore 3-0 (15-3. 16-14, 15-8) on the first day of the final round of the second Asian men's volleyball championship here today. Iraq beat Iran 3-2 (16- 14, 7-15, 15-2, 2-15, 15-9) and Saudi Arabia defeated New Zealand 3-2 (15-5, 15-12,
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      Regal Song should get off the mark in Race 1
      2064 37  -  FAIRWAY By LKND an ear to Regal Song in Race 9 (5.55) at the Ponang races today. The Regal is II four-year-old was a good second to Ariati in Kuala Lumpur last month and has been working impressively on the
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      50 37 NGEE ANN Technical College scored victories over Polytechnic in basketball and table tennis in the inter-varsity-college engineering societies Games yesterday. They won 143-43 in basketball and 4-1 in table tennis. Polytechnic, however, triumphed in soccer when the University of Singapore conceded a walkover to them.
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      50 37 TELOK AVER, the defending champions, overcame Tarnpines 74-64 to keep alive their hopes of retaining the interconstituency basketball title at the Gay World Stadium last night. The victory was also Telok Ayer's sweetest as it avenged their 49-40 defeat by Tampines in the second round.
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      28 37 G.E.HOUSEWARES advanced into the semi-finals of the I urong inter-companies soccer tournament when they beat UCI Heat Treatment 3-0 at the Jurong Stadium last night
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      218 37  -  PATRICK BASTI ANS By THE odds will weigh heavily in Singapore's favour when the Republic's best young junior weightlifters meet their counterparts from Malaysia at the SSennett t Community Centre today. It will be the second showdown this year in the Singapore-Malaysia junior weight 1 if
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      Bold Hunter can match sprinters in the Pesta Cup
      488 38  -  FAIRWAY By I SINGAPORE Gold Cup winner Bold Hunter it not without a chance when he tackles the sprinters in the Penang Pesta Cup over 1,200 metres tomorrow. The Rocky Mountain five-year-old has won two races over 1,200 m this season,
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      237 38 BRISBANE, Fri. Veteran opening batsman Geoff Boycott was the only England player to practice here today, two days before the touring side meet the West Indies in a limited overs game on Sunday. The decision by all the players, except Boycott, not to
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      301 38 SYDNEY, Fri. Australia, earlier beaten by both England and the West Indies in the international one-day cricket series, shocked the West Indians here today by defeating them by seven runs in an exciting match in the limited-over series. The West Indies appear ed to have a
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      179 38  -  PATRICK BABTIANS Byl SINGAPORE Darts Association president James Neubronner will be walking away with $1,000, the Republic's biggest darts prize, next Friday following a presentation ceremony at a local hotel. Neubronner hit peak form to win the Singapore Open championship, which carried a
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      Likinanko looks like Teh's best
      346 38  -  TRAINER Ivan Allan should be making his last stand at the Penang meeting this weekend and next. Currently trailing Teh Choon Ben* by 85' 2 winners to 72 In the trainers' championship table, Allan may not find much Christmas cheer on his rival's home ground.
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      460 39 PETER SIOW WRITES AN OPEN LETTER TO TABLE TENNIS STAR (HI A CHONG BOON DEAR CHONG BOON, A few days ago, yon rejected the Singapore Table Tennis Association's offer to Join the national squad preparing for the Asian tournament In India in February. You
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      Australia tipped to win Lion City Cup
      458 39  -  JOE DORAI By YOU'RE only as good as your last game. That's the popular adage in English soccer. And, if it proves applicable tonight, then Iraq will become the new Lion City Cup-holders by beating Australia in the under-16 final at the National
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      347 39 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri.— Mike Everett, formerly of Knglish Division One side Arsenal, is coaching the Kedah Malaysia Cup soccer squad in Alor Star. Everett the full details of his contract with the Kedah Football Association have not been disclosed yet is a qualified professional coach from
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      26 39 PORT Authority Recreation club beat Nestle 3-0 in a friendly soccer match at Bukit Chermin yesterday. Mohammed Yasin (2) and David Goh netted for PARC.
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      45 39 VIEW ROAD Hospital will have a new volleyball court next year through the fundraising efforts of the New Zealand Forces' South-east Asia Christmas 1979 project. Money raised will be spent on sealing the court and for the provision of some fittings.
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      311 39  -  WILFRED YEO By TAN ENG BOCK, Singapore's water-polo coach, will never be accused of lacking in vision. While other coaches may be planning for next year, Tan is looking forward to the 1981 Southeast Asia Games and, beyond that, the 1982 Asian Games. And, in
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      108 39 With more than 1,000 items you can haggle all you Hb desire but be early its a first come, first grab affair I And believe it or n<M the prices are traz> Were letting B P**"—^*^B m/j^^^CLKj^LaE^VytfH)'W^k everything go at two prices the discount pmc vi id I the give-away
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    22 40 Custmns officers checking the seized liquor at the customs harbour division at Clifford Pier. (See report In Page 1).
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    388 40 'Unions have not forfeited freedom' IT IS a mistake to assume that because the unions stand solidly with the ruling political party, they have forfeited their independence or weakened their function as trade unions, NTUC secretarygeneral Lim Chee Onn said yesterday. A mutually responsible cooperation has been the history of
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    297 40 Jakarta move on Chinese who shun citizenship JAKARTA, Fri. The government is seeking to repatriate all Chinese here who refuse to adopt Indonesian citizenship either to China or Taiwan, national security chief Admiral Sudomo said today. The Chinese in Indonesia had been formally offered the choice of becoming Indonesian citizens
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    209 40  -  ABBY TAN By our Manila Correspondent MANILA, Friday VILLAGERS in a remote part of Quezon province today reported seeing jet planes flying over the area at the time three Skyhawk jet fighters of the Republic of Singapore Air Force were reported missing on Wednesday. Disclosing
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    30 40 NEW YORK, Fri. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials slipped 0.08 to 843.26 in the first half-hour of trading today on the New York Stock Exchange. AP.
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    135 40 MR hlllKl SAMPHAN (above), the 48-year-old mild-mannered Marxist economist who ha* reportedly take* *ver from Mr Pol Pot as Premier of Democratic Kampuchea. Mr Samphan, who still holds his titles of Pirsld. nl and Chief of Statr, replaced Mr Pol P»t In move apparently meant in
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    284 40 WASHINGTON, Friday AMERICAN Congressman Lester Wolff, chairman of the House Subcommittee on Asian Affairs, said yesterday Vietnamese forces in Kampuchea may be planning to cross the border into Thailand perhaps as early as this weekend. i Speaking to the House of Representatives, Mr
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    275 40 Hostages US move WASHINGTON, Fri. Mr Garry Davis, the president of the World Service Authority, which proclaims itself the government of the world, is still a Flying Dutchman searching for a port of call. Mr Davis, born in the United States, has a "world government" passport that no country recognises.
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      748 3  - Lower enrolment in US schools but students' scores increase DEBORAH By CHURCHMAN in Arlington, Virginia IX)ES declining school enrolment lead to declining quality of education? Shrinking numbers of students have attended school in the United States since 1971, when the decreasing birthrate first started to affect school enrolment. Some 5.7
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        171 5 -MUSIE— > Sob &ve%uone TWO-PIANO RECITAL by Pamela Tan and Elizabeth Wong Sunday 6 Januaryl9Bo" spm Singapore Conference Hall GERMAN ACADEMIC CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Wednesday 9 January 1980 -8 pm ThursdaylO January *****pm Singapore Conference Hall Presented in association with the Goethe Institut Pi "if lii i AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Saturday
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      1390 6 Cul tur e: Starting on a new note? Much has been done on all fronts over just the last couple of years to dispel the hoary myth that Singapore is a cultural desert. TAN SLAT LIAN follows this trend into the next decade, looking forward to a future when Singaporeans
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      1051 6 ART, by its nature, deals in intangibles it cannot be measured in material terms. And not for want of trying. Business is prudent, extremely cautious it eschews the nonmaterial. Not for it Orphic flights of fancy; rather, Mammon is
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      975 6 Serious amateurs hope the Culture Ministry will take them under its wing SO well has the Ministry of Culture succeeded in its efforts to enliven the cultural scene; so well, indeed, has the idea of performing been accepted by local participants, that enthusiastic amateurs are now clamouring for the chance
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      1327 9  -  RODNEY HOBSON By Our Hongkong correspondent HONGKONG'S reluctant legislators, many of whom live in heavily subsidised housing, are conceding a rare victory to the public and the press. Soaring rents are to be brought down nearer to reality. The top echelons of government
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        1775 10 Live it up and be different this season IT'S TIME to celebrate again. Now that the wedding parties are thinning out, Christmas and the New Year are here, writes TAN LEE LENG. ARE YOU bored with the usual party? Well, be creative. Think of something different. Throw a party at
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        413 11 I enjoyed the sea cucumber with fish maw served in earthen pot. The sea cucumber was of good quality and cooked until ft was soft. Some of my party disliked the herbal taste of the soup but I thought it
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        176 11 AN INVITATION FROM MR. SAN FRANCISCO 'COME HAVE A MERRY SWENSENS CHRISTMAS" THE OLDE ICE-CREAM SHOPPE IS OPEN j > ON CHRISTMAS .4BBBBB^aV "X jH I OUR X'MAS TREAT&^Sy/' S jkjl j\\ CAROLUNGOnW A jll\\\ CHRISTMAS EVE, V f J (uf Il\ J MONDAY, DEC. 24, fta'Spx 9PM 10RM \S!(
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        217 15 TRADITIONAL DANISH CHRISTMAS LUNCH at ROYAL COPENHAGEN I TEA LOUNGE RESTAURANT I 4TH FLOOR, UAT TOWER, ORCHARD ROADM ON 25 TH OF DECEMBER mm J >^T MENU 1 A Im VARIETY OF HERRINGS I J I I VARIETY OF SALADS A^ |/M 77. C/J /7^/?, SHRIMPS, FISHES, COLD CUTS I
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        1053 16 I AM A CAT Volt I (1972) A II (1979) By Soseki Nasume Translated by Aiko Ito and Graeme Wilton Tuttle, 484 pages, (Vols I II). $9 50 per volume Reviewed by ANDREW LESLIE A STRAY cat with no name wanders into the house
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        1541 18 CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA till Organised by the SAF Reservists' Association 22 nd —31 st Dec 79 1 s^^ mW^ There are also food and drink stalls for nffi/.5 a Hnaninn Kn fi\ r\*^^b>. J£&^ Vj\ [A/A a thirst-quencher or for a quick snack or WMlCiai Wpening Dy /gj IQ> >-l .0
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