The Straits Times, 17 January 1980

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    16 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1981 30 CENTS M.C.(P) No. 1 1 1/1/80
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    Lock icon VANCE SETS OLYMPICS DEADLINE
    769 1 VANCE SETS OLYMPICS DEADLINE Boycott by US almost certain WASHINGTON, Wednesday SECRETARY of State Cyrus Vance has set a mid-February deadline for the Soviet Union to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan or face an American boycott of the Moscow Olympics this year. Observers said today that it seems almost certain
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    Lock icon Western nations fail to agree on joint action
    304 1 Western nations fail to agree on joint action BRUSSELS, Wed. Western nations failed at two separate meetings yesterday to agree on any concerted action against the Soviet Union for its intervention in Afghanistan but called on the Kremlin to withdraw its troops immediately. Dr Joseph Luns, secretary-general of the Nato
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    Six help make legal history
    100 1 THEY say that Justice most not only be done, bat most also be seen to be done. To which to usually added: Justice delayed to Justice denied. Now, if more hands make light work, there need be no reason for delayed Justice in Singapore. Yesterday,
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    Lock icon Five Reds killed
    63 1 BANGKOK, Wed. Five communist insurgents were killed in a bid to overrun a border patrol police outpost in north-eastern Thailand early yesterday, the Bangkok World evening daily reported today. One policeman was seriously wounded in the fighting triggered by the insurgents' surprir? attack on the BPP outpost
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    Lock icon 'Act against profiteers'
    61 1 JAKARTA, Wed. President Suharto today told his cabinet to take stern measures against traders who raised the prices of basic commodities in Indonesia The instruction was given at a cabinet meeting to discuss Hie country's economic situation in which prices of goods such as sugar, rice, flour
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    Gold hits new high of US$765
    526 1 Gold hits new high of US$765 LONDON, Wednesday THE price of gold reached a staggering new record of US$765 (551,652) an ounce on hectic European bullion markets today. Gold, which has been rising in value because of worldwide fears about the politically tense situations in Iran and Afghanistan, was set
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    Sultan of Brunei in today
    62 1 Sultan of Brunei in today SULTAN Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei will arrive today for an official visit at Mr Lee Kuan Yew's invitation. During his five-day stay, the Sultan will have talks with the Prime Minister, pay a courtesy call on President Sheares and visit the RSAF. Sultan Hassanal, a
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    Lock icon PM to visit Bonn at end of month
    127 1 BONN, Wed. Mr Lee Kuan Yew will visit this capital at the end of this month, the Singapore embassy announced today. The embassy said it would be a private visit although, during his stay, the Singapore Prime Minister will have a meeting
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    Lock icon South and W. Asia security alliance proposal
    349 1 South and W. Asia security alliance proposal WASHINGTON, Wed. The administration is i asking nations of south- crn and west Asia to join the United States in an informal alliance designed to discourage "Soviet imperialism," officials said yesterday. Mr Zbignlew Brzezinski, j President Carter's adviser for national se- cuiity affairs,
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    Lock icon Sudan recalls UN envoy
    76 1 KHARTOUM. Wed. Sudan has recalled its permanent representative to the United Nations, Mr Ali Sahloul, (or his failure to take part in the General Assembly vote on Soviet military intervention in Afghanistan, the Sudan news agency said today. The envoy's absence from the voting session on
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    Lock icon Rice fears
    30 1 BANGKOK. Wed Radio Hanoi reported today that Vietnam fears for the success of its current rice crop as no rain had fallen in the north since September. Reuter.
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    DEATH PROBE
    32 1 POLICE were tete Uat night Investfgatlag the death of an unidentified teeMged Malay girl whose body was MM at the foot of Blork 2, Morse Road, off Telok Blanftah Road.
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    Kuwait squad
    26 1 KUWAIT, Wed. A special Kuwaiti army unit will leave for Teheran to guard the Kuwaiti embassy and Its staff, report* herr said today. IPI.
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    Upgrading language teaching to the first level
    755 1 THE TEACHING of English and Mandarin can be upgraded to truly first i language levels if, in the next five to 10 years, the pattern in homes shifts to one in which the two languages dominate over dialects. Disclosing this at a press
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      109 1 38 pages today Time for Golden Shoe land owners running out Page 6 IRAN hit by 40 per cent inflation and zero growth I NORTH Yemen next Soviet target? 3 NKOMO wants Commonwealth troops in charge 5 FEWER trying to evade national service now, says Chen 1 STUDENTS get two
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      Rampant inflation and zero growth hits Iran
      393 2 TEHERAN, Wednesday THE Iranian economy, although saved from a blockade by a Soviet veto in the United Nations, is increasingly out of breath its growth rate is zero, inflation runs in excess of 40 per cent and unemployment stands at more than two
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      Lock icon MP: Britaingiving army training to Iranians
      117 2 LONDON, Wed. An opposition Labour Party Member of Parliament today disclosed that the British Defence Ministry was providing military training for Iranian students, and he called it "gross hypocrisy." Mr Robert Kilroy-Silk said the training was going on in spite of the Conservative Government's
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      Lock icon Really hot thermometer
      79 2 A TEAM of University of Maryland scientists has developed a "thermometer" able to measure the heat of electrified gases up to temperatures three times hotter than the centre of the sun, the US National Science Foundation reported. The heat-measuring system uses radiation detectors that respond to changes
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      Lock icon Dog's leg put back at sea
      63 2 GAINING practice for surgery during naval battles, Chinese doctors have rejoined a dog's severed leg in an operation during a storm at sea, the official Xinhua news agency reported in Beijing. Xinhua said the dog now can use the leg normally after the operation
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      Lock icon Better late than never
      81 2 SLEEPLESSNESS can often be solved by simple adjustments in a patient's habits without the use of pills, a psychologist has told the American Medical Association. A surprising number of people go to bed at some specific bed time, can't fall asleep for hours, and call it
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      Lock icon Not enough camels
      40 2 CHINA must breed more camels, especially the twohumped variety, Xinhua news agency said in Beijing. It said a national camelbreeding meeting in Inner Mongolia had decided that 600,000 Chinese camels, the current total, was not enough. Reuter.
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      Lock icon Oil exports at quarter of level a year ago
      183 2 Oil exports at quarter of level a year ago WASHINGTON, Wednesday UNITED States Commerce and State departments' officials said yesterday that Iranian oil exports were down to less than a quarter of the level before the Shah was ousted a year ago. They said latest intelligence figures reported that Iran
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      Lock icon Border troop build-up denied
      118 2 Border troop build-up denied TEHERAN, Wed. The Iranian army, poUee and gendarmerie yesterday dismissed rumours that Soviet troops were gathering on the harder between Afghanistan and Iran. The rumours went around world bullion markets, forcing np the price of gold. Spokesmen of the three forces in Teheran and the provincial
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      Lock icon Computer decides
      66 2 TEL AVIV, Wed. Israeli tank crews in future will be selected by computer on the basis of their personalities, mutual compatibility and individual preferences, the head of the army psychological department said today. Mi Reuben Gal told the local radio the Israeli army would be the first in
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      Lock icon 'Mouse' in the attic turns out to be a peeping Tom
      276 2 SAN JOSE, Wed A YOUNG man and his girlfriend were in the bedroom when they heard a mouse in the attic. The mouse turned out to be a 33-year-old electronics engineer who, according to police, had tunneled through the
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      Lock icon 'Expulsion of US newsmen may help ease tension'
      351 2 TEHERAN, Wednesday A PROMINENT Iranian official yesterday contended that the expulsion from his country of journalists employed by American news organisations could help resolve the confrontation that has developed over the 50 American hostages now held inside the US Embassy here. Mr
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      Lock icon Plot to oust Khomeiny govt'
      94 2 KUWAIT, Wed. A plot to overthrow Iran's Islamic government has been discovered in Teheran and several young army officers implicated in it were executed, the Kuwaiti I newspaper Al Rai Al Aam reported today. The daily, citing diplomatic sources, said the plot by several young
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      Suicide threat riddle
      55 2 AN unidentified youth speaks on a telephone while threatening to Jump from the fourth floor of a Philadelphia hospital on Tuesday. Before It was known why be wanted to attempt suicide, the youth decided to end the one-hour ordeal and to climb back from the roof ledge
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      KABUL NOTES
      227 3 CANBERRA: Japan yesterday took its strongest public stance in deploring the Soviet military invasion of Afghanistan. The Japanese Prime Minister, Mr Masayoshi Ohira, in talks with Australian Premier Malcolm Fraser, said Japan was now considering retaliatory action against the Soviet Union. But at a press conference later, Mr
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      Lock icon North Yemen next Soviet target?
      274 3 WASHINGTON, Wed. With the attention of United States policymakers focused on armed conquest by the Soviet Union in Afghanistan, the Russians are moving diplomatically to sew up another strategic corner of the Middle East, an area menacingly close to America's principal source of imported oil.
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      Lock icon INDIA WILL MATCH ANY PAK BUILD-UP'
      89 3 INDIA WILL MATCH ANY PAK BUILD-UP' NEW DELHI, Toes. Army chlef-ef-sUff O.P. Malhotra today Indicated India's determination to match any increase in neighbouring Pakistan's military capabilities. Although the head of a S5«,iH— strong army made no mention of the Afghan crisis In an interview with the armed forces weekly, Salnik
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      After UN vote: What are the options?
      369 3 After UN vote: What are the options? Analysis by Straits Times Foreign Desk WHAT now, after the United Nations General Assembly's overwhelming endorsement of a resolution calling for the withdrawal of "foreign troops" from Afghanistan? Judging from yesterday's response by Tass, the Soviet official news agency, a pull-out of the
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      TALKS IN PAKISTAN
      50 3 BRITISH Foreign Secretary Lord Carrington (left) and Pakistan's President Zla I I-Haq discussing the Soviet military Intervention In Afghanistan. The talks were held soon after Lord Canington arrived In Rawalpindi on Tuesday as part of five-nation tour to demonstrate Western concern over the Soviet action. I'Pl picture.
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      Lock icon We'll not remain passive, says Zia
      140 3 RAWALPINDI, Wed. Pakistan's military ruler, General Zia-ul-Haq, said today that his army would not remain passive if Soviet troops crossed the frontier from Afghanistan in pursuit of tribal rebels. ''There is a military rule when foreigners enter your country with aggressive intent. You do
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      Lock icon Bring milk bottle, Bergland told
      96 3 Bring milk bottle, Bergland told MOSCOW, Wed. Tass today advised United States Agriculture Secretary Bob Bergland to take a baby's feeding bottle with him if he goes to the Moscow Olympic Games. The Soviet news agency delivered the sarcastic jibe in reply to Mr Bergland's advice to Olympic visitors "to
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      Lock icon Snowball kills boy
      42 4 LONDON, Wed. A seven-year-old boy was killed yesterday by the giant snowball he and two friends were rolling. The snowball, the width of a wardrobe, buried Tony Bowers, then raced down a hill with him inside, police said Reuter.
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      Lock icon Not a crime to interview juror
      271 4 LONDON, W«d rules Chief Justice BRITAIN'S Chief Justice yesterday ruled, in a test case closely watched by journalists, that it was not a crime to publish an interview with a juror after a trial. Lord Chief Justice John Widgery delivered his judgment in a
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      Lock icon $6.7m gem theft
      76 4 $6.7 m gem theft ROME, Wed. Tw« thieves disguised m airpart personnel stopped a Swissair airliner Jut before takeoff today at Rome's Flumielno Airport, calmly took Jewels worth IS$3.« million (SfoVJ million) from the hold and vanished. Earlier, the two mru wearing Borne airport ir*ud prn«uel overall! rave op aad
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      Lock icon No end in sight to refugee flow says US govt official
      279 4 No end in sight to refugee flow says US govt official MANILA, Wad. NEWLY appointed US Coordinator for refugee affairs Victor Palmieri said today he sees no end to the flow of refugees from Kampuchea and Vietnam as long as. privation and repression remain" in Indochina. "In the absence of
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      Lock icon Elvis was treated for drugs, says doctor
      150 4 Elvis was treated for drugs, says doctor MEMPHIS (Tennessee), Wed. Elvis Presley (above) was addicted to at least one drug and underwent drug detoxification treatment on two separate occasions, the late singer's doctor testified yesterday. Dr George Nichopoulos gave evidence at a hearFng of the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners,
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      Lock icon US will support moves to ease Korea tension
      228 4 SEOUL, Wednesday FACED with a series of peace overtures from North Korea, a senior American official said today the United States was prepared to support serious efforts towards reducing tension on the Korean peninsula. "But tne issue is a matter for the
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      Lock icon 'Vietnam not yielding on pullout'
      275 4 'Vietnam not yielding on pullout' KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Malaysian Foreign Minister Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen, in a visit to Hanoi last week, found Vietnamese leaders to be tough and unyielding on the question of Vietnamese troops in Kampuchea, informed sources said. The sources said the position of Vietnam as conveyed to
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      Lock icon Eight Indian ministers get extra portfolios
      115 4 NEW DELHI, Wed. Eight ministers were today given extra portfolios in the new Indian Government, an official statement said. No minister was named for the Defence portfolio which Mrs Indira Gandhi will hold. Following is the list of eight ministers, with additional duties in
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      Lock icon Tatad resigns from Marcos govt
      130 4 MANILA, Wed. Philippine Information Mlalsier Franclse* Tatad has rerigaed frem the cabinet, Mtkerltatlve Mventment rnrew said Uday. President Ferdlund Marcw will shortly accept his ralgwUN »u* m■»Mce. hit mw la/fiiiatit, minister mm after the Ju M IvraJ electteM, t»e SMirreM added. Mr Tatad, M, Haded
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      Lock icon No headway at UN talks on flags of convenience
      257 5 No headway at UN talks on flags of convenience GENEVA, Wednesday A UNITED Nations meeting on phasing out shipping fleets flying flags of convenience ran into the doldrums today when industrial nations challenged almost every point put forward and developing countries failed to speak. The 58-nation meeting was organised by
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      Lock icon Hongkong agrees to limit textiles to the US
      196 5 Hongkong agrees to limit textiles to the US WASHINGTON, Wed. Hongkong has agreed to limit its textile shipments to the United States, an aide to the White House special trade negotiator said today. Mr Reiter Webb, chief negotiator for textile matters, said the agreement would limit the increase of textiles
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      Lock icon JUST A PAT FROM PAT TO PET
      57 5 JUST A PAT FROM PAT TO PET NEWSPAPER heiress Patricia Hearst, a onetime kidnap victim who was released from prison nearly a year ag«, pate her German shepherd, Arrow, at the Prion Animal Institute in allfornia. She was at the Institute on Monday to help send out invitations for a
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      Lock icon Pertamina: Chances of big oil strike slim
      142 5 Pertamina: Chances of big oil strike slim JAKARTA, Wed. Indonesia's state-owned Pertamina oil company said today it had little hope of find-ng further major oil fields and would have to exploit "small oil reserves" at rising costs. Pertamina's director for exploration and production, Mr Trisulo, said the company would need
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      Lock icon Six billion people by the year 2000
      334 5 Six billion people by the year 2000 WASHINGTON, Wed. World population will increase by almost 50 per cent and jobs will be needed for 800 million more people by the year 2000, the United Nations top population expert warned yesterday. Mr Rafael Salas, a Filipino who heads the UN Fund
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      Lock icon Heavy floods kill five
      49 5 JAKARTA. Wed. Five people were today reported killed by heavy floods that swept the district of Lematang Ilir in south Sumatra. Days of torrential rains had caused the Enim River to overflow its banks flooding the surrounding areas, the Jakarta newspaper Suara Karya reported. AFP
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      Lock icon Syndicate gives 'tips' on how to behave during robberies
      230 5 HpNGKONG, Wed. A crime syndicate, calling itself "The Hongkong Hotel Robbery Corporation," has recently served a gentleman's notice on luxury hotel managers advising on how tourists should behave in case of robbery. The notice, served after a brutal hote! robbery in
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      Lock icon Rosa's secret
      34 5 CHICAGO, Wed. Rosa Lo Bello celebrated her 100 th birthday here yesterday by revealing the secret o( her longevity. "A lotta guys and a lotta good beer," Mrs Lo Bello confidod AFP
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      Lock icon Nkomo wants C'wealth troops in charge
      297 5 Nkomo wants C'wealth troops in charge SALISBURY, Wed. Patriotic Front leader Joshua Nkomo began his newly-named party's election campaign today with a call for more Commonwealth troops so that they can police rather than just monitor the 19-day-old truce. He said government militiamen should be confined to barracks and Commonwealth
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    Time is running out for owners in 'Golden Shoe'
    524 6  -  IRENE NGOO By PRIVATE land owners in the Golden Shoe area, who have not submitted redevelopment plans of their properties, had better do it fast or they may stand to lose their properties. The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has given them
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    Culture talk
    38 6 THE deputy director o( the Ministry of Education, Mr Samuel DhoraLsineam, will speak on Indian Cultural Influence in South-east Asia with reference to Kampuchea at the Ramakrishna Mission Hall, Norris Road, on Sunday at 5.30 p.m.
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    Plan for $200 m complex at Great World site
    283 6 A COMMERCIAL and residential complex which will cost more than $200 million has been proposed for the site of the former Great World Amusement Park in Kirn Seng Road. The 51,000-sauare-metre site, also bounded by Zion and River Valley roads, is
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    Chin Siong working in his brother's law firm
    274 6  - Chin Siong working in his brother's law firm PAUL WEE By FORMER politics! detainee, Mr Llm Chin Siong, to believed to have bought a bove la Singapore after Us return from Loadon aid to at present working la Ms brother's law firm. The 45-year-old former left wing trade unionist and
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    League official impressed with Muslim activities here
    341 6 League official impressed with Muslim activities here A VISITING official of the World Muslim League yesterday said he was impressed with efforts in Singapore to promote Muslim activities. The assistant secretarygeneral of the league, Rabitah Al-Alam Al-fela-mi, a Muslim organisation based in Medina, Sheikh Mohd Safwat Al-Sagga Amini, was a
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    2-nation hunt for Yang's gang members
    132 6  - 2-nation hunt for Yang's gang members K.S. SIDHU By SINGAPORE police and their Malaysian counterparts are hunting 12 members of a gang once headed by Yong Kwee Kong, the gunman who took his own life after being cornered by police in a bus in Tiong Bahru Road last November. The
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    Nanyang Siang Pau may cost more
    160 6 NANYANG Siang Pau is likely to cost more soon. A hint of a rise in the price of the Chinese daily j was given by the chair man of Nanyang Press Singapore, Mr Lien Ying I Chow, in his latest annual statement. He said
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    Motorcyclist leaves girl injured
    292 6 Motorcyclist leaves girl injured A HOUSEWIFE yesterday recalled in anguish how she saw her eight-year-old daughter returning home to their Oat in Ang Mo Kio, with serious head injuries after being knocked down by a motorcycle in a hit-and-run case on Tuesday. "She had such a big lump on her
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    $5,000 PRIZE FOR SBC LOGO
    192 6 $5,000 PRIZE FOR SBC LOGO A NEW logo is being sought for the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation, the statutory board which will replace RTS. A prize of $5,000 will be awarded for the best entry. RTS yesterday said the logo design competition is open to all in Singapore, including advertising agencies
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    Fewer trying to evade NS now: Chen
    573 7 ONE indication of the increasing acceptance of national service by Singaporeans is the very substantial reduction of requests for exemption or deferment over recent years, says the Minister of State (Defence), Mr Bernard Chen. There are (ewer evasions, he reports, as parents, by
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    Cropping of shoal
    67 7 SINGAPORE has taken action to crop the shoal south of Hambat Shoal in the Singapore Strait. When completed in May, the traffic lanes in the strait will be widened. This *as noted by a meeting of senior officials on the safety of navigation in the Straits of
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    Big slice went to housing and transport
    293 7 A LARGE slice of the Singaporean's budget went to transport and communication and housing as the cost of these two items soared last year. Transport and communication increased by almost 14 per cent compared to the same month in 1978, while housing rose
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    Chief guest
    33 7 PRESIDENT Sheares wUI be guest-of-honour at the Muslim Religious Council's tea party to commemorate the birthday of Prophet Muhammad, at the Century Park Sheraton Hotel on Feb 9 at 3 p.m.
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    WHY WE CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP BIG ARMY
    196 7 WHY WE CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP BIG ARMY SINGAPORE cannot afford to maintain a Mg army of professional soldiers with a population of only 24 million, Mr Lee Vlok Seng, the ParllamentarySecretary (National Development), said yesterday. Speaking at a national servicemen send-off ceremony at Havelock commonity centre, Mr Lee, who
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    Picnic ended with death in sea, court is told
    156 7 Picnic ended with death in sea, court is told A PICNIC at East Coast Parkway ended tragically for a picnicker, a coroner's court heard yesterday. Sunari Basair, 23, was pulled up lifeless from the sea, wearing his jeans, on Nov 25 last year at about 6 p.m., two hours after
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    PA children's choir seeks members
    62 7 PA children's choir seeks members THE PEOPLE'S Associa tion Children's Choir is recruiting children between the age of five and six years to join its choir. They must be bilingual and have an aptitude for music, dance and drama. Membership is open to children not attending PA's kindergarten classes. They
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    Pan Hon's new job
    41 7 SINGAPORE-BORN violinist Lee Pan Hon has been appointed leader of The Halle Orchestra, one of Britain's leading orchestras based in Manchester. Mr Lee, leader of the Ulster Orhcestra in Belfast, takes up his new appointment in April
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    SSO GETS ANOTHER $65,000 FROM SIA
    88 7 I SINGAPORE Airlines has donated $65,000 to the Singapore Symphonia Company. Last year it donated a similar sum. Part of this year's donation will be used to sponsor the Singapore Symphony Orchestra's anniversary concerts at the Singapore Conference Hall Among those who have given
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    Divorce for man whose wife re-married bigamously
    266 7 A HOUSEWIFE left her husband for another, whom she married bigamously and later divorced, the High Court heard on Tuesday. Her first husband, Mr Ng Chung Ho, a car broker, discovered her bigamous marriage and divorce in 1978 when he decided to file
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    Two men badly injured in attack by mob
    190 7 Two men badly injured in attack by mob TWO contract workers were attacked and seriously injured by more than a dozen people out- I side a shipyard in Jurong on Tuesday. Mr Hoy Mun Yew, 24, and Mr Han Chang Tuan, 21, suffered severe head and body injuries. They were
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      502 7 JANUARY 21 ST 1980 ISSUE THE EMPRESS OF INDIA: Less than three years after she was ignominious!/ ousted as Prime Minister, Indira Gandnl is back in pow»r. She faces a host of problems. Including the Soviet invasion of neighbouring Afghanistan. PLUS: THE U.S. GETS TOUGH AND KOREA'S MAN IN CHARGE.
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    Jeremy saves a life — between orders
    301 8 Jeremy saves a life between orders HOTEL waiter Jeremy Lay tainMl itfegaari warn be m a neat He dived filly-ctetbed •ver a three-metre high wall aad rescued the maa... then chUv west hack to wark minutes later la a barrawed nnlf •nn. Now tawtota staying at Slagapawi'a Ladyklll Hotel are
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    Students get two chances to pass 2nd language
    347 8 STUDENTS who must pass a second language to enter junior college or university can now have two tries a year. The Education Ministry will conduct a mid-year examination from this year (or "O" and "A" level English stream students. If they pass
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    Computer science also for 'O' level
    181 8 Computer science also for 'O' level COMPUTER science, to be introduced at "A" level this year, will also be taught at "O" level. Details on the O level course have not been finalised, but the Education Ministry wants to train graduate teachers now so that they can teach computer science
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    Man charged with extortion
    79 8 Man charged with extortion A 24- YEAR-OLD man was charged in a magistrates court yesterday with extorting $25 from a woman by threatening to throw acid at her. Sum Yew Fook allegedly extorted money from Miss Tan Ah Lan, 30, on the ground floor of Block 17, Telok Blangah Crescent,
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    PO resited
    44 8 THE new Newton (>ost office located in the premises of the POSB Newton Branch at 135, Bukit Timah Road (junction of Bukit Timah Road and Winstedt Drive) will open on Monday. Business at the present Newton post office wi.l stop on Saturday.
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    400 take aptitude test at NJC
    275 8 ABOUT 400 students from various junior colleges and schools "brainstorm ed" their way through an aptitude test for the first computer science course at the National Junior College yesterday. Competing for 50 places in the course starting at NJC later this year, the students
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    MP to open school
    111 8 THE MP for Kuo Chuan, Mr P. Selvdurai. will officially declare open the Westlake Secondary School on Feb 7 at 5 p.m. The $4.9 million school in Braddell Road is the 141 st school built by the present government. The four-storey classroom block has 26 classrooms.
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      Impact of that US freeze of Iran funds on loan mart
      427 9 AMERICA'S decision to freeze Iranian funds has highlighted the need for more caution in the syndicated loan market and this will affect the pace and direction of world development in the Eighties. This was disclosed by the Finance Minister,
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      KHMER TEAM AT TALKS
      67 9 A THREE— MAN delentttoa tram Democratic Kampache* to la Singapore attending the c*afereaee M central bankers la Smith-east Asia at the Shangri-La hatel which began yesterday. IV team arrived last ■Ight frwn Baagkak Md U led by the vfce-ckalr-m*n M the Mmmlttee for foreign trade bank,
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    Buying of gold likened to a game of darts
    218 9 Buying of gold likened to a game of darts am American economist has dismissed the gold market as nothing more than a barometer of speculation. And those who indulge in the buying of gold are just playing a "game of darts," said Mr Bruce Ma^Laury, president of Brookings Institution. Mr
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    On youth care
    31 9 DR GWEE Ah Leng wiU speak on "Some Problems of Youth Care" at the Rotary Club of Singapore Easts lunch at the Singapore Hilton tomorrow at 1 p.m.
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    Disowned daughter gets 18 months' jail
    572 9  -  POON KEEN MUN By I A MOTHER of three was yesterday jailed for 18 months by a district judge when she was found guilty of forging her father's signature on a cheque to withdraw $80,000. In doing so, Lim Quee Eng, 24, who was
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    HOUSEWIVES MARKETING GUIDE
    348 9 The retail prices of market items are provided below for general guidance only. MfM I UNIT I AREA/MARKET Urn Tua Tow/ Serai PORK Lean Meat 605g *?V Twee Bak 605g 1 kg Streaky 605g 1 kg Pork Fat 605g 1 kg BHf Brisket Msg (Frozen) j kg
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    Reprieve for Lim Chu Kang pig farms
    144 9 Reprieve for Lim Chu Kang pig farms PIG farmers in Lim Chu Kang will not be affected for a few years by the government's programme to build a large pig farm there, according to the MP for Chua Chu Kang, Mr Tang See Chim. He said the farmers will have
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    Chinese art
    29 9 THE Extramural Studies Department of the University of Singapore will hold a 10-lee-ture course on Chinese painting for beginners at the Botany Museum, commencing from Jan 25.
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      457 10 This anncxjncement appears as a matter of record only. January, 1980 MALAYSIA LNG SDN. BHD. U*****,000,000 EURODOLLAR FACILITY SEVERALLY GUARANTEED BY PETROLIAM NASIONAL BERHAD MITSUBISHI CORPORATION SHELL PETROLEUM N.V. LEAD MANAGED BY BANK BUMIPUTRA MALAYSIA BERHAD MANAGED BY THE BANK OF TOKYO, CHASE MERCHANT BANKING THE INDUSTRIAL BANK OF JAPAN,
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  • ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY
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      Subangto say goodbye to waving gallery
      163 11 Subangto say goodbye to waving gallery Xl ALA LUMPUR, Wed. There will be no waving gallery at the Sabftnfc airport when Its main terminal Ls redesigned In three years, the Malay Mall reported yesterday. The gallery will make way for a restaurant, cafeteria and shop-lots for duty-free goods on the
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      Lock icon Ore seized
      31 11 SEREMBAN. Wed. The Customs preventive branch here seized 45 pikuLs of tin ore worth $90,000. hidden in 35 secret compartments, from a lorry at Pedas, near here yesterday. NST.
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      'Work on fishing port runs into difficulties'
      271 11 'Work on fishing port runs into difficulties' KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday CONSTRUCTION of Malaysia's $22 million fishing port at Chendring, 11km south of Kuala Trengganu, has run into serious difficulties, the Star reported yesterday. Technical problems and a shortage of materials have dogged the construction of the port, to be the
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      Fore! Govt warns those who take golf-breaks
      79 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The government will not hesitate to take disciplinary action against its officers who play golf during office hours, the Senate was told yesterday. The Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Datuk Pengiran Othman bin Haji Rauf, replying to Sen Raja
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      Lock icon Timber team holds talks
      65 11 KUCHING. Wed An Umember Singapore Timber Industry Board delegation is holding talks with private industrialists here on the possibility of forming joint ventures in Sarawak, delegation leader Robert Tan said yesterday. Mr Tan, the boards executive secretary, told reporters here that the delegation on a five-day
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      Lock icon Ministry holds back LCE results of 1,294
      243 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday THE Malaysian Lower Certificate of Education examination results of 1,294 government school candidates from five centres are being held back by the Education Ministry due to "suspected 1 irregularities." The ministry's examinations syndicate director, Mr Omar Hashim told the New
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      Lock icon Malaysia call to India
      108 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Malaysia is expected to ask the new Indian Government to delay its ••ecognition of the Hanoibacked Heng Samrin regime, it is learnt here today. The Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Sen Dr Mahathir Mohamad will make the request when he calls on Prune Minister
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      Lock icon Goldsmiths 'close shop'
      44 11 PENANG, Wed. Some smalltime goldsmiths in Butterworth have had to "close shop" because of the spiralling price of gold. A spokesman for the Penang Goldsmiths Association said the goldsmiths could not afford to continue trading as their capital was limited! NST.
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      Lock icon Bahasa only by 1983
      55 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Bahasa Malaysia will become the only medium of instruction up to university level by 1963, Deputy Education Minister Datuk Chan Slang Sun said In Parliament yesterday. By then, other languages would be taught as Individual subjects, he said In reply to Senator Hajjah
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      306 11 Straits Times Crossword AflUMR 5 1 Jquid wrecking the pool (or /»v iw»» sport! (5-4) 1 Retributive Justice nukes sin 6 In that au» It is the point (4) seem ugly (7) 7 unifom, w^j, the air of i serv5 Big cricket game spoiled by g) WOrle llluwr I Swimmers
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    Mitsubishi wins $20m deal to repair tankers
    327 12  -  J. D. INDRAN By MITSUBISHI shipyard has won a $20-million contract to repair 10 supertankers this year for the multinational oil company, Exxon, of the United States. The contract is believed to be the biggest single contract won Dy a Singapore yard for
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    Charged with stealing lead frames
    78 12 Charged with stealing lead frames TAN JUI PHON, 42, was charged in a magistrate's court yesterday with stealing 10,032 pieces of lead frames (used in the manufacture of computers and calculators) worth $49,140. No plea was recorded from Tan, accused of stealing the frames from Hewlett Packard Pte Ltd in
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    A BRIGHT GREY IDEA
    104 12 SHED working clothes for uniforms this is the corporate strategy of Mitsubishi Shipyard in Jurong to bring management officials closer to the workers. So all management staff, including the yard's managing -director, don grey uniforms "to remove all barriers" between the workers and management. "Workers feel
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    OLD YARDS NEVER DIE, THEY JUST SLIP AWAY
    168 12 PANAMA Shipbuilders in Tuas was a hive of activity a year ago, building barges and tugs for overseas markets. Today, the yard is deserted, its gates locked and creepers growing on the fence. The telephones at the yard and in the company's
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    Photo course
    40 12 A SIX-WEEK intensive photography course for beginners will be held at YMCA Orchard Road every Tuesday from 7.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. and Saturdays from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. beginning this Saturday. Ring *****8 for more informa-
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    MP 'sacked by Jurong Shipyard'
    289 12 THE MP for Thomson, Mr Ang Nam Piau, yesterday claimed that he was dismissed from his job in Jurong Shipyard without any reason and without being paid any gratuity after nine years' service. Mr Ang, assistant to the late joint managing director, Mr Low Guan
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    Prayers for the shift
    60 12 A PRAYER ceremony will be held at the Parasakthi Hindu Temple in Kampong Bahru Road from 6.30 p.m. tomorrow to remove statues of Hindu deities out of the 70-year-old temple due for demolition soon. The statues will ne taken to the temple's new premises in Lorong
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    Malay drama classes
    37 12 THE Pasir Paniang community centre will hold classes in Malay drama, Malay cultural dance, seni silat sayong. kom pang and tanan kuda Kepang soon. For details, ring *****7 from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m.
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    Dead driver found equally -to blame
    182 12 Dead driver found equally -to blame THE High Court yesterday found two driven equally liable In a fatal accident In IS7S In which one of them died. The surviving driver, Mr Urn Swee Hack, 21, was sued by Madam VaU do Mathnsamy, the mother of the dead driver, Mr I
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    Horticulture course
    60 12 FORTY horticultural assistants from the Parks and Recreation Department will attend a diploma course held by the School of Ornamental Horticulture. The part-time course, to start in May, will be con- ducted thrice weekly from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Subjects include elementary surveying, ornamental horticulture, parks and
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      416 12 s* \8 f iyibh o we Art I^^ U.P. Sale Price j Imported Men's Leather Belts 18.50 8.50 Imported T-Shirts from Philippines 18.90 $12.00 JOHN LITTLE Long-sleeve Fancy Shirts 32.50 to 39.50 $25.00 JOHN LITTLE Long-sleeve Short-sleeve 17 50 Shirts tos 19.50 $10.00 PRESTIGE Single Knit Socks 1 prfor 2
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      169 12 wheats 1 9ermiK |H^^ Be beautiful C^^ from the inside out. Eat Kretschmer Wheat Germ. Warm roses for your cheeks. BriKhu-ntTs for your eyes. Wheat germ is the beautifier you put on inside. Teaspoon by teaspoon. Protein. B vitamins and Vitamin E. Sprinkled on yojr cereal or added as a
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      212 12 Bringing Up Father By Bill Kavanagh U Hal Camp WAXE UP, /pLAKE YOU'RE GCMN6 JUST I IT SAYS HERS V AR6NT VOU OOIN© 1 SP.OOVER/ 1{ OFF. TO BE LATE TVW© I THE ENEROY YtXJ'RE TO <5ET UP TODAY,/ YOU HAVE IK MAN/ POR SCHOOL, MINUTES CRISIS IS .^-^TELUM© r
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    Don't be in a hurry to make 'big money'
    434 13  -  T. F. HWANG By Judge tells 101 new lawyers WELCOMING a record number of 101 new lawyers to the Bar yesterday, a High Court judge cautioned them against being overly eager to make "big money" in the legal profession. Mr Justice
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    6 months for breaking into Woodbridge
    80 13 6 months for breaking into Woodbridge WAN KIM GUAN, 22, was yesterday jailed six months by a district court (or breaking into the Woodbridge Hospital canteen on Jan 8 at 3.40 a.m. together with another person. Wan and his accomplice did not steal anything as a canteen assistant, Mr Son
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    Lock icon SIHANOUK VISIT OFF -IT'S OFFICIAL
    91 13 THE Ministry ot Foreign Affairs yesterday confirm ed that former Kampuchean head of state Prince Norodom Sihanouk has postponed his scheduled visit to Singapore in March. Ministry officials said the Prince had been undergoing medical treatment in a hospital in France in the past 10
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    Cadets for India
    54 13 THE chairman of the National Cadet Corps Council, Professor J. A. Jansen. has been invited to attend the Indian Republic Day celebrations at New Delhi on Jan 26. Also invited are two cadets from the corps, one from the girls' units. They will leave on Saturday and
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    Spore will host parachuting championship
    251 13 Spore will host parachuting championship WEATHER willing, over 80 sky-divers will prove their aerial prowess in the thud Asean Parachuting Championship at the Sembawang Air Base from Feb 1 to 10. Four 17-man teams from Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines and Indonesia will vie in individual and team events in this contest
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    Parking signs go up for selfticketing
    196 13 WORKERS were patOn* up a new parking slkb In Kirn Seng Rm2 v witenUy la readiness for the aetf-tfekettag system to be Implemented next maata. Sta«e tae begtalng the m«ath, tke Urbu Redevelopment Authority ks* beea patttag up new signs all over tke Island
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    Sculpture contest
    118 13 Sculpture contest A SCULPTURE competition will be held at the Handicraft Centre on Jan 26. The deputy executive director of the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board, Mr Joseph Kong, will open ttie competition, organised by the STPB, the Slnga pore Arts and Crafts Education Society and the Sin Chew Jit Poh,
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    Asian capital flows into HK real estate
    608 14  -  JAMES LEUNG and VIGOR FUNG By, writing for the Asian Wall Street Journal HONGKONG Gammon House, a plush office building in Hongkong's business centre, yearned-for by many ambitious local Chinese property tycoons, has been snapped up by an investment group with Malaysian and
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    The Straits Times THURSDAY,JANUARY 17, 1980 DOCTORS' BILL
    776 14 The Straits Times THURSDAY,JANUARY 17, 1980 DOCTORS' BILL SOME doctors appear to think that the Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics Bill will place sweeping powers in the hands of the bureaucrat. But is the present system adequate in regulating the activities of private hospitals and clinics? Some doubts are raised
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    Nato members showing signs of defaulting
    650 14 THIS Is an excerpt of an editorial in the Economist, Jan 12 issue: The members of the Nato alliance have agreed to increase their defence spending by 3 per cent a year, but some of them are already showing signs of defaulting. It is
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    Lock icon Fixing that mind of mine
    785 14 NEW YORK I intended to write something trenchant today, but the trenchancy generator wasn't working. The only thing coming down from the mind was static. When commanded to emit something trenchant, it gave me only nonsense, such as a lion trenchant on a field of
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    Singaporeans among those competing with local businessmen
    810 14 mon House is regarded by some property sources as one of the finest structures amid the bland concrete jungle that is Hongkong's business centre. It is located in an area that offers the biggest potential for development. Hongkong Land financed the purchase with
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      30 14 torn* Predators I M PAN -WEST (PTE) LTD. I ■pi*Z»S'NG»<"U»» un.l lit itO )r,i F m Oc»»0 «o*J T»i ]2inV( WMMVUICBUIKXNO SXoel 1} LoMlG<ount Flooi Sf**t<xi W«r T.i 2703? '4
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      181 14 I THE ALL NEW TWIN-MOTOR SUCTION I nUUu Iff iV^MS^^^^^^^^ \[[> V x\*^ 111 J HnEilkVw for a cleaner and more hygenic kitchen AREILOS PREVENTS THE BUILT-UP OF The AreiU* Hxtras: GREASE STAINS IN YOUR KITCHEN extended gba frontal flap for better trapping of steam easy cleaning. With its unique
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      Foreigners work as tourist guides
      374 15 Local licensed people find going hard while... LAST year, quite a number of licensed tourist guides had their applications to renew their licences rejected by the Singapore Tourist and Promotion Board (STPB). These people have a better knowledge of tourism than those who are conducting
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      Lock icon 'Unbearable' jam caused by Coleman Bridge bottleneck
      173 15 WE THANK "Bos Com muter" for his letter, "Traffic Jam along New Bridge Road has become unbearable," and for his suggestions (ST, Dee 21). The Public Works Department has ascertained that the traffic congestion along New Bridge Road Is caused by the bottleneck
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      This reflects well on our civil servants' efficiency
      375 15 This reflects well on our civil servants' efficiency THE Immigration Department and, in particular, the Passport Office, has received some adverse publicity in the past. I would like to report one incident which concerned me personally which might redress such publicity. Recently, I had the misfortune of losing my passport
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      No candidates so statistics at 'A' level on way out
      235 15 I REFER to the letter, "Why not make statistics an 'A' level subject?" by "Mathematically Inclined" (ST, Dec 31). The writer will be pleased to know that statistics is available as one of the subject options in the mathematics curriculum
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      Limit speed on major roads now surrounded by flats
      197 15 Limit speed on major roads now surrounded by flats IN THE context of Singapore roads where every few kilometres there are traffic junctions, increasing the speed limit from 50 km h to 70 km/h does not really save travelling time but increases the risk of accidents. Normally if the speed
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      Residents suffer sleepless nights
      80 15 RESIDENTS in Block No, 113, Bukit Merah View, suffer many sleepless nights because of mosquito bites. The refuse bin compound and the overgrown lallang in the near-by community centre appear to be ideal places for mosquito breeding. The authorities should take appropriate remedial action. VICTIM,! Singapore
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      Ensuring that time schedule kept
      155 15 I REFER to the letter by Chai Poh Kok (ST, Dec 21) in which is stated that one has to wait for as long as 25 minutes for Service 164 to go to Sembawang End (ST, Dec 21). Service 164 has, at present, a total
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      296 15 rmjc ujeLcome m SUPERMARKETS mm ■L^Animals' JmK JO""* Contest ajJ^j B Date 10 January -6 February 1960 1 QrmjcuuELComE l^r "^l* MSHi BEECHAM Come, join our Contest. And win valuable cash and other prizes! The first weekly Draw will be held at our Toa Payoh Branch on 18 Jan 80
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      CLOSING PRICES
      989 16 ihk last tramaitm rrarty uir at Mr rloar f hiiKlnm on thr Hack Kirlungr of Slnga l-«rt> yratrnlay rompaml with thr previous il«\ < [>rl<T« trufrthrr with WJK high and low i Ailjuu.-I lor KTtp righu linur) in* m !..i o»p..» Mi xm 1IOS I STRIAI. ('< Acma
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      Unit trusts
      327 16 SINGAPORE I NIT TRUST (NiMim 1 prtraa tar Ju 17) The Commerce 2.34 2.48 The Saving Fund 1.S1 1.80 Spore Frog Fund l.tt 1.11 Spore Sec Fund 1.83 194 Spore Invest Fund 1.40 1 48 S'pore Equity Fund 1.01 1 07 MIA I NIT TK1 ST (HUmihi' prw«
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      BUSINESS DONE (Singapore)
      1896 16 mi) .mil offer prices officially listed and business in an n-ported to the StiK-k Kx< hange of Singapore yes•nrday with the number of shares ■.own In brackets in lots of 1.000 units unless otherwise sperified. All Times Settlemen' Contracts are quoi-d after the word "self. Big Boani
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      KUALA LUMPUR
      1959 16 BID and ttttt prices officially li.M.'d business in and reported lo in* Kuala l^impur Slock Exchange yesm t.iy »nh ihe numhpr uf shares Iradad •h.»n in brackets in lols of unless mhen»iM- si.m Hid mm nun X'iil» (1 Mil M.«m (8) 230 (1) 2 29 (1) Un Held
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        57 16 ■Ihanm-i I. lilenraly 1. E Life M Breweries B Sf mb>wm( Batu Kawaa SI Steanahip polio Nat Iron Sovran P M Hid*. L'td Plantations Rothmant i; o b 980 277 1120 780 318 334 255 221 640 245 3M 346 422 386 30 22 20 20 U 1« 16
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        FallS
        23 16 C Sugar* Maian Ctainen rractom Sealion Keck 8*n« J Onrnt 442 268 695 250 320 257 -8 -7 -5 -5 -4 -3
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        Most active stocks
        29 16 V O L Sime Darby Sr.lion M Credit I Securities V E S.-mb Shipyard UOB Sporr Land 980.000 356.000 344.000 340.000 285.000 243.000 241.000 211.000 210.000
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        33 16 B.T.Index: Industrials: Finance: Hotels: Properties: Minings: Plantations. O.C.B.C: S.E.S.Ind: Jan 15 Jan 16 3357 83 3427.44 ***** 453.46 818.60 827.62 390.04 408.S 291.98 298.56 242.77 243.0E 789.19 777.76 437.97 445.22 396.14 400$
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        H'kong
        348 16 HONGKONG: Stock prices closed higher yesterday despite late profit-taking which pared early gains reached on market optimism that legislation to curb property speculation was not forthcoming, dealers said. Dealers said news that the Hongkong Government is not considering restrictions on the first pre-completion sales of residential property came too
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        Tokyo
        346 16 rOKYO: Share price closed slightly lower in light trading yesterday, with late profit-tak-ing in defence-related issues and foodstuffs more than offsetting early gains, dealers said. The Dow Jones average fell 6.29 to 6,653.26 points, with a volume of 280 million shares. The New index was 463.18, I down 0.45
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        Sydney prices moves up
        295 17 SYDNEY, Wed. Stock prices recovered from early profittaking to close higher on overseas buying, dealers said. Following record overseas bullion prices. Central Norseman Gold finished 20 cents up at AI6.90, while Poseidon rose 10 to $2.75 and GMK five to $4.20 Woodside Petroleum was steady at
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        New York closes higher
        230 17 NEW YORK, Tues. Better-than-expected fourth quarter earnings from IBM and strength in natural resource issues halted a market slide and stocks ended higher in heavy trading. Before IBM announced its earnings, prices were drifting as institutional investors, wary of speculative trade in metals shares, began moving
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        247 17 ZURICH, Tues. Prices closed barely steady in lower volume, dealers said. Banks and insurances were narrowly mixed and Zurich Bearer fell. In barely steady leading industrials, where Sandoz Participation Certificates fell, Sulzer and active Alusuisse edged higher against the trend. Motor-Columbus, Holderbank, Interfood and Landis and GYR
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        240 17 AMSTERDAM, Tues. Share prices opened mixed to higher with Royal Dutch putting on 0.90 guilder and Philips unchanged in otherwise narrowly mixed Dutch internationals, dealers said. Shippings rose with Nedlloyd gaining 2.50. Van Ommeren 1.50 and KNSM one. while HVA firmed two guilders and Heineken one.
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        462 17 LONDON, Tues. The market closed mixed ahead of the December trade figures after a quiet session and at 3pm the FT index was down 4.5 at 441.3. Gold shares were active and gains ranged to US$4.50 in response to a record bullion price. Government bonds firmed
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        50 17 FINANCIAL TIMES INDUSTRIALS Tuesday 441.7 Monday 445.8 Week ago 415.8 DOW JONE8 AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Tuesday 868.80 Monday 863.57 Week ago 851.71 H.K.HANG SENG Wednesday 842.48 Tuesday 833.86 Week ago 850.5 SYDNEY INDUSTRIALS Wednesday ***** Tuesday 607.20 Week ago 585.95 ALL ORDINARIES Wednesday 810.29 Tuesday 806.26 W«*k ago 769.38
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        126 16 THE STRAITS tin price jumped another $14 to $2,126 per picul (equivalent to $35.15 per kilo, up 23 cents) in Penang yesterday on an official offering up seven tonnes to 200 tonnes. The overnight London market was firm with forward buyers gaining £55 to £7,275 per tonne. LONDON: Tin
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        144 16 THE KUXIBAR market (or gold deliverable in Singapore opened at $49.0* and closed at Bl 177 yesterday In the Far East, gold opened at $6» 00 705 00 It was traded up to close the morning session at S714.00 724.00 on good buying support The market opened the afternoon
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        39 16 Rubber: Jan 16 Singapore: February: 333.50 cents (up 10.75 cents) Malaysia: February: 334.50 cents (up 10.00 cents) Tin: M $2,126 (up $14) (equivalent to $35.15 per kilo) (up 23 cents) Official offering: 200 tonnes (up 7 tonnes)
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        32 16 LONDON: Capper prices on Tuesday (previous in brackets Wirebar Spot tl.057 (£1.035); sellers C1.069 (£1.037); Throe Month buyers £1.088 (L1.069). sellers U.0B9( 1.1.069 50) Market Mw: Very steady. Salm: 21.200 tonnes.
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        442 16 PRICES in the Singapore rub- February RSS One buyers her market closed sharply quoted at 334.50 cents per kilo, higher yesterday, with Febru- up 10.00 cents from Tuesday's ary RSS One buyers quoted at close, dealers said. 333.50 cents per kilo, up 10.75 LONDON: Rubber Futures cents from Tuesday's
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        92 16 IOOM v-K and SMK pricn ynuniar IAS 1'kiuir. I urrr.l Mlhi Bux-r. H»ll*r. KHJO llumpilkll SI .H» 293SOS •-H ilMpihi HS .-SUV iN 4MF.LB i.MHTV iluip^bll MM MHM MK I lltofipaltotl M2U0 tUIVN i.MK5 UUMiaUMI ***** USniN IMRGP iluai|>lktl |-NV( i NU MR III lluaiMlktl JSSOO »7uuN
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      324 16 SHARES finished grnrnilly higher after alternating between boats of buying and selling at th Stork Kxchangr of Singapore yesterday. IV market appeared weak daring the mldmornliig session when a good deal of selling was evident. Bat towards the close, the market hardened on renewed bavin* Interest,
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      288 16 ACTIVE conditions prevailed at the Kuala Lumpur stock market yesterday and prices finished broadly higher for the third consecutive session. Industrial, property and plantation stocks led the strong rally with very pronounced buying support in the afternoon. Reflecting the firm close, the New Straits Times industrial share index
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      262 16 THE US Sing dollar opened higher at B 1590 10. in line with the high closing levels in overseas forex markets, in the Singapore forex market yesterday Dealers attributed the firmness to short-covering and profit taking Hectic trading was seen throughout the day with the US Sing
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      329 16 INTERBANK rales at 3.00 pm: Currencies Nominal rat** Smitheoman Percentage quoted yeaterday (croaa)parity change Loral dollars to one unit of foreign currency: US dollar 2.1570 2.1580 2.8196 -23.50 Sterling pound 4.9175 4.9225 7.3469 -33.07 Australian dollar 2.3925 2.3950 3.4286 -30.22 NZ dollar 2.1290 2.1320 3.4286 -37.76 Canadian dollar
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      53 16 RAMS ol port* rffered by discount houses on Jan 15: Overnight 3 6 i I (all deposits 6'. to 6 CMm Bu.i.f S«llia« 3- month Treasury bills 8 8 1 3 month Bank bills 10' 10 3 months CD 10 i 10 I 6 months CI) 107/16 105/16 Sourer:
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      32 16 Closing Interbank rates for Singapore dollars on *an 16 Offer Bid Overnight 3 2 1 month 10 t 10 2 months 10 10. 3 months 10 10 Overnight mode II
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      24 16 THE »ven«e rate at which m»j>r Stamper, butk* are carrartly prepared U Irnd to their best easterners b 9.8 per cent.
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      775 17 MALAYAN Brewery Ltd's proposed second brewery may be located in the northern part of Peninsular Malaysia. The company's group general manager, Mr J D H Neill, disclosed that Malayan Brewery (MBL) had taken an option to buy a piece of land in the
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      241 17 Goodwood studies residential project A TEAM from Goodwood Park Hotel haa begun fe*slblllty studies far high-rise residential development project on Its properties at Scotto Road and Calrnhlll Road •rigJiuUly ewmarfced for an extension to the hotel. Bath properties were bought In April 1178 for $4.SS mlUlon In line with the
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    38 17 DEPARTED 1 7-1 -1978 Two yeors hos passed but ooor^st mMtOriM linger in ttvc hearts of all those close to you. Sadly missed but always reInserted by friends from CABIN CREW, MAS. NG YOU UAN
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      503 17 LEMBAGA KEMAJUAN TANAH NEGERI SABAH Permohonan-permohonan adalah dipelawa daripada warganegara Malaysia yang berkelayakan untuk mengisi jawatan-jawatan berikut: 1 Jurutera (2 kekosongan) 2. Boiler Chargeman II (5 kekosongan) 3. Electrical Chargeman II (4 kekosongan) Tanggaga ji: Untuk ldiatas AlB $985x60—1105/1225x60 1465/ 1585x60— 1705 x 100 2205 Untuk 2&3 di otas D
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      685 17 NOTICE OF SALE BY PRIVATE TENDER The under-mentioned voluoble property is (or tale by Private Tender: Apartment 1 SB Cretcent Court OH Jo Ian Brickfields Kualo Lumpur Description: lounge/dining room, 3 bedrooms, balcony, 2 bathrooms, kitchen and servants quarters Conditions of Sal* 1) All tenders shall be accompanied by a
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      554 17 MWE HOLDINGS BERHAD SHARE REGISTRAR NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE COMPANY'S SHARE REGISTRAR, WITH EFFECT FROM 17TH JANUARY 1980, WILL BE CHANGED TO: SUITE D, 7TH FLOOR ANGKASA RAYA JALAN AMPANG KUALA LUMPUR. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD TAY THIAM SIEW Secretary A DISTRIBUTOR WANTED Dynamic and marketing oriented
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      138 17 NOTICE Owing to unhappy and irreconcilable matrimonial differences having arisen between my wife and I by reason of which there is now an irretrievable breakdown of our marriage which was performed according to Hindu rites on 17.12.67 at a Hindu temple in Seremban, I, V. ARAVINDHAKSHAN (I.C. G/3571) of Kuantan
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      813 18 AT YOUR SERVICE RATES SECTION INDEX A Telephone Service: *****22 f _^»*^sw mmmm^ mamm^ mm^ Mondoy Fndoy 830om-bOOpm Ordmory 70 ct» paf word (mm HO 501 I FOR SALE SHOPPING GUIDE 284*4422 Timet Centra 900 am -500pm (Mm KvTsi Suoooy Tw* VII TRAVEL RESTAURANTS 1 uSSICTSi'to-d" v M oofr;~- ri<
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      554 18 AIRCONDITIONERS (USED), 100 units for you to choose at $350 each. View at: 20. Jalan Pan Burong, off Upper Changi Road. 14 km Tel: *****38 AIRCONDITIONERS: NATIONAL WESTINGHOUSE. General Sales/ rental at special price. Free thermometer calender while stocks last. Fresh AlrcondltlonIng Pte. Ltd. Tel: *****00/ *****74. ALUMINIUM LADDERS FOR
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      362 18 SPECIAL PROMOTION 'LYRIC Pianos Just arrived. $2490 Easy instalments Kathleen Pianos. *****75, Groundfloor. 5176 Woh Hup Complex. SUPERB QUALITY GLASS and aluminium showcases. Suitable for all lrades. Only $***** each Interested, please contact Mr. Harwood at Tel No: *****22 ext 39. YASHICA ELECTRO 35 GTN camera, f 1.7 lens, as
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      1025 18 I FOR SALE It SHOPPING GUIDE 14 Machinery For Sale/Hire/Wanted AVAILABLE EX-STOCK NEW 30 HP. fuel firing Kewanee steam boiler for sale. Please call *****22. EX-ENGLAND STOCK for sale. Modern 6' 6" Crankshaft Grinder. 32" Travelling shaper. X to 45 Brake. Floor Borer. Lathes etc, ring *****43/ *****92. FOR SALE:
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      642 18 II EMPLOYMENT b) Secretarial and Clerical ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT OCE 'O' level with good I credits in English and Mathematics Higher LCC. Able lo handle full sets of accounts Independently and confidently At least 2 years relevant working experience Plaaaa submit rull data** in writing FRANK SMALL a ASSOCIATES (B.E. ASM)
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      641 18 American International Company ir Jurong requirea a SALES SECRETARY Oualrhcahons a Eiparwnce Age between 20 and 28 a Pleasant personality and able to deal with people at all levels a Able to work Independently and under pressure a Possess an excellent command of both written and spoken English a At
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      686 18 II EMPLOYMENT i AuatraMan Firm I has Immediate requirement for a: SECRETARY R#^uir#n>#nts. a Knowledge of Book-keeping a Electric typewriting speed I around 50 wpm. a At least 2 years' working experience. 1 Interested candidates, please ring: 2MSOOS For appointment or call personally with relevant documents or 1 write In
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      545 18 ESTABLISHED FIRM pnvitat applications for tha follow mg vacanciaa for ita Safnbawang and Jurong Ofhca: GENERAL CLERKS (MALE) Commencing salary 5270 p.m Mm quaimcation: OCE 'O' level and some working experience Plaaaa writo in with full parliculari to: P.O. BOX 4 SEMBAWANG POST OFFICE SINGAPORE 9175 ESTABLISHED COMPANY REQUIRES one
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      657 19 II EMPLOYMENT 31 Situation* Vacant b) Secretarial and Clerical MALE CLERICAL ASSISTANT required immediately Preferat.ly hardworking Ottawa*. with at least secondary cdueaUon Between 16 23 years of age Application statin* lull te- •jmt and contact telephone nun;'*r should be addr> THE PtH_~- i-fX MANAGEP X II LINE V ROAU r'C'T
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      595 19 CONSULTANCY FIRM REQUIRES A JR. ACCOUNTS CLERK with following qualification*: I 2 years experience In BUM rapacity OCB <>' level certificate with credit In Mathematics and accurate typMMBB wi..c with full resume, cirr.nt salary. ripecied. recent photograph enj «elephone contact to: STEVEN J. LEACH JR. A ASSOCIATES PTE LTD 6th
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      735 19 II EMPLOYMENT DO Fsfnsto Accounts Cwni An Afn#rtCeMi Company r#^utr#ti Female Account* Clerk c Must possess OCE Certificate. c Those with Book-keeping Certificate will have added advantage Please write or call: The Accounting Manager Dynacreft International SI, Kallang Place Singapore 1233 Tefc2Sao3ll Invites application for the posts of:MALE PURCHASING CLERK
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      691 19 SPECIALIST CLINIC REQUIRES Stenographer Shorthand 100 wpm Pleasant disposition, will- I Ing lo work hard. Apply with telephone number lo: ST. Box j A***** Well established company re- quires a STENOGRAPHER Ct%noMeit#*i mini poss#tv. c minimum good OCE O level with credit In English I[ c ability to correspond inde1
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      615 19 II EMPLOYMENT EXCLUSIVE LEATHER GOODI Shop requires Salesgirl Pleasant looking Working experience an advantage Call personally at 1.91. Lucky Plaza, after 1 p.m EXPERIENCED SHOES SALESGIRL required at M 32 Lucky Plaza Starting salary 1250 on confirmation S2BO. Attractive commission payable. Please apply personally between 1 p.m. and 5 pn
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      814 19 TSA^«?*gMftivfft TBJN-PAWUO COSMETICS ENROL NOW FOR A PERSONAL BEAUTY COURSE AND QUALIFY AS A BEAUTY COUNSELLOR With TEUIN-PAPILIO COSMETICS. one of the largest-selling brands i of cosmetics and skin-care prod- j ucts in Japan 1 I Course Includes Personal Skin- I Care. Facial Massage It Mask I and Day It
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      598 19 II EMPLOYMENT SALES REPRESENTATIVES For a new division. c Salary $300 plus commission. c Education Primary 6 to Secondary level c Knowledge of Chinese dialects c Age —18to 28 years. c No experience required. c Training will be provided Interview at: *W. River Valley Road Singapore 1024 (opp. FAN) 11am
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      650 19 ELECTRICIAN WITH KNOWLEDGE of plumbing required by prefabricated housing Company in Jurong. Salary according to experience. Tel: *****68 for Interview. EXPERIENCED OFFSET MACHINE Operator required. Age 18 years and above. Completed NS. or exempted. Apply personally to: De sign It Impression. F4. Ist floor. Oreat Eastern Shopping Centre. < 401
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      639 19 II EMPLOYMENT An International Food and Beverage Company Invites suitably qualified candi- dales for the following positions In its affiliated Manu- facturlng Company In Ju- I rong: SENIOR LABORATORY ASSISTANT GCE. "O" Level 5 years work I ng experience in the; laboratory preferably In a Food Manufacturing Industries LABORATORY ASSISTANTS
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      547 19 HITACHI CHEMICAL (S) PTE LTD 20 BEDOK SOUTH ROAD. (14*6) requires TECHNICIANS Ouetihcetion: Technical 4 or NTC 3 In Electronic Servicing or Electrical Fittings and Installation or Metal Machining. Direct all written applications to: Personnel Department ROBIN SHIPYARD PTE LTD urgently require* MACHINERY APPRENTICES a Must be prepared to undergo
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      725 20 tl EMPLOYMENT < 31 Situations Vacant d) Technical HEOUmrO ELECTRIC MOTOR K.- wlndrr Must possess Class 3{ drlvlMK licence Interest"'. M.nry Ang. Tel 4445M2 PLASTIC INJECTION FACTORY requires 1) CHIEF SUPERVISORS c With al least 4 to A years, h similar experience. P 2) MATERIAL HANDLERS c No experience required
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      397 20 DAIMEI FEMALE PRODUCTION OPERATORS Age 16 to 25. Training will be provlded Good working environment Attractive pay and benefits itsrested personnel are to come ersoneily for en interview to^ay urmg office hours et: OAIMEI PLASTIC (S) PTE LTD 14 ft 16, Blk. 1009, Eunoa Avenue 6 Singapore 1440 1.T.P.. PTE
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      393 20 II EMPLOYMENT ACMA ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIES LTD requires MALE/FEMALE PRODUCTION OPERATORS Oualifccatione: c Above 16 years old c Experience not necessary We offer 1. High starting salary with attractive adjustment on confirmation after 3 months 2. Kree transportation J. Attendance benefits of SIS/ *2C per month 4. Free medical benefits i.
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      350 20 GENERAL ELECTRIC (USA) TELEVISION APPLIANCE PTE LTD. WE NEED FEMALE PRODUCTION OPERATORS H res srs 16 years me 1 MOVI pltftlC Clll pCflOn#lqf erf oft. 2 15%. Bees. Ksna Rosd I Intsrvisw Men-Fri: 8 00 sat to SOO pm Sal 800smto 12 00 p.m. J I A West German Company
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      226 20 II EMPLOYMENT W% MUSTAD company in Jurong requires MALE PRODUCTION OPERATORS c Completed National Service. c Secondary or Vocational education. c At least 1 year's Industrial working experience preferable. c Willing to work weekly routing shift. Sterling pey $270 to S3OO. We otter: c Attractive shift allowance. c Free uniforms
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      741 20 h) General A leading Paper Printing Factory requires PRINTING FOREMEN c VITB Certificate with 1 year working experience c Those without Trade Certificate but have 3 years practical experience c Able to supervise and motivate subordinates caM pwsofwMy ov wrtto with HUP MOH CO. PTE. LTD. H>l, NEVTHAL ROAD. JURONG.
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      701 20 II EMPLOYMENT CLINIC NURSES WANTED Call CLINIC NURSES WANTED Call personally 166. Blk. 45. Sims Drive, Spore 1438 between 2pm and 4.30pm COMPANY CAR DRIVER required. Interested please contact Miss Ang. *****1. COMPANY DIRECTOR REQUIRES a Malay Chauffeur. Age around 40 to 90. Oood health and driving record. Able to
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      750 20 EstebNehen Exduehre Departmental Store looking for 1) FEMALE GENERAL CLERK c OCE 'O' Level. c Minimum 2 year's working experience c Ability to type and knowledge of simple Accounts 2) DRIVER/DELIVERY CLERK c Age between 20 and 35 c Must be physically fit c Possess a clean driving licence, c
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      654 20 II EMPLOYMENT requires (A) Newspaper Packers (B) Driver Post (A): Singapore Citizens Have a working knowledge of English Able to work on •>. lifts Poet (B): Singapore Citizen Possess a valid Class 111 Driving Licence Have a working knowledge of English Able to work on shifts At least one year's
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      459 20 MAGNOLIA DAIRIES (S) PTE LTD requires LADY OFFICE ATTENDANT a Salary offered $250 a 2 months bonus. Interested applicant* please call personally to: ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT 237, UPPER BUKIT TIMAH ROAD SINGAPORE 2158 JkU££6 requires IN-STORE SIGN-WRITER Please apply personally to: Mr. Wong Toon Tung John Little Dept. Store Robina Houee
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      563 21 II EMPLOYMENT 31 Situations Vacant h) General Murata Electronics is one "f the largest electronic component manufacturers in Japan. producing capaci ton. filters, and variable resiston SALES CO-ORDMATOft The Sales Coordinator is responsible for promoting Company's products, lisi sing and maintaining good customer relations, rxplnr I ing potential markets, scheduling
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      559 21 PACKER/OEUVERV CLERK urgently required by International company QueWlt allwie c Secondary School education c Completed National Service c Valid class 3 driving licence c Physically fit Ptoaee apply In writing with non returnable photo to ANGUS ROBERTSON (SE ASIA) PTV.LTO. ISS. BLK. 2. QNOUNDFLOOR BOON KEMO ROAO SINGAPORE 1233 PART-TIME
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      772 21 II EMPLOYMENT REQUIRED CLERK FOR Reception and stock control An experlman who knows driving Female handbag sales promoters also wanted. Write with details and photograph to P O Box 40. Chal Chee Post Office. Spore 9146 REQUIRED EXPERIENCED FEMALE Rales Assistants Must be willing to work shifts Please apply personally
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      515 21 Ur^.rr,R MrM d PERSONAL DRIVER ($340 per month) c Chinese or Malay Singapore Citizen, aged 28 to 40 c Must have home telephone contact c Able to speak and understand simple English Please write to: The Personnel Manager, CAMERON 'RON WORKS (8) PTE. LTD.. No 2 Oul Circle Jurong Industrial
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      1522 21 111 VEHICLES BOATS ■la "^^■ai ■Cawsf I^ l^^s^ss^MJß f 7fM^^Bas^a^a»»«"^^Bß^ p REGISTERED 1874 FIAT 132. 1800 cc. 5-speed, with alrcond. sports rims and new meulllc red paint. In tip top condition Selling $13,500 0.n.0. Hire purchase arrangeable. ConUct: *****8. 1972 FIAT 128 Saloon, with PARF. tax. beautiful condition. $6,400 0.n.0.
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      937 21 111 VEHICLES BOATS 1979 HONOA CIVIC 3-door Automatic. One private owner. Aircon. cassette. Excellent condition $13,800 *****67. 1977 HONOA ACCORO showroom condition, alrcond. radio. Highest offer ***** after 11 CO a m 1979 HONDA ACCORD 3-door Automatic, aircon., showroom condition. $28,000 Tel: Chen *****10/*****56. g) Mazda AUGUST 78 MAZDA Capella
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      939 21 1912 COLT QALANT *****. New road Ux Very good condition $9.300 0.n0 Please te1 *****14. 1973 COLT GALANT 14L. 2 private owners, with cassette, meulllc paint $9,800 Can loan $7,500 Tel: *****04 1973 COLT QALANT ML One prlvale owner. Aircon. showroom condition $10,850 0.n.0. Ring: *****27 1873 COLT OALANT 1600GS
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      776 21 111 VEHICLES BOATS I A rare opportunity to own an eiclusive carl DAIMLER LIMOUSINE B 1974 Model 6 cylinders. 4235 cc a Automatic transmission c Powered steering He Center glass partition «c Alrcondlllonlng j ■c 8-seater (center folding seats) Be Agent maintained In H absolute mint condition ge Very low
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      856 21 YOU CAN AFFORD a car on hire purchase terms from Hun Leon* finance Moderate Inter est rate Repayment up to years Immediate approval. Telp phone *****33 Permit No 2188. 1848. MORRIS 8 918 c.C. PAHI eligible. Good condition. 54.60 C Tel: *****78. 1989. NOV. VOLKSWAGEN IM Excellent condition 1 owner
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      741 22 -Ml VEHICLES BOATS 4jvftm»sW LOOKING FOR K»od prefenhlv Ben? ;i«i 280K or |^B\^KlllUU7Aul<>lM 1 X"V«OOO OFFER tar PARF scrap ca»« :Olocr hHnw $3,750 WfW' MM CC .above $5.6511 above $9,100 1001 1 above $10,500 3001 cr. above $11,601) 4B» fequlred Men mod- 1 and good uvi can above Nstcc KOMO
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      758 22 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES .1 51 Accommodation Vacant 'i s a) Houses EXCLUSIVE PROPERTIES!! Super Apartment, with swimming > pool in Orchard Rd location: c Calrnhlll Plaza $4,000 c Calrnhlll Court $3,500 c Ridgewood $ZSOC I c Park House Si.m c Pandan Valley S3 JOO •tt KM First cleee detached bungalow*:
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      859 22 ■FULLY FURNISHED DOUBLESTOREY Semi-detached House with cooker, fridge, 2 alrcons. telephone, water heater, curtains, etc Available In Dlst. 16 Ring: Kamest Enterprises *****37/ 6 for details. FURNISHED DOUBLE-STOREY I SEMI-DETACHED Buklt Tlmah $1,600. Thomson/ Bedok $900. Buklt Panjang $850. luxurious apartment Katong $1,200. Sky Villa $1,000. *****23. PARTLY FURNISHED 4-BEDROOM-ED
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      840 22 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES APARTMENTS MDOEWOOO 3 bedrooms, fully alrcon. swimming pool, attractive brand new furniture $2,500 Orange Heights 3 bedrooms, fully alrcon. furnished. $3,000. Contact *****3 APARTMENT WITH SWIMMING pool In Orchard Road. Dlst. 9. split-level living/ dining. 3 airconditioned bedrooms. 24 hours excellent security, fully furnished. $2,400. Metz Properties:
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      798 22 SHERWOOD TOWERS MAISONETTE fully furnished. 3 bedrooms. $2,000 Available Immediately. Phone: *****22 3 or *****3 after 7pm ULU PANDAN: VERY well furnished. 2 bedrooms apartment facing swimming pool with ample recreation facilities. Rent $2,000/- available Immediately Call Supreme 221 1 197/ *****49 WOH HUP COMPLEX Professionally decorated and luxuriously furnished.
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      788 22 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES SINGLE-STOREY SEMI-DETACHED HOUSE wanted Budget $500 to $550. Preferably Meyer Road/ Lucky Heights/ Jedburgh Gar den (Frankel Estate) with 3/4 bedrooms. 2 bathrooms. Only principals contact: Mr. Raflq, *****31/ *****85 (office). *****88 (residence). URGENTLY REOUIRED Furnished or unfurnished houses n<J ■portnwnts tn th# loHowinj Areas tor Our
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      771 22 I GRACE HOUSING *****2* Fill ton Hill New Two Storey Corner Terrace. 3 Bedrooms. I servant's. Price sl9B,ooo/- ono. HENRY PARK DOUBLE-STOREY semi-detached 4.000 sq ft. 4 bedrooms, beautifully renovated $350,000 Tel: *****51 No agents please. HOUSE FOR SALE 4.000 sq.ft. at Jalan Sayang off Sims Avenue. Contact Stanley/ Miss
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      1600 22 IV ACCOMMODATION A PROPERTIES CHENG HONG MANSION Luxurious apartment, high floor. 2.500 sq ft. with swimming pool, tennis court and covered carpark 4 spacious bedrooms, split-level Best facing Ready for Immediate occupation Price: $192,000 Call: 251 1277/ *****42 DISTRICT 21: SHERWOOD TOWERS. Maisonettes commanding panoramic view. Swimming pool squash courts
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  • IX OBITUARIES
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      142 Deaths
      143 24 Madam TONO WEE OOH ag«d T» paaaad away p.acafully on 15/1/S0 toaving b»hind batomd hu»b»od WONG TWEE YORK •on HUNOKHIM dauuh—ra WAH CHUNG MEICHUNO LAN FENO.LINA SIEWLIAN, JESSIE TEW LENO. ELLEN TIEWJEE, JANET KIMENG daughtw-tn-tow CATHERINE TAN MIANO CHAY •oo».in-l»» LIM MENG TECK (deceased) TANTEECHIE JEFFREY SEAH ENG
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      140 Acknowledgements
      72 24 i»h le iipnii lhair haartfalt lh«nki to all nWivn and hiands for thair kind »»»i«lanca. condolancat, wraaHn, donattona and «i landanca during Ihalr racant ba- THE F AMM.Y OF the late Ben Outthanks to Friends, Fr. Folsson and Sisters of C.H.1.J.. also Doctors and nurses of Toa Payoh
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      30 24 Th. family «X th. lat. MOM. LOW ■UAN NEO w..h to .ip»M thafr •mcv* thank* to r»latlvaa and Mandstor tn^r kind msnUnc. COnOOWKM, wr##tt>S. OOfMtMfM •oo sttl#ndf)ficv during thsir r#c*fit
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      96 24 In Loving Mimory CM MOM LEE SICW TIN (D.p«rtad: 17.1.71) Oone from among us. how we miss her. Not till life ends shall we ever forget her. Loving her dearly, her memory well keep. Sacred to us Is the place where she sleeps. never fade, Of one
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      In memory Of
      29 24 In memory Of Departed 17/1/78. 2 years have paaa.d ainc. you l.tl ua, but Overly ntieeeo by Lim M#og Koon. Tan Lai Hua and yipv ip Tack saw. UMSOMOTHMO
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      IN MEMORIAM
      41 24 In loving memory of our beloved NG YOU UAN Born to vi on 22. 7. 53. leh to be ~.th the Lord 1 7. 1 .7*. Sodty muied by Mum Dod, m lan. bfoAeri brother <n low and J«|O.
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      293 24 STATE DRAINAGE AND IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, PAHANG TENDER NOTICE CONTRACT NO: JPT.PHG. 4/80 1 Tenders are invited from Contractors registered with the State Drainage and Irrigation Department, Pahang or the Drainage and Irrigation Department, Federal, under Class A, sub-head (a) Concrete and (b) Earthworks, for: "CONTRACT NO: JPT.PHG. 4/80 CONSTRUCTION AND
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      371 24 IN THE HIGH COURT IN MALAYA AT KUALA LUMPUR (COMMERCIAL DIVISION) IN BANKRUPTCY NO: 1016 OP 1979 Re: Neo Giok Koon Ex-Parte: Public Bank Berhad NOTICE TAKE NOTICE that a Creditor's Petition has been presented against you in this Court by Public Bank Berhad of No. 15. Jalan Raja Chulan,
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  • TIMESPORT PAGE ONE
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      Lock icon George on transfer trial
      98 25 NOTTINGHAM, Wed. European champions Nottingham Forest and Southampton have agreed to a fee of ''.SM.IM (tt,Mt,MI) for Kngland midfielder Charlie George, but the transfer will be subject to one month's trial because of George's snsceptability to in- I George Joined Southampton in November, 1178, for C4«i,•M,
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      228 25 LONDON, Wed. THE upsets continued in England's Football Association Cup third round last night when Blackburn, of the Third Division, beat Second Division club Fulham 21 in a replay. The teams had drawn 11 in their first attempt last Tuesday. The victory gave Blackburn the final spot
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      267 25 LAUSANNE, Wed. A Swiss court decision yesterday rejected Taiwan's bid to stay in the Olympic movement under the name "Republic of China" and cleared the way for mainland China's re-entry into the Olympic Games for the first time since the Communist take-over in 1949. The
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      Lock icon Forest chairman jailed for deception
      157 25 NOTTINGHAM, Wed. Nottingham Forest First Division football club chairman Stuart Dryden was yesterday jailed for six months after a jury convicted him on four deception charges. Dryden, 53, was cleared of eight other charges of theft from the Post Office. Despite a plea for leniency,
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      96 25 GLASGOW, Wed. Scot land are to play Poland and Hungary during May as part of their build-up for the important World Cup qualifing match against Sweden later this year. The Poland match will be played at a venue yet to be decided on May
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      17 25 LONDON. Wed. Ards beat Coleraine 4-1 in a Northern Irish League football match yesterday. Reuter.
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      273 25 ROME, Wed. Italy, West Germany, Holland and England will be seeded in the draw (or the European soccer championship finals when it is made here tonight. An official of the European Football Union (UEFA) and Italian Football Association joint committee said last night that the decision
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      BRIEFS
      111 25 PARIS, Wed. Sweden's Bjorn Bore has been named world tennis champion for the second successive year by an International Tennis Federation jury, the French Press reported. There was no immediate confirmation of the report. A member of ITF president Philippe Chatrier's staff in Paris said the name of the
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      32 25 ALBANY, Wed. Energy crisis or not, the Olympic Games flame will burn bright at the winter Games at Lake Placid next month, the state's Public Service Commission ruled yesterday. AP.
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      429 25 Borg wins No. 1 spot for second time Open also for the fourth time. Meanwhile, Chris Evert Uoyd has been quoted as saying she no longer enjoyed playing tennis and would start an indefinite break from the game later this year. Chris, the world's top player for five years, told
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      253 25 y I Is Laundry, Drycleaning and Fabric Care Your business? L J If so, don't miss Laundrex '80. PF At Laundrex 80 the International Lajndry. Drycleaning and Fabric Care Exhibition, you'll find a wide range ot the latest and best Tur l, n T iM»^»»ki .-i/vki a equipment from all
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      576 25 M M PERBADANAN KILANG |fig?g| FELDA JAWATAN KOSONG Permohonan adalah dipelawa danpada Wargarwgara Malaysia yang berfcelayakan untuk lawatan benkut 1. Jawatan: A Jurutera Kilang B Juru Analisa Sistem C Kerani Umum D Jurutaip 2 Kelayakan: A i) Mempunyai liazah Jurutera Jentera atau Jurutera Kimia dan Universiti yang dnktiratkan atau ii)
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      606 25 We were first established in April 1969 and since then, have made I substantial investment to develop FAIRCHILD SINGAPORE into the I largest Test and Finish Facility in the world. In our efforts to maintain this I lead, we are embarking on an ambitious automation programme to further I I
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      Indonesia will send their best
      273 26  -  BERNARD PEREIRA NEW DATES FOR SHUTTLE GIANTS' CLASH By THE Indonesia-China badminton match in Singa pore has been rescheduled for Feb. 20 and 21 subject to Radio and Television Singapore's abil ity to transmit it "live" to Indonesia. That was the tentative decision made at
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      SPGA to elect their new president today
      176 26  - SPGA to elect their new president today ERNEST FRIDA By tofessional Golfers' Asaciation will meet at the iukit Location pro shop xlay to elect a president l place of Alan Murray. Murray is not standing jr re-election because he i leaving for Australia on /odnesday week. Speculation is rife that
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      Ministries to clash for senior title
      85 26 Ministries to clash for senior title THE Inter-Ministry Division One League squash tournament starts tomorrow at the Marina Hill courts (6 pm). Smalto Dtv. I: Home Affairs bt Education 4-1, Defence bt Environment 2B 3-1, Defence bt Communications 54, Home Affairs bt Social Affairs 5-0, Education bt Environment 54), Defence
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      STTA calls up seven men and six women
      239 26  -  PETER SIOW By SEVEN men and six women have been summoned by the Singapore Table Tennis Association for centralised training, in preparation for two international competitions the Asian championships in India next month and the Afro-Asian tournament in Tokyo in September. They
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      SCC defeat HMAS Orion
      38 26 NO, It's not wrestling contest. It's hut Singapore Cricket Club player pinning Sandy Sanderson, of the HMAS Orion, In ft friendly rugby match, which SCC won 48-11 »t the Pftdftng yesterday. Plctare by HAIRLS.
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      Just Ideal ripe for a double
      530 26  -  FAIRWAY By Alabaman The Scorpion Kim Leng El Dorado in Lenarc Al Casino Robber Baron WiUshlne Dallas Just Ideal JUST IDEAL is ripe for a double when he tackles a Class 4, Division 3 1,200 metres race at Bukit Timah on Sunday. A four-year-old
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      Hills poised for East Asia meet
      299 26  - Hills poised for East Asia meet PATRICK BASTIONS !L THE Hill brothers, Desmond and Kevin, are keeping alive their hopes of playing in Singapore's team at the East Asia squash championships in Kuala Lumpur from April 2-6. They have survived the Singapore Squash Rackets Association's first-stage eight-day trials for the
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      Newcomer General Atty looks a good bet
      810 26 GENERAL ATTY could prove a difficult horse to beat in the $76,500 Lion City Cup race at Bukit Timah on Sunday week, reports FAIRWAY. A four-year-old chestnust Irish gelding by Red Alert out of Whistling Girl, General Atty arrives with a Timeform rating
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      Misguided officials, players spoil Cup hopes
      452 27 JEALOUS National Football League players are spoiling Singapore's chances of winning the Malaysia Cup this year. That's the only conclusion I can draw from the disgraceful number of ininries national players received in Sunday's five NFL Division One matches. Strikers Fandi Ahmad, Au-yeong Pak
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      51 27 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The visiting Grasshoppers club, of Zurich, defeated Malaysia 24) (half-time; 1-0) in a friendly soccer match at the Merdeka Stadium here tonight. The first goal was scored by Hermann Heinz in the 10th minute and the second by Traber Peter in the 77th minute.
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      West Indies triumph by 107 runs
      338 27 ADELAIDE, Wed. The West Indies beat England by a resounding 107 runs here today in the one-day cricket international to qualify for the final of the World Series Cup. England had already reached the final and will meet the West Indies in a best-of-three
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      Lock icon SCOREBOARD
      261 27 WEST INDIES GreenMge c Emburey b WiUey 50 Haynen c Gooch b Stevenson 26 Klrkard* b Botham 88 ■UUlchMrma c and b Botham 57 King run out 12 Oaraer not out 7 Raberto not out 0 Kxtnw 6 T»UI (for 5 wkts, 50 overs) 246 Wkts. (ell at: 58,
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      Dollah starts out on road to coaching
      189 27  -  WILFRED YEO By DOLLAH KASSIM, retired Singapore Footballer of the Year 1979, has taken the first step on the road to becoming a coach of the '80s. Two Mondays ago, Dollah started on a two-and-a-half week-long preliminary coaching course, conducted by Football Association
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      Lock icon Gavaskar within sight of century
      236 27 Gavaskar within sight of century MADRAS, Wed. Indian skipper Sunil Gavaskar was within sight of his 23rd Test century at the close of the second day's play in the fifth cricket Test against Pakistan here today. India, replying to Pakistan's fi'-st-innings total of 272, were 161 for four at the
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      Lock icon Talks on Test Series
      152 27 KARACHI, Wed. Ausiralian cricket team manager Fred Bennett, who arrived here yesterday to rheck on arrangements for the Australian tour, due to start next month, said today he was looking forward to an exciting series. Bennett said the finan-i-ial aspects of the tour *ere being discussed
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      New setback for Singapore squad
      271 27 SINGAPORE'S injury-hit Malaysia Cup squad last night suffered another setback for their Cup-tie against Malacca on Saturday when goalkeeper Edmund We% and defender Jai Prakash caught the flu, reports JOE DORAI. The two regulars were given the night off and told to take care of
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      Four cyclists to be selected
      185 27 SUNDAY'S road races at the Old Upper Thomson Road circuit (8.30 am) will serve as a trial to select four Singapore cyclists for the Tour of South Johore from Apr. 3They will mark the schoolboys' debut in this gruelling event the 30kilometre race. Also to
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      Athletes to enter three overseas meets
      235 27  - Athletes to enter three overseas meets ERNEST FRIDA By SINGAPORE athletes will take part in at least three international track and field meets this year. The three meets are: the first ASEAN track and field championships in Jakarta from Sept. 2123, the Thailand Open in Bangkok also in September, and
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      TODAY'S EVENTS
      64 27 GOLF Silver Cup (Island course, 1). HOCKEY SWHA League Division Two: Singapore Recreation Club v Theresians (Padang. 5.10); SHA senior knock-out semi-final: SIA Group A v SAFSA A (Padang, 5.15). SOCCER Friendlies: Port Authority Recreation Club v Rothmans (Bukit Chermin. 5.15); Rochore CSC v Changi CSC (Geylang, 5.15);
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      444 27 Konica makes camera history again Konica FS-1 The world's first Built-in auto-winder auto-loading, auto-start, auto-exposure auto-flash, all electronic 35mm SLR In 1967, Konica introduced With its amazingly the world's first sophisticated digital auto- exposure 35mm SLR. Central Processing Unit c v (CPU) and integrated circuit, In 1975, Konica introduced tne
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    275 28 New HK laws to check rising rents HONGKONG, Wednesday THE Hongkong Government today introduced legislation to bring spiralling domestic rents under control, but did not bar continued speculation in uncompleted buildings. The British colony is one of the most crowded and expensive places in the world, with even small middle
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    123 28 TEHERAN, Wed. Iranian Foreign Minister Sadegh Qotbzadeh has denied having sent a message to United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim, telling him he had been accepted as an intermediary in the crisis between Iran and the United States, a statement published here today said. The American
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    52 28 TOKYO. Wed Paul McCartney, former member of the Beatles, was arrested on his arrival at Narita airport today for alleged possession of 220 g of hemp, Japanese reports said. McCartney, accompanied by his wife, four children and members of his group, is in Japan for a series of
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    Dow Jones
    39 28 NEW YORK, Wed. The Dow Jones industrial average, which has gained more than 10 points so far this week, was 8.53 points higher to 877.13 shortly before 11 a.m. today on the New York Stock Exchange. upi.
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    281 28 NEW DELHI, Wed. In a reversal of her previous stand, Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi said tonight there could be no justification for the Soviet military intervention in Afghanistan. Mrs Gandhi was talking to reporters after a 45minute meeting with British Foreign Secretary Lord Carrington,
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    Late CLASSIFIED DEATH
    71 28 Late CLASSIFIED DEATH SARJIT KAUN D/o Inder Singh (Ciagobuha) Age 29 passed away peacefully at Alexandra Hospital on 18 I 80 leaving behind: Beloved husband. Jasblr Singh. 2 sons Rajesh. Polal, 4 brothers and 1 sister Cremation will be held at Mount Vernon Crematorium on 17 1 80 Further Information
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    Lock icon HERE'S A DRAGON THAT SKATES
    60 28 IT WAS Ice festival time In Belong and, of coarse, the traditional dragon was there on skates. Nine skaters brought the dragon to life on the frozen North Lake of the Winter Palace In the Chinese capital on Sunday. The festival, an annual event, was
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    103 28 BELGRADE, Wed. The Yugoslav Communist Party Central Committee today called on the people to unite and defend the independent policies of ailing President Josip Broz Tito. Doctors have twice failed to relieve a circulation blockage in the 87-year-old president's left leg. Marshal Tito remained secluded
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      622 28 BUSINESS TIMES Singapore's Financial Dally Cover Prree Sot Annual Subicrption SISS For tutncription. cmll *****11 Esl 231 TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS. INSURANCE rates have been dropping to dangerously low levels, says a local insurance executive. They may have reached the level where big claims may cause some difficulties to meet. LEE YOKE
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      376 28 When our missile went o££ Today we publish a never-before-seen picture of a missile blast-off from Singapore's very own missile gunboat. Accompany- ing the picture is an eye-witness account of the launching the highlight of our centrespread focus on the Singapore Navy. Clash o£ cultures There are workshops and workshops.
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      177 28 UP TO 1p.m. TODAY: Generally fair.TEMP.(C) op to S a.m. tomorrow: 31 max., 24 mln. SUNSET today: C.4S p.m.; SUNRISE tomorrow: (.43 a.m. GLOBAL weather Amsterdam MC Cloudy Lm Aagele* 15-19C aoudy Atkeaa 7-13C Cloudy NmIU 21-31 C Cloudy Bahrain 16-20C Clear Mexk* City 9-24C Gear Bangkak 23-32 C Clear
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        Palace battle for rare jade
        1147 1  -  CHAN CHAY LUNG Proverbial Anecdotes Translated by BIAN HE of Chu state found a piece of precious stone in the mountains. The stone, after being worked on by the jade carver, turned out to be a piece of rare jade. It was later named "He
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        Don't Be SHY
        35 1 IP YOU can speak Mandarin and are about to use dialect again, stop yourself and start In Mandarin. The other person may know Mandarin bat may also be shy. Be the Initiator!
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        Chinese sayings
        52 1 Kang long you huY. He that climbs high fails heavily. Jiao long de yun yu, zhong fei chi'zhong wu. The dragon, if he finds himself in rain, does not remain in a pond. Wu heng chan zh? wu heng nh. Without fixed property no one can have a
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        1028 2 TV and Radio SINGAPORE 5 t 3.00 PM Opening followed by I Dream Of 6 55 Science Re P ort Jeannie (repeat) 7 05 Candid Camera 3.25 Ob,, E ,«h <Ch« s WO 3.30 Over The Rainbow (Mandarin 7.45 New Adventures Of Wonder Woman Drama Serial, repeat) The Deadly Sting
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      1331 5  -  NANCY CHNG Intercultural communication By Conflicts in values are hardest to resolve THE Peace Corps worker was at his wits' end trying to convince the Indian farmer to change his cropping technique in order to maximise his yield, but the farmer
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        101 5 4 Because of your present or potential elite status, simply by virtue of your education and the technological advances which are available to you, you have no choice but to involve yourself continuously and intensely in social interaction a within and between cultures, s Dr Michael Prosser tennis) opens 1
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        727 6  -  DANA LAM By EXPANDED polystyrene may not be a familiar word, and styrofoam is not likely to sound any better. But many will surely recognise the white, granular-textured, hard pieces of light board or blocks that come protecting your camera, radio or glassware. This
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      Cracking some problems
      695 7  -  RONNIE WAI By JUST think no more cut fingers and broken nails when opening uncooked cockles! Just a firm grip of the handles of the special pliers and the bivalves pop open. A team of innovative Singapore Polytechnic students has invented a tool that opens the cockle
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      Bird in hand may end with none in the bush
      604 8  -  MARK STEVENS The California condor By in Ojai, California A SPLIT among environmentalists is threatening to delay an attempt to save North America's largest land bird from extinction. The United States Department of the Interior and the National Audubon Society
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      504 8  -  W. G. KIROLOS By in Cairo LET'S FACE it, the Sphinx is a mess. The outer casing is slipping. Chips of limestone are falling off. There are even fears the majestic head may collapse if erosion of the neck continues. Now the most ambitious
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        804 9 Senior fr^&n Appointments A large and well established group of companies which is listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange and has extensive interests in marine services and manufacturing operations, invites applications for the following senior appointments which arise from the expansion and improvement of the Group's management information systems. Accountant
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        619 9 I NATIONAL MARITIME BOARD I CAREER OPPORTUNITY AS A SECOND COOK ON BOARD I MERCHANT SHIPS Training Ship "Singapore" otters training for 2nd Cooks Commencement date: 18 Feb 80 Duration: 6 weeks; non-residential Location: Training Ship "Singapore is located within Sem- I bawang Camp, Admiralty Road West, Singapore 2775. Fees:
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        689 9 r NGEE ANN TECHNICAL COLLEGE invites applications from suitably qualified citizens/pernftwnt residents of Singapore and other ASEAN citizens to fill the following posts in the BUSIfcSS JJIIOHS DEPARTMENT and MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Gross Salary Ranfe (a) Lecturer I $1,463 33 $2.69? 98 (b) Lecturer II (tor Business 884 68 $2,403
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        363 9 MIDDLE EAST APPOINTMENTS An Internotionol Company engaged in cargo handling operations has vacancies tor the following personnel OPERATIONS SUPERVISORS Age: 25-40 years Qualifications/Experience A Secondary Educotion with a minimum of 2-3 yeors supervisory experience in stevedoring operations i.c discharging cargoes from vessels Must be familiar with manifests, hatch plans and
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        583 10 MX Metal Box V|pr Singapore Limited MALE CASHIER (BANKING/PAYROLL) Requirements: Singaporean, 28 -45 years old Preferably GCE "A" Level or its equivalent LCC Higher Accounting Certificate an advantage At least 5 years working experience in a manufacturing concern dealing with payroll, cash flow budget, payment to contractors, banking and other
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        549 10 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IBM Singapore is growing and invites applications from both suitably qualified male and female Singapore citizens for positions open in the Finance Administration functions. These functions are responsible for the orderly transaction of our business and help us provide quality service to all our customers. We invite applictions
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        911 10 T SINGAPORE PHONE BOOK I JULY 1980 I Telephone subscribers who wish to make any additions and/or amendments (Bold Typed Listings included) to their listings in the Alphabetical Listings of the English and Chinese Editions of the Singapore Phone Book July 1980, should submit their requests The Manager Service Promotion
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        458 10 (0% ifrl 1 1 if iv TENDER NOTICE Tenders are Invited for the supply and I delivery of the following items to the Ju- I rong Town Corpora'ion for the year I 1980/81:- i) Stationery and Drawing Office Materials/ I Equipment; I ii) Uniforms Full particulars of the tenders can
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