The Straits Times, 15 February 1980

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    15 1 The Straits Times I Estd. 1845 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1980 30 CENTS M.C.(P) No. 111/1/80
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    WE'LL MAKE IT AGAIN, says PM
    838 1 Barring a worldwide upheaval... MR LEE Kuan Yew has expressed confidence that Singapore, which sailed through a turbulent 1979 in good shape, will do so again this year barring a worldwide economic or military upheaval. He has also urged that Asean solidarity be exerted
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    QUOTE
    67 1 4 On balance, the future Is hopeful became the overwhelming majority of nations la the world have In the UN stood up to he counted against naked aggression and occupation on both occasions, first on 14 November, 1179 of Kampuchea by Vletaam, and second on 14 January, ISM of
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    Something special
    36 1 IT'S the season again of demure brides and apprehensive grooms as the Lunar New Year approaches. Bat this picture, although familiar, is not as common as it seems. Find out why In Page 4.
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    Lock icon Bus plunges into river
    46 1 JAKARTA, Thurs. A crowded bus plunged into a river in south Jakarta this morning resulting in serious injuries to most of the 35 passengers, it was reported today. No one escaped unhurt, but no one died, the Sinar Harapan daily reported. AFP.
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    Lock icon $478 m bid
    37 1 LONDON, Thurs. Hongkong shipping magnate Mr C.Y.Tung is trying to take over the British shipping group Furness Withy with a cash bid of 196 5 million (S$47BW million), the British firm said today. Reuter
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    Lock icon Malaysian lottery draw: 20 held
    171 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday ABOUT 20 people have been detained by police over allegations of manipulation at last Saturday's Malaysian Social Welfare lottery draw in Bagan Serai in Penang. Social Welfare Lotteries. Board chairman Tan Sn Mohamed Noor Tahir Tan said yesterday that they had been
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    New oilfield found
    71 1 BKIJINU, Thurs Chinese prospectors have found a new oilfield in the northwestern province <>f Qaghal which they say looks promising in view of a favourable geological formation, the Xinhiua news agency said today. It said out of 26 wells sunk so far. 20 had produced oil and
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    Lock icon Duck a la toilette...
    68 1 HONGKONG, Thurs. A man was fined HK$5,OOO (5J2.200) by a court here today after he pleaded guilty to operating an unlicensed food stall inside a men's public lavatory. Chan Leung was arrested by health inspectors after they found two ducks and some pork being roasted on
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    Tito reaches 'the point o£ no return'
    497 1 Tito reaches 'the point o£ no return BELGRADE, Thus. A government source confided today that 87-year-old President Josip Broz Tito's failing condition had reached "the point of no return," as Yogoslavs reluctantly began to realise that the post-Tito era was upon them. "The post-Tito era has already began," a Belgrade
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    Lock icon Carter's aid pledge if Yugoslavia is threatened
    450 1 Carter's aid pledge if Yugoslavia is threatened WASHINGTON, Thursday PRESIDENT Jimmy Carter said last night he would take whatever action is needed to secure Yugoslavia as a non-aligned nation if it were threatened by the Soviet Union during a leadership changeover. But he did not say if this would include
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    Lock icon Better to be late
    48 1 BANGKOK, Thurs. Bangkok's new suburban train route is unpopular with the public and losing money because the trains run on time, officials said today. Commuters, used to buses running up to half an hour late, could not adapt to the trains arriving punctually. UPI.
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    Lock icon Third party to give up
    55 1 NEW DELHI, Thurs. A third opposition-run State Government today bowed out in favour of Indian Premier Indira Gandhi's Congress (I) Party. The Janata Party administration in northern Himachal Pradesh resigned and the leader of the Congress (I) Party. Thakur Ram Lall. was called on to
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    29 1 BEIJING, Thurs. China now has one television set between 280 people compared with one for every 16,400 Chinese 10 years ago, the Workers Daily said today. Reuter.
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    Air pact talks break down
    614 1  - Air pact talks break down JANIE KHOO: Kuala Lumpur, Thurs By THE Singapore-Malaysia air talks broke down today with the two countries not being able to agree over the question of traffic rights to East Malaysia for Singapore Airlines. After nearly four hours at the negotiating table, both sides still
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    Lock icon INDIA AND RUSSIA DISAGREE OVER INVASION
    173 1 INDIA AND RUSSIA DISAGREE OVER INVASION NEW DELHI, Thurs. An Indo-Soviet joint statement published today after two days of talks made no direct reference to the Afghan situation, indicating disagreement over the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan and its implications for the region. The 13-paragraph statement, issued at the end of
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    Hashish seized
    43 1 BOULOGNE (Franc*), rhurs French Customs have Mb ed more than a tonne of hashish from a British yacht at »-a off Boulogne. Customs ufficei I said today Three unnamed Dutchmen aboard the Rsta Vandora am beinn question ed by police R<-utei
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    Tragic end
    35 1 NICE Thurs At wMm 01 a 25-year-old police deteitisr shot dead two dan I colleagues who mistook him (■>! i K.inK.Nlei tu1.... killed then five-ye.ii i>M kun md then committed miickli police sni'l Ki-ulei
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    Lock icon 1,000 WORKERS EVICTED
    74 1 ANKARA, Ihurs Turkish troops, using Armoured cars, toda\ stormed a state cottonyarn factory In the western town of Izmir and evicted around I, Ml protesting left-wing workers after a gun battle, eyewitnesses reported. One policeman was wounded as police and hundreda of the lO.M* commandos on the
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      111 1 3 6 p&ges today HOSTAGES COULD BE FREED IN 48 HOURS Back Page EEC says it again: We support Asean 5 NO SOLUTION in sight for doctors' night duty grievance 7 FURNITURE for new home destroyed in fire 8 DEVAN pledge: Union funds for benefit of busmen J BE WARY
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      Lock icon Russians demand their 'pound of flesh9
      255 2 Russians demand their 'pound of flesh 9 UNITED NATIONS, Thursday IN unusually harsh language, the Soviet Union Has formally demanded that Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim give "the punishment they deserve" to the staff who protested against Poland's arrest of a UN secretary. Mikhail Kharlamov, Moscow's deputy delegate, delivered the demand to
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      Lock icon Skater and friend eye the Olympics
      72 2 Skater and friend eye the Olympics AMERICAN speed stutter Erik Henrlksen and Mend Annie Hurlbut peek from the "eyes" of a snow sculpture at the Olympic Village. Lake Placid got Its first real snowfall in several weeks on w j Wednesday, but Olympic officials were not at all happy. The
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      Lock icon Probe into laser sale to Soviets
      394 2 SEVERAL U.S. firms, including some of the nation's biggest, are under investigation for illegally selling Russia computer and laser components that the Soviets are eager to acquire, the Scripps-Howard News Service reported yesterday. The high-technology equipment, much of which has direct military uses, was
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      Lock icon DAVID JANSSEN OF 'FUGITIVE' FAME DIES
      225 2 DAVID JANSSEN OF 'FUGITIVE' FAME DIES NEW YORK, Thurs. David Jaassen, the actor who achieved greatest fame in the long-running television series "The Fugitive," died, apparently of a heart attack, early yesterday morning at his home in Malibu, California. He was 49 years old. Janssen was a darkly handsome man
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      Rat race ulcers catch up with Sweden's reindeer
      205 2 Rat race ulcers catch up with Sweden's reindeer STOCKHOLM, Thurs. The strains of modern life have caught up with the reindeer of northern Sweden. Nearly 80 per cent have stomach ulcers. Scientists think they are caused by the stress of being herded by helicopter. Veterinary surgeon Dr Claes Rehbinder made
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      Lock icon ...and with Japanese school children
      167 2 ...and with Japanese school children TOKYO, Thurs. Pressures to do well in school have led to a rapid rise in stomach ulcers among elementary and middle school children, a Japanese doctor reports. A case study by Masay oshi Namiki, doctor of internal medicine at Asahikawa Medical College in northern Japan
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      Lock icon French kick out consul
      72 2 PARIS. Thai*. A Soviet diplomat at the consular office in the Mediterranean port of Marseilles has been found with documents relating to French national defence and has been sent nome. French officials said yesterday. Guenadi Traykov, a consul who had been in the consular office here
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      Lock icon A-plant in quake zone
      61 2 MOSCOW, Thurs. A new atomic power plant in Armenia, the first Soviet plant ever built in an earthquake zone, has begun operating, Tass news agency reported yesterday. A settlement named Metsamor has been erected around the new plant. "Schools, nurseries, kindergartens, stores, public service and cultural
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      Greta Garbo had a real-life role in the secret service
      229 2 GRETA (iarbo, the Swedish actress once cast as the spy MaU Hart, had a real-life rale In World War II espionage for the British secret service, a Swedish newspaper reported. The Expresses newspaper said on Tuesday that Uarbo helped refugees
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      Lock icon Gromyko fails to convince India on Kabul
      218 3 SOVIET Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko left here today without persuading India, one of the Third World's leading voices, of Moscow's right to intervene in Afghanis- tan. Mr Gromyko also turned down an Indian request to schedule a withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan,
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      Lock icon Egypt IS training them
      85 3 CAIRO, Thus. Egypt is training Afghan rebels, as charged by the Soviet Union, and will arm them before sending them home to fight Soviet intervention in their nation, Egyptian j Defence Minister Kamal Hassan Ali said. He did not disclose the size or location of i
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      Lock icon Carter says it again: No women
      94 3 Carter says it again: No women WASHINGTON, Thurs. President Carter, who has asked Congress to approve draft registration, said again yesterday at a news conference he will not send women into combat. He added that lawmakers would not approve of it anyway. Carter said there has been "gross over-reaction" to
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      Lock icon Gold seized
      39 3 BANGKOK, Thurs. Authorities in Nong Khai province on the Lao border this week seized 790 kg of gold and 5,716 gm of silver smuggled in from Laos by Thai traders, the Thai Rath daily newspaper reported. AFP.
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      Lock icon Alternative Games plan
      164 3 WASHINGTON, Thurs. The Australian and I nlted States governments have discussed setting up alternative international games (or athletes who do not go to the Moscow summ«T Olympics, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser said yesterday. Mr Fraser, responding to a Washington call for American athletes to stay away
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      Lock icon Soviet minister admits military buildup
      267 3 Soviet minister admits military buildup MOSCOW, Thurs. SOVIET Defence Minister Dmitry Ustinov has admitted that his country is strengthening its military forces, but stressed that the buildup is to counter the "material preparation of war" by the Western powers and China. Gen Ustinov addressed voters in his home district in
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      Lock icon Another court backs off Indira's trial
      172 3 Another court backs off Indira's trial NEW DELHI, Thurs. A special court set up by the previous government to hasten criminal proceedings against Prime Minister Indira Gandhi ruled today that it has no jurisdiction in the matter. In his decision, Judge M.S. Joshi said former Prime Minister Morarji Desai's government
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      Lock icon Pakistan denies giving aid to Afghan guerillas
      325 3 PAKISTAN today rejected charges by the Soviet Union that it is launching guerilla incursions into Sovietcontrolled Afghanistan. A Foreign Ministry official said: "There is no truth in the allegations that Pakistan is aiding or abetting rebel activity in Afghanistan." He was commenting on
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      In other words...
      43 3 ONE thing Is for sure. They have not brought all their tanks and artillery forward to the Thai-Kampuchean border just to celebrate the Lunar New Year. A Thai officer commenting on the concentration of Vietnamese hardware at the front v>r
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      Held hostage
      48 3 SAN SALVADOR, Thurs. The Panamanian ambassador to El Salvador. Mr David Pere, and two embassy employees were taken hostage yesterday when about 20 leftwing militants seized the Panamanian embassy here. The group is demanding the release of about 20 of their members arrested on Wednesday. AKP
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      Lock icon Degree for good work
      71 3 BEIJING, Thurs. China has derided to grant academic degrees to those who made significant contributions to the well-being of the country. Education Minister Jiang Nanxiang told the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress yesterday that Chinese citizens who have made inventions or other con tributions
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      Lock icon Trains collide
      20 3 MADRID, Thurs. Two underground trains crowded with commuters collided here today, injuring about 90 people, police said. Reuter.
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      Lock icon Biggest US-Korea military exercise in March
      139 4 Biggest US-Korea military exercise in March SEOUL, Thurs. South Korea and the United States will begin their largest annual joint military exercise on March 1, the US-Korean Combined Forces Command (CFC) said today. It said the operation, named Team Spirit 80, would develop South Korean and US forces' response to
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      Lock icon 'Bionic' Romulo rises from sick bed
      200 4 'Bionic' Romulo rises from sick bed to sign pact MANILA, Thurs. Foreign Minister Carlos Romulo, facing a major operation at 81, rose from his sick bed today to sign two diplomatic agreements with France. He joked with newsmen and said: "I am a bionic man." Romulo received French ambassador Raphael
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      Lock icon Fiat lays off 2,500
      63 4 ROME, Thurs. Italy's car rant Fiat laid off more than 500 workers yesterday after a wildcat strike of 38 employees practically halted the assembly line in the Turin Mirafiori plant, company officials said. The strike was triggered by the dimissal of Alberto Principe, 32, for heavy
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      44 4 TEHERAN, Thurs. The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries will meet in London on Feb 21-22 to discuss long-term plans, Iranian Oil Minister AM Akbar Moinfar told the official PARS news agency yesterday. Mr Moinfar gave no further details of the meeting Reuter.
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      Lock icon 550-seat plane
      36 4 TOKYO, Thurs. The worlds first Boeing 8747 jumbo ietliner with a seating capacity of 550 entered service with Japan Air Lints on its domestic routes today with a flight from Tokyo to Okinawa. AFP.
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      Lock icon Appeal to war veterans
      82 4 Appeal to war veterans WELLINGTON, Thurs. New Zealand Defence Minister Frank Gill tonight appealed to veterans of the Vietnam war who thought they had suffered from contact with a controversial defoliant to get in touch with his department. Mr Gill said it was very serious if the defoliant, "Agent Orange."
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      A time for love and a time for rape alert
      142 4 BANGKOK, Than. Valentine's Day U a day of love tor young people In many nations, bat for the Thai police It is a day of rape. Secretary-general of the Population and Community Development Aiuutcatton, Meechai Vlravaldhya. said police statistics showed
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      Lock icon Doing it in style for the family album...
      38 4 BRIDAL gowns and suits and wedding photos taken at studios are back In vogue in Beijing. ThLs couple rented their nuptial apparel for four yuan (about S$S) each. AP picture.
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      Lock icon ...BUT OTHERS TAKE THE 'NOFRILLS' PLUNGE
      172 4 HONGKONG, Thurs. About s*l relatives and friends celebrated the marriage of six couples in the first such government-sponsored wedding ceremony in Beijtag on Tuesday, the official Xinhua news agency reported today. The ceremony was proposed by Beljtag's east city district trade onion, youth leagae,
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      Lock icon Crackdown on scroungers
      206 4 PRIME Minister Margaret Thatcher's Conservative Government is cracking down on "scroungers" in Britain's "womb to tomb" welfare state in an effort to save £50 million (Ss24B million) in the 1980-81 fiscal year. "Fraud in our society is something evil and should be attacked," Social Services Minister Reg
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      58 4 WASHINGTON, Thurs. A Peace Corp6 volunteer who had been held hostage by Colombian guerillas for three years headed for Washington yesteniay after a US reporter paid U*****,000 (5J537.500) in ransom lo free him. Mr Richard Starr. 32, a botanist from Edmonds, is reluming home after being kidnapped by
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      Stay cut short
      46 4 TKHKRAN. Thurs. Palestine Liberation Organisation leader, Yasser Arafat, left here early today after three days of official visit here. He has cut short his stay to fly to Beirut fur talks on the deteriorating situation in l^banon. said a PLO spokesman. AKP k
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      214 4 Beat the drums. Clash the And to entertain you on cymbals. Strike the gongs. It 's Chinese New Year 's Day New Year at Hin 's. Chinese music, the Louis Tan And to usher in the Year of Orchestra, and Chinese Lion and the Monkey, the Hilton presents Monkey Dances,
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        Lock icon Not dead on time ...
        64 5 Not dead on time THEY don't do it often, but police have handed back for free the big black car they towed away and impounded for illegal parking in north London. They waived the usual U26 (5555.90) recovery fee after mourners at a funeral complained the seized vehicle was the
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        55 5 FISHERMAN Vinko Mravicic cast his net into the water on Yugoslavia's Adriatic coast and came up with a World War II bomb, the national news agency said in Belgrade yesterday. The 100-kg aircraft bomb was taken ashore and up a nearby mountain, where technicians exploded
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        53 5 TWO private Italian television companies announced yesterday that they had filmed the birth of the Florence sextuplets on Jan H. The delivery sequence and interviews with the parents will be broadcast by the networks based in Milan and Rome tomorrow under the title of "A Sixseat Cradle," an
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        68 5 THE old British sixpence is being scrapped, the government announced in London yesterday. Treasury Department Financial Secretary Nigel Lawson informed the House of Commons that the sixpence coin, actually worth 21.21. new pence in the decimalised monetary system adopted here on Feb 15, 1971, will no longer
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      262 5 MOSCOW, Thurs. The Soviet Union's oil production, most of which comes from Western Siberia, will soon begin to decline unless the system of drilling and exploiting deposits is changed. An analysis by the Soviet Academy of Sciences supports similar predic- tions made over the last
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      EEC says it again: We support Asean
      284 5  -  By TAN LI AN CHOO Our Pans correspondent 13-point resolution adopted STRASBOURG, Thurs. The European Parliament here today adopted a resolution reaffirming its support for Asean countries and underlined the economic complementarity between Asean and the European Economic Community. The parliament adopted the
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      34 5 MANILA, Thurs The military has arrested five men and seized 20 firearms and 7,000 rounds of ammunition in several raids in Sultan Kutarit province in south Philippines, authorities here said yesterday. AFP.
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      147 5 Pigeons make every drop of blood count PLYMOUTH. England, Thurs. Carrier pigeons used by a hospital here to transport urgent bleod samples nave proved completely successful dnrlng a year's trial. Their rapid service Is now provoking widespread Interest. The Freedom Fields Hospital adopted the 12 pairs of pigeons following a
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      92 5 JOHANNESBURG, Thurs. The man known as "The King of Gold," South African mining magnate Harry Oppenheimer, is the secret buyer who has spent US$425 million (SJ9I3 million) to build up an almost controlling interest in the London-based group Consolidated Gold Fields. Newspaper headlines said
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      Lock icon McHenry calls on Kamal
      66 6 McHenry calls on Kamal MR Donald MoHrnry (right), United States Ambassador to the United Nations, beginning a two-day visit to Cairo by calling on Egyptian Defence Minister Kama! All on Wednesday. Mr McHenry Is on a tow of several Middle East countries friendly to the US, during which he will
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      180 6 Police clash with 1,000 strikers SHEFFIELD, Thurs. A policeman was crushed against a lamp-post and seriously injured and 18 striking steel workers were arrested when 1,000 pickets clashed with a phalanx of 500 police outside a steel plant here this morning. The strikers descended on Hadfield's private steel works in
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      89 6 Camp David summit Number 2? JERUSALEM, Thurs. Deputy Prime Minister Yigael Yadin said yesterday that a second Camp David summit meeting might be necessary to bring the Palestinian autonomy talks to a successful conclusion. Mr Yadin said the "test" of the stalemated talks will come a few days before the
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      183 6 Saudi Arabia won't allow foreign bases SAUDI Information* Minister Mohammed Abdo Yamani said today Saudi Arabia "does not have and will never allow foreign military bases on its soil." In an interview with the Qatari daily Al Rayia, Mr Yamani added he regretted news reports quoting US Defence Secretary Harold
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      296 6 GALVESTON (Texas), Thursday HEALTH officials yesterday said 10 shipyard workers had been treated for radiation contamination resulting from a nuclear waste handling accident that would take as long as five days to clean up. The accident happened on Tuesday at a nuclear facility run
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      97 6 ECOLOGY WARRIOR'S MISSION FAILS CHERBOURG, Thurs. A boat operated by the Green Peace ecol°K> organisation unsuccessfully tried to block a ship delivering spent nuclear fuel early today, French maritime officials said. The officials said two French tug boats forced the Rainbow Warrior to anchor about M minutes after It tried
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      158 6 Troops lay siege to factory Turkish workers take over plant ANKARA, Thurs. Ten thousand Turkish soldiers, backed by tanks, helicopters and reconnaissance planes, today surrounded a state-run factory occupied by leftwing workers in the Aegean port of Izmir, the semi-official Anatolian news agency reported. The troops, in trenches and behind
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      Congress asked to okay $ 1.79 b aid
      257 6 Congress asked to okay 1.79 b aid The United States government yesterday asked Congress to approve aid totalling US$652 million (S$l,40f 8 million) to Turkey and US$181.5 million (SJ390 .2 million) to Greece for fiscal year 1981. The top State Department officials who attempted to defend the aid program before
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      42 6 ADDIS ABABA, Thurs. Libya today accused France of military intervention in Tunisia, the Central African Republic and Chad, and said it would raise the issue at the Organisation of African Unity summit in Sierra Leone in June. Reuter.
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      159 6 LONDON, Thurs. Those hungry for cultural nourishment In large helpings In London these days may swallow a renturyful of ancient Greek myths In a ninehour sitting. The Royal Shakespear? Company, more often than not dishing up three-hour helpings of Hamlet or Measure for
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    Nanyang Siang Pau's new line-up
    124 7 Nanyang Siang Pau's new line-up MR MOK LEE KW AM. (abovr) has been appointed artlng edltor-ln-rhief of Nanyang Slang Pan. Mr Mok was the paper's former deputy editor-ln-rhlef and chief editorial re-ordinator. Mr Chung Wen Ling, the paper's former editor-in-chief, is now chairman of Its editorial committee and the chief
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    No solution in sight to doctors' night duty grievance
    698 7  -  GOVERNMENT doctors are frustrated, desperate, and disenchanted. Frustrated because their 17-month-long tussle with the Ministry of Health to get a better deal for their night duty allowance is getting nowhere. Desperate because they have written to Trade and Industry Minister, Mr
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    Overhead bridge reopens
    46 7 THE Outram Road overhead bridge, which was closed for maintenance work last month, reopened yesterday morning. Because of the closure, a zebra crossing was painted across the road and this caused a number of minor accidents because the crossing caught motorists by surprise.
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    Seafarers meet: ITF nod for new date next month
    307 7 Seafarers meet: ITF nod for new date next month THE International Tra nsport- workers F e d e ration s five-day conference for Asian seafarers' organisations, scheduled to be held in Hongkong from Feb 27, has been postponed to March 6. This was done at the request of Singapore unions
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    Fund tops $30,000
    33 7 OVER $30,000 has been raised for the charity hind of Jalan Kayu citizens' consultative committee. The committee's chairman, Mr Ane Keong Lan, took the lead with a donation of $10,000
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    NMB goes places — to where the workers are
    332 7  - NMB goes places to where the workers are THE practice of going to where the manpower is has made NMB Singapore Ltd, a Japanese company, set up another plant its fourth in Singapore in Ang Mo Kio. It will start up next month. The other plants are in Jurong, Chai
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    Ex-pilgrimage firm man on CBT charge
    142 7 Ex- pilgrimage firm man on CBT charge A FORMER company director was charged in a magistrate's court yesterday with committing criminal breach of trust of $122,763.17. Sim Hai Shoon. 40, formerly of M/S Pilgrim International in Peace Centre, Sophia Road, claimed trial to misappropriating the money some time between Aug
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      392 7 e §ong3fc < Ri c eai 3=c ■IlllWfff'lll INUUinill V! US M HHBpn^ lOXKEY E Efi Si X 3 i iioii i We combine the traditional Chinese way with /T\j j a tou ch of the Cairnh ill's very own hospitality. j ■4n Bj SsVJ pKJ^IW jdlliV A rtC^^ wm
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    Furniture for new home destroyed in fire
    180 8 A HOUSEWIFE became hysterical yesterday when she helplessly watched a fire destroy her house in which she had stored a set of new furniture and household items meant for her new home. Madam Tijah binti Haji Ismail, 47, who lived with her husband
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    Blaze razes three factories
    173 8 Blaze razes three factories FIRE last night made five famllim homeless and destroyed three factories in the Upper Paya Lebar Road area near Lorong Tai Seng. Police said the extent of the damage was not known bat the lire was believed to have started from the Gnan Moh Alk Iron
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    Appeal to mother
    62 8 THE Social Welfare Department is anxious to contact Madam S. Mariya Pushpam, 23, to discuss the future welfare of her child. Anyone who knows her whereabouts should contact the Assistant Director, Children and Young Persons Section, Social Welfare Department, Ministry of Social Affairs, Upper Barracks, Pearl's Hill.
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    Girl found corpse outside her home
    130 8 Girl found corpse outside her home AN 11-year-old girl was leaving her home for school one morning when she saw a man lying by the roadside, a coroner's court heard yesterday. Ng Guat Lee ran back into her Shaik Madesa Lane (off North Bridge Road) shophouse to tell her sleeping
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    SILVER COINS CHANGE HANDS AT A PROFIT
    120 8 SILVER COINS CHANGE HANDS AT A PROFIT THE $50 silver coins issued by the Board of Commissioners of Currency have changed hands many times since they were sold to the public on Monday. They were re-sold at a handsome profit by many who had sucessfully placed their orders for the
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    On Mandarin
    43 8 THE acting director of the Chinese Language t Research Centre of Nanyang University, Mr Loo Shaw Chang, will give a talk on Learning Mandarin at the lecture hall of the National Library on Feb 23 at 3 p.m. Admission is free.
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    Fund-raising
    29 8 THE Metropolitan YMCA will hold a fund-raising project. Disconnection 80, for its work with underprivileged youths and children at tne Leisuredrome, Kallang, on Sunday at 7 30 p.m.
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    HDB clarifies
    64 8 THERE are no plans at the moment to expand the use of CCTVs in Housing Board estates. A letter from the HDB on a Straits Times report headlined "HDB to ex- pand use of CCTV" published on Wednesday points out that the system will only be considered for
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    Rasa S'pura closed
    18 8 RASA Singapura will be closed from today until Monday for the Chinese New Year holidays.
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    RECORD SC ABSENTEE CASES LAST YEAR
    97 8 THE Provost unit of the Special Constabulary is expected to prosecute 70 SC national servicemen for absenteeism last year. The figure will be a record high. Roll Call, the SC bimonthly bulletin in its December issue, said up to last October, 51 were fined
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    'Asean is now a rich area for oil searchers'
    251 8 'Asean is now a rich area for oil searchers' THE Asean region has become a profitable area to invest in oil exploration, said Mr Chua Chor Teek, president of the Society of Naval Architects of Singapore yesterday. He said this in a welcoming message to delegates here for the fourday
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    Postponed
    25 8 THE second reading of the Arbitration (Amendment) BUI (No 36 79) has been postponed to the next sitting of Parliament after Feb 26. X
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    Weekly meet the members sessions by Satu
    241 9 THE executive council of the Singapore Air Transport Workers Union has moved a step further from past practice by: organising weekly meet the-member-s sessions to i get a cross-section of j opinions before taking! decisions. This new way of running things follows the
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    Festive bus services
    269 9 THE Singapore Bus Service will operate special holiday services during the Chinese New Tear holidays from tomori ow to Monday. They are Service 401 (Kampung Chai Chee to Big Splash), 404 (Jurong Interchange to Singa|x>re Science Centre) and 406 (Jurong Interchange to Japanese Chinese Garden). Thirty-three bus
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    Devan pledge: Union funds for benefit of busmen
    235 9 NTUC president, Mr Devan Nair, yesterday assured bus workers who are members of the Singapore Industrial Labour Organisation that in future, all union funds belonging to them would be used only for their benefit and that of their families. This was not
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    SBS to sell 150 old buses
    95 9 SBS to sell 150 old buses THE Singapore Bus Service is selling 150 of its old buses in line with its policy of phasing out old buses and replacing them with new ones. An SBS spokesman yesterday said the buses are about 12 years old and they are in operating
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    Charged with hurting two
    81 9 SAKIP LSMAH.. 46. was charg ■il in a magistrate's court yest>'iil;i> with two counts of causing hurt to two people uith a knife He allegedly stabbed Mr Kamal bin Sahsuddin in the left armpit and Mi Kashid bin Samsudin on the legs at the 16th floor
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    Society's new officials
    61 9 j MX HO SMW Thonß h.is rx'cn < h.ui man H the Hunt; Sheng Kixin ihini'sc Kixintow and I i>>n Dance s<x let) i MhiM iiffic lali are Mr Ho Ah Kow and Mr Wimi Ch.in Mcnf;. vice phairmeii; Mi Ak v nit; Hin. gcptral wrretar) I
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    New courses at Bukit Merah CC
    67 9 New courses at Bukit Merah CC THE Bukit Merah community centre will be organising new courses on restaurant cooking, dressmaking, tim -sum, yoga and pugilistics and other recreational courses soon. Applications forms are available at the centre from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. daily. The centre will also organise a
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    Comfort way of solving space shortage
    180 9 Comfort way of solving space shortage NTI COMFORT has found a clever way of containing Its problem of office space shortage at its premises in Sin Mm Drive. It recently bought a container for $9,111 from a Jurong firm and converted It into a cosy little office, with windows, air-conditioning
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    62 on dole given loans to set up business
    197 9 62 on dole given loans to set up business THE Ministry of Social Affairs has given interest-free loans to 62 people on dole to help them set up small businesses since the start of its Self-Employment Scheme in February 1977. The loans of $400 to about $800 are repayable in
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      91 9 FEBRUARY 18. 1980 ISSUE TALKING TOUGHER TO MOSCOW. After weeks of sidestepping a confrontation with Moscow, the French and the Germans give their sternest denunciation yet of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan PLUS: US ATHLETES WILL SUFFER THE MOST AND WOMEN IN THE US ARMED FORCES 7 Get i copy
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  • ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY
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      Lock icon Boy killed, *****7 hurt I in two separate crashes
      235 10 Boy killed, 1771 77 hurt I in two separate crashes X LUMPUR, Th A 17- YEAR-OLD boy was killed and 77 passengers Injured In two separate accidents Involving bases near here early today as they were returning home for the Chinese New Year. The two buses, both from Singapore, were
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      'We won't let foreigners in if locals can do work'
      122 10 We won't let foreigners in if locals can do work' BINTULU, Thurs. The Sarawak Government will not hesitate to use its power to prevent foreigners from entering the state to take up jobs which can be done by local people, Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abdul Rahman Yakub said
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      Barber shops to discard powder puff
      159 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday THE powder puff has been banned from barber shops and hairdressing saloons in the city. Under the newly gazetted Barber Shops and Hairdressers (Federal Territory) By-Law 1979, a sponge or powder puff must not be used on any customer, the Malay
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      Lock icon Husband and wife held
      60 10 SYDNEY. Thurs. -A Malaysian husband and wife were arrested here yesterday and charged with importing heroin worth more than A$7Ot),(HX) (M 51 .54 million), a police spokesman announced. The couple were arrested when they picked up two suitcases which arrived in Sydney on Tuesday as unaccompanied
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      Lock icon XL-S'PORE 7 a.m. TRAIN TO BE SCRAPPED
      95 10 XL-S'PORE 7 a.m. TRAIN TO BE SCRAPPED KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The 7 a.m. train service between here and Singapore will be scrapped when the new intercity express begins operating from March 1. Malayan Railway said the new Ekspres KTM will leave for Singapore and Butterworth at 7 a.m., cutting journey
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      Lock icon 3 jailed
      27 10 KUANTAN. Thurs. Three Indonesians were yesterday I sentenced to six weeks jail each by the Magistrate's Court here for entering the I country illegally. NST.
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      Lock icon Shortage of white cloth
      43 10 KUALA TRENGGANU. Thurs. A shortage of white cloth is hampering the production of batik in Trengganu. The chairman of the State Manufacturers Association, Haji Wan Ibrahim Ahmad, said there were also not enough supplies of resin and candles. NST.
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      Pekemas ignores 'show cause' letter
      122 10 Pekemas ignores 'show cause' letter KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The Registrar of Societies has sent a letter to Pekemas to show cause why the party should not be deregistered. Sources in the office of 'he registry said today the ietter was sent early last month, but no reply had yet been
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      Lock icon Polls rout
      96 10 At the height of its popularity, in 1971, Pekemas had four representatives in Parliament Dr Tan himself. Mr V. David, Mr V. Veerapan and Mr. Yeoh Teck Chye. Following a stroke, Dr Tan relinquished the presidency to Datuk Ahmad Boestamam in 1975. Then came the exodus to the
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      Lock icon 46 Viets land
      31 10 KUALA TRENGGANU. Thurs. A boat with 46 Vietnamese 26 men, 12 women and the rest children refugees landed at Seberang Taku 21 km from here, last night NST.
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      243 10 Bringing Up Father By Bill Kavanagh Hal Camp von ei,n vm,>d odotlco I DR/VIN© A TRUCK/rH I 81/VIMY, WHY DID V IT'S Al] I AND I HAVHJT ■£*.<=. Z« -rr-rS/^oS PAYS &000 MONEY, >OU REPUSE I BLUE- GOT A BLUE an? uc TMoJen rvnSS BUT HE ALWAYS FINOS THE JOB
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    Be wary on road during festive season
    249 11 Be wary on road during festive season Alarming rise in death toll, say Traffic Police ROAD accidents claimed 37 lives between Jan 1 and Feb 12 this year "an alarming increase" of nearly 70 per cent over the figure of 22 for the same period last year The Traffic Police
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    SCHOOLBOY WHO DIED IN RACE LOVED SPORTS
    117 11 SCHOOLBOY WHO DIED IN RACE LOVED SPORTS SCHOOLBOY Tay Cbee Wu (above), it, who died while jogging in his school's cross country race on Wednesday, loved sports and had won many prises. Chee Han's grandmother, Madam Ng Ah Huay, said her grandson was a healthy boy who loved the outdoor
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    Babe-inarm woman caught stealing
    157 11 A WOMAN, oaiTying a baby in one arm, took two items from a supermarket, put them into a folded umbrella and trie»i to leave without |>aying, a magistrate's court heard yesterday. But Koh Keng Lye, M, was seen in the act on Wednesday by the manager
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    Kent Ridge students at Bukit Timah library again
    364 11  -  By JUNE TAN THE Joint Campus library seems as crowded as ever despite the shift of 1.00» students to Kent Ridge i.» December Many undergraduates M-.u'-hing foi seats in the library's noote> have instead found familiar faces of students shifted to Kent
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    12 11 A common cause of motorcycle accidents Is overtaking in a dangerous manner.
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    Blind joy
    46 11 MX lAN Guan Heng, prosi il.-ni of the Singapore Associa him. foi tht> Blind will praaaaj v Yeai ang pnws to 89 pupils of the S. hiKii of the Blind .mil 23 blind trainees of ihi Induslrial Training Centre toda.v al 9 a m
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    Charged with breaking in
    70 11 THRKK youths MM CfeHMd in a magistrate s court yester ilav with breaking into a shop in Ang Mo Kio early yesterday morning and stealing cash ami cigarettes valued a total of $1,800 No pleas were recorded tram Sim Teck Ho. 14. Wee Kwte Yon*. 16.
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    NIC shoot finals
    45 11 Inh Naii.iii.ii 1 add < orni uill huld Ihr 11.11 1< .fi.nl Im.ils nl ihf Nl'C an IMe sh.nM .it Mounl Vrinun K.mti 011 K<'b J.f „t 4 a in I iii lxi>s trains mil fiv«" (■ills lan will CMBfWtf in lh>- event
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    Reminder to those who have to re-register ID cards
    223 11 Reminder to those who have to re-register ID cards THOSE born between May 6, 1960 and May 5. 1961 should call at the National Registration Office, Empress Place, to re-register their identity cards. The last day for reregistration is March 31. the Home Affairs Ministry stated yesterday. Hours to do
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    Raja's date
    38 11 IMK Mimstt'i foi Hoit-ign Al fairs and Ml' foi Kampuiiu Clam, Mr S Rajaiatnam will attend his CoaadtMtOCy't Chi nese New Yeai i-elebration -ii the Kampong Ulam < omnium ly < entre on Sunday al 8 p m
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    Faulty bus brakes caused eight injuries
    134 11 Faulty bus brakes caused eight injuries EIGHT passengers in a Singapore Bus Service bus were slightly injured when their bus was rammed into b> another A magistrate yesterday fined the company $250 foe allowing a bus with defective brakes on the road The iourt heard thai the bus. driven by
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    HOW RCs CAN HELP NEW RESIDENTS
    128 11 RESIDENTS' committees can help 'pioneer" residents in new housing estates overcome their initial difficulties in a new environment, said the MP fur Bukit Merah. Mi l.im Chee <)nn yesterday. Speaking aj a balloting ceremony f<« 6."> Housing Mo a id flats at Bukit Merak
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  • The Straits Times FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1980
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      DEAR READER...
      385 12 LITTLE more than a year ago, we issued an open invitation to professionals and professional bodies in Singapore: Write to us on issues which fall within your areas of special interest and help turn our letters column into a genuine forum for informed and rational debate on matters
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      EMPTY-HANDED
      376 12 A joint statement without the word Afghanistan emerged from the two-day state visit of Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko to New Delhi. For two nations which have such a direct interest in that issue, that speaks volumes. Mr Gromyko obviously had more on his mind than conveying Russian felicitations
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    Thai govt given a new look
    715 12  -  By BERNARD MELUNSKY in Bangkok AFTER a lengthy period of political gestation, Thai Prime Minister Kriangsak Chomanan has finally given birth to a new cabinet which remains as much his child as its predecessor. Despite some sweeping changes in key positions, the new government
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  • LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Part
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      Education one of the most controversial topics
      1324 12  -  BILL CAMPBELL By EDUCATION and language issues were among the most controversial of the many topics taken up by Straits Times readers in letters to the Editor last year. The pros and cons of the new education policies outlined in particular in the
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      643 12 //«O SINGAPORE X^mrS CONTACT LENS SOCIETY The following members are: D CONTACT LENS PRACTITIONERS OPHTHALMIC OPTICIANS OPTOMETRISTS E.J. BENJAMIN imm j benjamin pte ltd f.».*.0.. F.IC.Lr 1 104. Tanglm Shoppiog Cenire. Tanglm Road |1024| Te. *****69/*****56 CHEN YIN FOOK dah sin opt co A.0.A.. IC.C.LP. G-«6. High Sreei Centre. (061
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  • FORUM
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      It is a great pity our courtesy drive is unheeded
      378 13 Rarely does one see politeness during rush hour I AM writing to express my concern at the apparent lack of impact that the current courtesy campaign is having upon the ordinary man in the street, particularly road users. It is
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      Poorly coordinated traffic lights can be put right
      551 13 I REFER to the letter, "Racing The Lights," by "Aristides" (ST, Jan 14). One cause for such driving surely is the frustration of motorists starting off from one traffic light only to see the signal of another, a scant 100 metres ahead,
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      No need to follow US in presenting the news
      264 13 No need to follow US in presenting the news I REFER to Manuel Gutierrez's letter (ST, Jan 19). I don't think Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) has regressed in its news presentation as he stated. It has improved greatly and should not take any ideas from the United States. SBC doesn't
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    Debateable that smoking while driving would be '—hazardous—
    358 13 Debateable that smoking while driving would be hazardous I WOULD like to thank Mr Milton Tan, president of the Automobile Association of Singapore (AAS) for responding to my letter on the subject of smoking and driving (ST, Feb 1). However, Mr Tan has not replied to the points I had
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    It's unjust to put blame on the administrators
    318 13 WITH reference to the letter, "Nurses find their hard work is not appreciated," by "Interviewer" (ST, Feb 4), I strongly feel that the writer not only does not possess an in-depth knowledge of nursing administration but is extremely shallow in his scope
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    Why adopt unfair tactics against private students?
    269 13 WE HAVE just been told that private candidates are not allowed to combine their 'O' level certificates when applying for Pre-University courses whereas those who repeat in school are allowed to do so. May we ask the Ministry of Education whether this is
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    Position has been clarified
    77 13 I REFER to the letter, "I feel guidelines have been misinterpreted along the line" from "Resident since 1963" (ST. Feb 9). I have since received clarification from the Immigration Department, to whom I express my gratitude, that I am "not required to apply for an Employment
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    Why has only part of road been rebuilt?
    78 13 THE whole stretch of Jalan Perang was previously a muddy track. The PWD has since rebuilt part of the road. But motorists travelling from Chua Chu Kang Road to Hill View Avenue through Jalan Perang still have to drive along a bumpy
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      124 13 DON'T BE SHY IF YOU c*n aptmk Mandarin and are about to use dialect again, stop yourself and start in Mandarin. The other person may knew Mandarin bat may also be shy. Be the Initiator! e-ulls i i I is now available! ■P^^ I FREE Colourful I m Hill T-Shirt
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      360 13 Metro closes at 6pm today for the festivities. Gong Xi Fa Cai Metro wishes everyone the joy V^^ and happiness of the festive JLfr fj season. All our stores will close /7 at 6pm today for the New Year, and we re-open on February 19. y^(\ 79 t^j In the
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      654 14 #PWD TENDER NOTICE Tenders oie invited from PWD Registered Contractors tor the following:(A) Construction or A Primary School (Type P3) ot Ang Mo Kio Street 52/53 (Site 9). Eligibility Building $3,000,000/ond above Closing Dote: 6 3 80 ot 10.30 om (B) Improvement to Ton Tock Seng Hospital Phase II Artificial
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      753 14 51 JS DIIDB Separate tenders are invited for any one or all of the following:(1) ERECTION AND COMPLETION OF (A)l Block of 11-Storey 2/3-Room Improved/New Flats, 1 Block of 13-Storey 3/4-Room Apartments, 1 Block of 2-Storey Shops cum Living Quarters and a Single-Storey Eating House (Grand Total 287 Units) at
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      657 14 9 V miDB PREQUALIFICATION OF SUPPLIERS FOR THE SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF CERAMIC TILES TO HDB PROJECTS r he Housing and Development Board intends to invite lump sum tenders trom suitably qualified suppliers for the supply and delivery of ceramic tiles to various HDB proiects on a bulk contract basis
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      274 14 TENDER Tender will be received for the supply of the following undermentioned items in the Ministry of Defence (Logistics Division). Tanglln. Singapore 10 up to 11.00 a.m. on date shown against the items: 1. PROVISION OF KERRY BOAT SERVICE TO AND FROM CHANGI POINT/ PULAU ÜBIN Tender No: MINDEF (LOG)
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      621 14 TENDER The following tenders are Invited by the Chief Supplies Officer. Central Supplies Department, Singapore:a) Metal Library ShelvIngs for Ministry of Education Closing date and time: 27/2/80 12 noon) b) Malntenance^ervlcIng and repairing of manual typewriters, adding and calculating machines Including the supply and fixing of spare parts to all
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      837 14 TBNDM Tenders will be received up to noon on 28 February 1980 In the National Library, Stamford Road. Singapore 0617 for binding and for binding/repair materials for the period 1.4.80 to 31.3.81. The specifications and tender forms may be obtained from t*ie Administration Section of the National Library. A lender
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      26 14 f^ KONG HEE FATT CHOY I WOHHUPPTELTD SINGAPURA DEVELOPMENTS I PTELTD Our Offices will be closed from 15 February to 21 February 1980, H inclusive. m
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      557 15 Tender Notice Tenders are invited tor I BUILDING a) Termer No. AMB/T/80/003 Term contract for the daily cleaning of Clementi Telecommunication Complex from 1 April 1980 to 31 March 1982. Eligibility Registered Contractors Class B, C D 'Non-Registered Contractors Deposit SS25OOO Showround 22 February 1 980, I I 00 om
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      505 15 Benta Plantations Berhad INTERIM RESULTS FOR THE HALF-YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1979 The Directors of Benta Plantations Berhad have- declared an interim dividend of 8 cents per stock unit Gross (1978 8 cents Gross) which will be paid, less Malaysian Income Tax, on 16th April, 1980 to stockholders registered at
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      446 15 IN THE HIGH COURT OP THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE ompanles Winding -Ip No. IS of 1«8« In the Matter of th*> Companies Art, Chapter lHi AND la the Matter «f GLYCHEM SINGAPORE PRIVATE LIMITED ADVERTISEMENT OF PETITION Notice is hereby given that a petition for the winding up of the
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      427 15 NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Miss kartne Lew, also known as Wm Mai CkM, I/C No. *****78 A, Sales Relation Officer is no longer in our employ with effect from 13th February, I960, and therefore not authorised to transact any business or collect monies on our behalf. SUNRISE CAR
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      519 15 Taiping Consolidated Berhad INTERIM RESULTS FOR THE HALF-YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1979 The Directors of Taiping Consolidated Berhad have declared an interim dividend of 10 cents per share Gross (1978 10 cents Gross) which will be paid, less Malaysian Income Tax, on 16th April, 1980 to shareholders registered at the
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      171 15 American Express Bank I 9 American Express International Banking Corporation will soon be computerising its Singapore Branch Operations and we are looking for an experienced and suitably qualified person to till the position of: APPLICANTS MUST HAVT In-depth knowledge of banking procedures and environment In-depth technical knowledge of data processing
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      1466 16 a THE but transacted ready sale at the close o* business on the Stork Exchange of Sinija pore yesterday compared with the previous day's prices together with 1979 high and low Adjusted for scrip rights issue) *****0 Last High Low Company SaU r 110 MO 430 lit 362
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      310 16 SINGAPORE UNIT TRUST (Maaagers- arteaa tar Ft* II) The Commerce 2.44 2.59 The Saving Fund 1.59 1 69 Spore Prog Fund 1.09 1.15 Spore Sec. Fund 1 94 2.06 Spore Invest Fund 146 1.56 Spore Equity Fund 1.06 113 ASIA I NIT TRI ST (Maaagan* prices far Fea
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      1899 16 BID and offer prices officially listed and business In an reported to the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday with the number of shares traded shown in brackets in lots of 1,000 units unless otherwise specified. All Times Settlement Contracts are quoted after the word "sett". Big Board
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      2113 16 BID and offer prices officially listed and business in and reported to the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange yesterday with the number of shares (raded shown in brackets In lots of 1.000 units unless otherwise specified INDUSTRIALS Anna 1 3 IMS > (1) 300 AJaassata 13 368 3.5J5) Aleaaa
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        328 16 HONGKONG: Stock prices rose sharply across the boards on strong pre-Chinese New Year buying from local and institutional investors yesterday, with the Hang Seng index gaining 23.97 points to a 961.21 seven-year high, dealers said. Most of the day's advances came in hectic mid-morning trading and were maintained despite
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        368 16 TOKYO: Share prices closed slightly higher in active but nervous trading yesterday, with late profit-taking in frontrunners curbing early gains, dealers said. The Dow Jones average rose 2.99 to 6,838.98 points, with a volume of 660 million shares. The New index was at 472.65, up 0.68 point. tjinuinolo *kai
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        130 16 THE STRAITS tin price gained another *9 to $2,190 per picul (equivalent to $36.21 per kilo, up 15 cents) in Penang yesterday on an official offering down 172 tonnes to 153 tonnes. The overnight London market was steady with forward buyers rising £10 to £7,415 per tonne. LONDON: Tin
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        39 16 Rubber: Feb 14 Singapore: March: 389.00 cents (down 16 cents) Malaysia: March: 393.00 cents (down 17.00 cents) Tin: M 52,190 (up $9) (equivalent to $36.21 per kilo) (up 15 cents) Official offering: 153 tonnes (down 172 tonnes)
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        30 16 LONDON: Copper prices on Wednesday (previous in brackets) Wirebar Spot E1.358 (£1,371); sellers £1.3(0 (£1.373); Three Month buyers £1.369 (£1.376). sellers £1,370 (£1,377). Market laae: Easier Sales: 19.850 tonnes
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        487 16 PRICES in the Singapore rub- j ber market closed sharply lower yesterday, with March I RSS One buyers quoted at 389.00 cents per kilo, down 16 rents on Wednesday's close, dealers said. Afternoon levels were initially easier on stale bull selling but recovered later and steadied four cents after
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        SSR and SMR
        118 16 NOON SSK and SMR pnna ywUfday HAS M.rrk urr.al Mlbl B.xr. MHI SSH 211 ll U4> palktl 3.1500 ,l.iH c«)N MM ll l.mpallrll .Him I.IMHIN A.rll iForward Mlkl MOIW .14JOIIN 335 00 *****N MKI.I.H M.rrh SMK(V II ton pallrtl ***** 4IOOON SMH I il liHipalkli ***** 40
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        44 16 i\K i.anjui I) Keraraat New Serendah Oriental Hldo IVrli. Plant o c b c Srlangor Dredf Keck Seng Inch Kenneth ■iunuei Besi Roustead 1270 430 350 338 855 590 400 1400 1400 478 40 38 28 28 25 25 24 20 20 18
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        39 16 it n iiio High Low K L Kepong VI Brewerlea Kulim Mnia ■iralion Dons Plant U I C City Dev OJU 525 W« 510 283 270 270 422 208 -Ji -II -1' -1( -9 -8 -7 -6 -6
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        30 16 Haw Par U O L L'OB Paber Merlin Ion. Plant Inchcape a c b c DBS ■ity Dcv 560,000 451.000 344.000 279,000 286.000 234.000 220.000 193.000 192.000
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        31 16 i T Index: Industrials ■"inance: -iotels: froperties: Minings: p lantations 3.C.B.C.: J.E.S.Ind: 4065.36 4116.' 473.42 476. 857.07 866.: 419.21 418. 350.76 351. 270.61 272.; 884.75 886.1 476.62 481.! 428.82 435.:
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      119 16 CHINESE Pradaee Exeaaage, Slagaaarr, aaaa etaatag prices per steal yesterday: Caeaaat all: Bulk $107 sellers, old drum $113 sellers, new drum $117 sellers. Caara: Mixed (loose) UK Com $65 00 buyers. Pepacr: Muntok AST A white fob lOC. NLW $335 00 sellers, Sarawak white fob NLW $***** sellers. Sarawak
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      180 16 THE KILOBAR market for gold deliverable in Singapore opened at USS47JIO and closed at (47.456 yesterday. In the Far East, gold opened at USJ6B3OO 688.00 and closed al J6HU 00 684.00 in very quiet trading ahead of the holidays The gold market was very quiet after the London a.m.
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      Bank stocks surge ahead
      340 16 BANKING stocks surged ahead as buyers staged a brisk prr-fextlvr season rally at the Singapore Stock Exchange j esterday. Plantation share* which had been the focal point for several days retreated slightly following a fall In the price of physical robber. The centre of Interest was
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      276 16 INDUSTRIAL stocks came in for some bullish attention while plantation issues, after three sessions of dizzy increases, took a breather at the Kuala Lumpur stock market. Trading was active throughout. Interest appeared to swing back to the industrials sector which has been consolidating for the past few days.
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        NOMINAL RATES
        372 16 ASIAN currency deposit Interbank rates as at close on Fab 14: Closing Asian dollar certificates of deposit for prime names: Sourer: Merrill Lynch International (Asia) ft Co. i.n i cnDAWi rates ai j.uu prr Curroncia* Nominal rate* Smithsonian quoted yMtsrday (crosa)parily Parcantaga Chang* Local dollars to one unit
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        46 16 KANi;K of prk-es offered by discount houses on Feb 14 O\emUht M fall deposits: 6 to 6 Clotiag Buv.»< M| 3-month Treasury bills 6 6*k 3 month Bank bills 10 10 3 months CD 10 10 6 months CD 10 !0 Sourer: National Uiacounl Co
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        37 16 Money market Prime lending rates Closing Interbank rates for Singapore dollars on Feb 14: Offer Bid Overnight 11 1 month 10 10 i'months 10 10' < 3 months 10 10 Overnight mode 11'. slightly from those quoted b]
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      San Holdings needs time to recuperate
      891 17 A LONG complicated story lies behind the current state of San Holdings where its shares remain suspended on both the Singapore and Kuala Lumpur stock exchanges and its books show huge accumulated losses. Briefly, the group's poor state of financial health may be attributed
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      Sydney moves higher
      316 17 SYDNETY. Thurs. Stock prices finned prompted by speculation that the Ash ton joint venture consortium had decided to go ahead with the commercial development of its Lake Argyle diamond prospect, dealers said. CRA, a major shareholder in the diamond venture, was up 40 cents to AJ7.10, while
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      Interim results of Kempas
      125 17 Interim results of Kempas SIME Darby's Kempas group of subsidiary companies has announced the latest interim results for the six months to Dec 31, 1979, with the largest earnings increase reported by 36 per cent owned Benta Plantations. On a 25.8 per cent increase in turnover to $18.43 million, Benta
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      New York prices firmer
      202 17 MEW YORK, Wen. Strong institutional demand for stocks lifted prices in very heavy trading as the outlook for resolution to the Iranian hostage crisis apparently improved. Iranian President Bani-Sadr said Ayatollah Khomeiny backed a secret plan for Railing release of the hostages The news lent further
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      Zurich closes steady
      260 17 ZURICH. Wed. Prices again closed steady, with the firmly underpinned market digesting recent gains, dealers said. Banks were narrowly mixed, with Credit Suisse Be.irer edging higher, and insurances were quietly steady. Inofficially quoted Roche rose while in financials, Schindler and Landis and GYR eajed with Oerlikon-Buehrle barely
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      Amsterdam mixed to lower
      254 17 AMSTERDAM, Wtd. Share prices closed mix-d to lower though Dutch i .temationals were mainly higher except Philips which lost 0.10 guilders, dealers said. Banks were .'eaker with ABN down 2.50 and NMB 1 50. Insurances were mixed with National? NederUnden losing two and Amev rising 0.50
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      London higher in moderate trading
      524 17 LONDON, Wed. The market closed higher in moderate trading, dealers said At 3 pm. the FT index was up 6.1 at 475.4. Governemnt bonds finished with gains ranging to 1 point after the Bank of England announced temporary facilities for the sale and repurchase of
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      Selected Indices
      59 17 us \M I \l TIMES INDUSTBIALfI Wednesday 478.8 Tuesday 469.3 Week ago 455.9 DOW JONES AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Wednesday ***** Tuesday 888 98 Week ago 881.83 H.K.HANii MNG Thursday 981.21 Wednesday 937 24 Week ago 911.35 SYDNEY INDUSTRIALS Thursday 677.74 Wednesday 667 57 Week ago 647.95 ALL ORDINARIES ThU».sday
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      969 17 J|jk Euro-Asia Ship Management Pte. Ltd. We are a member of the Singapore Shipping Agencies Group engaged in management of all types of ships ranging from tankers, container vessels, bulk carriers and specialised vessels. Continuous rapid growth has led to the creation of the following posts. ENGINEER SUPERINTENDENT In possession
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      680 17 A RENOWNED GROUP OF COMPANIES ENGAGING IN INTERNATIONAL TRADING AND OVERSEAS BUILDING PROJECTS HAS A VACANCY FOR ACCOUNTANT The Candidate must be well versed in accountint; '<1 financial matters relating to building contracts and general accounting duties associated with international trading and manufacturing. AGE: Above 25 years and with 2
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      647 17 MM KM I AM) HAttmuro oi rts siv.u'oKt: I). Summons He. 3112 ol IST* I NITKD MALAYAN INSIRANCK COMPANY BKRHAD Plaintiff, Am* INDI STRIAI. Bl SINKS.S INSCRANCK MANAUEMKNT CKNTRK (sue* as a (Inn) Drfmdants NOTICK W ADVKRTISKMENT To: Industrial Business Insurance Management Centre now or late of 409. Maxwell House.
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      693 18 Pmainly foi^ tourists a SECONOMANO CAMERAS CENTRE 157 Photographic nuy. sell and trade-in for Equipment/ lTii^^d^_tr^B___! WatCheS pore Cosmos Trading Company 177. Middle Road. *****/ *****7 BEST VALUE, MikonM AT SINGAPORE'S NO. 1 PHOTOGRAPHIC SPECIALTY STORE. _fl__G Wd _-_-_-_S_k Nikon EM with Sl)mm(f/1.8) ~B| H^ V^ E lens only. N.
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      1174 18 II EMPLOYMENT WANTED STAFF NURSE Please 11 apply with full personal partlcu- Established Association lars and experience In writing to: requires The Medical Director. SATA. 60. Shenton Way. Spore 0207 (MALE) (On -shifts) b) Secretarial and Requirements: Clerical c Level r u Preferably with good credits In English and Maths
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      961 18 II EMPLOYMENT INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION REQUIRED BY A small ollue exFIRM requires .me Confidential penenred Clerk Typist aMe to Assistant QCE 'O' level. I to 2 operate telex machine advan years experience In general ac- tage and only those now unemcount.ng works with ability to ployed need apply to PO Box
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      858 18 II EMPLOYMENT CATS will shut at 12.30 pm. today and the classified counter at Times Orchard Centre, Lucky Plaza, at 12 noon. So, call early today. To help you, CATS will operate from 900 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. on Monday 18th February. l^™ l^^^^ TAIYO YUDEN |&_4 (A) PRODUCTION |el|
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      1254 19 II EMPLOYMENT 31 Situations Vacant wmdvm (JJ O/rwgipxrr requires ROOM STEWARDESSES (CHAMBERMAIDS) h) General A 18 years above. CLASS 3ft 4 Drivers required by Quftlific»tion»: freight forwarding company Mint hawn Prirrmrv fi Age 27 years and above Prefer wust nave """"V," ably with experience Also re- education (English), quired Labourers
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      1071 19 II EMPLOYMENT MALAY/ INDIAN DRIVER axe t-S REQUIRED BY TRAVEL Agency ii|<u.u<ls wauled urgently Those Combi Bus Drivers Apply per--Ith own motorcycle Iraiuport aonallj al Oil wntral and residing near T V Smga- Building. 1 2. Magazine Road, pura will get priority Minimum Spore olos male A«_T«.^i to manage the
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      1415 19 HI VEHICLES BOATS VOLVO 1974 144A. Am ulld. nidi". seldom used Company reglsterd) Fiat ed Call Mia T_. during office hours. *****8 Chinese New Year Special prire. $18,900 0.n.0 1974 FIAT 1M <)„„ WELL KEPT 1»71 Austin 1100 cc Ku.nl m y Eligible for PARF Oood condlMr Scow 44M155 9
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      266 19 111 VEHICLES BOATS MM 6000 CC. cars f,,r .scrap or c^^STaSoVVo'lA 48 New Vehicle uar XJ6 Tel: *****3/*****2 MAZDA. "Fi GEOT. SKODA Come and view these New Vehicles arrange Test drive at our Keep informed with *o«io«_ 9. Lang Km Road S'pora 0315 Classifieds MS2M 7982 1 Our sales personnels
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      417 19 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES __3i« ____________pp_^_______l Wamw •>< Lj__'c__Ri_fili^^^ Luxurious 2-slorey m^^^ terrace units ■P^o Pasir Panjang Road i 3 bedrcxims. living room, kitchen, 2 bathrooms, store. Children's playground Car park, recreational facilities Freehold land Showroom opens daily from 9 am 5 pm. Enquiries and Bookings. :<Eh GOOOLAND (PTE) UMITED 21
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      1090 20 times friday properties iv accommodatkhi t pbokbties aa aa > a aaßaßaßßlßaaa^> a>>B^ l j a sßS>«>>>>>l LAND WITH A /.ill. hOUSI 1.. 1 asjt ""^^^g^^g; MKMitajMSaq n t-rootns i hall Tei to 61 Shop* To Let/For 21 M 10 mh.es upper c n.uiKi Road 1 Sale/Wanted 51 Accommodation 52
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      983 20 V SERVICES BUSINESS 72 Airconditiorwr*/ 83 Packing/ Refrigerators Removals/Cargo Forwarders DOCUMENTS 73 At Your Service For sending your office documents, Shipping documents ond other CLEANING/MAINTENANCE documents tO SE VICES Indonesio (All cieanini! Maintenanrt oi cities in Indonesia) mc'.uoes' Ka lir> RrS l Hongkong ond Washing 4< (leaning USA/Conodo/ I'oiisiiniK 4.
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      818 20 VI EDUCATION TRAINING ATT language centre SCHOOL OF LINGUISTIC SKILLS Language courses and private tuitir n for school examinations and tor business, travel pleasure EVENING CLASSES English, all levels Mon Wed 7 35 p.m. Tues. Thu. 7.35 p.m. English for school-age children, all levels Tue. Thu. 5.45 p.m. Wed. Fri.
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      823 20 VI EDUCATION TRAINING KANC -VI MUSIC SCHOOL I I.- m- SPtCIAL MATHS (A/E) u-r.-.i School j offen Ornaii (iuii.ir Piano Vdliii Primaries .Starling Veb t luti Singing, Chini in. ni 130 Ist FkMN G..1.1. n In itltuU 0» Mile Tower. Bearh Road *****3 mplex (3rd Kloor) *****22 S2IIBI #M ti
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      1170 21 VII TRAVEL TOURS SPECIAL Chinase 114 Tour* NswVtaf Dapartunw SDayjMeden Lake Toba Dep: 15/2 Meaejincliided $450 NAM HO TRAVEL Service (Slnga- ■>-■■ -c—— i~.- pore) Pt* Limited STPB Lie No: 140 West Malaysia Tour Jakarta Dep:WZ 9736 (Inclusive Gentlng/ Cameron Highlands) by deluxe alrcondi- jfaßa^MaV oRlfl T tloned coach seven
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      129 21 PSU > PERNAS Sime Darby requires a REGISTERED PHARMACIST for its office at Kota Kinabalu. Qualification: Malaysian citizen of Sabah origin (preference will be given to Bumiputra). Non Sabahan may be considered. Age: Below 30 years of age. Must be prepared to travel throughout Sabah. Preferably have 2 years' selling
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      774 21 /notice of appreciation^ The Management of Golden Lady (M) Sdn. Bhd, Johore Bahru extend their sincerest appreciation to: UNITED ORIENTAL ASSURANCE SDN. BHD. Due to the recent fire on 2nd February, 1 980, where in the Garments Department Package Department Cutting Department Ironing Department Printing Department all the machineries have
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    Cockpit sold to Hongkong group for $45m?
    428 23  - Cockpit sold to Hongkong group for $45m? By CH RISTINA RODRIGUES THE Cockpit Hotel here is believed to have been sold for $45.5 million to a Hongkong group of investors. It is understood that the group comprises Mr Kevin Hsu, a leweller and developer, and Mr Chuang Cheng Mm. another
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    Food centre murder trial I could have stabbed man, says accused
    486 23 Food centre murder trial I could have stabbed man, says accused A LABOURER, accused of murdering a man at a food centre in 1978, reiterated yesterday his defence that he was drunk that morning but said he could have stabbed the man. Lim Meng Huat, 30, said this in the
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    FORMER OFFICE BOY FINED FOR CBT
    108 23 A FORMER office boy who admitted misappropriating $1,000 belonging to his company was jailed a day and fined the same amount by a magistrate on Wednesday The court" heard that Samat bin Madiyan. 24. employed by Global Travel Pte Ltd in Colombo Court, was
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      911 23 PV4V Applications arc Invtted trom suitably q.altfiad candidates for t h* following positions in oar shipyard:SALES OFFICERS Degree holders from a recognised university Age between 22 28 years Completed full time National Srrvtce Prepared to work long hours. ESTIMATORS Diploma holders in any engineering discipline Age 22 25 years Completed
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      699 23 Our Company, a major Malaysian refiner ond exporter of palm oil, invites suitably qualified Malaysian citizens to apply for the following posts: a) FINANCIAL ACCOUTANT b) ORGANISATION AND METHODS OFFICER Applicants for the above posts should possess the undermentioned qualifications ond experience: Post a) Should possess a recognised accounting qualification
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    Widow's bid for 'absolute use' of shares
    582 24 High Court order sought under the Trustees' Act A RUBBER tycoon's widow yesterday asked the High Court for an order under the Trustees' Act to have for her "absolute use" all her shares in four private companies which her husband, Mr Ko Teck
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    Bitten by the lunar new year travel bug
    247 24 Bitten by the lunar new year travel bug Many travel agencies have reported heavy bookings for their Chinese New Year tours a sign of affluence and a further reinforcement of the trend to go away during this season. Flights to Malaysia, too, are fully booked as Malaysian workers here return
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    Guest on SSO radio concert
    49 24 SBC's FM stereo service will broadcast a concert by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra with guest conductor Shalom RonlyßiklLs at 8.15 p.m. today. The concert will also be broadcast in two parts on the English service on Feb 23 and March 1 at 4 p.m.
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    Chatting in Mandarin
    43 24 THE Sennett community centre will hold a conversational Mandarin course every Tueday and Thursday from 7.30 p.m. to 9 p.m. starting on Feb26 English will be the medium of instruction. For details phone *****24 between 3 p.m. and 10 p.m.
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    That CPF-builder case
    244 24 THE law firm of Lee and Lee, acting for contractor Ho Bock Kee, wrote to say that the heading and tenor of yesterday's Straits Times report of his legal dispute with the Central Provident Fund Board were "totally incor- It said Sheading CPT Boards notice valid, says
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    HOUSEWIVES MARKETING GUIDE
    319 24 The retail prices of general guidance only. mar et items are provided below ■or ITEMS UNIT PRICES ITEMS UNIT PRICES WtlA, MARKU Mi! KmtA/qiEEi TOWN !K lean Meat Twee Bak Streaky 605g 1 kS 605g 605g 1 kR 605g lk{ J4 00 J6 00 $3 60 J5
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    Target: 200 more vehicle mechanics a year
    275 24 SINGAPORE needs to i train some 200 vehicle mechanics annually for at least the next five years to meet the needs of the motor industry. The director of the Vocational and Industrial Training Board, Mr Lim Jit Poh, said yesterday plans have been
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    Scrap car prices up
    216 24 SCRAP car prices haw shot up by between $200 and $300 following the increases in road tax and registration fees last week. Several used car dealers contacted yesterday said scrap car prices have been raised to take into account the rise in additional registration fee from
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    'Experience' showing
    50 24 THE Singapore Experience will be open to the public from Saturday to Monday. There will be seven showings daily from noon to 6 p.m. Tomorrow, a 9.45 a.m. show for the benefit of tourists and the general public will take the place of the "Instant Asia' cultural show
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    Rubber firm that fell victim to boom
    192 24 Rubber firm that fell victim to boom THK first notable casualty of the recent boom tn rubber prices Is local company, Malaysia Brokers (INS) Pte Ltd, which has been declared "in default" by the Rubber Association of Singapore. No other member of the RAS has ever been so treated by
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    Free shows at Sentosa this month
    76 24 THE Port Authority Maritime Museum at Sentosa will screen free film shows for museum visitors for the whole of this month. On weekdays and Saturdays, the shows start at 10 a.m. with Oceanographic Research, followed by Sea Speed Story (lla.m New Boy on Deck
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      Lock icon Transport chaos at winter Games
      590 25 LAKE PLACID, Thurs. The huge sign in the centre of Lake Placid says "Welcome world, we're ready", but to the 25,000 people who attended the opening of the winter Olympic Games by United States vice-president Walter Mondale yesterday it had a hollow ring. Olympic politics
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      Lock icon Brunner crashes out of luge event
      321 25 LAKE PLACID, Thurs. European champion Karl Brunner, of Italy, a leading contender, had his dreams of Olympic Games luge glory shattered here last night when he crashed on the first night of the competition. Brunner, 27, who won the European title last month, had
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      Lock icon Zaman's title after absorbing battle
      119 25 Zaman's title after absorbing battle SOUTHAMPTON, Thurs. Pakistan's Qamar Zaman beat fellow-countryman MohJbullah Khan f-5, S1, 7-1, J-7 In the final of the International Squash Players' Association championship here last night. Zaman took the first two games, the first after an absorbing 45minute battle, and, at 17 In the third
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      BRIEFS
      200 25 ZURICH, Thurs. Taiwan soccer authorities have rejected a decision by the International Football Federation (FIFA) instructing them to change their association's name, flag and anthem as a condition for remaining a member of the world body, FIFA said yesterday. In a letter dated Feb. 4 and received by FIFA
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      28 25 TOKYO, Thurs. Four Chinese runners left Beijing today to take part in the Tokyo Marathon here on Sunday, the New China News Agency reported. AFP.
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      45 25 Indonesia send six boxers JAKARTA, Thurs. Indonesia has sent six boxers to the Asian championships in Bombay, starting on Monday. The six, led by manager Samsuir, are Zainal Abdi (light-flyweight). Leo Bunga (fly), Ferry Moniage (bantam), Erwinsjah (light), Koko Pangaribuan (welter) and Krismanto (heavy). AFP.
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      Lock icon Taiwan rejects FIFA decision
      244 25 international youth tournam<2 l 1 ,v, u Kagliah League DtvUUn Few Lincoln 0 Northampton I-assandro in a U-round bout in Pesaro. CRICKRT Greg Watson, a 25-year^ld fast bowler, who has played with Worcestershire in the English county competition for the past two years, has been chosen
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      Lock icon NBC slows down in Moscow
      187 25 LOS ANGELES, Thurs. The American television network, NBC, under contract to televise the summer Olympic Games, has reduced Its technical staff In Moscow and ether preparations have virtually pome to a halt, the L«s Angeles Times reported yesterday. The 14-ma.n technical advance crew that had
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      332 25 Army investigates athletes' charges on use of drugs SAN ANTONIO, Thurs. Army investigators at the United States modern pentathlon training centre here were yesterday looking into charges filed by several Olympic hopes that the use of narcotics had been encouraged by "higher-ups" in an effort to improve performances. Col. Jim
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      Penang see Red Stars
      99 25 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The visiting Red Star, of Belgrade, soccer team beat Penang 5-0 (half-time: 4-0) in a friendly soccer match played at this resort island last night. The scorers: Fili Povic, Petrovic, Jovin, Milo Vanovic and Stobjan Ovic. Reuter. St. Gabriels' regain form ST. GABRIEL'S
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      Confidence 111 looks set for a winning effort
      267 25  -  KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Confidence in has made tremendous headway since his initial starts and looks ready for a winning effort in Race Five on Sunday. A three-year-old Australian gelding by Princelone, Confidence was backed down to short odds in his last start
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      Lenavat heads list of bowling stars on comeback trail at ABC
      358 26  -  II LENAVAT, the name that struck fear In Asian bowling in the 'Sis and early "Its, heads a list of personalities whose careers will be revived when the Asian Bowling Circait rolls off In Bangkok on Monday week. The
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      New 'Kraze' endangers sandbagging
      268 26 New 'Kraze' endangers sandbagging SANDBAGGING, that sometimes subtle art of increasing one's bowling handicap through deliberate low scoring, may soon become an endangered trick if a newly-Intro-duced League novelty spreads its influence, reports WILFRED YEO. Called the Krazee Jackpot, the new system has been a rage since it was introduced
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      Teenage wonders on local swimming scene
      400 26  -  KEN JALLEH Jr By JUNIE SNG, Poon Kah Leong, Lam Seng Hock, Oon Jin Teik ana Mavis Ec are a group of swimmers with whom most people in Singapore are familiar. Typical of their tenacity to improve, and their knack for hogging the headlines,
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      Lock icon India may skip quadrangular
      145 26 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The Malaysian Hockey Federation has given India until Feb. 28 to confirm their participation in April's international quadrangular tournament here. Said MHF secretary G. Vijayanathan: "If we don't hear from them by then, we'll invite Britain. Pakistan, Australia and Malaysia are the other
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      Sobers is Dickie Bird's world best all-rounder
      313 26  -  SIR Gary Sobers, the West Indian cricketer who was knighted for his spectacular performances, is the best all-rounder the game has ever produced. This is the opinion of the wellknown English Test umpire, Harold Dennis Bird, or better known as Dickie Bird in
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      Hwi Yoh impress
      40 26 HWI YOH troum-ed Ahmad Ibrahim 1-0, while Naval Base beat East Toa Payoh 1-0 in the hoys' secondary schools' North Zone hockey tournament at Naval Base yesterday. In a lower se<-onday match. Naval a-ise bpat Hartley 44).
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      Sweden trip in hands of juniors
      422 26  -  THERE'S no public announcement yet, but Singapore seems on the brink of dropping plans to send a team to the world junior squash championships in Gothenburg, Sweden, from April 3-7 because it coincides with the East Asia championships in Kuala Lumpur PATRICK BASTIANS Everything
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      National players barred
      123 26  -  BERNARD PEREIRA By TWENTY-FIVE national players will be barred from taking part in the Singapore inter-constitu-ency sepak takraw tournament, scheduled from March 15-May 18 at various venues. They are Ahmad Tapri, Pangat Adon, Sarip Mordipi. M. Said Yusof, Juma at Samuri, M. Ali Abdullah. Zolkipli Jaafar, Kassim
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      STTA seeks singers' help
      132 26  -  By PETER SIOW THE Singapore Table Tennis Association has recruited several wellknown Asian singers, including Taiwan's Vi Tian and Li I Japing, for its fund-raising campaign this year. The others are Fei Yuqing, Zhen Siuzhen, Ying Xia, all from Taiwan, and Hongkong's Wang Xingsiu and Chen
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      698 26 PERMOHON AN PENGECUALIAN DARIPADA UJIAN KELAY AKAN QUALIFYING TEST UNTUK MEMASUKI PEPERIKSAAN S.P.M. 1980 1 Permohonon permohonon bogi pengecualkm doripoda Ujkm KeJayokon/ Qualifying Test unluk memasuki peperiksaan Sijil Penuh SPM. 1980 odoloh dipelowa daripoda calon-calon penendirion seperh berikut (a) Guru-guru yong latihonnya diiktirafkon oWi Kementerion Pelafaron Malaysia don teloh lulus
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      524 26 KENVATAAN TAWARAN PFJARAT HETIAUSAHA KERAJAAN PERAK Pemborong-pemborong yang berdaftar dengan Ja batan Kerja Kaya dan manamana Badan Her kanun/Penguaaa Ternpat an adalah dipelawa bagi mengemukakan tawaran untuk menjalankan kerjakerja berikut: MRMBINA DAN ME NYIAPKAN SEBATANG JALAN MASUK DARI JALAN BESAR SITIAWAN KAYAN KE RANCANGAN PERU MAHAN AW AM BATH 10
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      251 26 Gelusil Antacids present THE INSIDE STORY OF STOMACH DISCOMFORT What Is stomach discomfort? %\j This is a vague term that refers to a 1( whole range of stomach disorders. Getusii neutralises exce«\ from mild gastric pain to wind or fla- ocid and re*eves 1} II tulence, to that uncomfortable feel-
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      'Keeper Patrick called up for national squad
      298 27  -  SINGAPORE'S goalkeeping problem took a new twist yesterday when intermediate 'keeper Patrick Wee was called up for the pre-Olympic Games soccer squad. National coach Jitta Singh was yesterday advised by the Football Association of Singapore to fill the vacancy left by third-choice Lim
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      Sri Lanka soccer entry mystery
      255 27 MYSTERY surrounds the participation of Sri Lai ka in the pre-Olympic Games soccer competition, from Feb.23-March 13, at the National Stadium, reports JOE DORAl. Until yesterday, Sri Lanka, one of the seven competing countries, had not submitted their provisional entry. The closing date for the
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      Great demand for tickets
      329 27  -  By THE demand for admission tickets to the Indonesia-China badminton match at the Singapore Badminton Hall next Friday and Saturday is fast exceeding supply. So overwhelming has been the orders to date that the Singapore Badminton Association's ticketing committee is hoping desperately that there will be
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      Top-form Ho shoots his way to the lead
      645 27 MANILA, Thurs. Taiwan's Ho Ming Chung fired a five-under-par 67 to take the opening day's lead in the US$80,000 ($172,000) Philippine Masters golf championship here today. Ho, playing at his best in four years of competition in the five-year-old Masters, had nines
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      Dunearn win close tie
      55 27 DUNEARN TECHNICAL edged out Anglo-Chinese 3-2 in a schools' national secondary boys tennis championship match at Kallang yesterday In two other boys' matches. St Joseph's lastitution thrashed Thomson W), while Raffles Institution beat Tanjong Kalong Technical 4-1. Other results Secondary girls RGS 5 Katong Convent 0;
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      Teo-Bava episode ends in handshake
      268 27  -  PETER SIOW 3y THE handshake between Singapore rugby coach Natahar Bava and the supposedly wayward Teo Han Chua finally took place at the Police Academy, in Thomson Road, yesterday. And, though it has none of the historical significance attached to former American President Richard Nixon's
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      Lock icon Johore hit purple patch
      319 27 Johore hit purple patch JOHORE 6 SARAWAK JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs. Johore, up by only one goal at half-time, struck a purple patch in the second naif to score this rousing Malaysia Cup soccer win against Sarawak in the Larkin Stadium here tonight. Mohidin Hussein broke the ice in the 36th
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      TABLE
      147 27 P W D L F A PI Singapore 6 0 0 20 1 12 Clangor 6 3 3 0 U 5 9 Pahang 6 4 117 8 9 Johore 3 2 1 12 4 8 Sabah 6 2 3 1 11 10 7 Penang 7 3 1 3 4
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      Selangor asks Ramli for an explanation
      415 27 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Selangor player Ramli Junit, who was reported to have signed to play for Malacca, faces possible disciplinary action, including suspension, by the Football Association of Selangor. Ramli has been asked to give a satisfactory explanation for not traveiling with the Selangor
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      Geylang East and West lose
      72 27 GEYLANU East and West suf fered defeats in the inter-con-stituency table tennif tournament at the Cay World last night. East going down 1-3 to Paya Lebar and West succumbing 0-3 to Nee Soon. Other results: Tanjong Pagar 3 Toa Payoh 1, Ang Mo Kio 3
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    Lock icon BRITISH BOBBIES FOR ZIMBABWE POLLS
    127 28 I.ONJX)N, Thurs. Britain yesterday announced it is sending 500 British bobbies to Zimbabwe to man lulling stations in rural areas and to help ensure that this month's nationwide elections are "scrupulously fair." The policemen all volunteers will be flown out on Feb 25, unarmed and
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    Lock icon Seven-year high
    49 28 HONGKONG. Thurs. Hongkong stork prices rose to their highest level for seven years today because of a burst of buying before the Chinese New Year holiday, dealers said. The local Hang Seng shares index reached 961.21, its highest level since the local stockmarket crash of 1973. Reuter.
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    Lock icon Thailand severs food link with Kampuchea
    222 28 Thailand severs food link with Kampuchea BANGKOK, Thurs. Thai authorities today ordered the informal food "land bridge" into Kampuchea severed and announced new restrictions that will endanger feeding programmes for nearly 1 million Kampuchea ns. The Thai supreme command said it will bar all further food deliveries to the Kampuchean
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    Lock icon No hint of Soviet troop pullout
    248 28 No hint of Soviet troop pullout ISLAMABAD, Thurs SOVIET troops and equipment are continuing to pour into Afghanistan and are plunging even deeper into the countryside, correspondents In Kabul have reported. Significant numbers are about 90 km from the Khyber Pass, the historic route leading into Pakistan, and Afghanistan regions
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    Lock icon Dummy found
    28 28 TOKYO. Thurs A Soviet made dummy torpedo was found washed ashore today on a beach near the city of Kashiwazaki on the Sea of Japan. Rputer.
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    Lock icon Propane tank burns out
    54 28 SI.XIX.'X i Mississippi). Thurs A hiiKc pi BUM l;mk. lop pled b) a ilcrailcil ri.'ieril train, hui ill ilwlf out today hcmis aftfi Miulint; .1 (iifhall 3011 mi'lu-s into the an The r.oti resldenti rvacuatad becaoat iif On chnca of an explosion were mid they could
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    Lock icon Hostages could be freed in 48 hours...
    508 28 Hostages could be freed in 48 hours. SAYS BANI-SADR IRANIAN President Abolhassan BaniSadr said today the 50 American hostages held at the US Embassy in Teheran could be released in 48 hours if President Jimmy Carter accepts a secret plan approved by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeiny. The statement followed Mr Carter's
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      282 28 BUSINESS TIMES Sing.iixirc s financial l>aily Cover Pw> yi» Annual Subscription 51 55 Fa MbKfVtJon, co»*****ll TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS WILD swings in the commodity markets have taken their first major victim, a large rubber broker and member of the Rubber Association of Singapore. Is this just the tip of an iceberg
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      247 28 Ismail gets the £eel of Kedah ISMAIL KASSIM is now on special assignment to Kedah to get the feel of things in Malaysia's rice bowl which recently experienced a not by padi farmers. His first report from Alor Star in today's paper. Angry man o£ Malaysia Our Arts column turns
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      179 28 UP TO 1 p.m. TODAY: Generally fair and windy. TEMP. (C) up to 6 a.m. tomorrow: 31 max., 24 mln. SUNSET today: (.51 p.m.; SI NRISK tomorrow: 6.17 a.m. GLOBAL Matter Amsterdam IXC Wt§ l*««l»n 6-10C Cloudy Athens 6-9C Cloudy Law Angeles 12 181' Cloudy Bahrain IMBC Qm Manila 22-3UC
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        Bamboo Green
        1153 1  -  Structure of poems (1) By A shi must have at least four lines, although it may bo lengthened to eight. Some epic poems have as many as one hundred and more sentences, but their numbers must be even because every two lines form a couplet. The couplet is
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        The badly needed talents
        290 1 Historical profiles ZI SI, the grandson of Confucius, once recommended a military official, Gou Bian, to the Marquis of Wei. Zi Si said: "The talent,disposition, his many tactics and strategems of this man, can lead an army of 500 cheng." (Each cheng comprises 75 men, so
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        597 1 To all readers: GONG HE KI N Xlt Happy New Year! from Bilingual Desk ot The Straits Times. I rvv -fc_ r m rr\V7i I GROW WITH rebruan 1980 551.50 The magazine for parenis, teachers and all who care BJ- T um^^^ GROW, the magazine for parents, teachers and all
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        109 1 IHSIDfA Shopping Digging out the past Sprucing op the house far Spring Festival? Then why not dig oat grandma's nonya furnit n re and porcelain or bay a few family 'heirlooms' before they all disappear. For the old and the new (in the shape of microwave ovens) see Pago- 4,
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    • LEISURE
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        A tragic tale o£ love and hate
        1133 2 That archetypical tale of tragic love Romeo and Juliet will be telecast on Monday, Ch 5 at 10 p.m.: The third play in the current season of The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare, sponsored by The Times Organisation. ANDREW LESLIE'S analysis of
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        PICK of the DAY
        803 2 PICK of the DAY SBCTiQ IT'S less than 24 hours before we're into a new Lunar Year the Year of the Monkey and programmes on the goggle-box are already looking up. To take you into the new year, there's the Lunar New Year Special at 11.45 p.m. tonight. The theme
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        93 2 The Flintetones are back on Ch 3, 5.41 p.m. SWISS PHOTOGRA- GRAPHS at the National PHKRS FROM 184* Museum Young People s UNTIL TODAY an ex- Gallery fr Jf 30 8 m t0 ,7 p.m. On till Monday. hihition at the National APOLLO CIRCUS from Museum Art Gallery from India
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        1214 2 TV and Radio SBC 5 3.00 PM Opening and Housewives Mati- 7.30 News and Newsreel (Malay) nee Everything Is Going My Way 7.55 Celebrity Charade (Mandarin Film) I 8.20 Sports Magazine 4.30 Intermission 8.35 Ike (Part 2) 6.05 Opening and Animal World t^ w 5. (EnjSsh) Documentary 9 55 Mow
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      More than 6,000 hectares and still growing...
      705 3 IN I-F:SS than 15 years, Jurong Town Corporation will run out of land to develop in Jurong industrial estate. There is only so much land reclamation can do to increase useable acreage before the costs of this method become prohibitive. Residential needs also
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      Life is slow in 'Hicksville'
      668 3 THE streets of Jurong are paved with concrete, unlike the pavements of the city with its coloured tiles and fanciful designs. A minor point, but the no-nonsense solidity about the pedestrian walks of Jurong are symbolic of the ambience of the area. There is little
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      A watchful eye on pollution
      626 3 INITIAL fears that the dramatic development of Jurong industrial estate would not lead to a concurrent significant rise in the level of pollution in the area have now dissolved. Strict monitoring by the government's AntiPollution Unit has ensured that the barely tolerable pollution that plagued
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      OUTLOOK dig out the past di
      488 4  - OUTLOOK dig out the past di 1. Made during; 185t) this wash emblem and has the bowl 2. These Nonya grandma's beaut tiny ginger jar v face powder or h used to store h?r Prices from East Coast Roisd 3. One doesn't oi such old-world c been a Peranal friends
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      Making waves in cooking ing
      1233 4  - Making waves in cooking ing MICROWAVE cooking is the newest concept in cooking to come along in years These high frequen cy waves penetrate food so heating takes place from within instead of from outside the food. Since the waves are drawn to moisture, dishes that contain natural juices, or
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    • IX OBITUARIES
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        140 Acknowledgements
        205 21 THE FAMILY OF THE LATE MADAM TAN SIEW LIN WISH TO EXPRESS THEIR SINCERE GRATITUDE TO ALL RELATIVES. FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES IN I.S.O.. CUSTOMS AND TOA PAYOH HOSPITAL FOR THEIR KIND ASSISTANCE DURING THEIR RECENT BEREAVEMENT INSERTED BY LIM POH OUEE MR. YAP MUN PUI wi«h to •ipr.n
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        142 Deaths
        183 21 I LEOMG FOON CHEW AGED6S Went horn* lo be with Mm Lord Jmih on 13/2/80 leaving behmd:j Beloved wife Fok Tic. Chua SONS KENG WAI. Raymond KENG YEW. Vincent KENG CHOONG. Joe DAUGHTERS IRENE MAUREEN DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW YONG SEOW. Lilian KIM MEI Mary SALLY SONS-IN-LAW NGTHIAMCHUA V. MAHADEVAN and
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        I 144 In Memoriam
        120 21 IN CHERISHED MEMORY of Dr. Lee Keng Chin called Home 15.2 66. Always remembered by wife, family and loved ones. EMILY RODRIGUES (Dapartad 15.2 7B) Within our horn* whan all bright. God took Iron, us shining light; W* iriM that light, and always will. Her vacant
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        194 5 Gong Xi Fa Cai I\O all our Patrons from and JtuU kUONG THOMSON ai ii; A»j <o^«« 'o' th« Mondays as follow* Cathay Feb 15,16/7* 18 Kelong: Feb 15 16 /Sa i^W motherfpte MM pWWe II take you I from pregnancy to your rr 1 m baby s first steps
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        283 6 Patrons to Shaw's Lido Cinema have been m privileged to enjoy super stereophonic a sound with dqlby STCRH3 I PRffJTi since Aug. 79 first, with |J2 and then with H In super stereophonic sound witti [XI|PCXBYSTEREO|PFaNT atCAPfTOLTHEJffttSOON LIDO: OPENS TODAY! S SHOWS 11am, 1.45, 4, 6.45 A 9.15-No Free List
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        122 7 Classified Ads. Your Multi-purpose Partner *W SINGAPORE SP WONDERLAND AMUSEMENTS (AT KALLANG PARK) GONG XI 1 FA CAI w &S9I I" B^^BJSrif A BTdfl Jfar IBk jS^m Business Hours PP^^W fl| TEN TOY RIDES in Chinese New Year •fl Ibf jBfJ Te<J Cup 12 00 noon- 12 00 midnight PP^I
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