The Straits Times, 4 April 1980

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    16 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 FRIDAY, APRIL 4, l»8t 30 CENTS M.C.(P) No. 1 1 1/1/80
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    Lock icon TRANSFER SET FOR TOMORROW
    503 1 Hostages: "Iran govt ready' report TEHERAN, Thursday TWO members of Iran's Revolutionary Council said today that the militant students would turn over their 50 American hostages to the government on Saturday. This breakthrough came hours after the United States made a fresh promise to exercise restraint
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    Motorist and lorry driver charged
    233 1 Motorist and lorry driver charged A MOTORIST, Cheng Chang Gey, 22, was charged in a magistrate's court yesterday with causing injury to Mobile Squad constable Neo Pung Kork, 20, by driving in a rash manner along Jalan Bahar on Saturday at about 1 a.m. Cheng, a pig farmer, was alleged
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    Lock icon Take-off crash at Paya Lebar
    539 1  -  PAUL JANSEN By JANIEKHOOand RONNIE WAI PILOT DECIDES TO ABORT AFTER LIFT-OFF ALL flights liudwt af Paya Lebar alraart were aff far three bean yesterday evening after a Bangladesh Sibh BTTT Jrfllarr rrnih Inairl en aa ahartod tafce-aff and skidded eft the raaway with at
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    71 1 MIAMI, Thurs. A Young Colombian carrying cocaine in plastic packets in his stomach died after having a seizure while waiting to clear the customs at the Miami International Airport, authorities said. The victim, whose name was withheld, had swallowed two packages of cocaine, a medical examiner
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    Lock icon Proxy war?
    39 1 PARIS, Thurs Fighting raged unabated today in Chad, amid reports that the rival factions may be seeking military aid from Libya and Egypt respectively. This raised the spectre of a proxy war between Libya and Egypt. AP
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    40 1 LONDON, Thurs Some shouting "it's great to be back," striking British steelmen returned to work today after a 13-week strike Much of the bitteraess that characterised the strike disappeared as British SUei Corp plants reported Rood turnouts. AP
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    Two varsities should complement each other
    638 1  - Two varsities should complement each other CHUA LEONG KIAN SAYS KEONG CHOON THE University of Singapore (SU) and Nanyang University (NU) should complement each other in a concerted effort to develop Singapore into a centre for higher education. Naatah Council motor Mr Tan Keoog Choon expressed this view In Ms
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    Lock icon Three shot by 'angry old man'
    78 1 By BOSTON, Thurs. An "angry old man" was being held today at Springfield, Massachusetts, on a murder charge after confessing to shooting three men he thought had mugged him. Theodore Jodoin, 77, was granted bail of US$lOO,OOO (5J230.000) after snooting one man dead and
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    PM:I cannot force students to go to Nantah
    645 1 PM:I cannot force students to go to Nantah MR LEE Kuan Yew says he believes the prejudice that has been buflt up against Nanyang University degrees is too great to overcome, without a total restructuring. He made this point in his reply, dated April 1 and released for publication yesterday,
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    Lock icon Big jump in allowances
    75 1 JAKARTA. Thurs. The Indonesian government has announced big increases in special allowances for civil servants working in Irian Jaya and East Timor, effective this month. The special allowance (or East Timor has been raised from 50 per cent of basic salaries to 150 per cent and
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    Lock icon 'Apemen' seen
    27 1 BFMING. Thurs. Several two-metre-tall hairy "apemen" have been spotted in China's Central Hubei province in recent years, the Shanghai daily. Wenhui Bao. imported today AFP
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    Lock icon Escape in toolbox
    58 1 LONDON, Tburs. A Hungarian man and his two daughters asked for political asylum today, after biing smuggled into Britain in the toolbox of a Home Jtcretary William Whitelaw, said that Mr Lazos Sohuszter, 42, and his daughters, Gabriell.i 14. and Ddiko, 11, were brought into the country
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    Lock icon PREM TO VISIT INDONESIA
    90 1 JAKARTA, Thurs. Thai Prime Minister Prem Tlnsulanonda will visit Indonesia later this month as part of his Asean tour. The acting Foreign Minister, General Maradeii Panggabean, told reporters following a meeting with President Suharto today that the date aad other de- tails about Gen Prem's visit
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    Top civil servants to attend RC meetings
    996 1  -  LEE KIM CHEW By TOP civil servants up to permanent secretary level will join MPs in residents committees' meetings periodically in the next two to three years if the present scheme of exposing young officers to grassroots problems at this level works well.
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    48 1 LONDON, Thurs. Labour MP Willie Hamilton, parliament's severest critic of the royal family, added "wayward woman" to his descriptions of Princess Margaret in a House of Commons speech yesterday but Buckingham Palace remained steadfast today to its tradition of not replying to personal criticism. UPI.
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    Lock icon BELGIAN PM RESIGNS
    72 1 BRISSELS, Tkars. Belxiaa Prime Minister WlttrM Martens taaay resined bat was asked by King Baaaaala to C4Mttaae seeking a s»lnttaa to a pclltieal crisis related to the cautry's laagiage tosae. TV king nuked back fr*m a holiday la Spain today after yesteraay's failare by the Seaate to
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      Lock icon Protests lead six college heads to resign
      140 2 SEOUL, Thurs. Student protests in more than a dozen colleges and universities throughout South Korea have led to the suspension of classes and the resignation of at least six school heads over the past several weeks, education officials said here today. Students have
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      Lock icon Syrian naval chief avoided orders: Report
      210 2 Syrian naval chief avoided orders Report A SYRIAN navy commander ordered his fleet out to high seas during recent troubles in the north of Syria to avoid being called in, according to a Kuwaiti weekly today. The Al Hadaf did not name the officer in its report from Beirut but
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      Lock icon Pyongyang provoking attacks: UN Command
      81 2 Pyongyang provoking attacks: UN Command PANMUNJOM, Tnnrs. Tke Inlted Nations Command (UNC) charged N«rtß K»re* today with trying to disrupt peace by prvvoklng armed attacks against S*ata Kan*. Tke UNC waned that Pyongyang mast bear fall reraMlbilIty. Bat Nertfi Ken* said tke charge! wen fabricated anS It had nothing U
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      Lock icon Losing their spring when season is in
      152 2 MADISON (Wisconsin), Thurs. Not everyone feels better as temperatures rise, flowers bloom and grass turns green. In fact, a University of Wisconsin psychologist studying national suicide trends says spring fever can be a real toiler. Clinical psychologist Ms Damans Rohsenow said: "During the
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      HEAD-ON CRASH INJURES 127 ON BOARD
      117 2 HEAD-ON CRASH INJURES 127 ON BOARD THIS la tke aeeae of a head-on eelllalea betweea aa Amtraka train and a trdskt trail that Injured 127 peepie la Nertk Carallia «n Weaaeaiay. Tke It-ear Amtrak trala, kmilM aartk frem FierMa to New Yark, evenket a stop tdgaal aad wan hit bea/
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      Lock icon China seeks Japan aid
      50 2 TOKYO, Thurs. China has asked for Japanese cooperation in further developing part of Dagang oilfield near Beijing, its third largest oilfield, the Japan National Oil Corporation said today. The officials said the kind of cooperation Otna is seeking, financial or technological, wffl be discussed later. AP.
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      US move for tighter N-sales controls
      198 2 US move for tighter N-sales controls WASHINGTON, Thurs. The Carter Administration has launched a quiet campaign to get the major nuclear supplier nations to accept tighter controls on the export of sensitive equipment. White House and State Department aides reported that, in recent bilateral talks, the administration had prodded Western
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      Lock icon GUERILLA CHIEF AND 19 OTHERS KILLED
      207 2 GUERILLA CHIEF AND 19 OTHERS KILLED ISLAMABAD, Thurs. Muslim guerillas are hard pressed to withstand a fresh Soviet offensive in the northern and eastern parts of Afghanistan which began with the melting of winter snows, Afghan guerilla soruces said yesterday. In one of the greater setbacks reported by the exiled
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      Lock icon Carter seeks to head off rebuff from home team
      243 2 Carter seeks to head off rebuff from home team WASHINGTON, Thursday THE Carter Administration has invited several United States Olympic Committee members to Washington to meet top officials at the State and Defence Departments over President Carter's proposed Olympic boycott in July, White House officials said yesterday. The meetings will,
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      No N-test in offing Pak
      64 2 No N-test in of fing Pak ISLAMABAD. Thurs Pakistan's Foreign Affairs Ministry today denied Indian charges that it plans to detonate a nuclear device late this year or in early 1981 "Pakistan dies not now* the capability of carrying out a nuclear explosion in the near future, the ministry said
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      Lock icon Non-aligned crisis: Cuba blamed
      178 2 NEW DELHI, Thorn. Visiting Egyptlaa Minister of SUt? Dr Baatraa GkaU said here today tkat tke non-aligned movement was going through a "very sertoas crisis'' aad accased Cuba of trying to veer it too close to aae superpower. Speaklag at a Delhi Press Clab lunch, Dr
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      Lock icon GOING TO WORK IN STYLE...
      137 3 GOING TO WORK IN STYLE. AS New York's pubUc tnuwpwt wtrken try their fort to grind the city to a halt, Mine Mmmiten make _c ef mniqae means of transport to get to their offices. ABOVE: Mr Paul JampoJsky, who works tor Mi advertising firm In mldtown Manhattan, going to
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      Lock icon Seven senior Thai govt officials held for graft
      229 3 Seven senior Thai govt officials held for graft BANGKOK, Thursday INTERIOR Minister Prathuang Kiratibutr today ordered seven senior Interior Ministry officials arrested on charges of misappropriating government funds. Observers said this was the first proof of Premier Prem Tinsulanonda's vow to end corruption. The seven officials, including Under-Secretary of State
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      Lock icon CHURCH TO SEEK END TO MARTIAL LAW
      145 3 CHURCH TO SEEK END TO MARTIAL LAW MANILA, Thurs. Leaders of Manila's more than five million Catholics vowed in religious rites today to press for the lifting of martial law in the Philippines and the restoration of civil liberties. In a religious mass, they promulgated new statutes with attached resolutions
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      Lock icon Maiden flight
      34 3 LONDON. Thur». The first Air Zimbabwe flight to London landed at London's Gatwick Airport today Airport officials welcomed the 134 n«f ngtn, a full load, by giving each a red rooe. AP.
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      Lock icon US plan to mobilise retired for home front if...
      274 3 WASHINGTON, Thursday THE United States, in an unprecedented move during peace time, has announced it will notify about 200,000 retired officers and enlisted soldiers that they could be recalled to active duty in a crisis mobilisation under its plan to free
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      Lock icon GUNS FOR WOMEN RECRUITS?
      70 3 GUNS FOR WOMEN RECRUITS? LONDON, Thurs. Women in the British armed forces could be carrying guns soon for the first time, Prime Minister Mrs Margaret Thatcher's government said today. A defence policy document indicated that a shortage of men in the allvolunteer army, navy and air force could lead to
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      'Curb contacts9 call
      68 3 'Curb contacts 9 call TOKYO, Thus. A top Japanese army general today mM the army would restrict Its officers* social contoets with foreign military attaches In Japan to prevent the lew wee of espionage eases. General Tosnlmlchl SMiklTChJef -of -Staff of the army, told reporters that the army would work
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      Lock icon Dong begins five-day visit to India on Monday
      213 3 Dong begins five-day visit to India on Monday NEW DELHI, Thursday VIETNAMESE Prime Minister Pham Van Dong will arrive in New Delhi on Monday for a five-day visit to discuss Kampuchea with Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, officials said here today. Mr Dong will devote the first two days of
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      Lock icon 'Get Viets to pull out troops' call to Soviets
      145 3 'Get Viets to pull out troops' call to Soviets JAKARTA, Thurs. The leading Indonesian newspaper, Kompas. today called on the Soviet Union to help get Vietnam to withdraw its forces from Kampuchea. Commenting on the recent visit to Singapore by Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Nikolai Firyubin, the paper said Moscow
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      UNKNOWN
      49 4 THE reparten have evea stopped asking iv| haw sM I am. 7 Comment by euphoric Republican Presidential candidate Ronald Reagan after his latest primary victories in Wisconsin and Kansas City. The age of the former star of Westerns is considered to be his weakest point. He is 69.
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      Lock icon Manoeuvre in space
      57 4 MOSCOW. Thurs. The Soviet Union announced today a successful operation to correct the orbit of the Salyut-6 space station, where two cosmonauts are expected to fly later this month. Tass news agency said the motor of an unmanned progress space craft, which docked with the station on
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      Lock icon Record prime rates reminiscent of 19th Century panic
      334 4 ECONOMISTS PREDICT STEEP RECESSION SEVERAL major banks raised their prime lending rates to a record 20 per .cent yesterday, a level recalling the financial panics of the last century. (The prime is the rate banks charge their most credit-worthy corporate customers. It
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        80 4 SOVIET ambulances ohen arrive too late and 28 doctors were sacked in three years in just one town for 'drunkenness, vulgarity and violating medical ethics," the party daily Pravda reported in Moscow yesterday. Commenting on a letter from a reader whose mother died before an emergency crew
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        69 4 VANDALS in Illinois sent an unmanned bulldozer on a nearly two-km-long rampage through a residential area yesterday, police said. The vandals tore the locks off the Caterpillar bulldozer, turned on its engine and let it go. "It took out three mobile homes, one car, four light fixtures
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        64 4 SIX British servicemen plan to cross the EngM»h Channel from Dover to Calais by parachute next June and their main risk will be a collision with an aircraft. They will be dropped from a plane 8,000 metres over Dover and hope to land near a Calais beach
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        Lock icon Burning away life
        50 4 SMOKING a single cigarette takes five minutes off the life of the smoker, a British government official claimed in London yesterday. Sir George Young, Undersecretary of State for Health, said people who smoke 20 cigarettes a day could die five years earlier than they otherwise would. AFP.
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        Lock icon Just for a pair of shoes
        54 4 A 12-YEAR-OLD Indonesian boy committed suicide by drinking rat poison because his parents did not buy him a pair of shoes, police reported in Jakarta yesterday. The parents had agreed to buy the shoes, but financial difficulties forced them to put it off, a
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        Lock icon A furry investment
        60 4 SOME people invest in gold, art, books or stamps. Linwood and Norma Broughman invest in llamas and have seven on their farm. The cost of a llama has lumped from a mere USJao (Ss66o) for a pair to U552,750 (556.300) each because of the great demand from
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      Lock icon Coalition front setup to topple junta
      250 4 Coalition front setup to topple junta SAN SALVADOR, Thurs. Opposition leaders in El Salvador yesterday announced a new Democratic Front coalition to support the leftist Revolutionary Coordinating Committee and topple the civilian-military junta. The new broad-based opposition movement appeared as the ruling junta extended the siege In this violence-plagued nation
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      Lock icon China's state farms take on new roles
      324 4 CHINA has launched a big experiment which turns state farms into complexes engaged in not only agricultural but also industrial and commercial activities. The experiment was proposed by Chairman Hua Guofeng in Saeptember 1978 as a major step to modernise Cchina's agriculture after
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      Lock icon 9 buried alive
      45 4 RAWALPINDI, Thurs. Eight children and a woman from the same family were buried alive today when a mound of earth collapsed on them In a village near Nowshera town, about 120 km north-west of here, the Associated Press of Pakistan reported. Reuter.
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      Lock icon Soviet defector flies home
      146 4 WASHINGTON, Than. Eves th«agh be seemed U haw "the best sf everything" la bis new WO h the US, Ssvlet defector Yirl StepsjMv sa Taesiay unexpectedly left for the Ssvlet UatSß, aeesmnaaied by Soviet •ffleu£7 The mm ve startled ate MesMte heeaase, mlv II days everytalag
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      37 4 SOVIET Prudent Leonid Brexhnev signing the book of condolences daring visit to the Vietnamese Embassy la Moscow on Wednesday to pay his respects to the late Vietnamese President Ton Dae ffeang. AP picture.
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      Lock icon THREE MEN SET NEW ENDURANCE RECORD FOR DIVE'
      129 4 THREE MEN SET NEW ENDURANCE RECORD FOR DIVE' DURHAM, Thurs. Three researchers yesterday set a new endurance record by spending 28 days in a pressure chamber that simulated an underwater depth of 649 m. They were greeted with champagne and cake when they emerged. The experiment, held at the Duke
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      28 4 BANGKOK, Thurs. Police sergeant Vichien Kanacharoen, 51. was subbed to death today after being robbed of over 20.000 bant (552.300) worth of valuables, police said. AFP.
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      80 4 COUGAR (Washington). Thurs. A different type of seismic reading from the quakes shaking Mt St Helena late last night indicated a major eruption from the volcano was on its way, scientists, said. "Harmonic tremor," a different kind of seismic activity recorded during the evening, apparently
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      Lock icon British airline sues FAA for DC-10 grounding
      193 4 British airline sues FAA for DC-10 grounding LONDON, Thurs. British Caledonian Airways, Europe's largest independent scheduled airline, announced today that it is suing the United States Federal Aviation Administration for £1 million (5K960.000) over last year's DC-10 grounding. The airline said it was suing because the FAA refused to let
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      Lock icon Nusrse on charge of killing patient
      149 4 LAS VEGAS, Thurs. A NURSE at Sunrise Hospital was indicted by a grand jury yesterday oa charge she killed a patient in a respiratory intensive care unit of the facility, the state's largest private hospital. Jani Adams, 32, as English teacher turned nurse, was
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      Lock icon Hsing Hsing-Ling Ling's fling-fling
      155 4 WASHINGTON, Thurs Will Hsing Using and Ling Ling finally have a ninjrfling? Mr Mike Morgan, a spokesman of the National Zoo here, yesterday said the fumbling giant panda Hsing Hsing has failed again and again to impregnate Ling Ung. Me said zoo officials are so aoxious
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      Lock icon Palestine debate put off
      193 6 ISSUE SIDESTEPPED AT UNITED NATIONS UNITED NATIONS, Thursday WESTERN and Third World delegates reportedly reached tentative agreement last night to adjourn UN Security Council debate on Palestine to July, sidetracking a proposal for council endorsement of a Palestinian state that had seemed headed for a US
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      Lock icon Chad leader pleads for Libyan aid
      88 6 PARIS, Thurs. Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi has received a written plea (or help from Chadian President Goukouni Weddeye In his bitter struggle with dissident Defence Minister Hissene Habre, Libyan Radio was reported as saying yesterday. As the battle in N'DJaumena, the devastated capital
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      103 6 BLACK YOUTHS RUN RIOT IN BRISTOL RIOTING black y oaths t brewing *t«M* at p»Uee on Wednesday after a raid on a dob pspolar wttfe the Worthdlan commuilty in the British pert ef Brtotel. Nine civilians and It policemen were hut In the running battles. Order was restored wtud midnight
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      Lock icon Iraq vows to avenge attack on life of Deputy PM
      278 6 Iraq vows to avenge attack on life of Deputy PM BEIRUT, Thursday IRAQ has vowed to take revenge on Iran after blaming it for an assassination attempt on Iraqi Deputy Premier Tariq Aziz. The vow was made by President Saddam Hussein last night when he spoke at Baghdad's Mustanseriyah University,
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      Lock icon Marriage was too taxing for couple
      223 6 WASHINGTON, Thursday TWICE, Angela and David Boyter divorced each other and twice they remarried. Finally, they ended their marriage altogether finding it literally too taxing and simply lived together. The reason had nothing to do with romance, the couple told a US congressional committee.
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      Lock icon China 'ready'
      31 6 TOKYO, Thurs. Visiting Chinese Vice-Premier Yu QuiQ said here today that China was ready to join the International Monetary Fund this year, the state-owned Japan Broadcasting Corporation reported. Reuter
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      Lock icon Sudan and Iraq mend their rift
      86 6 Sudan and Iraq mend their rift BAGHDAD, Thurs. Iraq and Sudan yesterday agreed to re-establish diplomatic links after a year of broken relations, the state-run Iraqi news agency said. The agreement was reached after exchanged messages between Sudanese President Jaafar Numeiri and Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, it said. Ambassadors from
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      Lock icon Cyanide man gives police the slip
      201 6 Cyanide man gives police the slip LOS ANGELES, Thurs. An extortioner who poisons supermarket food with cyanide slipped through a police trap in the remote California desert. A dozen Federal agents staked out a trap after a telephone caller demanded diamonds and cash to halt the poison campaign. But a
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      140 6 Portisch and Spassky play to a draw MEXICO CITY, Thurs. Hungarian grandmaster Lajos Portisch and former world chess champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union played to a draw yesterday after 24 moves in the second game of their quarter-final match. The play is part of a tournament for the
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      172 6 CHICAGO, Thsrs. The Pulton lee Company recreated the bllssard of T» for six snowstarved penguins on April 1 and save dosens of bystanders lots of bad memories. Mr John Reyes, Pulton president, said yesterday he made 5,44 J kg of snow pad the paths
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    A locally adapted Chinese-English dictionary
    249 8 A locally adapted ChineseEnglish dictionary A CHINESE-ENGLISH dictionary based on one compiled by the Beijing Foreign Languages Institute is now within the reach of students priced at $9.50 Yesterday. Federal Publications and The Commercial Press jointly launched The Times Chinese-English Dictionary at Times Orchard Centre, Lucky Plaza. This dictionary is
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    TREE TOPPLES ONTO SCHOOLBUS
    43 8 A passer-by helps to comfort a distressed child Reserve Unit men clearing the tree from the road with the help of a power-saw Shock and few regtaterei on the faces «C these children m they watt in an ambulance
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    13 kindergarten pupils and two teenaged assistants hurt
    313 8 Roport by J ALE A N HAN Picturoa by CHRIS LOH and NGH AI CHEE WAH THIRTEEN kindergarten pupils and two teenage girls were Injured when a huge tree crashed onto the school bus they were travelling In along Bukit Tlmah Road
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    Hippo baby on the way
    54 8 A HIPPOPOTAMUS at the Singapore Zoological Gardens is expecting a batty in the next week or so. The mother-to-be Is Susie, a four-year-old hippo presented to the too by the National Zoological Park In Washington. 0 all goes well, this will be the first baby
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    New post office
    45 8 THE new Tanglin Halt post office will open at Block 39, UIMS, Tanglln Halt Rosd. on The mobile post service at the car park between Block 37 and the HDB Tanglin Halt Area Office will cease to operate from the same day.
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    Flights to Indonesia
    65 8 THE Department of Civil Aviation yesterday said Singapore Airlines may now operate a total of seven dally flights to Jakarta and a daily flight to Medan and not eight more flights to the two Indonesian cities, as reported In yesterday's Straits Times. This follows the revision of
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    VITB certs not for entry to varsities
    229 8 VITB certs not for entry to varsities DIPLOMAS issued by the Singapore Polytechnic and Ngee Ann Technical College are acceptable entry qualifications for further studies in 29 universities and eight polytechnics in Britain while certificates issued by the Vocational and Industrial Training Board are not. These universities include: The universities
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      776 9 60,000,000 Philips TV sets prove technical excellence triumphs overprice To Philips, the achievement of being the world leader in television technology, with 60 jK^g-^ The image on a High Brightness or "Hi largest television manufacturer in the million sets to our credit. Wf mm>\ Bri" colour TV tube is more
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    Multi-tiered taxi fare system now under study
    502 10  -  PAUL WEE By THE authorities are looking into the possibility of introducing a multi-tiered fare system for taxis in Singapore, it was learnt yesterday. Taxis may also be allowed to carry passengers sharing them to reach different destinations. Already common among taxis in
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    Clan gives $10,000 to SCF
    132 10 THE Singapore Chua Clan Association yesterday donated SIMM to the Singapore Cultural Foun- The Parliamentary Secretary (Caltare), Dr Ow Chin Hock, received the eaeaae tram the president of the elation, Mr hum Kirn Cheng, at the Cmltare Ministry. Mr Cku* la »Uto vicerhalrmaa of the
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    THE NANTAH DEBATE
    212 10 Note: Some papers in Chinese Studies may be read in English, others in Chinese. C denotes students who read at least one paper in Chinese. E denotes students who read aii papers in English. Figures are for Joint Campus (SU and NU) Students. IRE/JOINT CAMPUS ear II
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    Seniors are against a merger, reveals students' union poll
    395 10 MOST of the final year and honours students in Nanyang University oppose a merger with the University of Singapore. This was revealed yesterday by the president of the Nantah Students' Union, Mr Tan Chee Kien. The union discovered this from a
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    Exhibition of stamps
    42 10 THE Raffles Stamp Club will hold a three-day stamp exhibition at the RI auditorium from 9.30 a.m. to 4 p.m on Monday and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday. Commemorative covers will also be sold.
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    Sunday visit
    32 10 THE Minister for Trade and Industry and MP (or Marine Parade. Mr Goh Chok Tong. will visit Blocks 4 and 5 of Marine Terrace on Sunday at 11 a ir.
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    Better to set up a technical NU now: Sin Chew
    447 10 A SIN Chew Jit Poh editorial said yesterday "we may as well rebuild Nanyang University into an independent technological university now rather than establish an Institute of Technology linked with the proposed National University of Singapore, only to be separated
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    That daily cuppa can harm kids, says Case
    136 11 That daily cuppa can harm kids, says Case THE Ceaißoneri' A«■■ctotl— ef SlHgapen has advised paroato n«t to give Uielr rhildrea eelfee or tea rejralarly. Caa« says tae sttmnlaat eaffeiae feud la eef fee er tea eaa eaaae hyperacttvlty, iervl imfm laeiaiala and rapM heart beato. It affeeta caUdrea u»re
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    Shaw elected
    33 11 MR RUNME SHAW has been elected first national president of the National St John Council. The chairman is Dr Ec Peng Liang and the general secretary Is Mr Robert Chua TeckChew.
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    $70m JTC plan to develop Loyang estate
    485 11 THE Jurong Town Corporation is to invest more than $70 million to develop Loyang industrial estate into a sophisticated service and supply base for the regional and international market. Announcing this yesterday, the Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Defence), Mr Phua Bah Lee, said the
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    Firm wants land award raised to $16.5 m
    157 11 Firm wants land award raised to $16.5 m A LAND development company, awarded $631,000 compensation in a land acquisition case, will be asking the Land Appeals Board to increase the award by 26 times to $16.5 million. Beauty Park Development Pte Ltd has applied through its solicitors, the law firm
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    Photo course
    28 11 THE Orchard Road YMCA will conduct a six-week intensive course on practical colour photography every Monday and Thursday from 7 p.m. to 10pm For details, telephone
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    107 11 JAKARTA, Thurs Indonesia can learn much from Singapore in the management of flats, Junior Minister of Housing. Mr Cosmas Batubara said here. Speaking to a visiting delegation of the Singapore Housing Board led by Mr Michael Fam, he said Singapore already has much experience
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    Trade grads
    41 11 MR Lim Chee Onn. secretary I general of NTUC. will be the guest-of-honour at the Vocational and Industrial Board's first Trade Graduation ceremony to be held at the Singapore Conference Hall on April 9 at I :*i p m
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    Youth camp, seminar
    55 11 THE Regional Youth Council (West) will organise a youth camp and seminar on Expectaion and Motivation of Youth in the 80s from tomorrow to Sunday at the National Youth Leadership Training Institute Mr Tan Soo Khoon, MP (or Alexandra and adviser to the council, will officiate at
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    Youthful robber gets another chance
    227 11 A 16-YEAK-OLD youth who committed armed robbery was on Wednesday given a chance to mend his ways by a district judge. Yau Foo Kheong was granted a 12-month conditional discharge by Senior District Judge Michael Khoo for the offence, punishable by Jail and a mandator
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      Lock icon Trial put off as Botak is sent for mental check
      587 12 K. LUMPUR, Thura THE re-trial of convicted criminal Botak Chin came to an abrupt stop in the High Court today when his counsel, Mr Jagjit Singh, successfully applied for him to be sent to a mental hospital for observation to
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      Lock icon Heroin charge Malaysian pleads guilty
      146 12 Heroin charge Malaysian pleads guilty BAN FRANCISCO, Than. The tint persoa ever extradited oa drag charges from Malaysia alaee Its ladeftmitmet la IWI pleaded gmtlty yesterday to the sale of St.! kg of heroin smuggled Tat* tfce United State*. Chu Hh Mow, 37, ptoMM pihy la the Federal Comrt U
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      Lock icon Raids on parlours
      45 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. A gang armed with sticks tried to attack a City Hall enforcement team which raided an Illegal massage parlour here yesterday. When the polk* arrived, the youths ran out the back door. Nine illegal parlours were cloaed down.— NST.
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      Lock icon Looters have a field day
      132 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Looters had a "free for all" at a watch shop when Ore destroyed a row of four shops in Jinjang Utara here yesterday. About 120,000 worth of watches were believed to have been looted from the Hong Sang watch shop where the
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      Lock icon British firms urged to start $5m study loan fund
      282 12 LONDON, Thur. BRITISH companies in Malaysia have been urged to set up a £1 million (554.96 million) fund to give loans to Malaysians wanting to study in Britain. University of Malaya's Royal Professor Ungku Abdul Aziz, who made the suggestion, said
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      Lock icon Four named
      41 12 KOTA KINABALU, Thura. Police have Identified four of the six to eight gunmen believed to have been Involved In the killing of 10 people on Pulau Danawan off Semporna on Sabah's East Coast on Saturday. Bernama news agency reported.
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      174 12 Bringing Up Father By Bill Kavanagh Hal Camp AK^ CT ,A/ ITlu VRS -J'SSS IS MAD I DONT SUPPOSE J < COULDNT BPIN6 T CANTST»NDY BE A BECAUSE I CANT EITHER OF THEM I WELL-- MYSELF TO DO ITTHE COOKS I PLEASURE, COOK THOSE f=ANCV EVER TRIED IT-THEV f J
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      Lock icon Malaysian Labour Minister to visit Singapore
      144 13 Malaysian Labour Minister to visit Singapore KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Labour and Manpower Minister Datuk Richard Ho will lead a nine-man delegation for a two-day visit to Singapore from Monday. On the first day, he will call on Singapore Labour Minister Ong Pang Boon. They are expected to discuss labour policies,
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      Lock icon Atomic centre ready by end of next year
      111 13 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The Tun Ismail Atomic Research Centre (Puspati) now being built in Bangi, near here, will be ready by the end of next year, the Malaysian Parliament was told today. The Minister of Science, Technology and Environment. Tan Sri Ong
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      Lock icon 600 deported in Sandakan raids
      75 13 600 deported in Sandakan raids SANDAKAN, Thurs. The Sabah Government has deported more than 600 illegal immigrants living in the Sandakan area in recent weeks. The deportations come in the wake of a series of police raids on the haunts of known criminals, many of them immigrants from the Philippines
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      Nurses hit back
      63 13 MALACCA, Thurs. The Malaysian-trained Nurses Association has expressed regret over the allegation made by government MPs in Parliament that courtesy campaigns for nurses had not got the desired effect, Bernama reported yesterday. Its president, Miss Lee Siew Hoon. dismissed the allegations as "baseless" and said the suggestion
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      Lock icon Govt not against unions, says minister
      332 13 Govt not against unions, says minister KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday, LABOUR and Manpower Minister Datuk Richard Ho said today the government stands on its record of even-handedness in holding the balance between capital and labour and in furthering the growth of trade unionism and the interests of labour. Moving the Bill
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      Lock icon PROTEST BY 200 OUTSIDE THE HOUSE
      103 13 A SECTION ef the mere than m members ef the Malaysian Trades Union Ceagreai whe demeaatratedla treat ef ParHameat Hease yesterday to pretest amendment* to the country's labour laws tahled la the Hease. They carried haaaers aad Ifaed the read ontslde the Parliament gate
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      MTUC to put off strong action
      364 13  -  ALBERT RAMALINGAM By of The Straits Times Foreign Desk PETALING JAVA, Thurs. The Malaysian Trades Union Congress is to be less militant for the present, at least over its objections to the changes in the Malaysian labour laws. After a one-hour meeting here of
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      Lock icon DAP OFFICIAL CHARGED UNDER SECRETS ACT
      119 13 KUALA LUMPUR, Than. A Malaysia! eppeatttoa leader was charged hi the aeatfeas eeart la Sere m ban today aader the Official Secrete Act. Mr P. Patto, ergaahv lag secretary ef the Democratic Action Party aad Member ef Parliament, was allewed hail it %i,m la
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      Lock icon More victims
      36 13 KOTA KINABAI.C. Thurs. Diptheria, which has already claimed 23 lives in Sarawak In the last few months, has now spread to neighbouring Sabah with 12 cases being reported in Tawau, Ranau and here. AFP
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      340 13 EAST COAST HILL East Coast Hill is located next to the reputable Katong Seaview Palace along Upper East Coast Road. Built on a 20-acre site, it is about 195 feet above sea level. Each house commands a panoramic view of the sea front with its background of unsurpassed beauty. The
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      290 13 Straits Times Crossword ACBOBB txtr non*" l «•> P*S* In Uw GuutUaaO) 1 Gatecrssh aa a model: do I 4 Quarters to let. I beUev»? (7) sound satisfied returning? (6) 5 pottin* fungus? (S) 4lt require* a playwright to put 6 Not solemn, maybe, but not politicians in heaven (7)
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    789 14 The Straits Times FRIDAY, APRIL 4 1980 MULTI-FARES IT appears that the authorities may have something that could soothe the nerves of longsuffering commuters while at the same time satisfy woeful taxi-drivers complaining about high operating costs. The Communications Ministry experts have not found a panacea. But what they are
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    Marxists changing spots in southern Africa
    1230 14 OLD-TIMERS used to euttw newcomers to RhtxtasU, now to be called Zimbabwe, never to be surprised by anything that happened la Africa. They can again brag I-told-yon-so. Mr Robe. Mugabe, the Prime Mlnfeterdesigßate v Zimbabwe, a self-proclaiinod Marxist, now sometimes sounds like a chamber
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    FOREIGN REVIEW
    43 14 The Straits Times today begins an occasional series, FOREIGN REVIEW, which analyses foreign political issues. This introductory article looks at the West German response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, a reaction which has raised critical eyebrows in the United States.
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    Sobriety and not hysteria: Bonn
    774 14  -  FRIEDA KOH By of the Straits Times Foreign Desk HYSTERIA in the US, sobriety in Europe. That is how West German politicians perceive the difference between America's and their response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Bonn's international policies have made no abrupt twists and
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      684 14 //SO SINGAPORE I*S^»*!s CONTACT LENS SOCIETY The following members are: CONTACT LENS PRACTITIONERS D OPHTHALMIC OPTICIANS D OPTOMETRISTS E. J. BENJAMIN eowaro j benjamin pte. ud F.JLI9.. F.A.C.LP. 'a T »9*" Shoppmg Centre. Tanghn Road (1024) Tel *****69/*****56 CNEN YIN FOOK dah sin opt co A.0.A.. A.C.C.LP G 46. High
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      A pull for the tourists?
      407 15 Singapore has what it takes to be a world water skiing centre AS AN overseas visitor I was Interested to read Were MaJ Vaa's article, "The speedboat menace" (ST, March U). As a delegate of the world water skiing bodies I am seeking snitaWe sites
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      Sound surrounds our shores too
      304 15 BRISTOL, England, is not alone with the mystery buzzing tone (ST, March 18). Around the snores of Singapore we have also heard exactly the same sound, for the past 20 years or more. It sounds like "Wummm, wummm, wumtnm etc." Although I have not measured
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      English series on SBC radio
      135 15 THIS is in reply to the letter from ''Interested listener" (ST, March 8). The series, "English by Radio English through Situations" consisted of 44 lessons and it ended on Jan 14. The series was first broadcast on the English Service from September, 1976, to February,
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      Registry has list of Pinyin surnames
      154 15 Registry has list of Pinyin surnames I REFER to the report, "Quality not language counts in films says Ow" (ST, Feb 27). According to the report, the Parliamentary Secretary (Culture), Dr Ow Chin Hock "...revealed that the Registry of Births and Deaths has materials on Hanyu Pinyin surnames and names...
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      Safe load mark for cargo gear from May 1
      194 15 Safe load mark for cargo gear from May 1 WE refer to your report "Insist on safety markings, coroner tells PSA" (ST, March 20). We wish to keep you informed that after discussions with the Singapore Cargo Gear Suppliers' Association, Singapore Stevedores' Association and Singapore Stevedoring Contractors' Association recently, the
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      'MD' may call Work Permit Division
      74 15 'MD' may call Work Permit Division PLEASE refer to the letter, "Is this a case of left hand not knowing what the right is doing? by "Managing Director" (ST. Feb 20), regarding the issue of work permits for staff training purposes. "Managing Director" is requested to contact Mr Chan Boon
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      58 15 LETTERS to the Editor must include the writer's full nome ond oddress to be considered for publicotion. You may add a pseudonym if you wish. If possible, put down your telephone number and type the letter, double-spaced, on one side of the paper. Brevity is an advantage. We reserve the
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      Time to set up pleasure boat safety body
      431 15 Time to set up pleasure boat safety body WE REFER to your article ("The speedboat menace," ST, March 24) on the illegal use of the Pulau Hantu swimming lagoon by water skiers and we wish to applaud the Sentosa Development Corporation for bringing this matter to public attention. The Singapore
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      Gains across the board
      333 16 THE SINGAPORE stock market saw brisk activity yesterday aa bayera staged a mild rally ahead af the laag Easter weeaead. Galas were distributed aeraas the beard, and observers aated a farther Imprevemeat la sentiment. Yesterday's prices were markedly Ugher than la the prevtoaa day aa Investor*
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      289 16 SENTIMENT was visibly better yesterday as the Kuala Lumpur stock market headed upwards for the fourth consecutive session this week. Although there was still an element of cautiousness in the day's trading, buying support was generally more well-sustained. Some speculative interest was also noticeable, especially in situation stocks
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      NOTICES
      472 16 THE US dollar was traded lower on profit-taking yesterday, following some easing of US dollar Interest rate. Trading was active in two-way businn with the US/Sing dollar fluctuating within C 2980/2.3010. before closing softer at C2M6 06 Interbank rates at 3 p.m. 1 month 2.*****2.2» 2-month *****/2.2K6 3-month LMM/UMI
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      NOMINAL RATES
      156 16 JlluuMinn mira ai aw pin. quoted ywtardar (cto— )p«rWy cftMg* L>wjU d*U»n to «m inlt «f tentgB r«i■e«ey: JS dollar 2.3090 2.3106 2.8196 -18.11 Sterling pound 4.9630 4.9680 7.3469 -32.44 Australian dollar 2.4745 2.4780 3.4286 -27.83 MZ dollar 2.1555 2.1600 3.4286 -36.98 Canadian dollar 1.9365 1.9390 L*«U d*IUn
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        37 16 Honj Lcong lad Balu K.w.n Strait* Trading P N PMC :.rnlin(n U I C Sine Darby VI Banking 211 330 MO 585 555 525 444 414 870 29 16 1! 13 15 15 13 U 10
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        35 16 Vver Hitam Tin X Tang In* W*oJ>d r Public Textile ■ipore Bus rime. Pub ;old Coin 1340 245 336 iao 281 208 374 300 178 -10 -10 -6 -5 -3 -3 -2 -2 -2
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        25 16 High A Low 557.1 S Darby «07,i U O B 322J UOL 258.1 Total tumovet 4.58m Total value: $15 67m Source: SES
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        30 16 BT. Index: Industrials: Finance: Hotels: Properties: Minings: Plantations: OCBC: S.E.S.Ind: *****1 4045.72 454.14 459.82 838.09 ***** 417.72 419.82 328.29 330.12 280.06 280.02 831.30 836.85 456.40 460.90 414.18 421 53
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        344 16 HONGKONG: Stock prices closed mixed yesterday, with an easier Mas in thin quiet trading and with the Hang Seng index shedding 4.95 points to 786.98, dealers said. Trading is still inhibited by a widely anticipated increase in local prime rates, even though the Exchange Banks Association interest rate subcommittee
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        441 16 TOKYO: Share prices cloaed sharply higher yesterday, led by oils, trading houses and electricals. following the overnight rise on Wall Street, dealers said. The Dow Jones average rose 51.21 to close at 6,614.20 points, with a volume of 450 million shares. The New index closed at 453.52. up 0.99
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        263 18 SYDNEY, Thurs. An early rally on diamond find rumours was reversed towards the close of the shortened pre-boUday session, with the market closing easier, dealers said. Ashton mining lost an early gain to close unchained at A 52.80. while CRA lost six cents to $5.00. Shale oil
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        New York closes higher
        290 18 NEW YORK. Wed. The stock market today closed higher, buoyed by strength in interest sensitive groups like utilities, savings and loan associations, and life insurance companies. Analysts said the strength in those issues reflects a belief that the prime lending rate, which hit 20 per cent
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        Amsterdam mixed to higher
        263 18 AMSTERDAM, Wed. Share prices closed mixed to higher with Unilever and Royal Dutch one and 0.80 guilders lower in otherwise higher Dutch internationals, dealers sakd Among other actively traded stocks Pakhoed closed at 47.30 guilders, up on yesterday's close of 46.50 but down on early afternoon
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        Zurich barely steady
        288 18 ZURICH, Wed Prices closed j barely steady in slow turnover, dealers said. Banks were easier with Volksbank slightly higher and Credit Suisse little changed on .'2 account of its dividend payw ment. Insurances were barely steady, as were Nnancials where Sain, it»i«mi«a» and Interfax) edged higher. In
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        153 16 THE STRAITS tin price feU $18 to $2,298 per picul (equivalent to $38.00 per kilo, down 29 cents) in Penang yesterday, on an official offering up 44 tonnes to 233 tonnes. The overnight London market was easier with forward buyers edging £30 lower to £7,780 per tonnes. LONDON: Tin
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        Closing prices
        39 16 Rubber: April 3 Singapore: April: 319.00 cents (up 2.50 cents) Malaysia: April: 317.50 centa (up 3.00 centa) Tin: M 52,298 (down $18) (equivalent to $38.00 per kilo) (down 29 centa) Official offering: 233V4 tonnea (up 44*4 tonnes)
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        30 16 LONDON: Copper prices on Wednesday (previous in brackets). Wirebar Spot £938 (£955); sellers £939 (£957); Three Month buyers £9(0 (£974), sellers £961 (£975). Market tsac: Steady. Sales: 16.400 tonnes
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      Duty rates
      94 16 THE MALAYSIAN Minister at Finance has fixed these rates for the period from April 3. until further notice: BaMar: 328' 1 cents a kilo. Capra: MI97S 55 a tonne; Palai kerael: 565 75 a torn*. Watte pepper: 54.***** a tome; Black pepper 13,091 98 a tonne The rates
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      Produce prices
      116 16 I CHINESE Praaaee Exefeaage, Singapore, aoaa rlaaiig prteca per pJcal yesterday: C.coal (41: Bulk $99 seUers. old drum $105 sellers, new drum $109 sellers Caara: Mixed (loose) UK/ Cont $56.00 buyers. Peaaer: Muntok ASTA white fob VXf' NLW $320.00 sellers, Sarawak white fob 96' NLW $305.00 sellers, Sarawak
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      264 16 THE KILOBAR nurket (or gold deliverable in Singapore opened at 55.586 and closed al 5K.172 yester day. With the result of the auction rather disappointing, gold opened in the Far Eait at USM76 00 ***** and moved down quickly to MTU 00 474.00 before recovering by lunch closing to
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      526 16 THE Singapore rubber market closed slightly higher yesterday, with April RSS One buyers quoted at 319.00 cents per kilo, up 2.50 cents from Wednesday's close, dealers said. Afternoon prices gained further ground on reports of Chinese acceptances and covering demand ahead of the long Easter holiday. Opening prices were
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      751 16 KENYATAAN TAWARAN PEJABAT HUTAN NEGERI PAHANG Tawaron odolah dipelawa daripoda syarikat-syarikat atau pemborong yong berdaftor dan berpengalaman untuk menjolonkon karja:Menebas, menebang, mambakar dan M«m*run dua kawasan, di Hutan Simpan Komosul, dan Membina Jalon-Jalan Hutan. Loin-lain maklumat adalah seperti berikut: No. Tawaran No. Biok luat 1 PHN.PHG. 7/80 2A 1 500
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      24 16 Prime lending rates THE average rate at which major Siagapor* hanks are currrntlv prepared to lend to their brat customers In 11.5 per cent.
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    1660 17 THE last transacted ready aair at the dose oT badness oa the Stock Exchange of Slnga pore yaaterday compared with the previous day's price* together with t*7» Mgn aad low Adtaawdfcr scrip rights kssoe). l»7ftV«O 1 Laai J High Lew Company Ba U ±*rSECTION ONE Closing tone: Steadier.
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    1431 17 BID aad offer prices officially bated and bualnesi In and reported to the Stock Exchange of Singapore ye»lerday with the number of shares traded thown la brackets In lots at 1.000 unlu unto** otherwlae spadned. All Time* Settlement Contract* are quoted after the word "aett". Big Board
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    1792 17 BID ud Oder price* officially Ucted and hiartnm In and reported to tae Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange yeaterdajr with the number of *hare* traded abown In bracket* In lon of 1.000 unlu unlea otherniat apadM INIH«TIUAX> Aea» (3.006) /Uanim (3.528 36SS) Una (206 B) (6) 2.0* Ala hU
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    TAKEOVER OFFER FOR HARPERS
    735 18 AS THE professionals in the investment business debate the implications of the takeover of United Industrial Corporation, another bid has materialised. This time, it is for Harper GUfillan Bhd (Harpers), a diversified trading and engineering group. Independent shareholders of Harpers have been offered cash of $5.25
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    Haw Par sells three mini carriers
    217 18 Haw Par sells three mini carriers HAW PAR Brothers International has sold three of its mini bulkcarriers for US$3 million, realising a profit of about 551.77 million. The payment is to be spread out over five years and an Interest of US$BO7,OOO is to be charged. Haw Par said on
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    London firmer in low turnover
    525 18 LONDON, Wed. The market closed higher in small turnover, dealers Mid. At 3 pm, the FT index was up 1.3 at 433.7 Sentiment was boosted by the settlement of the steel dispute and government bonds showed closing gains rangtng to '4 point. Oil shares were
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    52 18 FINANCIAL TIMES INDUSTRIALS Wednesday 432.1 Tuesday 432.4 Week Ago 435 1 DOW .MINKS AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Wednesday 787.80 Tuesday 784.47 Week Ago 762.12 H.K.HANG SENG Thursday 78«.«e Wednesday 791.93 Week Ago 788.23 BYDNEY INDUSTRIALS Thursday 801.84 Wednesday ***** Week Ago 508.28 ALLORDINARIKB Thursday 783.72 i Wednesday 781.21 I Week
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    ...aad the new Sign of new trends in public housing
    189 18 ...aad the new Sign of new trends in public housing THE new toge ef the Heaslag Beard reflects the aew treads la the gevenuneat's pabMc ■■■stag development programme. When eaee the heart's peHey was simply to provide a reef ever the heads ef these la the lower Income greap, today,
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    Officials of the 4As
    76 18 Officials of the 4 As MR VINCE KHOO, joint managing director of Adcom Advertising, Marketing and Communications, was re-elect-ed president of the Association of Accredited Advertising Agents Singapore at its annual general meeting last week. Other elected officials are: Mr John Hag ley. vice-presi-dent; Mr Michael Ang, honorary secretary and
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    Books grift to varsity
    54 18 THE Indian High Commissioner here, Mr B. M. Oza, yesterday presented 200 books worth $2,500 to the University of Singapore library. Prof Urn Pin, the university's Deputy Vice-Chancellor and chairman of the library committee, received the books. Most of them were either written by Indian authors
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    'Kuwait cutback will add to oil problem'
    387 18 THE cutback in Kuwait's oil production will aggravate the oil shortage here and jack up the operating costs of at least two oil firms. This was how industry sources last night summed up the repercussions of Kuwait's announcement that it was cutting its
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    2 lanes closed to traffic
    48 18 THE Environment Ministry is carrying out major sewerage works along North Bridge Road between Crawford Street and Jalan Sultan for about four months. Two lanes of North Bridge Road will be closed to traffic. City-bound motorists are advised to use Beach Road instead.
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    $110,000 loss in morning blaze
    86 18 $110,000 loss in morning blaze FIRE yesterday destroyed a furniture shop, a workshop producing children's bicycles and toys, and an unoccupied house in Jalan Paya, off Airport Road. Police said the fire started at 11 a.m. in the furniture shop and spread quickly. It was brought under control an hour
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    Ice-makers lost $100,000 in last PUB hike'
    314 18 Ice-makers lost $100,000 in last PUB hike' SINGAPORE ice manufacturers lost $100,000 last month because of the short notice given to them before the revision of electricity charges on March 1, a committee member of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry said. Mr Hauw Sing King, himself an
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    Vandals at work
    78 18 THE windscreens of three lorries parked in Short Street were smashed overnight and the police are working on the theory that oar washers may have been responsible. The mischief was discovered at about 7 a.m. yesterday when the lorry drivers reported for work. They alerted the owner,
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    DrGoh meets British officials in London
    211 18  - DrGoh meets British officials in London HARRY MILLER By Our London bureau chief LONDON, Thurs. Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister Dr Goh Keng Swee has met British Secretary of State for Education and Science, Mr Mark Carlisle, and top British Council officials since arriving here on Monday on a
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      421 18 We have a history ofmaking j^ money grow Aji Lombard North Central is part of WjmDu one of the world's largest banking JwHfe; ||J groups and we have a history whichWp covers more than 100 years T?p B'a I We offer a range of deposit J3l I JLcTt interest whilst
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    Importers shocked by home air-con quotas
    445 19 Importers shocked by home air-con quotas THE market for home airconditioners is blowing hot and cold ana prices, which started going down last month, are expected to move up again.' Trade sources have expressed shook over the imposition, on Monday, of import quotas on lowcapacity air-condition-ers, coming hard on the
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    Man charged with incest
    43 19 AHMAD bin Said, 44, was charged in a magistrate's court yesterday with committing incest on his daughter at Pandan Garden in June last year. He was offered bail of $10.000 until further mention of his case on April 17.
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    PIEU officials give full support for revamp
    526 19  - PIEU of ficials give full support for revamp GEORGE JOSEPH By BRANCH leaders of the 40,000-strong Pioneer Industries Employees Union have taken the first step for splitting their giant organisation into smaller industry-wide unions. Some 120 officials have expressed their full support for the reorganisation plans and have asked their
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    VC men stole from canteen
    70 19 THREE full-time Vigilante Corps national servicemen who were on duty at Police Headquarters in Phoenix Park, Tanglin Road, stole from a canteen, a magistrate's court heard on Tuesday. The three Mahmood bin Musttpha, 20. Khairuddin bin Salam, 19, and Kamsani Toegimin, 19, were each Jailed
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    Worksite death: Engineer on trial
    581 19 Worksite death: Engineer on trial A WORKSITE engineer went on trial on a summons charge of allowing a worker to be lowered into a 17metre bore hole which had insufficient oxygen, resulting in the worker's death. The summons, under the Factories Act, said Lee Sai Van, of Penta Ocean Construction
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    Spore pirate tapes seized in London
    144 19 LONDON police are believed to have seized about 2,000 pirated cassette tapes last month. The tapes were from Singapore. A New Nation report yesterday said it learnt from record industry sources that investigators from the British Phonographic Industries received a .tip-off about the cassettes.
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    Driving tutors: One more day's grace
    114 19 ANY driving instructor or driving school operating without a licence will be booked after tomorrow. The three-month %r*ee period requiring them to be licensed ends today but, since Good Friday Is public holiday the Registry of Vehicles Is giving another day's grace. More than
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    WRIT AGAINST THREE AIRLINES
    126 19 WRIT AGAINST THREE AIRLINES LONDON, Thurs An English banknote manufacturer and a clearing bank have started a High Court action against Singapore Airlines and two other airlines over an alleged theft of goods carried from London to Dubai. They are manufacturer Bradbury Wilkinson and Company of Surrey, and Lloyds Bank
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      156 19 Atithvty JPm >„W.*. SIM Anthony Fraser Textiles Ltd, an international furnishing fabric house with worldwide connections, announce that their showroom in Parklane Shopping Mall is open. Superior fabric collections for both the home and office have been imported from the finest textile companies in the world and among those on
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      213 19 fbr Men: Clear Skin Pack. Because men with problem skin need special attention. •A special formula face pack that helps clarify and tone while it promotes a clear, clean outlook. A man can fed Clear Skin Pack work as its warming ingredients touch his skin. The pack's heat encourages surface
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      608 20 AT YOUR SERVICE RATES SECTION INDEX y^\ Telephone Service: *****22 Q*# T— l a*aaaßßß«», Mondoy Fndoy 830om -500pm Ordmory 70 ct» per word (r»n VI O 50) I FOR SALE SHOPPING GUIDE 1aft.4.4.4%2 Time* Centre 900 om -500pm <M»i H^Ts) Lndoy Tune* VII TRAVEL RESTAURANTS o "»*"»^**l I New Induttnol
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      646 20 I FOR SALE SHOPPING GUIDE SALE! Don't forget JEWELLERY SALE 40% to 50% discount CULLINAN JEWELLERS PTE. LTD. 20, Tha Orchard (opposite Mandarin Hole)!) Orchard Road TEL: *****43. ATTENTION!) SPECIAL OFFER: 100 UNITS BRANO NEW GEC ROOM AMCONDITIONERS No Down Payment, lust $75 p m you can own a brand
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      509 20 11 Gardening SPECIAL OFFER I BONEMEAL fertilizer. *3 p«r kg available at Queen's Flower Shop. 253. Orchard Road. 12 Food DINNER CATERING. FIVE day month. Enquiries contact Winnie Telephone *****26 13 Hi Fi A Stereo HARMAN KAROON twin powered receiver HK93O, 45w RMS 5390. Technics SLI3OO direct drive turntable with
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      603 20 II EMPLOYMENT 31 Situations Vacant a) Professional and Executive ARCHITECT AMD DRAUGHTSMEN required. Apply: Descon Chartered Architects. Room 5707. 6th floor. Oolden Mile Shopping Centre. Beach Road. Tel: *****88 A wall established engineering company invilaa qualified applicants to (ill th« following vacancies for its overseas and local proiecta: (1) EXPERIENCED
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      564 20 A LEADING BANKING GROUP INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR CLERKS Qualifications Singapore-Cambridge OCE ■O' Level with at least 4 credits, preferably Including Engllrh and Mathematics or its equivalent. Salary Scale: S2SO xl»-328*20-386x26. 412 x 24 700 x 25/ Efficiency Bar/ 775 x 30 SBO5 Maximum Annual Wage supplement: 3 months-s alary. Mass
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      474 20 II EMPLOYMENT Established company In Kallang Way requires for Immediate employment GENERAL CLERK a Chinese Singaporean above 17 years of age a Preference will be given lo those with at least 1 year experience In Import/ export, shipping documentation and filing. Please write stating lull particulars, salary expected and contact
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      480 20 TATUNG FEMALE ASSISTANT to TIM Marketing Manager H#XJU!f •fTr+fltt o OCE XV level Certificate In Commerce a Must be able lo type and handle correspondence a Experience In keeping simple accounts will be an advantage a Oood salary and prospects for the right person Interested applicants, plaaaa apply personally on
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      506 20 FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE C.A.T.S. WILL BE OPEN TODAY FROM 9.00 a.m. 1.00 p.m. II EMPLOYMENT required by International Company. a Applicants should have a pleasanl personality a Age between 18 -24 years a Possess a good School Certificate a L.C.C. Shorthand and Typewriting Certificates of 100 wpm. and 40 wpm.
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      484 20 A reputable High Street electronics firm requires: 2 EXPERIENCED SALESGIRLS Interview Saturday. 5/4/80. 3p.m. 101, Hign Street. Salary negotiable. BRITISH COMPANY REQUIRES Technical Sales Representatives with Sales experience on woodworking machinery and own transport Salary, transport allowance and commissions will be given Apply in writing with photograph and telephone number
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      553 21 II EMPLOYMENT 31 Situations Vacant i 6 Sales JftMSI FASHION Diparlmenl -tire hj>r \.icinc ir.-. lor salesr.mmi salesgirls Apply personally .il Hti L 7 (basement) Far East Muippmii Centre, from IE noon iore.m LEiDWM TRAVEL AGENCY requires an experienced Sales H«sx<-viit.itive Apply to: P.O. Kit* lIS, I. ink! in Post
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      551 21 A U.K. Basad Intarnationsl Manufacturing Company situated in Jurong requires MALE ASSISTANT TECHNICAL OFFICERS c Diploma in Chemical Process Technology or equivalent Remunerations I Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Writs in with full particulars, including passport siza photograph (non-returnable) toS.T. BOX A*****. A WELL ESTABLISHED COMPANY REQUIRES
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      537 21 II EMPLOYMENT BAKER FAR EAST. LTD 1. QUALITY CONTROL INSPECTOR Must possess National Trade Certificate Grade 2 and have minimum 3 years experience Dulles include Inspection/ quality control of machined melal products. 2. MACHINIST/ MAINTENANCE MAN Must have National Trade Certificate Grade 2 and have 2/3 years experience in operating
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      692 21 Watt 4 Akkermans is a leader in the field of precision engineerIng In S.E Asia Its expertise of over 40 years covers Marine. Electrical and General Industrial Engineering w A is also Singapore's pioneer in Qas and Steam Turbine Engineering To cope with eipanding business. W A is creating the
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      346 21 II EMPLOYMENT MALAY COOK. OVER 40 required immediately in disl.9. Tel *****82 PART-TIME AMAH NEAR Oulram Hark General household, babysitting. Fnglish speaking Start work immediately Tel: *****52 URGENTLY WANTED MALAY/ Indian Amah for general house work with some experience in cooking Salary attractive Preferably live In Couples are also acceptable.
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      150 21 OALTROIM tPTE) UTD Our new Factory In ANG MO KIO requires MALE ft FEMALE PRODUCTION OPERATORS a Minimum $9.50 per day. a Attendance benefits. c Medical benefits c 13th month pay c No microscopic work. c Preferably with Primary 6 education, c Experience not required. Please call personally between Bam
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      431 21 II EMPLOYMENT ■electronics! 1 (singapore) i PTE. LTD. hat immediate M production)! ■kOPERATORSjfI I 16 years and above Primary education Malaysians may also I epplv Pleaaa caU personalty I with 1.C.. 2 photographs and school leeving cart if tcata to: THE ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT 1094 LOWER DELTA ROAD (SINGAPORE 0316. TEL:
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      730 21 A Well Established Cocktail Lounge require* STEWARDESSES a 2 shifts 3.30 7pm; 8 1 1.45pm c Total Income in the region of $1,000 plus, c Age 18 and above c Experience not necessary c Work permits available, c Accommodation provided for non-Singaporeans a Charming Chinese girls preferred c Part-timers are
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      510 21 II EMPLOYMENT SINGAPORE AIRLINES Si* invites applications for: POOL ATTENDANT REQUIREMENTS: Must have a working knowledge of English Ability to swim is essential SALARY: SlBO per month during six months' probation. On confirmation. $200 per month In the salary scale (180 x 10 $390 AOE: 18- 2Syrs HELPERS REQUIREMENTS: Must
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      691 21 requires ROOM STEWARDESSES (CHAMBERMAIDS) Aga: 18 years above. Qualifications: Mutt have Primary 6 education (English). Benefits: Free meals Annual leave 1 Free uniforms and laundry Free medical benefits SATA insurance scheme Ptease call personally at:The Personnel Department Basement 1 New Wing Mandarin Hotel 333 Orchard Road Singapore 0923. ROSEL ANE
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      1455 22 111 VEHICLES BOATS 111 VEHICLES BOATS I*7* BMW 323. Original spoiler sports runs. Ten (onipu radio cassette $64,000 o no Contact 48IIIH6Krlc c) Datsun ALMOST 1*73 DATSUN 1200. Alrcond. cassette, new paint Showroom condition Price $8,000 ono. Tel *****3 APRIL I*7* DATSUN 100 A Metallic blue Tuff kote. Radio cassette
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      929 22 AIRCON AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL Flat 127 manufactured 1979. rust proofed expensive radio/ numerous accessories. $18,800 *****48 BEAUTIFUL 1872 FIAT 125 Special Alrcond. booster, seeing is believing. Selling $11,800 Tel: *****86 DECEMBER I*7o FIAT 128. In very good condition. Road tax till May. Third owner. PARF eligible. Selling $7250. o.n o Tel:
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      955 22 111 VEHICLES BOATS LADY DRIVER WANTS lo sell 1189 c c 2-door Honda Civic Registered 1976 New metallic silver paint, new concealed alrcond, cassette Road lax August 1980. Eligible for PARF. $16,000. Call: *****30 LATE 1*74 HONOA Civic. 2 careful owner, immaculate, alrcond. radio/ cassette, new tax. Reasonable offer above
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      964 22 1*72 COLT GALANT 14L. tip-top condition, alrrond. cassette/ radio, highest offer secures Phone *****1 7 1*72 OALANT HARD-TOP modified engine, sporls rims, lowered suspension Tel *****92 1*73 COLT GALANT 16L. alrcond. Cassette, excellent condition, contact *****56 i*73 Mitsubishi mini car. sports rim. good condition Price $5,800/ 0.n.0. Can loan $4,500/-.
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      889 22 111 VEHICLES BOATS ALMOST 1*72, VOLVO 145Slallonwagon Alrcond. stereo PARF eligible Guaranteed meticulous condition, View 143. Braddell Road ALMOST 1*74, SUBARU 1400. New tyres. Excellent condition PARF eligible Offer above $7,000 Tel: *****73 ALFA JUNIOR I*oo GT. 1973 Alrcond. sports rims. Please contact 7. Jalan Angln Laut (off Upper Changl
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      817 22 AR YAMAHA 400 selling $1,700. Price negotiable Call Tan *****11 from 9a m to 4 p in AR PLATE. TS2SOA Suzuki Scrambler, selling $1,500 Tel: Ah Kong ***** Blk 1. 193-P. Jalan Kukoh. Spore 0316. AY PE2SON. AU KEI7S. AQ XL2SO selling cheap. Contact Derrick *****86 AY REGISTERED XS 250
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      797 22 times friday properties 51 Accommodation Vacant a) Houses A SPECIALLY CONSTRUCTED independent bungalow, situated Dlsl. 11. Double-storey with 4 large bedrooms, beautiful bathrooms attached Extensive living, dining Fully alreondltloned Exclusively situated. Principals contact *****69/ *****17 BEAUTIFUL BUNGALOW IN Braddell Heights, central aircon. alarm system 4 bedrooms, with bathrooms attached. 1
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      592 22 STUDENTS ONLY! FURNISHED I.eb.ir lel Z8281M5 UNFURNISHED ROOM to lei it H.di.k North prelerahly couple NocookinK *****00. UNFURNISHED ROOMS. IMMEDIATE occupation. $140. Newton Road Please Tel 251H475 52 Accommodation Wanted a) Houses A GERMAN CORPORATION re quires houses/ apartments fur 4 lo 5 years lease between April May Budget $1,500
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      314 23 times friday properties RING *****5 KeiltOkil pest control service (A) OFFICE SPACE LEE KAI HOUSE Middle Road For Sale Basement, Ground and Mezzanine floor ideally equipped for Banking purposes. Jewellers, otc. 2nd to 7th floor for offices Centrally Air-Conditioned. Separate water-cooled YORK' packaged units on each floor High speed 'Otis'
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      235 23 HENRY PARK SEMt-OETACHED Brand new 2-storey, 4 bedrooms, flooring Land area: 5.600 sq.ft. Selling $510,000. No agenU. Call: *****7 HOTEL SHANOMLA VtONTTV secluded bungalow with 3 bedrooms/ servant's room, freehold, approximately 8500 sq.ft. Price: $550,000 Genuine buyers only, contact Mr Chla *****91 MODERN DOUBLE-STOREY BUNGALOW silling on 10 300 sq.fl
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      674 23 ATTRACTIVE RATES FOR FIXED DEPOSITS Accounts 9Jfc% P«r mourn Kiaw Aik Hang Finance Co., Ltd., 157, South Bridge Rd.. Singapore 0105 Tel *****5-6, *****2 Adv.. permit No 2327 KDOK GARDEN Prospect Court condominium. Beautifully furnished, selling $200,000 negotiable. Principals tel. *****34. BEST BUY In dlsl. 9. 17th floor. Pacific Mansion.
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      608 23 MARINE PARADE HOB 5-roomed. renovated. Near shopping, schools, market and recreational areas. Phone: Tony *****34 MNTHOUK In EUGENIA COURT Roof garden. 4 bedrooms. 3 attached bathrooms, one servant's room and bath, alrconds. many extras. CaMeTMM. Prlneipela only TOA PAVOH J-ROOMED Improved flat Renovated, call personally at: Blk 13. SI9-D Lorong
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      397 23 V SERVICES BUSINESS 78 Business Opportunities CASSETTE SHELLS CASSETTE COVERS FORSALEI Made to order welcome Tec2SaM66 *****66 LVONO HWEE PLASTIC MOULD MFOCO. 11A-14A. Stock 11. Kallang Bahru Kallang Basin Industrie! Estate Singapore 1231 Specialized In cassette moulds and all kinds of precision Injection moulds to suit your requirements. SNACK SHOP
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      406 23 TRADE-IN SECONDHAND Camera and repair. Specialist Camera Service Centre. 26 Dhoby Ohaut. Tel: *****9. 87 Steambath/ Massage AFTER A HARD day's work, kindly call at International Keepflt Centre. Merlin Hotel. For appointment, phone *****73/ *****11 ext 425. EASE AWAY ALL tension at the Cockpit Health Centre, 6/7 Oxley Rise. Singapore
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      586 23 VI EDUCATION TRAINING BEGINNERS' COURSES DAY EVENING CLASSES commencing 7th APRIL 1980 for ENGLISH, JAPANESE, INDONESIAN, MANDARIN. I Only 12 members per group. J for further details, please contact the school: 4th Fir, Cuptwge Ontre. (Xwq* Rd. SJngspore 0822. BUILDING. HOME STUDY Courses In Draughtsmanship. Construction, Quantities, Surveying, etc. and
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      539 23 Become tne perfect secretary you've always wanted to be Our specialist teachers, with our British associates, will enable you to obtain the L.C C.UP.S.C. and our recognised Secretarial I Diploma. At the lowest tee Also, get 10 free Executive Courses Only *****n Instalmere ■uiwlinrt SaoHwM CfiH 434P»«sCsr*i,4iiF1, (tarNk) SJng*on 0922
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      512 23 VII TRAVEL TOURS rTawH»^aMDß^^a4!aUaL*i!»aJjala»l aaaaaaaaV^^.aaaaaaaaal aW^Laaw aaaaaabataaflai TA 003 Id I EUROPEAN WONDERLAND k England. Belgium, Luxembourg. France, w^sv Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Italy W*»JkL 17 UATo 9«3U«#O m*.zin. io/». 31 '8.21/9. &m EUROPEAN ADVENTURE W* England, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Switzerland Liechtenstein. Austria, Italy, Monaco, France 124 DAYS $3595 |AMERICAwEE(ICO^^^^T*n H
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  • IX OBITUARIES
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      142 Deaths
      440 25 LEON X SIMON passed away peacefully on 3rd April 1980 Burled same day. No words can describe the pain you endured. Sadly missed by all who were close to you. MRS. M. RAJASWtOHAM, wife Of the late Dr. P. Rajaslngham (formerly of the WHO and mother of Mrs.
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      290 25 Wiehee to expreee thaw haaiWeH gratitude to His Encellency Mr. Jet Veun Thong, the Minister tor Cullur. and Mrs. Jek Yeun Thong, Dr. 4 Mn Ang Kok Pang. M.P tor Buona Vrsta. Doctors, Nurses and Stalf ol Ward 31 Tan Tock Sang Hospital, relatives, friends, colleaguee and business
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      199 25 Time changes many things. But not the memory this day brings. Always remembered by all her IN LOVING MEMORY of Evelyn Juliana De Souza Departed 4.4.78. Two years have passed but memories slay fresh and painful Always remembered by Husband Children and loved ones. MELVYN DOUGLAS REOOV
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      366 25 BANKING APPOINTMENTS A local bank, planning expansion in various parts of the country, invites suitably qualified Malaysian Citizens, preferably Bumiputras, to fill the following job vacancies: PERSONNEL OFFICER Applicants should have some exposure in Personnel Management and/or Industrial Relations. A relevant degree/diploma is desirable. The desired candidate will have a
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      191 25 Tractors Malaysia Berhad (Incorporated in Malaysia) DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER SALES Tractors Malaysia Berhad, a leading Malaysian company, engaged in importing and marketing a range of Cater pillar construction equipment and products, with an annual turnover in excess of $400 million, invites applications for the position of Deputy General Manager, Sales.
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      Sharpshooter II should be on target in Race Six
      463 26  -  FAIRWAY By Four-year-old Australian mare shows splendid form in gallop KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Sharpshooter TJ should be on target in the Class Five, Division Three sprint (Race 6) here on Saturday. The four-year-ola Australian mare by Gunsynd (same sire as Gunslinger)
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      IBM triumph
      36 26 IBM beat Carrier 1M in the Business Houses netball League tournament at Kallang yesterday. Other rasaJts: Hong Leong bt May Bank 12-2; FEL bt POSB 22-14; Rollei wo. Behn Meyer; NS wo. Straits Times.
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      Warders 3-2
      22 26 WARDERS C edged out Wardresses 3-2 in a preliminary round of the Prisons' interrank volleyball tournament at Moon Crescent yesterday.
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      278 26 MANILA, Thur». The 15metre Hongkong sloop, Mile High, today took the line honours in the 1, 008-kilometre China Sea yacht race failing by only SO minutes to break the Hongkong-Manila record for the 20-year-old Ocean contest. It completed the voyage in 84 hr 35.15 sec. In rough seas, beating
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      733 26 500 m champion John Walker said be would not defend his title in Moscow, unless he performed well in his build-up to the Olympic Games. Walker, who has been dogged by injury over the past two years, said that, if he was unable
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      295 26 Tender Notice Tenders are invited for:BUILDING Tender No. AMB/T/80/016 Installation and completion of bored piled foundation* for tha proposed Telecom* North II Telephone Exchange Building at Thomson/ Wnitl#y Roao. Eligibility: Registered Contractors Class C D Non-Registered Contractors Deposit SSI. 000 00 Closing Date: 1 8 April 1 980 b) Tender
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      Nylon shuttles introduced in FN training
      282 27 Nylon shuttles introduced in FN training ENTER the nylon shuttlecock the latest badminton innovation that has been introduced to the Singapore Fraser and Neave Training Scheme, reports BERNARD PEREIRA. The shuttle, manufactured by Carlton Sports Co. Ltd, of Essex, England, was first introduced in the English county championships last year.
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      Mueller scores winner in friendly Sportsletter
      380 27 Mueller scores winner in friendly Sportsletter MUNICH, Thurs. West Germany beat Austria 1-0 in a friendly soccer international here last night to earn a little consolation for their World Cup defeat two years ago. Hans Mueller hit the winning goal from 25 metres in the 34th minute after both sides
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      Lock icon St. Etienne win 2-1
      57 27 PARIS, Thurs. St. Etienne edged out Monaco 2-1 in a French First Division soccer match yesterday. Otkar nmttm: Angers 2 Lens 1, Nice 1 Sochaux 2, Bordeaux 4 Laval 1, Bastia 1 Nantes 0. Lille 1 Lyons 0, Metz 3 Marseilles 2, Nlmes 2 Brest 0,
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      Lock icon Robertson and Birtles beat United
      257 27 NOTTINGHAM FOREST beat second-placed Manchester United 2-0 in a pre-Easter England First Division soccer match last night, strengthening Liverpool's prospects of retaining the championship and keep themselves in contact with the serious pursuers. A John Robertson penalty 10 minutes from the end, followed by a
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      No point in letting them be slaughtered...
      607 27 I thought and still think players such as Andrew Chin, Frank Kwok, Buzari Kayat, and our new find, LJm Khoon Huat, on the wing, could well be risked in the threequarter line provided we could give them forwards who would win some possession.
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      England surprise for the SBA
      381 27  -  BERNARD PEREIRA By GOD works in mysterious ways. But the Badminton Association of England's recent overture through their Malaysian counterparts to practise in Singapore before next month's world championships in Jakarta seems even more mystifying and intriguing. The BAE had asked Aziz Bokhari Bab, the
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      Lock icon Russian and Kenyan fight brewing up
      261 27 BANGKOK, Thurs. The race for the sixth King's Cup boxing tournament team title between defending champions Russia and leading challengers Kenya looks imminent as each country saw three fighters reach the semi-finals. Kenya's featherweight Napuni Oduori, lightweight Patrick Waweku, and welterweight Kamas Wanyoske fought
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      62 27 NARA, Thurs. The World Boxing Association junior lightweight title bout here tonight will stop inside the distance if champion Samuel Serrano, of Puerto Rico and Japanese challenger Kiyoshi "Battlehawk" Kazama live up to their words. Kazama, the No. 7 WBA contender said yesterday that he would
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      377 27 BM a^B^ The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Berhad INTERIM REPORT The Directors ore pleased to announce that the unaudited results of the Group and the Company for the six months ended 29th February 1980 compared with the figures for the corresponding period in the previous year are as follows:
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      Singapore win amidst ugly scene
      520 28  -  PATRICK BABTIANS By KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Singapore's expected easy tie against the Philippines this morning turned into one of the ugliest scenes in the East Asia squash championships here. In spite of dropping sets for the first time in the competition, the Republic's men and
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      TIMES
      450 28 Stewart Ballard bt Tony Ttah IM, 9-7, 94; JeremyVeo bt Robert Chan 9-4, 5-9, 94, 94; V. Gopal lost to S Maniam 6-9 94, 7-9, 0-9. HaatkMg ta*t P»pu New (Mm* 4-1 (BK flnt): J. Wasanbt bt P. GertxeU 9-5, 3-9. 93, 4-9, 9-2; D. Armstrong bt M. O'ConneU
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      Jog-a-walk at Sentosa
      58 28 Jog- a- walk at Sentosa THE Rotaract Club of Singapore will organise a jog-a-walk to raise funds for the Singapore Association for the Deaf on Sunday at 9 a.m. Starting at Block 14, Sentosa Island, participants will jog-a-walk a 5-km dis tance Club members and friends are invited to join.
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      'Doctor' Ranjodh
      206 28 KUALA LUMPUR, Thors. Raajadh Slagh, a member •< Sl*(raps*e's East AaU sqaaah e»«mp4— tdp team, la playiag very effectively the rale as the team's "4««Ur." A me*cai stastoat, Raajsdh Is "cartag" bis team mate*' aeaes wit* a mirrvwave nuusMge machine lisrTSwe4 frsa the Staga>p*rf Spcrts CsudJ aad ate*
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      Taekwondo stars to skip ASEAN meet
      256 28  -  PETER SIOW By SINGAPORE'S ace taekwondo exponents, Low Fang Lian, Cheok Siew Ghee and Tan Gek Pheow may be out of next weekend's first Association of South-east Asian Nations' championships at the Gay World Stadium. They were injured, together with reserve Richard Goh, in
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      Thomson again
      88 28 TITLE-CHASERS Thomson continued their winning streak when they beat Yuan Ching 7554 in the national schools secondary boys' basketball championship at Thomson Road yesterday Other raalta: B»y»' Balestier Hill Tech. bt Chinese High 47-41; Yock Eng bt Jurong 51-38; Anglican High bt Ton Tuck 59-53. Gtrb: Bukit Ho
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      Willow trounced
      41 28 DEFENDING champions St Andrews' trounced Willow 13-0 in the national schools' secondary division rugby championships St. Andrews' scored three tries against the current national schools' seven-a-side champions. The Saints are attempting to win the championships for a sixth time.
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      Age is no barrier to retired clerk
      240 28 Age is no barrier to retired clerk KALI PADA BISWAS has never let age he is 56 curbed his adventurous spirit, reports PETER slow. Which is why the re. tired British Army clerk does not have second thoughts about competing in the New Nation Big Walk on April 20. That
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      67 28 GOLF Seletar flub A. B. i SQUASH East Asia tourC and D medals tournament i nament: Singapore v Thailand (Seletar). Changi Open (KL). National League men's SOCCER PreOlympic F 1 grade (Various venues, 6). Group n tournament: Rest Day (KL). Friendly: McKenzie TKNNIS Singapore v Wanderers v Pasir Panjang 5
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      Three new faces in team to play Malaysia B
      253 29  -  JOE DORAI By THREE newcomers, who impressed national soccer coach Jitta Singh, are earmarked for Singapore's Malaysia Cup squad. Strikers Abu Bakar and T. Kabilar and leftback Daud Omar, who have yet to play for Singapore at any level, are in
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      Lock icon Korea labour their way into the final
      215 29 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. A 65th minute goal by Cho Kwang-nae gave South Korea a 1-0 win over Indonesia tonight and the right to meet Malaysia in the Asia Group Two pre-Olympic soccer tournament final here on Sunday. The Indonesians' tactic of slowing down
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      TABLE
      51 29 Malayria Kara Japan Brunei lmV«wli Philippine* P W D L F A Pt. 5410 3 5 4 0 1 IS 4 I 5 3 1 1 IS 5 7 5 2 0 3 7 10 4 5 1 0 4 7 12 2 5 0 0 5 0 32
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      SCC trounce Electrolux
      30 29 SCC trounce Electrolux ELECTROLUX were trounced W) by Singapore Cricket Club in a friendly soccer' match on the Padang yesterday. Scorers: Wilfred Koh (3), John Manley (2) and Chris Brown.
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      Farrer fury
      21 29 FARRER PARK UNITED thrashed Newtonites 44 in a President's Cup soccer match at the Jalan Besar Stadium last night.
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      Lock icon Middleman may become thing of past
      233 29 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The middleman the promoter in a foreign team's visit to an Asian country will be a thing of the past, if an item being discussed here at the seminar of Asian football secretaries is fruitful. The seminar, attended by general secretaries
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      Swede outplays 'rusty' Mahader
      95 29 SINGAPORE'S former national tennis champion, Mahader Hassan, felt the effects of too much coaching and lack of practice when he suffered a 0-6, 2-6 defeat by Swedish amateur champion Thomas Hogstedt, in the Tetra Pak-organised friendly tennis match at Tanglin Club yesterday. Mahader, 22, fell victim
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      Ulu Pandan walkathon
      37 29 THE Ulu Pandan Constituency walkathon will be held on Sunday at the Ghim Moh Secondary School. Mr Ho Kah Leong, MP (or Jurong and chief advisor to Ulu randan, will officiate at the ceremony.
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      Rasiah beats Chee on countback
      72 29 Rasiah beats Chee on countback WILLIE RASIAH (»b.ve right) raeefrea his prise •< a gatf set, 4m»tt4 by Htapiyw wifiiwliMl g.ifer Al via Urn, after win■lag the 014 Raineslaas' Aaaeelatlea StaMcltN nU twinmeat at &c Keppel Ceane yeatertey. He heat Heetar Chee (ts.m m a eauthaek an net flm aaaVr
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      3-0 wins
      26 29 RIVER VALLEY and Aljunied registered identical 3-0 victories over Queemtown and Thomson in the inter-constitu-ency sepak takraw tournament at Gay World Stadium last night.
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      Lim, Ong take Changi pro-am title
      209 29  - Lim, Ong take Changi pro-am title BERNARD PEREIRA By LIM LENG ANN, the Parklane Driving Range resident professional, and his amateur partner, Ong Ah Loh, won the Changl Open pro-am golf tournament yesterday with a combined nett 60. They beat Fung Hee Kwan and Michael Pang, who finished second on
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      Lock icon Lv leads rivals on a cracking pace with a 64
      523 29 JAKARTA, Thurs. Title holder Lv Hsi Chuen, of Taiwan, set a cracking pace on the first day of the Indonesian Open golf championship here today, carding a six-under-par 64, Just one stroke over the par-70 course record of 63. Lv,
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      BAS may have fewer teams in Pesta Sukan
      165 29  - BAS may have fewer teams in Pesta Sukan PETER SIOW By THE Pesta Sukan invitation basketball tournament, from Aug. 29-Sept. 7 at the Gay World Stadium, may be scaled down this year. For the hotel in Geylane Road, where the foreign teams have been housed for the past four years,
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      Lock icon Real Madrid in last four
      41 29 MADRID. Thurs. Real Ma drid beat Real Betis 2-1 in a Spanish Cup quarter-final soccer match yesterday. Other raamltt: Real Sociedad 2 Castilla 1. Real Valladolid 1 Atletico Madrid 1, Rayo Vallecano 2 Sporting 3. Reuter.
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    Lock icon China-India flight plans
    79 30 NEW DELHI, Thurs. China and India will shortly Initiate processes that may lead to an agreement on air flights between the two countries, officials said yesterday. A Foreign Ministry official said an inat»i» delegation is likely to visit Beijing shortly for exploratory talks. Officials said India is
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    57 30 LONDON. Thurs. Britain today put more prtanirr on South Africa to resolve the Namibia (south-west Africa) independence dispute, warning that further delay would have unfortunate consequences, British officials reported. They said Foreign Secretary Lord Carrington made the statement at an unprecedented meeting here with South African-appointed
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    Lock icon French pilot escapes
    63 30 BANGKOK. Thurs. A former French pilot has managed to escape from a Laotian prison after serving three years. He swam across the Mekong River to Thailand, official sources said today. The pilot, Jacques Leguay, 39, arrived on Monday night In the Thai border province of Nong Khai
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    101 30 AMBULANCE workers and passers-by attend to 13 kindergarten children who are in a state of shock and fear. A huge tree had crashed onto their schoolbus as they were travelling along Buklt Timah Road yesterday. The kindergarten children, aged three to five, and two
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    Lock icon TWO FLAGS FOR AFGHANISTAN
    126 30 MOSCOW, Thurs. The Afghan regime of Babrak Karmal announced yesterday that Afghanistan will now have two national flags, Tass news agency reported. He told a press conference in the Afghan capital of Kabul that one flag would be red representing the ruling People's Democratic Party, while
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    Lock icon Phone lines still down
    62 30 BANGKOK, Thurs Telephone and telex lines remained down in parts of central Bangkok today, more than 48 hours after being knocked out by a heavy storm. Telecommunications authorities, still not sure why the breakdown in the heart of the business district took place, said yesterday that
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    Spine graft woman dies
    56 30 BALTIMORE, Thurs. Mrs Jesse Thomas, the world's first spinal transplant patient died today of a severe kidney infection that had spread to her brain. Mrs Thomas, 33, was read* mined to University of Maryland Hospital on March 26 for treatment of a bacterial Infection In her
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    Lock icon 'Moscow is prolonging war in Kampuchea'
    410 30 A SENIOR State Department official yesterday accused the Soviet Union of prolonging the conflict in Kampuchea and assisting in the destruction of its people by giving military aid to Vietnam. Mr Richard Holbrooke, Assistant Secretary for East Asian Affairs, urged the Kremlin to reconsider
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    Lock icon Computer error: $587 m down the drain
    198 30 Computer error: $587 m down the drain CANBERRA, Thurs. A computer programming mistake, made in 1974, has cost the Australian Government A5235 million (SssB7 million) and there hi no way it can recover the money. The mistake was revealed in the Federal Parliament by the Minister for Health, Mr Michael
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    40 30 NEW YORK, Thurs. The Dow Jones averages on the New York Stock Exchange at 11 a.m. today: 30 Indus 787.88 up 0.08, 20 trans 249.66 up 0.68. 15 utils 102.27 up 0.27, 65 stocks 285.51 up OJB. UPI.
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    Lock icon Anti-Bengali pickets
    48 30 NEW DELHI, Thurs. Thousands of people today picketed government offices in India's troubled north-eastern Assam state, stepping up their agitation against Bengali settlers. The pickets were organised by student militants who yesterday rejected a government compromise offer on the deportation from Assam of illegal immigrants. Reuter.
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      163 30 UP TO 1 p.m. TODAY: Showers In a few places in late morning. TEMP. (C) up to 8 a.m. tomorrow: 32 max., U min. SUNSET today: 6.41 p.m.; SUNRISE tomorrow: S.J4 a.m. GLOBAL weather Amsterdam 711 C Oar Lm4m 4-14C Cloudy AthMM 11-21 C Clear Lm Aageles 11-20C Clear Bahrain
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        1118 1  -  LI LIENFUNG By Tongue in cheek STORIES of murder and rape are not the sole properties of our 20th Century culture. The following tale, from Pai An Jing Qi edited and written by Ung Meng Chu (;«*M, 1580-1644) had all the ingredients of a TV thriller. There once
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        44 1 3^ CHOU chouql bod smell choumo scoW ongrily and abusively A* chouWei stink choujiodn rotten egg chouchong bedbug ruchou wei gon =be young and inexperienced For example, you may say, Nekiao shuKgou chbu de* hen. meaning, 'That drain stinks very badly."
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        63 1 INSIDfA How-to Bring along an Easter gift With Easter Jut nua* the earner, tWay's OntlMk feataras same interetrtlnx Ideas f«r Easter gifts. Flad eat ■mre aboat what yea eaa give U make this year's Easter seaasa a nieaMraale eae ea Ceatrespread Pagaaa,? Master strokes from three Three Talwaa paiaters straw
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        95 2 of the DAY That toothy twosome, Donny and Marie Osmond, entertain once again in The Donny And Marie Shaw on Ch 3 at 7.32 p.m. For Malay Movie fans, Ch 3's offering at 9.31 entitled Boneka Permata shoud he a treat. Football fans have 1 more soocer fun in store
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        72 2 THE SINGAPORE SCENE a painting exhibition at the Singapore Conference Hall from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. On till April 11. Free admission. EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS by Three Masters, Chang Daichien, P'u Hsin-yu and Huang Chun-pi, at the National Museum Art Gallery from 10.30 a.m. to 7j>.m. On till April
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        80 2 AST EXHIBITION by Chen Zheng Ming from Swatow, China, at Rising Arts and Crafts Pte Ltd, Old Thong Chai Building, Wayang Street, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. On till April 8. PAINTINGS BY POUR SINGAPOREAN ARTISTS at the Alpha Gallery from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and till 5
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        900 2 TV and Radio SBC 5 10.00 AMOpemng and Walt Disney's Car- 6.30 News In Brief toon Carousel 6.35 Sports Parade 11.20 Circus Of The Stars 7.05 Samudra 1.05 HoSday Matinee The Good, The 30 News t Newsreei (Malay) Bad And The Utly 7.55 Celebrity Charades 3.45 The Adventure World Of
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        Master strokes by three painters
        987 3 THE National Museum's exhibition of paintings by the three masters from Taiwan Chang Daichien, P'u Hsin-yu and Huang Chunpi matches last year's commendable effort, when it held an exhibition of paintings by the Two Masters of the Shanghai School of painting Wu Changshuo and Wang
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        629 3 A show full of charm and humour Review by JOHN DE SOUZA FROM, the start, Raymond Couste and Joseph Sage, their array of old instruments, and counter tenor voice, entertained and delighted the small, but appreciative audience. Their smooth and expert musical presentation, and irrepressible and charming humour, won over
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        Chen's delicate, dainty heroines
        332 3 THE artist's fascination with traditional drama, dance, literature and mythology finds eloquent expression in fresh colours and simple brush stroKcc Chen Zhengming, a 41-year-old painter from Swatow, has chosen Singapore to hold his very first one-man show, exhibiting 200 paintings, all hanging scrolls. Chen s forte
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        347 6 ZS.J \^J Now whss 2 latest feature- »*<* packed models of Electrolux washing machine to choose .from as little as $58.30 per month. WH 55 WH 56 cow wash taciny allows economizer reduces water intake complete washing in cok) water and electric power spin ekrmnation cold wash facility spin elimination
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        41 7 s- ~*v #«^*gP| Well take you f *M IVPp 1 from pregnancy to your f^^v **rW baby's first steps. Everything lor the motner-to-De the rr,j<her and the child ■fl moth#>f[°)(](y)@ You havt tIM txby W* Imv* tht rttl ■BJj •,^B_^Tel *****30
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        203 7 An oily complexion is the cause of most skin problems. Fight pimples with nature's Oatmeal An oily complexion causes pimples. Now you can bacteriostatic and deep cleansing ingredients to control banish these pimples. Using the natural cleansing and oiliness, blackheads and pimples. With a Scrub Brush soothing properties of Oatmeal.
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      Lock icon Outsiders win in corporate debate
      549 8  -  THOMAS HAYES By in VIRGINIA ACCORDING to what one hears here, the "outside" director has won. The question of whether the nation's largest corporations should be dominated by their uppermost management or, rather, governed by boards of more independent outsiders is no longer an open
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      Lock icon Heading for the Eighties
      676 8 Heading for the Eighties The specialist manager is out. In his place will be the manager who can negotiate among the specialists the general manager. The ability of companies to understand the general management function will be the key to success in these increasingly tough business times. DENISE CARABET interviews
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        325 8 Obviously I bank with Malayan Banking. I live next door." This fellcw is lucky enough to live next door. But then, Malayan Banking's not all that far away from anyone, anywhere in the country. As Malaysia's biggest .bank, we offer a network of 146 branches that cover the length and
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      When too many words chase after too £ew ideas
      446 9 WHEN too many words chase after too few ideas, the result is adjective inflation: Words mean less. One example is the degeneration of "heavyduty." That compound adjective, once the stern daughter of the voice of auto mechanics, used to denote an
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      Go try to find a taxi-dancer on a rainy Saturday night
      601 9 Go try to find a taxi-dancer on a rainy Saturday night THE Census Bureau this year is on the alert to avoid "the Philadelphia Phenomenon." In 1970, it seemed to census takers that the City of Philadelphia was rife with taxi drivers under 21 years of age. That was strange:
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      Lock icon A matter of taking over
      125 9 A matter of taking over LAST summer, this department reported with all suitable norror that the 360 kg gorillas who rattled their executive cages in movieland liked the locution "taking a meeting." Lithe orang utan amanuenses would never say: "He's in a meeting" always, "taking a meeting." As stealthily as
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      Come on, you callous litterbugs... clean up your act
      481 9 Come on, you callous litterbugs... clean up your act POSTERS appealing to residents in Jurong to keep the estate clean have been plastered all over Taman Jurong and Boon Lay. I do not know if their appearance has anything to do with the Jurong MP Mr Ho Kan Leong's complaint
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        81 9 It has been a dream of practically every camera manufacturer to produce a truly fully automatic camera Most have succeeded admirably with light exposures, lens speed, even motor drive systems. But none have been able to produce a camera with automatic focus. KONICAhas The Konica C3SAF is truly fully automatic.
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        558 9 I i=*««»cV**- >\,%a Ab. *^P%o<& X Jr F* Organised by UUI3WHMI I'li^jjjß =C HAWAII INTERIOR QEQORATION I *T|J^Kj Ist Fir. Merlin Plaza (Please enter by Merlin Plaza car park) »mi 1 1 1 f*U i bKb{b^l Q^tm~\ il kS^L^ ay tl l ni' 1 b 1 *ÜB^^M^^^B*^^^[ B^^^^^T^^^Baßl^^^Bl f' BL___|
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        62 10 i the late SUM YIN LEONG wishes to express their heortfelt thonks to Rev TCAIsION FRANK LOMAX, relatives, fr.ends, teachers ond students of St Andrew's School, members of St. Andrew's Cathedral, doctors and Ourses of Too Poyoh Hospital Ward 6 ond Ton Tock Seng Hospital Wards 32 52 for their
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        896 10 HOTEL J /\^^@j?@ RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 1979 The Board of Directors of Hotel Negara Limited is pleased to announce the following audited results for the year ended 31 December 1979: 1979 1978 GROSS SALES 3,434,121 2,915,939 NET PROFIT 671,498 587,333 After Charging: Depreciation 129,373 219,243 Taxation
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        707 10 #PWD TENDER NOTICE Tenders ore invited from PWD Registered Contractors for the following:(A) Construction of A Secondory School (Type S2) at Clementi New Town (Site 4). Eligibility: Building $5,000,000/and above. Closing Dote: 21.4.80 at 10.30 am. (6) Hiring of Mechanical Plant for Chuo Chu Kang Contract A. Eligibility Civil Engineering,
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        163 10 TENDER The following tenders are Invited by the Chief Supplies Officer. Central Supplies Department, Slngapore:a File caver (G J), die iSoim x B4mm approximately tM gran ferawa kraft paper far CeatnU Supplies Departmeat. Closing date and time23/4/80 12 noon b Beret, weaUea far l(rH«nUCarpi Closing date and time23/4/80 (12 noon)
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        597 10 CHANGE OF ADDRESS Please be informed that as from Ist April 1980, I am moving to my new address at: 37-C A 39-C, LORONG 28 GEYLAN6 SINGAPORE 1439 (OM r— hUmco: 3306, 3348 SKY'S SCRAPER BLDG) Tel: *****73, *****74, *****25, *****83 YOONG KWEE YIN 9V4 << > ([BftrfK x^>f N
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        558 11 A leading Audio Electronics Company seeks suitably qualified candidates to fill the poet of: I ELECTRONICS PRODUCTION I MANAGER I The successful applicant will be c A first class man, now in a similar position with proven ability and 3to 5 I years experience in the Consumer Electronics industry. c
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        655 11 PRODUCT MANAGER HOUSEWARE DEPT We are seeking a Product Manager to take charge ot the marketing of our well established range ot products, including Cormngware and Pyrexware. The Product Manager will be responsible lor the further market development of existing and new products, the planning ot advertising and promotion programmes
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        760 11 "jj Sembawang ml Engineering Sembawang Engineering is engaged in high quality construction for the petrochemical and offshore oil/gas industries Applications ore invited from suitably qualified candidates for the following positions:A. MANUFACTURING MANAGER This is a senior position and the incumbent will report to the Director/General Manager. He will head the
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        559 11 Union Carbide Singapore Group of Companies, with a new battery plant in Jurong, invites suiubly qualified Singapore citizens who have completed (or are exempted from) National Service or permanent residents to join their fast expanding operations: I QUALITY ASSURANCE I The successful candidates will report directly to the Quality Assurance
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        777 11 IN THE HIGH COL'RT Of* THE REPUBLIC OF^V SINGAPORE OS. NO. 359 £P of 1979 In the Matter of the Entate of Ko Teck Kin also known as Ko Teck Kea deceased. And In the Matter of the Wil{ of Ko Teck Kin als* known as Ko Teck Ken" deceased
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      The 85-million-year-old egg find
      654 12 The 85-million-year-old egg find LAST summer, about 32 km west of Choteau in north-central Montana, Shell Oil Co. had set up a seismic exploration line a series of blasts whose rebounding shock waves geologists use to determine an area's oil potential. Geologists John Homer of Princeton University and Robert Makela
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        400 12 THE brains of male and female animals differ physically and chemically in ways that may help explain some basic behaviour patterns of the sexes. Much of the evidence for this has been discovered only recently. So far the differences have been found only in animals,
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        Lock icon The march of the continents
        293 12 TO MOST scientists the concept of Atlantis is 90 per cent myth and 10 per cent garbled reference to the volcanic explosion that, in 1400 BC, destroyed the Minoan city of Thera on an Aegean island. Nevertheless, a number of them are talking about other
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        721 6 EASTER is here again and though there may not be as much pomp and pageantry attached to it here as in the West, Singaporeans would still be looking forward to this weekend, especially with a public holiday thrown in today. Easter eggs, Easter flowers and other Easter
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        CARNIVAL TIME
        450 6 IF YOU are wondering what kind of treat you can give the kiddies, here is a round-up of what the hotels are offering. The Hyatt Hotel will be presenting an Easter Carnival on Sunday, April 6, from 11 a.m. till 4 p.m. at the Hyatt Dutch house, located
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        Barbie comes of age M
        819 6 BARBIE, the blue-eyed waspish doll with the grotesquely long legs and permanently frozen pout and high arches, is 21. As she comes of age she is still exuding all-Ameri can perfection from every plastic pore and is still 'fully posable for full play value. The
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        1287 7  -  LUCIA VAN DER POST I f?CTW>r?Tff^^gX^ffS^^^^QWl»r^^^ffßTTffli^ffK By THE best, most feminine, most desirable of presents must surely be a great whopping bottle of one's favourite scent (and, I know it sounds greedy, but preferably with some body lotion and bath oil to match). Happily
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        707 12 n^^^^B m 'mMmffsHm^^- Bi The agony and ecstacy of love is poured out I 1 11 .9 HHK^aV in poetry much of it bad, some of it very B is 9 B B good but all written with moving sincerity. .No fl IcS'^nl flPNn^Hßail V wonder they say that 'love
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