The Straits Times, 23 December 1984

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    Masthead
    11 1 The Sunday Times No. 2533 45 CENTS MX. (P) No. 63/1/84
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    PAP wins all but two
    906 1 By OUR ELECTION TEAM THE People's Action Party has returned to power for the seventh time, but this "watershed" general election has given it some points to ponder. For it lost two of the 79 seats m the enlarged Parliament and saw its share of
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    PM: What the results mean
    470 1 PRIME Minister Lee Kuan Yew told a press conference at the Singapore Conference Hall early this morning that the election results showed that the Republic had a "highly sophisticated electorate." He said: "There was a bigger and broader shift than m 1980. In percentage terms,
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    Dr Yeo: Let's see it in perspective
    229 1 Dr Yeo: Let's see it in perspective THE PAP has received another overwhelming mandate from the people, Dr Yeo Ning Hong, who was returned unopposed m Kirn Seng, said early today. He told a press conference at Raffles Institution that the loss of Anson and Potong Pasir had to be
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      445 1 (INCOMPARABLE tO^^SH H^ BEST OF THE REST AMOS DAWE NABBED: A 25-month-long worldwide hunt for former Singapore financier Amos Da we has ended. London police arrested him on Thursday. Dawe, 50, was convicted in his absence of illegal transfer of shares in Hongkong two years ago. Page II SUNNY SANTA:
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      33 1 STATE of the parties Page 2 FIRST to the polls then to market Page 3 PICTURE special Page 4 REPORTS from the counting centres Pages 2, 5 and 6 FULL results Page 8
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      259 1 OUB introduces m%ftm\mWm\ m^ Through OUB you can now buy and sell the 100-ounce 88 1 ■■BBb! I unallocated Loco London 9° ld certificate at international gold ■™1 iß™ prices, the first of its kind m Singapore. Bf W ▼jP «PwS! BBJ|BjP So instead of merely having an unallocated gold
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  • ELECTION '84
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      Mah: SDP win a nation-wide phenomenon
      362 2 Mah: SDP win a nation-wide phenomenon At Westlake Secondary School MR CHIAM See Tong of the SDP pulled off his Potong Pasir victory by getting 60.3 per cent of the valid votes cast a majority of 3,454. Asked to explain the wide margin, the defeated PAP candidate, Mr Mah Bow
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      Meeting of minds needed, says Zulkifli
      174 2 Meeting of minds needed, says Zulkifli At Rosyth School AT THE Rosyth School counting centre, the successful candidates faced a multiracial crowd of about 200, waving PAP flags and shouting their congratulations to the winners. The successful candidate for the new constituency of Eunos, Mr Zulkifli Mohammed, happily posed with
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      Thumbs up for Goh
      74 2 PAP's biggest wins Richard Hu, Kreta Ayer, 83.2%' Eugene Yap, Mountbatten, 81.3% Lee Hsien Loong, Teck Ghee, 80.4% 1 Highest scoring Chiam See Tong (SDP), Potong Pasir, opposition 60.3% candidates J. B. Jeyaretnam (WP), Anson, .56.8% M.P.D. Nair (WP), Jalan Kayu, 48.8% Those who lost their
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      How the parties fared
      134 2 Number of Total valid votes Votes cast Percentage of votes constituencies m constituencies for j j 1980 contested contested party Average Highest Lowest Peoples Action 4Q 876,565 568,310 64.8% 83.2% 39.7% 77 7% Party Workers Party 15 ?64,721 110,868 41.9% 56.8% 33.2% ?9 2% Singap^United 13
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      'Signal that voters want more consultation'
      434 2 At Jin Tai Secondary School THE clean sweep by the PAP of five constituencies m the west brought with it a warning wind, with candidates expressing some concern about the increased vote for the opposition. Dr Wan Soon Bee, returned to West Coast with
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      Lock icon First to the polls, then to market
      421 3 QUEUES started forming outside polling stations yesterday long before they opened at 8 a.m. Many early voters had taken a detour on their way to the market. Some, like housewife Mrs Koh at the Marine Parade community centre who arrived an hour early,
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      This way please...
      284 3 This way please ELECTIONS seem more like a time when (the opposition) can make their complaints through the proper channels and there are lots of people to listen and read about them. Some of the points brought up by the opposition candidates make sense. But what the PAP has said
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      Portrait of an election
      254 4 Portrait of an election After the speeches and the campaigns countdown Nuns take time off to vote THEY never leave their home unless they need medical help. Yet, yesterday, they all came to cast their votes at Radin Mas Primary School. The 23 women m brown habits were the Carmelite
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      The general marches in by a large majority
      647 5 The general marches in by a large majority At Anderson Junior College THE PAP candidate for new constituency Teck Ghee, BrigadierGeneral Lee Hsien Loong, the Prime Minister's son, beat the UPF's Giam Lai Cheng by one of the largest majorities 80.4 per cent. He said: "I think they looked at
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      WP stops bus from leaving station
      252 5 A BUS carrying six ballot boxes from a polling station m Telok Biangah was blocked by Workers' Party members for two hours yesterday. The party's candidate for Telok Blangah, Mr R. Murngason, and his election agent, Mr Choong Chee Kwong, prevented the bus from
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      I'm retiring to make way for younger ones: Siew Choh
      331 5 At Westiake Secondary School BARISAN Sosialis leader, Dr Lee Siew Choh, said soon after learning that he had lost yet another election that he was retiring from politics. Dr Lee, who has been part of the political scene of Singapore
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      We will analyse results, says Chok Tong
      332 5 At Victoria Junior College MR GOH CHOK TONG, who polled more than 70 per cent of the votes m Marine Parade, has said he wants to analyse with his colleagues the reasons for the shift m ground away from the PAP. Although he
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      Dr Hu attributes big win to predecessors
      530 6 At Singapore Conference Hall DR RICHARD HU said the 83.2 per cent votes he polled m Kreta Ayer the highest secured among the 49 contests last night was not unexpected. He attributed the large win against his opponent, independent Lee Mun Hung, to
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      'This victory is just a start'
      277 6 At Teck Whye Secondary School THE crowd of curious and supportive spectators gathered at Teck Whye Secondary School heard a first last night Mrs Yu-Foo Yee Shoon, 34, became the first woman candidate to be elected an MP m this general election. The last
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      Early carnival air and a restless crowd
      539 6 Early carnival air and a restless crowd At Ping Vi Secondary School THERE was the air of a picnic at this school. People brought their children, their mats, their tetrabrik drinks, curry puffs and radios. The first PAP supporters, some 20 of them, arrived at 7.45 p.m., carrying banners and
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      562 2 AT A Cml nwlffii^'' 1 IN FATHER'S FOOTSTEPS?: BrigadierGeneral L$e Jisiqnjt.oong, took Teck Ghee with one of the biggest mft^Hste* 1^^ outcome showed voters ha&aǤfe$$$f w! aria then cast thjeir vote, he told'SBC. l 'l do nofttjajFik they voted for my father." stepping into, his fatjygr'S shoes l4 Js very
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      17 2 Housewives Going back to work? Regain your typing spee*d the Sight Sound Way ATT SECRETAJttUS *****22 J
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      126 2 UP TO Ip.m. Slight showers m a few areas, TEMP. (C) up to 6 a.m. tomorrow: 30 max., 23 mm. SUNSET today: 7.04 p.m.; SUNRISE tomorrow: 7.02 a.m. TRAVELLER'S WEATHER Adelaide 13 28c Kino Manila 22 31 C Cloudy Amsterdam C Melbourne 11 '1< Fine Bangkok 28 32c Fair Moscow
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      207 4 m L#%Wl#l¥l#%lvlV Seaview Apartments I IwYYbK JrW-^ms I Adjoining Manhattan House/San Centre, Chin Swee Road 37-storey luxurious seaview apartments. Easy transportation. Adjacent to Outram Park /^L MRT Station /mnm/iDic TOIIIPD I An overhead bridge leading to Pearls Hill I lanviuafW lUUJtH J 90% Housing Loan Park. The lush green park
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      109 4 The ABOLITION" w 1 by Johnathan Schell I 'Extinction threatens not so much each 1 person's life as the meaning of our lives requiring each of us to make this jJfflAlf i business his own.' lU|iH»*.vn I Turning from an analysis of the nuclear k#**!sS? 1 predicament m The Fate
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      579 5 rHovy Are You Fighting Stress? Are you buckling from the strains of piip stress? You are not alone. 1 ianuary m* \ni m Stress is a modern-day urban I I^^^^^ 1 La I phenomenon which affects most of 1 1 E^ l^T W There is much to glean from the
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      7 6 Opportunities galore m The Straits Times Classified.
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      1888 8 a ELECTION 84 RESULTS =1 5 ALEXANDRA Number of voters 19,670 i I——— i— —i-«"- Slm Ah Len 9 < SUF > 7 5 Tan Soo Khoon (PAP) 12,172 5?.?'°"** 0/ ltH ff.T v jg*. -^4®- HHH^H^ _^^^HH HP Winner s of valid votes bo. i 0 John Cruz Corera
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Firm spends $10,000 to urge Chest contributions
      118 10 Firm spends $10,000 to urge Chest contributions A MANUFACTURING company spent $10,000 on 25 communication sessions to encourage its employees to contribute to the Community Chest of Singapore. The amount includes manhours lost m production when about 2,300 employees of CM (Singapore) attended the 50--minute sessions. On Friday, the company
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      Packaged reflections of your inner self
      402 10  -  EVANGELINE GAMBOA Bestselling toys this season reflect psycho-drama of buyers By LUKE Skywalker is your son's best friend. Cabbage Patch kids are the brothers, sisters or children we don't have. And Risk is a game we wouldn't play for real. The toys under your
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      Ex-financier Dawe arrested in London
      193 10  -  SHIRLEY TAN By FORMER Singapore financier Amos Dawe, convicted m his absence of multi-million dollar fraud and sentenced to five years' jail m Hongkong two years ago, has been arrested m London. His arrest on Thursday ended a 25-month long worldwide hunt. A Hongkong police
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      Look, who's singing!
      93 10 RAJINI just couldn't resist it a11 So yesterday the three-and-a-half-year-old Bornean orang utan got into the festive spirit and joined the carolling at the Singapore Zoo. And he enjoyed every moment of it. He performed with the 30-mem-ber Sunset-Mass Choir from the Church of Ladystar of the
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      Fire destroys four shops
      95 10 A FIRE, believed to be started by arsonists, destroyed a row of four shophouses and damaged two others m Upper Serangoon Road yesterday. The blaze started at about 1.23 a.m. and was put under control by firemen 35 minutes later. An undertaker's shop, two provision shops
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      Bursaries for children
      71 10 BURSARY awards will be offered to children of members of the Public Daily Rated Health Workers' Union. Members whose children have passed the Primary School Leaving Examinations or the Secondary Three examinations can register at the union's premises at Waterloo Street from now until Dec 31. They
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        Police warning
        79 10 POLICE yesterday advised motorists not to park their vehicles illegally along roads m front of shopping complexes during the festive season to reduce road congestion. They should not park illegally along shopping complexes m the Orchard Road area, Eu Tong Sen and Upper Cross Streets, Beach Road, Upper
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        Motorcyclist dies
        65 10 A MOTORCYCLIST died instantly and his pillion-rider was injured m an accident along Crawford Street on Friday night. Mr Quek Boon Kheng, 22. was taking a bend when he lost control of his machine and hit a concrete bridge. Pillion-rider Tan Jean Hoo. 23. was treated as an
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        Saturday schedule
        37 10 THE Singapore Bus Service will operate nine bus services according to their Saturday schedule on Christmas Eve and New Yearns Eve. The services are 132A. 214 W. 212. 301. 303. 305, 306, 112 and 141.
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      Police seek dead man's kin
      73 10 POLICE want to contact the relatives of a man who died m hospital on Thursday after he was found lying near a drain m Fowlie Road, off Joo Chiat Road, on Dec 17. Police described the man. an Indian, as slim, about 1.6 metres tall,
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      Lock icon Grim-faced Santas who say No No No
      996 13  -  GILLIAN POW CHONG It's a young man's job but even they get hot under the collar ?*ory: THE red on his cheeks is not roses but rash. And the white woolly beard hides an even redder chin. Playing Santa Claus m humid Singapore
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      428 10 hh It's the fast ueehend for K'mas shopping fgjj] Just Imagine the croud, the traffic jams and the faui queues! emporium \HT\ Rn^y /I New Christmas "SK? n n RttMiMtM ltl?D L^^ Shopping Hours mllVriW MmM mLn\ri For your Christmas V WJnJAI m^~Wi f|#i/£?r//S shopping pleasure, )<A >^m ]1W r~\
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      305 11 111 >!i T ie wa y you write and the li la n y° u cr)oose Dotn sa y a lot about you. Slanted writing with large loops can show responsiveness and imagination. Choosing a Sheaffer shows you appreciate a superior pen that makes a stylish gift. Only Sheaffer has
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      780 11 IV XChristmas for your I ;1 m tjL friends and loved ones with bright and J|- p g. W^^^tf^W cheery gifts from [ixi:z]. ?^:?v^ X 4 i \buTl find a rainbow-coloured range sk of totally co-ordinated fashionwear, from JM. g> f 1 T-shirts to shoelaces, as well as a wide
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      297 12 k iiPi BoHl^r iHHH IBS 8 yi I^ si^i li^yrSßiiisiilawi BPil*^ tw^m dor^ What to shoot: Ail entries with original color negatives and 3rd Prize: Singapore outdoor scenes by night, depicting entry forms must be submitted before 28th Ssl,ooo/- FUJI FILM Gift Voucher and a FUJI celebrations of its 25
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      32 13 /auvi's first^ i warehouse < I Dec 23" 9am to 2pm only and many brands of professional j I equipment priced for the season V of goodwill and joy! v *^o^aHHHSfIHHI f "1
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  • ASEAN NEWS
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      PAL hits back at Britain in air war
      261 14  -  ABBY TAN Airline refuses to buy British m modernisation efforts By Manila Reporter MANILA, Sat. Philippine Airlines (PAL) will buy no more British-made aircraft m its plans to modernise its domestic fleet, because of Britain's decision to stop the national carrier's flight
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      Lock icon Thai workers protest against devaluation
      164 14 BANGKOK, Sat. Thousands of workers staged a protest rally here yesterday against the devaluation of the Thai baht and small pay rises. They gathered at a market near the Grand Palace and condemned the government's 14.8 per cent devaluation of the baht last month. They
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      Lock icon Indonesians for Canton Fair?
      157 14 JAKARTA, Sat. The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) is ready to take part m the Canton Fair m April to pave the way for direct trade between China and Indonesia. However, such participation would depend on an official invitation, the Sinar Harapan daily quoted
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      Lock icon Brunei and Jordan to have ties
      87 14 Brunei and Jordan to have ties AMMAN, Sat. Brunei and Jordan would soon establish diplomatic relations, reliable sources here said at the end of a three-day visit by Sultan Sir Muda Hassanal Bolkiah yesterday. The sultan was seen off by King Hussein of Jordan, with whom he had discussed bilateral
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      Lock icon Nakasone meets Bhichai on Cambodia issue
      233 14 Nakasone meets Bhichai on Cambodia issue TOKYO, Sat. Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone today met Thai Deputy Prime Minister Bhichai Rattakul and was told that Asean will continue to pressure Vietnam to withdraw its troops from Cambodia, a Foreign Ministry official said. Mr Bhichai, who arrived on Wednesday for an
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  • ARCOSS THE CAUSEWAY
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      Lock icon Progress made on solution to MCA crisis
      398 15 Progress made on solution to MCA crisis Rival factions 'm accord on all basic issues' KUALA LUMPUR, Sat PROGRESS has been made m talks to end the 10-month Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) crisis, barely 24 hours after Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad returned from an official visit overseas. News of
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      Lock icon Bank Bumi's legal action against 140
      180 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. Bank Bumiputra Malaysia Bhd has initiated bankruptcy proceedings against more than 140 debtors this year m a bid to recover several million dollars m loans. According to High Court records here, the bank already has legal documents with the High Court
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      Lock icon Kuantan ferry service to start at end of August
      102 15 Kuantan ferry service to start at end of August KUCHING, Sat. The ferry service between Kuantan, Kuching and Kota Kinabalu is expected to be launched at the end of August m conjunction with National Day. Datuk Dr James Ongkili, the Minister m the Prime Minister's Department, said today a team
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      Lock icon Leaning clock tower is the pride of Perak
      179 15 THIS famous pagoda-shaped leaning clock tower m Teluk In tan (formerly known as Teluk Anson), Perak, was once used to store water for the residents of the historical town for almost 34 years. Water was stored m a tank on the first
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      Lock icon RTM to add an hour to air time on Fridays and Sundays
      202 15 RTM to add an hour to air time on Fridays and Sundays KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) will add an hour to air time over Network One (Nl) on Fridays and Sundays from Jan 1, with telecasts beginning at 2 p.m. It is also preparing to add an
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      Lock icon Provident fund hits at errant managers
      243 15 Provident fund hits at errant managers KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) is clamping down on errant managements which try to avoid making mandatory contributions to their workers' accounts. "We are taking a serious view of this as their number has been increasing annually," EPF public relations officer
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      Lock icon Warning on medicine
      60 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. The Health Ministry totkiy advised the public not to use two Chinese medical preparations, Sung Loong Wot pills and Chiumien cream, which have been found to contain mercury. It also said Bansetong Rheumatic Pills should only be consumed under medical supervision. The preparations, it
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      862 15 t* A I TC V PVQ VMLI CA vAv «BBr AT M V sa mj i M %\mkw |r f i Q %Ti T 1 I l' Winners of Double Bonus Draw 20th December '84. 300 $10 Cash Prizes: *****33 302^' )ll )02 sfc3fl C03i797 *****72 3 f Jfco*7B 337
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  • FOREIGN NEWS
    • WORLD BRIEFS
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        Lock icon BAD BREATH, GOOD HEART
        68 16 Garlic may be bad for the breath, but a team of New York scientists says there is strong evidence that the herb is good for the heart. They say it contains a chemical compound known as ajoene, which could be useful as an anti-coagulant, or blood
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        Lock icon PRISON LABOUR CLAIM:
        94 16 A United States government report claims about one million prison labourers in China and up to 1.5 million in the Soviet Union manufacture goods that might be imported by the United States illegally. But the study by the International Trade Commission did not provide evidence specific enough
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        Lock icon LIFE IS NOT A RANDOM THING
        85 16 Life is not a random occurrence m the universe but an inevitable result of chemical processes, according to Mr Cyrl Ponnamperuma, an American scientist studying the origin of life on earth. "The universe is m the business of making life," he declared. He was
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        Lock icon PRESIDENT'S BOOTLEG ORIGINS
        77 16 President Ronald Reagan is half-Scottish and has an illicit whisky distiller among his ancestors, a British firm tracing his roots has announced. Burkes Peerage, which has already traced the President's Irish origins, said he had fourth, fifth and sixth cousins living m Scotland. It also said that
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        Lock icon EXCHANGE RELAXATION
        66 16 The New Zealand government has announced that it is relaxing foreign exchange controls to allow residents to buy foreign currencies for investment purposes for the first time since 1930. The move follows a 20 per cent devaluation of the New Zealand dollar last July, and many analysts feel
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        Lock icon GENETIC THERAPY APPROVED
        81 16 A United States congressional study group has decided that proposed genetic therapy for inherited disorders is similar to other medical treatments and does not raise new eth- ical issues if it only affects individual patients and not their offspring. The Office of Technology Assessment expects the non-inheritable
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        Lock icon AIDS VICTIM MARRIES
        79 16 A 22- year-old New York Acquired Immunity Deficiency Syndrome (Aids) victim was married m a bedside ceremony m a hospital to his sweetheart who persuaded New York city officials to issue a marriage license despite a rule to the contrary. Mr Robert Sanchez married Miss Olga Morales,
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        Lock icon VIDEO TAPE RAID
        64 16 British police have seized Asian-language pirate video tapes worth more than £1 million (552.58 million) m raids on 15 video rental shops. This was announced by the Federation Against Copyright Theft (Fact), which said video piracy had led to the total collapse of Indian language cinemas m
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        Lock icon MINERS' WIVES PAWN RINGS
        91 16 Wives of striking British coal miners are pawning their wedding rings and other treasured possessions to get enough money to buy Christmas presents for their children, a pawnbroker m the west England town of Bristol has reported. Mr Phil Murphy said an average of 50 women
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        65 16 Christmas came early to small town m northern Castile, m Spain, when farmers suffering years of drought won millions of dollars m the country's 221-year-old annual state lottery. Hundreds of thousands of winners of the lottery, known as "El Gordo" (The Fat One/, received a total of
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      377 16 Police warned of massacre threats as violence continues NEW DELHI, Saturday AUTHORITIES have tightened security around Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi after police warned of threats to stage a massacre at one of his last election rallies before polling starts on Monday. Police m the southern
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      192 17 Nakasone suffers setback on defence spending TOKYO, Sat. Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone suffered a political setback both at home and m terms of JapanUnited States relations yesterday when senior officials of his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) refused to give the goahead for removal of the longstanding limit on Japan's defence
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      320 17 But Yao says differences yet to be overcome BEIJING, Sat DEPUTY Premier Ivan Arkhipov, the highest-ranking Soviet envoy to China m 15 years, conferred yesterday with Chinese officials on economic, scientific and technical exchanges which he said were of "great significance" to Moscow-Beijing relations. He also
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      171 17 ISLAMABAD. Sat. President Gen Mohammed Zia ul- Hag yesterday promised he would hold nationwide elections before March 23, but mentioned no specific date. Gen Zia was speaking m a nationally-televised speeo-h, his first television appearance after the controversial referendum on Wednesday. He was officially
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      104 17 US puts off decision on aid to Israel WASHINGTON, Sat. The Reagan administration has postponed action on an Israeli request for US$BOO million (SSI.T billion) m emergency financial aid, pinning approval of the extra funds on increased Israeli efforts to mend its ailing economy. US officials said the Israeli government
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      84 17 Acrobatic pandas go on show GIANT pandas Qing Qing and Tao Tao frolic m their enclosure at Hongkong's Ocean Park leisure complex. They are m Hongkong as part of a cooperation programme between Ocean Park and Fuzhou zoo m China. Qing Qing and Tao Tao, who have displayed a talent
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      342 18 Thatcher denies rift with Reagan over 'Star Wars' WASHINGTON, Sat. British Prime Minister Magaret Thatcher yesterday firmly rejected the idea that she and President Ronald Reagan were feuding over "Star Wars" technology m advance of United States-Soviet talks about space weapons. Speaking to British reporters on her way from the
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      174 18  - Fed trims discount rate to 8 per cent Dow Jones WASHINGTON, Sat. The United States Federal Reserve Board yesterday cut its key discount interest rate to 8 per cent, the lowest level in more than six years, in an apparent bid to revive the sluggish economy. It said it was
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      557 18 LOUIS HEREN'S VIEW Beijing and the Hongkong card From London THE signing of the Hongkong agreement m Beijing last week was received here as an event of historic significance and a great diplomatic victory, and for a change the claims were not hyperbole. The negotiations could have gone wrong, and
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      298 18 GENEVA, Sat. The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec), long criticised as a world oil cartel, is at last preparing to make its price-control effective by policing oil dealings of its 13 member-states. With its share of a shrinking oil market
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      242 18 ZURICH, Sat. Christmas shoppers, on a last-minute buying spree, have been issued a list compiled by an environmental group of what not to buy for the person "who has everything". Such exotic gifts as crocodile purses, ivory ornaments, and tortoise-shell spectacle frames, should be
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        324 21 THE death of Dmitri Ustinov, the Soviet Defence Minister and at one time a contender for the leadership, will bring forth the usual rash of policy analysis, especially m the West, where death or demotion m the Politburo is often regarded as a portent of policy change.
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        148 21 What The Sunday Times said on Dec 13, 1959 THE duty of a parliamentary opposition is to oppose. The louder it opposes the healthier the body politic, so long as opposition is not mere obstruction. Reasoned, constructive criticism keeps the government of the day alert; its feet
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      1268 21 An Australian economist, Professor HELEN HUGHES, looks at the future Singapore economy Compulsory savings are much easier to insist on m a low-income economy. The government can say we have to do this for the national good. But this argument is going to be less
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      953 22  -  Richard Owen AS I SEE IT THE! announcement m Moscow last month came at the very end of the news bulletin, just before the sport and weather. There was only one innocent-sounding sentence The Supreme Soviet had decided to restore Soviet
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      What was missing at the National Exhibition
      977 22  -  Irene Hoe AS I SEE IT BY now, the visitor count for the National Exhibition at the World Trade Centre has gone over the million mark. For many, it is definitely the show of the year. But there are others who left it
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      If it snowed in Singapore
      656 22  -  N. Balakrishnan AS I SEE IT I AS I look at the styrofoam pellets and cotton-wool masquerading as snow m Singapore streets and windows, I wonder what would actually happen if it snowed m Singapore on Christmas Eve. I think the westernised types who love
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      Spotted: A dirty old man
      511 22 IT could only happen m Singapore. In Laguna Park to be precise. It was Christmas Eve. Charlie Lee was at the balcony of his flat on the top floor when, m the stiftof midnight, came strange sounds from fee rooftop. As there had hefpia burglary
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      Feel the Pulse
      347 24  -  EPSOM JEEP and you should not miss By MAKE Pulse Rate your "banker" m the opening race at Bukit Timah today, final day of the Singapore Turf Club December Meeting. This four-year-old was quietly fancied m a Class 5 Div 5 race over 1 ,400 m last
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      Mr Nice Guy to make amends
      202 24  -  LUCKY LEO By our man on the track MR NICK (Jl V, who just failed to catch Menang Lagi II over 1,600 m last Sunday, should readily make amends m Race 5 today. The four-year-old is by the staying sire Zamazaan and should be
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      383 24 RACE EPSOM JEEP RACING ED LUCKY LEO PEDIGREE WENG SOOK 1 Pulse Rate 8 Combat Hero 1 Pulse Rate 1 Pulse Rate 4 Jardinier I 9AngHeng I F'ulse Rate 8 Combat Horo 8 Combat Hero 1 Pulse Rate 13 Swift 6 Free N Easy 6 Free
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      Gauci forced to sit it out at Xmas
      697 25  -  JACK ELLIOTT By of the Melbourne Herald MELBOURNE, Sat. Top Victorian apprentice jockey Darren Gauci has been suspended until Boxing Day and this could have far-reaching effects on him winning the jockeys' premiership for the second successive year. It could not have
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      STIPE'S REPORT Heng gets 3 months
      911 25 STIPE'S REPORT Heng gets 3 months JOCKEY J.F. Heng was yesterday suspended from riding m races and track work for three months when the stewards concluded an inquiry into the riding and running of Pleasant Surprise 111 m Race 1 at Bukit Timah last Sunday. The Stipendiary Steward's report on
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      168 24 FOCUS OH FACTS Encyclopaedia of KNOWLEDGE This volume traces the growth of knowledge from the dawn of life to man's pioneering, interplanetary voyages. Man's physical world is examined m detail and provides the context for the historical, scientific and technological developments described. Encyclopaedia of the WORLD Maps, diagrams and dramatic
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      555 25 M HEARING! I I 2/a Be 9' n the NEW -YEAR with a resolution to HEAR BETTER not to put up with your hearing loss M& II tf^l any on 9 er to enjoy once more the company of X' flj family, friends a.nd your business associates. 2& Jr c
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      42 26 183 Condolences 183 Condolences MR TAY KIN LAI The Management and Staff of COMEX Group of Companies extend our deepest condolences to the family of the late Mr Tay Kin Lai, our Chief Engineer who passed away on 15th December 1984. _^j
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      42 26 182 Acknowledgements 182 Acknowledgements r THE FAMILY OF THE LATE MISS TANIA TEO CHUA (DEPARTED ON DEC 20, '84) Express their sincere thanks to all relatives, friends, teachers and schoolmates for their condolences, wreaths, donations and attendance during their rei cent bereavement.
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      184 In Memoriam
      172 26 In Loving Memory 01 CHAN FUN SENG, BERNARD DEPARTED: 23RD DEC. 1983 In my heart your memory lingers. Sweetly tender, fond and true, There Is not a day, dear Seng. That I do not think of you. Your loving wife, Anne Tann Siew Hong Dearest Dad, We
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      28 26 IN LOVING MEMORY OF MDM NG AH 001 CALLED HOME ON 23RD DEC. 81 Lovingly remembered by her husband, sons, daughters, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law and grandchildren.
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      126 26 IN LOVING MEMORY OF TAN LEE CHUAN Departed 23.12.1983 Who left us so unexpectedly a year ago. 'God wants him back It was His will But m our hearts We love him still.' Forever remembered by: Beloved parents, 3 brothers, 4 sisters, 2 brothers-in-law, 2 nephews and
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      31 26 IN LOVING MEMORY OF BERNARD CHAN FUN SENG DEPARTED 23.12.83. Sadly missed by all Partners, Associates and Staff of LANGDON EVERY AND SEAH LANGDON AND EVERY COST ENGINEERING.
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      181 Deaths
      175 26 CECIL A. RASANAYAGAM AGED 49 Lecturer Institute of Education Singapore passed away peacefully on 22nd December 1984 He leaves behind loving wife Thana. daughters Sharimala j and Santia. his mother and j brothers Doctors Lionel. Wilmot, j Ronald and sister Joy and many relatives and friends to mourn
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      212 26 ATHMA SHANTI POOJA Received Cable from Cannanore. Kerala that our beloved father VALIA VEEDU K. APPAN NAMBIAR. age 99 yr«. old formerly of 14, Miri Rd, Spore 4, passed away peacefully on 14 Dec. '84. I Athrna Shanti Pooja will be held I on 29 Dec. "84 at
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      835 27  -  ROB HUGHES TALK OF SOCCER No Xmas spirit for Principal Boy George SOMETIME during Christmas Day, my thoughts will turn to George Best. He will be m Pentonville Prison, deprived of Christmas spirit and freedom. And the prospect of George unshaven, disillusioned, probably craving a drink cannot
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        321 27 Victory or bust target for Holland NICOSIA (Cyprus), Sat. The once-mighty Holland, pointless and seemingly hopeless at the bottom of their World Cup qualifying group, must beat Cyprus to have any chance of reaching the 1986 finals m Mexico. That is the blunt truth manager Rinus Michels will emphasise again
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        362 27 LONDON, Sat Resurgent Liverpool moved into the top five m the English First Division for the first time this season after beating Queen's Park Rangers 2-0 here last night. The champions produced moments of typical brilliance to haul themselves four places to fifth
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        Lock icon Albania surprise
        40 27 TIRANA, Sat. Albania achieved their first win of the i World Cup soccer qualifying competition when they beat Belgium 2-0 m an European j Group One match here today. Scorers were Josa (69th minute) and Minga (87th). AFP
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        228 27 PARIS, Sat. Reigning champions Bordeaux moved to the top of the First Division on goal difference last night as former leaders Nantes lost at home for the first time this season. Bordeaux travelled to Lille and came away with both points, thanks to a goal by Michel
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      185 27 THAILAND'S Bangkok Bank beat Singapore's Tiong Bahru 2-0 (1--0) m the first Asean inter-city competition m Jakarta yesterday. Other result: Malacca 1 Brunei 0. MICHEL PLATINI, the king of French soccer, is to be made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour, it was announced m Paris. ROBERTO
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      Hello, but where are you Phantom Fandi?
      475 27 Hello, but where are you Phantom Fandi? IF THIS was a movie, it would j definitely mean employment for James Bond. Real cloak and dagger stuff. Hiding m alleyways, escaping I through back doors and. at all i costs, avoiding the Press. Fandi Ahmad has gone into the espionage business.
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      Taking the Rocky road
      353 27  -  JANICE SEAH SAID AND DONE THE gym at Farrer Park is like something out of Rocky 111. You know, the one where Rocky went hoping to discover the Eye of the Tiger. It is dark and dingy, and the air hangs heavy with the smell of
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      157 27 SINGAPORE tennis has been visited by quite a spicy variety of characters this past fortnight* In the group were an exCzech Davis Cup player, the most successful college coach m American history, and the son of a missionary. Together with about 10 others, they formed the
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      Asian Cup action replay
      292 28 All about skills and spills, and Saudi sambas THE party's over and the guests have gone home. But the memories of the Asian Cup soccer tournament linger on without, thankfully, too many hangovers. For nearly three weeks Singapore played hosts to the cream of Asian football...
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      Lock icon Dutchman flies in for upset win
      350 28 ADELAIDE, Sat. Dutchman Huub van Boeckel, ranked 259 th m the world, upset American Mike Bauer, the top seed and defending champion, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 m the semi-finals of the South Australian Open tennis championships here today. Another unfamiliar name, Peter Doohan, of Australia,
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      352 28 NORTH CAROLINA beat Wichita State 80-69 (40-26) m a "Suntory Ball" basketball match at the Osaka Castle Hall the only US National Collegiate Athletic Association's official match to be played outside the United States. MILWAUKEE Bucks edged out Philadelphia 76ers 104-101 m an American National Basketball Association game.
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      STBC and all the President's men...
      565 29  - STBC and all the President's men... PETER SIOW ByF THERE is a fly m the ointment of the Singapore Tenpin Bowling Congress. Ironically, the sticky situation is glued to their constitution. Born 1965, the constitution was amended four years ago to read: "The president shall be entitled to serve for
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      Millions on the mat for wrestling
      920 29  - Millions on the mat for wrestling DERMOT PURGAVIE It's time for firing coaches, talking turkey and counting profits m the US Eye on America NIKOLAI VOLKOFF, from Moscow, is mad. He looks as though he has taken a postgraduate degree m projecting malice and things are not looking good for
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        Squad in high spirits for Asian tournament
        336 29 SINGAPORE'S juniors returned from New Zealand on Friday after a fortnight's training stint, confident of doing well m next month's Asian Championships. Though the reports from Kiwi coaches Neven Barbour and Rob Crothall are not all complimentary, they did note that the boys
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        Kim Keat call the shots
        473 29  -  MAHMOOD GAZNAVI Ang Mo Kio take third spot m inter-constituency meet By FAVOURITES Kirn Keat lived up to expectations when they demolished Potong Pasir 4-1 to win the Ascot inter-constitu-ency squash tournament at Kallang yesterday. The day's closest encounter was between Kirn Keat captain Kong
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      CORRECTION
      61 29 IN last week's Sunday Times it was reported that President C. V. Devan Nair would present the trophies after the Bth Asian Cup soccer final. In fact, the presentation was made by Mr E. W. Barker. Our report was based on a Press release from the Ministry of Culture
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      McDermott makes mark
      291 29 Teenage fast bowler Craig strikes terror m memorable Test debut MELBOURNE, Sat. Teenage fast bowler Craig MeDermott made a notable Test debut for Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground today when he dismissed three West Indians for one run m the space of seven balls. MeDermott, 19,
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      82 29 WEST INDIES Ist inns: G. Greenldge c Bennett b Lawson 10 D. Haynes c Border b I>awson 13 R. Richardson b MeDermott 51 L. Gomes c Mat thews b MeDermott 68 V. Richards not out 82 J. Dujon b MeDermott 0 C. Lloyd c Lawson b Matthews 19 M.
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      62 29 SYDNEY, Sat. The right-arm p.T of Rod McCurdy and 'ho left-arm spin of John Inverarity helped Soul I. Australia to a strong position in their Sheffield Shield cricket match against Tasmania in Hobart luday. Brief srores: Tasmania 1 88-3 dec and 181-7. South Australia 205-2 dec. In Perth:
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      A prayer for Flash in his fight for life
      1896 30 WS&SBSE!^^ WBmMtmIBmKKKKKKKm Hardest punch on the ropes «Do you remember me? asked. As though to convince me, he clenched his left fist and raised it a litt|c...the same fist that helped *o take him to the top of the h/Mrin Wftriri
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        From shoeshine boy to a homespun hero
        677 30 From shoeshine boy to a homespun hero BORN m a small town called Bogo, m southern Cebu, on March 25, 1935, Gabriel "Flash" Elorde left home at the age of 10 to seek his fortune m Cebu City. From shoeshine boy, he became a pinboy m one of the bowling
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        Chained in smoke
        143 30 AFTER Elorde retired from the ring, he became a chain smoker "Even when he was at his prime he smoked," his son Jun ed, I knew this. When I was m Manila to fight him m 1953, I saw him puffing away. He did not know I
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      Zolarella trips to fairyland
      1450 31  -  ALAN HUBBARD How a barefoot waif Always on Sunday Jf ACT ONE I^l THE scene is a woodland glade not far from an athletics VJ track m Bloemfontein, South Africa. Little Zolarella Budd fsits sobbing quietly to herself. The Baron Botha, Prime Minister of South Africa
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      418 31 LONDON, Sat. Steve Ovett, Britain's 1,500 metres world record holder, believes athletes should not be automatically barred from taking performanceenhancing drugs, such as anabolic steroids. "With certain reservations, I think taking drugs to aid performance should be a matter of personal choice, just as
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      IOC boss calms fears on Seoul
      256 31 LAUSANNE, Sat. Juan Antonio Samaranch, president of the International Olympic Committee, yesterday reaffirmed that he had no fears for the personal safety of the athletes competing m the 1988 Olympic Games m Seoul. In a letter to Kirn Yu Sun, the chairman of the
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      170 31 BEIJING, Sat. China's star high-jumper Zhu Jianhua, gymnast Li Ning, women's volleyball spiker Lang Ping and South Korean women's basketball star Park Chan Sook were among China's choices for the 10 top Asian "Athletes of the Year." Others chosen included Japanese Olympic champion gymnast hoji Gushiken,
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        326 1 Goodison gloom, so Spurs go on top LONDON, Sat. Tottenham swfept back to the top of the English First Division championship today by courtesy of a surprise home defeat for leaders Everton. Everton, undefeated at Goodison Park m the league since the opening game of the season, lost 4-3 against
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        86 1 Reuter LONDON, Sat. Ian Rush, goal-scoring star of European Cup-holders Liverpool, is injured again and may miss his club's two English League soccer games over the Christmas holiday. Rush, out of action at the start of the season with a knee injury, injured his groin after
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      514 1  -  JOE DORAI Captain Pak Kuan leads new warriors for battle m Malaysia Cup By. 41 DON'T want to sound boastful. But our team has a strong chance of doing well. I'm not going to predict what stage wel'll reach but I have set my targets.
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      331 1 Midfielder Azizul settles for Perak KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. The monthlong controversy over international midfielder Azizul Abu Haniffa's representation for the Malaysia Cup competition next season ended yesterday when he signed up for Perak. Newly-appointed Perak team manager Khairuddin Ahmad's first job soon after his arrival m Teluk Intan last Tuesday
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      45 1 STRONGLY Enterprise clinched the third spot m the men's Anchor Beer Commercial Cup basketball championship when they defeated Tai Hua Food 91-80 at the Gay World Stadium last night. In the women's division, Chung Hsing defeated King's 79--60 for third place.
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      425 1  -  PETER SIOW By RAGING favourites Yip Chieng will look to Jim McCloskey, their two-metre tall guard with the choir-boy look, to deal the kiss of death on Asia. Electrical m tonight's Anchor Beer Commercial Cup basketball final at the Gay World
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      177 1 Malaysia to host world tournament KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. Malaysia will host the World Invitational Under-18 hockey tournament next April. P. Alagendra, the deputy president of the Malaysian Hockey Federation, disclosed this after a meeting with the Federation president, Sultan of Perak, yesterday: G. vijiyanathan, the secretary of the MHF, said
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      149 1 THE Singapore Hockey Association hard-pressed for time to complete this year's domestic competitions, will now be m na hurry to complete their remaining fixtures. Reason: The toucnament committee have decidted;to give priority to the national team, who have barely a month left t« train for the
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      56 1 LONDON, Sat. David Steele, 43, the former England Test cricketer, announced his retirement yesterday after 22 seasons, m the first-class game. Steele played eight times faEngland, making his debut against Australia m 1975 when he was 33. He made 673 Test runs at an average of 42.06, scoring
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      110 1 SAUDI ARABIA'S custodian Abdullah AlDiayye shows why he was voted Best Goalkeeper of the It-nation Asian Cup soccer tournament: In this picture by JERRY SEH, Al-Diayye punches the ball clear during a rare Chinese raid in the final. Looking on are Saudi's Saleh AlNeayma (No. 5) and Hassen Blshy. ACTION
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      341 1 The Sunday Times, December 23, 1984 beautiful video performance HEHHHaf»fc 2-Year Guarantee SHAHP VC-848W J ROOrr (STOHJE) PTK. LTD 483 TangHn Halt Row). Singapore 0314 Tn esien BPING EYE™ 2 E-Z-LITE™ IRONS AND WOODS One Comment from a professional: words: farther, straighter, less effort." ie latest PING EYE™ 2 irons
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      41 1 Your Sporting Sunday BASKETBALL Anchor Beer Commercial Cup finals: Women's: Nam Hoa v Tai Hong (7 p.m.). Men's: YipChieng v Asia Electrical (8.30 p.m.) Both at Gay World Stadium. RUGBY SRU League IMv 3: Prudential v Blacks (Farrer Park, 5 p.m.).
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      1078 1 Do you believe m spirits? Not the sort you would find m a bottle of brandy or whisky but more along the lines of those featured m Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. We set chief photographer PHILIP LIM a nearimpossible task or so we thought
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        2002 2 In pursuit of a ghost From Page 1 "If I took 10,000 reindeer up to the top of a tower and threw them off one by one, I would probably have a disgusting mess on the ground. But all I would have proven is that those particular reindeer,
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        135 2 IT WAS a ghost, said photographer Philip Lim of his Page 1 picture. A ghost of an image. Not quite the image of a ghost. And he created it with: A dummy, obligingly lent by a department store, wrapped m white cloth; a quick
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        340 3  -  LIM PHAY-LING NGHAI CHEE WAH Story by Pictures by THIS year's party dress formula is simple and effective: Sexy dress showy shoes. Play up smoky eyes and luscious red lips. If you're baring skin, dust some shimmer powder on collar bone and shoulder blades. We used Borghese's Sensual
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        323 3  -  LIM PHAY-LING -By EIGHT tips from party-goers who still want to perform like winners after a night of making whoopee: 1. TRY to get away from work a little earlier to give yourself some time to unwind, shower and change before rushing out
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        1383 4 Christmas lunch and dinner are_often taken up by the family. Tea is a aood time to have other relatives and friends over. LEE GEOK 801 has suggestions on hosting Christmas tea with ease. EAT IN WITH Christmas just round the corner and friends asking
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        480 4  -  MARGARET CHAN I EAT OUT By I Place: Dragon City Restaurant, new wing, Novotel Orchid Inn, 214 Dunearn Road. Tel *****70, *****77, *****22. Recommended: Chicken with dried chillis, $10; prawns with sizzling rice, $16; plain fried Dutch bean shoots, $12; smoked duck, $18. Prices
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        390 4 Quails' eggs with shrimp in Hongkong style I MRS Amelia Wong hails originally from Hongkong but is now a Canadian citizen. She and her engineer husband came to Singapore a year ago. A housewife in her late 20s, Mrs Wong has lots of opportunities to try out recipes and new
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        226 4 EAT RIGHT THAT thick coating of lard m your plate of fried noodles may taste good but it does not do your heart any good. It raises your blood cholesterol level and increases fatty deposits m the arteries, one of the causes of heart disease.
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        298 5 NOW that the bonuses have been given out, the thoughts of many employees are turning from the year that was to the year that will be. What will you be doing this time next year? Will you still be m the same job? Or will you have made
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        547 5 How do employers m Singapore plan the training and career development of their employees? FRANK LIM reports on four large companies General Electric, Shell, Singapore Airlines and The Times Organisation BLIKE political parties, companies need to prepare for the day when their leaders have to
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        429 5 BAT General Electric, career development is distinct from performance appraisal, said Mrs Dolly Poh, professional relations manager of the American company's Asia-Pacific division. Performance appraisal is more closely linked to the employee's pay, although his (or her) performance naturally has some bearing on his career prospects.
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        Hands-on training and a mix of courses
        301 5 SINGAPORE Airlines has a structured training programme for its senior staff m which job rotation plays an important role. A fresh graduate without specialised qualifications undergoes 11 months of cadetship during which he (or she) attends classes m basic skills and acquires hands-on
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        497 5  -  RUFUS By GLOSSARY Application program: A program that makes the computer do what the user wants it to (e.g. calculate income tax, play a game). Peripheral: Additional equipment attached to the computer. Hardware: A computer or peripheral. Software: One or more programs. User-friendly: Hardware
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        1547 6 Motoring columnist WINSTON LEE selects the best buy m each of nine price categories THIS has been a vintage year for the new car buyer. No fewer than 20 models were introduced, ranging from little minis to executive cars and high-performance
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        819 7 SAM SHEPARD, 41, may be the most consummate Renaissance man of the '80s. He can drink hard, rope a steer, and break your heart with what he writes. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, macho film star, jazz composer, poet, Shepard is all these things. He's also the most
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        A touch of glass
        118 7  -  Alternative CHRISTMAS is the time for a little extravagance. So pamper that Christmas tree of yours with these lovely glass candle-holders from West Germany and Austria. Prices range from $13 for the heart-shaped holder to $86.50 for the large Christmas tree. Wiesenthal of West Germany makes
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        741 7 DAVID MACINTYRE explains how to remodel your home with less hassle ANYONE concerned with property will sooner or later need the services of a building contractor. Then the nagging little doubts will present themselves. You'll remember stories of contractors who failed, contractors who overcharged,
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        Silent Night in a Burmese hill-station
        1454 8 You're only allowed seven days m Burma, so what can you possibly see m the country? WENDY HUTTON went there and recommends the colonial charms of a a hill-station, especially for Christmas. 4Candacraig is an imposing two-storey building with fine panelling, fireplaces, turrets and
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        Bring a warm sweater for the evenings
        562 8 Bring a warm sweater for the evenings YOU can fly direct to Rangoon with Burma Airways Corporation, or via Bangkok with Thai International, which is cheaper and, some say, more reliable. Thai also has Burma packages which start from S$969 each for five days/four nights, on a twinsharing basis. To
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        71 9 What's Open tomorrow and Xmas Day The crowds. The traffic jams. The chaos. Tomorrow, it will be worse. And you haven't bought that turkey, that gift-• -Take heart- Consult the liSts befow for places that will be open the next two days. Turn the pages for more ideas on how
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          13 10 The procrastinator's guide to last-minute gifts from under $10 to $269
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          961 11 VALERIE LEE and JOSEPHINE NG pick some titles your children will love Ages 6 to 8 Madeline By Ludwig Bemelmans Published by Andre Deutsch 43 pages, $18.20 In an old house in Paris live 11 little girls who do everything together "In two
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          286 13 YOU'VE got almost everything ready for Christmas, but you haven't ordered the bird. It's not too late some hotels are still taking orders for roasted turkey, complete with the trimmings gravy, stuffing and garnishing. Here's a list of the hotels where you
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          262 13 THE celebrated man with his reindeer-drawn sleigh doesn't deliver the goods only m West. Santa Claus will ring his bell, sing a carol, read a message and deliver a gift to a pleasantly surprised child right here on our tropical island. Only he won't arrive
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          1137 14 FROM quick touch-ups to emergency fixes, here are some beauty tricks from Family Circle magazine to keep you looking your best. TOUCH-UPS I To give fringes a neat new shape, brush them up and to one side, then spray to hold. Pull a few wisps
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      43 4 K^ J Bk jm^^g^*-^. ...■■j fil S ik f Rjyinr 1 Revolving lUllul Restaurant 201 Keppel Road, Singapore 040!) (Next to World Trade Centre) Tel: *****44 (Reservations). *****00 (Restaurant), *****11 (Office) Lunch Time: Ham 3pm Sun/Holidays: 10.30 am 3pm Dinner Time: 6.30pm 11pm <
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      79 4 ®;OKOH V JAPANESE *> RESTAURANT sth floor, #05-01 Supreme House, 9, Penang Road, Singapore 0923. We are celebrating our 15th anniversary Our prices are back to 1979 prices for Japanese food Teppanyaki. Come and enjoy the FREE TURKEY we are offering on X'mas Eve X'mas Day. Business Hours: Lunch 12.00pm
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      540 5 QUALIFY*, promotion through ICS SPECIALIZED COURSES FROM U.K. IN MANAGEMENT AND TECHNICAL SUBJECTS Improve your position by learning at home and be paid what you are really worth. ICS home-study courses have helped thousands of ambitious men and women achieve promotion and better pay. Moderate fees all books supplied. Take
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      99 5 "•'/ss,*i#li*ao*' Smß^Ufffi^Kk. K3& 4r BMbMHaMMtaVRaVbI __%^B P|K_K> !Sfllbh_. C eS J_i I a___ <4^ Wit _k\^_l a__K__£t%a___r ill_l__-l__K. •'i?*^ t j^*^ a_ii__b_J^^^**'^^ ____k i lSa____H "■•«*W«**l»»W_W*J.i« l »l 'i'".';'^ |l^ '"w '^i^^ ilii v B___i\ y 'w^ illir ii %3B 1 SP-fP9_9_rif_fj «l _iflf >^\ if HkS BHik ihW P
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      887 6 Christmas treats J|CV I I P^^R. Le Vendome Lounge at The Cake Shop. H Bfl Xm *m I Ik, I S o Treat your family to a really llltr^ \**W I I T Nothing can be more conducive traditional Christmas j I TLi sM^m \sf k thin candlelight, soft music,
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      37 7 Don't forget your free gifts m Ww^^^^amm ■B^wSgSsJKii.lM^?Tr^- > II I isj**^- I m ■at .«Sf "*xif Uk Aft In, V Christmas otter Sole Agent: Hock Toilg Bee Pte Ltd 347 Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 1025, Tel: *****55.
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      90 7 f Do it yourself! Keeping track on the wall 1 1 111 JJJjjiJJ^lj |f your C hiid has a toy train X^\Zao(^^^ (jßj) set, pin the track to a sheet 1 f^*H me^' um board. Screw two eye hooks into one edge 1 I (jB) of the board and fix
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      294 8 Game with eveiyii|gfltinJi Dumex Instant FUII uSHPlilk Now. the nutritious goodness of Dumex Instant Full Cream Milk comes with IJ^UI ICAi a space adventure game that '11 keep your child happily occupied for hours jj^^f^fuW Cream Milk Purchase a IOOOg tin of Dumex Instant Full Cream Milk, and you'll find
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      756 9 Christmas Eve: Christmas Eve: Christmas Eve: Christmas Eve: BP MoMI Cold Storage Daimaru, Liang Court 10.30 am 9.30 pm Crown Prince —24 hours Singapore Harbour 118 am and 11 35 am Hock Hen 8 Service statlon Vehito Service Station Katong 9am- 7 pm Galeries Lafayette, Dynasty Bam-10 pm Semhawani/Puniiol 120
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      227 11 f Christmas Happenings at the Boulevard Hotel *i| New Year's Eve '*^z cS&L "oSfjL NEW YEAKS EVE SET DINNER §jgl Christmas Eve Manhattan Grill "WM W^.. n c NEW YEARS EVE GALA DINNER .-<$ WB&- t-ale Larousel and dance -^f CHRISTMAS EVE SET DINNER Price: $100-00++ I 1| /jj Price:
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      462 11 flpiM| Alba Solar Quartz IteMM The worlc) "s first "no battery" analog quartz I watch. Using amorphous solar cells, more I sensitive to light, the capacity is 50 hours I and the watch does not have to be exposed to Cairnhill Hotel Bfcß Coffee Garden Coffeehouse offers special I^^^^ menus,
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      835 13 ''Time is a wealth of change? designer collection, superbly handcrafted by Titoni. Dark Blue, Chrome or Gold colour crystal bezel top. Scratch-resistant hard crystal, steel backplate, waterproof. Look for the unique POLAPROOF 1 quolity seal on the back of each Titoni Watch 1 T Ik I 1 Its your guarantee
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      213 14 IL .rffSßSb Oiiistmas Ev^Oen Year's Eve OiaraflWMvl WK &8m B $?5A per person inclusive ofdinner. Ist dnnlc, ftoorshows, ft^zlSt/ w PPNV X'mas gifts and 3% Government Tax. vT'"^'^ ***** FIGS SV W^ jl Nite-Club Hours: 10.00pm to 3.00 am i/r\ mT« l il $55A per person inclusive of Ist drink,
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      68 14 ml Why Vietnamese food Vk ii is so popular? Vk I The answer is at our place. I CLUBHOUSE Vietnamese Restaurant A division of Singapore Tennis Centre 1020 East Coast Parkway Singapore 1544 Reservation call: *****66 The Best Vietnamese Cuisine m Town 50 Popular Dishes at your choice Dinner: Traditional
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        765 1 fs^^^! SENTOSA ART 1 1 Theatre. Tickets at $2, $3 and $5 from EXHIBITION: j&X Tangs Superstore, Cold Storage Z^^M Singapore scenes in M r Centrepomt and Victoria Thea're water-colour and I central booking office. Organised by Chinese paintings by Liu Pe.he, Chen I A theMinistryof Culture. Jianbo and Zeng
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        Old hand at movie game
        479 2 JULIE TAN pays tribute to Cantonese star Cheong Ying who died m Toronto last week HIS was a face instantly recognised by two different movie generations. In the '50s and '60s, he was the dashing romantic lead m countless Cantonese melodramas, while m the '70s
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          A-Team star loses some shine
          305 2 IT SOMETIMES pays to keep your mouth shut about your past. Mr T of The A-Team discovered this following the release of his autobiography. Angry parents have been flooding NBC with letters and phone calls demanding that the network dump Mr T from the popular
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        Double-barrelled dose of chartbusters
        645 2  -  KANNAN CHANDRAN POP REVIEW By NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC VOL 4 Various Artistes (EMI/ VIRGIN) THE HITS ALBUM VOL 1 Various Artistes (CBS/WEA) Sixty-four charted tunes! That's an incredible number of hits to amass in just two double albums. The Now series, a banding
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        Our merry-makers' lot, all those years ago
        833 3 It's a way of life now. The Christmas specials on TV, the blockbusters at the cinemas, the high prices at restaurants and nightclubs, the festive tingle of Orchard Road. But what was it like m the past? Like that year when TV first
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        X'mas viewing in'63
        235 3 Channel 5 6.31 P.M. Programme summary 6.35 Terry Toons 6.45 Rin Tin Tin: Christmas Story 7.15 Look Tale of Two Worlds 7.45 News (T) 8.05 The National Gallery Of Art 8.15 The Indian Songtime 8.45 The Lucy Show: Together For Christmas 9.15 Woman's World 9.45 News H.
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        697 3 Come share ill the merriest of celebrations atthe&pollo^ingapore H 1 CHRISTMAS EVE NEW YEAR S EVE [APOLLO SENTOSA Christmas Carols Luna Coffee House Celebrate this festive season I E pa The Blessed Sacrament Choir Enjoy a Buffet Dinner spread with a holiday at Apollo W^m spreads the Christmas spirit of
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        Lively savouring of elections
        558 4 LIM KAY TONG gets a taste of the electioneering as SBC brings the polls into the living room THE chefs were on display and so were their various cuisines. The buffet proved to be stimulating. SBC's coverage of electioneering, Elections '84 Campaign Report (Monday, Wednesday and
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        Kids of Fame remember '83 in song and dance
        250 4  -  JULIE TAN TV PREVIEW Fame Looks At Music '83 Tues, Ch 5, 9.15 p.m. By SCHOOL'S out and the Kids of Fame are set to strut their stuff. They trade m their English books and Shorovsky's music notes for microphones and
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        The making of a princess
        345 4 CHERYL Ladd had not only to subdue her sexy Charlie's Angels' image to portray the late Princess Grace of Monaco m Grace Kelly (Monday, Ch 5, 10.15 p.m.) but make do with a minimum of publicity while making the film following the sudden death of
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        Gongfu star puts punch into travel
        506 4  -  TEO LIAN HUAY LOOK EAST By YOU'VE seen or heard about them m countless gongfu sagas on screen. The Shaolin Temple, the birthplace of Wudan martial arts, and the hometown of pugilist hero Huang Feihong m Taishan. Now, you can actually visit these places.
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        199 5 Key advice from leading »ond ..pert* NEWSSMDS' 1 ».ft LUCKY PAIACE «ESTAIIII. I!| T Sf dumEK^HOW TO MANAGE 5 M R The clear commonsense advice of top s,ngapoSl^ ?nqSf S!.!ohr,, Moqa.-.no. 95 J UKn3 HRKI industrialists and entrepreneurs is n0 JftL Order °table at rcs^^Ll Hi Blil supplemented by comments
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        2473 5 lIJIJJI^^ WBBBS GRACE KELLY ETf A CHRISTMAS CAROL J^M| <» 1015° p.m. i^W Ch 5, 3.45 p.m. £t£#*Jff A dramatised biography Jiw Xl fc^ Dickens'holiday classic which recounts j "j An -n tres Grace Vt^i P5'W^ r I the ale °f Ebene2er Scro °ge v the HL k TV mnuip
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        233 7 WE have two pages of Young Life today. On this page, we have a story about the Jurong Bird Park and a crossword puzzle for you to solve after reading it. On the next page, m colour, are the winning entries of our two recent Christmas contests. I
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        Put your gifts in a box
        180 7 ANY present, however small, looks better when it is packaged in a pretty box. Make your own boxes and decorate them with cut-out pictures or draw your own. You can make large or small boxes by increasing or decreasing the proportions of the pattern
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        Spend a day with the birds
        328 7 WHY not spend a day strolling through 20 hectares of lush greenery and hear the birds sing or the streams hum or watch the water cascading? But that doesn't mean taking the next flight out. Just hop on SBS bus 250 from Jurong Bus
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        DRESSED FOR WORK
        405 7 MANY boys and some girls dream of being a fighter pilot. If you want to become one. you must have good eyesight, weigh at least 45 kg, be at least 1.62 m tall, and do well m mathematics, science and English. Our picture shows what a Republic
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        Our Xmas winners
        685 8 NOW that our readers' entries are in colour on this page you can see how beautiful they are. These are the vanning entries for our Christmas Card Design and Santa At Play contests. We received some very pretty drawings for both contests. For the Santa At Play
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        356 7 "Please spread the message The first of its kind The most exotic lake-garden floating JL restaurant m Singapore .^vs^. W LAKE-GARDEN FLOATING RESIMJRANTJ fV f We are open from 22nd December 1 984 Scenic environment filled with romance m the air. Chinese Cuisine I First class service. A place ideal
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        136 7 When were Christmas cards first invented? In 1843 in London. Beneath the picture of a family party, the cards had the words "A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to You". Which is the world's shortest book? The book entitled "Who Rules the World?" It had just one word:
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        43 7 SPOT 'EM There are eight things in drawing A that are missing from drawing B. How many can you find? ANSWERS: ■aipeisnow s,ejue$ uojjnq s,e}ue$ juasajd uo uoqqu 'pueu, s.Aoq ■>pop uo spueq J3MPjp |o ajpueq '3ujh3O}s 3);i|M jo |aaq )ai|ue|q jo pjoj
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        366 7 LEG (noun): one of the limbs by which animals (including man) walk; a long, slender support of anything (for example, table); one stage in a journey or contest. LEGGINGS (noun): outer coverings for the lower legs (see picture). LEGGY (adjective): having long legs. YOUNG LIFE CONTEST 12 RULES AND REGULATIONS
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        6 7 Help Santa find the right stocking
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        68 7 Mr Chen: Get me the toy department. Telephone operator: Any particular toy you'd like to speak to? Zhang: "Who was the straightest man in the Bible?" Xin: "Joseph. An Egyptian pharaoh made a ruler out of him." Three women, somewhat hard of hearing, met on the street one day. Mrs
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        452 8 KCome tor the tun Bsp^BiS|iiiM^^M 12 Noon THE MUSIC FORCE blasts-off with music, JB^W .^^F SB fun, games, and prizes! Sf J§. mm W^^k W 1.00 pm THE MAGIC THEATRE Pantomime, I JB WwKw^^^W Jm\ magic comedy II 'Mw m FBiL^-^^i v IBBm 1,30 p.m REDIFFUSION -'iive'with the Satellite Us
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        209 9 Win valuable ffll book prizes m 0w 1| the Zoo/Scotties Vl\. Family Hankies fl^ |W j J Lucky Draw. m^^ I),' Hey kids! Come to the zoo Juf/ 1 and complete your /fTvl vg*& animal cards and you'll have \Aw li\l a c^ ance ta^ e P ar^ n i
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        276 9 SURPRISE, BOOTS J AFTER ALL A q /LETS TREAT OUPSEIVes S£ STILL, M^ 0 I jjC^ MY CHRISTMAS SHOPPING, I TO A TURKEY PINNER AN/lOUS >^_^ msl X STILL HAVE. TEM DOLLARS >^M _V, V^JITH ALL TH£ I Tx»ST£ BUPS JjCT) XT« Ca aMd fifty cents wWH TRiMMiN&S J v<T
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        540 11 PBHrW M Oxley 11th 12th Grand Mass Wedding £f Honeymoon Tours %p Date of Ceremony: 2nd June 1 985 29th September 1 985 Venue of Ceremony. Neptune Theatre Restaurant Date of Departure: 3rd June 1 985 30th September 1 985 Watch out for our Bridal Fashion Show m January! I
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        295 12 The big L^#^" I m picture e^^ a Vj. COURSES Ajf m Pj COMMENCING £t %A world... m 1985 TURHOVfR i i^_ lr IAT kl SIMON'S MUSIC SCHOOL (showroom) fj^SiYlLi H 9 E llwbfl Principal. Dr. David E. Campbell B.Mus., MA Ph.D.. former Assistant V DTOWI Professor of Music. The
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        68 12 MARVIN by Tom Armstrong VJP'^JQ o J^l^ O I <M 4 United Fattuf* Syndtcata mc < r» P' > i^N h\ 42 ff^ A Ty\ N(^y H/v "TVil I IT'6 MOT |6CW.^OO fl BEN SWIFT I HATE YOU MUST LEARN I WHEN I WAS |®f PUPPOe! PATIENCE ANIMALS. PLAYING DRESS-
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        125 13 OOVfft CMSCENT *.AOOM. Pl»«»*nt tMtffneO Intertot t top j arches, fake ct«»Hng. Mm«I»UKJ i «v» Mf^tf I "OASSI FIEDS AR E A RIP OFF." tm*m g*rdm yg«M> p^ WE'VE LOST COUNT OF THE NUMBER OF CLASSIFIED ADS THATVE BEEN RIPPED OUT OF OUR NEWSPAPER. BUT WHO'S COMPLAINING. TO ADVERTISE IN
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        63 14 NUSICAL INSTRUMENTS GOING FOR A SONG. m 1 mjffg /v^^. _^A ffl Hi I y^r^ W& 9 TO ADVERTISE IN THE STRAITS TIMES CLASSIFIEDS, CALL *****66. PHONE NOW. PAY LATER. lW? X X I 1 C- l<f I 1 f I I\\ TO ADVERTISE IN THE STRAITS TIMES CLASSIFIEDS, CALL
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        345 15 Your Career Begins With The Straits Times Classifieds Appointments There are jobs waiting for j^P^.TF'T! I^T^^ \1 Ui ottlflfj atiflaBta you in the private and _PN f -*>J| I _j^ II bb*I 1 public sectors. Our business pBf" w^ 1 J§ X| S i "?^B U houses need you. Our
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        Great year for sci-fi but it could be better
        315 16 ALIEN creatures are invading movie theatres and many of them are capturing the box-office. Of the 35 major films this year, 19 are science fiction or fantasy/ adventure, ranging from Ghostbasters to Gremlins to Dane. "This is science fiction's year," said
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        Dark adventures in alien land
        618 16  -  LIM KAY TONG DUNE At Lido, Changi, Savoy and Oriental Starring Kyle MacLachlan, Francesco Annis and Sting Directed by David Lynch Byt SCIENCE fiction is the underground movement of fantasy films, with its own jargon and lifestyles understood by followers only. The imagery is usually
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        Romantic triangle adds to war-time confusion
        578 16  - Romantic triangle adds to war-time confusion LIM KAY TONG THE MOMENT HAS COME Coming to Eng Wah cinemas Starring Chow Yuen Fatt, Cecilia Yip and Alex Man Tse Leung Directed by Leung Po Chi By 4 Chow Yuen Fatt's and Cecilia Yip's long and passionate kiss may rank among the
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