The Straits Times, 22 December 1985

Microfilm: NL15288
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    Wanted — top brains for teaching, SAF and police
    535 1  - Wanted top brains for teaching, SAF and police HEDWIG ALFRED Priority for scholarship applicants keen on careers in these areas By A DRIVE is on to get more top brains into teaching, the armed forces and the police. Top pre-university students keen on careers in these areas will now be
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    Tears, a hug — and a surprise gesture
    479 1  - Tears, a hug and a surprise gesture ELENA CHONG and HEDWIG ALFRED Dental surgeon Tang gets top fine of $2,000 By FORMER government dental surgeon Tang Cheong Chun, 26, was yesterday fined the maximum of $2,000 for outraging the modesty of a woman patient. As magistrate Daniel Koh passed sentence
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    Lock icon Recess for Congress but budget row is alive
    372 1 Recess for Congress but budget row is alive WASHINGTON, Saturday A WEARY US Congress adjourned for the year yesterday, leaving unresolved a controversy over a Bill to reduce the budget deficit by US$74 billion (Ssls6 billion). An impasse over a proposed new exise tax to finance the superfund hazardous waste
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    Lock icon Sales of contaminated powdered milk halted
    102 1 LONDON, Sat. Sales of powdered milk for babies have been halted in about 40 countries following tests that showed traces of salmonella poisoning resulting in cases of diarrhoea, the product's British manufacturer said today. Farley Health products said three varieties of powdered milk were
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    Lock icon Police seize Mrs Mandela
    176 1 JOHANNESBURG, Sat. Police today seized Mrs Winnie Mandela, wife of jailed Black leader Nelson Mandela, after she refused to leave her Soweto home and return to banishment in a small town. A Black man who was in Mrs Mandela's home in the Black township of Soweto
    AP; Reuter  -  176 words
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    Seven perm sees involved in big reshuffle
    506 1 Seven perm sees involved in big reshuffle SEVEN permanent secretaries are involved in a major civil service reshuffle effective next year, it was announced yesterday. The top civil servants are: Messrs J.Y.M. Pillay, Ngiam Tong Dow, Philip Yeo, Lim Siong Guan, Lee Ek Tieng, Cheong Quee Wah, and Brigadier-General Tan
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      33 1 o Lesson for doctors and dentists 'to exercise more care': Page 15 o Pretoria warns Black states: P. 8 Lin Kok replies: P. 28 It's time for SAAA chief to go: P. 27
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      3 1 NATIONAL LIBRARY SINGAPORE
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  • AT A GLANCE
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      WAREHOUSE WISE:
      62 2 Cost-conscious shoppers are finding bargains at warehouse sales provided they look hard enough. Despite some complaints that "discounts" are given after prices are increased, leading to no net gain, shoppers are pleased with their purchases, whether they are Christmas trees, tools or toys. And there are enough warehouse
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      SINGAPORE TOUCH:
      62 2 Two companies have sent out greeting cards of Singapore content. Ogilvy Mather's card has cartoons of Santa in Singapore (an example above) in various situations. And WEA Records conveys the Singapore flavour with Fatty of Albert Street in their message this year. "He looks jolly, and that's the
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      MUSEUM FEES:
      61 2 Visitors to the National Museum will have to pay in the New Year, a move the Community Development Ministry says is to help meet the rising cost of running the museum. But the move was unpopular with people interviewed yesterday. The museum, they said, already has so few
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      ALL THAT'S NICE:
      72 2 Singapore exporters are tempting foreign palates with less spicy versions of dishes that delight us here. The problem, said one producer, is to retain the flavour. Some manufacturers have gone into research and development, and one actually produces versions of dishes for particular countries. But not all
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      WHITHER HONGKONG?:
      75 2 Beijing has no firm plans for the political system of Hongkong after it reverts to Chinese rule in 1997. But the system to be adopted cannot be transferred from abroad, Mr Ji Pengfei, head of China's Hongkong and Macao Affairs Office, has said. As for freedom of the
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      DIPLOMATIC SECURITY:
      54 2 The Reagan administration has proposed legislation to Congress that would authorise massive security from new embassy buildings to better lighting and locks for overseas diplomatic staff and missions. The cost of the programme was not given but the State Department had originally proposed to spend SsB.B billion over
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      GUNMEN GIVE UP:
      70 2 After hours of talks on an airport runway, the three gunmen holding two Nantes judges hostage for two days surrendered on Friday night. One of the judges said: "All they wanted to do was to get away. That aspect of the operation failed, but they had the
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      'STAR' A COMET?:
      67 2 A Bible scholar in the United States says the star the Three Wise Men followed to Bethlehem may have Halley's Comet. If Jerry Vardaman's suggestion were true, Jesus would have been two years old when they found him. And this, says Mr James Fleming of the Tantur
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      CHILD WARRIORS:
      85 2 The Eritrean People's Liberation Front claims that the Addis Ababa government has sent hundreds of boys and girls aged between 12 and 15 into battle. And a spokesman for the Eritrean Relief Association in London said she had seen up to 600 prisoners aged between 12 and 15
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      'ANOTHER NICARAGUA':
      76 2 The naivete of opposition candidates about the communist insurgency would be dangerous for the Philippines if they were elected, President Ferdinand Marcos has warned. Opposition candidate Corazon Aquino's offer of amnesty to leaders of the outlawed Communist Party of the Philippines was a "dangerously naive policy (that) could
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      TIN PRICING PLAN:
      78 2 Malaysian tin miners plan to start a company to regulate sales when tin markets, now suspended, reopen, Datuk Hew See Tong, Vice-President of the All-Malaya Chinese Mining Association, said. The company will hold stocks and sell these at prices sought by the miners in Malaysia, the world's
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  • SPORTS
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      BACK ON THE TUBE:
      64 2 Soccer fans m England will England finally get their Match of the Day again the English Football League has reached agreement with the television companies and telecasts will resume next month. The dispute has cost clubs and the League dearly: Contrary to expectations, gate takings have
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      BARKER'S BITE:
      61 2 It was perhaps the spirit of the season that held back the Law Minister's vehemence on Friday night, says JEFF LOW. In his capacity as Singapore National Olympics Council President, Mr E.W. Barker's criticism of the Singapore Amateur Athletic Association for playing personality politics leaves no doubt that
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  • NEW FOCUS
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      Scholars who want to be bankers
      680 2  -  HEDWIG ALFRED PSG briefing for top 0 level students turns up some surprises By STUDENTS applying for scholarships often do not understand the Government's objectives for giving them. Some even expect to be sponsored by the Government for courses leading to careers not found
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      Lock icon Newton — night spot or hot spot?
      600 2  - Newton night spot or hot spot? LEE SIEW HUA Journalists spend a few yawning hours at hawker centre to find out Story: WITH 88 stalls, beer-drinking parties that sometimes carry on till the crack of dawn and colourful night-birds squeezed round bright orange tables, Newton is undoubtedly the queen of
      LIM SENG TIONG  -  600 words
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      Lock icon French war against English words hots up
      290 2 PARIS A private group here has stepped up the longstanding effort to keep English words out of the French language by suing those who break the country's laws on linguistic purity. The group is called Agulf, a French acronym for the General Association
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      Lock icon The heads behind this body
      545 3  - The heads behind this body HEDWIG ALFRED Story: Body m Question has the answers THE Singapore Science Centre's newest exhibit, The Body m Question, covers two broad areas. One shows how the body works and the other shows the link between habits, sneh as exercise and lifestyles, and health. The
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      Dr Chen wants to come back
      518 3  -  KONG SOOK CHIN WHEN NATURE IS PUT IN THE FREEZER SUCCESS OF FROZEN-EGG METHOD PUTS SPOTLIGHT ON S'PORE DOCTOR By SINGAPORE doctor Christopher Chen, who made news this week with a world medical first in frozen-egg pregnancy, wants to return home to work and
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      Medical firsts in inducing pregnancy
      150 3 Medical firsts in inducing pregnancy First test-tube baby THE world's first test-tube baby, Louise Brown, was born in England on July 25, 1978. This was the climax of a decade of work by British gynaecologist Dr Patrick Steptoe and his colleague, Cambridge University physiologist Dr Robert- Edwards. Louise was born
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      How the method works
      239 3 THE woman Is first given hormone injections and fertility tablets to stimulate her ovaries to produce several eggs* When she ovulates, the eggs are collected by a technique known as laparoscopy in which a very fine telescope is inserted into the abdomen. This enables the doctor
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      115 2 UP TO 1 pm. Showers in a few areas around noon. TEMP. (C) up to 6am tomorrow: 32 max., 23 min. SUNSET today: 7.04 pm; SUNRISE tomorrow: 7.02 am. TRAVELLERS' WEATHER Adelaide 15/25C Fine Manila 18/30C Sunny Amsterdam *C t Melbourne 15/21 C Cloudy Bangkok ]9 30C Fair Moscow -9/-8C
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      109 3 STATISTICS THAT SHAPE THE COUNTRY More business for pßWiiDr oners PAWNBROKERS are expected to rake in more business during the current economic slowdown as the number of pledges received now exceeds 41,000 a week. But the average loan given out has dipped to $236 Ritem pawned, the first decline Number
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  • FOREIGN NEWS
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      Lock icon China undecided on HK political system
      362 4 'Views of colony's people will be sought' HONGKONG, Sat. China has no firm plans for Hongkong's political system after the British colony reverts to Beijing rule in 1997. But the system to be adopted cannot be transferred from abroad, a top Chinese official said
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      Lock icon Victorious Assam party wants to expel illegal migrants
      296 4 GAUHATI (India), Sat A YOUNG militant set to become the next chief minister of north-east India's Assam state said yesterday his victorious party planned to expel thousands of illegal immigrants from neighbouring Bangladesh. "We want them to be deported immediately after their
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      Lock icon 'Moscow rebuffs US protest against missiles'
      182 4 'Moscow rebuffs US protest against missiles' WASHINGTON, Sat. THE United States has protested to Moscow over the installation of Soviet-made Sa-5 long-range anti-aircraft missiles in Libya, but the protest was rebuffed, the Washington Post reported today. The missiles, which were expected to be manned by Soviet troops, had been installed
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      Lock icon Sit-in students arrested
      47 4 SEOUL, Sat. Seven South Korean students were arrested today after they staged a four-day sit-in at the office of a dissident group. At an office of the Council for the Promotion of Democracy (CPD), the students urged opposition politicians to support anti-government students. Reuter
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      Lock icon Shout, shout, let it all out
      153 4 TOKYO, Sat. Children, students, housewives and office workers aged from 10 to 72 queued from dawn today to vent their frustrations and win cash prizes in Tokyo's annual year-end Loud-Voice contest. Several normally quiet and obedient Japanese housewives clambered on stage in front of
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      Lock icon Pravda calls for Afghan dialogue
      186 4 MOSCOW, Sat. Conceding that many Afghans opposed the communist takeover of their country, the Soviet newspaper Pravda called today for positive dialogue in Afghanistan between the Soviet-back-ed government and its opponents. The Communist Party daily said the Marxist government of Mr Babrak Karmal was willing
      Reuter; UPI  -  186 words
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      Lock icon Lange: No rapid pullout of troops from S'pore
      191 4 Lange: No rapid pullout of troops from S'pore WELLINGTON, Sat. There is to be "no rapid unilateral withdrawal" of New Zealand troops stationed in Singapore, New Zealand Prime Minister David Lange said today. Mr Lange told journalists: "In the short term there cannot be a withdrawal from there in a
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      Lock icon Ex-minister dies in fire
      86 4 TOKYO, Sat. Japan's former Defence Minister was burnt to death in a fire at his Tokyo home early today, police said. The bodies of Mr Kaneshichi Masuda and his wife were found in the debris after a pre-dawn blaze had destroyed their twostorey house. Mr Masuda,
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      Lock icon Security laws for embassies sent to Congress
      234 5 Security laws for embassies sent to Congress WASHINGTON, Sat. THE administration of President Ronald Reagan sent proposed legislation to Congress yesterday that would authorise the most massive security programme ever for United States diplomatic outposts abroad. The authorising legislation did not come with a price tag. But the State Department,
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      Lock icon Rise in violence against journalists
      195 5 NEW YORK, Sat.- Violence against journalists this year is nearly twice the level of 1984, and the number killed was up 50 per cent, a watchdog organisation reported yesterday. Freedom House, which describes itself as a non-partisan group devoted to strengthening free societies, said in
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      Lock icon Hunt for redhead and 3 convicts
      192 5 GREENVILLE (South Carolina), Sat. Thirty detectives were yesterday on the trail of a redheaded woman and three hardened criminals she plucked from a maximum security prison with a hijacked helicopter. "They're following up anonymous tips, tracking down relatives, that sort of thing," said the
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      Lock icon Late selling lowers gains
      109 5 Dow Jones NEW YORK, Sat. Late selling by professional investors erased a 20-point gain by blue-chip issues yesterday although the rest of the New York stock market moved higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped by 0.92 to 1,543.00 points for a weekly gain of 7.79.
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      Lock icon Printing worker on spying charge
      144 5 Printing worker on spying charge WASHINGTON, Sat. A man employed by a firm that does printing for the US government was arrested last night and charged with espionage, marking the 11th federal spying arrest this year. Randy Miles Jeffries, 26, was accused of "gathering and attempting to deliver defence information
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    • WORLD BRIEFS
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        Lock icon TUMOUR TEST:
        112 5 New experiments with cancer-causing genes suggest a simple urine test may one day detect a wide variety of tumours. Using highlyspecific antibody molecules, a team of American and British scientists has successfully detected the proteins made by the cancer genes in the urine of patients with cancer of
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        CHESS MOVES:
        89 5 The British Chess Federation, backed by the Greater London Council, has bid £600,000 (Ssl.B million) against Leningrad's £333,000 for the right to stage the rematch between World Chess champion Gary Kasparov and the man whose title he took last month, Anatoly Karpov. The re-match must start by Feb
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        Lock icon FLAGGING SUPPORT:
        98 5 An American housewife was aghast when she turned over her small souvenir statue of the American flag being raised by victorious marines on Iwo Jima, a turn- ing point m World War n against Japan 40 years ago. On the back was the label Made m Japan. It
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        Lock icon ONE MORE TIME:
        75 5 Film actress Elizabeth Taylor (right), seven times-wed but currently without a husband, has been quoted as saying she would try matrimony again and next time "it will be for the rest of my days." Miss Taylor told the West German magazine Quick: "I'm seeing a number of
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        Lock icon KINDERGARTEN TROOPS:
        93 5 Parents of children attending state-con-trolled kindergartens in Got ha. East Germany, have protested that their children are being too heavily indoctri- nated into militarism by teachers. The promotion of military affairs in kindergarten has always existed in East Germany, but parents are now particularly perturbed by a new
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        Lock icon HIDDEN DANGERS:
        77 5 Hidden haz- ards of the common cold and influenza can lead to potentially dangerous changes in human behaviour, says a research report presented to the annual meeting of the British Psychological Society in London. Colds cause clumsiness, while influenza reduces alertness, often to a serious extent, without sufferers
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      Lock icon Gunmen give up after talks on runway
      403 6 Gunmen give up after talks on runway The Nantes hostage drama NANTES (France), Sat. Three gunmen holding two judges in the Nantes hostage drama surrendered to police last night after long negotiations on an airport runway, Jean Chevance, the French government's local representative said. Mr Chevance, Prefect of the region
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      Lock icon Oil tank blast kills three in Naples
      213 6 Oil tank blast kills three in Naples NAPLES, Sat. An oU refinery tank exploded "like an apocalypse" before dawn, triggering a fire that killed three people, left one missing and injured about IM. The blast at the Agip refinery in the San Giovanni district of Teduccio, south of Naples, damaged
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      Lock icon Law to strip drug dealers of wealth
      207 6 LONDON, Sat. The British government yesterday published details of tough new legislation to strip drug traffickers of their fortunes in Britain and overseas. The Drug Trafficking Offences Bill, designed to leave convicted offenders penniless, sets up a mechanism to trace, freeze and confiscate
      Reuter; UPI  -  207 words
    • BRIEFS
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        Lock icon 'Save me' plea
        66 6 A BEIRUT newspaper said yesterday it had received a video film of kidnapped British journalist Alec Collett, 63, appealing to British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to help secure his release by freeing Arabs and Muslims held in Britain. The independent An-Nahar said it received the colour film,
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        Lock icon Compensation for US
        94 6 JAPAN has agreed to compensate the United States with US$26O million (*****.6 million) worth of trade concessions for continuing to shield its leather industry from American competition, the Washington Post said yesterday. Japan will allow imports of US leather products to rise by US$24 million and will
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        Lock icon Hundreds deported
        69 6 KUWAIT is deporting 200 people a month, a senior official was yesterday quoted as saying. This indicates a sustained security clampdown since an attack last May on the Emir's life. The Emir, Sheikh Jaber al-Ah-med al-Sabah, suffered minor cuts when a car-bomber rammed his motorcade. Mr Mohammed al-Kabandi,
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        Lock icon 'Smoker's face'
        86 6 CIGARETTE smoking can cause wrinkles, gauntness and skin colouring that give some people a worn look easily recognisable as "smoker's face," a British doctor has said in London. In an article published yesterday by the British Medical Journal, Dr Douglas Model said his findings could be important in
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        Lock icon Envoy recalled
        86 6 THE Turkish ambassador in Bulgaria has been recalled for consultations about the plight of the Turkish minority in Bulgaria, official sources in Ankara said yesterday. The recall of Mr Omer Lutem coincided with the arrival in Ankara of three Bulgarian families of Turkish origin, who had taken refuge
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      Lock icon 'Eastern bloc wants a part in Eureka'
      199 6 'Eastern bloc wants a part in Eureka' MOSCOW, Sat. COMECON, the Eastern bloc economic alliance, wants to take part in the West European high-technology project Eureka, Mr Rudi Arndt, leader of a group of visiting socialist European parliament deputies, said here yesterday. Mr Arndt, a West German who heads the
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      Lock icon No lie test for Shultz, says Reagan
      138 6 WASHINGTON, Sat. US Secretary of State George Shultz, who has said he would resign before agreeing to have his loyalty checked through a lie detector test, won't be asked to take one, President Ronald Reagan said yesterday. Responding to questions shouted by reporters
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      Lock icon Halley's Comet 'may have guided Wise Men'
      272 7 Halley's Comet 'may have guided Wise Men' JERUSALEM, Sat. The Three Wise Men who visited Joseph, Mary and the baby Jesus in Bethlehem in search of a new-born king may have been guided by Halley's Comet, a biblical scholar has said. If true, Jesus would have been two years old
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      Lock icon Terrorist jitters hit Bethlehem
      291 7 Three days to Christmas BETHLEHEM, Sat. POLICE and military officials are stepping up security measures for the tens of thousands of tourists who are expected to visit the hilltop town where Christ was born. Local shopkeepers, however, have been complaining of a drop in tourism which
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      Lock icon Subway Vigilante game is a festive season hot-seller
      171 7 NEW YORK, Sat. At a time of peace and goodwill, one of the hottest selling items here this Christmas is a new board game inspired by a subway rider who shot four youths he said were trying to rob him. The Subway
      Reuter  -  171 words
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      Lock icon Look, no tentacles on this octopus
      93 7 SWIMMING In a special water tank at the Snma Aquarium In Kobe, Japan, is this very rare octopus wrapped in a shell like a hermit crab. The 15 cm-long octopus was exhibited in public recently. Called a shell octopus or kald&ko. this rare octopus
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      Lock icon 12-year-olds 'sent to war'
      274 8 Many held in Eritrean PoW camps LONDON, Sat. Hundreds of boys and girls aged between 12 and 15 have been sent into battle by the Ethiopian army in its struggle against Eritrean rebels, according to opponents of the leftist government in Addis Ababa. A relief agency
      Reuter  -  274 words
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      Lock icon Israel disbands unit which spied on US
      139 8 WASHINGTON, Sat. The State Department said yesterday that Israel has acted to disband an unauthorised "unit" which had spied on the United States and agreed to return all illegally obtained US documents. The statement came as a team of US investigators flew home
      Reuter  -  139 words
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      Lock icon Top gourmet store hit by blaze
      191 8 FIREMEN battling to save several people trapped in this burning building In central Paris on Friday. The building houses the famous Fauchon gourmet food store, whose owner, Mrs Josette Guillleimino, 62, and her 21--year-old daughter, Nathalie, died in the blaze. Police found their charred
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      Lock icon Pretoria warns Black states
      291 8 JOHANNESBURG, Sat. South Africa's highest security body warned the Black-ruled neighbours that the people of Southern Africa will pay a heavy price if they permit insurgents to use their territory for attacks on South Africa. The warning from the State Security Council came as nine people
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  • ASEAN NEWS
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      Lock icon Marcos warns of another Nicaragua
      420 12 Opposition's stand on the communist insurgency is 'naive' MANILA, Saturday PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos has warned that the opposition could turn the Philippines into South-east Asia's Nicaragua because of its "naive policy" on the country's communist insurgency. It was the second time in a week that
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      Lock icon Search for ferry passengers called off
      131 12 Search for ferry passengers called off MANILA, Sat. American and Philippine military teams have called off the search for passengers and crewmen from an inter-island ferry that sank on Wednesday in the South China Sea. Eighty-one people were rescued and 11 bodies recovered from the M.V. Asuncion which sank 300
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      Lock icon Hanoi men in Jakarta for Cambodian talks
      228 12 Faction illegal JAKARTA, Sat. Three senior Vietnamese officials led by Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Dy Nien arrived here today for two days of talks on Cambodia. The talks, scheduled to start on Monday, mark* the first meeting of the Vietnam-Indo-nesia working group. They
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      Lock icon Rebellion by Samrin troops, says Khmer Rouge
      111 12 Rebellion by Samrin troops, says Khmer Rouge BANGKOK, Sat. About 850 Vietnamese-backed Cambodian soldiers and some 500 civilians staged a five-day rebellion against Vietnamese soldiers in western Cambodia, seizing Vietnamese tanks and military trucks and killing many Vietnamese soldiers, Khmer Rouge radio said today. The radio said that 700 soldiers
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      Lock icon Down go the poppies in Thai crackdown
      143 12 Down go the poppies in Thai crackdown THAI troops and rangers hacking down opium poppies in a new major effort to destroy the harvest in the Golden Triangle, one of the world's largest opium cultivation areas. Soldiers took part in the second annual drive in northern Chiangmai province last week
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      Lock icon Kriangsak's prison party raises eyebrows
      280 12 Kriangsak's prison party raises eyebrows BANGKOK, Sat. Publicity about prison privileges enjoyed by former Prime Minister Kriangsak Chomanan may force Thai officials to tighten his detention conditions while on trial for an attempted coup, observers here said. Gen Kriangsak, who has been charged with involvement in a Sept 9 coup
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      Lock icon Public trial sought for coup bid accused
      278 12 Public trial sought for coup bid accused BANGKOK, Sat. Defence lawyers for 40 people accused of involvement in the failed Sept 9 coup have petitioned to have their trial held in public, the lawyers said today. A spokesman for Mr Kamnuan Chalopatham, a lawyer i representing one of the sus-
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      277 12 While you're travelling at more conventional speeds And the Technics XP7 has its share of advanced features, (perhaps taking a leisurely stroll in the park), you can now enjoy For instance, a unique decoding unit has been built into your favourite music, brought to you at the speed of light.
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  • ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY
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      Lock icon Suspension till Jan 13
      87 13 LONDON, Fri. The nineweek old suspension of all London tin trading will remain in force until Jan 13, when a decision on the future of London Metal Exchange (LME) tin contracts will be taken, the LME announced yesterday. The LME said it had agreed that as
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      Lock icon Hitches delay move to privatise Port Klang
      150 13 Hitches delay move to privatise Port Klang DESARU, Sat. The privatisation of Port Klang, scheduled for Jan 1, has been postponed indefinitely, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Musa Hitam said today. He told reporters covering an economics convention here that the postponement was due to "technical hitcnes." He did not elaborate.
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      Lock icon Tin miners planning to regulate sales
      421 13 New company to sell stocks at desired prices KUALA LUMPUR, Saturday MALAYSIAN tin miners are planning to set up a company to regulate their sales when tin markets, now suspended, reopen, a leading miner said today. Datuk Hew See Tong, vice-president of the All-Ma-laya
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      Lock icon Anti- Daim statements 'mischievous'
      288 13 Anti- Daim statements 'mischievous' KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. Suggestions that Malaysian Finance Minister Daim Zainuddin is artificially propping up the stock market because of his personal involvement in many listed companies are "totally unfair and mischievous," Gerakan Party President Datuk Dr Lim Keng Yaik has said. In a statement on Thursday,
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      Lock icon Task force ordered to stop illegal migrants
      279 13 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. A task force originally set up to control the influx of Vietnamese boat people into Malaysia has been ordered to stop boats carrying Indonesians illegally into the country. Task Force VII is to join the marine police in stopping and
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      Lock icon Kidnapped woman killed after part of ransom paid
      218 13 Kidnapped woman killed after part of ransom paid KOTA KINABALU, Sat A WOMAN bank officer was killed after her kidnappers received M57,000 of the M5200,000 ransom they had demanded from her husband, Sandakan police said today. The body of D& C Bank officer Francesca Liew, 30, was found floating in
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      Lock icon Corps to go on-line
      48 13 KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. All Ordnance Corps field ammunition depots will be computerised soon, Corps Director Col Hew Kiang Thiam said today. Opening a one-day seminar for ammunition technical officers and technicians, he said the move was to cut operating costs and increase productivity. Bernama
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      Lock icon Airline picks Malaysia
      50 13 KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. Northwest Orient Airlines has included Malaysia as one of the main destinations in its latest tour packages to Asia from the United States. An airline statement issued here yesterday said the tours have been priced to provide exceptional value during off-season travel periods. Bernama
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Lock icon Warehouse walk-abouts
      784 14  -  AUDREY PERERA Sales a big hit with many but there are pitfalls By NEED an alarm clock on the cheap? Or some kitchen utensils, lighting, gardening tools, fertiliser Or perhaps you prefer an outing with the family today. Why not try a warehouse sale? Spending the weekend in
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      Himalayas storm: 'No record of S'poreans'
      159 14 THERE Is no record of Singaporeans travelling In the part of the Himalayas where a group of people were reportedly missing after a snowstorm. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said this In a statement yesterday after it was informed by the Singapore High Commission
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      SMNO bid to win over non-Malays
      247 14  -  AHMAD OSMAN By THE Singapore Malay National Organisation yesterday launched a new bid to gain more support from the nonMalays here. It invited them to join the opposition party. SMNO's new Acting President, Mr Ibrahim Ariff, said a special committee would be formed to
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      Six face disorderly charge
      65 14 SIX women appeared in court yesterday on a disorderly behaviour charge at Newton Hawkers Centre on Friday. The court adjourned the case till Jan 2 as the charge was not in order. The women are Woo Lai Chan, 19, Chua Hong Choo, 17, Ong Mel Chee,
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      'Lesson for doctors and dentists to exercise more care'
      514 15 'Lesson for doctors and dentists to exercise more care' Dental surgeon on molest charge By ELENA CHONG DOCTORS and dentists should learn from the experience of the conviction yesterday of a former government dental surgeon for outraging the modesty of a woman patient. Magistrate Daniel Koh hoped they would be
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      2 outraged modesty of women
      218 15 TWO MEN were fined yesterday on separate charges of outraging the modesty of two women. In the first case, Tay Kim Kee, a 40-year-old jobless man, was fined $1,500 when he admitted touching a woman's thigh at a playground in Boon Lay Drive on Thursday.
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      Youth sing from the heart at xinyao concert
      166 15 Youth sing from the heart at xinyao concert THE aspirations of Singapore youth, their hopes, fears and desires were expressed melodiously as more than 100 young people took to the stage at the Singapore Conference Hall last night in a special concert. It was the first time that such a
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      Ex-Prisons pastor Rev Khoo dies
      295 15 FORMER Prisons pastor, the Reverend Khoo Siaw Hua, 82, died on Friday at Gleneagles Hospital. He died of old age with underlying medical complications. Rev Khoo, who was the Prisons pastor from 1953 until he officially retired in 1983, received the Public Service Star (Bar)
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      Talentime caps boys' activities
      142 15 THE 2nd Inter-Police Boys' Club Talentime, held at the Police Academy in Thomson Road on Friday night, was the highlight of the club's activities for the year. And the 350 boys there had fun including some good-natured catcalls and boos. "These are law-abiding boys, with only
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      Care for your men, President tells new officers
      180 15 Care for your men, President tells new officers PRESIDENT Wee iCim Wee, in his first review of a commissioning parade yesterday, urged 330 officer cadets to foster loyalty, courage and professional pride not only within themselves but also in their men. The President was speaking at a Tri-Service Combined Commissioning
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      Museum to charge fees next month
      470 16  -  AUDREY PERERA Move is to help meet running costs By iHE National Museum will be charging admission fees from next month. Adults will have to pay $1 each while those between six and 16 will have to pay 50 cents each. Children below six
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      Another chain to sublet retail space
      161 16 Another chain to sublet retail space PEOPLE'S Emporium has joined the list of retail stores which sublet retail space in their premises. Mr Peter Lim, general manager of the People's Emporium, said the move to sublet space in the stores at City Plaza, Bukit Timah Plaza and Joo Chiat Complex
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      Andrea's all agog over her 'wedding'
      281 16 Miss South Africa gets taste of a traditional ceremony MISS South Africa 1985 Andrea Stelzea wasted no time in soaking in some Singapore culture within hours of arriving, she was "married" in a traditional Malay ceremony. But when she leaves for home tonight, she
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      Reminder on oaths
      133 16 PARENTS are reminded that they should ensure their children who are Singapore citizens by descent should take their oaths of renunciation, allegiance and loyalty within a year of reaching 21. They can take their oaths at the Registry of Citizens in Empress Place. Those overseas can go
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      Coffee with a smile, please
      180 16 COFFEESHOP owners were told yesterday that, to be competitive, they should provide customers with efficient and pleasant service. Mr Chin Harn Tong, Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Home Affairs) also said that many coffeeshops had modernised. He was speaking at the opening of the new premises of
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      Govt notice on abandoned land
      102 16 Govt notice on abandoned land FOUR plots of land will be taken over by the Government unless their owners come forward with adequate proof of ownership within the next six months. The land has been abandoned for at least three years. Land not belonging to the Government that ha> been
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      Mauritius Minister here for visit
      52 16 THE Mauritius Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr Michael Glover, arrived yesterday for a one-week visit. Mr Glover will call on Mr Wong Kan Seng, the Minister of State (Community Development and Communications and Information) tomorrow. He will also meet officials from various sports organisations
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      Pedestrian hit by van dies
      51 16 PEDESTRIAN Kardisan bin Viradiram 75, died in hospital about three hours after he was knocked down by a van in Aljunied Road on Friday at about 7.30 am. Those who saw the accident are asked to contact Sergeant Dennis Ho of the Traffic Police on
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      Rita, the sarong Brattle and a curved spine
      490 17  - Rita, the sarong Brattle and a curved spine AUDREY PERERA More girls are affected By TWELVE- YEAR-OLD Rita is tall for her age, although she walks with a noticeable hunch. Her mother had always thought that she got the hunch from years of sleeping in a sarong-cradle. But unknown to
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      More colourful line-up for choir festival
      303 17 More colourful line-up for choir festival THE Sixth Festival of Choirs next month promises to be a little brighter than before. For the first time since 1979, the festival will feature a foreign choral group, and the organisers from the Community Development Ministry hope this trend will continue. The Kuang
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      Man faces more charges of rigging game
      204 17 TWO more conspiracy to cheat charges were yesterday brought against Seow Chow Toh, who was among five people charged with cheating two weeks ago. He is accused, with three others, of conspiring to cheat a woman in a fan tan game at a
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      The tell-tale signs
      227 17 A CURVED spine is not caused by carrying a heavy bag or bending over a desk for hours. Dr I ma Rajan, Acting Medical Director of the School Health Services, said: "Nobody knows what causes scoLiosis in most of the cases, but we do know that It
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      Lock icon The old men and the sea
      326 17  -  LITO GUTIERREZ By FEW things can come between four senior citizens. Certainly not inclement weather. Come rain or shine, they will rendezvous at the beach near the Big Splash in East Coast Park. And the foursome Mr Ng Lee Yang, 60; Mr Chia Ja
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      $10,600 in gems, cash stolen
      70 17 BURGLARS stole more than $10,000 when they broke into a terrace house in Peng Nguan Street, Tiong Bahru, on Friday. Mrs Lim Kim San, 43, told police that she found $10,000 worth of assorted jewellery and $600 in cash missing when she returned home at
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      Safety devices aplenty in new air-con buses
      226 18  -  DAVID TOH By GETTING caught by a sliding door and putting up with rattling window panes are some of the problems that bus commuters face. But for some these problems may soon be over. The Singapore Bus Service is soon to put a
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      How the Western palate is being won
      734 18  -  LITO GUTIERREZ Food exporters make Singaporean food less spicy for overseas market By A SINGAPOREAN who buys a chicken bryani TV dinner in Switzerland may find his dish rather bland. But a Swiss himself might like it. And so would a German, a
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      Youth put on probation for cigarettes theft
      110 18 Youth put on probation for cigarettes theft A YOUTH was placed on a year's probation on Friday for stealing $370 worth of cigarettes in the Jalan Kukoh market on April 8. Ong Chee Leong, 18, was playing chess with four friends in the market when they ran out of cigarettes
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      The HDB resident has more room now
      280 18 'Learn new skills to adapt to changes' FLATS built by the Housing Board are roomier than public flats built 20 years ago. Mr Liu Thai Ker, the HDB's Chief Executive Officer, said yesterday the average floor space for each HDR resident today works
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      Christmas is having a bit of fun, you turkey!
      421 18 Christmas is having a bit of fun, you turkey! THERE'S no time like Christmas time to bring out the Singapore feeling. And that includes the whole package wage freeze, empty hotel rooms, retrenchment, the Orchard Road lights and Fatty's Restaurant. At least two companies have tried to portray aspects of
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      Winner of contest prefers third prize
      237 18 WATCH salesman Hong Kai Fatt feels lucky to have won a seven-day trip to Beijing, the first prize in The Sunday Times Christmas '85 contest. But he would have been much happier if had won the third prize of a washing machine. "It would
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      Carols by Ngee Ann Poly singers
      67 18 THE 55-strong Ngee Ann Polytechnic Concert Band and more than 250 staff members and students will sing Christmas carols at Orchard Road tonight and on Tuesday The one-hour presentations will be held at Bpm at the trade fair organised by the Cairnhill and River
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      214 16 i 4 'f v:- WttSSSr yINN PARK VIEW, 11, CAVENAGH ROAD, SINGAPORE 0922 TEL: *****32/3 VPT HAVE FUN I Wl I n WUnUo /#^< "fi l^l'lili^ltil 11 While there may be many other interesting facets to words, "■^r^ *-&\Zs^y i*K 11 it is their etymology that is really fascinating and
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      298 17 Now, an even gentler way to the cleanest wasn ever. new nrvkA/xn thjol TOSHIBA HxJWtLK ImO Toshiba's new washing machine, the AW-SXI E Power Tub, has no pulsator! The host of convenient features include one-touch microcomputer controls. Instead, it has a unique revolving tub that generates a centripetal water flow.
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      784 18 Qmitmq the qood M I cfoys... The famous black and green striped Pelikan Fountain Pen |Bf with the big flowing gold nib is I SI back this time with refined illB» improvements but still maintain- 9^wQ| ing its old charm and traditional |J Wf features which are synonymous Kt with
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  • FOCUS
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      Help youth grow up
      351 19 The Sunday Times VIEW FEW are against sex education for youngsters. Disagreements are over who should teach, and what should be taught. For those who think that school is inappropriate for proper instruction, the Family Planning Association has set up a good half-way house between school
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      25 YEARS AGO
      131 19 THE Singapore Government is planning to give the public more recreational and social facilities next year at an estimated cost of more than SI million. The scheme provides for two more swimm:r<£r pools, three big parks, three (.liil dren's playgrounds, another holiday bungalow, and at least 24
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      Marcos' political conscience
      1102 19 ARTURO TQLENTINQ, the president's running mate: Sacked earlier for speaking his mind I believe that Mr •Marcos really wants to have somebody in the administration tell him things that he should know but which he has failed to kn0w... 1 could advise him to remedy what the
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      156 19 xvToday We bring yoiy^i >^ t h e s e^Ch r ist ma^ Cheers! Opening Today 22nd December 1985 I v*&? /(\v\\\ /^^x^nX\C\ >^^^ V^ 5& mg£ \V^^<<s^S^^n\ I^* Centres hot ac^^ o f part A tlu s rfttt^ y>- —^s a>m Decem cr v genera i c arC a
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  • FOCUS/Viewpoints
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      A parent's helping hand or a nudge into the rat race?
      892 20 Irene Hoe The party is meant for the children but their parents tell them what to do every step of the way. The child at dinner has his own plate of food but no spoon or fork. Mother is
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      Democracy needs news, terrorists need scrutiny
      1004 20 Katharine Graham HOW are terrorists to be prevented from using the media as a platform for their views? I think we have to admit that terrorist groups receive more attention and make their positions better known because of their acts. Few people had heard
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      A rousing song to stir the nation
      529 20 Tye Kim Khiat Rallying cries, rousing calls, resounding messages or resonant refrains. They can nake the Republic reverberate as one. We all need a spiritual uplift at one time or another. Hard times make rallying calls most timely. STAND Up for Singapore is
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      Dear Santa, the problem is ...
      414 20 Dear Santa, the problem is I DON'T want it known, you understand, but I took off for an early lunch the other day, two seconds after the boss left for his early lunch. While the others caught the preChristmas mood, I caught my good food mood. I sauntered across to
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      The home-buyer's friend in need
      1814 21 What recourse is there for the home-buyer who finds he has been short-changed by a developer and ends up with less floor space than he paid for? Is there anthing he can do about shoddy workmanship? FRANK LIM finds out from the Controller of Housing.
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      Beijing's Catholics prepare for special Mass
      485 21 CHRISTMAS has a special meaning this year for the 30,000 tenacious Catholics of Beijing. Closed to worship for 27 years, their biggest church will reopen with celebration of midnight Mass on Christmas Eve. They have seen the Beitang Cathedral, built in 1887, restored to
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      160 20 %f DECEMBER AT m PERANAKAN PLACE i& Food Fun to light up your Christmas m^L DTUT'C "o X From mid December, Bibi's introduces a super -value set lunch at 'l^^ ROMANCE NOSTALGIA. Dine on Nonya inspired Jgi Christmas fare and dance to the tunes of yesteryear's music. Ji^ w^M' $35.00++/head
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      358 21 The good life its betterat IOnG An H9rK GRANGE R D Wake up to the r^r^^ 7 courts, health centre, good life. Listen daily \\k J/ K^HT gymnasium, sauna, to the chirping of birds. pj barbeque pits, and At Yong An Park. The I^—^ J^^^- children's playground condominium for X^OJS
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  • RACING
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      Yuletide joy with a Kingly winner?
      798 22  -  LUCKY LEO By our man on the track ATTENTION will be focused on today's feature race the $30,000 Yuletide Trophy (Race 5). It is the only spark in an otherwise drab meeting at Bukit Timah catering for Classes 3 and 4 horses. Topweight King's
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      TODAY'S BUKIT TIMAH CARD
      5450 22 ';flkglfds; fIMVNPNfIMI 2.00 CLASS 4 DIV 6 1,200 m I I *-lH 45 (Ratings: 64-54) ■HfMMHMiI (Stakes: $15,500) 1 o*o You Look Good 51 (84) PK Leong-Owner 5 irq d 4 .5. Entered for this run only; beat one home m field of 12 with 56.5
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      Lock icon No horse thieves caught so 'riders' sacked
      356 22 No horse thieves caught so 'riders' sacked THE LIGHTER SIDE BOSTON, Sat FOR an organisation which cheerfully admits it has had nothing much to do for the past 79 years, the Society for Apprehending Horse Thieves in Dedham, south of Boston, is thriving. Founded in 1810, membership is rising and
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      Lock icon Oh so elusive!
      3153 23 Teh's horses m six races give him the slip By OUR RACING TEAM FIRST *****4 SECOND *****6 THIRD *****7 STARTERS *****2, *****6, *****2, *****6, *****9, *****8, *****7, *****2, *****3, *****1, *****6. CONSOLATIONS *****1, *****6, *****7, *****7, *****6, *****3, *****3, *****3, *****2, *****2. IT WAS an exasperating day
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      Now the million-dollar Slipper
      301 23  -  JACK ELLIOTT 'fdlkgdf MELBOURNE, Sat. Company sponsorship finally came to the Golden Slipper Stakes, making the sprint classic for top two-year-olds a Asl million (about Ssl.4 million) race. Tooheys, the Sydney-based brewer, will spoasor the Slipper for at least five years under an agreement announced by
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  • OBITUARIES
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      181 Deaths
      123 23 t LEE BEOW DM, JOHN Age 69 passed away peacefully on 20 Dec 85, leaving behind Beloved wife: Mdm Wee Chwee Kim Son* Kiong Loh Kiong Pheng Daughter Lak Neo, Jade Daughters-in-law Lim Chwee Kim Lim Geok Leng Son-in-law Yeo Yen Chye Grand Daughter* Lee Mei Yang, Laura
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      182 Acknowledgements
      165 23 THE FAMILY OF THE LATE BABU S/O SANK ARA PILLAI Wishes to express their heartfelt thanks to the Management and Staff of Apeco Pte Ltd Singapore Aero Component Overhaul Singapore Zoological Gardens Officers Men B Coy 10 Commando Battalion. And all relatives and friends for the condolences, donations
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      184 In Memoriam 184 In Memoriam 184 In Memoriam
      52 23 184 In Memoriam 184 In Memoriam 184 In Memoriam JEANNIE CHONG YUN JING One hundred days have passed by since you! Hleft us. Only we who are left behind under-1 H stand the painful emptiness in our heart. S Miss you a lot by dad, mum, brother, H relatives and
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      183 Condolences 183 Condolences
      125 23 183 Condolences 183 Condolences With deepest sympathies to the family of the late REV. KHOO SIAW HUA I 8.8.M.(L), J.P., PRESIDENT OF THE BIBLE SOCIETY OF SINGAPORE, MALAYSIA BRUNEI I Who was called to glory to be with his Saviour I Lord. j As a mark of respect to our
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      184 In Memoriam
      40 23 In Loving Memory of Mdm: ARYEE W/0 P. PANOIYAN Departed 22-12-81 DEAR MUM, 4 painful years have passed since you left us. But sweet memories of you still bring teers to us. Always remembered by loved ones.
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      185 Requiem 185 Requiem
      58 23 185 Requiem 185 Requiem HARNAM KAUR (AGE 75) w/o HAKAM SINGH SUKHANAND Passed away on 14/9/85 in Australia. Leaving behind. Son: Dr. Muktiar Singh Sidhu" Daughter-in-law: Ragbeer Kaur Daughter: Savaran Kaur Son-in-law: Darshan Singh and grandchildren to mourn her loss. Akand Path in her memory will be held from 27-12-85
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      184 In Memoriam
      31 23 In Loving Memory of CECIL A. RASANAYAGAM Departed 22.12.84 Always remembered by: Lay Leng, John Tan, Philip, Ai Yen. Hazel, Melinda, Peter, Chee, Vincent. Steven, Pen, Ho, William.
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      184 In Memoriam
      81 23 In Loving Memory of Mrs. Jane Joseph (nee D'Souza) Departed on 22nd Dec. '84 Upright and just in all her ways, Loyal and true through all her days. Silently suffered, patiently bore, God took her home to suffer no more. Always remembered by children, grandchildren and grMt-grandchil-dren.
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      185 Requiem
      69 23 WITH FOND AND LOVING MEMORIES OF LAMA TASHI TENZIN (Aged 71) who passed away in India on 7 Dec. 1985. Many a being you had helped during your stay here from 1980 to 1983 as our first resident monk. A Memorial service will be conducted today (22nd Dec.
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  • SPORT
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      Lock icon Eighteen injured in Games explosion
      347 24 Gas cylinder the cause of mishap DHAKA, Sat. Eighteen people were injured, three of them critically, in a gas cylinder explosion at the Dhaka Stadium only half an hour before Bangladesh President Gen. Hussain Mohammad Ershad opened the second South Asian Games here yesterday. Eyewitnesses
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      Lock icon Becker blitzkrieg
      602 24 SPOTLIGHT ON THE WEST GERMANY-SWEDEN DAVIS CUP FINAL Wonder boy bombards Edberg as West Germans draw level MUNICH, Sat. Backed by 13,000 roaring fans, Boris Becker did what was expected and blitzed Stefan Edberg to tie West Germany 1-1 with Cup-holders Sweden on the opening day of the
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      Lock icon South Africans meet up in South Australia
      238 24 ADELAIDE, Sat. Two South African qualifiers raised the eyebrows yesterday when they won through to the semi-finals of the South Australian Men's Open. Christo Steyn, ranked 107 in the world, and Eddie Edwards, holding only a 197 ranking, will meet in the semi-finals
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      Lock icon Hopes on Boom Boom in the doubles
      286 24 MUNICH, Sat. West Germany need another inspired performance by Boris "Boom Boom" Becker in the all-important doubles today if they are to beat Sweden and claim their first ever Davis Cup title. Becker produced some of the dazzling tennis which made him Wimbledon
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      Winning the first leg of a comeback
      901 24 DERMOT PURGAVIE EYE ON AMERICA 6 He crashed his motorbike, shattering his right foot and lower leg and eventually had to have them amputated. Fitted with a special prothesis called the Seattle Foot, he went back into training. He has now worn out
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      Lock icon Goodwill now the name of the Games
      267 24 WASHINGTON, Sat. Still steaming over the boycotts of the last two Olympic Games, several prominent American Olympians are taking to the road pushing television mogul Ted Turner's alternative Olympics the 1986 Goodwill Games. The Goodwill Games, criticised by some United States Olympic Committee
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    • SPORT WORLDWIDE
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        Lock icon A Thorne in the side of Briars
        167 24 A Thorne in the side of Briars KARACHI, Sat. Australia's world championship quarter-fi-nalist Ross Thorne is the only foreign player in the last four of the Pakistan Open squash championships after beating Britain's Gawain Briars in straight sets 9-6, 9-3, 9-1 here yesterday. Briars looked in fine form when he
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        Lock icon Austerity drive
        618 24 SEOUL, Sat. South Korea, venue for the 1988 Olympic Games, will stop staging expensive international sporting events in its latest drive to save money, Sports Ministry officials said yesterday They said under a Ministry plan, amateur sports associations will not be allowed to stage events costing more than
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        Lock icon League football to make a return on English TV
        375 25 LONDON, Sat. English League soccer, wiped off domestic television for the last 18 months because of a financial dispute, will be back on the screens next month, officials announced yesterday. "We are delighted that we are back and we are looking
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        Lock icon Cup broadcasts approved
        220 25 MEXICO CITY, Sat. The organising committee of the 1986 World Cup and dozens of radio and television companies reached agreement on broadcasting the matches, ending threats of only transmiting in Mexico, it was reported yesterday. An agreement was signed late on Thursday between the Mexican television consortium
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      Lock icon Saints soar with Moran's double
      215 25 LONDON, Sat. England under-21 striker Steve Moran inspired Southampton to a comfortable home victory over Nottingham Forest in the English Football League's First Division last night. He scored twice in the first half to lay the foundation for a 3-1 win, which was sealed by
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        Lock icon High court orders debt-ridden Swansea's swansong
        427 25 LONDON, Sat. Debt-ridden Swansea City yesterday became the first English League club to fold in mid-season for 25 years when they were wound up in the high court here for failing to pay £146,000 ($439,460) in taxes. Mr Justice Harman finally lost patience with
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        Lock icon Saunders faces the sack
        205 25 BIRMINGHAM, Sat. Ron Saunders, the manager of English First Division strugglers Birmingham City, may be only two games away from the sack. New chairman Ken Wheldon has confirmed that Saunders will be in charge of City for their Christmas holiday fixtures against Chelsea today and Nottingham
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      Lock icon A new star in the soccer sky
      963 25 B ROB HUGHES TALK OF SOCCER Hung Deng's the third gift from the Orient 4 All a child can do is show his potential when asked. Hung did that in front of 38,000 before Manchester United's home game with m Ipswich this month.
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      Lock icon Chinese women set for maiden tournament
      288 25 SOCCER WORLDWIDE CHINA'S first women's team will compete in the Asian championship next year, the People's Daily reported yesterday. The newspaper said that the team had already begun their preparations for the championship with a training stint in the south-west city of Kunming. The
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      Lock icon Sea stars in December
      667 26  -  ALAN HUBBARD SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT OF THE MONTH This is it, the most difficult month for picking a winner By Pictures by HERE'S another game for Christmas... one that can bring some seasonal cheer to Singapore sport. And for the successful reader there will be enough cans
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      Six-six for a perfect vision of the future
      1128 26 JANICE SEAH SAID AND DONE David now eyes the Sportsman award after his golden harvest QAVTD LIM stretched that ■"'long, lean body of his to catch the sun. A swimmer's body, after all, is only as good as the tan it sports.
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      Last chance to find stand-ins for the stars
      317 27  - Last chance to find stand-ins for the stars JOE DORAI By THE effects of not having striker Fandi Ahmad and skipper Thambiah Pathmanathan in the Singapore team for next month's Malaysia Cup tournament will be known tonight when the Republic meet Perlis in a friendly match at the National Stadium
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      Super Susan pirouettes into the final
      599 27  -  LEE WAI WUN WORLD INVITATION SQUASH CHALLENGE Heather dances to the champion's tune BY WATCHING Susan Devoy on court makes you wonder if you're really at a squash tournament, or applauding a fine piece of theatre. Such was the display of grace and skill
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      Yes Minister, time for Loh to go
      954 27 JEFFREY 10W LOWDOWN ON SPORT Sport's fast sinking flagship needs a change of crew 4 Athletics is not alone in facing a rap from Mr Barker (left). Badminton, volleyball, gymnastics and archery all came under fire. But athletics is, in Olympian terms, our
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      SPORTING SUNDAY
      81 27 BOWLING: Peter Styvesant Travel Classic Ist final (Jackie's Orchard, 7 pm). BADMINTON: F&N/Yonex National individual championships Qualifying rd (SBA Hall, Guillemard Road, 7 pm). Friendly Negri Sembilan Youths v SSC/F&N Training Scheme (Toa Payoh Complex, 7 pm). HOCKEY: Punggol CSC Invitation six-aside (Balestier Road, 7.45 am). SQUASH: World
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      Making his mark
      183 27 SNOOKER ONE black ball was the final signal last night that Lim Koon Guan has mastered not only his snooker but also himself. The 19-year-old sank the black to polish off a 52 break as he won the final of the Camel Classic and demonstrated a new
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      A Thai-tanic tussle on the cards
      377 27  -  JANICE SEAH TENNIS By ellesse CIRCUIT '85 UNFORTUNATELY, what looks to be the best match of the Ellesse Circuit '85 Masters tournament will not be the final. The Thai pair of Worapol Thaongkamchu and Sombat Uam mongkol had no trouble getting past their respective
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      103 27 and Rhonda Thorne play with Stellar Susan Devoy (ranked World No. 1 and Rhonda Thorne (ex-No. s)areheretoplayinthe World Invitation Squash Challenge. ffmi We wish them success and a S|%w pleasant stay in Singapore. HB^Bt WHm With the widest range of Ak v?j^ graphites available, plus an impressive line-up of A^tg&n^
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      697 27 r^ZiLZr^ anc colour y^J^me beautiful! x V Results /Group A~ -f q4i Children's Encyclopaedia Britannica 191b Ong Kwee Poh (M) (Union Kindergarten) #>»* fJ H Young People's Animal Encyclopaedia Eng Yan Ngan (F) (S'pore Chinese Girls') Qrrl" $200/- Book Voucher OlUi Guo Ronghui (M) (Boon Lay Pr) 2 Special Consolations
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  • The Sunday Times
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      Athletics boss: My house IS in order
      493 28  - Athletics boss: My house IS in order JANICE SEAH Lin Kok invites public inquiry after Barker rap By LOH LIN KOK, president of the Singapore Amateur Athletic Association, last night denounced Mr E.W. Barker's condemnation of local athletics as being "unjustified" and said he would welcome a public inquiry into
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      Susan sets the example
      138 28 'WORLD women's squash No. 1 Susan Devoy pranced Into the final of the World Invitation Challenge at the West Coast Recreation Centre last night. The agile New Zealander beat Scottish world No. 7 Heather Wallace, 94, 9-5, *4, 9-4. She will nitw meet second seeded work*
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      Lock icon United gunned down
      297 28 BRITISH SOCCER LONDON, Sat. Traditional Christmas cheer deserted Manchester United tonight as the English League leaders crashed to their first home defeat of the season. Leaders United missed a penalty as they went down 1-0 to Arsenal at Old Trafford in driving rain which turned the pitch
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    • Article
      All the results
      355 28 DIVISION ONE Birmingham 1 Chelsea 2 Coventry 1 Everton 3 Liverpool 1 Newcastle 1 Luton 0 West Ham 0 Man Utd 0 Arsenal 1 SheffWed 3 Man City 2 Tottenham 2 Ipswich 0 DIVISION ONE Man Utd 22 15 4 3 40 13 49 Liverpool 22 13
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      635 28 H Christmas I crackers J No-one can deny it: 1985 was a year when sport served up more than it s customary helpings* 1 STSSL"m ""ST** There was a lot of tal" 1 too, and the things they said were frequently as d fascinating as the things they did. mml
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      Christmas, Singapore-style
      438 1 LEE SIEW HUA gets a sneak preview of SBC's valiant attempt at capturing the Yuletide mood via a special Christmas Eve production ;k;lfd CATCH the Christmas spirit with a made-in-Singapore show which sandwiches song-and-dance sequences between locally-scripted drama snippets. It's a first for SBC, which has strung together
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        Scott: Author who saw the illusion of British India
        838 2 The Jewel in the Crown is one of the most publicised British TV serials to emerge in recent years. But little is known of Paul Scott (right), the author of the Raj Quartet, which the series in based on. SUMIKO TAN
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        Screen veterans turn in outstanding performances
        719 2  -  PHILIP COOREY VIDEO GUIDE By I CHARLY Starring Cliff Robertson, Claire Bloom Directed by Ralph Nelson CHARLY brought Cliff Robertson an Oscar for Best Actor, and it is indeed one of the outstanding performances in the modern American cinema. It is the haunting tale
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    • CINEMA
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        More explosive stunts from Jackie
        420 3  -  JULIE TAN THE POLICE STORY At Eng Wah and Shaw cinemas Starring Jackie Chan, Lin Qing Xia, Cheung Man Yoke, Chu Yuan and Ken Tong Directed by Jackie Chan By AFTER dabbling in straight drama in the recent Heart of the Dragon, Jackie Chan returns
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        HOLLYWOOD Tom Jones still wows the ladies
        495 3 HOLLYWOOD Tom Jones still wows the ladies "WHEN people talk about tight pants, they think about me," says Tom Jones, still averaging 250 dates a year in his 20th year in showbiz. Tom traces the start of his ladykilling image to a night in 1968 at New York's Copacabana. "I
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        Four heroes revive Wild West glory
        583 3  -  LEE SIEW HUA SILVERADO At Cathay Starring Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, Kevin Costner, Danny Glover, Rosanna Arquette, Brian Dennehy and Linda Hunt Directed by Lawrence Kasdan ll By SILVERADO is a glossy, sumptuously filmed Wild West classic, and it grips. Tightly-paced, with the action
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        Lock icon Director Ron Howard wants to act again
        358 3  -  TOM GREEN By RON Howard moved around the set of his third major feature film, Cocoon (now showing at Orchard), with a relaxed authority that didn't hint of the years spent playing the mostly befuddled Richie Cunningham. With his twin cinema successes, Night
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        Coleman hurt by cancellation of Different Strokes
        294 4 Coleman hurt by cancellation of Different Strokes GARY Coleman, star of Different Strokes, is "very hurt," says his agent, that NBC dropped the series from its '85-'B6 lineup. "The kid has been through a lot this year," says agent Victor Periloo. "And there's never been a time in his entertainment
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        Overview of world events lacks perception
        600 4  -  CYNHRR TV REVIEW By THIS IS one of those TV productions which really cannot be anything but what it is. Firstly, everything is just cut for the producer to do what has been done year in and year out that is, assemble the major
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        What's in a name?
        594 4 JEFFERSON GRAHAM gives an insight into Hollywood's Name Game where networks keep changing the titles of new series until they strike the right chord LAST January, Robert Wagner began filming a pilot for ABC called Lloyd's of London, in which he played an insurance investigator for
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        Money-spinners in HK cinema
        358 4  -  JULIE TAN LOOK EAST By HIS first movie role as an extra earned him HK$5OO (Ssl36). But this figure has multiplied a thousand-fold for Chinese cinema star Chow Yuen Fatt, who charges a whopping HK$5OO,OOO per movie these days. Even then, Chow is not among the
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          Miss Personality finalists
          552 16 ANN DE WITT Policewoman, U Ann works the regular nine-to-five shift with the Police Training and Development Division, and usually has a hand with the unit's audiovisual training packages. She enjoys old favourites, classics and musicals, and is very pleased that SBC is bringing back films such
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          Mr Personality finalists
          522 16 ADffiSH DESAI Sales executive, 22 He's likely to stand out from the other finalists because he'll probably hobble on-stage with a cane. Adhish broke his leg in a traffic accident two months ago and is now "learning how to walk all over again". "I got quite hysterical
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        True to the composers
        743 7  -  GEORGINA EMMANUEL CLASSICAL REVIEW By WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Piano Concertos Nos. 9 and 11 (K. 271 and K. 413) WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Piano Concertos Nos 13 and 15 (K.415 and K.450) Malcolm Bilson and English Baroque Soloists, directed by John Eliot Gardiner (Archiv Produktion) THESE should
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        Top of the Pops
        78 7 United States 1(3) Say you, Say me Lionel Richie 2(1) Broken Wings Mr Mister 3(7) Party Ail the Time Eddie Murphy 4. (5) Alive and Kicking Simple Minds 5.(2) Separate Lives Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin 6(4) We Built this City Starship 7(8) Election Day Arcadia
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        Lock icon Broadway album shaping to be Streisand's bestseller
        459 7  -  JEFFREY PEISCH By "THIS is the album people have been waiting for, the one she should have made five or 10 years ago," says Steve Harman of Tower Records in New York. He's talking of course, about Barbra Streisand The Broadway Album, the
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        Hello kids
        247 12 TODAY'S country, Brunei, is the last m the series. Next week we start a new series on the top six sports m Singapore nominated by 48,000 children. With Christmas Eve just two days away, some of you must be very excited. Even those who don't celebrate the festival
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        Christmas stocking for Santa to fill
        281 12 CHRISTMAS Eve is just two days away. If you don't have a Christmas stocking yet, you might want to make one for yourself. Use felt for neat results. You don't have to turn the sewing edges inwards. You can make a small or big
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        NEWEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD
        572 12 'kf';flkldk IT IS the 169 th state m the United Nations and the sixth member of the Association of South-east Asian Nations. Brunei became an independent country on Jan 1, 1964. It is known officially as Negara Brunei Darussalam which means Brunei State, the Abode
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        Results of the Letter to Santa contest
        262 12 WE received more than 500 letters to Santa and many of you made interesting wishes. Of course, there were the usual requests for soft toys, puppies, board games, computers, bicyles, and trips to Disneyland. But quite a number of children thought of the
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        CONSOLATION WINNERS
        385 12 There are 10 consolation winners in each category. They receive $10 each. We produce extracts of some of the letters. CATEGORY A Yan Huijun (Slat Primary) "A kind of magnifying glass which can look into the character of a person. That will help me in choosing friends." Cai
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        CATEGORY A
        383 12 IST PRIZE of $50 goes to Leow Geok Heng, 12, of Mattar Primary School. "I wish you could give me time to rest and do nothing at all as a present. You see, every morning I have three hours of piano lessons. My mother hopes that I can
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        CATEGORY B
        365 12 IST PRIZE $50 goes to Josephine Situ Jingwen, 14, of Tanjong Katong Girls School. "Christmas brings back memories of someone I loved very much. James was a loving brother and a filial son. He was four years older than I. Life is unfair. It took James away from
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        Lock icon The un-glamour girl
        1259 15 Bette Davis is* one who's proud to have taken 'the vinegar route' through life. DAVID LEWIN meets the legendary actress, subject of an hour-long documentary this Wednesday. 4 Being a broad means you are able to cope. I have always been able to cope. Women for years
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        Davis, forever forceful and fascinating
        607 15  -  LIM KAY TONG TV PREVIEW Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano Wednesday, Ch 12, 8 pm By IF THE new generation of cinema-goers were to see Bette Davis in the heyday of her film career, they may be expected to think of her as overblown, flamboyant
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      1774 1 j^SliHWBBII^SBW Jy;^ '^^^^B^^^^^SI^HIPHm Wh0 des P itehis fanie and fortune, is lonely i 9 JpBB^^aF^ I^^AJKi Jl J*^^ 5 Vx/-^^B^S8aSjl •VISIONS: Saper./ars. With Blue Angel, W^rMj^r^Y tidf^ 1- -^KLliAi *C^1 i r^vfTl >.(^. v^^ Madonna, Hall and Gates, Lionel Ritchie, kmtmB***' BjCHI^^TJ ifl Bruce Springsteen, USA For Africa and IjHr
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      211 11 THIS coming year should be an unusually interesting one for you. Although you will be active enough and lucky in many ways, you won't be particularly concerned with material values this year. Instead, your thoughts will turn to more spiritual things, a desire to be happy rather than successful. Materially,
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      134 11 FRIDAY YOU'LL have to wait until July before some considerable change in your circumstances will open the doors to many adventures. The latter half of your birthday year will be enjoyable and successful. You may make plans for lengthy journeys but they could end in confusion. So be satisfied with
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      60 12 What makes tonight special? Today, the northern hemisphere has the longest night of the year. The Chinese celebrate it as the winter festival with a special sweetmeat, kuih ee (rice cakes in syrup). Long ago in the west, there was also a winter festival which later became associated with the
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      649 14 72 Situations Vacant: Technical 93 For Sale: Honda 1980 HONDA ACCORD, 4-door, auto. Good condition, high powered radio cassette. Road tax: 4/86. $11,500 neg. Call: *****58/ *****11. Pager: *****01 William. '83 HONDA PRELUDE EX', manual. 2 pte. owners, road tax: 3/86. Beautiful number plate, excellent condition. $29,000 0.n.0. View at:
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      737 14 96 Sale/Wanted: Motor Cycles/ Scooters 1981 HONDA C8750F. Tax till April '86. Good cond. $3,500. View: Eunos Mans. *****18/ *****18. 1982 YAMAHA RXK. Offer Insurance new, good paintwork. Contact: Mr. Johnson, *****39. 1983 YPVS LC3SO AP99U' $2,100. Carry on 9 months instalment. Tel: *****18. ■81 DAYTONA 400 C.C Good condition.
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      254 14 114 For Sale: Private Apartments 116 For Sale: HDB Apartments 3-RM. BOON LAY Ave. apt. blk. 186. Full CPF/ cash. Price neg. No agents. Contact *****96. 3 ROOM MARINE TERRACE. Blk 58 Next to corner unit. Fully renovated. Tel: *****77. 4-RM. HOLLAND AVE. ideal location, ceramic terrazzo parquet with fixtures.
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        412 3 ■THE latest natural ingredient for hair care after henna, aloe vera and jojoba is awapuhi (pronounced ava-poo-hee), the juice of the Hawaiian red ginger flower. It's not really a new discovery since the islanders have been using it for centuries to groom
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        They came, they saw, they left — with smaller orders
        286 4 They came, they saw, they left with smaller orders "THIS year's Italian Furniture Fair at Milan was a lot like eating crab," commented interior designer Graham Taylor. "It was all shell and no meat." Still, despite the general disappointment among the group of Singapore buyers, few came away empty-handed and
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        Eye-catching designs at the Italian Furniture Fair
        193 4 Having to sit through a dinner on an uncomfortable folding chair inspired multi-award-winning designer Gastone Rinaldi to create several seats and, later, the Thema line. Mohin Consultants are the agents for the range which comes in black or bright colours, and is mostly
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        Fancy a bedroom in cork or coir?
        1237 4 MARY GEE suggests some alternatives to parquet and carpeting on the floor OR would you prefer one in rubber? Perhaps you want to live with something in astroturf Whatever your preference, there's quite a choice of flooring available if you're looking for something
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        679 5  - Getting a grip of money matters from young JANIS JOHNSON An allowance starting from the age of six, seems the- best learning tool By WHEN Mary was growing up, she never had an allowance. "I got what I asked for," said the mother of three boys. "When I got married,
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          92 5 Excitement can bring fatal results WHEN doctors discuss with a patient the symptoms of coronary heart disease, they are as interested in chest pain induced by excitement as they are by any brought on by exercise. Unfortunately, when it comes to testing the heart it is difficult to create excitement
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          Diet — and tomorrow you may die
          94 5 Diet and tomorrow you may die SLIMMING, particularly if there is too sudden a weight loss, if the diet is unbalanced, or if either of these factors is associated with sudden severe exercise, can occasionally be fatal. The reason for death in these cases is uncertain, but the most widely
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          Flouride prevents old bones snapping
          112 5 THE flouridation of drinking water helps to prevent thigh fractures in the elderly, especially for women over 70, says a report from Finland. Research wor- kers compared the fracture rates in two towns, one of which had added fluoride to the water to a strength
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        268 5 SOMETHING in the way you walk may tell whether you're happy or sad, ambitious or lazy, and whether people are going to like you or not. If you really want to impress people, swing your arms as you walk, step high
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        High spirits on a low budget
        1142 6 A thin wallet and the lack of time need not spoil the festive mood. VIOLET OON tells how you can be a hostess with the mostest for under $100. EAT IN THE festive spirit has come over you and a voice in your head
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        612 6  - A French bistro in Peranakan Row EAT OUT MARGARET CHAN By THE Saxophone Restaurant in Cuppage Terrace is the closest I have come across in Singapore to dining in a European bistro. In Europe, such small bars or restaurants are usually found at street level in a shophouse rather than
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        MORSELS
        176 6  -  PAIK-CHOO By When it comes to the crunch HERE'S a bittersweet story for the season. Fields in France, originally swamped with Golden Delicious apples which are neither delicious nor golden and could not be unloaded on the rest of Europe, have been turned over to cultivating mistletoe. And just
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    • MOTORING
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        At the top of the class
        1217 7 WINSTON LEE selects the winners of the year from a swelling pool of models brought in to boost declining sales THIS is the year of tough living as far as the motor trade is concerned. Sales have plunged 40 per cent against last year,
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        The imperfections that can turn a car into a ball of fire
        558 7 The four high-risk areas are the car electrical system, the fuel system, the seats and their covers, and do-it-yourself welding But manufacturers say that safety has been improved significantly with the re-siting of tanks away from the boot
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    • ARTS & BOOKS
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        The realist who relishes the fantastic
        1025 8 Keri Hulme combines a fondness for malt whisky and whitebait with a zest for Maori myths. PETER KEMP talks to the New Zealand author whose first novel won Britain's biggest book award, worth £15,000 (5545,000), this year. THIS year's Booker Prize novel almost ended
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        A whirl of different changes
        638 8  - A whirl of different changes PHILIP CHEAH r\B A ft 4 A B By "EVERYONE recognises change but few can accept change and its consequences," claimed Fanshen director LAm Siauw Chong in the play's programme. He should know, having just given up TV producing for singing. And his choice of
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    • TRAVEL
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        A break from the cold tradition
        893 10 Photo-journalist Fiona Nichols, who has just written a book on Phuket, recalls a very special Christmas spent on the island of Phuket, once the playground of rich Thais IT WAS the first tropical Christmas for our family. How can you celebrate Christmas without snow,
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        Travel Notes
        60 10 There are four direct Thai International flights a week to Phuket from Singapore. An excursion ticket costs around Ss42B but a number of tour agencies offer all-inclu-sive holidays to Phuket from *****. Kata Beach has a Club Mediterranee which offers a four-day package (including airfare, meals, wines and
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        27 10 The Singapore office of the Tourism Authority of Thailand, tel *****94 and *****01, has free maps, brochures and lists of accommodation in Phuket.- LIM PHAY-LING
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        Lock icon Meandering through the streets of historic Kuching
        484 10 Meandering through the streets of historic Kuching Malaysian Corner m+ Sarawak TO DESCRIBE Kuching as a sprawling Petaling Street in Kuala Lumpur would be only partially correct, for that would not take into account the air of tranquillity along the banks of the Sarawak River, the many new multistoreyed, old
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      678 1 I Mlfl|\ Ringing with festive cheer at the Mandarin Singapore! I r^^k I Top of the 'M' Observation Kasbah Mezzanine lounge 1 PSi 1 TVliph^il set lunches T PIT TNir F An entertainment spectacle! The Attraction Dec 24 31. Soothing sounds from I JKMt, L ScistKHanT rw iV^TV K• Hi
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      40 3 reminder!* Closing Date Tue 31 Dec 1985 All entries shoud be submitted to the Ministry of Community Development, Cultural Affairs Division, City Hall, 4th Storey, St Andrew's Road, ■~&t.: ■■^%c, 'in flnMu. «P mm >>■<''""■■'''■'' \j\J magazine For today's career woman
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      166 4 -I'fe^^^^ ot women think a bath and a 'Mm sprinkle of powder will keep them smelling I'-^frafefj, fresh all day. But it's hardly enough for the -"m&^'-^'lp hot, humid climate we live in. New "Fresh Dry"* is the deodorant for the Asian woman who thinks she doesn't need one. "Fresh
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      87 5 Warehouse Clearance Sale! Kitchen Household Utensils, Bathroom Accessories. Toiletries, Car Air Fresheners, Car Waxes Polishes, and alot more. Thousands of Gifts Sets to clear Time 10am-9pm daily t\l» Hurry X[~3 l!g is, 1 O fi£_ 517.90/set Jr A Grab lt A-rf— a V w h\ ii/j/ i 5339 Bus No
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      227 5 New from Clairol-SEA BREEZE I Good, basic skin cam in just 3 steps I Facial cleanser and scrub remove dead skin cells, leaving a^ Moisturizer I I Glowing, healthy skin starts your pores clean and skin j Your skin needs to I with Sea Breeze* Cleanser smelling delighfully fragrant. 'drink'
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      305 6 jg^j%r Welcome to a a S^ jsj i||^§ Tasty Festive Fare for 1 A Merry Christmas 1 A Happy New Year. I At Silver Spoon, Supreme House. •X Tis the season to be jolly. > f Special Punch Cocktail jS H*« Rejoice and treat your loved L, A (Non-alcoholic) $8.50+.
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      148 6 Saxophone Bar and Restaurant, 23 Cuppage Terrace, tel *****85 Hours: Daily, noon to midnight Recommended: Mango with shrimp, $9; goose rillettes, $9; poached sole with cream sauce and fresh pepper corns, $23; lamb chops with tarragon, $14; apple fritters, $5 Rating: 7 I^^ The start of an experience m so
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      109 7 Keep on driving in driving rain. In heavy rain or floods, your car could WKSk cut out and the engine won't start again. Leaving Castrol have a can of stuff to get you going moisture from the distributor and other trouble m >mmmamm spots. You'll be able to re-start the
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      183 8 Wholesale %^^S^: Christmas Fair *J^|>^y Venue Supreme House #02-07 2nd storey 9 Penang Rd \~^B_ S^wTw^^^ Date 18th 22nd Dec 'Bs Time 12.00nn 10.00pm IJ^fVi} Jl^^i* 1 FREE Admission Ample Parking p y^j i jAjL^!w i pT- -"vjSS!^S?v^^ 1 Car Park Refundable for $100 above L_^ L_^^ A lul^ii. |j
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      All's white with the world
      80 1 All's white with the world In this, the last of four festive supplements, we celebrate a Christmas filled with all things traditional. Santa in the snow is an appropriate start, but there is more carollers, bells, gifts and food ideas all designed to bring on seasonal cheer. Unlike the original,
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    • A GOOD TIME
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        More fun fair than office party
        824 2 An end-of-the-year bash is what most companies reward their workers with. And despite the doom and gloom, RICHARD NG reports that office parties are as lively and elaborate as ever. THEY'RE still dancing and merry-making, economic downturn or not. Drinks flow freely, as 10--course
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        1119 2 Paramount Hotel Plumt _..nmr Merrymaking is special at ■PkL f™*slfessi&l A bn 9 nt and cherry Paramount Great Christmas gyjg| atmosphere prevails in SSSSw^I; Eve Set Lunch B£2fc- ESmt^m Plum s tne cafe restaurant at W mmm ~~^'^^m (sl6+ I/Dinner (s2B+ at iyK^ra/*iHg£gjf the Hyatt Glittering i'H »~~"T 9Pi Cafe
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        468 2 kl HMMMtaUnI iffiJ «'III«ST>IAS DAY Shrimp Cocktail (Adults Only) Mr $*K Country Style Vegetable Soup W /f^k TT CHRISTMAS EW. Roast Tom Turkey m\ -mj. fiiyr mvwn lurKey m 99^1 IPI.Wr.K Cranberry Sauce Cauliflower With Cream CHRISTMAS EVE Mango Praswn Cocktail French Beans SET l.l'.Vl'll c uia u c Tariar
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    • LOOKING GOOD
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        Dress rehearsal
        564 3 "WHAT shall I wear?" must be an all-important question at this time of year, especially to those who have plans to celebrate the occasion grandly. Whether it's a party, a cosy candle-lit dinner with someone special, or going to church to celebrate Christ's birth, the general practice at
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        Jingle bells rock
        54 3 BIG is In vogue, so try these on for slie. The pearl and onyx necklace ($11,161) conies with matching South Sea pearl earrings ($2,325). Diamond brilliants (1.52 carats) adorn the earrings, while the necklace sparkles with 1.52 carats of brilliants. All set In 18 k gold. From
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        The Friar Tuck look
        152 3 WOMEN'S hairstyles for 1966 will remain short, say hairstylists. But with a difference, say Michael Tan of Christine Salon and David Gan of Passion. Michael calls it the diffusion method, and David, the back bob. Although the names are different, the cuts and styles quite similar.
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        172 3 77zis Christmas Say'lLoveYbii in Style v *TJr. J i*fr "^^-w*- .> ■p'^^pl^ jf# T Pride of the Swiss since IS^2 Kan. .VramlTLK "^a. W *akh Hrn K hr.^ IM < Hfn K WihWanh Imprml Time lmrma.K>nal WiKh Kr. H,n K Hung k..k Ho« Ir, I ha> MA •Ir Mq« •I
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    • MUSIC AND MOVIES
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        Handel's Messiah: Divine inspiration
        639 4 Keeping the season in mind, RICHARD NG writes about his favourite piece of music and SIMONE VAZ picks out six movies with relevant themes. ARGUABLY the best choral work ever written, The Messiah oratorio by George Frideric Handel (1685--1759) is certainly one of the most celebrated
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        Love, friendship and sacrifice
        897 4 SOMEHOW feelings like love, sacrifice, friendship and honesty all important parts of human relationships take on added significance during Christmas. We have chosen six movies that, besides being good entertainment for all the family, show these qualities in action. Casablanca Starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman
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        593 4 I Our Bumper Qiristmas I ffw{\ 24 Dec &31 Dec 'Bs 25 Dec 'Bs 1 Jan 'B6 |M^; ■1^ CAFEVANDA CAFEVANDA Mf/I Vm 1 k Special Christmas Eve/New Year's Eve Special Christmas Day/New Year's Day t*~^\l fci^l Set Lunch Dinner Buffet Luncheon and Fashion Show XaQ\l 1 I I"V <S?8
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        43 4 Served from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Daily. S\tire month of December idayTtinner if *^f^%S&»**\ 3)6D55& RESTAURANTS 160, Orchard Road, #02-09 Orchard Point. Tel: *****22 1. Claymore Drive, #01-05 Orchard Tower. Tel: *****63 You '11 like our prices You '11 love our food
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    • CAROLLING
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        Of canned chimes and mechanised bells
        828 5 SIMONE VAZ reports on Singapore's answer to change ringing, while PEGGY FONG's chart shows where to join in the chorus IF THE pealing of bells conjures up visions of altar boys enthusiastically pulling on bell ropes, then check with your parish priest. For your
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        Choir fests of Christmas carols
        266 5 Place Featuring Date Time The Dynasty, Church of Our Saviour Dec 23 8-9pm Forecourt Choir Dec 24 9- 10pm 11.30pm 12.30am Grace Assembly Choir Today 8-9pm Saint Francis Choir Dec 23-24 7-Bpm Royal Holiday The Raffles Junior Today to 7-7.30pm Inn College Choir Dec 24
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        199 5 THE DEFINITIVE FESTIVE DINNERS. AT DOMUS. CHRISTMAS EVE I NEW YEAR'S EVE LOBSTER MEDALLIONS WITH THE THREE CAVIARS SMOKED BALIK FILET ZAR NIKOLAJ served with melon wedges and a mustard and alfalfa sauce A LIGHT CREAM OF GREEN ARTICHOKES ESSENCE OF GREEN TURTLE SOUP with sevruga with barley pearls and
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        274 5 Celebrate And Be Merry j We Take Care Of Your Festive Needs j Preparing for a function? At home or in the 1 office— Continental Outside Catering can help bring the festive cheer right to your door V step We specialise in a pot-pourri of Chinese, Western Local dishes. At
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        Lock icon Mugs even the Mafia will love
        201 6 Al pictures by HOLLYWOOD-type Mafia would "re-arrange" someone's ugly "mug" at a moment's notice, but the ones we have in mind are quite different. Not only are they seen in polite society, drinking mugs have now assumed personalities. Some have messages on them and
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        Timeless appeal
        430 6  - Timeless appeal ANG LAY WAH By THAT aura of expensive sophistication has long caused brand-name watches to be seen fit only for dressy occasions. Now, the leading time-piece manufacturers have come up with some astonishing combinations of form and function that suit the lifestyle and personalities of anyone. The price
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        Some last minute buys
        262 13 YOU swore it wouldn't happen this year, but you've done it again. Time is running out and not a single gift has been bought. Don't panic, here are some excellent choices. Anti-clockwise from top right: For 8i8: A set of four co-ordinated eyeshadows from the Cutex
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        471 6 NATIONAL NE-9870 MICROWAVE/CONVF.CTION OVEN (DIMENSION 4) $1,200* Mum will wonder how she ever managed without our miracle worker, microwave ovens and the latest in kitchen equipment, the National Dimension 4 microwave, convection oven. She'll leam how our microwave, with the help of an automatic magnetic All those dishes she's slaved
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        Lock icon Tradition of the crib
        1121 7 From the time it was popularised more than seven centuries ago, the Nativity crib has undergone several modifications. But always, its message is to remind believers of that first night in Bethlehem. SHORTLY before Christmas 1223, St Francis of Assisi wrote to his friend John Velita,
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        254 7 NEW COMBINATION If nnina D H a fr2 W 1 comes with Hexanon AR3S-70 eoc^^lN^^fc ens ar a 9 ac *9 et bag for only i\sSf*.Mr^ ,Jy- a™___. *****.00 (While stocks lasts) Also available: ■HPi^^S W Konica TC-X body $mF BF Fl -8/50mm Standard lens f'-" case for only *****.00
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        523 7 jff^ TROPICAL X'MAS jMI NEW YEAR FEASTS AT THE PHOENIX COFFEE HOUSE J3| CHRISTMAS EVE NEW YEAR'S EVE Fv* Assorted Cold Cuts Assorted Cold Cuts l&L w |nflf Caviar on Egg Eggs Stuffed with Shrimps JPm r T y Seafood Pineapple Salad Seafood Salad in I inaigrette X^ i^^b HOT^'
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        Star of wonder
        725 9  -  ANG LAY WAH By B ONE of the most h ghly cherished traditions connected with Christmas is the coming of the Magi and the Star of Bethlehem. Commonly callec' the Three Kings, they came from the East to pay homage to the Infant Jesus, guided only by
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        We Three Kinqs of Orient Are
        174 9 We three kings of Orient are; Bearing gifts we traverse afar Field and fountain, moor and mountain, Following yonder star. Choras: O Star of wonder, star of night, Star with royal beauty bright, Westward leading, still proceeding, Guide us to Thy perfect light. Melchior:
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        1045 8  - A truly Dickensian J celebration in London NEIL MORGAN By M CHARLES DICKENS will roam the streets of London again this Christmas. I swear it. At Christmases past, I have followed him through narrow winding streets whose people he knew well and immortalised. The man who created Ebenezer Scrooge and
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        955 8 BJ *\.I f"~*> BP BJ :<*'■; A\> B»|^ gw] BT luC ApOMO fiOt©l 3HU ApOIIO D©fII.OSB HCSOI> vjiciivia 7 V Meny Christmas and a Happy New Year. We hope you'll come for ogr r r j& I special celebrations and take home memories to last throughout the coming year. DECEMBER
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        For a simple cocktail party
        434 10  -  MAUREEN CLANCY By CALL it a cocktail party, an "open house" or a cocktail buffet. Or just say in the spontaneous and lively spirit of the holiday season "drop by between five and eight." A practical and adaptable form of holiday entertaining, the cocktail party
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          Curried Cashew Nuts
          43 10 Ingredients 2 tbsps clarified butter 1 cup raw cashews 1 tsp curry powder Salt to taste Method Melt butter in frying pan. Add nuts and curry powder. Fry until lightly browned. Drain on paper towels; sprinkle with salt to taste.
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          Mushroom pate
          48 10 Ingredients 1 cup cooked and seasoned mushrooms 100 g cream cheese 1 scallion, chopped 1 tbsp cognac Method Process with knife blade in food processor until smooth. Shape into mushroom. Garnish with sauteed mushrooms and parsley. Serve with melba toast, sliced bread or whole grain crackers.
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          Caramel Brie
          162 10 Ingredients 1 (1 kg) wheel of Brie (60 percent butter fat) 2 cups granulated sugar I f-i cup water 12-16 walnut or pecan halves Method Put Brie on rack over large sheet of parchment paper or aluminium foil. Combine sugar and water in heavy saucepan and melt sugar,
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          Scallops with Pesto
          48 10 Ingredients 3-4 scallops a person 3 cups pesto (recipe follows) Court bouillon (recipe follows) Poach scallops in court bouillon for two minutes. Drain, and make a circle with top of scallops. Fill with pesto and surround with thin slices of carrot done with potato peeler
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          Court Bouillon
          36 10 Ingredients 4 cups water 1 4 cup vermouth 1 small onion (chopped) 1 bay leaf 1 tsp salt 3 whole peppercorns Method In large pot, combine all court bouillon ingredients and simmer 10 minutes
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          Pesto
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          59 10 Method Allow two to three asparagus stalks per person. Trim and peel each stalk. Blanch until just tender (two to four minutes) in large kettle of boiling water. Immerse in ice water, drain and refrigerate until ready to serve. Cut prosciutto into thirds lengthwise and wrap around stems
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        1346 11 SUMIKO TAN scours the shop shelves and reports that traditional gifts like soft toys are still top sellers while PATRICIA MCCORMACK helps with choosing presents for children. Make sure gifts are suitable and safe LOOKS like it's back to bear basics this Christmas. Walk into the
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        647 12 What better time of year than now to give books with timeless themes. EE KAY JIE makes three recommendations. The Book of Christmas Carols The Apple Press, $22.20 THERE is no other festival in the world more celebrated by song than Christmas. Think of the season
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        973 14 L Few adults want to dress up for the role (Teenagers) fear ridicule from their peers," 7 Sherry Ling, advertising and promotions executive of Metro It sounds like a great job ring a bell, shake a few hands, hand out sweets and make all sorts
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