The New Paper, 18 July 1990

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    16 1 the new paper WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1990 MCI (P) 75/4/90 50 CENTS the J new" paper
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      162 1 'I WANT MY HUSBAND BACK AND ALIVE' N*wtyw«d Jane Soon is having sleepless nights. She doesn't know if her husband is safe or not in the Philippines. Husband Soon Tse Aik, a regional sales manager, was staying at the Hyatt Hotel in Baguio. Part of the hotel collapsed during Monday's
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    Lock icon Me and my gal
    72 1 You've teen Alistair Edwards, one-half of the Australian connection that has reaped six goals for Singapore in the Semi-Pro League. Now meet his girlfriend Elizabeth Woodcock. She is 19, a maths and science graduate and loves to play the piano, cello, violin, guitar and other musical
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Fourth man saved from fall
      565 2 Three national servicemen died on Monday during a helicopter rappelling exercise. A fourth NS man survived because he was pulled back into the helicopter as the others fell. YAW YAN CHONG reports A FOURTH national serviceman was saved in the helicopter mishap that killed three
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    • Article
      MINDEF STATEMENT
      136 2 X THREE SAF service men died last night (July 16) from a training accident. They were taking part in a routine helicopter rappelling exercise at the Pierce Reservoir Catchment Area when the incident occurred at about 8 pm. The men fell from the helicopter when the ropes they
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      39 2 HOTLINEPLUS If you want to share a point of view, call our Hotline Plus on 734-7711, or write to The Editor, The New Paper, 390 Kim Seng Road, Singapore 0923. Please include your full name, address and telephone number.
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      96 2 J" A New Paper Exclusive *IW* S i i luly '90 THIS VOUCHER ENTITLES YOU TO ONE SILVER BONUS COUPON. Collect one whole week s set of vouchers I (Monday Saturday) and redeem for I I double the number of coupons. I Vouchers redeemable at: 1 277 Orchard Road, #01
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon 7 surprises at jubilee show
      334 3 PSST... there are seven surprises which will be revealed only at the Singapore Jubilee Spectacular on Aug 25. The organisers aren't telling, otherwise they won't be surprises. Rut here's a hint. If you're impressed already bv what's in store for the .Jubilee Spectacular that wraps
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      TWO HOURS, SEVEN SCENES
      181 3 THE two-hour show in seven scenes is one continuous performance that tells of Singapore's past, present and future. The action centres on a giant fan-shaped stage. It measures 60.8 m by :U).4 m and 3.9 m high. Five subsidiary stages will also be used for a
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      SHOW FACTS
      37 3 Aug 25, 6.15 pm, National Stadium. Tickets: $100, $20, $5, at Centrepoint, Tangs, Parkway Parade, Cold Storage, Safra clubhouses and six community centres Ang Mo Kio, Bedok, Yishun, Brickworks, Hong Kah South and Toa Payoh.
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      98 3 I What is a headache and I what causes the pain? A headache is a symptom, not a disease. The pain of a headache is not a measurement of its seriousness. The different causes of the pain in a headache are: 1} Tension of the muscles of the scalp, face
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Will you donate your sperm?
      695 4  -  By Dave Ang M I 1 ANY men just don't think about donating their sperm. Never thought of it, they said, when asked if they would do it. Only two were willing to donate. Three women didn't mind if their boyfriends did it. And two
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      GLOSSARY
      122 4 THESE words appear in our stories today. The following notes will help in case you need to check their meanings. colonists: People who start a colony or who are the first ones to settle at a place. deactivated: Made something harmless. entities: Complete separate units that are not part
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      155 4 2 *r- Ai ■liifl L ...to browse or to buy, 1 Art arts, antiques, p/4| help that enrichment are s|l SSjfSf^' antiques, crafts, paintings, "V* fI*Z<WM prints and sculptures, jade |HB 4 I 7H and ivory collections from *_JMr countries. Don t miss it. Event Date/Time Feature rcaj3» ASIA ART
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      14 4 3forsl 2 M f t n"'*' I ONI.Y AT: s 's YOUR PERSONAL STORE
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      373 5 Sony's "PferiectliO "Offers "i*' K CDX-A3O r* ■mBJLBEL li <1. xno INSTALLATION CDX-A3O X 1 Xkrlk SB Sg»l<M.2sn CDX-A3O INSTALLATION The Perfect Connection in\bur Car! It's the "Perfect 10" Combination! Now, Sony offer you For your added convenience, it can also be controlled by possibly the best three musical combinations
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Lock icon Hospitals ‘do help the needy’
      379 6 Alexandra Hospital was in the news recently, when an infant was taken home prematurely because her parents could not afford to pay the fees. How do hospitals in Singapore spot and help such patients? LENA SENAN finds out GOVERNMENT hospitals and at least one private
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      PRIVATE HOSPITAL SCHEMES
      196 6 PRIVATE hospitals have different schemes to help the needy. Some, like the Mount Alvernia Hospital, have funds to meet these needs. Others offer instalment plans for families who cannot pay immediately. Apart from being a private hospital. Mount Alvernia operates as a charitable organisation. Mr Rod Bull,
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      ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL SPEAKS UP
      182 6 MANY questions have arisen following a report in The Sunday Times (July 8) on a premature baby who died after her parents insisted she be discharged from Alexandra Hospital against medical advice. The parents could not afford to pay the hospital fees, said the report. The
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      152 6 JS& rose garden!; SK WAN RESTAURANT T& l.evel V Ctolden landmark Hotel 390 Victoria Street. Singapore Sichuan Cuisine at its spicy best In a new locale, where East meets West The Rose Garden Sichuan Restaurant at the Golden Landmark Hotel A new name in a new location An age-old tradition
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Stores, hotels hire dialysis patients
      253 8  -  By Jeanne Leong SOME department stores and hotels are coping with the current labour shortage by employing dialysis patients. These employers have found their new workers to be hardworking and capable. They have found such workers to be particularly useful when they need extra manpower,
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      WHY PATIENTS NEED TO WORK
      162 8 THB NKF says when patients are gainfully employed, they feel useful and productive in society. It helps build confidence. NKF's Ms Chua said: "At the same time, it helps relieve the financial burden on families. Many patients depend on their spouses and relatives to supplement
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      Good news for part-timers
      393 9 PART-TIME workers will get the same benefits as full-time employees but pro-rated according to the number of hours they work under guidelines drawn up by the Ministry of Labour. Mr Lee Yock Suan, Minister for Labour, gives a glimpse of these guidelines in his opening speech
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      RAISE RETIREMENT AGE SOON
      130 9 IN his speech, the Labour Minister warns that companies that put off raising their retirement age could face problems if the Government decides to raise it by law. He says: "Unless they make the move soon, they may not have the necessary flexibility to work out
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      Lock icon ‘I want him back safe and sound’
      525 10  -  THE PHILIPPINES, QUAKE By Yaw Yan Chong I WANT my husband back safe and sound, said Mrs Jane Soon, a newlywed. She has not heard from her husband, Mr Soon Tse Aik, 30, since he went to the Philippines on Sunday. On Monday,
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      63 10 AY i| j Chesa Swiss Continental Restaurant serves up a symphony ofl 0 varieties of seafood masterpieces! From fish to prawns to lobster it's all at your fingertips! This "performance" is on for a limited time only, till July 31. For reservations, please call Tel: *****31 ext. 142/ 7 57.
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon Hopes fade for survivors
      244 11 THE PHILIPPINES QUAKE AFP. H OPES l>egan to fade for scores of trapped victims from a powerful Philippine quake as the death toll rose to 350. The Red Cross said 116 of the deaths were in the devastated northern highland resort of Baguio. It said 124
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      Lock icon Baguio faces food, water shortages
      283 11 AP THOUSANDS of people lace serious food, water and power shortage* in Bagnio. The mountain resort remained virtually isolated from the rest of the country, preventing authorities from bringing in heavy equipment to clear the rubble. That fats delayed rescue efforts for survivors trapped in
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      268 11 MISSION ■11 11 CYRUS ONE 3 I I n Desigrea v\ Pl■ IJ Hill 1 I establisned > H I I H I I I I I I I I analogue know how. tne v*fy money contains a variety lean fast sound with |AX.||l s9 Includes remotely controllM h News
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      A school is not a hotel: PM Lee
      238 12 i 4£d A GOVERNMENT school is more like a hotel. Students come and go with no emotional bonding. This can be changed if parents and students contribute in building up schools, Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew said at a fund-raising dinner for
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    • CATCH OF THE PAY
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        They hug and make up
        130 12 MALAYSIAN Chinese Association rivals Datuk Dr Ling Liong Sik and Datuk Lee Kim Sai yesterday hugged each other, posed for pictures, then said: "The leadership tussle is over." Datuk Lee, deputy leader of the party, said he was pulling out of the fight for the
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        Ismail Kassim's analysis
        70 12 STRAITS TIMES correspondent Ismail Kassim says the real loser is Datuk Lee Kim Sai, who had no choice but to compromise. He would almost certainly have been defeated had he gone ahead with his challenge. Master tactician Dr Ling capitalised on the feelings of the majority of
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        The buzzing stops
        71 12 RESIDENTS of Block 204 on Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 can now heave a sigh of relief and open their windows again. Wild bees had been buzzing outside their flats and had stung some children. They had formed a huge cluster at a corner of the roof
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        How to spend $10 m
        69 12 MENDAKI is to form a committee to tackle a $10 million question how to spend the government grant to finance tertiary education for less well off Malays. Members will include representatives from the Public Service Commission, the National University of Singapore and Singapore Polytechnic. They
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      HEADLINERS
      62 12 The Straits Times: I'BS wins Sahah polls. Business Times: Singaporeans show keen interest in Johor factories. Berita Harian: Mendaki launches master plan for 1990-92. SBC morning news: West Germany has agreed in principle to endorse its post World War II border with Poland. BBC morning news: Paris talks reach
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon PBS celebrates big win
      371 13 Bernama, AP. SAHAH Chief Minister Datuk Joseph Pairin Kitingan led his Christian-dominated Parti Bersatu Sabah to a record third succesive win in state elections. A delighted Datuk Kitingan said last night: "The elections results have clearly shown the people's desire for continuity by the present government
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      THE FINAL TALLY
      41 13 THE Sabah state election after all 48 seats were declared: Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS): 36 USNO: 12 Berjaya: 0 Parti Rakyat Sabah (PRS): 0 Angkatan Keadilan Rakyat (Akar): 0 DAP: 0 Liberal Democratic Party (LDP): 0 Independents: 0
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      Lock icon Singer on drug rap
      179 14 SINGER Maria Abdullah, 33, was detained on Sunday on suspicion of being involved in the trafficking and misuse of drugs. A stage organiser and seven others were also detained by Kuala Lumpur police. She was arrested at 1.15 am as she was walking down from a
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      Bush reads to relax
      135 14 PRESIDENT George Bush, after a hard day of heavy official reading, likes to curl up with a good book and says it puts him to sleep like sleeping pills. "Most of my reading is formal and heavy going," he said in response to a question about
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      Lock icon Premenstrual drug not effective: US study finds
      273 14 Reuter. THE drug most often used to treat the emotional and physical pain millions of women suffer before the onset of menstruation doesn't work, researchers reported yesterday. In what was described as the largest study of its kind, women given vaginal suppositories containing
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      Lock icon Big firms in US cut workforce
      164 14 Wire services THE McDonnell Douglas Corp said that it would eliminate as many as 17,000 jobs, or nearly 13 percent of its work force this year. The cutbacks represent the most striking example yet of the economic impact of defence cuts and the intense
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      Lock icon Avalanche kills 40 climbers
      267 15 Reuter. A N avalanche swept 40 climbers from five nations to their deaths in Soviet Central Asia in one of the world's worst mountaineering di- > sasters. The victims 27 Soviet climbers, six Czechoslovaks, four Israelis, two Swiss and one Spaniard were camped on a ledge
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      Lock icon Escobar escapes, police red-faced
      239 15 Reuter FUGITIVE drug lord Pablo Escobar has again embarrassed the Colombian security forces by evading a huge dragnet to capture him. The police and army found themselves the butt of jokes and criticism this week for failing to capture Kscobar after announcing they had him surrounded
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  • FOREIGNSTOCKS
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      Lock icon LONDON
      247 13 Wire services. SHARK prices finished higher on London's Stock Exchange yesterday but helow the day's best levels. The Financial Times 30share index was up 12 [joints at 1,912.9 at the close. Volume came to a healthy 49M.6 million shares, compared with 346.9 million shares on Monday. Gilts eased as
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      Lock icon TOKYO
      73 13 Reuter TOKYO stocks opened easier as the benchmark index retreated in a correction to arbitrage-linked gains in late trading on Tuesday. The key 225-share Nikkei index was down 10.08 points, or 0.03 per cent, to 33,162.20 in the first 10 minutes of trade, after gaining 150.55 points on Tuesday.
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      Indices/Closing
      59 13 FT Industrials Tuea 1,912.90 (1.900.90) i j Dow iones Average Tue* '2,999.75 (2,999.75) □ST Industrial Tut* 1.571.D4 (1,575.94) id NST Industrial Tues 3,324.87 (9,.110.06) o Hongkong Hang Seng Turs .'(.4(5.1.94 (3,48*851 Australian All Ordinaries Tut* t .023.00 (1.807 ho) Nikkei Stock Average Tui»> 33.172.28 (3:1,021 "31 j Ftiiiin •i>
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      Lock icon NEW YORK
      226 13 AP. STOCK prices closed broadly lower yesterday following a spate of disappointing earnings reports. The Dow Jones industrial average flirted with the 3,000 mark for the third straight session, but prices in the broader market were mostly down. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials closed at 2,999.75
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      36 16 Does your boy say olange instead off orange? Does he wa-wa-wa want to go outside to play? Find out what you can do in Learning All About Kids Talk YOUNG PARENTS JUNE—AUGUST '90 ON SALE NOW
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      340 16 WEDNESDAYRADIO NOON News In Brief NOON News in Brief 12.05 Lunchdate 12.03 Popular Classics 1.00 News and Weather Report 1.00 News and Weather Forecast 1.15 Lunchdate (cont'd) 1.10 Currency Exchange Rates 2.00 News in Brief 1.15 Popular Classics (cont'd) 2.05 Afternoon Fare 1.45 Midday Market Report 3.00 News in Brief
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      582 17 COMICRELIEF WEDNESDAYRADIO Orchard Road/conn gou NOON Good Music. Company and Mo NOON Nowsdo*K 12.15 Sontimontal Journoy 12 30 Off the Shelf TPA/9 1661. WHAT'S l OGbFßpr> 12-30 Keeping Track: Topic: Monkey 1245 Country Stylo ÜBH Kr' .£-.51 imr M WRDN6?THB€ Mn ncrpckl/// H Business. An American project 1.00 World Nows
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      49 18 'MY BABY IS HAPPY WITH KAO MERRIES, SO AM I' PERFECT COMFORTABLE FIT ANYTIME IIIVI 'iMgkmgmii jjgi c ri Mof Only Kao Merries' unique ventilating outer cover has micro pores that ventilate by letting damp air out, so baby stays dry both day j and night and is rash-free.
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    Lock icon The search for life
    234 20 spotlight The worst-hit site of Monday's earthquake in the northern Philippines is the Christian College of the Philippines in Cabanatuan City. More than 350 people have been reported killed nationwide, with 51 confirmed deaths in the college alone. Most of the dead were students. Pictures show
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      1052 21 wednesdavtv \s WISHING WELL jU/tk NAVY o^^ (Channel 8, 6.45 pm) (Channel 8, 9.20 pm) I XIAOHUA and Xiaoniu's (Lan Qinxi, wB ogSi\ If* DESPITE the fact that she has been right) grown-up selves are known as Dahua f'Wk j married for years, Chuanyan (Chen Anna and Daniu respectively. These
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    Gutsy seaman's timid moments
    145 22  -  SEENLASTNIGHT By^ Vivien Chiong LAST night, we saw how gutsy our men at sea are in the debut episode of Navy (SBC 8, 9.30 pm). Frogmen dropped from the skies from helicopters, to be picked up by speeding assault boats. But once these navy men step
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      114 22 COMPREHENSIVE TV COVERAGE imrn+vfm+m* if :s.■:':'■•■[ rV-;'' Yu,a g t ,mt fined u> cooimg ips mm r---"-: rAW rSi T[ t rfr ,-s-o. ..Mm. v.,- v >•♦ ■<;••; '•->••• l »-V' V ■«>.; T«f. hon.onlalorournew won JL T" OKPINAK> /.IVS ON F FIXF» PATTFKN I A NARROW VIEW ON HOW
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      335 22 wednesdaytv SURVIVAL (Channel 12,9.30 pm) MAURITANIA, on the coast of West Africa, is an it important winter ground for wading birds. Each year, J» more than two million of them flock to its shore. But inland the story is very different. 4 Sahara Desert is tightening its grip. It has
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  • SHOWTIME
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      No ghosts here, only monsters
      352 23  -  A Chinese Ghost Story II Opens today Cathay cinemas preview/by Vivien Chiong T HERE are no ghosts in this sequel to the 1987 box-office hit, A Chinese Ghost Story. There are only two monsters. One resembles the Godzilla-like creature left over from the old Japanese
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      Lock icon Chow talk
      682 18  -  Showtime By Lo Tien Yin IT'S not easy to hold the attention of any audience for two hours but Hongkong actor Chow Yun Fatt did! His audience were SBC actors and actresses, producers and 23 semi-finalists of Star Search, a talent hunt organised by SBC. Chow came to
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      QUESTION TIME
      150 23 WHEN it came to question time, SBC drama artists were quick on the draw: How do you express pain in your eyes, say, when you are stabbed? Try hitting yourself or stick pins on your fingers! Watch your expression in the mirror. I know Adam Cheng can even
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      Lock icon Movie deaths get bloodier
      532 24  -  By Vincent Canby NYT. M I [OVIE deaths are getting bloodier and more brutal. In Die Hard 2, Bruce Willis uses an icicle to stab a man I in the brain through his eye socket. Later, another unfortunate man is sucked into a 747 jet engine.
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      THE MAYHEM REPORT
      78 24 NUMBER of deaths in each film. The counts are approximate. Die Hard 2 (1990): 264 Rambo 111 (1988): 106 The Wild Bunch (1969): 89 Robocop 2: 81 Total Recall (1990): 74 Bambo: Pirst Blood, Part II (1986): 62 Death Wish 4 (1988): 52 Rohocop (1987): 32 Another
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      SEEINGSTARS
      300 24  -  By Vivien Chiong BORING BRUCE BKUCK Willis was stunned when gossip columnists recently labelled him "boring". Reason: He's married and has a two-year-old daughter. He's angry, too, with the press for scutinising his private life. But he gets revenge in a new movie, Bonfire, in which he plays a
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  • Article
    The job comes first to her
    1062 25 DEARAGGIE Dear Aggie, I USED to be fond of night life, drinking and messing around with women until I met an attractive 24-year-old female sales executive. I am 34 years old. Although I like this girl, I do not like the nature of her
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      76 25 11 ■1I"J LADIES NIGHT (Mon Tue) S5 nett for Ladies PLUS Swimwear Fashion Show (inclusive of 1 standard drink) Sunday Thursday $10 nett (2 standard drinks) Friday (Gents) $15 nett (2 standard drinks) Sat Eve of P.Holiday $15 nett (2 standard drinks) TEA DANCE: Sun $6 nett (3 drinks) Sat
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      748 26 hiMM Cjfrfj HERE'S TO THE HAPPY BABIES. I I 1 tiSi! WITH LOVE FROM THE NEW PAPER FASTADS FITTI. 1 II 1 I feti-V HAPPY R ARIFS EACH BABY GETS TO RECEIVE 2 PACKS of fitti diapers, a singlet, a panty and a congratulatory H I r *mmr mhhJkh■!_ card
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      479 30 831 Employment 831 Employment 831 Employment The Insurance Corporation of Singapore Ltd, Singapore's largest composite Life General Insurance Company, invites candidates for a walk-in interview for the following positions: MARKETING ASSISTANT Applicants should possess the GCE 'A' level certificate or Diploma in Business Studies or relevant insurance qualification. e Those
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      302 35  -  ALISTAIR EDWARDS [77T TOMORROW: £-J ABBAS SAAD The Lions' Shukor tW° Aussie soccer jf^^T imports Alistair Edwards and Abbas Saad have made Singapore home away from home these past two months. How have they been faring? Have they settled down yet? How's life, ABDUL SHUKOR asked
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      Boleh tahan lah, Alistair!
      320 35 44 Prata satu!" shouts Alistair Edwards to his Serangoon Road prata man in the morning as he and fellow Australian mercenary Abbas Saad wake up to another day in the garden city. Two months was all it took for Alistair to muster the local lingo. He
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      176 35 LIFE for Alistair Edwards and girlfriend Elizabeth Woodcock revolves around their room at the New Park Hotel. And Jalan Besar Stadium. "We don't do much. Elizabeth loves to shop around while I'm involved with training and travelling at most times," said Alistair. But there is
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      328 36 SOCCER-EXILE V Sundramoorthy has pledged to give 100 per cent effort if the soccer team makes it to the Beijing Asian Games in September. "The Football Association of Singapore has put faith in me by selecting me for the squad and I cannot let them down,"
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      144 36 AFP, Reuter. ROGER MILLA, the 38-year-old Cameroon striker hailed as the one of the stars of the 1990 World Cup finals, has launched a showbusiness career. Milla was in Brussels yesterday to work on a disco record, "The Dance of the Lions," that celebrates Cameroon's achievement
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      585 37 Singapore's doubles team of Patty Hor and Katherine Lee made history at the Asian FIQ championship in Jakarta yesterday. They struck gold in the doubles event. It was Singapore's first FIQ doubles gold. ALFONSO CHAN was there to capture the drama and the glory ALONG
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      190 38 PERTH will be the venue for the next Asian FIQ bowling championships in 1992. However, the Asian Zone FIQ General Assembly meeting yesterday could not fix its dates. The suggested dates clashed with those of the Barcelona Olympics. The meeting could also not agree
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      245 38  -  Stories/ Alfonso Chan in lAKARTA w I PHILE the women sang and danced, the Singapore's men team continued to struggle. It was another bout of bad bowling by them at The Ancol Bowl yesterday. Monday's poor start in the singles we put down to opening
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      383 38 Wire services. MAURO Gera 1 d o Galvao, Brazil's 29year o 1 d World Cup midfielder, has signed for Swiss side FC Lugano from Botafogo of Rio de .Janeiro. The two clubs have yet to agree a price however with (he Brazilians demanding US$BOO,OOO ($144,000). Galvao will be Lugano's
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    621 39  -  Jeffrey Low BETTING houses are delirious in Britain, even more ecstatic than a winning goalscorer in the recent World Cup. And that's because soccer betting smashed all betting records in Britain during Italia '90, registering a record-breaking £50 million (about Ssl6om) turnover that even surpassed horse-racing's Grand National
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      281 39 Only You... How S Only for you, Patty Hor sung p says Sundram her way into Pto Singapore for bowling history Beijing Games I T I Page 38 g —Page 37 BET STATS Bluest Upsets: Cameroon, odds 14-1, beat Argentina. Costa Rica, 10-1, beat Scotland. Costa Rica, 11-1, beat Sweden.
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