The New Paper, 8 December 1990

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    15 1 the new paper Nikon SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8/SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1990 MCI (P) 75/4/90 SO CENTS
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    2 1 WEEKEND EDITION
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      48 1 Hi JNUJ, ruj[ SAL learemngi Noise at one Chinese restaurant here hits a high of 86 decibels. That's eight decibels louder than the danger mark f set by the World Health Organisation. g Over time, such noise can cause hearing damage. _JL Vy ZOOM WITH Nikon TWICDIII V
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    Lock icon HOT IRON DID THIS
    50 1 Singapore-born four-year-old Noor Aryanny Zaini lies writhing in pain in a Kuala Trengganu hospital. Tortured with a hot iron and cigarette butts, she has bruises from head to toe. Her sister, Noor Dina Maryana, j too. Police have detained a 30-year-old man. Picture/ BERITA HaRIAN MALAYSIA
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon Corneas from HK drug traffickers
      111 2 AFP. THE corneas of Hong Kong nationals Li Chi-peng and Ng Yiu-kwok who were executed in Malaysia in June for drug trafficking have been successfully grafted onto two Malaysians, a newspaper reported Friday. Utusan Melayu, a Malay-language daily, said Ayob Abdul Rahman, 38, and Yusuf
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      Lock icon BMW designer jailed for killing son
      116 2 Reuter. THE top car designer for Germany's luxury car maker BMW was sentenced to two years and nine months jail on Friday for stabbing his son to death in a fit of rage. A Munich court found Claus Luthe, 53, guilty of manslaughter but
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      Lock icon Clinging for dear life under capsized boat
      639 2  -  By Yaw Yan Chong o INE minute Mr Quek Keng Kee was on a fishing boat, trying to disentangle ropes from the motor's propeller. Next minute, he was underwater, clinging to the motor for dear life after the boat was rammed and overturned
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      38 2 Hotuneplus IF you want to share a point of view, call our HotlinePlus 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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  • QUICKNEWS
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      GATT OFF
      121 4 HOT STORY TALKS among 107 countries to reform world trade collapsed in Brussels on Friday. The main reason for failure: Differences between the European Community and the United States over farm subsidy cuts. The Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade talks were adjourned till
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      POTLUCK
      4 4  -  Soh Ah Teck
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      HEADLINERS
      83 4 The Straits Times: Gatt talks break down. Business Times: Gatt talks postponed to 1991. Lianhe Zaobao: First batch of hostages may leave Iraq today; all 2,600 to leave for home before Christmas. Berita Harian: Iraqi Parliament agrees to free foreigners. SBC morning news: Iraq and the United States continue
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    • CATCH OF THE DAY
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        Najib’s denial
        58 4 MALAYSIA'S Defence Minister Datuk Najib Tun Razak has denied that he paid $113,400 to an alleged extortionist who wanted to distribute a scandalous book involving him. "I have no knowledge of the money," he said on Thursday. "It will be explained in court. I cannot divulge anything now
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        Anti-asthma drug
        53 4 A WIDELY-used drug for asthma may cause serious adverse reactions in patients, two medical studies have shown. The drug, known as bronchodilators, may also be the cause of rising deaths worldwide from the disease. The studies, one conducted in New Zealand and the other in Britain, were published
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        PUB’s development
        63 4 THE PUB will spend $1.1 billion next year on projects to improve electric, water and gas facilities. Most of the money will be on improving power transmission and distribution and on the next stage in building Pulau Seraya station. When Seraya is completed in 1993, it will be
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        Garden dining
        53 4 YET another back-to-history restaurant is being planned, this time an old colonial-style bungalow at 30 Cluny Road near the side entrance to the Botanic Gardens. The Tourist Promotion Board is offering the 80-year-old Corner House to developers to restore and run as a colonial-theme restaurant, similar to that
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        Secret information
        72 4 AN SAF sergeant has been sacked and sentenced to three years detention for passing secret information to a foreign country. Ramasamy s/o Mayandi was charged on Oct 12. He sent the information on a few occasions between July and September. A Mindef publication, Pioneer, reported deputy manpower director
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      36 4 CHRISTMAS EVE AND NEW YEAR'S EVE DINNERS ARE NOW OPEN FOR RESERVATIONS. FOR ENQUIRIES, PIEASE CALL: 542 5617 fPf/< V EUROPA LOUNGE RESTAURANT Block 5, Upper Changi Road, #01-2001 LfclllsQPllJ (Changi Point) Singapore 1750 Tel: *****17
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon 12 hours to remove overturned container truck
      122 5 TWELVE hour*. That was the time needed to remove a container truck after it overturned at about 9.30 am on Friday morning. No one was hurt in the accident which occurred at the Yio Chu Kang exit of the Central Expreesway. But the
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      Lock icon $100m cable ship built here
      310 5  -  FACTS LMgth 146 m Width: 21 m Deadweight 7,900 metric tons CniisiMS Mud: 15 knots Notml i|Md whea laying cable: 6 to 8 knots Rngi: 10,000 nautical miles By Dave Ang T HE first cable ship built entirely in Asia has been constructed by Far
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      HAZARDS
      127 5 SHARKS, typhoons, volcanic activity and landslides can play havoc with underwater cables. Sharks are attracted to the vibrations of underwater cables. For example, a cable near the Canary Islands was attacked by sharks, said Captain Dowd, 35, a veteran of 15 years. He has spent nine years laying undersea
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Forgetful Mondays on the buses
      381 7 IF it's Monday, it must be pagers, wallets, briefcases, cosmetic cases, document files, lighters and handphones. Monday is the day when these items are commonly left behind on buses, says the Singapore Bus Service. There is clearly something about the start of the working week
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      Going back to braces
      184 7 DENTALTALK This weekly column on dental care comes from the Dental Health Foundation. Your questions will be sent to the Dental Health Foundation. Write to Dental Talk, c/o The New Paper, 390 Kin Seng Read, Siappere 09f3. I WORE braces when I was young. But I
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      Bloody start at bus-stop
      290 8 MR Mei Dewen was waiting to catch a bus to work when something splattered on him. At first, the 25-year-old public relations officer thought it was something that was thrown from above. But to his horror, he saw the mangled body of a man in front
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      New look 50¢ coins
      185 8 IF you come across 50-cent coins that look a little different, don't fret. They are genuine. From September, the new 50-cent coins issued have smooth, shiny rims that bear the words Republic of Singapore and a lion's head. Older coins in this series have plain milled
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      303 8 0 EXTRA TOPPINGS AT STANDARD PHOTO Now, you have 3 more 900 c! reasons to buy or process your films at Standard Photo stores I because we are givins you these three extra I toppings: The Standard Photo Extra Toppings Draw With every roll of Kodacolor Gold film you buy
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      289 9 y THE SINGAPORE PITI7FN INTERNATIONAL 1 I£jEjl 1 m SETS A RECORD IN OFFICIAL I TIMEKEEPING. For the sth time running, Citizen has been selected as the Official Timekeeper in the filf/lßf' I Singapore International Marathon. Runners from over 19 countries will participate in this gruelling event which now stands
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    Lock icon Sum din found here, too
    447 10 Are eating places in Singapore as noisy as those in Hongkong? Armed with a noise level analyser, NG WAN CHING checks out three restaurants and one canteen during lunch time SINGAPORETODAY DANGER LEVELS The World Health Organisation says background noise levels above 78 decibels for
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      260 10 4 SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION, TRAINING BlJk CAREERS-JiF EXHIBITION 1990 LANGUAGE FA IR '90 Your Opportunity to Step Ahead in Life. Permanently. The benefits of education, professional training and Meet experts from: foreign languages continue to have effect throughout Colleges Universities Polytechnics Commercial your life. Schools Computer Schools Correspondence Schools Education,
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      302 11 *1 rl So Where's Everybody This X'mas? xyt 7/ v^ 5 NM; On condition that official receipts are produced within 24 hours OF COURSE, AT THE PETER LAI X'MAS WAREHOUSE SALE. And who can blame them? We're not talking about little discounts here and So what're you waiting for? Forget
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      Self-help group for overeaters
      750 12  -  By Ng Wan Ching CHOCOLATE cakes, ice-cream, cookies, doughnuts, buttered scones with cream all sound delicious. But for some, they spell disaster. These are people who are obsessed with food. Compulsive overeaters often have "trigger-foods" which make them go crazy. They can devour huge amounts of
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      Teacher fined after passing on questions
      383 13  -  By Charmaine Chan A PRIMARY school teacher has run foul of the law for copying exam questions. He gave them to a publisher and received $300 in return. Otheris McDonald, 47, copied the questions while invi- gilating the Primary Six Leaving Examination at Sig-
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      Fresh search for missing worker
      359 14  -  BY Brendan Pereira AFOUL odour has been reportedly detected at the worksite where a man is believed to have fallen into an 18-m deep concrete casing. The reported stench has prompted a renewed search for Mr Koh Chin Tian two days ago after it was
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      GLOSSARY
      144 14 THESE words appear in our stories today. The following notes will help in case you need to check their meanings. aviatrix: A female pilot. brunette: White woman with dark-brown hair. disillusion: Disappointment that one feels when one discovers that something is not as good as one expects it to
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      69 12 I I FORTUNE DUCK The outstanding name in eat her accessories tliat make you J stand out. Jack Jones Collection (H K) Available at OG. Galeries Lafayatte. Robinsons. John Little. Yaohan. Emporium Holdings Stores. i Exclusive Franchisee for S E Asia. Overseas Emporium. Beauty Shoes Co.. Bee Kah Co. Bon
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      163 13 1 I helps heal PILES *ggmißßiiRelieves pain and itch Preparation-H is manufactured by WHITEHALL LAB (U.S.A.) It contains NATURAL ingredients indicated (or the treatment of piles Relieves itch and pain Lubricating action protects inflamed, painful tissues and makes bowel movement less painful. Ask for it at leading pharmacies, drug stores,
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      215 14 m Another Hilarious Christmas Showtime At Raffles City On Sundays, December 2 9 at 4.30pm Moe Alkaff and The Ninja Turtles you a new, side-splitting A play on stase at Raffles City! Now, beautiful cane comes with a name. Cane. A natural material that is pure beauty all by itself.
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      Lock icon Sisters bruised and battered
      410 15 NOOR ARYANNY NOOR DINA MARYANA TWO young Singapore-born sisters have been admitted to. a Kuala Trengganu hospital with severe burns and bruises on their bodies. In what is believed to be one of the worst reported cases of child abuse in Trengganu, the girls were tortured
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      NEIGHBOURS HEARD CRIES FROM HOUSE BUT DID NOTHING
      132 15 RESIDENTS of Trengganu's Lorong Terkukur heard the screams of Noor Aryanny and Noor Dina But none of them reported the matter to the authorities. It was the brother-in-law of the woman with whom the children were staying who alerted the authorities. Most
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      Lock icon Feed ’em or else...
      44 16 We want them fed: a Soviet lion tamer feeding a lion at the Moscow Circus yesterday. The director of the circus, Mr Yuri Nikulin, has publicly threatened to release lions and tigers unless authorities feed his animals well. Picture/ Reuter
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      Lock icon Group warns Gorby of rebellion
      339 16 Reuter. AN influential group of hardline politicians has warned President Mikhail Gorbachev that he could be overthrown. They said he had humiliated the Soviet Union by accepting foreign food aid. The group also demanded that the Soviet parliament be dissolved and the armed forces take
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      Lock icon Take me just as I am: Major
      354 17 Reuter. PRIME Minister John Major wants Britons to take him as he is. He said in a radio interview in London on Friday that he will resist any attempt by political image-makers to change his voice and looks. Mr Major, 47, who rose
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      WHAT HE COULD DO
      94 17 MR John Major needs to look more like a sleek, international statesman instead of a dowdy suburban banker, says The London Sunday Times. Image makers recommend that Mr Major: Replace his tortoiseshell glasses with lightframe spectacles with nonglare lenses so his eyes can be seen on
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      Lock icon Furore over freed child molester
      293 18 State considers him a sex menace AP. RESIDENTS in a Colorado town are fuming mad because a man who kidnapped and sexually assaulted a three-year-old child is now free, thanks to state laws. Robert Thiret, 28, was freed on Friday. He was jailed in 1984
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      Lock icon London Stocks
      82 18 Wire services. SHARE prices finished higher on stock exchange on Friday after a calm session. Prices moved up on a good performance in the stock index futures market but then investors became reluctant to take positions as the weekend approached, dealers said. The Financial Times 30-share index was
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      Lock icon New York Stocks
      88 18 AP. THE stock market posted some scattered losses on Friday. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials dropped 12.38 to 2,590.10, reducing its gain for the week to 30.45 points. Declining issues slightly outnumbered advances on the New York Stock Exchange, with 745 up, 771 down and
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      Lock icon NICE MOVE, SADDAM
      48 19 Saddam Hussein's latest move to release all hostages is skilful play by a bold gambler The offer is an attempt to defuse the military threat against him. It may or may not work but he has other cards up his sleeve: Graphics Soh Ah Teck
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      Lock icon Brooke Shields not allowed to visit Saudi
      305 19 Wire services. COMEDIANS Bob Hope, Steve Martin and Jay Leno are OK. But actress Brooke Shields? Certainly not. Saudi Arabia has asked the United States Government to withdraw a visa application for Brooke Shields to visit American troops in the desert. The reason
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      ENTERTAINING TROOPS
      98 19 ENTERTAINING troops is an American showbiz tradition. Every time this century the country has gone to war, showbiz personalities have got into the act. In Vietnam, it wt a Bob Hope and others. In Korea, it was the likes of Kirk Douglas and Marilyn Monroe. In World War
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      120 15 The French Revolution ft a revolutionary name in French cosmetics will be presenting her facial SBf "Beauty programmes" at the Ming Court Hotel. KjS M ~\^^m Headed by Mrs Maisy Wong and her team of W experts, she will be conducting the seminar based ,9ft iM on two essential topics
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      232 16 Jf f f JM LA TRADITION A DU TALENT You've got it alL.in one bag. You're modern, independent-sentimental. You know how to be creative, mastered the being provocative and charmingly insolent. You know just when to be serious... when to let humour VVVfcWL rule the day. You go with the
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      93 17 VMMB WAY-BELOW IvT WAREHOUSE SALE The prices are so I crazy it's as good I as FREE Esq t"£l I All our popular branded toys from the jjfflmmmiß I U.S.A. must be cleared to give room for new stocks. At absolutely crazy prices!! A 111 Action figures Vehicles 1 1
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      355 17 The New Paper Soco Contest WIN All-French, All-Chic Soco Bags And Accessories A 11 ycxi have to do to win exclusive, trendy *3 SOCO Products is answer the question below. The first 8 correct entries opened will win the following prizes respectively: A SOCO Briefcase (35cm) worth $359 A SOCO
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      220 18 MEET JAN, THE GENEROUS CLOWN AT EAST PLAZA ATRIUM OnJSaturdays A Sundays Nov 24/25 WL 2.30pm and 5 30pm ■■n Just be there and answer some easy W| rA questions! PLUS...3O-Minutes "CRAZY TOY BARGAINS..." <rT[? with savings of more than 50%! A CS VIIIKU Subaru legacy i sgl (At) J^43SKP!!StKtBKt~~X~~~^\
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      86 19 Iraq's former Military Chief of Staff, It Gen Nizar al-Khazraji executed for allegedly plotting a coup oqainst President Saddam Hussein. *****1 l f! Iraq's Notional Assembly votes overwhelmingly to let all foreigners in Baghdad and Kuwait leave. Fi st batch expected to leave on Saturday. •T7/TB The United States will
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      40 20 111 J Check out full details I I of the Promotion in W W 1 EXCLUSIVE CARVEN TIMEPIECES 1 T I T T T Jointly sponsored by I I WRITING PENS X -Vw A'.V (SJW WORTH OVER ***** "C" l
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      1010 20 saturdaytv VISION QUEST I'.a 5 I ROMANCE (Channel 5, 12.30 am) -1 (Channel 8, 10.20 pm) THIS romantic tear-jerker focuses H MATTHEW Modine (right) stars as JS on the close relationship between two Louden Swain, a high school wrestler who classmates, played by Cherie Cheung (Precently turned 18. Louden sets
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    Win, lose or tic-tac-toe?
    258 21  -  SEENLASTNIGHT By Lo Tien Yin LIFE is like tikam. Either you win or you lose. This was a line of wisdom delivered by Li Nanxing in Happy World (SBC 8, 6. 45 pm) last night. Tikam was a game children played in the *****. One could
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      190 21 Take out the camera shake. To make a movie camera titles, and you'll realise weighing 780 gm took skill just how professional your and know how. recordings can be. To make a movie camera For playback all you need with a stabilised picture do is insert the compact VHS took
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      185 21 saturdaytv BYE BYE JIMMY HT FOCUS 30 (Channel 12, 9.30 pm) (Channel 8, 9.30 pm) IN his time James THIS week, Focus 30 reports on the new Dean (right) left a j British Prime Minister John Major, 47, who lasting impression on L V never went to university and once
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    Lock icon QUEKLASS
    1505 22 Insight Columnist IRENE NG meets quirky Quek Chin Yeow, a rich guy who loves the arts and dirty jokes. But there are more surprises up the sleeves of his $2,000 Matsuda suit Date of birth: Oct 21, 1958 likes: Eating, sleeping, animals, pleasure holidays and procrastination. Dislikes: Machines ("they
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      888 23 sundaytv SCREEN 5 MOVIE PARADE: STRIPES JEKm t l J^y/ the form and character of a human being. BILL Murray (above with P »J Soles) WwS&$*£ JekyU discovers a formula to separate the good stars as John Winger, a man who loses his IV I fW and evil in his
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      Lock icon HIT THE ROAD, JACK
      637 24 Why Anjelica Huston is mad with Nicholson IPS. A NJELICA Huston is sore at Jack Nicholson. After 17 years together, when they were married in all but name, The Joker went and had a baby with a waitress. A waitress at Helena's, a Hollywood nightclub which
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      138 24 SHE is called the "brunette Meryl Streep". That's a back-handed compliment. No one calls Streep the "blonde Anjelica Huston", said Huston with a laugh. But she sees the similarity. Both have done a wide variety of roles and used foreign accents. "Most American actresses don't do that," she added. "About
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      Lock icon Lennon: For love or money?
      471 25 AP. IMAGINE coffee mugs and tote bags. Imagine greeting cards and prescription eyewear. Imagine doodles turned into limited-edition prints. In the 10 years since John Lennon's murder, such items have become part of the legacy of the ex-Beatle who was the eternal rebel and author
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      Brisk sales at French film fest
      485 26  -  By Alfonso Chan FRENCH film buffs have a menu of seven choice films during the Alliance Francaise de Singapour's French Film Week. These films had seen commercial success in France. The festival, from Dec 7 to 12, is being held at the Regional Language
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      THE PROGRAMME FOR FRENCH FILM WEEK
      105 26 Saturday Dec 8: Asterix chez les Bretons (Asterix in Britain), 6.45 pm (sold out). L'Autrichienne (The Austrian Woman), 9.15pm. Sunday Dec 9: Roselyne et les Lions (Rosalind and the Lions), 9.15 pm (sold out). Monday Dec 10: Asterix chez les Bretons (Asterix in Britain),
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      Lock icon Kids’fun way to TV stardom
      493 27  -  By Lo Tien Yin THE young people in SBC's first English workshop for children have stars in their eyes and money on their minds. The 40 children who joined the 12-day course on Monday see themselves hosting TV shows and starring in children's drama. One
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      Call in to bring X’mas cheer to homes
      238 27 Act Three, a drama company, will bring Christmas cheer to four charity homes with a 30-minute musical revue, The Elves and the Shoemaker. Callers can recommend a home and then leave it to the company to liaise with the home. If the
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      85 25 4 WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SAT THROUGH AN ORCHARD ROAD JAM AND FELT GOOD Ma Wrtc We're jamming live every Sunday Kr fr° m 9 p.m. right up to midnight. *»r Jf\ Soul, Motown and stuff from the 60's f\ v Great place. Nice crowd. jghA More fun
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      37 25 THE Ss> v /MALAYSIA CUP\ PROMOTION V PREDICT THE SCORE AND WIN Canon Sure Shot Joy Look out for details in The New Paper from Monday 10th December '90 to f Friday 14th December '90. ■Ps I
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      180 26 1 —ife Lmftlge Track down the new band in town Oh yes, the Sound Track is in town. Our very own local talent, singer-guitarist And they're playing at The Lounge, Crown William Lim, plays his usual slot, 6pm to Prince Hotel. 8 pm, Monday to Saturday. These are music makers
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      422 27 H H praMKWuiiiianiunp growuv thus trie shoes andtancMswtt be free from odour and remain hygienic throughout Scotch shoes and sandals ara not only nyglenic and comfortable but ara also fashionable with stone wash leather. You have the choice of many colours. Approval Patent No. MY IOOMO/A aatMr vanOttOon Odour *aa
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      377 28 I SATURDAYRADIO NOON News in Brief MOON News in Brief 12.05 PM Real Fee 12.03 PM Popular Classics 1.00 News and Weather Report 1.00 News and Share Marhet Review 1.10 Traffic Report/Interlude 1.30 Popular Classics (cont'd) 1.30.Love in the Airwaves 2.00 Programme Summary 2.00 News in Brief, followed by 2.02
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    251 33 SHOULDER dusters seem to be the in thing this Christmas season. Shoulder dusters are long dangling earrings that hang right from your ears and gently brush against your shoulder. Now, they come in the latest designs almost 'hi -tech," style, says Mr Bernard Yeo, manager of a costume
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      121 36 832 Employment 832 Employment f? CREDIT LYONNAIS SINGAPORE BRANCH invites applications for the position of Requirements: At least 2- 3 years of relevant experience. Applicants with experience in import bills may also apply. GCE "0" level or *A' level qualification. Ability to work independently with minimum supervision Knowledge of SWIFT
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  • SPORTS/RACING
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      649 37  -  PREVIEWS By' The Three Musketeers T RAINER Malcolm Thwaites looks determined to take the honours on his home ground this weekend. On Saturday he has by far the greatest number of runners and in the sixth race he has three gallopers entered. The sixth is the
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      397 37 SUNDAY'S card at Ipoh has only Class Four and Five races with the best field on offer one of 12 fair sprinters contesting the Tote Board Feature Stakes in Race Six. This is a quartet and we rate Zeus, Golden Quest, Blushing Frankie and
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      279 38 110 th ASIAN TABLE-TENNIS C'SHIP CHINA retained the men's team title for the ninth successive time when they defeated North Korea 3-1 in a grudge match at the 10th Asian Table-tennis Championship here on Friday. The victory was sweet revenge for the Chinese, who were beaten by the
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      77 38 Bernama. SINGAPORE won two golds on the last day of the Malaysia Open Silat Championship at Stadium Negara on Friday. In the 85-kg class, Singapore's Sheikh Alaudin beat Mohsin Musa from Malaysia B. The other gold came from the women's 50-kg, where Badriah Hosni beat Noralam Pengiran
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      141 38 RETIRED tennis great Bjorn Borg, who has been considering a return to the courts after an eight-year lay off, has applied for a wild-card entry to next year's Italian Open. Cino Marchese, who will manage Borg, said the application did not mean the 34- year-old
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      242 39 Wire sevices. DIEGO Maradona missed his second consecutive training session with Napoli on Friday, the latest in a string of absences which has embittered the Italian club. Club chief Luciano Moggi, furious at the Argentinian's behaviour, threatened make a complaint to the Italian football federation. SPANISH soccer authorities on
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      Josimar on drug charge
      205 39 JOSIMAR, a star defender on Brazil's 1986 World Cup team, was charged with possessing cocaine but fled from a police station before he could be jailed, police said on Friday. Josimar was detained on Thursday while driving along Rio's fashionable Barra da Tijuca beach, police said.
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      235 40 TOYOTA CUP: AC MILAN vs OLIMPIA Reuter. OLIMPIA coach Luis Cubilla is confident his team can dethrone AC Milan on Sunday and return the world club soccer title to Paraguay. He and his South American champions have been watching Italian first division matches live on television every
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      102 40 AP. ALEX Stewart expects to see Mike Tyson's trademark slam-bang style when he fights the former heavyweight champion on Saturday but, "he's not focused on boxing." Tyson replied: "I'm in unbelievably great shape and I'm ready to win." "Tyson's not going to change for me," Stewart said.
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      55 39 The New Paper Saturday Special CORRECTION. Yesterday's contest blurb on Page 28 of The New Paper stated prizes of "10 Panasonic Still cameras worth $2,500 each". This should have read "10 Panasonic Still cameras worth $2,500". Our apologies for the error. Here's wishing you good luck in our "Saturday Special",
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  • S'TORE v KEDAH (DEC 15. MERDEKA STADIUM) CUP SPECIAL
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      ROBIN TICK
      572 41  -  WHAT MAKES By Abdul Shukor IS it his straightforward, no-nonsense style or is it just luck that has made Robin Chan the man of the moment since Singapore qualified for the Malaysia Cup final on Dec 15? This question was posed to several of the national players and
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      10,000 final tickets for Singapore, says FAM
      341 42  -  By S Gulam SINGAPORE fans will get at least 10,000 tickets for the Malaysia Cup final at the Merdeka Stadium on Dec 15. The assurance came from Datuk Paul Mony, the Football Association of Malaysia executive secretary, yesterday. He was scheduled to have
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      ‘Better to go as underdog’
      381 42  -  By S Gulam IF he can have his way, Robin Chan wants his players to go into the Malaysia Cup final on Dec 15 at the Merdeka Stadium as underdogs. But he believes that the Lions would be installed as favourites by most pundits. "I
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        Lions to get $10,000 for making final
        98 42 QUALIFYING for its first Cup final since 1981 has already paid dividends for the Singapore team. Puma (S) Pte Ltd announced a $10,000 reward for all the players and officials. The reward will be in the form of sports equipment, worth more than
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        95 42 Bernama. FANS attending the Cup final have been asked to behave themselves. The Football Association of Malaysia competitions committee chairman, Datuk Abu Bakar Daud, said that strict security measures would be imposed to avoid any disruptions to the game or any untoward incident. "This is the
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        50-bus convoy from Kedah
        161 42 Fifty 50 buses will leave the Darulaman Stadium in Alor Star at 8.30 pm on Dec 14 for the Cup final at Merdeka Stadium the following day, the Star reports. The convoy will grow larger along the way as more buses join it in the southern
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