The New Paper, 27 December 1997

Microfilm: NL21066
Total Pages: 49
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  • Title Section
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    7 1 the new paper SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1997
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      126 1 ISt Copy A&Zfrx STS^^^U&ash More *m I ITSri reports §sg /Pages 9SI Itaice, he cheated death... SllkAlr pilot Tsu Way Ming: Former Black Knights aerobatic performer /Page 2 JSP s,n 9apore Press Holdings -COtTI.Sg/Tnp Santa Claus would certainly approve. Shuwa Access Avont P'ione Motorola Cheetah Only $12 Only $12 This
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  • SILKAIR
    • The pilot
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        TRAGIC END
        681 2  -  TWICE, HE CHEATED DEATH ON DEC 19,1997, CAME HIS By Riana Zakir CLOSE SHAVE 1 DEC 19. Eight days ago, Captain Tsu Way Ming, 41, was killed in the Silk Air crash. That same day in 1979, he narrowly missed death. An air disaster in the Phillipiones had
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        This was his pilot's licence
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        An e-mail message dated Dec 24 from our reader R D Tan:
        203 2 Dear Friend, I am really sorry that you have lost a loved one suddenly... I know how you feel because I lost someone special last Christmas, and I'm still coming to terms with it. But please remember that
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    • Pieces of tragedy
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        Lock icon Picking up the pieces, trying to make sense
        577 3  -  These Indonesian navy men sift through the wreckage There was a big black plastic bag sitting by itself. The navy boys told me that was where they stored the body parts. They asked me if I wanted to have a look. I
        Picture/ Choo Chwee Hua  -  577 words
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        Ring could link name to victim
        948 4  -  By Melvin Singh FIRST it was a hand that helped investigators identify the remains of a Singaporean passenger on board the ill-fated Silk Air flight. Now, a ring may help identify another passenger. The ring with three interlocking bands with the inscription "M M"
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      Lock icon 'I felt I had to do something'
      545 5  -  Almost 5,000 sign condolence books 1 f 31 BY Fong Foong Mei Singaporeans aren't usually open about their feelings. And the 4,790 people who showed up to sign the Silkair crash condolence books yesterday were no different. Remisier Desmond (tag's "Umm I'm just
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      19 2 Soppy we ape late Your paper is late today because of a major power failure at our editorial offices.
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      70 2 Clarification Shorter Boml? Great! (TOP, Dec 20). In our story, we reported that the bond period for overseas graduates has been cut from eight to six years. The Public Service Commission would like to clarity that for male overseas graduates, this also includes one year of National Service which makes
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      RISE 1
      122 7 Credit POSB mortgage rates to rise half a point FROM Thursday, you will pay more if you have a mortgage with Credit POSB. The bank, which is the top provider of housing loans here, will raise interest rates for housing loans by half a percentage point. The move
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      RISE 2
      125 7 Fees at polyclinics, two govt hospitals to go up HOT STORIES FROM Friday, you will pay $1 more for attendance, laboratory and antenatal test fees at all polyclinics. There will also be an increase in fees for some services at Woodbridge Hospital and Alexandra Hospital. At Woodbridge, going
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      DOW JONES
      31 7 The Dow Jones industrial average ended up 19.19 points to close at 7,679.31. Volume on the New York Stock Exchange was thinnest for the year at 156 million shares.
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      HEADLINERS
      80 7 The Straits Times: Singaporeans to mourn crash I victims on Tuesday The Business Times: Singapore I Airiines's decision on dual listing in three months'time UanheZaobao: Public memorial service for aircrash victims to be held next Tuesday Berita Harlan: Giant excavator to search for remains of air crash victims in
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    • CATCH OF THE DAY
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        Longer CPF wait
        72 7 YOU'VE got to wait a little longer to withdraw the monthly income from Central Provident Fund minimum sum. Now it's going to be a two-year wait for most Singaporeans who opt to retire at 60. The reason: The rise in the compulsory retirement age to 62. The
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        $2m alimony suit
        106 7 THE former wife of Malaysian Education Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak (right) is suing her estranged husband for Mss million ($2.1 million) in alimony. Datuk Najib, in his statement of defence, offered to pay Tengku Puteri Zainah Tengku Eskandar M 536,000 without acknowledging liability. The Syariah Court
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        Hunt top students
        118 7 SINGAPORE universities are wooing top-quality foreign students in countries such as Mauritius, Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, India and China. The National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) will cast their net wider, with senior staff visiting Myanmar, Nepal and South Africa. These efforts depart
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      NIGHTMARE IN BATAM
      80 7 The dream of spending my twilight years in a peaceful resort has turned out to be a nightmare. Pve paid more than 60 per cent of the purchase price and now, I cannot stay in the house nor can I retrieve a single cent... what good is
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      'Save the smile, I'll take the apple'
      423 8  -  By l Wileen Chang A SMILE for a smile? Hardly. Most customers are not smiling back at the Cold Storage cashiers. And it's not because of the free apples they aren't getting. The supermarket has promised free apples to customers if the cashiers
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      He quarrelled with girlfriend, opened cab door, feel out, and got hit
      341 9  -  By Hazel Tan A COUPLE were quarrelling in his taxi. But Mr Cabby, 40, did not bat an eye. It was just a lovers' tiff. So, he drove on. The next thing he knew, the male passenger, seated
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      Reposting? That's great
      399 10 (Why's he thrilled?) More than 3,ooostudents heading for Secondary 1 are being re-posted to different schools, because of a mix-up. But JASMIN CHUA and FARHA AS'ART find one such student smiling LET others gripe and grumble about getting new books and uniforms. At least one boy is
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      WHICH NEW SCHOOL?
      79 10 THE 9,417 pupils who will be attending the Normal (Academic) stream for Secondary 1 next year should check their mail to see if they have been posted to another school Due to an "input error into the computer", 3,278 pupils are being re-posted to another school. The
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      Horse bites off boy's ear
      494 11  -  HOLIDAY SHOCK: BY Michelle Ang THE sign (see picture at left) warned against the horse. But it forgot to add that even reading it could be dangerous. The brown horse ripped off a piece of a six-year-old boy's ear, as he tried to read the
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      HORSE USED BY CHILDREN
      72 11 MR Ernest Chiam, the fishing pond and equestrian manager of the theme park, told a Malaysian paper that the horse was known to bite. He said the male horse, whose name is Buck, was six years old and imported from Australia. The horse is used for
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    • Article
      My neighbour, the molester
      416 12 HE WAS LIVING RIGHTUNDER HER NOSE For one month, she looked for the man who had molested her. She thought he lived in the block opposite hers. But it turned out to be even closer. TEO HWEE NAK reports SHE remembered the boy who used to
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      TEENAGER PLEADS GUILTY
      107 12 ANG Boon Siang, 18, pleaded guilty to the molest in court yesterday. He said in mitigation that he was not conscious of what he was doing that morning as he was dazed and high from gluesniffing. He also said that his parents were divorced and his mother
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      98 10 I This Mmmm&mm* 1 I lake mm extra I I step tenvmniß m J m If you've thought about stopping smoking, why not choose Ramadan as your Quit Day. 'JH As you'll be fasting in the day, you can use this chance to stop smoking too. Throw away HI your
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      278 12 f FESTIVE BUFFET DINNER DANCE JSP DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE S© 24 31 DECEMBER 1997 &P £40+++ PER PERSON jj3| Countdown to the festivities at River View Hotel! Our Festive Buffet features a tempting spread of goodies like Rock Oysters, Roast Turkey, Salmon, Roast Beef, Lamb Stew, Honey Glazed Ham,
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon THEY'RE ALL CHOOK UP
      358 13 BIRD FLU FEARS SPOOK HONGKONG ♦Australian slang for 'chicken' Source: Hongkong newspapers (Internet). IN the past, when her kids were down with the cold, Mrs Chan Sau-yung would just give them some medicine. But as fears over the so-called "bird flu" grew in Hongkong this week,
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      Lock icon THE AILMENT
      129 13 Source: Wire services. THE bird flu is caused by a deadly virus known as HSNI. The virus (seen through a microscope in the picture below) was first found in birds in 1961. Until a few months ago, it was not known to affect humans. Since May, there have
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      Lock icon What goes up...may come down
      145 14 AFP. FEAR not, say the Russians. The satellite which went out of control on Thursday morning will take at least four to five years to crash to earth. And, even when it does, it won't pose any danger to the public, says the Russian space
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      Economic sense
      58 14 ■■I HHH .4, 111 H wmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmtrn Washington Pock writer AMan Umm on why no country, no matter how woH Its oconomy Is doing, can claim to have tiie porfoct model: When it comes to economics, no one i stays on top forever. And arrogance is almost always the
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      Lock icon Seinfeld quits Seinfeld – AGAIN
      285 15 Seinfeld quits Seinfeld AGAIN Source: Wire services. THE hit TV show Seinfeld will come to an end after its current season. And if you think you have heard that before, you have. The show threatened to stop last year when the supporting cast demanded more money. A deal was struck
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      Lock icon CHRISTMAS NOT-SO-MERRY
      289 16 It wasn't all goodwill and cheer during the last few days, as these incidents show Reuters. Source: AFP. Death by carols FIRST the children brought cheer, singing Christmas carols on her door step on Wednesday night. TTien the three children mugged the elderly woman of 4.25 Cyprus pounds
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      Lock icon Can pregnant actress play sexy temptress?
      343 17 Source: CNN, USA Today. SHE was pregnant but American actress Hunter Tylo thought she could still play the role of a seductress in Melrose Place convincingly. But the producers of the popular TV series doubted that a pregnant woman would make a credible "vixen,
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      $8.5 million for pay loss and distress
      133 17 WHEN she started this legal suit, Ms Tylo had asked for US$2.5 million. However, the jury of 10 women and two men decided to award her nearly US$5 million ($8.5 million) for emotional distress and economic loss. One female juror said: "Not being
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      57 17 $10 for 10 Weeks I "Tf""" W > i wjiv.*' With effect from 2nd January 13th March Admission to Fantasy Island Water-Theme Park k, Call 275 1088 for Group Rates FANTASY ISLAND ••mi ro The Park will be closed every Wednesday 8? Thursday WATER THEME PARK from 7th January 1998
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    • COVERSTORY
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        Alive
        625 19  -  'But what kind of life?' REPORTS CALVIN LOW You look very familiar. That was what Mr Johnny Koh said as I arrived at his four-room flat in Tampines for the interview. "Where from?" was my knee-jerk response. I lived to regret it. For I then remembered I was speaking
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        'Everything seems difficult'
        575 19 F OR a person who used to consider Mount Ophir a mere mole hill, it is a painful irony that putting on a shirt now seems like scaling a mountain. But Mr Johnny Koh remains positive. For he knows that a never-give-up attitude and his faith in
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        Lock icon 'I want to help'
        303 19 WHILE the scars and pain from the crash may often lead Mr Johnny Koh to question the meaning of his existence, there is, deep within him, a sense of gratitude that he is alive. "Thank God, I'm still around. I've been given another chance to see
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        A wife
        699 20 She never gave up hope MRS Stephenie Koh broke down and cried when she read last Saturday that Silk Air flight MI 185 had crashed near Palembang. For her, it was the cruellest deja vu. Memories of her own horrendous experience in July, following the tragedy of Sempati
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        A life
        401 21 Alive to the miracle of life BABY Daniel was restless again, barely two minutes after his father had put him down in his cot. The four-month-old dynamo made clear his protest he wanted to be held upright, back in the warmth of his father's embrace. It's something he's
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      186 21 JaaffiL v Goodbye '97, .Vvfrajjjk> HeZZoj^P^ 9{czv year's "Eve \^iKpl An elaborate buffet spread of gourmet delights 'i jjMTj 11 awaits you at the Tiffany Coffee House as you countdown to the New Year. Lunch: $21.00+++(Adult) SI 3.so+++(Child) Hi-Tea: S 16.90+++(Adult) $12.50+++(Child) Dinner: $36.00+++(Adult) $21.50+++(Child) Osfeiu year's (Day Welcome 1998
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    KEN JALLEH JR at large
    294 22 In this space today, we wish to say... ...THANK you for sharing this moment of silence. It is a small gesture of respect, to grieve the tragedy of Flight MI 185. Amid the wailing despair, the endless speculation, numbing uncertainty and sorrow; we have chosen
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      33 23 ltt®MI185««l *****52 ft II mmy> j l M P ritl Weadt with an P*<>>\ interesting snippet. tni o*ti "Ultm it liiJif Clatsifiri Ikit vttktad. smaH?A^ ftex&nJmsm i e »i,l »J 1 > I *v»
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      108 23 ■t. a KLtl Fn!3 Hypnov.i 1 I Clainnil nMRFMYou (theme from The Last of The Mohicans) /^^g\ Sadness H yp nort B *«< Hans Zhnm*Miennium Theme WQfc "B Ji bpiTTlt OF ANEW AGE •Declan Mastertoh The Hazel woods Dechen ShakCh riresie, Flame of Peace Compassion Aftadtfe Contempt Baka Beyond Ancestors
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    Lock icon River of horror, river of sorrow
    213 24 SPOTLIGHT LAZY ripples wrinkle the surface of the Musi River. The sky above is clear, the sun is brilliant and warm, and birds sing in the marsh nearby. In the aftermath of disaster, such tranquility is a terrible irony. Beneath the murky surface of
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    Lock icon PHOTOFINISH
    49 26 SOLE SURVIVORS?: All that remains of the ill-fated Silk Air passengers? A policeman sitting watch over the passports, credit cards and other documents found at the crash site of Flight MI 185, set out for the grieving families to identify at Palembang Police headquarters. PICTURE CHOO CHWEE HUA
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      810 27 saturdaytvpage War Rotes rUAKIKIEI H If Barbara and Oliver Rose seem to NOON Beast Wan (Cartoon/last episode) NOON Entertainment News Express/Dragon Xonderfuf^aTnTa^ear'' 1230 F"H eb^V^ r .Th I I.JO PMTheETOlUngera/Moiacko to household items to create lethal 2.30 Saturday Matinee Red Firecracker, imagine what life would be like bombs that sh&kc
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    Santa spices up the party
    507 29  -  ET CETERA WITH MATTHEW THOMMEN SO they had a Santa on an elephant at the Singapore Zoo. Kind of an Asian Santa. But hey, that's not really new. The Western legend of Santa Claus took on a local flavour in some Eastern communities long ago.
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    A new hut in the Village
    441 32 EAT'S A SUNDAY Yuxncny ideas port Sunday hruakpasT, bruotch and Lunch JUNGLE FEVER! How about some nice breakfast with an J orangutan? We're giving away 5 pairs of 'Breakfast with an Orang Utan' vouchers and admission tickets to the Zoo in today's Breakfuzz Contest
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      552 42  -  Preview By The Three Musketeers T"WIN FORTUNE is a horse in a hurry. The Imperial Seal gelding made a winning debut over the Kuala Lumpur 1,200 m last month, beating Josheb and company easily in a Restricted Terms Div 1 event. The New Zealand-bred,
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      89 42 THE friendly face that goes with this zany hair-do belongs to basketball star Dennis 'The Worm' Rodman. And almost all the callers to our Guess Who contest this week got that right. Three correct callers, out of more than 1,500 readers who responded, received Christmas presents
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      488 43 AFP. WITH three Grand Slam singles titles, nine other tournament wins and only six defeats in 79 matches 1997 was indisputably Martina Hingis' year. But with Steffi Graf out of action for most of the season, Monica Seles in sharp decline and teenage rivals Venus and Serena
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      384 43 HOW THE OTHER WOMEN FARED TENNIS: WOMEN AFP. STEFFI GRAF: She had a disastrous season. She withdrew from a scheduled showdown with Martina Hingis in February because of continuing problems with her knee. The German champion returned to the tour in May only to crash to one of
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      WIN WIN WIN
      279 44 HOW TP PLAY: We'll feature three matches each week. Just call 1900-*****13 before Bpm today and key in the total number of goals that you think would be scored in these three matches. (For example: If you think the results would be 2-2,3-0 and 4-1, then press
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      Little to enthuse over these strikers
      761 44  -  MORNING LATEST Stan Collymore was charged with assault by police after an incident on Christmas eve Collymore scored twice for Aston Villa in last night's 4-1 victory over Spurs to double his season's Premiership tally. Match report: Pafi 49 CLIVE WHITE AS one of
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      313 45 ARSENAL 2 (David Piatt 36, Steve Walsh 56 og) LEICESTER CITY 1 (Neil Lennon 77) Crowd: 38.023 ASTON VILLA 4 (Mark Draper 38,68, Stan Collymore 82,89) TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1 (Colin Calderwood 59) Crowd: 38,644 BOLTON 1 (Gudni Bergsson 38) BARNSLEYI (Georgi Hristov 20) Crowd: 25,000 CHELSEA 1 (GianlucaVialliB)
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      376 45 MANCHESTER UNITED 2 EVERTON 0 MANCHESTER United stuffed Everton in this Boxing Day turkey shoot at Old Trafford. But it should have won by an even bigger margin. The damage was done during a fantastic first half by the champion, with Henning Berg scoring the first on
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      168 45 HOWARD KENDALL (Everton): It was an embarrassing 90 minutes, to be honest. It was men against boys. The scoreline flattered us. No-one expected us to come to Old Trafford and get a result. But I think the way the 90 minutes were played was very disappointing to
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      146 45 ALEX Ferguson is furious over suggestions that Manchester United will clinch the Premiership title before Easter, reports Carlingnet. Talk of the title race being over by March has irritated me. "But I am determined that won't affect our concentration," said Fergie. The United boss added: "Every team
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      296 46 HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS MORE FROM YESTERDAY'S PREMIERSHIP ACTION AFP. VILLA 4 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1 ASTON Villa maverick Stan Collymore put his personal and professional problems behind him to help Villa to a crushing 4-1 English Premiership win over struggling Tottenham yesterday. Collymore, who was
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      411 46 Reuters. LIVERPOOL 3 LEEDS 1 Liverpool moved up to fourth place on 34 points, ahead of Leeds on goal difference, after beating the fifth-placed side at Anfield. Michael Owen opened the scoring in the 46th minute and Robbie Fowler followed with two more. Leeds grabbed an
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      Match of the week
      143 47 YOU VOTED FOR: NEWCASTLE v LIVERPOOL TOMORROW Barnsley v Derby Blackburn v Palace Coventry v Man United Everton v Bolton Leeds v Villa Leicester vSheff Wed Newcastle v Liverpool Spurs v Arsenal Wimbledon v West Ham MONDAY: Saint v Chelsea LIVE ON TV Newcastle v Liverpool:
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      MATCH OF THE DAY: NEWCASTLE v LIVERPOOL
      539 47  -  The Rush to play NEWCASTLE 1: Shay Given 2: Warren Barton 3: John Beresford 4: David Batty S: Darren Peacock 6: Steve Howey 7: Robert Lee 8: Ian Rush 9: Alan Shearer 10: John Barnes 11: Tino Asprilla 12: Stuart Pearce 14:Temuri Ketsbaia
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      133 47 NEWCASTLE: Mansfield defender Bobby Hassell has spent Christmas week training with Newcastle after being recommended by former boss George Foster. Hertha Berlin's Icelandic defender Eyjolfur "Jolly" Syerrisson, 29, who is available on a Bosman-style free transfer at the end of the season, is also on trial at St
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      372 48 NEWCASTLE MATCH Of THE WEEK NEWCASTLE v LIVERPOOL lAN BROWN'S PREDICTIONS TOMORROW: BARNSLEYv DERBY 1-1 BLACKBURN v PALACE Home win 2-0 COVENTRY* MAN UTD 2-2 EVERTON v BOLTON Away win 0-1 LEEDSv VILLA Home win 2-0 LEICESTER v SHEFFWED Away win 1-2 TOTTENHAM vARSENAL 1-1 MONDAY:
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      284 48 HAUKURCUPNASSON LIVERPOOL has beaten off Dutch side PSV Eindhoven to sign Icelandic teenager Haukur Gudnasson, 19, of Keflavik after a successful trial at Anfield. Liverpool will pay £150,000 ($390,000) for the teenager. This figure will rise to £500,000 depending on the number of appearances he makes for the Iceland
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      Interest in Asprilla
      118 48 HOW long can Newcastle manager Kenny Dalglish hang on to Faustino Asprilla? Would the Newcastle board turn down £10 million (s26m) for him? That's how far Italian Serie A title-chaser Parma is prepared to go to re-sign the Colombian star striker. And although Dalglish turned a deaf
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      186 48 BRYAN Robson is hoping that the Paul Merson factor can help swing an audacious £2 million ($5.2 m) move for Arsenal's lan Wright. The Middlesbrough boss has followed up an initial enquiry for the record-breaking Gunner with a firm bid. And it is understood that Boro's
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