The New Paper, 31 December 1997
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Article, Illustration12 1997-12-31 1 Picture/ MOHDISHAKPicture/ MOHDISHAK - 12 words
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WE REMEMBER...
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Article, Illustration589 1997-12-31 2 Brian Miller - By Brian Miller FOR one minute yesterday, I stood in silence on the grey concrete steps of the Singapore Indoor Stadium while, around me, several hundred others did the same. Heads bowed. Hands clasped in front of us, we did our own thing. I know somePictures/ Mohd Ishak & David Tan; Picture/ Berita Harian - 589 words
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Article, Illustration351 1997-12-31 3 Chan Seet Fun - TEARS FOR STRANGERS By Chan Seet Fun HE sat in a crowded Telok Blangah coffeeshop but looked all alone in his grief. In between sips of beer, he sniffled and wiped away tears with his hanky. "If people think I'm being stupid, let them thinkPicture/ Sam Yeo - 351 words
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Article84 1997-12-31 3 PETER said that since he couldn't attend the service, he would tiy to go and sign the condolence book instead. This is what he wants to write: v "My condolences to the bereaved families. I know that this is very hard for you to get84 words
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Article207 1997-12-31 4 THE floor tiles were still hot from the afternoon sun. Yet Madam Suriya Subramaniam, 39, took off her shoes to walk barefoot as she offered incense at the condolence service. Said the Hindu houswife, fighting back tears: "This is a mark of respect to everyone on the207 words
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Article34 1997-12-31 4 "If I have a chance, I'll be willing to be your son again in the next Hfe. ft Words in a card from son Ken Wee to crash victim Steven Tang AngEng34 words
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Article, Illustration397 1997-12-31 4 Rachel Tan - TEARS FOR HIS BUDDY By Rachel Tan AS the crowd streamed home after the condolence service yesterday evening, a lone figure remained. A sobbing Mr Jimmy Yeo sat cross-legged and hunched over the sand boxes laid for the burning joss sticks and candles. He was mourning thePicture/ Choo Chwee Hua - 397 words
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Article, Illustration388 1997-12-31 5 Bernard Pereira - TEARS OVER SON'S IRONIC FATE By Bernard Pereira HE forgot his air-ticket and ended up taking another flight. A flight that took him to his death. And Mr Mohammed Malik's sobbing mother couldn't get over the irony. The 23-year-old forex retailer had an open return Garuda388 words
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Article, Illustration119 1997-12-31 5 FOR two days, remisier Michelle Lee and her colleague folded 104 paper boats, one for each crash victim. Painstakingly written on each boat with ballpoint pen was a Sanskrit mantra of compassion. "I hope the boats will pass the message to them down the river," saidPicture/ Choo Chwee Hua - 119 words
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Article, Illustration360 1997-12-31 6 Riana Zakir - TEARS FROM A HEROINE By Riana Zakir WAR heroine Elizabeth Choy has suffered more than many being tortured nearly to death in World War 11. But the woman dubbed the "Iron Lady" for her courage still cries easily at other people's tragedies. Tears rolled down the 88-year-old's360 words
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Article63 1997-12-31 6 DURING the Japanese Occupation, Mrs Choy helped British prisoners to receive food, money and messages. When this was discovered, the Japanese arrested first her husband and then her. Both were tortured. They were forced to drink urine. She was given electric shocks while her husband watched helplessly. She63 words
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Article, Illustration414 1997-12-31 7 Teo Hwee Nak - TEARS FOR A MEMORY By' Teo Hwee Nak 'Wo words can be of comfort to you now. Just know that your beloved ones will always be with you spiritually. Be strong." As Miss Cecilia Choo penned < these words in one of thePicture/ Choo Chwee Hua - 414 words
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Article, Illustration221 1997-12-31 7 HE couldn't see what others came to see the faces, the flowers, the ceremony. But the blind telephone operator took half day's leave to attend the service with his trusted cane. Mr Tan Wee Kok (above) went alone, unafraid of the steep steps or multi-tiered221 words
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1997 Looking 1988
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394 1997-12-31 2 IF the year could be graded in a report card, 1997 would merit a big D. It would be marked in red, with too much Death and Despair, Discomfort and Disgruntlement There is, the report card would state, room for improvement It was as394 words
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Article, Illustration330 1997-12-31 2 By Melvin Singh "Life is tragedy, confront it. Life is an adventure, dare it Life is luck, make it. Life is too precious, do not destroy it. Life is life, fight for it." THIS verse from the late Mother Teresa screamed out330 words
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Article, Illustration323 1997-12-31 3 Rachel Tan - By Rachel Tan THE ho-ho-ho has turned into howls. The swaggers into shrugs. People who were losing their heads over what to buy last year are losing their money, their homes, their sanity this time round. What cheer can there be when experts expect323 words
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Article, Illustration313 1997-12-31 4 Fong Foong Mei - By Fong Foong Mei I DIVED into 28,463 tonnes of oil. It was to see If the coral and sea-life below had been affected by Singapore's worst oil spill, which happened on Oct 15 when the Orapin Global and the Evoikos collided313 words
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Article, Illustration291 1997-12-31 5 Ng Wan Ching - BY Ng Wan Ching TWO hospital patients were given a donor's HIV-tairvted blood in September. They did not have casual sex, nor did they abuse drugs. Yet they are now HIV-positive. Life can be so unfair. For them, life now revolves around hospital291 words
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Article, Illustration322 1997-12-31 6 Rosnah Ahmad - By] Rosnah Ahmad KEEP smiling, keep shining, knowing you can always count on me—thafs what friends are for.... Now, this was probably one Dionne Warwick hit that no Singaporean or Malaysian government official had felt like singing during any of their karaoke diplomacy sessions322 words
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Article, Illustration321 1997-12-31 7 Fong Foong Mei - By Fong Foong Mei SUNBEDS in sunny Singapore? This was the year to buy one. A Swedish expatriate who hated the haze ordered a $3,000 sunbed on the Internet It was the first order the manufacturer had received from all of South-east Asia.321 words
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Advertisement30 1997-12-31 2 Sorry MrTeo Ah Kim, 37, a passenger on Silk Air flight Ml 185, was a manager and not an engineer as published yesterday. His wife is 32 and not 24.30 words
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Article, Illustration177 1997-12-31 9 L hot A kSTORIES^ CROSSING TO JB DRIVING to Johor Baru, and hoping to get there fast? With the opening of the second link on Friday, plans are underway to make speedy crossings easier. WARNINGS: Overhead panels along the extension of the Ayer Rajah Expressway andPicture/ The Straits Times - 177 words
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Article67 1997-12-31 9 Reader Teo Eng Seng wrote in to The Straits Times raising two points about wastefulness: ON LIGHT UPS IJlnd it odd that we tell our citizens to save water and yet, we are lighting up public buildings beyondfestive seasons. ON HDB UPGRADING I am not against67 words
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Article104 1997-12-31 9 $4b wiped out MORE than $4 billion hat been wiped off the market value of the 30 blue chip stocks of the Straits Times Industrials Indsx in the last six months because of the regional currency turmoil. Their total market capitalisation on Monday was $86.4 billion, down from104 words
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Article115 1997-12-31 9 ROWS of cars at the Causeway have become a common sight. But people? This was the scene at the Malaysian immigration checkpoint of the Causeway at Johor Baru yesterday. Singaporeans entering Malaysia on foot and by bus took more than two hours to clear immigration. No P/ra On115 words
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CATCH OF THE DAY
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Article81 1997-12-31 9 CHINA had expected economic growth of 10 per cent this year, but it's likely to be 8.8 per cent. This is its lowest rate since 1990, with last year at 9.6 per cent. The government said agricultural output had been down this year, leading to the lower81 words
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Article80 1997-12-31 9 SOUTH Korea has escaped a short-term cash crunch, temporarily. More than 80 German banks agreed in principle on Monday to postpone the date of repayment of short-term loans of about US$4 billion ($6.73 billion). In New York, representatives of 13 banks from around the world said80 words
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Article84 1997-12-31 9 IT was the biggest single drug bust in the past six months. Central Narcotics Bureau officers seized a total of 6.9 kg of heroin and 26.5g of Ice on Monday. Ice methylamphetamine hydrochloride is a stimulant that affects the body's central nervous system. A 23-year-old man, who84 words
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Article26 1997-12-31 9 The Dow Jones industrial average rose 123.56 points to close at 7,915.97 yesterday. Volume on the New York Stock Exchange was 504 million shares.26 words
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Article75 1997-12-31 9 Tht Straits Times: The nation mourns 11m Bmlmk Time* Foreign banks to roll over billions of Korea's debts U—Nb Zaobao: The nation mourns for victimsof Silk Air crash Dwfta Harlan: The nation grieves together More than 8,000 people led by PM Goh Chok Tong participated in the condolence service75 words
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WORLDTODAY
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Article, Illustration465 1997-12-31 11 HAZEL TAN - Hongkong is today a "chickenless" society—after the last of some 1.2 million chickens were destroyed yesterday. HAZEL TAN talks to three Hongkongers whose livelihood depended on chickens REPORTS HAZEL TAN MHONGKONG FOR half his life, his world revolved around chickens. Selling chickens, that is. But MrPICTURES SIMON KER IN HONGKONG - 465 words
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Article, Illustration248 1997-12-31 11 Chicken fried still a hot seller TO eat or not to eat chicken. That is the question many Hongkongers are asking themselves these days. For some, the answer is a clear "no, no" no more chickens until the coast is clear. Mrs Yuen Yuk Ling, 38, a housewife we met248 words
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Article273 1997-12-31 11 POULTRY workers are not the only ones feeling the pinch. Their bosses are also suffering, said Mr Chow Hau Cheng (left), who owns a poultry stall in Kowloon. Mr Chow, 65, said: "I have to compensate our workers for retrenchment too." Mr Chow said he paid HK$3O,OOO273 words
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Article, Illustration353 1997-12-31 12 Wire services. HE was reported to have considered "old people a waste". But former nurse Orville Lynn Mqjors, 36, pleaded not guilty yesterday to charges that he killed six elderly patients while working at a hospital in Clinton, Indiana, US. The patients were agedWire services.; Picture/ Reuters - 353 words
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Article, Illustration304 1997-12-31 14 WHEN this Californian teenager died in November last year, her 308 kg body was covered with bed sores. Her body was found in a "dirty, digusting" room of an apartment 30 km north-east of San Francisco. There were faeces in the folds of her body.304 words
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Article255 1997-12-31 14 THE court has yet to make its judgement, but mum Marlene, 48, has already been convicted in the harsh court of public opinion. Marlene, a US government worker, has pleaded not guilty to the charges. But talk shows and newspapers have condemned her. They blame255 words
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Article, Illustration35 1997-12-31 16 muKmuK IntenutfoqS on bow kmg K w« take for fc the Asian M bend: This iflnot a m or three-year 1 I 1 job. 10-year job. a>w/35 words
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Article230 1997-12-31 16 THAILAND'S NEW BIG SPENDERS 1 NOT everyone in Thailand is suffering from the country's currency crisis. Some farmers are doing well enough to buy luxury cars Mercedes Benz and BMWs dumped by property developers who have lost money, reports The Business Times. Farmers and exporters of230 words
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Article, Illustration75 1997-12-31 18 Reuters. IF you run into Elton John (right) during his concerttour here in March, remember to address him as Sir Elton. The pop legend was knighted in Britain's New Year's honours list today for services to music and charity work. "My joy at receiving this greatReuters. - 75 words
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Article202 1997-12-31 18 Bank robber makes one demand too many from police Reuters. AT LEAST three people were injured when Italian assault police stormed a bank, held up by a gunman in Milan yesterday. The storming of the bank ended a siege which lasted more than 24Reuters. - 202 words
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Article118 1997-12-31 21 IF you were away in December, you might have missed reading about the duck den, where male prostitutes served, and where one of them brutally murdered the man who ran the place. Or you might have heard about the astounding $50 COE bid, but just couldn't118 words
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132 1997-12-31 21 Win trips to World Cup last chance LAST day to do your bit for charity, be part of France '98. Ken-Air and The New Paper will be giving away a soccer World Cup package for two persons, with Air France tickets, worth $9,200. Just call 1900-*****07 before midnight tonight. Each132 words
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Article, Illustration316 1997-12-31 22 Dear Aggie I AM 20 and my boyfriend is 25. We have a serious relationship and care about each other very much. Unfortunately, there are two things that have created some problems between us. I'm the cause of the first problem. I get angry easily,316 words
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Article163 1997-12-31 22 I DONT make friends easily and thus I value highly those I have. I was fortunate to meet someone whom I came to regard as my best friend, but something I did caused our relationship to sour. I've learned my lesson and am genuinely sorry.163 words
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215 1997-12-31 22 I ENDED my one-month pregnancy recently. I had sex only once, but my boyfriend refused to accept the responsibility, saying I had slept with another guy. He said I had been lying to him all along. So he decided to break up with me.215 words
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183 1997-12-31 22 MY girlfriend and I broke up recently after IVi years. We went steady after knowing each other for less than a week. But we've found we don't understand each other. She said I controlled her too much. I guess the relationship broke up partly because183 words
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Miscellaneous801 1997-12-31 23 5tvp8£^^aa CHANNEL 5_ CHANNEL 8_ I KHHSB (Channel 5,12.30 am) A dying spinster tries to get a 11.00 AM Pte-Helday Movie Special I— NOON WoridWfryTratyStraotwioo I second chance at life by having Aetorix Conquers Amorice j qq pm Mid-day News/Away from Home r I her soul transported into the body801 words
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Article, Illustration484 1997-12-31 24 WE REMEMBER... PEOPLE gathered in their thousands to mourn at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. But the sorrow spilled across every part of the island, as our reporters found. At Orchard Road, for example, the glittering Christmas lights went out for a few hours484 words
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Miscellaneous1091 1997-12-31 25 fomorrowstvpage— RttcNle Mdi CHANNEL 5_ .CHANNEL 8_ KlLflflTi world, 6.00 AM Breakfast Briellng (News) 6.00 All Nobody's Boy/City Spy but there's one thing he can't buy 6.30 AM Singapore (Breakfast show) 7.00 Good Morning Singapore (Breakfast young man W<rfm 9 00 who learns a lesson more valuable es and Giants1,091 words
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Article, Illustration590 1997-12-31 26 Safra's POKIER 98 FM *****, Meredith Brooks (below) The song stirred up a small controversy in August when it was first played here. While Perfect 10 played a censored version and its DJs coyly referred to it as THAT song, Power 98 went ahead boldly590 words
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Article, Illustration491 1997-12-31 27 Who has the biggest Chinese hit in 1997? The winners seem pretty predictable. AVIS WONG comes up with a list from the radio stations FM93.3 The station's Top 100 hits 0f1997 will be announced in a countdown on Jan 1 from 10 am to491 words
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Article, Illustration139 1997-12-31 28 No love for a foreign co-star Continuing our series on Showtime Personalities in 1997: UNDISPUTED Queen of the Hill she may be, but Zoe Tay failed to summon the loyalty of all her faithful alter her union with a foreign star. Too old, too ugly and too fat,139 words
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Article, Illustration188 1997-12-31 28 Step aside, God THEY sold 350,000 copies of their third album Be Here Now in a single day last month, making it the fastest-selling album in Britain. Neither the Beatles nor the Rolling Stones managed anything quite as awesome. And the Spice Girls, which released Spiceworld, managed about half188 words
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Article, Illustration145 1997-12-31 29 Teen bride ONLY 19, Jamie Lee knew her marriage was going to be talked about because of her age. "I hope people will be supportive and not judge us despite the fact that our marriage is quite controversial because of my age," she said. But145 words
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Article, Illustration456 1997-12-31 30 BRIAN MILLER - eT CETERA WITH BRIAN MILLER IT has been five days since I returned from Palembang. But while the grime has been washed away from my shoes and clothes, the pictures in my mind still remain. I was there as a journalist. As were my456 words
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Article, Illustration223 1997-12-31 42 Reuters. BOXING'S biggest bully may get to the wrestling ring. The man who sensationally bit off part of world heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield's ear is set to make a name with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). Mike Tyson, who had his boxing licence revoked by theReuters. - 223 words
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Article, Illustration109 1997-12-31 42 Nandonet. GOLF sensation Tiger Woods has been named "Male Athlete of the Year" by the Associated Press. Woods, whose record-setting victory in April's US Masters pushed golf from the sports pages to the front pages and triggered a financial explosion in theNandonet. - 109 words
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Article, Illustration335 1997-12-31 43 Pradeep Paul - BY Pradeep Paul THE countdown has begun. The people who matter the NBA fans have started voting for the 10 starters of 1998's All-Star Game. And, guess who's got the most votes so far? Nope, not that man of steel, Shaquille O'Neal. Not even the heir335 words
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Article, Illustration103 1997-12-31 43 To be held in New York (Madison Square Garden) from Feb 5-8 Highlight is Ail-Star Game between Eastern and Western Conferences Last year, Steve Kerr won the Three Point contest The slam-dunk twitert has been cancelled and replaced by "2baN". FIRST PRIZE Trip for two to All-Star Game103 words
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Article, Illustration722 1997-12-31 44 THE WEEK THAT WAS MISSING LATRELL SPREWELL NOT a day goes by that Golden State forward Joe Smith doesn't see: or ring up his best buddy Latrell Sprewell. "I definitely miss him," Smith said of Sprewell, who was fired by the Warriors and suspended a year by the722 words
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Article, Illustration60 1997-12-31 44 r sir wnisiM?. NBA referee Jne Forte shares a lif\t moment with Miami Heat mascot "Bumie" luring a tir*e-out at the Dec 21 match against the Atlanta Hawks. Miami won 99-92 with Alonzo Mourning recording 21 points. It ws Miami's second winPicture/ Afp - 60 words
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Article, Illustration200 1997-12-31 45 It's the time for the soccer stars to unwind during the year-end merrymaking period. To let their hair down. To have fun. But in Europe and South America, some of the biggest names played ball to lend a welcome helping hand in fund-raisers for the needy. IPicture/ Reuters; Picture/ Afp - 200 words
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Article, Illustration590 1997-12-31 46 Gerard Wong - INSURANCE SCHEME FOR YOUNGER S-LEAGUE PLAYERS The insurance package is called the Group Personal Accident Insurance with Medical Benefits Plan. Players who suffer injuries while training, playing or being involved in club activities can claim up to $2,000 per accident. If a player dies or suffers590 words
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Article150 1997-12-31 46 ISMAIL TUN, assistant 0 Derations maiuunr. Ms VB WwlwW 14-year-old son, Ita, plays for ll«lwitlwi rmitrai Duiviim wciiu as* Yes, the coverage will definitely be reassuring to parents. Now they won't have to be so afraid of injuries to their kids while playing football. But I don't150 words
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Article, Illustration188 1997-12-31 47 THIRD ROUND SATURDAY: Arsenal v Port Vale Barnsley v Bolton Blackburn v Wigan Bournemouth v Huddersfield Bristol Rovers v Ipswich Cardiff v Oldham Charlton v Forest Cheltenham v Reading Crewe v Birmingham Crystal Palace v Scunthorpe Darlington v Wolves Derby v Southampton Grimsby v Norwich Leeds v Oxford188 words
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Article, Illustration332 1997-12-31 47 THE ROaPTO WEMW CF4 v MAN UNITED (Sunday) Manchester United's shock defeat in its final match of 1997 has left it with problems for its opening assignment in 1998. That is its FA Cup third round clash with Chelsea on Sunday, reports Carlingnet. The Premiership champion went332 words
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Article221 1997-12-31 47 EVERTON v NEWCASTLE NEWCASTLE skipper Rob Lee is refusing to panic after a poor run of results. He accepts it's the Magpies (Newcastle's nickname) worst since he arrived on Tyneside five years ago. The England midfielder returned after injury to face Roy Evans' in-form Liverpool on221 words
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Article, Illustration185 1997-12-31 47 MONEY MATTERS STEVE MCMANAMAN (LIVERPOOL! LIVERPOOL is said to be ready to make England star Steve McManaman the highest-paid player in the Premiership, according to reports in English newspapers yesterday. McManaman could coin in £10 million (s26m) after his present deal expires in 18 months185 words
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Article134 1997-12-31 47 RIO FERDINAND {WEST HAM) AFP. RIO Ferdinand has signed a new seven-year contract with West Ham, tying him to the club until 2005. The 19-year-old England international had been linked with a move to Manchester United, but the Hammers (West Ham's nickname) have moved to ensure they areAFP. - 134 words
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Article, Illustration443 1997-12-31 48 CLUB IN CRISIS! SPOTLIGHT ON SPURS GROSS 35 DAYS COPPELL 33 DAYS CLOUGH 44 DAYS Reuters. TOTTENHAM'S Swiss coach Christian Gross was in danger of becoming just a quirky statistic of English soccer as doubts about his future grew yesterday after just 35 days at the LondonReuters. - 443 words
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Article194 1997-12-31 48 LES Ferdinand fears Tottenham boss Christian Gross may have cost him a place in Glenn Hoddle's England World Cup squad. Ferdinand, who is sidelined by a torn thigh muscle, is facing a month on the sidelines and blames Gross for not listening to him, reports Carlingnet. The England194 words
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Article, Illustration229 1997-12-31 48 Wire services. KAREL POBORSKY (right): The Czech Republic has completed his transfer from Manchester United to Portuguese side Benfica. Poborsky agreed to the move last weekend and the Portuguese side, managed by former Liverpool boss Graeme Soilness, and United tied up the final loose ends yesterday. Poborsky, nicknamedWire services. - 229 words
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