The New Paper, 11 April 1998

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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    7 1 the new paper SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 1998
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon Caught in White Elephant jam
      547 2 ONLY days ago, many were calling the Second Link the WTiite Elephant Bridge "Jambatan Gajah Putih", in Malay. The $1.3-billion Second Link was built to handle a daily load of up to 200,000 vehicles. But of late, it has been serving only about 8,000 vehicles
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      Lock icon MAN, OH MAN!
      424 3  -  Cheeky costumes and fun answers liven up Manhunt contest BY Carol Leong HE delved into women's magazines as part of his homework for the Senior Manhunt title. Mr Philip Lee, 32, last year's first runner-up for Singapore's premier hunk competiton, was taking no chances this time round.
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      42 2 gby Jill Lim 2nd prim: $300 3rd prize: $200 All in g W l l 119 L'llllK'j I I Lu First Enterprise 6001 Beach Rd 102-08 Golden Mile Tower our f *Lgffi f PULLOUT 24 hrs Hotline for free delivery; 295 5451
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      Lock icon 'He beat me'
      247 4 WIFE OF Ex-PAN-EL CHIEF CLAIMS: HE beat me when I surprised him with another woman, the wife of former Pan-Electric Industries boss Peter Tham has told a court. I did not, he (right) says, and is fighting the case. The incident happened when Madam Kok Mei Yee,
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      WHAT'S HUP
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      DOW JONES
      27 4 The Dow Jones industrial average rose 103.38 points to close at 8,994.86 yesterday. Volume on the New York Stock Exchange was about 550 million shares.
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      HEADLINERS
      90 4 The Straits Timet: Jakarta gets IMF deadlines The Business Times: Worthless warrants set to deprive firms of $2b Uanhe Zaobao: The Japanese media accuses PM Hashimoto of mishandling the country's economic policy and urges him to step down Berita Harlan: Death toll for pilgrims rises to 118 PCS morning
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      REMEMBER THAM?
      129 4 PETER THAM was said be the one of the masterminds of the Pan-Electric affair. The pubiic company collapsed in 1985 with debts of more than $450 million. Mr Tham had disappeared the year before. In 1986, he was found and jailed for criminal breach of trust and forging
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    • CATCH OF THE DAY
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        Cash squeeze
        93 4 COMPANIES that have issued warrants could lost out on $2.2 billion because the owners are unlikely to pay and convert their warrants to shares. It would be cheaper to buy the shares directly. Warrants let you buy a company's shares at a fixed price within a period. The
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        Getting too crowded
        84 4 THE Sunday crowds are getting out of hand, says Lucky Plaza's management. Sometimes on Sundays the crowds reach 10,000 and many block the fire escapes, walkways and elevators. This is a safety risk, police have said. Also, said the committee, the centre keeps getting vandalised, and the
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        Challenging nation
        73 4 GREAT ties and very stimulating. That's what US military officials and defence contractors think of their relationship with Singapore. At the roll-out ceremony of Singapore's new F-16C/D fighter aircraft in Texas on Thursday, Mr Robert Bauerlein, the Deputy Under-Secretary for international affairs in the US Air Force, said
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        Ex-state secretary jailed
        77 4 THE former state secretary of Malacca has been jailed a year. Datuk Wira Abdul Rahman Jamal, 50, told Treasury officials Malacca had proposed two companies build its Ms26o million ($l2O million) sports-complex project. Now deputy director-general of the Implementation Coordination Unit (ICU) in the Prime Minister's Department,
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    Lock icon In the news, with GOOD news
    434 6 SINGAPORETODAY Remember the poor poly student, homeless and broke, who gained unwanted fame by stealing $30? Now, WOON WUITEK reports, he's making news again —for a happier reason OTHER CALLERS IF you called the Eritas hotline and left your l/C number, you are entitled
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  • attitude You talk your peers answer we listen
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      You call yourself Dad?
      418 7 Some of us suffer the pain of being children to horrid parents. Parents who have problems and parents who hurt us. One girl writes about her monster dad i TEARS are shed. How many more of these tortured days must we have? It's all because of
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      He beat me with a belt
      401 8 For this letter, we got a teenager who went through something similar, to share his experience Dear L A Yan, I'M 16 years old and I've gone through tough times. I have a violent father who used to beat me every time he came
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    The name's Tan. Courteous Tan.
    426 10 SINGAPORETODAY Less rudeness, more etiquette on the Internet. That's what the Singapore Courtesy Council is out to promote, with the recent launch of its courtesy website. One cyber-surfer tells TEOYUNYUN why he's always Polite YOU'VE seen them: Rude with fake names posted on the Internet.
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Lock icon Q: What would New Aware chief say about male member picking up callgirl?
      551 12 She is no bra-burning feminist. The new president of the Association for Women's Action and Research wants to reach out to more teens and men. So YVONNE LIM asks her about the male member who recently wrote
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      THE WOMAN
      54 12 Dr Phyllis Chew. 44 Sociolingui sties lecturer at National Institute of Education President of the University Women's Association. Past vice-president of Aware. Married to an army officer. One daughter, Peta Yang. nine. She and hubby share the cooking and washing up. At dinner, she discusses news issues like
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      CALLING ALL MEN
      134 12 ITS time to talk to men! declares Mrs Chew. Out of Aware's 600 members, only 30 or 5 per cent are men. Dr Chew aims to make that figure 20 per cent. Dr Chew said: "Most male members say they feol women should be equ .J, that
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      A: Surprise, surprise
      98 13 WHAT HIS COLUMN SAID MR Lim recounted how he and a friend had picked up two prostitutes in Hawaii. The column, "The Trouble with Lisa", which appeared in Sunday Plus on April 5, was part of a series on his adventures during a round-the-world yacht race in
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      The trouble with Lisa
      8 13 Sunday Plus April 5.
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      Did his deed show disrespect for women?
      355 13 HE said he joined Aware "because I respect women". But isn't prostitution exploiting women? Yes, answered Mr Peter Lim, but there are some women who go into it voluntarily.... But wasn't it wrong for Mr Lim who said he believed in women's rights
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Lock icon Helping hand for ex-cons
      285 15 More volunteers willing to provide after-care service to ex-women prisoners are needed. CRISPINA ROBERT speaks to some volunteers SHE could live her life as a tai-tai. After all, Madam Lim Peng's husband is a businessman. But instead of going to parties and playing mahjong, Madam Lim
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      Double celebration
      135 15 FOR the first time in Singapore's history the Tamil and Sikh communities will jointly celebrate their new years. Traditionally, the Tamil new year falls one day after the Sikh new year, said Ms Sithara Doriasamy, co-chairman of the Nee Soon South Community Centre's Indian Activity Executive Committee. "We
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      BE A VOLUNTEER
      59 15 The volunteer afler-care scheme, started last October, now has 24 volunteers looking after 30 ex-prisoners. If you're keen to help, call SACA at tel *****50. Applicants will be interviewed and should meet these criteria: At least 25 years old Previous counselling experience preferred, but training is also
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      Lock icon Greek god in town
      156 17  -  BY Jill Lim HERE Comes the Sun Would he have approved of the Beatles song? Apollo, the Greek sun god, could have an opinion on that, being the god of music too. As you see here, he's playing the harp. This bronze sculpture, which stands outside
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      Legal line
      84 17 OUR Legal Library offers quick access to various topics. Just call 1900-914-0014 and enter the codes below: When can I stop paying child maintenance? (*****3) Can I change my son's surname to his new father's?!loo4o4J Is it an offence to change the date of separation? (*****5) Questions and
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      ALL ABOUT APOLLO
      114 17 THE GREEK GOD: Apollo was also the god of music, poetry and dance, of crops and wild herd, of healing and prophesy. In art, he is usually represented as a beardless youth, either naked or robed, and holding either a bow or a lyre. THE SPACE PROGRAMME:
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      THE STATUE
      31 17 2.3 m tall, weighs 500 kg Cast in bronze Hollow, with a stainless steel frame inside Has been treated with chemicals to turn blackish-green —the colour of old bronze.
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      EXCUSE ME... I'm a reporter
      190 19 FRIDAY WEEKLY IT was amazing enough for He Yan Ying to take a picture with her idol, Hongkong singer Sammi Cheng. But for the Secondary 2 student of Commonwealth Secondary School, to sit beside her and even ask her questions as a cub reporter was
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      Take a break, see the Titanic
      509 20 DATUK SERI ANWAR IBRAHIM SAYS: Yes, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has a lighter side, as FONG FOONG MEI, a Malaysian, discovered when she trailed him during his recent two-day visit to Singapore. I KNEW he was a sharp man. A witty man. A confident
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      214 21 i y/: 'iflV fIH^H >4n additional contest will be conducted in France along with the product packaging of any Gillette, to select ten lucky grand prize winners from around Duracell, Oral Bor Papermate product and you the world to share U. 5.51,000,000..51,000,000. could be off to France. To enter, send
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      228 22 Do it for the sun Sunny LUC KJ ist prize: Nissan Sunny 1.5 EX (M) (without COE 2nd PRIZE 3rd PRIZE i 10 $10,000 D«pO«H in Theatre FREE shuttle service Jg A Competitive walkers can only or» 24 May, 6.30 to 7.1 Sam. i counters at* PKHIP POWT indent of
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      Angry? Just grrrin and bear it
      81 23 m u I'm u i< ToMrPftH D'Agostino, a therapist and motivator based in Raleigh, North Carolina, anger should not exist Me said that no one has a right to be angiy and that It's delusional to think that anger can be productive. If you're
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      Who's the COP?
      342 23 TOMMY Lee Jones plays Marshal Sam Gerard again in US Marshals, the sequel to the 1993 blockbuster, The Fugitive. The movie will be here soon. But, what if James Lye of Triple Nine fame gets tired of Singapore super-cop roles? Who among those below have some real-life
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      380 23 m A THiS FORMIS FOR FUN WALKERS ONLY I OCCUPATION CODE: 1. Student 2. Housewife 3. Office-worker 4. Blue-collar 5. Professional/ Executive 6. Retiree 7. Others BIGWMK9B P ease n te that a information ivon MUST BE ACCURATE AND clearly wr,tten > n blqck letters i I NAME SEX (Morn
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      626 24 n Little India Arcade's 3rd Anniversary and Happy Varusha Pirapu 3 Apr-3 May 98 Q|4 f JHf Witness ancient dances I and cultural practices that 7 rta elMencmrrie<i n Mm& JSr for centuries W$ t's that ttme of the year again to celebrate Varusha Pirapu, I I 41| i* w
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      Lock icon Peace deal for N Ireland
      271 25 Wire services. MR Tony Blair has finally succeeded where other British prime ministers have failed for 30 years. He has seen through a peace deal for troubled Northern Ireland. Mr Blair said it was his greatest day since last May 1 when he won the
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      THE DEAL
      71 25 A new assembly in Northern Ireland of 108 members six elected by proportional representation from each of the 18 electorates. It will be run by a 12man ministry and must first set up a north-south ministerial council to direct cooperation on crossborder issues. The assembly will be suspended
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    The full bounty
    20 26 111 II I*lll II I* What more do vu wiH us to disclose? We'rwtrippa down to our
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    Too sick for Russia
    452 26 RUSSIA'S ailing President Boris Yeltsin is losing his grasp of the top job. Recently, he has: Wrongly named Germany and Japan as nuclear powers. Announced he would cut Russia's nuclear arms by a third, a statement his aides had to quickly correct. Declared open a post-summit
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      We'll give $$$ in 'bits and pieces'
      374 28 We'll give in 'bits and pieces' Change, change and change yet again. Indonesia's rescue deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) went through another round of change yesterday, its third in six months. How will the IMF make sure things will work this time? The IMF's Asia and Pacific Director
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      Some key dates for Indons to keep
      136 28 INDONESIA has set individual target dates for implementation of key points in the reform package announced yestenlay. The 117-point plan is seen as a major step to try to end the country's worst economic crisis in decades. If fully implemented, it will be
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    Lock icon Killed by speed boat
    188 29 Hongkong tourist goes diving and is... MALAYSIATODAY Source: Bernama. A HONGKONG tourist in Malaysia died when a speedboat slammed into him on Thursday. Mr Cheng Pui Man, 39, had been diving near Pulau Redang off Kuala Terengganu. His wife, Leung Ka Hung, 35, who was with
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      175 29 fully refunded Five Lucky winners could walk away with reftutds of ing needs and fortune could smile at your home. To qualify their purchases [not exceeding the amounts stated in the for the Draw, spend a minimum of $100 [single or combined respective categories of prizes*]. receipts accumulated throughout the
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      62 30 t-***™ *>... ♦.-Wv jn '5 ■i r* ■'•ti /to-£k?". y, i* T-fife •> >\v v m i a'... v| ,-^L. I^v^.aj' Ti, JL '-.'V- •-r-s.'&iw-* fe' S> Now, with its completely new look, the re-designed Straits Times gives you more colour, more picturee end mors graphics. It mekss reeding the
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      Lock icon Who are they?
      327 31 Metal identity tags missing in stampede HA) CRUSH: 118 DEAD Source: Wire services. SAUDI authorities are having problems identifying the bodies of pilgrims killed m a stampede near Mecca on Thursday. The problem: Missing wrist bands. All pilgrims had been given these metal tags for identification. Said
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      Lock icon THE STAMPEDE AT MINA
      42 31 HAJ TRAGEDIES 1997:343 killed in inferno at Mina 1994:270 killed in stampede at Mina 1990:1,426 die of suffocation in Mina tunnel 1987: About 400 die in clash with police 1979:153 killed in hostage incident Graphics/ Berita Harian, Malaysia
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      Singaporeans safe
      143 31 NO Singaporeans were injured in the incident at Mina on Thursday. The Mufti of Singapore, Mr Syed Isa Mohamed Semait, confirmed this with The Straits Times yesterday. He heads the Singaporean delegation this year. In a long-distance phone call, he said: "All 4,500 Singapore pilgrims in Saudi Arabia
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      SAVING LOVED ONES
      109 31 A KUWAITI pilgrim saved his wife from death shortly before he was trampled. Ali Abdallah al-Gaoud, 45, succeeded in pulling his wife back onto her feet after she fell in the stampede. But just minutes later, he himself fell under the feet of the jostling crowd. His
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      Lock icon US to decide if they are refugees
      296 32 IMMIGRANTS IN US EMBASSY REBELS The separatist Free Aceh Movement claims that the province was forced to become part of Indonesia without a referendum. The organisation is based in Sweden. In 1976, the separatists declared independence. Since then, the group has considered itsetftobeat
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      Lock icon Room with a view
      105 32 Open house: This is what remains of this girl's bedroom after a killer tornado ripped through several northern Atlanta suburbs in Georgia, US, early Thursday morning. The tornado claimed six lives and left 73,000 residents without power. Authorities said the storm has killed at least 44
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      658 44  -  Preview By The Three Musketeers JOCKEY K L 00, who is riding pending an appeal against a six-month ban, could land a double at Bukit Timah today. His two mounts which appear outstanding are Tax Free in Race 3 and Merline Magic in the fifth.
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      197 44 EHIMZiSa Italy Reuters. ROMA'S experienced Brazilian defender Aldair this week offered his brilliant compatriot, Inter-Milan striker Ronaldo, some semi-serious advice. This came on the eve of the pair's face-to-face Serie A meeting today. Aldair and Ronaldo are expected to play together for Brazil at the World
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      146 44 SCOTLAND Reuters. CELTIC captain Tom Boyd is hoping his side can copy the blueprint of Rangers' success. And that would help get the result it needs from tomorrow's Glasgow derby and edge it closer to the Scottish title. The Premier Division leader knows that victory
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      263 45 WORLD CUP '98 UPDATE m Hi I PLAYBt RANKINGS g] crtfV I i DEL PIERO 23 FlB 0 I fHB 2INZA6H! 24 F 4 0 PI VyUV jVIERI 24 F 7! 2 ■HI 4 CHIESA 26 F 6 0 L-| sPERIIZZI 27 GK 21 —LJ MORIERO 22 F 10 7R8A6610
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    830 47  -  Muttiiinillioitdollar race Tuesday: BRAZIL By! S Gulam AFP. REVERED by his countrymen and feared by the rest of the world, Alessandro Del Piero is already being touted as the man to watch in France. On mere reputation, he pales against the likes of Brazilian Ronaldo, Argentinian Gabriel Batistuta, Englishman
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    520 50 TIGER BEER S-LEAGUE '98 CLUES TO PUZZLE ACROSS 1. The title sponsor for this year's S-League. 2. The cabinet minister who is adviser of Tampines Rovers. 3. The club mascot of Marine Castle United. 4. The former national coach who Is now coach of Sembawang Rangers. 5.
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      606 51 MARK OVERMARS: Arsenal's Dutch star has slammed his own defence as "old and rickety". The wonder winger claims that "thirty-something" stars Steve Bould, Nigel Winterbum, Lee Dixon, Tony Adams and Martin Keown could cost the Gunners the Premiership title.
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      31 51 1NF0UNE Call The New Paper Infoline after 12.15am tomorrow for results of today's English Premier League matches. Call after 6.30am on Tuesday for Monday's matches. Calls cost 30 cents a minute.
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      344 53 COUPLES HOLDS OFF CHASING PACK SECOND ROUND 139: David Duval (US) 71-68, Fired Couples (US) 69-70 141: Scott Hoch (US) 70-71 143: Phil Mickelson (US) 74-69, Jay Haas (US) 72-71, Tiger Woods (US) 71-72, Paul Azinger (US) 71-72, Jose Maria Olazabal (Spa) 70-73 144: Mark
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      560 53  -  COMMENT BRIAN MILLER SO, you ask. Can Tiger Woods tame Augusta and win his second US Masters green jacket? So, I say, why not. After his awesome show in last year's event, I'm not about ready to risk breaking a leg by jumping
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      515 54 CHAMPIONSHIP HHASF- MAN UNITED I 1 Ronny Johnsen 13th min LIVERPOOL I 1 Michael Owen 37th min < 1-1 H Crowd: 55,171 Red card: Owen (Liverpool) 41st min Reuters. ROY EVANS, Liverpool numacar They were two dubious challenges by Michael and he probably deserved to go. There was a
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      388 54 MAN UNITED 1 LIVERPOOL 1 Reuters. Manchester United failed to overcome 10-man Liverpool yesterday. It could only draw 1-1 at Old Trafford. And the balance of power in the Premiership tilted once more in
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      93 54 AFP. PREMIERSHIP challenger Arsenal will be without four first-team regulars for it's home clash with Newcastle today. Defenders Martin Keown and Lee Dixon and striker lan Wright are all iiyured, while Dutch star Dennis Bergkamp is suspended. Steve Bould will step in for Keown but
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    973 57 Vnome WAS 19 and fresh from school. I was innocent, curious and full of enthusiasm about anything and everything. I had an ambition shared by few other kids my age. I wanted to be a BAR... TENDER (I suspect that, for a split second, I
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      133 58 MY husband is a busy businessman and I always feel very lonely. Luckily, my ex-boyfriend is very nice to me. He keeps me company when I go to the bank or supermarket on Saturdays. We like to go to East Coast
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      104 58 Last week. Worried and Afraid, i 4, wrote that her boyfriend of two months was pressurising her to have sex with him. She refused because she felt they were too young. But he did not give up. "After that, he asked me for that every day. I
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      244 58 A reader responds... Dear Worried and Afraid, I read about your problem and it was as if I was reading about myself. You have to stand up and be brave, have thfe guts to turn him down even if he insists. If you
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      258 58 MY husband is very bad-tempered. He is also a spendthrift Recently, an incident sparked off a big quarrel. I won $2,000 in a lucky draw. I called him at work to share the news with him but he didn't react. So, I banked some of
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      239 58 I HAVE known this guy for a few months. He is quite nice and caring. He said he would like to know me better and start a relationship with me. But I do not have special feelings for him. I tried accepting him
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      230 59 KATE-ginslet's self-confidence has been swingiAgfike a pendulum since her Titanic role. While she was beautifully curvy in Sense and Sensibility and Jude, she packed on the pounds in the James Cameron film. "You read stories of young girls wanting to starve themselves to death. It is incredibly warped
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      300 62 BEAUTY AND THE BELGIAN WE'VE heard qf odd couples (Julia Roberts and Lyle Lovett being the prime example) but get this: Jean Claude Van Damme is said to be in love with...folk singer Jewel! Introduced at Hollywood's Sky Bar earlier this year, the pair has been inseparable since then.
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      18 62  -  BY JOHN MCPHERSON "Oh, that. The kids have started a shelter for neglected Giga Pets."
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      174 62 THE MOVIE The story: Weeks before B American nhMtloni, the president gets entangH in a sex scandal. White House aides hire aHn doctor to fete a war to distract the media and I MUST be immune to sound bites, one-liners and wit laced with little else. (Too
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      100 62 f V I MAX Tuhe in to what lpeople are mm mW Alvin Foo, 15, student u i What are you listening to right 3 Forever by Damage o What's the best song you heard last year? Truly, Madly, Deeply by Savage Garden What's the worst song you heard last
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    595 63 with Jeff Low EDUCATION means preparation for life. Does anyone want to argue with that? Whether the life will be good or bad afterwards doesn't matter, it seems.. That what can happen after getting educated is still beyond anybody's grasp also doesn't matter, it
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      385 64 T Cream BilQpates! J i 1 YOU either love or hate him. BiN Gates, that is. Irish student Brian Keegan was held by the pottcefor plastering the Microsoft chief with a custard pie in Brussels recently. Now you can do the same, without getting into any messy tangles with
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      298 64 Al Capp, creator of the famous comk strip Ul Abner, was one day invited to a university to |ive a lecture to the students. Before he could begin speaking to the large group assembled in the auditorium, a very I unlwmpt-kx>klng student at the back shouted a vulgar
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      386 64 STOP tearing your hair out over your income tax forms. As the saying goes: Don't get mad, get even. With four days to go before you have to send in your forms, take a look at some tongue-in-cheek methods that an irate net
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    471 65 Pub closures: W" Brian Miller BARELY four months into the new year and already the wounds are beginning to show. Established clubs have thrown in the towel and few new ventures have surfaced. It's not that pub owners are only now beginning to realise that running a
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