Singapore Monitor, 24 December 1983
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Title Section12 1983-12-24 1 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR M.C. (P) No. 13/5/83 Saturday, December 24, 1983 30cents12 words
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Article365 1983-12-24 1 On the 4th anniversary of the invasion of Afghanistan, Moscow admits there i 5.... Reuter MOSCOW, Saturday THE fighting in Afghanistan is still intense four years after tne Soviet invasion, the Soviet government admitted yesterday. "The fighting, still serious, has not ceased. The counter-revolutionaries still haveReuter - 365 words
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Advertisement54 1983-12-24 1 What to do at Christmas P25 A Christmas story P2O Dieting at Christmas P22 Christmas Eve's TV PlB Brickworks Sports Club withdraws from the National Football League P36 THE Singapore Monitor and Its Evening Edition wiii not be published on Monday. We take this opportunity to wish all our Christian54 words
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Advertisement93 1983-12-24 1 ■PBHJHHHHH Presige at yam Feet mmmmrn Vl* #1 /ftf/y Lrofsfoßv male NURSE WEDS GKL HE I I I HELPED DEUVER 16 YRS AGO T, pi Robinson's is Christmas u)e- iv'tAk ajt our -friend* frVWTjr Me*m &k*titowM and ou Happfr A)eto yt&rf \<4<_ i -i: Robinson's and John Little will be93 words
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Article, Illustration235 1983-12-24 2 EESIM6M SPREADS M SHOPPERS PM STORES m HOTEL BOSSES BEAM 11WLLIBOOKEO'BOOKS ON THE EVE OF THE EYE CHRISTMAS eve of the Eve. It was alto Friday night And Orchard Road waa alive with shoppers, shutterbugs and revellers who just wanted to soak in the festivePICTURE: MOHD ISHAK - 235 words
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AROUND SINGAPORE
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Article, Illustration79 1983-12-24 2 SAVE water by using the PUB-appproved washers, embossed with 'BS 3457', when replacing your wornout tap washers. To upgrade plumbing practice and to promote the use of good quality water fittings in Singapore, the PUB has approved two types of tap washers A dripping79 words
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87 1983-12-24 2 IF YOU are planning a trip to Australia, remember to allow for the As2o departare tax payable when yoa leave the country Travellers who are exempted from the tax are: TRANSIT passengers; TRANSIT passengers forced to re- main in87 words
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Article66 1983-12-24 2 IF YOU are going to the US, here is a reminder from the US Embassy about the need for a visa. A visa is required, and as a matter of policy, most visitors to the US are now granted a stay of six months on initial entry.66 words
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102 1983-12-24 2 THE number of fires in Singapore have increased by 11 per cent. The Singapore Fire Service reports 6,414 cases of fire in the first 11 months of this year. They claimed 18 lives and injured 119 people. The102 words
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Article70 1983-12-24 2 OF THE 20,000 national servicemen enlisted annually, less than 5 per cent end op as officers. Speaking at the Officer Cadets School Commissioning Parade at Pasir Laba Camp yesterday, President Devan Nair said: "Having been trained, yon will now assume the role of70 words
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379 1983-12-24 3 TOH SU FEN - There should be a co-ordinating body to pool information and to encourage the sharing ol information within an industry.' By TOH SU FEN SINGAPORE companies, share your trade information with other companies so that they need not re-in-vent the wheel, suggests the president of379 words
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Article, Illustration100 1983-12-24 3 IT WAS a day of fun and competition for 400 boys aged 12 to 18 yesterday. Representing the eight boys' clubs in Singapore, they took part in a one-day carnival organised by the Singapore Council of Women's Organisations at Leisure ParkPICTURE: CLIFTON AW - 100 words
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Article, Illustration244 1983-12-24 4 SURESH NAIR - By SURESH NAIR IMAGINE a goldsmith shop proErietor flashing a big smile after is shop has been ransacked by armed robbers. Mr Lim Boon Heng, 39, the proprietor of Chia Heng Goldsmith at North Bridge Road, was only having the proverbial last laugh244 words
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265 1983-12-24 4 YEOW MEI SIN - Tourists in Orchard belt will benefit By YEOW MEI SIN DIRECT bus services from the Orchard belt to the Singapore Zoological Gardens are being Itlanned to make it more convenient for tourists o go to the zoo. Zoo officials have asked the265 words
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70 1983-12-24 4 THE International Football Federation (FIFA) may ban Malaysia and Thailand from qualifying in the 1984 Olympic soccer tournament for playing in an unlicensed event. An All-Stars America team comprising players from Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay had made a tour of70 words
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54 1983-12-24 4 A MOTHER who was accused of murdering her four-year-old daughter was given a discharge not amounting to an acquittal. A medical report from Dr Ang Ah Ling of Woodbridge Hospital stated that the mother of the child, Lee Sock Choo, is mentally subnormal54 words
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53 1983-12-24 4 LAST year, the National Theatre's bookings dropped by 11 per cent because of the world economic recession. However, while there is a drop in the number of bookings by lessees, there is no reduction in the number of shows organised53 words
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Article239 1983-12-24 5 FOO MEY KIEN - By FOO MEY KIEN IT COSTS the National Computer Board between $25,000 to $40,000 annually to finance the overseas studies of each young Singaporean on its scholarship scheme. Twelve scholars are already at their computer science courses at universities in Canada, the United States239 words
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Article, Illustration416 1983-12-24 5 William Ee gives up job as policeman to be a plumber By CONNIE YEE TAKE the example of Mr William Ee. At 36, tired of life as a police officer after 10 years in the force, he decided to switch to the416 words
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Article, Illustration171 1983-12-24 5 GANDHI AMBALAM - By GANDHI AMBALAM AFTER three years of worshipping in borrowed premises, the Syrian Orthodox community in Singapore has finally settled in its own home. The St Thomas Orthodox Syrian Church at Yio Chu Kang Road is testimony to the determination of the 250member community171 words
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Advertisement354 1983-12-24 2 [3 THANK YOU VERY MUCH^C i W TERIMA KASEH I Hi m&m<& I w fa 101 ALL OF US of DEAF AID EMPORIUM PTE LTD and DAEI TONE HEARING CENTRE. I fCSingapore wish to say a big and multiple THANK YOU'S to all our faithful Hearing Aid Users. «£f g£2|354 words
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Advertisement62 1983-12-24 2 f I JACK'S PLACE CAFETERIA JACK'S PLACE STEAK HOUSE *0101 Bras Basah Complex. Blk 231 #02-117 Killiney Road. Singapore.o923 (Next to Odeon Cinema) Tel *****28/*****21 I umM X2SL un. .tr JACK'S GARDEN RESTAURANT JACK'S PLACE STEAK HOUSE (STEAK HOUSE) 268 Yen San BMg. #801 00 Orchard Road Block 730. Avenue62 words
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Advertisement32 1983-12-24 4 K.SHJNG L00K... i\ II i I > j tmmmm mK AERON \iron (Si l't< I ul M m-.i. I, M -ul i-mi |iu, ,i> |si ,is| 11 \I.IIMSS IS I I'll I 11132 words
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Advertisement223 1983-12-24 5 i UJt fb a kowehva/ ok, a fait QaaA (K jHAvkci °j{oaf&( BK— H i sis And a restaurant. And a store. And swans. And the hotel discos, or some of the most interesting shopping in But many never leave their boats. They find a mini gods. Kashmir is paradise.223 words
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Article498 1983-12-24 6 Largest crowd to see President since Aquino assassination UPI MANILA, Saturday PRESIDENT Marcos made a surprise appearance yesterday at a race track where 100,000 Filipinos were receiving holiday food parcels and lambasted the rich for ignoring the country's problems. The crowd at the suburban race trackUPI - 498 words
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Article215 1983-12-24 6 Reuter TOKYO, Saturday JAPANESE Prime Minister Yasubiro Nakasone, whose government is holding power by only a slim majority after last weekend's elections, appeared yesterday to have won over critics inside his party and secured his own position. At a meeting with senior leaders of theReuter - 215 words
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125 1983-12-24 6 HONG KONG, Saturday TAIWAN security officials have arrested two North Korean espionage agents. They are said to be a "very important man-and-wife team" who infiltrated into Taiwan via Hong Kong, according to sources quoted by the Hong Kong weekly The Far Eastern Economic Review.125 words
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183 1983-12-24 6 API BEIJING, Saturday FOUR thousand Chinese postal workers have been arrested in a nationwide crackdown on mailmen who do not deliver the mail, the EnglishLanguage China Daily reported yesterday. The report said a survey of 50,000 post and telecommunications ministry officials, coveringAPI - 183 words
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273 1983-12-24 8 Reuter TUNIS, Saturday GUERILLA leader Yasser Arafat faced a rebellion in his Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) yesterday after his dramatic meeting in Cairo with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Mr Arafat's colleagues in the Tunisbased moderate wing of the PLOReuter - 273 words
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268 1983-12-24 8 Serious failures in the chain of command led to Beirut bombing Reuter, AP WASHINGTON, Saturday THE Pentagon yesterday delayed release of a report that officials said would accuse high military officers of lax security contributing to the Beirut bombing lastReuter, AP - 268 words
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Article133 1983-12-24 8 Reuter ABIDJAN, Saturday AT least 200 people died in an earthquake three days ago in North-West Guinea, Conakry Radio said yesterday. The radio, monitored here, said 300 people were injured and thousands left homeless In the Gaonal area, some 300 km north-west of theReuter - 133 words
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176 1983-12-24 9 Reuter CLEVELAND (OHIO), Saturday CANADIAN and American officials yesterday announced the arrest of eight people and the seizure of a truckload of weapons they said were to be used to seize power in Guyana. Five men were detained in Cleveland, oneReuter - 176 words
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231 1983-12-24 9 AP BONN, Saturday PRESIDENT Reagan has told the West Germans he is "Very interested" in meeting soon with Soviet leader Yuri Andropov, Chancellor Helmut Kohl said yesterday. In an interview with West German Television, Mr Kohl said he had recently received aAP - 231 words
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143 1983-12-24 9 Reuter WASHINGTON, Saturday THE US plans to build the world's largest radio telescope which should give astronomers new insights into the universe, the National Science Foundation said yesterday. The foundation has awarded the California Institute of Technology US$3.9 million (5|8.19 million)Reuter - 143 words
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Article348 1983-12-24 10 Top Beijing official says Moscow and Hanoi are trying to encircle China Reuter HAMBURG, Saturday THE Soviet Union continues to pose a serious and direct threat to China and there has been no proE?ss in talks on key issues dividing Moscow and ijing, aReuter - 348 words
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87 1983-12-24 10 Reuter BELFAST: British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, making a morale-boosting visit to Northern Ireland today, said she had a Christmas message for the Irish Republican gunmen and bombers: "You will never win." At a heavily-guarded police station, she spoke to families of policemen killed byReuter - 87 words
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Article87 1983-12-24 10 AP BETHLEHEM: Busloads of armed Israeli troops poured into Bethlehem yesterday to protect Christmas celebrations against the threat of disruptions by Palestinians and Jewish extremists. An Israeli colonel who declined to be identified told a reporter that security was heavier than at any time since IsraelAP - 87 words
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Article74 1983-12-24 10 UPI SAN SALVADOR: As holiday shoppers jam a squeaky clean shopping mall packed with luxury goods, barefoot children pick through newly dumped garbage for a few salvageable scraps of food. This is Christmas in El Salvador. The contrasts between the country's civil war andUPI - 74 words
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Article97 1983-12-24 10 LAT-WP LEBANON: For the first time since Vietnam in 1972, comedian Bob Hope and a glittering array of Hollywood stars is bringing wolf-whistles and roaring laughter to war-weary and homesick American marines on board the USS Guam, off Lebanon's Mediterranean coast. As if symbolicallyLAT-WP - 97 words
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Article, Illustration52 1983-12-24 10 UPI PRINCESS Caroline of Monaco gives Santa Claus a helping hand during a Christmas party at the Monaco palace for children of the Principality on Wednesday. She will wed Mr Stafano Casiraghi, the son of an industrialist, on Dec 29. This will be her second marriage. UPIUPI; PICTURE: UPI - 52 words
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Advertisement65 1983-12-24 6 XASOH'S tfrPrawti Cocktail 1 WCottsomme with Eggm fv Turkey k 1 Sa&ayon 1 reservations 1 Wrblease call tel: /C>^ v %%v m *****07 X'mas Eve dinner: £4 C I*' person New Year's Eve dinner: j i *AO P* r 1 J person i at EUROPA lounge 81 restaurant pte ltd65 words
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Advertisement75 1983-12-24 6 oUmiah Olidsikr <7%&er -rr*!& I v.• igß Have yourself a, Jf "Merry Nyonya Christmas" Sef Lunch Ketupat Rempah rara $70.00 OO and 4 La Carte c15c13 Normal business hours We also have a calering service to suit your convenience Jtjffa Rumah Melaka wishes one and all Merry Christmas j? Unit75 words
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Advertisement119 1983-12-24 7 Xmazs BLXgitement PArkwAY ParaDß Ifl The Shopping Centre with Everything JRJ Yaohan supermarket and department store Isetan department store Small World (Emporium Holdings) Over 200 specialty shops on 4 trade-mixed levels 16 restaurants and over 30 snack shops Children's playdeck jKJ Ken-air Funworld entertainment centre JSJ Peppermint Park theatre lounge119 words
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Advertisement79 1983-12-24 8 ANHA SARAWAK GALA CHMSTTIM EVESHOW Anita Sarawak, Asia's singing sensation, is back with the Singapore swing (or a Gala Christmas Eve Dinner Show at the Inn of Happiness. Feast on the international specialities from the buffet table from 8 pm. Showtime: 11pm (Dinner Show $155 nett) r/yDancing till 3am to79 words
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Advertisement329 1983-12-24 9 n u lJ| The Challenge is on! ABC the lion-hearted For the Grand Finals on February 25th, 1984: Fju p lEI Stout are looking for Singapore's strongest Ist prize in each category $3000 V™"' rh-iUn«. arm-wrestlers. 2nd prize in each category $2000 Tne ABC Stout National Arm Wrestling Challenge ■<329 words
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Advertisement153 1983-12-24 10 Festive Season Ai Raffles Hotel We uphold tradition. December 24 Christmas Eve (•ala Dinner and Dance Elizabethan (trill (jacket tie) $50 Palm Court (informal) $35 December 25 Family Christmas Day Buffet Lunch with X'mas Carols Adults $26 Children $18 December .'<l New Year's Eve (•ala Dinner And Dance Elizabethan drill153 words
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Advertisement160 1983-12-24 10 NOTICES OFFICIAL NOTICE PROPOSAL TO CHANGE OF SHIP'S NAME We, Mazbooth Maritime Carriers Pte Ltd of 63 Robinson Road, Afro Asia Building, #03-10, Singapore 0106, hereby give notice that in consequence of the intended change of ship's name, we have applied to the registrar of Singapore Ships, under Section 417160 words
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Advertisement177 1983-12-24 10 THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 185 UNDER-OCEAN SYSTEMS PTE LTD (In voluntary Liquidation) SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS PASSED ON 23RD DECEMBER, 1983 At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company deemed to have been hek) on 23rd December, 1983 the following Special Resolutions were passed: (a) that the Company be wound up voluntarily;177 words
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491 1983-12-24 11 40-50 pc stake in a discount house Significant share in a merchant bank Commercial bank, preferably in S'pore KEPPEL Shipyard has a few New Year resolutions and they involve money lots of it, to make more of it. In an interview with Asian Finance and491 words
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425 1983-12-24 11 PHILLIP BANGSBERG - Rival scheme by 10-bank consortium may be withdrawn r From PHILLIP BANGSBERG in Hong Kong MORE details of the stock index futures Droposal from the Hong Kong Commodity Exchange were revealed amid suggestions that a rival scheme including financial futures may be425 words
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153 1983-12-24 11 THE first general increases in savings and fixed deposit rates for some months have come from Tat Lee Bank and DBS Bank. Starting the Christmas spirit today, Tat Lee has increased its savings rate from 6.25 per cent to 6.5 per cent.153 words
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Article100 1983-12-24 11 r 1 WMLLSTREET k. Reuter WITH trading volume slowing to a crawl, Wall Street stock prices closed moderately lower yesterday as investors went into the long Christmas holiday weekend apparently undecided about prospects for the market. The Dow Jones Industrial average, which had shown a sparkReuter - 100 words
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399 1983-12-24 12 MODERATE' is the keyword for prospects of the British economy in 1984. This is the view expressed by the Midland Bank in its economic outlook just published. It expects a moderate rate of growth, a moderate increase in the rate of inflation and399 words
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328 1983-12-24 12 THE stock market was quiet and boring this week. Many attributed it to the pre-Christmas mood that has affected participation. Volumes recorded were low and price movements were moderate. The lack of movement in index stocks have resulted in narrow range index changes.328 words
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169 1983-12-24 12 HIjOLLA^VN^yOL^ AP THE US dollar was mostly lower against other major currencies in light, pre-holiday trading yesterday in both US and European foreign exchange centres. Gold prices were mixed. Many banks and other financial institutions in the US and Europe closed early yesterday inAP - 169 words
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Miscellaneous23 1983-12-24 11 IWI2 McNaufhi Synd., lac 11 THE H) E JOtfM* *LOOK,ICAM'T €>TOP AMP pay you BVERy p&w days. 0/£ i. ME OJCE A MONTH.23 words
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Advertisement169 1983-12-24 14 JHk9 98SM B,miE MrjjSk; ***** l JIMM,E <f 7 Ji behind Lido Theatre at the /u/tcf/on o/ Scotts Road and r >v w Orchard Road and surprisingly //ley have parking space L mOT r^an I'OOO cars Rfsht at the heart of Singapore's jsJsS"!sgj C i ftn Nn 05-37 Shaw Centre169 words
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Article, Illustration752 1983-12-24 16 Judy Walker finds life's a hassle in a post office and cameraman Spencer Loh finds time for his roving eyes feature SINGAPORE is being sorted out fast. To get mail to you without aelay, the Telecommunication Authority of Singapore (TAS or Telecoms for752 words
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Advertisement94 1983-12-24 16 > Cocktail Loun^ Presents JDb^J f kgjwa y It's party time! Join in the celebration with us. Lots of prizes can be won. X'mu Lucky Draw 10.30 p.m. New Year Lucky Draw 10.30 p.m. Besides, you'll be entertained by THE STEED while you sip in your favourite drink. rv^^%Al lat94 words
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Article456 1983-12-24 17 THE SPIGAPORE^^^^^M WE ARE a nation where only 8 per cent of the population officially declare themselves to be Christian. Yet Singaporeans as a whole certainly celebrate the festival in a big way. The cash registers in the great department stores have been ringing overtime. Plastic456 words
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173 1983-12-24 17 I HAVE on a number of occasions queued for taxis at taxi stands in Supreme House at Penang Road and Far East Plaza at Scotts Road in the evenings. As these two taxi stands are away from the main roads, the taxis only go173 words
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131 1983-12-24 17 TV LICENCE FEE RISE THE reasons given for the recent rise in SBC licence fee were the increase in the costs of producing and obtaining better quality programmes. It was also mentioned that SBC has upgraded its facilities. Maybe we should start a commercial television131 words
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116 1983-12-24 17 THE recent increase in SBC fee caught practically everyone by surprise. To increase by nearly 50 per cent seems rather drastic. Even the prices of raw materials don't go np that much. I believe the anthorities should consider that they are already collecting handsome116 words
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Article87 1983-12-24 17 I REFER to Mariner of Singapore 1544 (SM, Dec 16) who said the HDB had changed rusty water pipes in Toa Payoh Estates. I first brought up the rusty water subject at the PUB-RC familiarisation of PUB and the PUB immediately came to inspect my87 words
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Article, Illustration517 1983-12-24 18 VALERIE TREVOR - WITH VALERIE TREVOR SBC is getting us nicely into the Christmas mood with a variety of programmes that should appeal to most. Here's a run-down of some of those goodies you can expect. As this is the season of goodwill, I shall be charitable and leave out517 words
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Article472 1983-12-24 18 WONG SING YEONG - TV Scene By WONG SING YEONG CHRISTMAS is here and many of you may be watching or listening to the programmes SBC has in store for you. But what about the people who helped bring you the shows? What does Christmas mean to them? Karen Ng, programmes acquisition and472 words
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Miscellaneous1033 1983-12-24 18 muzizm m JHH 1.00 Opening Followed by Sesame Street. I f I '■€&»>'-. /L- «y| 2.00 The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold |L\ /1 iiM 2.30 Saturday Matinee: An American CarSee Saturday s Best. 4.10 ABC Wide World of Sports. K I K j|j ,-E^ 5.50 Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey V*W1,033 words
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Miscellaneous328 1983-12-24 18 KiiiOic; 12.00 PM Programme Summary 12.05 News-in-Brief 6.05 Easy Listening (cont'd) Musical Notebook Musical Offering: 1. Berii- 7.00 News and Weather Forecast 7.15 oz: L'Enfance du Christ: Part 3, Peter Pears Come Share with Us 7.30 Chinese Music and (tenor), Elsie Morrison (soprano), John Ca- Art Songs (SBC Recording) 1.328 words
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Miscellaneous177 1983-12-24 18 12.00 PM Newsdesk 12.30 Kings of Jazz 12.45 Financial News 12.55 Reflections 1.00 World News 1.09 British Press Review 1.15 About Britain 1.30 New Ideas 1.40 Book Choice 1.45 The World Today 2.00 Newsdesk 2.30 Album Time 3.00 World News 3.09 News about Britain 3.15 From the Weeklies 3.30 Classical177 words
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Miscellaneous574 1983-12-24 18 'Now, that's what I call a Christmas Vjj& crackerl' JMLAfiPs Look on the bright side, at least you won't have to visit all your^ relatives CIRCLE as many rif words as you can find in the tree, across, backwards. Check if K C n Ww «ous you ve got them574 words
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Article, Illustration846 1983-12-24 19 TOH SU FEN - By TOH SU FEN For many of us, amidst the festive frenzy, Christmas means just another depressing round of elusive merry-making and gift exchanging. As one dour-faced colleague snapped, 'What's there to be so merry about?' We heard faint echoes then of Ebenezer Scrooge's 'Humbug!' But for846 words
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Article, Illustration286 1983-12-24 19 ANNIE CHIA - By ANNIE CHIA CHRISTMAS sees me busy, buy, bat it is a squirrel-cage sort of frenzy that gets me nowhere. It comes as it always has. Nothing is different about it. Except for the take-a-look kind of shopping in the new centres like Daimaru,286 words
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Article, Illustration789 1983-12-24 20 ROBERT YAW took ta the streets to flnd the moaning of Christmas. Hero is what the occasion means to some Singaporeans. IT'S all a rush again at the crowded shops and roads. I went somewhere farther away from the crowds, where the pace was more easy-going,789 words
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Article, Illustration678 1983-12-24 21 INEZ WEI - ignoring envious glances, takes a quick poke at the thick and thin of festive eating...and dieting. Fashion writer INEZ WEI ONE of the hardest things about dieting is getting started. The other is sticking with it and not giving up. However, it appears that there is at least one678 words
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Article, Illustration870 1983-12-24 23 MUSICIANS EXPRESS THEIR FEELINGS It's Christmas time, and while other men and their women are clinking glasses and discussing New Year resolutions, some in the music world are trying to cope with the night's work. PAT D'ROSE asks them what Christmas means to them. Jean Bonard This American870 words
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Advertisement119 1983-12-24 20 c Plfils/'q%»vooel!tii, o Celebrate X mas New Year's V 1 0 Q eve with a fun filled night of 0 joy and surprises with prizes at The Yard. Drink yourself merry rg\ I at prices you wont find I If rinrfV> elsewhere in town! $15 noveltyj Mr for Ist drink119 words
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Miscellaneous928 1983-12-24 23 FILM GUIDE Starring: Michael Landon, Jurgen Prochnow, Moira Midnight show: CREEP SHOW (E) hen »Jward Woodward, Priscflla Presley PLAZA (*****72): ADAM AND EVE (E) Synopsis: John Everingham, an Australian news photog- Midnight «hnw- CRFFP SHOW fRI DALIT (*****16): RED SPELL SPELLS RED (C) meets the girl of his dream in928 words
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Advertisement322 1983-12-24 24 •********************00 f ORCHARD: NOW SHOWINGI g (*****00) 4 SHOWS 1.10. 4.00, 4.M ».15pm Z X (Tomorrow/Monday Extra Show 11am) T g SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH X o ODEON CATHAY o g KU LUMPUR PENANG g O3 A TRUE STORY g o M TWENTIETH CENTURY TOX Presents A HAIL BARRETT FILM ft O322 words
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Miscellaneous342 1983-12-24 24 CHINESE LANDSCAPE PAINTINGS MORE than 300 scrolls of Chinese landscape paintings by contemporary artists are now on display at the Yu Yi Exhibition Centre, Blk 231, #03-03, Bras Basah Complex. Art enthusiasts and connoisseurs can buy the paintings at $100 each. Open daily until Dec 28. Admission is free. PAPER342 words
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Miscellaneous272 1983-12-24 24 Christmas Events Trinity Christian Centre's Christmas Tree to break out in song tonight and tomorrow night SINGING TREE THE Madonna Choir from the Church of THE Singing Christmas Tree from Trin- the Blessed Sacrament will perform at ity Christian Centre will spread the mes- the Ming Court Hotel lobby today272 words
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Miscellaneous617 1983-12-24 25 leisure comics ■£3m|l ARIES March 21 to April 20 LIBRA You have a lot of last-minute September 23 to October 22 jobs to do which will keep vou Outside influences linked with tied down for most of the day. the festive season could have an However, this evening you can617 words
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Miscellaneous163 1983-12-24 25 PR SMOCK By George Lemont A\v ANP HER SIN <3lN<3 CRACKBP □7 CANARV \V_ \y HZ EVeR/ WINPOW IN fHg 1 WAS KINPA I HOUSS/ ANP SHg NOW &SNCH I SCRAWNY, V PRESSES Mg FOR IAUSHS/ i SO J SAVE »>?,"»/ >»?>$ fM K 1 1 HgR SOME EV Ic,163 words
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THE SINGAPORE MONITOR RACING GUIDE
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273 1983-12-24 26 WONDER BOY - WELL-BUILT COLT HAS BEEN KEPT IN BRILLIANT TRIM SINCE DEBUT By WONDER BOY TRAINER Gary van Breukelen's Power Pack looks a sound bet in the opening event, a restricted terms race for Class 4 Div A horses over 1,200 metres, in Penang today. The273 words
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Article287 1983-12-24 26 WONDER BOY MA-ZHEN TAN MA TAN (Monitor) (Zao Bao) (Wan Bao) RACE 1 8 Power Pack 10 Wht* Kid 6 Power Pack 9 Toy Drummer 4 Salute ll 9 Toy Drummer 4 Salute ll 2 Mustang III 10 Wha Kid RACE 2 HKttte Warrior Hittrte Warrior 6 H.rtite287 words
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Article185 1983-12-24 26 POWER PACK (8) looks filler than when he finished third of 11 starters to Go Fred Go in his debot over 1,200 m on a yielding track in Ipoh in October. His track workouts have also been impressive. He looks too good for his rivals in Race 1185 words
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Article, Illustration980 1983-12-24 26 JL RESTRICTED TERMS frJOflk 1.45 CLASS 4 DIV A 1,200 m Stakes $13,000 1 69 Frash Cover 57 Gopal 7 40nrh Shanmugam Wndaong (s) (Three Legs Tenafty) 6tk 27/11 C4-A 57 Foo Kl2oog Legato Ist 1:13 6 9,h 4/12 C4-A 57 Foo Kl2oos Bin tang Timor980 words
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Article, Illustration5428 1983-12-24 27 3 2.45 CLASS 3 DIV 2 1,700 m frififrilM_ (Ratings: 90-78) Stakes $14,500 1 ***** Sureman H 57 Qopal 10 schnzg Shanmugam Datuk Cheang Fah (u2 1%) 4tk 13/8 C 3-6 57 Khoo Kl2ooy Menang Lagi Ist 1:15 nk-%-* sth 17/9 C 3-6 54 Gopal5,428 words
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Advertisement10 1983-12-24 26 GOING: Good CARD: More on Pages 28-29 TIERCE: Races 2-4-6-8-1010 words
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Advertisement755 1983-12-24 29 Wishing all friends patrons A Merry Christmas A Happy 1984 Singam Sports Enterprises Pte Ltd 02-48, Ground Floor Upper Serang€>on Shopping Centre, Singapore 1953 Tel: 283-6018 284-8172 Ofx.ii daily 10.00 a.m. to 10.00 p.m. so FREE GIFTS will he fjittrti away during Christmas period. TOOKE'S secretarial EMPLomEN T W applicants755 words
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Advertisement123 1983-12-24 30 I v COMPAT^I li Singapore s Number One m m m Computer Dating Service* m Wishes j® all its Patrons jj A Merry Christmas gi jj and A Happy New Year <j A Filled with True Happiness. TEL: 294-2348. 5 jj Or write to: |jj P.O. Box 2514, Singapore «S5123 words
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Advertisement153 1983-12-24 30 New Hair-Style I For Christmas! Our overseas trained J hairstylist* keep with the moat modern S styles and techniques for your total I satisfaction. Christmas Sfxxial Offer!!! 1 Perm: $35/- Cut J/4/Wishing All j Friends Patrons I l Mt'rrv Christmas' I 1 I Hupfry 84' Esavell Beauty Salon #05-34 I153 words
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Advertisement406 1983-12-24 30 83 Unit 02-23/26 International Plaza O Anson Road 1, fl Tel: *****25,*****19 Ql H CHRISTMAS SPECIAL S Novelties $8.00 per person **A new night spot in town LARRY BLACK M RVV TV WITH MARCO HAIOH f| y°V (The balancing act on guitar and vocal chords) how Open till 1.00 ajn.406 words
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Advertisement47 1983-12-24 31 x J /iaslcUZ, n^f If you can't Hw V even handle a f how do you V-Ay expect to handle a car? V JUST A TIMELY REMINDER DO TAKE IT EASY THIS LUNAR NEW YEAR! n 9 rcsso) IRAFHC POLICE THIS MESSAGE IS SPONSORED BY ESSO SINGAPORE47 words
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Advertisement241 1983-12-24 32 =[_^&%$?$<'(/'/+'%=)^>|<!"-\@!\ Classified Ad Rates Singapore Monitor: Sunday Monitor: Words 0.35 c«nl* per word 0.55 cent* per word Display $7.70 p«r col. cm $12.00 per col. cm Bwlmm Hr» Mon-Frl. 9am-spm Sat. 9am-lpm ANTENNAE 11 Apex -Trans Services 440-7145/6 INSTALLA7ION Bnd Car For Rent 46#14?5 JJ Car Rental ?<*> 9868 Kent241 words
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Advertisement251 1983-12-24 32 FURNITURE Adrian's Cane Furn 273-8229 Blk 4005. Depot Lane, #01-95, Bock Lim Ind 4. Co 747-2347 Foong Furniture C 0... 745-2701 (specialise in kitchen cabinet) Blk 8 #01-2669 Eunos Crescent Singapore 1440 Hong Fatt Cane Furniture, 146 Victoria St SO7lB 337-0936 70. Greenleaf Rd off Holland Rd/ Sixth Ave *****251 words
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Advertisement254 1983-12-24 32 Solar Control Ind Co 747-4362/ 747-4410(SoUr control film for glass windows doors, to prevent heat t glare) Teck Chua Long Renovation Construction 282-4463/*****74 Whee Lee Inter Furng 440-2498 JlMffffjifPF Katong Sauna Et Massage 345-5116/345-5117 MODELLING Elsa Yeo Model Centre 338-0740/337-5791 Ivor's Model (The Ist Male Modelling Agency) 338-6862 Jozen Modelling254 words
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Article, Illustration463 1983-12-24 33 ERNEST FRIDA - They show talent and skills but lack match practice and exposure JUNIORS 0 JAPAN UNDER-18 1 By ERNEST FRIDA SINGAPORE Juniors provided a ray of hope for local hockey's future with a promising performance which fell just short of a successful finish in theirPICTURE: CLIFTON AW - 463 words
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250 1983-12-24 33 ALFONSO CHAN - By ALFONSO CHAN TOP-SEED Peter Lundgren yesterday breezed past Indonesia's Suharyadi, who had the misfortune to meet the Swedish player twice in the Singapore International Youth tennis championships at the Singapore Tennis Centre. He beat Suharyadi 6-0, 6-2 in the 21-and-under category and 6-1,250 words
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250 1983-12-24 33 TONY KOH - RUSSELL 95 EMPORIUM 81 By TONY KOH RUSSELL managed to shake off their disappointment for failing to make it to the final of the Mizuno Commercial Cup basketball tournament when they clinched third spot over the Emporium team at the Gay World250 words
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Article, Illustration222 1983-12-24 34 ALFONSO CHAN - By ALFONSO CHAN THE SINGAPORE International Youth Tennis Championship third round matches started with a controversy yesterday. Christer Allgaard, a 16-year-old Swede, with a McEn-roe-like temperament, requested for an official to referee a crucial point in his under-18 match against South Korean Kim Hak. Kim disagreed222 words
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Article, Illustration204 1983-12-24 34 RULES OF THE GAME WRITE down, in order of merit, your choices for the top Male and Female (three each) stars of 1983 and the top New Talent in the coupon provided. Write down in about 25 words, the reasons for your choices204 words
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Article, Illustration368 1983-12-24 34 S GULAM - Former star striker thrills with 'geleks' and cheeky passes EX-INTERNATIONALS 0 SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB 1 By S GULAM THE EX-INTERNATIONALS may be the stars of yesteryears, bat they still have the kind of magnetism to draw a thousand fans whenever they take to the field. This368 words
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Advertisement236 1983-12-24 33 classified 273-9090 Entertainment FOR SALE mom/9 omma national NV-370EN VCR only $900 NV-300EN VCR only 1925 NV-600EN VCR only SI .050 NV-777EN VCR only »1,150 Sony KV-2060 20 CTV only $700 Al with 2 1/2 years guarantee Free delivery and instalation Ottered vafed Haldol December Cal Kassan Electronic 968. Sembawang236 words
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Advertisement385 1983-12-24 33 Interior Decor /Renovation BUILT—tN KITCHEN CANMt NETS and Wardrobe at factory pnoe Contact 760-2865 tor enqmr las Instalments arrangeable Office Equipment A Furniture nt upmolstmpv or tor am, cushions, etc Specialist charging reasonable rates Please cal 481-0077 (day). *****98 (night) Packers A Movers CMKA P r!V4 N9POR TA TM)N DAT385 words
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Advertisement77 1983-12-24 33 PROPERTY Accommodation Vacant $390,000 FOB A city property, kteaty located near supermarkets, schools, shopping centres Bales tier/ Whampoa (Near Rubv) immediate occupation Cat 282-4344 KUZABCTH NKIQMT*. Qjummmu. Road Luxuriously furnished maisonnette lor rent, interested parties please cal 734-9181. Ms Ng moom rotl mam at Clementi West Preferably foreign student Food77 words
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Advertisement96 1983-12-24 34 Merry Christmas Happy New Year Park 111 l Seafood Palace Come join the Ramshackle Disco Group during these festive season on Dec 24th, 25th 31st, Ist Jan'B4 Time: B.oopm to 2.00 am Price $30 nett on 24th 31st Dec '83 $18 nett on Dec 25th Ist Jan '84 Fabulous Music96 words
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Advertisement35 1983-12-24 34 But Hurry! Only while stocks last (Inclusive of professional drilling) Available at: STRIKE LINE PRO-SHOP Kim Seng Bowl T«t: *****09 ,s h PLAYMORE The No 1 Name in Bowling Jackie's Bowl, Orchard. /y%y\ Tet *****2135 words
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Article470 1983-12-24 35 S GULAM - DECISION SHOCKS EVEN THEIR TEAM MANAGER AND COACH By S GULAM BRICKWORKS Constituency Sports Club yesterday caused a shock in local soccer by announcing their withdrawal from the National Football League. The Division Two club is the first team to do so since the formation of470 words
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Article70 1983-12-24 35 Reuter BANGKOK, Saturday AUSTRALIA'S Perth football club beat Malaysia 10 and China's August First Club drew 0-0 with Thailand B in yesterday's Group B matches of the 16th King's Cup football tournament. In Group A on Thursday, Indonesia beat the Philippines 7-0 while South Korea's Citizen BankReuter - 70 words
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337 1983-12-24 35 But gives no indication of going to Seoul BEIJING, Saturday CHINA has plans to build an Olympicstyle athletes' village in hopes of staging the 1990 Asian Games in Beijing, but it has not decided whether to attend the 1986 Games337 words
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BEST OP THE SPORTS FILES
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112 1983-12-24 35 UPI SHEFFIELD (England), Saturday SHEFFIELD United's home match with Bolton Wanderers in the English Third Division on New Year's Eve could go ahead without a crowd because of a row with the local council. Sheffield United owe more than £51,000 (moreUPI - 112 words
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98 1983-12-24 35 UPI LONDON ENGLAND international goalkeeper Ray Clemence, 35, signed a new three-year contract with Tottenham yesterday just a week after having a nightmare match against Manchester United which was televised live in Britain, Poland and Italy. Tottenham manager Keith Burkinshaw said: "RayUPI - 98 words
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