Singapore Monitor, 25 December 1983
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Title Section12 1983-12-25 1 THE SUNDAY MONITOR M.C. (P) No. 14/5/83 Sunday, December 25, 1983 40cents12 words
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Advertisement83 1983-12-25 1 WAR S/MTL." UNUSUAL CHRISTMAS UTTERS FROM KIDS: PAGE 10 WHY ENGUSH, NOT SECOND LANGUAGE, IS S'PORE STUDENTS' MAIN PRODLEM MORE REPORT ON PAGE 3 L A H W m»~ I Cabbage TWfflmmUj Patch doll craze: PATOM P15 16 BACK FOR American AGNES stores handing UAU IU out adoption vhah in83 words
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338 1983-12-25 2 FOO CHOY PENG - THE REST WILL HAVE TO WAIT FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS By FOO CHOY PENG IF you have applied to buy a HDB flat before March 1982, you are likely to get it by 1985. "Applicants who registered to338 words
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Article, Illustration305 1983-12-25 2 LOONG SWEE YIN - Community centre's CCC creates garden tor residents By LOONG SWEE YIN NEXT to the Kim Seng Community Centre in Havelock Road is a small patch of land with stone tables and seats, footpaths, lamps and and well-hewn plants and shrubs. And305 words
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Article, Illustration534 1983-12-25 3 YONg POW ANG - DR YEO'S WRITTEN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS RAISED BY MPs By YONg POW ANG VARIOUS proposals, including the provision of more buses at certain times and more bus lanes, are being studied by the Communications Ministry to improve the public transportation in534 words
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79 1983-12-25 3 ADDITIONAL amplifiers and antennae will be fitted to the existing HDB blocks so that residents may receive SBC's Channel 12. A total of 3,500 systems have to be fitted and the exercise will be completed by October next year.79 words
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284 1983-12-25 4 GANDHI AMBALAM - HE SAYS HIS PARTY IS PREPARED TO DO WHATEVER HAS TO BE DONE By GANDHI AMBALAM WITH a few more days before the expiry of a deadline to pay $17,000 or face action to wind up his Workers' Party, Mr284 words
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106 1983-12-25 4 TAKE a keener interest in politics, young Singaporeans were told last night at the Dinner and Dance, organised by the Bedok North Youth Group at the RELC Building. Said Mr Teo Chong Tee, Parliamentary Secretary (The Environment and Social Affairs), "If the106 words
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96 1983-12-25 4 YOU CAN still use your SBS senior citizen concession pass next year even though its expiry date is 31 Dec 83. The pass, issued in March this year enables those above 60 to pay a flatrate of 40 cents during96 words
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363 1983-12-25 4 In today's Singapore, cash payment is unproductive, says Prof Jayakumar THE Employment Act will be amended to make it possible for employers to pay the wages of workers either through cheques or the363 words
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Article, Illustration309 1983-12-25 4 FOO MEY KIEN - GIRL GIVEN AWAY WHEN SHE WAS ONLY EIVE MONTHS OLD,. By FOO MEY KIEN WHILE many families are celebrating Christmas, a Malaysian clerk is searching for a sister he last saw more than 20 years ago. Mr Kam Eng Huat, 37, is anxious to trace309 words
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Article, Illustration838 1983-12-25 6 BERTILLA PEREIRA; CAROLINE BOEY - Dialects are still most widely used among Chinese students INTERVIEW WITH DR TAY EN6 SOON By BERTILLA PEREIRA and CAROLINE BOEY IT'S ENGLISH, and not the second language, that gives more trouble to our pupils. More fail in English at both the838 words
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Article, Illustration301 1983-12-25 8 TOH SU FEN - TO FIND OUT WHAT THESE PEOPLE ARE DOING, READ 0N... STORY: TOH SU FEN THESE people are not rushing for that last-minute Christmas purchase. While thousands went on the lastminute Christmas shopping, these 300 odd people were rushing for that preciousPICTURE: CLIFTON AW - 301 words
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166 1983-12-25 8 LOONG SWEE YIN - By LOONG SWEE YIN SEASON'S greetings from the police through the mailbox! The police have taken another step in showing their appreciation for those who have supported them in their fight against crime. The cards bearing the Neighbourhood Watch logo and166 words
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Article, Illustration251 1983-12-25 8 LYE YIN FONG - By LYE YIN FONG IT'S eye-catchine and can blend with new-style HDB estates. It's also cheaper and can be easily maintained. Made of a special material called ferrocement, which is mortar reinforced with wire mesh, this prefabricated bus stop251 words
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122 1983-12-25 8 PANG VEE SHIEN, 19, died yesterday after a car he was travelling in skidded and landed upside down near the 33 km Pan Island Expressway that leads from Jurong to Bukit Timah. Mr Pang was seated next to the driver who122 words
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Advertisement54 1983-12-25 2 Carry aUnicard and Singapore's open to you 24 hours a day, 7days a week. f UNITED OVERSEAS BANK khiaw bank WAH BANK United Overseas Bank Group offers more 24-hour automated teller locations than any other bank. United Banks.The bank behind the great adventure that is Singapore. 24 hours a day,54 words
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Advertisement307 1983-12-25 3 If** <- A ALI I I Luxurious Apartments >Pl/S I I FROM $300,000/= ONWARDS I I it I i I I Amidst serene and tranquil environment I I a gracious home in communion with nature I I LOCATED AT ANG MO KIO IN THOMSON ROAD HIGH-CLASS I lANG MO I307 words
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Advertisement29 1983-12-25 4 /sign off ft good v service W For details write to Lombard North Central PLC, Banking Services, Dept 508, 17 Bruton Street, London WIA 30H, England Telephone 01-409 343429 words
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Advertisement247 1983-12-25 5 GIVE YOURSELF A 2nd CHANCE. fSI^H xlck i ||H^^^pr 20ES W/7H 7H/S GOES W/7H 7H/S GOES W/7H 7H/S GOES W/7H 7H/S GOES WITH THIS GOES WITH THIS GOES WITH Th ...svisjiSiEi^^^^^^^^^ //S GOES W/TH TH/S GOES WITH THIS GOES WITH THIS GOES WITH THIS GOES WITH THIS GOES WITH THIS247 words
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Advertisement137 1983-12-25 7 mim'm, >*■ u i «*|U We have evidence 'J y these shoes belong J A 9 I J|w| HT WJi V V H: HH #JH Jn^9^Hfc The unique number you see on each sole, is the mark of the master jj craftsmen who worked on your pair of Lottusse International137 words
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Article, Illustration388 1983-12-25 9 Gen Tan Sri Zain refutes rumours that he was sacked by the PM Agencies PORT DICKSON, Saturday RETIRING Chief of Army General Tan Sri Zain Hashim has denied he has a misunderstanding with Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad. HeAgencies - 388 words
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107 1983-12-25 9 AP BANGKOK, Saturday A 72-year-old man who overcame several chronic diseases with an enthusiastic exercise and nutrition regimen recently completed a five-month, 5,800-kilometre cross-country bicycle trip, the Vietnam News Agency reported today. VNA said Vu Uc started peddling from Ho Chi Minh City and laterAP - 107 words
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Article, Illustration611 1983-12-25 10 Some kids' requests stretch Father Christmas. One wanted a grandad and another wanted one of everything. Graham Payne reports. Here are some letters which children send to Santa Claus IT was a neat letter, written in the611 words
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Article126 1983-12-25 10 Reuter LONDON, Sat BRITONS will tuck in to 11 million roast turkeys this Christmas but the strain of lifting the heavyweight birds into the oven could land cooks on their backs. Mr Michael van Straten, President of the British Naturopathic and Osteopathic Association, said thatReuter - 126 words
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69 1983-12-25 10 VATICAN CITY, Saturday POPE John Paul II yesterday called for a global change of heart away from power-worship and thoughts of war. He urged more efforts for peace in a world "imprisoned in a web of tensions." "It is man who69 words
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77 1983-12-25 10 Reuter NAZARETH; Saturday JESUS admonition to "love thy neighbour" would fall on deaf ears this Christmas in his boyhood town of Nazareth where an Arab-Jewish housing conflict has erupted. Jewish residents view the Arab influx into Upper Nazareth as a threatReuter - 77 words
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49 1983-12-25 10 Reuter PRETORIA, Saturday GUERILLAS in Angola said all foreign captives except Czechoslovaks will be released as a goodwill gesture for Christmas. The UNITA (National Union for the Total Independence of Angola) said the captives were handed over to the International Red Cross yesterday. ReuterReuter - 49 words
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Article, Illustration540 1983-12-25 11 AP TOKYO, Saturday JAPANESE Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone today blamed his party's poor showing in lart week's nationwide elections on the continuing controversy over former Premier Kakuei Tanaka and pledged to "eliminate completely" Mr Tanaka's influence over party politics. Senior members of Mr Nakasone's rulingAP - 540 words
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139 1983-12-25 11 Reuter ANCHORAGE (Alaska), Saturday A KOREAN Air Lines cargo plane tried to take off from the wrong runway at Anchorage Airport yesterday and smashed into a commuter plane waiting on the ground for fog to lift, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said.Reuter - 139 words
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Article, Illustration98 1983-12-25 12 You can't really blame these soldier boys for rushing forward to get a souvenir from, or maybe just to be near their favourite actress, especially if she is the delectable Miss Brooke Shields. The young actress was caught by our UPI cameraman handing out autographed pictures98 words
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Article177 1983-12-25 12 UPI MANILA, Saturday PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos has rejected a resignation offer from Central Bank Governor Jaime Laya following disclosure of a US$600 million (S$ 1,284 million) "overstatement" of the country's foreign reserves, reports said today. Mr Marcos said foreign media reports that the Central Bank may haveUPI - 177 words
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359 1983-12-25 12 Threat of a 'real earthquake' from Islamic Jihad fails to shake off peace-keeping forces Reuter BEIRUT, Saturday DESPITE enightened concern for the safety of foreign troops in Beirut, the British and French Ministers have reaffirmed their governments' determination not to pullReuter - 359 words
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135 1983-12-25 12 Reuter BAHRAIN, Saturday AFTER splitting the Arab world bv meeting Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat may be heading today for talks with leaders in Saudi Arabia. The Kuwait News Agency (Kuna) last night quoted informed sources as saying itReuter - 135 words
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232 1983-12-25 12 AP LONDON, Saturday POLICE hunting the IRA car bombers who killed five persons and wounded 95 outside Harrods a week ago placed a replica of the car used by the terrorists outside the department store today in the hope of jogging shoppers'AP - 232 words
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Article, Illustration150 1983-12-25 14 TV DRAMA WILL FEATURE HER AS ACROBAT AND JUGGLER Hong Kong Standard CHNOOUINQ the giant panda (picture at right) wMI be the star of a television drama now in production at the Fuzhou Zoo. The show, to be broadcast throughout China during the Spring Festival holiday inHong Kong Standard - 150 words
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94 1983-12-25 14 Reuter KATHMANDU, Sat A HUSBAND and wife who had hoped to rendezvous on top of the Everest after scaling the world's highest peak from different sides had to content themselves with a chat on the radio. "It was a romantic idea butReuter - 94 words
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291 1983-12-25 14 He says he left of his own free will with Miskito Indians Reuter TEGUCIGALPA, Saturday AN American-born bishop has turned up in Honduras denying Nicaraguan claims that he had been Kidnapped by right-wing rebels there. Monsignor Salvador Schaefler, 65, said he left NicaraguaReuter - 291 words
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Advertisement118 1983-12-25 9 Jt/7 OF SWITZERLAND A timely invitation to wish you MERRY CHRISTMAS HAPPY NEW YEAR You are invited to our showroom to view the 1984 Maurice Lacroix Collection of gents' and ladies' water-resistant watches. With a thickness of only smm, the watches come with luminous dials, calendars and water-resistant crocodile straps.118 words
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Advertisement70 1983-12-25 11 Best wishes for a very Merry Christmas To all customers and friends, we'd like to wish you the kind of Christmas you'd wish for yourself. May it be warm and happy with lots of friends to share it with. And may the coming year bring you peace and prosperity. Centrepoint70 words
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Advertisement51 1983-12-25 13 We extend warmest Season's Greetings with a very special LOBSTER FESTIVAL this Christmas and New^ear! -a Bmiled tfi VerrK)tl, white /wttcT V.* MTWNAnONAL ff JJ MARHI T A WSfAUftANT "iFrr.s\m,w£nAjeirr OPEN DAILY 9am—l2 midnight The Seafood International Market Restaurant Pte Ltd *-)02, EnstCoost Parkway(At theßipSplnsh), Singapore 1544. Tel: M 5121-51 words
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Advertisement64 1983-12-25 14 lo tanulise you with the crusty taste of mouth-watering tfi S. B| French breads, croissants. gSUeaux. ice-creams and sherbets... the flavours of an authentic patisserie paritienne. Thanks to our French master chefs, Maurice and Michcl and our unique Singaporean team trained in Paris, 1 ;pnfltrr of Paris, i|p Dallas, Tokyo64 words
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Article, Illustration175 1983-12-25 15 NEW DOLL MANIA SWEEPS AMERICA Toy or fetish? No one really knows. There have been collection dolls, national dolls, folklore dolls, dolls that cry and wet their diapers, rubber dolls, porclain dolls, celluloid dolls, rag dolls, plastic dolls, wax dolls. Now a new doll has hit the market,175 words
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Article188 1983-12-25 15 WOMEN aren't the only ones crazy about Cabbage Patch dolls. The story goes that an American Tather was so taken in by them that he withdrew bis life savings, flew to London (the dolls had sold out in the US) and came back with three of the188 words
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Article, Illustration785 1983-12-25 16 THE PATCHWORK CRAZE SYGMA How did it all start? The man behind the phenomenon is Xavier Roberts, a 25-year-old designer. In 1978, the first little spark of an idea was bom in his mind, an idea which may seem sad, silly, even deplorable in retrospect.SYGMA - 785 words
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Article, Illustration597 1983-12-25 17 work of the officers of the Quarantine and Epidemiology Department They're Singapore Disease Detectives. We take good health for granted and even moan when we get a bad cold. Yet in the world around us lurk deadly diseases which can disfigure and kill. It's not by luck597 words
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Article302 1983-12-25 17 JOHN YACENDA - HEALTHWISE By JOHN YACENDA OPA VOLUMES have been written on the controversial topic of food allergies: Just how widespread they are and the full range of their effects on health. The most conservative view holds that certain foods cause some persons upset stomach, intestinal difficulties, hivesOPA - 302 words
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Article, Illustration656 1983-12-25 18 THE DISEASE DETECTIVES WE LIVE in the age of jets, where someone thousands of kilometres away can bring an infectious disease into Singapore within days. "As Singapore is situated in a region where tropical infectious diseases are prevalent, communicable disease will continue to be introduced656 words
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Article, Illustration934 1983-12-25 19 THE DISEASE DETECTIVES The individual casebook histories of how the disease detectives go about their work fills two huge volumes of a new book. We will just look at the history and treatment of two diseases to show the detail and meticulous attention to clues that934 words
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Article, Illustration1004 1983-12-25 20 .Unravelling: Computers are becoming part of everyday life. By 1990, about 90 per cent of white-collar jobs in the US will involve computers. To date, more than a million personal computers can be found in homes across the US, and over 1.5 million desktop computers have become part1,004 words
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Article484 1983-12-25 20 MICHAEL GARTNER - Famous words that raise hackles BY MICHAEL GARTNER DO YOU raise hackles in a garden? No, no. Hackles are long, slender feathers on the neck of a bird or little hairs at the back of the neck of a dog. When a dog gets angry, those little hairs stand484 words
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Article, Illustration699 1983-12-25 23 Disclosed: Why the Iran hostage rescue failed LAT-WP On Nov 4 1979, Iranian studants atormad tha US Embassy in Tahran and took 92 hoatagas. It waa to ba ona of tha longaat political hostaga crisaa in history- Tha hoatagas ramainad captives for 444 days and wara onlyLAT-WP - 699 words
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Article, Illustration634 1983-12-25 23 A repentant ex-terrorist breaks the myth of the Red Brigades AP THE RED Brigades, feared as cold-blooded and professional leftist terrorists, are really a mishap-plagued gang of bunglers. At least that's the image portrayed in a book written by a repentant member. Patrizio Peci describes his life-on-the-runAP - 634 words
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Article, Illustration318 1983-12-25 24 MALE NURSE WEDS GIRL HE HELPED DELIVER 16 YRS AGO IPS Newlyweds Trevor and Jean Taylor first met 16 years ago on a very special occasion. When Jean was born Trevor, now 38, was the only nurse on duty at North Middlesex Hospital in Britain. It was anIPS - 318 words
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Article605 1983-12-25 24 ffravel UPI hey are called the Great Journeys of the World a group of globe-girdling trips just getting under way for high-class hoboes who believe it is better to travel than to arrive. "It's time we injected back into travel a sense of occasion," says Philip Morrell,UPI - 605 words
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Article, Illustration1146 1983-12-25 25 VARINDA TARZIE VITTACHI - A-meeting we will go HUMOUR with VARINDA TARZIE VITTACHI Newsweek Some of us will spend a third of our lives sitting at conference tables. That reminds me of a story... During one recent week I attended 29 meetings. Some of them lasted four hours,Newsweek; Picture: Lianhe Zaobao - 1,146 words
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Article, Illustration551 1983-12-25 26 SYGMA 3 XX Father Joseph Duclaux is a country priest with a difference. His duties as shepherd of his flock should have made him very much in the image of his contemporaries. But, like ordinary mortals, he has his little fault painting. With his talent andSYGMA - 551 words
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Article, Illustration342 1983-12-25 26 SYGMA When we think of an icon, we immediately let our imagination run away to ancient Russia, a white Christmas women with coloured scarves on their heads, praying by the faint light of a candle. These sacred pictures seem to belong to a harsh andSYGMA - 342 words
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Article, Illustration646 1983-12-25 27 FRANK BARRON - (SUJv TAT.IT BY FRANK BARRON OPA Night-time soap operas on American television are becoming increasingly popular with former big stars of motion pictures. Appearing in such programmes as "Dynasty, "Falcon Crest" and "Knot's Landing" and othersOPA - 646 words
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Article, Illustration1220 1983-12-25 27 DON DINSLEY - mMbmm BY DON DINSLEY IPS The fabulous Merle Oberon lived a life more glamorous than anything ever portrayed in the 50 films she made. High society on both sides of the Atlantic almost begged her to accept invitations to parties. Her clothes and jewelsIPS - 1,220 words
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Article, Illustration487 1983-12-25 28 10 ATV stars do a clean shave for a new kungfu series {jwmmmsmmm IPS A number of Asia Television stars have gone bald for a new kungfu series. They have to shave on the instructions of executive producer Tsui Siu-ming who is heading the production of theIPS - 487 words
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Article136 1983-12-25 28 IPS HONG KONG Television Broadcasts actress, Mary Hon, was recently rushed to hospital in a coma, suffering from an apparent overdose of drugs. Mary, married and a former beauty queen, was found unconscious by her father-in-law, veteran actor, Fung-fung, when he called at her Laichikok flatIPS - 136 words
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Article, Illustration165 1983-12-25 28 IPS POPULAR singer Agnes Chan has been cast opposite Japanese star Kenji Sawada as lovers in a television series in Japan. Japan-based Agnes was picked as the leading lady by NHK TV for the drama series which will be screened early next year. TheIPS - 165 words
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Article, Illustration363 1983-12-25 29 RENATO B TIANGCO - BY RENATO B TIANGCO BEFORE wading into this book, read the back-cover blurb first. It warns the unwary that the book is a compilation of "humorous comments," not just on the colony's 1997 problem but also on other world events in 1983 as well. It carries a363 words
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Article, Illustration534 1983-12-25 29 ANG PENG HWA - BOOKS AUTHOR: James A Michener TITLE: Space PUBLISHER: Corgi RATING: BY ANG PENG HWA It has been said that anyone can write a first novel based on his life experiences, it is the second novel which is tough going. James Michener seems to be534 words
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323 1983-12-25 29 1. The Little Drummer Girl by Le Carre 2. One Minute Manager by Blanchard Johnson 3. Book of Chinese Beliefs by Bloom Field 4. Foundation's Edge by Asimov 5. The Almighty by Irving Wallace 6. The 13th323 words
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Article, Illustration734 1983-12-25 32 VIOLET OON - Lenotre, the famed French pastry chain, comes to town •EATING with VIOLET OON The Lenotres believe that the family that sticks together prosper together. Thus, it was that Mrs Josette Lenotre, sister-in-law of famed pastry artist Gaston Lenotre, flew into Singapore last week to oversee the734 words
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Article, Illustration228 1983-12-25 32 A MERRY Christmas to all of you! The week ahead is still a festive one. If you like to mix your own cocktails and drinks for your friends, here are two recipes. Christmas Star is by courtesy of Shangri-La Hotel, Egg Nog is from Marco Polo228 words
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Article1284 1983-12-25 33 An expert on excuses advises you make it outrageous and you are more likely to be believed. And he has a whole string of them to help you get the hang of it. IPS If you've ever been caught in the arms of another woman, forgottenIPS - 1,284 words
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Article, Illustration412 1983-12-25 33 RODNEY HOBSON - Hobson's Choice By I RODNEY HOBSON A TRIP round the shops is enough to convince anyone that a fair slab of the population of Singapore celebrates Christmas. Furthermore, there is a substanital expatriate community. It seems likely, therefore, that many people including probably non-Christians with Christian friends412 words
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Article40 1983-12-25 33 CHILDREN Children can be your worst enemies. You don't want to hear your offspring saying to your boss: "Why does Dad need to go with me to have my tonsils out. They were taken out two years ago."40 words
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Article44 1983-12-25 33 "I know it must look like I'm drunk, but I had a serious inner-ear infection several years ago which impaired my sense of balance. Normally I can cope with it, but sometimes when I'm tired I get this dizziness.**44 words
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492 1983-12-25 34 ANG PENG HWA - millions in property withdrawn last week Auction By ANG PENG HWA TIS not the season to be jolly. Or so it would seem if you were an auctioneer. In what must be a record of sorts, 28 properties valued at more than $24.4 million were withdrawn in three auctions. Among492 words
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Article, Illustration525 1983-12-25 34 ANNIE CHIA - BOOMING DEMAND FOR OLD-STYLE BALUSTRADES AND GRILLES By ANNIE CHIA Balustrades and ventilation grilles found in buildings of yesteryear are finding their way into modern architecture because of a growing nostalEia among houseowners. Said homeowner im: "It is a yearning for old things, to remind you of525 words
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Article, Illustration190 1983-12-25 36 SYGMA A FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD Chinese girl took the circus world by surprise early this month by grabbing the top prize In an International circus festival in Monaco. Li Ping of the People's Republic of China is shown here doing her act, "Pagoda of PorcelainSYGMA - 190 words
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Miscellaneous511 1983-12-25 29 YOUR BIRTHDAY TODAY: How very appro priate that you were born on this most special of days! Generous and idealistic, you search for ways to help mankind. Mathematician-philosopher Isaac Newton, American Red Cross founder Clara Barton and slain Egyptian leader Anwar Sadat were born on this date. Other Christmas babies:511 words
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Miscellaneous22 1983-12-25 30 OLD MASTER CUTE Uj. JUMKWf NHI tR3W &P fe ,||jg Cf A silver lining r r I h/\any times 11 fj w22 words
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Advertisement159 1983-12-25 31 I BL thH| f_ m Not everyone can afford person can contribute. jf o,> to live to a ripe old age. It's as simple to join as Take NyaCik here. She s filling in and sending the *"*l2%*** eighty-three years old. And all coupon below. I ,c v f X159 words
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Advertisement85 1983-12-25 32 Ever tried the Thai Seafood? the wonders of this delightful cuisine m Rirnnaam Restaurant (Pool Palace Pte Ltd) 01-02, International Road Jurong Town Swimming Pool Singapore 2261. Tel: 265 3718 265 6584 variety of delicacies that are prepared from authentic recipes by master chefs. HU CHING I l A $2asa&85 words
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Advertisement121 1983-12-25 34 I To be held at> The British Council Theatrette Basement, Singapore Rubber House, 14, Collyer Quay, Singapore 0104.. On Wednesday 28th December, 1983 At 3.00 p.m. 18-D Jervois Close Singapore 1024 (T.S. 24 Lot 803-2-E) Tenure: Freehold Strata Title Floor Area. 134.0 sq.m. (To be sold subject to tenancy expiring121 words
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Advertisement14 1983-12-25 34 Our cartoonist Maya takes you on a tour of the property market: P37 A14 words
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Advertisement47 1983-12-25 34 (j<r w r®i MICHAEL SIM ASSOCIATES SPECIALISTS IN AUCTION SAIIES wish A all friends, clients associates all property owners Merry Christmas A Prosperous New Year Auctioneers, Valuers ■MUkl Property Consultants Real Estate Agents 97 Market Street #03-00 MICHAEL SIM Fidvi Building Singapore 0104 4 ASSOCIATES Tel: *****747 words
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Article, Illustration690 1983-12-25 37 VALERIE TREVOR - CHRISTMAS DAY SPECIALS > VALERIE TREVOR For tha Children and Tiny Totst Christmas is (Ch 5, 8.55 am) THE letters of two pen-friends, Fiona Horstman and Sol Foo, form the main links to what Christmas means to them and most children trees, presents, snow, family togetherness, love and690 words
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Article425 1983-12-25 37 THE day after and as the excitement fades a little, we have another day full of special programmes for all members of tne family. Calling' All Kids: Pinocchio's Christmas (Ch 5, 10.00 am) PINOCCHIO comes alive and I know at least one little girl who will be425 words
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581 1983-12-25 39 WEEKEND GUIDE TO THE BEST VIEWING Mil Avtraia Btlaw Avera«e Not Worth Seeing I Afternoon Matinee: Mackintosh and T J (Tue, Ch 5, 4.40 pm) COWBOY legend Roy Rogers is Mackintosh, and he meets a small boy, T J,(Clay O'Brien) who has581 words
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Advertisement11 1983-12-25 37 YOUR HOLIDAY PROGRAMMES CHRISTMAS DAY: PAGE 40 BOXING DAY: PAGE 4211 words
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Advertisement71 1983-12-25 37 l *w TC-430M 36cm /14"l Portable Colour TV It stands 14" tall. The only thing small about the TC-430M, National latest portable colour TV, is its size. But it sure stands tall when it comes to features: Super Quintrix picture tube with 20% greater resolution Modified chassis 44W low power71 words
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Advertisement129 1983-12-25 38 STREAMLINED National's latest video cassette recorder, the NV-37DEN, comes in a slim compact design, yet it's packed with all the features you'd want in a VCR. t Front loading system Multi-function display One-touch timer recording Memory function 14 days timer recording Cue/Review operation ■•■v M W .-p w_ V NV-370EN129 words
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Miscellaneous902 1983-12-25 38 WEEKEND GUIDE TO THE BEST VIEWING CHANNEL 5 8.55 Opening followed by Christmas is ...(E). (Children's Christmas Special). 9.30 Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Talas (E). This animated special is a Bugs Bunny and the Warner cartoon gang's version of the Charles Dickens' classic, A Christmas Carol. 9.55 Mat Yoyo (M)902 words
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Miscellaneous597 1983-12-25 39 10.02 Quran Reading. 5.00 World Athletic* Championship. 10.08 Programme Summary. 6.00 News. 10.17 Raaa Sayang Krismas. 6.10 Bimbingan Agama. Children of the Sri Kuala Lumpur 6.52 Kesuma. School, Damansara Jaya Primary 7.13 Aian Maghrib. School, St Mary Primary School, Cher- 7.17 Kesuma (cont'd). ub Group, Kong Chew Association and 7.30597 words
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Miscellaneous695 1983-12-25 40 THEATRE FILM/SHOW TIMES (Phone) Dalit The Drummer (Q/10.4S am (*****16) Red Sped Spall* Rad (C)/1 30. 3 30. 7 00. 9 15 The Drummer (C)/midnight Liwaau The Drummar (C)/ 10.45 am (*****30) Adam and Eve <E)/1 30, 3 30, 7 00. 9.15 The Drummer (C)/midnight Bedok Winner* and Sinners (C)/11695 words
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Miscellaneous870 1983-12-25 40 10.00 Opening followed by Pinocchio's IQ' 4 r Christmas. 1 Two Sandler jMMfc Young. MeMmyw* Starring the famous sing- Vir mg duo of Tony Sandler and Ralph M Young, the show features melodies B f. the Yuletide Season arid the talents JSH V ffe, A Hp Jane Morgan, Constance Towers870 words
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THE SUNDAY MONITOR RACING GUIDE
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Article270 1983-12-25 41 WONDER BOY - THE MALACATE GELDING IS WORTH BACKING ON LION CITY CUP RUN By WONDER BOY SPEEDY Jet Away II looks a sound bet in Race Six, the running of the $30,000 Pesta Pulau Pinang Cup for top sprinters over 1,200 metres, in Penang today. A270 words
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Article277 1983-12-25 41 WONDER BOY MA-ZHEN TAN MA TAN (MonHof) (Zao Bao) (Wan Bao) RACE1 8 Kaiame Roy 5 Fupean m 3 Cast Si Bon 3 Cast Si Ben 3 C est Si Ban 5 Fuesan Ml 2 Peerless n 7 Heme Game 2 Peerless l» RACE 2 7 Escade C277 words
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Article163 1983-12-25 41 Shoot Up High looks too good SHOOT Up High (13) has been running very consistently and has not been out of the board in his last five runs. He has improved and looks too good for his rivals in Race 2. My Eminence (2) and Tian Ee (6)163 words
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Article, Illustration5997 1983-12-25 42 1 RESTRICTED TERMS 1.30 CLASS 4 DIV B 1,200 m Stakes $13,000 1 Fighting Princess 57 KW Tan 5 3bnzm Rodgers Royalty (Mussorgsky Brandy Snap) Xemr+mer 2 00 Peerless 1157 Ismadi 2 4chnzg Tan Peer (u1 s) (Battte-Waggon Appraise) llik 19/2 C4-B S3 Asuwadt Pl2oog Pisang Mas5,997 words
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Article, Illustration316 1983-12-25 44 WONDER BOY - APPRENTICE GOPAL STEERS HIM THROUGH IN LAST 50M RACE RESULTS By WONDER BOY PENANG, Saturday NEW Zealand-bred Rhythm And Blue scored in his debut in Race 5, the main sprint for Class 1 Division 3 horses over 1,200 metres, at Bukit316 words
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Article231 1983-12-25 44 CLASS 4 DIV A 1.200 m 8 Power Pack 50.5 Khoo (6) 3 3 1 7 Photophone 47.5 app Azhar 2 2 2 9 Toy Drummer 52 Chiam (4) 1 1 3 2 Mustang 111 54.5 Sestich (8) 5 5 4 1 Fresh Cover 54 app Gopal (7)231 words
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Article253 1983-12-25 44 CLASS 3 DIV 8 1,200 m 10 Prosperity IV 53.5 Sahab (5) 2 2 1 6 Hittite Warrior 55 Foo (11) 1 12 7 Arras 54.5 Vela (6) 5 3 3 5 Koda Naga 55 Raymond (7) 4 5 4 8 Pingat Mas II 54.5 Lucas (8) 6253 words
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Article257 1983-12-25 44 CLASS 3 DIV 2 1,700 m 9 Gold Kingston 54 Birch (1) 5 2 1 The Horaet 55 Soo (4) 9 9 2 18 Tres Bien IV 53.5 Tiley (8) 1 1 3 1 Sureman II S4 npp Gopal (9) 7 8 4 3 Petir 56 5 TS257 words
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Article269 1983-12-25 44 CLASS 3 DIV 7 1,200 m 3 Mamut 56 Tiley (1) 3 2 1 11 Gay Prussian 55 Grancis (8) 8 6 2 2 Sombrero II 56 K C Ng (2) 4 7 3 7 Designer's Dream 55 Sestkh (5) I 1 4 6 Elite Squad 52.5 app269 words
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Article266 1983-12-25 44 CLASS 1 DIV 3 1,200 m 13 Rhythm And Bine 48 app Gopal (11) 5 3 1 12 Pi|u Ducer 48.5 app Zainal (6) 2 1 2 11 Wiada Karya 51.5 Khoo (7) 6 6 3 9 Ontario II 52.5 Lam (12) 4 5 4 6 Foresight 111266 words
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Article295 1983-12-25 44 CLASS 1 DIV 3 1,700 m 15 Overrated 49.5 Wadi (14) 3 2 1 13 Juara 50.5 Foo (2) 1 1 2 10 Thunderflash 52 Birch (11) 3 3 12 Classic Connection 50.5 Lucas (1)9 5 4 3 Creme de la Creme 55.5 Tiley (13) 12 7 5295 words
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Article155 1983-12-25 44 CLASS 3 DIVISION 5 1,200 m 1 Astonished 57 Lam (C) 2 1 1 2 Second Ckaace 54.5 app Marxakl (11) 4 3 2 13 Melody Fair II 53 S Y (2) 6 6 3 10 Geaaiae Offer 51 app Snaldl (8) 9 7 4 7 Strategy 52155 words
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Article182 1983-12-25 44 CLASS 3 DIVISION 1,200 m 5 Tomcat II 53 app Azhar (3) 1 1 I 8 Critical 55.5 Lam (15) 2 2 2 1 Triumphant Return 57 Ooi (2) 6 4 3 13 Tuinku's Bliss 54 Sestich (10) 3 3 4 2 Dress Well 56 5 Ngiow (14)182 words
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Article135 1983-12-25 44 CLASS 3 DIVISION 1 1,700 m 4 Mighty Star 56.5 Rahmat (9) 5 5 1 11 Brave Cavalier 53 Khoo (5) 7 3 2 5 Enjoyment VI 56 Sestich (1) 3 2 3 7 Bon Sante 52.5 app K L Oo (2) 6 1 4 8 True Friend135 words
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Article187 1983-12-25 44 CLASS 1 DIVISION 4 l,2Nm 6 Troa 54 Birch (1) 9 6 1 3 WoaderM Surprise HI 55 H Bakri (11) 2 2 2 15 Kaadentei 51 K C N| (12) 4 5 3 9 Curacy 53 Murakei (4) 6 8 4 11 Auric Flame 111 52.5 Tiley187 words
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Article, Illustration320 1983-12-25 46 With him in the bag Notts did everything right J?- MATCHMAN OF THE MONTH IPS STARTING from today's Sunday Monitor, we will carry the "Matchman of the Month" ratings for the players in the English Football League. The ratings are taken from marks awarded to players inIPS - 320 words
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Article, Illustration122 1983-12-25 46 PAT NEVIN, the wee wing wizard from Scotland, continues to set Division Two alight with some exciting performances for promotion-chas-ing Chelsea. His eye-catching displays last month, when the fashionable London club chalked up two wins and four draws in six League outings, earned122 words
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Article, Illustration307 1983-12-25 46 Organisers confident revenue from company sponsorships enough to meet expenses Reuter LOS ANGELES, Saturday LIKE any good business, the cor-porate-sponsored 1984 summer Olympic Games should make a profit, organisers here said. The Los Angeles Olympics Organising Committee (LAOOC) has projected total revenues of US$5l3Reuter - 307 words
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541 1983-12-25 47 MONITOR SPORTS QUEST '83 SPORTS fans, Christmas cheer is here. Today we bring you, in cash and kind, more than 1,000 reasons why YOU should name YOUR choice for the sports personalities fo the year and all of them spell541 words
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Article383 1983-12-25 47 15 ATHLETES FROM 10 NATIONS STRIPPED OF GOLD MEDALS UPI NEW YORK, Saturday THE No 1 story in sports this year was a heart-breaker, in every sense of the term. It was drug abuse. The story had been building up for years. Knowing glances.UPI - 383 words
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Article, Illustration182 1983-12-25 48 SHIRISH NADKARNI - TOP BADMINTON STARS TALK ABOUT THEIR CAREERS "ij. X "tLL*. f «..a■>«>. artf.x*..*''* '»-./"-f-x s By SHIRISH NADKARNI Special to the Singapore Monitor TOP badminton players off the world reveal their plans and talk freely about their future in182 words
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Article, Illustration125 1983-12-25 48 I TURNED licensed player in October because I realised that I was wasting all my hard-earned prize-money by remaining an amateur. I realise that I have to make enough in the next five years to last me for 25 years after that! But that was not125 words
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Article, Illustration164 1983-12-25 48 WHEN I took to badminton seriously five years ago, many of my friends told me I was being silly. I had the physique and height to make a really successful tennis player, they said; that was where the money was! I'm glad I did not take164 words
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Article70 1983-12-25 48 I FIND it hard to account for my poor performances since June 1983. I have been training really hard almost six hours a day sometimes without a break. But the game has not been kind to me. I have not given up hope. I will be70 words
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Article194 1983-12-25 48 I AM 28, and that means "old" in badminton. Why, at 27, Han Jian is seriously thinking of retiring. So is Liem Swie King. These days, you cannot go on at world-class level for as long as you could in the old days. That is because194 words
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Article71 1983-12-25 48 EVERYTHING I wanted from the game, I have got. I am not worried about the prize-money on the circuit; it is an aspect that hardly affects me. My immediate burning ambition is to help Indonesia wrest the Thomas Cup from China. All my attention is71 words
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Article39 1983-12-25 48 FOR US Chinese players, the glory is everything. We play in international tournaments for glory. The money does not matter to us, since we are amateurs. Our needs are looked after by the country's association.39 words
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229 1983-12-25 49 ALFONSO CHAN - By ALFONSO CHAN RAIN provided an unwelcomed refirieve to the thrilling encounter beween Annelli Bjoerk and Kim InSook in the girls Under-21 semi-finals of the Singapore International Youth Tennis Championship at the East Coast Parkway yesterday. Top seed Annelli was leading229 words
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Article, Illustration576 1983-12-25 49 Our golden girl takes a trip home for X'mas but with a low profile. Ken Jalleh Jr finds out why WHAT does chicken pox, examination blues and lazing on the beach have to do with swimming? Nothing But Junie Sng wouldn't have it any other way. Back for576 words
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283 1983-12-25 49 Nam* NRIC No. 1st Prize to Eric Chia Soong Liang S*****52/H 2nd Prize to Tan Kok Keng S*****52/H 3rd Prize to Timorthy Tan Yang Lim S*****75/B 50 Consolation Prize* to 1. James Bardslay C*****1/C 2. Anicetus Chong B/C No. 71-***** 3. Chan Wee283 words
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Article, Illustration518 1983-12-25 50 KEN JALLEH JR - He decides to make squash his ricebowl and he will do anything to succeed By KEN JALLEH JR CHRISTMAS today for National squash champion Peter Hill will be of special significance for he will be away from home next December on a lonely trailPICTURE: CLIFTON AW - 518 words
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Advertisement108 1983-12-25 47 Here's your entry coupon... MY MALE STAN OF 1983 (in order of merit) 1 2. 3. MY FEMALE STAR OF 1983 (in order of merit) 1.. 2.. 3 NEW TALENT OF 1983 ADDRESS: I.C. No: BE SURE TO INCLUDE THE REASONS FOR YOUR CHOICE IN NOT MORE THAN 25 WORDS108 words
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Advertisement87 1983-12-25 48 Open from 10.30 am 1130 pm. We've given Orchard Grill a new look to let you dine in luxury and comfort. We've also expanded our menu. Besides our popular steak? and ox-tail, you can now enjoy all your favourite local dishes like Indian Mee Goreng, Hainanese Chicken Rice, Chilli Bee87 words
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Miscellaneous30 1983-12-25 49 WORLD OF SPORT Goalkeeping BATTLE Of cvcM-mewMGSioe ughts a ahamt M|B goalkeeper. oimo zorr J kxpiodcd: lrter thc boot lUruKW v XI DIDNOT LET« SIMGLe /Jl KNOWN f*S THC i-IvlTy.i30 words
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Advertisement20 1983-12-25 50 junie trnm who; Our Golden Girl v was back but no one noticed her. Find out why in Page 51.20 words
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