Singapore Monitor, 3 January 1984

Microfilm: NL14365
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  • home
    • Article
      Squeezing out of a tight spot
      31 2 It was too warm and everyone was pushing from bohind. Thoso like Mdm Hamidah Salim who wantod to leave, the police were happy to oblige.
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      Near stampede at barricades
      34 2 By 8 pm, the crowd was already pushing against ths barricades. It was a touch-and-go situation but the police saw to it that things did not get out of hand.
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      Lock icon IS PADANG BEST PLAGE FOR SHOW?
      369 2  -  With the crowd nearest the stage on the verge of stampeding, the organisers wonder if another venue would not be better AFTER THE CRUSH OF BODIES ON SATURDAY, A POST MORTEM ON CONCERT VENUE... Story by PHILIP CHEAH NOW THAT the Farewell '83, Hello
      Pictures by ASMAH HAMID and KENNETH TEO  -  369 words
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      Lock icon S'pore group eyeing Asia TV station
      384 3 But takeover bid requires HK govt's approval Lianhe Zaobao A SINGAPORE consortium and a Malaysian entertainment group are eyeing the Asia TV station, one of Hong Kong's two commercial TV stations, according to a press report from the colony. The Tung Fong Daily did
      Lianhe Zaobao  -  384 words
    • Article
      $1 million insurance payout to goldsmith
      249 3  -  One of the biggest burglary settlements tor loss of jewellery in robbery By SURESH NAIR A GOLDSMITH will receive $1.15 million today one of the biggest ever burglary insurance payments in Singapore in settlement for tne loss of jewellery in a robbery at Ang
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      Motorcyclist is first road death victim of the year
      64 3  -  By SURESH NAIR AN UNIDENTIFIED 30-year-old Malay motorcyclist became the first road victim of 1984 when he lost control of his bike along Commonwealth Avenue West at 1 am on New Year's Day. He died instantly. The pillion-rider, Hasbullah Hamid. 2*.
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      Education: What's in store for your kids this year
      276 4 THE CIFTED CHILDREN'S EDUCATION PROGRAMME .V 4—«. THERE were quite a lew surprises in 1983 for parents, teachers, students and people whose business is education. The art elective programme, the gifted children's programme and the conversion to a national stream of
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      A NATIONAL STREAM
      171 4 THE move to form a single national stream, with English as first language and mother tongue as the second language, will mark the end of education in different mediums. But it will not spell the end of bilingualism. The decision came as fewer and fewer parents sent
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      ART ELECTIVE COURSE
      78 4 THE aim behind the art elective course is to develop a group of people who would be able to contribute to the cultural life of Singapore. Students who are bright and have a flair for art can now opt to do a special enrichment course in art.
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      MORAL EDUCATION
      118 4 THE need for moral education was emphasised by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew in a letter to the Minister of Education, Dr Goh Keng Swee, in 1979. He said: "The best of the East and of the West must be blended to advantage in the Singaporean. Confucianist ethics,
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      FULL-DAY SCHOOL
      73 4 THE full-day school pilot project, which started in 1979, came to a close in 1983. Studies done by the Education Ministry showed that the advan- tages did not outweigh the problems. But we have not seen the last of the scheme. The Ministry is now making a study
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      TOILET SCRUBBING
      111 4 ONE mother says: "My children don't even do these things at home. Why should they do them at school?" Dr Tay Eng Soon says: "It is a practical way of driving home the message that you are a part of the community. The students will learn to keep
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      'TIS THE SEASON TO BE GENEROUS
      310 6  -  The X'mas spirit of giving has prompted a bumper collection of over $4,000 r Chest Barometer 5G2.991 L A FILL IN THIS AND SEND NOW OK TALK TO THE COMMUNITY CHEST TEL *****44 TOOMY THE SIMCAPORE MONITOR'S COMMUNITY CHEST APPEAL By RAY MILLER THE
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      104 3 11/ I7T/IWfllmt/7^Milyl^^^^B A famous name in watchmaking, Ebel has been widely recognised as 'the couturier of watches'. You can admire the exquisite range of Ebel masterpieces in solid gold and dazzling diamonds above now at Watches of Geneva. And see why the immaculate precision and design of Ebel timepieces have
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      35 4 N Daily Buffet Lunch at COFFEE GARDEN C Children under 12: $10 MIMMT/ MAf For reservations, please call *****22 ext 142/917 or direct line *****42 Need a job? Look in the Classifieds I I v
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      103 5 ST *i\ i.-ViiJWMBBWWP 1 W jBaBBBHBi I I I I fl ll? K ihl «i d Over the last few months, without fuss or fanfare, something has been taking shape on our Shenton Way concourse. The model of the DBS Bank of the future. For easier, faster banking. There'll be
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      129 6 rfa Wednesday an< Friday at Lunchtime Fabulous fashion and food beckon. Every Wednesday and Friday. In a different show and mood. Tempt yourself with our spread of epicurean delights while we bring you the latest fashion in town. Wednesday: Raya Fashion House presents smart outfits for the elegant lady of
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  • world
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      Lock icon The Afghan war costs Soviets $8 million a day
      180 7 In return, Moscow is cutting some of its costs out of Afghan exports Reuter NEW YORK, Tuesday KEEPING an army in Afghanistan has so far cost Moscow US$B million (Ssl7 million) a day and 20,000 men in battlefield losses in the
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    • World Briefs
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        Lock icon Five Iranian ships sunk and two Iraqi jets shot dawn
        74 7 AP BAGHDAD, Tuesday: IRAQI and Iranian forces fought sea and air battles over the Gulf yesterday in which five Iranian vessels were reported sunk and two Iraqi war planes shot down, according to communiques of the warring sides. An Iraqi
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        Lock icon Eight die and 40 injured as police fire on rioters
        55 7 Reuter TUNIS: Police and national guard units opened fire on rioters in the southern Tunisian town of Gafsa yesterday, causing a number of casualties, eye witnesses said. Unconfirmed reports from local labour organisations said eight people were killed and 40
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        Lock icon Suharto to present 1984 austerity budget on Jan 9
        83 7 UPI JAKARTA: The Indonesian Government is currently completing a draft of the 1984 austerity budget for the country of 150 million people still reeling from the world recession, a political source said yesterday. "President Suharto will present to parliament on Jan
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        Lock icon HK depressed about the future, says London paper
        67 7 Reuter LONDON: The London Times reported yesterday that Hong Kong entered 1984 in a mood of depression and faltering self-confidence but faced the prospect of an economic upturn. European engineers and executives were steadily leaving the territory as jobs folded and companies
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        Lock icon Nepalese officials seize goods bound for Soviet embassy
        76 7 Reuter KATMANDU: Customs officials at Birgunj, a southern Nepalese town near the Indo-Nepalese border, have confiscated contraband shipped from Hong Kong to the Soviet embassy in Katmandu, Nepal's national news agency reported here yesterday. The agency said the customs officials found watches,
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      Lock icon France to pull 482 troops out of Beirut
      335 8 Peace-keeping be redeployed to southern Lebanon by end of the month UPI PARIS, Tuesday FRANCE announced on Monday it will pull 482 peacekeepers out of Beirut, where they have suffered mounting casualties, and redeploy them with UN forces in southern Lebanon. France's
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      Lock icon Hope for airman as Jackson stays on
      68 8 AP DAMASCUS, Tuesday THE REVEREND Jesse Jackson, black civil rights leader, delayed his departure from Syria on Monday at the request of the Syrian government. The move taken is seen as "a sign of hope" in Mr Jackson's attempt to free the captured
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      Lock icon 'Arafat's days as PLO leader may soon be over'
      288 8 Fatah central committee unhappy over his unilateral policy and recent visit to Egypt AP MANAMA (Bahrain), Tuesday YASSER Arafat's days as chairman of the PLO may soon be over and his political downfall appears imminent, the Sharjah-based newspaper Al-Knaleej reported yesterday.
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      Lock icon Beirut police threaten jaywalkers with higher fines
      62 8 UPI BEIRUT, Tuesday IGNORING the anarchy of nine years of sectarian warfare and the lack of traffic lights, Lebanese police yesterday threatened jay-walkers with higher fines. Beirut internal security forces announced that traffic violators will have to pay more than double this year.
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      Lock icon NEW YEAR
      67 9 AROUND THE WORLD Blaring horns to welcome New Year AP CHILDREN in Manila streets tried to drown each other in a noise barrage by blowing giant paper horns on New Year's Eve in the Quaipo commercial district. It is a traditional way of greeting the New Year for
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      Lock icon Man revives after being declared dead
      114 9 Doctors advise man to abstain from strong drinks AP NAIROBI, Tuesday KENYAN Barnabas Achachi had something a bit more serious than the standard holiday hangover, the state-owned Kenya News Agency reported yesterday. Mr Achachi suddenly stirred while being carried on a stretcher to a
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      Lock icon FREEZING SPLASH IN 5°C WATERS
      64 9 UPI THESE two women braved the icy waters of the English Bay in Vancouver to take part in the 64th Annual Polar Bear Swim on New Year's Day. Temperature in the water measured a freezing 5*C. But it did not stop the record number of
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      31 8 V V I J-V I J "1 I <P I I -^^1 I 15th OEC'ea 15th JAN '84 5j I freshn ess of ski slot**? I I I I I I
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  • money
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      RECOVERY IN EUROPE SLOW
      141 10 Developing countries may not be able to increase their export earnings, says survey HUH WITH the United States now In its second year of economic upswing, the absence of similar growth in most of the other industrialised economies is beginning to cause some concern, says Financial
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      CANADA
      68 10 AFTER one and a half years of declining real GNP, Canada's economy surged at the beginning of 1983. It grew by an average annual rate of about 7 per cent in each of the first three quarters. For the year 1983, growth in Canada's real GNP should be near
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      JAPAN
      74 10 JAPAN, whose economy slowed but did not enter a recession in 1981 and 1982, has also responded to the change in the global economic outlook. This year, real growth should exceed 3 per cent after 1982 s 2.9 per cent rise. The increase should be near 5 per cent
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      BRITAIN
      64 10 IN the four principal European countries (Britain, West Germany, France and Italy), the indices of leading indicators point clearly towards recovery. Real growth in Britain is expected to be close to 3 per cent this year with similar growth in 1984. In Germany, by contrast, the growth pattern is
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      EUROPE
      69 10 THE MHT publication thinks that in Europe as a whole, recovery from the recent recession will be weak. There has been poor economic performance. This year, the European economies will grow by less than 1 per cent in real terms and next year by pernaps 2 per cent. Digest
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      Merchant bankers becoming indispensable
      785 10  -  ■HI By JEANNE WONG COMPANIES obtaining a listing on the stock exchange this year to take advantage of the bull market have brought their underwriters, the merchant banks, into the limelight. But what do merchant bankers do, besides underwriting public issues? How do they advise clients
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      Lock icon Dollar gains ground and gold moves up
      196 10 DOLLAR AND GOLD AP LONDON, Tuesday THE US dollar gained ground in Europe yesterday on the first day of trading for 1984, but activity was limited by the closure of most markets. The value of gold bullion edged up to U*****.82 a troy
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      Lock icon Asean fertiliser unit in Sumatra to open on Jan 18
      107 10 Reuter JAKARTA, Tuesday PRESIDENT Suharto will inaugurate Asean's first joint fertiliser factory on Jan 18 in North Sumatra, Indonesian Industry Minister Hartarto said yesterday. The plant was built as a joint project by Asean and was co-financed by Japan. It
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      TOP APPOINTMENTS
      157 11 Mr OWEN LANDELL-JONES is the new managing director of Advertising Associates. Mr Landell-Jones has been with Fortune (Australia) since 1970 and was vice chairman until their merger with Advertising Business Holdings to form Fortune Communication Holdings of which he is also a director. Mr WILLIAM McCREARY has been
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      On The Move
      414 11 OVERSEAS Union Bank announces several promotions: Mdm SUSAN TAY SUAN from corporate secretary to group oorporate secretary. A bachelor, of law honours graduate from the University of Singapore, Mdm Tay Suan joined the bank in 1972. Miss YONG SIOW YING from deputy manager to manager, corporate banking.
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  • PHOTOGRAPHIC CORNER
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      Some tips on shooting in the rain
      545 13 TRADITIONAL books on photography say that the best pictures are taken in bright sunshine. That doesn't mean that you can't take excellent pictures on cloudy days, or even when the rain is pouring down. And, with the stretch of wet weather which we
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      204 13 p SPECIAL Cimon ZOOM PACKAGE Canon the official 35mm camera of the 1984 Olympics, puts together two very special zoom packages:For only $775, the Canon A 1 and the XXV new Canon FD 35-70 mm f/3.5-4.5 Zoom Lens with close- up < 000 (£y\\ facility. It's the ideal lens for
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  • features
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      Rise of Hong Kong's new breed of robbers
      634 14 THEY PREY ON THE RESIDENTS FROM HIGH-RISE APARTMENTS HONG KONG: These robbers are early birds. They wait next to the elevators on the ground floors of crowded high-rise apartments on Hong Kong Island and the neighbouring Kowloon Peninsula. They rely on their
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      53 14 \X_, NOL W NEPTUNE ORIENT ONES LTD Neptune Orient Lines Limited thanks all shippers, consignees, contractors, suppliers, bankers, friends and associates for their congratulatory messages, bouquets of flowers, valuable gifts and mementos on the 15th Anniversary and the Official Opening of NOL Building on Friday, 30th December 1983. NEPTUNE ORIENT
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  • opinion/letters
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      Shipyard on to a winner
      418 15 iS COMMENT THE SINGAPOREAN ability to weather economic storms is truly magnificent. After riding out the waves of the uncertainty following the oil price explosions of the last decade and coming out on top, the business community has been showing vigour in overcoming the present
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      Clean hawker centres are Ministry's aim
      94 15  -  REPLIES MRS GRACIE WEE-LEE Sr Public Relations Officer Ministry Of The Environment I REFER to the complaint by "SHSC" on "Singapore a clean city? Let's look at Newton Hawker Centre (SM, Dec 8). The Ministry shares the same concern with your writer and has
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      Tax driver more if he exceeds 7,000 km limit
      373 15  -  Motorists should be weaned away from using cars to go to work HENRY C L LIM Singapore 1544 THE suggestions put forward by your reader in the letter "Cut down number of car park lots" (SM, Dec 27) solve only half
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      Action being taken against illegal parking in Katong
      83 15  -  YAP YEOW WOON Public Relations Officer Republic of Singapore Police I REFER to the letter captioned "Parking on yellow lines in Katong" from "Taxi Commuter" (SM, Dec 16). We thank "Taxi Commuter" for bringing to our notice the problem of illegal parking
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      Ghim Moh School encourages its pupils to take part in all sports
      131 15 I REFER to the letter "PE classes should include more than swimming instruction" by "Worried Father" (SM, Dec 8). Ghim Moh Secondary School is one of the 18 secondary schools participating in a pilot swimming programme. The swimming
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    TODAY'S Highlights
    355 16 Review of local variety programmes The Variety Review, Part 1 (Ch 5, 7.50 pm) THIS two-part SBC series, with Jenny Teo and Teresa Yam as hosts, takes a look at some of the locally-produced English variety programmes telecast in the past months. It highlights some of the formats
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    Radio Highlights
    37 16 Science Report (Radio One, 7.45 pm) THERE is encouraging news on new cancer genes. The greatest breakthrough in cancer research was the discovery of oncogenes. However, other factors come into play before a tumour develops.
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    Farewell '83, Hello '84 Concept a technical delight
    358 16  -  TV Scene By PHILIP CHEAH CHRISTINA One hasn't got the microphone at her lips yet you can near her singing the song, January, was the New Year that magical? "No, it wasn't," confessed Suhaimi Jais, executive producer of the Farewell '83, Hello
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      7 16 5 Ci.7 J ■^H^Kevening^H^^H EDITION 01 111
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      206 16 Now you can get the latest news at EMPORIUM Holdings too! It's all In THE SINGAPORE MONITOR s v y Available at: Emporium Supermarkets: ORIENTAL (ANG MO KIO) EMPORIUM SUPERMARKET Blk 701 Ana Mo Kio Ave 3 #01-2001 Singapore 2057. ORIENTAL (BUKIT MERAH) EMPORIUM SUPERMARKET Blk 166 Bukit Merah Central
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      1411 16 HEEHAW wMIBB Rlm Gude Page 20 3.00 Opening and Programme Highlights followed by —m 1 (n9 4.40 Afternoon Matinee: Kashmiri Run. y r f > N See jt f, j I I 4 6.10 Programme Highlights. 'Jy L 1 w fl 9t> fl g lili P' J Host Rosie Almashoor
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  • leisure
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      Lock icon Fiction vs 'faction'
      964 17  -  Golden age of buying novels ends By ROBERT YAW BOOKSHOPS are brimming over with books. But it must be long past "midnight" for any golden-age ball because the queen of the humanities, literature, is gathering dust on the bookshelf at a neglected corner. Her stepsisters, the books
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      Lock icon Diversity
      318 18  -  YEAR OF FASHION EXTREMES Story by INEZ WEI LAST YEAR taw the moat diversified of fashion trends as strict, stractared silhouettes and loose devil-may-care shapes strode side by side dowa the railways and cat a clear path to the fashion front. Bat while big name designers abroad were excitedly
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      Bold move
      503 19  -  CUT GLASS PLAYS ORIGINAL PIECES By PAT O'ROSE CUT GLASS, an Australian band, came to Singapore prepared. The four young men had heard aDout how Singaporeans react to original music played in lounges bow they stroll out of the room or engage heavily in conversation as if the
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      64 17 DIARY: Page 21 COMICS: Page 22 [THIS FESTIVE SEASONS] Pre-opening offer on Allibert 1984 collection of |u;ilitv >uitdoor nnd leisurt furniture! The Allibert range are fully functional, graceful, stylish, easily maintained and all weatherproof. Now for only $785(Usual $825) you get a grand Madrigal set comprising one round tah!e(Bocm din)
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      38 17 aQ A film scholar from China teaches a Chinese cinema course at the University of California, Los Angeles a cultural first while a French film sets unprecedented reEDITION cords in Hollywood. For film buffs, this evening, in Leisure.
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      525 19 fllM OUIO6 MANDARIN (*****01): THE DRUMMER (C) NEW happy (*****63): the drummer <q DALIT (*****16): ELEPHANT WIFE (E) TOA PAYOH (*****34): THE DRUMMER (C) LIWAQU (*****30): CREEPSHOW (E) Starring: Hal Holbrook, Adrienne Bar beau, Frill M f f.VTTTTB Weaver, Leslie Nielsen HOLLYWOOD (*****64): red spell spells red Sirring: Tang Zhengye,
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      168 20 ********************000 ORCHARD: UST 2 DAYSI 2 (*****86) 4 SHOWS: 1.30. 4.00. 8.30 t 9 15pm Q CATHAY: LAST 2 DAYS! o (*****00) 5 SHOWS: 11am, 1.30.4.00. 0.30 9 ISpmO iwaoMMiMn g O CARTOON FEATURETTE O O "*IT oisnit s \UCKEY s x O CHRISTMAS QUO. g g 21st RIG DAYI
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      218 20 ItSfef HISTORICAL DRAMA THE Singapore Chin Kang Huay Kuan willjpresent a historical arama, Be Grateful, at Victoria Theatre at 7.45 pm today until Jan 7. It is about a local emigrant Chinese, his earlier struggles and the lives of nis children. Tickets at $5, $3 and $2 are available at
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      828 20 «Vv J jt| j^i?i®(B :^9HH Pianist Seow Yit Kin to give a recital tomorrow PIANO RECITAL able at th usual booking centres. SEOW YIT KIN will give a piano re- nonAW opriTAi cital at Victoria Concert Hall at 8.15 ORGAN RECITAL pm tomorrow. The programme in- LINDA KWOK will give
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      124 20 AUDITIONS THE Singapore Symphony Chorus will hold auditions on Monday evenings beginning Jan 9. Those interested can call Miss Christina Quek at *****17 for application forms and an appointment. SBS CONCESSION STAMPS SBS concession stamps for January 1984 are now on sale at the usual outlets until Thursday. Full-time National
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      627 21 leisure comics ASSIGNMENT: TOP SECRET By Bill Barry pill* j to lets you stay ahead of the com- An unconventional approach petition. Work on a project you will take you straight to the top. JootCr ItfORRVMfc 1 gUTSuPPENi-Y... we mavc K^-' began yesterday. Involvement Do-not become too involved in a
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  • New Year-New Baby
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      Year's first child will be her last
      341 22 Mum says five is enough THE first baby of the year, delivered in Alexandra Hospital at just six minutes past midnight on New Year's Day, will be the last for his proud mother, Madam Jamaliah bte Salleh, 34. The baby was the centre
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      first toys
      234 23 Playthings that give your child a headstart in life YOUR child is an explorer, born with a naturally inquisitive mind. Many studies have shown that children who receive plenty of mental stimulation at an early age grow up to be more dynamic and advance faster in life than
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      250 24 mn Baby boy weighing 3.45 kg, bom to Mr and Mrs Khoo Kim Hock on New Year's day. Proud parents express their heartfelt thanks to doctors and staff of Kandang Kerbau hospital. This little person ever of him. If has just come into you're having a the world. All of
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      Why Ivan is still in a daze
      484 27  -  He's surprised by his Changi Gold Medal win GOLF ROUNDUP By ERNEST FRIDA FOR GOLFER Ivan Ong, 1984 couldn't have been a brighter start when he captured the Changi Gold Medal championship on New Year's Day and followed up by taking A division
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      36 27 Jacob Ong, the younger brother of international player John, gave a creditable account of himself by posting the best overall score of 40 points in the Seletar Country Club monthly medal competition yesterday.
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      PRIZE OF RICHEST TOURNAMENT IN ASIAN CIRCUIT REDUCED
      165 27 THE PHILIPPINES Open may no longer be the richest tournament on the 1984 Asian Circuit and the prize money may also be paid out in pesos instead of US dollars as in the past. The Philippines Open normally carries a total prize
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      ALL THE BRITISH FOOTBALL RESULTS AND TABLES
      1446 28 DIVISION ONE Birmingham Evertoa 2, Coventry vi San derlajM kickofl 1930 GMT, Uverpool 1 Mao cheater United I, Luton 2 Nottingham Forest 3, Norwich 1 Arsenal 1, Notts County 2 Weft Ham 2, Queens Park Rnngers 2 Wolverhampton 1, Southampton 2 Alton Villa
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      ALL DRESSED TO KILL, EH, MATE?
      65 28 Plymouth's new look attire under new sponsors Plymouth Argyie, a West Country Mo not usually given to dressing themselves up, show a fine turn of style aa they turn out in evening wear. The new attire was designed by the new sponsors, Young Dress
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      Four clubs fight to avoid last three spots
      57 28 WOLVERHAMPTON, losing for the 14th time, remained firmly in the bottom place of the First Division standings with 14 points from 22 matches. Above them are Stoke (16), Notts County and Birmingham (19), all struggling to avoid the last three places that
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      Wednesday take vital three-point lead
      47 28 three-point lead IN the Second Division promotion race Sheffield Wednesday hammered Oldham 3-0 and took a three-points lead over Chelsea and Newcastle. Sheffield have 48 points and its two rivals 45 each, with Chelsea having played two games more than the others.
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      Lock icon Aussie Davis Cup star Pat Cash fined for outburst in changing room
      147 28 Reuter ADELAIDE, Tuesday AUSTRALIAN Davis Cup star Pat Cash, 18, was fined US$3OO (Ss64o) yesterday for an outburst in the changing room during the South Australian Open Tennis Championships. Cash, who played a leading role in Australia's Davis
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      Third member of Kansas City Royals behind bars for possessing cocaine
      220 28 FORT WORTH (Texas), Tuesday A THIRD member of the 1983 Kansas City Royals was behind bars yesterday, serving a three-month federal prison sentence for the possession of cocaine. Former C Y Young Award winner Vida Blue, who was released
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      Lock icon US travel curbs will force Soviets to watch Olympic events on TV
      126 28 UPI MOSCOW, Tuesday US travel restrictions on Soviets attending the Olympics in Los Angeles will force them to watch more than naif the events on television, Izvestia said yesterday. The newsagency said a Soviet going from Washington or
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      Lock icon Redskins in most lop-sided NFL victory in 26 years
      268 29 SPORTSWORLD INTERNATIONAL WEEKEND SPORTS ROUND-UP AP NEW YORK, Tuesday THE WASHINGTON Redskins moved another step closer to successful defence of their Super Bowl title with the most lop-sided NFL playoff victory in 26 years. The Los Angeles Raiders completed a day
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      173 29 National Hackay Uayae W L T PT8 OF OA NY Islanders 26 11 2 54 186 135 NY Rangers 22 13 4 48 162 149 Philadelphia 20 11 6 46 164 130 Washington 18 19 2 38 133 139 Pittsburgh 9 24 5 23 119 164 New Jersey 7
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      Lock icon Athletic Bilbao notch rare away win
      78 29 Reuter MADRID, Tuesday SPANISH First Division aoccer champions Athletic Bilbao got their first away win to Real Sociedad for 22 years when they woa 1-9. Estanislao Argote scored the 14th minute winner which ensured his team's second place in the leagne. Real Madrid, In
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      Lock icon Tampines gamble fails
      509 30  -  But coach Norbert feels newcomers needed exposure before league starts Tampines are no match for the more powerful and skilful Germans TAMPINES ROVERS 0 UNIVERSITY MUNICH 4 By S GULAM TAMPINES Rovers gambled on their new players and lost against the visiting Munich University, as the newcomers
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      'Mr Basketball' dies at 79
      477 30  -  Undeterred by a stroke, Mr Goh continued to support the game By KENNETH JALLEH IT IS not only the players who become legends as stars and champions with years of national and international achievements. A few officials do, too, and among them was Goh Chye
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      1182 27 classified 273-9090 1 NOTICES I PUBLIC AUCTION CHAPTER 222 (PAWNBROKERS) Unredeemed piedfei nude up to June I Ml consisting of told and silver ornaments. jewelleries etc pledged with the following pawnshops will be sold by public suction lu Hln Fswsikip Blk 2 Jla Baku Mersk 811-SII2 Baa Jaa Pswaabep Blk
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      BRUISING DRAW
      647 31 CHAMPIONS LIVERPOOL FALTER IN THREE-C'SHIP RID PICK OF THE RESULTS' DIVISION ONE: Liverpool 1 Manchester United 1, Tottenham 2 Watford 3. DIVISION TWO: Manchester City 1 Leeds 1, Sheffield Wednesday 3 Oldham 0. DIVISION THREE: Bradford 3 Preston 2, Exeter 3 Oxford 1. SCOTTISH PREMIER: Hearts 1 Hibernian
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      Lock icon NORWICH'S FIRST GOAL IN 516 MINS
      61 31 AP NORWICH 1 ARSENAL 1 (O-O) A SHOT by Tony Woodcock, deflected by a home defender, gave Arsenal the lead in the 49th minute. John Deehan, back in the Norwich attack after a long spell as a defender, levelled the scores with a diving
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