Singapore Monitor, 10 April 1984

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  • 12 1 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR M.C. (P) No. 13/5/83 uesday, April 10, 1984 30cents
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  • 740 1  -  Ministry's all-out drive to ensure that 2,300 students can cope with English as a first language by 1987 »y BERTILLA PEREIRA THE Education Ministry is carrying out an all-out drive to ensure that 2,300 students from the non-English steams can cope with English as
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    • 747 2  -  ALL STORIES BY EE BOON LEE A COMMON thread linking the four latest PAP candidates is community service. But the areas in which they have put in their efforts are different, ranging from Residents' Committee to Community Centre Management Committee, from church and social work to
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    • 619 2 FROM THE SHADOWS, HE IS THRUST INTO THE LIMELIGHT AS A PAP ELECTION CANDIDATE ON SUNDAY, April 1, he was just a face in the crowd, a bespectacled man tagging along the entourage who accompanied the Minister for Finance and Trade and Industry, Dr Tony
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    • 150 3 HOW would you like to have your pulse taken after a run at the Macßitcnie Reservoir? A stall outside the reservoir has just the thing. This "mechanical physician" (pictured above) in the stall at the bus stop at the junction of Lornie
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    • 497 3  -  Lawyers say there are many other legal complications to the issue By CATHARINE FERNANDO and MANSUR HUSAIN WHAT happens when a divorce takes place outside the country? "The law will depend on the facts of each case. The local court does recognise foreign divorces
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    • 128 3 Lianhe Zaobao MORE than 200 friends of George Chia, the young Singapore goldsmith recently murdered in Hong Kong, held a memorial service for him last night. Two Sri Lankan Buddhist monks conducted the service in the San Bao Temple in Duku Road. His
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    • 540 4  -  A JourtudUt y 4 Notebook By Ee Boon Lee A LEADING member of a political party, long opposed to the People's Action Party, one day walked into a hotel lounge full of foreign dignitaries attending an official function. "That's a middle-of-the-road politician," a senior member of the
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    • 221 4  -  REPORT: WONG SING YEONG TAN Tock Seng Hospital seems packed with vocal talents like past Talentime winner Cynthia Lau and former Bintang finalist Sumani Sukami. Last night, the hospital showed off another gem in singing when male nurse Azman Hussein walked
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    • 200 4  -  By JUDY WALKER CANADIAN Pacific Airways, subject to agreement with Singapore Airlines, plans to operate two flights a week to Vancouver out oi Singapore soon. An agreement to establish air links between the two countries was signed a month ago and under
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    • 365 6  - OUR HONEST CITIZENS, YOUNG OLD Two boys rewarded for returning purse with $6,000 By K K FONG THESE two schoolboys (picture at left) have something to smile about For thev have each been given $100 by housewife Mrs Peng Su Mei as a reward for handing over more than $6,000
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    • 154 6  -  By ANNABELLE YIP TWO Scottish tourists left Singapore today feeling happy thanks to an honest taxi driver. Mrs Aileen MacLeod, 29, her husband Alan and their two-year-old daughter had gone to the zoo in a taxi. Five minutes later, she discovered that
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    • 247 7  -  By LYE YIN FONG IN ITS heyday, it was home to British admirals based in Asia. But since 1977, Admiralty House has been a hotel, enjoying a 90 per cent occupancy rate and frequently turning people away. Would-be guests found
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    • 201 7  -  By K K FONG A MAN was killed and five others injured in a fight early this morning in a nightclub. One of the injured was admitted to Tan Tock Seng Hospital with serious head injuries. Police rushed to the Crystal Palace
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    • 86 6 The group that's all the rage is going to be on centiestage. The Flybaits are at Bill Bailey's Bar Sincc the early '70s, now. You can listen to them at the Flybaits have had a Bill Bailey's Bar from B:lspm sound entirely their own.to 1:00 am, and still beg for
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    • 8 6 What'Mp in Property? Find out in Wednesday's Monitor
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    • 323 7 Park West The Prestigious Residential Devidopment *your last chance of owning one of Singapore's most exclusive apartments with Park West Phase II! Park West, ideally set in an idyllic surrounding amidst green land scape, is served P by Jalan Lempeng facing Faber Hills Estate and Upper Ayer Rajah Road. ißfll
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  • world
    • 787 8 Armed raids go on across the frontier BEUING, Tuesday CHINA yesterday rejected Vietnam's offer for talks to ease border tensions, and Vietnam accused its giant neighbour of hurling "a number of infantry battalions" across the frontier in an invasion repulsed by local
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    • 220 8 ARMS SUPPLY: China has covertly supplied Iran with combat aircraft and other military equipment in sales funnelled through North Korea since the Iranian-Iraqi war began, according to military sources in Beijing. At the same time, China reportedly has been selling lesser amounts of arms to Iraq. The Washington Post
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    • 472 9 Fresh outbreak of violence leaves 29 hurt in city of Jaffna UPI COLOMBO, Tuesday SEPARATIST Tamil guerillas yesterday detonated a car bomb as a troop-laden truck rolled by and clashed with soldiers in the city of Jaffna in an outbreak of
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    • 327 9 Reuter PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday GARY Hart badly needs to win the Pennsylvania State primary today as polls snow Walter Mondale, his rival for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination, edging ahead. Colorado Senator Hart needs the victory to revive his faltering campaign after
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    • Article, Illustration
      78 9 SEVEN-YEAR-OLD Clifton Garry 111 of Biddeford, Maine, strikes up an acrobatic posa with fluid motiona mora suited to an amoeba than to a second grader. Clifton's mother enrolled her son in acrobatic classes after she saw him sitting with his feet behind his head and also walking on
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    • 144 10 THREE Western European nations Britain, France and West Germany are in the throes of labour pains. In Britain, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's government has dug in for a long, tough struggle with militant miners who have been on strike for four weeks
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    • 508 10 \H brkmh THE dispute in Britain is developing into a showdown between the government and the leftwing unions, but Mrs Thatcher so far holds most of the cards. "It's going to be a long hard haul, a long hard dispute," said government coal
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    • 415 10 \H fWWCt ACROSS the channel, France's economy is in trouble. Unemployment is hovering above 9 per cent, inflation more than 8 per cent, the foreign debt is mounting and the franc is faltering. Many economic analysts say France's slowness in following other Western nations out
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    • 328 10 IN WEST GERMANY, both the metal workers' and printers' unions have refused to drop a controversial demand for a five-hour cut in the work week without loss of pay. German labour leaders contend that a 35-hour week would create more than 1 million new
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    • 349 11 'It's still important as communications centre' AP NEW YORK, Tuesday LLOYD'S Bank International, the third largest British commercial bank, plans no diminution of its presence in Hong Kong despite the political uncertainties of 1997, the head of the bank said yesterday.
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    • 174 11 AP BEIRUT, Tuesday REPRESENTATIVES of Lebanon's warring factions agreed yesterday on a military disengagement plan that a government spokesman called a "first step" towards ending the nine-year civil conflict. President Amin Gemayel chaired the session of the Higher Security Political Committee
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    • 137 11 Reuter LONDON, Tuesday PRINCE Philip, husband of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, was hurt in a crash while driving a horse-drawn carriage in a competition at the weekend, Buckingham Palace said yesterday. "The Prince suffered bruising and a swollen leg, but he is fine
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    • Article, Illustration
      49 12 Fishermen have hard time getting this giant shark out of the waters THIS shark, 25 m long and 9 m in girth, was was caught by fishermen near Orrmara in the coastal area off Baluchistan province. It was being escorted to Karachi but died on the way.
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    • 287 12 AP FRANKFURT, Tuesday THE US Army has auietly deployed a second battery of Pershing II nuclear missiles in West Germany, raising to 18 the number ready for combat, a well-informed source said yesterday. The weapons became operational as millions of Europeans
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    • 460 12 Reuter MOSCOW, Tuesday THE Soviet Union yesterday accused the US of violating the Olympic Charter in its preparation for the summer games in Los Angeles and hinted that it may decide to boycott the event. A statement issued by the Soviet Olympic
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    • 127 12 Reuter LUXEMBOURG, Tuesday THE European Community yesterday failed to settle a budget row with Britain that has held up agreement on essential financial reforms and did not set a new date for further talks, officials said. Officials of the current French presidency blamed
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    • 124 12 AP CHERBOURG, Tuesday THREE children, two of them teen-agers, arranged for a friend to kill their father while he slept because he annoyed them, police said. Police said Mr Plepoitevin was unable to exercise any authority over his children. They
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    • 262 9 lmpiove\bur Business Image. I U BIX 2VUMR W —>—— U WX SWOMR U BIX PRODUCTIVITY and Efficiency have alot to do with your business image. Excellent office equipment normally will boost-up the level of efficiency and productivity. And it is in this area that APS Electronics (Pte) Ltd has made
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    • 179 10 The Showbiz Sensation are now at »ier Centrepoint > f f he Showbiz Sensation is CHEW T j the most dynamic duo in town. A 'JL JL Chevy is Jay Shotam and Donna Jm 7 Daniels; two very experienced international entertainers. They will have you swinging to their old and
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    • 369 11 In more ways than one, the Mazda 323 has proven itself Dfinu WINNING PERFORMANCE The Mazda 323's outstanding performance has won it numerous international races and rallies and allowed it to dominate and win Singapore's major local racing events including the Castrol-Alpine Autotest Series 1961 HIIB and 1982, the BF
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    • 311 13 YET another group of Malaysians is crossing the Causeway to take over a Singapore company. Eady Investments Pte Ltd is the suitor and Singapore Glass 1974 Ltd (SG) and its whollyowned subsidiary, Singapore Glass Manufacturers Pte Ltd (SGM), are the objects of
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    • 507 13  -  Pact signed and parties await MAS approval By ANGELINE TAN HILL Samuel, one of the top four British merchant banks, is establishing a foothold in Singapore's financial centre by purchasing an estimated 80 per cent stake in Temenggong Merchant
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    • 287 13 TWO more banks have joined in the race to raise the rates at which they are ready to lend to their customers following the move by United Overseas bank to raise its prime by half a point to 9.25 per cent. However, the Monetary
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    • 124 13 SHARE OF THE DAY DUFF Development closed at $5.60 yesterday, almost $1 higher than it was three weeks ago. M~st of the gains were mad i over the past three days and this fact has led stoci market circles to speculate that the wide-ly-talked-about
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    • 210 13 r WHLLSTREET Reuter WALL STREET stock prices managed to close mixed yesterday, with blue chip issues getting most of the attention despite Friday's increase in the Federal Reserve's discount rate. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which retreated nearly 33 points last week, acted
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    • 149 13 AP THE US dollar fell against all other major currencies yesterday in slow trading. Gold bullion prices firmed. Traders attributed the dollar's weaker opening to Friday's less-than-expected rise to 9 per cent in the US discount rate what the Federal Reserve charges banks to borrow money. However,
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    • 263 14 HIGHER US interest rates and the relatively strong US dollar are lending support to the sold bears, .(JOB Bullion says. The technical picture is still bearish and a downside objective of US$36O an ounce is being cited by some technicians, UOB says. The bank adds,
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    • 195 14 SAMUEL Montagu Co Ltd, The London merchant bankers are to acquire a 29.9 per cent interest in a leading London stockbroking firm, W Greenwell Co. They consider that the eventual close link of their two businesses will enable them to participate in the
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    • 54 14 Reuter DUBAI, Tum A GROUP of international banks led by Citibank NA signed a loan consolidation agreement with Abdul Rahim Galadari and Brothers, a large business house in the United Arab Emirates, for the equivalent of 250 million dirhams, Citibank and Galadari Brothers said
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    • 800 14 Chase Manhattan Bank Chairman and Chief Executive Officer WILLARD BUTCHER discussed with Business Star Editor P Y CHIN the noticeable US economic recovery, the overvalued US dollar and the huge US deficit These are extracts of the Interview. oWhat are yoer comments
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    • 323 14 Island Peninsular pre-tax profit surpasses forecast's THE Island Peninsular group's pre-tax profit bettered its forecast of around M 518.5 million for the year ended Jan 31, amid other corporate restructuring. The group earned Mf21.8 million before tax, compared to M| 14 million previously. It had more pre-tax profits at M
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    • 583 14 LAT-WP WASHINGTON, Tuesday THE LAST three or fours weeks have been a confusing time in financial markets even for the experts. Rumour has chased rumour, particularly about what the Federal Reserve would do next. Even officials at the Fed have
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  • 708 15  -  features ■y ROBERT CONN off KNIQHT-RIDDER NEWSPAPERS Many people over 40 notice changes in their digestive systems that alter what they can eat and how much. Some are startling: an unexpected reaction to diet soft drinks, a growing intolerance to ice cream, or
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    • 263 16  -  BORN LOSER Singapore 1232 THE Government's decision to spend $11 million this year to celebrate 25 years of national achievement is really something for the soul. To those who have given their lives in the service of the nation,
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    • 94 16  -  SAMUEL B SASSOON Singapore 0923 WITH the appearance of bus lanes along Ayer Rajah Road and Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim it is once again becoming a commuters' nightmare to work in Jurong. Apart from the increased traffic congestion, how do the authorities expect car poolers like
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    • 400 16  -  LIM HONG Singapore 0409 VIETNAMESE Foreign Minister Nguyen Co Thach has been trying to manipulate public opinion by claiming to be more flexible and realistic in the search for a Cambodian settlement. However his insincerity was evident when he told his Indonesian
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    • 347 16  -  S H LIM Singapore 0820 ON MARCH 29 at about 8.40 am, I was nearing the bus stop opposite Aljunied Crescent when a service No. 84 SBS bus, which was very crowded, stopped at the bus stop and picked
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    • 314 16 IT IS not without a certain degree of amused concern that I read the article headlined Poison gas the poor man's answer to nuclear weapons" (SM, April 6). First of all, I would like to make
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    • 530 17 IN 1967, the Suez Canal was closed due to the third IsraeliArab war. It was not re-opened until 1975. One of the repercussions from this closure upon Singaporeans was the increase in the prices of certain goods because ships had to take the longer route round
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    • 350 17  -  ROBIN Singapore 1027 THE Central Provident Fund (CPF) is an extremely good system quite unlike the deficit-rid-den retirement benefits for the aged in Western countries. There is a direct corelation between effort and savings in CPF whereas Western retirement benefits, with the inherently
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    • 68 17  -  JANET Singapore 1544 WHILE taking an evening stroll on the East Coast beach near the HUDC chalets the other day, I noticed that most of the drains there were full of water. That shows the drains were stuck because of litter.
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    • 199 17  -  REPLY JASTINA BALEN for Execative Secretary CASE 1 WRITE with reference to P It J's letter headlined Sgear guarantee on hi-fi set valid only for one (SM, April Case is glad that P it J has brought to light the "smooth-talking"
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    • 45 17 e2« f ww£iH6 F CSiuD Cet> I vou evee ask yourself YOU NEVFE XWIM WHAT'S IF YOU'RE BETTER OFF TOWiY -mw ><ou MOT I PON'T WOCTY ABOUT 1 f\i TnlS wVcNIN6 THAN X WAS VERY MUCK... \NHENI6OT UFTH^IVyomNG?" 1 V a I I 1 m
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      257 18  -  STRIDE OUT IN PANTS Co-ordinated by INEZ WEI WITH the rise and fall of the hemline for the umpteenth time and the likelihood of yet another change, some designers are cleverly (and sensibly) evading the issue by using pants in their collections. Indeed, there is a lot of
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    • 750 20  -  Tvswgl By LEE MARGULIES in Hoaywooo LAT-WP THE "cloning machines" at the three major US television net 1 works are at work developing programmes for the next season, a leading advertising agency reports. FCB-Telecom says that viewers can look forward to the usual crop of
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    • 496 20 Perspective on Qreetnees: Mahatma Qandhi The Great Soul (Ch 12, 8 pm) THIS is a moving portrait of Mohandas K Gandhi, one of the greatest Indian leaders of all time. His love of peace was reflected in his choice of political action and, despite much provocation,
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    • 640 21 Oscar nominees Tom Courtenay and Julie Walters co-starring in play IT sounded like a scene from The Dresser, hearing the very British stage manager at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester calling for "Mr Courtenay, sir" and then saying into the long distance wire, "He's be
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    • 286 18 < H I The start of my period usually meant the end of chafing difficulties, Tampax dispenses with all my aerobic classes. There was no way I could these messy problems. wear a tight leotard without showing the Super hygienic, each Tampax tampon yKffm embarrassing bulge of a pad. comes
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
    • 1405 19 1 1 niffiaß c The final part of AM About Jazz will locua on fusion jazz (Ch 8, 7.35 pm) 5.02 Quran Reading. 8.45 Shogun (Part Fiva). 5.09 Programme Summary. Yabu asks Blackthorn® to help him reinforce his army. 5J4 Family Hour Festival: The Bridge of Adam Ruah. Blackthorne agrees,
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
    • 131 22 TOURISM IDEAS CONTEST THE Singapore Tourist Promotion Board will launch a Tourism Ideas Contest. The project is jointly sponsored by STPB and Singapore Airlines. Participants are invited to submit proposals on new attractions or activities in Singapore that would appeal to tourists and, at the same ume, be beneficial to
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    • 731 22 ART TANG JUEY LEE will exhibit about of his paintings at the Gallery Fine Art, Ming Court HoMezzanine un- SPANISH ART on contemporary Spanish will be held from M day to Sunday, 11 am to the Crystal Ballroom Foyer, Hyatt Re- W gency Singapore. 1 W will feature 34 art-
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    • 172 22 CLARINET RECITAL THERE will be a clarinet recital by Mark Walton, accompanied by Shane Thio at the piano, on Thursday at 8 pm at DBS Auditorium. Tickets at $5 and $3 are available at Cold Storage Centrepoint, Tangs Superstore and Victoria Theatre. 880 RUSSIAN pianist Alexander Slobodyanik will play with
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  • 698 23  -  PHOTOGRAPHIC CORNER By DAVID P C TAY WITH the rapid urban redevelopment which has taken place in Singapore over the last decade, many old buildings have had to give way to new ones. But as photographers we don't have to mourn the loss too much. Modern buildings
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  • Page 25 Miscellaneous
    • 418 25 leisure comics ARIES March 21 to April 20 LIBRA Avoid becoming involved in September 24 to October 23 another's affairs, which are Choose your companions careless innocent than you have fully; they can make or break been led to believe. An oppor- one arrangement. Home aftunity to gain knowledge in
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    • 298 27 Situations V*c*nt A leading food processing company in Jurong has immediate vacancies for Male/Female Production Workers:-•FULL-TIME JOBS ♦PART-TIME JOBS Earn up to $600 a Earn $3.50 or more month an hour 5 days week Flexible hours (Bam-5.10pm) (min. 4 hrs per day) OTHER BENEFITS Medical Dental benefits/Staff price on Company
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    • 260 28 Situations Vacant DYNA-CRAFT INTERNATIONAL Where people make the difference We have Immediate vacancies tor the following positions In charge of the bortei and chemical treatment facilities Candidates must be willing to work 3 shifts Should possess second class boiletman ceitificate and have completed NS Responsible for repairs and maintenance of
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  • sports
    • 290 29 Reuter PRESTON (EnglMnd), Tuesday ENGLAND cruised into today's team final against Denmark with a crushing 5-0 win over Scotland in their second preliminary match at the European Badminton Championship here yesterday. England, the defending champions, have won five of the seven team titles
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    • 103 29 Reuter PRESTON, Tuesday THE European Badminton Union yesterday named a strong 11-member team to meet Asia in a two-day badminton international in Singapore from July 16. The team includes All-England men's champion Morten Frost of Denmark, two other Danes, six players from England and two
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    • WORLDFRONT
      • 131 29 AP BANGKOK, Tuesday THE Soviet Union won the team title in the finals last night of the 10th King's Cup Amateur Boxing Tournament at the Hua Mark indoor stadium here. The Soviet team finished the night with 35 points, followed by the United States with 33
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      • 77 29 AP TOKYO, Tuesday GABRIEL Bernal of Mexico knocked out Koii Kobayashi of Japan with a devastating left ana right combination to the head to win the World Boxing Council Flyweight Championship last night. Bernal stunned Kobayashi with a couple of left hooks earlier
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      • 79 29 AP BEUING, Tuesday AFTER an avalanche swept down the north slope of Mt Everest, killing one British army climber ana injuring three others, 13 survivors from the team retreated yesterday toward the Tibetan capital of Lhasa. The April 3 avalanche struck the team
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    • 292 30  -  By K SILVAM SOO-THO Kok Mun continued his winning streak on the second day of the Singapore Amateur Swimming Association National Age-Group Championships at Tanjong Ehu yesterday. He won the 200 metres freestyle in a new record time of 2:02.90
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    • 347 30 Boys l&iUjratrs 200 m free: 1. Soo-Tho Kok Mun 2. Oon Gin Gee 3. Daniel Wildermuth 2:02.90s (rec); 100 m breast stroke: 1. Soo-Tho Kok Mun 2. Daniel Wildermuth 3. Alan Huang 1:13.435; 200 m back: 1. Soo-Tho Kok Mun 2.Vincent Lim 2:29.145. Boys 13-14 years 200 m
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    • 371 30 KASPAROV BV2 SMYSLOV 4Vz VILNIUS (Lithuania), Tuesday SOVIET grandmaster Gary Kasparov yesterday won the right to play for the world chess title when he secured victory over compatriot Vasily Smyslov in their championship eliminator match. The 13th game of the series began
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    • 478 31 KUWAIT'S SPORTING PRINCE ON NEW ZEALAND'S PARTICIPATION IN THE QUALIFYING ROUNDS SHAIKH Fahad Al-Sabah, a younger brother of the Amir who rules Kuwait, is a sports loving prince who has been elected, not appointed, to the country's top posts in sports. He was elected president of
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    • 253 31 The aches-and-pains magician AS FAR as the Kuwait national team is concerned, Brazilian Edward Santana is a VIP (Very Important Person): not for what he can do on the field but for what he does off it. Listen to the Kuwaitis, and they will tell you how great the Brazilian
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    • 243 31 IRAQ HAS confirmed their participation in the Olympic qualifying round which starts at tne National Stadium on April 14. Until last Friday, the Football Association of Singapore was not sure of their participation due to the current war between the country and Iran. But
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    • 177 32 Sat, 14 April: Kuwait v Bahrain (7.30). Sun: Japan v Thailand (6.30), New Zealand v Saudi Arabia (8.30). Mon: Qatar v Malaysia (7.30). Tims: Kuwait v South Korea; Bahrain v Saudi Arabia (6.30 and 8.30). Wad: Thailand v Iraq; Japan v Malaysia (6.30 and .30). Thurs: Kuwait v New
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    • Article, Illustration
      488 32  -  All reports by K SILVAM and S GULAM THERE WILL be a repeat of the Gulf Nations tournament final at the National Stadium on Monday, April 23, when arch rivals Qatar take on Iraq. Qatar are drawn with Iraq, Malaysia, Thailand and JaSin in group B of the
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      436 33 si® Twelve graceful gymnasts from! Japan gave Singaporeans their first taste of this new Olympic 1 sport called Rhythm Gymnastics. K SILVAM and photographer CLIFTON AW were at the Delta Sports Complex during the four days the young and energetic all-girl i group were thrilling the crowds
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    • 417 34  -  Says Thai Olympics Council president on holding the next SEA Games in Bangkok SEARCH FOR SITE OF 13th SEA GAMES CONTINUES By ERNEST FRIDA THAILAND or any other country can hold the 13th South-east Asia Games if Brunei will assist in providing
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    • 15 34 Abdullah Noor Phua Chinq Loon R Maqendran And Ahmad Paijan
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    • 517 34  -  Selection of squad for game against Groningen By S GULAM NAMING its national squad for this season, the Football Association of Singapore has left its door open for other players who may prove themselves worthy of a place later in the After a three-hour
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    • 60 34 David Lre Yahob Hashim Wong Wee Khonq Jai Prakash Norhahs Shafik P H Au yeong ARJ Man Hashim Hosn Shahrom Mokht;<> Razali R.'sh Mrllf* A fcVWO I V Surtdramoorth\ K unjuramman Tay Penq H v t&hir Butanq The rest ui in» squad are Lim buon Hussein
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    • 383 29 classified NOTICES In the Matter off the Companies Act, Cap. 165 And In tha Mattar off A Song Pta Ltd At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company duly convened and held at 1 Colombo Court #04-06 Singapore 0617 on the sth day of April 1984, the following Special Resolution
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  • MONITOR sports
    • 233 35  -  By S GULAM A MALAYSIAN prince, who is an avid footballer, will play for the first time in Singapore on Saturday, April 20. The Regent of Pahang, Tengku Abdullah Ibni Sultan Ahmad Shah, will lead his state team in a friendly match against
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    • 207 35 Reuter BERNE, Tuesday THE European Football Union (UEFA) yesterday refuted a claim by Manchester United that the referee to officiate at their European Cupwinners' Cup semifinal first leg against Italy's Juventus was seen with an official of the Turin club in an Amsterdam hotel
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