Singapore Monitor, 1 August 1984
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Title Section13 1984-08-01 1 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR 30cents M.C. (P) No. 21/5/84 Wednesday, August 1 f 198413 words
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Article, Illustration317 1984-08-01 1 FONG HOE BENG - OLYMPIC GAMES DAY" 3 ■y FONG HOE BENG in Los Anfl—, Wednesday ANG PENG SIONG today won the 100 metres freestyle Olympic consolation final in 51.09 seconds to become the ninth fastest swimmer in the Olympics. He also bettered his own personal best time317 words
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521 1984-08-01 1 RAY MILLER - Plan to stop epidemic which has caused six deaths this year »y RAY MILLER COMPULSORY immunisation against measles may be introduced for SingaGre children to halt an epidemic which s already caused the deaths of six children this year. A total of 2,164 cases had521 words
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Article154 1984-08-01 1 THE OXFORD Concise Medical Dictionary defines measles as "a highly infections virus disease that tends to appear in epidemics every two to three years and mainly affects children." After an incubation period of eight to 15 days, symptoms resembling a cold develop, accompanied154 words
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Advertisement29 1984-08-01 1 PENQ SIONQ WINS BACK HIS SELF-RESPECT: SEE PAGE 31 Three factors which hamper fight against measles: See Page 4 ■TV GUIDE: Page 20 ■TV SCENE V HIGHLIGHTS: Page 2129 words
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Miscellaneous10 1984-08-01 1 Ww——p— ———al WEATHER Showers Rfll in few kSSJ areas Mf^Hj10 words
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Article, Illustration330 1984-08-01 2 CAROLINE BOEY - SNPL NATIONAL ESSAY-WRITING CONTEST By CAROLINE BOEY THEORIES that arts students are more literate than others do not hold true for the winners of the Singapore News and Publications Ltd national essay-writing competition, "Comment". Only two of the six winners330 words
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427 1984-08-01 2 K K FONG - SHENTON WAY/CHINATOWN SHOOTOUT By K K FONG A GUNMAN was believed to be itill at large in Chinatown today possibly suffering internal bleeding caused by a police bullet. The man, wanted for killing the driver of a lorry he hijacked in Shenton427 words
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235 1984-08-01 2 AN ELDER brother of the man killed in Monday's shooting yesterday queried police action during the chiue. Mr Ong Siow Meng, 31, said: "Surely they should have had the safety of the hostage in mind when dealing with235 words
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102 1984-08-01 2 Lianhe Zaobao A PREGNANT woman was first used as a hostage by the gunman to protect himself from police attack before he hijacked the lorry driven by Ong King Hock, eyewitnesses reported. They also said that a pursuing police officer first stopped a taxiLianhe Zaobao - 102 words
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Article, Illustration203 1984-08-01 2 THE MYSTERY of who actually shot the lorry driver One King Hock will be solved today as forensic experts are doing a post mortem on Ong's Body this morning. Sources say that the fatal wound in the neck, just under Ong's203 words
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Article61 1984-08-01 2 IN OUR story headlined, "C K Tang man who built an empire from scratch," in the Money section (SM, July SOX it was reported that Mr C K Tang was the chairman of Dynasty Hotel. He is not the chairman, Mather is he in any way involved61 words
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Article, Illustration384 1984-08-01 3 APPOINTMENT GIVES HIM GREATER OPPORTUNITY FOR HIS PARTY WORK IN ANSON CONSTITUENCY MR NG POCK TOO. Political Secretary to the Prime Minister, has been appointed adviser to the 6,000-strong Singapore Port Workers' Union (SPWU). The appointment will give Mr Ng greater opportunity in384 words
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253 1984-08-01 3 THE GLUT in private housing will worsen over the next five years. A survey conducted by the Research and Statistics Unit of the Ministry- of National Development in April/May this year reveals an almost similar volume of private residences coming253 words
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181 1984-08-01 3 THIRTEEN fresh charges were preferred yesterday against a 30-year-old man "tentatively known" as David Harris, who was originally referred to in court as Mr X. New charges against "Harris" allege that he cheated several shops in Singapore by deceiving them181 words
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211 1984-08-01 4 YEOW MEI SIN - By YEOW MEI SIN A BIG car company is diversifying from the depressed motor industry into the depressed hotel industry. Kah Motors, distributors of Honda cars in Singapore and Malaysia, is building an $18-million hotel in Singapore, has one near completion in Malacca,211 words
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498 1984-08-01 4 EE BOON LEE - By EE BOON LEE A BILL now before Parliament seeks to widen the scope of the Monetary Authority of Singapore's functions and duties to enable it to better perform its role as regulator of the financial system and as498 words
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Article49 1984-08-01 4 ®TO WIDEN the scop# of the Authority's functions and duties to enable it to better perform Its role as the regulator of the financial system. ®TO PROVIDE greater autonomy to the Authority in the employment of staff and in making changes to its organisational structure.49 words
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293 1984-08-01 4 THE OUTBREAK of a measles epidemic in Singapore has already claimed six lives this year. To halt this, compulsory immunisation, against the disease, for Singapore children may be introduced. Dr Uma Rajan, deputy director of the School Health Service, cited three factors hampering293 words
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Article, Illustration431 1984-08-01 6 YONG POW ANG - Teng Cheong asks unionists to launch membership drive and convince workers of the benefits YONG POW ANG MR ONG Tens Cheong, the Secre-tary-General of the National Trades Union Congress, yesterday called on' unionists to use "peer pressure" to encourage more workers to Join unions. They431 words
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Article, Illustration172 1984-08-01 6 STEEL support is needed as old Singapore meets the new Mass Rapid Transit project. The Cavenagh Bridge across the Singapore River is being shored up to protect it from damage as a result of tunnelling work at Empress Place. Heavy steel supports have172 words
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Advertisement87 1984-08-01 2 Buy One Drink And The\^ Next Is On Ik XfP At the Cocktail Lounge. Ladyhill Hotel, special happy hour concessions are offered to you. For every drink or bottle ordered, the next round is on the house. Happy Hours: 5.30 7.30pm (daily) •<Cgdclf«-»»LADYHILL HOTEL 1 Ladyhill Road Singapore 1025 Tel87 words
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world
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Article, Illustration162 1984-08-01 7 AIR FRANCE HIJACK THE HIJACKING of the Air France plane while on a flight from Frankfurt to Paris is the fifth to hit the French national carrier in just over eight years. In June 1976, Palestinian guerillas seized an Airbus162 words
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459 1984-08-01 7 One person believed to have been killed after Air France jet seized on Frankfurt-Paris flight Agencies NICOSIA, Wednesday THREE hijackers yesterday seized an Air France airliner with 64 people aboard, apparently killing one person, and forced it to fly from Switzerland to Beirut and thenAgencies - 459 words
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292 1984-08-01 7 THE OTHER HIJACK AP WILLEMSTAD (Curacao), Wad THE PRIME Minister of the Netherland Antilles praised the success of an early morning raid yesterday, carried out by Venezuelan commandos with technical help from US experts, that killed two hijackers, freed 70 people held hostage andAP - 292 words
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Article90 1984-08-01 7 WASHINGTON, Wadnaaday THE U.S. Defence Department confirmed yesterday American "specialists in counter-terrorism" were sent as advisers but that "the US government did not participate in the overthrow of the hijackers" in yesterday's rescue of a pirated airliner at Curacao. Department spokesman Michael Burcn declined to90 words
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Article, Illustration44 1984-08-01 8 A TUXEDO-CLAD robot with a protest sign attached leading a line of marchers outside a conference on battlefield intelligence and robotics in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Monday. The demonstration was held to protest defence funding in the computer sciences. PICTURE: APPICTURE: AP - 44 words
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Article, Illustration310 1984-08-01 8 TIE HAD TO THE WHITE BOOH UPI, AP WASHINGTON, Wednesday POLLSTER Louis Harris said yesterday his surveys show that Geraldine Ferraro's selection as Democrat Walter Mondale's running mate for President has turned the election from a landslide for President Reagan into aUPI, AP - 310 words
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463 1984-08-01 8 UPI, Reuter WASHINGTON, Wed THE US Government's index of leading economic indicators fell a steep 0.9 per cent in June, the first major reverse in more than two years, the Commerce Department said yesterday. Seven of the 10 indicators contributed to the month's declineUPI, Reuter - 463 words
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175 1984-08-01 8 AP LONDON, Wednesday A DAY after she became the world's youngest heart transplant patient, 11-day-old Hoi lie Hot fey was "waving her arms and legs like a normal baby" yesterday and her doctors were pleased with her progress. Tom Cosgrove, chief administrator at London'sAP - 175 words
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168 1984-08-01 8 Reuter LONDON, Wednesday BRITAIN'S 20-week-old miners' strike has hit industry's faith in the future of economic recovery, the employers' association, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), said yesterday. In its quarterly industrial trends survey, the CBI said that for the first time inReuter - 168 words
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Article25 1984-08-01 9 After foMryeiw With We |ra> f qis, Iran is now willing to follow the diplomatic way of ending the war in the Middle East.25 words
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Article20 1984-08-01 9 'China oontroto eight commanding heights overlooking the Smo-Vietnamese border. With the new positions, the Chinese are at an advantage.20 words
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Article25 1984-08-01 9 Soviet Influence in Black Africa is ebbing over m6St of the continent with each passing day. This is a major blow to the Soviets.25 words
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Article62 1984-08-01 9 United States intelligence sources monitoring the Sino-Vietnamese border say that because of its heavy attacks launched since April in Vietnam's Ha Tuyen province, China is in control of about eight commanding heights, according to the Par East Economic Review. The recent Vietnamese assaults have failed to dislodge the62 words
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Article107 1984-08-01 9 A Soviet warn- ing to East Germany over its efforts to improve relations with Bonn points to friction between the two Communist allies which some analysts believe may get worse, Renter reports. A tough article in Pravda, marked the first time the Kremlin had publicly displayed impatience with107 words
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Article, Illustration351 1984-08-01 9 TRENDS World Politics FOR THE first time, a top Iranian political leader has said publicly that Teheran is now following "the diplomatic way" to end nearly four years of war with Iraq reports the Washington Post. Mr Hashemi Rafsanjani, Speaker of351 words
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220 1984-08-01 9 SOVIET influence in Black Africa, which surged in the wake of retreating colonial powers, is ebbing over most of the continent, according to International Business Week. Moscow's beachheads in Mozambique and Angola, where Marxist regimes have governed since the Portuguese empire collapsed in220 words
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Advertisement104 1984-08-01 7 POCARI PERFECT BALANCE FOR YOUR BODY IN ONE CAN Perfect isn't it? The balance you see here. Cooling POCARI does the same for your body. Working faster than water, it puts back body fluids lost through perspiration in a most balanced manner. With a mild, natural taste it's rich in104 words
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Advertisement109 1984-08-01 8 i Sometimes, even Nature needs a lII] I ll j helping hand. Most planting conditions are less than perfect, but all you havetodotoovercomethisis apply Jumpatinitial planting, rooting or transplanting, YL'tJ then f°" ow U P w th regular m/2r Jump waterings every I weeks. I '|afcsw») In extensive testing where109 words
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Advertisement50 1984-08-01 8 PARKING PROBLEMS? Come to Hotel Miramar. You Can have your Come along and see us at covered car park space hotel for only $65/- per month JMTTD &be free from worries! vXmS 'rllKilWllui t L (S«NGAPO«>IIMIT€D We are just outside the 401 Haveiock Road. CBD area. Singapore 0316. Tel *****2250 words
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47 1984-08-01 10 UPI PARIS, Wednesday THE GOVERNMENT yesterday lifted a 16-month ban on the use of French credit cards abroad. Finance Minister Pierre Beregovoy said French nationals going abroad would be allowed to use their credit cards as of today. UPIUPI - 47 words
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Article, Illustration1041 1984-08-01 10 JOHN CHOW - /Mnffucmci SHARP RISE IN PAN-ELECTRICS SHARE PRICE AND TRADING VOLUME By JOHN CHOW PAN-ELECTRIC has again given a non-commital reply to a query by the Stock Exchange of Singapore on the floating of the hotel and property divisions. Pan-El said that nothing is1,041 words
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168 1984-08-01 11 SINGAPORE Glass Ltd (SGL) yesterday requested a suspension of trading in its shares pending finalisation of the terms of acquisition of Parkway Properties Pte Ltd (PP) and Parkway Land (PL). The pre-suspension price was at Monday's level of $2.05, a 15-cent increase168 words
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638 1984-08-01 11 COMPANY BRIEFS UlC's Tandy Company Ltd expressed its concern to all Tai Sans (TS) Land Development Ltd's shareholders and warrantholders over TS' delay in sending them the document in response to Tandy's offer to buy TS shares on June IS.638 words
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Article226 1984-08-01 11 HHLLSTREET A DROP in the US index of leading economic indicators for June helped stock prices to close moderately higher on Wall Street yesterday despite continued weakness in oil issues. IBM was the day's most prominent gainer on the New York Stock Exchange. rising2-l/8 to226 words
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Article144 1984-08-01 11 AP THE American dollar staged a late rally in the US, resuming its record-breakingsurge after a mild retreat earlier in Asia and Europe. In its advance, the British pound closed below US|l.3O and flirted with an all-time low, the French franc fell to a new low ofAP - 144 words
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PROPERTY SECTION
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Article, Illustration976 1984-08-01 12 Two property experts comment on feasibility of such projects Lianbe Zaobao MR TEH Cheang Wan announced on Friday that the government was encouraging housing developers to build more lowrise condominiums. Mr Zhang Dongxiao and Mr Chen Jiancun, both invdved in property developments, were invited toLianbe Zaobao - 976 words
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429 1984-08-01 13 Several Taiwanese companies wind up their operations in Singapore Lianhe Zaobao FIERCE competition in the construction industry has taken a few more tolls among the foreign contractors operating in Singapore. Several construction companies from Taiwan have decided to wind up their operations in SingaporeLianhe Zaobao - 429 words
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Article, Illustration449 1984-08-01 14 'Parisian' homes the first in the region to offer this facility THE CONDOMINIUM development, the Parisian, at the junction of Patterson Road and Orchard Boulevard could be setting a whole new trend for future condominiums in Singapore, when completed next year. To be449 words
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Advertisement90 1984-08-01 12 Buying a home? Take advantage of OUB's Housing Loan Scheme jjVr. s -p If OUB's Housing Loan Scheme offers: Easy loan repayments with CPF contributions Longer repayment period of up to 25 years Loan with Overdraft facility Competitive interest rates Currently: Up to 10 years 9%% pa. 11 to 2590 words
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Advertisement200 1984-08-01 12 M Mortgagees' V I Of Properties By I I Public Auction I To Be Held At No. 6 Cecil Street B H #02-04. People's Insurance Building. H on Wednesday Bth August 1984 H At 3.00 p.m. H 2-storey modem deteched bt/nqalow 1) No. 36 Victoria Pack Road (with vacant possession)200 words
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Advertisement134 1984-08-01 13 6 UNITS 3store y JvjJiir semi-detached bungalows ONLY by the East Coast < A Freehold tenure Ideally located in the residential area of Katong/ Siglap. each unit it sited on a land area of 3.700 sq ft and has a large built-up area with 5 bedrooms, study and 4 bathrooms.134 words
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Advertisement202 1984-08-01 14 a DBS FINANCE" FOR BETTER HOME FINANCING Optimum financing with or without CPF savings. Attractive interest rates: 1 to 10 years —10% p a. 11 to 25 years 10'/4% p a. Bridging finance available. HUDC (Phase 1) loans available up to 85% of valuation. A wide choice of easy repayment202 words
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Advertisement786 1984-08-01 15 SiifaRims J Wallpapering without wrinkles V r THE FIRST step to take before you the pattern on the outside. So outwards. Another tip is to always the sheet first. Fold this in two with paper a room is to estimate the whenever you unroll the paper and work facing the786 words
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Article, Illustration1435 1984-08-01 16 BEHIND VIETNAMESE LINES features PROF STEPHEN ORLOV and a three-member Canadian Broadcasting Corporation team returned recently after a two-week trek in western Cambodia with the Khmer Rouge guerillas. They were the first group of Westerners to go behind Vietnamese lines inPICTURE: CLAUDE SAINT-LAURENT - 1,435 words
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Article477 1984-08-01 17 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR COMMENT THE MAJOR figures in the Middle East conflict appear to be suffering from a bout of exhaustion, and frankly, few people outside the region are regretting it. IRAQ and Iran are hopelessly deadlocked and fast tiring of a war that477 words
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247 1984-08-01 17 YAP YEOW WOON - YAP YEOW WOON Public Relations Officer Republic of Singapore Police I REFER to the letter "Better motorist-traffic police links in order" by Mr D W Distant (SM, Jul 9). We wish to inform Mr Distant that his wife's case was247 words
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357 1984-08-01 17 I HAVE at recent times disagreed with a number of government policies and plans, but I must at this time come out in full agreement with the Prime Minister's address to Parliament (SM, Jul 26) in which he said certain parameters must357 words
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108 1984-08-01 17 I AM concerned about the number of imitation goods one can get from the shopping centres nowadays. For instance, genuine leather wallets with a famous French trade mark cost about $150. The fake wallets of the same trade name can108 words
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Miscellaneous16 1984-08-01 17 've wanrnie world tisee itwitfc marTi we're wiuing-rosiTdown in Vienna (7ofcourseha rejectfseewuirT) (ssttwA WHATpp/ j IsWOPTO!J16 words
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Article, Illustration694 1984-08-01 18 WONG SING YEONG - Yinghong hailed as the new Zheng Peipei By WONG SING YEONG SHE is hailed as the new Zheng Peipei, and with good reason. Like the former idol, Shaws actress Hui Yinghong has sweet, girlish features and a slim figure, and was a dancer before turning supreme swordswoman694 words
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Article, Illustration905 1984-08-01 18 WONG SING YEONG - Cuisine By WONG SING YEONG THE most commercialised of Olym{>ics in the Games' history has spread ts wings beyond the region of sports. In the true spirit of Californian enterprise, one-time South Sea trader, Victor Bergeron, 85, founder of the restaurant chain Trader Vic'sPICTURES: CLIFTON AW - 905 words
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Article, Illustration605 1984-08-01 18 STARSTRUCK ALAN TAM was the toast of the town last week in Hong Kong after returning from 'a successful series of concerts in Japan. Titled "Asians, We Are One", the concerts featured three outstanding singers from Hong Kong, South Korea and Japan, each605 words
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Article, Illustration448 1984-08-01 20 TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS Cosmopolitan Theatre Rubens (Debut) (Ch 12, 9.05 pm) THIS programme traces the life of one of the greatest painters of all time, Peter Paul Rubens. When his family falls on hard times, Rubens, who was preparing to be a courtier, has to give448 words
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Article, Illustration513 1984-08-01 20 JAY SHARBUTT - TV SCENE By JAY SHARBUTT in Hollywood LAT-WP NOT all the estimated 8,000 journalists and members of broadcast crews in town this week are here just to cover the Olympics. You will find some of them visiting ABC's Broadcast Centre here, covering the people covering theLAT-WP - 513 words
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Article, Illustration281 1984-08-01 20 JAY SHARBUTT - By JAY SHARBUTT in Hollywood LATWP STEVEN SPIELBERG, who began in TV and went on to direct such film hits as Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, ET and the first Jaws, is returning to the medium as executive producer of Amazing Stories, a new half-hour seriesLATWP - 281 words
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Article, Illustration646 1984-08-01 21 VERNON SCOTT - No more Mary Poppins but very much a mom By VERNON SCOTT in Ottaad UPI JULIE ANDREWS enjoys a lifestyle that would seem to surpass even a movie star's fantasy. The blond, English-born actress is still a movie star herself, despite shedding her popular Mary Poppins persona.UPI - 646 words
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Miscellaneous1380 1984-08-01 19 leisure \s/^ V 20 Sample I 2.55 Opening Programme by I 4.30 The Richard Simmona Show. JB*Sr r 4#w- I Wildlife on One Rescue I The survival of the white rhino has been threatened I through their slaughter by trophy hunters. I Their extinction prevented only because game reserves ,y1,380 words
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Miscellaneous438 1984-08-01 21 FILM GUioe toa payoh (*****34): the return of pom pom(Q DALIT (*****16): THE RETURN OF POM POM (C) JUBILEE (*****07): THE RETURN OF POM POM Starring: Richard Ng, John Sam, Deanne Yip (C) Synopsis: A sequel to Pom Pom. The two blundering HOLLYWOOD (*****54): THE RETURN OF POM cops continue438 words
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Miscellaneous354 1984-08-01 22 EZIDBHI EXHIBITION IN conjunction with the 25 Years of Nation-Building celebration, an exhibition of art, photographs ana pottery will be on at the Ang Mo Kio CC today from 3 pm to 10 pm. Admission is free. COURSES THE following CCs will conduct courses beginning today and tomorrow. BEDOK NORTH354 words
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Miscellaneous982 1984-08-01 22 NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC THE New a chamber concert on Sept pm at Victoria $15 Concert to 6pm on and fl pm on Saturday. On Sept salute to Singapore's 25 wBBHL-^^B^V years of nation building, the 110 strong or- W' chestra, under the baton of Zubin Mehta, y will perform Tchaikovsky's982 words
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National Day of Switzerland August 1
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Article, Illustration436 1984-08-01 24 From His Excellency, MR OTTO GRITTI, Permanent Charge d'Affaires of Switzerland THE celebration of our National Day and the hospitality of the columns of the Singapore Monitor offers me the welcome opportunity to trace back the Swiss presence in Singapore and to point out436 words
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244 1984-08-01 24 PARALLELS have been drawn between Singapore and Switzerland, and there have been many calls for our country to learn from the Swiss example. One area In which the. Swiss have much more experience than we is in the celebration244 words
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Article, Illustration486 1984-08-01 25 GOOD news for club-conscious Singaporeans. The Swiss Club has plans to renovate its premises and offer a whole host of new facilities. And membership is open to non-Swiss nationals' provided they have a strong connection with things Swiss (apart from having an account in486 words
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Article, Illustration208 1984-08-01 26 TOURISTS to Switzerland today know all about the attractiveness of the picture-postcard scenery. Few realise that the roots of the Swiss tourist industry lie in the country's health spas. Early European travellers used to visit Switzerland for their health. The Romans were known208 words
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216 1984-08-01 26 SWITZERLAND has been able to develop exceptional skills in hotel and restaurant management thanks to a long tradition of service to the tourist trade. Swiss nationals have built themselves a worldwide reputation in the tourist industry, and those wishing to216 words
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Article735 1984-08-01 29 OLYMPIC SIDELIGHTS UPI LOS ANGELES, Wednesday WEIGHTLIFTER Paul Hoffman travelled halfway round the world from Swaziland to find out that an US$BOO (S$ 1,680) national debt may prevent him from competing in the Olympic Games. Hoffman explained that each country had to payUPI - 735 words
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Article, Illustration1532 1984-08-01 29 DAY 3 SWIMMING Women's 100 m Backstroke Final (before race-off for eighth place) 1 Betsy Mitchell (USA) 1 02 53 2. Theresa Andrews (USA) 1:02.94 3. Jolanda de Rover (Netherlands) 1:02 94 4 Beverley Rose (Britain) 1:03 61 5 Carmen Bunaciu (Romania) 1:03 79 6. Svenja Schlicht1,532 words
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Article, Illustration411 1984-08-01 30 IN JUST 51.66 seconds, Ane Peng Siong got his self-respect back. In tne men's 100 metres freestyle heats, he became the 15th fastest man in the world and justified the Singapore National Olympic Council's faith in nim. It was the fastest swim of his411 words
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Article, Illustration715 1984-08-01 30 OLYMPIC WRAP-UP: DAY 3 Agencies LOS ANGELES, Wed AMERICAN women gymnasts are poised to break Romania's spell and create history in the Olympics gymnastics competition, as optional exercises opened with Romania, led by the talented duo of Ecaterina Szabo and Lavinia Agache,Agencies - 715 words
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Article, Illustration349 1984-08-01 30 LOS ANQELES, Wednesday US COACH Don Peters is furious over what he says is the "hammering" America's women gymnasts are taking at the hands of a judge from Romania, whose gymnasts are the Americans' top rivals and are favoured to take the gold. Peters filed four349 words
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Article, Illustration156 1984-08-01 31 Reuter BASKETBALL (1600): Men s preliminaries:* Group A West Germany vs Australia, Egypt vs Yugoslavia, Italy vs Brazil; Group B China vs Canada, US vs Uruguay, France vs Spain. BOXING (1800): Preliminary bouts. CYCLING (1700): 4,000 metres individual pursuit semifinals/finals; sprint quarterfinals/finals; points race Qualifying.Reuter - 156 words
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Article, Illustration1135 1984-08-01 31 JOHN DART - MONITOR FACT SHEET By JOHN DART Fencing was not a part of the first Olympic Games in 776 B.C. m ancient Greece but the sport may be older than that One account cites a temple relief sculpture near Luxor. Egypt, dated about 1200 B.C showing what may be a1,135 words
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Article84 1984-08-01 32 Reuter US AUTHORITIES, worried about a security threat to the Olympics, said they had refused to allow an Armenian, luted as a suspected terrorist, to enter the United States. The US Immigration and Naturalisation Service (INS) named the suspect as Syrian-born Sahak Kalanjian, 42. It said heReuter - 84 words
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Article122 1984-08-01 32 Reuter US TRIPLE jumper Willie Banks said he planned to break the world record of 17.89 metres set nine years ago by Brazil's Joao de Oliveira when he competes at the Olympics this week. "I m going for a world record because that's the onlyReuter - 122 words
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Article87 1984-08-01 32 Reuter LITTLE-known Romanian Emilian Nicula stole the gymnastics spotlight yesterday as the men's teams headed into a battle for medals. Nicula, 21, produced a world class vault of 9.90 in the optional exercises. Britain, ninth after the compulsories, and the only full team competing in theReuter - 87 words
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Article74 1984-08-01 32 AP THE undefeated US women's basketball team scored its second victory yesterday, thrashing Australia 81-47. The American women deployed a swarming defence and a fast break to hand the Australians their second successive defeat. At one point in the first half, the US women sank fourAP - 74 words
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Article95 1984-08-01 32 Reuter CHINA stepped in again to fill the places of boycottins East European nations at the Olympic weightlifting, winning gold and silver medals for the second successive night Hot favourite Wu Shude, 25, grabbed the bantamweight (56kg) title last night from his younger teammate Lai RunmingReuter - 95 words
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Article, Illustration232 1984-08-01 32 AP MONTEREY PARK (California), Wednesday FAVOURED Australia whipped Spain 3-1 and West Germany cruised past the United States 4-0 yesterday to establish themselves firmly atop Group "A" in the Olympic men's hockey tournament. Australia and West Germany have maximum points from their two straight victories,AP; PICTURE: UPI - 232 words
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Article39 1984-08-01 32 AP INDIAN hockey dttcinls have filed a protest with stadiam official* at East Los Aageles College Stadi■m after a spectator tore ap the Indian flag of another spectator daring the game between Indln and the US. APAP - 39 words
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Article, Illustration247 1984-08-01 32 AP HEO YONG-MO of South Korea and American Steve McCrory won in the Olympic boxing flyweight class Heo by outpunching his opponent and McCrory by not punching at all. Heo, an Asian champion, knocked down Egyptian Fayek Gobran with a rignt-hand,AP - 247 words
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Article, Illustration271 1984-08-01 32 Reuter TWO COMMONWEALTH swimmers gave the complacent Americans a shock yesterday in the heats of the Olympic Games swimming competition. Australian sprinter Mark Stockwell surprised Americans Rowdy Gaines ana Mike Heath, ranked highest in the world, when he recorded the fastest qualifying time for the final ofReuter - 271 words
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Article, Illustration39 1984-08-01 34 POETRY In motion...that's what happened when Japan's Tekle Kawase took to the floor during the floor exercise portion of the women's team compulsorles on Monday. Kawase scored a 9.69 on her routine* PICTURE: APPICTURE: AP - 39 words
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Article91 1984-08-01 34 I III COUNTRIES Q S B TOTAL i USA 13 7 1 21 CHINA 4 2 3 9 CANADA 3 3 0 6 W GERMANY 3 13 7 AUSTRALIA 0 2 4 6 BRITAIN 0 13 4 HOLLAND 0 0 3 3 ITALY 110 2 FRANCE 0 1191 words
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Article, Illustration448 1984-08-01 35 Doubts over validity of string of perfect 10s in men's gymnastics LOS ANGELES, Wednesday WHAT do judges do after they have awarded a perfect 10? Apparently at the 1984 Olympics they just give another one. After awarding the first ever 10 in men's gymnastics448 words
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140 1984-08-01 35 AP LOS ANGELES, Wednesday CLAUDIO Escq&riza, a member of the Olympic team from Paraguay, was detained by Los Angeles police yesterday after showing up at a practice track field with a plastic starter's pistol. Officer George Sumpter of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)AP - 140 words
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Article81 1984-08-01 35 AP ROWDY GAINES of the United States won a gold medal and set an Olympic record of 49.80 seconds in the men's 100-metre freestyle at the Summer Games. Gaines, 25, the American record-holder at 49.36, surpassed the previous Olympic standard of 49.99, set by JimAP - 81 words
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Article82 1984-08-01 35 TIFFANY COHEN of the United States set an Olympic record to win the women's 400-metre freestyle. Cohen, 18, was timed in 4 minutes 7.10 seconds to easily eclipse the Olympic standard of 4:08.76 set by Ines Diers of EJast Germany in Moscow in 1980.82 words
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Article, Illustration93 1984-08-01 35 CTWTmiS 6 I TOTJH USA 13 7 1 21 China 4 2 3 9 Canada 3 3 0-6 W Germany 3 13 7 Australia 0 2 4 6 Britain 0 13 4 Holland 0 0 3 3 Italy 110 2 France 0 11 2 Japan 0 093 words
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