Singapore Monitor, 1 August 1984, Afternoon Edition
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Title Section17 1984-08-01 1 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR ►EVENiftGP EDITION; M C iP) No 21 5 84 Wednesday, August 1, 1984 30cents17 words
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Article, Illustration304 1984-08-01 1 OLYMPIC GAMES DAY 3 Agencies LOS ANGELES, Wednesday DAY THREE of the Olympics saw a display of ruthless efficiency by US competitors, with their male gymnasts winning the country's first gold medal in 80 years. American swimmers contributed to theAgencies - 304 words
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Article163 1984-08-01 1 ALFONSO CHAN - By ALFONSO CHAN A WRONG tack by Singapore boardsailor Kelly Chan cost him dearly on the first day of his Olympic boardsailing race at Long Beach today. Kelly's position was 26th at the finish of the triangle-sausage-triangle race. In a long-distance telephone conversation with The163 words
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Article, Illustration321 1984-08-01 1 AN IMPROVED version of the Hawk surface-to-air missile was fired by the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) in the Arctic region of Sweden in April this year. A 12-man team from the 163 Battalion, Singapore Air Defence Artillery (SADA), conducted the live-firing test in321 words
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Advertisement16 1984-08-01 1 Olympic reports: Pages 30 to 36 ■TV GUIDE: Page 20 ■TV SCENE U HIGHLIGHTS: Page 2116 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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426 1984-08-01 2 K K FONG - SHENTON WAY/CHINATOWN SHOOTOUT By K K FONG A GUNMAN was believed to be still 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 Shenton426 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 chase. 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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103 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. i They also said that a pursuing police officer first stopped aLianhe Zaobao - 103 words
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Article, Illustration204 1984-08-01 2 THE MYSTERY of who actually shot the lorry driver Ong 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, iust under Ong's204 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 SO), it was reported that Mr C K Tang was the chairman of Dynasty Hotel. He is not the chairman, neither is he in any way involved61 words
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Article, Illustration336 1984-08-01 3 ROBERT CONCEICAO - By ROBERT CONCEICAO ON NATIONAL Day, Singaporeans will be treated to the biggest air show put up by the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) in its history. Originally, 45 aircraft were scheduled to take part in the flypast. But alter viewing the336 words
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212 1984-08-01 3 CAROLINE BOEY - By CAROLINE BOEY THE FOUR-YEAR Art Elective programme, which was first introduced to secondary one students in two schools this year, will be extended to two more schools next year. Altogether, 160 Secondary One places will be available in Chinese High, Nanyang212 words
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211 1984-08-01 3 FAEZAH ISMAIL - By FAEZAH ISMAIL A FORMER factory hand who took his own life was depressed for about a month before his death, a coroner's court heard today. Goh Keng Hwa, 30, who was found dead at the foot211 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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499 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 as499 words
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Article, Illustration50 1984-08-01 4 TO WIDEN the scope off the Authority's functions and dutios to en- able it to bottor perform its role as the regulator off the financial system. TO PROVIDE greater autonomy to the Authority in the employment of staff and in making changes to its organisational structure.50 words
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508 1984-08-01 4 RAY MILLER - By RAY MILLER COMPULSORY immunisation against measles may be introduced for Singapore children to halt an epidemic which has already caused the deaths of six children this year. A total of 2,164 cases had been recorded up to the middle of July compared with only508 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 have been172 words
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Article339 1984-08-01 7 China's ambassador announces displeasure in US delay over approving nuclear-pact agreement LOS ANGELES, Wednesday CHINESE ambassador Zhang Wenjin says China is insulted by the US delay in approving a nuclear cooperation agreement tentatively reached during President Ronald Reagan's visit, to China. US conduct in the339 words
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216 1984-08-01 7 AP NEW YORK, Wednesday FOR THE first time in American history, white men are a minority in the nation's work force, according to government statistics. In 1983, the percentage of white males in the work force fell to 49.8 percent from 50 percentAP - 216 words
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393 1984-08-01 7 Agencies TEHERAN, Wednesday THREE Arabic-speaking hijackers apparently armed with grenades seized an Air France Jetliner with 64 people aboard yesterday and forced it to fly from Switzerland to Beirut and Cyprus, then to Iran. Air France officials in Paris said the Air France BoeingAgencies - 393 words
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223 1984-08-01 7 BANGKOK, Wednesday THE Vietnamese embassy in Bangkok has denied Press reports that there had been contacts between Hanoi and the Communist Party of Thailand (CPT). The Nation Review newspaper reported last week that a diplomat of the embassy of an unnamed Indochina223 words
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Article, Illustration44 1984-08-01 8 A TUXEDO-CLAD robot with a protest sign attached leading a line ol 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, Illustration311 1984-08-01 8 UPI, AP WASHINGTON, Wednesday POLLSTER Louis Harris said yesterday his surveys show that Geraldine Ferraro's selection as Democrat Walter Mondale's run- ning mate for President has turned the election from a landslide for President Reagan into a horse race. "Ferraro is leadingUPI, AP - 311 words
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465 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'sUPI, Reuter - 465 words
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173 1984-08-01 8 AP LONDON, Wednesday A DAY after she became the world's youngest heart transplant patient, 11-day-old Hollie Roffey 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's National HeartAP - 173 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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Article26 1984-08-01 9 After lour years qf fighting with the Iraqis, Iran Is now willing to follow the diplomatic way of ending the war in the Middle East.26 words
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Article20 1984-08-01 9 China controls eight commanding heights overlooking the Sino-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 most 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 Far 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, Retiter 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 FOE 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 Eafsanjani, 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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Advertisement105 1984-08-01 8 > Sometimes, even Nature 111 I LI J helpinghand. Most planting conditions are less than perfect, but all you havetodotoovercomethisis apply Jumpatinitial planting, rooting or transplanting, ,/L'a.J then follow up with regular J um P waterings every p(/3\ 4 weeks. V In extensive testing where Jump jgmL I has been105 words
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Advertisement210 1984-08-01 9 ml- W V M HI MB F. Super Fab and 1 litre So Wan tree with every purchase a Sanyo Washing Machine p While Slocks Last 0 -MAGICAL MOMENTS WITH SANYO" Cjfl M,,d ,umbl,ng w,,hou, ,wt,,infl During the 1.3 second counter-clockwise Tt ItS like magic! The way clothes come out210 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, Illustration1043 1984-08-01 10 JOHN CHOW - Mn fUCTMCI 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 is at a stage of development where the board could make public1,043 words
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169 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 $2.05, a 1 Scent169 words
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637 1984-08-01 11 COMPANY BRIEFS UlC's Tandy Company Ltd expressed its concern to all Tai Sang (TS) Land Development Ltd's shareholders and warrantholdefs over TS' delay in sending them the document in response to Tandy's offer to buy TS shares on June 15.637 words
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Article228 1984-08-01 11 HALLSVALEI A DROP in the US index of leading economic indicators for June helped stock prices to close moderately higher on Wall Street yesterday despite continued weakness in oil issues. IBM was the day's most prominent gainer on the New York Stock Exchange, rising 2-1/8228 words
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Article144 1984-08-01 11 AP THE American dollar staged a late rally in the US, resuming its record-breakingsurge after a mild retreat earlier in Asia and Europe. In its advance, the British pound closed below US$l.3O and flirted with an all-time low, the French franc fell to a new low ofAP - 144 words
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Article, Illustration977 1984-08-01 12 Two property experts comment on feasibility of such projects Lianhe 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 involved in property developments, were invited toLianhe Zaobao - 977 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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Advertisement197 1984-08-01 12 Mortgagees' M Of Properties By I I Public Auction I To Be Held At No. 6 Cecil Street #02-04, People's Insurance Building, on Wednesday Bth August 1984 At 3.00 p.m. 2-storey modem detached bungalow 1) No. 35 Victoria Pirfc Road (with vacant possession) Land Area 3.036 Bsq m Title 999197 words
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Article, Illustration481 1984-08-01 15 HOME SERVICE ft HOME FURNISHING THE FIRST step to take before you paper a room is to estimate the amount of wallpaper needed. This avoids unnecessary wastage. Here's how to work out the estimation. Measure the height of the room you intend to work on remember to481 words
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Article, Illustration1436 1984-08-01 16 f, 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 - 1,436 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 DUDLEY AU - DUDLEY AU Singapore 1024 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 he357 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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Article, Illustration692 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 swordswoman692 words
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Article, Illustration909 1984-08-01 18 WONG SING YEONG - A9uisine By WONG SING YEONG THE most commercialised of Olympics in the Games' history has spread its 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 - 909 words
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Article, Illustration604 1984-08-01 18 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, each representing604 words
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Article, Illustration453 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 give453 words
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Article, Illustration514 1984-08-01 20 JAY SHARBUTT - iiFiVIS r G; ENE By JAY SHARBUTT in Hollywood 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 covering514 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 alf-hour seriesLATWP - 281 words
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Article, Illustration647 1984-08-01 21 VERNON SCOTT - No more Mary Poppins but very much a mom in Gstaad By VERNON SCOTT 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 - 647 words
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Miscellaneous1206 1984-08-01 19 2.55 Opening and Programme Highlights followed by Hotel fcv --J Elfck 4 55 Wildlife on One Rhino Rescue _^B has been threatened through their indiscriminate slaughter by trophy i^M prevented only because game reserves j3 guarantee Rodney Borland's we learn more about Romper Room Gallop. Look and See. Safety Chief,1,206 words
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Miscellaneous183 1984-08-01 19 12.Q0 PM Newsdesk 12.30 Waveguide 12.40 Book Choice 12.45 Financial News 12.55 Reflections 1.00 World News 1.09 Twenty-Four Hours: News Summary 1.30 What's News 1.45 The World Today 2.00 Newsdesk 2.30 World Service Short Story 2.45 Olympic Report 3.00 World News 3.09 Twenty-Four Hours: News Summary 3.30 That's Trad 3.45183 words
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Miscellaneous352 1984-08-01 22 HS HDHB EXHIBITION IN conjunction with the 25 Years of Nation-Building celebration, an exhibition of art, photographs ana ?)ttery will be on at the Ang Mo Kio CC today from pm to 10 pm. Admission is free. COURSES THE following CCs will conduct courses beginning today and tomorrow. BEDOK NORTH352 words
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Miscellaneous944 1984-08-01 22 THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC chamber concert on Sept at Victoria Concert $15 are Victoria Concert M 6pm on weekdays and pm on &turday. jflafeL On Sept salute to Singapore's 25 years of nation-building, the 110-strong or- Wi chestra, under the baton of Zubin Mehta, s y will perform Tchaikovsky's 1812944 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, Illustration496 1984-08-01 25 And offers a whole host of new activities for members 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 strong496 words
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Article207 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 known207 words
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218 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 to218 words
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Advertisement95 1984-08-01 24 Swissair: All you need is at Zurich and Geneva airports. Whether you just pass through Switzerland or you stay a little longer: it's all there at Zurich and Geneva airports: attractive tax-free shops, restaurants, bank, pharmacy, boutique, watch stores, gourmet stores, meeting rooms, insurance company, railways desk, nursery. (So that95 words
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Advertisement47 1984-08-01 25 MOVENPICK keeping the quality standards of Switzerland flying high Young, fresh, MOVENPiCK I RESTAURANTS OF SWITZERLAND I 6 Scotts Rd. Scotts Shopping Centre I Singapore 0922. Tel: *****00 I Opening Hours from today: 11am —12 midnight I except Frl, Sat Eve of Public Holidays open till lam47 words
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sports
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Article, Illustration500 1984-08-01 29 WONDER BOY - ■moniiuk RACING TODAY'S mCKWOKK By WONDER BOY NEW ZEALAND bred James Brigand displayed splendid headway in his gallop on a good track at Bukit Timah yesterday. With a riding boy astride, the Brigand ridseling who just turned three years old, showed good action when ne500 words
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193 1984-08-01 29 B KULA - By B KULA WHILE Los Angeles is dancing to the tune of the world's freatest sportsmen and sportswomen, the Kim Seng echnical School Hall was yesterday reverberating to the throws of the judo hopefuls in the National Schools Judo Championship. Raffles, who have193 words
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Article450 1984-08-01 29 ERNEST FRIDA - By ERNEST FRIDA POH EE KIAT looks a good bet to win tomorrow's Singapore Amateur Open Golf Championship because of his intimate knowledge of the tricky bermuda greens at the Serapong course. The 72-hole tournament has attracted one of the best fields of entries Indonesia450 words
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136 1984-08-01 29 K SILVAM - By K SILVAM SINGAPORE Technical Institute (STI) trounced debutants Si Ling to grab the A division title in the National Schools' Sepak Takraw Championships at Gay World yesterday. From the very start, they went on the offensive ana did not allow newcomers Tunggal Samian,136 words
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712 1984-08-01 29 Reuter LOS ANGELES, Wednesday THE EXCITEMENT, colour and drama of the Olympic Games reach a new pitch on Friday when two of the world's greatest athletes begin their quest for sold on the opening day of the athletics programme. AmericansReuter - 712 words
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Article, Illustration163 1984-08-01 30 UPI LOS ANGELES, W*d CHINA'S magnificient marksmen scored another bullseye yesterday when Yuwei Li won the men's running game target Olympic gold medal after Pat Spurgin had helped swell America's treasure chest by taking the women's air rifle shooting title. Li's victory was the second byUPI - 163 words
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Article, Illustration210 1984-08-01 30 Agencies LOS ANGELES, Wednesday FRANCE and Chile moved closer to the Olympic soccer tournament quarter-finals with victories over Group A rivals, Norway and Qatar, respectively yesterday. Late replacement Francois Brisson hit the winner as France beat Norway 2-1 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Jaime BaezaAgencies - 210 words
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171 1984-08-01 30 Reuter LOS ANGELES, Wednesday A GROUP of West German Olympic visitors thought their number was up when a 40-man gang trapped them in a dark Los Angeles alley this week. But their Guardian Angels were watchmgover them. The Germans had ventured into a seedyReuter - 171 words
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OLYMPIC NOTES
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Article42 1984-08-01 30 AP LOS ANGELES, Wednesday FIFTY-FIVE felony charges, including one murder count, were filed yesterday against a former mental patient arrested after a car plowed into people on a crowded sidewalk near an Olympic village last week. APAP - 42 words
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37 1984-08-01 30 UPI LOS ANGELES, Wednesday AN IRANIAN, "not up to anything evil," was arrested early yesterday as he climbed a fence and tried to get into the UCLA Olympic village, police reported. UPIUPI - 37 words
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Article32 1984-08-01 30 LOS ANGELES, Wednesday SOUTHERN California amusement parks are suffering during the Olympic Games, with visitors apparently frightened away by unfulfilled predictions of traffic Jams and overflow crowds.32 words
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Article45 1984-08-01 30 LAT-WP LOS ANGELES, Wednesday THE SOUTHERN California Rapid Transit District scaled back its Olympic bus service yesterday after a third consecutive day of lighter-than-ezpected ridership threatened the district with a deficit in the US$l3.6 million (5528.56 million) programme. LAT-WPLAT-WP - 45 words
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Article, Illustration158 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. EQUESTRIANReuter - 158 words
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Article, Illustration1153 1984-08-01 31 JOHN DART - MONITOR FACT SHEET By JOHN DART Histon Fencing was not a part of the first Olympic Games in 776 B C in ancient Greece, but the sport may be older than that One account cites a temple relief sculpture near Luxor. Egypt, dated about 1200 8.C., showing what may1,153 words
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Article, Illustration2007 1984-08-01 32 PAY 3 SWIMMING Women's 190 m Backstroke Flaal (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 Schlicht (W Germany) 1:04.02 7. Aneta2,007 words
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Article, Illustration99 1984-08-01 34 MEN SWIMMING: 200-meter backstroke gold: Rick Carey (USA); silver: Frederic Delcourt (France); bronze: Cameron Henning (Canada) 100-meter freestyle gold: Rowdy Gaines (USA); silver: Mark Stockwell (Australia); bronze: Per Johansson (Sweden) SHOOTING: running game target shooting gold: Li Yuwei (China); silver: Helmut Bellingrodt (Colombia); bronze:99 words
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Article, Illustration510 1984-08-01 34 AP UPI at MONTEREY PARK (California), adnasday FIVE players were given temporary suspensions in a fiercely played men's Olympic field hockey game in which defending champion India beat Asian rival Malaysia 3-1 yesterday. The Indians won despite losing four of theirplayers, including captain Zafar Iqbal,AP; UPI - 510 words
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Article81 1984-08-01 34 COUNTRIES Q S B TOTAL i USA 16 7 1 24 CHINA 5 3 3 11 W GERMANY 3 3 4 10 CANADA 3 3 1 7 ITALY 110 2 AUSTRALIA 0 2 4 6 BRITAIN 0 13 4 FRANCE 0 11 2 SWEDEN 0 11 2 BRAZIL81 words
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Advertisement24 1984-08-01 31 NOTE: SINGAPORE IS EIGHT HOURS AHEAD OF GMT. 3 The Official ~3smm Camera A _—r H, Olympic Games I I I I QBP ICMS-MO624 words
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Advertisement932 1984-08-01 33 From the first collection of U.S. Olympic Gold and Silver Coins ever struck by the U.S. Treasury: THE THREE-MINTMARKS GOLD PROOF COINS SET. Exclusive from the United Overseas Bank Group With the fire and spirit of the Olympics gathering momentum in Los Angeles, the Treasury of the United States now932 words
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Advertisement14 1984-08-01 34 Nice try Peng Siong, have a beer on us. 4 w Good as Gold.14 words
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MONITOR sports
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Article, Illustration583 1984-08-01 35 FONG HOE BENG'S - OLYMPIAN OF THE DAY... L.A. DESPATCH EXCLUSIVE REPORT FOR THE MONITOR FONG HOE BENG'S ANG Peng Siong became the fastest Asian swimmer in the Olympics early this morning when he came out tops in the 100 m freestyle consolation final. But there was more to583 words
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Article, Illustration76 1984-08-01 35 COUNTRIES fi 3 TOTOl USA 16 7 1 24 China 5 5 3 11 W Germany 3 3 4 11 Canada 3 3 1 7 Australia 0 2 4 6 Britain 0 13 4 Holland 0 0 3 3 Italy 110 2 France 0 11 2 Japan76 words
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164 1984-08-01 35 AP LOS ANGELES, Wednesday LORD KILLANIN of Ireland, President of the International Olympic Committee from 1972 to 1980, choked on food at an Olympic reception last week but was saved from injury by a policeman's sharp blows to the back, officials said yesterday.AP - 164 words
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Page 35 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous15 1984-08-01 35 OLYMPIC FOLLIES I===j|1 j| ft T P "I think you tried one twist too many!"15 words
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