Singapore Monitor, 5 September 1984

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  • 12 1 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR M.C. (P) No. 21/5/84 Wednesday, September 5, 1984 30cents
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  • 580 1 Sim Kee Boon becomes shipyard's Executive Chairman from today A DRASTIC shake-up at Keppel Shipyar d appears imminent with the announcemen t that Mr Sim Kee Boon is to become full-ti me Executive Chairman. A Press statement from the Prime Minister's Office last night'said: "Mr
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  • 206 1 AP MOSCOW, Wednesday SOVIET leader Konstantin Chernenko is expected to publicly present awards to three Soviet cosmonauts in Moscow today, Soviet journalist Viktor Louis said last night. It would be Mr Chernenko's first public appearance in nearly two months. He was last seen in
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    • 67 1 Selamat Hari Raya Haji BOTH •ditions off The Singapore Monitor will not bo published tomorrow. Publication will resume on Friday, and Xin Yi Dai will bo publishod in Friday's Evoning Edition. Wo wish all our Muslim roadars Solamat Harl Raya Haji. INSIDE > > CONFRONTATION AT SDP FORUM SEE PAGE
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    • 411 2 Confrontation between Chiam See Tong and member of audience at SDP forum THE POLITICAL SCENE... EXCERPTS of a dialogue between Mr Chiam See Tong, Secretary-Gen-eral of the Singapore Democratic Party, and Mr H K Lim, a member of the audience at last night's forum. CHIAM: Education is to
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    • 445 2  -  By EE BOON LEE and LOONG SWEE YIN THE Singapore Democratic Party last night hit out at the Government's education policy but did not offer concrete alternatives, despite queries from two members of the audience. Mr Abdul Rahim
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    • 190 3 Lianhe Wanbao CAR PARKING may soon become a mechanised affair. The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has indicated its willingness to consider introducing machine-operated parking devices for commercial buildings. The criteria are that the machines must be safe, reliable, convenient to the motorists and easy
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    • 304 3  -  By MAGDALENE HAUW THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL S chambers will have to decide whether three men, facing charges of theft of two motorcycles and a pick-up, will be tried under the amended Penal Code which carries a minimum prison sentence of one year.
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    • 82 3  -  By K K FONG A PLAINCLOTHES detective with police headquarters has reported his service revolver stolen when his home was burgled on Monday. The officer, who lives in Waringin Park, told the Organised Crime Branch investigators that his house was ransacked and the .38 calibre
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    • 222 4 MRT ACQUISITION FOR EASTERN LINE FALLS WITHIN A NARROW CORRIDOR MKT UPDATE MOST of the land to be acquired by Government for the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line from Sims Drive to Jalan Senang in the east is squatter land. The land gazetted for acquisition (please
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    • 185 4 Cheng Hong residents get water at last RESIDENTS of the Cheng Hong Mansion condominium had to carry water by buckets for much of yesterday, after the estate lost its water supply because of a burst pipe. All four blocks of the 200-flat estate were out of water by late yesterday
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    • 45 6 AN ARRAY of 44 lanterns on a pole being up at Chinese Garden. It will be part of a mass parade there this Saturday. Also in the parade will be dragons, lions, stiltwalkers and big-headed dolls. PICTURE: SPENCER LOH
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    • 333 6  -  By JANICE LIM THE PUBLIC Utilities Board (PUB) says that a woman must pay an electricity bill for a flat she left 17 years ago. The board said yesterday that Mdm S M Lee was the registered consumer at the now-de-molished
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    • 343 6  -  By ROBERT CONCEICAO THE UNITED People's Front (UPF), the bane of other opposition parties for its refusal to enter into electoral pacts in previous elections, yesterday staked its claim to 10 constituencies for a start. The General-Secretary of the UPF, Mr Harbans Singh,
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    • 103 6 A MAN who pleaded guilty tcT causing the death of a 78-year-old pedestrian was sent to jail for two weeks yesterday and fined $4,200. Ng Khee Choon was also disqualified from holding a driver's licence of any class for five years. Inspector Michael Tay told
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    • 159 6 THE RAISING of the withdrawal age of the Central Provident Fund (CPF) was among the few issues brought up for discussion during Mr Ong Teng Cheone's visit to the Singapore Stevedores Union in Amoy Street yesterday. Asked whether a decision on
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    • 1929 7 Hong Kong magazine extracts a lesson from PM's National Day address The formula for success: Keep politics out of your development plans CHENG MING MAGAZINE MR LEE Kuan Yew's analysis of some Asian countries and regions is most pragmatic and highly comprehensive.
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    • 74 7 "MAKING economic goals the be-all and endall, placing them above all other undertakings. In such a system, politics is completely subordinate to and made to serve economic goals where the government only seeks to satisfy the economic, social and cultural
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    • 77 7 "PLACING politics in command. All other undertakings, including economic development, are subordinate to politics. Two types of development may arise from this: First, the extreme case, where politics dominates everything. Mao's China, according to Mr Lee, is a typical example.
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    • 60 7 "PLACING total emphasis on economy, where no politics is allowed to interfere with economic pursuits.' This means that even the principalsubordinate relations between economics and politics are done away with; economic needs dominate everything. Hong Konft according to Mr Lee,
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    • 10 2 WHY HARBANS SINGH WON'T STAND IN TAN JONG PAGAR:PAGE 6
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    • 330 3 THE 1984 TWER BOOT DRINKING CONTEST WINNER-LAST WEEK'S HEATS These are the 3 who have qualified for the Grand Finals: (Name) (Venue) (Time) Philip Heng Dallas Pub 8.17 sec. D L George Peyton Place 7.15 sec. Valbir Singh Monte Cristo Coffee House 9.30 sec. Qualifiers: Michael Wong (5.15 sec.) Tony
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    • 142 4 Thank you for making the most popular choice today i sM'%s isiifsf®* ■'-mmmmmfmmm COMPETITOR X 38% t ">> f i- vi v r COMPETITOR Y 11% COMPETITOR Z 11% Statistics for car sales of IOOOcc and below provided by the Motor TVaders Association of Singapore, covering Jan-Jun 1984. In the
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  • world
    • Article, Illustration
      46 9 THE world's largest mooncake is on display at the Hong Kong Ocean Terminal. The cake, which is 20-centimetre thick and 1.5 metres in diameter, will be cut on Sept 17 and shared among the children and the elderly celebrating the midAutumn festival. PICTURE UPI
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    • 337 9 HONG KONG, Wed AMERICAN businessmen in Asia and the Pacific region yesterday called for the withdrawal of new controversial US textiles regulations which come into force on Friday. The new regulations aim at strengthening "country-of-origin" rules to stop textile exporting
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    • 95 9 Bernarna JOHOR BARU, Wednesday THE GOVERNMENT has not decided when it will impose the toll levy at the Causeway, Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday. The Prime Minister said that its imposition should not hamper traffic How if requirements such as proper
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    • 198 10 AP MANILA, Wednesday FILIPINO Cardinal Jaime Sin has declined a suggestion that he say mass at a city park for President Marcos' birthday, saying he does that only for saints, a spokesman for Cardinal Sin said yesterday. Spokesman Felix
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    • 274 10 Reuter PORT MORESBY, Wednesday FOREIGN Minister Rabbie Namaliu said yesterday he was "deeply concerned" over evidence that Indonesia was building a road which crosses into Papua New Guinea's territory In a statement, Mr Namaliu said he had ordered a government survey team
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    • 224 10 AP MECCA, Wednesday WAVES of pilgrims from 114 Muslim countries streamed yesterday to Mount Arafat to climax their annual pilgrimage season, while King Fahd renewed his appeal for peace between warring Iraq and Iran. The ritual, the fifth "pillar" of the
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    • 222 11 AP CAPE CANAVERAL (Florida), Wednesday WITH one flick of the wrist on their giant robot arm, "Discovery" astronauts brushed a bothersome block of ice off the side of the American space shuttle yesterday and packed up to come home. "It worked
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    • 429 11 Agencies WASHINGTON, Wednesday THE United States has implied that East German leader Erich Honecker's visit to West Germany was blocked by the Soviet Union. A State Department spokesman said yesterday that while it was impossible to provide a judgment without knowing the details
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    • 202 11 AP BANGKOK, Wednesday AN IRAQI military court recently sentenced a Thai construction worker to death by hanging after he allegedly confessed to spying for Israel, a Thai Foreign Ministry official said yesterday. The worker, Thitthai Chareondham, was one of six Thais who
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    • 194 11 ho«t ,he pe ple A b« ok people, JfUKMVWA S peopU Singapore. Twenty-five Yeare Read about Singapore's Achievements in 25 Years Progress Structure Lcc Sou Ann 1%0 Tan The System Asher Money. Banking and Finance in Singapore Asso. Prof. Lee Sheng-Yi s Population and Manpower Trends Problems and Prof. Saw
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  • world / trends
    • 26 12 According to World Bank officials, the industrial and developing worlds are at economic crossroads together things are likely to go well or badly for both.
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    • 31 12 The strength of the US dollar has caused the worst imbalance jn American trade in the last ten years. Ships are arriving fully loaded but departing less than half full.
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    • 254 12 Economics TRENDS BOSTON: In ports all along the United States East coast, ships are sailing in from Europe and Asia with containers stacked five high on their decks. But they're departing less than half full, according to industry officials. "It is certainly
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    • 164 12 WASHINGTON: The industrial and developing worlds are at economic crossroads together things are likely to go either well for both or badly for both, World Bank officials believe. "The world has become so highly interdependent that the solution to every problem deGnds on
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    • 36 12 In 1990, world trade peaked et about US$2 triUkm. It has been steadily declining since. In 1993, the latest available figures, it reached slightly above US$l.75 trillion. (US$l "trillion" is about Ss2.l "billion".)
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    • 74 12 Disputes are surfacing between the Reagan administration and its European allies over exports of sensitive technology to Soviet bloc nations. The disputes come only weeks after the two sides agreed on new guidelines on the troublesome issue. The US blocked the export of a Belgian-made precision machine
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    • 36 12 The strong US dollar has affected exports from the United States. While imports of French wines, Japanese stereos and Italian shoes are on the rise, ships leave US ports half empty.
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    • 257 12 LOS ANGELES: Now that the index of leading economic indicators has declined significantly for the second month in a row, the question arises once again whether the superheated growth of the economy will culminate in another premature recession. The threat is not an idle
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    • 67 12 The number of affluent Americans is increasing faster than inflation, creating a growing market for business, USA Today reports. At least 42 million American adults one in four now live in households with incomes above 5584,000, says Fred Engelman, president of Mendelsohn Media Research, of New York. And
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  • money
    • 212 13  -  R«vi«w«d by SUN HUNG KAI SUN HUNG KAI, in their review of the second quarter of Singapore's economy, predict an overall growth rate of between 8 to 9 per cent for 1984. However, growth in the second half of the year is likely to show
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    • 283 13 SES LISTING CRITERIA COMPANIES operating in an industry where the growth prospects may have levelled off can now be considered for listing in the local stock exchange if it has good management and a stable track record, although those engaged in an industry which
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    • 76 13 BOLTON Properties has announced a special issue to bumiputra investors of 8.39 million new ordinary shares at $1 80. The issue has been approved by the Malaysian Ministry of Trade and Industry. This special issue will enlarge the bumiputra shareholdings in the company to about 26 per
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    • 199 13 THE PROPERTY market is unlikely to improve in the next few years, Malayan Credit chairman Mr Teo Soo Chuan says in the com- pany's annual report. llie chairman stated that the year under review was characterised by a general weakening of all sectors
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    • 269 14 HHLLSTREET NEW YORK, Wednesday THE SLUGGISH pace of the long Labour Day weekend carried over into yesterday's stock market session as prices closed sharply lower in light trading. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 12.03 to 1,212.35. Overall, 1,068 issues declined in price and
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    • 478 14  - F N looks good for mid-term investors By JOHN CHOW STOCKBROKERS Ong Co see Fraser Neave as a sound medium term investment with stable growth prospects. The firm recommends buying around current prices. With the backing of its major shareholder, the OCBC Group, and an estimated NTA of $4.35 per
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    • 454 14 FOR those wishing to have a go at the stock market, stockbroker Chiang Wee Tiong of City Securities offers some tips. STABILITY Preference should be given to companies with records of strong and sustainable earnings growth rather than those which show great fluctuations
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    • 125 14 AP NEW YORK, Wednesday THE DOLLAR rocketed to new heights on Tuesday against the currencies of Britain, France, Italy and Spain and reached an high against the West German mark in a Droad advance that was fueled in part by expectations of further increases in US interest
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    • 178 14 KULIM (Malaysia) Bhd posted an improved pretax profit to M$ 12.96 million in the first six months of this year as compared with $8.19 million previously. Group profit after tax was $8.59 million against $6.55 million in the previous corresponding period. At the
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  • PROPERTY SECTION
    • 223 15  -  By i ANNIE CHIA HOUSE BUYERS of landed property may like to take a hard look at a new residential development coming up in the Upper East Coast Road area. Sennett Ville, comprising six units of three-storey semi-de-tached houses and one unit
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    • 535 15  -  By ANNIE CHIA V POMCCAST THE PROPERTY market will consolidate for the latter part of the year, a review from Goddard Smith, Talhar Wong 1984 Property Market Report said. However, "the consolidation for all sectors will be confined only to the newly-constructed buildings
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    • 474 16  -  It's less expensive and has a timeless appeal By FOO MEY KIEN PERIOD furniture is in. It is less expensive than antique furniture as it is only a copy of the style of an earlier perioa. In Singapore, period furniture is increasingly being sought
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    • 407 16  -  By ANNIE CHIA PROPERTY BUYERS should never take for granted the structural and water proofing aspects of a building when it comes to looking for a property. Chartered builder Jonathan Lewis said that most people tended to be interested in only
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    • 269 15 WMORTGAGEE'S^ I of Properties By I Public Auction I To Be Held at No. 6 Cecil Street, H I #02-04. People's Insurance Building, H Hon Wednesday, 12th September 1984 H at 3.00 p.m. H Particulars 1) No. 22 Lorong 13 Geylang Land Area 113.2 sq.m. Title: Freehold Solicitors: M/s. Shook
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  • 403 17 (X home service 171. u»MC FURNISHINGi^U EXECUTIVE Interiof Decor is one of the "lucky" companies in Singapore that has been moving into new homes even before their owners do so. These "intruders" are the company's team of contractors, carpenters, electricians and plumbers who will
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  • features / letters
    • 243 18 ON BEHALF of the residents of Blocks 100 and 101 Whampoa Drive, I write this letter in the hope that something positive will be done to the lifts in these blocks. For more than a year, the lifts have been breaking down more frequently
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    • 820 18 Tourism is big business in the Soviet Union. Last year saw a record of five million visitors. The state agency, Intourist, smooths the way, sparing the visitor the gruelling task of handling Soviet organisations. By Chartos Bremner of R«ut«rs MOSCOW: Visitors to the
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    • 76 18 v V —7 LETTERS on any subject of public interest will be accepted for publication They should be typed and must be signed. They must also include the writer s name and address even if the writer decides to use a pseudonym in print A contact telephone number would be
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  • opinion / letters
    • 431 19 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR COMMENT. THE DECISION by the Ministry of National Development to retain the special link with the Indian community in the redevelopment of the Serangoon Road area makes more than just commercial sense. Mr Chandra Das, Member of Parliament for Chong Boon, has
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    • 229 19 I REFER to Miss Looi Mei Fong's letter on behalf of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of National Development,(SM, Aug 24) in reply to my letter about Newton Circus (SM, July 6). Either Miss Looi does not drive or she does not use Newton Circus daily during
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    • 124 19  -  MRS CHOO WAI CHAN Public Relations Officer Public Utilities Board I REFER to the letter "Utilities bill that came 17 years later" by "Unfair" (SM, Aug 30). Mdm S M Lee applied for the utility supply at her premises at Choon Guan Street
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    • 129 19  -  SIMPLE SIMON Singapore 0821 IN HIS enthusiasm to improve the telephone directory, Mr Fung Chin Thai proposed to omit residential addresses from the phone book (SM, Aug 31). However, there will be problems with identical names, which are not
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    • 143 19  -  MISS LOOI MEI FONG for Permanent Secretary Ministry of National Development WE refer to the letter "Traffic light at Neil Road/Kampong Bahru Road" by Dickie (SM, Aug 10) We would like to inform your writer that it is not advisable to replace the signals
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  • leisure
    • 944 20  -  TEAHOUSE: QUINTESSENCE OF CHINESE REALISTIC DRAMA By KUO PAO KUN IF THERE is just one drama from China you wish to see, make it The Teahouse (last two days at Clementi, Golden and New Town). Within less than two hours, you will be taken on a quick
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    • 652 20 WHEN British stage and screen director Peter Brook saw the stage production by the Beijing People's Art Theatre (BPAT) of The Teahouse In Paris, he called it "the best of its kind (realist theatre) in the world". The original production was conceived for the stage by
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    • 719 20 TALK about drama. Just when Liu Yung's television debut on ATV, The Legend of Empress Wu, was drawing rave reviews in Hong Kong, his domestic life took a dramatic turn that had affected his career. Although it was known throughout the entertainment circuit that Liu was
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    • Article, Illustration
      714 20  -  By WONG AH YOKE WHEN the lightning bolt splits the tree outside young Roy Hobbs' (Robert Redford) house, it is an unmistakable sign that The Natural is first and foremost a symbolic film. When it strikes again during Hobbs' first game for the New York Knights, that is
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    • 368 22 Pre-Holiday Movie High Noon Part II: The Return of Will Kane (E) (Ch 5,10.25 pm) LEE MAJORS takes over where Gary Cooper left off in High Noon as Will Kane, the legendary frontier marshal whose courageous stand in a blazing gunfight inspired and united an entire town.
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    • 414 22 Holidey Night Movie Avalanche Express (E) (Chinese Subtitles) (Ch 5, 10.15 pm) ROBERT SHAW plays a Russian defector, Marenkov, who goes to the West under the protection of a hand-picked team of American agents (played by Lee Marvin, Linda Evans, Mike Connors and Joe Namath). But that does
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    • 400 23 I REFER to your report in the TV Scene column on the prizes for Talentime '84 (English) (SM, Aug 29) and wish to point out that Esso Singapore is the sole sponsor for Talentime '84 (English). Hitachi Consumer Products is not the co-sponsor as
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    • 99 23  -  ERNEST AYATHURAY Sport' 1544 I WOULD like to thank you for publishing the article, "Dylan in tne "80s" SVI, Aug 22), the reason ing that I am a fan of Bob Dylan. Thank you too, SBC, for televising the following musicals/concerts: Crosby, Stills and Nash; Billy Joel; Abba;
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    • 186 23 IN your critic's review of Supergirl (SM, Aug 30) he states that even "acrophobics" wouldn't be moved by her airborne stunts. Failing to find "acrophobic" in the dictionary, I can only assume that it was a typesetting error and that your critic meant "agrophobic" which, as we all
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
    • 817 21 -f ~/^7Lee Majors and David Carradine in a pre-holiday western, High Noon Part II (Ch 5, 10.25 pm) 5.25 SBCTEXT Live Sample Pages. 2.30 SBCTEXT Live Sample Pages. tenna 5.55 Opening and Programme High--3.00 Opening and Programme High- 6.55 Happy Days. lights followed by The Song Bag lights followed by
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
    • 520 22 f> Nr*** 1 9.30 SBCTEXT- Live Sample Pages. 7.20 Share A Story: The Green Monster 10.00 Opening and Programme High- (r). 'TyTw lights followed by Gendang Pak 7.30 News (M). 11 X Belalang(HarißayaHaji Children's 7.50 Whit Kids: Father s Day. /|H Special) (M). Richie and his friends go to the
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    • 254 23 LETTERS from Leisure readers on subjects pertaining to our columns will be selected for publication weekly in this column. Please address your letters to Leisure Box, The Singapore Monitor, 2 Alexandra Road, 03-01A Delta House, Singapore 0315. You may use a pseudonym but actual names, addresses and telephone numbers must
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    • 621 23 ftlM GUIO6 LEISURE-DROME (*****62): Today: THE MAGNIFICENT BUTCHER DALIT (*****16)/LIWAGU (*****30): (C) CAPITOL (*****59): Today/Tomorrow/Tomorrow llam: Tomorrow Day Show/Tomorrow 11am: Today/Tomorrow: POLICE ACADEMY (E) WHEELS ON MEALS (C) THE HAPPY GHOST (C) Starring: Sieve Gutteoberg, Kim Cattrall, Starring: Jackie Chan, Samo Hung. Yuen Amur* iaatumo*. Bubb Smilh ao Tu i,
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    • 119 24 X HOW SHOWINGI I LAST 8 DAYS S 8 GOLDEN SULTJUt I BEDOK {11 11 am, 1.30, 4. 6.30, 9.15pm 11.30, 4.00, 6.45, 9.15pm j 8 BROADWAY REGAL MAJESTIC J X 1.00,3.30,6.30,9.00pm 1.00,3.30,7.00,9.15pm J 2 KONG CHIAN VENUS GALA )t 1.30,4.00,7.00,9.30pm 3.30,6.45,6 9.15pm J X ADMISSION PRICES: $4.00 $3.00 J
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    • 878 24 leisure PUPPET SHOW THEATERRA, Object Puppet The- j aaavwiJM atre, presenting Peter and Barbara i ISHaIW Ketturkat from West Germany, will perform the 45-minute puppet show, y >L#ii?nB y Don't Be Afraid of the Big Ones, today at 2.30 pm, 3.30 pm and 4.30 pm WflMnMHiMMaiSr' at the Goethe-Institut Auditorium.
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    • 144 24 MUSIC FOR EVERYONE THE Music for Everyone concert today at 8 pm at DBS Auditorium will feature a duo recital by cellist Victor Lim and pianist Shane Thio of the SSO Tickets at $5 and $3 are available at the door. ORGAN PLUS THERE will be an Organ Plus concert
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    • 180 26 THREE fairs, all organised by MeComm Private Ltd, will be staged simultaneously at the World Trade Centre from September 5 to 9. THE Fourth Stationery and Office Materials Exhibition can be viewed in the WTC Hall Five. This fair is open to trade visitors only from
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    • 291 26 TOYCRAFT '84, the Toy, Gift and Handicraft Fair which opens today at the World Trade Centre, features about 120 stalls from 80 companies. The exhibitors come from 21 countries including Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, India and the European Countries. This is a ten percent increase in the number
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    • 133 27 THE 4th Stationery and Office Materials Exhibition which opened at the World Trade Centre today features exhibits of general stationery, drafting equipment and cards, books and other printed articles. Items on display include accounting machines, filing systems and planning materials. Duplicating and copy machines together with other
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    • 230 27 MESSAGE from Mr LING LEE HUA, Chairman, Commerce Committe, Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce Industry, at the opening of the Stationery and Office Materials Exhibition. SCIENCE and technological advancement have brought about many changes in our lives. One of these areas is the
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    • 97 28 COSDEL in Singapore represents a number of well-known brands such as Hallmark, Dakin and Garfield. The products they sell Include a wide range of gift items which are available at all leading department stores and toy shops and at Kalm's Gift Gallery in Parkway
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    • 162 28 CALLING themselves "Educational Play Aids People," Kahan Associates are introducing toys to cater for the educational needs of children both at home and in school Kahan now represents nine agencies; Quadro, Ravensburger and Leismann of Germany, Karnan of Sweden, Uniset and Rabo of
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    • 100 28 IF you're tired of your children breaking the toys you buy for them, visit the ftahan stand at Toycraft '84. Here you can see Rabo transportation toys, billed as the toughest in the world, and guaranteed against breakage for three years. Other items at this
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    • 154 30 GUESS the weight of Singapore's biggest rubber at the 4th Stationery and Office Materials Exhibition at the World Trade Centre from September 6 to 9. Getting the right weight for this giant eraser is one of the three parts of a contest in which
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    • 104 30 MEMBERS of the Singapore Association for Personal and Executive Secretary (SAPES), will receive gift-pack items at the A and T International stand. This gift pack includes a set of Tipp-£x Super Set correction fluid and a stick of UHU glue. Secretaries who are not members
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    • 152 30 A and T International is also introducing two new Mutoh graph drawing machines. The ET3OOO is a highperformance scriber designed to shorten drafting time. In addition to the accuracy and the lettering speed of this system, the FT3OOO bis a 32-charrctpr, 9. Ifie display,
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    • 282 31 KONGO Movable Racks are marching into space-starved local offices, into banks, government offices, even insurance and lawyers firms. This major marketing offensive is led by Dekon Private Limited. Today, space means money and high efficiency shows in a more organised and tidy environment. Things that have to
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    • 184 31 A new range of safety signs that glow in the dark without any electricity are being imported by Movitex. These signs, imported from America, are on display at the Stationery Fair at World Trade Centre, Hall Five. The managing director of Movitex, Mr
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    • 120 32 THE second Confectionery and Beverages Exhibition (Conbex) now on in the lower section of Hall Two at the World Trade Centre has on show a wide range of edible items.„.< Comestibles on display include confectionery items such as biscuits, cookies cakes and pastries.
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    • 329 32 SAFETY with toys will be emphasised in the pamphlets which the Toy Safety Authority of Singapore will be giving out free to visitors at Toycraft *84 fair. HERE are some of the TSAS tips on how to choose safe toys. For
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    • 143 26 tftQ Dakin has an adorable I J JtJk r I newflu fr Meet Frou-Frou I Shake'her and she'll I up. There's a u V V 3 i whole range of I V J colours "nice and I y V sweet" to choose from. I 10 T yCraA^ o4", 7th i
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    • 143 26 LOOK AT WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER ATTRACTIVE SPECIALTY PRODUCTS COMBINING PERFORMANCE WITH QUALITY. FROM THE STATIONERY SPECIALISTS. fjuurr dug W royal sovereign W. Germany [J/CHBSSiI GRAPHICS WRITING INSTRUMENTS GRAPHIC MATERIALS ROYAL TALENS N Holland mm ART, SCHOOL AND HOBBY MATERIALS W Germany OFFICE STATIONERY S*HlB2O J J Ittehe V)
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    • 90 27 Pendaflea 0 ESSELTE Hj Ringbinders Esselte PVC welded lever arch files are available in different sizes and 10 colours A. Foolscap/70mm B. Foolscap/40m A4/70mm tFHes tp B Esselte 1 M IT Magazine Files aPendafle* to 1 9 SUSPENSION FILING available in 4 colours of -gk g green, blue, red and
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    • 162 28 Mechanical Pencils Cera micron and Rolling Writers Signature Plastic Nib Fountain Pens Fentel proudly presents over 200 different types of writing instruments 1 themselves in the most diverse and creative ways. From our mechanical n lZ l was a arde J r L J the Deming Prize for pencils, ball
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    • 95 33 PL MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS is conducting a three-day seminar on advertising for secretaries in marketing from September 13 to 15 at the Royal Holiday Inn Singapore. The seminar will teach secretaries marketing and advertising basics so that they could play bigger roles as members of the marketing team
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    • 1213 34 OrlcESS A tlOCt MONITOR'S DIRECTORY Classified Ad Rates Singapore Monitor: Sunday Monitor: Worde 0.35 cents p«r word 0.55 ctnli p«r word Dieplay $7.70 p«r col. cm $10.00 p«r col. cm Bmlmm Hre Mon-Fri, 9am-spm Sat. 9am-lpm Flora-Kleen Serv 271-6042. G S M Carpet Shampoo 337-7769. A-Disc Promotions 732-1900 B.T.E Sales
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    • 109 36 SINGAPORE'S junior hockey squad skipper Kevin Ng was the first casualty at the Tun Raxak Stadium here yesterday with a swelling above his right eye. Kevin, who was tried out in defence, did not have time to duck as the ball came off the astroturf during
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    • 287 36  -  JUNIOR WORLD CUP HOCKEY By B KULA Reporting from Kuala Lumpur SINGAPORE, who play China in the Asia Oceania Junior World Cup Hockey qualifying round here tomorrow, are bent on turning the tables on the Chinese who beat them 4-1 in the 1981
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    • 98 36 The road to Vancouver from KL ONLY THE top two teams of Groups A and B of the Asia Oceania Junior World Cup Hockey auaiifying round in Kuala Lumpur will make it to the finals in Vancouver in August next year. The group matches will be played on a round
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    • 754 36 SINGAPORE SINGAPORE can consider they have done well if they finish in third place in Group A. "Australia and India are a class above us. So long as our juniors can beat the other teams like China, Japan and South Korea, I'll be
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    • 470 36 MERDEKA CUP 1984 Reuter, AP KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday HOSTS Malaysia yesterday clinched the fourth berth in the semifinals by trouncing Papua New Guinea 5-1 in a Group A match. The Papuans needed a draw to reach the semifinals but fell behind in the
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    • 809 37 Pre-season games show him to be in good form OPA A SMALL boy telephoned* a London newspaper and asked, "Wot's 'appened to Loofer?" "He has re-signed for Watford," was the crisp reply from the sportswriter. "Great," said the lad. And
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    • 305 38  -  msm aim By ALFONSO CHAN DROP everything and go to the Singapore Badminton Hall this evening for a gymnastics treat. Some of Asean's best performers are here for the Pesta Sukan Singapore International Invitational Gymnastics championships starting at 7.30 pm. Thailand is represented by
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    • 373 38  -  By TONY KOH CHINA, Mazda Cannon of Australia, Estudiantes of Spain and USSR Georgia are through to the final round of the Merlion Cup Basketball tournament as predicted in the preview last Friday. The first three teams China and Australia in Group
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    • 40 38 BASKETBALL: Merlion Cup USA v Singapore, Spain v New Zealand, Japan v Malaysia, China v Australia (Gay World, from 2pm). GYMNASTICS: Singapore International Invitational championships (Singapore Badminton Hall, 7.30 pm) YACHTING: Pesta. Snkan championships (Changi bailing flub, flam)
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    • 28 38 TODAY'S MATCHES: USA vs Singapore (2 pm), Spain vs New Zealand (3.30pm), Japan vs Malaysia (7.30 pm), China vs Australia (9 pm). All matches at Gay World Stadium.
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    • 528 39 Reuter LONDON, Wednesday ARSENAL, inspired by the brilliance of Scot Charlie Nicholas, convincingly defeated league leaders Newcastle 2-0 in their English First Division soccer clash here last night. Nicholas, who scored twice in Saturday's 43 win at Watford, showed his skills as a
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    • 300 39  -  Swimming officials ask for his side of the story before deciding on disciplinary action B* KEN JALLEH JR SINGAPORE Sportsboy Soo-Tho Kok Mun has been called up by top swimming officials to explain today his last-minute pullout from the recent South-East Asia age-group championships in
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      • 546 1  -  By LEE CHIU SAN AH SENG and Rosa are two old and faithful employees. He is a despatch clerk and she is a typist/accounts clerk. They were hired in their present jobs (which one cannot deem to call careers) when I was hardly more than a glint
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      • 298 2  -  By SA'AT ABDUL RAHMAN THE question facing businesses in Singapore today is no longer whether or not it is viable for them to automate but whether or not they can survive without automation. Automation increases work efficiency and productivity per worker, a must in view of
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      • 195 2 THE degree of automation in volved should be within their eco nomic framework. A lawyer who runs a small law firm is considering the installation of a word processor soon. He believes this will be useful in coping with the high volume of standard work that exists
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      • 301 2 MR ROBERT Tan, chairman of Ban Hock Hin Motor Co, a medium-sized motorcycle trading firm, is very glad that he took the road to automation several years ago. Significant savings and improvement in efficiency have been achieved since his company decided to computerise all
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      • 155 4 OFFICE automation steps out of the office with Canon's 5000/P Handy Terminals. These handheld terminals allow users to extend the benefits of automation right out of the office to the source of the data itself, wherever it might be. Programmes developed on the main computer can
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      • 168 4 IN Singapore, local motorists are wishing that Canon's 5000/P Handy Terminals stayed in the office. They are being used in a pilot project by the URA to streamline the data collection of parking offences In a three-month test which began a month
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      • 192 4 IBM has also introduced its Personal Computer Cluster Program which supports the connection of IBM Personal Computers the PCs, PC XTs and Portable PCs. With this link, as many as 64 computers can be connected in a cluster. Performance will vary depending on
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      • 262 4 COMPUTERS have been getting smaller and smaller and some of those capable of purely mathematical functions are no larger than a pocket calculator. However, the meaning of the word "portable" is still stretched somewhat when applied to personal computers. IBM has now introduced their Portable
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      • 637 6 And it combines computing power with ease of operation YOU'VE heard of user-friendly computers, but few get as friendly as Apple computer's muchanticipated Macintosh. Mac can even greet you with a "Hello" on the screen. Macintosh is designed not so much for buffs and hobbyists
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      • 149 8 THE new Gakken GPR-2000 Daisy Wheel Printer offer* letter-quality printing at a home computer user's budget price. This new printer is compatible with the QUME word processor sequence and can be used with most computers and word processors by using an 8-bit Centronics type interface.
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      • 198 8 SHARP is offering the MZ-3540 business computer at $4,555 for a limited period. The compact MZ-3540 has the flexibility to allow the user to choose the right memory capacity for whatever job is at hand. It has a random access memory expandable to
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      • 451 9 ICL provides Personal Retail Computers designed to cater for the business needs of both small single retail shop proprietors and retail giants. The product consists of an ICL business personal computer and an ICL point-of-sale terminal. These will be marketed with specialist retail
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      • 761 10 OLIVETTI recently launched three new office automation systems. These are: The ETIII and ETIIS electronic typewriter range, the ETV 300 and the ETS 2000 word-processing systems. All these three new product lines provide for entry into the electronic business world at a reasonably affordable
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      • 387 11 PITY the poor despatch clerk in organisations with large volumes of outgoing mail. If he was the sort of person who believed in licking stamps, his tongue would be dry by the time he got past his first hundred. In any
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      • 218 12 Copiers big or smallToshiba's got them all TOSHIBA has a range of copiers of various sizes to meet the needs of different organisations. These copiers also reduce wastage by reproducing full edge-to-edge copies of the original. For the small office, Toshiba offers the BD 3301. This small and lightweight model
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      • 275 12 MITA has introduced a desk-top plain-paper copier which has the ability to enlarge and reduce copies. The Mita DC-213RE (picture right) allows the user who wants to reduce or enlarge his original copy to do so by pressing a few
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      • 278 13 OCE, the Dutch manufacturer of a wide range of copying systems, is introducing two new additions to its range in Singapore. Mr Bill Voorwalt, the general manager of Hagemeyer, which distributes Oce products in Singapore announced the introduction of the Oce 1825,
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      • 220 14 NEC has also introduced the Electra-616 Key Telephone. This micro-processor system allows the connection of up to six CO/PABX lines with a maximum of 16 keysets and two single-line telephones. When there is a power failure, the CO/PBAX can be automatically tranferred to the single
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      • 306 14 NEC has a telephone PABX system designed to grow step by step with the needs of the user. This NEAX 12SA electronic PABX system offers over 100 features including a string of specialised-application options. But one of the most important of
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      • 416 15 MICROS '84, an exhibition featuring micro computers, supermicros and word processors, will open at the Mandarin Hotel on September 19. It will run for four days. "Computers are advancing so rapidly in technology and sophistication that users need to be fully aware
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      • 154 15 THE human element is often the factor which causes a company's computerisation programme to fail. Inadequately trained employees who do not understand the system will not be able to make proper use of it. The SE Computer Training Centre, which is affiliated to Software
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      • 195 1 Bye Bye. Hello. Dumb desk. Smart Desk. Joi. 1 a A- M m j Mtk I To the desk that did nothing but sit there day in, day out: Our desktop computers are designed to connect you directly Say 'goodbye'. with your company's central data files and office systems. Or
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      • 101 2 GAKKEN PROFESSIONAL DAISY WHEEL PRINTER compatible with all computers at an affordable price. Has an 8-bit parallel Centronics® Takes rut-sheet, roll and fan-fold type interfaee and an optional El A continuous paper. RS2.i2(. serial interface. 0 Equipped with print control features:* 18 cps letter quality printing Bub acript BU P
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      • 45 3 ■19 MM tHtt tH iff OH Mt H MM HMM HMHN •HHt In 1875, most people busy trying to teach themselves the new Morse Code never dreamed that the telephone would be invented the very next year. 2 5 •J I )J i .11 I
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      • 193 4 SHARP Electronic Typewriters Compare! Feature for feature, price for price, SHARP Electronic Typewriters are today's prized buy. Call *****1 !C i Model ZX-500 f.3 16K Memory. 32-Character Display Panel with Cursor v for correction. Deletion or r Addition of words. Quick reference two colour display. Performance-oriented 'j of ZX-500 and
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      • 68 5 XXTASK FREDUSR 2 XX DECK 7, OUTPUT 16 XXTIMEIOO, OUTLIM 9 BANNER DATE CLM (%2/?(WC-l),\#7oP LIST <—TASK/SUPR: USR ERROR\ABORT\WARN XX END FLUSH XX RUN SYNTAX ERROR/ XXTASK FREDUSR 2 XX DECK 7, OUTPUT 160 Today if you are trying to teach yourself a computer code, you could be making the
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      • 149 6 The small EAJJX Series system ideas The NEAX 12 Series has all NEC's large conceivable capability that the modern system technology features in it. Each office might require. NEAX 12S(S)A has feature in the Series is designed to provide flexibility and a wide range of you the facilities of much
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      • 246 7 H Because today, Apple introduces Macintosh. And Apple has taught Macintosh to communicate in the same language you do. djcippkz ®$W°--)felfflll&) e Distributor. Sime Darby Systems, Sime Darby Centre, #04-05,896 Dunearn Road, Singapore 2158. Tel: *****22 Ml Important SI me Darby Systems will only guarantee and repair Apple® products purchased
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      • 294 8 Olivetti systems y f)\\ t i Automat u Trllcr Mat hinr» (ATM*) Network* V Office Automation Syttetm Altogether a better solution Ns-J Olivetti, who brought you the first word in electronic typewriters7^^^^ ll^^®fctey^Si^^^^^B^l\ presents the last word in computer systems. Technologically highly advanced and totally comprehensive, Olivetti systems can be
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      • 177 9 The original The identical Oc4 and Van der Gnnten are registered trade marks OCE PRODUCES THE CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE Judge for yourself. The fingerprints are identical. The evidence is conclusive. The Oc6 1900 DF produces perfect copies... whether it's one you want or a thousand. Mfll There is no other verdict...
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      • 257 10 TEC Electronic Typewriters Give You More For Less. The TW-3000 from TEC is an offer you simply Whaft more, the tec TW-1000 can't refuse. Because for the price you're paying, you get mor© features than most typewriters in when you buy th 6 TEC TW-3000 its class. And here are
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      • 181 11 The HIGH perfomance copier that can zoom in and out in 90 sizes. °^m^ Introducing the new Toshiba BD 7816 the only copier which gives you 90 different sizes and at 30 copies per minute. High in efficiency High in convenience You can reduce or enlarge in 90 sizes ranging
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      • 133 12 PearicorderSBlo Full-Function Recording Convenience I iff Cue marking and Cue mark scanning V 1 I One finger slide control l<H End alarm J uMW •55 4 (W) x 119 5 (L)x 17 2(D) mm/160g I jfl|H (2.2 x 4.7 x 0.8 in) (5.6 oz.) MODEL n(T4/V> Greater Recording/ LJ I
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      • 379 13 MITA DC2I3 RE The High Performance and Multiple Functions Compact Desk-Top Copier k. v K V. ijjgh From Mita Industrial Co. Ltd smallest details from half-tone to solids. OPTIONAL FEATURES Japan pioneer manufacturer of copying Whilst the 7-step Density Selector copies The DC-213 RE capabilities can be machines for over
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      • 353 14 TEXAS MSTRUMBfTS PROFESSIONAL COMPUTER Special Offer on Texas Instruments with the recent price reduction of the IBM PC, we have a special offer for Texas Instruments very *One TI-850 matrix printer (150 c.p.s.) with graphics capability is included FREE with every purchase of one Each TI-PC comes standard with 256K
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      • 115 15 I The SE COMPUTER TRAINING CENTRE I is the training arm of the leading software H specialist; Software Engineering Pte Ltd. We I provide specially designed training programmes I that gear towards individual company's needs. H Directors and Managers, if you are planning H towards computerising your company, our H
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      • 392 15 MKROTB4 19-22 September 1984, Mandarin Hotel, Singapore f The Computer Exhibition and Conference for J Businessmen Professionals Micros '84 Conference Topics (Pick any topic that will benefit you most) Businessmen Professlonals Engineering/Architectural/ T1 Uses and Selection of Micro-Computers in Construction Business. T7 Uses of Micro-Computer in Engineering T4 The Uses
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      • 175 16 Canon T RMINfIL RETAIL OUTDOOR DELIVERIES CONTROL SALES IMPROVES EFFICIENCY ON-THE-SPOT Canon has created the Canon 5000/P Handy Terminal to extend the benefits of automation right out of the office to the source of your data, wherever it might be. Besides enhancing productivity by eliminating the need of writing and
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