Singapore Monitor, 31 October 1984, Afternoon Edition

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  • 17 1 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR fEVENING• r EDITION MU M C (P) No. 21/5/84 Wednesday, October 31, 1984 30cents
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    517 1 SHE WAS HIT EIGHT TIMES IN THE CHEST AND STOMACH BY HER SIKH BODYGUARDS Agencies NEW DELHI, Wednesday PRIME MINISTER Indira Gandhi was killed when she was shot eight times in the chest and stomach by Sikh members of her own security guard this morning. One of the
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    • 267 2 Some streets there may be turned into pedestrian mall Lianhe Zaobao SOME STREETS in Chinatown may be turned into a pedestrian mall. The designated streets will be paved with bricks and trees will line the kerbs, according to a plan by the Urban Redevelopment
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    • 199 2 NINE SENIOR police officers have been promoted from the rank of Deputy Superintendent to Superintendent. The nine are Wilfred Sta Maria (from Police Headquarters' Contingency Planning Division), Seah Tsun Toh (officer-in-charge Paya Lebar Police Division), Ram Naidu (Police Headquarters' Conceptual Planning Division); Ronald Gan Choon
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    • 140 2 TO ACQUIRE fluency in a language, use it often. That was the advice given yesterday by Mr Knoo Kay Chai, principal of Singapore Polytechnic, who was speaking at a ceremony to mark the end of a campaign to promote the use of Mandarin at
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    • 312 3  -  If convicted, suspect is likely to be sentenced to a minimum of five years in prison By SURESH NAIR THE first trial under the new Arms Offences Act is scheduled to be heard tomorrow. A man is to be charged with possession of
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    • 390 3 A HOUSEWIFE burnt herself and her two children one afternoon when she could not tolerate her husband's infidelity any longer, a court was told today in an inquiry into the deaths of the woman and her children. At the coroner's inquiry
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    • 151 3 PLANT langsats, chempedaks and chikus, not just bougainvilleas or frangipanis from now on. The Government's greening efforts are taking on a new emphasis this year with the planting of fruit trees. The Ministry of National Development announced iU Fruit TYee Planting Campaign today
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    • 87 3 From the Citizen laboratories. neu> concepts in chronometry: Singular watches for singular people. Each one outstanding in quality. Each with its own outstanding quality. The best from the leaders in quartz <ind design. issi. l CITI7FS QOAKI/ Permaßnght lusfroii'. su|)oi n,irOr,iS"K| \l I \o)lci Japanese P"'< technology roi'tfinw! The Exclusive
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  • world
    • 249 4 AP WASHINGTON, Wednesday CHINA apparently has played a major role in the spread of atomic weapons capability to new countries in recent years, according to a nuclear proliferation survey issued yesterday. Beijing has halted much of its export of atomic technology and materials
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    • 310 4 Agencies JAKARTA, Wed INDONESIA'S bomb squad managed to diffuse a bomb placed by an unidentified person at a car park in front of the Japanese-owned President Hotel here yesterday. The incident came one day after the blowing-up of a marine arsenal in Cilandak, South Jakarta.
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    • 47 4 Reuter LOS ANGELES, Wed LOS ANGELES City Council yesterday approved a smoking law that coald tend employers to Jail for six months if they failed to protect nonsmokers. Employers have three months to find ways to stop smokers from upsetting their colleagues. Renter
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    • PEOPLEWATCH
      • 104 4 A QUICK LOOK AT THE NEWSMAKERS AUSTRALIAN opposition leader Andrew Peacock's popularity has jumped five per cent. A Morgan Gallup Poll published today showed Mr Peacock's voter approval rating had risen from 19 per cent a week ago when he was ranked the most unpopular Federal
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      • 80 4 AFTER a brief hearing, Robeson County Superior Judge Craig Ellis yesterday denied a motion for a new trial for Margie Velma Barfield, who is scheduled to become the first woman executed in the United States in 22 years. Barfield, a 52-year-old grandmother, is scheduled to
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      • 33 4 ■WEST German Chancellor Helmut Kohl and visiting French President Francois Mitterrand yesterday committed their governments to a joint programme to develop an allweather communications satellite. FROM AGENCY DESPA TCHES
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    • 70 4 Reuter CAIRNS (Australia), Wednesday A CONSERVATIONIST tied his testicles to a chunk of concrete and tried to stop traffic on a new road through an ancient Queensland rain forest, police told a court. They cut free John Groothedde and arrested him for trying to block
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    • 323 5 LAT-WP WASHINQTON, Wednesday IF THE results of many individual statewide polls hold through election day, Mr Walter Mondale may be heading for the worst electoral college defeat since Mr George McGovern's disastrous loss to Mr Richard Nixon in 1972. A Los Angeles Times
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    • 219 5 Kids flock to Paris shop to meet him Newsweek PARIS, Wednesday HUNDREDS of children crowded into the kiddies' section of the Bois de Boulogne here last week, hoping for a glimpse of their favourite hero. And lo and Dehold, there he was, sporting his famous winged helmet
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    • 168 5 UPI NEW YORK, Wednesday A SURVEY of America's witches has predicted President Reagan will win the election, breakdancing will take Russia by storm and Defence Secretary Caspar Weinberger will win acclaim as a standup comedian. Mr Lewis Scott, opinion director of the New
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    • 67 6 PICTURE: UPI THE DELIGHTED mother of 18-day-old "Baby Fae" today played with her daughter for the first time, ignoring the controversy surrounding the five-hour operation in which her child was given a baboon's heart. Baby Fae, who lay contented in her bed in Loma Linda
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    • 328 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday THE EIGHT-MONTH old Malaysian Chinese Association crisis was once again heightened with the latest "attack" on tne Tan Koon Swan faction. Many members of the public passing the MCA Kuala Lumpur-Federal Territory headquarters stopped to listen to a "live broadcast by
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    • 111 6 UPI WASHINGTON, Wed PUBLIC school officials in Washington are using the popularity of superstar Michael Jackson to bolster their crusade against truancy. In Monday's ceremony at a southeast Washington junior high school. Mayor Marion Barry presented Michael Jackson jackets to 60 school
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    • 145 6 UPI AUSTIN (Texas), Wednesday AS STUDENTS entered their class at St. Michael's Catholic Academy on computer crime and ethics they discovered that 15 of the machines were missing. The theft brought a temporary halt to the school's computer classes, instructor Ann Dolce said
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    • 648 8 UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY '84 REPORTS BY CATHERINE ONG UNITED NATIONS, Wed VIETNAM'S boycott of the Cambodia debate is "another arrogant act of defiance" that has set a bad precedent in the United Nations, said Singapore ambassador to the UN, Kisnore Mahbubani, yesterday.
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    • 219 8 FOR: Antigua-Barbuda, Argentina, Australia. Austria, Bahamas. Bahrain, Bangladesh. Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana. Brazil. Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada. Central African Republic. Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Democratic Kampuchea, Denmark. Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El
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    • 306 8 UPI WARSAW, Wednesday THE BODY of the missing pro-Solidarity priest was found in a reservoir yesterday, 11 days after he was kidnapped by three Interior Ministry officers in what authorities charged was a wider conspiracy to under- mine the government. Polish Television
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    • 114 8 LONDON, Wednesday BRITISH Prime Minister Mrs Margaret Thatcher yesterday attacked the Ethiopian Government for "lavish expenditure" on celebrating its Marxist revolution while failing to respond to the needs of millions of famine victims. The attack coincided with an announcement that two British military
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    • 101 10 Winning smiles and winners all. These radiant beauties have every reason to be smiling. They were judged among the most beautiful in the world at the 1984 Miss International beauty pageant held in Yokohama, Japan last night. Miss lima Julieta Urrutia of Guatemala (centre) was
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    • 315 10 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR, Wed THE MALAYSIAN Government will mete out suitable punishment to the culprits responsible for the recent pressure on the ringgit in the foreign exchange market, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad warned last night. Saying he
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    • 273 10 UPI PORT MORESBY, Wednesday A JOINT team of Indonesian and Papua New Guinea officials yesterday began investigating four makeshift refugee camps on the Papuan side of their common border, to prepare for repatriation of Indonesian nationals back to the adjoining province of
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    • 213 11 Reuter NEW DELHI, Wednesday THE ASSASSINATION of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is the climax to a year of turmoil which has cost the lives of hundreds of Indians in communal strife. While the bloodletting this year has not matched the 3,000
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    • 730 11 INDIRA ASSASSINATION NEW DELHI, Wednesday INDIRA PRYADARSHINI GANDHI, 66, who was assassinated today, has been leader of the world's largest democracy for most of the past two decades. She first became Prime Minister in 1966, two vears after the death of her father Jawaharlal
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    • 118 5 Le Pescadou Restaurant Provencal Walk into Le tecadou today. Ask for our expertly-prepared Bouillabaisse with its blend of herbs and spices reflecting the beauty and fragrance of the land between Marseilles and Nice. Savour the delicate sensations of a generous mouthful, and be transported to Provence. Let Chef Jacques Nicholas
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    • 117 8 REMOVAL German, Italian Spanish Men's Shoes/^B£^ Big Sizes Available Mantex Shoe Centre #81-56 BUKIT TIMAH PLAZA TEL *****60 #02-06 CATHAY SHOPPING ARCADE TEL *****00 I WAKEUP I YOUR SKIN before you go to sleep jk We often take our skin tor granted. Tilt It breaks out and we begin to
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    • 269 9 Pay B® your bfls Hi through ■bJOUB^ATMs and get your receipts ***THANK YOU*** 3508 13:38 31/10/84 #0013 instantly You can now pay your bills to designated corporations through OUB's ATMs by simply transferring funds from your account. '4t It is a convenient and cashless means of paying your bills, with
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 103 10 Anbesol's local anaesthetic formula relieves pain and helps healing If you suffer from mouth ulcers or denture irritation, see your nearest pharmacy or drugstore and ask for Anbesol" Anbesol* contains a local anaesthetic and it is available without prescription It also includes two powerful antiseptics to fight harmful bacteria Anbesol*
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    • 139 11 iifiiif y r f UW** V P*flt Pochana Restaurant f Diners will be treated to a fashion show by ffiQft€l.fl every fortnightly. What's more you'd stand a chance to win attractive j prizes whilst savouring the most authentic Thai cuisine in town. X fjjy 41/ Tipple Lounge Simply order any
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  • money
    • 291 12 A more streamlined Ben Co Retrenchment exercise and reverse takeover by QAF Holdings to stem five-year loss A MORE streamlined Ben Co in terms of operations will emerge as a result of steps taken to stem its losses. The present management retrenched 22 people, representing 16 per cent of its
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    • 518 12  -  By JOHN CHOW A CORNERSTONE of Singapore's future growth lies in the myriad new business opportunities present and emerging in the international economy. Data transmission and the whole body of information technologies, bio-technology, new health care systems, on-line data base publishing, robotics are
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    • 178 12  -  By JILL HUM UNITED Overseas Bank, one of the Big Four local banks, is expanding its operations in Japan. It will be opening a branch in Osaka soon its second one after the Tokyo office which was officially opened in 1972. It is understood
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    • 91 12 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR, Wed ALTHOUGH domestic commercial banks dominate the Malaysian banking scene by their sheer size, they are lagging behind the smaller foreign incorporated banks in efficiency and profitability. Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad told an annual dinner of bankers here that in
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    • 257 13 Selected stocks at midday. Market tone: slighter higher. Boustead 1.88/1.90 Cold Store 2.92/2.96 FAN 525/5.30 Genting 4.94/4.96 GIH 2 30/2 36 Haw Par 2.09/2.11 Isetan 268 S Keck Seng 2.28/2.30 Esso 2.50/2 51 Hume 4.00/4.50 Inchcape 2.59/2.60 Intraco 2.78/2.79 M Cement 1.68/1.69 Mulpha (S) 1.12/1.13 Oriental 3.40 S PMC
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    • 126 13 THE SINGAPORE bourse opened firm on better sentiments this morning. Dealers said that this was in line with Wall Street rise, with the Dow Jones Industrial Index up by 15 points. Most counters were up though volume was not exceptionally high. Towards lunch break, prices
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    • 107 13 Your S$ to on* unit of foreign currency Selling Buying TT/OD TT 00 US| 2.1687 2.1587 2.1497 sterling 2 6389 2.6168 2.6068 Australian! 1 8490 1 8249 1 8099 Canadian 1.6522 1.6322 1.6172 New Zealand 1.0672 1.0471 1.0271 CURRENCY NOTES SS to one unit US! 2.16 2.13 New Zealand!
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    • 126 13 Reuter IN SINGAPORE, the US dollar recovered slightly against most major currencies in thin early trading after its sharp fall in New York. It rose to 3.0330/40 marks from New York's 3.0305/20 close and to 245.05/15 yen from 244.90/245.00. Sterling weakened to U551.2140/50 from New York's U551.2160/70
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    • 116 13 MHLLSTREET Reuter WALL STREET stock prices jumped sharply higher yesterday, largely Decause of a strong surge in US nousing sales, an important sign of economic performance. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 15.90 to 1217.31. Advancing issues led losers 1,073 to 481 and volume on the
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    • 46 13 AT THE mid-day break the OUB Composite Share Price Index was up 1.61 points to 423.92 from the previous day's close of 422.31. The OUB Singapore Dollar Trade-weighted Index was down 0.1762 point to 132.3922 in morning trading from the previous day's close of 132.5684.
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    • 195 12 Midweek Futures Review By BENNY TAN of ShMrson/Amex AFTER hitting the support level of DM 3.00 last Thursday due to some Central Bank selling, the US dollar rebounded on short-covering and commercial buying for end of the month's need. December Deutschmark futures took a
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    • 189 13 Why do we bank at OCBC? JE > That's why OCBC is the only bank for you. Whether it's a simple matter of making more money for your savings account with daily interest, or arranging a loan to t<p rr >, :a)q mcu meet your needs you're assured of our
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  • features / letters
    • 584 14 How Singapore's 'Yuppies' view government policies and react to them THE GENERAL election is just around the corner. Many political speeches meant to encourage, praise, criticise and "whip" Singaporeans have appeared in the newspapers. These speeches provide opportunities for seltanalysis. Dr Tony Tan, Finance and Trade
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    • 1593 14 NEW YORK: THE 15 lawyers representing factions of the Getty family sat around the conference table of a Los Angeles office building the other day trying to divide US$4 billion (518.7 billion). For months, they had been at each other's throats, filing
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  • opinion / letters
    • 462 15 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR IMBIH THE LATE Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev once extolled the fairness of a communist egalitarian society by saying that it is a system in which no woman would possess a fur coat unless and until every woman had one. History has
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    • 106 15 RECENTLY, there was a case of drowning in a public swimming pool. What shocked me was that the ambulance attendants were merely standing by, while a group of people, presumably lifeguards, were trying to resuscitate the victim. This process took about
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    • 383 15 HOW would you feel if after putting in over 20 years of loyal service in an organisation, you were suddenly called up one day by your employers and told that your services were no longer required, and that you would be paid off
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    • 120 15 THERE IS a constant stream of cars along Tanglin Road, so that crossing it at Tanglin Shopping Centre is fraught with danger. The pedestrian has no chance to cross. The frustration of trying to squeeze in between the constant stream of fast-moving traffic
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 73 15 w 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 useful. We reserve
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous

  • leisure
    • 770 16  -  THIERRY'S THEORY ABOUT STARDOM By VERNON SCOTT in Hollywood UPI TIME was when American women melted under the romantic charm of such French lovers as Charles Boyer, Maurice Chevalier, Louis Jourdan and, more recently, Yves Montand. Today, Hollywood does not have a resident French leading man.
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    • 834 16  -  By WONG AH YOKE WITH new-fangled machines and the problem over time, the pounding of spices to cook your favourite curries may De approaching its last knell. The traditional lesong (mortar and pestle) has already given way to electric food processors in most Singapore homes. But
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    • 622 16 DIRECTOR Tsui Hak's latest movie, Shanghai Blues (starring Sally Yeh, Kenny Bee and Sylvia Chang), has just had a successful run in Hong Kong. Although it was critically acclaimed, the box-office takings were not as good as those of its rival movie at that period, Cinema City's
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    • 448 18 Joanie Loves Chachi Fonzie's Visit (Ch 5, 6.55 pm) AT THE audition for the Twist Fever show at the TV studio, Joanie and Chachi learn that the producer is looking for a family act. Joanie blurts out that their group is the Areola Family Band. When Fonzie
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    • 667 18 TV SCENE UPI HOLLYWOOD: Every ex-movie star such as Rock Hudson in Dynasty, Elliott Gould iifti sitcom and Jane Wyman i»a soap knows TV is where the action is. For every movie part; there are'a dozen TV roles. The tube is a warn^ security blanket, a
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    • 750 19 Janet Leigh writes her autobiography UPI HOLLYWOOD: Janet Leigh's autobiography, There Really Was a Hollywood, is different from recent leading-lady biographies she doesn't kiss and tell. Not that the lovely blonde actress hasn't, got stories to tell she's been married four times. Hollywood males get wobbly knees, fevered
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  • Page 17 Miscellaneous
    • 1116 17 V THE BMQAPOHE MOHTOR fK"" eisure \J I WEDNESDAY,October3I,km I U Live Sample 2.55 Opening and Programme Highlights followed by This 4.30 The Richard Simmons Show. Animals in Action A Helping Hand.* We take a look at three extraordinary rescue attempts Africa. The African elephant Oryx Namib desert and rare
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
    • 557 19 s v REGAL (*****59): BATTLE CREEK JADE (*****80): FIRESTARTER (E) BRAWL (C) Starring: Drew Barrymore DALIT (*****16,: TAOISM DRUNKARD o! Slarriog: Z u Yuan X-yi, Luc P,l- CLEMENTI ,***** 5 AT MIDDLE ACE I^' Synopsis: A Taoist priest, who breaks the L Pan Hon® Da Shi Chanc Fletcher and Art
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  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • 138 20 SATURDAY ROTATE at 4 THEATRES CAPIT OL-SAVOY-CHANGI-WOODLANDS PRICES: S4l> $3-CASH BOOKINGS ONLY No Free List A very special advance preview of the Steven Spielberg Presentation JADE: HURRY-LAST DAYS! (*****80) 5 SHOWS at 11am, 1.30, 4.00, 0.30, 9.00 Chaille McGee Is Stephen King s FIRESTARTER She has the power to set
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 665 20 van THEATRE POSTERS THERE will be an exhibition of 40 theatre posters of outstanding design, giving an overview of recent productions by leading German theatres and opera houses, at the Goethe-Institut Art Gallery today from noon to 6 pm. Admission is free. AUPE THE Amalgamated Union of Public Employees (Aupe)
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    • 261 20 4ifSi ONE-DAY HISTORICAL TOUR THE Government Aided School Employees Branch of the Amalgamated Union of Public Employees (Aupe) is organising a one-day tour to the historical places of Malacca on Nov 18. Those interested can contact Mdm Hugayah at *****33 of Wisma Aupe. The rate is $20 for members, $22
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    • 39 20 GSEHHK! TODAY: TOMORROW: Law tide: 6.16 am (1.1 m) High tide: 6.16 am (2 m) Hick tide: 3.63 pm (2.5 m) Low tide: 11.13 am (1.4 m) Law tide: 16.39 pm (6.6 m) High tide: 4.09 pm (2.3 m)
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
    • 522 21 leisure comics Sgagfiff&gSft.™ 22" >> FASTRACK By Bill Holbrook tff d* psoMeiwts I feu r)l -1 ig wWst ARIES March 21 to April 20 "piember 23 to October 22 1 W >v^/ You may hear some disturbing However hard you try, some JPgfcElßßb zt news, but things are not as
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  • 327 22 A SPECIAL GUIDE TO THE HOME-HANDYMAN HOME SERVICE HOME FURNISHING A RUSTY nut and bolt is not easy to undo. The only solution to this is by cutting the bolt head with a hacksaw and hammering it with a cold chisel. When cutting, make as
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  • 125 22 THE Ekco Hostess Food Warmer is a handy new house mate for the woman who loves entertaining at home. Large enough to accommodate even poultry, the food warmers keep food warm and fresh for hours after it is cooked and placed inside
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  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • 545 22 3^ —Han up vmt Baata ONCE AM HM ALU The worst part about doing the laundry is hanging up the clothes afterwards. MEKAY has the answer to aH your laundry problems when it oomes to utiksina limited space to the maximum, especially in 5-room HOB flats, HDB maisonettes. condominiums and
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    • 271 22 Tarkett A SHEET VINYL S w«D«N FLOOR COVERING mm... J -"Wl Resistant to most chemicals, oils and stains. Excellent water resistance and long life. Easy to clean, no waxing or polishing. Will not crack, separate or fracture. Excellent acoustic and insulation value. Guaranteed for FIVE (5) years. Cheaper than ceramic
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  • PROPERTY SECTION
    • 771 23 WATER, SHELTER AND FOOD ARE SURE BREEDING PLACES FOUR ingredients warmth, water, shelter and food, are necessary for any pest infestation to develop. Denying pests of one or more of these ingredients will help reduce or, on some cases, completely eliminate the pest infestation. With Singapore's climate,
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    • 345 23  -  By ANNIE CHIA A RECENT move involving a restructure within the Hong Leong Group's property arms including City Developments and Hong Leong Holdings, has resulted in the Tulip Garden condominium project now being marketed by City Developments. A source from Hong Leong
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    • 579 24  -  Falling prices and competition have almost killed once-buoyant industry, say surveyors By ANNIE CHIA THE CONSTRUCTION industry, the fastest growing sector last year, has increased at a much slower rate of 29 per cent. The chartered surveyors' report in the Simon Lim, Oh and Partners
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    • 286 24 A MODERN four-storey warehouse complex strategically located along Airport Link close to the Pan Island Expressway linking Changi Airport, Jurong and PSA wharves is now ready for occupancy. The Eunos Warehouse Complex, developed by United Eunos Warehouse Pte Ltd, a whollyowned subsidiary of United
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  • Page 23 Advertisements
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  • Page 24 Advertisements
    • 327 24 H Of Properties By I Public Auction I To Be Held At No. 6 Cecil Street #02-04, H People's Insurance Building, on Wedneedey, 7th November 1964 at H 3.00 p.m. I Particulars I H Landed Properly H 1) No. 11 Phoenix Garden H Land Area: 300.4 sq.m. Title: Freehold Solicitors:
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    • 149 24 To be held at:- The British Council Theatrette Basement, Singapore Rubber House I 14 Collyer Quay I Singapore 0104 I On Thursday Bth November, 1984 I At 3.00 p.m. I 40, Jalan Gembira I Singapore 1336 (MK 24, Lot 2488) I Title: Freehold I Area: 82.2 sq. metres. I 145,
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  • Page 25 Advertisements
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    • 355 26 An expanding organisation requires people, good people who are dynamic, ambitious and creative. The Singapore Monitor is a member of the Singapore News Publications Limited, publishers of two major Chinese language morning and evening papers, Lian He Zao Bao and Wan Bao. The Company is large, providing job security, and
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  • sports
    • 772 27 ■iyIUIJUUK^^" RACING TODAY'S TRACKWORK ON THE track on Batu Gantong yesterday, Inderapura Stable's Putera Kmas caught the eye when she passed her blinkers test smartly With Nigel Tiley astride, the Radetzky four-year-old mare, with blinkers on for the first time, matched strides with Three Pips
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    • 33 27 •Heavyweight Gerry Cooney (left) squared off with George Chaplin on Monday following Jhe announcement that they will fight in the Arizona Coliseum in Phoenix on D«c_s PICTURE: UPI
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    • 176 27 Reuter LONDON, W«d THE 1984 Wimbledon Tennis Championships made a record profit of. £4.2 million (S|l 1.22 million), it was announced today. All-England club chairman Buzzer Hadingham said profits rose by 55 per cent, much of it coming from broadcasting and television fees. Ticket
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      • 81 27 THE PEOPLE AT THE SPORTSFRONT STRIKER lan Rush won the Golden Boot award yesterday as the top scorer in Europe with 32 goals wnile his team, Liverpool, won the Gold Medal as Europe's top club for winning the European Champion's Cup. France and Juventus player
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      • 60 27 TOM WATSON has finished top of die US Golf Tour Prizemoney list for the fifth time with a sum of U*****,260 (S|1,000,100). Leading Money winners after the Pensacola Open, Final Tournament of the 10-month tour: 1 Tom Watson U*****,260 2 Mark O'Meara U*****,873 3 Andy
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      • 57 27 CZECHOSLOVAKIA'S top-seed Hana Mandlikova was ousted yesterday by unseeded Beth Herr of the United States 3-6, 6-2, 4-6 in the first round of the European Women's Indoor Tournament. Herr, whose WTA ranking of 45 compared with the Czech girl's four, played aggressively through most of the
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    • 112 28 GRAEME SOUNESS recalls the turning point in his career- a verbal roasting from Jack Charlton. Souness, now playing for Sampdoria in Italy, said: "I J thought I was the bee's knees during my early days with Middlesbrough, so I guess big Jack reckoned it was time to
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    • 138 28 ttllAkAailll IfcAfetfta# llAAAMllfftJi mm%*mm rwwiwn **w wmwmm!vtftff Villi wW9% lilWl mmwmWm w•• GRAHAM RIX (Arsenal) GRAHAM RIX'S return to form in the Arsenal midfield had as much to do with a dressing down from manager Don Howe as it did to his undoubted ability. The England
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    • 134 28 B9KYAM HOBtOtt, captain ind tht iMifcT ollwtanchostOr't* MIHIM 9 *fB VW last psrsOQ In footbttt OXpOOt tffr' bo accusod of p«Binf...but that's oxBctly what mawßiir Ron Atkinson onco toM Mail Atkinson, than Hahaon'o boss at ass MMMkAa ajMiaalMua lIUIIVUVI VI VHVIVI WWfW "I pulled him to
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    • 45 28 Sy England midEest enemv nnfn m mpe rament was his btoauled him over the coals 881 Wr e c^enem y -KJ&Hf Xt°«r r e S hSd my future and that d >y min about ""rv^ad^lr^ 1 down and •»«t a^wate---- at The
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    • 54 28 IPS van 'thJ'IT/ aiMl doin well saw refuSZto allow Mke to if t V a "1 at ""''"me I might doze off! down, I was afraid be positively out'**' 118 la d back 1,6 ca n be to P lSa Z'Vf.Z erb l I will *£gP«yto« an
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    • 542 29 More than 200 bowlers to take part in Asian Zone FIQ tournament starting on Sunday BOWLING SCENE WITH TONY LIM FIVE world champions will be among the array of bowling stars who will take part in the Asian Zone FIQ championships which begins on
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    • 281 29 Consistently high scores during training by our boys augurs well for the team SINGAPORE aim to strike and strike hard when the eighth Asian Zone FIQ Championships begin on Sunday. And judging from their performances during training, they may well make history in the competition. One very
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    • 273 29 Reuter MOSCOW, Wednesday A TOP Soviet Olympic coach was quoted today as saving the decision to hold the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul should be reviewed while there is still time. Chief free-style wrestling coach Ivan Yarygin wrote in the daily, Sovietsky Sport, that
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    • 447 29 UPI MOSCOW, Wednesday TITLE holder Anatoly Karpov was persuaded by his aides yesterday that he didn't have a chance to win the adjourned 19th game of the World Chess championship and to agree to a draw with challenger Gary Kasparov without resuming play. It was
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    • 286 30  -  2ND ASIAN CLAY PIGEON SHOOTING CHAMPIONSHIPS By K SILVAM FORTY-ONE-YEAR-OLD Toshiyuki Yamane was full of tears at the Singapore Gun Club yesterday because he won. It may be ironical but Yamane was unable to control his emotions after fulfilling the promise he made to his
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    • 320 30 KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday MALAYSIA started their campaign in the Intercontinental Cup hockey Qualifying tournament with a feeble 2-0 victory over newcomers China in the opening match at the Stadium Tun Razak here yesterdav. In another tie, Japan held South Korea, the 1982 Asian
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    • 94 30 Zaobao THE SBC has decided to telecast the battle of the women's volleyball superpowers next month. They will not be aired "live" although viewers will be able to see one full match each night soon after the event is played. Four of the best teams
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    • 521 31 MALAYSIA will introduce professional soccer next year or in 1986 at the very latest, reports the Malaysian daily the Malay Mail. Plans for this have been drawn up by the Football Association of Malaysia Technical and Development Committee chairman Tengku Ahmad Rithaudeen. English Football
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    • 265 31 Agencies ON A night of surprises in the Milk Cup, two teams from the First Division went close to being bundled out of the competition by sides from lower divisions while another team scored five goals in seven minutes. Notts County, anchored at
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    • 21 1 PerCompAsia 84 Trade: Oct 31-Nov 2: 11am to 7pm Public: Oct 31-Nov 1: 3pm to 7pm Nov 2: 3pm to 6.30pm
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    • 462 1 THE public may visit the PercompAsiaB4 Exhibition at the World Trade Centre from today until Friday. They will be admitted from 3 pm to 7 pm today and tomorrow, and from 3pm to 6.30 pm on Friday. Entry to this show of personal computers, software and related peripherals
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    • 470 1 ONE of the problems in the computer trade in Singapore is that some vendors are simply traders, with little knowledge of the products they sell, and unable to give advice and assistance to their customers. To overcome this problem, plans
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      • 88 1 Your invitation to business at South-East Asia's leading annual computer event ■mBrHH. M&-;iijjr ■i|i I i-iiMKfr fe*CompAsiaB4 29 October 2 November Hall 2, World Ttade Centre, Singapore IMt Business (only) Business Qualified Public Monday 29 October liteday 30 October Wadneaday 31 October -Thwtday 1 November tlflO HJuOO hours S?j Ui>
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    • 178 2 THE word "Network" refers to an arrangement of computers linked together by cables permitting communications between the various users and the sharing of software and peripheral devices. This is termed resource sharing. Programme sharing, the facility to run the same programme on several computers simultaneously, is a
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    • 210 2 NEC offers a business computer network system with its PCNET. This system features a Master Station with a high speed printer and a 5" fixed disk (hard disk) capable of storing up to 512 files. It also enables individually-written programmes and data to be shared by
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    • 427 2  -  By LEE CHIU SAN and SA'AT ABDUL RAHMAN TELECOMS has ordered the first public on-line bulletin board in Singapore to be shut down, said Mr Stephen W Saftler, an engineer who provided this service free of charge. Mr Saftler said: "Three Telecorrts officials came
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      • 139 2 EM FORWARD OVERSEA CREDIT LIMITED I Smart office automation I I starts with the I I Right Financing Plan I Office automation can do Other services include: H H wonders to enhance your Industrial Equipment H H productivity. Choosing the x Financing H right financial package is Financial Leasing H
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      • 437 3 ///m J J A I I—m1 —m V I How to improve your business efficiency //Ihe NEC way. Pofhtik* Pfond 00 j Is" ii If your business keeps you constantly on the J go, this the i<feal computer for ybu. sT IT Power to rival full-size desk top machines H
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    • 563 4 Clark Hatch on the new programme CLARK HATCH, one of the pioneers of the physical fitness industry in Asia, has come up with a physical fitness programme for computer operators. This easy-to-follow physical fitness concept is designed to keep computer operators mentally alert and helps prevent tension
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    • 774 4 WARM-UP: Stand up and and just shake your hands and legs to get the blood flowing. Then sit down, and stand up about 15 to 20 times at a slow, gradual pace. SHOULDER SHRUGS: Now, from a seated position raise your shoulders up as high
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      • 217 4 Nucleus H H requirements can H M easy B have Prototyping separate colour co de S f or easv identification Generates efficient and bug -free software H codestor easy iaentitication Provides relational database User defined reports Creates and prints labels .letters and Password and security documents at |th fu|| Files
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    • 286 5 CUBIC 99, the first personal computer designed and manufactured entirely in Singapore, by Singaporeans, is now being launched at the PercomAsiaB4 exhibition. Created by Creative Technology Pte Ltd, Cubic 99 provides Singaporeans with a less expensive alternative in personal computers for home and educational use.
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    • 166 5 LINC Systems Pte Ltd is Introducing a Relational Database Management System, the FMS-80, at the PerCompAsiaB4 Exhibition. This new version has been simplified for new users besides being comprehensive enough for the computer professional. There is a simple "Screenwriter" programme which automatically defines
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    • 136 5 FOWARD Overseas Credit Ltd (FOCL) is at PerComp Asia to promote its new financial programme that offers low-lease rental for computers and related equipment. FOCL's full payout lease programme is geared to counteract obsolescence a problem computer users face in a fast changing, high-technology industry.
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    • 97 5 POPULAR Computers Ltd, from the Comsertrac Group of Companies, is highlighting Nucleus at the PercompAsiaB4 exhibition. This software package is developed by United Kingdom-based Compact Accounting Services. Nucleus is a BASIC programme generator and report writer. As it can be run on BASIC, the software can
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      • 400 5 DYNATECH's EVERGO-PC The computer that brings out the best in software. For those who demand nothing but the Best! You dont have to pay IBM"-PC s prices in order to get IBM quality The EVERGO-PC can run thousands of programs that also run in the IBM-PC Of course the EVERGO
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    • 158 6 AMUST Computer (S) Pte Ltd, a company often referred to as "the department store for computer products" is now displaying its wares at fhe PerCompAsiaB4 exhibition. The company's products include peripherals, microcomputers, mass optical picture image filing systems and computerised time clocks.
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    • 255 6 A NEW personal computer with "significant performance improvements" from IBM is now on display at the PerCompAsiaB4 exhibition. Called the IBM Personal Computer AT, this system is claimed to be using advanced technology including the high-speed Intel 8026 microprocessor, a high-capacity diskette drive
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      • 817 7 f I Ul Ba JH w Y& fIKS MBpl^^ r BP^ The GRiDCompass Computer If you don't believe in miracles, a closer look at the GRiD Whatever the job. you'll find it taster, easier and more Bubble memory (384 K6) combines with RAM (512 KB) Compass will soon make you
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    • 325 8 THE ATS Computer School is on« of the centre* of the ATS Computer Centre Pte Ltd. The organisation is represented at the PerCompAsiaB4 Exhibition. Other organisations in the group include: The ATS Computer Centre which offers hardware products which include GRID, the professional portable computer,
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    • 297 8 THE Evergo-PC is a powerful and versatile computer system designed as a compact, self-contained desktop unit. A spokesman for Dynatech (S) Pte Ltd, distributor of this machine in Singapore, said: "The Evergo-PC can run hundreds of the software programmes run in the IBM-PC. The user
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      • 284 8 -STV" unique MW UNUSUAL. UNEXPECTED IRRESISTIBLE kCjpift X I -■-a.-A-ra* YOU DONT HAVE TO FACE A DUMB COMPUTER because Creative Technology has invented CUBIC 99 The Business, Professional, Education, Personal Computer UNIQUE UNEXPECTED MOUSE, JOYSTICK/PADDLE PORT The first computer in the world to offer You would never expect CUBIC 99,
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