Singapore Monitor, 20 December 1984, Afternoon Edition
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Title Section21 1984-12-20 1 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR EVENING' EDITION r t- J V 'J i P) No 215 84 Thursday. December 20, 1984 30 cents21 words
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Article, Illustration635 1984-12-20 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday SUPPORT for Datuk Musa Hitam's suggestion that the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) leave the ruling National Front coalition to sort out its affairs is gathering support. In KUANTAN, Pahang MCA Youth, the youth wing of the party's state branch,635 words
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138 1984-12-20 1 Reuter CHICAGO, Thursday A 10-LEVEL carpark here has turned to song to help drivers find where they left their vehicles. Each level has signs with the name of a major city, and tunes about that city waft through the air. ThoseReuter - 138 words
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Advertisement33 1984-12-20 1 BE A TOP EDITOR OF THE YEAR A. MB WIN A TRIP TO BANGKOK f Jllgf i i REPORTS ft breakthrough hits stockmarkat: Pl 7 ■TV GUIDE: PAGE 22 ■TV HIGHLIGHTS: PAGE 2333 words
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Advertisement239 1984-12-20 1 L 'T^iNEX 2 Z 7.2 A ACE w ji 9 f SPORTS b IIISUBI (PTfl ITD OUB introduces AO-ounce Loco London Gold Certificate For the first time in Sngapore •Syri—wi—i lenWWM UNKMI lAMK UMTTK) lII' l'« Mum 8 Through OUB you can now buy /v and sell the KXkxjnce unallocated239 words
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Article, Illustration77 1984-12-20 2 IF YOU'VE difficulty swallowing your food at the Basement Canteen at Changi Airport, perhaps a little music might help. The Singapore Airlines Group Band is staging a lunchtime Christmas concert from today to make eating a happy occasion. The SIA Group Band has performed overseasPICTURE: SHAFIE GOH - 77 words
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Article, Illustration319 1984-12-20 2 OEI SIN GIOK - By OEI SIN GIOK THE SECRETARY general of the Workers' Party (WP), J B Jeyaretnam, today answered two issues which he said were brought up by the Prime Minister during his lunch time rally at Fullerton' Square yesterday. Mr Jeyaretnam, who is the319 words
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Article124 1984-12-20 2 THE MINISTRY of Defence (Mindef) was today praised for taking a bold step in advertising. Mr Dennis Knoo, the president of the Singapore Advertisers Association, said: "The award was given to Mindef for the significant contribution to advertising in Singapore." The ministry won the Max124 words
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Article, Illustration312 1984-12-20 3 Wang Rong will be first overseas star to join the new SBC Mandarin series, The Tycoon Lianhe Wanbao A TAIWAN film and television actor WANG RONG will be joining the SBC in early January. If everything goes well, the actor will report for work onLianhe Wanbao - 312 words
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227 1984-12-20 3 CHRISTMAS is the time to give and you can do just that when you visit the National Exhibition. Now, besides going to the exhibition to get a feel of history, you can also take part in a Charity Dip which will be227 words
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94 1984-12-20 3 A FIRE at the Oriental Emporium at Bukit Merah Central may have been started by an arsonist. The fire department said today it had not ruled out arson. Fire broke out at the second-floor emporium at 11.51 pm. Two fire engines from the94 words
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385 1984-12-20 4 JUDY WALKER - By JUDY WALKER SINGAPOREANS may get more land for sunbathing and watersports. A study now under way could lead to new reclamation work along the East Coast. If the scheme is approved by the Government, the additional parkland will be separated from the385 words
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163 1984-12-20 4 LAND reclamation has reached its peak, according to the Ministry of National Development. Apart from cost and machinery constraints machines cannot dredge deeper than 30 m demand for land is taking a downturn. Mr John Wei, the Housing and Development Booard's (HDB) senior principal civil163 words
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Article98 1984-12-20 4 A QUICK GLANCE AT HOME NEWS FOUR government departments are attempting to prevent uncontrolled sea landings at tne East Coast Parkway because they fear that it could cause a "security problem." The Singapore Police Force, the Port of Singapore Authority (PSA), the Immigration Department and the Parks98 words
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Article94 1984-12-20 4 A GROUP of 40 teachers from the Tanjong Katong Girls' School are appealing against the transfer of their principal to a new secondary school. The teachers signed and sent a letter on Tuesday to Mr Goh Kim Leong, Permanent Secretary of the Education Ministry, asking that94 words
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Article78 1984-12-20 4 WALL SAFES will be installed in every room of the Holiday Inn Parkview when it opens next year. It will be the first hotel in the world to use the system. Measuring 40 cm by 17 cm with a depth of 35 cm, the built-in78 words
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Advertisement102 1984-12-20 2 W for a queen '3 The purest gold. The finest Jade. And sparkling diamonds All J masterly erafted Into exquisite Jewellery At ft* a queen. Eaeh ♦v uniquely different, yet universally treasured. C>>me for a royal fitting, today. M: y Jfe jf FOOKCHEONG JV GOLDSMITH PTE. LTD. /Ft 21 *>102 words
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Advertisement149 1984-12-20 3 Brush up a blush FREE from Maybelline S, THE EXPERT TOUCH Swivd-up Bmsh ls Maybelline's answer to fresh and convenient > go-everywhere blushing. The brush h is made of soft, all natural hair and glides across your face, enabling you to apply blusher easily and expertly. Then, it stores away149 words
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Advertisement104 1984-12-20 4 Help our There H a H available every day except Sundays. And selections are changed daily. Prices are really tempting at $16+ per j PARFUM I You could, instead, make a selection from our |jg N° 19 I a la carte menu. There are over 70 delightful Eastern and HH104 words
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Article402 1984-12-20 5 Test scores are higher and school dropout rates lower, says Education Secretary LAT-WP WASHINGTON, Thursday TEST scores have risen and school dropout rates have declined in schools throughout the country, Education Secretary Terrel H Bell said on Tuesday as he proclaimed "the beginnings of anLAT-WP - 402 words
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Article, Illustration161 1984-12-20 5 A QUICK LOOK AT THE NEWSMAKERS PRESIDENT Reagan was re-elected a* the man Good Housekeeping readers admire most and his wife, Nancy, was the most admired woman, an improvement on her third place finish last year. The most admired men include four religious figures and three161 words
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Article119 1984-12-20 5 NEW YORK Mayor Ed Koch, who doesnt like to admit there is life west of the Hudson, says the pace is the key to living in his city. "After six months here, you'll be walking faster, talking faster and thinking faster. At thai point you119 words
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Article66 1984-12-20 5 JEANNE Kirk Patrick said yesterday she was surprised by how much sexual discrimination she has encountered in her four years as US Ambassador to the United Nations. "I think sexism is alive it's alive in the United Nations, it's alive in the US Government, it's66 words
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Article68 1984-12-20 5 JOURNALISTS on France's leading newspaper Le Monde last night voted no confidence in their managing director Andre Laurens but failed to find anyone to replace him. Mr Laurens, 50, called the vote of confidence in a last-ditch attempt to win support for his drastic68 words
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Article, Illustration305 1984-12-20 6 'One country, two systems' involving Hong Kong is attributed to orthodox socialist principles AP BEIJING, Thursday CHINESE leader Deng Xiaoping yesterday credited Marxist theory for the "one country, two systems" policy under which Hong Kong will become a special capitalist region of China in 1997. OnAP - 305 words
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Article151 1984-12-20 6 BEIJING, Thursday HE DID NOT put his name to the Hong Kong treaty but Mr Deng Xiaoping yesterday saw one of his main hopes come closer to realisation. The 80-year-old statesman, leader of China in all but name, took the central stand as Chinese, British and151 words
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Article162 1984-12-20 8 UPI ISLAMABAD, Thursday PRESIDENT Mohammed Zia ul-Haq is heading for a major victory in his bid to win popular approval for his code of Islamic rule, according to referendum results released by official media. Opposition parties, however, said the turnout had been low andUPI - 162 words
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263 1984-12-20 8 AP BANGKOK, Thursday INDOCHINA faces 1985 the 10th year of communism in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos with prospects of economic woes, an intensified guerilla war and no lessening of dependency on the Soviet Union. Non-communist South-east Asia, widely predicted to become aAP - 263 words
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145 1984-12-20 8 UPI CARSON CITY (Nevada), Thursday The state Supreme Court ruled there was no crime of cheating when a player at a 21 table sees the hole card of the dealer and passes the information to another player. The court upheld the decisionUPI - 145 words
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384 1984-12-20 10 UPI LONDON, Thursday THE FAMINE in Africa killed some one million children in 1984, but four-and-a-half million more children died from the Third World's "silent emergency" of poor health services, United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) executive director James Grant said yesterday.UPI - 384 words
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172 1984-12-20 10 AP TAIPEH, Thursday THE GOVERNMENT has ordered 15 coal mines closed following Taiwan's second worst mine disaster, aa explosion that killed at least 92 people early this month, a mine official reported vesterday. Mr Lin Chung-Piao, a deputy director of the TaiwanAP - 172 words
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Article, Illustration116 1984-12-20 10 Reuter NEW YORK, Thursday The 33 previously unknown Bach organ chorale preludes found by Professor Christoph Wolff is his second discovery of the composer's work. Prof Wolff of Harvard University, a leading US authority on Bach, was also largely responsible for finding a setReuter; PICTURE: AP - 116 words
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261 1984-12-20 11 The Star KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday THE BERNAMA report which wrongly reported that the Sabah Government has lifted the entry ban on opposition leader Lim Kit Siang was due to human error, the editor of the national news agency, Mr RahmanThe Star - 261 words
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83 1984-12-20 11 Reuter DHAKA, Thurs BURMA has fceed 69 Bangladeshis who had languished in Burmese jails in some cases for more than 20 years, a Bangladesh Government spokesman said today. He told reporters most of the Bangladeshis, who returned to Dhaka by a special plane yesterday,Reuter - 83 words
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68 1984-12-20 11 Reuter LONDON, Thursday MASKED gunmen escaped with jewels thousand sterling from a shop in Central One of the raiders posed as a postman door to NDC Manufacturing Jewellers in then handcuffed the staff and forced the valued at several hundred thousand London yesterday, policeReuter - 68 words
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130 1984-12-20 11 Reuter SEAHAM (England), Thursday LAST CHRISTMAS Santa Claus brought nine-year-old Lisa Allen a whole sackful of toys, games and clothes. This year she will be lucky if he comes at all. The sad joke running around this northeastern mining town is that FatherReuter - 130 words
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148 1984-12-20 11 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday THE GOVERNMENT is expected to save M|lo million (S|9 million) a year following the implementation of new conditions for bousing loans for civil service employees announced yesterday. Acting Prime Minister Datuk Musa Hitam said employees whoBernama - 148 words
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Article, Illustration217 1984-12-20 12 Reuter BHOPAL (India), Thursday NEARLY ALL the deadly gas at the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal has now been neutralised and a small quantity remaining will be processed today, a plant spokesman said yesterday. "Operation Faith", the name given to the processReuter - 217 words
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355 1984-12-20 12 LATWP NEW DELHI, Thursday LESS THAN a week before the Indian national elections, Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and his ruling Congress (I) Party, riding a wave of sympathy for his assassinated mother and capitalising on a perception of him as a reform candidate, appearLATWP - 355 words
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142 1984-12-20 12 Reuter WELLINGTON, Thursday AIR NEW ZEALAND'S international flight cabin crews went on strike yesterday, causing the cancellation of flights to Brisbane, Los Angeles and London and stranding 1,200 passengers. The strike is over the introduction of computerised rostering. A union spokesman saidReuter - 142 words
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Article281 1984-12-20 13 OPEC warns non-cartel members not to slash prices to start a price war UPI QENEVA, Thursday OPEC MINISTERS have said a global oil price war was closer than ever before because oil producers outside the 13-member cartel, such as Britain and Norway, were slashing pricesUPI - 281 words
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50 1984-12-20 13 AP SEOUL, Thursday THE LABOUR Ministry has adopted guidelines calling for a minimum monthly wage of 100,000 wort (*****.50) in 1985, ministry officials said yesterday. They said industrial and other work places ■WiipfajHig-'lfHtofleers' or more twuhl be subject-to the new wage provision. APAP - 50 words
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234 1984-12-20 13 Bernama MALACCA, Thursday THE CHENG Hoon Teng Temple today filed an affidavit in the High Court here to seek a declaration that a letter asking for quit rent of about $2 million for Bukit China is null and void. TheBernama - 234 words
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115 1984-12-20 13 Reuter LONDON, Thursday PROPOSALS to allow scientists to implant human embryos into animals to study their growth drew fierce condemnation from British medical and religious circles. Test tube baby pioneers Dr Patrick Steptoe and Dr Robert Edwards want the Government toReuter - 115 words
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Article153 1984-12-20 14 AP WASHINGTON, Thursday THE Soviet Union, which earlier this month mounted a major surveillance effort over an American naval force off its coast, has despatched a naval group to the Caribbean Sea, sources said yesterday. If the Soviet naval vessels follow past precedent, the sourcesAP - 153 words
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318 1984-12-20 14 WASHINGTON, Thurs THE White House yesterday pledged flexibility in top-level arms control talks in Geneva next month and said it was encouraged by new indications that the Soviet Union wanted a dialogue with the United States. White House spokesman318 words
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Article, Illustration194 1984-12-20 14 WASHINGTON, Thursday THE United States formally withdrew from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) on Wednesday, citing the agency's "endemic hostility towards institutions of a free society." Mr Gregory Newell, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organisation Affairs, announced that the United194 words
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Advertisement388 1984-12-20 6 Christmas is in air now Sheraton with lots of goodies entertainment Christmas an even month-long Christmas We have something that will appeal to every member of SANTA'S GINGERBREAD HOUSE Dec 1— 31 Open daily 11am to 10pm Place yaur orders for Roast Turkey. Honey-Glazed Ham. Prime Rib of Beef and388 words
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Advertisement123 1984-12-20 11 f For your near and dear L i V MimsScoM^^^^ f m 2) Dress p5 Dim ixc Christmas is in the air at Scotts. Gear up for the festive season in fashionable gear and W creative accessories that're easy on your pocket aw fill* Hi' f Fashion Shows at the123 words
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Advertisement105 1984-12-20 12 The Whirlpool Promise: lb Wash DryTo Perfection. Not fabrics react washing or drying That's why while even Like our model 3LAS7OOXM Dryer OXM. Designed for versatility durability with enamel-coated steel body and large capacity loads with a choice of features for a better wash and dry. 1 For better performance,105 words
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Advertisement462 1984-12-20 13 RevgL in the spirit December I Choose from our splendid selection of festive delicacies at the DELICATESSEN CORNER from 9am to Bpm or our specially designed GINGERBREAD HOUSE from fv K 12 noon to Bpm Place your orders today! December 10 |l Jm 5 SPECIAL PRE-CHRISTMAS DISCARVERY LUNCH 0 /JUL^^462 words
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Advertisement276 1984-12-20 14 Victor Khoo Productions (Pte) Ltd "The Wizards Of Showbiz" and present A True CHRISTMAS NIGHT Dinner and Dance with VICTOR an <* the dynamic and his dancers fp joys of r /V i p: Christmas c \i\W* also starring i£*?:. Elsa Yeo's 10 top beauty title holders in a super276 words
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Advertisement214 1984-12-20 14 The air-cushion: a further step forward First the Pneumatic Tyre. Then the Hovercraft. PBUBKISSiBfI Now, Shank's Pony. Travelling on a cushion In fact, Clarks have gone as far as developing a whole new range of shoes around it. Each shoe designed for completely different walks of life The uppers are214 words
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Advertisement145 1984-12-20 15 Established in 1905 mm POUK T 7 r T The MUI Bank network grows to 23 with the opening of a new no. i.iiht street Tel: 04-*****8 (Manager) lg *****4/059/561 I MUI F (General Unes) This branch Is vet another tangible evidence of our commitment to extend banking services to145 words
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638 1984-12-20 16 PEGI MALAYSIA BUD, Dunlop PLC's single largest shareholder, does not fully support the capital restructuring scheme proposed by Sir Michael Edwardes (Dunlop's new chairman) and his management team, it was learnt on Tuesday. A Pegi director, Mr Phoon Ah Lek, said if Pegi had agreed638 words
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Article33 1984-12-20 16 AT-A-GLANCE NEWS AND INFORMATION SOME stockbrokers are depressed over the disappearance of Hoo Thye boss Ng Choon Ser. The market speculation is that Ng owed one stockbroking firm about $3 million.33 words
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Article63 1984-12-20 16 SPECULATION about Mr George Thia moving to another broking firm is untrue. He may have joined Kay Hian on April 1 this year, but Mr Thia claims it's no joke. He is so sure that he will not be leaving the firm that he is willing63 words
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Article46 1984-12-20 16 THE saga of Kentucky Fried Chicken chairman Loo Cheng Ghee's sacking of his directors may unfold in a different light. For one thing, contrary to Press reports, one of the directors was not sacked. He resigned. Watch for the next episode.46 words
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Article48 1984-12-20 16 Lianhe Wanbao reported a hawker who lost $7,000 cash and $6,000 worth of valuables in a bag when he went swimming last week at the Toa Payoh Swimming Complex. We're sorry he got into hot soup but that really wasn't the time to be liquid.48 words
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224 1984-12-20 16 THE PROPOSED merger between international accounting firms Price Waterhouse ana Deloitte, Haskins Sells is off. Reports circulating among other accounting firms are that the merger did not get the approval of both firms' partners in "certain important countries" such as Canada, Britain and224 words
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138 1984-12-20 17 HHLLSTREET STOCK PRICES closed mixed yesterday in heavy trading as profit-taking and uncertainty over oil prices undermined efforts to prolong a rally. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 3.53 to 1208.04, but gaining issues led losers 879 to 764. Volume declined to 139.63138 words
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Article271 1984-12-20 17 Selected stocks at midday, Market tooe: steady Boustead 1 71/1.75 Cold Store 2.53/2 60 F &N 4.92/4.94 Genting 4 90/4.92 GIH 2.50/2.56 Haw Par 2.05/2.06 Isetan 2.40 B Jtftong Cement 2.04 S Keck Seng 2.06/2 09 Esso 2.52/2 60 Inchcape 2 43/2 46 Intraco 2.51 S M Cement 1.59271 words
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Article95 1984-12-20 17 Your 8$ to on* unit of foroign currency Selling Buying TT/DD TT DO USf 2.1813 2.1713 2.1623 sterling 2.5493 2.5273 2.5173 Australian f 1.8194 1.7954 1.7804 CURRENCY NOTES 8$ to 1 unit US* 2.18 2.16 NZ$ 1.16 1.02 sterling 2.60 2.50 Australian 1.83 1.78 Canadian 1.67 1.60 8$ to95 words
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204 1984-12-20 17 THE LOCAL bourse opened quiet but firmed on buying support. Dealers said volume was not high but they noted speculators coming in as reKrts of some breakthrough in resolving i internal Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) crisis hit the local m.arket. Malaysian counters,204 words
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Article173 1984-12-20 17 EXPECTATIONS of further declines in oil prices sent the British pound plummeting to new lows on Tuesday and fuelled a broad advance by the American dollar. Gold appeared to stabilise at a 29-month low after the sharp declines of the past week. Republic National Bank in New173 words
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Article, Illustration819 1984-12-20 18 BOB McKELVEY - features ■y BOB McKELVEY Knight*Ridd«r Newspapers DETROIT: Actress Natalie Wood, her body weighted down by a waterlogged down*jacket, valiantly struggled on a dark and windy ocean in an effort to reach shore and safety. She came within 200 m of succeedfienator Robert Kennedy was shot819 words
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468 1984-12-20 19 MONITOR COMMENT THE CRISIS over leadership in the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) has long been the bane of its rank and file members, depriving them of the benefits of political association with the ruling National Front. Not only is this tiresome struggle468 words
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164 1984-12-20 19 I NOTICED that there have been an increasing number of massage parlours operating here in Singapore recently, although they are known as health centres. Therefore, in the interest of the public, I would like to draw the attention of the relevant authorities to164 words
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386 1984-12-20 19 I RECENTLY had the pleasure of staying in your city for over two weeks and made some observations. The first was the long wait (40 minutes) for a taxi at your railway station, after having travelled from Kuala Lumpur. There were many386 words
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Article113 1984-12-20 19 WEE AIK KOON - WEE AIK KOON Singapore 2056 I AM A regular commuter of Singapore Bus Service (SBS) feeder service 269 and I sincerely hope that the SBS can deploy more buses for this service. There are four schools along the route of this service. During peak hours,113 words
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Article, Illustration1483 1984-12-20 20 FIFTEEN SHOWBIZ PERSONALITIES SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS SOME stars spend their Christmas at noisy parties while others celebrate theirs over a quiet dinner with a loved one. But whether the day is spent with family or friends, it would evoke memories Recalling their most memorable Christmas and1,483 words
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Article, Illustration425 1984-12-20 22 Thursday Feature Special Superman II (Chinese subtitles) (Ch 5, 10.15 pm) URSA (Sarah Douglas), Non (Jack O'Halloran) and General Zod (Terence Stamp), sentenced to permanent imprisonment in space, are inadvertently set free. Endowed with super powers, the three villains threaten to wreak havoc on Earth Meanwhile,425 words
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Article, Illustration571 1984-12-20 23 JAPANESE pop fans held their breath last week as the participants of the 35th Red-White All Star Challenge were announced. This annual singing contest to usher in the new year is something of a tradition for the Japanese and only the best571 words
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Article, Illustration528 1984-12-20 25 MICHAEL LONDON - SPLASH PRODUCER IS AWASH IN SUCCESS By I MICHAEL LONDON tin Hollywood LAT-WP WHAT a difference a Splash makes. Producer Brian Grazer, in the wake of his manmeets mermaid hit, is drowning in projects so much so that he demurred when asked the number. Let's put itLAT-WP - 528 words
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Miscellaneous348 1984-12-20 21 2.25 Sample I 2.55 Opening and Programme Highlights followed by The I Immortals (C) 4.25 Tartan The Deadly Silence (Part two) (r). 5.15 Cougar (Part two). I 5.40 360 Degrees Views of Our Worid: Nepal (M) (English I subtitles). I The film presents a political, economic and cultural por- trait348 words
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Miscellaneous216 1984-12-20 21 n n ti■■ii VVMlFiTr'! 1 ililiili il lii I. 1 fl f A .a, -V :v v29l '«i tr. e j«R i ifli ifftf ft 4' K.ih'J ft I»wi Quests: Joanna Pattet, A«yn Ann McLerie. Kaz Caraz 6.36 Malaysia Ke-5. and Tige Andrews. J-J® n.oort Drama Minggu Ini Nenek Muda216 words
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Miscellaneous727 1984-12-20 22 Noon Programme Summary 12.05 Musical Notebook All Creatures Great Noon News-in-Brief followed by Programme Summary 12.05 afX j smaN: 1. Rossini: The Thieving Magpie Overture. Academy of St-Martin-Sounds Alive: Hosted by Susan Ng 1.00 News 1.10 Sounds Alive in-the-FieWs/Nevilte' Marhner 2. Stravinsky: Three Little Songs (from the (cont'd) Recollections of727 words
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Miscellaneous150 1984-12-20 22 SBC't Activities Today at tht National Exhibition TIME ITEM CONTENT Noon-2pm Radio One Sounds Alive (DJ: Susan Ng) Audience Quiz Mid-day Market Report News 2-2 30 pm Radio Four Signature Tune (CXI: P Pichaiyammal) DJs Choice Interview with a writer, actor cum poet (Quest: Prema Letchuman Thangarajan) 2 30-330 pm150 words
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Miscellaneous428 1984-12-20 25 fVLM CUIDC DALIT (*****16): TWO TOOTHLESS TIGERS (C) LIWAGU (*****30): RETURN OF THE DEAD (C) BEDOK (*****7): TEENAGE TRAP (C) BROADWAY (*****94): TEENAGE TRAP (C) CATHAY (*****00): ELECTRIC DREAMS (E) Starring: Lenny Von Dohlen, Virginia Madsen, Maxwell Caalfleld Synopsis: A comedy about a computer which falls in love with his428 words
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Miscellaneous38 1984-12-20 26 THAI FOOD A THAI food promotion will be held at the Coffeepot, .Ming Court Hotel, today. A 14-dish buffet spread, prepared by Thai chefs, is available for lunch ana dinner at $17.50++ (adults) and $12.50++ (children under 12).38 words
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Miscellaneous657 1984-12-20 26 W TODAY: I J &TL.IZZ I iIBMBwHWfS.% 10.41 pm I H 'TOJSWOW: Tl* »fw Hloh tide: 9.30 am I TD"-"® 4.33 p. I r ISiTLtii.4ipn, m) CERAMICS A CERAMICS exhibition and sale by Iskandar Ja- Bk m 111, a local Japan-trained potter, will be held at the Alpha Gallery, 21657 words
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Advertisement603 1984-12-20 27 BEATOP EDITOR OF THE YEAR AND MONITOR YOURWAY TOBANGKOK 4 For just one day in the year, in fact, the last day of the year, we'd like you to I J play editor. And win prizes into the bargain. Jv\ A We've listed what our editors consider the top 40603 words
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Advertisement604 1984-12-20 28 WORLD NEWS I 7. The Poison Gas Disaster ENTERTAINMENT T\ exhibition, the National 1. Indian Prime Minister in India: ANH PI II Tl IPP I Exhibition, a two-month Indira Gandhi s More than 2,500 feared i Feet am Ark C( V' window on the nation s assassination. dead. 50.000 hurt,604 words
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Article, Illustration442 1984-12-20 29 DAVID COWELL - GO PLACES By DAVID COWELL UPI BUMI HILLS, Zimbabwe BATONKA tribesmen of the Zambesi once swore that their awesome river god Nyaminyami never would allow western man to dam the waters and inundate their ancestral land with what is now Lake Kariba. Record floods duringUPI - 442 words
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Advertisement192 1984-12-20 29 BMCKA STEWARDESS IN TOUR BAG. i philips HDIICS The next time you make a trip out of town, be sure to pack a Stewardess in your bag. This slim, compact and lightweight beauty is every traveller's dream come true. Turn this Stewardess on, and shell give you a press like192 words
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Miscellaneous706 1984-12-20 30 leisure comics I FASTRACK By BNI Hotbrook JKSfiJSSf HH T P*. commmhcmion r~7 U)l <*/ifc6«AS BRANCHES? l#A~ MtfT J ftOPV *Oefirf<r fl&>M I SfrHT \S?rH SMJ^ AW i OMTACr V thLV ji &UNEA.' i Pt»H! Your instincts September 23 to October 22 Vn£EBHI iriJwaVl. Follow through on inner feel- You'll706 words
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260 1984-12-20 31 EVER thought about a career in real estate? Real estate is really big business. And top real estate sales associates can expect to command big earnings. However, time was when just about anyone with the ability to sell could be in the260 words
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142 1984-12-20 31 ERA offers its sales associates a comprehensive 40-hour training programme covering the entire real estate trade from how to get listings to working with complicated financial contracts. The programme also helps one establish an extensive base of knowledge to which future training and techniques142 words
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Article417 1984-12-20 32 IN today's increasingly competitive industry, there's little doubt that people who aspire to become successful managers have to be true professionals productivity depends a great deal on them. And the best industrial managers are those who can combine their technical knowledge with management ability. Now,417 words
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125 1984-12-20 33 Chinese Chamber of Commerce offers several language courses FOR those who speak Mandarin, would do well to ask themselves this question: How proficient am I in speaking the language? If the answer is "a little" than that's not good enough, said a spokesman for the125 words
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Article294 1984-12-20 33 THE Conversational Mandarin Course is designed for those who have some knowledge of the language as well as those who speak only dialects. Students will undergo rigorous speech and vocabulary training with the use of suitable cassette tapes. They will also be exposed to a294 words
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Article292 1984-12-20 33 THE FACT that more and more Singaporeans are learning foreign languages indicates the many advantages of possessing such addditional abilities. Students learning a new language will discover that it is one way of looking into the world with a fresh approach and how they can292 words
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Advertisement342 1984-12-20 32 THIS is the Personal Advancement market place where various courses for those seeking such information will be listed. Call IDA YUHOS for information and ad placement at *****90 ext 27. DIPLOMA IN INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT (UK) Part-time courses leading to the examinationf and award of the Certificate in Industrial Management (UK)342 words
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Advertisement155 1984-12-20 32 Some of the most successful ERA sales agents are still going to school. When you i° in ERA you earn more than the average estate You more because you learn more 90% gross an Estate Specialist you can take \il9 ac vanta 9 e °f the com- P re hensive155 words
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Advertisement85 1984-12-20 33 THE PERSONAL ADVANCEMENT MARKET PLACE THIS is the Personal Advancement market place where various courses for those seeking such information will be listed. Call IDA YUNOS for information and ad placement at *****90 ext 27. j RiELCLanguage Teaching Institute! 30 Orange Grove Road. Singapore 1025 Tel: *****44 Ext. 120/145/154 (A85 words
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Advertisement145 1984-12-20 33 Systematic Commercial TraiRlim Centre offers yti the opportunity to start a career in management, accountancy and other related commercial areas, or progress on to university with the following courses: Level Cemeierclal Stream Subjects offered include: General Paper, Economics, Accountancy, Management, Mathematics, Chinese as a second language (entry requirements are 3145 words
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Article, Illustration1047 1984-12-20 35 WONDER BOY - ■MONrns^^" RACING TODAY'S TRACK WORK By WONDER BOY THREE-year-old SATCHMO showed the benefit of last week's race when he displayed striking action in his wind-ing-up gallop at Bukit Timah today. Partnered by Jim Bleasdale, the Leader of The Band gelding strode out smartly over 600 m1,047 words
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Article822 1984-12-20 37 RACE 1 2.00 CI 5 Olv 1 1200m 1 Singapore Boy SOW Bicaadale 1 2 Not For Show 56 Kwong 11 2 Bod O'Roaea II SI Subian 4 Versatility M Francis t Belter Proapect SSW Chan Domo Artgato 55W Khoo 7 Brasxaka 68 Junetdi a HandbaB 25 K822 words
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Article220 1984-12-20 38 Reuter ATHENS, Thursday GREECE'S hopes of reaching the World Cup soccer finals in Mexico sagged further when they could only draw 0-0 witnßelgium in a European Group One qualifying game here yesterday. Greece, who lost to Poland in October, have only one point from two games afterReuter - 220 words
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551 1984-12-20 38 THE DEADLINE for the registration of players for the coming Malaysia Cud season has been extended five days to Dec 26, reports the New straits Times. All participating teams have been warned by the FA of Malaysia competitions' committee to register their players551 words
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Article157 1984-12-20 38 Wishes all candidates best of luck in the General Election. We are happy to announce that the Opening Honrs at MUano Pirn Serangoon Garden. Tel. *****39/*****37 (next to Fitzpatrick Serangoon Garden) will be extended to 2 a.m. on Saturday. December 22 (Election Day) to serve residents of Serangoon157 words
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195 1984-12-20 38 Reuter NAPLES, Thursday NAPOLI Football Club, languishing in the lower reaches of the Italian First Division, yesterday denied a report that they were seeking to sign Hamburg's Austrian trainer, Ernst Happel. "This is news to us," said a club spokesman of aReuter - 195 words
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Advertisement341 1984-12-20 37 NOTICE J ft W TRADING PTE LTD (Incorporated m Singapore) (Members Voluntary Wmdmg-Up) NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to Section 272 (1) of the Companies Act, Cap. 185. a Final Meeting of the Company will be held at 20 McCallum Street. HOB-05 Asia Chambers. Singapore341 words
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Advertisement145 1984-12-20 37 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. ISS AND IN THE MATTER OF BENQ FUAT RUBBER PTE LIMITED (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Creditors of the abovenamed Company which is being voluntarily wound up, are required on or before 15th January 1985 to send145 words
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Article, Illustration927 1984-12-20 39 Title chasers play four games'in two weeks with 12 pts at stake MONITOR sports AP LONDON, Thursday CHALLENGERS FOR the English League soccer title face a critical period over Christmas and the New Year, with four matches squeezed into less than two weeks and 12AP - 927 words
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Advertisement132 1984-12-20 39 gateway to one of the best tennis W complexes in Asia a v million dollar tennis club open not only to the rich but to all. To help you avail yourself of all (he fine facilities we present: MEMBERSHIP Individual corporate membership entrance fee from a few hundred dollars. TENNIS132 words
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