Singapore Monitor, 29 January 1985, Afternoon Edition
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Title Section19 1985-01-29 1 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR EVENIKii EDITION f M C .P) No 21 5 84 Tuesday, January 29, 1985 30 cents19 words
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102 1985-01-29 1 AP KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday THE KUALA LUMPUR Stock Exchange set a new record in trading yesterday with 24.8 million shares changing hands, the Business Times reported. The exchange's previous high was 20.3 million shares traded on Jan 12, 1983, the newspaper saidAP - 102 words
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Article668 1985-01-29 1 Three mortar rounds fired but fall short of the targets Agencies LISBON, Tuesday LEFT-WING urban guerillas made an abortive grenade attack on six North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) warships docked in Lisbon's harbour yesterday. Police bomb-squad officials said three mortar rounds were launched at 3 amAgencies - 668 words
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89 1985-01-29 1 Reuter LIMA, Tuesday AN UNIDENTIFIED man broke into transmission of a speech by Pope John Paul on Peruvian Television to criticise the Roman Catholic Church, newspapers said yesterday. The newspapers said the pope's voice was replaced for several minutes by a man who praisedReuter - 89 words
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61 1985-01-29 2 TWO MEN were charged today with raping a bar waitress in a lavatory at Pearl's Centre on Jan 17 at 2 am. Lau Chee Hua, 17, and Ng Ek Hong, 25, unemployed, were also charged with robbing her of $103 and five gold rings61 words
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51 1985-01-29 2 A MAN, Musa Abu Bakar, 35, was charged today with murdering his brother-in-law, Mustaffa Abdul Karim, 22, at Block 62, Toa Payoh, Lorong 4, at 11.11 pm last Friday. Musa has been remanded at the CID pending further mention of the case on Feb51 words
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281 1985-01-29 2 Lianhe Wanbao THE People's Association will set up another 14 senior citizens' clubs by the end of this year, bringing the total to 56. A spokeswoman for the association, which controls the running of all the community centres in Singapore,Lianhe Wanbao - 281 words
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Article, Illustration85 1985-01-29 2 Lianhe Zaobao WHO will bear the responsibility if there is an accident at this demolition site in Tras Street? This three-storey building, located near Peck Seah School, has been partly torn down but there is no barricade fencing off this work-site from the public. Nor isLianhe Zaobao; PICTURE: Lianhe Zaobao - 85 words
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54 1985-01-29 2 THE Prime Minister and Mrs Lee Kuan Yew leave for Hong Kong today. He and Mrs Lee will be away until Feb 5. During his absence, the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Mr Goh Chok Tong, will be54 words
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267 1985-01-29 2 FUNDAMENTAL changes to the system of contracting are under study by the Singapore authorities, says a weekly magazine here. Building and Construction News quoted informed sources as saying tnat the present multi-layered system, although efficient in the deployment of materials and manpower, is viewed267 words
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Article196 1985-01-29 3 SURESH NAIR - Police nab three youths breaking into a flatted factory after timely tip-off B* SURESH NAIR POLICE this morning arrested a gang of youths just as they were breaking into a flatted factory at Bedok. Superintendent Woon Sian Hai, officer-in-charge of Joo Chiat Police Station, praised196 words
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301 1985-01-29 3 THE NIGHT clinic sessions launched last May at the Thong Chai Free Clinic in Chin Swee Road have met with overwhelming response from the public, prompting the clinic's administration to set up a new acupuncture unit. A spokesman for the clinic said301 words
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62 1985-01-29 3 GOVERNMENT hospitals will accept Carte Blanche credit cards for payment of hospital deposits and bills from Friday. A Ministry of Health statement today said the cards would be accepted at Alexandra, Kandang Kerbau, Singapore General, Toa Payoh and Tan Tock Seng Hospitals. Visa credit62 words
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55 1985-01-29 3 POLICE are investigating the death of a Thai construction worker whose body was found at the foot of an uncompleted block of flats at Nee Soon this morning. Police received a 999 call at 8.09 am about an unidentified man lying unconscious at55 words
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Article, Illustration239 1985-01-29 4 SPARROWS are causing a stir at mealtimes at a National University of Singapore canteen. The birds are unwelcome "regulars" at Eva's Kitchen next to Yusof Ishak House. Said second-year law student, Lau Weng Yam, 22: "How do you feel if you see those creatures hoppingPictures and story by CHEW YEN FOOK - 239 words
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121 1985-01-29 4 A MAN has been arrested for illegally dumping a lorry-load of renovation debris outside the State Land Office in South Buona Vista Road. Sources said the office had recently become a popular dumping ground for those wno refuse to transport their garbage to the official121 words
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379 1985-01-29 6 OEI SIN GIOK - By OEI SIN GIOK ALL FIRST ten units of the Housing and Development Board's new style 3-room flats were taken up yesterday. One hundred and seventy applicants were invited to select their 3-room flats yesterday and all of them had the chance to379 words
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139 1985-01-29 6 A TEAM of Japanese police consultants is conducting workshops and seminars on safe driving for traffic policemen. The Traffic Police commandant, Mr Chua Chin Kiat, who confirmed this yesterday, said that the Japanese officers arrived here last Thursday. He said Singapore would139 words
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Article, Illustration352 1985-01-29 6 NO MING MING - By NO MING MING EXCITING and hectic these were the feelings of Miss Chong Yoke Len, who represented Singapore in the first "Hong Kong International Shopper of the Year" contest held on Jan 17 in the colony. "It was very hectic, but I enjoyed352 words
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Article, Illustration118 1985-01-29 6 CHINA'S Foreign Minister and State Councillor, Mr Wu Xueqian, met Senior Minister (Prime Minister's Office) Mr S Rajaratnam at the latter's office in City Hall yesterday. Earlier, Mr Wu called on Mr S Dhanabalan, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Community Development. A 90-minute discussion118 words
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Article, Illustration588 1985-01-29 8 CHEE LI CHOO - By CHEE LI CHOO SCHOOL tuckshop vendors say they cannot provide more nutritious food at the price students can pay. Generally, a bowl of noodles costs about 50 cents. Rice is about 20 cents, with meat and vegetables at additional cost.588 words
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Article, Illustration426 1985-01-29 8 JOSEPH LEE - By JOSEPH LEE VANDALS have struck in Pulau Hantu. Eleven out of 12 wooden beach huts on the island have been damaged with the benches, latticed sides and sections of the roof ripped out. Pulau Hantu is one of the islands developed by the426 words
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Advertisement102 1985-01-29 4 Productivity means working efficiently together as a team Productivity, at work comes from a positive Of course, job satisfaction is not the only the competitive world market. And making attitude. It starts with individual initiative. reward of working productively. Through quality Singapore more prosperous will result in ]qq JL And102 words
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519 1985-01-29 9 AP TAIPEH, Tuesday DESPITE a ban by the nationalists here on contacts with China, more and more Taiwanese are finding ways to travel from Taiwan for a look at life Among their fellow Chinese across the Taiwan Strait. Travel to the mainland throughAP - 519 words
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163 1985-01-29 9 Reuter SEOUL, Tum REWARDS totalling U5542,000 (5592,400) were offered yesterday for information leading to the arrest of a sang threatening to poison food in a bid to extort money, police said. A police spokesman said the Korea *Food Industry Association offered U5536,000Reuter - 163 words
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Article, Illustration206 1985-01-29 9 Reuter NEW DELHI, Tuesday TWELVE suspects in India's spy scandal were yesterday remanded in custody by a Delhi magistrate, the Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency reported. PTI said they included businessman Coomar Narayan, Delhi representative of the Bombay-based Manaklal Trading Company, whichReuter; PICTURE REUTER - 206 words
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91 1985-01-29 9 Reuter WELLINGTON, Tuesday A NEW Zealand woman advertised in a nationally-circulated weekly newspaper today offering herself as a surrogate mother. Under the title Chromosomes for Rent, the advertisement, in the tabloid Truth, said: "Offer includes rent of womb for a period of approximatelyReuter - 91 words
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Article, Illustration398 1985-01-29 9 AP LOS ANGELES, Tuesday PRINCE, the 26-year-old rock sensation, won the American Music award last night for Favourite Black Single, and Bruce Springsteen for Favourite Pop Single. Prince's award was for When Doves Cry, while Springsteen s award was for Dancing in theAP - 398 words
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Article, Illustration814 1985-01-29 10 LAT-WP MEXICO CITY, Tues SURVIVORS of the explosion and fire that killed 499 people on Nov 19 in suburban San Juan Ixhuatepec are learning that the value of life can vary, depending on where you live. The tragedy at SanLAT-WP - 814 words
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297 1985-01-29 10 LAT-WP TOKYO, Tuesday THE 1937 "Rape of Nanking," a symbol of Japanese brutality during World War Two, is under increasing attack from revisionist historians and veterans' groups here as a myth fabricated by the victorious allies. In afticles and books published here in recentLAT-WP - 297 words
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Article, Illustration272 1985-01-29 10 LAT-WP WASHINGTON, Tuesday ZHANG WEN JIN, China's Ambassador to the United States and a key actor in the evolution of Chinese relations with this country, will end his tour in Washington within the next few months, according to diplomats here. Mr Zhang will beLAT-WP - 272 words
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Article, Illustration142 1985-01-29 10 A QUICK LOOK AT THE NEWSMAKERS AMERICAN track star Mary Decker (above) did not finish her race in the Olympics last summer, but she is the first woman to win TV Guide magazine's "Mr Nice Guy" award, given annually to a sports figure for boorish142 words
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Article113 1985-01-29 10 THE FATHER of Zola Budd, the South African-born athlete who runs for Britain, said on Sunday his daughter hated him and had not spoken to him for Tour months. "My little girl feels only hatred for me," Frank Budd, 52, tola the British mass-circulation newspaper,113 words
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Article74 1985-01-29 10 PIOTR STERNIK, the 6-year-old Polish boy who underwent heart transplant surgery, was operated on Saturday a second time to stop excessive bleeding and was listed in critical but stable condition. The boy was taken back to the operating room 13 hours after the Fridav transplant74 words
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Article, Illustration64 1985-01-29 10 HACKSAWS, money and silk maps concealed inside the board of Waddingtons famous "Monopoly" game helped prisoners of war escape from fortresses as tne Colditz Castle. At the game's 50th birthday celebration in London, ex-Colditz POW Mr John Powell Davis (left) and Mr James Yule (right) revealedPICTURE: REUTER - 64 words
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299 1985-01-29 11 Reuter HANOI, Tuesday UNITED NATIONS SecretaryGeneral Javier Perez de Cuellar arrived in Hanoi today from Vientiane to try to breathe new life into stalled negotiations on the Cambodian conflict. The UN chief was taken directly from the airport to a government guest houseReuter - 299 words
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453 1985-01-29 11 AP GENEVA, Tuesday OIL MINISTERS of the Organisation of Oil-Exporting Countries (Opec) approached a second day of emergency talks today in broad agreement to cut prices but divided on how to do it, officials said. A small cut inAP - 453 words
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87 1985-01-29 11 Rats had their year in more ways than one Reuter TAIPEH, Tuesday HATS IN Taipehhad a prosperous year in the Chinese Lunar Year of the Rat and they now outnumber the city's 2.3 million people four to one, the City Council said yesterday. A council official told reporters the ratReuter - 87 words
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Article, Illustration493 1985-01-29 12 Two companies retrench 23 staff and reshape themselves JANICE LIM BOUSTEADCO, a major trading firm in Singapore, is not renewing the contract of its deputy chief executive Mr Robert Constable. Mr Constable, who is on a two-year contract, will leave the company at the493 words
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198 1985-01-29 12 AP BEIJING, Tuesday CHINA is preparing to float a second major bond issue on the Japanese market, following the success of its first foray into international bond trading last November. The China International Trust and Investment Corp., an import-export trading company, will floatAP - 198 words
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89 1985-01-29 12 Reuter BONN, Tuesday WEST GERMANY, its exports buoyed by the strong dollar, achieved an all-time record trade surplus in 1984 and saw its best current account performance for six years. Federal Statistics Office figures released yesterday showed a provisional surplus on foreign trade ofReuter - 89 words
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214 1985-01-29 12 SAVINGS and current account holders of Standard Chartered Bank can now use the bank's automatic teller machines to withdraw up to $2,000 cash a day from their accounts. All an account holder needs to do is to use his Chartercard twice that means making214 words
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162 1985-01-29 13 HMLLSTREET SECONDARY stocks yesterday tied the record for the longest winning streak in Wall Street history, enabling the stock market to extend last week s explosive rally. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fluctuated wildly throughout the session but closed up 1.77162 words
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Article42 1985-01-29 13 THE OUB Composite Share Price Index closed at 410.25, up 8.41 points from the previous day's close of 401.84. The OUB Singapore Dollar Trade-weighted Index was down 0.1268 point to 134.0050 in morning trading from the previous day's close of 134.1318.42 words
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Article159 1985-01-29 13 Reuter STERLING rose marginally as the US dollar eased against most other currencies in very quiet early trading. Dealers said a two-point rise in British banks' base lending rate to 14 per cent helped sterling gain to US$l.ll6O/70 from New York's U551.1155/65 close but the market wasReuter - 159 words
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235 1985-01-29 13 CONTINUING with yesterday's rally, share prices on the local bourse opened higher all round, with all sectors trading higher. Buying support in blue chips and finance stocks were very strong while the rest were also re-rated higher. Volume was moderately heavy with prices settling235 words
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Article, Illustration795 1985-01-29 13 Bidder said to be Kentucky Fried Chicken's boss Loo Cheng Ghee The Star KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday A MYSTERIOUS buyer is making a bid to acquire the financially troubled palm oil refinery Socoil Corporation Sdn Bhd, whose largest unsecured creditor is Bank Bumiputra. The bidderThe Star - 795 words
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Article268 1985-01-29 13 Selected stocks at midday Market tone: firm Boustead 1.62/1.64 Cold Storage 2.57/2.59 F N 5 25/5.30 Genting 5.35/5.40 Gih 2.20/2.32 Haw Par 2.05/2.06 Isetan 2.44/2.47 Jurong Cement 1.50 B Keck Seng 2.05/2.06 Esso 2.70/2.73 Hume 3.18 B Inchcape 2.50 B Intraco 2.20/2.28 M Cement 1.54 B Metro 3.08/3.10 Mphb268 words
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Article93 1985-01-29 13 Your S$ to on* unit of foreign currency Soiling Buying TT/DO TT DO US| 2.2105 2.2005 2.1915 sterling 2.4735 2.4515 2.4415 Australian« 1.8126 1.7885 1.77S5 CURRENCY NOTES S$ to 1 unit US| 2.21 2.18 NZ| 1.10 1.00 sterling 2.49 2.39 Australian 1.83 1.75 Canadian 1.67 1.59 S$to 100 units93 words
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Article, Illustration253 1985-01-29 14 I HAVE heard of the Government's efforts to encourage single civil servants to get married with the aim of improving the "quality" of the next generation. However, I did not realise that their efforts include such moves as published in the Jan 13253 words
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113 1985-01-29 14 LEE KIP LEE - LEE KIP LEE Singapore 2158 ALL PRAISE to the Housing and Development Board (HDB) for their decision to retain the name Chong Pang when they transformed the old village into a new town How about paving tribute to a more well known Singapore pioneer.113 words
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97 1985-01-29 14 THE PLOT of vacant land behind MacPherson Green (a private housing estate) belongs to the Housing and Development Board (HDB). It is covered with tall lallang and nas been lying waste for several years. May I suggest that this land be turned97 words
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154 1985-01-29 14 I WRITE this letter in the wake of what I suspect might be a case of mistreatment of pupils in a primary school. My brother is studying at a primary school. On several occasions in the night, I noticed that instead of revising154 words
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673 1985-01-29 14 MICHAEL BROWNING - features •y MICHAEL BROWNING KnlfhMVkMtr N«wipap«rt BEUINQ: A 21-year-old Chinese woman had her eyes gouged out by a peasant who bought her for about US$55O (Sf 1,182), kept ber in brutal servitude for nearly three years and forced her to bear a673 words
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Article74 1985-01-29 14 "WE CANNOT and do not deserve freedom unless we are prepared to fight for it, to suffer for it and, if necessary, to die for it." Philippine opposition leader Jovito Salonga "WE ARE living on borrowed money and on borrowed time. For the United States, and for other countries,74 words
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577 1985-01-29 15 monitor pwran PITY the Housing Board. It's done a lot of Sood work in the last two and a half ecades. It has given many of us a roof over our heads at a low cost when all around us prices have577 words
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291 1985-01-29 15 LI XIAN JI - LI XIAN JI Singapore 1955 I AM not a shareholder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, neither do I patronise its fast food restaurants frequently. The conduct of the chairman of Kentucky Fried Chicken, as reported in the Press recently, has prompted me to291 words
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Article76 1985-01-29 15 I HAVE some doubts regarding a policy of the Ministry of the Environment. Does the ministry allow snack bar operators in prestigious shopping centres to fry chickens, fish, and cuttlefish on their premises? These food produces strong smells, especially the cuttlefish. Some of these76 words
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187 1985-01-29 15 WHILE I appreciate the report "Emporium settles jeans bill" (SM, Jan 25), I have however one observation to make. I am rather disturbed by the way in which the identity of the plaintiff's lawyer and the name of his partnership firm came to187 words
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79 1985-01-29 15 SEEK HANG PENG - —REPLY SEEK HANG PENG for Registrar of Vehicles PLEASE refer to the letter headlined Taxi-driver demanded extra charge by "Frustrated Passenger" (SM, Jan 24). It is an offence for taxi-drivers to impose an extra charge as well as pick and choose their passengers. I would79 words
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Article, Illustration1220 1985-01-29 16 PAT D'ROSE - By PAT D'ROSE Nature's gift of love and kindness Is seldom used, or not at all. People in this world are cry in' Ana many of them are dyin' Cause we don't really give our all. -ISMAIL FARID MICHAEL JACKSON, Stevie Wonder and1,220 words
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Article, Illustration309 1985-01-29 16 Roger Moore, The Hulk and five Solid Gold dancers By WONG SING YEONG JAMES BOND to sing For Your Eyes Only to The Incredible Hulk on stage in Singapore? Yes, if all goes according to plan. Roger Moore (James Bond), Linda Blair (The309 words
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Article, Illustration112 1985-01-29 16 RECOGNISE the face? It's Boy George with his latest look. The hairstyle is short and black. And he bluntly told his fans: "This is how I want to look. People can like it or lump it." George recently swopped his effeminate longhaired look for a close-cropped orange hairdo.112 words
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Article, Illustration376 1985-01-29 16 Wong Sing Yeong - Wong Sing Yeong MICHAEL JACKSON performing at the National Stadium? Yes, nearly. A -group of local promoters actually planned to bring in the American megastar early this month. They wrote in to Jackson's lawyer-agent in the States and received a possible contract376 words
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Article, Illustration625 1985-01-29 18 Celebrity (Part one) (Malay subtitles) (Ch 5, 9.15 pm) THIS is a six-part dramatisation of the best-seller, Celebrity, written by the late Thomas Thompson. -The story traces the lives of three Texans over a 25.-year period, beginning with their graduation from high school. One becomes an625 words
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Article, Illustration457 1985-01-29 18 MARGARET HALL - .*■>■ By MARGARET HALL in Hollywood IPS IT was on the cards that J R would be minus his dear old mammy. But in the end, the producers of Dallas (currently telecast on Channel 3 on Tuesday evenings) decided that the evil wheelerIPS - 457 words
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1607 1985-01-29 19 DAN SULLIVAN - By DAN SULLIVAN in Los Angeles LAT-WP "I'M a movie critic how can I hate the theatre? It's almost unnatural. But every time I go, proud of my attention to duty, I feel awful. Something is wrong." So writes David Denby inLAT-WP - 1,607 words
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Article270 1985-01-29 19 JEANNE TAY (Miss - JEANNE TAY (Miss) Public Relations Officer Singapore Broadcasting Corp I REFER to TV Addict's letter headlined "Bilingual news watcher" (SM, Jan 16). We are unlikely to revise the telecast time of news as it is our intention to maintain approximately an hour's interval between the270 words
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Article100 1985-01-29 19 HONG HAN LEEI - HAN LEEI HONG Singapore 1231 ALTHOUGH The Silk Hoad is telecast on Channel 12 every Thursday, I cannot enjoy the programme because the pictures on Channel 12 are not clear, and they disappear every now and then. Moreover, the Chinese News bulletin is on Channel 8100 words
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Miscellaneous1338 1985-01-29 17 -^BUIgE 2.30 SBCTEXT Live Sample Pages. v3l 3.00 Opening and Programme Highlights followed by The *> Y^Cii! struggle (C) (r) (English subtitles). WV^? 4.25 Story Time (T) (r). >1 4.80 Troupers. j: Featuring Jerry Brodey, a singer-songwriter whose A WiF' IL B X B \fl V j^l accessible lyrics speak1,338 words
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Miscellaneous177 1985-01-29 17 Noon Newsdesk 12.30 The Classical Guitar 12.45 Financial News 12.55 Reflections 1.00 World News 1.09 Twenty-four Hours: News Summary 1.30 New Ideas 1.40 Book Choice 1.45 The World Today 2.00 Newsdesk 2.30 Rock Salad 3.00 World News 3.09 Twenty-four Hours: News Summary 3.30 Sweet Soul Music 3.45 Network UK 4.00177 words
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Miscellaneous150 1985-01-29 20 LUNCHTIME MUSIC SONGS from The World of Great Classics will be played at the Marine Parade Branch Library tomorrow from 12.30 pm to 2 pm at its auditorium. Admission is free. HARVEY: A COMIC FANTASY THE King Edward VII Hall players, will present Harvey: A Comic Fantasy as its annual150 words
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Miscellaneous451 1985-01-29 20 W 7 ~M lI wL wypra Light and Shade in water colour by Ong Kim Seng...on display at the Foarth Asean Exhibition of Painting and Photography FOURTH ASEAN EXHIBITION OF ART EXHIBITION PAINTING AND PHOTOGRAPHY AN art exhibition entitled Singapore THE Fourth Asean Exhibition of Remembered will be held until451 words
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391 1985-01-29 21 PHOTOGRAPHIC societies in Singapore should consider pooling their resources, expertise and experience to jointly organise national or international photographic competitions and exhibitions. This call was made by Mr Sidek bin Saniff, Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Trade and Industry,391 words
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Article, Illustration579 1985-01-29 22 LEE CHIU SAN - By LEE CHIU SAN ARE you one of those who buys a camera to take pictures or do you want an expensive and fancy looking piece of glass and metal modern sculpture? I couldn't hefy> asking this question while photographing the Singapore International Kite579 words
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Miscellaneous522 1985-01-29 23 leisure comics ARIES March 21 to April 20 LIBRA You're rid of a burden, green September 23 to October 22 light flashes for progress, you Take nothing for granted, demake a new start and you fine terms and check fiscal recould fall madly in love. No sponsibilities of those who522 words
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Miscellaneous194 1985-01-29 23 FASTRACK By Bill Holbrook LUTiNOf' Voo SffcN TO THEV'KE N®T 7& g£ T~ IVt DISCtfIKD THINK -WAT THE MS** X 1 RfcAD MO FoR&fIfTTEN, &UT OH.VES.' f TK/VSL SfeHD T& ««t>o ARE WKTWLIK' J frf 1b Wl.' tHEJR. ft* ONE CXCIU.IMT I I IKiS ISN'T THE CASE/ V APPLICATIONS KRE194 words
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Advertisement463 1985-01-29 25 CITY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED (Incorporated in Singapore) LOSS STOCK CERTIFICATES The following stock certificates have been reported lost or destroyed:Name of M No. of Stockholder stock units Mr Soh Khay Beng C *****04 1000 -do- C *****05 1000 -do- C *****06 1000 do C *****07 1000 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that463 words
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Article, Illustration386 1985-01-29 26 ALEX TAY - By ALEX TAY in London special to Tho Monitor IT WAS a fresh and exciting experience for the Harvey's Club championship fans here last week as they were kept at the edge of their seats by the brilliant stroke play of Singapore national champion386 words
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Article, Illustration278 1985-01-29 26 K SILVAM - GETAPO MOBIL 1 i_L By K SILVAM MOBIL'S substitute striker Razali Desumi's solitary goal in the second half livened an otherwise lack-lustre Singapore Business Houses Division Two match at Farrer Park yesterday. Twenty-six-year-old Desumi, playing his first match of the season, came in as substitute278 words
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Article, Illustration257 1985-01-29 26 VEGA AMANDO, a former Olympian and three-time US National Coach of the Year, will be in Singapore in late March to conduct courses on gymnastics coaching. During his two-week stay, Vega will run two courses basic and advanced levels. The Singapore Amateur Gymnastics Association,257 words
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329 1985-01-29 27 SCCN AND HEARD MUM CUP MOOT KPMTS BY B KUU BATUMI: DHAKA SAPHFT Eg -x JSSE*SSKIwT%;*HIIPi' I*»WW-&• :w >'i*SPWBWBP T W ■> UMPIRE Yoshitomo Yubuta will go into the annals of hockey history for being the first umpire to be knocked out cold in329 words
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Article297 1985-01-29 27 Victory goal allowed though it was shot close to Indian keeper's face PAKISTAN 3 INDIA 2 (after extra-time, f ulltlme 2-2) WORLD and Olympic hockey champions Pakistan were lucky to edge out India 3-2 in extra time at the Asian Cup final in Dhaka yesterday. It297 words
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166 1985-01-29 27 THOUSANDS of people nocked to the national stadium three hours before the match began. India entered the pitch as favourites and lived up to their reputation. But in the 31st minute, they found themselves a goal behind shot by Pakistan skipper Hanif Khan. After half166 words
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Article, Illustration331 1985-01-29 27 Reuter BONN, Tuesday WEST GERMANY and Hungary will stage a repeat of the 1954 World Cup soccer final in Hamburg toaay, but this time it will be strictly for charity. The two nations are coming together again in a benefit game forReuter - 331 words
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248 1985-01-29 27 AP MELBOURNE, Tuesday OLYMPIC silver medalist Mario Martinez outlifted fellow American John Bergman last night to take the super-heavyweight gold medal in the Australia Games Weightlifting Competition. The 27-year-old hoisted a total of 387.5 kg to beat Bergman by 10kg. Bergman led by 2.5AP - 248 words
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Article, Illustration637 1985-01-29 28 KEN JALLEH Jr - STAR-STUDDED TEAM OF THE YEAR By KEN JALLEH Jr SWIMMER Ang Peng Siong is poised to create Singapore sporting history and win a different sort of race this year that of capturing the Sportsman of the Year award for the third year running. Peng637 words
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107 1985-01-29 28 AP LONDON, Tues THE biggest-ever sponsorship of British athletics was launched yesterday when Kodak Ltd announced a £2-million (Ss4 9 million) deal over the next five years. The company is backing four major track events this year, starting with the annual EnglandAP - 107 words
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450 1985-01-29 28 ERNEST FRIDA - By ERNEST FRIDA EDMOND PEREIRA, the president of the Flash Sports Cluo, has called for the Brunei Merdeka Games trials, scheduled for this week, to be postponed. He has written an appeal to the Singapore Amateur Athletic Association, asking for450 words
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366 1985-01-29 28 Reuter AUCKLAND, Tuesday SPIRITED bowling by Lance Cairns and Ewen Chatfield inspired New Zealand to their first Test victory over Pakistan on home soil yesterday with over a day's play remaining. Cairns took four for 49 and Chatfield snapped up three vital wickets at a costReuter - 366 words
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Article, Illustration198 1985-01-29 28 MOSCOW, Tuesday GARY KASPAROV and Anatoly Karpov staged an elaborate fencing match in game 46 of their World Chess title match yesterday but could not outwit each other. The two Soviet grandmasters engaged each other on both sides of the board but agreed on a draw after 41198 words
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414 1985-01-29 29 AP BOSTON (Massachusetts), Tuesday MARVELLOUS Marvin Hagler, approaching the record for consecutive middleweight title defences, says the possibility of his retirement depends on his championship bout on April 15 against Thomas Hearns. Hagler will put his undisputed world title on the line inAP - 414 words
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174 1985-01-29 29 ONLY GYMNASTS willing to spend more than 30 hours a week on training will be invited to ioin the national squaa for the South-east Asian Games in Bangkok this December. Lee Seng Huat, the president of the Singapore Amateur Gymnastics Association, said: The sport174 words
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Article, Illustration1151 1985-01-29 30 WONDER BOY - ■^onTTOE^™ RACING TODAY'S TRACK WORK ay WONDER BOY CUP wizard Ivan Allan's St Gallea and Big Chief, who have been handicapped with topweight of 59 kg and 56 kg respectively for the $210,000 Singapore. Derby over 2,400 metres on Sunday, were surprisingly1,151 words
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387 1985-01-29 30 ERNEST FRIDA - By ERNEST FRIDA GOLF FANS will have a golden opportunity of watching top woman professionals in action when they take part in the Singapore Open the fourth in the Asian Circuit at the Jurong Country Club from Feb 1316. A387 words
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Article190 1985-01-29 30 KEN JALLEH Jr - By KEN JALLEH Jr SINGAPORE'S budding, but less privileged swimmers will be given a chance to compete at their own level, in their own meet on Aug 11 at Toa Payoh. The Singapore Amateur Swimming Association (Sasa),in a departure from tradition, has decided to190 words
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Advertisement402 1985-01-29 29 I CONTEST Predict the score fia i j <md win $2,000 i i (1) The object of the contest is to predict outright If there are more than one cor- a correctly the scorelines of six Malaysia rect entry, the prize-money will be I Cup matches m the boxes provided402 words
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Article, Illustration468 1985-01-29 31 Kerry Dixon flounders penalty and Wednesday get replay Agencies LONDON, Tuesday KERRY DIXON, the most prolific goalscorer in English soccer this season, was found wanting just when Chelsea need him most last night. Four minutes into the second half of the Milk Cup quarterfinal against Sheffield Wednesday, Dixon wasAgencies - 468 words
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594 1985-01-29 31 MALACCA PULLOUT AFFAIR MALACCA, Tuesday THE REFUSAL of the Malacca players to play in the match against Perlis in Kangar today is likely to land them and their football association in hot soup. A report in the Malaysian daily, The Star, stated594 words
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