Singapore Monitor, 25 February 1985, Afternoon Edition
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Title Section19 1985-02-25 1 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR EVENi'Nii EDITION M C iPi No 21 5 84 Monday. February 25, 1985 30c ent s19 words
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488 1985-02-25 1 BANGKOK, Monday VIETNAM is reported to be working to seal off the Thai-Cambodia border with a barrier that may eventually become the Asian equivalent of the Berlin Wall A 15-metre deep, 70 km trench begun in 1983 to cut off a major guerilla route488 words
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Advertisement54 1985-02-25 1 Thieves smash 18 win&ooof tz? See page 30 today v "tf&Hl BMy hat! i VVI Id I o that? left behind b this unusual-looking hat? At first glance, it does appear to look like a black hat But to the unwary it could well spell danger. What is it? •n«w«r,54 words
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Article, Illustration783 1985-02-25 2 MR WU XIANG LING, 27, was pleased to see Kreta Ayer return to its former splendour. But he regretted to see the excitement die off with the passing of the Lunar New Year. He would like to see the authorities make it an783 words
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Article, Illustration107 1985-02-25 2 AN OCCASION which Brigadier-General Lee Hsien Loong (Res) would like his little daughter to share. It was the colourful Cningay procession in Orchard Road yesterday which attracted thousands of people from all walks of life. Li Xiu Qi, 4, naturally had a good view107 words
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Article293 1985-02-25 3 K K FONG - Cash, coupons missing from vehicles found damaged in housing estate carpark By K K FONG QUEENSTOWN police are investigating a report that 18 vehicles were damaged by thieves. The damaged cars, which were parked in the multi-storey car park in Farrer Court, were discovered by their293 words
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Article, Illustration37 1985-02-25 3 WE CHEATED. The picture on Page 1 has been turned upside down. The strange-looking "hat" is actually not a hat but a bee-hive. Our photographer, ASMAH HAMID, spotted the stingers' nest at Claymore Apartments.37 words
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143 1985-02-25 3 THE NEW Parliament began this afternoon with the election of Dr Yeo Ghim Seng as Speaker for yet another term. His nomination was proposed by the Second Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Ong Teng Cheong. After Dr Yeo (Joo Chiat) took143 words
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Article391 1985-02-25 4 FINES imposed on illegal hawkers were up by more than a quarter of a million dollars last year but fewer were convicted. In a graphic illustration of the effect of the crackdown on unlicensed hawking, fines totalling almost $800,000 were imposed in 6,441 cases. This391 words
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Article, Illustration486 1985-02-25 4 Lianhe Wanbao HE HAS come from the people, and is destined to return to the people. Lee Tai Soh is a household name where story-telling is concerned. Alter a brief absence, the renowned raconteur has returned to Kreta Ayer, where his listenersLianhe Wanbao - 486 words
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Article77 1985-02-25 4 Lianhe Zaobao SINGAPORE is planning to quit the International Labour Organisation, according to the Far Eastern Economic Review magazine. This follows the republic's recent indication of its intention to withdraw from another international organisation Unesco. The requisite one-year quit notice was served on the UnitedLianhe Zaobao - 77 words
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Article, Illustration98 1985-02-25 4 A QUICK GLANCE AT HOME NEWS A SIXTEEN-MAN team from the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) successfully test-fired a Rapier anti-aircraft missile (picture above) in Scotland last July. The inaugural issue of the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) newsletter, Air Force News, reported that the missile98 words
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Article101 1985-02-25 4 CINEMAS have been doing good business over the Lunar New Year. In a reversal of trends over the past year and in contrast to poor sales reported by other businesses this festive season several theatres say they have been packing people in. One comedy grossed101 words
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Article71 1985-02-25 4 SINGAPORE imported SO to SS per cent more fresh flowers this Lunar New Year than in 1984. Sales have been brisk and, with keener competition, the prices have been kept lower, according to Mr Liu Tejing, president of the Flower Merchants' Association. Neither silk flowers,71 words
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Article86 1985-02-25 4 A TOTAL of 27 foreign journalists were invited by the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board to report the Republic's Lunar New Year celebrations. The biggest contingent of 12 came from Hong Kong, while North America sent seven, Australia five and Taiwan three. The Hong Kong team was made86 words
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315 1985-02-25 5 K K FONG - By K K FONG MARSILING housing estate has come under close police supervision after several brawls involving different groups of loafers had broken out in the past two weeks. Criminal Investigation Department and Jurong detectives are still trying to find out the reasons for315 words
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176 1985-02-25 5 Lianhe Wanbao A 37-YEAR old man from Northern China has sent a letter to the Lianhe Wanbao which makes one wonder what has happened to all the millions of eligible young ladies in the most populous nation on earth. Incredible as itLianhe Wanbao - 176 words
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159 1985-02-25 5 A SEARCH was still on today for a Malaysian man missing after a boat capsized off Singapore yesterday. Five people were rescued from the sea near Pulau Serimbun, but the man, Yusoff Mohd Shariff, 40, of Scudai, Johor, had vanished. A159 words
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Article, Illustration345 1985-02-25 6 Agencies ISLAMABAD, Monday PAKISTAN'S military ruler made a last-minute appeal to voters to ignore an opposition call for a boycott of today's general elections, saving he would announce constitutional amendments in a few days. The elections for a new parliament, the first for eightAgencies; PICTURE: AP - 345 words
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Article107 1985-02-25 6 Reuter MANILA, Monday KEY witnesses failed to appear todav in the trial of military chief General Fabian Ver and 25 others in connection with the 1983 murder of Philippines opposition leader Benigno Aquino. The family of Rolando Galman, said by the military to have killed Aquino,Reuter - 107 words
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Advertisement174 1985-02-25 3 [p MILLIONAIRE! q. Order a dish of Good Fortune raw fish at MMember of tho Emporium Holdings Group your favourite Oriental Restaurant any time f|jLjl||U between February 21 and March 6 and luf jf D receive a free Hong Bao with h^—a 'Din Qxtfoan' ti/%Lr a f Oriental Raetaurant Oriental174 words
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Advertisement156 1985-02-25 5 ■■HI Shines In minutes Shields for months If ordinary waxes and sealants I shine and long-lasting protection, you should switch to I Car Plan's Triplewax Polymer Sealant (available in 475 ml liquid I polish or 300 ml aerosol). I It's specially formulated so that your car shines like new-in minutes.156 words
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168 1985-02-25 7 RAMPAGE NO 1 Reuter BRUSSELS, Monday A FATHER desperate over his son's divorce plans went on a rampage of death in a village 15 kilometres outside Brussels last night, killing six family members before drowning himself in a well, police said. They saidReuter - 168 words
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Article, Illustration156 1985-02-25 7 Reuter MADRID, Monday SPAIN'S surrealist artist Salvador Dali says modern artists are failures wno only know how to hang their paintings backward. "Pablo Picasso and Juan Gris are the only painters who interest me, the rest are failures," the 80-year-old artistReuter - 156 words
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289 1985-02-25 7 RAMPAGE NO 2 UPI WARE (Massachusetts), Monday A MAN who took nine hospital employees hostage at a hospital emergency room was disarmed by one of them a woman doctor. Police said no injuries were reported although several shots were fired. Those taken hostage wereUPI - 289 words
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Article, Illustration476 1985-02-25 8 AP LOS ANGELES, Monday CYNDI LAUPER, the orange-haired princess of pop, Tina Turner, sexy and triumphant in a smashing career revival, and Prince, enigmatic, are up- for the music worl<f s top honours at tomorrow's 27th annual Grammy awards. John Denver willAP - 476 words
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156 1985-02-25 8 UPI SALT LAKE CITY (Utah), Mon A MOTHER who picketed her own home and refused to do housework because her children were not helping with chores has been named Utah's "Young Mother Representative" of the year. Susan Davis, 36, went onUPI - 156 words
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Article92 1985-02-25 8 AP KUALA LUMPUR, Mon POLICE seized 170 kiloEams of marijuana beved to have been smugfled in last week from hailand, Deputy Home Affairs Minister Radzi Sheikh Ahmad said today. He told a news conference the seizure was made last Thursday in the northwestern MalaysianAP - 92 words
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Article, Illustration37 1985-02-25 8 Firemen climbing a ladder to enter the Iseya Hotel and Restanrant hit by an hoar-long predawn fire this morning. There were no deaths reported in the one-star hotel in Manila's tourist district.37 words
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199 1985-02-25 8 UPI LONDON, Mon A 3 YEAR-OLD boy whose mother was mistress of the Earl of Craven has won a legal battle to inherit the aristocrat's personal fortune but cannot acquire the title because he was illegitimate. The child, Tommy Nicholson, who lives onUPI - 199 words
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Article101 1985-02-25 8 STANFORD (California), Mon A GROUP OF Stanford University students, rallying behind the motto "Dare to Hug," is going around giving warm hugs to fellow students. So far. not a single punch in the nose has been reported by the dozen members of the Hug Club, founded101 words
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176 1985-02-25 8 Reuter TEHERAN, Monday FOUR GUERRILLAS of the opposition Mujahedin organisation have been hanged in public in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz, diplomats here said yesterday. The guerrillas confessed on television to killing three shopkeepers and were hanged separately outside their victims' shops after aReuter - 176 words
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147 1985-02-25 9 Reuter MELBOURNE, Monday AN AUSTRALIAN woman has given birth to the world's first twins produced from frozen embryos, a Melbourne hospital spokeswoman said today. The healthy baby girls were born last Friday to a 29-year-old woman whose identity has not been revealed, she added.Reuter - 147 words
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242 1985-02-25 9 CHICAGO, Monday LIBYAN leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi has offered to arm a black army in the United States to create a separate state and destroy white America. Speaking in broken English through a live satellite feed to the 1985 Nation of Islam International242 words
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Article, Illustration408 1985-02-25 9 MOSCOW, Monday THE reappearance of Soviet President Konstantin Chernenko after two months out of sight has done little to quell speculation about nis health. Mr Chernenko was shown on national television yesterday sitting, standing and murmuring a few words as he voted inPICTURE: AP - 408 words
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Article116 1985-02-25 9 UPI KENTUCKY, Monday MURRAY Haydon drank liquids yesterday, one week after his diseased heart was replaced with a plastic and metal pump, while fellow heart patient Bill Scnroeder recuperated from an informal party for his son. "Mr Haydon is progressing as expected," said Humana Hospital AudubonUPI - 116 words
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500 1985-02-25 10 UPI HONG KONG, Monday A LOOSE network of businessmen and modern-day buccaneers is illegally funnelling an increasing amount of restricted Western technology to China using Hong Kong as a conduit to camouflage the sales, law enforcement officials and diplomats say. The items range from simpleUPI - 500 words
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458 1985-02-25 10 Knight-Ridder TOKYO, Monday WELL WITHIN view of the moat-ringed Imperial Palace in central Tokyo rises a graphic, nine-storey monument to Japans condom industry. The headquarters of the Fuji Latex Co, one of the nation's big three in condom production, the ruddy-hued tower wasKnight-Ridder - 458 words
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172 1985-02-25 10 Reuter KENTUCKY, Mon THE SURGEON who performed the world's first three artificial heart imKlants said on Saturday he opes one of his next patients will be a woman. Dr William Devries told reporters there are no immediate plans for another mechanical heartReuter - 172 words
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Article, Illustration129 1985-02-25 10 A QUICK LOOK AT THE NEWSMAKERS EDDIE Murphy's (above) jokes about Aids and his tendency to use four- and 12-letter words have disturbed everyone from homosexuals to Lucille Ball, Bill Cosby and Red Skeiton. "I don't expect a 70-year-old woman to be into my show,"129 words
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Article108 1985-02-25 10 SCRIPTWRITERS are wandering the streets of Washington, interviewing homeless people who will be portrayed in a CBS-TV movie about homeless advocate Mitch Snyder. "This whole thing is so alien to us and the way we live", Snyder said last Thursday from the shelter he runs. "I108 words
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Article124 1985-02-25 10 MISS AFRICA, arrested for breach of contract, says officials of a marketing firm rigged the Miss Kenya contest so she would win ana sign a contract with them. Miss Khadija Adam, 24, was near tears last Thursday when she was hauled into court for a civil124 words
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Article, Illustration93 1985-02-25 10 ROSALYNN Carter (above) was known as the "Iron Magnolia" when she was First Lady and some Democrats would like to refer to her as the honourable senator from Georgia. Mrs Carter, appearing on NBC's "Today" with former Egyptian First Lady Jihan Sadat to discuss the changing93 words
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Article45 1985-02-25 10 THE MAKERS of Bell's Scotch made Clint Eastwood's day by naming him winner of their Scottish Achievement Award, presented annually to Americans of Scottish descent or native Scots. Last year's winner was Sheena Easton, the Scottish singer. FROM AGENCY DESPATCHES45 words
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Article310 1985-02-25 11 Violence breaks out as thousands of strikers march through Central London Reuter LONDON, Monday SCUFFLES BROKE out and more than 50 people were arrested yesterday as thousands of striking coal miners marched through Central London. Police blamed a "young hooligan element, not all miners" forReuter - 310 words
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259 1985-02-25 11 AP DAYTON (Ohio), Monday RESEARCHERS at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base are testing aeroplane controls that would allow 21st Century fighter pilots to perform their missions by talking to the cockpit rather than pushing buttons. The goal of the research is toAP - 259 words
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137 1985-02-25 11 Reuter NEWTON (Massachusetts), Monday CHILDREN IN an elementary school in this affluent Boston suburb were discovered playing a "drug game" where they bought make-believe cocaine ana marijuana with play money. Seven or eight pupils at the Williams Elementary School used flour toReuter - 137 words
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62 1985-02-25 11 AP JAKARTA, Monday A SENIOR official of Indonesia's Ministry of Religious Affairs has urged heavier penalties for people who engage in extra-marital sex. Mr Muchtar Zarkasih, the ministry's Director of Religious Judicature Maintenance, told Parliament that Indonesia's current penalty for those who violate the nation'sAP - 62 words
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Advertisement173 1985-02-25 7 CBDto the City by the next day or your money back. SINGAPORE— LONDON Speedbird Express is the only parcel service in Singapore which guarantees delivery of your consignment to London by the next working day. Which means that if we cannot deliver your consignment to an address in the London173 words
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Advertisement105 1985-02-25 8 L^Fsscndou Restaurant Provencal Buffet —A La Carte '1985' Lunch at $19.85 From 14 Jan'Bs Onwards Consider a table laden with superb hot and cold appetizers, generous cold meat cuts, crispy, garden-fresh vegetables. A selection of pipinghot main courses plus a perfectly done roast, (different everyday!). Or you may choose from105 words
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Advertisement183 1985-02-25 9 H Celebrate Lunar New Year p% in the biggest way possible. m At S. E. Asia's largest theatre restaurant, our troupe of 10 Chinese culinary experts, headed by Chef Tang, has cooked up a fabulous feast for the season. The special 10-course menu for lunch and dinner starts off with183 words
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Advertisement161 1985-02-25 10 TOSS UP A K OF GOOD LUCK SnkJMfl Enjoy our Good Luck Raw Fish (Yu Sheng) with special Chinese New Year menu at Pin Hsiang this festive season. Our special Chinese New Year menu prices from $250+ $300+ per table. The special menu include Yu Sheng, Melon Ham Soup with161 words
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Advertisement89 1985-02-25 11 -Gold -goes metric. 10th Jan-2nd March,l9Bs By Ist Jan. 1985, all jewellery gold irrecoverably lost during the will be weighed and calculated by process of making gold jewellery. Get to know your metrication |H I are charged the manufacturing by entering our simple contest. f fV I loss, according to89 words
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Article, Illustration973 1985-02-25 12 NG MING MING - Mr Goi, 37, has turned spring roll-making into a multi-million dollar enterprise By NG MING MING THIS IS not a skin-flint business. Making "popiah" or spring rolls has become a multi-million-dollar enterprise for 37-vear-old Goi Seng Hui, reputed to be the biggest "popiah" man in town. WithPICTURE: ASMAH HAMID - 973 words
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Article29 1985-02-25 12 IN THIS week's entrepreneurs series, we feeture 37-year-old MR GOI SENG HUI who transformed a $500,000 business in "popiah skin" manufacturing into a booming $5 million enterprise29 words
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Article509 1985-02-25 12 Reuter DAVOS (Switzerland), Monday SENIOR businessmen and bankers believe the world is at the beginning of a new era that could be called the "Age of the Entrepreneur" who can create firms and jobs. This is the main theme at this year's Davos Symposium,Reuter - 509 words
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306 1985-02-25 13 THE LOCAL stock market opened steady this morning with interest centred on situational stocks like Haw Par Bros and KFC. The broader-based market was quiet though. KrfC put on a hefty 66-cent gain to $4.10, followed by Har Par Bros, up 11306 words
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Article, Illustration273 1985-02-25 13 MR LEE SOO JIN has been appointed VicePresident and General Manager of American Express Travel Belated Services in Singapore. He is the first Singaporean to head the American Express office in the Republic. Previously Director of Marketing and Sales, Singapore, Mr Lee played an important role in the273 words
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Article, Illustration288 1985-02-25 13 MR PATRICK G FIAT has been appointed Resident Manager of Holiday Inn Park View. He graduated from a hotel school in France. He has 12 Bits' experience in the hotel ustry and has worked for seven years in Asia. He was previously with In-ter-continental hotels and Mandarin288 words
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Article258 1985-02-25 13 Selected stocks at midday. Market toae: steady Boustead 1.70/1.72 Cold Storage 2.71/2.72 F 4 N 5 15/5 20 Gentinc 5.45/5.50 G.I.H. 2.19/2.21 Haw Par 2.38/2.39 laetan 2.50 B Jurong Cement 2.02 S Keck Seng 2.02/2.10 Esso 2.04/2.66 Home 3.10 B Inchcape 2.48/2.54 Intraco 2.10 B M Cement 1.48/1.49 Metro258 words
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Article107 1985-02-25 13 Your 8$ to on* unit of (oraign currency SolMng Buying TT/DO TT DO US9 2.2820 2.2720 2 2U0 sterling 2.4578 2 4357 2.4257 Australian 9 1 5922 ***** 1 5532 CURRENCY NOTES St lo 1 unit US9 2 28 2 28 NZ| l.Ot 0.98 sterling 2 50 140 Australian107 words
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Article185 1985-02-25 13 THE US dollar firmed against most major currencies in quiet early trading following its rise in New York last Friday. Dealers said high US interest rates and a strong economy continued to underpin the US currency but operators were generally cautious because of the dollar's high levels.185 words
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Miscellaneous26 1985-02-25 12 STOKER THE BROKER ©I*s 2-16 f McNaught Syiwl Inc j I PON'T LIKE WUEM THERE'* A SQOM IM "THE MARKET.* "WHEN TMIM&6 OO BOOM, 7MEY PtMOT.'*26 words
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Advertisement42 1985-02-25 13 INDICES: THE OUB Composite Share Price Index closed at 410.78, up 1.65 points from the previous day's close of 409.13. The OUB Singapore Dollar Trade-weighted Index was up 0.1126 point to 134.0332 in morning trading from the previous day's close of 133.9206.42 words
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Article, Illustration743 1985-02-25 14 Moscow's darlings have fallen out of favour in their homeland ST OUEN, France: Once they led the most powerful communist party in Western Europe. Once they were the proud owners of one out of every five votes cast in France, year in and year743 words
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Article, Illustration708 1985-02-25 14 UPI CHEVY CHASE (Maryland): Impotency erodes the self-esteem of more than 10 million American men, but specialists say that until recently, most males were forced to wrestle with the problem alone, feeling worthless in a society that idolises virility. "You feel miserable,UPI - 708 words
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Article395 1985-02-25 15 T^^jOAPO^—■ DONT look down at those who help to put you up there, bursary recipients were advised by Mr Ong Pang Boon, Member of Parliament for Telok Ayer, last week. The advice is not new. It has been said many times in different ways. But it395 words
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137 1985-02-25 15 "BLUE skies, coconut fronds waving their welcome in the tropical breeze and sunshine all year round in the Singapore of Conrad and Maugham. It's all here...plus a breath-taking view of coconut palms in the 'A Salute to Singapore' pictorial manual'." Alas! Such137 words
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97 1985-02-25 15 CONGRATULATIONS, Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC), on your fifth anniversary this year! I must also commend you on your entertaining Chinese serials which boast local talent in this line. I was especially impressed by The Awakening I, which was brought to the TV97 words
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504 1985-02-25 15 NORMAN B WRIGHT - NORMAN B WRIGHT Managing Partner Egon Zehnder International Pte Ltd South-east Asia Singapore 0104 WHILE it is encouraging that the opinions of consulting firms should be sought on articles such as "Execs feel the pinch of times" (SM, Feb IS), some504 words
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Article, Illustration1277 1985-02-25 16 DAVID BIRCH - Llti ill By DAVID BIRCH SEVERAL months ago, I sat in the Palace Theatre at Katong and watched a rather limp production of Madame White Snake. Just before it started, a lady behind me patted me on the shoulder and said that as I probably would not be1,277 words
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Article, Illustration1726 1985-02-25 16 BRIDESHEAD'S DIANA QUICK WANTED TO BE FIRST WOMAN PM IPS THE ENGLISH stiff upper lip which comes into play when things go wrong, nas had quite a time with actress Diana Quick, star of television's resplendent Brideshead Revisited. Indeed, it was Brideshead (Channel 12 on Tuesdays) itselfIPS - 1,726 words
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Article, Illustration416 1985-02-25 18 Crime solving the forensic way Quincy M E On Dying High (Ch 5, 11.15 pm) A COUNTRY singer is severely burnt after a drugorientated show. Quincy, concerned over the sharp increase in drug-related deaths, appeals to the injured singer to change the content and character of the show. At the416 words
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Article, Illustration670 1985-02-25 18 FRANCESCA HARE - iWfSQENEi; By FRANCESCA HARE in London OPA STRIDING through the conifer woods in his green Wellingtons, green shooting jacket with shotgun tucked under his arm, and a "brace" of golden retreivers snuffling excitedly at his heels, he looks the archetypal young English country gentleman. FriendsOPA - 670 words
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563 1985-02-25 19 DAVID LEWIS - By DAVID LEWIS in London Reuter BRITAIN'S cultural community is up in arms after an announcement of cuts or only "miserly" rises in government subsidies for the performing arts. The prestigious National Theatre is to close one of its three stages, while theatres, operaReuter - 563 words
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Article, Illustration519 1985-02-25 19 PAT D'ROSE - By PAT D'ROSE TAKE along three hankies one to dry your eyes, one to dry your tie, and, less you howl, one to stuff your mouth with. This is the advice given by one London reviewer to those about to watch There Goes the Bride.519 words
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Article151 1985-02-25 19 UPI HOLLYWOOD: Gremlins, the Steven Spielberg fantasy, was nominated for nine Saturn Awards, the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films' version of the Oscars. Gremlins led all movies in Thursday's Saturn nominations, and was tabbed as the year's best horror film along with Dreamscape, FiresUPI - 151 words
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Miscellaneous39 1985-02-25 20 I TODAY: TOMORROW: Low tide: 8.26 am Low tido: 8.58 am (0.6 m) (0.6 m) High tide: 2.28 pm High tide: 3.02 pm (2.5 m) (2.3 m) Low tida: 8.52 pm Low tida: 9.02 pm (0.6 m) (0.8 m)39 words
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Miscellaneous463 1985-02-25 20 Activities in Chinatown US. B dge "oad lajopg Sen Str*»t Dickenson Hill Road STAGE LIGHTED AREAS ORIENTAL ARCHES Wi Map showing the centre of activities in Chinatown Sat, Mar 2: Lion Dance and Flag Formation (Kampong Glam CC Lion Dance Troupe): 8.30 pm to 9 pm Dragon Dance (Siong Fong463 words
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Article, Illustration418 1985-02-25 21 THERESA CHAN - The Chef Recommends By THERESA CHAN FOR $21 plus plus, you can have a businessman's lunch at the Manhattan Grill in the Boulevard Hotel every day from Monday to Friday. The items on the menu change daily, but the selections generally include a418 words
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Advertisement190 1985-02-25 21 BAY KITCHEN INTRODUCING OUR SPECIALTY:HONG KONG STYLE FOUR SEASON S STEAMBOAT SIDE ORDERS:A 'LA CARTE CHIENES DISHES. PORRIDGE, RICE VERMICELLI. RICE AND NOODLES. WE OFFER BUFFET AND ALSO TAKE AWAY ARE WELCOME. J/ DROP IN v \jy<gZ AND EXPERIENCE \/<y OUR EXCELLENT FOOD AND SERVICES. BUSINESS HOUR: V HON-SUN FROM190 words
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Advertisement70 1985-02-25 21 The Manhattan Grill is open from noon to 3pm and from 7pm to 11pm every day of the week. All major credit cards are honoured. There is free parking in the car-park downstairs. From 23/2/85 we will be open and serving you our Fa Cal Vu SMng until 6/3/85. for70 words
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Advertisement164 1985-02-25 21 Superb fresh live seafood, drunken prawns with Brandy, barbequc live lobster, crab or fish, fried crispy baby squid, samba! mussels other delicious seafood dishes, please call LONG BEACH SEAFOOD RESTAURANT TEL: *****96 *****22 Free ample porting tpoce ,f Pmv Reato noble chorgot Ce« Con Hotel jf j SI •No wrvK.164 words
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Miscellaneous465 1985-02-25 22 leisure comics LIBRA ARIES March 21 to April 20 September 23 to October 22 Avoid unnecessary risks check tax records, be positive where finances are concerned, concerning payments and colCycle remains high, but ele- lections. Be aware of fine ment of deception does exist, print focus on thorough apKnow it,465 words
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Miscellaneous162 1985-02-25 22 FASTRACK By Bill Holbrook R«frKT,go6/ Xl/" tfS KeWARWGV7 "NORMAL HUMAW X 6P£c.lALtt£ lM THE 7 UJOKK... HSLTIM pgopLß FUL FIAWS CAM VbO A PU«J6Htt> J fllfmr tf*U>' WTWAfcWT -mEMSa-VfiS 1 WORD To I DR SMOCK By George Lemont BBF' y'KMOW/ TH£ UOCAU ■f PgMAMP FOR I J PORCUPINES 1 Bf162 words
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186 1985-02-25 23 NEW RESEARCH shows that your body may need more vitamin C when you are under stress, according to Dr Willard A Krehl, professor and chairman of community health and preventive medicine at Jefferson Medical School in Philadelphia. Stress can be either physiological or emotional186 words
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395 1985-02-25 23 THE INCOME tax return for the Year of Assessment 1985 for assessing the earned income is out. The Inland Revenue Department, the collecting agency for taxes, gives the following advice to tax-payers: Not many people are aware that the law requires an income395 words
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Article54 1985-02-25 23 IT IS important that you give all the necessary information. The letters 'NA' should be thown for every item in the form where not applicable. Many assume that details or particulars furnished for one year would not be required the following year. This should not be the54 words
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Article371 1985-02-25 23 REFERENCE NUMBER: This appears on the top right hand corner of page one of your return. Each tax-payer is given a reference number. It is the same number throughout a tax-payer's life except for a change in circumstances such as marriage or divorce. A woman after371 words
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Article148 1985-02-25 23 THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUERIES I WOULD like to know the annual leave entitlement. How many days of annual leave does a person have in 1985 if he has been employed by his firm for the past five years? AN employee's minimum annual leave entitlement is as148 words
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Article53 1985-02-25 23 I HEARD from someone that people in the United States celebrate Friendship Day. Is this true? If so, when is it observed? I intend to celebrate this day with my friends. YOU must have been misinformed because no one, not even the US Embassy, has heard53 words
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Article69 1985-02-25 23 I read an article in Answer Box on "How to be an SBC actor". I am keen to Join Kim Song Entertainment to gain some experience before joining the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation. Could yon send me the particulars of the agency? THE address of Kim Song69 words
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Article55 1985-02-25 23 Something troubling you. Ne&d clarification on certain issues? Let us help. Send your queries to us and we will try to get the relevant authorities or organisations to provide the answers. Send your questions to: Open Line, The Singapore Monitor, 2 Alexandra Road, #0301 Delta55 words
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402 1985-02-25 23 "NOBODY is going to sell you like you sell yourself," says Miss Ann Rosen Spector, a psychotherapist with Women in Transition counselling service in Philadelphia. True, but many of us have never learned to toot our own horn. Instead, we attribute success to402 words
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Article, Illustration256 1985-02-25 24 YOU ARE angry with your boss, your husband, or a good friend. You are, in fact, not just angry. You're furious and you know you have good reason to be. In a situation like this, the first thing many people do is lash256 words
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Article, Illustration289 1985-02-25 24 READING aloud to your child for a short period each day can plant seeds of curiosity and creativity in his mind. The one-on-one intimacy creates a closeness between the two of you that you'll both cherish. Starting the tradition when she's an289 words
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Article, Illustration228 1985-02-25 24 UPGRADE vour polishing methods, and you'll be rewarded witn longer-lasting, better-look-ing boots and shoes. Go over your boots and shoes with a cloth dampened with a 5:1 mixture of warm water and mild liquid soap. Concentrate on spots and scuffs. RUB on a colourless228 words
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Advertisement19 1985-02-25 24 C See you f Sunday in the Monitor.Jo Garfield wind-screen sticker available at all Shell V w stations. L^J19 words
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Advertisement202 1985-02-25 25 FISHING DANNY CHEONG Company *****75. FOOD CORNER CATERERS C«tff CAT WE SUPPLY FRESH and dehcious food to your doorstep. Different menu everyday to whet your appetites. Lunches A dinners are also available. Fast ft prompt delivery. CaH now! At 745-4387. WE CATER BUFFET, Barbecue, Cocktail Party for $8 00 onwards.202 words
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Advertisement134 1985-02-25 25 FOOD CORNER CATERERS Caterers CM BUFFET $7*50, minimum 30 persons. Also cater for wedding, party, picnic, lunch boxes etc. Tel: 444 9144, Husain. DELICIOUS ROASTED INDONESIAN chicken. $19.50 with delivery. Indonesian buffet $8 per person. Mm. 20 persons 4404)255 INDONESIAN BUFFET 440 3255 MEMORY CATERER 481 9428. 'R' CATERER. TASTE134 words
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Advertisement165 1985-02-25 25 FOR SALE CSS* NjSalel DI3T. 0922, CAVENAQH Court Flat For Sale Freewhote. Price $350,000 negotiable. Interested contact Sada, 737 2542 FURNITURE/ RESTORATION/ REUPHOLSTERY ANNE FOO Sofa Centre 255 7280 GROOMING Beauty Aids A FACIAL FOR Gents 339 3311/2. MADAME IKl's facial for problem skin 748 5016. Hairdressers HAI PIVOT POINT165 words
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Advertisement256 1985-02-25 25 Health Clubs MC SEA-VIEW HEALTH CENTRE. B Sea-view Hotel provides Massage and sauna by experienced ladies Tel: 345 2163 Sports Goods/ Coaching SCUBA DIVERS S Free details on how to S increase your diving S skills through proven S S specialty courses. v S Call: 917 058/ J 917 295256 words
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Advertisement373 1985-02-25 26 PEN PALS COMPAT COMPUTER DATING Pte Ltd. Singapore's number one. Let us find your ideal partner the scientific way. Call COMPAT on 339 9920 or write to: 111, North Bridge Road, #24-05, Peninsula Plaza, 18)0617. (Reg.N0.*****9/00D). CONFIDENTIAL INTRODUCTIONS. Biodata/ telephone: Palmate. Singapore Shopping Centre. #05-27, 190 Clemenceau Ave (0922). Jennifer:373 words
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Advertisement205 1985-02-25 26 Accommodation Vacant A¥ D18T.9 3/4 BED-ROOM furnished/ unfurnished. With/ without facilities. 24-hours security. Interested parties, contact Hoe-Tan 734 7821. #04-08, ORCHARD CAE. Shop, showroom, aerobic studio. Air-conditioned 9am-9pm. 800 sq.ft. $3.00 psf. 222 5152 Chang DISTRICT 1128, SEMIDETACHED house. Partially/ fully furnished for rent. Interested tel: 734-9181. Miss NO CLAYMORE205 words
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Advertisement177 1985-02-25 26 NO 1 Advertisement CENTRAL PROVIDENT FUND BOARD ACCOUNTS OF:Names of Deceased Members Account No. 1. RAM AS AMI S/0 KATHAN *****50 A 2. KUPUSAMY KAOHERVALU *****916 KUPPUSAMY KATHIRVELU 3. BARUA ANIL KANTI *****770 A*****3E 4. PONNIAH RAJARATNAM *****98E 5. ZAINALABIOEN BIN *****021 MANZABRI 6. CHU YUE KHEONG *****228 7. ONG177 words
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Advertisement224 1985-02-25 26 THE BUKIT KATIL RUBBER ESTATES BERHAD (Incorporated in Malaysia) INTERIM DIVIDEND NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That the directors have declared a Second Interim Dividend of 10% less 40% Malaysian Income Tax in respect of the year ending 30th April. 1905 to be made payable on 28th March, 1985 to all224 words
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Article, Illustration495 1985-02-25 27 SIMON BARNES - BRITISH SOCCER BY SIMON BARNES ARSENAL desperately needed to win the game against Manchester United to stay in touch with the title race, but they blew it. Instead, it was United, deprived of their brilliant skipper Bryan Robson, who proved that they cannot be495 words
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Article1211 1985-02-25 27 Arsenal 0 Manchastar Unitad 1; Cavantry 1 Chalsaa 0; Laicastar 1 Evartan 2; Liverpool 2 Staka 0; Nawcastia 1 Lit* tan 0; Nottingham Farast 2 Sauthamptan 0; AaiAAgia DAV4T 4 UUVVill "in nanyvi 1 Sundarland 0; Wast B foni i t ih 0 Tattanham 1; Wast 11,211 words
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Article557 1985-02-25 27 RACE 1 a 2 Div 5 1200 m 7 Astonished 53.5 setches(4) 111 5 Andra 54.5 Sairi(3) 3 2 2 1 Unforgettable II 53.5 Jaffnil(s) 4 4 3 3 Marporo 55.5 Foo(6) 6 5 4 Course Scratchings: 4 Baldwin II 55 Owner: Astonished stable Trainer: Eddie Van Breukelen557 words
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330 1985-02-25 28 A CHELLIAH, who turns 26 on March 10, won himself a birthday gift in advance yesterday when he lifted the Sembawang Country Club "A" monthly medal with a gross one-over-par 72. Chelliah beat a strong field including P M Samy, who was playing his330 words
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Article, Illustration345 1985-02-25 28 ERNEST FRIDA - 55 petition club to Consider taking in six 'sacked' players GOLF ROUNDUP with E ERNEST FRIDA THE controversy over the withdrawal of the Seletar Country Club membership of six former caddies has resurfaced. A petition to consider readmitting the six golfers was sent recently345 words
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Article, Illustration402 1985-02-25 28 UM SWEE WAH and Lim Kian Tiong, fresh from their fine performances in the World Cup tournament, leave today to take part in the $325,000 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open Championship which is held from Feb 28 to March 3. The Hong Kong402 words
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300 1985-02-25 28 SINGAPORE AIRLINES, fielding an eight-man crew, went down fighting to the Singapore Recreation Club yesterday, losing 6-3 in the final of the Singapore Hockey Association's Elite Cup competition at Farrer Park. The Elite Cup competition is played among300 words
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170 1985-02-25 28 AP PARIS, Monday EUROPE defeated Asia 4-3 to win the first Four Continents team judo competition at the Paris-Bercy Sports Arena yesterday. The Americas captured third place by defeating Africa 6-1. The competition was sponsored by the International European Judo Federation, which hopesAP - 170 words
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Article170 1985-02-25 28 AP MANILA, Monday WORLD Chess Federation president Florencio Campomanes said his decision to stop the title match between Anatoly Karpov and Gary Kasparov was "right yesterday, today and forever." Campomanes, in a telephone interview, declined comment, however, on a call by Karpov for an immediateAP - 170 words
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140 1985-02-25 29 The Star KUALA LUMPUR, Mon THE 1985 Malaysia Cup soccer champion may or may not receive a cash prize but there will certainly be a $10,000 prize for the winner of the Milo Fairplay award. The handsome Fairplay Trophy and cheque are donatedThe Star - 140 words
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486 1985-02-25 29 Reuter ROME, Monday VERONA narrowly retained their lead in the Italian First Division yesterday thanks to a 1-1 draw between their nearest rivals Inter Milan and Torino. The top three places remained unchanged after Verona drew 1-1 away to last season's league champions, Juventus,Reuter - 486 words
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224 1985-02-25 29 The Star KUALA LUMPUR, Monday THE MALAYSIAN national soccer team seems headed for a-disastrous start in the Year of the Ox with forward Zulkifli Hamzah joining the ranks of the doubtfuls for its pre-World Cup campaign. Zulkifli did not check in for trainingThe Star - 224 words
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Article, Illustration496 1985-02-25 30 AP OAKLAND (California), Monday HANA MANDLIKOVA, who stopped Martina Navratilova's 54-match winning streak to win the Virginia Slims of California last year, ended four years of frustration against Chris Evert Lloyd with a 6-2 6-4 triumph yesterday in the final of the USfl 50,000AP - 496 words
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472 1985-02-25 30 Reuter LA QUMTA (California), Monday UNHERALDED Larry Stefanki won his first major tennis title and earned his biggest-ever prize yesterday by beating fellow American David Pate 6-1 6-4 3-6 6-3 in the U*****,000 (*****,000) La Quinta Classic tennis tournament. All 16 seededReuter - 472 words
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Article210 1985-02-25 30 Reuter GEORGETOWN, Monday OFF-SPINNERS Carl Hooper and Clyde Butts each took four wickets to take Guyana within sight of victory over Shell Shield Championship leaders Trinidad and Tobago. The Guyanese, with a first innings lead of 99, dismissed the visitors for 161 on the second dayReuter - 210 words
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215 1985-02-25 30 Reuter DEN BOSCH (Netherlands), Monday BRITISH showiumper Harvey Smith rode Technology to first place in the World Cup event at the Brabant International horse show yesterday. Smith went round in 34.37 seconds, leaving West Germany's Paul Schockemoehle on Deister in second place with 34.71. CanadianReuter - 215 words
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Miscellaneous34 1985-02-25 27 Big sweep FIRST: *****1 ($2,172) SECOND: *****9 ($1,090) THIRD: *****0 ($545) STARTERS ($60): *****5 *****8 *****7 *****3 *****9 *****2 *****7 *****2 *****6 CONSOLATION ($48): *****7 *****5 *****3 *****4 *****5 *****2 *****5 *****2 *****4 *****634 words
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Advertisement434 1985-02-25 29 r Becauae off a break in fix- WLA turea, tha coupona from laat I week are be* sssms i Predict the score ssn i BWW series, will be* and win $2,000 j 1) The object of the contest is to predict outright If there are more than one cor- correctly434 words
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Advertisement61 1985-02-25 29 OfEMNNg^V NO COliTßg^Qll Wherever people are sertdCpy/ about their football— Asian Cup. or Malaysia Cup A// they choose the football (K/ I they can be serious about [x JS A sole Agent GSCiliPteLtd flfllflflW Showroom: #81-19, The Orchard Point Tel: *****14. sales Office: 554 Havelock Road. #06-00 Haveiock Flatted Factory.61 words
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Article, Illustration479 1985-02-25 31 MALAYSIA CUP 1985 The Star KOTA BARU, Monday STRUGGLING Kelantan have lost two senior players who have decided to move to other states and are likely to lose others in a similar manner. Defender Yassin Mohamed Noor confirmed yesterday he will accept a job in KualaThe Star; PICTURE: CHRISTINE CHEW - 479 words
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Article172 1985-02-25 31 UPI HOUSTON, Monday TOP-SEEDED Paul McNamee was upset by a 17-year-old high school junior on Saturday in the qualifying tournament for the U*****,000 (*****,000) Houston Grand Prix Super Series Tournament John Boytim of Spring, Texas, defeated the Australian, 7-6 (7-2), 6-2. Third-seeded Vince Van Patten ofUPI - 172 words
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Advertisement9 1985-02-25 31 INSIDE Hana powers past Chris with ease: Page 319 words
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