Singapore Monitor, 28 February 1985
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Title Section11 1985-02-28 1 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR M.C. (P) No. 21/5/84 Thursday, February 28,1985 30cents11 words
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Article362 1985-02-28 1 K SILVAM - Sports Council to ask for revival of event scrapped 12 years ago ■y K SILVAM THE Singapore Grand Prix, which sputtered to a halt more than a decade ago, is likely to be revived if recommendations made by the Singapore Sports Council are accepted362 words
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Article98 1985-02-28 1 THE Singapore Grand Prix, which was innngurated in 1963, was forced to a sudden halt in 1973 for three major reasons: THE ACCIDENT RATE was Ugh, and the approximately five-kilometre (3.2-mile) racing circnit in Upper Thomson Road was foond to be too dangeroas. THE ARAB OIL EMBARGO and the98 words
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Article229 1985-02-28 1 UPI WEST HARTFORD (Connecticut), Thursday A SCIENCE fiction writer has become the first human being to open a bank account on the moon, saying he hopes the move will pay off in lunar "walking around money." Mr Ben Bova said on Tuesday, he has placedUPI - 229 words
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Article, Illustration667 1985-02-28 2 SURESH NAIR - 2-year-old hurt in Bth-floor home b» SURESH NAIR A TWO-YEAR-OLD boy suffered a burn in the right arm after a rocket firecracker exploded and hit him in his eighth-storey flat at Toa Payoh. "The rocket which hit my boy, who was fast asleep at thePICTURES: SHAFIE GOH - 667 words
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217 1985-02-28 2 EXCERPTS of parliamentary debates will occupy prime time on television for the entire session. From tomorrow, the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation will show a 30-minute programme called Today in Parliament from Monday to Friday on both Channel 5 and 8. It will217 words
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258 1985-02-28 3 SIT YIN FONG - By SIT YIN FONG PRIMARY school headmasters have been told to institute antikidnap measures in their schools following the recent abduction of a seven-year-old pupil from Braddell Primary School. The message which went out to 256 primary school heads warned tnem to be258 words
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371 1985-02-28 3 KIDNAPPED schoolboy Wong Chong Kum, 7, is safely back at his Toa Payoh home after his widowed mother paid out a $30,000 ransom. The abduction took place just before 2 pm on Jan 31 when two men called during the afternoon session371 words
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Article, Illustration142 1985-02-28 3 ANNIE CHIA - By ANNIE CHIA MR HENDRA RAHARDJA, the man behind the one-billion dollar Rahardja Centre project developed by the Harapan Group, is offering his 5,292-square metre (57,000 square feet) house in Cornwall Gardens for $3 million. The land alone was valued at (120 per142 words
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204 1985-02-28 4 WONG SING YEONG - By WONG SING YEONG TWO Singapore Broadcasting Corporation serials, The Awakening and Pursuit, will be introduced to overseas viewers next month. The 30-episode Pursuit will be screened over Taiwan's China Television (CTV) from March 8, while the 27-part The Awakening will be204 words
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Article, Illustration571 1985-02-28 4 PAT D'ROSE - By PAT D'ROSE MUSIC lovers and Sports Council officials are wondering whether they have been tricked over a proposed concert by Lionel Richie, Olivia Newton-John and Rod Stewart. A promoter who booked the National Stadium for three days beween Feb 24 and March S571 words
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108 1985-02-28 4 WHEN the American pop group The Commodores arrived at Changi Airport on Nov 6, 1982, to perform at the National Stadium, they expected to be met by the promoter or his representative. But there was neither promoter nor representative. In the evening of the same108 words
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Article, Illustration266 1985-02-28 4 Lianhe Wanbao STARS of Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) may get a good audience during prime time viewing. But when they step into the live theatre, it could be a very different story altogether. On two occasions recently, they have failed to draw good crowds atLianhe Wanbao - 266 words
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Article, Illustration854 1985-02-28 6 MISS SALLY UM, a marketing executive: "If people are willing to chip in and help keep the estate clean, I think it's fair that the conservancy charges be lowered as there would be less work for HDB cleaners." A technician, MRPICTURES: MOHD ISHAK - 854 words
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Article124 1985-02-28 6 ON MONDAY, the Prime Minister said there was merit in the proposal allowing residents to ran their own housing estates. And "those who helped keep their estates clean wonld pay less conservancy charges he added. Singaporeans interviewed yesterday generally thought It was a good idea to involve residents124 words
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229 1985-02-28 6 Lianhe Zaobao MARBLE has become a problem for lots of homemakers recently. According to the president of the Renovation Contractors Association, Mr Yi Zhendong, 90 per cent of the complaints his colleagues receive nowadays have been about marble works. Marble, it seems, is more susceptibleLianhe Zaobao - 229 words
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Article, Illustration616 1985-02-28 7 CHEE LI CHOO - By CHEE LI CHOO ONLY three persons have so far called the hotline on frozen pork. According to a spokesman for the Primary Production Department, which handles the hotline, this is because "many people are unaware of this hotline due to the lack of publicity." The hotline, at *****22 extension616 words
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Article, Illustration282 1985-02-28 7 ROBERT CONCEICAO - By ROBERT CONCEICAO THE REPUBLIC of Singapore Navy has added two ramp-powered launches to its fleet this month. These boats are used to ferry troops and vehicles between Singapore and offshore islands such as Pulau Tekong and Pulau Brani. Each can carry eitherPICTURES: SHAFIE GOH - 282 words
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133 1985-02-28 7 JULIE ANNE SIT - By JULIE ANNE SIT FIFTY Chinese towkavs yesterday met at the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Hill Street to elect office bearers for its 43rd management committee. The top posts open were those of president, two vice-presidents, and chairmen and vice-chairmen of133 words
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Advertisement79 1985-02-28 6 SIN LEONG RESTAURANT i mm Lucky Raw Fish le Super Shark's Fins ($2O/- per bowl) fc *A Singapore Big Sweep jl ticket Ang Pow will be given to every purchase of |E one plate Lucky Raw Fish. Id (While Stocks Last) fc Block 89, Marine Parade Multi Car Parfc, Singapore.79 words
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Advertisement125 1985-02-28 7 THE RAJAH INN (Old Rajah Room) Wishing All Our Patrons Friends Gong Xi Fa Cai. m tk'jn Curd Stuff With Prawn $8 Stuff W*h Crab Herbal Steamboat Special $30 A Gift Vouchers Will Be Given For Every $50 Spent In Our Restaurant. Butter Crab 15 Indonesian Medan Fish Head t"125 words
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world
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415 1985-02-28 8 AP FRANKFURT, Thursday THE DOLLAR plunged in Europe yesterday after central banks sold the American currency heavily on foreign exchange markets, nut some dealers said the setback may be temporary. Market sources in Frankfurt said the national banks sold US|l.5 billion (553.3AP - 415 words
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375 1985-02-28 8 AP THE MIDDAY "fixing" of the dollar's official rate against the West German mark was charged with high drama yesterday because of the dollar's sudden decline. Some 20 dealers representing major West German and foreign banks took their places at tablesAP - 375 words
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Article, Illustration54 1985-02-28 8 Queen Sofia (left) of Spaia ud Japan's Crowa Priacess Michiko (partially hidden by Crowa Priace Akihito) are aot bowing, they are actaally stooping down to pick ip a small pia that the Qaeea dropped as she was welcoming the Japanese Royal coaple at MadridPICTURE: REUTER - 54 words
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348 1985-02-28 8 AP TAIPEH, Thursday A GANG leader said Taiwan's military intelligence bureau ordered him to kill a ChineseAmerican writer in California last year, the Justice Minister said. Minister Shih Chi-Yang told Parliament that Chen Chi-Li, boss of the Bamboo Union Gang,AP - 348 words
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183 1985-02-28 8 AP BOSTON, Thurt CHILDREN who were expoeed to medical xrays while still in their mothers' wombs face about two times the usual risk of cancer, and even low doses of radiation may be harmful to the unborn, a study concludes. Researchers at theAP - 183 words
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241 1985-02-28 8 Reuter NEW YORK, Thursday AT THE END of his shooting spree, New York's "subway vigilante" bent over one of his four victims, said: "You don't look too bad, here's another," and shot him again, according to court records released yesterday. The accountReuter - 241 words
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180 1985-02-28 9 Reuter MEXICO CITY, Thursday MEXICAN authorities have iailed two executives of the Japanese industrial giant, Mitsui, in a fraud case that threatens to sour commercial relations between Mexico and Japan,, diplomats said yesterday. A Japanese embassy spokesman said Foreign Minister Shintaro Abe had sentReuter - 180 words
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Article, Illustration157 1985-02-28 9 The Hong Kong Standard HOMO KONG, Thurt A MASKED gang shot at a pursuing policeman, hijacked two taxis and escaped with $1 million (*****,000) worth of jewellery in Kuntong on Monday. The policeman returned the fire and was slightly Injured when he jumped offThe Hong Kong Standard - 157 words
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Article264 1985-02-28 9 AP BANGKOK, Thursday AT LEAST six Thai journalists were murdered last year because they exposed the illegal activities of local government officials and other influential people in Thai provinces, prominent human rights lawyer Thongbai Thongpao said yesterday. In a four-page annual review, Mr Thongbai abo listedAP - 264 words
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Article87 1985-02-28 9 Reuter BELGRADE, Thurt A Sl-YEAR-OLD Yugoslav has been charged with killing his wife by throwing her out of a fourth floor window, Belgrade newspapers reported yesterday. An investigating magistrate, quoted by the newspapers, said Mujenko Liciburg threw his wife Zora, SO, from their Zagreb apartmentReuter - 87 words
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218 1985-02-28 9 LAT-WP A COLD war has erupted between ice cream manufacturers Baskin-Robbins and Haagen-Dazs over a popular flavour called Pralines 'n Cream, or Pralines Cream, depending on where you buy your ice cream. Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream Co last Friday filed suit against Haagen-Dazs ofLAT-WP - 218 words
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187 1985-02-28 9 Agencies BEUtNQ, Thurs A TOP U.S. State Department official denied yesterday that the United States will retaliate against New Zealand for musing to admit American warships, and said Chinese Interests would benefit from a resolution of the dispute. Assistant Secretary of State (orAgencies - 187 words
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567 1985-02-28 10 Having achieved so much so rapidly, they are confident of staying top LATWP TOKYO, Thursday WHEN TAKASHI Watarai was a student at Nihon University two decades ago, there were days when he didn't have enough money to buy a 20-cent bowl of noodlesLATWP - 567 words
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Article, Illustration38 1985-02-28 10 A Pakistani Army track with a moon ted machine gnn patrols Karachi streets to thwart protests against the general election. Opposition parties had called for n boycott of the poll.38 words
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131 1985-02-28 10 UPI SAN FRANCISCO, Thur* IF A -telephone company has its way, parents of teenagers could install pay phones in their homes and pocket eight to IS cents from every five minutes of chatting. Pacific Bell said it wants to sell pay telephonesUPI - 131 words
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Article, Illustration311 1985-02-28 10 Reuter SEOUL, Thursday THE APPOINTMENT of Mr Roh Tae-woo to head South Korea's ruling Democratic Justice Party has led to widespread speculation that the tough ex-general may succeed President Chun Doo-hwan when' he steps down in 1988. Mr Roh, 52-year-old head of the committeeReuter - 311 words
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PEOPLEWATCH
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Article, Illustration103 1985-02-28 10 A QUICK LOOK AT THE NEWSMAKERS THE Pointer Sisters (above) had never had a platinum let alone a double-platinum album before their current Breakout LP. Anita. June and Ruth say the success after IS years of making records has been the thrill of a lifetime." If103 words
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Article123 1985-02-28 10 CHRISTOPHER Walken went platinum blonde for upcoming A View To Kill, Charles Durning went strawberry blonde for Universal'! Stick and Cher became a redhead for the soon-to-be-released Universale Mask. Now Doug McKeon, currently starring in 20thcentury Fox's Mischief movie, just came to the realisation that123 words
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Article, Illustration96 1985-02-28 10 ACTRESS Amy Irvine is about to have a baby by director Steven SpeOberg and would like to balance family and career concerns the way Joanne Woodward (above) does with Paul Newman. "She has a beautiful career and a great family, too," said Irving, whose baby96 words
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Article73 1985-02-28 10 ROCK legend Eric Clapton plans to tour the United States and Canada beginning in April to back up his new album, Benind the Sun. The record features songs produced by Phil Collins and Ted Templeman. George Jones comes out with his first live album next month73 words
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Article, Illustration453 1985-02-28 11 UPI JERUSALEM, Thursday FRANCE and the United Nations fumed yesterday over Israeli Defence Minister Yitzhak Rabin's reported description of French troops as "the biggest bastards" in the UN peace-keeping force in southern Lebanon. "These accusations are coarse, unfounded and unjustified," French Foreign MinisterUPI - 453 words
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Article86 1985-02-28 11 AP TOKYO, Thurt FORMER Japanese Premier Kakuei Tanaka was rushed to the hospital early this morning with what were described as respiratory problems, Japanese television reported. An aide contacted at Mr Tanaka's home refused to comment on his condition. Long considered Japan's foremost kingmaker, Mr Tanaka,AP - 86 words
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193 1985-02-28 11 UPI LOS ANGELES, Thursday SOUTHERN California has come up with the perfect social club and gathering place for the yuppie puppie, the single German Shepherd and the pudgy poodle: A health spa for pets. Complete with Jacuzzi, treadmill, sauna, nutrition consultant andUPI - 193 words
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Article, Illustration189 1985-02-28 11 UPI NEW YORK, Thursday THE INDICTMENT of the godfathers of New York's ruling Mafia "Commission" leaves a new generation of less experienced, more violent mobsters squabbling to become masters of the underworld, officials said yesterday. "This indictment creates a leadership void in all five families,UPI; PICTURE: AP - 189 words
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191 1985-02-28 11 Reuter VIENNA, TiNirs TWO Syrians who hijacked a Lufthansa Boeing 727 jet to Vienna yesterday in a bid for political asylum in Austria, surrendered to police last night after releasing all S3 passengers, airport officials said. The hijackers were driven off to anReuter - 191 words
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Advertisement66 1985-02-28 9 At our fashion show lunches the salads are always immaculately dressed. What an absolutely delicious combination. Pret-a-porter and a-Ja-carte. At only $16.50++. Every Saturday lunch, from Feb 16 to March 30 our bistro becomes the fashion centre of Singapore'. Perfume giveaways from Anais Anais. The fashion lUnCheS rjn IBblhp® Toulouse66 words
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Article538 1985-02-28 12 ANG PENG HWA - Strict foreign-exchange rules make it hard for businessmen to get their profits out By ANG PENG HWA SINGAPORE entrepreneurs who rushed in to do business in China are now finding problems remitting their profits out of the country. Stringent foreign exchange controls which restrict the conversion of538 words
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272 1985-02-28 12 P T BANGSBERG - By P T BANGSBERG in Hong Kong AN AMERICAN firm has joined Hong Kong-based businessman MrwRA Wyllie and a local investment house to form a US$6.l million ($13.4 million) semiconductor venture in Singapore. Under the deal, the American company Technology Engineering272 words
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Article32 1985-02-28 12 HONG KONG stockbrokine sources believe that Mr Khoo Teck Puat of the Goodwood froup has Brunei interests behind him in his id for control of Wheelock Marden.32 words
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Article32 1985-02-28 12 SIMEX members would like the exchange committee to sort out more immediate problems such as the widespread undercutting of commissions among dealers before going on its overseas marketing missions.32 words
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Article50 1985-02-28 12 The Pepsi advertisement shown during the American Music Awards programme seems to have ruffled some feathers. The ad showed an alien spacecraft lifting a Pepsi dispenser machine and taking it away. The punchline was the choice of a new generation. Did they mean that only aliens take Pepsi?50 words
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131 1985-02-28 12 KENTUCKY Pried Chicken has been classified as a "designated security" by the Stock Exchange of Singapore following a hefty $2 rise in its price to $7 yesterday. This means that trading in the shares has to be done on anlmmediate delivery basis. The phenomenal131 words
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206 1985-02-28 12 THE Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation was among the 16 banks from eight countries awarded a banking licence in Australia, Treasurer Paul Keating said yesterday. There had been 42 applications to open up banks in Australia. Mr Keating said the. licences were provisional. The206 words
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339 1985-02-28 13 JOSEPH LEE - By JOSEPH LEE DESPITE losses sustained by the group, Sembawang Shipyard saw turnover in its shipyard repairing go up by another 6 per cent from $96 85 million in 1983 to $102.26 million last year. The parent company's profits, which had declined since 1981,339 words
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Article, Illustration222 1985-02-28 13 Reuter LONDON, Thursday BRITISH economic growth and inflation are expected to accelerate this year, the London Business School and Midland Bank PLC said in separate reports. Gross domestic product is expected to grow about 3.5 per cent in 1985, the best performance sinceReuter - 222 words
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Article, Illustration223 1985-02-28 13 Reuter THE BRITISH interest rates are also expected to fall sharply in coming months, said Midland and the business school. Midland expects bank base rates to fall to 12 per cent or slightly less by the end of March and to around 9.5 perReuter - 223 words
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Article511 1985-02-28 13 P T BANGSBERG - By P T BANGSBERG in HONGKONG THE HEAD of a major European maritime leasing group arrived in Singapore yesterday as part of its expansion into the region, and to explain a novel investment opportunity to finance the move. Swiss-based Trans Container Leasing A G forecasts that511 words
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192 1985-02-28 13 gIiMLLSIkLLI H STOCK prices fell yesterday in sympathy with bonds as a drop in the US dollar caused new concern on Wall Street that US interest rates will soon rise. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 5.08 points to 1,281.03. Overall,192 words
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Article55 1985-02-28 13 THE STRAITS Times Industrial Index closed yesterday at 835.IS, up 9.16 points from Tuesday. The OUB Composite Share Price Index closed yesterday at 420.45, up 5.14 points from Tuesday's close of 415.31. The OUB Trade-weighted Singapore Dollar Exchange Rate Index rose 0.1191 point to 134.1733 at the close, compared55 words
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Article113 1985-02-28 13 AP NEW YORK, Thursday THE US dollar staged its sharpest retreat in 3V4 years during frenzied trading yesterday after a concerted assault by European central banks, which were estimated by currency dealers to have dumped US|l.5 billion on world foreign exchanges. The British pound, which fell toAP - 113 words
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Article104 1985-02-28 13 JACK CHIA-MPH has acquired the remaining 50 per cent of JC Hudson from Jack Chia EnterSs, making Hudson its wholly-owned subsiThe 50 £1 (552.41) shares were bought at a deration of $148. Hudson, a service-oriented company incorporated in Britain, has an authorised and paid-up capital104 words
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Article, Illustration1531 1985-02-28 14 DONALD KIMELMAN - Will the inherent uncertainty of Soviet politics leave another old man in place of Chernenko? ■y DONALD KIMELMAN Knight-Riddsr Newspapers MOSCOW: When Konstantin Chernenko was named Soviet party leader last February, even some of his most loyal countrymen found the choice uninspiring. Not only yeas he1,531 words
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Article, Illustration274 1985-02-28 14 For general secretary of the Soviet Communist Party Chtcago Tribuna Graphic. Source Howard Tynar, Chcago Tnbuna Moacow correspondent Mikhail Gorbachev He is believed to have been the unofficial No. 2 man at the Central Committee since February, 1984, when Konstantin Chernenko succeeded Yuri Andropov. At 53, Gorbachev274 words
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439 1985-02-28 15 monitor TO THE PRESENCE of television cameras in Parliament, picking up every sound and every facial expression, will undoubtedly change the complexion of debates, for the better, we hope. Gone will be the tendency of some MPs to slouch, if not catch 40439 words
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71 1985-02-28 15 CHEW KING HWAN - REPLIES CHEW KING HWAN for Permanent Secretary (Education) I REFER to the letter "Student has to pay 9100 security besides fees" by "Concerned Parent" (SM, Feb 14). The Ministry of Education has recently turned down a request from a private school asking permission to71 words
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Article80 1985-02-28 15 TAN HENG HUAY - TAN HENG HUAY Exec Asst Secretary. (Public Relations) Housing and Development PLEASE refer to the letter by Irene Lee concerning tne poor performance of a lilt in Apartment Block 48, Dorset Road (SM, Jan 22). The Housing and Development Board's Lift Maintenance Unit was aware80 words
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279 1985-02-28 15 CHAN CHOO GIAP - CHAN CHOO GIAP Public Relations Officer Singapore Police Force I REFER to the letter "Informing the traffic offenders immediately" (SM, Feb 12). I would like to inform the writer that whenever a traffic offence is witnessed by a Traffic Patrol Officer and279 words
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197 1985-02-28 15 TAN CHWEE KIAT - TAN CHWEE KIAT Singapore 2573 THE RATE at which the disease AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is spreading throughout the world can only be described as frightening. Previously confined to the United States and Western Europe, AIDS has now reached Asian countries. A197 words
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Article, Illustration1104 1985-02-28 16 WONG SING YEONG - YOUNG POP FANS TURNING EAST FOR THEIR IDOLS By WONG SING YEONG SEIKO MATSUDA. Akina Nakamori Masahiko Kondo. Hiromi Go. You Hayami. Naoko Kawai. TO many, these are just ordinary Japanese names. But to millions from the Land of Cherry Blossoms and probably tens of thousandsPICTURES: WONG SING YEONG - 1,104 words
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Article, Illustration700 1985-02-28 16 RICHARD HILBURN - By RICHARD HILBURN in noilywood LAT-WP TINA TURNER climaxed one of the most dramatic comebacks in pop music history on Tuesday night at the Shrine Auditorium when her recording of What's Love Got To Do With It was named the year's best single in the 27th AnnualLAT-WP - 700 words
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Article, Illustration501 1985-02-28 18 TV SCENES Reuter By RONALD CLARKE in Lot Angles LORETTA YOUNG swept into the producer's lavishly-decorated office swathed In a long white fur to be greeted by a battery of blinking flashguns. After SI years in retirement, the 72-year-old screen beauty whose high cheekbones were herReuter - 501 words
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Article, Illustration492 1985-02-28 18 Thursday Feature Special Fifty/Fifty (Pilot) (Chinese subtitles) (Ch 5, 9.45 pm) THIS pilot episode of the new crime series produced by Everett Chambers stars Loni Anderson and Lynda Carter as ex-wives of a private detective, Raymond Dashiell Caulfield. When he is murdered, his wives, one a freelance492 words
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Article, Illustration873 1985-02-28 19 LAT/WP DALLAS: If U2 have a message, it's a verv simple one: Be awake. Be alert. Think. Live. The band is making rock 'n' roll that is full of youthful passion and a great, embracing hunger for life. In a rock n roll worldLAT/WP - 873 words
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Advertisement87 1985-02-28 16 How can you feel your pretty, feminine best V your arms and legs are hairy? Am Unwanted hair is embarrassing. And shaving it off can be very unpleasant and ib unfeminine. ■fejj What you really need is that special feminine U|C touch. The Immac touch. EumL Immac gently removes every87 words
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Miscellaneous489 1985-02-28 17 SBC SBCTEXT- Live Sample Paget. Opening and Programme Highlights followed by The Wild Bunch (C) (r). Tarzan Village ol Fire (r). Andy Robson Flare-up.* Adam Charlton, the warden of the famous wild white cattle belonging to Lord Rothwick, is under threat of dismissal because he cannot stop the poaching of489 words
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Miscellaneous826 1985-02-28 17 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1995 18 < V> v m XI V' f n *V •i a The story of three generations of merchants as told by the Boddenhrooks In Cosmopolitan Theatre (Ch 12, 8.5S pm) m RTM 3.01 Quran Reading. 3.09 Programme Summary. 3.1S Drama Minggu Ini826 words
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Advertisement81 1985-02-28 20 CAPITOL: LAST DAY! (*****55) 5 SHOWS at 11am, 1.45. 4.00, 0.90, 0.15 JADE: 9th BIG DAY! (*****80) 11am, 1.30, 4.00, 0.30, 0.15 No Free Uat CHANGI: OPENS TODAY! (*****59) 11am, 1.45,4.00,6.45,9.15 No Fro* Lift detective Axel Foley talking Detroit Cop on vacation Intelligent Action Comedy W Mow BREAKING BOX OFFICE81 words
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Advertisement50 1985-02-28 20 If you have information about events like these which might interest others, we would like to hear from you. You can write to The Singapore Monitor, Leisure Desk, 2 Alexandra Road, Delta House, 03-01 A, Singapore 0315. If you have pictures accompanying the programme, we'd be glad to have them.50 words
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Miscellaneous125 1985-02-28 20 I t H-MOLL-MESSE (MASS IN B MINOR) GOETHE-INSTITUT will screen H-Moll-Messe (black/white) in German tonight at 7 at its auditorium. Scripted by Klaus Kirschner, this film is devoted to the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Admission is free. CAT PEOPLE HILTON MOVIE HOUSE will screen Cat People on Sunday at125 words
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Miscellaneous611 1985-02-28 20 y,j^K /J 1 Ay. If 4 AIL I H MM i f -< jJtW™ ,tX Hk itfy Pkizsog (Roger Jenkins and Christina Sergeant) in Face to Face at the DBS Auditoriam PHIZZOQ FACE TO FACE RESULTS OF THE PHOTOGENIC PHIZZOG, a comic theatre team MOOELS 1985 r formed by mime611 words
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Article, Illustration340 1985-02-28 21 LEE CHIU SAN - Pictures and atorv by LEE CHIU SAN THIS IS the gate to China from Macau. Located on a very narrow part of the isthmus which separates the People's Republic from the Portuguese-administered peninsular, it has, for almost a century and a half, been the dividing line340 words
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104 1985-02-28 21 KEN-AIR, a major local travel agent, will be launching its new tour programmes at its own travel fair to be held in the Mandarin Ballroom next Sunday, March 10. A highlight of the Fair will be a multi-screen audio-visual presentation on Ken-Air's104 words
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Article57 1985-02-28 21 A VARIETY of coach tours to China, including one-day trips, are offered out of Macau. Prior to leaving home, Singapore citizens must have their passports validated for travel to China before they can take these tours. However, bookings can be made, and visas can be arranged57 words
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Advertisement75 1985-02-28 21 Time of Departure S pore: 09 (X) hrs Batam: 09 30 hrs (WIB) 13 00 hrs 13 30 hrs (WIB) 16 30 hrs 17 00 hrs (WIB) Clothes for Winter Holidays. i Why spend a lot on new winter clothes when travelling abroad? Seasoned winter gear in top condition, some75 words
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Miscellaneous447 1985-02-28 22 leisure comics AMES March 21 to April 20 LIBRA A "different" approach which September 23 to October 22 includes security brings about Avoid self-deception, be openthe desired results. You'll minded but avoid being gullmake contacts which will en- ible. An individual "at the top" able you to learn about prop-447 words
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Miscellaneous164 1985-02-28 22 FASTRACK By Bill Hotbrook V*MOU,B», W&IMUIS V SHrt Bi Mtf 15 art -J OOfrttr Tb 6£T ON £OF OFF f«M THfc WORLD.. NO.oMH MOST UXTW A TUBse SftHSoftV wrsmit USIkNING- 1 people, rn> MMIAfrEMEKT *TVl*. DfPfciVMiONtVIKS/ 1o AHV&ot*>. CotfTACTMO- /W- I jULAxATioiJ IV J K A &W... WOULDN'T SHE N£*D164 words
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PERSONAL ADVANCEMENT
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208 1985-02-28 23 WHEN you apply for a job, it may instead be given to someone less qualified, less talented and have less experience than you. How did this happen? Perhaps you didn't sell yourself well enough during the interview. John Robert Powers, a personal grooming school208 words
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Article482 1985-02-28 23 Financial Analysis and Control will be one of those offered ADVERTISEMENT THE Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Hill Street will commence three business courses, an elementary computer programming course and an elementary Mandarin course soon. The business courses are on financial analysis482 words
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Advertisement263 1985-02-28 23 w 1 ft nm 11 I\T jKIi Wtoa 800 panto an tatmrtawatf! Pawara Mpa gat Yaa aatoctai. Hit llwilw. UMif Uutow 4 Iww m SaMayt w Mays 24 ip. What you wM team I How to find a Job I How to answer an advertisement I Cover letters I 1263 words
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Advertisement96 1985-02-28 23 THIS it 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. from ALLIANCE FRANCHISEthe French Cultural Centre of Spore a Elementary a Intermediate Advanced Leading to GCE'O'and A/0 level Also available96 words
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Advertisement50 1985-02-28 23 KEEP FIT THE TAEKWON-DO WRY M4GJPBIIY QUALIFIED INSTRUCTORS DESPATCHED TO CLUBS AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS FOR AW GROUP TRAINING. V WRITE TO: SINGAPORE TAEKWON-DO ACADEMY, 397, SERANGOON ROAD, SINGAPORE 0821. or CONTACT CHIEF INSTRUCTOR MR B.S. HUAN, TEL: *****68 DURING EVENING HOURS. (Enrolment for beginners class, apply personally)50 words
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Advertisement156 1985-02-28 24 Accommodation Vacant M #04-04, ORCHARD CAE. Shop, showroom, aerobic studio. Air-conditioned 9am-9pm. 800 sq.ft. $3.00 pef. 222 5152 Chang. DISTRICT 1118; BLMIDETACHED houee. Parttty/ fully furnished for root. Interested tel: 734-9181, Mies Ng. WATTEN ESTATE CONDOMINIUM. Luxurious town houses avaHable for rent. PartMy/ fu»y furnished. Tel: 734-9181, Miss Ng. CATHAY156 words
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250 1985-02-28 25 B KULA - By B KULA THE MALAYSIAN Hockey Federation's Under-20 and Under-23 tournaments will be shelved from next year. The federation has decided to replace them with an Under-21 competition. This was disclosed by the federation's competitions committee chairman N Balasubramaniam yesterday. Balasubramaniam said the decision was250 words
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Article, Illustration284 1985-02-28 25 Reuter PHOENIX, Thursday POLICE and race officials said yesterday that no special security measures were planned for a 10kilometre race featuring Zola Budd here on Saturday. Officials said they were very much aware that the 18-year-old South African native was obstructed byReuter - 284 words
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269 1985-02-28 25 Reuter BONN, Thursday THE WEST German Government insisted yesterday that West Berlin must be included as a venue for the 1988 European soccer championship finals if they are held in West Germany. Government spokesman Juergen Sudhoff said the Cabinet refused toReuter - 269 words
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Article84 1985-02-28 25 Reuter DERBY, Thurt FORMER world snooker champion Alex Hicgins of Northern Ireland swept into the semifinals of the British Open Snooker Championship with a 5-2 win over Dubliner Eugene Hughes last night. Higgins raced to a 4-0 lead Inside an hour with breaks of 55, 80,Reuter - 84 words
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85 1985-02-28 25 PANAMA CITY, Thursday THE MANAGER of Eusebio Pedroza of Panama, the World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight champion, was confident yesterday that the boxer would defend his title for the 20th time against Barry MeGuigan of Northern Ireland next May. Santiago Del Rio, Pedroza's manager, said85 words
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443 1985-02-28 26 Sports council chairman comments on Sports for All policy THE emphasis on excellence In sports has always existed, and will continue to run complementary to the Government's Sports for All policy. So said Dr Tan Eng Liang, chairman of the Singapore Sports Council,443 words
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242 1985-02-28 26 THERE IS more to the search for excellence than official sanction and support. The Singapore Sports Council can do its part, but ultimately, it is the athlete who must be true to his discipline. And he should not expect too much without242 words
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Article, Illustration367 1985-02-28 26 THE SPORTS Aid Fund, launched in 1981, is today the lifeline for many of Singapore's athletes and is an example of the council's efforts to help athletes. With $1.7 million in the kitty, there is promise of more aid for needy sportsmen. "The367 words
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295 1985-02-28 26 ALFONSO CHAN - By ALFONSO CHAN SINGAPORE'S chances of beating the Malaysians in Saturday's Ovaltine Salver have been bolstered by the return to fitness of the Republic's two top squash players, Zainal Abidin and Stewart Ballard. Zainal took a fitness examination called the Extended Medical295 words
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Article459 1985-02-28 26 COME Saturday, the spotlight will fall on Singapore's squash juniors as they tangle with their rivals from across the Causeway for the Eric Cooper Memorial trophy, as well as the Ovaltine Salver. Last vear, the juniors lost 2-3 to the Malaysians, who then went459 words
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Article, Illustration877 1985-02-28 27 BRIAN GLANVILLE - PREVIEWS OF UEFA AND EUROPEAN CUP QUARTERFINALS BY BRIAN GLANVILLE IPS AFTER Liverpool's recent 2-0 defeat on a glassy pitch in Turin, by Juventus, there was much scepticism over their chances of keeping the European Cup. When the quarterfinals come (March 6 and 20) theyIPS - 877 words
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Article, Illustration662 1985-02-28 27 IPS The last eight teams in the UEFA Cup quarterfinals (on March 6 and 20) are a pretty formidable lot. There are no fewer than three former winners of the European Cup Manchester United, who meet the surprising Hungarians of Videoton,IPS - 662 words
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Article, Illustration431 1985-02-28 28 SPAIN 1 SCOTLAND 0 WORLD CUP 3$ Reuter SEVILLE, Thursday SPAIN re-discovered the form which took them to the finals of the European Nations Soccer Championship last June when they scored a vital 1-0 win over Scotland in their World Cup GroupReuter - 431 words
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Article330 1985-02-28 28 NETHERLANDS vs CYPRUS 7-1 Reuter AMSTERDAM, Thursday THE NETHERLANDS shrugged off the loss of an early (;oal to overwhelm Cyprus 7-1 ast night and revive their hopes of qualifying for the 1986 World Cup finals in Mexico. Cypriot striker Panayiotis Marangos' eighth-minute goal galvanisedReuter - 330 words
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Article196 1985-02-28 28 i PWD LW kP Hungary 3 3 0 0 7 3 6 Ntanda 4 2 0 2 9 44 Auatrta 3 2 0 1 4 4 4 Cyprua 4 0 0 4 3 12 0 Remaining mitchii! April 3 Hungary v Cyprus. AprN 17 Austria v Hungary. May 1196 words
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181 1985-02-28 28 GREECE 2 ALBANIA 0 Reuter ATHENS, Thursday GREECE upset the form book and threw their World Cup section wide open when they beat Albania 2-0 in a European Group One qualifying soccer match at the Olympic Stadium yesterday. Two first-halfReuter - 181 words
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Article, Illustration515 1985-02-28 29 B KULA - By B KULA FRICTION between the Football Referees Committee and its referees last year has prompted football boss Teo Chong Tee to renew his call for greater understanding and cooperation. Among the issues that the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) chairman brought up at the first515 words
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Article104 1985-02-28 29 Reuter QRESSONEY-LA-TRIN-ITE (Italy), Thurt ITALIAN skier Leonardo David died on Tuesday night after six years in a coma caused by a skiing accident, his family said. David, 24, was seriously injured on March J, 1979 when he fell a few metres before theReuter - 104 words
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Article, Illustration409 1985-02-28 30 K SILVAM - Races will pull in the fans and the cash By K SILVAM THERE are more than 400,000 motor racing fans in Singapore, despite the absence of the Singapore Grand Prix for more than a decade and chances are the number will increase with the event's revival. Dr Winston Lee, president409 words
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555 1985-02-28 30 LEE CHIU SAN, The Singapore Monitor's motoring correspondent, comments on the move to bring bach the Grand Prix. THE proposed revival of the Grand Prix could see a drastic change in the character of motor sports in Singapore. If555 words
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Article377 1985-02-28 30 ALFONSO CHAN - By ALFONSO CHAN NATIONAL team trialist Michael Tan may get his first taste of international football when Singapore play Pahang in a friendly on Tuesday. And he has national coach Hussein Aliunied's word on it For Michael to play in the heady atmosphere377 words
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217 1985-02-28 30 JAPAN AND Thailand are almost certain of participating in this vear's Lion City Cup Football Tournament, Singapore's own under--18 competition. Japanese head coach Takaji Mori, who watcned his team beat Singapore 3-1 in their opening pre-World Cup match, said: "We're happy that the217 words
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Advertisement615 1985-02-28 25 classified 5 273-9090 NOTICES I IffiHDBI 1 Tenders are invited to rent the following advertising panels: 1.1 10 units of advertising panels In 4 separate circular tripartita panel atands located at Taniong Pagar Plaza. Minimum rental (or each panel is $60 pm. 1.2 6 unite of advertieing panela mounted individually615 words
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Advertisement341 1985-02-28 25 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 185 AND IN THE MATTER Of ROD AN SINGAPORE PTE LTD Volmrttry Liquidation) FINAL MEETING NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of Section 306 of the Compsnies Act, Cap. 185, thst the FINAL GENERAL MEETING of the members of the above-named company341 words
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Advertisement434 1985-02-28 29 r in f Because of a break. in fix- JPiAyJ *I In iB tures, the cou* *7 pons from last I week aro bo* contest I Predict the score HrS- J gmlwtiiSmo ff 1) The object of the contest is to predict outright If there are more than one cor-434 words
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Advertisement84 1985-02-28 29 ONE WHBtfcl NO CONTESTS Wherever people are about their football —Wox\&pp/A\. Asian Cup, or Malaysia Cup -f Br/ they choose the football |K/ '^11 they can be serious Jt; m wT m /\f M M I /iVv I I mm mmKr -Ss'' 5 j,,!-/ A Sole Agent C S Gttt84 words
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Advertisement137 1985-02-28 30 STILL THE EXTRA BALLS WITH MORE EXTRA REASONS TOD| AW There are more reasons to play Hot Dot and Top-Flite XL than any other make. Reasons like longer distance, greater payability and durability because the cover don 't cut and, it retains the same compression and roundness. HOT DOT is137 words
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MONITOR sports
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Article, Illustration546 1985-02-28 31 OTHER RESULTS: SPAIN 1 SCOTLAND 0 GREECE 2 ALBANIA 0 NETHERLANDS 7 CYPRUS 1 Reuter BELFAST, Thursday A WELL TAKEN goal by Mark Hateley save England a flattering 1-0 victory over Northern Ireland in the World Cup European Group Three qualifying match last night. Acutely missing the inspirationalReuter - 546 words
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Article320 1985-02-28 31 K SILVAM - By K SILVAM THERE are more than 7,000 trained coaches and officials in Singapore and yet the recent national sports awards' search for top coaches drew only one nomination. Besides swimming's Lenn Wei Ling, who was the only nomination, the more than 46 sports320 words
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