Singapore Monitor, 18 March 1985, Afternoon Edition
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Title Section18 1985-03-18 1 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR M C iP) No 215 84 Monday, March 18, 1985 EVEMW EDITION i 30 cent<>18 words
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Article, Illustration477 1985-03-18 1 SURESH NAIR - THE FABER HOUSE BLAST ■y SURESH NAIR FABER HOUSE damaged by a bomb last night was evacuated this morning after police decided to make another check on the building. Workers in the 12-storey complex were hustled outside about 9.30477 words
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91 1985-03-18 1 Reuter AUCKLAND, Monday ONE of New Zealand's most exclusive private schools said today it had expelled 13 pupils for peddling marijuana and disciplined 35 others for smoking the drug. lain Campbell, headmaster of Auckland's Kings College a boys' school with tiesReuter - 91 words
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Advertisement105 1985-03-18 1 Strippers caught in S'pore 'club' Page 3 Now even moreUnflelkrs at your convenience. YE BAO 2HONG 101 Can) No Val, D,,#s **o*l 9999// S. FROM 06/85 The United Overseas Bank Group has installed 4 more UniTellers at (JOB Middle Road Branch, junction of Waterloo Street and Middle Road (in-lobby), UOB105 words
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258 1985-03-18 2 CHEE LI CHOO - By CHEE LI CHOO AN ESTIMATED 80 per cent of all adults will see the Community Chest's commercials when they are screened during prime time over television, starting April 1 and ending on May 5. This was revealed at a Press Conference held258 words
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Article, Illustration121 1985-03-18 2 THE#TABER HOUSE BLAST A FLOOR-BY-FLOOR search of the Faber House complex was conducted by officers from the SAF Bomb Disposal Unit this morning. Workers in the building were evacuated and Police Task Force officers cordoned off the area, as traffic in Orchard RoadPICTURES: MOHD ISHAK - 121 words
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208 1985-03-18 3 K K FONG - Knock on door ends 'night of fun' for 40 K K FONG A "NIGHT of fun" turned into a night of embarrassment for 40 people at an exclusive "clubhouse" last week. Police burst through the door and caught the 40 people watching four young208 words
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Article196 1985-03-18 3 IF SINGAPORE-JOHOR Express has its way, there will be more passengers on its buses. The bus company is seeking permission for its buses to tow trailers, in an effort to increase its carrying capacity. The company says such passenger wagons, with the doors and196 words
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104 1985-03-18 3 A TREE-CUTTER felling a huge tree with a chainsaw was pinned to the ground when a branch collapsed on him, a coroner's court heard today. Ong Kah Ho, 23, was felling some trees with his father and uncle at Ayer Rajah Crescent on May SO last104 words
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Article104 1985-03-18 3 A CANVASSER (special grade) with Times Publishing Bhd was finea $2,000 by a district judge today and ordered to pay a penalty of $116.60 for corruptly accepting commission from an advertising agency. RobinYeo Yew Huat admitted accepting $116.60 from Season Advertising Pte Ltd as a reward104 words
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85 1985-03-18 3 PRESIDENT Devan Nair had a restful night and his condition has stabilised, the Health Ministry said today. In a statement issued just before lunchtime, it said President Nair was still under medication. Doctors have begun a series of investigations to look into his liver85 words
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191 1985-03-18 4 ANY OPEN mobilisation of Singapore Armed Forces reservists will be made known to the public one month in advance, after which the date will be announced regularly over radio and television two weeks before the actual event. Press announcements would also191 words
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77 1985-03-18 4 PARLIAMENT will meet on Saturday and next Friday to discuss the Main and Development estimates for the financial year from 1 April 1985 to March 31, 1986. This will extend the members' debate on the budget from its original nine days to77 words
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Article, Illustration296 1985-03-18 4 EE BOON LEE; YONG POW ANG; LOONG SWEE YIN - IN PARLIAMENT Reports by EE BOON LEE YONG POW ANG and LOONG SWEE YIN THE Housing and Development Board (HDB) will postpone the increase in shop rentals for one year. The Minister of National Development, Mr Teh Cheang Wan, said the last stage296 words
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441 1985-03-18 4 MR J B JEYARETNAM (Workers' Party Anson) suggested to Mr Ong Teng Cheong, the Second Deputy Prime Minister, that he should resign from the Cabinet if he disagreed with the Government's decision to raise taxi fares and diesel tax.441 words
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262 1985-03-18 4 PARLIAMENT today heard of the case of a nine-year-old Malaysian girl who was adopted by her grandparents in Singapore where her natural father was working as an unskilled foreign worker. "It is precisely to stop adoptions of convenience such as this that has led262 words
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NEWS SCAN
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Article74 1985-03-18 6 A QUICK GLANCE AT HOME NEWS MANDARIN-speaking staff of Singapore Airlines (SIA) will help train pilots from China to fly Airbuses. Three pilots and four flight engineers from Singapore will leave for France shortly to familiarise themselves with the training programme. Singapore Airlines' help was74 words
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Article63 1985-03-18 6 A HUNDRED Singapore Bus Service buses will be carrying the anti-glue-sniffing message through the streets over the next three months. The first bus bearing the message hit the streets at the weekend. The message, "It may be fun. But it destroys", is in poster form. It will63 words
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Article81 1985-03-18 6 JURONG, home to more than 1,500 companies, is undergoing a facelift. The Jurong Town Corporation has started a programme to repair old roads, reconstruct drains, build kerbs and prune trees. Many factories in the older parts of Jurong are looking shabby with some in various stages of81 words
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290 1985-03-18 6 VICTOR SOH - By VICTOR SOH SEVEN schoolboys were picked up for gambling on Saturday as police made more swoops on mini turf clubs throughout the island. The seven boys aged between 16 and 12 were arrested after a man tipped off the Queenstown police. They290 words
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239 1985-03-18 6 ANOTHER bus operator has applied to run an airconditioned service. The Singapore Shuttle Bus (Pte) Ltd is seeking the Ministry of Communication's approval to put on an air-conditioned service linking the Bedok Interchange with Bukit Merah. It is proposing to use the239 words
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Advertisement170 1985-03-18 2 Would you put an elephant in your living room? Yet that's what thousands of HDB flat-owners are doing when install oversized sound systems in their f homes. What they get are over-amplified J acoustics that bounce off the four walls J and bang rudely on the eardrums. Our sound systems,170 words
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Advertisement38 1985-03-18 2 Made in Germany The effective and quick relief German medicine for stomach-ache, indigestion, gastritis and hyperacidity. It's formula includes Liquorice and other medicinal herbs. ,ii Obtainable at leading r -j) ChineseDnjgStores l I and Pharmac es MHP *****338 words
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Advertisement125 1985-03-18 3 TIKIS' COl KT is proud to be the first and only restaurant here to introduce to vou authentic l > enant» cuisine .ill the was troin Penary Island. From Penally buffet lunch to Penani* <1 la carte dinner, our choice menu includes Knche Kiiybin, Curry Chicken Kapitan. (iulai Tumis, Penani}125 words
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Advertisement102 1985-03-18 5 CMC Computers and Commune Mion> Announcing the opening of a new era in office productivity. The newest member of NEC's global family, NEC Business Systems (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. supplies businesses with key telephones, facsimiles and PARX's from NEC, the world leader in integrating Computers and Communications. C&C business systems is102 words
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Advertisement259 1985-03-18 6 Come with the most complete functions that are unsurpassed by others. Colour Printing You can print your documents in colours of blue, red. green or black. And print-outs can be made on heavyweight paper. Zoom Enlargement (up to 155%) It's adjustable at 1% interval and produces copies from 65% to259 words
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Article140 1985-03-18 8 Reuter BRASILIA, Mon BRAZIL'S new civilian government today issued tough guidelines to cut wasteful public spending in its drive to reduce inflation, which is running at about 230 per cent a year. Vice-President Jose Samey read Presidentelect Tancredo Neves' policy directive to the firstReuter - 140 words
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Article, Illustration88 1985-03-18 8 UPI US Vice-President George Bash, wearing a US 82nd Airborne Division beret, waved to the crowd at Grenada's Point Salines airport. Mr Bush was on the island for a brief stopover yesterday. Mr Bash, who also dropped in on PALMEROLA, Honduras, told Hondaran officials that the ReaganUPI - 88 words
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433 1985-03-18 8 UPI BEIRUT, Monday THE PRO-IRANIAN Islamic Jihad terrorist group said yesterday it kidnapped American reporter Terry Anderson and two Britons as part of its "continuous operations against America and its agents." The claim was made on behalf of Islamic Jihad, or Holy War,UPI - 433 words
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370 1985-03-18 8 UPI TROY (Ohio), Monday THE MULTITUDE of people who have bad Mondays can do more than stay in bed and pull up the covers, advises a booklet for those who feel especially blue at the start of the work week. "ManyUPI - 370 words
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Article185 1985-03-18 8 Reuter QUEBEC CITY, Monday PRESIDENT Reagan and Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney today appointed two high-level envoys to lead the battle against acid rain. The creeping pollution menace has been a major irritant in relations and threatened to mar a St Patrick's dayReuter - 185 words
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Article, Illustration28 1985-03-18 9 Iraqi reinforcements atop a Soviet-made armoured personnel carrier speed towards the Iran-Iraq war (root in southern Iraa'i Al-Hawixah marshes. PICTURE: REUTERPICTURE: REUTER - 28 words
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292 1985-03-18 9 Reuter PARIS, Monday FRANCE'S RIGHT-WING opposition parties claimed a major success last nignt when they won control of 10 departments in the second round of cantonal (local) elections. With most of the results in, the Right held a 12point lead over theReuter - 292 words
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Article157 1985-03-18 9 AP SANTIAGO, Monday AN EARTHQUAKE yesterday shook central Chile in the same area struck by a severe earthquake two weeks ago. Authorities reported no damage but said one woman, who lost her home in the first quake, died of a heart attack. Yesterday's quake struckAP - 157 words
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131 1985-03-18 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Monday TV3 OF Malaysia may be able to expand its transmission to the entire nation (except Sarawak and Sabah) by as early as July this year. Sources say the Cabinet has given its approval for the expansion and the decision would131 words
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501 1985-03-18 10 AP WASHINGTON, Monday SOMETIME in the first part of 1985, economists believe the United States, the richest country on earth, became a net debtor for the first time since World War I. Simply put, that means that the United States owes theAP - 501 words
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141 1985-03-18 10 UPI SACRAMENTO, Mon ACCORDING to State Senator Dan McCorquodale, there is nothing more frustrating than jumping out of the shower, running to the telephone dripping wet, only to find somebody is trying to sell you something." With that in mind, Sen McCorquodale,UPI - 141 words
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521 1985-03-18 10 AP BANGKOK, Monday CAMBODIAN resistance leader Son Sann said on Saturday that his forces would no longer try to rebuild bases along the Thai-Cambodi-an border and fight conventional war but will instead will fight a guerilla war against the Vietnamese. "WeAP - 521 words
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314 1985-03-18 10 UPI NEW YORK, Monday THREE police officers have been suspended pending an investigation into a hit-and-run accident in which their squad car slammed into two elderly pedestrians, killing one and injuring the other, police saia. Assistant Police Chief Charles Kelly said a witnessUPI - 314 words
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Article, Illustration99 1985-03-18 10 A QUICK GLANCE AT HOME NEWS QUEEN SIRIKIT (above) of Thailand and an entourage that included 20 ladies in waiting attended Saturday's showing of The King ana I, a musical banned in her homeland because it portrayed the Thai monarch as a bumpkin.99 words
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Article130 1985-03-18 10 COUNTRY SINGER Lee Greenwood gave it all or almost all for the Easter Seals on Tuesday night. During a six-hour fund-raising auction, Greenwood sang his hit God Bless the USA before a packed house at The Stockyards restaurant in Nashville, Tennessee. The crowd, however, wanted more. Easter130 words
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Article92 1985-03-18 10 BOBBY RIGGS lost his last great macho tennis challenge match falling to Billie Jean King in 1973 but says he is going into training for one this summer. He will join Vitas Gerulaitis, who bragged that the No. 1 ranked male pro could shut out the92 words
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Article, Illustration72 1985-03-18 10 PRINCESS ANNE (above), Queen Elizabeth ll's eldest daughter, trying to boost the British fashion industry, hosted a fund-raising gala fashion show and banquet in London to kick off the four-dav fall and winter fashion show. "Britain nas some of the best fashion designers in the world,"72 words
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Article84 1985-03-18 10 COKE IS IT, 54, of Guilford, Vermont, will get to keep his name. It, the father of Olympic skier Bill Koch, changed his name from Frederick Koch last November because he was frustrated that people pronounced it "cotch" instead of "coke." Despite its informative and84 words
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Advertisement121 1985-03-18 8 Automatic Paging lets the AT-P4lO Answering System tell you within moments when that important call comes in. As soon as you can reach a telephone, the COMMANDER remotely lets you review your message. AT-410 BASIC SYSTEM features. DUAL CASSETTES VOICE-ACTIVATED RECORDING CALLING PARTY CONTROL MESSAGE INDICATOR CALL SCREENING MESSAGE ERASE121 words
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Advertisement376 1985-03-18 9 certainly quick on the draw. Simply because this superhuman i I I is no human at all. 0 1 1 Call him a CADr) I /OX For thafs what he is ...Computer I I Aided Design and Draughting. \y This amazing masterpiece of a i I—f computer is Diethelm's latest376 words
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Advertisement13 1985-03-18 10 Kee^toMta^lhow to take better pictures? Look in The Singapore Monitor's Photography page tomorrow.13 words
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Advertisement344 1985-03-18 11 CtC Computers and Communications L r Siifi Japanfc most popular 16-bit computer runs both MS-DOS and UNIX. NEC's Advanced Personal Computer 111 with room to spare. So there's no more annoying NEC computers Singapore pte ltd. offers the best of two great worlds: MS-DOS disk swapping when you move from344 words
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Article, Illustration1059 1985-03-18 12 JILL HUM - By JILL HUM PROMET'S MOVE into the building of hotel resorts marked the end of its diversification programme, said managing director Datuk Brian Chang. "We have completed our diversification at least for the moment," he told The Monitor in an interview last1,059 words
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625 1985-03-18 12 FOREIGN CURRENCY REVIEW BY MANUFACTURERS HANOVER TRUST, NEW YORK WEST GERMAN MARK THE DEUTSCHEMARK was not able to sustain the gains it made following heavy concerted central bank intervention during the final week in February. After reaching a low of DM 3.47625 words
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Article73 1985-03-18 12 SAMUEL Montagu is' transferring its professional market-making bullion and foreign exchange operations in Singapore to Hong Kong, it said. The merchant Dank said that such transactions for the Asia-Pacific region would be consolidated in the Hong Kong branch which has a large and well-estab-lished dealing operation. The73 words
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Article284 1985-03-18 13 THE LOCAL bourse opened mixed to cautious this morning in reaction to Wall Street's sharp fall over the weekend. Prices were mostly at overnight levels and the market closed steady at the lunch-time break. Top volume stock Promet did 517,000 to close at $1.63, followed by Duta284 words
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Article261 1985-03-18 13 Selected stocks at midday. Market tone: easier Boustead 1.75 S Cold Storage 2.67/2.70 F 4 N 5.25/5.35 Genting 5.75/5.80 GIH 2.11/2.24 Haw Par 2.41/2.42 Isetan Uoq Jurong Cement 2.05 S Keck Seng 2.18/2.19 Esso 2.65/2.69 Hume Unq Inchcape 2.35 B Intraco 2.20 S M Cement 1.48/1.50 Metro 3.38/3.40 MPHB261 words
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Article104 1985-03-18 13 Your S$ to ono unit of foreign currency Selling Buying TT/DD TT DD US$ 2.2780 2.2680 2.2590 sterling 2.4796 2.4576 2.4476 Australian 1.5797 1.5556 1.5406 Canadian 1.6511 1.6311 1.6211 New Zealand! 1.0215 1.0014 0.9764 CURRENCY NOTES S$ to 1 unit US$ 2.27 2.25 NZ| 1.07 0.98 sterling 2.50 2.40104 words
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Article153 1985-03-18 13 Reuter THE US dollar weakened against most major currencies from last Friday's New York levels in quiet early trading Dealers said concern over the closure of 70 thrift institutions in Ohio and the 0.5 per cent drop in US industrial production in February contributed to the dollar'sReuter - 153 words
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Miscellaneous26 1985-03-18 12 CIW3 /-22 45iS!5rr McNaughi Synd Inc JWjWFf T 1 *1 MAVE *2 MILLION IN 6»tocks. xve got to make AMOTHEK MILLION A£ A ÜBDCrB. ACyAlner INFLATION.26 words
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Advertisement104 1985-03-18 13 hwgmmei This month, The Belvedere's buffet luncheon features (J§ an extensive range of IE French cuisine that would 11 satisfy any connoisseur. jjj 1 The French, without exception, H are known for their cuisine which is synonymous with pattf and rfin. Quiche Lorraine as much as it is Affii with104 words
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Article549 1985-03-18 14 Theft of religious statues and artifacts is big business UPI KATMANDU: The gods are fleeing Nepal to adorn Western homes and museums. They are leaving behind weeping devotees and depriving the Himalayan kingdom of many of its precious art objects. Plunderers, some of them Westerners,UPI - 549 words
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Article147 1985-03-18 14 "WHEN PUSH comes to shove, I guess it's always easier to let the taxpayer take the fall. Well, let them (Senators) be forewarned. No matter how well-inten-tioned they might be, no matter what their illusions might be, I have my veto pen drawn and ready for any tax increase147 words
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543 1985-03-18 14 LAT-WP RIO DE JANEIRO: The first baby born in Brazil this year hailed by the Press as a "symbol of the birth of a new republic," unofficially adopted by Brazil's President-elect Tancredo Neves and named in his honour has died. The circumstances of theLAT-WP - 543 words
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Advertisement177 1985-03-18 14 SEBNGIS BEypMG Bronco is better... better quality, better value »SJg"- ri. /r. i •••> IPV A. ff >. it- k < < T- > At BRONCO, you'll get quality and you wouldn't expect from any other fastfood restaurant. A BRONCO is made with only top quality U.S. meat, freshly sliced177 words
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Article460 1985-03-18 15 THE SINGAPORE I mqntiic« IN 1980, when three out of 10 workers were union members, the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) set itself a target: To double this figure by 1989. Five years have passed. Far from seeing an increase in union membership, there has460 words
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233 1985-03-18 15 WONG WEE NAM - WONG WEE NAM Singapore 2159 I REFER to your comment entitled "Try putting the costs before the cars" (SM, March 9). I agree with most of what you have said except the last paragraph. You ended your comment by saying that "another measure would233 words
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246 1985-03-18 15 Hawker centres and toilets are as dirty as ever I REFER to your report on the Environment Ministry's addendum to the Presidential Address in Parliament (SM, March 4), particularly the ministry's intention to review the Code of Practice on environmental public health requirements.246 words
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117 1985-03-18 15 JOHN TAN CHOR YONG - JOHN TAN CHOR YONG Singapore 0316 I READ with concern your article headlined "Expressway death rate up 37%" (SM, March 7). I have always wondered why the authorities fail to provide telephones at strategic junctions of expressways, including those at Benjamin Sheares117 words
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Advertisement71 1985-03-18 15 0^ LETTERS on any subfect ot public rtwrt bo icotpM lor p**f*>iw> They should be typed end mutt b« signed. They mutt also ndude the «mter's nam* and address to um a paaudonym In print. A contact telephone number Mould be useful We raaarve the right to edrt letters Address71 words
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Miscellaneous8 1985-03-18 15 BONNIE.RONNIE.HES OUR MAN/ If HE CANT m ~mwm!!8 words
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Article, Illustration505 1985-03-18 16 VIOLET OON - By VIOLET OON THE Victoria Concert Hall was filled near to capacity by spm yesterday when the Grand Finals of the National Music Competition began. The crowd of parents, music teachers, fellow students and friends gave the youthful contestants a moral boost by505 words
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Article, Illustration927 1985-03-18 16 VIOLET OON reports on the Grand Finals of the National Music Competition At lei^ure^^l AN upset win caused a sensation at the National Music Competition Grand Finals last night when second prize winner of the Piano Open Competition, Lillian Ang Pob Choo, 18, took the Best Performer AwardPICTURES: SPENCER LOH - 927 words
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1345 1985-03-18 16 VIOLET OON - By VIOLET OON TOP prize in the National Music Competition was not the $500 nor the musical trip to the Philippines or Hong Kong "The most exciting and important part of the competition for us is the chance to get top class musicians to1,345 words
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Article, Illustration483 1985-03-18 18 KUdetWlg TV Eye Sugar, Salt and Water/Wortd in Action The Food Factor (Chinese subtitles) (Ch 12, 8 pm) INSPIRED by last year s UNICEF report on the state of the world's children, TV Eye examines the causes of death among children, especially those from the Third World.483 words
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Article, Illustration880 1985-03-18 18 TV SCENE LATWP HOLLYWOOD: The creator of television's classic MASH comedy series added a dramatic touch to the 12-day-old Writers' Guild of America strike on March 8 when he capped the Guild's otherwise low-xey first demonstration with the announcement that he was quitting as writerLATWP - 880 words
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Article, Illustration1312 1985-03-18 19 RITA KEMPLEY - The movie's co-producer did not find it easy By RITA KEMPLEY in Beverly Hills LAT-WP A PASSAGE TO INDIA, nominated for 11 Academy Awards, was a noble cause. Two sirs, a dame and a lord helped bring the metaphysical mystery to the screen. Lord John Brabourne,LAT-WP - 1,312 words
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Advertisement134 1985-03-18 16 30%°^T wi\^ SMSB^Mm I '^SeSay^ LfeWembershlp Offer 8 Free Body Treatments V* %P' l\ W/^lH^llkk^CßiHlHMi One Gold Pendant y Jr. I 10.05 gm \l/« A nJjk Y I Free Gift Coupons mTf r Jflf i# Today, Joanne Drew celebrates 23 years of care for Women in Asia. Ladies, we've come134 words
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Miscellaneous1165 1985-03-18 17 ww f ■/Airi&#f'2L^ !^S 2.30 SBCTEXT Live Sample Page*. J 1 W ia' A« rnBT V A W 3.00 Opening and Programme Highlight* followed by Prin- AV \\Lm\. flI w■ P% <1 fi cess Chang Ping (r) (C). jHfy Ajff |V? tW TfwtfiS> VB -^UhLßSfe\Kffei 3.50 Cousin Phillis (Part four)1,165 words
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Miscellaneous168 1985-03-18 17 Noon Newsdesk 12.30 Puckoon 12.45 Letter from London 12.55 Reflections 1.00 World News 1.09 Twenty-four Hours: News Summary 1.30 Letterbox 1.45 Recording of the Week 2.00 Newsdesk 2.30 Time Remembered 3.00 World News 3.09 Twenty-four Hours: News Summary 3.30 Sarah and Company 4.00 World News 4.09 Reflections 4.15 GokJfinger 4.30168 words
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Miscellaneous543 1985-03-18 19 FILM GUIO6 GOLDEN (*****66) (11, 1.30, 4, 6.45, 9.30): Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda NORTHWEST CHINA CIRCUMSCRIBING Hamilton, Michael Biehn DALIT (*****16) (1.30, 3.30, 7.30, 9.30): MY DUN HUANG (C) Synopsis: A robot is sent back through time LUCKY STARS (C) NEW TOWN (*****75) (1.30, 3.30, 7, 9k t0 LIWAGU (*****30)543 words
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Miscellaneous258 1985-03-18 20 SCHUBERT ENSEMBLE OF LONDON The Schubert Ensemble of London will perform at the Music for Everyone concert at the Victoria Concert Hall tomorrow at 8 pm. Included in the programme are Mozart's Piano Quartet in E flat maior, KV493, Rossini's Duetto in D for Cello and Double Bass, Mahler's Movement258 words
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Miscellaneous696 1985-03-18 20 iwMsm !':'Ttwcmn—u n mat i ri vv.l' yuy^Jiv Some of the Indonesian dishes available at the Dynasty Hotel's Golden Dew Coffee Hoose PENANQ FOOD pore, will feature a Malaysian buffet ROYAL HOLIDAY INN, Poolside will lhis month ynm e^?SJi i^n^Ji l Priced at $16+ per person, the 3pm and 6.30696 words
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Miscellaneous133 1985-03-18 20 AEROBICS THE final of the Castle's National Aerobics Championship will be held at the Mandarin Ballroom on March 23 at 7.30 pm. Tickets at $50 (inclusive of dinner and dance) are available at Bras Basah Castle's Aerobics Centre, Dynami at Goldhill Square, Potong Pasir Health and Fitness Club (Community Centre),133 words
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Article, Illustration898 1985-03-18 21 ANNA JULIET ROSS - The Chef Recommends By ANNA JULIET ROSS BURGERS a cut above those you find in the average fast food joints are what the Bronco Restaurant on the first floor of the Orchard C E Shopping Centre is offering. This restaurant has been open for eight weeks now,898 words
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Advertisement185 1985-03-18 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 £>/ DROP IN v £ff/ AND EXPERIENCE Vy OUR excellent FOOD AND SERVICES vsJVv/TV BUSINESS HOUR: V //Vq-185 words
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Advertisement126 1985-03-18 21 RED LANTERN REVOLVING Pi KSTAUBAMT (PTE) LTD. 60A, Change Alley Aerial Plaza, Col Iyer Quay, Singapore 0104. I Set atop the city's buzzling business core and harbour front, the Red J Lantern Revolving Restaurant affords memorable dining experience. I Take in enchanting city sights and dazzling harbour lights as you126 words
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Advertisement83 1985-03-18 21 ,4 irKft <? Badok Rest E|j|p£|ja IMB East Coast Hotel ill £1 House ||££p BM i==j Jg) m Upper East Coast Rd EjjjSglQfttf KgES*! Bedok Army Camp 3SIR r~l Long Beach 4S(R I—J Seafood Drunken Prawns! Live Seafood! 1 Catering lor al Wedding and Birthday FwicHom I Ample parking *>ece83 words
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Miscellaneous521 1985-03-18 22 leisure comics ARIES March 21 to April 20 LIBRA What appears obvious could be September 23 to October 22 the exact opposite. Know it Avoid self-deception and see and keep your options open, people in a realistic light. Realise that a long-standing Stress on work, ideals, allies, transaction is finished.521 words
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Miscellaneous202 1985-03-18 22 FASTRACK By Bill Holbrook OMV AKE W W64,THAT >/ ?£oPLB fi(*STioHC]> /f N <(Wl4& PfopLE OF UA* A maO£ 1 VALOBS. Iftgy ASftD bJHffWefc A f WHICH 6Utt. IoOAV 50 I TIM 6 IM PBR&M SHOULD DatfTfc TH&R I WA*~? J 1 FOR If. 1 fMt IKB HboTH OF J202 words
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240 1985-03-18 23 THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUERIES I HAVE been wearing hard contact lenses for the past 10 years. They have never given me any problems but some time ago I read about side effects like cornea insensitivity or abrasion and was scared by them.240 words
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262 1985-03-18 23 PLEASE help me clarify some doubts on the merits of soft contact lenses. Can astigmatism be corrected by a special kind of soft lenses? Is the vision as good as that given by spectacles or hard lenses? (Various opticians, out of vested interest262 words
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Article, Illustration176 1985-03-18 23 I HAVE some questions regarding the Singapore Contact Lens Society. I notice that only a handful of contact lens practitioners belong to this society. What is the difference between a society member and a non-member, as far as a consumer's interest is concerned? Does a176 words
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58 1985-03-18 23 I WOULD like to learn "Taichi" but have not been able to find a qualified instructor or a good book to learn from. QUITE a number of community centres conduct Taichi classes. You should ring the community centre that is nearest to your home to58 words
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378 1985-03-18 23 ONLY a small percentage of the eligible population actually donates blood. So the likelihood is that there might frequently be great shortages. The whole procedure of donating blood is easy, painless and also a good way of getting a mini medical checkup for yourself378 words
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131 1985-03-18 23 THE People's Association will open the following community centres (CCs) in the mornings from 9.30 am instead of 2.30 pm during the March school holiday (March 16 to 24). Closing time remains at 10.30 p.m. NORTH REGION: Ang Mo Kio, Braddell Heights, Chong Boon,131 words
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373 1985-03-18 23 GOING on a long trip overseas? Protect yourself against lost luggage with these tips: Put your name on the outside of the suitcase and both your name and address on the inside. Remove old baggage tags from luggage so that your suitcase does373 words
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Article332 1985-03-18 24 IF YOU entertain dreams of being an author, understand that writing is the easy part. The difficult part is finding someone to publish your works. One reason is that most scribblings are simply not good enough to be printed. Though there have been exceptions,332 words
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Article154 1985-03-18 24 TWO new publication* from Select Books will be of interest to watchers of the political scene. The first. Detente Soviet Policy in S E Asia by K S Nathan, deals with the origin of the Soviet Detente Policy. It examines the theories and principies of Soviet foreign154 words
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Article90 1985-03-18 24 WHAT do you do when you have finished reading a book and want another? You march with it into the Saint Book Stores. There are two, one at Bras Basah Complex and the other in Yishun where you can exchange your old books for new reading material.90 words
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Article74 1985-03-18 24 CHOPMEN Publishers in Katong Shopping Centre produces books on Asia and about Asians. This organisation publishes books about the Asia Pacific Region with the intention of providing a flow of ideas from the East to the West. Chopmen is prepared to undertake the publication of suitable manuscripts74 words
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Advertisement75 1985-03-18 24 SELECT BOOKS For The South East Asian Specialist Detente Soviet Policy in S.E. Asia K.S. Nathan 1984 pbsl2.oo State of the World 1984 Lester R. Brown 1984 hc539.90 19 Tanglin Road. #03-15, Tanglin Shopping Centre Singapore 1024 Tel: 732 1515 KATONG NEWS AGENCY (BOOK SELLERS STATIONERS) School Text Books Library75 words
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Advertisement279 1985-03-18 24 IHI LAW BOOKS AND PERIODICALS l|M|| CONSULT IBU MALAYAN LAW JOURNAL PTE. LTD. (ESTABLISHED 1932) 3 Shenton Way, #14-03 Bangunan Ming #04-04 Shenton House Jalan Bukit Nana* Singapore 0106 Kuala Lumpur 04-01 Phono: 220 3684 (4 linaa) Malaysia Cables: MALOOL Singapore Tel: 03-*****8/9 (2 lines) Telex: RS ***** MLJLAW Telex:279 words
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Advertisement76 1985-03-18 24 Y WE BUY, SELL AND EXCHANGE!!! F BOOKS COMICS MAGAZINES WE HAVE MORE THAN 40,000 ASSORTED BOOKS TO CHOOSE FROM. Head Office: #02-77. Bain Street y (Bras Basah Complex) T Singapore 0718 A\f Tel: 338 4127 \l Yishun Branch: Blk. 106, Yishun Ring Road #01-197, Singapore 2776 Tel: 758 236576 words
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Advertisement321 1985-03-18 25 M Classified Ad Rates Siagtforc Monitor: Saaday Monitor: Ww4i O.SS c«nta p«r word O.SS ctnlt p«r word Mali) $7.70 per col. en $10.00 par col. cm Mmm Hra Mon-Frl. 9tm-Sp« Sat. taai-lpa ACCOUNTING LOOSE-LEAF BINDERS. Sheets, Refills compatible with yours 274 7474/ 221 7177. A 1 ACCOUNTING 280 7777/ 2801321 words
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Advertisement278 1985-03-18 25 Music/Dancing Lessont CORONATION MUSIC School 469 3252. ERIC'S GUITAR Tuition 445 1291. Private Tuition OUR RESPONSIBLE AND effective bilingual tutors willing to give tuition for all levels/ subjects/ districts. Reasonable charges. Please call: 222 8115. EMPLOYMENT Situations Vacant IX OFFICE ATTENDANT QC E O level English Education Preferably Male below278 words
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Advertisement273 1985-03-18 25 Caterer* CAT FOOD/ BUNGALOW PROVIDED for buffet/ Barbecue etc at reasonable rates Maximum 50 persons Tel: 284 4531. WE CATER BUFFET, barbeque, cocktail party for $8/- onwards. Tables, chairs provided. Annie 481 4782, 288 8097 BUFFET $7.50, minimum 30 persons. Also cater for wedding, party, picnic, lunch boxes etc. Tel:273 words
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Advertisement279 1985-03-18 25 LEISURE SPORTS MART Sports Goods/ Coaching SUBARASHI SPORTS (RACKET) Restringing Services Blk 330. #01-1809. Ang Mo Kio Ave 1. 455 5006 MERCHANDISE SERVICES Antennae Installation Al SHARP ELECTRICAL Service 443 6851 At Your Service METHOD DEBT Collection 732 2259 JOO KHENG SERVICE airconditioners and refrigerators. Sale, rental, respray, plumbing service,279 words
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Advertisement296 1985-03-18 25 Security Guard Agencies w COASTGUARD SECURITY 336 6704. HARMON'S PRIVATE Investigation Security Agency 33 *****/ 338 8477 SI hours answering .service: *****. ask for Harmon Singh). SHERLOCK SECURITY For your security needs within your budget. Consult us. 336 7070. Services w CUSHION COVERS Maker 255 7280 JUDYCARE CHIROPODY Services 732296 words
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Article, Illustration71 1985-03-18 26 K SILVAM; B KULA - Reports by K SILVAM and B KULA FIVE DAYS before the region's best athletes gather to Brunei to help celebrate the Saltanate's independence in the Pesta Snkan Merdeka Games, Monitor Sports begins its countdown to the big day today, giving you a rundown on our teams, their strengths,71 words
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Article, Illustration322 1985-03-18 26 SINGAPORE meritorious award winner and national welterweight boxing champion Mohammed Mukhlis is our best bet for a medal in the Pesta Sukan Merdeka Games beginning in Brunei on Sunday. Mukhlis, who won the Flash Elorde Best Boxer Trophy at the last Asean322 words
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Article, Illustration329 1985-03-18 26 SINGAPORE'S hockey team, humbled by their humiliation in the Dhaka Asian Cup, will travel to Brunei with their tails tween their legs. This is despite the Republic's reputation in the South-east Asia Games series where they have always harboured hopes of at least a329 words
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Article, Illustration455 1985-03-18 27 ERNEST FRIDA - By ERNEST FRIDA HEATHER MERICANSIDDONS, the former international hurdler, showed over the weekend that she is as good as the national sprinters when she clocked IS.O sees for the 100 metres in the time trials organised by the Singapore Association of Veteran Athletes at the National StadiumPICTURES: MOHD ISHAK - 455 words
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170 1985-03-18 28 Reuter JOHANNESBURG, Monday SOUTH African sports organisations have drawn up a 10-point plan to counter the present international anti-apartheid boycott of the country, newspapers said yesterday. They said details would be announced at a press conference in London on Wednesday. ButReuter - 170 words
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171 1985-03-18 28 Reuter PARIS, Monday JAHANGIR Khan, Pakistan's world squash champion, demonstrated his class as he trounced New Zealand's Stuart Davenport to win the French Open for the fourth time in a row on Saturday night. Jahangir was never in danger of surrendering his remaReuter - 171 words
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Article, Illustration309 1985-03-18 28 Reuter MALMO (Sweden), Monday CHINA'S World Cup champion Han Jian warmed up for this week's All-England Championships and avenged an early-season defeat by compatriot Zhao Jianhua to win the Swedish Open Badminton Title yesterday. Han, 28, upset top-seeded Zhao 14-18 15-1 15-8 in the finalReuter - 309 words
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139 1985-03-18 29 AP NEW ORLEANS, Mon SEVERIANO Ballesteros fired three birdies on the back nine and survived a bogey on his final hole to come from two strokes off the pace to win the US$4OO,OOO (S$880,000) USF and G Golf Classic yesterday when John Mahaffey double-bogey edAP - 139 words
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Article470 1985-03-18 29 UPI MADRID, Monday BARCELONA, needing just one point to land their first Spanish League title since 1974, were about to keep their date with destiny yesterday when the appointment was suddenly cancelled at two minutes notice. Modest Hercules of Alicante, playing with only 10 men afterUPI - 470 words
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Article153 1985-03-18 29 Reuter LAS VEGAS, Monday LARRY HOLMES bowed out of boxing with style and dignity on Friday night. The 35-year-old American heavyweight ended his 12-year professional career and sevenyear reign as world champion with an impressive win over his little-known compatriot David Bey. But while the mannerReuter - 153 words
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Article, Illustration346 1985-03-18 30 Reuter DALLAS, Mon MARTINA NAVRATILOVA used her serve-and-volley game to full advantage yesterday to beat Chris Evert-Lloyd 6-4, 6-4, in one of the finest matches the two have played against, each other in recent years. Navratilova broke Evert-Lloyd's serve four times to win Virginia SlimsReuter - 346 words
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Article, Illustration115 1985-03-18 30 Reuter ROTTERDAM, Mon AMERICAN tennis star John McEnroe (right) has pulled out of the Rotterdam Grand Prix tournament, which starts here tomorrow, the organisers said yesterday. McEnroe's father and business manager tele* phoned the organisers just one hour before the draw was madeReuter - 115 words
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80 1985-03-18 30 AP LONDON, Monday ENGLAND'S Rugby Union officials yesterday scrapped their system of automatically banning sent-off players from international matches for a year. Because of the ban, England have been forced to field below-strength sides for the past eight years. The English RugbyAP - 80 words
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Advertisement184 1985-03-18 26 NOTICES IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 185 AND IN THE MATTER OF SEMICON DESIGN PRIVATE LIMITED (In Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY, GIVEN pursuant to Section 308 of the Companies Act. Cap. 185 that a Final Meeting of the members of the abovenamed184 words
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Advertisement371 1985-03-18 26 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 185 AND IN THE MATTER OF WANSEN INDUSTRY PTE LTD (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Members of Wansen Industry Pte Ltd duly convened and hetd at 7500 A Beach Road. #04-318. The Plaza. Singapore 0719 on 15th371 words
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Advertisement250 1985-03-18 26 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 185 AND IN THE MATTER OP UNION PACIFIC SHIPPING PTE. LTD. (In Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 308 of the Companies Act. Cap. 185 that a Final Meeting of the members of the abovenamed250 words
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Advertisement38 1985-03-18 27 EnfUih food hearty and wholesome. B iJS S>ZSttirft^' m thf iilhiUMrail—ilNilitm. (ktttn W tIM rial NcCqr, mi mnmj alttk mi kttMf |Im» InfMn ni mmll traiHM>l afanl MMMbfeSttNl tf 2*32^sy3sc£lte£iSllLt >wrt»»lwiwlHLiHwr,a»ftlt.l|w'WH,«ty r;.''ri'*?n imT nnTJiS'n'ilTtTT"fT JLlimS 1 1 I38 words
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Advertisement145 1985-03-18 28 THE GREATEST GOLF BALL The Newest Longest Ball Spalding 492-Dimple TOP-FLin PLUS At"fxjyii,iimii I'K' k:os,ihedicil dimple design five iron 'hat /.ins <31■ int et< •,!> deliver I op-f nit distance with greater carry Mote dm.pies means iim- <■< dm 1 < ■><-rhikj Stays up in the air longer for greater145 words
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Advertisement400 1985-03-18 29 N. CONTEST C 5 I Predict the score i ondwinSZOOO j 1) The object of the contest is to predict outright. It there are more than one cor- correctfy the scorelines of six Malaysia rect entry, the prize-money will be I Cup matches in the boxes provided. shared. If there400 words
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Advertisement110 1985-03-18 29 TK HH/MAIAYSU CUP NINA-LASH GMPEimM mm BETTER ACCELERATION THAN EVEN A SINGAPOREAN WINGER... Now, Regent Motors offers you the A Write your answer on the entry form chance to win a fabulous Ford Laser y&S) which will appear every Sunday Ghia whilst you enjoy the thrills and in the Sunday110 words
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Advertisement48 1985-03-18 30 v M KBEm]fc the fabulous bargains J 1 we ve in store for our i»rfiVif storewicle) vou ve got to Orchard Point before we stop celebrating on the 24th of March C.S. GILL REVEALS «1 EVERYTHING! i CtulO' Tt'W I'fM- 50 OH (almost) f^ pius a f 7cha^48 words
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Article48 1985-03-18 31 The greatest punishment is to ■I deprive people who behave in this scandalous way off their leisure time so that they cannot destroy the pleasures off ordinary people enjo- I ying weekend sport. Mr Charles Irving, a Conservative MP, advocating weekend jail for hooligans48 words
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Article, Illustration337 1985-03-18 31 THIS MUST GO! LONDON, Mon BRITAIN'S Prime Minister, Mrs Margaret Thatcher, has put herself at the head of a special Government committee to deal with soccer violence, British Press reports said yesterday. The committee, which also includes the Home Secretary, Mr Leon Brittan, Sports337 words
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Advertisement136 1985-03-18 31 AwrihMt it dl iMtfns w^tjjmS^JP SPORTStBC WHAT'S ON THE INSIDE PAGES Heather Merican is still going strong STORY ON PAOE 28 Martina beats Chrlssie in sparkling Virginia Slims final STORY ON PAGE 31 Barcelona's title plans put on hold STORY ON PAGE 30 I The CX 111 or CX 250136 words
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