Singapore Monitor, 10 April 1985
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Title Section12 1985-04-10 1 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR 30cents M.C. (P) No. 21/5/84 Wednesday, April 10, 198512 words
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Article, Illustration411 1985-04-10 1 ROBERT CONCEICAO - By ROBERT CONCEICAO LABOUR MINISTRY officials yesterday found six Filipino maids working as nurses in a raid on a private home for elderly people. Three of the maids were found in a doorless cubicle at the rear of the home. The maids said411 words
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233 1985-04-10 1 Lianhe Wanbao THE EDUCATION MINISTRY has banned the use of correction fluid in schools In a verbal directive to school officials, the ministry has instructed that students be stopped from using the fluid as a means of correcting mistakes in school work. School officials, whoLianhe Wanbao - 233 words
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Advertisement13 1985-04-10 1 TV GUIDE: P 18 TV SCENE HIGHLIGHTS: P 19 FILM GUIDE: P 2013 words
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Advertisement121 1985-04-10 1 1 An expression ot adornment with jewelleries at competitive prices Our designers and craftsmen will execute your individual needs ;\.B.P. SKSA JK\\'klli-:I<S Unit 103 (HI Floor )Th« Arcad* Plac« SMALL WONDER Hie Ricoh MlO does the job with MU t 1 style. It's for the u quick, active, light W121 words
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Article384 1985-04-10 2 OEI SIN GIOK - New product tested to combat roof problem, says professor By OEI SIN GIOK THE HOUSING and Development Board is trying to solve the problem of leaky roofs with a new waterproofing product, a seminar heard yesterday. Professor Henry Ong, a National University of Singapore academic384 words
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366 1985-04-10 2 CAROLYN LEE - By CAROLYN LEE A SINGAPORE team came out tops in the cadets' section of the New Zealand St John Ambulance Brigade Centennial Competition held in Christchurch on April 7. Four cadets of the Singapore St John Ambulance Brigade beat cadet teams from New Zealand, Australia,366 words
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Article, Illustration184 1985-04-10 2 JOSEPH LEE - By JOSEPH LEE SEVERAL music retailers say they will donate a portion of their profits from sales of the charity record, "We Are The World", to famine victims in Ethiopia. And according to the manager of World Vision International Singapore, Mr184 words
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Article95 1985-04-10 2 IN The .Singapore Monitor report headlined "OcBC gets top rating despite bad times" on April we did not include the extraordinary profit from the sale of IBS in the analysis of DBS Bank's results. The bank's 1984 profit would have shown an increase of 6.8 per cent95 words
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508 1985-04-10 3 COMMUTERS caught in a traffic jam while riding in taxis with meters yet to be adjusted stand to pay higher fares if they go by the conversion chart provided by the Registry of Vehicles (ROV) than tnose who ride on508 words
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421 1985-04-10 3 MICHAEL LIEW - By MICHAEL LIEW NTUC COMFORT said yesterday that commuters are entitled to the 20 per cent fare discount from all its 7,000 taxi-drivers even if some of the drivers do not display the discount stickers issued to them. Some commuters have complained421 words
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Article, Illustration551 1985-04-10 4 CHEE LI CHOO - By CHEE LI CHOO MELANIE Huang, 8. says she's learning karate so that her two brothers cannot bully her But attacks of a different sort are on the minds of many of the young women who are taking up self-de-fence courses in ever-increasing numbers. "It's551 words
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Article, Illustration359 1985-04-10 4 THE SHITORYU Karate Association started its first women-only class at the Young Women's Christian Association (Fort Canning Hill) two months ago The class was started in response to several women's request for more privacy, said Mr Wong Tuang Seng, chief instructor of the association. There359 words
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279 1985-04-10 4 SIT YIN FONG - By SIT YIN FONG MOST mail-order houses operating in Singapore are genuine although one or two are fly-by-night operations, says the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case). The association's senior executive, Mr Koh Soin Khuang, was commenting on the experience of a Monitor reader who279 words
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Article456 1985-04-10 6 OEI SIN GIOK - URA report shows rise in number of applications in 1984 as compared with 1983 By OEI SIN GIOK PRIVATE CAE park operators went on a spree last year, raising parking charges. Last year, a total of 340 applications were made to increase parking charges456 words
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290 1985-04-10 6 DO NOT be alarmed if you see the Singapore Fire Service at Robinson Road this evening. The khaki-uniformed firemen will be supervising a major fire drill in the 45-storey Central Provident Fund (CPF) Building, one of Singapore's highest government buildings. The drill is290 words
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Article, Illustration299 1985-04-10 6 LEE KIT MUN - By LEE KIT MUN TWO vintage cars, worth about $560,000, will be put on display at the Metro Grand department store at Scotts Shopping Centre in conjunction with Metro's Vision De France '85 promotion. Both the $350,000 Bugatti Sports (1924) and the $180,000 DelagePicture by SPENCER LOH - 299 words
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Advertisement101 1985-04-10 2 Why bind your leaflets when you can staple them? Stapling is so ALTERNATIVE TO BOOK-BINDING E£HS3ws£lii-. IVf i/VVll Uint/lilVI throat depth ofloBmm while the B 54/2 model has a throat depth m ■t/vb rw of 245 mm which means it can [\l( IVI staple up to A 4 size booklets.101 words
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Advertisement348 1985-04-10 3 certainly quick on the draw. Simply because this superhuman j is no human at all. J 1 I Call him a CADD I I /OX For that's what he is...Computer I I y Aided Design and Draughting. \y This amazing masterpiece of a I—. C computer is Diethelm's latest draw,348 words
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Advertisement47 1985-04-10 4 FOR THE HOME Look out for the all-new "For The Home" section this Friday. It has everything you need to up-date and beautify your home, Ideas on interior decorating and furnishing, plus product news on kitchen and household appliances. "For The Home" has so much more. WM47 words
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Advertisement180 1985-04-10 7 v I\' iw jlr XHft wyx^rf «>?^■JEPp%7 r? T w^mmarW>'?*r\ I Lbhi Dining out at the Tea Garden. So romantic,you'll stay past your j bed-time! jj Arriving at the Tea Garden The food and wine will continue to after dark, you'll have experienced the enchant you, whatever you choose, as180 words
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world
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Article430 1985-04-10 8 50 killed when 16-year-old 'martyr' drove car loaded with explosives into them Reuter BEIRUT, Wednesday AN ISRAELI military convoy was yesterday said to have been hit by a suicide car bomber a beautiful 16-year-old girl who said she chose martyrdom to free Lebanon fromReuter - 430 words
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322 1985-04-10 8 Agencies WASHINGTON, Wed PRESIDENT Ronald Reagan's Administration praised Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone for courage and leadership yesterday in his efforts to open Japanese markets to US goods Critics, however, said Mr Nakasone's three-year plan to boost sales of US productsAgencies - 322 words
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Article292 1985-04-10 8 UPI STOCKHOLM, Wedneday DOCTORS announced yesterday they implanted a US-made artificial heart into the chest of a 52-year-old Swede on Sunday the first patient outside the United States to receive an artificial heart pump. Heart surgeons at the prestigious Karolinska Hospital, expressing cautious optimism, madeUPI - 292 words
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Article, Illustration45 1985-04-10 8 A WOMAN from the Cuzco countryside feeds her son daring a political rally for the Apra party in the Cuzco city in the Peruvian Andes on Monday. The Apra presidential candidate Alan Garcia was present at the rally PICTURE: REUTERPICTURE: REUTER - 45 words
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206 1985-04-10 8 UPI NEW YORK, Wed SPACE shuttle astronauts will pack two miniature replicas of the Statue of Liberty with them when the next Discovery mission takes off on Friday. The 38-cm copper models were fashioned from the statue during her restoration, according to theUPI - 206 words
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Article, Illustration453 1985-04-10 10 AP BEIJING, Wednesday SEVENTY per cent of top officials in China's 136 major communist party and government deSartments will be replaced by une. Communist Party General Hu Yaobang was quoted as saying yesterday The changes are designed to bring younger leaders to 107AP - 453 words
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120 1985-04-10 10 AP BEIJING, Wednesday POLICE are investigating a Shanghai zoo that illegally sold two live baby brown bears to a meat market manager, who butchered them, sold the meat to restaurants and kept some for himself and friends, a newspaper reported. The Liberation DailyAP - 120 words
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148 1985-04-10 10 AP STOCKHOLM, Wednesday MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Bin Mohamad and Sweden's Premier Olof Palme yesterday signed a treaty on economic, technical and scientific cooperation, the Foreign Ministry announced. Dr Mahathir, heading on official delegation, arrived earlier yesterday from The Netherlands onAP - 148 words
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PEOPLE WATCH
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Article, Illustration108 1985-04-10 11 A QUICK LOOK AT THE NEWSMAKERS PAUL NEWMAN (above), who seems to be spending more time in the kitchen than on the screen these days, has come out with a booklet of recipes for dishes that use his salad dressing, popcorn or spaghetti sauce. The108 words
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Article65 1985-04-10 11 DEMOND WILSON was Redd Foxx's son, Lamont, on Sanford and Son but now refers to himself as "Johnny Jesus-seed." "I just plant my seeds and go on," said Wilson, who quit show business to become an ordained preacher. "I can get people to see me who65 words
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Article51 1985-04-10 11 SINGER MELBA MOORE will lead a charity concert in the General Assembly Hall of the United Nations on April 26. The proceeds will go to the United Nations' Emergency Fund for Africa. Manhattan Transfer, Roberta Flack and the National Dance Company of Nigeria will also51 words
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Article, Illustration92 1985-04-10 11 MR WALTER MONDALE (above), looking back on his landslide defeat to President Ronald Reagan in the 1984 Presidential election, has said in Washington that he made a basic error in presenting his case to Americans by failing to emphasise the positive side of his message. "They heard92 words
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Article84 1985-04-10 11 DR JOSEPH BAO, who helped perform the world's first reattachment of a severed hand, has been unable to get a medical licence in Los Angeles because his records were destroyed during China's Cultural Revolution, officials said. "I think it's a pity to deprive the world of84 words
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375 1985-04-10 11 AP, UPI KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday ASEAN may suggest indirect talks between Cambodia's resistance coalition and the Vietnamese-backed Heng Samrin regime as a means of resolving the Cambodian conflict, Foreign Minister Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen said yesterday. Tengku Ahmad spoke of a "proximity meeting," inAP, UPI - 375 words
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147 1985-04-10 11 LAT-WP WASHINGTON, Wednesday THE FEDERAL Centre for Disease Control in Atlanta has eliminated a separate listing of Haitians from its weekly report of patient groups with a known risk of incurring Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). The action comes more than two-and-a-LAT-WP - 147 words
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Article89 1985-04-10 11 UPI WASHINGTON, Wed POLICE yesterday discovered the bodies of four young adults shot through the head execu-tion-style in an impoverished section of the city. A city police spokesman said the bodies of two men and two women were found in an apartment in the city'sUPI - 89 words
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Article100 1985-04-10 11 UPI DUBLIN, Wed A GANG of robbers tunnelled 20 metres underground, crept through sewers and cut a 60-cm hole in the basement wall of a bank, but instead of ending in the bank strongroom they surfaced in the ladies' toilet, police said yesterday. ThatUPI - 100 words
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Advertisement92 1985-04-10 8 Planning your holiday? Get ideas on places and prices in The Singapore Monitor's "Go Places" page tomorrow. For a real soothing massage y KjK*\ Our young, attractive and experienced masseuses will give you a thorough massage to soothe < away your cares. In beautiful J surroundings too. Facilities include I92 words
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Advertisement128 1985-04-10 10 The New Image of Success. Hongkong Bank Visa Cards now reflect a new and prestigious image an image that reflects success. Our cards now come in two new distinctive designs. E 'Classic' to replace the traditional Visa Card. [fjjpvj 'Premier' a new version of the Premier Visa Card. These new,128 words
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Advertisement38 1985-04-10 11 'Selamat memjamu sclera' at the Indonesian ijpsk Food Festival /T.Apr^-21 m *v li /.'-W toSBI fey 'h i w >v»./ A w Vfl \v -<» r| ABET.!! iii vtl fc V\ 'r* Bi— o v.-.;*#/ s*.».is*. ''•>; sj* ■KSwSSsi <»✓,'' fe'sf38 words
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206 1985-04-10 12 PALMCO Holdings Bhd, a refiner and manufacturer of palm oil products, is moving into the finance sector. The company also has interests in property development, leasing and hire purchase, hotel and related business In a Press statement released yesterday, the company said it had206 words
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425 1985-04-10 12 ANG PENG HWA - By ANG PENG HWA OUR bankruptcy laws are archaic and outmoded, and should be changed, says Miss Catherine Tay, a lecturer at the National University of Singapore. Miss Tay said that much of the current bankruptcy rules and procedures were based on English law more425 words
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Article, Illustration753 1985-04-10 12 JANICE LIM - Firms with few employees benefit most from Telecoms rate cuts By JANICE LIM FINANCIAL institutions with smaller operations could benefit substantially from Telecoms' latest cuts in international telex and telephone rates. But firms with large operations would enjoy only minimal savings. This was the opinion753 words
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186 1985-04-10 13 E HMLLSTREET g WALL STREET stock prices finished yesterday with mixed results as investors retreated to the sidelines waiting for first-quarter earnings reports. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.88 point to close at 1,253.86. Declining issues led those advancing by 77S to186 words
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Article56 1985-04-10 13 THE STRAITS Times Industrial Index closed yesterday at 812.22, down 3.91 points from Monday. The OUB Composite Share Price Index closed yesterday at 412.58, down 1 28 points from Monday's close of 413.86. The OUB Trade-weighted Singapore Dollar Exchange Rate Index fell 0.207$ point to 133.8714 at the close,56 words
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Article167 1985-04-10 13 AP NEW YORK, Wednesday THE US dollar generally held steady in worldwide trading yesterday as renewed concern about the US banking system failed to put severe pressure on the American currency. Dealers described trading as choppy, however, with the dollar repeatedly dipping and then rallying again bothAP - 167 words
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106 1985-04-10 13 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR, Wad MALAYAN Cement Berhad expects the over-sup-ply of cement in Malaysia and Singapore to remain unchanged in the near future, says Chairman Tunku Abdullah Ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman in the company's latest annual report. Whilst the group will seekBernama - 106 words
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184 1985-04-10 13 SUPERPLEX Sdn Bhd has been given approval by the Foreign Investment Committee for the purchase of one million M|l Talam Mines Bhd shares at Msl6 each. The approval is subject to Superplex making a general offer to all Talam Mines Bhd shareholders for184 words
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392 1985-04-10 13 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday THE WORLD Bank says 1985 could be a "pivotal" year a time when creditors and debtors put their relationship on a longer-term footing, aimed at promoting the economic growth needed for financial stability. In its annual report on theBernama - 392 words
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134 1985-04-10 13 AP LOS ANGELES, Wed A US$3 46 BILLION (517.78 billion) bid for control of Unocal Corporation by an investment group led by oilman Boone Pickens Jr will be financed by a New York investment banker and by borrowing against the UnocalAP - 134 words
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Miscellaneous22 1985-04-10 12 2- 2.X XI 1982 McNaught Synd lnc s R"WUAT 6 6O MRP AOOU T AWALVZIMCrTME MARKET... IT BITH&R CrOBeiJP OR CrO££ POMf22 words
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Advertisement214 1985-04-10 13 ——Introducing LaserJet, the spaceage printer mrntmmmmm in HEWLETT IXI PACKARD y 1 Letter qualify! Laser quiet l Lightning quick! Hewlett-Packard LaserJet is the ultimate printer yet. Never before have printers been able to do so much simply because never before has there been a printer like LaserJet. Consider its unbeatable214 words
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opinion / letters
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Article, Illustration310 1985-04-10 14 ILSA SHARP - ILSA SHARP Singapore 0409 I REFER to your report "Lizard which got more than it bargained for" (SM, Mar 27). regarding a monitor lizard captured on the East Coast Parkway. As a member of the Malayan Nature Society in Singapore and a permanent resident with310 words
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Article856 1985-04-10 14 JANE EISNER - —features By JANE EISNER Knight-Ridder Newspapers LONDON: Tea-time at Harrods. Pink linen tablecloths, olive-green velvet chairs, Wedgwood china. Scones with clotted cream and strawberry jam Elegant finger sandwiches. A vast array of breads, fruitcake and sweets. Tea-time at Harrods is for some the very image856 words
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175 1985-04-10 14 TAN HENG HUAY - ACOUNT TAN HENG HUAY Executive Asst Secretary (Public Relations) Housing and Development Board PLEASE refer to the letter "Should I pay $185 to remove sink?" by "Unfair" (SM, Feb 18). The writer comments that he should not pay the standard hauling and debris175 words
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Article163 1985-04-10 14 JEANNE TAY (MISS - JEANNE TAY (MISS) Public Relations Officer Singapore Broadcasting Corporation I REFER to viewer "V" Fan's letter requesting the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) to show the renewal series of "V" (SM, Mar 21). I would like to thank the viewer for his concern with and163 words
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129 1985-04-10 15 TO REDUCE the new taxi fares further will defeat the original object of reducing the demand of commuters. We will go back to square one with queues here and there. Taxi drivers are businessmen. Some are shrewd; not all are sincere129 words
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Article82 1985-04-10 15 I AM writing this letter to inform the public that the bus stop which is opposite the Catholic Junior College is very dirty. This bus stop is full of mosquitoes, flies and other insects. My friends and I are often bitten by these insects and82 words
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253 1985-04-10 15 PATRICK TAY - PATRICK TAY Singapore 0208 NO ONE could have foreseen that the drop in taxi commuters would be so drastic in the first three days following the taxi fare increase. The Ministry of Communications and Information's prediction was that it would be only about253 words
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238 1985-04-10 15 KO-CHAN TEO - KO-CHAN TEO Singapore 2158 I HAVE noticed that bus drivers tend to pick on students and play practical jokes on them just to escape boredom Some of the bus drivers' more common jokes are: bypassing crowded bus stops when there are passengers238 words
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Article422 1985-04-10 15 iHU COMMENT GREATER involvement by the people in Singapore's growth is something the Government wants to see. Now it has called for more feedback from the people on important issues. It is seeking a new political equilibrium, a new balance between younger leaders and an422 words
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Advertisement72 1985-04-10 14 LETTERS on any subject of public interest wM be accepted for publication They should be typed and must be signed. They must also include the writer's name and address even if the writer decides to use a pseudonym in print. A contact telephone number would be useful We reserve the72 words
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Advertisement67 1985-04-10 15 LETTERS on any subpct of public interest wM be accepted for publication must be signed. They must also include the winter's name and address even if the writer decides to use a pseudonym in print *A contact telephone number would be useful We reserve the right to edit letters Address67 words
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Miscellaneous8 1985-04-10 15 Wis, rn <30 SURE NtouWAW 13 DO THIS?'8 words
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Article, Illustration674 1985-04-10 16 WONG AH YOKE - VSuisint By WONG AH YOKE EATING expensive Chinese meals was in vogue a few years back when the economy was booming and gourmet meals from Hong Kong were gaining attention. During that period, restaurants offering lavish dishes with exorbitant prices sprouted up. One such place is thePICTURES: MOHD ISHAK - 674 words
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Article, Illustration1045 1985-04-10 16 DENNIS HUNT - John Taylor forms a powerful new rock group By DENNIS HUNT in Hollywood LAT-WP ROCK star John Taylor was adamant about not sitting directly in front of the window of his two-storey villa on the grounds of the Sunset Marquis Hotel. "They'll see me, they'll see me," protestedLAT-WP - 1,045 words
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Article, Illustration669 1985-04-10 16 STARSTRUCK WHAM may have caused worldwide attention by being the first of a foreseeable crop of Western pop groups to perform in China, but its two concerts in Hong Kong disappointed many fans. Tickets for the shows on April 2 and669 words
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Article, Illustration528 1985-04-10 18 TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS SS (1923 to 1945) (Chinese subtitles) (Ch 12, 8 pm) THE elite SS (Schutzstaffel or Protection Squad) was used as an instrument of control by the Nazi Party. The organisations under its administration included the secret police (Gestapo) and three military groups528 words
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Article, Illustration253 1985-04-10 18 WONG SING YEONG - rv SCENE By WONG SING YEONG FROM the posh world of private swimming pools, dinner jackets and private airplanes of The Tycoon, the television cameras are now traversing the social universe to pan in on the humble backwaters of Pulau Tekong. A253 words
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Article, Illustration726 1985-04-10 19 CHRIS STOEHR - King David has good moments but lead is miscast By CHRIS STOEHR in Dallas LAT-WP KING DAVID is neither the triumph nor the disaster we have come to expect in biblical epics. It is somewhere in between a piece of respectable film-making that, if it rarelyLAT-WP - 726 words
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536 1985-04-10 19 MICHAEL LONDON - By MICHAEL LONDON in Hollywood LAT-WP ALAN PARKER'S Birdy, which never got off the ground during its initial Christmas release, has been groomed for new flight by Tri-Star Pictures. Tri-Star cancelled plans for a national opening in late January andLAT-WP - 536 words
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Article, Illustration1394 1985-04-10 21 CARLA HALL - Amadeus director Milos Forman is happy to be hot in Tinseltown By CARLA HALL in Washington LAT-WP "TWICE," says Milos Forman, who just won his second Academy Award for directing, this time for Amadeus, "feels much better than none, a little better than one,LAT-WP - 1,394 words
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Advertisement235 1985-04-10 16 ■frr-LB, BEST U.S. STEAK jig Direct from Harris Ranch m Central California The Number One Steak in California and now in Singapore L i Only at Jack s Place Steak House you II find six different choices from only $16. you II get a tender |uicy. corn-feo premium U S235 words
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Advertisement45 1985-04-10 16 Cooling relief and protection for the skin. From top to bottom. —"MKSIfi" r BpH^ -A at. jrf /V 1 J ORMTON LAmuiotn AGNESIA aRd Antiseptic protection and prevention (Jntteers Building, River Valley Road, of prickly heat, nappy rash, Singapore 0923. Tel. *****61 and other irritations.45 words
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Miscellaneous1376 1985-04-10 17 Sample Programme by The Lome Greene's New Master Hunter '^wW v The owl is regarded by some as an omen of sickness and by others as a symbol of wisdom Lome Greene evaluates the truth these myths V 1 Romper Room H Refusing to acknowledge his hearing problem, keeps school.1,376 words
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Miscellaneous325 1985-04-10 20 LIVE AND LET DIE THE British Council will screen the James Bond movie, Live and Let Die, today at 6.30 pm at the Singapore Rubber House. Admission is by ticket, available free at the issue counter of the Library Resources Centre on production of the British Council membership card. A325 words
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Miscellaneous787 1985-04-10 20 2 I w V PI F■ i C I I Mfcr [M p y i I |a| j 7jg ■R 1 n -J One of Charles Egbert's recent drawings on display at the Arbour Fine Art Gallery, Holland Village CHARLES EGBERT ing scenes of the late Ching era. AN exhibition787 words
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Miscellaneous39 1985-04-10 20 IBHH TODAY: TOMORROW: Low tide: 9.10 am Low tide: 9.40 am (0.1 m) (0.2 m) High tide: 3.31 pm High tide: 4.26 pm (2.4 m) (2.1 m) Low tide: 8.55 pm Low tide: 9.45 pm (1 m) (1 m)39 words
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Miscellaneous824 1985-04-10 22 leisure comics FASTRACK By Bill Holbrook fllVklkV MOU.ltl A WAV, I 60 NWW Of W M»MRH 17 -me 6TAMMRP- A «ftl CAM EMPATHI/E WTH THE- TeOWoLW MAKES EVEN ME I M<H>£L ToASTER... 1 <frtlllX FeAR* OF THE EXECUTES fEEL IN StfirNif I CANT— IWE V J THAT I'M R6TC j!824 words
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Article, Illustration545 1985-04-10 23 LINDA CHAN - Price cuts for bungalows and apartments range from 10 to 20 pc nosn .n** HA imam By LINDA CHAN THE developers of two recently completed residential projects are offering from 10 to 20 per cent discount to attract buyers. LADYHILL PARK: DBS Land is545 words
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Advertisement146 1985-04-10 23 To be held at Mandarin Court A 4th Floor Mandarin Hotel on Tuesday 16th April 1985 at 2.30 p.m. 1) #03-21 FAR EAST PLAZA (Shop) Area: 553 sq. ft. Title: Freehold *2) 4 HILLCREST ARCADIA #02 26 CATTLEYA BLOCK (Apartment) Area: 172 sq. m. Title: 99 years LANDED PROPERTIES 3)146 words
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Advertisement93 1985-04-10 23 Buying a home Take advantage of OUB's Housing Loan Mandarin Gardens OUB's Housing Loan Scheme offers: Easy loan repayments with CPF contributions Longer repayment period of up to 25 years Loan with Overdraft facility Competitive interest rates Currently: Up to 10 years 9%% p.a. 11 to 20 years 9!4% p.a.93 words
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Article, Illustration357 1985-04-10 27 SWEDISH tennis star Bjorn Borg and his fiancee Jannick Bjorting paid a very special visit to the Bariquand Alphand Foundation in France recently. The former tennis champion was at Monte Carlo to help organise a tennis tournament and decided to drop by the foundation to bringREPORT AND PICTURES BY SYGMA - 357 words
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Article, Illustration707 1985-04-10 28 BATTLE FOR SUPREMACY IN EUROPE AP LONDON, Wed MICHEL PLATINI, whose dazzling midfield skills Sided France last year to sir first-ever major soccer trophy, the European Championship, today seeks to dash French hopes of winning the continent's most important club competition. Platini, theAP - 707 words
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Article50 1985-04-10 28 EUROPEAN CUP (semifinal first-leg)) JUVENTUS (Italy) vs BORDEAUX (France) LIVERPOOL (England) vs PANATHANAIKOS (Greece) CUP-WINNERS' CUP (semifinal first-lea) BAYERN MUNICH (W Germany) vs EVERTON (England) RAPID VIENNA (Austria) vs DYNAMO MOSCOW (Soviet Union) UEFA CUP (semifinal first-lag) REAL MADRID (Spa) vs INTER MILAN (Italy) VIDEOTAN (Hungary) vs ZELEZNICAR (Yugoslavia)50 words
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159 1985-04-10 28 Reuter BUENOS AIRES, Wednesday THE FINAL stage of the Argentine national soccer championship could be suspended as a result of recent violence which in one case led to the death of a 14-year-old bojy, a government spokesman "The public needs time to reflect," Interior UndersecretaryReuter - 159 words
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371 1985-04-10 28 AP LONDON, Wednesday ENGLISH soccer club Millwall was fined £7,500 (S$18,900) yesterday for fan violence that left 45 people, including 33 police officers, injured after a match last month at Luton. Luton was ordered to erect fences around its playing area to prevent aAP - 371 words
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169 1985-04-10 29 AP SYDNEY, Wednesday AUSTRALIA WILL boycott the 1986 World Surf Lifesaving inter-club championships because South Africa intends to take part, the Surf Lifesaving Association of Australia said yesterday. Association president Alan Whelpton said the boycott is in line with Australian governmentAP - 169 words
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Article, Illustration414 1985-04-10 29 ERNEST FRIDA - By ERNEST FRIDA SWIFTS ATHLETICS Association will be sending a depleted team to the Thailand Amateur Athletics Association's inter-club championships in Bangkok from April 19-21. Twenty-four national athletes have withdrawn from the team because of work pressure or studies. Only 11 will be making414 words
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Article, Illustration240 1985-04-10 29 ERNEST FRIDA - By ERNEST FRIDA THEY SAY rugby is a men's sport. And Mrs Priscilla Krempl freely acknowledges this. At a recent game between St Andrew's and Teck Whye Secondary School, she was heard yelling to the Saints as she ran up and down the sidelines: "Go on, play the game like240 words
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Article, Illustration379 1985-04-10 30 ERNEST FRIDA - By ERNEST FRIDA TAMPINES Rovers, the defending champions, moved three places up the National Football League Division One table with a 1-0 win over Toa Payoh United at the Jalan Besar Stadium last night. It was their first win in four games and they now379 words
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Article, Illustration569 1985-04-10 30 K SILVAM - By K SILVAM SINGAPORE'S hope of making a mark in the coming Asian Badminton Confederation championships in Kuala Lumpur (April 15-21) rests on the shoulders 01 our top junior shuttler, Benson Wong. At least, he will go into battle without any569 words
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109 1985-04-10 30 Reuter LAS VEGAS, Wednesday MUHAMMAD ALI yesterday predicted that Thomas Hearns would knock out "Marvellous" Marvin Hagler in their fight here next week and compared the bout to his classic confrontation with Joe Frazier. "I think Hearns will knock him out in theReuter - 109 words
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Article411 1985-04-10 31 Soldiers beat Selangor to brighten our chances of winning league Bernama SINGAPORE'S chances of capturing the Malaysia Cup soccer league title brightened yesterday after our arch-rivals, Selangor, were defeated 2-1 by Malaysian Armed Forces in Lumut. Still, Singapore cannot afford to falter at this stage as Federal Territory,Bernama - 411 words
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Article, Illustration152 1985-04-10 31 ERNEST FRIDA - By ERNEST FRIDA HUSSEIN ALJUNIED is planning a strategic switch for Sunday's key match against Kedah he may field Intermediates' star striker Abdullah Noor and go for a 4-3-3 formation, the first time the team has adopted this formation since the Malaysia Cup tournament began. A152 words
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163 1985-04-10 31 Reuter LONDON, Wednesday MANCHESTER UNITED lost a chance to make up ground on English First Division soccer leaders Everton when they were beaten 1-0 at Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough ground last night. Second-placed United remain four points behind Everton, who nowReuter - 163 words
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Article, Illustration191 1985-04-10 31 ALL IS not well in the Singapore team as the Malaysia Cup league competition draws to a close. A dejected Hussein Aljunied is cancelling tonight's training session. He said: "What's the point of training when you have only seven players turning up? "I'm not blaming191 words
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