Singapore Monitor, 10 April 1985, Afternoon Edition
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Title Section12 1985-04-10 1 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR > EVENING EDITION r m Wednesday, April 10, 1985 30cents12 words
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Article, Illustration507 1985-04-10 1 SIT VIN FONG - Addicts guilty of 'savage' triple murder ■v SIT VIN FONG The High Court today sentenced two drug addicts to death for what Mr Justice Wahab Ghows described as a "savage and vicious" murder of a mother and her two young children in their507 words
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346 1985-04-10 1 THE National Productivity Board will reduce the course fees of four diploma executive programmes by 10 per cent from July. The Acting Minister for Labour, Mr Lee Yock Suan, revealed this today. Speaking at the official opening of the 1985346 words
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222 1985-04-10 2 PRE-UNIVERSITY students can now applv for the Ministry of Education Pre-University scholarship and bursary awards. Applicants to the scholarship awards must be PreUniversity One students who have obtained an aggregate of not more than 14 points in the 1984 General Certificate in Education222 words
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Article69 1985-04-10 2 POLICE want to contact the next-of-kin of a 50-year-old Indian man who was found dead in Owen Road last Saturday. The man, who was clad in a white shirt and blue slacks, is described as being 1.65 m tall, with short hair and a thick69 words
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Article, Illustration286 1985-04-10 2 OWNERS of pleasure boats who park at West Coast Park will soon have proper storage facilities with security provisions. This is part of the upgrading work at the park, which will be completed by early 1986, the spokesman from the Parks and286 words
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121 1985-04-10 2 A SINGAPORE American School teacher was charged in a district court today with intending to cheat the school principal of f14,490. Lai Weng Cheong alias Joseph Lai alias Weng C Lai, 40, was alleged to have showed a receipt which falsely stated121 words
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Article, Illustration322 1985-04-10 3 Lianhe Zaobao MR THAI Chee Ken, a board member of the Mass Rapid Transit Corporation, is tipped to become the new chairman of the Singapore Bus Service in place of Mr Patrick Yeoh, Chief Executive of the DBS Bank, sources say. Mr Thai, also chairmanLianhe Zaobao - 322 words
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Article, Illustration163 1985-04-10 3 SAUDI ARABIA'S Minister of Commerce, Dr Soliman Abdul Aziz Al-Solaim, arrived in Singapore this morning for a three-day official visit as guest of Dr Tony Tan, Minister for Finance, Education and Health. Dr Soliman is accompanied by four officials, including Dr Abdul Aziz Al-Turki,163 words
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Article139 1985-04-10 3 A SITE engineer arrived at work yesterday morning to find $42,000-worth of circuit-breakers and copper wires stolen from a building worksite in Nim Road. Mr C M Tang, 36, told police he checked the Seletar Hill Condominium site at 5 pm on Monday and it was139 words
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385 1985-04-10 4 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 said385 words
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534 1985-04-10 4 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 those who ride on taxis with adjusted meters.534 words
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274 1985-04-10 4 MICHAEL LIEW - By MICHAEL LIEW NTUC COMFORT said yesterday that commuters were entitled to the 20 per cent fare discount from all its 7,000 taxidrivers even if some of the drivers do not display the discount stickers issued to them. Some commuters have complained274 words
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NEWS SCAN
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Article, Illustration114 1985-04-10 4 A QUICK GLANCE AT HOME NEWS SEVERAL music retailers say they will donate a portion of their profits, from sales of the charity record, We Are Tlie World, to famine victims in Ethiopia. And according to the manager of World Vision International Singapore, Mr uoh Ens114 words
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Article103 1985-04-10 4 PRIVATE car park operators went on a spree last year, raising parking charges. Last year, a total of 340 applications were made to increase parking charges in various parts of the island, compared to the 42 made the previous year. And all the increases in103 words
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Article106 1985-04-10 4 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 academic with expertise in rooting chemicals, told the seminar that Singapore had a serious106 words
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Article, Illustration130 1985-04-10 4 ■TWO vintage cars (picture above), 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 Delage Convertible D 8130 words
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Advertisement55 1985-04-10 4 f FOB TW 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. ***** Every Friday.55 words
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Advertisement152 1985-04-10 5 Wm&- r t i v I IP I f MtV mmm ill I^F >:^^^RW":^V°: fefl I I 1 KBjt m il > >l n4 36-4487-50 34-0961-90 I tfK m Tokyo city of transformations, where diverse I ||r fl ideas meet and new styles are born. A place in time unlike152 words
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220 1985-04-10 6 UPI WARSAW, Wednesday A V-SIGN was burned into the chest of a pro-Solidarity priest and a caustic chemical was poured on his body by an unknown assailant in the southern city of Krakow,, officials said yesterday. Cardinal Franiciszek Macharski of Krakow said in aUPI - 220 words
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150 1985-04-10 6 Reuter NEW YORK, Wednesday A NEW YORK City policewoman who was sacked in 1982 after fellow officers spotted nude pictures of her in a sex magazine was ordered reinstated yesterday by a court. The appeals panel also ruled that Cibella Borges, 27, was due wagesReuter - 150 words
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164 1985-04-10 6 COLOMBO, Wednesday TAMIL separatist guerillas armed with submachine guns shot and killed two Muslims praying at a mosque on Monday and then killed a third outside the mosque, the Information Ministry said yesterday. No reason was given for the killings, which took place164 words
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Article, Illustration425 1985-04-10 6 AP NEW YORK, WtdnMday THE CREDIT worthiness of many nations of the world have staged a modest comeback in recent months, despite a continuing concern for the international debt crisis. This was revealed in a survey conducted by a magazine specialising in globalAP - 425 words
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279 1985-04-10 6 Reuter SYDNEY, Wednesday AUSTRALIA'S Labor Government is to hand back to the Aborigines one of their most sacred sites, the giant central Australian monolith, Ayers Rock. The country's most famous tourist attraction will remain a national park under a long lease arrangement with theReuter - 279 words
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Article, Illustration50 1985-04-10 8 MALAYSIAN Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Mohamad Mahathir engaged in talks with Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme at their talks yesterday. Dr Mahathir is on a 20-day tour of Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark and Austria, where he seeks to boost trade and investment PICTURE: REUTERPICTURE: REUTER - 50 words
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Article56 1985-04-10 8 LONDON, Wednesday THE BRITISH capital yesterday opened its first centre for male and female homosexuals in a five-storey converted warehouse. Staff released pink balloons to celebrate the inauguration of the London Lesbian and Gay Centre. The building was converted at a cost of £700,000 (Ssl.B million)56 words
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320 1985-04-10 8 LATWP SAO PAULO, Wednesday AILING President-elect Tancredo Neves was in grave condition last night, hours after undergoing surgery to have a tracheotomy, or breathing hole, slit into his throat, a spokesman said. Mr Neves has undergone five intestinal operations since last month. Presidential spokesman AntonioLATWP - 320 words
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449 1985-04-10 8 Agencies HONG KONG, Wednesday CHINA is trying to win the support of writers in Taiwan and Hong Kong by offering big payments for their work, according to authors and publishers here and in Taipeh. They said the China Friendship Publishing Company, based in Beijing,Agencies - 449 words
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265 1985-04-10 8 AP KHARTOUM, Wednesday AFTER firing the nation's Chief Justice, Sudan's new military leader accepted a petition from the Judges' Union yesterday that appeared to seek an end to the Islamic Legal Code imposed by former President Gaafar Numeiri. In a nationally televised speech, GenAP - 265 words
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Article, Illustration455 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 - 455 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 Sen 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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Article85 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 of85 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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Article101 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 t <but instead of ending in the bank> strongroom they surfaced in the ladies' toilet, police said yesterday.UPI - 101 words
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Advertisement9 1985-04-10 6 EASTER SALE 1 20%-50% DISCOUNT ffiga 611 0 ggyisgsss.]9 words
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Advertisement130 1985-04-10 10 The New Image cf Success. Hongkongßank Visa Cards now reflect a new and prestigious image an image that reflects success. Our cards now come in two new distinctive designs. to replace the traditional Visa Card. WSSSI 'Premier' HKSjfl a new version of the Premier Visa Card. These new, specially designed130 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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424 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 more424 words
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Article, Illustration755 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 opinion755 words
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Article214 1985-04-10 13 THE LOCAL bourse opened mixed and remained so for the most part of the morning, closing mixed to slightly easier at lunch break. Even interest in blue chips fizzled out. Top volume stock Supreme Corp traded only 204,000 to close at $1.78, followed by Fed214 words
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Article81 1985-04-10 13 MMLLSTREET WALL STREET stock prices finished yesterday with mixed results as investors retreated to the sidelines waiting for first-quarter earnings reports. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0 88 point to close at 1,253.86 Declining issues led those advancing bv 775 to 728. Volume on the New81 words
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Article42 1985-04-10 13 THE OUB composite share price index closed at 409.88, down 2.70 points from the previous day's close of 412.58. The OUB Singapore dollar tradeweighted index was up 0.0158 points to 133.8872 in morning trading from the previous day's close of 133.8714.42 words
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Article200 1985-04-10 13 Reuter THE US DOLLAR rose slightly against most major currencies from New York levels in quiet early trading on short covering. Dealers said operators were unwilling to take large positions following continued uncertainty over the dollar's direction. The market is waiting for the release of US economicReuter - 200 words
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Article258 1985-04-10 13 Selected stocks at midday. Market toae: easier Boustead 1.70/1.72 Cold Storage 2.71/2 73 FAN 5.15/5.20 Genting 5.70/5.75 G.I.H. 1.92 S Haw Par 2.25/2.28 Isetan 2.40 S Jurong Cement 1.90 S Keck Seng 2.15/2.16 Esso 2.70 S Hume 3.26 S Inchcape 2.44/2.45 Intraco 2.05/2.12 M Cement 1.40 B Metro 2.94258 words
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Article100 1985-04-10 13 Your SI to ono unit of foreign currency Soiling Buying TT/DO TT DD US| 2.2310 2.2210 2.2120 sterling 2.7257 2.7037 2.6937 Australian 1.4945 1.4705 1.4555 Canadian 1.6372 1.6172 1.6072 New Zealand! ***** 1.0006 0.9756 CURRENCY NOTES S$ to 1 unit US* 2.225 2.205 NZ| 1.05 0.98 sterling 2.75 2.65100 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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Miscellaneous19 1985-04-10 12 f2- XX 1962 McNaufht Syad.. lac. R "WUAI"6 60 MARP ABOUT AWAIVZIMCrTHE MARKET... IT BITWBR GO&&UP OR &OB& OONN19 words
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Article, Illustration310 1985-04-10 14 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 with 17 years' residence here,310 words
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Article856 1985-04-10 14 JANE EISNER - features By JANE EISNER Knight-Ritfder 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 - REPLIES 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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Article164 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 and164 words
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Article422 1985-04-10 15 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR 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 leaders422 words
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128 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 sincere128 words
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238 1985-04-10 15 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 passengers frantically flagging down the238 words
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253 1985-04-10 15 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 about 20 per cent at253 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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Miscellaneous8 1985-04-10 15 'OPITAI GTIES CbMMUNiCXTtoNf.W THIS... WBttuSUßfiNbu \WNT 18 DOlMtSf8 words
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Article, Illustration671 1985-04-10 16 WONG AH YOKE - *&uisine} 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 the671 words
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Article, Illustration664 1985-04-10 16 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 and 3664 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, 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, Illustration257 1985-04-10 18 WONG SING YEONG - MP I V W'II#* El iM l 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 humble257 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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537 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 - 537 words
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Article, Illustration1393 1985-04-10 21 CARLA HALL - Amadeus director Milos Forman is happy to be hot in Tinseltown By CARLA HALL in Washington "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, and1,393 words
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Miscellaneous1339 1985-04-10 17 I I THE SINGAPORE MONITOR W I Live Sample Opening end Programme ie Mine Simmons 4.55 Lome Qreene'e New Wilderness Owl: Mester Hunter jmK^r v The owl is regarded by some as an omen of sickness and death, and by others as a symbol of wisdom. Lome Greene evaluates the1,339 words
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Miscellaneous322 1985-04-10 20 /11 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.322 words
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Miscellaneous715 1985-04-10 20 One of Charles Egbert's recent drawings on display at the Arbow Fine Art Gallery, Holland Village CHARLES EGBERT ing scenes of the late Ching era. AN exhibition of Charles Egbert's re- Admission is free. cent drawings, which are in a pencil aRT and ink wash technique, will be held at715 words
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Miscellaneous38 1985-04-10 20 TODAY: TOMORROW: Low tido: 9.10 am Low tido: 9.40 am (0.1 m) (0.2 m) High tido: 3.31 pm High tido: 4.26 pm (2.4 m) (2.1 m) Low tido: 8.55 pm Low tido: 9.45 pm (1 m) (1 m)38 words
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Miscellaneous787 1985-04-10 22 leisure comics —FASTRACK By Bill Holbrook Wt*jtKiitW <d »L'A& ywKMOW.ItIAUM, I 60 MUU Of Tdt M»0««K 17 ..me STAHWtftp- ««4 OH fMMttUt WW TH6 •fttMtIoWYMAKKWWMe S. I Mot>«--toASTtR... 1 F6AR4 OF THE EXECUTES FfcCL IHSlfrMlflCANT—fH* 1 V 7 THAT I'M MK*BGHlp...T»te l*AlMF«g*6 J s 5 .JJ *4*4*4! /Cvp'r) 'I nuvr^^787 words
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Article, Illustration539 1985-04-10 23 LINDA CHAN - Price cuts for bungalows and apartments range from 10 to 20 pc PROPERTY 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 is giving 10 per539 words
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Advertisement291 1985-04-10 23 "Where do you go for easier, better home financing?" Optimum financing with or without CPF ylJ===EE=E=j|k Attractive interest rates: tsi ln«wT Ito 10 years gM HBH BBPL —9.% p a. pn II to 25 years o 9'/?% p a U LiA£_ Bridging finance available HUDC (Phase 1) loans available up291 words
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Advertisement143 1985-04-10 23 To be held at Mandarin Court A 4th Floor Mandarin Hotel on Tuesday 16th April 1985 at 2.30 pjn. 1) #03-21 FAR EAST PLAZA (Shop) Area: 553 sq. ft. Title: Freehold •2) 4 HILLCREST ARCADIA#O2-26 CATTLEYA BLOCK (Apartment) Area: 172 sq. m. Title: 99 years LANDED PROPERTIES 3) 71 DUNLOP143 words
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Advertisement93 1985-04-10 23 Buying a home? Take advantage of OUB's Housing Loan Scheme 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 9Vi%93 words
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Advertisement299 1985-04-10 24 PERSONAL CARE AND FITNESS g IVIQ Of course you are, nearly everyone is. I Too much good food, not enough I If exercise is a sure I y way to make a big fat problem. And V to be called "fatty" 1 wouldn't be nice for a k person who299 words
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Advertisement274 1985-04-10 24 AIMMMSISajI THE SINGAPORE MONITOR ClaSSITieCi WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1985 In tho Matter of THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 18S. And In tho Matter of SOON SOON SNIPPING A TRADING COMPANY PTE. LTD. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the creditors of the abovenamed Company which is being wound up voluntarily, are required274 words
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Advertisement283 1985-04-10 24 NOTICES IN TNE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 18S ORIENTAL IMPORTERS A EXPORTERS (PRIVATE) LIMITED (In MMibtri' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the creditors of the abovenamed company, which is being voluntarily wound up, are required on/or before 10th May 1985 to send in their names and283 words
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Advertisement156 1985-04-10 24 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPAHIES ACT, CAP. 18S ORIENTAL IMPORTERS A EXPORTERS (PRIVATE) LIMITED (In Mombor*' Voluntary Liquidation) Spocial Rosolutions At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of Oriental Importers Exporters (Private) Limited duly convened and held at 111 North Bridge Road #12-01 Peninsula Plaza, Singapore 0617 on156 words
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Advertisement363 1985-04-10 25 Situations Vacant Eastern Industries (A mwnbrr of the National Iron Group) Am established group of raipaulea la the Imliud of cauaU utUn techaeleaj fcaa A) MALES PERSONNEL CLERK The Job: To update paraonnai and adwUntoUaMon racord, write efcnpte conoapondanca, typing and Ming, prapara and aiacwla work permit appMcabon and atalf363 words
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Advertisement132 1985-04-10 25 Situations Vacant Eating Spots KIPUNQ'S CHOP HOUSE, 15th Floor. Asia Chambers. McCullum Street, where Executives lunch in cosy ambience Economically. Tel: 221 2639. FOR SALE /EfITRO I J Gem mine in the heart of the city Largest Gemstone Stockllat with over 4 I 100 fascinating f V colours > 0132 words
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Advertisement124 1985-04-10 25 Hairdressers BE A PIVOT Point Professional Stylist in 7 months time. Enrol now in Pivot Point International Hair Dressing and Sculpture Course. FuN/ part-time available. Interested tet: 732 3882/ 732 1828. for details. Modelling Mfi# CATZ 'The* model agency 734 4756. FASHION STAQE 732 3806/7. BTEPB MOOELS 235 2997 x124 words
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Advertisement53 1985-04-10 26 Accommodation Vacant ty CLAYMORE PLAZA, MAISONNETTE and Apartments for immediate rental. Interested please contact tel: 734-9181, Miss Ng. LANDMARK TOWER, CHIN Swee Road. Luxuriously furnished apartment for immediate rental. 24 hours security, swimming pool, sauna facilities are available. Tel: 734 9181. BACHELOR FLAT, BT Timah Golden Mile, centrally aircond., pool53 words
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Advertisement44 1985-04-10 26 VACATION Hotel/Holiday Accommodation^ SPECIAL OFFER-BANGKOK 700 rooms hotel $35; luxurious Pattaya Hotel facing sea $45. Cotoct voucher. 221 9010. REST HOUSE in Malacca 481 7287. SEASIOE REST HOUSE in Malacca (4 km. from town). 2 bedrooms with Kitchen. $60/daily or $80/- weekends. Tel: 481-7287.44 words
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Article, Illustration353 1985-04-10 27 SWEDISH tennis star Bjom Borg and his fiancee Jannick Bjoriing 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 - 353 words
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Article, Illustration708 1985-04-10 28 BATTLE FOR SUPREMACY IN EUROPE AP LONDON, Wed MICHEL PLATINI, whose dazzling midfield skills S tided France last year to eir first-ever major soccer trophy, the European Championship, today seeks to dash French hopes of winning the continent's most important club competition. Platini,AP - 708 words
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Article50 1985-04-10 28 EUROPEAN CUP (••mifinal first-leg)) JUVENTUS (Italy) vs BORDEAUX (France) LIVERPOOL (England) vs PANATHANAIKOS (Greece) CUP-WINNERS' CUP (••mMlnal flret'lM) BAYERN MUNICH (W Germany) vs EVERTON (England) RAPID VIENNA (Austria) vs DYNAMO MOSCOW (Soviet Union) UEFA CUP (••mlfinal first-l*g) 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 bo;r, 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 (Sf18,900) yesterday for fan violence that left 45 people, incluaing 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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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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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, Illustration247 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 the247 words
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331 1985-04-10 30 K SILVAM - By K SILVAM CHANGI conceded a walkover in their opening game of this year's Inter-Constitu-ency Volleyball Tournament. But last night was different and they went on to beat lowly rated Queenstown at Bras Basah. Opening the set in fine style from the first serve, they331 words
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Article, Illustration172 1985-04-10 30 But Hagler changes his mind about a knockout in Round 3 Reuter LAS VEQAS, Wednesday UNDISPUTED WORLD middleweight champion "Marvellous" Marvin Hagler yesterday said that he would knock Thomas Hearns out in their 12-round title bout on Monday, but backed away from an earlier predictionReuter - 172 words
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570 1985-04-10 30 Reuter AUGUSTA (Georgia), Wednesday THE UNDULATING greens of Augusta National are showing their speed of old with most players hailing the improvement for the 49th Masters Golf Tournament starting tomorrow. After rejecting criticism of the 6,905 metres course being too easy, theReuter - 570 words
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239 1985-04-10 30 AP DALLAS (Texas), Wednesday TIM MAYOTTE'S serve-and-volley pressure wore down Ecuador's Andres "Go-Go" Gomez last night, earning him a 7-6 6-4 6t2 victory in the first round of the US$5OO,OOO (551.125 million) Buick World Championship tennis finals. Mayotte, of the United States, will meetAP - 239 words
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Advertisement374 1985-04-10 29 CONTEST Predict the score mdwjn&MO^^ 1) The object of the contest is to predict outright If there are more than one corcorrectly the scorefcnes of lour Malaysia rect entry, the prize-money will be Cup matches m the boxes provided shared If there is no outright winner, the 2) A different374 words
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Advertisement134 1985-04-10 30 STILL THE EXTRA BALLS WITH MORE EXTRA REASONS TOPI Mir There are more LffQl reasons to play Hot Dot and Top-Flite XL than any other make. Reasons like longer distance, greater piayability and durability because the cover don't cut and, it retains the same compression and roundness. HOTDOTisthe hottest ball134 words
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Article, Illustration438 1985-04-10 31 ill Hill Mi '85 I 7 KUALA LUMPUR, WwHwMlay AFTER last night's debacle in the Malaysia Cup clash against Armed Forces, Selangor skipper Santokh Singh will be having sleepless nights as he was to be blamed for both the Forces' goals. Forces' 2-1 victory meant that Singapore's438 words
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Article139 1985-04-10 31 P W D L F A n. SINGAPORE 13 10 1 2 23 6 31 Selangor 11 7 1 3 21 9 22 Trengganu 11 7 1 3 19 9 22 Perils 12 6 3 3 19 19 21 Johor 11 6 2 3 22 11 20 F Territory139 words
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Article25 1985-04-10 31 TOOAY F TERRITORY v SABAH (Merdeka Stadium, 4.30) FRIDAY KELANTAN v PAHANG (Stadium Sultan Mohd, IV, 8.30) TERENQQANU v PERAK (Stadium Sultan Ismail 8.30)25 words
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248 1985-04-10 31 Reuter LONDON, Wednesday A HOST OF talented French stars battle for the European soccer spotlight tonight when Bordeaux challenge Italy's Juventus for a Champions' Cup final place. French exile Michel Platini comes face-to-face with his international team-mates at Bordeaux, Jean Tigana, Alain Giresse and PatrickReuter - 248 words
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