Singapore Monitor, 11 April 1985, Afternoon Edition

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    16 1 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR EVENINGEDITION MC <P> No 21 5 84 Thursday, April 11, 1985 30 cents
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    Lock icon HIGH COURT MOVE AS MCA ROW HOTS UP
    629 1 Lianhe Zaobao KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday THE TAN KOON SWAN faction in the Malaysian Chinese Association was planning to seek a High Court order to ban the rival Neo Yee Pan faction from conducting the partv's national branch elections, a Tan faction member
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    Lock icon Ssh, dear, this is Indonesia!
    130 1 Reuter JAKARTA, Thursday THE husband of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher came to her rescue today when she made an embarrassing gaffe by getting mixed up over which country she was in. Mrs Thatcher, making a brief speech at a reception, said she was very
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      Stolen cheques 'may be in Singapore'
      146 2  -  By MICHAEL LIEW TRAVELLERS' cheques worth *****,673 reEjrted to have been stolen from a bank in runei are believed to be in circulation in Singapore. Inter|>ol Brunei notified the Criminal Investigation Division's Commercial Crime Division this morning that the Thomas Cook traveller's cheques in
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      'Don't use this jamu'
      215 2 Health Ministry calls in 'medication' that contains harmful drugs CONSUMERS of Jamu Indonesia/Air Toko Pancur were advised today to stop taking this "medication". Retailers were also told to stop selling them and to return remnant stocks to the Ministry of Health's Inspectorate Section, the Ministry said
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      UHT milk production restarts
      187 2  -  By LEE KIT MUH COLD Storage Singapore today resumed its production of its UHT (Ultra High Temperature) milk. The Ministry of Environment today gave the company a clean bill of health after the latest samples of milk taken for analysis were found to be satisfactory. A
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      Burgers helping to boost cable cars
      386 2  -  By SEAH MEI KIANG IF YOU buy a McDonald's burger at World Trade Centre, you can save $1 on a round trip on the Sentosa cable car which costs $5. Or, if you take a cable car ride, ?ou can get a coupon for
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      CHOOSY THIEF GRABS A $9,000 WATCH
      70 2 SOME thieves can be very choosy, as Miss Irene Kam, 25, Department Officer of the Cartier Corner in Metro Grand Lucky Plaza, discovered when she found only one woman's Santon watch worth $9,100 missing from a showcase two days ago. Everything was in order
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      Police seek info on man's death
      61 2 POLICE have asked for information about a man found dead yesterday morning. The body of Hang Sim Huat, 65, was found at 8.07 am yesterday at Bricht Hill Drive. Hang, a permanent resident, was formerly an ice-cream seller. Police want anyone with information about
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      Lock icon New traffic lights causing jams at Nicoll Highway
      177 3 THESE vehicles entering the Central Business District gantry point at Nicoll Highway were caught In a traffic jam this morning. Many of the drivers were still getting used to the new traffic lights which were set up only 11 days. ago. A
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      Not power bat the lack of it that corrupts
      282 3  -  By JOSEPH LEE THE QUALITY of work life is important for increasing productivity, said Dr Barry Stein, President of Goodmeasure Inc, at the 1985 Human Resource Development Conference today. In a paper, "The Adaptive Organisation: Quality of Work Life in Action",
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      Help for people doing business in China
      146 3  -  By ANG PENG HWA THE Hongkong Bank will set up a department to help focal businessmen develop their ventures in China. Called the China Desk, this department will be set up in May and will be headed by a local bank officer Miss
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      Youth jailed for trying to use invalid bus pass
      301 3 Around The Courts A TEENAGER was jailed for four months for cheating a bus driver. George Tham, 18, showed a student concession bus pass to the driver and paid 25 cents bus fare, but the driver noticed that the picture on
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      'Arrest ship' plan by union in CPF row
      533 4  -  By GANDHI AMBALAM A SINGAPORE seafarers' union plans to arrest a ship because its owner has failed topay Central Provident Fiind (CPF) contributions and arrears in wages for its Singapore crew officers. Some of the men claim they have been laid off
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      Acquitted man files writ
      211 4  -  By JOSEPH LEE A BUSINESSMAN has filed a writ against a police officer, alleging that he was wrongly charged with cheating. The managing director of Teck Long Company Pte Ltd, Mr Seah Soon Hung, is claiming damages against Assistant Superintendent Henry Soh of the Commercial Crime
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        Employers may face charges
        114 4 A QUICK GLANCE AT HOME NEWS THE EMPLOYERS of eight Filipino maids found to have been illegally working in a private nursing home for the aged may be prosecuted by the Labour Ministry. A raid on the home at Alexandra Road two days ago by officers
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        SPCA checks en dogs in home
        88 4 THE SOCIETY for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) is checking the condition of several dogp at the private nursing home at Alexandra Road which was raided two days ago by Labour Ministry officers. But a staff member at the home said yesterday
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        No retranchment, says Shell
        58 4 SHELL Eastern Petroleum, Singapore's major oil refiner, will allow resignations and retirements to trim its 2,000-strong work force despite the economic downturn ana the low growtn in demand for oil products. A top official of the oil company ruled out any retrenchment. The move has been
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        Fare cuts help cab drivers
        87 4 BUSINESS for taxi-drivers has picked up since the 20 per cent discount was approved. The increase was due mainly to short trips, for which the fare difference is small. But many commuters stay away from taking long trips because they have to pay some 100
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      Contractors may become victims twice unknowingly
      228 4  -  By VICTOR SOH ELECTRICAL contractors who buy replacements for stolen circuit breakers may be buying back the very ones that were stolen. A spokesman for the Singapore Electrical Contractors Association said that the contractors were so concerned over the circuit breaker theft problem that
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      168 4 SEEING IS BEIg/WG Bronco is better... better quality, better value 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 sliced before your eyes, served in a special egg enriched bun. Come experience the best.
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      302 5 How quiet is Fisher split-type airconditioning? JM jg tWtwo swt M||j|jgl |(wnAjfy/M_ij|:-viiiv ***************1 l |L Jllll I iu((.cHtc« HIiII ********** l lllllllllllllllllllklßlllll ~fl I UIMAIMUMA iBBBIIMIBIIIIHIIHIfcSiBIim |_j WW**? I Hold this to your ear. I In our own quiet way, we'd like you to night cooling and another room for
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      Lock icon UNVEILING OF THE SUPER LASER
      720 6 Its success could point the way towards a limitless supply of cheap, clean power AP UVERMORE, Thursday IN THE lobby of Building No 391 at Lawrence Livermore Laboratory near. San Francisco stands a cast-iron sculpture of Shiva, the multi-armed god whose whirling dances, according to
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      Lock icon Japan's whisky drinking takes its first dip
      227 6 AP TOKYO, Thursday CONSUMPTION of whisky in Japan in 1984 fell for the first time on a year-to-year basis, but that of low-priced Japanese "shochu" distilled spirits rose sharply, the national tax administration agency said yesterday in an annual paper on liquor. The
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      Lock icon Not to his taste
      88 6 Reuter BRETTON, Thursday A WORKER at a British river abstraction plant says he has been given the choice of dismissal or transfer to the local sewage works for refusing to check for pollution in the water by tasting it every hour. Plant operator Wally Hughes said
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      Atlantis takes to the road
      111 6 THE NEW space shuttle Atlantis on the move down the streets of Palmdale on Tuesday from Rockwell International plant to Edwards Air Force Base. A special designed 747 mother ship will take the Atlantis piggyback to Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. Itmakes its maiden flight
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      Lock icon Water level lowest in 12 years
      118 6 AP BEIJING, Thursday THE CHINESE capital's water supply has fallen to its lowest level in 12 years because of waste and drought, vice-mayor Zhang Baifa said on Wednesday in a plea for conservation. Mr Zhang also said ground water is expected to drop one
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      Lock icon Son Sann 'optimistic' on US aid
      344 7 AP WASHINGTON, Thursday MR SON SANN, leader of a non-com-munist Cambodian guerilla group, said after a meeting with US Secretary of State George Shultz yesterday that he was "very optimistic" about receiving an increase in assistance from the United States. Mr Son Sann, a
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      Lock icon IUDs raise risk of infertility, say scientists
      275 7 Reuter BOSTON, Thursday A CHILDLESS woman who uses an intrauterine device (lUD) as a contraceptive doubles her chance of becoming infertile, two independent medical research teams reported yesterday The findings, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, said lUDs may be responsible'for
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      Lock icon Reagan ready for meeting, not summit
      244 7 Agencies SANTA BARBARA (California), Thursday IN AN abrupt shift in tone, the White House said yesterday that US President Ronald Reagan is ready for a get-acquainted "meeting" with Soviet chief Mikhail Gorbachev but that a problem-solving "summit" would require more preparation and must offer
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      We want Deng to stay, says party chief Hu
      457 8 BEIJING, Thursday CHINA'S 80-year-old leader Deng Xiaoping is in very good health and no one wants him tq retire, Communist Party General Secretary Hu Yaobang said yesterday. The party chief, Mr Deng's protege, also said he believed Mr Deng would continue
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      Lock icon Indonesia gives Thatcher assurance on ties with China
      180 8 AP JAKARTA, Thursday PRESIDENT SUHARTO assured the visiting British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher yesterday that Indonesia will not normalise diplomatic relations with China before that country gives an official confirmation to end its support to the communist movements in South-east Asia. President
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      Lock icon Japan to reply to Asean demands
      222 8 Bernama JAKARTA, Thursday A JAPANESE government official said vesterday the response on the Asean demands for increase of Japan's commodity imports would be known by June, when Japan would arrange new measures for the reduction of its import tariffs. He did not mention, however,
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    • PEOPLEWATCH
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        'I don't miss being president'
        105 8 A QUICK LOOK AT THE NEWSMAKERS JIMMY CARTER, (above) 39th president of the United States, pondered over the question for a brief second: Does he miss being president? "Not really. N0... if I had been reflected, I would now be out of office anyway." He
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        Springsteen-chat did the trick
        90 8 BONO, the lead singer for the Irish rock group U2, says he learned to put bad reviews behind him with a little help from his friends. Bono said he used to get excited or depressed, depending on the kind of notices the band received. He stopped
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        An out of this world feeling
        108 8 ASTRONAUT Eugene Cernan says walking on the moon is an experience so overwhelming it convinced him that God exists, but so demanding it can wreck an astronaut's life. Mr Cernan, the last American to walk on the lunar surface, wrote in TV Guide that
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        Pavarotti takes a break
        89 8 LUCIANO PAVAROTTI (above) has cancelled four performances with the Greater Miami Opera and returned home to Italy to recuperate from exhaustion. In a cable from New York, the famed tenor told Robert Herman, the opera's general mana{;er, that his doctor had ordered him to rest for
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        Women outreal the men
        76 8 THE WOMEN outreeled the men at the Nashville Network's Annual Celebrity Golf and Bass Tournament in La bell. Leading the female contingent in the fishing tourney was country singer Norma Jean, who hookea the biggest catch. Her effort pushed the ladies past the men in the
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      Lock icon Poser over heart man's identity
      462 9 Mystery of patient leads to question whether he is legally dead under Swedish law AP STOCKHOLM, Thursday THERE WAS speculation today that if a tax defaulter reported to have received an artificial heart implant is Lei Stenberg, the operation could raise a thorny legal issue
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      Lock icon Two opposition leaders 'held by Dhaka police'
      230 9 AP DHAKA, Thursday POLICE have arrested Awami League opposition leaders Tofael Ahmed and Sudhangsu Sekhar Haider at their homes, opposition sources said yesterday. The sources said Ahmed, organising secretary of the Awami League, and Haider, a former Member of Parliament, were picked up
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      Lock icon Nervous police blow violin to pieces
      167 9 UPI HAMILTON (Ontario), Thursday THE LAST SOUND from Steven Farkas* violin was anything but music to his ears. Police, nervous over recent bomb threats in Toronto and Montreal, blew the musician's prized violin to pieces after he left it in a locker at a
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      Lock icon Life-line for infertile men
      141 9 UPI MIDDLETOWN (New York), Thursday A DEVICE HAS been developed that will allow infertile men to become fathers without the cost or risk of surgery, a former research engineer said yester-. day. The apparatus, called the Testicular Hypothermia Device, helps men who cannot produce effective sperm
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      47 6 f FOB THIHOMI 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. K;SBI
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      167 7 Enjeroij w stasias imi Ifli far JHHJ'^b im m, ji > ji^ fSmUMr f i tl ■Wjpj. I ,|fl S(®)0 lovely handbags must be won Exclusively designed for Emeron, these handbags from Japan are stylish and fashionable. To win one, join the Emeron Lucky Draws. «|st Draw (30/4/85): Qnd Draw
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      46 8 M 10.30 am to 12.00 mid-nig}it r HAWAII HEALTH CENTRE #03 14/18, FIJRAMA HOTEL SHOPPING CENTRE, 10. EIJ TONG SEN STREET, SINGAPORE 010S Tel: *****66, *****88 Ext: 3333 EXCELSIOR HEALTH CENTRE 5. COLEMAN STREET, #o^o9, EXCELSIOR HOTEL, SINGAPORE 0617. V Tel: *****06, *****33. Ext: 1873. J
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      152 9 MING COURT HOTEL SINGAPORE Price Ss22 00 per adult 5517.00 per child under 12 years Mondays to Thursdays/^^>—Fridays to Sundays fc| un ripe tomatoes, AOyjjS [pi resh, cool salads plus l£J Fresh crisp greens. LLJ a choice of roasts Crunchy carrots and NZ. strlploln, leg celery and more! am anc
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      Prices dip for prime office space
      872 10  -  Sales agents expect the market to remain low for at least another year By CATHERINE ONG PRICES of prime office space have dropped by about 10 per cent since the beginning of the year and sales agents are expecting the market to remain soft
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      Pillay goes to MAS on Monday
      235 10 MR J Y M PILLAY will take up his appointment as managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GSIC) on Monday. The current managing director of MAS and the Corporation, former First Deputy Prime Minister,
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      SIMBL arranges $63 mil deal for Elders-Pica
      276 10  -  By ANG PENG HWA ANOTHER revolving underwriting facility (RUF) is on its way. Singapore International Merchant Bankers Ltd (SIMBL) is arranging a US$3O million (S|63 million) RUF for tne investment management company Elders-Pica. This is the fourth RUF to be packaged in Singapore.
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      Lock icon Vanguard completes FL acquisition
      90 10 Bernama 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday PAN ELECTRIC Industries Ltd said yesterday its wholly-owned subsidiary, Vanguard Realty Development Pte Ltd had completed the acquisition of 64.5 per cent interest in the equity of FL Investment Pte Ltd. The company said earlier that the acquisition would cost $17.43
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      STOCKS
      247 11 Selected stocks at midday. Market tone: Irregalar Boustead 1.76/1.77 Cold Storage 2.728 FAN 5.10/5.15 Gen ting 5.80/5.85 Gih I MS Haw Par 2.26/2.27 Isetan 2.42S Jurong Cement Unq Keck Seng 2.16/2.17 Esso 2.65S Hume Unq Incbcape 2.44/2.45 Intraco 2.05/2.15 M Cement 1.598 Metro 2.89/2.90 MPHB 0.89 "4/0.92 MUIB 2.39/2.40
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      FOREX
      107 11 Your S$ to one unit of foreign currency Soiling Buying TT/DD TT DO US| 2.2380 ***** 2.2190 sterling 2.7276 2.7055 2.6955 Australian 1.5048 1.4807 1.4657 Canadian f 1.6376 1.6176 1.6076 New Zealand 1.0204 1.0004 0.9756 CURRENCY NOTES S$ to 1 unit US| 2.232 2.212 NZf 1 05 0.98 sterling
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      Lock icon Uncertainty in the market
      163 11 HMLLSTREET j Reuter WALL STREET stock prices closed higher yesterday but below the best levels of the day as investors tried to decide where the economy is headed. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 6.08 points to close at 1,259.94. Gains outnumbered losses 1,047 to 488.
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      INDICES:
      43 11 THE OUB composite share price index closed at 409.89, up 0.40 point from the previous day's close of 409.49. The OUB Singapore dollar trade weighted index was down 0.4114 point to 133.4723 in morning trading from the previous day's close of 133.8837.
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      Lock icon DOLLAR AND GOLD
      203 11 Reuter THE US dollar rose slightly against most major currencies from New York levels in quiet early trading on some commercial buying. Dealers said operators were remaining on the sidelines awaiting the release of US economic data and money supply later today. The market is also concerned
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      Mixed close at lunch time
      275 11 THE LOCAL bourse opened quiet this morning on selective trading and closed mixed at the lunch time break. Top volume stock UOB traded 667,000 to close at $4.46, foUowed by Cons Plant's 306,000 at $2.91 and Everpeace's 223,000 at $1.19. Top riser Genting was up
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      213 11 m|j w #*mg- /'-j^ d i ;r m i j^| sfcl pj never make centrestage. g|j Our troupe of 10 Chinese culinary experts, headed by Chef Tang go HH a„ into action long before the stage lights up at S.E. Asia's largest theatre restaurant. They start early, getting The Neptune's
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  • opinion / letters
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      Employer penalised for driver who quit for PNG
      153 12 IT SEFMS to me that the authorities are over-efficient in penalising Saffic offenders. Sometimes it is ce kicking a helpless person after having struck him down. My company owns a van. I had a driver who committed a traffic offence but has
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      Forgotten for promotion
      171 12  -  Y S WONG Singapore 1646 OF LATE, the police have embarked on a vigorous recruitment exercise. They promise an attractive salary and a promising career to those who would take up the job. Ironically, quite a number of my friends joined the police force with an "A"
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      Heartfelt thanks to Qantas staff
      132 12  -  ROSEMARY CHEN Editor Regional Language Centre Singapore 1025 I WISH to record my sincere thanks to Qantas Airlines; both ticketing staff (especially Mr Boon), flight crews and ground staff, both in Sydney and in Christchurch. Twice in the last 20 months I have had to
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    Hi-tech breaks into security in California
    982 12  -  features •y LINDA PERNEY Los Ang«l«s Daily N«ws BEVERLY HILLS: You're in the market for protection, looking for privacy, worried about security. You say you're beyond the bullet-proof vest stage; you want something a little more sophisticated. You might find what you're looking for
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      116 12 Have A Complimentary FirstDrink'And EnJoyCoodOMW« Country €harm^^ At LJ Enjoy the warm and friendly atmosphere of our 0 country entertainment and food. Unwind and lose yourself in our vibrant and moving music. Dine on our impressive selection of iuicy steaks, fresh lobsters, J tender chicken and more. All aeliciously prepared
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      An income tax rebate will do the job
      424 13 Hiiflfl MOST SINGAPOREANS, by now, would have accepted the attraction and the inevitability of having to work beyond 55 years of age. Countries which suffer from high unemployment would not raise the retirement age of their workers; some, in fact, are reducing
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      Not feasible to have more bus stops in Depot Road
      191 13  -  REPLIES JOSEPHINE ONG (MISS) Public Relations Officer Singapore Bus Service I REFER to the letter Depot Road needs more bus stops" from "Omega" of Singapore 0410 (SM, March 23). The pair of bus stops near Block 112 serves Depot Road
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      Extension of service applicant requested to contact ministry
      124 13  -  LEE HONG LENG (MISS) for Permanent Secretary (Education) I REFER to the letter "Teacher's offer to extend retiring age was refused" by "JKY Lim" (SM, Mar 29). The Ministry of Education offers extension of service beyond the retirement age to every teacher
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      Relax HDB eligibility for private property owners
      239 13 TO OWN a house has become a minimum goal of Singapore families, especially those with children. But there are some families with partial interest in private residential properties who are unable to buy a private house because of financial reasons. The present Housing
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      70 13 LETTERS on any subject ot pubic intarest yM be acoeptad tor publcation They should bo typed and must bs signed. Thsy m must uto mctuoe im wnrsr's name and address even N tha writer doddse to use a pseudonym in print'A oonteot telephone number would be uaeM. We reoawths right
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  • leisure
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      Flashdance star
      556 14  -  Story and pictures by WONG SING YEONG CHEWING a cigar and flashing a onesided smile, the tall, burly Michael Nouri could easily pass off as a Mafia mobster. The 39-year-old actor, who is best known for his role as Jennifer Beat's boyfriend in Flashdance, is one of the
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      Lock icon British TV station tenderly recreates classic Fitzgerald novel
      1110 14  -  By STANLEY MEISLER in Versailles, France LAT-WP THEY were filming a classic American novel for television, with American stars. But there was a British tone to the production, a quiet professionalism, the director speaking softly, the producer nonchalantly scanning a book in
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      TV celebrities do their solid bit
      250 14 THE stars have landed. Fifteen television personalities and three dancers from popular TV shows such as WKRP, CHiPs, The Incredible Hulk, Falcon Crest and Solid Gold have arrived here in batches on a charitable mission. They will take part in a celebrity concert at
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      Dying mum finds new homes for her children
      426 16 Thursday Feature Special Who Will Love My Children? (Chinese subtitles) (Ch 5, 9.15 pm) BASED on the story of an lowa farm woman who displayed great courage in the face of death, this top-10 movie of 1983 is directed by John Erman.
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      Lock icon Judy Garland in concert is a Great Performance
      705 16  -  TV SCENE By JOAN HANAUER in New York UPI EVERYONE knows Judy Garland from her Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) years as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, as Mickey Rooney's co-star in Andy Hardy movies, as a teenager singing You Made Me Love You
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      Lock icon Movie hero who leads normal life
      1175 17  -  Harrison Ford says he is just an ordinary man By DAVID EDEN in Hollywood LAT-WP HARRISON FORD thinks he is an ordinary guy. Do not call him a movie star. Do not call him Han Solo or Indiana Jones. And, above all, do not
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      Theatre for the young
      443 18 DATE TIME PROGRAMME Monday 11 am/3 pm Cinderella by Act 3 at the National Library. This is a musical fantasy based on the popular fairy tale. Admission is free. 8 pm Stories by David Glass at DBS Auditorium is a collection of mime styles by the
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      40 14 4 ..I Dinner, Drinks, Dancing all at the led Celebrities. Captured Live ML I The V amp Breaks 1 m I'uhlic Holiday: A 7. OOprn 7.lHtpm 10.OOpm (iuest Artiste: CHRISTINA ()N<. The Vamp Ikeaks Loose. I.e\el 2. entrepoint Keser\ation\:- *****21
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      252 14 t-- r BEST U.S. STEAK IS Direct from Harris Ranch in Central California The Number One Steak in California, and now in Singapore L\ ■ySjta A n Only at Jack Place Steak House you'll find six different Wmvjkß choices from only $16. you'll get a tender. |uicy. corn-feo ~VV||B premium
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      1352 15 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR leisure THURSDAY, april 11,1985 I \J 2.30 SBCTEXT Live Sample Page#. Itt. 3.00 Opening and Programme Highlights followed by The x. Tarzan The Peerla Tanga (r). 5.15 Andy Robeon Lost return from their holiday to Chariton missing. The villagers organise search party j, but Andy and Alex
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      85 16 How can you feel your pretty, feminine best if your arms and legs are hairy? Unwanted hair is embarrassing. ■Tji And shaving it off can be very unpleasant and unfeminine. What you really need is that special feminine touch. The Immac touch. Immac gently removes every trace of unwanted your
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      457 17 FILM GUIDE LY GHOST (C) WMIInJfIMOT HOLLYWOOD (*****64) (1, 3.30, 7, 9.30): FRIENDDALIT (*****16) (1.30, 3.30, 7.30, 9.30): FRIENDLY LY GHOST (C) ghost (o liwaqu (*****30) (i.30, 3.30,7.30, 9.30): friend- *<- LY GHOST (C) METROPOLE (*****27) (1.30, 3.30, 7.30, 9.30): FRIENDLY GHOST (Q 'ttrt v venus (*****97) (i, 3.30,7.15,9.m mismatched
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      449 18 BEBBRj Low*tide: 9.40 am (1.2 m) I /rnJßS^SfnC^f^^ ss&tsgfti? I t/MHjßtf TOMORROW: I f ■P'flLfHiEiS* 55. IfcttffiWKT I V^fi|satt--a« Low tklc: 10.45 pm (1.1 m) I CHARLES EGBERT picting scenes of the late Ching era. AN exhibition of Charles Egbert's re- Admission is free. cent drawings, which are in a
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    864 19  -  GO PLACES WITH KAANAPALI is a 45-minute drive from Maui's jet airport in Kahului. Transportation to the resort is available at the airport, and regular shuttle buses prowl the grounds. A car, especially at Hawaii's traditionally low rates, is still a great convenience. The major
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      665 20 g THE SINQAPOWe MONITOR X 01SUrO COmiCS THURSOAY, APRIL 11, 1985 Cmm I ™FASTRACK By Bill Holbrook Ly fto®,"W/CTWbKTHAST& 8* AT OMP. HOW& Off\C£ I f iMMfcIMTtIV V*S, M 5. **ifc W^lsalff™! ARIES March 21 to April 20 LIBRA \e\\ I ffZ r\W What appears to be a road September
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      282 24  -  VICTORIA SCHOOL 1 VICTORIA JUNIOR COLLEGE 0 rssgrssssi SOCCER By K SILVAM MOHAMED Saleem's lone goal in the first minute of extra time gave Victoria School the 'A' Division title in the East Zone National Schools Football final at Siglap yesterday. Playing in front
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      308 24  -  Hwa Chong JC 13 AMIo-CMIMM JC 12 RUGBY By B KULA HWA CHONG Junior College, despite finding themselves a try down against Anglo-Chinese Junior College yesterday, made a gallant comeback to scrape past their opponents 13-12 in their schools Under-20 rugby encounter.
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      164 24  -  WATERPOLO By DANIEL WEE UNFANCIED St Andrew's beat title-chasing Queensway 12-4 in an upset win in the "C Division National Schools Waterpolo League at Barker Road yesterday. The Saints, with only one more match against Buona Vista, virtually clinched their firstever final appearance in a competitive
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      68 24  -  HOCKEY By B KULA YESTERDAY was a memorable day for Anderson Junior College's hockey team. They beat last years' runners-up Hwa Chong Junior College in their 11-a-side debut at Balestier Road. A cracking shot by Jay Shankar during a goalmouth melee in the 48th minute gave
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      200 25 RAPID VIENNA 3 DYNAMO MOSCOW 1 BATTLE FOR EUROPEAN SUPREMACY Reuter VIENNA, Thursday DYNAMO MOSCOW were struck by a five-minute whirlwind as Rapid Vienna swept to a 3-1 win in their European Cup-Winners' Cup first-leg soccer tie last night Dynamo seemed to be well
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      399 25 BAYERN MUNICH 0 EVERTON 0 Reuter MUNICH, Thurt INJURY-HIT Everton weathered Bayern Munich's ceaseless attacks to hold on for a goalless draw and ease within sight of their first European soccer final last night. The English League leaders, missing Scottish striker Andy
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      242 25 Reuter MILAN, Thursday ITALY'S Interna zionale beat Real Madrid 2-0 in a one-sided first-leg Uefa Cup semifinal last night, thanks to a goal in each half by Liam Brady and skipper Alessandro Altobelli. But the match between two great sides, who have won the
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      441 25 FA CUP SEMIFINALS AP LONDON, Thursday LUTON TOWN on Saturday seek to kill EVERTON'S hopes of a unique soccer treble and gain the reward of an English Football Association Cup final appearance. Saturday's FA Cup semifinals pair homespun Luton with the
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      934 26 LIVERPOOL 4 PANATHANAKOS 0 JUVENTUS 3 BORDEAUX 0 —BATTLE FOR EUROPEAN SUPREMACY Agencies LIVERPOOL, Thursday LIVERPOOL and JUVENTUS answered the silent prayers of the vast majority of soccer fans when they established seemingly unassailable leads in their European Cup semifinal first-leg matches last night Holders
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      257 26 AP DALLAS, Thursday YOUNG Aaron Krickstein of the United States wore down aggressive countryman Eliot Teltscher with tenacious rallies last night in a marathon five-set match to advance to the quarterfinals of the US$5OO,OOO (Sfl.l million) Buick WCT finals. Krickstein outlasted Teltscher
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      227 26 Reuter GEORGETOWN, Thursday NEW ZEALAND'S Martin Crowe scored a career best of 188 yesterday to help his side recover from a shaky start as the second cricket test against the West Indies appeared headed for a draw. Crowe and wicketkeeper lan Smith (53) added 143
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      258 26 Reuter AUGUSTA (Georgia), Thursday National Course. TOM WATSON says he is not a betting man, but if he had to predict the winner of the US Masters golf tournament which starts today, ne would pick Fuzzy Zoeller. That is not to say the
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      409 27 The Star KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday FEDERAL TERRITORY goalkeeper Rashid Hassan slammed his gear into his hag and said: "That's it. I'm finished with FT. It's all over for me." And he stormed away to the car park to get away from the Merdeka Stadium, not
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      277 27 Reuter LAS VEQAS, Thursday THE OUTCOME of next Monday's title fight between Thomas Hearns and undisputed world middleweight champion "Marvellous" Marvin Hagler was looking like a toss-up, according to local bookmakers nere. Hagler, once the 7-5 favourite, slipped into the underdog spot and now the 12-round
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