Singapore Monitor, 14 May 1985, Afternoon Edition
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Title Section17 1985-05-14 1 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR iEVENiNG EDITION r M C (P) No. 51/5 85 Tuesday, May 14, 1985 SOcents17 words
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Article, Illustration676 1985-05-14 1 EE BOON LEE - Aim to keep prices within reach when 'land bank' is used up By EE BOON LEE A MINISTERIAL committee, consisting of four members, has been set up to study ways of keeping future housing prices affordable to people at a time when all land676 words
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Article, Illustration146 1985-05-14 1 PAULINE GOH - By PAULINE GOH Special to to* Singapore Monitor BARBARA YUNG, a popular actress of one of Hong Kong's top commerical television stations, HK-TVB, died this morning after she was found unconsciou in her apartment by a male colleague Barbara is believed to have committed146 words
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Article, Illustration555 1985-05-14 2 SEAH MEI KIANG - By SEAH MEI KIANG PARLIAMENT today applauded when the Minister for Education, Dr Tony Tan, announced that Cabinet has unanimously approved that children of graduate mothers will no longer have priority for admission to pre-primary and primary schools. As proposed at an earlier Parliamentary sitting on555 words
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255 1985-05-14 2 LOONG SWEE YIN - By LOONG SWEE YIN TENANTS in Housing and Development Board rental flats may not have to pay the full downpayment of 20 per cent when applying for flats They may pay from between 5 ana 10 per cent, depending on the types of flats. Mr255 words
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192 1985-05-14 2 YONG POW ANG - By YONG POW ANG TAXI DRIVERS, worried whether they could afford to pay the higher diesel tax in October, were given an assurance that the Government would review tne overall situation before then. "If necessary, I shall take up the matter192 words
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605 1985-05-14 2 SIT YIN FONG - By SIT YIN FONG HOW DOES a court determine the lost earnings of a 20-year old medical student killed in a road accident if she had lived? Mr Justice F A Chua in the High Court this morning, began to hear submissions605 words
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253 1985-05-14 2 SURESH NAIR - By SURESH NAIR A 32-YEAR-OLD woman director of a jewellery firm was ambushed and beaten up at Lorong 34 Geylang last night before two men robbed her of an assortment of gold chains and gold bars worth $277,905. Police said253 words
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248 1985-05-14 3 Lianhe Wanbao THE SINGAPORE Bus Service netted an after-tax profit of $6.6 million last year, $600,000 more than in 1983, according to the company's annual report for 1984. The bus service's taxi fleet of 200 contributed $400,000 to the total after-tax profit. ForLianhe Wanbao - 248 words
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226 1985-05-14 3 Lianhe Zaobao OFFICIAL tourist bodies of the Asean countries are considering setting up a tourist promotions office in Singapore to coordinate their individual efforts. The Asean members are also discussing the possibility of establishing a tourist information centre in the Republic. Sources say, theLianhe Zaobao - 226 words
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Article229 1985-05-14 3 IRENE TOH - By II IRENE TOH LAWYER Anthony Wee Soon Kim was accused of evading another $23,058 in taxes at a magistrate court this morning. Three fresh tax evasion charges were preferred against him this morning. The charges alleged that he omitted the net annual values of229 words
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Article81 1985-05-14 3 THE Industrial and Commercial Bank (ICB) has lowered its prime lending rate by a quarter per cent to 8.5 per cent. Interest on its savings deposit remains unchanged at 6 5 per cent. The rates for fixed deposits are as follows: One-and-two-month, unchanged at five per cent;81 words
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Article, Illustration99 1985-05-14 4 A QUICK GLANCE AT HOME NEWS PUPILS of Nan Hua Primary School have a new "toy" but unlike most toys, it will soon be transformed into the real thing. The "toy" is a scale model of a $13,000 children's obstacle course to be installed at the99 words
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Article122 1985-05-14 4 CALLING reservists something else would be unlikely to change the public's view of them. The answer to ignorance about the reservists' role in Singapore's defence is education. These were the views expressed by some reservists interviewed yesterday about a defence ministry survey in which almost half122 words
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Article68 1985-05-14 4 DIVORCES top the list of cases for which the help of the Legal Aid Bureau was sought last year Nearly a third 3,290 of the 10,004 applications were for divorce. Another 1,293 persons needed advice in making out deeds of separation. Other cases where help was68 words
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Article77 1985-05-14 4 THE LABOUR Ministry has imposed a stopwork order on the site at Pulau Seraya where two workers fell 110 metres to their deaths. A spokesman from the ministry said the men fell last Tuesday while installing a steel support for a permanent walkway inside the77 words
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999 1985-05-14 4 SURESH NAIR - By SURESH NAIR ONE MAN with ambitions of being a millionaire before he was 40. Another anxious to shake off his background as a former secret society member, and rescue a failing business. Both wanting money in a hurry. These were the pictures painted999 words
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Article, Illustration461 1985-05-14 4 MICHAEL LIEW - By MICHAEL LIEW WHEN A Singapore businessman stopped over in Hong Kong on the way home from Beijing, he ended up paying HK59,890 (about 552,826) for 13 drinks. For one glass of draught beer and three rounds of drinks for461 words
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493 1985-05-14 5 ROBERT CONCEICAO - By ROBERT CONCEICAO CALLING reservists something else would be unlikely to change the public's view of them. The answer to ignorance about the reservists' role in Singapore* defence is education. These were the views expressed by four reservists interviewed yesterday about a defence ministry survey493 words
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Article, Illustration341 1985-05-14 5 LEE CHIU SAN - By LEE CHIU SAN DR ADRIAN Tan Cheng Bock, got a good idea of what motorists thought of the Government's latest transport policies yesterday evening. The Member of Parliament for Ayer Rajah and chairman of the Feedback Unit, was guest of341 words
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153 1985-05-14 5 CHEE LI CHOO - By CHEE LI CHOO A SET of commemorative stamps to be issued on July 1 is one of the projects to celebrate the People's Association's 25th anniversary. The stamps, valued at 10 cents, 35 cents, 50 cents and 75 cents or $2153 words
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483 1985-05-14 6 UPI PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday A POLICE helicopter dropped a percussion bomb on an inner-city terrace nouse yesterday to flush Out members of a radical group, injuring at least two occupants and engulfing as many as 16 buildings in flames, authorities said. The two knownUPI - 483 words
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184 1985-05-14 6 UPI LEVELLAND (Texas), Tuesday A GHEAT-grandmother who says family members encouraged her to attend college, "because it gives the old girl something to do and keeps her out of the bars," will receive her degree IS days before her 80th birthday Mrs Marcellette O'Callaghan was scheduledUPI - 184 words
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Article91 1985-05-14 6 Reuter COLOMBO, Tuesday SEPARATIST guerillas attacked a Sri Lankan town in the north central province killing at least 10 people and wounding more than 75 others, police said. They said the guerillas, fighting to set up a Tamil state in the north and east,Reuter - 91 words
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128 1985-05-14 6 AP LAGOS, Tues POLICE yesterday blocked thousands of foreign workers who sought to force their way across the border into Benin. The workers, travelling in a convoy of 400 trucks, said police fire killed four. There was no official confirmation of the shootingAP - 128 words
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Article, Illustration72 1985-05-14 6 A CAR bomb exploded near a bazaar in a buy Teheran street on Sunday. State radio said IS people were killed and at least 50 were woonded. No one claimed responsibility for the bomb, estimated by police to have contained 50 kilogrammes of ex- plosives.72 words
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252 1985-05-14 6 AP DHAKA, Tuesday TWO CHILDREN died and 50 others were injured in bomb blasts on Sunday and yesterday here and in the port city of Chittagong that officials believed were linked to an opposition call for a general strike. The two mainAP - 252 words
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Article, Illustration529 1985-05-14 7 Agent 'A' uncovers plan to assassinate Rajiv Gandhi and overthrow his Government LAT-WP WASHINGTON, Tuesday THE FEDERAL Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has thwarted a plot by Indian Sikhs to assassinate Indian Prime Minister Raiiv Gandhi and another Indian official during visits to the UnitedLAT-WP - 529 words
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288 1985-05-14 7 LAT-WP WASHINGTON, Tuesday GENERAL Electric (GE) Company, the sixth-lar-gest defence contractor in the United States, pleaded guilty yesterday to defrauding the US government of US$BOO,OOO (581.76 million) on a Minuteman Missile project and received the maximum fine of US$l.O4 million (552.28LAT-WP - 288 words
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207 1985-05-14 7 AP TOKYO, Tuesday JAPAN'S popular "capsule" hotels are used mostly as refuge for white-collar workers who have fought with their spouses, according to a survey. Conducted by an unidentified hotel company in Tokyo, the survey was based on 3,868 responses from capsule-hotel users, mainly maleAP - 207 words
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Article, Illustration199 1985-05-14 7 ROME, Tuesday A 58-YEAR-OLD French doctor says she changed her sex all by herself in a 6V4-hour operation for which she used local anaesthesia. Dr Danielle Kretschmar, who lives in Malesherbes, Paris, also wrote a book "I Will Be Her." The trans-sexual, who has four199 words
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489 1985-05-14 8 UPI WASHINGTON, Tuesday MANY elderly nursing home patients have been unknowingly used as human guinea pigs, for medical experiments, according to a senior citizens' group which yesterday appealed for immediate Federal action. The National Council of Senior Citizens, relying on internal FoodUPI - 489 words
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121 1985-05-14 8 AP BEIJING, Tuesday THE VICE-PRESIDENT and Premier of Cambodia's anti-Vietnamese rebel coalition conferred yesterday with senior Chinese leaders in a previously unannounced visit to Beijing. Their arrival followed coalition President Norodom Sihanouk's assertion last month that he would like to resign, in whatAP - 121 words
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186 1985-05-14 8 Reuter PORT STANLEY, Tuesday A VIOLENT, glass-smashing row broke out yesterday at a lunch for Britain's Prince Andrew to mark the opening of the Falkland Islands' new airport. The squabble flared when Labour parliamentarian George Foulkes, a member of the BritishReuter - 186 words
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Article, Illustration77 1985-05-14 8 A QUICK LOOK AT THE NEWSMAKERS FORMER French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing is going to court to halt the publication of memoirs by the deposed Central African emperor Jean-Bedel Bokassa (above). Giscard's lawyer, Herve Cren, said he was taking legal action against the book "Ma Verite" because77 words
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Article101 1985-05-14 8 Mixing Thelonious Monk with Debussy, Italian pianist Giorgio Gaslini has become the first jazz soloist to play by official invitation in China. "I was invited by the Chinese Ministry of Culture to play the first jazz concerts here," said the Milanese composer. "I know Chinese culture,101 words
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Article, Illustration96 1985-05-14 8 ENTERTAINER Stevie Wonder (above) yesterday sang a new song, "The Bell for Freedom", at the United Nations and later disclosed he had just written another titled "Apartheid is Wrong, Wrong, Wrong." He was being honoured on his 35th birthday at a special meeting of. the UN96 words
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Article89 1985-05-14 8 BRITISH rock star Rod Stewart was arrested in Los Angeles on drunk driving charges, but was later freed on a USJI.OOO (552,240) bond, police said yesterday. A California Highway Patrol spokesman said Stewart, 40, was stopped early on Monday morning in west Hollywood by two officers who89 words
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Article103 1985-05-14 8 ROCK superstar Bruce Springsteen slipped briefly into a church here this morning to marry Julianne Phillips, a 25-year-old Oregon model he met backstage at one of his concerts. Springsteen's engagement to Miss Phillips became known only last week and the wedding date was never announced.103 words
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223 1985-05-14 9 UPI KAMPALA, Tuesday ASSASSINS attacked the Interior Ministry with automatic weapons and hand grenades yesterday but were driven off by police in a 20-minute battle that left at least eight people seriously wounded. Police said Interior Minister John Luwuliza Kirunda general secretary of the rulingUPI - 223 words
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236 1985-05-14 9 Reuter RQME, Tuea A BID by Italy's powerful opposition Communist Party to outpoll the dominant Christian Democrats in local elections and seek a role in the national government appeared to nave failed yesterday, according to computer forecasts. A predictionReuter - 236 words
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292 1985-05-14 9 Reuter LONDON, Tues HUNDREDS of Britain's wealthiest people were told today that they could face a collective bill of more than £130 million (5f352 million) to meet claims against five Lloyd's of London insurance syndicates of which they are members. The Duchess of Kent,Reuter - 292 words
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Article, Illustration123 1985-05-14 9 Lianhe Zaobao IPOH, Tuesday THE COLOURED thread-like substance that was being emitted from the right eye of 10-year-old S Sivalingam (left) has been tested and found to be exactly what it had looked like cotton thread. But how the thread hadLianhe Zaobao - 123 words
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207 1985-05-14 9 Reuter WASHINGTON, Tuesday A US physicist who helped build the atomic bombs that devastated Japan said yesterday a nuclear weapon was likely to be used again within 15 years. Dr Bernard Feld, a member of the Los Alamos team that built theReuter - 207 words
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Article, Illustration1050 1985-05-14 10 CATHERINE ONG - By CATHERINE ONG NEARLY 80 Singaporeans and expatriates nave been invited to sit on eight subcommittees to review key sectors of the Singapore economy and examine macro issues facing the industries. Each sub-committee will have between eight and 10 members, Briga-dier-General (Reservist) Lee1,050 words
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Article73 1985-05-14 10 NAME OF CHAIRMAN/ SUB-COMMITTEE COORDINATORS Manufacturing Mr Koh Boon Hwee Mr Nelson Britt Mr Ang Kong Hua Mr C N Watson International Trade Mr S Chandra Das Banking and Financial Services Mr Allan Ng Mr Focfc Siew Wah Services Mr I F Tang Local Businesses Mr Lim Kee73 words
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159 1985-05-14 10 SOME 40 experts from all over the world will gather at the Hyatt Regency Hotel from today until Saturday to discuss state-of-art technology in telecommunications. Called Asia Telecom 85, the exhibition and forum is jointly organised by the Telecommunication Authority of Singapore and the159 words
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147 1985-05-14 11 H MHLLSTOEET H AP WALL STREET stocks advanced modestly yesterday, with analysts suggesting the unimpressive performance was another indication of slowing economic growth and of profittaking after last week's sharp gains. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 3.32 to close at 1277.50. VolumeAP - 147 words
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Article42 1985-05-14 11 The OUB Composite Share Price Index closed at 411.09 up 1.78 points from the previous day's close of 409.31. The OUB Singapore Dollar Trade-weighted index was up 0.0160 point to 132.8611 in morning trading from the previous day's close of 132.8771.42 words
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Article206 1985-05-14 11 Reuter THE US dollar recovered slightly against most major currencies in quiet early trading on some covering interest after its sharp fall in New York. Dealers said the market lacked fresh factors and operators were unwilling to open new positions ahead of this week's release of keyReuter - 206 words
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Article112 1985-05-14 11 Your S$ to on* unit of foreign currency Soiling Buying TT/DO TT DO US$ 2.2190 2.2090 2 2000 Sterling 2.7952 2.7732 2 7632 Australian 1 5669 1.5428 1.5278 CURRENCY NOTES S$ to 1 unit US$ 2.22 2 20 NZJ 1.05 098 sterling 2 83 2 73 Australian 160 1.50112 words
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309 1985-05-14 11 P T BANGSBERG in HONG KONG - By P T BANGSBERG in HONG KONG Special to The Singapore Monitor SINGAPORE entrepreneur Khoo Teck Puat, thwarted in his bid for the Wheelock Marden group, seems to have turned his attention to the mightiest "hong" of them all. Reports swept the stock309 words
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193 1985-05-14 11 THE LOCAL bourse opened steady this morning, led by blue chips and selected finance stocks and closed firm at lunch break Top riser Batu Lintang was up 30 cents to $6.60, followed by Maybank and DBS, botn up 10 cents to $6.30 each. Top loser193 words
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Article241 1985-05-14 11 Selected stocks at midday, market tone: higher Boustread 1.66 B Cold Storage 2.46 B FAN 5.05/5.10 Genting 6.05/6.10 G.I.H. 2.09/2.10 Haw Par 2.14/2.15 Keck Seng 2.20 B Esso 2.66 S Inchcape 2.36/2.37 Keppel 1.62/1.64 Magnum 3.56/3.58 Pan Elec 2.61 B Perlis 3.36 B Roths (M) 3.26/3.30 Metro 2.86/2.87 MPHB241 words
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Advertisement332 1985-05-14 10 it happens to >0 of us. We find oursdves unable to speak stimulate their genuine interest, whether speaking to one up when we really need to. And we don't always know person or to a crowd. whyßut whatever the reason, we need not just accept itnot when a can keep332 words
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Article168 1985-05-14 12 C H TAY; C H LIM - C H TAY C H LIM Singapore 1955 WE WISH to thank the most courteous officer that we ever came across in the HDB office. Recently, one of us (Tay) sold his flat to the other (Lim). We went to the Toa Payoh Area Office168 words
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408 1985-05-14 12 I AM flabbergasted at the suggestions of Wee Kian Seng (SM, May 7). He alleged that "at times police patrol cars arrived late at the scene of crime resulting in criminals getting away with their crimes." He should and408 words
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Article, Illustration939 1985-05-14 12 JOSEPH A REAVES - features By JOSEPH A REAVES Chicago Tribune MACAO: The little man at the roulette table could have been the reincarnation of Peter Lorre. He had the same round belly, the same nervous, darting eyes, the same clammy beads of sweat on939 words
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449 1985-05-14 13 SHraH AN OPEN and free economy was the making of Singapore. Sir Stamford Raffles realised in 1819 how the island's position and its harbour made it a natural location for a thriving go-be-tween market place. With careful and firm planning by the colonial masters and hard449 words
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307 1985-05-14 13 JOSEPHINE ONG (Miss - REPLIES JOSEPHINE ONG (Miss) Public Relations Officer Singapore Bus Service I REFER to the letters headlined "Tourist was shouted at by SBS inspector" (SM, April 12) and "SBS driver's unfeeling actions are appalling" (SM, April 24), complaining against a ticket inspector and a307 words
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Article92 1985-05-14 13 JEANNE TAY (Miss - JEANNE TAY (Miss) Public Relations Officer Singapore Broadcasting Corporation I REFER to the letter from "Fashion Buff" requesting the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) to show the works of internationally renowned designers (SM, May 9). The writer will be happy to not that SBC will show92 words
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106 1985-05-14 13 ROSLAN JUMARI - ROSLAN JUMARI Singapore 2056 THE CINEMA is today one of the most popular places'of entertainment. May I thank the Cathay Film Organisation for showing fast-action films, such as Missing in Action, The Killing Fields, Double Trouble, Terminator, etc. I hope it will continue to screen106 words
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183 1985-05-14 13 ON ONE of those rare occasions when my wife drove to town, she parked in Cuppage Centre. Forgetting that the parking charges had been doubled, she displayed two 60-cent coupons with their times separated by a one-hour interval. This admittedly was an error on183 words
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Miscellaneous8 1985-05-14 13 MssioNcontrol' WE wants us io jupiter! yj fIBSBh8 words
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Article, Illustration264 1985-05-14 14 Inez Wei - Clothes: Exclusivites de France (23 Lorong Mambong) Lean lines are in the limelight again Co-ordination: Inez Wei IT'S time to take leave of clothes that are three sizes too large. Yes, the back-to-the-body feeling is everywhere again, particularly in dresses. The shape to watch for is small, narrowPictures: Mohd Ishak - 264 words
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Article, Illustration531 1985-05-14 14 FRANK SPOTNITZ - By FRANK SPOTNITZ in New York UPI A TELEVISION special showcasing the glittering talent that has made the Apollo Theatre famous is the christening of an ambitious project to restore the Harlem landmark to its former glory. New York State wasUPI - 531 words
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Article, Illustration436 1985-05-14 14 LAN LYNESS - Meeting Bowie unsettles Grease II star By LAN LYNESS OPA MICHELLE PFEIFFER was scared when she encountered rock superstar David Bowie and it had nothing to do with the knife he was holding at her throat. In fact, Pfeiffer took Bowie's menacing behaviour in her strideOPA - 436 words
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Article, Illustration318 1985-05-14 16 Zorro and Son (Debut) (Ch 5, 5.20 pm) AS he ages, the legendary Zorro loses the agility needed to continue with his charitable activities. His student son is summoned from Spain to succeed his father as an avenging angel for the poor Mexican peasants.318 words
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Article, Illustration70 1985-05-14 16 The Unyielding Butterflies (C) (English subtitles) (Ch 8, 10.25 pm) XUEJUN agrees to appear in a commercial advertising Ziyang's {iroducts. As she needs he money to pay for Yuanjun's medical expenses, Xuejun also agrees to model swim wear for Ziyang's friend. Ziming tells Yuanjun that her70 words
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Article72 1985-05-14 16 Oh Oku (C) (English subtitles) (Ch 8, 11.15 pm) ON a riding expedition, General Yosnimune meets Fumi and her daughter, Nobu. Impressed by her riding skills, he pays her a visit > and is introduced to i Sazo, an expert in tapioca farming. Yoshimune decides to72 words
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Article76 1985-05-14 16 Drama on 12 Mansfield Park (Ch 12 t 9.15 pm) MRS GRANT is hopeful that the country air will cure Henry and Mary Crawford of their worldly ways. Edmund, obviously taken with Mary, excuses her inde- corous conversation with Fanny on the grounds that she was76 words
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Article, Illustration643 1985-05-14 16 VERNON SCOTT - W©stiKß By VERNON SCOTT in Hollywood UPI ORSON WELLES maintained his legendary status in the minds of most adult Americans by flattening opposing shows in his new television series. It was not as if the one-time boy genius of movies, such asUPI - 643 words
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Article, Illustration385 1985-05-14 17 WONG SING YEONG - One of the best New Wave films FILM: NIGHT CALLER STARRING: Pat Hsia, Terry Hu, Philip Chan, Melvin Wong DIRECTOR: Philip Chan SHOWING: Dalit, Liwagu, Empress, Mandarin, Toa Payoh, Jubilee, Hollywood, Metropole and Plaza Reviewed by WONG SING YEONG TERRY HU, who has385 words
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Miscellaneous1354 1985-05-14 15 /x, THE SINGAPORE MONITOR |1^ leiSUre/tV TUESDAY, MAY 14,1965 I u 2.25 SBC TEXT Live Samp* Pages. Jhef Stephen. Sasmito prepares Qu2.55 Opening end Programme Highlighte dek and Sambai Goreng Kretek. "k m^W followed ijy The Struggle (C) (r) 6.45 Charlie Brown Special Someday (English subtitles). Charlie Brown (Car--4.30 Naadaga1,354 words
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Miscellaneous703 1985-05-14 17 fllM CUIO6 f journalist Sydney Schanberg and his inter- Starring: Cliff Gorman, Snsan Tyrell preter and friend, Dith Pran. Synopsis: A schoolgirl works as a prostitute DALIT (*****16) (1.30, 3.30, 7.30, 9.30): A ocnai (97i7c«Qt it 7n a cic q\. tup by night to support her studies until a psyNIGHTMARE703 words
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Advertisement288 1985-05-14 18 OPENS TOMORROW: 4 THEATRES CAPITOi CHANfiI BAVOY WOOOLAHPS rOna Cassette by kind courtesy of WEA 100 Consolation Prizes bPBMf One Burger King Whopper sandwich j I Prizes by k nd courtesy of BURGER KING After you have seen the picture, name m rr 'J-TTuf!" fS the three Policemen and a288 words
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Miscellaneous145 1985-05-14 18 l T INDIAN CULTURE IN SOUTH EAST ASIA: A BRIEF HISTORICAL SURVEY THE India House Cultural Centre and the Friends of the National Museum are organising a talk on The Acclimatisation of Indian Culture in South East Asia: A Brief Historical Survey, tomorrow at 6.30 pm at the Tanglin Club145 words
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Miscellaneous340 1985-05-14 18 PRINTS AND DRAWINGS BY DICK BIXBY THE prints and drawings of Dick Bixby will be on the Arbour Fine BSi' Mambong, Holland Village, today and tomor- jIM* row from foam to 5 pm. -SS. J Admission is free «|M HSWI SOMETHING IN PENCIL rSZSZf K* THERE will be an bition340 words
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Miscellaneous70 1985-05-14 18 SINGA THE December 1984 issue (Number 9) of SINGA is now on sale. Published bi-annually by the Ministry of Community Development, the present issue features a collection of poems and short stories by local writers including prize-winning entries in the English Section of the 1983 Annual Short-Story Writing Competiton such70 words
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Miscellaneous762 1985-05-14 19 leisure comics I FASTRACK By Bill Holbrook oMpfWA»n>TH£ no«RAttso>iA VW/NO 6fl*APut*R.v«u HAve ib A gMNtf tfsfti#' rrs A*-E TZ> X 60 NWO< R>R Ki4O*) HOUJ IT TMIMKS/ J OULV O»U TWH4- I > IHf 5wftViVAL lv v iv y w A ii#i/iHAr* wurnAtt* J —v £?f th* spgci* s_ 1762 words
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Article, Illustration564 1985-05-14 20 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR Focus is on feminine favourites for this month's photographic promotion theme PRACTICALLY every photographer takes pictures of women. The different ways of photographing women are countless, but all can result in striking and very meaningful photographs. Glamour photos are of course the564 words
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Article194 1985-05-14 20 A SEMINAR on Creative Photography is being organised by the People's Association together with the Joo Chiat Community Centre, and the Photo-Videoagraphic Society of the Nanyang Technological Institute. This seminar will be held at the RELC Auditorium on May 26. The seminar, which will be conducted194 words
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Advertisement69 1985-05-14 20 JJS3H zenza rntro fi BRONICAUfISrII the revolutionary 6x7 medium format camera of great simplicity and compactness. The GS-1 comes with interchangeable viewfinders, filmbacks Also SQ-A/SQ-Am I Available leading I Sole SENG CO PTE LTD. Singapore: 116 Middle Road, *04-01. ICB Enterprise House. Hflr S'pore 0718. Tel: *****44 Tlx: RS *****69 words
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Advertisement205 1985-05-14 21 VACATION Hotel/Holiday Accommodation SEASIDE REST HOUSE in Malacca (4 km. from town). 2 bedrooms with kitchen. $60/dady or $80/- weekends. Tel: 481-7287 NOTICE IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT CAP. 185 AND IN THE MATTER OF SINQLOBE PTE.LTD. (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section205 words
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Advertisement477 1985-05-14 22 NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, I Philip Tan Wah Tong of Blk Sl2 Hougang Avenue 5 #01-197 Singapore 1953, have applied for a First Class Public House (extended) licence in respect of premises at M/S Time Tunnel Lounge and Disco, 1 Netberavon Road, Basement #81-03, Hotel Meridien Changi, Singapore477 words
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Advertisement474 1985-05-14 22 NOTICES NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN tlut. I, Tam Kwik Sew of No. Blk 740, Bedok Reservoir Road, #*****5, Singapore, have applied for a Retail Liquor Shop licence in respect of premises at M/s Zheng Yuan Trading Merchant, Blk 740, Bedok Reservoir Road, #01-3175, Singapore 1047, and that this application474 words
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Advertisement477 1985-05-14 22 NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, l Koh Kee San of No. 40 Lucky Heights, Singapore 1646, have applied for a WHOLESALE LIQUOR SHOP LICENCE in respect of premises at M/S Oriental Emporium 4c Supermarket (P.P) Pte Ltd at 65, Mobd. Sultan Road, Singapore 0923 and that this application will477 words
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Article, Illustration176 1985-05-14 23 Prizes for those who are running THE SINGAPORE MONITOR WE HOPE you are faithfully keeping up ft with your running practices and to spur you on, we would like to give you a glimpse of some of the prizes we are giving away. The first three176 words
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Article, Illustration353 1985-05-14 23 AEROBICS IS not the sole prerogative of women, the Safra Health and Fitness Club members will tell you as they go through their paces in fighting fit form. These people, who are gearing up for the Puma/Monitor 10 Km Charity Run353 words
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Article, Illustration116 1985-05-14 23 STEP ONE: Fill in a copy of the entry form and mail it to the Singapore Cancer So* ciety, Locked Bag Serv ice No. 3, Alexandra Road, Singapore 9115. STEP TWO: You will receive an acknowledgement card. STEP THREE: Sponsorship drive participants,116 words
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361 1985-05-14 24 The Star KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday PAHANG has decided not to renew English coach Fred Binney's contract because of financial considerations, Pahang FA president, the Tengku Mahkota, said yesterday. In a telephone interview from Kuantan, the Tengku Mahkotasaid Binney's successor would be named onlyThe Star - 361 words
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183 1985-05-14 24 The Star KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday SINGAPORE'S T Pathamanathan and R Suriamurthi will stay with Pahang for yet another Malaysia Cup season. Their contracts expired in April but Pahang FA president, the Tengku Mahkota, said that Pathmanathan and Suria- murthi will continueThe Star - 183 words
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229 1985-05-14 24 Reuter BUDAPEST, Tuesday CONTRASTING styles and aspirations promise to produce an intriguing World Cup qualifying soccer game when Hungary meet the Netherlands in the last European Group Five match at the People's Stadium tonight. The talented young Hungarians, playing the best footballReuter - 229 words
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319 1985-05-14 24 Reuter BUENOS AIRES, Tuesday SOCCER commuter Diego Maradona returned here yesterday to play in Argentina's World Cup warm-up match against Chile tonight. Maradona has shuttled between Italy and Argentina in the last week to help his national side's World Cup preparations because the ItalianReuter - 319 words
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Article328 1985-05-14 25 K SILVAM - STORE VOCATIONAL 4 BEDOK NORTH SEC 3 rSgORTS in Schools By K SILVAM SINGAPORE Vocational Institute (SVI) came back from the jaws of defeat to beat Bedok North Secondary School in a close-ly-contested match to take the National Schools soccer Under-17 title at Jalan Besar328 words
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Article, Illustration199 1985-05-14 25 ANG MO KIO SEC 1 8T JOSEPH'S 2 A LAST-MINUTE goal by striker Anwar Ersalle gave favourites St Joseph's Institution the Under-14 title in the National Schools Soccer Tournament at Jalan Besar yesterday. The wet pitch failed to stop underdogs Ang Mo KioPICTURE: CHRISTINE CHEW - 199 words
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123 1985-05-14 25 BOYS* TOWN 1 PABIR PANJANG 0 RAVI Indron's 19th minute penalty goal was more than enough to give Boys' Town Vocational Institute the Under-20 title in the National Schools Soccer Tournament at Jalan Besar, yesterday. But the Pasir Panjang boys must have gone home123 words
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337 1985-05-14 26 Reuter ROME, Tuesday SWEDE Jan Gunnarsson sprang a big surprise in the first round of the Italian Open tennis championship yesterday, knocking out second seed Andres Gomez of Ecuador in a closelyfought match. Gunnarsson, 22, who has lost to Gomez in bothReuter - 337 words
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Article, Illustration405 1985-05-14 26 SPORTS CHATTER COMPILED BY THE SPORTS DESK WHILE waiting for his taxi at the Singapore Island Country Club's Bukit clubhouse, a professional golfer spoke about the variety of amateurs he had partnered in the pro-am tournaments around tne world over the past405 words
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93 1985-05-14 26 Reuter WEST BERLIN, Tuesday THREE SEEDS went crashing out of the West German Women's Open tennis championships on the opening day yesterday. Romania's Virgina Ruzici, the ninth seed, fell 6-3 7-5 to American Susan Mascarin and Andrea Leand also of the US,Reuter - 93 words
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Advertisement176 1985-05-14 24 notice TENDER NOTICE FOR HIRE OF MARINE CONTAINERS Quotations are invited from container leasing companies of international repute for the hire of various types of marine containers. Tender documents will be available from 15th May 1985 at our regional office in Singapore. The Shipping Corporation of India Ltd 9 battery176 words
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Advertisement197 1985-05-14 24 STEINERS theworld Designed for sports fans, the M new Steiner Winner 7 x 35 EWWGA combines the finest in a. optical engineering with the latest in "Til digital timing. This unigue wide- jlI angle binocular with built-in digital Scout timer stop-watch with split-time. 7. 35 regular time, date and split-time197 words
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Advertisement494 1985-05-14 25 Til Everybody's got their own prediction for the FA I I B"% Cup finals. Now you can cash in on it with The Singapore JL A iLf Monitor/Anchor Beer' Guess the Score'contest. W W JW W W TYlk, T *W Just fi in the form be,ow with y° ur predicted494 words
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Article, Illustration660 1985-05-14 27 Fan rioting, hooliganism and fire make it a black year for English football AP LONDON, Tuesday THE FIRE that engulfed the wooden main stand at Bradford City's soccer stadium and killed at least 53 people climaxed a traumatic season lor the managers and spectators of Britain's favouriteAP - 660 words
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279 1985-05-14 27 BRADFORD (England), Tuesday REPORTER lan Trueman wrote in the Manchester-based Daily Star tabloid that he saw the fire at the Bradford City stadium started by a smoke bomb thrown by hooligans "I know that the killer who threw it279 words
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196 1985-05-14 27 Reuter LONDON, Tuesday MANCHESTER UNITED, who take on Everton in the Football Association Cup final at Wembley on Saturday, crashed 5-1 to Watford in their final English First Division match of the season last night. Nigel Callaghan shot Watford in front after 10 minutesReuter - 196 words
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Article114 1985-05-14 27 FIRE: A fire at Bradford City's Valley Parade ground killed at least 53 people during their game against Lincoln City. RIOT: One person was killed and 176 people injured when a wall collapsed after fans went on a rampage at Birmingham City's ground during the match with114 words
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