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Title Section11 1985-05-19 1 the Sunday Monitor M.C.(P) No. 52/5/85 Sunday, May 19,1985 40 cents11 words
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Article, Illustration178 1985-05-19 1 Divers reportedly retrieved more than 30,000 pieces of late Ming porcelain from a Chinese junk •that sank more than 300 years ago. These photographs of the operation, shown here publicly for the first time, were taken during the secretive recovery mission in the South China178 words
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Article, Illustration437 1985-05-19 1 Kenneth Jalleh - by Kenneth Jalleh Monitor staff writer A ten-man Manchester United made magnificent history by winning the FA Cup against Everton before a crowd of more than 100,000 last night at Wembley Stadium. Teenager Norman Whiteside stuck the blow in the 104 th437 words
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430 1985-05-19 1 Joseph Lee - by Joseph Lee Monitor staff writer Sembawang Shipyard's decision to discriminate in favour of unionised workers in retrenchment benefits shocked and dismayed its laid-off managers and posed the possibility of managerial or supervisory staff unions. Directly affected by the move were 157430 words
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396 1985-05-19 1 Yong Pow Ang - by Yong Pow Ang Monitor staff writer There will be little if any increase in the take-home pay of most workers under the new recommendation of the National Wages Council. The official recommendation for this year is an increase in the range of396 words
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Advertisement56 1985-05-19 1 Comics go computer Restaurant service goes HwH to the dogs H9RI Why The Unyielding Butterflies is worthwhile TV fare 9 Christian Bernard PARIS Sole Distributor House of Watches Pte Ltd. Showroom Sales k Service Centre at: Orchard Point #02-17,160 Orchard Road, Singapore 0923. Tel: *****88 Telex: RS ***** HOW Tfimw56 words
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Advertisement15 1985-05-19 1 Last of the screenmakers Cjj^H! Sulawesi: Home of Asia's master mariners Garlic: A biological wonder15 words
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Advertisement199 1985-05-19 1 New buys will bring the sparkle to Luton Pre-World Cup Soccer: Japan thrash Singapore VI Royal Johor Golf Classic m W results \M NWC Guidelines, 1972 -1985 1972 8% without offsetting 1973 9% with different offsetting for different wage groups 1974 (i) $25 interim supplementary wages for those earning less199 words
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LOCAL NEWS
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Article, Illustration127 1985-05-19 2 GOURMET TREAT: When nine master chefs give the thumbs-up, it has got to be good. That's the promise of these culinary experts from China who served up deep fried crispy eel, stewed Beijing chye sim and ham, Mandarin squirrel fish, among others,Monitor photo by Clifton Aw - 127 words
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376 1985-05-19 2 Toh Su Fen - by Toh Su Fen Reporting from Beijing Singapore Airlines, which launched its twice-weekly direct flight to Beijing on May 15, will be the first company to benefit from the tax treaty now being worked out between China and Singapore. SIA will be exempted376 words
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Article125 1985-05-19 2 Special scholarships should be given to talented Muslim students to study at the top universities in the world, says Mr Othman Haron Eusofe, Member of Parliament for Geylang Serai. Speaking at a bursary certificate presentation ceremony yesterday, Mr Othpan said the talents of the u>p125 words
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597 1985-05-19 2 Frieda Koh - by Frieda Koh Monitor staff writer A gynaecologist explained the dangers of abortion. A psychologist gave reasons why unmarried girls get pregnant. A sociologist discussed the views of youths towards premarital sex.. A mother shocked some in the audience by saying that597 words
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Article, Illustration205 1985-05-19 2 Even though Singapore has been knocked out of the Malaysia Cup soccer quarter-finals, Mr Jerry Young, 38, has every reason to smile because his crystal ball gazing won him a car. Mr Young had sent in a number of entries for The Ford/Sunday Monitor205 words
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Article, Illustration179 1985-05-19 2 Dawn Westerhout - by Dawn Westerhout Monitor staff writer I've never idolised movie stars or swooned over pop artistes. But, honestly, the prospect of meeting Bruce Boxleitner at the Passion Flower press conference gave me a thrill. When he walked into the room, it179 words
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Article, Illustration662 1985-05-19 2 Dawn Westerhout - What would you want your children to be? Interviews at Scott* Road by Dawn Westerhout Monitor staff reporter CECILIA CHIN 31, Manager "I want my son to be a lawyer. He's only 16 months old but we are planning early. It makes the most money and it's aPhotos by Mohd Ishak Monitor staff photographer - 662 words
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Article, Illustration432 1985-05-19 3 Sit Yin Fong - by Sit Yin Fong Monitor staff writer Swing-fogging insecticide pumps went into action yesterday and health authorities blamed sludge for causing the "epidemic" of flies in the grounds of a Housing Board block of flats in Bedok North. A health team ledMonitor photos by Asmah Hamid - 432 words
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Article453 1985-05-19 3 Dawn Westerhout - by Dawn Westerhout Monitor staff writer Children in Singapore munch their way into half a million dollars worth of tidbits, mainly crackers, every month. These übiquitous crackers fill the shelves of supermarkets, stores and provision shops, and canteens. Daimaru Singapore alone chalks up $60,000 in453 words
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Article, Illustration127 1985-05-19 3 Some 100 people from the new constituency of Teck Ghee yesterday got their first chance to have a free exchange of views with their MP, Brig-Gen Lee Hsien Loong, who is Minister of State, Defence and Trade and Industry. The Resident's Dialogue127 words
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137 1985-05-19 5 IN BRIEF A 65-year-old widow was robbed of her jewellery and cash at her semi-detached house in Princess of Wales Road on Friday. This was the third time she was robbed at home, she said. Madam Mary Kho said two men, masked in137 words
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Article109 1985-05-19 5 A man was sentenced to two years" jail and 12 strokes of the cane for stealing a gold bracelet and threatening a salesman with an ice-pick. Tan Tiam Hock, 27, went to the Million Goldsmith Shop in Ang Mo Kio on March 27 and asked to109 words
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Article114 1985-05-19 5 A man who was charged with attempted rape on Wednesday had three other similar charges preferred against him yesterday. Tay Siew Hin, 32, was charged on Wednesday with attempted rape and threatening to stab his victim at Victoria Street on March 3. Yesterday, he was114 words
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Article75 1985-05-19 5 An RSAF helicopter yesterday rushed to the aid of an Italian seaman who suffered a stroke aboard a tanker some 20 nautical miles north east of Horsburgh Lighthouse. The helicopter, with a crew of four and a doctor, left Sembawang airbase at 10.40 a.m. Half75 words
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Article, Illustration464 1985-05-19 5 Julie Anne Sit - by Julie Anne Sit Monitor staff writer Mrs Yu Kwei Fu, 60, on the extreme right, was not supposed to be part of the picture but that was the furthest thing from her mind. So she jostled to get close enough to rub shoulders withMonitor photo by Asmah Hamid - 464 words
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532 1985-05-19 5 Dawn Westerhout - by Dawn Westerhout Monitor staff writer Twice as many boys as girls are taking computer science in Singapore's 11 junior colleges. And men still far outnumber women in the ranks of computer professionals. But at the tertiary level, computer girls now outnumber532 words
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Article865 1985-05-19 6 Bertilla Pereira - by Bertilla Pereira Monitor staff writer Teaching will be a last resort for 47 per cent of pre-university students, a "never" for 42 per cent and a worthwhile career for a mere five per cent. This is what the Education Ministry is up against865 words
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221 1985-05-19 6 Seah Mei Kiang - by Seah Mei Kiang Monitor staff writer More "O" level graduates were posted to the school of their first choice. At a Schools' Council meeting yesterday, it was revealed that a total of 14,521 or 73.23 per cent of the students who221 words
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Article, Illustration239 1985-05-19 6 Philip Cheah - by Philip Cheah Monitor staff writer Won't Prince Charles and Princess Diana just be jealous? When they watch the Royal Command Performance of the new James Bond film, A View To A Kill on June 13, they'll have to accept the fact that they are only239 words
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Article115 1985-05-19 6 The Ministry of Community Development said yesterday that the rules governing the appointment of advisers to residents' committees (RCs) were not changed after the 1981 Anson by-election. In that election, Mr J B Jeyaretnam of the Workers' Party won the seat. Since then, the MP of115 words
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Article92 1985-05-19 6 Bus commuters will find it easier to take buses when new service information signs go up at 150 major Central Business District and other popular bus stops. Information on the display signs includes first and last bus times at intermediate and terminating points, peak and92 words
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Article352 1985-05-19 6 Fatimah Gous - Championship fight today among 50 real clubby cats by Fatimah Gous Monitor staff writer Fifty cats are going today to the Rose Room of the OBEROt IMPERIAL HOTEL where the Singapore Cat Club is holding its annual championship show. There will be Persians, Burmans, Siamese, and British Blues352 words
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Article, Illustration458 1985-05-19 8 Frieda Koh - CP EXERCISE by Frieda Koh Monitor staff writer It began a little late. But once it got underway, the drama of the first civil defence exercise held at night had the crowds gripping their seats. Thousands came to watch. Men, women, children. Locals and foreigners.Monitor photos by Mohd Ishak - 458 words
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Article, Illustration580 1985-05-19 9 Masaki Watanabe - by Masaki Watanabe Monitor staff writer What does ISDN stand for? Innovations Subscribers Don't Need, of course. This -was but one of the jokes that made the rounds as telecommunications officials and top manufacturers from all over the world580 words
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Article, Illustration108 1985-05-19 9 WHAT'S SO SPECIAL about this durian stall? Nothing really, except the stall is an eye-catcher along East Coast Road. It occupies pride of place at the concourse of People s Park Katong, next to the Joo Chiat Police Station. While shops in the108 words
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234 1985-05-19 9 Minister of State for Defence and Trade and Industry Briga-dier-General (Reservist) Lee Hsien Loong.advised an audience of youths that it was better to be bold, make mistakes, and recover from them quickly than to do nothing at all. Presenting Junior Flying Club pilot234 words
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Article129 1985-05-19 9 A government company will issue a motoring card on June 1 that will entitle holders to a range of free and discounted services, including package holidays. The General Automotive Services (GAS), owned by the Singapore Labour Foundation, will charge $48 a year for its129 words
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Advertisement122 1985-05-19 3 H Wtk In 12 months, WI T H A •Registered with Microkid has fMECEDCIJ<*E the Ministr V of set a standard in IJIPTEKEPIwE Education, running children sets Computers. c -rse, Step-by-Step hands-on instruction. •Continuous investment and For all age groups from four development of educational to sixteen. More than 2,500122 words
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Advertisement175 1985-05-19 3 ,v vS§ ->k nlf'i m'' n'iaMfc T i ™ili Outer space... Inner space. When space will always be at a premium in Singapore, one housing project gives you more than ample space. Space to live. (Apartments with luxurious interiors, yet at very affordable prices). Space to play, jog or stroll.175 words
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Advertisement21 1985-05-19 5 I Pi Want a guide on where to eat this coming week? Look in The Singapore Monitor's Chef Recommends page tomorrow.21 words
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Advertisement144 1985-05-19 5 superciaß LUG GAGES »TGV > a Featherlight revolution ll Two recessed handles F Semi-soft bag |m Moulded shell f •Resistant I 1« One central lock I jm 4 Wheels I High protection bumper 1 OPL 65cm, 75cm 80cm j-ntsra Superior Hand Luggage with every purchase of TGV Mad, r F,»«e144 words
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Advertisement81 1985-05-19 8 jH JKA L r wi IT jw^3l GASTRIC RUN? lake Gelusil for fast relief! Gastric pain. You know only too well what it's like. When it happens, yo.u can take Gelusil antacid tablets for fast relief. Just chew two pleasantly mint-flavoured Gelusil tablets. They give effective relief, and you'll soon81 words
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Advertisement37 1985-05-19 8 Keep Burnol handy in the house! ~2i e Burnol's yellow medicine Eutlavine is an effective, soothing antiseptic JHfl I cream that protects as it helps heal minor cuts, burns, bites, rashes and aoowwt mtwwttoni abrasions. pcoAici from37 words
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Advertisement378 1985-05-19 9 Habitat.The most dreamy European bedroom ideas in Singapore start around $14 JO. Strangely enough, when SSffllißiilfrfttit iIIIIBIBBMBHBBBI' t>uy a mug or a sofa with equal a confidence, because they have home that's really impressed you, both, been selected for style, notice that practicality have contributed greatly to the successful philosophy378 words
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BUSINESS
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Article, Illustration841 1985-05-19 10 We continue with the series exploring timely investment possibilities. Leon D. Richardson, who writes regularly for The Sunday Monitor, responds here to investment questions put to him in recent weeks. A business executive based in Hong Kong, Mr Richardson travels extensively and frequently841 words
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1030 1985-05-19 10 Toh Su Fen - by Toh Su Fen Monitor staff writer How are Singaporeans coping with changes in the economy changes which have tremendous impact on their lives, families and their economic future? We continue the series of articles focusing on the changing fortunes1,030 words
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Advertisement226 1985-05-19 10 8 June'Bs, Saturday ,L^ < Kge£ ,h The Mandarin Hold, £^!£gffi2rBallroom Japan for this event. It's The Shiseido Circle's First §m and lucky < draws. Plus loads of Anniversary! To celebrate, we've r* to B* ven away. Members! Don't miss this grand what we've lined up join The Shiseido Circle226 words
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ASEAN NEWS
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Article, Illustration588 1985-05-19 11 President Marcos has ordered an investigation into charges that his own appointment of a judge violated the constitution. The order has deepened the crisis surrounding the Philippines' second highest ranking man on the Bench, Justice Claudio Teehankee. Directing his Justice Minister,588 words
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391 1985-05-19 11 Bernama KOTA KINABALU Police have arrested five men in connection with the kidnapping of the eight-year-old son of a timber tycoon here, Sabah Commissioner of Police Datuk Haji Mohamed Noor Haji Khamis said yesterday. He said the men, aged between 22 and 37 years,391 words
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127 1985-05-19 11 Bemama IPOH The police plan to introduce nationwide the system which allows personnel in the various branches of the police to book road users for traffic offences, Federal Police Traffic Chief ACP Low Yew Hong said yesterday. He said the system had127 words
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166 1985-05-19 11 Associated Press JAKARTA President Suharto called on developing nations yesterday to stop condemning industrialised countries and promote cooperation with the more economically advanced nations. He made the statement during a meeting with Foreign Minister Mochtar Kusumaatmadja, who briefed the Indonesian chief executive on his recent166 words
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316 1985-05-19 11 Bemama KUALA LUMPUR The practice of trading in Malaysian securities in Singapore by many investors and foreign institutions can be reduced by making the Malaysian stockbroking industry more competitive, a former committee member of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange said yesterday. Mr S K316 words
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174 1985-05-19 11 Reuter MANILA A political campaign aide of former Philippine beauty queen Aurora Pijuan-Manotoc was shot dead by unknown gunmen and a woman companion was wounded, police said yesterday. They said Rodrigo Diestro, 29, died early yesterday in a Manila hospital after undergoing174 words
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212 1985-05-19 11 Associated Press BANGKOK Seven Thai soldiers were wounded by landmines on Friday as Thai forces continue to evict intruding Vietnamese troops from south-eastern Thailand, a Marine Task Force officer said yesterday. The officer said Thai troops were advancing towards Vietnamese hideouts, in Trat Province,212 words
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Article703 1985-05-19 11 THE THAI QOVERHMEHT BAHHED the British pop song One Night in Bangkok from its radio and television stations. "Its lyrics create misunderstanding of greater Thai society and are disrespectful to Buddhism, our national religion," Pramut Sutabutr, director of the Mass Communications Organisation (mcot) said in an order issued703 words
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WORLD NEWS
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Article, Illustration524 1985-05-19 12 SEVEN ASIANS QUALIFIED for the final of Belgium's top violin contest, the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition. They are Chin Kim, Ik-Hwan Bae and Mi-Kyung Lee of Korea, Kyoko Shikata and Elisa Kawaguti of Japan and Nai-Yuan Hu and Kun Hu of China. Seventy competitors from 20 nations entered524 words
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621 1985-05-19 12 Reuter LONDON Take a stroll through London's quiet weekend streets and you'll see hundreds of men on motorbikes and scooters, maps clipped to their handlebars. They are in quest of something called "The Knowledge". It's not a treasure hunt, nor some621 words
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Article, Illustration74 1985-05-19 12 LOVING CARE: Denver Zoo keeper Ms Cindy Bickel, wearing an artificial pouch around her neck, shares a thoughtful moment with baby kangaroo Pete. The baby kangaroo was abandoned by its mother after treatment for a jaw infection. Ms Bickel has been caring for Pete forPhoto by AP - 74 words
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172 1985-05-19 12 United Press International FRANKLIN Lea Jackson and William Bradley, separated by a world war and 40 years, have resumed their romance. Miss Jackson, 55, flew into Boston on Thursday from England and Mr Bradley, 58, whisked her off to his Franklin home in Massachusetts.172 words
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89 1985-05-19 12 Dog makes it back thanks to a cat LA MARQUE (Texas) A dog that wandered away from home two years ago after Hurricane Alicia blew down the fence in its owner's backyard has been reunited with the family. A friend of the Fretwell family that once owned the 23-kg red89 words
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Article168 1985-05-19 12 KING CITY (California) When 50.0 soldiers opened fire with machine guns and rifles on the crest of a hill at Fort Hunter Liggett, they didn't expect a herd of stampeding cattle to rush over the hillside. But onward came the herd, and i.n the seconds168 words
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279 1985-05-19 12 BEIJING China has too many unreasonable rules making life difficult, a columnist said in the official English-language China Daily yesterday. The writer, Sheng Zhuhong, cited these three examples: A woman wanted to try on a pair of shoes in a Beijing store. The right shoe279 words
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145 1985-05-19 12 ATHENS Thousands of people poured into the streets of Teheran and other Iranian cities yesterday in response to a former prime minister's call to demonstrate against the Ayatollah Ruhoullah Khomeini, residents said. In Teheran, people turned out in cars or on foot beginning at 10.30 a.m.145 words
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189 1985-05-19 13 R eater BEIJING Beijing's Communist Party has penalised 563 members and government officials for violating party discipline in a crackdown against people making money on the side. They include 64 officials in key city or local government positions, the China Daily reported. Most were189 words
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130 1985-05-19 13 Reuter COLOMBO President Junius Jayewardene yesterday ordered the extension of Sri Lanka's state of emergency for a further month in the wake of continued separatist guerilla violence, official sources said. The extension follows the killing of nearly 150 people by Tamil guerillas in130 words
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Article, Illustration847 1985-05-19 13 Jackie Sam - BACKGROUND by Jackie Sam Monitor staff writer Going to Mumbai, anyone? Don't reach for that atlas if you aren't sure where it is. The name isn't there yet. For the nonce, just read that as Bombay. But the name will be changed, promises self-styled "dictator"847 words
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COMMENTARY
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OBSERVATIONS
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Article92 1985-05-19 14 After Sembawang Shipyard suddenly retrenched 157 workers last Friday, Mr Peter Vincent, president of the employee's union, revealed that the decision not to give workers advance notice was quite deliberate. "We did not give notice to the workers," he explained, "in order to avoid lowering the morale92 words
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Article58 1985-05-19 14 The number of casualties in guerilla attacks and counter-attacks in northern Sri Lanka last week were more than ten times greater than all the military casualties reported over the past three months in clashes along the Thai-Cambodian border. It seems to prove the old adage that guns,58 words
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Article102 1985-05-19 14 The efforts to set up that "summit" meeting between President Reagan and Premier Gorbachev remind us of the delicacy of a mincing minuet rather than the desirable vigour of a Polish polka. At the very best, a Reagan-Gorbachev session would merely be a means to an102 words
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Article82 1985-05-19 14 An American computer expert named Martin King has invented a device that can read a person's eyes and translate their position into written speech. It is being tested on a woman in Michigan who is a quadriplegic; she can feel and smile but she cannot move or82 words
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Article86 1985-05-19 14 Taxi drivers do it casually but it's unnecessarily dangerous. When they switch from the right lane to the left, they take their eyes off the road in front of them and look over their shoulder to see whether another vehicle is coming up on the left. For86 words
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Article343 1985-05-19 14 Jackie Sam - by Jackie Sam Monitor staff writer Pro-Seoul Koreans in Japan are campaigning against the Japanese practice of fingerprinting all foreigners in the country. The only other people who must be fingerprinted are criminals. So, if you are a foreigner in Japan you know where that leaves you.343 words
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Article, Illustration772 1985-05-19 14 For years, some political pundits argued that the public housing programme guaranteed the continued success of the People's Action Party (PAP). But there was a hitch, as Minister for National Development Mr Teh Cheang Wan point- Ed out last year before the772 words
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Article, Illustration648 1985-05-19 14 Some tears were shed when General Electric retrenched almost a thousand workers a week ago. With some having worked there for over 15 years that was to be expected. But on the whole the attitude of those sacked seemed to have been:648 words
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LETTERS
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Article, Illustration139 1985-05-19 15 Cheong Kah Wai's letter (The Sunday Monitor, May 12) does nobody any good. After six weeks, he is still among those who can only criticise and make accusations, but offer no suggestions. Come on Cheong Kah Wai, I don't believe that the best you139 words
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Article, Illustration188 1985-05-19 15 T. J. W. Gill - T. J. W. Gill Singapore 1543 May I thank you for revolutionising my mood, demeanour and good humour on what used to be a ruined Sunday. I refer to the Crossword that appeared in your edition on May 12. I completed it in about188 words
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Article, Illustration416 1985-05-19 15 K. T. Joseph - K. T. Joseph Singapore 2057 I read Mr Ron Chandran-Dudley's comments, published under the heading "Patient's right to be better treated" (The Sunday Monitor, May 12). I wonder when ignorance ends and wisdom begins so as to give some ere- deuce to the416 words
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Article, Illustration269 1985-05-19 15 Nigel Seys-Phillips - Nigel Seys-Phillips Director and General Manager 7-Eleven We refer to your article headlined "Collapse of mini-markets blamed on poor know-how" (The Sunday Monitor, May 12). As the only chain of 24-hour stores in Singapore, and the outlets responsible for introducing the concept of269 words
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Article, Illustration582 1985-05-19 15 Until home computers came along, the average consumer knew exactly what to do with household electronic gadgets. The stereo was for high fidelity music, the TV for live and recorded entertainment, the air conditioner for keeping cool and so on. But when home computers hit the market,582 words
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725 1985-05-19 15 Tye Kim Khiat - by Tye Kim Khiat Monitor staff writer We often hear calls today to resurrect the "kampung spirit" in public housing estates and to try to recapture the lost wholesomeness that once characterised those communities. But, really, how many of us now725 words
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329 1985-05-19 15 Leon Richardson - by Leon Richardson For the Monitor The Hong Kong Department of Commerce reported last Friday that income and profit figures show an easing-up of the trend at which business is easing off, which can be considered positive proof that there is a slow but meaningful329 words
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Advertisement47 1985-05-19 15 LETTERS: We welcome your letters, especially if they are concise. Use a pseudonym if you wish but please give your name and address. We reserve the right to edit all letters. Write to: The Sunday Editor, The Singapore Monitor, 2, Alexandra Road, #03-01A Delta House, Singapore 031$47 words
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RACING GUIDE
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Article676 1985-05-19 16 ii <>i i i fcl 4 Div 5- 1200 m 10 Police Car II 53 Grylls (14) 3 2 1 12 Wongawallah 52.5 Sivan (8) 112 11 Dinkum Aussie 53 Rahmat (9) 2 3 3 Simply Perfect 55.5 Sairi (3) 5 4 4 Course Scratching: 4 Sustain 54.5676 words
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Article233 1985-05-19 16 RACE TET MA-ZEHN TAN MA-TAN (Monitor) (Zao Bao) (Wan Bao) 3 Thief Of Baghdad 8 Chevalier Du Vaal 3 TMaf Of Baghdad 1 9 What's New 5 Oriental Pearl 9 What's New 5 Oriental Pearl 9 What's New 5 Oriental Pearl 12 Critical 13 Memorable 7 Par Avion233 words
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Article126 1985-05-19 16 Tipsters in our Sunday Monitor Guide tallied these results in last Sunday's races in Ipoh. First Second Third Ma-Zhen Tan (Zao Bao) 5 3 3 Ma-Tan (Wan Bao) 5 2 3 Tet (Monitor) 2 3 4 Computer Analyst (Monitor) 3 4 2 Following is the tally of the126 words
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Article, Illustration2667 1985-05-19 16 good HOW TO READ THE CARD RACE 1 2.00 CI 4 Div 4 1200 m Short Course Stakes: $15, S0( 1 ***** Tricky Mm* 1-12.3 (11) 57 0 Dw* 1/4 smg E Breuketen GYSH/35-GY3SH 2 ***** Paler Pan M 1-12.6 (2) 56.0 M 1/1 7rg2,667 words
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Article283 1985-05-19 16 Computer Analyst - By Computer Analyst For the Monitor Ming Dynasty IV (No 13) in Race 5, with visiting jockey, lan Albuino astride, looks to be the best bet of the day. This Habeas Corpus five-year-old Australian gelding was coming to hand with a five length second to283 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration305 1985-05-19 17 Tennis Tip wtOf The Week BySTECA Practise the return of serve The return of serve is the most neglected stroke in tennis at nearly all levels of play. Yet how many times have you seen a player go out on court and specifically practise this stroke? Hardly. Tennis is a305 words
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438 1985-05-19 17 United Press International RENO (Nevada) Carmine Graziano, the trainer of Carl "The Truth" Williama, figures age has Anally caught up with heavyweight champion Larry Holmes. Sometime tomorrow night, Graziano will probably be telling The Truth. Telling him to get up. The unbeaten, 35-year-old438 words
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Article, Illustration821 1985-05-19 17 by Aquarius For the Monitor going fishing The queenfish tends to stay closer to the coast, estuary mouths, fishing stakes, headlands and reef drop-offs. The pelagic nature of the queenfish lends itself to three main ways of fishing for them trolling, spinning821 words
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Article, Illustration654 1985-05-19 18 International Press Service Luton Town should be exciting fans in the First Division next season thanks to two players Steve Foster and Mick Harford. Luton boss David Pleat spent big money in bringing the two big men to his struggling side.654 words
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Article303 1985-05-19 18 INAUGURAL MALAYSIA GAMES: These will be held between April 12 and 20 in Kuala Lumpur next year. It will be a multi-million dollar effort involving 19 sports and 4,846 officials and athletes. The games, Sports Minister Datuk Dr Sulaiman Daud said, will be an inter-state affair. The sports303 words
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306 1985-05-19 18 International Press Service Scotland striker Mark McGhee has hit back angrily at suggestions that he is a foreign flop. The former Aberdeen forward was snapped up for £270,000 ($734,399) by crack German oufit Hamburg last summer. But life in the Bundesliga has been tough.306 words
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Article, Illustration227 1985-05-19 19 Reciter JAPAN 5 SINGAPORE 0 TOKYO Singapore were trounced 5-0 by Japan in their World Cup Asian Group Four 4 B' soccer match yesterday. The Japanese thus ended the first round with three wins and one draw to enter the next round. Singapore, who earlier lost to227 words
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Article614 1985-05-19 19 Ernest Frida - by Ernest Frida Monitor staff writer JOHOR BARU Little-known Japanese professional, S Mori, had his overnight lead of three strokes slashed to one at the end of the third day. of the Msloo,ooo Royal Johor Golf Classic yesterday. Mori, who tamed the tricky614 words
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Article, Illustration186 1985-05-19 19 KUALA LUMPUR Singapore gave their finest performance to date in the Queen Sirikit Cup when they finished fourth in the 11-nation women's amateur golf championship at Subang Golf Club yesterday. For the first time, Singapore represented by Kee Bee Khim, Mikiko Ohta and Sandra186 words
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1495 1985-05-19 19 Clifford Goh - SSRAINTERCLUB LEAGUE ROUNDUP 85 by Clifford Goh For the Monitor Newcomers United World College (UWC) look likely to give two former champions a run for their money in the Ladies' Premier Squash League. The league is turning out to1,495 words
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Article220 1985-05-19 19 Ernest Frida - by Ernest Frida Monitor staff writer Top school athletes, including national woman's sprint champion Prema Govindan, are busy with their examinations and will miss today's Singapore Amateur Athletic Association (SAAA) AllComers meet sponsored by Singapore Cold Storage at the National Stadium. Prema, 19, a final220 words
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Article198 1985-05-19 19 Daniel Wee - by Daniel Wee For The Monitor The Western Australian Institute of Sports waterpolo contingent, here on a training tour, beat Singapore Armed Forces 11-4 yesterday. at the Toa Payoh Swimming Pool. At the end of the first quarter, it was clear that the bigger and fitter198 words
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146 1985-05-19 19 S Gulam - by S Gulam Monitor staff writer Newly-crowned National Football League Division Two champions Changi Constituency ended their league campaign with a 2-1 win over Sembawang at Queenstown Athletic Centre yesterday. But Changi had to wait for a last-minute goal from Ho Kwang Hock146 words
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122 1985-05-19 19 KUALA LUMPUR Singapore's Lena Ong kept the Republic's flag flying when she beat Zalini Din of Malaysia 9-1, 9-0, 9-3 to sweep into the girls' under-18 final of the Malaysian Open Junior Squash Championship yesterday. The other Singaporean, Mah Lilian was beaten122 words
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Article87 1985-05-19 19 PUZZLE WORDS: Sack; Ache; Char; Kerb. QUICKIES: 1. QPR; 2. Hamish McAlphine (Dundee United); 3. Third Division; 4. Langan; 5. Wolves; 6. Chelsea's Eddie Niedzwiecki. CROSSWORD ACROSS: (5) Graham Taylor. (8) Anfield. (9) Lasso. (10) Shed. (12) Soccer. (14) Below. (15) Hudson. (16) Wilt. (20) Gerry. (22)87 words
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Article, Illustration469 1985-05-19 20 S Gulam - MANCHESTER UTD 1 EVERTON 0 (full-time 0-0) by S Gulam Monitor staff writer A 10-man Manchester United team broke the hearts of Merseyside to deny Everton an unprecedented "treble" by winning the English Football Association Cup with an extra-time goal at Wembley yesterday. The winner came in469 words
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Article, Illustration387 1985-05-19 20 P Francis - by P Francis Monitor staff writer Cup final fever soared to dizzy heights as thousands of soccer fans watched last night's live telecast of the Football Association's annual showpiece. There was the promise of a classic showdown between Manchester United and Everton. The relative387 words
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Miscellaneous676 1985-05-19 18 m TT 7 Are you quick on the draw I shot down W J M m J The lighter side of a footballer's With tnP QflCWPrC life: No matter how dire the situaWilli 11IC ainncia. tion, you can always back Tommy Docherty to come up with a quickies CROSSWORD Docherty,676 words
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Article, Illustration894 1985-05-19 1 Mix man, Apple and mouse and zap! The age of the computer comic is nigh. With just a computer, a mouse (a hand-held device) and a lot of imagination, two brilliant young men have persuaded the comics industry that computer art is no more the doodling of894 words
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Article, Illustration271 1985-05-19 1 Sam Ng - by Sam Ng For the Monitor AD 2034 in Chicago. Unemployment is rife and people float from job to job. Sadr al-din Morales, or Shatter, is a "temp" or contract policeman. He is also the incarnation of Humphrey Bogart and Richard Gere a two-in-one with hungry271 words
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492 1985-05-19 1 Fong Weng Fatt - by Fong Weng Fatt Monitor staff writer It had to happen of course. With such incredible ease of use, the Apple Macintosh's MacPaint program is bound to be used by artists who like to experiment with new paint-tools. Therefore it didn't come492 words
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339 1985-05-19 2 Carl Skadian - REVIEW by Carl Skadian Monitor staff writer Southern Accents Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Putting his injured guitar-playing hand aside, Tom Petty has come up with a winner of an album. Petty injured his right hand when he slammed it against a wall.339 words
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Article, Illustration649 1985-05-19 2 Michael Cheah - VOICEBOX by Michael Cheah Monitor staff writer Some people seem to think that pop music is simply entertainment. Well, it is not. Like sports in recent times, the game as well as where you play counts. If it is in Los Angeles for the Olympics,649 words
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Article, Illustration720 1985-05-19 2 Los Angeles Times Buoyed by Bruce Springsteen's success with Born in the USA, defenders of the rock 'n' roll style are pushing forward with new albums. The most successful of the lot, commercially at least, is the one that's riding behind Springsteen's720 words
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Article666 1985-05-19 2 Simon Napier-Bell isn't one to waste time. Quickly following his band WKami's trip to China, Na-pier-Bell has released the first pop cassette in China that will pay full royalties to the artistes. The tape, featuring selections from Make it Big and Fantastic, is a joint venture between CBS records,666 words
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Article, Illustration136 1985-05-19 2 Sam Ng - Sam Ng Wmjama iimmktim UanrnrL- \I7L:U Maiaen voyage rwiw nincocx. v%mw younger listeners may associate Herbie Hancock with such jazz-funk extravaganzas as Head Hunters and Rock It, his reputation was established by a single recording. Maiden Voyage, first released in 1965 and now available on cassette, is still hailed136 words
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Article, Illustration119 1985-05-19 2 Michael Cheah - Michael Cheah The Ups and Downs Stephen Tin Tin Duffy: I am convinced we have finally arrived at the end of the British new wave movement. How else can you explain Kiss Me beating .The Smiths of Working Week to the top of the British charts? The public gets119 words
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Article, Illustration233 1985-05-19 2 Ang Peng Hwa; Ang Peng Hwa - Ang Peng Hwa Ang Peng Hwa All Fad Down The Seventy-Sevens: When Jesus was asked how many times a person should be forgiven, He answered: 77 times seven. That's how the band got its name and that's how often it can be heard without fatigue. The Se-venty-Sevens is a233 words
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Article, Illustration770 1985-05-19 3 Ever since cassette machines were invented, people have been taping their favourite bands at 'live' concerts. But what most fans want are unreleased recordings made in the studio but rejected either be- cause they were not up to the artiste's expectations or they were in770 words
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Article, Illustration1084 1985-05-19 3 Stephen Tan - edited by Stephen Tan Send your letters with your name and address to Comics View c/o Stephen Tan, The Sunday Monitor, Alexandra Post Office, PO Box 287, Singapore 9115 Fan starts a comics club I intend to start a comics club and since I stay in postal district 1646,11,084 words
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Article, Illustration773 1985-05-19 3 To reach the shops on or about May 22 Manrol comics DEFENDERS #145 Story by Peter Gillis. Aftermath of the battle in #144. FANTASTIC FOUR #280 Story and art by Byrne. The new Hate Monger is co-villain with Malice, Mistress of Hate. IRON MAN #1M Stark goes into773 words
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Article378 1985-05-19 4 Ee Chwee Cheng - by Ee Chwee Cheng For the Monitor Removing tea stains: Tea stains must be attended to at onte. Stretch linens and cottons over a bowl or sink, and pour boil-j ing water through the mark from about 61 cm up. If the tea stain is on378 words
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Article263 1985-05-19 4 I enjoy reading your column every week. I find the hints very useful in everyday life. Recently, I went to a hairdressing salon to perm my hair. Unfortunately, the hairdresser dripped some perming liquid onto my T-shirt. I tried to wash off the stain but the attempt failed. I263 words
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Article, Illustration643 1985-05-19 4 Violet Oon - EATING OUT by Violet Oon For the Monitor There was a time when the only place you could go for a Malay meal was in a hawker centre or an old-fashioned coffee shop. But then these stalls usually serve budget food and we never getMonitor photo by Shafie Goh - 643 words
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175 1985-05-19 4 Violet Oon - Violet Oon We know that abalone is a multi-million dollar commodity, but locking up cans of abtiilone seems a pretty drastic move. And every supermarket and big store does this from Cold Storage to Yaohan the Emporium Holdings. Are they so precious?175 words
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Article, Illustration640 1985-05-19 5 Service in Singapore restaurants has gone to the dogs. We used to be tops in the hospitality business. Our waiters and waitresses won a worldwide reputation for their style, finesse, intelligence and instinctive feel for making people feel pampered without being servile. It was640 words
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Article461 1985-05-19 5 Old restaurants need new ideas to keep customers happy. The Equatorial Hotel's Golden Phoenix's latest is the Sichuanstyle dian xin which debuts at lunch today at its restaurants in the hotel and at the World Trade Centre. The brainchild of the hotel's food ideas461 words
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Article, Illustration164 1985-05-19 5 Violet Oon - Violet Oon Air flown Sri Lankan crabs are fast becoming the rage among gourmets. You don't have to buy them ready cooked in restaurants. Live crabs are available at Yaohan Orchard and Katong and also at the Kandang Kerbau market. The crabs164 words
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Article, Illustration240 1985-05-19 6 THE STOBY St C- R yiL- E-Nh SHCKEHNKEJ- Only one man, Phillipe Gaston (Matthew Broderick), escapes from the deadly dungeons of Aquila. He stumbles across Navarre (Rutger Hauer), a knight who travels with a hawk as a companion. By nightfall, Phillipe discovers the frightening truth240 words
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Article, Illustration742 1985-05-19 6 *NEWS ABOUT STARS IN THE NEWS Julio Iglesias is working frantically at the moment trying to keep his foreign fans while maintaining the following he has achieved elsewhere. The Spanish superstar devoted 1984 to a cross-country United States tour and heavy TV promotion and videos of his highly publicised742 words
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Article417 1985-05-19 6 The legend of the ill-fated lovers has its origins in the 13th century. It has since been retold in various forms, from paintings on the walls of the Mausturm Castle in the Rhine Valley to the "loupgarou" legend of France's Auvergne Forest, to the fables of Spanish storyteller,417 words
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Article, Illustration600 1985-05-19 7 Philip Cheah - FILM REVIEW THE RAZOR'S EDGE Starring: Bill Murray, Theresa Russell, Catherine Hicks Director John Byrum Showing at Cathay by Philip Cheah Monitor staff writer Bill Murray wanders into the opening scene the same way he mostly does in his six previous comedies slightly drunk,,600 words
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473 1985-05-19 7 Philip Cheah - by Philip Cheah Monitor staff writer At least two of my friends wept when they watched Garland under the Mountain. It is one of the eight films from China which is featured in a short Him festival which began yesterday. Their response illustrates the473 words
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Article, Illustration615 1985-05-19 7 Adaline Scheerder - VIDEO UPDATE by Adaline Scheerder For the Monitor Trying to describe a Marx Brothers Him is like trying to swat a mosquito buzzing around you in the dark: difficult, almost impossible to accomplish. It's because the Brothers themselves are hard to pin615 words
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Article, Illustration457 1985-05-19 7 Tlw Body Is Willing Director David Lai prostitutes himself in this soft-core pornographic film. Covered only by a transparent storyline that addresses itself to the corrupt business of selling yourself to be a star, The Body Is Willing is seduced by its own theme. Half the film is457 words
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Article, Illustration629 1985-05-19 8 Before long, SBC's popular new series, The Unyielding Butterflies, may well be entertaining residents in Shanghai and Beijing. Earlier this week, four top-level executives from the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) went to China bringing with them preview tapes of The Unyielding Butterflies,629 words
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Article, Illustration883 1985-05-19 8 TV HIGHLIGHTS COMPILED BY HIE HUI CHING FILMS Thursday Feature Special: An Enemy of the People Ch 5,9.15 p.m. One of Steve McQueens' final efforts. He plays a bearded scientist who defies his community by taking up the stand against a polluted water system. Arthur883 words
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Article, Illustration466 1985-05-19 10 TV NEWS COMPIIXD BY HIE HUI CHING It may not be Singapore's \op of the Pope but the new music programme, In Concert, pronases to be worth watching. ItV a nine-part series starting on J&e 18, featuring local bands and their music. This programme, wfeteh SBC producer Lim466 words
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281 1985-05-19 10 SUNDAY'S PICK Sunday Matinee: Just a Little Inconvenience Ch 5, 2.50 p.m. Vietnam veteran Lee Majors tries to rehabilitate his best friend who has become* bitter and withdrawn after losing an arm and a leg in a battle. James Stacy, wfo gives a281 words
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Miscellaneous572 1985-05-19 3 HOROSCOPES by Sydnay Omarr Los Angeles Times Syndicate YOUR BIRTHDAY TODAY: YqHjare independent, creative, versatile, romantic, and sentimental. Aries, Leo, and Aquarius persons play important roles in your life. Members of opposite sex are drawn to you. They are fascinated by your talk and action. You have the unique ability572 words
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Advertisement105 1985-05-19 4 Piping hot and fresh Sichuan dian xin Golden Phoenix now offers a delicious assortment of Sichuan dian xin. piping hot and freshly prepared by renowned Taiwanese dian xin chefs. Available for lunch on Saturdays and Sundays. (lOl<k>ll PIkHMILy Sk-buan HentrntrmU l£ Hotel Equatorial. Tel: *****31 I Maximum 30 tables from105 words
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Advertisement489 1985-05-19 5 Advertisement Cheers! Orf.lC ver since I startcd f Jdiis column, I've never ceased to be amazed by the number of people who are interested in the historical details of the wines and spirits my company is marketing. Like the Dane I met at a friend's house last Tuesday. 0e started489 words
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Miscellaneous517 1985-05-19 10 SUNDAY MAY 19 1965 •00 Opening and Prograami ISghSghls foiowol by UMr Neß (C). 70 6 Swiss Famttv nnhkmm IC\ foHow.d by Tod.,'. Specie.: j3O Cultural Diary. 7S of •as Smurfi 3.35 Musical Interlude (C): Excerpta Tropica. 10 oo Cuba-Cuba flit iLa«t F™»orf«, from Sun Hao Special. s.OO Nawa (C).517 words
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Article, Illustration1269 1985-05-19 1 Tye Kim Khiat - by Tye Kim Khiat Monitor staff writer nsconced in a nondescript E flatted factory in an obscure corner of Toa Payoh is a common-looking workshop. "NICE," shouts the flaking giant shop sign. However, behind its doors, the dynastic grandeur of old China and the romance ofMonitor photo by Clifton Arts - 1,269 words
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Article, Illustration96 1985-05-19 1 Silk, porcelain, ceramics, bronzes and the screens set sail regularty for the headquarters of the East India Company in Coromandel, a stretch of coast in India which served as a prime export rendezvous in the 1600s. From there, the works of art were despatched96 words
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Article581 1985-05-19 2 > United Press International Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) virus can remain in a person's body for five years or longer without producing the disease although it can still be transmitted to other people, doctors at the Centre for Disease Control in Boston said last581 words
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Article, Illustration734 1985-05-19 2 Workaholic hates weekends It's hard to say you're sorry Fear cripples children's independence I keep hearing how much others in my office look forward to weekenda, but I Jl>te them. I also dialike Jtalidaya. I love my work »rad reaent having to leave lt»'What'a wrong with me?734 words
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Article102 1985-05-19 2 Extra heartbeats, once thought harbingers of sudden death, are perfectly normal and harmless unless they occur in someone with a severe heart ailment. Everyone has extra heartbeats, usually occurring about 20 times an hour, say researchers at St Louis University Medical Centre. The extra beats were102 words
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Article128 1985-05-19 2 Locked inside the purple periwinkle is one of the most powerful anti-cancer extracts known to medicine. Testing of the periwinkle resulted in the drugs vincristine and vinblastine, both used to fight leukaemia, Hodgkins Disease, lymphoma and testicular cancer. While many drugs are found by methodical investigation,128 words
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Article, Illustration892 1985-05-19 2 Eric Block - by Eric Block Scientific American The world has always been divided into two camps: those who love garlic and onions and those who detest them. The first camp would include the Egyptian pharaohs who were entombed with clay and wood carvings of garlic and onions.892 words
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230 1985-05-19 2 Oceanic Press Agency SENIOR CITIZEN'S CORNER retirement When you stop to think about it, retirement is a fairly new concept in the history of mankind. In olden times, if a man was a cobbler or a merchant, he plied his trade as long as healthretirement - 230 words
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Article, Illustration749 1985-05-19 3 Lily Othman - by Lily Othman For the Monitor They were known as the "Norsemen of the East". Their sea-faring skills, sense of adventure, bravery and fierce independence were legendary in Southeast Asia 500 years ago. Little wonder then that our master mariners, the Bugis, hailed from the749 words
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Article, Illustration123 1985-05-19 3 Garuda Indonesian Airways flies from Jakarta, Surabaya and Denpassar (Bali) to Ujung Pandang daily. In Ujung Pandang, regular bus services are available between the town and the main district centres. Cars are available for hire from major hotels. Becaks (trishaws) offer a cheap mode of travel within the123 words
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Article, Illustration1182 1985-05-19 3 Bali, the most famous island in the world, is much praised for its spectacular scenery and unique and charming culture. Now it is fashionable also to lament the damage that it is thought to be suffering as tourists pour through its villages1,182 words
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Article, Illustration687 1985-05-19 4 The local advertising industry is agitated by the spreading practice of price discounting, but nobody seems prepared to do anything except point accusing fingers at competitors. The prediction: Price-cutting in advertising, in one form or another, is likely to continue. The 60-member Association of Accredited Advertising Agents -(4As> frowns687 words
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488 1985-05-19 7 Annie Chia - by Annie Chia Monitor staff writer Bad public sentiment and not oversupply is the main cause of the stagnant property market, said property analysts. Oversupply is serious but not critical. What is bad sentiment? At times it is no more than an488 words
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Article, Illustration201 1985-05-19 7 AUCTION REPORT Three properties out of a total of 15 were sold under the hammer last Thursday at an auction by Knight Frank Cheong Hock Chye Baillieu. A three-bedroom apartment unit at Jalan Jintan, off Mount Elizabeth Road, fetched $247,500 from a starting201 words
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Article, Illustration114 1985-05-19 7 A small, middle-market development shaping up off Upper Serangoon Road is the Brighton View condominium priced between $300,000 and $550,000. The condominium consists of just 23 units of maisonettes and apartments in two three-storey blocks on an acre of freehold land at the junction of114 words
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784 1985-05-19 7 Annie Chia - by Annie Chia Monitor staff writer Property firms are undercutting fees for managing agents in a desperate move to secure maintenance contracts. Rampant fee cutting in the past six months by property firms, both big and small, is worrying some managing agents.784 words
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Article314 1985-05-19 7 Annie Chia - Annie Chia Most commercial buildings that are still in the hands of their de-veloper-owners are managed by the owners themselves. "The scope is limited for the managing agents to take up jobs at these buildings, as developers usually prefer to engage their own staff, a in-house314 words
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Article, Illustration332 1985-05-19 8 Sune R. Kanga - This week we feature two showflats at Far Horizon Gardens at Ang Mo Kio Ave 4. b* Sune R. Kanga For the Monitor Self-taught designer Roland C.H. Sim's two showflats at Far Herison Gardens, display creativity with practical effect He uses subdued colours,332 words
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Article436 1985-05-19 8 District Development Location Opening Time® Enquiries 0316 Landmark Tower Chin Swee Road 9am- 6 pm daily *****11 0512 Park west Upper Ayer Rajah/Jn Lempeng 10 am -6 pm daily *****12/*****43 0922 The Claymore Claymore Hi 9.30 am -6 pm daily *****18/9 0923 Beaumont Junction of436 words
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Miscellaneous363 1985-05-19 4 rNEWS QUIZ A test of your knowledge of current events i L The cause of the stadium firs ttist killsd 52 6. Last year, 11 per cent more Singaporeans FACES IN THE NEWS people at the Bradford City-Lincoln City eoccer travelled overseas ttyn In 1983. The number of i match363 words
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Miscellaneous298 1985-05-19 4 CROSSWORD PUZZLE Across 3- First man 32. Grapes 4. Thorny flower 33. Door joint 1. Judgments 5, Frock 34. Western North American perennial 7. Wrong name g Melancholy herbs 15. Soft felt hat 7 Very covetous 36. Perceive 16. Sharp o Command 37. Spanish word for landmark 17. Rubbed out298 words
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Miscellaneous242 1985-05-19 5 PLAY PAGE 1 Colouring Fun by Anna Soong .11 .10 "Oh my!" cried the pretty young maiden when she woke up. Her I beautiful golden hair was gone, cut off in her sleep by her wicked .o jL I landlady. If you can't pay your rent little dear, I shall242 words
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Advertisement422 1985-05-19 6 Classified Ad Rates Singapore Monitor: Sanday Monitor Words 0.35 ccnis per word 0.55 c«*li per word Dhptay $7.70 p«r col. cm $10.00 per col. cm B—!■«■» Hr« Mon-Frl. 9am-Spin Sat. 9am-lpm EDUCATION Commercial Commercial Language cp Language CP Learn a Language English, Franch, German (Beginners/Intermediate/Advance). Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Malay,422 words
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Advertisement231 1985-05-19 6 FOR SALE Under $60 Bargains BLACK ft DECKER lawn mower with grass collector. $60.00 only. Call 466 6789. (1) EQQ MIXER (brand new) only $38/-. (2) Clock radio (brand new) only $40/-. Tel: 442-6603. Mm SET Cassette FM radio, gram aM in one for only $45/-. Tel: 442-6603. MATA PUTIH231 words
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Advertisement342 1985-05-19 6 CLASSIFIED Under $60 Bargains SONY PORTABLE RADIO cassette m good condition, selling at $50 Interested buyer, please contact 338 7596. TWO BEAUTIFUL GERMAN chopper roller singing canaries $60 including new iron cage Tel: 479-5037 WALKMAN, NEWLY BOUGHT, selling at reasonable price Good condition. Interested buyer, please contact 345-6857. WOLSEY HALL342 words
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Advertisement461 1985-05-19 6 APPOINTMENTS WITH NPB •v *L. Mill I ■>■ /unv L_ a a I i ins moonai rrooucuvny Doara vnrojisKjowngtotprowiionw wno nv intvutid in biini put of i forward-looking tnni to wppott iibb). n T ii ii nro i row n ms rrooucuvny MovacrwiiL Applications ira invited from cttuwn/pwmtnint rsndsnti for461 words
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Advertisement151 1985-05-19 7 Only First Selected Choice Ceramic Tiles are sold here We assure no mixed choice and\3fc I no commercial quality tiles Scratch proof iron dust coated tiles Heavy duty pure porcelain tiles I Fibre reinforced floor tiles Marble effect tiles with sizes of 12" x 12" and 12" x 16" Jk,151 words
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Miscellaneous114 1985-05-19 1 COMICS I I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO POT THE. BLACK ONES J I ANP PO VOU KNOW WHArrIHHHH T rl*b*»~:-tc? r vfl. .*kM 1 JIlMr (ill M j L x ■W dH v M 1111 jmiPt! tin \> wfl Bi f JBk*« JtC\ iiw^B~ir eiu 4esr HW "RESPECT FOR114 words
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Miscellaneous207 1985-05-19 2 FULL HOUSE By 808 JONES BgTTTlrlTFrjM||| irnrnrnTiirrrri r fiir "Jiiirrn in mmi m iin'TßT imn 'I j jflpEgjg^ I WHAT A THOO6fATR)U 11 W£ HOPB y<su~®TljurtATts IT*CALLED, J I "MUSIC I 4 «T JUAB #>U 61T/S, WATT 1 f £|MDV! 6*> ft* f\ t H|HHnRHKH| I I Mt ■I lILHU207 words
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Miscellaneous256 1985-05-19 3 We apologise for not publishing Tom Jerry but they have been delayed in the mail < rrT A ■■H COUIO I HELP VOU 1 IT «AH. I'M LOOKIN6 FOR A NOW, IF All Wtt LOOKING FOR 15 8 ACTIMuV, 1 WAS find anvthing? m I coopu or simple chars a256 words
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Miscellaneous84 1985-05-19 4 p vou Mr p' h '-j^B I BrJp^iQ chemicals!m> C vookmom.ONEUME*£ BHT^jWHATvtaww.? |fc2 BTOH^TwwKNOW...UWATEVEITIM VCGETABIES, SO m BEEN IHINKIN& M sir' CVERVTHIN6 IS OR6ANIC PlO SOU HAVE IN MtNP 7 KSJI JM tAST&S THE BEST PEEP-FRIED OHO dpoo/ CAN i Tnyißm; now? JBBBP N^cfesr fr PLAVPPN\ NOW, SHCVE OFF^ ■»■—BQSBfKi.^BfIBK9S!SB9i9MSMsassSK84 words
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