Singapore Monitor, 13 June 1985

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  • 11 1 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR M.C. (P) No. Sl/S/85 Thursday, June 13,1985 30c#ntt
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  • 380 1  -  By IRENE TOH NERVOUS maids make better domestic servants, or so some employers seem to think That's one impression gained by the manager of aa employment agency which provides video tapes to help people choose foreign maids. "some employers
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  • 248 1 COMMUNICATIONS and Information Minister Dr Yeo Ning Hong found himself the centre of attention at the Singapore Island Country Club the other day, but it had nothing to do with road transportation. Rather it was the minister's golf. Dr Yeo, who is also the Second Minister for
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  • 505 1  -  S'pore results on Malaysian race days to be based on draws here SIT YIN FONG and SURESH NAIR FOUR-DIGIT lottery draw*, better known as 4-D draw*, are set to go completely "local" from Saturday when the Singapore Turf Club begins holding its own draws during
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 13 1 TV GUIDE: P 1 6 TV HIGHLIGHTS: P 17 FILM GUIDE: P 18
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    • 167 1 r T unn 27, Tanglin Road, SinfapofC 1024. v, i. nw Td; 235,343 *****53 SAVINGS ACCOUNTS F" Daily interest credited monthly FIXED DEPOSITS 3 months —5 p.a. 6 months 5Vi pa. 9 months 5Vi p.a. 12 months 5 3 i p.a PMME LENDMG RAfE 7%%p.a. HOUSMG LOANS 9%p* 1 to
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    • 71 2 A MAN was injured in the head and feet when the van he was driving collided with a taxi before hitting a tree (picture above). The accident took place around 3.00 pm at the junction of Tanglin Road and Ridley Park. Eye-witnesses to the
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    • 318 2  -  ■r LOONG SWEE YIN THE DOOR is open for a small group of non-unionised daily rated workers of the Public Utilities Board to join the union. v But they would have to meet two, conditions: THOSE who were never
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    • 89 2 IN THE Money section of The Singapore Monitor on June 12, under the heading "Hons Leong to sell shares in three firms," it was reported that the shares in Hong Leong Holdings, Kian Chiang Granite and Nanyang Iron Nail Co, wfll be sold to subsidiaries of Hong
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    • 224 2  -  By OEI SIN GIOK THE HOUSING and Development Board is having difficulty finding ana keeping tenants for the flats at Cairnhill. A quarter of the first batch of 80 units offered last June are now empty. And only 21 of
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    • 226 3  -  Motorist claims 'officer* on ROV bike stopped him for dangerous driving and took his wallet K K FONG WHO WAS riding motorcycle ROV I one morning last week? The question is puzzling the Registry of Vehicles (ROV) and the police. And the answer is of
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    • 208 3 Lianhe Wanbao SINGAPOREANS ignorant of a new law banning foreign ownership in Malaysian properties are losing their deposits for ineffective purchases. Many prospective buyers from the Republic are not aware of this new law which came into effect on June 1.
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    • 184 3 THOSE ROADSIDE "gambling stalls" have moved to Chinatown. Once they plagued paaaers-by at Orchard Road and North Bridge Road. Now. thev are found on the overhead bridge next to the People's Park complex, mostly in the evenings. Reports indicate that the ball-game gamblers on the
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    • 545 4  -  Reports by YONG POW ANG THREE more Singapore Bus Service •(SBS) routes are likely to go air-con-ditioned soon. Sources said yesterday that Service 3 between Bedok and New Bridge Boad, 157 between Toa Payoh and Jurong and 390 between Changi Airport and Tomlinson
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    • 369 4 AIR-CONDITIONED mini-bus services introduced this yesr and late last year are having s tough MB They have been hit by high operating costs and commuter resistance to higher (ares. One. which charges lower fares than the rest, las plenty of passengsrs but
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    • 350 6  -  SEAH MEI KIANG THIRTY-SEVEN community centres in M constituencies will be ctoaed within the next two years but they will be replaced by well-equipped modern centres. Mr Lee Giam. chief executive director of the People's Association, was speakina at a pro-uni-versity seminar on
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    • 175 6 Lianhe Wanbao THE ANNUAL Chinos* Opera series Is moving oat of Hong Lim Park because of construction work to expand the local community centra. The People's Theatre at Kreta Ayer has been engaged for the IMS season scheduled between Jane St and
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    • 125 6 POLICE kin increased their aurveillance of Toa Pavoh Garden after complain ta that yontia pooing aa parkins atteodanta are demanding money from rial tor*. The bocea "Jaga kreta boys" are wpMiag the woddtag daya of couplw who (o te the gordaesto take photoffapha. Vlethne say
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    • 232 7  -  Staff of private firms join reservists in learning to be computer literate By ROBERT CONCEICAO COURSES DESIGNED to promote computer literacy among reservists are now being used by private companies and other organisations as well. Tbe courses, held at the headquarters of the Singapore Armed
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    • 115 7 MORE than 60 children turned up to have their watches, calculators, pencil boxes and keys engraved at the Queenstown Library yesterday. One even had his Walkman engraved. And the children were told that if they wanted other belongings at borne to be engraved, they couM borrow
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    • 262 7  -  By NG MING MING DESPITE a drop In the rate of hotel crimes thin year, new hotels are not taking any chances when It comes to security. Many are spending millions of dollars on security devices even to the extent of designing the
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    • 167 3 ■l .'v^B mL*j£- v^^wpppi > ife" at the Mandarin Singapore Hake him glad he gave you so much June 16 is Father's Day! At the Father's Day at the Mandarin Mandarin Singapore, there's a grand Singapore. A grand way to show him buffet lunch at the Top of the *M!
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    • 114 4 Hotel merimen Singapore. Treats for tea Ahhh, the enjoyment of proper after- V g pm at Cafe Le Terrasse, noon tea, taken in good at the Meridie^ cotnp**V Now that develop into a charming school's through, ifs sure- family tradition! ly time to introduce its delights to your children. For
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    • 54 4 FPU THE HOME Look out for the all-new "For The Home" section this Friday. It has everything you need to up-date and beautify your home. Ideas on interior decorating and furnishing, plus product news on kitchen and household appliances. "For The Home" has so much more. IWill, Every Friday. gjßfl
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    • 105 5 tfj, mi MIA^V 1 M M /i^f mm V moo^s ?-.<.-.-^i X+4& Jj\ %IHB Tokyo flair. Tokyo fashion. Exciting. Stylish. I' '.Sp| Innovative. Elegant. I I To reflect the changing moods of this magical Jf. v \y ;<: 'VH city, Citizen of Japan designed a new collection of fashionable dress
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    • 168 6 SINGAPORE f\ MONOPOLY raiMPIONSHIK M* 6-day trip to NEW YORK CITY ATLANTIC CITY $***** cash vouchor "MONOPOLY ANNIVERSARY" set Place in the prestigious 1965 WORLD MONOPOLY ppiZE CHAMPIONSHIPS (September 20-25) J rrau Chance to win u.&slsooojoo(inNEW YORK) 2ND QRD i| TH PRIZE w PRIZE H PRIZE $300.00 Cash Voucher $200.00
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    • 74 6 WE SWEET ALTERNATIVE MP w ■J 1/stT Silt Jffi Take a SKfc jHgf exercise. Take a |j®f healthy diet. And K' take Hermesetas. IK Jp' The sweet qpk jmk- alternative to sugar. f| Hermesetas good care of V /Ll JIIILLQ^Li yourself. Distnbutedby Harpers Trading A Division of H*rpcrGiHiiian (Singapore! Pie
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    • 101 7 Vittel. Hie pure natural drink living. Ji nfl One I?S Jgj Jgggi II drinks... \zM Vittel's natural goodness of well balanced mineral content and properties nuke it an ideal every day's health-giving drink, especially taken during meals and physical activities. Vittel natural mineral water is bottled fresh at its source
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    • 110 7 Royal Brunei bingapore "Fly With Friends" prtunt A Filipino Food Festival offering varied and imaginative specialities that reflect the exotic blend of East West culinary influences. The authentic Filipino cuisine is presented at various stalls and prepared by 12 experienced chefs specially flown in from Manila. For all you can
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  • world
    • 286 8 Weinberger feels military personnel caught spying should be executed Reuter WASHINGTON, Thursday DEFENCE Secretary Caspar Weinberger, commenting on a spy scandal that has compromised US Navy security for nearly two decades, said yesterday he felt spies should be shot. Mr Weinberger told reporters that the Defence
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    • 127 8 Reuter WASHINGTON, Thuro THE HOUSE of Representatives, in a victory for President Reagan, yesterday refused to extend a ban on military aid to rebels trying to overthrow the Nicaraguan Government. The vote was 252 to 196. It came on one of
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    • 104 8 Reuter JERUSALEM, Thurs ISRAEL has stopped work on a controversial US$l.5billion (553.36-billion) project to produce electricity by channelling water from the Mediterranean to the Dead Sea, Energy Minister Moshe Shahal said yesterday. Jordan and other Arab countries had protested about the plan, which
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    • PEOPLEWATCH
      • 57 8 A QUICK LOOK AT THE NEWSMAKERS ACCOMPANIED by her mother and some female friends, Brooke Shields celebrated her 20th birthday by visiting Chippendales, the male strip joint in Manhattan (above). "She was very natural, very receptive and very nice to all of tnem," said one guest in
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      • 68 8 HELENE VON DAMM, the US Ambassador to Austria who caused a stir by getting a divorce and marrying for a fourth time, has submitted her resignation, the US Embassy announced yesterday In Washington, White House spokesman Larry Speakes told reporters he was certain President Reagan
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      • 72 8 TO GET himself in the mood to make a movie, Federico Fellini (above) likes to work up a general distaste for the project "I need to put myself in a condition of rage against the creature to which I have to give life," he says. "That
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      • 85 8 A METER reader rendered impotent by a road accident six years ago was yesterday awarded a total of MIIO7.SSS (5g94,541) in goieral and special damages by the High Court in Kuala Lumpur. Francis de Rozario, 48, was riding a motorSle when he was knocked down by
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      • 80 8 A NOBLEMAN who composes jingles for television won an estimated £1,000 sterling (552,800) a week yesterday in a court case over the royalties on a four-note tune. David Dundas, son of the Marquis of Zetland, won his fight for the rights to the signature
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    • 119 8 UPI WASHINGTON, Thursday WITNESSES have told Congress that computers are being used by child molesters to find the names and addresses of other pedophiles and of their victims. Government officials testifying on Tuesday at Senate hearings said existing laws prohibit the interstate transmission of obscene
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    • 368 9 THE NATIONAL MCR JOURNEY TO JAPAN CONTEST W m —y Juk two months from now winners of our Contest AND THE REWARDS wifind dimriwi SfXO Uonwrejfon. home in d* The Naioral NV-250EN cnude you ■nKfcfc of the 21s canin > dK Tukuia Emaxn I—iwrinder and one Conct* «Mry form. 8
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  • money
    • 568 10  -  NTUC co-op to raise paid-up capital in compliance with general request by insurance authority •i. ANG PENG HWA and JOYCE QUEK NTUC INCOME, the insurance arm of the National Trades Union Congress, quietly made history of sorts when it stated in its 1985 annual
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    • 85 10 GANDA Holdings Bhd has forecast group pre-tax profit at MsB.ll million (557.3 million) for the year ending Sept 30. Baaed on the enlarged share capital of 109.17 million shares, the protected gross earnings per share is 7.4 Malaysian cents. The forecast was made in its
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    • MARKET TALK
      • 86 10 COMPILED BY THE MONEY DESK "THIS is the kind of entrepreneur we are supporting" (or words to that effect), stated an advertisement by DBS Bank some years ago. The advertisement featured a smiling Lee Choon Huat, founder of Lee Brothers Poultry and long-time customer of the
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      • 81 10 A LOCAL businessman who had just returned from China described his trip as "nightmarish" and "harrowing" and advised Singaporeans not to arrive in Beijing at night. It seems that they don't have floodlights at the airport there. Instead torchlights are used to guide a landing aircraft, he
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    • 372 11 Multi-Purpose managing director says he has not borrowed from any Hong Kong bank The Star KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday MR TAN KOON SWAN has dismissed reports that he had borrowed substantial funds from the Overseas Trust Bank (OTB) of Hong Kong which collapsed last week.
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    • 258 11 WALL STREET DOW JONES CLOSE: 1306.34 (-7.50) Reuter THE STOCK MARKET closed sharply lower today when computer giant IBM said its profits for the first nine months of this year would be sharply lower than its 1984 results. The Dow Jones Industrial Average
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    • 26 11 Straits Times Industrial Index close: 791.32 (-€.65) OUB Composite Share Price Index close: 398.36 (-5.06) OUB Trade-weighted Singapore Dollar Exchange Rate Index close: 132.3482 (-0.2215)
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    • 156 11 DOLLAR GOLD AP THE AMERICAN dollar turned in a narrowly mixed performance in light trading yesterday, falling in Europe but rising in the united States as traders awaited new evidence about the strength of the US economy. Gold prices were mostly lower. In afterhours trading, Republic National Bank quoted a
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
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    • 151 10 Thesoffers to Fenang definitely worth packing for. From now until July 31 you can enjoy the sun, the sea and the food at three of Penang's best known hotels. Rasa Sayang Hotel Accommodation in Mountain View rooms. IVi&P^V/ Reservations: (04) 811 811/(04) 811 966 JuSL* Palm Beach Hotel l F;
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous

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  • opinion/letters
    • 174 12 YOUR editorial "It'll be a big loss for a small Main" (SM, Jane which oppoeed the idea of a fIS levy on car* going to Johor, to very timely and sensible Our policy-makers should seek more views before deriding on a policy. We
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    • 91 12 I REFER to the reported levy of $15 to dissuade Singaporeans from going across to Jobor Barn to fUHheir petrol tanks. If the levy is imposed, it will reinforce my view that any concessions riven by the government are almost taken back oy
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    • 151 12  -  PETER BOYD Singapore 1335 I REFER to your report "Singapore Sweep Is losing Its lure ,r (BlK, Jim it). The Singapore Sweep Is not selling as well as it used to be. I nelieve that there is no easy way of becoming a
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    • 562 12 FIGHTING THE MOLESTERS ANOTHER VIEWPOINT "CITIZEN'S" letter "Mete out punishment to fit the crime" (SM, June 9) suggested that the courts should "mete out harsher punishments to men who exploit the weaker and fairer sex." The punishment of
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    • 143 12 HARI Raya Puasa is just a week away. Would the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation kindly show "oldies but goodies" movies sucn as Bujang Lapok. I think this is one of the best Malay films ever made. There are many Singaporeans who do enjoy
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    • 80 12 UNLESS and until existing regulations are changed, the Urban Redevelopment Authority should not arbitrarily impose maximum penalty for overtime parking. Maximum penalty may be impost if the attendant witnessed the car arriving and parked with an unexpired coupon. Otherwise, it is like
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    • 511 13 MHrnmlMMill NOT EVEN the rain could dampen the spirits of thoee who came to take part in the first Puma/Singapore Monitor 10 km Road Ron on Sunday. As many as 1,500 people turned up at the National Stadium ana were ready by 8 am to
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    • 273 13  -  REPLIES DR CHEW CHIN HIN Deputy Director of Medical Services Ministry of Health WE appreciate the suggestions by S Rowyn Chua, "Willow" and "TCL" on ways to encourage more people to pledge their organs (SM, May 28 and Jun 5). They have suggested
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    • 198 13  -  JOSEPHINE ONG Public Relations Officer Singapore Bus Service I REFER to the letter "Easiest to buy stamps from schools" from Teo Ko Chan (SM, Jane S). We understand exactly what Teo Ko Chan's proposal was in his earlier letter "SBS concession stamps: Sell
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    • 124 13  -  YEO YOCK ENG (MRS) for Permanent Secretary Ministry of Education I REFER to the report "Panel to set Bible Knowledge questions" (SM, Jon 7) and wish to clarify some inaccuracies. The committee mentioned in the report is not a special committee set up by
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 112 12 Savour all the exotic cuisine of the six Asean countries foronly $12*+ The most colourful and Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, varied Asean Buffet is now on at Indonesia, Brunei as well as the Cafe Plaza. popular local Singapore dishes! For only $12+ (lunch) or Indulge! Come by to the $14+ -I-
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  • leisure
    • 568 14 Reynolds hopes Stick will get him out of the dumps OPA THESE have been hard times for Burt Reynolds, once the darling of the movie-going crowd. His last few pictures have barely made dents at the box office, his health has been abysmal and he
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    • 361 14  -  By WONG AH YOKE THOSE who so to Roman Tarn's show expecting the (touting displays of sequins and frills that the Hong Kong singer is known for will be disappointed. He now focuses on singing the songs well, rather than boggling the minds
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    • 488 14  -  TITLE: THE LAST DRAGON STARRING: Taimak, Vanity, Julius J Carry 111 DIRECTOR: Michael Schultz SHOWING: Kreta Ayr People's Theatre Reviewed by PAT D'ROSE WITHIN the first 10 minutes of this movie, you will probably feel as foolish as Bruce Lee-Roy better known as
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    • 67 14 WHEN gastronomes meet, they talk food. Pictured below are (from left) J H Soeller, food and beverage manager of the Singapore Cricxet Club, Yap Kow Wah, executive chef of Apollo Singapore, and Martin Maesse, executive chef of Oriental Singapore. All are members of the Confrerie de la
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    • 125 14 THE Giant Dumpling Game: Guess the number of baby rice dumplings inside the huge one now sitting at the Tung Lok Shark s Fin Restaurant Lifting the giant dumpline and apparently not feeling any strain are Cindy Tan (right) and* Gina Lee, both Msteases at the
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    • 57 14 This column features social events or Interesting happenings in and around town. If you have any such occasions on the calendar, our reporter will cover the function if possible. Please address your invitations to WONG SING YEONG, Faces in the Crowd, The Singapore Monitor, 2 Alexandra
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    • 472 16 Teday*s highlights- FMdbiok (iCh B, 9.1S pm) FEEDBACK looks at the proliferation of products •old by parallel importers and aria whether sale agents should be allowed exclusive control of the market The team also asks sole agents, parallel importers and retailers whether parallel Imports afreet
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    • 314 16  -  By PENNY PAGANO to Washington LAT-WP VISITORS to the Federal Bureau of Investigation will soon see entertainer Bill Cosby's face prominently displayed at the agency headquarters but not on the FBl's most-wanted list. Cosby, star of the top-rated TV programme, The Cosby Show, will appear in
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    • Series
      • 95 16 Coemopoetan Theatre Bteabelh R: Shadow In the Sun (Ch 12, pm) TO retain the balance of power in Europe, Prance finds an alliance with England necessary. Hence, it is agreed that Elizabeth should marry the Due d' Alencon, the younger brother of the French king.
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      • 100 16 Knight Rider QoHath Returns (Part one) (Malay subtitles) (Ch 5, 7.50 pm) MICHAEL is assigned to protect Dr Klaus Bergstrom (Peter Mark Richman) and his niece Christina (Suzanne Barnes). Dr Bergstrom, renowned for his research in satellite laser technology, is in town to attend an
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      • 49 16 Highway to Heaven Hotel of Dream* (Ch 5, 6.25 pm) IN this episode, Jonathan and Mark discover the complexities of work- ing at a luxury hotel when they become bellhops in order to help the only son of a multi-millionaire find a more rewarding life.
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
    • 823 15 2.30 SBCTEXT-Live Semple Pegee. metals in railway tracks and in larga 3.00 Opening and Programme Highlights roadworks construction. r?W^±r M YMn 540 ci#nc M jfe theadventures and as- Highlights pirations of three coNege students. 6.06 Cultural Diary (E). ■>Tfy 3.48 Mualcal interlude Excerpts from f- 10 Programme Highlights. Lively Bpeciale:
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    • 320 15 Noon Programme Summary 12.05 tin SNvestri 5.00 News-irv Brief 5.06 Eaay Musical Notebook Japanese Per- Listening 1. Ron Goodwin 2. Malando 3. formers 1. Paganini: La Campanella Stef Meeder 0.00 News-in-Brief 0.05 Opus 72. Rachmaninov: Vocaßse Opus Easy Listening (Cont'd) 7.00 News and 34 No 14 3. Bartok: Rumanian Folk
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    • 171 15 J Noon Newsdesk 12.30 Classical Rocord Review 12.48 Financial News 12.88 Reflections 1.00 World News 1.00 Twenty-tour Hours: News Summvy 1.30 Peebles Choice 1.48 The World Today 2.00 Newsdesk 2.30 Nature Notebook 2.40 The Farming World 3.00 World News 3.09 "Twenty -four Hours: News Summary 3.30 Kings of Swing 3.48
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    • 107 16 Beauty you lifted up ny I SP^^ b, t I We invite you to join I THE MISS POLARIS CONTEST. Wour sleeping eyes to H become the queen of the disco. I Beauty an experience and nothing elae.If you have it, H v W share it H Entry forms are
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    • 276 17 ENTER iHElflsT mWGON CONTEST WIN FREE TRIP TO MALAYSIA AN you hm to do l« to nam* (hrt movlo tttto* boarlnt tho word DRAOOM. a.#. "Tho Last Drafon". Havlnf dooathat, wrtto a iloian of not moro than 28 words why you pro tor travailing with Mod#m Toun. Sand your ontrios
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    • 148 17 FUN LAUGHTER sth WEEK! f» ADITfII (*****59) 5 SHOWS at llArl lUL 11am, 1.45,4.00,5.30 9.15 They're the worst v POUCB mSSttr&n academy a/llftar iM,flmorrwWilli Mwcur mcmivmlovM rr m V m im mnamn rnunrm mrnrvm mam wen w ~W 14tfe RECORD-BREAKING DAY: UOO-JADf CNAM6I—OHIENTAL—PffEStOEMT—UUHOMC PRICES: $4 A S3-CASH BOOKINGS ONLY STRICTLY
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  • Page 17 Miscellaneous
    • 247 17 Film Guide Starring: William Kalt, Scaa Yoaag, l»wni WUmm Ol|Hl»llia Patrick McGookaa Synopsis: A couple weathers many 0aut( 2 7«J1.,( 1; 3 .7. M m s=srvr'.srsrs: £S^ y J-*"****.-!""**-Paoskao SW Paohu Zkaai HaiCkea KRETA AVER PEOPLE'S THEATRE (*****72) (1, 3.39, 7, 9.30): THE LAST Synopsis: Two feuding black magic me-
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    • 425 17 CLEMENT) (*****51) (I, 4, 7, IJI): THE GARLAND UNDER THE MOUNTAIN (Q Starrlu; La Xlaahe, Tug Gaeqlaag, Gal Ke, He Wei, Toag dao Synopsis: A brilliant production from China, set against the Sino-Vietnamese conflict. A company commander, who is awaiting leave to visit his mother and wife in the village,
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    • 130 17 P vli ;:v jH 5 HPj^Pnß Catherine Mary Stewart with Lance Gaett tai The Last Starflghter PRESIDENT (*****58) (1.30, 4, 6.45, 9.15): A VIEW TO A KILL (E) SAVOY (*****40) (11, 1.30, 4, 6.45, 9.15): EMPRESS WU(C) ORIENTAL (*****23) (11,1.30, 4, 6.45, 9.15): A VIEW TO A KILL (E) LIBERTY
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
    • 131 18 POSTERS POSTERS from West Germany will be displayed at Goethe-Institut Art Gallery until the ena of this month. The exhibition will be open from noon to 6 pm daily except Sundays and public holidays. Admission is free. ACRYLIC ON METAL AND BATIKS BY THOMAS TAN ACRYLIC on Metal and Batiks
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    • 546 18 PERSONAL HYGIENE Street 2, #01-147. All senior citizens THERE will be a talk on personal hy- are welcome giene tonight at 7.30 at the Jurong HOW TO MAKE DIFFERENT TYPES Town Community Centre. Admission OF MOVIES is ree THERE will be a talk on How to Make QENTINQ HIGHLANDS Different
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
    • 516 19 toi«w comics AIUES March 21 to April 20 LIBRA Straa on special relationships, SMtaakcr 23 to October 22 added responsibilities, and the A low-key approach brings the chance to accept challenges desired results. Allow others and gain greater income, to make their movea while you You 11 arouse the envy
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    • 158 19 FASTRACK By BIN Holbrook (TV/WOM- -fc> IT AMAMT V £M,I«U~rU. I coiw*t|»tscsirr urmtmnml 6wumm r I Dr SMOCK By George Lemont EB AND FLO By Paul Sellers \T WAKE ME ALL eB! ALL 7hte*\ YYES/ THE WHEN YOU'VE > J HOT WATER BIRP ©ETC THE FINISHED WITH v I iS.
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    • 520 21  -  By ANN SCOTT UPI BEIJING: Shimmering oceanside villas, lush forests, windswept hills with exotic temples. Such are the secluded retreats that have served China's ruling elite for millenia and beckon the China traveller today. Visitors eager to pamper themselves In the natural splendour and
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    • 264 21 UPI THOSE who want a cool taste of the tropics with much of the colour of Southeast Asia should visit China's southwestern Yunnan Province. The provincial capital of Kunming, at an elevation of 1,853 metres, is dubbed The City of Eternal Spring because of
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  • 576 22 PERSONAL ADVANCEMENT ACADEMIC and professional qualifications arc today tha kay to most rawarding and successful careers. Yet, there are people without a tertiary education, who by sheer virtue of their experience, dedication and natural talent contrive to reach management level. Good for them. But
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    • 354 24 NBA champions greeted by the biggest-ever LA parade route turnout after beating Celtics UPI LOS ANQELES, Thursday MORE than 35,000 people the moat ever to line a Los Angeles parade route to honour a championship sports team flooded downtown streets on Tuesday (or a raucous
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    • 57 24 Tuesday was designated Lakers Day in LA to honour the Lakers, who boat the Doe ton CoWce to win the NBA Champtowahip. Among the banners to great them wore: "Magic, You Can Smile AN Summer." a reference to Magic Johnson "Purple Reign." The colours of the Lakers
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    • 188 24 Reuter NEW YORK, Thursday JOHN McENROE is bypassing the British grass court tournaments preceding the Wimbledon championships, apparently because of his pique over past treatment by the British Press. McEnroe's father, John McEnroe Sr., a lawyer who serves as his son's agent, told reporters
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    • 114 24 AP SYDNEY, Thurs THE ALL-AUSTRA-LIAN Netball Association officially dissociated itself yesterday from a proposed tour of South Africa by a group of Australian netball players. National executive officer Robert McMurtrie said his organisation wss "gravely concerned" about the tour by the private netball group,
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    • 207 24 Reuter ROME, Thursday EUROPEAN Cup champions Juventus played poorly without stars Michel Platini, Zbigniew Boniek and Paolo Rossi and had to settle for a draw in their Italian Cup quarter-final match against AC Milan. The team from Turin, playing for the first time
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      14 24 Rossi... lacked hl> pad Boalek...oa the transfer Hst Platini... sorely missed
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    • 241 24 AP BEUNGL, Thursday ENGLISH soccer club Sunderland have withdrawn from a Chinese soccer tournament scheduled for this month because of "unforeseen circumstances," the meet's organisers said yesterday. But the team's decision was not related to the May 29 riot in Bruifels by
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    • WORLDFRONT
      • 100 24 A QUICK UPDATE AROUND THE WORLD LARRY HOLMES (above) will be honoured by city officials and townspeople in his hometown of Easton, Pennyslavania tomorrow at a party celebrating his seventh anniversary as the world heavyweight champion. Easton Mayor salvatore Panto will be among those paying tribute to the
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      • 73 24 EAST GERMANY'S world champion Mar lies Goehr (right) equalled the world's best time for the 100 metres this vear when she clocked 10.92 seconds at an athletics meeting in Halle yesterday. Goenr equalled the time set by Jamaican Olympic bronze medallist Merlene Ottey-Page of Jamaica. "I
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      • 99 24 MIDDLESEX left-arm spinner Phil Edmonds, overlooked by England for the first Cricket Test against Australia, which starts tomorrow, jolted English County championship leaders Hampshire yesterday. Edmonds, who played in the recent one-day matches against the touring team, snapped up four for 41 in S3 overs
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    • 273 25 AP BfftMMNQHAM (MteNgm), Thursday UNDER almost any circumstances, Seve Ballesteros and Tom Watson can be expected to plav major roles in golf's major phimplwimlp* Under the circumstances prevailing at the BMh US Open championship cold, rainy weather their positions are enhanced. "It's not X£ry
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    • 161 25 LONDON, Thursday THE BRITISH Government said yesterday it will press for the country's 92 professional soccer clubs to stem violence at matches by making fans carry identity cards. The violence culminated in 38 dead and 454 Injured at a European championship match in Brussels
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    • 591 25  -  ALFONSO CHAN WHAT started as a crusade to raise money for the Singapore Cancer Society ->■ ended on a happy note yesterday for Mr Yam Wai Hong, M, a teacher living in Bowmont Ger***p» He collected $2,000 to win the first prise in the
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    • 217 25  -  By K SILVAM IT IS unlikely bat there will be woman's soccer at the 13th South-east Asia Games in Bangkok from Dec 8-15 as only two teams Thailand and Indonesia have shown interest so far. The SEA Games federation rules require at
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    • 148 25 EIGHTEEN post-oecotidary students were last night selected to receive u» IMS Eno Sports Scholar Award for their outstanding performances in sports at national and international lore! and good academic standing The scholarship, awarded to pre-university, VITB, Ngee Ann and Singapore Polytechnic students,
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    • 604 25 SPORTStUTTB COMPILED BY THE SPORTS DESK IS badminton becoming too fast? This Is a question raised by Kim Chua of Melbourne, Australia. In a letter to "World Badminton", official publication of tbe International Badminton Federation, Kim notes that badminton today Is played at a
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    • 384 26  -  By K SILVAM ALTHOUGH THE clash between Nurul Huda and Junie Sng is off and national stars such as Ang Peng Siong and Chan Mui Pin will be absent, local fans can still look forward to an exciting International Invitational Swimming Meet at
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    • 120 26 <lUMi 17 MOO hrei heats tor 11 events 1000 Imi heats tor 11 events JUNB M —1000 krsi Opening Ceremony INO hrei 100 m freestyle men 100 m freestyle women; 50m becktroke man; 50m backstroke women; 100 m breaststroke men; 100 m breaststroke women; 4xsom Individual medley men;
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    • 290 26 THE MOMENT Soo-Tho Kok Mun (left) gets an acceptance letter from Brigham Young University in Utah and a National Service deferment notice, he will pack his bag and join the Singapore trio studying there David Lim and brothers Oon Jin Teik and
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    • 329 26  -  By ALFONSO CHAN THE 15TH Singapore National Bowling championships team event officially opened last night and continues today at the Kim Seng Bowl despite the loss of bowling records in the Sports House fire. Everything depends on the bowling averages, as handicaps are
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    • 61 26 THE SPONSORS of the National Bowling Championships, Cycle and Carriage, will give away a Mercedes Benz 190E to the first person to bowl a perfect (300 pinfalls) game during the championships. Other prizes include cash vouchers, trophies and merchandise for winners in the various
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    • 255 26 AP LE MANS (Franc*), Thursday THE GERMAN Porsche factory team fought off an attempt by their outgunned Lancia rivals to take the prestigious pole position for the Le Mans 24 hours auto racing classic in a record-breaking qualifying session yesterday evening. Lancia
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    • 267 27  -  By K SILVAM RETIRED SPORTS personalities will play a key role In a proposed "national sports secretariat" which will help streamline sports in Singapore. The idea is to get this body to provide" the administrative backup for national sports associations. The secretariat will be set
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    • 342 27 Spaniards' two-goal burst halts Iceland ICELAND 1 SPAIN 2 Reuter REYKJAVIK, Thursday SPAIN KEPT alive their hopes of qualifying for next year's World Cup soccer finals when they hit back for a 2-1 win over Iceland last night. A two-goal burst in 17 minutes early in
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    • 49 27 ENGLAND wound up their Mexican soccer tour with a convincing 3-0 win over West Germany. Bryan Robson the English captain scored the opening goal in the 34th minute. Kerry Dixon, top scorer in the English League this season, scored the remaining two in the 54th and 67th minutes.
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