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Article472 2003-05-06 1 US university bars students from Sars-hit countries SAN FRANCISCO THE University of California at Berkeley will bar several hundred students from Asia from attending summer classes because of fears of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars), the university said yesterday. Mr Robert Berdahl, chancellor at Berkeley,472 words
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Article93 2003-05-06 1 Bloomberg News NEW YORK Mr Ted Turner, the biggest individual shareholder of AOL Time Warner Inc, is selling 60 million shares of the world's biggest media company through Goldman, Sachs Co, according to traders at moneymanagement firms. Goldman offered the shares for sale to institutional– Bloomberg News - 93 words
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Article46 2003-05-06 1 -AFP NEW YORK The Dow Jones industrials fell 51.11 points to 8,531.57 and the broad-market Standard and Poor's 500 was down 3.53 points to 926.55 yesterday. The Nasdaq composite, helped by strength in the tech sector and smaller firms, rose 1.16 points to 1,504.04.-AFP - 46 words
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Miscellaneous15 2003-05-06 1 _jf£aM if jj, _n Fergie is better than Busby, says Sir Bobby See Page 3715 words
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HOT NEWS
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179 2003-05-06 2 ON SUNDAY, the World Health Organisation (WHO) reported its findings on experiments conducted on the Sars virus. Among its discoveries was that the virus could survive up to 24 hours on plastic surfaces, indefinitely at zero degrees Celsius and up to six hours179 words
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86 2003-05-06 2 Channel News Asia A COMPANY director was sentenced to two weeks jail for evading taxes involving some $66,000. Goh Ah Weng was also fined $199,385.70 about three times the amount of tax he evaded. The court heard Goh, who is a director of Kilowatts– Channel News Asia - 86 words
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Article, Illustration484 2003-05-06 2 Val Chua - Val Chua SGX head assures investors amid revamp by val@newstoday.com.sg IN THE latest round of its restructuring exercise, the Singapore Exchange (SGX) has laid off nine per cent of its staff across all levels. In its revamp which will cost the exchange $3.5 million to484 words
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Article, Illustration80 2003-05-06 2 VENTURE Manufacturing's Wong Ngit Liong (picture) was the highest-paid Chief Executive Officer in Singapore last year, Straits Times TV reported yesterday. Mr Wong earned between $9 million and $9.25 million last year although only six per cent of this amount came from basic remuneration. The rest came80 words
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Article, Illustration448 2003-05-06 3 Agencies Five named to Iraq council of leaders, Mosul hailed as 'model city' BAGHDAD The retired US general now running Iraq announced yesterday that a council of up to nine politicians is likely to lead an interim government in the coming months. "I think what youAgencies; – Reuters photo - 448 words
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Article164 2003-05-06 3 DENPASAR In a move signalling their commitment to combating terrorism, three top Indonesian ministers have expressed their support for the use of a special fund allocated in this year's Budget for holding the Bali bombing trial. The ministers are Coordinating Minister for the Economy Dorodjatun164 words
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HOME NEWS
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Article, Illustration265 2003-05-06 4 Chan Chao Peh - Chan Chao Peh Sing Post IPO 4.5 times subscribed on dividend carrot By chaopehO'newstoday.com.sg WHEN Sing Post closes subscription to its initial public offering (IPO) at noon today, those involved in the launch are likely to be giving themselves high fives at a share sale that wasWONG KHING CHONG - 265 words
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Article, Illustration106 2003-05-06 4 SINGAPORE Democratic Party secretary-general, Dr Chee Soon Juan (picture), has been given the 2003 Defender of Democracy Award by the Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA). The PGA is an international association made up of parliamentarians across the world. Its website is www.pgaction.org In his letter106 words
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Article244 2003-05-06 4 — Derrick A Paulo - Derrick A Paulo THE Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) has always said that its vessels belonged to all Singaporeans. With this in mind, the RSN is inviting all Singaporeans to stake a claim to the latest additions to its fleet through a ship-naming contest The244 words
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Article265 2003-05-06 6 From tomorrow, all social visitors coming into Singapore through its land checkpoints will have to fill in Health Declaration Cards. The Immigration and Checkpoint Authority will also be conducting temperature checks on travellers arriving or leaving by car, van, lorry or motorcycle. The Courage Fund received a big265 words
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Article, Illustration452 2003-05-06 6 Tor Ching Li - Tor Ching Li P Panjang Wholesale Centre may be rebuilt to reduce contacts by chingli@newstoday.com.Sß ment grant of $1,600 in compensation for the losses incurred by the enforced closure. The value of the produce lost by each unit ranged anywhere between $2,000 and $100,000, depending on theALVINTOH - 452 words
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469 2003-05-06 6 Razali Abdullah - Razali Abdullah by razaniffnewstoaay.com.sß IMAGINE offering insurance cover to an army that is about to go to war. Doesn't make much commercial sense, does it? But this is the sort of strategy that NTUC Income is employing in Singapore's battle against Sars. Last Wednesday,469 words
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LETTERS
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Letter, Illustration137 2003-05-06 8 Chiam Yeow Khong - Chiam Yeow Khong Agency I REFER to the letter, "That old bzzz has returned" (Today, April 29). The National Environment Agency would like to assure the public that, despite the current Sars situation, we have not reduced the frequency of checks to controlAgency - 137 words
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Letter278 2003-05-06 8 Leong Sze Hian - Leong Sze Hian Kudos to coffee shop hit by Sars scare ON MAY 1,1 chanced upon the reopening of the Sll coffee shop in Serangoon Central. It had been closed for 10 days as a preventive measure against the spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars). On278 words
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77 2003-05-06 10 Yak Chin Hua - Yak Chin Hua THE Sars combat panel has advised that previously acceptable social behaviour, such as working while sick, should change. However, I think old expectations from employers are hard to change. Many may see the change as being a loss in productivity. Laws77 words
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Letter134 2003-05-06 10 I REFER to the letter "Can Sing Post claim stick?" from Mr Narayana Narayana published in Today's May 2 edition. Mr Narayana is right that the first postage stamps were introduced in England in 1840. However, before this, recipients paid postage when letters were134 words
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Letter, Illustration301 2003-05-06 10 Sarah Scow Ming Hui - Sarah Scow Ming Hui Better ways to fight Sars than shaming those in denial I FOUND the last paragraph of the article "Denial Mode" (Weekend Today May 3-4) particularly disturbing. A senior research fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies was quoted as recommending301 words
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BUSINESS NEWS
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Article326 2003-05-06 12 Val Chua - Val Chua DBS bullish about China despite Sars by val@newstoday.com.sg DESPITE the Sars outbreak, the Standard and Poor's (S&P) ratings agency is not likely to lower its ratings for banks in Singapore and Hong Kong. This is because all banks here and most banks in326 words
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Market Watch
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Article119 2003-05-06 12 SINGAPORE shares rallied to a month high amid hefty volume yesterday, helped by belief that Sars has been contained. Positive earnings news from Singapore's second-largest lender, United Overseas Bank, coupled with Wall Street's rally on Friday helped the market post its second straight day of gains. The key Straits119 words
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Article56 2003-05-06 12 Index Value Change Pis NIKKEI 225 7907.19 43.90 0.56 HANG SENG INDEX 8808.18 90.96 1.04 HSX ALL ORDINARIES 2941.00 -24.60 -0.83 LAIWAN: WEIGHTED 4187.82 39.75 0.96 KOREA COMPOSITE 597.44 -1.91 -0.32 STOCKEXCHGOF THAI 375.24 0.61 0.16 JAKARTA COMPOSITE 447.82 -4.38 -0.97 PHILIPPINES COMPOSITE 1068.15 19.78 1.89 CHINA SE56 words
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Article80 2003-05-06 12 Jy$ May 5 )BS Creative 50 Close Change 9.250 +0.350 11.900 +0.300 By percentage May 5 Close Change Armstrong W*****0 0.015 +200.0 UniFiber 0.085 +142.9 XBC iPH 9.750 +0.300 16.900 +0.300 Over&GeneAS 0.065 +116.7 CSCW*****7 0.010 +100.0 .IA 9.800 +0.250 Globa 0.030 +100.0 ilA 200 9.800 +0.25080 words
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Article82 2003-05-06 12 hg By$ May 5 Close Change GreatEast 9.400 -0.050 ieaview 5.150 -0.050 WJennings AS 1.170 -0.040 LungKee BMU 0.485 -0.040 Lri-M 0.170 -0.030 DairyFarm 900 USS 1.110 -0.020 NewToyo 0.385 -0.020 Penguin 0.130 -0.015 Huston 0.250 -0.010 Broadway 0.095 -0.010 By percentage May 5 Close Change Tri-Mhg - 82 words
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Article65 2003-05-06 14 Channel News Asia SINGAPORE'S tourism sector continued to bear the brunt of the Sars outbreak as arrivals fell further in the last week of April. Between April 22 and 28, arrivals dropped 74 per cent compared to those of the same period last year. This was slightly worse– Channel News Asia - 65 words
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Article117 2003-05-06 14 Reuters HONGGUO International Holdings,a China-based shoe company, said yesterday it plans to list shares on the Singapore Exchange (SGX). It is the first Chinese company to offer new shares on the SGX in 16 months. The last time a Chinese firm offered its shares on– Reuters - 117 words
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Article147 2003-05-06 14 Reuters Spore-led consortium seeks 51% of Danamon JAKARTA Indonesia's Bank Restructuring Agency (Ibra) said yesterday that a consortium led by Singapore's Temasek Holdings and which includes Germany's Deutsche Bank is the preferred final bidder for Indonesia's Bank Danamon. "Yes, they are the preferred bidder," Ibra spokesman Raymond vanReuters - 147 words
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Article161 2003-05-06 14 HDB flat owners now do not need to seek prior written approval to invest in private property. Previously, they had to do so if they bought the flats directly from the HDB or resale flats in the open market with the CPF housing grant. The161 words
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Article140 2003-05-06 14 Lee Yew Meng - Lee Yew Meng ABOUT half of the 100 units of The Pier at Robertson launched during the weekend have been sold. Citing this as a strong indication of the return of buying confidence, Mr Chia Ngiang Hong, group general manager of City Developments, said: "Sitting on140 words
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Article, Illustration529 2003-05-06 16 AFP, Bloomberg Customer base surges 55.2% on the strength of its regional partners SINGTEL said on Monday its mobile phone subscriber base in the Asia-Pacific rose 55.2 per cent from a year ago to 34.6 million by end March, driven by its regional associates. However, domestic customersAFP, Bloomberg - 529 words
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Article262 2003-05-06 18 Reuters Bank cuts Asian growth forecasts ECONOMIC growth will weaken across Asia this year as the cost of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars) spreads from consumer demand and tourism to trade and foreign investment, ABN AMRO has said in a report The Dutch investment bank halved its forecast– Reuters - 262 words
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INFO TECH
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Article, Illustration532 2003-05-06 20 Gene Steinberg -_/^l 4-„ J „ - Gene Steinberg -_/^l 4-„ J FOR CORPORATES Apple's ißooks are just right for the home and small office by newsignewsroaay.com.sg IS A BIGGER laptop always better? It depends. Apple's 12.1-inch ißook (picture) fits perfectly onto the backseat tray of an aircraft and is just right for the home532 words
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WORLD NEWS
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Article, Illustration332 2003-05-06 22 Agencies Is Israel heading for national unity govt? JERUSALEM In a new setback to Israel's left-wing peace camp, Labour's dovish chief Amram Mitzna (picture) quit just three months after leading the country's founding party into its worst-ever electoral defeat Mr Mitzna's departure has left Israel's veteran peace– Agencies - 332 words
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Article160 2003-05-06 22 -AFP NEW YORK The US is shifting its focus on North Korea and wants to prevent the country from producing and exporting nuclear material, the New York Times reported yesterday. The policy of preventing North Korea from going nuclear by any means necessary-AFP - 160 words
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Article139 2003-05-06 22 LONDON The work on finding vaccines to combat the deadly anthrax bacteria has been given a breakthrough with the deciphering of the first complete genetic sequence and analysis of a strain of the bacterium, The Daily Telegraph reported yesterday. A team of American and British scientists139 words
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COMMENTARY
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Article, Illustration868 2003-05-06 24 Richard Hartung - Richard Hartung by news@newstoday.com.Sß Singaporeans focus on precautions, while expats work out how to carry on with normal life WHEN one talked with Singaporean and expatriate friends last month, the conversations turned frequently to the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars). The reactions to868 words
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WATZUP?
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Article, Illustration748 2003-05-06 26 Elisa Chia - Under One Roof again Elisa Chia SO, you thought Singapore's funniest family had left Bishan urn, we mean TV Land for good when they bid adieu two years ago. You are not the only one. Tears were shed on the set of Under One Roof as, the cast and crew748 words
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151 2003-05-06 26 MORE heartwarming stories, crazy antics and down-to-earth humour will come your way as Ah Teck and Dolly get talent-scouted by a TV producer. While Paul and Anita try to escape from the pressures of having children, Denise finds it difficult to convince151 words
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Article, Illustration132 2003-05-06 27 ANOTHER blonde Barbie has been added to Mattel's collection of signature dolls. Movie star Reese Witherspoon revealed that she came up with the idea for a Legally Blonde Barbie (picture) to make sure that her daughter Ava gets "politically correct" dolls to play with. The World Entertainmentll; hsrg - 132 words
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Article149 2003-05-06 27 Janice Lee - Janice Lee DIANA Krall and Elvis Costello (picture) are set to marry, according to Krall's proud father. He revealed this to Canadian newspaper The Victoria Times Colonist but did not give details as to where and when the wedding between the Canadian jazz chanteuse149 words
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IN CINEMAS
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Article, Illustration208 2003-05-06 28 -Reuters Friends stars join in the celebrations, except LOS ANGELES Matt Leßlanc, who stars in the hit TV comedy series Friends, married his long-time fiancee, Melissa McKnight, on Saturday in a star-studded cliffside wedding on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, according to the syndicated television show,-Reuters; – Getty Images - 208 words
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Article, Illustration154 2003-05-06 28 Matthew Perry, as he fights off drugs MATTHEW Perry (picture) was reportedly absent from the wedding of his Friends co-star Matt Leßlanc, as he successfully battled his addiction to prescription drugs. But Perry, 34, is not about to brag that this means he has strong character. He is saying the154 words
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Article, Illustration522 2003-05-06 29 Pauline DLoh - Pauline DLoh Prawns, pears and avocado make a healthy, tasty salad I MADE this salad one day and brought it to the office and my colleagues, the ladies especially, raved about it so much that I thought I should share it with you. Simple and deliriously satisfying, this522 words
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Article, Illustration234 2003-05-06 29 AVOCADO THE BUTTERY ALLIGATOR PEAR THIS is one fruit that can be a meal by itself. Apart from eating it just as it is, the avocado's soft, buttery texture also lends itself to a number of cooking methods. Roughly mashed, it lends its lusciousness to guacamole the famous Mexican dip.234 words
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HEALTH
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Article, Illustration196 2003-05-06 30 Give children more greens and fruits Carrots, oranges and green beans contain immuni-ty-boosting phytonutrients such as vitamin C. Ensure they have adequate sleep and rest A newborn may need up to 18 hours of sleep a day, while toddlers need 12 hours and pre-schoolers about 10196 words
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Article, Illustration648 2003-05-06 30 Genevieve Woo - Genevieve Woo Why children and the elderly are more at risk by genevieve@newstoday.com.sg WE are all born with "inexperienced" immune systems. As we grow older, we are more exposed to the environment and our bodies build up immunity as they battle a continuous onslaught of germs, viruses, bacteriaENGKONG - 648 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration327 2003-05-06 36 Tan Yo- Hinn - Tan Yo-Hinn Sars prevents Allen from taking new post by yohinn@newstoday.com.sg HE WAS to become its new bowling consultant more than a month ago. However, he has yet to arrive in Singapore and his prolonged absence has led to much speculation over his position.327 words
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Article, Illustration214 2003-05-06 36 Stanley Ho - Stanley Ho DEFENDING S-League champion SAFFC may well lose its head coach after this season. Warriors' head coach Fandi Ahmad (picture) has expressed his desire to venture overseas after his current two-year contract with SAFFC expires at the end of the year. Said the 39-year-old214 words
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Article142 2003-05-06 36 AFP BERLIN Venus Williams' future looks more uncertain than ever after her decision to withdraw from this week's German Open with a pulled stomach muscle. It is the second time within a few days that the elder Williams sister has pulled out of a bigAFP - 142 words
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AFTERNOON EDITION
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Article, Illustration590 2003-05-06 37 Sir Bobby says Ferguson has surpassed United legend Busby MANCHESTER The ultimate compliment has been paid to Sir Alex Ferguson. Sir Bobby Charlton now considers him to be superior as a manager to Sir Matt Busby, reported the Daily Telegraph. Charlton, who survived the Munich air crash590 words
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Article, Illustration396 2003-05-06 37 BRIDGETOWN Australia became the first team ever to win three consecutive Tests in the Caribbean with a nine-wicket victory over West Indies in Bridgetown. The tourists took just 15 balls in their second innings to secure the win after bowling the home side out for 284.396 words
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Article128 2003-05-06 37 MADRID Real Madrid's Zinedine Zidane remembers clearly the last time the European champion faced current Serie A leader Juventus. "It was the 1998 Champions League final, and Real won 1-0," reflected Zidane here yesterday as the Spaniards prepared for their first leg semi-final today (tomorrow morning, Singapore128 words
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Article123 2003-05-06 37 SHEFFIELD Welsh wizard Mark Williams held off Ireland's Ken Doherty to land his second world title, with an 18-16 victory in the world snooker championship final on Monday. Doherty fought his way back from 11-5 down to level at 12-12 going into the final session. But Williams, 28,123 words
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Article88 2003-05-06 37 WASHINGTON Michael Jordan made his farewell as a National Basketball Association player three weeks ago. Now the speculation is rising as to where he might wind up as a club executive. Jordan is scheduled to meet later this week with Washington Wizards owner Abe Pollin about returning to88 words
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Article, Illustration898 2003-05-06 38 "It is the greatest achievement" Sir Alex Ferguson Comment by leonard@newstoday.com.sg km Mm AM ruffled, that the "ice in his veins" composure for so long thought to be anintegral part of the make-up of the Arsenal manager was nothing more than a front A 2-2898 words
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393 2003-05-06 38 Leonard Thomas - Leonard Thomas MANCHESTER Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has credited striker Ruud van Nistelrooy for making the difference as his side pipped Arsenal for the Premier League crown. Leading his side's late surge to the title, the Dutch striker scored 14393 words
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Article215 2003-05-06 39 1978-86: Aberdeen 1979: Scottish League Cup runner-up 1980: Scottish Premier Division champion; Scottish League Cup runner-up 1981: Scottish Premier Division runner-up 1982: Scottish Cup winner; Scottish Premier Division runner-up 1983: Scottish Cup winner; European Cup Winners' Cup winner 1984: Scottish Premier Division champion; Scottish Cup winner; European215 words
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