Weekend East, 21 November 1986

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  • 17 1 WEEKEND east Your FREE weekly newspaper Friday, November 21, 1986 M.C.(P) No. 173/5/86 Vol. 1 No. 20
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  • 353 1 THE next time you have a power failure in your HDB flat, check with your neighbours. If there’s nothing wrong with their lights, BEWARE! For your power failure could have been caused deliberately by robbers to gain entry into your
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  • 140 1 THESE two nude sunbathers were caught with their pants down by a photographer who happened to be at the stretch of beach at Marina East last Sunday to take pictures of birds The two unidentified youths were there for more than an hour But they
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 133 1 Cruellest theft of all: Page 2 INSIDE Man with 185 cm long moustache Page 16 Learning to live with haemophilia Page 3 FUNNYINES: PAGE 8 $1 m jackpot winners who lost everything Page 12 LIVE LETTERS: PAGE 9 Woman who’s been making putu piling for half a century Page 18
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    • 64 1 saisi BMP* LI j PICTURE BY CHEW YEN FOOK Find out on Page 14 what she does Madam Low has given up her food stall to go back to her old job. She is deft with her hands and works at home. What does she do now? Is she: 1.
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  • 386 2  -  By BRIDGET TAN A SNEAKY man made a big sweep of blind Mr Chua Kiam Kiah’s Singapore Sweep tickets last week. Mr Chua, 60, was at his usual pitch near the overhead Bridge at Far East Plaza in Scotts Road. “I was sitting
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  • 132 2 THE Marine Parade Senior Citizens’ Club will be bolding a seminar on “A Happier Old Age" at the community centre on Sunday, Nov 30. The aim of the seminar is to provide old folk with the knowledge and understanding of some of the problems of old age.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 229 2 case* Complete range of auto accessories PARKWAY PARADE BASEMENT 81-104 Tel: *****58 Associate Co: Koon Lek Company Blk 125 Bukit Merah Lane 1 #Ol-174 Singapore 0315 Tel: *****69 *****96 ==qc ill* W KM AGENCY MAGNEWS SGP 00 MARINE RARAOE ROAD #Ol-17 (ARK WAY FARAUE SINGAPORE 1544 TEL 44 ***** *****33
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    • 105 2 Choose th“ ad size that works for you! You have a choice ot placing ads in standard modular units or in any combination of the modules listed below: (a) 9 cm x 1 col $6l 20 (b) 9 cm x 2 col $122 40 (c) 9 cm x 3 col
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    • 37 2 WEEKEND 3 Distributed to 75,000 homes every week Serving the communities in Bedok, Changi, Changkat, Eunos, Fengshan, Geylang Serai, Joo Chiat, Kaki Bukit, Kampung Chai Chee, Kampung Kembangan, Kampung Übi, Marine Parade, Siglap, Tarnpines, and Tanah Merah.
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  • 884 3  -  By IRENE TOH SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD junior college student Vincent Kor has not taken a bus for eight years until recently. “I was afraid that when the bus started moving before I got a seat, I might get flung
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 406 3 nnnnn I<PQ<5 (29 Nov -7 Dec) 7%% to 15% discount Piano prices range from $2,350 upwards KAWAI PIANOS ORGANS Call us for a free demonstration at any of our showrooms: ROBERT PIANO CO. (PTE) LTD 80 Marine Parade Road 81-119/122 Parkway Parade Tel: *****35* *****03/4 295 Tanjong Katong Road Singapore
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  • Community News
  • Page 4 Advertisements
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    • 185 4 l ake a trip int ultrael i mension Make tomorrow's decisions today It Has Ikhmt established th.it the slalej destiny and inner-soil must be certain astrological order. Your date, time* and place of birth are the determining fac tors of the final IMisitions of the stars, planets and house <
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 284 5 voted European Compact Camera oftheYeai;i9B6 ILV Canon Top Shot No fuss. NO fIIZZ. The new Canon Top Shot. Revolutionary. Futuristic. And a complete, all-in-one 35mm compact camera that's top in design. Top in features. With sleek, rounded contours that are human engineered to fit naturally into the palm of your
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 125 6 3m a 3 m /v 5^ m ra *W*W. K w i i r v 3 m fj»* lip 0,mr *m /S im ASIA WATCH If it is a watch, we have it. 3xm #Bl-68/69 Parkway Parade Tel: 4404! Tel: *****61 #Ol-16 Katong Shopping Centre 3 m, 3 m E
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous

  • 614 7 Bedok 9 *****17 AN elementary programming course (Basic) for children between 10 and 14 years old will be held at the centre. Classes will be held twice a week from 10 am to noon. Fee is $50. The dates are: Nov 22 to Dec 27, every Saturday and
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 242 7 Unisex Hairstyling Beauty Salon 81-91/92 Katong Shopping Centre Singapore 1543 Tel: *****06 Business hours: 10 am to 8 pm (Daily) 10 am to 7 pm (Sat/Sun) For those who know her, Esther Teo is back to serve you. A PRICE cuts and perms (Till 15 December only) Present this ad
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 34 7 IF YOU are wondering what the weather will be like, dial *****88 This 24-hour answering service will give you the weather forecast, the highest and lowest temperatures expected, and when to expect high tide
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    • 55 7 Today: 2.37 am (2.4 m), 7.37 am (1.3 m), 12 56 pm (2 9m), 7.59 pm (0 sm), Tomorrow: 3 15 am (2.3 m), 8 04 am (14m), 1.31 pm (2.8 m), 8.41 pm (0 6m), Sunday: 3.57 am (2 2m), 8 39 am (1.5 m), 2.11 pm (2.7 m),
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  • WEEKEND east FUNNYLINES
    • 87 8 AT the restaurant where I work, we address the head chef as "Si-fu” (teacher). One day, several of us decided to go bowling He accompanied us When it was his turn to bowl, we called out: “Si-fu, your turn next." Bowlers in neighbouring lanes,
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    • 92 8 ONE Sunday a woman stopped me at Hougang market and asked me: “Oh, you’re living here now, are you?" I couldn’t remember having met her before and hesitated. She then added: “You’re Siong Meng’s wife, aren’t you?” "You must be mistaken,” I replied. "Sorry, but you
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    • 56 8 CONVERSATION overheard at a check-in counter at Changi airport recently: Check-in girl: "Smoking or No smoking?’ Indian national: “No smoking." Check-in girl: “Twelve dollars, please" (She meant the airport tax). Indian national: “Then I want smoking!” After paying the $l2, he added: “American brand,
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  • Junior funnies
    • 99 8 AFTER a tiring soccer practice I boarded a bus to go home. I had to stand as the bus was crowded To my surprise, a young man stood up and said: “Here, take my seat.” I thanked him and sat down,
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    • 55 8 I WAS walking along Orchard Road when I heard a scream for help I turned around and saw a man struggling with a woman for possession of her handbag. I rushed to her rescue only to find that they were acting out a TV scene!
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    • 72 8 MY old Teochew-speaking aunt had never been to a posh Western restaurant before. After lunch, the waitress filled her cup with coffee and was about to drop a cube of sugar in it when she stopped her with her hand and turned round
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    • 78 8 MY friends and I were playing in the schoolfield when I spotted a fat boy who had offended me before. I decided to take my revenge by kicking a stone at him. Unfortunately I slipped and fell on my bottom, in the mud. All my friends and
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    • 109 8 I WAS walking to a provision shop when I saw a girl who looked like my former classmate. I stood behind her and tapped her on the shoulder. She turned around and gave me a puzzled look. I said: "Eva, you’ve changed your hairstyle.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 486 8 sv M MOST of us must have had a funny experience at some time or other. WEEKENDeast welcomes contributions from readers who have had similar true life experiences as those published here. The Ioke could be on you, which, of course, makes it letter. BUT IT NEED NOT NECESSARILY BE
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    • 51 8 CONTRIBUTORS to JUNIOR FUNNYLINES should bo aged 15 and under, must give their NRiC number (if 12-plus), name, and address. Pseudonyms are allowed. (For those under 12, please give one of your parents’ name for cheque payments.) We will pay $lO for the best effort and $5 for every entry
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous

  • 159 9 WHAT direct line? I don’t know of any direct line (to the Prime Minister). The only direct line I know is that when he calls me, I’d bet- ter be there. w MRT chairman Michael Fam, who, friends say, is among the handful of private sector people with
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  • Live Letters to The Editor
    • 107 9 I REFER to the letter “Don’t spoil Chinese dramas by dubbing them in English” (WEEKENDeast, Nov 7, 1986). I disagree with Baba Singapura’ who said that dubbing SBC’s Chinese dramas in English would spoil their flavour.’ An example of what good dubbing
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    • 64 9 THERE is no need to dub Chinese dramas in English. The non-Manda-rin speaking population can rely on English subtitles which have so far been clear. SUBTITLER Singapore 1542 SBC has done a great job and the response has been good. We should support SBC’s move to
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    • 72 9 SBC shows two cartoon programmes Starship of the Universe at 6.15 pm to 6.40 pm and Transformer at 6.30 pm to 6.55 pm on Fridays on different channels Could they change the times so that they don’t overlap or change one
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    • 77 9 AMBULANCES and radio cars should turn on their sirens and flashing lights in emergency cases. Otherwise, now would motorists know they are in a hurry? But, what I would like to know is: Am I committing an offence if I fail to give way
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    • 86 9 MANY Service 23 buses travel at break neck speeds and most times tne drivers fail to stop, especially if you’re alone at a bus stop or the only passenger who wants to alight from the bus. Every time a commuter
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    • 62 9 I LIVE in Marine Drive. About two months ago, the PUB resurfaced the stretch of road in front of Blk 74. On rainy days, the water does not flow into the drain. So, each time a car passes by, pedestrians get a
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    • 36 9 HOW about starting a pen pal column? I’m sure tne response would be overwhelming since WEEKENDeast is distributed to areas that are close to each other. PEN PAL FAN, Singapore 1852
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 564 9 The original claypot specialist V Lion City claypots (Sha Bao F&n) are prepared from original recipe in seasoned earthen wares. Available for lunch and dinner in six scrumptious varieties Chicken, Beef, Seafood, Pork, Mixed or Vegetarian. A La Carte and 6 choices of daily Western and Local set lunches at
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 146 10 HEART BEAT’ OF EAS For your shopping pleasure, we have extended our shopping hours to 10.30 PM until LUNAR NEW YEAR 1987. Q O N 2 r\ /v \V< a a GROWS WITH YOU KdTMW WOW! lV a 1 yJ <> c? O Dr oin the Come <M3 Enter Our
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  • Going places
    • 423 11 THAILAND literally means the “Land of the Free." And as if to echo that very sentiment, nature too has carved beauty and serenity into the landscape. From the humid, tropical south with its sparkling beaches to the temperate, hilly north with its historical temples, Thailand is
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 482 11 ft m THAILAND SOUTHERN PARADISE BANGKOK CHA S' if A A NO NO PH A NO *r,A PHUKCT HAAOVAi t*NQAPO«I Haadyai/Krabi/Phuket/Phang Nga/ Ranong/Cha-am/Chumporn/Bangkok Highlights: Haadyai Shoppers Paradise and colourful night entertainment Krabi Beautiful beach resort with fine sandy beaches Famous for its seashells Phang Nga Famous for its natural limestone
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  • 272 12/13 VANCOUVER: Max and Kelly Maxwell have lost every cent of the Csl million they won in a Canadian lottery seven years ago. The bank has auctioned off their $500,000 home and they’re still owing it $lOO,OOO. But they couldn’t be happier! "I honestly believe we
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  • 37 12/13 PITTSFIELD: Earl Thomspon, 62, who won a US$l million Massachusetts state lottery seven years ago, was found dead with his five dogs in his garage. Police said the debt-ridden ex-security guard had gassed himself.
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  • 203 12/13  -  By JOHN LATTA National Enquirer MANY people get dizzy spells but ignoring them could be dangerous because they can be a warning sign of serious health problems, say experts. "Dizziness is one of the body’s major alarm systems,” said Dr James
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  • 253 12/13 New Straits Times IT COULD be mistaken for a 1904 street scene built by the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation at Caldecot Hill for its period dramas. But the scene is actually in Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock in Malacca where a Japanese
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  • 121 12/13 LAS VEGAS The American Dietetic Association has revised its benchmark food "exchange lists” for the first time in a decade, reports USA Today. The list is widely used by diabetics and dieters for healthy, low-calorie meal planning. The new list: Recommends people
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  • 45 12/13 I WONDER WHY? National Enquirer WONDER WHY "pound” is abbreviated "lb”? “Lb" is the abbreviation for “libra,” the Latin word for "pound," and has been used since the days of the Roman Empire to refer to a measure of weight.
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  • Page 12/13 Advertisements
    • 136 12/13 FASHIONS PTE LTD M -m > 1 #lSi§ <► if 1 V > T •1 I 1 i, 80 Marine Parade Road <*o2-59 Parkway Parade Singapore 1544 Tel: *****84 *****46 DO YOU KNOW... V e nP 6 oc 6* e 6® *3 o 6 <b* «b v* P> <&> cn
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  • 208 14  -  Our what’s-her-line girl: Did you guess right? Picture and story by CHEW YEN FOOK MADAM Low Hwee Eng has given up her food stall at Tampines New Town to go back to the work she loves most sewing. Hwee Eng, 36, said:
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 443 14 TRIO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION Special Offers! k i. ri M m f 58 w it 2 I V Caroma Renovation Pack 6 items u p $170.00 n Now 85.00 Come on down to TRIO INTERNATIONAL at Parkway Parade Unit #O3-62 and see our wide range of bathroom accessories. Tel: *****33/*****82 Caroma
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 492 15 Where leisure and service meet NATIONAL MICROWAVE KITCHEN STUDIO This is the newest and most innovative microwave kitchen studio in Singapore, designed specially for National microwave oven owners. If you are a National microwave oven owner, do attend our current Basic and soon-to-be implemented Advanced Cooking Courses. In addition, if
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  • 296 16  -  By JOHN-BRUCE SHOEMAKER National Enquirer. PAUL Miller has the longest moustache in America stretching an amazing 185 cm (73 inches) from end to end. And Miller, a 53-year-old truck driver from Alta Loma, California., says he’s going to keep on growing it
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 363 16 II L.J.M JYL Construction The Ceiling Decorator Beautify your house/apartment with our uniquely-designed cornices, centre panels, light troughs etc. We also manufacture and install custommade designs to your specifications and conduct general renovation works. For enquiries call: *****78 *****13 *****60 10-05 .lalan Sultan Centre 50 Jalan Sultan Singapore 0719 r
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  • 200 17  -  By HO AI TSEN IT’S international fast food galore at Yaohan Katong’s newly renovated fast food section at the basement of Parkway Parade. Malaysian satay Indonesian kuih, French croissant, Japanese crepes, Brazilian coffee, and American sherbet are just some of the scores of tempting items
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  • 332 17 FRANCIS Chong is constantly in the limelight and he’s only eight years old! His brother, Norman, 10, is also in the spotlight. Together, they’ve netted more than $5OO so far by just modelling clothes. Francis and Norman, both from Towner Primary School, have
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 192 17 IWR NEW i SUMPTUOUS meat in SSe SEA C hel «aa>'v SEASiw" da ii v **rr* V g-COURSE foi S' 16 B .COUBSEto.IOP«*»" s (..COURSE (o, S e"» M $BB nett NG pIG $4B nett Pjq SET WITH SET WITH SUCKLING PI $l lB nett $7B nett 343 S *****51
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  • 404 18 HO AI TSEN discovers a Malay woman who has been making and selling putu piring for the last 50 years. PUTU PIRING has been 68-year-old Macik Gaminah's specialty for some 50 years. Come 2 pm Monday to Saturday, she will arrive in a taxi at the
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 455 18 KUKUP SEAFOOD AT ITS BEST NOW IN SINGAPORE Thinking of good seafood Scrumptious chilli crabs with lots of roe steamed prawns cooked to perfection live fish steamed whole just the way they do it at Kukup Now at the East Coast Recreation Centre where you'll get what you ve been
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    • 378 19  -  By DAVID PEREL National Enquirer JERRY Lewis once punched his principal in the mouth... Lee Marvin was booted out of 12 schools... Michael J Fox quit school with just one year to g 0... These are just a few of the
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    • 59 19 LONDON: Great-grand-mother Eva Warriner, 74, waited in the rain for 45 minutes outside the marriage registry for the bridegroom to turn up before finally admitting: ’‘l’ve been jilted.” Pensioner Fred Lawn, 66, later explained: “I had second thoughts. I’ve been single all my life and I didn’t
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 48 19 CLASSES AVAILABLE: Modern dance Aerobics Private coaching Small group coaching Latin American Ballroom dancing Social dancing Jazz ballet Classes are conducted daily by experienced instructors in our airconditioned studio. So come and join: < -Poti DANCING STUDIO 865 Mountbatten Road #O6-01 Katong Shopping Centre Singapore 1543 Tel: *****08 *****84
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    • 205 19 The entertainment spot you shouldn't miss We are offering a 20% discount during Lounge hours(s.oo pm 9-30 pm) First Drink Charges: I Sun Thor: Bar price* Mr fFri: $lO 4- Sat/Holiday five: $l2 *f 4* Our disco starts from 9.30 pm nightly. Discotheque #O4-18 Katong People Complex 112 East CoMt
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
    • 354 19 Your individual horoscope Start your week right with FRANCES DRAKE X4/rv£/ ARIES Mar 21- Ape 20 TAURUS Apr 21-May 22 GEMINI May 23- Jun 21 Monday, November 24,1986 IF YOU ARE BORN TODAY, you are a serious thinker who can get by on your wits. Journalism, publishing, philosophy, and teaching
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  • Page 20 Advertisements
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 114 20 Robber holes out in bar after hold-up Film Focus: Odd Man Out, Sunday, Ch 12, 8.30 pm A FAILED hold-up leaves Johnny (James Mason), the idealist leader of an illegal organisation, badly wounded. Stumbling through the city, he tries to contact his friends, Dennis (Robert Beatty) and Kathleen (Kathleen Ryan).
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    • 584 20 By BRIDGET TAN Who-dun-it party to find out who did it Friday at the Movies: Dead Man’s Folly, Ch 5, 10.30 pm Belgian detective Hercule Poirot is invited to a murder hunt devised by American detective writer Mrs Oliver for guests at a country house. Based on an Agatha FRIDAY
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  • TV NOTES
    • 257 21  -  By BRIDGET TAN WHEN you next watch Jane Seymour who plays Hillary Burnham in the mini-series Crossings, keep an eye on her jewellery. For they are as real as her English accent Jane in bare-shoul-dered blue satin, is the bad and beautiful Hillary in Crossings
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  • Page 21 Advertisements
    • 43 21 \/ft #O2-50 Parkway Parade KELVIN RICKY SIMON MARY BENEDICT SPECIAL DISCOUNT when you present this coupon A Usual After Price Discount CUT $2O $l4 PERM $5O $35 Offer valid till 30 Nov 1986 Tel: *****45 *****21 WEEKENDeast 0 EDITORIAL *****00 *****00 ADVERTISEMENTS *****33
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    • 143 21 Beauty is in the ewe... a* m ->;Vi >- 0 Eyebrow Tattoo is the latest scientific technique of'drawing’ eyebrows permanently. Shaped and retouched but not removed, your eyebrows can be made to look neat and natural all the time wherever you are, whatever you do. s* We are the pioneer
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  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • 1216 22 Classified Ad Bank Classifications Deadlines Wednesday 4 00 pm— tor run-on classified ads 7 working days classified display ads Phone Service 9a m to spm Mondays to Fridays 9am to t pm on Saturdays Closed Sundays and public holidays Prepayment Some classifications of ads are playable in advance Box service
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  • SPORTSCENE
    • 441 23  -  Tampines maintain their unbeaten run with an easy victory INTER-CON SQUASH: By S GULAM FIVE East Coast teams are among the 16 teams who have Qualified for Round 2 of tne inter-con-stituency squash competition. Leading the East Coast challenge will be
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    • 317 23 INTER-CON SEPAK TAKRAW FAVOURITES Kaki Bukit were relegated to the losers’ pool after they suffered a surprising 1-2 defeat at the hands of Bukit Timah in an inter-constituency sepak takraw match, writes S GULAM As expected, Kaki Bukit’s first regu comprising their
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  • Page 23 Advertisements
    • 642 23 Classified Ad Bank 22 Pen Pals CHINESE SINGLE LADY, 29. seeks respectable. Chinese male friends aged 33 and above. Write with contact number to: WKE Box 304, #O2-06 Parkway Parade. ***** HAPPINESS FRIENDSHIP CENTRE: Reg No. *****3/00-C introduces ideal friends and lifepartners confidentially. Please write with telephone number to: Mountbatten
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    • 242 23 Advertising That Really Works Advertising in WEEKENDeaat is not only cost effective but also brings about a faster response. Here are some of the many retailers who have been advertising in WEEKENDeaat since our launch in July and are more than happy with the results: We received over 1.000 coupons
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  • 160 24  -  PICTURE BY CHEW YEN FOOK THE NAME of the second runner-up has just been announced, leaving only two contestants to vie for the title of Miss TourismSingapore and an all-expenses-paid 10-day holiday to the United States. IS,OOO cash, and other prizes. The obvious delight
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  • 162 24 ONE-TIME popular Soviet cruise liner Turkmenia (above), which provided cheap sea holidays for thousands of Singaporeans until a year ago, may never sail again it was badly damaged in a 36-bour blaze in the Sea of Japan last week. About 300 Russian schoolchildren,
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  • Page 24 Advertisements
    • 231 24 WEEKEi Distributed FREE to 75,000 homes every week. Telephone No: ft Editorial: *****00/*****00 ft Marketing/Accounts/Circulation: *****33 EMPTING SUGGESTIONS FROM OOR ALA-CARTE MENU Lobster Thermidor Lamb and Prawn Kebab Oyster Hawaii Bay City Triple Header JACK’S GARDEN COFFEE HOUSE THE FAMILY RESTAURANT at Level 1, Unit 30, Parkway Parade (Open daily
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