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Title Section18 1982-07-28 1 new nation PUBLISHED BY THE SINGAPORE MONITOR LTD. Wednesday, July 28, 1982 M.C. (P) No. 20/5/82 30 cents18 words
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79 1982-07-28 1 SINGAPORE: The Committee on Confucian Ethics, comprising local academics, educationists and journalists, held its first meeting yesterday at the Ministry of Education to discuss the scope and nature of its work. Chaired by Professor Wu Tehyao, the editorial consultant of Nanyang Siang Pau, the committee79 words
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Article101 1982-07-28 1 UPI BEIRUT: Israel has added black humour to its bombing raids on West Beirut, reporters and diplomats noted yesterday. The Israeli bombing run on Monday began at 2.42 pm, and the second of the raids yesterday started at 3.38 pm. The two times happen to be theUPI - 101 words
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Article67 1982-07-28 1 UPI TOKYO: Spurred by brisk sales of videotape recorders during the World Cup soccer tournament, Matsushita Electric Industrial Company said yesterday its consolidated net income recorded a 10 per cent increase for the half-year which ended may 31. It said sales by the company andUPI - 67 words
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Article70 1982-07-28 1 Reuter KLANG: A Malaysian housewife, arrested after a police probe into a "baby-for-sale" racket, today pleaded guilty to selling seven ba- bies for M 524,800 to childless pars'ents. L A Klang court here said sentence would be passed on Kou Au Voo, 46, later this month.Reuter - 70 words
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Article, Illustration189 1982-07-28 1 YONG POW ANG - Police arrest man suspected of stealing 170 lorry-loads of sand By YONG POW ANG THE SANDS are running out for a man suspected of stealing 170 lorry-loads of sand from government land at Elias Road near Pasir Ris. The suspect, arrested by police on Sunday,PICTURE: HAIRIS - 189 words
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Advertisement6 1982-07-28 1 BEIRUT'S BLOODY TUESDAY: SEE A 86 words
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Advertisement73 1982-07-28 1 Tomorrow...exclusive pictures in your New Nation A* fa m J *^3 We have just received a package of dramatic and shocking photographs of one of the biggest land-battles in military history. Iran sent hordes of teenagers, some even without guns, charging in suicidal attacks on Iraqi positions. We have photographs73 words
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Advertisement81 1982-07-28 1 a Vine Slacks Grays That's squash For more than 120 years Grays of Cambridge have specialised in crafting quality sports equipment The racquet bearing this name is acknowledged internationally for fine performance and balance Only tbe best materials are used tn production Popularity >s so great, that three different models81 words
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Advertisement91 1982-07-28 2 Every day during Courtesy Month, the New Nation selects a Mr, Mrs or Miaa Courtesy from ordinary people doing ordinary Joba. If you know aomeone you think might qualify, give ua a ring on *****88. The person selected will be given a year's free aubacription of New Nation and Sunday91 words
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Article, Illustration890 1982-07-28 2 LAM MO LIAN, JACKIE SAM - The chance was offered twice and twice refused. And then Jeya asked for a ruling... In Parliament By LAM MO LIAN, JACKIE SAM MR J. B. Jeyaretnam was clearly stunned yesterday. He could not believe he was being let off so lightly. And, still in something890 words
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Article180 1982-07-28 2 SINGAPORE will see what goes on behind the scenes in selected industries, thanks to a sevenpart television series to start tomorrow night on Channel 8 at 7.05 pm. The first programme in the weekly series will look at the textiles and garment trade while the second,180 words
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Article, Illustration122 1982-07-28 2 MR Courtesy Tony Goh. Wouldn't yon like to work for a person who is not only sympathetic when yon need time off for illness, bnt also gives yon a day off when yonr boyfriend is in hospital? And who Is always friendly and polite as well122 words
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Article, Illustration515 1982-07-28 4 SIT YIN FONG - Rival stores ordered to remove their signs as 'war'hots up By SIT YIN FONG A ROW between two rival silk shops in People's Park Complex has led to a battle of shop signs, with both being ordered to take signs down. China Silk House (CSH)PICTURES: SIT YIN FONG - 515 words
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96 1982-07-28 4 THE delights of Hainanese chicken rice, laksa, rojak, char kway teow and chilli crab are being taken to Indonesia next month by the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board. STPB's promotional programme will be launched in Jakarta from August 4-8 and in Surabaya from August 10-12.96 words
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Article, Illustration80 1982-07-28 5 ON THIS page, the reasons for raising the PUB charges for electricity are presented. The announcement was made in Parliament yesterday by Dr Tony Tan, Minister for Trade and Industry. On the right are the figures of immediate interest to domestic consumers, given in cents per unit80 words
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Article473 1982-07-28 5 IF YOU are one of those 2,900 householders who generally use more than 10 times the average amount of electricity used in a five-room HDB flat and if you have central air conditioning in your home look out. From Sunday, you will be paying473 words
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Article164 1982-07-28 5 SINGAPORE has no oil. Every drop is imported and paid for at the prevailing market price. And, despite a temporary glut, the oil price will rise relentlessly because it is a depleting resource. Dr Tony Tan told the House: "One thing we must never do. We164 words
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Article, Illustration159 1982-07-28 6 Prosper On Productivity A PRODUCTIVITY is a word Singaporeans have heard a lot about in the last two years. And it is a word we will continue to hear because without increased productivity Singapore which has practically no natural resources except people will stagnate, its economy159 words
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Article, Illustration512 1982-07-28 6 Foreman Kok Wah goes back to school to learn basic English MANDARIN-SPEAKING Mr Hoi Kok Wah is 41 and has just gone back to English classes. School for the carpentry foreman is two evenings a week learning English at the Jurong Workers Centre, two other evenings512 words
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210 1982-07-28 6 WHAT can make man redundant in a new factory and still make room for 100 more new workers in an existing one? Robots of coarse. A manless US$l5 million factory making tool parts will be built by early next year in Kentucky210 words
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Article174 1982-07-28 6 A JAPANESE couple on holiday in Singapore was asked to pay $60 for a trishaw ride from Newton Circus to Mount Elizabeth Hill. After some argument, the couple who are staying at the York Hotel handed over $50. According to hotel staff, the normal174 words
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Advertisement140 1982-07-28 8 AUDIO PS--GREAT SOUNDS COME IN SMALL PACKAGES PS Audio's approach to circuit design has always been innovative, and their relentless questioning of basic design assumptions has paid off again! The new Model Two amplifier is proof that great sound does come in small packages Only listening can reveal how good140 words
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world
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181 1982-07-28 8 UPI NEW YORK, Wed A CALL-BOY prostitution and pornography ring in Washington sold information on its clients to Soviet, British and Israeli spy agencies, an investigator says. The uisclosure came on Monday during a hearing at which another investigator said the Washington ring wasUPI - 181 words
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Article67 1982-07-28 8 Reuter TRIPOLI: The opening of an Organisation of African Unity (OAU) ministerial meeting, already delayed by a row over the presence of Polisario guerillas, was postponed again yesterday until a necessary two-thirds quorum was established. The chairman of the meeting, Botswana Foreign Minister Archie Mogwe, toldReuter - 67 words
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Article61 1982-07-28 8 UPI CAMBRIDGE (Massachusetts): Dr Edwin H. Land, the founder and creative force behind the polaroid instant photo process, resigned as a director and chairman of the board of the company, Polaroid Corp. announced yesterday. Dr Land, 73, said he was stepping down to devote full timeUPI - 61 words
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408 1982-07-28 8 Agencies BEIRUT, Wednesday ISRAELI warplanes bombed PLO targets in West Beirut yesterday for the sixth straight day, hitting residential areas near the city's centre for the first time. Lebanon's State Radio reported 110 people were killed and 210 wounded during the day, oneAgencies - 408 words
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167 1982-07-28 8 AP BEIRUT: Two Palestinian guerillas in green fatigues wrestled with a sagging bedsheet containing one of the victims of an Israeli air strike in the seaside residential neighbourhood of West Beirut yesterday. A young woman in a print housecoat, crying in shock and terror,AP - 167 words
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Article212 1982-07-28 8 AP NICOSIA (Cyprus) IRAQ yesterday reported minor clashes with Iranian troops entrenched inside Iraq, while an Iranian official conceded Iranian troops had found fighting outside their home turf "difficult." An Iraqi war communique carried by the official Iraqi news agency, INA, said Iraqi helicopter gunshipsAP - 212 words
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World Briefs
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Article81 1982-07-28 10 UPI WASHINGTON, Wednesday United States President Reagan has withdrawn the nomination of James Malone as ambassador at large to the Law of the Sea talks because of senate opposition and suggestions of conflict of interest involving a utility owned by the Taiwanese government, Capitol Hill sources saidUPI - 81 words
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Article61 1982-07-28 10 AP BEIJING: About 25,000 Chinese are working abroad, but none of them resembles the coolies who used to serve foreign capitalists, the China Daily said yesterday. The official English-language paper said they all were workers whose skills were in demand at home, too, and that most wouldAP - 61 words
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Article59 1982-07-28 10 UPI TOKYO: Southern Japan struggled toward slow recovery from its worst flooding in a quarter century that left 600 people dead, injurea or missing anti thousands homeless. Though the worst appeared over, officials were hard pressed to restore vital services throughout the region and the hard-hit city ofUPI - 59 words
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326 1982-07-28 10 UPI AP NEW DELHI, Wednesday WESTERN diplomats yesterday reported heavy civilian and government casualties in fighting in two rebel strongholds in Afghanistan, with hospitals in the capital of Kabul overflowing with the wounded. Heavy fighting was reported in the strategic Panjshir Valley, 100UPI; AP - 326 words
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125 1982-07-28 10 UPI BONN, Wednesday THE Soviet Union is putting thousands of political prisoners to work on building the multi-billion dollar gas pipeline to Western Europe, an opposition member of parliament said yesterday. Christian Democrat MP Heinz F. Landre said 100,000 Soviet prisoners sentenced to hard labourUPI - 125 words
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Article68 1982-07-28 10 Reuter BEIJING, Wednesday CHINA'S Army newspaper has warned that many foreigners go to Beijing as spies ana that many secrets are being leaked by Chinese eager to make friends with visitors from abroad. The Liberation Army Daily said most foreigners went to China for legitimate reasons, butReuter - 68 words
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Article, Illustration53 1982-07-28 10 RIO (Brazil), Wed. Marina Coelho de Oliveira, 100, poses in her wheelchair for a family photograph with some of the 2,000 relatives who showed up in the small Brazilian town of Virginpolis over the weekend for a gigantic family reunion. She is affectionately called "Baby Granny"53 words
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Article117 1982-07-28 10 UPI HALIFAX (Nova Scotia), Wed. A SKYDIVER whose twin parachutes failed to open, broke his back but survived a 2,743-metre fall and doctors said yesterday he was expected to live. "I thought for sure I would see a guy splattered all over the sidewalk, ana he wasUPI - 117 words
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Article146 1982-07-28 10 Reuter LONDON, Wednesday THE British government yesterday announced a novel job-splitting scheme as part of its plan to cut unemployment, now affecting 13.4 per cent of the nation's workforce. Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir Geoffrey Howe told parliament there would be grants for companiesReuter - 146 words
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Article60 1982-07-28 10 Reuter KUALA LUMPUR, Wed THREE Singaporeans and a Frenchwoman have been sentenced to death for drug trafficking in Malaysia since 1975, a senior police spokesman said yesterday. Releasing for the first time figures on foreigners involved in local drugs offences, he said some 45 foreigners had beenReuter - 60 words
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Article, Illustration146 1982-07-28 11 AP MISS Canada Karen Dianne Baldwin, 18, is all smiles after being crowned Miss Universe yesterday in Lima, Peru but Miss Italy was outraged at being third place finisher. "I respect the final decision, but I'm not in agreement with second place goingAP; PICTURE: AP; PICTURE: UPI - 146 words
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275 1982-07-28 11 Reuter UNITED NATIONS, Wed. INDIA may replace China as the most populous nation within 30 years if the current Indian trend continues and China achieves its goal of zero population growth, according -to a new analysis. The just-published InternationalReuter - 275 words
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Article102 1982-07-28 11 NEW YORK, Wednesday MARTINA Navratilova, the tennis champ who defected to the United States from Czechoslovakia in 1975, saw China's top woman tennis player, 19-year-old Hu Na's decision to defect in California last week as being made for her by the instant speculation of the Press that she102 words
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Article78 1982-07-28 11 NEW YORK, Wednesday MGM-UA still hopes to find another movie company to distribute Natalie Wood's not-quite-finished last movie, Brainstorm. But the picture's producer would just as soon the footage stayed in the can. "I was a close friend of hers so as far as I'm concerned,78 words
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Advertisement71 1982-07-28 11 THE BEGINNING OF AN ERA Starting Tomorrow —The birth of a new opulence. Soft indulgingly warm colours. Bold Shapes. Fashions that never date. It happened at Robinson's Specialists' Centre. And now it's happening at Robinson's Clifford Centre. The launching of Salon Harqjuku one of the leading fashion houses of Japan.71 words
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Miscellaneous14 1982-07-28 12 "DA TO a I VA/OU\_VM'T STCLEH 1% EVEH IF 1 HAp> A CHANCE "TC>14 words
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Miscellaneous13 1982-07-28 12 Beyond the headlines -ARE itXJ SURE ME LEFT EUROPE?? J [m&i mrtatt* HP13 words
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Miscellaneous290 1982-07-28 12 In my time I have come upon an astrologer who, when In doubt, would record nothing, and a horse owner who would get others to break in his stock. But such people no longer exist today, do thev? TODAY is the 209th day of 1982, with 156 to follow. On290 words
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Article210 1982-07-28 12 S.Y. L - S.Y.L. I READ with Interest voor front page article of July 14, "PARF likely to stay unchanged." You report that the authorities feel that because 99.7% of the cars scrapped during the first six months of the year were less than 10 years old, there210 words
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Article366 1982-07-28 12 I AM DISAPPOINTED that your ?aper has highlighted cyclist eow Seng Huat, giving his fanciful bike such a glamorous write-up (Sunday Nation, July 25) that other teenagers may be encouraged to emulate him. Lately, I have been observing groups of teenagers cycling along the366 words
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Article342 1982-07-28 12 A. R. IBRAHIM - A. R. IBRAHIM Public Relations Manager, Singapore Airlines Ltd. PLEASE allow me the courtesy of your column to comment on your front page report, "Commotion at Changi as Afghans leave"( New Nation, July 15). I am afraid portions of the story simply bear no relation at342 words
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Article61 1982-07-28 12 JAMES NG KIM CHUAN - JAMES NG KIM CHUAN MANY letter boxes in Block 639, Ave 6, Ang Mo Kio, have been damaged for about two months and cannot be locked. People simply take our letters and read them. Worse still, we sometimes find our letters on the ground and in the61 words
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Article36 1982-07-28 12 WHY ARE the hourly rates different for squash courts in Taniong Pagar Community Centre and Bukit Ho Swee Community Centre? Are not these two centres under the same authority? CONFUSED, Singapore 0316.36 words
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Article108 1982-07-28 12 I LIKE your new format and more interesting foreign articles, since we have too many local news items in the other dailies. Perhaps you have a bit more advertising than usual but I guess the extra revenue helps. I have one request. Please include high108 words
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Article46 1982-07-28 12 NG HONG - NG HONG A HAWKER at the Alexandra Road hawkers' centre can sell a glass of soya bean drink for 10 cents, but backlane hawkers have the cheek to charge office workers in the city 20 cents or more for the same drink NG HONG.46 words
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88 1982-07-28 12 RICHARD GOMEZ - RICHARD GOMEZ I MUST compliment yon on the layout, content and general presentation of the new New Nation. It is unfortunate that it has to be associated with the old newspaper by name, but as far as I'm concerned, that is where the resemblance88 words
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Article363 1982-07-28 12 DELTA HONG - By DELTA HONG I HEAR there is a supervisor in a local manufacturing firm who has a roving eye for the girls on the firm's payroll. One day he left his intimate diary lying about and someone showed it to the boss. Some managers wanted to fire him,363 words
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Article239 1982-07-28 12 GOH TECK SENG - Replies GOH TECK SENG Public Relations Officer, Ministry of Labour, Singapore 0105. I REFER to the letter by "SIOUL" (New Nation, July 13). The Labour Ministry does not condone the unauthorised recruitment of foreign workers by employment agencies. If there is sufficient evidence to239 words
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406 1982-07-28 12 THE ARGUMENTS used by Mr Toh Thian Ser ("The Choosy Ones" July 19) are hackneyed. When they appear in the British press it is bad enough, but coming from Singapore it is unbelievable. I am a graduate who was unemployed in406 words
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Article76 1982-07-28 12 V. S. SUNDRAM - V. S. SUNDRAM Senior Public Relations Officer, SBC. PLEASE refer to the letter, "When TV ads make viewers switch off" by J. Yasotha (New Nation, July 8). We wish to clarify. Almost all programmes produced for TV, except cinematographic feature films, nave built-in breaks for the76 words
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Article65 1982-07-28 12 YAP YEOW WOON - YAP YEOW WOON Public Relations Officer, Singapore Police Force. I REFER to the letter, "Disgusted by rudeness of corporal" by "Justice Please' which appeared in the New Nation on July 21. We would be grateful if "Justice Please" could contact the undersigned at telephone number *****05 during office65 words
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Article75 1982-07-28 12 MONICA BEH (Mrs - MONICA BEH (Mrs) Public Relations Manager, PSA. WE refer to your report, "Take no notice of this sign" (New Nation, July 6)This is the usual signboard seen at the entrance to a car park. In this instance, as the entrance is very narrow, it was sited away from75 words
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Article325 1982-07-28 12 NGIAM TONG FATT - NGIAM TONG FATT THE teaching of Confucian ethics in schools has been a topic for debate. You are inviting opinions from your readers for the benefit of the public and the Ministry of Education. Professor Wu Teh Yao in the course of his teaching325 words
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Article128 1982-07-28 12 CONGRATULATIONS. Your perseverance has at last borne fruit although the means by which it was achieved was not contemplated. In any event, the means is not of great importance but the ends it serves is. It is therefore pertinent to keep in mind the purpose128 words
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Article55 1982-07-28 12 WHY doesn't our government negotiate with Malaysia for the use of the railway so that residents along the railroad can use the train to and from work? Also, what about ferrying residents along the east and west coasts to work in the CBD and Jurong55 words
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467 1982-07-28 13 CATHERINE ONG - Flow from Singapore to Hong Kong slows By CATHERINE ONG THE return of Asian dollars from Singapore to Hong Kong has slowed considerably, local Asian Currency Unit managers say. The flow began when Hong Kong abolished withholding tax on foreign currency deposits five467 words
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Article185 1982-07-28 13 THE US dollar has probably hit its highest values for tnis year and it will tend lower before dropping sharply, says Bankers Trust in New York. A sharp fall will follow a switch in psychology from expecting US interest rates to rise to expecting them to fall.185 words
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Article42 1982-07-28 13 Reuter MALAYSIA'S narrowly defined money supply M-l rose 3.33 per cent to M 511.47 billion in April from Msll.lo billion in March and 12.78 per cent from M 110.17 billion in April 1981, Bank Negara Malaysia said. Reuter.Reuter - 42 words
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Article119 1982-07-28 13 Reuter CHINA'S exports in the first half of this year totalled US$lO.2 billion (about 5516.3 billion), more than 10 per cent up on the same period in 1981 but imports dropped 19.7 per cent to US$7.B billion, the China Daily reported. Sales abroad of Chinese oil andReuter - 119 words
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Article, Illustration158 1982-07-28 13 AP STOCK prices fluctuated in a narrow range yesterday amid uncertainty over the course of interest rates and the US economy. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials, off 7.99 points in the past four days, was down another two points half an hour before the close.AP - 158 words
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Article204 1982-07-28 13 WHILE general gold market sentiment appears to be bullish, the possibility of a sale by the Soviet Union continues to But a psychological lid on the price, fnited Overseas Bank says. The metal seems to be stuck just below the recent US$367 resistance level, UOB204 words
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Article117 1982-07-28 13 MIDLAND BANK and Aetna of Hartford, Connecticut, have agreed in principle to a formal association through joint ownership of the Samuel Montagu group. Midland Bank, one of Britain's "big four," has a branch in Singapore and Midland Bank (Singapore) Ltd complements the existing services provided117 words
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Article, Illustration146 1982-07-28 13 SIME Darby Singapore has acquired the Hertz car rental franchise for Singapore and Brunei. The franchise was previously held by Orchard Motors, a subsidiary of Inchcape, under an agreement that expired at the end of May. At that stage PernasSime Darby announced it would146 words
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Article111 1982-07-28 13 KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday THE United States, one of Malaysia's top five foreign investors, is to be the target of a renewed investment promotion drive. The Malaysian Industrial Development Authority (MIDA) has gone on an advertising campaign to attract American investors. It is to send a111 words
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375 1982-07-28 14 Grand Central plans to diversify activities HOTEL GRAND Central is studying diversification plans "in various fields," chairman Tan Choo Hoe says in the company's annual report. "In order to achieve further growth, it may be necessary for your company to enter other business375 words
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Article38 1982-07-28 14 Yesterday's ck>ee in S$: Selling Baying 5 gm 132 119 10 gm 254 241 20 gm 498 480 Y1 oz 389 371 Kilobar 24,377 24,227 100 gm 2,458 2,428 50 gm 1,229 1,204 1 oz 770 75338 words
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Article85 1982-07-28 14 Your (Foreign Exchange) Your S$ to one unit of foreign currency Selling Buying TT/DD TT DD US$ 2.1345 2.1245 2.1125 sterling 3.7548 3.7268 3.7058 Australian 2.1558 2.1332 2.1132 Canadian I 1.6978 1.6742 1.6582 New Zealand 1.5979 1.5764 1.5564 S$ to 100 units of foreign currency Deutschemark 88.5595 87.3595 86 909585 words
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229 1982-07-28 14 Star INVESTMENT managers and market analysts are not too enthusiastic over Rasa Sayang Beach Hotel's public offer of $17 million shares priced at $2.20 per share. Response from the public has been slow so far. This is because under the present depressedStar - 229 words
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Article, Illustration375 1982-07-28 15 CATHERINE ONG - The Government's stand DEVELOPMENT CHARGE ISSUE In the second part of her look at development charges, CATHERINE ONG explains the basis of the valuation system and the main complaints of developers. CATHERINE ONG THE government has always maintained that the present system of development charges is fair375 words
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Article314 1982-07-28 15 HERE are some of the complaints voiced by property people about development charges. Developers air their views A managing director of a major hotel: The big problem is how they go V about estimating the development charges. There's no clear cut outline or upper limit. We314 words
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466 1982-07-28 15 ONE OF the major complaints of property developers is that they do not know how Government valuers compute development charges. "It's a guessing game," says Willy Shee, director in charge of valuations at Richard Ellis. "No doubt there's a formula but the assessor's baseline466 words
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Article, Illustration149 1982-07-28 15 Projects hit by the high rates GOODWOOD'S chairman Khoo Teck Puat disclosed in the company's 1980 annual report intentions to develop the land behind the hotel. Several schemes were contemplated including one for a convention hall. The last plans known were for a high-rise hotel extension. Under149 words
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Article, Illustration75 1982-07-28 15 WHEN Orchid Inn completes its extension in 1983, its project will be worth about $16.5 million. But development charges have already totalled $10.85 million. This will heap another $€9,000 to the cost per room, a prospect that is quite daunting in the wake of a weakening tourist75 words
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Article113 1982-07-28 15 ONE of the major developers who nearly fell "victim" to the development charge system is Ho Kok Cheong of People's Park Development. Property sources said he sold a piece of land at Dairy Farm Road to the Kuok group at $18 million on condition that he undertook113 words
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Article101 1982-07-28 15 SHANGRI-LA Hotel has more than its prestigious name to boast of. It is one of a handful of companies to succeed in getting a reduction for development charges. Shangri-La was granted a $15 million reduction when it appealed against the $24 million levied on its third extension101 words
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business / foreign news
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183 1982-07-28 16 AP WASHINGTON, Wednesday PRESIDENT Reagan will get a series of proposals within six weeks aimed at helping to increase US exports, according to the man drawing up the proposals. Lionel Olmer, Undersecretary of Commerce for International Affairs, disclosed the plan at a congressional hearing.AP - 183 words
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249 1982-07-28 16 TOKYO, Wed. THE SALES and recurrent earning performance of major Japanese trading companies, measured on a parent company basis, is expected to be sluggish in the current financial year ending March 31, 1983, share analysts said. Moreover, there is little prospect of a significant249 words
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Article184 1982-07-28 16 BRUSSELS, Wed. EUROPEAN community governments are sharply divided on the stance the Common Market should adopt in crucial trade talks this week with the US on European steel exports, diplomatic sources said. They said no progress had been made yesterday by senior trade and European commission officials184 words
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317 1982-07-28 16 Mazda cars from the brink to black ink UPI HIROSHIMA, Wed. ONCE as troubled as Chrysler and seemingly headed for the car scrap yard that holds the Edsel, Mazda is back making a profit these days and even expanding. In 1975, productivity per worker was 19 cars and trucks perUPI - 317 words
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Article140 1982-07-28 16 Reuter BANGKOK, Wed. SAUDI ARABIA'S Prince Talal bin Abdul Aziz A 1 Saud said yesterday that Thailand should try to increase exports to his country, a Thai official reported. He suggested that Thailand try to export more maize, tapioca, sugar, textiles ana tropical flowers toReuter - 140 words
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Article103 1982-07-28 16 Reuter BAHRAIN, Wednesday. SAUDI ARABIAN authorities have begun winding up a Saudi money broking firm, the Abdullah Salen Al-Rajhi Company, after it failed to meet obligations to foreign firms, government officials said. A government committee is now liquidating the company and is trying to determineReuter - 103 words
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Article366 1982-07-28 18 UPI TOKYO, Wed. THE United States Justice Department is investigating six Japanese manufacturers of sophisticated computer memory chips tor possible price-fixing in the American market, but the firms yesterday dismissed the allegations as "groundless 8 The probe centres on a ossible conspiracy by le firmsUPI - 366 words
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Advertisement557 1982-07-28 14 Does the Advertising Standards Authority of Singapore exist to protect the consumer or the advertising industry? The job of the Advertising Standards Authority of Singapore is to protect the public from unacceptable advertisements in the press, on TV, in print and in the cinema. It was set up by the557 words
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Advertisement152 1982-07-28 16 Let's learn Chinese theXinYi Dai way! Ws so simple! All you have to do Is look (or the special supplement every Monday through Saturday In the New Nation, Nanyang Slang Pau or Sin Chew Jit Poh newspapers. It's packed with the simplest easiest methods to learn Chinese. Plus, reader write-ins,152 words
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Advertisement539 1982-07-28 18 NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that. I. Lim Chor Meng of No. 31 Princess of Wales Road, Singapore, have applied for a Retail Liquor Shop licence in respect of premises at Goldenhill Pte Ltd, 409, 4th Floor, Tan Boon Liat Building, 315 Outram Road, Singapore, and that this application will539 words
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Miscellaneous241 1982-07-28 19 jackpoi $10,000 Cut out and pin with other coupons. Posting instructions appear below. Nome: Sex: Age Occupation: Address IS I R _T^ U N T 1 L L_t A V Y FILL IN MISSING LETTERS ACROSS USING CLUES BELOW CUT HERE CLUES FOR OR-3 1. Though clean when new, can241 words
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Article, Illustration1182 1982-07-28 19 DEV GILLIGAN - HE IS a communist who has made a cool Capitalist million out of hitting a mean ball. And his career has scarely started. On Monday (Tuesday in Singapore), he battled a partisan American crowd and the upset aspirations of his young opponent, 17-year-old1,182 words
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Article218 1982-07-28 19 BOONTHAM Yupan wrested the lead from Methee Suthat at the end of third round of Thailand's Putra Cup golf selection trials at the Tourism Authority of Thailand course in Bang Phra. Boontham carded a third round 73 for a three-round total of 224 (77 74 73) to be two218 words
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Article212 1982-07-28 20 LAST year's Melbourne Cup winning jockey Peter Cook returned to Australia recently after placing his beard before money. Cook, who is considered the best jockey in Australia these days, went to the United States at the beginning of May to ride for bloodstock agent and212 words
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Article267 1982-07-28 20 TRACKSTAR - By TRACKSTAR FLASH O'GREEN, a sev-en-year-old which has won six times from 41 starts, appears to have returned to form if his morning track work yesterday at Penang is any indication. This gelding by the most successful sire of winners on our local turf, Polyfoto, sprinted down267 words
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Article191 1982-07-28 20 LAST START winner Neptune Topaz (Rajoo) is retaining his form. He showed this when he drew away from Solicitor over 600 m in 43. However, the latter was held on a tight rein. Nakuru, looking a picture of fitness, sprinted smartly in 39.4. He was191 words
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Article349 1982-07-28 20 B J SMITH - By B J SMITH THERE is no prospect of any progress in the stalemate between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur over the televising of racing between Bukit Timah and Selangor. Efforts in Kuala Lumpur this week at least to discover what the latest position is, drew a349 words
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Article320 1982-07-28 21 KEN JALLEH Jr - Easter more likely, says Sunrise Squash By KEN JALLEH Jr MARTIN Webb or John Easter for coach? That is the question the Singapore Squash Rackets Association toyed with at their monthly committee meeting. Should it come to a choice between the two, the SSRA will go for the320 words
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308 1982-07-28 21 PREFABRICATED courts may help the Singapore Squash Rackets Association realise its $1 million dream of having its own squash complex. In an effort to reduce the costs of such a complex, the SSRA set up a three-man committee headed by its vice-president Norman Wee308 words
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Article, Illustration72 1982-07-28 21 ALL eyes are on 18-year-old Owen Duffy as he double somersaults with the help of coach Jim Blair, 42, and his son Kevin. The three were part of the 14-strong visiting Kiwi national gymnastics team who stopped over on their way to Malaysia. In a training session withPICTURE: CHEW YEN FOOK - 72 words
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Article203 1982-07-28 21 KUWAIT'S sudden pullout from the Lion City Cup soccer tournament, which will be held Sept 1-12, has shocked the Football Association of Singapore. "We're terribly disappointed," said organising committee chairman Edward Lim this morning "Kuwait requested they be invited and now they've let us down at the last minute."203 words
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225 1982-07-28 21 ELEVEN teams six out of which are women have made it into the quarter-finals of the Anchor Business Houses Squash league after last night's matches. In the men's division, Inchcape and Price Waterhouse made the cut from the Barley group, while Beecham and225 words
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Article635 1982-07-28 21 JOVITA TOH - Athletics By JOVITA TOH IT was lots of effort, frustration, time and energy, but the 4xloom relay team from Corporation Primary Scnool found the results more than made up for everything. Not only did they break the National Inter-Pri-mary Schools' Track and Field B division635 words
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Article140 1982-07-28 21 Swimming s TOP American diving coach Bill Campbell may be at the helm of Singapore's preparations for the South-east Asia Games next June. Singapore Amateur Swimming Association vice-president Fong Hoe Beng revealed last night he has made the approach and that Campbell seemed receptive140 words
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Article, Illustration549 1982-07-28 22 SURESH NAIR - By SURESH NAIR CAN Singapore score goals without its two most potent National Football League scorers? Can it survive without its five regulars? These will be the big posers facing Singapore manager-coach Jita Singh when the team is tested to the brink in549 words
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460 1982-07-28 22 Soccer THE STAR SINGAPORE and Brunei's future participation in the Malaysia Cup competition is in the hands of Football Association of Malaysia afiliates. A FAM source revealed this morning that all affiliates, except for Pahang and Sabah which did not attend theTHE STAR - 460 words
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Article251 1982-07-28 22 SINGAPORE'S Brazilian date at next month's Merdeka soccer tournament will be Santa Katarina State Selection, which is reputed to be superior to Sao Paulo, which represented Brazil in last year's series in Kuala Lumpur. Sao Paulo, if you remember, missed walking away with the US$4O,OOO first prize251 words
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Article467 1982-07-28 23 SURESH NAIR - Five goals, but win leaves sour taste in the mouth By SURESH NAIR AVERAGE and disastrous. That's how Singapore's Asian Youth squad tared in the first and second half respectively of their lethargic 5-0 win over non-leaguers Malcolm Rangers at the National Stadium last night. With less467 words
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Article, Illustration206 1982-07-28 23 NO interviews over the telephone. NO talking to the players unless in the presence of the coaches. Tnese orders came from Burkhard Ziese, Singapore's West German tech- nical adviser. And it was relayed to the local PRESS. Ziese was annoyed because a reporter totally misinterpreted his telephone conver-206 words
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Article, Illustration413 1982-07-28 23 THAILAND'S latest hide-and-seek tactics in mysteriously delaying the submission of their registration forms for the Asian Youth tournament has earned the wrath of the Football Association of Singapore. With the fortnight-long tournament only three days away, the organisers have NOT received the official list of413 words
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Advertisement61 1982-07-28 23 Masilamany SSRA's choice of national coach A22 Masilamany's debut tonight A23 wlp :Vr Full-Grain Leather shoes for the Tennis Enthusiast IPadded insole Padded ankle Ihugging trim Arch support One Piecej IPaddedtongue sure-grip sole! Ifor maximum comtort Available at all leading departmental stores sports shops ■AM Sole Agents Enterprises (Pte) lid61 words
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Advertisement67 1982-07-28 24 SECTIONS B C Sections A, B and C of this paper come off the presses folded into one, mainly for ease of distribution. At your door, there is less risk of pages coming loose. To derive maximum benefit from the design of the paper, you should pull out sections B67 words
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Advertisement103 1982-07-28 24 Table TalK. Mim VKXCT OON See B4 and 5 Yjull never find a softer, better pad for post-natal use Southalls maternity pads are designed especially for use after childbirth to give you total comfort at the time you need it most. Super softness: because they're made of pure cottonwool that103 words
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Article, Illustration775 1982-07-28 24 PHILIP CHEAH - Peter Low has music in his blood By PHILIP CHEAH TO those who have music in their blood, it is like a discovery of a new self, a more intuitive, living self. It is a sense of yearning, for new joys, new levels775 words
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Article, Illustration1160 1982-07-28 25 LO TIEN YIN - As legend has it, those who have climbed Mt Ophir will be. lured by her charms to visit her again. True enough, LO TIEN YIN has returned to scale the 1,275 metre rock and found the experience to be exhausting but invigorating. LO TIEN YINPICTURES: JALIL MISWARDI - 1,160 words
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Article, Illustration596 1982-07-28 26 BERTILLA PEREIRA - By BERTILLA PEREIRA EXPERIMENTAL fal-setto-singing under the shower started Tom Reyes' ambition to be a local Slim Whitman. He thought he could match Slim's yodelling chart busters, and Tom Reyes was also convinced he was cut out for country western singing. He set out596 words
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Article250 1982-07-28 26 CATHARINE FERNANDO - By CATHARINE FERNANDO TO HELP men and women better understand their rights and privileges, the Singapore Council of Women's Organisations has published a 19-page booklet called Family Law and You. It spells out the terms of the Women's Charter and related laws. There are nine250 words
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Article, Illustration1167 1982-07-28 27 / 28 VIOLET OON - Braille menu for the blind gourmet Table Talk with VIOLET OON IT was certainly eye arresting. I mean the story in the Hilton magazine on the Braille menu introduced in the chain's Kuala Lumpur's hotel last November. Intrigued I asked for more information. The menu1,167 words
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412 1982-07-28 27 / 28 makan kecil POSH and wealthy's your mood for the week and you're itching to splurge a fortune on something. My suggestion is to pamper your stomach with food the healthy type. And what can be healthier than fresh fruits? I mean the luscious, luxurious412 words
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Article169 1982-07-28 27 / 28 TO prevent breakage and chipping, pack fragile porcelain, crockery or pottery in a box of sawdust when moving house. Newspapers are a substitute. GUARANTEED to clean stains in a bath or face basin caused by dripping tap is a mixture of a paste of cream or tartar169 words
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Article, Illustration479 1982-07-28 30 Li FILMS JiUßßiifpnnir NOTE: Mommie Dearest has been taken off, but do catcb it when it comes around on tbe secondrun theatres. It is too good a film to miss. THE final scene in this film belongs to Christina Crawford (Diana Scarwid), the adopted daughter479 words
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Article, Illustration390 1982-07-28 30 Angela Herickx - Film currently showing at Lido Theatre w Reviews by L Angela Herickx THIS is a true account of the war in Vietnam. American and Vietnamese film crews covered the conflict from beginning to end and their pictures were used world-wide390 words
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Advertisement132 1982-07-28 26 b I Popular Songs Festival in Korea 0 h J*°C 1 i > m THE OUTFITS The swingle st pop K ro U p isten to and dance with. It's the Grand Lucky Draw Night this Friday at the Penthouse in the exciting Hennessy X.O. and Old Parr Special Promotion.132 words
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Miscellaneous28 1982-07-28 27 / 28 GET a new taste experience by catting cu cambers in round slices about 25 mm thick, din in egg batter and aeep-fry until golden brown. Drain and serve.28 words
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Article, Illustration371 1982-07-28 29 Pauline Goh - Mini-serial a springboard to big star revival by Pauline Goh SERIALS on Hong Kong TV enjoy their own trends, too. A couple of years ago, long soap operas running every day for half a year were popular. Man In The Net, The Brothers and A House Is Not A Home371 words
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Article97 1982-07-28 29 BACK TO local TV. Did you know that some of the most popular programmes on SBC are the cartoons? I know personally of one cartoon fan who faithfully tapes every animated selection which appears in the evening. He later edits it and joins it up for97 words
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Miscellaneous560 1982-07-28 29 DR SMOCK By George Lemont FRANK AND ERNEST ■*3 ft' m V t, the Highway of life would Be more UPBEAT IF IT WEREN'T ONE-WAY. FERD'NAND By Dahl Mikkelsen J r /S 4 m m it m m u» :M .fJ M JSfeiW YOUR STARS TODAY...By Eva Petulengro ARIES (Mar560 words
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Advertisement174 1982-07-28 31 Advertise in New Nation's classified it's cheaper and more effective 950 a line if your ad. runs for 5 continuous w 3 u m FREE ADS! Under $40 Bargains Column If you have ANYTHING which you don't use anymore, and it's worth $40 or less, well give you a four174 words
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Miscellaneous1515 1982-07-28 31 tv radio Magnum moves in MAGNUM (8.40 pm Ch 5) begins today a series of exciting, action-packed episodes with macho, moustached private eye, Tom Selleck. He stars as a former Navy official in the Vietnam War who comes to Hawaii where the cars are fast and the women, beautiful. Nova1,515 words
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