The New Paper, 31 August 1988
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Title Section12 1988-08-31 1 the new paper WEDNESDAY AUGUST 31, 1988 MCI (P) 179/4/88 50 CENTS12 words
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Advertisement80 1988-08-31 1 1 b SHEY KIDS, EXAM TRICKS Examinations in a month sure die! You're not a good student. You're scared. WJiat to do? Don't worry. Here are the answers: everything from picking place to study to beach HUH walk for good grades. OLYMPIC SEX The shadow of Aids looms over Seoul.80 words
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Advertisement41 1988-08-31 1 FORGET IT, DAVID Psychologists art helping David Lee forget goal-tending mistakes and get ijMK back confidence. WORLD It, 12,13 STOCKS 13 SHOWTIME 14, IS, 22,23 TV GUIDE 17 DEAR AGGIE 24 FOODNOTES 25 RADIO 30 COMICS 24,27 FASTADS/JOBS 2t,20 SPORTS 31-3541 words
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Article, Illustration46 1988-08-31 1 Mountain climber brain-damaged by fall in Johor flies home to Singapore. As he is loaded on helicopter, nurse pleads: "If you understand me, blink once." He gives hope and joy with one weak blink./ Page 5 Picture/ CHOO ChWEE HuAPicture/ CHOO ChWEE HuA - 46 words
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THENEWSTODAY
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Article316 1988-08-31 2 Wire services. THE dreaded sex disease Aids is casting a shadow over the Seoul Olympics. Women's groups and other organisations are demanding compulsory Aids tests for the thousands of foreigners who will visit South Korea for the Games. They hold that the influx of visitors couldWire services. - 316 words
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Article, Illustration33 1988-08-31 2 Playful mood: Orangutan baby Pini, the latest attraction at East Germany's Leipzig zoo, climbs on the head of her mother Dunja and amuses onlookers with her antics. Picture/ AfpPicture/ Afp - 33 words
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Article, Illustration363 1988-08-31 2 Trudy Lim - BY Trudy Lim REPORTING FROM JOHOR BARU PEOPLE who live in Woodlands, Bukit Timah and Jurong can look up tonight and see fire of many colours bursting in the sky. The fireworks treat is because Malaysians are celebrating their 31st National Day just acrossPicture/ Aundry Gan - 363 words
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Article176 1988-08-31 2 THREE Boy Scouts took along four girl classmates as tentmates on a camping trip in Malaysia but now the fun is over and trouble begins. All seven were suspended for one to two weeks from a secondary school in Muar for "misbehaving". They had all176 words
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Article40 1988-08-31 2 Wire services. A NEW smokeless cigarette will be testmarketed in three US cities beginning Oct 1, RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co officials said today. The smokes contain a packet of tobacco extracts which is heated, but not burned.Wire services. - 40 words
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Page 2 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous29 1988-08-31 2 THE WEATHER WEATHER outlook for Singapore from noon to midnight: Showers over many areas in the afternoon. Maximum temperature: 31 degrees. Sunset today: 7.08 pm. Sunrise tomorrow. 7.00 am.29 words
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SINGAPORETODAY
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Article, Illustration470 1988-08-31 3 Chow Wai Fong; Loh Tuan Lee - STORIES/ Chow Wai Fong and Loh Tuan Lee IT IS often neck and neck during convocation. With about 5,000 other graduands wearing gowns and mortar boards people have to stick their necks out to look different. The women that is. Most male graduands are happy withPictures/ David Tan - 470 words
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Article209 1988-08-31 4 THE Singapore tourism show that was staged at Covent Garden in London will be taken across the Atlantic to the United States and Canada. The "Singapore Live" show on our attractions is to be held in the American continent next May. It will be209 words
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185 1988-08-31 4 Thusitha de Silva - By Thusitha de Silva A FUN diving trip for a group of Singaporeans at Pulau Aur off the coast of Mereing turned tragic on Sunday. Mr Wong Heng Meng went for a dive alone at about 2 pm and was not seen again. He185 words
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Article161 1988-08-31 4 THESE words appear in our stories today. The notes here will help you check their meanings. ■Aspire: Aim. If a person aspires to be a top singer, he tries very hard to become one. Assertive: Forceful. A person is assertive if he is firm and forceful, and insists on161 words
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Article, Illustration304 1988-08-31 5 Ambrose Poh (in Muar; THUSITHA de Silva (is Singapore - By Ambrose Poh (in Muar) and THUSITHA de Silva (is Singapore) IT WAS a weak blink, but definitely a blink. And with that one simple act more than three days of anxiety were forgotten. Faces beamed all round. Everything was going to bePicture/ Choo Chwee Hua; Picture/ Nicklaus d'CRUZ - 304 words
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Article, Illustration169 1988-08-31 5 Loh Tuan Lee - By Loh Tuan Lee IT'S Teachers' Day today and in schools across Singapore, students will be giving their teachers flowers. This year those flowers have special meaning they will help kidney patients who need dialysis. About 16,000 roses and carnations were ordered by 88 schools from thePicture/ Simon Ker - 169 words
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264 1988-08-31 5 MACHINE bearings made in Singapore may face new and heavier import duty costs if they are sent to the United States for sale. Singapore is accused of unfair trade in its export of $59 million worth of bearings to the US last year. The264 words
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Article435 1988-08-31 6 Chitra Rajaram - BY Chitra Rajaram "GO and die." "I'll kill you." "I'll hammer you." "I'll throw you into the dustbin." These are not threats spat out by gangsters. These are everyday words uttered by many a parent in anger against a child. And doctors and counsellors say it all435 words
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Article, Illustration186 1988-08-31 6 Angeline Song - By Angeline Song THE dress rehearsal is over and the smiling faces tell it all. They enjoyed themselves, singing and dancing with gusto. That was last night. So go to the National Stadium tonight for the last of the Sing Singapore events, starting at 7.25Pictures/ David Tan - 186 words
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112 1988-08-31 6 Abdul Hadhi - By Abdul Hadhi PANG Soon Huat warned some of his friends that the police were coming. His friends fled. Pang got caught. And yesterday, he was fined $250 for serving as a lookout. The police were looking for people betting illegally on horses in112 words
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Article, Illustration112 1988-08-31 6 IT is not a good idea to interfere with policemen doing their duty. But that was exactly what Yeong Kok Hwa did. The policemen had just arrested a man for disorderly behaviour at 2.45 am on Aug 22. Yeong, 34, in- tervened.112 words
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Advertisement282 1988-08-31 4 S <f M Now. there's even more to the heavenly flavours of Goodwood Park Hotel's mooncakes. We're presenting the brand new Zodiac minimooncakes, 12 delectable pieces each inscribed with a sign from the Zodiac of the There's the new Peanut Paste mooncake, too. in addition to all the other favourites.282 words
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Advertisement37 1988-08-31 6 Cal CATS at 737-1166 to put in an Ad, tree of V j course You are V helping CATS in rendering this public V service to our community Thank you and x keep those Found" cats coming.37 words
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SINGAPORETODAY
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Article, Illustration413 1988-08-31 8 H.L. Lim - By H.L.Lim THE inevitable question after last night's first televised election debate was: Who won? The format was somewhat similar to inter-school debates with this vital difference: There was no official verdict, yet the verdict has important implications. For the outcome of the debate goes413 words
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Article113 1988-08-31 8 WP 7 to 10pm: Vacant land. Blks 61 and 62, Stirling Rd; Sun gel Rd. off car park next to Sim Llm Tower; Open space. Blk 115, Buklt Merah Central. SDP 7 to 10pm: Blk 250. Buklt Batok East Ave 2; Car park next to Blk 13. Ghim113 words
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Article, Illustration173 1988-08-31 8 THEY are the folks who go to work before daybreak, too early even for the newspaper vendor. On Monday they got something to read on the bus. Six People's Action Party candidates turned up at the Tampines interchange at 5 am. The first173 words
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Article, Illustration320 1988-08-31 8 Ting Mei See - By Ting Mei See WE are no longer a communal party. That was the main message of the Singapore Malay National Organisation (PKMS) at a twohour lunchtime rally in Fullerton Square yesterday. So PKMS is not seeking special rights for any community, said secretary-general Mr Mohamed AwangPicture/ Steven Lee - 320 words
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Article, Illustration20 1988-08-31 9 Controlling the complex MRT system: The newly opened Operations Control Centre (OCC) at Victoria Street20 words
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Article255 1988-08-31 9 Ambrose Poh - By Ambrose Poh ROBBERS broke into a house and robbed the owner and her Filipino maid at knife-point last night. The robbers slashed the owner on both hands. Three men appeared from the rear of the house at Tai Hwan Terrace at about 9.55 pm255 words
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Article208 1988-08-31 9 Lawrence Low - By Lawrence Low SHADES of the private eye: the quickest way to recover stolen goods is to go undercover. The police got a report on Aug 23 that 1,585 pairs of Ray-Ban sunglasses, worth $160,270, had been pilfered from Changi Airport Cargo Complex. The sunglasses208 words
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Advertisement39 1988-08-31 9 FINANCIAL MARKETS AND INSTITUTIONS IN SINGAPORE Included in this edition are latest developments in the financial futures market. Simex. SESDAQ and the Central Provident Fund SJnpapor* Unlvarttty Prat* National Unlimrttty ot Singapore Available at all good bookshops STP Distributors39 words
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WORLDTODAY
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Article240 1988-08-31 10 Wire services. THE US State Department has accused Laos of setting up two state agencies to market heroin abroad. The Washington Post, which made the disclosure yesterday, said it was the first time America had accused a foreign government of drug trafficking. The Post reportWire services. - 240 words
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Article192 1988-08-31 10 Wire services. CHINA'S top lawman says police face mounting problems trying to cope with gambling, prostitution and obscenity. Public Security Minister Wang Fang told a committee of the National People's Congress that major crimes have increased at an annual rate of 20,000 for theWire services. - 192 words
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Article175 1988-08-31 10 AFP. INDIA ever fearful of attack by Pakistan or China is beefing up its air defences along the border. Sources said yesterday that India will install a series of radar systems to detect lowflying aircraft along the India-China-Paki-stan border. The first of the units,AFP. - 175 words
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Article, Illustration73 1988-08-31 10 Test driver The car looks out of shape and place as it travels along the road in a part of America known as New England. But its builders say this racing car, powered by the sun's energy, may well be the answer to thePicture/ Ap - 73 words
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Article204 1988-08-31 10 Wire services. IN A BID to stop panic buying among Chinese consumers, Beijing has frozen prices for the rest of the year. The regime also warned that the grain harvest could be smaller than in 1987 because of natural disasters. Government television said theWire services. - 204 words
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Article, Illustration59 1988-08-31 10 On the way down: Kansas cowhand Brian Blackburn is tossed from an unhappy bucking steer during a rodeo for children attending the Watermelon Fe stival in Thayer, Kansas. The idea was for Blackburn to stay astride the steer for at least five seconds. He didn't make it,Picture/ Ap - 59 words
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Article84 1988-08-31 10 Wire services. THE Thai Government is moving to drop charges against soldiers and others involved in a failed 1985 coup. A spokesman said yesterday that the Cabinet has approved a bill granting amnesty. He did not say how many people would be affected. But observers saidWire services. - 84 words
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Advertisement120 1988-08-31 11 Look for Sony's EF-60 Audio Tape in blue, at any Authorised Sony Tape Dealer. For one comes free with every purchase of either two blue Sony E-120 or E-180 Video Tapes. A purchase of one of each is also valid. And remember EF6O Audio Tape automatically 'We Draw. For a120 words
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WORLDTODAY
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Article307 1988-08-31 12 Wire services. SOVIET and Afghan government forces began to tighten defences today after reports circulated that 1,000 heavily armed rebels had slipped into Kabul. Soviet armoured columns were deployed on a strategic hill in central Kabul. Afghan government installations increased security. Western diplomats said Soviet forcesWire services. - 307 words
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144 1988-08-31 12 Wire services. A US court has ordered ex-Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos and his wife to stand trial in a lawsuit arising from the slaying of two union leaders in America. A federal district court judge in Washington state turned down aWire services. - 144 words
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Article, Illustration57 1988-08-31 12 Together always: Some couples start out in a rented limousine a fantasy start to what they hope will be marital bliss. But this couple in Hamburg, West Germany, had a more down-to-earth start to life together. They rode a tandem bike to the ceremony. ItPicture/ Reuter - 57 words
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Article168 1988-08-31 12 AFP. PEACE may soon be at hand in western Sahara, a resource-rich desert territory that has known only war for 13 years. UN Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar yesterday won agreement of Morocco and the Polisario Liberation Front to his peace proposals for western Sahara.AFP. - 168 words
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Article, Illustration63 1988-08-31 12 Watery plague: From Africa to India, heavy floods are killing hundreds and making millions more homeless. The town of Guahati is the latest in northern India to suffer the flooding. At least seven people have died so far. Doctors now fear a cholera outbreak. Surrounding croplandPicture/ Afp - 63 words
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117 1988-08-31 12 Wire services. VIETNAM'S army has taken a look at the recruit of the future and decided that the country's schools are doing an alarmingly bad job of preparing him. The official Army newspaper, Quan Doi Nhan Dan, says Vietnam must do something to improveWire services. - 117 words
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Article65 1988-08-31 12 Wire services. SOUTH Korea's government says the honour of its Army has been shamed by a knife-attack on a newsman known for his harsh criticism of the military. The government has issued an apology on the matter. The head of the Army's intelligence service has beenWire services. - 65 words
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WORLDTODAY/STOCKS
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Article298 1988-08-31 13 Wire services. LLOYD'S of London, once considered a respectable and sound form of gambling by Britain's wealthy, is scaring members away with ever bigger insurance risks. The world's largest insurance market celebrates its 300 th birthday this year, boasting multi-billion dollar profits and a reputation forWire services. - 298 words
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Article, Illustration70 1988-08-31 13 Look, ma I'm a muscle-man Man power: No task seems to be too big for the man who claims to be the world's strongest human. John Woeten, 40, backpedals down a Massachusetts road pulling a six-tonne truck loaded with a small house, also weighing six tonnes. He did it forPicture/ Reuter - 70 words
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Article193 1988-08-31 13 Wire services. A KEY indicator of future US economic activity fell sharply for July a sign that the booming economy may be slowing down and easing fears of new inflation. The US Commerce Department said yesterday that the Index of Leading Economic Indicators, itsWire services. - 193 words
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Article, Illustration257 1988-08-31 13 AFP. SHARE values fell sharply yesterday on the London Stock Exchange, and the Financial Times 30-share index closed at 1409.9, down 15.5 points after Monday's bank holiday. Thursday's disastrous British July current account figures and the subsequent rise in interest rates weighed on sentiment, analysts said. Reports in theAFP. - 257 words
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Article79 1988-08-31 13 Reuter. SHARE prices were higher in opening trade on the Tokyo Stock Exchange today, on some buying carried over from Tuesday and Wall Street's relative steadiness overnight, but lack of clear signals will keep the market from moving sharply either way, brokers said. The Nikkei index rose 96.01 points,Reuter. - 79 words
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Article52 1988-08-31 13 FT Industrial* Tues 1409.9 (closed) Dm* Jonas Avarag• Tues 2,038.23, (2,041.43) ST Iftdmtrtal Tues 1,020.21 (1,020.30) NST Industrial Tues 1,696.18 (1,706.16) Haagkaag Hang Saag Tues 2,439.55 (closed) a Aastralian AN Ordinaries Tues 1,579.00 (1,568.30) Nikkei Stack Average Tues 27,511.65 (27,379.10) Fifurw in brackets refer to those of the previous52 words
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Article, Illustration301 1988-08-31 13 Reuter. WALL STREET closed mixed in light trading yesterday as the Dow Jones industrial average crept lower but most stocks advanced. The 30-stock Dow average eased 3.20 points to 2,038.23, giving back a portion of its 24-point advance in the first session of the week. But New YorkReuter. - 301 words
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Showtime
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Article185 1988-08-31 14 USA Today. IT WAS an Emmy awards show tailor-made for baby boomers slick, hip and knowing. The polished show rich with nostalgia gave surprise top honours to series that celebrate the tele-some-thing generation: ABC's Thirtysomething, about how boomers live now; and ABC's Wonder Years, about how theyUSA Today. - 185 words
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Article, Illustration137 1988-08-31 14 Drama series: Thirtysomething (ABC) ■Ce«cdy series: The Wonder Years (ABC) Drawa-cawedy special: Inherit The Wind (NBC) MtaiserlescThe Murder Of Mary Phagan (NBC) ■Actress, drama: Tyne Daly, Cagney Lacey (CBS) ■Actress, mini—Hi or special: Jessica Tandy, Foxfire Hallmark Hall Of Fame (CBS) ■Actor, drama: Richard Kiley, A137 words
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Article, Illustration80 1988-08-31 14 SBC will be televising the 1988 Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept 4. The three-hour show, to be shown over SBC 5, will begin at 9.40 pm. It was funny the first couple of times. My •agent's in a lot of trouble for getting me this gig.80 words
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EMMY MOMENTS
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Article, Illustration60 1988-08-31 14 CLIPS celebrated TV daddies, classic couples such as George and Gracie and Lucy and Ricky. Mary Tyler Moore, stunning in a white, pink and green gown, didn't win any awards. But when she howled, "Ohhh, Ro-o-ob!" to Dick Van Dyke, her former co-star on The Dick Van Dyke60 words
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Article26 1988-08-31 14 PRESENTERS ABC News' Sam Donaldson and George Will may be heavyweights in Washington. But in Pasedena, California, they were creatures from another culture.26 words
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Article, Illustration28 1988-08-31 14 ANOTHER odd couple: newlyweds Robin Givens and heavyweight champ Mike Tyson. He stammered; she did most of the talking. TysOII and wife: Too heavy for words.28 words
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Article82 1988-08-31 14 THE Pasadena Civic Auditorium audience tittered nervously as Saturday Night Live's Sweeney Sisters Nora Dunn and Jan Hooks opened the show with Lounge Lizardette renderings of theme songs from The Magilla Gorilla Show, Car 54, Where Are You? and The Mary Tyler Moore Show. But stars seemed more82 words
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Article, Illustration34 1988-08-31 14 REPUBLICAN vice-presidential candidate Dan Quayle deserves the award for best ribbing. Robin Williams took a jab "Dan Quayle, Dan Quayle, please call the National Guard." Robin Wlllams: Took a jab at Quayle.34 words
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Article36 1988-08-31 14 USA Today. MICHAEL Fox said of his Family Ties character "I've been telling the producer he should run for vice-president and they keep telling me that Alex's grades are too good." USA Today.USA Today. - 36 words
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Article, Illustration282 1988-08-31 15 Vivien Chiong - REVIEW/ By Vivien Chiong DARK nights, thick smoke, longhaired girls, cannibal-like men, war dances, fire, shadows, flying animals, skulls and people burning joss-paper. All these make up the new SBC serial, Mystery. There are lots of mystifying moments and creepy music. They build up the eerie atmosphere282 words
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222 1988-08-31 15 Brenton Wong - FIRST NIGHT/ By Brenton Wong LIKE the song says, leave your worries out on the door step. Come in and tap your feet to the sunny sounds of the Jorgen Svare Quartet. They are playing at the Holiday Inn's Treetops Bar. From222 words
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Advertisement50 1988-08-31 15 I From the original 'classics' to the latest 'faces' (pictured here), nothing beats Of l \|ow\i/ I the timeless style of Polaroid Sunglasses. When you just gotta look sharp. Hi I UIOI UIU Available at all leading departmental stores optical outlets. Sole agent Liebermann Overseas Trading Pte Ltd. Tel: *****88.50 words
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Article, Illustration813 1988-08-31 16 TO PREPARE for an examination, you first have to learn how to study. Here are some tips from the principal of MacPherson Secondary School, Mr M M Vasagar. HoW TO GET STARTED 1. Try and atudy in the same place every day. Having a fixed place will813 words
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Article404 1988-08-31 16 II DONT WORRY vsf about being worried about exams. It's natural to be nervous. Tension can also cause harder work and better marks. According to Dr Goh Choo Woon from the Child Psychiatric Centre, it is only when the student is overwhelmed or completely taken over by404 words
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Article, Illustration456 1988-08-31 16 II Andrew Low, 16, Raffles Institution: "I will start studying hard, about five hours a day. I will spend more time on my weak subjects." Paul Sandosham, 18, Raffles Junior College: "I usually get quite desperate when the examinations get closer. Soon I will draw up456 words
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Miscellaneous1667 1988-08-31 17 Television f OTc SCREEN MNova— Whaleßescue Vkteofashion Monthly Insight 60Minutes V ifjt C T/Z'" xm «"SSS /yCkfll the tragic"eJSTato? VERSATILE looks are making Mike Wallace interviews Arthur JPp^K^^ December day in 1986 on the JPPTOI headlines this season. In this issue, Miller, the American playwright, who I vA v% V1,667 words
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Miscellaneous332 1988-08-31 17 we 10.40 pm Murder, She L15J Wrote If It's Thursday, It Must Bt Beverly: Deputy Sheriff Jonathan Martin's (Rick Lenz) wife Audrey is found dead in her home. Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury) assists Sheriff Amos (Tom Bosley) in investigating the murder and are shocked that Martin is romantically involved with332 words
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Article, Illustration85 1988-08-31 18 Pauline Loh - Coordinator/ Pauline Loh Paul started water skiing when he was seven years old. He won the Asian Overall Championship last year and will be defending his title here in November. He prepares for his title defence by lifting weights, running, cycling and water skiing, of course.Picture/ NICKLAUS D'CRUZ - 85 words
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Article, Illustration815 1988-08-31 21 TO PREPARE for an exami nation, you first have to learn how to study. Here are some tips from the principal of MacPherson Secondary School, Mr M M Vasagar. How TO GET STARTED 1. Try and study in the tame place every day. Having a fixed place815 words
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Article404 1988-08-31 21 \l DONT WORRY v*! about being worriec about exams. It's natural to be nervous. Tension can also cause harder work and better marks. According to Dr Goh Choo Woon from the Child Psychiatric Centre, it is only when the student is overwhelmed or completely taken over by404 words
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Article, Illustration456 1988-08-31 21 If Andrew Low, 16, Raffles Institution: "I will start studying hard, about five hours a day. I will spend more time on my weak subjects." Paul Sandosham, 18, Raffles Junior College: "I usually get quite desperate when the examinations get closer. Soon 1 will draw up456 words
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SHOWTIME
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Article, Illustration463 1988-08-31 22 Geraldine Goh - By Geraldine Goh RTM is gearing up for the global Sport Aid '88 race on Sept 11 with a 24hour telethon. Broadcast will start at 7am and viewers are invited to pledge donations for the world's less fortunate children through phone-ins to the broadcasting station463 words
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Article18 1988-08-31 22 SBC plans to obtain recordings of the First World Carnival for screening at a later date.18 words
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Article, Illustration358 1988-08-31 23 Sonja Tan - REVIEW/ BIG By Sonja Tan DON'T be put off by Big's storyline. In the same mould as the switcheroo movie Like Father Like Son, Big is about a 12-year-old boy who wishes he were big, and wakes up the next morning all of 35358 words
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Article, Illustration263 1988-08-31 23 TOM Hanks prepared for the role of a 12-year-old kid by observing his own children. "What I gleaned from watching my own kids was a sense of play that exists in children until they start coping with stress," Hanks is reported to have said. Observing263 words
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Article, Illustration307 1988-08-31 23 So Sonja Tan; Toh Hai Leong - By So Sonja Tan and Toh Hai Leong ■CHICKEN AND DUCK TALK (Cathay Cinemas) MICHAEL Hui (Private Eyes) is at his comical best in this very funny cat-and-mouse or more rightly chicken and duck confrontation. Hilariously played by Michael, the duck expert and the crooked fast-food owner, Lawrence Ng.307 words
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Article1106 1988-08-31 24 DEAR A3GE Dear Aggie, One year ago, I lent $1,500 to an ex-colleague. He promised to repay me in instalments within six months. He gave me an lOU note and his identity card as security. Later after losing his job, he got heavily1,106 words
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Article, Illustration228 1988-08-31 24 MOST offices have one the colleague who seems to have dedicated his life to making yours difficult. Difficult people exist at all levels of organisation. How can you face up to difficult people and the stress they generate? "Learn to act from the head rather228 words
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FOODNOTES
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Article, Illustration562 1988-08-31 25 Barbecues are becoming very common. But before you tuck in, do you know how the food fares calorie-wise? Barbecue food is cooked on a rack through which the fat can drip, taking lots of calories with it. But that doesn't mean all barbecued food is562 words
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283 1988-08-31 25 Lawrence Low - FOOD WISE By Lawrence Low VINEGAR comes from the French word meaning sour wine. It is a by-product of the fermentation of grain or fruit. Those who like its sharp flavour say that it "perks" their taste buds up no end,283 words
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Miscellaneous146 1988-08-31 26 COMICRELIEF Hagar the Horrible/oik Browne THAT Mi&T &we 111 &es?Yoo(rY II" ViPBSik AllgUSta/Dominic Doelsma Angus McGill f MZUN6 WJU N6VWt\( f YI3U WJW. Yrrvwewo I Y<*> &#&WUPIU&&. UTOe/Wl*Sfle#> PWAPFW.. WHAT AW*ANPWTAJA l'jgss/ff" George the Robot/stephen Stanley XOMIO \TM«sfcc»3feTr ..I orArf WISH ""feo UKt To Y4e/>* "Tw£ JoKtS A 420. irV146 words
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Miscellaneous176 1988-08-31 27 COMICRELIEF Orchard Road/Colin Goh Single SIiCGS/Peter Kohlsaat por MXAHESS i Mo V AL I6rtI,WT 'teiibM, Ht Y AH\"WAT boi...nx,m FOtab Whi) antt. chn 1 owiii &**>*€ just *oyi 6E IbeAb METtt!!! Mm lb* "\0 SENb lOuR. 100 JOST... |WW K\i TolW Do\ TO HliV\ Mow! j| Cathy/Cathy Gllisewite "Breaking up176 words
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Advertisement488 1988-08-31 29 APPOINTMENTS CLASSIFIED 730-5393 737-1166 n i TELEPHONE SERVICE: Monday to Friday: 9am to spm (3:3opm deadline for next day) Saturday: B:3oam to 2:oopm (10:30 am deadline for Monday) Public Holiday: 9am to Ipm (for publication day after next) RATE: $6.30 per column cm. (Minimum lcm x 2col) BOX SERVICE: $10.00488 words
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Advertisement581 1988-08-31 29 APPOINTMENTS WALK-IN INTERVIEW Urgently Required: 1. FEMALE GENERAL CLERK 2. LABORATORY ASSISTANT 3. SHIPPING CLERK Mln. OCE 'O' Level. Able to type. Age 18 to 25. Preferably Chinese. Salary will commensurate with qualifications and working experience. FRINGE BENEFITS: 5-day waak Working hours 9am to 5.30pm Medical bonafita 13 montha wage*581 words
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Page 30 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous177 1988-08-31 30 VWWVN. Our World (Radio 1, 2.05 pm) \v JOIN Vivien Lee for a session featuring interesting topics for younger listeners. She will also play the songs Edge Of Heaven (Wham!), Heaven Must Be Missin' An Angel (Tavares), Only The Lonely (The Motels), Home Is Anywhere You Hang Your Head (Elvis177 words
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Miscellaneous357 1988-08-31 30 NOON News In Brief 12.05 Lunchdate: Jenny Teo keeps you entertained with the songs Love The One You're With (Crosby, Stills and Nash), The Boy From New York City (Manhattan Transfer), The Old Songs (Barry Manilow), Love All The Hurt Away (George Benson and Aretha Franklin), I Know A Heartache357 words
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Miscellaneous337 1988-08-31 30 RADIOGUIDE (Programmes in Mandarin) NOON Easy Listening: Some music by pianist Tonny Eyk and His Trio, and Mantovani and his Orchestra is played for your enjoyment. 12.50 Market Report (Programmes in English) 1.00 News and Weather Forecast followed by Highlights 1.15 Lunchbreak: A selection of instrumental music by Herb AlSert337 words
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Miscellaneous318 1988-08-31 30 NOON Good Music, Company And Me: Some noontime musical treat for you in this programme. 12.15 Time Warp: A programme which I takes a look at the 20th century with a focus on music, films, entertainment and other interesting events. 12.30 Keeping Track: This BBC pro gramme features a talk318 words
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Miscellaneous314 1988-08-31 30 NOON Newsdesk: A programme of world news and reports from overseas and UK correspondents. 12.30 Country Stories 12.45 Reflections: A time set aside for thoughts on religion. 12.S0 Financial New*: News of commodity prices and significant moves in currency and stock markets. 1.00 World News 1.09 Twenty-Four Hours: News Summary.314 words
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Article, Illustration246 1988-08-31 31 Reuter. MATS Wilander and Gabriela Sabatini scored straight-set victories yesterday to help get the US Open on track after the tournament's rain-marred opening day. Wilander, the second seed, needed just 20 minutes to complete a 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 win over American Greg Holmes on a breezy, overcastReuter.; Picture/ Reuter - 246 words
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Article71 1988-08-31 31 Reuter. THE Association of Tennis Professionals is to go it alone. It declared independence yesterday from the sport's ruling Men's Tennis Council, saying it would form its own tennis circuit starting in 1990. The players' declaration was made by ATP chief executive director Hamilton Joroan,Reuter. - 71 words
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Article362 1988-08-31 31 Reuter. Men's singles: Mats Wilander (Swe) bt Greg Holmes (US) 6-2, 6-1, 6-4; Johan Carlsson (Swe) bt Slobodan Zivoiinovic (Yug) 6-0, 6-4, 6-4; Andrea Gomez (Ecu) bt Javier Sanchez (Spa) 6-4, 6-2, 6-2; Aaron Krickatein (US) bt Michiel Scnapera (Hoi) 7-5, 6-3, 6-2; Stefan Edberg (Swe) bt LiborReuter. - 362 words
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Article, Illustration176 1988-08-31 31 RACING... ...with DENNIS CHlft WEST Australian jockey Peter Hall, fresh from his triumph at Kuching over the weekend, has expressed a desire to ride on the local circuit later in the year. Hall, 22, who won the $36,000 Tunku Gold Cup on Toy Boy at Kuching,176 words
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Article118 1988-08-31 31 FIFTH-FIVE amateur horses have responded to the Selangor Turf Club's call for help in its current meeting. And four races have been scheduled for them on the third day of the meeting. This is in addition to the 10 locally based Class One horses solely118 words
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Article, Illustration212 1988-08-31 31 SOCCER Reuter. SPANISH teams open a new campaign for the League title this weekend already handicapped by an old disease the Real Madrid syndrome. Desperate to stop Real from winning their 24th title this season, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid sacked most of their losingReuter. - 212 words
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Article215 1988-08-31 31 Wire Services. RESULTS of yesterday's international sports: BASEBALL American League: Chicago 3 Detroit 2, Kansas 6 Cleveland 3, Toronto 6 Milwaukee 1, Minnesota 3 Texas 2, Seattle 9 New York 6, Cali- fornia 4 Baltimore 2, Oakland 3 Boston 1. National League: Pittsburgh 8 Cincinnati 1, Los Angeles 2Wire Services. - 215 words
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Article, Illustration803 1988-08-31 32 Two of Singapore's five golds from the Asean Schools meet came from the throws. The only field gold and record at the last Sea Games came from the throws. J The medal winners have one thing in common: Coach Fok Keng Choy.803 words
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Article, Illustration178 1988-08-31 33 Alfonso Chan - HsvnOs Stories/ Alfonso Chan FORMER squash great Qamar Zaman, of Pakistan, is to coach the Singapore team. He has been roped in to prepare the side for the World Open Team Championships, to be held in the Republic next year. Zaman was the world No. 1 in178 words
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Article, Illustration195 1988-08-31 33 AFP. SQUASH star Janiher Khan, of Pakistan, may have found his match. He jetted into Hongkong yesterday to match up with his Malaysian girlfriend and take part in the Hong Kong Open tournament But speculation that the 19-year-old Pakistani might tie the knot with Violet SohAFP. - 195 words
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Article, Illustration170 1988-08-31 33 PETER Hill waged a battle against Englishman Del Harris in the Hongkong Open last night, but eventually lost out. After knocking out Rick Curtis 3-0 in the first pre-qualifying match and then Johan Westerholm in the second on Monday night, Peter was all keyed up.170 words
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Article75 1988-08-31 33 THE Anchor Beer Singapore Squash Open may be rocked by a scandal even before the competition starts from Monday until Sept 10. Stuart Hailstone is South African, and has reportedly been playing in the South Af- rican circuit. SSRA secretary Haridas Nair said: "We have certain75 words
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Advertisement294 1988-08-31 33 The New Piaper-letstreamTbur Contest Japan ■JB^SWisvours^. Every day, there are stories marked with a tick in The New Paper. But only one has a double border. Look for the tick with this double border li-TJ and write down the headline of this story in the space marked on the coupon294 words
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Article, Illustration433 1988-08-31 34 S. Gulam - Stories/i S. Gulam PSYCHOLOGISTS have played a key role in preparing the national team for this year's Malaysia Cup. National coach Seak Poh Leong revealed yesterday that he has been assisted by two psychologists. But he declined to name them for professional reasons. "In fact, they have433 words
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Article108 1988-08-31 34 SINGAPORE international Jamaluddain Hassan will spearhead Bedok Vocational Institute' 9 attack in the 'A' division Inter-VITB football final against Boys' Town VI at Toa Payoh Stadium tomorrow. Boys' Town boasts of Singapore Youth players like Jefri Rahmat, Nordin Khalil and Fazli Ahmad. Apart from Jamaluddain, the108 words
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337 1988-08-31 34 five. GOALKEEPER David Lee could have been a forgotten man by now but for the timely help of two psychologists. The two goals the Singapore No 1 conceded against Johor and Penang shattered his confidence and morale. So much so that he was evenfive. - 337 words
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Article, Illustration448 1988-08-31 35 Bernard Pereira - Stories/ Bernard Pereira THE pressure is all theirs. With that in mind, the world's top-ranked badminton player, Icuk Sugiarto, of Indonesia, begins his campaign for the World Cup title here today in Bangkok quietly confident that he has all the aces. Doubtless, that message is meant for448 words
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Article245 1988-08-31 35 Singapore is one of 20 countries invited to join the Asian youth badminton circuit next year. The other countries of the Asian Badminton Confederation on the invitation list are: Burma, Bangladesh, Brunei, China, Taiwan, Hongkong, Macau, Indonesia, India, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Sri245 words
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Article, Illustration694 1988-08-31 36 Gallepy ART FROM CHINA. See more than 1,000 stone carvings, seals and lacquerwares. They are from the Fujian and Shoushan provinces. Also, seal engravers will give demonstrations. Free. Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Hill Street. 10.30 am-9 pm. CHINESE CRAFTS. See works on694 words
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Article20 1988-08-31 36 OUT AND ABOUT: A walk in the aviaiy p. COMING UP: A picnic party FOOD: Mooncakes are here20 words
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Article, Illustration107 1988-08-31 36 Want to meet the author of Little Ironies ud Or Elee the Lightning God? Ton can catch her in a meet-the-author session organised by the Queenstown branch library. Catherine Lim is one of Singapore's most well known writers. Her books have been selected by the Cambridge experts as107 words
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