The New Paper, 1 October 1988

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1 44 The New Paper
  • 19 1 the new paper WEEKEND EDITION SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1/SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1988 MCI (P) 179/4/88 SO CENTS the new paper
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 44 1 BEWARE SNATCHER 1 1W r, WORLD iO, 11 Jf I STOCKS 11 'flT SPORTS 13-15,17, II, 27-32 Vj# RADIO GUIDE IS TV GUIDE 21,22 Y HORIZONS 33 FASTADS/JOBS 34, 35 7 X COMICS 37,3> J SHOWTIME 3>, 3S-44 AFTER SWING SPORE, IT'S SPEND S'PORE
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    • 167 1 REQ T ALERT Security forces are out in strength as Olympics gets ready for last event the marathon. Page 13 Ben Johnson's doctor admitted giving athlete "something extra", witness claims. Page 13 Steve Cram is fancied for 1,500 m with Aouita and Cruz scratched. Page 30 BIG SHAKE-UP IN USSR
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  • THENEWSTODAY
    • 413 2  -  By Chua Chin Chye AT least three major department stores and a restaurant are on alert for a pair of money snatchers who look like Arabs. Their concern was heightened after another report of a cashier losing $350, all in $50 bills, to a
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    • 80 2 THE accomplice, sketched by our artist relying on the memory of Miss Cheng Teck Soy, NTUC Fairprice cashier. She said a man looking like this tried to distract her after his companion, whose sketch is on Page One, had stolen $350 from her. She also provided
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    • 351 2  -  By Chitra Rajaram ONLY 5 per cent of the couples who try for a test-tube baby get their bundle of joy. For the other 95 per cent it's just a bundle of frustration. This is true the world over, said doctors from Singapore and abroad
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    • 196 2  -  By Trudy Lim CHILDREN strained their necks to catch a glimpse of daddy. Devoted wives and mothers clicked away with their cameras. It was family day at Safra Tampines clubhouse as 106 reservists received their certificates of promotion from Lieutenant-General Winston Choo last night.
      Pictures/ Sam Yeo  -  196 words
    • 110 2 BABY Tasneem in London for a liver transplant has been shifted to another hospital for more tests. The eight-month-old Tasneem Shenaz Sharif is now in King's College Hospital. Her doctor says she was moved from Addenbrook Hospital because it did not have enough testing
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    • 480 3  -  An hour to go before Esprit opened for business. This was the Orchard Road queue of bargain hunters yesterday. It snaked round the building. The store was offering 50 per cent discounts. By Irene Ng and Karen Goh IN SOME spots of Orchard Road today, you
      Pictures/ John Tan  -  480 words
  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 30 2 THE WEATHER THE weather outlook today for Singapore from noon to midnight: Afternoon showers over a few areas. Maximum temperature: 31 degrees. Sunset today: 6.56 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 6.51 am.
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • 140 4 THESE words appear in our stories today. The following notes will help in case you need to check their meanings. apt: Something that is apt is very suitable for a purpose or situation because it has been chosen with care. captivating: A person who is captivating is very attractive
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    • 389 4  -  By Harinder Gill SCIENCE goes under cover. Now women need not throw away their bras once the supportive wires in them have gone out of shape with use. Already available in some shops here are bras with frames threaded with wires made with
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    • 40 4 Coiled Spring: The wire already pulled out of shape, left Then, after heating for half a minute with a hair dryer, it returns to original coiled shape, right, with memory built in when manufactured.
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    • 149 4 A. MAN was dragged more than 25 metres under a bus at the Jurong bus interchange before the bus driver realised that something was wrong. Mr Fong Kuek Chong, an employee of the Singapore Bus Service, died instantly in the accident yesterday evening. The
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    • Article, Illustration
      284 5 Some 2,000 varieties of orchids are on show at the Botanic Gardens. On this page are some prize-winning specimens, including some miniature orchids being bred for people who live in apartments. KAREN GOH reports on this trend. THEY are mini marvels of colour and texture, these new miniature
      Pictures/ David Tan  -  284 words
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    • 155 5 WHICHEVER/^ ECK 1 fill I I I 1 Ikg of Haton Cuttlefish BJ Balls, you arc entitled to H one I I l l j shuikeri! FRFE?*' Jim JL JLm «L JLJLhJI f RRST PTCK! Haton's cuttlefish balls are made from 100% •"■T TT A TT cuttlefish fillets without any
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • 265 6  -  By Abdul Hadhi When she found $40,000 in the coin pocket of a pair of dirty trousers last Friday, hotel laundry supervisor Rahmah Mahmood thought the money might just be pieces of paper. But it was real four $10,000 notes. "It was so
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    • 292 6  -  By Loh Tuan Lee MORE than one-third of school-leavers now go to vocational institutes to be trained as workers. It is unlikely that more could be persuaded to go. "We are reaching saturation," says Dr Tay Eng Soon, the Minister-in-Charge and chairman of the Vocational and
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    • 70 6 AN elderly man, aged between 60 and 70 years, was found dead at a bus stop in Rangoon Road at 2.45 pm on Sep 25. Police described him as 1.6 m tall, slim-built with fair complexion. He wore a pair of grey pants and
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    • 269 6  -  Stories/ Harjinder Kaur A PERSON with Down's Syndrome takes nothing for granted not even pouring a simple drink. It is rare for a victim to earn a living, let alone an average of $30 a month. But then Lee Huan Chern 19, is a person
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    • 246 6 THE Yio Chu Kang Gardens School is 16 km from the city. So most people would find it tricky, to get there and back by bus. But 10 of the school's trainees do just that every day. And all of them are
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • 419 8 Someone will become an instant millionaire this afternoon. The draw for the Community Chest Charity Sweep takes place at 2.30 pm today at the Singapore Pools office in International Plaza. Mr Goh Chok Tong, the First Deputy Prime Minister, has said he will donate
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    • 614 8 Roger Kool, 34, deejay: "I've never even dreamt about coming close to one quarter or half of that kind of money. "The first thing I'll do is invest in the most luxurious and comfortable home I can find complete with swimming pool. "I
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    • 376 8 Computer Assisted Learning... a tool worth exploring for your child. Module 1 Computer Awareness m Expose the child to computers. I Allow the child to gain an insight into the workings of a Vfkr iwnn Familiarise students on the capabilities and limitations fboHB Wr of computer technology. 239 Module 2
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  • WORLDTODAY
    • 294 9 Wire services. IN AN impressive show of political power, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has cleared the Kremlin decks of opponents to his reform programmes. The total reshaping of the Soviet Union's top power structure took place yesterday during a one-hour meeting of the country's top communists
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    • 132 9 Wire services. SOVIET leader Mikhail Gorbachev received condolence messages this week after rumours spread that he was in danger of losing power. A top Kremlin official told reporters in Moscow yesterday that reports of Mr Gorbachev's political "death" were totally baseless. "Things went so far that condolences
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    • 173 9 Reuter. BRITISH commandos acted legally when they killed three Irish Republican Army terrorists in Gibraltar, a coroner's jury has decided. Yesterday's verdict was on a nine-to-two vote after the jury pondered evidence for six hours. The three IRA guerillas were Mairead Farrell, Daniel
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    • 51 9 Rare find: Seeing is believing for these two. For right before their eyes is a turtle a lot bigger than any man. Found dead on a beach in Cardiff, Wales, the turtle weighed 907 kg. It was 2.6 m long and about 3 m wide. Picture/
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    • 313 9 Wire services. THE Malaysian government will not collapse "like a pack of cards" because 13 members of Parliament crossed to the opposition, says its premier. "The government will continue to have a stable majority to be able to govern the country to ensure continued growth,"
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    • 100 9 Wire Services. MALAY unity in Malaysia can be revived if the Umno leadership accepts former party leaders and members who were dropped from the party, says its ex-deputy premier Musa Hitam. The party leadership under Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad should also change
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    • 378 10 Wire services. GUNMEN spraying bullets at Friday evening crowds killed at least 60 people and wounded about 150 in the south Pakistani city of Hyderabad. Doctors said that at least 60 bodies had been brought to government hospitals in this city of half a million
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    • 101 10 Wire services. KUALA LUMPUR police now know the identity of the Filipino maid who mysteriously disappeared soon after her employers' pregnant daughter-in-law was killed. But they still have no idea where she could have gone. Police have the maid's name and photograph but would not
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    • 159 10 Wire services. A US judge in El Paso, Texas, yesterday found the FBI guilty of discriminating against its Hispanic agents in promotions and working conditions. He was ruling in a lawsuit brought by most of the agency's Hispanic agents. However, Judge Lucius Bunton
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    • 50 10 Floating moments: After the tension comes laughter. There were some heart-stopping moments earlier when bad weather delayed the launch of the US space shuttle Discovery by more than an hour. But now safe among the stars, the crew members share some light relief in space. Picture/ Reuter
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    • 225 10 UPI MR GEORGE Bush tried to limit a federal grand jury probe of the Central Intelligence Agency when he was the CIA chief, it was reported yesterday. Mr Bush, now vice-presi-dent of the USA and running for election as President, declined comment on the
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    • 131 10 Wire services. AS PART of a new military base agreement, the United States and the Philippines are exploring a debt reduction scheme similar to one used by Mexico. This was revealed by Philippine Foreign Minister, Mr Raul Manglapus, after his talks with US Secretary
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    • 85 10 AFP. THE High Court in Kuala Lumpur yesterday reduced a jail sentence given to the former president of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), Tan Koon Swan. His jail term was reduced from 30 to 18 months. Tan had been convicted for criminal breach of trust. The
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  • WORLDIDCAY / STOCKS
    • 229 11 Wire services. OIL prices fell to the lowest level in 25 months yesterday after reports that Saudi Arabia had increased its production even though there is 'already more oil for sale than the market needs. A surplus always triggers a fall in price as
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    • 35 11 Far Cries: They remember that dark day a year ago, these Tibetan women demonstrating in New Delhi. Last Sept 27 was the start of anti-Beijing protests in Lhasa. Picture/ Reuter
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    • 177 11 Wire services. THIRD World nations have debts estimated at $2.4 trillion. They have borrowed this amount from foreign banks, governments and international credit institutions. A US-based publication said the amount is expected to increase further as the countries fall behind on their payments. Institutional Investor
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    • 104 11 Wire services. A BANK to finance highrisk scientific and engineering projects has been established in the Soviet Union. The Moskovskaya Pravda daily said in Moscow yesterday the Moscow Share Innovation Bank has been established with 25 shareholders. However, Western bankers in Moscow said
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    • Article, Illustration
      260 11 Wire services. SHARE prices fluctuated narrowly on Friday on the Stock Exchange before closing slightly lower, with the Financial Times 30-share index ending 1.1 points down at 1,476.5. Trading was dull as the present trading account drew to a close, market analysts said. However, certain shares attracted the attention
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    • 70 11 Wire services. SHARE prices opened lower on the Tokyo Stock Exchange today. Prices fell in initial trade on profit-taking, reflecting the easier Wall Street overnight, brokers said. The Nikkei index fell 104.93 points, or 0.37 per cent, to 27,818.74 in the first 15 minutes of trading of the half-day
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    • 51 11 FT Industrials Fri 1,476.50 (1,477.60) Dow Jones Average Fri 2,112.91 (2,119.31) ST Industrial Fri 1,034.96 (1,030.69) NST Industrial Fri 1,707.27 (1,695.87) Hongkong Hang Seng Fri 2,441.05 (2,439.39) Australian All Ordinaries Fri 1,548.10 (1,541.80) Nikkei Stock Average Fri 27,923.67 (27,700.13) Figures in brackets refer to those of the previous trading
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    • Article, Illustration
      285 11 Wire services. WALL STREET blue chips closed lower in brisk trading yesterday as profit-taking in the last hour of trading reversed an early 17-point jump in the Dow Jones industrial average. The Dow index fell 6.4 points to 2,112.91 on a New York Stock Exchange volume of about
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 721 12 BOOHMDHG| m By: Jean Francois Nordin V |f M Four Top Body Build- countries will be taking part event, looks very bright MtfiMm 1/ UMitaM ers here including a lady in this world events. The confident to be in a limelight 7 arm Mr S port jf IT SSSS2T n
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  • THE NEW PAPER SPECIAL PULLOUT SEOUL BEAT
    • 268 13 BEN Johnson's personal physician gave the Canadian sprinter a drug to make him run faster before he set a world record in Rome last year. That's what a track coach with Johnson's home club said in a television interview yesterday. In
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    • 363 13  -  By Ken Jalleh Jr. SECURITY officers will be keeping their fingers crossed and their senses on full alert for the marathon event tomorrow. In what will be the Games' biggest nightmare for security chiefs in Seoul, the final event will be made as safe as a Sunday stroll
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 33 13 X k Kodak v v ll Official Rim V If of the 1988 fjdfljP* ,b iii n £r Olympic Games \QSP Only Kodacolor Gold Film captures the P° wer °fth e Olympic Games.
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  • SEOULPIC
    • 101 14 UPI HIGH jumper Louise Ritter (below) of the United States scaled new heights in an upset victory yesterday. She beat the favourite and world record holder Stefka Kostadinova of Bulgaria into second place. Ritter, 30, equalled her American record of 2.03 m and won only after
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    • 108 14 Wire services. THE road to an Olympic gold is fraught with hurdles but Kenya's Julius Kariuki (below) cleared all of them for the top spot in the 3,000 m steeplechase final. He beat compatriot Peter Koech in a new Olympic mark, clocking Bmin s.slsec. His
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
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  • SEOULBEAT
    • 334 15 THE score so far in the race keep a slate clean of steroid abuse reads: Males 9 Females 0. The lopsided score has fuelled speculation that women have an unfair advantage in avoiding detection: Birth control pills. The pill, say self-serving
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    • Article, Illustration
      339 15  -  Lewis loses chance to get his third gold medal as baton relay team is disqualified because of a bungled baton changeover between Calvin Smith and Lee McNeill Stories^ Ken Jalleh Jr CARL Lewis won the 100-metre gold sitting on his butt while a guy in a white robe was
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    • 128 15 AP. A DEAL has been struck to keep Britain's sprinter Linford Christie in the Games and to allow him preserve his medal, according to sources speaking on condition of anonymity. Christie tested positive for a banned substance called pseudoephedrine. Prince Alexander de Merode, chief of the
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 16 15 r arena l Official swimwear licensee of the Games of the XXIVth Olympaid in Seoul 1980
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    • 70 15 Ail of you walk through j YjjM forests and cross seas can F KSgStf Hi appreciate Lotto's technology, and i,f^* wnDieMim TO 06«»'ft«: *W 0639 Outdoor Life by Lotto. Casual. In 4 |||*7 W/ w m zappy colours. Italian styled, nigh and \7\ AvaiUbit» low cut for laid back comfort.
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
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  • SEOULBEAT
    • 348 17 r -T;- \y -Tv.v X \STARTS \mM/ Vprpy A ZULU tribesman was chased off the course by dogs, a Cuban wore long trousers and heavy shoes, a New Yorker cheated by hitching a ride in a car. In the colourful 92-year history of the
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    • 410 17  -  By Ken Jalleh Jr TWO Kenyans will make the streets of Seoul their playground tomorrow, in a safari fraught with danger behind every barricade. There will be khaki-clad hunters behind, in front and overhead. There will be barricades beside them, and helicopters above. »And they will be
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 217 17 I DIPLOMA IN COMPUTER STUDIES r ppnFII ir nip na rr "I SDF APPROVED-IN-PRINCIPLe-SOK GRANT lliCi VrM? Topics Oovor9cl Computing programming, accounting, business studies, Diploma in Computer StudiM programme leading to the W*A the world-renowned NCC diploma scheme is the brainchild of management sciences NCC/CSG/IDPM examinations originated from RACC in
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  • THE NEW PAPER SPECIAL SEOUL BEAT
    • Article, Illustration
      248 18 'CARBOHYDRATE LOADING' ATHLETE ARTIFICIALLY LOADS MUSCLES WITH EXTRA FUEL IN THE FORM OF CARBOHYDRATE (STORED AS GLYCOGEN). ONE WEEK BEFORE THE MARATHON, ATHLETE RUNS TO EXHAUSTION TO DEPLETE GLYCOGEN STORES IN LEG MUSCLES. FOR 3 DAYS ATHLETE EATS ONLY FATS AND PROTEINS. GLYCOGEN STORE REMAINS LOW. FINAL 3
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 362 18 The New Paper-Lotto Olympic Contest Everyday this week, there will be two Olympic sports symbols for you to identify. All you have to do is to fill in the correct event W associated with the symbols and you stand to A win attractive Lotto and The New Paper prizes. Each
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
    • 255 19 WMVA! gßßl yyyyyyv WNAAAArf CAniujc Af Tkp 80<t 90UIK1S VI lIIC OV9 tfiarlin 1 1 If) nm) (Rad,o 1,1.30pm) I -"I Uatt t~> n/i 'r\ RBcf W J iT 'BC*W*tiA *jT flIHk S 5 V, A «i ■> 5 5 Tc THE great Bounds of this decade include Sweet Dreams
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    • 520 19 EEZSMm NOON Naws la Briaf 12.05 Raal Faa: Join Roger Kool for an afternoon of good music and fun from hia record selection. IffeA si j,,,.* •W Nvwi ino iVwiiiiwf Rspon 1.10 Hit Factary: William Xavier will play you hit songs from new albums. 1.30 Saaads Of Tha '80s: See
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    • 343 19 RAEHOGUDE emeih (Programmes in Mandarin) NOON Easy Usteaing: Featuring a selection of soothinginstrumental muaic to start on your afternoon. Lover's Romance and Ronnie Aldrich His Two Pianos entertain. 12.50 Market Raped (Programmes in English) 1.00 Naws and Market Raviaw failawad by Highlights 1.30 Laachbreak: Instrumental and vocal numbers are offered
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    • 246 19 NOON 0a Track Ross Tucker plays the new ones, ofTers some good advice and brings on an entertaining half hour. 12.30 Tap Of Tka Taps: Comes on with the Top 10 hits from the British chaiila. 1.00 Naws I.10 Fatnra Nits: Host Joel Denver gives you a weekly look at
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    • 290 19 NOON Newsdesk 12.30 SMrtswarid: Paddy Feeny brings you an update on the sports events at the Seoul Olympics '88. 12.45 Raflectiens: A moment of reflective thought on religion. 12.50 Financial Newt 1.00 World News 1.09 Tweaty-Fear Naurs: News Sum mary. 1.30 Paraaaal Viaw: Presents a topical issue in British life.
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  • UPDATE YOUR WEEKEND GUIDE TO THE ACTION I
    • Article, Illustration
      1012 20 ►Centrestage CAMEL'S HUMP HUM ALONG. Ever wonder How the Camel Got His Humps? Find out in this Act 3 play. Featuhng original songs by Jasmin Samat. Drama Centre. 3 pm and 8 pm. Tickets $4, from Drama Centre an hour before performance. PIANO AND ORCHESTRA Hungarian-bom pianist now residing
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      899 20 ►Centrest&e CAMEL HUMPS. Ever wondered How the Camel Got Its Hump. Act 3, a local drama company, will make a mountain of the camel's '•molehill" in this rib-tickling Children's Day special. 2 pm and 5 pm. Drama Centre. Tickets at $4 one hour before show. Gallery I —~y CHINA
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    • 138 20 IT'S Sunday, time to enjoy the sun, sea and watch birds? Yes, why not try something different while you are at the beach. Watch these elegant creatures as they soar through the skies. If you are not at the seaside, just S|et out of bed and take
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    • 93 20 KIDS IT'S YOUR DAY! WATCH a fashion show specially tailored for the young. Have fun with the clown that performs magic tricks. Kitty, the Japanese cartoon character, will be there to take pictures with you. Those who come early will be in for a treat 600 white balloons and Ghostbuster
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    • DON'T MISS:
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        66 20 \rpr NI6HTLI6HTS: Hear Wat Tah Hek, a six-member HIJ group, combine pop music with ethnic sounds. Tonight at the Top fen, (T7f GALLERY: A special kind of art \zJ Students of Katong Special School display some of their work at the Cultural and Educational Centre. r~PT OUT AND ABOUT:
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        64 20 r~> GALLERY: Get to see a superb collection of pictures ItKJ set In China. They depict the beautiful scenery and life r~yr FOOD: Indulge in luscious king prawns prepared with I butter and ginger. Royal Holiday Ina rpr OUT AND ABOUT: Exotic orchids, in bright colours. Get IzU tips
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  • Page 21 Advertisements
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
    • 1307 21 Mama's Boy r Seoul Olympics'BB Soccer Special Arts AN American comedy I around Jake, a FANCIED IS CWldrens Day offering former funcee Victoria who' 9 also his boss footbaU while the robust Soviets are Appearing are Pope John Paul 11, In the pilot Jake is romancing his Mama Walker noted
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    • 331 21 5 5 S3 10.46 pm Saturday Night Movie The Great Scout And Cathouaa Thursday: Lee Marvin and Oliver Reed play pals who are soldiers of fortune, at a time when the Wild West is getting modernised. In Colorado, they locate a railway tycoon (Robert Culp) who cheated them of $60,000
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  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • 121 22 USE THIS TO PROGRAMME YOUR Ivk_ f» V J j\J^ rvr SUPERSTARS OF WRESTLING READING SELF-IMPROVEMENT 1? OLYMPICS-BOXING Device IBwES^SI 111 OCT 2 OCT 2 OCT 2 7 MHi MM rself hi mini fi hi innimiiifiiniii iinniiiiiiiiinii *f THE MAGIC OF D.COPPERFIELD c NEWS AT NINE 19 ARTS CIRCLE for
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
    • 1571 22 I SCREEN M Supermodel Of The The GoWen Girls Seoul Olympics '88 GEMS r World '88 M *Sk, (8.20 pm, SBC 5) Closing Ceremony (Live) (9.35 pm, SBC 5) THE return of Blanche, Dorothy, (5.00 pm, SBC 12) THIS year's contest was held Betty and Sophia in a new season
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    • 182 22 oc II P m English Soccer: S U 1 Manchester United vs West <Wi J Ham. 12.05 Close 10.55 pm World Music :tt Album 000 11.00 Late News On 8 (C) 11.20 Close :12 69 *10.30 pm Film Focus 000 Saint Joan: Based on George Bernard Shaw's play, Jean Seberg
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  • UPDATE YOUR WEEKEND GUIDE TO THE ACTION
    • Article, Illustration
      1014 25 ►Centrestage CAMEL'S HUMP HUM ALONG. Ever wonder How the Camel Got His Humps? Find out in this Act 3 play. Featuring original songs by Jasmin Samat. Drama Centre. 3 pm and 8 pm. Tickets $4, from Drama Centre an hour before performance. PIANO AND ORCHESTRA. Hungarian-bom pianist now residing
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    • Article, Illustration
      904 25 ►Centrest&e CAMEL HUMPS. Ever wondered How the Camel Got Its Hump. Act 3. a local drama company, will make a mountain of the camel's "molehill" in this rib-tickling Children's Day special. 2 pm and 5 pm. Drama Centre. Tickets at $4 one hour before show. Gallery r—y CHINA SOJOURN.
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    • 138 25 ITS Sunday, time to enjoy the sun, sea and watch birds? Yes, why not try something different while you are at the beach. Watch these elegant creatures as they soar through the skies. If you are not at the seaside, just get out of bed and take
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    • 93 25 KIDS IT'S YOUR DAY! WATCH a fashion show specially tailored for the young. Have fun with the clown that performs magic tricks. Kitty, the Japanese cartoon character, will be there to take pictures with you. Those who come early will be in for a treat 600 white balloons and Ghostbuster
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        65 25 [Z/f NlttlTllOHTS: Hear Wat Tah Hek, a six-member t*-J group, combine pop music with ethnic sounds. Tonight fT/f WIRY: A special kind of art UIJ Students of Katdng Special School display some of their work at the Cultural and Educational Centre. r~pr OUT AND ABOUT: Watch 560 children sing,
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        73 25 r~pr GALLERY: Get to see a superb collection of pictures \V set In China. They depict the beautiful scenery and life there. Goethe-lnstltut. [77f FOOD: Indulge In luscious king prawns prepared with W butter and ginger. Royal Holiday Ina rpr OUT MM ABOUT: Exotic orchids, in bright colours. Get
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  • Page 26 Miscellaneous
    • 220 26 H's Your Day (Radio 1, 8.10 am) A SPECIAL programme sponsored by the HDB in conjunction with the HDB Residents and Area Office Day. Host Jeanette Joseph will fill listeners in on the activities to be held at various HDB area offices. There will be a phone-in quiz with attractive
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    • 501 26 0 am Nows In Briaf 0.05 On Air Wake up to the songs of today in this early morning programme. 7.00 Nows and Weathor Report 7.10 On Air (continued) 8.00 Nows 8.10 It's Your Day: See Air Raves 9.00 Nows In Briaf 9.05 Oanrmat's Delight: Rosemary Moss serves a selection
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    • 442 26 RADIOGUIDE (Programmes in English) 0.00 Nows In Brief 0.03 Highlights 0.05 As Dawn Awakas: Presented by Benny Tay. 7.00 Nows and Weather Forecast 7.10 Braakfast Classics: Have a classical breakfast with Cluck's Dance Of The Blessed Spirits by flutist Robert Dohn and the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra under Munchinger and Richard
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    • 456 26 0.00 Braakfast Club: Red if fusion's Sundey morning wake-up show with music, information, weather updates and features. 0.30 Tlma Warp: With interesting snippets on entertainment, music and films. 0.35 Braakfast Clnb (continued): Morning entertainment continues with wake-up sounds and the open phone-line. 7.00 Nows 7.10 Braakfast Clnb (continued) 0.00 News
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    • 423 26 •.00 Work! Nm 0.00 From Our Cacw»—Owl 0.2S Nature Notebook 0.40 Reflection*: A moment of reflective thought on religion. 0.45 Sftrto Roundup 7.00 World Nm 7.00 Wards 7.15 The Tony Myatt Request Show 0.00 World News 0.00 News About Britain 0.15 Radio Nowsrool 0.30 Ptay Of The Week Murder In
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    • 605 29 The marathon will be the final stretch in Seoul's dicy sweepstakes for a safe and successful Games It will mean a throng of threats from unknown forces for police. THE Greeks had a word for those who derive pleasure from inflicting pain on themselves: Marathon.
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    • 289 29 MARATHON DETOUR FROM Xpg-iT/ Reuter Olympics, had never run a marathon before. He still triumphed for an extraordinary hattrick and was fresh enough to be signing autographs straight afterwards. Ethiopian Abebe Bikila won the Rome marathon in 1960 and completed the double
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    • 169 30 ThelNew Paoer-fetstreamlour Contest Every day, there are stories marked with a tick only one has a double border. Look for the tick with this double border I. I and write down the headline of this story in the space marked on the
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      505 30 UPI. BRITAIN'S Steve Cram isn't letting the absence of Moroccan star Said Aouita and Brazilian Joachim Cruz lead him into complacency in today's 1,500 metres Olympic final. Cram, the 1984 silver-med-allist, suddenly found himself installed as favourite following the withdrawal of two potential winners. Aouita, considered the world's
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    • 310 30 Wire services. RESULTS of yesterday's international sports: BASEBALL Japan Roundup: Pacific League: Nippon Ham 5 Nankai 0. CYCLING Tour of Ireland: 3rd stage: 1 Darryl Webster (Brit) 5:19:00 2 Sean Kelly (Ire) 3 Malcolm Elliott (Brit) 4 Dag-Erik Pedersen (Nor) 5 Acacio da SiTva (Por). Overall: 1 Elliott 17:53:33
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  • SPORTS/RACING
    • 451 31  -  By THE THREE MUSKETEERS A TREBLE for local rider Leslie Khoo, and a double for Terry Lucas to celebrate his return to active service after a two-day suspension. That looks like one of the better results of the small fields for today's racing at Bukit Timah.
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    • 129 31 BUKIT Timah trainer Charlie Read will introduce a lively newcomer in Mana Tahu II for the forthcoming Restricted Terms races at Penang this month. In a qualifying trial for Singapore-based Restricted Terms horses, Mana Tahu II thrashed his rivals by 16 lengths over 1000 metres on
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    • 479 31 THE Quartet on Sunday, also the closing race of the day, is another riddle. The three horses with the best form, Dendrobium, Olympic Glory and Excellence have all drawn outside marbles, leaving a chance for another horse to pick up a surprise win. All three
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  • MALAYSIA CUP
    • 363 32  -  Stories/ S. Gulam THERE'S only one thing left for Singapore to do tomorrow (8.30pm) at the Ipoh Stadium: Get a convincing victory over Perak. Why a convincing win? Well, the hosts have simply no heart for the game. They are already out of contention for the last
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    • 270 32 IT'S not often that a footballer rebels against his coach, and gets away scot-free. Not in the Malaysia Cup, anyway. But Perak's Azizol Abu Hanifah and S. Silvarajoo did exactly that, and still remain as captain and vicecaptain of the team respectively. Unhappy with coach Abdullah Nordin's
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    • 203 32 SINGAPORE keeper David Lee has promised to keep his run of blank score-sheets at the Ipoh Stadium tomorrow. If he succeeds in shutting out Perak's strikers then he would be the unofficial "League's best keeper" based on the number of goals conceded. Unlike strikers, who try
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    • 154 32 Who is your star of tho Seoul Olympic Games? Of course, it wouldn't be Ben Johnson. Unless you think drugs make sport. But there's a whole Games to choose your star from unknowns to established ones. From the Anthony Nestys to the Matt Biondis, from the Carl Lewis's
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    • 386 33  - Going places with Monopoly By Harinder Gill CHRISTOPHER CHAN has never been to Park Place or Boardwalk but these names are as familiar to him as Orchard Road or Shenton Way. The 15-year-old student of Chinese High School is a Monopoly whizz kid. He beat 21 others to win the
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    • 390 33  -  This is the time to start applying if you are thinking of studying abroad. Here are some tips By Harinder Gill GOING abroad for further studies can shock your system. New country, new climate, new culture. Know what to expect and you will make the
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    • 294 33  -  What kind of Singapore would you like your children to live in? By Harinder Gill Steve Lee, 18 Serangoon Garden Secondary School student "I would want a scientific Singapore. With vehicles that can move on their own, like in Knight Rider. And robots in homes to
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  • 312 36  -  SHOWTIME By Vivien Chiong TAIWANESE newcomer Ming Yang says: "I'll always be a child. I was born on Children's Day". This "forever young" artiste is now in Singapore with two Taiwanese singers, Henry Yang and Candy. The three of them and local talent Maggie Teng
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    • 643 39  -  Fate has wedded him to the stars. Film-maker John Derek is the man from whom Bo takes her surname and she is not the only star in his life. He has also been married to Ursula Andress and Linda Evans. Oh, lucky man! By
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      262 39 NICO (Capitol/Liberty/President) A "chop-chop shoot-'em-up" film in which the action never stops. Steven Seagal plays Nico Toscani, a Chicago cop who uncovers a CIA-backed drug operation. Times: Capitol 11 am, 1.45, 4, 6.30, 9.15 pm. Liberty /President 1.30, 3.30, 7, 9 pm. NORTH SHORE (Prince 2) EIGHTEEN-year-old Rick Kane
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    • 361 40  -  Stories/ Sonja Tan NEW on the shelves, hot with the customers: that's the James Bond video. The Living Daylights. It emerged the clear winner when The New Paper conducted a snap poll earlier this week. Four major distributors were contacted and asked to name
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    • 26 40 Best THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS In second place: BLIND DATE INNER SPACE Other favourites: SECRET OF MY SUCCESS WITCHES OF EASTWICK DIRTY DANCING
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    • 458 40 VIDEO rentals show that Singaporeans love comedies. And, this month comedy fans will be able to choose between Blind Date, Haunted Honeymoon and Murphy's Romance, the latest releases from Video Van. BLIND DATE Star-studded Blind Date may be funny. But it is
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    • 348 41  -  By Adeline Woon IN SINGAPORE, Farid Ali used to be nothing more than a backing guitarist for singers in recording sessions. Last month, he won an award for being best arranger in the Curacao International Song Festival. Curacao is a Caribbean island off the north
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      282 41  -  Beauties with the beat is winning combination By Lim Sek BEAUTY and the beat is a showbiz combination that seldom fails. Musical content still has the final say. But it cannot be denied that good looks give a performer that edge. In this MTV age, the advantage becomes greater.
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    • 451 42  -  By Ting Mei See LONG before the TV show came, Mrs Seow Peck Leng had plans for a living arrangement like that of The Golden Girls of the popular comedy series. In it, four friends Dorothy (Bea Arthur), her mother Sophia (Estelle Getty), Rose (Betty
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    • 154 42 ALL over 50, The Golden Girls are living up their golden years. The may be grey (or in some cases, carefully maintained blonde), but they stillhaven't forgotten how to enjoy life. There's lusty Southern belle Blanche, who is "as jumpy as a virgin in a
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    • 229 43 IT'S a new page in the story of Singapore entertainment. Singer Tommy Page makes his Asian concert debut next Tuesday at The Warehouse. At the tender age of 18, this accomplished singer, songwriter and keyboardist has already scored with two of the hottest dance
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      173 43 UPI. NO LOVE LOST IT didn't take 15-year-old Alyssa Milano long to get over her crush on 24-year-old hockey player Robbie Brown of the Pittsburgh Penguins. According to an American magazine, the star from Who's The Boss? started filming Senior Prom, an NBC-TV movie, and she and her 17-year-old
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    • 156 43 TWO SBC stars, Chen Zhicai and Ye Shumei want your support. On Oct 15, they'll be walking for charity in the Community Chest's Heartstrings walk. Shumei and Zhicai are ideal because they're both sporty people. You can do your bit by sending
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    • 335 44  -  By C Shantheni KALPANA Iyer is totally captivating. Yes, there are those extra kilos, but she's still a star. She has a personality that shines and a naturalness that warms. When she speaks, her face is animated and her voice is alive with
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    • 464 44  -  FIRST NIGHT By Ravindra Kumar SHE waltzed on stage. Swung her hips and mouthed the words of a hit Hindi song, Hari Om Hari. Then the lights went out. Kalpana Iyer wasn't telling people to hurry home for Hari to a Hindu is God.
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