The New Paper, 21 November 1988

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1 33 The New Paper
  • 14 1 the new paper MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1988 MCI (f) 179/4/88 SO CENTS nP L
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    • 100 1 ONASSIS SUICIDE? E Pills found beside body of billionaire Greek shipping heiress Christina Onassis. Buenos Aires judge orders inquiry, calling her death "questionable". Page 10 IT RAINED ON HER PARADE But it didn't get singer Christina Ong down. She slipped and fell at the Sharity Show Disco last Saturday. But
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    • 35 1 I WHO IS WORSE? H Robber who shoots cashier in the P] back or in the bank? Win $5,000 if C3 answer to this and other questions M throughout week are right. Page E9 35
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    • 50 1 CASH IN OLD CLOTHES flHH mj jA *8 c Key to winning nearly $10,000 in prizes can be found in magnificent robes worn by China's last emperors. Treasures are first exhibits at new Empress Place Museum opening next April. Story on page 3. Contest coupon on page 23. Page 3
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  • 41 1 No brawls, no bust-ups. Polite prospectors pan patiently for gold. They laugh and chat among themselves. And leave each other's stakes alone. That's Kampung Rusila in Trengganu which just this year struck gold. Page 18 Picture/ Kenneth Koh
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  • THENEWSTODAY
    • 377 2 M ORE people chose higher class wards in government hospitals last year. As a result of this trend and an increase in medical charges, the Ministry of Health collected more money last year. Its latest annual report said the revenue collected last year was $157
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    • 246 2 JUST over 1,000 women died of heart disease last year, compared with 1,458 men. Of these, heart attacks claimed the lives of 657 women and 1,090 men. The lower numbers for women is because women in the age group of 30
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    • 297 2 A NEW kind of walkabout may be used to reach the people. Brigadier-General (Reservist) Lee Hsien Loong said new ideas were needed because "it is not easy to And an equally effective way to reach out to a large number of people
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    • 56 2 THE 19-day tour of Prime Minister and Mrs Lee Kuan Yew ended last night when they and other dignitaries returned to Singapore. Accompanied by Mr Peter Sung, Minister of State (Foreign Affairs and National Development), Mr Abdullah Tarmugi, the MP for Siglap, and other senior officials, they
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    • 32 2 A FIRE suicide victim has died after nearly one week in Singapore General Hospital's Burns Centre. Doctors said Miss Ariyeletchemy Subbiah, 30, unemployed and unmarried, died yesterday morning.
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    • 180 2 TWO ministers yesterday restated the need for balance in the education of our children. Dr Tony Tan, the Education Minister, told reporters: "The challenge that faces the Ministry of Education is to ensure that programmes to improve proficiency in the mother tongue will not overburden the
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    • 34 2 THE National Trades Union Congress will launch its Miss Union contest in January. The winner will be crowned during the May Day celebrations, not in January as was stated in last Friday's report.
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    • 310 3  -  By Irene Hoe T I HERE won't be a catwalk parade for a Qing Dynasty fashion show which opens next April. The magnificent robes once worn by China's last Emperors and their consorts are too fragile to be worn now. They're so delicate they can't even
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    • 182 3 THIS giant Swarovski Strass crystal chandelier cost $500,000 all 6.1 metres of it, measured from the ceiling. It's the biggest in Southeast Asia, says Ms Justina Balen, public relations officer for the Westin Plaza hotel in Raffles City. The Westin Plaza installed it in its lobby
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    • 128 3 THINGS are back to normal in Sri Lanka, said the Sri Lankan High Commission in Singapore. The disruption of services has eased and hotels and supporting services in Colombo, Greater Colombo, Mt Lavinia and Negombo are functioning smoothly, it said in a statement. Sri Lanka
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    • 26 2 THE WEATHER THE weather outlook for today from noon till midnight: Cloudy with occasional showers. Maximum temperature: 27 degrees. Sunset: 6.52 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 6.49 am.
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • 569 4 The error in the A-level Literature paper is still a talking point. It caused alarm and confusion because of a missing "either/or" instruction in the Shakespeare paper. That left candidates unsure whether to answer all four questions given or just the two the paper usually
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    • 297 4 SOME students of Catholic Junior College took it for granted that only the standard two essay questions needed to be answered. Two students of the college said that it took them less than five minutes to decide how many questions they would
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    • 141 4 THESE words appear in our stories today. The following notes will help in case you need to check their meanings. chop suey: A Chinese food mixture of vegetables and meat or fish and served hot with rice. chutney: A sweet-sour sauce of fruit, vinegar, sugar and spices that is
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    • 394 4 HOUSING estates and condominiums should set aside sections where the elderly can feel part of the community but still have privacy. That's the view of a member of the Government's Advisory Council for the Aged. "I don't believe the elderly should
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    • 231 6 AN SOS has been sounded for seamen by the National Trades Union Congress. They need help to get steady jobs on land, says the NTUC vice-president, Mrs Yu-Foo Yee Shoon. The Vocational and Industrial Training Board can help them by relaxing
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    • 469 6 CONFISCATE the cars of drunken drivers. Make a jail term mandatory. Catch them before they turn the ignition key. These were the angry cries of five readers who called our Hotline Plus after looking at The New Paper's front page report on Saturday.
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    • 317 6 THERE was some right horsing around at the Bukit Timah Saddle Club yesterday. Riders cooked Chinese meals, did some shopping and even dressed in fancy gear. All on horseback. It was all part of the Riding for the Disabled Association of Singapore's (RDAS) annual gymkhana. More
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    • 163 6 HEAR the remaining four finalists of Adventurer Awards '88 talk about their adventures. Eight have already given their talks. You can catch the last four telling their travellers' tales at 2.30 pm on Saturday. It will be at the National Productivity Board auditorium
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    • 385 8  -  Stories/] Irene Ng A I MAN unzips his pants for a free but unwanted show. The disgusting show is all over in a flash. But why does a person flash his private parts at strangers? For complex reasons, said a private psychiatrist who did not
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    • 222 8 WHEN you Me a flasher, try to get help to haul him to the nearest police post "The best thing is to let the police handle the case. Don't try to reason with Huh," said a psychiatrist What happens to the flasher then depends on what
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    • 404 8 IT'S true, you know, the saying that you can take a horse to water but you can't make it drink. Yesterday, after some well-groomed horses were made to squelch through the waterlogged grounds of Singapore Polo Club, a few had nothing in mind
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    • 176 8 WHAT do you say when a total stranger tells you personal facts about yourself in front of an audience of 200 other strangers? "Amazing," that's what. At least, that's what home tutor Madam Rosalind Yew said about Madam Ng Siong Mui, a Chinese herbal cooking
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    • 286 9  -  By Angeline Song THE martial arts community in Singapore held a walkathon yesterday. They should have known better. Many of the more than 400 people who took part ran, not walked, the six-km route. Mr Teo Choon Teck, 50, a san cheen do chief instructor, said:
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    • 121 9 THE senior citizens hotline service is for everyone. You may call up to give views on ageing and care of the elderly. You may also get information on the services available for elderly people and their families. Trained volunteers and social workers will answer your calls.
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  • 95 9 t \i7ut I WELCOME the idea of a Conjugal Day for aingaporeans in particular, and for all couples in general (TNP, N H g) 6 Such a day will help focus couples' thoughts and events on their marriages. Maybe, it wfl help ahakTmarriages
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  • WORLDTODAY
    • 404 10 Wire services. ARGENTINE police suspect that Greek shipping heiress Christina Onassis may have killed herself. They say pills were found beside the body of Ms Onassis, whose wealth topped one billion dollars. A Buenos Aires judge ordered an inquiry, calling her death "questionable". She was
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    • 287 10 IT IS now less clear that Ms Benazir Bhutto will become Pakistan's next Prime Minister. The latest wrinkle: Her main opponent appears to have won three of four contests for provincial assemblies held over the weekend. Her party the Pakistan Peoples' Party won the largest number
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    • 305 10 Wire services. MRS Imelda Marcos says the: US wants to kill her husband. She says the weapon is legal action and not violence. In her first comments on criminal charges filed against both her and Fer- dinand Marcos, the former First Lady of
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    • 174 10 Wire services. PAKISTAN admits it mistakenly shot down an Afghan military plane, killing all 34 persons aboard. Officials say the plane, downed yesterday, wandered across the Pakistan-Afghani-stan border about 160 km south-west of Peshawar. Pakistani anti-aircraft units opened fire. Shells hit the plane,
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    • 104 10 Wire services. A FRENCH bishop has lashed out at the Vatican for not approving the use of condoms to slow the spread of Aids. "I don't want anyone to catch Aids because of the church's condemnations," said Monsignor Jacques Gaillot, Bishop
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    • 298 12 Wire services. FILIPINO troops and police were on nationwide alert today, braced for any trouble arising from a strike of jeepney drivers. The jeepneys gaily decorated vehicles used as basic transport are used by millions to get to and from work. They are an
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    • 164 12 Wire services. SOVIET President Mikhail Gorbachev has left his Indian hosts with a multi-billion dollar gift An Indian government spokesman said the Soviet leader had offered $10.6 billion in credit President Gorbachev returned to the Kremlin yesterday after a summit meeting in New Delhi with
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    • 118 12 Wire services. CHINA today recognised the independent Palestinian state declared by the Palestine National Council. A statement issued in Beijing by the Foreign Ministry said: "The Chinese government, with full respect for the choice made by the Palestinian people, has decided to recognise the state of
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    • 320 12 EGYPT'S recognition of a Palestinian state has undercut the peace strategy of Israel's ruling Likud bloc. It has removed the last Arab negotiating partner acceptable to Israeli authorities. King Hussein of Jordan, the only other Arab party accepted as a negotiating partner by Israel, has
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    • 204 12 Wire services. TAIPEI's policy of no contacts and no talks with Red China is outdated. So says a group of Taiwanese legislators. They have called on both Taipei and Beijing to solve disputes through peaceful means instead of tough talk. The appeal was made yesterday
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    • 45 12 N63r*disflSt6T Racing driver Dan Mar ant barely escapes with his life when his car crashes at Atlanta's International Raceway in the American state of Georgia. He was badly injured. The car flipped into the air after striking a barrier. Picture/ Ap
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    • 45 13 Protest: Using a mock whale to dramatise their cause, Greenpeace members stage a West German protest against the illegal killing of whales in Arctic waters. The banner declares, "As long as Iceland is killing whales, we will boycott fish from Iceland" Picture/Reuter
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    • 80 13 Reuter. SHARE prices firmed in early activity on the Tokyo Stock Exchange today, pushing the main index to levels above Friday's record traded mark, brokers said. The Nikkei index was up 99.99 points, or 0.34 per cent, to a record traded 29,280.19 after 10 minutes of trade. The biggest
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    • 329 13 Wire services. THOUSANDS of families hit by monsoon fury in Malaysia today sought refuge across the country. But there is no relief in sight. The forecast calls for more rain and gale-force winds in some areas. Several states today were still being lashed by torrents
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    • 250 13 Wire services. REGIONAL polls in eastern Sri Lanka raise questions about the ability of the ruling Sinhalese Party to keep its grip on the country. Two former Tamil guerilla groups captured 18 seats and a Muslim party won 17 in elections for a provincial
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    • 96 13 Wire services. IRAN has ruled out closer ties with the US, saying it cannot forgive American "crimes". The statement came after a letter from former US President Jimmy Carter asking Iran to help secure the release of hostages in Lebanon. Teheran met the
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    • 231 13 Wire services. AUSTRALIAN opposition leader John Howard says the ruling Labour Party is playing politics with the issue of Asian immigration. "I am not in the business of trying to exploit immigration as an issue. I never have been," said Mr Howard in a Canberra television
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    • 147 13 Wire services. ITALIAN Members of Parliament have been described as regularly using the drug cocaine. They take a sniff of the white powder to shed their frustrations, said a leader of the country's Christian Democrat party, Mr Clement Mastella, 41. He said in an
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    • 40 13 Wire services. VIETNAM and Cambodia have promised to send delegates to peace talks in Indonesia in January. Indonesian Foreign Minister Ali Alatas said yesterday that he would try to persuade a Khmer Rouge envoy to attend. Wire services.
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  • Showtime
    • 520 14  -  By Lo Tien Yin D USTIN Hoffman did it in the film Tootsie. So did Julie Andrews in Victor, Victoria. He played a woman and she, well, a man AND a woman. Chinese opera actors do it all the time. Even today. Less usual is this sex
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    • 229 14 Übik, or Perenakan jit'trn'Ttryntlrwi Keroh Pungut Jentifa in 1985. Audiences just loved him£afwas It Mr Lye get the fole simply because they; could not find sin old lady game enough to ago on stage. different in ihe 40s and 50fc Than men impersonating women on
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    • 230 15  -  PREVIEW/ By Wong Sing Yeong STAR Search talents Zoe Tay, Aileen Tan and Jazreel Low make their muchawaited debut tonight in My Pair Ladies at 6.45 pm on SBC 8. The three share the honour of being famous faces even before they appear in
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    • 373 15  -  By Ting Mei See FIRST there were cheers. Then tears. Emotions ran high at the PUB auditorium yesterday when 10 Filipino entertainers including Dulce, Rey Valera and Cemille Victoria, performed at two concerts to full-house crowds of 600 each. "In the Philippines I would
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  • Page 17 Miscellaneous
    • 1610 17 Televisions SCREEN M One Plus One (C) Ups and Downs (C) Miami Sound Machine GEMS W (6.45 pm, SBC 8) (9.30 pm, SBC 8) (10.35 pm, SBC 5) DOUBLE-drama package Wf t DEBUT of SBC's new contemporary HOT sounds from Miami's musical MM A with the first episode of SBC's
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  • 1264 18 In any other setting, a gold rush would conjure a frightening scenario hissing, spitting and clawing men and women crazed by wild dreams of instant wealth. But in sleepy Kampung Rusila in Trengganu, now hurled into the news because of the discovery of gold there, life
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  • SHOWTIME
    • 424 19  -  Rain washed out the open-air disco at Marina Square on Friday, but on Saturday, 12,000 sodden fans refused to let their Christmas spirit be dampened. They were at the Sharity Disco Show, a concert also held at Marina Square. The beat went on in
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    • 499 19 DANCE away under the stars, sweat it out without airconditioning. And get wet when it rains. Last Friday night, discos were hotting it up all over town but the open air dance floor at Marina Square was empty and wet. Not a soul turned up.
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    • Article, Illustration
      172 20 WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT (Orchard) A MUST-SEE comedy where cartoons share top billing with human actors. It stars toons Roger and Jessica Rabbit, and Bob Hoskins as th 6 human detective who helps Roger. Times: 11 am, 1.30, 4,6.30,9.15 pm. BULL DURHAM (Lido) EACH season Annie (Susan Sarandon) picks
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    • 298 20 AP CHARLIE Chaplin's family has given director Sir Richard Attenborough permission to make a movie about the silent comedy star's life. The producer's film company made a formal announcement of the agreement in London recently. Charlie was the little man with the
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    • 343 21  -  By Adeline Woon BEFORE he died, the Austrian composer Josef Haydn had a small group of musicians round his deathbed playing chamber music to him. But really, chamber music isn't always sombre. There are light-hearted chamber pieces too, as three musicians from the Singapore Symphony
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    • Article, Illustration
      221 21  -  By Danny Tan BEETLEJUICE THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK (Geffen) It's a wonder that soundtracks like this are ever released. Other than two old songs by Harry Belafonte, the rest will probably not be remembered other than as accompaniment to the brilliant movie. Without the visuals, it is light orchestral music
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    • 274 21  -  By Wee Hwee Sian SHE is every man's dream-girl-next-door. Pretty Hongkong TV actress Kathy Chau, better known as Zhou Haimei, is every inch a lady. Porcelain-faced and soft-spoken, she charms easily with her demureness. When she flashes her dazzling smile, it's enough to melt your heart
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    • 251 21  -  By Vivien Chiong THE scar is as well-known as the man. Actor Sam Lui Leung Wai was involved in a car accident when he was nine and that left a visible mark on his face. "It's become my trademark. People see me
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  • FOODNOTES
    • 558 28 Celebrations for Merlion Week ended yesterday. This year, as in previous years, celebrations included a buffet of local dishes at hotels. These food promotions are touted as a chance to show tourists 'the true taste of Singapore 1 But do they really? LIM SWEE HONG
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      149 28 Now it's instant kueh chap to the rescue INSTANT kueh chap is the latest offering for do-it-yourself-but-quickly-please diners. The packet comes with a packet of seasoning, a sachet of garlic oil and one of chilli powder. Although the soup doesn't quite taste like the real thing, it has its
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    • 288 28 A JUDGE who heard almost as many versions of the American origins of chop suey as there are characters in the Chinese alphabet, sampled a plate piled high with the stuff and issued his ruling last week. San Francisco Municipal Court Judge George
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  • SPORTS
    • 501 29 Korea's triumph in the Asian Rugby Football Tournament in Hongkong was well-deserved because of its postive approach. SHAHIRON SAHARI comments I F there was one single reason why Korea won the Asian Rugby Football Tournament, it was its attitude throughout the week-long competition. The defending champion,
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    • 380 29 RACING... ...by DENNIS CHIfl LOCAL jockey Ismadi Ismail, thrust into the limelight as first jockey for leading trainer Teh Choon Beng, seized the chance by taking the feature race at the concluded Selangor Turf Club November meeting. Adopting front-running tactics, Ismadi took Zhou Dynasty ahead and
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    • 267 29  -  By S. Gulam SMILES are back in the Singapore soccer camp. More players are turning up for training for next month's Merdeka Cup. Just a week ago, it was all gloom. One session had just nine players. But last Thursday's session had 18 the most since training began
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    • 356 30 Jasmie Hussein added a spot of colour to Singapore's grey world of sport yesterday when he won the Asian Open waterskiing slalom title. ABDUL SHUKOR describes the ecstatic moment. I F YOU feel that the state of sport in Singapore is appalling, you're dead right. But of course,
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    • 170 30 AUSSIES ruled at the Kallang Riverside Park yesterday as their men and women dominated the World Group 111/ Asian Open Waterskiing Championships. Both Geoff Carrington and Karen Neville won the overall men's and women's titles, respectively, with relative ease, leaving their pursuers groping in the waters.
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    • 261 30 BOWLING... WITH ALFONSO CHAN SAM GOH signalled his intentions of returning to winning ways in the Jatico tournament of champions when he bowled a big 1282 pinfalls at the seventh and last in the series at Tenpin Bowl yesterday. Since winning the fourth series
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    • 259 31 AFP. INTERNATIONAL Amateur Athletics Federation president Primo Nebiolo, is facing a battle to hang on to his position as head of the Italian federation (Fidal). Serious irregularities have been uncovered in Fidal's affairs only four weeks before elections to decide the new president. Investigations by the Italian
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    • 236 31 AFP. ENGLISH LEAGUE PAUL Stewart produced the bizarre and the brilliant inside three minutes to send Tottenham roaring to its first away win in nine months against Sheffield Wednesday. The million-dollar Stewart began his one-man persecution of goalkeeper Chris Turner at snowbound Hillsborough as early as the fourth
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    • 240 31 Reuter. SPANISH LEAGUE ENGLAND international Gary Lineker scored hie first goal of the season yesterday to help Barcelona defeat Real Oviedo 2-1 and stay firmly in contention for the title. The away victory keeps Barcelona two points behind champion Real Madrid, which struggled to beat Logrones 1-0 away
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    • 395 31 Wire services. RESULTS of yesterday's international sports: BASKETBALL NBA League: Atlanta 111 Golden State 92, Cleveland 106 Milwaukee 99, Washington 108 Boston 104, Houston 109 Detroit 98, New York 141 Philadelphia 122, Charlotte 107 San Antonio 105, Denver 134 Los Angeles 107, Utah 134 Phoenix 121, Dallas 112 Seattle
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    • Article, Illustration
      461 32 Reuter. ITALIAN LEAGUE A HAT-TRICK by Brazilian striker Careca helped Napoli to a 5-3 win at Juventus yesterday in a sparkling battle of attacking soccer skill. The result brought Napoli up to second place, two points behind leader Inter-Milan which won 2-1 at Como. The Juventus-Napoli match, billed
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    • 133 32 Reuter. rP'GUESE .LEAGUE SPORTING, seeking its first title in six years, beat Portimonense 1-0 at home yesterday to move within a point of leader Benfica. Second-half substitute Jorge Placido, recently signed from Racing Paris, grabbed the winner eight minutes into the second half as Sporting
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  • Page 30 Miscellaneous
    • 85 30 TVSPORTS HON |/|S9 II Sporting Class H»K /I Swimming strokes: L—gJ The Breastroke. (82) 10.05pm: English League Soccer. TOES If |2 10.05pm: British PGA '88. WED |[||2 10.30pm: Midweek Sport International hockey: Britain v West Ger* many (Women). |9 II 10.05pm: NWA Main Event l!fj Wrestling. 11pm: The World Challenge.
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