The New Paper, 24 December 1991

Microfilm: NL17787
Total Pages: 27
1 27 The New Paper
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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    15 1 the new paper TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1991 MITA (P) 13/4/91 50 CENTS the new paper
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      59 1 CAR ARSON HITS JOO CHIAT AGAIN, Two cars burnt in Joo Chiat Complex, the 10th case suspected arson there./ Page 7 /y ra i i throws telephone at a club's male receptionist for not getting a quickly for her. Mr Abdul Hamid's is cut during the incident at the Singapore
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    I'm dreamin' of a BLACK CHRISTMAS
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Royalty on two wheels
      50 2 He has 15 luxury cars, including a Lamborghini, a Maserati and 5 Porsches. But he prefers his racing bike and even pedals to work sometimes. Meet Tengku Abu Bakar, nephew of the Johor Sultan. Royalty and much more. In the New Paper, on Thursday, Dec 26
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      Hit with phone for not calling cab
      486 2  -  PENALTY POLICE have classifed the case as using criminal force. Offenders can be jailed up to three months, or j fined up to $500, or I both. By Augustine Pang A FEMALE guest at a private club hit a male receptionist on the
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      Lock icon A cab? Try again next week!
      638 3  -  By shahiran Sahari TRY getting a taxi in Orchard Road these days, and it may be one of those times when you wish you could get a ride on Santa's sleigh. But Santa's not around and lastminute shoppers are having a tough time getting
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      33 2 I coffee lounge provide you the comfort and quiet ambience, with video programmes. Cl» PARADIZ DE SAUNA 1, Selegie Road. #04-06/11. Paradiz Centre Singapore 0718. Tel: *****76 *****87 jN (10.00 am —11.00 pm)
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      183 2 TNP CIRCULATION UP I THE NEW Paper is the top scorer among f Singapore Press Holding's circulation gainers 111 IV I Our average daily circulation rose from 64,371 in 1990 to 78,782 this year. Our Weekender section has helped Saturday's circulation to rise beyond 80,000. f SPH's latest annual report
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      CATCH OF THE DAY Recognition
      64 4 GERMANY yesterday formally recognised the Yugoslav republics of Croatia and Slovenia. Germany is the first major country to extend recognition to these two states which are fighting for their political survival against Serbian forces. Serbia, the most powerful of the Yugoslav republics, is trying to
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      Schools closed
      57 4 THE government in Phnom Penh, the Cambodian capital, has closed all schools and universities in the city indefinitely. This is to quell further unrest. Yesterday, the city was calm after five days of protest and street clashes between police and students. Soldiers who were called in to restore
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      Gorby warns
      39 4 PRESIDENT Mikhail Gorbachev who has no more Soviet Union to lead, has warned the United States of hard times in dealing with the new Commonwealth of Independent States. He did not believe the new grouping will survive.
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      HONGBAO SHARITY
      74 4 r V«/hristmas is a very good time for this (Gift Box) project because the giving of gifts is associated with it. Why not extend the idea to other festivals... Every i i—year during Chinese New Year, nearly 700,000 children and young people receive hongbao. Or Tay Eng Soon,
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      Gulf aid
      74 4 THE six Arab nations in the Persian Gulf have approved $16.5 billion to help other Arab economies that had been hurt by the Gulf War recently. Egypt and Syria, both of which supplied troops to the US-led alliance in the war, would initially get most of the money.
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      WATER WOES
      109 4 SOME residents in Tampines get more than a wet fortnight. They also found wriggling blood-red worms flowing from their taps. Known as bloodworms, the 4 mm thread-like creatures were seen flowing from some taps in Block 420, Tampines Street 41. They have been identified by a zoology professor
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      Johor floods
      80 4 HEAVY rain in the past few days has flooded several trunk roads in Johor. Long stretches of the Kota Ting-gi-Mersing Road and the KluangMersing Road were impassable to traffic. In Segamat, 21 villages have been cut off since last week and more than 2,000 people evacuated from districts
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      Wet weekend
      90 4 HEAVY rain has made last weekend the wettest so far this month. There was no pause in rainfall from Saturday to yesterday morning, causing temporary floods in some areas. The weather station said between 8 am on Sunday and 8 am yesterday, 123.1 mm of rain was recorded,
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      HEADLINERS
      70 4 The Straits Times: Red hardliners denounce commonwealth. Business Times: Vietnamese bank plans to open office in Singapore. Lianhe Zaobao: Hun Sen tells Thai envoy that antiPhnom Penh members plan riots. Berita Harian: Thousands protest against new commonwealth. SBC morning news: Soviet President says he will decide on his future
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      141 4 The First Professional Style of KTV Restaurant In Singapore Officially Openec^^^H^^^fl Yan Palace fassesses an elegant style and an extraordinary manner for banquet, karaoke hall and KTV wingrooms. > 6 KTV VIP rooms Computerized songs dedication system < 1 Christmas KTV Set Dining Mi 1 5 New Year *92 KTV
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      23 4 ANBESOL gg* Relieves minor mouth pain due to teething, IHH toothache, mouth ulcer and denture irritation. Sole Distributor Summit Co (S) Me Ltd
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      84 5 4*- This X'mas, Get A Free Pen JrA f Or We'll Slap Your Wrist! At A W, you'll find a surprise, or two, when you visit any of our restaurants this Christmas. With every purchase of a Waffle and Ice-cream, you'll get a Free Slap Wrist or a Free Pen
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Pet gifts boom at X'mas
      411 6  -  By June Kong DOGGONE it, if it isn't shaping up to be a purrty good Christmas for pets in Singapore. Five pet store operators say sales of pet accessories have increased this season. Miss Lo Pia Yong of All Breeds Pets at Jalan Merah Saga
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      2 more cars burnt
      392 7  -  By Augustine Pang TWO more cars were burnt at an HDB shopping complex in Joo Chiat at the junction of Joo Chiat and Changi roads. It is the 10th time since last December that this has happened. The cars, a silver Ford Telstar and a red
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      Zen drives TNP's new cartoonist
      315 8 KOH Cheng Eng, 26, has found the zen of cartooning. The philosophy of this cartoonist is sublime. An artist-cum-designer in computer graphics, his spiritual approach to life is the basis of his work. Cheng Eng, who graduated with a mechanical engineering diploma from the Singapore
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      Lock icon Season of plenty
      397 9  -  By June Kong AT least 500 people will heave a collective sigh of relief when the Christmas season ends. They are the staff of the postal services department. Last December, Singapore Telecom processed about 44 million pieces of mail. This was a 33 per cent increase over
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      412 6 MAGIC r*\ AT THE GOLDEN LANDMARK HOTEL Christmas Promotions flitter here at the Golden Landmark Hotel there's something tor everyone! Christmas evE Christmas daY TUESDAY 24.12.91 WEDNESDAY 25.12.91 Cafe Aladdin Level 3 Cafe Aladdin Level 3 (1) Candlelight Dinner Christmas Brunch Specials Price $40.00+ (adults) Savour special Christmas treats with
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      59 8 Isa'^ "•Sv WITH t M£? v CALIFORNIA f*L PISTACHIOS "2T> rrs wt just i> ANOTHER p2, CHRISTMAS -Sy: Mf: It's fun times again with California Pistachios. The happy nut that makes Christmas just great. With family and friends. The time for sharing joy and crunchy treats all around. Get California
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Aquino does an Imelda
      194 10 P PHILIPPINE President fCorazon Aquino took a leaf from Imelda Marcos book yesterday. She belted out a ditty that said "I'll never run again" just like the former First Lady likes to do. Mrs Aquino has said she will not contest the presidential election in May
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      US to give Russia the nod
      312 11 THE United States will recognise Russia as the successor to the former Soviet Union on Thursday, American administration sources said this morning. The news came hours after the European Community acknowledged Russia as the successor state. One US official in Washington, who spoke on
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      WHAT IT MEANS FOR RUSSIA
      91 11 AS successor to the former Soviet Union, Russia would be instantly elevated to a major place on the world stage. It would take over the old union's diplomatic responsibilities and treaty obligations. Russia would also become co-sponsor of the Middle East peace talks, along with
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      Lock icon Big leap on Wall St
      88 12 Reuter. WALL Street stocks jumped nearly 90 points yesterday, one of the largest gains ever, propelled by hopes that sharply lower interest rates would spur the economy. The Dow Jones industrial average closed up 88.55 points, or 3.02 per cent, at 3,023.03, according to early
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      Lock icon Brazilians do it for money on TV
      297 12 AP. TELEVISION game-show host Silvio Santos flashed a sly grin at the contestant, Christiane Maciel, and held an egg above her head. The studio audience gasped. "How about it, Christiane?" Mr Santos coaxed. "I'll give you 10,000 cruzeiros ($l7) if you let me
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      Lock icon BLACK HUMOUR IS NO JOKE
      113 12 AP. THE new crop of shows has sparked debate over what is funny and what is 1 simply cruel. Brazilians have a certain sadistic streak, said Mr Helio Chiari, the show's i stage director. I When we see someone fall, we laugh instead of helping.
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      Now, it's alcohol harassment
      206 13 A GROWING number of non-drinking Japanese claim they are victims of "alcoholic harassment". The non-drinkers say that social and peer pressure by their bosses and colleagues make it very difficult for them to refuse a drink, re- ports Asahi News Service. The Tokyo-based Nomenaizoku Kenkyukai (The
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      Lock icon No roast duck, please
      57 13 Beijing ducks: These Beijing ducks will not turn into the famous Chinese delicacy but are to be star entertainers at a hotel. Here, Madame Liu Jin Hua, their trainer tries to get the marching ducks to walk away from the Christmas tree. The ducks were chosen
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      374 10 r Cheapest in Town oMst A In S'pore In A Hawker Centre ■PVVWMIVIPVPViVPPWPPBBPH k'il• J 11 i] 17«1 jITTTT^I Mifuh\i M »i 11 A r j ,it j,i 11;; 3 M Lai Lai Complex GARDEN FOOD CENTRE 42 East Coast Road #01 -07 30 Marina Mall #01-07 Lai Lai Food
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      41 11 KEEP FIT you RELAX IS masseuses on hand Jm\ to do both the 1 1 Shiatsu and Swedish \wi massage Sauna/Steambath I For that totally refreshing experience i|t -f < TSBS" (£fyvfcsew FITNESS CENTRE 382 W»* tock Road loot Singapore W *****22
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      124 11 k rm rwispii^^H 1 H F> II I 1 i4i ife .Jflfr' J r J I! lUi iaS njtM H^jl'; t JHH v Bk if* J*^r ft it. |> ife < Iff fcg AAA TICKETS HW MUST BE WON Every purchase of any Burger and a Coke at participating McDonald's
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      108 12 j W Yea, you have aeen C) 1# the greenness of the Turf You have heard 4 the exciting thunder of At the hoofs Now, experience A > the Splendour of mmm The Derby new hangout for all friendly people to drink, dance and sing-a-long I I C#** to the
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      31 13 mmsiacfs 737-1166 THE NEW PAPER SATURDAY SPECIAL 'F .<#* I Cbinon Handyzoomsool camera. Contest entiy coupon in The New Paper this Saturday, Dec 28, 1991. DONT MISS IT! m/fHH CHINON Bl I
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      200 13 This Christmas,' cuckoo. After all. It's time again for parties. To L I 1 eat drinb and be very merry indeed. jy \v- <tl 1 1 Which is why you should mabe your J \\A J/ j— iff Christmas and New Year reservations I l 1) Ipn 1 now 31
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    Lock icon DON'T BOUNCE
    613 14 The importance of proper warmups and stretching exercises has sometimes been overlooked by fitness enthusiasts, largely because they wants to get fit or look good fast. NORENSHAH SAHARI asks dance lecturer Colleen Darby for some advice EXERCISE is very much like life if it's painful, you're probably doing
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    MS DARBY'S DANCING
    110 14 MS Colleen Darby has been teaching for six years, and dancing professionally since her late teens. She was teaching at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before coming to Singapore five months ago. Born in California, Ms Darby has studied in various schools and universities
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    Ease back problems
    75 14 TO ease back pains, try this exercise: Top picture: Lie on your back. Don't arch it. Draw knees up. Relax. Middle picture: Cross right knee over and slowly drop it to the left while head looks to the right. Hold for five minutes, then slowly return to
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      117 14 SUnShinCMMHHHHj B f A 0 FITNESS FEASTS DELICIOUS ENGUSH BREAD PUDDING Ingredients: 3 nos. Eggs 80 gm Sugar 2 gm Salt 4 gm Vanilla 0.7 gm Ground Cinnamon 100 gm Margarine 400 gm UHT Milk 300 gm Sunshine Softmeal Bread BS3 tT* |9 H K> Method: 1. Grind bread into
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      46 15 The New Paper/Coca-Cola NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK Promotion SEE NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK UVE IN CONCERT Get FREE tickets to this sensational event! Catch the concert live' in Singapore! Details in The New Paper on 27 and 28 December 1991. DONT MISS ITI I
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      845 15 tuesdaytv KUNG FU vs CHRISTMAS AT JOHNNY DANGEROUSLY ACROBATICS STARCROSS (Channel 5. 12.10 am) (Channel 8, 11 pm) (Channel 8 10.30 pm) MICHAEL Keaton (left) stars v 4f as Johnny WHILE on a business trip in a f STARCROSS, a lay Catholic gangster during the Prohibition remote area in China,
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  • Showtime
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      Lock icon Christmas In Black
      521 16 It's party time again. What would SBC actress Aileen Tan and Singapore's first Man of the Year, Max Foo, wear to parties? LOIS NG peeps into their wardrobes AILEEN TAN, 24, SBC actress. Aileen has a penchant for little black dresses. And fiery red ones, too. Her
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      Lock icon Teen TV star plays Scrooge
      668 17  -  By Lo Tien Yin well, tries to. HE may be Scrooge, but Jason Moo, 18, is not easily spooked. Jason is Scrooge in a Christmas offering called Spooked, billed as SBC's first TV musical drama by the young for the young at heart. He may
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      Humour and thrills on TV at Christmas
      447 18 HERE is a list of interesting programmes to keep you glued to your TV screen on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. TODAY, SBC 5 Ernest Saves Christmas. Pre-holiday matinee. 3 pm. Story: A humorous tale about old Santa Claus who is ready to
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      TV3 FARE
      149 18 TOMORROW JV3 A Very Retail Christmas, 9 am. Story: Santa Claus and his elves may have to lose their jobs as rumour has it that toy manufacturer Max Crandal is cornering the market by producing high-tech (but unsafe) toys. Scrooge's Rock V Roll Christmas, 11 am. Story: A
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      Undergrads strike a chord
      472 19  -  By Lo Tien Yin THE year-end holidays always hold special meaning for In-A-Chord, a local a capella group made up of eight undergraduates. They made their presence known four years ago when they auditioned for a Christmas carolling session with a demo-tape. They called themselves Xmas
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      A CAPELLA MUSIC
      132 19 HERE'S a first for Singapore an album of voices in harmony, with original and well-known songs sung in a capella. Produced by singer Clement Chow for Pony Canyon, it will be released on CD next month. Said Clement: "It's a trial album. We cannot always be coming
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      78 17 DID YOU KNOW? I Anna is 15. Other girls are younger. I Why are they doing it? I Teen Prostitutes in Singapore I! A Available at Newsstands from your Newsvendor Times the Bookshops Guardian Pharmacy 7-Eleven stores selected Shell stations STOP PRESS kiosks If you cannot get GO call *****77
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      33 18 ISMEB TO NIGHT REVELLERS OAOI OFF C|| V/n FROM FOOD wV /v MENU (As from lam 6am) So, Make It A Night! At Sixth Avenue (Off Bt.Timah Road) 24Hr. Family Restaurant n J
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    GLOSSARY
    176 20 THESE words appear in our stories today. The following notes will help in case you need to check their meanings. abdominal: Used to describe something that is situated in or forms that part of the body below the chest where the stomach and intestines are. penny-pinching: The practice of
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
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      109 20 COMICRELIEF School Daze /Koh Cheng Eng ALSO M, koh |g George The Robot Stephen Stanley vffcnwq eaR.. T <W Yo Mr* vwicseo ot2» TriocY ff vJwicu vaakJo is closest p&J *i«n-r A qoesriotJ.. V y j Calvin and Hobbes/Bm Watterson UX*L,WOBBES, > OOQET A IT SMS." BE TVC. P\CSV IN
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      324 20 TUESDAYRADIO FM 90.5 FM 92.4 News on the Hour NOON News lB Brtef 14 AC bhii 1203 pw Popular Classics Luiichdat# with Rose Tan <nn u M >n< i uw«ath# r Forecast Music and a Lunchtime Quiz 1 News and Weather Forecast 2.05 Feminine Flair with Olive Saw 110 Currency
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      401 21 TUESDAYRADIO 12.30 PM Sentimental Journey fM 88.9 2 I***"**"" 0 0*")' HOON 1.00 News 12 30 PM Off the Shelf I 1.10 Spice of Life The Final Hour 12.45 The Learning World:: John i aa rk Turtle reports on the 2.00 Chinese Optra apparently glamorous vet S.OO American Hot Wax
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      205 21 COMICRELIEF CfltHy/Cathy Guisewite [think Of THE fm ARE morl r IT'S THE SAAIE fAW IuIE'UE JUST FINISHEO f I'/W ANOTHER SHOPPER DISCOVERS WU AS AN DRAGGING COURSE. ANO WET f\ FEET NINE HOLES AND TIRED HOU> l/ERW UHIE HUAIOR THERE IS-HOCE GOlf me TO THE DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE 1 HURIf! ARE
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      290 22 2100 Personal Service*/ 2100 Personal Services/ Products Products H Enjoy an invigorating |jp| massage to soothe >Jj| away those tensions i by our soecially trained and charming masseuses. Swedish Shiatsu massage Sauna bath Steam bath Coffee TV lounge Fully equipped gymnasium $II 85 <f> <£.- Amara Hotel Shopping Centre 165.
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon Modest Papin says Van Basten is still the best
      303 24 AP. "IT'S a wonderful Christmas present. But it doesn't mean I'm the best. To me, the best is still Marco Van Basten." This was the modest mumbling of JeanPierre Papin who, on Sunday, was voted European Footballer of the Year. Papin,
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      Lock icon Too good, too bad
      467 24 The crunch is fast approaching Manchester United and Leeds, the pace-setters in the English First Division. The two sides will clash three times in the next two weeks in the League, the League Cup and the FA Cup. The fate of the sides rest on their
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      SOCCERLINE
      271 24 REAL Madrid has offered its top scorer, Fernando Hierro, an improved "financial package" if he signs a new fiveyear contract. Hierro leads the scorers' table with 11 goals. Real, who is unbeaten in 15 games, failed to score for the first time this season in the 0-0 draw on
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      75 25 Carl Lewis' record-breaking 100-metre dash beat out Mike Powell's historic long jump as A tQ p HHH SMinMiIKM poll by The Press. The two HglHksHHVßfl athletes whose careers were hero Magic Johnson n m hUBB dSinln£ scale C Paul s knee injury 20 Mint? ((To) and transfer to Lazio 111
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      Lock icon Devoy is still tops
      232 26 AP. NEW Zealand's World champion Susan Devoy has consolidated her top position in the rankings with yet another victory this time in the Dutch Open. Devoy, soon to celebrate her 28th birthday, incurred a zero score penalty in August when she withdrew from the Singapore Open
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        Lock icon Wilander wants to retire
        160 26 AP. FORMER World No. 1 Mats Wilander, who had knee surgery in July, will not play in the Australian Open next month and may retire from tennis. "I haven't trained in the last couple of weeks," he said. "I don't think I'll play again until the
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        Lock icon Three questions on Couple's mind
        138 26 AFP. FRED Couples had three quick questions immediately after his runaway victory in the World golf Championship tournament on Sunday. "Does this win qualify me for the tournament next year?" He asked. "Where is it going to be played? And when?" The answers he received
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        Lock icon Marsh fit for Test
        92 26 AFP. AUSTRALIAN vice-cap-tain Geoff Marsh is to fly to Melbourne to join his team preparing for the cricket Test against India, starting on Dec 26. Marsh convinced selectors that he has recovered from a neck injury received in an accident in a match against the West
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      Ivica to play for Gilbraltar
      149 26  -  COUNTDOWN TO PREMIER LEAGUE By Bernard Pereira GILBRALTAR Crescent has signed on Croatian player Dogas Ivica for the Premier League, starting on Jan 4. Gilbraltar manager P A Sadhanandhan disclosed this yesterday after watching the player go through a brief workout with the team at
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      Lock icon Bubka bids for Ukraine
      196 27 AP. SERGEI Bubka has dominated world pole vaulting for the last decade while competing for the Soviet Union. Now he looks forward to representing his native Ukraine. "Why not compete for Ukraine? I think it's the best solution," Bubka said in a telephone interview from his
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      128 26 HCAffTSTRMOS VI W YOUTH EXPRESSION J CHARITY CONCERT |I|| F*E*A*T*U*R«I*N«G fp|l |ffi| Rima Rasif The Ka-Booms Gerard Keasberry Fiesta :3|| pi Love Hunter Rock'n Soul AWOL Rock Bell .j||| Ml Osland Farid Ali and The Pacific Rim Robert Fernando III I Ali Ahmad Rap from JRNY J|j| Date :29 DECEMBER
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