The New Paper, 3 December 1996

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Total Pages: 39
1 39 The New Paper
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  • Title Section
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    12 1 the new paper TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1996 MITA (P) 061/4/96 60 CENTS
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      48 1 the t new i P? 1 'CO I'gl HP a o mm t lBr-Vi v »v Alanls Morissette goes mum aI crucial point during concert A /Page 23 J?W\ Si I JS^J^ I I 1 ma v II mm isistimmw?™ I I Singapore Press Holdings Our internet page
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon RAGING BLAZE after train blast
      122 2 Source: Wire services. A BOMB exploded in an Indian sleeper train in the early hours of yesterday morning. Twelve people died in the raging blaze that followed. Police fear the attack could mark the start of violence again in northern Pui\jab province. Mr Brij Lai,
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      Lock icon JUST DON'T DO IT
      303 2 China says of plan to build war shrine in Japan Source: Reuter. IF Japan values its friendship with China, then the government should block a plan to build a shrine for Japan's war dead. That was China's message to its neighbour yesterday. China, whose memories of
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      An extra i can make a big difference
      502 3 The next time you shop for a designer item, make sure your spelling is correct. So, when buying a Louis Vuitton bag, for example, check whether Vuitton has an extra i. This is one of several ways used to sniff out the
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      SPOT THE FAKE ... IF YOU CAN
      161 3 SPOT THE FAKE IF YOU CAN THIS is a fake Louis Vuitton purse, but only an expert eye could tell. Here are some handy tips on spotting fakes: Fakes are usually of poorer quality. They are often made of artificial leather that wrinkles. The item feels coarser. The sewing is
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      125 2 Leisure index Showtime: Pages 23-26 Comics: Pages 27 28 TV: Page 22 Unlimited Servings Of Tim Sum. H|KBbJm| Bring An Unlimited Appetite December is Tim Sum lovers' month at the Garden SeaJ'ood Restaurant. AndJ'or fust 14.80 per person, you can indulge in no less than 35 Tim Sum specialities. Delight
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      Get set for Terminal 3
      170 4 HOT STORY THE Government is set to build a third terminal costing $1.5 billion at Changi Airport, although the existing two terminals have not reached their full capacity. Detailed design work will start next year, construction in 1999, completion in 2003 and opening in 2004.
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      STI INDEX
      22 4 The Straits Times Industrials Index fell 3.73 points to 2189.68 points at 9.15 this morning from yesterday's close of 2193.41.
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      BT- SRI INDEX
      24 4 The Business Times Singapore Regional Index fell 2.96 points to 1084.13 points at 9.15 this morning from yesterday's close of 1087.09.
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      DOW JONES
      23 4 The Dow Jones industrial average closed at 6,521.70 yesterday. Volume on the New York Stock Exchange was about 415 million shares.
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      FACILITIES INCLUDE:
      55 4 Aircraft parking stands for new generation aircraft. There would be 25 aerobridge stands. The latest air travel technology, such as electronic ticketing. A People Mover System linking the three terminals which would need 16 cars, instead of the present three. An airport hotel. A consultant will advise on
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      TAIWAN PARTY MOVING ASSETS
      64 4 The KMT is concerned that China could take political retaliation (when it assumes sovereignty over Hongkong next July) in the form of cor\fiscating party assets. Mr David Chen, president of Central Investment Holdings, one of the KMTs seven main holding companies. Taiwan's ruling party, Kuomintang (KMT),
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    • CATCH OF THE DAY
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        Okinawa bases
        58 4 THE US will reduce the size of its military bases on Okinawa. A pact that the US and Japan signed yesterday calls for Washington to return to Tokyo's control one-fiflh of the 23,500 ha of Okinawa land the US military uses. But the US will not have to
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        Standby budget
        58 4 FINANCE Minister Richard Hu yesterday asked Parliament to approve government spending of $11,399 billion to ensure that the Government has enough till August next year. This was in case Parliament is dissolved on Jan 5 next year for the elections to be held, and be unable to approve
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        Fast treatment
        42 4 PATIENT waiting times at government hospitals and clinics should be reduced through new computer projects including a central appointment system. An Accident and Emergency system will track patients within hospitals and X-rays from clinics will be electronically transmitted to hospitals.
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        Pay up or else
        57 4 PERSONS who do not pay property tax on time may soon be brought to court. "Agents" those they hold joint accounts with or who owe them money may also be brought to court if the comptroller decides. The stricter property tax rules were introduced by Finance
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        Lower pay hike
        51 4 SALARY rises and bonuses next year are likely to be slightly less than this year, according to Remuneration Data Specialists' latest survey. Projected pay rises for next year were 6.5 per cent for executives and 6.3 per cent for non-executives, about 0.2 per cent less than last
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        Phone licences
        45 4 SINGAPORE Power and Singapore Technologies Telemedia yesterday announced their aim to bid for up to two licences to provide local and international phone calls. At least 10 other companies are said to be eyeing the contract. Singapore Telecom's monopoly ends in year 2000
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      HEADLINERS
      72 4 The Straits Times: Go-ahead for third airport terminal The Business Times: Race hots up for S'pore's second telecom licence Uanhe Zaobao: Changi Airport to build third terminal in 1999 Berita Harlan: Third terminal for Changi RCS morning news: China proposes a plan to improve ties with south Asia BBC
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      27 4 Waterloo St Leong Yeow Chicken Rice Blk 270 Queen Street Food Centre Blk 261 Waterloo Street #01 -29 #01-81 Tel: *****62 Nan Tai Eating House Tel: *****28
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon 0 Christmas Three!
      271 5 TAKE a look at these tastefully decorated Christmas trees. Not only do they look exquisite, they have also been designed by your favourite stars. TCS 8 stars Christopher Lee, Cynthia Koh and Xie Shaoguang have each designed one. The reason: To raise funds for the Children's Cancer
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      PSSST, THIS IS WHAT THE STARS LIKE
      142 5 Results will b» published on Dec 18 in The New Piper. I like things to be natural and mellow. Christopher Lee, who says he dislikes "glittery or brightly coloured ornaments" His Christmas wish: To act in more movies next year." It will be
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      GREAT TEEN BREAK-IN
      328 6  -  By. John Low YOU would think this was a set of hardened criminals breaking into a high-security bank. Not so. The four shadowy figures all dressed in black with only their eyes showing were all students. One of them was 16. The other three were 17. They
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      SENTENCED
      87 6 rHE four teens were charged in court recently for attempted housebreaking. The 16-year-old was sent to a boys' home for one year, followed by 6 months' probation. The three 17-year-olds were sentenced to 18 months' probation in September. They could have been jailed for up to 2 years, and
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      ALL HOLIDAY S
      90 6 THE four teenagers wanted to sell the stolen computer parts to raise money so that they could all go for a holiday abroad in June. The parents of the youngest teen, who is 16, had promised to take him to Australia. He wanted his three 17-year-old friends
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      Congrats, you won a Swatch watch!
      177 7 THIRTY readers are proud owners of a new Swatch watch each. They are winners of The New Paper/World of Swatch contest held last week. They called our Infoline with the correct answers. While most callers )managed to answer the about Swatch, these winners also
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      Tried to stop fight but...
      294 7  -  FINED YEO was fined $1,000. He could have been jailed up to one year, fined up to $1,000, or both. By Ivy Ong A DISCO bouncer tried to stop a fight. But he got pulled in instead. Yesterday, Robert Yeo, 30, became the only one
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      81 6 "s Goodie The Festive Season Is A Time For Giving Feasting. One special gift from our GOODIE HOUSE is all you need to spread the festive cheer. V. 4 *Any orders received for the HKW%i Goodie House laj^P^P*'before 15 Oec'96 will be entitled to a 10% discount. pBRWJjMjfv" AjL Bring
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      172 6 Tp Congratulations! Our heartiest congratulations to all winners in Europe's 53rd Anniversary Grand Draw: Evrppq Country Club Mtmbtabic NcteylW (MHC N*. *****57 A) Trio to Europe n« (Mh Hnniij. toy— (NUC M*. *****3 V) Trie to Hm Hmk O if (MM M*. 1IIIIIK) Trip to GqM Cooit. Australia Mr (mac
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  • PARALIAMENTTODAY
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      SDP man is five minutes too LATE
      445 9 Parliament postponed the debate over the Privileges Committee's report on four Singapore Democratic Party members to Dec 11. Reason: All three SDP MPs were absent. IRENE NG reports LEAVE OF ABSENCE SDP MP Chiam See Tong (Potong Pasir) had earlier got leave to
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      SDP MPS URGED TO ATTEND
      127 9 LEADER of the House Wong Kan Seng had earlier urged SDP MPs to attend yesterday's sitting. Mr Wong was scheduled to move a motion yesterday to ask the House to accept the Committee of Privileges report on four SDP members. Yesterday, all were absent in
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      93 9 Winner of the 1H9B Tourism Awards for 'Leisure Attraction of the Year'. Then there was the rhino. A huge one horned araiom'plated beast strolling' into the clearing'. We were jnst metres away in the tram. So close I could smell his hot breath. Then I realised the breath was my
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      410 10 i«w H w^ From now till 31st December, 1996 you can save more with PCN. You will enjoy one month's free trial* and the following two months at half price where monthly subscription could be as low as $8. irclVvf-.' The Saver Plan is for you if you frequently use
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      Lock icon Ready with plastic bags
      416 11  -  By^ Vivian Lim HIS taxi is a moving storehouse. Apart from his charms and his courtesy, it has plastic bags, tissues, umbrellas and magazines. Mr Teo Kai Eng, 47, says the plastic bags come in handy "when the passenger is drunk and feels like throwing up".
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      'WHAT I DO BEST'
      149 11 DRIVING a cab is what Mr Teo says he does best. "It's flexible, pays a reasonable income, and I get to meet a lot of people." He joined the police force after completing his Secondary 4 education, but quit after four years. He realised he could
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      Reckless on the road and someone died
      394 12  -  PENALTY Tan was fined $8,000 and banned from driving all classes of vehicles for six years. He could have been jailed up to two years and fined. 1 BY Ivy Ong A LORRY-DRIVER with an "impeccable" driving record lost his driving licence yesterday.
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      DIRTY TRICK
      259 13  -  Man tells cashier her blouse is stained She leaves to clean it He vanishes with $3,000 BY John Low STAINS suddenly appeared on her blouse. And, just as suddenly, $3,000 vanished from the post office on Killiney Road, where Madam Tan Soo Chun works. Madam Tan, 36, was
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      OLD TRICK
      116 13 •WATCH out if someone comes out of nowhere and tries to draw your attention to a stain on your clothes. You could lose lose more than the stain. The trick has been used before. In June, a tourist removed his jacket for a man to clean off an
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    NOTHING HEROIC
    410 15 I don't deserve mention, I did SINGAPORETODAY Yesterday, we reported on a Good Samaritan who tried to help after an accident involving an elderly couple at Frankel Avenue on Sunday. CHAN SEETFUN speaks to that woman, a doctor THERE is a man coughing up blood. That's what she
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      52 15 i IN-HOUSE PAGERS TO LOCATE, ALERT AND INFORM KEY PEOPLE IN HOTELS, HOSPITALS, STORES, WORKSITES, ETC. Operator Station Alphanumeric Pocket Pager Your one-stop PAGER SPECIALIST, provides excellent after-sales service REDIFFUSION 6 Harper Road #04-01 #04-08 Leong Huat Building Singapore *****4 Tel: 281 0966, 383 0966, 383 2633 x 408 Fax:
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      186 15 "Between Friends" The Friendly Hotel Package From Mandarin Singapore Singaporeans, Permanent Residents and Malaysians will receive very special treatment at the Mandann Singapore from I December 1996 to 31 March 1997. In Mandarin Singapore's "Between Friends" At Mandann Singapore, n pays to be friends package, theyl be eNfeted to fty
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    'If my duty's to recover, I will do so'
    455 16  -  MOTHER TERESA IS BETTER AND SAYS... WORLDTODAY BY Soutik Biswas NOBEL laureate Mother Teresa has survived her closest brush with death ever. The 86-year-old Roman Catholic nun has begun recovering slowly from a series of heart attacks followed by lung and
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      65 17 'Designer BENETTON 012 EPISODE MYm lessica Kenneth Cole NEW YORK DATE: 4-6 DEC '96 VENUE: LEVEL 3, CROWN PRINCE HOTEL TIME lO.OOam 9.30pm (Wednesday Thursday) lO.OOam 8.00pm (Friday) (WE ACCEPT CASH, VISA NETS ONLY) GAMUT TRADING PTE LTD No 3 Halifax Road, Singapore *****8. Tel: 299 3022 Fax: 299 3033
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon WHO am I? WHY am I here?
      400 18 A 94-year-old lady was stranded at Subang airport in Selangorfor six days. She returned from a trip to Canton, China, on Nov 27, with about $2,200 on her. She cannot remember who she is or where she lives, except that she wants to
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      ABANDONED?
      107 18 MADAM Woo could have been abandoned, Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) Public Services and Complaints Department chief Michael Chong suspects. No missing person's report of her had been lodged by her family yet. The address and particulars in her travel documents were found to be fictitious. "The travel agent remembered
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      Lock icon Reynolds: BANKRUPT
      250 19 Reuter THE actor, once considered on of the sexiest in America, has filed for bankruptcy. Burt Reynolds declared debts of more than US$lO million ($l4 million), his lawyer said yesterday. Reason: He is broke after professional and personal disasters. First, he sank more than than US$l3 million in
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      Lock icon Students protest in Myanmar
      109 19 AFP. STUDENTS in Myanmar staged protests in the capital Yangon last night. They marched through the streets until the early hours of today. They demanded the right to form their own union and the release of student prisoners. The students paraded towards the city centre, after
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      50 18 Hard lesson from Microsoft We never waste a lot of time talking about what we're doing well. It just isn't our culture. Every meeting is about 'Sure, we won in seven of the categories, but what about that eighth category?' —Microsoft chairman Bill Gates on how his company "stays hungry"
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      141 21 LION CITY HOTEL I «1L .'&TJ*rcS aRPr tlwiyt b»jjl» Comfort Convenience Affordable k Now, not only can M| Superior day use rate V cin'aVio'ihar/fSl^^^^^^V Room earmarking) V T pfoblemi *Subject to 10% service charge. Government Tax inclusive of GST. tO OniMfOfS tO OM 3 mins walk to MRT Station •15
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
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      859 21 iHAMMEI 5_ XHAMMEL 8_ I NOON News 5 Today/Home Shopping NOON City B*at (Lifestyle/r) H t. A down-and-out dance teacher 1.10 PM Sweet Justice (Drama) 1.00 PM Mid-Day News/Tuesday Report if decides to move to the big city. 2.00 DrQuinn: Medicine Woman Hell 2.00 CRy Spy/Heartbeat (Drama/Ep 18/r) >2* Stars
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  • Showtime
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      Lock icon Her fans shouted it...
      452 22  -  By. Jessica Leow THE band went dead suddenly. The lights came on. Rocker Alanis Morissette had come to an abrupt halt, during her last song before the encore came on. She stopped short while belting out her famous (or maybe, infamous) tune, You Oughta Know. She
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      SHE'S A DRUMMER TOO
      117 22 MORISSETTE even turned drummer for the night. During her second and final encore, she suddenly grabbed drummer Taylor Hawkins' drumsticks. They took turns whacking the set for minutes, until Hawkins surrendered his position. Even guitarists Jesse Tobias and Nick Lashley, and bassist Chris Chaney looked bemused
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      Enjoying her Pill
      431 23  -  BY Jessica Leow DON'T mind Alanis Morissette, she's still having a ball with Jagged Little Pill. We're talking about the most high-ly-anticipated singer to perform here this year and her stunning breakthrough album, which has bagged four Grammys and rocketed her to superstardom. "To be honest, my
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      Fatt-Kor's more charming than I
      392 24 KAM HUNG SAYS: Actor Chan Kam Hung is one of the latest Hongkong idols. HAZEL TAN met the Chow Yun Fatt lookalike recently PEOPLE are calling him Chow Yun Fatt No 2. But Hongkong actor Chan Kam Hung is not taking the comparison too seriously.
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      CHUN LING'S NOT HIS GIRLFRIEND
      119 24 KAM Hung denies that he and actress Chan Chun Ling are an item. The actress, who is known to be conservative, did a kissing scene with him in Once Upon a Time in Shanghai, a television serial that was shown in Hongkong early this year.
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      Ex-Wings singer goes solo
      406 25  -  ByJ Jessica Leow MEL has taken off on a solo flight. The former vocalist of Malaysian rock group Wings has released his debut solo album, Mencari Enigma Lagu (Seeking the Enigma of the Song), alter leaving the popular group. a I feel good very confident about
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      94 23 24 DECEMBER 1996 (?AristntAS £ve 2)irtyier Tivoli Coffee House Isvel 1 It's the Yuletide season again, a season of peace and love to be celebrated with your loved ones. This Christmas Eve, bring them down to the Tivoli Coffee House for a sumptuous International Buffet dinner with traditional carvery and
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      150 24 HOP ONBOARD lIS M.V. Equator Triangle J&N Cruise is offering a FREE Cruise for I child with every 2 adult tickets purchased and a FREE Singapore Maritime Showcase ticket for every child on board!! LUNCHEON CRUISE (1230 Hours 1400 Hours) A Scenic Southern Islands Cruise With A Sumptuous Buffet Lunch
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      330 25 the as part the festivities, 1 j j j ten limited edition Light Tree Xmas Special 1/ 11 watches are up for grabs. All you need to do is to match the JL three TV stars to the particular Christmas tree each 1 a*. V? decorated. For a better come
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    Stretch them to their best
    568 26  -  ET CETERA WITH IRENE NG GIRL WITH CEREBRAL PARALYSIS RECEIVED 3As IN PSLE. That was the headline of Shin Min Daily News on Sunday. It was about Deng Lilian, 13, whose left brain was damaged. She was thought to be a no-hope case. At four,
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      236 26 COMICREUEF Calvin and Hobbes/Bill Watterson Ovc, WOBBES. I NEED I'M TUE OK\ON. M4D I REAW QC I WMT. HOLD IT N FAME. I *XJ TO HELP ME MQAOKtfE SM. "IN AW) WON TO OK, A "IK MOmON*." IM NOT IK SJPPCSE. M LIKE FQRTWE PLM SUPPLYING N/ITAL NfjTCIENTS. REMN? L
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      284 36 MANCHESTER United manager Alex Ferguson has the champagne on ice. He is convinced that his team will secure its passage into the quarter-finals of the European Cup. United travels to Rapid Vienna with its fate largely out of its own hands. It requires at least a draw, and
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      77 36 JIP^HIATCJH-O^HI^TRUGGUER^^ TODAY Middlesbro v Leicester TOMORROW Arsenal v Southampton West Ham v Aston Villa SATURDAY Arsenal v Derby Chelsea v Everton Coventry v Tottenham Leicester v Blackburn Liverpool v Sheffield W Borov Leeds Saints v Aston Villa Sunderland v Wimbledon SUNDAY West Ham v Man United MONDAY Forest
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