The New Paper, 6 January 1998

Microfilm: NL21078
Total Pages: 39
1 39 The New Paper
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  • Title Section
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    7 1 the new paper TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1998
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon You shouldn't have taken this picture BUT.. I LIKE IT A LOT
      340 2 Source: Wire services. NO, you shouldn't have taken this picture, President Bill Clinton said yesterday. He was referring to a shot of him and his wife, Hillary, which was taken without their knowledge, he said. The couple were
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      WHITE HOUSE: WE MAY STOP THIS
      103 2 CONTROLS may be on their way against such private shots. "That's an issue that we will have to deal with," White House spokesman Mike McCurry warned. He said he was still unhappy with a shot of the President and Mrs Clinton taken in August
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      Lock icon Aids virus bit her hard. But look at her NOW
      456 3 SHE was a full-grown woman who was lighter than a child. A year ago, 45-year-old Janette Pink weighed just 32 kg. Ms Pink, a mother of two, was slowly wasting away from HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), which causes Aids. Her
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      Greek guy gave her virus
      110 3 MS Janette Pink got the Aids virus from a Greek fisherman she met in Cyprus in January 1994. Pavlos Georgiou, 40, who became her lover after her 20-year marriage to a banker collapsed, had tested positive for HIV in 1992. After Georgiou's wife died of
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      Property sales down, bonuses down
      158 4 HOT STORY THEY might have had it good before but many property agents have now been hit hard by the low industry sides. Agents with leading property consultancies, except JLW Property Consultants, can expect to earn sharply lower variable bonuses this year, reports The Business
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      ONE AGENT'S STORY
      88 4 Before, I could even sell a house which was not nice. But now, I lose money on advertisements. Fifty dollars an advertisement if get a buyer, at least I can earn it back. But cannot sell, no buyer. Why should I lose that kind of money? So
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      'We'll pull through'
      165 4 JUST give us one to two year*, well be back on track. That's Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew's prognosis of Singapore's economy. He said: "We have a current account surplus, capital account surplus, budget surplus, strong reserves of US$BO billion ($134.4 billion), no foreign debt and low
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      WHAT'S HUP
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      DOW JONES
      28 4 The Dow Jones Industrial average rose 13.95 points to close at 7, 978.99 yesterday. Volume on the New York Stock Exchange was about 630 million shares.
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    • CATCH OF THE DAY
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        More identified
        58 4 A SPECIALIST forensic team in Palembang has identified three more passengers from the Silk Air crash. It identified German boy Lucas Leo Dreesbach, 2, by his blond hair and size; a Frenchman, whose severed hand bore his engraved wedding ring, and a Malaysian man. The men's names have
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        Build with care
        56 4 IF safety is not a priority, building contractors better watch out. The Ministry of Labour convicted 52 contractors .last year for not following safety rules at construction sites. In 1996,32 were convicted. The ministry warned of more checks since the death rate in the construction industry is
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        Locals to blame
        54 4 IF sugar is hard to come by in Johor, don't blame the Singaporeans. That is what Malaysia's State Environment and Consumer Affairs Committee chairman, Dr Chua Soi Lek, has to say. The shortage, he said, was a result of panic buying by locals, who are anticipating a
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        Key in for mate
        57 4 MOVE over, matchmakers. The computer is taking over. A state religious council, in the north Malaysian state of Penang, is seeking the help of computers to seek spouses for Muslim women. Spouses will be sought for professionals and career women in government. The Islamic Religious Council
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        Mixed fortunes
        54 4 WHILE retiring Singapore Airlines stewards celebrate a new agreement that provides them with higher gratuity payments, 75 workers from Toshiba Singapore Pte Ltd were retrenched yesterday. The new gratuities will be between 20 and 30 months of a steward's basic salary. The retrenched workers from Toshiba's Alexandra Distripark
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      HEADLINERS
      64 4 The Straits Times: S-E Asian currencies take another battering The Business Times; Regional currencies plumb new depths Uanhe Zaobao: South-east Asian currencies plunge again Befits Harlan. Asian currencies hit new lows RCS morning news: Dredging works will be extended for another two days at the Musi River BBC news:
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Mum: I heard her talking...
      522 6  -  MODEL S MYSTERY DEATH By. Jill Lim ON Sunday afternoon, model Joyce Soh was doing a fashion show at City Plaza. About 12 hours later, early Monday morning, she was lying at the bottom of her HDB block, dead. It had been a typical day
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      'USUAL SELF'
      176 6 SHE was full of plans, just hours before death. Friends can't imagine what could have happened to her. Said one of them, Mr Mervin Thng: If there was a problem, she would have told us. She will call one of us up, in the middle of the night
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      200 7 -—p———-—, Looking for a VCD Player? 327 Looking for a Karaoke System? Looking for a 3-CD Multi-Player? Looking for a Twin-Tape Deck? Looking for a 45-Preset Channel Tuner? You're looking at it. MX-PRO, for short. not included MX-VSOST RCP $529 JVC MX-PRO Mini Compo with VCD Player. Amazing, when you
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  • SINGAPORETDDAY
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      Thief who got CARried away
      333 8  -  BY Riana Zakir HE was so proud of his car that he handpicked who could ride in it. But he broke into other people's cars, couldn't care less about them. He was so scared his parking coupons would be stolen that he carried them around.
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      JAILED
      20 8 Tan was sentenced to 10 months'jail yesterday. The maximum penalty for theft is three years' jail and a fine.
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      Lock icon He sleeps with the dead
      415 9  -  By Teo Hwee Nak MR Qwek Pek Kger works the graveyard shift in more ways than one. For the past 40 years, this part-time wake-watcher has been keeping the dead company at night. And sometimes, he takes a nap next to the corpse. "It's as
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      EIGHT TO EIGHT, HE MINDS THE JOSS-STICKS
      229 9 A TYPICAL wake-watching night starts at 8 pm and ends at 8 am the next morning. The most important part of the job is to make sure that the joss-sticks and candles remain lit throughout. For Taoists, these symbols of life must be
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      Lock icon It was her birthday but guests had only memories of her
      475 10  -  BY Bernard Pereira Yesterday was Ms Bonny Hicks' 30th birthday. And her mother had planned to celebrate it with her in Hawaii, together with Bonn/a American boyfriend Mr Richard (Randy) Dalrymple, his mother and a few relatives and friends.
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      PLAQUE
      65 10 The families of Bonny and Randy have arranged for a memorial plaque for the couple to be made at the All Saints' Chapel in Hougang. Mrs Betty Soh said she wanted all Bonny's belongings found at the crash site to be Kept there. Mrs Sally Dalrympfe said her family
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      Did she know the end was near?
      337 11  -  By' Teo Yun Yun THE words that Bonny Hicks penned just days before her death have caused quite a stir. She wrote: "I cannot take for granted that time is on my side because it is not." And she added: "Heaven can wait
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      MUM'S BAD FEELINGS
      96 11 IT was Bonny Hicks' mother who had a bad feeling on the day of the crash. Said Madam Betty Soh, 57, in Mandarin: "We spoke a week before the crash. She told me how happy she was. She had been accepted into two universities." It was Madam
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      My Hawaii holiday will cost more now! Why?
      479 12  -  You should have gone last June! Last week, Brian Miller shed a tear into his beer over the currency crisis. Today, his holiday plans are feeling the bite of the falling Sing dollar. He wants to know why it's happening By] Rachel
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      $2,400 for The Word
      119 13 HOW would you describe 1997 in one word? We featured a list of 43 words in our Glossorry page last Saturday and asked readers to pick one that captures the essence of the year for them. Is it CLONING? Or JAM? Or even HAZE? Irrespective of
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      Basic tip
      37 13 muimui Tbt Mle Woriis Dtpartncak Dr Tan Sum tag, 58, itti rncuqr. innri mur im MMyt KMdteteJl htefritads: Go back to basics. Memory can fail you, but if you know *5 the basics, you're fine.
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      388 9 Are you handicapped by year lack of skill? Get the training you need without attending class... at home in your spare time. Now it's easy to train for a successful career. Get your ICS Diploma to help you get a better job. Find out about any one of these programs
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      111 10 I Jaafi- I joSSSNI ANOTHER LEP-SMACKING JEWEL! «PiP' > Yet another lip-smacking, mouthwatering treasure is discovered at the Furama Palace! The Australian Lobster boasts of sweet, succulent flesh that is sure to delight your senses and tickle your tastebuds. Have it anyway you like as a lobster salad, baked with
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      203 11 40 YEARS OF SUCCESS IN TRICHOLOGY CAN MEAN A LOT FOR YOUR HAIR Svenson 40th Anniversary Special Offer hauT>&. «_>/hroughout January, SVENSON Worldwide marks 40 years of leadership in hair and scalp care. This is an excellent opportunity for people with hair problems, and even for those who want to
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      378 13 GREAT WORLD OH BONUS DRAW Results for December '97 Draw: Top prize: $10,000 CASH Koh LiangOuo *****81 D $1 SO Graat WnM Oly MaatMy Smsm Nrifcf OoMdCh'ngAVM) *****7618 HongY L *****86H In *****741 MM Nuoh *****30F ChngQdo *****26H AngßeeHai *****808 JutoChuo *****96 C Lou Soak Okm *****720 Lm Huo Kiong
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Student vet fails... because she won't cut up frog
      194 14 SHE claims she flunked her biology because she had refused to dissect a dead frog. Therefore, Ms Beate Broese-Quinn, a San Francisco veterinary student, is suing her college. She says it is against her religious beliefs to harm an animal, reported
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      Lock icon At the helm...at work and at play
      66 14 Time out New Zealand Prime Minuter Jenny Shipley and her husband Burton rowing a sea kayak off Little Kaiteriteri Beach on Sunday. Mrs Shipley, who became New Zealand's first woman PM last month, is a regular visitor to the area in the province
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      Lock icon When will it hit the bottom?
      257 15 South-east Asian currencies continued to be sucked into a whirlpool of uncertainty yesterday—the first serious trading day of the new year. The rupiah, ringgit and baht all hit fresh lows against the US dollar during trading due to a great demand for the greenback
      Source: Forecast figures baled on what analysts told The Straits Times.  -  257 words
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      So, which one's the Porsche?
      243 16 The new version of the classic Volkswagen Beetle was unveiled at the Detriot car show in the US this week. On the right, the 1999 Porsche 911 Carrera shown in Los Angeles last week. Remarkably similar? Well, don't judge a book by its cover Volkswagen
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      THE CLASSIC BEETLE
      69 16 The Volkswagen Beetle first made its debut in the 40s. Volkswagen means people's car in German. Over the years it caught people's fancy all over the world. And, it was featured in the 70s movie hit Love Bug, which added to the car's popularity. It had one
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      Lock icon Killers freed, judge laughs
      295 16 Source: Reuters. A MEXICAN judge has freed five men who confessed to killing a US citizen. The US embassy and Mexico City prosecutors are furious. The judge said the ringleader of the killers was w a modern Robin Hood". The victim, Mr John Peter Zarate, 40,
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      Reporter told to 'watch this bloke'
      370 17 BRITISH MINISTER'S SON ACCUSED OF SELLING DRUGS SOMEONE seemed to have been tracking teenager William Straw. About three weeks ago, an anonymous person rang The Mirror newspaper in London and said: "Watch this bloke. Not only will you be amazed at what he is
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      Lock icon CANNABIS USE 'COMMON'
      62 17 Source: The Times, wire services. THE use of "soft drugs" such as cannabis is common in British schools, The Times of London says. Four out of 10 teenagers in Britain have tried cannabis, says an addiction research centre in the Netherlands. Britain's National Association of Head Teachers
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      When financial fireworks turn nuclear...
      68 17 m it I'm 111< This is the "worst case scenario" of Asia's financial turmoil drawn up by the Hongkong-based Political and Economic Risk Consultancy: If South Korea proves to be the blasting cap that detonates a much more serious explosion in China, the fireworks we
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      147 17 The remarkable AHA-based treatment from BELLA is especially effective for sagging skin, fine lines, wrinkles and pigmentation. It successfully revives your tired looking skin and v restores to natural glow. At the same time, it minimizes the look of lines and wrinkles on your complexion, leaving it totally refreshed and
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  • Showtime
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      Spot the difference
      358 18  -  By Chan Seet Fun THERE are a few. Really. You just have to look a bit harder. Ignore the twinkling skyline in the backdrop; the familiar arrangement of the desk and armchairs and the coffeemugs on the desk. Gurmit Singh's new talkshow, Tonight with Gurmit (TWG), shown
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      Gurmit's got miles to go
      383 19  -  FROM PREVIOUS PAGE By Chan Seet Fun GURMIT keeps saying that he's "the most powerful dude on TV" because he's "the only dude on TV with his own talkshow." Tonight with Gurmit may be the only local talkshow on air now, but the first two
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      Dark moments
      147 19 H Kopi Tiara with Dick Lm Launched in May 1995 but bad reviews and poor viewership led to its early demise. Set in a (what else?) kopi tiam, the idea was to have Dick chat with celebrities as well as ordinary people. Said former TCS heavyweight Kenneth Liang;
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      122 19 WIT MOB€L<; MMaiiafeß«arti^mßßaaMH^aHMl^^^^^S NOga. DgjGN HOI DINGS ITP Bgdertt [v.y »(aggjto vis| us 4jo^s ee g Road (0 P a,aW,ar Road) Design Studio-Cantral Doijii Studio-West Dolfn Sudto-faric Mall Dasi(i< Studio-East V T T~l T 1 T Nobel 0«llgn HOUM Singipor« *****9 Nobel Design House 2JurongEastStZl 9Renangßoad 80 M*we Parade Road
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      Take a ride on the wild side
      573 20 An adventure on four-wheel bikes in New Zealand sounded easy enough until TOH LI LIN discovered those things don't come with power steering IT seemed so harmless. The bike, that is sitting there, resplendent in its red coat. My guide, Aukje (pronounced Ow-key),
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      ADVENTURE OPTIONS
      133 20 At Happy Valley, you can choose the kind of adventures that you would be most comfortable with. Here are some options: Bay vtaw circuit A two-hour ride over 12km of farmland and native forest trails. Look out for the sheep! Cost: NZ$65 ($63) for rider and NZ$25 ($24)
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      NZ's smallest park
      96 20 NELSON is home to over 300 full-time artists. Every corner you turn, you are likely to see a craft shop. And the people you meet might be painters, potters, weavers, and ceramic artists. But if you're adventurous, head for the Abel Tasman National Park New Zealand's smallest
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      Lock icon Some air for mama's girl
      433 21  -  By Lee Yin Luen YOU heard right. Perfect 10 deejay John Klass is taking on four girls in four weeks. As the radio trailer went, it's impossible and unthinkable, right? But you haven't even heard about Girl Number One Beverly Lim Morata yet. Yesterday morning
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      A TITANIC STRUGGLE
      365 22 GH LADY THERLY LOVE "Kissing Brad Pitt! It was horrible and I hated it. It was like kissing your big brother totally gross," says Kirsten Dunstwho is 15. At 12, she had worked with Pitt and Tom Cruise on Interview With The Vampire. But the teenage star,
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      28 21 $24.00(? < with unlimited helping of m Trzsl ffMt Jf The Most Popular Dish of The Singapore '96! J With Salmon, Baked Green Mussels, Chilli Slipper Lobster, ■i .nfafari,
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      241 22 Mmmmmmm Mango! Good news, ye mango lovers! Goodwood Park Hotel brings you the debut of the Mango Festival. From 8 Jan '98 to 28 Feb '98, indulge in our scrumptious of Mango creations: the marvellous Mango Mirror Mousse Cake, delicious Fresh Mango Tarts, creamy Mango Pudding and dainty Mango Puffs
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      742 23 tVDage__ f o fflinnßfr 5 H Swing Kids (Premiere 12,10 pm) A poignant story about the persecution of German teenagers who embraced American swing music and British fashion in the late '30s. Stars Robert Sean Leonard, Kenneth Branagh, and Barbara Hershey (left). 3.00 News 5 Today M-Wecovery (Music variety) 3.10
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    Games people play... virtually
    452 24  -  Etcetera WITH PRADEEP PAUL ITS amazing. You can now go skiing, water-skiing, white-water kayaking, skate-boarding and snow-boarding...all at the same place. And you won't even get wet, feel cold or pain! Where is this amazing place, you ask? Closer than you think. It's nestled in those
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      114 24 Bright Lights. Big Action"Christmas Big Holiday Rewards" Grand Draw (14 Nov 97 to 31 Dec 97) 6-Day Holiday Package for two (2) to London (inclusive of return air tickets and accommodation at Berjaya Eden Park Hotel) Gerald Sect IC No: *****0 SB 6-Day Holiday Package for two (2) to Seychelles
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      136 24 r' 7 COMICRELIEF t K\ Calvin and Hobbes/Bill Watterson 10URWNNB&A nLBE. TOO #KT Ktl MO! Daft IT'S EASN. 1 JOST fcQCX 4|lW\A// SOODTVUH6 GETTING QSy, WHN IN A TO WELP hCKMTVQSE. A UTOE TO 1009 EH "WE WffJfY t*fls.WN6Wi CALVIHf >( SECOND. OHT\E*>J? J BOPES! I KNOTS. MO <?SNIP/> MBJE
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      191 25 :-y Held on 2 Jan 98 at 6.30pm Holiday Package for 2 to Finland Lim Swee Tin Christine NRIC *****78 D The Hour Glass gents' gold-watch Linda Choo Sow Khuen NRIC *****76J The Hour Glass ladies' gold-watch Cat Eng -NRIC *****831 Stay for 2 in Hyatt's Grand Room Teo Ai
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      269 34 WHO PLAYS WHO Italian Cop quarterfinals (Today) Laziovßoma Tomorrow: Fiorentina v Juventus Parma vAtatanta Thursday: AC Milan v Inter Milan Bari v Atalanta Brescia v Fiorentina Napoli v Bologna Juventus v Lazio AC Milan v Roma Sampdoriav Parma Spanish Cap, 3rd round, 2nd leg Compostela v
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      598 35 Recently, the Man United babes like David Beckham, Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt have been making an impact with their show-stopping performances. But what's happened to the original babe Ryan Giggs? PERHAPS his time has finally come. For seven and a half seasons, Ryan Giggs has
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      375 36 WEST HAM v ARSENAL (Today) Q-FINALS TODAY: Reading v Middlesbrough West Ham v Arsenal TOMORROW: Ipswich v Chelsea Newcastle v Liverpool CALL INFOUNE Call The New Paper Infoline on 1900-*****13 after 6.30 am tomorrow and Wednesday respectively for match results. Calls cost 30 cents a minute.
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      235 37 Reuters. Tottenham Hotspur beat Second Division Fulham 3-1 to continue a remarkable 104-year winning run against fellow London clubs in the English FA Cup competition. Two first-half goals from Stephen Clemence and Colin Calderwood and a second-half own goal from Fulham 'keeper Maik Taylor gave Tottenham fans
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      443 37  -  By Ian Brown TOTTERING Tottenham rolled with the blows to knock lesser weights Fulham out of the Cup after an uncomfortable period on the ropes in the second half. "At 2-1 down I thought we had Tottenham on the rack," said Fulham boss
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      552 38 WHO PLAYS WHO FA Cup fourth round draw Bournemouth or Huddersfield v Wimbledon or Wrexham Manchester City v West Ham United Charlton v Darlington or Wolverhampton Stevenage v Newcastle United Tottenham Hotspur v Bamsley Queens Park Rangers or Middlesbrough v Arsenal or Port Vale Coventry City v
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      347 38 Reuters. THE term "doing a Clive Thomas" might now be replaced with "he's done a Steve Dunn" after the controversial ending of Wimbledon's FA Cup tie against Wrexham on Sunday. Dunn shot himself into the limelight when he ruled out an injury
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