Singapore Monitor, 8 October 1984, Afternoon Edition
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Title Section19 1984-10-08 1 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR ►EVENING r EDITION M C iP) No 21 5 84 Monday. October 8, 1984 30cents J19 words
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595 1984-10-08 1 AP, Reuter LOUISVILLE (Kentucky), y n j mi wvunaa y AN ASSOCIATED PRESS panel of seven debate experts rated Mr Walter Mondale the clear winner over President Ronald Reagan after the two presidential candidates traded jibes and criticism in a debate watched by aAP, Reuter - 595 words
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Article, Illustration392 1984-10-08 1 LAT-WP LOS ANGELES, Monday RUBIK'S CUBE isn't Rubik's Cube. It's Nichols' Cube. A 48-year-old Massachusetts chemist named Larry Nichols won a federal patent infringement suit last week against the Ideal Toy Corpo- ration, which sold millions of the colourful puzzles called Rubik's Cubes aLAT-WP - 392 words
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Article, Illustration306 1984-10-08 2 AN ELECTRONIC exhibition directory will greet visitors to the Metalasia/Automasia '84 exhibition which begins today at the World Trade Centre. The directory, which is used for the first time in Southeast Asia, will be a boon to visitors who do not have the time to306 words
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369 1984-10-08 2 NG MING MING - ■y NG MING MING "SELLING" Singapore as a convention centre hat paid off in a year which spells disappointment for the tourism industry It was the "bright spot in a difficult year." said Mr Tan I-Tong, Chairman of the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board,369 words
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126 1984-10-08 2 Lianhe Wanbao A COMPLAINTS unit should be set up to hear grievances of discrimination against the use of Mandarin. The MP for Delta, Mr Yeo Choo Kok, said that administrative pressure should be exercised to force people to speak Mandarin. He saidLianhe Wanbao - 126 words
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Article171 1984-10-08 2 THREE people, including two boys, were seriously injured in separate road accidents over the weekend. On Saturday, six-year-old Lai Hong Yew was hit by a car near the East Coast Lagoon at about 6.30 pm. He was crossing the road with his grandmother and171 words
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250 1984-10-08 3 SINGAPORE wants to avoid disrupting the economies of its Asean (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) neighbours when it comes to guest workers. The government is aware that if it takes in workers from its Asean neighbours in250 words
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457 1984-10-08 3 SIT YIN FONG - By SIT YIN FONG THE HUP Hin market case, in which 88 stallholders were to face a scheduled 18-day hearing on summonses demanding their eviction from the wet market in South Buona Vista Road, took a dramatic turn this morning. At the suggestion457 words
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Advertisement178 1984-10-08 2 LAn Invitation to Participate in I children! TODAY 1 I 24TH NOV. TO 2ND DEC. 1984 2 BUKIT BINTANG PLAZA, HI KUALA LUMPUR. gj The exhibition is intended to expose a comprehensive range of Products for the promotion of good health, Education and Physical awareness |gppfc| amongst our Children. Use178 words
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world
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227 1984-10-08 4 UPI LYON (France), Monday SIX MASKED thieves stole 100 kilograms in gold worth more than US$l million (Ss2.l million) from a metal refinery yesterday after taking the refinery director, his family and two friends hostage for five hours, police said.UPI - 227 words
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Article39 1984-10-08 4 AP KATMANDU (Nepal). Monday ROYAL Nepal Airlines will begin flights to Singapore on Oct IS, the airline announced yesterday. The Nepalese national flag carrier said it would operate Katmandu-Singapore-Katman-du flights every Monday and Friday through Bangkok APAP - 39 words
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280 1984-10-08 4 Reuter MOSCOW, Monday SOVIET authorities are voicing intense alarm about the spread of alcoholism and admit they see no easy way to conquer a plague that kills thousands every year and Is now even afflicting small children. In a break with its traditional secretiveness about socialReuter - 280 words
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316 1984-10-08 4 The Star JOHOR BARU, Monday THE JOHOR Consumers Association has called on the Malaysian Government to justify the collection of toll at the Causeway checkpoint and to state whether the move is a temporary or permanent one. An association spokesman, Mr Teh Poh Teik,The Star - 316 words
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232 1984-10-08 4 Reuter NEW DELHI, Monday EIGHT people were killed and more than 50 injured in four days of sectarian clashes during major religious festivals throughout India, the Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency reported yesterday. Two people were killed and several, including policemen,Reuter - 232 words
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119 1984-10-08 4 UPI NEW YORK, Monday THE NEW torch to be put atop the Statue of Liberty's refurbished arm will be constructed by French craftsmen, just as the original was, the foundation in charge of restoring the landmark said yesterday. A team of 10 craftsmen fromUPI - 119 words
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150 1984-10-08 6 AP CAPE CANAVERAL (Florida), Monday NASA officials decided yesterday to postpone the first space walk by an American woman for two days so "What radar photography of the earth could continue uninterrupted following an ingenious solution to a vexing antenna problem.AP - 150 words
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259 1984-10-08 6 Gamma rays the latest way to keep food fresh VIENNA, Monday SUPERMARKETS may soon be selling fruit, fish or poultry kept fresh by subjecting them to radiation. The idea may sound alarming but United Nations (UN) officials who have tested the method of food preservation for decades said there had259 words
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Article, Illustration90 1984-10-08 6 Land forces marching past Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Qromyko end Eeet German leeder Erich Honecker in Eaat Berlin's Karl Men Avenue yesterday to mark the 35th ennh/ersary of the notion's founding. The dispiey, however, violated postwar agreements benntng troops in the formerPICTURE: AP - 90 words
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151 1984-10-08 6 Reuter TOKYO, Mon CYANIDE has been found in sweets on Japanese supermarket shelves following an extortion demand by a gang seeking 100 million yen (SsB.7mfllk>n) from a confectionery company, Kyodo News Service said today. A spokesman for the Morinaga Company said three packets ofReuter - 151 words
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362 1984-10-08 8 Reuter JAKARTA, Monday THE MYSTERIOUS killing of hundreds of suspected criminals in Indonesia appears to nave virtually ended, according to Mr Sarwono Kusumaatmadja, secretary-gen-eral of the ruling Golkar Organisation. Estimates vary on the number of victims, but Indonesia's Legal Aid Institute (LBH) hasReuter - 362 words
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Article78 1984-10-08 8 BEIJING, Mon CHINA has announced sweeping changes in its central economic nlanning system ahead of a key meeting of the Communist Party Central Committee due to open in the middle of the month. While retaining the state's iron grip on core industries sucn as coal, oil,78 words
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526 1984-10-08 8 Reuter LONDON, Mon THE BACKSTREET abortionists who operate under cover in the urban slums of Third World cities could soon be receiving many more customers. Officials of a major International family planning organisation argue that this will be oneReuter - 526 words
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Article70 1984-10-08 8 Reuter BANGKOK, Monday FIVE people were found dead and nine injured yesterday after an explosion ripped through a Bangkok snop selling motor parts, police said. They said the dead had been suffo- cated by an undetermined chemical on the third floor of the four-storeyed buildingReuter - 70 words
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PEOPLEWATCH
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Article, Illustration120 1984-10-08 8 A QUICK LOOK AT THE NEWSMAKERS BRITISH Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, taking an 8-point lead over the opposition Labour Party in a poll, yesterday dismissed the criticisms of some within her own conservative party as being silly. The ruling party's influential Bow group, to which120 words
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Article69 1984-10-08 8 BRITISH journalist Nora Beloff left Yugoslavia yesterday on what she said was a police order after law enforcement officials searched her apartment and accused her of having ties with anti-government elements. Mrs Beloff had visited Yugoslavia frequently to collect material for a book on this nonallgned communist69 words
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Article45 1984-10-08 8 FIVE-YEAR-OLD Kassim Akhbar All always enjoys the last three days of the month he can bathe, feed, and play with the family snakes, including cobras and vipers, before his father takes them on the roaa again to help sell his antidotes.45 words
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Article, Illustration62 1984-10-08 8 WEST German Chancellor Helmut Kohl yesterday began a six-day visit to China aimed at strengthening trade, scientific and cultural ties between the two countries. Chancellor Kohl, who last visited China in 1974 as Governor of Rhineland (Palatinate), was to receive a formal state welcome this morning62 words
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Article, Illustration89 1984-10-08 8 YOKO ONO said yesterday she will pay tribute to her slain husb&nd, ex-Beatle John Lennon, and their 8-year-old son Sean in a National Radio broadcast celebrating the father and son's birthday. Describing her life the past three years as "sheer hell,' Ono, 51, said: "We're hoping89 words
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Article, Illustration344 1984-10-08 9 Trend now for major US presidential candidates to have public debate WASHINGTON, Monday NOTHING in the United States Constitution, nothing in the policy statements of the Republican or Democratic Parties and nothing in any political rules of engagement say the two major presidential candidates must debate. Still, a344 words
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HISTORY OF US PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES
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Article, Illustration149 1984-10-08 9 IN 1960, Mr Nixon was considered a master of debate and television and he readily agreed to debate Mr Kennedy, who needed the exposure. But in the debate, his physical appearance was not good. Between illness and campaigning he had lost weight, colour ana energy. Deep149 words
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Article, Illustration133 1984-10-08 9 Four years later, Lyndon B Johnson took one look at his lead over Barry Goldwater and scoffed at the very idea of a debate. Mr Nixon also wanted no more. In his 1968 comeback, he refused to debate Hubert Humphrey. Four years later his big lead133 words
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Article68 1984-10-08 9 AP In 1980, perhaps the most lasting impression of that debate was a question posed by Mr Reagan. "Ask yourself, he told an audience estimated at 120 million people, "are you better off than you were four years ago." The nation's voters save a resounding "No"AP - 68 words
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206 1984-10-08 9 LAT-WP MONTEVIDEO (Uruguay), Monday LIBER Seregni, a former presidential candidate who was a political prisoner for nine vears, received a bill for US$2,OOO (554,200). Milton Ibarra paid US$4,OOO for his three years in prison, and Victor Licardo, a former general, appealedLAT-WP - 206 words
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82 1984-10-08 9 LAT-WP NEW YORK, Monday NORTH Korean Foreign Minister Kim Yong Nam, responding to an appeal by President Reagan, said his country is willing to consider US proposals for "confidence-building" security measures in the context of the three-way talks that North Korea proposed early this year.LAT-WP - 82 words
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129 1984-10-08 9 Reuter LONDON, Mon BRITAIN'S Princess Diana tipped a bucket of water over Prince Charles as he took a salute from naval officers and joined in a sing-song with sailors during their yachting honeymoon, according to a book published Today. The princess, who gaveReuter - 129 words
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Article388 1984-10-08 10 Nationalist veterans in HK stilt hope to win back China from communists Reuter HONG KONG, Monday GROUPS of old soldiers sit in the shade playing mahjong in a remote Hong Kong village and dreaming of the days they fought Mao Zedong's communist army. Rennie's Mill, nestledReuter - 388 words
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Article, Illustration167 1984-10-08 10 MANILA, Monday A GROUP of opposition leaders, linked arm-in-arm, lead a 20,000-strong rally to protest against the government of President Ferdinand Marcos. The leaders (from left) are Senator Lorenzo Tanada (with cane), Mr Roberto Tanada, Mr Lorenzo Tanada's son, and Mdm Cory Aquino,PICTURE: UPI - 167 words
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143 1984-10-08 10 Bernama KUCHING, Monday SARAWAK'S first hydro-electric project, the Batang AI, is 95 per cent complete and expected to be commissioned next April. Flooding of the reservoir, which has a catchment area of 1,200 sq km, is in progress and expected toBernama - 143 words
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Article72 1984-10-08 10 Reuter KIBII (Kenya), Mon NINE people were killed by lightning and nine others were injured while they were waiting to play a soccer match at a school near the town of Kisii in western Kenya today, the Kenya news agency reported. The agency said fourReuter - 72 words
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world / trends
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Article26 1984-10-08 11 Thailand and communist Laos are expected to eventually eke out a compromise and salvage their much needed, generally good relations despite their border dispute.26 words
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Article29 1984-10-08 11 Western Europeans, impressed by the US economic recovery and the more conciliatory approach toward the Soviet Union, are looking favourably at the prospect of Mr Reagan's re-election.29 words
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Article24 1984-10-08 11 Politburo member Mikhail Gorbachev has solidified his position as heir-appar-ent to Soviet President Konstantln Chernenko, a high-ranking western diplomat said on Friday.24 words
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Article93 1984-10-08 11 British opposition leader Neil Kinnock faces the task of persuading the Nato alliance that a Labour Party-ruled Britain would remain a firm member despite his socialist movement's commitment to scrap nuclear weapons. "It is important for us to discuss with our allies but the essential principles of non-nuclear93 words
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Article, Illustration443 1984-10-08 11 »TRENDS World Politics BANGKOK: A dispute over three tiny, remote border villages has provoked some armed skirmishes and a constant flood of broadsides, but pro-west Thailand and communist Laos are expected to eventually eke out a compromise and salvage their much needed, generally443 words
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230 1984-10-08 11 BONN: Western Europeans, impressed by the vigour of the US economic recovery and what appears to be a more conciliatory approach toward the Soviet Union, are looking more favourably at the likely prospect 4? a second-term Reagan Administration. The allies are hopeful that230 words
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199 1984-10-08 11 LAT-WP MOSCOW: Politburo member Mikhail Gorbachev has solidified his position as heir-apparent to Soviet President Konstantin Chernenko, a high-ranking western diplomat said on Friday. Mr Gorbachev, at 53 the youngest member of the communist party politburo, the Soviet Union's ruling body, appeared at MrLAT-WP - 199 words
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Article71 1984-10-08 11 Japan, with its eyes open to global realpolitik, has suddenly "discovered" Africa. While the government promotes its "Africa Month" of cultural activities, the media is giving extensive coverage on Africa's devastating food crisis. Schoolchildren and bulky Sumo wrestlers are donating lunch money to save starving Africans. Celebrities are71 words
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Article101 1984-10-08 11 Shortly before dawn on Dec 23, 1978, Argentine troops advanced into Chile to begin an offensive to capture three disputed islets. But war at the southern tip of South America was narrowly averted that day and, nearly six years later, the Vatican has now mediated an agreement101 words
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568 1984-10-08 12 RANJIT GILL - By RANJIT GILL Special to The Monitor KUALA LUMPUR, Monday THE MALAYSIAN ringgit, which fell sharply against the Singapore dollar last Friday, is expected to remain volatile against stronger foreign currencies in the immediate future. This is despite the fact that a devaluation of the568 words
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Article, Illustration788 1984-10-08 12 BEN CO's $37.25 million acquisition of all of QAF Holdings Bhd is an important opportunity to improve its performance and diversify into profitable ventures, say Ben directors. The message was echoed by the merchant bankers, United Merchant Bank, the adviser to788 words
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304 1984-10-08 12 Foreign Currency ReView by Manufacturers Hanover Trust THE AUSTRALIAN dollar is currently trading near the U550.8325 level, little changed from its levels of early August. High US interest rates, the strong American recovery and a lack of comparable investment alternatives have contirtued to underpin304 words
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Article160 1984-10-08 13 IN SINGAPORE, the US dollar was steady to lower in quiet early trading Dealers said the market was quiet in the absence of fresh factors and partly due to a holiday in New York to- day. It weakened to 3.0440/50 marks on some profit-taking from New York's160 words
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Article236 1984-10-08 13 Selected stocks at midday Market tone: lower Boustead 1.97/1.98 Cold Storage 3.00/3.02 FAN 5 40/5 50 Genting 5.50/5.05 GIH 2.70 S Haw Par 2.09/2.10 Isetan 2.72 B Keck Seng 2.43/2.48 Esso 2.76/2.78 Inchcape 2.58 S Intraco 2.78/2.80 M Cement 1.62/1.76 Mulpha (S) 1.12/1.18 Oriental 3.30/3.40 PMC 1.81 S Para236 words
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Article155 1984-10-08 13 Your S$ to ono unit of foreign currency Soiling Buying TT/OO TT OD US| 2.1705 2.1605 2.1515 sterling 2.6952 2.6732 2.6632 Australian 1.8178 1.7938 1.7788 Canadian 1.6534 1.6333 1.6183 New Zealand 1.0672 1.0471 1.0271 S$ to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian schilling 10.2929 10.0428 9.9928 Belgian Franc/Comm 3.5290155 words
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273 1984-10-08 13 SHARE prices on the local market opened slightly firmer on short covering but turned easier towards the lunch break. Volume was still subdued with very selective interest. Pahang Con did the top volume of 163,000 to close at $1.37, followed by Promet's273 words
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Article33 1984-10-08 13 AT THE midday break, the OUB Composite Share Price Index was down 3.07 points to 434.61. The OUB Singapore Dollar Trade Weighted Index was up 0.0395 point to 132.3903 in morning trading.33 words
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features
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Article, Illustration419 1984-10-08 14 The frontier between Afghanistan and Pakistan has bacoma the "hottest border" in the world today, according to a senior US intelligence official, and a series of mixed signals has confounded assessments of the prospects for war or peace. By ROBERT C TOTH of The Los Angeles Times.419 words
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Article, Illustration319 1984-10-08 14 LAT-WP TO PREVENT the Soviets from gaining a foothold on the Indian Ocean region, the Central Intelligence Agency has provided over US$325 million (Ss6Bo million) in arms to the Afghan rebels since the Soviet invasion of the country in December 1979. It has also committedLAT-WP - 319 words
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opinion / letters
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Article461 1984-10-08 15 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR COMMENT THE SOVIET UNION appears to be going through a rough patch of its history, the extent of which may be more severe than is generally known to the outside world. There are two causes for this. One is the struggle461 words
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Article930 1984-10-08 15 How to help the recalcitrant poor in states heavily influenced by Pas I WOULD like to comment on The Monitor's special report, "Journey ino the PAS heartland" (SM Oct 1), with regard to the article's report on my home state of Kedah. Kedah, situated near the Thai930 words
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Miscellaneous15 1984-10-08 15 I Speech fnU.you V K£WS«r,v I toe t> u* 1he 1 Lfe, I heart&cfttie lVwP^P^15 words
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Article, Illustration2909 1984-10-08 16 DAVID RICHARDS - The star of Last Starfighter has played a panoply of roles By DAVID RICHARDS in Richmond, Virginia LAT-WP "I'VE made all the money I'm ever gonna want," says Robert Preston. "That's no longer an incentive for me. But I still love what I'mLAT-WP - 2,909 words
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Article, Illustration448 1984-10-08 16 PAT O'ROSE - By PAT O'ROSE THIS year's dinner-theatre season here will expectedly close with another comedy See How They Run which has been described as "arguably one of the funniest farces ever written." The farce written by Philip King, now running at London's Shaftesbury Theatre, will448 words
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Article, Illustration485 1984-10-08 18 'V' (Pt 1) (E) (Malay Subtitles) (Ch 5, 9.15 pm) MASSIVE UFOs suddenly appear over 31 major cities. The alien visitors, who have human appearance, announce that they are on a peaceful mission and need Earth's help. Their planet has run out of certain chemicals needed for485 words
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Article, Illustration215 1984-10-08 18 1111 i 1111'l'i'j* 11 ill THE Chinese station of SBC radio has prepared a talk show for our younger listeners in Mandarin. A new IS-part programme specially for youth began last Friday and will be broadcast by SBC Radio S every Friday at215 words
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Article, Illustration1142 1984-10-08 19 SHEILA BENSON - Places in the Heart is about survival and reconciliation By SHEILA BENSON in Hollywood LAT-WP HE MAY have meant it simply as a tribute to the character and people of Waxahatchie, the small southern Texas town that has nurtured four generations of his people, but in makingLAT-WP - 1,142 words
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Miscellaneous1207 1984-10-08 17 las ■iPyjPE»if— 2.30 BBCTEXT Uva Sample Paget. 3.00 Opening and Programme Highlights followed by Princom Chang Ping (r) (C). I 4.00 Mr Wizard's World. >; 4.25 Plnwhsel. 'jSKW. Artscape Episode) Tracy and Craig return to the Baroness castle to find Wo+. A. HT' \b_ •B I that she has opened1,207 words
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Miscellaneous447 1984-10-08 19 fSLM OUID6 METROS TRICKS (C) LIWAOU(44S7«3Q>: SEVEN FOXES (C) (4T4549 7 CRAZV 17 (C) AN g mo kio (*****01): cream, soda and milk BEDOK (*****7): CRAZY 17 (C) (C) Synopsis: Another youth movie from Johnny Mak but o*ns7iv rnvFR r.lßl <V\ with a lighthearted touch this time. A group of447 words
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Miscellaneous198 1984-10-08 20 THE FOX THE British Council will screen The Fox today at 6.30 pm at the British Council Auditorium, Singapore Rubber House. A merchant seaman enters the lives of two women, disrupting their relationship. This cinematic translation of DH Lawrence's tale is played out by Sandy Dennis, Anne Heywood and Keir198 words
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Miscellaneous713 1984-10-08 20 THE YOUNG ONES A potpourri of classical and popuTHE National Theatre Club will hold lar will be conducted by cona children's concert titled The Young duc tor Luk Hoi Yui and guest conducOnes, tomorrow evening at 8, at the to^,. p pet. et f r X a M M Victoria713 words
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Miscellaneous38 1984-10-08 20 TODAY: TOMORROW: High tide: 11.09 am High tide: 11.18 am (2.4 m) (2.5 m) Low tide: 4.50 pm Low tide: 5.15 pm (0.9 m) (0.7 m) High tide: 10.48 pm High tide: 11.52 pm (2.7 m) (2.8 m)38 words
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Article, Illustration225 1984-10-08 21 Hotel Happenings The Chef Recommends OCTOBER is a month of treats for ladies at the Plaza Hotel, both fashion and foodwise. Every Wednesday and Friday night this month will be ladies' night at the Plaza's Tavern Bar. There will be a fashion225 words
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Advertisement166 1984-10-08 21 USA Duck.Siamese Chicken. Crystal Prawns. Fresh Live Seafood. /y Calvr for •< function* VSIN LEONQ Reataurant Head CKtce Block 80 (Behind Republic Theatre) Marin* Parade Tel: *****03/6 Branch 30 Upper Serangoon Road (3m/a) Tofc M ***** 1 <$> RED LANTERN REVOLVING PJ RESTAURANT (PTE) LTD. 60A, Change Alley Aerial Plaza,166 words
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Advertisement266 1984-10-08 21 CAUSEWAY BAY KITCHEN It's a touch of Hong Kong with the tastes of home the trademark of Causeway Bay Kitchen, the restaurant for lovers of good home cooking. Our popular dishes include: Hong Kong-style Special Steamed Chicken, Causeway Bay Porridge, Steamed Pork and Oyster Sauce Chicken. PLUS a grand six-part266 words
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Miscellaneous617 1984-10-08 22 leisure comics FASTRACK By Bill Holbrook n NHOKIKM uW#w He(t£ IZ) SWTI( otrnno Hotf* t> SSU s B3Oi r M wseo Vs M AdpX (Pl*>wkr "P (I ARIES March 21 to April 20 LIBRA J" ALJ i ."IT cii J The stars are in conflicting po- September 23 to October617 words
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Article, Illustration791 1984-10-08 23 MOST OF us pay our PUB bills when we receive them each month without worrying what all the figures mean. Bnt if yon suddenly receive a hill which seems exorbitant, what can yon do? First, it will save yon time if yon791 words
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Article286 1984-10-08 23 THE ANSWERS TO YOUR QUERIES 1 have a great Uklng for meeting people aad have deckled that one of the best places to pnrsne a Use of work tkat will satisfy me is la a kotel. My friends kave told me tkat If I waat to286 words
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Article276 1984-10-08 23 Daring a recent oatlng to n hawker centre, I was aalbrtanate enoagh to be a victim of a pickpocket. Althoagh I did not lose mack mooey, I am qaite worried becaase my identity card was also lost. How do I go aboat getting276 words
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Article114 1984-10-08 23 I have read of numerons instances in newspapers and elsewhere of people who have been hilled while trying to nndertahe minor electrical repairs in the home and I am worried aboet this. I recently had to replace the electrical plug of my iron. I114 words
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Article55 1984-10-08 23 Something troubling you? Need clarification on certain issues? Let us help. Send your queries to us and we will try to get the relevant authorities or organisations to provide the answers. Send your questions to: Open Line, The Singapore Monitor, 2 Alexandra Road, #03-01 Delta55 words
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Advertisement367 1984-10-08 26 NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, I Thian Oayin Mui of No. 278 A, Joo Chiat Road, Singapore 1542 have applied for a Second Class Beer House licence is respect of premises at M/s Sin Nai Eating House, Apt. Block 1, Jalan Pasar Baru, #01-21, Singapore 1440 and that this367 words
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Advertisement328 1984-10-08 26 NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, I Chan Boon Wan of No. 25, Sennett Terrace, Singapore 1646 have applied for a Retail Liquor Shop licence in respect of premises at m/s Faster Land Farm Market, Blk 55, Upper Changi Road, #01-178, Singapore 1646 and that this application will be heard328 words
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Article, Illustration148 1984-10-08 27 WHICH Is mora disgraceful: To train oversoas and win for Singapore, or to stay homo and loss, asks a swlmmor in roply to a lottor last wook on tho oxodus of swimming talont to tho US. Ho also givos us an in- sight into tho major problems148 words
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Article, Illustration462 1984-10-08 27 What matters is not where they get their training, but whether they win as a result I FEEL strongly about the comments raised by "Doctor" (Sports View Pouts, SM Oct 1) over the so-called "exodus of local swimming champions to the US." He writes that462 words
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271 1984-10-08 27 CHRISTINA LIM - CHRISTINA LIM President for BOARD SAILING ASSOCIATION SINGAPORE Singapore 1544 I REFER to your report (SM, Oct 2) headlined "Conflict of interests Sailing Centre's commercial interest handicaps promotion of boardsailing." On behalf of the present Committee of the Boardsailing Association of Singapore (BSAS),271 words
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688 1984-10-08 27 I REFER to the article "Conflict of interests" (SM, Ocl 2). lam a member of both the Boardsailing Association of Singapore and the East Coast Sailing Club. As I see it boardsailing is NOT a sport for the masses. A boardsailor has688 words
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Article, Illustration344 1984-10-08 27 ALFONSO CHAN - By ALFONSO CHAN RAMLE SALLEH confirmed his superiority and cocked a snook at selectors who had left him out of this year's Olympics when he topped the charts again after seven races in the Kent Invitation Cup trials at the Blast Coast yesterday. The best six344 words
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Article, Illustration995 1984-10-08 28 JOHN SELLERS - SOUTHAMPTON 1 TOTTENHAM 0 BRITISH SOCCER BY JOHN SELLERS SOUTHAMPTON put their indifferent start to the season behind them with a victory which knocked Spurs off the top of the First Division. Big Joe Jordan, the veteran Scottish striker his team mates have995 words
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Article51 1984-10-08 28 THE LEADING goalscorers after Saturday's games: DIVISION ONE Mark Falco, Tottenham 11, Gary Bannister, Queens Park Rangers 10, Eric Gates, Ipswich 7, Peter Davenport, Forest 7, Chris Waddle, Newcastle 7. DIVISION TWO John Aldrige, Oxford 9, Gary Stevens, Shrewsbury 9, Derek Hales,Charlton Athletic 8, Simon Garner, Blackburn Rovers 8.51 words
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423 1984-10-08 28 Reuter SAN DIEGO, Monday THE SAN Diego Padres swept back yesterday from the brink of elimination to capture the National League Baseball championship by beating the Chicago Cubs 6-3. It was the Padres' third successive victory after losing the firstReuter - 423 words
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Article1253 1984-10-08 28 ENGLISH DIV ONE Arsenal 1 Everton 0; Aston VMa 3 Manchester United 0; Liverpool 0 West Bromwtch 0; Newcastle 3 Ipswich 0; Norwich 0 Chelsea 0; Nottingham Forest 1 Stoke 1; Queen's Park Rangers 2 Luton 3; Sheffield Wednesday 2 Sunderland 2; Southampton 1 Tottenham 0; Watford1,253 words
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Article472 1984-10-08 29 MYDIN SINGHA, one of Singapore's seven Fifa (International Football Federation) referees, has been selected to officiate in the Asian Cup. qualifying round in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, from Oct 20-31. The 42-year-old warrant officer will be the only Singaporean to officiate at two Asian Cup preliminary472 words
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369 1984-10-08 29 Reuter NUERBURGRING (West Germany), Monday ALAIN Prost's victory in yesterday's European Grand Prix lines the Frenchman up for a showdown in Portugal with Austria's Niki Lauda to decide the destination of the 1984 World Championship. Prost trails his McLaren teammate andReuter - 369 words
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Article, Illustration308 1984-10-08 29 Agencies MANHATTAN BEACH (CaNfomta), Monday TOP-SEEDED Chris Evert Lloyd beat third seed Wendy Turnbull of Australia 6-2 6-3 today to win the US|l5O,OOO (5|315,000) Manhattan Beach Women's Tennis Tournament. Evert Lloyd, 29, canturing her fifth title this year and increasing her lifetimeAgencies - 308 words
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115 1984-10-08 29 Reuter TOKYO, Monday FRANCE scored six tries in a 40-12 defeat of Japan in the second rugby union test here yesterday despite a marked improvement in Japanese technique since France's crushing 52-0 first test victory. France's try haul means they crossed theReuter - 115 words
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Article76 1984-10-08 29 AP SYDNEY, Monday ROY Knickman of the United States won the individual classification and joined his countrymen to take the team title as American cyclists yesterday swept the top spots in the 1,300 kilometre Commonwealth Bank Brisbane-to-Sydney Cycle Classic. Knickman finished the race in a totalAP - 76 words
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105 1984-10-08 29 Reuter PARIS, Mon A 10-FOOT birdie putt at the first extra hole earned Sandy Lyle a playoff victory worth U5527,000 (5558,600) over holder Severiano Ballesteros in the Lancome Trophy European Champions' Golf tournament at St Nom-la-Breteche yesterday. Scotland's Lyle, winner of the ItalianReuter - 105 words
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Article, Illustration923 1984-10-08 30 Unflappable Karpov surprises even the experts with his shrewdness Agencies MOSCOW, Monday CHALLENGER Garri Kasparov, demoralised after four losses to defending champion Anatoly Karpov, takes to the board again today in the tenth game of the World Championship Chess series. If Kasparov takes another timeoutAgencies - 923 words
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185 1984-10-08 30 Reuter PERTH (Scotland), Mon UUS PONGOH of Indonesia overwhelmed England's Darren Hall 15-4 ISIS to win the men's singles title in the Scottish Badminton Championships here today. Pongon's power and pace scarcely gave his opponent an opening But from 9-14 downReuter - 185 words
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486 1984-10-08 30 SEOUL, Monday SEOUL Olympic organisers are pushing proposals to stage the 1988 finals of six popular events during morning hours to coincide with US television prime time despite initial objections from many quarters, the Seoul newspaper Chosun Ilbo reported yesterday. Boxing, basketball486 words
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365 1984-10-08 30 AP INDORE (India;, Monday AUSTRALIA look set to re-emerge as a major force in world cr.'cket following the 3-0 win over India, the side's fiist victory in a one-day series abroad in nearly three years. Australian captain Kim Hughes believes his young sideAP - 365 words
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Article, Illustration548 1984-10-08 31 ARSENAL MANAGER DON HOWE INSISTS... OPA LONDON, Monday DO NOT mention winning the First Division championship to Don Howe, the Arsenal manager. "Next May is the only time that talk means anything," he insists. By then, the Gunners would have played enough games toOPA - 548 words
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Advertisement28 1984-10-08 31 Makmrof No.l Mydin Singha, one of Singapore's Fifa referees, for Asian Cup qualifying rounds in Calcutta: Page 30 John Sellers reviews British soccer: Page 29 SHjss J Jjjpg28 words
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