Singapore Monitor, 8 April 1985, Afternoon Edition

Microfilm: NL14934
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    18 1 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR EVENING EDITION U C iP) No 21 5 84 Monday, April 8, 1985 30 cents
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    Patrons puzzled, but signs tell why
    54 1 Customer* (right) came hoping for lunch bat found the stalls empty aad tables bare. Sips lihe the one at left gave the reason. The Telok Ayer Market, favourite eating-place for hundreds of businessdistrict workers, is no longer safe. The stalls will open soon in
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    DANGER SHUTS 'OLD MARKET'
    515 1  -  By BENNY ORTEGA THE TELOK Ayer Market has been closed a month before schedule because of danger caused by structural cracks. But the stalls from the historic food centre may reopen in their new premises nearby within a fortnight The 144 hawkers were told on Thursday
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      Computerisation and productivity critical for S'pore's growth
      244 2  -  By JOSEPH LEE COMPUTERISATION, together with automation and robotisation, must be given priority in all fields to enhance higher productivity, says Dr Yeo Ning Hong. Dr Yeo, Minister for Communications and Information, Second Minister for Defence, and Second Minister for National Development, said:
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      Lock icon Mrs Thatcher calls on Acting President
      166 2 BRITISH Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher paid a courtesy call on the Acting President Yeoh Ghim Seng (picture right) today. More commonly known as the "Iron Lady" of Britain because of her firm and decisive ways of administration, the Prime Minister is here on an
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      When the boss goes on the receiving end
      429 2  -  By OEI SIN GIOK THIS is a special day for more than 660 people who have been working the past 15 to 25 years for the Housing and Development Board. And one of them is the board's chief executive officer Mr Liu
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    • Article
      Four charged with possession of explosives
      207 2  -  By IRENE TOH FOUR men were charged with possession of explosives in a district court today after raids by police late last week. Tan Cheng Chua, 57, allegedly had 16 sticks of dynamite, 100 detonators and a coil of safety fuse SV» metres lons
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      Lock icon Commuters want taxi drivers to display discount sticker
      397 3 Lianhe Wanbao THERE is a growing demand from the public that those taxis prepared to give their passengers a 20 per cent discount on the new fares should put up a sticker to show it prominently (as shown in the picture). A
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      MS chief urges tax break for drivers
      210 3 MOTORISTS should be given tax concessions on the money spent in travelling to and from work, says the president of the Automobile Association of Singapore. Mr Milton Tan said that with the increase in taxi fares, many commuters were considering buying a car
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      Lock icon Feedback wanted on petrol cheats
      212 3 Lianhe Wanbao THE MALAYSIAN Trade and Industry Ministry wants to hear from people who suspect they have been sold adulterated petrol by Johor Baru kiosks. This follows allegations that some kiosks across the Causeway have been diluting their petrol with kerosine. Singapore drivers have been
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      Lock icon Time to chat it up with our men in blue
      622 4  -  By IRENE TOH I FOLLOWED a police inspector and a police constable into four homes last Sunday. I was there to "spy" on police house visits. It was obvious that all the groundwork had been done. Far from being greeted
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      Bringing people together
      49 4 "One offshoot of the neighbourhood watch scheme if that I'm now closer to my neighbours. "When the neighbourhood police officer sends me pamphlets and circulars, I circulate them to my neighbours. It helps to bring us together. Mr Anthony Pereira, a resident of Jalan Minggu, Thomson
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    • Article
      20 police posts set up so far
      155 4 THERE are now 20 neighbourhood police posts, following the first eight set up in Toa Payoh in 1983. The first one, the Khe Bong NPP, was set up on June 3, 1983. Last year, 12 additional police posts were opened, five in Jurong
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    • Article
      Student with 'inferiority complex' found hanged
      132 4 A PRE-UNIVERSITY Three student, suffering from an inferiority comElex, committed suicide y hanging herself, a coroner's court heard today. Lee Lai Mui, 19, was found hanging from a piece of white cloth attached to an iron window grille at her home by her parents
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    • Article
      Kin of Special Constables to get insurance payments
      298 4 TWO cheques of $10,000 each will be presented this evening to the families of two deceased Volunteer Special Constabulary (VSC) officers under a police insurance policy. The two cheques will be the sixth and seventh such payments since the volunteer police unit
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    • Article
      Robbers tie up young couple in park
      106 4 ROBBERS tied a man and his girlfriend up after robbing them of cash and valuables at the Central Park in Fort Canning last night. Mr Chong Tian Seng, 25, a Malaysian working here, and nis girlfriend. Miss Y C Tham, were confronted by
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      Jailed for pocketing $8,000
      82 4 A CASHIER secretly pocketed $8,000 in sales over a month by not issuing receipts to customers. The manager of Oriental Emporium, Bukit Merah Central, discovered the theft after a customer complained that he was not given a receipt for buying a set of bedsheets costing $99.10
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      Special clinic helps abortion girls
      435 5  -  By CATHARINE FERNANDO IN AN unobtrusive corner of Kandang Kerbau Hospital, a clinic has been set up solely for adolescent women in what is seen as a new attempt to handle rising teenage abortions. The clinic, part of the National University of Singapore's Obstetrics and
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    • NEWS SCAN
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        Massage-card touts
        91 5 A QUICK GLANCE AT HOME NEWS ILLEGAL massage parlour operators were recently found to be making use of young girls to help in the distribution of massage cards. Two girls, aged 10 and 12, were caught in the company of their mother while slipping cards from door to
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        No fare rise for three
        73 5 AT LEAST three commuters aren't too worried about the taxi fare rise. The three, teachers at the Anglo-Chinese Junior College, go to school on their racing bicycles. They are Mr Amariit Singh, a physics teacher, Mr Quek Khiok Seng, mathematics teachers, and Mr Richard Dawson,
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        Hunt for snatch thieves
        80 5 POLICE are mounting an island-wide hunt for a gang of four robbers believed to be behind more than 50 snatch thefts in the past few weeks. The gang, described by their victims as dark in complexion and in their twenties, usually hit at night by picking
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        'Hell-riding wiped out'
        71 5 TRAFFIC police say they are confident that organised hen-riding is a thing of the past. A senior officer said at the weekend there had been no complaints of illegal racing since the last big crackdown at Nicoll Drive last October. He said mobile squads were still keeping
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        Tourist board woos Thais
        55 5 THE SINGAPORE Tourist Promotion Board is selling an economical package tour in Bangkok to lure more Thai visitors to the Republic. Priced at Ss7oo, the package consists of a tour and shopping trip inclusive of return airfare, three nights' ae luxe accommodation, American breakfasts, guided tours
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    • Article
      Lock icon Ugly people smarter, says study
      272 6 UPI STILLWATER (Oklahoma), Monday UGLY people are smarter. That's the conclusion of a study by Dr John C. McCullers, child psychologist at Oklahoma State University, and Dr James D. Moran, a professor at Virginia Tech. Dr McCullers said the study indicated that high school students
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      Lock icon A spruce-up for Liberty statue
      50 6 WORKMEN (right) gently remove the spikes from the crown of "Miss Liberty" statue In New York. The spikes are being removed so that French and American craftsmen can restore the copper finish and strenghten the internal parts before the itatae's 100 th anniversary. PICTURE: REUTER
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      Lock icon MCA faction fight flares up again
      378 6 Tan group wants party chief to cancel branch re-elections Lianhe Zaobao KUALA LUMPUR, Monday THE MALAYSIAN Chinese Association's intra-party fighting flares up again. A closed-door meeting of 70 MCA parliamentary and state assembly members of the Tan Koon Swan faction issued a warning to
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      Lock icon 18,000 deported in decade
      182 6 AP KUALA LUMPUR, Monday MALAYSIA has deported about 18,000 illegal immigrants from Indonesia in the last 10 years, Deputy Home Affairs Minister Radzi Sheikh Ahmad said yesterday. They were caught without valid work or entry permits, he told reporters. Mr Radzi said Malaysia's shortage of plantation
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      Lock icon Allies back coup govt
      239 7 CAIRO, Monday SUDAN'S NEW military rulers have gained cautious support from key allies, including the United States, Britain, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, but the north African country remained cut off from the rest of the world today for the fourth day. The four allies said tney
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      Lock icon Spaceport on the hop for 'shuttle week'
      429 7 UPI CAPE CANAVERAL (Florida), Monday SPACEPORT WORKERS face one of the most hectic weeks in years with the blastoff of Discovery on Friday, the arrival of the new shuttle Atlantis on Saturday and Challenger's trip to the launch pad next Monday. "It's going
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      Lock icon 63 pc say Viet involvement wrong: Poll
      166 7 UPI WASHINGTON, Monday TEN YEARS after the United States withdrew from Vietnam, 63 per cent of the public believe Americans involvement was a mistake and three-quarters favour a more cautious use of military force overseas, a poll released yesterday showed. The poll, conducted
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      SPOILS OF THE WAR
      261 8 REPORT AND PICTURES BY STOMA IRAQI soldiers clearing the battlefield after an attack on the Iranians at the Tigris River last month recovered important stocks of arms after burying the dead. Among the "heavies" the Iraqi army collected, part were 20 red Honda trial motorcycles, remains
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    • PEOPLE WATCH
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        'Escape' from Hollywood
        81 9 A QUICK LOOK AT THE NEWSMAKERS RON HOWARD (above) of "Happy Days" fame has been in Hollywood since ne was a kid playing Opie Taylor on "The Andy Griffith Show" but Hollywood hasn't rubbed off on him. Howard's life is private and low-key and he hopes to
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        Kennedy's gas aid
        76 9 JOSEPH KENNEDY 11, eldest son of Robert Kennedy, brought his private energy assistance programme to Washington, providing thousands of dollars to help low-income residents, pay their heating bills. Under the programme, Kennedy's Citizens Energy Corp purchases natural gas from producers at below-market prices and sells it to
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        Better Investment than Pia?
        59 9 PIA ZADORA'S husband-benefactor is rich enough that he doesn't mind that her career has thus far been a bad investment. But industrialist Meshulam Riklis's philanthropy benefits more than Zadora. He recently made a US$5 million (Ssll million) grant for medical research at Rockefeller University in New
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        Washington honours three
        74 9 WASHINGTON'S social circles were rolling in three very different directions on Wednes-* day with parties honouring ABC "Nightline" anchorman Ted Koppel, former presidential candidate Walter Mondale and General William Westmoreland, who tested CBS with a libel suit. Gen Westmoreland (above), who eventually dropped his US$l2O million ($264
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        In a Pryor's lifetime
        85 9 RICHARD PRYOR is going home to Peoria, Illinois, to make what is being called a semi-autobiographical movie. Pryor wrote and is producing and directing "Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling," which Columbia will release in 1986. "The tentative schedule for filming in Peoria is the
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      Lock icon Ticket tout goes to jail and loses her property
      441 9 UPI MOSCOW, Monday A WOMAN caught reselling Moscow theatre tickets for more than the official state price was sentenced to six years in prison and confiscation of all her property. The harshness of the sentence, matched by a three-year prison term
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      Lock icon Man suspended 50 years for drunken driving
      237 9 UPI TRENTON (New Jersey), Monday A 30-YEAR-OLD man who confessed to six charges of drunken driving will have to live to be 80 to drive legally in New Jersey again. Computers at the state Division of Motor Vehicles finally caught up with Elie
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      Lock icon Korean space plan draws French interest
      167 9 Reuter SEOUL, Mon FRANCE is interested in helping South Korea to build and launch telecommunications satellites, senior French officials said yesterday. They said the possible establishment of a South Korean space agency would also be discussed during a three-day visit by French Prime Minister
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      90 6 Eyebrow aoo is the concentration of beauty ab e to your beautiful \<^^ eS eyebrows otl« f of vrv Lisa Wong will design We have the expertise and techniques to serve our ladies, for the beauty conscious Course fee of Eye tattoo including material and equipment $500 Instructed by Lisa
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      131 9 Q* Where can you fjet a good buniness deal' 011 your next buHineHS trip to Kuala Lumpur? A* Stav jit Mol k lav Inn On The Park Kuala Lumpur. tc IBHHBBHM I For the best deals in town Holiday Inn is the place to be. And our Biz Pack shows
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      Lock icon 85-year-old Jew who is HK's 'Lord of light'
      917 10 THE ENTREPRENEURS UPI AS BUSINESSMEN rush to take advantage of China's new open trade policies, an 85-year-old Jewish capitalist can afford to take a paternalistic interest. Lord Lawrence Kadoorie, known as Hong Kong's "Lord of Light" has dedicated his life to making
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      Singapore could become a software clearing-house, says computer expert
      577 10 SINGAPORE should focus on developing a standard specification technology and language to enable it to act as a clearing house for software in the region. This advice was given by Mr Les Belady, vice-president and director of software technology at the
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      Lock icon Strong US dollar prompts American exodus
      235 10 Reuter WASHINGTON, Monday AMERICANS will pour across the globe for their vacations over the next few months in numbers likely to smash the record set in 1984's boom year, tourist industry officials say. Last year, buoyed by a resurging economy and a strengthening dollar,
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      TOP APPOINTMENTS
      264 11 PROFESSOR JOHN U FARLEY has been appointed the second Cycle Carriage Visiting Professor in Business Administration at the National Universitv of Singapore. He has also been appointed Executive Director of the Marketing Science Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts. He will hold the appointment for two years. The institute is a
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      ON THE MOVE
      505 11 READER'S Digest Association Far East Ltd has appointed MR LEO MURRAY as Regional Advertising Sales Director to the company. He was the former Regional President of International Research Associates, one of the largest worldwide marketing research companies. Swire-Act Systems, which markets Apricot and Victor computers and software
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      DOLLAR AND GOLD
      117 11 THE US dollar rose against most major currencies from last Friday's New York levels in very quiet early trading. The US unit rose to an early 255.50/60 yen from New York's 254.70/90 Friday close and to 3.1860/80 marks from 3.1750/1800. It also rose to 2.6865/6195 Swiss francs
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      STOCKS
      262 11 Selected atocks at midday. Market toae: slightly easier Boustead 1.74/1.75 Cold Storage 2.74/2.76 F N 5 20/5 25 Genting 5.70/5.75 G.I.H. 1.85 B Haw Par 2.31/2.32 Isetan 2.35/2.40 Keck Seng 2.12/2.13 Esso 2.69 S Hume 3.00/3.30 Inchcape 2.44/2.45 Intraco 2.06/2.15 M Cement 1.43/1.44 Metro 2.87/2.89 Mphb O.BBMi/0.89 Muib 2.43/2.44
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      Selected financial stocks and blue chips lead market
      164 11 THE LOCAL bourse opened firm this morning with blue chips and selected finance stocks leading the market. Prices, however, turned easier towards mid-morning and closed mixed at lunch time. Top gainer Harrison Plant was up 10 cents to $13.60. Top loser Sel
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      INDICES:
      38 11 THE OUB Composite Share Price Index closed at 413.96, down 1.90 points from Thursday's close of 415.86. The OUB Singapore Dollar Trade-weighted Index was down 0.1433 point to 134.0164 in morning trading from Thursday's close of 134.1597.
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      FOREX
      106 11 Your 8$ to ono unit of foreign currency Soiling Buying TT/DO TT DO US| 2.2420 2.2320 2.2230 sterling 2.6709 2.6489 2.6389 Australian 9 1.4795 1 4554 1.4404 Canadian 1.6388 1.6187 1.6087 New Zealand f 1.0278 1.0078 0.9828 CURRENCY NOTES S$ to 1 unit USf 2.24 2.22 NZ| 1.05 0.98
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      70 11 The Businessman's Lunch at Le Chalet, Ladyhill Hotel Le Chalet makes you an exciting offer for lunch the Businessman's Lunch At a reasonable /fi /cj $12 75 per person, IYS enjoy a superb four- A course meal A different /i menu is served daily. VqJßft from Mondays to Jk Reservations:
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      Try having Cantonese opera sung in English
      138 12 Forgive my being unkind. but the "East Meets West" item in the Community Chest Show was a disappointment because it turned out to be "neither here nor there." I am referring to the combination of Joanna Wong and Dick Lee. Rather than wasting
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      Courtesy on the rise among cabbies
      95 12 SINCE the taxi fare increase on April 1, I noticed that there is a marked increase in courtesy among our taxi drivers. Gone are the days when empty cabs drive past rudely in spite of constant flagging by passengers. Unlike in the oast, taxi-drivers
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      Chiam disappointed voter by backing off
      180 12 I WAS impressed by Mr Chiam See Tong's performance in the last general elections. He spoke forcefully and persuasively about issues close to the people CPF, streaming, graduate mothers and ministers' pay. I felt that I could trust him, and so did many of
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      Phantom Gambler from Austin
      1800 12  -  Mentally sick person whose huge bets were manifestation of his illness, says brother •y FEN MONTAIGNE Knight-Didder Newspapers LAS VEGAS: On Sept 24, 1980, a Texan walked into Binion's Horseshoe Casino carrying two suitcases. One contained U5f777,000 (SJI 7 million) cash. The other was empty. Casino
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      72 12 LETTERS on any subject of pubic interest wtff be ar refrtstl tor They should be typed and muet be signed. They must also include the tenter's name and address even if the writer decides to use a nvmrtnnvm in print 'A contact telephone number would be useful. We reeerve the
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  • opinion/letters
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      Vital for more to vie for NTUC posts
      485 13 thesngaforeH^^^Hl AT THE recently concluded National Trades Union Congress Triennal Conference, all 21 seats in the Central Committee were filled without the 291 delegates having to cast their votes. The reason? Only 21 candidates stood for elections. This is a pity. In
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      Why these trees at Queen's Road had to be removed
      183 13  -  KHOO SOO HOON (MS) for Permanent Secretary (National Development) WE REFER to the article headlined "Trees get axe to stop sinking in Farrer Road estate" (SM, Mar 13). We would like to clarify that the trees along Queen's Road were
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      Scars unavoidable because of surgery
      503 13  -  Replies DR DANIEL LEONG Medical Director Alexandra Hospital I REFER to the letter headlined "Surgery left physical and mental scars on son by M Chiang (SM, March 16). Mr Chiang's son was admitted to Alexandra Hospital on April 6, 1983 for left tension pneumothorax, and
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      Calling Mr Nesreddin
      161 13  -  NG KEAT SENG for Commissioner of Inland Revenue WE REFER to the letter by Nasreddin on "Right to Slace more value on preserving a society." (SM, March S). Among other matters, Mr Nasreddin claims that account statements to income tax payers cause "alarm and despondency." Our statements,
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      72 13 LETTERS on any subject of public interest win be accepted for publication. They should be typed and must be signed. They must also include the writer's name and address even if the writer decides to use a pseudonym in print. A contact telephone number would be useful. We reserve the
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      Amy gives gospel singing a big boost
      768 14  -  By VERNON SCOTT in Hollywood GOSPEL singing is on the rise, thanks in large part to Amy Grant, 24, who writes and sings her own spiritual songs. Grant, a native of Nashville, sings from the heart. She attends church regularly (a non-denominational Protestant
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      For those who like country music
      652 14  -  Asiabeat Reviews by LIM SEK ALBUM: ME AND PAUL ARTISTE: Willie Nelson LABEL: FC ***** Columbia (CBS) APART from nine Nelson originals, this album contains rehashes of several country classics by Billy Joe Shavers. The title song has an interesting background, recapturing the time
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      Stage comeback
      679 14  -  Tracy to sing for 10 nights at nightclub By WONG AH YOKE AFTER five years' absence from the local stage, Tracy Huang is ready to meet her fans again with a microphone in her hand. She will be the first singer to try the strength of the panes
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      TOP OF THE CHARTS
      201 14 THE US top 10 pop singles, as rated by Cashbox, with last week's positions in brackets: 1. (2) One More Night Phil Collins (Atlantic). 2. (6) We Are the World USA for Africa (Colnmbia). 3. (1) Material Girl Madonna (Sire). 4. (3) Cant Fight This Feeling
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      High priest's future is threatened
      501 16 The Last Days of Pompeii (Part three) (Malay subtitles) (Ch 5, 9.15 pm) AS her friendship with Glaucus (Nicholas Clay) strengthens, lone (Olivia Hussey), who looks upon Arbaces as a father figure, begins to question her future as a priestess. Glaucus is determined to find
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      Lock icon Richard Chamberlain in the story of a hero
      862 16 TV SCENE LAT-WP. By STEVEN REDOICUFFE in Dsllas IT is one in the morning in Budapest, and Raoul Wallenberg, the voung Swedish diplomat, asks a friend and co-worker if he ever misses the carefree Scandinavian life that they once led. The friena
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      A little too ordinary
      735 17  -  BUT THE LOW-KEY AND SIMPLE MOVIE CONVEYS A QUIET BEAUTY FILM: PLACES IN THE HEART STARRING: Sally Field, Lindsay Crouse, John Malkovich, Danny Glover DIRECTOR: Robert Benton COMING: Cathay cinemas Reviewed by C J TAN IT is a bit hard, if your roots do not go
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      98 14 Tkwk God its FridcM mm f "> THE LONGEST HAPPY Our lit Annlvcmry HOUR IN TOWN n 3 Course Set Lunch at From 12 noon to 7pm nh** 1 $7/++ 12 noon 2.30pm (April only) U> (April 8-14) 1 Glass of Beer $3 Nett 1 Jug of Beer $14 Nett
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      251 14 BEST U.S. STEAK feS Direct from Harris Ranch in Central California The Number rC One Steak in California, and now in Singapore U A Only at Jack s Place Steak House you'll find six different choices from only $16. you'll get a tender. |uicy. corn-feo premium U S. Steak with
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      1265 15 ITZ" WE SMGAPORE MOMTOR I leisure M(>«JAY, APRIL 8, 1965 I V Live i 3.00 Opening and Programme Highlights followed by Prin- :fl fl A Baby's Own World The Emotions ot the Unborn |fl 4.20 Time to Draw What is <| <9 4.50 Polka Dot Door Finding-out Day. Mil 1%
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      477 17 fIIAI guioc Awards, including Best Supporting Actor for BELOVED DADDY (C) Starring: F Murray Abraham, Tom Holce, DALIT (*****16) (1.30, 3 30, 7 30, 9.30): BE- and HOLLYWOOD (*****64) (I, 3.30, 7, 9.30): M i nvFn nAnnv ic\ rounaing tne tan oi camDoaia in 1875 ana reloved DADDY (C) Synopsis:
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      118 18 LIDO: 11th BIG DAY! (*****14) 4 atom: 11, 2.10, 5.45,1.41 No Fim Ltot WuiHnu CONCESSION SI M 12.50 at 11m S 2.10pm YM will LAIWfI, yaa will CUV, YN will CUP, YM will SING, Bat atom aN yaa win MARVEL "THE OSCARS HAVE GONE TO THE DESERVING TMS YEAR, AND
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      88 18 ********************000 o CATHAY: 26th SCREAMING DAY! O 0(*****00) 11am, 1 30, 4.00. 6.30 9.15pm (No Free List)o O SOME HORROR MOVIES EXPOSE YOUR FEARS O ft THIS ONE EXPLOOES THEM Q i!! (737 6 5« l^?!i? i Y L UST) Splaying to full housess 2 TICKETS BOOKABLE ONE DAY IN
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      176 18 BBHKI CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT ASEAN Youth Musicians will put up a Chamber Music concert at the Shell Theatrette, Shell Tower, on Friday from 12.45 pm to 1.30 pm. Admission is free. FRANTISEK VAJNAR/JOHN CLEGG CZECH conductor Frantisek Vajnar and British Sianist John Clegg will be featured in Singapore ymphony Orchestra's
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      785 18 I v i. J' M A linm wmww -r^K \M i I One of Charles Egbert's works on display at the Arbour Fine Art Gallery ART Egbert is an American architect THERE will be an exhibition of works who teaches at the School of Architecby Richard Bobbins and Yeo Hoe
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      254 18 LE GRAND DADAIS LE GRAND DADAIS (The Big Numskull) will be screened at the RELC (Regional Language Centre) at 30, Orange Grove Road, tomorrow at 9 pm. Directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre, the film depicts a young man looking for his place in life. Admission is free. LIVE AND LET DIE
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      709 19 leisure comics I FASTRACK By Bill Holbrook «iii fAttNft THIS V «fcU.,Rt«fT HMfa), SHC* L X a*,H*> MAHV Y~ HP|\vf r fieoißitv IWM6- evoovbvt! «He niwvuwmGr A 6C*OP J AM. fx** p*fts*ires I kwurrs i& MVMtr«ATk our ofc»H hov? J -that's fcteu.v#*set> C gefitf* citastmas 3Y re fo uieAKt^^/ I
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    99 20 HOTEL HAPPENINGS THE Cafe-in-the-Park, Century Park Sheraton has recreated the splendours of a Viking feast with a "Smorgasbord." This carefully created Swedish gastronomic extravaganza which began on April 5 will continue till April 20. The promotion offers a delightful combination of Swedish delicacies.
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    The April offering of gourmet delights
    437 20 The Chef Recommends THIS month, hotels are as usual dishing out a variety of food from local to Scandinavian dishes for those who enjoy eating out as well as for the adventurous food hunter. Here we list what some of the hotels in Singapore
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      202 20 CAUSEWAY BAY KITCHEN INTRODUCING OUR SPECIALTY HONG KONG STYLE FOUR SEASON'S STEAMBOAT SIDE ORDERS:A 'LA CARTE CHIENES DISHES. PORRIDGE, RICE VERMICELLI, RICE AND NOODLES. WE OFFER BUFFET AND ALSO TAKE AWAY ARE WELCOME. A e X DROP IN V \c f/f/ AND experience vv OUR excellent FOOD AND SERVICES. 0/
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        176 21 I HAVE come to understand that in our education system, the school which a student is attending keeps his/her personal data as contained in the Pupil Data Form. This data is obtained from the child's birth certificate at the time of registration for Primary 1.
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        247 21 RECENTLY I received my GCE 'O' level retails and obtained a credit each in Malay and Geography and three passes in other subjects. I am not eligible for courses under the Joint Admission Scheme, so I intend to tahe a Preliminary Certificate in Business Studies
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        163 21 I AM an Arts student. I am 22 years old this year and wish to so to the Singapore Polytechnic. Bat from what I have heard, my science subject "Human and Social Biology" is not recognised by the Polytechnic. I would like very much
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      242 21 YOU probably know by now that dHnking something with caffeine in it just before bedtime can leave you with a case of insomnia. Caffeine stimulates the adrenal glands, keeping you energised. What you might not know is that peak stimulation from caffeine can occur two
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      160 22 Situations Vacant A newly established Educational Centre invites Female applications for the post of: JUNIOR SECRETARY Qualifications: (1) Pleasant personality (2) Ability to type efficiently (3) Good English and speaks dialects (4) Ability to control a small office independently (5) G.C.E O level and Secretarial training Salary negotiable. Please telephone
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      174 22 Situations Vacant IX r I HITACHI EXPRESS I SINGAPORE I (PTE) LTD I WALK-IN I INTERVIEW I I MALE I I PROCESS I OPERATORS I (Gross earning salary up to $600) •Mm. Sec. 2 I education •GCE '0' Level holder■ I will receive a higher starting basic salary. Age 20
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      230 22 FANCY DRESS COSTUME JOLLY JOKER 469 4439. FISHING PULAU TIOMAN Trip 563 5077. DANNY CHEONG Company *****75. FOOD CORNER CATERERS Caterers CAT DELICIOUS ROASTED INDONESIAN chicken $19.50 with delivery. Indonesian buffet $8 per person Min. 20 persons. 440-3255. INDONESIAN BUFFET 440 3255 MEMORY CATERER 481 9428 MRS. WAH Buffet Service
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      292 22 Hairdressers M4M PIVOT POINT SCHOOL oHers cut $4. perm $10 $15. Colour $10 Tel: 732 3882, for appointment. Modelling MOO CATZ 'The' model agency 734 4756. FASHION STAGE 732 3806/7 STEPS MODELS 235 2997 HOBBIES Photography/ Equipment p? VIDEO FILMING for Weddings. Opening Ceremonies, Anniversaries. Agate: 288 4456/ 288 8131.
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      319 23 PEN PALS GOODLUCK FRIENDS CENTRE introduces ideal friends, lifetime partners confidentially Please send stamped self-addressed envelope to get few hundreds members particulars free of charge to Bras Basah P 0 Box 269, Singapore 9118 Tel: *****05, *****23 11am to 10pm Reg No: *****1/00 C. (Estd 1979) THROUGH RED LADY'S Introduce
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      325 23 IN THE HIGH COURT OF SINGAPORE Companies Winding-Up No. 118 of 1985 In Ike Matter of the Computes Acl (Chapter 185). Ani la the Matter o( KAWEE IMPORT 4 EXPORT PTE LTD ADVERTISEMENT OF PETITION Notice is hereby given that a petition for the winding-up of the abovenamed company by
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      414 23 Advertisement CENTRAL PROVIDENT FUND BOARD ACCOUNTS OF> Names of DacMMd Mimtofl Account No. 1 SHAIK HUSSAN BIN *****488 GUUM KAOER 2. SUNAHBTSUDI *****420 3. ABDUL MAJID BIN ABU BAKAR IIOIOI3Z 4. CHAN FOOK HOONG AOBBOBBA 5. TAN6EKNEO *****268 B. AN6 KHEE SUAN *****50H 7. POHTIANWOON *****930 8. CHN6 SIEW HUA
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      422 23 IN THE MATTER OF TNI COMPANIES ACT, CAP. ISS PREJA CHEMICALS PTE. LTD. (In Mambara' Votun tary Liquidation) Spaclal Roaokitions At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of Preja Chemicals Re. Ltd. duly convened and held at 111 North Bridge Road 12-01 Peninsula Plaza, Singapore 0617 on 4th April
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      300 23 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 189 CARL-TRANS PRIVATE LIMITED (In Miwbifi' Voluntary Liquidation) Spocial Resolutions At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of Carl-Trans Private Limited duly convened and held at 111 North Bridge Road #1201 Peninsula Plaza, Singapore 0617 on 4th Aphl 1985 the following
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      668 24  -  BRITISH SOCCER WITH JOHN SELLERS EVERTON took another confident step to the First Division championship with the 4-1 demolition of Milk Cup finalists Sunderland. The Merseysiders recovered from the shock of falling a goal behind after just 88 seconds to extend their unbeaten run to
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      74 24 LEADING scorers In English soccsr after matchss ptaysd yesterday: DIVISION ONE: 31 Kerry Dixon (Chelsea) 25 Graeme Sharp (Everton) 24 Luther Blissett (Watford), Mark Falco (Tottenham), Gary Uneker (Leicester) DIVISION TWO: 27 John Aldridge (Oxford) 18 David Geddis (Birmingham), Gordon Owen (Barnsley), Gary Stevens (Shrewsbury) DIVISION THREE: 26 Trevor
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      618 25 AP MONTE CARLO, Monday NO. 1 SEED Ivan Lendl of Ciechoslovakia defeated Mats Wilander of Sweden 6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 64 yesterday in the finals of the U*****,000 (5|715,000) Jacomo Monte Carlo Open Tennis Tournament. Lendl earned US$5B,OOO for the thrilling, three-and-a-half hour battle waged
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      58 25 DALLAS, Monday JOHN McENROE if topseeded in the US$5OO,OOO (S91,050,000) World Champion Tennis (WCT) finals which begin here next Tuesday, It was announced vesterday. Jimmy Connors is seeded second, followed by Ivan Lendl of Czechoslovakia, Mats Wilander of Sweden and Anres Gomes of Ecuador in the
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      287 25 Reuter PALM BEACH GARDENS (Florida), Monday AMERICAN Chris Evert-Lloyd yesterday beat Hana Mandlikova of Czechoslovakia 6-3, 6-3 in the final of the U*****,000 (S|6OS,OOO) Challenge Cup women's tennis tournament here. Lloyd, who earned US$lOO,OOO, won on a match point that came when
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      171 25 Reuter CHICAGO, Monday A DRAMATIC five-set victory by American Johan Kriek and Frenchman Yannick Noah in the doubles final of the Chicago Classic Grand Prix tennis tournament yesterday partly compensated a packed stadium here for the default of a McEnroe-Connors singles
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      168 25 Reuter Monday JIMMY OONNOM a%yitinijii (nun.fi) cMc«f« CMe Qrtai Mi toaak liiiiiiil to Mm UnlTi hi km Mirer lappiml rw imr iUm|| g Match," CtoMeft eaoe eaM sttfteeM la m» hwy fcwfc jMi wmnMg mi aum to the wrtjf tor teeataMat, to mi ivtll.
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      279 26 Reuter MADRID, Monday REAL MADRID suffered the latest in a long series of humiliations this season when they were humbled 4-0 at home by city rivals Atletico in the Spanish Soccer Championship yesterday. The result guaranteed Atletico a place in next season's Uefa Cup, and
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      211 26 Reuter RIO DE JANEIRO, Monday FRENCHMAN Alain Prost's comfortable victory in yesterday's Brazilian Grand Prix shows that the mighty McLarens, which dominated last season's Formula One championship, have lost none of their power. "We have shown that we are still
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      289 26 But they fear the Swedish table-tennis players are catching up fast Reuter GOTHENBURG (Sweden), Monday CHINA'S table tennis stars still reign supreme after the world championships which ended yesterday with Sweden expected to emerge as their strongest rivals in the future. The Chinese captured six of the
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      416 24 I CONTEST Predict the score j i andwinSlOOO j I 1) The object of the contest is to predict outright It there are more than one cor- I I correctly the scoretmes of four Malaysia rect entry, the prize-money will be Cup matches m the boxes provided. shared If there
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      89 26 lards of Difference Spalding's New '85 Series\/ PRO (l ELITE r Each club in the set is designed to m develope a consistent trajectory resulting in a more consistent distance and accuracy so that the approach shots would be nearer the pin. Thus getting the ball nearer the pin for
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      621 27 MALAYSIA HP '85 Star CHAMPIONS Selangor can still oust table-topping Singapore to retain the League Cup this season if they ao not fumble in their last five matches. Selangor, currently in second place, scored a convincing 3-1 victory over Pahang on Saturday to leave them
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      139 27 P W D L F A Pt Singapore 13 10 1 2 23 6 31 Saiangor 10 7 1 2 20 7 22 Trengganu 11 7 1 3 19 9 22 Johor 11 6 2 3 22 Ml 20 F.Terrttory 10 6 2 2 17 9 20 Perak
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      307 27 WOULD CUP /myAtM ©d) Reuter MONTEVIDEO, Monday URUGUAY played attacking football yesterday to beat Chile 2-1 (halftime 1-1) and become the first team to qualify for the World Cup finals in Mexico next year. Uruguay, World Cup winners in 1930 and
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