Singapore Monitor, 17 April 1985, Afternoon Edition
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Title Section20 1985-04-17 1 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR EVEN r EDITION 3 M C (P) No 21 5 84 Wednesday, April 17, 1985 30 cents20 words
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548 1985-04-17 1 SIT YIN FONG - All known measures being taken' to prevent contamination ■y SIT YIN FONG THE UNION which represents Government medical staff said today it was satisfied that everything possible was being done to safeguard people dealing with the killer disease AIDS. This followed a three-hour548 words
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262 1985-04-17 1 LOONG SWEE YIN - By LOONG SWEE YIN MR J B JEYARETNAM, Sec-retary-General of the Workers' Party, said today that refusal to allow his party to hold a Labour Day rally "highlighted" a credibility gap on the part of the Government. At262 words
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Article124 1985-04-17 1 AP SAN DIEQO (California), Wednesday A US BOEING-727 jet with 90 people aboard landed safely here yesterday after one of its three engines fell off over the Arizona Desert during a flight from Dallas. The pilot and crew of American Airlines Flight 199 knewAP - 124 words
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208 1985-04-17 2 IRENE TOH - By IRENE TOH A THAI was lured by the offer of a free trip to Singapore and agreed in return to act as a courier of a Barclays credit card, a district court heard today. Ram Tangavirapat, 38, a building contractor, intended to208 words
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Article, Illustration332 1985-04-17 2 ROBERT CONCEICAO - By ROBERT CONCEICAO NAVAL reservists are being deployed on Marine Police patrol craft during their in-camp training. Major Allen Fernando of the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) said the scheme was introduced two years ago to foster a closer working relationship between the navyPICTURE: SPENCER LOH; PICTURE: SHAFIE GOH - 332 words
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Article, Illustration359 1985-04-17 3 JOSEPH LEE - ®y JOSEPH LEE MORE than 1,200 people have been trained in the use of robots since 1983, a press conference was told today. More than half of these are working in industry, said Mr Mark Lam, head of the Economic Development Board's359 words
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184 1985-04-17 3 A COURIER firm has become the first such company here to use a two-way mobile radio system in its business operations. DHL acquired the $100,000 system to speed up communication between its head office in Tanjong Rhu Road, its other centres (express184 words
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Article131 1985-04-17 3 A SON who stole his mother's jewellery and money was sent to the Reformative Training Centre by a district judge today. The 16-year-old unemployed son took $2,300 and jewellery worth $20,000 while his mother was out on April 14 at 5.40 pm. He then went to131 words
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Article160 1985-04-17 3 A CLERK absconded to Bangkok, Hong Kong and then Jakarta, with $35,000 which she misappropriated from her company. But Shabnam Anwar, 22, had a change of heart and returned the money to her company through a friend while in Jakarta on Jan 9. The district judge,160 words
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NEWS SCAN
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Article, Illustration108 1985-04-17 4 A QUICK GLANCE AT HOME NEWS VOID-DECK community centres are about to make an appearance in 12 constituencies. The People's Association is considering having void decks of Housing and Development Board flats converted to community centres in Hong Kah, Ang Mo Kio, Chong Boon, Changkat Changi, Choa108 words
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Article98 1985-04-17 4 THE PROGRESSIVE Society of the Blind intends to set up a music school for the blind by the end of the year. The school would offer courses in piano, electone organ, singing and songwriting. The courses would be open to the 40 members of the98 words
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Article83 1985-04-17 4 PEOPLE are paying their fines by cheque and so far only two of the cheques nave "bounced". Fines totalling $325,225 have been paid by cheque to the Subordinate Courts since the cashless payment method was announced last month. About 10 per cent of fines, or an83 words
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Article49 1985-04-17 4 MORE THAN 800 personnel officers and management executives will be attending the Skills Development Fund's (SDF) second public forum today. According to Mr Foo Meng Tong, administrator of the fund, these public forums serve to disseminate information and guide employers on the fund's programmes.49 words
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531 1985-04-17 4 FIFTY-ONE INDIAN and Sri Lankan visitors went home yesterday after being refused entry to Singapore. They spent a night in the transit lounge of Changi International Airport after Immigration Department officials said they could not stay here. The department said the 51 were "undesirables."531 words
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Article321 1985-04-17 4 USING tea bags instead of tea dust would raise productivity in coffee shops but elderly customers will not stand for it, says the chairman of the Foo Chow Coffee Shop Owners Association, Mr Thiam Yew Tong. The older generation's preference for tea brewed from321 words
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143 1985-04-17 4 JOO CHIAT police believe they have smashed a gang of four snatch thieves, known to detectives as the Chilli Powder Gang. The four are known to be behind more than 50 cases of theft and robbery in recent months. The four, aged between 17143 words
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Advertisement329 1985-04-17 3 Coffee House 1 CSK. VI K* ,#*>*♦ r li*^wWßE p I JlWf-- J■■ The Dynasty Singapore &f Dusil Thani Hotel Bangkok invite you on a journey through Thailands exotic flavours. Here to take your palate on a trip Co sponsored by: crisp sweet egg yolk and mock of the most329 words
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Advertisement55 1985-04-17 4 f FOB THE HOME Look out for the all-new "For The Home" section this Friday. It has everything you need to up-date and beautify your home. Ideas on interior decorating and furnishing, plus product news on kitchen and household appliances. "For The Home" has so much more. Every Friday. I55 words
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Advertisement99 1985-04-17 4 TWO DAY SEMINAR on THE LAW ft PRACTICE RELATING TO THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS with Practical Case Studies Meek Cenrt Trial 29TH AND 30TH APRIL 1985 EQUATORIAL HOTEL TIME: 9.00 a.m. 5.30 p.m. LECTURERS: TOPIC*: Mr. Richard R. Magnus Covering in detail all aspects on: Mr. R. Gunasilan 1) COLLECTIVE BARGAINING99 words
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Advertisement32 1985-04-17 5 See and be seen Tokyo forever where by the colour these the to any the made a accuracy. Tokyo Tokyo power power O CITIZEN CITIZEN A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF WATCH your Guarantee32 words
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Article382 1985-04-17 6 But the Jews are angry with his plans to honour German war dead UPI WASHINGTON, Wednesday PRESIDENT Reagan has added a Nazi death camp site to his West German trip agenda, but Jewish leaders are still angry over his plans to honour German warUPI - 382 words
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345 1985-04-17 6 Reuter ATLANTA, Wednesday AIDS may strike as many US residents next year as it has in the six years since 1978, and the vaccination of everyone in the United States probably will be needed to halt the disease's spread, a government expertReuter - 345 words
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Article, Illustration56 1985-04-17 6 THE SECRETARY of Australia's Department of Aboriginal Affairs, Mr Charles Perkins (left), shows a boomerang to Chinese Communist Party Chief, Mr Hu Yaobang (extreme right), yesterday during a demonstration of artifacts at the Commonwealth Park in Canberra, Australia. Mr Hu, China's second most powerful man, is56 words
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Article191 1985-04-17 6 Reuter HONIARA (Solomon Islands), Wed A ROW has broken out in the Solomon Islands over ties with China on the eve of Communist Party Chief Hu Yaobang's first visit to the South Pacific. Prime Minister Sir Peter Kenilorea this week hit back at opposition allegationsReuter - 191 words
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117 1985-04-17 6 UPI SAN FRANCISCO, Wednesday GERMAN real estate tycoon Guenter Kaussen, notorious in San Francisco for charging exorbitant, sometimes illegally high, rents for poorly maintained apartments, has killed himself, the San Francisco Chronicle reported yesterday. Known as the "German Howard Hughes" because of his reclusiveUPI - 117 words
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204 1985-04-17 8 UPI NEW YORK, Wednesday A BLIND man has won a battle against Con Edison to receive his monthly utility bill in braille. He says the telephone company is next. Mr Frank Perino said he has been asking for his itemised billUPI - 204 words
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359 1985-04-17 8 Senator introduces legislation to surcharge Japanese imports UPI WASHINGTON, Wednesday A UNITED STATES Senator introduced legislation yesterday that would penalise Japan unless it begins reducing its US$37 (SsB3 billion) trade surplus with the United States. The bill by the Washington state RepublicanUPI - 359 words
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316 1985-04-17 8 AP SAO PAULO, Wednesday AILING President-elect Tancredo Neves has been receiving visits from a little-known Franciscan friar who allegedly helps to heal the sick by "transference of bioenergy," Presidential Press spokesman Antonio Britto said yesterday. Mr Britto confirmed that the friar, known simply asAP - 316 words
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177 1985-04-17 8 Lianhe Wanbao HONG KONG, Wednesday CHINA is planning to build its first Disneyland-style tourist park in the southern city of Guangzhou. The park will be called the Marco Polo Tourist Town. The tourist town, a joint-venture between Hong Kong and China, will be completedLianhe Wanbao - 177 words
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101 1985-04-17 8 LAT-WP PARIS, Wed SIXTY prostitutes from one of Paris' best-known red-light districts marched to the French Prime Minister's office yesterday to protest against a recent effort by the local government to close down the studios they use on the bustHng Rue Saint-Denis. The prostitutes wereLAT-WP - 101 words
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PEOPLE WATCH
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Article, Illustration64 1985-04-17 9 A QUICK LOOK AT THE NEWSMAKERS CONGRESSMAN Bill Richardson says he believes Mrs Imelda Marcos (above), the Philippines' First Lady, may seek the country's presidency. "In my judgement, she is making the moves to run For higher office, maybe the presidency," Mr Richardson said. He and two64 words
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Article67 1985-04-17 9 ANDREW RIDGELEY, guitarist of the rock group Wham!, says he's not keen to return to China, despite the good reception the group got on a two-concert tour. Ridgeley declined to elaborate. But last Monday, as the group flew from Beijing to Guangdong, a band member went67 words
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Article83 1985-04-17 9 LOLA BORKOWSKA LANSKY stood at the gates of Bergen-Belsen 40 years ago yesterday and wept as Allied troops rode into the death camp where 51,000 Jews including a Dutch girl named Anne Frank had died. Ms Lansky, 58, a Holocaust survivor living in Atlanta, recalled the nightmare83 words
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Article, Illustration66 1985-04-17 9 CATHLEEN CROWELL WEBB (above), who has recanted the rape account that put a man behind bars six years ago, took a lie detector test which indicates she was telling the truth when she denied that Gary Dotson raped her, her lawyer said. A judge in66 words
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Article84 1985-04-17 9 RODNEY DANGERFIELD may have bought himself some respect in his hometown of Westport, Connecticut, by donating US$4,OOO (S$8,880) for more than 1,000 flags to commemorate the town's 150 th birthday. Asked why he chose to live in Westport, which is also the home of Paul84 words
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388 1985-04-17 9 Reuter ATLANTA, Wednesday THE VIRUS that causes the killer disease AIDS exists in 100 different forms and this could harm the hunt for a vaccine, researchers said yesterday at the world's first international conference on the disease. Mr Robert Gallo ofReuter - 388 words
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221 1985-04-17 9 Reuter COLOMBO, Wednesday MUSLIMS and Tamils fought each other in fresh clashes in Sri Lanka's eastern province and scores of houses and shops were destroyed, the government said yesterday. The Information Ministry said in a statement that in one incident on Monday, 30Reuter - 221 words
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190 1985-04-17 9 UPI NEW YORK, Wed A FEDERAL judge yesterday called on Union Carbide to set up an immediate emergency fund for survivors of a chemical spill that killed at least 1,700 people at the company's Bhopal plant. US District Judge JohnUPI - 190 words
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Advertisement106 1985-04-17 8 Singapore's Ist professional eyebrow/eyelid tattooist Artemis Beauty Centre Ev ebr»wTa..oo— Tattoo J J Model: Top Taiwan TV artiste Miss Chiu Yi Teng m < < Renowned for our fine and be slightly higher than others superb techniques in eyebrow/ but it's the reliability and high eyelid tattoos, we justify the106 words
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Advertisement118 1985-04-17 9 Sharp ER-2908 electronic cash register. A cashier's delight. Among innovations an advanced clock jTIf IMZM (unction that not only displays W7 and prints the time, but also nl special sentinel leature that "t"~ 9MMMjP a>l 'B enhances security. The ER-2QOB has department JK^H expandable to 20. w j^K Delightful features118 words
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Article336 1985-04-17 10 ANG PENG HWA - Firms say CPF's new protection plan may bring them more business By ANG PENG HWA A NUMBER of insurance companies and brokers are looking forward to the proposed life insurance scheme by the Central Provident Fund The reason: The fund's Dependents' Protection Insurance Scheme would create336 words
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Article119 1985-04-17 10 ASIA Commercial Bank reduced its prime lending rate by a quarter percentage point to 8.75 per cent yesterday. Deposit rates are also cut by a quarter percent across the board. The new rates are: Savings accounts, 6.75 per cent; one-month fixed deposits. 5.5 per119 words
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82 1985-04-17 10 DBS BANK and DBS Finance have reduced their interest rates on mortgage loans for residential, commercial and industrial properties by a quarter-point. For residential properties, the new rates are 9.25 per cent per annum for loans up to 10 years and 9.5 per cent82 words
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305 1985-04-17 10 MALAYSIA'S latest US$6OO million (551.32 billion) floating rate notes is receiving a poorer response than expected, say bankers. Market sources said the recently issued notes were first traded at around 99.60 per cent of the par value but had now settled at between 99.30305 words
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417 1985-04-17 10 AP BEIJING, Wed A FEW hundred specially selected Chinese will get a taste of credit-card shopping under an experiment in the southern special economic zone of Zhuhai. It is the latest capitalist innovation introduced in this reform-minded communist country. Bank of ChinaAP - 417 words
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194 1985-04-17 10 Reuter HONG KONG, Wed NEPTUNE Orient Lines Ltd (NOL) has signed a preliminary agreement with two other lines to establish a joint container service between the Far East and the east coast of North America, a NOL spokesman said. He said NOL reached anReuter - 194 words
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Article153 1985-04-17 11 E HMLLSTREET fl Reuter WALL STREET stock prices posted another modest gain yesterday, with the market changing direction late in the trading session after hours of gradually lower prices. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 2.77 points to close at 1,269.55. Advancing issues led declinersReuter - 153 words
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Article43 1985-04-17 11 THE OUB Composite Share Price Index closed at 404.32, up 0.97 point from the previous day's close of 403.35. The OUB Singapore Dollar Trade-weighted Index was down 0.2550 point to 133.1547 in morning trading from the previous day's close of 133 4097.43 words
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Article185 1985-04-17 11 Reuter THE US dollar hovered narrowly around New York levels in very quiet early trading with operators generally reluctant to take positions. Dealers said the dollar's undertone remained weak on lower US interest rates and uncertainty over the US economy, with the market waiting for tomorrow's USReuter - 185 words
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Article152 1985-04-17 11 AP WASHINGTON, Wednesday CHINA has been granted 50-year interest-free loans totalling US$l2O million (***** million) for developing village water systems and setting up seed production centres for major crops, the World Bank announced on Monday. One loan of US$BO million will help provide safeAP - 152 words
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Article262 1985-04-17 11 CONTINUING yesterday's trend, the local bourse opened firm this morning and closed steady at the lunchtime break. Top volume stock DBS loans traded 550,000 to close at $1.06, followed by UOB's 304,000 at $4.36, and Everpeace's 160,000 at $1.16. Top riser SMI was up 20 cents262 words
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Article254 1985-04-17 11 Selected stocks at midday market tone: mixed Boustead 1.69/1.70 Cold Storage 2.55 S FAN 5.00/5.05 Genting 5.70/5.75 GIH 1.79/1.80 Haw Par 2.19/2 21 Isetan 2.40 S Jurong Cement 1.90 S Keck Seng 2.14/2.15 Esso 2.56/2.58 Inchcape 2.40/2.45 m Cement 1.32/1.33 Metro 2.86/2.87 MPHB 0 91 MUIB 2.33/2.35 Nat Iron254 words
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Article119 1985-04-17 11 Your S$ to on* unit of foreign currency Soiling Buying TT/DO TT DO US9 2 2025 2 1925 2 1835 sterling 2 8382 2.8161 2 8061 Australian! 1.4799 1 4559 1.4409 Canadian 1 6307 1.6106 1.6006 New Zealand 8 1.0165 0 9964 0.9714 CURRENCY NOTES S$ to 1 unit119 words
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289 1985-04-17 11 BRITISH-AMERICAN Tobacco Company (Singapore) Ltd (Bat) expects its results for the current year to improve despite the "volatility" of the export business, chairman M G C Bolsover said in his annual review. According to a Bernama report, Mr Bolsover's forecast was made289 words
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170 1985-04-17 11 DEARER petrol and higher road tax were largely responsible for pushing up the Consumer Price Index last March by 0.2 per cent over the previous month. According to the Department of Statistics, transportation costs rose by 3.9 per cent as a result170 words
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150 1985-04-17 12 S KUMAR - S KUMAR Singapore 1232 I HAVE observed that the letters that pour into your page to criticise the opposition have often carried pseudonyms to conceal the writers' names. "Shocked," "Disgusted," "Ashamed," "Insulted" and "Disgraceful" have put me in serious doubt about the writers' sincerity and150 words
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150 1985-04-17 12 THE OIL companies' intention to increase pump prices, as reported in the front page story of The Singapore Monitor last Saturday, deserves to be deplored. It showed the money-faced instinct of the ugly Singaporean. These people are just emulating one another in having150 words
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240 1985-04-17 12 NICKY LAU - NICKY LAU Singapore 1953 I RECEIVED a notice from the Inland Revenue Department regarding amendments to the annual value of my house, which has been rented out since 1973. The re-assessment of the annual value was backdated 12 years and they240 words
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159 1985-04-17 12 T S TEO - T S TEO Singapore 2260 THE "East Meets West" item on the Community Chest Show was a disappointment. I agree with "Culture," whose letter was published on April 8. I have heard Mrs Joanna Wong sing on stage and have been quite impressed.159 words
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Article, Illustration769 1985-04-17 12 HENRY LIM - HENRY LIM Singapore 1545 THE emphasis on "community care" as a way of meeting the needs of an increasing number of frail, elderly people is most welcome. It not only accords with the wishes of most elderly people themselves but is a humane769 words
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547 1985-04-17 13 THE SINGfIPORE Aomnß MANY parents have said that they will not allow their children to go on hikes after several youngsters were "lost" during the hike at Seletar Reservoir last weekend. Understandably, parents and Bedok North Secondary School's principal and teachers must547 words
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192 1985-04-17 13 T S GOH - T S GOH Singapore 1955 ABOUT 7.10 am on April 10, I boarded a bus at Newton heading towards Bukit Timah. A schoolgirl in full uniform, aged 12 or IS, boarded the bus at the same time. She slotted in 25 cents and192 words
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194 1985-04-17 13 R W WOODWORTH - RE»UBa R W WOODWORTH Director Public Relations Department I REFER to the letter headlined "Appalling living conditions in Circuit Road" (SM, Mar 20). The police would like to assure "Appalled Resident" tnat they are aware of the presence of racehorse betters at194 words
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252 1985-04-17 13 GRACIE WEE-LEE (MRS - GRACIE WEE-LEE (MRS) Sr Public Relations Officer Ministry of the Environment I REFER to the letter of complaint, "Step up enforcement of public health rules," by "Concerned Citizen" (SM, Mar 18). I wish to thank the writer for sharing the Ministry of the252 words
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Advertisement79 1985-04-17 13 KMpM tor pubtcaboo. They should be typed and mutt be signed. They must atso mcwoi me wnter's name and addreei tM |j| a rfj a even a me wiaai oeooea to use a pseudonym in pnm A contact Wsphone number would be ueeM. a A w# riivvi um nam iomiwiwi.79 words
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Article, Illustration734 1985-04-17 14 ISTARSTRUCKI HOMECOMING, a movie about a cultural clash between two women from different social backgrounds, bagged the most number of awards at the Fourth Hong Kong movie awards presentation. Many of toda/s top performers in Hong Kong attended the award-giving ceremony which was televised live on734 words
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Article, Illustration893 1985-04-17 14 SARA BARRETT - But the acid-sharp comedienne is really an old-fashioned girl By SARA BARRETT in London Daily Mail THAT fiendish tongue, thankfully, was curbed by a huge toffee bulging in a hollow cheek. Joan Rivers, acid-sharp American comedienne, had just come into her Claridges suite in black-wool Calvin KleinDaily Mail - 893 words
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Article, Illustration533 1985-04-17 14 WONG AH YOKE - 'Guisine By WONG AH YOKE AT every shopping centre, there will be some compact eating stall at a corner, discreet or otherwise. Most of these are rather stark-looking, consisting of the bare necessities a stall, a counter for eating and some seats.PICTURES: SHAFIE GOH - 533 words
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Article, Illustration320 1985-04-17 16 The Heart of the Dreaon Remembering (Debut) (Chinese subtitles) (Ch 12, pm) FROM the splendour of the Forbidden City in Beijing, where the emperors lived and reigned with their courtiers and eunuchs, to the nightmare of Mao Zedong's Cultural Revolution, this episode looks at some of320 words
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Article, Illustration508 1985-04-17 17 WONG AH YOKE - School celebrates 20th year with dance By WONG AH YOKE TO CELEBRATE its 20th anniversary this year, the Practice Performing Arts School plans an extravaganza of dance and drama. On June 1 and 2, the school will present a programme of contemporary, ballet and ethnic dances entitled Myth508 words
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Article, Illustration410 1985-04-17 17 BALLET lovers will be given a rare treat on April 23, 24 and 25 when the renowned Royal Danish Ballet performs at the Victoria Theatre. And so will some local dancers. The Royal Danish, as it is affectionately called, will be opening its company410 words
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Advertisement110 1985-04-17 14 ftrforma B APRIL FILM PBEMIEBI H GROUP PRODUCTIVITY (CRM-McGRAW Hill) U On better teamwork and productivity PUTTING THE ONE MINUTE MANAGER TO WORK D (CBS/Fox) n Key applications of the three secrets of the One Minute Manager kJ SELLING BENEFITS (Rank Aldis) H The art of selling product benefits CLOSING110 words
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Advertisement82 1985-04-17 15 *gjßjgy, Seiko makes new s p in Ihe world of sports. SHIPFT*<i J technology to endow those watches with 1 jy unprecedented capabilities R ,"B Jfßfi&L 2 mm mm J| They sharpen your sporting skilis. accept new II fSB| challenges, and score outstandingly in ,jjK \'W4[i v i? > *I82 words
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Miscellaneous626 1985-04-17 15 —1 ft' leisure WEDNESDAY,APRIL 17,1985 I V w .1; *1 Sample /J 3.00 Opening and Programme followed by J 4.00 The Richard Simmon* Show. >7 Cry the J B V Ik fl This documentary about the North American marshes V'***' indicts man's destruction of the environment. C, Adelaide Village.* B|Mffln626 words
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Miscellaneous643 1985-04-17 16 1 Noon News-in-Brief followed by Programme Summary 12.05 Your Lunchdate 1.00 News 1.10 Your Lunchdate (Cont'd) 1.30 Mid-day Market Report 1.35 Your Lunchdate (Cont'd) 2.00 News-in-Brief 2.05 On the House 3.00 News-in-Brief 3.05 On the House (Cont'd) 4.00 News-in-Brief 4.05 On the House (Cont'd) 4.30 Musical Treats 5.00 News-in-Brief 5.05643 words
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Miscellaneous588 1985-04-17 18 Theatre fior the young DATE TIME PROGRAMME Today 5 pm/7 pm Peter and the Wolf by David Glass at DBS Auditorium. With the aid of narration and Prokofiev's music, David Glass recreates this tale. Admission by tickets at $5 (free seating). Friday 11 am Cinderella by Act 3 at Queenstown588 words
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Miscellaneous98 1985-04-17 18 SMORGASBORD SWEDISH delicacies such as smoked reindeer, pickled or smoked herring and loin of pork with prunes will he served at the Cafe-in-the-Park, Century Park Sheraton, until Saturday, from 7 pm to 10 pm today and tomorrow and from 7 pm to 11 pm on Friday and Saturday. Prices are98 words
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Miscellaneous774 1985-04-17 19 lAlttllM /mmirC THE SINGAPORE MONITOR eiSUrC COmiCS WEDNESDAY, april 17,1M5 £Lm\J FASTRACK By Bill Holbrook V S®RKV,*UD, gur VOJHtN TH'ftE'S "too MUNY <*kX?K*Rs f gf&™ D*PARTM*NT IVC THAT 1 OHfc OR TWO SAMWtf S ofTeM HARD To. nTl Jl^_ RfAU.Y NEEDS I 6JMU4R 6TXFFS ARE END OP DOiNt* M»fiT of774 words
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Article, Illustration769 1985-04-17 20 ANNIE CHIA - Areas in and fringing Orchard Road now command highest prices PROPERTY By ANNIE CHIA RAFFLES PLACE, which occupies pride of place in the Central Business District (CBD), is no longer fetching the highest rental in town. This is, perhaps, a significant indication that the districtPICTURES: MOHO ISHAK - 769 words
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Advertisement76 1985-04-17 20 SALE TODAY 1) No 10-A Shelford Road (withdrawn) H 2) No. 79 Pasir Ris Avenue 3) Block B Mount Elizabeth Link #18-01 Elizabeth Tower 4) Unit 210 C Acacia Court. Pandan Valley (withdrawn) 5) #03-15 Maryland Park, Block 0 AT 3.00 P.M. AT 6 CECIL STREET #02-04 H PEOPLE'S INSURANCE76 words
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Advertisement109 1985-04-17 20 ifAnnouncing I The "First-Home-V owner" scheme Credit POSB has a brand-new loan scheme to help more Singaporeans own their home: Now. if you're buying your first private home. you can get a five-year interest concession of '/4%. You'll pay only 814% for a loan up to ten years or just109 words
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Advertisement157 1985-04-17 21 NOTICES PUBLIC AUCTION By Ontor Of The Official Receiver Re: Mount Ft# Manulef lihqi I Pl* LM Office furniture, typewriter*. and large quantity of plastic cup*, plates, containers, trays etc on Friday, April 19, IMS at 2.90 p.m. To be held at B* M, Unit 07/16/07/17 KaNang Place Singapore 1233157 words
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Advertisement1122 1985-04-17 22 VAN Situations Vacant Be highly artistic teams j operating our chain of ■I salons and schools $18,000$26,000 p.a. •I London Trained I; $10,000$16,000 pa. London Trained. v $8,400- $11,000 pa. Minimum 3-5 years' experience. Interested applicants, call *****37 Pelpf Guys Ptr Lid •M-MMIn Shopping Mill Sclcric Road s«mn(»>o7H Receptionist Cum1,122 words
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Advertisement209 1985-04-17 22 LEISURE SPORTS MART Health Clubs Reyes Health Centre IKk^J 1 t0 #02-01/09 2nd Storey Quart Hua Building 133, Middle Road Singapore 0718 (above Borneo Motor Toyota Showroom) For every massage,patrons are entitled to a free Sauna bath. T«1:336 2582/5 SEA-VIEW HEALTH CENTRE. Sea-view Hotel provides Massage and sauna by experienced209 words
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Advertisement72 1985-04-17 22 Health Clubs Leisure Activities L< KINABALU MOUNTAIN Climbing 563 5077. Sports Goods/ Coaching At Your Service AYS 50% DISCOUNT ON unaccompanied baggage to aN countries. Manila, Colombo, and Madras etc. Please send cargo to: KG Freight, 1 Park Road, #04-18, People s Pads Complex, Singapore 0105. Telf *****67/ *****13. Pick72 words
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Article, Illustration379 1985-04-17 23 Reuter LAS VEGAS, Wednesday MARVELLOUS Marvin Hagler said yesterday that he would seek to break Carlos Monzon's middleweight record of 14 title defences and'then retire in about a year. "One more year and then I'll be gone," the 30-year-old Hagler said after stopping Thomas HearnsReuter - 379 words
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Article106 1985-04-17 23 Reuter LAS VEGAS, Wednesday WORLD Boxing Association lightweight champion Livingstone Bramble was fined US$l5,OOO (5533,000) today for having used a substance containing ephedrine before his title fight with Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini iast Feb 16. The Nevada State Athletic Commission, which imposed the fine, alsoReuter - 106 words
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361 1985-04-17 24 AP LOS ANGELES, Wednesday OLYMPIC gold medallists Carl Lewis, Edwin Moses and Valerie Brisco-Hooks will be among the competitors in the first ARCO Coliseum Classic on June 8. The meet will be an international invitational affair featuring Olympians and world-class athletes competing in 20AP - 361 words
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139 1985-04-17 24 GOH GAM SENG, Singapore's top runner, set a national record of 2hr 24min 39sec in the Boston Marathon on Monday. In a long distance telephone call to his sponsor John Chan, Gam Seng said: "I finished the race with blisters and had to be139 words
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Article, Illustration335 1985-04-17 24 POTENTIAL athletes for the South-east Asia Games will have to attend a threemonth centralised training here. Top athletes may even get a chance to attend the famous Gintong Alay training camp in the Philippines. This was announced yesterday by Loh Lin Kok,335 words
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221 1985-04-17 24 ERNEST FRIDA - By ERNEST FRIDA THE International Amateur Athletic Federation (lAAF), in an unprecedented move, has donated $112,000 to the Singapore Amateur Athletic Association (SAAA) to organise the third Asian Youth Inter-City championships. The meet will be held at the National Stadium on Aug 24221 words
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Article, Illustration70 1985-04-17 24 HERE'S "Pique" the latest soccer hero. With a large sombrero and a typical Mexican moustache, this doll will be the mascot of the soccer World Cup to be played in Mexico. "Pique" is a Spanish name for gherkin, which means a young or small cucumber.70 words
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Article271 1985-04-17 24 AP TRINIDAD, Wednesday THE WEST INDIES, seeking to atone for their shock defeat by Pakistan in the recent world championships in Australia, are going after a clean sweep of their series of five one-day internationals against New Zealand. They have already won the firstAP - 271 words
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Article, Illustration493 1985-04-17 25 SWITZERLAND vs SOVIET UNION TONIGHT'S MATCHES... Reuter ZURICH, SWITZERLAND are confident of overcoming the loss of injured striker Claudio Sulser and strengthening their bid for a place in the World Cup finals when they meet the SOVIET UNION in Berne tonight. Trainer Paul Wolfisberg,Reuter - 493 words
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Article, Illustration394 1985-04-17 25 LONDON, Wednesday LUCKY Liverpool's main actors in the lastminute drama at Goodison Park last Saturday, lan Rush and Kenny Dalglish, are fighting to shrug off injuries which may rule them out for tonight's FA Cup semifinal replay against Manchester United. United, however, have394 words
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Article, Illustration351 1985-04-17 26 AUSTRIA VS HUNGARY ROAD TO MEXICO VIENNA, Wednesday HUNGARY take on AUSTRIA in a World Cup qualifying soccer match today knowing victory would secure their passage into next year's finals in Mexico. Manager Gyoergy Mezey, who has led the unbeaten Hungarians to351 words
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Article, Illustration219 1985-04-17 26 Reuter AUGSBURG (West Germany), Wednesday. WEST Germany and Bulgaria meet today in a friendly soccer international but the thoughts of both teams will be on vital World Cup games in two weeks' time. Franz Beckenbauer's West Germans, leaders of European Group Two, faceReuter - 219 words
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230 1985-04-17 26 Asian Badminton Championships The Star ONG BENG Teong clinched the crucial winnine point as Malaysia beat South Korea 3-2 to make the Asian Badminton Championships (ABC) final at Stadium Nesara last night. Beng Teong beat Park Joo-Bong to put Malaysia through to theThe Star - 230 words
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Article197 1985-04-17 26 The Star RAZIF SIDEK's case will be mentioned at the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) council meeting on Sunday. He was abruptly dropped by team manager Tan Aik Mong for the match against Pakistan in the Asian Badminton Confederation (ABC) championships on Monday morning.The Star - 197 words
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Advertisement279 1985-04-17 23 PEN PALS IF YOU HAVE not found your right partner yet, then let us give you a helping hand. Always remember: 'Life itself is very short and time is running fast.' You have to make the decision now! CHONG KUAN SANG Marriage-Aid Bureau. 14-05 Golden Mile Tower, Beach Rd. S279 words
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Advertisement57 1985-04-17 26 English food hearty and wholesome. Tij the tj)tal Eattfch Vtah*B CMp, aftm the BMnpMper viapptaf «f mm. (Weto wi Umh n QL2& hiNMriiikmkl. BSHL.- OvCUckMtatkeßMMkMlsaltkß Hfw-McMf jwf ■Muaatlm hi im. £»HB Si£yjlo, SHI MflShHttiß TvkriMN psASh^jjj^iMl^ttMß If jortne a fcaamlek Lsadsaer, that's tt. jrt«*re not, trytt. imjl wh> MjMMrtinaiiPi kMrti57 words
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Article, Illustration490 1985-04-17 27 The United-Liverpool replay after Saturday's 2-2 draw promises to be an epic MANCHESTER UTD versus LIVERPOOL LONDON, Wed TOMORROW'S pre-dawn duel between two of the giants of English football is threatening to be a classic repeat of tneir first nervesapping encounter last Saturday. If490 words
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Article66 1985-04-17 27 A BRIEF look at the Channel Three's special schedale for tomorrow morning's 'live' broadcast from Wembley. Those who miss the 'live' action can lane in to SBC's Channel Five tomorrow at 9.50 pm for the delayed broadcast. 12.13 ami Feature film: Deadly Encounters 2 am: Sleeping Beauty66 words
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Article, Illustration61 1985-04-17 27 Mark Hughes deflected Robson's shot into the Liverpool goal in the 70th minute Ronnie Whelan equalised with a spectacular 25-metre shot in the 87th minute Frank Stapleton scored 15 minutes into extra time to give United the lead 2-1 Paul Walsh saved the61 words
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