Singapore Monitor, 18 April 1985, Afternoon Edition
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Title Section19 1985-04-18 1 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR EVENING 1 EDITION 1 L i M C (P) No. 21/5/84 Thursday, April 18, 1985 30cents19 words
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515 1985-04-18 1 OEI SIN GIOK - Operators free to raise or cut rates from May 1 By OEI SIN GIOK FROM MAY 1, private car park operators will be free to raise and reduce parking rates without seeking approval from the authority. Car park rates under the management of515 words
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289 1985-04-18 1 ROBERT CONCEICAO - By ROBERT CONCEICAO NEW ADDRESS slips that are being sent to some 500,000 Singaporeans who have records of their blood group will, from now on, only show the "recipient status" of a person s blood group. This is to avoid the confusion that289 words
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Advertisement172 1985-04-18 1 fFrom waste to bricks Don't turn your nose away from this recycling project: P3 hafi' 1 Maid dreamt up tale to cover theft: P2 SAVINGS ACCOUNTS Daily interest credited monthly FIXED DEPOSITS 3 months—5 1 /4%p.a. 6 months—5 1 /2%p.a. 9 months—6%p.a. 12 months—674 %p.a. PRME LENDMG RATE BX%p.a. HOUSING172 words
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305 1985-04-18 2 IRENE TOH - By IRENE TOH A SRI Lankan maid dreamt up a tall tale to tell the police to cover up for her own misdoing. Udacumbarage Shanthi, 33, stole nearly $1,500 from her employer at Blk 459, Ang Mo Kio Ave 10, mainly305 words
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Article, Illustration128 1985-04-18 2 DANCERS from the Perth Formation Team (above) from Australia will perform at a charity dinner and dance for the Community Chest. Organised by the Alpha Chapter of the Y Men's Club, the ball will be held at the Island Ballroom of the ShangriLa Hotel on May128 words
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74 1985-04-18 2 YAOHAN Singapore was fined $400 in court today for selling a Japanese seasoning sauce without English labelling. The packet of sauce does not state in English the common name of the food, its ingredients, net weight ana name and address of importer. The offence74 words
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274 1985-04-18 2 IRENE TOH - By IRENE TOH THE Environment Ministry prosecuted eight defendants on charges of pollution in court today. The eight were fined between $300 to $1,000. Potex Enterprise Pte Ltd was charged with polluting a drain by discharging a trade effluent from a pottery processing plant274 words
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Article, Illustration285 1985-04-18 3 As hard as the real thing, it's made from clay and waste THIS is no ordinary brick, though it is as hard as the real thing. This tiny brick is made from a mixture of clay and human waste from a sewage treatment plant. According to285 words
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323 1985-04-18 3 GANDHI AMBALAM - By GANDHI AMBALAM THE FORMER president of the Singapore Bank Employees' Union (SBEU), Mr Paul Ong, has been promoted to manager of administration in the Bank of Tokyo. Until last Monday, Mr Ong was a special-grade clerk in the bank. His promotion323 words
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78 1985-04-18 3 THIEVES broke open a safe at a lumber company in Beach Road and stole $26,000 in cash and valuables yesterday. Police said the Shoreh Lumber Company at the Golden Mile Shopping Complex was looted in a pre dawn raid yesterday. The break-in was reported78 words
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Article57 1985-04-18 3 THE Australian Navy's oceanographic research ship, HMAS Cook, will arrive in Singapore tomorrow for a one-week visit. HMAS Cook has been operating in the Indian Ocean and carries 11 scientific staff and a crew of 11 officers and 110 sailors. It is the first ship in57 words
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160 1985-04-18 3 Lianhe Wanbao A RECORD number of more than 40,200 persons have applied to sit for the "0" and "A' Level examinations this year as private candidates. This is much higher than the 36,800 registered for last year. One reason for the sudden jump is relatedLianhe Wanbao - 160 words
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504 1985-04-18 4 YONG POW ANG - By YONG POW ANG THE HOUSING and Development Board (HDB) has imposed a condition on all its contractors requiring them to recruit Hong Kong workers tor projects worth $3 million or more. The contractors must recruit five Hong Kong workers for every504 words
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274 1985-04-18 4 OEI SIN GIOK - #y OEI SIN GIOK PRICES OF RESALE Housing and Development Board flats have increased 2 as much as 12 per cent ice the board relaxed its loan policy for such flats in the middle of last month, say some housing agents. They274 words
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Article, Illustration309 1985-04-18 4 SURESH NAIR - Storv and Dictura by SURESH NAIR A GROUP of 139 Indian nationals has been allowed two weeks' social visit pass after the Indian High Commission gave an undertaking that they will all leave in good time. The group was initially barred from entry on suspicion that its309 words
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258 1985-04-18 4 JULIE ANNE SIT - By JULIE ANNE SIT ILLEGAL foreign workers from Sri Lanka and India are now flying in instead of coming by sea. Once they arrive, they pretend to be tourists. A Labour Ministry source said yesterday: "There are usually syndicates behind these illegal workers. "The258 words
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NEWS SCAN
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Article, Illustration95 1985-04-18 4 A QUICK GLANCE AT HOME NEWS A ROAST-DUCK seller at the Boon Lay Hawker Centre (above) is still doing brisk business even though the Ministry of the Environment has found the place where the ducks are prepared unhygienic. Lite matter was brought to the ministry's95 words
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Article95 1985-04-18 4 MR J B JEYARETNAM, Secretary-General of the Workers' Party, yesterday took a swipe at the Government for refusing to allow his party to hold a rally on May 1. terming it as a move that "highlighted" its lack of credibility. He made a similar attack on95 words
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Article87 1985-04-18 4 THE SINGAPORE Bus Service plans to start an air-conditioned mini-bus service to run along the lines of the school bus system. This new express service, which will ferry workers to ana from their places of work, is likely to start operating in the middle of the87 words
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Article99 1985-04-18 4 FOUR of Singapore's top travel agencies each with at least SO years' experience have formed a consortium, World Discoveries Holidays. They are Haw Par Travel, a subsidiary of the Haw Par Group, Santa Tours, the pioneer organiser of tours to China, NTUC Travel and Trident Travel, the99 words
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Article, Illustration73 1985-04-18 4 THE PATE of the abandoned lorry with a stack of summonses (above) is still uncertain as it waits to be claimed by its owners. was Igt in a parking lot in front of Block 325 in Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3. Besides the four summonses on73 words
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Advertisement61 1985-04-18 3 The German Experience with the Barorife Distinction v v Experience the timeless pleasures of dining on authentic German cuisine; specialities from the Baron's own smokehouse and roast spit. Or on international Smipty the best in town I 1 Royal Singapore 25 Scorn Road, Singapore 0922. For reservation, please call 7)*****61 words
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Article, Illustration73 1985-04-18 5 OFFICIALS Id San Diego, California,were basy inspecting the missing Number Three engine of American Airlines flight No. 199 which physically lost its engine over Arizona on a Dallas to San Diego flight on Taesday. The Boeing 727, which was carrying 81 passengers,PICTURE: REUTER - 73 words
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247 1985-04-18 5 LATWP JERUSALEM, Thursday ISRAELI Prime Minister Shimon Peres and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will meet "within weeks" in the first summit between the two countries in nearly four years, Israeli officials said yesterday. Relations between Israel and Egypt the only Arab nationLATWP - 247 words
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195 1985-04-18 5 Reuter LOS ANGELES, Thursday ACTOR Warren Beatty yesterday claimed a victory in the ABC television network's decision not to televise his film "Reds," declaring: "Movies are not sausages. You cannot make arbitrary cuts." The network, which would have paid US|6.SReuter - 195 words
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Article292 1985-04-18 5 UPI WASHINGTON, Thursday ICELAND, a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) ally, reportedly has banned warships armed with nuclear weapons from its ports or territorial waters. US State Department spokesman Bernard Kalb said yesterday, however, that the department has "no confirmation" of remarks attributed to Icelandic ForeignUPI - 292 words
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Article424 1985-04-18 6 Loss of memory, speech and movement in 60 per cent of cases, says researcher AP ATLANTA, Thursday AT LEAST 60 per cent of AcJuired Immune Deficiency Synrome (AIDS) patients develop severe brain and nervous system disorders that can cause loss of memory, speech and movement, aAP - 424 words
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Article, Illustration43 1985-04-18 6 A close-up view from Discovery's TV camera showing the "fly swatter" (lower right) as it made contact with the activation lever on the satellite SYNCOM. The snag worked hot indications are the communication satellite did not activate as hoped. PICTURE: REUTERPICTURE: REUTER - 43 words
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162 1985-04-18 6 AP LONDON, Thursday A RABBI, a left-wing legislator and the Times of London yesterday leapt to the defence of Princess Michael of Kent over revelations that her father was a Nazi SS major. The princess, married to Queen Elizabeth ll's cousin, Prince Michael of Kent,AP - 162 words
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232 1985-04-18 6 UPI BRUSSELS, Thursday BELGIUM EXPELLED a Libyan who British authorities believe was the leader of a "hit squad' created by Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gadaffi to kill his enemies abroad. The Libyan was believed to have been the ringleader of the gunmen whoUPI - 232 words
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Article77 1985-04-18 6 Reuter NEW DELHI, Thurs ALL EIGHT members of a family were found dead yesterday in their house in a village in the southern Indian state of Kerala and police said they had committed suicide, the Press Trust of India reported. The news agency auoted policeReuter - 77 words
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261 1985-04-18 6 AP WASHINGTON, Thursday PRESIDENT Ronald Reagan, battling to win next week's vote in the US Congress for US$l4 million (5529.4 million) to aid rebels fighting the leftist government of Nicaragua, claimed yesterday that he has Pope John Paul li s support forAP - 261 words
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Article303 1985-04-18 7 LAT-WP BEIJING, Thursday CHINESE families have been urged to treat their maids as equals the way Americans do. Large numbers of Chinese families have taken to employing maids under the liberalised regime of Deng Xiaoping. That is a big switch from the attitudes of theLAT-WP - 303 words
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Article233 1985-04-18 7 LAT-WP LOS ANQELES, Thurt "LUCY, in case of emergency whatever happens to me..." began the scrawled note found in the booti of the dead man's car. "Please tell Albert to sue the company... for damages. Also at the same time alert all governmentLAT-WP - 233 words
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160 1985-04-18 7 AP SEOUL, Thursday A STRIKE by assembly line workers has halted production at the main automotive plant of Daewoo Motor Co Ltd, the company said yesterday. An announcement said the work stoppage began on Monday and involved about 2,100 unionAP - 160 words
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300 1985-04-18 7 Reuter KARACHI, Thursday PAKISTANI authorities have ordered a high-level probe into violence which has claimed 10 lives in the past two days in Karachi, the country's biggest city. Sind province Chief Minister Ghous Ali Shah last night named provincial high court ChiefReuter - 300 words
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208 1985-04-18 7 LAT-WP WARSAW, Thursday THE POLISH Government said yesterday that it has dropped its investigation into charges by a young Roman Catholic priest that a masked man had attacked him during the Easter weekend and burned Solidarity symbols on his face and body.LAT-WP - 208 words
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497 1985-04-18 8 Agencies ATLANTA, Thursday PRELIMINARY results from the first federal study of health-care workers exposed to patients with AIDS indicate that despite their close contact the workers run little chance of coming down with the deadly illness. Some nurses have transferred from units treatingAgencies - 497 words
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110 1985-04-18 8 AP JERUSALEM, Thurs THE United States and Israel will jointly develop and produce new missiles, submarines and patrol boats to cut costs in updating both navies, US Navy Secretary John Lehman said yesterday. The project would involve more than one billion dollars over severalAP - 110 words
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311 1985-04-18 8 Reuter JAKARTA, Thursday INDONESIA'S armed forces commander, General Benny Murdani, yesterday said he believed that Vietnam's periodic announcements of troop withdrawals from Cambodia were genuine and not merely troop rotations. He told reporters after a meeting between President Suharto and Vietnamese Defence Minister VanReuter - 311 words
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Article193 1985-04-18 8 AP TOKYO, Thursday SONY CORP has responded to Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone's appeal to buy more foreign goods by importing picture tubes. Mr Akio Morita, chairman of the multinational electronics maker, said that the company will this year import 300,000 picture tube units fromAP - 193 words
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Article, Illustration76 1985-04-18 8 A QUICK LOOK AT THE NEWSMAKERS CHINA'S senior leader Mr Deng Xiaoping (above) complimented Belgian Prime Minister Mr Wilfried Martens yesterday in Beijing on his youthful appearance, but remarked that nis own looks are declining. "Among the leaders in Europe, you are relatively young. You76 words
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Article100 1985-04-18 8 ENGELBERT Humperdinck is wishing his fans many happy tax returns. He likes to ease the tax burden of his fans with a special present around the April IS deadline for American tax payers. "Every year at tax time, I work out a new act as a100 words
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Article, Illustration74 1985-04-18 8 PLAYING an abused wife was easier than being a sex object on Charlie's Angels, says Farrah Fawcett (above). "I was talking with Barbra Streisand and she said: 'Wasn't The Burning Bed the hardest thing you've ever done?'" "And I said: 'No. It's much harder to74 words
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Article82 1985-04-18 8 THE MARQUIS of Blandford. heir to a £50 million (Ssl44 million) fortune, was fined £1,000 on Monday in London after he admitted breaking into a pharmacy to get heroin for his drug habit. "The highest in the land can fall to the lowest when drugs are82 words
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Article151 1985-04-18 8 LINDA RONSTADT forsook rock 'n' roll to concentrate on the Big Band sound with Nelson Riddle and it doesn't sound as if she'll be coming back. In an interview with The CBS Morning News, she was asked if she would like to take back her151 words
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Article470 1985-04-18 9 Analysts see this year's economic growth to be well below that of 1984's AP WASHINGTON, Thursday CONSUMER SPENDING, a key factor in the American economy's expansion, fell 0.5 per cent in March, the steepest monthly decline in more than a year, the Commerce Department said yesterday.AP - 470 words
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Article, Illustration58 1985-04-18 9 ANIMALS need love and attention too. And Chu-lin, the two-and-a-half-year old panda, born in captivity at the Madrid Zoo in April, 1982, is no different. He seems to be enjoying the attention he is getting from his keeper Angel Lopez. Chu-lin has now grownPICTURE: REUTER - 58 words
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217 1985-04-18 9 Reuter LONDON, Thursday A JUDGE branded the British Broadcasting Corporation "scandalous" pirates yesterday after it hijacked a rival's exclusive interview with Princess Michael of Kent about her father's Nazi past. The iudge banned the network from repeating its broadcast of the interviewReuter - 217 words
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132 1985-04-18 9 LAT-WP DALLAS, Thursday AT A STORMY meeting on Tuesday with about 300 Blacks, Dallas Times Herald editor Mr Will Jarrett announced that the satirical column Joe Bob goes to the Drive-in would be cancelled immediately because of community reaction to a column many consideredLAT-WP - 132 words
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Advertisement153 1985-04-18 5 v 3^^BP^»Pkj'PßL-^V 'Where the nights are filled will) exrilerpei)! Bill Bailey's Bar 5.30pm to 7.30pm daily. Two groups top the bill at this Buy a drink, and your favourite watering hole. Lynn and next drink is on the The Lovebirds, whom you know house! and.love for their very original renditions153 words
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Advertisement130 1985-04-18 9 MING COURT HOTEL SINGAPORE Price Ss22 00 per adult 5517.00 per child under 12 years Mondays to Thuredays/^^>~- Fridays to Sundays [Ql un ripe tomatoes. [pi resh, cool salads plus LaJ Fresh crisp greens. 'I a choice of roasts Crunchy carrots and NZ. striploin, leg celery and more! v' of130 words
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322 1985-04-18 10 FOCUS ON THE UNLISTED SECURITIES MARKET THE ACTUAL number of casualties on the London unlisted securities market has been surprisingly low, only four since its inauguration in November 1980, according to stock broking firm, Hoare Govett. It started with some 28 securities, mainly322 words
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Article787 1985-04-18 10 JILL HUM - Success of London experience should encourage proponents of unlisted mart here By JILL HUM AN UNLISTED securities market (USM) is not as risky as many think as experience in overseas markets has shown. And the success of the London unlisted market one of787 words
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354 1985-04-18 10 THE VOLUME of trade bills discounted by banks has dropped and banks, flush with funds are uiscounting them for as low as six per cent. Bankers say this is another sign of the hard times. "Traders, both importers and exEorters, are354 words
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Article65 1985-04-18 10 BARING Brothers Asia Ltd has been elected chairman of the Singapore Merchant Bankers' Association (SMBA). Wardley Ltd was elected treasurer of the council. The Association's other committee members, elected at the 10th Annual General Meeting in March were: Bank of Montreal Asia, Citicorp International (Singapore), Dresdner (South65 words
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Article25 1985-04-18 10 AP BANGKOK, Thurs THAILAND and China agreed yesterday to expand their investment and trade relations, a senior Thai Foreign Ministry official said. APAP - 25 words
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257 1985-04-18 11 HHLLSTOEET Reuter WALL STREET stock prices finished with a small gain yesterday for the seventh consecutive session, with some takeover issues surrendering recent advances. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 2.76 points to close at 1272.31. Advancing issues led declinersReuter - 257 words
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Article42 1985-04-18 11 THE OUB Composite Share Price Index closed at 402.80 down 0.60 points from theprevious day's close of 403.40. The OUB Singapore Dollar Trade Weighted Index was up 0.2353 points to 133.3125 in morning trading from the previous day's close of 133.0772.42 words
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Article171 1985-04-18 11 Reuter THE US dollar eased slightly against most major currencies from New York levels on position squaring in quiet early trading. The US unit eased to 3.0450/70 marks from New York's 3.0480/0500 close, to 2.5340/70 Swiss francs from 2.5410/40 and to 9.2920/70 French francs compared with 9.2975/3025Reuter - 171 words
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243 1985-04-18 11 THE LOCAL bourse was quiet and steady this morning but turned mixed towards mid-morning and closed mixed at lunch break. Top volume stock UOB traded only 138,000 to close at $4.36, followed by Cons Plant's 111,000 at $2.93, and Sime Darby's 94,000 at $1.88.243 words
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593 1985-04-18 11 MALAYSIAN Finance Minister Mr Daim Zainuddin disclosed in New York recently that his country is proposing a change in its approach to foreign investment. Addressing American business leaders at a luncheon organised by the American Council on Foreign Relations, the minister said that593 words
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Article241 1985-04-18 11 Selected stocks at midday. market tone: slightly easier Boustead 1.68/1.70 Cold Storage 2.50/2.51 FAN 5.00/5.05 Genting 5.65/5.70 GIH 1.77 S Haw Par 2.18/2.19 Isetan 2.25/2.35 Jurong Cement 1.95 S Keck Seng 2.18/2.19 Esso 2.50 B Inchcape 2.38/2.43 Intraco 2.01/2.05 M Cement 1.29/1.30 Metro 2.84/2.85 MPHB MUIB 2.33/2.35 Nat Iron241 words
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Article109 1985-04-18 11 Your 8$ to ono unit of foreign currency Selling Buying TT/DO TT DO US9 2.2135 2.2035 2.1045 sterling 2.1214 2.7304 2.7304 Australian 9 1-4221 1.4M0 1 3030 Canadian 1 6374 1.4174 1.6074 New Zealand ***** 0.0015 0 0665 CURRENCY NOTES 89 to 1 unit US9 2.21 2.19 NZf 105109 words
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Miscellaneous21 1985-04-18 10 1.3 I'll McNaugkt Synd.. lac. t K K E I I'M ALL K&ADVTO CDMPtICT THE 06MIMAR ON UMtr RAAJOE STOCK FOKECA9VHCT.21 words
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121 1985-04-18 12 I WAS one of the teachers who sacrificed their school holidays and worked at last year's National Exhibition, from Nov 16 to Dec 31. We were officially told we would be paid a certain amount of "salary" for our work. It is already four and121 words
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249 1985-04-18 12 JAMES P RICH - JAMES P RICH Attleboro, Masschusetts USA I LIVED in Singapore from 1979 through 1981. This is my first trip to Singapore in four years and I am extremely impressed with the tremendous vitality and development of your beautiful island during my absence. I have249 words
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144 1985-04-18 12 JOSEPHINE ONG (MISS - JOSEPHINE ONG (MISS) Public Relations Officer SBS I REFER to the letter "Bus drivers with a sick sense of humour" from K-Chan Teo of Singapore 2158 (SM, April 10). Our company does not condone such behaviour from our drivers. We make thorough investigations144 words
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150 1985-04-18 12 I REFER to the letter "Vacated school is now a gambling den" by "Affected" (SM, Mar 29). Our school shifted to its new site in dementi in December, 1982. Our school management committee has continued to maintain the old school premises. Workers150 words
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Article, Illustration59 1985-04-18 12 WOULD the authorities please do something about the illegal parking along double yellow lines in the Redhill Close estate (see picture above), especially on the road near the hawker centre every night after 8 and on Sunday mornings. These vehicles obstruct bus drivers when theyPICTURE: ASMAH HAMID - 59 words
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Article68 1985-04-18 12 "THE idea that Europe works more and sleeps less is a myth." Spanish Minister for European Community Affairs Manuel Marin "DESPITE our years of learning and our efforts, at education, we still find our patients and clients turning with distressing frequency to today's equivalent of snake oil and witchcraft."68 words
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Article116 1985-04-18 12 WHILE I was waiting for a bus at an East Coast Road bus stop on Monday April 15, about 1.40 pm, a most frustrating incident happened to me. I flagged the first bus (SBS Service No 10, licence: SBS 2507T) that approached. It was a clear116 words
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110 1985-04-18 12 PETER BOYD - PETER BOYD Singapore 1335 ON BEHALF of all who appreciate actionpacked movies such as Tight Rope, starring Clint Eastwood and now screening at the Capitol cinema, I must express intense displeasure at the way the movie was censored. It was censored in110 words
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524 1985-04-18 13 THE SINGAPORElraHHBSB mrnoRHB THE ECONOMIC Committee, set up to chart new directions for our business and industry, is in danger of getting bogged down even as it begins. The danger comes from our present economic straits and from a distorted view of524 words
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242 1985-04-18 13 S W TAY - S W TAY Singapore 0512 IN THE April 13-14 issue of the International Herald Tribune, there was an article on the televised parliamentary debates in Singapore. As a Singaporean, I was astonished to read Mr Chiam See Tong telling this newspaper that, because of242 words
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144 1985-04-18 13 MAY I point out that your sweeping statement, a retired worker pays no taxes...", in the second last paragraph of your editorial (SM, April 11) is both incorrect and misleading. Whether a retiree, who is not involved in any form of work144 words
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169 1985-04-18 13 IT APPEARS that more than $3 million was raised through the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation's recent dial-a-donation show for the Community Chest. I wish to draw attention to the fact that at least one such donation, of about $280,000, was not raised by169 words
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147 1985-04-18 13 I AM SURE that the recent hike in road tax, petrol and taxi fares must have hurt everybody. It was noted by one Member of Parliament in the recent parliamentary debates that the lower income group snould share in the prosperity of the147 words
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Article, Illustration881 1985-04-18 14 VIOLET OON - By VIOLET OON UNLIKELY as it may seem, the film Amadeus can evoke intense feelings of embarrassment, especially for people who have been intimately involved with Mozart. "I felt as though he was be- ing laid bare in some parts when the music881 words
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Article, Illustration876 1985-04-18 14 GEORGE GORDON - F MURRAY ABRAHAM IS STILL UNCERTAIN By GEORGE GORDON in New York OPA USUALLY, according to Hollywood legend, when an actor takes away the Oscar for Best Performance of the year, the floodgates to fame and glory should be wide open. But not ofOPA - 876 words
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Article, Illustration462 1985-04-18 14 time Magazine KALEIDOSCOPIC spotlights flashed. A slick crew of singers and musicians, led by a pair of go-go dancers in skimpy black-leather skirts, gyrated rhythmically as two boyisn British rockers strutted and sang. Amplified music boomed. The sight was familiar: A concert bytime Magazine - 462 words
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Article199 1985-04-18 14 Minutes THE Ministry of Community Development is inviting nominations for the Cultural Medallion Award and the Patron of The Arts Award for 1985. Nominations may be made by cultural organisations and individuals who are knowledgeable about the local art scene. The Cultural Medallion Award was instituted in March199 words
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Article, Illustration579 1985-04-18 16 WONG SING YEONG - T 15eUe By WONG SING YEONG IT LOOKS like the days when it took years for a new television series to get to Singapore are over. Those were the times when we were still watching Ron Howard play a fumbling teenager in579 words
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Article, Illustration598 1985-04-18 16 JOAN HANAUER - By JOAN HANAUER in New York UPI HISTORIAN Arthur M Schlesinger Jr breathed a sigh of relief after he saw the TV mini-series treatment of his book, Robert Kennedy and His Times. "I didn't know how it would come outUPI - 598 words
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Article, Illustration408 1985-04-18 16 WW KH Thursday Feature Special Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess (Chinese subtitles) (Ch 5, 11.20 pm) THE rise and decline of screen goddess Rita Hayworth is recaptured in this 1983 drama. Born Margarita Cansino, daughter of a flamenco artiste and a Ziegfeld girl,408 words
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Article, Illustration93 1985-04-18 17 "HELLO, Mr CHiPS." Bruce Penhall, star of the television series CHiPS and world motorcycle champion in 1981 and 1982, shared a happy moment with a group of spas tics at the Hollywood USA Charity show, held at the Neptune Theatre last Friday, in aid of93 words
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Article, Illustration85 1985-04-18 17 TRYING to teach coffeeshop owners how to make tea? This man was doing just that. Chew Seng Heng (above), a sales representative for Lipton Tea, is seen here performing the "tea-dipping" ceremony at a dinner thrown by the tea-makers last Monday to mark the switch from tea85 words
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Article, Illustration78 1985-04-18 17 "IRASHAI-MASU (Welcome)," she said. "Domo- arigato (Thank Yew)," he replied. It's "Go Japanese" at the Cherry Blossom Festival at Hotel Furama's Tiffany Coffeehouse till the end of the month. Welcoming Mr Francis Cra- ven, the hotel's director of sales, to the festival was Yati, a kimo-no-clad waitress78 words
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Article, Illustration57 1985-04-18 17 This column features social events or interesting happenings in and around town. If you have any such occasions on the calendar, our reporter will cover the function if possible. Please address your invitations to WONG SING YEONG, Faces in the Crowd, The Singapore Monitor, 2 Alexandra57 words
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Article, Illustration93 1985-04-18 17 A NEW chapter was written for the Rotary Club last Friday when its Marina City club the 10th in Singapore was inaugurated. The guest of honour at its Charter Night at the Hilton Ballroom was the Rotarian district governor Da to93 words
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Advertisement253 1985-04-18 14 1t~ mil BEST U.S. STEAK 1£ Direct from Harris Ranch in Central California The Number A One Steak in California, and now in Singapore. Lfl a n Only at Jack's Place Steak House you'll find six different MjMrjßß chores from only $16. youll get a tender, juicy, corn-fed A premium253 words
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Miscellaneous1453 1985-04-18 15 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR h I leisure IJWW* I q THURSDAY, APRIL is, ims I V mrar 2.30 SBCTEXT- Live I 3.00 Opening and Programme Tarzan Men Killer I 5.15 Andy Robaon Romenichel.* I Adam Charlton is discharged from hospital, but he is j, unable to look after the cattle. Craggs.1,453 words
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Advertisement101 1985-04-18 17 TK NAY Tt "T* HUMG FIEUtt" !at «ct« aYf phpii'S tmeatre -*HN -*«MOCg WO■j^ia^f^- r ntiNOMiiaiiii! MUHHCB AC 3 ACADEMY AWAROB* GOLDEN aOeHwAflD VVIIMEII Ur 8 BRTTISH ACADEMY Of F 1 TV ARTS AWARDS TIE MIST TAUBABMT MOTE MTIWI NUV M ITS 4th WEEK NOW SHOWING at TWO THEATRES ORCHARD101 words
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Miscellaneous174 1985-04-18 18 INTENSIVE CARE A REMEDY FOR CORPORATE INSOLVENCY A SEMINAR on Intensive Care A Remedy for Corporate Insolvency will be held at Mandarin Hotel tomorrow. Sir Kenneth Cork, a pioneer in the development of intensive care services, will head a panel of experts who will explore the practical and legal aspects174 words
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Miscellaneous323 1985-04-18 18 V'" I /fT One of Tug Jaey Lee't artworks on display at the Lone Pine Gallery, Ming Conrt Hotel TANG JUEY LEE IN celebration of 10 years of painting, 31-year-old Tang Juey Lee will hold an exhibition of early and recent works at the Lone Pine Gallery, mezzanine floor, Ming323 words
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Miscellaneous122 1985-04-18 18 WIM WENDERB RETROSPECTIVE commit murder for a mysterious perGEEMAN director Wim Wenders' Der so I 4 Amerikanische Freund (The American Nlck F m °y er W ter > Friend) will be screened today at j? co f American 6.3ojpm and tomorrow at B.SO pm at director Nicholas Ray from cancer.122 words
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Article, Illustration575 1985-04-18 19 JANET FULLWOOD - Welcome to Nepal's wildlife haven where elephants serve as taxis and the tiger is king By JANET FULLWOOD LAT-WP TIGER Tops in Nepal is a jungle safari camp like no other. Small, remote and rustic, situated in Royal Chitwan National Park, it is one of the lastLAT-WP - 575 words
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538 1985-04-18 19 LAT-WP FROM a passenger's perspective, the view from elephant back is ideal. Our six-animal game viewing safari set out the second day at dawn, with a beast bearing Tiger Tops' leading tracker, or "shikari," leading the way. Although there areLAT-WP - 538 words
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Article94 1985-04-18 19 A VISIT to Tiger Tops is usually made in conjunction with a Nepal Itinerary that includes time in the capital, Kathmandu, and trekking and-o/ river rafting in the Himalaya foothills.: Facilities arc open throughout the October-to-May dry season, with the winter months offering the most pleasant weather conditions. Tigjtr Tops94 words
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Advertisement102 1985-04-18 19 HONEYMOON IN I j HONOLULU I SID 2079.00 I 7 days at Sheraton I Princess Kaiulani, American I breakfasts, dinner, city I L&fijJr tour, transfers and lei I greeting on arrival. I EXOTIC I PATTAYA jm SID 735.00 JTO\\V 5 days at the deluxe Royal ™H\\ Cliff inclusive of American102 words
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Miscellaneous835 1985-04-18 20 ■olguro comics 21"] FASTRACK By Bill Holbrook r Htr.lto +o ft**) 7 II ~~Z W^M.\JLJ CAMT AMY \ft \)6Wr W6 m KWWto HOWIASH.) /&V, n /4Ko 2 l4sWPs3?m MXKSCPD& jTffUWMAL UHtt Hfc l£ To 1T... I V m (\Hfln *rto^c~Vi ARIES March 21 to AprU 20 J-mRA l A IV835 words
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Article, Illustration462 1985-04-18 21 THE paper chase is a phenomenon that has not only come to stay but is becoming progressively competitive. And as the years roll along, there will be increasingly fierce competition in the Job market. That is why more and more people are becoming clearly462 words
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Article224 1985-04-18 21 The Systematic Business Training Centre conducts the following courses: ACCOUNTANCY The Association of Certified Accounts (ACCA) LCCI Diploma in Accounting ADMINISTRATION The Institute of Chartered Secretaries Administrators (ICSA) LCCI Diploma in Managerial Principles ACADEMIC (Commerce Stream) GCE A'Level; GCE O' Level BUSINESS STUDIES (ICM The Institute224 words
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Advertisement85 1985-04-18 21 for Professional Advancement Roy tc (Hon*) (Univartity Courses offered by overseas returned graduates with many years of teaching experience Management Business studies Institute of Marketing Certificate in Marketing Part I (Intensive course for 5 months(l2o hrs) from June 1985 on every Tuesday Friday (6 30pm 1000pm) 4 sub|ects (Economics. Statistics.85 words
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Advertisement260 1985-04-18 22 /*|(.~_$@]<-*?../|[(>@~\>\)_[<@ Classified Ad Rates Singapore Monitor: Sunday Monitor: Wm4i 0.3S imli per word 0.5$ cent* p<r word Dieplay $7 70 P* r col. cm $10.00 p«r col. cm Imlmm Hn Mon-Frl. 9am-Spm Sat. 9am-lpm 1 ACCOUNTING the first name in forms Add ail good daal some more 274 7474/ 221260 words
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Article807 1985-04-18 23 RACE 1 1.30 Restricted Tarms Div B- 1200 m 1 Palm Court 57 MCUm 2 Peek Of Perfection IX 87 THey 1 3 Multiple Returns 57 Leong 5 4 84xzle 87 Nteotai 8 Trend Setter N 87 Francis 4 8 Emmental 57 Chse 11 7 Bravado N 87807 words
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251 1985-04-18 23 AP MELBOURNE, Thursday GREEK ATHLETE Yiannis Kouros yesterday won the gruelling 960 km Westfield-Sydney-to-Melbourne Ultra Marathon billed as the world's longest foot race. Kouros, a 28-year-old sports stadium manager, finished the race in an unofficial time of 5 days, b hours. Thousands of peopleAP - 251 words
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Article, Illustration314 1985-04-18 24 B KULA - 8T ANDREWS JUNIOR COLLEGE 0 ANGLO-CHINESE JUNIOR COLLEGE 18 IN School^ By B KULA SCOTT LIN had every reason to be happy at the pound of his rugby rivals St Andrew s Junior College yesterday. His three tries helped Anglo-Chinese Junior College trounce St Andrew's. MorePICTURES: CHRISTINE CHEW - 314 words
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150 1985-04-18 24 DANIEL WEE - By DANIEL WEE ST ANDREW'S Junior College and the Singapore Technical Institute assured themselves, for the first time ever, of final berths, when they won in their respective categories at the National Schools Waterpolo League in Barker Road yesterdav. The Saints beat Buona Vista 12-4150 words
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Article, Illustration333 1985-04-18 24 ERNEST FRIDA - By ERNEST FRIDA THOMAS KAAN, an ardent rugby fan, player and referee, is the central figure in the controversy over Baffles Institution's elimination from the National Schools rugby tournament. Kaan, a former St Andrew's rugby player, officiated the crucial 81-versus-Whitley Secondary School match at Dunearn333 words
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Article178 1985-04-18 24 WUN HON SUN - WUN HON SUN Ragby adviser Singapore School Sports Council WE thank "Fairplay" and "Supporter" (SM, April 13) for their comments and concern regarding the rugby match played on April 1 between Raffles Institution and Whitley Secondary School. SSRUR has always assisted us in the appointment of referees178 words
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Article267 1985-04-18 25 Reuter BERNE (Switzerland), Thursday A BRILLIANT last-minute goal bv Andy Egli enabled Switzerland to snatch a 2-2 draw with the Soviet Union and go to the top of their World Cup soccer qualifying group last night. Egli, a key defender used in anReuter - 267 words
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Article, Illustration439 1985-04-18 25 AUSTRIA 0 HUNGARY 3 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS AT A GLANCE: EUROPEAN GROUP FIVE: AUSTRIA 0 HUNGARY 3 EUROPEAN GROUP SIX: SWITZERLAND 2 USSR 2 Reuter VIENNA, Thursday HUNGARY became the first European country to qualify for next year's World Cup soccer finals inReuter - 439 words
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Article183 1985-04-18 25 Reuter DETROIT, Thurs THOMAS HEARNS apparently broke two fingers on nis right hand during his fight with Marvin Hagler in Las Vegas on Monday night, Hearns' doctor said yesterday. "His hand is the size of a basketball," Dr Thomas Magnell said, after examining the 26-year-oldReuter - 183 words
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451 1985-04-18 25 W GERMANY 4 BULGARIA 1 Reuter AUGSBURG (West Germany), Thursday FRANZ Beckenbauer's West Germany confirmed they are again becoming a major force in world soccer with a storming 4-1 win in the friendly against Bulgaria last night. Centre-forward Rudi Voeller was on theReuter - 451 words
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Article248 1985-04-18 25 K SILVAM - By K SILVAM ALL 25 youth soccer players turned up at the former Victoria School grounds last night to find out who amongst them would be the final 18 who would make it for the Thailand Youth Invitation in Bangkok next month. But the news248 words
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Article, Illustration230 1985-04-18 25 K SILVAM - By K SILVAM THE FORMAL accolades will be given tonight to our Sportsboy and Sportsgirl of 1984 but one of them will not be present in person for the grand occasion. Sporstbov Oon Jin Gee, our Olympic representative, is away in the230 words
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455 1985-04-18 26 Agencies HOUSTON (Ttias), Thursday THIRD-SEEDED Kevin Curren of South Africa beat back a challenge by Sandy Mayer of the United States and ended a string of three straight upsets for a 7-6 6-4 first-round victory in the US$2OO,OOO (5|450,000) River Oaks International tennisAgencies - 455 words
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191 1985-04-18 26 AP ZURICH, Thursday THE COUNTRY'S largest newspaper said yesterday it asked members of the national soccer team to identify new Soviet leader Mr Mikhail Gorbachev, and got responses ranging from a Russian chewing gum to the coach of the Soviet team. The newspaperAP - 191 words
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294 1985-04-18 26 ERNEST FRIDA - By ERNEST FRIDA LT COL KESAVAN SOON, the former Olympic Games sprinter, heads the selection committee of the A&W training scheme. Under this new A&W scheme, which was announced yesterday, there will be only one squad in place of the national and intermediate teams.294 words
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Article, Illustration392 1985-04-18 26 Reuter KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs A NEW Indonesian badminton star has emerged in the form of Hendry Saputra, a pint-sized, 20-year-old who performs giant-killing feats on the court. Since his entry into big-time badminton this year, Hendry has claimed the scalps of two ChineseReuter; PICTURE THE STAR - 392 words
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Advertisement387 1985-04-18 23 classified Property For Sale^ Lakeaide Apartments 12 floor, 3-toodroom, fuMy ronovatod. 1500 aq ft in front of CMnoaa Gordon. Private spacious Carpark. SaHlng ot $260,000 negotiable. CAUi MS IMI (Day) SM Mil |WgM) PUBLICATIONS STAMFORD BOOKSHOP- for a wide range of books. 470, North Bridge Rd, #01-02, Singapore Finance House,387 words
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Advertisement429 1985-04-18 23 NOTICES DICKSON PTE LTD (In voluntary liquidation) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Final Meeting of the Company will be held at 10 Anson Road, #28-01, International Plaza, Singapore 0207 on 22nd May 1985 at 3.30 p.m. for the following purposes: 1. To receive and consider the liquidator's final accounts.429 words
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Advertisement58 1985-04-18 26 Yards of Difference Spalding's New '85 Series PRO ELITE Individual Balance Irons Generates a consistent trajectory throughout the set. Thereby resulting in a more consistent distance A set-up for more AMERICA S FIRST CLUB j^r s°'° Awnt: /II MmkmKn Mi tartm Pin Ltd GOB Martin Road, #05-06 Singapore Warehouse, Singapore58 words
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Article, Illustration127 1985-04-18 27 Liverpool's Mark Lawrenson (right) trying to tackle Manchester United's Mark Hughes but the United player went through to score in the Football Association Cup semifinal replay at Maine Road. Last Saturday, Liverpool, who camc back twice from behind, denied United victory. But United playedPICTURE: REUTER - 127 words
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549 1985-04-18 27 MIDWEEK REVIEW AP LONDON, Thursday STOKE CITY, 17 points adrift at the bottom of the 22-team English soccer First Division and almost certain to be relegated, could have a say in which team wins the championship when they tackle all-con-quering EVERTON on Saturday. With MANCHESTERAP - 549 words
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Advertisement114 1985-04-18 27 new balance B Soccur Boot. Devoh >ped by Bryan Robson j s>» B«.J r 'Him -tu" j! MSf *Jt '<1.1 Ji't I'l. I'f ''I SPORTSCENE WHAT'S ON THE INSIDE PAGES Hendry: The Indonesia bal>mlnton: Tennis upsets galore: P 27 SMALL WONDER quick, active, light and bright. The MlO y is114 words
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