Singapore Monitor, 8 May 1985, Afternoon Edition
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Title Section16 1985-05-08 1 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR > EVENING^ > EDITION; f i M.C. (P) No. 51/5/85 Wednesday, May 8, 1985 30cents16 words
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Article, Illustration492 1985-05-08 1 THE FIRST Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Goh Chok Tong, said in an interview published today that ne was not concerned over speculation that he was just a "seat-war-mer" for BrigadierGeneral (Res) Lee Hsien Loong in the race to succeed Mr Lee Kuan492 words
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622 1985-05-08 1 THE MINISTER for National Development has rejected opposition leader Mr Chiam See Tong's terms and conditions which came with his acceptance of the minister's offer to him to build four blocks of flats at Yishun New Town. Replying to Mr Chiam's letter today,622 words
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Advertisement12 1985-05-08 1 TV GUIDE: P 16 TV HIGHLIGHTS: PI 7 FILM GUIDE: P 1812 words
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292 1985-05-08 2 LEE KIT MUN - By LEE KIT MUN THE CENTRE for Computer Studies at Ngee Ann Polytechnic is offering a one-year full-time Advanced Diploma in Computer Studies for the first time in July this year. The course has been designed to support Singapore's objective to become a292 words
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Article, Illustration107 1985-05-08 2 THE PICNICKERS in the picture are obviously not too bothered by the sign that warns them of an impending danger. Reclamation work is still in progress at this stretch of Pasir Ris and lorries and trucks move earth and sand to and from the area.PICTURE: HAIRIS - 107 words
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77 1985-05-08 2 THE MINISTRY of Labour will be conducting the mid-1985 Labour Force Survey in May and June to collect data on employment and unemployment for policy formulation. Interviewers from the Ministry of Labour will be visiting a selected sample of 25,000 households to collect information77 words
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122 1985-05-08 2 ENTRANCE fees for the Singapore Science Centre will go up from Friday. This is to keep up with accelerating operating costs, with the opening of the new exhibition gallery, "The Discovery Centre." The admission fee for adults will be $2, a 100 per cent122 words
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310 1985-05-08 2 MICHAEL LIEW - By MICHAEL LIEW A MAN risked his life performing a dare-devil stunt on the 16 th floor of an apartment block just to steal two birds. He gave himself away when the birds left behind a trail of feathers which led to his310 words
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361 1985-05-08 3 JOSEPH LEE - By JOSEPH LEE A NATIONAL coordinating committee will soon be set up under the auspices of the National Productivity Council to look into the problems arising from the lack of coordination of training programmes for managers and supervisors. At a Press conference361 words
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180 1985-05-08 3 MICHAEL LIEW - By MICHAEL LIEW A MANAGING partner of a Japanese electrical company allegedly cneated the firm of about $355,000 by buying a purported amount of material for the manufacturing of electrical switchboards, a court heard today. Goh Lye Choo, alias Alice Goh, was180 words
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Article102 1985-05-08 3 ABOUT 500 pre-university students will spend five days of their June vacation at the Pre-University Seminar to be held at the Nanyang Technological Institute. The theme of this year's seminar is "Community Development In An Urbanised Society." The seminar is organised by the Catholic Junior102 words
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506 1985-05-08 4 YONG POW ANG - By YONG POW ANG THREE hundred management committee members from 10 NTUC Comfort taxi kiosks will meet on Friday to hammer out an alternative taxi fare structure. When they have found a new formula, they will ask the Government to adopt it for506 words
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Article, Illustration220 1985-05-08 4 TAXI drivers have several possible options in their quest for a new taxi fare structure. They include: ADJUSTING the flag-down fee. The fare structure of April 1 raised this from $1.20 to $2. With the 20 per cent discount, it works out to $1.60. Any new scheme would220 words
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NEWS SCAN
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Article77 1985-05-08 4 A QUICK GLANCE AT HOME NEWS THE sumptuous dinner was planned as a festive culmination to the wedding of a young couple at the weekend. But the 200-odd guests, who were in a merrymaking mood in the closing stages of the nuptial nuUum besar, got77 words
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Article68 1985-05-08 4 A CUSTOMS officer has been arrested for selling black-market tickets at a Malaysia Cup soccer match at the National Stadium. The arrest follows a complaint from the SingaKre Sports Council that tickets were missing >m several books sent to the Customs and Excise Office for stamping.68 words
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Article51 1985-05-08 4 GOURMET food may be in store for Singapore public hospital patients in future. The National University Hospital a public hospital turned private will use a private caterer when it opens next month. And the Health Ministry is considering the possibility of using similar services in Govern-ment-run51 words
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Article85 1985-05-08 4 THREE-YEAR-OLD Esabella Ang Shu Erh was released from temporary custody yesterday after authorities were convinced she had not been ill-treated. Her parents contacted Joo Chiat Police Station soon after her plight was reported in the newspapers on Monday evening and yesterday. The little girl, found at85 words
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Article360 1985-05-08 5 SIT YIN FONG - By SIT YIN FONG UNDERCOVER agents posing as pushers and addicts have been the "secret weapon" in Singapore's war against the drugs menace. The director of the Central Narcotics Bureau, Mr Poh Geok Ek, said yesterday the undercover system had been "quietly in use" for360 words
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Article, Illustration209 1985-05-08 5 Lianhe Zaobao THE NATIONAL Museum is reopening its doors to the public on May 22 after an extensive $4.7 million renovation job. The 14-month job* involved installing air-condi-tioners for the exhibition halls, a new lighting system, new display windows and repairing the staircases andLianhe Zaobao - 209 words
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124 1985-05-08 5 Lianhe Wanbao SINGAPORE hosted a total of 376 conventions in the year 1984, according to statistics released by the Singapore Conventions Bureau, a subsidiary of the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board. Of the 376 conventions, 30 per cent had themes related to economics, 27Lianhe Wanbao - 124 words
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Advertisement41 1985-05-08 2 Puree and Chilled Water-Chestnut Puree, to list a few The fare, $12 (lunch) and $14 (dinner). So hurry, before you miss the boat. El"" Lunch: 12 noon 2.30pm Dinner: 6.30 10.00pm Cafe Plaza !W^* HQTEI- Beach Road, Singapore 0719. Tel: *****11.41 words
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Advertisement193 1985-05-08 3 The Citizen Cup Team Tennis 1985 From May 11 June 30 mmmmmmmmmmm «„A»' >Nl. LAWN Tf NNIS ASSOCIATION I flfl ?cmi "*\M3 cu* k| !i t;>MtNT of TtMnimaintttfiMi^B jilP" l Vfe /^HI^MHMMHH Advantage Citizen! play against each other in a Tennis buffs will have round-robin competition. seven exciting weekends when193 words
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Advertisement92 1985-05-08 4 We're Singapore's biggest fans -mil iiiKDK are the biggest selling fans in Singapore and with w>; A^B%A^ good reason: we're the fan specialists That's all we make, and we HMM ll^ make them well *igy^p 1 af lijljfl |L I lIL We have models for the home, office and workplace92 words
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Advertisement251 1985-05-08 5 MING COURT HOTEL KUALA LUMPUR*SINGAPORE With our Business Edge, you'll never be a pawn in the game. It's an edge that says, you're king of the hill. And when you check into our exclusive Taipan Club, you'll see why. Here, many special facilities are at your command. A private meeting251 words
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world
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247 1985-05-08 6 Agencies BEIJING, Wednesday CHINA plans 10 to 20 new economic laws this year to smooth the path of reform, Mr Gu Ming, head of the Government Economic Legislation Research Centre, said yesterday. Addressing 600 foreign and Chinese bankers, industrialists and finance specialists at aAgencies - 247 words
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Article, Illustration235 1985-05-08 6 Reuter LONDON, Wednesday BRITISH Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (left) has refused to release government files on Nazi war criminals Klaus Barbie, Gestapo chief of the French city of Lyons, and Josef Mengele, the concentration camp "Angel of death" doctor. Mrs Thatcher rejected theReuter - 235 words
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222 1985-05-08 6 AP NEW DELHI, Wednesday THE SUPREME Court has created a stir among India's Muslims by holding Indian law above Islamic law and ordering a Muslim man to pay alimony to his divorced wife. The decision on April 23 has encouraged feminists and angeredAP - 222 words
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Article, Illustration30 1985-05-08 6 WOMAN Inmates, supporting a 13-day-old hunger strike, for the freedom of political prisoners, demonstrating in the women's jail in San Salvador on Monday. PICTURE: REUTERPICTURE: REUTER - 30 words
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140 1985-05-08 6 UPI MUSKEGON (Michigan), Wednesday RETIRED Muskegon Chronicle Editor Robert Herrick was sitting in his kitchen when he noticed his name listed in the obituary column of Michigan State University's "S Club" spring publication. Chronicling events in the lives of alumni varsity athletes, the "SUPI - 140 words
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313 1985-05-08 7 Reuter LOS ANGELES, Wednesday AN ACCUSED Soviet spy, Svetlana Ogorodnikova, claimed she slept with the late Soviet leader Yuri Andropov, a retired Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) agent, Mr John Hunt, told a court yesterday. "I feel she was undergoing anReuter - 313 words
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142 1985-05-08 7 AP KOUROU, (French Guiana) Wednesday THE EUROPEAN space launcher Ariane lifted off yesterday from its jungle base in French Guiana and successfully placed two telecommunications satellites in orbit above the earth, European Space Agency officials reported. The conventional three-stage rocket rose fromAP - 142 words
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235 1985-05-08 7 UPI WASHINGTON, Wednesday THREE COLLEGE students are cashing in with their string of stands offering tourists a chance to get their picture taken with a life-size, cardboard photograpn of President Reagan. The company, called Innovative Ideas Inc, has grown in oneUPI - 235 words
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Article, Illustration179 1985-05-08 8 UPI GIRLS IN traditional costumes waiting to greet President Reagan screamed and clutched their hats as Mr Reagan's helicopter landed near them yesterday in Hambach, West Germany The President was on his way to the last stop of West German state visit atUPI; PICTURE: REUTER - 179 words
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Article72 1985-05-08 8 Bernama K LUMPUR, Wad FORMER MCA VicePresident Encik Tan Koon Swan today described the party leadership's call for an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on June 16 as "designed to deceive and confuse the public." He advised members to wait for the outcome of the SupremeBernama - 72 words
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420 1985-05-08 8 AP CAIRO, Wednesday THE EGYPTIAN Government has gone to court to clean up the "Thousand and One Nights," arguing that racy passages in the Middle-Eastern classic are a threat to Egyptian youth. The Interior Ministry has charged three booksellers with misdemeanourAP - 420 words
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154 1985-05-08 8 Reuter RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil), Wednesday PRISONERS in a Brazilian iail beat two of their cellmates to death on Monday in a protest over prison conditions after a lottery deciaed who was to die, police said yesterday. Inmates in two cells in a prison inReuter - 154 words
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PEOPLE WATCH
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Article, Illustration94 1985-05-08 8 A QUICK LOOK AT THE NEWSMAKERS US FIRST Lady Nancy Reagan (right), who says she's got Spanish blood, proved it yesterday by dancing the flamenco in Madrid. Mrs Reagan's one-minute performance of the traditional gypsy-style Spanish dance was praised by Queen Sofia and loudly applauded by94 words
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Article90 1985-05-08 8 DAWN Addams, who starred opposite David Niven and Charlie Chaplin as one Britain's glamorous Fifties film stars, died yesterday in London after a five-month fight against cancer, her agent announced. She was 54. Miss Addams fell into a coma in the United States three weeks90 words
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Article75 1985-05-08 8 ISRAEL offered a US$l million (552.2 million) reward yesterday for bringing Josef Mengele, the most wanted Nazi criminal still free, to trial in Israel. It was the first time Israel put a price on the head of a Nazi war criminal and it signalled a75 words
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Article, Illustration37 1985-05-08 8 ACTRESS Jane Fonda (centre), testifies before the Democratic Party's House farm task force while Sissy Spacek (left), and Jessica Lange talked about tne emotional toll of the financial stress suffered by farm families.37 words
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Article128 1985-05-08 8 SOME things you won't see on the three-hour television special on the 50th anniversary of Harlem's Apollo Theatre are: George Michael of the rock group Wham! fluffing the opening to his hit, Careless Whisper, host Bin Cosby joking that the reason Coca-Cola changed its formula128 words
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Article98 1985-05-08 8 ANN JILLIAN was back on the set, in the starring role as The Red Oueen in Irwin Allen's four-hour TV version of Alice In Wonderland, a scant two weeks after undergoing a double mastectomy. "My full health has returned," said Jillian, former star of two98 words
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Article, Illustration68 1985-05-08 9 US and Russian soldiers walk arm 1a arm through Torsau after the historic first meeting of US and Russian soldiers in World War 11. The link-up took place at a wrecked bridge on the Elbe River at Torsau on April 25, 1945. InPICTURE: REUTER - 68 words
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208 1985-05-08 9 AP BEUINQ, Wad A QUARTER-CENTURY retrospective exhibit of daring women's fashions by Yves Saint Laurent won praise yesterday from the plainly-dressed wife of Communist Party leader Hu Yaobang and had Chinese designers scrawling in their sketchbooks. T< lt is beautiful,'* said Mdm LiAP - 208 words
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303 1985-05-08 9 AP LAGOS, Wednesday THOUSANDS of people crammed the harbour, airport and truck depots of Nigeria's capital yesterday, racing to beat a Friday deadline for the expulsion of about 700,000 illegal aliens ordered by the military regime They carried mattresses, cooking utensils, electrical appliancesAP - 303 words
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119 1985-05-08 9 AP NEW DELHI, Wednesday AN UNEMPLOYED teacher tried to burn himself in northern Kashmir state yesterday, destroying a major part of a government building, the United News of India reported. A government spokesman, however, said The burning incident was accidental. The teacher, Subhash Chander,AP - 119 words
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Advertisement55 1985-05-08 6 Fresh into Singapore! America's favourite cookies, crackers and snacks... uncommonly GOOD QUALITY&VRLUE Available at" cs f 58 V S» m 7t Cold Storage Daimaru Econ mini marts Emporium Holdings Group Fitzpatricks Isetan John Littles NTIIC FairPrice Overseas Emporium Tay Buan Guan Supermarket Yaohan Sole Agent for Singapore. Malaysia Brunei: THE55 words
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Advertisement150 1985-05-08 7 When even a single hair is precious. Shampoo Shampoo the 4HP% reactive treatment formula for people to keep healthy to ends complex W^Bjk^ complex to keep scalp protein amino for li* Dralle the specialist-with more than 130 years research experience. For more advice on how Neril Available at all leading150 words
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Advertisement21 1985-05-08 8 r Qo <PtOC*€ Y Planning your holiday? Get idoas on places and prices in The Singapore Monitor's "Go Places" page tomorrow.21 words
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Advertisement103 1985-05-08 9 Get a fed of Body N Soul Fresh from their successful stint in Bahrain, Body M Soul of the Philippines are thrilling audiences every night at The Lounge with pi IB their special brand of music. Their repertoire ranges from Jazz to Country n' Western. OROWTI Entertainment: r V^ TT103 words
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Article, Illustration1115 1985-05-08 10 CATHERINE ONG - UNITED INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT By CATHERINE ONG TWO YEARS ago, when United Industrial Corporation (UIC) tried to market its $42 million rights issue, it was snubbed by the major underwriters in town. Today, the big question on the lips1,115 words
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Article, Illustration82 1985-05-08 10 For the year ended Dec 31, UIC reported group pre-tax profit of $12.1 million against $8.6 million before. Turnover nearly doubled from $53.5 million to $103.7 million. Its balance sheet is a banker's delight, with bank deposits and bills purchased at $32.8 million at the end of last82 words
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176 1985-05-08 10 NOKIA CORPORATION, a Fortune 500 company and the largest private company in Finland, expects to triple its sales in the Asia-Pacific region to $300 million this year. It last week won a $1 million contract to supply modems to Telecoms and176 words
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194 1985-05-08 11 IB WMLLSTBEET g THE US share market posted its third consecutive gain yesterday, prompting some analysts to say there was hope for further advances. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained by 4.97 points to close at 1252.76. volume on the New194 words
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Article41 1985-05-08 11 THE OUB Composite Share Price Index closed at 401.69, down 0.05 point from the previous day's close of 401.74. The OUB Singapore Dollar Trade-weighted Index was up 0.5105 point to 133.9770 in morning trading from previous day's close of 133.4665.41 words
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Article152 1985-05-08 11 THE US dollar recovered against most European currencies from New York levels on short covering in quiet early trading. It rose to an early 3.1820/40 marks from New York's 3.1740/70 close, to 2.6775/6805 Swiss francs from 2.6660/90 and to 9.6990/7040 French francs compared with 9.6700/6800 francs in152 words
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Article113 1985-05-08 11 Your S$ to on* unit of foreign currency Soiling Buying TT/DD TT DD US» 2.2295 2.2195 2.2105 sterling 2.7105 2 6885 2 6785 Australian 1.5247 1.5006 1.4856 Canadian 1.6214 1.6014 1.5914 New Zealand 1.0177 0.9976 0 9726 CURRENCY NOTES S$ to 1 unit US* 2 23 2 21 NZ$113 words
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413 1985-05-08 11 KOH SOO LEE - By KOH SOO LEE THE WORLD'S foreign exchange markets will remain extremely volatile in the months ahead due to uncertainties in the US economy, warned Mr Thomas Johnson, president of Chemical Bank. Mr Johnson said this volatility would affect a broad range of currencies413 words
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226 1985-05-08 11 THE LOCAL bourse opened quiet and assumed featureless trading for the most part of the morning, closing at overnight levels at lunch break. Top volume stock Pan-El traded 223,000 to close at $2.46, followed by Pah Inv, trading only 98,000 to close at 66.5226 words
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Article280 1985-05-08 11 Selected itockx at Market tone: mixed Boustead 1.59/1.61 Cold Storage 2.45/2.49 F 4 N 4.92/4.94 Genting 5.80/5.85 G.I.H. 1.72/1.75 Haw Par 2.05/2.07 Keck Seng 2.18/2.19 Esso 2.60/2.62 Inchcape 2.40/2.41 Keppel 1.58/1.60 Magnum 3.36/3.38 M Cement 1.23/1.24 M T C 3.64/3.66 N B T Susp Pan Elec 2.59/2.60 Perlis 3.28/3.30280 words
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Article, Illustration363 1985-05-08 12 WITH reference to the recent widening of Holland Road, I would like to make the following observations and comments. A smoother flow of traffic turning out from Holland Grove Hoad to Holland Hoad (especially during the morning and363 words
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118 1985-05-08 12 PETER GOMES - PETER GOMES Singapore 1232 I REFER to the Reynolds Word Building Contest conducted in 1984. The closing date for the contest was the end of August of 1984, but until today the results of the contest have not been made known. I hope the118 words
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923 1985-05-08 12 ALAN ELSNER - By ALAN ELSNER Reuter LONDON: British scientists are hoping to recreate living genes from the garotted body of an iron-age man found in a peat bog. The ancient Briton, dubbed "Pete Marsh" by scientists, was probably the victim of a ritual923 words
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343 1985-05-08 12 Associated Prsss TAIPEH: President Chiang Ching-Kuo is 74 and many of Taiwan's other leaders are not much younger. Waiting to take over is a generation of successors who've spent more time here than on the China mainland they're dedicated to regain. Some already343 words
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Article470 1985-05-08 13 THE SINGAPORE monttorMßM AT A Labour Day function last Saturday, the Member for Potong Pasir, Mr Chiam See Tong, told the Press that workers should use the opposition MPs to lead them to a better life because the unions were all Government-controlled. Workers had470 words
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128 1985-05-08 13 WONG LUP MENG - WONG LUP MENG Singapore 0106. ON May 1, I was at the Bukit Merah Interchange to buy Singapore Bus Service concession stamps. When I enquired at a counter, I was shown a sign saying that concession stamps were not sold on public holidays. I128 words
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351 1985-05-08 13 IT IS indeed sad for Singapore that the unwritten attitude of the PAP is "When it comes to the crunch, which side are you on?" Such an attitude is not conducive to genuine feedback. The attitude is desirable and even necessary when circumstances are351 words
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180 1985-05-08 13 HAMZAH KHAN - HAMZAH KHAN Singapore 0512 CLEMENTI Town has been rapidly built up and has grown into a large residential estate. As a result, certain bus services need to be extended to serve bus commuters in the estate who have to travel to180 words
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Miscellaneous16 1985-05-08 13 YXJ KNOW HCWTD MAKE AN WATCH APABLEAPERPISAPPESK? THIS.^ jl SHOW HIM A MIDEAST x PEACE PROPOSAL!16 words
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Article, Illustration182 1985-05-08 14 TAIWANESE actress Terry Hu Yin Mong has confirmed that she and pianist Fu Tsong are good friends but denied that there is anything more to their friendship. She made the clarification when asked by a journalist about a report saying she and the182 words
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Article527 1985-05-08 14 ASPARAGUS and strawberries are in season for promotions this month. The asparagus, first cultivated by the Egyptians and enjoyed by Julius Caesar, became an esteemed vegetable in Europe after the soup chef Jean de la Quintime served it to King Louis XIV of France. At the Tea Garden,527 words
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Article, Illustration600 1985-05-08 14 James Wong and Joseph Koo plan December series (Sjjjjjjjjjjjgfi |STARSTRUCK| CONCERT means big money in Hong Kong. Singers, whose performances are planned for this period, seem to have little difficulty filling up the hall or stadium. Even Paula Tsui's additional concert, to make up for600 words
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Article, Illustration584 1985-05-08 14 WONG SING YEONG - By WONG SING YEONG CHEFS from Paris, hawkers from Kuala Lumpur, housewives from Malacca, oysters from California, abalones from Tasmania, mangoes from Pakistan, violinists from Rome, chamber ensemble from Vienna and folk musicians from Bavaria. These are part of the cosmopolitan584 words
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Article, Illustration808 1985-05-08 14 WONG AH YOKE - By WONG AH YOKE BARBECUES are often avoided for lunch on working days because of the discomfort they cause In the past years, the innovative Japanese have come up with gas-controlled Darbecue grills set in tables that allow dinersPICTURES: MOHD ISHAK - 808 words
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Article, Illustration473 1985-05-08 16 Applause 1984 Tony Awards (Ch 12, 9.05 pm) THIS 38th annual ceremony honouring Broadway's best musicals was recorded live at the Gerswhin Theatre in New York. Hosted by Julie Andrews and Robert Preston, the show highlights selections from the season's nominated musicals. A tribute473 words
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Article, Illustration129 1985-05-08 16 LONDON'S celebration of Victory in Europe (VE) Day will be broadcast "live" by the British Broadcasting Corporation (on 88.9 MHZ) today at 6.15 pm. Gracing the occasion, which will be held at Westminster Abbey, are Queen Elizabeth, members of the royal family and the Archbishops129 words
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Article, Illustration748 1985-05-08 17 MICHAEL HEALY - By MICHAEL HEALY in Hollywood LAT-WP WOODY ALLEN'S new film, The Purple Rose of Cairo, is centred on a small number of philosophical jokes. And the problem with philosophical jokes is that they are not, in general, very funny. What Allen creates in Purple RoseLAT-WP - 748 words
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Miscellaneous668 1985-05-08 15 Leisure/tv 2.30 SBCTEXT Live Sample Paget. dent. Quest stars include Kevin 3.00 Opening and Programme Highlight. J by Spice of Life 7.20 Newswatch (E). 'W (English subtitles). News 4.00 The Richard Simmons Show. Sandiwara Menanti Mentari Pagi 4.20 Lome Greene's New Wilderness subtitles). Elk: Mother Lonesome Halim, a 60-year-old ex-convict668 words
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Miscellaneous580 1985-05-08 16 JlilUaltck; SiMC Noon News-in-Brief followed by Pro- Way (Cont'd) 6.30 Financial and Share Noon Programme Summary 12.05 cast Noon Newsdesk 12.30 Waveguide gramme Summary 12.05 Your Lunch- Market Report 7.00 News and Musical Notebook Music of the _1 Q Tm q 12.40 Book Choice 12.45 Financial News date 1.00 News580 words
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Miscellaneous157 1985-05-08 18 *r i limM THE MUSIC MAN THE Singapore Theatre's American Repertory Showcase will give several evening and day performances of The Music Man at the Victoria Theatre The evening performances, at 8 pm. is on till Saturday. The matinee, at 2 30 pm, is on Saturday. Tickets at $25, $20,157 words
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Miscellaneous713 1985-05-08 18 I Natalie Keller Baslian her works will be on display at the Alliance Francaise ART BY NATALIE KELLER BASTIAN PRINTS AND DRAWINGS BY DICK BIXBY THERE will be a display of Natalie n>. j i Keller Bastian's works at the Alliance THERE will be a s P' a y P713 words
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Miscellaneous95 1985-05-08 18 SURRENDER CHAMBERS EXHIBITION THE Surrender Chambers at the Sentosa Wax Museum is open to the public again. The original exhibition has been upgraded and now consists of a combination of special effects, audio-visual presentation, graphic display, artifacts from the Japanese Occupation and life-size wax figures. Admission to the Sentosa Wax95 words
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Miscellaneous639 1985-05-08 19 leisure comics 1 FASTRACK By Bill Holbrook 17 rtwm* Voo XI «-m* [7checkcx* WA.XI IT"O»V»U4LV, MC -rtjl IHJ> HAVf PIAUP HAS PttH I T*£ TiME UIU J fWAV I H&-P V*X>? 1 r potfT WMT CAU4NGSTAv. I I»3C®«NSCW... J V V V V iteM An HOME T© (*>** ir V639 words
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PROPERTY
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Article, Illustration313 1985-05-08 20 LINDA CHAN - By LINDA CHAN WHEN PLANS of Parry Gardens, the middle-market condominium off Upper Serangoon Road, were submitted, the blueprint included a swimming pool. But just before construction started, the pool was struck off the plans. "The project consists of only 45 units. "If313 words
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Article, Illustration187 1985-05-08 20 FAST TAKING shape in Katong is the Katong Park Tower condominium priced in the $542,000 to $810,000 bracket Temporary occupation licence is expected at the end of the year, according to developer Ocean Park Development. The project is located on a 14,161187 words
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Advertisement95 1985-05-08 20 Buying a home Take advantage of OUB's Housing Loan Scheme liU Mandarin Gardens OUB's Housing Loan Scheme offers: Easy loan repayments with CPF contributions Longer repayment period of up to 25 years Loan with Overdraft facility Competitive interest rates Currently: Up to 10 years 9%% p.a. 11 to 20 years95 words
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Advertisement396 1985-05-08 20 "Where do you go for easier, better home financing?" or without CPF interest rates: fa nL. I to 10 years HPfl 3ESHLII to 25 years o Bridging finance available. HUDC (Phase 1) loans available up to 85% of valuation. A wide choice of easy repayment schemes Payment of interest only396 words
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Advertisement154 1985-05-08 21 PERSONAL CARE AND FITNESS f 1 I wm RELAX REFRESH YOURSELF AT GREA T EASTERN HEALTH CENTRE GREAT EASTERN HOTEL sth fir 401 Macpherson Road Singapore 1336. TEL: *****44 10 am to 12 pm NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, I Ng Yan Kiat of No. Blk 37, Marsiling Drive,154 words
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Advertisement193 1985-05-08 21 I Bukit Timah I LHYIJ Message Parlour I I I 1 Jalan Anak Bukit#Bl-12to #B1 14, L Opposite Medical Centre. Bukit Timah Plaza,S'pore 2158 J 1 Tel: **********0062 x. Business hours 10am to 10:30pm daily Naturopathy Mm Biochemic Tissue |Rd2Kfl Natural food, physical exercises and food iHfiEgSH arrangement for aeneralsMßßßa193 words
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Advertisement486 1985-05-08 21 classified NOTICES NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, I, Wang Kok Ying, David of No. 7 Pandan Valley, #*****, Singapore 2159, have applied for a Retail Liquor Shop licence in respect of premises at M/s Deluxe Chocolate Shoppe #02-01, Paramount Hotel Shopping Centre, 30 East Coast Road, Singapore 1542 and486 words
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Advertisement409 1985-05-08 21 ANGLO AMERICAN AVIATION CO. (S) PTE LTD (In members' voluntary liquidation) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of Anglo American Aviation Co. (S) Re Ltd, held on 3rd May 1985, the following special resolutions were duly passed. 1. "That the company be wound up voluntanly and that Mr. Tan Gim Soo409 words
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Advertisement241 1985-05-08 22 Classified Ads Tel. 273 9090 Classified Ad Rates Singapore Monitor: Sunday Monitor Words 0.35 cents per word 0.55 cents per word Display $7.70 per col. cm $10.00 per col. cm Business Hrs Mon-Fri, 9am-spm Sat, 9am-lpm ACCOUNTING A 1 ACCOUNTING 280 7777/ *****57. DOWELL MANAGEMENT 296 6861. FOR RELIABLE management241 words
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Advertisement458 1985-05-08 22 EMPLOYMENT Situations Vacant i* DISCO LOUNGE OPENING soon requires:- Disc Jockey, Waiter Please call personally at: Cuppage Plaza #0427/28/29. Private Tuition pt LEARN CONVERSATIONAL INDONESIA, Malay from experienced tutor Home tuition arranoeable. Intersted tel: 473 0254, for appointment OUR RESPONSIBLE AND effective bilingual tutors willing to give tuition for all458 words
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Advertisement386 1985-05-08 22 FURNITURE/ RESTORATION/ REUPHOLSTERY AH HOCK Sofa manufacturer order reupholstery 348 5109 ANNE FOO Sofa Centre 255 7280 A SPECIALIST IN upholstery custom-made sofa Accept trade-in, reasonable price. 748 7240 (day) 448 8443 (night) GROOMING Beauty Aids BA FACIAL FOR Gents 339 3311/2. MADAME IKI'S Oriental facial for problem skin 748386 words
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Advertisement357 1985-05-08 22 At Your Service Ari JOO KHENG SERVICE airconditioners and refrigerators. Sale, rental, respray plumbing service, installation, maintenance services.27B 1050/ 278 1052 K.B. INTERIOR/ EXTERIOR decoration and design Contractors. All plumbling and sanitary works. Electrical installation/ repair/ services. Call: 261 9428/ 254 7335 day and night services. YEO ELECTRICAL AND Plumbing357 words
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Advertisement285 1985-05-08 22 Wedding Services^ GNOMES FLOWER People 445 2258 MOTORMART Car Rental EASTERN UNITED (Car Truck Rental) 440 2204/5 THREE STAR 440 6772/ 235 0256 Maintenance Parts V* _<,<• wo* M lake Control with f ▼MOHROEF SHOCK ABSORBERS The PREMIUM Repiocwmmnf TecfwcolDnweor h.iHlw<i< WButit limo* Rood 2' V§ Mm Cat kkxi PARTY285 words
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Advertisement428 1985-05-08 23 classified 273-9090 PEN PALS CHONQ KUAN Sang, Marriage-Aid Bureau; 298 7174. Reg no. *****3/00W MATRIX AND MATCH introduces suitable partners. Wnte to P.O. Box 174, Toa Payoh Central. Reg No: *****9/ 00A WHY LIMIT YOUR choice of compatible partners? Call us today and a whole new social life begins As428 words
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Advertisement397 1985-05-08 23 THE MEETING PLACE PLEASANT, WELL- EDUCATED Chinese Christian gentleman, with a penchant for intellectual discussion, art. aesthetics and music earnestly seek ladies below 28 with hke interest for friendship. View matrimony Reply with phone to: S.M. Box 572, #03-01 A Delta House, 2 Alexandra Road. Singapore 0315 PLEASANT AND GOOO397 words
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Advertisement391 1985-05-08 23 ALLRITE PTE. LTD (In HMffltMrt' voluntary liquidation) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of Allrite Re. Ltd., held on 3rd May 1985, the following special resolutions were duly passed. 1. "That the company be wound up voluntarily and that Mr. Tan Gim soo of M/s G. S. Tan Co., Chartered Accountants,391 words
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Advertisement381 1985-05-08 23 KARYAM PTE. LTD (In members' voluntary liquidation) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of Karyam Re. Ltd., held on 3rd May 1985, the following special resolutions were duly passed. I."That the company be wound up voluntarily and that Mr. Tan Gim Soo of M/s G.S. Tan &Co., Chartered Accountants, Public Accountants,381 words
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Advertisement607 1985-05-08 23 NOTICES TALIAN (PTE.) LTD (Incorporated in the wl wivV^flporv| (In Voluntary Liquidation) Roglttortd Offlcoi--79-A, Lorong Kalopak, Singapore 2*78. NOTICE OP PINAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Final General Meeting of the Company will be held on Friday, 14th June 1905 at 2.00 p.m. at 257, Seiegie Road #05-283,607 words
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Article, Illustration910 1985-05-08 24 TARGET MAN IN FOCUS: BRYAN ROBSON (MANCHESTER UNITED AND ENGLAND) IPS BRYAN ROBSON'S nine-week lay-off through injury cast serious doubts about his fitness for the climax to Manchester United's season and the England World Cup duties that lie ahead. Robson faced no toucher examination ofIPS - 910 words
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157 1985-05-08 25 AUSTRIA'S chances of qualifying for next year's World Cup were boosted yesterday when thev crushed Cyprus 4-0 in a European qualifying Group Five soccer match. Austria are second in the group behind Hungary and they will be relying on the Hungarians to defeat157 words
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330 1985-05-08 25 ERNEST FRIDA - By ERNEST FRIDA IF HELEN TAN wins the Singapore Island Country Club championship tomorrow, she will have to thank the captain of the club, Mrs Yashula Handa, who persuaded her to take part in the meet. Helen has come back from semiretirement to play330 words
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901 1985-05-08 25 SIMON BARNES - EVERTON 2 QPRO BRITISH SOCCER BY SIMON BARNES HAIL EVERTON League Champions of the 1984-85 season They formally completed their task on Monday, completing an irresistible surge that has now carried them unbeaten through 27 matches The only teams which have so much as901 words
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Article914 1985-05-08 25 ENGLISH DIV ONE Arsenal 1 Southampton 0, Aston Villa 0 Luton 1, Chelsea 2 Sheffield Wednesday 1, Coventry 0 Liverpool 2, Everton 2 QPR 0, Ipswich 5 Stoke 1, Leicester 2 Sunderland 0, Manchester United 2 Forest 0, Newcastle 2 Tottenham 3, West Ham 1 Norwich 0.914 words
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452 1985-05-08 25 KEPPEL OPEN MIKIKO OHTA, who has lifted her game to new heights, is the favourite to win the Keppel Club Women's Open Golf championship at Bukit Chermin on Friday. Mikiko of Changi Golf Club, the first Japanese woman golfer to represent Singapore in452 words
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778 1985-05-08 26 Reuter LONDON, Wednesday WALES' soccer renaissance following two recent victories has not only revived the team's chances of reaching the World Cup finals it has also rescued soccer in the principality from bankruptcy. After last September's disastrous 1-0 defeat by Iceland inReuter - 778 words
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Article99 1985-05-08 26 THE COMBINATION of Mark Hughes and lan Rash has been described as one of the major reasons for Wales' return to soccer glory. Critics were quick to say that although Hughes and Rush are great players with their clubs Manchester United and Liverpool respectively they would fail99 words
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205 1985-05-08 26 AP ATHENS, Wednesday AN ARGENTINIAN soccer player charged with fraud for using a false Greek nationality in order to play for a top Athens side has been acquitted by an appeal court, a court spokesman said yesterday. Juan Ramon Rocha, 31, whoAP - 205 words
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Article160 1985-05-08 26 K SILVAM - By K SILVAM SJI 2 SERANGOON SEC 0 TWO first-half goals by right-winger Louis Nathan were more than enough to put St Joseph's Institution through to the final of the National Schools C Division football tournament at Siglap Secondary School this morning. Playing a160 words
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WORLD FRONT
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Article88 1985-05-08 26 A QUICK UPDATE AROUND THE WORLD KATHY JORDAN, the second seed, and fourth-seeded Alycia Moulton easily advanced to the quarter-finals of the Australian Women's Indoor Tennis Championships yesterday. Jordan took less than an hour to win her second round match against South African Yvonne Vermaak 6-2,6-1,88 words
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Article, Illustration98 1985-05-08 26 MUHAMMAD ALI (above) believes that boxing's popularity has declined in the United States because the sport is dominated by Blacks. Ali, a Black Muslim who held the world heavyweight title three times, said yesterday that the lack of White contenders and promoters has produced disinterest98 words
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Article81 1985-05-08 26 AN 86TH-MINUTE goal by Argentine forward Victor Ramos today gave second placed Nantes a 2-2 draw with Toulouse to salvage the slimmest of hopes of catching First Division leaders Bordeaux in the French soccer league. Bordeaux, who defeated Strasbourg 3-2, hold a six-point lead over Nantes81 words
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Article98 1985-05-08 26 THE MAYOR of Milan said yesterday that the city would apply to host the 1992 Olympic Games. Mayor Carlo Tognoli told reporters that the decision to apply would be formally adopted by the city council by the end of this week. "The Olympics could be98 words
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Advertisement261 1985-05-08 25 NOTICES IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 185 AND IN THE MATTER OF WALLEM BULK CARRIERS PTE LTD (In Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 308 of the Companies Act, Cap. 185, that the Final Meeting of the abovenamed company will be held at 16261 words
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Advertisement177 1985-05-08 26 JL English food hearty and wholesome. Try the typical English Fish'n Chips, mfcaas the X newspaper wrapping of course. (We're aaed them ri to decorate the walls). Oar Chicken in the Basket beats all the "finger-licking good" alternatives in Imm. I L Gettinf to the real McCoy, read savoary steak177 words
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MONITOR sports
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Article, Illustration134 1985-05-08 27 A FIGHT broke oat between the Seiko team of Hong Kong and China's Liaoning team In a firstleg preliminary match of the recently-revived Asian Super Club championship. The free-for-all started when a Liaoning player threw his weight on Seiho's goalkeeper during a goalmouth melee. A Seiko player then chasedPICTURES: THE HONGKONG STANDARD - 134 words
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Article, Illustration358 1985-05-08 27 UEFA CUP UEFA CUP FIRST-LEG FINAL Reuter HUNGARY, Wednesday VIDEOTON, with only 12 players, including the reserve goalkeeper fit to play, appear to have little chance of scoring enough home goals against Real Madrid in the first-leg of the UEFA (European Football Union) Cup final tonight.Reuter - 358 words
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Article51 1985-05-08 27 VIDEOTON Peter Disztl, Istvan Borsanyi, Laszlo Disztl, Jozsef Csuhay, Gabor Horvath, Gyozo Burcsak, Geze Wittman, Imre Vadasz, Istvan Palkovics, Gyorgy Novath, Gyula Vaszil. REAL MADRID Miguel Angel, Miguel Chendo, Uli Stielike, Manuel Sanchis, Jose Antonio Gdmacho, Ricardo Gallego, San Jose Jimenez, Miguel Michel, Emilio Butragueno, Carlos Santillana, Jorge51 words
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281 1985-05-08 27 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday MALAYSIA CUP semi-finalists Johor pipped Selangor by one merit point in the run for the prestigious Milo Fairplay Trophy when they garnered two more merit points from the quarter-finals that were concluded yesterday. Selangor and JohorBernama - 281 words
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