The Straits Times, 9 October 1988

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    10 1 The Sunday Times No: 2730 55 CENTS MCI (P) 93/12/87
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    Lock icon 42 killed as plane crashes into hotel in China
    401 1 BEIJING An aerial joyride for young workers being rewarded for good performance turned into a disaster when the plane crashed into a hotel m north China's Shanxi Province, killing 42 of the 46 people on board. A report reaching Beijing yesterday
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    Lock icon Chok Tong: Setup S'pore-Johor tourism committee
    373 1 Chok Tong: Setup S'pore-Johor tourism committee DESARU First Deputy Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong yesterday proposed the setting up of a Singapore-Johor joint committee to promote tourism. Mr Goh, who is here on a day-long private visit, said there were many areas which could be jointly developed by the Singapore
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    NTUC hits out at move by 17 banks
    592 1  - NTUC hits out at move by 17 banks TAN TARN HOW Bid to bypass union 'a mockery' of procedures By THE National Trades Union Congress has denounced as irrational and irresponsible a move by 17 banks to bypass established procedures on settling wage pacts and take the issue direct to
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    Lock icon 'Big Ben pointed gun at motorist'
    200 1 TORONTO Disgraced Olympic sprinter Ben Johnson has been accused of pointing a starter's pistol at a motorist while driving on a highway, police said on Friday. The motorist told police a black Porsche pulled alongside his car while driving east on Highway 401 at
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    Lock icon The 'mine, yours and ours' family
    284 1  - The 'mine, yours and ours' family LIM K WAN KWAN By "NfINE, yours and ours" this aptly describes the one big happy family of Mrs Geraldine Tay, mother to three different sets of children from two marriages. On Friday night, Mrs Tay, 48, director of physiotherapy at Mount Elizabeth Hospital,
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    The 'poor' tenant who owns a Porsche
    132 1 THEY are the bane of Singapore landlords the tenants who occupy rent-controlled premises and demand impossibly high compensation before they move out. "They want the sky," said a frustrated landlord after rounds of negotiations failed. The landlords property owners and developers say they
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    Open mobilisation for SAF personnel
    43 1 THE Defence Ministry held an open mobilisation exercise yesterday. Personnel from units codenamed Full Moon, Rugged Island, Solar Energy and Carbon Freeze reported to their mobilisation centres. They were informed through television, radio, Redif fusion and the cinemas.
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      102 1 If i I^^ JJ M\ FOCUS Caught on the hop w 2 r Rites and wrongs SUNDAY PLUS The tragedy of two Marias Globe-trotting after 55 TV PLUS Don't follow that book! FOCUS Week Ahead 5 Editorial 19 TV Listings 6 Profile 19 Music 7 Viewpoints 20 Comics 8 Analysis
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  • NEWS FOCUS
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      AT A GLANCE
      485 2 BURMESE STUDENTS' ULTIMATUM: Burma's largest student group has threatened the government with civil war unless it accepts an interim government. In a statement issued yesterday, the All-Bur-ma Federation of Student Unions also warned that students were prepared to die for their cause, and said a civil war
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      SPORTS
      216 2 TOP SEEDS IN SEMIS: Severiano Ballesteros and Sandy Lyle fought back from the brink of defeat to give Europe a clean sweep m the World Matchplay golf championship quarter-finals at Wentworth on Friday. Lyle was five down with 15 holes to play against Nick Price but staged a marvellous
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      Tenant who owns a Porsche
      1660 2  -  MICHAEL LIM SERENE LIM Phasing out of rent control: The tenants who refuse to budge Well-off occupants demand a king's ransom before moving out of property By I and i "We've had our inspectors chased by tenants wielding parangs. And once, when our men were
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      'All I want is a house for each of my five sons
      763 3 'All I want is a house for each of my five sons Tenants asking for the sky, say woeful developers who want their land back The landlords either turned pale or they gnashed their teeth m frustration over what they saw as unreasonable demands. Their mood was observed by a
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      SINGAPORE SNAPSHOTS
      113 3  -  Narendra Ag garwal B^ STATISTICS THAT SHAPE THE COUNTRY Older first-time brides SOME girls marry m their teens, others m their thirties. The trend is towards later marriages. Nowadays the average first-time bride is 25.5 years old, 5.5 years more than that m 1950. Mean age of brides
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      House that got cut down to size
      440 3 THE world of Mr Abdullah Suradi, 68, is slightly topsy-turvy these days. He lives m a ramshackle house a quarter the size it used to be. But Mr Abdullah does not really have grounds for complaint. Indeed, he is financially quite comfortable today
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      132 2 ==s^^^^ I n Hong Kong you can go wild shopping for j'f^f'^ $f f*^ J^X^ /I X fashions and accessories, or dancing m laser-lit V^ l/kpVvA^J discos. You can dine on superb seasonal wild game dishes and see LiAtflJc^Ljl wild animals at )cean Park. When you feel the urge to
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      218 2 TRAVELLERS' MATHER Adelaide 13 18 C Fair \/om Angeles 17/23 C Cloudy Amsterdam 9 13 C Rain Madrid 17 23 C Cloudy Athens H27 C Clear Manila 24 32 C Cloudy Auckland 14 15 C Rain Melbourne 13/19 C Showers Bahrain 28 35 C Clear Mmtow 415 C Rainy Bangkok
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  • FOREIGN NEWS
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      Lock icon Woman boss of tear gas firm is Seoul's top tax payer
      166 4 SEOUL South Koreas top income tax payer last year was a woman who makes tear gas. Miss Han Young Ja, chairman of Samyang Chemicals, topped the list of tax payers that was submitted on Friday to the National Assembly.
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      Lock icon Iran, Iraq agree 'm principle' to UN proposals
      369 4 Iran, Iraq agree 'm principle' to UN proposals NICOSIA Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Velayati said yesterday that both Iran and Iraq had agreed m principle to United Nations proposals for breaking the deadlock m Gulf peace talks. The Iranian news agency Irna quoted Mr Velayati as saying on his
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      Lock icon Algerians return to work under watchful eyes of the military
      411 4 ALGIERS Algerians returned to work under tight military surveillance yesterday, after days of bloody rioting that spurred the government to declare a state of emergency and order troops to fire on demonstrators. State office workers tried to restore order m
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      Lock icon Chernobyl being razed
      290 4 'Radiation level unsafe for human habitation' MOSCOW Local authorities are razing the radiation contaminated town of Chernobyl because it would be unsafe for human habitation within the expected lifespan of its buildings, the newspaper Pravda said yesterday. Chernobyl's 10,000 residents were evacuated m April 1986 when a
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      Lock icon China's curbs on new projects will not affect joint ventures
      212 4 China's curbs on new projects will not affect joint ventures BEIJING China has pledged that foreign-funded enterprises and joint ventures will not be affected by sweeping curbs announced on capital construction. The official Xinhua news agency quoted vice-premier Tian Jiyun yesterday as saying that all contracts signed for joint ventures
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      Lock icon PLO sued
      39 4 NEW YORK A United States couple has filed an US$ll.2 million (5522.8 million) lawsuit against the Palestine Liberation Organisation m connection with the 1985 hijacking of the cruise ship, Achille Lauro, on which they were passengers. Reuter
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      Lock icon 40 injured as protesters clash with Chilean police
      316 4 SANTIAGO Clashes between riot police and anti-government demonstrators left about 40 people injured, some seriously, as hundreds of thousands of Chileans took to the streets to celebrate President Augusto Pinochet's defeat m a referendum. Police fired tear gas and water cannon at
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      Lock icon Hollywood landmark Schwab's being torn down
      246 5 LOS ANGELES Humphrey Bogart once popped into Schwab's pharmacy to ask for a cure for a hangover. "Stop drinking," Mr Schwab replied. "I want a cure, not a lecture," Bogart snapped back. The memories came pouring m as the wrecking ball smashed into what
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      Lock icon Students issue ultimatum to Saw Maung
      553 5 Students issue ultimatum to Saw Maung The Burma crisis 'Accept an interim government or face civil war' RANGOON Burma's largest student group issued a statement yesterday calling on General Saw Maung's military junta to make way for an interim government, saying the alternative would be civil war. "General Saw Maung
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      Lock icon Daily life must go on: Akihito
      299 5 Emperor Hirohito's illness TOKYO Crown Prince Akihito yesterday said Emperor Hirohito would not be happy about the scores of events being cancelled m deference to the monarch as he lay m serious but stable condition at Fukiage Palace, news reports and palace officials said.
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      Lock icon Three former Tamil rebel groups to contest polls
      190 5 Three former Tamil rebel groups to contest polls COLOMBO Three Tamil groups have filed nominations for controversial local elections m the North Eastern province m defiance of a rebel boycott call, officials said. The three groups, which are former rebel bands, filed 95 nominations for all 71 seats on the
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      Lock icon West Bank city under curfew after rioting
      257 5 JERUSALEM The West Bank's largest city remained under curfew yesterday, a day after soldiers shot and killed four Palestinians and wounded 25 others m trying to quell rioting, Palestinian sources said. There were no early reports of renewed violence m Nablus, where an
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      Heterosexual Aids 'not exploding'
      163 5 CHICAGO Aids is not "exploding" among heterosexuals m the United States, said public health experts. Their report published m the Journal of the American Medical Association said the number of reported heterosexual Aids cases is doubling every 14 to 16 months, keeping pace with infection rates
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      Lock icon Man jailed for forcing fatal love potion' on ex-lover
      187 6 KINGSTON A Jamaican man who gave the woman who spurned him a deadly dose of an alleged aphrodisiac has pleaded guilty to manslaughter. He was sentenced to seven years of hard labour, the Daily Gleaner said. Businessman Noel Baxter, 29, admitted
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      Lock icon Nasa lists benefits stemming from space exploration
      391 6 Nasa lists benefits stemming from space exploration Spin-offs have improved quality of life: Agency CAPE CANAVERAL The US space agency, Nasa, flying high after the rebirth of its shuttle programme, is calling attention to a long list of technological achievements stemming from space exploration. "Down to earth applications of Nasa-derived
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      Lock icon Watchdog group: Reagan administration had a hand in 1986 oil crash
      282 6 Watchdog group: Reagan administration had a hand in 1986 oil crash WASHINGTON An energy watchdog group has charged that the Reagan administration, Saudi Arabia and four big US oil companies deliberately engineered the 1986 oil market collapse that slashed international crude prices by 50 per cent. The Citizen-Labour Energy Coalition
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      Lock icon Australia will stick to its policy on migrants
      451 7 No change to non-discriminatory stand, says Minister WASHINGTON Australia's Foreign Minister has declared that his country's Labor Party government will never alter its 20-year-old policy prohibiting racial discrimination m the admission of immigrants. Mr Gareth Evans made his comments on Friday night
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      Lock icon Yugoslav police break up protest by 20,000
      352 7 TITOGRAD (Yugoslavia) Riot police broke up a crowd of more than 20,000 people m Yugoslavia's Montenegro republic yesterday when they held a vigil demanding instant resignations of local leaders and doubling of wages, eyewitnesses said. It was the first time force had been
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      Lock icon 30 detained in banned demo in Moscow
      287 7 MOSCOW Some 30 people were detained by police during a banned demonstration by the Democratic Union opposition group calling for reform of the Soviet Constitution, organisers said. Mr Yuri Mityunov, a spokesman for the group, said the organisers were seized as several hundred
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      Lock icon Newly legalised Latvian, Lithuanian flags fly at meetings in Soviet Baltic
      290 7 MOSCOW The newlylegalised flags of Latvia and Lithuania flew over mass meetings m their capitals m a display of resurgent national feeling sweeping the Soviet Baltic states. The official Soviet news agency Tass said more than 100,000 people turned
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      Tax-dodging monks 'invest in stocks and real estate'
      144 7  - Tax-dodging monks 'invest in stocks and real estate' Peter Hazelhurst By Tokyo Correspondent TOKYO A major tax scandal is embarrassing Japanese Buddhists many monks have been reaping huge profits by investing unreported income m the stock market or m real estate. A report by the national Tax Administration Agency said
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      Lock icon Indian press protests ban on Rushdie's Satanic Verses
      380 8 Indian press protests ban on Rushdie's Satanic Verses NEW DELHI Leading Indian newspapers and publishers attacked the government yesterday for banning a book by Booker Prize-winning novelist Salman Rushdie on the plea that it would hurt the Muslim community. Editorials accused the government of succumbing to pressures from fundamentalist Muslim
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      Lock icon Man who keeps the shine on Imelda's shoes
      274 8 Man who keeps the shine on Imelda's shoes MANILA Bonifacio Santos may be one of the country's foremost experts on footwear. His job: he shines Imelda Marcos' shoes. Mr Santos, 29, said it is a full-time job to polish and buff the 2,400 pairs of shoes that Mrs Marcos left
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    • PEOPLE
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        It's showtime for big 3
        92 8 IT WAS billed as "the ultimate event" m showbiz. Frank Sinatra, Liza Minnelli and Sammy Davis Jr together on a national tour. Some 20,000 people at New York's Meadowlands gave the trio a big hand recently, with women crying "We love ya, Frankie" just like
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        Star Treks newcomer
        78 8 WHEN the starship Enterprise blasts off for the autumn TV season next month, there will be a new resident alien on board. Time magazine said comedian Whoopi Goldberg, 38, (right) will play the part of Guinan, a humanoid lounge hostess, m several episodes of the syndicated Star
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        A knotty question
        129 8 THE question uppermost m many minds m Manila recently was: what exactly was Jackie Aquino, actress niece of President Corazon Aquino, up to m Hongkong? Did she go there to tie the knot with actor-comedian Roderick Paulate? Well, no, said Asiaweek. "That's a big lie," said Miss
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        Deng's daughter's art
        77 8 iNG LEV (left), iter of China's nount leader Xiaoping, will three of her ings m a Taiwan chibition at the f the month, said quoting the News Service, have prepared paintings to send exhibition m an," the news cc quoted the ar-old well-known t as saying. In
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        Newscaster's obsession'
        110 8 IF FATE had decreed otherwise, Wan Zaleha Wan Ahmad Radzi could well have been a national athlete. Said the popular newscaster from TV3: "I was obsessed with running when I was m school the 100-metre and 200-metre races were my favourites." However, she decided against making a career
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        Fergie in Sydney
        101 8 PHOTOGRAPHERS clambered for pictures of the Duchess of York (right) as swirling winds played havoc with her skirt and hat during an opening ceremony at a botanical garden south-west of Sydney. AP reported that the Duchess and Prince Andrew, visiting Sydney, toured the still uncompleted Mount Annan
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        Elvis' daughter weds
        76 8 LISA Marie Presley, 20, who will inherit the multi-million-dollar fortune of her late father Elvis Presley, has married musician Danny Keough m Los Angeles, a press spokesman said last week. Reuters said Elvis Presley, who died m 1977, left an estate valued at US$3l million (5562.93 million)
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      Lock icon Discovery of protein segment may lead to new stroke treatment
      207 9 SAN DIEGO The discovery of a protein segment critical to the formation of blood clots may eventually lead to new treatments for stroke and heart attack, said scientists at Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation. A team of investigators reported m
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      Chinese press attacks rumours and leaks on leaders' activities
      542 9 BEIJING The press has launched an attack on rumourmongers m the first open salvo of a mounting internal Communist Party battle to stem haemorrhaging gossip and leaks on the activities of top leaders. In a bid to halt rampant rumours about
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      Lock icon Chinese official jailed 6 years for bribery, womanising and gluttony
      129 9 Chinese official jailed 6 years for bribery, womanising and gluttony BEIJING A senior military official m south-west China has been jailed for six years for bribery, womanising and gluttony. The Liberation Army Daily said on Friday that Ning Yinghai, a political secretary m the Chengdu military region, had also been
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      Lock icon Unesco chief's plan to seek return of US and Britain
      420 9 Unesco chief's plan to seek return of US and Britain PARIS Unesco Director-General Federico Mayor has pledged to remove ambiguities and misunderstandings from controversial communications programmes to help speed a British and US return to the world body. Mr Mayor said Unesco's role as a forum for anti-Western attitudes, such
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      Lock icon US toothpaste makers told to remove claims
      300 9 WASHINGTON The US government has asked six major toothpaste and mouthwash makers to stop asserting their products prevent plaque or gum disease, saying it has no evidence to back up such claims. A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) spokesman said on Friday that
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  • ASEAN NEWS
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      Lock icon Princes and elders to meet over Sultan's successor
      446 10 Princes and elders to meet over Sultan's successor JAKARTA The 17 sons of Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX and elders of his 200-year-old court meet this week at the palace m Yogyakarta to choose a successor to one of the makers of modern Indonesia. Sri Sultan, the hereditary ruler of. Yogyakarta,
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      1 m join funeral procession as Sultan is laid to rest
      378 10  -  YANG RAZALI KASSIM By > Jakarta Correspondent YOGYAKARTA The largest funeral procession Indonesia has seen m recent memory took place yesterday as the late Sultan of Yogyakarta was taken to his final resting place near here. Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono
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      Debate on no-confidence motion against Thai minister
      230 10 Debate on no-confidence motion against Thai minister BANGKOK A motion I of no-confidence against the Thai Deputy Interior Minister will be debated on Oct 19, The Nation reported. The newspaper said the Speaker of Parliament, Mr Panja Kesornthong, scheduled the motion after 115 opposition MPs signed the motion against the
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      Lock icon 40 of Marcos' associates to be charged
      278 10 40 of Marcos' associates to be charged MANILA The Philippine government will file criminal charges against at least 40 associates of former president Ferdinand Marcos before the year ends, according to a senior official. Solicitor-General Frank Chavez said that "no fewer than 40 big-time cronies", including members of Mr Marcos'
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      Lock icon Senate bloc may veto any extended lease of US bases
      289 10 MANILA A nationalist bloc m the Senate could get enough votes to veto a new treaty if President Corazon Aquino decides to extend leases on two US military bases m the country after 1991. "It is possible that some of
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      Manila court suspends prosecutor
      277 10 Manila court suspends prosecutor MANILA The Supreme Court has unanimously suspended a controversial prosecutor indefinitely for criticisms which placed the highest Filipino court "m an extremely bad light". In a 50-page decision about special government prosecutor Raul Gonzales, the court said: "While he is entitled to freedom of speech, Mr
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      Indonesian drug dealers get students addicted before using them
      131 10 Indonesian drug dealers get students addicted before using them JAKARTA Indonesian drug dealers are using students m major cities, especially Jakarta, to help them m their illegal trade, a study by the Attorney-General's Office revealed. The Jakarta Post reported that the study gave details of the various ways m which
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      Thai MP urges total ban on cigarette ads
      77 10 BANGKOK A Thai Member of Parliament has submitted a motion to the House of Representatives calling for a total ban on cigarette advertising m the mass media, The Nation reported. Palang Dharma Party MP Dr Udomsilp Srisaengngam, a medical practitioner at Siriraj
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  • ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY
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      Lock icon Beware of impostors, villagers warned .
      270 11 Beware of impostors, villagers warned Run-up to the Parit Raja by-election BATU PAHAT As campaigning for the Parit Raja by-election entered its second day, villagers were told to look out for impostors pretending to be political secretaries of ministers and mentris besar m several kampungs here. National Front assistant polls
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      Lock icon National Front confident of strong support: Muhyiddin
      154 11 National Front confident of strong support: Muhyiddin KUALA LUMPUR The National Front is confident of getting strong support m the Parit Raja by-elec-tion because of its candidate's widespread popularity, Johor National Front chairman, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, said yesterday. The Front was not worried it was facing six independent candidates,
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      Lock icon MCA pledges full support for Front candidate
      311 11 MCA pledges full support for Front candidate JOHOR BARU The Malaysian Chinese Association will give its full backing to the National Front candidate m the Parit Raja state by-election, the Johor MCA said yesterday. It said that MCA president Datuk Dr Ling Liong Sik's recent statement expressing dissatisfaction over the
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      Lock icon Ghafar hits out at politicians who criticise Malaysia abroad
      133 11 KUALA LUMPUR Deputy Prime Minister Ghafar Baba has hit out at politicians who paint a bad picture of Malaysia overseas. He said if they had problems they should resolve them within the country, he said. "As a developing country, Malaysia needs
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      499 11 KUALA LUMPUR The National Front government will honour all its pledges to the people although it may take time on some of them, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday. He said the Front would maintain its tradition of
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      Lock icon Judge suffers chest and head injuries in scuffle with robbers
      210 11 Judge suffers chest and head injuries in scuffle with robbers JOHOR BARU A High Court judge here was injured m a scuffle with several men who broke into his house m Jalan Petrie yesterday. Justice Datuk Abu Mansor Ali, 53, who sustained chest and head injuries, is being treated at
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      Singaporeans seek quality, reliability and service, ad seminar told
      285 12 Singaporeans seek quality, reliability and service, ad seminar told SINGAPORE'S advertising industry has to focus on the consumer if it wants to achieve standards of excellence. Any advertising message must ensure that the consumer is effectively reached be it the shampoo user, car owner or specialised business markets, said Mr
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      Image problem, so hawkers told to go
      531 12  -  DOMINIC NATHAN By A GROUP of former Bugis Street hawkers have been told to pack up again, this time because their presence m a complex cum hotel is deemed out of step with the image being projected. The 13 hawkers at the Bugis
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      Number of complaints against practising engineers going up
      405 12 COMPLAINTS against practising engineers are on the rise, said Dr Tan Swan Beng, president of the Professional Engineers Board, yesterday. Investigations by various disciplinary committees appointed by the board found some of the engineers "involved m unethical practice, some negligent and others
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      Ministry officials to meet casket firms
      349 12 The coffin touts problem THE activities of coffin touts will be discussed when senior officials of Health Ministry's pathology department meet representatives of casket companies soon. The meeting will also look into ways of raising professionalism of the undertakers, a senior official of the
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      Aged are not spent digits, says Jaya
      321 14 Forum on the aged SINGAPOREANS who regard their old folks as "spent digits" who have nothing more to contribute to society and are just waiting to die must change this attitude. Home Affairs Minister, Professor S. Jayakumar, said this yesterday at the forum
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      Old folk value respect, love shown by children
      951 14  -  GILLIAN POW CHONG But they feel that the young often neglect their emotional needs By ELDERLY parents treasure demonstrations of respect and love from their children more than all the comforts of life bestowed on them. But the elderly feel that often
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      McDonald's outlet first in Asia to cater to the disabled
      322 14 McDonald's outlet first in Asia to cater to the disabled MCDONALD'S restaurant m Woodlands Centre yesterday became the first m its chain here and m Asia to cater specially to handicapped customers. The restaurant, which was officially opened, has a ramp which leads from the carpark to the restaurant. Inside,
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      Muis seeks haj guides
      68 14 THE Muslim Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) is inviting applications for the posts of haj organisers-cum-guides for next year's Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca. Applicants must be Singaporeans below 60 years, healthy, experienced m leading worshippers at the haj and well-versed m the pilgrimage's rituals. Application forms
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      Painting of Charles Darwin's ship for Heritage Hunt
      441 14 "SINGAPORE 1843" these were faintly inscribed at the bottom of a watercolour painting of the Black Nymph, the ship Charles Darwin used on his second expedition. This clue into Singapore's heritage rang a bell m the mind of art collector Rafiq Jumabhoy,
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      Jaywalker fined $1,000 for punching constable
      151 14 A JAYWALKER who repeatedly ignored a police constable's warnings turned violent when the policeman tried to arrest him. Wong Chiang Goon, 36, was fined $1,000 by a district court yesterday after he pleaded guilty to a charge of voluntarily causing hurt to police constable
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      New schemes to put offenders on right path
      226 14 THE Probation Service will launch new programmes and activities for offenders under its care. One is a supervision programme focusing on groupand community-based approaches, said Minister of State (Community Development) Ch'ng Jit Koon last night. It will back up the present individual
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      Security guard, 60, duped of life savings
      327 15  -  BRENDAN PEREIRA Tricked by 'strike it rich' scheme of three men By A 60-YEAR-OLD security guard went horn? and wept bitterly, after he vas cheated of his $8,000 life savings by three strike-it-rich- with-gold tricksters. The lure dangled before M» So-ip bin Basa
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      West Zone schools tops in sports
      162 15 NATIONAL shot-put record holder, Miss Huang Quifong, 18, was among the 414 students who received their zone colours and merit certificates yesterday The presentations were made at the Singapore West Zone Schools' Sports Council awards ceremony held m Bukit Batok Secondary School. The Ministry
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      Children invited to join choirs
      75 15 THE People's Association is looking for children between the ages of six and 16 to join its junior and children's choirs. Junior choir members must be between 10 and 16 m January, have a minimum grade 3 m music, be able to sight-sing from notes
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      Sri Lankan who overstayed jailed 2 years
      204 15 A SRI LANKAN, using a forged identity card, not only stayed m Singapore undetected for almost 26 months but also managed to set up a business firm. Sarath Kumara Wanniarachchi, 38, became known as Balakrishnan A. Karthiany whenever he sought jobs as a
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      Man poorer by $40 after visit to toilet
      141 15 Man poorer by $40 after visit to toilet A TECHNICIAN, Mr Tan Siew Sua, 34, was at the Plaza Singupara Shopping Centre on Thursday at 8 pm and made a visit to the toilet. Suddenly a man bumped against him and on turning around he saw someone rushing out of
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      Thief who preyed on women gets six years and 12 strokes of cane
      204 15 Thief who preyed on women gets six years and 1 2 strokes of cane THE law has caught up with a snatch thief who terrorised women m the void decks of flats. Hamzah bin Mohd Ali, 28 and unemployed, was sentenced to six years' jail and 12 strokes of the
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      Child abuse not a serious problem, says ministry
      636 16  -  GERRY DE SILVA Its investigations show that only 5% of cases reported last year were genuine By THE number of genuine child abuse cases m Singapore is small but the Government still takes a serious view of it and follows up on
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      Better days for victims of 2 recent cases
      226 16 Better days for victims of 2 recent cases THINGS are looking brighter for the young victims of child abuse m two recent cases. In July the picture of a 10-year-old retarded boy tied up and locked m his Jurong East flat hit the headlines. On Friday, the Ministry of Community
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      Motor-cyclist hit by pick-up dies
      87 16 Motor-cyclist hit by pick-up dies A MOTORCYCLIST died m hospital three hours after he was involved m a collision with a pick-up near Choa Chu Kang Road on Friday at 11.15 am. Police said Mr Keng Thiam Bock, 55, suffered serious head injuries m the accident. The driver of the
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      Man jailed for unnatural sex
      236 16 LIM HOCK HIN, 20, was jailed 15 months by a district court after he admitted having unnatural sex with four schoolboys aged between nine and 15 from June to November last year. In all, he faced nine charges. The case against him was based on
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      Sessions with Tanglin MP
      47 16 Sessions with Tanglin MP MR LEW Syn Pau, MP for Tanglin, will hold meet-the-people sessions from 8 pm to 10 pm on First and third Wednesdays of the month at Block 6, Margaret Drive, #01-51; and second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at 362, Dunearn Road.
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      Walkathon
      42 16 The Singapore Action Group of Elders hopes to raise funds and promote an awareness of the importance of health through a Walkathon Jog next Sunday. The 2.5-km event will start and end at Toa Pay oh West, near Thomson Secondary School.
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      Japanese firm gets $200 in contract
      257 16 JAPANESE contractor, Chiyoda Corporation, has won a $200 million contract to build a new plant for the Mobil refinery at Jurong. This is a hydrocracker complex which will allow the oil company to produce val-ue-added products. It brings Mobil's investment m Singapore to $900
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      Legionnaires disease has hit 13 in Singapore
      595 17  -  GILLIAN POW CHONG Pneumonia-like affliction more likely to strike elderly By The facts Conditions for a build-up of the bacteria: Badly-maintained cooling towers which lead to a build-up of organic nutrients, like algae and iron oxide. Conditions for infection: The organism has to
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      Ex-buying agent gets 9 months for part in soft drinks scam
      226 17 A FXDRMER buying agent on Friday was jailed for nine months for his part m a scam that cheated Yeo Hiap Seng Ltd of more than $259,000 worth of drinks. District Judge Chang Kok Ming had postponed sentencing earlier
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      Dhana signs condolence book
      82 17 THE National Development Minister, Mr S. Dhanabalan, signing the condolence book at the West German embassy yesterday, to mark the death of Bavarian Premier Franz Josef Strauss. Dr Strauss, 73, who died on Monday after a heart attack, was the influential leader of the Bavarian branch
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      SIA is world's No. 1 airline
      419 18  -  NG WEI JOO It gets top ranking m terms of profitability but it is No. 4 and No. 14 m other areas By SINGAPORE Airlines is the world's No. 1. However, it is also the 14th and the 4th m the world. Confusing? Yes,
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      Flat vandalised again — fresh paint on front door this time
      270 18  - Flat vandalised again fresh paint on front door this time STEVEN LIM By A MAN smelled something fishy and followed his nose, which took him out of the bedroom to the front door of his Zion Road flat. He discovered paint fresh blue paint dripping from the door. Mr Ho
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      Mattar and Kan Seng back from overseas trips
      159 18 ENVIRONMENT Minister Ahmad Mattar and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Community Development Wong Kan Seng returned separately from their overseas trips yesterday. Dr Mattar was m Malaysia on an official five-day visit where he had talks with Datuk Amar Stephen Yong, the
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      Italian President here on visit, co-operation pact to be signed
      163 18 ITALIAN President Francesco Cossiga arrived here yesterday afternoon for a two-day visit which will see the signing of a Singapore-Ita-ly agreement on co-operation m education and other fields. Mr Cossiga will be the guest of honour at a lunch today
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      Indonesian trade official due today
      130 18 THE Director-General (Domestic Trade) m Indonesia's Trade Department, Drs BakuHasan, will be arriving today for a one- week visit. He is here at the invitation of Dr Yeo Ning Hong, the Communications and Information Minister. Drs Bakir will pay courtesy calls on Dr Yeo as
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      Methodist Church cuts ties with regional group
      309 18 Methodist Church cuts ties with regional group THE Methodist Church of Singapore has suspended its ties with the Christian Conference of Asia, a regional Protestant organisation expelled from Singapore last year for involvement m politics. The widely-expected move was announced m the church's latest newsletter which said the CCA had
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      Teachers dine
      64 18 THE acting Minister for Health and Senior Minister of State, Mr Yeo Cheow Tong, was guest of honour on Friday night at a combined teachers' dinner at Rulang Primary School. Also present were MPs for the Hong Kan GRC, Dr John Chen and Mr Nasser Kamaruddin, and the
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      New name
      31 18 THE Singapore Tool and Die Association announced that it has changed its name to the Singapore Precision Engineering and Tooling Association to better represent the precision engineering industry here.
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      170 17 Are your deposits earning interest as high as 4 AND as long as 1 2 months? Rates as of 7.10.1988) Minimum Deposit: NZ$/A$ 50,000/US$3O.OOO Period Available. 1 2, 3, 6, 12 months For amounts above NZ$/As/US$l OO.OOO better rates are available (depending on market condition) There is no handling commission
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      888 18 THIS IS WHERE YOUR MONEY GOES "1 could never appreciate the magnitude of the effort and facilities of these institutions until I have seen them. Most Singaporeans do not have the opportunity to see for themselves where their money goes to. If they do, I cannot imagine them withholding that
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    • The Sunday Times VIEW
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        Taking a lesson from the spider
        303 19 THERE is a i'amiliar ring to the complaint by Mr David Tan, managing director of Robertson Audio (Singapore), the company which has just won one of the three Singapore design awards. Speaking about Robertson's audio power amplifiers that have established markets m the US,
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        25 YEARS AGO
        104 19 What The Sunday Times reported on Oct 6, 1963 THE Philippines has decided it won't recognise Malaysia unless Malaysia agrees to sit down and talk with its old enemy, Indonesia, a reliable Philippines foreign office source said. "We must bring our three nations together," the source said,
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      Siddhi, the sparring partner
      1167 19 He is everything Thai politics is not. The country's Foreign Minister SIDDHI SAVETSILA would rather play an honest game and win votes His idea of a good bed-time read is a technical paper on the strategic defence system of the West His great-grandfather was an Englishman
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      The names, good and bad, we call each other
      995 20  - The names, good and bad, we call each other Tan Sai Siong When I put my mind to it, I am amazed to discover the number of different names we call ourselves and one another. One British language expert, I am told, has estimated there are some 17,000 possible permutations.
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      Keep the charm but not the injustice in our heritage
      895 20  -  Russell Heng Looking back at the old-fashioned ways evokes a kind of sepia charm like old photos do. But some of these pictures from the past hide great cruelties. ON THE seventh day, the spirit of the dead shall return.
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      Come, trip the light electronic
      652 20  -  Kenneth James Ask the accounts clerk who's discovered that computer spreadsheets take the tedium out of counting and calculating, and provide ways of analysing a lot of numbers meaningfully. SOME are born to computers, some "achieve" computer literacy but some need to have it thrust
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      Anyone seen the Singapura Cat?
      376 20 If many Singaporeans have been m a catty mood lately it's merely because Cat Hunting Season has opened. I do not mean big cats like the tiger shot m the famous Raffles Hotel. What I mean are the cuddly things that go "meow" and scratch
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      MACAW
      206 20 That started a fierce debate between the 200-odd persons present. It went on for two hours. Finally, to cut the hissing short, I suggested we see an actual specimen of the Singapura Cat. So at 3 am we zoomed down to ZOOM, the Zoo of Odd Oriental Mammals, to
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      CAUGHT ON THE HOP
      1944 21 "Workers quit whenever they want, because either their parents will support them or they can easily get another job. The last recession was too short for them to really understand what it means to be poor and out of work. a personnel manager "I don't like
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      Staff wars hot up
      602 21 EMPLOYERS are raising salaries, giving better bonuses and promising overseas training m an attempt to recruit and retain workers. Some have even resorted to blacklisting. Companies are also relying more on foreign labour and considering other options, such as automation, to deal with labour shortage. The
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      228 20 100 YEARS OF FIRE SERVICE 1888-1988 COMMEMORATIVE STAMP ISSUE Date of Issue 1 November 1988 (Tuesday) r~ Stamp Denominations 10c and $1 First Day Covers f^^\ mm iitibsl These attractively designed envelopes complement the 9 VflL new stamp issue. Customers can buy them at 15 cents jfc each between 10
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      258 21 Furniture Trade Centre At 230, Upper Bukit Timah Road 7ViMS TeI: S?^XS £=&ff j^ 7 Mr* k 4O/*"l k 4U 4 4 Sal-Sun: 11. UMM-9pn 1 J^Ji /^^iS--^" m c Furniture Trade r m Centre offers you foreign I 1 designed furniture at low ijfc _mt prices, due to the
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  • RACING
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      Handsome to end long classic drought
      358 22  -  LIONEL LEE Wet or dry, Agasam appears to have the whip hand By Our man on the track THE decision of the Bukit Turf Club to maintain this year's running of the Lion City Cup as a handicap race has brought together a big
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      Lee points to the threats
      281 22  -  MALCOLM BASTIANS By TRAINER Lee Seng Hap said Handsome IV and Smokey Shadow n, his two candidates m the Lion City Cup today, have a chance. At the same time, however, he pointed out the ones which could upset his pair. "My horses have a
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      WHAT THE TIPSTERS SAY
      361 22 RACE Lionel Lee Frederick Quek Tan Thean Loon Danny Khoo Ron Teo 3 Key Biscayne 6 Mun Fu 3 Kay Biscayne 3 Kay Biacayna 10 Silkworm Miatile 6 Mun Fu 3 Key Biscayne 6 Mun Fu 4 Shinkansen 3 Key Biscayne 13 Japanese Tycoon 7 Shantin
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      Lock icon Sellers back on another visit
      117 22 Sellers back on another visit FORMER American riding ace John Sellers is back m Singapore to watch the Lion City Cup race at Bukit Timah today. It is a classic m which he did not get a chance to ride m as its inaugural running was m 1974, five years
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      Lock icon It's either Smokey Shadow or Highest Regards
      101 22 A COUPLE of horses have no business to be m the Lion City Cup line-up today while a few others can consider themselves lucky if they can run a place. If rain keeps away, speed merchant Smokey Shadow n or Highest Regards n
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      PAST WINNERS
      85 22 1974 GENERAL TRONG III 54.5 P Lee 1975 GOLDEN WAY 53 Tulk 1976 BLUE STAR 54.5 Piggott 1977 BLUE STAR 64.5 Piggott 1978 GENTLE JIM 55 Piggott 1979 BUTTERFLY BOY 52.5 N Harris 1980 SOVEREIGN ESCORT II 51 Millington 1981 FAVOURED GENT 51.5 G Donnelly 1982 ADDED ADVANTAGE
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      Lion City Cup line-up
      1305 22 ■PfVfW 3.45 CLASS 11,200 m 1,200 m ■ifA^l^LßrTrnjTll (Ratings: 183-152) (Stakes: $175,000) 1 *****0 Handsome IV 57 (188) Agasam-SH Lee seg +1. By Posse; resteu since May- June King's Gold Cup meeting; 11th of 12 to He's Da wan m King's Gold Cup XL 1200 m
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      TODAY'S BUKIT TIMAH CARD
      4104 22 fIf"VV^VM 2.00 CLASS 4 1,200 m (Bukit Timah-based) Mif.V+l^B (Ratings: 81-65) (Stakes: $17,000) 1 ***** Champery 57 (81) Equus- Allan 4 nzg +2.5. Made early running, going down 2-length 2nd to Take Five with 54.5 Ipoh 1900 m yielding Sept 25; week earlier, failed to catch
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      FOUR-DIGIT DRAW
      30 23 FIRST 3319 SECOND 3376 THIRD 6170 STARTERS 0842 8215 1433 9944 2661 6205 0786 3396 0509 8841 CONSOLATIONS 1459 8310 8730 9220 3677 5812 4638 7593 9345 6683
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      Lock icon Lucas bags good-priced double
      2348 23  -  OUR RACING TEAM Clean sweep by Bukit Timah trainers By QUEENSLANDER Terry Lucas, heading (or his second premiership title m this circuit, showed good judgment to take two of the three 1,600 m events (or Class 1 horses at Bukit Timah yesterday. He was unplaced on
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  • OBITUARIES
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      321 Death
      371 24 321 Deaths YAP THIAM CHIN AGE: 72 was called home to be with the Lord on Friday 7th October 1988, leaving behind beloved: Wife Choo Kirn Nm Brother Sister-in-law Yap Thlen Chuan Ng Thng Huay Son*: Daught»rs-in-law Seng Wah, Michael Chan Ouat Eng Yl Yong (Sing Kul), Christina
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      322 Acknowledgements
      115 24 THE FAMILY OF THE LATE MR. OW YUEN DEPARTED 2.10.88 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends and colleagues for their assistance, condolences, donations, wreaths, night visits and attendance during their recent bereavement. AL-FATEHA Th« Family Of The Lai* JAMIL AH BINTE RAMALI Departed
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      64 24 323 Condolences With Deepest Sympathies A Condolences To Our Managing Director Mr Peter Beh Sim Lim on the demise of his beloved father-in-law MR LOH PENG KWEE From: The Board of Directors KLENCO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD 323 Condolences MR. B.D. BANTOBH Nath family express their deepest condolences to
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      134 24 324 In Memoriam G. MANONMANY P. NARAYANASAMY DEP: 14.10.77 DEP. 9.10.80 In our heart* your memory linger*, tweetly tender, fond ft true, (here la not a day dear Mom a Dad, that we do not think of you ALWAYS REMEMBERED BY FAMILY MEMBERS LOVED ONES In Loving
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      It would be nice for Singapore to do a Nesty job
      905 24 It would be nice for Singapore to do a Nesty job TAY CHENS KHOON TEE TO GREEN T HE Seoul dust has already 1 settled on the Olympics. There is an eerie emptiness around the stadiums, matched only by the ghost-towns which housed athletes and officials not so long ago.
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      Ballesteros and Lyle storm back from brink of defeat
      502 24 WENTWORTH (England) Severiano Ballesteros and Sandy Lyle battled from the brink of defeat on Friday to join lan Woosnam and Nick Faldo m an all-European semi-final line-up at the World Matchplay golf championship. Ballesteros, the British Open champion and second seed,
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      330 24 ABILENE (Texas) American Mark Brooks said his game was "a little sloppy" early on Friday but he managed to put together a four-under-par 68 and a two-stroke lead m the US$4OO,OOO ($815,200) Southwest Golf Classic. Brooks held a two-day total of 132. He had an eight-under
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      Hlasek boots Krickstein to enter semi-finals
      453 24 BASLE (Switzerland) Top-seeded Swede Stefan Edberg moved smoothly into the semi-finals of the U*****,000 ($550,260) Basle tennis Grand Prix on Friday but another quarter-final winner, Swiss Jakob Hlasek, took the limelight. Wimbledon champion Edberg neeaea less than an hour to oust compatriot and eighth
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      342 24 BADMINTON A group of eight Badminton Association of Malaysia-Marlboro shuttlers, led by coach Fang Kaixiang, will undergo an 11-day training camp m Kuching from tomorrow. They are Sarawak Open champion Rashid Sidek, his brother Abdul Rahman, Cheah Soon Kit, Soo Beng Kiang, Kwan Yoke Meng, Wong Tat Meng,
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      Fandi and Malek returning next month
      404 25  -  JOE DORAI FANDI AHMAD and Malek Awab will play for Singapore m three international competitions, including the pre-World Cup qualifying round. Both players, who turn out for Kuala Lumpur, will return home next month and join the national squad m their preparations for the
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      413 25 GLASGOW giants Celtic and Rangers look set to benefit from West Germany's bronze medal success in the Olympic Games. Uefa gave dispensation to continental clubs with players in Seoul to delay their first round European ties, and that will offer the two clubs an unexpected glimpse of their
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      Syed Faruk to try for place in team
      497 25  -  JOE DORAI Midfielder back m contention after recovering from injury By MIDFIELDER Syed Faruk Alkaff is back m contention for a place m the Singapore squad for next week's Malaysia Cup quarter-finals. He had been out of action since Sept 4 because
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      226 25 BOWLING Mohd Ibrahim, the 1980 national Graded Masters champion, shot 1,274 pinfalls m a comeback bid at Jackie's Katong yesterday to top the qualifiers m the sixth Jatico series. The 32--year-old southpaw rolled games of 215, 215, 200, 194, 229 and 221. Men's leaders: 1 Mohd Ibrahim 1,274 pinfalls
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      212 triathletes to vie for title
      360 25  - 2 1 2 triathletes to vie for title A. SURENDREN By IRON-MAN. That is the title that 212 people will be vying for at today's ABC Stout Singapore Triathlon at Changi Point at 12.30 pm. The competitors will have to swim two kilometres, cycle 69km and run 16km m succession
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      Lock icon Frederiksen bent on winning back crown
      215 25 AMSTERDAM Dane Ib Frederiksen underlined his determination to regain the Dutch Open badminton title he last won m 1986 by beating the second seed, Indonesia's Eddy Kurniawan. Frederiksen, who is not seeded m this tournament, beat Kurniawan 15-6, 15-8. Top seed Icuk Sugiarto put
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      Sun, sea, surf...oops!
      630 26  - Sun, sea, surf.. .oops! LEE WAI WUN Sailor Joe's m good spirits despite his Olympic drama By JOE CHAN, who was rescued by a Canadian sailor after he fell into the choppy seas oft Pusan during the Olympic yachting regatta, is m good spirits and glad to be home. Joe,
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      Let's go for gold in Barcelona
      1004 26  -  GODFREY ROBERT The Sports Editor says The earlier we map our route to Barcelona, the better will be our results m the Spanish city. We have two potential medal hopes for Barcelona m swimmers Ng Yue Meng, 18, and Desmond Koh, 15. They have
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      396 26  - Graceful Gower gives a lesson in the art of batsmanship MAHMOOD GAZNAVI By DAVID GOWER might appear to be composing sonnets when he is fielding at slip. The impression that he is a 'lazy' cricketer continues when the former England captain approaches the crease to bat. But you would be
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      272 26 LAHORE Steve Waugh returned to form with a disciplined 59 as Pakistan bowled out Australia for 340 m their first innings on the second day of the Third and final cricket Test yesterday. Australia, starting the day at 175-3, were all out shortly before the close.
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      Lock icon Johnson took drugs, says doctor
      449 27 TORONTO Ben Johnson took anabolic steroids until only a few days before the Olympic Games opened, a Canadian member of the International Olympic Committee's medical commission revealed on Friday. Analysis of the urine samples given by Johnson m Seoul clearly showed that he had used
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      1183 27  -  ALAN HUBBARD Anabolic powder and steroid tablets on sale m Singapore Always on Sumtoy Elliott's painful price ROTHERHAM Peter Elliott, Britain's Olympic 1,5 M metres silver medallist, can now hardly walk following his efforts m Seoul. He Is taking life easy, literally, m
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      451 27 picture. TOKYO Florence Griffith Joyner, the sprint sensation of the Seoul Olympics, ended the greatest season of her life yesterday when she sped to victory m the women's 100 metres at the final major international athletics meeting of the year. The 28-year-old
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      380 27  -  PETER KHOO By PENANG The Westerners aim to strike gold and break the Asian domination of the MAS Penang International Marathon when they hit the 42.195 km trial along Penang's scenic roads this morning. Only American Bud Coates (1984) has managed to finish ahead of
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      114 25 5K AN INVITATION Longman Singapore Publishers (Pte) Ltd and Pitman Publishing. UK cordially invite all a" ountanry lecturers and students to attend the following seminars Seminar I For Lecturers Tillc Accounting Examinations for Professional Qualification Current Position and Future Trends I 00 3.00 pm Seminar II For Students Tillc The
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      470 25 .^NATIONAL EUR'BB jointly organised by &Cj Exhibition and Sale of a galaxy of ancient and modern J)%Si* coins, banknotes and medals from all over the world. Souvenir packs set of Bird series $1 note and |Vttl» Lion $1 coin m uncirculated condition —at only Y/*' $10 each. Limited quantity of
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      782 28 ROBIN describes the Oct 2 incident, when Tyson awakened her by hitting her, as the latest m a "continuous horror story" which included repeated threats by Tyson to kill her, her mother and sister. SHE says that when they were returning from a recent
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      329 28  -  ALBERT JOHNSON By SINGAPORE Recreation Club became Premier League hockey champions yesterday, aptly crowning their success with a 2-0 victory over last year's champions Khalsa at Balestier Road yesterday. Although Recs have two more games remaining against Singapore Airlines Group and Police yesterday's win took
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      423 28 Liverpool beaten again as Norwich go top BRITISH SOCCER LONDON Champions Liverpool lost for the second time m a week as Norwich took over again at the top of the English First Division yesterday. Liverpool, beaten at home by Newcastle last week, went down 1-0 at Luton while Norwich won
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      237 28 BADMINTON Restricted Inter-Busi-ness Houses Mixed League: SIA v Standard Chartered, OCBC v Spore Shell Qub (Spore Badminton Hall, 7pm). BOWLING King of 9-Pin Tap tourney: 6th series final (Tenpin Bowl, 9.30 am). 6th Jatico Tournament of Champions qualifying round (Jackie's Katong, 9am). CRICKET Div 1: SCC v
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      Don't follow that book!
      1242 1 Don't follow that book! Once, the novel on which a movie was based went into the bin along with the first-draft screenplay. Nowadays, obsessive fidelity to the original seems to be the norm m films such as Bright Lights, Big City (right), Ironweed (top extreme right) and Amadeus. Has the
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      146 1 TODAY'S TELEVESION CHOICE HARD TO HOLD. Rick Springfield makes his film debut m this frothy romance about a rock star and a lady whose car he bumps into. The spirited soundtrack is the saving grace. Also stars Jamie Roberts. SBC 5, 9.30 pm. GODDESS OF MERCY. Hongkong period drama set
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        464 2  - Film on nuns raised a storm in the '40s PHILIP COOREY By PRODUCED m 1946, Black Narcissus (tomorrow, SBC 12, 10.30 pm) is one of the most visually beautiful films ever made. It brought photographer Jack Cardiff an Oscar for Cinematography and another fordesigner Alfred Junge for Best Colour Set
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        870 2 This week's Taiwanese Film Festival, on till Friday, will show how the New Wave movement m Taiwan has overtaken the one m Hongkong terms of issues and treatment, says TOHHAILEONG SMALL-BUDGET and evocative portraits of young people growing up m the rapidly changing socio-economic
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          113 2 Behind the painted faces AS BOYS learning the craft of Peking opera, Jackie Chan, Samo Hung and Yuen Biao did not expect that they would one day grow up to become famous gongfu screen idols. Neither did they expect that their lives will soon be made into a Shaw Brothers-Golden
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          102 2 THE Wynners recently celebrated their 15th anniversary together as a music group, In a concert that lasted more than three hours m Hongkong. The concert m the Hongkong Coliseum was played to a full house, and the group's fans almost went wild when the five members appeared m
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          75 2 HONGKONG actor Lou Guanyan and his wife recently "adopted" three children. The couple, who have been married for years but are still childless, took up the task of supporting two children m India and one m Africa, reports Motion and Vision. Lou says. "To love and support a
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          60 2 Ageing on screen HONGKONG'S child-star Fung Po Po has finally grown old. In a recent muvie, Fung, who started acting at the age of five, was made up to look twice her age, reports the Lianhe Zaobao. The actress, who used to delight audiences as a bewitching little girl, welcomed
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          66 2 BEING m show business is one good way to lose weight. This is certainly so for Taiwanese pop star Ming Yang, reports the Lianhe Zaobao. The singer, often seen prancing around on stage while he sings his hit songs, was 87 kg when he first started out. "Then
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        806 4 Val fr=Al Mac Queen onTV FOR sheer sleaze, it would be hard to match, m one programme, the covey of real-life key characters m Baby M (Thurs, SBC 5, 10.30 pm). This, for the information of anyone who has just emerged from a two-year coma,
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        699 4 Was the real Merle Oberon like the woman portrayed m the mini-series, Queenie? DAVID LEWIN finds out "It is a strikingly beautiful face with European contours and just a hint of something else "Queenie Kelley m her proper English uniform stares at the Hindu girls m
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        286 7  -  LIM SEX POP REVIEW 15TH ANNIVERSARY The Wynners Polydor ALAN Tarn and Kenny Bee go back to their musical roots with the r«st of the Wynners, and it is incredible how young and enthusiastic they all still look. To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the
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        589 7 Oh brother, they're singing a pop tune Up-and-coming band Brother Beyond is having trouble convincing people that they are really not Curiosity Killed the Cat! WHEN Nathan left school, there were three options suggested to him become the manager of a chain store, get a job as a film company
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        159 7 CLEVELAND'S Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum has raised US$l3 million (Ss26 million) towards the US$4B-million needed to erect the United States' biggest rock shrine. Plans were announced on Monday for the 7,000-square-metre building designed by I. M. Pei. Construction will
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      255 15 I HOPE you have enjoyed the series on entrepreneurs behind brand names which ends today. At the same time, I hope the example of the entrepreneurs has fired your imagination to be creative. If Max Factor had stuck to the tried ways of putting on make-up, more realistic
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      205 15 A KEY ring should not only keep keys together, but should be easy to find at the bottom of a bag or pocket. This one does both. You will need: A metal key ring Two strings, 45 cm long Two round beads One oval bead
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      480 15 I f:>.l iXri iiKff ftl ral ___fl] TODAY most girls wear make-up all the time. They owe this means of looking more beautiful to a Russian who made a fortune for himself m the process. His name, Max Factor, is familiar as a brand of
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      771 16  -  MARSHALL FINE By IS IT possible to knock someone unconscious with one bare-handed sock to the jaw? Can a person really get amnesia from falling off a boat? Why is it that a bad guy aiways seems to die from
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      Lights are on, but nobody's home
      453 16  -  Tay Yek Keak Bright Lights, Big City By At Prince 2 BRIGHT Lights, Big City, starring Michael J. Fox, marks director James Bridges' ambitious attempt to put Jay Mclnerney's best-sell-ing novel on the big screen. And it is ambitious because the book, critically acclaimed
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      403 16 After the Olympics, the Emmys? new gold medals and seven multi-hued medals to their credit, Olympic champs Greg Louganis and Matt Biondi will head to the Bahamas next mont! to tape separate weeks of episodes on the syndicated Hollywood Squares game show. There will be a definite water theme.
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      86 3 LUSH GREEN FORESTS AND GENTLY ROLLING V\LLEYS STRETCH if,ifiw«!LHMi AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE. &2s*%m Ski playfully greet visitors m the £^^'1 B R c ear blue waters of Monkey Mia. H^^^Bfiib^L' Wb -JEk j^L^ %5i >r^^l^\ v paddle steamers cruise the Swan "^J^l^^Kt fli^l^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ y I HHHEHBRSHHBHBHsBHHHBHHRHHHfInBBKi.
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      651 5 YOUR WEEK AHEAD TAIWANESE FILM FESTIVAL MONDAY The Sandwich Man: Son's Big Do*. Three short films: The Sandwich Man, a man who becomes a living advertisement for a cinema; Vicki's Hat about two frustrated salesmen; and Taste Of Apples, a worker who meets with an accident Starring Yang Liym and
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      522 5 f__Effl_ft Friday, 8 pm. Drama Centre. Tickets: 56 and 58 for Wednesday and Thursday. 510 and 512 for Friday and Saturday, from Tangs, Cold Storage (Jelita) and Victoria Theatre box-office. THE FOUR BREMEN MUSICIANS Grimm brothers' fairy tales by the Little Potatoes Figure Theatre. For children aged between 6 to
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      647 5 ENCHANTED MELODIES A vocal recital by soprano Lee Lynn. Friday, 12.45 to 1.30 pm, DBS Auditorium. Free. DANCE HOTLEGS Jazz numbers by members of the River Valley Jazz Dance Group. Friday, 12.30 to 1.15 pm. Shell theatrette, third-level podium block, Shell Tower. Free. ART EXHIBITION: CHILDREN'S DAY ART COMPETITION Winning
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      1004 5 MONDAY TUESDAY I FIGHT FOR LIFE FAMILY TIES: Be True To Your TEAHOUSE IN CHINATOWN BLACK NARCISSUS JPHfl^ to-fort SBC 5, 4pm Pre-Schod SBC 8, 9.30 pm c Showcase, SBC 12, 10.30pm jt^T Comedian Jerry Lewis (below) SBC 5. 8.30 pm on CDr Visually stunning and emotionally jLJ makes his
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      251 5 Russian composer Tchaikovsky. Also, artist Tan Swee Hian speaks about translating works from Indian literature into Chinese. OPERAS Saturday, Radio 5, 10.12 pm The mam work m the programme is Kalman's Countess Mantza, performed by Marilyn Hill Smith, Ramon Remedios and the New Sadler's Wells Orchestra, conducted by Barry Wordsworth.
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      173 5 THURSDAY WtK/P^ REAGAN 0N reagan v s^^^ The All American ,j^B^ fl he P° lltlcal career and possible wBBr legacy 0< us president Ronald Rea HI gan le<t) is reviewed m tnis Y^f. TB lnree part documentary series The B first episode features Mr Reagan's W^^r^^ fl *^v background, early
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      688 12 2 Eating Out It NORTH INDIAN M RESTAURANT I E Boulevard Hotel I TEL: *****79 Daily Set Lunch $12.90 j The most exquisite Tandoon chicken, delicate samosas and the finest selection of naans awaits you SUNDAY BUFFET LUNCH BLOANE COURT HOTEL. Large Tiger Draught Beer $5.00 Set lunch $6 90
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      679 12 24 Aquariums VIEW AT FARM. Various goldfish. Jap. Kcii. Llonhead Ranchu. or ..ml. i Pearlscale *****16 25 Pets/ Pet Care SOOKEE KENNEL IMPORTED/ LOCAL PUPPIES NEW SHIPMENT JUST ARRIVED Yorkshire Terrier. Shetland Sheepdog. Pekinese, white/ orange Pomeranian. Samoyed. Toy Poodle, Shlh Tzu Spitz puppies Dog cages pet's accessories, etc. 306
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      686 12 30 Antiques/ Arts/ Crafts TONG MERN SERN Antiques Crafts. We Buy Junks St Sell Antiques, Furniture Nautical Instruments. Some Fools Buy Some Fools Sell. 228 River Valley Road Tel *****61 ANTIOUE WALL CLOCKS Si gold watches for quick sale. Rolex, Cyma other popular brands Tel *****47/ pg *****91. TANG SAN
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      655 12 39 TV/ Video/ Hi-fi WANTED MAGNEPLANNER SPEAKERS (working or not). Also pre power amp *****35. WE HAVE A lot of used TV/ video for sale 1-3 mths g'teed. Trade-In. Call: *****45/6. 3RD. ANNUAL BALE. 40% off for used CD exchange Si sale »02--45. Kirn Seng Shpg Ctr *****20 40 House
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      691 12 52 Photography/ Video Filming EXCHANGE CAMERA CENTRE mm ——Si- *^5^M WeBUY.SE L L c TRADE-IN all brands oi cameras »oi-05 Sim Lim Tower. 10 Jalan Besar Singapore 0620 CANON NEW F-1 with AE finder $990. Tamron SP3S-210 $395 Tel *****00 MAMIYA MS 1000S, AE prism 150, 210 lens Nikon F.
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      769 12 domestic Help 92 Domestic Help 92 Domestic Help Available Available Available HUMANA DISCOVERS GOLD IN SRI LANKA Quality, English-speaking Sri Lankan maids worth their weight m gold All professionally selected and trained for 20 days at our new training centre there. And because it is the first Gov't recognised centre,
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      343 12 Over 100 latest bio-data/video On-time arrival Our maids are fully trained Superb after-sales-service* Reliable assessment «No hidden cost Replacement «Hepatitis B Test uuc ipc tlfl JdilaX.* Back-up by 12 service staff Zb^T g "jff^^^ No Airfare Advancement NO! m Orchard Rd, Tel: *****57 I A FILIPINO GROUP OF PROVINCIAL MAIDS
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      434 12 FILIPINO MAIDS FINISHING contract for transfer Tel: *****95. Susan Agency (C- 1044-01) 96 Positions Vacant: Tutorial CHILD CARE TEACHERS with without experience required urgently. 5-day week good pay. Interested pis call 778-1966 URGENTLY REQUIRED TUTOR at any dist./ level/ subject (mcl. violin/ piano/ organ). *****83. 97 Positions Vacant: Domestic FULL
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      673 13 96 Poaitiona Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical An established motor finance company reejuifee FEMALE GENERAL CLERK a Age between 18 to 25. a Bilingual In English and Mandarin a OCE O' level Oood and accurate typing a Ability to correspond independently a Pleasant personality, a Salary approx $1,000 pm. Call personally on
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      747 13 104 Other Positions Vacant AIREPS AIRLINE REPRESENTATIVES (PTE) LTD Unit 4503 Cargo Agents Bldg B Airport Cargo Road (S 1781) A local aircargo company requires MALE OPERATION PERSONNEL At least 1 year experience In the freight forwarding Industry. a Willing to perform shift duties. Interested applicants, pieaee call *****86 or
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      974 13 131 For Sale BMW Come L test drive the latest BMW models PERFORMANCE MOTORS LTD. BMW Centre 280 Kampong A rang Road Tel. *****68 Open from 11a.m. 4p.m. '78 BMW 318. converted to 320. Blaupunkt set. s/rlms. tax till Jan. -89 Selling $31,800 0.n.0. Tel. 253-6264 •81 TSSi AUTO. Converted
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      994 13 133 For Sale: Ford/ Fiat 1978 NOV. FORD Cortina 1.6 No PARF, good cond $8,200 0.n.0. Tel: 458-1676 '75 FIAT 124 1.2. Alrcon. hl-fl. s/rlms, tax 4/89 Tip top cond. Downpayment $2,000 *****95 79 'Q 1 PLATE Ford Cortina 1600 c.c. Aircon. engine tip top cond. Tel 468-7984 8/80 FIAT
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      982 13 134 For Sal*: Datsun/ Nissan '80 DATSUN 100A. Alrcon. hl-fl metallic Tip top cond Tax Dec •88. $14,700 Tel: *****13 '80 DATSUN 120A 5-dr Tax/ insurance 2/89, full accessories excellent cond $16,800. *****87 t1 DATSUN 200 L Auto. Alrcon hl-fl. radio cassette. Tip top cond $20,800 0.n.0. *****29 •81 MODEL.
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      983 13 135 For Sale: Toyota 197S TOYOTA CORONA 3 owners, asking for $8200 Oood cond.. Contact *****10 1979 TOYOTA COROLLA. Excellent condition. Lady owner Pager: 505-1434 1900 CORONA 1.6, full accessories, tax 12/88, auto windows, very good cond. $17,000 Tel: 560-4956 1902 TOYOTA STARLET DL. Tax fl/'W, 1 owner, tip top
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      937 13 136 For Sala: Mitsubishi 1 OWNER ALMOST K0 Lancer GL. aircond., hl-fl, accident free. Orlg Up top $16,900 468-6563 1 OWNER tO Lancer I.4GL. New I tax. Alrcon.. hl-fl. Accident free, i $17,600 Pager *****03. < 1 PTE. OWNER 12/80 Lancer I.4GL, new tax, full accessories. I Al cond $*****.
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      1004 13 137 For Sal* Mazda •84 MAZDA 323, 1 5 GT Electrical sun-roof. 2 owners $41,500 0.n.0. View to appreciate 1 *****69. Alex B/81 MAZDA 323 1.3. alrcon hi-fi, tax 2/89 Tip top cond 552 1.800 0.n.0 Tel. *****87 11/70 MAZDA 020, Up top cond PARF Tel 242-1118, Llm 138 For
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      950 13 138 For Sale: Honda 83 MODEL ACCORD manual XX S/rlms, hl-fl. new tyres, tip top condition $34,000 *****58 •S3 OCT. ACCORO Manual 2 owners. Rd. tax expires Mar '89 Tip top cond tel: 734-7059 "84 CIVIC U manual, 1 owner, hl-fl, sports rims, alrcon., low mileage $35,500 *****58 84 HONDA
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      933 13 141 For Sale: Other Makes SIN LIAN HENG VEHICLE CO. 14 Upper Al|nn*ed Road Lot 35. Aliunwd UMd Car Ctr Tel. *****31/ M4SS3I 10M Honda Civic 1.5 OL 16 valve, power steering 1988 Hyundai Excel 1.3 OL 5-speed ISSS Honda Accord EX Manual Nissan March 1.0 OL 5-spjed. IM4 Subaru
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      1018 14 141 For Sale: Other Makes ti PONY I 5-dr 1 4 til. Alrcon radio/ cassette, s/rlms tax new. Up top cond Tel *****11 «2 SUBARU M» c c 1 owner, new paint, tyres, alrcon radio, cas- 1 sett* $15,200 Pg 706-3802 •4 HYUNDAI STELLAR 16. tax 12-88. alrcon. radio cassette
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      739 14 143 Sale/ Wanted Motorcycles/ Scooters SELLING INI SPORTY RXK, beautl(u) condition. Buying LC3SO Tel *****73 VTJSO, NEW PAINT, seldom used, tip top cond $2,700 0.n.0 Tel--*****27 Edmund YAMAHA RX 100, Kawasaki GTO 110 In good condition, for sale Call *****18, pg *****84 YPVS 350, 12$, LC3SO. 125, RXZ. HXI3S. $1680
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      855 14 173 Accommodation Available: Apartments npai uiioiiis npai iniviiia LONG OR SHORT LEASE/IMMEDIATE OCCUPATION FAR EAST PLAZA HOTEL STYLE LUXURIOUS APARTMENTS At the junction of Scotts Orchard Road, next to Hyatt Hotel Advance Bookings Available 14 000 *qtt Motel Sivle Lobby S«l« Sarvica Fr*« Laundcratt* Swimming Pool. Tenmi Court Squash Ample
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      820 14 173 Accommodation Available: Apartments 179 For Sale: Houses OPEN HSE. SUN. 2pcn-spm 63 Moonbeam Tarrac*. 5.1027 5-yrs old 2' .t-ttoray s«mi-detach»<l 3.600/ 2,900 sq.ft. 4+ 1 bdrms., attached. Marble/ ceramic/ parquet. Newly renovated a Tenure- 999 years a Selling near valuation price Vtaw to appreciate Sola Marketing Aganl Malpore Properties
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      780 14 186 For Sale: Private Apartments 186 For Sale: Private Apartments 186 For Sale: Private Apartments H. I C\^J I 4r -Z I X.^^^*.J^ jdJZtit^^^ait^^—? Mandllrill< rdensoffcr> > oo n*' n h < >« value for -Z 'JK^ 3*S- s > :^iLl3*^2^'T?lli#/-^ > your monrv wiih: ■fe^"^^: taJ^CH'^rjf Hi j]m^ lull>t
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      710 14 186 For Sale: Private Apartments SHERWOOO TWR. PENTHOUSE on JOth fir. Next to Bt. Tlmah Plaza 1800 sq.ft built-in. F/furn. St aircon. 99 yrs. lease. $320,000. *****39 UPPER LEVEL RESIDENTIAL unit 3f shophouse type for sale at Upper Changl Rd Interested please, call: *****69, Mr. Pan D.ll STUDIO Open H
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      910 14 186 For Sale: Private Apartments 191 For Sale: HDB Apartments JGH: 273-13 M 5-rm. Pandan Gdn. (Model A) nawly ranovatad SB9fc 4-rm. T. Payoh (CPF $*sk) $664, 4-rm. Bodok N. (full CPF) $72k 3-rm. Simt Dr. (CPF $46k) $39k 3-rm Holland (full CPF) $40k 3-rm. Wast Coml (CPF $52k) $49k
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      844 14 186 For Sale: Private Apartments 191 For Sale: HDB Apartments 5-RM. PT. 8LK.529 Jurong W Expensive marble, rockstone. wardrobe, sliding doors. $12&k neg Exclusive: *****66 Lee. BEDOK NORTH 3-RM. Blk 103 near market, extra large hall, cabinet $43K neg Tel *****62 BEDOK NORTH 5-RM. blk 112, simple renovation, alrcon., cabinets
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      373 15 191 For Sale: HDB Apartments 4-RM AMKIO 3LK 113 (Pur") 603. terazo. cabinet $73k/ $76k (CPF $72k' $78k) agt *****62 4-RM. BEDOK NORTH Blk 524 near school and market, marble flooring $82 000 Tel *****78 4-RM GEYLANG EAST Central, near school, library. Marble flooring throughout. *****26. 4-RM. HOLLAND AVENUE. Blk
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      323 15 193 Properties Wanted READY GENUINE CLIENTS. Budget SIM Semi-d or a bungalow In Dfl. 10. 11 Tel 345-0851 195 Warehouses/ Storage Spaces CtTIMAC WARFHOUSE #01-03 for sale. 4.232 sq ft 22 f high Freehold Tel *****54 Joanne M^^ammm wmmm^m^^^^m^m 197 For Rent: Office Spaces ICB BUILDING, BHENTON Way ofllce premises
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      530 15 241 Tours 241 Tours 241 Tours 241 Tours /<sSsS^\ I Thailand Jewel of Bangkok I Beautiful Philippines /I T\ "1 /J*/ \tOv Bangkok Dusit Thani/Shangri La Hotel w Ds»t Manils/Baguio/ TheGraat ZU9f a :JSS2**S£Sr k 4 oln n $740 h******* «bu LONDON L^T Indonesia l^Z^^T^™*™** I*™1 S^^ Bargain JJVJ 1
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      215 15 266 Commercial/ Technical Courses STARTING TODAY HIGHER Accounting 11.30 am. Rex Commercial School *****00/ *****85 267 Language Courses JAPANESE BEGINNERS (BT. Merah Frl. 8.00 9.30 pm 14/10. Sat. 2.30 400 pm 22/10 (Jurong) Thurs. 6.30 8.00 pm 13/10. Sat. 4.00 6.00 pm 22/10. Pis enrol early. BMC (Bukit Merah) *****11.
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      161 15 276 Fitness/ Sports Instruction AEROBICS IN HOUGANG/ Bukit Merah Calling all students, housewives others. Enrol now! Classes are specially arranged from Mon Sun to suit your convenience Call Clifford Studio of Arts *****87/ *****90 for more details. 278 Other Courses/ Instruction CONGRATULATIONS CLEA'S TRINITY students Chan Su Yee. Leong Teng
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      44 15 Where do metals come from? Metals are substances that c^n conduct electricity easily. They are obtained from ores found m the ground. One of the most common metals is iron. The Soviet Union is the country that mines the most iron m the world.
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      1126 16 OXLEY GRAND MASS WEDDING THE MOST POPULAR SUCCESSFUL ORGANISER 1988 OXLEY GRAND jttfc FT~ I rj^ MASS WEDDING I B Jk l^/10l ff^O^ A IUIITCIIRICUI^WI T"^ RR 2 T DATE OF CEREMONY: *m^M M I^7l Ifll 1 9 VDI9III lAf J I MR v2BB > P% 20/11/8 8 -"^s!?< -''^W"-^^
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      A TRAGEDY OF TWO MARIAS
      872 1 A car crash one summer's night on a Spanish road m 1987 starts an incredible chain of events that seems to belong more m a TV soap opera than real life. But as TIM McGIRK reveals m a fascinating Londonl>unday Times Magazine story, the truth
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      2081 2 "I aria del Amor was placed I side-by-side inside the amI bulance with the dead woman and rushed to the Residencia hospital m I 1 Huelva. It was there, at the hospital casualty unit, that the two identities were mixed up. There was a simple confusion over the
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        404 2 Setulang Laut Beautiful, Cool Refreshing and present day living I >^ t *>«w^>< P<^m I JP--J P OT 1»^ I j aM^#^johoriahaiiu L£ 5 HI i BANDAR UU^jMERLIH INN ■r J~J m IT 1 1 «nr r«fl Ijohor i bahru rr^x^ MBMBP^*'^^BP^!S«^BW^y JSfcJ^^B B "^"^^'^HB'J[[^*U UNIQUENESS OF SETULANG LAUT I
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        823 3 "WE HAVE never been completely wrong," claims Lysianne de Royere of Promostyl, the world's largest fashion forecasting agency. "Next year, for instance, the '1930s Miami' look might turn out to be late rather than high summer. Polynesian primitivism might come on stronger if
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        314 3 JOIN THE SHISEIDO BEAUTY CIRCLE AND ENJOY THESE SPECIAL PRIVILEGES. You'll not only enjoy the luxury of our skincare > products, make-up and fragrances but you'll a^aaML> also receive the personal attention of your own '^i i^- SPe< a V tram(>() t)( iutv advisor. And these are «^^fllßff^«tV»fc^Jl k just
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        111 3 IX- Beers jBS. §UUJTY DIAMONDS I f CLASSIC DESIGNS AND THE w\ V/ SETTING OF A LIFETIME. Brilliantly crafted classic settings to "^f^r^L^ treasure for an eternity. Exquisite pieces designed to bring out the brilliance of '^^Jh^jTS. quality diamonds and your discerning iaste Discover more classic pieces when When selecting
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      743 4 EAT OUT NASI padang served dian xinstyle? An unusual, even unlikely, concept. But for Salero Bagindo. the new Indonesian nasi padang chain m Singapore, it's a success. Opened m Jakarta m 1982, the chain took the nasi padang business there by storm. Previously, the locals had firmly
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      344 4 Sunday LUNCH HAIRY CRABS Inn of Happiness, Hilton International: 737-2233. Gourmet dishes of Shanghai sweet water crabs. Set menus at $68 (for two persons), $168 (for four) and $288 (for six) includes shark's fin, duck, fish and beef dishes. Lunch and dinner. Daily. Until Oct 31. For reservations, call ext
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      182 4  -  MARGARET CHAN EAT IN By AS PROMISED last week, here are more quickie rice recipes for busy people, especially parents. Hungry workers and children can really sink their teeth into these no-fuss, fast-to-make meals. A local favourite I have an "instant" recipe for is nasi lemak,
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      525 4 "Instant" nasi lemak Makes 5 bowls 2 cups Thai rice Vi cup coconut cream (Harlen brand, 200 g for about 95 cents) l 2 cup vegetable oil 2 I 2 cups water two pandan leaves, tied Wash the rice. Mix ingredients together and cook for 20-30 minutes m a
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        442 4 «The shelves were ed high with all manner of marvellous things. n II >•-#•• IP B'"'%* k' W "Stepping through the door was like stepping back m time. The whole shop seemed to whisper enticements from a fairer, gentler age. Exquisite jars and tins and boxes were stacked on the
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        Take that, you fiend of a recorder
        581 5 Take that, you fiend of a recorder "CURSE this garglefarbish, low-down, snaggle jugged, dirty skarm!" The Lady I Live With (TLILW) heard the uncensored version of my vitriolic comments all the way out m the kitchen as I fumed over a sullen video cassette recorder m the living room. "Now
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        808 5 IF you are a student and you are losing weight, finding it difficult to concentrate, having sleepless nights and feeling panicky, you could be suffering from an unhealthy dose of exam stress. With the '0' and 'A' level examinations coming up soon, many
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        Getting to the root of ginseng power after Olympics
        589 5  -  LEE GEOK 801 By GINSENG, that human-shaped root with its much vaunted medicinal properties, will never be the same again after the Seoul Olympics. It came under the glare of the Olympic spotlight last week with one medallist, British track star
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        Trotting around the globe at 55
        1091 6 SHE stepped jauntily into a discotheque m Edinburgh thinking it was a restaurant. But what Evelyn Wee, 61, got was not a comforting meal but a psychedelic eyeful: "We found all sorts of punk haircuts going about and beat a hasty retreat. You could
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        Hints for a hitch-free holiday
        321 6 Hints for a hitch-free holiday DR LIM Chan Yong, Chairman of SAGE, offers the following tips to the over-55 traveller: HEALTH CARE Consult family doctors before travelling. Bay medical insurance. Ask a doctor for anti-gid-diness, anti-vomiting and diarrhoea tablets. Those taking medication should pack sufficient dosage. Carry a letter of
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        Expecting the worst
        381 6 ■A MAJOR heart attack hit an elderly executive m the middle of a convention m the United States last year. He had to undergo open-heart surgery, which kept him m hospital for 17 days running up a horrific bill of about 5595,000. But thanks to travel insurance
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        Question mark over future pilots' ability to fly
        1244 7 Lowering entry requirements to overcome the world shortage of pilots is a distinct possibility just as morale is slipping. CHRIS LOCKWOOD of the Observer reports on the resultant safety risks. CONCERN over the global shortage of pilots is mounting, with senior airlines
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        China stems porn tide with sex education
        568 7 CHINA is taking a great leap forward and putting sex education on school curricula. Newly-weds, too, will be given sex courses. All this seems a contradiction m a land where for years the leadership has tried to keep people as ignorant as possible
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        475 7 STU DV m the UNITED STATES You are invited to learn about the U.S. system of education and meet with officials from the participating universities. Admission is free and parents are encouraged to attend. Singapore Monday, October 10, 4:00 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 11, 1:00 5:00 p.m. Hilton International Hotel,
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        When the car loses its cool
        849 8  -  WINSTON LEE By NO DRIVER could possibly survive for long without airconditioning m Singapore's sweltering heat. If he does, he would likely be sweating it out alone most times for no passenger worth his salt will deign to hitch a ride. Overstating it? If
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        Boom, boom goes the Bazooka in the boot
        282 8  - Boom, boom goes the Bazooka in the boot WINSTON LEE CAR stereo buffs can now look forward to more resonant bass produced by a subwoofer j speaker. The made-in-America Bazooka bass tube, which looks like a log with a snake resting on it, provides strong, clean bass. Unfortunately, for good
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        Life with a gentle fighter
        1263 9 AS YOU shake Nien Cheng's hand, you can't help staring at her wrists, trying to find some scar left by the manacles that had chained her while she was imprisoned m Shanghai during the Cultural Revolution. In her book, Life and Death m Shanghai, she
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        Lock icon Chic today, art tomorrow?
        488 9 From tea kettles to dog kennels, architects' new objects of desire have become collectible status icons, writes PATRICIA BROWN. WE HAVE well and truly entered the era of the architect-designed object. Just as brides once lusted for Baccarat, today's upscale brides crave Michael Graves. Or Richard
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          Lock icon Mitterrand's first love revealed
          72 9 THE story of French president Francois Mitterrand's first romance is to be published sometime this month. Mitterrand, 71, had been invited, along with 100 other French celebrities, to contribute to a book of anecdotes, titled Their Very First Time, to be published by Editions dv Rocher.
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          Recollections on Kennedy
          61 9 A DOZEN new books on the late John F. Kennedy are to be published next month to mark the 25th anniversary of his assassination m Dallas, Texas. Some celebrate the 35th American president's life and times. Others focus on his killing on Nov 22, 1963. One book
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          Lock icon Vienna honours Bernstein
          65 9 AMERICAN composer Leonard Bernstein was recently made an honorary citizen of Vienna during a ceremony that sent strains of his musical, West Side Story, through the 19th century city hall. The city gave Bernstein, who has just turned 70, a conductor's stool said to have been used
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          63 9 ANDRIS IJepa, principal dancer with the Bolshol Ballet, will Join the American Ballet Theatre for its 1988-89 season. The Bolshoi Theatre and the Sovie Ministry of Culture gave permission for the 26-year-old liepa's year with the ABT, whose artistic director is the famed Mikhail Baryshnikov. IJepa is the
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          Lock icon British library buys Austen manuscript
          73 9 A JANE Austen manuscript has been bought for U*****,000 (about *****,000) by the British Library, ending speculation I would be sold reign buyer, manuscript, was acquired ly at a London n, is the third eof the "Juvenilia", written by the late 18th-early 19th century authoress
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