Weekend East, 2 January 1987
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Weekend East
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Title Section19 1987-01-02 1 WEEKEND east Your FREE weekly newspaper Friday, January 2, 1987 (Early delivery) M.C.(P) No. 173/5/86 Vol. 2 NO. 119 words
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356 1987-01-02 1 BRIDGET TAN - By BRIDGET TAN FOR the 1,500 girls of Katong Convent, the start of the new school year is something they all have been looking forward to. For their New Year “gift” is a brand new $8 million school in Marine356 words
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385 1987-01-02 1 WHAT lies ahead for us in 1987? We ask Members of Parliament in our distribution area for their New Year messages to their constituents... Mr Yatiman Yusuf, MP for Kg Kembangan: I hope that Singaporeans will be able to get385 words
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Advertisement168 1987-01-02 1 Happy New Year to all! INSIDE N IN COLOUR Your 1987 calendar PAGES 10-11 Joy at first sight PAGE 3 FUNNYLINES: PAGE 8 The show goes on at New Happy Theatre PAGE 4 ‘Mr Nice Man’ robber strikes again PAGE 5 BACK-TO-NORMAL DELIVERY DELIVERY of your WEEKENDeast will be back168 words
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Advertisement70 1987-01-02 1 <0 o. > mr- Q A 4 S r i !f i *> J1 li jp sT <f V W j§ i Mi PICTURE BY CHEW YEN FOOK ANGELA is pinned to her job. She can heal and nurse you back to health. What does she do? Is she: 1.70 words
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Article, Illustration160 1987-01-02 2 CHEW YEN FOOK - Our what’s-her-line girl: Did you guess right? By CHEW YEN FOOK ANGELA Tan’s father had always hoped that she would follow in his footsteps some day. Now this 21-year-old trainee Chinese physician is all set to be a qualified Chinese sinseh in six months’160 words
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Page 2 Advertisements
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Advertisement246 1987-01-02 2 CUT 15% DISCOUNT CUT/BLOW $16.50 (usual price $19.50) plus a beautiful imported hair brush worth $6.50 FREE! Present this coupon. Valid Till 14 Jan 'B7 while stocks last. S: REDS HAIR SALON PERM 15% DISCOUNT CUT/PERM $46.50 (usual price $55) plus one REDS styling mousse or hair spray worth $8.50246 words
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Article, Illustration137 1987-01-02 3 “MOTHER, I didn't know you were so beautiful. Eight-year-old Fatimah Yatmin’s first words summed up how she felt when the bandages were removed after a successful eye operation at Malaysia’s teaching hospital, Science University, in Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, recently. Fatimah her six-month-old sister. Siti Saleayah,137 words
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Page 3 Advertisements
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Advertisement724 1987-01-02 3 Celebrate your private or company function at and win the Top Prize of a NISSAN MARCH HATCHBACK GL and 999 other valuable prizes. HURRY! LAST 2 DAYS 555f| SEAFOODM For every $50.00 you spend, you are entitled to a Lucky Draw Coupon. SUPER SAVINGS LESS 30% ON ALL KINDS OF724 words
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COMMUNITY NEWS
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Article, Illustration415 1987-01-02 4 THIO LAY HOON - By THIO LAY HOON ITS sturdy, dull grey exterior reflects none of the glamour it once enjoyed in the 50s and 60s. While its neighbouring now-defunct twosome. New Silver City and New Victory, are already turning into decrepit heaps of wood, zinc415 words
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Article, Illustration64 1987-01-02 5 THE OVERALL colour scheme of the New Katong Convent is striking with offwhite walls and black and red timber grilles and louvres. Covered passageways link the two-storey science laboratory (right) to the three-storey special teaching block and the four-storey general teaching block, which adjoins the64 words
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302 1987-01-02 5 Clean-cut and ‘nice’ man turned out to be robber THE clean-cut’ lift robber has struck again in the same Housing Board block in Marine Crescent. Like the last time, his victim is also an elderly housewife returning from her marketing last302 words
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Page 4 Advertisements
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Advertisement584 1987-01-02 4 (3U7 fyxCy^j Complete range of auto accessories PARKWAY PARADE BASEMENT 81-104 Tel: *****58 Associate Co Koon Lek Company Blk 125 Bukit Merah Lane 1 #Ol-174 Singapore 0315 Tel: *****69 *****% L Present this coupon for up to 30% DISCOUNTS on imported materials (offer valid till 23 January 87) D.V. (DUO584 words
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Advertisement171 1987-01-02 5 r C^L Computer Training Centre Concerned about your child’s examination? CAL Practice in Mathematics system is developed locally by school teachers and computer professionals based on Singapore’s school curriculum. Some of the outstanding advantages are: 1. Student's learning is INDIVIDUALISED 2. It’s INTERACTIVE 3. It gives IMMEDIATE DIAGNOSIS 4. The171 words
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Advertisement360 1987-01-02 5 Free Gifts PLUS 10% off on servicing and repairs at: JACKSON VEHICLE SERVICE CENTRE 331 Bedok Road Singapore 1646 Tel: *****38/*****04 JACKSPEED AUTOMOBILE SERVICE CENTRE Blk 9006 Tampines St. 93 #Ol-202 Singapore 1852 Tel: *****28 Open Daily: 8.30 am > 6.30 pm (Closed on Sundays) Our team of highly-qualified technicians360 words
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Advertisement117 1987-01-02 6 mSmS M fff i ■u h' ■Hii E3 Wm 'V?. p ar: Enter, if you dare, our House of Thrills! In its 13 dark and musty chambers, frightful fiends lie in wait. Their chilling deeds will make your flesh creep, your teeth chatter and your hair stand dn end. Anyway,117 words
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Article632 1987-01-02 7 Bedok *****17 A COMPUTER course, ElBase 3, will begin early this month, and will last six sessions. Classes will be held every Thursday from 7.30 pm to 10 pm Fee is $60. Changi 19 *****07 A three-month aerobics course will begin on Jan 5 and classes will be632 words
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Article166 1987-01-02 7 SALES are sizzling for the popular lemon lime drink, Sprite. According to Mr Teo Poh Chye, Fraser Neave’s operations manager for the consumer division, “We have stimulated the market not only in cases sold but also in terms of awareness of the drink." On Dec 1, F166 words
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Advertisement771 1987-01-02 7 rrrrr: This is no joke! For every $250 you spend at National Shop, we ll give you $lO back, in the form of an Isetan Voucher So, if you spend $5OO, you'll have a $2O Isetan Gift Voucher. And if you spend $lOOO. you 'll 1 have a $4O Isetan771 words
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Page 7 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous61 1987-01-02 7 Dial *****88 to find out about the weather. Today: 1.42 am (2.7 m). 6.36 am (1.3 m), 12 09 pm (3.2 m), 7.16 pm (0.0 m) Tomorrow: 2.27 am (2.6 m), 7.22 am (1.3 m), 1.01 pm (3.2 m), 8.09 pm (0.1 m), Sanday: 3.07 am (2.6 m), t 861 words
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FUNNYLINES
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Article153 1987-01-02 8 AT the height of the antilong hair campaign some years ago, I was at the National Registration Department when a teenager approached the counter clerk to report the loss of his identity card. After taking his particulars, the clerk made a auick check153 words
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Article178 1987-01-02 8 OUR parish priest had been awakened at an early hour to rush to the General Hospital to say the last rites for a parishioner who, he was told, was dying after being involved in a traffic accident. As soon as he arrived at the hospital he went178 words
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Article70 1987-01-02 8 MY friend Kate and I are fond of playing pranks on each otner. One day. I spotted her looking at the school notice board, with her back to me. I crept up to her, pulled her hair, then shouted her name into her left ear What a shock70 words
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JUNIOR FUNNIES...
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Article67 1987-01-02 8 THE doctor wanted to test the eyes of my 4-year-old cousin. He pointed to the smallest letter then to the biggest, but my little cousin said he did not know what they were. The doctor asked him, “You mean you really can’t see?” “No, I only67 words
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Article82 1987-01-02 8 MY hair was in a mess. I was looking for my bottle of hair spray when I found it in the kitchen. I went to the mirror and began to style my hair. But that day, the spray didn’t seem to have any effect at all.82 words
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Article78 1987-01-02 8 ONE of my good friends, Cynthia, had a crush on a guy named Edwin, who was studying in the next class. Nobody knew it except for Shirley and me. Then one day, during our Science lesson, mv teacher told us that a mass of air78 words
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Article78 1987-01-02 8 I WAS in the crowded waiting room of a clinic when a nurse came out of the doctor’s room and asked the patients. “Who is the sprain in the ankle?” A woman quickly hobbled into the doctor’s room. A man, obviously tired of waiting, went up78 words
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Article78 1987-01-02 8 I HAD finished combing my hair in the Ladies’. I approached the door and “pulled” it open but, it just wouldn’t budge. So, I asked the lady standing behind me for help. I told her that someone had locked us in but she shook her head78 words
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Article70 1987-01-02 8 OUR maid enjoys preparing her native dishes for us. One day 1 got home hungry. I made a quick check of the kitchen and found a pot containing what looked like stew. I heated it up and ate it with rice. When the maid returned home,70 words
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Page 8 Advertisements
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Advertisement249 1987-01-02 8 MOST of us must have had a funny experience at some time or other. WEEKENDeast welcomes contributions from readers who have had similar true life experiences as those published here. The joke could be on you, which, of course, makes it better. BUT IT NEED NOT NECESSARILY BE SO. If249 words
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Advertisement118 1987-01-02 8 m CONTRIBUTORS to JUNIOR FUNNYLINES should be aged 15 and under, must give their NRIC number (if 12* plus), name, and address. Pseudonyms are allowed. (For [those under 12, please give one of your parents’ name for cheque payments.) We will pay $lO for the best effort and $5 for118 words
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Page 8 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous13 1987-01-02 8 THE LOCKHORNS OES VOO MIGHT SAV MV HOSBAMD'S A MEMBER OP THE BAR,TOO."13 words
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Advertisement387 1987-01-02 9 PTE LTD A GREAT WAY TO RENOVATE V/ I ustomers who sign renovation contracts with Better Living Re Ltd are not required to buy anything blind. The products we quote for are all on display at the Better Living Home Improvement Mart at Parkway Parade (Unit 02- 34A, Second Storey).387 words
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Advertisement137 1987-01-02 9 Unisex Hairstyling Beauty Salon B1 -91/92 Katong Shopping Centre Singapore 1543 Tel: *****06 Business hours: 10 am to 8 pm (Daily) 10 am to 7 pm (Sat/Sun) For those who know her, Esther Teo is back to serve you. PRICE cuts and perms (Offer extended to 20 January 1987) Present137 words
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Advertisement526 1987-01-02 10/11 MAR APR MAY AUG SEPT OCT sai&i SUN MON -|0 WED WED 15 MON 1 TUE 16 WED 1 FRI 17 SAT 1 TUE 18 MON 2 TUE 17 THU 2 THU 16 TUE WED TUE 0 WED 1 g WED THU 1Q GOOD FRIDAY 17 17 THU 2 SAT526 words
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Article, Illustration250 1987-01-02 12 WATCHES AND JEWELLERY SIMPLICITY and elegance are two things Singaporeans look for when they buy a watch. According to Mr Saeed ud Din Ahmed, the managing director of Boral Watches Singapore, price is also an important factor “Singaporeans are smart shoppers. They want quality250 words
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315 1987-01-02 12 THERE is more to a diamond than meets the eye. Four characteristics determine the quality of a diamond cut, colour, clarity, and carat weight. A good cut gives a diamond its brilliance. The whiter it is, the greater its rarity,315 words
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Advertisement64 1987-01-02 12 Westar, a fashion watch from Switzerland. Made by skilled craftsmen. It is water resistant, gold-plated and comes in different colours and designs for ladies and gentlemen. Westar, the perfect companion to keep you in time is an irresistible buy. FROM $B9 1 ■:> n UIES TAXL SWISS QUARTZ Boral Watches64 words
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Page 12 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous389 1987-01-02 12 Your individual horoscope Start your week right with FRANCES DRAKE B^3 Monday, January 5,1987 IF YOU ARE BORN TODAY, you are ambitious, but may experiment with a number of jobs before settling down to a career. You are creative but are also drawn to politics and the civil service. You389 words
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Advertisement160 1987-01-02 13 FESTIVE BUYS MEN'S PLEIADS® *B6 Autumn Winter Collection from Reudu Bac wwm&t t r r sssz A 0 V Fashions Pte 80 Marine Parade Road #O2-59 Parkway Parade Singapore 1544 Tel: *****46, *****84 natural Afresh finh fit D fIU RlfHl ORRRGE DRIAK FROM TAIWAN /l BKdd 4 «>t a Httga160 words
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EATS with HO AI TSEN
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Article, Illustration354 1987-01-02 14 NESTLED among the seemingly countless stalls in Chinatown is Tan Ha Chai's Fu Ji crayfish hor fun stall at 02-221, Kreta Ayer Food Centre. From $2 ($2.50 for takeaway) Ha Chai, 27, will dish out Ipoh hor fun deliciously flavoured with a thick gravy,354 words
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Article, Illustration282 1987-01-02 14 IRENE TOH - By IRENE TOH GOURMET Violet Oon will be dishing out a special dish’ this week she’s bringing out a monthly newspaper on food. Called The Food Paper, the eight-pager will tell Singaporeans where to eat There will be interviews with personalities, “the powerful,282 words
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Advertisement128 1987-01-02 14 What’s Violet Oon cooking up now? iik 4nl'L£is.& V a ’jyjer 4 The new monthly newspaper for the Certified Singapore Foodie January Issue-Get a Taste Where and what to eat from hawker to hotel The Gourmet Party—where we organise meals and events for you Recipes for the Lunar New Year128 words
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Advertisement181 1987-01-02 14 TASTY DELICIOUS ROAST DUCK TRADITIONAL ZHU JIANG < U RECIPE IS X 2& OUR SPECIALITY! 4 Our mouth watering Zhu Jiang Roast Duck will satisfy your tastebuds. Come for a hearty meal with us. Open six days a week, including Sundays and Public Holidays Main Shop: 189, Paya Lebar Road.181 words
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Miscellaneous13 1987-01-02 14 THE LOCKHORNS t. IM LET’S SEE HOW IT LOOKS IN THAT CORNER AGAIN."13 words
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Advertisement86 1987-01-02 15 'l^ m < r' .i,; .v ■drW<s«; (P*tK*l HHhml pHI i&V dk. L* .rr- ip. 1. Vi OKI &w. &,;>% iRk 1 Iraajp •>'.. O.'.t Hr fflW^ .V: jL' '-<■■ fiL V F% i I Safe* ,S/ t V if V L PfjpiM »>■■ i rr V ;<«► NEW YEAR’S86 words
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TIME OUT
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Article, Illustration296 1987-01-02 16 IRENE TOH - By IRENE TOH A SPACESHIP’ was launched about two weeks ago at the Seaview Hotel. No, it’s not Star Wars but Zone 2. The new space-age discotheque replaces the three-year-old Laser World, after a revamp that costs the hotel about $500,000. "We’ve296 words
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Advertisement346 1987-01-02 16 THE NEW AND EXCITING PUB IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD U Listen to your favourite Western, Mandarin Cantonese hits and relax the evening in our cosy environment. OPEN DAILY 4.00 pm to 12.00 am HAPPY HOURS 4.00 pm to B.oopm Frankel Pub 109, FRANKEL AVENUE, SINGAPORE 1545 TEL: *****36 We have vacancies346 words
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Miscellaneous19 1987-01-02 16 THE LOCKHORNS tip 11-iz *'Lof?erTA s getting olp. her aopio stilu WORKS P(NE,&OT HER YIPEO IS STARTING TO CO,”19 words
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Advertisement203 1987-01-02 17 ermca Unisex Hairdressing Beauty Salon Training Centre V Beginners (3 mths) 450 Advanced (3 mths) 480 Full Course (6 mths) 840 Professional (8 mths) $l,OBO We have London-trained Beauticians and Hairstylists to serve you! Business Hours: Mon Fri (10.30 am 8 pm) Sat Public Holidays 9.30 am 6 pm) Blk203 words
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Page 17 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous441 1987-01-02 17 By BRIDGET TAN HIGHLIGHTS mm* ELIZABETH THROUGH THE YEARS...Elizabeth in 1960 (left) and Elizabeth now, aged 54. The Elizabethan years... Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait, Ch 12, 8 pm PETER Lawford narrates documentary on Elizabeth Taylor, child star turned international film star with well-publicised private life. Includes interviews with actors441 words
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Miscellaneous313 1987-01-02 17 New shows on Channel 12 Huckleberry Finn for grown-ups THE start of the new year and here are some of the new programmes you can expect on Channel 12: The Story of English, Tuesdays, 8 pm Robert Mac Neil presents a nine-part documentary about the origin, spread, development and influence313 words
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Advertisement470 1987-01-02 18 Classified Ad Bank Deadlines Wednesday 4 00 p m lor run-on classified ads 7 working days classified display ads Phone Service 9am to 5 p m Mondays to Fridays 9am to 1 p m on Saturdays Closed Sundays and public holidays Prepayment Some classifications of ads are payable in advance470 words
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Advertisement547 1987-01-02 18 17-a Furnishing/Decor Tiles Awning 25mm A 50mm Luxaflex minin'' Awning Bamboo Chicks Blinds I Vertical Box Awning i?S U S /Aluminium AwningJ 3,4i&i 1 in P V C doors, screens and material n supplies We also specialise o JUMBO OICORATIONS SUPPIIES PTI ITO 711 East Coast Road (1545) Tel: *****77******80547 words
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Advertisement190 1987-01-02 18 21 Party Wedding Services *> WEDDING VIDEO RECORDING or other occasions for creative, clear and reasonable price, contact *****88/*****74. David for samples CREATIVE PICTURES AT a reasonable price Professional photography for weddings other occasions Wedding and family portraits are more meaningful when taken in a natural home environment To review190 words
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Miscellaneous36 1987-01-02 18 THE LOCKHORNS OES 9 22 HE'6 HAVING SUCH A GOOD TIME IT'6 A PLEASURE TO SPOIL IT.” THE LOCKHORNS l Im NO, THE New CAR DOESN'T MEAN WE HAVE MONEY, HERBIE. IT MEANS WE H££> MONEY.36 words
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SPORTSCENE
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Article, Illustration377 1987-01-02 19 B KULA - By B KULA HIS name is a legend in Singapore. He’s Dollah Kassim. the man who used to make soccer look like a dancing game in the 70s. And the “dance” he can never forget? The one against Pahang in the377 words
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Article233 1987-01-02 19 HOCKEY THE disaster experienced by the Republic in the last Asia Oceania Junior World Cup qualifying round has taught the Singapore Hockey Association a lesson to prepare well in advance for the next tourney November 1988 in New Delhi, writes B KULA. Manager John Fernandez and233 words
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Article128 1987-01-02 19 BADMINTON will kick off the new season of the various inter-constituency games organised annually by the Singapore Sports Council. The competition will begin on Jan 6 and stretch into February, when the netball event will begin. The glamour event of the inter-constituency sports, the soccer tournament for128 words
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Article191 1987-01-02 19 S GULAM - By S GULAM SEVENTY-FOUR constituencies have entered for the inter-constituen-cy badminton competition which will kick off on Jan 6 at the Singapore Badminton Hall. The teams have been divided into eight groups of either nine or 10 teams with one of the eight seeded teams191 words
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Article52 1987-01-02 19 TANAH MERAH Constituency Sports Club will be the hosts for the intra-zone 6 netball competition which be held on Jan 10 at Kallang. The nine competing teams are all from East Coast. They are Tampines, Bedok, Changi, Changkat, Eunos, Fengshan, Kaki Bukit, Kampung Chai Chee and hosts52 words
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Advertisement114 1987-01-02 19 if) X U'. Why spend a bundle on New Year’s Eve? Join us for a New Year’s Eve dinner and dance n. •c X U J (X < 'Jj xt U A 3 IU x u r s u> x «/> Diners —s3o nett I Non-diners 15 nett (Inclusive of114 words
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Advertisement109 1987-01-02 19 Choose the ad size that works for you! You have a choice of placing ads in standard modular units or in any combination of the modules listed below: (a) 9 cm X 1 col $6l 20 (b) 9 cm x 2 col $122.40 (C) 9 cm *3 col $lB3 60109 words
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Advertisement227 1987-01-02 19 GET RID OF TIREDNESS AT EAST COAST HEALTH CENTRE ?>//// f r '•?]//1 f f f t A new management (with effect from 15 Nov 86) is here to serve you better The place to keep fit. stay healthy and relax after a hard, demanding day s work. Our trained227 words
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Article, Illustration73 1987-01-02 20 OH dear, has Hongbao the orang-utan gone Dananas? Not really. The four-year-old orang-utan was merely playing a hairpulling game with one of the visitors to the Singapore Zoological Gardens. “She's a hit with visitors too, just like her mother,” said a zoo spokesman. HongbaoPICTURE BY CHEW YEN FOOK - 73 words
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Article51 1987-01-02 20 SOME passengers on the Christmas cruise of the Coral Princess struck it rich in Sunday’s 4-D lottery draw. Their cruise started on Dec 24 (Christmas Eve) and ended on Dec 28. Second prize ($2,000 payout for a $2 “big” or a $1 "small” bet) in the draw was51 words
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Article130 1987-01-02 20 BUSINESSMAN L C Koh had to put on the Santa Claus costume too and deliver the presents personally after he put an advertisement in WEEKENDeast Said Mr Koh: “Response was too good. I even had to turn down some orders!” Deliveries started as early as130 words
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Advertisement208 1987-01-02 20 WEEKEi f i Distributed FREE to 75,000 homes every week. Telephone No: 9 Editorial: *****00/*****00 9 Marketing/Accounts/Circulation: *****33 100 ISOTONIC DRINK A PRODUCT OF (f Si COME CELEBRATE NEW YEAR A T JACK’S... NEW YEAR S EVE SET LUNCH (4 COURSES) $9OO Soup Minestrone Soup Main Course Roast A/F Sirloin208 words
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