Weekend East, 9 January 1987
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Weekend East
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Title Section17 1987-01-09 1 WEEKEND east Your FREE weekly newspaper Friday, January 9, 1987 M.C.(P) No. 173/5/86 Vol. 2 No. 217 words
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Article, Illustration455 1987-01-09 1 THIS turtle seen about to make a meal of a fish swimming in its tank looks like it badly needs a hair-cut. But then, who’s ever heard of a “hairy” turtle? And the $5,000 question is: Is the “hair” REAL hair or merely overgrown algae? Mr• PICTURES and REPORT by CHEW YEN FOOK - 455 words
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Article, Illustration440 1987-01-09 1 IRENE TOH - By IRENE TOH THE Geylang Catholic Centre, which looks after the welfare of foreign maids whose relationships with their employers have broken down, is discussing with a few major employment agencies to work out an orientation programme specifically aimed at maids coming to work440 words
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Page 1 Advertisements
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Advertisement165 1987-01-09 1 days to smoke-free week! INSIDE The woman behind 1711 PAGE 3 Injured hawker’s plea for help ignored PAGE 5 FUNNYLINES PAGE 6 Litterbugs are back PAGE 5 Where kids pay half price for noodles PAGE 8 LIVE LETTERS! PAGE 7 ‘Breathalyser test’ warning pays off this Christmas PAGE 20 NANYANG165 words
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Advertisement80 1987-01-09 1 <Xp •lUiililii r*- e t Calendar bloopers TUI IM7 carried la last week’s Issue ef WEEK EHDeast ceutalaed several errers relating te tl»e Marl Raya and Deepavall holidays, anHalso Youth Day, Secretaries' Dav iii Brtftiftd* rents' Day. The corrected calendar Is repriated la Panes 10 and 11. We apologise te80 words
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Article, Illustration149 1987-01-09 2 CHEW YEN FOOK - Our what’s-her-line girt: Did you guess right? Picture and story by CHEW YEN FOOK NORLINDA ATAN’S friends used to call her “Ayam Jepun” (Japanese chicken) because she looked like a Japanese girl when she was small. Norlinda. 19, speaks fluent Mandarin. She149 words
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Article117 1987-01-09 2 MANAGEMENT consultant C K Tseng is starting a flea market at the Big Splash from this Sunday. Mr Tseng, who is a part-time antique dealer, will be selling antiques at the flea mart. There will be seven other stalls selling knick knacks, handicraft, jewellery, souvenirs,117 words
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Page 2 Advertisements
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Advertisement252 1987-01-09 2 If you wouldn’t drink polluted water, why are you inhaling dirty air? Incredible as it sounds, the air inside modern buildings is actually more contaminated than the air outside Poor air circulation, faulty air conditioning, cigarette smoke, dust and ion-depletion compound the problem. Yet we work and live in such252 words
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Advertisement104 1987-01-09 2 WEEKEND Q Distributed to 75,000 homes every week a Serving the communities in Bedok, Changi, Changkat, Eunos, Fengshan, Geylang Serai, Joo Chiat, Kaki Bukit, Kanv pung Chai Chee, Kampung Kembangan, Kampung Übi, Marine Parade, Siglap, Tarnpines. and Tanah Merah. Discount Coupon cents off admission rate when you present this coupon104 words
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Page 2 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous52 1987-01-09 2 TIDES Today 12.01 am (1.2 m), 6.22 am (2.4 m), 1.23 pm (1.0 m), 7.52 pm (1.9 m), Tomorrow 1.08 am (1 4m), 7.20 am (2.4 m), 2.50 pm (0.9 m), 9.34 pm (1.9 m), Sunday 2.22 am (1 sm), 8.20 am (2.5 m), 3.53 pm (0.7 m), 10.44 pm52 words
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Article, Illustration87 1987-01-09 3 Newspeople HER face doesn’t ring a bell but her voice does. She’s better known as 1711 to people who call up that number to find out the time. Mrs Cindy Tan, who won the Miss Golden Voice title three times in the 50s, has87 words
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Article, Illustration177 1987-01-09 3 CHEW YEN FOOK - Picture and story by CHEW YEN FOOK WHEN Richard Kwok graduated from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts 18 years ago, he was in a dilemma as to what best he could do for a living besides painting. He said: “You can't make enough money byPICTURE BY BRIDGET TAN - 177 words
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Page 3 Advertisements
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Advertisement276 1987-01-09 3 GET RID OF TIREDNESS AT EAST COAST HEALTH CENTRE U///// 4 j n ir c A A new management (with effect from 15 Nov 'B6) is here to serve you better The place to keep fit, stay healthy and relax after a hard, demanding day’s work. Our trained and experienced276 words
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COMMUNITY NEWS
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Article, Illustration250 1987-01-09 4 BRIDGET TAN - By BRIDGET TAN LOWERING the school flag, Karen Gui closed a long chapter of one of Katong’s oldest schools. For the Catholic Junior College student who completed her Secondary Four education at the convent last year, it was also a symbolic end to her250 words
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Article378 1987-01-09 4 Bedok 9 *****17 THE centre will organise a night tour on Saturday, Jan 24. It will begin at 7.30 pm and end at 6 am. The tour includes Chinatown, Wonderland, a midnight show. Jurong fish market, and the Pasir Panjang wholesale market. Fee:s9 Changi 9 *****07 A three-month378 words
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Article, Illustration282 1987-01-09 5 HO AI TSEN - By HO AI TSEN A COUPLE ignored a 2 am plea for help from a hawker as he lay injured on the grass verge of the East Coast Parkway after falling off his motorcycle on Christmas eve. Mr Ng Ah Hee, who sells282 words
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Article48 1987-01-09 5 AN exhibition on amateur underwater photography will be held at the Paramount Hotel this Saturday. The one-day exhibition is organised by the NAUI Singapore Chapter, a scuba diving organisation. Visitors will have a chance to see colourful pictures of marine life. Admission is free.48 words
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Article, Illustration327 1987-01-09 5 TO CHEE ENG - By TO CHEE ENG THE litterbugs are back in Marine Parade. Mr Yahya Musa, a Housing Board worker who cleans the car parks at Marine Crescent, said the car parks were getting filthier and filthier. “Used parking coupons, cigarette butts, tissue papers, sweet wrappers, paper bags327 words
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Page 5 Advertisements
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Advertisement133 1987-01-09 5 You don’t have to go very far for all your car needs Just visit us for a complete range of auto accessories PARKWAY PARADE BASEMENT #BI-104 Associate Co: Koon Lek Company Blk 125 Bukit Merah Lane 1 #Ol-174 Singapore 0315 Tel: *****69******96 Tel: *****58 tSco'^9 0 nWY mo S P133 words
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WEEKEND east FUNNYLINES
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Article189 1987-01-09 6 MY friend had invited us to have dinner at her home in north London. She gave me directions to her place, saying it was near a hospital, and that I shouldn’t have trouble finding it. Trouble I had, however, and I thought I would seek189 words
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Article102 1987-01-09 6 RECENTLY, my aunt, in her 80s. was gravely ill My cousins and I took turns to sit at her bedside as she drifted in and out of consciousness One morning, while I sat half asleep beside her bed. she gave me a nudge and woke me up102 words
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Junior funnies
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Article63 1987-01-09 6 WE were waiting for the concert to start. Suddenly our principal got up from her seat and walked towards the stage. Thinking she was getting on stage to make a speech, we all clapped only to see her walking out of the hall to go to the toilet.63 words
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Article87 1987-01-09 6 I WAS browsing through some books in a store while waiting for a friend. I was getting frustrated as she was about an hour late. Then, suddenly, I heard a voice beside me saying, "Eh, goondu'" As I was angry, I replied curtly, “How dare87 words
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Article81 1987-01-09 6 WEEKENDeast has been receiving contributions to “FUNNYLINES” which have been copied unashamedly from joke books and other publications. Many have been rejected outright. .Some, however, have escaped detection but were spotted by alert readers. Published contributions which are successfully challenged by readers will not be paid. Prize money81 words
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Page 6 Advertisements
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Advertisement671 1987-01-09 6 m Choose ad size that works for you! You have a choice ot placing Combinations of above units, ads in standard modular units e.g 4 (b) units -or in any combination of the =lBcm x 4 col 489.60 modules listed below: 6 a on ,n ,his ad nan Module (b)671 words
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Page 6 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous14 1987-01-09 6 THE LOCKHORN! WW/r “WE MAD A PARROT ONCE. LORETTA TAUGHT IT HOW TO LISTEN."14 words
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Article145 1987-01-09 7 £IN the living rooms and street comers of our cities, children are becoming mad-dog killers... It’s up to toymakers to cease their role in laying a foundation of terror and war. If not, lawmakers must ban these learn-ing-instruments of terror. W USA TODAY editorial board member Barbara Reynolds,145 words
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Live letters to the editor
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139 1987-01-09 7 LAST WEEK I went to the Joo Chiat complex immigration office to collect my grandson’s passport for our trip the next day to Phuket. His motner had applied for it a week earlier. After putting the receipt into the box139 words
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83 1987-01-09 7 RECENTLY, I boarded bus service number 31 to go to Parkway Parade. Halfway through the journey, a passenger sit* ting in front of me rolled his bus ticket into a thin roll of paper. At first, I thought that he was going83 words
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140 1987-01-09 7 SINGLE female graduates have been laDelled by many male graduates as being career-minded, demanding, and even domineering. I am a male f'raduate and I find such abelling unfair because I feel they have the right to be so. I have dated graduate and non-graduate140 words
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Article53 1987-01-09 7 I JOG regularly at Bedok reservoir. Although 1 consider myself a pretty fit person, I find that the most I can do is to cover about a quarter of the reservoir. Could anyone tell me how big the reservoir is? The circumference, I mean. JULIET53 words
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Advertisement466 1987-01-09 7 JlofYieAmr 3ie/t i NOW AT 40% LESS And A Collection Of The Best Names In Leather Goods At 10% To 30% Off Braun Buffel Charles Jourdan Christian Dior Dunhill Nina Ricci Isanti Pierre Cardin Prince Free 1987 Calendar with every purchase! Remember, you don't have to go all the way466 words
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EATS with HO AI TSEN
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Article, Illustration195 1987-01-09 8 SELLING Teochew fishball noodles “runs in the family” at least for Mr Ng Ah Hee and his family. His father started a Teochew fishball noodles stall at Chu Choon Hng Restaurant in MacKenzie Road, which has now been taken over by195 words
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204 1987-01-09 8 JOHN-BRUCE; SHOEMAKER - By JOHN-BRUCE SHOEMAKER National Enquirer UNIVERSITY researchers have developed a revolutionary new chemical method of making many foods and medicines virtually tamperproof The researchers produced totally safe iron compounds that can be added to foods and medicines. And these compounds will react by chan-— National Enquirer - 204 words
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Article, Illustration124 1987-01-09 8 TWO man-sized red chillies were hot items at the Dynasty Hotel last Saturday. But they were not meant to be eaten. The red chillies were actually two university students helping gourmet Violet Oon to launch her new monthly newspaper, The Food Paper.124 words
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Advertisement386 1987-01-09 8 Jk JL Enjoy PENANG ASSAM LAKSA Our Speciality: Authentic Penang Food HO Marine Parade Road #BI-141 Parkway Parade Singapore 1544 Tel: *****38 V 4i COME ALONG FOR A SUMPTUOUS MONGOLIAN FEAST AT HAWKER PRICES t A new exciting way to entertain your staff, business associates and family. 5 er V386 words
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Page 8 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous16 1987-01-09 8 THE LOCKHORNS A a fjoEst “NOT LEFTOVERS, LEROV. I PREFER TO CALL IT TUNA CASSEROLE 11.16 words
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TIME OUT
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Article, Illustration109 1987-01-09 9 — BRIDGET TAN - The flying swordsman... No, he’s only a dummy BRIDGET TAN. DON’T believe all you see on the screen. This swordsman flying across the sky (pictured above) was one of the performances seen by 3,000 fans of SBC’s Mandarin serials during a tour of the studio’s street scenes. Take a closer109 words
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165 1987-01-09 9 FRANKLIN R RUEHL - By FRANKLIN R RUEHL National En- quirer AN amazingly simple breathing exercise that anyone can do relieves stress within three minutes, experts say. Whatever you find yourself getting uptight, begin by sitting up straight in a chair. You can do the exercise— National En-; quirer - 165 words
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Article, Illustration471 1987-01-09 9 IRENE TOH - Sherry the girl with the golden voice By IRENE TOH IF you want to be entertained after five, there is this nice watering-hole with a band that plays good music that you may want to consider. I’m talking about the band, Ezee with Sherry, now playing at Dicken s Lounge471 words
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Advertisement99 1987-01-09 9 We bring you a sensational rock group from Malaysia tv For those who have heard them on radio, seen them on TV and in the film “NOW!”, they are here to rock you all night long with their rock repertoire. At this POINT you’ve no worry, as everybody’s convinced that99 words
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Advertisement67 1987-01-09 9 Bring In The Cheers This Season With Cool\ Refreshing mm mm>t Jhe a^fwxde\4 Available in 200ml packs of 27 per carton 100% PURE JUICE 50% NECTAR Orange at $14.50 Orange at $12.00 Apple at $14.50 OrangeiApplelApricot Cocktail at $15.00 $12.00 W////fr/ t mSUm 9C& s t* HMIr e-f. i SBifej67 words
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FESTIVE FAVOURITES
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Article, Illustration212 1987-01-09 12 CARVED out of 22K gold, it is truly a carriage fit for an empress. And, it took a skilled craftsman in Beijing three years to come up with this masterpiece. Seated in the carriage, decorated with precious stones such as jade, rubies, and212 words
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Article, Illustration269 1987-01-09 13 A MARRIAGE is taking place at Chinatown this Sunday. The bride and groom may only be acting their parts, but the costumes they don are real. They will not be the only ones in the traditional Chinese wedding pageant. Not to be left out are the other269 words
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Article, Illustration321 1987-01-09 14 BRIDGET TAN - BRIDGET TAN HOW did the Chinese zodiac come about? Legend has it that 12 animals were assigned to each of the 12 years of the Chinese zodiac which are meshed into a complete cycle of 60 years. Buddha called on all321 words
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423 1987-01-09 14 JOE CEMPA - By JOE CEMPA National Enquirer DEER antlers, human corpses, boots made of sea turtle skins, snails that lay chicken-size eggs those are just some of the weird items people try to smuggle into the country, say US Customs officials. “We had a— National Enquirer - 423 words
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Advertisement132 1987-01-09 12 SlE][glß][glß][gMl[sMl[3Ml[sMl[3lS][QMl[aMl[QMl[3MllMS][3lS[3l —iK DRESS THE BEST FOR YOUR CHILDREN THIS LUNAR NEW YEAR AT YOUNG CHILDREN’S BOUTIQUE •Young Girl’s Boutique Young Boy’s Boutique #Ol-18 Parkway Parade #Ol-37 Parkway Parade Young Shop Young Children’s Boutique #Ol-56/57 #O2-48/49 Parkway Parade Parkway Parade YOUNG CHILDREN’S BOUTIQUE •01-Ol PEOPLE S PARK COMPLEX Bl 14 FU132 words
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Page 12 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous396 1987-01-09 12 Your individual horoscope Start your week right with FRANCES DRAKE Monday, January 12,1986 IF YOU ARE BORN TODAY, you are more creative than the typical member of your sign. You find it difficult to concentrate on one job. But, once you cultivate self-discipline, you should reach your goal You communicate396 words
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Advertisement278 1987-01-09 13 s IMPRESS ART-GALLERY A New Dimension in Art For the widest selection of framed or unframed art: Originals oil, watercolour Limited Editions Posters/Prints Chinese Brush Paintings NEW ARRIVALS EVERY MONTHI We offer: Customized framing A wide range of frames Delivery and installation 5% 20% Discount on picture framing from now278 words
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Page 13 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous19 1987-01-09 13 THE LOCKHORNS *\AK»iACi ccurtioe I DIDN'T 6AV W§ NEVER SHOULD HAVE MARRIED. I SAID i NEVER SHOULD HAVE MARRIED.”19 words
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Advertisement757 1987-01-09 14 This is no joke! For every $250 you spend at National Shop, we ll give you $lO back, in the form of an Isetan Gift Voucher. So. if you spend $5OO. you'll have a $2O Isetan Gift Voucher. And if you spend $lOOO, you'll have a $4O Isetan Gift Voucher.757 words
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Advertisement149 1987-01-09 15 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 on end. Anyway, the kids will love it! Was > mjm f V- I y149 words
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Advertisement242 1987-01-09 16 Advertising That Really Works Advertising in WEEKENDeast is not only cost effective but also brings about a faster response. Here are some of the many retailers who have been advertising in WEEKENDeast since our launch in July and are more than happy with the results: We received over 1.000 coupons242 words
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Article, Illustration310 1987-01-09 17 BRIDGET TAN previews the Chinese dramas WITH the new year, it’s five times a week of SBC serials over Channel 8. A contemporary drama, Sunshine After The Rain, which started its 25 episodes last Tuesday, is about coping with life in a depression. Hong310 words
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Advertisement294 1987-01-09 17 WALK IN COMFORT WALK TO MERCIER... New range every week! 20% discount off selected designs Quality shoes from as low as $9.00 Importers/Exporters/ Manufacturers/ Retailers of high fashion quality ladies’/ gents’ shoes handbags. Authorised dealer for SPECIAL FESTIVE GIFT FOR YOU! FREE SHOPPING BAG worth $lO when you purchase $5O294 words
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Page 17 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous289 1987-01-09 17 Sensitive man beneath the ugliness Saturday Night Movie: The Elephant Man, Ch 5, 10.30 pm (B W) JOHN Hurt is John Merrick, the Elephant Man, so grostesquely deformed by a disease that he was even once a freak show attraction in Victorian London. The British actor gives a convincing portrayal289 words
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Miscellaneous131 1987-01-09 17 DIANA RIGG as the unpopular movie star in Evil under the Sun. Hi presents his version of Edward Knoblock’s Arabian Nights play with Howard Keel in the lead Mistaken for a man with magical powers, a poet beggar is made an emir and enjoys great fortune. His help is sought131 words
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Advertisement1642 1987-01-09 18 Classified Ad Bank Classifications Deadlines Wednesday 4 00 p m —for run-on classified ads 7 working days classified display ads Phone Service 9 a m to S p m Mondays to Fridays 9 a m to 1 p m on Saturdays Closed Sundays and public holidays Prepayment Some classifications of1,642 words
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SPORTSCENE
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Article415 1987-01-09 19 S GULAM - NFL SOCCER By S GULAM ONE look at this Saturday’s Division One fixture would give any local soccer fan the impression that Kaki Bukit are in for a thrashing when they take on former champions Tiong Bahru at the Jalan Besar Stadium. In contrast415 words
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Article119 1987-01-09 19 SATURDAY DIVISION ONE Tiong Bah ru vi Kaki Bukit (Jalan Besar Stadium); DIVISION THREE Balestier (Jailed vi Mouatbatten FC (St Wilfrid’i); Si Llag vi Cairahill (Deptford Grouad); Jubilee vi Punggol (Bedok Athletic Centre); Redhill Rangers vi Andrew’i Avenue (Queeaitowa Athletic Centre). SUNDAY DIVISION ONE Fairer Park United vi119 words
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Article246 1987-01-09 19 B KULA - SQUASH By B KULA ZAINAL ABIDIN wants to turn pro. He wants to join the ranks of Peter Hill, the Republic’s only squash professional, who is now ranked 32nd in the world. But Zainal, who has had the urge to he a professional since he246 words
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Article, Illustration233 1987-01-09 19 S GULAM - BADMINTON By S GULAM DEFENDING champions Marine Parade got oft to a winning start in their campaign to win the inter-con-stituency badminton title for a record third consecutive year. The two-time winners, fiqlding only their second stringers, crushed newcomers Bo Wen 4-1 in their233 words
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Article45 1987-01-09 19 USA TODAY NEW YORK: Thirty-two National League baseball players earned US$1 million (S$2.18m) or more during the 1986 season. Topping the list of baseball millionaires is New York Mets catcher Gary Carter, who picked up US$2.16 million in salary, bonuses, and incen- tives.— USA TODAY - 45 words
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Advertisement166 1987-01-09 19 AnnccCDso Great, bet you can’t wait! AIRI WJ lit n OFFER’S valid till 25th January 1987. AHSI THE FITTEST CHOICE For this festival only. (Hire Purchase Available). AIBI 2 CENTRE 2 Row NOW $238 NOW $528 5-FUNCTION JOGGER TE 78QA5598 patented design with tykiuac pump handles and adjustable TUMMY TRIMMER166 words
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142 1987-01-09 20 IT was a merry but sober Christmas, as far as motorists are concerned A check with the Traffic Police reveals that there were no accidents caused by drunken driving from Christmas Eve to New Year’s Eve, compared with nine such accidents in the same period142 words
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Advertisement317 1987-01-09 20 WEEKEjm&t&B&ISi 100 ISOTONIC DRINK A PRODUCT OF (r h) WHAT’S HER LINE. NORLINDA deals mainly with children. She is proficient in Mandarin, which is very important, as most of her clients’ parents are Mandarin speaking. What does she do? Is she: 1. A kindergarten teacher in a Chinese school? 2.317 words
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