Weekend East, 16 November 1989

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  • 18 1 WEEKEND east Your FREE weekly newspaper Thursday/Sunday, November 16, 1989 MCI (P) No. 172/5/89 Vol. 4 No. 45
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  • Article, Illustration
    259 1  -  2 lorries of rubbish collected every day Story and picture by CHEW YEN FOOK THIS is what you can expect to see at the Kallang River canal after a downpour and when the tide is low. The culprits are none other than litterbugs who live along the
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 93 1 Win super prizes for Xma§'Fl 1 *v J WHA TS Picture by CHEW YEN FOOK HER LINE? Find out on Page 4 what she does YVONNE’S love ior art took shape seven years ago and she is promoting it in Singapore. What does she do? Is she: 1. An art
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    • 132 1 Nikon (See Below) THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY I m 4 > CARNIVAL’S O *w i V A 4 i I p ree Nikon Photography i JV' For Children (Age: 6 -12) Nikon will loan yourchild a Nikon RF 2 Camera to shoot some of their favourite Disney characters: Mickey Mouse,
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  • 217 2 BEOOK BRANCH LIBRARY Career talk on nursing Date: Dec 7. Venue: Auditorium. Time: 3 pm Admission is free. I like going to school Four sessions of stories and activities for children aged four and five years only (limited to 30 children) will be
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  • 521 2 LEARN a craft or two, or cook a meal this school holidays. Community centres and libraries near your home have planned useful activities so you can have a worthwhile holiday. DESIGN YOUR OWN T-SHIRT Kaki Bukit (445-4223) A total of four, twohour
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 568 2 £BttftßJߣ Quality cakes, pies, tarts, >, buns tor all occasions. y&t 1 I Block 138 Tampine'. New Town Si 11 >Ol-114 Singapore 1852 Block 20 Defu Lane Ave 10 #Ol -278 Singapore 1953 For sales enquiries, contact MrNj Yoaf Kwee Tel: *****28 *****25 *****70 PERTH Western Australia Tourism Commission S2si£sa^*ai
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous

  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 579 3 KEEP FIT AT HOME AIBI GYM has a wide selection of health equipment that meets your fitness needs. No more stepping into the congested and polluted outdoors, just exercise and keep fit in the privacy of your own home! AIBI 4-WAY JOGGER (Model TE 790) Incorporates logger waist twister sit
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  • 195 4 OUR WHAT’S-HER-LINE GIRL: DID YOU GUESS RIGHT? A LOVE of art and a desire to promote it led Yvonne Liew to start an art gallery along Aljunied Road Besides dealing in posters and works of fine art, she also frames pictures And she is often seen framing
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 419 4 o I i f r .1 1 x X r~ fc X X r* H 1# U L. E E sj c This picture was taken in Australia with no camera trick. The broken shackle (circled) had been joined by “Three-Bond" glue and was able to lilt the elephant weighed
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 683 5 •Newsman travel S 100 ORCHARD ROAD #O2-38/39 MERIDIEM SHOPPING CENTRE TEL *****22 (12 lines) *****33 (8 lines) Branches: FBI-34 Parkway Parade Tel: *****90 O5-106 Far East Plata Tel: *****06 *Ol-15 Glass Hotel Shopping Centre Tat *****32 j -Jr 4 jwjgf eg LIMITED SEATS No price increase for all bookings made
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  • Live Letters to The Editor
    • 263 6 I WAS selling flags recently for the Cancer Society at Clifford Pier There were so many people coming down from the buses to go to work, tourists waiting to go on cruises and people going fishing. I approached them and asked: “Excuse me
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    • 115 6 RECENTLY, I witnessed an incident which really disgusted me. A Sri Lankan maid had gone to school to fetch her employer’s son home. For some reason or other, he was angry with her and decided to drop his things one item at a time
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  • WEEKEND east FUNNYLINES
    • 125 6 WE were having an English Literature lesson Our teacher came round to make sure that everyone had brought his book. Our literature text is “Animal Farm” by George Orwell. Many boys in my class had different versions of the book because of the different publishing houses,
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  • Junior Funnies
    • 94 6 ONE day, I told my younger brother, aged four, that he has a set of milk teeth, and most of my teeth are permanent teeth. My younger brother didn’t believe me so he asked my mother. She also told him that he had a
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    • 52 6 MY father was bathing my three-year-old sister. When he was about to put soap on her face, dad told her not to speak as the soap might get into her mouth. A few minutes later, my sister asked my father: “Dad, can I talk now?” ADORA TAN (11),
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 518 6 SOLERAMA RETRACTABLE AWNING HJOMIf Ai Y /y Suitable for HOB Maisonette. HUDC Maisonette. Private Apartments. Restaurants etc. Colour Fastness Light stability and weather resistance Rotproofness and good shape retention High tensile strength Air permeability water-repellent properties BROSIS FURNISHING BLK 824, TAMPINES ST. 81, #01-24, SINGAPORE 1852. TEL: *****19, *****28 ROLTEK
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    • 135 6 sv m 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
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous

  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 668 7 MOTOGARD THE COMPLETE AUTO SERVICE CENTRE CAR SERVICE MAJOR ENGINE OVERHAUL AIRCON REPAIR TYRE SERVICE SPRAY PAINTING is eiF err— ALL EXPERIENCED TEAM ORIGINAL OIL FILTERS SPARK PLUGS FOR ANY SERVICE PACKAGE OIL FILTER 50 SPECIAL 4Hr 60 SPECIAL DU ortUIAL 4m QUICK SERVICE Engine oil renewed 4 litres limit
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  • BEDOK MRT
    • 188 8 THE Bedok MHT station is on the central median of New Upper Changi Road, opposite the Bedok Bus Interchange It is a two-level elevated station comprising a platform at the top level where passengers board and alight from the trains. Below the platform is
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    • 174 9 MONTHLY concession tickets for the Mass Rapid Transit system can be bought at the Eunos and Bedok MRT stations in the East. You can also obtain these concession tickets at the Yishun, Ang Mo Kio, Toa Payoh, City Hall, Clementi and Jurong East MRT
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    • 183 9  -  EATING AUDRA ANG. SAMPLE fresh seabass at half price at Chao Phaya (Bedok) Thai Seafood Restaurant for this month. The fish is deep fried till crisp before being smothered in a fiery paste made up of four types of chilli pounded together with garlic,
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    • 149 10 BEDOK TOWN CENTRE is only a stone's throw from the Bedok MRT station. Here you will find shops that cater to all your needs.... For all your household needs, try Rissen Departmental Store and Supermarket at Block 215, Bedok Central. In the same
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    • 86 10 “HE who has his vision lost cannot forget the precious treasure of his lost vision” is the quotation at the back of Mr Bernard Tan’s card. Mr Tan is an optical practitioner with a purpose He said: “Every practitioner should have a strong sense of work ethics. It
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 501 8 r -w p v SALES NOW m A p j (> ON! 1 Luggage Winter Wear i I i i/f Pro Reasonably Priced! i jiii 5L =s NTUC FAIRPRICE (Bedok Branch) Blk 212 Bedok North St 1 #O2-147 Singapore 1646 Tel: *****38 When replying to advertisements please mention WEEKENDeast CHEONG
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 82 9 YOUR EYES, YOUR MOST VALUABLE ASSET Consult us for your vision or contact lens problems. We explain with knowledgeable and caring advice. Bernard Tan Optical/Contact Lens Practitioner. ORIENTAL EMPORIUM(Bedok) (Ist Floor) Blk 209 New Upper Changi Road, #O2-631/631A Singapore 1646 Tel: *****76 Business Hours Daily 12noon to 9.30 pm *T
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous

  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 507 10 mu s* PHOTO fir BRIDAL GOWNS CENTRE irfl£)f3lxJ-t JJI& ibi SPECIAL PROMOTIONAL OFFER (A) Wedding Gowns Package Ss46o (B) Wedding Gowns Plus Wedding Photo Package FREE use of bridal bouquet use of Chinese Korean traditional dress make-up hairstyling during your Pre-Wedding Photography **s BLK 214 BEDOK NORTH ST 1 "01-187
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  • CHRISTMAS CHECKLIST
    • 202 11 A BIG bonus is in store for you this Christmas. A special Christmas Checklist promotion is now on in WEEKENDeast till December 21. All you have to do to win attractive Samsung products is to patronise participating outlets. Don’t throw away your receipt. Attach it
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    • 330 12  -  By ELAINE TAN MRS Jane Barett. 28. designs costumes for The Stage Club. The rest of her time is spent spinning cookery yarns at Thomson Cooking Studio. Unlike other English girls of her age who were spurred on by their mother’s
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    • 318 13  -  By AUDRA ANG MAKE something for a loved one this Christmas. Dreams In Quilts at #O2-31 Tanjong Katong Complex offers patchwork and quilting classes as well as craft lessons for those interested in making their own handicraft items from patchwork quilts and
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    • 264 14  -  By CHRIS PRITCHARD National Gart IN one of the most incredible blunders ever, a bank lost an envelope containing US$7B million (Ssls2 million) in easy-to-cash bonds and executives think it was thrown out by mistake! But they admit there is a chance that someone simply walked off
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    • 240 14 National Enquirer SHOPPERS fall into seven categories, according to a poll by Peter D Hart Research Associates Here are the types: Agreeable shoppers are easy to sell to. They are especially susceptible to advertising. loyal to brands they use and most likely to shop
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    • 241 14 “EARLY Preparation For Successful Ageing.” That is the theme of the 11th Senior Citizens’ Week that begins on Saturday. To commemorate this event, a public forum on “Looking After Yourself In Retirement” has been organised by the 11th Senior Citizens’ Week Organising Committee
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 446 11 t 4 WEEKEjmO CHRISTMAS CHECKLIST DIRECTORY PARTICIPATING OUTLETS > Aerobics Slimming Studio > Artistic Interiors Athena Gallery > B.E. Beauty Centre Borshch Steakhouse Cristofori Music > Decor Gift Gallen Sports > Happy Restaurant i Lion City Coffee House > Loyang Plaything Centre > Mun Hiang Restaurant Seng Yang Interior Tai
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 234 12 Upright piano from $2BOO onwards The best piano from Korea that really makes sense! Quality, beautiful, durable and economical. Famous in more than 100 cities. Sitka spruce is used for the soundboard, pinblock strings from W. Germany, hammer felt from U.K.. etc Top quality piano materials 5-year full guarantee for
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    • 105 12 An English Pub where you can sing alow at The Whispers The First English Karaoke In Katong Awaits You!! Business From 3 P M. Daily Wluspers Karaoke Pub 109 Frankel Avenue Singapore 1545 TEL: *****54/*****33 Vv j It’s hip to be cool...get one now for X’mas! The New Cool Club
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    • 139 12 HAPPY OESTAURANT 15 Tir|i>| H tong Ron Lion City Hotel 2ad lint. Siagiport 1543 Tel: *****17, *****86 HAPPY PACKAGE FROM Weddings Birthdays $2lO UPWARDS I Company Functions T I IIMCH $2O (4 dishes) 2- 4 persons St I tU $5O (8 dishes) 5- 7 persons OWNtn $B5 jg wishes) 8
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 148 13 Imported Fabrics From Leading European Countries America. .I 4 K i ‘jJ* TAI BEE COMPANY The Curtain Specialist 1 Curtain Curtain Tracks Carpet Cushion Cover 16, Joo Chiat Road S'pore 1542 For Free Quotation, please call Tel: *****55 *****58 Business Hours Mon Sat (9:30 am 8:00pm) Closed on Sun Pub.
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    • 438 13 The original claypot specialist -C A Lion City claypots (Sha Bao F&n) are prepared from original recipe in seasoned earthen wares Available for lunch and dinner in six scrumptious varieties Chicken, Beef, Seafood, Pork, Mixed or Vegetarian A La Carte dishes and daily Western and Local set lunches (6 choices)
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 652 14 JL 1 ayuna JPoclyworlcs by Feline De Beauty GET SLIM AND STAY SLIM 3ome slim down with Thalgo Cosmetic, the winner of Europe's most prestiged cosmetic award The Marie Clair Awards for Excellence. Call Hazel or Belinda for more information. s' .7^ Our services are 1,1 OSMI’ Body Slimming Post
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  • 180 15  -  By FRANKLIN R RUEHL National Enquirer YOU can boost your brainpower with an inexpensive, safe substance found in many common foods. A new US Department of Agriculture study found that the chemical boron improves mental alert- ness and concentration, according to Dr
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  • 277 15 Eunos *****71 VISIT the “On Dinosaurs and Man" exhibition on Nov 26 at 10 am. Fees, inclusive of refreshment: $8 (adult) and $3 (child), excluding entrance fee. Geylang East tSf *****19 Take a trip to a karaoke lounge and the “On Dinosaurs and Man” exhibition on Dec 3
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 77 15 Cantonese opera night CHINESE Theatre Circle will be presenting ‘‘An Evening of Cantonese Opera” on Saturday from 7.30 to 9.30 pm at the Singapore Handicraft Centre, Tanglin Road. The talk and demonstration by Mrs Joanna Wong will be followed by excerpts from famous Cantonese operas such as "Joy at The
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    • 270 15 CLP P LTf \> v r: w. <R p craln Peking Duck for every order of Dian Xin P##/ 7 Every Sundays Public Holidays Only 17.9.89 to 26.11.89 Bam to 2.30 pm. ji VAN PftIACC ACSTAIMANT rmMU 1 jTJcrb Mh 25. Ortna NA #M4S3 B'nn MU T«l: *****16 *****17 0
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  • 389 16 BEAUTY TIPS WITH MICHELINE ONG PEOPLE with oily skin have to deal with the problem of coarse skin pores. Their skin pores are distinct due to the large amount of oil secretion. The skin becomes rough and has a layer of oil Dirt accumulates easily. As
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  • 490 16  -  By HASEENAH KOYAKUTTY QUERIES on national reserves, the third-child policy, women in the workforce. HDB policies and even questions on SDU activities were brought up at a “Forum cum Credentials presentation” held in the kaki Bukit Community Centre last Saturday. This the second time
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
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    • 163 16 IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS, SCORES OF WOMEN HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THEY WERE MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE: THE GLAMOUR BEAUTY MAKEOVER. <l At GLAMOUR, we have shown women how beautiful f they can be and they have walked away with new knowledge of themselves! We create looks
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  • 49 17 A DEEPAVALI bash has been organised by the Indian Cultural Group of Katong Community Centre this Saturday at 7 pm Mr Eugene Yap, MP for Mountbatten. will grace the function. The highlight of the celebrations is a comedy skit, “Bombay Airport", presented by Katong CC drama club.
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 226 17 Katong Shopping w Centre Tk The Most Friendly Shopping Centre .«<»•••• s^or Very competitive prices Special offers Ample car park Most courteous services ATM facilities Worldphone IDD Postal label vending machine Fully airconditioned For satisfying economic shopping always visit KATONG SHOPPING CENTRE 865 Mountbatten Road Singapore 1543 Please take bus
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    • 167 17 Are mosquitoes breeding in your flower pot plates? Ministry of the Environment EDITORIAL *****00/*****00 ADVERTISEMENTS *****52 Toreu Interiors e 3 *SH rf m CURTAINS UPHOLSTERIES Superb workmanship on first class European Fabrics at most competitive price A VISIT WILL CONVINCE YOU Parkway Parade #O3-27 Parkway Furniture Electnc Centre) 80 Marine
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  • Page 17 Miscellaneous

  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 1625 18 Classified Ad Bank Classifications Deadlines Tufttday 4 00pm —for run-on classified ads 6 working days classified display ads Phone Service 9 00am to 5 00pm Mondays to Fridays 9 00am to 100 pm on Saturdays Closed Sundays and Public Holidays Tel: *****52 Prepayment Some classifications of ads are payable in
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  • SPORTSCENE ...with S GULAM
    • 634 19 FAM’s shock decision THE Football Association of Malaysia’s decision to order a replav of the abandoned Malaysia Cup quarter-final second leg match between Kuala Lumpur and Sarawak was a clear victory for hooliganism on the soccer field. How else could one describe the astonishing decision by the
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    • 149 19 BASKETBALL DEFENDING champions Aljunied were bundled out from the inter-consti-tuency basketball tournament by unseeded Ang Mo Kio in a big upset on Monday. Aljunied needed to win against Ang Mo Kio to keep alive their hopes of retaining the title after they had lost to Hong
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    • 602 19 ISLAND-WIDE LEAGUES SEVERAL non-league clubs are unhappy over the format for the second round of the FAS Island-wide Leagues Two of the six clubs felt that the format left the door open for fixing of results, especially in the
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    • 204 19 SEPAK TAKRAW EAST COAST teams took three of the four berths in the final round of the inter-con-stituency sepak takraw tournament with second-round victories over the weekend Favourites Kaki Bukit qualified from the winners pool, while defending champions Eunos and
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 26 19 RETAIL NEWS BESIDES A GOOD READ, WEEKENDeast IS ALSO ABOUT BARGAINS, OFFERS AND WHERE TO GET WHAT YOU NEED. DELIVERED WITH YOUR STRAITS TIMES EVERY THURSDAY.
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    • 43 19 ISLAND SEAVIEW HEALTH SALOON N 2nd Floor Seaview Hotel Tel: *****85 *****22 ext 229 *****02 Open daily 11am -12 midnite LUCIUS HEALTH CENTRE 165 Tanjong Pagar Rd #O3-12 Amara Hotel Shopping Centre S(0208) Tel: *****15 *****66 Open daily: 1 1am 12 midnight V
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  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • 373 20 Say goodbye to your skin problems. Cristalle De Paris Salon d’Esthetique provides you with beauty tips and treatment to change your total image. Cristalle De Paris understands the beauty needs of modern women of all walks of life. We are specialised in getting rid of your undesirable skin problems so
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  • ON PARADE HAPPENINGS AT PARKWAY PARADE
    • Article, Illustration
      384 1  -  Text: By ELAINE TAN; BORN to putt! Firsttimer Ms Sit Yoke Lun took one swing of the golf dub and sent the golf ball rolling neatly into a hole on the “tuft” at Parkway Parade last Saturday. Shoppers who spend at least $3O at any of the participating
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    • 204 3 THE skateboard craze is on. Such is the craze that some kids even think nothing of forking out $2OO to $3OO for an imported “branded” board, autographed by a professional skateboarder. Gallen Sports at #Bl-85, Parkway Parade, is shipping in skateboards and gear in preparation for
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 5 1 PARKWAY PARADE 4-PAGE PULL OUT
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    • 185 1 Lamdrofmt #BI 126/127 PARKWAY PARADE SHOPPING CENTRE o o o C 5 DRYCLEANING. PRESS 6 STAIN REMOVAL SERVICES ft* o o o SPECIALIST SERVICES Suede. Leather Sheepskin Cleaning Curtain Cleaning A Finishing Carpet. Rug A Upholstery Steam Cleaning Toy A Doll Steam Cleaning SELF SERVICE WASH A DRY {ONLY Available
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 202 3 Professional Hairdressing School #O2-06 Parkway Parade (Near That Restaurant s I Tel: *****43/*****29 WE ARE OPEN ON SUNDAY Now we are open on Sunday to serve you better! Hair stylists Wish $4, Cut $6, Steam $lO. Wash and Perm $25. Colour $2O onwards Children Cut $5 10% off on Courses
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    • 151 3 AEROMODE BIG SAVINGS FOR X MAS AND NEW YEAR! SLIM BY INCHES After 10 relaxed visits Experienced Lady Therapist guarantee slimming: $lOO Cash Discount (for registration before 30 November 1989) Shape up in 5 weeks! So Exercise So Diet So infection So pills TEL: *****65******41 #O5-02'031 #O5 22 Partway Perede
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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