The Straits Times, 4 January 1969

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    26 1 RECEIVED AVIIRAGE DAILY CERTIFIED SALE EXCEEDS 175,000 vrvrwiw* The Straits Times 111"* Nate Estd. 1845 SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 1969 15 CENTS KDN. 3104 M.C. (P) 0014
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    Russia steps up drive to end Arab-Israeli conflict
    195 1 Russia steps up drive to end ArabIsraeli conflict LONDON, Friday THE Soviet Union today stepped up its Mid-East peace offensive with proposals to Britain, the U.S. and Franco for a concerted drive toward setUement cf the ArabIsraeli conflict In LONDON 8 I lei Am Mlkhall ailed on the Mr Stewart,
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    Lock icon Singapore may invest in Aussie mining shares
    198 1 Singapore may invest in Aussie mining shares CANBERRA. Friday SINGAPORE might invest heavily in Western Australia's booming mineral development, the Singapore Finance Minister. Dr. Goh Keng Swee. hinted at a press conference here today. 1 Dr. Goh, who is on a priI vate visit to Australia and New Zealand, vl.slted
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    Lock icon State visit
    33 1 NEW DELHI. Frl. The Shall and Empress F:irah of Iran paid a courtesy nil] le rday on President Zakir Husain. .shortly after their arrival for 12-day state visit to India. AP.
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    Gorton: We stay on till end of 1971
    552 1 A decision on Terendak, too CANBERRA. Friday AUSTRALIA will maintain army, naval and air units in the Malaysia-Singa-pore area until the end of 1971 the Australian Prime Minister, Mr. John Gorton, said today. In a brief (announcement In* s;iid his country ;nitl
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    A very nice gesture, says Tengku
    124 1 A very nice gesture, says Tengku AI.OK ST\K I ii— Teneku Ahdul Kali man today welcomed the .iiinouin cnicnt bj thr Australian Prime Minister. Mr. John (iorton that Australia would maintain army. na\al and air units in the Malaysia- v ;iiß.ip<.rr .m-a until the end of IS7I. ■i'liats \er> nice
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    Two-year racing ban on millionaire sportsman
    130 1 Two-year racing ban on millionaire sportsman MELBOURNE. Fri. Filipino millionaire-sports-man Felipe Ysiiiael. part owner of the colt Follow Mr has been barred from racing throughout Austr.i lia for hn >c.trs b\ the Moonre Valley K.u ins Club stewards here. His trainer. liarlu- W.iv mouth. jockey GMtfC Iliipi-. and the i
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    Lock icon Purple Hearts
    46 1 SAN DIEGO Fn The 10 crew members o[ the U S intelligence ship Pueblo who were wounded when the vessel »a» sei/ed b\ North Korea will be awarded Pmple Heart medals here en Saiiud.'v The medals are awarded to acnrteCOMn injured in combat Router
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    Lock icon Bid to oust Ayub
    26 1 KARACHI. Fri Opponents ot Praktonl Ayub Khan gatbared today »t Dacca, capital of tatar for talks on how hU 10-year-old regime. Renter
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    Lock icon Adviser Ramos
    20 1 MANILA Fn [nrnifi PhlUpptDM FoiTtan Kerretarv Mr. NaniMi Ramoa wai !..<mrd tori^v presidential adviser on foreijn affairi. UPI.
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    Lock icon Thais capture Meo rebel stronghold
    87 1 Thais capture Meo rebel stronghold BVM.KOK Kri Combined Thai army and police forces ha\r captured a Mm rrbrl stronghold at Khek N'oi \illaKe. about '.'."><) miles north of Ranckok. after three il.ns of fierre flshtine. the Thai Communist Suppression Command said today. The command said the I V>o rebels ilcf
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    UAR police hold jet hijacker
    107 1 'pills mill who liinrd 1 the pilot of in OU tuple Airways jetliner to By at gunpoint to Cairu on Thursday is beinc detained by the l AX polite lie has bren Identilied is dcuree Klamuurides. .'SO. He claims to be a communist seeking political
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    Lock icon On speaking terms again
    28 1 MANILA, Fn New Philippines Foreign Secretary Carlos P. Roimilo today revoked 10-year-old order forbidding Fihpinc diplomats from speaking to communist embassy officials abnad UPI.
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    Lock icon UN invitation
    35 1 UNITED NATIONS Irl Secrcui\-Geiie.nl U Thant said JMttNaj that the three Apollo 8 astronauts had accepted an hiwtat.un to n-ii the UN. headquarters during their stay in New York on Jan 10. AP
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    Lock icon Thai troops
    21 1 BANGKOK. Frl The second half of Thailand Black Panther Division will lenve for South Vietnam later this month. AP
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    Make it a round table, says Viets
    141 1 Make it a round table, says Viets DARIS. Fri. North Vietnam and the Vietcong today formally rejected the latest U.S. procedural proposals for opening the expanded Paris talks on Vietnam. At the same time, the eommunlitti made public a .-it of proposal*, which they said should allow an early opening
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    Governor is in 'fair' condition
    38 1 PENANO. Frl The condition of the Governor of Petmnß. Tun Syed Sheh Shnhnbuddin. ■remains fair", the State chief medlral and health ntficer. Dato cDr i Abdul Wahab. ifpo-ted In .in official bulletin I
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    Diplomat shot
    23 1 BANGKOK Fri A RuwJan diplomat. Vladimir Trepoletz. 39, »».< shot and wound»d M nmhi. The <mper fired from ouiiW* the cnbut) ground*.
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    Police fire at quarry rioters
    363 1 Police fire at quarry rioters By 3IA CHEONG YtW SINGAPORE, I Police this m< opened fire at a of rioters ai the i'\vn quarry In Wood hinds, wounding one ol them. The occurred when the d t handling oil. Police R till who wit dm duty th< During the scuffle.
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    STOP PRESS
    7 1 EDWARD WIN SENATE H ant
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      NOSE TO NOSE
      54 2 NOSE TO NOSE DASADENA (California), Fit President-elect Richard Nixon and comedian Hub Hope, whose sloping nos»-s have about the same slant, compare profiles They m<>t in a sports stadium. Mr. Nixon had a medical check-up yesterday and was pronounced "lit as s fiddle" just 13 Rklng over the White House.
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      Lock icon Greeks to try to get back gunman who seized plane
      274 2 CAIRO, Friday. (^REECE was today expected to preia for the extradition of the young gunman who seized a four-engined Greek airliner over the Mcdi terranean and forced it to fly to Cairo. The gunman. 30-year-old George Flamourides, was held here
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      Lock icon A cure in sight at last for painful arthritic
      223 2 A cure in sight at last for painful arthritic I ONHON. Fit British medical researchers believe they are close to finding a cure for rheumatoid arthritis, a major crippiiiiß disease which is afflicting one and a half million people in Britain alone. marchers at t h Kennedy I nil ltute
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      Lock icon 12 people hurt in Calcutta demonstration
      72 2 12 people hurt in Calcutta demonstration CALCUTTA. Fv. A 13 prop)? including righ men re ko ured I hen her? ing uddr.s^d by the lad. an Home Minwur. Mr Tai Cbavan The rln.l- occurred when thrrr pneMStaM including one by »tudrn;.s coaicrged to disrupt Mi Chavaa'i nu He crit ri«inß
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      Lock icon Soviet Navy visits Aden
      51 2 ADEN. (South Yemeni. Frt. A detachment of Soviet Navy ships the misMle carrier Gnevniv and the destrcver Vdolininrr.iv armed ye.Meiday In Aden harbour (or a flveda> goodwill visit The vivit i« the second made by the Soviet Navy Mnre i-outh Yemen atttalned Independence a ye»r ago.
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      New JAL flights to Australia
      46 2 SYDNEY, h I n Mr lines will begin t»i< e-vnk'.y flights to Australia next o< t<iber the rnmpanv'i rtßtooal manager tor AtwtraUa ..nd Htm Zealand l:i ti day JAL will br the 18th natmnai alrltne to operate (r"m n«ford Bmll port
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      Lock icon $30,660 grab foiled
      30 2 VAI£NCE .Frame). Fn. A 14-year-oid b"v vesierday foilrd a hHiiic robberj Mng c- Mie robber Mint tripping him from h« haul of i $30.660 police wild. R*uter
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      Lock icon Maginot Line for sale in small lots
      185 2 DARIS. Fri. French Government has come up with a proposition for dampness, lovers, sunshine haters and people who Just feel terribly insecure a nice little apartment buried deep in the Maginot Line. The line k a I<K)-mlle-long series of mostly underground fortifications along
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      Actress weds
      12 3 KKW TOKK PH Atlni 7. hM rr»rried ::ran fllm pro-r-.:rrday
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      Lock icon Churches have no objection to change of date for Christmas
      163 3 Churches have no objection to change of date for Christmas 1 O\|h>\ In (atholii and Protestant spokesmen agreed today nl no religious oh n to cftuuigtef the D riite for < hrist Our. mrml»er of Pirll.« mrnt here h.«s sucersteri tli i hrivtm.is Day be obserwd in future on the
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      Lock icon Three mayors go into hiding from Huk death threat
      54 3 MThre* town mayon it Pampanga Province where two other mayors were usasweek. have rone mi fter re- r.« Manila police <ald today the I I -d Foices Van. had j:r.p.K.sa pioOClal -»:ri t I Joa^uin Pineaa of Santo Tomas »ere thot
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      Designer goes to court in steamroller
      19 3 XROWBRIDGE Kr.i.anc. Fri. 1 of 1.000 G t much nau an rrr:z Hfu:»r.
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      KID'S STUFF-BY A SUCCESSFUL STOCK MARKET ADVISER AGED 17
      220 3 KID'S STUFF -BY A SUCCESSFUL STOCK MARKET ADVISER AGED 17 Youngstown (Ohio). Fri. IVJLGLAS Llbby became interested in the stock market four years ago. Now at the age of 17 he is writing a book on the subject Llbby. a high school senior, ruiis a US$5OO,OOO stock managing business for
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      EQUALITY?
      509 3 Where wife beating is a common practice... TOKYO, Friday THE Japanese husband may still beat his wife, but he cannot divorce his spouse on the ground of adultery. any Japar.ex husband if !;e has tnd the chances are that nine out of 10 would say. It 5 so common
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      Sugar rationing in Cuba
      31 3 ■AVAtt Pr;— Prime Minis- t' C f.-:erday announr- ning in Cuba one 4 •t\r »crld> srrite-t startHe peop.r Rrvoluf.oD Sq,u*i i id be Sib :i thr cuun-
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      Jail breakers' advice
      41 3 WASHINGTON. Prl Four men who escaped from tht Pottawattamie County tail In Jowa last night left a message behind for Sheriff Roy Wichael ■De»r $:r: You need a ne» Jail We knocked out the wall In one hour"
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      Lock icon Over to Morocco
      23 3 MADRID r cede lv Sahara territory of ifni to Morocco under ae. cement* to be signed :n Raba omorrow UPI.
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      Lock icon POPE: HOW PARENTS CAN HELP PEACE
      122 3 POPE: HOW PARENTS CAN HELP PEACE Tl RIN. Kri— Pope Paul told parents today that they could help world peace by not thine their children u.irlike toys. He told a journalist from the Turin newspaper La Stampa In an inter view published here today that peace depend on educating the
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      Lock icon Berserk gunman shoots himself after killing 4, wounding 5
      231 3 NEW YORK. Friday 4 37-year-old man who hot and killed four people and wounded five others in Westernville. a remote mountain villaee early yesterday killed himself as police closed In on him. Police said Ralph MacLachlan shot himself when officers, using
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      Blind don to fight that ruling
      68 3 Blind don to fight that ruling \'FVV YORK. Fri A unl- I versitv protestor v»>rday iinfd to the cit>'» Human Right* Commit, n \\r u«5 tlrr.itd nn aparmrni be- cause hr \t blind Prof R Lewlnson or Hall UniverMtv. «H.i n blind swre birth >>, the fi!-[ 'o file discrimination
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      Lock icon Tran splants-one could save 17
      181 3 YEW YORK. Fri. A I leading Ameruan heart surgeon said today that a possible 17 lives could be saved by i transplants from a sin- gle donor. Dr. C. Walton Lillehei. surgeon -In chief at New York Hospital, told a Press conference that among or-
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      282 3 V^^^^w^t There is a Ford -Ur V N^ Jf^l at a better price m t ian tne car r you are thinking of 7 REGISTRATION OF UNITED UNGOOM CITIZKNS USIDIMT IN WLM MAI \Vs|\ Citizens of the United Kingdom ai»d Colonies resident in West Malaysia are reminded of the desirability
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    $3 mil. collected for Mara Foundation
    102 5 L'HI 1.1 MPI'R. iri. Mxmi v: million has bren collected -o f.ir fur Ihe .M.ir.i I ilik I la IMB dlttion Ihi (Irpiitx to llnrli lirni in ot M.n Da i II in Mustafa bin Haii i < hi 1 v.iul toilav Hr «r«J
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    I slept alone in the hotel room that night—Peggy
    1265 5 I slept alone in the hotel room that night— Peggy ADULTERY AT ANY TIME, SHE TELLS COURT KUALA LUMPUR, Friday PEGGY Fam Wai Ping, the woman named in a divorce case, went into the witness box in the High Court today and testified tnat she had never been dated by
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    Sampan sold, they continue their trip by road
    160 5 Sampan sold, they continue their trip by road TELUK ANSON. Frl Two adventure seek' Ing bacrulor.s. i p BadcoeK. 2o an< Bu'.lir.g. 41. resumed their Journey to Bingap i day by road alter they had .s'>:d tl'Pir .s.imp.m hrre for $200. Badcuck. a commercial pilot from Tasmania, and Bulling, a
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    Police smash two new secret society
    113 5 Police smash two new secret society gangs 1/ U A L .A LUMPUR, IV i; i. Police today m aled oil two blocks ot Oat Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman v Qushed oik members or two aewly-formed angs. In the tlon, they detal ted 45 suaI connection v. 1 1 ti
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    The new OCCI
    13 5 ALOR STAK m n Abdul H Vas-in rred to Johora.
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      228 5 four Bank Managers best friend is a 15 "wheel And there are 4of them on every 1969 ride, better stability, improved road holdVolkswagen, just released. Most cars ing, and a lot of other things to go toward around VW size have 13" wheels, but keeping your VW in better shape
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    ORCHESTRA FOUNDER TO GIVE VIOLIN RECITAL
    84 6 MfcKKAN violinist Henri Tenii.inka (above), who •rill uive a recital at thr Victoria Theatre on Jan. 81 at 141 p in ll<' is thr founder and conductor of a 35-nian orchcstr.i. thr California Chamber Symphony. Apart from his conrrrt appearances. Mr. Tcmi.tnka. uho is
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    Toto jackpot and big lucky draw
    85 6 Toto jackpot and big lucky draw SINGAPORE Frl The third Toto special holiday draw will be telecast live from TV. Smgapura studio* at 408 p.m. on Sunday. There will be two draws— thr (tad of five plus one numbers, with a first prlxe jackpot of $100,000. to be followed by
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    Sidewalk show
    35 6 SINGAPORE. Frt The monthly open air art exhibition pre.-eiued by the National Theatre Trust at Elizabeth Walk will be held this Sunday from 3 pm. to 6 30 p m. Admission Is free
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    Jurong aviary
    42 6 SINGAPORE. Frl The chairman of the Jurong Town Corporation. Mr Woon Wah Slang, today clarified that the million-dollar Jurong aviary, i now under const ruit ton. would i be ready at the end of this jear and not next year
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    2 men on $80,000 cheating charges
    191 6 SINGAPORE, Friday TWO men were charged in the Ninth Magistrate's Court today on two rounta of cheating Koh Kirn Chiatofa total of $80,000 in connection with the Malaysian social welfare lottery. Wee Keo Hoe and Quah Hontr Sinn alias Khek Ens Siew alias Quek
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    Trickery got Lim $75 —and a fine of $900
    153 6 Trickery got Lim $75 and a fine of $900 SINGAPORE. Fn. A confidence tricke^ter who ottered to .settle traffic tinea for ,>ix people was fined a total of $900 or three months' jail by a magistrate's court today when he admitted putting the money to hi.s own use. Toh Chin
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    Appeal for more homes for the aged sick
    359 6  -  MAUREEN PETERS By OINGAPORE, Fri. There is a growing need for more homes In Singapore for the aged sick— particularly because the urban renewal scheme deprives many of them of their own homes. This is thr opinion of Mrs. Joyce Yoon-Lan Horsli>y.
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    Peking opera at the Vie
    47 6 n,,hl? f tri— The National Theatre Clubs Rr*t public Pirf of 1%9 W in br a Peking opera on Sunday at 8 p m. at the Victoria Theatre. Ticket* at S2 and M arr obtainable at Ihr club (In „,i<l HHMk li.ir
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    Lock icon Welcoming the tourists, Malaysian style...
    91 7 Welcoming the tourists, Malaysian style ARLY 1.000 Australian tourists who arrived at Port Swettcnham on board the P and O liner Chusan were given their first taste of Malaysian culture at tue what lay. ral traditional Malay dances were performed by members of the Federal Capital Cultural Association to welcome
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    4 youths hijack tin ore lorry
    79 7 IPOH. Prl Four youths hijacked a lorry with about $5,000 worth of tin ore on a lonely road in the Batu Gajah area yesterday. The lorry drlv. Tham Poiik Chow, told the police that he wai OB his way to Ipoh when two both
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    Diplomats keen to rent PJ istana
    90 7 Diplomats keen to rent PJ istana J^l \I 1.1 MPI R. Iri Several amh.isviriori and a High Commissioner here have shown interest in reattai the Ist.ina Kukit .la n.i of the Sult.in of Selangor in Petaling .1.1N.l UisrliiNinc this liul.iv. a spokesman of the Sultans Household. said: "We have also
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    Work stops as power failure hits centre of KL
    268 7 Work stops as power failure hits centre of KL KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. Work at hundreds of offices in the heart of town came to a standstill for two hours this morning when their electricity supplies were cut off because of a power failure at a sub -sta- tion at Jalan
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    Man jailed for armed robbery
    63 7 SI.NCiAPORE Fri > Cheng Hu» »»<. jailed lor IfcfM juii by a dlstnct rou.t I'dav »hen h»> »dmitteci > charst of The prosecutor. liiMjecior Jo«eph low. lold the rourt that Sdiix witti »no'her n.an who n»s mmfd with > kmle. inbbrd Chtn Chung Cheonit of
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    Sea tragedy
    30 7 I fML'I. Fn A I vnvn. r!v;.,n Ah Ki-'. .ST mi when twn uMuni collided in 'he open mi -firn MllM lrom !hr> Dinding.-, r: (•n«.«t Mriy jrcati
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    A shout foils robbers
    58 7 A shout foils robbers Bl T'l KRWORTH. Fri I Iliugs enlerrd (he l.rp Rutihrr godoun .it I'ct ri.i.'Hf Pauh. near here. jcMerday. as Un r.-hin Mr I.cc Ben« I .i,i. is ah— i \o pay Ihe l;i!- -iiiirTs Ilirir wages. Wtea Mr. Lee shouted for help and ran out from
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    Call for compulsory voting
    185 7 KUALA KANCSAR. Fri > O:tPCLSORY voting should be introduced for 'he parliamentary elect on. th? .secretary of ttw Prrak branch of the DAP. Mr Fellg AiHhony, sugse.sted last night. Sn'ak'.iiK tf> party members and >upporter.s at Ka- i i: i-.i re. he said that compulfory voting
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    MEDICAL RATES ARE RAISED
    703 8 only toncn increases: May go higher' 'JMIK Singapore Government today announced nrw ;iiid increased rates of medical charges in hospitals and out'patienl dispensaries From Jan. 10. This i.s to cut down the national health bill, which ro.se from $31.2 million in 1959 to an estimated $81
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    Bunch of keys awaits owner
    53 8 SINGAPORE. Fn A taxi driver. Omar bin Ahmat. has found a bunch of 17 kaya in nil taxi belonging to a Chinese passenger, who ahchted from hi.s taxi at Serangoon Garden Es'H'e today The owner of the keys can contact Inche Omar ;< tish Council.
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    4th child: $40 more at KK
    101 8 SI.MiAPOKE. Kri. It will cost a mother $40 niorr (instead of S10) to havr her fourth child or subsequent child delivered at the Kandang Kerbau maternity hospital. This new measure, i aimed at promoting family planning will apply to both Singapore and non-Singa-pore citizens.
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    Jail, rotan for armed robbers
    421 8 SINGAPORE, Friday IjK)UR men, who faced between them, a total of 29 charges of armed robbery committed during the last five months of 1968 mostly in the Jurong area, today admitted two of the charges and asked for the others to be taken Into consideration.
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    Appeal to a couple
    68 8 SINGAPORE. Frl Police are trying to contact a young European couple, who they believe can aaalat them in their invest mat ion into an accident between two cars and a motorcycle at the junction of Jalan Bllal and Bedok Road on Dec 8 last year They
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    Swiss watches team arrives
    47 8 SINGAPORE. Krl A Swiss team arrived today to oiKanise an exhibition of S\v i^ watrhes anil jewellery worth several million dollars at the Conference Hall from Jan L'l to 27. The team comprised Mr Jean Plojoux. Mr F Paderno and Mr. H Bartels
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    First Lady for tea party
    33 8 SINGAPORE Kn The Plrsi Lady, puan Nmr A (shall, will attend tlie Persekutuan Pemudl IMam tea party at 15 Haigsvllle Drive mff Halg Road) at 4 pm. tomorrow
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    One-way traffic for 4 more roads
    75 8 One-way traffic for 4 more roads Sim M-mi;i Kri. The Publit Works Department ill Minn conxcrt four more roads in thr city into the one-way system. Thr department, ciillaboratinß uith thr Traflir I'ulii r and thr Regist-ar of Vehicles l)ep:trtn nt Hill convert Srlrgir Road and Srrangoon Road into one-way
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    Dachshund found
    61 8 SINGAPORE. Fri A black dachshund, which was found days ago in the premises of Hip Ladyhlll Hotel. Is waiting to be claimed The dog hHs a while mouth and »pa. a red collar bearing HrPtisf number 03« on M It Is now being cured for hv oiip of
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    Union dinner for manager
    64 8 SINGAPORE W The employees union and executive staff of the East Asiatic Co. Ltd will hold a dinner at Ihe Golden Crown restaurant at 7 30 pm tomorrow to celebrate the unions second auniM The function l- also to bid farewell to the company's, out■otnt ceneral
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    'Fun-O-Marae' highlights
    54 8 SINGAPORE. Fn Hiirh- the Girls Bnn.ule "Fun-O-Marae' variety show. ;m aid of the National Defence Fund, at the National Theatre at 730 pm. tomorrow are a j gymnastics display by the Teachers' Tralnine College, an item by the Maureen Lim danrei* and a display of the Chinese i
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    DEFENCE FUND NOW TOTALS $7,966,827
    159 8 SINGAPORE. Hi The National Defenre Fund received donations totalling $-'0,962.50 bringing the lund to $7.966.827 today. Of the new donattoiu $15,962.50 was received during the p«.-,t week, wink' the remaining $5,000 was received by the Minister. Mr Lim K:m San. today. Heading hut vttk'a h.-,t
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    Wartime guerilla fighter honoured
    140 8 MX KKANK \O\IB (share), the first civilian employee of Hie \iisirjlian Uni) in sni sapore to he honoured tnr his work in the I -,u I i>l Land lone-. Neu Yr.ir lldiinnrs List Mr. Nonis. .Mi hi« joined Ilia Australian heailyuai In hen it »a» established
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    Mr. KWAN for SEAMEC CONFERENCE
    119 8 Mr. KWAN for SEAMEC CONFERENCE IN JAKARTA SINGAPORE, I pore'.s Education tor. Air. Kwan Sai Xlv i will attend the fourth ference of the South t Asian Ministers of Eel tion Council beginning on Tuesday in Jakarta. Rer>resentir.z 'i.c CO Centre \r.i: at the conference, will bp the c»: Tal
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    Art show off
    18 8 SINGAPORE. Fri The fourth annual art exhibr the Anckaian Pelukii Aneka ■< heduleci Vtctoiia Memorial Hal!
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      66 8 Lit \hn- r HyAliapp IHrk Trmrff H^ ChT GmmU S 3 f^POFOR TWE FIRST TIME. EARTW'S MOST I I -AND IN COMPLMTW^ nto an ,kooop kancap WD& ESS UNDERVYORLD TRIGGERMEN tSJd NAIVkTETNtVC^n- 1 •N Complete SECRECY.' L M J?£l S SURFACE. IN WWAT T^BEL EVE TWeiRMAGUUMS V HS^f N ITO
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    Heart transplants: One year later
    863 9  -  VICTOR COHN By NOT SINCE ADAM WAS RELIEVED OF A RIB HAS THERE -BEEN AN OPERATION WlTii SUCH EMOTIONAL IMPACT BUT ITS TRUE MEDICAL VALUE IS STILL IN QUESTION JI'ST over a year ago on Dec. 3 just after midnight South African time Dr. Christian
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    The first to do it
    10 9 Dr. CHRISTIAN BABNAKD the pioneer
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    Longest survivor
    9 9 I nil. ll' lil -AlisilU. still alive
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      THE LONDON TALKS
      467 10 When the Commonwealth's 28 Prime Ministers and Presidents assemble in London next Tuesday they can. if they wish, have a fully loaded agenda. There is no lack of coptroversidl matters that can be debated with varying degrees of usefulness and on many of these some veiy decisive
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      AUSTRALIA'S INTENTIONS
      345 10 The assumption that the Austiyhan GoVUMMBt tins decided what its plans for regional defence will be after the British military withdrawal from South-East Asia ir. 1971 is premature, based though it is on Dr. Goh Kent, Sw "e'.s apparent satisfaction with the assurances he has bean given in
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      SINGAPORE AVIARY
      225 10 VMtMI to Singapore, jaded by run-of-the-mill tourist attractions, can be expected to be interested in the best-pvor aviary which is being built at Jurong at an estimated cost of a million dollais. As an idea it is refreshingly novel in a field where something distinctive \t difficult t.i
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    Aspects of Nguyen Cao Ky
    849 10  - Aspects of Nguyen Cao Ky WARD JUST By Washington BACK in his salad days roughly the period 1966--1967 Nguyen Cao Ky. then the Prime Minister of South Vietnam used to instruct journalists: "Never believe what any Vietnamese tells you. and that includes me."' He appeared to be sincere In the
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    A Sino-U.S. thaw? Signals—but very very faint
    694 10  - A Sino -U.S. thaw? Signals— but very very faint CM. ROBERTS r— By— J^ SEVEN paragraph broadcast from Peking last Nov. 26 has set in motion a world-wide guessing game about the future of ChineseAmerican relations. It has also created for the incoming Nixon administration both peril and opportunity. The
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    D!CK TRACY GADGETS COME TRUE WITH NEW SUPER TRANSISTOR
    345 10  - D!CK TRACY GADGETS COME TRUE WITH NEW SUPER TRANSISTOR Frank Cevina By JAPAN'S electronics industry, based on transistors, is I I .5.. 53. 000 million a year business, it is at present under(•lng traumatic change. The transistor \s being supplanted hy thp Integrated ir cuit (IC), supertransistor that unifies the
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      205 10 Donald Moore Gallery's totally unrivalled sale continues unobated TODAY. We are open all day TODAY until 10 p.m. There never was a more impressive collection of bargains. Donald Moore Galleries, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Penano. But it is necessary to hurry! TODAY is your opportunity. Additional NEW YEAR discounts available TODAY
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    Lee, Raja off to London talks
    110 11 TO SEE DANISH PREMIER IN COPENHAGEN I>ROAD smiles and farewell waves from SiiiKiipore's Prime Minister, Mr. Loo Kuan Yew, and Minister, Mr. s Rajaratnam, yester- they liner Lgen, en route to Lnndon for the Commonwealth P c Ministers' nee. Mr. Lee, who was panted
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    Goh: British pullout no grave effect to our economy
    157 11 Goh: British pullout no grave effect to our economy CANBERRA, Friday. DRITAIN'S military withdrawal in 1071 need not bave a serious impact on Singapore's economy, the Singapore Finance Minister, Dr. Goh said here today. be remaininß until March or April 1971. but aftr-r that thrrr will be a mad tnble
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    Farewell parties for Mr. Brown
    74 11 KUALA LUMPIR. Prt The outgoing n\aiiagmg director ol Ruthmun.s. Mr J M Brown, attended two farewell receptions today. In the afternoon, the Pan Malaya n Coffeeshopkeepers Association bade him tarewell with a luncheon and tonight, he was iii'ertaiiied to dinner by the Company staff. Mr
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    42 Commando win trophy
    54 11 SINGAI-UHK Frl A Royal Marine I mil serving here. LtM 42 Commando based ;u Semoaw.i: the 1968 Diik- ol I trophy. Qbawmng. the 40 Commando took fourth piace. The competition, held every Mrs be' ween 21 regiment*. l« and Mib-machin*-n a me-mile speed inarch and track
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    Court awards $60,000 to eight-year-old child
    144 11 MM < Fri— Justice S. v GIU in the II 2 h Court lure toelay an aided S6O--♦Oll daiiiases to eiiilil- 1 V.itm.t l> ill te Othinan lor in nine- NMUined in 1 ear accident 111 .1,1111 I'M, II itiii.i. 1; m dtilv two
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    Govt to take steps to freeze byelections
    170 11 Govt to take steps to freeze byelections IPOH, Fri. Tun 1 Abdul Razak announced today that the Government was I taking steps to introouce legislation to freeze by-elections until the general elections later this year. Tlir decision followed the Maggm-d ma.s.s resignations by members of the Labour Party in Parliament.
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    'Pay by cheque' order to beat robbers
    306 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri q^HE Treasury has instructed all coy ernment depart:, cuts to pay its stall by cheque where practi cable in a move to beat the spate of pivroll robberies. Confirming; this today tlio Accountant General, Inche shamsir bin Omar said it
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    ANOTHER EIGHT SAFETY DRIVES IN SINGAPORE
    197 11 ANOTHER EIGHT SAFETY DRIVES IN SINGAPORE SINGAPORE. Fri. The National Safety First Council is to launch eight more campaigns this year in a bid to cut down traflic accidents and road deaths. Detaii.<: wp'p announced today by II c council's executive director. Mr. Tang Tuck Wan After the current pedestrian
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    No comments on fishermen
    33 11 SIM ntt Indian m here a eight H\nt«porc f. br- Kiand.s. AH. -,).jKf»m.tn. howrvn (iriane^: to mmnun- .hi -i: detCßUi n i i tht :i Indi.u-. Army "> IV. 3.
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      648 11 ON YOUR TV AND RADIO TODAY TV MALAYSIA (HANNf.I.S: Kuala l.umpur. 7uu RtM in En-.Lsh 710 MaPriunc i. Ipoh. M.iUrc* ti, :iu TV Johor« a i,ru :t iml lv, Iji- ij ot n, f M,, n y U.\rs ol r>,by puik Batu Htmt U Klujii* J t,.. 1.01 Hewi ;n
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      182 11 RADIO SINGAPURA SHORT WAVE SF.RVICt: CI and 25 metro fc Mau ia Mtl'M M WAVK SLKVICE 38. ,n- 47« .netre. *g &JS?** o*a 1 1 O.OU Momuig. Bret, i.03 Sttta b] Si c iM tidi Bunrue berenaa< B .ctst.nd. eco N 6_30 Lp ai.d About. 700 Ibe i 603 Pnbhr
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      A SINGLE UNIT COST HIM THE L.C.E. EXAM
      126 12 A SINGLE UNIT COST HIM THE L.C.E. EXAM V| V son sat for eight iTI subjects in the 19t>8 Sijil Rendah Pc lajaran Examination taking English 1, Bahasa Melayu 2, Tawarikh, Ilmu Alam. Ilmu Sains 1. Ilmu Hisab 1. Pengetahuan Ugama Islam and Art. He failed only in hi.s Geography,
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      82 12 Road block THE new road leading from the small town of Padang Tungku and terminating at the 7J milestone Padang Tungku Kuala Lipis road, was started a lew months ago but has still not been completed. The Railway Department refu>ed to allow permission for the road to cro.s.N \hc track
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      56 12 I refer to the letter by Motorist" iS.T. Dec. 21i. A testee is only required to Rive simple oral answers in any one of the official languages when he undergoes a Highway Code test or a driving test. A test In Tamil can be arranged if requested MM Xl AS
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      Industrial safety and the shock hazard
      502 12 I REFER to the report (S.T. Dec. 18) on the statement by i\lr. Milton Tan, Chairman of the National Safety First Council, at the 4th Industrial Safety Seminar. According to the report. Mr. Tan expressed concern that the Republic's Electrical Board has not been
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      PRESERVING THE PRIVILEGES OF MATES AND MASTERS
      295 12 ALTHOUGH the fol 1 lowing rates of pay have not been officially standardised, most Singapore ship owners have been paying them to the holders of the Singapore foreign-g oi n g certificates of competency: Second Mate with Second Mate s certificate. $850 basic;
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      One offence, three notices
      73 12 pH)R in.uhrrtmtly parking my car opposite a white I ne, I have received TURK I- notices from the Traffic Police. What a waste of time and labour not only for the Police, but al«o for me. as I have had to draw their attention to the
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      TEXTBOOK SWITCH BIG BLOW TO POCKETS
      228 12 TEXTBOOK SWITCH BIG BLOW TO POCKETS J^S a parent I must express my concern at the drastic changes made in the recommended list of textbooks lor use in non-Engish primary schools next year. First of all books that are not available in the market are recommended. How can teachers prepare
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      The prices paid to fishermen and Fama's role
      213 12 The prices paid to fishermen and Fama's role THE article. "Uplifting the Fishermen: Hong 1 Kong reforms point the way" (S.T. Dec. 17) made imerestine reading. But the percentagt figures for earnings by producers is rather misleadins. I doubt whether anj producer can get 82 pet cent of the ultimaU
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      It's only for old tenants
      111 12 THE $30(1 down payment for the purchase of a Housing Board flat referred to by your reader. P. Hui 'ST. Dec. 1\ < is a privilege extended only to sitting tenants, lrre.^pe i Ure of whether or not they are contributors to the C.P.P. Any
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      Football or wrestling?
      91 12 WHILE I agree u:th "IMaon Lock •si. Dfc. I'm that the wre-tling programme on Saturday evening is enjoyed by many, includ.iig myself. I cannot agree that it should ..riflced occasionally il and when a football film becomes available There II ,ii acute shortage of toot ball on
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      Expensive certificate
      62 12 PESIROHJAYX Ibukut* in Kuala Lumpur charges $6 for a va tlon certificate. mer.t Health O: throughout the I f charge only S2 doctor* charge $6 ]\jus anyone the autho- to standardise 'he fee? If the Kuala Lumpur Health Office i provide the service cheaper, why not request the
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    So it's stiiS only two swans...
    101 14 So it's stiiS only two swans... SINGAPORE, Fri— A o bid to increaat Singapore's swan populutioa of two, wivh tin aid 01 a gift Ol from tii,;. has failed. ;:un-. accoiciniK to iii-> I-: Production Department thai viry in tic \s known hen. about ■rtlfldal hatclilng ol -it fro.ij WhipMiatic
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    DON'T BE JEALOUS, GHAFAR TELLS MALAYS
    107 14 DON'T BE JEALOUS, GHAFAR TELLS MALAYS DUTI ERWORTH. Frt Kumiputr.iN should not be jealous of non-bumi-putras who have set up bi«Kfr industries Mara's chairman. Senator Abdul Gkafar, ;«aid today. "They are successful be- nive they started earlier, .md we are only bee in inns" he told the Prrma i in;
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    Free X-rays
    17 14 X! PTI Pr<-P rhes X-rays *11l be ah«t thr district h<v.pi:.«l herr i>n -ml Wedm
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    Crash, crash, crash, crash...
    75 14 Crash, crash, crash, crash 1 lied ror accid( I t the 14th tad, near Kajang, on Thu ternoon. is the i ne ol the vehicles involved a Peugeot taxi winch was on its way to Severn ban with four when it clashed into an oncoming lorry. Two cars, which were
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    'New spelling no, five-year plan yes'—students
    161 14 'New spelling no, five-year plan yes' students jAJUUtiA, r naay. A NEW group of Indonesian student today addn ed their voice to protests against the proposed Introduction of a new Itidoi,joint spelling system The protests so fined to a Email group ed the High E dont Action Front K \pi
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    Three accused ol robbery
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    1,896 new fiat owners
    39 14 SI.\(.AP()Rt In t i 1 1 Bj |.89fi I miilies ha\e mnvril inlo Hmkhbi Binrel fi.ils. rmuelit with their Central Prmident I- tin (I h.il.tn..-.. itacc this home ownership v hrmr started List September. pcrcivso
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      292 14 Straits Times Crossword I M KUss g G::i srr 4 9 uatfH tm 10 bempe from girl ol lonlin lo > 11 N^inr.K in oort attak but an 1T f o blow* 171 12 study ot reenv m MortteaU! 18 [J 1 t l 8 Klrl !:i rl pts N>w
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    Minings and oils rise sharply
    236 17 MELBOURNE Kn IN a Mrong M<m to 1969. mining x and oil shares jumped sharpl) in boom trading. Rii>es covered practically the whole list Industrials al^o were firmer «itr. rises well in excess of lulls. Bank iof NSW eased uhlle oiher bank.I moved higher BHP
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    RUBBER AND TIN CLOSING PRICES
    29 17 RUBBER AND TIN CLOSING PRICES Jan. 3. RIBBEK PRICK: 571 cents (up one-eighth of a rent). TIN PRICE $385.12* (up M 121). (Ximated offering 215 lons (up 5 tons).
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    No basic change in Rubber Market
    324 17 No basic change in Rubber Market TUiE disjointed period of X trading surrounding the holidays saw no basic change In the pattern of events on the Rubber Market state H.C.B. Co. Ltd. Dull conditions were much in evidence and the market moved sluggishly between the 57 and 56--cent level for
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    Ships in port
    276 17 I'Mt PORT OF HNI,»COm AUTHORITY ANNOUNCED THE OUT: Mart:ni<|iia.l> I/S. Kaga Muru S/4 Olor» No. 2 6. Nurnn 2V-3U. Vtthv. TO 35' M. Cape U/M. Kalryu Maru 11/41 Wrmool 45 OrimT Liner 44. Llmhurg «5. Tbetoeo (A, Hetalin^ N.W 4,5. IN: Bcntlic 1/2. Tantalua 34. Tan<);unK Ualu
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    Straits tin price up by over $5 in Penang
    355 17 rE Straits tin price rose by $6 l^i per picul in Penang yoterday to $585,121 on an offering estimated up 5 tons to 2J5 tons. Good all-round support was reported. In London on Thursday afternoon the 3 months forward buyers' price
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    Rubber market closes quiet
    244 17 IWlAia lust trade robber lull bujert closed at S p.m. In Singapore and Kuala Lumpur >r*lrrday at s"', centa per Ib. up onr-eifhtb of a out on Tnursday'i i In-ill., level. The tone »a» quiet. It s and M.R.E. cloning prlcea In centa per Ib. Teiterda.r.
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    105 17 /"HINOI Profluc. lichani*. (lit. tap«r«. noon claiini pnaai pot picul yoatarday. Caaamit ull: Bulk 151 a*ll«ra. arum $&31 nllcn. Copra: tilled if on) ioom Jan./ Fob. L'K/Cont ISO B Muntok uhlla $110 inlrn, Sarawak white lII7J a»ll*ra. aptcial Sarawak black f«7i aellen. car Mad Lampong black »»2» aellcra
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    23 17 In London on Thursday Malayan I per cent elf UK In bulk March Apill was quoted at £66 per long ton.
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      Steady conditions before weekend
      487 17 t\N the Stock Ex- change of Malaysia and Singapore yesterday conditions were very steady before the weekend. The closing tone was described as "cheerful." Conditions were steadier after the profittaking of the previous few days which had been well absorbed. Properties and tins as well as
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      Commodity index peak
      95 17 RtXIhKS co m mod Itf Index ended 1968 by reachm« a new 16-year peaks of 51M5 compared with the bast- (it lOu a.^ i Si-ptcinber 18. 1931. The blgbeal potnl r touched by the index was during tho iielulu of the Korean war 630.7 in 1051. Last,
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      Share holding is sold
      52 17 THE Waterfall Financial Trust Ltd.. board announce that they have sold to Zotos Investments Ltd. 557.740 shan s In Elpitlya Rubber Holdings at a price of Is. 3d. per share. Zotos Investments had undertaken to mak. a similar oiler to all other shareholder! of Elpitiya Rubber
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      Computers pay more
      61 17 Computers pay more INTERNATIONAL Coma*. ter.-, annoanm a nnalof la 2d. per .-vale DUtKlni to- PW \a forecast, for year ended Sei;t ju, (la, loc per share). Turnover In year waa Jl92.181.0i)0 £66,821.000). Trading surplus, aniounted to £18.632.000 (£ltjr.o--000). Pre-tax profit was £3.--921.000 (£3.029.000) Tax takes £1490.001 (£711.000). leaving after
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      Tin shares are quiet
      173 17 rN shana were quiet la London on Thursday and tailed to establish a decided trend. Movements in both directions were small, but lossea outnumbered gains. Tho*e to firm included Aver ill'im and Lond >n 1 in bui corded by Malayan. Tongkah. Tronoh. Kamunting and others. Rubbers
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      UPS AND DOWNS
      300 17 M pmcEs M BAseo T ou'Vcom* PARKON OF LAST SALES IN LUMPUn TRAOIMG DOOMS OF TEROAV WERE: INDUtIRIALS: ACMA 3 <rr- f Ban A Ce. I Orli Berne* Btrtiad t 2 <'• I Smart I Mtta), C CM. a cental DBS. i- 1« cents>. Ounloa lurli.i. ■•>•
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      Exchange rates
      97 17 TMI Allegation or Banki In Malay tla-tiniaport m.i.lr- ihm mantes In ua ratr* to rr.r.nar.t. v-'-rrUT i the following rntea are qwlM to the equivalent of one unit of foreign currency) U.t Dollar! KujrSim TT O.OMO? alrmtll OD t3.03.V1: 80 d'nt •••V) rre.l.l blllt $2 »7«0 tmd- blilt.
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      42 17 Olrtt •ichanti mutit la Hi. > v Dallar «M quoted at 6.11.V1 T.T. »a« «.l" for (MM Starlma r'. t .j!iot<-<1 »t It M» an« tatl af aam NOT! U-«din« hank. in Hanaj Kon^ are now quotloii lataa la A*
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      Kepong Plantations
      40 17 KEPONG Plantations announced an Interim dividend of li pjr cent. Lodgement date Is January 17. payable January 24 Last financial year ended Sept. 30 an Interim of 2 per cent and final of 4) per cent was paid
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      R.I. output is up
      31 17 PRODUCTION of Indonesia's lour main export products rubber, oil. tin and palm oil all rose during 1968. it was officially announced in Jakarta. President Suharto. In a
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      BUSINESS DONE
      1117 17 B I SIXERS IN AMI Xl 1-iiK II II TO THE SINGAPORE AND KIAI.A I I MIM It TRADINt. ROOMS OK THE STO'.'K FX< HAM.r. VtSTERDAY WITH mi m miv i; or >ii\ki TRADED IN BRACKETS: 12.00U1 4.i. ilmxj, H.«l I>. d.ouoi n.4S D; Ben and Ce. 11.
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      37 17 STOCK INDICES Jan. I Jan. 3 InduMrlab: 1Kf1.36 161.35 1 Hotels: 98.1S 99.11 I'ropfTties: 177.16 179.46 f Tins: 82.24 *!.Zi it rubbers: 104.47 1'H.44 Dec. 30. 1966 10U. i Dec. 29. 1962 IHO. IDec. 31. I»6S IM.
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      CLOSING PRICES
      463 17 CTOCK UrttANUI OP MALAYSIA »HO SINCAPORt 810 AND OFFIR CLOIE OF BUSINESS INDUSTRIAL! N»lim .11 Mi t| 11l I. MI Iron !i 40 O Atlliun 3 i«J O.C B C 3 it tM I'i.mi, Milk 3.-4 IM IM.i, 1 4 Pas (M) Ctmtnt... 2.32 234 ran (Ml Fib
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      150 17 APPOINTMENTS SENIOR GRAPHICS OPERATOR required b.v Broadcasting Department Consolidated SaUry $260 x IoA 350 pm. requirements: Secondary 111 *.L^ 3 years' experience In photoromposi.iß or related work, 2 of which should be in a supervisory capacity. 81-llnguk: candidates and those with trade qualui.-stlont are preferred. Apply to Broadintinj Department. aldwott
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      Aussie bouncers worry W. Indies
      774 19  -  JACK FINCLETON From Sydney, Friday. THE West Indians are deep in trouble -eight wickets down for oniy 218 after the first day of the Third Test against Australia. Rarely have they found runs so hard to get and at first sight Gary Sobers would seem
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      91 19 H. INDIES IST INNS Carew c Jarman b McKer.7le 30 Frrdrrirk* c Chappell I McKenzie 26 Kaa i ii .\T K^n/ r 17 Rutrhrr h Siarkpole 28 Nuw c Redpath b Connollv 3 Sober* b Freeman 49 Llord c Jarman b Freeman SO Hrnrinks r Stackpola 4 Ednard* nnt
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      Allan locks Victoria
      122 19 MELBOVRNE. PH. A m^gn.licint suo'.ameU bowluig by Pi fr All .11 14-«iJ ered ihe Victorian batting line-up .md pavsibly their SHeffk d Shield hopes hpre today. captured the wickets of *na Juslm. thrrc top batsmen. a ksa ■-< Victoria were reeling a' T3-o But then, strangely. A
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      New set-up
      36 19 The Negri Scmb.inn O.i^'t Association will have a new constitution thi* year A sul> cnmmit're r< mprmng Dr. T. Thamhnavie. m. J. Kanaeir.' 1.--nam. N. BainMibramaniam and .•am uill draw up tht ne» rules
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      No fee
      26 19 There will n<' lir any Wry fee lor the lengku Abdul Rahman Birthday Big Walk to be hr.d in Kuala Lumpur on Frb 9.
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      52 19 LONDON PYI. Red Alligator, last year's winner. Is among 69 entries for the Grand National Steeplechase at Alntree on Mar 29. Also entered are Moldore's Token and Different Class, se- cond and third Inst voar. as well as Foinavon. 100-1 winner In 1967. and Honey End. runnerup to
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      Top-form Perak retain Burnley Cup
      244 19 Top-form Perak retain Burnley Cup FkEFENDING cham- pions Perak retained their Burnley Cup youth football championship last niß'ht, turning back Selangor's challenge 2-0. A large crowd at Alor Star's Darulaman Btadium. which Included the Sultan of Kedah and his Consort and the Prime Minister Tengku Abdul Rahman, saw a thrilling
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      BAM name nine for Asian tourney
      301 19 By TONY FRANCIS rpHE Badminton As- sociation of Malaysia last night, named five National and four Under-18 players for the Asian championships at Manila on Feb 3-15. They are: National team Tan Alk Huang. Tan Aik Mong. P. Gunalan. Abdul Rahman Mohumecl and Ns
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      MTC donate $50,000 for coach
      260 19  -  OH KEE TIANC By THE Malayan Tobacco Company are donating $50,000 to the PA. of Malaysia to engage a foreign professional coach. This donation Is to meet the coach's salary and expenses for one year. If results were satisfactory, the MTC may donate another $50,000
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      'New look' Cups —but Joint Services out
      390 19 'New look' Cups but Joint Services out "THE F.A. of Malaysia executive council have accepted recommendations for "new look" Malaysia Cup and FAM Cup competition* in 1970 and excluded Singapore Joint Services from both tournaments Under the new Rjmtem, proposed by the FAM's Technical and Develo;:: Committee, teams In I
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      20 soccer fans hurt
      325 19 GLASGOW, Fri. Twenty soccer fans were injured when a stairway collapsed and three people were arrested during rrowd incidents as Rangers scored a Scottish League double with a 1-0 home win over Gla^ow rivals Celtif here yesterday. Previous Rangers Celt c matches have been notorious for
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      1466 19 MALAYAN CREDIT LIMITED j AUCTION SALE llnrorporatnl in the Krpulili< a| porn. BY ORI>I K OF THF OFFICIAL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN R i A \Vi 0/' m^IV VTi) tha: an Extraordinary General Bt I(1 1 il H«,',Ji* Meeting wUI bt held at the Con- J«mokl kahki ferenca Room of
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      50 19 ..*..i S'poie Uiv. SRC v CSC ipadangi; It Signals v Jan»enites ichangn; Khalsa v Port Authorltf IBt nierir.im: Div 2' SRC v Schools ipfl'lnr.ci: OH v SMH iSrpt'y Uw); WiiddbrHje H.*|> v STU iWiiodb'.'!'' l «eiPolice v PWD tNaval R. r KtGC.IK I'fat Club's M\»n-a-slde tournejr iKL BULkot. I pbi.
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    DEATHS
    89 20 CABLE RECEIVED from K»ra.n»K»r Muthluh iimt of >• IvaKuaimi «n<l Ra rnhawijr Hurt- Ortrtn Ri 3 p m nee lo Ch r < I. hind l>-lov«l »l«« 4 daushicn ■in'i «pn.. I rutn Ml MrrnDta iar<i,n> to Oi irch t TAN AH NOCK. .1. iH-h.nd l"'!o\rd \wf.. Hl<Tl Cn»n
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    Solar radiation warning to highflying aircraft
    276 20 Solar radiation warning to highflying aircraft IOMDON, Kri A medij i., I 1 ann li elnef u.irmil IwU) lli.it hurm1111 i.iili.itiuii Ir.im the mvi C— ld hit tiir Anul"--1 reach CmmsMM and cptini klfh-fljriai aircraft \iit!i only 10 minuter' iiotiee. Dr. John I reenuin. director of the Medir.il Kesearch ouncil's
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    Sec-through tennis dress now
    54 20 Sec-through tennis dress now HKW I The IMthioiiEh craze Ins .spread into the tennis world. A fep-throuch mlni-tennls Ol la t lke mt.h was Included in a new col:ectlon of fashions desmned i>y Mr. John Fox of Slazenger's und iM here today But it is intended to be worn mith
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    52 20 So lucky class was dismissed early... THE lorry which crashed into the community centre if* ter its brakes were released by the pickets. Fortunately, the children at a kindergarten class inside the centre had been sent home when trouble wu anticipated. No one was injured. Straits Times picture by HAN
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    13 20 1 I I B I i as Tho» B .--■.mpboii.
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    Edward battles for key Senate job
    121 20 WASHINGTON Kri. Senator Kduard Kennedy battles for the No. job in the IS. Senate today in what is Ml as bis first step towards a future bid lor the Presidency. VotinK is rxpeeted to he < lose when Senate Democrats meet to choose thi'ir
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    LONDON STOCKS, RUBBER and TIN
    360 20 LONDON. Frl The stock market closed on an irregular note on piotlt-taktng after recent gains Near the final bell, the P.T. Index was 3 6 lower at 508.2. ('lomiik middle prices of selected stocks not Including sump duty were MINES Anglo-American £36H De Beers £38
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    Standstill Budget most likely—and it figures...
    406 20  - Standstill Budget most likely and it figures... FELIX ABISHEGANADEN A LITTLE UP, A LITTLE DOWN KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. While mini cuts arc reflected In the ordinary estimates which the Minister of Finance, Tun Tan Siew Sin, will present to the Dewan Ra'ayat next week, development estimates are slightly up. The
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      105 20 Late CLASSIFIEDS 20 irn-c: A first-class home -movie outfit costs less than you think Sc «r>y nOI ti. v' '"> >')r»inv K j MMMH j* nivw* making plcoiure^ Ask to «c the populai rVsHICA bUPtk-82b cme-comeiu with zoom lens and accurate fhru-the-lens exposure control And the versotile YASHICA BP3-RS proiector
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      296 20 Prepare Now for 1969/1970 EXAMINATIONS IKLIiLtwJk in The Largest Correspondence College in Malovs«>« Foh Chong Building (Second ond Third Floors), iohore Bahru. Tel: 2171 20C6 Maleren Corttspond*nc« C«H«t« wn^^^ (Ettablnhtd: If 39) can »M»< 1 «»-to-do»« and »y«t»r«ot*c j^ES^B Ingliih Midium hom.-itudy fmrtt Miqhtr School Ctrt, Ov«m« School Cert./Moloytlo Ctrt.,
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