Eastern Sun, 21 July 1966

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    25 1 EASTERN SUN INDEPENDENT ENGLISH ■fr Estd. 1966. Vol. 1. No. 5. -fr Singapore, ITiursday, July 21 1966. -MC (P) 1942 KDN 2309 Price 15 Cents
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    Lock icon $239.3 m. collected in taxes
    84 1 TAIPEH, Wed. (AP) The Formosa Provincial Government reported today it had collected a total of U*****.3 million dollars in all kinds of taxes in the fiscal year 1966 which ended June 30 This was US$6 million more than in the previous fiscal year and US$3.6
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    Lock icon SUMATRA
    53 1 JAKARTA, July 20 (UPI) Plans to boost productlon and facilitate transportation In Indonesia's most naturally wealthy island of Sumatra were discussed In Jakarta today by Deputy Premier for Economic and Development Affairs, Sultan Hamengku Buwuno IX and Military Commander of Sumatra Maj. Gen. A.H. Mokoginta, the official news agency
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    Lock icon SUPERSONIC PLANES BOMB SIX OIL DEPOTS
    490 1  -  RAIDERS LOSE TWO JETS IN RAID By Robert Tuckman Saigon Wed. (AP) SUPERSONIC U.S. pilots flew through a record barrage of Soviet-made missiles Tuesday to bomb six oil depots and other targets in North Vietnam. In a day of intensified aerial action, the U.S.
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    Lock icon Julie Andrews will 'speak' through filmlet
    217 1  -  Lim Tiong Wah. SINGAPORE, Wed.— Miss Julie Andrews the popular star of the musical hit "Sound of Music" will "speak" at the grand charity film premiere of Walt Disney's "Mary Poppins" next Wednesday at 9 p.m. Cathay Cinema here. The function is in aid
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    Lock icon Red China lodges protest
    73 1 TOKYO, Wed. (AP) Communist China today said it has lodged a "strong fjrotest" with the Netherands Government on the expulsion of the Chinese Communist Charge d'Affaires from the Netherlands within 24 hours. Peking's official New China News Agency said the protest was lodged yesterday by Hsieh
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    Lock icon Formosa's canned food boom
    118 1 TAIPEH, Wed. (AP) Another success story in the economic development of Formosa is the boom in the export of canned food. In 1946, the year after Formosa reverted to Chinese rule after half a century of Japanese occupation, canned food exports earned only US$2OO,OOO. Last year
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    Lock icon Filipino general in Saigon
    113 1 SAIGON, Wed. (UPI) The Philippines Armed Forces Chief of Staff Gen. Ernesto S. Mata arrived in Saigon today to finalise arrangements for the arrival of a 2000- man Filipino civic action group. Gen. Mata was greeted at the airport by Gen. William C. Westmoreland commander of
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    Lock icon Police check Air- Marshal's death
    101 1 Police check AirMarshal's death BANGKOK, Wed. (AP) Police continued today investigations to determine the motives behind the fatal shooting of a Thai Air Vice Marshal, allegedly by a female typist who reportedly took her own life afterward. Air Vice Marshal Kongthip Kunjara, 45, commandant of the Thai Air Force Academy,
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    Lock icon PILOTS' TRIAL
    23 1 LONDON, July 20 (AP)— —Bertrand Russell, Britain's 94-year-old philosopher, said the Vietnamese are fully within their rights to try the pilots.
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    Lock icon 'Herald' urges UK to forget confrontation
    188 1 JAKARTA, Wed. (AP) The Indonesian Herald, J published by the Foreign Ministry, today urged Britain to disassociate itself from the Indonesian- Malaysia confrontation. The paper said it based its reasoning on the fact that Britain had disassociated itself from the United States policy in
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    Lock icon Vargas: Bombing of Hanoi, Haiphong necessary
    380 1 lIOMG KONG Wed (UPI) Bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong oil depots is necessary and is effective, according to Secretary-General Jesus Vargas of the South-east Asia Treaty Organization. "It is my personal opinion, speaking militarily, the bombing of North Vietnam strategic depots is necessary," Mr.
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    Lock icon Red books burned
    33 1 JAKARTA, Wed. (AP) Indonesian authorities in Medan. North Sumatra, have burned a large number of Communist books discovered at the local post office, the official news agency Antara said today.
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    Lock icon Fate of PI Chinese discussed
    135 1 MANILA, Wed. (AP) Delegates of the Philippine and Nationalist Chinese Governments today began discussions on the longstanding problem of what to do about several thousand Chinese, allegally living in the Philippines. The Chinese, believed to number some 3000, came to the Philippines in the 1950s
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  • Local News
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      Lock icon Good character 'very important' says President
      220 2  -  (By Martin Lim SINGAPORE, Wed. The training rf character is Just as important as the training of the mind in the University, said the President of the Republic of 3ingai ore, Enche Yusof bin Ishak, tonight The University must provide opportunity for extracurricular activities
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      Lock icon Shot sailor critical
      81 2 SINGAPORE, Wed. A Siamese seaman, Lai Eing Santiah, who was wounded when a detective opened fire during a brawl outside a nightclub in Chinatown yesterday, is reported to be still on the DIL list at the General Hospital here. Lai Wiio was involved in a fight with
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      Lock icon Complex school for 5,900 children in KB
      256 2 Cost is $8 million IT OTA BHARU, Wed. The Minister of Education, Enche Mohd. Khir Johari today announced that nis ministry would soon establish a complex school, costing $8 million tor 5,900 children *iere. The project wiU be the first of its kind
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      Lock icon UMNO celebration
      54 2 SEREMBAN, Wed. UMNO lalson committea and the women section Kaum Ibu Negri Sembllan will celebrate the 20th anniversary of UMNO Malaya with a special garden p-» r *y at Menteri Besar's residence here on Saturday at 4 p.m. About 1,200 members and guest are expected to be present
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      Lock icon Land sold for $1.4m. by auction
      174 2  -  by SUHALMI BIDIN SINGAPORE, Wed leet where now stands today sold for $i,475,000 Messrs. Cheong Koon Chulia Street here. The theatre, situated at North Bridge Road, a heavily populated di»trict, is air conditioned and has complete equipment and machinery to screen first class films.
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      Lock icon Shooting range
      43 2 BEREMBAN, Wed. —The Minister of Finance, Mr Tan Slew Sin. who is also President of the National Shooting Association of Malaysia, will open the shooting range of the Negri Bembtlan Shooting Association at Parol, near here, on Sunday at 6.30 p.m.
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      Lock icon Gurkhas to return to Hongkong
      120 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The Ist Battalion, 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles will shortly return to Its base in Hong Kong after completing its fourth tour of duty in Babah and Sarawak. The Battalion had fought enemy infiltrators both In the Borneo states and Malaya
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      Lock icon SINGAPORE, Wed. — Posters are commonly used to gather support during campaign. Students at the University of Singapore are no exception Words spoken at the rallies were not enough to convince the students so posters were used to drive their points home. Posters depicting the struggle for autonomy and academic freedom of the University were extensively used at the Union House and the hostels to encourage student? to participate in the opinion poll, which was conducted today by the union. Students who went to the polls could not miss the sights of the posters which tried to convince the students that autonomy ard academic freedom was in danger and the students must take steps to preserve it.
      119 2  - SINGAPORE, Wed. Posters are commonly used to gather support during campaign. Students at the University of Singapore are no exception Words spoken at the rallies were not enough to convince the students so posters were used to drive their points home. Posters depicting the struggle for autonomy and academic freedom
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      Lock icon OLD BOYS' DANCE
      59 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The Methodist Afternoon School Old Boys* Association here will hold a dance at the Chinese Assembly Hall on Saturday from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. in aid of its Scholarship Fund. Tickets can be obtained from the Oasis, and Olobe Silk Store at Jalan
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      Lock icon DONATIONS
      34 2 KUCHINO, Wed. The Blsaya community in Limbang District Fifth Division, has donated $24 to the National Derence Fund, $24 to the Mas Jid Besar Fund and $24 to the Rumah Day ale Fund.
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      Lock icon Capt. Hasbullah is new ADC to Tunku Osman
      115 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. A graduate of the Australian Officer Cadet School at Portsea has been appointed as new ADC to the Chief of the Armed Forces Staff Lt. General Tunku Osman bin Tunku Mohd. Jewa. He is Captain Hasbullah bin Yusof of
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      Lock icon POWER SHORT
      58 2 KUCHINO, Wed. (AP) Big Increases in power consumption have caused a critical situation in some supply areaa, says the Annual Report of the Sarawak Electricity Supply corporation. The most dramatic rise in consumption last year occurred in Serian where, because of the requirements of security force estabishment and
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      Lock icon 'Straits Echo' Greets Us
      211 2 SINGAPORE, Wed. "Today we Did welcome to the Eastern Sun, a newcomer to the scene of Malaysian journalistic enterprise." This was stated in the editorial of the Straits Echo and Times of Malaya yesterday. It added: "In an era of rising expectations, newspapers have a larger
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      Lock icon New party to be formed
      90 2 BRUNEI TOWN, Wed. (AP) The organizers of a proposed convention aimed at bringing together leading political personalities to form a strong united party in Brunei claim they have been successful. If everything goes according to plan, the convention will take place at the end of
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      Lock icon Labour meet
      25 2 MUAR, Wed —The annual delegates' conference of the Labour Party, Johore Branch, will be held at Kluang on July 24 at 9 a.m.
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      Lock icon Cute Chic in a Cool Sillook dress
      106 2 SINGAPORE, Wed. Sillook, a synthetic filament fibre possessing the characteristics of pure silk, is now being widely used in Japan and will soon be on sale in Singapore and Malaysia, too. Sillook retains the soft touch, full drape, gloss and colouring of silk,
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      Lock icon Dailies protest Ho's threat to try captured pilots as 'war criminals'
      560 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Governmentleaders and newspapers throughout the world are continuing to protest the Hanoi regime's threat to try captured American pilots as war criminals. In Japan, Foreign Minister Etsusabura Shiina told the Diet on July 18 that North Vietnam's
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      Lock icon Dato Harun: Make Malay 'lingua franca'
      99 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed.— The Mentri Besar of Selangor, Dato Harun bin Hajl Idris, today appealed to the people to forget communal pride but instead strive to make Malay the "lingua franca" of th* country Speaking at the opening of the National Language Month Campaign
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      Lock icon When wine is sour than kisses..
      100 2 MANILA, Wed. (AP) Wine that was sweeter than kisses betrayed 21 year old Eladio San Diego when he attempted to steal a kiss from a sleeping Calo o c a n City nousewife. According to the Philippine news service Eladio, a plumber, crept into
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      Lock icon Labour Party not trying to confuse people —David
      263 4  -  That welfare By JAMAL ALI KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The Labour Party of Malaya is not trying to mislead or confuse the people with the interpretation of welfare state. This was stated here today by Mr. V. David the vice-chairman of Labour Party
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      Lock icon War on against timber tycoons
      168 4 SINGAPORE, Wed The Singapore Government has stepped up investigation into alleged malpractices in the timber export industry. Investigators are keeping a vigil over this "fly by night" timber "tycoons", who were indulged in this racket. It may be recalled that the Bill for Timber Export
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      Lock icon 'Hello, darling...' calls cut down by surcharge
      106 4 IPOH, Wed. Love lorn maidens, who have often used the public telephone booths here to whisper sweet nothings to their heart throbs, have now been denied this privilege. The introduction of tie three-minute duration for every ten cent has cut ofl their communication.
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      Lock icon Children taught Bersilat
      80 4 TAIPING, Wed.—-Bersilat, the national art of self-de-fence. and ronggeng are now being taught to boys and girls here in an effort to boost Malaysian culture. Five to six hundred young Malay children In the town here and it the surrounding kampongs are now taking weekly lessons under
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      Lock icon Police detain 3 men
      33 4 TAIPING, Wed. Lucian Peter Three men, believed to be members of a notorious gang responsible for thefts of water pipes and brassware here, have been arrested by police here.
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      Lock icon Orphans' Home needs money
      100 4 TAIPING. Wed. —The president of the Indian Children'? Welfare Home here, Mr. H. S. Rama Rao, appealed to the public for donations to help maintain the home. Mr. Rao told the Eastern Sun that it costs about $12,000 annually to run the home. "From this amount
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      Lock icon ANTARA IN K.L.
      26 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed.— The Indonesian news agency ANTARA, would establish its branch here once the diplomatic relations between both governments has been restored.
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      Lock icon LIMITED GRANT FOR RUBBER REPLANT
      224 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. The rubber replanting grant for small-holders, next year is to be limited to 45,000 acres. This was announced by the Minister of Commerce and Industry. Dr. Lim Swec Aun after the weekly Cabinet meeting today. Dr. Lim said, however, that the application
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      Lock icon Boy falls off boat
      66 4 SINGAPORE, Wed. A seven-year-old boy, Ann Kah Boon, was injured when he fell into the river from a boat at Empress Place this afternoon. Ann, who was rushed in an ambulance to the Hospital, is reported to be in a "critical" condition. The accident occurred when
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      Lock icon Official Gymkhana
      73 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed.— The Selangor Polo and Riding Club with hold its first official gymkhana at its premises In Jalan Ampang Hilir, old Mining Area, on Sunday at 3.30 p.m. The programme Includes events for both children and adults. The programme for children will Include such events as
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      Lock icon Taiping cinema spivs gang smashed
      135 4 TAIPING. Wed. —A powerful black market ring dealing in sale of cinema tickets operating here for some time has been smashed by the police. This is the result of concerted action by the police following complaints by cinema-goers and theatre managers. Victims of the racket
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      Lock icon My younger brother has betrayed me —Chin Siong
      977 4  -  SEDITION TRIAL by Eng Ah Pat POLITICAL detainee Lim Chin Siong, the key figure at the 12th day sedition trial denounced his younger brother before a packed court here. He was replying to the Senior State Counsel, Mr. Francis T. Seow, who
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      Lock icon New officials for Sibu rotary club
      222 5 KUCHING, Wed. The notary Club of Sibu held an installation dinner at the Capital Hotel Roof-Garden which guests included the President, third division, the District Officer, Sibu and the Chiefs of the Military Services. In his address, the incoming President of the Sibu Rotary
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      Lock icon MINISTER TO VISIT ESTATE
      46 5 MALACCA. Wed. The Minister of Works, Poets and Telecommunications, Tan Sri V.T. Sambanthan, will visit the Bertam estate at Durian Tunggal here on Friday at 4.30 p.m. He will be accompanied by the Chief Minister of Malacca, Inche Abdul Ghafar bin Baba.
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      Lock icon Officials for DAP branch
      57 5 MALACCA, We d ,Mr. Khong Chye Huat has been elected chairman of the Malacca branch of the Democratic Action Party. Other officials are: ViceChairman Mc Joseph Michale Doss., Secretary Mr. Yap Tuan Thye., Treasurer Mr. Yong Wee Yook., Committee Members Mr. Cyril Sequerah. Mr. Ho Mong
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      Lock icon 98,255 tons of round timber exported
      119 5 KUCHING, Wed. Sarawak exported 98,255 tons of round timber and 13,229 tons of sawn timber in May. The third division was the principal exporter with over 47,000 tons of round timber and nearly 12.000 tons of sawn timber. The bulk of round timber went
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      Lock icon Long-service award
      144 5 SINGAPORE, Wed. Mr. Tay Cheng Chua, who has put 25 years of faithful service with the East Asiatic Co. Ltd., has been rewarded with a gold watch as the company's token of appreciation. For all out a few months of his 25 years with the company, Mr. Tay
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      Lock icon Singing contest
      50 5 SINGAPORE, Wed. A prize of $lO,OOO will be awarded to the winner of the Euro-Asian Singing Contest, the semi-finals of which will be held at the Singapore Conference Hall auditorium at 8.30 p.m. tomorrow. The contest, the biggest one of its kind, is organised by Joe Enrika Production..
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      Lock icon Germany urged to aid in development
      264 5 SINGAPORE, Wed. West Germany should be encouraged to play a bigger part in the progress ana development of Singapore and Malaysia, said two top business executives here last night. They are Mr. E. Steiner, Director of Hochtief A.G., and Mr. K. Simmon, General Manager
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      Lock icon The spirit of co-operation —envoy
      188 5 Ar Kl LUMPUR, Wed. The South Korean Sv rto Malaysia, Tan Sri Kyu Ha Clioy, said today the spirit of co-ordination and co-operation ween Asian countries was greatly increasing. He was speaking to newsmen on his return from Korea where he attended the inaugural meeting
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      Lock icon TALK ON INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
      63 5 SINGAPORE. Wed. —Mr. John D. Davies, Director of Manage me nt Consultant Services, will speak on "Industrial Relations in Singapore" at the luncheon meeting of the International Y's Men's Club of Singapore, Beta Chapter, at the Troika Restaurant, Liat Towers, Orchard Road at 1.15 p.m. There
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      Lock icon Sea sports for Ipoh
      100 5 IPOH, Wed.— A beauty queen will be elected at the annual Sea Carnival, Pesta Luat at Lumut in the Dindings from July 29 to 31. She will receive as a prize a return air ticket to Bangkok donated by Malaysian Airways plus $lOO pocket money. Entry
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      Lock icon 3 FOR COURSE
      104 5 JESSELTON, Wed.—Three recruits of the Custom Department, are expected to leave this month for a two months' course at the Customs Training School in Malacca, Western Malaysia. This was disclosed today by the Acting Regional Comptroller of Customs and Excise, Enche Lok Kin Jong. Enche Lok further
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      Lock icon New officials for TAM
      79 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Mr. Tan Soo Hai has been elected president of the Technical Association of Malaysia at a general meeting here recently. Other office bearers elected are: Vice Presidents Mr. E B. Carlos and Mr. Selvnayagam: Hon. Gen. Secretary Mr. Goh Hock Guan: Treasurer Mr.
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      Lock icon Cop's wife accused cop with tugging her blankets
      146 5 ITU ALA LUMPUR, Wed. A police constable, Alias bin Jais was charged in the 3rd Magistrate's court, here for trespassing into the home of Foo Ah Har, the wife of another police constable with intent to outrage her modesty. Foo in her
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      Lock icon 2 KILLED IN ROAD MISHAPS
      126 5 SINGAPORE, Wed—Two pedestrians were killed in two separate road accidents here yesterday. Fang Ee Kay, 58. who was involved in a collision with a motor-van while crossing the road at 12 m.s. Sembawang Road, died on arrival at the Naval Base Hospital. In the second
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      Lock icon CATTLE FARM FOR ROSOK
      82 5 JESSELTON, Wed. The state government has this year started another cattle farm at Rosok in Kota Belud. This farm with an area of 500 acres costs $lOO,OOO. This was revealed today by the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Enche Mohd. Said bin Keruak who said in
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      Lock icon Envoy Romeo meets Ghazali
      84 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. New Philippines Ambassador to Malaysia, Mr. Romeo Buseugo today called on Malaysia Permanent Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Tan Sri Ghazali Shafie. Confirming this, a foreign ministry official added: "No discussions were held. It was just a courtesy call." Mr. Buesugo, also called on
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      Lock icon CIVICS ASSEMBLY
      36 5 KUCHING, Wed. A two-day civics assembly was recently held at Rumah Penghulu Asing and Rh. Enchan, Ulu Mukah, third division. More than 200 people attended it including penghulus, councillors, Tuai Rumahs and their wives.
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      Lock icon Charity premiere
      49 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. —The Malaysian Council for Child Welfare will hold a charity premiere of the film "Billie" on Aug. 3 at 9 p.m. Federal Theatre here. The premiere has been organised under the chairmanship of Puan Sharifah Rodziah. wife of the Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman.
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      Lock icon Loyalty pledge for Tawi
      101 5 KUCHINO, Wed. The Party Negara Sarawak, Sarikei branch, has sent a congratulatory message to Penghulu Tai Sli on his appointment as Chief Minister and has pledged full support and loyalty to the government under his leadership. The statement which was signed by Inche Nordin bin Yasin
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      Lock icon Music festival to promote various cultures
      279 5 Singapore, Wed.—A fiveday music festival featuring various aspects of our multi-racial cultures will be held on August 10-14 at the Victoria Theatre. The Hon. Secretary of the newly formed Singapore Music Festival Committee. Mr. N. T. 8. Chopra, said that this is the first
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      Lock icon COMEDY ON STAGE
      131 5 SINGAPORE: Wed. The Stage Club will present a comedy by Arthur Lovegrove, "Good night Mrs- Puffin*' on Friday 29th July, at the Cultural Centre at Fort Canning President Yusof bin Ishak and Che Puan Noor Aisah. will attend the stage play on the opening day The play
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      Lock icon Sultan's 4-day tour
      170 5 IPOH, Wed. The Sultan of Perak will have a busy four-day tour of Batang Padang district from July 27. On the first day he will open a mosque at Kampong Batu Malintang and perform the mid-day prayer. He will be the Royal guest-of-honour at a dinner at
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      Lock icon Super Chief does sparkling gallop
      440 5 AT BUKIT GANTONG: PENANG, Wed. Super Chief, one of the fancied runners in H.R.H. the Sultan of Kedah's Cup on Sunday, did a sparkling solo when he easily breezed half a mile in 51-2/5 sec., the last 3f. in 38-4/5 sec., finishing his work well
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      Lock icon Express delivery service for Sabah
      76 5 JESSELTON, Wed. The regional Director of Posts and Telecommunications Department, Borneo region has announced that an express delivery service has been introduced in four towns in Sabah. The towns and the hours of service are: Jesselton Sandakan, 8.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m., Labuan, and Tawau
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      Lock icon Reprieve for squatters
      91 5 JOHORE Wed. One thousand squatters at a village in Majidee, four miles from here, were told today that they could stay in the area till Aug. 31, this year. The Johore Government, in notices served on the squatters last month, ordered them to quit the village by
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      Lock icon 500 ATTEND SCHOOL CEREMONY
      132 5 KUCHING. Wed. More than 500 people from coastal areas in Mukah attended the opening ceremony of Kg. Penipah school, Mukah, by Councillor Mohd. Noh Hamdan. In his opening speech. Enche Noh praised the Tua Kampong: the Teacher-in-Charge: the School Committee and the pupil who jointly laboured
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      62 2 TIME AND TIDE Penang 2.50 a.m. (7.7 ft.), 247 pm. (9 ft.): Port Bwettenham 8.08 a.m. (14.7 ft.). 8.15 p.m. (14.1 ft.); Port Dickson 8.40 a.m. (9.3 ft.), 9.10 p.m. (9 2 ft.); Sinaapora 12.13 a.m. (9.7 ft 1.58 p.m. 8.1 ft Bedill Kechil 12.30 p.m. (8 4 ft.), 11.14
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    Lock icon Regional peace still elusive
    292 3 Journalist on anniversary of expuhinn; SINGAPORE, Wed. Regional co-operation in South-East Asia wos unlikely because the relationships between most of the countries were strained, Mr. Alex Josey, correspondent of the New Statesman, said today. He was speaking on "Trouble spots in South-East Asia" mi a i.mrh#»nn
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    Lock icon Nestle's man for executive training
    172 3 Mr. Gan Eng Teck. 32, head of the Planning and New Products Development Department of Nestle's Products (Malaya) Ltd., leaves lor Europe on 29th July on a Nestle Executive Training Course. Mr. Gan, a B.A. graduate ot the University of Malaya in Singapore, joined Nestles
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    Lock icon Malaysians dislike Insurance people
    157 3 TAIPING. Wed. —Are insurance men"misfits" who only turn to the profession because they could not And any other jobs? The question was posed here today by Mr. M. S. N. Naidu, Development officer of the Malayan Co-opera-tive Insurance Society (North Perak branch). He said that insurance
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    Lock icon Varsity Union Poll
    42 3 s s Cheong Ho Meng, a second year arts midergrad "a eof the University oI Singapore, casting her baiio; at the polling bootn at the Union House this afternoon. EASTERN SUN photo by Jimmy Chow. photo by Jimmy Chow.
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    Lock icon Luncheon talk
    62 3 SINGAPORE, Wed. Mr. John D. Davies, Director of Management Consultant Services, will speak on "Industrial Relations in Singapore" at the luncheon meeting of the International Y's Men*s Club of Singapore, Beta Chapter, at The Troika Restaurant, Li at Towers, Orchard Road at 1.15 p.m. on Saturday. There will
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    72 3 MALACCA. Wed. The Army will be launching an offensive air support exercise in the Asahan area, in the Jasln district, from Monday to Wednesday. During the exercise, aircraft will be flying low to launch an attack from 6.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. and on Tuesday night from
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    Lock icon Architect's talk
    57 3 SINGAPORE, Wed—The Singapore Institute of Architects will hold a symposium on the "Sydney Opera House" on Friday (July 22) at the Shell Theatrette at Collyer Quay, at 5.30 p.m. The organisers will show slides of the building under construction. The symposium will be open to members of the
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    Lock icon Fifteen finalists in speech contest
    383 3 SINGAPORE, Wed. Fifteen of the 48 student contestants from the secondary and university levels qualified as finalists in the heats for the island-wide oratorical contest sponsored by ESSO at the Cultural Centre here last night. The 10 finalists from the secondary level spoke on "The
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    Lock icon Automation introduces comfort and safety at sea
    372 3 SINGAPORE, Wed. Automation is now a byword of modern industries and not surprisingly it has found its way into the shipping world. Three of the latest additions to the expanding fleet of cargo-liners of East Asiatic Company have been installed with all the
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    Lock icon COMMONWEALTH GAMES TEAM
    44 3 The Singapore contingent to the Commonwealth Game* at Kingston photographed with the Minister of Social Affairs, at a press conference held yesterday. Members of the Singapore team had earlier attended a flag presentation ceremony at the Minister's Office in Empress Place.
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    Lock icon SFA TO GET $10,000
    194 3 SINGAPORE, Wed. The Singapore Football Association is likely to be richer by $lO,OOO by the end of the month. It is expected that the money will be given to the association by Inche Othman Wok, the Minister for Social Affairs. The money is being donated by
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    252 3 SINGAPORE, Wed. The Singapore Traction Company Employees' Lnion a.leged the Traffic Police were constantly "booking its members while allowing pirate taxis to continue in flagrant breach of the Jaw. Making this statement to Eastern Sun today, the unions President Enche Hashlm Idris. said: "The union
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    90 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. —Enche Isa bin aji Omar of Kuala Trengganu has been nominated by the Malaysian Government to study medicine at the Grant Medical College in Bombay. He leaves for India today. He will be in India for a period of about six years under the
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    66 3 MUAR, Wed.—The Muar District Police today warned owners of fire-arms to renew their licences by July 31 A Senior Police Officer told The Eastern Sun to-day that failure to do so within the stipulated date would lead to court prosecution. "They are liable to have their fire-arms confiscated."
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    189 3 SINGAPORE. Wed. The Chief Priest of Malwatte Maha Viharaya, Kan d y Ceylon, today stressed the sacrificing of life did not conform to the teachings of Buddhism. Ven. Amunugama Rajaguru Sri Vipassi, 60. supreme Patriarch of Ceylon Sangha, said this when he was referred to
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      Lock icon Indon General blames 'kill or be killed' attitude
      190 6 GENEVA, Wed. (AP) An Indonesian General and Church leader yesterday blamed a "kill or be killed" mentality for the rece nt massacre of thousands of Communists in his country. General Tahl B Simatupang, former Deputy Chief of StafT of the Indonesian Army
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      109 6 WASHINGTON Wed. (AP) —Major General William Richard Schmidt. World War two Commander of the 76th division, died at Walter Heed General Hospital of a heart attack. He was 76. Schmidt, who retired in 1951, saw action in the Rhineland, ArdennesAlsace and Central European Campaigns after
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      Lock icon Comedians wife shot in chest
      86 6 LAS VEGAS, Wed. (AP). —The wife of comedian Red Skelton was accidentally shot In the chest early yesterday in her hotel bedroom in Las Vegas, the Clark County Sheriff's oilice said. Mrs. Georgia Skelton. 42. was in satisfactory condition at Sunrise Hospital Her attending physician.
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      101 6 TOKYO, Wed. (UPI).— Communist North Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh said in a cable to American Socialist party leader Norman Thomas today that the Hanoi regimes attitude toward "enemies captured in war is a humanitarian policy. The reply, broadcast by the North Vietnamese news agency and monitored here,
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      157 6 WASHINGTON, Wed. (AP > American officials said yesterday U. S. planes probably will not hit the three jet air bases near Hanoi unless the North Vietnam air xorce becomes more of a threat. A Defence Department spokesman said the bases are a latent threat.
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      70 6 CAPE KENNEDY, Florida, Wed. (AP)—The Gemini 10 astronauts were awakened early today to Jiggle the controls. Midway of their 19th revolution, some 240 miles above the Indian Ocean, mission control detected undesirable pressure readings in the system that controls space vehicle temperature. Mission director Glynn Lunney sent word
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      37 6 TOKYO. Wed. (AP).— Radio Hanoi said a north Vietnamese missile unit shot down a U.S. plane South of Hanoi yesterday and troops captured the pilot. It gave no details. There was no confirmation in Saigon.
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      Lock icon All-party confab on U.N. resolutions postponed
      134 6 ADEN, Wed. (AP). —The all-party conference to discuss the implementation of U.N. resolutions on South Arabia has been postponed indefinitely, the South Arabian Federal government announc- Ed yesterday. The meeting, scheduled for Aug. 1 has been boycotted by the Hadhramaut States of Aqitl and
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      Lock icon Vietnam can try captured U.S. pilots
      70 6 TOKYO, Wed. (UPI) Communist North Vietnam Ambassador to Red China said In a press conference In Peking yesterday that the captured American pilots could be tried in accordance with Vietnamese law. the Kyodo News Agency reported today. Ambassador Tran Do Binh made the statement
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      112 6 WASHINGTON, Wed. (UPI)—A group of businessmen has urged the building of 25 new spaceage cities in the United States. The new cities would each have a population of a million or more, underground industry and 40-lane thorough-tares, according to the plan. The group, the Committee for
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      44 6 Pakistani leftist demonstrators gather with banners Gearing "Jormsun the killer" in a street of Karachi to protest against the U.S. policy in Vietnam here July 10th. They marched through in the streets of Karachi and some of them clashed with police.
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      Lock icon World Court throws out suit
      115 6 ACCRA, Ghana. Wed. (AP) The world court decision to throw out a suit brought by Ethiopia and Liberia against South Africa's mandate of Southwest Africa has prompted no official comment in Accra. But a Senior External Affairs ministry official, expressing hi s personal views, declared
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      158 6 Everything in US is made-in-Japan—student WASHINGTON, Wed. (AP).—A Japanese student's dilemma: "We can't find souvenirs to take home. Everything here is made-in-Japan." Kenjl Yamaguchl of Yokohama picked up a plate with John F. Kennedy's picture on It, turned It over and said, "see made-in-Japan. I had no Idea we were
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      76 6 TEHRAN, Iran, Wed. (AP) —lranian Premier Amir Abass Hovelda married Llli Enami. sister-in-law of late Prime Minister Hassan All Mansour yesterday, a government communique announced. The Shah and Empress Far ah were among the guests at the Premier's private villa at Khair-Rud, near Noushahr on the Shores
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      82 6 UNITED NATIONS, Wed. (AP). —Greece has informed secretary-general U Thant It will contribute US$6OO,OOO toward financing of the U.N. peace keeping force on Cyprus for the sixmonth period ending Dec. 26. Greek Charge d'Affalres Mr. Aristotle J. Phrydas, In a letter to Thant, said the
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      74 6 WASHINGTON. Wed. (AP) —The House of Representatives Committee on unAmerican activities has decided to hold hearings on a bill aimed at Americans who collect money or suppiles for the Vietcong. The bill would authorise a U8526,000 fine and 20-year prison sentence for persons convicted of soliciting,
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      49 6 CHICAGO, Illinois, Wed. (AP)—National guardsmen were pulled off patrols of the West side last night and the area which was the scene of rioting by Negroes last week went through a quiet night. The area has been relatively peaceful snice the guardsmen moved in on Friday night.
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      240 6 TRENTON, NEW JERSEY, Wed. (AP) The State Attorney General's office has ruled that a policewoman has equal rights with men whether she likes it or not. Mrs. Gloria Ninderlong must take judo with her fellow male police officers if she is to qualify for the
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      38 6 BLANTYRE, Malawi Wed. (UPl)—Health authorities reported today that 59 children in the village of Chikachadza alone died of measles and whooping cough In the past 14 days. They said many more "were affected by the outbreak.
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      32 6 Shown in London recently wart these two raincoats in plastic, with matching peaked caps and plastic earrings. They were among the Autumn 1966 range of fashions by Ka/ser Bondor Ltd.
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      Lock icon Negro shot dead during violence
      275 6 CLEVELAND, Wed. (UPI). A Negro was shot to death last night when vio--t* lence erupted in the city's east side slums for the second time in less than 24 hours. His death was the second since Monday night when Negroes went on a rampage after
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      35 6 WASHINGTON, Wed. (UPl).—President Johnson warned Congress today that the administration may have to choose between a heavy deficit next year or a tax Increase if the legislators keep voting money he doesn't want.
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      160 6 SA fAOLO, Brazil, Wed. 1 Israeli Presidenl aim an Shazar arrived here yesterday afternoon under a screen of extraordinary security precautions. Nearly 16,000 police and troops were assigned to prevent incidents in connection with his visit to the city of four million people, which has a
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      63 6 PARIS, Wed. (AP) France rejected an allied proposal on her military role in Germany yesterday, delaying technical-1 evel negotiations following her withdrawal from the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) integrated command. Informed French sources said Pierre de Leusse, permanent French representative to Nato, turned down the proposal
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      47 6 PARIS. Wed. (AP).—Th§ Frencfo news agency said In a despatch from Peking that the North Vietnamese Ambassador declared yesterday that captured U.S. pilots would be tried as war criminals. The agency's correspondent quoted Ambassador Tran Du Vinh as making the statement at a news conference.
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      Lock icon Troops join rioters in attack on embassy
      156 6 WARSAW. Wed. (UPI).— Uniformed Polish Army troops Joined civilian rioters yesterday in a destructive pro-north Vietnam attacks on the U.S. embassy here. Ambassador John A. Gronouski promptly lodged a strong protest with the Polish foreign office against the second antl-Amerlcan demonstration aimed at
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      Lock icon Astronauts in tears due to fumes from control system
      614 7 fAPE Kennedy, Florida, Wed. (AP) Astronaut Michael Collins extended all but his legs from the the safety of Gemini 10 for A 55minute photographic session but moved back inside ahead of schedule when his and John Young's eyes watered to the
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      67 7 GENEVA, Wed. (AP) United States Ambassador, Arthur H. Goldberg and the President of the International Red Cross Committee (ICRC), Samuel Gonard cancelled a scheduled meeting on the American prisoners in North Vietnam this morning. U.S. officials said the meeting was postponed to allow Gonard to study "new documentation"
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      48 7 CI, varvi R,,. Heft) Britain's Chief of Naval Staff, was recently invested with the insignia i of pV.,!,™, m■> N»elra bv the High Commissioner for Malaysia, Tan Sri Syed Sheh (centre) at the Panglima Mangku Negara by me ytUm uiKb Comm ission in London.
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      193 7 TOKYO, Wed. (AP) A Japanese authoress, back from a visit to mainland China, yesterday described Communist Chinese leader Mao Tse-tung as being healthy and full of laughter as he walked about fchaking hands with visitors at Wuhan. Central China. Miss Shigeko Yuki told newsmen
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      115 7 LONDON, Wed. (AP) Commonwealth diplomats yesterday began preparing a report on efforts to bring down the rebellious RhodeKian regime by sanctions lor submission to their Prime Ministers at a summit conference in London in September. All members of the 23nation Commonwealth were represented by their chief
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      Lock icon Military buildup
      43 7 BUDAPEST, Wed. (UPI) A further military build-up expected in North Vietnam, according to the Hanoi correspondent of the Hungarians news agency MTI. In a report today, Hanoi correspon dent Ferenc abian mentions that it been announced that partial mobilization will place.
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      Lock icon U.S. GOVT. PROFITS FROM 'MEIN KAMPF'
      114 7 WASHINGTON, Wed. (UPI) Who would imagine the U.S. Government had a financial interest in "Mein Kampf", the credo of German dictator Adolf Hitler? Or in the World War II ballad of "Lili Marlene?" They were the concern of the Office of Alien Property (OAP)
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      Lock icon FRANCE BLASTS SECOND A-BOMB
      225 7 PAPEETE, Tahiti, (UPI). France exploded the second atomic bomb of her 1966 test series yesterday and took another step towards development of her own H-bomb. French officials announced here the second test of the planned six to be carried out had been successfully completed at Mururoa,
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      Lock icon Christine again called to court
      121 7 LONDON, Wed. (UPI) Christine Keeler, star figure in Britain's 1963 Profumo scandal, was in trouble with the law again yesterday for three traffic violation. Miss Keeler, who recently became a mother for the first time, did not appear in court and used the name Katherine
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      Lock icon Police put guard round legation
      245 7 THE HAGUE, Wed. (AP) Dutch police yesterday threw a cordon around the Communist Chinese legation here in the wake o! discovery of an injured Chinese engineer on the sidewalk outside and declaration of persona non grata of the nation's Charge d'Affaires. The diplomat. Li En-chiu,
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      Lock icon Marines attack Reds
      96 7 CAM LO, Vietnam, Wed. (AP) —American Jet Bombers and artillery pounded Communist positions today as U.S. Marine and South Vietnamese Army units pushed operation hastings near the demilitarised zone that splits the two Vietnams. American intelligence reports say that at least a division of North Vietnamese regulars
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      Lock icon 'We'll join Viets,' Chinese say again
      258 7 TOKYO, Wed. (AP). Chinese Communist Defence Minister Lin Piao's "Liberation Army Daily" yesterday declared Communist China is "ready at any time to Join Vietnamese people in wiping out U.S. aggressors." The Liberation Army Daily in an editorial broadcast by the official New China News
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      289 7 WASHINGTON, Wed. (UPl).—The State Depart- ment announced yesterday that the United States has offered immediate flood relief money to Communist Mongolia. It was the first time such an offer had been made to the remote country, which is not recognized diplomatically by the United
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      160 7 NEW HAVEN. Connecticut. Wed. (AP)— Medical scientists at Yale University are waiting for another epidemic of smallpox to break out in India to test a new drug which may have valuable qualities in treating the disease. The drug, known as 5lodoeoxyuridine (lUDR) was developed at Yale
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      102 7 TOKYO. Wed. fUPI) Overseas Chinese in Jakarta claim they have not been subjected to maltreatment of any kind in the past or present. Antara said yesterday. In a broadcast monitored here last night, the Indonesian agency said Overseas Chinese have denied Communist Chinese charges that Chinese nationals
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    482 8 "ItfANY of the troubles besetting the world today are due to a collision between old and new ideas. Some nations, which have benefited for a certain period from a set of ideas, wish to retain these for ever. Some other nations have tried to use force
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    315 8 pROM the launching of the first rural development programme stress has been put on the need of rural leadership to make it a success. This leadership, in the first instance, devolved on District Officers because they are In direct touch with the rural people. At the outset, the
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    3870 8 Societies that survive, prosper are able to adjust t0... Excerpts from a recent radio talk by Singapore's Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, THE topic of my discussion is a thought which struck me throughout my recent journey: the problem of changing values in
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      329 9 LONDON, Wed. (UPI) Tin International yesterday warned the United States it cannot carry out its missile, space and nuclear power programmes without tin. The monthly magazine for consumers and producers of the metal criticised the U.S. for not joining the Third International Tin
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      80 9 TAIPING, Wed. An intensive road safety campaign is to be launched here soon by the Town Council in co-operation with the police and the Shell Company. The OSPC of the Taiping P lice Station. Deputy Superintendent Mohamed Noor bin Ahmad, told the Eastern Sun today that
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      108 9 THE HAGUE, Wed. (UPI) The Dutch Government Is prepared to co-operas in a multilateral effort to solve Indonesia's financial problems, it was announced here yesterday. A delegation headed by the Indonesian Vice-Minio-ter for Foreign Affairs Umarjadi Njotowijono, held discussions here from June 2 to 10 and
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      28 9 Mrs. James de Rothschild's 'Taymaster of Chomondeley" paid well when it was judged Reserve Champion Galloway Bull at the Royal Show at Stoneleigh Abbey recently.
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      113 9 NEW YORK, Wed. (UPI) The Port of New York Authority will open a trade development office in Tokyo this autumn, to serve the Far East and Pacific area, it was announced. The office will provide regular information services on the port of New York
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      Lock icon HOPE FOR THE BLIND
      55 9 B "nd pupils listen to problems from a ta^ f ero d u tef n pro«ammlnr "at'ule r to a brailling machine in new course in comp More Blind are emEnglish Electric Leo Marconi ""rainm* Centre near London. More d Ployed m Britain than In any
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      913 9 LONDON, Wed. To the average Briton his country* historic past is only the backcloth to a busy, up-to-date, heavily industrialised and rapidly changing society. Indeed, as a source of new scientific and Industrial ideas, Britain has a high reputation; in aircraft technology alone
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      Lock icon Engineer sees top men on motorbikes
      184 9 SINGAPORE, Wed. The engineer of a Japanese motorcycle manufacturing company looks forward to the day when big executives here will go to work by motorbike instead of cars. Mr. T. Chikami, here on a visit to distributors of Bridgstone motorcycles said this could be
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      Lock icon Japanese out to grab U.S. tile market allegation
      432 9 WASHINGTON, Wed. (AP)— Mr. Norris E. Phillips, President of the Ceramic Tile Manufacturers of the United States, charged yesterday Japanese manufacturers and trading companies have dumped wall tile at 35 to 45 per cent less tha*. they charge in the Japanese home
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      52 9 SINGAPORE, Wed. —"Miss Teenage 1966,"—Miss Judith Ann Lockey —is due in Singapore tomorrow with her mother. She will be accompanied by a five-man team from a TV station in Melbourne. She is due to visit Thailand and Hong Kong after leaving Singapore. She is arriving by
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      Lock icon Collapsible front by Ford
      62 9 DETROIT, Michigan, Wed. (AP) —Ford Motor Company yesterday became the firstt U.S. auto maker to announce plans for a collapsible front end that would absorb most of the force in a collision. Mr. Arjay Miller, Ford president, said the accordionlike design would be introduced °n some
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    381 11 Honeymoon in Tahiti for BB and playboy husband PAPEETE, TAHITI, Wed. (AP) ]< RENCH actress Brigitte Bardot and her new husband, struggling for privacy on a Tahitian honey-moon, are managing to attract more public interest than the French nuclear tests in this South Paci- fic area. Bionde sex-bomb, Brigitte and
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    299 11 ARRIVALS SPORE. 8.20 a.m. MAL 019 (from Kuala Lumpur); 9.30 а.m. —MAL 121 (from Kuala Lumpur); 10.55 a.m. MAL 005 (from Penang/Ipoh/KL/ Malacca); 11.05 a.m. MAL 451 (from Kuching): 12.50 noon PAA 841 (from S. Francisco/L. Angeles/Honolulu Guam/Manila/Saigon); 2.45 p.m. MAL 045 (from Kota Bahru/Kuantan/KL); 3.30 p.m. MAL
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    259 11 ARRIVALS IN K.L. International: B O A C From Singapore (BA 7.7) 7.45 a.m; Cathay Pacific: From Singapore (CX 576) 8.40 p.m., Tokyo, Osaka, Taipeh, Hong Kong, Bangkok (CX 577) 7.10 p.m; Thai International: From Tokyo, Osaka, Taipeh, Hong Kong. Bangkok (TG 601/TG 401) 9.10 p.m. Malaysian Airways:
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    127 11 SHIPPING MOVEMENTS. The following ships are in, or expected to De in the port of Singapore today. Hoegh Drake (1/2). Glenogle (3/4), Kin Yung (5), Wladyslaw Bronieski (6/7), Genei Maru (8/9). Sargoha (10/11), Mombassa Maru (15/16), Traouaddy (18). East Sea (19), Rajah Brooke (21/22), Kunak (23/24), Trafalgar (25/26),
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      227 11 Alex Bricks Ord. UD B. M. Trustee Boustead 1.58 1.60 C. T. S. Ords Chemical Co 1.54 1.55 Cold Storage XALL 2.90 2.96 Dunlop 2.51 E. Smelting 3.96 4.00 Esso Ords. 3.06 3.08 Fed. Disp. CCR 2.05 Fitzpatricks 1.85 F N. Ords 3.62 3.64 Gammon 2.25 2.26 Georgetown Goodwood
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      39 11 Central Prop 96 City Dev. 37* 38 Faber Union 51 53 Island Hotel 65 Island Pen 48* 49* K. L. Prop 85 86 San Holdings 39 35 Sel. Prop 1.16 1.30 S'pore Land 63 Town City 91 1.00
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      124 11 Ampat CCR 10/- Aokam 3.50 Austral Amal. 23/9 24/3 Austral Malav CD Ayer Hitam 24/9 25/Berluntai 35/7* Chenderlane 20/Gopeng 37/6 Idris Hyd 17/Johan XD K'pong Kamunting K'pong Lanjut XCR 23/23/3 Kamunting 20/4$ 21/Kent Kesang Killinghall 45/6 Kinta Kellas 39/Kramat 13/1* Kuala Kampar XCR 25/1 26/9 Kucha! 12/1* Larut 11/10*
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      73 11 Ayer Hitam 1.20 1.30 Bassett (50cts) 76 Batu Lintang 1.70 1.71 Bedford 1.44 Benta 1.40 Borelli (New) 2.20 2.35 Glenealv 1.65 2.30 Jeram Kuan tan Kempas 1.97 2.02 Kepong Plant 1.65 Kluang Ord 1.76 1.82 Kundong Tg. Pau 1.90 Kuala Sidim Mentakab New Scudai New Serendah 2.25 2.34
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      57 11 Anglo-Asian Anglo Oriental 3/3/14 B. Kawan Beradin B Panlonsr 4 Castlefield Consol Salak 2Ai Craigielea 1/6 1/8 Dlember Duff Dev E Asiatic Gadek Golden Hope Guthrie f K L Kenone 2/64 Kulim London Asiatic Malakoff Malaya General Malavsia Merlimau Pegoh Mt Austin Petaling Rini Ruh Est Malava Sabah
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    366 11 SINGAPORE, Wed. After two days in the doldrums, the Stock Exchange was steadier today. The slight Improvement was largely due to better buying interest at the lower levels. Turnover: 529,500 units (to the value of $807,315). Breakdown was as follows: industrials 323,500 units, properties 114,000, tins 22,000;
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    64 11 SINGAPORE, Wed.—Chinese Produce Exchange, Singapore noon prices per picul yesterday: Coconut oil: bulk $454 sellers, drum $47 sellers. Pepper: Muntok white $195 sellers, Sarawak white sl92| sellers, special Sarawak black $145 sellers, garbled Lampong black $1474 (N) sellers (all 96% NLW), ASTA $1624 (N) sellers (100% NLW). Singapore Coconut
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    213 11 OINGAPORE, Wed. August buyers closed at 5 p.m. in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur today at 662 cents per lb. up U cent on Tuesday's closing level for the position. The tone was quiet. R.A.S. and M.R.E. closing prices in cents per lb. yesterday: Buyers Sellers Int. 1 R.S.S. prompt
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    14 11 SINGAPORE, Wed. The tin price yesterday was $636 per picul, down $4-3/8.
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    66 11 SINGAPORE, Wed.—The Association of Banks in Malaysia to-day made the following changes in its rates to merchants yesterday:— Canada: buying T.T. 35-J; Airmail, O.D. 35-i, 90 d/st. 35-13/16 credit bills, 35-7/8 trade bills. Selling TT./O.D. ready: Canada 34-j; Deutsche Marks 129-1; Holland Guilders 116-1;- Swiss Francs 139-J; Belgian
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    50 11 NEW YORK, Wed. (UPI) Rubber futures closed 15 to 25 points higher on one contract traded yesterday. Sept. 23.85 24.30 Nov. 23.85 24.30 Jan. 23.85 24.30 Mar. 24.00 24.40 May 24.00 24.40 Jul. 24.00 24.40 Locally Spot No. 1 RSS went unchanged at 23 5/8 cents per pound.
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    62 11 The following ship« are in Port Swettenham today: Old Port: No. I—Salador; No. 3, Nastor; No. 4. Silver Ocean; No. 5, Bomb a! a. New Port: No. 9, Sabang Stream Berth: No. 1, A§trid Bakke; No. 3, Stildra Due today: Petalmg; Unchun Maru; Rotti; Marianne. Due tomorrow:
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      167 11 TYYT ORGANISATION ORCHARD TODAY! 12.43. 4.3® t-15 P™- "DOCTOR ZHIVAGO" Grraldine Chaplin.Julie Christie "Omm Panavision Metrocoior (An MOM. Picture) School Children Concession 11 50 to any seat day shows daily including Bun. <te Holiday* Please contact Manager Tel: 32'62 for Block Bookings ODEONI PALACE "Tei: 11-1 16 I Tel OPENS
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      700 11 FEDERATION CINEMAS 1 IPOH CATHAY The Silencers 12.45. 3. 6.45 and 9.15 p.m. RL'BY Mysterious Gunman 12 45, 3, 6.45 and 9.15 p.m. ODEON Krishna Arjuna Uddha (Tamil) 230. 6. 9 p.m. LIDO The Golden Buddha 12.45. 3.15. 6.45. 9.15 pjn. REX 008 Operation Extermination 12.45, 3, 645 and 9.15
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    Lock icon Full results of Singapore Teachers' Training College
    8788 12 TEACHERS' TRAINIING COLLEGE, SINGAPORE Results of the professional part I examination for the certificate-i n-education H.S.C. holders (English Medium) held in April, 1966. The following candidates have satisfied the Board of examiners in all parts of the examination and have thereby passed the
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    275 14 An expression of relief on the face of flying Russian goalkeeper. Lev Yashin, after he punched the ball clear during a recent World Cup game between Russia and Italy at Sunderland's Roker Park, which Russia won I—o.1 —0. Dark-shirted Steve Chalmers pilots Scotland into a
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    448 14 And in RIO dc Janeiro, Wed. (AP) —A shower of black carbon paper over downtown Rio de Janeiro greeted the news last night of Brazil's virtual elimination from the World Cup Soccer tournament. Thousands stood somberly through Brazil, hearing the national hope of a triple world championship
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    65 14 This is the way Saturday's quarter-finals will work out after the last group matches today. At Wembley: Winners of Group I vs. Runners-up in Group 11. At Liverpool: Portugal, Winners of Group 111, vs. Runners-up in Group IV. At Sunderland: Winners of Group II vs.
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    196 15 Santa Monica, California, Wed. (AP) Russia's Boris Spassky moved Into a tie with Miguel Najdorf of Argentina yesterday in the second round of the Platirorsky Cup International Chess Tournament Mr. Spassky, known as a top contender for the world chess title, won
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    96 15 SINGAPORE. Wed.—Ten top golfers from Far East Air Force will fly to HoneKong on Monday to challenge the combined services there at the Royal HongKong Golf Club. Captained by Group Capt. H. Cadwallader, the R.A.F. team are: Medical officer, Sq. Ldr. W.G. Batty; Sgt.
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    68 15 WIESBADEN. GERMANY/ Wed. (UPI) Asian placings In yesterday's trap- shooting competition of the world shooting championships Takao Iscige. Japan 10th with 288 points; Shlmlzu Sanaml, Japan 18th with 286 points; Abe Iguchi, Japan 40th with 280 points; Ishlge Shlozawa. Japan 78th wlhh 179 points;
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    32 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. At Brickfields, Railways (Bungsar) beat Inland Revenue 3-2. Till five minute« before time the »core wss 2-2 with Inland Revenue having the better part of the game.
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    180 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed,— The Lawn Tennis Association of Malaysia will hold its annual Malaysian Junior championships from August 16 to 19 at the Royal Selangor Golf Club courts, here. The championships, the eighth in its series, will feature the mixed doubles for the first
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    138 15 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. The Belangor State team will meet an invitation XI in a soccer match at the Telolc Datoh Padang on Saturday. The teams will Include several internationals. This was disclosed by the chairman of the organising committee of the Persatuan Bola Sepak
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    97 15 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. The Selangor State hockey side will leave for a three-day tour up north tomorrow. Mr. Nithiananthan, Secretary of the Selangor Hockey Association, said "this trip is organised in preparation for. the Tun Razak cup finals which will be played at the end of
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    201 15 SINGAPORE, We d. Yoshiaki Izumi, de»cribed as the most promising lightweight boxer in Japan will meet Noor Hassan of pore for the Junior lightweight championships in a 12-round title bout to be held *t the Gay World Stadium on Auf. 22. According to promoter, Mr.
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    538 16 JAKARTA, Wed. (UPI) Former Air Force Ma^ or Gatot Sukrisno denied yesterday that he ha i hclpea to prepare the abortive Communist coup attempt last October. According to the official news agency Antara. the Major testified before a special military tribunal tnat he had
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    112 16 JAKARTA, Wed (AP) Major General Ibrahim Adjie, commander of Indonesia's largest Army division, today handed over his office to Major General H.R. Dharsono in a military ceremony at Bandung. Gen. Adjie commanded the Siliwangi division for six years. The official news agency Antara quoted Adjie as
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    117 16 TOKYO. Wed (UPI) North Vietnam today slammed the door on all thirdcountry peace efforts in the Vietnam war by declaring Petals of Hanoi and Washington are "opposed to each other like fire and w a ter. (and) there can be no third stand." The North
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    103 16 SAIGON, Wed. (UPI) U.S. Marines today reported killing more than 900 elite Communist troops in their greatest operation of the war and threw another leatherneck battalion into the jungle battle. Leathernecks reported they have counted 352 Communist corpses and listed another 549 North Vietnamese as "probable"
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    70 16 Calcutta, India, wed. (AP) More than 500 women led by Communists held a three-hour demonstration in front of the American information service library in Calcutta yesterday, condemning the bombing of North Vietnam. A procession of women walked in a circle in front of the library shouting
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    53 16 JAKARTA, Wed. (AP) British ambassador to Indonesia Horace Philipp s said today his government will do something favourable for restoring trade relations with this country. Mr. Philipps said this to newsmen following his meeting with Deputy Premier Sultan Hamengku Buwono who is n charge of financial
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    82 16 TOKYO. Wed. (AP) Vietcong forces in the Saigon— Gia Dinh area wiped out 16.157 U.S. and "pup pet'* troops in the first half of 1966. the New China News Agency said today. NCNA said Vietcong forces, according to the South Vietnam Liberation Press Agency, also destroyed
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    56 16 VIENTIANE, Wed. (AP)— Prince Norodom Sihanouk, Cambodia's Chief of State, was reported to have invited Ho Chi-minh to visit Cambodia during the forthcoming visit of French President General Charles de Gaulle t6 his country. This was made known by North Vietnam's Charge d'Affaires in Vientiane, Nguyen
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    100 16 MalaysiaIndon smuggling increases JAKARTA. Wed. (AP) An Indonesian naval official declared that smuggling between Indonesia and Malaysia is on the increase and blamed overseas Chinese here. A spokesman for the first Maritime District said smuggling from the east coast of Sumatra to Malaysia was requiring more and more naval patrol
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    129 16 TOKYO. Wed. (AP) Using missiles, interceptor and anti-aircraft guns. North Vietnam yesterday shot down 10 U.S. planes and captured "a number of U.S. air pirates," Hanoi's official Vietnam News Agency said. Quoting initial reports, VNA in a broadcast monitored here, said many other planes were
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    53 16 JAKARTA, Wed (AP) About 180 detainees allegedly involved in the Communist coup attempt last October are now working in a state-managed quinine estate in Subang, West Java, reports reaching here said today. The reports said the detainees were resettled by local Army authorities in a village
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    47 16 A U.S. Marine CH46 helicopter burns near landing zone 2,000 yards south of demilitarized zone dividing South and North Vietnam on July 15 after it crashed. The helicopter, carrying 16 aboard was hit by Vietcong ground fire and crashed aflame, killing 13.
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    169 16 MANILA, Wed. (AP) Two jeep loads of men, believed to be Huk terrorists gunned down two policemen in central Luzon today, the second shooting of its kind in three days. According to reports reaching Manila, the policemen tried to stop the jeep because it looked "suspicious."
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    142 16 HONG KONG, Wed. (AP, Jesus M. Vargas, Secretary General of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO), said today that he is planning his second inspection trip to Thailand's Communist threatened Northeastern region. Mr. Vargas visited the area last year, shortly after assuming his post as
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    80 16 The Philippines President, Ferdinand E. Marcos, (seated), is surrounded by members of his house and Senate as Vietnamese ambassador to the Philippines Pham Dang Lam (left) delivers a speech of thanks after the President signed the bill authorising the despatch of 2,000 Filipino troops and engineers to South Vietnam on
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    86 16 COLOMBO. Wed. (AP) A settlement has been reached in a 14-day strike of all banks in Ceylon. Employees are expected to return to work tomorrow after the general council of the Bank Employees Union has ratified the decision of the executive committee to call off the strike,
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    163 16 TOKYO, Wed. <AP> South Vietnam said officially today that if North Vietnam withdraws its troops and the Vietcong is disbanded. U.S. bombing of the North will halt and allied forces will be asked to withdraw from the country. The republic of Vietnam made
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    211 16 JAKARTA. Wed. (UPI) Indonesian military strongman Lt. Gen. Suharto warned militant anti-Com-munist students here against adopting Communopposition to the government. Gen. Suharto's remarks at a recent working conference of the Indonesian University Students Action Association (KAMI) were reported today in the Army forces' Daily Mail. He
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