Eastern Sun, 26 October 1966

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  • 25 1 EASTERN SUN Independent National Daily SINGAPORE EDITION Estd. 1966. Vol. 1 No. 101. Wednesday, Oetoher 26 1966. Mr (P) 1942 KI)N 2309 Price 15 reols
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  • 635 1  -  Seven nations pledge But Communists must do the same By MERRIMAN SMITH MANILA, Tuesday (UPI) THE UNITED STATES and its Allies in the Vietnam war laid down a five point peace plan pledging withdrawal of all foreign months after the Communists have pulled o the level of
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  • 346 1 COMPLETE MALAYAN-ISATION-1980 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Government has dec ded that all professional and technical firms In West Malaysia should achieve 60 per cent Malayanisation of executive post*; by 1970, 85 per cent by 1975 and 100 ner cent by 1980. except for a few key posts which will be
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  • 373 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Malaysia will not enter into any "secret deal" with the Americans during President Johnson's visit to this country this weekend, the Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman, told the House of Representatives today. He was replying to Dr. Tan Chee Khoon (Labour
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  • 55 1 MANILA. Tues. (AP) Thailand offered a US$ 20 million rice credit assistance programme to South Vietnam at the Manila Conference, Prime Minister Thanom Kittikachorn said today. In a speech. Premier Thanom also proposed permanent machinery should be set up to review Southeast Asian problems. He suggested
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  • 385 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The House of Representatives today rejected an Opposition Member's Bill seeking to amend the Constitution. The Bill "An act to amend the Constitution of the Federation", was moved by Dr. Lim Chong Eu, sole UDP Member in the House. It was first introduced
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  • 100 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. —More than 60 members of the Labour Party were arrested and detained by the police over the past 24 hours. This was confirmed here tonight by the treasurer of the party and Member of Parliament for Batu Dr. Tan Chee Khoon. He said
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  • 149 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues The Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman said today he was not aware complaints raised by members of the public through the press had been frequently ignored by the Minister or the Government department concerned. In a written reply to a question by Mr.
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  • 116 1 AP. AUSTIN, Texas, Tues. Mrs. Albert L. Herrera was wheeled out of Seton Hospital yesterday, cradling her 20tb child in her arms. Little Gerard Herrera was born on Saturday to the 40-year-old wife of a produce company truck driver. "I think this is enough but
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  • 105 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Malaysia had entered into an arrangement with the Indonesian military authorities to quell Communist terrorists straddling their common border in East Malaysia. This was stated by the Minister of Home Affairs, Tun (Dr.) Ismail bin Dato Abdul Rahman, in the House
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  • Local News
    • PARLIAMENT IN SESSION
      • 449 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. A White Paper on the militant Communist threat to West Malaysia was tabled at today's session of Parliament. "The purpose of this \Vhite Paper is to give the people timely warning of a recent and serious development in the security situation
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      • 301 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Withdrawal of British and Commonwealth troops is expected to be completed in a month or so, the Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak said today. "However, some of their logistic units will remain there for some time to come for
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      • 1798 2 Some politicians attend CPM's Baptism of Revolution' courses PARTY SCHOOLS WERE SET-UP FOR RE-INDOCTRINATION White Paper reveals KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Cmmunist Party Malaya has established for some time a system of direct contact with certain politicians. These politicians, and others, have been invited to the Malaysia-Thai border area where
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      • 297 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. The Mnister of Finance, Mr. Tan Siew Sin. said today no talks had been held so far on the possibility of arranging for the interchangeability of Malays'an and Singapore currencies after June 12, next year. He was replying to an
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      • 1404 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Cabinet has *us. pended Gammon (Malaya) Ltd. from all future Goternment and Housing, Mr. Khaw Kai Boh, announced in the House of Representatives today. The action arose out of a breach of contract and fraud by Gammon in
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    • 599 3 Shiina meets Premier Lee SINGAPORE, Tues. The Japanese Government has agreed to provide S5O million to the Government and the people of Singapore in settlement of the '•unhappy events in Singapore during the last war". This was stated in a joint eommunique issued
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    • 116 3 SINGAPORE, Tues. Singapore's Minister for Defence, Dr. Goh Keng Swee, (arms akimbo) is •«en visiting an injured Policeman, Chin Poh Chin, 21. at the General Hospital yesterday. P. C. Chin was placed un toe dangerously ill list. He was hurt in Sunday night's street demonstra
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    • 778 3 Demonstrations aimed at creating chaos, disorder here SINGAPORE, Tues. The Singapore Government today charged that the Barisan-inspired demonstrations were aimed at creating chaos and disorder in the Republic. This was disclosed in a special statement entitled "New Barisan Sosialis Strategy" issued by the Ministry of Interior
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    • 117 3  -  By BERNARD WILLIAMS SINGAPORE, Tues. Air India's "jewel" Mangala Mutalik will represent her country and the national airline, at the Fifth Annual Miss International Air Hostess Quest to be held at Surfers' Paradise in Queensland. Australia from Nov. 8 to 18. According to
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    • 371 3 SINGAPORE, Tues. Asian disunity is an open invitation for powers outside Asia to successfully convert conflicts between Asian countries into so much grist for cold war conflicts. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. S. Rajaratnam, said this at a dinner given in
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    • 353 3 SINGAPORE, Tues. The Singapore Government has made no initiative in wanting to direct the development, let alone take over the responsibility of the Ngee Ann College, a private institution. This was stated in a reply to the Ngee Ann College Students' Union letter and
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    • 246 3 SINGAPORE, Tues. The following: are the passengers disembarking from the passenger liner S.S. Cathay of the P P Orient Lines at (Oct. 29.). Port Swettenham (Oct. 30), and Singapore (Nov. 1) respectively. Penang: Mrs. S.T. Brader, Mr. and Mrs S.E. Cohen, and Mrs. M.D. Ripley.
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    • 62 4 Miss Cherry Bocy (centre), who was crowned "Miss Ses-Q-Cen" at the Penang Free School "Ses-Q-Cen" dance held at the Old Frees' Association on Saturday night. Runner-up was Miss Nancy Neoh (left) and Miss Anne Low, a former Press Queen in Penang, was third. The three silver cups were
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    • 983 4 IPOH, Tucs. —Six Party Rakya'at members including two girls, were detained by special branch officers in Ipoh, Kampong Tawar New Village and Malim Nawar, early this morning "on security grounds". Those detained were: Mr. Tung Foot Poh, member of the Kampong Tawar
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    • 54 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Truck-loads of the Federal Reserve Unit personnel rushed to the Partai Rakyat Headquarters in Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman and ringed it last night. Firemen from the local fire brigade ran up a ladder to remove the banner which read "Johnson the killer go home" found flying on
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    • 180 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Minister of Finance. Mr. Tan Siew Sin said today that it was not practicable to exempt nonprofit mak ng bodies from the 10 cents telephone levy. In a written reply to a Suestion by Mr. C.V. Devan air, (DAP-Bungsar) he said:
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    • 240 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Dr. Tan Chee Khoon (Labour-Batu) today tried unsuccessfully to adjourn the House of Representatives to debate the forthcoming visit of President Johnson to Malaysia on Oct. 30. In moving the motion. Dr. Tan said many members of his party were
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    • 194 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Mr. Lyndon B. John, son, President of the United States will have a audience and then lunch with Their Majesties on Oct. 30. The following is the programme for the State visit of the President of the United States and
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    • 137 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. The Minister of Finance, Mr. Tan Siew Sin, today sought $127,397,000 from the Development Fund for development projects in early 1967. In moving the Provisional Development Estimates, 1967, he said it was essential that funds were made available from Jan. 1 next
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    • 35 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Lady Bird Johnson (above) wife of US President Lyndon B. Johnson will arrive here with her husband on Sunday Oct. 30th at 10.00 a.m. They will leave for Seoul the next morning.
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    • 249 5 SINGAPORE, Tues. When the S4 million sludge digestion tanks at Kim Chuan Road Sewage Treatment Works are ready in two years' time, they will produce about 200.000 cubic feet of methane gas daily. The gas will drive the to produce the compressed
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    • 514 5 SINGAPORE, Tues. Air-India's chairman and ehief executive, Mr. J. R. D. Tata, has been elevated to the new honorary rank of Air Commodore in the Indian Air Force by Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, the President of India. Mr. Tata has hitherto held the honorary
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    • 301 5  -  By K. G. THARAM JOHORE BAHRU, Tues. For the first time after the war, the Sultan of Johore's birthday will pass off on Friday without the customary investiture ceremony at the Royal Palace. Sultan Ismail celebrates his 72nd birthday on Oct. 28
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    • 164 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Tues. More than 120 Mercedes Benz motor-cars have been stolen throughout West Malaysia since early this year, a police source revealed today. In order to track down these cars, members of the Johore Police Field Force manned surprise road blocks at th«
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    • 48 5 SINGAPORE, Tues. There will be no water at Nicoll Drive off Changl Point, (no houses will be affected) from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. tomorrow. The shutdown is to enable connections to be made to the six-inch diameter main. Any inconvenience caused to consumers is regretted.
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    • 377 5 SINGAPORE, Tues. Top American businessmen, organised in a similar pattern as the U.S. Peace Corps, have entered the Singapore and Malaysian arena to "share" their brains with businessmen in the two territories. Their organisation, founded by billionaire-in-dustrialist David Rockefeller, is called The
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    • 121 5 SINGAPORE. Tues. The Electroplating Workshop of the Light Industries Services of the Economic Development Board is organising a series of courses in electroplating. These courses are designed to upgrade existing skills of workers in industries and to introduce the latest development In techniques and methods
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    • 231 5 SINGAPORE, Tues.—A group of young university graduates and well-known literary figures here have founded an academic-cum-literary society the Island Society. The graduates are from the University of Singapore and the Nanyang University. The aim of the society is the pursuit of activities in the field
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    • 87 5 SINGAPORE, Tues. Specific import licences will now be required for the importation of certain duplicating equipment, ballpoint pens, sign pens and calcium carbide into Singapore. This is stated in a notice recently issued to shipping and airline agents by the Controller and Registrar of Imports and Exports here.
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    • 114 5 SINGAPORE, Tues. —Air India International have recently sponsored an educational tour of Europe for travel agents from Singapore and Malaysia. A spokesman for Air India told the Eastern Sun that the trip was to enable travel agents to gain "first hand knowledge of
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    • 153 5 TOKYO. Tues. (UPI) Researchers attending the 9th International Cancer Congress were told yesterday there was a sure-fire cure and cancer. On entering the meeting hall in Tokyo yesterday morning, hand printed leaflets were given to the researchers by a Japanese faith healing organisation called "Shinreikyo".
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    • Article, Illustration
      50 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Tups.—The Pergerakan Pernuda UMNO, Malaysia, held a "Malam Seri Budaya" at the Deuan Bahasa dan Pus-/rtA-ff, Kuala Lumpur, on Monday night. Picture shows the Deputy Prime Minister, Tii/i Abdul Razak bin Hussein, crowning Che Siti Jamaliah as the "Kebaya 99 Queen at the Malam Seri Budaya.
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    • 110 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. The American Community living in Malaysia will greet President and Mrs. Lyndon B Johnson when they arrive at the Subang Airort at 10 a.m. on Sunday for a 2.4-hour State visit to the country. A special area, located on the Tarmac,
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    • 127 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. The United Democratic Party said the scheduled visit of President Johnson to Malaysia at this juncture would alienate her foreign policy from the Afro-Asian nations. Mr. Ng Swee Kooi, secretary general said his party considered with regret the fact that the Alliance government
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    • 142 10 PENANG. Tues. The State Rehabilitation Committee for handicapped persons will launch its publicity campaign at the Kehk Association. Burmah Road, at 10.30 a.m. on Oct. 28. The exhibition and demonstration will be declared open by the Governor of Penang, Raja Tun Uda al-Haj. The first
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    • 82 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues.— The Assistant Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Engku Musein bin Abdul Kadir will visit Sabah for five days from Saturday. The purpose of his visit to Sabah is to visit the proposed multi-purpose centre site and have discussions with the state
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    • 130 10 PENANG, Tues. The State Secretary, Dato Ismail bin Mohd. Jamil, has written to the Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operatives conveying the request of the inshore fishermen from Kedah, Perak and Penang that trawler fishing be totally stopped until an amicable settlement was reached. The
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    • 118 10 TAIPING, Tues. The Taiping branch of the Labour Party of Malaya distributed pamphlets here calling a ban on "strip tease" shows in the town. The pamphlets alleged that these "yellow culture" shows were corrupting the minds of young people. The campaign is
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    • 142 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The organisers of the Miss International Trade Fair today appealed for more local girls to participate in the contest, to be held on Nov. 13. So far only one girl has submitted her entry form. Winner of the contest will be given
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    • 61 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— A man has been detained by the police for questioning in connection with the murder of the bus driver. Lee Boon Kim, who was stabbed to death at a coffee shoo in Jalan Treacher last Monday. The man, 24, and unemployed, was detained
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    • 425 10 LUMPUR, Tues. Selayang Baru, a settlement near Batu Caves, has only five stand-pipes for its 3,500 residents who live in about 600 homes. Because of the scarcity of stand-pipes in this settlement, and the rush-hour queues at these stand-pipes during certain hours of the day
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    • 138 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.—The Educational Institutions Employees' Trade Union has sent a telegram to the Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman requesting him to meet a five-man delegation from the Union immediately regarding the interim award of $12.50. The Union Secretary. Enche Mohd. bin Bacha said the decision was
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    • 37 10 PENANG. Tues.—An 11-year-old girl was alleged to have been raped by a 17-year-old youth after he had offered to give her a lift on his bicycle In Sungei Rambai, Bukit Mertajam, during the week-end.
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    • 198 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. The Mentri Besar of Johore, Dato Hajl Hassan bin Haji Yunos said that "irresponsible elements" were trying hard to overthrow the present leadership in the state. The Mentri Besar stressed that such people would never succeed in poisoning the minds of the
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    • 150 10 PENANG, Tues. —A booklet on "character lottery" was found hidden inside a brassiere following a search by a woman constable inside a police station. This was stated in the second Magistrate s Court here yesterday when Lim Hong Lan, 20, pleaded guilty to a charge of
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    • 121 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Tucs. The Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman, and Puan Sharifah Rodziah, gave a dinner in honour of th« Japanese Foreign Minister, Mr. Etsusaburo Shiina and Mrs. Shiina, at the Residency, Kuala Lumpur, on Sunday. Picture shows the Prime Minister presenting a gift to Mr. Shiina
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    • 192 10 Malaysia Indon air talks begin KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Preliminary negotiations for the resum- ption of air services between Malaysia and Indonesia began at the Ministry of Transport yesterday. The Indonesian delegation of four is led by Col. Ashadi Tjahjadi. The other members are Dr. Burhanuddin, Dr. Karno Barkah and the
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    • 183 10 IPO H, Tues. The Sultan of Perak yesterday advised school children to learn hard and concentrate on their studies as there was no short cut to absorb knowledge and education. Speaking at the opening of the $230,000 Lower Secondary School at Bota Kanan near Parit,
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    • 91 10 TAIPING. Tues. Forty people were pulled in by police in one of the biggest swoops on secret society h.deouts here over the weekend. 18 u r iderst0 °d that all 01 them have now been reafter questioning. The surprise raids were ca F5 led ou t by
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    • 113 10 TAIPING. Tues. The building belonging to the Malayan Chinese Association Larut Selatan branch in Birch Road here was smeared with black oil by vandals. The Association s signboard was also defaced. The caretaker who made the discovery immediately summoned the branch chairman. Mr. Goh Chok Sam to
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 566 4 What's on in today's Radio dnl ■tr* -fi TV MALAYSIA CHANNEL 5 Kuala Lumpur and Penang, Ipob and Malacca; 3 and 10 Johore Babru; 4 Taiping. 7 Batu Pahat; 9 KJuang. P.M. 5.45 Opening Annct.; 5.50 News in the National Language; 6.00 News in Tamil; 6.10 Majallah Kita; 6.35 Cartoon
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    • 138 5 OBJECTIVE TESTING is going to be introduced in the L.C.E. examinations from next year. What is objective testing? What is the educational importance of this system? What are the problems a teacher is likely to face in attempting to evaluate his class by resorting to this method? What are the
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    • 59 5 STORE DIARY 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. National Library, Lecture Hail, Stamford Road: United Nations Day Exhibition. 7.30 p.m. Victoria Theatre, Empress Place: "Pi Shen Wah", a stage Play. 7.30 p.m. Free film shows by the Ministry of Culture: Kampong Fernhill Road; Hwa Nong School. Jalan AlsagofT; Kampong Eng Ho
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    • 61 5 TIME AND TIDE Penang: 11.07 a.m. (6.9 ft.), 11.45 p.m. (7.6 ft.). Port Swettenham: 3.47 a.m. (12.6 ft.), 4.05 p.m. (11.5 ft.). Port Dickson: 4.45 a.m. (8 ft), 5.22 p.m. (7.4 ft.). Singapore: 9.44 a.m. (7.8 ft.), 9.28 p.m. (8 ft.). Sedili Kechil: 7.48 a.m. (7.1 ft.), 8.06 p.m. (5.9
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  • WORLD NEWS 1
    • 187 6 NEW ORLEANS, Tues. (UPI) An engine-room explosion touched off a raging fire aboard the tanker Gulfstag in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana Coast early yesterday, apparently killing seven men. The other 33 members of the crew abandoned ship and were picked up by
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    • 193 6 DALLAS, Texas, Tues (AP> Jack Ruby's attorney said yesterday that freedom on bond is under consideration for Ruby, who until recently was under a sentence of death for slaying Lee Harvey Oswald, the alleged assassin of President Kennedy. "We have very good
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    • 84 6 LONDON, Tues. (AP) The King and Queen of Nepal were luncheon guests of Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh at Buckingham Palace yesterday. The Nepalese monarchs are on a private visit to London. Among the guests were Prime Minister Wilson and his wife, the Nepalese
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    • 88 6 NEW YORK. Tues. (AP) Former Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. was appointed chairman of the Board of Royal Crown Cola International Ltd. yesterday as the company announced plans to expand Its international operations. Glen, who piloted the Mercury-Atlas spacecraft on the first American manned orbital flight, also
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    • 134 6 BELGRADE. Tues (AP)— Premier Petar Stambolic returned yesterday from Greece and said his official visit was useful. "We held talks, open and friendly on all of our co-operation," he said in a statement at the airport where he was welcomed by several members of the
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    • 107 6 MALINES, Belgium, Tues. (UPI) A fierce explosion destroyed a munitions factory yesterday causing heavy casualties in Belgium's second disaster in 48 hours. Five bodies were recovered from the smoking debris of the factory after a lunch hour explosion. At least 60 employees were taken to hospital. Police
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    • 171 6 UNITED NATIONS, Tues. fAP) The United Nations marked Its 21st birthday yesterday with a concert in the General Assembly Hall by the Pittsburg Symphony Orchestra under the direction of William Steinberg. Mirella Frenni, Italian soprano, was the featured soloist. In a brief address
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    • 84 6 VIENNA, Tues. (AP) Czechoslovak Radio Stations this weekend launchel a massive attack against Communist China, privately owned Radio Free Europe (RFE) reported yesterday. Radio Bratislava reported the Chinese nuclear potential caused "insecurity and m-feeling among her immediate neighbours," apparently meaning the Soviet Union, and added
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    • 73 6 BOGOTA, Colombia, Tues. (AP) An explosion trapped 30 miners in two coal mines yesterday at Samaca, about 100 miles northeast of Bogota, government officials in Boyaca province reported. They said Army troops, doctors and nurses rushed to the mines to aid in rescue operations. The
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    • 255 6 P. 4 "TNA MARIA, Texas Tues. (UPI) Ten thousand persons, including the President's daughter, Luci Johnson Nugent, and her husband, came to this small town on Sunday to dedicate a Mosaic of Our Lady of Czestochowa. Tre Mosaic, also known as the "Black
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    • 246 6 CHICAGO, Tues. (UPI) Six court-appointed psychiatrists have decided that Dallas drifter Richard Speck is competent to stand trial en charges of slaying eight nurses, including a Filipina, the Chicago Daily News reported yesterday. The psychiatrists were given the job of deciding whether
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    • 51 6 VIENNA. Tucs. (UPI) A group of 73 refugees from Eastern Europe left here yesterday as part of the ICEM organised refugee transports to the United States. The ICEM 'lnternational Committee for European Migration) has organised the transport of some 650.000.000 since 1952. an ICEM spokesman
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    • 234 6 WASHINGTON, Tues. (UPI) Supreme Court agreed yesterday to review the conviction of 17 antiVietnam war demonstrators whose rally i n N ew York's Times Square was broken up by mounted patrolmen when they refused to disperse. The youths contended in their
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    • 46 6 TEL AVIV. Israel, Tues. (AP> Two Armed Arab shepherds crossed into Southern Israel from Jordan yesterday and one was killed in an exchange of gunfire with an Israeli Army Patrol, a Military spokesman said. The other man fled back across the border, he added.
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    • 109 6 LONDON, Tues. (UPI) Actress Dinah Sheridan, 46. gained another $28,000 from her wealthy ex-hus-band John Harris Davii, 59, Chairman of the Mammoth Rank Organisation, in the divorce court hert yesterday. She divorced Davis last year on the grounds of cruelty and was awarded a lump
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    • 44 6 AMMAN, Jordan, Tues. (UPI) Egyptian Forcel resumed bombing raids on Yemeni Royalist areas in the northeast Yemen two days ago, sources disclosed yesterday. The sources also said that during the last week another 15,000 Egyptian soldiers were sent into the Yemen.
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    • 94 6 BEIRUT, Tues. (UPI) The Damascus Daily newspaper "A 1 Baath." official organ ot Syria's ruling Baath party, said yesterday the "popular war of liberation <of Palestine) is entering a decisive stage." Editorially, the paper called on all progressive Arab Forces from the Persian Gulf to the
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    • 146 6 THIS IS a general view of a Bach concert in Berlin The Berlin Philharmonic Hall which has a capacity for 2 500 anriienr* w** be bought weeks earlier, if one did not wish to be turned back an d tickets for such shows
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    • 203 6 ROME, Tues. (UP I) Film queen Oina Lollobrigida and her Yugoslav born refugee husband Dr. Milko Skoflc were granted a legal separation yesterday amid reports she will give up her Italian citizenship to divorce him. "It's been a bitter day for me.'"
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    • 102 6 WINCHESTER, Virginia, Tues. (UPI) Former Sen. Harry F. Byrd Sr, a commanding figure in Virginia politics and the conservative faction of Congress for many decades, was buried in a simple ceremony near his Shenandoah Valley home. Vice President Mr. Hubert Humphrey and Treasury Secretary Mr. Henry Fowler,
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    • 135 6 SANTIAGO, Chile, Tues. (AP) Archbishop Makarios, President of Cyprus, arrived here yesterday on a four-day goodwill visit. The airliner in which the 53-year-old Chief of State travelled flew over Los Cerrillos airport with a sixplane Air Force escort. Ten minute? later, the Archbishop's plane landed.
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    • 430 7 'Blake a double-double-agent' TORONTO, Canada, Tues. (AP) A Toronto newspaper man claimed yesterday that George Blake, British master spy who escaped from jail over the weekend, was in fact a double-double-agent still In the pay of British Intelligence even after he drew a 42-year sentence for spying. Greek-born Philip Deane,
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    • 173 7 TOKYO. Tues. (AFP) japan has Dicked five members to represent her in the proposed Philippine-Japan joint commission to study financing problems attending industrial development projects in the Philippines Chief Cabinet Secretary Mr Kiichi Aichi announced the Japanese appointments follows: Messrs. Ushiba Nobuhiko, Foreign Office counsellor Akira Nishiyama.
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    • 153 7 DETROIT, Michigan. Tues. fAP) Mr. Samuel J. Prete. a World War n spy credited with being the first man to notify American headquarters of Italy's surrender in 1943, died on Sunday in a hospital. He was 59. Prete. an agent of the office of
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    • 81 7 PERU, Tues. Peru's biggest earthquake in 26 years, a massive tremor that made the buildings tumble and people running into streets in this capital city of Lima in South America and along its 95 miles Coast on October 18th, has been estimated to have left over 100 dead and some
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    • 191 7 ABERFAN, Wales, Tues. (AP) More shattered bodies were pulled from the ooze of the Aberfan disaster yesterday, bringing the known dead to 140, all but 17 of them children. Officials estimated that more than 50 others remained under the horror of waste and slime
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    • 183 7 RANGOON. Tues. (AFP) Looking back over its 21 years of existence, the United Nations has consistently striven to achieve the ideals conceived at the time of its inception. Burma's Revolutionary Council chairman General Ne Win said here last night in a message on the occasion of
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    • 233 7 GRENADA, Mississippi, Tues. (AP> Police arrested 214 Negro marchers most of them school-age children on Monday when they refused to stop at barricades around integrated Grenada schools. SheritT Suggs Ingram said 101 of the demonstrators were sent to the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parcnman about
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    • 192 7 JAKARTA. Tues. (AP) The seven-nation summit meeting in Manila is "simply to demonstrate the determination of the Americans and their allies to carry out a policy of physical confrontation in Vietnam," the Indonesian Observer said today. The paper, owned by Information Minister, Mr. BM.
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    • 199 7 LONDON, Tues. <AP) Labour Minister, Mr. Roy Gunter announced yesterday that with unemployment increasing rapidly there is almost no money left in the government fund to pay out compensa tlon. Mr. Gunter reported this in the House of Commons as the Conservative opposition opened
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    • 288 7  -  By: ANTHONY TOBIN ABERFAN, Wales, (L'PI) "Mum. Mum. Help me. help me." these terrifyingly pitiful words were the last uttered by children of the Pontglas School before their lives were snufTed out by an avalanche of coal sludge which roared down the little valley of
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    • 42 7 TAIPEI, Tues. (AFP) The local police yesterday turned over to the court two Americans arrested red handed while digging the tomb of an ancient Chinese lady for treasures. They are Harry Pelzizer of Texas and Jack Horseman of Washington State.
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    • 228 7 ADELAIDE, Australia, Tues. (AP) The Adelaide police are now faced with a situation unprecedented in Australian legal history that of having charged a man with a girl's murder without having found her corpse. Police said early today that Wendy Jane Pfeiffer, 9.
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    • 81 7 PARIS. Tues. (AFP) France is to import 1.500 Soviet "Moskvitch" cars next year, under an agreement signed at the Soviet commercial office in Paris yesterday. The cars will be delivered by the Soviet "Auto-Export" organisation to a private French firm. Jacques Poch, which specialises in the
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    • 65 7 SAIGON, Tucs. The Nationalist China's Buddha s relics was carried on a back of an elephant as the relics was removed from the Long Hoa pagoda to the Vietnam National Shrine last week. Thich Bach Thang, the Chinese supreme Buddhist leader. Ven. Thich Tam Chau, rector of the Vien Hoa
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    • 182 7 NEW YORK. Tues. (AP)— The Zionist Organization of America has decided to use lectures and printed literature to combat what it described as "the vicious Anti-semetic and «ro carried on throughout the United States by Arab students. Mr. Jacques Torczyner, re-elected president at the close of
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    • 109 7 LONDON. Tues. (AFP) Britain will probably have several Military communications space satellites from next year onwards, the "Financial Times'' reported today. It said: "The U.K. is likely to have a small number of Military communications satellites of its own from later next year "The Ministry
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    • 29 7 B 6iV6 ME SIX SHRIMFJ RV6 ANOlcVieS AND TWELVE outers. KLUAW£ 1 ?Air SHOP vV mm V "1T" <«r, in by Johnny hart NO. I'M HAVIM& A COCKTAIL PARTY".
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  • 398 8 AT long last the Malaysian Government has lifted the lid from the nation's northern border. It has issued a White Paper on the communist build-up there. There have been speculations about the activities of the remnants of Chin Peng's gang at the Betong salient since the end
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  • 360 8 CINGAPORE'S Foreign Minister, Mr. S. Rajaratnam, speaking at a dinner given in honour of the visiting Japanese Foreign Minister, Mr E. Shiina, said, "The tragedy is that today there is not enough unity in Asia for its constituent nations to reflect views representative of Asia, not only on
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  • 2600 8 Minister of Education, Enche Mohd. Khir Johari, has reassured Malaysians of the "super-liberal policy of Government towards the languages and cultures of the races that make up the multi-racial society of Malaysia." Among other things, Enche Khir also reiterated that even when Malay became the sole official
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  • Commercial and industrial
    • 94 9 SINGAPORE, Tues. Association of Banks in Malaysia made the following changes in its rates to merchants today were: New York: Buying T.T. 32-11/16; Airmail O.D. 3213/16: 90 d/st. 33-5/16 credit bills; 33-9/16 trade bills. Canada: Buying T.T. 355 16; Airmail O.D. 35-7/16; 90 d/st. 36 Credit bills; 361
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    • 205 9 SINGAPORE, Tues. The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., announced today that its consolidated net operating earnings, after taxes, for the first nine months of this year were M 5221,353,390 or M$ 10.55 per share, a record figure for the period. The earnings represented an
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    • 832 9 SINGAPORE. Tues. Industrials were quiet but s eady except Gammon with heavy transactions at reduced prices from $1.56 to $1.49 and closed at $1.51. Properties were generally quiet and trendless. Tins were steady throughout the day. Turnover in units of gtock and shares were; 492.000 of
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    • 51 9 NEW YORK, Tues. (UPI) Rubber futures yesterday closed unchanged and untraded. Bid Asked Nov. 22.40 22.60 Jan. 22.50 23.00 March 22.50 23.00 May 22.50 23.00 July 22.50 23.00 Sept. 22.50 23.00 Nov. 22.50 23.00 Locally, the spot No. 1 RSS continued unchanged at 22i cents per pound,
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    • 151 9 NEW YORK, Tues. (UPI)— Foreign car producers are going to have a much harder time than American manufacturers in meeting the new U.S. auto safety requirements by 1968, the Insiders Newsletter fore cast. "New regulations Involving distances from SEATO to dashboard, bumper heights and
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    • 14 9 SINGAPORE. Tues. —The tin price for today was $6082 per picul, up
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    • 289 9 Rubber up of a cent SINGAPORE. Tues November first grade rubber buyers f.o.b. closed at 5 p.m. in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur today at 654 cts. per lb., up 1 cts. from previous close. The tone was quiet but steady. After a slow opening the market steadied on trade and
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    • 136 9 HONGKONG. Tues. < AFP) Hongkong's export to France have risen fast this year more than doubling m the first six months, according to Mr. M. Beguin, newly arrived French Trade Commissioner. He said he had high hopes of developing trade between Hongkong and France.
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    • 176 9 SINGAPORE SINGAPORE, Tues. —The following snips are expected to be in port today:Godown Vessels 1/2 Kinsei Maru No. 11 1/2 Bratslav 6/7 Bonneville 8/9 Rajula 10/11 Tiber 13/14 Clytoneus 15/16 Straat Lombok 18 Star Antares 19 Pusan 21/22 Koyo Maru 23/24 Kimanis 25/26 Kinsei Maru No. 11 29/30
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    • 193 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. Rothmans of Pall Mall is about to move into three new territories in East Africa Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. Projects will be set up on the same 50-50 joint venture bas's with local investors as has proved successful in
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    • STOCK EXCHANGE-MALAYSIA, S'PORE
      • 205 9 B S Alex. Bricks Ords 15.50 "iousieaa 1.48 1.50 C. T. S. Ords. XD 50/Chemical Co 1.38 1.39 Cola Storage 3.00 3.04 Dunlop 2.36 2.38 F. Smelting XD 4.06 4.12 Esso Ords 2.86 2.87 United Holdings 1.33 Fitzpatricks CD 1.50 F N. Ords 3.38 Gammon 1.51 1.52 Guinness 2.24
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      • 98 9 Ampat CCR 9/7 Aokam Austral Amal 22/4$ 22/9 Austral Malay XR 32/6 Ayer Hitam XD 20/20/4* Berjuntal 33/3 33/6 Gopeng XD 34/6 36/Hong Kong Idris Hyd 14/3 14/6 K'pong Lanjut 23/10$ 24/Kamunting 18/9 19/3 Kuala Kampar 25/Kuchai CD 1.90 Larut 11/11/4J Lingui XD CD 2.08 Lower Perak 23/3 Malayan
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      • 29 9 Central Prop .71 City Dev. .33* Faber Union .50* Island Pen .46* K. L. Prop 84* San Holdings .26* oel Prop 1.22 S'pore Land CD .56* Town City
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      • 48 9 Batu Lintang CD 1.70 Borelli (New) 2.15 Glenealy CD 1.37 Jeram Kuantan CD Kempas 1.89 Kluang Ord. XD Kundong Tg. Pau 1.70 1.80 Mentakab 1 60 New Scudal 4.10 New Serendah 2.15 Riverview 2/5 Sel Coconut 2.65 Temerloh 1.90 Uli) Benut 140 United Malacca 1.72 1.80
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      • 44 9 Anglo Asian 1/0* 1/2 Anglo Oriental CD 3/6 3/7* B. Kawan XCR 5/3 5/9 Bekoh 2/7* 3/Bk. S'bawang 5/3 Chembong 1/2 1/5 Cicely 2/3 2/6 Golden Hope 5/K L. Kepong CD u 2/2/11 Kalim 1/8 1/10 Merlimau Pegoh 1/11 Strs. Rubber 1/1*
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      • 29 9 First Malayan 2.14 2.24 Second Malayan 1.52 1.62 Third Malayan XD 1.07 1.18 Malaysian Commerce 87 .98 Mai. Savings Fund 1.27 1.37 Sterling Commodity XD 3/9 4/4
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      • 202 9 TIME AIRLINE FROM 8 20 a.m. MAL 019 Kuala Lumpur. 8.50 a.m. JAL 712 Jakarta. 9.30 a.m. MAL 121 Kuala Lumpur. 10.30 a.m. MAL 451 Kuching. 10.55 a.m. MAL 005 Penang. Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur, Malacca. 11.15 a.m. Thai 404 Jakarta. 1.10 p.m. Air Viet 648 Saigon, Kuala
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      • 190 9 TIME AIRLINE TO 7.00 a.m. ML 032 Malacca. K Lumpur, Ipoh, 7.00 a.m. MAL 452 Penang, K. Bahru. Kuchine 7.31 a.m. MAL 122 Kuala Lumpur. 8.30 a.m. MAL 616 Kuala Lumpur, Hongkong. 8.45 a.m. MAL 522 Penang. Bangkok. 9.00 a.m. CX 572 Bangkok, Hongkong, Taipeh, 9.00 a.m.
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      • 145 9 TIME AIRLINE FROM 8 15 a.m MAL (ML 122) Singapore. 8.25 a.m. MAL (ML 032) Penang, Malacca. 9.15 a.m. MAL (ML 005) Penang, Ipoh. 9.15 a.m. MAL (ML 616) Singapore. 10 05 a.m. MAL (ML 044) Singapore. 10.30 a.m. Air Vietnam 10.55 (VN 64«> Saigon. a.m.
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      • 136 9 TIME AIRLINE TO 7.15 a.m. MAL (ML 019) Singapore. 8 45 a.m. MAL (ML 121/456) Singapore, Kuching. Ipon, Penang, Kota Jesselton. 8.40 a.m. MAL (ML 032) Bahru. 9.30 a.m. MAL (ML 005> Malacca, Singapore. 9.50 a.m. MAL (ML 616) Hongkong. 10.20 a.m. MAL (ML 044) Kuantan.
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    • 117 9 SINGAPORE, Tucs Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange noon prices today were: Previous Today's Sellers Sellers Coconut oil (FOB) Bulk Sept 42.75 42.75 Coconut oil (FOB) Drums Sept 44.75 Sugar (Java) ex-godown. 25.75 25.75 Nutmegs 110s 485.00 485.00 Nutmegs B W 240.00 Garbled Lampong Black Pepper (FOB) 127.50 125.00 Pepper Black
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  • 154 11 UNITED NATIONS, Tues. (AP) Thailand accused Cambodia yesterday of "inventing lies a n d fabrications of aggressive and terroristic crimes which Thailand never committed". Mr. Anand Panyarachun. Thailand Charge D'Affaires at the United Nations, said in a letter to the Security Council that Cambodia "itself
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  • 219 11 BOGOTA, Tues. (AP) Army troops clashed with students at this City's National University last night after a group shouting anti-Government slogans threw stones at President Carlos Lleras Rcstrepo and U.S. financier John D. Rockefeller 111. The stones missed President Lleras and Mr. Rockefeller,
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  • 157 11 TOKYO, Tues. Some 3.000 Zengakuren students belonging to two factions, the pro-Peking and antiPeking of Zengakuren staged a rally in two different parts of Tokyo recently to protest the Vietnam war. While another group of 2,000-strong belonging also to anti-Peking faction
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  • 513 11 VMASHINGTON, Tues. (UPI) U.S. News and World Report said yesterday Australians in Canberra believed the British would pullout of their military bases in Singapore in two to five years. The news magazine, in a report from Canberra entitled "Now Australia steps into its
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  • 81 11 NEW YORK. Tues. (AP) Mr. Eugene Ros tow's appointment as UnderSecretary of State for Political Affairs is expected to bring thaw in U.S. relations with French President Charles De Gaulle, Newsweek Magazine said yesterday. Predecessor The magazine, in its "Periscope" section, said: "Under Rostow's predecessor, George Ball,
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  • 90 11 BONN. Tues. It is a piece of art. a perfect portrait, some do it with colours and brush or chalk or pencil, but this artist Josef Abel, who is not a professional, has completed a remarkable portrait with the use of his typewriter for
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  • 225 11 SAIGON, Tues. (IPI) North Vietnamese gunners mortared an American Marine Regimental Command Post yesterday and two helicopters crashed as they whirled in to pick up the casualties. The action occurred at 1.45 a.m. just one and a half miles south of the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ)
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  • 36 11 COLOMBO. Tues. (UPI) U.S. Ambassador -at large Averell Harriman will arrive here on Oct. 29 for talks with the Government on the situation in South East Asia, a Government spokesman said last night.
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  • 351 12 LONDON, Tues. (AP) Karate teacher Anthony Creamer, charged with murder, stood in the Old Bailey witness box yesterday in his short sleeves. Prosecutor Mr. Alistair Morton told him: M I want you to hit the ledge of the witness box a karate blow —but don't
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  • 49 12 Kennedy Space Centre, Florida: Tues. Is that a cigar Gemini XII pilot Edwin E. Aldrin is peering at through his space helmet? No it's a radiation dosimeter used inside the spacecraft to measure ultraviolet radiation during manned missions. Recent picture UP I. Recent picture UPI.
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  • 546 12 Cincinnati: CICOCNATt Tues. A wave of fear sweeping this city is making its population companions in terror. Residents learned on Oct. 12 of the rapeslaying of Mrs. Alice Hochhausler, a mother of nine. She had been strangled with the sash of her red
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 2042 12 VACANCIES IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SINGAPORE. I. APPOINTMENTS: A. TEACHERS IN-TRAINING (PRIMARY SCHOOLS) (i) Malay Medium (ii) Tamil Medium (iii) English Medium fiv> Chinese Medium B. TEA CHER-IN-TRAINING (TECHNICAL SECONDARY) (i) English Medium (ii) Malay Medium (iii) Chinese Medium C. TEACHERS-IN-TRAINING (DOMESTIC SCIENCE, SECONDARY) (i) English Medium (ii) Malay
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    • 176 12 Classified Ad. ANNOUNCEMENT 20 Words $lO/' /Minimum) BEETHOVEN AND BACH tir-c onditioned spacious oundproof studios of Far lastern Music School available hourly or monthly en[uiries Tel. ***** Singapore. TENDER NOTICES SINGAPORE POLYTECHNIC TENDERS are invited for be supply of the following ar the School of Engineerig> 1. Tender For Surveying
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    • 138 12 announcements, marriages, births, deaths. ENCACEMENTS. PERSONAL. IN MEMORIAM ETC I FOR a minimum of twenty 2) WORDS EACH ADDITIONAL WORD SO CENTS VEHICLES FOR SALE. SITUATIONS VACANT, ACCOMMODATION VACANT, FOR SALE. WANTED ETC C I POR A MINIMUM OF TWENTY WORDS EACH ADDITIONAL WORD 25 CENTS «B„ N™,*, i, ch,r,.<
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  • 136 13 More than a century after the fabulous gold rushes of the 1850s and 60s swept Australia, a new mining fever, gemseeking, is gripping many Australians. The hobby of y-collecting and polishing gemstones is the fastest growing hobby in Australia. Australia is rich in gemstones of many varieties and
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  • 211 13 BRISBANE. Tues Twelve travel agents from Sngapore and Malaysia spent a week at the Gold Coast Australia's best known seaside tourist refort in the south of Queensland. The travel agents also •pent a second week looking at tourist facilities In Central Australia. Brought to
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  • 430 13 CANBERRA, Tues. Independent Australian engineering consultants are playing an increasing part in the development of their own and neighbouring countries. The Australian consultant is strategically placed to aid in development works in Asia and the Pacific. He is expert in improvisation and the use
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  • 143 13 CANBERRA, Tues. Three members of the Sabah State Legislative have met many of Australia's leading politicians, including the Prime Minister, Mr. Holt, during an Australian tour. Messrs. Lee On Yin, J.S. Tibok, and Amin bin Ali visited Australia as members of the Sabah branch of
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  • 88 13 MELBOURNE, Tues. Australia may have a World Fair in 1976 A survey carried out for the Australian World Fair Project organisation says the fair could be staged successfully in Melbourne, capital of the Australian State of Victoria. The chairman of the pri-vately-run Australian World Fair
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  • 218 13 CANBERRA, Tues. General elections for the House of Representatives will be held throughout Australia on November 26. Voting is compulsory for every Australian over the age of 21 for the Federal Parliament which comprises a House of Representatives and a Senate. A total of
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  • 45 13 CAMBERRA. Tues. Loans up to $l,OOO with no security are to be made available to the Australian public by the Bank of New South Wales This is the the latest move in the competition between banks and the hire purchase and finance companies.
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  • 296 13 AUSTRALIAN NEWS AND VIEWS MELBOURNE, Tues. Australia's Commonwealth Serum Laboratories, the largest biological manufacturing organisation in the southern hemisphere, is playing an active part in the development of a new influenza vaccine. Scientists say this vaccine could have a wide-spread application in South-East Asia. Serum
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  • 140 13 BRISBANE, Tues. A record total of 13 students from Borneo hope to graduate in Queensland this year. Seven are from Sarawak, five from Sabah, and one from Brunei. All 13 face final examinations towards the end of the year and most will return home to
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  • 280 13 CANBERRA, Tucs. The South East Asian and Australia area of the Pacific Basin is on the threshold of developments that could transfer it into one of the most advanced regions of the world. The Australian Treasurer Mr. William McMahon, said this in New
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  • 197 13 ADELAIDE, Tues. A "Host Family Scheme", under which Australian families will befriend Asian and African students and help them adjust to the Australian way of life, has been set up in Adelaide. Similar schemes are at present operating successfully both in Western Australia and Tasmania.
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  • 218 13 CANBERRA. Tue s j Armed resistance io preserve the freedom of choice of free Asia is only the beginning of a greater task. Australia's Minister for External Affairs, Mr. Paul Hasluck, told the AmericanAustralian Association in New York. Mr. Hasluck said that he
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  • 116 13 MELBOURNE, Tues. A ship containing 15,000 toys for Vietnamese children will arrive in Saigon late this month. The toys are the gift of a Melbourne toy manufacturer, Mr. Alex Tolmer, who gave the toys to be distributed to Vietnamese children at Christmas. Mr. Tolmer
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  • 116 13 PERTH. Tues. Eight Western Australians have decided that there was only one real way to see Asia and have bought a small bus to make a tour. They feel that by travelling by bus and stopping at whatever place interests them they will learn
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  • 198 13 SYDNEY, Tu es. The New South Wales Department of Agriculture plans to have a large proportion of the State's potato crops almost completely free of disease within the next decade. Basis of the department's programme is an "elite" potato seed scheme which the department
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  • 126 13 CANBERRA, Tues. Australia's population expanded by Just over 1,000,000, to 11,544,691, between a census held in June, 1961 and another held in June this year. The Commonwealth Statistician this week released a report in which he stated the increase represented an annual population growth rate of 1.9
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  • 123 13 BRISBANE, Tues. The Borneo community in Brisbane, capital of Queensland, stands at a record of 82 and is expected to increase even further when more students arrive next year. Queensland is especially popular with Borneo students because of its mild weather, great emphasis on agricultural studies, and high
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  • 548 15 SINGAPORE, Tues. The American Business House Eagles caused the biggest upset in the Singapore Softball Association's knock-out competition when they beat the favourites, the Pirates 4 2 at Monk's Hill. The Pirates now leading v. :th the Caltex Stars in the fc S.A.'s Div. One
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  • 92 15 CHESTERFIELD, (Derbyshire) Tues. (AFP) Sam gardy. one of the great England goalkeepers, died at his home here yesterday. He was 83. During his first class career, which spanned twenty-three years, he played for Chesterfield, Liverpool, Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest. Hardy, who ran away
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  • 29 15 BROTHERS Thorn Kook Chin and Tham Kook Keong in action during their training in preparation for the Malaysia Open Wrestling Championships to be held in Kuala Lumpur.
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  • 138 15 MALACCA, Tues. Billy Yap of Selangor lost both the singles and doubles titles in the annual Malacca Amateur Lawn Tennis Association Open Championships at the General Hospital Courts here at Bukit Bahru. In the singles Billy Yap was beaten by Singapore's champion Sharin Osman while
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  • 279 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Motional coach Bill Miller today said the poor results at the recent Olympic Council of Malaysia trials for the Asian Games were due to two factors bad timing and stiff qualifying standards. Mr. Miller observed that the trials were held
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  • 47 15 MALACCA, Tues. Len Barbour beat 14 other competitors to win the Rosebowl Passage sailing race organised by the Bukit Terendak Sailing Club at Terendak Camp. He covered the distance of 40 miles In ten hours. Runner-up was D. Adams and third S/Sgt. Christ.
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  • 163 15 BANGKOK, Tues. (AFP) The final deadline for participation by events at the Fifth Asian Games here has been set lor October 28. The organising committee disclosed here today. The committee also set November 25 as the final date for specific entries in each
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  • 72 15 SEOUL, Tues. (AP) U.S. Marathon runner Norman Higgings arrived yesterday to participate in an international marathon meet scheduled for Sunday. The 29-year-old runner will compete in the race here with two-time Olympic gold medal winner Bikila Abebe of Ethiopia and Japan's Kenji Kimihara, who won
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  • 691 15  -  sosc approves tentative 79-man team By Albert Johnson SINGAPORE, Tucs. The Singapore Olympic Sports Council brought down the "guillotine" on the selection of the contingent to the Asian Games when it "tentatively" approved a 79-man strong team to Bangkok, at a meeting held today. The Minister for
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  • 159 15 SINGAPORE. Tues.—Eric Hobby Centre will hold a new and exciting car racing event on their giant "King 155" track. Together with Rothmans of Pall Mall <M) Ltd. they have formed the Rothman League Races. Rothmans have donated the prizes which consist of 16 trophies and
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  • 358 15 SINGAPORE, Tues. The Football Association of Singapore will launch a "crash programme" in the coming 1967 season for the development of soccer in the Republic of Singapore. The FAS has mapped out a eight-point "priority plan" aimed to provide a revolutionary and radical
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  • 156 15 LONDON, Tues. (UPI) Boxing promoter Jack Solomons said yesterday he has received a letter of protest from Bangkok concerning world flyweight champion Walter McGowan's Nov. 16 non-title fight against Italian Toni Sassarini. Col. Boonlert Lertpricha, who is promoting the Dec 30 world title fight between McGowan
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  • 52 15 TANJONG MALIM, Tues. Lim Chin Poh and R. Vijesurier won the Tanjong Malim tennis championship for the Malaysia Anniversary Cup tournament here yesterday. Chin Poh and Vijesurier beat Ronnie Weller and Abdul Kareem 6-4, 6-2 in the finals. The Challenge Cup was donated by Dr. Lam
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  • 225 15 SINGAPORE, Tues.—The Singapore Rifle Association chalked up a good score in the National Rifle Association's Commonwealth Postal Match, held at the Bukit Timah Rifle Range here recently. The S R. (a) team led by Lim Keng Wah scored a total 1022 points.
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  • 59 15 SINGAPORE, Tues Singapore Recreation Club drew 1-1 with Young Men Sikh Association in the S.H.A. division two hockey league competition played at the padang today. YMSA led 1-0 at halftime through Devinder Singh. In the second-half the Recs staged a grand rally and right-wing R. Schoon. pounced
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  • 406 15 MEXICO, Tues. (AP) The International Olvmpic committee (IOC) gave the Mexicans a vote of confidence yesterday on their preparations for the 1968 Games. "We have a full report from the Organising Committee on what it has done and have seen schedule and blue prints of their
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
    • 133 15 SPORTS DIARY SWIMMING: Polis Negara Singapura Annual Swimming Carnival at Chinese Swimming Club, Amber Road (2.15 p.m.) Soccer: Singapore Government Services Football Association's Competition Senior Div. Police 'A' vs Woodbridge Hospital; Junior Section Port of Singapore Authority vs Public Utilities Board (5.15 p.m.) Hockey: S.H.A.'s league Div. 1 Khalsa vs
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  • 57 16 PEKING, Tues. Chinese Communist Party Chairman Mao TseTung on car raising his hand to a crowd of Red Guards and revolutionary teachers and students who came to Peking to exchange revolutionary experience from all parts of the country during a rally of Red Guards in square of the Gate of
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  • 409 16 Bv ROBERT IBRAHIM MANINLA, Tues. (I PI) Five university students were arrested and charged with assault and breaches of the peace yesterday after gunfire punctuated an antiAmerican demonstration described as the wildest in recent Philippine history. One student was shot In the neck when
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  • 145 16 JAKARTA, Tues. (AFP) Indonesia has the highest rate of inflation in the world, Farming Minister Mr. Sutjipto told an Indonesian Forestry Working Conference here yesterday. Based on the price index figure of 100 for 1957, the present figure i s 150,000. he said. The volume of Indonesian money
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  • 477 16 BERKELEY, California. Tucs. (UPI) Sen. Robert F. Kennedy said on Sunday that it was "pretty clear" the people of South Vietnam do not want Premier Nguyen Cao Ky as their leader. But he added quickly, "They also don't want the Communists."
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  • 218 16 TOKYO, Tues. (UPI) Discovery of a new process of testing holds forth promise for development of a simple and inexpensive method of detecting cancer in its earliest stages was announced here today. Two American doctors revealed the method of testing in a research paper
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  • 109 16 BANGKOK, Tues. (AP).— Construction will begin soon on an American financed airfield with a 9,000-feet long runway at Nakorn Pathom, 35 miles West of Bangkok, it was reported here today. Air Marshal Kamol Thejatunga. Vice Chief of the Thai Air Staff, in a statement published in the
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  • 747 16  -  By ELLEN LIND MANILA, Tues. (UPI) Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson and the wives of other summit conference leaders today trace the medieval history of the Philippines along avenues where Spanish conquistadors once walked. President Johnson and the leaders of his six allied
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  • 84 16 TOKYO. Tues. (UPI) Japan has turned down several requests by Philippine President Ferdinand E. Marcos that it send an observer to the Manila conference. the Mainichi Daily News said today. A Mainichi correspondent in Manila said Pres. Marcos and his aides had repeatedly asked the Tokyo
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  • 90 16 HONG KONG, Tues. (AFP) Hong Kong's newest industry the manufacture of high-precision musical movements, better known as music-boxes will make the colony the fourth country in the world, and the only one of its kind in the Commonwealth, This industry is another of the joint
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  • 266 16 SAIGON, Tues. (AFP) Moderate Buddhist Leader Thich Tam Chau refused to bow to the decisions of the special Buddhist Congress which replaced him as head of the Buddhist Institute yesterday. He announced that he would continue to exercise the functions of president of the institute's
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  • 223 16 NEW DELHI, T ue|| (UPl)—Leaders of thre« key unaligned countries called yesterday for an immediate halt in me rican bomb attacks on North Vietnam "without any preconditions" as th« first step toward restoring peace. The call came in a joint communique issued at tht
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