Eastern Sun, 24 November 1966

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    27 1 EASTERN SUN Independent National jwhu \V|YV> n J SINGAPORE EDITION Estd. 1966. Vol. 1 No. 129. Thursday, November 24 1966. MC(P) 1942 KfTN 2309 Price 15 cents
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    Lock icon Reds plan revolt
    576 1 More troops are sent to Sarawak KUALA LUMPUR, WED. THE COMMUNISTS planning insurrection in Sarawak. To prevent this, additional troops are being despatched there. This was disclosed by the Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman at the weekly Pr Cabinet meeting The Tunku said that there were approximately
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    Lock icon Singapore, PI to resume diplomatic ties soon
    223 1 SINGAPORE, Wed.— THE Philippines and Singapore will soon reestablish diplomatic ties with each other. The Singapore Foreign Minister, Mr. S. Rajaratnam and the Philippines' Roving Ambassador, Mr. Thomas C. Benitez jointly disclosed this to the Press after more than an hour talks this
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    Lock icon Malaysia will invite Russian traders
    133 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Malaysia will invite a Russian trade delenation to visit the country, the Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman said t«»day. Speaking to newsmen after the weekly Cabinet meeting, he said: "A report submitted by our trade delegation to Marrow indicated that the Russians
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    Lock icon 3 to contest Kpg. Bharu ward
    123 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. There will be a three cornered fight in the by-elec-tion for the State constituency of Kampong Bharu which was caused by the death of the Speaker of the State Assembly. Dato' Abdullah Yassin (Alliance) two weeks ago. The Alliance is once
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    Lock icon Han Suyin's scholarship...
    70 1 The Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tunku Abdul Rahman is seen receiving a cheque for $4,000 from authoress Dr. Han Suyin, at the Residency in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. The money is for the Tunku Abdul Rahman Trust Fund for a fiveyear scholarship beinf offered by the authoress
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    Lock icon Tunku refutes rumours, describes them as stupid
    198 1 M ALA Lt'MPl'R, Wed. Prime Minister. Tunku Abdul Rahman, today hit out at rumours circulating in a foreign eountry. which said that the Prime Minister and the Malaysian Cabinet had investment, interest and were involved in the management of Ma- laysian banking. The
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    Lock icon RENT ACT FROM JAN. 1.
    41 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. The Control of Rent Act which was passed in June will come into force from Jan 1. This was announced by the Minister of Local Government and Housing Enche Khaw Kai, Boh. today.
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    Lock icon 'GOVT. HARSH, DRASTIC
    72 1 Kl ALA LUMPUR, Wed.— The University of Malaya Student's Union has appealed to the Singapore Government to reconsider and revoke its banishment orders to several Malaysian students for taking part in the Communist-inspired illegal processions and demonstrations recently. The union, m a statement today, said th e
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    Lock icon Nine million women take THE PILL
    377 3 SINGAPORE, Wed. About nine million women in the world take the Pill as their safeguard against conception. .This was disclosed by d?" 5' Wallnpr the VicePresident of the Pharmaceutical Trade Association, at a Rotary Club of SingaP° re luncheon meeting at the Cathay Hotel
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    Lock icon Presentation at K. Kerbau Lecture Theatre
    388 3 SINGAPORE, Wed.—A democratic and developing country like Singapore needs the contribution of talents, skill and pven money, from as many as are in a position to assist in the progress of nation-building. Mr. Siah Kah Hui. Parliamentary secretary to the Ministry of Health, said
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    Lock icon Beethoven Record House
    93 3 SINGAPORE. Wed. Beethovan Record House, a record importer dealing exclusively in sacred, classical and children's music, has moved to a newly renovated premises at No. 28/30 Orchard Road. Earlier this year, the firm's premises at the Chinese YMCA in Selegie Road was gutted by fire. After that
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    Lock icon Seng Siar's success
    93 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. A Malaysian JAYCEE, Mr. Tan Seng Siar. 31 was last week elected as one of the vice-presidents for operations at the annual congress of Junior Chamber International held in Kyoto, Japan. Mr. Tan's success Is not only a personal achievement but also an honour
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    Lock icon NO REPORT RECEIVED BY POLICE
    90 3 SINGAPORE. Wed. The Police, to date, have not received any report of an alleged attack by sampan operators on a Marine security officer, Mr. P.R.L. Wilson, on Oct. 28. The Police Secretary, Mr. T. Chelliah, said today that Mr. Wilson "has not lodged any report
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    Lock icon MISS JAPAN 1966' WANTS TO GET MARRIED AND RAISE CHILDREN
    513 3  -  By PETER LOKE SINGAPORE, Wed. What is the secret ambition of a beauty of the Orient? For a girl who has taken the coveted honours from 5.000 others—"Miss Japan. 1966," Hiroko Sasaki has none except.... "to get married and raise
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    Lock icon 4 KILLED IN 3 SEPARATE ACCIDENTS
    182 3 SINGAPORE. Wed. Two Public Health Division labourers. Peck Leng Chuan, 33. and S. Munusamy, 49, were killed when a three-ton military truck ploughed into them at the 51 m.s. I'p- per Serangoon Road this morning. Earlier, the truck had skidded and gone off the
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    Lock icon TO EASE TRAFFIC CONGESTION
    86 3 SINGAPORE, Wed. Construction work is being carried out at the Bartley Road Paya Lebar Road junction by the Public Works Department to ease traffic congestion in the area. Paya Lebar Road will be widened to provide a twolane flow in each direction. This will ease the
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    Lock icon No water areas
    50 3 SINGAPORE. Wed There will be no water and poor pressure on Thursday. Nov. 24. from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Lorong Chikar off Marsiling Road Similar conditions will prevail on Friday, Nov. 25. between 9 a.m. to 5 D.m at West Coast Road and Tanjong Penjum.
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    Lock icon ANOTHER PUBLIC DAILY-RATED UNION TO TAKE STRIKE BALLOT
    191 3 SINGAPORE, Wed. The Puhlie Daily-Rated Housing and Development Board Workers' Union will take a strike ballot on Sunday (No\. 2?) at 3 p.m. This was disclosed in a statement issued today by the Secretary of the I'nion, Mr. K. Durai. The strike
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    Lock icon GAVE LIFT TO 2 ROBBERS
    86 3 SINGAPORE. Wed A hawker. Wan Fok Wong, wsb robbed of his $3O watch and $250 in cash at Ama Keng Village after he had given a lift to two men in his lorry yesterday evening The two men had hitched a ride from him while
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    Lock icon 307 vehicles 'booked'
    42 3 SINGAPORE. Wed. Three hundred and seven vehicles 45 lorries, four buses. 98 taxis, 152 cars and eight other vehicles were booked by the Traffic Police for emitting exressive smoke during the first half of this month. Police said today.
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    Lock icon RULER'S SON WEDS TODAY
    130 3 KfALA KANGSAR. Wed. The Royal wedding between Tunku Abdul Aziz. of Pahang. and Raja Nor Samsiah. of Perak. will take place at the Istana Iskandriah here tomorrow. The wedding, which promises to be the social event of the year in Kuala Kangsar. will begin with th"»
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    Lock icon Passing-out parade
    62 3 SINGAPORE. Wed The Acting Commissi ansr of Police, Mr. Cheaxn Kim Seang. will inspect a passlngout parade of 24 Cao«t officers and 326 recruit constables at the Polios TrsJning School, Thomson Road, at 5 p.m. tomorrow. A Police spokesman said: "In the event of Inclement weather, the parade
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      1682 4 MALAYAN BANKING LIMITED (Incorporated In The States of Malaya. Malaysia) REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS to be submitted to the shareholders of Malayan Banking Limited at the SIXTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING to be held at the Registered Office, 92 Jalan Bandar, Kuala Lumpur, on Wednesday, the 14th December, 1966 at 12
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Admit Red China without conditions—France
      829 5 UNITED NATIONS, Wed. (AP). —France has urged the U.N. General Assembly to admit the Chinese Communists and expel the Chinese Nationalists without considering Peking s attitude towards the world organisation. French Ambassador M. Roger Seydoux rejected as unrealistic an Italian proposal for a high level
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      Lock icon Smith willing to go on British TV
      147 5 SALISBURY, Rhodesia, Wed. < AP) Rhodesian Premier lan Smith has asked for guarantees for his personal safety, if he goes to London to make an appearance on British television. a Rhodesian government spokesman said yesterday. Commenting on the announcement that Rediffusion Television had
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      Lock icon THE "Wies'n", as the Bavarians call their worldfamous autumn Festival on the Theresjenweise in Munich (Federal Republic of Germany) closed with a new record recently. About 5,000,000 visitors and tour- ists from all over the world – the highest figure ever – came to Germany's biggest public festival. They assuaged the hunger and thirst they naturally felt in touring the Festival with about 250,000 roast chickens, about 900,000 pairs of sausages and the tasty Bavarian beer. The owners of the other autumn Festival attractions have no cause for complaint either. The switchbacks, the ghost trains and even the flea circus reported record turnovers.
      101 5 THE "Wies'n", as the Bavarians call their worldfamous autumn Festival on the Theresjenweise in Munich (Federal Republic of Germany) closed with a new record recently. About 5,000,000 visitors and tour- ists from all over the world the highest figure ever came to Germany's biggest public festival. They assuaged the hunger
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      Lock icon MINI MINI (24) MORE...
      113 5 4 DETERMINED attempt on the "Number of people in one Mini in one go world record" is seen here being made at the Medway College of Technology in Chatham, Kent, in Southern England recently. The Mini (already a world beater) chosen for the attempt was an
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      Lock icon 'Abolish celibacy for priesthood'
      283 5 THE HAGI'E. Wed. (UPI). —More than 1,700 Dutch Catholic priests yesterday urged their church leaders to abolish celibacy as a requirement for priesthood. i The priests nearly onethird of the 5,500 parish churchmen polled by a Church Action Group stressed they were not opposed to celibacy
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      Lock icon Quinine Island is malaria victim
      247 5 JAKARTA, Wed. (UPI) The world's chief source of quinine may soon become the greatest victim of malaria unless something is done quickly to solve a growing health problem here. That's the general consensus of medical and public health authorities in Jakarta today and they appear
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      Lock icon Blind pianist fined on drugs charge
      170 5 BOSTON. Wed. (AP) Ray Charles. 35. internationally renowned blind pianist, was given a fiveyear suspended jail term yesterday and fined US$ 10,000 in Federal District Court on two counts of possession of narcotics. The entertainer, who pleaded guilty on Nov. 22. 1965, before the
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      Lock icon Confab on noise at airports
      140 5 LONDON. Wed. (AP) Delegates from 23 countries and nine international bodies met yesterday for a week-Ion? discussion of how to solve the jet noise problem from people living near airports. They all agreed this was an international problem which could only be internationally solved. "But."
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      Lock icon 'Keisinger was a Nazi propaganda chief'
      219 5 BERLIN. Wed. (UPI) A high-ranking East German Communist Official told a news conference in East Berlin yesterday that West German Chancellor candidate H. Kurt Geor* Kiesinger "was one of the chief planners of Fascist Foreign Propaganda** during the Third Reich H. Albert Norden, propaganda
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      Lock icon QUAKE AFTER FLOODS
      51 5 GREVE IN CHIANTI, Italy, Wed. (UPI) A 20-«econd earth-quake shock rocked this wine-growing area of Tuscany, badly hit by the Nov. 4 floods. No damage or casualties were reported and there was no panic. The shock came at 7.20 a.m. (0620GMT) and was preceded by a loud
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      Lock icon More air crash victims found
      79 5 MATSUYAMA. Wed. (UPD Five more bodies were recovered yesterday in the sea off Matsuyama. S. Island where an All Nippon Airways plane YS-11 crashed last week, killing all 50 persons aboard. They brought the num- ber of bodies recovered so far to 37 since an
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      Lock icon Britain's austerity drive begins next year
      270 6 London, Wednesday, (UPI) gRITAIN'S Lobour government announces yesterdoy its "very severe restraint" programme for this first six months of 1967. But the follow-up austerity programme promised only a very slight thaw in the compulsory wage freeze imposed on July 20 to straighten out the
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      Lock icon U.S. deficit $13 billion in first 4 months
      197 6 WASHINGTON. Wed. (AP) The U.S. Government ended the first four months of Ihr new fiscal year with a deficit of almost USSI3 bill partly because of inrrea>»ed spending for the Vietnam war. This was disclosed yesterday in a monthlv statement of spending
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      Lock icon Transsexuals to marry
      210 6 BALTIMORE. Wed. fUPI> Two patients who had b*>en changed from men to women by surgery at Johns Hopkins Hfispltal here are engaged to be married, doctors said yesterday. At the same time, the genetic identity clinic revealed It had made 10 operations involving trans-sexuaLs. instead ot the
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      Lock icon Beauty and brains
      170 6 LONDON* f? ed. Pictured during the sic im-suit lineup at the final of the 1966 Miss R" orld Beauty Contest at London's Lyceum Ballrttom recently are, left to right: "Miss Brazil" (MARLUCI MANVAILER), placed 4th; ''Miss India." (23-year-old medical student from Bi>mbay\ REIT A FAR! A), the
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      Lock icon Russia's new generation of space capsules
      260 6 \IOSCOW. Wed. (UPI). The Russians are "flight testing" a new generation of space capsules which may break all records for time spent in space, the Soviet Defence Ministry hinted yesterday. The new space ships probably the same craft eventually meant to fly to the
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      Lock icon FBI probes Negro's death
      121 6 WETUMPKA. Alabama. Wed. (UPI) The Federal Bureau of Investigation entered the rase yesterday of a 23-year-old Negro who died in jail after allegedly being beaten by poll re. The vietim, James Earl Motley, reportedly was "rovered with blood" when his body was taken from the Elmore
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      Lock icon Thanom visits Trade Fair
      54 6 BANGKOK. Wed <AP) Thai Prime Minister Thanom Kittlkachorn today visited the Philippines pavilion as well as the exhibits of some other nations when he toured the grounds of the First Asian International Trade Fair Mr. Fernando Campos. Philippine Under-Secretary of Commerce. greeted Premier Thanom and led
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      Lock icon Johnson reviews Vietnam war
      265 6 A USTIN, Texas, Wed. (UPI). President Johnson marked his third anniversary in office yesterday reviewing the Vietnam war and trying to drive down government spending by at least three billion dollars. White House Press Secretary Mr. Bill Moyers portrayed to newsmen an active chief executive who
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      Lock icon Dallas honours Kennedy
      116 7 DALLAS, Texas, Wed. (AP)—Dallas honoured the memory of President John F. Kennedy yesterday with the first service here since the days immediately after Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas three years ago. Private citizens organised the ceremony, which featured the Fort Worth Boys Choir that sang for Kennedy
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      Lock icon ... and in seclusion
      81 7 and in seclusion NEW YOR K. Wed (UPI) Mrs. John F Kennedy spent the third anniversary of her husband's assassination yesterday in the seclusion of her Fifth Avenue apartment. Her children. Caroline and John Jr., went to school as usual. The family left for Newport, Rhode Island, today to >pend
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      Lock icon UN aid to Indonesia: Top priority to teachers
      480 7 United Nations, Wednesday. (UPI) 'J'HE U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) .which resumed operations in Indonesia last week, gives top priority to replacing 30/000 teachers who vanished in the wake of an abortive Communist coup last year. Administrator David Owen told newsmen here yesterday
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      Lock icon Queen Mother attends Royal show
      88 7 Queen Elizabeth. The Qurfn Mother, chats to Tommy Steele, the well-known entertainer. when she met star* of the show after the recent Royal variety performance at the London Palladium. Also in the picture are Ballerina Nadia Nerina and Comedian Frankie Howard who was the hit
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      Lock icon Boy forced to sing: Long Live Sukarno
      134 7 JAKARTA, Wed. (AP) A newspaper boy of the Students Action Front in Solo. Central Java has been forced to sing "Long Live Sukarno" by a group of the pro-Sukarno Nationalist Party of Indonesia. The report carried by the Students Action Front daily, KAMI,
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      Lock icon Disney, 64, undergoes surgery
      166 7 BURBANK. California, Wed. (AP) Film-maker Walt Disney has undergone surgerv for removal of part of his left lung, his studio said yesterday. The announcement said the famed movie maker is expected to be back in a full working schedule» in four to six weeks and no
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      Lock icon New UN move for peace – keeping assessments
      534 7 New UN move for peace keeping assessments IfNITED NATIONS, Wed. (AP) Seven nations introduced a resolution yesterday in the U.N. General Assembly's special political committee designed to meet objections of the Soviet Union and France to paying peacekeeping assessments. The two powers maintain that peacekeeping is the exclusive responsibility of
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      Lock icon Britain's White Paper on prices and incomes
      936 7 LONDON. Wed. Britain's Secretary for Economic Affairs, Mr. Michael Stewart, spoke on prices and incomes in the House of Commons yesterday. He spoke at length on the subject when laying before Parliament a White Paper stating the principles which should govern prices and
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
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      124 6 U If C I e 7(e IVrTMIN THE SECRET PROJECTION CHAMBER AT UNCLE headquarters startling films are SHOWN BY CHIEF ALEXANDER WAVERLYf ANO AS NAPOLEON SOLO OBSERVES HE CAN HAROLY KNOW THAT HE M/MSELF WILL FALL TRAGIC VICTIM TO THE AWESOME WEAPON THAT WILL SOON TEMPT THRUSH AMD TRIGGER MH
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    Lock icon UNITY IN MCA
    422 8 ■J 1 HE streamlining of the Malaysian Chinese Association to enable it to handle its affairs more efficiently is a welcome sign that its leadership recognises the need for a more tight knit organisation. The weakness of the MCA is due to certain sections of its membership
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    Lock icon MAPHILINDO AND AFTER
    328 8 pREMIER Tunku Abdul Rahman's conversation with the Indonesian student visitors on President Sukarno and Maphilindo showed him to be a realistic and broadminded person. He said he held no vengeful thoughts against the Indonesian President despite the unpleasantness caused by the latter after the formation of Malaysia.
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    Lock icon India after three five- year plans
    1045 8  -  By: Mrinal Biswas IN THE midst of a widespread food shortage, which borders on famine in some areas, and the sluggish growth rate of the economy, India's Fourth Five-Year Plan had an uncertain start earlier this year. The disparities between the targets and the
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    Lock icon UN progress on control of nuclear weapons
    894 8  -  By LOUISE HALASZ Midway through its twenty-first session, the Gener a I Assembly agreed that a treaty on the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons should be concluded as soon as possible. The two "atomic giants," the United States and the Soviet Union, were among
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  • Commercial and industrial
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      Lock icon Quiet conditions on Stock Exchange
      528 9 SINGAPORE, Wed. Conditions on the Stock Exchange were quiet but steady with reduced turnover. Gammon was still heavily traded at the same levels as yesterday. Esso Ords. was dealt from $2.95 to $2.98, 2 rents better from previous levels. National Iron was also transacted with
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      Lock icon HK Govt. seeks financial aid
      88 9 HONG KONG. Wed. 'AP>. The Hong Kong government may a«k London for financial aid for the cost of lengthening the runway at the Hong Kong airport to 10.000 feet. A government spokesman said yesterday said the British government "has been appraised of the factors which
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      Lock icon LONDON TIN STEADY
      30 9 LONDON. Wed. (UPI) Tin was Steady with 315 tons. Spot buyers 1?01 sellers 1203 business 11°9 1202. 3-nnonths buyers 1204 sellers 1205 business 1203 1205. Settlement 1203.
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      Lock icon Efficiency rise largest in Sweden's small industry
      312 9 STOCKHOLM, Wed. The degree of efficiency In Sweden s small industry has risen by 62 per cent over the past ten years. This compares with 53 per cent for oig industry and 41 per cent for the medium-sized industry, according to a study
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      Lock icon Delegation off to Asia for trade talks
      69 9 ROME. Wed. (AP) A 10 member delegation led by Mr. Giusto Tolloy, Minister of Foreign Trade, left for Asia yesterday for trade talks in three nations. The delegation flew to Bangkok to attend the trade fair there with p'an s for talks later
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      Lock icon LONDON RUBBER MARKET
      77 9 LONDON, Wed. «UPI) Tlie rubber market closed quiet with spoL 13-5/16 18-9/10 SETTLEMENT HOUSE: Dec 18-3 8 18-1/2 pounds Jan 18-9/16 18-11/16 pounds Fpb and Jan/March 18-3/4 18-7/8 pound April/June 19-7 16 19-9/16 july/Sept 19-13 16 19-15/16 pound Oct/Dec 19-7 8 20 pound Jan/March, April June, July/Sept
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      Lock icon New York rubber
      57 9 NEW YORK. Wed. (UPI) Rubber futures yesterday pushed higher ten points across the board on a bid basis. Sales none. Jan 22.40 22.90 March 22.50 2300 May 22.50 23.10 July 22.50 23 00 Sept. 22.50 23.00 Nov. 22 50 23.00 Locallv. the spot No. 1 ESS held
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      Lock icon New managers named
      218 9 SINGAPORE, Wed. Mr. Peter R. Ling, Director and Far Eastern General Manager of Spicers (Export) Ltd., the wellknown Paper and Printing Equipment supply company, announced today four ne w appointments. Mr. D. Lightowler. previously Kuala Lumpur Branch Manager, has been appointed Manager for Malaysia. Mr. Tan Cheng
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      Lock icon Rubber down half cent
      318 9 SINGAPORE. Wed. December first grade rubber buyers f.o.b. closed at 5 p.m. in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur today at 61J cents per lb., down J rent from previous close. The tone was quiet after easier. The market opened fractionally lower on London advices and then held
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      Lock icon MONEY QUOTATIONS
      22 9 HONG KONG, Wed. (UPI) Money quotations: HK55.*****/5.***** per US dollar for cash HK515.99 per pound sterling HK5266.375 per tael gold.
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      Lock icon A drop in US debts collected
      245 9 NEW YORK. Wed. < AFP) Bankers dollar acceptances outstanding In the United States declined $ll million in October to $3.39 million, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported over the weekend. The October drop followed a decline of $l7 million in Septemoer a
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      Lock icon Thai King opens Trade Fair
      78 9 Thailand's King Bhumibol opens the first International Asian Trade Fair with a word of thanks to the organisers and a welcome to foreign countries participating in it in Bangkok on Nov. 17. He hopes the fair would be a good example in promoting closer trade,
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      Lock icon Bid to prepare new sugar pact
      161 9 GENEVA. Wed. (UPI) Consumer and producer countries yesterday held separate and private talks on the sidelines of the latest attemp r to prepare a new international sugar agreement. Negotiations between the two sides began on Monday within the 22-nation preparatory working group* of the
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      Lock icon Bank rates
      85 9 SINGAPORE. Wed. Association of Banks in Malavsia made the followin" c'';m".es in its rates to merchants today. They were: New York: Buying T.T. 32-11/16: Airmail OD. 3213 16; 90 d/st 33-5/16 eredit bills; 33-9/16 trade b Hs. Canada Buying T.T. 357/16; Airmail OD. 35-9 16. 90 d/st. 36-1
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      Lock icon World fish catch sets new record
      234 9 ROME, Wed. (UPI) The world fish catch set a record of 52.4 million metric tons in 1965, according to the "Year Book of Fishery Statistics" released today by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation. The 1965 catch was 0.8 (eight-tenths per cent) higher than
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      Lock icon New radio
      58 9 TOKYO. Wed. Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co. (Toshiba) placed on the market recently a high-fldelity transistor radio. 9M-860F. capable of emplifying a lowpitch sound of le*s than 200 c/s (cycle pc r second), which previously was considered impossible for a transistor radio. The nine-transistor, sixdiode radio, measures 191 x
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      Lock icon STOCK EXCHANGE- MALAYSIA,S'PORE
      404 9 INDUSTRIAL Bouetead Chemical Co. Cold Storage Dunlop E. Smelting Esso Ords. nlted Holds Fltzpatricks F. S. Ords. Gammon Georgetown Guinness CD Hotel S'ptira Hume <M) Ltd. ALL Hume CF.E.) Ord. J. Waugh M.B.RS W.M. Malaysia M. Ranking CD M. Breweries M. Cables B. 1.52 1.51 2.98 2.70
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      45 9 First Ma la van 2.10 2.20 Second Malayan 1.49 1..S9 Third Malaj an 1.06 1.17 Malaysian Commerce XD... .83 94 Mai. Saving Fund Sterling 1.25 1.33 Commodity 3 8 4/3 First Hong Kong 1.00 i.o.-.* Second Hong Kong .70 .:4» (♦Hong Kone Currency)
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      Lock icon PRODUCE
      103 9 SINGAPORE, Tues. Slngapore Chinese Produce Exchange noon prices today were. Coconut oil Sellers (FOB) Bulk 41.00 Coconut oil (FOB) Drums 42..'i0 Sugar (Java) exeodown 26. no Nutmegs 110s 4»*.no Nutmegs B W Garbled Lam pong 2*5.00 Black Pepper (FOB) 123.00 Pepper Black Special Sarawak (FOB) 125.00 Lam pone Black
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      Lock icon Stockpile Tin
      22 9 WASHINGTON, Wed. (AP) The U.S. government sold 15 tons of Grade A surplus stockpile tin yesterday at U551.5425 a pound.
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      Lock icon Tin price
      14 9 SINGAPORE. Wed. The Tin price for today was $606 per picui, unchanged.
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      178 9 SINGAPORE. Wed. The following ships are expected to be in port today:Godowns Vessels 1/2 Rhexinor 3/4 Irish Sycamore 5 Sibigo 6/7 Golden Wwider 8/9 President Arthur 10/11 Astrid Bakke 15/16 Myrmidon 18 Kristin Bakke 19 Bulimba 21/22 Empire Kittiwake 23/24 Rajah Brooke 25/26 Kunak 27/28 Star Bellatrix 31/32
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      810 9 ARRIVALS IN SINGAPORE lime a m. Airline MAL 019 from Kuala Lumpur. Time 9.30 a.in \lrline MAL 121 from Kuala Lumpur. Tl'iie 10.'.0 a.m. Airline MAL 451 i"rom Kuthing. Time 10.55 a.m. Airline MAL 005 from Penanx. Ipoli. Kuala Lumpur. Malacea. Time 12.30 p.m. Airline PAA
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    287 10 Tunku is such a nice old man Indon student wj.i.-.x-cs siMrs The first group of about 40 boys and girls arrived at the Ministry half-an-hnur earlier. They were waiting there, a bit nervous and excited. Then someone whispered the Tunku was arriving. The students immediately gave the Tunku a rousing
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    148 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. Mala>sia and Indonesia have reached agreement on visa arrangements follow in? two days of talks between officials of the two governments here. Indonesia will open up visa issuing offices in Kuala Lumpur and Penang and Malaysia will set up a
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    79 10 PARIT Bf'NTAR. Wed. The Krian River has overflowed its hanks, causing floods in the low-lying areas of the Krian Distrirt. Flood-waters are still rising with continuous rain for the past three days. Certain areas of the Changkat Lohak Road i s passable only to heavy traffic.
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    62 10 TAIPING, Wpd. Enche Abdullah bin Abas, is transferred to the State Fire Brigade Headquarters, Ipoh. after 10 years as fire officer here. He is succeeded by Mr. O.C. Dias. of Ipoh. During his service here, Enche Abdullah has trained civil defence volunteers and national servicemen in firefighting and
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    219 10 m P nf < »n!^, I l;V Pl R Wed The »**'E'an Govern ment will train Malaysian Trade Commissioners, the Belgian Embassy announced today. The offer was made to Dr. Llm Swee Aun, Minister of Commerce and Industry, by Mr. Andre Verboomen. Deputy Director-General
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    Lock icon Thailand's King Bhumibol and Queen Sirikit opened the First International Asian Trade Fair in a traditional Thai style ceremony on Nov. 17 in Bangkok, in which 34 nations are participating in showing their industrial products. Picture shows the beautifully designed pavilion of Malaysia. in which are displayed the best of the products, especially tin and rubber.
    58 10 Thailand's King Bhumibol and Queen Sirikit opened the First International Asian Trade Fair in a traditional Thai style ceremony on Nov. 17 in Bangkok, in which 34 nations are participating in showing their industrial products. Picture shows the beautifully designed pavilion of Malaysia. in which are displayed the best of
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    331 10 PENAiNG. Wed All expenditure of SlO million would probablv hav# to be incurred to supply water borne sewerage to the remaining 40 per cent of the city area still served by the bucket system or septic tanks. This was disclosed by the Member
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    108 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman today expressed his appreciation to the Press Club of Malaysia "who had helped to make the visit of President Johnson to this country a memorable one". He said: "I think I can say without lear of contradiction that
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    55 10 PENANG. Wed A clerk. Koay Gin Moot, 20, who got frightened when she was held up by three armed robbers, quickly handed over her handbag containing $5 and other articles, worth $35 last night. Koay was walking alone near the Junction of Kelawei Road and Jones Road
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    40 10 BLTKIT MERTAJAM. Wed. A shopkeeper. Lee Seng Tong, 28 of Permatang Tinggi Village here, was fined 51.250 or in default three months' jail when he pleaded guilty in the Magistrate's court here to assisting in the character lotteries
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    168 10 PENANG. Wed A motion moved by Mr. Tan Hork Hin. (Labour Party) at the State Legislative Assembly meeting today requesting the State Government "to ronvey the wishes of the people to the Central Government to illegalise trawler fishine" was defeated by a majority vote. In his
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    104 10 IPOH. Wed. Four men who were drinking to their success in having broken into liquor store in Station Road here last night and getting away with $4.00(1 worth of liquor and cigarettes, were arrested when a police party "stumbled" across them. The men had earlier
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    72 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The Magic Circle of Malaysia will stage a magic show in aid of the Spastic Children's Association of Selangor. The show "It's Magic" will be staged at the Town Hall here at 8.30 p.m. on Dec 2 and 3. King of Comedy
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    37 10 GOPENG, Wed. A 10-year-old schoolboy was killed on the spot in'a car accident here yesterday. The boy, Samsuri' bin Kadir of Gunong Mesah Hilir School here. was crossing the road at that time.
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    133 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. Tunku Sulaiman bin Sultan Ismail the youngest son of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. is now a magistrate here in the lower court. The 26-year-old Trengganu Prince has been posted here as a magistrate since Nov. 16. A golfer. Tunku Sulaiman, is the youngest
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    161 10 KUAIA LUMPUR. Wed —The National Land Finance Co-operative Society has bought two more rubber estates. making: its total eight. The president of the society, Tan Sri V.T. Sambanthan. handed over a cheque for $86,000 to Mr. K. Gardener, of Harrisons and Crosfield. at his office
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    53 10 IPOH. Wed. Two men lost their lives in a well here yesterday. One of them. Phang Yan Wah, 42. on seeing his friend, Lee Wan Chan, fall into the well, had tried to save him by diving in. too. Both men. however, were non-swimmers and were drowned
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    56 10 PENANG. Wed. Miss Chuan Chye Yeng. 18. who was sent to Melbourne for open-heart surgery for replacement of a defective w r !-4 Y alve by a plastic substitute, returned here today. The operation lasted over seven hours. However, she showed great courage and was an inspiration
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    53 10 p —A labourer. K g t a vf a 18, was b, inded t&r&s In Gopeng. the bUS station w£? pa iv. who was a dmitu e i ICam P ar Disflin h?° SP later Wentined his assailant as a compatriot who escaped on a attack
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    33 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. ;r Sixteen members of m 5!f?2 led by Enche Mohdldris bin Matsll, will leave here for a two-week study tour of Bangkok. Saigon. Manila, Jesselton and Kuching
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    121 10 KUALA LUMPUR We* The MCA was asked t 0 lead a newly "Chinese Education Work, ing Committee" set up b? two leading Chinese school teachers' associations. A letter of invitation w ag sent on Nov. 10 to the president of MCA. Mr
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    194 10 IPOH. Wed. A suh* accountant in the Malayan Banking Ltd. in Brewer Road here. Mr. Foo Roi Loon, has taken unto himself to be of service to a 12-year-old deaf and dumb Chines boy. who used to make the five-foot-way of the Triecommunications Building
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    180 10 K I C H I N G. Wed. Plans are afoot to Malaysianise senior posts >n the Sarawak Constabulary, it is reliably learned today. Dato R. T. M. Henry. Commissioner of the Sarawak Constabulary is expected to complete his tour of service shortly. He will
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    57 10 KUALA LUMPUR. We A A dedication ceremony for the Hindu Gock. Sri Vinayagar, Sri Maha Mariamman and Sri Mufug an was held at a temporary building adjacent to the Sr» Maha Mariamman Temri e Dhevasthanam today. The idols have been porarily housed in the building ag the temple
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      2214 12  -  Dr. Niehans —does he make the old young again? by DERMOT CANNING WE all die too soon. That is a scientific fact. Gerontologists, scientists who specialise in the study of old age and in attempting to beat it, are certain that human beings should really be living to
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      1728 12  -  by ALAN HART IN 1938 a golf ball misdirected by a handsome young woman rolled to a stop at the feet of a golfplaying king and started a love affair that cost him his throne. The king was the lean, goodlooking Leopold of the Belgians. The
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    876 13  -  confident living Bv NORMAN VINCENT PEALE T ONCE read an article in a scientific magazine J which declared that all normal children possess in their infancy qualities of genius. Mediocritv it claims does not appear until later in life. If children are geniuses in miniature, as
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    1160 13  -  Trial for Treason by HENRY FULLER yyHEN chubby, moon-faced Horry Gold stood on trial in an American court lor treason in 1950, he stood condemned as the man who changed the whole course of modern history.... merely by delivering two envelopes. As the cold
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    928 13 BONN. Wed My forthcoming talks with President Johnson come at a politically eventful time. More than twenty years since the end of the Second World War. humanity is still not living at peace. Develop- ments in the Atlantic defence alliance are entering a new phase
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      185 13 #SHAW organisation APITOL Phone ***** No* Showing: I |-1.4.V4-fI..W-#.3© Richard Harrison Mitsoulco "KILLERS ARE CHALLENGED" tmancolor Wldescope i D O Phone 2841 La»t Day: Ihf A*.«a«*ination Inhn F. Kennedy A it* aftermath I DAYS in NOVEMBER" (LA) Opens Tomorrow: Leo Oenn Christopher Lee A: Margaret CIRCI!* OF FEAR" color Pus
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      496 13 r rom TV and Radio CHANNEL 5 Kuala Lumpur and Pulau Pinang. 6 Ipoh and Melaka: 3 10 Johore Bahni: 4 Taiping; 7 Batu Pahat; 9 Kluang. Singapore viewers, please switch In channel 3 fnr T.V. Malaysia programmes). P.M. 5.45 OPENING ANNCT. Prog Summary 5.50 NEWS IN THE NATIONAL LANGUAGE
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      235 13 2nd RIG WEEK! S Shows: 12.45. 4 .10 ft 8.14 p.m. SnndiTu A Extra Show at 9 a.m. II .50. SIM S4 00. No Free List. (Ca<h Bookings OnlTi 20th Century Fox Presents THE DINO DE LAtTRENTTIg Production Of 'The Bible'-. •In The Beginning FILMED IN D-150 Technicolor SCHOOL CHILDREN
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    400 14  -  LONG HAN KAR WITHDRAWS ON FITNESS GROUNDS It Albert Johnson SINGAPORE, Wed. Singapore's new "cap" in the national soccer side to the sth Asian Games in Bangkok, Long Han Kar, has withdrawn from the squad "in the interest of the team and national prestige." Han Kar,
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    158 14 BANGKOK, Wed. (AP) Southeast Asia's amateur team golf classic, the annual Putra Cup tournament, begins on Thursday on the flat, dry, Royal Thai Air Force course at Don Muang, with an opening ceremony scheduled for 7 a.m. (2400GMT). Eight nations have entered four-man teams for
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    91 14 PENANG. Wed. The 4th Malaysian Judo Championships sponsored by Chung Ling High School Union Judo Club and assisted by the Penang Judo Club will be held at the Han Chiang Indoor Stadium on Dec. 3. The championships are held in conjunction with the Festival
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    Lock icon Former Kallang runway giving way to $50,000 rugby pitch
    448 14 SINGAPORE, Wed. Earth work has begun on the $50,000 rugby pitch at Kaliang The pitch, the first of its kind in the Republic, is a People's Association project, and would come up on the site between the People's Association and the
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    164 14 SINGAPORE, Wed. The Dakota Sepak Ra*a Club will meet Panchasila Club in the finals of the senior sepak raga competition for the Fnche Buang bin Omar Junid challenge trophy to be played at PSA Recreation Club on Saturday, Nov. 2ft. In the junior division, Singapore
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    147 14 IPOH Wed. India's Thomas Cuppers, Dinesh Khanna. Suresh Goel. Dipn Ghosh and Satis Rhattia will play an exhibition match against Peraks invitation shuttlers at the St. John Ambulance Association Hall at 7.30 p.m. on Nov. 29. The Perak invitation team eons sts of Ng Roon
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    189 14 SINGAPORE, Wed. Three Royal Air Force skv, divers broke the Malaysian free-fall record and established the first official one for Singapore when ther plunged earthwards for 75 seconds before openin? their parachutes. The three Squadron Leader Mike ,Stamford, Squardron Leader Alan Johnson and
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    52 14 TAIPING. Wed. The newly-formed Taiping Basketball Association will hold a general meeting at the Town Hall here on Saturday at 2 p.m. Teams in the district wishing to take part are requested to send two representatives each, to attend the meeting which will be presided by Enche
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    41 14 SINGAPORE. Wed. Indian Association conceded a walkover to Ceylon Sports Club in a Singapore Hockey Association Division 1 fixture. The Indians were unable to field a side as a number of their players failed to turn up.
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    81 14 SINGAPORE. Wed At the annual general meeting of the Singapore Ten Pin Bowling Congress held on Nov. 19, the following were elected office bearers for th* years 1966 and 1967: President: Dr. L. H. Tan Vice Presidents: Mr. Vernon Palmer Mrs. Elaine Low Mr.
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    196 14 PENANG, Wed. The Malaysian champion. Tan Alk Huang, who is not taking part in the Asian Games to be held in Bangkok next month, may join the Penang team against the Indian Thomas Cup team in exhibition matches to be played at the Han
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    2340 15  -  Ipoh race results By WINDSOR LAD IPOH, Wed. Two shock wins featured the second day of the Perak Turf Club's November Meeting at Ipoh today. Kompong New Zealand, with Moses Lee astride, created a spectacular upset when he came with a storming run
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    83 15 LONDON. Wed. (UPI) Britain's financial squeeze has forced postponement of a projected swimming international between England and the United States. The meet, scheduled for the end of next September, was called off when a British company (Bovril Ltd.) which was sponsoring th e show at a
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    334 15 NEW YORK. Wed. (AP) (IPl)—Gabriel (Flast) Elorde is in top shape for his fight next Monday with lightweight title holder Carlos Ortiz, Elorde's manager said on Tuesday. Lope Sarreai, who is also the Filipino fighter's father-in-law. said, "His training has been
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    190 15 LONDON, Wed. (AFP).—Miss Christine Trueman. who has been out of world-class tennis for the past sixteen months with an ankle injury, intends to break back into the "big-time" by playing in South Africa during the winter. Miss Trueman will be making her visit to South
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    131 15 MANILA. Wed (AFP) The President of the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation (PAAF), Antonio I)e Las Alas, sent a message of condolence to the Indian Olympic Committee on Tuesday over the death of Indian Sports Leader G.D. Sondhi. In his message, De Las Alas said:
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    356 15 LONDON, Wed. (AFP). Walter McGowan, the world flyweight champion and holder of the British and Empire bantamweight titles, is giving up his British flyweight title, it was stated by Mr. Harry Steedman, his lawyer, here yesterday. In a statement, Mr. Steedman said: Walter
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    115 15 Saldivar Seki bout date still unfixed MEXICO CITY. Wed. (UPI) Date of the world featherweight titl« bout between Mexico's Vicente Saldivar and Mitsunori Seki of Japan has not yet been decided, nor has the venue been settled, it was learned on Monday. Last week Saldivar's manager Adolfo Perez said the
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    203 15 MOSCOW, Wed. (AFP). The witch hunt in Soviet ice hockey circleaimed particularly at the Moscow Armv outfit continues. Today the USSR Ice Hockey Federation carried on where law authorities had left off by banning till the end of the season the Club's skipper and
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    196 15 MEXICO CITY. Wed. (AFP). —Within 20 days during December, there could be two new men world flyweight boxing champions. First on Dec. 10, the young Mexican Efren Alacran Torres will battle with W.B.A. holder Horacio Accavallo of Argentina in Buenos Aires, then Scotland's
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    102 15 NEW YORK. Wed. (ATO The State of New York Boxing Commission yesterday announced it would officially recognise next Monday's welterweight bout between American Curtis Cokes and Jean Josseiin of France as a world championship. Commission President Edwin Dooley revealed this saying the winner
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    62 15 HONG KONG. Wed (AFP) The Czechoslovakian soccer team. Sparta Prague, will be invited to play in HongKong in the Chinese New Year series, early in February next year, it was announced today by the Hong Kong Football Association. Should they be unabie to come, either
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    495 16 THAI ASIAN GAMES' TENNIS OFFICIALS IN A FLURRY BANGKOK, Wed. (AP). An inspection team headed by Thai Lawn Tennis Association President Gen. Kris Sivaraj found the centre court of the Asian Games Tennis Stadium unfit for play on Tuesday. Composition and technical problems in the
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    151 16 BANGKOK. Wed. (AP)— Although faced with a last minute problem when they found out that the tennis courts were unfit for competition. the organisers of the Asian Games were finalising preparations for the events. The Anal dress rehearsals for the opening and closing ceremonies will
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    139 16 AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Wed. (AP). New Zealand lefthander Bob Charles on Tuesday won the Hastings Tournament here with a remarkable round that included seven consecutive birdies in the last nine holes. Charles' score of 265 broke the natoinal 72-hole record previously held by Kel
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    259 16 GLASGOW, Wed. (AFP) German side Borussia Dortmund returned to I he town of their Eurcpean Cup Winners' Cup triumph of s x months ago for the first match in their defence of the title here tonight. Not at the same stadium where they beat
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    52 16 VIENNA. Wed. (AFP) Former Vienna club boss Hans Pesser is the new manager of the Austrian National football team. Pesser. at 55. takes over from Edi Fruhwirt. who has retired through pressure of business reasons. Pesser led his club. Admira-Emergv. to victory In the Austrian championship
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    48 16 BUENOS AIRES. Wed. (UPI) Argentinians take their soccer seriously. A referee stabbed a teenaged spectator who agreed with a decision in a game at Rosario on Sunday and in a match here, a player was shot in the liver after he kicked in the winning goal.
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    282 16 BANGKOK Wed. (AP). Defending champions Pakistan are strong favourites to retain their Asia Games field hockey championship at the fifth Asian Games at Bangkok next month. But Pakistan cannot be too sure of an easy victory. For one thing, there are India, their
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    87 16 LONDON, Wed. (AP) English League leaders, defeated Real Madrid 2-0 on Tuesday night in a friendly soccer match billed as the last London appearance of the great Ferenc Puskas. Chelsea led 1-0 at halftime with 36th minute headed by Tony Hateley, its £lOO,OOO centre-forward buy from
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    173 16 ZITACCARO. Mexico, Wed. <AP). Mexican Heriberto Diaz, riding for Guadalajara's Condor team, won the first lap of the 13th Mexican cross-country bicycle race today. Melesio Soto of Mexico was second and Peter Buckley of England third. Diaz covered the 164 kilometres (102 miles) between Mexico's City's
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    52 16 PHILADELPHIA. Wed. (UPI) Gypsy Joe Harris scored a unanimous 10round decision over the veteran Jose Stable of New York before a capacity crowd of 6,000 at the arena on Tuesday night for his 16th straight victory Harris weighed in at 151, one pound heavier than
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    250 16 LONDON, Wed. (AFP). Finland's Timo Maakinen was forced out of the R.A.C. Round-Britain Motor Rally late Tuesday night when the engine of his Mini Cooper "S" blew up while he was still leading the general classification. Swedish ace Bengt Soderstroem, who cut nearly
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    703 16 In furtherance of promoting a policy of healthful recreation for residents of the Queenstown area, the Queenstown Citizen Consultative Committee has drawn out a three-year programme primarily to stimulate keener interest in badminton among youngsters. The cry in Singapore has always been for new efforts to restore the
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