Eastern Sun, 12 December 1966

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  • 232 2 SINGAPORE, Sun. The Public Daily Rated Employees' Unions Federation is expected to give notice of strike action to the Government before the end of the coming week. The Federation stated the Government had not implemented the claims set out in the 1961 Agreement
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  • 144 2 SINGAPORE. Sun.Singapore is trying in a very short time to build up a rugged and disciplined population to make up for the defaults of society in the past. The Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, said this when he visited the Pulau
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  • 242 2 SINGAPORE, Sun. The Director of Posts here has issued a fivepoint advice to facilitate prompt delivery of Christmas and New Year greeting cards. They are:- Make sure that the address is written clearly and concisely. Write the name of the Post Town in
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  • 65 2 SINGAPORE. Sun. Mr. Justice Tan Ah Tah has been appointed the Chairman of the Tribunal of Appeal under the Pineapple Industry Ordinance. 1957. Enche A. Hamid bin Mustapha and Mr. Tai Yew Mei have been appointed members of the Tribunal. The appointments are conferred jointly
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  • 175 2 SINGAPORE, Sun. Pretty Kaolina Majid, one of the three air hostesses who accompanied Garuda's inaugural post-confrontation flight, is so happy to be back in Singapore again. Kaolina "my age is a secret" was excited when she was chosen to fly to Singapore in
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  • 48 2 Miss Shirlev Yeo. a local Garuda staff here, seen garlanding Capt. Abdul Rochim. pilot of the "Majapahif Convair 990 A as he stepped down from the aircraft. One of the Indonesian officials on the inaugural flight being garlanded as he stepped down from the aircraft.
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  • 50 2 Sprnlrl?« c v. Picture shows students from the Yuk Chov National Tvpe u -.trhinl P0h who visited the Singapore Eastern Sun here on Saturday, watching the newspaper s rotary press at work. pujub of Form in arty organised by thc chooI comprised five teachers and 41
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  • 116 2 SINGAPORE. Sun. A nine-member team from the British Admiralty has been surveying the civilian staffing position within the Singapore Base, for the past month. The team, which included a woman, was from the Civil Establishment of the Ministry of Defence. United Kingdom. An Admiralty
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  • 324 2 SINGAPORE, Sun. —Muslims in the Republic must be prepared to shoulder the heavy responsibilities of a prosperous and happy society, so that the future generation might benefit by it. The President of the Republic of Singapore. Enche Yusof bin Ishak said this when he
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  • 147 2 SINGAPORE, Sun. Only political stability ran ensure the progress of the Republic. The Education Minister, Mr. Ong Pang Boon, said this at the sixth anniversary celebrations of the Telok Aver Community Centre, last night. But, Mr. Ong pointed out, this could only be achieved
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  • Article, Illustration
    26 2 Bpfor* piatinp ehe«»*r TOP the prater surface to be with salad ml. So little ch*°5< sticks that the grater is much easier to v.ash.
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  • 90 2 SINGAPORE Sun The winners of the Singapore Koran reading contest held last night were: Enche Mustapha bin Ahmad (first). Tuan Hj. Mohamad Zain HJ. Shuiior (second* and Che Basunl Suvet (third> in the men's section. The winners in the women's section, were Puan Halimah bte HJ. Shukor
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 39 2 S'pore Diary 6.30 p.m Victoria Theatre "Toad of Toad Hall" Pantomime. ".30 p.m. Free film shows by the Ministry of Culture: —Pulau Aver Merlimau, Hwa Nong School. Lee Cheng School, Ja: an Chye Kay. Mandai Tekong Resettlement Area 38
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  • 652 3  -  By H.M.S. Sutan SINGAPORE, Sun: A sleek Garuda Convair 990 A jet from Jakarta touched down at the Paya Lebar International Airport here at 9.21 a.m. this morning. Its arrival heralds the resumption of Garuda air services between Singapore and Indonesia. Air services between
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  • 174 3  -  (by Bernard Williams. SINGAPORE, Sun. Garuda Indonesian Airways' Flight Captain. Abdul Rochim. who brought in the first commercial aircraft from Jakarta into Singapore after three years of confrontation said: "We are glad to be here, and the welcome has been most enthusiastic". Captain Rochim who
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  • 127 3 SINGAPORE. Sun.— Ahmad Ismail Hussain 32, a Reservation Officer, with Garuda Indonesian Airways prior to confrontation, will rejoin the company again soon. Enche Ismail Hussain had been serving Garuda tor seven years until confrontation forced him to quit for a post in the Malaysian High Commission
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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  • 170 4 SINGAPORE Sun Mrs. Kng Hwa Eng. is back with a beautician diploma. She attended the diploma course at the Delia Collins School of Beauty Culture in England which is well known throughout the world. She emerged as one of the top students with 9t% to
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  • 120 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. "Battle of Sounds", a local band contest final, will be held on Saturday at Stadium Negara. Organised by the RedifTusion English Programme Service, this show will feature three bands The Swinging Jades. Les D'Jlnks and the Secret Agents. The first prize of $5OO will
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  • 153 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. Twenty-two-year-old Rita Eunice Gomel (34-23-35) was crowned Miss Selangor in a contest organised by the Kuala Lumpur Jaycee here at dawn today. She beat a bevy of nine other beauties for the crown which will enable her to take part in the Miss
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  • 193 4 JESSELTON. Sun. The secretary of the Sabah Electricity Board has disclosed that the power for the generating plant in Jesselton which also serves Penampang. Tuaran and Tamparuli, has now been increased by a further three megawatt set to meet the expansion and development in these areas. An
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  • 55 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. A 17-member cultural group from the Ministry of Culture. Youth and Sports left for Bangkok today. The group is led by Enche Ariff Ahmad. Cultural Officer, Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports. The group will take part in Cultural shows in conjunction with
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  • 331 4 JESSELTON. Sun.—Two boys, both aged 15, were jointly convicted in the Magistrate's Court on three charges of having stolen an outboard engine valued at about SI.OOO. a sailing boat valued at about SHOO, and an outboard petrol tank valued at about S2OO. According to the complainant, Mr.
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  • 81 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. The funeral of the la'e Mr. Cheah Ewe Kial, father of the former Assistant Minister of Commerce and Industry. Mr. Cheah Theam Swee. took place today in Kuala Lumpur. A mile-long procession wound its way through the heart of the town. Hundreds of friends,
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  • 266 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. MORE and more Malaysians and Singa* poreans ore taking active part in the mono* gement of advertising, Mr. S. Senn, the president of the Malayan Advertisers' Associa- tion, said last night. He was speaking OP Bull organised by hit association
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  • 69 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. Region*' co-operation in the field of social service will dominate the coming Asia Laoour Minister?" Conference In Manila next Monday. The Minister of Labour, Mr. V. Manickava>agam. aid this yesterday before he left for Manila to attend the conference. In addition, he
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  • 240 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. A Malaysian, who spent 25 months in Germany studying export promotion and marketing, ha s returned home a few days ago to help accelerate the expansion of trade here. He is Mr. Wong Siew Ing, one of the first Malaysians
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  • 92 4 Kt'ALA LCMPI'R, Sun. Several VIP*, including the Minister of Horn* Affairs. Tun (Dr.) Ismail bin Dato Abdul Rahman, the Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives. Tuan Haji Ghazali Jawi, and the Minister of Commerce and Industry. Dr. Lim Swee Aun. attended a premiere of the film "Operation Food" commemorating
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  • 114 4 JESSELTON. Sun. Education is most essential for the advancement of a young nation like Malaysia. Student* have a vital roi* to play In the educational advancement of Sabah and this can be achieved by obe- dience. co-operation, diligence and trust in teachers. This was stressed by the
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous

  • WORLD NEWS
    • 248 5 LONDON, Sun. (AP) Forty Anglican churchmen led by six clergymen staged a protest demonstration outside Westminster Abbey yesterday while leaders of varying religions held office inside dedicated to the unity of mankind. For the first time in the Abbey's 900-year history as England's coronation
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    • 519 5 MIAMI BEACH. Florida, Sun. (UPl)—The General Assembly of the National Council of Churches has approved overwhelmingly a policy statement urging the U.S. government to seek international mediation of the Vietnam war. It also urged the government to give "more serious consideration" to a
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    • 125 5 WASHINGTON. Sun. (IPI) Mr. Bernard Zagorin was sworn in as the fir«t I.S. Director of the new Asian Development bank yesterday. Mr. Zagorin. 45 and a native of Chicago, served with the treasury in various posts for the past 15 years. Most recently
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    • 279 5 BEIRUT. Sun. (UPI) Syria's seizure of the Iraq Petroleum Company's trans-Syrian pipeline on Thursday could open the way to Soviet penetration in the Western controlled Mid-East oil industry. Western diplomats said yesterday. They said the Russians, who are envious of the West's grip
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    • 145 5 LONDON. Sun. (I'Pl) Queen Eliiabeth the Queen Mother today underwent a "successful" abdominal operation. The 66-year-old mother of Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret fondly referred to by Britons as "the Queen mum" was operated on at the King Edward VII Hospital for officers by a
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    • 92 5 JAKARTA. Sun. (UPI) Heir apparent to the Indonesian Communist throne Sudisman has been captured alive by Military authorities in Jakarta, an Indonesian daily reported here. The army newspaper, Belrita Kudha. said Sudisman was captured earlier this month in Jakarta. Sudisman was secretly elected chairman of the Indonesian
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    • 42 5 SAIGON, Sun. The accused assassin of Tran Van Van, leader of the Vietnamese National assembly, shown after his arrest in the custody of police at a press interview. He is Vo Van En, 20, a Vietcong triggerman from Cu Chi. UPI Photo.
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    • 420 5  -  Bv HOWARD BENEDICT CAPE KENNEDY, Florida. Sun. (AP) Space stations that will keep astronauts in orbit for up to a year will be the major goal of the U.S. Space programme after men have landed on the moon. Receiving less emphasis will be extended
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    • 73 5 GOSPORT. England. Sun. (UPl)—Navy scientist Gerald Rogers died of seasickness after a day aboard a British frigate cruising In the English channel, a coroner ruled. Navy surgeon Henry Black said the last death resulting from seasickness was recorded in 1919. Rogers, a 41-year-old Senior Navy
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    • 117 5 PARIS. Sun. (UPI) President Charles de Gaulle will meet U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk next week to discuss France's future in the Atlantic alliance, the French Government announced yesterday. Mr Rusk arrives on Tuesday for the annual meeting of the North Atlantic Council,
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    • 123 5 BERLIN. Sun. (UPI) The Socialist Party yesterday chose H. Heinrich Albertz, 51-year-old antiNazi clergyman, to succeed H. Willy Brandt as West Berlin Mayor. A West Berlin party convention agreed to nominate H. Albertz at a city assembly meeting on Wednesday. He is assured of election by the
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    • 34 5 WILLITON, England, Sun. (UPI) Gary Wilkes, 15, who has not missed a day of school in four years, was given a special attendance prize here on Thursday an alarm clock.
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    • 177 5 WASHINGTON, Sun. (UPI) Principal officers from Philippine consulates throughout North America are meeting to discuss a controversial clause of the new Philippine import regulations. A spokesman said the group may formulate a recommendation to be forwarded to Manila on the clause which
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    • 83 5 FAIRBORN, Ohio. Sun. Robert Dennison. 17-year-old clerk at a nearby Air Force base post exchange, went to Bank yesterday to pick up US$6OO in change for the post. En route back to his job he was struck and knocked down by an automobile. He was not hurt
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    • 83 5 MACAU. Sun. (UPI) Brig. Gen. Nobre De Carvalho, Governor of Macau, has accepted all but two demands presented by the Red Chinrse yesterday. The two points will be referred to Lisbon for decision. The demands by the leftist elements resulted from bloody riots on Dec. 3
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    • 122 5 CAIRO, Egypt, Sun. (AP) Arab Defence and Foreign ministers last night ended a stormy three-day conference still apparently split on the basic question of admitting Palestine Liberation Organisation troops to Jordan in the event of an Israeli attack. The issue sharply divided delegations from Jordan
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    • 70 5 BANGKOK. Sun. (AFP) The first Asian International Trade Fair which opened here on November 17 was officially closed last night with a unanimous declaration by exhibitors and traders from 34 countries that the fair had fully achieved its "Trade promotion objective." The fair, organised jointly by the
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    • 53 5 SAIGON Sun. (UPI) Sixteen U.S. marines were killed and 11 were wounded when two 250 pound bombs, dropped by Marine jets, either bounced off a ridge or missed their target a concentration or North Vietnamese troops. The accident occurred just South of the border between North
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    • 150 6 NEW YORK, Sun. (I'PI). Smog blanketed the metropolitan area yesterday in New York city's second air pollution crisis since Thanksgiving. period but this time relief came quickly. The US Weather Bureau issued a high air pollution potential advisory, warning that the pall of smoke
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    • 90 6 WASHINGTON. Sun. (AP> Mr. Eugene Black, former President of the World Bank, gave President Johnson an optimistic report yesterday on prospects for economic development in South-east Asia Mr. Black returned recently from a visit to 12 countries in that area and attended the initial meeting of the
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    • 68 6 JAKARTA, Sun. Former Indonesian Air Force Commander Omar Dhani who is now on trial for his life for complicity in last ye a r's abortive coup has told the court that he went to Peking on an arms buying mission on the order of Pres. Sukarno.
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    • 131 6 PARIS. Sun (AP) The Duchess of Windsor received friends and strangers in a tent in the Bois de Boulogne this evening. Anyone willing to pay 20 francs (L'Ss4) for the privilege could say •hello*. The occasion wss the "Christmas for abandoned animals". This
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    • 80 6 ATHENS. Sun. (UPI) The Greek ferry Heraklion sank in eight minutes when about 20 vehicles, mostly loaded trucks, in its garage smashed against the loading doors in rough seas early on Thursday, maritime sources said yesterday. They will be witnesses in an inquiry into the disaster
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    • 234 6 BERKELEY. California, Sun. (I'PI). A powfival new coalition composed of left-wing: students and outsiders, is threatening to force a showdown battle next month at the University of California. The rallying: cry is "Student power." The objective is nothing short of a complete takeover of the university
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    • 155 6 BARCELONA. Sun. (UPI> Eighty-three priests and monies have openly opposed the Government's campaign to induce Spaniards to vote their approval of Chief of State Francisco Franco's new constitution in next Wednesday's referendum. The Catholic group, in a signed "declaration of public opinion." specifically attacked the
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    • 275 6 'Free love' is guilt free Co-ed MINNEAPOLIS. Minnesota. Sun. (I'PI). —"No one has come right out and asked me to go to bed with them but there have been several vulgar calls,** said Co-ed Jan Lienke. whose telephone rings once every four minutes on average. The 19-year-old university of Minnesota
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    • 278 6 WASHINGTON, Sun. (UPI) —The Space Agency said it successfully tested an experimental parachute system designed to land instruments on the surface of Mars, yesterday. The test was conducted 25 miles above earth at White Sands. New Mexico An Honest John Nike rocket shot the
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    • 147 6 TUXTLA GUTIERREZ. Mexico. Sun. «AP» A rolling earthquake telt throughout the state of Chiapas and part of Guatemala yesterday caused near panic but little damage to this South-Eastern Mexican city. The quake, reported shortly after 7 a.m. 0300GMT> continued for about 30 seconds. It was recorded
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    • 44 6 MOSCOW. Sun. (AFP) The Soviet Union has begun building the biggest pipeline Asia, to Moscow, Izestia announced. Ihe pipeline, measuring over 2,000 miles will carry 10,500 million cubic meters of gas per year and is due to be completed in 1968.
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    • 878 6  -  By R. C. PANDE YEW DELHI, Sun. (I'PI). It takes nine-hours-a-day for 18 months in the fading light of an oil lamp to give artistic shape to a solid chunk of ivory with a toothpick-sized file. This is the pain and strain involved in ivory
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    • 187 6 BALTIMORE. Maryland, Sun. (UPI) Protection of "National security" apparently justifies the use of slander by U.S. secret agents. A Federal judge last Thursday upheld the right of a Central Intelligence Agent to keep silent in a case brought by an Estonian emigrant who said the
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    • 766 7 WASHINGTON Sun <IPI> The Rhodesian Information office contended sons' face-sav'n g g S risks over Rhodesian "solely for rea- The current "Rhodesian Viewpoint*' mailing h\ Information officer John Hopper said "It is possible to envisage within a very short time that the United
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    • 99 7 STOCKHOLM, Sun. (UPI) Watched by 140 million :on viewers six of the rids most distinguished dentists and writers yeslay received this year's >bel awards from the ""5 of King Gustaf Adolf 'r.p recipients were. Prof Alfred Kastler. 64. -eoole Normale SuperiParis —Prof. Robert S. ken,
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    • 137 7 NEW YORK. Sun. (AFP) Mr. Martin Luther King, the civil rights leader, yesterday called on the USSR to end all discrimination against Jews and stop their "Spiritual liquidation." Writing in "Congress bi-weekly" published by the American Jewish Congress. Dr. King said: "I cannot stand idly by... and
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    • 453 7 NEW YORK. Sun. (UPI) A berserk rifleman shot two men to death in Bryant Park behind the world renowned New York public library last night and was critically wounded when he tried to shoot it out with the police. Parks Commissioner Thomas Hoving. who
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    • 88 7 MOSCOW. Sun. (UPI) Kremlin planners are even thinking about the problems of husband-hunting barhelor girls, and are ready to take action -to helD solve them, the Defence Ministry newspaper Red Star reported yesterday. Red Star said politburo member Alexander Scheiepin talked about the man shortage in
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    • 67 7 UPI. LONDON. Sun.—Chicago of the *2o's and gangster A 1 Capone Is now g?amorised in the world of fashion. Picture was made at the opening of the second "Take Six** boutique in Great Marlborough Street, where hired "hoodlums" guarded a new "fashion secret."
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    • 58 7 LONDON, Sun. (UPI) One of the first victims of transport Minister Barbara Castle's campaign for safer driving, she disclosed was husband Ted Castle. He only drinks tonic water now at cocktail parties. She said he wanted to take the lead in impressing Britons on the value of
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    • 345 7 WASHINGTON, Sun. (AP). A warning that the rapid rise in lung cancer cases and deaths may offset progress being made in control of other types of cancer was sounded last night by the National Ad- visory Cancer Council. "The National Advisory Cancer
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    • 46 7 MOSCOW. Sun. (UPI)—I.T. Kravtsov, a farmer, 67, fell off a roof and regained his voice alter 22 years. He lost it as the result of a war injury. The newspaper livestia said yesterday that his first words were: "Take me to the hospital''.
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    • 139 7 GEORGETOWN. Guyana, Sun. <AFP)—Premier Forbes Burnham announced yesterday that the state of emergency declared in Guyana in May 1964 will be lifted at midnight December 31. A new national security act. dealing with preventive detention, restrictions and control of firearms and explosives. will come into force
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    • 101 7 HEREFORD. England. Sun. (AP) Troops were rushed to this cathedral city near the border of Wales last night as the Wye River rose nearly 15 feet after heavy rains. The men stood by with boats ready to ferry people from their homes. Workmen sandbagged the entrances
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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  • 391 8 VLTE have mentioned before that the trend of events would rule out any compromise on the split of the dollar. Now the Malaysian Minister of Finance, Mr. Tan Siew Sin has said that the two Governments have reached the point of no return regarding this matter.
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  • 379 8 rpHE padl farmers of W T est Malaysia have a new deal coming for them, but in order to take advantage of this they must be fired with a new spirit The Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives, Tuan Haji Ghazali bin Haji Jawi, says the Central Government
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  • 2567 8  -  The prejudiced By: DAISUKE KITAGAWA Through the history of mankind the individual has always found himself a member of an e th no-cultural group. He has seldom questioned the basis of the ethnos into which he was born, and to which he has been proud to belong. It
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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  • COMMERCIAL & INDUSRTRIAL
    • 1181 9 SINGAPORE, Sun. "THERE seemed to be a greater degree of speculation rampant in the market as onslaughts were made successively on various popular issues. This had been brought about by the encouraging Singapore budget, state a broker's firm in their weekly market
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    • 154 9 SAN FRANCISCO. Sun. (UPI > The Bank of America has announced a national programme designed to protect charter Sigh: passengers and prevent them from being stranded overseas. Under the plan, the Bank will take custody of all funds until a flight e'her has been completed
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    • 181 9 w SINGAPORE. Sun. Lord Kilmuir. Chairman of The Piessey Company Limited, predicted a "significant improvement" in profit performance for the current year (ending June 30. 1967), at the Company's Annual General Meeting in London today. Last year (1965-66) the Company's pre-tax profits were £12,089.216.
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    • 101 9 LONDON. Sun. Seventpfn of these special heavyduty tinning lorries have been ordered from one of Britain's leading commercial vehicle manufacturers. Leyland limited, for u«e by the \V?llac* Hay Comnany. Sabah, in the vlrcin forests of Eastern Malaysia. The 20-ton Iot ps, which
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    • 217 9 SINGAPORE. Sun. The flr-t of a new product range of Thin Film Circuits are now available from the Resistor Division of the Plessey Components Group. Designated TFCIOOI and 1002. thefie Thin Film Circuits utilise a unique evaporation technique for deposition of resistor and inter connection
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    • 174 9 Another record breaking year for US rubber NEW YORK. Sun. (UPI) The Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA) has said the U S. rubber industry would have record sales of US $l3 billion for 1966 and that 1967 w another record-breaking year. Mr. Ross R. Ormsby. President of the RMA. said 1966
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    • 65 9 TOKYO. Sun. (AFP) Japan's crude steel production in the current fiscal year (Apr. 1966-Mar. 1967) will total more than 50 million tons, according to a latest authoritative survey. The Ministry of International Trade and Industry estimated the output for fiscal 1966 at somewhere between 50.800,000 and 50.900,000
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    • 200 9 SINGAPORE. Sun—Brownbuilt Ltd. of Australia in its 1965/66 Annual Report just issued states that exports of the company's products rose by more than 50 per cent during the year. The report states that Brownbullt's export efforts will continue to be directed at countries
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    • 104 9 STOCKHOLM. Suil. Over the first ten months this year. 377 companies have given notice of closedowns or reduced activities affecting some 15,000 workers and employees, reports the Swedish Labour Market Board. This compares with 109 companies and 4.800 workers in January-October 1965. Although the
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    • 86 9 SYDNEY. Australia. Sun. Comalco Industries Pty. Ltd. is a partner in an Australian-Japanese salt venture at Shark Bay, Western Australia A spokesman for Comalco, Australia's biggest aluminium producer, said that work had not yet started on the salt deposit. The Japanese partners in the enterprise are the
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    • 281 9 WASHINGTON, Sun. (UPl).—Thailand's economy was described by an official United States report as "Bustling/* The U.S. Commerce Department circulated a report which said that Thai industrial production and imports broke records recently and a new five year development plan has been formulated. The report was
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    • 128 9 RANGOON Sun. (UPI) Ceylon's bid to purchase 300.000 tons of rice from Burma is likely to fail due to Burmese commitments elsewhere, diplomatic sources said today. They said Burma would be able to meet only 100.000 tons at most of the
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    • 88 9 BANGKOK. Sun. (UPI) Philippine Commerce Secretary. Mr. Marcelo Balatbat and his wife have arrived in Bangkok to participate in the Philippines Day at the Bangkok Trade Fair. Festivities during the Philippines Day will include a reception and black-tie dinner at the Rama Hotel. A
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    • 833 9 ARRIVALS IN SINGAPORE Time 8.35 a.m. Airline ML 019 from Kuala Lumpur. Time 9.50 a.m. Airline ML 121 from Kuala Lumpur. Time 10.30 a.m. Airline ML 451 from Kuchlng. Time 10.55 a.m. Airline ML 005 from Penang. Ipoh. Kuala I.umpur. Malacca. Time 12.05 p.m. Airline ML
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  • Books
    • 660 10 The time has come," the Walrus said. To talk of many things: Of shoes and ships and sealing wax Of cabbages and kings Of why the sea is boiling hot And whether pigs have wings." and teenage fads like the JUNGLES. Well, not quite. But the time
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    • 749 10 By "Eastern Sage" WITH shaven head and in filthy robes, even the most attractive young woman is unlikely to catch a nobleman's eye. But Ring of Jade (T'ai Tchen) was a resourceful girl. As the widowed third wife of a provincial governor she was supposed to remain
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    • Article, Illustration
      790 10  -  jßeuie^ed Jai ASIAJ /Cm DIRK STRUAN came up on to the quarter deck of the flagship H.M.S. Vengeance, and strode for the gangway. The 74-gun ship of the line was anchored half a mile off the island. Surrounding her were the rest of the fleet's warships, the troopships of
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  • EASTERN SUN FEATURE
    • 508 11  -  Bv TONY NAVARRO JADRID, Sun (UPI).— For most Spaniards, Christmas is not only a deeply religious page?nt celebrating the birth of Christ but a chance to indulge in one of the nation's greatest pasttimes the lottery. N*o sooner does winter Ascend on
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    • 1115 11  -  TRIAL FOR TREASON By HENRY FULLER JN May 1945# twu I British officers were making their way along the edge of a wood on the Germany-Danish border. Suddenly a man emerged from a clump of bushes, waved and spoke to them in perfect English. There
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    • 774 11  -  By Simon Kibo DAKAR, Sun. THE Organisation of African Unity does not intend to support African freedom fighters in luxurious exile. This was the obvious conclusion as a result of the criticism heaped on the octivi* ties of the OAU Liberation Committee
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    • 515 11 By Dennis Fawcett CARACAS Venezuela, Sun. (UPI) Next time a policeman stops you for speeding or another traffic violation, thank your lucky stars you're not in Caracas. As far as that goes, thank those stars every tim§ you take your car into a city
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  • 559 11  -  TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH By Joseph G. Molner, Q EAR Dr. Molner: Within the last year, I had two strokes a month apart. I recovered quickly from the first. With the second I was not so lucky. This one affected my speech and my left side.
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  • Student's Page – All $10 Essay Winners
    • 430 12 'J'HERE is nothing that portrays the restlessness of human nature so vividly as a busy street. Trams rush past with the clanging of bells and buses with the hooting of horns. Cars, lorries, and trishaws are engaged in the business of moving
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    • 809 12 HAVING recently left the peaceful countryside for the noise and bustle of the city, I have not yet become accustomed to the cacophony of sound, which is music to the ears of the city dweller, and often yearn for the sights and sounds of my rural
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    • 324 12 CAN still remember 1 the days of my infancy when my mother soothed my tears away with a red juicy apple. My spirits often rose whenever daddy came home and I would jump into his arms and complain to him all that had taken place in
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    • 313 12 TX the silent hall. I sat alone enjoying the cool evening breeze. Meantime events which had passed appeared once again in my mind. I remembered... In a flowery garden nearby. he walked thoughtfully to and fro while tears trickled down his eyes. Onto
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    • 300 12 0 N E day Kin Yang, my younger brother, asked me to tell him something about the Singapore River. I decided to let him have a look at the river so that he could find out by himself something about the river. So that
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    • 325 12 is a gregarious animal. He lives in a civilised society. And civilisation means the understanding of things and how these things can be realised as services to mankind. What mankind had invented and discovered are a great help to our present generation. We owe our mother
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    • 289 12 IWAS manufactured in the mint of England. On one side of my body was printed Queen Elizabeth The Second's head, and on the other side was a biff number "Twenty" with many other words. I was new and shinning when I was .iust manufactured. First I
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    • 332 12 THE rain had poured heavily from the gloomy sky since the afternoon. It stopped at night. As a result of that hateful rain, the moon di d not appear that night. I felt tired o! remaining in the house doing nothing. So I went
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    • 312 13 SINGAPORE the fascinating metropolis east of Suez is linked with a labyrinth cf super express highways providing an easy flow for vehicular traffic on the roads of the island. The Singapore Government conscious of the alarming death toll on the highways hos
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    • 221 13 TO ANALYSE in detail the functions of the Press would be a rodigious task, but its primary Importance as a public institution cannot be overlooked. The Press is the eyes and ears of the world. For through its columns events b.g and small
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    • 164 13 SCIENCE through the ages has played a major role in the evolution o! mankind. Because of the discoveries and inventions in science that modern people are able to live in luxury, have comfortable mode of travel and superb communication and a longer life expectancy compared
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    • 325 13 IT WAS one of those days when everything went wrong. Though I was up and about getting ready for school somehow I just failed to "click". First I found that I was late for school, secondly I missed breakfast and finally grabbed the wrong
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    • 309 13 JN THIS era of scientific boom, electricity it mode use oil over the world. Less thon a decode ago only highly advanced countries hod the privilege of using 'electricity'. Nowadays even the most primitive "near the edge of nowhere" places have access
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    • 98 13 The national flag of the Republic of Singapore is symbolic of a young country on the march towards establishing democracy, peace, progress, justice and equality. The national flag has a crescent moon with five white stars, with a red background. The colour red is symbolic of
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 192 13 ORGAN IS4TIOH ODEON ***** spECTACCLAR DAY! <iho«v 1t.46. *.15 5 NDAYS ft HOLIDAYS r x■-* Shorn At no a m Mmminn! $"i."»0 A M-W Ca?h Bookio» Onl?» "i Centurv Pox Present* THE DINO DE LAURENTIIS Production Ot The Bible' ....In The Beginning F!: MED IN D-150 Technicolor *CH<>OL CHILDREN CONCESSION!
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    • 234 13 SHAW ganisation [CAPITOL PKonp 1 La«» Day: 11. l.M. 4. A I *0 Desn Marti a. A! a in Delon. Joe* Bmhop. Rn*emar? Pon»yth Icrwt Thf Sirfr" Color Open* Tomorrow: "MOONLIGHT SERENADE" Maad Scop* Color Coming Soon Lang Jeffrie* •KISS: KI«S: KILL: KILL:Techniscope Technicolor I D O Phone 2311 1
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  • SUNSPORT SPECIAL
    • 537 14 Jega is best in tussle From AFP, UPI and AP BANGKOK, Sun. Malaysia bagged a gold, silver and bronze today at the sth Asian Games athletic events. The first gold was won by M. Jegathesan, who won the 100-metre sprint in a photo finish in a time
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    • 1147 14 INDIA, the Olympic champion, could only mafiage to edge Malaysia 1-0 a speedy in their pool B match of th* Asian hockey tournament here today. Right back Prithipa Singh scored the lone goal of the match from a short corner in the 19th
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    • 371 14 BANGKOK, Sun. (AFP) The Asian Games boxing competition got off to a fast and furious start here when Burma's HlaSShew e knocked out W.R. Vincent (Ceylon) after two minutes of their flyweight bout. But the best fight in the flyweight division was the clash
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    • 42 14 BANGKOK, Sun. —Medal standings at the end of the first day Gold Silver Brncir 1. Japan 2 3 0 2. India, 10 0 Philippines 3. Taiwan 0 1 0 4. Ceylon. 0 0 1 Iran, Korea Malaysia
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    • 59 14 Medal standings af'er two days:— Gol. Sil. Bro. 1. Japan 8 6 3 2. India 2 0 1 3. Malaysia 1 1 2 4. Korea, 1 1 1 Philippines 1 1 1 6. Iran 0 1 2 7. Taiwan. 0 11 Thailand 0 1 1 9.
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    • 481 14 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS ENGAGEMENT 20 Words $2O/- (Minimum) SOO HENG, d/o Mr./ Mrs. Lo K. F.. Selangor, to Liang Huah, s/o Mr./ Mrs. Koh T.K., Johore. on 30-11-66. PUBLIC NOTICES UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE GUILD OF GRADUATES ELECTION TO COURT AS a result of the ballot held on Friday, 9 December 1966
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    • 310 14 RELIGIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT 20 Words $lO/- (Minimum) FREE PUBLIC LECTURE on Christian Science, Monday December 12, at 6.30 p.m. in the Victoria Memorial Hall Practice Theatre. Subject, "God, The Great Physician," by Paul Stark Seeley C.S.B. of Portland. Oregon. All are welcome. TENDER NOTICES JABATAN KERJA RAYA PERAK KENYATAAN TAWARAN Tawaran2
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 60 14 TIME AND TIDE Penang: 12.06 am. (8.6 ft.), 12.43 p.m. (6.8 ft). Port Swettenham: 5.30 a.m. (13.8 ft.), 6.13 p.n (12.7 ft). Port Dickson: 6.25 a.m. (9.9 ft), 6.44 p.m. (8.2 ft). Singapore: 10.11 am. (9.9 ft), 11.56 p.m. (9 ft). Sedili Kechil: 8.07 a.m. (7.2 ft), 10.53 p.m. (8.7
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  • SOCCER LEAGUE and TABLES
    • 2190 15 LONDON, Sun. (UPI). —Georgie Best scored two for Manchester United and lon St. John replied in kind for Liverpool yesterday at the two Lancashire soccer clubs drew 2-2 in a table-topping clash. 1 1 »V« nr/>n 1 pom ir> n
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    • 324 15 TORONTO, Sun. (AP). —The victim of both Cassius Clay and Ernie Terrell says it will be a dull, listless fight when the two meet for the world heavyweight championship in Houston on February 6 because their styles are just too much alike. George Chuvalo. 29, Canadian heavyweight
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    • 167 15 Dt'RRAK, South Africa. Sun. (AP) After a shaky first innings start, the touring Australian cricketeers knocked up a sound 189-run lead with seven second innings wickMs still standinc yesterday, the second day of the four-day fixture against Natal. The tourists reached this solid position when
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    • 136 15 SEOUL, Sun. (AP) The South Korean Government yesterday instructed its Consul General in Phnom Penh to request that the Cambodian Government turn over a North Korean boxer, reportedly seeking political asylum, to South Korea. The action cam e after reports from the Consul General that
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    • 74 15 HAVANA, Cuba, Sun. (AP) Cuba won three events and France. England and the Soviet Union each won two last night on the first day of the international track and field meet. Ten European countries are participating. France's Roger Pambuck tied Olympic the 100-metre
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  • S'pore race results
    • 2525 16 Vernon's $lB5 best div of the day SINGAPORE, Sun..— Desert Apache confidently ridden by Des Coleman scored a brilliant win in the Williamson Memorial Stakes over one mile and 15 yards at Bukit Timah this afternoon, concluding day of the Singapore Turf Club's December Meeting. Lying
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    • 279 16 SINGAPORE, Sun. —The Singapore F.A. is making an all out effort to stage a "pesto bola" spectacle of top-class soccer entertain, ment in the 1967 season.- The "pesta bola" attraction —is the first phase in the ambitious plan of the FAS Council to provide quality
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    • 99 16 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. The disciplinary board of the Selangor Rugby Union, today suspended two rugger players for two weeks. They are Pans Kone Yin? of the Victoria Institution Old Boys' Association and Edwin Pandian of the Royal Malaysian Air Force This is the first time for
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    • 360 16 The following is the Stipe's Report on the third day of the Singapore f)V cember Meeting: Race 1 Asian Pntfo (Trevena* missed the s*art slightly. Race 2 Following the poor performance of The Pointer < Pretty i. trainer I. V. Allan wa s asked whether he
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