Eastern Sun, 24 February 1967

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  • Title Section
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    25 1 EASTERN SUN Independent National Daily SINGAPORE EDITION Estd. 1966. Vol. 1 No. 215 Friday, February 24 1967. MC (P) 2251 KDN 2660 Price 15 cents
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon INDIRA GHANDI ELECTED
    638 1 Princess scores l over Minister NEW DELHI, THURS. (RELJTER) PRIME MINISTER MRS. INDIRA GANDHI was dedared elected by a huge majority latest el returns here today. But her victory In Uttar Pradesh State was offset by defeat in the Madras State Assembly contest for Mr. Kumaraswami Kamaraj,
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    Lock icon Tribunal told of plot to overthrow Govt
    249 1 SINGAPORE, Thurs. (Reuter) The trial of Brigadier General Supardjo, one of the alleged leaders of the abortive 1965 Indonesian coup, opened in Jakarta today, Radio Jakarta reported. He was charged before a special military tribunal with trying to overthrow the Indonesian Government by
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    Lock icon It's Pres. Suharto
    55 1 JAKARTA, Thurs. (UPI) Military strongman and Cabinet Presidium Chairman Gen. Suharto is now legally the acting President of the Republic of Indonesia, according to a Defence Ministry spokesman. Major Jusuf Sirath said today that he believes President Sukarno voluntarily 'inactivated himself' when he surrendered all power to
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  • Article
    Lock icon N-Language Act tabled in Parliament
    366 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The Government tabled a Bill in the Dewan Ra'ayat this evening to provide for the use of the National Language. The National Language Act, 1967. as the Bill is called, will come Into force on Sept. 1. It will not apply to
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  • Article
    Lock icon Mao taking one step backward
    323 1 HONG KONG, Thurs. (UPI) Chinese Communist Party Chairman Mao Tse-Tung was backing up today in China's power struggle. He also appeared to be holding out an olive branch to even his most bitter opponents. Mr. Mao's backtracking wsus not a sign of impending defeat. It
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  • Article
    Lock icon More donations for the flood relief fund
    740 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. More donations to the National Disaster Relief Fund: Through Minister of Welfare Services: Staff pupils of Sekolah Alam Shah, Kuala Lumpur $307.80, The National Disaster Relief Fund Raising SubCommittee. Tawau, Sabah $163.90. Tuan Haji Mohd. Ramly bin Haji Tahir, AMN.,
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    Lock icon Gardener with forged ticket year's jail
    133 3 KAMPAR, Thurs. A gardener, S. Shanmugam, was jailed for one year by the Sessions Court todav when he pleaded guilty to cheating $4,900 from a Chettiar. Shanmugam. 43, has had two previous convic- tions of cheating. The court was told Shanmugam approached Narayanasamy Chettiar,
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    Lock icon Simca for lottery prize winner
    187 3 PENANG, Thurs. A $5,000 Simca car will be the first prize in the Parents' Association sponsored lottery in aid of its school building fund. The draw will take place on May 12. The second prize winner will get a motor scooter Vespa 150 c.c., while
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    Lock icon WHO seminar today
    129 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. A world Health Organisation regional seminar on "Paediatric Education" will be held at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya here from tomorrow to March 2. The week's seminar is being conducted jointly by the WHO in co-operation with the Ministry of Health and
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    Lock icon Ikbal, Ben for W. Germany course
    142 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Two young Malaysians, Enche Ikbal Anwar of Television Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur and Mr. Ben D'Cunha of the Eastern Sun. Kuala Lumpur, will attend a seminar in Berlin, organised by the Berlin Institute for Mass Communication in developing countries. The courses will
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    Lock icon Killed by falling tree
    40 3 IPOH, Thurs. A Padi planter. Khalid bin Haji Hussain, 37, was killed at Kampong Bahru yesterday when a tree crashed down on him. His elder brother, Abdul Rahman, was jfelling the tree Abdul Rahim escaped unhurt.
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    Lock icon JUGAH TO VISIT THE RANGERS
    145 3 TAIPING, Thurs. The Minister of Sarawak Affairs, Tan Sri Temenggong Jugah, will visit the Ist. Battalion Malaysia Rangers here tomorrow. About 70 per cent of the soldiers in the battalion are from Sarawak. During the visit, the Minister will meet the soldiers' families, who were
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    Lock icon 150-year old sword for Tunku
    105 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany. Enche Haji Khalid bin Awang Osman will present a one-and-a-half century old sword of Frederick the Great of Prussia, to the Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman. Enche Haji Khalid who returned yesterday to prepare
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    Lock icon Building materials go up in smoke
    128 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. About $lO,OOO worth of building materials were lost when flre gutted a storehouse at the construction site of the Technical Teachers' Training Centre In Cheras Road this afternoon. The materials lost Include zinc sheets, wash basins and other utilities intended for
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    Lock icon 3,000 estate workers face bleak future
    157 3 th» i S f^J ß^' J Th rs More than 3,000 workers of G ddes Estate, Bahau, will be thrown out employment and from their homes, because the estate will be fragmented by the new owners at the H A T Mow eaa oi
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    Lock icon Capt. Yeo for UK course
    82 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Captain Yeo Kee Meng, of the Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Directorate of the Ministry of Defence, has been selected to attend a three-month course at the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Training Centre, Aborfleld in Britain. The course will begin on March
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Suharto: Prevent physical clashes
      315 5 SINGAPORE, Thurs. (UPI) Indonesian military strongman Gen. Suharto today ndicated that President Sukarno's decision to surrender power may have come too late. He urged his military commanders to make "every effort to ensure that physical clashes do not occur," Radio Indonesia reported. The Indonesian state radio
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      Lock icon Dewi happy over Soek's surrender
      360 5 TOKYO, Thurs- (UPI).— President Sukarno's Japa-nese-born wife said today she was relieved and happy that her husband surrendered his presidential powers. "I feel very calm now that everything is settled," Madame Ratha Sari Dewi, Sukarno told United Press International. "I am really very relieved and
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      Lock icon Indonesia enters a new era
      229 5 JAKARTA, Thurs. (AP)— Indonesia moved quietly to a new era today after the complete surrender of executive powers by President Sukarno. The President, who dominated all face of activities in this huge Southeast Asian nation for nearly 22 years, remained secluded and unapproachable after his
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      Lock icon Soek a figurehead
      559 5 World Press reaction LONDON, Thurs. (Agencies) The London Times said today President Sukarno, who has handed governmental power to General Suharto, might stay In office a little longer as a figurehead and symbol of Indonesian unity. This independent daily, in an editorial "President only in name" said
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      Lock icon Dewi to enter hospital
      66 5 TOKYO, Thurs. (AP). Indonesian President Sukarno's Japanese wife, Ratna Sari Dewi, will enter a Tokyo hospital on Monday to await the arrival of her first baby, her friends said today. The baby is expected around March 3, celebrated in Japan as Girls Day. Madam Dewi, who
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      Lock icon France calls for return to gold standard
      158 6 PARIS. Thurs. (Reuter)— Finance Minister Michel Debre yesterday reiterated France's call for a return to the fold standard and said no single national currency should be allowed to act as an international reserve currency. The minister, replying to ?[uestions at a press conerence
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      Lock icon 'Don't pressure us' – US is told
      162 6 'Don't pressure us' US is told CAIRO, Thurs. (Reuter) President Gam a 1 Abdul Nasser charged here today that the United States used food aid as a means to threaten the United Arab Republic after it refused a U.S. request to halt nuclear research and rocket production. But Egypt would
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      Lock icon Sign of weakness over Malta—MP
      210 6 LONDON, Thurs. (Reufcer). Britain will And It harder to make defence cuts in Singapore and West Germany if she gives way too readily in her dispute with Malta over the strength of her forces in the Mediterranean island, Labour Member James Dickens said last night.
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      Lock icon Nizam 'lingering' after death report
      152 6 HYDERABAD. India. Thurs. (Reuter) The Nizam of Hyderabad, one of the world's richest men, was clinging onto life early today after a report that he had died. A doctor said the Nizam's pulse was still beating feebly early this morning. Hyderabad city police and the
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      Lock icon Pope attacks 'bold blind doctrines'
      145 6 VATICAN CITY, Thurs. (Reuter) Pope Paul, in a letter to the world s Roman Catholic bishops, yesterday attacked new opinions finding way into Catholic teaching which questioned or distorted objective truths of the church. He warned of the dangers of trying to borrow new interpretations
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      Lock icon US-Soviet fall out at N-talks
      130 6 GENEVA, Thurs. (UPI) Russia today again failed to resume talks with the United States on a joint draft treaty banning a spread of nuclear weapons. American and Russia are in basic agreement on the substance of a treaty and on the wording of several articles.
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      Lock icon The storm catchers —with radio and nylon thread
      218 6 LONDON, Thurs. A British wartime top secret system of tracking thunderstorms originally devised to steer the RAF's large bomber formations clear of destructive Cumulo-nimbus cloud is today helping to ensure the safety of ships and aircraft plying the world's trade routes. In
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      Lock icon U THANT STOPS IN LONDON
      53 6 LONDON. Thurs (AFP) United Nations Secretary General U Thant flew in here last night on his way to Burma. Before leaving for Rangoon, he will have talks with George Thomson. Minister of State at the Foreign Office, and Sir Paul Gore-Booth, Permanent Secretary General of
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      Lock icon 'One of history's most important individuals'
      261 6 The body of David William Ferrie. 49. was found in bed covered by a sheet. Orleans Parish (County) Coroner Dr Nicholas J. Chetta said Ferrie died of a ruptured blood vessel at the base of the brain. District Attorney Jim Garrison said there were
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      Lock icon Body exhumed in JFK case
      78 6 Florida, Thurs. (AFP) Legal authorities here today received an application for the exhumation of Thomas Killam. who died in suspicious circumstances after the assassination of President Kennedy. The application was made by the deceased's brother. Earl Killam. who sa!d that Thomas had been pursued by
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      Lock icon Death list grows in JFK murder
      678 6 'Dead men tell (12 of them...) NEW YORK, Thurs. (Reuter) The death of flying instructor David Ferrie in New Orleans yesterday was the 12th in an allegedly mysterious chain associated with the assassination of President Kennedy. First published by the left-wing Catholic Ramparts Magazine
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      Lock icon 'Advantages in switch to metric system'
      135 6 LONDON, Thurs. (Reuter) Mr. Anthony Wedgwood Benn. who as Minister of Technology is responsible for Britain's Industrial switch to the metric system, said today he thought the United States and Canada would find that they would also have to make the switch. He told
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      Lock icon Freak winter heat wave
      37 6 ROME, Thurs. (Reuter) A freak winter heat wave with temperatures rising to 20 degress (C) (63F) brought bathers out on Italian beaches today, where only a few days ago it had been snowing.
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      Lock icon Fish mart sues Sinatra
      83 6 MIAMI, Florida, Thurs. (Reuter) Frank Sinatra is being sued for breach of contract by Tony's Fish Market. Incorporated. The restaurant corporation filed the su't for US$l3O,OOO in the Federal Court yesterday. It charges that the singing star agreed to perform for two nights at one of
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      Lock icon Gales hit Germany
      71 6 BONN, Thurs. (Reuter) At least eight people were killed and over 100 injured in gales which raged through Germany yesterday tearing down telephone wires, roofs, and trees. The East German news agency ADN today reported four deaths in East Germany. Roads were blocked and power and water
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      Lock icon Varsity students protest higher fees
      127 6 LONDON. Thurs. (Reuter) Thousands of students at most British universities demonstrated yesterday against a government decision to increase fees for overseas students in Britain. Hundreds thronged the lobbies of the Houses of Parliament here to press members to oppose the increase when the House of
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      Lock icon 'PI traders may buy China rice'
      137 6 MANILA. Thurs. (UPI) The Philippine govemmer.. which is facing a potentia. serious rice shortage tnis year, announced today does not intend to purchase rice from Red China but said private Arms may do f Government spokesrr*" denied a published repor. here that Rice and
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      Lock icon Time running out for US tariff talks
      189 7 WASHINGTON, Thurs. (Reuter). President Johnson's special trade representative will fly to Geneva this week-end with a reminder to other negotiating nations that an agreement must be reached by Easter if the Kennedy round of tariffcutting talks are to be successful. Mr. William Roth,
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      Lock icon 'No loss of face to leave Vietnam'
      132 7 PARIS. Thurs. (AFP.) Cambodian Chief of State Prince Norodom Sihanouk advocated US withdrawal from Vietnam, adding that the United States "could not lose face" by doing so. Prince Sihanouk addressing a High School Students' Conference here said that France's prestige had not suffered
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      Lock icon Peace role maintained
      70 7 CANBERRA. Thurs. (AFP) Australia is satisfied that the United Kingdom government will still maintain its strength in SEATO South East Asia Treaty Organisation despite withdrawal of her forces from Asia. Prime Minister Harold Holt told the Australian Parliament today that the visiting British Minister for Commonwealth Relations
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      Lock icon HK textile war with UK
      323 7 LONDON. Thurs. (Reuter). A legal loophole might exist that would allow Hong: Kong: textiles to beat British import tax according to Mr. JH. Hamm. newly-elected chairman of the Hong Kong Association here. At the association's annual general meeting today he said some historical accident prevented
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      Lock icon HAMBURG, Thurs. The longest and strongest synthetic cable in the world was recently made in the Federal Republic of Germany. The rope-makers of a rope-making factory near Hamburg succeeded in plaiting a huge 400-metre long tress of several armthick polypropylene – ropes in a factory only half as long as the final cable. The cable Is more than 14 inches thick. It has meanwhile been shipped to Genoa where it was delivered to a leading Italian dock-yard. These strong mooring ropes are used on super-tankers while the oil is being discharged.
      90 7 HAMBURG, Thurs. The longest and strongest synthetic cable in the world was recently made in the Federal Republic of Germany. The rope-makers of a rope-making factory near Hamburg succeeded in plaiting a huge 400-metre long tress of several armthick polypropylene ropes in a factory only half as long as the
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      Lock icon Wife's threat cured Gary Crosby of alcoholism
      299 7 CHICAGO. Thurs. (UPI) Gary Crosby said yesterday he is off the bottle because his wife Barbara threatened him with divorce five years ago. Mr. Crosby confirmed a statement attributed to him by Bob Ellison of the Chicago Sun-Times that he was an alcoholic
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      Lock icon Australia expects 200,000 tourists
      84 7 CANBERRA. Thurs. (AFP) Australia expects 200,000 tourists this year and earn $6O million (Australian) in foreign exchange. These figure were given in the Australian Parliament today by the New Minister for Tourist activities Mr. Donald Chipp. He forecast that within the next 10 years the minimum
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      Lock icon Hunt for gold in sea
      175 7 LOS ANGELES. Thurs. Well over 500.000 square miles of ocean floor already have been staked out for exploration of gold, platinum and other solid minerals, the president of Ocean Resources, Inc., said yesterday. Mr. John L. Mero said that within the past few years, exploration
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      Lock icon Five major raids on war zone C in one day
      426 7 'Door to ho peace not closed' NEW YORK, Thurs. (UPI). —The United States is willing to enter into direct or indirect negotiations to achieve a political settlement in Vietnam, Ambassador Arthur J. Goldberg declared yesterday. The U.S. Envoy to the
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      Lock icon Lord Brockway denies 'Nkrumah' complicity
      158 7 LONDON, Thurs. (AFP) Lord Brockway, the Labour peer, denied in London that he was helping Dr. Kwame Nkrumah in attempts to regain power in Ghana. A Reuter report from Accra said Mr. J.W.K. Harley, vice chairman of the Ruling National Liberation Council, had accused three
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      Lock icon Accord on clearer wheat
      103 7 OTTAWA. Thurs. (ReuterV —Negotiators have reachr ed "a great deal of agreement" for higher International wheat prices, Mr. James Bentley, president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, said here yesterday. He told reporters that the measure of agreement was reached in the last few days at
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      Lock icon Judge handles Speck case gingerly
      320 7 PEORIA, Illinois, Thurs. (UPI). Judge Herbert C. Paschen, under severe criticism from newsmen for restraining reporters covering the Speck murder trial, yesterday relaxed some of his restrictions. Judge Paschen, moments before opening the third day of the trial of Richard Speck, accused of murdering eight
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      Lock icon TOKYO,ThurS.- Workers and leftist students attend rally here protesting the planned visit of the U.S. nuclear submarine Sculpin to the Japanese port of Yokosuka, 50 miles South West of Tokyo today.Banner in foreground contains a slogan against the Vietnam war.An estimated 12,000 persons attended the rally. The Sculpin, opening with the U.S. Seventh Fleet, is scheduled to leave Yokosuka on Monday for an undisclosed destination.
      67 7 TOKYO,ThurS.- Workers and leftist students attend rally here protesting the planned visit of the U.S. nuclear submarine Sculpin to the Japanese port of Yokosuka, 50 miles South West of Tokyo today.Banner in foreground contains a slogan against the Vietnam war.An estimated 12,000 persons attended the rally. The Sculpin, opening with
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      Lock icon 'Lebers conspired to get Brown's fortune'
      409 7 TUCSON, Arizona, Thurs. (UPI). —A Southern Arizona multi-mil-lionaire resumes testimony today in his own defence in a US$2.5 million breach of promise suit brought by a German divorcee who claims she was leased from her husband pending her divorce. The trial opened on Tuesday
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
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    Lock icon HARNESSING TALENT
    483 8 ONE of Malaysia's national assets is the harnessing of human resources. This was said in Parliament this week when the Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak bin Hussein, moved the development estimates. He said, "The flow of professionally qualified Malaysians is gaining impetus. These young, qualified, modern Malaysians
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    Lock icon SABAH AND SARAWAK
    307 8 OINCE West Malaysians are offering Sabah O and Sarawak substantial sums for their development, Tun Abdul Razak urged the people of those two States to do their part so that there would be unity of purpose in nation building. To achieve this object the East Malaysians must
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    Lock icon Educational trends in Asia
    3023 8  -  (Paper presented at the Third Asian Conference on Education organised by the Catholic International Education Office at Kuala Lumpur recently.) By: Paul Chang THE decades that follow the end of the Second World War in Asia have often been described as the era of educational development,
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    Lock icon Fees for overseas students: Minister's reply
    375 8 BRITAIN'S Secretary of State for Education and Science, Mr. Anthony Crosiand, and the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Overseas Development, Mr. A. E. Oram, answered a series of Parliamentary questions on Tuesday dealing with increased fees for overseas students. All the questions were
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  • COMMERCIAL & INDUSRTRIAL
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      Lock icon Stable prices for tin in 1968
      271 9 NEW YORK, Thurs. (AP). Tin producers can look for stable prices next year, but the competition of oil and cardboard containers may be left in succeeding years, in the opinion of experts heard here. Cylindrical containers ir.afie of aluminium foil inter eaved with paper
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      Lock icon Asia's share in world trade drops
      385 9 SINGAPORE, Thursday. THE value of world trade showed a dramatic increase in the first quarter of 1966, with North America leading the world with a sharp advance in exports by 23 per cent. The developing countries were able to benefit from the greater demand
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      Lock icon Towel factory in Butterworth
      63 9 PENANG. Thurs. The Minister of Commerce and Industry. Dr. Lim Swee Aun, will lay the foundation stone of the Allied Malayan Development Ltd. Towel Factory at Mak Mandin Industrial Estate, Butterworth, at 3 p.m. on Mar. 11. The chairman of the Board of Directors of the
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      Lock icon MOBILE COMPUTER SYSTEMS FOR VIETNAM
      425 9 NEW YORK, Thurs. The U.S. Army is sending a fleet of 18 mobile computer systems into Vietnam systems designed to travei with military units and improve the maintenance of Army equipment. Constructed around the National Cash Register Company's Series 500 computer, the travelling data centres
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      Lock icon Wide-spread interest in properties
      928 9 SINGAPORE, Thurs. There was not much to comment on the industrial shares except Malayan Cables which was done at $2.90 on cum-dividend basis, up 4 cents, while Rothmans gained 3 cents on the day to $2.92. On the whole, prices in the industrial section were generally
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      Lock icon 16 mil. Dutch Guilders sold
      61 9 JAKARTA, Thurs. (AFP). The Indonesian Government sol<j 16 million Dutch Guilders, granted as credits by the Dutch Government, to Indonesian importers within one week, the official Antara News Agency reported today. It quoted a high ranking official of the Indonesian Ministry of Finance. The credits
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      Lock icon Rubber mart quiet
      24 9 LONDON. Thurs. (UPI)— Rubber market opened quiet with spot 17-1 '4, 17-7/16. No. 1 RSS CIF basis Ports March 16-15/16, 17-1/16.
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      Lock icon Rubber price up ¼ cent
      301 9 Rubber price up cent SINGAPORE, Thurs. March first grade rubber buyer f.o.b. closed at 5 p.m. in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur today at 56} cents per lb., up i cent from previous close. The tone was quiet. The market opened at last night's steadier after-hours levels and proceeded to steady
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      Lock icon HK $25 mil. profit for phone Co.
      71 9 HONGKONG, Thurs. (UPI). The Hong Kong Telephone Company anounced yesterday a profit of slightly more than HK$25 million for 1966. In an announcement, the company's board of directors said the profit for 1966 ending Dec. 31 was HK525,073,277 (US$4.4 million). The amount represents
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      Lock icon Survey on log export
      47 9 KUANTAN, Thurs. —The manager of Marubeni-lida Company Ltd., Mr. Hiromi Watanabe, and Mr. K Michiro from Sandawan, visited the East Coast of West Malaysia yesterday. Mr. Watanabe confirmed that his trip was to make a business survey on log export and iron ore.
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      Lock icon TIN MART STEADY
      29 9 LONDON. Thurs. (UPI) Tin remained steady. Turnover 245 tons. Spot buyers 1199 sellers 1199$ business 1199. Three-months buyers 1202 sellers ***** business 1202J 1202 Settlement *****,
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      Lock icon Tin price
      13 9 SINGAPORE. Thurs.—The tin price for today was $604 per picul, unchanged.
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      Lock icon STOCK EXCHANGE—MALAYSIA, S'PORE
      410 9 SINGAPORE—siock E*«han*e old and offer prlcr* officially lifted at the rlo«* of hu*lnc»*. INDCSTRIAI* n Boustead 1JV§ C »tt|( 2.16 Chemical Co. 1.7H CoM Morase 3-22 Dun lop (Old) K. MiK-ltlng 4.10 F>so OriU 3.26 Fit rpat rick* (.00 P. V «>rd%. 3.72 Kamionn 1.51 CJulnnc.'- S.IO
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      Lock icon BANK RATES
      72 9 SINGAPORE. Thurs.—The Association of Banks in Malaysia made the following changes in its rates to merchants: New York: Buying T.T. 3211/16; Airmail O.D. 32-13/ 16; 90 d/st. 33-1/4 credit bills; 33-9/16 trade bills. Canada: Buying T.T. 355/16; Airmail O.D. 35-7/16; 90 d st. 36-1/16 credit bills; 36-1/8 trade
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      50 9 Manager* Ptlrea) »'lr*t Malax an 1KB 2.33 Second >1ala>«n 1..W 1.«9 Third Malayan 1.17 1.28 The Commerce X InduMrv Fund... .M9 1.00 Thr Savlncs Hind MB 1.49 Mala>«ian Investment land -MO 1.00 Stirling Commodttr 4/4/7 First Hon* Kong .09 1.04* Second Hon* Rnnc 69 .73* Hong Kong Currency)
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      Lock icon PRODUCE
      116 9 SINGAPORE, Thur*. Slneapore Chines Produce Kuchanie noon price* today were: Bnyers Seller* Coconut oil (FOB) Bulk 44.00 Coconut oil (FOB) Drums 47.00 Loose C opra Mixed Feb/Mai 27.76 Sugar (Java) rxfodown 20.25 Nutmeg* lift* 435.00 Nutmejrs B A W Garbled Lamponc 202..'i0 Black Pepper (FOB) 97 50 Pepper Black
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      22 9 HONGKONG, Thurs. (UPI). Money quotations: HK55.7375/5.750 per dollar for cash. HK$ 15.99 per pound sterling. HK5264.5 per Uel gold.
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      178 9 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The following are expected to be in port today. Godowns Vessels 1/2 Mersey Llvod 3/4 Tranvenstein 5 Silver Peak 6/7 Hokkai Maru 10/11 Asia 13/14 Hydra 15/16 Elpenor Thorscape 25/26 Keningau 27/28 Yamahana Maru 29/30 Halldor 33/34 Bintang 35/36 Achilles 38/39 Ranabay 40'41 Sankei Maru 42
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      725 9 ARRIVALS IN SINGAPORE Time 12.05 a.in. Airline MSA 029 from Kuala Lumpur. Time 8.35 a m. Airline MSA 019 from Knala Lumpur. Time 8.50 a.m. Airline JL 712 from Jakarta. Time 9.30 a.m. Airline MAS 121 from Kuala Lumpur. Time 10.30 a.m. Airline ML 451 from
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    664 10 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Singapore, Professor Lim Tay Boh, has accepted the invitation of the International Planned Parenthood Federation to present a paper on the impact of the population growth on education at the Federation's World Conference
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    657 10 SINGAPORE, Thurs. Following are the results of the examinations held at the University of Singapore for the degrees of LL-8., M.8., 8.5., 8.D.5., and B. Pharmacy: GENERAL PART II EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF LAWS Held in January, 1967. The following candidates have
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    81 10 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Seven staff members of Qantas. Singapore, attended the 20-Year Club Dinner at Sydney last week. The 20-Year Club Is an organisation formed by Qantas stafT members with more than 20 years of service each. Every year a special function is held for members from
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    406 10 S'pore Italy trade picking up after end of confrontation SINGAPORE, Thurs. Trade between Singapore and Italy has picked up since the end of Indonesian confrontation, according to the Italian Trade Commissioner here. Dr. G. Modugno. He said that Italy's trade promotion drive in Singapore, launched eight years ago by the
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    113 10 SINGAPORE, Thurs. Cosdel (Singapore) Limited last night held a grand reception in honour of the visit by the President of Cosdel Incorporated, Tokyo. Mr. Kenneth Cole. Present at the reception were hundreds of record dealers, leading personalities in show business, and recording artistes, including the Trailers. Leroy Lindsay
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    107 10 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Department of Extramural Studies of the University of Singapore is offering six new courses in March. Four of these will be in the English medium and two will be conducted in Mandarin. The four in the English medium are: the Law
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    107 10 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The National Safety First Council of Singapore has drawn up an active programme for the year to promote Safety-First Consciousness. At its recent monthly meeting held at the Automobile Association Conference room, the Council discussed the implementation of four projects in their forth coming
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    287 10 SINGAPORE, Thurs. Six persons were today sentenced to three months' imprisonment each and one other, being a minor, was referred to the Social Welfare Department for a probation report by the Second District Court here. The Judge. Mr. Donald Peo Hock Chwee. found them guilty
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    101 10 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Air-India's latest Boeing 707-337 C intercontinental jet. Kamet. which arrived in Bombay from London recently on a non-stop flight covering a distance of 4,931 miles in seven hours and 54 minutes, set a new speed record. The flight was under the command of
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    114 10 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Jalan Besar Branch of the People's Action Party and the Constituency's Citizens Consultative Committee will jointly stage a "fireworks display" at 7.30 p.m. on Saturday (Feb. 25) at the Ja lan Besar Stadium This is to celebrate "Chap Goh Meh". The Parliamentary
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    142 10 JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs. The Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman's security escorts were caught unawares when a young girl broke the lines and ran up to the Tunku. The Prime Minister was sitting on a pondium after inspecting a guard-of-honour along Jalan Ibrahim this
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    50 10 SINGAPORE, Thurs. A clerk In the Central Provident Fund, Frankle Chong. 20, fell from the 17th floor of Selegie House today at 8.05 a.m. and died on the spot. Police said that he left his house at 7.50 a.m. Police do not suspect foul play.
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    150 10 SINGAPORE, Thurs. A new series of courses in the German language Education Board, in association with the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, will begin on March 13. The courses which are at Beginners. Intermediate. Advance I, II and 111 levels will be held at
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    125 10 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The National Library inaugurate its weekly mobile library service at the Kaki Bukit Community Centre tomorrow (Feb. 24) at 6. p.m. Inche Ariff Suradi. M.P. for Kampong Kembangan Constituency. will officiate at the opening which will be the sixth mobile library service point to be
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    32 10 SINGAPORE, Thurs. Singapore Police yesterday arrested Mr. Chua Ah Ten, Chairman of the Singapore Commercial Houses ana Factory Employees Union. Police did not disclose the reason for the arrest.
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    187 10 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Singapore Cancer ciety will hold an exhibition on "The Truth about Cancer" at the Victoria Memorial Hall from Feb. to March 3, this year. This first-ever exhibition by the Society will be opened by the Minister for Health, Mr. Yong Nyuk Lin. at
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    766 11 JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs. The Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman, admitted today there was discontent among a section of the Johore State Assembly over the composition of the present Johore State Executive Council. He revealed he had met representatives of the assembly who had insisted that the
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    127 11 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Ministry of Health Special Cattle Disposal Squad seized one buffalo cow out of a herd of about 100 animals in the new Christian cemetery grounds at Chua Chu Kang at about 10 p.m. yesterday. The animal seized was slaughtered this morning at
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    204 11 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Managing-Director of Eastern Sun, Dato Aw Kow, today urged the people to co-operate with the Government in its efforts to woo more tourists to the Republic. Dato Aw Kow said this when he opened the $500,000 Marco Polo departmental •tore in
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    205 11 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The School of Nautical Studies here is expected to be as efficient as any in Asia or Australasia by the end of this year. This optimistic view was expressed by Captain Milne of the Singapore Polytechnic when he addressed members of the
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    41 11 SINGAPORE, Thurs. Madam Lai Fock Yuen, 41, reported to Police that her house was burgled yesterday and $4O cash and property worth $155 were missing. The thieves took a tape recorder, two cameras and four wrist watches valued at $155.
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    202 11 SINGAPORE. Thurs. About 600 hawkers in the Geylang West will he brought under the provisions of the new Hawkers* Code beginning from tomorrow, a Health Ministry Statement said today. Geylang West, which is the electoral constituency of Mr. Yong Nyuk Lin. the Minister for Health, Is the
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    182 11 SINGAPORE, Thurs. Yesterday, the 3,500 work force in the Public Cleansing Department (1,500 Emergency Cleansing Corps and 2,000 Public Daily Rated) working on the reorganised two shift system, cleared a record 1,026 tons of refuse. This is the flfst time in
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    196 11 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, and his Cabinet Ministers this evening threw a grand reception on the Istana grounds to celebrate "Chap Goh Meh." The Prime Minister noted that more than 900 people had foregathered, representing all segments of the
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    97 11 MELBOURNE. Thurs. (Reuter) Singapore Government film censor Raymond Huang, presenting the Malaysia-Singapore area report to the 7th Asian YMCA Conference today, called for the recognition of the importance of younger members in the movement. "Younger men are accepting greater responsibilities earlier", he said. "They have
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    309 11 SINGAPORE. Thurs.—The Adult Education Board will be conductinf a course In Water-Colour Painting designed for beginners who are trying to learn and develop water-colour as a medium of expression. Students will be given both theoretical and practical training in selecting materials and equipment, techniques of water-colour
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    34 11 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Salvation Army will hold its Flag Day on Saturday and the public are urged to give generously. Funds collected will be used for social and evangelical activities.
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    159 11 SINGAPORE, Thurs. Malaysia-Singa-pore Airlines is introducing thrice weekly service flights between Singapore and Perth from April 4. MSA Director of 8ale« and Marketing, Mr. George Howling, will leave Singapore for Brisbane on Feb. 25 with flight hostesses. Miss Dolly Tan and Miss Teresa
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    167 11 BARAWAK. Thurs. Land development schemes at Slbintek and Meradong in the Third Division were described yesterday as "promising and progressive" by the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Tajang Lalng. The Minister was on a two-day inspection tour of the areas. He said: "The achemes have been a
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    26 11 SINGAPORE, ThursSingapore Traffic Police recorded a total of 105 road accidents, of which three were serious, during the past 24 hours in the Republic.
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    58 11 SINGAPORE, Thurs. One of two wounded Indonesians was discharged from the General Hospital today. Police said that he and the other five Indonesians are still under Interrogation. The two Indonesians were wounded on Feb. 21 in the vicinity of the RaiTles Lighthouse by a vessel of the
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    72 11 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The People's Action Party's Kalian* Branch will hold a reception at it* premises, 1399-C, Serangoon Road, at 7.30 p.m. on Saturday (Feb. 25) to celebrate Hari Raya Puasa and Chinese New Year. The celebration coincides with the second graduation ceremony of the sewing class.
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    Lock icon KUALA LUMPUR Thurs. A total of 120 technical books, a gift from the British Government for the new library of the National Electricity Board, were yesterday formally presented by Sir Michael Walker, British High Commissioner in Malaysia, to the Board's General Manager, Raja Zainal bin Raja Sulaiman. The ceremony took place at the Board's head office off Jalan Bungsar. The books, on a variety of engineering subjects, are worth $3,000.
    124 11 KUALA LUMPUR Thurs. A total of 120 technical books, a gift from the British Government for the new library of the National Electricity Board, were yesterday formally presented by Sir Michael Walker, British High Commissioner in Malaysia, to the Board's General Manager, Raja Zainal bin Raja Sulaiman. The ceremony took
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      750 12  -  By Thanh Huu SAIGON (MF) Thurs. The Vietnamese Army is now training its troops in the arts of personal self-defence, using a particular brand of boxing formalized in 1939 by the "Great Master" Nguyen Loc, combining ancient methods with the modern techniques of other Asian countries.
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      1145 12  -  By CHIN KAH CHONG QAIGON, Thurs. (PANA). A few years ago she was an air hostess in Air Vietnam. Few knew her. Today, she is the wife of South Vietnam's strongman Air ViceMarshal Nguyen Cao-ky, and has added her share of
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      753 12 CAIGON, (MF) Thurs The life of Vietnamese pop singers is short and hazardous. For a brief moment their names may flash into the popular fancy, only to glimmer fainter as new stars shoot up. Acclaim may follow them, but for how long? Their voices
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      1252 13  -  By DERMOT CANNING WE all think we know quite a good deal about pain since it is a universal human experience that we have all known in varying degrees of intensity. But actually pain is a baffling sensation that nobody wholly understands. Today, however,
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      745 13  - DMSO—miracle or just a mystery By LAURENCE BOOKMAN A YOUNG research worker reached for a bottle containing a substance called dimethyl sulfoxide and accidentally spilled a few drops on his fingers. He washed his hands before continuing with his project. Then a few moments later, he was surprised to taste
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    229 14 TOKYO, Thurs. (UPl)—Hector Vaccari, manager of world flyweight champion Horacio Accavallo, today said another fight in Japan between Accavallo and Japan's Kyoshi Tan- Abe was impossible. In a telephone conversation with United Press International, Vaccari said there was a possibility that a fight could
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    130 14 WALLASEY (Cheshire) Thurs. (AFP) South Airica gained an unexpected but deserved 3-1 lead over England in the European Zone semi-final of the Thomas Cup, the men's world team championship, on the first day of the match here last night The winner meets Denmark.
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    41 14 ANKARA, Thurs. (AFP) Turkey defeated the Republic of Ireland by two goals to one after leading 1-0 at halftime in their return Group Two match of the European Nations Football Cup here yesterday. Ireland won the first leg 2-1.
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    263 14 LONDON, Thurs. (AFP) Arkle is going home to Ireland. Anne, Duchess of Westminster, owner of the famous Irish steeplechaser who has been a V.I.P. invalid at Kempton Park Racecourse Stables since his injury on December 27, said yesterday "Arkle will be flown back
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    Lock icon 22 picked for women's hockey trials
    136 14 SEREMBAN, Thurs. Twenty-two players have been invited for the NS. Women's Hockey Association State trials, to be held here this weekend, in prew paration for the Malacca hockey meet to be held from March 3-5 The trials will be played off on Saturday and
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    Lock icon Saldivar gets $150,000 fight offer
    99 14 MEXICO CITY, Thurs, Vicente Saldivar, world featherweight boxing champion, was offering US$5O,OOO yesterday to make his next defence against Antonio (Mochila) Herrera in Bogota, Colombia. On Tuesday Saldivar was reportedly offered more than US$lOO,OOO to fight Howard Winstone of England again. The Mexican has not
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    59 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. They did it again winning the doubles title of the four-day Pesta Badminton at Stadiu recently. T~ Khan and Ng Boon B:e shown here with their trophies had to overcome an early set back to win 13-15, 15-10, 15-3 in their match against Teh
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    Lock icon The 'swinging, singing' successes of Liverpool
    175 14 LIVERPOOL (Lancashire), Thurs. (AFP). Prime Minister, Harold Wilson, MP for the outer Liverpool constituency of Huyton, spoke here last night of the "swinging, singing", City he represents and of its successes in sports. At a "Daily Mirror" dinner on board the "Elder Dempster" flagship
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    92 14 MILAN, Italy, Thurs. (AFP) Steve Klaus, manager of world lightwelterweight champion Sandro Lopopolo yesterday insisted that a purse of US$5O,OOO would have to be paid If the Italian meets Japan's Paul Fujii. Klaus, replying to statements by Fujil's entourage, said: "A purse of US$4O,OOO
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    237 14 TOKYO. Thurs. (UPI) Cassius Clay's manager Herbert Muhammad arrived yesterday but it appeared unlikely that he can succeed in holdings a title match here between the heavyweight champion and Joe Frazier of Philadelphia. A spokesman for the Japan Boxing Commission, which controls professional boxing in
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    Lock icon Syrian champ retires in 7th round
    87 14 BELGRADE, Thurs. (AP) Ivan Preberg of Luxembourg defeated Syrian professional boxing champion Mohammed Sahib here last night after the Syrian retired in the seventh round of the 10-round lightweight match. The 29-year-old cosmetician from Damascus, who had backed away from Preberg throughout the first
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    99 14 SEREMBAN. Thurs. The Education Department beat King George V School staff 3-2 in a friendly badminton match played at the school hall here last night Details of matches played (Education Dept. players named first): Singles: Aziz Idrus beat Ho Koh Chyt J5-6, 15-9; A. Rahman Ahmad
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    278 14 SEREMBAN, Thurs. An important issue that will come up for discussion at the Negri Sembilan Football Association Council meeting here tomorrow is the future of non-playing affiliates of the association. Sunsport understands that there will be a strong move to strip affiliates off
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    95 14 LONDON. Thurs. (Reuter) Chelsea, the English first division club, today reprimanded team manager Tommy Docherty. A club statement said that at a meeting of the Board of Directors. Mr. Docherty had "received a severe reprimand for his statement to the Press and television relating to the management
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    265 14 SEREMBAN, Thurs. For the first time this season, the Negri Sembilan padang was a live of activity as hockey players swing into action on all the three pitches. A large crowd turned out to watch the matches. The Harimau Sports Club, looking smart
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    151 14 LONDON, Thurs. (AP> Arsenal and Chelsea won their fourth-round soccer playoffs last night to give London a strong representation in the last 16 for the Football Association Cup A win for Fulham. whose fourth round playoff with Sheffield United last night was postponed because
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    58 14 MUAR. Thurs. The Johore State Volleyball Association will hold an interdistrict volleyball competition in Batu Pahat on March 11 and 12. A spokesman for the association said the aim of the competition was to choose a team to represent Johore State in the national volleyball
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    117 16 The German Federal football leatjuo club Borussia Dortmund has adopted a new method in league matches move from defence straight into the attack. Dortmund introduced this new formula against FC Schalke and won the league competition with a 6-2 victory. The action-packed scene captured in the picture shows
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    182 16 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Mr. Tay Soo Yong. senior vice-president of FAS will leave for Hong Kong next month to discuss the fixture dates for the staging of the Aw Hoe Memorial Cup competition In the Republic. Mr. Tay told Sunsport that he would be leaving
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    210 16 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Asian Football Confederation has written to China National F.A. to refer Indonesia's inclusion in the Asian Cup competition to the national association for approval. In a letter to the gen-eral-secretary of CNFA, the AFC said: "Indonesia who have been re-admltted
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    Lock icon Referees: Koe sends proposals to HKFA
    217 16 SINGAPORE, Thurs.—The chairman of the Referees' Committee of AFC. Mr. Koe Ewe Teik. has sent a proposal to Hong Kong F.A. to appoint referees' from Philippines. Japan, S. Korea' and Burma Jor the Asian Cup competition to be held In Hong Kong from March
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    147 16 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. —The annual hockey tournament between the Malaysian Armed Forces and the Royal Malaysia Police this year will be played at the Armed Forces Stadium, Jalan Padang Tembak on Saturday. The match will start at 5.00 p.m. The tournament, which started in 1958
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    44 16 KAMPAR. Thurs. Perak will meet Penang in a return tie in the FAM Cup on Sunday at Stadium Perak. The kick off is at 8 p.m. At a match in Penang last Sunday, both the teams scored a 2-all draw.
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    294 16 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Football Association of Singapore is to initiate top-level moves to fix a date with two leading soccer teams to play in the Republic in May ond September this year., The senior vice-pre-sident of FAS, Mr. Tay Soo Yong
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    257 16 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Singapore Amateur Athletic Association cross country and road running subcommittee has drawn up an elaborate programme "*of events for the 1967 season. The four-member sub committee headed by chairman, Mr. Maurice Nicholas, has submitted programme itinerary for consideration and approval
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    257 16 PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, Thurs. (Reuter) South Africa start the fifth Test against Australia here tomorrow with the target of clinching their first victory in a series since the countries began playing each other in 1902. The South Africans, leading 2—l with
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    115 16 CARDIFF. Thurs. (AFP) Cardiff Rugby Club are to continue with their plans to tour South Africa in May. despite opposition in Britain. Mr. Frank Trott, club secretary. said in a statement today: "The Cardiff Rugby Club has accepted an invitation from the South
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    54 16 JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs. The Prime Minister. Tunku Abdul Rahman said today he would be flying on the same plane tomorrow with the Singapore Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. for a round of golf In Cameron Highlands. The Tunku was here for a one-day
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    348 16 SINGAPORE, Thurs. Keen competition is expected in the finals of the Rider Triplex bowling competition to be held this Sunday at Jackie's Bowl. Orchard, bowling-off at 11 a.m. Thirty-two men and women bowlers will compete for top honours in the triplex competition which Is
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    115 16 PORT ELIZABETH. South Africa. Thurs. (Reuter) Australia have brought Johnny Martin, the 35-year-old left-arm googly bowler, into their side for the fifth and deciding Test match with South Africa starting here tomorrow. Martin, who displaces allrounder Tom Veivers, gains selection after outstanding performances in
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    199 16 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Two more entries been received for the Malaysian Open Golf championship to be played over the Royal Selangor Gou Course on March 9-12 The entries are from Larry Griggs of United States a nc Kenichi Yamada, an amateur from Japan. The latest
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    39 16 TELUK ANSON. Thurs A basketball match nised by the Teluk Anson Women's Club and the Anson Sports Club rai«d $1,455 for the Disaster Relief Fund yesterfhe money will be to the State Relief Furid. Perafc.
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