Eastern Sun, 10 April 1967

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  • 25 1 EASTERN SUN Independent National Daily SINGAPORE EDITION Estd. 1966. Vol. I No. 259 Monday. 10 April 1967. MC (P) 2251 KDN 2660 Price 15 cents
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  • 516 1 Chief Ministe other Minister JESSELTON, SABAH, SUM.(REUTER) THE MINIS TE Sabah, Mr. Peter 10, plunged to a heavy here tonight on the opening of polling State first direct elections Two of his fellowCabinet Ministers, Dato Mohammed Yassin, Minister of Social Welfare, and Minister for Natural Resources, Mr.
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  • 221 1 CHRISTCHURCH (NZ) Sun. (Reuter) The Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Abdul Razak, today denied that his country is a staging-post for troops eoing to Vietnam. Hp was commenting on hi? arrival here for a four day visit, on New Zealand's recent decision
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  • 315 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. The World Bank has agreed to help finance the Kemubu Scheme in Kelantan a $4O million irrigation scheme covering an area of about 50,000 acres. "The World Bank has agreed to give us a loan of about three-quarters of the
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  • 244 1 SINGAPORE, Sun. The "king" of the Indonesian oil empire, MajorGeneral Ibnu Suwoto has strongly denied in Singapore today that he "has been ousted fropi officialdom and is under Presidential investigation for corruption." The General contradicted news agencies reports which came through from Jakarta some ten days
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  • Article, Illustration
    37 1 These explosively charming top London models go "Arabian Way" by having a gentleman camel called "Fred" along with them when launching the Miss Solfridge Collection, which shows the latest in swimsuits, bikinis and plazzo pyjamas.
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  • LOCAL NEWS
    • 33 2 Worn mi reitw at mm of the polling stations. Japanese observer, Mr. Ogawa is interviewed by local pressmen. Japanese observer, Mr. Ogawa (centre) examining the electoral roll. In
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    • 603 2 JESSELTON, Sun. The four foreign observers now touring the Tawau Residency to watch Sabah's first direct elections today described the votina in this residency as "brisk, orderly and very impressive Bright sunshine greeted the observers early this morning as they set out on a tour
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    • 199 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. The Association of Teachers of English in Chinese Schools has issued a statement sympathising with the National Union of Teachers for taking up industrial action in protest against the setting up of a Teachers Salaries Commission by the Government. Mr. Lim Foo Kong,
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    • 135 2 JESSELTON. Sun. An Indonesian observer, Mr. Imron Rosjadi. today reiterated that the Indonesian team now visiting Sabah was on a technical mission here to see for themselves whether the elections were conducted in a democratic and free manner. He did not wish to comment
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    • 61 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. Mrs. Goh Kwee Teng, has been elected president of the Selangor Consumers Association, for 1967. Other office bearers are: vice-president: Syed Adam Al-Ja'fri. hon-secretary: Mrs. D.K.K, Lee. Hon. treasurer: Mrs. SK. Ngei, asst. Hon. secretary: Mr. Stephen Tan. Committee: Messrs Ooi Boon Leong. Richard Hoy,
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    • 193 2 MALACCA, Sun.— The Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman, has rejected a request from the former rebel leader, Sheik Azahari for "A round-table talk" with him. "I have no desire to see him. I have nothing to talk to him about," the Tunku
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    • 108 2 IPOH. Sun. Acting on a tip-off. a police party last night raided a house in Jalan Rusell and arrested four men. one of whom had a pistol with three rounds of ammunition tucked under his waist. The men were sitting round a table playing chess
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    • 31 2 SLIM RIVER. Sun. A man was killed and five others seriously injured when the car in which they were travelling overturned and landed in a ravine near here yesterday.
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    • 46 2 KUALA KANGSAR. Sun. A 15-year-old girl in Kampong Station here was alleged to have been raped by a man. The man took her to a blukar in Salak Bahru and committed the offence. Her father made a report to the police yesterday.
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    • 403 2  -  By WEE HOCK CHYE MALACCA, SUN. THE Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman, said last night he was confident that there were no rightthinking people in the country today who opposed the temporary retention of English as provided in the National Language Act. This, he
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    • 294 2 PENANG, Sun. The national chairman of the United Democratic Party, Dr. Lim Chong Eu, today said the main issue which would confront the people of Malaysia in 1969 would be one of social and economic equality. He was speaking at the fourth annual
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    • 41 2 SUNGEI SIPUT. Sun. A 19-year-old girl was found groaning in her room after she had returned to her home in Salak Bahru last night. She was rushed to the District Hospital in Kuala Kangsar where she is now recovering.
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    • 102 2 The Sultan of Kedah, who is also the Honorary Colonel of the Malaysian connaissance Corps made an official visit to the Corps at the Sungala Camp Port Dickson over the
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    • 438 3 They should set an example of national consciousness—Dr. Toh SINGAPORE, Sun. The Deputy Prime Minister, Dr. Toh Chin Chye has spoken about the "new tasks" facing the Vigilante Corps in Singapore. He said that in 1964, the Government formed the Vigilante Corps to help protect the
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    • 296 3 SINGAPORE, Sun. The Queenstown Residents' Welfare Association is now a registered body and its address is at 453 A Commonwealth Drive, Block No. 74. The Association has appealed to all residents to join up. Application forms may be obtained from the Hon. Secretary, Mr.
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    • 253 3 PENANG. Sun. Twenty-four-year-old Khoo Hoo Koo was pummelled to death by five unknown persons when he accidentally broke the rear window of a foundry in Bridge Street yesterday evening. Khoo had tried to shoot down a bird from a tree with his catapult at the
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    • 40 3 SINGAPORE. Sun. The PAP Kamp on g Olam branch is organising a beauty culture class for women residents of its constituency. Enrolment has started and those Interested may call at the Party's premises at 300, Beach Road.
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    • 235 3 Singapore and Glasgow face similar cleansing problems Pereira SINGAPORE, Sun. Mr. Anthony Pereira, Assistant Superintendent, of the Singapore Cleansing Department is the first Singaporean who has completed six months of a year's attachment to Sunderland Cleansing Depart- ment in Britain. Mr. Pereira, 46, a father of four, who has served
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    • 85 3 SINGAPORE, Sun. Mr. William Yong. the General Manager of Messrs. Office Development Corp. and Sheng Siong Co. left here by air on a business tour round the world. The two companies are well-known importers of various sundry goods as well as stationery products. The
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    • 80 3 Two members of the Royal Air Force Police Auxiliary have been presented with a shield by the Commanding officer of R.A.F. Changi (Group Captain J.E.P Thompson) for their outstanding police work. The rerinientK were P.C- IlaaMin bin Ibrahim (left) who received the award for *n arrest he made and P.C.
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    • 198 3 Flying Officer Michael Dudgeon is a third generation flyer. His father and grandfather both flew the skies over Singapore and Malaysia before him. Grandfather, Group Captain J. McFarlane, who now lives in Lowestoft, Suffolk, was a flying boat pilot and one of the first pilots to
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    • 110 3 SINGAPORE. Sun. The Singapore Government today announced quotas for six items for a period of three months. They are sweetened condensed milk < a quota of 5% of 1964 imports), television aerials <50% of Jan/Sept. 1963 imports), haircream <60 r p of 1965 imports), washing
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    • 199 3 SINGAPORE. Sun. The Kelab Burong Singapura will stage its annual birdsinging competition, comprising three popular South-east Asian songbirds the Murai Rimba, Merbak Jambul and Mata Puteh. It will be held at the Jalan Besar Stadium on April 23, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and
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    • 40 3 SINGAPORE. Sun. The City of Perth Brass Band will give a concert at the National Theatre at 7p.m. tomorrow. Tickets at $1 and 50 cents are available at the National Theatre. Robinson's. C.K. Tang and Cold Storage.
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    • 149 3 SINGAPORE, Sun. The Boy Scouts Job Week for this year will be from April 15 to 20. Scouts and Cubs will go from house to house in their uniforms carrying with them the Boy Scouts Association registration cards looking for jobs. Members of the public are
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    • 79 3 SINGAPORE, Sun. There was an increase of 649 road accidents in Singapore for the month of March this year compared with March last year. There were 3,226 accidents against 2,577. There was an increase of one case in the number of fatal accident cases. There
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    • 952 4 KAJAN6, Sun. The Acting Minister of Education, Enche Senu bin Abdul Rahman, today warned that the Government would take "stern action" against those involved in the teachers' strike if their action jeopardised the interest of the country. "The Government cannot Just
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    • 154 4 K CANT AN, Sun. The Y a n g di Pertuan Agong and the Raja Permaisuri Agong will make a two-day official visit to Pahang from Tuesday. They will leave here by a Royal Malaysian Air Force plane and would arrive in Kaantan at 10.30
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    • 87 4 IP OH. Sim- A separate agreement, giving a five per cent wage increase for 1,000 in the various categories of clerical, field and supervisory staff directly employed on 60 European tin mines in Malaysia, was signed at the States of Malaya Chamber of Mines here last
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    • 359 4  -  By Lucian Peters. KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. A PETITE young woman who virtually staggered China with her art in the early "twenties*' and then went out into the world to gain fame as an artist is here on a brief visit. She is Madam Fan
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    • 252 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. A 43-member mission of the Indonesian Armed Forces Cultural team, which is to make a threeweek visit to West Malaysia, will arrive in the Federal Capital next Sunday. The mission, led by a well-known I n d on e
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    • 59 4 MALACCA, Sun. One thousand delegates attended the annual meeting of UMNO. Malacca branch, here last night. One of the resolutions at the meeting called for full support to the National Language Bill. Another called for priority to students from national schools in government jobs. A third resolution urged
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    • 104 4 PENANG. Sun. The Chief Minister. Tan Sri Wong Pow Nee. has expressed confidence that youth clubs affiliated to the Malaysian Association of Youth Clubs would continue to maintain the cordial relationship which has existed for many years in the past and give of their best to
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    • 52 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. Enche Melan Abdullah, the Editor-in-Chief of Utusan Melayu left for Moscow today as the guest of the Soviet Union Press Association. He will be the first Malaysian journalist to be invited by Russian journalists to visit Russia. He will be away for
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    • 62 4 MALACCA, Sun. Malacca UMNO last night reelected the Chief Minister Enche Abdul GhafTar bin Baba as chairman. A Member of Parliament, Enche Karim Abu, was elected deputy chairman and Enche Hashim Pit, assistant chairman. A State Executive Councillor, Enche Mohamed bin Haji Abdul Rahman, who
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    • 55 4 PENANG. Sun. Twentyone officers of the Resettlement Department. Hong Kong, are expected to arrive here from Bangkok tomorrow. They will visit the Snake Temple, the Ayer Itam housing scheme. Ayer Item Temple. Green Lane. Fettes Park and Tanjong Bungah housing schemes. They will leave
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    • 37 4 IPOH, Sun.—lpoh Jaycees, led by their President, Mr. L. Sarjeet Singh, donated blood at the Blood Bank here during the weekend. This was in response to an urgent call by the Blood Bank.
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    • 209 4 Kuala lumpur, sun. Miss Julie Chase, for one, does not believe in such terms as "a men's world" or "a women's world." "This is the peoples' world. There should be no such difference," said the American Women's Movement leader who heads the American Women
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    • 645 4 TOH ORE BAHRU, Sun. A Defence CounJ sel, Mr. C. K. G. Pillai today told Q Magistrate's Court here that the wife of Qn army officer was a "willing participant" in Q sexual affair with a soldier. Mr. Pillai was making his submission
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    • 78 4 SEREMBAN, Sun. Mr. Kwan Mun Sang, a school teacher, was elected president of the A.C.S. Old Students' Association at its annual meeting here during the week-end. Office bearers for 1967 are:President, Mr. Kwan Mun Sang, Vice-Presidents, Mr. Chan Soo, Woo Ah Soo, Hon. Secretary, Fong Joon Joon.
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    • 62 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun.— Two armed men overpowered a Securioor guard and broke Into the Weld Supermarket early yesterday and escaped with $6OO worth of cigarettes and $lOO cash. The Incident happened at 4 a.nL The piacd was bound and gagged and then taken to Imbt Mgi. where he
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    • 244 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun- The Ministry of Defence Public Relations Division has issued the following:Sixteen personnel of the Malaysian Armed Forces have been selected to attend various courses in New Zealand next week. The courses wh:ch begin on Wednesday will be held f9r periods of
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    • 58 4 IPOH. Sun. ApPfaJ Week and D y for JL Malaysian Red Cross ciety, Perak brancn, year will take place May 1 to 7. rhe The branch director. tKamsiah Ibrahim, said day that Appeal Wee 3 n Flag Day was organised an nually for the maintenance of the Red
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    • 873 11 Lee outlines the way to bring up youths of S'pore SINGAPORE, Sun. The Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew emphasised the importance of "social organisation" when he spoke at the anniversary celebrations of the §ueenstown Community Centre last night. He illustrated his point by citing Tokyo, o
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    • 222 11 Russian-born American violinist. Mr. Paul Makanowitzky accompanied by a young Japanese pianist, Mrs Satoko Tokumaru will give recitals at the Victoria Theatre on Saturday (April 29th.) at 8.45 p.m. The show, to be presented by Mr. Goh Soon Tioe will feature Sonata for Violin and Piano Op.
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    • 94 11 SINGAPORE. Sun. The Supervisory and Management Training Association of Singapore will hold a film show at the Shell Theatrette, Shell House. Collyer Quay on April 17 at 5.30 p.m. The show will be on: Ideas at Work. New Methods at Work and Gowns and Gears. The
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    • 240 11 IPOH, Sun. Two babies, a boy and a girl, born during the disastrous flood in upper Perak recently, have been appropriately named "Che Mat Bah" (Mr. Flood) and "Che Bah" by their mothers. Both babies were born without medical attention during the height of the
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    • 127 11 Four Singapore students who have recently arrived in Wellington, New Zealand, for studies under the Colombo Plan awards went on shopping in the city at the Disabled Ex-Servicemen's shop From left are Mr. William Tan Soo Hock, who is to study for hia B.E. decree at Auckland University; Mr. Koh
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    • 454 11 PENANG, Sun. A coll to oil opposition parties, with similar aims and objects, to dissolve and form a single political party or to create a party organisation for a truly united opposition, was made at the general assembly of the United Democratic Party here today.
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    • 120 11 SINGAPORE. Sun. The Adult Education Board Is organising a 10-week "Cold Buffet and Confectionary" course on Saturdays from 4 00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m., at the Hal Sing Dewasa Institute (formerly the Marls Stella Vocational School), 49. Holland Road, Singapore. The course is designed to
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    • 87 11 PENANG. Sun. A national student exchange camp will be held from July 31 to Aug. 5 when students from many states In Malaysia including Sabah and Sarawak will take part. This was disclosed by the chairman of the State of Penang Students' Exchange Programme Executive Committee. Enche
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    • 73 11 LATEST: JESSELTON, Sun.—USNO won one more seat at the polls today when Mulkiaman bin Sherzeman beat his UPKO opponent, Pengiran Abu Bakar bin Haji Pengiran Ahmad, in constituency. Mulkiaman polled 3,784 votes against Abu Bakar's 2,966. Present position of the parties: Alliance three; USNO three; UPKO two;
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    • 48 11 TAN JONG MAUM, Bun. Benator D. 8. DorairaJ, 61, president of the Perak branch of the Malaysian Indian Congress, died at the district hospital here today. He was admitted to hosKltal this morning after a eart attack. The funeral will take place at Slim River tomorrow.
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    • 245 11 SINGAPORE Sun. A successful young: local artist, Mr. Thomas Yeo now in London will be participating in the First Arts >al to be held in Brighto on April 13. Mr. Yeo is invited by the Curator of the Art Gallery of the Commonwealth Institute in London
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 111 5 BOSTON, Massachusetts, sun (AP) A California woman told police yesterday a teenage boy ran off with her travelling case containing $31,900 worth of jewellery as she arrived for a v sit in the Beacon Hill area. Helen Neikirk. 55, said s fce had several pieces
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    • 99 5 LONDON. Sun. (Reuter) A lawyer for American actress Jayne Mansfield said yesterday he had advised her to sue for alleged non-payment due to her under a contract to tour night eiubs in Northern Br.tain. The agency which contracted her tour announced on Friday that it
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    • 158 5 TOKYO, sun. <AP) InJ° Foreign Minister, Mr. Adam Malik ended toa week-long visit to Japan during which he suc2?fHf ully negotiated As6o million loan for hi s country. Mr Malik left Tokyo (Garuda) f° r Bangkok where he will remain until leavr\M* F Jakar
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    • 78 5 TOKYO, Japan. Sun. (Reuter) A 40-year-old Geisha girl has taken out a 1.000.000 yen (about $8,500 Malaysian) life insurance policy and named her pet dog as beneficiary, states the Japanese news agency, Kyodo. Miss Tsuruko Onishi, of Shirahama, near Kyoto, received her dog as
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    • 282 5 WASHINGTON. Sun. (AP) —The National Aeronautics and Space Administration listed eight locations on the moon as prime sites for a manned landing. The selection were made on the basis of photographs taken by surveyor spacecraft landed on the moon and by the three Lunar
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    • 556 5 BEVERLY HILLS, California, Son. (UPI). —The aid of the public was enlisted yesterday by Law Enforcement Agencies in the hope that some clue could be uncovered to the identity of the kidnapper of 11-year-old Kenneth Young. More than 46 hours after
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    • 129 5 ADEN. Sun. (UPD—Arab terrorists shot and killed a leading trade union official as he left his home yesterday. It was the second major political killing in a week. Abdul Khaliq El-Teis. 43. Vice-President of the Armed Forces Employees Union, is believed to have been assassinated by
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    • 341 5 WASHINGTON, Sun. (UPI). Pamela Jean Rudden, wearing a Japanese pearl-encrusted crown and a satin robe embroidered with CheTry Blossoms, was Installed yesterday as Queen of the 1967 Cherry Blossom Festival. The weather was sunny but crisp in the nation's capital as
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    • 85 5 l\ NYUN (right) secretary general of the U.N. Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (ECAFE). toasts with Japanese Prime Minister Mr. EISAKU SATO at the reception hosted by the Premier or (ECAFE) delegates at Hotel Otani in Tokyo recently. The 23rd
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    • 115 5 HONG KONG. Sun. (Reuter) A young Greek architect is here to "Pirate" the Hong Kong waterfront which has won his admiration as the "Pearl Of The Orient." He is Mr. Michael Photidis who said in a newspaper Interview: "My government commissioned me to design a new
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    • 125 5 RIO DE JANEIRO. Sun. (Reuter) A sharp-eyed detective caught an elusive burglar who had evaded capture here on several occasions by submerging in a water tank and breathing through a bamboo tube. A householder, who found his home burgled and heard the noise of breaking
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    • 81 5 HONG KONG. Sun. (Reuter) Japan has displaced the U.S. as the biggest supplier of tourists to Hong Kong, according to the Hong Kong Tourist Association. In January, a total of 8.992 Japanese tourists visited Hong Kong, compared with 8.350 from the United States. Britain and the
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    • 82 5 TURIN, (Italy). Sun. (AFP) A 23-year-old girl was arrested here today for wearing a mini-skirt that was too mini, the Italia news agency reported. A Vice squad wagon picked up Esterina De Palma on a fashionable Turin Street after an outraged passer-by telephoned police. At the station,
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    • 99 5 SEOUL, Sun. (UPI) Fifty-flve persons were killed and at least 15 were missing in yesterday's crash of a Korean Air Force C-46 transport plane into a crowded slum area, police reported today. A spokesman said seven of the missing were believed dead and that a
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    • 135 5 THE new BAC 145 trainer, designed for military pilot training in the next deeade and beyond, is seen here during its first flight from Warton Aerodome in north east England recently. The BAC 145 is powered by a single Bristol Siddeley Viper 11
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    • 41 5 KUWAIT, Sun. (AFP) Kuwait will send a delegation to North Korea in May to participate in ceremonies marking North Korea's National holiday, it was announced today. This was in response to an official invitation from North Korea.
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    • 115 6 MOSCOW, Sun. (Reuter), Moscow Radio, in an English-language broadcast, last night paid tribute to Sir William Connor Cassandra of the Daily Mirror and the -sense of civic duty by which he was invariably guided. Sir William died in hospital in London on Thursday "The Soviet people
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    • 41 6 OXFORD, England. Sun. (Router) Elizabeth Allen wag 14 years old when Joe Fonge started courting her .Vt years ago. He finally popped the question three months hark. They were married today in the village church of Holton near here.
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    • 98 6 NEW DELHI. India. Sun. Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi said yesterday that India had "serious misgivings" about the proposed nuclear non-prolifer-ation treaty. "We are opposed to nuclear arms and to proliferation," she said. "But we find it difficult to accept proposals that bind down the nuclear 'have
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    • 977 6 Peace talks in Colom bo? concerned—- HUE, South Vietnam, Sun. (Reuter). America nurses were evacuated from this tense Norther® university city yesterday after a week of increase Vietcong activity here. With the memory of Thursday's devastate guerrilla raid on nearby Quang Tri fresh in their
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    • 290 6 GENEVA, Sun. (Reuter). —Dr. Manuel PereiGuerrero, Venezuelan leader of the three-man United Nations mission to Aden, said here that the group was not prepared to return there. He told reporters here after the team flew in from Rome they had
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    • 80 6 SUBA. Fiji, Sun. (Reuter), Mrs Yasemaca Muri, a Fijian woman is 100 years old this year, but does not know when to celebrate her birthday. Her birth certificate shows that she was born in 186? seven years before Fiji came under British rule but does not
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    • 24 6 SEOUL. Sub. Australian Prime X Mr. Harold Holt 1« home today after a day official visit closms two week's Asian tour^^
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    • 170 6 NEW DELHI, Sun. (Renter) Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi told a Catherine of the country's chief ministers here yesterday that India must learn to live within her means to overcome a looming food and economic crisis. She said ten million tons of food imports
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    • 290 6 Most of us live in some kind SAN FRANCISCO, (UPI) The episcopal diocese of California yesterday urged abolition of all state laws governing sexual relations in private between consenting adults The effect of its resolution, unusual in the U.S. church, would be to eliminate criminal penalties
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    • 22 6 VIENNA, Sun. (Reuter)— Britain last night won the Eurovision song contest with Sandi Shaw's "Puppet on a string.'*
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    • 113 6 WASHINGTON, Sun. (Reuter) U.S. Under Secretary of the Treasury Mr. Joseph Barr said today the U.S. had offered the World Bank a new contribution, but less than- the bank had requested. The World Bank has asked for larger contributions to loan to under-developed countries. Mr. Barr
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    • 122 6 BUENOS AIRES. Sun. (Reuter) A large wooden square in the exclusive northern district of the city was today given the name of "Islamic Republic of Pakistan". The City. Mayor, Colonel Eugenio Schettini, attended the ceremony at which the Pakistani ambassador. Khurrum Khan Panni, drew a geographical, and
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    • 140 6 BOGOTA, Colombia, Sun. (AP) Mrs. Phillip (Sarah) Ziegler. wife of the British first secretary at the British embassy here was shot to death on Friday night and Mr. Ziegler was wounded by three gunmen. Mrs. Ziegler was pronounced dead at midnight, shortly after her
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    • 308 6 BA>oaOK, Sun. (Reuter) Thailand's Armed Forces are ready to take "all necessary action" to protect, the nations security, sovereignty and integrity, the Prime Minister, Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn said last night. Addressing the' people over radio and televsion on the occasion of Thailand's Armed
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    • 409 7 JOHANNESBURG, San. (AFP.) Martin Bormann, Hitler's deputy at the end of World War ill, visited South Africa last year and the year before the "Sunday Times'* reported today. The newspaper added It was understood that the Israeli intelligence had been alerted and was
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    • 64 7 HONG KONG, Sun. (Reuter) The number of measles cases in the colony are on the rise and the authorities have appealed to parents to seek early medical advise. According to the medical and health department, 951 measles cases were reported in January, of which 201 resulted
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    • 326 7 Syria Israel: 'Heaviest fighting since Suez' BEIRUT, Lebanon. Sun. (AP).-An all day ground and air battle on Friday between Syria and Israel the heaviest ArabJewish fighting since Suez 11 years ago may have broken the back of Syria's Russian-built Air Force. The fighting also exposed the lack of effective unity
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    • 498 7 MANILA. Sun. (AFP) President Marcos declared yesterday that the quest for peace was still continuing "for as long as there are peoples who have yet to have their histories, who have yet to claim their destinies." The President was obviously referring to the
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    • 60 7 NICOSIA, Sun. (Reuter) Eleven Turkish Cypriots were injured in a four hour clash yesterday with Greek Cypriot national guardsmen near the Nicosia-Limassol highway, according to reports received by United Nations sources. Ten of the injured were hurt by falling masonry, and the other,
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    • 69 7 "Miss Tourism Singapore," Mollie Ang Mooi Hua, 22, seen with the Singapore High Commissioner at the High Commission offices in London. Mollie arrived in London on o four-day visit as part of a round-t h eworld tour in her role as Singapore's contribution to ternational Tourist Year. She is the
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    • 109 7 WASHINGTON, Sun. (AFP) The report of the commission investigating the "Apollo" space capsule fire that killed three American astronauts in January blames the accident on faulty functioning of electrical equipment in the cabin, reliable sources said here today. The report, to be published today
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    • 93 7 CHICAGO. Sun. (UPI) George Shearing, the jazz pianist, has won his battle to take his dog to dinner. Mr Shearing, appearing in an engagement here, was refused service in a restaurant earlier when he attempted to take his guide dog "Leland," into a restaurant. The
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    • 26 7 PORT SAID, Sun. (AFP) Ships started moving through the Suez Canal today following of a dredger which broke down in the Canal on Friday.
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    • 205 7 NEW YORK, Sun. (UPI) Japanese cars have broken the "b a d quality image" once and for all, according to car manufacturers in New York this week. "The American manufacturers tremble every year a new Japanese model comes out." a spokesman
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    • 443 7 Still much to listen and learn BRUSSELS, Sun. The Lnitcd Stitcs is still dead-locked with Europe on the question of a nuclear non-proliferation treaty and accord on the 4-year Kennedy Round tariff talks which concludes on April 20. This is In spite of Vice
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    • 195 7 LONDON, Sun. (ATP) Baroness Edith Summerskill, in her autobiography "A Woman's World." which will be published on Friday, has a good deal to say about her attempts to get professional boxing prohir bited. She has actively campaigned against the sport for number of years.
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    • 69 7 24-year-old American James Ringrose (centre), one of the 10 most wanted men on the FBI list in the United States for cashing forced cheques worth hundreds of thousands of dollars is escorted by Japanese detectives on his arrival at Tokyo station after the Japanese police caught him while he was
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    • 189 7 LONDON, Sun. (UPI) The decision of one of Britain's "Big four" paper making firms to shut down three of its 14 mills won prominence in British newspapers yesterday. Commentators spotlighted the intense competition from Scandinavia following the dismantling of all tariffs under
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    • 140 7 KAMPALA. Uganda. Sun. (Reuter) Detectives are hunting for a gang which is marketing a dangerous imitation of Uganda's most popular drink, Waragi, a vodka-like distillation of bananas. Mr. C. Campbell, manager of East African distilleries which makes the authentic Waragi by triple distillation of raw banana spirit
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    • 104 7 JAKARTA. Sun. (AP) Magsaysay awardee Mochtar Lubls. Indonesian editor and publisher imprisoned for nine years during the Sukarno regime, says he plans to resume publication of his newspaper "Indonesia Raya" (Greater Indosia) by June at the latest. Mr Lubis was Jailed chiefly for publishing exposes of
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    • 678 5 I iMI CHANNEL 5 Kuala Lwnpar and Pnlan Pinang; 6 Ipoh and Melaka: 3 10 Johore Bahrn; 4 Taiping; 7 Bain Pa bat; 9 Kluang. (Singapore viewers, please switch to channel 3 for T.V. Malaysia programmes). P.M. 5.45 OPENING ANNCT Prog. Summary. 5.50 NEWS OUTLINES in the National Language. 5.55
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    • 175 6 All woe* and no pla< makes even a MAM FROM U.M.C.L.t. A DULL BC* AND KNOW MS THAT H6 LIFE DEPENDS ON SHARP* NESS. NAPOLEON SOLO ACCfiPTtOTWf SONDE'S NVTTATION "TO GO WATKSWINGJ NOW. SLALOMiNG gEMiNO WE* BOAT AS fT STREAKS DOWN LONG ISLAND SOUND, SOUS FEELS TWE EXHILARATION OF A
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  • 770 8 LAST week, Television Malaysia featured a programme in which the participants discussed vocational guidance for students. One of the members of the panel said this was the first time that this subject was discussed in public and that young people could find very little locally produced literature on
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  • 1497 8 I < EASTERN PI L J 'THE Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman, unveiled a plaque last Thursday, marking the occupation of the new $2 million building of the Ministry of Defence at Jalan Padang Tembak. The building, which is fully airconditioned will house the offices
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    • 450 8 RATIONAL rvice it one of the finest mental and physical education which any government can give to its citizens. And parents should be thankful to the Singapore Government for providing physical training to their teenage children. When the five-member Japanese delegation went to worship
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    • 152 8 FCHE Senu is in an unenviable position. After being fed with a few facts on the N.U.T. situation. he is left holding the baby while the Minister of Education goes family planning. No wonder he can only fall back on ineffective threats and a few safe
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  • COMMERCIAL & INDUSRTRIAL
    • 1140 9 SINGAPORE, SUNDAY AFTER the more active conditions which ruled previous to last week, there was little.real demand and lack of any encouraging factors on the Stock Ex- chaage. The present quietness on the market is most probably d :e to the many investors who
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    • 170 9 NEW YORK. Sun (UPI) The Stock Market had a roller coaster session yesterday. advancing strongly, falling back, attempting a rally and finally ending in the minus column. Prices advanced broadly it the outset as investors responded to the Federal Reserve Board cut in the
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    • 217 9 SINGAPORE, Sun. Qantas plans to return to p apua and New Guinea with weekly international service from Sydney to Hongkong via Port Moresby and Manila. The service will begin in September. The Minister for. Civil Aviation, Mr. R. WC. Swartz the Minister
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    • 198 9 Blind people will soon be able to obtain a new British ultrasonic, hand-iield 'torch* guide that will help them sense their surroundings more effectively. Known as the Sonic Aid, it is the first-ever device of its kind to go into quantity production anywhere
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    • 139 9 TRENTON, New Jersey. Sun. (UPI) The United States is banking on exports to rise at a faster rate than imports in 1967. Acting Commerce Secretary. Mr. Alexandar Trowbridge told a gathering of businessmen and state government officials projections of the full year show
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    • 223 9 SINGAPORE. Sun. According to Kodak s yearend financia 1 report, combined sales of Kodak associate Ts in the Far East, Africa, Asia and Australasia in J"33 totalled U5563.7 million. This was 6 percent than 1965. Sales g?"?s w?re reported in products for amateur r.
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    • 91 9 JAKARTA. Sun. (AFP)— Air India will reopen its flights to Jakarta as from 2, the Air India representative in Jakarta announced here yesterday. The link with Jakarta was broken off in 1965 at the height of the anti-Indian demonstrations in Jakarta and the deterioration
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    • 128 9 NEW YORK, Sun. (Reuter) Major foreign exhibitors at the International Automobile Show here today reported excellent sales for the first four days of the eight-day annual event. A show official, Mr. Gene Graf, said foreign manufacturers were doing "far more business" than the Americans. "In previous
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    • 135 9 DETROIT, Sun. (Reuter) General Motors will produce its 100 millionth vehicle in the United States shortly before noon on Friday, the giant car firm announced here today. The 100 million-milestone will be a first in the automobile industry and comes just over five years
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    • 93 9 NEW YORK, Sun. (UPI) International Telephone and Telegraph Corp. yesterday reported record sales and earnings for 1966. It earned $89.91,000 or $4.07 per share, last year, an increase of 14.5 per cent over the $78,515,000 or $3.59 ?er share, earned in 1965. otal sales and
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    • 353 9 LONDON, Sun. An optimistic assessment of Britain's economic situation the last before next week's Budget was published in London recently. It is an article in the March issue of the Treasury's "Economic Trends" which says the latest indicators suggest the British industry,
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    • 150 9 SINGAPORE, 8u n BOAC has launched a new 8 to 12 page weekly newspaper for its staff with a worldwide circulation of 20,000 on March 31. "BOAC News", an amalgamation of a two-page weekly newssheet and a monthly magazine, will be edited by Raymond Bassett, who
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    • 971 9 ARRIVALS IN SINGAPORE Time 12.05 a.m. Airline MSA 029 from K.L. Time 8.35 a.m. Airline ML 019 from Kuala Lnrapur. Time 9.30 a.m. Airline ML 121 from Kuala Lnmpur. Time 10.30 a.m. Airline ML 451 from Kuching. Time 10.55 a.m. Airline ML 005 from Penang. Ipoh.
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  • BOOKS REVIEWED BY TAI SING ONN
    • 237 10 A CARPET is a carpet to most people, to you or I something which gives you that luxurious, soft feeling of comfort under the feet and the room its character. Or your association with carpets might only conjure up this fragment from Keats: "The arras, rich
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    • 203 10 The fifth edition of EVERYMAN'S ENCYCLOPAEDIA, completely revised and completely reset in larger type, will be on sale in Malaysia next month. It comprises 12 handsome volumes with an attractive text supported by an immense number of relevant and helpful photographs and diagrams. This improvement in size,
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    • 521 10 THE FIGH SPIRIT OF JAPAN by B.J. Harrison (Foutsham. 250 pp. 30*). Atamah! yoi Coram ba! Mon Dicu! mlaS you May, not another booh again on the rampagtn hnights Bushtdo. Take hea bloody wars a!I over again The author's claim to originality in the domain of
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    • 339 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun —Ten officers of the Malaysian Army are taking part in special•training courses at two Australian Army centres near Sydney. Two officers are studying counter insurgent warfare at a special six weeks course at the Australia Army Infantry Centre,
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    • 132 10 SYDNEY. Australia. Sufi The Australian author D. Archy Niland died in Sydney recently aged 48. Mr. Niland was author of the novel THE SHIRALEE, which had considerable success as 8 film of the same name. He also sold the rights of his novel of the South
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    • 411 10 By "EASTERN SAGE" CHARLES H. Goren has won more tournaments, trophies, championships and master points than anyone else in the world. A graduate of McGill University and former lawyer, he has found bids more rewarding than briefs. Mr. Goren has been a member of the bridge team representing
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  • Student's Page – All $10 Essay Winners
    • 240 12 TOY amy local newspaper and glance through it you will find pages of it devoted to advertisements. Advertisement* earn also been seen on basM, tehfMl, cinemas Advertisements are the "life-blood" of modem business. One of their importance it to publicise the goods to the people locetty
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    • 247 12 one can fail to realise 11 the importance of a newspaper in the daily life <* a nation. Not only does it keep us informed about events of interest in foreign lands and those in our own also moulds our thinting* 8 shapes our a r
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    • 399 12 TAKE it from me, not all teachers measure up to their profession. They either lack understanding in their pupils ot they just cannot be bothered to put extra hours in coaching their pupils who are behind in their lessons. To make matters worse, some teachers even
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    • 266 12 I was very excited when I heard the news that Tunku Abdul Rahman, first Prime Minister of Malaysia, would visit my town, Muar. Tunku Abdul Rahman is also known to Malaysians as "Bapa Kemerdekaan Malaysia" or "Father of Liberty of Malaysia." Despite his age. the Tunku
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    • 395 12 IT Is commonly held among parents that to educate a child is to prepare him so that he can get a well-paid job when he grows up. In other words, the child is a sort of "investment/' a means through which wealth and social status can be
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    • 246 12 SOME of the happiest people in the world are those who cultivate hobbies. These hobbies sometimes turn out to be of high practical value, but their main feature is the recreation they afford. The hobby may be the cultivation of one of the fine arts such as
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    • 177 12 SINCE its inception about a year ago, the Eastern Sun has caught the eyes of many a reader. This popularity is increasing rapidly, so that it is now one of the leading newspapers in Malaysia and Singapore. I can sincerely say that Eastern Sun's up-to-date articles have
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    • 391 12 TO many of us in the Fifth Form, this year will most probably be the last year in school. Since the end of the year is drawing near, let us reflect what our feelings will be at such a momentous time Most of us will
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    • 384 13 ONE evening as we sat in the verandah after having our supper, mother told us an old legend of Batu Caves fei Kuala Lumpur. This was what she said. Long ago, there was a wWow and a child living at the edge of a
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    • 224 13 SINGAPORE is a small island, it is no barrier to enemies attacks. Besides this, our forces are quite small. We will be defenceless at any time, if a strong attack is made upon the island. So. recently, Parliament made military training compulsory for every young
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    • 360 13 OUR country Malaysia was born in 1963 and still is a young developing country. Therefore, in order to ensure its bright future and prosperity, I think we citizens must show some responsibility. In a cosmopolitan country like Malaysia, mutual co-operation between the various races is
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    • 225 13 MY dear boy, why do you cry? Drops of tears dripping down the cheeks from your wet eyes. They glisten in the sun. like diamonds. Quitely you lean on the pillar of the door open-mouthed. You seem tc think of some thing. Are
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    • 319 13 THOSE who build castles in the air ar occasionally spoken of as more matter-of-fact persons with brutal and noisy decision, but oftener with a kind of tender pity which they find unjustifiably. They are supposed to live in a world of disappointments. Sometimes even before
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    • 314 13 WHAT is the mystery of the call that draws children from their play and men from their chimney corners? Surely, it is the attraction of Islands that bring these people across the oceans. I was on a holiday in the Hawaiian Islands, when
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    • 206 13 SINGAPORE is a cosmopolitan and multl-Ilngual city. There are different languages spoken such as Malay, Chinese, Indian, Arabic. The people live harmoniously for some centuries. The inhabitants have different types of religions such as Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism and Islam but some are atheists. The people of Singapore
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    • 206 13 A good student is proud of his school and will do everything and anything to preserve his school's reputation. Every student contributes to the school's reputation whether it be good or bad. Having realised your part, it is very important that you know how to
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    • 329 13 i- e an 1 1 l us desire of man to find out the ways of hying of his fellowmen across the seas that has made tourism possible. Tourism has brought benefits in many ways to many developing countries. Singapore can be taken as an
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    • 407 13 Chen, why are you so late, to-night? It Is now half past one, the wife asks her husband. A silence prevailed among them. The kind wife due to some sadness could not control herself. She again asks, "Do you know this evening we have
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    • 237 12 Rules of Eastern Sun's essay writing All entrants are requested to observe the following rules: 1. Each entrant must fill in his/her own writing ths entry form appended below. 2. No entry will be considered without the entry form properly filled up. 3. The entrant must attach his/her photograph to
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  • SUNSPORT
    • 763 14 LONDON, Sun. (Reuter) Everton, holders of the English Football Association Cup, were knocked out by Nottingham Forest in the quarterfinals yesterday. Nottingham Forest, who hare a great chance of winning the English League Championship, were a goal down at halftime, but came
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    • 213 14 RIO DE JANEIRO, Sun. (Reuter) Pele, the 26-year-old Brazilian generally regarded as the world's greatest footballer. has slipped from his pedestal. "The king of football" has failed to reproduce his usual dazzling brilliance in the current Brazilian soccer championship, which for the first time
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    • 143 14 JAKARTA, Sun. (AFP) Seven foreign soccer teams are expected to play in Indonesia in the next few months, the official Indonesian Antara News Agency reported today. The Middlesex Wanderers from Britain will play matches between June 11 and 13. The Soviet soccer
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    • 305 14 English Div. One Aston Villa 1. Fulham 1. Blackpool 0. S. United 1. Southampton 4, Burnley 0. Result of football matches English Football Association Cup quarter-finals. B City 0, T. Hotspur 0. Chelsea 1, Sheffield W. 0. Leeds U. 1, M. City 0. N. Forest 3. Everton
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    • 1185 14 Scottish and English league tables after yesterday's matches were: English Division One P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts M'ster U. 36 21 9 6 70 41 51 Notts F. 36 20 9 7 54 35 49 Liverpool 37 18 12 7 61 41 48 Leeds U. 35
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    • 346 14 LE MANS/ Franc*, Sun (Reuter) French driver Roby Weber, 27, was killed when his Matra-B.R.M. crashed in trials for the Le Man* 24-hour sports car race here yesterday. The famous race has already claimed well over 109 lives, including more than 80 people
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    • 262 14 DALLAS, Texas, Sun. (AP) A 16-year-old California schoolboy broke the world's record in the 100-yard butterfly yesterday in the National AAU Swimming Championships. Mark Spitz turned in a time of 49.9 to upset defending champion Ross Wales and alip one-tenth of a second off
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    • 159 14 HAINES FALLS. New York. Sun. (UPI> Nino Benvenuti of Italy put in one of his hardest day's training here yesterday in preparation for his April 17 bout against Emile Griffith for the middleweight championship at Madison Square Garden He went eight brisk rounds
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    • 97 14 PRETORIA, Sun (Reutre) South Africa beat the international team of Roy Emerson (Australia) and Manuel Santana (Spain) 2-1 in the sixth tennis "test" here to clinch the seven-match series. Last night's victory gave South Africa an unassailable 3-1 lead in the series with the final
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    • 341 14 BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sun. (AP). Tha annual foreign invasion for the Boston A.A. Marathon reaches a peak next week with this scheduled arrival of long distance runners from all sections of the world for the 71st Patriot's Day Classic April 19. The invasion got
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    • 253 14 JAKARTA. Sun. (AFP) Japan eliminated Indonesia in the Davis Cup Eastern Zone matches when Isao Watanabe and Isao Kobayashi last night beat the Indonesian pair Sugiarto Sujarto and Ganda Wldjaja in the doubles in a 165-minute trial of strength. The Japanese pair woa
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    • SPORTS/RACING
      • 662 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. A 26-year-old staff nurse, Miss Lau Siew Leng, coasted home to an easy victory in the individual Open event for ladies in the second annual Big Walk organised by the Treasury Sports Club, which was held this morning at the Selangor
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      • 207 15 SINGAPORE, Sun. The Iraq F.A. has sent a proposal to the Asian Football Confederation on the arrangements for the pre-Olympic soccer tournament to be played in July /August this year. In a letter to the secretary of the Asian Football Confederation, the Iraq F.A.
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      • 334 15 LONDON, Sun. (Reuter). Surrey and Durham were engaged in an exciting struggle at Twickenham in the final of the English County Rugby Union Championship today. The match ended in a 14-14 draw and a second game will now be necessary. Durham led with only
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      • 233 15 SEREMBAN. Sun. Selangor retained their fourth successive Malaysian Women Hockey Association quadrangular title for the season here this morning when they beat Negri Sembilan 2-0 in the deciding match. Selangor had to fight hard for their victory. In the fifth minute of the game, inside-left
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      • 170 15 JOHANNESBURG, Sun. (AFP) The international anti-apartheid movement will try to block South Africa's re-entry into the Olympic Games, the "Sunday Times" reported here today. The newspaper said that alarmed by South African Premier B. J. Vorster's latest moves to re-introduce South Africa into the
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      • 337 15 LONDON, Sun. (Reuter) West Indies have four players in a World XI chosen by South African fast bowler Peter Pollock in the Spring Annual of the cricketer magazine here. This is the biggest representation from one Test side in Pollock's team which
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      • 127 15 SINGAPORE. Sun. Singapore gave an impressive performance to emerge champions In the Malaysian Hockey Federation friendly hockey quadrangular which concluded at P.T.S. ground today. Singapore who capped a winning performance when they whipped Malacca 3-2 yesterday were slightly offcolour in the early stages of the
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      • 336 15 AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, Sun. (UPI) Berth Yancey, Julius Boros and Bobby Nichols shared the Masters golf tournament lead after three rounds Saturday but it was 54-year-old Ben Hogan who grabbed the hearts of everyone with a string of birdies that moved him only two strokes
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      • 144 15 PHILADELPHIA. Pennsylvania. Sun. (AP) A rematch between heavyweight boxing champion Cassius Clay and European titleholder Karl Mildenberger is in the offing this year if Clay also known as Muhammad Ali can stay out of the army, a promotor said here today. Frederick Sommers. of
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      • 507 15 TOKYO, Sun. (AP). A 25-year-old Japanese golf pro, Mitsutaka Kono, fired a three over par 36-39 —75 today for a fourround total of 282 to win the Yomiuri Open and break the jinx that has seen this event dominated by non-Asians in the
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      • 231 15 STOCKHOLM, Sun. (AFP) With Peoples China's world title holders staying at home the 29th World Table Tennis Championships will be "wide open" when 360 players from 54 countries clash in more than 4.000 matches at the Johanneshov Stadium here from April 11 to
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      • 106 15 SINGAPORE. Sun—Singapore beat Malacca by four wickets in their Under-23 cricket encounter played at the pariang here today. Singapore's Mahesh Kumar struck great form in bowling to take seven wickets for 52 runs. His feat contributed greatly towards Singapore's victory. Batting first Malacca were all
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      • 133 15 SEREMBAN. Sun. —Police had to be railed out to escort the referee in today's soccer match between UMNO Youths Negri Sembilan and Selangor for the Tunku Abdul Rahman Cup. The game was abandoned three minutes before time, the score being 3 —3. The incident took place as
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    • 306 16 SINGAPORE, Sun. The vicepresident of the Singapore Olympic and Sports Council, Mr. Chan Chee Seng, has urged sports organisations te take the initiative in publicising their associations activities in the Press. Mr. Chan told affiliates of the Council that officials of sports associations
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    • 420 16 MELBOURNE, San. (Reuter) Norman O'Neill, playing his last first-class Innings, was given a standing ovation when he scored 50 not out for Les Favell's XI against Bobby Simpson's team here today. The 14,000 crowd cheered every scoring stroke as O'Neill slammed his halfcentury in
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    • 129 16 COLLEGE STATION. Texas. Sun. (AP) Randy Matson. world-record shot putt holder, had his greatest double victory yet yesterday when he threw the shot 70 feet 5A inches and the discus 213 feet 9 inches both hovering on world records. Competing in a triangular meet with Texas
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    • 158 16 COLOMBO. Sun. (Reuter) Indian athletes Praveen Kumar and Jarnail Singh set Ceylon allcomers' records in the discus throw and the 1.500 metres at the Ceylon Athletics Championships here yesterday. Throwing the discus 162 4 inches, Kumar beat the all-comers' record of 4, fe
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    • 150 16 SINGAPORE. Sun. Singapore will attend the Olympic Council of Malaysia meeting to discuss the venue for the staging of the next SEAP Games if invited. The Singapore Olympic and Sports Council has received a letter from the OCM informing of the proposed meeting
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    • 119 16 RAWALPINDI. Pakistan, Sun. (Reuter) The Pakistan Cricket Control Board yesterday announced their acceptance of playing conditions set by M.C.C. for their tour of England this summer. The conditions were approved at a meeting of the Board's Executive Committee. A spokesman for the Board said the
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    • 375 16  -  By Albert Johnson SINGAPORE, Sun. Singapore's soccer team was accorded a hero's welcome when th« squad flew into Paya Lebar International Airport this afternoon with the prixed FAM Cup. The handsome trophy cradled affectionately bv skipper Quah Kim Swee, as he proudly stepped off the
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    • 46 16 The skipper of the victorious Singapore team being: chaired by his colleagues, after receiving the FAM Cup for their 2-1 win against Selangor at the Merdeka Stadium in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday night. Sunsport Pix by Yap Sunsport Pix by Yap Chew Yan.
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    • 82 16 Part of the victorious Singapore team pose with FAM Cup after they returned yesterday a tern Also pictured with the team are Mr. Choo Kwai (assistant manager) on the extreme left, Mr Boon Chuan (coach) next to him: and Swee (captain of
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    • 56 16 Pcnang: 12.43 a.m. (7.6 ft.); 11l p.m. (8.2 ft.). Port Swettenham: 6.14 a.m. (14.5 ft.); 6.27 p.m. (15.5 ft.). Port Dickson: 7.02 a.m. (8.1 ft.); 7.15 p.m. (9.1 ft.). Singapore: 11.20 a.m. (8.7 ft.); p.m* (4.7 ft). Sedili Kechil: 10.19 a.m (65 ft.); 10.07 p.m. (6.5 ft). K'lantan: 9.45 a.m.
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