Eastern Sun, 8 June 1967

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  • 24 1 Eastern Sun Independent] National Daily SINGAPORE EDITION Estd. 1966. Vol. t No. 316 Thursday, 8 June 1967. MC(P) 2251 KDM 2660 Price 15 cents.
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  • 585 1 Egyptians fall back... LONDON, Wed. (Reuter) lsrae I reported today (Wednesday) that its troops had knifed through the Sinai Desert to within 25 miles (40 km) of the Suez Canal and, in another major victory, conquered the historic old walled city of Jerusalem. As Israel's threepronged drive
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  • 51 1 Stop Press TEL AVIV. Wed (Router) —lsrael today captured the fortified position at Sharm El Sheikh commanding the Straits of Tiran. an official communique said here. Thp seizure of Sharm El Sheikh means the forcible reopening of the Gulf of Aqaba blockaded by Egypt on May
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  • 316 1 AMMAN, Wed. (Reuter) Jordan today told U.N. Secretary-General U Thant she accepted the Security Council's ceasefire resolution, Prime Minister Saad Juma'a told Reuter. If correct, it was the first crack in the United Arab front against Israel and the first acceptance of the U.N. proposal. The Premier
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  • 43 1 NOUAKCHOTT, Wed. (Reuter) The North African Islamic Republic of Mauritania today decided to break diplomatic relations with the United States as a mark of solidarity with the Arabs. It gave the U.S. Ambassador 48 hour* to leave the country.
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  • 548 1  -  King's birthday message by LIM THOW BOON KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The Yang d«Pertuan Agong today called on Malaysians to renew their pledge to unite in the spirit of "goodwill, respect and understanding" be* tween the races. "Only with the oneness of spirit and
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  • 136 1 MANILA. Wed (UPI) An electric machine expected to cure 23 ailments from asthma and diabetes to rheumatism and wrinkles has been set up in a charity clinx at suburban Pasay City Police Station. The machine, called a "negaton" and invented by a group
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  • LOCAL NEWS
    • 225 2 SINGAPORE, Wed. —A 38-year-old businessman, Kok Hain Yam, was today committed for trial in the High Court on a charge of raping a 13 year old g i r I twice, after a two-day preliminary inquiry in the Ninth Magistrate's Court.
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    • 193 2 SINGAPORE, Wed. There are two schools In eveTv square mile in Singapore, Mr. S. V. Lingam. M.P. for Aljunied. said here tonight when he opened the MacPherson Primary School. He said the importance of education could be seen from the fact that out
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    • 162 2 HONG KONG, Wed. (Reuter) Financial circles here yesterday denied reports from Singapore that large amounts of cash were being remitted from Hong Kong to the Island Republic. Reliable sources said that although the recent disturbances here had checked money available for investment
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    • 91 2 SINGAPORE. Wed. The Alliance Francaise of Singapore will hold a "Musical Evening" on June 16 at 8.15 p.m. in the auditorium of the Cultural Centre, Adult Education Board. Canning Rise, Singapore 6. The programme will include Alwin Lee (pianist), Chinese dances by Miss Teng Yoke Chan and
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    • 120 2 SINGAPORE, Wed. A total of 104 students passed the French Language examinations conducted recently by the Singapore Adult Education Board Twelve students scored top marks in the examinations. The examinations were conducted for beginners, intermediate and higher intermediate levels Since 1964 the Board, with the
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    • 418 2  -  By PATRICIA CHAN SINGAPORE, Wed. Architect turned-ballet-dancer, Al Huang did not find his knowledge and education in architectural design in any way wasted. Instead he has made use of architectural know-how to create effective scenes for his stage background. Al Huang is here with
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    • 606 2 NEW YORK, Wtd. (Reuter) —Dr. Wong Lin Ken, Singapore's Ambassador to Washington and chief delegate to the U.N., said yesterday that the course of history in South-east Asia would be influenced by the way other countries of the region accepted
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    • 99 2 SINGAPORE. Wed. Three 18-year-old youthi were today fined in a Magistrate's Court for failing to register for National Service. Sng Ah Chee, a hawker, pleaded guilty to the charge and was fined $lOO. A fishmonger, Cheng Ah Soon, was also fined $lOO by the
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    • 152 2 SINGAPORE, Wed. Only the parking lots in the new car parks in Queenstown are to be charged, the Housing Development Board announced today. The statement added that all other public car parks in the estate would remain for the use of public as
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    • 179 2 SINGAPORE, Wed. A gay procession of about 25 decorated floats will tour the city from 9 a.m. to 12 noon on June 10 as part of the University of Singapore Students' Union Annual Rag and Flag Day. The floats will be decorated by the
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    • 199 2 SINGAPORE, Wed. Nakoorpitchay Kannusamy was today sentenced to seven years' jail in the Second District Court after he had pleaded guilty to three charges of armed robbery. He also agreed to have 12 other charges considered by the Court. The three charges preferred against him
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    • 78 2 MR. Robert L. Graham, who has been appointed Paramount International Films' regional director for Latin America, the Far East and Australasia, will arrive in Singapore on June 11 for a four-day visit, He will be accompanied by Mr. S. Henrlksen. Paramount Division manarer of the Far East.
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    • 561 2 SINGAPORE, Wed. By 1969, Q secondary school certificate candidates in Singapore must offer a second language in their school-leaving examination. This was staged by the Minister of State for Education, Enche Rahim Ishak, when he declared open the first meeting of
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    • 242 2 A Singapore girl his moved one step closer to wards fulfilling her ambition to become a librarianAfter graduating In Arts from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, sha has enrolled for a post-gra-duate course in librtiinship. She is Miss Wong Soon Har, of 492 North Bndift
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    • 242 3 PENANG, Wed. The member for Tanjong Barat, Mr. Teh Ewe Lim, will ask the Chief Minister, Tan Sri Wong Pow Nee, to clarify and explain the stand of the State Government on the "free port" at the State Legislative Assembly meeting on June 14. The
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    • 167 3 BINGAPORE. Wed. by Singapore schoolchildren axe among an nternational collection lren's paintings being assembled in Australia for exhibition in Australian schools. The collection will be broken into several smaller collections which will be displaved throughout schools in the six Australian States. The Australian Department of Education expects
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    • 63 3 IPOH. Wed. The Lions Club of Ipoh wants to play host at the next annual convention of Lions International. District 308. to be held in Ipoh some time next May. This was announced by lon Secretary of the Lions Club of Ipoh. Mr. Lai iran
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    • 72 3 PENANG. Wed. The hief Medical and Health Officer. Penang, Dr. S. Naravanan. called on the hosP"al staff here to "arise, awake and be conscious of your true self" when he led Operation Goodwill' at the General HosPi'al here yesterday. Dr Narayanan said that 'hose in the
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    • 90 3 A keen camera fan, Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman in deep concentration, as he tries to snap a picture of the colourful Trooping the Colour ceremony by the Malaysian Reconnaissance Corps, at the Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur yesterday. The ceremony was one of the highlights of the celebrations for the
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    • 288 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. —The Malaysian Forces recruiting team will be touring various States in West Malaysia from June 12 until July 4 to select 200 young men f° r service in the various trades of the Royal Malaysian Navy. Candidates must be Malaysian citizens
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    • 75 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Rural and National Development will address the members of the Technical Association at its annual dinner on Saturday at 8.00 p.m. at the Station Hotel. The Technical Association draws its membership from a wide cross-section
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    • 32 3 MUAR, Wed. —The newlycompleted health centre at Pagoh, 16 miles from here, has begun its services to the public. The centre costing $lOO,OOO will benefit more than 20.000 resident!.
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    • 125 3 MP on AussieMalaysia links PENANG. Wed.—An Australian MP., Mrs. Ednar Roper, has said here the future of Malaysia and Australia was linked together, economically and politically. Mrs. Roper and Mr. I.P.K. Widler, Clerk of Parliament, New South Wales. were briefed by the State Development Officer. Che Wa n Ahmad. at
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    • 46 3 KUANTAN, Wed. The Acting Mentri Besar of Pahang, Dato Haji Abdul Aziz bin Ahmad will open a twoday civics course at 9 a.m. on Saturday at the Women's Institute, Kuala Lipis. Two hundred community leaders from Kuala Lipis and Jerantut will attend the course.
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    • 63 3 The Secretary of Commerce and Industry, Raja Mohar bin Raja Badiozaman (left) is seen with a "See Malaysia" poster in Kuala Lumpur. He was presented recently with 1,000 copies of the poster, produced by Esso Standard Malaysia Ltd., as part of Esso's participation in the International Tourist Year Campaign. On
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    • 586 4 Police nab 50 after clashes, processions SINGAPORE, Wed. Singapore Police today arrested tome 50 persons during a number of demonstrations and processions in the City area during the afternoon. At the first and major demonstration, staged along North Bridge Road and the junction of Bugis Street,
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    • 233 4 SINGAPORE, Wed. Mr. Justice Ambrose today adjourned the hearing of an appeal by a youth against a lower court sentence lor housebreaking as one of the houses the accused was alleged to have broken into was Mr. Justice Ambrose's house. In adjourning the
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    • 59 4 SINGAPORE. Wed. The next Govern ment Family Planning Mobile Exhibition organised by the Singapore Family Planning and Population Board in conjunction with the People's Association, will be held at the Telok Ayer Community Centre on Thursday, (June 8) to Sunday. (June 11) inclusive. This Exhibition will
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    • 292 4 SINGAPORE, Wed. The Singapore Blood Bank is aiming at a figure of 20,000 regular blood donors five times the present figure of 4.000 the Health Minister Mr. Yong Nyuk Lin, said here today. As the population was around two million, he added, "what we are therefore aiming
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    • 139 4 The Kuala Trengganu Branch of Chun* Khiaw Rank at 51, Jalan Paya Bunpa was declared open by H.H. the Repent of Trengganu. Tengku Mahmud Ibni Sultan Ismail Xasiruddin Shah, on Sunday. It is the 23rd branch in the entire set-ut) of Chung Khiaw Bank and
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    • 179 4 SINGAPORE, Wed. A Public Utilities Board labourer, Goh Ah Hock alias Ah Seow, was sentenced to life imprisonment and five strokes of the rotan by Mr. Justice Chua in the High Court today when he was found guilty of throwing acid on
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    • 154 4 SINGAPORE. Wed. The Adult Education Board Is organising another 16-week course in elementary woodwork for hobbyists. It will be conducted at the Tanglin Integrated Secondary T e c h 1 n c a 1 School every Tuesday from 7.00 p.m. to 10.00 p.m. The syllabus will include
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    • 91 4 Two nerve specialists have been on a tenday visit to the Far East Air Force during which they saw the medical facilities avail- able, lectured, and advised on treatment. Air Commodore P. J. O'Connor (left), consultant advisor to the RA.F. in neuropsychiatry, and Dr. Dennis Williams (second
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    • 564 4 SINGAPORE, Wed. Left-wing group of trade unions today attempted to mount widespread demonstrations in Singapore. t"p to late this afternoon, only scattered groups of demonstrators were reported seen in some parts of Singapore City but were soon dispersed. Troops from the Singapore Police Reserve Unit»
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    • 125 4 SINGAPORE. Wed. A party of nine travel agents from Australia will irive in Singapore on board the «s--sel, Arcadia, to look into the prospects of further boosting the tourist trade between the two countries curing their short stay here. They are: Mr. J.
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    • 49 4 SINGAPORE. Wed The annual general meenng of the Singapore Catholic Benevolent Association w.i: be held at the Parish Hall of St. Joseph's Church at 11 a.m. on Sunday. The association is prepared to enrol up to 150 Catholics between 15 and 40 years of age.
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    • 38 4 SINGAPORE. Wee Ft the convenience en:<*>y ment of the Singapore pub lie, the Van Kleef Aquariuir will remPin open on h' Birthday of 4he Prophe Mohamed, Monday. (June 19) from in am to 9 p.m.
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    • 172 10 IPOH, Wed. Ipoh will be the venue for the Miss Malaysia—Miss Universe contest on July 1, when all finalists from the various States in Malaysia will vie for the coveted title to represent Malaysia in the Miss Universe competition at Long Beach,
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    • 129 10 KAMPAR. Wed The Perak Flood Relief Executive Committee headed by the Mentri Besar, Dato Ahmad bin Said has put up for sale 500.000 lottery tickets in Perak to raise funds for the flood victims. The tickets are being sold at SI each. The first
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    • 145 10 KUALA KUBU BHARU, Wed. The Sultan and the Tunku Ampuan of Selangor yesterday made an official visit to the Royal Malaysia Police College here. On arrival, the Royal visitors were received by the Acting InspectorGeneral of the Royal Malaysia Police Force, Tan Sri Haji Hussain bin
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    • 46 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. The National Union of Government Dispensers will be holding its 6th annual meeting on June 18 at 10.00 a.m at the Chinese Assembly Hall. The Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Health. Enche Ibrahim bin Abdul Rahman will open the meeting.
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    • 261 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Esso Standard Malaya Berhad has announced the introduction of the Resident Employees' House Purchase Assistance Policy. The policy has been designed to afford employees opportunity to become home owners and is in line with the company's continuing efforts to provide
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    • 152 10 BUKIT MERTAJAM. Wed.—The Chief Minister. Tan Sri Wong Pow Nee, congratulated the Bukit Mertajam Junior Chamber for setting up another organisation dedicated to assist the underprivileged. He was speaking at the Installation dinner of the Bukit Mertajam Junior Chamber held at the rest house here last
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    • 95 10 TELUK ANSON. Wed. A woodcutter was killed when a tree fell on him at Changat Jong near here yesterday. He leaves behind a widow and f.ve children without any means of support. This morning the widow. Choo Whar Mooi appealed to Eastern Sun readers for 'help'.
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    • 47 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. The Partai Rakyat Malaya today called on all progressive nations to launch a total 'boycott' against Israel and other countries which backed Israel's 'aggression' in the Middle East. It also urged support for the Arab World in their struggle against Israel.
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    • 39 10 The Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak bin Hussein, recently, visited the S3 million Lambretta-Fiat assembly plant at Tampoi, during his two-day tour of Johore.
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    • 150 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The Government would soon launch a country-wide campaign to eradicate the spread of hook worms among school children, said Enche Ibrahim bin Abdul Rahman, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health. He was speaking at the opening meeting of the Union of
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    • 99 10 KUCHING, Wed. The Minister for Development and Forestry, Enche Abdul Taib Mahmud, said in the Council Negri yesterday that the SNAP (Sarawak National Party) had no other ground to fight except to raise a dead issue. He was commenting on the walk-out by five
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    • 76 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. Two Malaysian officials will leave for India by air on Saturday for a three month training course in India. They are Mr. K. Balasegaram. Technical Assistant and Mr. P. Rasiah. Public Health Inspector, both of the Town Council. Klan?. They will
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    • 299 10 MUAR, Wed. All extra-mural activities in seven districts in Johore State were thrown completely out of gear by the work-to-rule of the Johore State DTC Teachers' Union members. Enche Kassim bin Haxon, vice-chairman of the Johore branch, who made this claim, said that the
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    • 82 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. World Tin production and consumption would be "more or less in balance" for 1967. This is the view of the International Tin Council after a five-day meeting in Tokyo recently, said the President of the AllMalayan Mining Association, Senator
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    • 78 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. —The man, who was shot in the left leg during anti-gov-ernment demonstrations here last night, has been identified as Shin Siew Ming, 21, a carpenter. Shin was hit by a stray bullet when FRU men opened fire to disperse a group of
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    • 522 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Major Ismail bin Ghows of the 7th Battalion, the Royal Malay Regiment, has been awarded the Pingat Panglima Gajah Berani on the occasion of the Yang di-Pertuan Agones birthday for an act of gallantry during an operation in Tawau last October. Part
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    • 1600 11  -  MENGADAP CEREMONY AT ISTAN by Musa Scully *»/ALA LUMPUR, Wed. The Yang di-Pertuan Agong today hoped the spirit of loyalty and understanding would be strengthened among the people of Malaysia. He also prayed that the nation would continue to progress and that
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    • 196 11 PENANG, Wed. Prefects of 50 sec ondary schools here were among the 4,000 guests present at the garden party held at the Residency this afternoon to celebrate the birthday of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. They were given an opportunity to get to know how
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 584 5 QAIGON, Wed. (Reuter, UPI). American Air Force planes bombed northwest and northeast of Hanoi yesterday in renewed raids against North Vietnam's two rail links with China, a military spokesman said today. Returning pilots reported up to 50 railway wagons destroyed or damaged
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    • 93 5 TOKYO, Wed (UPI) Communist North Vietnam today claimed that its ground defenders had now shot down 2,001 American planes. "Yesterday afternoon. U.S. pirate planes intruded into the air space of Nghe An Province and one of them was blasted down by the local armed forces
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    • 243 5 T'OKYO, Wed. (AP).— A Japanese reports from Peking said today bloody clashes continued between supporters and opponents of Chairman Mao Tse-Tung in various Provinces of Communist China. Hundreds of Maoists were injured in assaults launched by anti-Mao forces during the past several weeks, the Japanese
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    • 441 5 Hong kong, wed. (upd The organ of the Red Chinese Army today directed commanders on all levels to adopt a more "humble and cautious behaviour in dealing with Red Guards and other supporters of Communist Party Chairman Mao Tse-Tung. The Army organ also
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    • 70 5 LONDON, Wed. (UPI) The London Daily Mirror Newspaper today published a letter signed by 70 wellknown public figures affirming open support for "Israel's right to exist as a free independent, democratic state". The newspaper printed the letter on its front page. Signers included
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    • 79 5 •WEARING floral embroidered crown on her head, the Malar Queen or Queen for Tourism, Miss Kerstin Asp, waves her hand after chosen for the Ye a r's Queen in a contest held at City Hall in Stockholm, Sweden, recently. The new Queen, aged 24, and
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    • 142 5 PORTSMOUTH, Virginia, Wed. (UPI) The 11-year-old carrier Forrestal sailed yesterday for Vietnam, to begin its first war duty since it was commissioned. Fresh from US$5O million in repairs, the 78.000-ton carrier has the Navy's best in electronic computers to wage war, Atlantic Fleet Headquarters
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    • 93 5 MANILA. Wed <UPI) The Foreign Office today instructed the Philippine Ambassadors in Cairo and Tel Aviv "to stay put" in their posts but evacuate Filipino nationals and the rest of their staff. Manila newspapers, however, reported that Philippine Ambassador to Egypt Juan Arreglado and
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    • 323 5 JAKARTA, Wed. (Reuter) Anti-Sukarno students today urged the Government to put off Indonesia's 1968 general elections, apparently fenring a come-back by supporters of the deposed President. A statement issued by the University Students' Action Front, KAMI, after a meeting of front leaders
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    • 66 5 MANILA, Wed. (Renter) Almost 80 per cent of a town on the Philippine Island of Samar was destroyed by fire last Monday, according to Police reports reaching here. Some 2,000 people were homeless after the fire and damage was estimated at 1.000.000 pesos (about
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    • 178 5 WASHINGTON. Wed (LTD Former Ambassador to Japan. Prof. Edwin O. Reischauer. said yesterday the question of the return of Okinawa and the Bonin Islands to Japan could and should be solved before 1970. Prof. Reischauer, now a professor at Harvard University. has consistently warned that failure to
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    • 171 6 JERUSALEM. (Jordanian sector). Wed. (Reuter) The first dead reporter in the fighting yesterday in this part of the city was Ted Yates, television producer with the United States National Broadcasting Corporation. who died last night from a head wound. A spokesman at the government
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    • 209 6 CAIGON, Wed. (UPI). —An American civilian and a South Vietnamese District Chief were killed early today in a Vietcong attack on a hamlet 18 miles east of here, according to an American spokesman. The spokesman said the unidentified American was an employee of
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    • 119 6 JAKARTA. Wed. (UPI) The Indonesian Nationalist Party official organ "Suluh Marhaen" today reported that ex-President Sukarno visited Nationalist Party leader Sabilal Rasjad at the Public Hospital here lat e yesterday. Mr. Rasjad was said to be in the hospital for treatment of a minor ailment. Dr.
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    • 140 6 Wed. (AP) American airlines said yesterday one of its Boeing 707-320 C iet freighters has successfully completed a series of two-way communications by satellite on a non-stop flight fiom Tokyo to Los Angeles. Voice and data communications went oetween the plane and the ATS-1 applications
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    • 268 6 tn quest of a soul PHOENIX, Arizona, Wed. (AP). An overflow crowd. Including an attorney for a woman who claims to be Mrt. James Kldd, turned out yesterday for the opening of Arizona's most unusual probate trial. James Kidd, a miner who disappeared
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    • 198 6 UNITED NATIONS, Wed. (L T PI). Arab ambassadors complained last night they were working under threats of assassination in the Mideast crisis. Their complaints :in the Security Council revived a smoldering campaign among delega es to have U.N- headquarters moved out of New York
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    • 221 6 ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Wed. (AP). A 30-year-Old former schoolteacher who hopes to solve the mystery of Amelia Earhart't disappearance takes off for California today to begin an around-the-w or 1 d flight covering some 28.000 miles. The aviatrix. Ann Pellegreno. will pilot a
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    • 61 6 JAKARTA. Wed. (UPI) Japanese Ambassador Akira Nishiyama met Naval Commander -in Chief, Admiral Muljadi. yesterday to discuss the recent arrests of several Japanese fishing vessel? inside Indonesian territorial waters. The official news agency, Antara, reporting on the meeting, said Mr. Nishiyama also informed Admiral Muljadi
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    • 133 6 UNITED NATIONS. Wed. (AP) Italy gave strong support to appeals by Pop* Paul VI and Secretary General U Thant that Jerusalem be declared an open city because of its 'sacred and holy nature.'* Ambassador Piero Vinci, Italy's permanent U.N representative wrote to the President of the Security
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    • 588 6 Living on month's supply TOKYO, IfVrf. (Reuter) The Japanese government and shipping circles have been greatly shocked by the Lnited Arab Republic't action of closing the Sue% Canal to all shipt. The Japanese Transport Ministry said today the stoppage of navigation in the
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    • 546 6 rIRAELI armour Slashing across Sinai toward the Suez Canal clashed ID tough, grim battles with Egyptian tanks and destroyed or captured 200 of them, the Israeli command said yesterday. In the Holy Land, Jordan reported fighting in Bethlehem, the birthplace of Christ, and In Jerusalem,
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    • 561 6 AMMAN, Jordan, Wed. (Agencies). Fierce street fighting raged in both sectors of the Holy Citv of Jerusalem yesterday with Arabs and Israelis often engaged in hand-to-hand combat, government com- muniques said. Officials reported heavy street fighting in Jenin, 80 miles north of Jerusalem, where
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    • 631 6 BEIRUT, Wed. (Reuter) Arab states launched an oil war against Britain and the United States yesterday after accusing them of intervening in the military conflict with Israel. Iraq ordered cessation of pumping, and Kuwait and Algeria followed by banning oil exports to
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    • 135 7 LONDON, Wed <Keuter)—The London Times said today food supplies to Indian famine areas would be endangered by the Suez Canal closure. A news article in this independent British daily said: "President Nasser's closure of the Suez Canal yesterday could mean that the Arab-Israel war kills more people
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    • 141 7 rMTED NATIONS, Wed. (l"P I' The Security Council last night unanimously approved a simple cease-fire order in the Middle East without reference to withdrawal of the warring forces or the Arab blockade of the Gulf of Aqaba Following is the text of the cease-fire order approved h*
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    • 401 7 WASHINGTON, Wed. (AP). —What's happened to Egypt's missiles? Three years ago, President Gamal Abdel Nasser watched four rockets test-fired from a base North of Cairo and indicated they could hit Israeli. Nasser said then that the rockets were made entirely in the United Arab Republic
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    • 158 7 PARIS. Wed. (Renter) President Nasser's allegation of British and U.S. intervention in the Middle East conflict was described as "absurb" and a "Diabolical manoeuvre" in French newspapers today. The Guallist Paris-Jour, dismissing the allegation as absurb said: "Nasser has played at poker. It seems clear this
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    • 114 7 WASHINGTON, We d. (Router) Egypt will be forced to turn to the Soviet Union. China or other world sources for her supplies of wheat, corn and vegetable oils following yesterday's break in diplomatic relations with the U.S. agriculture department officials stated. The last Food-for-peace agreement between
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    • 104 7 NEW DELHI. Wed. (Reuter) Indian Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi won Communist support today for a statement blaming Israel for the outbreak of war in the Middle East. But the other main opposition parties criticised her for taking sides. Both right and leftwing
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    • 68 7 RAWALPINDI, Pakistan, Wed. (Reuter) President Ayub Khan has offered to supply material aid to Arab States in their war with Israel. He told them in a message "Please feel free to call on us for whatever material assistance you require and we shall do our
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    • 269 7 WASHINGTON. Wed Following is the text of a statement by U.S. Secretary of State Mr. Rusk to newsmen at the White House early on June 6 Secretary Rusk: Early this morning I heard a charge made by Cairo that U.S. car-rier-based planes had taken part
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    • 168 7 NEW r ORLEANS, Louisiana, Wed. (AP). Attorneys for Clay L. Shaw yesterday asked Criminal District Court to subpoena 32 witnesses, including the entire Orleans Parish Grand Jury, for a hearing on Monday in District Attorney Jim Garrison's probe of the assassination of President Kennedy.
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    • 90 7 LONDON, Wed. (Reuter) Former Navy Minister Christopher Mayhew. recently received in Cairo by President Nasser, was hotly criticised by Labour Party backbenchers last night when he sought to put tne Arab case in the Middle East dispute with Israel. The clash came at a private
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    • 136 7 MOSCOW. Wed. (AP)— In a two-pronged communique, the Soviet Union and Cambodia called last night for peace in the Middle East and demanded an end to US. bombing in North Vietnam. The communique, carried by the official news agency Tass. was issued at the end
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    • 88 7 LONDON. Wed. (UPI) Linda McGill, 21 does not plan to swim the English Channel nude. About this she was quite definite. "11l be wearing a bathing cap." the Australian blonde said yesterday. Plus a thin coat of oil and a pair of gorgies to
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    • 74 7 MONTREAL, Wed. (AP).—The head of the World Council of Churches said he hopes for "constructive co-operation in international affairs" between the predominantly Protestant council and the Roman Catholic Church. Mr. Franklin Clark Pry, chairman of the executive committee of the council and president of the Lutheran
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    • 241 7 LONDON, Wed. (UPI). The Duchess of Windsor comes in from the cold today. She attends with her husband her first formal function and family reunion in England at the invitation of Queen Elizabeth II since the Duke of Windsor abdicated as King Edward
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    • 46 7 JAPAN'S Crown Prince Akihito and Princess Michiko are welcomed home by their two young sons. Prince Hiro (centre) and Prince Aya, at the Togu Palace in Tokyo, when they returned after completing an 18-day goodwill tour to Peru, Argentina and Brazil, on May 31st. Pana Photo
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    • 131 7 SAX JOSE. California, Wed. (AP) Vice Admiral Charles A Lock wood, commander of the Navy's World War II Pacific submarine force which sank more than a thousand enemy ships, died of a heart attack yesterday. He was 77. With headquarters at Pearl Harbour.
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    • 208 7 HONOLULU, Wed. <AP) The King and Queen of Thailand arrived in Honolulu yesterday for a fivehour whirlwind visit before taking off on the next leg of their official state visit to Canada and eventually a meeting with President Johnson in Washington. King Bhumibol AdulyadeJ
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    • 996 5 CHANNEL 5 KUALA LUMPUR and Puiiu Piuang; 6 Ipoh and MelaJva: 3 10 Johore Bahru; 4 Taipin?; 7 Batu Pahat; 9 Kluang. p>i 5.45 Prog. Summary, i News Outlines in The a -r.al Language; 5.55 Na- -r.ai Songs; 6.00 News in Ta--p.il 6.10 Wonders of The WorH. 6.35 The Flintstones,
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    • 83 6 Ihe DEADLY MIES AFFAIR, 5325PF-/ AW ELECTRICAL FENCE TO DISCOURAGE WALL HOPPERS,IUYAJ THAT FIGURES/ HMM, A SMALL fXPLOSME CHARGE. HERE WW ERE THE WALL IS CRACKED SHOULD GET US Nt SOLO.' And moments latbp. as poojvfgks wlse FIMGEBMA.LS ARE USED "TO MAKE A SMALL NITROGLYCERIN CHARGE... Va i ■s w"
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  • 780 8 WHY did U Thant withdraw the United Nations peace keeping force from the Gaza Strip? It is reported that President Nasser only asked for a limited withdrawal. By ordering the total withdrawal, U Thant has fallen into bad odour with President Johnson. He has also puzzled other
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  • 1629 8 jgRITAIN last Monday expressed her deep concern at the outbreak of hostilities in the Middle East and called for action to bring about an early and general ceasefire. Foreign Secretary Mr. George Brown told the House of Commons: "We have repeatedly urged,
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  • 656 8  -  bg Robinson Graham OYDNEY, Wed. (Reu- ter) Australia's tourist industry is preparing to handle an expected "invasion" by United States troops with pockets full of dollars. The word has gone out here: "The Yanks are coming". The "Yanks" are thousands of battle-weary United States troops from
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    • 184 8 By Henry B. Rothblatt (Author, "Handbook of Evidence For Criminal Trials") "DART, a bookie, had an unsavory reputation. 13 He was summoned to appear before the Grand Jury. Though he consulted a lawyer, he appeared before the Grand Jury alone. Bart refused to answer a series of questions, and was
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  • COMMERCIAL – INDUSTRIAL
    • 517 9 GAPORE, Wed. Air-India's General ManaMarshal M. S. Chaturvedi, stated in an inter:th All India Radio recently that if Air-India »ntinue to operate economically on highly commternational routes it will be necessary to i e the 400-passenger capacity Boeing 747 airr- ft
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    • 112 9 SINGAPORE. Wed. Ihp Ford Motor Company f Malaysia Ltd has announced the appointment Mr. Peter Pennefather 5 General Sales Manager. ,r Pennefather, who T, »rmerly headed the comP'ny's Parts and Service s >on. will now have full p f »nsibility for Ford '•aysia's marketing
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    • 116 9 WASHINGTON. Wed. CReuter) —An agreement to provide $75 million of credit for the sale of United States raw cotton to Japan during the year beginning August 1 was signed here today. President Harold F. Linder of the U.S. ExportBank and Mr. Kyuaya Mori. Director and agent of
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    • 56 9 NEW YORK. Wed. (AP) Dow Jones stock averages Open High 30 Industrials 851.15 868.46 20 Rails 245.94 250.54 15 Utilities 132.19 133.56 65 Stocks 310.78 316.48 Low Close Change 30 Industrials 848.33 862.71 up 14.94 20 Rails 245.39 249.46 up 5.00 15 Utilities 131.17 132.67 up 0.96
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    • 88 9 pRETTY Nirmala Suhba has two modest claims to fame- At 18, she is the youngest stewardess with BOAC and is only the second Nepalese girl to fly with us the first was her cousin who left four years ago. Nirmala. who began flying last month speaks
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    • 305 9 SINGAPORE, Wed. June first grade rubber f.o.b. buyers closed at 5 p.m. in SingaI>ore today at ,*BJ cents per b.. down three-eighths of a cent from previous close. The tone was uncertain. An irregular market ruled during the morning governed by news release concerning the Middle
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    • 833 9 SINGAPORE, Wed. Business on the Singapore trading room was again centred mainly in industrials Activity was fair with turnover again touching one mil lion over The Kuala Lumpur trading room was closed today to celebrate the B:rthday of His Majesty, the Yang diPertuan Agong. Industrial
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    • 79 9 SINGAPORE. Wed.—The Association of Banks in Malaysia today made the following changes in its rates to merchants: New York: Buying T.T. 325/8; Airmail O.D. 32-3/4; 90 d/st. 33-1/8 credit bills; 331/2 trade bills. Canada: Buying T.T- 355/16; Airmail O.D. 35-7/16; 90 d/st. 36 credit bills; 361/8 trade bills.
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    • 22 9 HONG KONG. Wed. (UPI) —Money Quotations: HK$5 85/5.85 per US dollar for cash HK516.134 per pound sterlper tael gold.
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    • 26 9 SINGAPORE, Wed—There was no tin price today as the Metal Exchange remained close in honour of the birthday of the Yang di Pertaun Along.
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    • 982 9 ARRIVALB IN SINGAPORB Time 1.05 a.m. Airline MSA 029 from Kuala Lumpur Time 8.35 a.m. Airline MSA 019 from Kuala Lumpur. Time 9.20 a.m. Airline GIA 982 from Jakarta. Time 9.30 a.m Airline MSA 121 from Kuala Lumpur. Tlnie 10.25 a.m. Airline MSA 451 from Kuchlng.
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    • 257 9 TOKYO, Wed. (UPI) The Japanese government has completed a list of 158 major import items whose tariffs will be reduced in line with the Kennedy Round talks, it was reported today. The Mainichi newspapers reported that the list would be submitted to
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    • 35 9 NEW YORK, Wed. (AP) Standard and poor's 500 stock index Close Net Change 425 Industrials 97.10 up 2.04 20 Railroads 47.70 up 91. 55 Utilities 67.93 up .55 500 Stocks 90.23 up 1.80
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    • 32 9 NEW YORK, Wed (AP) Dow Jones commodity futures index (Open) 138.09, (High) 138.09. (Low) 137.24, (Close) 137.24 off 124. Dow Jones spot commodity price index closed at 139.85 off 0.49.
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    • 381 9 SINGAPORE—Slock Exchange bid and offer price* officially lifted at the eJoa? of bosineaa. INDUSTRIAL Bou stead CD 152 1 53 C. Sugar 1.56 1.57 Chemical Co 1.72 Cold Storage 3.36 Dunlop (Old) XD 2.00 2.04 E. Smelting XD 4.02 Es*o Ord« 3.00 3.04 Fltzpatiicks 1.42 1.48 F. N.
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    • 51 9 Managers Prices) Flr«t Malayan t.ti 2.34 Second Malayan 1.59 1.89 Third Malayan 1.09 1.19 The Commerce Industry Fund XD .84 »4 The Savin** Fund 1.31 141 Malaya n Industry Fund 35 1.63 Sterling Commodity 3/6 4/1 First Hon* Ron* .84 89* Second Hon* Kong .58 62* C*Hong Kong
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    • 88 9 SINGAPORE. Wed 1. Stncapore Chinese Produce Exchance noon price# today were: Buyer* Sell en Coconut oil (FOB) Bulk 48.50 Coconut oil (FOB) Drums 51.00 Copra Mixed June/July 29.50 Nutmegs 110s 325.00 Nutmegs B W 155.00 Garbled Lamponi Black Pepper 115.00 (FOB) Pepper Black Special Sarawak (FOB) 105.00 Lainpong Black
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    • 31 9 NEW YORK. Wed. (AP) Rubber standard futures closed unchanged. Sales 15 contracts. July (High) 22.00, (Low) 22.00, (Close) 21.508. Spot No. 1 ribbed smoked sheets 22N. B-bid N-nominal.
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    • 24 9 WASHINGTON. Wed. (AP) The US government sold 25 long tons of Grade A surplus tin yesterday at 1.56 U.S. dollars a pound.
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    • 128 9 SINGAPORE Wed The following ships are expected to be in the port today:— Go downs Vessels 1/2 Chitral 3/4 City of Chester 5 Asahi Maru 6/7 Llovd Bakke 8/9 God a very 10/11 Bennevis 13/14 Demodocus 15/16 Tsurugizan Mary 18 Riverbank 19 Murraveverett 21/22 Raja Brooke 23/24 Kvoyo
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 313 10 Special announcement.... Eastern Sun's 'must-be-won weekly contest for wives and mothers THE EASTERN SUN will start a new §6O/- 'must be won' contest from Friday, June 9. The contest is for WIVES and MOTHERS only! e first prize is $3O, second prize s2\ lIV I All contestants, who must be
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 49 10 K.L. Today Exhibition of "Art from other lands" at National Art Gallery 10 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.; Jalan Weld Swimming Pool 9.30 a.m to 12.30 p.m., 2 to 5 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m.; Zoo Negara 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Muzium Negara 10 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.
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  • STUDENTS' PAGE ALL $5 ESSAY WINNERS
    • 298 12 SCHOOL is a place for pupils of all races. Naturally, it needs somebody to look after these pupils. In a country, policemen are used to guard the people, but in the case of school, prefects are selected to perform the duties. The fundamental qualities
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    • 273 12 WATER is very important to all living things in their daily. life. Three-quarters of our body contains fluid and also nearly half of the world's surface is covered with water. Water plays the bigger part in our life. We can live for many days without food provided
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    • 404 12 I WAS born in the United States of America in the year 1960. I belonged to the fighter-bombers Phantoms family. After I was born, I was led to a large hangar where I met my other brothers. I stayed in the hangar for two
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    • 243 12 ALL hospitals have fixed visiting hours. It is from five to six o'clock in the evening. Every evening, an observer can perceive hundreds of relatives and friends waiting patiently outside the gate of the hospital, waiting for the time to arrive, when the barrier would be
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    • 500 12 I WAS born in a tailor's shop. Naturaliy, I was a bit dirty when I reached my first master. He sent me straight to a washerman. This washerman was unlike any that you know of. He did not believe in using any bleaching powder
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    • 265 12 EVERYONE has a favourite friend. I also have a favourite friend. He is Yew Ah Bah. He is a classmate of mine, and we sit beside each other in the room. He comes from a rich family and he does not look down on the poor. Besides,
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    • 280 12 I returned home late from a cinema. It was a very hot night and the air was very calm. As soon as I reached home, I changed into my pyjamas and lay down on my bed. Soon I was fast asleep. After some time. I
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    • 342 12 DURING the terminal holidays, I went to stay with my twin cousins, Mike and Judy Tan, in Kuantan. We visited many places such as the circus, the fun-fair, the weaving centre and fishing villages. We had the most marvellous time. We went swimming everyday and
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    • 333 12 I REMEMBER the first day I was taken to school by my grandmother. It was a Monday morning in the year 1960, I was dressed smartly. My uniform was well-ironed and I wore it proudly. My mother bought a pair of white shoes and socks
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    • 272 12 TIME has passed quickly and things have changed including life. I remember that during my childhood I was very happy. I had an enjoyable time and I was given everything I asked for. I remember the occasion when my brother seized my toy gun and ran
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 161 12 NEW ESSAY CONTEST FOR THOSE WHO ARE 14 AND UNDER THE EASTERN SUN'S new essay writing contest for boys and girls of 14 and under appear? in this page every Thursday. One of the objects of this contest is to encourage young boys and girls to express themselves properly. And
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 174 13 a SHAW ORGANISATION i«t 4 ihow»r 11, 1.45. 4. 630 p.m. Na- K*in <fe Terry-Thoma* THE WILD AFFAIR" TONIGHT 9.15 p.m. Tom BpU HE nnn RIDES A TIGER" r CAPITOL Phone ***** OB»H« TOHst: 11. 1.45. 4. 6.50. 9.30 Wood "ONE SILVER noLUR Ea.>tmancolor At Scope II RKXIS K YIROXY
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    • 46 13 GALA "»»7 OPENS TODAY! sr,,, WHEN THE GUNSLINGER IS IN TOWN... YOU CAN BET THERE'S GOING TO BE PLENTY OF ACTION ALL AROUND! w •T If S n i *A (r *2 *r- It fc T im« tTtlltkle behind the Ihritre. Entranr« ILA 4k MARLBOROUGH The»»r««.
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    • 349 13 [GGEETi I irfi ORCHARDI PAL ACI 321*1 I 4757b OPL.NS TODAY! 1 30. 400 J..*), 4W) 0.30 it 915 p m II 0.45 A 9SO o m mom." DOUBLE TROUBLE" ELVIO PRF>LEY. Co'or. Panaviaion ORCHARD: Saturday Midnight' "THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY" A M-n-M Re!eur GALA aiAI Open* Today: 1.30, 4.00.
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 55 16 TIME AND TIDE Penan*: 12.20 a.m. (6.9 ft.); 1231 p.m. (85 ft). Port Swettenham: 5.59 p.m (14.9 ft Port Dickson: 6.29 a.m. (7.4 ft 7.02 p.m. (8.8 Singapore: 11.37 a.m. (7.4 ft.); 10.36 p.m <8 6fJ Sedili Kechil: 1051 a.m. (7-3 ft.); 8.37 pm (6 2 H-J-Kuantan: 9.55 a.m. (8.8
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