Eastern Sun, 27 July 1967

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  • Title Section
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    25 1 Eastern Sun Independent National Daily SINGAPORE EDITION Estd. 1966. Vol. 2 No. 363 Thursday, 27 July 1967. MC (P) 2251 KDN 2660 Price 15 cents.
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    Lock icon Police battle snipers
    500 1 RAMPAGING DAMAGE CAUSED BY FIRES EXCEEDS US$l5O MILLION DETROiT, WED. (REUTER) National Guardsmen (Territorials) today used tanks and armoured personnel carriers In an effort to subdue snipers as gunfire crackled through the rubble-strewn streets here for the third successive day. With the death toll standing at 33,
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    Lock icon 'TIME BOMB' SCARE
    81 1 PENANG, Wed. A "Time Bomb" scare took place at the Bayan Lepas Airport when a Garuda plane was about to take off for Medan this morning. A porter, who heard a ticking noise from a Chinese businessman's bag, reported to the authorities there. An immediate search of
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    Lock icon Mrs. Tshombe fights to save husband's life
    118 1 BRUSSELS. Wed. (Renter) Mrs. Ruth Tshombe, 43, wife of the former Congolese Prime Minister, tonight flew to New York to continue before the United Nations her fight Co save her husband's life. Their 23-year-old son Jean, a student In Geneva who travelled with
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    Lock icon CM seeks treatment
    51 1 JESSELTON. Wed. The Chief Minister, Ton Mustapha bin Data Harnn, has left Sabah for the United Kingdom for further medical treatment This wa s disclosed today by the Minister of Communications and Works. Dato Khoo Siak Chiew on his return from Kuala Lumpur after a three-day official
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    Lock icon BANK IS SET ON FIRE
    145 1 HONG KONG. Wed. (UPI) Red marauders set Are to a branch of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank on Hong Kong Island in predawn hours today The bank branch was located in the ground floor of a six-storeyed building at the junction of Hollywood Road
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    Lock icon 'Queen. Mary's' fate undecided
    133 1 LONDON. Wed. (UPI) Fate of the liner Queen Mary, grand old lady of the sea. hung in the balance today. The 13-member Board of Cunard, the owners, meets today to consider the 16 cash offers made to buy the 80.235-ton ship. Nine of them, including several
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    Lock icon Pope Paul calls for Christian unity
    200 1 ISTANBUL, Wed. (Reuter). Pope Paul discussed the urgent need for Christian unity today with Patriarch Snork Kalustian, head of the Armenian Church in Turkey. The Pontiff drove to the Kumkapi quarter of Istanbul for talks with the Patriarch after attending early morning mass in
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    Lock icon 3 Reds surrender
    40 1 KUCHING. Sarawak. Wed. <UPI> Three Communist terrorists belonging to an armed unit of the Pasokan Guerrilla Raavat Sarawak 'PGRS Sarawak People's Guerrilla Force) have surrendered at Tebudu. some 55 miles south of here, it was disclosed today.
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    Lock icon Navy men rescue 300 families from flood
    174 1 KARACHI. Wed (Reuter) Pakistan Navy men in a flotilla of small boats early today rescued 300 families huddled on the rooftops of flimsy shanties surrounded by swirling six-foot deep floodwaters here. Police sources said they believed all the families marooned by monsoon floodwaters
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  • LOCAL NEWS
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      Lock icon 16 Indian-held fishermen back in S'pore after 9 months' detention
      554 2  -  By K. S. SIDHU SINGAPORE, Wed.—Sixteen fishermen who were detained by Indian authorities for fishing in Indian waters returned home today after nine months' detention. But the hardships of their imprisonment were soon forgotten, as they were re-united with their
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      Lock icon NTUC to embark on new projects for workers
      490 2 SINGAPORE, Wed. The Singapore National Trades I'nion < ongres* will embark on new projects for the years ahead to promote social, economic. political and cultural consciousness among workers. Announcing this at a press conference today. Mr. Seah Mui Kok. NTUCs Secretary General,
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      Lock icon MGS CELEBRATES FOUNDER'S DAY
      411 2 Principal extra-curricular activities SINGAPORE, Wed. Methodist Girls' School, one of the best and oldest schools in Singapore, celebrated its grand 80th anniver-sary-cum-Founder's Day service and graduation ceremony of the school's Shaw Auditorium this morning. The school was founded by Miss Sophia Blackmore, an American missionary. In
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      Lock icon Annual campfire
      36 2 SINGAPORE. Wed—The 1903 Scout Group of Queens-tou-n Secondary Technical School will hold its 10t'n annua! campflre on Aug 5 Twenty-two fchools with registered Scout groups in Queenstown district have been invited to send representatives
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      Lock icon STUDENTS TOLD: BE VIGILANT AGAINST DESTRUCTIVE FORCES
      266 2 SINGAPORE Wed Mr low Guan Onn. the Deputy Chairman of the Board and Administration of Singapore Polytechnic. today reminded the atudenta to be vigilant and to ire that destructive forrea are not given any opportunity to control the student body. Mr. Low was
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      Lock icon Tourist Board to develop S'pore beaches
      186 2 SINGAPORE. Wed. The responsibility for the improvement and development of Singapore's beach and bathing facilities have been entrusted to the Tourist Promotion Bpard. a Government statement announced today. The improvements are necessary so as to offer the public and visitors to Singapore better and
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      Lock icon Exhibition of wheat food dishes
      170 2 SINGAPORE. Wed. The exhibition of wheat food preparation organised by the Siglap Women's Association will include Malay, Chinese. Indian. Pakistani and European dishes made from wheat flour and other ingredients. The exhibition is to h« held at the Siglap Community Centre on Aug. 12 beginning
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      Lock icon Death by fire lor youth
      36 2 SINGAPORE. Wed. A 17 year-old outh this afternoon burned himself to death at his home in Plantation Avenue. Police this evening gave the name of the youth aa Nf Say Cbor.
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      Lock icon 'Gomez abused a position of trust'
      865 3 REPORT OF INQUIRY INTO S.M.M.W.U's ADMINISTRATION SINGAPORE, Wed. The Commission of the Singapore Manual and Mercantile Workers' Union has submitted its report in which it observed that money was not a motivating force in the actions of the union's General Secretary, Mr. T. V.
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      Lock icon Lee: We must be rugged or perish
      370 3 SINGAPORE. Wed. The Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. todav called on the young people of Singapore to play their role as effective digits in a security arrangement with such allies who had an interest in the region. This is to ensure that
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    • Article
      Lock icon Had seven I-Cards: One year's jail
      134 3 SINGAPORE Wed. Wong soon Kim. 31. was today sentenced to one years Jail by the Fourth District Judge. Mr. Amarjeet Singh, for having in his possession seven identity cards other than his own and a forged identity card. He pleaded guilty to the two
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      Lock icon Free film show for nurses
      47 3 SINGAPORE. Wed. The General Hospital Nursing Staff Branch of the Amalgamated Union of Public Employees will screen a free movie, "Love is a Many Splendoured Thing" for nursing staff at the Pathology Lecture Theatre. General Hospital, at 6.30 p.m. on July 28.
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      Lock icon THIRD GUPPY COMPETITION
      123 3 SINGAPORE Wed. The Singapore Aquar;sts Society's third Guppy Competition will take place at the Van K.eef Aquarium on Sunday. Aiig 20. Beginning at 9 a.m. Entries are invited from prospective contestants who must be members of the society. There are four c asses and judging will be
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      Lock icon Released students regret past activities
      359 3 SINGAPORE. Wed Four secondary students from the Chinese High School who were released from Prison yesterday gave an account of their past communist activities in a television interview tonight. They are Loh Chee Wah, Low Yin Tong. Leo Ann Lock and Llm An Tee. They
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      Lock icon Talk on 'Taxation in U.S.'
      46 3 SINGAPORE. Wed. Prof. Gordon H. Johnson, a visiting professor teaching at the Polytechnic, will give a talk on "Taxation in the United States of America" at the exhibition hall, Chinese Chamber of Commerce building, on Wednesday (Aug. 2) at 5.30 p.m.
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      Lock icon German envoy presents 50 books to National Press Club
      330 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The German Ambassador to Malaysia, Tan Sri Dr. Horst Boehling, today presented 50 books to the National Press Club of Malaysia with a hope that it would "help to deepen the understanding" between Malaysia and Germany. The books
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      Lock icon Asian Games swimmer to give life-saving demonstration
      210 4 PENANG, Wed. Two Journalists and six women will be among the 24 members of the Hong Kong Life Guard Corps to give life-saving demonstrations in Malaysia and Singapore next month. The two pressmen are Lai Duen-Po, sports editor of the Sing Tao Jih
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      Lock icon 'Tiger Maniam' restricted to Selama
      95 4 TAIPING, Wed.—An active member of the Red Tiger secret society operating here, "Tiger" Maniam (32 >. has been nut under restricted residence for two years in Selama District. Maniam. considered to be one of the hardcore thugs had previously been restricted also for two years
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      Lock icon MCMA supports survey for more tin mining land
      334 4 IPOH, Wed The Malaya Chinese Mining Association here today decided to form a company to prospect for off-shore tin mining land in the west Coast of mainland Malaysia. The decision was made at the annual meeting today with the president. Senator Chan
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      Lock icon Picture shows Tan Sri Ong (left) receiving the cheque from Enche Yu.
      62 4 Tan Sri Justice H. T. Ong, who is Chairman of the Pulau Ketam Fire Relief Committee on Monday received a cheque for $2,530 for the Pulau Ketam fire victims from Mr. P. Z. Yu, President of the Selangor
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      Lock icon Khir's speech causes concern
      146 4 TAIPING, Wed. The National Union of Teachers, Perak branch, today expressed extreme concern" over the Minister of Education. Enche Mohamed Khir Johari's challenge to teachers to resign if they could not cooperate with State Education Departments. Enche Khir. speaking at the annual speech day of Batu
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    • Article
      Lock icon OUR GIRLS ARE ALSO PHOTOGENIC
      98 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed Malaysian girls are just as photogenic as European girls, said Mr. Dick Baldovino. the Asia Magazine photographer after conducting a two-week photographic course here. Mr. Baldovino. wo i 6 returning to Manila, said the local girls here wera lovely "except for their
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      Lock icon GIRL (18) SHOT DEAD
      54 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed A octroi station attendan*. Liew Siew Kim. 18. was shot in Jinjang North at about 10 pm yesterday. She died after an operation in the General Hospital two hours later. She was shot in the hesd while having supper at a stall. The
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      Lock icon JUDGE RESERVES JUDGMENT
      311 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed.— Justice Raja Azlan Shah in the High Court today reserved judgment in a civil suit between a shirt manufacturing firm and the Official Assignee. States of Malaya. The suit, ftled by Tat Fatt Shirt Manufacturers, was over the claim of 3,181 unsold pieces of
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      Lock icon Fish dealers welcome lifting of curfew
      170 4 TAIPLNG. Wed. The iiltlng of the curfew Imposed on Pangkor and other areas In the Dindlngs District flloowlng clashes on July 16 between Inshore fishermen and trawlers was welcomed by flsh dealers here today. The disturbances which resulted In at least four persons being
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      Lock icon Malacca is a paradise for tourists
      517 4 Malacca, Wed MALACCA, once the meetine place of the East and West and centre of the world's spice trade, is a paradise for tourists The historical relics of its glorious past the stories, the legends which surround them! The old gate facing the sea
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      Lock icon Journalists tour E. Malaysia
      92 4 JEBSELTON, Wed A group of 11 journalists and youth leaders from Malacca. West Malaysia, are now on a five day study tour of Sabah. The group is led by the Deputy state Information Officer of Malacca, Enchi Othman Said. Apart from Enche Othman. there are eight
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      Lock icon • Mrs. Salmah Supratman. the old widow of one of Indonesian foremost freedom fighters and composer of the Indonesian national anthem. Mr. Rudolf Wage Supratman, prepares her meals at her small house here recently. The national anthem Indonesia Raya composed more than thirty years ago by her late husband and its soulful strains are just a bitter reminder of the promises of the future which they had envisioned together. She is in her sixties and lives alone in the garage which she had converted in a small home, lives off on a government pension of two hundred ruphias (two U.S. dollars) a month which she supplements by selling a kind of Indonesian salad to passerby.
      116 4 Mrs. Salmah Supratman. the old widow of one of Indonesian foremost freedom fighters and composer of the Indonesian national anthem. Mr. Rudolf Wage Supratman, prepares her meals at her small house here recently. The national anthem Indonesia Raya composed more than thirty years ago by her late husband and its
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      Lock icon Parliament to discuss the C'wealth Fugitive Criminals Bill, 1967
      449 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. trie Government is to bring the existing lows relating to the extradition of fugitive offenders into a single uniform legislation for Malaysia. The Cabinet gave approval to this move today. A Bill to achieve this the Commonwealth Fugitive
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      Lock icon 15 months jail for TNKU member
      136 10 J ESS ELTON. Wed <UPI) A 23-year-old Indonesian Timorese was sentenced yesterday to 15 months' imprisonment by a Tawau court for being a member of the outlawed "Tentera N a s i on a 1 Kalimantan Utara" (North Kalimantan National Armed Forces». Asking for
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      Lock icon Student teachers donate $1,600/-
      133 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed The Malaysian Teachers College Students' Union. Johore Bahru presented a cheque for $1,600 to the Minister of Education. Enche Mohamed Khir Joh&ri today for the National Disaster Relief Fund. The cheque was handed over bv the union president Mr. Gian Chand. Also present
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      Lock icon Modern packaging projects new image for NR
      277 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. Modern packaging is now assisting the planting industry to present a new Image for natural rubber. Writing in the latest issue of "The Planter'". Mr. C. H. Toh. L.N.C R.T.. A.N C R.T.. a polymer technologist with Century Plastics Ltd.,
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      Lock icon Tan Phock Kin back as a lawyer
      134 10 PENANG. Wed The former national treasurer of the Labour Party of Malaya. Mr. Tan Phock Kin. who lef r for London in Sept. 1964 to study law. returned here to take up a new profession. Before leaving here. Mr. Tan. was an accountant
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      Lock icon The Minister of Culture. Youth and Sports, Enche Senu bin Abdul Rahman, declared open the Indonesian Art Exhibition at the Balai Ampang. A.I.A. Building. Kuala Lumpur, recently. Picture shows Enche Senu (right) with Tuan Hasjah Djamin, an Indonesian Artist, looking at his painting entitled "Wanita Dudok (Woman Seated). The artist presented the painting to Enche Senu.
      56 10 The Minister of Culture. Youth and Sports, Enche Senu bin Abdul Rahman, declared open the Indonesian Art Exhibition at the Balai Ampang. A.I.A. Building. Kuala Lumpur, recently. Picture shows Enche Senu (right) with Tuan Hasjah Djamin, an Indonesian Artist, looking at his painting entitled "Wanita Dudok (Woman Seated). The artist
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      Lock icon Court grants travel agent decree nisi
      374 10 PENANG. Wed. A 37-year-old travel agent, Tan Soo Huck. told the High Court here today that his wife, Cheah Lean See, used to gamble and sleep at the Dondang Sayang Club In Seang Tek Road here. Mr. Tan. who was petl tionlng for divorce
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      Lock icon 'Help buy trawlers for inshore fishermen'
      143 10 IPOH. Wed —An increase in the number of patrol boats in the sea off Pangkor Island to ensure no violation bv trawlers was suggested by the Democratic Action Party here today. The assistant secretary of the DA P Mr- Liew Fatt Yuen, said in
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      Lock icon Family planning: S'pore Govt. earns praise
      348 10 SINGAPORE, Wed. Dr. Alan F. Guttmacher, Chairman of the International Planned Parenthood Federation, today praised the Singapore Government for Its efforts and dedication to the problems of population rrowth. He said this at a press conference at the International Planned Parenthood Federation conference from
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      Lock icon Charged with armed robbery, causing hurt
      115 10 SINGAPORE. Wed. A man. Lim Kwee Thye. was today charged in the Ninth Magistrate's Court with armed robbery and voluntarily causing hurt to Mohamed Mustapha at a house in Anamalai Avenue on July 17. He is alleged to have robbed M U stapha of
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      Lock icon LIS forum on product design, metal processing techniques
      201 10 SINGAPORE, Wed. The Light Industries Services of the Economic Development Board will hold a forum on product design and metal processing techniques on July 29 at 2.30 p.m. at the Singapore Polytechnic in Prince Edward Road here. The panel will consist of
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      Lock icon PPC to sell tickets only in Penang
      293 10 PENANG, Wed. The Penang Port with a view to cutting down the cost of operations will be introducing a new system whereby tickets for the ferry service will only be sold in Penang Island This was disclosed by the assistant general manager of
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      Lock icon Education of Malay children seminar
      205 10 SINGAPORE. Wed seminar will be he.d socto study the position of -he education of Malay children in Singapore and to study the social and economic problems of the Malays The proposed seminar will also assess the status and the roie of Malay education in nation-building,
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      Lock icon DAP poses Govt a question
      138 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Parliament House has. on several occasions, been th« venue for dinner partiei and banquets for visiting dignitaries and official functions. The Malaysian Chines* Association will hold a dinner In honour of the Minister of Finance. Tun Tan Siew Bin, at its banquet hall
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      Lock icon Kim San to open factory
      68 10 SINGAPORE Wed. The Minister for Finance. Mr. Lim Kim San. will officially open the Acma Electrical Industries Ltd.. on Aug. 3. The factory, with a million capital, received it* pioneer certificates n April 27, this year. It incorporated on Oct last year. The factory, which
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      Lock icon PEDESTRIAN KILLED
      37 10 IPOH. Wed. A pece» trian. Chong Loong Van. lost his life as a resu.' of being knocked down by a hit-and-run motorist at r n« junction of Hugh Lou- Street and Tatlock Street ben yesterday.
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      Lock icon PULL-OUT Razak pledges help for local citizens
      269 11 l/'UALA LUMPUR, Wed. Tun Abdul Razak said today the Government would do its best to help its citizens employed in British bases who would be affected by the rundown of British troops in Malaysia. The Deputy Prime Minister gave this assurance after the
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      Lock icon Malaysia is now world's No. 1 palm oil producer
      158 11 KI'ALA LUMFCR, Wed. Malaysia is now the leading producer of palm oil for world consumption. according to the latest issue of "Planter" official magazine of the Incorporated Society of Planters. In an editorial, the magazine says that by the end of
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      Lock icon Tunku to open school of nursing in P.J.
      143 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed The new building of the Tun Tan Cheng Lock School of Nursing in Petaling Jaya will be officially opened at a ceremony to Ik- performed by the Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman, on Monday. Aug. 21. at 5.00 p.m.
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      Lock icon Perak MCA to set up more branches
      95 11 IPOH. Wed The Malaysian Chinese Association. Perak branch, is to set up more ward branches and to revitalise old ones in preparation for the general elections in 1969. There are at present 1.200 ward branches and 20 divisions in the State Senator Yeoh
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      Lock icon Mansor's 'old faithful' to retire after 22 years
      275 11 SINGAPORE. Wed. For 60-year-old Army foreman Haji Mansor bin Haji Noor. working life will never be quite the same again. Reason: His "old faithful" a Scammel recovery vehicle, registration number 38YZ44 is to be retired and disposed of after 22 years of
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      Lock icon Siru off to Bangkok for more talks
      116 11 Kuala lumpur, wed Enche Osman Siru, Director of Tourism. Ministry of Commerce and Industry. left by air today for Bangkok. In a brief statement, Enche Siru said that during the recent Pacific Area Travel Conference held in Seattle in April, the heads of
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      Lock icon Singing contest
      51 11 MUAR. Wed. The Kok Kiew Dramatic Society here will hold a Johore statewide Mandarin singing contest here next month. Auditions will be held on Aug. 6 and 12. The finals will be held at the Cathay cinema here on Aug 16. The closing date lor entrie* i* July
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      Lock icon 5 more to vie for 'Miss Tourism' title
      365 11 SINGAPORE, Wed. Another five girls have entered the "Miss Tourism Singapura" contest, sponsored by the Tourist Promotion Board and organised by the Y's Men's Club of Singapore, Beta Chapter. They are: MISS KOH E TOCNG. 19. is a stenographer with Tractors Malav«ia
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      Lock icon Secretary asked to show cause
      118 11 SINGAPORE. Wed The Esso P.T. A S.I. branch secretary of the United Workers of Petroleum Industry, Mr. Oon Peet Fong ha* been asked to show cause why he should not be expelled from the union. He Is alleged to have violated the constitution of the
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      Lock icon Lee's call to school governors
      135 11 BATU GAJAH. Wed —The Assistant Minister of Education. Mr Lee Siok Yew. today called on the boards of school governors to be responsible in the management of the schools. The boards, he said, could also help to guide as well as advise teachers to show
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      Lock icon NEW OCPD FOR IPOH
      47 11 IPOH. Wed. Supt Mohamed Haniff bin Omar has resumed duty as OCPD. Ipoh He takes over from Supt. Haji Nordin bin Truna. who has been transferred to Kuala Lumpur as OCPD. Supt Mohamed Haniff recently attended a fourmonth FBI course in the ptatf4.
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      Lock icon Charged with assaulting Police officers
      197 11 SINGAPORE. Wed A man. Loh Chee Chan alias Loh Chee Chun, was today charged in the Ninth Magistrate's Court with assaulting Police Corporal Ab. Wahih bin Joned and voluntarily causing hurt to Probationary Inspector Yap Yeow Woon at the Beach Road Police Station in the
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      Lock icon Kerosine stove explosion
      144 11 Kuala lumpur. wed A woman was seriously burnt in her kitchen early this morning when the kerosine stove she was trying to light burst into flames. Her husband, Mr. B.S. Vora of Jalan Tiong Nam was also burnt in the arms when he tried to put out
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      Lock icon Rapists on the loose in Kluang
      145 11 JOHORE BAHRU, Wed. Young girls and housewives to tbe outskirts of Kluang Town are now bringing down their shutters on the first streak of darkness And the men folks stand guard outside their houses armed with sticks and stones. All these precautions because a
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      Lock icon FBI course for two officers
      77 11 FrUALA LUMPUR. Wed. DSP M.C. Owen and DSP P.N. Muthiah have been selected to attend a 12-week training course at the FBI National Academy. Washington DC, commencing on Aug 7. Mr. Owen joined the Police Force in 1951 and is at present Adjutant, Police College,
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      47 3 SPORE DIARY 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Victoria Memorial Hall: Japan Trade Exhibition. p.m. Cultural Centre: Androcles and the Lion ?t age play). *3O p.m. Free film shows by the Ministry of Culture: Kampong Ayer Gemuroh, Lim Kam Tian Temple: Pei Chai School; and West Coast Road.
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Strong rebuff for de Gaulle from Canadian host
      209 5 We don't need to be liberatedOTTAWA, Wed. (Reuter) Prime Minister Lester Pearson said last night that President de Gaulle's apparent endorsement of a free Quebec is unacceptable to the people and government of Canada. Mr. Pearson issued a statement saying he was
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      Lock icon Pneumonia toll in PI
      82 5 MANILA. Wed. (Reuter) Influenza and pneumonia have continued to rise sharply in Manila, according to health authorities here. A Department of Health spokesman said yesterday that there were 69 influenza cases in the city for the week ending last July 22 compared with only 29 cases
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      Lock icon Pope's prayer spans 9 centuries
      141 5 Pope 's prayer spans 9 centuries ISTANB IT L. Wed. (Reuter) Pope Paul today knelt and prayed almost on the exact spot where a proclamation excommunicating the Eastern Church was placed nine centuries ago. The Pope, on a twoday visit to Turkey aimed at healing the lonestanding breach between Rome
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      Lock icon Volkswagen buys a street
      83 5 WOLFBURG, West Germany, (Reuter) Volkswagen. the giant West German Motor Company, has bought a cobble-stoned village street, thought to be one of the worst in Germany, for use as a test-track, a Volkswagen spokesman said today. The street, running through the village of Hehlingen near here,
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      Lock icon • Composite photo shows people injured in Saturday's disastrous earthquake throughout Western Turkey on beds in the grounds of Adapazari Hospital. Most of the buildings in this town collapsed, and hundreds of persons were buried beneath the rubble. More than 1,00 persons are believed to have died in the earthquake (bottom pix) while rescuers are seen searching through the wreckage of a completely demolished building in Adapazari (top picture).
      68 6 Composite photo shows people injured in Saturday's disastrous earthquake throughout Western Turkey on beds in the grounds of Adapazari Hospital. Most of the buildings in this town collapsed, and hundreds of persons were buried beneath the rubble. More than 1,00 persons are believed to have died in the earthquake (bottom
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      Lock icon Biafra announces 'offensive'
      107 6 LAGOS. Wed. (Reuter) Secessionist Biafra claimed yesterday that it had bombed four Federal supply bases in Nigeria's Northern region and had launched a ground attack across the border. It was the first time the rebel forces in Eastern Nigeria which seceded on May 30. have reported taking
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      Lock icon Fifth delay for Europa I
      63 6 WOOMERA, South Australia, Wed. (Reuter) The Eldo Europa 1 rocket launcher due to be fired from Woomera this morning suffered its fifth cancellation since July 11. Fierce winds in the jet stream (upper atmosphere) which sprang up this morning failed to moderate and Eldo scientists
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      Lock icon Black power Advocate promises 'real' guerrilla warfare
      220 6 HAVANA, Wed. (Reut«T) American "Black power" Advocate Stokely Carmlchael arrived In Cuba yesterday with a clarion call for the organisation of Negro guerrilla groups in United States cities. Carmichael arrived by air from Prague as aa observer to the Latin American Peoples Solidarity
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      464 6 LONDON. Wed. (Renter) The House of Lords last nifht voted 85 to 61 arainst the government's proposed defence cuts, including withdrawal of British Forces from Singapore and Malavsia bv the mid-*****. The vote is taken as an expression of opinion of the non-elective upper
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      728 6 'Permanent Mediterranean toe-hold by Soviets' WASHINGTON, Wed. (UPI) The United States is to continue selling arms to friendly countries in view of the massive resupply of hardware to Arab nations by the Soviet Union. Meanwhile, the Soviets are reported to be bent on keeping a
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      238 6 PRIZE CATCH: DANANG, South Vietnam. Wed. (Remen A relentless night and day watch on the South Vietnamese coast by US. Naval ships ar.d aircraft has paid off in the capture of a trawler with 1.200 weapons and a million rounds of ammunition aboard Commander Char.es
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      79 6 WASHINGTON. Wed. (Router) Former President Dwight Eisenhower said yesterday that the people of the United States should be ashamed of lawlessness in the land. "During the past year, numerous police officials have spoken warningly of a growing disrespect for law and order -in this country and the
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      329 6 HONG KONG Wed (Reuter) At least threp explosions erupted in the colony last night a* police continued their crackdown on leftist elements b\ staging lightning raids on their bases. Two of the explosions were set off by home-made bombs but there were no casualties
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      144 6 LONDON, Wed. (Reuter)— Sweet-toothed Britons swept cut-price chocolate and candies off supermarket shelves across Britain yesterday minutes after a court ordered manufacturers to stop fixing retail prices. Chain stores immediately plastered signs across their to announce the price slashing but small shopkeepers anxiously protested they could
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      188 6 Protest resignation LONDON. Wed (Reuter)— Social Security Minister Margaret Herbison resided list night in protest at the Labour government s failure to fulfil it« promises of far-reaching social reform Miss Herbison, 60. :s replaced by Mrs. Judith Hart, a Minister of State for Commonwealth Affairs,
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      104 6 TOKYO. Wed. (Reuter The Kyodo news service w Japan was today elects president of the Organisation of Asian News Agencies (OANA) at the closing sion of its second genera; assembly. Kyodo succeeds the Fress Trust of India which has held the presidency since OANA was set
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      61 6 KARACHI. Wed. <Reutfr> —Torrential rain last nient brought new flooding to Karachi, where thousands of shanty dwellers were reported to be homeless the worst monsoon floods for a decade on Monday. The rain was reported to have killed 15 people and left scores injured, Preliminary unofficial mates
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      425 7 57 YIETCONG KILLED SAIGON, Wed. (Reuter). South Vietnamese troops today reported 57 Vietcong killed following a series of clashes with guerilla units yesterday along the coast of northern Thua Thien Province. A Government spokesman said several battalions of troops taking part in an operation some
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      293 7 HONG KONG, Wed. (Reuter) Bad chiefs of the Chinese Liberation Army in the i ndustnal town of Wuhan were putting up a "Last Ditch Struggle'' against Maoists, according to Peking's official paper. People's Daily, today. The Daily said In an 'd'.'nnal that a handful
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      402 7 HONG KONG. Wed. (Reuter) Three schoolchildren and Ave other Chinese were injured when a terrorist bomb exploded alongside people queueing at a tram terminus here today. The bomb was apparently concealed in a straw effigy propped up against a wall facing the queue. The three children,
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      40 7 CHERBOURG, France. Wed. (Reuter) In the past 10 days, nearly 10.000 shells, relies of the D-Oav Normandy lar.d:ngs, have been collected on the beaches around here. Officials said they came fiom a landing craft sunk off "Utah Beach."
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      744 7 BANGKOK. Wed. (I'PI) (Reuter) two of President Johnson's key advisers. Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor and Mr. Clark Clifford, arrived here today for talks with Thai officials on questions involving the Vietnam War. Mr. Clifford. Chairman of the American Foreign Advisory Board, issued a
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      68 7 The Philippine President Ferdinand E. Marcos (second from right) looks at Army engineering personnel hauling sand (torn the Pasig-Portrero River in Bacolor. Pampanga. for the construction of the river's dykes. President Marcos took time oat recently from Malaca. nang (Presidential Palace) to inspect the orogreag of
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      88 7 MANILA. Wed. (UPI) A Bill which will ban films depicting crime as principal or secondary theme for a period of five years in movies, television and other public places in the Philippines was filed in the Senate yesterday. Sponsors of the Bill are women
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      50 7 DARWIN, Wed (ReuterK Aboriginal film star Albert Tudawali died in hospital here today of burns. He is said to have suffered it while sleeping in long grasi which caught fire. He was 38. Tudawali starred in a colour film, "Jedda" and several o'her cinema and television films
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      374 7 Endorsement of 4 free Quebec' LONDON. Wed. (Reuter) Britain's top-sell-ing: Daily Mirror newspaper today called President de Gaulle of Franee a meddler and rabble-rouser for his Montreal endorsement of a "free Quebec". An editorial "No Way To Behave" in the London Times said: "He
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      34 7 SALT LAKE CITY UTAH. Wed. Reuter) The weather forecast for the puolic at the United Spates Weather Bureau reporting station at Salmon. Idaho, summed up a beautiful day in two words: "Gone Fishing.'
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      36 7 RANGOON. Wed (Reuter) Army patrols ki'led four and captured one Karen rebels when they raided a rebel hideout in the Hlainbwe area in Karen state last Monday, the official Guardian reported today.
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      167 7 JAKARTA Wed. (Reuter) Indonesian political parties have expressed disappointment with acting President General Suharto's Regime, claiming that they are being excluded from playing their rightful role in State affairs, the Armed Forces Bulletin reported today. The bulletin said party leaders in a meeting with
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    462 8 THE Kra Canal project had been making newspaper headlines in this region off and on for some sixty years. Before the First World War in 1914, the Germans were planning to construct the Kra Canal to secure a direct route to China and Japan. That canal
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    383 8 rpHE Mentri Besar of Selangor, Dato Harun bin Haji Idrls, suggested to kampong folks that they should buy buses to convey their children to schools outside their kampongs. He said that, instead of requesting the Government to provide such transport facilities, they should pool their resources to own
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    1586 8  -  LETTERS... Tan Soo Hai. Tu Soo Hai. PJK. BA. MCD DipLD MTPI. FUGS PLANNING L LANDSCAPE CONSULTANT. KoaU Lumpur. T hove followed with int«r«it the controversy between the Malaysian Institute of Architects and the Department of Town and Country Planning over the
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    559 8 VTTIILE nuclear non-pro-lUeratida palavers are going on and on. the nuclear threat to human existence continues to pow. The Chinese detonstion of a hydrogen bomb has both surprised the world and added to its anxiety. Circle* claiming to be knowledgeable about China's nuclear capability have been proved
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    687 8  -  by: Werner Plum 'JpODAY Mexico has a population of forty, two million. If the population growth does not abate, in seventy years this figure will reach the 390 million mark, twice as many as the present population of the entire Latin American subcontinent. The Ivory Coast,
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      152 8 COURTROOM By Henry B. Rothblatt (Author, "Handbook of Evidence 7or Criminal Trials") \fARTHA had no physical ailments when she entered the State Mental Hospital. She sued tha State after she contracted several diseases. "The doctors, nurses and attendants failed, neglected or refused to treat me for the physical ailments I
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      Lock icon The 'economic realities' facing Singapore
      585 9 SINGAPORE, Wed. The Chairman of Sim Lim S Investments Limited, Mr. Soon Peng Yam sounded off a warning note of the hard "economic realities'* Singapore will have to face in this post-separation and post-confrontation era. In a frank and revealing review of the situation in
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      64 9 SINGAPORE, Wed Mr. J.A. Roberts has recently arrived in Singapore to take up the appointment of Marketing Director for RP in Malaysia and Singapore, in succession to Mr. R.B. Dixon who has returned to Australia. Mr. Roberts has over M years service with RP Australia
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      285 9 SINGAPORE. Wed August first grade rubber f.o.b. buyers closed at 5 p m in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur today at 55 cents per lb., up one quarter of a or.! from previous close. The market opened unchanged following London's unexpectedly higher advices and ruled very quiet
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      203 9 BINGAPORE. Wed The Atomic Clock, the world's most accurate clock, useed at the Montreal's EXPO '67 will be displayed in Singapore in November this year. This was announced by Mr. N. von der Weid. South East Asia Representative of the Swiss Watch Maunfacturers Federation
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      50 9 NEW YORK. Wed. (UPI> Rubber futures closed 30 points lower. Sales one lot Bid Asked Sep 20.80 21.55 Nov 2P.80 21.55 Jan 20.80 21.55 Mar 20 80 21 50 May 20.80 21.50 July 20.80 21.50 The spot No. 1 RSS held at 20$ cents per pound, nominal.
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      22 9 HONG KONG. Wed.(UPI) —Money quotations: HK55.*****/5.7125 per US dollars for cash. HKJ16.15 per pound iterling. HK5271.375 per tael gold.
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      14 9 SINGAPORE. Wed. The tin price for today was WlO per pieul, unchanged.
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      866 9 SINGAPORE. Wed. Conditions on the Stock Exchange today were quiet but generally steady. However, activity was continuing in certain selected equities which rose narrowly on the day. Guinness was in good form with the crice gaining 10 cents and had business done from $4
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      57 9 SINGAPORE. Wed. The Association of Banks in Malaysia today mtde the following changes in its rates to merchants: Canada' Buying T.T 354; Airmail O.D. 354; 90 d/st. 35-13/16 credit bills; 35-15/ 16 trade bills. Selling T.T. on O.D. ready 34}; Deutsche Marks 1294; Holland Guilders 116|; Italian Lire
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      187 9 SINGAPORE. Wed. The world's first mail sorter machine which automatically reads numbers, such as ZIP codes, handwritten on letters, and then sorts them out In pre-assigned stackers at a speed of more than five letters per second is developed by the Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co..
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      64 9 NEW YORK, Wed. (UPI) Todays closing Dow-Jones averages on the New York slock exchange: 30 Industrials 901.29 20 Rails 271.45 15 Utilities 132.92 65 Stocks 331.33 40 Bonds 79.90 Commodity Futures Index 13.53 Today's volume was 9.890.000 shares Of a total 1434 issues traded. 647 were higher
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      25 9 LONDON, Wed. (UPI) .The rubber market opened very quiet No. 1. RSS spot 174 buy«r. No. 1. RSS CIF basis ports August 16|—162
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      551 9 AIMIAPONF/—Stork Fxchu.ice bid and n*er nrlce» olflriall? lUted at the clo«.e of butlnc**. INDCSTR1AI. Bou*tead 1.53 1.54 C. sugar 1 8# 110 Chemical Co 1 1 »i* Cold Storage .114 3.4* Dun lop 3 24 2.25 E. !*mHllni 4*38 4.u* e.a.i 3.58 2.63 Ri«n Ord* 32* 3 21
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      172 9 SINGAPORE. Wed The following ships are expected to be in port today; God own Vessels 1/2 Holsatia 5 Tancred 6/7 Golden Wonder 8/9 Eastern Trader 10/11 Hong Kong Amber 13/14 Euphrate 15/16 Neder Rhone 18 Patagonia 19 Hoi Houw 23/24 Kmsei Maru No. 11 25/26 Nissho Maru 27/28
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      51 9 (Manager* Price*) Hr»t Malayan \n 2.3S 2.48 Second Malayan \D 1:0 ISO Third Malayan l.i? l.tT The Commerce lndu«t v Fund 90 1.00 The Savins* Fund 1JS 1.4S Malayan lnve«tment Fund 1.05 1 15 Sterling Commodity s/l* 4/5 Flr*t Hong kong SI Second H<»ng Kong 5S <*Ron« Koni
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      91 9 SINGAPORE. Med. Slnsapore < hlne«e Produce Exchange noon prlcM today were: Bayer Seller Coroiit oil (FOB.) Hulk 4«25 Coconut OH <F.O.B.) Drums a*s Loose Copra Mixed •Inly/Aos 29.50 M tint ok White Pepper (I.O.B.) **♦»*> V.L.W 140.00 Sarawak White Pepper (F.O.R.) IS?.50 Sarawak Special Black Pepper (FOB) 95.00 Lampnng
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      83 9 NEW YORK. Wed. (UPI)" Stock prices today staged a selective advance in fairly active trading Several glamour stock# which have suffered substantial losses in the past few weeks made good headway but the strength was scattered and almost every group saw some profit taking.
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      992 9 AIR MOVEMENTS S'PORE, K. LUMPUR ARRIVALS IN SINGAPORE Tim# 1.05 a.m. Airline MSA W9 from Kuala Lumpur. Time 8.35 a.m. Airline MSA 019 from Koala I nmpur. Time 9*o a.m. Airline OIA 982 fmm Jakarta. Time 9.30 am. Airline MSA 121 from Kuala l.umpur. Time 16.25 a.m. Airline MSA 451
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      105 10 Ik.l. diary! Welcome Home Exhibition of Malaysian Art at National Art Gallery 10 a m to 6.30 p.m.. Exhibition of Systemic Paintings by Peter Adler and Eva Maria Weidling at Galeri 11, Jalan Pinang, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday Art Group Exhibition at British Council 10 a.m. to 6
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      84 11 COURTROOM By H«rry Roti-.bUtt (Aat--er, 'liindtook of IvlitM* *ar Crldnl Trl«l»") YES. "A patient nas a cause of action in alleging negligent care and treatment during confinement," the Court held. The State can be held liable for failure of doctors and medical personnel to treat the patient for physical ailments
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      402 12 LAST Sunday, while I •*as taking a walk on the beach, near our sea-side bungalow. I saw a group of people crowding near the ruins of the old pagar. On arriving. I saw my servant's friend who told me that a small boy
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      223 12 ONE SUNDAY morning we decided to go to Changi. We had to stand together with other passengers in the bus. My companion, Hilda, was a good girl. She could find fun almost everywhere. Her observing eyes soon turned to a basket in which a few
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      198 12 SINGAPORE, is an island Situated at the southern end of the Malay Peninsula. Its climate is hot and wet. It is an entrepot and commercial centre It has a natural harbour. Ships from ail over the world call at the harbour everyday. There are many
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      254 12 PERHAPS one of the most pressing problems facing the world today is to get enough food for its ever increasing population. Hundreds, thousands and even millions of people die because of food shortage. A very outstanding example of a hungerstricken country is India, where the
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      351 12 THE house in which I lived before was near a railway station Trains used to pass by at regular intervals and I became so familiar with their sound and sight that I took little interest in them. It never occurred to me that I might
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      390 12 EVERY part of the village is dry and the sun is always shining in the sky. My family and I live in that village about fifty mnes away from the nearest town. The nearest town is Beawar. in India. The village which I live in
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      Lock icon A trip to Kota Tinggi
      315 12 MY friends and I decided to make a trip to Kota Tinggi. The appointed day was Monday, and it was one of our holidays. The meeting place was Rex Theatre and the time was 7.00 a m. sharp. When the day came, the sun was
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      Lock icon A walk in the dark can be dangerous
      305 12 IT is not very good for a girl to go out on a dark night. Robbers or thieves may kidnap us if they find us going out alone late at night; especially people who wear jewellery or carry handbags. One night. I
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      344 12 THERE are people who claim not to be superstitious. However. I feel I can say with safety that every human being, in some way or another, is superstitious. Take the Chinese for example. When he opens a new shop he must first consult a sage for
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      257 12 IN THIS modern books are very common, but many people do not make use of them They do not realise the importance of reading. Life is uneventful and monotonous. To relieve monotony, one often re orts to picnics, outing.. o r parties. I would confer that
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      192 12 I WAS introduced to a gir! by a friend of mine Since we had been friend? for a year, we decided to go swimming. I brought alons my swimming costume and basket containing food. It was a suitable day for swimming. We swam for
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      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 appears in this page every Thursday. One of the obiects of this contest is to encourage young boys and girls to express themselves properly. And
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      Lock icon Smuggling of ancient Peruvian gold and ceramics
      923 13  -  By CHRISTOPHER ROPER Reuter J)ERU has neither the men nor the money needed to stop valuable ancient Peruvian gold and ceramics from being smuggled out of the country each year. The only counter-action taken, according to Dr. Hernam Amat, Co-ordinator of the House
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      Lock icon PIGEON—A PET OR A PEST?
      621 13  -  ALL ABOUT PETS By J. J. McCOY pIGEONS are kept as a hobby, sport, industry and just plain pets. Man's affinity for pigeons dates back quite a few thousand years. Ancient Egyptians kept flocks of pigeons in the Fifth Dynasty (circa 3000 8.C.). These birds
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      255 13 Reuter SOUTH Africa, where the white population has the world's highest incidence of coronary thromr»osis. is to have a National Heart Foundation within the next year. A spokesman for the Southern Cardiac Society eavs that at least U*****,000 will be needed by the foundation for
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      37 13 CATHAY OPENS TODAY! PALACE II in. I«. IN. 1M 1 111 pm I.o#. 3.30. 45 9.3* p m The West's Wildest Desperadoes Are On The Loo*e Killing And Plundering A Westerner They Called A* f« 1 t
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      146 14 NASHVILLE. (Tennessee), Wed. (UPI) Negro Olympic track star Raiph Boston of Nashville said he could see no reason for Negroes to boycott Olympic Games. The National Black Power Conference in Newark. New Jersey, asked Negro athletes to boycott the games at the suggestion of
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      140 14 TOKYO. Wed. (UPI).— Isao Okano. surprise winner of the national judo crown last April, will not be able to compete in the World Judo Championships in Salt Lake City. Aug. 9-11 of a shoulder injury. Reports from Osaka said Okano. 22. who won the
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      574 14 SOUTH KOREANS, UNIVERSIADE ORGANISERS FOR FINAL MEETING TOKYO, Wed. (UPI). South Korean sports officials and the Organising Committee of the World University Games were scheduled to hold their third and final meeting today amidst concern of a possible South Korean boycott because of disagreement over the designation
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      160 14 SEOUL. Wed. ißeuten High-ranking Government officials are studying the possibility of building facilities with foreign loan? to stage the Sixth Asian Games in Seoul in 1970 as planned, it was reported here today. Christian Broadcasting Station, a commercial radio here, said that
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      74 14 WINNIPEG. Wed (Reuter) Cuban outside-left Jose Verdicia was ordered off the field during stormy lastminute scenes in the PanAmerican Games soccer match between Cuba and Canada here yesterday. Tempers flared in the closing stages and Cuban reserves and officials stormed on to the pitch after Cuban
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      79 14 She is pictured here as she approached the English coast to land, a f'* miles east of Dover. Her time was 10 hours 24 minutes 37 minutes faster
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      203 14 MUAR. Wed Dr. Syed Mahmood Al-Kudry has been re-elected Dresident of the Johore State Amateur Athletic Association. Vice-presidents are Dato Chua Song Lim. chairman of the Johore State Works Committee and president of the Muar AAA and Enche Mohamed Kh;r bin Hashim. president of
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      88 14 FRANKFURT, Wed. (UPI) —West Germany's Willie Quatuor yesterday signed a contract to fight champion Paul Fuji of Hawaii on Sept. 30 in Tokyo for the world junior welterweight title Italian -ba s e d manager Steve Claus brought the contracts from Japan. The 30-year-old
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      284 14 MOSCOW, Soviet Union, Wed. (Reuter). The Soviet Union's great hero is a footballer. Ask a Russian whom hp most admires and he will probably shrug his shoulders. Suggest the names of rosmonauts Yuri Gagarin and Valentina Tereshkova. and he will say "yes" without
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      68 14 TOKYO. Wed. (Reuter) A 20-man Japanese soccer team left Tokyo by China Airlines for Taipeh todav to take part in the Asian Cup Eastern Zone elimination matches to be held between July 28 and August 4. The Japanese team was composed of 18 players and
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      170 14 PAR IT BUNTAR. Wed The annual Perak inter* Methodist schools' parries will be held here on Friday and Saturday. It will be staged by the Methodist Secondarv School here for the first time sin* the inception of "he games The following are
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      105 14 KUALA LUMPUR. WfA The Kuala Laneat referees' team to play a soccer friendly against th« Selangor Referees at Telok Dato Padang on July 30. at 5.15 p.m.. will M selected from the following: Sunder Singh. Ibrahim Jafar. Abdul Jabar. Mohd. Zukl, Henry Soon. VT. John.
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      151 14 MUAR. Wed.—The Johore State Amateur Athletic Association will be re-organis-ed to enable more districts to become associated members. its president. Dr. Syed Mahmood Al-Kudcy announced today. At present, only four of the eight districts in Johore are associated members of the Johore AAA. Dr.
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      94 14 LEICESTER. (England), Wed. (UPI) Former champion jockey Lester Piggott rode his 2.000 th winner in Britain with an easy three-length success on Coonbeam in the Blaby Maiden Fillies Plate here last night. With the win, Piggott joins an elite band of only seven jockeys who have
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      777 15  -  By R. D. SELVA KTALA LUMPUR, Wed. Selan*or. last rear's runners-up in the boys' section have been seeded and drawn in Group A for the ninth annual basketball championships scheduled from Aug. 5-13 for the Aeong's Cup. Other stales in Group A are
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      169 15 EAVERFORD (Pennsylvania', Wed. (Reuter) S:u'h African Cliff Drysdale won his opening match in the 68th Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championship yesterday by American Dick fiorlien 4-6. 6-2. 6-4. Top-seeded Drysdale was r.a*phed stroke for stroke and beaten back to the wire before breaking through Snriien'f, service ir.
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      131 15 SINGAPORE Wed Sinand Malaysian boxer? will be seer in action at the Gay World Stadium on Friday starting at 9 pm. The six-bout professional ?ard will be headed by a double main event over ten rounds i n which Noor Hassan of Singapore crosses
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      Lock icon • To the uninitiated it might seem that the athletir youth at the net is trying to knock his head against a flying mallet. In reality he's playing Sepak Raga — and playing well. The game was introduced to the 4th Battalion. Royal Australian Regiment, at Terendak Garrison. Malacca. Malaysia. recently by two teams from nearby Kampong Pantai Tanah Merah.
      58 15 To the uninitiated it might seem that the athletir youth at the net is trying to knock his head against a flying mallet. In reality he's playing Sepak Raga and playing well. The game was introduced to the 4th Battalion. Royal Australian Regiment, at Terendak Garrison. Malacca. Malaysia. recently by
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      192 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed The Royal Military College became the champions In the Malaysian Armed Forces youth soccer tournament which ended last evening. The tournament, organised this year by the Armed Forces Football Association was aimed at building up more talent and enthusiasm amongst
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      220 15 MALACCA, Wed. "You name it we'll play it" that's the Australian. Army's attitude to sport. And if your preference is Sepak Raga. then the 4th Battalion. Roval Australian Regiment, based at Terendak Garrison. will Held a team Sepak Raga
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      53 15 Palmer is still leader in standings PALM BEACH OARDENS. (Florida >. Wed. (Reuter) Arnold Palmer continues as leading money-winner on the United Btates Professional Golf Circuit with total earnings to date of 12&.397 dollars (44.780 sterling). Julius Boros is next with 102.935 dollars (38,760 sterling* followed by Jack Nlcklaus with
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      276 15 SEREMBAN Wed The Negri Sembilan Football Association's revised dates for the postponed league fixtures have been finalised. Mr. M. Ramalingam. secretary of NSFA said: "We can ill offord to postpone anymore league matches and I appeal to affiliates not to ask for any
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      Lock icon Royal Perak Motor Club to hold grass track meet on Sunday
      399 15 KUALA KANGSAR, Wed. The Royal Perak Motor Club will hold a grass track meeting at the polo ground here on Sunday. This meet is being held as a prelude to the annual Sultan of Perak Birthday Grass Track Meet
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      188 15 LONDON. Wed (Reuter) —Yorkshire. deposed as championship leaders by Kent on Sunday, failed to l?ain any points from their match against Surrey at the Ova! here yesterday, losing by an innings and eight runs. Kent now have 112 points from 18 games, followed by
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      320 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed Negri Sembilan seem assured of a berth in the final of the Tun Abdul Razak Cup hockey championship, the semi-finals of which will be played in Malacca (Section "A"), and Ipoh (Section "B">. Their strongest rivals to earn
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      100 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Malaysia's sportsman of the year. Dr. Manl Jegathesan, last night spoke of his biggest wisn. This, he told an interviewer over TV Malaysia, was to achieve something really worthwhile at the Olympic Games in Mexico next year. After that. h« eaid. he
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      Lock icon Encouraging entries for SAAA open c'ships
      553 15 SINGAPORE Wed. The Singapore Amateur Athletic Association said today that an "encouraging number" of entries have been received for the:r 29th Open Championships. The championships will coincide with the Pesta Sukan Minggu Merdeka celebrations It will be held at Farrer Park athletic centre on
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      81 15 JOHANNESBURG, Wed. (UPI) The French touring rugby team defeated Eastern Transvaal 18 points to five at Springs yesterday. The tourists led five points to nil at half-time. Andra Abadia opened the scoring with a try converted by Claude Lacaze. In the second half, Jacques Londios scored
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      Lock icon The boom-booms that kayoed F.A.S. meeting
      299 16  -  By Albert Johnson SINGAPORE, Wed. Councillors of the Football Association of Singapore turned up in full force on Tuesday night to have a verbal battle. They were all geared up to talk. And they talked.... and talked.... for two full hours. And as they
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      171 16 SINGAPORE. Wed. The Singapore Combined Secondary Schools Sports Council's seven-a-side rugby tournament will end on Friday, with the junior and senior matches being played at Raffles Institution ground. Altogether 28 teams have participated in the tournament. The competition is based on a league and
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      48 16 Shedding their ministerial responsibilities for a few hours recently, the Prime Minister of Malaysia. Tunku Abdul Rahman (right), and the British Premier, Mr. Harold Wilson, set off for a weekend round of golf together at Ellesborough Golf Club, near Mr. Wilson's country home. "Chequers", in Buckinghamshire.
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      Lock icon S'gor turn tables on Perak
      503 16 KUALA LCMPCR. Wed. Selangor tonight avenged their 1-0 defeat by Perak in Ipoh on July 9, when they reversed the scales with a 2-1 margin at Stadium Merdeka. Perak. despite their defeat. will play in the finals against Singapore on Aug. 5 at the same
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      103 16 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed The Selangor Cricket Association have named a strong side to meet Singapore in the finals of the Malaysian Cricket Association league at the Selangor Club padang on Friday. Saturday and Sunday. The side which will be captained by all-rounder Gurucharan Sangh. comprises
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      Lock icon Abdul Rahman wins 3 events at college meet
      432 16 TAN JONG. MALIM, Wed. Abdul Rahman Bakri became the champion athlete at the 38th annual athletic sports meet of the Sultan Idris Training College here when he won the putting the shot, throwing the discus, and throwing the javelin events. Pua n
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      Lock icon 266 entries for Perak Turf Club meet
      1064 16 IPOH, Wed. A total of 266 horses have been entered for the four-day Sultan'* Gold Vase meeting: of the Perak Turf Club on Aug. 5, 6, 12 and 13. The- First Day is the Extra vay of the meetlnf. CLASS 1 Ist run
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      363 16 ALOR STAR. Wed.—Following are the scratchings, barrier drawn and racing times for the Kedah Gymkhana Club on Saturday. RACE ONE: 2.29 P.M. The Performer's Memorial Cup Class 5—2 Furs. Scurry (Catchweights 12st 7lbs) 7 Adek 5 Amier's Kuda 2 Beiom Tahu 1 Shane
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      65 16 TIME AND TIDE Penang: 4.04 a.m. (7.1 ft.), 3.44 p.m. (7-8 ft.) Po r u! w ;t t r ham: 8,58 a,m <15, ft,) 8,55 pm Port Dickson: 9.42 a.m. (8.5 ft), 9.58 pm. (7.6 ft) Smgaporc: 1.51 am. (8 .4 ft), 2.48 p.m. (7.5 ft) Sedili Kechil: 12.33 a.m.
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