Eastern Sun, 29 July 1967

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  • 25 1 Eastern Sun Independent National Daily SINGAPORE EDITION Estd. 1966. Vol. 2 No. 365 Saturday* 29 July 1967. MC (P) 2251 KDN 2660 Price 15 cents.
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  • 597 1  -  By: JAMAL ALI 5UNGEI PATANI, FRIDAY THE Minister of Education, Enche Mohamed Khir Johari, today described the Democratic Action Party as a Chinese communal political party and the Pan-Malayan Islamic Party as a Malay communal political party. B*vth parties were thick jr. 'heir political communalism
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  • 81 1 Jalan Treacher becomes 'treacherous A flood? No, but it looks like it. This exclusive 3.00 a.m. dramatic picture was taken by our cameraman, Mok Voon, at Jalan Treacher, Kuala Lumpur. A main water pipe burst. Everything in the path of the onrushing water was swept away.
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  • 581 1 TENSION RUNS HIGH... NEW YORK, FRI. (LPI) RACIAL brushfires erupted in 15 cities last night and early today but the Detroit holocaust waned as soldiers and police tried to mop up the last hardeore snipers. Fire bombings, rockthrowing and otheT incidents were reported in Waterbury, Connecticut, Poughkeepsie and
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  • 87 1 SINGAPORE. Fr L The Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew will visit the United States in October, this year. In an official announcement today. It Is stated that Mr. Lee had accepted the invitation to visit the United States and will spend approximately ten days In
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  • 80 1 HONG KONG, Frl. (Reuter) —Arrivals from China today described Canton, the biggest city in the southern part of the country as tense and confused The place was like a dead city with most of the shops closed, one arrival, told an interviewer shortly after brassing into Hong
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  • LOCAL NEWS
    • 146 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. The Advisory Board of the Federal Capital of Kuala Lumpur has advised the Commissioner of the Federal Capital. Date Lokman bin Yusof, that it would not be worthwhile to take out an insurance cover on Municipal properties against earth tremors
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    • 115 2 PEN AN G. Fri. The Catholic Teachers' Guild is co-sponsor;n e with the Socio-Economic Life in Asia Movement, a seminar on "Socic Economic Develop ment" from Aug 7 to !1 at St. Xavier's Institution. The seminar covers a wide variety of topics like Socio-Economic Development in Asia.
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    • 107 2 KUCRING. Fri. Malaysia Day celebrations in here tms year promises to be a grander celebration than in tne previous years. An organising committee for the celebra ;ons. headed by the District Officer. Kucning. has decided to hold a regatta on the Saraa aala baU a
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    • 286 2 M ALA LUMFL'R. Fri. It would be a major step towards th« Government* desire of establishing a property owning democracy in Malaysia when legislation is tabled In Parliament shortly for the establishment of a capital formation institution. The legislation will provide
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    • 40 2 Mr. Harry C.K.Toh (left) receiving his symbol of office on his installaţion as president of the Lions Club of Kuala Lumpur at the Selangor Club on Wednesday night f rom his predeces sor,past president Dr.Lim Teong Wah. (Eastern Sun pix)
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    • 206 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. The UMNO Central Youth Organisation will hold a Cultural Night ("Malam Gelang Si-Paku Gelang") tomorrow at the Dewan Tunku Abdul Rahmaa for UMNO's Youth Sports and Cultural Fund. The chairman of the organising sub-commtitee, Tunku Raaaliegn bin Tunku Hamzah aaid it was the
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    • 124 2 PENANG Fri A labourer. Ooi Kean Leong 21, pleaded guilty in the First Magistrate's Court today to an amended charge outraging the modesty of a sli-year-old girl behind her grandfathers house in Carnarvon Street on May 24 The prosecuting officer. Chief Inspector Ng Yoke Weng
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    • 49 2 KUCHING. Frl. Ten entries, including one from Slbu. have been received for the Miss Tourism Sarawak contest In addition to the air passage through eight countries, generously donated by the Malaysia/ Singapore Airlines, the winner will be equipped with a wardrobe costing $5OO and a crown
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    • 349 2  -  By K.G. Tharan Johort Bhoru, Friday TTNTIL recently, visitors to this teeming town used to breathe fresh air on stepping out of the train at the railway station in the heart of Johore Bahru That pleasant, natural "gift" no longer awaits the visitor. Instead,
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    • 429 2 MUAR. Fri. The Day Training Centre, Teachers' Union acceptance in principle of the Government's interim offer on panty serves as a basis for future direct negotiations, its national president, Enche All bin Hashlm, who is also the chairman of the Johore branch said, at
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    • 226 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri The General Council of the Malaysian Trades Union Congres* will meet here on Sunday to discuss a number of Important items. Some of these are: Consideration of the invitation by the general secretary of Soviet workers organisation to visit
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    • 292 2 TANJONO MALIM. Frl. The Minister of Lr>*s' Government and Housing. Mr. Khaw Kai Roh yesterday the Alliance Government, was pre* numerous facilities for the advancement o people. The Minister, who is M P. for Ulu Selangor. was addressing the peoDle of Sungei Dusun, one of the
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    • 63 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri Mr. Eric White, a Fellow of the Public Relations Institute of Australia and U.K. will address members of he IPR, Malaysia, at a luncheon on Aug 8. Mr. Eric White will speak on "public Relations Counseling Technique*". The luncheon meetm* of the IPR. Malaysia, will
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    • 99 2 KUCHING Fri i warning to the Dublin > on guard against false currency taMMd todav oy the missioner of Sarawa, stabulary. The police warning -a "There has been a case where specimen rr.es were cut out from thp w Malaysian currency posters, and stuck together lr/o
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    • 253 3 SINGAPORE, Fri. Prison authorities here have introduced strict regulations regarding the use of the telephones at the Reformative Training Centre in Ulu Bedok as a result of an "extortion call" be- ing traced to the RTC. From now on. the entire staff at
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    • 173 3 SINGAPORE, Fri. The visiting New Zealand parliamentarians began their tour of Singapore today with a busy schedule. The six M P.s led by their leader. Mr. Daniel Johnston Riddlford. callpd at the New Zealand High Commission here In the morning before visiting
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    • 93 3 SINGAPORE Fri A youth. Chong Kai Fatt. was today charged in the Ninth Magistrate's Court with vandalism. The Magistrate. Mr N. Ganesan. refused bail on an application by the Police prosecutor. Senior Inspector Chia Cheng Poh, after Chong had pleaded not guilty to the charge.
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    • 192 3 SINGAPORE. Fri. A school taxi driver was yesterdav held up by two robbers at daggeT point at the 15th milestone Jurong Road and was relieved of $45 in cash, a watch valued at $B2 and his Austin Cambridge car worth
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    • 65 3 SINGAPORE. Fri. The Lions Club of Singapore East will organise an educational tour of Singapore for 14 boys and girls from Sibu from Aug. 8 to 10. The Lions will also give a treat to 100 students from the Anthony Road Girls' School
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    • 170 3 SINGAPORE. Fri. Three armed robbers held up a company director this afternoon and escaped with a sum of SR.4BB.fiO which was meant to be paid out to the company's workers a« wages. The director of Jurong Br.*kworks Ltd.. Mr. Croon Guan. and his wife were
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    • 162 3 SINGAPORE, Fri. Farlv this year Australians had become the second biggest national eroup of tourists visiting Singapore. The High Commissioner for s'.figapore. in Australia. Mr. S T. Stewart, said the number of Australian tourists is *xp«Med to continue to increase. Mr Stewart disclosed that
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    • 91 3 SINGAPORE. Frl. A 68-year-old woman died yesterday at the General Hospital after being Involved in a road accident six days ago. The woman. Madam Ng Loh Teck. of Merchant Road, was injured in a mishap with a motor-van on July 22 at 4.30 p.m at Braddell Road
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    • 63 3 SINGAPORE. Fri. Thieves with the aid of a ladder gained entry into the premises of the Singapore Steel Welded Mesh Co. in Paya Lebar Road and escaped with property worth $1,128. yesterday. They got away with an adding machine, valued at $600; a hand calculating machine valued at $4OO,
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    • 40 3 SINGAPORE. Fri. The pupils and staff of the Toa Payoh Integrated School will celebrate National Day with a parade and display at the school ground on Aug. 8. Mrs. M. Cockburn, Inspector of schools, will inspect the parade.
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    • 288 3 SINGAPORE, Fri. Mr. Justice Choor Singh today suspended sentence on seven youths who pleaded guilty to a charge of gang robbery, pending a probation and reformative training report. In suspending sentence. Mr Justice Choor Singh ordered them to be remanded in custody for
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    • 174 3 SINGAPORE. Fri. Two men were today given a discharge amounting to an acquittal by the Second District Judge, Mr. Donald Yeo Hock Chwee, on two charges of abducting and assaulting two Police constables. Yeong Poh Sang and Teo Seng Hock. Mr. Yeo acquitted Gob
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    • 52 3 SINGAPORE, Fri. The body of a boy was found floating in the river below Niroll Highway at 6.50 p.m. yesterday. The boy was identified as Shan Seng Koon. age 11. He was a sturten? of Whampoa Primary School. The mother. Madam Leong Yuen Fong. claimed
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    • 55 4 THE Minister of Transport, Tan Sri Sardon bin Haji Jubir. who is the Chief Scout of Malaysia on Friday presented the Malaysian flag to the nine-member Malaysian Boy Scouts contingent to the 12th World Scout Jamboree at Idaho. United States. The Minister is seen presenting the flag to one of
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    • 81 4 KUALA LUMPUR Fri. An tin employed who pleaded fuilty to a charge of stabbing his wife at a toddy shop in Sentul yesterday, told the Magistrate's Court today that he was 'still living" with her. Low Yong Chua was alleged to have stabbed his wife. Her.g
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    • 83 4 IPOH Fri. Cheong Tong Mun. 17. from Kuala Lumpur. stole a motor cycle at Jalan Pasir Puteh and later a road tax licence in Brewster Road, the Magistrate's Court here was told today. Cheonj pleaded guilty to •tealing the motor cycle valued at $450 on June 13,
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    • 405 4 Govt, won't allow minority group to split the unity of people says Tun Razak KUALA P I L A H, Fri. The Acting Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Rasak, said the Government would not allow a minority group to split the unity of the people. He added the majority
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    • 292 4  -  By Hoo Ban Khee KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. A young couple escaped unscathed from their AustinMini which plunged into a gushing "erater" near Hotel Merlin here this morning. Another passenger of the car also crawled out from the car without any
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    • 191 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The Chief Minister of Sarawak, Penghulu Tawi SI i said here today the Government expected more trouble from the Communists in the State around election time scheduled for next year. He expressed confidence however that the Communist threat would
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    • 139 4 JESSELTON, Fr: R e -> ter) Communist l:*ers-.re is being mailed to p ;•>. lie here from Hong Kong t was alleged here -odav The English-language newspaper "K inb a a a Times" said the literature was in the form of a pnr.'ec letter sent
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    • 154 4 KUALA LUMPUR Fri. The Minister of Labour. Mr. Manickavasagam on behalf of the Deputy Prime Minister. Tun Abdul Razak. today presented a cheque for $lOO.000 to Sri Maha Mariamman Temple for the rebuilding of the temple Tun Razak recently visited the building site at High
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    • 36 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. Miss Helen Bothaju will leave for Colombo on Tuesday to attend a conference for Asian trainers organised by the Ceylon Girl Guides Association The week-".ong conference will begin on Aug 12.
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    • 105 4 PENANG. Fri. Witi the establishment of a University College here, it s Eossible that Penan* may ave a medical faculty in the future. This was stated by the Minister of Health. Enche Bahaman bin Samsudin, when he visited the General Hospital here today. He also
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    • 360 11 SINGAPORE, Fri. The President of the Singopore Medical Association, Dr. Arthur Lim Siew Ming, said here that Singapore is about the only country in the world where a high standard of medical care is provided to the public by private practitioners at a
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    • 152 11 SINGAPORE. Fr L Two more entries have been received for the 'Bonanza Queen" contest to be held at the Galaxy Cinema on Wednesday, Aug. 3, at 7 p.m. The contest is being held In '•onjunction with "Malam Bonanza" festival of entertainment. The proceeds will
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    • 58 11 PENANG. Fri. —A Japanese motor-cycle ace and mechanic arrived here yesterday. Mr. Sninichi Tamada. who took part in the Singapore Grand Prix eariier this year, has been assigned to the East Asiatic Company He will conduct lectures and practical workshop sessions with Bridgestone motorcycle mechanics and
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    • 39 11 U.S. Ambassador to Singapore, Mr. Francis Galbraith, and Mr. Low Kee Pow, of the Singapore Ministry of Education, survey one of a 2,000-volume donation of books, covering many subjects, for presentation to Singapore schools and libraries from American publishers.
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    • 89 11 THE Royal Air Force has given an ambulance to Seletar Corps of the St. John Ambulance Brigade of Singapore. It is believed to be the first time in the brigade's history that an ambulance has been given to an Individual corps. The ambulance was officially presented by the Station Commander
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    • 350 11 SINGAPORE, Fri. Twentv-five thousand handbills and other literature handed out by the young people of seven Bible-Presby-terian churches announce the visit to Singapore of Filipino Evangelist Antonio Ormeo. Rev Ormeo. who arrived this weekend by MSA from Manila, is specially scheduled to hold
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    • 91 11 IPOH. Fri. A former employee of Usha Co.. Loke Yaik Khee. 58. used $25 of his firm's collections to pay medical expenses of his mentally deranged wife, the Magistrate here. Enche Zulkifli bin Mahmood. was told today. Loke pleaded guilty to a charge of criminal breach
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    • 244 11 SINGAPORE, Fri. The solution to the problem of developing a sufficient pool of manafers of the "highest order" to lead the nation's Industrial drive requires urgently the joint efforts of management institutes, the university and experienced managers. This is stated in the editorial
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    • 184 11 SINGAPORE, Fri. A 25-year-old robber, Chng Seow Hong, was today sentenced to two years' jail by the Fourth District Judge. Mr. Amarjeet Singh, on two charges of armed robbery. Chng pleaded guilty to two charges preferred against him and agreed to have
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    • 338 11 SINGAPORE. Fri. The newly-completed Macßitchie Reservoir Park, developed at a cost of about $225,000, will be officially opened by the Minister for Law and National Development. Mr. E. W Barker on Aug. 4at 6.30 p.m. The park is another project by the Government in
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    • 209 11 SINGAPORE, Frl. Yeo One alias Yeong Kai Sing, 37, who bought a S9Bl-refrigerator on hirepurchase and sold it the following day for $3OO, was today fined S5OO or two months' jail in the Ninth Magistrate's Court for criminal breach of trust ol
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    • 135 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Frt. Police yesterday detained seven men believed to have been Involved in the $5,000 robbery at the PH. Hendry Jewellery Bhop, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, early this month. Two pistols and eight rounds of ammunition were recovered during the 3.30 am. raid
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    • 276 11 SINGAPORE. Fri Economic research Scholar* from flv e different countries in the Pacific region today expressed the opinion that the investment climate in the Island Republic was most favourable. However, some of them pointed out to newsmen, there was a need for men with managerial
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    • 94 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. The closing date for the photographic competition, sponsored iointly by the Photographic Society of Malaysia and the Student Weekly, has been extended from July 31 to Aug. 15. The competition is open to all secondary school pupils. Those wishing to enter the
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 126 2 SPORE DIARY KUALA LUMPUR DAIRY: Indonesian Art Exhiition at Baiai Ampang. AIA Building 9.30 a m. to 6 p m.. Wednesday Art Group Exhibition at Bntish Council 10 a m. to p.m., Welcome Home Exhibition of Malaysian Art at National Art Gallery 10 a.m. to 630 p m.. Exhibition of
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 450 5 WASHINGTON, Fri. (UPI). President Johnson soid yesterdoy that Gls in Vietnam can be assured they will always get "every dollar they need to corry out their mission in defence of freedom." "As long as I am your President, no one is going
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    • 100 5 LONDON". Fri (Reuter) Winston Churchill. 26-vear-old journalist grandson of Britain's wartime leader Sir Winston Churchill, said tonight he also hopes to become a politician. He has asked the opposition Conservative Party, which Sir Winston led during World War n and from 1951-55. to consider
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    • 85 5 HAVANA Fn. (Renter)— Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro said last night there could be no solution to the world's hunger problem without revolution. Inaugurating a collective rural development complex in Gran Tierra on Cuba's eastern tip. Dr. Castro said all reformist attempts to find a solution in the
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    • 110 5 CARSON CITY. Nevada, Fri. (UPI) Billionaire Howard Hughes gained a state license today to take over a second hotel-casino on the Las Vegas "Strip"' but the question was raised whether Hughes should be allowed to buy further gambling halls in Nevada. The state gamin? commission approved the applica-
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    • 183 5 JAKARTA. Fri. (Reuter) Indonesia's top Communist leader was sentenced to death for treason on his 47th birthday here last night. Sudisman. formerly fifth ranking member of th» executive committee of the banned Indonesian Communist Pariy. was calm as he heard a special
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    • 304 5 Full abdication of power HONG KONG, Fri. (Reuter) The Far Eastern Economic review says in its current issue it is to be hoped that Britain's military withdrawal from Malaysia and Singapore does not foreshadow a denial of even wider responsibilities. Commenting on Britain's Defence White Paper announcing
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    • 53 5 MACAO Fri. (Router) An explosion slashed windows of four taxis and neon lights of nearby shop today when a bomb exploded here in the middle of a street. No arrest was made so far but police are continuing their investigation. The explosion occurred at one of
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    • 48 5 SUN MOON LAKE. CENTRAL TAIWAN: A Taiwan aborigine Princess Yuan Kuo-ying. 18, and her bridegroom Yoshikatsu Kinoshita. 23-year-old Japanese college student, are seen after their wedding ceremony at the scenic Sun Moon Lake. Yuan of the Tsou tribe of Sun Moon Lake aborigines, is the tribe's "Harvest Queen."
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    • 123 5 LAGOS. Fri. (Reuter) The British Manager of Sbell-B P's Nigerian installations was held captive in Enugu today by the secessionist Biafran regime which demands some €7 m. sterling royalties from the AngloDutch firm. Briafra n troops were repor;ed still stationed at Shell-BP sites in and around Port
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    • 247 5 The Canadian trip PARIS, Fri. (Reuter) The French government will issue a statement on its relations with Canada and on President de Gaulle's controversial visit there after a cabinet meeting on Monday, government sources said last night. The statement will almost certainly be
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    • 62 5 LONDON. Fri. (Reuter) The Independent (commercial) Television Authority 15 to spend more than £10.5T>0.000 to beam a colour service all over Britain by the end of 1971. It was announced here. The money will be spent on transmitters and stations to relay the
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    • 136 5 MONTREAL, Fri. ißeuter) Mr. FD F. Bowie. President of the Canadian Overseas Telecommunication Corporation, today confirmed London reports that the charge of H cents a word for transmitting news from Canada to Commonwealth countries will remain unchanged at present. Questioned about the London reports.
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    • 68 5 PARIS. Fri. (Reuter) Two of France's biggest vehicle manufacturers today announced they had agreed on an association to harmonise their operations. The two companies. the car manufacturer Citroen and the lorrv manufacturer Berliet. will keep their autonomy. a spokesman said. The Berliet family will exchange their 80
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    • 694 6 'Hang stability, we want LONDON, Fri. (Reuter) Prime Minister Harold Wilson made it clear last night that Britain intended to withdraw her ground troops from Singapore and Malaysia in the middle 1970's even if there was no stability in the area. This emerged from a
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    • 97 6 LONDON. Fri. (Renter) Britain can achieve a three per cent economic growth rate over the next year despite a recent drop in exports and a slackening of local demand, according to a treasury report last ni?ht. But it said this depended on a recovery
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    • 226 6 CANBERRA, FrL (Reuter) Australia is likely to emphasise the breadth of its pTesent commitment in Asia in talks between senior ministers and President Johnson's special mission in Canberra on Saturday. The mission comprises the President's two envoys extraordinary. General Maxwell Taylor, former American Ambassador to
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    • 132 6 SYDNEY. Fft. (Reuter) A young bark robber was shot dead yesterday after a fierce gunbattle with police on a cliff top 200 feet above the Pacific Ocean. The man. aged between IS and 23. had held up a bank in suburban Vaucluse and escaped with ASS6I. Bank
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    • 190 6 TOKYO. Fri. (CPI) Japan's mass circulation Mainichl Daily News in and editorial today said that the Vietnam war had a direct influence on the recent outbreak of violent race riots in the United States. "The flames of Vietnam hare served to inflame the dissatisfaction of the
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    • 96 6 TOKYO, Fri. fCPI)._The Japan Times said today that President de Gaulle's "regrettable slip" in Canada "must not be allowed to obscure bis obvious merits." "We regard President de Gaulle as a rreat statesman and one who has pulled France out of serious difficulties," the Times
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    • 295 6 DterJ flew E afH T ri (Reut r > Army helicol7 lote^ OUntaln vi,la es ,n Eas MCOnd major «d S taWht™* reporttd d d and hund About 100 villages were s!Lk* y eartl ?quakes last night and early this mornln
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    • 79 6 the hat made of same material as her slacks-suit in cherry coloured cotton at southern Swedish city of Malmo to witness the most celebrated and fashionable Monica Rirkman, in her home-made cage more than once gave rise to questions like "Honey, how long have you been a jail-bird" But the
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    • IN PERIL OF MAN
      • 192 6 -BY A PRIEST LONDON. Fri. (Reuter) The Archbishop of Canterbury yesterday slapped down an Anglican priest's suggestion that Jesus Christ may have had homosexual leanings. "Christians believe that Christ's dealings with both men and women were those of a perfect man", the Archbishop. Dr. Michael Ramsey, declared. In a
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      • 114 6 LONDON, Fri. (Reuter) Homosexual acts in private between consenting adults became legal in Britain last night when a change in the 600-year-old laws on homosexuality reached the statute book. Relief from fear of committing a criminal offence came to an estimated 500.000 homosexuals in England and Wales with
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      • 59 6 TEL AVIV, Fri (Reuter) Military authorities today banned Israeli civilians from visiting the Gaza Strip because of scuffles over mini-skirted girl shoppers. Scuffles broke out in Gaza town yesterday because Israeli soldiers thought some youn* Arabs were molesting the short-skirted Israeli girls or getting
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      • 91 6 TOKYO. Fri. (UPI). Farmer Katsumasa Tamaigo. 68. could not tolerate his sons telling him how he should divide his rich rice paddies among them. Fifteen years ago he knifed his second son to death after quarreling with him over property matters. Sentenced to 10 years imprisonment. Tamaigo was
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      • 29 6 OSLO. Fri. (Reuter) Four Norwegian youths who appeared in the streets of Oslo today wearing miniskirts and sweaters explained that they were tired of wearing trousers.
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      • 125 6 GASSIN, France, Fri. (Reuter) Authorities in this French Riviera resort today banned people under 18 from attending "happenings" after a performance last night at which a live chicken's blood was smeared over a nude woman. The ruling will prevecminors from seeing controversial play "Desire caught by the tail."
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      • 71 6 LONDON. Fri. (Re-iter) The British government has decided in princip.e abolish theatre cen^ors-P Home Secretary Mr Jenkins told parliament tne government intended to troduce legislation to end a suitable oppo* tunity". Present laws on stage censorship date back to The custod;an of Britain theatrical morals is a P
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      • 87 6 LONDON. Fri. (Reuter) A bill to enable Britain to surrender sovereignty over Aden and the islands of Perim Kuna Muria became law yesterday. Sovereignty is being given up so that they may join an independent South Arabian Federation, which is due to get its independence
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      • 43 6 MANILA. Fri. (UPI) The National Penitentiary has disallowed visits of women wearing the mini-skirt. In jssuing the ban. Prisons Director Alejo Santos said that the mini-skirt and other provocative dresses by women visitors had caused discipline problems among the inmates.
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    • 489 7  -  emergency one-year detention law By LEE CASEY HONGKONG, Fri. (Reuter) —The Hongkong Government today brought into force an emergency one-year detention law in a new move to combat leftist instigated disturbances in the colony. This is the first time the Government has invoked the
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    • 196 7 KANSAS CITY Fri. <CPI) Clement J. Zablocki. said yesterday America should continue to enfargr it* limited contacts with Gflknunist China. Mr Zablocki. Chairman of the Hojse Foreign Affairs S.::>-Committee on Asian and Pacific Affairs, said he be!:e'ed such a policy was in America's
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    • 331 7 HONG KONG, Fri. (Reuter) The British authorities in Hongkong have destroyed pictures and busts of Chairman Mao Tse-Tung because they are afraid of the great thought of the Chinese leader, according to the New China News Agency. The Agency. In a dispatch from
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    • 56 7 An interpreter attached to a U.S. Marine Special Landing Force tie* the hands of a Vletcong suspect during operation Beacon Guide which took place 20 miles north of Da Nang. South Vietnam, recently. The operation was designed to track down escaped Communist prisoners who broke jail
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    • 280 7 MANILA, Fri. (Reuter) A former Huk (Communist) leader. Mr. Luis Taruc, has told the Manila Times that he belived the two present leaders of the "Hukbong Mapagpalava Ng Bavan" (People's Army of Liberation) could be induced to return to peaceful civilian life if the Huks
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    • 71 7 TOKYO. Fri. (UPD Japanese authorities yesterday arrested a Chinese crewman of a Danish freighter on charges of violating the Opium Control Law Authorities said they found 10 grams of opium and a pipe in the quarters of Chia Hslang Shan. 42. of the freighter
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    • 49 7 CHICAGO. Fri. (Reuter) Women drivers are expected to outnumber men drivers In the U.S. within the next 10 years, according to an American oil company report. It says women currently represent about 45 per rent of all drivers and have almost double in number since 1955.
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    • 171 7 ATHENS, FTi (Reuter) South Vietnam's first Ambassador to Greece, Mr. Nguyen Van Hieu, has expressed a desire for closer ties between Greece and South Vietnam- Mr. Hieu presented his credentials on Wednesday to King Constantine and was later received by Prime Minister Constantine Kollias
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    • 218 7 TOKYO. Fri. (Reuter) Japanese Prime Minister ELsaku Sato said today that his forthcoming visit to South Vietnam in October would not lead to Japan's military involvement in the Vietnam War. He made the remark during an interview with a commercial television network
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    • 219 7 JAKARTA. Fri (Router) —Top civil and military administrator of all Indonesia's provinces last night promis ed to crush Sukarno's supporters workine for the deposed .president's comeback. A resolution passed at the the end of a three-day Regional Administrators' Conference. including Provincial Governors and military commanders,
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    • 40 7 WASHINGTON. Fri. (Reuter) Scottish Highlanders will certainly raise their glasses to the U S 8e nate Finance Committee which has approved a House-passed Bill removing entirely the tariff on imported bagpipes which are dutiable at 15 per cent.
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    • 76 7 TOKYO. Fri. (Reuter) A sharp increase in the average Japanese life span means that Japanese can now expert to live as long as men and women in the United States. Belgium. West Germany or New Zealand. the Japanese Health and Welfare Ministry reported today During 19«6. the
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    • 50 7 MADAM Franceses Rhee seen here with her adopted son, In-soo Rhee, attending the memorial service of her late husband. President Rhee, at Dongjak-dong national cemetery in Seoul recently. Madam Rhee arrived in Seoul from Vienna a few days before tho memorial service. UPI Phot®. UPI Photo.
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    • 370 7 SAIGON, Fri. (Reuter) North Vietnamese MiG interceptors rose to attack American planes west of Hanoi yesterday and one of the Soviet-designed fighters was probably downed in a brief air battle, a military spokesman said today. The two Delta-winged MiGs-21s were engaged by Unites States Air Force
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    • 1050 5 YOUR TV and IdUW TODAY fit <*§ CHANNEL 5 KUALA LrMPCR and Puiau Pinang; 6 Ipon and Melaka: 3 10 Jobore Bahru: 4 Taipinff; 7 Batu Pa hat; 9 p M 300 Opening Annct. -ni An Age of Kings (The Ho. w Crown); 4.00 Phil vers Show (Hollywood) 4.30 Tr
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    • 72 6 M&Yf GET OUT Of our, truck! OXTAtHLy.'JUST WAJJT TO CHECK SOMETTUIKO! YE#/ WWLC Mevas** BUSY 6CTDW6 coffee, TWEV PIOC UP PRB'ARRAHSEP CARTONS THAT LOOK. UKB CAyJTB&J JVHK, CUT CONTAIN TUB JST PA*Mf TUB TRUCK HAS dBEH CLEARS? BV SECURJTV, IT'S ALL MKTAL AND TTCORSHTOO 7HZOU6H THE 6ATE CHECK' %r~ i
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    • 24 7 )>;&^''~;%]?/|>!:(};\-+-<]_{?~) IVE POME IT* NOW! I'VE Dtf&ArttfeEtF INTO A PtLEMMA. by Johnny hart i cant* see the 7&PCFTHE HcLEI 1 K gUifjMa ZDI7T n rj»
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  • 478 8 WE pointed out recently that unless parents and schools disciplined students, the latter would be subverted by anti-national elements. We also warned the authorities to prevent this subversion of our youths in order to nip in the bud a movement similar to the Red Guards. Young people
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  • 341 8 fFHE Singapore Government is as much concerned as the authorities on the mainland about anti-national demonstrations A thread of similarity runs through these demonstrations. In both territories students have formed the vanguards of the demonstrators. It would seem that parents are helpless In preventing the subversion of
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  • 3188 8  -  By Lim Kit Siang question that is commonly asked is: ''What is democratic socialism?" I would define democratic socialism as an ideology and movement committed to the enlargement of individual freedom by collective or social action to provide for all an equal
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  • COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL
    • 235 9 SINGAPORE. Fri. The twin cargo terminals for BOAC and BEA at London airport the major sites on what will become the world's largest air cargo cfntre are to be built by Sir Robert McAlpine and Sons Ltd, the two airlines announced
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    • 184 9 GENEVA. Frl, «Reuter) Delegates from more them 50 Industrial and developing countries began a detailed review here today of gains made by the worlds poorer nations in th recently concluded K e nnedy round trade negotiations. The less developed countries which took part in the four-year
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    • 71 9 LONDON. Fri (CPI) The rubber market closed quiet with spot 17-17-3/8. Settlement House Sept 17-3/16 17-5/16 Oct 17-5/16 17-7/16 Nov 17-3/8 17-1/2 Oct/Dec 17-3/8 17-1/2 Jan/March 17-9/16 17-11/16 April/June 17-3/4 17-7/8 Julv/Sept 18 18-1/8 Oct/Dec 18-1/4 18-3/8 Jan/March 18-3/8 18-1/2 April/June 18-7/16 18-5/8 July/Sept 18-9/16 18-3/4 CIF
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    • 132 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Frl. —Ten lucky soooterists who bought Yespas between March 28 and May 31 will get their monev back. They are winners of the recent Vespa Pick-the-Pillion-R:uer competition which was sponsored by The East Asiatc Company Ltd., the sole agents tor Vespa scooters Eight of the
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    • 274 9 SINGAPORE. Fri —August first grade rubber f.o.b. buyers closed at 5 p.m in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur today at 55-1/4 cents per lb., unchanged from previous close. The tone was very quiet. The market opened cent lower and ruled very quiet all morning Turnover was small. There
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    • 22 9 HONG KONG. Fri (UPI) —Monev Quotations: HKS.VBOI2S/5.815 per US dollar for cash. HK516.13 per pound sterlmflKs272.l2s per uel sold.
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    • 141 9 WASHINGTON. Frl. (UPI) The U.S. Agriculture Department has said It expected "moderate" cotton acreage gains In Argentina. Brazil and Uganda during the 1967-68 years The Department forecast "a sharp decline in both acreage and yield in Syria "Similar declines may occur In Egypt. Yields
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    • 65 9 NEW YORK. Fri. (UPI) The closing Dow-Jones averages on the New York stock exchange: 30 Industrials 903.14 20 Rails 272 32 15 Utilities 133.66 65 Stocks 332.30 40 Bonds 79.91 Commod'*Y futures index 131.01 The volume was 12.400.000 shares of a total 1.445 issues traded. 728 were
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    • 50 9 New York. Fri. (UPI>. Rubber futures closed 20 points lower on no sa'es. Sept. 20 80 21.0n Nov. 20.80 21.00 Jan. 20.80 21.00 Mar. 20.80 21 00 May 20.80 21.00 July 20 80 21.00 The spot no. 1 RSS declined i to 20$ cents per pound, nominal.
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    • 194 9 MANILA. Fri. (Reuter) The Asian Development Bank's (ADB) first operational programme has started to promote growth in Asia and the Far East, it was reported here. ADB's consultative commitee on the Asian Agricultural Survey opened its session yesterday to make a series of co-operative
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    • 97 9 NEW YORK. Frl (UPI) Stock Drices today advanced along a fairly broad front in active trading. The glamour stocks chaled up the best gains out several blue chips aslo participated in the upswing. Shortly before the end of the first hour of trading, the
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    • 58 9 SINGAPORE, Fri. The Association of Banks in Malaysia today made the following changes in its rates to merchants: Canada: Buying T.T 351/16; Airmail O.D. 35-3/16; 90 d/st. 35| credit bills; 35! trade bills. Selling T.T. or O.D. ready were: Canada 34J; Deutsche Marks 129|: Holland Guilders 116|; Belgian
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    • 26 9 WASHINGHTON, Fri. (Reuter> No offers were received by General Services Administration today to buy government stockpile tin, an agency spokesman said.
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    • 964 9 SINGAPORE. Frl. Industrial prices Improved slightly today on the Btock Exchange on some encouraging factors. First and foremost the Singapore Government announced a further relaxation on Exchange Control regulation to encourage investment by people resident in Hong Kong. And also the Malaysian Government introduced
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    • 25 9 LONDON Fri. (UPI) The rubber market opened quiet. No 1 RSS spot 17 171 No 1 RSS CIF basis porta Aufust 17-11/16 17-13/16.
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    • 16 9 SINGAPORE. Fri. The tin price for today was $6lO per picul, down 75 cents.
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    • 482 9 KlNGAPOliF—Stork Exchaitce i hid and offer price# officially listed at the close of businesfc. INDUSTRIAL B Bou«tead ...< 1.54 1.57 C. sugar 1.70 1.71 Chemical Co. 1.70 Cold Storage 3.16 3.4K Hun lop 2.25 E. smelting 4..10 4 38 E.A.I 2.62 2.65 t**o Ords 3.26 I It/patrlcks 1.53
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    • 54 9 'Manager* Prtcw) Flrvl Malayan XP 2.37 t.47 Sffnnd Malayan XD i.:o 1-80 Third Malayan 1.16 1.26 The Commerce A Indu«t v Fund .90 1.00 The Savings Fund 1.36 1.46 Malayan IniMimrnt Fund 1.05 1.15 sterling Commodity 3/9 4 4 Flr*t Hon( Kong .81 .86* Second Hong Kong .55
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    • 97 9 KNNGAPOIE. Frl. Sinrapore Chine** Prod tic* Exchange noon price* today were: Buyer Beller Coconut Oil (F.O.B.) Hulk 40.25 Coconut Oil (F.O.B.) Drumi 48.73 Loose Copra Mixed Juljr/Auf 29.50 Mnntok White P»pper if (I B.) 9«% VL.W 137.50 Sarawak White Pepper (F.O.B.) 135 00 Sar.-iMak Special Black Pepper (F OB.)
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    • 185 9 SINGAPORE. Fri. The following ships are expected to be in port today: Godowns Vessels 3/4 Dlugosz 6/7 Recife Maru 8 9 Valparaiso 10/11 Rajah 13/14 Euphrate 15/16 Antenor 2 8 State of Madras 21/22 S'.agen 23/24 Kimanis 25/26 Fuji Maru 27/28 Wairata 29/30 Tobago 31/32 Fernbrook 33/34 Stemor
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    • 949 9 AIR MOVEMENTS S'PORE, K. LUMPUR ARRIV ALS IN SIVC.\PORF Time 12.0.% p.m. Airline MSA 029 from Kuala Lumpur. Time 8.35 m m. Airline MSA 619 from Kuala l.tinipur. Time 9.00 a.m. AV Mfi *ai«on. Time 9.10 a m. Airline MSA 121 frnm Kuala I unipiir. Time 10.25 a.m. Airline MSA
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  • EASTERN SUN SPECIAL
    • 1359 12  -  Call in the man with the stick and pendulum the amazing story of Leslie Latham, dowser extraordinary, who has been called in by Scotland Yard to find a body, by big companies to find mineral deposits, and by Sir Winston Churchill to detect mines. !l
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    • 717 12  -  By JOHN COLLESS \ISTRALIA has started on the long range task of building up a strong forestry industryThe need for this is great since, in terms of overseas trade balances. Australia's imports of forest products at present cancel out her export earnings from
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    • 322 12  -  Py ADRIENNE FARELL rPHE Indian Govern- ment is examining the possibility of an absolute ban on the killing of cows. -The popular movement against cattle-slaughter In India reached its chmax last November, when semi-naked holy men led a procession of demonstrators to
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    • 920 12  -  by J.S. DILLON UONG KONG, Fri. The people of this "fragrant harbour" City may not smell very fragrant these days but they are not grumbling—at least not loudly—over the present water restrictions. They regard the water cuts as inconvenient, especially in
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    • 177 12 Stop qu Three I i s A B COUCH CURE WEN KEN DRUG CO. LTD. Head Offic* Branch 39 b 41. Choon Cuan SU 126 E F |ln. Lumba Kuda. Singapore. 2. Johore BaKru. Tel: *****. 7409! Tel: 2858 Nose Trouble, Head Tr THIOSELMIN TABLET Can effectively cure any nose
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • 284 13  -  By PETER LORE SINGAPORE, Fri. "Little Tommy Tucker Sings for his supper It was pure "boredom" that started charming Miss Loh Ling on the road to success in the entertainment world. "I made up my mind to branch off into professional singing about
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    • 218 13 HOLLYWOOD, Fri. MGM moves close to half a million tons of equipment to San Francisco this week in preparation for the two weeks location filming at Alcatraz for "Point Blank!", starring Lee Marvin and Angle Dickinson. This will mark the first time that a motion
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    • 94 13 HOLLYWOOD. Fri. A starting date has been set by producer Hall Bartlett on MGM's "Sol Madrid," the action-drama starring David McCallum and Stella Stevens Director Brian Hutton returned from Mexico after completing the location schedule which includes a dozen sites in the Acapulco area. The Gershwin-Kastner
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    • 172 13 NAPLES. Fri. Hundreds of Sophia Loren's fellow Neopolitans turned out over the weekend to welcome the Academy Award winning actress back to her hometown on the first night of location shooting the "The Best House In Naples." a Carlo Ponti production for MGM. As she
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    • 99 13 HOLLYWOOD Frl Poncie Ponce, who starred for several seasons on the "Hawaiian Eye" TV se nes. returns to Hollywood for a major role In MGM's "Speedway." starring Elvis Pr?sley and Nancy Sinatra The entertainer has been appearing on the International night club circuit for the
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 195 13 EASTERN HOTEL BAR 6c CABARET 26. Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur. Tel. *****/2 DANCING NIGHTLY FROM 9 30 PJL TO 1.00 A3L Singing Nightly with JACKSON'S ORCHESTRA Miss SUSANA WONG (Hon* Kong) and popular local Singers Miss YIP SIEW LENG MISS CHUNG ENG with THE PARTNERS" Hon* Kong Go-Go Band No
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    • 282 13 SHANGHAI HALL (Air-Conditioned) RESTAURANT NIGHT CLUB 22. |ALAN TONC SHIN. KUALA LUMPUR (lit FLOOR. TOWN HOUSE HOTEL) PHONE: ***** ***** THE BEST IN CHINESE CUISINE COMFORT SERVICE ANYTHING BEST IN ENTERTAINMENT Remember to try Our Special DIM SIM BY FAMOUS HONG KONG CHEFS WHE\ VOI R APPETMTE dictates a change,
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    • 106 13 IN THE HOTEL MERLIN Sensational instrumental and dance duo. No cover charge. Reservations KL-*****. KUALA Famous Rendezvous for j THOSE who seek Superb Food, 1 Good Wine and Courteous Service in surroundings of Elegance and Comfort. Le Coq d'Or I »*o*f i3J:? STAY at COQ D'OR INN facing the Sea,
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 253 13 '.i.! fy** 1 ~u»r ORGAN I t T I O 'I ODEON ***** vow SHOWING Daily 4 Skews! 11 am 30. A M »(X> p.m. The NIGHT of Th« GENERALS" p»ter O'Toole Omar Sharif pVision. Color. Columbia ODEON PALACE: TO^I r >HT M NITE' Color-Scope THE MAN WHO CAME TO
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    • 155 13 DIAMOND THEATRE I Air WW. North tSriJ<j« K>> id. T.-4. 3 U-Mi La it Dn! ISA pa A M a Oemini G»ne*«n 4 KR Vllaym m AMX"" 'TamlK Price To A!! Seat*' WO FREE LISTS CASH BOOK EARLT! TOD Ay K DAILY 3 SHOWS: MS 5.J0 8.45 pm. TOMORROW 4
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    • 200 13 SHAW GANISftTTON LIDO Phone ***** New Shewing: 11. I.M. 4. 6SO I U R»i Harrison Susan Harvard ••THE HOVET POT- Color (UA» Tnda* Asm-Ladles Only frukw Circle 12 Stall* 11 No Free Lut! Robert Warner Anjanette Comer ••BANNING" Color <UI-BB> FREE GIFTS TO ALL ATTENDING Tonieht M"nlte: "Flying Dragon Hermes'*
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    • 512 14 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS RELIGIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS 20 Words SS/- (Minimum) BIBLE-PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH SUNDAY SERVICES: 1. Life Bible-Presbyterian Church 9 Gilstead Road, 11. 8.30 a.m. Sunday School 10.00 a.m English Service 4.30 p.m. MandarinHokkien Service. 2. Zion Bible-Presbyterian Church 5 Tavistock Ave., 19. 8.00 a.m. Sunday School 9.15 a.m. English Service. S. Faith
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    • 420 14 Classified Ad. RELIGIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT 20 Words $5/- (Minimum) FAR EASTERN BIBLE COLLEGE cordially invites Christian Readers to the Second Graduation Service to be held at LIFE CHURCH. GILSTEAD ROAD Sunday. July 30th 8.00 p.m. Rev. Antonio Ormeo of Manila speaking TENDER NOTICE TENDERS are invited by the Ministry of Health
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    • 262 14 PUBLIC APPOINTMENT SINGAPORE GOVERNMENT VACANCIES Application are invited from S I N G A P O R E/MALAYSIAN CITIZENS:— APPOINTMENT: (A) SPORTS PROMOTION OFFICER. (B) ASSISTANT SPORTS PROMOTION OFFICERS. Ministry of Social Affairs. (C) COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICER Trade Division. SALARY SCALE: For (A) 5960x35A-1.240 p.m. For (B) 5690x30A-930 p.m. For
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    • 262 14 KELAB LUMBA KUDA PERAK PERAK TURF CLUB SULTAN'S GOLD VASE MEETING 1967 NOTICE In anticipation that large number of entries may be the Committee has decided to revise the Race Days as follrcs EXTRA DXY SATURDAY STH ***** FIRST DAY SUNDAY 6TH AUGUST IJ*7 SECOND DAY SATURDAY 12TH AUGUST 1%7
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 56 16 TIME AND TIDE Penang: 4.54 p.m. (6.7 ft.) Port Swettenham: 9.55 a.m. <13.8 ft), 9-56 p.m. (12.3 ft.) Port Dickson: 10.55 a.m. (7.6 ft), 11.04 p.m. (6.6 ft) Singapore: 3.17 a.m. (7.1 ft), 350 p.m. (7.3 ft) Sedili Kechil: 2.33 am. (5.8 ft), 2.38 p.m. (7.0 ft.) Kuantan: 2.11 a.m.
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