Eastern Sun, 11 August 1967

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    24 1 EASTERN SUN Independent National Daily SINGAPORE EDITION Estd. 1966. Vol. 2 No. 377 Friday, 11 August 1967. MC(P) 2251 KDN 2660 Price 15 cents.
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    Lock icon FOOD FOR H.K. HALTED
    379 1 Chinese Communists refuse to unload in apparent protest MANKAMTO, On the China Border, Thurs. (UPI)- The Communist Chinese all but completely halted their essential food shipments to Hong Kong today. No trucks moved across the border at this frontier check point as Red workers refused to
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    Lock icon SINGAPORE N-DAY HIGHLIGHT
    47 1 GIRLS, girls, girls they stole the limelight at the National Day Parade yesterday. The above pictures one of the many cultural items depicting Chinese folk dances presented by the Chinese community. Talented young girls show off their grace an/ agility in a traditional dance.
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    Lock icon 40 civilians killed by U.S. 'copters
    120 1 SAIGON, Thurs. (Reuter) Forty Vietnamese civilians have been killed 36 wounded by machinegun firing American helicopters in an incident in the Mekong delta province of Vinh Binh, a U.S. military spokesman announced today. The civilians were killed when the U.S. Army helicopter "Gunship" team
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    Lock icon Ceylon's move
    22 1 BANGKOK. Thurs. (Reuter) Ceylon may seek admission to the newly formed Association of Southeast Asian Nation* .(ASEAN) by next week.
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    Lock icon MALAYSIAN-THAI BORDER COMMITTEE TO BE STREAMLINED
    225 1 BANGKO K. Thurs. (I*PI) Malaysia and Thailand said today Communist suppression efforts alone their joint border were proceeding satisfactorily, but decided to "streamline" the Regional Border Committee and intensify propaganda and civic action work in the area. Between 500 and 1,000 Communist guerillas some
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    Lock icon ASEAN may make own defence arrangement
    237 1  -  By H.M.S. Sutan SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Indonesian Foreign Minister, Dr. Adam Malik, today gave an indication that member countries of ASEAN might enter into a common defence arrangement in the future. "We did not touch on this question at our Bangkok meeting." he told
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    Lock icon Bitter fighting cripples China's industries
    490 1 'T'OKYO, Thurs. (Reuter). Bitter fighting J- has crippled production in main centres of the heavily industrialised Northeast China region bordering the Soviet Union, Japanese correspondents reported from Peking today. One report said some blast furnaces at China's biggest Iron and steel town of Anshan, near
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    Lock icon SINGAPORE NATIONAL DAY JOY IN PICTURES
    125 2 A CHARMING scene. In the forefront is a colourful float from Aleiandra Community Centre. In the background (top left corner) shows the "fireworks flares". PLAN Your Family —is the theme of the special float from the Singapore Family Planning and Population Board. PRESIDENT Yusof
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  • LOCAL NEWS
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      Lock icon ALLEGED CONTEMPT OF COURT: Former student seeks orders of committal against 2 Ministers
      1254 3 SINGAPORE, Thurs. A former Ngee Ann College student is seeking for Orders of Committal against two Government Ministers for alleged Contempt of Court. The former student of Ngee Ann College, Lau Wee Soong was convicted of rioting
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      Lock icon S'pore Govt, to legalise abortion
      196 3 SINGAPORE. Thur. Legislation will soon be introduced to legalise abortion in Singapore. Draft legislation is now being worked out bv the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Law and it will be presented to Parliament at its next sitting... Confirming this today, the Health
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      Lock icon Party at Changi Children's Home
      92 3 SINGAPORE. Thurs Members of the United Workers of Petroleum Industry will give a partv to chil riren of the Crippled Children's Home jn Changi to celebrate National Day tomorrow. The children will also be given an outing into town to see the lights. Thirty members
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      Lock icon Brass Bands performances
      82 3 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Public performances by the Singapore School Brass Bands will be held at the following places and times on Sundays. Sunday. Aug. 27 St. Gabriels Secondary School Band at the Elizabeth Walk from 6.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m. Sunday. Sept. 17—Kheng Yiong High School and Serangoon
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      Lock icon Youth stabbed after argument at cofee-shop
      366 3 SINGAPORE. Thurs. A 20-year-old youth who returned to his home for the National Day holiday was stabbed to death at a cof-fee-shop yesterday, some 100 yards from his home at Pine Lane,, off Guiilemard Road here. His two otner colleagues were also stabbed when
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      Lock icon APPEAL UNDER LAND ACQUISITION ACT
      240 3 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The first appeal under the Land Acquisition Act 1966 began before the Appeal Board in the Hich Court here today. The appellant, Madam Liue Hsue Ylng. is appealing on the grounds that the amount awarded by the Collector of Land Revenue is far
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      Lock icon 7 face illegal procession charge
      129 3 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Seven persons. five of whom are teen-aged girls and a 30-year-old woman. were this morning charged in the Ninth Magistrate's Court with participating in an Illegal procession. The only male is 20-year-old Chen Choon Chee. The fivp girls are. Hoe Swan Chin, 19
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      Lock icon Youth to stand trial in High Court
      313 4 Armed r KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. A Detective Constable told the Magistrate's Court here today that 2-minutes after an armed robbery, he was engaged in a gun battle In a Chinese temple. where he shot and arrested a person. In the dock was Loo
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      Lock icon Families of soldiers for Sarawak
      157 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The Malaysian Armed Forces has chartered seven Fokker Friendship aircraft of the Malaysia-Singapore Airlines for the movement of more families of men of the Ist Battalion Royal Malay Regiment from here to Sarawak. A total of 330 wives and children of the
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      Lock icon Motor-cyclists killed
      22 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Two motor-cyclists were killed yesterday when they crashed into a stationary lorry at 10* mile. Federal Highway.
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      Lock icon BIG TOP' OF TAI THEAN KEW CIRCUS ON FIRE
      277 4 T/"UALA KANGSAR, Thurt. The 'big top' of the Toi Theon Kew Circus on the Royal Polo Club ground here wot lost night heavily damaged in a fire after the circus's first night performance here. Damage to the main tent and Its
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      Lock icon Import quota for cars
      190 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The Ministry of Commerce and Industry announced today that the .mport quota for passenger cars for the next quota period beginning Sept 1 and ending on Feb. 29. 1968. will be 50 per cent of the actual sales of 1966 applicable to every
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      Lock icon Dying Matthew gets 2 V.I.P. visitors
      415 4  -  By Chan Kam Yau KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— Since he was ablt to walk, Matthew Mia, 16, had been very close to his father, Martin, a Land Davak farmer from Sarawak. In fact, they were like friends fishing, playing and working together. Martin loves his
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      Lock icon No trace of Thompson
      225 4 TAX AH RATA Thurs.— Long after the 330 p.m. deadline the various search parties were still unable to find missing American "Thai Silk King" Mr. Jim Thompson. Several tourists who waited at Moonlight Bungalow, where the ill-fated Thompson stayed with some friends before he vanished, were
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      Lock icon Narrow escape
      36 4 IPOH. Thurs. Two-year-old Hashimi binte Hashim was badly shaken and injured yesterday, when the car in which she was travelling from Kuala Kangsar to Ipoh swerved violently to avoid head-on collision with a lorry.
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      Lock icon Campaign to make S'pore a clean city
      259 4 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Pubjic Health Division of the Ministry of Health is landing a health education programme in public cleansing and allied subjects aimed at a healthy environment. This programme is in live with the great emphasis by the Government to keep a
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      Lock icon JAIL, ROTAN FOR STEALING WIRES
      102 4 SINGAPORE. Thurt. Two men were today sentenced to three years* jail plus four strokes of the rotan each in the 10th Magisr trate's Court for vandalism. They are Michael Gnana pragasam. 37 and Pakar Mohd. bin Sultan, 47. The Magistrate. Mr. EC. Foenanaer found them
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      Lock icon Eastern Sun picture shows four 'male models' presenting the latest designs in suits for men.
      99 4 Fashion shows are not confined to display of women's clothes these days the men are catching up as more and more of them become fashion conscious. Among the top shops for men's clothing Arts Tailor
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      Lock icon Thorn' among the 'Roses'
      118 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs An estate in Perak employ® total of 56 workers, of whom 55 are women. The 56ta worker i» a male-tindal, the only "thorn" among the roses so states the Monthly Report of the Ministry of Labour for June, published here. What is more
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      Lock icon Alliance of Malaysian teachers to meet soon
      281 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs The Government's decision to increase the workload of teachers in the country will be one of the main subjects of discussion when the recently formed Alliance of Malaysian Teachers' Unions meets next Wednesday. Disclosing this today, lta pro-tem Secretary. Mr.
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      Lock icon Robbers chase victim into house
      88 4 PENANG. Thurs. Four robbers, armed with a revolver and knives, chased a 19-year-old student teacher, Chan Teong Chye, into his house in Bagan Jermal Road this morning and robbed him of $620, a cigarette lighter, a parrot and jewellery, all to the total of $1,128.
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      Lock icon Intensive drive to check radio, TV licences
      250 4 FENANG. Thurs. An intensive campaign to check radio and television liren ces will be carried out i n Penang and Province \V*»l lesley, beginning tomorrow, by Wireless Inspection Offi cers of the Ministry oi information and Broadcast, inf. This was disclosed by Principal
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      Lock icon Exhibition of draft plan of K.L.
      89 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs There will be a one-day exhibition of the draft Town Plan of Kuala Lumpur on Aug 14. from 10 am. to 430 p.m. at the Municipal Conference Chamber here The exhibition will inclu-ie a display of supporting plans and other relevant
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      Lock icon Everything new in 'Singapore Night'
      276 10 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Singapore Arts Council will present a grand "Singapore Night" show at the National Theatre tomorrow night in conjunction with National Day celebrations. "Singapore Night" will reveal that local dances can be choreographed by local choreographers, professional and amateur. to music locally composed.
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      Lock icon Principal of Trinity Theological College retires
      380 10 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Principal of Trinity Theological College. Singapore. Dr. Rev. Olin F. Stockwell and his wife, Esther B. Stockwell, will leave Singapore on August 24, by air for the U.S.A. on retirement, after 40 years of Christian missionary work in Asia. Their first
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      Lock icon Methodist Adult Fellowship Convention
      140 10 SINGAPORE. Thurs The Tenth Methodist Adult Fellowship Convention will be held in Faith Methodist Church, Queenstown, Singapore, on Aug--12-14. The Dean appointed i* the Rev. T. C. Nga. the Hon. Pastor of the Church. Delegates from Malaysia and Singapore are expected to attend thi« Convention when
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      Lock icon 3 years for robbing firm
      280 10 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The third member of a four-man gang, who robbed a firm in Asia Insurance Building of 521.031 worth of watches on a quiet Sunday afternoon on January 22 was today sentenced to three years' Jail in a District Court on three charges of
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      Lock icon 'Social nite'
      36 10 SINGAPORE. Thurs The Nelson. Fkoad Community Centre will hold a children's party today at 7 p.m and m special "Social Nite" tomorrow from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. in conjunction with National Day oelebrations.
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      Lock icon Merit Scholarships offer to S'poreans
      260 10 SINGAPORE, Thurs. Pre-university students interested in studying Arts and Social Science at Oxford and Cambridge in the 1968 academic vear may now apply for the Singapore Government (Overseas) Merit Scholarships. Candidates will be required to write the entrance examinations of Oxford and Cambridge and also
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      Lock icon Centre 65's thriller a success
      287 10  -  -By Vivian Bulfier. SINGAPORE, Thurs. Centre 65's production "A Murder Has Been Arranged" finished its three-night run at the Cultural Centre last Saturday. The olay which drew large audiences each night, was produced in a realistic manner by David Moodr. Though the pace of the
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      Lock icon TALK BY MISS TAM
      70 10 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Miss Madeline Tarn, Miss Tourisrr Singapura 196", will speak on "My experience and my plans as Miss Tourism Singapura" at a luncheon meeting organised by the Y's Men's Club of Singapore (Beta Chapter) on Saturday. Aug 12 at 1.15 om. at the Troika Restaurant
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      Lock icon Ormeo campaign at Life Church extended
      191 10 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Ormeo Campaign at Life Church. Gilstead Road opened on August 8 evening before a packed audience. Whu. makes this campaign different from others i s the evangelist's use of a mammoth blackboard to Illustrate his messages. His cleverly worked out diagrams
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      Lock icon Six-week course on Library
      112 10 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Adult Education Board, in conjunction with the Liorary Association of Singapore and the National Library will hold a six-week course on "How to use a Library." The course will start on Friday, Sept. 22, from 7.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. at the Raffles
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Reds make crude 'James Bond' weapons
      434 5 I m brella-bayanets seised in HK raid HONG KONG, Thurs. (UPI) Police discovered a Communist hideout last night that was manufacturing sword-in-an-umbrella type bayonets, as terrorists continued their bomb and arson attacks in this troubled colony. A raid on the Yiu Lian machinery repair
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      Lock icon TELSTAR TV LINK-UP
      56 5 MOSCOW. Thurs. (CPI). Soviet television soon be transmitting programmes from Moscow via the communications satellite Molniya 1 to the Siberian f itv of Khabarovskv 3.900 miles away, Tass said yesterdav. A reception and relay station, dubbed Orbita. is under construction near Khabarovskv. It will intercept Molniya's signals
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      Lock icon Beatle is back
      50 5 LONDON Thurs. (Reuter) Beatie George Harrison and his wife Patty flew heme last night from the United States wnere they visited San Francisco's "Hippie-land" district. Harrison and his wife were showered with gifts earlier this week when they moved along hip-set members in the Bohemian HaightAsbury section.
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      Lock icon Varnish drink kills 28
      112 5 MADRAS. Thurs. (Re liter Twenty-eight people, including two women died here after drinking varnish as liquor at a party, hospital authorities said yesterday. Sixty-three people were admitted to hospital with acute poisoning yesterday after drinking the varnish to celebrate a Hindu festival on Sunday. Forty doctors
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      Lock icon Quake racks Denver
      227 5 DENVER. Thurs. »UPI) An earthquake rocked the Denver metropolitan area early yesterday, damaging homes, moving refrigerators and cracking driveways as far away as Golden. Colo., some 15 miles west of Denver. There was no report of injuries or serious damage but authorities said the quake was felt
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      Lock icon Mineral prospecting from orbit
      159 5 THOUSAND OAKS. California. Thurs <UPI) Photographs taken by America's orbiting astronauts have uncovered what appear to be rich mineral and oil on earth, according to a geologist. Dr. M on e m AbdelGawad. a member of the North American Aviation Science Centre here, said that high-resolution
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      Lock icon Rusk named in widow's bequest
      53 6 SPRINGFIELD. Illinois, Thurs. (Reuter) A grocer's widow who died late last month left 52.500 to American Secretary of State Mr. Dean Rusk. The widow, 79-year-old Mrs. Julia E. Nokes. named Mr. Rusk with 38 other people in her will, praising "His courage and devoted service
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      Lock icon Why seven candidates quit polls
      149 6 SAIGON, Thurs. (Reuter) Seven of the civilian candidates for South Vietnam's presidential elections today announced a boycott of the electoral campaign, charging the government with failing to provide assurances of adequate facilities and security. The candidates include the two leading contenders among the civilian ranks
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      Lock icon 14 killed
      49 6 RANGOON. Thurs. (UPI) Fourteen people, including five women, were killed when a truck loaded with rice and passengers skidded oft a road into a ditch near Ryu town about 150 miles North of Rangoon. The accident occurred early yesterday. .Thirteen other passengers in the truck escaped unhurt.
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      Lock icon He's allergic to flowers so...
      54 6 HUNDREDS of London Hippies took over the giant Alexandra Palace for an all-night demonstration of non-violent flower-power. But some of the people who turned up had other ideas. The man who threw the ehair was among a number of intruders, later detained by the Police.
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      Lock icon KOREAN MERCENARIES TOO EXPENSIVE
      154 6 SEOUL, Thurs. (Reuter) South Korea has proposed to send 1,000 military reservists to South Vietnam this vear as a test case for suggested despatch of a 17.000-man eiviiian logistical support corps, the Donghwa News Agency reported today. Quoting a "High government source, the news service said
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      Lock icon 'ASEAN good for SEA'
      83 6 TOKYO, Thurs ißeuter) Japanese Foreign Ministry sources said today the Japanese government welcomed the creation of the Association of South-east Asian Nations <ASEAN) a t Bangkok this week as a new step towards regional eo-operation in the area. The government highly evaluated the new organisation especially
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      Lock icon Andrews (on perjury) conducts own defence
      310 6 JFK murder NEW ORLEANS. Thurs. (t T PI). Dean Andrews Jr. took over his own defence in his perjury trial yesterday and called for District Attorney Jim Garrison and his entire staff to be removed from the case Mr. Andrews, who once represented Lee
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      Lock icon Why we are not investing
      259 6 WASHINGTON, Thurs. (L'FI). Anthony M. Solomon. Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, said yesterday that attempts to lure private enterprise into developing countries are "discouraging." "We're not going anywhere." said Representative Leonard Farbsteln. a New York Democrat and chairman of the House Foreign Affairs
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      Lock icon Thousands after Carmichael's blood
      398 6 ("Wage guerilla war in WASHINGTON Thurs. (UPI). Americans by the thousands are writing letters urging the government to bar Blaek Power militant non-violent student leader Strokely Carmichael's return to the United States....And one senator asked Attorney General Ramsey Clark to prosecute him even if he has
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      Lock icon Teachers tour China
      67 6 HONG KONG. Thurs. (UPI) A group of 54 Japanese school teachers left by trair today to Canton for a tour of mainland China The group arrived by a Japanese airlines flight yesterday and stopped over in Hong Kong "auna Ohiro. leader ef the group, said their *wo-week
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      Lock icon BRITON HELD IN ALGERIA
      172 6 ALGIERS, Thurs. <Reuter> British technical advisor Alexander Donald Ross has been arrested by security men and efforts to trace him so far failed, his German wife said last night. Mr Ross. 55 year-old advisor to the Algerian State Shipping Company, was at home recovering from an
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      Lock icon Fanatic (83) attacked in asylum
      93 6 MANILA, Thurs. (Reuter) President Marcos has ordered an investigation of the alleged mauling of Valentin de Los Santos, the aged leader of the Laptang Malaya (Freedom ParM. by another inmate of the National Mental Hospital here last Sundav. The old man who i* said to
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      Lock icon The walking arsenal
      41 7 l HIS* helicopter gunner is a walking arsenal as he makes for his helicopter wrapped in strings of 40mm grenades He's with the 334 th Armed Helicopter Co., based at Bien Hoa Air Base. UPI photo. UPI photo.
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      Lock icon 'ASEAN solidarity is good for us'
      171 7 WASHINGTON, Thurs. (Reuter) The formation of the five-member Association of South East A«ian Nations (ASEAN) raises the prospect for the United States that eventually countries in the area will be able to stand on their own. the Washington post said today. This country's role
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      Lock icon FOR LOVE OR MONEY IT'S STILL TOPLESS
      156 7 ROANOKE. Virginia, Thurs. <UPI> For US$l3O a week. Pacific Sahane dances the Bugaloo" and the "Shingaling" at Papa Joe's topless. For love, she'll get married at Papa Joe's on Sunday still topless. Miss Shane, a petite blonde with "perfect" measurements, announced her wedding
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      Lock icon Radio 'Pirate' cause dropped
      212 7 DOUGLAS. Isle of Man. Thurs. (UPI) The bowler hatted Manx government formally ended its constitutional rebellion against Britain yesterday In a subdued. 10-minute session the Joint Houses of Parliament recorded the action of the 24-member Lower House which passed a resolution on Tuesday protesting Britain's "Interference
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      Lock icon 120 hours of ping-pony
      34 7 COVENTRY. England. Thur*. 'Keuter> A group of Coventry teenagers today broke the world endurance record of 120 hours nonstop table tennis—and decided to continue in a bid to double it
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      Lock icon PLANE DROPS BOMBS ON LAGOS
      359 7 The jXiyvrittn LAGOS, Nigeria, Thurs. (UPI) A war plane, believed to be from rebellious Eastern Nigeria, dropped bombs on Lagos last night as rebel troops invaded federal territory and claimed the capture of the Midwest state. The strange aircraft dropped its explosives on an area
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      Lock icon 'Press speculation', says Holyoake
      519 7 New Zealand, Thurs. (Reuter) The New Zealand Prime Minister, Mr. Keith Holyoake, dismissed today as "absolute'y pure press speculation" a report in the Melbourne newspaper "The Age" that military planners were considering sending an ANZAC infantary battalion to South Vietnam. Mr. Holyoake said at a lunchtime
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      Lock icon Migration centre in S'pore suggested
      340 7 WASHINGTON. Thurs. A I S senator has suggested that the United States should set up a special centre to process Asian refugees in Hong Kong and Singapore. But the State Department maintains that the number of refugees from Communist China has increased in recent years
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      Lock icon VC-10 loses wing-flap on landing
      105 7 NEW YORK. Thurs. (Reuter> A four-by-eight foot section of wing-flap fell off a BOAC airliner and crashed onto the roof of a house as the aircraft made its landing approach to New York last night. The aircraft, a VC-10 jet with 154 people on board,
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    Lock icon WORKERS IN SABAH
    470 8 THE despatch of workers from West Malaysia to Sabah obviously does not please UPKO It sees in these workers a threat to overwhelm the native population. If UPKO has its way it will preserve Sabah for the natives even to the extent of stopping the economic development
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    Lock icon GETTING TOGETHER
    337 8 THE formation of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations stresses the need for the member nations to settle their individual differences. Singapore's High Commissioner to Malaysia, Mr Lien Ying-chow, said that the trend of forward thinking in South-east Asia today was not towards isolation but towards closer co-operation.
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    Lock icon UN can't force peace on the world
    1031 8  -  by Louis Halasz (L*\ correspondent for International Feature Service) TF the nations of the world want peace, they better keep it themselves instead of expecting the United Nations to force it on them. This appears to be the main conclusion of Secretary General
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    Lock icon Legend of the 'Golden Sand Beach*
    377 8  -  by: Robert Kuan pCLAC FANGKOR. Thurs. Just about half an hour's boat ride from the sea-side town of Lumut on the west coast of Malaya, hag long been one of Malaysia's favourite holiday resorts. Its swaying palms, its long white beaches and the turquoise
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      Lock icon Why the local Geylonese don't 'dabble in polities'
      884 8  -  MAHADEVAN RETNAM "rpHE truth about local Ceylonese" by Mr. C. Thambiah gives three interesting and perhaps his own individua. listic reasons why the Ceylonese in Ma. laya did not take part in politics. Per. Mit me to answer his own arguments First:
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      219 8  -  M S. LEE. Referring to recent comments in your paper I like to add in a few words: 1. The price of Matsu at $3 level whether it s just too high or too low :s a matter of opinion. Only time will prove whose opinion is right
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      261 8 COURTROOM By Henry B. Rothblatt (Author, "Handbook of Evidence For Criminal Trials") INSTEAD of recreation and enjoyment, Ned's outing with his family to the State Park ended in suffering, pain, and loss of employment, Ned bought a ticket and took the ski lift for a climb up the mountain. As
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      414 9 "\fANILA, Thurs. (UP). Hong Kong's chances of entry into the Asian Development Bank are good and may take place at the end of this year, visiting Financial Secretary J. J. Cowperthwaite said today. Mr. Cowp e r t hwaite made the remarks at
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      Lock icon Pakistan to get more rice from China
      112 9 ISLAMABAD. Thurs. (Reuter» China will supply Pakistan with 100.000 tons c'. rice in return for jute and cotton under a barter agreement signed here recently. Pakistan s Food ar.d Agriculture Minister Mr AM. Shamsud Doha tcid a press conference today. Mr Doha said
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      Lock icon Woman occupies key post in Star Art Sendirian Berhad
      156 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Mrs. Mary Wong, who is a member of the Australian Society of Accountants, ha s been appointed company secretary and accountant of Star Art Sendirian Berhad, Petaling Jaya, leading manufacturers of ad\ertising and display materials and outdoor hoardings.
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      326 9 Rubber down cent SINGAPORE. Thar* August first grade rubber f o b. buyers closed at 5 p.m. in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur today a t 52 rents per lb., down one quarter of a cent from previous close. The tone was quiet The market opened one eighth of a cent
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      148 9 GENEVA. Thurs. The Swiss Institutes for Official Chronometer Tests have announced that the 1.000.000 th Chronometer certificate has just been delivered to Omega Watches of Bienne, Switzerland. According to the Institutes' books, going back to 1915, thi s makes Omega the first company ever to have produced
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      1316 9 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Although the turnover on the Stock Exchange today was quite heavy, the market was on a quiet tone. Industrial prices were generally easier, while properties and tins were 6teady. The most active counter was Merlin Hotel with 105.000 units changing hands
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      Lock icon Er third MSA cadet pilot to win AST Award
      174 9 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Er Kiah Chye, 20. of MSA. Operations, has won the coveted Principal's Award liven by Airworks Service* Training at Perth in Scotland for being the top student in the course. Er is the third MalaysiaSingapore Airlines Cadet Pilot to
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      42 9 SINGAPORE. Thurs—The A*sociation of Banks in Malaysia today made the following changes in its rates to merchants; Selling T T or O D ready were: Deutsche Marks 1295; Holland Guilders 1161: Belgian Francs 1601; Frencjj Francg 158$; Swedish Kroner 166|.
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      1005 9 ARRIVALS IN SINGAPORE Tim* 1.0.1 a.m. Airline MSA 029 from Kuala Lumpur Tim* ATS a.m. Alrlln* MSA 019 from Kuala l.umpur. Tim* 9.20 a.m. Airline GIA 982 from Jakarta. Tim* 9.30 a.m. Alrlln* MSA 121 from Kuala Lumpur. Tim* 10.23 a.m. Alrlln* MSA 451 from Kurhing.
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      485 9 Kl.NGArOKK —Mock Fxchx.ice bid and offer prices officially tinted at the rlo«e of business INDUSTRIAL Boustead 1.57 1 60 r. Sugar 1.76 1.77 Chemical To. l.ffi 1.67 Cold Storage 3.52 3.60 Dunlop 2.48 2.50 E. Smelting 4.38 4 40 E.A.I 2.20 2.28 Esso Ord« 3.38 3 40 Kltrpatrlcks
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      54 9 (Manager* Price*) Hrvt M;ila>an \I) 2.41 2.51 Second Malax an \D 1.7* 1.82 Third Malayan 1.18 1 28 The Commerce Indtistr* Fund SO 1.00 The Savings Hind 1.35 1.45 Malayan Investment Fund 1.0S 1.15 Sterling Commodity 3/10 4 '5 First Hons Kong .80 415* Second Hon* Kong .54
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      98 9 SINGAPORE. Thar*. Slncapore ChlnfM Produce Exrhanc* noon price* today were: Buyer Seller Coconut OH (FOB.) Bulk 46.00 Coconut Oil (F.O.B.) Drum* 48.50 Loo«e Copra Mixed An*./Sept 29.50 M tint ok White Pepper (F.O.B.) N.I W 132.50 Sarawak White Pepper (F.O.B.) 130 00 Sarawak Spuria I Black Pepper (F.O.B.) 87.50
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      15 9 SINGAPORE, Thurs—The tin price for today was $603.87$ per pieul, down 12$ cents.
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      146 9 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The following shies are expected to be in port today: liodowns Vessels 1/2 Priam 3/4 Partizanskaya Isara 6/7 Eastern Rover 13/14 Prometheus 8/9 Golden Wonder 10/11 Rajula 15/16 Maohaon 19 Victoria Loyal 27/28 Empire Gannet 29/30 Shoyo Maru 31/32 Palatino 35/36 Eastern Ranger 42/43 Hongkong Producer
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      Lock icon The day I wa a hunter
      294 11 AS I lay on my bed, after a joyous excursion, I was in dreamland. After my morning breakfast, a stranger approached me narrating that a man-eater, was operating in the nearby ;ungle. Without hesitation, I carried my rifle and followed him. A distance awav
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      Lock icon A moonlit night can be exciting
      375 11 THERE is nothing so beautiful a* a moonlight night, it Is not very often that a perfect night is seen. That explains why it is so much treasured and worshipped by these capable of aesthetic appreciation. A moonlight night is particularly looked for after
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      177 11 HINATOWN as the name f-ggesta means a towij wnere mostly the Chinese s '»y- In the daj-time, Chinatown doe* not offer a P-eturesque seene. although it plays quite a part in the tourist trade However. 'Chinatown .by E-int" i s quite something. During the night. Chinatown i
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      364 11 SUPERSTITIONS may fee defined as "beliefs in, or fears of, what is mysterious, fc* unknown or supernatural". In other words, superstitions are be liefs, packed with stupidity and absurdity, which do no good to mankind, but rather, create fear, distress, frustration, and the likes
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      283 11 MANY oecp.e think that the life of a schoolboy is very easy Actually it is net easy Some schoolboys, espec ial'y those whose family are poor, do not have enough pocket-money. During recess, they do not have money to buy things to eat. Ae a
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      359 11 OSZ Saturday, morning. J woke up very early to find that the morning was a pleasant one. It was bright and the si'n threw its most beautiful rays through my windows. I deelded to go lor a journey in my brother's car since
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      145 11 In olden times, children did not have much opportunity to go to school. But these days we are very fortunate to be able to nave some education. We go to school in order to learn more about the world, the people, Pelence, Nature, the
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      325 11 It was about Ave o'clock in the evening, all offices, schools, shops, and Arms were closed; the schoolchildren and workers rushed to the streets and bus-stands. The traffic was heavy, every bus and every taxi was full of passengers. I was waiting
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      366 11 IN this world, everybody is sure to have a pet. Some prefer dogs, rats, birds or rabbits as pets. My pet is a bird and it is a magpie. I founa her hopping under my papaya tree one day. She had a broken wing and
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      Lock icon An incident at the waterfalls
      271 11 ONE bright sunny day in the month of April my family and my uncle's family went to the waterfalls. Before we started our trip, we parked numerous types of food. We brought our swimm-ing-trunks along too. We got into two cars. We sang a cheerful
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      260 11 THEJI£ are m*ny rubber plantation! in Malaya. These plantations are normally found along the biliflopes. They are mostly owned by Europeani and they employ Indian abourers to tap their rubber trees. A visit to one of the plantations was wh|t had yearned for a long
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      161 11 NEW ESSAY CONTEST FOR THOSE WHO ARE 14 AND UNDER THE EASTERN SUN'S new essay writing contest for bays and firls ef 14 and under appears in this page every Thursday. One of the objects of this contest is to encourage young boys and girls to express themselves properly. And
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    693 12  -  Story by Peter Loke Youth at the helm YOUTH AT THE HELM A symbol of progress and vitality and at the National Day Parade vesterdav. 25.000 young men and women added pride to the nation and showed promise that with "verve and determination" the
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  • THE NEW FILM
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      121 13 "TyR I E F BRIEF•D ING": Dressed for action Raquel We'cH style the beautiful title role star of 20th CenturyFox's "Fathom" gets c sea-borne briefing for her first undercover assignment from Richard Briers, cgeit of a new secret section of NATO defence forces on the hunt for an
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      Lock icon Reeta prefers the high life of England
      288 13  -  by: K. SIDHU SINGAPORE, Thurs. Handsome and talented Dev Anand, makes his first appearance with care-free, quarrelsome but lovable actress Saira Banu in "Pyar Mohabbat" Love Parade. In Eastmancolour, "Love Parade" tells the story of Reeta (Saira Banu) a care-free and irresponsible woman,
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      Lock icon A peek-a-boo at Indon films
      516 13  -  By Jamal Ali rpHE controversial novel "Senja diDjarkarta" (Twilight in Jakarta) by Mochtar Lubis the crusading Indonesian journalist, will be shown in Kuala Lumpur. The film, featuring the "Old Order" of Indonesian society with its political conflicts and social injustice, is one of eight films
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      Lock icon Hot guns, sweet revenge
      86 13  -  TAI SING ONN. IT CA L A LIMPTR, Thurs. In the grand tradition of "Coffin For A Gunftghter" comes the grand saga of "A Coffin For The Sheriff." Tale is pure and simple. There's this marshal! fella Anthonv Steffen. His wife was killed by some bandidos.
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      106 13 THE young leading plavers in STRANGER IN THE HOUSE, headed by Geraldine Chaplin, held an orgy of wall-daubing In a Chelsea flat—to provide the backdrop for the film's credit titles. "It was the most natural way of getting the abstract backing we wanted for the titles,." said producer Dlmltrl
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      201 13 lido PH*™ ***** v W >b»mnr! 11. 1.3#. 4. 9 IS v H»lf Price Nn Free L1'1... "HI IT ART CONCESSION p.m A; sl5 p.m. Shows: p CASH Bookings on!f! (j .Tim« B**nt 007 <>MV LIVE TWICE" •ec T Pan a inn 'PA) "•op-ow MNITE *PECI \L AGENT XT' a—.
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      304 13 OMOA HIS GALA at SUNDAY ONLY! MOM» "T4RMN AND HIS MATE" GALA Si PALACE: Midnight Tomorrow' THE MAN WHO CAME TO KILL' CATHAY ***** Wo* Showlpg! D.llr 5 Show.: 10.45 a m ISO. IW. SO. 91S pm Malt Diane? a "The Ugly Dachshund" Dean Johm Technicolor Plus! SPECIAL PEATPKET IE:
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      510 14 EASTERN EM Classified advertisements can be accepted at the following addrenes: MONT DOR MILK BAR. Ngee Ann Building, Singapore. S.S. MUBARUK fir Brothers, 63. Bras Basah Road, and 2, Maju Avenue, Serangoon Garden Estate, Singapore. TAY BUAN CUAN LTD., SUPERMARKET 83, East Coast Road, Singapore 15. Tel: *****9 HAMIEM STORE.
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      534 14 TENDER NOTICES P.W.D. SINGAPORE TENDERS are invited from P.W.D. Registered Contractors for the following works: Proposed 18" diameter sewer. 6" diameter rising main and pump sump at Upper East Coast Road. Singapore. Civil Engineering Contractors above $lOO,OOO/-. Closeing Date: 22.8.67 at 10 a.m. Laying of Main Minor Sewers at Redhlll
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      596 14 P.W.D. SINGAPORE TENDERS are invited from P.W.D. Registered Contractors for the following works The erection and completion of proposed Major Extensions consisting of. one Four-Storey extension block 15 Classrooms and one extension Canteen-cum-Assembly Hall together with ancillaries and external works and services to the existing Yio Chu Rang Primary School
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      770 14 SINGAPORE GOVERNMENT VACANCIES Applications are invited from SINGAPORE/MALAYSIAN Citizens for the following appointments:— (A) Programmer, Electronic Data Processing: Unit (B) Research Programmer, Planning Department (C) Planner (D) Library Officer (E) Executive Officer (F) Cadet Inspector (G) Research Assistant, Ministry of National Development (H) Laboratory Technician (Male), Chemistry Department. QUALIFICATIONS: (A)
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      559 14 NOTICES OFFICIAL NOTICE PROPOSAL TO CHANGE A SHIP'S NAME We. PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES LTD. of 45. Market Street. Singapore 1, hereby give notice that in consequence of our purchase, we have applied to the Registrar of Singapore Ships, under Section 535, of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance (Chapter 207), in respect
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      1384 15 LOCAL RIDERS ONLY > Race l: Hortes Class S, Div. 2 6 Furs.— 2.20 P.M. 1 "09 Tin* Hao 2 151 Judith Anton II 3 777 Courts' Gift 4 (100 Mv Little Darling V 605 Teddie 6. 021 Dinding 7. 423 Spring Fancy g. 090 Landaulet 4y
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      247 15 t PLYMOUTH. Thurs. (Reu- Australia were last n 'tht claiming victory in the Admiral's Yachting lip. symbol of world supremacy in team ocean when they were the first country to get all thrpp of their team into harbour after the 605 miles kilometres) fastnet
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      Lock icon Ironic Peace clocks best time in trial
      417 15 IPOH, Thurs. Ironic Peace, ridden by jockey Lyol Aardbridge, showed up to advantage on the track here this morning when he easily skipped over 3f. in 37-1/5 sec. the fastest time of the day. Galloping conditions were ideal due to last night's heavy
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      182 15 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Cambodian tennis players top form in the open grass court tennis championship*. held at the Singapore Cricket Club, padang. this evening Om Sophon. the Cambodian second player, beat M. G. Chong or Singapore, in straight sets, 6-1, 6-1, in the men's singles. Zarly on.
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      1458 15 Race 1: Horses Class 5, Div. 2 9 Furs.— 2.00 P.M. 1. 440 Oriental Petri 2 110 Hand In Hand 3. 705 The f nnereior 4 064 Be*t Win 5. 006 Timah Ap| 6. 007 Better Lurk (LOCAL RIDERS ONLY) 4y 126 Chivat Stable 4y 122 Tong
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      Lock icon University cagers leave for Bangkok
      323 15 KUALA LUMPI'R, Thurs. A 12-man basketball team of the University nf Malaya Athletic Union left for Bangkok this morning on a goodwill tour of Thailand, at the invitat.on of th«» Chu alangfcorn University under the exchange ptogramme. The chairman of the Tours Committee and a!
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      49 15 MUAR. Thurs. —The Johore State Youth Club will hold a two-day games carnival in Kluang beginning from Aug 17. The games will Include badminton, net-ball, sepak raga and football. They are Kluang. Mersing. Segamat. Johore Bahru. Batu Pahat. Pontian, Kota Tinggi and Muar.
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      52 15 MUAR. Thurs A dis-trict-wide shooting competition. organised by the Muar Rifles' Association will be held here tomorrow from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Venue: Bukit Treh Rifles Range, three miles from here The Tengku Mohkota of Johore has been invited by the Muar Rifles' Association to give away
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      1744 16  -  IMEBDEM SOCCIR REPORTS BY Percy Joseph, R.D. Selva KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Malaysia tonight scored an unconvincing 3-2 victory over West Australia in the opening match of this year's 10th Merdeka tournament here on the Stadium Merdeka before a capacity crowd of 20,000. The
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      454 16  -  By Albert Johnson SINGAPORE, Thurs- The Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Woon Wah Siang. has resigned as vice-presi-dent of the Football Association of Singapore. Mr. Woon was first elected as vice-president on June 28. He filled the post vacated by Lt/
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      945 16 By Little Nene SINGAPORE, Thurs. Twenty-nine-years-old Luis Golem Silverio of the Philippines carded a devastating 33-35 —68, (3-under par) to lead the field with a course record. Starting shakily after going two-over-par during the first three holes. Golem made a sensational recovery with four
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      340 16 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Deputy Primp Minis, ter, Dr. Toh Chin Chye, said that civic consciousp and social discipline were the pillars of nation build, ing. The Deputy Prime Minister was speaking at the official opening ceremony of the Pesta
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      148 16 Billiards —Singapore Billiards Association annual championships at 48-A Robinson Road (6.30 p.m. to 10 p.m.) Chess (International): 3rd Festival of Sports Chess championships at Singapore Polytechnic (6 p.m. to to 11 pm.) Fencing:—Singapore Open Fencing Championships at Raffles Institution (2 p.m. to 6 p.m.) Golf: —Singapore Amateur
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      78 16 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Singapore Sikhs will participate in the Inter-State Sikhs Hockey tournament. 1967. The tournament will be held in Kuala Lumpur on Aug. 11. 12 and 13. The following have been selected to represent the Singapore Bikhs team: Naphia Singh, Kultar Singh. Baldhiraj Singh. Chomkaur Singh. Savlnder
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      294 16 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. Malaysian Prime Minister and president of the Foc' -.-.J Association of Malaysia, Tunku Abdul Rahman, 5?.: i today that he was particularly pleased that Indonesia was able to join in *he Merdeka soccer tournament again, after an absence
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      123 16 KUALA LUMPUR. Thuri Mr S K Loh, new manager of Jackie's Bow at Jalan Ampang here is jv r plexeri 'What misunderstanding What meeting? I wa c r. t there." he said. He was commenting on a report by Sunsport wh'.'P hinted at "a misunderstarTing" which might cause
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      61 16 TIME AND TIDE Penan*: 4.05 a.m. (7.8 ft), 4.04 p.m. (7.8 ft.) Port Swettenham: 9.05 a.m. (16.2 ft.), 9.03 p.m. (14.6 ft) Port Dickson: 9.54 a.m. (9.3 ft), 10.11 p.m. (7.8 ft) Singapore: 1.51 a.m. (9.2 ft), 2.37 p.m. (8.2 ft) SediU Kechil: 12 31 a.m. (7.0 ft), 1.17 p.m.
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