Eastern Sun, 28 August 1967

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    25 1 Eastern Sun Independent) National Daily SINGAPORE EDITION Estd. 1966. Vol. 2 No. 394 Monday, 28 August 1967. MC (P) 2251 KDN 2660 Price 15 cents.
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    Lock icon TENTH M-DAY JOY BEGINS
    682 1  -  10-gun salute in K.L. marks start of week's spectacular and colourful celebrations By: MUSA SCULLY ITUALA LUMPUR, Sun. A ten-gun salute echoed across the lush green Lake Gardens here this evening, to mark the beginning of a week of spectacular and colourful celebrations of the 10th
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    Lock icon Shoot to kill order for troops
    82 1 JAKARTA, Sun (Reuter) Indonesian troops stationed near the East Malaysian Borneo border have been ordered to shoot dead any one helping Communist Chinese euerillas there the official An tar a news agency reported today. Antara quoted the Military District Commander of Singakawane. West Borneo.
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    Lock icon TUNKU: NO PROBLEM TO MALAYSIA
    477 1  -  Philippines* Sabah claim by Ken Stanley, Hoo Ban Khee ffOALA LUMPUR, IV Sun. The Philippines' claim to Sabah is not a "problem" to Malaysia, declared the Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman, today. He stated flatly that Sabah wa? i>art of Malaysia "it's part of our
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    Lock icon 7 simultaneous mortar raids by VC
    138 1 SAIGON, Sun. (Renter) —Vietcong guerillas today launched seven almost simultaneous mortar attacks from one end of South Vietnam to the other and in one of them killed 46 people. A Government military spokesman described the serie* of attacks as among the mo6t wide-ranging and
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    Lock icon WHEN HER DATE FAILED TO TURN UP...
    85 1 MILAN, Sun. (Reuter) A 19-year-old girl who set fire to herself when her boy friend failed to turn up for a date, died here last night after 11 davs in hospital After waiting for hours for her sweetheart in a bar. Franca DeJli
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  • LOCAL NEWS
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      Lock icon Revision of electoral rolls to begin on Sept. 1
      574 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. The electoral rolls for parliamentary, state, local authority and local council elections in West Malaysia will be revised during the period Sept. 1 to Oct. 12. This was announced by an Election Commission Press statement yesterday. During the
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      Lock icon BLOW-PIPE SHOOTING CONTEST
      85 2 KUALA KANGBAR. Sun A blow-pipe shooting contest for Orang Asli here will be among event* organised to celebrate the 10th Merdeka anniversarv in the district on Aug. 59. There will also be a big walk competition for men. women, school boy* and school girls in Kuala Kangsar.
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      Lock icon Work begins on 4 new mosques
      52 2 MUAR. Sun. Construction work on four new mosques ha* itarted in various rural areas of the Muar District under the rural development programme. The mosque* will benefit more than 40.000 kampong people at Kampong Kolam. Parit Bulat tSeri Menanti), Kampong Paya Panjang, and Kasnpong
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      Lock icon Khir on things to come in 10 years
      292 2 KUALA LUMPUR Sun The Minister «f Education. Eiwhr Mnhamed Khir Johari. tonight rare a foretaste of thinr* to rome in tfce field of education during the next 10 years 'We intend to refine and develop what we have already achieved and to
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      Lock icon Tunku to watch fireworks display
      73 2 PENANG. Sun. The Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman, will be among the spectators at the Town Hall here during a display of fireworks at the esplanade on the night Of Sept 9 to commemorate the opening of the Malayawata Steel Mill at Prai. A cocktail
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      Lock icon Free X-ray
      52 2 MUAR, Thurs.—A Mobile Unit from the Ministry of Health will be at the Parlt Jawa Local Council to give free chest x-rays to members of the public on Aug. 28. The X-rav service will be gven from 8 a.m. to 12 n oon nom 2 pjm. to 4
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      Lock icon Keep your 'bone-shakers' off the road, Traffic Chief appeals
      334 2 KI AI,A LI'MPI R Sun The Trafßc Chief of Kuala Lumpur. Superintendent Man*nr bin Mohamed Soor. has appealed to motorists to keep their old. unreliable and faulty vehicles off the road during the 10th anniversary of Merdeka celebrations. These 'bone-shakers'* (cars)
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      Lock icon Policeman: I saw man running into a side-lane
      303 2 KOTA BHARC, Sun. A police constable, Kuan Khfk Mong, told the Magistrate's Court here today he saw a man of medium build and about five feet tall running into a side-lan? off Jalan Hulu Pasar ju*t after midnight on July 3. He
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      Lock icon Water sports at Sydney Lake
      192 2 KTALA LCMPtTt. Sun. Water sports and boat r»fin* will be held on Sydney Lake. Lake Gardens tomorrow and on Tuesday in connection with the 10th Merdeka anniversary celebrations commeccinj at 9 30 a.m. on both days. There will he dugout. dinghy, i raft and barrel
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      Lock icon MB: Less trouble from the girls if...
      193 2 Kt'ALA LCMPI'R. Sun Thf Mentri Brsar of Selanror. Dato Harun bin Haji Idri*. has stressed that if the girls in this country were to join the Girl Guides movement there would he less trouble as in all demonstrations rlrls were found to take
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      Lock icon S'pore is the ideal place says Tito, the entertainer
      309 3 SINGAPORE, Sun. A globe-trotting night-club entertainer. Mr. Tito Sabal today described Singapore "as the most up-to-date and expensive country in this part of the world." "You people maintain a very high standard of living and enjov practically mil things in life."
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      Lock icon JOURNALIST LEAVES FOR SPECIALISED TRAINING
      76 3 SINGAPORE, Sun. Former Eastern Su n reporter. Miss. Madeleine Nathan, leaves here tomorrow for specialised training in journa ism in Australia. She was offered a year's study by the West Australian Newspapers Ltd. in their study-employment scheme for promising journalists in South-east Asia. In Australia,
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      Lock icon Road mishap: Boy, 12 killed
      94 3 SINGAPORE. Sun. A 12-year-old-boy, Mohamed Yatim bin Mohamed Tahir of Kampong Chang; died minutes after admission at the Royal Air Force Hospital in Changi yesterday. The boy had earlier been involved in a road accident at the 15 milestone Changi Road. He was rushed to
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      Lock icon Pirate taxi driver robbed
      87 3 SINGAPORE. Sun. A pirate taxi driver, Chua Kian Peng. 22. who was plying along Whitley Road for passengers, picked up a customer who later robbed him of $l7O in cash and a wrist watch, yesterday. Chua of Race Course Road told the police that he picked
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      Lock icon Miss Kao goes to London for major brain operation
      446 3 SINGAPORE, Sun. A 22-year-old staff nurse attached to the Woodbridge Hospital leaves to-morrow for London tc undergo a major brain operation. Petite and modest Miss Kao Chang Sia, suffers from a "rare brain disease/' believed to be the malformation of the
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      Lock icon THE TAPE JOCKEY
      370 3 SINGAPORE. Sun Disc jockeying is old hat at th* British Military Hospital. Singapore thrs.* days for patients' requests programmes Tape jockeying is now the thing. The man who runs the service, which is piped through the patients' earphones every Sunday at 11 a.m is the 34-year-o d
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      Lock icon Vital queries by Ho
      200 3 SINGAPORE, Sun. The Singapore Parliament will meet on Thursday (Sept. 7) at 2.30 p.m. Many interesting bills are expected to be debated during the session. Several Members of Parliament have also submitted several questions for oral answers during the sitting The MP for Bras Basah, Mr.
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      Lock icon •REHEARSAL of a cultural show at the Lake Gardens in Kuala Lumpur. The show will be one of the highlights of the 10th Merdeka Anniversary celebrations.
      34 4 •REHEARSAL o f a cultural show at the Lake Gardens in Kuala Lumpur. The show will be one of the highlights of the 10th Merdeka Anniversary celebrations. Eastern Sun picture by Yap Chew Yan.
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      Lock icon Highest State award for Raja Tun Uda
      185 4 PENANG. Sun The State Government today announced the names of the two newly created awards in the State of Penang as the "Darjah rtami Pangkuan Negerl" and "Darjah Vang Mulia Pangkuan Negeri." The retiring Governor of Penan*. Raja Tun Uda will be presented
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      Lock icon Perak MCA confab postponed
      57 4 IPOH. Sun. The 10th annual delegates eonferer.ee of the Malaysian Chinese Association, Perak branch, ft the MCA building here today is postponed indefinitely. Senator Yeoh Kian Teik announced that the executive committee of the Perak MCA decided to appoint more nominees to the conference. the date
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      Lock icon Woman robbed of 81,000
      70 4 IPOH, Sun. A wemin temple caretaker in Gunor.g Rapat, three miles from here, was held up by four daggerwielding robbers, mho robbed her of $l,OOO cash, three gold rings and a gold bangle yesterday. Yew Loke Mooi M. was sleeping with her three grand children, when
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      Lock icon Language Act will be implemented with justice—Tan
      298 4 PENANG, Sun. The Minister of Finance, Tun Tan Siew Sin, said here today that the people of Malaysia should not worry about the method of implementation of the National Language Act. "It will be dor.® with Jujtice ann understanding.' said Tun Tan when
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      Lock icon 17 NZ pupils due in KL today
      139 4 KUALLA. LUMPUR. Sun. Seventeen New Zealand schoolboy* who will arrive here tomorrow for viait will be fulfilling, two-year dream They have taken that lor.g to save money to make the trip, their first Malaysia and other South East Asian coun trier These boys
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      Lock icon Penang air display for M-Day joy
      84 4 PENANG, Sun A mass fly-past of 20 aircraft from RA AT Biw. Butterworth. will provide ore of the highlights of Merdeka Day celebration* in the State. The Sabre Jet fighters, nine Mirage jet fighters and a lone Canberra jet bomber will take part In
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      Lock icon DRAMA ATOP KINABALU
      347 4  -  Boy, 11. injured at 10,500 it 100 m.p.h. winds hamper rescue By: Lucian Peter Kuala Lumpur, Sun. An RMAF helicopter figured in a dramatic "mercy dash" to rescue a 11 -year-old boy who lay injured at a precarious cliff-edge atop South East Asia's highest mountain, 13,455-ft. Mount
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      Lock icon Pauline wins Penang beauty title
      143 4 PENANG. Sun A happy and excited Mi** Pauline Chottg wa* crowned Merdeka by Puan Sri WODI Po* Nee wife of the Chief Minister, at the Merdeka Ball held at the E and O Hotel here laat nicht Miss Pauline, stands ftvef eet one- an d
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      Lock icon Anniversary of Lord Krishna
      38 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun.— All offices of the High Commission of India including the library of the Information Service of India will remain closed on Monday on account of tami (birth anniversary of Lord Krishna*.
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      Lock icon 9 temples get $135,000 grant
      39 4 MUAR. Sun A grant totalling to $135,000 has been allocated by the Johore State Government to seven Chinese and two Indian temples in the Muar district, for repairs and construction ef extension this year
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      Lock icon New officials
      39 4 MUAR. Sun. The new officebearers of the Johore branch of the Union of Government Health and Medical Van Drivers are: Chairman: Enche Samion bin Abdullah; Secretary; Enche Salim bin Haron and Treasurer: Enche Ismail bin Abdul Majid.
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      Lock icon Tin ore theft
      47 4 IPOH, Sun Eight piculs of tin ore valued at S2JOO were itoien from the store of Messrs. Tong San Tin Mines In Gopeng last night. The loss was discovered by the store keeper. Liew Tuck Toong. A report has been made to the Police.
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      Lock icon FATAL ACCIDENT
      28 4 IPOH. Sun A woman labourer, Wor.g Sa: Ta:. 29, Wot killed in a col'iaion with a car at the 3rd mile. Chenderir.g Temoh Road yesI terdav
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      Lock icon • FIREWORKS blaze over and outside the Kuala Lumpur Stadium Merdeka on Saturday night just before the Merdeka Football Tournament final between Burma and Korea, which ended in a scoreless draw despite extra time. The fireworks display was a prelude to the beginning of the 10th anniversary Merdeka celebrations in Kuala Lumpur.
      57 4 FIREWORKS blaze over and outside the Kuala Lumpur Stadium Merdeka on Saturday night just before the Merdeka Football Tournament final between Burma and Korea, which ended in a scoreless draw despite extra time. The fireworks display was a prelude to the beginning of the 10th anniversary Merdeka celebrations in Kuala
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      Lock icon Ghana envoy praises ASEAN
      94 4 KUALA Ll .MPI R Sua The Ghana Huh Commissioner to Malaysia ind Australia Mr Henry Van Hieksekyi today pnised the formation of ASEAN Association of South East .Asian Nations He was speaking to n*wv men at Subang Airport, on arrival from Canberra, where he 1* resident,
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      Lock icon Khir to open MBS library
      53 4 PENANG. Sun The an 5175.000 iir-eonditier.ee > rary block of the Metroes' Bovs' School here will b» officially opened by *he niiter of Educa*i?r.. E.vse Mohd Khir Johan or s*:' 29. The library w;. r t r.ir.tz "Banfunan Lee Ku© C" in appreciation of donation
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      Lock icon The 12 Merit Scholars
      663 5 SINGAPORE. Sun Twelve undergraduates at the University of Singapore. Nanyang University and the Singapore Polytechnic have been awarded the Singapore Government Merit Scholarships the new category of scholarships introduced this year to tap -high calibre" graduates for service In the public sector. They will each receive
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      Lock icon NO-WATER AREAS
      57 5 SINGAPORE. Sun.—There will be no water and poor pressure on Aug. 29 between 9.30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the following places:— Part of Chestnut Drive, the whole of Jalan Pakis; the whole of Jalan Suasa and the whole of Jalan Mas Urai. Any inconvenience caused to consumers
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      Lock icon Follow teachings of Koran if you wish to progress
      361 5 Call to Muslims by Tuan Haji Ya acob SINGAPORE, Sun. The Minister of State for Prime Minister's office, Tuan Haji Ya'acob Mohammed today called on Muslims in the Republic to improve not only economically and spiritually but also play an active
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      Lock icon YMCA secretary to retire
      127 5 SINGAPORE Sun. Mr Rowland Lyne, the general Sfcrftarv of the Young Men* Christian Association of Sinraoore will he retiring from his Do*t the end «f this year Mr. Lyre, who will be years old In January nex* year, feels that he should retire now as it
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      Lock icon YWCA delegates meet Hasluck
      217 5 More than 270 women from 50 countries, including Singapore are currently attending the quadrenneil meeting of the World Young Women's Christian Association Council at Monash University. Melbourne. Delegates come from India, Japan. Malaysia. Singapore. Korea. Thailand, the Philip- pines. Nigeria, Taniania. Zambia. Ghana. Kenya, are some
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      Lock icon National Servicemen: Part-time service enrolment
      173 5 SINGAPORE Sun The enlistment of National Ser* vlcemen for full-time service is already completed. The enrolment of National Servicemen for part-time service in the Special Constabulary and in the Vigilante Corps will commence from Aug. 30 Those called up for parttime service will be from
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      Lock icon LECTURES BY PROFESSORS
      89 5 SINGAPORE. Sun. Professor DB Stewart, Pr<> fessor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the University of West Indies will deliver a lecture on "Vulval grandulomas" at Kandang Kerbau Theatre, on Aug 28 at 5 p.m. The lecture is organised by the School of Pos*graduat« Medical Studies, University of
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      Lock icon 'Avoid travelling during Johore Grand Prix'
      345 5 SINGAPORE. Sun. Singaporeans or other travellers who wish to visit West Malaysia daring the Johore Grand Prix are advised to change their dates of travel. The Johore Grand Prix scheduled to take place at Johore Bahru on Sept. 8 and Sept 9 is expected
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Forced into mood for peace
      616 6 U.S. pressure prepare for switch RE-THINKING ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON ASCUTNEY, Vermont, Sun. (UPI) Mr. John Kenneth Gal* Draith, former U.S. Ambassador to lnd>a, said yesterday Americans were assuming a pacific mood towards the war in Vietnam that would "be the best since Bethlehem".
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      Lock icon 3 HURT IN CAFE BLAST
      48 6 TOKYO Sun. (Reuter) Three persons were injured, one seriously, and another missing in a gas explosion at a snack bar in Tokyo today police reported. Three house* nearby caught Are after the explosion of a propane gas container usea for cooking, police added.
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      Lock icon THE HATE MUST GO ON
      327 6 US top Nazi killed but ARLINGTON, Virginia. Sun. (Reute r) The American Naii Partv plans to pursue its doctrine of religious and racia 1 hatred undeterred by violent death of its leader George Lincoln Rockwell, shot dead by a sniper on Friday. A spokesman for
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      Lock icon Ky admits 'high level corruption'
      237 6 SAIGON. Sun. (UPI). Premier Nguyen Cao Ky admitted yesterday that "widespread corruption exists in every organisation and agency at very high levels." in South Vietnam's government and Army but pledged a determined effort to wipe it out. There have been quite a f®w Armyleaders. civil
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      Lock icon Flying squad find gold smelting plant
      120 6 LONDON. Sun. (UPI) Scotland Yard detectives. Investigating gold bullion robberies and smuggling, yesterday discovered a cache of weapons, some gold dust and indications of a gold smelting operation In a South London house. A police spokesman said rifles, some with telescopic sights, revolvers and
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      Lock icon Aden pullout has begun
      141 6 ADEN. Sun (Reuter) —The British Militarv withdrawal from South Arabia began last night with the departure of an 85-strong advance party of the IBattalion. South Wales Borderers, for the In tied Kingdom. They left in accordance with Britain's policy to pull out of her Aden base
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      Lock icon Fear of US to UK race violence
      145 6 LONDON, Sun. (Reuter) Racial violence in the United States showed the need for urgent British government action to prevent similar happenings in Britain. the General Secretary of the government Labour Party's national executive committee said today. Mr. AX. Williams was commenting on a
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      Lock icon Strawberries and X'mas...
      74 6 MEXICO CITY, Sun. (Reuter) Anyone who wants to sell Christmas trees In Mexico this year will also have to sell strawberries. th e Agriculture Ministry announced today. The ministry said in a communique that retailers would be granted permission te import Christmas trees traditionally brought in from
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      Lock icon 'New cordite cause of M16 jamming'
      177 6 WASHINGTON Sun (CPI) A new tvpe of gunpowder is causing excessive jamming of the controversial Ml 6 rifle in Vietnam. a congressional investigator said yesterday. Rep Richard Irhord. Democrat Missouri, who has been conducting study of the weapon f<* House Armed Services Committee, said
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      Lock icon Fragile unity
      73 6 CAIRO. Sun. (UPI) The United Arab Republic wJI not raise the Middle East crisis at the African summit scheduled to opening in the Congo on Sep'. 11 "in order not to expo?? the organisation of African Unity to the possibilities o* division." the newspaper A 1 Ahram saic
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      Lock icon Lonely 59 for LBJ
      166 6 WASHINGTON, Sun. (Renter) President Johnson 59 today spent a auiet day in the White House with no visitors. Since becoming chief executive. Mr. Johnson has visited Texas each birthday. However, there was no indication he would co there this year. UPI says President Johnson celebrates his
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      Lock icon 'Other means to the same end'
      268 6 BEATLES OFF DRUGS BANGOR, Wales, Sun. (Renter) —Just a few weeks after he tnnounced he had found God through Lad, Beatle Paul McCartney says he and two other Beatles have given up drugs. Three of the Beatles. McCartney. John Lennon and George Harrison received
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      Lock icon 'Dutchman cashes in an race explasion
      279 6 AT THE FILMS VENICE, Italy, Sun. (IPI). —The 28th Venice film festival, which major IS producers snubbed, opened last night with the screening of "Dutchman," a British-m a d e film depicting American racial violence. The film based on the play by American Negro
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      Lock icon Nato killing: Man held
      68 6 PARIS. Sun (CPI) Police have arrested 25-year-old man in connection with the Aug. 13 slaying of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) interpreter Michel Safirst*in, 28. The suspect's name was not immediately revealed SaArstein was shot twice on the doorway of his apartment at 28 Rue Pergolese
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      Lock icon Held for massacre of 9
      58 7 Victor Hoffman (pictured in a 1962 school photo) was arrested on August 18 in connection with the murder of nine members of Saskatchewan farm family two weeks ago in Shell Lake, Battleford. Canada More thn 2.000 attended the funeral of Mr James Peterson, his wife
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      Lock icon 1968: Out of vote or out of Vietnam?
      600 7 LBJ through deep clouds darkly... NEW YORK. Sun. (Reuter) The New York Time? claimed today that the coming 1968 United States presidential campaign is adding a new element of danger to the Vietnam problem In an editorial headed "Vietnam and 1968" the
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      Lock icon EEC to hold veto in money reform
      508 7 LONDON. Sun. (Reuter) —Common Market nations as a group will hold the veto in a new draft reform for the world monetary system This is a major concession by the l*S which is the major contributor to the IMF. Finance ministers from the
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      Lock icon Tales of cannibalism in Canton
      418 7 Six HK papers report HONG KONG. Sun (I'PI). Red Guard clashes in Canton have led to cannibalism, according to arrivals from the South China city who brought back the terrifying tales. At least six local news papers. including the Bri-tish-owned English weekly South China Sunday
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      Lock icon 55 die in language riots
      54 7 RAN CHI. Bihar State India. Sun (Reuter) Fiftyfive people have been killed in four days of language riots here. Police Minister Ramanand Tewary said last night. He *ai<i 106 people had been injured and 795 arrested More violence and stabbing were reported today after a
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      Lock icon NATO permanent alert to watch Soviet breach of Mediterranean
      468 7  -  Keeping the wolves moving at sea By Gilbert Sedbon DARIS. Sun. (Reuter) NATO is considering the creation of a permanent emergency fleet of warships as a response to the build-up of Soviet Naval Forces in the Atlantic and Miditerranean. The new-
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      Lock icon No water, no brides
      81 7 PANJIM Go a. Sun. (Reuter)—Lark of water is seriously affectin* the marriage prospects of young bachelors in the village of Siridona in Goa Opposition leader Dr Jack de Sequiera told the Goa Legislative Assembh recently that parents of young girls in surrounding districts were reluctant to
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      Lock icon Israelis down Egyptian plane
      67 7 JERUSALEM Sun <l'PI) Israeli Anti-aircraft fire shot down an Egyptian plane and put another on* to flight today, a government spokesman said. The spokesman said the plane that was shot down was a Soviet huilt Sukhoi-7 Jet fighter Presumably, the second plane which was driven off
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      Lock icon OAU told: 'Hands off our civil war'
      348 7 LAGOS. Sun (Router) Federal authorities here have reiterated their opposition to any move by the Organisation of African Unity (O A C.) to intervene in the Nigerian civil war. Chief Anthony Enahoro. Federal Commissioner for Information and Labour, at a press conference here
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      Lock icon 'Dishonest dealing'
      60 7 MELBOURNE. Sun (UPI) Dr. Jim Cairns, a leading Australian Laoour MP last night accused the Australian government of "patent dishonesty" in allowing the sale of more than L T SS4.4B m worth of steel products to China in the past financial vear. "This government justified Australian intervention in
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      Lock icon Infant immortality
      31 7 RANGOON. Sun (Reuter) A total of 30 368 children were born in Rangoon during the first six months of this year, but 10.156 died, according to an official announcement.
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      Lock icon Drawing on a single hair
      111 7 GISBORNE. New Zealand Sun (Reuter) Mr T.C. Greig. an 80-year-old former Lands and Survey Department Officer, has written the Lord's prayer* 50 times in the spare of a three-penny piece, the smallest coin in the old New Zealand currency He has been writing in letters
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      Lock icon 2-lb quins die
      57 7 JOAO PESSOA. Brazil. Sun. (Reuter) Quins were born to a 25-year-old farmer's wife near here, but o4ed within 24 hours. The babies, four boys and a sirl. were born in nearby Campina Grande. The largest weighed only one kilo Their mother Maria Luis Dos Santos was doing
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      48 6 UttUWE-SW HANT AFFAIR. MRT3C WELCOME ABOARD, MVt.GULUVFR' YOU AMD YOUR SCHOOL SOTS ARE 6 ONS TO HAVE A NICE HEW CLASS ROOM-. IN AN ANTM** PROCN/ TOO LATE. SOLO IWSERTS HIS SHEU. AMP ORES_ o» Hifl it N r; si rag xir-. C m m mm m tr
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    657 8 »pHE Malaysian Minister of Education. Enche Mohamed K'.iir Joharl, over the week-end opened the inaugural ceremonies of the "allnight chanting" of Buddhists at the Buddhist temple In Brickfields. Kuala Lumpur. It was a happy occasion for him. The Buddhists were taJcing part in the celebration of
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    881 8  -  By: OTTO MOMB (Mr. Moat Is a Bwise Journalist and author.) A FTER long careful preparations, the Communist parties of Europe finally held a conference some time ago in Karlsbad, Czechoslovakia. The significance which the participants attached to the conference was indicated by the fact
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    887 8  -  By: Louis Helasz A GROWING number of observers at the United Nations btliive that resistance to F i d I Castro's subversive designs was once of the major reasons for the solid Latin American opposition to the Soviet-Arab strategy in the recent emergency Assembly session
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      435 8 TWE EPF should expeditiously approve loons (within limits, of course) to its contributors for the express purpose of owning a home. However, the fact that the EPF is endeavouring to work out a principle for logical implementation clearly illustrates that a plan or scheme has yet to
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      182 8  - Tan Kim Cheng or is it Tan Kim Chong S. RAMACHANDRA. ON exhibition in a showcase at the National Library. Singapore on the occasion of the National Day celebrations were some books on Singapore personalities. Besides two volumes of Buckley's Anecdotal History. Centenary volumes on One Hundred Years of Singapore
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      461 8  - Why no parking GIAM CHOO HOO THE purpose of this letter is to comolain about the senseless deprivation of parking space to traffic m Singapore, when it is not necessary. Driving here Is gettirg more and more difficult and finding a parsing place well-nigh Impossible More roads are being d«■lgnated
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      44 8  -  W. H. M. WHAT moral right has any one to refuse admission to any human into this If contraception of abortion had been practised in some cases, some of those advocating these 'abhor-tlons' would probably not have been born to argue the lMne.
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      632 9 The weekly market review SINGAPORE, Sun. A quieter but easier conditions prevailed throughout the week on the Stock Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore. The week's trading was sub;ect to some influence b the dropping of the commodity prices. Both rubber and tin
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      138 9 SINGAPORE. Sun A low cost tyi>e 25 "slim made under licence 'rem the Licon Division of Illinois Tool Works Incor-pcra-ed. has been introduced by the Components G: up of The Plessey Company Limited. The entire mechanism is P °d Into a case of high t-Tiperature resistant
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      93 9 SINGAPORE. Sun—Additional subscriber trunk dialling (STD) equipment for Oxford is tc be provided by the Plessey Telecommunications Group as part of a recently placea £274,200 Post Off.ce contract. The contract is for the provision of additional trunk switching equipment, operators' switchboards and subscribers' switching equipment to
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      1642 9 PROGRESS IN BANKING TODAY SINGAPORE. Sun 'Two shekels of silver have been borrowed by Mas-Schamach. the son of Adadrimeni. from the sun-priestess. Arr.atSchamach. daughter of Wa-rad-EnlJ. He will pay the Sun-God's interest. At the time of harves* he will pay back the sum and interest unon
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      988 9 AIR MOVEMENTS S'PORE, K. LUMPUR ARRIVALS IN SINGAPORE Time 8.35 am. Airline ML 019 from Kuala Lumpur. Time 9.30 a.m. Airline ML 121 from Kuala Lumpur. Time 10 30 a.m. Airline ML 451 from Kuching. Time 16A3 a.m. Airline Ml. 005 from Prnang. Ipoh. Kuala Lumpur. Malacca. Time 12 05
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      840 10  -  By CHAN KAM YAU r f HE Emporium Selangor Sendirian Berhod is more than just a departmental store. It stands as a living proof of the sound economic policies of the Malaysian Government. Its establishment speaks well of the economic heart-throb of the
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      963 11  - This Emporium nearest thing to a 'shopper's paradise' By Maureen Lee rpHINKING of doA ing ony shopping? If you ore, then do join me in a tour of Kuala Lumpur's newest shopping centre the Emporium Selangor Sdn. Berhad whose policy is to give its customers their money's worth. The centre,
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      88 10 your ideal shopping centre i, ft M ft I 1 t m ft tt ss mi ±a iijn ir*l JU EIMMMHi S(L*«bO* .61 GRAND OPENING TO-DAY By Datin Salmah Binti Sulaiman, wife of the Hon.Mentri Besar, Selangor. EMPORIUM SELANGOR SDN.,BERHAD (WHOLE BUILDING FULLY-AIRCONDITIONED) A WIDE RANGE OF LOCAL INTERNATIONAL QUALITY
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      98 11 Congratulations EMPORIUM SELANGOR SDN. BERHAD on the Official Opening en 28th August. 1967. SHARIKAT ONG YOKE LIN BERHAD 53. Jalan Ampang. Kuala Lumpur Tel: ***** fr ***** We are proud to have been entrusted with the entire Air-Conditioning. ENGINEERING DEPT. \o. 2, Road 52/10, Petaling Jaya. Tel: ***** OUR HEAR
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      169 11 IP C< vi' ••a ii«:» *n F"2| \4 NCR are very proud once again to have been selected to supply yet another commercial concern with Cash Registers, Adding Machines, Price Marking Machines etc. ensuring speedier service, maximum efficiency and butldinq customer confidence. NCR MACHINES AND SYSTEMS ARE BACKED BY N
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      Lock icon My admiration for the late President JFK
      421 12 JOHN F. Kennedy, the 35'h President of the United States of America was the President I admired most. He was the youngest man to become the president of America. Born in the year 1917, he was the second son of Joseph P. Kennedy,
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      Lock icon Celebration at night
      231 12 f celebrated my 16th birth- day on July 1, 1967. Being the beloved daughter, iny parents planned to have a big party for me. The celebration was Intended to be held at night. Many of my friends and relatives were invited to attend the party. On that
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      Lock icon A day students won't forget
      220 12 AUGUST. 6 1967 la a day wh>h will long be remembered by the pupils of St. Aithony's Convent, present and past. For this was the day when their mammoth funfair was held In the adjacent church compound The opening ceremony was performed by the Parish
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      277 12 AN Important even* took place on April. 11. 1966. It was an unusual and pleasant day. Even the sun was at Its best to shine as brightly as It could. Everybody was In an uncountable degree of hi?h spirits and with smiling faces because this unusual day
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      401 12 A GOOD general education has always been recognised as an advantage in any walk of life. For a successful career in business or one of the professions, education is essential. That is why employers insist that applicants for any position leading to a
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      278 12 WHAT is wrong with grown-up*" provoke* a bitter argument among the people of Malaysia recently and among the foreigners over the past decades. As of today, we shall be able to de'ert what is wron® with grown-ups. Grown-ups often tell us to be tidy punctual and
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      173 12 IN Malaya there are many fruit tree 6. The fruits grown are durians. rambutans, mangosteens. coconut, papaya, pineapples and many others. Some of them are seasonal fruits and some are found the whole year round. Dunans. rambutans and mangosteene are seasonal fruits. Durians are nice fruits
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      360 12 WITH the increase in population, various goods are in great demand. Consumers are inspired to bring in new products to the market. Eventually there :s a surplus of various goods. This creates an acute competition i among the producers. Every company wishes its goods to
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      644 13  -  By BRUCE PIGOTT ONE of the worlds busiest ports has grown out of what was once a United States Navy beachhead on a sand dune in Danang, South Vietnam. The Navy unloaded its first ton of cargo on the shores of
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      594 13  - HINGLISH: English Hindi India has yet another language By Adrienne Farrel REGARDLESS of the language controversy still raging, a new spoken language is gradually gaining ground in India, known humorously as "Hinglish." A mixture of Hindi and English, it can be heard spoken between civil servants at all levels, between
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      786 13  -  By J. J. McCoy T RECENTLY met a rare dog in the home of my photographer friend, Joseph Morsello. It was a Lhasa Apso, the small, but courageous dog known to the Tibetans as A b so Seng Kye or the "Bark Lion Sentinel
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      972 13 SOME 800/000 young women may be stalled on their way to the church this year by peculiar quirks of custom and of human arithmetic. The quirk of custom is that American young women tend to marry men from one to several years older than they are.
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      196 13 LIDO Ktth D«*T 11. 1 4. A1S»»» Htlf Prtr» M* Fr«« u*< Ad?aaet CASH Booking* only' seaa Connery la James Boad Wt "Tor OVLT LIVE I KICK' Taeha:eo'or Paaa'-'Ulon <CAt NO MILITARY CONCESSION I «"n p m lIS c a Sho»» CAPITOL PHont- 297*) NOW SHOWING! U. t m I*s.
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      238 13 PL_Si£j; GAL Tnr/i OR 110 "N dMfci GALA BIACHI pal ACE T«t TlJtl *<**o I iti I k -t jSrsr j < A 5.15 p m. l! «.«6 I w rm BILLETS DON'T 4■OCT" Color Caacroa. Dick Pi!mar I R.\N: OPENS TOMORROW The of Tht Prru»rtan. Rr-j-d Harr:=on Beep* Co'or
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    720 14  -  by M. T. Lingam SEREMBAN, Sun. The Negri Sembilan Ceylonese Youth Forum completed a brilliant cricket double here today when they beat N.S. Club by 39 runs in the Dr. Stranahan Cup finals which concluded here today. CYF had earlier won in the season
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    Lock icon Tew Gee to meet Choon Seng in singles final
    262 14 SINGAPORE, Sun. Former champion Wong Tew Gee defeated Mohd. Sadali, another ex-champion, in the men's singles semifinals of the Singapore National Badminton Championships, held at the Singapore Badminton Hall, last night. Wong whc was the national champion in 1964 and 1965
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    374 14 SINGAPORE. Sun. Jesse Dy howled his way to a smashing success to take the South Pacific Classic title (for Jackie's Bowl. Orchard) today. Along with -the trophy. Jesse earns a trip to go Down Under" a free allexpenses paid trip to Melbourne. Australia, sponsored by Jackie's Bowl,
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    169 14 JAKARTA, Sun. (Reuter). Indonesia will hand over the Thomas Cup, the symbol of world badminton supremacy, which they hod held for the past nine years, this week to the International Badminton Federation <IB F Indonesian Badminton Association officials said today. They said the
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    50 14 SINGAPORE. Sun The Singapore Amateur A'hletie Association will hold its annual dance at the Ocean Park Hotel, on Sa*urday, September 30, from P P tn. to 2.00 a.m. Tickets are avai.acie at S3 per couple at C.K Tang. Teachers' Training Coi.ege. Physical Education Department and Ocean Park Ho'el.
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      506 14 EASTERN SUN Classified advertisements can be accepted at the following addresses: MONT DOR MILK BAR. Ngee Ann Building, Singapore S.S. MUBARUK 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. 1419.
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      385 14 SINGAPORE GOVERNMENT VACANCIES APPLICATIONS are invited from Singapore CitizensAppointment: REHABILITATION OFFICERS (Male). Salary: $152 and rising to 5475 p.m. plus Variable Allowance Qualifications: Cambridge School Certificate or equivalent. Knowledge of Mal a y essential. Minimum height: 5' 4"; Weight: 8i stones Chest (deflated) 34" minimum; Eyesight: V 6/6 without glasses.
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    2912 15  -  S'pore race results by Ling-Wan SINGAPORE, Sun. Shaw Stable's Amusement 111 staged a grand run over the last two furlongs to win the Pesta Sukan Merdeka Cup for CI. I-Div. I horses over 1} miles at Bukit Timah this afternoon, last day of
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    Lock icon Illustrious end to Sea Cottage's racing career
    137 15 JOHANNESBURG, San. (Reuter) South Africa's wonder horse Sea Cottage brought hi* racing career to an illustrious close with an easy victory in a£5.000 Invitation Handicap here yesterday In just over three sea&oni of racing. Sea Cottage has won 20 times out of 24
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    142 15 TOKYO, Sun. (UPI) The IPB7 World University Gsm*« rot under way at 9 a m. today with the fencing, basketball and tennis event* in three separate venues although a heavy downpour and thunder forced postponement yesterday until this afternoon of *he opening ceremony. Brazil were
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    36 15 SYDNEY. Sun. (Reuter) Young Aus'ralian Test cricketer Douf Walters was married yes'erday to schoolteacher Carolyn Redman in Dungog, 145 miles north 6f Sydney Several State and Australian Test players were among the 120 guests
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      241 15 SINGAPORE SWEEP TOTAL POOL $350,000 FIRST PRIZE No. *****05 $350,000 SECOND PRIZE No. *****59 150.000 THIRD PRIZE No. *****37 100.000 FOURTH PRIZE No. *****60 50.000 STARTERS ($lO,OOO each): Not. *****21 *****51 *****06 *****32 *****23 *****61 *****71 *****80 *****27 *****43 *****88 CONSOLATION ($5,000 each): Not. *****54 *****15 *****20 *****43 *****65 *****76
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      189 15 SINGAPORE TURF CLUB RESULTS OF THE SINGAPORE SWEEP DRAWN ON 27th AUGUST 1967 FIRST SECOND THIRD FOURTH ACCEPTOR HORSE NUMBER Panama Boy *****05 Dairyman *****59 Hydro's Image *****37 Picture House IT *****60 Carrot Gold *****21 Harapan *****51 Malaysian Glory *****06 Grand Manner *****32 Sir Argent *****23 Persian Hero *****61 Nearco
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    533 16 Disappointing Manchester United LONDON, Sun. (Reuter) Tottenham Hotspur, English Footboll Cup holders, c o ntinued their successful start to the season with a crushing 5 1 win over West Ham in a London "D e r by" match at Tottenham yesterday. Spurs, Intent on European honours
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    264 16 NEW YORK, Sun. (Beater) An international soccer match between Santos (Brazil) and Inter Milan was suspended last night with 14 minutes to go when firhting broke oat between players and spectators Inter were leading by one goal, scored in the second half.
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    94 16 NTJERBURGRING, West Germany. Sun. < Reuter) A German Porsche driven by an Anglo-German crew won the 84-hour marathon race on the gruelling Nuerburgring mountain circuit yesterday. Hans Hermann. Jochen Neerpasch (West Germany) and Vic Elford (Britain) completed 323 laps to win from Vernaeve (Belgium), Fall and
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    338 16 Scottish League Cup Airdrie 2 Pa ruck 1 Arbroath 1 Alloa Ayr U. 1 Stranraer 0 Berwick R. 1 St. Mirren 3 Brechin C. 2 Forfar 1 Clyde 2 Motherwell 1 Dumbarton 1 Raith R 1 Dundee U. 0 Celtic Dunfermline 1 Kilmarnock 3 East Fife 1
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    352 16  -  *>y Vernon Morgan LONDON, Sun. (Reuter). Australians Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall, the two top seeds, yesterday qualified for the final of the Wimbledon World Professional Lawn Tennis Championships to be played on Monday. It will be the best of five sets.
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    49 16 BLACKPOOL. England. Sun. (Reuter) The Dutch, swimming team broke the world record for the women's 4xllo yards medley relay with a time of four minutes 38.8 seconds here yesterday. The previous record of 4/40.6 was set by Britain at the Commonwealth Games in Jamaica last year.
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    226 16 SINGAPORE Sun. Singapore Cricket Club will open their rugby season officially tomorrow with a game against HM S. Bulwark at the Naval Base under floodlights. kick-off at 7.15 p.m. This is ;he first official fixture of the season although the Lions' XV has already defeated
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    67 16 SINGAPORE. Sun. The Singapore Rugby Union has completed the draw for the Under-23 competition in which eight teams are taking part. The SRU will be watching the competition with keen interest and with a view fo selecting players not only for the Singapore Under 23
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    74 16 The Yang dl-Pertuan Agong presents the Merdeka Cup to the captains of the Burmese and Korean teams, Suk Bahadur (left) and Huh Yoon Jung, when the Cup final between the two teams ended in a scoreless draw despite extra time. The match rung down the curtains
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    237 16  -  BY L. D. BAPTIST PEN AN G, Sun Yacob Rasa, uon the 25-mile men's open event at the Penan? Cycling Carnival held at Gurney Drive today. Yacob. from I sola Wheelers here returned the time of one hour. 4 mins. 45.4 sees, beating
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    66 16 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. Mr. Koe Ewe Teik of Penang has been elected president of the Football Referees Association of Malaysia. Other officials elected are:-Vice-president: Mr. L. G. Young (Selangor), Mr. S. Nalliah (Perak), Lt Col. Zam Hashim (Mai. Armed Forces), Jamek bin Bani (Pahang). Hon secretary:
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    285 16 TAIPEI. Sun (Reuteri Taiwan's National Football Anociation has re\ersed its early derision and announced that it will not seek to run the 1%8 Asian Cup competition. Political c on e i der«*:ons are thought to be behind Taiwan NFA's decision to abandon its chances
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    196 16 LONDON. Sun. (Reuter) The draw for the second round of the English Football League Cup. to be played on Wednesday September. 13 wa s made here as follows: Ipswich Town v Southampton. Stoke City v Bournemouth or Watford. Derby County v Hartlepool 5 United. MiJwall
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    64 16 GOODWOOD, Sussex, Sun. (Reuter) St. Chad owned by Mr. N. Murless won the Wills Mile here yesterday. M. Sobell's Reform was second and S. OTlanherty Atherstone Wood, third, of seven runners. G. Moore rode St. Chad. A. Breasley Reform and R. Parnell Atherstone Wood. Official
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    75 16 Results of U.K. Rugby League matches played on Saturday were: Bradford N. 23. Leigh 12. Dewsbury 18. Barrow 17. Hull 29 Oldham 20. Hunslet 15. H'field 16. Leeds 17. F. Rovers 15. Liverpool C. 15. Blackpool Brough 12 St. Helens 13. Hull K. R 8. Swrinton 11.
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    137 16 LONDON. Sun (Reuter) Pakistan's hopes of making a fight of the third and final Test against England were blasted br a great burst of fast bowlins by Ken HIKES at the Oval here today. In the space of nine balls, Higgs snapped op the first
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      59 16 TIME AND TIDE Penan*: 4.39 a-m. (6.7 ft), 450 p.m. (6.0 ft.) Port Swettenham: 9.11 a.m. (12.9 ft), 9.06 p.m. (11.7 ft) Port Dickson: 10.51 a.m. (7.1 ft), 10.45 p.m. (6.3 ft) 3.28 a.m (6.6 ft), 3.18 p.m. (7.6 ft.) Sedili Kechil: 313 a.m (62 ft), 1.55 p.m. (6.5 ft)
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