Eastern Sun, 8 September 1967

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  • 24 1 EASTERN SUN Independent National Daily SINGAPORE EDITION Estd. 1966. Vol. 2 No. 404 Friday, 8 September 1967. MC(P) 2251 KDN 2660 Price 15 cents
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  • 200 1 Agreement signed: Raja for S'nore, Malik for Indonesia JAKARTA, THURS. (UPI) INDONESIA today realised total diplomatic recognition of Singapore. An agreement for an exchange of diplomatic accreditations on ambassadorial level was signed at 0600 GMT today by Indonesian Foreign Minister Adam Malik and Singapore Foreign Minister Sinnathamby Rajaratnam.
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  • 125 1 JOHORE BAHRU. Tburs. Aee Singapore motorcyclist. Lee Wing Sang, sustained a broken nerk in a crash during a practice run here todav in preparation for the Jobore Grand Prix starting tomorrow. Riding a 33ftcc. Kawasaki motor-cycle. Wing Sang was seen to apply his brakes
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  • 30 1 Sir Dingle Foot, Queen's Counsel, who argued Dato Stephen K a long Ningkan's case. (Report in Page 2). Eastern Sun Eastern Sun pix by Yap Chew Yan.
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  • 170 1 PORT TEWFIK. Thurs. (Reuter) Algerian and Egyptian troops have been heavily concentrated around this holiday resort at the south end of the Suer Canal following Monday's shelling. Port Tewfik itself is now virtually a ghost town In the last few days many of its inhabitants
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  • 103 1 KUCHING, Thurs (Router)—A joint military-Po-lice patrol today shot dead three Communit terroris's, including one woman, in the Lemanak area not far from the border with Indonesia, the Army announced today. The search operation, which included units of field force, border scouts, a rifle
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  • 381 1  -  322 VIETCONG KILLED IN 2 BATTLES by Bruce Piggot QJAIGON, Thurs. (Reuter). Thousands of American Marines were today sweeping through coastal flatlands and rice paddies in the North of South Vietnam in pursuit of North Vietnamese and Vietcong troops after killing 322 of
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  • 129 1 DEARBORN. Michigan, Thurs. (Reuter) Mr. Walter P. Reuther. President of the United Auto Worker* Union. charred today that the hi* American car manufacturers had conspired together to force a strike against the mammoth industry. The UAW leader attacked the managements of the three Arms less
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  • 388 1  -  By LUCIAN PETER KU ALA L t M P I R. Thurs. A RMAF pilot left his helicopter and. bearing a stretcher, cut his way through one-and-a-half miles of dense jungle to reach a remote village where a critically ill man was waiting to
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  • LOCAL NEWS
    • 1444 2  -  Sir If ingle: You can't take atrag rights of State to legislate on by Lim Thow Boon KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. It was ridiculous to suggest a court of law could not inquire into the grounds on which a proclamation of emergency was based, Sir Dingle Foot,
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    • 153 2 MAL A C C A. Thurs. The families of several Police officer* had a narrow escape earlv this morning when a heavy rainstorm lifted ofT the roof of a Police garage next to their quarters at Banda Hilir. The "Flying" roof crashed against an
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    • 156 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. A petition requesMng he Government to declare The annual Thaipusam festival as a national pub!;c ho iday has been «ent to Pr:me Minister. Tunku Abdul Rahman It has been sent by the Malaysian Hindu Sangarr. at the request of »evera" Hindu organisations in
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    • 134 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The Minister of Commerce and Industry, Dr. Lim Swee Aun. today gazetted. a new order under the Pioneer Industries (Relief from Income Tax) Ordinance. 1958. that certain industries and products be described as pion»»er industries and produce. This new order is
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    • 62 2 MUAR, Thurs Five hundred residents of the Jalan Balcariah Housing Trust have appealed to the President of the Town Council, here. Enrhe Ibrahim bin Abdul Majid, to repair their '"bumpy" road. They claim that the Public Works Department after three attempts to repair the road
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    • 258 3 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The first short practical course of training in Agricultural Extension Services offered by Australia under the Colombo Plan, the Spec.al Commonwealth African Assistance Plan and the Australian South Panfir Technical Assistance Programme began tr Canberra recently. Singapore is represented by Mr Lim
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    • 137 3 SINGAPORE. Thurs. A five-day. exhibition of paintings by 11 artists will be held at Victoria Memorial Hall beginning from Sept 21. Half of the proceeds from the sale of painting* will be donated to the St. Andrew's Mission Hospital for children. The official opening of
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    • 107 3 NINETEEN-year-old Miss Diana Ricketts, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Ricketts, of Kuching, was crowned this year's
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    • 150 3 SINGAPORE Thurs—At a recent mee'ing at the Teachers' Training Coliege. 30 people resolved to form '"The History Association of Singapore". main objects of th« Association are: To organise and conduct instruction in the study and teach.ng of history. 0 To collect and distribute among the memners
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    • 73 3 SINGAPORE. Thurs Mr. Justice Wee Chong Jin, Mr. EW. Barker, Minister for Law and National Development and Dr. B. A. Mallal will be guests of honour at the tenth anniversary banquet and ball of the University of Singapore Law Society tomorrow at the Adelphi Hotel Grill Room
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    • 409 3 pENANG, Thurs. The Vice-President of the Federation of Rubber Trade Associations, Mr. Saw Choo Theng, today said it was high time surplus rubber be bought up with Government subsidy on a buffer pool account in order to save the rubber industry from total collapse. Mr.
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    • 205 3 SINGAPORE, Thurs —The Government Servants' Welfare Organisation in Haig Road has made elaborate plans to stage their first "ball" of the year featuring the "Princess of Singapore" to be held at Ocean Park Hotel on Oct. 14. I The contestant* must be Singapore citiiens.
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    • 138 3 SINGAPORE. Thurv The Member of Parliament for Choa Chu Kang, Mr. Tang See Chim will officially npfn the Jalan Teck Whye Secondary School on Sept. 11 at 730 p m. The school which is the 79th new school to be declared open by the
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    • 126 3 SINGAPORE. Thurs—The Port of Singapore Authority has warned the Masters of vessels that they are liable to legal action if the Pilot's means of access to vessels is hazardous The Port's circular to all shipping community said that another Pilot suffered injuries during the course
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    • 228 3 Kt'ALA Lt'MPl'R, Thurs. The Malaysian Government's move to call a four-nation conference to discuss problems affecting the natural rubber market was hailed today. Mr P P. Narayanan, General Secretary of the National Union of Plantation Workers, in welcoming the move, hoped union leaders would be invited
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    • 26 3 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Soh Clan Apsoclatlon will celebrate the Eighth Moon Festival at their premises In Veerasamy Road on Sept. 17 at 7 p.m.
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    • 598 4 Month-long selling campaign in six countries KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. New Zealand's third trade mission to South-east Asia in four years will leave Christchurch on Oct. 18 for a month-long hard-selling campaign in six countries Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Hong Kong and the Philip- pines. First
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    • 184 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.—'The developed nations should think in terms of assisting developing countries with regard to fair ana stabilised prices for their commodities, said the Minister of Labour, Mr. V. Manickavasa- gam, here today. He was speaking to newsmen at Subang Airport
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    • 40 4 MALACCA Thurs A service wife, Mrs. Barbara Bedford, of Bukit Rambei. has reported to police the lost of her er?agement rinf worth $3OO from her house She had kept it in a cupboard before retiring to bed
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    • 70 4 rPOH. Thurs. The Royal Malaysian Police Band will give performances m Perak from Sept. 12 to 18. The intinerary is as follows: Sep*. 12 Beating the Retreat-Town Padang-Taip-ing 6 p.m. Sept 13 Illumination Display-Municipal PadangIpoh 7 pm. Sept 16 Beating "he Re*reat-Town Padang-Leng-gong
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    • 215 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. Won* Ah Kai. 28. of San Peng Road, here was sentenced to a year's imprisonment by the president of the Sessions Court Enche Hamid bin Tan Sri Aimi this morning for in possession of 31 copies of prohibited publications containing
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    • 59 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. Two men robbed a young couple of $26. and a wrist watch in Stadium Merdeka here last night. The two thug*, who held up Koo Siang Min. a clerk, ■nd his girl friend, at the point of a dagger, also took away his
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    • 85 4 IPOH, Thurs A floral arrangement talk and demonstration will be given a* the Convent Taiping by Mrs Jean Dourado of Ipoh in aid of the school building fund on Sunday, at 11 a m. Mrs. Jean Dourado received her education in that •ehooi and starred her
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    • 61 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. A Hong Kong couple, Mr. and Mrs Au Ho Nien. are holding an art exhibition at the AIA Building here in Jalan Ampang. The exhibition which will last until Saturday was opened yesterday by Mr. Leong Jim Choon. vice-president of All-Malaya Ko-Cbow
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    • 129 4 MISS Vicky Skelchv of the English Service of Radio Malaysia leaves Kuala Lumpur on Sept. 13 for a three-month coarse in New Zealand under the Colombo Plan. A training programme covering talks and features. consisting mainlv of observation on attachment to experienced
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    • 302 4  -  by: Hoo Ban Khee KfALA LrMPI'R. Thurs. Imagine TOO are a great hero, a renowned warrior. You have killed two snakes bare-handed and even choked to death a lion Then suddenly you are confronted by a group of sirens, voluptuous enemies with a different kind
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    • 193 4 BRUNEI TOWN. Thurv ißeuter> Several sightings of ur.identified flying object# <"l~FOS') have been reported recently. A police officer said he something which he thought at first a parachutist Then he realised it was travelling horizontally 'lt was a large, round object with a dim white
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    • 58 4 IPOH. Thurs An automatic pistol with five rounds of ammunition was seized by *he police in a raid at a house in Jalan Hussein here yesterday: The pistol was wrapped in brown paper and concealed in a box. Tive persons have been detained for
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    • 75 4 PENANG, Thurs. A seminar, sponsored by the Han Chiang Ex-pupils' Association, to discuss "the present languages and problems of our nation" will be held at the Hui Aun Association in Magazine Road, on Sunday at 7.30 p.m. The asst. secretary of the Labour Party. Mr. Khaw Kai
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    • 109 4 MALACCA, Thurs. The National Union of Teacher*, Malacca branch, will stage an orrhid show on Sept. 9 and 10. a* the St. Francis' Institution. Banda Hilir, Malacca. Toh Puan Fatimah binte Ismail, wife of the Governor of Malacca, is the patron for the show.
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    • 69 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Thura Two German artistg are holding an exhibition at Gallery II here with a collection of 96 paintings The two you'hs. Mr Gred Veit and Mr. Werner Hahn are working their way round the world. They had visited Thailand before coming to
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    • 96 4 TAIPING, Thurs. Two trigger-happy robbers opened fire with their pistols in typical cowbov style in their getaway after holding up the occupanis of a house in Changkat Jering last night. They escaped with $3OO. The shots shattered the window panes of the house. The robbers
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    • 626 11 SINGAPORE, Thurs. In all sectors the Government, commerce or industry there is need for executives who are trained all round and possess the virtues of having political foresight and the ability to make decisions. The Deputy Prime Minister, Dr. Toh Chin Chye
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    • 239 11 SINGAPORE, Thurs. Some 29 families of political detainees demonstrated this afternoon outside the Pearls' Hill Police and Ministry of Interior and Defence headquarters. The demonstration was in protest against a petition to the Minister for Defence, Mr. Lim Kim San. on the alleged ill-treatment of
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    • 110 11 SINGAPORE. Thurs. There was an Increase of six fatal road accidents iast month as compared to 16 fatal accidents during the corresponding month last year. There was also an Increase of 233 accidents last month a compared to the month of August last year (2.536 accidents.)
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    • 58 11 PICTIRE shows some of the new officers of the Peoples' Defence Force who passed out at a special parade last Tuesday. In the forefront is Mr. Chan Swan Bee, a Second Lt. He is the first journalist to obtain that rank in the PDF. The new officers have got their
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    • 249 11 SINGAPORE, Thurs —Qantas Airways, Australia's flag carrier in international jet aviation is recruiting engineering apprentices from Singapore to undergo a six-year training course in Australia. The successful applicants will be the fourth group from Singapore to be sent to Australia to study
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    • 176 11 SINGAPORE Thurs. An 18-year-old youth. Lau Hang Seng, died of stab wounds last night as he was 'aicen to the General Hospital in an ambulance after a gang clash Another of his colleague. Yong Ah Choy, who was also a "victim" of a gang clash was
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    • 48 11 SINGAPORE. Thurs —The Woodbridge and Chronic Hosi>:tai will bold a sa.e of woric at the hospital grounds in Yio Chu Kar.g Road on Sept 30 from 9 a.m to 3.30 p.m The annual sale of Christmas articles are made by the patient* of the hosor.al
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    • 207 11 SINGAPORE, Thurs. Three one armed with a revolver, posing as "investigating officers" on Chap Jee Kee, entered a provision shop and escaped with $1,700 in cash and jewellery worth $5OO, yesterday This brisk robbery took place at Nanyang Avenue, when Madam Kok Goh Lau
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    • 37 11 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The M P. for Aljunied Mr. S. V. Lingam. will be officiating at a balloting ceremony for a newly completed two-s'orey Hawkers' Centre at Pesiaran KrliUng on Sept. ft at LO a m.
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    • 107 11 SINGAPORE. Thurs A passing European motorist, who was travellins along Orchard Road foiled a robberT. when he gave rhase to a youth. The European who refused to five his name, said he immediately stopped ht« car and save chase to the youth who had earlier snatched
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    • 168 11 SINGAPORE. Thurs A grand fe*e In aid of the Bishop of Sinraoore's Appeal Fund for the sick and the needv. will be held on Saturday (Sept 9) at Tanglin. The fete will be held on ♦he playing fields adjoining S*. George's Church and will
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    • 61 11 SINGAPORE. Thurs. —To mark In'emational Literacy Day tomorrow. Radio Singapura English Service will broadcast a discussion on literacy at 6 p m. The participants will be Dr. T'ai Chen Hwa, Chairman of the Adult Education Board, Mr, A. P. Nair, also of the Board and Mr. JConreicao
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    • 328 11 SINGAPORE. Thurs The prosecution began its submission in the High Court today at the resumed hearing of an appeal by a lormer Deputy Commissioner at the Singapore Registry of Persons. The Solicitor General, Mr Francis Seow, who is arguing the
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    • 82 11 SINGAPORE. Thurs The Commonwealth Close 16-Storev Buildings Residents' Association i$ organising a "Cleaning and gardening campaign on Sunday. 10 Sept. The campaign le launched with the encouragement of the Housing Development Board. The campaign is also in support of the call made by the Prime Minister, Mr.
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    • 119 2 |K.L. DIARYI Muzium Xegara 10 a.m. to 6.30 p rrv. Zoo Xegara 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Jalan Weld Swimming Pool 930 a m. to 12 30 p m.. 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 6 pm. to 9 pm. Tenth National Art Lxftibi ion. National Art Gallery 10 a.m.
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 84 5 MANILA, Thurs. (Reuter) Influenza cases and deaths are still rising in Manila and may continue to increase according to health authorities here. Dr. Apolonio Del Rosario, City Health Officer, who made the report yesterday revealed the number of flu cases last week had risen
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    • 560 5  -  The Pan therßear and de Gaulle circle in In World War II (lash-point By GILBERT SEDBON WARSAW, Thurs. (Reuter). Red banners with slogans attacking West German and American policies fluttered among French and Polish flags put up in Warsaw streets today to welcome President de Gaulle on
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    • 192 5 AfONTGOMERY. Alabama, Thurs. (Reuter) Mr George Wallace, controversial former governor of Alabama, has angrily rejected a Federal Court order aimed at blocking a plan to allow Alabama children the right to choose whether their teachers should be Negro or White The former governor, now
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    • 88 5 LONDON. Thurs (Reuter) Employers and union leaders in Britain's engineering industry have joined forces o fight racial discrimination. They issued agreed procedure yesterday to set up local conciliation commifees which will endorse opposition to discrimination in employment. The agreement follows the publication earlier this year
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    • 241 5 'Heads you're out, tails you quit' ADEN. Thurs. (Reuter) Britain was faced todav with deciding on terms laid down by the National Liberation Front (N. L. F.) for talks on a new South Arabian government to replace the collapse
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    • 36 5 WASHINGTON. Thurs. <UPI> A site for next year's Vietnamese war meeting has not been chosen yet. but when the meeting Is held President Johnson probably will attend. administration sources said last night.
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    • 155 5 ADEN. Thura. (LTI) More than 60 Arabs were killed and many wounded in a bloody clash between nationalists struggling for control of this violence-gripped Red Sea colony scheduled for independence next January 9. official sources said today. Reinforcements from South Arabian states were being rushed into the
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    • 148 5 TOKYO. Thurs. (Reuter)' Japanese Prim« Minister, Mr. Eisaku Sato, has told President Takeshi Watanabe of the Asian Development Bank that Japan was ready to contribute US$lOO m to the projected agricultural development fund for SouthEast Asia, a finance ministry spokesman said today Prim*
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    • 145 5 JERUSALEM Than. (UPI). Israeli and Egyptian Forces exchanged machine-ran and artillery Are for two hours last night across the Buei Canal near Ismailia. an official Israeli statement said. No Israeli casualties were reported in the incident, which was halted by U N. ceasefire early today.
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    • 84 5 COLOMBO. Ceylon. Thurs. (UPI) The Chinese Embassy was firmly Instructed yesterday to stop distributing Mao Tse-Tung badges. The External Affairs Ministry summoned the Chinese Charge d Affaires and to:d him the Ceylonese government would not permit the Chinese to hand out Mao buttons to the population.
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    • 421 6 Labour against Wilson BRIGHTON, England, (U*l) Britain's Trade Cnions yesterday censured Prime Minister Harold Wilson s handling of the nation's economic problems in a stunning drumfire of "No confidence" yotes that heralded open revolt aga'nst the Labour government The unions, which traditionally constitute the main financial and
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    • 95 6 CALCUTTA Thurs. (UPI) Army troops moved into the West Bengal coal mining town of Assanol last night to bring order to the town, wracked by 48 hours of arson and rioting between students and police An extraordinary 36-hour surfew was imposed on the town. The
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    • 109 6 LONDON. Thurs (Reu*er) The Beatles have postponed their visit to India for studies in Bieditatior. in order to romplete production of an hour-long television programme The pop group had planned *o fly to India within the next *wo weeks to combine a perioo of meditation
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    • 403 6 CAPE KENNEDY. (UPI) An orbital 100 caUed Biosatellite 2 is set to carry thousands of bugs and plants into space today to check for possible biological hazards to man on long spaceflights. The 955-pound spacecraft was aiming toward launch at 3 p m
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    • 420 6 No more Double-Dutch to him AMSTERADM. Thurs. (UPI) A Dutch left-wing senator said yesterday night his week-long visit to Hanoi was a disappointing experience. Senator Otto M. Boetes told correspondents upon his return that though he was Invited bv the North Vietnamese peace committee for having
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    • 282 6 LONDON, Thurs. (UPI) The British national daily press is operating at a loss because there are too many newspapers. Lord Thomson of Fleet said today. The newspaper magnate in a speech on 'Press and monopolies" to the City of London Young Conservatives, said only four of
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    • 93 6 AUCKLAND. Thurs. (Router) A Supreme Court judge ruled today that New Zealand courts have the right to try an Englishman charged with attempted murder on the high sea*. O n Tuesday the court's Jurisdiction was challenged when Neville Fineberg. 2", of Leeds, appeared charged with
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    • 226 6 TOKYO, Thurs. (Reuter) Prime Minister Eisaku Sato begins a series of overseas visits aimed at strengthening economic co-operation with SouthEast Asia and furthering his efforts for peace in Vietnam today. The trips, which begin in Taipei will take Mr Sato to Australia. New
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    • 73 6 HONG KONG Thurs (Reu'.er) Four pec 7 were killed ar.i eigr.f «<»-.- ously injured todf her. a truck p.ur.ged fee: down a hill' de r. e sr Taipo in n#»w Territor.\ The dead and :r yj-ei a.. Chinese were v e *>- *0 have been trave .r
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    • 52 6 23-year-old Japanese beauty Chikako Sotoyama (left) 36-25-38 and standing 5' 9½ at 125 pounds was crowned at the Japan elimination round for the Miss World beauty contest She will represent Japan Miss Yoko Sunami 34-24½-37 was selected to represent Japan at the Miss International Beauty contest. 54 beauties took part.
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    • 341 6 Mad mod and ugly IF YOU FAIL 1: lUD FAIL 2: 'THE PILL* WASHINGTON. Thurs. (Reuter) Abortion will soon become an entirely private affair by the use of a "do-it-yourself pill, according to a professor of religion at Princeton University. In a paper prepared for
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    • 549 7 Charity begins at home MANILA. Thurs. (Reuter) Philippine Senator Jose Diokno returned last night from a five-day visit to South Vietnam "convinced more than ever" that the Philippine Civic Action Group (PHILCAG) in Vietnam should be withdrawn. Senator Diokno was one of three Filipino
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    • 286 7 SEOUL Thurs. <t*Pl) A one-eyed miner who tested the limits of human endurance by surviving 15 days on bark and water trapped in a cave-in was a national hero today. Kim Chang-Sun. 36. rescued last night from 375 feet beneath the shaft
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    • 219 7 WASHINGTON. Thurs (Reuter) Mr. William Hajime Tanaka. a prominent Japanese-American lawyer here, has been named to defend Japanese scientist Hidebumi Hazama in a case involving U.S. Space Agency research documents. Dr. Hazama will appear in court tomorrow to answer charges that he made false
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    • 207 7 PANAMA CITY. Thurs (Hauler t Panama bones to breathe life back into thre* sweeping new Panama canal treaties with the Tnited States which now are in suspended animation because of fi*re* opposition here and in America. Plans to sign the three pacts, covering 'he
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    • 161 7 HONG KONG. Thurs (Feuter). China's export trade through Hong Kong has come to a virtual standstill, according to trade figures released here today. Last month China exported only 5.196 tons of goods to Hong Kong, most of which was for local consumption. A government spokesman
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    • 159 7 HONG KONG, Thurs (UPI) Conmunist terrorists. frtstrated by heavy rains on Wednesday givingthe colony a bomb-free day, this morning pUnted a bomb near the Taipo railway station in the new territories. Police reported the bomb wa? founi between the railway aation and the Taipo tousft market.
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    • 151 7 CLASS TOLD FLLNSBI'RG. West Germany. Thurv <Reuter) Flensburg criminal court ha> decided not to try Dr. Alfred F.ndrigkrit a teacher who told his class the bodies of Jew* killed at Naii concentration camps were too lean to he used for manufacturer soap Dr Fndrigkeit
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    • 151 7 JOHANNESBURG. Thurs ißeuter) Booksellers throughout South Africa have been told to blot out a nine-word quote by the dead African leader Albert Luthuli which appears in the b*>ok "MacMillan: A study in Ambiguity" now on sale here. The word 5 are Mr. Luthuli's comment
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    • 204 7 BONN". Thurs (UPI) He West German government refuses to take sides with Taiwan against Peking. Foreign Ministry State Secretary H. Rolf Lahr told parliament yesterday. Since Communist China began trying to win international recognition in abou' 19M. H Lahr said. Taiwan has sought to get
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    • 81 7 COPENHAGEN. Thurs. (Reu'en. Denmark's ambassador to the United Nations. Mr Hans Tabor, was today appointed Foreign Minister In the Social Democrat minority government. The appointment of the 45-year-oid diplomat —he was Security Council chairman during the Middle East crisis was announced by Prime Minister Jens Otto
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    • 197 7 Bid to blunt Smday^referendum LONDON. Thurs. (Reuter) Spain told Britain last night that she was readv to resume deadlocked negotiations on the future of the British Mediterranean colony of Gibraltar. The Spanish move came three days before the people of Gibraltar are due to vote in a
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 146 6 IHKUSH BULLETS HAD AFPAKEN TL* AT LOUS LAST FOUND TWE* MAMK ON THE CM&OFUNCLMI A3 SLUGS STITCHED A JWTTERN OFSUOPEN DEATH MO THE VEHICLES MOTOR, IT WOULD SEE* THAT ALEXANDER IMVSWS ATASTK COUNTER-ESPIOMA6E OPERATIONS WERE ENDS? FOREVER-A THASEOY THAT ALL BESAN A&.. WHLE AT THAT EXACT WOM»FR OUTSIDE... 17* H&JKY
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    • 26 7 HI THERE!... 1 AM AN APTEfstf< A WINDLESS ftRP wiTi-4 MAIRy FEATHERS, AND THIS fS M/ FRIEND, THE eNAKB. by Johnny hart I Th4CC&hIT BsfeFtfeooY giRPsI
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  • 465 8 ONCE again the Malaysian Finance Minister. Tun Tan Siew Sin. will be calling on American officials in Washington. This time he will not be asking for loans. He will be seeking American aid to maintain rubber prices at economic levels. Last January the American Government reduced
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  • 300 8 TT is a week since the implementation of Malay as the official language, and there are murmurs in Government offices of disputes about the clarity of official correspondence and circulars. The trouble arises from the usage of old Malay, anglicised Malay and modern Malay. Some officers who went
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  • 1060 8  -  By: Mulk Raj Anand AT the height of the freedom movement, Gandhi once said: ''My idea of nationalism is that my country may become free; and then if need be, the whole country may die, so that human race may live. There is no
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  • LETTERS...
    • 857 8  -  Miss Jacqui Loh, rublic Relations Officer, Public Utilities Board Singapore. I REFER to Mr. W. W. Hasdone's letter published in Eastern Sun on 12.8.67 and would like to clear up his misconceptions about the Board. First of all, I would like to explain that when the
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    • 105 8  -  E. ftRERA Fet&linf Jays. THE sketch on Merdeka r„e/ oy hlch apoears in Eastern Sun s Atk. 30th Issue, js beyond toubt a great piece of wort just great! it reflects on the harmony, pride, loyalty and progress of ou* multiracial nation: it ii better than a
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    • 241 8 Henry B. Rothblatt (Author, "Handbook of Evidence For Criainal Trials' 1 FLOYD felt good as he drove home at 2 a m. after attending a party until a police car suddenly stopped him State Highway Patrolman Harris decided to arrest him for drunken driving. "I admit I had a few
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  • COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL
    • 523 9 SINGAPORE, Thurs. At noon today, the price of rubber dropped to 47-i cent the lowest price recorded in nine years since December, 1949. Fortunately, tne market 4 ecover c d in the afternoon and September first grade rubber f.ob. buyers
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    • 190 9 KI'ALA Ll'MPl'R. Thurs. Two four-year scholarships of 520.000 each had been awarded for automobile engineering: in the I'nited Kingdom by Wearne Brothers (Malaya) Sdn. Berhad. Enche Yahayah bin Ahmad 21. of Dungun. Trengganu and Mr. Soo Sun Wah 20. of Kuaia Lumpur were selected
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    • 15 9 SINGAPORE Thurs The price of Tin today it $590.25 down $1.75 per picul.
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    • 321 9 Picture above shows Mr. Cheo Seng Koon, Managing Director of Art Friend signing the agreement with Mr. Naoya Sakai, President of the Dai-ichi Compton Inc. From left Mr. Yasushi Neishi Vice President, Mr. Cheo Seng Koon, Mr. Sakai, Mr. Lee Siew Mun, Manager of AFA. ART Friend Advertising announced today
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    • 768 9 SINGAPORE. Thurs. All counters in the market today were generally more active than the previous day* of the week, though the tone remained slightly easier. I Merlin Hotel, which still commanded an active interest among operator? in the morning session, slowed down considerably when the
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    • 254 9 SYDNEY. Thurs. A suggestion that exploitation of potentially large reservoirs of water In the atmosphere of otherwise arid regions should be Investigated la made by Mr P Dixon, in a paper published In the recent Issue of the Builetin of the Australian Mineral Resources Development
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    • 159 9 LUSAKA Thurs (Reuter) One of Zambia s two big copper mining groups the Roan Selection Trust R S T.) today reported reduced production rates for the year ended June 30. owing to fuel shortages. The group's quarterly report. showed production for the year to be 223.780 long
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    • 72 9 LONDON. Thurs (Reuter) The United Arab Regubllc ha* told British verseas Airways Corporation that it can resume commercial flights to Egypt, an airline spokesman said here today. BOAC aircraft have not touched down at Cairo since June 5 when the British airline was banned
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    • 24 9 HONG KONG. Thurt (UPI) Money quotations: HK55.77/5.7825 per US dollar for cash. HKS 16.07 per pound sterling. HK5270.125 per U«1 fold.
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    • 446 9 SINGAPORE —Nt«Kk Exchange hid and offer price* official!* luted at the close of business. j INDUSTRIAL Ben A Co. 150 1.52 Bou*tead 1.52 US C. Sugar 1.59 1.60 Chemical Co 145 1.46 Cold storage 3.46 Dim lop t.16 2 20 E. Smelting 4 24 4.42 EA.I. o 22
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    • 42 9 SINGAPORE. Thurs Th« Association of Banks today made the following rates to merchants: CANADA: Buying T.T 35i; Airmail OD 35$ 90 d st 35j credit bills. 33-15/ 16 trade bills. Selling T.T./OD ready were. Holland Guilders 115J: Italian Lire *****.
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    • 39 9 Mala>an 2.30 2.39 "•wnnd Malayan 1.65 1.74 Third Malayan 1.14 1.23 Th* Citmtnerof Industry Fwnd fW .♦*8 Th* »a\lnr« Kiinrt 1.30 1.39 Malayan ln\r«linpnt Tund 1.05 1.15 Strrlln* Commodity 3/9 4/4 Mr»t Hxngkonc .51 Hongkong .51 .55
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    • 113 9 The noon price* at the Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange today are > Buyer Seller Coconut Oil (FOB.) Hoik 48 00 Coconut Oil (K.OB) Drum* SO 50 Loose Copra Mixed 29.50 mm Muntok White Pepper (FOB.) <♦«", VLtt 130 00 Sarawak hlte Pepper (FOB.) W, M W 12: 50 Sarawak
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    • 24 9 LONDON. Thurs. (UPI) Rubber market opener: quiet with spot 15 15J. No. 1 RSS CIF basis port* Sept. 141 14|.
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    • 29 9 LONDON. Thurs. (UPI) Tin was steady quiet with 250 tons. Spot buyers 1184 sellers 1186. Business nil 3months buyers 1182$ sellers 1183 business 1183. Settlement 1186
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    • 118 9 SINGAPORE. Thurs The following ships are expected to he In port today:— God owns Vessels 1/2 Yewbank 3/4 Phenjan Ellen Bakke 6/7 Bawean 10/11 Straat Colombo 13/14 Karachi 15/16 Denbighshire 18 I-Yung 19 Sian Yung 23/24 Kimanis 27/26 Benlawers 29 '3O Talthybius 31/32 Eckhardt 33/34 Pembrokshire 35/36
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    • 747 9 4RRIVALS IN SINGAPORE Tim# IJAS a in Airline Ms A 029 from Kuala Lumpur. Tlmr 8.35 a m Airline MSA 019 from Kuala Lumpur. Time 8.50 a.m. Airline JL 71* from Jakarta. Time 9.30 a.m. Airline MAS 121 from Kuala Lumpur, Time |A HI a m
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 27 9 MEISHIiNI LINE Discharging cargo from japan via Hongkong "TAKATORISAN MARU" ITA S PORE 14'9/67 "YAMAHAKU MARU" ETA S PORE IS/9/67 Agents: PAN CONTINENT CORPORATION. T.I: *****. *****.
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  • INTERNATIONAL LITERACY DAY feature
    • 1064 10  -  GROWTH OF LINGUISTS ANTICIPATED By Koh Watt Seng, Ag. Director, Education Board, Singapore rpHE last literacy survey far Singapore was carried out in conjunction with the population census in 1957. This was based on the personal declaration of "ability to read
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    • 538 10  -  By J. F. CONCEICAO, Department of Extramural Studies, University of Singapore. HTHE uses of literacy may be discerned, initially, in the very meaning the word literacy" has today. To be literate does not mean simply to be able to read and write, but to be
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    • 266 10 ILLITERACY hampers human progress In many countries of the world special] r where the level of illiteracy is very high, productivity in agriculture and industry is very badlv affected and the rate of social and political progress slowed down. It is thus a
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 65 10 INTERNATIONAL LITERACY DAY With the C of OLYMPIC SPORTS (Sport Specialist) 64, Bras Basah Road, Singapore. 7. Tel: *****. SINGAPORE ENVELOPES CO RABBIT BRAND 10. LORONG 12. CEYLANC. SINGAPORE 14. TIL: *****0. MANUFACTURERS OF RABBIT BRAND ENVELOPES. ENQUIRIES WELCOME INTERNATIONAL LITERACY DAY Every S to ADULT EDUCATION BOARD V. For
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 193 11 all U.N.C.L.E. fans 'THE EASTERN SUN C.NC.L.E. FAN CLUB, sponsored solely by the Eastern Sun, welcomes all C.N.C.L.E. fans to apply for membership. The object of the Club is to bring together all the fans of the UNCLE agents. Illya Solo. Every Wednesday, the Eastern Sun will publish a half
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  • 817 12 Unruly behaviour to bring co contempt must sufficient deterre PARLIAMENT ROUND-UP BY JOHN KAM AND MARTIN LIM SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Minister for Defence, Mr. Lim Kim San today successfully sought Parliament's approval to amend the Criminal Procedure Code. He took the Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment) No.
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  • 257 12 $271,234 mil. old currency redeemed —Goh SINGAPORE. Thurs. Singapore has redeemed $*****4 million of the old currency notes by the end of August 31. This amounts to 34.66 percent of the total cur- rency redeemed so far. This was disclosed by the M mister for Finance. Dr. Goh Keng Swee.
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  • 574 12 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Minister for Labour, Mr. Jek Yeun Thong today assured that the Government would make every effort to formulate plans for the retraining of retrenched employees affected by the British run-down of troops as well as the train- ing
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  • 243 12 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The social habits of Singaporeans were so bad that legislation was needed to correct them, said the Health Minister. Mr. Yong Nyuk Lin in Parliament today. He was replying to an adjournment speech by the Member for River Valley. Mr.
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  • 459 12 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Minister of Health, Mr. Yong Nyuk Lin, declared in Parliament today that the present work force of 3,500 cleansing workers was overstaffed. He was replying to a question by Mr Sim Boon Woo (Changi) on dustbins
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  • 98 12 SINGAPORE, Thurs The Finance Minister, Dr. Goh Keng Swee today told Parliament that there had been a considerable Increase in the number of approaches made by Hongkong industrialist* to the Economic Development Board since the disturbances in the colony. The Minister was
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  • 380 12 SINGAPORE. Thurs The Government is exercising forbearance and restraint in order that certain political parties become apparent of their folly and return to the constitutional arena. The Minister of State for Defence Mr. Wee Toon Boor, stated this in Parliament when
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  • 443 12 SINGAPORE, Thurs.—The Moneylenders (Amendment) Bill passed by Parliament today makes it a seizable offence for a moneylender to "watch or beset residence or place of business or employment of a debtor with a view to harassing or intimidating him." In moving the second reading of the Bill,
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  • 119 12 SINGAPORE. Thurs About 83 percent of abortion* a year in Singapore or 4.T70 are criminally induced. Out of this about 4.000 cases are admitted to the Randan* Rerbau Maternity Hospital due to complications arising out of the abortions. The Health Minister. Mr. Yong Xvuk Lin
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  • 163 12 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Singapore's rapidly growing tourist industry will be given a further bomt with the completion of a $414,000 development scheme at Pasir Panjang which calls for the reclamation of It} acres of foreshore and sea-bed fronting the Haw Par Villa. This was revealed by the
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  • EASTERN SUN SPECIAL
    • 460 13  -  By Robert Kuan picnic at the waterfalls in Tanjong Rambutan, 14 miles from Ipoh in Malaysia, brings with it the fun and frolic associated with a morning outing in the wide and open places to dispel the monotony of the town. To the
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    • 550 13  -  By THAUNG MYINE HTHAI Police today con- tinued interrogation of a group of Pekingtrained Communists after what they describe as their biggest "catch" in years. In a series of raids late this w»ek. thev rounded up the men w)io. they say. have been running
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    • 683 13  - JAPAN'S WONDER' SKYSCRAPER By Yuko Nakamikado JAPAN'S first skyscraper. equivalent in height to Egypt's biggest pyramid at Gizeh. is due to be completed next March in earthquakevulnerable Tokyo. Plans for it are regarded her* as a triumph of advanced setsmologv and architectural techniques against the background of unpre-e--dentedly rapid urbanisation,
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    • 1328 13  -  The unknown astronauts by ROBERT JACKSON Arthur Murray looked up through the perspex canopy of his fast, swept-wing Sabre jet fighter at the B-29 bomber cruising fifty feet above him a giant silver bird against the deep blue of the sky. Murray's attention was
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 179 13 SHAW GAN1SATTON I IL- C O *cw 38*14 n»t D»r' 11. 13* 4 M. f 15 Prat U«t 41-*ae« CASH ea!y' ~»aa chaser? u J*a«« B*ad OCT Tor ONLY Lm TWICE' T«*a?ee!or hatvktH TTA) SO VTLTTARY COSCWON tor W 5 a j.:s D.aa BheTt TOMORROW \fTD«nOHT P»«D»rd T>»*r. Vtrf.a ROVGH
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    • 291 13 HSESn ORG A N I S A T I CJN CATHAY I PALACE 3 34 OO 4/J»e .VOW «BOWT>C! 11 a*. in 4. II l.M. S». 8ft 9 15 gm II 45 Sft K "EASY COME EASY GO" ELVIS PRESLEY Color Par.1 CATHAY PALACE Tetaorre* M!dal«ht' Color I M4»MCRE FOE
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  • SUN SPORT
    • 369 14 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Chairman of the Rothmans Sports Foundation of Australia, Sir Harold G. Alderson, has said that active Government assistance would help to enhance the sporting prowess of any nation. Sir Harold said through sustained Government support national sport* organisations would
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    • 114 14 SYDNEY Thurs <Reuter> Sir Donald Bradman. Australia's cricket evergreen. last night retained hi* position on the Australlan selection committee after the powerful threeman panel s first reshuffle In more than decade. The Australian Board of Control for International cricket, at Its annual meeting here- voted
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    • 646 14 by Little Nene SINGAPORE, Thurs. While Bangkok, the Philippines, Tokyo and Seoul are enjoying first class boxing cards and at times world championship fights, in Singapore and Malaysia we hardly see a good professional bill. Why Where are the boxers? The boxing
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    • 158 14 LONDON Thurs (UPI) Last night's soccer result*: INTER LEAGUE Irish L ft, Scottish L 2 Inter-Cities Fair Cirp Final. 2nd Leg Leeds United ft. Z. Dynamo 0. Zagreb win on 3-0 aggrega'* European cup winners. Cup. first round, first leg Aberdeen Ift. Reykjavik 0. ENGLISH
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    • 1350 15 H. R. H. The Sultan of Kedah Cup HofMt Clan > Dlv. 1 About—iy 4 Miles. 118 Pahang 4y 9 00 HJ»H Sultan of Pahanr 130 Chief MaiUr Danlela ey 8-11 Income Kotigai J Donnelly 51 November Son 7y fl.ll KL TJong R. Bltelen 631 TOUT
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    • 1030 15  -  By Musa Scully,C. F. Lee ITUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Seven seeded players qualified for the third round of the men's singles, in the first day of the Malaysian Open Tennis Championships, at the Selangor Club courts here. There wa* one upset, when Thailand's No. 2
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    • 443 15  -  By K.G. Tharan JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs. Singapore motor-cyclist Lee Wing Sang suffered a broken neck and four new unofficial lap records were established today in the trials for the two-day Grand Prix beginning 2.30 tomorrow. Lee. father nf four, was running at
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    • 1081 15 Kl ALA LUMP t' R, Thurs A total of 259 entries, comprising 104 Class 3. 116 Class 4 and 39 Class 5 horses, has entered for the Selangor Turf Club's September Meeting to be held here over four davs on Sept. 16. 17. 23
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    • 363 15 PENANG. Thurs. Heresay (Alan Trevena) shaped like a winner on the track here this morning when he easily skipped over 3f. In 362/5 set striding out smoothly all the way Hereaay finished his work with a bit in hand and is a "must follow" on
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    • 214 15 PINANG, Thurs The following Is the S-ipendiarv report for Second Day. Penang Autmun Meeting on Wednesday Going good RACE ONE: thin Man Mun <Shaari.> and Angel's Tip (Hamid) were slow to begin. RACE TWO: Our Byrsa (Kingston* refused to Jump away with the field
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    • 9TH JOHORE GRAND PRIX
      • 696 16  -  By K. G. THARAN JOHORE BAHRU, Thursday. 'THE Johore Grand Prix will be Held here tomorrow on a track that has been acclaimed by international "speed wizards" as one of the best in Asia if not better. Such fearful words to a common man
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      • 303 16 THE person who originated the speed game and made it a permanent feature of Johore's (if not the nation's) sporting life was the Sultan of Johore. He was then the Tunku Mahkota in 1940 when he sounded out to his father, the late Sultan Sir
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 551 14 N OTICES GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE IHE LOCAL GOVERNMENT INTEGRATION ORDINANCE, 1963 (No. 18 of 1963) Notice Under Section 19 (10) Whereas In exercise of the powers conferred by subsections (1) and <3» of Section 19 of the Local Government Integration Ordinance. 1963 (hereinafter referred to as "the
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    • 407 14 THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT INTEGRATION ORDINANCE, 1963 (No. 18 of 1963) Declaration Under Section 20 WHEREAS the streets known as:(i) JALAN TERANG BULAN from Maria Ave. to Swan Lake Ave. Mk. 27 (ii) SERVICE ROAD in Sea View Park from Cresent Road to Jalan Sea > iew Mk 25 (Hi) TERANG
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    • 295 14 TENDER NOTICES P.W.D. SINGAPORE Tenders are invited from P.W.D Registered Contractors for the following works 1. Fort Canning Road Widening (Orchard Road Oneway System "Civil Engineering' or "Roads" Contractors above S 100.000/-. Closing Date:- 19.9.67 at 10 am 2. Subsidiary drain into Siglap Canal from Jalan Eunos to Sietap Canal.
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    • 104 14 mm. ANNOUNCEMENTS. MARRIACES. BIRTHS. OIATNS. ENCACEM(NTS. PERSONAL. IN MEMORIAM CTC. VEHICLES FOR SALE. SITUATIONS VACANT. ACCOMMODATION VACANT. FOR SALI. WANTED ITC. $lO/- FOR A MINIMUM OF TWWTY WORDS EACH ADDITIONAL WORD 50 CENTS FOR A MINIMUM OF TWENTY WORDS EACH ADDITIONAL WORD CENTS (Box Number charged Hire* writ (e.g. In
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 53 14 TIME AND TIDE Penang: 2.48 a.m. (8.7 ft), 2.59 p.m. (8.3 ft). Port Swettenham: 8.07 a.m. (17.2 ft), 8.17 p.m. (15.8 ft) Port Dickson: 8.55 a.m. (10.3 ft), 9.12 p.m. (8.6 ft) Singapore: 12.54 a.m. (9.9 ft), 1.17 p.m. .(9.1 ft) jSedili Kechil: 11.55 a.m (7.5 ft). Kuan tan: 11.32
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