Eastern Sun, 4 March 1968

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  • 23 1 Eastern Sun Independent National Daily SINGAPORE EDITION Estd. 1966. Vol. 2 Mo. 576 Monday. 4 March 1968. MC (P) 0050 Price 15 cents
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  • 197 1 48 Americans killed in vicious hail of fire by Vietcong guerillas SAIGON, Sun. (Reuter). 'I7'IETCONG guerillas yesterday ambushed a U.S. Army company only nine miles from Saigon and unleashed a vicious hail of fire on the Americans, killing 48 of them, a U.S. military spokesman said here
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  • 118 1 SYDNEY. Sun. <R*uUr> The British Government's decision to withdraw its military commitments in the Far East was not irreversible. former British Prime Minister Harold MacMillan has said here. Mr. MacMillan was •peaking on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio programme “Guest of Honour” recorded before he
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  • 72 1 KNOXVILLE. Tennessee. Sun. (Reuter) Ed Fowlkes was all set to beat film star Paul Newman s performance of eating 50 eggs In an hour yesterday when hts stomach rebelled. Ed. a student at Tennessee University. downed 49 eggs in 53 minutes, just one off the total
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  • 26 1 President Johnson (on stand) watches roll -out of giant Lockheed C-5A plane for the first time, at Marietta, U.S. U.P.U., radio photo.
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  • 312 1  -  By PETER JOB JAKARTA. Sun. (Reuter) The Malaysian Prime Minister. Tunku Abdul Rahman, made the butt of mass hatred here under deposed President Sukarno s regime, arrives here tomorrow (Monday) to a warm welcome from Indonesia's new leaders. This climax to the dramatic reversal
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  • 67 1 NEW DELHI. Sun. (Reuter) Britain assured India the new.' Commonwealth Immigration Bill was not racially-based. and urged her not to make any move, that might be Judged as retaliation. diplomatic sources said here. Britain’s views were reported by Mr. John Freeman. High Commissioner here, in a
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  • 60 1 BRISBANE. Sun. (Reuter) Siamese twin girls joined at the chest died in hospital here tonight 13 days after they were born at Goondiwindi, southeast of here. Doctors had been considering an operation to separate them. The twin's parent were cafe owner Mr. Christos Tetteris. 42, and
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  • 79 1 JAKARTA. Sun (Reuter) Acting President General Suharto today reaffirmed that the Indonesian armed forces would not tolerate any kind of dictatorship, civilian or military, in the country. In a written speech to mark the anniversary of the Central Java Diponegoro Division, General Suharto said the
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  • 78 1 PENANG. Sun. A 27-year-old man, apparently in an attempt to steal electrical wires from Sungei Ara, Bayan Lepas. was electrocuted last night. His body was discovered by a passer-by early this morning. Beside the body were two to three strands of cut wire, found together with
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  • 47 1 L’AQUILA. Italy. Sun. (UPI) Three thousand high school students staged a protest strike on Saturday after the school principal suspended 17-year-old Lucia Mannettl from classes for six days. The principal said Lucia acted unbecomingly by letting her boy friend accompany her on the way to school.
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  • 123 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. The Federal capital's present long, long hot “summer” spell Is expected to go on for another week. A spokesman of the Meteorological Station at Subang International Airport, said today no rain was expected for at least another weekHe said
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  • 84 1 SAN FRANCISCO. Sun. (Reuter) Professor Christian Barnard said here yesterday that he thought he would discharge Dr Ph lip Blaiberg. the dentist he has given a new heart, from hospital after he returned to Capetown on March 11. Dr. Barnard told a Press conference he
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  • 159 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. A gang attacked and killed an Army corporal in front of a restaurant, near the Rex Theatre in Jalan Sultan here last night. Wee Tiang Kiang. 25, of the Transport Section. Batu Garrison here, was strolling with a friend. Thomas
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  • 83 1 BELO HORIZONTE. Brazil. Sun. (UPI) A 34-year-old mother who “died” 60 times in 10 days and was revived with heart massages was recovering on Saturday, an emergency hospital spokesman said. Mrs. leda Albergaria entered the hospital on Feb 20 with a congenital heart
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  • 103 1 Kuala lumpur, Sun. Talks on economic aid to Malaysia to off-set the withdrawal of British troops from Malaysia will be held here tomorrow. A five-member delegation led by Sir Allen Dudley, the Deputv Secretary to the British Ministry of Oversea* Development, arrive here
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  • 52 1 TAN AH RATA, Sun The Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore, Dr- Toh Chin Chye. arrived here yesterday for a week’s vacation at Singapore House. This morning. Dr. Toh accompanied Mr. Chou, captain of the Cameron Highlands Golf Club, for a round of golf. Dr. Toh will be here
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  • LOCAL NEWS
    • 225 2 2 stage early morning hold-up in Penang PENANG, Sun. A 48-yeor-old estate manager, Mr. Phuah Kok Soo, who is also the Kulim Branch supervisor of the Penang Turf Club three-digit lottery, was robbed of $5,000 cash by two men at his house in Green
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    • 161 2 MALACCA. Sun. The three Indian Chambers of Commerce here have been urged to heed the repeated call of the Prime Minister, to the various races to help foster national unity. The appeal was made by the Chief Minister. Haji Tallb Karim at
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    • 219 2 IPOH. Sun. A call to all civic minded young men to come forward to render community service was given bv the President of the Ipoh Junior Chamber. Air. L. Sarjeet Singh at their installation dinner and dance at Asrama Perak in
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    • 181 2 w TWISTED flaps of aluminium, strands of wire, rustv nails, nuts and bolts to the layman. these items would seem to be more appropriate in a garage or workshop than in an art gallery. But not so to Mr. Cheong Soo-Pieng of Singapore, who. three
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    • 218 2 'Substantial public support for another varsity KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. The call for another university, to be named “Merdeka University”, received substantial support from the public, said Dr. Chen Man Hin. the Chairman of the Democratic Action Party. The ‘‘Merdeka University" was to be sponsored by the United Chinese Teachers Association
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    • 97 2 KLANG. Sun The acting Minister of Education. Mr. Lee Siok Yew. today called on parents and old boys’ associations to help Government in educational development. He was speaking at the opening of the Old Bovs' Association of Telok Merbau School, in Sepang near here He
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    • 66 2 PENANG. Sun. Two youths, suspected of being responsible for robbing courting couples in the Botanical Gardens here, were detained by police las*, night. According to police, they detained three youths, following a telephone call from a member of the public, who told them that some people were
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    • 114 2 THE Christine Model Academy will organise a Bail on June 8 at the Chinese Assembly Hall. Kuala Lumpur The highlight will be the election of Fashion Queen 1968. Part of the proceeds of the Ball will go to the Little Sisters of the Poor
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    • 83 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun The two-dav Central General Assembly meeting of the Malaysian Chinese Association will be held here on March 23 This was decided by tha Central Working Committee of the party here today. The Prime Minister. Tunku Abdul Rahman, who is tha National Chairman of
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    • 24 2 IPOH. Sun. A motor cyclist Low Loon Hoi, 16. was killed in a head-on collision with a lorry at Kampar Road here yesterday.
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    • 245 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. The Malaysian Government was today accused of "wallowing in luxury ond extravagance," by the General Secretary of fhe National Union of Teachers, Malaysia, Mr. John Gurusamy. Commenting on the Finance Minister. Tun Tan Siew Sm s budget speech, he said.
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    • 57 2 KAMPAR. Sun. Police have detained a youth in connection with suspected copper wire thefts. The O.C.P.D. here, ASP Abdullah Ibrahim. said copper wire thefts could be eliminated If the public would give Information. A special team was at present on mobile patrols in Kampar District
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    • 189 2 SINGAPORE. Sun Some 60 delegates from nine Asian countries today launched a Committee for Development of SocioEconomic Life in Asia (SELA) an organisation for the promotion of human progress and justice in society. Mr. Gerard Keane, a member of the organising committee and Singapore's
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    • 415 3 Thriving nation can't afford to have 'on-lookers' Othman Wok SINGAPORE, Sun. The Mi nister for Culture and Social Affairs, Enche Othman Wok has called on more people to come out and participate actively in the Republic's affairs. Enche Othman made this call when he declared open the newly-metal-led road at
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    • 140 3 SINGAPORE. Sun. Another Singapore Government mission leaves here tomorrow for Phnom Penh to explore prospects for cooperation with Cambodia. This is the second official mission to leave for Cambodia for co- operation talks. The party comprises. Mr. PH. Meadows, Chairman. Tourist Promotion Board, and Mr.
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    • 203 3 SINGAPORE. Sun The Council of YMCA's of Malaysia and Singapore, in conjunction with Cathay Pacific Airways, is organising a tour of East and South-East Asia from April 6 to 23. The Journey by air will take tour-participants to Thailand. Taiwan, Japan and Hongkong.
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    • 43 3 SINGAPORE. Sun Dr. D.W.C. Gawne. Head of the Emergency Unit of the Outram Road Hospital will talk on “Observations from the Emergency Units at the Outram Road Hospital.” during the luncheon meeting of the Rotary Club of Singapore on Wednesday.
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    • 182 3 SINGAPORE. Sun Mr Tom Boardman. Export Sales Manager of B.P.C. Publishing Ltd of London, is to visit Singapore in the course of a lb-day sales tour Object of the visit is to strengthen the company’s links with publishers and booksellers and discuss the distribution of
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    • 81 3 SINGAPORE, Sun. Although the dry spell in Singapore is continuing, the water level in the Republic's reservoirs is reassuringly not below average At the Macßitchie Reser- voir, the water level stands at 23.47 feet just three feet below the normal 36feet level. The lowest level
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    • 265 3 SINGAPORE. Sun.—Singapore ranks sixth among Commonwealth countries handling telegraph traffic, according to a summary- of the 1966 1967 statistics disclosed by the Commonwealth Telecommunications Board's 16th General Report. The Report said Singapore handled telegraph messages with 23.032.384 words telephone calls with 467
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    • 301 3 SINGAPORE. Sun. The Redundancy Payments Fund has come into operation with effect from Mar. 1. the latest Government gazette announced. Under the regulations all employers who are making redundancy payments shall pay it to the Fund for which an interest rate of 51 per cent per
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    • 22 3 SINGAPORE Sun. There were 74 road accidents. of which four were se.ious. during the past 24 hours in the Republic.
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    • 74 3 SINGAPORE Sun The Singapore Family Planning and Population Board will hold a leciure/demonstration. including a film show in Chinese, tomorrow at 5.30 pm at the Institute of Health. Outram Road. These lectures/demonstrations will be held regularly on every Monday of the week except public holidays
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    • 328 3 SINGAPORE. Sun. Lt. Gen. Sir Reginald Denning has been, touring the Far East and visiting representatives of the Soldiers', Sailors' and Airmen's Families’ Association in the Command here. One of the oldest voluntary organisations in Britain. SSAFA needs to raise about $2 million a
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    • 51 3 6 p.m Singapore Festival '6B at Gay World Amusement Park. Geylang. 730 p.m Free film shows by the Ministry of Culture at Kampong Race Course, Kampong Tengah (8i m.s., Ponggol Road). Yook Kiau School (Tampines Road). Tai Cheong School (Chua Chu Kang Road) and behind Taman Jurong Post
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    • 245 3 SINGAPORE, Sun. The saving “to cut our coat according to our cloth’’ has great relevance for Singapore. the Minister for Health, Mr. Yong Nyuk Lin. declared today. He was speaking at the fwearing-tn ceremony of the fitn Management Committee of the Tailor Shop-Owners’ Association today
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    • 107 3 SINGAPORE. Sun. At the first annual general meeting of the Singapore National Academy of Science held recently, six new members were elected to the CouncilThey are Mr. Eric R Alfred, Dr. Chew Wee-Lek. Dr. D.S. Johnson, Dr. Leong Peng Chong. Dr. Walter R:ntoul. and
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    • 65 3 SINGAPORE. Sun. A 63-year-old former tnsha rider fell to his death from the third floor of a Housing and Development Board block of flats in Jalan Bukit Ho Swee this morning The deceased. Kwong Teclr Th.ve. of Block 17. sustained head and chest injuries He lived
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    • 696 10 SINGAPORE, Sun. The Government is expected to declare its stand on the recognition of Nanyang University degrees next month during Nantah's convocation. A hint that the Government would give official recognition to Nantah degrees was given last night by the Minister for Education. Mr.
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    • 70 10 SINGAPORE. Sun The Workers’ Party will held rallies ever* day from 730 to 930 p.m a* various places in the Jalan Kayu and Nee Soon consti’ueneies where two of their candidates are con'es’ing the forthcoming elections The eandida*es are Mr. Sum Choong Meng for Jalan Kavu
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    • 33 10 SINGAPORE. Sun. Mr. M.J. Namazie was unanimously elected president of the Singapore Muslim League at its recent annual general meeting. Mr TS. Abdul Jabbar was elected hon. general secretary.
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    • 428 10 N.Z. hails move to form Asean defence pact Thomson SINGAPORE, Sun. Any move to invite New Zealand to toke part in Asean would be given 'Sympathetic consideration" in Wellington, Mr. D. S. Thomson, New Zealand's Defence Minister said here today. The Minister had flown in from Kuala Lumpur in a
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    • 164 10 SINGAPORE. Sun. .An exhibition to stimulate public interest in the inherent qualities of the environment is being planned by the Singapore Planning and Urban Research Group (SPUR) with the assistance of other organisations and individuals The exhibition on environment is being planned for July.
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    • 182 10 SINGAPORE. Sun Twenty-eight trade unionists last night received certificates after •uccessfully completing the seven-week residential leadership training course Jointly Organised by the Na- tional Trades Union Congress and the National Youth Leadership Training Institute. The presentation was made bv the Minister of Finance.
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    • 278 11 Razak’s call to Govt officials OEREMBAN, Sun. Th« Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, yesterday called upon Government officials to assist in whatever way possible those smallholders who were hard hit by the fall of the rubber price. On their part he said, smallholders should put in more
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    • 132 11 JOHORE BAHRU, Sun. The Minister of AgriCullure and Co-opera-tives. Tuan Haji Ghazali bin Jawi. todav held an hour-long hush-hush conference here with top civil servants. Alio at the meeting were the Meatri Besar. Date Hap Cthman MohSmed Sa ad. and the Chairman of the
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    • 121 11 SEVANG Sun An industrial training institute mail be set up on a 27-acre p;£Ce of iand at the Ma* Mand'n site In Butterworth w.th technical aid from the German Government. Thu was disclosed by the ss.or.er of Labour. Fer.an" Mr. T. Katnam. here yesterday. Mr.
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    • 29 11 Mr. Homi B. Minecher Homiji, the leader of a Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East team which arrived in Kuala Lumpur for a four-day visit on Saturday.
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    • 187 11 PENANG, Sun. The long dry spell now being experienced on this island has greatly offected the vegetable and farming areas in the Relau District. Nearly 100 farming families who solely depend on rain and river water for irrigation purpose? have suffered tremendously.
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    • 110 11 MUAR. Sun The Bukit Gambir Local Council 15 mile* from here, has appealed to the Johore State Government for a grant of 5264.8CK1 for the construction of ten rural projects under the rural development programme. The projects to be carried out this year include: A
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    • 132 11 PENANG. Sun It Is very encouraging to note that the activities Of youth organisations in Malaysia are geared towards the development of leadership training and good citizenship. This wa* contained In the address of the Governor of Penang. Tan Sri Syed Sheh bin ghahabuddin. read out
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    • 85 11 KUCHING. Sun. The Chief Minister of Sarawak. Dato Penghulu Tawl Sli, and the Minister for Youth and Culture. Dato Ling Beng Biong. this evening received the insignia of Panglima Negara Bintang Sarawak at an investiture ceremony at the Astana. The Minister for Agriculture and Forestry, Mr Tajane
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    • 192 11 SEVEN members of International Rotarv District 330 which comprises Malaysia. Singapore. Thailand. Vietnam. Burma. Laos and Cambodia are on a twomonth Group Studv Exchange Tour of Rotarv District 280 the Australian State of Victoria and part of the State of New South Wales. The Asian partv
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    • 38 11 MUAR. Sun The Simpang Rengam District Branch of the Si John Ambulance Brigade will hold a certificate-presen-tation ceremony on March 15 at 7.30 p.m. Twenty-nine members of the branch will b* presented with First Aid Certificates.
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    • 610 11  -  SABAH NEWS BRIEFS By E. A. SUN XT' OTA KINABALU, Sun. Sabah holds great attractions for potential Australian tourists. The towns are clean and beautiful and hotel accommodations are good. These are the view expressed by the visiting Australian Minister of Labour and Tourism. Mr
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    • 182 11 KUCHING. Sun. The Ibans in the Simanggang District, Second Division, are now becoming businessminded. Manv Iban families own as many as 200 to 300 vines of pepper each in their gardens, according to the Simanggang District annual report last year. In the areas such as Uhl
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    • 73 11 MUAR. Sun. The Local Council of Gersik. 25 miles north of here, has decided to appeal to the Johore Sta f e Local Government for a sum of $117,000 for the implementation of five new projects in the Local Council area They are: A community
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    • 243 11 ALOR STAR. Sun. The supplementary water supply scheme for the Sungei Patani residential areas will cost $lO million and plans for Its implementation are already being prepared by the Public Works De- partment. A business centre has also been planned and a
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    • 63 11 MUAR. Sun Photographers in Singapore and Malaysia have been invited to take part In the Singa-pore-Malaysian photography competition, organised by the Muar District photographers' group and to be held in Muar on May 31. The competition consists of two sections: colour and monochrome. Entry forms can be obtained
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    • 124 11 Union's talks with F. N. end in deadlock KUALA LUMPUR. Sun.— The Secretary of the -National Union of Drinks Manufacturing Induitry Workers. Mr. I. Xavier, disclosed yesterday that talks held early this week between the union and the management of the Fraser and Neave for a compromise on wages and
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    • 47 11 PENANG. Sun. The Chief Minister. Tan Sri Wong Pow Nee. will officially open the Butterworth St. John Ambulance Association's third annual general meetmg at Che Wee Kor Moral Uplifting Society Hall in Jalan Kampong Paya at 4 p.m. on March 9.
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 259 6 SYDNEY Sun. (Reuter) Closer ties between Australia and Indonesia in South-East Asian regional security arrangements were foreshadowed bv the Australian Minister for defence and the leader of the Opposition Labour Party here last night. The Minister for Defence. Mr. Allen Fairhall. and opposition leader Mr. Gough Whltlam.
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    • 886 6  -  By Henry Keys WASHINGTON, Sun. (I PI) Washington's unending debate on the course of the V'ietnamese tear is focusing on tiro questions—shall the tear he dramatically escalated tcith the dispatch of tens of thousands more troops, or shall there he a change in
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    • 362 6 'Long leap forward' LBJ sees 600troop aircraft MARIETTA. Georgia. Sun. (Reuter) The United States yesterday unveiled the world s largest plane a US$2O m transport capable of carrying more than 700 fully equipped combat troops. President Johnson flew here for the ceremony and told the huge crowd who watched the
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    • 419 6 'JUST LIKE THE MOVIES' LA PORTE. Indiana. Sun. (UPI) A 20-year-old man and a 13-year-old girl who said they were inspired by the movie “Bonnie and Clyde” were captured yesterday as suspects In the gun slayings of two Michigan service stat- ion
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    • 117 6 LIVERPOOL. England. Sun. (Reuter) Trouble flared on the Chinese freighter Yongnine in port here after a photograph of chairman Mao Tse-Tung was found torn up in a hold. About 40 docker* refused to work on the 7.800-ton ship because, they claimed, crewmen had threatened and
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    • 71 6 TURIN Sun. (Reuter) A bomb exploded outside the United States consulate here last night, smashing a door, toppling a wall and unhlnelne fixtures inside the offices, police said. The consulate, on the second floor of a flve-storey building, was deserted at the time, and there
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    • 53 6 JAKARTA. Sun (Reuter) Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia will visit Indonesia this year. Foreign Office sources said today. The sources said the date of the visit was being set. The Emperor will be the first African head of state to visit Indonesia after Indonesia's abortive Communist
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    • 127 6 LONDON. Sun. (Reuter) The battles of Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson d'd net end at Trafalgar in 1805 he was hit bv shrapnel almost straight between the eyes in World War II A hole in the head of his statue in Trafalgar Square came to light
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    • 138 6 OXFORD. England, (Reuter) Nearly 200 students. angered bv Britain's immigration curbs on Asians, mobbed Home Secretary James Callaghan todav and threatened him with a ducking in a goldfish pond. Demonstrators, giving the Nazi salute and shouting "Heil” jostled the Minister who piloted through parliament 'he controversial
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    • 146 6 JAKARTA. Sun. (Reuter) The Indonesian Army today lifted its two and a half years old policy of censoring foreign correspondents dispatches before they leave this country. No formal announcement was made but correspondents who presented their messages at the censors office were told
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    • 70 6 MOSCOW. Sun (Reuter) —The Soviet Union launched into spare its fourth automatic station. Zond-4. Tass news agency announced yesterday. Zond-4 was put into a planned flight from the parking orbit of an artificial satellite, and measurements show that the station i* flying on a
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    • 270 6 Keeping out Asian returnees NAIROBI. Sun. (Reuter) The Kenya government today announced conditions (or the issue of visas to British passport holders of Asian origin who wish to return to Kenya At least 6.000 of Kenya's 100.000 Asians holding such passports are estimated to have flooded
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    • 113 6 Q.4W.4.\.-I is contentplating legislation making it compulsory for nonGhanaians to register and hold residence permits, Mr. J.ff'.K. Hartley. the Interior Minister, said last night. Mr. Hartley, who is vicechairman of the ruling National Liberation Council. said in a television interview that under the proposed legislation nonGhanaians found guilty
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    • 120 6 BRUSSELS, Sun. (Reuter) About jOO stone thi owing demonstrators protesting against America* pre- in Vietnam clasned with riot police guarding the U.S. embassy here last night. The police made about dozen arrests and cleared the approaches to the embassy building after about 15 minutes.
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    • 83 6 LONDON. Sun |Reuter) A plea was launched today for thousands of used nylon Stockings to help save wild animals trapped behind the rising waters of hydro-electricity dam in Venezuela. A spokesman for the International Society for the Protect on of Animals explained that braided nylon stockings
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    • 385 7 TOKYO, Sun. (UPI). Prime Minister Eisaku Sato yesterday summarily rejected an opposition party request that the Japanese government adopt a "Non-nuclear declaration" in which Japan will announce to the world its intention not to possess or permit use of nuclear weapons in Japan. Mr.
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    • 149 7 PHILADELPHIA Sun. (L PI) The USS New Jersey being prepared to join the fleet off Vietnam will be commissioned on April 6 at the Philadelphia Naval Base it was announ ced yesterday. The ship's full complement of 70 officers and 1,400 enlisted men will
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    • 75 7 BANGKOK Sun. 'Renter > Thailand is waiting a reply from South Vietnam to link up Bangkok and Saigon by commercial telephone “All equipment for a direct connection with Saigon has been installed and checked already." Thai deputy director General of Posts and Telegraph, Mr Sriboomi
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    • 36 7 KARACHI. Sun. (Reuter) A 30-year-old man killed himself by climbing a 90foot high electricity pvlon and hurling himself down cr to high tension wires after a family quarrel, the newspaper Dawn reported today
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    • 316 7 Another assurance on US stability WASHINGTON. Sun. (UPI) Sen. John Sparkman. Demnrrat-Alabama. with administration backing, moved yesterday to scuttle rumours about US. gold polities which have triggered a new flurry of bullion speculation abroad In a senate speech. Mr. Sparkman who is chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, said he
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    • 81 7 MEXICO CITY: Firemen wash down a gasolin petrol-drenched street after a tanker truck filled with high octane aviation fuel exploded following a collision with a car here on February 26th. Note overturned fuel truck and charred remains of car at left. Sheets of flame flashed along the street, engulfing scores
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    • 34 7 UDORN AIRBASE. Thailand: British and Canadian demonstrators are arrested at gunpoint on Thursday when they tried to picket to protest IS bombin* of North Vietnam UPI radiophoto.
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    • 429 7 MARIETTA Georgia, Sun. <UPI). President Johnson yesterday defended the "responsible" use of American power since World War 11, but warned thot there were limits to what it could accomplish. The President, said America had learned much about power and responsibility since the end of
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    • 178 7 KIO DE JANEIRO. Sun <UPI> Income tax director Cleto Meyer has announced a system of punishment for Brazil's chronic income tax evaders It includes 300 ner cent fines and prison terms. “We plan to collect at least three billion new cruzeiros <9OO million U S dollars
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    • 57 7 AUSTIN, Texas, Sun. (UPI) —A country singer who is trying to set a new record for living in a coffin says after eight days that if anyone is more tired than he is, “Thev ought to go ahead and be buried.” Bill White has been buried alive
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    • 106 7 JAKARTA. Sun (Reuter) An Indonesian military prosecutor today caled for death sentence to be passed on Communist leader accused of planning Indonesia's 1965 coup attempt The prosecutor. Lieutenant Colonel Sukotjo asked a Special Military Tribunal In Bandung. West Java, today to pass the death sentence
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    • 110 7 BANGKOK. Sun. (Reu’er) Police of Bangsue suburb in Bangkok have caught a live ghos*" and are quit* sure what to do with it. Police sources said today that Miss Prakong Panprayad. 61. walked into a police trap on Friday night, wearing a ghost mask. For
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    • 89 7 ALGIERS. Sun. (Reuter) General de Gaulle has invited Algerian Head of State Houari Boumedienne to pay an official visit to France, the semi-official daily El Moudjahid reported yesterday. The visit would be the first by Colonel Boumedienne to Paris since he overthrew President Ahmed Ben Bella
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    • 217 7 THE HAGUE. Sun. (Reuter) Bombs exploded in the Greek, Portuguese and Spanish embassies here earlv today and police raced to the U.S. embassy after an anonvmous telephone caller warned it would be bombed as well. The first explosion ripped through thp Spanish
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    • 72 7 MOSCOW. Sun 'Reuter) Peking's automatic telephone clock “Praises Mao Tse-Tung’ before it tells th« time the Soviet news agency Tass reported here The girl who answers telephone enquines at Peking airport does the same before she answers passengers' questions The guards outside foreigners' l‘ving quarters
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    • 69 7 LUSAKA. Sun (Reuter) Zambia's opposition African National Congress yesterday retained four parliamentary seats in by-elections held after four Congress members defected to President Kenneth Kaunda's ruling party. Zambian law provides for mandatory by-elections if an M.P switches allegiance. Congress now has nine seats in the
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    • 123 7 CAIRO Sun 'Reuter) A Chinese youth, accused by the Chinese embassy in Cairo of stealing a Japanese passport before arriving here, has applied for political asylum with the Soviet embassy, the newspaper AlAhram reported today. The youth also asked the Soviet embassy to pav for
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    • 74 7 GANDER Newfoundland. Sun (Reuter) Seventynine people escaped injury last night when a is >a airlines turho-n rt? n .’lane failed to reach the runway while attempting to crashland at the airport here The passengers were ,-d to safety after thp plane landed on cleared land
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    • 108 7 WASHINGTON. S v n. (UPI) President Johnson's riot commission has delivered a grim report to the nation. It says America's cities are dangerously unprepared to cope with another summer of rioting. A survey of 30 major Pol:- e reportedly revealed "serious deficiencies” in planning,
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  • 477 8 mHE land scheme at Bukit Goh. ten miles outside Kuantan, has fired the imaginatiori of the people of the State of Pahang. It all started as a bold experiment in living and working together for 50 unemployed youths on 400 acres of land carved out 6f the Jungle
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  • 135 8 r\VER the week-end all over Malaysia. Royal Malay Regiment units offered special prayers In remembrance of those who had fallen during the last war, the emergency and Indonesian confrontation. Malaysians owe a large debt which could never fully be repaid for our brave soldiers who gave up
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  • 750 8  -  By Dr. JWB Douglas DOR 21 years Britain's Medical Research Council has kept in touch with 5.00 0 children horn in 1040 and studied their development. This article, discussing important findings, is written bv the head of the Medical Research Council's unit at
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  • 507 8 'Miracle rice', land reform FAO aid for Philippines MANILA. San (Reuter) President Ferdinand Marcos now has some strong cards in his hand to otercome agricultural stagnation and discontent in the Philippines These Include a locally developed h 1 g h-yleldlng "miracle rice.” a land reform programme and the possibility of
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  • 318 8  -  By Henry B. Rothblatt (Author, "Handbook of Evidence For Criminal Trials") QJHORTLY after midnight as Lottie was walking near her home, three boys grabbed her purse. Lottie screamed and fought them. When the boys ran away. Lottie ran into her house to tell her husband. Lottie and
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  • LETTERS
    • 322 8 A S wives of political detainees, Dr Poh Soo x* Kai and Dr. Lim Hock Siew. who have been detained without trial for over five years, we cannot bear to remain silent on the remarks made by Mr. Lee Kuan Yew on political detainees during his press
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    • 173 8 THE Ministry of Education has now increased the school fees for the Further Education classes and :n Penang studerts taking art as one paper, are no more allowed to take craft because they were told here all Further Education classes students
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    • 118 8 T WRITE to say that I 1 found your report (Feb 3rd) of the appeal by the family of the detainees to the United Nations Secretary-Gene-ral refreshing after reading the report in another newspaper. Your report was free from Innuendos that the allegations of the families were without
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    • 65 8 T AGREE with the A gentleman who said In the Eastern Sun on 22-2-1968, that it was a wise move to hold early elections. Yes. for our Singapore Government, a very wise move Indeed But I am not altogether sure that It was fair Our Government might
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    • 56 8 THE Alliance Govern* ment must feel somewhat ashamed to have to pass a law to make people stand up for the National Anthem after ten years of Independence. I know of no other country where such a law prevails. Fines or jail will not enforce loyalty. Surely something else
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 41 8 Eastern Sun Independent National Newspaper MONDAY, MARCH 4. 1968 23-B. Cantonment Road. Singapore 2. Telephone: *****/7 Penang Office Ipoh Office 39. |a'an Saltan. Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia. Telephone: *****/6 8. Leith Street. Tel: ***** 77. Brewster Road. Tel: ***** Cable Address: AWNEWS
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    • 21 8 Ilf If* HRITIRS MUSI CIV I IHIIR NAMES I AOORCSSf* 1% GOOD FAITH. ifTrn* wiTMOtn a*d addrcsscs win *oi Bi rtsusMfp
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  • COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL
    • 614 9 The weekly market review iINGAPORE, Sun. Strength of the Industrial shares featured in last week's Stock Exchange of Singapore and Malaysia with heavy turnover and gains, scored a broad front. With the market so active last week, a turnover of 9.286,500 units valued
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    • 181 9 BOMBAY. Sun. (Reuter) India vesterday lowered its bank rate from six to five per cent. The Reserve Bank also announced reduction in the lending and deposit rates of banks and a further lowering on the concessional rates for export finance. The bank rate reduction v as
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    • 352 9 SINGAPORE, Sun. Lee Wah Finance Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lee Wah Bank Ltd., will open its doors for business on Wednesday at No. 391, North Bridge Road. Lee Wah Bank Ltd. is the second oldest indigenous commercial bank in Singapore and was established
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    • 475 9  - and under new pressure By Harry Hobbs T ONDO>\ Sun, (UPI) A new weekend attack of currency nerve* hit the pold markets in London and F’aris and «-et the pound and dollar under new pressure. Anxious businessmen watched the development. Some took protective action on the commodity futures markets to
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    • 112 9 JAKARTA. Sun (Reu'er) Indonesia's first tin smelting plant has produced 1.800 tons of tin concentrates. The agency said the US $2 8 million plant, bought in West Germany in 1961. would be able to process 25.000 tons, almost double Indonesia*’ tin production. The agency added that
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    • 222 9 TOKYO, Sun. (Reuter). The Japanese Government yesterday decided to import a maximum of 100,000 tons of rice from the Chinese People's Republic this year. Government sources said the rice import increase was needed to break the current stagnation at the
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    • 321 9 TOKYO, Sun. (JTB) Two out of every five new ships in the world are being built by Japan, according to Lloyd's Register of Shipping Statistics recently. Total world orders at the end of December, 1967 reached a new record of 40.351,369 tons, of which Japan
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    • 210 9 Economic, trade relations: IndonesiaS. Korea agreement JAKARTA. Sun. (UPI) Indonesia and South Korea yesterday signed an agreement for closer economic and trade relations. Both Governments agreed to examine on a regular basis the Import requirements of the two countries with a view to widening the scope of commodities to be
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    • 193 9 SINGAPORE, Sun. Mr. John Hoyer, General Manager for SAS and THAI INTER* NATIONAL for district Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore, has announced that more of their local staff are being sent to their special training school in Copenhagen. Mr Anthony Ng and Mr Vincent Loo
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 709 9 AIR MOVEMENTS—SPORE, K. LUMPUR] ARRIVALS IN SINGAPORE MSA 029 12.05 a.m. from Kuala l.uinpur. MSA ms a.os am. from kuala Lumpur. PAA MI9 0.10 a m from San franclM-o Honolulu/Guam/ Manila/Saigon. MSA 121 9 30 a.m. from kuala Lumpur. MSA 451 10.23 am. from Kuching. MSA 005 1025 am. from
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 1456 10 your XV and RADIO today TV MALAYSIA CHANNEL 5 KUALA LI MPUR and Pulau Plnang; 6 lp«n Melaka 3*lo Johore Bahru: 4 Tatping; 7 Batu Pahat; Kluang. P M.: 5.4'i Opening Announcement and Prog Summary; 5 m News Outlines in the National Language; 555 National bongs: 6 00 News in
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  • Student's Page-All $10 Essay Winners
    • 338 12 YOU MAY come from a poor family and cannot afford to buy thick volume* and encyclopaedias. yet you can acquire the whole field of human knowledge, from Shakespeare to atomic energy, without having to spend a cent. The secret? An hour a day at
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    • 188 12 RIVERS can be found almost everywhere. They provide a constant supply of water for irrigation, for example. the River Nile in Egypt and Hwang Ho in China Without this constant supply of water, crops would not thrive. Rivers are a means of communication too. like the
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    • 231 12 WE may say that parents should understand us better since they have already passed the stage we are in apd have had similar experiences. joys and troubles which we are now' experiencing Perhaps it is best that we try to see their point of view. instead
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    • 281 12 MANY people say that “money is the root of all evil” Of course it is only partly correct Money is not always an evil thing It all depends on how you use money. Money may be said to be the most useful thing in
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    • 423 12 rpo be happy is quite an easy thing to do. Everyone is able to Have 1 happiness if he makes up his mind to live happily. If you wish to be happy, try to bring happiness to your family, your friends
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    • 269 12 THE ADVENT of science has brought forth rapid progress and radical change Science has brought about the introduction of mechanical devices. Today, mechanical powers are eliminating both mental and physical strain and stresses of men Men have all sorts of machines to help in his work
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    • 226 12 NO one can fail to realise the important part that newspapers play in the daily life of the people. Not only does It keep us informed about, events of interests in foreign lands and those in our own country but at the same time it moulds
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    • 223 12 MALAYSIA is a multiracial country. The majority of the people are Malays. Chinese. Indians and other races These people cannot vet think in terms of one However to make every one think as a nation, we must have unity and understanding. Solidarity means unity resulting
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    • 247 12 Last year, my aunt In Penang, wrote a letter to me inviting me to visit her I could not refuse her invitation. so I gratefully acepted it. She suggested that I should start the journev as soon as the second term holidays started. With
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    • 338 12 THE USUAL atmosphere in the busy street was a monotony. Often. one would feel giddy and uncomfortable while the sun was at its highest. Hawkers and traffic jams were a great confusion every now and then. Once in a twinkle of an eye .things
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    • 432 12 I WAS 10 years old then. It was a fine day. My friend. Jane, and I were walking home after school. I asked her to go swimming that afternoon. Jane, being a rather obedient girl, said that she would not be allowed to
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    • 154 12 Rules of Eastern Sun’s essay writing All entrants are requested to observe the following rules: 1. Each entrant must fill in his/her own writing the entry form appended below. 2. No entry trill be considered without the entry form proiterly filled un. 3. The entrant must attach his/her photrygraph to
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  • 564 13  -  By ELIZABETH RODRIGUES FEW decades ago, men were comfortably secured in their jobs. But today, they face stiff competition from the foir sex. In fact, they are everywhere, including hotel management, which was once considered a man's job. One such woman who penetrated
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  • 401 13  -  By SHOTA USHIO, United Press International UPL rPHE Saikai coffee shop radiates security and makes its customers feel like millionaires. For, of all places, it was built inside an underground bank vault after the vault's business failed A Japanese busi- nessman installed a massive steel vault filled
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  • 424 13 UPI. A Japanese doctor claims there is great possibility of curing cancer patients by treating them with treated mumps virus, it was revealed recently. Dr. Teruo Asada. 43. of Kameoka City near Loo in Japan, writing in the latest issue of the journal of the
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 304 13 "FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD "Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife. Their sober wishes never learned to stray; Along the cool sequestered vale of life Thev kept the noiseless tenor of their war.” Thomas Hardy's Immortal Classic Now A GREAT MGM Film in 70 MM and Metrocolor V Everyone
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 296 13 ©SIIAW ORGANISATION LIDO Phone ***** Hurry: Hurry! Mr It LAIT S DAYS! US. 5 15. 545 o a "Caaelot" start* promptly at 15* pm J p m «53 p m SCHOOL Children CONCESSION *1.50 TO ANY SEAT AT 1 «5 A 5 15 p m. SHOWS DAILY Richard Harru. Franco
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  • 889 14 SINGAPORE. Sun Following is the list of horses in training for the Singapore Turf Club Derby meeting on March 9, 10. 16 and 17. Trainer Ahmad bin Abdul Sam ad 1. Chen-Li-Chu 2. Red Peony 3. Lash 4. Victory II 5.
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  • 771 14 BRIDGETOWN. Barbados. Sun. (Reuter) John Edrich and Geoff Boycott shared an unbroken opening partnership of 169 as England marched powerfully towards West Indies’ first innings total of 349 on the third day of third cricket Test here yesterday. Boycott, fresh from his double-century against
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  • 172 14 CARDIFF. Sun. (Reuter) The Welsh Rugby Union selectors, dissatisfied with their team's 5-0 victory performance over Scotland last month, on Friday made five changes for the international against Ireland at Dublin on March 9. They have completely reorganised their threequarter line. Kerl Jones
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  • 73 14 NEW DELHI. Sun. (Reuter) India decided to support an International Lawn Tennis Federation proposal to create a new class of “authorised” player. But at Its annual meeting. the All-India Lawn Tennis Association decided to accept whatever decision the International body takes on the question
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  • 34 14 MUAR. Sun. Penang and Taiplng Prison Departments Combined beat Muar Prisons Invitation 1-0 in a charity football match in aid of the Prison Officers' Educational Funds at the Town Council Pad&ng here
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 487 14 IAbiERN Sun Classified advertisements can be accepted at the following addresses: MONT DOR MILK BAR. Ngee Ann Building Singapore SS. MUBARUK fr Brothers. 63, Bras Basah Road, and 2. Maiu Avenue, Serangoon Carden Estate. Singapore TAY BUAN CUAN LTDSUPERMARKET 83. East Coast Road. Singapore 15. Tel: *****9 HAMIEM STORE. 1419.
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    • 494 14 TENDER NOTICES J.K.R. SELANGOR PEMBERITAHU TAWARAN J.K.R. TAWARAN daripada pemborong yang berdaftar diJ. di-dalam kelas D kaatas dan ka-atas kepala II akan di-terima di-Pcjabat Jurutera Penguasa. J.K.R. K. hingga jam pukul 3.00 petang pada 8 3.1968 untok:— PROVIDING WATER PROOF COVERING OVER THE ROOF OF CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT. PETALING JAYA. KUALA
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    • 506 14 TENDERS PEMBERITAHU TAWARAN J.K.R.. MELAKA TAWARAN daripada pemborong2 yang berdaftar diJ.K.R. daiam Kelas “C” dan ka-atas akan di-terima diPejabat Jurutera Negeri, Melaka. sa-hmgga pukol 3.00 petang pada 14hb. Mach, 1968 untok:MEMBENA LOJI PEMBERSEHAN AYER DAN KERJA2 YANG BERK AIT AN UNTOK BEKALAN .AYER MERLIMAU SUNGEI RAMBAI DI-CHIN CHIN. MELAKA. Semua
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    • 348 14 r PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, MALAYA. APPLICATIONS are invited from Malaysian Citizens below 40 years of age to fill several non-academic appointments. (a) Administrative Assistant Salary Scale: $350 x 20 390 42# x 28 706. Qualifications: <i) A Full Higher School or its equivalent with not less than 2
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  • 1392 15  -  HE WINS CROWN BY SIX STROKES By LITTLE NENE SINGAPORE, Sun. Discarding final round jitters, Hsieh Yung-yo, the lanky golfing wizard from Taiwan, shot a last round 71 for an aggregate 275 to walk away with the 1968 Singapore Open championship with six precious strokes to
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  • 2084 15  -  Jockey Coles boots home three winners By WINDSOR LAD PENANG. Sun The Rudy van Breukelen-Les C c' combinat.on came to the fore when Avenger II and Black Tulip completed doubles here this afternoon, concluding day of the Penang Turf Club s Spring meeting. Avenger 11. wen
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  • 58 15 JOHORE BAHRU. Sun Johore Malays beat Singapore Malays 5-3 in a Sultan Gold Cup match played at Seri Galam here this evening Half-time score was 3-0 in Johore's favour. Johore's Osman Abdullah scored a hattrick. Other scorers for Johore were Latiff Ibrahim and Rahmat Meon Singapore’s goals
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  • 50 15 SEREMBAN. Sun. The Harimau Sports Club ‘‘A retained the Bidney Ananda trophy for the fourth successive year when they edged Negri Sembilan Schools Sports Council "A I—o in the womens hockey competition here toda*. A goal in the second half by Mur.iarthl earned them the trophy.
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  • 46 15 SINGAPORE. Sun. Joint Services beat Singapore's Under-23 squad 4-2 in a friendly match played at .lalan Besar this evening. Services' led 2-1 at halftime. Scorers for Services were Thomson (2), Herding and Peeky. one each. Robin Chan and Lim Lye Huat scored for Singapore.
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  • 70 15 IPOH. Sun. The Perak Police Cricket Association beat Ipoh Club bv 98 runt in their one-day annual cricket match at the Municipal Padang here today. The Perak Police Cricket Association were 216 all out and Ipoh Club 112 P.G. de Silva 71 runs (retired) was
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  • 55 15 SEREMBAN. Sun The annual cricket match betweeh Outstation and Instat.on for the Leonard Trophy ended in an exciting draw here today. Instation, set to score 165 runs in 135 minutes were 17 runs short when stumps were drawn Final score*: Outstation. t«6 and 124 Instation:
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  • 31 15 SEREMBAN. Sun In an all-Malaysian Police finals of the Negri Sembilan Club fix-a-side hockey carnival for the Sivagnanam Cup. Police C” beat Police "D” 3—2 after extra time.
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
    • 48 15 BIG SWEEP Mi mkL i TOTAL POOL: $80,140 Ist PRIZE No: *****2 $26,446 2nd PRIZE No: *****4 $6,611 3rd PRIZE No: *****7 $3,305 STARTERS: ($550 eoch):Nos. *****8, *****7, 21 1706, *****4, *****8, *****9, *****6, *****7. CONSOLATION; ($330 each):Nos. *****6, *****3, *****6, *****3, *****7, *****4, *****8, *****9, *****9, *****2.
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  • 594 16 League leaders beaten 3-1 by the 'unpredictables' T ONDON, Sun. (Reuter) Chelsea, the unpredictables of English soccer, shock* ed League leaders Manchester United when they won 3—l at Manchester in Division One yesterday. United, with nearest rivals, Leeds United, playing in the League Cup final against
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  • 367 16 LONDON*. Sal (Reuter) Results of football matches played today were ENGLISH ONE Burnley 0 Man C:tv 1 Everton 3 Coventrv C 1 Leicester C 3 Sheffield U 1 Man. U. 1 Chelsea 3 Sheffield W 1 Newcastle U 1 Sunderland” 0 Southampton 3 Wolves 1 Liverpool 1 ENGLISH
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  • 1784 16 ENGLISH ONE HOME AWAY Man. United Leeds Man. City Liverpool P P 30 29 29 30 W W 11 13 11 13 D D 2 2 2 1 L L 1 0 2 1 F F 3 38 37 A A 14 10 14 9 10 13 10
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  • 141 16 The handsome six-year-old stallion His Grace is paraded before delegates to the Seventh Asian Raring Conference, held in New Zealand recently, in the parade ring at West Derby Stud, near Levin. 55 miles north of Wellington. Bred at West Derby. His Grace, in a
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  • 119 16 MULTAN. Pakistan. Sun (Reuteri Pakistan hit back well after being dismissed for 366 on the second day of their four-day unofficial Test against a Commonwealth team here yesterday. Leg-spinner Inti k h a m Alam took three wickets and at the close the Commonwealth were 127
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  • 57 16 SYDNEY. Sun. (Reuter) Karen Moras. Australian hope for the Olympics, failed in an attempt to beat the world 880 yards freestyle swimming record held by American Meyer, here last night. Miss Moras broke the Australian record with a time of nine minutes 47.0 seconds, but Miss
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  • 48 16 MUAR. Sun.—The fourth Malaysian youth basketball championships will be held at Johore Bahru from April 15 The Mentri Besar of Johore, Dato Haji Othman bin Haji Mohamed Sa'at. who is also President of the Johore State Sports Council, will declare open the championships at 7.30 p.m.
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  • 59 16 BRIDGETOWN. Barbados. Sun. (Reuter) Wes Hall, the West Indies fast bowler, went to hospital for an X-ray examination after being rapped on the hand while batting in the Third Test here against England. Hall was struck by a ball from David Bown and has a suspected
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  • 265 16  -  By VERNON MORGAN T ONDON, Sun. (Reuter). Leeds United proved too good for their London opponents Arsenal in yesterday's English Football League Cup final, winning by I—o after their match at Wembley. The winning goal came In the 18th minute following a corner
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  • 354 16 NEW YORK. Sun. (Reuter) Unbeaten heavyweights Joe Frazier and Buster Mathis clash at the new Madison Square Garden here tomorrow in a double world title programme which could gross over one million dollars (£416,600) from the live gate and closed-circuit television. The heavyweights,
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  • 63 16 PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad. Sun (Reuter) Bryan Davis, the West Indies and Trinidad opening batsman, will play for Glamorgan this summer. He has accepted a contract to play as a professional and will leave for Britain next month He will, however, be unable to p’ay
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  • 371 16 BRADFORD. England, Sun. (Reuter) A secondhalf rally enabled Great Britain to beat France by 19 points to eight in their Rugby League international here yesterday. France led eight-six at halftime and It was not until the 50th minute that Britain took the lead In
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 67 16 TIME AND TIDE Penang: 2.57 a m. (7.5 ft.). 3.26 p m. (7.6 ft.). Port Swettenham: 8.09 am. (13.9 ft.), 8 27 pm (14.5 ft.). Port Dickson: 9.06 am. (8.0 ft.), 9.30 p m. (8.7 ft.). Singapore: 1.33 a.m. (9.1 ft.), 1.55 p.m. (8.6 ft.). Sedili Kechil: 12.19 a m.
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