Eastern Sun, 11 March 1968

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  • NEWS
    • 271 1 PETALING JAYA, Mon. Malaysia is today involved in the changes of time, the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Dr. Lim Swee Aun said today. "As time and tide waits for no man, there must be a sense of urgency or we shall
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    • 113 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Malaysia and Indonesia will soon discuss problems of free-flow' of trade between the two countries The Minister of Commerce and Industry. Dr. Lim Swee Aun, in disclosing this today, said a jointcommission of both nations would meet soon. Dr. Lim said
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    • 295 1 KI'ALA LUMPUR. Mon. The Sultan of Selan(or. who Is the Honorary Group Captain of the Roval .lalavgian Air Force, will make a onr-dav official visit to the Royal Malaysian Air Force Base. Kuantan on Thursday. The Sultan will be accompanied by the Tengku Ampuan. the
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    • 125 1 PENANG. Mob Four masked intruders. armed with daggers, escaped with $228 in cash and jewellery, from a soap factory in Presgrave Street after bundling up a worker in a blanket, during the week-end. Miss Yeoh Ah Tin said she suddenly woke up and
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    • 48 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. The Democratic Action Party. Pantai Branch, has passed a resolution deploring the Government for passing the Industrial Relations Act. 19«7. At a meeting last week, the branch said the act was a curtailment of the workers right to fight for better working conditions.
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    • 48 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon The Yang di-Pertuan Agong has sent a congratulatory message to King Frederick IX of Denmark, Copenhagen on the occasion of the anniversary of the King's birthday The Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tunku Abdul Rahman has also sent a ainular message.
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    • 59 1 MALACCA. Mon. Dr. Aziz Durairatnam. a dental surgeon, of the General HosSital here, today withdrew is aDpeal in the High Court against his conviction in the Magistrate's Court last May when he was found guilty of assaulting a female subordinate and fined $lOO. The appeal was due
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    • 147 1 MALACCA. Mon. Three men were killed in two separate road accidents here yesterday The accident at Alor Gajah District which occurred at the 17 mile Alor Oajah-Tampin Road Involving a car and a local bus claimed two victims. In the head-on collision which occurred at
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    • 81 1 IPOH. Mon.—A Police constable. Mohamed Yusoff Mohamed Isa. riding pillion on a motor cycle driven by another policeman. Mohamed Noordin lost his life in a road accident in Tapah yesterday They were on their way back to Semmangol in Upper Perak after attending a refresher course in
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    • 45 1 IPOH. Mon. A Morris 1100 car with three passengers was detained by police at Jaian Parit yesterday. A oolice spokesman here said the car was apparently being used as a getaway vehicle for committing robberies The three men were detained for interrogation.
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    • 83 1 “Five Singapore Sculptors” at the National Art Gallery. 10 a.m. to 630 p m Works of prominent Malaysian artists at Peninsular Art Society, 41 Jaian Raja Muda. 9 a.m to 6 p.m. Jaian Weld Swimming Pool, 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.. 2 p.m to 5 p.m. and 6
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    • 176 1 IPOH Mon Chan Tan Fuk. 37. was today sentenced to a total of five years’ jail for Illegal possession of firearms, ammunition and a forged identity card. Chan, also known as Chan Tan Fatt alias Ah Swee alias Ah Aung was described by the Prosecuting
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    • 444 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. More than 140.000 people in Malaysia are suffering from some form of mental illness. And only a small percentage of these people receive treatment, partly due to lack of trained personnel and inadequate facilities. The mental hospitals in Tanjong Rambutan and
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    • 227 1 PENANG, Mon. With the general elections to take place in May next year, the Penang Alliance has already started gearing up its machinery. The Publicity Chairman of UMNO. Penang Division. Enche Yusoff Lattff. said here today. We are getting prepared for the elections and we
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    • 79 1 IPOH. Mon. A car with three women passengers on Its way from Taiping to Sitiawan skidded off the road and overturned. killing a 17-year-old girl. Ng Lee Choo. The car went out of control, when one of its rear wheel* had a puncture. The accident
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    • 59 1 KUALA LUMPUR Mon Mr. R J. P. Hardless has been elected president of the Petaling Jaya Rotary Club. Other office bearers: Mr. John W Henderson, Vice-pre-sident., Mr. K S. Menon. Secretary. and Mr. S. Kula Singarr. Treasurer The Directors are Mr. Kon Kee San. Mr. Paul Leong.
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    • 42 1 MALACCA. Mon. This town will not have parking meters at least for the time being The Municipal Council has given up the idea because it has been told that maintenance costs are high and theft of cash frequent.
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    • 25 1 MALACCA. Mon. Malacca had rains yesterday It was the second successive wet day after a nine-week spell of dry and hot weather.
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    • 87 1 MUAR. Mon. A recruiting team from the Royal Malaysian Navy will be at the Batu High School on March 23 to select suitable candidates for enlistment in the navy. Candidates should be Malaysian citizens between the ages of 18 and 23. five feet two inches in
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    • 179 1 BUTTERWORTH. Mon Two gunmen, each riding pillion on separate motorcycles, escaped with $5,000 cash and unsold threedigit lottery tickets after forcing a taxi to stop along the Telok Ayer Tawar main trunk road yesterday. The robbers shot at the tyres. puncturing them and thereby forcing the
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    • 149 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Me*. The University of Malaya Students' Union today appealed to the residents of Petaling Jaya to help accommodate the University’s 1.900 freshies who will begin their term in May. In a press statement, the President of the Union. Mr. R. Raj Kumar, said
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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  • LOCAL NEWS
    • 339 2 SINGAPORE, Mon The Singopore oil races Shipping Freight Working Committee today urged rubber shippers and packers in the Republic to unite and resolutely follow the call by the Malaysian Senator, Mr. Gan Teck Yeow, to opt out of the F.E.F.C. contract system. The
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    • 325 2  -  By K. S. SIDHU SINGAPORE, Mon. India will seriously consider further requests by the Singapore Government to train navy personnel, the Flag Officer Commanding the Western Fleet of the Indian Navy, Rear Admiral S. N. Kohli assur- ed today. Addressing a press conference
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    • 134 2 SINGAPORE. Mon —The wife of the Assistant Registrar of the Singapore Polytechnic. Madam Tan Kim Kee. today successfully sought for divorce from her husband. Toh Teck Sung, on ground* of separation after seven year*. The divorce suit was heard before Mr Justice Kulasekaram
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    • 69 2 SINGAPORE. Mon. The Workers’ Party will hold three rallies tomorrow. Wednesday and Thursday, from 7 p.m. to in p m. The first rally will be held at the junction of Yio Chu Kang Road and Tua Pak Kong. Kow. Track 25. The second rally
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    • 68 2 SINGAPORE Mon. A postman, Sulaiman bin Mohd. Zin, 28. was today charged in the Ninth Magistrate's Court with dishonestly secreting five letters in his shirt. He la alleged to have committed the offence at Katong Post Office at Tanjong Katong Road on Feb. 27. He claimed trial and
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    • 186 2 SINGAPORE. Mon. A military hovercraft squadron will arrive in Singapore during this month and April. A Port of Singapore Authority circular issued by the Port Master, has advised the shipping community that the signals shown by the hovercraft when underway will be By day no
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    • 159 2 PAP candidate starts house-to-house campaign SINGAPORE. Mon. The People's Action Party's candidate for Moulmein. Mr. Chia Seong alias Lawrrnce Sia. has started a series of house-to-house visits as part of his election campaign During his| house-to-house visits during week-ends, he has been accompanied by enmmurrity leaders and the party's (members.
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    • 61 2 SINGAPORE. Mon.—Chua Peng Lai. 29, was today charged in a Magistrate's Court with the murder of Tan Bok Piaw Chua is alleged to have committed the offence together witth seven unknown persons at Bamboo Grove Housing Estate, off 9 m.s.. Upper Bukit Timah Road, on
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    • 59 2 SINGAPORE. Mon. A banishqp. Chan Kee Kong, was today jailed for 12 months!by the Third District Court gor re-entering Singapore without legal authority. He was found guilty of being at I.orong. 30. Guillemard Road, on Feb. 22. Chan was banished from Singanore on Oct. 21 last
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    • 70 2 Singapore the discussion point in' Sydney Singapore was the discussion point in Svdnev when “Princess of Singapore” Angela Attias (left) met Nadine Warfield. Brisbane's Warana Queen on top of the 25-storey AM P. Building at Sydney Cove. Angela is an entrant in the "Queen of the Pacific Quest". Nadine will
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    • 126 2 SINGAPORE, Mon An army is not a clique of people or the tools of a dictator, the Minister for Labour. Mr Jck Yeun Thong said here tonight. The army, he said was t® serve the people and to protect the country
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    • 104 2 SINGAPORE. Mon The National Safety First Council of Singapore wishes to co-ordinate the crash-hel-met-c a m p a 1 g n efforts with crash helmet sales promotion and quality control efforts with crash helmet sales promotion and quality control efforts of manufacturers, importers and distributors
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    • 392 3 Judge warns woman witness: KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Mr. Justice S. M. Yong today warned a woman witness in a rape trial she would be sent to jail if she did not testify seriously. The situation arose out of a question put to Ng Bwee
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    • 163 3 SEP AN G. Mon. The Assistant Minister of Education. Mr. Lee Siok ew. today suggested the setting up of a fishermen advisory board to deal with the threats of piracy and secret aocieties. Dunne a meeting with fishermen from nearbv fishing villages here, he said
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    • 108 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Moo The Ministry of Defence tocav expressed its condolence over the death of General Charles Aiileret, French Army Chief of StaS, ■who was killed in an aircraft recently. A message of condolence was sent to Monsieur Pierre Anthoruoz. French Ambassador in Malaysia It reads:
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    • 50 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon The balloting for the allocation of stalls for Pasar malam at the Municipal car park. Jalan Store, and the Municipal car park. Jalan Ampang. will take place to morrow in the central market A total of 145 applicants will be ballbting for the stalls
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    • 545 3  -  Two youths slashed to death... By LUCIAN PETER KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Two youths were slashed to death here last night. But the post-mor-tem on one of them revealed a mystery—a .38 bullet wound on the body was certified by the Pathologist at the General
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    • 73 3 KUALA LUMPUR Mnn The Prime Minister Malaysia. Tunku Abdul Rahman today sent a congratulatory message to Sfir Seevoosagur Ramgoolam. Prime Minister of Mauritius, on the Island s Independence Day tomorrow The message read?: “On this memorab&e day when Mauritius a’talns her independence I have great pleasure in
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    • 90 3 Tun Abdul Razak cutting his birthday cake at his residence in the Lake Gardens. Kuala Lurhpur. yesterdav (March 11). The Deputy Prime Mi- nister was celebrating his 46th birthday. Looking on are (from left): Tun V. T. Sambanthan. Minister of Works. Posts and Telecommuni- cations; Tun Razak's
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    • 310 3  -  By Chan kam Yau KUALA LUMPUR. Mon Behind that hauntingly sad look on the pretty face of Miss Lim Slew Keng, 20. is a pathetic tale. Suddenly. and without warning, she and her family were evicted from their house at the 4i mile, Jalan
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    • 87 3 WELLINGTON. Mon. (Reuter) The New Zealand Prime Minister, Mr. Keith Holyoake. said today he hoped to attend a proposed tve-nation Ministerial conference on the future security of South-east Asia. Malaysia's Prime Minister. Tunku Abdul Rahman, has proposed that Britain. Australia. New Zealand. Malaysia and Singapore meet
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    • 312 3  - Soon a united opposition party U.D.P. Chief By KHOO BOON CHOO PENANG, Mon. The National Chairman of the United Democratic Party, Dr. Lim Chong Eu, today disclosed that negotiations and consultations with other opposition parties were now reaching a final stage “I am confident we shall be able to make
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    • 129 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. The Government is considering certain measures to curb "undesirable, pseudo-fragmentation” of rubber estates, said the Minister of Lands and Mines. Datu Abdul Rahman bin Yaakub. today. He said the Legal Department was now drafting a scheme which would soon be tabled for
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    • 31 3 BERNE. Switzerland. Mon (Reuter) Switzerland today named Mr. ThOdor Schmidlin. 50. as its Ambassador to Malaysia Mr Schmidlin is at present Counsellor in the Swiss Embassy in West Germany.
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    • 201 3 IPOH, Mon Religious tolerance and mutual respect for one another are the foundations on which harmony is built. This was stated by the Minister of Local Government and Housing. Mr. Khaw Kai Boh. in declaring open the new *150,000 Tay Boh Neoh temple in Pasir Puteh
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    • 235 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. Five men masked and armed with knives on Saturday at 9 p.m. held up a watchman of Pacific Tin In Jalan Ampane. Mumtaj s o Noorjaman. 26. a Pakistani. and robbed him. They took away cash $5O. watches, and a radio worth another
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    • 222 3  -  By KEN STANLEY SITIAWAN. Mon. Mr. Ngan Vll Hal. 48. who was the owner of a $65,000 "mee hoon” factory in Bruas yesterday, has today only his family for comfort An early morning fire razed his factory and there was no time to save
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    • 342 12  -  By S. RAI SINGAPORE. Mon The mastery of the Sitar was unfolded at Victory Theatre recently and the audience's desire to watch Ravi Shankar's performance was richly rewarded. Thev could not have asked for more. The fully packed hall comprised a sophisticated audience
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    • 82 12 SINGAPORE Mon. 7 t are looking for the relatives or friends of a male Indian, who was found dead on a footpath a? Tembling Road on March 6. The deceased was clad In a white sarong and a yellow T-shirt and was wearlne a pair
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    • 587 12  -  DIVORCE SUIT: By Peter Loke SINGAPORE, Mon. A 31-year-old housewife, Tan Lang Kcng, today told the High Court that she was forced to work as a bor waitress by her husband so as to support the family, pay the rent of the
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    • 487 12 SINGAPORE, Mon An estimator-draughts-man today told the High Court that he instructed private investigators to keep a surveillance on nis wife after discovering she was not staying at her mother’s house as claimed when she did not return home one night.
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    • 167 12 SINGAPORE. Mon. A 150-ton tug-boat. “Tenaga”. built at a cost of SI million bv Keppel Harbour Dockvard Department for the Port of Singapore Authority was handed over today to Mr. Goh Koh Pui, chairman of the P SA. Mr. Goh who received the builder's
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    • 22 12 SINGAPORE Mon There were 57 road accidents, of which one was serious, during the past 24 hours in the Republic
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    • 155 12 SINGAPORE. Mofi The two-man Singapore mission to Cambodia for a week-long fact finding tour returned here today. Mr. P H. Meadows, a member of the mission and Chairman of the Tourist Promotion Board, said there were vast areas of potential in the way of
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    • 68 12 3 p.m.- 8 p.m Tuberculosis Control Uit mobile Xray Unit at Shu Wah Chinese School (at the end of Jalan Cheng Hwa, off 10J m.s. Upper Buteit Timah Road). 7.30 pm Free film show's by the Ministry of Culture at Kampong Sungei China. Kampong Pahang (Pulau Tekong), Serangoon
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    • 187 12 The opening ceremony will take place in the Exhibition Hall of the Singapore Conference Hall, Shenton Way. at 9 30 a m on Monday. The Business Sessions will take place in the University of Singapore, Bukit Timah The Minister for Education.
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    • 196 12 SINGAPORE. Mon A visiting Asian Secretary of the Congregational Council of World Mission (CCWM) left here recently for Hong Kong after a studv of the problems and developments affecting the churches in Singapore and Malaysia. He is Rev. Arnold J. Todman. who
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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  • Boutique
    • 252 4 IF YOU are a fashion-conscious girl it is worthwhile to note that the latest craze in costume accessories is BELTS When you say belts nobody will no longer think that they are meant only for the men. Girls nowadays wear very stylish and beautiful belts
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    • Article, Illustration
      161 4 THIS week’s design was contributed by Lim Bou Leong. of 151. Dunlop Street. Singapore 8. Descriptions: (A) An Orientalised cuiottedress fashioned from Kelantan silk It is empire-line with a Mandarin collar and front opening Note the skilful u*e of the silver-thread-ed border of Kelantan silk. (Bi A shirt-dress
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    • 273 4 A HIGHLIGHT of the annual Rotarv District Conference in Singapore this weekend is "In” Time, a fashion extravaganza organised bv this year’s host club. Rotarv West, to be held at the Four Lions. Hotel Singapura on Saturdav at 3 p m The chairman
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    • 183 4 HOW does one feels in i mir.k coat? Irene Lim (below) who wears a mink coat feels “rich and simply gorgeous!” The Mink Coat is one of the two of the latest creations from the new collection of Jacques Furs. The range of furs
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 226 5 V ELEs 1 fr O C NATIONAL J?-3000 with 6 binds aid 16 trawistofs/diodes Tuesday MARCH 12 A M. Timex-Time: 6.00 Prog. Summary; 6.02 Morning Melodies; 7.00 The News; 7 10 Breakfast Potpourri; 7.45 News in the National Language; 7.50 Learn a Word a Day; 8 Oo The News. 8
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    • 257 5 m sfh B MM.{rational shortwave Service m-\m National CL 6#Z «2 metres; Medlnm-wa-re Service K L *39 metre*; Penang 149 metres; Malacca 259 metres; Inoh 4*5 metres. Joh ore Bahru *l9 metre*; Rota Bham *5l metre*; Kuala Trenegan* Jl* metre*; anal Roantan 253 metres 9 00— 10 3o Broadcast to
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    • 245 5 Song: 6.30 The News-: 640 Regional News, Interlude. 545 Anniversary Requests: 715 Share Market Report; 725 Extracts {mm *the Editorials: 7.30 A Man and His Music: 800 Belajar-lah Bahasa Kita: 8 15 Pick of the Pops: 8 45 Malaysian Gazette; 9.00 Music from the Movies: 9 15 Sports Scope 9.30
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    • 526 5 Breakfast Potpourri: 7 45 News In the National Language- 750 Learn a Word a Day. 8.00 The News. 810 Saturday Session; 900 Close Down P.M Tlrrex-Ttme: 100 Prog Summary; 103 Tiffin Date; 1 30 The News: 1 40 Newstalk. Interlude; 145 UN Newsreel; 200 Requests; 300 Teenage Jamboree; 3 30
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    • 1171 5 Tuesday MARCH 12 AM TIMEX-TIME 6.00 GOOD MORNING 601 MORNING PRELUDE Bert Kaemfert and Orch. that includes interviews and news of current activities in Singapore 7.2# UP AND ABOUT Music to entertain you at breakfast time. 800 THE NEWS 8.10 UP AND ABOUT Yet another selection of music for the
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 420 6 CENTRAL BANKERS: GOLD TO STAY AT US$35 BASLE, Mon. (Reuter). WESTERN CENTRAL BANKERS HERE FOR THEIR REGULAR REVIEW OF THE WORLD MONETARY SITUATION, WERE UNDER PRESSURE TO GIVE A CLEAR CUT INDICATION ON GOLD POLICY IN VIEW OF LAST WEEK'S MOUNTING
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    • 283 6 ADDIS ABA B A Mon. (Rc.iter) Six Britons five men and a 20-year-old girl will start down the Blue Nile, longest unnavigated river in the world, at the end of this week The expedition assembled t'xiay at Bahar Dar on the shores of Lake
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    • 133 6 CAMBERRA. Mon (Reuter) Migrants are coming to Australia from Mauritus at the rate of about two and a half thousand a year. according to informed sources here. The increase in migration is put down to the normal activity before an independence movement and to the severe economic
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    • 58 6 LONDON. Mon (CPI) Ringo Starr ha«. confessed that some of the Beatles songs don't make much sense to him. "Do you remember when everyone began analysing Beatle songs?" He asked In an interview with the London Eve.ning Standard. “I don't think I ever understood what
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    • 38 6 MARINE ducks a helicopter runs the gaunlet of enemy fire to land at Khe Sanh base, South Vietnam. Every in-comint plane is fired on and a transport was shot down with 49 persons aboard last Wednesday. UPI radiophoto.
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    • 265 6 BONN. Mon. (Reuter) West German Chancellor Kurt Georg Kiesinger will make the first "State of the nation" report to the Bundestag (Lower House) todav emulating the American example. The Bundestag last year decided the Chancellor should make a detailed annual review of
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    • 103 6 NEW HAVEN, Connecticut. M«n. (UPI) Kingman Brew«tcr 111 a college dropout and «on of the president of Yale University, has been granted conscientious objector draft status, it was learned yesterday. Asked about the reasons for his son's decision, the elder Brewster, who has been
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    • 188 6 JENSEN BEACH. Florida. Mon (UPI) A shark grabbed a 20-year-old student as he paddled his surfboard In the Atlantic Ocean yesterday but the student escaped with minor cuts and bruises. “I saw a flash as he came under me.” said Jan Icyda
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    • 129 6 WASHINGTON. Mon. (Ifli The population of Asia will double within 32 years if the present population growth rate of 2.2 per cent is maintained, the Population Reference Bureau reported yesterday. The Bureau, a non-profit research service, said Asia has an estimated current population of
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    • 278 6 ‘Co-prosperity sphere dream revived’ HONG KONG, Mon. (Reuter) —The New China News Agency here accused the Japanese authorities of stepping up their expansionist activities in Southeast Asio in an attempt to fill the vacuum to be created by Britain's early withdrawal from this region. Th* Japanese
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    • 191 6 'Poor state of SinoJapanese relations...' TOKYO Mon (Reuter) A prvate Japanese trade mission returned here from China with a warning that Sin-Japanese relations could be turned into an ‘irreparable state." Mr Yoshimi Furui a leader of the five member mission. and a Diet (ParliatrWnt) member of the ruling Liberal Democratic
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    • 298 6 WASHINGTON (UPI) “Visible evidence” indicates that 852 bombers, based at Okinawa, are now being used in bombing runs on Vietnam, the Washington Po*t reported in a dispatch Okinawa. The newspaper said the “visible evidence” included: 852 s at the Kadena Air Base are camouflaged
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    • 70 6 PHOTOGRAPH of United Press International Photographer Hiromichi Mine, 27, who died of wounds suffered when an A.P.C. carrier struck a mine and exploded during pperations with elements of the Ist Cav near Phu Bai on March 5. Mine was on his sound tour of duty in Vietnam and his picture
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    • 46 9 MANILA: Mon. Following a state dinner at Malacanang P ala c e, Thailand's deputv premier. Gen. Prapas Charusath dances with pretty Miss Dinatv BarTede, a Manila socialite whilst President Marcos dances with his wife Gen Prapas was on a four dav official visit.
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    • 400 9 THE ASIAN DRAMA NEW YORK. Mon (Reuter) A leading Swedish economist concludes in a study published todav there is little hope in South Asia for rapid development without greater social discipline and what he terms “institutional" change. Professor G u n n a r
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    • 132 9 FrancoGerman accord to put off UK entry to C-Mart BRUSSELS. Man < Reuter > West Germany rallied to France in agreeing that any trade arrangements between Britain and the Common Market would carry no built-in guarantee for membership But French Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville and West German Foreign
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    • 145 9 PUEBLO TOKYO Mon (Reuter) North Korea mav be lenient with the crew of the United States intelligence ship Pueblo if the United States makes a due apologv and gives assurances against the recurrence of similar acts the North Korean daily Rodong Shlnmoon said today. The Korean
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    • 184 9 'Way to peace' FAP.IS. Mon. (Reuter) Brain research and its bearing on international p®a r e will be one ©f the subjects under discussion at a 22-na-t:on conference starting here today Organised bv the United Nation? Education. Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO 1 the
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    • 62 9 HONG KONG. Mon (UPI) Red Chinese authorities are tightening security in Canton in preparation for the spring session of the semi-annual Canton trade fair, according to local press report? quoting travelers from China The Canton trade fair usually is attended by several thousand overseas businessmen from
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    • 561 9 HONG KONG, Mon. (UPI) —A high-ranking member of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee once provided detailed information on the daily activity of Mao Tse-Tung to Russian diplo* mats, according to a high level political commissar of the Red Chinese Army. Mao's Judas
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    • 113 9 PARIS. Mon (Reuter) Nineteen countries have pledged a total of US$l,2OO m. under a plan to replenish the resources of the International Development Association. it was announced in Paris. Funds of the association an affiliate of the World Bank used for financing development projects in
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    • 99 9 SALONIKA. Greece. Mon. (Reuter) Greek doctors transplanted eardrums on a 13-month-old baby and a 21-year-old carpenter here last night. “The doctors, led by Professor George Yiannoulis. performed the operations at the Ahepa hospital here Thev carried out a similar operation on February 29. transplanting the eardrum
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    • 389 9 TOKYO Mon. (LTD There is growing evidence that the future of relations between the United States and Japan is tied irrevocably to the debate over Okinawa— The Okinawan issue is little understood bv Americans. who understandably are more absorbed by their larger and more immediate
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    • 56 9 CAMBRIDGE, Eng. Defence Sec. Denis Heoley waves to crowd ...students broke through and smashed his car window. JAPAN (Tokyo): Wounded policeman hold back leftist students protesting building of US Army hospital. ROME: Leftist students burn police car and bus just off campus in
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  • 435 7 MUCH panic and tumultuous emotions have been generated by the passing of the new British immigration law which discriminates between white and coloured holders of British passports. Such a law is Inevitable after Britain has given independence to her former colonial possessions. No matter what undertaking the
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  • 263 7 WHEN rubber price was sliding from the 60-cent to the 50-cent level, certain people said that Malaysian producers should stop to consider the fact that other rubber producing countries might be happy with 40-cent rubber. The reason they gave was that standards of living in those countries might
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  • 4515 7 A changing industry in a changing Commonwealth T’EXT of an addresa delivered to the Royal Commonwealth Society on January 11. 1968. by Dr L Bateman, CM G. Chairman, Malayan Rubber F*und Board. AS a subject of popular scientific appeal, natural rubber is not to be compared with, say,
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 41 7 Eastehn Sun Independent National Newspaper TUESDAY. MARCH 12. 1963 23-B. Cantonment Road. Singapore 2. Telephone: *****/7 Penang Office Ipoh Office 39, |alin Sultan. Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia. Telephone: *****/6 8. Leith Street. Tel: ***** 77. Brewater Road. Tel: ***** Cable Address: AWNEWS
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  • COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL
    • 215 8 SINGAPORE. Mon Mr. Lim Bian San. a Senior Engineer from Shell's Refinery at Port Dickson has commenced a 25-month broadening assignment at Shell's Offices in Holland and Shell's Stanlow Refinery in UK, Mr, Lim will spend eight months in Shells Central Offices in London
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    • 188 8 MALACCA. Mon. A team of officers from MalaySian Industrial Estates Sdn. Bhd (MIEL). a subs.diary ©f Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Berhad. will conduct a survey among the small industries in Malacca tomorrow to find out the difficulties which hamper their
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    • 558 8 Speakers Corner a busy place for many Londoners LONDON. Mon Speakers' Corner, that curious English safety valve for the opinion of the crackpot orator and budding exponent of extremist views, has its roots in the beginnings of modernday British demo- eracv. Every Sunday. Londoners in their hundreds go to Marble
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    • 143 8 PARIS. Mon. Gold trading reached a record for the year today with 25-1 million francs (2 1 million sterling' traded compared with 14.8 million franc* (1-2 million sterling) yesterday Dealers thought today's extra rush was the result of speculation about the US. Bank Chief's visit
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    • 314 8 Rubber up cent SINGAPORE. Mon. March first grade rubber f o.b. buyers closed at 5 p.m :n Singapore and Kuala Lumpur today at 49-7/8 cents per lb up five-eighths of a cent from previous close. The tone was steady quiet. A generally quiet session ruled during the morning At the
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    • 17 8 SINGAPORE. Mon—The tin price for today wit $559 121 per picul, down 37 4 cents.
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    • 294 8 KUALA LUMPUR Mon. Mr. T.J. Taylor, the new Chairman and Managing Director of Raleigh Cycle Malaysia Sdn Berhad. has just arrived here where his Company will be soon completing a six million dollar plant at Batu Tiga. Mr. Taylor, a craduate of Manchester
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    • 95 8 SINGAPORE. Mon—The Association of Banks in Malaysia today made the following changes in its rates to merchants: New York: Buying TT. 32-1 l/lfi; Airmail OD. 3213/16: 90 d/st 33-5 16. credit bills: 33-5/S trade bills. Canada: Buying TT 351/2; Airmail OD. 35-5/8. 90 d/st 36-5/18 credit bills; 36-7/16
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    • 1247 8 SINGAPORE. Mon. The Stock Exchange opened the week today on a firm note and trading was again active. Industrial prices improved with intensive buying centred mainly on selective counters. A feature was Veneer which, on a good turnover of 241.000 units, was transacted
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    • 26 8 HONG KONG. Mon.(UPI) Monev Quotations: HKS6 065 6 068 per US dollar for cash. HK514.52 per pound sterling HKS29I 0 per tael gold
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    • 423 8 elNO.APOKE—Stock Exchange "id and offer prices officially Usted at tne close of bodneaa. INDUSTRIALS Ben Co 3.14 3.16 Bou‘tead 1.71 1.73 C. sugar 3.44 3.26 hemic* 1 Co 1.53 Cold storagp 4 00 4 10 Dunlop 2.01 3.00 E smelting 5 00 LAI 2.26 Esso Ords 2 97
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    • 45 8 (Manager* 1 Prices) First Malayan 2.45 Second Mala>an i Third Mala'an 1.15 The Commerce lmlu*>tn .94 1.03 The saving Industry \l> .94 1.03 First H'kons *7 .82* second Hongkong .54 .58* Malavan Investment Fund 1.05 1.15 Sterling Commodity 4/3 4/10 Hong Kong Currency >
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    • 107 8 SINGAPOBE. Mon. The noon price*. at the Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange today are > Buyer Seller Coconut oil ir.iiB) Bulk 62-25 (.'neon iif Oil <1.0.B Drum* C4 75 Loo.e I opra Mixed Mar Apr 3H jO Muntok White Pepper (F.O.B-) Hfir-,, NEW 127.50 Sarawak White Pepper IP.O.B.) •MS", N.L.W
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    • 186 8 SINGAPORE. Mon. The following ships are expected to be in port today:Godowns Vessels 1/2 Benstac 5 Eastern Muse 6/7 Centaur 8 9 State of Gujarat 10/11 City of Dundee 13/14 Benvorlich 15/16 North Duchess 18 Temerarie 21 /22 Sea Express 23/24 Iraouaddy 25/26 Star Alcyone 27/28 Bail
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    • 838 8 AIR MOVEMENTS—SPORE, K. LUMPUR ARRIVALS M«A 029 12.05 am. Kuala Lumpur. MS% 010 *05 am. Kuala Lumpur. Gl A 932 9.35 am Jakarta M«4 121 9 30 am. Kuala Lumpur. from from from from PA 4—*11 10 05 am from Jakarta M'A 0«5 10.25 am. from Penang Ipoh. Kuala Lumpur.
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    • 919 10 ?r-vrr" 1 *9 Oi KNOW TrioSE WHO BUV NATIONAL MARCH 12 ?M. TIMtX-XIME 645 OPENING ANNCT. Prog Summary 550 NEWS OUTLINES IN THE NATIONAL LANGUAGE 555 NATIONAL SONGS 600 NEWS IN TAMIL 610 GIGANTOR "Nature's Engineers” 6.55 JURY “Natures Engineers" with sub-t'Mes In the National Language 700 NEWS IN ENGLISH
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    • 376 10 Tuesday MARCH 12 PM TIMEX-TIME 5.50 PROGRAMME SUMMARY in the National Language. Chinese. Tamil and English 6.00 BELAJAR-! AH B AHA SA KEBANGSAAN Our daily lesson in the National Language 605 CARTOON CORNER A selection of cartoon for children. 6.30 THE DEPUTY "Focus of Doom” Henry Fonda in the role
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    • 432 10 S 13NNVH3 j tf«ndV9NIS m lessness that was the Wild West. 7.00 IT S HAPPENING IN SINGAPORE A series on Singapore, toeluding review and commentary < Chinese version > 720 ENGLISH FOR EVERYONE (Chinese version) An ETV production 7.40 NEWS in Chinese 7.55 CHINESE CINEMA Part 2 of a Mandarin
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    • 228 10 KF.BANGSAAN Our daily lesson in the National Language 510 THE WORLD OF MATHEMATICS •'Number Systems (II)” An ETV Production 540 LOST IN SPACE Kidnapped In Space” Scier.'-e fiction adventure in serial form about the first family that takes off to colonies outer space €.35 MV FAVOURITE MARTIAN How To Be
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    • 235 10 SHOW Bugs Bunny, the Oscarwinning rabbit in his own half-hour show 6.25 JOHN FORSYTHE SHOW “School for Spies” In this situation comedy. John Forsythe plays the part of an airways pilot who inherits a not too stable private girls’ school which has a rather unusual assembly of pupils and teachers
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  • 57 11 TtfEET Julia Foster (above) as she appears in the current thriller-series. "Seven Deadly Sins” over Television Malaysia every Saturday at 10.45 p.m. Ric hard jaeckei as Tonv Gentry, the young man who is able to take care of any situation in the current series. "Frontier Circus.” over
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 961 11 Thursday MARCH 14 PM. TIMEX-TIME 6.00 PROGRAMME SUMMARY In the National Language Chinese. Tamil and English. 6.10 RELAJAR-LAH BAHASA KEBANGSAAN Our daily lesson in the National Language 6.15 JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH "Frozen Furies” An exciting cartoon adventure series based on the Jules-Verne classic about four scientist-explorers
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    • 1432 11 5.50 THAIPI SA MALAR A variety show produced by E.S.J. Chandran (Reoeat Broadcast) 6.30 CHINESE CINEMA Part 2 of Cantonese film. "Sin Hock Sum Churn” Ch. 3 (Repeat Broadcast) 7.40 NEWS AND NEWSREEL in Chinese 8.05 THE AVENGERS "Superlative Seven” Patrick Macnee as John Steed and Diana Rigg as Emma
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    • 449 11 JSINGAPURA p 1 \V/ ll CHANNEL 8 U FOR SCHOOLS 3 Wednesday MARCH 13 A M Timex-Time; 7.50-8.10 General Science Sec. 2 "Reproduction (il)”; 8.30-8.50 Geography (Ch.) Sec. 1— "Climatic Regions “The Temperate Zones"; 9 05-9.25 Mathematics Sec. 1— “Graphs"; 9.45-10 05 English 2nd Language Sec 2 “Holiday Plans”; 10.45-1105
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    • 644 11 1 EDIFFUSION (Silver Network) KOALA LCMPL'B INDIAN PROGRAMMES AM. 6.00 Geetbaarambam Programme Summary 1.00 Rhythm Before Two 1.30 News 140 Rhythm Before Two MALAY PROGRAMMES 2.00 Sukaramai INDIAN PROGRAMMES 6.05 Interlude 6.15 News. 6.20 Geethanjali ENGLISH PROGRAMMES 6.59 Rediffusion March and Opening Announcement 700 News 7.10 Musical Clock 725 Items
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    • 271 12 siiwv IGANISATION LIDO Phone ***** Positively Lent Dees! Dalle 3 Shows I ts. 3.15. 3*3 School Children $1 SO to any seat at 1 43 4c SIS pm shows. Richard Hams. Franco N*r-> 4t Vanessa Redgrave "CAMELOT 70MM Pana-uion Technicolor From Warner Bros-7 Arts 3*.00. 32 SO 4r 31 50
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    • 243 12 U»t Days: 11. 1 i jj B*?tT Loh Ti <fc Chang Tang m •narlinc. Stay At Home* Van'l Fng '"Chm. Sups. OPENS THURSDAY! Columbia* ASSIGNMENT K" Color-Scop# S'ephen Bnrd Camille Bp>rr j List 2 Par*' 10®. *3« RS**-»-main picture starts A4m 1 ’V1.4' 4 '%2% .*»3.0? MOO Me tro On
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  • NEWSFEATURES
    • 502 13  -  NICARAGUA By Roland Dallas MANAGUA. Nicaragua. Mon. (Reuter) President Anastasio Somoza's political and economic influence over Nicaragua is widening as the strength of his opposition dwindles, according to diplomatic obser- vers here. Most of the enterprises in which the Somoza family has big investments. including the
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    • 114 13 NEW YORK. Mon. (Reuter) Red-faced U S Army investigators were this weekend probing the case of the 48-ton Patton tank “found” by Police in a New York suburb on Saturday. The U *****,000 monster was handed over by the National Guard at a nearby Long Island
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    • 24 13 BOLD relief-art at this exhibition is just wonderful for this girl for she is blind and can only “read” the object with her hands.
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    • 633 13  -  by Miguel Marabut MANILA. Mon. (Reuter) The future of the 2.000-man Philippine Civil Action Group (Philcag) in Vietnam has touched off bitter debate in the Congress and brought peace demonstrations in the streets. ‘'Dose'” ‘r the House of Representative* and Senate have
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    • 397 13  -  After UK's abdication of power By Ali Mehrawari TEHERAN. Mon. (Reuter) Iran is preparing to play an important role in filling the power vacuum expected here to be left in the Persian Gulf after Britain's military withdrawal by the end of
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    • 322 13  -  By NOEL HUDSON ATHENS. Mon. (Reuter) Scores of workmen, directed by some of Greece’s most famous archeologists, have started repairing the ravages caused by time and weather to the ancient monuments of the Acropolis. Some of the histone buildings. including the marble outline of
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 623 13 TENDERS TENDER NOTICE DEWAN BAHASA DAN PUSTAKA. KUALA LUMPUR TENDERS are Invited from National Electricity Board Registered Contractor. Class A for “ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION AT DEWAN BAHASA DAN PUSTAKA” Tender documents may be Inspected, free of charge, during office hours at the office of The Consulting Engineers. Ms. R. Crooks. Michell
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    • 315 13 NOTICES KUALA LUMPUR TECHNICAL COLLEGE ADMISSION OF PRIVATE STUDENTS 1968 1969 SESSION APPLICATIONS are jnvited for admission to the following courses commencing 15th July 19«8: 1. Diploma Courses in Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, Surveying and Architecture. 2. Advanced courses leading to the examinations of the Professional Institutions (United Kingdom)
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    • 61 13 F. E. F. C. RUBBER RATES In view of the varying figures quoted in the Press, the Far Eastern Freight Conference wishes to confirm that rates per freight ton c harged to shippers for rubber from Singapore and Malaysia to European base ports, before and after Ist March 1968 are
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  • Sun Sport
    • 2536 14  -  By WINDSOR LAD SINGAPORE, Mon. The Tulloh-Cole-man combination was in brilliant form—winning four races with Sporting Sam, Film Studio V, Fireball and Picture House 11, the first three winners came in succession and a fine hotfirick. Roval Command II. well ridden by Garnet
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    • 359 14 SINGAPORE Mon. The following is the Stipendiary Steward’s report on the 2nd Day of the Singapore March Derby meeting. Race 1- SISTIC (L. Kang i refused to Jump away with the field and followed at a distance. W. S Bagby. trainer, was informed
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    • 959 14 Weights for the Third Day (Saturday) of the Singapore Turf Club’s March Derby meeting are: HORSES CLASS 1— Div. 2 —7 Furlongs Mafoota 9.00 Half Century 8.13 Hokoru 8.12 Marriage 8.11 Prince Piper 8.11 Carrot Gold 8.10 Moomba 8 10 Olympic Torch 8.08 Professor Novak
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    • 747 15  -  By BEN VARIYAN KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Of th« nine tournaments in this year's series of the Far East Circuit, by far the most rewarding was the Malaysian Open Golf championships, which concluded at the Royal Golf Course here yesterday. Winner, burly Kenji
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    • 453 15 They look certain of clinching four-match series AUCKLAND, Mon. (Reuter). An unbeaten fifth-wicket stand of 89 between Rusi Surti and Chandra Borde on the fourth day of the final Test against New Zealand here today left India almost certain of clinching the four-match series. India. 2-1
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    • 282 15 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon The Royal Malaysia Police will meet the Malaysian Armed Forces in their annual hockey match for the Thompson Cup at the Police Depot here on Wednesday The Police who have won *ix times against two in the series will no doubt
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    • 124 15 MUAR. Mon. The Johore State Basketball Association has named their teams for the Fourth National Basketball Championships to be held in Johore Bahru from Friday Boys: Lim Ah Bah. Chua Choon Fung. Gong Thian Seng. Loh Chong Heng (from Batu Pahat) Lee Kai Yen.
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    • 405 15  -  By Albert Johnson SINGAPORF. Mon. Mr. Soh Ghee Soon, president of the Singapore Amateur Weightlifting Federation said here today that Malaysia had recently been invited to participate in the Southeast Asia international weightlifting and bodybuilding contests to be held in the
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    • 260 15 IP£H. Mon The Perak Cricket Association at their general meeting at the Ipoh Club here yesterday decided to continue with the Brandet Shield league despite the incompletion of the league for the past three seasons. The president. Mr. J. D. Hellings. who was re-elect-ed.
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    • 105 15 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. Enche Mohamed Khir Johari. the Minister of Education and president of the Badminton Association of Malaysia. now in London, today cabled a message of condolence to Mrs Chan Kon Leong, widow of the late Malaysian badminton ace The message
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    • 262 15 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. Tile Methodist Afternoon School Old Boy s Association goodwill contingent of 20 players and five officials will leave here on Friday morning for Ipoh and Penang for a five-day games meet with the Anglo Chinese School Union and the Old
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    • 135 15 SINGAPORE. Mon.—The winners of the Queenstown Churches District Sports Meet will receive their prizes tomorrow night at the Faith Methodist Church The meet the first of Its kind was Initiated and organised due to the enthusiasm of the members of the Church
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    • 664 15 Scores on the final day: 271 K Hosoishi (J) 69. 66. 68. (34. 34) 2*5: Lu (T) 66. 71. 69. 69 (34. 35). 276: Kuo Chi-Hstung (T) 69 67. 73. 67 (33. 34) 289. Hsieh Min-Nam (T) 72. 68. 72. 68 (36. 32) W. Godfrev
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    • 117 15 ALOR STAR. Mon The Medan football team rounded off their short tour of North Malaysia by chalking up their third win against Kedah by two goals to nil at the Darulaman Stadium over the weekend. They scored one goal in each half.
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    • 148 15 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon The Malaysian Services Golfing Society have lined up six exents for their annual golf meeting at the Royal Selangor Golf Course from April 9 to 11The main draw will be the 36-hole scratch stroke play championships for the
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    • 45 14 TOTAL POOL $23,265 1st PRIZE: No. *****7 ($7,535) 2nd PRIZE No. *****8 ($2,153) 3rd PRIZE No. *****1 ($1,076) STARTERS: ($750 eoch):Nos. *****1, *****8, *****6, *****5 *****6, *****4, *****9, *****9, 151 104, *****1. CONSOLATION: ($500 each):Nos. *****2, *****7, *****3, *****6, *****8, *****9, *****7, *****9, *****6, *****4.
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    • 36 15 Late CLASSIFIED DEATH 20 Words $10/ (Minimum) MADAM Lim Ow Chiang, age 90, grandmother of Johnny, Tommy and Sunny Sng, passed away on 10/3/68. Funeral on 14/3/68. leaving 78-G. Tanglin Halt, Block 27 at 1.00 p.m.
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    • 91 15 TIME AND TIDE Penan*: 12.06 a m. (6.3 ft.), 11.48 p m. (7.4 ft.) Port Swettenham: 3.43 a.m. (13.1 ft.), 4.25 pm. (13.9 ft) Port Dickson: 5.16 a m. (7.5 ft-). 5.21 p.m. (7.4 ft.) Singapore: 8.55 a.m. (8.1 ft), 10-43 p.m. (8.0 ft.) Sedili Kechil: 6.29 a.m. (5.6 ft.),
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