Eastern Sun, 17 March 1968

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  • 24 1 Eastern Sun Independent National Daily SINGAPORE EDITION TV Estd. 1966. Vol. 2 No. 588 Sunday, 17 March 1968. MC (P) 0050 Price 15 cents
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  • 762 1 Reports say two-price rate for the metal likely Washington, Sat. Reuter American and European banking chiefs meet today (1800 GMT —1.30 a.m. local time Sunday) to thrash out emergency measures to halt the great gold stampede which has caused the
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  • 40 1 HONG KONG. Sat. (t'PI) Spiralling gold prices in this major Asian monev market dropped dramatically on Friday as news reached here of American and British emergencv moves to halt the world gold rush. (See Page 2).
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  • 97 1 SINGAPORE. Sat The Chairman of the Revolutionary Council of the Union of Burma. General Ne Win will make an official visit to Singapore from April 20 to 23. A statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today said the visit is at the invitation of
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  • 29 1 Kennedy decides WASHINGTON. Sat. (Reuter) Senator Robert F Kennedy today announced he would oppose President Johnson for the Democratic Party's Presidential nomination in the November general election.
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  • 227 1 KUALA LUMPUR Sat. Malaysian and Singapore banks today continued to suspend their foreign exchange transactions following the closure of the London Foreign Exchange Market yesterday and over the weekend Malaysian. Singapore and Brunei currency notes and coins were however accepted hr the banks as a
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  • 65 1 CAPE TOWN. Sat. (Reuter) Dr Philip Rlaiberg went out into the world with his new heart today. 14 dars after his historic transplant operat n n Dr. Blaiberg, a 58-year-old dentist, is the only survivor of a heart transplant operation. “I'm very well indeed. 1 m delighted
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  • 825 1  -  ‘No cause for concern’ By C. F. LEE KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. The Finance Minister, Tun Tan Siew Sin, today assured the public that the present international monetary crisis had nothing to do with the strength or stability of the Malaysian dollar. "The point
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 649 2 TJONG KONG, Sot. (UP I). Spiralling gold prices in this major Asian money market dropped dramatically yesterday as news reach* ed here of American and British emergency moves to halt the world gold rush. Furious gold purchasing In the morning session on the main
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    • 53 2 JAKARTA Sat. 1 Reuter) The Indonesian Government has welcomed a Yugoslavian proposal for the holding of a non-aligned conference to discuss critical world problems, Yugoslavian Ambassador Dr. Budimir Loncar said today. He was speaking to reporters after calling on General Suharto to deliver a message from President Tito
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    • 449 2 LONDON, Sat (Reuter) The flery-tempered Mr George Brown resigned as Britain's Foreign Secretary tonight following a quarrel with his colleagues in the middle of the great gold crisis. An announcement from Prime Minister Mr. Haro’d Wilson’s office said the new Foreign Secretary is
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    • 75 2 HATTWESBURG. Mississippi. Sat (Reuter) An All-White Jury here has found a member of the Ku Klux Klan guilty of murder, the first murder conviction in a civil rights case in Mississippi history. Cecil Victor Sessum. 32. who held the rank of Exalted Cyclops In the Ku Klux Klan.
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    • 27 2 SAIGON. Sat. (UPI) Infantrymen battled Communist forces threatening the northern provincial capital of Quang Ngai City today. U.S. spokesmen reported 128 Communist* were killed
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    • 39 2 KUCHING. Sarawak. Sat. (Reuter) Malaysian Security Forces announced today they had shot and killed a suspected communist guerrilla in the Engkilili area of Sarawak's Second Division about a week ago and recovered arms, ammunition and communist literature.
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    • 96 2 HAVANA. Sat. (Reuter) Premier Fidel Castro tonight announced the complete suspension of all parcel post with the United States, the closing of all bars, and the forthcoming abolition of the national lottery. The suspension of parcel post with the United States follows the explosion two
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    • 68 2 JAKARTA. Sat (UPI) Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia is expected to arrive in Jakarta early May for a five-dav state visit to Indonesia, it was learned today. Antara news agency said the Ethiopian ruler will visit Indonesia during a tour that will take him to
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    • 140 2 ATLANTA. Sat. (Reuter) A drive-in window at the undertaker's so people can drive past in their cars and view the bodies of their friends is the latest innovation here. Atlanta undertaker Hirschel Thornton, a Negro. says the idea came to him
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    • 143 2 WASHINGTON. Sat (Reuter) Senator Robert F. Kennedy today split openly with President Johnson and said he would announce tomorrow whether to oppose him for the presidency The New York democrat, attending a business lunch in Garden City Long Island, told reporters his decision would be
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    • 54 2 MELBOURNE. Sat. (UPI) Singapore President Yusof bin Ishak continues to show improvement at the Roval Melbourne Hospital here where he is under treatment for heart condition and asthma In order to ensure the President a complete privacy and freedom from intrusion, police today mounted a 24hour guard
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    • 345 3  -  By SUHAIMI BIDIN SINGAPORE, Sat. About 300 Malaysians working here, who responded to a call this afternoon to attend a meeting to determine their future ot the Singapore Malay National Organisation's house in Chan- gi Road, found that the building was locked. They learnt
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    • 427 3  -  Bv CHAN KAM YAU, Kuala Lumpur, Sat. rVE always prided myself on a good memory for faces that is until I met the Lemon Sisters, the other day. •I am Shigeko Okano." the girl said putting out her hand. "And I am Eiko Okano,’’ the
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    • 309 3 SINGAPORE. Sat Singapore is not building her defence to commit aggression but to prepare for her own security so that the democratic principles will not be eroded by the subversive elements. This was stated by Enchc Rahim Ishak Minister of State for Education, at
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    • 215 3 SINGAPORE. Sat. The M P. for Telok Blangah. Mr. V Govindasamv. todav called on all citizens to make maximum sacrifices to provide security and prosperitv to the Republic. He added that defence and security were very Important to any country. As such, every citizen must
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    • 93 3 IPOH. Sat. A daylight robbery took place at Hume Street here yesterday, when a bill collector. Tan Slew Chuan. 34, was held up by two men, who robbed him of ST34. Tan had earlier collected some payments from two sundry goods shop in the area.
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    • 85 3 The Minister for Local Government and Housing. Mr. Khaw Kai Boh. recently presented a cheque of 5150.000 to the Malaysian Buddhist Association at a ceremony held at the Association's new building at Burmah Road in Penang. The money is a grant from the
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    • 133 3 SINGAPORE. Sat. The Minister for Defence, Mr. Lim Kim San, tonight attended the 11th swearing in ceremonv of Lim See Tai Chong Soo Kiu Leong Tong Self Management Association. The swearing-m-ceremony 1368-1969) was held at the Association's premises at Cantonment Road. Mr Lim.
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    • 124 3 GRIK Sat The Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives. Tua n Haji Ghazali bin Jawi. today urged farmers in Upper Perak to go for double cropping in th* cultivation of padi in Upper Perak. The Minister, who arrived here on a two-day visit, said with double
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    • 215 3  -  By S. RAI SINGAPORE. Sat. An extra's role in the film “Our Five Men in Singapore" has indirectly brought home to 24-year-old Johnny W'ee Beng Ho 365 bottles of Guinness stout. Mr. Wee. an organising secretary with the People’s Association, won $500
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    • 79 4 THE Kins Monk of Thailand. Somdej Phra Ariyavongsakatayan. performing an “eye-open-ing" ceremony for a 19foot snow-white image of Lord Buddha at the Wat Meh Liew. Kampong Siam, in Kuala Lumpur on Friday. The Image, which is worth $lO,OOO, is the first one blessed by the
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    • 150 4 PENANG. Sat Despite the difficult task ahead. UMNO and the MC.A. would continue to work together for the future of Malaysia. This was stated by the Deputy Prime Minister. Tun Abdul Razak here He was glad to see young men of higher education
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    • 55 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. ‘'Friendship For Peace” —a pictorial record of the five-day State Visit of the Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman, to Indonesia has been released for screening in major cinemas in Malaysia. The Department of Information momib units will also screen the film in rural
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    • 34 4 TPOH. Sat. Car spare parts totalling $7,000 were stolen from tne workshop Of Messrs. Champion Motors in Hugh Low Street, here yesterday. A Volkswagen car in the workshop was also driven away.
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    • 153 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat The Finance Minister. Tun Tan Slew Sin. has been returned unopposed as President of the Malaysian Chinese Association for another two years. Tun Tan. who has been President since 1961. was the only one nominated for the post when nominations of
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    • 122 4 KINRARA. Sat. The Chief of Air Staff. Commodore Sulalman bin Sujak. today gave trainees at the School of Technical Training here a "pep'' talk on the need for the maintenance of aircraft safety. Speaking at the presentation of trophies for technical merits, he told
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    • 60 4 IPOH. Sat. A campaign on gaming suppression went into action last night, when a police party raided a club house in Jalan Yang Kalsom. Forty-two persons, including 17 women, were arrested in the raid. They were charged in the Magistrate's Court today with gaming in
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    • 612 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. The Malaysian education system has to re-orient itself more and more towards a scientific, vocational and technical-based education, Dato Syed Zahiruddin bin Syed Hasson, permanent secretary, Ministry of Education, soid today. He said at present a serious discrepancy existed between manpower
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    • 228 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. The chairman of the Selangor Cheshire Home here. Puan Sri Sardon Sa’diah. today appealed to the Ministry of Welfare Services for annual grants for the Home. "The grant-in-aid would lighten our task of seeking public contributions which today is becoming more
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    • 195 4 ALOR STAR. Sat A rousing welcome was accorded to the Yang diPertuan Agong and Raia Permaisuri Agong when they arrived at Kepala Batas airport for a threeday official visit to Kedah. A large gathering. Including the Saltan of Kedah and the Sultana,
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    • 111 4 PENANG. Sat The Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak. last night gave his blessing to a Persian engineer and his beautiful bride during a bersanding ceremony at the bride's residence in Green Lane. He sprinkled yellow nee and scented water on the “pelamin” in giving his blessing
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    • 70 4 BATU GAJAH. Sat Seven thousapd yards of copper wire, belonging to the Telecoms Department were stolen at the 10th mile. Batu Gajah-Tanjong Tualang Road near River Valley Estate last night. The loss was estimated at $l,OOO. The discovery of the theft was made by a Telecoms linesman,
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    • 58 4 SINGAPORE. Sat. A Malaysian. Zakaria bin Mtmat has been prohibited permanently from entering Singapore The Prohibition of Entry Order has been made under Section 9 (1) of the Immigration Ordinance. The order. which was published in the Singapore Government Gazette notification issued yesterday, w-aa signed by
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    • 29 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. The Democratic Action Party will hold a public rally at the padang next to the Mido Theatre. Jalan Sentul, at 7.30 pm. on Sunday,
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    • 389 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. Far from being too ••grasping", developing and poor countries are fighting for their survival at the United Nations conference on Trade and Development, the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Dr. Lim Swee Aun, said today. Dr Lim.
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    • 57 4 SINGAPORE. Sat—There will be no water or pure pressure at Clementi Estate. Blocks 82 to 85 and Clementi Road. Blocks 11 to 14. from 9 am. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday. The shutdown is to enable connection to be made to a nine-inch diameter main. The Public Utilities
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    • 30 4 Tunku Abdul Rahman receiving a present of sugar-cane from the people of Lumut on his visit to the town on Friday.— Eastern Sun picture by Mok Voon.
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    • 149 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Sat. The National Family Planning Board will open another clinic at Jalan Lumba Kuda for the benefit of mothers living in the area Dr. Anffin bi n Ngah Marzuki, Director of National Family Planning Board, said today. For a start the clinic will
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    • 41 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Sat Three armed men walked into a petrol station in Pudu Road this morning and beld ud tbe manager and bis assistant at oistol point and got away with $1,487 and two watches worth $235.
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    • 20 4 Indonesian Acting President Gen. Suharto signing Installation credentials on Thursday for Brif-Gen. A. Thalib as Ambassador to Malaysia. UPI photo.
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    • 250 5 SINGAPORE. Sat The heaviest load so far carried by a Hercules of the Far East Air Force —about 40.000 lbs. of Red Cross supplies has been lifted from Singapore's R.A.F. Changi to Saigon. The load, largely food and medical supplies, was
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    • 350 5 Public tenders in Health Ministry SINGAPORE. Sat. M.. M. P. D. Nair. an independent candidate contesting the elections a* Farrer Park, today called on the Government to institute a Public Commission of Enquiry into “certain curious and alarming situation of public tenders
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    • 37 5 5 p m -6 pm. Performance by the Singapore Infantry Regiment Band at the Esplanade. 5 30 p.m.-6 30 p.m. Performance by the Wind Ensemble of the Far Eastern Academy Band at MacRitchie Reservoir Park.
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    • 44 5 SINGAPORE. Sat The United States Ambassador in Singapore. Mr. Francis J. Galbraith, will address members of the Rotary Club of Singapore at the weekly luncheon meeting at Cathay Hotel on Wednesday. Mr. Galbraith will speak on a topic connected with "World Understanding.*•
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    • 997 5 Sat. The war in Vietnam is no longer just a civil war between Communist North Vietnam and anti-Communist South Vietnam. It has become the testing ground for the world's three superpowers America. Russia and Red China. to decide their respective
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    • 334 5 SINGAPORE. Sat. The National Safety First Council of Singapore’s Crash Helmet campaign will he one of the Council’s major activities this year to instil safety consciousness among motor-cyclists and scooterists. The three-week campaign, which is fully backed by the Government, begins from May 17 to
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    • 66 5 Mr. P Govindasamv (extreme right). Member of Parliament for Anson is seen receiving a cheque of 56.616 for the National Defence Fund from a representative of K. K. Mohamed AbdulVah Ltd. recently. The contribution for the National Defence Fund was given by the workers and
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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  • 548 6  -  By SOEHARJONO Reuter. GAMBLING and a popular people's lottery are helping: to give a “face-lift” Jakarta, the sprawling ffanitat n# InHo Mala. Jhe City s Governor, Major General Ali Sadikin, has fought off opposition from orthodox Moslem organ sations to make garner uf
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 428 6 ACT I ANTI- SOCIAL SECUPrrv' UNCLE il UWE MONSTROUS MECHANICAL BRUTE THUNDERED THROUGH THE THRUSH COMPLEX-A NIGHTMARE OF OBSTRUCTION/ FOR TO DESTROY A WORLD MENACE, UNCLE AGENTS, NAPOLEON SOLO AND ILLYA KURYAKIN, HAD UNWITTINGLY UNLEASHED A MANY- HEADED METAL MONSTER AGAINST THEMSELVES... w 5*3 >#• SI 93 ■jr m 3
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  • PHOTDI TIPS
    • 397 7 JUST as was true in our grandparents’ day, wise picturemakers understand that family photo albums, of any nature, are intended for family enjoyment and are not necessarily appreciated as much by friends and acquaintances. In home movies, if given their choice they’ll speak up
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 238 7 Of/,tfo. r LEAVE THE H OUSE PORAW HOUR AND Bovr AND VI I NEEDED N TO GET OUT OF THAT HOUSE FOR A x WHILE, BETTY r RIGHT/ X AND THANKS > FOR THE COFFEE ANDCHITCHAT/ 44o#vwr-'Bo/feem. j WHATS TH/S? GEE MOU TOMORROW/ Z-00/c JUST AT THIS MBG6 •v CT
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  • FOLLOW THE SUN A LIBERAL ARTS PAGE And the liberal soul shall be made fat
    • 1479 8  -  SAY ‘CHEESE By Helene Thalmann-Atennen gWITZERLAND is, apart from Liechtenstein, the only European country in which women do not enjoy the same full political rights as men. This is continually commented on abroad. The impression the foreigner often gets is that the Swiss woman must
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    • 135 8 JAKARTA Sat. (CPI) Labourers are working round the clock to finish the new Indonesian Congress building, formerly planned to house former President Sukarno’s “Conference of the newly emerging forces,” before the opening of the congress session on March 21. The building, consisting of a conference hall and
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    • 53 8 JAKARTA, Sat. (UFI)._ Jakarta will soon have its first eye bank for the benefit of the blind. It was announced today. The official Antara News Agency quoted the bank's officials as saying that there are about one million blind Indonesians throughout the country who may benefit from
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    • 1015 8 TWO centuries ago, the German writer and philosopher G. C. Lichtenberg exclaimed that "I would give several years of my life to know what the average barometer readings were in paradise". Thus he clearly expressed the tremendous importance of atmospheric conditions for mankind,
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    • 814 8  -  by Peter Lynch Another Kennedy may make the journey to the White House but ‘JFK* has brought the family legend across the seas DO UAL A, Cameroon Sat. (LPI) The name of John F. Kennedy lives on as a legend for mil* lions in the
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  • COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL
    • 444 9 pARIS Sat. (UPI)' The Paris Gold Market, the only major European market to remain open tor trading in the precious metal today, turned into a mob scene as brokers and other buyers tought to get in their bids. London, Zurich and other
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    • 277 9 NEW YORK. Sat (UPI) Wall Street s Initial reaction to the emergency measures enacted to stem the wave of gold speculation was a surprisingly calm one Prices declined along a broad front in active trading but declines were nowhere near as steep as manv
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    • 147 9 MANILA. Sat (Reuter) The Central Bank of the Philippines has announced that there would be no devaluation of the peso. The announcement was made by Central Bank Governor. Mr Alfonso Calalang. yesterday following reports tba* the United States had lifted the 25 per
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    • 338 9 SINGAPORE. Sat The market during the past week has come under the mam influences of bullion markets, the uncertainties relating to the status of Western currencies mainly the pound Sterling and the US Dollar, and the various statements, announcements, and opinions covering the world monetary situation, state
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    • 173 9 WASHINGTON. Sat. (UPI) The Executive Directors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) met yesterday to discuss matters involving international monetary problems, including a supplement to gold called special drawing rights. The Directors also discussed financial arrangements involving the United Arab Republic and approved a US
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    • 507 9 SINGAPORE. Sat —Business in and reported to the Singapore and Kuala Lumpur trading rooms of the Stock Exchange today with the number of shares dealt in brackets. INDUSTRIALS Ben Co. $3 04 U.OOO); 80-. stead SI 71 U.OOO* C. Sugar 35 10 <9.000' $3.12 (3 000'. Chemical *1.53 <9.000)
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    • 89 9 GENEVA. Sat. (Reuter) Visitors poured into Geneva's 38th Motorshow when it opened today to compare more than 1.300 exhibits from 25 countries With the accent on safeguards this year, the organisers are calling the 10-aay exhibition the world's first "safety show”. It is considered here one
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    • 82 9 SINGAPORE, Sat. These four lovely young ladies extend a warm welcome to those attending the forthcoming Sixth Asian Advertising Congress to be held in Singapore and Malaysia from June 28-July 3. 1%8. Delegate* from .Asia and indeed the world will be participating in
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    • 294 9 LONDON Sat. (UPI) Britain has given the United States a three-day weekend breathing spell to halt the worldwide gold stampede. But British officials regard this as perhaps a last chance. Officials and financial experts here and in other European money centres consider the
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    • 30 9 WASHINGTON. Sat (Reuter) The General Services Administration said that no tin was sold from the U.S. government stockpile today and that none had been sold this week.
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    • 15 9 SINGAPORE. Sat The tin price for today was $584.12 per picul, up $3.375.
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    • 29 9 HAMILTON, Bermuda. Sat. (Reuter* The Governor of Bermuda. Lord Martonmere. today ordered the suspension of foreign exchange dealing at two banks here because of world monetary confusion
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    • 36 9 SANTIAGO. Chile. Sat (Reuter) Senor Andres Saldivar was sworn in as Chile’s Finance Minister tonight after President Eduardo Frei accepted the resignation of Senor Raul Saez. appointed one month ago in a Cabinet reshuffle.
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    • 411 9 el.NUAPOKE—Mock txliantr old and offer prices official!? ar »n# no*.# of busine**. INDUSTRIALS Ben A- Co. .TOO 3 01 Bniistead 1.71 1.72 sutar 3 08 3.12 heinical f o 1 ..-.2 1.53 Cold Morale 4 16 Dunlop 2.98 3 02 E. smelting 5 35 E. 1 2 18
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    • 87 9 PARIS. Sat. (Reuter) Sud Aviation, partners of the British Aircraft Corporation in building the Concorde supersonic airliner, today denied the airliner would be delayed by one service. Referring to Foreign Press year before going to foreign reports that the new delivery date for the Concorde
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    • 64 9 SINGAPORE. Sat. It was announced by the Stock Exchange Committee today that dealings were as usual in the stock market and all contracts could be settled at sellers' currency It added that all contracts in be dealt at the exchange rate of 2s. 8 87d to $l/-.
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    • 48 9 i Mar-seer*' Prices) Ftr*t Malayan 2.53 Second 'l/U'an 1 82 Third Malayan 1.19 The Commerce Industry 91 1.03 The savin* Fund \n 97 1 0 G First Hkong .78 .81* second Hongkong .53 -57* Malaysian Investment fund 1.05 1.15 Sterling Commodity 4/4 4/11 Hong Kong Currency)
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    • 108 9 SINGAPORE, Sat. The noon pricr* at the NincaDom Chinese Produce exchange toaaj are > Burer Seller Coconut Oil (FOB) Bulk Coconut Oil 63 no (F.O.B.) Iirnnu Lon«e I opra Miaeo 65 50 Mar Apr 39 50 Muntok White Pepper (F-O.B.) 96% N.I..W 127.50 *arauak White Pepper tF.O.B.) 96% NI.W
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    • 175 9 SINGAPORE Sat. The following ships are expected to be In port today God owns Vessels 1 2 Ruys 3 4 Rajula 5 Southern Venture 6 7 Roseville 3 9 Asafukujln Maru 10 11 Straat Florida 13 14 Polyphemus 15'16 Protesilaus 13 Benhope 19 Tropical Veneer 21 22
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  • 126 10 81. My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hop* in thy word. 82. Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying. When wilt thou comfort me? 83. For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; yet do I not forget thy statutes. 84. How
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  • 217 10 'LI ERE are the Bible answers to some of our readers’ questions. Send in your problems to “The Christian Answers”. 23-B Cantonment Road. Singapore or 39 Jalan Sultan. K. Lumpur and have them answered. Bona fide questions may be on any subject Q: How can I become
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  • 505 10  - SOME PIONEER MISSIONARIES IN SING APORE AND MALAYSIA WILLIAM MILNE There is in the old Dutch Church in Malacca today a tablet commemorating the work of Dr. William Milne, co-translator of the Chinese Old Testament with Dr Robert Morrison, first Protestant missionary to China Dr Morrison, and English Presbysterian. was
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  • 145 10 SINGAPORE. Sat. The Christian Business Men's Committee (CB MC) will hold its monthly luncheon at the IW. C.A.. 5 Raffles Quay, on Mar. 19 (Tuesdav) from 1 p m to 2 p m Mr Edwin Choo. an architect, will speak on Things hard to understand'". According to
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  • 257 10 SINGAPORE,Sat. The Singapore Keswick Convention meetings for this year will be held from Aug. 12 to 17 at the Singapore Conference Hall in Shenton ay. In a circular to Christian leaders seeking prayer supports and co-operat-ion for the convention. Dr. Benjamin
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  • 42 10 SINGAPORE. Sat A team of six Varsity Christian Fellowship Students here will be visiting Bangkok soon Their main object is to share with Christian studen s there of their faith and wi-ness as students on the campus
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  • 60 10 SINGAFORE. Sa* The St Joseph Farish newsletter announced the feast cf S* Joseph spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary is on Mar 19 The masses in the c.crnmp will be celebra ed in S* Joseph's altar and in the r there will be a Solemn Hgh Mass” m
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  • 179 10 SINGAPORE, Sat. The 1967/68 Queenstown InterChurch Sports Meet prise-giving ceremony was held at Faith Methodist Church, Queenstown recently. Representatives of four participating churches Church of the Good Shepherd. Grace Assembly of God, Faith Methodist Church and Queenstown Baptist Church witnessed MrsT.C. Nga giving away the EASTERN SUN OVERALL
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  • 67 10 SINGAPORE. SatA "Friendship Clinic” was started at the Balestier Road Seventh-day Adventist Church. 12* Balestier Road here yesterday. According to Pastor Ng Sul Koon of the Church all local Adventst churches have been invited to attend the course which will continue for the next several Friday nights at
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  • 727 10 Ill T are all a-'-are of the fac* If hit S ’■;jcore is on* of the most progressive prosperous and peaceful countries in Asia To be a Singapore citizen. therefore, is a matter of considerable pride Citizenship confers one with the right to
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  • 236 10 SINGAPORE. Sat. Mrs. Shona MacTavish, directress of a ballet school in Dunedin, New Zealand, is now in Singapore. She is on a South-East Asian tour under the auspices of the East Asia Christian Conference and the Foundation for Theological Education in South-East Asia. She will be producing
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  • 31 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. The Fellowship of Evangelical Students here is still looking for a full-time staffworker to co-ordinate the work among students and graduates in Malaysia.
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  • 52 10 SINGAPORE. Sat The newly -elected Executive Committee of the Singapore Teachers’ College Christian Fellowship (TCCF) consists of chairman. Mr Khoo Wah Ann; hon. secretary. Miss Alice Yang, and hon treasurer. Miss Lim Sav Yin. The advisers to the Fellowship are Mr. W A Wiebe and Miss Chen
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  • CHURCH AT HOME
    • 1103 10  -  by Dr. C. D. James Malaysia Evangelistic Fellowship HAPPINESS is something which all of us desire ind *m tV»4c Hfo. NOIIC 0l U 5 llltCS tO D® unhappy “or miserable. But how many really understand the secret of happiness? Psychologists have made considerable study of the science
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  • 96 10 SINGAPORE. Sat. The Jesu* Saves Mission is appealing to Christians to help in the Daily Vacation Bible School (DVBS) from Apr. 22 to 26. According to its spokesman. Rev. Peter Ng. the director of the DVBS. more than 1.000 students will be expected to attend the School
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 82 10 RELIGIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS CHRISTIAN BUSINESS MEN'S Commit’*# of Singapore Prayer Meetings every Tuesdays and Fridays from 800 am to 830 a.m at G.H. Cafe. 5 Battery Road, Singapore All welcome ATTENTION: The fourth article of Christians and Current Affairs by Rev. (Dr) Balchin will appear -in this page next week. HARK
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  • Boutigue
    • 339 11 30 Thai outfits will be displayed SINGAPORE AyS, particularly those who keenly follow the fashion market, will be treated to a fabulous fashion festival of the latest Thai outfits at the Goodwood Hotel from Monday. And to add that extra touch of beauty and glamour to the
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    • Article, Illustration
      99 11 Two Japanese rkehana experts rave a demonstration of flower arrangement at the home of the Japanese Ambassador to Malaysia. Mr. T. Kojima in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. They were Mrs. Toshle Suzuki and Miss Yoko Mizu* no of the Ikenobo Institute in Tokyo. Among the 200 VIPs who
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    • 222 11 CLEANLINESS is the first law of beauty. To get clean, people always have taken baths. But now bathing offers the most sophisticated kind of beauty care extensions beyond the cleansing process. Cosmetic preparations for a bath increase so fast these days as to cause confusion.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 725 11 RELIGIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS ANGLICAN ST. ANDREWS CATHE DRAL 7.fto a m Holy Communion. 8.00 am. Parish Communion- 11.00 am. Morning Service and Holy Communion. 6.00 p.m Evensong. Sunday Schools at 8.00 a.m and 9.30 a.m ST. PETERS CHURCH, 1. Tavistock Avenue Serangoon Garden Estate. Singapore 19. 8 a.m. Parish Communion and
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    • 97 11 THIS OUGHT TO DO IT/ VC. v 1 > v /ItsifXlZ BE ATTRACTIVE W K.I WITH EFFECTIVE SAFE BON V KORETS e* INTRODUCING TWO NEW WELLA PRODUCTS FOR THE JET SET. BARCAROLE EXQUISITE SETTING LOTION WELLAFLEX DE LUXE WITH MATCHING PERFUME ENQUIRE FROM YOUR FAVOURITE HAIR DRESSER OR COSMETIC DEALER
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  • POPPING AROUND With Platter Pete
    • 487 12 SINCE the current pop music scene mode its initial splash in the late 1950'5, recording artistes have come and gone but no two have sustained more so than THE EVERLY BROTHERS Don and Phil. Combining personality, showmanship, professionalism. talent, and a unique sound, they have become
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    • 134 12 The late Otis Redding, known before his death last December as “king of the soul singers", take* over at the top of the United States pop charts this week. Redding, a Negro, made "The Dock Of The Bay" before dying at the age of 28 in an aircrash
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    • Article, Illustration
      397 12 Hearts Club Band" LP has won four of the year’s Grammy Awards —as the Album Of The Year, the Best Contemporary Album and the Best Engineered Recording, and for the Best Album Cover. No other British artistes won any of the 48 awards, which are presented annually by
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    • 323 12 J \l THERE! I.ike. nil you male hep-type cool eat* better start rutting your fingernails if you know what's good for you or LLLL! (Rend feature somewhere on page), bext week, we ll he ending our fantastic *’Girl (Or hoy) I'll mary series with good-looking and arailahle
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    • 212 12 LONDON: 1. Cinderella Rockefell a Esther And Abi Ofarim 2. Legend Of Xanadu Dave Dee, Dozy. Beaky, Mick And Tich 3. Rosie Don Partridge I. Delilah Tom Jones 5. Fire Brigade Move 6. Jennifer Juniper Donovon 7. Green Tambourine Lemon Pipers 8. The Dock Of
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    • 190 12  -  by LULU LIE would have to have an interest in show-business. first and foremost. Most of my friends are in the business, so that would be one important quality. He would have to be very good-natured to put up with me! I wouldn’t mind if he
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    • 169 12 Houston The largest crowd in the history of basketball witnessed the performance of Jav and the Techniques at halftime at the University of Houston versus t’.C.LA. basketball game In the Astra Dome. Houston in the last week of JanuaryThe 40.000-seat super arena
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      125 12 I THF SYMBOLS (THE Best Part Oft Breaking Up Again (Stateside) Certainly commercial, and cei tamly catchy, this could be the first hit for the Symbols in this part of the world It is in fact, a minor hit for the group in Britain Twangy guitar accompanies Beach Boyish
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 130 12 When you care enough to send the very best When Someone’s Sick... there's a special Hallmark card in our store to say get well quick.' .02 For Someone's Birthday... there's a special Hallmark card in our store towisha' happy day.” rf.-v AVAILABLE AI_THE FOLLOWING DEALERS: C. K. TANG (SINGAPORE) LIMITED.
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  • THE NEW FILMS
    • 395 13 HE IS s u p e r b; Paul Scofield I mean. And also not far from excellence are supporting stars Wendy Hiller, Robert Shaw, Susannoh York, Orson Welles, Nigel Davenport, and particularly Leo McKern. And so. A MAN FOR ALL SEASON'S'*
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    • 241 13 CO it’s an ELVIS PRESLEY film So if vou're an Eivis-hater. what I sa won t make any difference at all—you won t see the film! Mind you, I don't say that he makes great films. And If you're looking for any Intellectual stimulants or
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    • 431 13 SO it has to happen at last. The best seller the Americans have been raving about is on the big screen. "Valley Of The Dolls" is really not very different from "Peyton Place" at least where peoples' sex lives are concerned. The point
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    • 278 13 I’m starved for love says Hayley T STILL remember vivid--1 ly the first time I met Hayley Mills at the Raffles Hotel In Singapore. year. And I still remember how surprued (at least a little*. a..d nervous *for a while anyway*. I was But isn’t that natural when ail along
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    • 153 13 PRODUCER Arthur Jacobs has a wild plan to team Frank Sinatra and Henry Fonda in “The Chairman.” Henry is of the old school of pros. He would never leave a film before the finish line as Sinatra has done. If they work together Frankie might learn something TONY
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    • 272 13 SINGAPORE. Saturday One thousand and five hundred moviegoers watched helplessly as 26 men took 25 minutes to haul away $30,000.000 from a night mail train at the Odeon Theatre at midnight tonight Theat-e Manager. Mr Wee Eng Whatt. said that the entire audience were bewildered and
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 299 13 SHAW IGANISATION i m«: a trim Lait 2 Dart! 11. 1 45. 4. B.ftß. 9.15 Michael Cain* Karl Malden BILLION DOLLAR BRAIN In PanavUion Ar Color tUA) CAPITOL Phono ***** .NOW SHOWING! IN# Free U«U 11 m.m.. no tw. f 45 ran 0 B Chiao Ch ao A: Tien Peng
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    • 334 13 CATHAY ***** ort\s iodu: 11 am. 136 4 00. 630 «30 pm Edd Byrnes Guv Madron “7 WINCHESTERS FOR A MASSACRE” EEUbmaagß NOW SHOWING' 11 am 1 30. 4 00 6.30 9 30 pm “ASSIGNMENT K" Stephen Camilla 6p*rr Technicolor* Teehmscope •Columbia PLUS' s p»riil FeatvrMte -THF iWHISHm-’ ORCHARDIPALACE *****
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  • Sun Sport
    • 637 14  -  Superb play by Kanhai, Nurse By RICHARD STREETON T>ORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Sat. (Reuter) West Indies unveiled the full range of their awesome batting power when they surged to 479 for four before rain ended play 20 minutes early on the second
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    • 272 14 MUAR. Sat—Johore Bahru today captured the Sultan of Johore Challenge Cup when they outplayed Muar District 8-1 in the final of the Johore inter-district football tournament at the Town Council Padang here. Johore Bahru with nine State players cracked the -Muar defence from
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    • 39 14 ‘LONDON. Sa* (Reuter) Results of-football matches flayed last night were: ENGLISH DIVISION THREE Stockport 2 Watford ft Tranmere 0 Southport 2 ENGLISH DIVISION FOUR Doncaster R 1 chesterfield 0 Hartlepools ft Halifax ft Southend 2 Darlington 2.
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    • 76 14 ALOR STAR. Sat Ten riders we r e selected by the Kedah Cycle Association at a trial held at the Darulaman Stadium here today to represent Kedah at the Malaysian annual cycling <-hampionshiPs to be held in Kuaia Lumpur on March 24. Those selected include
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    • 47 14 MALACCA, Sat. The 16th Field Ambulance. R.A.M.C. showing better combination and speed defeated 28th Ordnance Field Park 4 —ft in an Army Division two league soccer match at the Terendak Camp ground. In another division two match Slim School outplayed Army Depot Police by B—2.
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    • 86 14 COLOMBO. Sat (Reuter) Ceylon's cricket tour of England this summer, which had been cancelled because of financial difficulties is now likely 'o *ske place. Mr. Robert Senanayake. President of the Ceylon Cricket Board of Control said today He said several firms and individuals in England
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    • 87 14 Denise Parry (left), captain of the England women’s hockey team, puts the hall into the Dutch net hut the goal is disallowed. This was one of the exciting moments in the game between England and the Netherlands at Wembley Stadium in London. The Dutch
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    • 157 14 WELLINGTON. Sat (Reuter) The International Rugbv Board's decision to allow substitutes in matches involving an international side was welcomed today by Mr. Tom Morrison, chairman of the New Zealand Rugby Football Union (NZR FU). “It is something we have campaigned for over the years with little
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    • 227 14 Detroit, Sat. (UP!) Sophomore Bob Beamon of the University of Texas at El Paso cracked his own world indoor long jump record with a leap of 27 feet 2 3/4 inches last night then came back to establish a National Collegiate Athletic Association
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    • 41 14 LONDON Sat (Reuteri Results of Rugby Union club matches played last night were: Abertillerv 17 Penarth 9. Bridgewater and Albion 0 Redruth 6. Cheltenham 23 Loughborough College 5, Leicester 29 Royal Air Force 8. Newport 11 Aberavon 10.
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    • 56 14 THREE British couples took over the winners’ rostrum after the World Ice Dance Championship in Geneva recently —a clean sweep of the honours. Bernard Ford and Diane Towler (centre) retained their world championship with (right) Malcolm Cannon and Yvonne Suddick in second place and Jon
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    • 472 14  -  By R. D. SELVA KLALA LUMPUR. Sat. The Ministry of Education has taken over the functions and responsibilities of the Schools Sports Council of Malaysia with immediate effect. Enchfi Mohamed Khir Johari, the Education NJinister, who is one of the five patrons of
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    • 346 14 LONDON, Sat < Reuter > Results of football matches played today were: ENGLISH ONE Arsenal o Wolves 2 Chelsea 4 Leicester C i Coventry 2 Man. U 0 Liverpool 3 Burnley 2 Man. Citv 9 Fulham Newcastle U. 1 Leeds U Nott. Forest 0 Spurs 0 Sheffield
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 48 14 Classified Ad. MISCELLANEOUS 20 Words SS/~ (Minimum) •4V•Y NOT HAVE vour horoscope reading for 1968. Consult Pfof Nai Loh Oh. fee $5/(Personal Consulting only) from 9 am. to 2 p.m outstationers send date of birth and year including $2O/- for 1 year writing. 20, Imbi Road. Kuala Lumpur.
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  • 2475 15  -  JOCKEYS PAY RESPECTS TO LATE MILTON SULLIVAN By Windsor Lad SINGAPORE, Sat. Singapore trainer Colin Tulioh had another good day when he sent out three winners La Vite, Radiant Stor, both ridden by champion jockey Des Coleman, and Professor Novak (Nowari) at Bukit Timah this
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  • 173 15 PENANG. Sat An arch of badminton rackets w<ll be formed bv 20 schoolboys, to receive Malaysia's victorious Thomas Cuppers when they land at the Bayan Lepas Airport here on March 28. The players will then be garlanded by the wives of officials of the Penang
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  • 42 15 KUALA PILAH. Sat. The Seremban Garrison easily beat the Tunku Muhamud School staff by 54 runs in a friendly match here this afternoon After the match the Garrison skipper Capt. Edwards presented the school with a set of cncket gear.
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  • 90 15 English cricketer Fred Titmus, who lost four toes in a boating accident in Barbados recently, is welcomed by his wife Jean and their two children. Mark. 5. and Dawn. 10. when he flew into London Airport from the West Indies last week Mark is seen admiring
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  • 350 15 Vines fires 3-under-par 69 to lead by two strokes BANGKOK. Sat. (Reuter)’ Randall Vines of Australia fired a three-under-par 69 today to take a two-stroke lead on the third day of the Thailand Open Golf Championship. Overnight leader Vines who started his round one stroke ahead of Seiji Yamaguchi of
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  • 181 15 SINGAPORE Sat Singapore's cncket fans had another disappointment when today's match between Joe Lister's International XI and the Singapore Cncket Association's XI. was postponed to tomorrow, owing to a heavy downpour this morning The match will be played tomorrow and on Monday at the Padang at 11.00
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  • 55 15 SEREMBAN. Sat The charity football match in aid of the family of the late Robert Lourdesamy will be played off here ai the Station Padang tomorrow at 5.15 p.m. The N.S Football Association President’s XI will meet Roval Malaysia Police. the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembiian is
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  • 367 15 SINGAPORE. Sat. Following is the Stipendiary Stewards report on today's racing at Bukit Timah: RACE 1: RED PEONY (R Low) and ORANGE WILLIAM (app. R. Ang) were slow to begin. The Veterinary Surgeon reported that ESCORT (Khamis) returned lame in the near fore leg.
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
    • 64 15 TIME AND TIDE Penan*: 2.02 am. (8.5 ft.), 2.30 p m. (8.7 ft.). Port Swettenham: 725 a-m. (16.0 ft.), 7.48 p.m. (16.9 ft). Port Dickson: 816 a m (9.1 ft). 836 pm. (103 ft.). Singapore: 12.24 a.m. (9.5 ft.). 12.34 p m. (10.1 ft.). Sedili Kechil: 11.19 a.m. (7.5 ft
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    • 46 15 BIG SWEEP TOTAL POOL: $28,615 Ist PRIZE: No. *****8 ($11,805) 2nd. PRIZE: No. *****3 ($3,373) 3rd. PRIZE: No. *****0 ($1,686) STARTERS: ($750 each):Nos. *****1, *****3, *****9, *****0, *****8, *****4, *****2, *****4, *****4. CONSOLATION; ($5OO each) Nos. *****8, *****3, *****6, *****9, *****7, *****4, *****5, *****3, *****5, *****4.
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  • RACING COMMENTS
    • 1642 16  -  By ‘Windsor Lad’ Race 1: Horses Class 6* Div. 2 6 Furs. 2.00 P.M i 653 Lash 6v 900 White-Noee Stable Ahmad 5 2 000 Call Me Sir 7y 813 Sun Glorv Stable Allan 6 3 565 Belter Luck 6y 8 13 Mr. Foo Sze Chun Osman
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    • 1757 16 SINGAPORE, Sun. November Sun is back to form and on his impressive dawn displays I am taking him to win the $20,000 Singapore Derby (Race Six) run over one and a half miles at Bukit Timah this afternoon. This six-year-old gelding by Carbon Copy finished
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    • 201 16 WINDSOR LAD ADELINE JIMMY LAD STAR BOY RACE I OCR RYRSA Hot Lip* Little Clement ARC EX CIEL Bersatu Hot Lips ARC EN CIEL Our Byrsa Lara tor BETTER LUCK Our Byrsa Arc En Ciel RACE Z TROPOSPHERE Shyree Contract II MIRAGE Fraier Q Gambit SI STIC Nino Contract
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    • 30 16 Windsor Lad: Troposphere P. House II kanchana Adeline: katong Bearh November Sun Gwana Jimmy Lad Arc En Ciel Dragonboat king's knight Star Boy Fireball Bandit kanchana
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    • 237 16 MALACCA. Sat. Four servicemen have been included in Malacca Cricket Association's Invitation team to meet the powerful Joe Lister’s touring international side on March 21 and 22 at the Malacca Club ground here. Play starts at 2.15 p.m. on March 21. The four Servicemen
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    • 130 16 SINGAPORE. Sat The Director of the Peoples Association has appointed a sports committee to promote sports and recreational activities for all categories of staff in the People’s Association and the National Youth Leadership Training Institute. The sports committee have organised badminton and table-tennis programmes which will
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