Eastern Sun, 23 March 1968

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  • 22 1 Eastern Sun Independent National Daily SINGAPORE EDITION Estd ,966 Vol. 2 No. 594 Saturday. 23 March 1968. MC(P) 0050 Price 15 cents
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  • 367 1 Israelis withdraw after killing 150 of El Fatah terrorist group TEL AVIV, Fri. (Reuter Cr UPI) JSRAEL today sheathed its weapons well satisfied with the day-long drive into Jordan which, according to military sources, liquidated the main staging points of Arab guerillas. Some 150 of the El
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  • 63 1 PRAGUE. Fri (Reuter) President Antonin Novotny, one of the last stalwarts of the Stalinist era ■till in power has resigned, climaxing an unprecedented fiublic campaign demanding hat he stepped down. The official Ceteka News Agency announced today that Mr. Novotny, ousted as Communist Party First Secretary
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  • 89 1 MELBOURNE. Fri. (Reuter) Australian aboriginals must now be addressed as "Mister” by Victorian State Native Welfare official, the Director of Aboriginal Affairs. Mr. M. R. Worthy, said here today. Official must not enter aboriginals’ homes without being invited. Mr. Worthy explained that this is
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  • 57 1 BERNE, Switzerland. Fri. (Reuter) Mr. Mai Van 80. North Vietnam’s top envoy in the West, has asked for diplomatic relations with Switzerland. a Swiss Government communique said here today It said Mr. Bo reminded Switzerland his country was ready to start peace negotiations following an unconditional
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  • 173 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri The Malaysian Chinese Association Youth Section today expressed concern over the withdrawal of work permits from Malaysians in Singapore and called on the Government to find work for these people when they return to this country. This was
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  • 261 1 ON BOARD THE USS KITTY HAWK. Tonkin Gulf. Fri. (Reuter) South Vietnam's VicePresident Nguyen Cao K.v said todav that an invasion of North Vietnam was a necessity for a military victory over Hanoi. "I think an Allied invasion of the North is advisable at
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  • 246 1 AfroAsians condemn Israel UNITED NATIONS, New York. Fri. (Reuter) African and .Asian members of the Y-N. Security Council pressed today for formal condemnation of Israel for yesterday’s attack on Jordan. They also sought a resolution by which the 15-nat-lon body would put Israel on notice that any repetition of such
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  • 240 1 IT UALA LUMPUR, Fri. The Minister of Agriculture and Co-Operatives, Hjji Mohd. Ghazali bin Haji Jawi, said Malaysia hoped to develop over 1.5 million acres of land by 1971 in order to make it completely self-sufficient in rice. The present planted
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  • 139 1 SAIGON, Fri. (Reuter) Malaysia's representative in Saigon today paid tribute to the people of South Vietnam when he presented M 860.000 worth of relief gifts to the South Vietnamese Refugee Committee. The gifts. $30,000 worth of vaccine and 20 tons of sweetened condensed milk and two
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous

  • LOCAL NEWS
    • 227 2 SINGAPORE, Pri. The Singapore Government today took firm 5 action to prohibit the sole and circulation "pornographic gramophone records", of Taiwan origin. These records. In Hokkien, have been found to be sold from under the counter in roadside record stalls in the city. A Government statement issued
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    • 275 2 SINGAPORE. FrL A memorial service will be held at 5 p m. tomorrow at the Bidadari Christian Cemetery (Protestant Section) to mark the second anniversary of the passing of the late Mr. Goh Hock Lim Mr Goh, prior to his death two years ago. served
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    • 342 2 SINGAPORE. Fri. The vice-president of China Airlines. Mr. Carl C. H Ma. today spoke of the future expansion plans of the airline. The introduction of a trans-Pacific flight to the United States originating from Singapore. Extension of existing service from Singapore to Jakarta and services
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    • 68 2 SINGAPORE Fri A party of 25 Sunklst" the famous orange* growers will fly into Singapore for a three-day visit on Monday These people are from the world famous Sunklst citrus growers organisation of California and Arizona in the United States. They are presently on a
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    • 167 2 SINGAPORE. Fri. The Adult Education Board will hold two courses on graphic design and silk screen printing and “Social Graces and Personal Charms". The course on graphic design and silk screen printing will commence on April 18 at the Cultural Centre every Thursday from 7
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    • 73 2 SINGAPORE. Fn. The Member of Parliament for Sembawang. Mr. Teong Eng Siong. will tour Kampong Tanjong Irau tomorrow at 5 pm. He will make the tour with community leaders of the Sembawang constituency and People’s Action Party Sembawang branch committee members Mr. Teong will
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    • 124 2 SINGAPORE. Frl. The Seletar Young Inc Tan Snorts Club will organise Saree Queen and BodyBuilding contest* on May 4 at the Naval B3se Recreation Hall in Sembawang here to raise funds for its club The contests are open to all race* in tne
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    • 364 2 SINGAPORE. Fri. The National Defence Fund has now reached a total of $2,424,693.12. The acting Minister of Delence. Mr. E W. Barker, today received more donations from workers and organisations. Topping the donations made today was the sum of $34,500 from the
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    • 113 2 SINGAPORE Fri Malay-sia-Singapore Airlines today denied any knowledge of the formation of Air Asia as reported m today s issue of an English newspaper, not the Eastern Sun. The spokesman stated that as far as MSA was concerned, the appearance of the news item
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    • 41 2 SINGAPORE. Fn The Port of Singapore Authority has advised all Masters, owners and shipping agents that with effect from Monday. April X. vessels requiring health or immigration inward clearance may make use of the Principal Quarantine and Immigration Anchorage.
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    • 25 2 7 45 p m A Mandarin play •'With n the Vermilion Oate" presented by the Singapore Amateur Players at Victoria Theatre, Empress Place.
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    • 78 2 SINGAPORE Fn. Tan Keng Choy. 21 was today jailed for four months by the Fourth District Court for vandalism. The District Judge. Mr. Liew Ngik Kee. also ordered that he be given three strokes of the rotan Tan was found guilty of painting
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    • 124 2 SINGAPORE. Fri. Mr Tan Bah Chee was unanimously re-elected president of the Pasir Panjang English Primary School ParentTeacher Association for a fifth term at its recent 18th annual general meeting. Other officials elected were: Vice-presidents. Mr. Mahinder Singh and Enche Ayub
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    • 22 2 SINGAPORE Eri There were M road accidents, of which four were serious during the past 24 hours m the Republic
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    • 305 3 SINGAPORE, Fri. A new plant, costing S 2 million, to manufacture a wide range of industrial and decorative paints in the Republic will commence in July this year at Jurong here. This new plant which is an extension of the worldwide
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    • 184 3 SINGAPORE. Fri. The Singapore Festival '6B held at Gav World Stadium has managed to raise a total of $633,000 nett for the Singapore Arts Council and the National Theatre Trust. This six-week long exhibition and trade fair was held between Jan. 20 and March 6
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    • 76 3 SINGAPORE. Fri. At the annual general meeting of the Outram Secondary School Parent 'Teacher Association held at the school premises recently the following were elected officials for 1968/69: President. Mr. Tan Yong Koon. Vice-president, Mr. Lim Jit Seng; 2nd vice-pre-sident. Mr. Appasamy Kannusamv; Secretary. Mr. Lee Swee
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    • 979 3 Defence and economic development: OINGAPORE, Fri.— The Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, tonight outlined the crash programmes Singapore would have to undertake in t h e field of defence and economic development to off-set the loss of 20 per cent
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    • 97 3 SINGAPORE. Fri The .•students, staff and old boys of Raffles Institution are organising a "National Defence Fund Carnival” at the school grounds on April 27 and 28. They hope to rai?e more than $30,000 Highlight of the carnival will be the "Miss Patriotism 1968”
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    • 51 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. The Yang di-Pertuan Agong has sent a congratulatory message to President Ayub Khan of Pakistan on the occasion of the anniversary of the Republic Day of Pakistan. The Prime Minister. Tunku Abdul Rahman, has also sent similar greetings on behalf of the people and
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    • 259 3 SINGAPORE, Fri. The Alliance Party Singapore today condemned the measures taken by both the Singapore and Malaysian Governments with regard to no n-citizen workers in either country as "negative, unwise and uncharitable". In hitting out at the actions, the APS said: ‘lt does not solve or even
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    • 204 3 SINGAPORE Fri. An Appeals Committee of the Singapore Red Cross was launched this evening to raise some 5229.000 for various projects. Amongst the projects of the Society is the establishment of a South-East Asia Disaster Relief warehouse. Launching the Appeals Committee today. Mr
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    • 539 4 Abu Bakar on alternative arrangements for export of rubber A JOINT NOTICE TO F.E.F.C. SOON: KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Rubber shippers and packers in Malaysia and Singapore have decided to opt out of the contract system of the Far East Freight Conference They are expected to
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    • 307 4  -  by Ben d ’Cunha KUALA LUMPUR. fTI Last minute effort* to prevent the break-up of the Labour Party appear to have failed The Penang branch of Party Ra'ayat had been actively engaged within the last few days in trying to prevent the break-up The
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    • 284 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The Malaysian Chinese Association membership has gone up another 14,000 last year. This was disclosed in the annual report of the Association for 1967, to be tabled at the 18th annual meeting of the MCA Central General Assembly tomorrow. The reoort said
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    • 193 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri Tne discovery of a forged United States $lO note bv a bank here yesterday has given rise to the possibility that a quantity of counterfeit American currency may be floating in the country According to police here, a forged $lO U.S
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    • 97 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri A man walked into a watchshop in Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman at about 1.30 p m yesterday and told the proprietor Mr. Pong Choon Kian he wished to buy a watch Not satisfied with the one shown to him. the man asked to see
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    • 64 4 MALACCA. Fri Malacca police recovered a Fora bearing a false registration near the central bus station this afternoon. Two men were seen in the car but they dashed off when they saw a beat policeman approaching. They left the car near a petrol kiosk. Two hours
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    • 159 4 The 57-foot ketch “Sir Thomas Upton”, now almost ready for launching, will be Britain's biggest boat in the 1968 Single-Handed TransAtlantic Yacht Race in June. She will be second in size only to the huge 65-foot Tri- maran that is to be one of the French entries. School-teacher Geoffrey Williams,
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    • 186 4 SINGAPORE. Fri. A British Army nursing sister to be married this year, will spend her honeymoon in Hong Kong as a result of winning the P o lucky draw ticket at the film premiere ’’Pretty Polly.” at the Capitol Theatre yesterday.
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    • 397 4 Gun, bullets, dagger found: 3 held Suspected ‘master-mind' surprised: By LUCIAN PETER KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. A man believed to be the “mastermind" behind several armed robberies in the country and two members of his gang were arrested in a pre-dawn swoop by police on
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    • 312 4 SINGAPORE. Fri. Massive efforts were still being made to rescue a sinking ship threatened by naphtha —a highly inflammable refined petrol which might explode with a crew of 15 on board, about eight miles from here. The British tanker. Blyth Adventurer, struck a reef yesterday
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    • 286 4 SINGAPORE. F r I. A youth. V. Sinnasamv. whose charge was amended at the last minute yesterday, was today sentenced to eight years' imprisonment when he pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. Before passing sentence. the Judge. Mr. Justice
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    • 303 10  -  It’s among the lower ranks that some are corrupt —Razak A briefing to officers of Anti-corruption Agency: By LIM THOW BOON <UALA LUMPUR, Fri. Tun Abdul Razak foday assured fhe public they could expect "fair and just dealings" from Government servants without having to bribe them. "You
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    • 245 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. A taxi driver today pleaded guilty in the Magistrate's Court for using criminal force on a married woman with intent to outrage her modesty. Lim Teck Song. 27. of Kampong Lima here was bound over to be of
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    • 182 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri It has come to the knowledge of the Alliance Headquarters here that certain unscrupulous persons are using the names of national leaders going round the country canvassing for advertisements from prominent individuals and firms This state of affairs might bring disrepute
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    • 36 10 TAIPING. Fn. A housewife. Puteh bmte Ibrahin. 67. lost her life savings amounting to $560 and several pieces of batek sarongs worth S6O in a robbery at her house in Kulau Kurau last night.
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    • 94 10 Exhibition of “Five Singapore Sculptors at National Art Gallery io a m to 630 p m Works of prominent Malaysian artists by Peninsular Art Society at 41. Jalan Raja Muda. 9am to 6 p m Exhibition by S'-ed Ahmad Jamal mi Lela Mayar.g Suite' at Samat Art Gallery
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    • 403 10 The dangerous deeds of the opposition parties— Mentri Besar JOHORE BAHRU, Fri The activities of five major opposition parties are bringing the country to the brink of social, political and economic calamity This charge was made by the Mentn Besar. Dato Haji Othman Mohamed Sa'at here last night. He named
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    • 65 10 SE L LI NG is not their profession, but these four pretty Sea Rangers are lending a helping hand to the Selangor Cheshire Home's garden fete. recent™* 9 rden Me WOS he,d mork the °P enin 9 of th $15,000 extension of the Home, Seloyong Bahru, It was opened by
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    • 316 10  -  By Chan Ham Yau KUALA LUMPUR Fri. The "equal pay for women teachers’’ issue, which has been under wraps for the last two years, has been revived by the Malayan Teachers’ Union which is planning a massive campaign to pursue the claim As
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    • 324 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. All is set now for the presentation of colours ceremony for the Bth Battalion, the Royal Malay Regiment at the Battalion Camp in Sungei Besi on Tuesday. The Yang di-Pertuan Agong who will be accompanied by the Raja Permaisuri Aeong
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    • 224 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. The Alliance Candidature Committee has visited five States in West Malaysia to discuss the selection of candidates for the general elec lons In May next year. The States are- Selangor, Penang. Perak. Negri Sembilan and Malacca. The committee is under the
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    • 203 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Fn.-S Classical and modern musu from Mozart to Hindemith will be presented by the Goethe-Institute on Friday March 29. at 3.30 p.m. ir the Malayan Teachers’ College. Pantai Valley This is the first S. E Asiarf tour for the two German musicians Karl
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    • 161 10 KUALA LUMPUR Frl. Police here have smashed a well-organised gang believed to be responsible for the spate of telephone wire thefts in the Federal Capital in recent months. Eight persons, including some Government employees. and a number of businessmen were detained yesterday. Police also seized
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    • 187 10 PENANG. Fri The Chief Minister. Tan Sri Wong Pow Nee. today disclosed that officers concerned were working out the type of structure to be put up for the proposed bonded warehouse in the Weld Quay area. He said it was the immediate need and
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    • 345 11 KUCHING Fri. Rice is the staple food of South-east Asia. Consequently it is one of the most important crops grown in Sarawak, but little is known of the actual yields per acre of either hill or swamp padi in the various regions where
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    • 144 11 PENANG, Fri. A teenaged girl, who was rebuked by the First Court Magistrate. Mr. Shivcharan Singh yesterday for wearing skimpy shorts and a teeshirt. bating her midriff, was today found to be a juvenile. This was discovered when the girl produced her identity card. The date
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    • 83 11 KAJANG Frl The Guilder end G:ri Guides of the 2nd Coy Ka.are attached to the Eecondarv Convent. Kajang will hold their third er.roiment ec.-emor.y tomorrow, at the school hall. Hill Street. at 4M) p m Sixteen guides will be taken tp. u members while eight guides
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    • 96 11 KUALA LUMPUR Fr. Mr I Gurdial Singh has beer, re-eiected President of the Kuala Lumpur Branch of the Malavsian Indian Congress for the 12th successive term Mr. J Xavier was elected vice-president Mr K Ramsehendran. secretary, Mr M Kar.apathy. assistant secretary- and Sir A T
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    • 68 11 PENANG. Frl A wg costing $25 was among articles robbed from a pretty 18-year-oid ha r-dre*er. Yee Choo Lian while she was walking along King Street last night She was on her way home alone when a motor-cyclist appeared from behind and snatched away her handbag It contained
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    • 51 11 MALACCA Fn Malacca scouts have collected 1.500 pieces of old eloth ngs for war refugees in South Vietnam The collection was made during the recent Scout Week During the week scouts also helped to tidy up historical buildings erasing writings or. walls and removing bills and
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    • 218 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. Malaysia has never issued an invitation to Cambodia to join the Association of SouthEast Asian Nations ASEAN. ‘For that matter no country has ever been invited by Malaysia to join ASEAN”, a government source disclosed to the Eastern Sun today. c
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    • 108 11 PENANG. Fri A thug was re-arrested by a police detective after he fled with his hands handcuffed in Church Street this afternoon It was learnt he went for lunch at a shop in China Street and then demanded money from the shop-owner He also started banging the
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    • 52 11 PENANG. Fr. Sixtythree farmers and their families from Per.ang and Province Wellesley will leave here to settle in Pahang on March 2k A "bon voyage" ceremony will be held at the Butterworth Railway Station and the Railway Station in Nibong Tebal at Bam on
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    • 108 11 Hole-in-hcart Miss Choong Lai Chee. 12. being welcomed bv Mr, Herbert J. Ho. Jr. on her return from Western Australia by air at the Ipoh Airport on Thursday. She underwent a successful heart valve replacement operation at Princess Margaret's Hospital In Perth. Her trip for the operation
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    • 318 11 Kuching, Fri. The Federal Minister for Agriculture and CoOperatives, Haji Ghazali Jawi sa d on arrival here from Kuala Lumpur that “there is an area of 20,003 to 30,000 acres of land near here which is good for padi.” The Minister was
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    • 41 11 PENANG. Frl The Pilgrim sh ps. "Kuala Lumpur" and Anshun are scheduled to return here in April and May Port. Health and Immigration officers will board the ships at the Quarantine anchorage when the ship 6 arrive
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    • 242 11 PENANG. Frl. Top UM NO. officials will hold a political course for committee members of all branches at the U M N O Hall on March 31. This was disclosed by the Chairman of the Publicity Section, UMNO.. Penang Division. Enche Yusofl Latlfl here today.
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    • 465 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. Results of MARA Institute of Technology students in Corporation of Certified Secretar.es (U.K December's 1967 examination: Intermediate Stage: Abdul Malik bin Abdul Rahim. Afed Rahmar. bin Awar.g Abd. Wahid Sulaiman Arran bin Mohd. Noor. Abu Sofian Mohd Jamil. Ahmad Hassan, Ahmad Zuhdi Zahari.
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    • 29 11 MALACCA. Fri Police raided a shophouse at First Cross Street here yesterday and recovered 40 obscene pictures and 15 negatives A man has been detained.
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    • 260 11 KICHIXG, Fri. The Commander of the 3rd Malaysian Infantry Brigade Sarawak. Brigadier Othman bin Ibrahim, has urged members of the Malaysian Armed Forces to adopt more friendly relations with the people of Sarawak. He said. "We are here to provide security for
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    • 209 11 PENANG, rri.— The reason why possession of Indian hemp is an offence was because of its effects, otherwise. everyone would be encouraged to take it. This was said by the Sessions Court President. Enche Annuar bin Zainal Abidin, when a City
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    • 171 11 PENANG. Fri. The Canada 68 exhibition here has served as a focal point for the Canadian High Commission to strengthen relationship with Malaysia. This was the view of the third secretary of the Canadian High Commission in Kuala Lumpur. Mr. David J Whitelaw. given at
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    • 168 11 PENANG, Fri. Fortyseven Malaysians hava been' sent to Japan for a one-and-a-half year training course In engineering and are expected to take over from Japanese engineers at the Malayawata steel factory on their return. This was said today by a Joint managing
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    • 156 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri Dr RH Kirby, the assistant director of the Economics Department of the Tropical Products Institute in London. :s due to arrive here on Sunday, at 5.25 pm from Bangkok He will be here for a week before going to SmgaporeDuring his
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    • 116 11 PENANG, Frl. The funeral of Mr. Eric Peter Balhetchet. J P., 61. former editor of the Straits Echo, took place here this afternoon. He died at his residence in Kelawei Road yesterday morning. The cortege left his house for service at the Church of the Immaculate Conception
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 195 5 LONDON, Fri. (Reuter) The governor of the Bank of England, Sir Leslie O'Brien, last night called on the United States to tackle its balance of payments problems "with a due sense of urgency" Speaking at a bankers' dinner here, he
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    • 193 5 GENOA. Italy. Fri (UPI> A huge rock tumbled from a cliff onto a suburban apartment building last night, destroying one wing and burying residents under the debris. Police said they recovered one body and rescued 13 injured persons There were fears the toll might
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    • 247 5 'Prices down in Saigon SAIGON Fri. (I PI) Retail prices in Saigon are continuing a general trend downward as the economy starts to get back to normal after the Tet offensive, U.S. economic officials said today. The officials said the overall price index for Saigon, used by experts to help
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    • 182 5 BUFFALO. New York Fri. (Reuter) A convicted killer who escaped from captivity last Monday surrendered to police today after he had raped one woman hostage and held another woman and her two children Police said the killer 33-year-old Negro Winston Moseley was identified by a photograph shown to
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    • 65 5 TOKYO: Final Buddhist rites for United Press International staff photographer Hiroraichi Mine (black framed picture visible in centre on altar) were held at the Gokokuji temple in Tokyo on Monday. Mine was killed on Mar. 5 when a Vietcong landmine blew up a U.S. armoured Carrier near Hue, Vietnam. His
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    • 261 5 LONDON. Fri. (Reuter) The British government is to arm itself with powers to demand price cuts in the drive to plan Britain's economic growth. Parliament was told yesterday. Economics Minister. Peter Shore said during a debate on last Tuesday's tough budget that this step tied
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    • 367 5 'MISSION ACCOMPLISHED' JERUSALEM Fri. (I'PI) Some 15.000 Israeli troops spearheaded by tanks and jet fighters smashed across the ceasefire line into Jordan yesterday in a punitive expedition against Arab terrorist bases. A spokesman said the Israeli forces had “Hit all targets” by late afternoon
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    • 339 5 THE PRESIDENTIAL POLLS TUSCALOOSA, Alabama, Fri (Heuten Senator Robert F. Kennedy took his presidential election campaign to the Deep South today and called for national unity to end racial injustices. “We know now from the violence in our city streets and from the clear words
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    • 238 5 UNITED NATIONS. New York. Fri. < Reuter) India last night declared that the Security Council must not only condemn Israel’s violation of the ceasefire with Jordan earlier in the day but demand that there be no repetition of the incidents. "The Israeli attack on Jordanian territory today
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    • 181 5 LOS ANGELES Fri. <UPI) Movie idol Cary Grant wanted his young wife to suffer a nervous breakdown so that he could "make her the kind of wife I want” through psychotherapy and LSD a witness testified yesterday. Dyan Cannon. 34 years younger than
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    • 89 5 JERUSALEM. Fri. (UPI) Defence Minister Gen. Moshe Dayan, recuperating from injuries suffered on Wednesday, yesterday followed the progress of Israel’s punitive military strike into Jordan from his hospital bed. Sources at Tel Hashomer Hospital said Dayan was in touch “with all security and government agencies
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    • 53 5 SEOUL. Fri. (UPI) American officials in Seoul refused to comment on whether the 12th private meeting at Panmunjom between the United States and North Korea was held on schedule to discuss the Pueblo case yesterday. The officials said any comment will have to come tro n the State
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    • 104 5 WASHINGTON’, Fri. (Reuter) The United States should ask Taiwan to send 100.000 troops from Taiwan to Vietnam, representative John H. Buchanan (Republican Alabama) proposed today. Mr. Buchanan said in remarks to the House of Representatives that reports that the U.S. would ask South Korea and Thailand
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    • 151 5 UNITED NATION’S, Fri. (Reuter) UN SecretaryGeneral U Thant has called for a world-wide effort to eliminate what he called the insidious spread of racial prejudice. Every country, every individual had a part to play, he said in a statement on International Day for the
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    • 104 5 CHICAGO, Fri. (Reuter) Several thousand pounds of mail for U.S. troops in Vietnam was strewn among the charred wreckage of a United Airlines jet cargo plane which crashed at Chicago’s O'Hare airport, yesterday. The Boeing-727 jet bound for San Francisco broke into pieces showering flaming
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    • 210 6 CAPE KENNEDY, Florida, Fri. (UPI) The U-S Bpace Agency delayed the launch of the second Saturn 5 rocket another two days yesterday, to April 3, because of a faulty coupling in a ground hydrogen line. It was the fourth delay called for the unmanned
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    • 117 6 NUREMBERG. West Germany. Fri. (Reuter) West Germany's Social Democratic Party has re-elect-ed Foreign Minister Willy Brandt as chairman in a massive demonstration of confidence in his leadership Herr Brandt's personal triumph came at the close of the party's first congress Since it entered Chancellor
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    • 162 6 NEW ORLEANS Fri. (UPI) —A Coast Guard Marine board of investigation was to convene yesterday to inquire into the collision and fire aboard the freighter African Star last Saturday in which nine persons died. Seven others are still missing. The hearing, expected to last five
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    • 114 6 HONG KONG. Fri (Reuter) China today protested to the Soviet Union over the publication in a book catalogue of a photograph about the Olympic Games which shows the flag of Taiwan. Radio Peking reported. A Government note handed over at the Soviet Embassy in Peking charged that
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    • 324 6 MANILA, Fri. (UPI) The Doily Mirror reported today 60 Filipino recruits were executed in a secret military training comp on Corregidor Island. The newspaper quoted a Filipino Congressman a saying he would present formal charges in the Philippine House of Representatives against
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    • 129 6 WEST BERLIN. Fri. (Reuter The prosecution today demanded prison sentences of nine months each for two members of a proMao Tse-Tur.g "Horror Commune” who called for the burning of Berlin warehouses as a protest against the Vietnam war. Fritz Teufel. 24. and Rainer
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    • 125 6 SEOUL. Fri. (Reuter) General Praphas Charusathien. the Thai Deputy Prime Minister, has agreed to the need of a South Ko-rean-proposed common market of the Asian and Pacific Council (ASPAC). it was reported here yesterday Korean Deputy Premier Park Choong Hoon was quoted as saying at a reception
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    • 71 6 LONDON: With his wife Sophie at his side. Mr. George Brown, who last week, resigned as Foreign Secretary. addresses newsmen from the steps of his official residence in Carlton Gardens. London. In his statement to newsmen. Mr. Brown said he had not changed his mind about
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    • 213 6 HONG KONG. Fri (UPI) Officers of a merchant ship Just back from communist North Vietnam reported “an acute shortage of labour” at the Port of Hongay. according to Marine Department officials here. The officers also told the Marine Department official* that the stevedore gangs had
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    • 213 6 SAIGON. Fri fßeuter) American soldiers killed 112 guerrillas in a sweep in northern Quang Nam Province yesterday without taking any fata! casualties themselves, a U.S military spokesman said here today. He said elements of the American Division sweeping near Hoi An. some 375 miles northeast
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    • 66 6 PHNOM PENH. Fri (Reuter) Cambodian Joverament Forces killed two Khmer rebels and wounded two others in a clash with a« 18-strong group of rebels on March 18 in the Chamcarloeu region of western Kompongcham province the official news agency AKP reported today. The agency added that several
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    • 30 6 BOMBAY. Fri. (UPI—At least seven workers were buried today when an earthen dam on the Kutldalika River. 250 miles west of Bombay, gave way while being repaired.
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    • 98 6 PARIS. Police endeavour to control crowds in the corridor leading to the Paris gold market as conditions became very hectic as the market opened soon after mid-day today. The demand for gold in the French capital soared todav despite a big price rise. The
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    • 401 6 T ONDON Fri. (Reuter) The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ruled that the Federal Court of Malaysia did not have a discretion to refuse leave to appeal iff civil cases involving property worth $6,000 or more. The Committee
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    • 268 6 WASHINGTON. Fri (UPI) State Department officials said yesterday they have detected several encouraging developments in Greece over the last month and that there is a possibiconstitutlon is accepted the aid could be renewed by fall. But responsible officials here are still cautious about
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    • 143 6 SAIGON. Fri. (UPI) South Vietnam’s President Duyen Van Thieu announced yesterday that another 135,000 Vietnamese youths will be drafted this year. Mr. Thieu also said a "committee for administrative reforms” wil! be established to “study., make decisions and imnlement all reforms relative to the
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    • 91 7 CAPE TOWN. South Africa: Dr Philip Blaiberg. the only surviving heart transplant patient, waves from the balcony of his apartment here after being discharged from Groote Schuur Hospital last Saturday. Leaving the hospital under his own power. Dr Blaiberg said: “I feel very well." Blaiberg received
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    • 263 7 TOKYO Fri. (I'PI) General Suharto, the Indonesian Head of State, and Prime Minister Eisaku Sato will discuss Japanese aid to Indonesia during Gen. Suharto's March 28-April 1 visit to Japan, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said today. The spokesman said the amount and terms of the
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    • 53 7 LUANDA. Angola. Fn. CUPI) Portuguese Forces killed 15 African guerrillas and captured 12 in fighting last week in the northern part of the territory, the Portuguese Army announced. A communique said one Portuguese soldier was killed and three wounded in the actions. Seven civilians were reported killed
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    • 107 7 WASHINGTON. Fri. <UPI> President Alfredo Stroessner of Paraguay has endorsed the United States position in the war in Vietnam Asked at a news conference whether his nation backed the North American effort in the war. Stroessner replied: “Yes, indeed Paraguay supports it entirely.” In
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    • 98 7 OTTAWA, Fri. i Reuter) Prime Minister Lester Pearson said today he has derided not to present a resolution to the Canadian House of Commons urging a halt in United States bombing of North A'ietnam. He said in a Commons statement that such a resolution would
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    • 156 7 Blast at US policy STOCKHOLM, Swedenn, Fri. (Reuter) Swedish Prime Minister Tage Erlandern reaffirming his government's policy of active neutrality, today sharply criticised American policy in Vietnam. In a government statement opening a foreign affairs debate in parliament. Mr Erlander added that it was “because of traditionally
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    • 178 7 Brussels. Fri. Reuter European C-mart expects the United States balance of payments situation to deteriorate even further as a result of domestic inflationary tendencies. But it expects Britain to achieve a balance of payments surplus this year British exports would receive strong stimulation from
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    • 107 7 NEW YORK Fn. (UPl> Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller announced that he has decided not to seek the Republican party's nomination for president. The 59-year-old governor's announcement at a nationally televised news conference came after weeks of agonizing over the decision. By dropping out of the
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    • 64 7 BERLIN Fri. (UPI) Soviet jets flew low over West Berlin today m flights that prompted a western protest against the violation of air safety rules. Four MIGS swept over the American sector at 7.20 a m.. although the Soviets had not filed flight plans with the four-power
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    • 192 7 LONG BEACH. California Fri. (UPI) If you're afraid of earthquakes. stay away from California. That's the advice of Dr. Charles Richter who warned yesterday that the "general risk” of damage or injury from earthquakes is on the rise in this state. The California
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    • 120 7 FRANKFURT. West Germany. Fri. (Reuter) A West German engineer expelled from China for alleged spying said the charges against him were based on a letter he wrote mentioning Chinese atomic and military installations. Herr Peter Deckart. 30. told reporters here yesterday the letter, addressed
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    • 56 7 THAHKEK, Thailand: After a nine-day walk. Thai prisoners, raptured by Pathet Laos five months ago. reached Thahkek last Saturday. The men had been held captive in a “cave prison" in the Yommarat province, north of Thahkek. They were among 12 Thais who managed
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    • 237 7 Pueblo pressure on US TOKYO Fri. (Reuter) Crewmembers of the U.S. intelligence ship Pueblo captured about two months ago by North Koreans have sent letters to families and American politic<>ns demanding Washington's apologies in order to realise their repatriation. it was reported today. The Korean (North)
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    • 45 7 WASHINGTON. Fri. (UPI) Presidential Press Secretary George Chri-tian was taken by surprise when asked about a report in the London Evening Standard that President Johnson was Clinkin' about embracing Catholicism. “Oh Loro" he exclaimed. Later, be told a newsman, "I never heard it.”
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    • 126 7 JAKARTA. Fri. (Reuter) Two student leaders are reported to have apologised to the authorities over a demonstration they organised earlier this week to protest about alleged breaches of democracy in Indonesia Troops fired into the air to break up the demonstration and two people were injured
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    • 142 7 NEW DELHI. Fri. (Reuter) General Ne Win chairman of the Burmese Revolutionary Council met Indian Prime Minister Mrs Indira Gandhi, for a second and final round of talks last night. The two leaders were completely alone for the talks which are believed to
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    • 242 7 NEW DELHI. Fri. Nearly 2.000 year old inscriptions and sculptures probably belonging to Sunga Satavahana period including Buddhist symbols have been discovered by two professors of Nagpur Mahavidyalaya at Pauni near Nagpur, reports Press Trust of India. Two professors had gone to read some inscriptions at Pauni
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    • 352 7 LONDON. Fri. (Reuter) The Duke of Edinburgh described himself on a television programme here as a selfemployed man trying to fulfil popular demand. The 46-year-old Duke Naval officer married to one of the world's richest women Queen Elizabeth, was asked by journalists about his
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    • 120 7 CHESAPEAKE. Virginia. Fri. (UPI) James E Wells of Kilkenny drive here asked the City Planning Department to change the name of his street last January when his son, Kenneth, was sent to Vietnam. Wells and his wife said the street name might be a bad omen for
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  • 466 8 T7V3R many decades the people of Malaysia and Singapore had regarded a visit to London as the supreme moment of their lives. Some conceited Asians used to ape the British by saying they were going on “home” leave or expecting letters from “home” by the “home”
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  • 326 8 THE Minister of Labour. Mr. V. Manickavasagam's announcement that the draft legislation for social security is in its final stage of completion and that he Is hoping to present a Bill on it at the next sitting of Parliament is indeed welcome news. This sorely needed piece of
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  • LETTERS...
    • 1201 8 THE years after the Second World War have seen the attainment of nationhood by most of South-east Asia the Philippines, Indonesia, Burma, Malaya, and Singapore. With the exception of the former French Indo-China where present American involvement cannot justifiably cement of an accelerated and Brunei, the
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    • 417 8 Towards a global ‘colour war I READ lan Buchanan's letter with great interest. Mr. Buchanan belongs to the few but increasing number of Westerners who succeeded in understanding the Asian mind and motivations and appraised contemporary problems between East and West without the prejudice and subjectivity which is so much
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  • 1482 8 THIS article is the text of a speech by Mr. R.V. Navaratnam on "Improving the terms and conditions of Aid” and “Alleviating the problems of external indebtedness.” Mr. Navaratnam Is a member of the Malaysian delegation at the current United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
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  • 247 8  -  By Henry B. Rothblatt "Handbook of Evidence For Criminal Trials") THE city fathers and the anti-gambling zealots A were intent upon stamping out gambling in their city. They passed a city ordinance which prohibited a person from "playing any game of chance for money.” Jack was charged
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    • 42 8 Eastern Sun Independent National Newspaper SATURDAY, MARCH 23. 1988 23-B. Cantonment Road. Singapore 2. Telephone: *****/7 Penang Office Ipoh Office 39. |atan Sultan, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Telephone: *****/6 8. Leith Street. Tel: ***** 77. Brewster Road. Tel: 7232 S Cable Address: AWNEWS
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  • COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL
    • 364 9 SYDNEY. Fri One of the largest agricultural machinery shows In the world, the Australian National Field Days, has come to be regarded as not only the biggest demonstration and exhibition of argicultural equipment, but also one of the most significant farming events of the
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    • 209 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri Mr Pang Boon Liang. Financial Accountant of Dunlop Malayan Industries Berhad. will leave Kuala Lumpur on April 17. for a special financial training course in the United Kingdom. Mr Pang wiU attend the Midlands Management Centre at Warwick and the
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    • 134 9 NEW YORK. Fn. (UPI) Investors pushed stock prices lower in moderate trading yesterday for the third consecutive session with selling accelerating as the session wore on. The list opened with a slight by unenthusiastic advances ar.d profit takes quickly moved in. The clamour issues were
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    • 82 9 LONDON. Fn (UPI) The rubber market closed steadv w r ith spot 17-3/8 17-5/8. Settlement House: April 17-3/16 17-5/16 May 17-5/16 17-7/16 June 17-7/16 17-9/16 April/June 17-5/16 17-9/16 July Sept 17-5/8 17-11/16 Oct' Dec 17-15/16 18 Jan/March 18-1/8 18-1/4 April/June 18-5/16 18-7/16 July Sept 18-7/16 18-5/8 Oct/Dec
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    • 47 9 LONDON. Fri. (UPI) Rubber futures closed unchanged and untraded. May ’6B 18 108-18.30A. July 1810 B-70A; Sept 18 .30-18 70A; November 18.55 B 19 10 A; Jan 1 708-19 20A. March 18 808-19 20A The No 1 spot price held steady at 18-1/4 cents nominal
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    • 116 9 SINGAPORE. FrL Wearne Brothers (M) Sdn. Berhad recently played host to these top BMC salesmen from West Malaysia who did well in their respective areas in the Company's “5 Point Fair Deal Campaign" inaugurated end of last year. Picture taken at the Federated
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    • 1195 9 SINGAPORE. Fri There was a little more turnover on the Stock Exchange today after the easiness and quiet conditions on Thursday The share prices of industrial shares were either closed steady or improved. So far. the day saw only four counters —Cold Storage. M. Breweries.
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    • 18 9 WASHINGTON. Fri (Reuter) No offers were received by General Services Administration today to buy tin.
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    • 261 9 SINGAPORE. Fri. The Association of Banks in Malaysia today made the following changes in its rates to merchants: New York: Buying T.T. 32- 16; Airmail O D. 33- 16: 90 d st. 33-9 16 credit bills; 33-7/8 trade bills. Canada: Buying T.T. 35-11/16. Airmail OD. 3513 16; 90
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    • 314 9 Rubber up cent SINGAPORE. Fri, April first grade rubber f.o.b. buyers closed at 5 pm. in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur today at 49-7/8 cents per lb., up three-eighths of a cent from previous close. The tone was inactive. The morning market was very quiet but levels were higher reflecting better
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    • 51 9 ROME. Fri. (Reuter) The Bank of Italy announced today it will suspend gold purchases from private operators from tomorrow The announcement followed decisions reached in Washington last week-end between the L T nited States and six European central banks including Italian on ways to end the gold
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    • 20 9 LONDON. Fri. (UPI) Rubber market opened quiet with spot 17-5/16—17-9/16 No 1 RSS CIF basis portsApril 17-3/16 17-5/16.
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    • 479 9 SINGAPORE—Mum Exchange old and offer prices officially listed at fne close or buclnm INDUSTRIALS Ben Co 297 3.00 Bnu-tead 171 < sugar 3.14 3.20 1 hentual Co. 1 70 151 Cold storage 4 US 4.16 Dunlop in 2.79 2.82 L. 5.2.1 5.37 i \i 2.14 2.18 Ok|4 2.94
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    • 49 9 (Managers’ Prices) Flr«.t Malayan 2.48 Second Mala'an 1 79 Third Malayan 1.16 The C oimnercc Indu-trv .93 1 02 The >avlni fund M) .97 l.Ofi Flr«t II kong .76 81 second Hongkong ..13 .57 Malaysian Investment fund l.tn 1 20 Sterling C'mndlty 4/4 4/11 Hon* Ron* Currency)
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    • 115 9 SINGAPORE, Krl The noon price*, at tne Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange today are > Burer seller Coconut oil (K.O.B) Hulk 04 00 Coconut Oil (FOB) Drums 66.50 Loo-e t opra Mixed Mar Apr 89.50 Muntok White Pepper (K.O.B.) 96% M.H 125 00 Sarawak White Pepper (K.O.B) 96% MW 122.50
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    • 30 9 HONG KONG. Fri. (UPIX —Money Quotations; HK56.0725 per US dollar for cash. HKSfi.OB75 per US dollar for T/T. HKS 14.52 per pound stg. HK5308.75 per tael gold.
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    • 15 9 SINGAPORE. Fri The tin price for today was $556.50 per picul, down $1.87*
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    • 194 9 SINGAPORE. Fri. The following ships are expected to be in port today:Godowns Vessels 1/2 Phenian 3/4 Hanoi 5 Shovo Maru 6 '7 Golden Wonder 8/9 Cheliabinsk 10/11 Andrzej Strug 13/14 Achilles 15/16 Vaucluse 19 Sir Bedivere 21/22 Tamafukujin Maru 23/24 Kwong Tung 25 ‘26 Lars Maersk 27/28
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    • 725 9 AIR MOVEMENTS—S'PORE, K. LUMPUR! *9, v r i,. w j.., j MSA IMW 720 pm from Perth and Jakarta MSA 019 so.', am from Kuala Lumpur GI.A S90 8.30 am. from Jakarta. Air Vietnam 646 10.30 am. from -aicon MSA oj9 9 0S a m. from K. Lumpur. MSA 019
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  • ENERTAINMENT
    • 159 12 HOLLYWOOD. Fri. Kim Hunter, who divides her acting assignments between the theatre and films, becomes the fourth Academy Award winner signed by producer Arthur P. Jacobs for 20th Century-Fox’s “Planet of the Apes.” The actress, who will wear chimpanzee makeup throughout the
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    • 74 12 HOLLYWOOD. Fri Jacqueline Susann. author of the best-seller. “Valley of the Dolls.” has a key role in 20th Century-Fox's screen adaptation winch has been completedMiss Susann. who was a ctage and TV actress before becoming a writer, plays a reporter in the Mark Robson-David Weisbart Production.
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    • 925 12 NEW YORK Fri. At the peak of his fame as a performer, jazz pianist Dave Brubeck has disbanded his world-famous quartet and embarked on a new career. It has been difficult for his admirers to believe, but after 16 years of playing in
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    • 164 12 HOLLYWOOD. Fri. Paramount Pictures Is seeking a girl with espionage and cryptographic experience in connection with its forthcoming motion picture “Sebastian.” The film, which stars Dirk Bogarde and Susannah York, will have its American premiere in New York City shortly. Details of the Paramount
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    • 120 12 NEW YORK. Fri —Dirk Bogarde, who recently completed a starring role in MGM's 'The Fixer” arrives in New York next week for a series of publicity meetings with members of newspaper. magazine, radio and television press. Shortly to be seen in New York in "Sebastian." Bogarde,
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    • 245 12  -  By K. Sidhu SINGAPORE. Fri —Take a good look at the picture. Does this cute Korean "Kitten" give yon the impression that she is “lonely” and ‘“home-sick". The answer is definitely a big "NO”, but actually this is what she claims; “I am lonely
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    • 122 12 EASTERN HOTEL 26 -la lan tmpanc. KUALA LUMPUR Tel: B#7 K l NIGHTLY DANCING TILL 1.00 am. “THE SOUNDS" W«B£ 2 BANDS HOT SWINGING GUITAR QUARTET JACKSON’S ORCHESTRA Popular Singers SIEW LENG KONG YIN WANTED Dane* Hostesses age IK--22. No experience nree«sirv. Apply persona ll* LASTURN HOTEL. TIP SIEW LENC
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    • 203 12 QoocLuooxi AND PRESEMT i II f 655 Exotic THAI DANCING Latest THAI FASHIONS Delicious THAI FOOD LAST DAY Lunch: $lO per head Dinner: $l4 per head (A-la-carte also available) > Models' hair styles by Amy Wee^4 A IB NOW PERFORMING HOTSHOTS THE DEATH-DEFYING lIW I Will# I W See their
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  • Eastern Sun Special
    • 338 13  -  By Keith Vincent Smith —(Reuter) pRAWNING has become a thriving industry and may become Austra' lia's leading branch of fishery, experts in Sydney. Although prawns have been fished from Sydney Harbour since 1790, it is only after 1946 that prawn trawling has been put
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    • 1592 13  -  IS TELEPATHY A SCIENTIFIC FACT? By Harold Dunmore S.F. 'J’HERE is at least one man in the world seems endowed with telepathic ability in a very advanced form. Theodore Serios, a 48-year-old Ameri-can-Greek, seems to have the ability to transmit his thoughts
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    • 495 13  -  By Fouad El-Gawhary Reuter. hit by a big slump in tourist earnings since last year's June war, hopes to win back the "big money-spenders" with sunshine, outdoor sports and its centuries-old pyramids, temples and shrines. The holiday trade, which used to bring in
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
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  • 529 14 Third round scares for Hops, Aik Huang LONDON, Fri. (Reuter) Danish and Asian players dominated the men's singles as the top four seeds reached the semi-finals on the second day of the All England badminton championships here. Denmark, are represented by the title-hol-der Erland Hops
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  • 243 14 SINGAPORE Frl. The Royal Air Force beat the Royal Navy. 6-3. in the second round of the InterServices Table-Tennis team championships, played at the Royal Air Force. Seletar. recently Earlier Navy lost to the Army. 5-2. Both the Army and the RAF have
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  • 132 14 NEW YORK. Fri. (Reuter) Donald Dell, a 29-year-old lawyer, was named today as captain of the United States Davis Cup tennis team. Dell, currently special assistant to R. Sargent Schriver. Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity, was appointed to replace George Mac
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  • 242 14 HONG KONG Fri (Reuter) Peter Thomson of Australia, the defending champion yesterday withdrew from the 1968 Hong Kong Open Golf Championship. fifth leg of the Far East Golf Circuit. Thomson. three -time Hong Kong and five-time British champion completed only two holes yesterday. the
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  • 306 14 COLOMBO. Fri. (Reuter) Ceylon took a twoone lead over Malaysia in the first round of the Davis Cup Eastern Zone tie in Colombo yesterday. After the initial setback yesterday when Ceylon's champion. Bernard Pinto went under to Malaysia's S Azman in the
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  • 46 14 KUCHING. Fri. The Sarawak Amateur Athletic Association will hold its first quadrangular meet today and tomorrow at the Jubilee grounds. Participants wnll be from the Police, the Prison* Department. the Combined Schools and a local sports organisation, the Jubilee Athletic Club of Kuching
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    • 661 14 Classified Ads. EDUCATION 20 Words $5/- (Minimum) SC HSC Student's Guide to Julius Caesar. Containing: Introduction. summary and critique of each scene, character sketches, textual questions ana answers. Price $2.00 (Post Free). Very attractive commission offered to Agents in West Malaysia Apply to: The Educational Publications. Owen Road P.O. Box
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    • 571 14 RELIGIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS ANGLICAN ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL 7.00 atm. Holy Communion. 8.00 a.m. Parish Communion- 11.00 a.m. 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 am Parish Communion. 8 and 9.30
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    • 613 14 RELIGIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS BIBLE PRESBYTERI AN LIFE BIBLE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 9. Gilstead Road. S'pore 11. 8.30 a.m. Sunday School. 10.00 a.m. English Service, 430 p.m. Mandarin/ Hoketien Service. ZION PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (Katong) 47. Knon Seng Road. Singapore. Sunday School 9.00 a.m., Chinese Service 10.00 am. Prayer Meeting (Thu) —7 30 p.m
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    • 233 14 RELIGIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS PRESBYTERIAN CHINESE PRESBYTERIAN CHCRCH, Mersing Kerrhil. Merging. Johore Sunday: 230 p.m. Worship Service iMand), 7.30 p.m. Worship Service (Eng). Saturday: 9.00 a.m. Sunday School (Chin.) 4.30 p.m. Bunday (Eng.). Tuesday: 7.30 p.m English Bible Class. KATONG PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH worshipping in Kuo Chuan Girls' School Everitt Rd.. Singapore 15.
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    • 224 14 PLANTATION INDUSTRY MALAYANISATION COMMITTEE SCHOLARSHIPS TO THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, MALAYA. Applications for PIM Committee Scholarships tenable at the College of Agriculture, Malaya, at Serdang are invited from male Malaysian Citizens who have applied for admission to the Diploma Course in Agriculture commencing in the 1968-69 Academic Session. The value
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  • Sun Sport
    • 466 15  -  By GURUCHARAN SINGH MALACCA, Fri. A heavy downpour five minutes after tea robbed Joe Lister's International XI of what would have been a sure innings victory over the Malacca Invitation XI in their two-day match which ended in a draw at
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    • 83 15 KUALA LUMPUR. tri. Two sons of the Yang dl-PSr-than Besar of Negri Bembilan returned here today from Britain for a f-ve-week holiday. Tunku Muda Manayuddm. 21 and Tunku Imran. 20. were accompanied by their couain, ’ftmku Mihria. 20 Dunn* his vacation. Tunku Imran will lead his father's
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    • 531 15 HONG KONG. Fri. (Reuter) Australia’s Frank Phillips weathered rain and a storming Japanese challenge to take a one stroke >ad at the halfway stage in the 100.noo HK dollar Hong Kong Open Golf Championship today. Phillips. Hong Kong, champion two years ago,
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    • 50 15 S. NURSE, of the West Indies, edges one to the boundary as Colin Cowdrey, the England captain, dives but fails to stop it during the second day's play in the fourth Test Match here recently. Nurse had scored 136 when he was caught Edrich bowled Barrington. UPI pix.
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    • 201 15 SINGAPORE Fri The 6 ngapore Achilles Club will hold its fifth annual crosseountrv championship race at the Macßitch e Reservoir on Marcn 30. commencing at 3 00 pm The competition will be grouped into a Senior and Junior division In the men's Section There wtti
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    • 254 15  -  By R. D. SELVA KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Malaysia's top woman sprinter, M. Rajamani, who showed signs of a recovery today, is completely unaware of the lightning tragedy. Nor was she aware how she escaped death bv a mere few feet, which claimed the life
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    • 279 15 SINGAPORE. Fri. Geoff Smedley well-known Australian motor mechanic is scheduled to arrive here soon to avxemble the Brabham Climax and Elfln sports cars which have been entered for this year’s Singapore Grand Prix to be held next month. Smedley rated as a top motor
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    • 282 15 SINGAPORE. Fri—The Acting Minister for Social Affairs, Mr. Jek Yuen Thong today called on oil companies In Singapore to come forward and support the forthcoming Grand Prix. Mr. Jek. who was speaking at a reception at the National Trades Union Congress Hall, said that the Grand
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    • 723 15  -  Services Sports Round-up by R. D. SELVA KUALA Lt’MPl'R. Fri Tennis competitions In the Malaysian Armed Forces which was hit last year because of military exercises and the fasting month will begin early this year. The major and minor in-ter-units competitions for the
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    • 381 15 GEORGETOWN, (Guyana) Fri. (Reuter) MCC delivered another body blow to West Indies cricket yesterday when they routed Guyana for 163, then raced to 110 for one wicket in reply. Fresh from their sensational victory over West Indies in the Fourth Test, the
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
    • 46 15 TIME AND TIDE Penang: 1.17 p.m. (5.0 ft), 9.32 p m. (5.7 ft.) Port Swettenham: 1.33 pm. (10.7 ft.) Port Dickson: 1.31 a.m. (6.0 ft.), 1.49 p.m. <5.1 ft) Singapore: 4.07 a.m. (7.8 ft.) Sedlli Kechll: 6.31 p m (6.9 ft.) Kuantan: 5.36 pjn. (8.9 ft).
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  • RACING COMMENTS
    • 1587 16 Race 1: Horses Class 3* Dlv. 4—5 Vi Furs. Str. 2.00 P.M (FOR LOCAL RIDERS ONLY) 1 832 Lili Marlene 5v 900 Mr. Tan Hock Chong Sam sun Ho 5 2. 085 Malav$ian Glory 8v 8 13 Sri Temasek Syndicate Rodgers PK Leong 9 S 500 Rampage
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    • 1362 16  -  By Windsor Lad’ TPOH, Sot. TAIPING BRIGHTNESS reads A a safe each way proposition in the class three division one over BJf here this afternoon, first day of the Perak Turf Club's March meeting. This New Zealand four-year-old Faux Tirage mare won stylishly at Penang
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    • 202 16 WINDSOR LAD By ADELINE STAR BOY JIMMY LAD RACE 1 T. CHEQUE III Brau Ideal Lili Marlene T- CHEQUE in Beau Ideal L. Marlene L. QUINTUS T- Cheque III Lili Marlene DEEP WATER Beau Ideal Ulya Kuryakin RACE 3 PRINCE GLEAM Cinema V Balhnltnen Lad P. GLEAM Sawadee Cinema
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    • 39 16 Windsor Lad: (M T. Cheque III M Encore s Bognor Camp Adeline: T. Cheque III Winning Streak 9 Parallel Jimmy Lad Deep Water Melmark m Moonbeam Star Boy M Bonus Issue Champion m Dollar Printer
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    • 366 16 IP O H, Fri. Lord Timothy displayed striking form on the track this morning when he raced over half a mile in 50-1/5 the last 3f. in 38-1/5 finishing with a bit in hand. Galloping conditions were ideal due to last- night's rain.
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    • 238 16 PENANG. Frl. Malaysia's victorious Thomas Cuppers, headed by th® President of the Badminton Association of Malaysia. Enche Mohamed Khir Johari, will hand over th® trophy the Thomas Cup to the Governor of Penang. Tan Sri Syed Sheh Shahabuddin. on March 28. The
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