Eastern Sun, 17 May 1968
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Title Section19 1968-05-17 1 Eastern Sun SINGAPORE EDITION Estd. 1966. Vol. 2 IMo. 647 Friday, 17 May 1968. MC(P) 0050 Price 15 cents19 words
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Article737 1968-05-17 1 Hundreds of buildings topple, 28 people die TOKYO, Thurs. (Reuter Cx UPI) SEVERE earthquake worst in 16 years smashed aeross Northern Japan today, toppling hundreds of buildings, starting fires and sending tidal waves battering into coastal towns. The rising death toll reached 28 by tonight,737 words
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Article84 1968-05-17 1 TOKYO. Thurs. (I'PI) A strong earthquake tonight hit Northern Japan which earlier in the day reeled under the force of the strongest tremor to strike in the world since 1964. The new tremor the third to strike Hokkaido and northern half of Honshu in less than84 words
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203 1968-05-17 1 T ITTLE ROCK, Arkansas. Thurs. (Reuter) Tornadoes roared through about ten American states last night, killing at least 20 in Arkansas and at least 11 in lowa. The tornadoes left a trail of desolation and damage running into millions of dollars. Many hundreds of203 words
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Article, Illustration40 1968-05-17 1 At a news conference in Paris on May 15, Hanoi delegation spokesman Nguyen Van Le displays bomb fragments allegedly dropped on North Vietnam by l\S. planes. At left is unidentified inter- preter. UPI radio- photo.— UPI radio-; photo. - 40 words
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Article425 1968-05-17 1 M. T. Lingam - by M. T. Lingam. KI'ALA LUMPUR Thurs. A case of cholera has been confirmed here this evening. The case was confirmed following the death of a 67-year-old woman at the General Hospital here yesterday. The hospital ward in which the woman was admitted is under a425 words
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Article43 1968-05-17 1 BRUSSELS. Thurs. Reuter) Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Tun Abdul Razak arrived here by air today for a four-day official visit during which he is expected to discuss the possibility of aid and arms purchases from Belgium.43 words
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411 1968-05-17 1 MUSA SCULLY - 5,000 estate workers get quit notices By MUSA SCULLY KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The Minister of Labour, Mr. V. Manickavasagam, today ordered estate employers to suspend or withdraw notices of dismissal given to estate workers. The Minister said 5,000 estate workers had been given the411 words
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95 1968-05-17 1 LOUISVILLE. Kentucky. Thurs. < Reuter) American racehorse trainer Lou Cavalaris and his assistant Bob Barnard, have been suspended for 30 days each by Kentucky Stewards following the dope scandal involving Kentucky Derby winner Dancer’s Image. The Stewards last night also confirmed the disqualification of Dancer's Image,95 words
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183 1968-05-17 1 Dentists will tell you how more teeth are lost from gum trouble than from any other cause. Certain danger signs are gums which are sore or tender to touch, or gums that bleed a little when you brush your teeth.183 words
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Page 1 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous23 1968-05-17 1 LADIES DAY r W^A I 0 A*tr "Imagine! If he sinks this he’ll make more money than you do in an entire year!”23 words
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LOCAL NEWS
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Article, Illustration287 1968-05-17 2 WHEN the graduation ceremony was over and the graduands streamed from the Alexander Theatre, the ceremonial centre of the Monash University. Melbourne, in April, one of the most enthusiastic well wishers was an Australian teacher. Mr. John Vincent Mulholland, who rushed to congratulate his287 words
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181 1968-05-17 2 KUALA LIPIS, Thurs. The Mentri Besar, Pahang. Dato Haji Yahya bin Haji Mohd. Seh disclosed today 20.000 acres of land at Seberang Bandar here would be opened for oil palm cultivation. He was speaking during the briefing at the District Office here on the181 words
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Article106 1968-05-17 2 JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs. The Johore Government will shortly launch a S1.2 million dollar rural electricity scheme. Disclosing this today the Mentri Besar. Dato Haji "Othman bin Saat. said the 7® ate Government has allotted $500,000. the MijfjWstry of National and "3?ural Development. $400.-.-ii>0 and the106 words
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Article72 1968-05-17 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. t— The sales manager of Air India. Mr. S.S. Virik reported to the police 17 cheque leaves from his cheque book left in the company’s office at Malacca Street were found missing on May 6. However, police informed six of the leaves72 words
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Article37 1968-05-17 2 SINGAPORE. Thurs. A 63-year-old woman fell to her death from a Housing and Development Board of flats this afternoon. at Block 20, Jalan Tenteram. Police identified the woman as Madam Ee Hee of Beach Road.37 words
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Article94 1968-05-17 2 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The MP for Ponggol. Mr. Ng Kah Ting, will tour hLs constituency on Sunday to thank the people lor their support in the past. Mr. Ng. who was returned unopposed in the recent general elections, will be accompanied by community leaders and party members94 words
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Article132 1968-05-17 2 KUALA KUBU BHARU. Thurs The new Commander of the Ist Malaysian Infantry Brigade. Brigadier Dato Sveri Mohamed bin Syed Ahmad Alsagoff will make his first official visit to the 3rd Battalion the Malaysian Rangers here tomorrow at 11 am. The Battalion t s commanded by Lt-Colonel132 words
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Article235 1968-05-17 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Mohamed bin Mohd. Yusof, a dealer in gramophone records at Pasar Minggu off Jalan Raja Muda reported to the police thieves gained entrance into his shop by forcing open the back door and got away with 35 longplaying records valued at $633. Kuala Lumpur.235 words
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Article109 1968-05-17 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The Secretary-general of the University of Malaya Students’ Union Syed Hamid Ali. will leave for Jakarta tomorrow to attend the AllIndonesian Students Congress which begins on Monday. Enche Sved Hamid will be there as an observer. The Congress is organised by the109 words
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Article462 1968-05-17 2 120 monks from Thailand to take part: KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The Deputy Supreme Patriarch of the Buddhist Church of Thailand, His Holiness Somdet P h r a Vanarota, will arrive here tomorrow, to consecrate the Uposatha of the Chetawan Thai Buddhist Temple, Jalan Pantai, Petaling Jaya,462 words
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Article66 1968-05-17 2 KOTA BAHRU. Thurs:— A special meeting, open to all young men between 18 and 40 has been called by the Junior Chamber of Malaysia for 6.30 p.m. on Saturday at Hotel Irama, here. The meeting is to acquaint the young men here with the activities of the66 words
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Article63 1968-05-17 2 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The fifth annual InterSchool Quiz will be held at the Shell House theatrette tomorrow. A record entry of 45 secondary schools will take part In the competition. The eight schools scoring the highest points in the heats will participate in the semi-finals on May 27.63 words
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116 1968-05-17 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The Deputy Chairman of MARA, Dato Haji Mustaffa bin Haji Abdul Jabar. leaves on Monday, for a len-day visit to Indonesia to study industries there. He said today one of the industries he was interested in was the leather industry. He116 words
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87 1968-05-17 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The Chief of Armed Forces Staff. General Tunku Osman bin Tunku Mohd Jewa will visit the production centre of Food Specialities at 205 Jalan Tandang. Petaling Jaya tomorrow. The visit is at the invitation of its Managing Director,87 words
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Article, Illustration497 1968-05-17 3 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The use-crash-helmet campaign will be launched tomorrow at the Victoria Memorial Hall (ground floor) at 5 p.m. by the Minister for State for the Prime Minister's Department, Tuan Haji Ya'acob bin Mohamed. Tuan Haji Ya'acob is also the chairman of the campaign committee497 words
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Article907 1968-05-17 3 Message by Tuan lla.ji Taacob bin Mohamed. Minister of State (Prime Minister’s office) Chairman, Crash Helmet Campaign Committee. is the first time that a campaign has been organised to encourage motor cyclists, motor scooterists and pillion riders to wear crash helmets. The importance of crash helmets in907 words
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86 1968-05-17 3 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The National Library (Amendment) Bill, which Includes a new provision tp prescribe fines to be levied for the late return of borrowed library material, has been introduced in Parliament. The Bill which seeks to amend the National Library Ordinance, 1957, was86 words
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88 1968-05-17 3 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Talentime for Schools 1968. organised by the Boys’ Town Old Boys' Association in aid of its scholarship fund has attracted more than 800 entries from 60 schools in Singapore. About 40 contestants will be selected in the heats to take part in88 words
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Article, Illustration71 1968-05-17 3 BRING and Buy Sale, organised by the Singapore Stall of the International Bazaar for the Biind, was held on Wednesday at the theatrette of Puan Chi p P „o v villa. total of 52.376 was raised at the sale. The money is in aid of the71 words
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165 1968-05-17 3 SINGAPORE. Thurs. —To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Royal Air Force, 1.000 trees are being planted on R.A.F. Gan. the small island in the Indian Ocean where jet transports of the R.A.F. stage on their 8.500 mile flights to and from the Far165 words
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Article89 1968-05-17 3 SINGAPORE. Thurs. A go-go Hawaii Night, organised by the Singapore Stall for the 16th International Bazaar for the Blind will be held at the Cuscaden House Hote’. on Saturday. The dinner and dance will be held at the Quarter Deck pool of the hotel from 8 p.m89 words
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Article, Illustration209 1968-05-17 3 IT GIVES me great pleasure to congratulate the National Safety First Council, its chairman, members and officials on launching the Crash Helmet Campaign. and I hope it will leave lasting beneficial effects long after the campaign is over. The Crash Helmet Campaign is209 words
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Article, Illustration86 1968-05-17 3 Standing (from left): Mr. Thomas Heng, Mr. Lim Kee San, Mr. Andrew Ng, Mr. Y.W. Chan. Mr. D.W.C. Gawne. Mr. Foo Meng Liang, Dr. Leong Peng Chong, and Mr. Yeo Chee Hee. Sitting (from left): Mr. Tang Tuck Wah. Executive Director. National Safety First Council;86 words
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317 1968-05-17 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The Minister of Commerce and Industry. Dr. Lim Swee Aun, has outlined measures Malaysia has to take as a follow-up to the UNCTAD II Conference in New Delhi. The measures, he says, have to be taken at both the International and317 words
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150 1968-05-17 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The strike by 1.700 workers of the Johore Labis Estate near Segamat entered Its fifth day today. The strike is in protest against the withdrawal of transport facilities to 400 non-resident workers living in Cha’ah village five miles away The150 words
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Article93 1968-05-17 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The Chairman of the Flag Day Committee of the Selangor branch Red Cross Society, Mrs. Yong Pung How. announced today the flag day will be held on Friday and Saturday. Red Cross volunteers will be selling flags in the commercial houses and factories93 words
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Article, Illustration565 1968-05-17 4 MAUREEN LEE - QUEEN: HOW NICE THIS BATEK By MAUREEN LEE KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. It th* b t k It’s the batek rush t&® fishiOn trCnd has taken this swing and the Malaysian without exception, has “batek sense throbbing in. their veins. Even the Raja Permaisuri Agong— Eastern Sun pix by Mook Voon. - 565 words
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Article479 1968-05-17 4 Stanley Sreedharan - 500 trapped by flood waters By Stanley Sreedharan SEREMBAN, Thurs. Military units and police personnel in the biggest ever rescue operations last night saved the lives of at least 500 people including infants and old folk who were trapped by flood waters which rose to about 10 feet at479 words
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Article56 1968-05-17 4 KOTA KINABALU. Thurs. The National Council of the Sabah Alliance Party today urged the people of the Philippines to ask their Government to drop their claim to the Borneo State and to live in peace and harmony. This was one of the resolutions passed at an emergency56 words
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Article37 1968-05-17 4 KUALA LUMPUR Thurs. The Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the Prime Minister. Tunku Abdul Rahman have sent messages to the King and Foreign Minister of Osio, Norway, respectively on the occasion of the country’s National Day.37 words
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247 1968-05-17 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Eight science expert# under the Commonwealth Education Exchange Programme will arrive here in July to conduct courses for Malaysian teachers on a new approach to teaching science and mathematics. Disclosing this today, the Minister of Education.247 words
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Article169 1968-05-17 4 SINGAPORE. Thurs Mr. Ch'ng Soon Poh. 23. Merchandising Supervisor of Bata Shoe (Malaya) Sdn., Bhd Klang, is now attending a course organised by Ba a Development Limited in London. The course provides Mr. Ch’ng with practical exercises in the studies of Stores Operation techniques, Merchandising and169 words
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Article74 1968-05-17 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs A Brunei student. Sabll bln Abang. 13, left Subang airport for home today after undergoing a successful brain-tumor operation at the General Hospital here Sabli, who came here on March 29, was discharged ye-.terday after six weeks in the hospital. A staff nurse.74 words
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462 1968-05-17 10 3 factors to contain Red threat in S’pore Malaysia SINGAPORE. Thurs. A political study tutor today suggested three factors which can help contain the communist threat in Malaysia and Singapore. He is Mr. Gerald de Cruz, a staff tutor of the Political Study Centre here, who spoke at a luncheon462 words
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Article42 1968-05-17 10 SINGAPORE. Thurs.—The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. Enche A. Rahim Ishak will declare open the new extensions of the Siglap Secondary School on May 18 at 8 p.m. The extensions, which cost $390,000. were completed in June last year.42 words
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Article, Illustration250 1968-05-17 10 SINGAPORE. Thurs. It will be a proud day tomorrow for nine students and six teachers of the Tiong Bahru Secondary School. Reason: They will be “special" guests at an informal get-together which the Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew will be giving to250 words
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Article, Illustration93 1968-05-17 10 e ENCHE Othman Wok. the Minister for Social Affairs, and his wife Che Dah on Tuesday night attended the charity film premiere of “Casino Royale” at Odeon Theatre. The premiere was organised by the Lions Club of Singapore (Central and Singapore Electrical Contractors Association, in aid of93 words
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263 1968-05-17 10 SINGAPORE Thurs. The Singapore Government will introduce an Immigration Scheme which will permit persons with special technical and managerial skills to reside in Singapore permanently. ThU Permanent Stay Scheme for qualified technical and management personnel will be cateeorsed into f‘■'•ic nartThe Immigration Scheme. introduced263 words
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Article116 1968-05-17 10 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The visiting General Manager of RCA. Mr. William J. Walsh today highly praised “The Tidbits”, who are Southeast Asia's first recording artistes on RCA’s international label Mr. Walsh, who is on a three-week tour of Southeast Asia described the “Tidbits” as a versatile group possessing116 words
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Article67 1968-05-17 10 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The 1968 “Leaders of Tomorrow” oratorical contest will be held next month for secondary school, college and university students. The themes for this year’s contest are. “Modernisation for the secondary school level” and The intermediate and long-term applications of the withdrawal of British forces from Singapore”67 words
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Article343 1968-05-17 10 SINGAPORE. Thurs Gammon’s auditor, Mr. A.G. Roche, was so “incensed” when he learned of the fraud allegedly perpetrated by his firm in Singapore and Malaysia that he conducted an investigation into the whole matter. During his probe he discovered that the company had overcharged Singapore Motors343 words
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Article101 1968-05-17 10 SINGAPORE. Thurs. About 70 boatmen residing at Pulau Blakang Mati (Telok Blangah Constituency) will be contributing their day’s takings on Sunday to the National Defence Fund. The boatmen ply between Jardine Steps and Pulau Blakang Mati or the neighbouring islands and to the ships anchored in101 words
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Article32 1968-05-17 10 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Police have arrested a notorious secret society member of Group ”108”. after a tip-off in a kampong. off Lorong Three, in Geylang on May 14 at 8.30 p.m.32 words
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Article198 1968-05-17 11 KUA L A LUMPUR, Thurs. The Selangor Police detained a man for interrogation early this morning in connection with the brutal stabbing to death of a 17-year-old Indian youth on the night of May 10 at Setapak here. The man. who lives at Setapak. surrendered to198 words
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Article156 1968-05-17 11 MUAR, Thurs.— The Johore Government has been urged to grant $206,000 to the Kluang Town Council to give two mosques in the district a face-lift this year. IPOH. Thurs. —Two women. Chong Yee Moy, 65, and Chan Yin. 66. engaged in dulang washing at Ban Yew Lee156 words
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Article118 1968-05-17 11 KUALA LUMPUR Thurs. The Minister ot Justice. Enehe Bahaman bin Shamsudin. on a tour of the departments under his portfolio, .today met the “Flying Steno” of the Legal Denartment here. The Attorney General. Tan Sri Kadir bin Yusof. introduced the Minister to Mr. Lee Ah118 words
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Article98 1968-05-17 11 Samat Art Gallery (AIA Building): Jehan Chan exhi bition 0 a.m. to 6 p.m. Peninsular Art Gallery (41. Jalan Raja Muda): Works of prominent Malaysiap artists 9 a.m. to 6 p.m British Council Centre (Jalan Bluff): Exhibition of books on the teaching of science and mathematics 9 а.98 words
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408 1968-05-17 11 LUMPUR, Thurs. The first draft of the constitution in the National Language had been completed and would be sent for checking by a special committee, the Attorney General, Tan Sri Kadir bin Yusof, said today. Tan Sri Kadir was briefing the Minister of408 words
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Article, Illustration145 1968-05-17 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Haile Selassie 1. Emperor of Ethiopia, will pay a State visit to Malaysia from May 21 to May 24. Accnmpaired by a 16-mem-ber official suite and an unofficial suite of 20. the Emperor will be received by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. on145 words
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349 1968-05-17 11 KUALA LUMPUR Thurs. The Minister of Education. Enche Mohamed Khir Johari, said from this year school hostels would also admit non-Malay students provided they were able to meet the necessary requirements. Speaking at the annual Speech Day of Alam Shah Secondary School here, the349 words
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Article85 1968-05-17 11 TELUK ANSON. Thurs Three aimed men held up the proprietor and two assistants of a sundry goods shop in Jalan Rose here yesterday. escaping svith cash and valuables to the value of $798. The proprietor. Chan Chew Hock. 26. was surprised by the robbers,85 words
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Article, Illustration61 1968-05-17 11 The chairman of the Na-tional-Type Secondary School (English) Tapah. Perak Board. Enche Mohamed 1 Amin bin Mohamed Ali (centre) receives a cheque of 53.000 as donation to the school hall fund from Mr. Leow Lai Swee J P., a Te- luk Anson contractor and businessman. Standing61 words
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Article, Illustration340 1968-05-17 11 Kl T ALA LUMPUR, Thurs. A Danish home economist and food specialist, Miss Jytte Nipper, loves eating satay even if she has to “sniff and cry” through it all. Miss Nipper thinks satay gravy is “very spicy,’’ but she said: “All the340 words
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494 1968-05-17 11 New look for Johore JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs. Sweeping changes in the landmark of Johore are in the offing with the implementation of a multi-million-dollar crash programme by the State Government. The revolutionary programme will be launched by the government-insti-tuted State Economic Development Corporation which494 words
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Article40 1968-05-17 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. A maid. Goh Phiak Lan. employed by a company executive at Jalan Kenny, reported lo police a coat and five shirts worth $3OO were stripped off the clothes-line between 3.15 p.m. to 4.35 p.m. yesterday.40 words
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195 1968-05-17 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. Asian countries, including Malaysia and Singapore, will be stepping up their wheat purchases from Australia this year, says the Chairman of the Australian Wheat Board. Dr. A. R. Callaghan. Writing in the journal of the Australian Institute of Agricultural science,195 words
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Article179 1968-05-17 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The Yang di-Pertuan Agong today conferred awards and medals on 44 people. Three received the Johan Mangku Negara 16 the Kasterla Mangku Negara and 25 the Pingat Pangkuan Negara. The ceremony was held at the throne room of the' Istana Negara The Minister179 words
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Article51 1968-05-17 11 MUAR, Thurs— The Ministry of Education is to spend $68,000 on two school projects in the Batu Pahat district this year. The first project is the construction of an extension to the Hen Bin Girls’ School costing $60,000 and a lavatory at the Chen Soon School costing51 words
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265 1968-05-17 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. With the country’s unemployment situation continually aggravated by the increasing number of school-leavers every year, youths in the country have often, in the oast, been called upon b.v Ministers. Government officials and community leaders to change their attitude towards white-collar jobs and265 words
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WORLD NEWS
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Article139 1968-05-17 5 IN ®A p O L I S. Minn. TnV Ur Honeywell Inc. said yesterday it has developed a deep space «aser communications system sensitive enough to Mars UP VO,Ce si nal from said an experienough to transmit or receive messages for so for oro has139 words
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Article162 1968-05-17 5 GENEVA. Thurs. (Reuter) Delegates to the United Nations sugar conference here have agreed to the setting up of a special eight-man panel to discuss the tricky question of quotas according to informed sources. They said the panel was a£i expandable affair and that its number might162 words
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Article130 1968-05-17 5 TOPEKA. Kansas. Thurs. (UPI) James Long. 42-year-old brother of Wellington Long. UPI bureau manager in Bonn, Germany. was found dead in a field South-east of here yesterday. an apparent murder victim. Topeka detectives said Long, a cab driver, was found face up near an elementary130 words
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234 1968-05-17 5 THE HAGUE, Thurs. The Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak told a press conference here yesterday: "We have suggested that the European Economic Community might consider us as an associate member. "We leave it to them as to what form of234 words
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57 1968-05-17 5 SAIGON: A medevac helicopter lands on a road just six miles from city limits here to pick up a wounded member of the 199th Light Infantry Brigade during their operation here to repulse repeated Vietcong attempts to penetrate into the Vietnamese capital. Black smoke rises in the background from a57 words
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216 1968-05-17 5 WASHINGTON Thurs. (I PI) A hooded loanshark victim, identified only as John Doe to protect him from the underworld, told Congress yesterday how a New York money lender drove him to bankruptcy with threats against his life and family. The man told the216 words
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Article144 1968-05-17 5 Shot five times in head SAN FRANCISCO, Thurs. (Reuter) —An Alaskan doctor who entered a hospital complaining of a headache 15 hours after being shot five times in the head is in bed here confounding medical record books. “Any one of the bullets should have killed him,” physicians144 words
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Article46 1968-05-17 5 WASHINGTON. T’nurs. <UPI» Pierre-Paul Schwo’tzer, has been reaopointrl man"'’ 'g i r e''tor of t'v Irte nrtional Monetary Fri and chairman of its executive directors, the IMF announced today. The native of Strasbourg. France, will conclude his current five-year term on Aug. 31.46 words
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Article47 1968-05-17 5 MILAN, Italy, Thurs. (UPI) Actress Sophia Loren, who has suffered four miscarriages, is again expecting a baby shortly before Christmas, the magazine Oggi said yesterday. Oggj quoted “very reliable sources" as saying Miss Loren s doctor told her that she was pregnant.47 words
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213 1968-05-17 5 WASHINGTON. Thun. (UPI) Forty-two persons died when a jetliner was ripped apart by thunderstorm turbulence it could have by-passed, government investigators said yesterday. The plane, a Branifl Airways BAC 1-11. crashed near Falls City. Nebraska, on August 6, 1966. There were no survivors. In213 words
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Article36 1968-05-17 5 LONDON. Thurs. (I Pl) Governor Sir David Trench left London yesterday for Hong Kong after talks on the colony with British officials. He made no statement before taking off from London airport.36 words
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Article135 1968-05-17 5 PANAMA CITY. Thurs. (UPI) The two major candidates for president in last Sunday's general election each renewed claims to victory yesterday in the wake of political rioting. Official results of the election remained a secret and were not expected to be announced until Saturday at135 words
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Article112 1968-05-17 5 TOKYO. Thurs (UPI) The government will send a second group of young Japanese men and women on a goodwill sea voyage to seven South-east Asian nations. About 200 men and 80 women will leave Tokyo in late September on a 53-day trip to Taiwan, the112 words
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293 1968-05-17 5 pipMivr.n'M Fngland l.iuis (LPI) The Conservative government of this industrial city came under mounting criticism for advocating drastic restrictions on coloured immigration into Birmingham. In London, the speaker of the House of Commons refused a debate on the Birmingham City Council s plea l°r293 words
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263 1968-05-17 5 BUCHAREST Thurs. (tPI) French President Charles de Gaulle yesterday called on Romania and its Communist-bloc neighbours to take a more independent line from Soviet Russia. Romanian President Nicolae Ceausescu in turn hailed de Gaulle as a leader in maintaining the independent course of European263 words
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Article177 1968-05-17 5 PARIS. Thurs. (Reuter) The price of gold has broken through the US$4O an ounce level in London and Zurich for the first time since the two-tier market system was introduced two months ago. The rise in price yesterday followed Tuesday’s announcement of Britain’s £B7m. sterling /pril trade deficit.177 words
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Article89 1968-05-17 5 TAIPEI. Thurs. (UPI) Police dug out 14 persons from a caved-in precious stone mine on Taiwan's east coast and told them to appear in court to face robbery charge as soon as they can recover their breath. The 14 had been trapped for 52 hours in the89 words
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Article36 1968-05-17 5 CAPE TOWN. Thurs. (Reuter) Dr Philip Blaiberg. the Cape Town dentist who has lived for more than four months with a new heart, hopes to make several overseas trips in about nine months time.36 words
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Article64 1968-05-17 5 MANILA. Thurs. (UPI) Constabulary troopers killed seven pirates in a fierce battle early yesterday in the southern Philippines. The pirates seized four civilians and tried to use them as shields for a possible escape, the constabulary reported. The hostages eluded their captors during the two-hour64 words
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459 1968-05-17 6 Founding of Israel: NEW YORK, Thurs. (UPI) —Arabs across the Middle East marked the 20th anniversary of the founding of Israel yesterday with nationwide work stoppages, protest rallies and renewed cries for war. But diplomatic moves indicated a possible softening of the Arab hard459 words
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160 1968-05-17 6 BUA sold LONDON. Thurs. (Reuter) The British and Commonwealth shipping group Union Castle and Clan Line companies has negotiated a €l7 m. takeover of British United Airways, it was announced last night. A joint statement said that British and Commonwealth is buying BUA., Britain’s biggest160 words
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174 1968-05-17 6 PARIS Thurs. (UPI) North Vietnam charged today the United States was making no concessions in the Paris “preliminary peace talks.” Hanoi delegation spokesman Nguyen Van Le told a news conference that US. Ambassador-at-1 ar g e VV. Averell Harriman has “brought no174 words
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Article101 1968-05-17 6 STAGES A GOOD RECOVERY LONDON. Thurs. (UPI) The pound staged a good recovery in the Foreign Exchange market this morning. Tuesday’s trade figures, which were better than expected, restored some comfidence. The pound, which closed just under the $2.39 mark at Tuesday’s close. pushed steadily ahead this morning and by101 words
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295 1968-05-17 6 WASHINGTON. Thurs. (UPI) Former Vice President Richard M. Nixon yesterday told a rural audience in Oregon, scene of his next big presidential primary test, that violent student elements should be ejected from the College campuses. He said in the Cattle and Wheat Farm295 words
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Article50 1968-05-17 6 SAIGON, Thurs. (Reuter) Sixty-five South Vietnamese prisoners have been released and 275 have had their sentenres cut as a elemenry gesture on the occasion of Buddha's birthday, the official Saigon radio said today. The prisoners had been sentenced on criminal charges. Buddha's birthday was celebrated last Saturday.50 words
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Article, Illustration162 1968-05-17 6 BONN A promising experiment which is meant to awaken young people’s interest in the cultural treasures of the past and present, is now being carried out by the Rhenish State Museum in the German Federal capital of Bonn. The museum held a competition for162 words
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164 1968-05-17 6 HONG KONG Thurs. (UPI) Tourists flocked to Hong Kong in near record numbers last month, the Tourist Association reported yesterday. An end of thp month count showed 55.283 persons visited the colony in April. 195 short of a monthly high recorded In164 words
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Article64 1968-05-17 6 LONDON, Thurs. (Reuter) A fruit farmer today picked up an £R3.491 windfall with the last football pools coupon of the English soccer season. He is 59-year-old Frederick Whitehead, of Tenterden. Southeast England. Mr. Whitehead shares his win with his son Alan. 31. an auctioneer. Mr. Rhvs Morgan,64 words
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Article, Illustration73 1968-05-17 6 The fighting continued through May 9th and fires raged through the area. Saigon's predomi* nantly Chinese quarter. Large areas of Saigon were— UPI photo. - 73 words
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Article122 1968-05-17 6 LONDON, Thurs. (UPI) Mrs. Mitzi Ryan. 26-year-old wife of the Irish building worker whose heart now beats in the chest of Britain’s first cardiac transplant patient. was discharged from hospital yesterday. Mrs. Ryan collapsed after her husband Patrick fell at the building site where he was122 words
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Article109 1968-05-17 6 BRUNEI TOWN, Thurs. (Reuter) Police discount the theory of some Brunei car owners that the heat has contributed to a recent spate of serious road accidents. For the past few weeks, an unusually high number of highway deaths have occurred. Motorists have blamed the current heat wave, saying109 words
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86 1968-05-17 6 HONG KONG. Thurs. (UPI> Communist China s month-long Spring Trade Fair ended in Canton yesterday Kwangtung Radio said 3.000 people from 70 countries attended the closing ceremony in the South China city. The broadcast said the success of the Fair was a “heavy blow"86 words
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Article29 1968-05-17 6 BERKELEY, California Thurs. (UPl)—The University of California yesterday reported a moderately strong earthquake in the vicinity of the New Herbrides islands in the South Pacific.29 words
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153 1968-05-17 6 HONG KONG. Thurs (UPI) Philippine President Ferdinand E. Marcos’ successful anti-smugghng campaign has caused a continuous drop in the export of Hong Kong-made cigarettes, a leading tobacco man said today. Mr. J.M. Bright, local manager of the British-American Tobacco Co., said the153 words
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Article91 1968-05-17 6 UNITED NATIONS Thurs. (UPI) Britain says it will not postpone Bermuda elections scheduled for next week, nor will it permit a I’.N. mission to supervise the balloting. British delegate Mr. John Shaw rejected most draft proposals on the mid-Atlan-tic island which were presented to a decolonisation91 words
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Article67 1968-05-17 6 MANILA. Thurs. (Reuter) President Ferdinand Marcos will only go to the United States if his wife is to have an operation or If the Vietnam war allies agree to hold a new summit meeting. A Presidential Palace announcement s aid he had no plans at67 words
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113 1968-05-17 6 CAIRO. Thurs. (Reuter) Egypt and the Soviet Union today-signed an agiement to build a 360 mill on sterling iron and steel complex. The massive steel centre, at Helwan near Cairo, will be Egypt's biggest industrial project after the Soviet-back-ed Aswan High Dam. It will increase113 words
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145 1968-05-17 6 LONDON, Thurs. (Re u thri A and h;r three sons who arrived in London by air on Aprn l must return to India ruled Court have wrft h#ir nf ap lcatlon t6T a writ of haoeas corpus allowing them to stay m Br145 words
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Article264 1968-05-17 7 M O S C O W, Thurs. (Reuter) More money for workers, more computers for industrial planning and more jobs for housewives were set as goals for the Soviet Union today as 2.000 economists gathered here f~r a conference on economic development. v ikolai K264 words
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Article260 1968-05-17 7 FAT CATS: The wealthy supporters who make large contributions to political campaigns. FAVOURITE SON: A governor, senator, or some other prominent political leader who runs as a figurehead (stand-in or substitute) in order to keep his state's delegation uncommitted to one or another of the declared candidates260 words
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34 1968-05-17 7 JAKARTA President Gen. Suharto pinning Star of Command to new police chief. Inspector General Hugeng Sutarto today. Hugeng's appointment heralds the start of a shake-up in the government and the armed forces. UPI photo.— UPI photo. - 34 words
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161 1968-05-17 7 LONDON Thurs. (UPI) Millions of engineering workers staged a one-day strike for higher wages in defiance of the government today, stopping production in plants throughout Britain. Industry officials said every plant using steel in the country had been affected, including the161 words
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Article94 1968-05-17 7 SIMLA, Northern India. Thurs. (Reuter) An IndoJapanese women’s expedition has scaled the unclimbed 18.556-foot Kailash peak in the Chamba region of the Western Himalayas, according to a report reaching here. All members of the expedition were reported safe and well. There were no further details. The expedition94 words
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Article78 1968-05-17 7 HONG KONG Thurs. (Reuter) Police were today making intensive enquiries following the seizure of 5.000 gramaphone records in a raid in the new territories. A police spokesman said he believed the Taipeimade records had been smuggled into Hong Kong by seamen. Police acting on a tip-off78 words
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Article238 1968-05-17 7 Wilson begins... LONDON. Thurs. (UPI) "The great fight-back starts today," Prime Minister Harold Wilson declared, and thus began his defence of his key wage-price policy which could have endangered his government. In what was generally agreed his most effective speech in recent months. Mr. Wilson appeared238 words
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Article100 1968-05-17 7 SAN FRANCISCO. Thurs. (Reuter) The Rev. Ralph Abernathy, heir to murdered Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, said today “The crumbling house of America” could not survive another summer of race riots. But he said the country might yet be saved by the many thousands of poor100 words
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Article28 1968-05-17 7 UNITED NATIONS. Thurs (UPI) Singapore has informed Secretary General Thant that it would contribute an additional USSSOO toward financing the U.N. peacekeeping fore® in Cyprus (UNFICYP).28 words
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Article52 1968-05-17 7 TOKYO. Thurs. (UPI) Cambodia yesterday protested to the United States and South Vietnam against the alleged kidnapping of members of the Cambodian National Defence Force Communist China's New China News Agency quoting the Cambodian news agency AK P. said five men were kidnapped on the night of52 words
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74 1968-05-17 7 WASHINGTON, Thurs. (UPI) The Japanese government has assured U.S. ambassador U. Alexis Johnson in Tokyo that it is not requesting a suspension of visits to Japan of American nuclear submarines following an incident at the Port of Sasebo on May 6. the U.S. State74 words
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323 1968-05-17 7 ‘Misunderstanding’ over Pope HONG KONG, Thurs. (Reuter) A party of Italians has been expelled from China because of a "big misunderstanding" over the Pope. Chinese police thought they were carrying a message from the Pope into China, the Italians said here today. And323 words
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Article120 1968-05-17 7 WASHINGTON Thurs. (UPI) Sen. Allen J. Ellender of Louisiana has proposed a birth control programme for India’s sacred cows. There might be an educational campaign” to change the attitude of India's primarily Hindu population toward the cattle, he suggested. Hindus regard the cow as sacred.120 words
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Article180 1968-05-17 7 TOKYO. Thurs. (UPI) The following is a chronological list of earth-quake disasters which have struck Japan during the past cehtury: 1891 Tokai district earthquake killed 7.273 and destroyed 80.000 homes with a magnitude of 8.4 on the Richter scale. 1896 Tohoku district earthquake killed 27,122 persons and destroyed180 words
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Article, Illustration163 1968-05-17 7 WUPPERTAL (DaD) Work on the most expensive individual street construction project in the Federal Republic of Germany has already begun. The costs for building the Sonnborn Crossing near Wuppertal are estimated at 100 million DM (CSS25 m). The interesting as well as difficult road lines163 words
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Advertisement140 1968-05-17 5 m Now! Mitsubishi brings you the BIG Electric Steamboat-serves 10 people. v r., I- -f Mow 10 poop!* can enjoy Chinas* steamboat. Just fill up a raw, big Mitsubishi Steamboat With water or bona soup. Plug in and let it boil. No messy coal and dirty soot. No fanning and140 words
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Article717 1968-05-17 8 STUDENT unrest is the latest spectre to bedevil the urban societies in the United States, Britain, West Germany, France, Indonesia, and elsewhere. A newspaper survey in the U.S., following the student revolt in Columbia University, showed that Communist agitation was partly to blame. It reported other American universities717 words
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Article, Illustration1228 1968-05-17 8 Herbert Lim Eng Kwan - By Herbert Lim Eng Kwan Prepared for the SRI-Sinqapore Meeting of the Southeast Asia Business Committee held recently in Singapore. fpOURIST trends, internationally, show that people are travelling in increasing volume, in groups, going to one or more regions rather than to one particular destination. South-1,228 words
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1895 1968-05-17 8 Tan Tai Wei - By Tan Tai Wei rt present situation of politics >n Singapore is disturbing to the earnest democrat. Is there democracy in the republic if only one party sits in par- liament? Is there and can there be real democracy in the absence1,895 words
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Article, Illustration225 1968-05-17 8 Harry B. Rothblatt - By Harry B. Rothblatt (Author. 'Handbook of Ivldanc* tor Critical Trlala") THE marriage between Cheryl and Harvey grew from bad to worse. Cheryl sued and was granted a divorce. Harvey, her husband, appealed While was watching television in the den of our home. Harvey would change the225 words
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Advertisement41 1968-05-17 8 Eastern Sun independent national Newspaper FRIDAY, 23-B. Cantonment Road. Singapore 2. Telephone: *****/7 Penang Office Ipoh Office MAY 17, 1968 39. |alan Sultan, Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia. Telephone: *****/6 t. Leith Street, Tel: ***** 77. Brewster Road. Tel: ***** Cable Address: AWNEWS41 words
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Article, Illustration230 1968-05-17 9 SINGAPORE. Thur*. Parka and Plazas within the bustling Cosmopolitan city of Sydney are to be created to add character and charm to a major civic development project which will become the new headquarters for Qantas, Australia's round the world airline. Qantas management230 words
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Article322 1968-05-17 9 Rubber up cent SINGAPORE. Thur*. June first grad# rubber f.ob closed at 5 pm. In Singapore and Kuala Lumpur today at 50 cents per lb., up one quarter of a cent from previous close. The tone was quietly steady Opening quotations were unchanged but bids were improved shortly afterwards without322 words
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Article, Illustration182 1968-05-17 9 .SINGAPORE, Thurs. National Iron Steel Mills Limited has recently awarded to Its executives Messrs. Tan Cheok Puan, Lee Foo Weng and Choey Kwik Cheong. training scholarships to enable them to have further training In their particular field in the Company. This Is In accordance with182 words
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278 1968-05-17 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Malaysia will take a leading part in a series of international conferences this month to discuss ways of protecting and promoting the interests of natural rubber producers. The leader of an 11-man delegation which left for the conferences278 words
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Article171 1968-05-17 9 NEW YORK. Thurs. (UPI) Stock prices turned narrowly mixed in active trading during the first hour of trading yesterday. Shortly before 11 a.m., the United Press International stock market indicator had risen 0.08 per cent with 1.262 issues crossing the tape. There were 522 advances and171 words
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Article74 1968-05-17 9 LONDON. Thurs. (UPI) Rubber market closed steady with spot 17-1/2 17-5/8. Settlement House June 17-11/16 17-3/4 July 17-13/16 17-15/16 Aug 17-15/16 18 July/Sept 17-15/16 18 Oct/Dec 18-1/4 18-3/8 Jan/March 18-1/2 18-9/16 April/June 18-11/16 18-7/8 July/Sept 18-13/16 19 Oct/Dec 18-15/16 19-3/16 Jan/March 19-1/4 19-5/lfi April/June 19-1/4 19-1/2 July/Sept74 words
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Article35 1968-05-17 9 NEW YORK. Thurs. (UPI) Wednesday’s volume was 13.180.000 shares of a total 1512 issues traded. 638 were higher and 638 lower. American Exchange volume was 9.110.000 shares. Bonds volume amounted to 14.830,000.35 words
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Article85 1968-05-17 9 SINGAPORE. Thurs.—The Association of Banks in Malaysia Sing apore today made the following changes In its rates to merchants: New York: Buying T.T. 32- 4; Airmail OD 32-7/8; 90 d/st. 33-7/16 credit bills: 33- trade bills. Canada: Buying T.T 355/16. Airmail OD. 35-7/16; 90 d/st. 36-3/16 credit bills;85 words
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Article23 1968-05-17 9 HONG KONG. Thurs. (UPI) —Money Quotations HK56.090/6.1025 per US dollar for cash. HK514.50 per pound sterling. 11K5308.0 per tael gold.23 words
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1085 1968-05-17 9 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Although trading activity on the Stock Exchange was not very active, the volume of business increased to 1.8 million units. However, industrial price movements were mostly small and mixed with 18 counters closing fractionally better. 20 down and 8 unchanged. There was1,085 words
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Article19 1968-05-17 9 WASHINGTON. Thurs. (Reuter) General Services said no offers were received to buy GS.A. stockpiled tin today.19 words
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Article16 1968-05-17 9 SINGAPORE. Thurs.—The tin price for today w as $558 per picul, down 25 cents.16 words
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Article445 1968-05-17 9 SINGAPORE.—Stock Exchange sold and idler prices officially listed at the close of business. INDUSTRIALS Ben Co 3.28 328 Koustead C HI 2.38 C. sugar 4.08 4.10 Chemical Co 1.43 1.44 Cold storage 4.28 Dunlop X’> 3.00 I Smelting XI> 5. i 5 111. 2.30 2.46 Ksso Ords 3.12445 words
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Article47 1968-05-17 9 (Managers' Prices) First Malayan 2.83 second Mala*an 1.89 Third Malayan 1.19 The Commerce Industry .91 1.03 The saving Fund 104 1.13 First IFkong delete .80 .85* second H’kone .56 .80* Malaysian Investment Fund Xl> 1.10 1.20 Sterling C’modtty XII 5 2 —m Hong Kong Currency)47 words
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Article101 1968-05-17 9 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The noon prices at the Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange today are:* Buyer Seller Coconut Oil (COB.) Bulk Coconut Oil 66.25 <1.0 B.) Drums TT 68.75 Copra Mixed Apr./May M tint ok White Pepper (F O B.) 9(i% N.UV 112.50 Sarawak U hite Pepper (F.O.B.) !)(>% N.L.W *****101 words
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Article45 1968-05-17 9 NEW YORK, ThUrs. (UPI)] Rubber futures closed unchanged and untraded. July '68 18.00B —18.50 A* Sept 18.00B—18.50A. Dec 18.50B —19.25A. Jan '69 18.50B —19.25A, Mar 18.50B 19.25A, May 18.50B —19.25 A. Spot No. 1 RSS quoted at 18-3/4 cents per pound, nominal.45 words
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Article209 1968-05-17 9 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The following ships’ are expected to be in port today:— Godowns Vessels 1/2 Acapulco Maru 3/4 Vlshva Mahima 5 Johneverett 8/9 Wainui 10 11 Express Trader 13 14 Menelaus 15/16 Straat Fiji 18 Agios Therapon 19 Compass Satu 2L22 Musi 23/24 Loucia N. 25/26 Korana209 words
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Miscellaneous1481 1968-05-17 10 Yom m TV MALAYSIA CHANNEL S KUALA LUMPUR and Palau Pinang; 6 Ipoh and Melaka: 3 A 10 Johore Bahru; 4 Taipinr. 7 Batu Pataat; 9 (Huang P.M. 3.00 Opening Annct.. and Prog. Summary; 3.01 New Adventures of Superman; Eagle “The Gentle Warrior”; 4.14 Tompel and His Family “Pokok Ru";1,481 words
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Article711 1968-05-17 12 The new dilemma ADDRESSING the lower house of the French Parliament on the 14th May 1968, M. Pompidou began by telling the members that President de Gaulle had seriously considered putting off his visit to Rumania which began that same day. M. Pompidou added however that General de711 words
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Article385 1968-05-17 12 Denied WASHINGTON, Thurs. (Reuter) There is consternation in the White House over a report that the United States was prepared to put pressure on Saigon to include Communists in South Vietnam's political life. The report, from Chalmers M. Roberts, the diplomatic editor of the Washington Post, was385 words
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Article, Illustration367 1968-05-17 12 Bonn Thurs. Reuter —The West German Bundestag (Lower House > passed key clauses of controversial emergency legislation yesterday while student and worker protests erupted throughout the country. The bill, which will give the government far-reaching powers in times of crisis, was debated in second reading367 words
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392 1968-05-17 12 THE NUDE 'IN' HOLLYWOOD Thurs. (I’PI) The trend toward nudity in movies has made the job of the costume designer almost as obsolete as buggy whip manuiac- turing. William Travilla. an Oscar-winning designer (“Don Juan.” 1950). and a lookalike for actor Stuart392 words
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Article94 1968-05-17 12 PERTH. Scotland. Thurs. (Reuter) The Soviet Union emerging as an oceanic power would be the chief news story over the next 25 years. Conservative Foreign Affairs spokesman Sir Alec Douglas-Home predicted last night. Sir Alec, speaking at a newspaper society banquet, said that if he had94 words
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Article117 1968-05-17 12 MOSCOW. Thurs (Reuter) President Johnson's policy of “building bridges” to Eastern Europe has come under sharp attack here as a threat to peaceful coexistence between Communist and capitalist countries. The Soviet government newspaper Izvestia said yesterday the policy was really a disguise for attempts to secure the117 words
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665 1968-05-17 12 Anti anti-V'nam critics WASHINGTON Thurs. Columnist Joseph Alsop self-described as “a newspaperman who remembers with relish and some pride no less than 36 years of active reporting” takes American journalism to task for its coverage of the Vietnam war. He charged in a665 words
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Article450 1968-05-17 12 Allan Priaulx - THE SORBONNE By Allan Priaulx PARIS. Thurs. (UPI) France's higher education system was in total chaos today with students dictating. not listening. The government also faced a stiff censure motion in parliament that some predicted would seriously damage President Charles de Gaulle’6 regime. In touch De450 words
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Article, Illustration1204 1968-05-17 13 H. L. Herschensohn, M. D - By H. L. Herschensohn, M. D. Q' Con a doctor tell by looking at on electrocardiogram exactly what is wrong with the heart? The answer to this is quite simple. Can you tell by looking at one piece a iigsaw puzzle what the1,204 words
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Article1366 1968-05-17 13 ARNOLD DIBBLE - By ARNOLD DIBBLE, United Press International rpHE equivalent of another India will be added to Asia during the 1970's nearly two-thirds of a billion more people to feed, clothe, shelter and employ. In an area where actual starvations exists and perhaps a third of the1,366 words
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Article385 1968-05-17 14 Cup clash epidemic sweeps through England LONDON, Thurs. (Reuter). The annual epidemic of Cup-tie fever is sweeping through England this week as the English soccer season reaches its climax with the Football Association Cup final at Wembley Stadium here on Saturday. While the two finalists, Everton385 words
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820 1968-05-17 14 M. T. LINGAM - By M. T. LINGAM KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. What is the Probable Malaysian hockey contingent to the Mexico Olympic Games going to be? This question was posed to some hockey players and former stalwarts of the game after the M.H. F. quad at Seremban last820 words
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251 1968-05-17 14 ALOR STAR. Thurs. Three changes have been made in the Kedah cricket team named to meet Penang in the M.C.A. Inter-State cricket league at Penang over the weekend. K. Dassaya. Tony Beh Hai Chew and Syed Kechik have been dropped from the251 words
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Article170 1968-05-17 14 TOKYO. Thurs. (Reuter) World bantamweight champion Lionel Rose of Australia will defend his title against Takao Sakurai of Japan in Tokyo on July 2, it was announced here yesterday. Sakurai. who is ranked fourth among bantamweight contenders by the World Boxing Association, has170 words
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62 1968-05-17 14 COLOMBO. Thurs. (Reuter) Ceylon will send only two competitors to the Olympic Games in Mexico City next October. They are light-flyweight boxer H.K. Karunaratne. an Asian champion, and marathon runner R. A. Wimalasena Perera. Mr V. A. Sugathdasa. Ceylon’s Sports Minister, said62 words
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Article1637 1968-05-17 15 Race l: Horses Class 5 Div. 5 1 M. 4t 15 Yds. 2.15 P.M 1. 986 Ronigp 4y 900 O St L. Stable Paul Bougoure 14 2. 900 Handsome Kid 4y 9.00 Hwa Yew> Stable Allan 4 3 720 y alley Queen 5y 8.12 Brighton Stable Allan1,637 words
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Article319 1968-05-17 15 Holds a strong chance of winning tomorrow By Windsor Lad SINGAPORE, Thurs. Kampong New Zealand, a course scratching last week, showed that there is nothing amiss with him when he galloped smartly over 3f in 38 4/5 on a soft track at Bukit Timah this319 words
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153 1968-05-17 15 The panel of the April edition of the BBC World Service programme “Sporting Questions" Fred Perry three times Champion at Wimbledon in 1934 1035 and 1936: Graham Hill, the 1962 World Racing champion: Alec Turnbull. Producer; Jack Kramer. Singles Champion at Wimbledon. 1942; Christopher Brasher. Olympic Gold Medallist and now153 words
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212 1968-05-17 15 LEEDS. (England Thurs. i Reuter) Leeds United reached the final of the InterCities Fairs Cup for the second time in succession when they beat Dundee 1-0 in the second-leg of their all-British semi-final clash here last night. Leeds go through on212 words
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Article43 1968-05-17 15 MUAR. Thurs.—The finals of the Muar basketball championships, organised by the Muar District branch of the Johore Basketball Association, will be held on Sunday and Monday. All matches will be held at the Jalan Ali Stadium here from 7.30 p.m.43 words
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Article, Illustration342 1968-05-17 15 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Singapore's decision to quit from participating in the Malaysia Cup marks the end of 47 years of active contribution to the series. The Malaysia Cup then known as the Malaya Cup was inaugurated in 1921. The series was342 words
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372 1968-05-17 15 SINGAPORE. Thurs Ranjit Singh of Fisher House, won the best performance award in the Beatty Secondary School annual athletic meet held at the Farrer Park Athletic Centre today. Ranjit won the best performance trophy by setting three new records They are the 800372 words
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114 1968-05-17 15 LONDON. Thurs. (Reuter) Final positions after last night’s league matches, which completed the British league soccer programme, are: English First Division Champions Manchester City Runner-up Manchester United. Relegated Fulham and Sheffield United. Second Division Champions Ipswich Town Runners-up Queen’s Park Rangers Relegated Plymouth Argyie114 words
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216 1968-05-17 15 LONDON, Thurs. (Reuter) Manchester United (England) and Benfica (Portugal) emerged last night as the finalists in the European Cup Europe’s major club soccer competition. The eight-month quest for a place In the final at Wembley. London, on May 29, ended when Manchester United ousted216 words
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125 1968-05-17 15 BRISBANE. Thurs. (Reuter) Elley Bennett, a former Australian bantamweight and featherweight boxing champion who won 32.000 dollars (15,000 sterling) in the ring, was convicted of vagrancy here yesterday. Bennett. 44. pleaded not guilty in a Brisbane magistrate’s court to having insufficient lawful means of support125 words
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Article25 1968-05-17 15 SINGAPORE. Thurs —Police Training School will hold their annual athletic meet at the Police Training School ground tomorrow starting at 2.15 p.m.25 words
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Article1812 1968-05-17 16 Race 1: Horses Class 5, Div. 2 —l M. 15 Yds. 1.35 P-M. 1. 000 Tamerross Sy 9.00 Chukell Stable Mansor 2. 879 Pan Rajah 4y 8.12 Mr. Y.S. Chong J. Donnelly Kingston 14 3. 520 Sunspot 4y 8J2 Bright Star Stable Tulloh 4. 000 Silver Castl«1,812 words
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400 1968-05-17 16 SEOUL, Thurs. (Reuter) Burmo overwhelmed Malaysia 4-0 to clinch the Asian Youth Soccer Championship at the Seoul Stadium here today. Burma led 3-0 at halftime and the issue was never in doubt throughout the 80 minutes of play. This was the400 words
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169 1968-05-17 16 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman, said today a full-scale “welcome ceremony” would be organised for Malaysia’s team should they win the Asian Youth Soccer championship in Seoul. Malaysia meet Burma in the final today. The Prime Minister said if Malaysia won the169 words
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132 1968-05-17 16 ALOR STAR. Thurs. North Kedah won the honours In the two-day sports carnival of the Kedah Land Department Sports Club's annual games held In Sungei Patani and Pantal Merdeka. In the soccer match played at Sungei Patani. North won the Syed Noh Shahabudin Challenge132 words
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325 1968-05-17 16 KLANG, Thurs. Prop A. Aitken, scrum-half Aziz and fly-half M. Lamb showed up well to enable a Klang Club Invitation XV to rout the touring Second Canadian Escort Squadron by 19 points to nil in a friendly rugger match played at the padang325 words
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Article26 1968-05-17 16 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Royal Air Force Seletar will meet Fathul Karib in the FAS division one league at Jalan Besar Stadium tomorrow. Kick-off (5.30 p.m.).26 words
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649 1968-05-17 16 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Othman Samdin of Kelantan caused a minor upset in Malaysian national tennis championships when he beat Ong Hock Chye of Malacca in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3 in a first round tie at the Selangor Club courts today. Hock Chye,649 words
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185 1968-05-17 16 SINGAPORE. Thurs Combined Services today held the visiting Hong Kong side to a draw in a one day cricket match at Nee Soon. Batting first Combined Services chalked up 170 runs in 186 minutes for the loss of six wickets and left the185 words
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Article100 1968-05-17 16 MANCHESTER. Thurs. (Reuter) Rain washed out play for the second successive day in the Australian team's three-day cricket match against Lancashire at Old Trafford here today. The Australians have lost five full days out of a possible eight in their first class fixtures. With only one100 words
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87 1968-05-17 16 LONDON. Thurs. (Reuter) Eduardo Corletti. the Italian-based Argentinian heavyweight, has withdrawn from his ten-round fight against American Thad Spencer at Londons Royal Albert Hall on May 28. it was announced here today. a n^? rlett Ki, 26 gained his Rom! Whlle tra ining in87 words
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Advertisement664 1968-05-17 14 NOTICES j GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT INTEGRATION ORDINANCE, 1963 (No. 18 of 1963) Notice under Section 19 (10) WHEREAS in exercise of the powers conferred by subsections (1) and (3) of Section 19 of the Local Government Integration Ordinance, 1963 (hereinafter referred to as “the664 words
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Miscellaneous61 1968-05-17 16 TIME AND TIDE Penang; 3.47 a.m. (6.6 ft.), 3.34 p. m (7 Bft r (13.8 e ft e nham: 906 a m <l4 5 ft >- 909 pm. Port Dickson: 9.36 a.m. (7.7 ft.) lflH Singapore: 1.09 a.m. (9 2 ft.) 3.30 nm o/ Sedili Kechil: 2.11 p.m. (7.9 ft61 words
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