Eastern Sun, 2 June 1968

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  • 22 1 Eastern Sun Independent National Daily SINGAPORE EDITION Estd. 1966. Vol. 2 No. 663 Sunday, 2 June 1968. MC(P) 0050 Price 15 cents
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  • 231 1 ROME, Sat. (Reuter) Violent battles between notice and leftwing demonstrators here raised fears today of further Freneh-style street disturbances. About a dozen cars were burned. flower stalls demolished and bars raided for chairs and tables to make barricades. Demonstrators waving black flags hurled fire-crackers, stones,
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  • 237 1  -  By HOO BAN KHEE LUMPUR, Sot. The Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak gave a strong warning to trade union leaders today against turning Malaysia into a second Paris. He said the Government would not tolerate any threat or pressure
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  • 82 1 BOUNTIFUL. Utah. Sat. (UPI) Brad Haines. 2, and his pet turtle may soon be parted to the joy of all concerned. X-rays failed to spot the little pet turtle in Brad’s stomach which caused him to lose two nights of sleep, put him on a liquid
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  • 225 1 PARIS. Sat (Reuter! The new French Cabinet met here under President Charles de Gaulle today to study the Government’s next moves in dealing with the generally improving strike situation. The new Cabinet, announced by Prime Minister Georges Pompidou yesterday, includes new' men at every post
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  • 44 1 MBABANE. Swaziland. Sat. (Reuter) Mini skirt drew an official frown today in Swaziland where the traditional fashion is bare breasts. Prince Mfanasibili. Minister for Local Administration, told Parliament here that he would seek Cabinet approval to outlaw the mini skirt.
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  • 70 1 Kl ALA LUMPUR, Sat. Singapore's Foreign Minister. Mr. S. Rajaratnam held an informal discussion with the Deputy Prime Minister. Tun Abdul Razak. here today. A spokesman from the Singapore High Commission Office said after the meeting Mr. Rajaratnam would he meeting the Prime Minister. Tunku Abdul Rahman,
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  • 69 1 BEIRUT. Sat (Reuter) Troops kept order in Beirut and the adjoining Governate of Mount Lebanon today following an attempt on the life of former Lebanese President Camille Chamoun. A dusk to dawn curfew was imposed in Beirut and suburbs after Mr. Chamoun. 68, was shot four times
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  • 302 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. It was an equally warm ceremonial send-off for the Prime Minister of India, Mrs. Indira Gandhi, at the Subang Airport today after her four-day official visit to Malaysia. More than 400 VIPs, including the Deputy Prime Minister. Tun Abdul Razak. and members
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  • 146 1 PARIS, Sat. i Reuter) Insistence by Hanoi's delegates that they speak for both North and South Vietnamese at the preliminary peace talks here had emerged ais a new point of conflict with United States negotiators. The point was raised by U.S Chief Delegate W. Averell Harriman
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  • 92 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. The Prime Minister of India. Mrs. Indira Gandhi. who flew home today after a four-day official visit to Malaysia, sent a farewell message to Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman from her Indian Air Force plane. The message reads: "As I return to India. I carry
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  • 74 1 MENDOZA. Argentina. Sat. (Reuter) A longhaired barber here has lost his tresses and sideburns hut is 15.000 Pesos (18 Sterling) richer. His shaggy appearance so annoyed customer Juan Chaer that he offered to pay him 15.000 Pesos a nd to let him eat and drink as much coffee
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  • 904 1  -  By MAUREEN LEE KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. The Indian Prime Minister. Mrs. Indira Gandhi, said today neutrality of South-east Asia would be possible if all the big potvers took part. This, she said, also depended on whether the Indo-C
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  • NEWS
    • 190 2 SINGAPORE. Sat. The so-called maltreatment of political detainees came not from the Government but from those detained pro-Communist leaders. An ex-politlcal detainee. Yip Yam Choon. made this statement when he openly attacked pro-Communist and Communist groups in a public statement issued today. Yip. who was
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    • 138 2 TEHERAN Sat (Reuter)— More than 100 peoole have been killed in floods caused by torrential rains in North and Central Iran during the past week reports reaching here today said. SAIGON. Sat. (Reuter) South Vietnamese Marines have killed more than 100 Vietcong in a fierce battle on
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    • 338 2 SINGAPORE Sat. A new Department of Technical Education and Industrial Training has already been set up at suh-profes-sional level within the Ministry of Education. This was disclosed today by Dr. Lee Chiaw Meng. Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Education, at the annual prize
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    • 625 2  -  By LIM THOW BOON KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. India and Malaysia today reiterated their position that relations between states should be conducted on the basis of mutual respect for each other's territorial integrity. In a joint communique, issued this afternoon at the end of
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    • 86 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. The biggest headquarters for youth activities in Malaysia is now under construction in Sabah. The Sabah Minister of Finance. Enche Harris Salleh who arrived here by air today, said the $700,000 headquarters would be used to integrate youth activities from all over Malaysia. The
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    • 651 2 MALAY CULTURAL BODIES URGED: REORGANISE ACTIVITIES SHA’ARI SINGAPORE. Sat. The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Culture. Enche Sha'ari Tadin. today urged Malay cultural bodies in the country to reorganise their activities and place emphasis on activities that might bring benefit to the community. Enche Sha’ari Tadin said this during
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    • 65 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat The Prime Minister of India. Mrs. Indira Gandhi, paid an unscheduled visit to the Parliament House, the National Art Gallery, and the National Museum. At the National Art Gallery, she was shown round by the Deputy Chairman of the Gallery, Miss P
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 110 2 OPEN LETTER TO MOTORCYCLISTS/ SCOOTERISTS and PILLION RIDERS Our Hospital statistics demonstrate dramatically that many nWop. cyclists and scooterists could have avoided serious injuries if they had only done one simple thing wear a good crash-helmet! Unlike motorists you are not surrounded by a wall of protective metal. Your head
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  • LOCAL NEWS
    • 480 3 SINGAPORE, Sat. Moves are afoot to launch a scheme that will rerolutionalise the whole concept of training and employment of handicapped persons. This was announced today by the Republic’s First Lady, Puan Noor Aishah, when she opened the 16th International Bazaar
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    • 298 3 SINGAPORE, Sat. Cycle and Carriage Co. (industries) Ltd. todayannounced the release of its new Mercedes-Benz generation to the public. The new models are the 200 ($13,275); the 200D (SI3.995); the 230 ($14,005); and the 2R0S ($18,150). The 280SE will be introduced econ. In npaking the announcement.
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    • 168 3 SINGAPORE. Sat. The State and City Planning Office has launched the main survey on commercial vehicles in Singapore in order to obtain information on the movement of commercial vehicles and goods. Essentially, the information sought are origin, destination. land use. purpose and commodity characteristic- oi trips
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    • 52 3 SINGAPORE, Sat. The First Yugoslav Ambassador to Singapore, Mr. Budimir Loncar presented his credentials to the President of Singapore, Enche Yusof bin Ishak, at the Istana this morning. Mr. Loncar is also concurrently the Yugoslav Ambassador to Indonesia. Picture shows Enche Yusof (left) receiving the credentials from
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    • 63 3 SINGAPORE. Sat— A well-known crime reporter of Sin Chew' Jit Poh. Tan Chee Liat, 39. passed away this morning at Thomson Road General Hospital after a short illness. He leaves behind a wife and a three-year-old daughter. The cortege is now lying at Teochew Casket at Upper
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    • 56 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. A 50-vear-old post office supervisor, Mr. M. Govindasamy, was assaulted by two unidentified youths today as he was about to open the Jalan Sultan post office in Petaling Jaya He was admitted unconscious to the Assunta Hospital with a three-inch ivound on his head
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    • 232 3 SINGAPORE. Sat. The Italian Ambassador to Singapore. Dr. D. Pollici, and h i s wife will hold a reception tomorrow at Hotel Singapura Intercontinental to mark the occasion of the Italian National Day (June 2). The reception will be from 6.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. The
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    • 381 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. Mr. C. V. Devon Nair, the lone Democratic Action Party M.P. today disclosed he would not offer himself as a candidate for the next general elections. He said he had to take this stand because his numerous personal links with Singapore "are
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    • 77 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat.— Malaysians will be able to learn Arabic with greater ease when Radio Cairo introduces its new Arabic language programme for Asia in August. This was stated today by the second secretary of the United Arab Republic, Mr. Essam El-Din Hawas Mr. Essam
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    • 37 4 IPOH, Sat. About 250 prefects from boys’ and girls' schools in Perak held a prefects’ conference in “Participation for Progress” at St. Michael's Institution here today. The prefects were from 18 major schools In Perak.
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    • 25 4 IPOH. Sat A five-year-old boy. Mohamed Yatim bin Yaccob, was drowned in an irrigation canal in Gunong Semanggol In Upper Perak yesterday.
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    • 151 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. Tunku Abdul Rahman. last night said Malaysia looked to India “one of the big powers of Asia” for leadership, guidance and help. The Premier was speaking as guest of honour at a banquet given by the Indian Prime Minister. Mrs. Indira
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    • 56 4 MUAR. Sat. The Muir Alliance-controlled Town Council will spend a sum of 52.4 million on the construction of concrete drams and bridges in the Town Council area under the First Malaysia programme. It also plans to spend a total of $1 million on the widening
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    • 190 4 DANISH DELIGHTS’ KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. There was an almost record attendance at the Bukit Bintang Girls' School in Kuala Lumpur recently when pupils learnt that morning classes included a special lesson on food preparation and cooking by visiting Danish home economist. Miss Jytte Nipper. The 90 pupils who filled the
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    • 133 4 A "BONNIE’S PRIDE" may soon turn out to be everybody’s pride. "Bonnie’s pride" happens to be the dress Brenda is wearing. Anne Loo. the creator of the mini-dress, fancies pockets and belts and has used these two items to highlight this simple cut dress.
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    • 83 4 IPOH. Sat. The State Government today announced it has approved 14.500 acres of land to the Sharikat Pemodalan Perak and another 10.750 acres to Dindings Sugar Manufacturing Co. Ltd. in the Dindings for the planting of sugar canes. The two companies will merge into
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    • 270 4 MUAR. Sat. Enche All bin Hashim. national president of the DTC Teachers' Union, last night called on all trade unions in the country to join forces to choose a delegation to meet the Prime Minister to reconsider the postponement of the implementation
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    • 54 4 MUAR. Sat. The Johore State branch of the Malaysian Indian Congress will hold its annual delegates' conference at the Keng Chew Association in Tangkak on June 9. The Minister of Works. Posts and Telecommunications, Tun V. T. Sambanthan, who is also the National President of the MIC,
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    • 173 4 MALACCA. Sat. A Government is unlike a business concern which can share its profits with its employees Its revenue is its income and there is no such thing as profit. Even more so. jt had to' plough back its revenue for the development
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    • 35 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. The Malayan Association for the Blind today held Its annual Flower Day throughout the country. Artificial flowers and plastic car licence windscreen stickers were sold by students and voluntary workers.
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    • 326 4 PET A LING JAYA, Sat. The private sector was todav urged to co-operate with the Government in its nf nmviHinr education to the young in Malaysia. task or providing euuiau«< The private sector must be conscious of the problem of educational under-develop-ment
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    • 94 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat.— A school teacher here was shown the butt of a pistol last night when he asked a pick-pocketer to return his purse. The school teacher Enche Ibrahim bin Rabut, 36. was in a bus when the incident occurred. Enche Ibrahim told police
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    • 67 4 PENANG Sat. More than 90.000 people have been vaccinated against cholera in Penang Island and Province Wellesley. This was disclosed by the Chief Medical and Health Officer. Penang. Dato Dr. Abdul Wahab, here today. He added that no new cases of cholera had been reported in Penang.
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    • 30 4 MUAR. Sat The Mentri Besar of Johore, Dato Haji Othman bin Haji Mohammed Saat, will open the Mersing World Health Day exhibition on June 18 at 9 a.m.
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    • 34 4 MUAR. Sat. A mobile X-ray unit from the National Anti-Tuberculosis Association will be at the Segamat district government hospital to give free chest X-ray to the people from June 18 to 19.
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    • 201 4 PENANG. Sat. Popular figure Mr. Eddie SK. Phuah. Chairman of the Penang Tourist Guides' Association and ViceChairman of the Penang Tourist Association, will be leaving with a group of travel and tour operators from Penang on an educational trip to Taipeh on June
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    • 81 4 PENANG. Sat. —The police here have been alerted following a report by the R.A.A.F. that a rocket used during a training exercise on Thursday had fallen from a Sabre jet fighter. The R.A.A.F. made a search on Thursday afternoon when the report of the missing rocket
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    • 42 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. The Yang di-Pertuan Agong has sent a congratulatory message to the Ital an President on the occasion of Italy’s National Day tomorrow. Tunku Abdul Rahman has sent a similar message to Italy's Minister of Foreign Affairs.
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    • 63 4 National Art Gallerv Exhibition of Batek Des gn and Art—lo a.m. to 6.30 p.m. Peninsular Art Gallery: Exhibition of works of prominent Malaysian artists, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Weld Swimming Pool 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.: 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., 6 p.m. to 9 p.m National
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    • 732 5  -  By K.S. SIDHU Sat. Any general upward revision of salaries for teachers and the whole of the civil service is "out of the question" at the moment. This not-too-rosy picture was given today by the Minister for Education. Mr. Ong Pang Boon, when he spoke
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    • 444 5 By SIM MING KUI SINGAPORE. Sat. The Government was urged today to have confidence in teachers and their organisations in order to implement the educational policy effectively and in the best interest of the pupils and the nation. The presidents of four teachers' unions,
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    • 120 5 9 a.m.-12.30 p.m. The Singapore Blood Transfusion Service's Mobile Team stationed at Red Cross House. Beach Road. 7 am.-11 am Sharma birds’ meeting and exhibition by fanciers at Petain Road. 2 p.m. Chinese drama play-reading at National Theatre Club. Clemenceau Avenue. 2.30 p.m.-4.30 pm Folk dance conducted by
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    • 136 5 SINGAPORE. Sat The Japan Trade Centre here is sponsoring an exhibition of Japanese textiles at the Adelphi Hotel (Roof Garden and Coleman Room) on June 4 and June 5. The exhibition Japan Ishikawa Textile Fabric Exhibition and the exhibitors are members of Japan Ishikawa Prefectural Textile
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    • 137 5 SINGAPORE. Sat. Young talents were spotted in last week’s annual music competition organised by the Singapore Music Society. The adjudicator. Miss Winifred Law, after judging the winners, gave a talk on music and a demonstration On the piano. The winners are: Piano section: (Prepara-tory-under
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    • 164 5 Singaporeans urged: Work closely with Govt. MP SINGAPORE, Sat. Mr. Ho Cheng Choon. M.P. for Geylang East, today urged the people of the Republic to work closely with the Government in order to assure its survival and development. He also called on the people to be prepared to overcome difficulties
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    • 557 5 SINGAPORE, Sat. The Singapore Manufacturers' Association has pledged that it will make a major contribution towards solving the Republic’s unemployment problem. The pledge was made by the Association chairman, Mr. Ong Leng Chuan, when he addressed the Association’s annual dinner last night. The Finance Minister,
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    • 77 5 SINGAPORE. Sat. Miss Chia Kar Sock, a flower arrangement teacher, is seen in this Eastern Sun nhoto receiving a gold medal from Che Dah hinte Mohamad Noor. wife of the Minister for Social Affairs at the Red Cross House in Penang Lane here yesterday.
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    • 135 5 SINGAPORE. Sat. Several top sports personalities in Singapore have been invited to participate in the first Toto draw’ to be held at Victoria Theatre on June 9. Those invited are: Mr. Wong Peng Soon, the world badminton champion for four years and currently badminton
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 252 3 IS HERE! YOU CAN PLAY NOW WIN UP TO $500,000 FOR 500 THIS IS HOW YOU PLAY, Your entry form looks like this. Entry forms are available only from any registered Toto dealer or from your local Post Office. Each form has 49 numbers. You simply cross off any 6.
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 1535 5 f your j i TV and Radio TV MALAYSIA TODAY A aid A p«u L KUALA LUMPUR and Pulau Pinang. 6 Ipoh and Melaka: 3 in Johore Bahru, 4 Ta 'P*nr. 7 Batu Pahat: 9 Jiluang i no Opening Annct. S r W r,TV y ;501 Bahasa In'„ 3 16
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  • 418 6  - Anti spitting drive in HK By DEREK ROUND T\ON’T spit, no spitting:, don’t spit, do spitting.. In reitaurarits, f4rri*s, trams, buses, streets, ciriomas racetracks, lifts arid lavatrifies HOrig Kririg people are told, asked arid warned not to spit. But marty of thOrrt dOri’t get the message. The unwary pedestrian, the
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  • PHOTO TIPS
    • 1020 7 NEXT Sunday thousands of people will be going: to the Water Carnival at Pasir Ris Hotel to capUire all the thrills and excitement of the many skiing; events slalom, water jumps and power boat race together with comedy acts and various novelty items. So you
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 384 7 LOOK, LADYIS I WAS JL>ST ON MY WAV To POST A WARNING on him/ IT WAS THAT STUPIP-bPOK wears a HAT AND TlE'f 0 w LApy. that as A TAV PAVER, X DEMAND that something be pone about THAT NUT! ...and Don TAKE IT OFF JEW STORY HEARD IT HOT
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  • F O L L O W THE SUN A LIBERAL ARTS PAGE And the liberal soul shall be made fat
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      608 8 LEND A HELPING HAND WHEN the general conference of the International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA) meets in London from June 2 to 8 this year the discussion will be on "Human Needs and Social Justice" under two main headings: refugees who have been the victims of hostilities
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    • 202 8 KIEL (DaD) The realisations of modern linguiIsts will be used in foreign language instruction in German schools in the future. This task will be carried out by the English Seminar of the University of Kiel under the direction of Professor Gerhard Nickel, for the
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    • 309 8 BOSTON Sat. (UPI) A plastic surgeon and an orthodontist successfully removed the face of a teen-age boy to rebuild his congenitally deformed features, the Children's Hospital Medical Centre disclosed recently. The operation was performed 15 months ago. The two-man operating team spent five hours removing
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    • 460 8 INB Bad Godesberg: A giant cataloguing job being carried out here is making 60.000 manuscripts in 10 Oriental languages available to the public and for further research. The collection was up to now spread around and gathering dust in several universities, museums and private archives. Now
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    • 71 8 “The microphone looked like a meat-safe, and the studio like a padded cell. It was a small room with a low ceiling, heavily curtained walls and a carpeted floor. There were no windows, and absolutely no ventilation. And a large notice warred visitors: ’lf you cough, you
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    • 134 8 STI TTGART (DaD) The Institute for Foreign Relations in Stuttgart (Federal Republic of Germany) has published the German edition of the political auto-biography of Pakistan's President, Field Marshal Mohammed Ayub Khan, entitled “Memories and Confessions.” In a preface to the German edition, which was published
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    • 108 8 “HAVE you ever wondered why the doctor doesn't open his surgery on Sundays? You may have thought it was simply to give him a day off. but you’re quite wrong. If he did ooen surgery then, he'd have nothing to do, because no-one would be ill not
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  • COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL
    • 356 9 Stook°M?Xet “I B w tair i’ s new strict rules °n bank lending pushed the oiock Market hard down on Monday but after this first heaw serhaeir downward thrust slowed despite the French crisis and agovernmentwlrnlSj that the homefront spending spree
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    • 111 9 JAKARTA. Sat. (UPI) The British Dunlop Rubber Company jn Indonesia, under government control since 1963, has been returned to its original owners, it was announced today. Dunlop was the last British company to be returned by the Indonesian Government. The Government under then President
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    • 93 9 SINGAPORE. Sat. The Association of Banks in Malaysia-Singapore today made the following changes In its rates to merchants. New York: Buying T.T. 32-11/16; Airmail O.D. *****6: 90 d st. 33-3/8 credit bills; 33-9/16 trade trade bills. Selling T.T./O.D. ready were: New York 32-516; Deutsche Marks 128-5/8; Holland Guilders
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    • 98 9 LONDON. Sat. (Reuter)— Firmness of international Issues and oils featured today’s trading, but equities were generally subdued ahead of the long holiday xveekend. w i t h the French crisis also affecting sentiment. Most industrials closed little changed from overnight levels, but the undertone was quietly firm.
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    • 31 9 HONG KONG. Sat. (UPI) —Money Quotations. HKS6.II per U.S. dollar for cash. HK56.125 per U.S. dollar for T/5. HK$l4 53 per pound sterling- HK5314.50 per tael of goid.
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    • 198 9 NEW YORK. Sat. (UPI) —Progress toward a tax hike sent stock prices higher In active trading yesterday but profit-taking had trimmed the best gains toward the end of the day. Brokers, returning from the Memorial Day holiday, responded enthusiastically to news that President Johnson
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    • 72 9 LONDON. Sat. (UPI) The rubber market closed uncertain with spot 19-1/2 19-7/8 Settlement House July 19-5/8 19-7/8 Aug 19-3/4 20 Sept 19-5/8 19-7/8 July/Sept 19-3/4 20 Oct/Dec 19-15/16 20-1/8 April/June 20 20-1/8 July Sept 20-1/16 20-3/16 Oct/Dec 20-3/16 20-3/8 April/June 20-5/16 20-9'16 July/Sept 20-1/2 20-11/16 General Markets
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    • 349 9 IPOH. Sat The President of the States of Malaya Chamber of Mines, Mr. J.D. Hellings, said today the need for continuous and intensive prospecting could not be over emphasised. Mr. Hellings was addressing its 57th annual meeting here He said without the
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    • 673 9 SINGAPORE. Sat,—Business in and reported to the Kuala Lumpur trading rooms of the Stock Exchange with the number of shares dealt in brackets. INDUSTRIAL Ben $3.52 (3.000) $3 50 (4,000) $.3 48 4.000); C. Sugar $4.78 (12.000) *4.80 (14.000 > $4 76 (2.000) $4 74 (4.000) $4.72 (2.000) $4
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    • 117 9 HONG KONG. Sat. (Reuter) Britain and Hong Kong have agreed that up to half of the colony’s official reserves may be in British Government bonds expressed in Hong Kong currency, the Treasury announced today. A communique said that bonds denominated in
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    • 35 9 WASHINGTON. Sat. (Reuter) No offers were made to General Services today to buy tin. No sales, either commercial or to the Agency for International Development. were made by the agency this week.
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    • 317 9 SINAPORE, Sat. Newsreel cameramen for TV stations can now shoot news in colour and have their films processed promptly in Singapore instead of rushing the exposed film by air to their head offices abroad. This new service is made possible
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    • 254 9 HONG KONG. Sat (UPI) Communist China s sales to Hong Kong declined by about 26 per cent during the first four months of this year because of her continuing internal troubles. But the Red Chinese still were the biggest single
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    • 28 9 LONDON. Sat (UPI) Tin steady quiet with 50 tons. Spot buyers 1306 sellers 1307 business 1305 1306. 3-month buyers 1320 sellers 1321 business 1321. Settlement 1307.
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    • 279 9 SINGAPORE. Sat. Rubber rose dramatically during the past week to reach a peak of 59 cents for June, a gain of 6i cents from last Friday’s close, the highest level since early June 1967, state Holiday, Cutler, Bath and Co. Ltd. in their weekly market
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    • 153 9 LONDON. Sat (Reuter) About 70.000 tons of natural rubber will have to be released from the United States surplus stockpile if this year's demand by users is to be met. world rubber experts announced here today. This forecast was made in a communiaue issued
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    • 404 9 SINGAPORE, Slock Exchange sold and offer prices officially listed at the close of business. INDUSTRIAL Bnustead XBI 1.84 C. "Usar 4.68 4.70 Chemical Co 1.60 Cold storage 4.00 Dunlop 3.36 3.10 E. smelting 6.65 6 00 E.A.I Esso Ords 2.7.> 2.88 Fitzpatricks 2 50 1 N. Ords 4.32
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    • 46 9 (Manager** Prices) First Mala'an 2.74 second Mala.'an 1.97 Third Mala'an The Commerce 1.24 Industry XD The >avlns .98 1.07 fund 111 1 20 First H’kong .85 .90* second H kont \I> 00 .04 Mala'sian Investment Fund 1.15 1.25 Sterling C’modity 5/2 Hong Kong Currency)
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    • 110 9 SINGAPORE. Sat. The noon prices at the Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange today are > Buyer Seller Coconut Oil (FOB) Bulk 67 00 Coconul Oil (FOB.) Drums 6950 Loose Copra M>xed May/June 40.00 Muntnk White Pepper (F. 0.8.) 96% N.L.XV 115.00 Sarawak White Pepper (F. 0.8.) 96% N.L.XV 112.50 Sarawak
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    • 183 9 GENEVA, Sat. (UPI) Efforts of the world’s major trading nations to secure a new international sugar agreement have failed after more than six weeks of negotiations, conference sources reported last night. “The conference has broken down,” a delegate was quoted
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    • 51 9 JAKARTA, Sat. (Reuter) A trade mission from Sarawak will arrive in Pontianak. capital of West Borneo, on Monday for talks with local officials on trade matters. Antara news agency reported today. The agency said the 24member mission would also x'isit other West Borneo
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    • 14 9 SINGAPORE, Sat. The tin price for today was $557.62* per picul, unchanged.
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    • 116 9 SINGAPORE. Sat. The following ships are expected to be in port today: Godowns Vessels 1/2 Millstar 3/4 Laos 5 Sula 6 '7 Hoegh Dyke 8/9 Glenalmond 10/11 Kame Maru No. 3 13/14 Pacific Breeze 15/16 Dimitri Furmanov 18 Wladyslaw Broniewski 19 Straat Lombok 21/22 Luna Marina 23/24
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    • 158 9 LONDON Sat. (UPI) The Treasury will impose new controls on the export of silver coins starting on June 4 and will make it illegal in Britain to melt down any demonetised coins without government authority. Financial Secretary to the Treasury,
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    • 35 9 NEW YORK. Sat. (UPI) Friday’s volume was 13,090.000 shares of a total 1.499 issues traded, 861 were higher and 425 lower. American exchange volume was 7,760,000 shares bonds volume amounted to 13,930,000.
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  • CHURCH AT HOME
    • 108 10 PSALM 119 (161-168) Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in awe of thy word. I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil. I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love Seven times a day do
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    • 54 10 SINGAPORE. Sat Dr. GD. James, a noted evangelist. who has recovered from a heart attack, is currently engaged in gcspel campaigns in Semarang. Malang. Batu. Surabaja. (Java). Palembang and Medan (Sumatra). These gospel campaigns are jointly organised and sponsored by various churches there. They are scheduled
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    • 1240 10  -  by Dr. G D. James, Malaysia Evangelistic Fellowship- IIfAN is made up of spirit, soul and body. With his body, he is enabled to appreciate the world around him. His soul helps him to have self-consciousness and his spirit enables him to enjoy fellowship with his Maker
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    • 51 10 THE EASTERN SUN published the Good Friday and Easter messages In their newspaper free of charge and this was greatly appreciated. since we overspent our budget the previous year. The response was good and follow up messages and tracts have been sent to those who wrote in. Ecumenical News
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    • 380 10 WELLINGTON, Sat. (Reuter) Church leaders throughout New Zealand are debating whether divorced people should be regarded as "second-class Christians". At its general synod, the Anglican Church in New Zealand gave a second reading (approval in principle) to a Bill permitting the remarriage of a
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    • 86 10 SINGAPORE. Sat The Holy Grace Christian Church of Lorong 26. Geylang here, will be holding a musical evening at Victoria Theatre on June 22 at 8 pm. The Hearld Choral Society. conducted by Mr. Samuel Ting, will present musical programme for the evening
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    • 118 10 SINGAPORE. Sat. Rev Canon John Timmins. former Diocesan secretary, will be the Priest-in-charge of St. Peter's Church at Serangoon Gardens here. This was announced by the Rt. Rev. Chiu Ban It. Bishop of Singapore and Malaya following the appointment of Rev. M.J.R. Counsel!. Priest-in-charge of Mekong
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    • 150 10 Prison Work Besides visiting the condemned prisoners, such as Sunny Any, work in the other prisons in Singapore has not been neglected. Sunday services were inaugurated in the newlybuilt Queenstown Prison on the first Sunday in June. 1967. An average of 40 attended the services weekly.
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    • 842 10 Rev. Wong Hoon Hee ‘IT seems almost a rhetorical question to ask, 1 for from the Christian viewpoint gambling is a sin. No one will dispute the fact that immoderate gambling is deplorable. However there seems to he some demonic power in this passion for gambling that
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    • 248 10 SINGAPORE. Sat. Beverly Paulson, dean of girls at Far Eastern Academy for the past two years, leaves here on Monday to resume duties in her homeland. the United States of America. The dean-teacher at the Seventh-day Adventist secondary school at 800 Thomson Road was feted at
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    • 100 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat Why Preach Pentecost? Evangelist William Caldwell tells why when he closes his series of meeting tomorrow night a t the Calvary Assembly of God' Church at Damansara Heights here. For^ e past 10 nights. Mr. Caldwell, a former Presbyterian, has preached at the Calvary
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 522 10 RELIGIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS LUTHERAN LUTHERAN CHURCH OF OUR REDEEMER 30 Duke's Road (10) 8.30 am. English Service 9.30 a m English Sunday School 9.30 a.m. Mandarin Service 10.45 a.m. Tamil Service JURONG CHRISTIAN CHURCH No. 487, Block 61 Taman Jurong (22) 000 p.m. Sunday School 8.00 p.m. English/Mandarin Service METHODIST FAITH
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    • 355 10 RELIGIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS BRETHERN CONT BETHESDA GOSPEL HALL 77. Bras Basah Road. Singapore 7.. Meetings in English Sunday: 8.30 a.m. Breaking of Bread. 3.00 p.m. Junior Sunday School. 4.30 pm. Senior Sunday School and Bib.e Classes. 6.15 pm. Gospel Service. 8.00 p.m. Song Service. Tuesday: 5.30 p.m. Prayer Meeting. Thursday: 730
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  • Boutique
    • 427 11 Eastern Sun pictures by Richard Chow fabulous total-look of tomorrow was revealed at the "Outdoor Girl 1969" fashion show which drew emphatic "oohs and aahs" from the enthusiastic audience. Judging from the collection displayed at the show, the total look of tomorrow did
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 502 11 religious ANNOUNCEMENTS ANGLICAN nR?i £EP REW S CATHh ORAL 7.00 a.m. Holy Communion. 8.00 a.m. Parish muni on. 8 and 9.30 a.m. Family Service, 6 p.m. Evensong and Baptism. ST. PETER S CHURCH 1. Tavistock Avenue Serangonn Gardens. Singapore 19. 800 am. Parish Communion a m Sunday School 6 00
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    • 57 11 Your face is your fortune Look after it with Outdoor Girl. Lustre Lipsticks. Pale and polished. Bright and burnished. KIAN GWAN (M) SDN. BHD. SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR PENANG w V -v it* n f < >:• u~ i i: x T TO «WJ. *4 r -> V. s•*-*9 !>» w
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  • POPPING AROUND With Platter Pete
    • 263 12 COLIN PETERSON Real namei C 0, in Peterson Birthdate: March 24, 1946 Birthplace: Kinearoy, Queensland, Australia Personl points! 5ft 9in.; list.; brown eyes; fair hair Parents’ names: Edna and George Brothers’ sisters’ names! Judv Present home: London Instruments played: Drums Where educated: London. Brisbane Musical education:
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    • 354 12 HI THERE! You will notice that this week, we have neither “SPOTLIGHT" nor ’’POP GOSSIP” for you. but in place, we have scooped up some terrific features concerning the fabulous FRANKIE VALLI of the Four Seasons; those dynamic personalities SIMON GARFUNKEL (watch out for their current t'.S.
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    • 137 12 Protestant and Roman Catholic churches are getting pop-minded and groups will be playing in St. Paul's Cathedral, London soon. From October to Christm*. pop groups 'V 11 if 1 coffee bar to be built in the crypt underneath the cathedral. And next month Vatican Radio in Rome will
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    • 463 12 COLLEGE proved to be the big turning point in the life of the young actor who has become the idol of today's teenagers. Richard Chamberlain is the actor and Pomona is the name of the California college where he learned to
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    • 147 12 NEW YORK Simon and Garfunkel’s entire Columbia Records catalog is getting a sales spurt because of the team's exposure as writers of the score for the click movie. "The Graduate.” The soundtrack album of “The Graduate,” the duo’s first film score,
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    • 198 12 LONDON: 3. Young Girl Union Gap 2. Honey Bobby Goldsboro 3. Man Without Love Engelbert Humperdinck 4. I Don’t Want Our Loving To Die Herd 5. Wonderful World Louis Armstrong 6. Rainbow Valley Love Affair 7- Lazy Sunday Small Faces 8. Joanna Scott Walker fi.
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    • Article, Illustration
      576 12 ‘l’d be out of my head to leave the Seasons’ FRANKIE Valli was actually in bed when I called him on the transatlantic ring-a-ding. He woke up fast but s till sounded weary. He said: “We w’ere up most of the night rehearsing ironing out problems, working on
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 39 12 A SPECTACULAR NEW E/P BY N c^MERTIME ki S o' A e' N \o*' v TO# V" m «&<** rw>' -TV" S \ee* oa' A'*'* 1 cO' ffl \Ve vog \e* ce^ s t e3 vC'' -rvAtw v-\e*c s\o9 V\o^
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  • 458 13 PJOW would you like to meet the 'Devil' himself? It may be as gruesome as you think, as 'Lucifer' happens to be a very down-to-earth sort of guy, with labour problems and an ever increasing number of one-sided battles with God in
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  • 359 13 HOLLYWOOD. Sat. Richard Harris and Paul Scofield will be co-starred in “Oliver Cromwell.” Richard will piav the stern, puritanical dictator. with Scofield ending his life on the block in Whitehall as Charles the First. “They'll never let me back Into Ireland,” says Richard. If
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  • 56 13 BRITISH stars Suzy Kendall and Dennis Waterman attended the recent Mar del Plata Film Festival, where their film, "UP THE JUNCTION," was the official British entry. The Paramount film received a standing ovation at the conclusion of its presentation and is now stirring a storm of controversy
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 60 13 Po Po Restaurant presents the fabulous GOLDEN DANCE •.-Aygpprr >:•*••• >-v (Direct from Japan) Commenting June 6th NIGHTLY: 8.00 p.m. to 10.00 p.m. AT GAY WORLD STADIUM Tckets at $5, $3, $2 $1 are available at:World Book Co., Ltd. Tel: 7 4650 Popular Book Co. Tel: ***** International Electrical Corpn.
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    • 52 13 Special to U\CLE Fan Club members Attention all UNCLE Fan Club members! S p e ci a 1 concession, granted by the courtesy of MGM and Cathay Organisation, for members to see the latest UNCLE film, “How To Steal The W o r 1 d,“ currently showing at the Palace
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    • 102 13 JAZZ CONCERT by THE CHARLES LLOYD QUARTET one of the greatest jazz groups in America Penang: June 12.1968 8:39 p.m. St. Georges’ Girls School K.L.: June 14,1968 8.09 p.m. Dewan Tunku Chancellor, University of Malaya for visual and aural excitement, energy, musical frenzy allied to tremendous musicianshiv, the Lloyd Quartet
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 222 13 fSHAW r:ANi?nTTOM Last I Days! H. 1.45. 4. 6.30 A 9.15 Simone Signoret Sc Yves Montand THE SLEEPING CXR Ml RDER Prom Warner Bros-Seven Arts OPENS TUESDAY! Doue McClure A- Nanrv K»«n NOBODYN PERFECT" Co'or with James Shigeta UI-SB) Now Showing! 11. 1.45. 4. 6 314. 9.30 Craig HU! A'
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    • 327 13 [CATHAY ift i pffiTJwwCTWißf f UEi&vx&ism NOW SHOWING! II l*l.. 13(1. 4.00. 7.00 0.30 pm BETTY LOH TI KELLY LEI CHEN Duel At The Supreme Gate Mand.. Color-Scope. Eng 'Ch:n Subs CATHAY ***** OPENS TODAY! 11 am., 1.30. 4 00, 0.30 0.30 p m. "TRAP FOR SEVEN" In Color Starring
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  • 268 14 SINGAPORE, Sot. Mr. M. A. Lange Singapore's Badminton Association's representative to the forthcoming International Badminton Federation meeting in London said he expects strong European opposition to the Republic's efforts to hold the first individual world badminton championships here early next year. Mr. Lange,
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  • 283 14 SINGAPORE. Sat. Mr. Woon Wah Siang. a top Government official wiU attend the emergency Council meeting of the Football Association of Singapore to be held on June 3. Sunsport reliably understands that Mr. Woon will also announce certain important decisions taken by the
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  • 78 14 SINGAPORE. Sat. The Nanyang Siang Pau will meet Fitzpatrick (Red) in the final of the 1968 Singapore national inter-business house league championships to be played at Khee Fatt School on June 9 at 9.00 p.m. Combined Schools will take on Universal Sports Club in the
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  • 330 14 ATLANTA, (Georgia) Sat. (UPI) Tommv Aaron posted a 5-under-par 139 yesterday to seize a 2-stroke lead at the halfway mark of the USSIIS.OOO Atlanta Golf Classic. One stroke off the pace at the start of yesterdays play, the 31-year-old Aaron, who made the scoring error
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  • 588 14 PARIS, Sat. (Reuter) Professional tennis star Fred Stolle was battered into the red dust of the French tennis courts yesterday by a Yugoslavian amateur. The lanky, blonde 29-year-old Australian went down 6-3, 6-0, 6-3 to Boris Jovanovic in only the second
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  • 508 14 KUALA LUMPUR Sat. Eight teams have entered for the Malaysian Armed Forces inter-unit knockout cricket competition for the Tunku Osman Shield. They are KD Malaya. Camp Mindef, Royal Military College. 2 Recce. RMAF Kinrara, Malaysian Military Training School. Central Ordinance Depot, and RMAF
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  • 173 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. The fifth Malaysian Hockey Federation six-a-side competition to be held at Seremban on Saturday has attracted 19 entries. The States taking part, with the number of teams in brackets are: Negri Sembilan (5), Selangor (4), Singapore t 3), Malaysian Armed Forces
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  • 752 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. Three records were established and one equalled in the annual St. John’s Institution athletic meet at the Stadium Merdeka here today, Kok Kim Loong of the Blue House set the first record in the 100 m. for
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  • 404 14 SINGAPORE. Sat. Sixteen records were shattered and one equalled at the Raffles Institution annual athletic meet held at their school ground today. Tan Keng Sion e of Bayley House, scored a treble in the Class One division to capture the individual title. He
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  • 134 14 SINGAPORE Sat. St. Patrick’s School held the fast and formidable RAF (Changi) youth team to a 3-3 draw after extra time in the Cup final soccer match played at Jalan Besar Stadium recently. Martin Cannon the RAF centre-forward gave a sparkling performance in the inaugural
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  • 166 14 KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. The Malaysian Hockey Federation's five-day course for coaches scheduled to he held here during the Razak Shield hockey carnival from June 22 to 26 has been called off. Indian professional coach. Mr. V.V. Naidu had told the Federation the period was inadequate
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  • 179 14 MALACCA. Sat. Publie Works Department Sports Club will meet Alor Gajah District Sports Council ’A’ in the opening tie in the annual Malacca Amateur Football Association Division One soccer league which begins on June 6^ All the league matches will be played at
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  • 180 14 SINGAPORE. Sat. Th« Amateur Fencing Association of Singapore will be conducting an intensive course on fencing shortly. Mr. Richard Kee. vicepresident of the AFAS said the aim of the course is to train young men and women to be proficient in the art
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  • 168 14 MANCHESTER, (England), Sat. (Reuter) Tom Cartwright, 32-year-old Warwickshire mediumpace bowler, was the surprise choice when England's cricket selectors yesterday named a pool of 14 players from whom they will choose the team to meet Australia here in the First Test starting on Thursday. Cartwright made the last of
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  • 39 14 Refer to the Balance Sheet as at 31st March 1968 of Nanyang Finance Ltd. advertised o n 30th May 1968. the item “Preliminary Expenses” amounted to 51.345.00 should be classified under “Intangible Assets a nd not “Current Assets'’
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  • Sun Sport
    • 2014 15  -  VISITING JOCKEY LANE SCORES ON PROFESSIONAL By Windsor Lad TPOH, Saf.— Templar, trained by Eddie van Breukelen, created a /p s P ect cu,or when he came from last to beat Capital Gain jj ,na y 7 2 or w n ncw record, here this afternoon,
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    • 275 15 RAUB. Sat. Brilliant bowling spells by David Cornwall (3-34). C. Navaratnam (3-5) and Yusoff Ghani (3-0) enabled Negri Sembllan to skittle Pahang for a paltry first innings total of 54 In the opening day of the two-day M CA. Inter-State match here today. Pahang which
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    • 67 15 SINGAPORE. Sat Three senior division’ one league soccer matches will be played tomorrow. Chinese Athletic will clash with Hamilton S C. in the FAS league championships at Jaian Besar stadium, commencing at 5.30 p.m. RAF Seletar will play against Darul Aflah at the same venue.
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    • 332 15 LONDON, Sat. (Reuter* South African Barry Richard. s yesterday became the first batsman for two years to score two centuries in an English county cricket championship match when he hammered an undefeated 104 for Hampshire against Northamptonshire. Richards, who hit 16 fours in reaching
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    • 61 15 Only beaten by yards at the first international road rare of the 1968 season w a s unknown Werner Ertel of Aachen. Ertel (seen in front in the picture) led for a long time Cologne-Schuld-Cologne tour race over rugged and mountainous country. He was pipped at th.e finishing post by
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    • 229 15 NEW YGRK. Sat. (Reuter* Forward Pass today tries to become the first horse in 20 years to win all three American Classics lor three-year-oldi- when he laces eight other colts in the 161.450 dollar (67.270 sterling) Belmont Stakes, final leg of the triple crown
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    • 40 15 KUANTAN. Sat. Tunku Shahriman bin Tunku Sulaiman has been elected president of the Pahang Sports Council. Other officials: vice-presi-dents— Mr. Chan Siang Sun and Dr. Mohamed bin Taib: secretary —Mr Gurbachan Singh Treasurer Mr. A Navaratnam.
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    • 310 15 SEREMBAN, Sat. A former Malaysian international goalkeeper received marching orders as Negri Sembilan fought their way to register their first points with a 4—3 win o v ®r Johore in the Malaysia Cup soccer competition on the Station Padang here this evening.
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    • 197 15 IPOH. Sat. Perak and Negri Sembilan drew 2-2 in their Malaysian interstate hockey quadrangular at the Ipoh Municipal padang here today. The first half which was evenly contested, saw Negri Sembilan opening accounts through centre forward. Franco De Cruz in the 15th
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    • 123 15 YONG PENG. Sat. Odd Sanny with co-driver Tom Graham in a Volvo-122GT led at the first stage of the three-stage 600 miles BP South Malaysian Rally 1968. In second position is the two time winner of the BP Rally and the recent KLM. BP
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
    • 58 15 TIME AND TIDE w Penang: 4.06 am. (6.3 ft.), 3.52 p.m- (7.8 ft.). Port Swettenham: 922 a.m. (13.5 ft.), 9.03 p.m. (12.8 ft.). Port Dickson: 9.38 a.m (7.4 ft 10.18 p.m. (7.2 ft.). Singapore: 1.30 a.m. (8.3 ft.), 3.35 p.m. (6.7 ft.). Sedili Kechil: 2.42 p.m. (7 3 ft Kuantan:
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    • 50 15 BIG SWEEP TOTAL POOL: ($74,300) 1st Prize: No. *****9 ($18,389) 2nd Prize: No. *****1 9,194) 3rd Prize: No. *****0 4,597) Starters ($426 each): Nos. *****4 *****2 *****6 *****4 *****8 *****2 *****5 *****6 *****8 *****8 *****6 *****6 Consolation ($357 each): Nos. *****2 *****3 *****3 *****7 *****1 *****0 *****0 *****9 *****6 *****7.
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