Eastern Sun, 30 June 1968

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  • 23 1 Eastern Sun Independent National Daily SINGAPORE EDITION Estd. 1966. Vol. 2 No. 689 Sunday, 30 June 1968. ft MC(P) 0050 Price 15 cents
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  • 194 1 JAKARTA. Sat. (Reuter) Singapore's first Ambassador to Indonesia. Mr P.S. Raman, today told President Suharto that the two countries should co-operate more closely and substantially to maintain peace in South-east Asia. The Ambassador was Speaking at a ceremony at the Merdeka Palace where he presented
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  • 416 1 Manila's bid to muddy the waters Ghazali BANGKOK, Sot. (Reuter) Talks between the Philippines and Malaysia on Manila's Sabah claim now entering its third week is in danger of degenerating into a series of meetings for discussing records of previous meetings, a Malaysian spokesman said today. "We spent over four
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  • 316 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. The Minister of Education, Enche Mohamed Khlr Johan, today rejected both the venue and date for the public debate with Professor Syed Hussein Al-Atas. President of the AllMalaya Congress for the Teaching Profession, on the Higher Education Planning Committee's report. Prof.
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  • 124 1 SPRINGFIELD. Missouri. Sat. (Reuter* Missouri Police mounted a widespread search today for the body of a man who fell 8,000 feet from an airliner. Jerrold Potter, one of 23 passengers in the chartered DC-3 airliner, fell from the plane as it flew over heavily wooded country
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  • 48 1 THE North Korean Vice-Fresident, Mr. Kang Ryang Wook arrived in Singapore yesterday on a nine-day State visit, with a pledge to strengthen relations between the two countries. Mr. Kang (left) is seen shaking hands with the Prime Minister Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. on arrival at the Singapore airport.
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  • 158 1 JOHORE BAHRU, Sot The staff and teachers of the Princess Elizabeth School for the Blind went home without their salaries today following a shooting drama here. The school's clerk, Enche Yaacoh bin Mohamed, 56 was travelling in a car to the school at Jalan Nong
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  • 92 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. The United Nations’ Chief-de-Cabinet and Deputy to the SecretaryGeneral. Mr. C. V. Narasimhan, left for Bangkok today after a 24-hour visit to Malaysia. He told newsmen at the airport that he met members of the Malaysian Cabinet. including the Deputy Prime Minister. Tun
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  • 26 1 TOKYO Sat. (UPI) The Japan Air Lines (JAL) announced today the inauguration of a new service between New York and Paris.
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  • 122 1 SYDNEY, Sat. (Reuter) Singapore Finance Minister Dr. Goh Keng Swee arrived in Sydney tonight on a visit to boost trade between Singapore and Australia. Dr. Goh heads a four-man delegation which will meet top Australian Government Ministers seeking a wider range of Singapore exports for Australia.
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  • 100 1 HONG KONG. Sat. (UPI) The toll rose to a confirmed 36 on Friday of mutilated and trussed bodies flowing down the Pearl River estuary out of Communist China and picked up by authorities in Hong Kong and Macao. Four corpses were fished from the
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  • 49 1 NEW DELHI. Sat. (Reuter) Mr. Surendra Sinh Alirajpur. India's High Commissioner to Singapore, has been appointed Ambassador to Congo (Kinshasa), it was announced here last night. Mr. Alirajpur. who will also be Ambassador to Gabon with residence at Kinshasa. will take up his new post shortly.
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  • 66 1 LABIS, Sat. A rubber tapper Arumugam was killed when he was knocked down by a south-bound express rail-car here today. The accident occured about 200 yards from Labis Railway Station at 5.15 pm. The guard reported the accident to the Labis Station. The railcar later continued
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  • NEWS
    • 32 2 LONDON Malaysian Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman shakes hands with Tory leader Edward Heath as the latter paid a visit to Rahman at the home of the Malaysian High Commissioner. UPI radiophoto.
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    • 377 2 MANILA. Sat. (Reuter) Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos has been asked to break up the 1 Filipino-Malavsia talks in Bangkok on the Sabah issue. A member of the House of Representatives ForL eign Affairs Committee. Mr. Ramon V. Mitra. urging this, asked the
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    • 169 2 MANILA. Sat. (UPI) A -Filipino Congressman has filed a bill calling for a redefinition of the Philippine territorial boundaries to include portions of the Malaysian State of Sabah. Rep. Carmelo Barbero of the Opposition Liberal Party said he would ask President Ferdinand E. Marcos to
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    • 177 2 SLIM RIVER. Sat. The eutrent Bangkok talks on the Philippines claim to Sabah has become an interna ional i farce and scandal. lt shows up the insincerity mof the Philippines Govern- ment in really working to- wards harmonious relations add goodwill among Southeast Asian
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    • 199 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. The Thai Deputy Defence Minister. Tun Dawee Chullasapya. will lead a 17-man Thai delegation to the special meeting of the joint border committee to be held here next week. The Thai delegation will fly in from Bangkok in batches The
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    • 123 2 LONDON. Sat. (UPI) Malaysian Premier Tunku Abdul Rahman lunched yesterday with Mr. Duncan Sandys. the former Conservative Commonwealth and Colonial Secretary. Mr. Sandys was Secretary of State during the negotiations for creating the Federation of Malaysia. In the afternoon, he invited Conservative opposition leader Mr.
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    • 81 2 BAIGON. Sat. (UPI» A band of Vietcong terrorists seized control of a model anti-Communlst village today and In 15 horror-filled minutes killed 88 civilians, wounded 103 others and burned about 50 homes to the ground. The Communist sapper squad, fulfilling a threat of two months ago. swept
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    • 35 2 KAWASAKI. Japan. Sat. (UPI) A one-year-old baby boy fell from a porch of an apartment house to the ground 22 feet below on Friday but escaped with only slight bruises, police reported today.
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    • 27 2 ROME. Sat. (UPI) Red Cross workers today called an Italy-wide strike for July 4-6 to protest delays in a promised reform of the career system.
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    • 119 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat.— Lt.-General Tan Sri Abdul Hamid bin Ridin celebrates hia 50th birthday on Monday assuming the rank of a full General. The promotion was approved by the Yang diPertuan Agong together with the Director of Operations. East Malaysia. Major-Gene-ral Dato Ibrahim to
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    • 88 2 HONG KONG. Sat (UPI) Food and livestock supplies from Red China to foodshort Hong Kong —so vital for this colony dipped sharply over the past two days, authorities said today. Red China is the biggest supplier of Hong Kong's total food requirements. On an
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    • 38 2 HONG KONG. Sat (Reuter) More than 206 Chinnese workers were believed killed after helping to build a secret ground to air missile base on Hainan Island off the South China Coast, a pro-Nationalist newspaper reported today.
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    • 130 2 CATFORD. England. Sat. (UPI) Two little boys looked after themselves for three days while their mother lay dead on a bed in their home, police told a Coroner yesterday. Each day Michael AliBaksh, seven, and his bro- ther Barry, five, dressed themselves and went
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    • 181 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. The National Productivity Centre would provide junior management and supervisory courses for trade unionists this vear said the Minister of Labour. Mr V. Mamckavasagam here today. Speaking at the presentation ceremony of certificates to over 1.000 participants who completed
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    • 110 2 PENANG. Sat. The rains continued falling and the water situation improved in the city. The one and a half inches rainfall yesterday was equivalent to about 12 million gallons of water. This volume of water which had increased the height of the Ayer Itam dam water
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    • 123 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat.— The Malaysian Navy is confident that it can meet the challenge of the years ahead, the Chief of the Naval Staff Commodore, K. Thanabalasingam. says In a eve of the Navy Day message today. He adds that in the past the Royal Malaysian Navy
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    • 202 2 This is not new. but for its remarkable coincidence is worth repeating:— Both Presidents Kennedy and Lincoln were concerned with civil rights. Lincoln was elected in 1860. Kennedy in 1960. Both their wives lost children through death while living in the White House. Both were killed
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    • 158 2 MALACCA. Sat —An assistant lecturer of the Malay Women's Training College at Durian Daun Road in the town here had a miraculous escape from death early this morning when a water heater in her quarters in the college ground exploded. The lecturer Sharifah binte Ahmad Ali. 26.
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    • 60 2 The sixth Asian Advertising Congress ended in Kuala Lumpur on Friday night with a dinner. The chief guest was the Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak. Addressing the gathering (above) Tun Razak stressed the importance of. “some general ethics in advertising to prevent an unscrupulous few from spoiling the good
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    • 130 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat BERNAMA this week acquired nine new subscribers to its news service. They include two international news agencies, one national broadcasting organisation, three diplomatic missions, two banks and one Malaysian newspaper Following are the organisations which this week confirmed they wish to receive
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    • 195 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat A writ is likely to be filed in the High Court next w'eek by legal advisers of the National Union of Teachers and the National Union 0 f Teachers of National School (KKGSK) to challenge the legality of the Schools (Course
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    • 226 2 PENANG. Sat. The new Bishop of Penang, Monsignor Gregory Yong, wil make his first formal address as head of the 60.• 000 Catholics in the diocese. shortly after his consecration on Monday evening. Three eminent prelates, including two Archbishops, will proclaim the new Prince
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    • 67 2 FAENZA. Italy. Sat. (Reuter) A self-taught Faenza scientist. Professor Raffaele Bendandi. claimed today he had discovered a new planet. He said lt was placed between the Sun and Mercury the nearest to the Sun of the nine known planets. It was Invisible even to a telescope
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    • 59 2 HONG KONG. Sat. (Reuter) Rain-swollen rivers are still at a danger level in flood-stricken Kwangtung Province as thousands of people fight to control the situation, Radio Kwantung reported tonight. The radio said the provincial flood-fighting command had issued a warning that the West River and
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    • 49 2 ROME. Sat. (Reuter) Some new under-secretaries in Senator Giovanni Leone s freshly appointed interim Government may have a lasting memory of their swearing-in ceremony at the Prime Minister’s Office yesterday —for it was disclosed today that the gilded chairs on which they sat had just been painted.
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  • LOCAL. NEWS
    • 295 3 SINGAPORE, Sat. University students were urged today to take up the challenge to fill the huge gap in voluntary services created by the British withdrawal in 1971. The call came from Enche Othman Wok. the Minister for Social Affairs, when he opened
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    • 638 3  -  By PAT CHAN SINGAPORE, Sat. The North Korean Vice-President, Mr. Kang Ryang Wook, began his nine-day State visit with a pledge to strengthen the relations between Singa- pore and his country. Mr. Kane and his 10member “friendship” delegation were given a ceremonial welcome
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    • 268 3 SINGAPORE, Sat. Christians should help eradicate discrimination of all kinds, promote the ecumenical movement and strive to make the world a better place to live in. Dr. P Ocampo. President of the World Federation of Methodist Women, said this
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    • 150 3 SINGAPORE, Sat. —The ASEAN ad hoc committee on tourism ended its threeday meeting here today with an eightpoint agreement for co-o pera t i o n in tourism among the five member countries. Agreement was reached on: Simplification of entry visa procedure; promotion of package tours;
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    • 74 3 11 a.m. -1 p.m. The B ood Transfusion Mobile Blood Bank will be stationed at the Barker Road Methodist Church along Dunearn Road. 3.30 p.m. A talk on “The Role of Women in Social, Economic and Political Development" bv Mrs. RN. Bhupalan at Telok Ayer Methodist Church, Telok
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    • 22 3 SINGAPORE. Sat. There were 73 road accidents. of which three were serious, during the past 24 hours in the Republic.
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    • 299 5 9 MEN RAPED THREE OF US BAR-GIRL COMPLAINS PENANG, Sat. Three bar-girls who were taken out to a night-club by nine men last night were later raped near a beach in Tanjong Bunga. One of the girls, aged. 17 lodged a report to the Police here today. It was learnt
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    • 405 5 SINGAPORE. Sat. Volunteers from the nonEnglish speaking groups were urged tonight to come forward to work in the various charitable organisations. Making this call, the Speaker. Mr. P. Coomaraswamy, said for too long, work in voluntary service organisations had been largely confined to
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    • 157 5 JAKARTA. Sat. (FPII Indonesia's President Suharto today assured Singapore Ambassador Papanasam Setlur Raman, that Indonesia wished to “positively maintain a good neighbour policy and peaceful co-existence”. Receiving the Ambassador's credentials at Jakarta's Freedom Palace today. President Suharto said Indonesia would
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    • 122 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat.— The Utusan Melayu today launched a donation campaign to help the children and widows of the policemen who were killed in the recent Communist ambush on the Malaysian—Thai border. The newspaper’s staff yesterday collected $3OO as their contribution. In an editorial today, the
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    • 1274 5 Conflict of poor origin in accused is genuine Dr Bailey 26TH DAY OF GENE KOH MURDER TRIAL By R. V. LINGAM SINGAPORE, Sat— The Australian consultant psychiatrist, Dr. Harry Richard Bailey today described Freddy Tan as a ''cyclothymic person" —a person with "up
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    • 125 5 SINGAPORE. Sat. The Singapore Government is to provide incentives to encourage more people to save in the Post Office Savings Bank. This was announced today by the Minister for Communications. Mr. Yong Nyuk Lin. when he opened the Lim Ah Pin Road Post Office. Mr
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  • 948 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Sal. The Pro-Chancellor of the University of Malaya, Justice Tan Sri Mohamed Suffian, today said it was imperative for Malaysia to increase its efforts to achieve scientific and technological progress to keep pace with the second half of the 20th Century.
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  • 143 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. (Bernama) The Road Transport Department has been ordered to get tough with car owners who fail to notify the Registrar and Inspector of Motor Vehicles of any change of their addresaes The order came from the Minister. Tan Sri Sardon bin
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  • 43 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. Over 22.000 persons visited the first “Consumer and Made-ln-Malaysia Products” trade fair held at 6tadium Negara from June 20 to 24. Twenty-seven firms took part in the trade fair including three voluntary organisations and five statutory bodies.
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
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  • 406 6  - ‘Road devils in Burma By MIN THU Reuter BURMESE author!ties have launch, ed a country-wide campaign to rid the country of juvenile delinquents by pro* viding them with homes, education and work. Not only the capital of Rangoon, but many towns in other parts bf Burma are troubled by waifs,
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 633 6 THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. A p A A PART I-A MIST IS AS GOOD AS A MILE And /n a nearby place of concealment. FA-FANTASTICf INSANE H-HE WENT MA-MAD RIGHT BEFORE MY EYES/ The FOLLOWING DAY AS MR. WAVERLY RIDES DOWNTOWN... MR. WAVERLY, I 1 REAUZETHE GOOD SPEAKING s TOTHS
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  • PHOTO TIPS
    • 879 7 NEW, exciting techniques ore taking over in professional motion picture making. Traditions are being attacked all over the place. And the result has been a dynamic, subjective kind of movie-making. New ideas are coming from the college campuses where students have taken
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 262 7 //■—>v/l fTUAT 4oO>iD4 U<B ++OJVU3L ■'BaAyera’s HOW VO V OU LUCE. THAT PEAT, OcZ AHP-DAPPyr A<y k'imd tt ;«a N X r* 4 /i 0 t m *r miimui r* fJrf J 6-lb JUsT (5 LEARNED a < XJ •0 r; THAT K/Z.P PANCE yoo'zb poih^, the gßA y i
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  • FOLLOW THE SUN A LIBERAL ARTS PAGE And the liberal soul shall be made fat
    • 82 8 LONDON. Sat. (UPI). The U S. owned Du Pont Co. (UK* Ltd. has announced a new man-made fibre which it said can be ironed like cotton, machine washed and is cheaper than silk. Called Qiana. the material will initially be priced here between 50 shillings and
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    • 60 8 NEW YORK. Sat. (Reuter) A dinner on Thursday night raised more than one million dollars (£416.000 sterling) for Senator Eugene McCarthy’s attempt to win the Democratic presidential nomination. Senator McCarthy, in a speech at the dinner, said there was a growing demand that something be done to close
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    • 38 8 ATHENS. Sat. (Reuter) The Greek government announced that It had lifted censorship on 113 nonpolitical magazines and periodicals. But editors were warned that they might face punishment if they publish anything which displeased the regime.
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    • 32 8 LONDON. Sat. (Reuter) Kenya has withdrawn its four star athletes from Britain's Amateur Athletics Association championships here next month because four coloured Bantu South Africans have been accepted as entries.
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    • 487 8 Nigeria X fishermen, trhn still pnle their tray uround Lake thud in papyrus haats of the kind a set! in the Stone Vulture are leapiny straiyht into the aye yf mechanisation. One of those responsible for this revolution is Hans
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    • 851 8  -  Man in the un i verse By LEONARD H. MARKS Director, U.S. Informotion Agency BEFORE the advent of printing in the 15th century, knowledge was handed down by a few wise men who, by word of mouth and through treasured. hand-copied manuscript, would tell their disciples
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    • 91 8 HAMBURG. (DaD) Antje Oldenburg. 25-year-old ex-mannequin, taxidermist and amateur archaeologist, understandably meets with little resistance from building workers as she digs in the foundations of a new office building in Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany. She is probing the foundations of the city walls, which were
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    • 301 8 WASHINGTON. Sat. (UPI) The way people react to loud bangs, it doesn't look too good for commercial operation of supersonic transports over places where people live. This is the gist of a report submitted by a National Academy of Sciences sub-committee on “Human response” Here
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    • 288 8 Man and ecology FOR many holidaymakers from Northern Europe, “abroad” does not really begin until they enter the avenues of pine trees which stretch intermittently from the French Riviera to the coast near Rome. Soon, however, the stately maritime pines of the Riviera
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    • 268 8 FRANKFURT, (DaD) When the present season comes to an end the last circus in the Federal Republic of Germany featuring the smallest artistes in the world, dark brown, three-millimetre human fleas, is to close down. The mini-artistes will become redundant and figuratively speaking—be put out to
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    • 159 8 Native ‘mascot in Aussie families MELBOURNE, Sat. (Reuter) Unofficial adoption of aboriginal children by white families has become almost fashionable. Victoria’s Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Mr. Edward Meagher, said today. Mr Meagher said in a statement that his officials had been investigating the unofficial adoptions and wore shocked by the
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    • 119 8 MUNICH. (DaD) Research chemists may have succeeded in synthesising milk but it will be a long way before they can compete with cows. All agricultural countries are thus interested in perfecting breeding and handling of milk-giving cows. An electronic milk bar now marketed in the Federal
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  • COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL
    • 614 9 of f at 7“ Slr Glles Guthn e met some of the BOAC pilots wives in his office recently for a chat over a cup of coffee. He invited the wives to meet him after reading newspaper interviews with Mrs. Barbara Campbell,
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    • 102 9 SINGAPORE. Sat Miss Vickey Kok. Secretary/ Special Assistant of ANSETT-ANA. Airlines of Australia, has returned from a visit to Australia, to experience first hand some of the attractions and facilities available to tourists visiting Australia, in particular, the major cities which she visited. Vi’key. a qualified
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    • 134 9 NEW YORK. Sat. (UPI) The mood of caution remained on Wall Street yesterday and prices moved irregularly lower in active trading after persistent profit taking gradually eroded an early advance. Brokers attributed the lackluster trend of the list to the lack of any
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    • 59 9 NEW YORK. Sat. (UPI) Rubber futures closed unchanged across the board. There were no sales. July '6B 21.00 N. Sep 20.40 bid. 20.90 asked. Nov 20.30 bid. 20.70 asked. Jan ’69 20.00 bid, 20.50 asked. March 20.00 bid, 20.50 asked. May 20.00 bid. 20.50 asked. July 20.00
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    • 293 9 SINGAPORE. Sat. A smaller range of movement and quieter markets were seen during the period under review, state Holiday. Cutler. Bath and Co. Ltd-, in their weekly market report. After an early rise the market came off again to reach the recent low of
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    • 15 9 SINGAPORE. Sat. The tin price for today was 5556.37 J per picul, unchanged
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    • 109 9 SINGAPORE. Sat Singapore’s new $8 million vehicle assembly plant. Associated Motor Industries Limited at Jurong. will be officially opened next month by the Minister for Finance, Dr. Goh Keng Swee. Occupying 17 acres of land, the complex utilises the most up
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    • 235 9 BUENOS AIRES. Sat. The Argentine economy has been given a clean bill of health by the Government and businessmen yesterday were eyeing foreign markets with the hope of selling Argentine products abroad. Finance Minister Adalbert Krieger Vasena told a new-s conference that Argentina’s
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    • 287 9 LONDON. Sat. (UPI) The pound fell to another new low yesterday as Britain’s railroad slowdown worsened and the Labour Government sought to resolve a crippling strike in the nation’s auto industry. The government, rocked by a new by-election loss, stepped in with a desperate
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    • 186 9 NEW YORK. Sat. (UPI) U.S. Textile sources expect that France's planned temporary import quota system unveiled this week will be toughest on textiles. The import quotas generally will be in effect for up to four months and will apply to anywhere between
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    • 70 9 NEW YORK. Sat. (UPI) Ergiehard Minerals and Chemical Corp. maintained its selling price for gold to licenced users at Thursday's level cf $41.45 per troy ounce. The company said it was able to purchase gold for its own requirements at 41 05 per ounce,
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    • 34 9 NEW YORK. Sat. (UPI) Yesterday’* volume was 12.040.000 shares Of total 1.522 issues traded. 627 were higher and 663 lower. American Exchange volume was 5.040.000 shares Bonds volume amounted to 14,660,000.
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    • 120 9 LONDON. Sat. (Reuter) The Stock Market closed under the influence of currency uncertainties and there were losses over a broad front with quite sharp falls in some cases. Endaccount selling was also a contributory factor. Towards the close, the Ft Index was 4.1 lower at
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    • 94 9 LONDON. Sat. (UPI) The rubber market closed uncertain with spot 19-1/2 19-7/8. SETTLEMENT HOUSE Aug. 19-1/2 19-11/16 Sept. 19-9/16 19-3/4 Oct. 19-5/8 19-3/4 Apr./JueE ffiffi ffffi ffffiffiff Oct Dec 19-5/8 19-13/16 Jan./March 19-3/4 19-15/ 16 April/June 19-7/8 20 July Sept. 20 20-1/8 Oct Dec 2'M 16 20-1
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    • 127 9 WASHINGTON, Sat (Reuter) General Services Administration today announced a three-month suspension of stockpiled tin sales beginning on July 1. The agency said commercial sales of tin under its soliticiation of offers would be suspended until about September 30. pending results of a government review of methods of
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    • 340 9 NEW YORK. Sat. “Mr. Pacific” Bob Reynolds ls leaving BOAC after 21 years’ service in the USA. On July 1, he joins the Pacific Area Travel Assn, as Director of Marketing at its San Francisco Headquar- ters. For the past six years, personable Bob
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    • 275 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. Malaysia had a favourable trade balance of $396.8 million last year with exports worth $3,722.1 million compared with imports of $3,325.3 million. A report of the Department of Statistics today revealed the bulk of the trade continued to be with sterling
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    • 95 9 SINGAPORE, Sat. The Association of Banks in Malaysia-Singapore today made the following changes in Its rates to merchants. New York: Buying TT. 32-11/16; Airmail OD 3213/16; 90 d/st. 33-3/8 credit bills; 33-9/16 trade bills. Selling T.T /O D. ready w T ere: New York 32-5/16; Deutsche Marks 128-3/8;
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    • 125 9 WASHINGTON. Sat. (Reuter) Non-Communists countries’ monetary gold holdings fell by $1,710 million in the 1968 first quarter to their lowest level since 1958. the International Monetary Fund (1.M.F.) reported today. Gold held by governments of 62 countries totalled $37,795 million at the end of
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    • 46 9 (Manaierr First Mala.'an Prlce*i 2.75 Second Malayan 1.98 Third Malayan 1.25 The Commerce Industry XD .97 1 os The savins Fund 1.11 1 20 First It'kons .85 .90* Second H’kone \D «0 .64* Malaysian Investment Fund 1-20 130 Sterlins Cmndity 5/5 <• Hone Kons Currency)
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    • 103 9 SINGAPORE. Sat. The noon prices at the Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange today are jBuyer seller Coconut Oil IF.OK.) Bulk 58 00 Coconut Oil U.O.B.) Drums 60.50 Loose Copra Mixed June 32.00 Muntok White Pepper tl'.O.B.) 06% N.l.W 110.00 Sarawak White Pepper (F.O.B.) 96% X I W 107 50 Sarawak
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    • 83 9 SINGAPORE. Sat. The following ships are expected to be in port today: Godowns Vessels 1/2 Orient Explorer 5 Thalis 8/9 General Sikorski 10/11 Benvenue 13/14 Kyoho Maru 21/22 Sea Express 25/26 Tatiana 27/28 Srbija 29/30 Kota Naga 31/32 Benary 33/34 State of Gujarat 35/36 Maron 40/41 Kunak
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  • 134 10 PSALM 11 In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul. Flee as a bird to your mountain? For, 10, the wicked bend their bow. they make ready their arrow upon the string that they may privily shoot at the upright in
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  • 37 10 ‘For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth: to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.’ (Romans 1.16)
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  • 348 10 SINGAPORE, Sat. The Good News Crusade —a "Light for the Lost" project of the Assemblies of God, in co-operation with the Pentecostal Prayer Fellowship has alerted the Christians and nonChristians here. People from all walks of life, old and young, healthy and sick ones,
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  • CHURCH AT HOME
    • 1546 10 'T'HE modern man is -■•quite different from his forefathers. He has increased in his knowledge and skill with the result that his manner of living, his environment and problems have all changed in the process. Man today has spanned space with his lets and
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  • 363 10  -  By ERNESTO MENDOZA VATICAN CITY, Sat. (Reuter) The Vatican is sending a high-powered delegation to an Assembly of the World Council of Churches next week in Uppsala, Sweden, hoping that it will give new impetus to moves towards Christian unity. The delegation to
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  • 170 10 230 radio television representatives attended WACB conference OSLO. Sat. (UPI) The World Association for Christian Broadcasting opened its Second World Assembly at University centre here recently with 230 radio and television representatives from 40 countries in five continents taking part. The Conference was presided over by Norwegian Fridtjov Birkeli. D.D.,
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 536 10 RELIGIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS ANGLICAN CHURCH OF THE GOOF SHEPHERD, 2 Dundee Road Queenstown Sunday Services Worship (Hokkien and Cantonese) 8.30 am. or Ist, 3rd, sth Sundays (Morning Prayer); 2nd and 4th Sundays (Holy Communion). English Worship Every Sunday Young Peoples Meeting at 3.30 p.m; Holy Communion Ist Sunday 5.00 p.m. and
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    • 514 10 RELIGIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS BRETHREN CONT BETHESDA (FRANKEL ESTATE) CHURCH 4. La Salle Street, Singapore 15. SUNDAY 8.30 a.m. 9.15 a.m. 10.15 a.m. 11.00 a.m 6 00 p m. TUESDAY 7.30 p.m. the Lord’s Sup Ministry of Word Sunday School (Senior) Sunday School (Junior and Kindergarten) Gospel Service Ladies Meeting WEDNESDAY 7.30
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  • 87 11 ROTARIAN John M Locke's big moment his installation as President of the Kuala Lumnur Rotary Club during a dinner at the Selangor Club in Kuala Lumpur on Friday night. Welcoming him with extended arms is the immediate Past President, Dr. J.S. Sodhy, with Sergeant-At-Arms. Mr. R.E. Simpson.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 384 11 RELIGIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS PENTECOSTAL ELIM CHURCH. Assembly of God Evangelistic Centre. 1079 Serangoon Road. Singapore 12 Ail Services in English Sunday 9. IS a.m. Sunday School (all ages). 10.30 a.m. Morning Worship Service, 5 pm. Evangelistic Service, Friday 7.30 p.m Bible Study and Prayer Service. Saturday 5 pm. Christ's Ambassadors Youth
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  • POPPING AROUND With Platte Pete
    • 176 12 A BUILT-IN bar and a stereo radio are Just two of the plush extras in the Rolls-Royce limousine donated by ELVIS PRESLEY which will go to the highest qualifying bidder in a nationwide auction sponsored by SHARE, a Hollywood women’s charity group. Proceeds from the sale of
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    • 115 12 FIVE-man group called The Equals made the most spectacular leap on the London chart this week from number eight *o number two with “Baby Come Back”. They are one of the three groups at the top of the chart along with the Rolling Stones, number one for the
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    • 821 12 I PLATTER PETE'S POSTBAG SPOTLIGHT :j: POP GOSSIP :j: DISC-CUSS1QN -X- -A INTERVIEWS PLATTER PETE'S POP POLL TOP TUNES FEATURES v> 1 Freckles, laughter, big brown eyes, a “Munsterlike mansion” in Newport. Rhode Island, a mini-mommy and a whole lot of talent. This is a Cowsill. It
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    • 484 12 Equipment robbery casts shadow over extremely successful European tour of SPANKY OUR GANG STARTING off their tour in Brussels, the Gang taped 5 songs for popular Belgian television show "TIENERKLANKEN." Also appearing on the show was promising French singer HERBERT LEONARD. From Brussels the group flew info Amsterdam where a
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    • 458 12 JJI THERE! LIKE Yummv Yummv Yummy! No kidding hut’s that the title of a current hit song by American group, the OHIO EXPRESS! And “Ogdens Nut Gone Flake” is the title of a current hit LP by the SMALL FACES. These arc only two of the examples
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    • 181 12 Real name: Peter Halsten Thorkelson. Birthdate: February 13, 1944. Birthplace: Washington. DC. Personal points: 5 ft. llin: 10 st. 11 lb.: hazel eyes; reddishbrown hair. Parents’ names: John and Virginia. Brothers’ and sisters’ names: Nick. Christopher and Ann Elizabeth. Present home: Van Nuys. Calif.
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    • 199 12 LONDON: 1. Jumpin’ Jack Flash —Rolling Stones 2. Baby Come Back Equals 3. Young Girl Union Gap 4. Hurdy Gurdy Man Donovan 5. Blue Eyes Don Partridge 6. I Pretend Des O’Connor 7. Honey Bobby Goldsboro 8. This Wheel’s On Fire Julie Driscoll/ Brian Auger
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  • THE NEW FILMS
    • 361 13 “SUGAR COLT" Is one of the many fascinating characters thronging the epic of the West. He is half history, half legend. The film is all about him his exploits and adventures. His real name: Tom Cooper, better known as Sugar Colt, a Yankee with
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    • 243 13 T IKE all good things which have to come to an end sometime —soit is with the care-free surfing life of Denny and Vickie in 20th Century Fox's “The Sweet Ride”. The film, produced by Joe Pasternak, is one of the grooviest ever
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    • 285 13 IT has been said that great men like Daniel Boone were the pathfinders for the early homesteaders of the West. It was because of this rare breed of men that the name ‘Mountain Men' evolved. In the early years of the wild-and-wolly West came
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 65 13 What are mmntii doing now ENTERTAINING THE GOOD CITIZENS OF SINGAPORE AND MALAYSIA TUNE IN to that really BRIGHT and BREEZY programme "THE OLD AND THE BOLD" on RADIO SINGAPORE at 10.00 a.m.. today! Hear the wonderful "pops" of yesteryear Presented by Derek Davis on DECCA Group records of course!
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 282 13 SHAW [GANISRT^OW LIDO Phone ***** Vow Showing* 11. 1 45. 4. 4.10. 9.15 Elizabeth Taylor Marlon Brando REFLECTIONS IN A GOLDEN EYE In Technicolor Panavlalon From Warner Bros-Seven Art* CAPITOL Phone ***** Vow Shewing! 11. 1.45. 4. .10. 9.30 Tony Anthony "FOB A DOLLAR IN THE TEETH" Widescreen. Color 4-Theatre
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    • 251 13 ODEON ***** NOW SHOWING! 11 am.. ISO. (.00. 1 00 A 9 30 pm “The Smiling Swordsman" Chen Man-Ling (Mandarin) Cathay Scope. Eastmancolor Entlish Chinese Subtitle* Now Showing! 1.30. 4.00. 6.45. 0.30 Columbia’s “THE QUEENS” Raquel Welch In Color CATHAY ***** nth rig day: 11 am. 1.3«. 100. 30 A
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  • Sun Sport
    • 536 14 SINGAPORE, Sat. Amber Roy today scored a century on the second day of the two-day cricket match between Singapore and the visiting Hyderabad Blues which ended in draw. Rov who missed a century by three runs in the match against SCA President’s XL today
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    • 819 14 KUALA LUMPI'R. Sat. Hong Kong auto racing ace Albert Poon. recent winner of the 130-mile event at the Selangor circuit meet, today established himself as a firm favourite in the “Rothmans 500“ which starts at the Batu Tiga Circuit here tomorrow.
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    • 126 14 REMBAU, Sat. Yunos Osman today broke a 10-year-old record when he jumped a distance of 19 ft. 7 in. in the long jump to better the previous record by 12-i ins. in the 16th Undang/Rembau English School annual athletic meet here today. Shahrudin Hassan
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    • 993 14  -  They win Putra Cup by one point in exciting battle SILVERIO IS THE HERO By R. D. SELVA KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. Cool, confident Luis Silverio "I needed it and I did it" sank a brilliant 14-foot birdie on the 18th which gave the Philippines the $lO,OOO Putra
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    • 238 14 JOHANNESBURG, Sat. (Reuter) The British Lions and the South African Rugby Board thrashed out their differences over refereeing standards on the tour at a three-hour meeting last night. A statement issued after the meeting in a Johannesburg Hotel said mutual agreement was
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    • 87 14 ROME. Sat. (UPI) European middleweight champion Faros Duran returned to the ring last night for the first time since his June 12 title fight in Cologne which resulted in the death of German challenger Jupp Elze. Duran met Nigeria's "Cyclone" Barth in a two-round exhibition
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    • 184 14 MENTAKAB. Sat. The Malaysian Armed Forces who are seeking affiliation to the National Shooting Association of Malaysia have asked all units in the country to step up their shooting activities by holding more competitions for officers and other ranks. One regiment that is trying
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    • 176 14 MEXICO CITY. Sat (UPI) With the 1968 Olympic Games only three months away. Mexico is making a big push to provide accommodations for the crowds of visitors including those who travel by trailer. New trailer parks are being built in several parts of
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    • 345 14  -  By Aubreg Higgs LONDON. Sat. (Reuter) Spain's Manuel Santana meets the tall and powerful American Clark Graebner in a third round match which should prove one of the highlights of today's centre court programme at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships. Santana. 30. is considered
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    • 121 14 rt £UALA LUMPUR. Sat the Met be€ revived in Kuala l r h dlSt Boys School, a,t The school will make its comeoack in the Selango? Comnefr SchooJs Cricket T?SX V l° r the Foster Thu P X h Ch b ei S for
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    • 114 14 mm say Ads. TOURS TOl'R FASCINATING EUROPE 14 CITIES 9 COUNTRIES 29 OATS FROM: AUGUST 4th. TO SEPTEMBER Ist. 1968. FARE: $3950.00 ONLY AUGUST HOLIDAY TOURS TO BALI 4 GROUPS: AUGUST 3. 10. 17 24. 1968. FARE: $635.00 ONLY. For full details please eontact:CHAN CHEE KHEONG AND BROTHERS TRAVEL DEPARTMENT.
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 60 14 TIME AND TIDE Penang: 3.16 a.m. (69 ft.). 3.06 p.m. (8.6 ft.). Port Swettenham: 8.40 am. (14.9 ft.), 8.36 p.m. (14.1 ft.). Port Dickson: 8.59 am. (8.2 ft.). 9.28 p.m. (8.1 ft.). Singapore: 12.41 a.m. (8.7 ft.). 230 p.m. (7.2 ft.). Sedili Kechil: 1.30 p.m. (7.8 ft).. 11.33 p.m (5.9
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  • 69 15 Ann in action Britain’s leading woman tennis player Ann Jones, now a professional, pictured during the recent Beckenham tennis tournament in Kent. England. This was ojie of the major tournaments leading up to Wimbledon, the unofficial world championships And Wimbledon, 1968. is a very special year! This is the first
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  • 355 15 CLEVELAND, Sat. (CPI) George Archer took the lead after the second round of the 110,000 U.S. dollar Cleveland Open yesterday firing a six-under-par 65. that gave him a one-stroke lead over Tommy Aaron. Archer conquered the wind-blown 6.742-yard Lakewood Country Club Course with
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  • 255 15 Asian Games SEOUL. (Reuter) The South Korean Governmentcontrolled newspaper Korea Herald today criticised sports and Government leaders for stepping down as host for the Sixth Asian Games in 1970 and causing thp ‘Asian Games fiasco". The Asian Games Federation meeting in Seoul on April
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  • 55 15 SINGAPORE. Sat. Police S.A. will meet Sukaramai S.C. in the FAS division one league at Jalan Besar stadium tomorrow. Kick-off 5.30 p.m. In the two other senior division matches Hamilton S.C. will clash with Darul Afiah (JBU while Telok Kurau take on Arsenal S C. at Gevlang
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  • 213 15 WIMBLEDON. <England). Sat. <UPI» Australian Davis Cup captain Harry Hopman yesterday admitted that the Lawn Tennis Association of Australia had warned Australian tennis players not to play in tournaments that could place any doubt on their amateur status. Hopman said the
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  • 2502 15  -  THUMPING $6,125 FORECAST PAYOUT By WINDSOR LAD SINGAPORE, Sot. Orchard Road, vigorously ridden by jockey Johnny Wilson, created a shock win when he come from the bunch to beat Rexrosa (Bougoure) and Blue Guy (Chiang) to pay $lO5 for a win in Race 7 at Bukit Timah
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  • 223 15 SINGAPORE, Sat, Following is the Stipendiary Steward's report on today's racing at Bukit Timah. RACE 1: Nothing to report RACE 2* REXMOOR (Pretty) dwelt and ost a little ground. RACE 3: SYSTIC (L. Kang and BY HEAVENS (app. Ooi) were slow to begin. In
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  • 97 15 PENANG, Sat. With bright prospects of entering the Malaysia Cup soccer final, Penang will go all out when they meet Kelantan at the City Stadium here tomorrow night. Even a draw or a one-goal defeat will not stop Penang from going into the final.
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
    • 48 15 BIG SWEEP TOTAL POOL: $18,900 1st Prixe No. *****6 ($7,980) 2nd Prixe No. *****3 ($2,280) 3rd Prize No. *****4 ($1,140) STARTERS: ($500 each) Nos. *****1 *****1 *****7 *****8 *****9 *****1 *****1 *****6 *****9 *****3 CONSOLATION; ($250 each) Nos. *****9 *****3 *****4 *****7 *****8 *****7 *****8 *****1 *****5 *****8.
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