Eastern Sun, 21 August 1968

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  • Title Section
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    22 1 Eastern Sun Independent National Daily SINGAPORE EDITION Estd. 1966. Vol. 3 No. 740 Wednesday, 21 August 1968. MC(P) 0050 Price 15 rants
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  • Article
    Lock icon Defence pact with U.K. to be revised after 1971
    143 1 Kuala lumpur, Tues. The defence treaty between Malaysia and Britain would be revised after the British pullout in 1971, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, Tun Abdul Razak said here today. He told the Dewan Ka'avat that further consultations
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    Lock icon ASSEMBLY DRAMA
    391 1 Member for Pasir Puteh crosses floor to re-join PMIP KOTA BHARU, TUES. rPHE Kelantan State Assembly member for Pasir Puteh, Enche Abdul Rahman bin Mohamed Salleh who on Sunday declared that he would be an Independent member in the House, today crossed the floor to re-join the PMIP.
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    Lock icon Troops rushing to Cotabato towns
    203 1 MANILA, Tues. (UPI) Armoured cars bearing troops in full battle gear yesterday were speedin E towards Parang and Pikit towns in Cotabato Province lo quell a possible Muslim uprising supposedly commencing today, the Philippines Press Agency (PPA) reported. The PPA reported that the planned rebellion
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    Lock icon Trisha Derby entry...
    221 1 Motor racing fans to this year’s Malaysia Grand Prix at the Batu Tiga Circuit. Kuala Lumpur, will witness a unique event never seen before in the world on Sept. 7. the first day of the meet. The Malavsian Motor Sports Club, the organisers, in response to appeals
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    Lock icon Malaysia denies troops build-up in Sabah report
    286 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. The Ministry of Defence today denied reports by the Manila Times about increasing build-up of Malaysian troops in Sabah. A spokesman of the Ministry told Bernama: “It is not true to say there Is any build-up. There is a change
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    Lock icon Customs snag puts 2 top racers out of Malaysian G.P.
    491 1  -  By BEN VARIYAN TT'UALA LUMPUR, Tues. Last year's XV Macao Grand Prix winner, Tony Maw, of Kuala Lumpur, and recent Singapore Grand Prix winner, Garrie Cooper, of Australia, have both withdrawn from the Malaysian Grand Prix starting here on Sept.
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    Lock icon 200 killed in Celebes earthquake
    64 1 JAKARTA. Tues. (UPI) Two hundred villagers near Donggal. Central Celebes, were killed in last week's earthquake, according to reports reaching here today. A spokesman for the Natural Disaster Directorate said most cf the victims were from Tambu, a coastal village near Donggal. The Aug. 15
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  • LOCAL NEWS
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      Lock icon Tunku: Tokyo delays supplying data on ships
      357 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman, told the Dewan Ra'ayat this morning that the Japanese Government was "dragging its feet" a bit too long over the supply of the two ships in payment of the "blood debt" settlement. He warned
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      Lock icon Category of workers who should get work permits
      168 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Nan-citixen* would be required to take out work permits for employment in Malaysia when the Employment Restriction Bill is passed in the Dewan Ra'avat at its Dresent sittinq. They would also be required to register with the Ministry of
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      Lock icon EPF: One-third withdrawal approved
      287 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. The Dewan Ra'ayat today approved a bill to allow members of the F.P.F to withdraw one third of ther credit when they reach the age of 50 years. In introducing an amendment for this in the House of Representatives here this morning, the
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      Lock icon S’pore firm wins $400,000 order
      144 2 SINGAPORE. Tues —The Export Promotion Centre of the Economic Development Board today announced that another Singapore industry has won a large export order The company, General Leather Limited, will supply about *****.000 worth of upper leather to Bulgaria. A contract to this effect ■was' signed
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      Lock icon ‘48 out of 129 Communists held in Johore are non-citizens’
      215 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues The Assistant Minister of Home Affairs. Enche Hamzah bin Dato Abu Samah, told the Dewan Ra'ayat today $29,000 had been collected for the recently established welfare fund to assist the children of Security Forces killed while on
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      Lock icon Govt. studying Indian arms offer —Razak
      195 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues The Ministry of Defeare is considering a list of Indianmade arms and equipment offered for sale by the Indian Government. The Defence Minister, Tun Abdul Razak. disclosing this in the Dewan Ra‘ayat today to a question by Haji Abu Bakar bin
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      Lock icon Tunku: Not practical to apply Public Officers Regulations to MPs
      249 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. The Prime Minister. Tunku Abdul Rahman told the Dewan Ra'ayat today he did not consider it "appropriate or practical” to apply the Public Officers (Discipline and Conduct) Regulations to M.P.’a and State Assemblymen. He was replying to
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      Lock icon EPF contribution: Many employees ‘diddled’ by employers—Dr. Tan
      576 2 Parliament round-up by Ben d’Cunha and Hoo Ban Khee KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. An allegation was made in Dewan Ra'ayat today that many employees had been "diddled" by their employers in their E.P.t. contribution. The charge was brought up by opposition leader. Dr
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      Lock icon Batu Tiga College will have no political bias—Dr. Lim
      313 2 Batu Tiga College will have no political bias Dr. Lim KI’ALA LUMPUR. Tues. The Tunku Abdul Rahman College. first moved by the Malaysian Chinese Association, would not be used as a party instrument. This assuranre was given by the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Tan Sri Dr. Lim Swee Aun
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      Lock icon 21-member team from U.K. Defence College due here
      87 2 KUALA LUMPUR Tues A 21-memcer team from the Imperial Defence College of the United Kingdom will arrive here on Thursday for a three-day visit. The team consisting of high ranking military officers from various Commonwealth countries and the United States. including Jamaica
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      Lock icon Paving the way for Islamic progress...
      213 2 Paving the way for Islamic progress KUALA LUMPUR. Tues The Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman, told the Dewan Ra'ayat today the reason for Malaysia organising the conference of .Muslim countries was to pave the way for Islamic progress. It was not aimed at uniting the Muslim countries along political, social
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    • Article
      Lock icon The growing Malaysia...
      63 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues The per capita income of Malaysia in 1967 was 5969 as compared to $646 before independence, for West Malaysia only. At the end of the First Malaysia Plan, the per capita income is expected to increase to $1,030 in 1970 This was stated in
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      Lock icon $1,284 to College fund
      50 2 JOHORE BAHRU Tues The Malaysian Chinese Association Youth, Johore Bahru branch, in its recent meeting, collected $1,234 towards the Tunku Abdul Rahman College fund. The money was collected from members who attended the meeting to discuss the formation of the proposed pre-university college and other matters.
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      Lock icon RMN officer loses seniority service after ‘bar trouble’
      717 3 SINGAPORE, Tues. A Royal Malaysian Navy Officer who went against orders and proceeded ashore with a sub-machine gun in an attempt a quell trouble in a bar in Kota Kinabalu pleaded guilty today to four charges. A court martial was held at
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    • Article
      Lock icon Admission to British universities: Handbook now on sale
      242 3 SINGAPORE, Tues. Application forms and How To Apply’ Handbooks for admission to first degree or diploma courses in universities and colleges in the United Kingdom under the Universities Central Council on Admissions (U.C.C.A.) Scheme for the 1969 session are now available at
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      Lock icon COURSE ON PSYCHOLOGY
      78 3 SINGAPORE. Tues. —The Department of Extramural Studies of the Umversitv ol Singapore is offering a 12lecture course on “Psychology and Life’’ beginning Sept. Lectures will be held from T3O p,m. to 9 p.m. in the New Lecture Theatre 2, University of Singapore. Fee for the entire course
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      Lock icon FORUM ON TOURISM IN SPORE
      95 3 SINGAPORE. Tues. The Adult Education Board will hold a public forum on "Tourism in Singapore” on Saturday. Aug. 31. from 7 p.m. to 9.30 p.m at the Cultural Centre. Canning Rise here. The forum will be chaireo by Dr. Goh Poh Seng, chairman of the
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      Lock icon 880 PSA (2nd phase) FLATS BALLOTED
      300 3 SINGAPORE. Tues. The second phase of the Port of Singapore Authority’s Sll million housing programme for its employees has been completed. The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Communications. Mr. Phua Bah Lee. officiated the the balloting of 880 units of flats and ancillary
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      Lock icon 500 apply for 2 BOAC jobs
      174 3 SINGAPORE. Tues A panel of judges from the British Overseas Airways Corporation who recently interviewed about 500 Singaporeans for two vacancies in the airline today described the interview as "very competitive”. The interview which lasted some 12 hours was held throughout the day during
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      Lock icon TOKYO’S ALL-GIRL REVUE IN SINGAPORE
      59 3 THE Japanese All-Girl Revue direct from Tokyo is currently performing at the Gay World Stadium Sineapore nightly at 8 p.m. The revue offers a wide repertoire ranging from classical and traditional Japanese dances to the modern sexy blues’ numbers. Picture shows one of the dances
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      Lock icon EMPTY BAG
      38 3 IPOH. Tues. Lorn Azizah. who lost her handbag while shopping in Hugh Low Street here a fortnight ago. was surprised to find it in her house in Thompson Road here yesterday. However, the contents were missing.
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      Lock icon Karaklaic is champ with one more round
      527 3 Round 8 T>ENITEZ v Karaklaic 0:1 Centre-Counter 32 moves. Suradiradja v Bachtiar 0:1 Sicilian 32 moves. Sampouw v Badilles adjourned Pirc. Nainggolan v Wotulo J:) Caro-Kan 58 moves. Menon v Ong Yok Hwa 0:1 Pirc 44 moves. Tan Lian Seng v Tenjinbayashi 1:0
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      Lock icon Loans: Be generous towards State Govts. —Dr. Lim
      287 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Central Government was today urged to drop its "business like" attitude when dealing with State Governments. Dr. Lim Chong Eu (Gerakan-Tanjong) made this plea when referring to the $2.5 million loans to the State of Kedah and Kelantan
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      Lock icon N.Z. expert may be invited to train Govt. officers—Tunku
      224 4 (Bernama). KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. The Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman, assured the Dewan Ra’ayat today appointments of professional officers—such as doctors to administrative oosts had not disrupted the administrative machinery. He said these officers were given courses in ad- ministrative work
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      Lock icon Land for padi cultivation
      121 4 TEMERLOH, Tues Th® Mentn Besar. Pahang. Tan Sri Haji Yahya bin Haji Mo hamed Seh. said today 100,000 acres of land in Pekan District would be developed this year for padi cultivation. He was speaking at the Opening of a two-day seminar on drainage and irrigation
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      Lock icon Big oil palm project in Johore
      223 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Tues. Details of a first-ever gigantic oil palm project benefiting the private sector and smallholders were announced here today by the State Commissioner for Lands and Mines. Enche Yub bin Busu. At a news conference here, he said: “This plan is in
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      Lock icon House approves $71.8 mil. supplementary
      182 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues The Dewan Ra'ayat passed four Bills in its second-day session today. They were the Employees Provident Fund (Amendment) Bill., the Employees Provident Fund (Amendment) (No:2) Bill., the Supplementary Supply (1967) (No: 2) Bill and the Loans (Asian Development Bank) Bill. The first
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      Lock icon • The Sultan and Tunku Ampuan of Selangor, together with their three children — two girls and a boy returned to their State on Monday after a 16- day holiday in Hong Kong.
      62 4 The Sultan and Tunku Ampuan of Selangor, together with their three children two girls and a boy returned to their State on Monday after a 16day holiday in Hong Kong. Ptx shows the Mentri Besar. Dato Harun bin Haji Idris, and his wife Datin Salmah (extreme right and left) welcoming
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      Lock icon Whipping for anyone having illegal firearms
      268 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. The Dewan Ra'ayat this evening passed the Arms (Amendment) Act 1968 making it an offence punishable by whipping for any person to carry firearms unlawfully. In moving the bill, the Minister of Justice. Enche Bahaman Samsudin. said offences committed with the
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      Lock icon ARMSA to launch campaigns for donation of eyes
      184 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. The Asian Regional Medical Student Association will launch a series of campaigns for donalion of eyes soon. This was disclosed by Mr. Woo Chi Pang. President of the Association at a press conference here today. However, he said, there
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    • Article
      Lock icon Women workers found more efficient
      150 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues.—Women have been found to be more efficient than men in routine tasks, a local plastics company here has found out. And so it has petitioned the Ministry of Labour to allow its women workers to work half an hour beyond the legally
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      Lock icon Plea by Workers' Group in Labour Advisory Council
      246 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues The Workers’ Group ln the National Joint Labour Advisory Council has asked that the criteria for the issue, renewal. rejection and withdrawal of work permits be specifically laid down as part of the law. The request was raised when
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      Lock icon Federal Court dismisses appeal by accident victim
      233 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues The Federal Court today dismissed with costs an appeal by an accident victim, who was awarded $49,000 by the High Court for damages suffered in an accident, to claim part of the award from a taxi-driver who was absolved from
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      Lock icon I did not suppress vital facts —Dato Aziz
      676 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Tues. The former Johore Bahru Town Council President, Dato Aziz bin Shukor today denied a suggestion before the Commission of Inquiry, that he told untruths and suppressed vital material facts about a plan when he gave evidence before the Rent
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      Lock icon Illegal lottery: 3 detained
      68 4 KUALA LUMPL’R. Ties. A police party acting r. a tip-off from a member the public, raided an oil building at Jalan Bar .ir here yesterday morn.: and detained three men elieved to be running an legal gambling syndica'" Police believed thev wera running an llleeal chararter
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      Lock icon Members of royal family improving
      97 4 KUALA LUMPUR Tues. Members of the Negri R yal family injured in a road accident near Tanjong Malim yesterday were repor*--d to be "improving" in the General Hospital here Tunku Ampuan Durah 4h. widow of the former Yar? di-Pertuan Besar of Ne: Sembilan. her two
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      Lock icon Plan for development of human resources
      289 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Minister of Labour, Mr. V. Manickavasagam, announced here today his Ministry would soon be embarking on a programme for the development of human resources. Speaking at the Industrial Training Institute's annual prize and certificate-giv-ing day, he said the programme would
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      Lock icon Decision to stop lighterage operations put off
      351 11 PENANG. Tues. The Penang Lighter Owners’ Afsociation last night resolved to postpone its decision to cease lighterage operations, pending the findings of the highpowered committee now making investigations here. The resolution was passed at a special general meeting of the association held at
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      Lock icon 2 Malaysians leave for Moscow visit
      86 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. senator, Aishah Ghani and a Journaliit. Che Azah Aziz left ior Moscow today for a twott'eek visit at the invitation c! the Soviet Women’s Committee During their stay there. They will see the role played Russian women in nationa* and political
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      Lock icon New judge for Borneo High Court
      142 11 KUCHING. Tues. Mr. Justice Lee Thian Huat wa s Installed as judge of the High Court of Borneo at a brief but Impressive installation ceremony In the Kuching High Court yesterday. The new judge took the oath of office before the Chief Justice of
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      Lock icon Snatch thief arrested
      80 11 IPOH, Tues. A housewife, Looi Kum Soong, 40, while seated in her car outside a bookshop in Brewster Road here yesterday had her handbag snatched away. She was waiting for her husband and daughter who were purchasing some books. The handbag contained $lOO cash, her identity card
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      Lock icon The Mentri Besar. Perak. Dato Haji Ahmad bin Said. (left), receiving a cheque for $10,000 from the Speaker of the Perak State Legislative Assembly. Dato Haji All Zalni bin Mohamed Zain. at the State Secretariat for the purchase of a set of chandaliers for the State Mosque in Ipoh. The donation Is from Sharikat Permodalan dan Perusahaan, Perak. Berhad.
      59 11 The Mentri Besar. Perak. Dato Haji Ahmad bin Said. (left), receiving a cheque for $10,000 from the Speaker of the Perak State Legislative Assembly. Dato Haji All Zalni bin Mohamed Zain. at the State Secretariat for the purchase of a set of chandaliers for the State Mosque in Ipoh. The
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      Lock icon Merdeka joy in Melbourne tonight
      164 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues —The Malaysian Singapore Students’ Association In Melbourne will be organising the 1968 Merdeka celebrations there tomorrow night Miss V. Balasingam. Its public relations chairman, in a letter to the Eastern Sun here, says the highlight of the night would be a concert
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      Lock icon Bail allowed pending re-trial
      105 11 PENANG. Tues The former chief cashier of United Malayan Banking Corporation Ltd., Lim Bwee Guan, was today allowed ball of $lO,OOO. pending his retrial in a $165,000 criminal breach of trust case. Lim was alleged to have m1 s appropriated $165,000 from the bank from March
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      Lock icon Australian picked as judge of annual art contest
      380 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. An Australian has been chosen as a Judge of the annual National Art Gallery of Malaysia competition for 1968 here in November. He is Mr. Gordon Thomson. Deputy Director of the Victorian National Gallery in Melbourne. He will be
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      Lock icon Milelong cortege
      40 11 The mile-long cortege of Madam Tan Yew. mother of Kuala Lumpur millionaire Mr. Lee Yan Lian. snaking its way along Jalan Petaling in the Federal Capital on Sunday. Madam Tan died last Monday at the age of 94.
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      Lock icon Mahjong players robbed
      120 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. Four youths one armed with a pistol and the rest screw drivers and knives, raided a house at Jalan Sarawak here last night and held up six men who were having a mahjong session. They escaped through the rear door after robbing the occupants
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      Lock icon Obscene photos: Youth fined
      64 11 PENANG. Tues A youth from Ipoh. Khong Kin Fook. was fined $2O m the First Magistrate’s court today for offering to sell 10 obscene photographs here today Khong pleaded guilty to offering the photographs for sale to another youth. Gan Gaik Hoon, beside the Odeon Theatre
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      Lock icon Housewife molested
      41 11 BATU GAJAH. Tues. A pretty housewife. Wong Hor Mooi. 30. was raped in her bedroom here last night during the absence of her husband. who was away at a Chinese wayang. A suspect has been detained by the police.
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      Lock icon $6m for Sungei Patani Reservoir
      150 11 A LOR STAR. Tues. The Mentri Besar, Kedah. Dato Syed Ahmad Sahabuddln said the State Government would spend $6 million for the Sungei Patani reservoir and it would be completed within three years. Speaking at the presentation of prizes to the winners of Youth Week
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      Lock icon New variety of Malaysian padi developed
      159 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. An new variety of Malaysian padi of the same high quality as Siamese padi has been developed, the Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives. Haji Ghazali Jawi, announced today. He told Bernama the new variety, a combination of the Indonesian high-grade "Peta”
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      Lock icon Malaysian Police order 68 Land Rovers
      144 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. —The Royal Malaysian police has ordered 68 Land Rovers costing over $882,000 under its replacement programme. The order for the vehicles has been made with Rover—a member of the British Leyland Motor Corporation. It is part of a consignment of similar
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      Lock icon Don’t interfere warning by union
      97 11 PENANG. Tues. The Amalgamated National Union of Local Authorities’ Employees today warned that any interference in the affairs of the union by any outsider including the employer would be met with consolidated resistance The union, in a statement today, said the District Council Central. Bukit
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      Lock icon Fined for bribery bid
      73 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues.-~ Thoo Ah Yee. 18. a hawker was fined $lOO today in the Sessions Court here for attempting to bribe a police constable. He was found guilty of bribing PC Sabdin bin Ariffin with $2 on March 12 at 1 p.m. near La Salle
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      Lock icon Car stolen
      34 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues—A businessman. Mr. Keor. g Cheok Pin reported to r>olice his car was stolen in front of his house at Jinjang Utara here earlv this morning by four armed youths.
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      Lock icon More land for double cropping of padi
      140 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. The Sabah Government has set aside 15.000 acres of land at Klnabatangan this year for double cropping of padi. the Chief Minister of Sabah, Tun Datu Mustapha. said today He told Bemama the opening of the area would oe done
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      Lock icon UK investors to look into military bases
      407 12 SINGAPORE, Tues. The Confederation of British industry spon* sored mission which arrives here on Thursdoy will look into the possibility of converting the British military bases for industrial purposes. The nine-member mission, led by Mr. R.H. Grierson, vice-chair-man of the General Electric Company,
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      Lock icon S’pore wedding
      41 12 Fit. Lt. Simon Bostork. the standard bearer of No. 74 Squadron and Miss Lvnn Durling. daughter of Sqn. Ldr. and Mrs. A. M. Durling, after their wedding at St. Michael and All Angels' Church, R.A.F. Tengah, Singapore, last Saturday.
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      Lock icon Park sends ‘Letter of Goodwill’ to Raja
      167 12 SINGAPORE. Tues. The South Korean goodwill delegation today handed over a "Letter of Goodwill” to the Singapore Minister for Foreign Affairs. Mr. S. Raiaratnam for forwarding to the President of the Republic. The “Letter of Goodwill” was from the President of the Republic
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      Lock icon Escaped prisoners re-arrested says report
      151 12 SINGAPORE. Tues. Of the 14 people who escaped from prison between 1963 and 1965. all were apprehended, the annual report of the Prisons Department for the period said. In 1963. eight Criminal Law detainees escaped from the boat transporting them to the Pulau Senang Settlement.
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      Lock icon Girl, 10 fainted after being raped court told
      204 12 SINGAPORE. Tues. A 10-year-old girl fainted after she had been allegedly raped by a cakeseller. V. M. Abdul Jabar, 47. a preliminary Inquiry was told today. The girl said that after school on June 1 she went to sell cakes for Jabar.
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      Lock icon Housewife granted divorce
      185 12 SINGAPORE. Tues. A housewife. Margaret Chee Kam Hoe was granted a divorce in the High Court today on the grounds of her husband's adultery. The petitioner told the Court that her husband. Tay Choon Kim. a school teacher left her sometime in June 1965. Subsequently, she discovered
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      Lock icon Jail for businessman
      50 12 SINGAPORE. Tues. A businessman, Goh Yew Peng alias Wu Yu Peng, 26, was jailed for nine months by the Second District Court today for carrying subversive documents He was found guilty of carrying 200 handbills at .latan Satu off Old Airport Road on March 30 last year.
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      Lock icon WRAF girls’ first Hercules flight over Island Paradise
      365 12 SINGAPORE. Tues. Enjoying a break from their customary office routine at Headquarters. Far East Air Force and the R.A.F. station at Changi. Singapore. 22 officers and airwomen of the Women's Royal Air Force boarded a Hercules aircraft for the first time on
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      Lock icon S’PORE DIARY
      86 12 9 am. 5 pm.: National Day books display at the National Library, Stamford Road. 12.45 pm. 2 pm.: The Rotary Club of Singapore weekly luncheon at the Blue Room. Capitol Building. 4 p.m.: Lecture by Professor R.B Blacket on “Coronary Heart Disease with particular reference to Lipids and
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      Lock icon GHAZALI'S DATE
      48 12 SINGAPORE. Tues The Political Secretary to the Minister for Education, Enche Ghazali Ismail, will officiate at the balloting of 120 open night hawkers’ pitches in the slabbed area opposite blocks 47 to 51. Pesiaran Keliling. MacPherson Estate. It will be held on Friday at 11.30 a.m.
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      Lock icon Baby show contest winners
      152 12 SINGAPORE. Tues. Chung Meng Kong won the Kampnng Tengah Community centre’s Baby Contest for Group “A” held last Sunday at the Community Centre. The contest was divided into three sections. Runner-up was Bahrudin bin Bujang: while third placing went to Samah bin Dasuki. The Group “A”
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon No let-up in bombing says LBJ
      508 5 DETROIT, Tuts. (UPI). President Johnson declared last night he will make no further move to de-escalate the war in Vietnam until Hanoi takes serious action to end its aggression. He chanelled critics of the Vietnam war to come up with a better answer. The
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      Lock icon Jews outside hospital of bomb victims
      35 5 JERUSALEM, Israel Crowd gathers outside Bicur-Cholim Hospital where victims of terrorist bomb explosion were taken on Sunday. Jewish youths rioted in the Arab quarter after the explosion. UPI photo.
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      Lock icon Good day for four London gangs...
      255 5 LONDON. Tues (UPI) London panes made a series of raids last weekend, getting a °f everything from gold and silver to gems and furs worth thousands of pounds, police reported yesterday. Gang No. 1 turned out filing cabinet. wrecked drawers, blew a safe, and
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      99 5 HONG KONG, Tue s T PI) The first shipment ci French wheat amounting to 3.300 metric tons arrived in Hong Kong last week a flour mill manager said yesterday. The shipment was quite f 1 essful. manager of Konlo F our Mill said. Tong Kong will
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      394 5 TOKYO, Tues. (UPI). Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako held one of their rare press conferences and commented on various subjects ranging from peace on earth to the current psychedelic fashion mode in Japan. The press conference with members of the I m p e
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      76 5 HONG KONG. Tues (UPI) Hong Kong is on the threshold of breaking into the Latin American market, a spokesman for the Trade Development Council said yesterday. "We are almost ready to commission an economic intelligence unit to carry out a survey in Venezuela. Panama, and
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      132 5 HONG KONG. Tues. (UPI) Chinese movie actress Li Hsiang Chun pleaded guilty in court yesterday to charges that she created a public disturbance by engaging in a hair-pulling brawl with another woman after a traffic accident. Miss LI and the other woman. LukWai-Suen. both
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      142 5 HOLT, England. Tues. (UPI) Two Royal Air Force planes collided and plunged to the earth in flames yesterday. Police pulled six bodies from the wreckage and were looking for a seventh. Matthew Hlgham. a student. 22. who lives In the village of Thornage two miles from Holt,
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      43 5 Sir Donald Hopson, former mission chief in Peking being greeted by his wife on arrival at London airport on Monday. Sir Donald was recently granted exit from China after being there for nearly three year* UPI radio photo.
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      526 5 Heart transplant ruled out DETROIT, Tues. (UPI). —President Johnson paid public tribute to Dwight D. Eisenhower last night and called for the prayers of "all our people across the land" as the former president lay near death in Washington. President Johnson, in the opening
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      125 5 TOKYO. Tues. (UPI) The Japanese government hopes to conclude a cultural exchange pact with the Soviet Union when Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko visit Japan in October tor regular consultations. Informed sources said yesterday. No formal cultural exchange agreement exists between the
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      160 5 HOUSTON. Tues. (UPI) Dr. Denton A. Cooley and his surgeons team ha\»e started the world's 32nd heart transplant, the 10th in Houston, and the second for the Cooley team in as many days. A spokesman at St. Lukes Hospital said the recipient was Carl
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      223 6 BANGKOK. Tues. (UPI) Deputy Defence Minister Dawee Chulaspa returned yesterday from the scene of fighting alone the Thai-Malaysian borto fnd n 'ald the twS nations ware considering send; ing army troops in to suppress guerrillas m the re- gion. Dawee confirmed earlier
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      159 6 MANILA. Tues. (UPI) Four brothers pleaded guilty to charges they stabbed, shot and chopped up their eldest brother because he brought “dishonour" to the family, the Philippine News Service (PNS) reported today. Modesto Career, 37. and brother Catalino, 27. Marcial, 21, and Santos. 19.
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      71 6 HONG KONG. Tues. (UPI) Marine police today picked up two teenage refugees from Communist China. The two. aged 17 and 19. told police that they entered the water at 2 a.m. and swam for more than five hours to land in British-held Peng Chau
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      295 6 T7RANKFURT, Tues. (UPI). A former Nazi Foreign Ministry offir c j a in whose defence West German Chancellor Kurt Georg Kiesinger testified was sentenced to eight years in prison yesterday for complicity in murdering 30,000 Bulgarian and Greek
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      123 6 HONG KONG. Tues. (Reuter) The Vieteong have inflicted heavy losses on the "enemy” in two days of fighting in South Vietnam’s Tay Ninh province, the North Vietnam News Agency reportea today. The People's Liberation Armed Forces on August 17 pounded Tay Ninh town,
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      141 6 PARIS. Tues. (UPI) US. roving ambassador Mr. W. Averell Harriman yesterday expressed confidence that the Paris talks on Vietnam would continue and that progress would be made eventually. In a short interview taped bv the French National Television network for broadcast later in the
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      202 6 CHICAGO. Tues. (UPI)— One of Mr Hubert H. Humphrey's key campaign advisers said last night the Vice President already can depend on 1.400 votes, more than enough to win the demo cratlc presidential nomination. The figure was given to reporters by former postmaster General
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      72 6 Here is a beautiful Japanese model displaying her under clothings studded with precious gems and wearing diamond studded necklaces, bracelet and rings, all valued at US$ll,ll2 during a publicity campaign by a West German underclothing manufacturer at the Tokyo Hilton Hotel recently. The company “Triumph” is
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      86 6 SAN FRANCISCO. Tues (Reuter) Judge Fitzgerald Ames advocates the use of glamorous mini-skirted policewomen to act as decoys and arrest the customers of San Francisco's prostitutes. But a police spokesman seemed apprehensive about the plan. “Most of our policewc—ea are middle-aged and r.ot swinger types.”
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      127 7 SYDNEY. Tues. (UPI) Surgeons at Sydney's St. Vincent's Hospital are believed planning to perform s human heart transplant. A heart surgeon at the hospital said last night the operation might be performed “at any time.” He said the availability of a donor at the
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      181 7 SEA DEFENCE CANBERRA, Tues. (UPI). —Repeated assurances by British Opposition leader Edward Heath that a Conservative government would maintain a military presence in Asia will not change Australian Defence planning. Officials in Canberra said on Monday that Australia's strategic reassessment would proceed on
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      107 7 TOKYO. Tues (Reuter) Japan's Crown Prince Akihito today opened the rune-day 12th International Congress of Genetics In Tokyo. Princess Michiko also attended ihe opening ceremony for the conference with 1.800 jcnolars from 53 nations. Ihe conference, the first to be held in Asia, was sponsored
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      163 7 MANILA. Tues. (UPI) A mild epidemic" of Influenza has downed at least 2.500 persons In Manila, including President Marcos, health authorities reported today. Authorities expressed fears the outbreak might spread to other Philippine provinces and warned the peak still has to come in Manila
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      74 7 NEW YORK. Tues. (UPI)— Arthur Sc'nlesinger. former U S presidential adviser who will visit Japan for the first two weeks in September under sponsorship of Japanese Television NHK. said he is looking forward to the visit, his third to Japan. "My first was 35 years
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      58 7 NEW DELHI Tues. (Reuter) The Shastri IndoCanadian Institute, named in honour of the late Indian Prime Minister Lai Bahadur Shastri has been established to promote the study of Indian in Canadian Universities. it was announced here today. The programme's headquarters will be at McGill University. Montreal
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      384 7 AN American company has developed a cheaper and more effective system to prevent the possible escape of radioactive steam from nuclear power plants. The system uses millions of ordinary ice cubes. Westinghouse electric Corporation oi Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania, said the new system would make nuclear plants
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      731 7  -  THE SPACE AGE-AS I SEE IT By Dr. Homer E. Newell Associate Administrator of NASA THROUGH U.S. space research, men now understand better the nature and behaviour of earth's environment, and its influence on their lives. With such knowledge, it will be possible
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      422 7  -  By Joseph L. Myler WASHINGTON, Tues. (UPl).—Old joke (slightly revised): Lecturer: The female of the opossum gives birth to 6 to 16 young at a time but, of course, not all survive. Voice from rear of hall: Good thing, too, or we'd
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      143 7 HAMBURG. <DaD) If zoologists latest surmises are correct current ideas about dinosaurs, those enormous animals weighing up to fifty tons that inhabited the Earth as recently as seventy million years ago, are badly In need of revision. The models based on hone finds and fossil traces, such
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    429 8 AFTER the Bangkok talks on the Philippine claim to Sabah, foreign magazines and news agencies have published reports on the economic, political and social conditions in the Philippines. One article predicted that an internal revolution might break out. Sometimes prophets have been proved right. The current outbreak
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    302 8 PREMIER TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN said in Parliament there were no major problems between Malaysia and Singapore, except minor differences of opinion on work permits which had been settled. But one problem still remains and it affects the lives and status of many people on both sides of the
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    5510 8  -  By: Sir Edward Collingwood Edward Collingwood was in Singapore recently as the representative of the Royal Society (London) at the Ist Annual Congress of the Singapore National Academy of Science. Besides being a mathematician of distinction, Sir Edward is also Chairman of the Council of Durham
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    274 8  -  By Henry B. Rothblatt (Author, "Handbook of Evldaoed Vor Criminal Trial**) MARGIE was walking in the park when she was mugged by a tall man. He took her purse and ran. Margie reported this to the police at once This led to the arrest and trial of
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      837 8 SINGAPORE has just celebrated her National Day with all the grandeur that go with a happy and momentous day when the achievements of the past year were assessed and successes acclaimed, and similarly later this month Malaysia will go gay on the celebration of her
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      160 8 THIS is a small matter concerning the Nornl Road playground na m e board which faces Hindoo Road instead of Norris Road. Closeby is the Hinr.oo Road playground the ns e board of which corre faces Hindoo Road I th r< the former should Norris
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      40 8 Eastehn Sun Independent National Newspaper WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 21. 1968 23-B. Cantonment Road, Singapore 2. Telephone: *****/7 Penang Office Ipoh Office 39. lalan Sultan. Kuale Lumpur. Malaysia. Telephone: *****/6 8. Leith Street, Tel: ***** 77, Breweter Road. Te1:***** Cable Address: AWNEWS
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      Lock icon Malaysia holds expanding market opportunities for US exporters
      282 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Malaysia holds expanding market opportunities for U.S. exporters while U.S. trade prospects in the Philippines are “dimming”, says a report relea~«d by the United States Information Service here. The report by the U.S. Department of Commerce reviews market prospects
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      302 9 Rubber down cent SINGAPORE. Tue*. September first grade rubber buyers f.o.b. closed at 5 p.m. in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur today at 54J cents per lb. down half a cent from previous close The tone was quiet. The market ruled very quiet and uncertain at level between quarter and half
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      50 9 NEW YORK. Tues. (UPI) Rubber futures closed 15 points lower across the board. There were no sales. Bid Asked Sept. 21.10 21.60 ov 20.65 21.10 Jan. 20.10 20.60 March 20.10 20.60 May 20.10 20.60 July 20.10 20.60 Sept. 20.10 20.60 No. I RSS was 21 1/4 cts.
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      36 9 NEW YORK. Tues. (UPI) Yesterday’s volume was 9.900,000 shares of a total 1,507 issues traded, 779 were higher and 491 lower. American exchange volume as 5.190,000 shares bonds volume amounted to S 11.680,000.
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      59 9 HONG KONG. Tues. (UPI) Money Quotations: HK $6.***** per U.S. dollar HK $6.1025 per U.S. dollar TT HK514.54 per pound sterling HK5297.625 per tael of gold 94.5 per cent fineness HK $162,7 per 10.000 Japanese yens HK$l49 1 per 100 Philippines pesos buyers HK 149.3 per 100
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      73 9 LONDON. Tues. (UPI) Rubber market closed neglected with spot 19-5/16 19-9/16. Settlement House Sept 19-7/16 19-9/16 Oct 19-1/2 19-11/16 Nov/Oct/Decl 9-9'16 19-11/16 Jan/March 19-5/8 19-3/4 April/June 19-11/16 19-3/4 July/Sept 19-3 '4 19-7/8 Oct/Dec 19-13/16 19-15/16 Jan March 19-7/8 20-1/16 April/June 19-15/16 20-1/8 July Sept 20 20-3/16 Oct/Dec
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      Lock icon New BOAC record
      67 9 SINGAPORE. Tues. BOAC has beaten its record for the highest number of passengers carried in a week. Figures announced show that the airline carried 32.932 passengers in and oat of Britain during the week ending Ang. 3. This meant that 77 per cent of seats available were
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      111 9 NEW YORK. Tues. (UPI) Gold prices were mixed but generally steady yesterday on markets in New York and Europe. Engelhard Minerals and Chemicals Corp. raised Its selling price for gold to licensed industrial users by 5 cents to $39.70 per troy ounce The company said it was
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      273 9 LONDON, Tues. (UPI) Capital investment by the British Steel Corporation (BSC) might rise from the present £lOO million ($240 m.) a year to £2OO million ($4BO m.) a year in 1670-71 and remain at that level for five years. This prediction was made In
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      166 9 SINGAPORE. Tues.— The following ships are expected to be in port today: G od owns Vessels 1/2 Demodocus 5 Hoyo Maru 8/9 Mikuni Maru 10/11 Glenlyon 13 14 Ginryu Maru Geh Yung 10 Colombo Maru 21/22 Kyonan Maru 23/24 Rajah Brooke 25/26 Olympia Maru 27/28 Eizan Maru
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      177 9 SINGAPORE. Tues. The O Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation has appointed Mr. Francis Foo Foong Fong as its Regional Officer in charge of its Queenstown Branch at Margaret Drive. Mr. Foo brings to his post a wealth of experience. He Joined the bank in 1960 as
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      96 9 N*W YORK. Tue«. (UPI) Stocks scored another gain yesterday —a fairly aubstantial one but did it on routine almost lackadaisical trading. Only a handful of issues moved widely in either direction. Fractional gains predominated. Volume ju s t about matched Friday s moderate turnover. Minutes before
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      101 9 s|\(iAPORF, Tllf> The niHiD price* at the einsaimr* thine** Prodn« Kirkinit ia <j •> r* > Belief ntuw Coconut Uli (lO.B) Bank Coconut on (P UB Drum* Cooae Copra Mixed 53.00 55 50 lug 3100 Mu n't ok White Pepper il.OB.) 90% NX.W Sarawak White Pepper ll OB.) 110
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      45 9 (Manager* Trice* > first Malayan 2*2 srrond Mala\an 2.03 Third Malayan l.al Tha Com marc* InduMr) 1 02 Ml Tha sating fund 1 It 1 37 First H'kong 105 Kr.r., 11 M0* ■11* Fund Starling rondltj anna Ronj 1 30 1.40 5/9 i Current?)
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      1344 9 SINGAPORE. Tues.—After a silghtly better opening, the industrials on the Stock Exchange turned easier, thereafter the market appeared steadier with partial improvements. The total turnover went back to over two million units and business was suspended three times for a total of 31 minutes. Among the
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      45 9 TOKYO. Tues. (UPI) The Mitsubishi Heavy industries Ltd. announced »t nad signed a contract with India for construction of shipyard In Cochin. India. The announcement said the contract call* for a Project report on the proposed shipyard in Cochin China within six months.
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      92 9 SINGAPORE. Tues. The Association of Banks in Malaysia-Singapore today made the following changes in its rates to merchants:New York: Buying T.T. 32-13 16: Airmail O.D. 3215/16); 90 d/st. 33-1/2 credit bills; 33-11/16 trade bills. Canada: Buying T.T. 353/16; Airmail O.D. 35-5/16; 90 d st. 36-1/16 credit bills; 36-1/8
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      28 9 NEW YORK. Tues—Dow Jones closing averages: 30 Industrials 887.68 20 Rails 252.62 15 Utilities 132 09 65 Stocks 230.59 40 Bonds 77.20 Commodity index 133.97.
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      346 9 SINGAPORE Stock fcxchange mid and offer prices officially luted at builntu. the close of INDUSTRIALS Acma 2 60 2.70 Ben Co. XBI 2.75 2 HO Borneo Bhd 2.11 •>.12 Bnustead 1.85 < sugar 4 38 4.10 hemlial Co. 1.97 *,MM» t storage 5 05 Dunlop 3 70 E.
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      16 9 SINGAPORE. Tues. The tin price for today was $547.75 per picul, down 25 cents.
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    54 10 HER name isn’t so important. But what she s wearing is. for this pretty lass is boosting her country's textile products. Her strikingly attractive swimsuit, made of a popular Taiwan material, caused many heads to turn at a fashion show at the Golden Lotus of Hotel Malaysia re-
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      1487 10 YOUR TV and TODAY TV MALAYSIA CHANNEL S KOALA LUMPUR and Pulan Pinang. 8 Ipoh and Melaka: 3 10 Johore Bahru. 4 Taiping; 7 Batn Pabat; 9 Klnang. P.M. 545 Opening Annct. Prog Summary: 5.50 News Outlines in the National Language; 555 National Songs; 6.00 News in Tamil; 6.10 Mr.
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      320 12 Wednesday, August 21, 1968. ARIES MAR. 22 APR. 20 < Q >\ 4-21-30*44 iV47-62-74 TAURUS APR. 21 I MAY 21 O) 7- 8-38-39 5764-68-81-86 GEMINI MAY 22 JUNE 22 1^42-43-55-591 5761-70-83-901 CANCER JUNE 23 JULY 23 ”^18-26-34-41 S/57-65-79-87 LEO ft JULY 24 AUG. 23 >20-32-40-51 67-73-85-881 VIRGO AUG. 24 jfeft
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      882 13  -  By Sheilah Graham Marlon Brando arrives in Rome for his “Revolution” picture, he will have a chat with David Lean who wants him for the movie now being whipped up by David and Robert Bolt. Marion, up for grabs since his recent divorce
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      355 13 FOLLOWING the announcement of the formation of a new non-profit corporation to produce films about “racial conflict and racial progress in America” by several top Hollywood stars, executives and producers, Mr. Gordon Stulberg, President of Cinema Centre Films and Mr. Gordon
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      81 13 ALVIN Lockhart and Patricia Gozzi are th> stars of 20th Century-Fox's "Hung Up," re- cently filmed in Brazil. Prodded by her wealthy, upper-class parents into a marriage which is repulsive to her, Dina, played by Miss Gozzi, finds escape in a fantasy world of crime. 3blo,
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      67 13 R4QUEL WELCH (above) forms an exciting tandem in the 20th Centurv-Fox super-western “100 Rifles.” now on location in Spnin. Marvin Schwartz produces. Tom Gries directs the picture which also star Jim Brown. Films about a bloody, violent story of the Mexican border. Since a 'arge army
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      440 13 SHAW (GANISRrtON LAST HAT Na Frf« Lint* U ,m. MS. 4 99, C.M 9.15 p.m HOW! Ball Henry Ponds nj^*J>«rs^£o^ojJJA^ LAST DAT —Ne Free List: ,1 im. 1.39. 4 00. 9.45 9.39 pm Shaw Productions t'VFIVISHEn MELODT" Mandann-Scope-Color OPENS TOMORROW! Kirk Douglas gv|v» Koseina Eh Wallarh A LOVELY WAT TO
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      269 13 THAY ODEON I PALACE 21-116 > 4 4 7 5 7 8 OPENS TODAY! It a m 2.15. II 1.30. 5.30 A 5.45 pm. II 5.50 *.4S pm. Gregory Peck David Niven In Columbia'! “Guns Of Navitrnne” Anthony Quinn. CScope. Color ORCHARD ***** Open* Today! I.M. 4.00. 5.50. 5.15 Bette
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      Lock icon Move to retain soccer coach Kocev
      293 15 SINGAPORE, Tues. The Football Association of Singapore will soon moke representation to the Minister for Social Affairs, Enche Othman Wok, to retain the services of Bulgarian football coach, Loxan V. Kocev, for another one-year term. Kocev, now on loan to the Singapore Government has
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      773 15 LONDON, Tues. (Reuter) Left-arm spinner Pay East captured seven wickets for 37 runs to bowl Essex to a convincing 76-run victory over Liecestershire in their English county cricket championship match at Leyton yesterday. yhe game was reduced to 6 one-innings fixture due
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      Lock icon Assault to topple leaders begins in earnest at Intan centre
      481 15  -  By CHARLES CHAN KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The assault to topple leaders in the various events of the Malaysian Tenpin Bowling Congress National Open Championships have begun in earnest at the Intan Bowling Centre here. Steve Ondrus started the action by
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      278 15 TOKYO. Tues iUPI> Japan and Malaysia today won their third matches to capture first place in the ’’A’' and ”B'' groups of the men s team competition of the 4th international students badminton championships. Japan defeated Hong Kong 3—o in Tuesday's first match
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      132 15 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. Trevor Meehan who has been dubbed as 'King of Lightweight Minis’ in some Australian quarters and one of the four Aussie entrants for the Malaysia Grand Prix on Sept. 7 and 8 has withdrawn from the race. It was learnt here today that Trevor
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      592 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Football pundits were put out of business in their forecast, as it took the very last minute of the nine-day group competition to decide the semi-finalists in the 11th anniversary Merdeka tournament. The passport for teams to the
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      246 15 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. During the past six weeks teams of workmen have been labouring almost round the clock to complete the construction of new and improved facilities at the Selangor Racing Circuit, at Batu Tiga, near here in time for the Malaysian Grand
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      Lock icon Managers in Japan criticise WBA ratings
      287 15 TOKYO. Tues. tUPI' Managers of Japanese professional boxers today criticised the ratings of the World Boxing Association «WBA). They appealed to the Japan Boxing Commission to work for an improvement in the ratings system at the WBA Convention opening Aug 25 la Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania.
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      204 15 IPOH. Tues Forty-two entries have been received in the Dindings Lawn Tenni* Open tournament, 1968. starting on Thursday. There are 24 entries for the men’s singles and 18 entrie* for the men’s doubles. Eight entries have been, received for Juniors under 20 and another eight
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      3034 16 Talking about Sports with IN ony sport, where two teams oppose each other on the field of combat, there is no other more thankless job than that of the referee. A more maligned and cursed and yet oftentimes. blameless person is bard to
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      112 16 A LOR STAR. Tues. There ■re 12 teams entered for the Mala>sia n Government Services inter-State Federal Departmental cricket competition which will start next month, with a match between Perak and Penang at Ipoh. The team are Kedah. Perak. Penang. Pahang. Malacca. Police. Malayan Railways.
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      Lock icon FAS chief not disappointed with squad's showing
      352 16  -  By ALBERT JOHNSON SINGAPORE, Tues. The President of the F.A. of Singapore, Mr. L. P. Rodrigo, said the participation of the notional soccer team in the Merdeka tournament has been to the advantage of the association and the State squad. He said: “Though
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      Lock icon Hewitt shows fine form in US tourney
      262 16 BOSTON. Tues. (Reuter) Top-seedpd foreigner Bob Hewitt of South Africa breezed through tw 0 matches yesterday to catch up with the field in the United States Amateur Tennis Championships as two seeded men and one seeded woman suffered upset losses. Hewitt, who arrived
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      Lock icon S'gor Club and Serdang 'A' share lead
      98 16 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. The Selangor Club and Serdang <A* are jointly holding the top position in the Selangor Rugby Union's Senior League tournament. Selangor Club with three outings have six points while Serdang shared similar points with five outings. Third on the table
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      91 16 MALAGA. South Spain. Tues. (Reuter)—Racing of Buenos Aires, the 1967 world soccer club champions, beat Anderlecht (Belgium) 2-0 here last night to win the two-day Costa De Sol triangular soccer tournament. The Argentinians. who scored both their goals in the first half, put up a
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      91 16 LONDON, Tues (Reuter Results of football n-.atchei played last night were English Division CKe West Ham United 1, Eve r 4 English Division Tv o Aston Villa 1. Millwall 1 Preston North End versu; r;r« lisie United postponed English Division Three Tranmere Rovers versus B. -h. ton
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      161 16 K LUMPUR. Turs. TT Payers will ma*# r the Selangor XV which will meet Nezr XV m a frienaiy ort te St .l te matc h organ nLn y Selan *or Rugoy Union at the Selangor c. .a padang here on Saturda
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      67 16 Penang: 11.26 a.m. (7.0 ft.). 11.59 pm. (6.4 ft Port Swettenham: 3.41 a.m. (12.7 ft.) 3.52 p«• (13.4 ft.). Port Dickson: 4.35 a.m. (6.4 ft.). 5.32 pm. (7.5 ft.). Singapore: 10.29 a.m. (68 ft.). 9.00 pm. <7.5 ft > Sedili Kechil: 9.17 a.m. (7.2 ft.). 6.30 pm. <5.9 ft Kuantan:
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