Eastern Sun, 25 August 1968

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  • Title Section
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    23 1 Eastern Sun Independent National Daily SINGAPORE SUNDAY EDITION Estd. 1966. Vol. 3 No. 744 Sunday, 25 August 1968. MC(P) 0050 Price 15 cents
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  • Article
    Lock icon Sultan decides: LIFE TERM FOR ELEVEN
    763 1 JOHORE BAHRU. Sat. X he death sentence passed by the Johore High Court on the 11 men for consorting with armed Indonesians during Confrontation was commuted to life imprisonment today by the Sultan of Johore. This was announced by the Mentri Besar of Johore,
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  • Article
    Lock icon Yippies convention
    67 1 CHICAGO. Sat. (CPU A black and white pig and about 10 of his Ylppie backers were hustled into a police van on Friday before the pig could be “nominated' for presidency by the Youth International Party. The Yippies. bearded and beaded, trotted out a 60pound porker named Pigasus
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    Lock icon Busuego called back
    25 1 MANILA. Sat. (AFP). Philippine Ambassador to Malaysia Romeo Busuego has been called back to Manila for consultations, the Foreign Office said today.
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    Lock icon • Top pix shows some of the University students waiting outside the gate of the Russian Embassy at Jalan Pekeliling in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. They were condemning Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia.
    30 1 Top pix shows some of the University students waiting outside the gate of the Russian Embassy at Jalan Pekeliling in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. They were condemning Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia.
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    83 1 Bottom pix shows a student fleeing on his scooter as police fired seven rounds of tear gas at the students. •‘BRATISLAVA, Czechoslovakia A Czech girl (foreground) flees for her life when the Russians open fire here on Thursday. UPI radiophoto. MOSCOW Soviet leaders and President Ludvid Svoboda ride in an
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    Lock icon Dubcek taking part in Moscow talks—Report
    452 1 MOSCOW, Sat. (Reuter, UPI Cr AFP) (CZECHOSLOVAK party leader Alexander Dubcek and Premier Oldrich Cernik are participating in negotiations here with Soviet leaders, it was reported unofficially today. The report that the two leaders arrested three days ago in Prague came here from generally
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    Lock icon Indon students demonstrate
    36 1 JAKARTA. Sat. (Reuter) About 200 Indonesian students today moved into the Soviet Embassy compound and tore down the coat of arms at the East German Consulate in protest against the invasion of Czechoslovakia.
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    Lock icon Soviet trade centres damaged
    33 1 LONDON. Sat. (Reuter) Two Russian trade centres in London were damaged during the night and smoke flares, smell bombs, and maggots were let loose at a Russian exhibition here.
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    Lock icon Kremlin is willing...
    101 1 STOP PRESS MOSCOW. Sat. (I PI) The Kremlin has indicated it may be willing to accept Alexander Dubcek as Czechoslovak Communist Party First Secretary. Communist sources said today. They said the derision wa s reached in a lengthy discussion at the Kremlin today with Dubcek and Premier
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  • Article
    Lock icon Pledge and pistol
    67 1 NAPLES. Sat. (Reuter) Two years ago Gennaro Perna. 35. gave a pistol to his pretty young neighbour. Laura Errico. and told her to shoot him if he did not leave his wife and children to go and live with her. Today he was dead shot in the
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    Lock icon Seeds help newly-wed couple to win jackpot
    298 1 SINGAPORE. Sat. The first outright Jackpot winner (who won $228,000 in the Toto draw held last Sunday) is a newly-wed man whose wife's selection of numbers brought him the windfall. Singapore Pools (Private) Ltd. disclosed today the winner had contacted them and. at
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    Lock icon Lighter crew missing
    141 1 SINGAPORE. Sat A crew was missing when the Port of Singapore Authority's lighter sank just before entering the Empire Dock here for repairs after it collided with a ship at about 7.00 a m this morning The crew. Jamal bin Mabal. 42. who was employed by the
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  • NEWS
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      Lock icon Men, matters and Czechoslovakia
      749 2 BELGRADE. Sat. (UPI) Yugoslav President Josef Broz Tito said on Friday the occupation of Czechoslovakia by Soviet and other Warsaw Pact nation troops was a boldfaced effort to block Prague's progressive development of democratization and Communist social relations. Tito told the Yugoslav Communist League Central Committee
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      Lock icon Castro backs Kremlin
      66 2 HAVANA Sat. <Reuter* Cuban Premier Fidel Castro tonight described Soviet intervention in Czechoslovakia as a tragic event justified bv the Central European State's inarch towards capitalism In the first official Cuban statement on the Soviet invasion. Dr Castro said: "I think the justification is that Czechoslovakia was
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      Lock icon Indira shouted down
      99 2 NEW DELHI Sat. (Reuter) India s Prime Minister Mrs Indira Gandhi was shouted down in the Lok Sabha tocay with cries of shame’ because of the Indian abstention on the Security Council resolution on Czechoslovakia. The House was in uproar for two hours as angry Opposition members
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      Lock icon Ike resting
      27 2 WASHINGTON. Sat. (Reuter) Former President Dwight Eisenhower was resting comfortably at Walter Reed Army Hospital today ilthough doctors said his heart condition wag still ••critical.”
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      Lock icon 6,000 die daily
      31 2 GENEVA. Sat. (Reuter) An official of a Swiss relief organisation said here today it was estimated the daily death toll in Biafra was between 5,000 and 0.000 people.
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      Lock icon ‘Premier led away at bayonet point’
      81 2 LONDON, Sat. (Reuter) Czechoslovak radio «aid today that Premier Oldrieh Cernik was arrested by Soviet paratroopers who hurst into his offire in the earlv hours of Wednesday morning. The radio, monitored here, said it was able to give the first report on how the
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      Lock icon POPE ENDS VISIT
      62 2 BOGOTA. Colombta. Sati Reuter) Pope Paul today ends his three-day visit to Colombia with a policy speech lo the Bishops of Latin America in which he will lay down guidelines for the Roman Catholic Church in this restive continent. The 70-year-old Pontiff, unable to egteh up with
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      Lock icon Experts on flying saucers
      68 2 BEUNOS AIRES. Bat. <UPI> Argentine Air Force Intelligence flying saucer experts have come to the conclusion that unidentified flying objects are real and probably piloted by beings from outer space, a Magazine said on Friday. The magazine Confirniado said the Air Force intelligence saucer-hunting team. which
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      Lock icon SVOBODA IN MOSCOW
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      Lock icon Keep off warning by Yugoslavia and Rumania
      174 2 BONN, Sat. (Reuter) Yugoslavia and Rumania acting in the wake of the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia have both warned they are ready to defend themselves against any threat to their independence. President Tito gave his warning at a meeting last night of the
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      Lock icon ‘British withdrawal a set-back’
      161 2 WASHINGTON. Sat. (Reuter) Britain's plans to withdraw Its forces from East of Suez are “a significant set-back to the Western world.” according to a Congress Sub-commit-tee report released here. The House of Representatives Armed Services Subcommittee said yesterday that even If the Conservative Party won Britain's
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      Lock icon Thousands flee to interior
      66 2 JAKARTA, Sat. (Reuter) About 3.500 refugees have fled to the interior of the Indonesian island of Celebes to escape tidal waves and violent earth tremors, which have killed several hundred people in the past two weeks, the Social Affairs Ministry reported today. A spokesman said the
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      Lock icon MAIL ORDER SMUGGLING
      44 2 MANILA Sat. (UPD Philippine Customs and Postal authorities have uncovered a vast "mail order” smuggling ring which included opium and synthetic diamonds sent from Hong Kong worth 10 to 15 million pesos (2.500,000 to 3,750.000 US dollars), it was revealed today.
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      Lock icon Czech Minister in U.N. awaits word from Moscow
      422 2 UNITED NATIONS, Sat. (Reuter) Czechos] o vak Foreign .Minister Jiri Hajek had an hour-long meeting with Secretary-General U Thant here shortly after flying in overnight to state his country’s case in the Security Council against Soviet occupation. But Dr. Hajek held off
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      Lock icon U S. authoress jailed-report
      67 2 HONG KONG. Sat (Reuter) Miss Anna Louise Strong, the 83-year-old American authoress who has lived in China for many years. has been jailed bv the Chinese authorities a nationalist newspaper save The Hong Kong Times, without giving its sources, said that Miss Strong was charged with
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      Lock icon Students condemn Soviet invasion
      340 3  -  FRU men fire tear gas to disperse picketing crowd By YAP KOON HUI KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. One hundred and fifty University of Malaya students, some carrying anti-Soviet placards, this morning picketed at the Russian Embassy at Jalan pekeliling against Soviet invasion of Czecho- slovakia. The orderly
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      Lock icon 39 firms blacklisted
      43 3 JAKARTA. Sat. (UPI) Indonesia yesterday blacklisted 39 Hong Kong and Singapore export firms and six shipping agencies irom the same countries, following an Investigation of alleged trade “manipulations.” At the same time, 35 Jakarta Arms had their import rights suspended.
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      Lock icon Ambush: Two guerillas killed
      50 3 KUCHING. Sarawak. Sat. (Reuter) Malaysian Security Forces have killed two Communist guerrillas in an ambush about 40 miles southeast of Kuching, a military spokesman said today. The security forces suffered no casualties in the clash on Thursday. They seized a sub-machinegun. a rifle and some ammunition.
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      Lock icon Heavy fighting
      31 3 LAGOS. Sat. (Reuter) Radio Biafra monitored here, today reported “fierce fighting” in all sectors and admitted losing more ground to Federal troops in the north of the breakaway state.
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      Lock icon Flu outbreak was AFTER National Day
      589 3 SINGAPORE. Sat. The Ministry of Health reported today that marked increases in the number of cases of influenza in the Republic occurred after National Day (Aug. 10). In a statement reviewing the influenza epidemic in Singapore, the Ministry said that attendances in Government Outpatient
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      Lock icon PI soldiers told: Bring back dead or alive tribesmen
      114 3 MANILA Sat. (UPl> The Chief of the Philippine Constabulary ordered his troops today to bring back “dead or alive” mountain tribesmen who murdered 14 lumberjacks in a remote logging area in the tense southern Philippines. A combat platoon of 30 constabulary
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      Lock icon LINA IS CARNIVAL QUEEN
      60 3 Miss Lina Chang (centre beat 14 other girls to win the "Carnival Queen" title held in conjunction with the Autumn Trade Fair in Singapore. The judging and crowning was held on Friday night at the Flamingo Nightclub. It was witnessed by a packed audience. Second was
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      Lock icon NTUC sends protest cable to Moscow
      186 3 SINGAPORE. Sat. The Singapore National Trades Union Congress has protested against the occupation of Czechoslovakia by Soviet forces. In a cable of protc c t to the All Un’on Central Council of Trade Unions (USSR), the NTUC said; “Singapore workers see ocrupation of Czc'-ho.dovakia
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      Lock icon CHINA AIRLINES FOR OKINAWA
      55 3 SINGAPORE. Sat. Mr. Norman Yu. regional manager of China Airlines for Singapore. Malaysia and Thailand announced today that the airlines would add another city to its route. From October. China Airlines will add Okinawa to its route and on Wednesday the airlines will be operating the
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      Lock icon 800,000 will live in HDB flats by ’70
      385 3 SINGAPORE, Sat. —More than 40 percent of Singapore's population of two million (or 800,000) will live in the Singapore Housing and Development Board's flats at the end of its second five-year plan in 1970. This was disclosed today by Dr Stephen Yeh.
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      Lock icon K.L. DIARY
      55 3 Jalan Weld Swimming Pool: 9.30 a m. to 12.30 p.m.: 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 6 p.m, to 9 p.m. Zoo Negara: 9 am. to 6 p.m. Muzlum Negara: 10 am. to 6.30 p.m. Peninsular Art Gallery (41. Jalan Raja Muda): Works of prominent Malaysian artists exhibition
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      228 2 WEISEN-U Methylmethioninesulfonium Chloride (M.M.S.C.) has been proved by eminent research authorities in US A. (Stanford University Medical Bulletin 1955 P. 204) to be an extraordinary substance found in the ordinary household cabbage and when taken regularly not only helps heal gastric ulcers, but also prevents relapses. These findings have been
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  • LOCAL NEWS
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      Lock icon Govt to set up 4 more trade offices
      646 4  -  By HOO BAN KHEE KUALA LUMPUR, Sot. The Government is to set up four more trade offices this year covering both the traditional and new disclosed today by the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Tan Sri Dr. Lim Swee Aun during the
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      Lock icon Stenography course for the blind
      101 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat The Malayan Association for the Blind has taken yet another step towards wider regional co-operation by otfering ita stenography course to other countries. This was disclosed in a pres* statement by the association today. The MAB has offered to tram a blind
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      Lock icon Jail term for 2 ‘restrictees’
      71 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. Two police restrictees, Kua Hock Leong, 22. and Lim Kim Chye. were today sentenced to two years’ jail each for leaving Setapak at 10 p.m. on Oct. 11 last year without the permission of the Chief Police Gfficer. Both were arrested at
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      Lock icon YCW leader flies in
      45 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat The president of the International Young Christian Workers’ movement. Mr. Rienzie Rupasinghe has arrived here for a 10-day visit. Mr. Rupasinghe, of Ceylon. will attend the current 10-day Aslan Commission Meeting which will end here on Aug. 31.
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      Lock icon Cyclist dies in crash
      49 4 KAMPAR. Sat. A cyeliit, Kong Keong Ylng. 40. died in the general hospital in IpOh today, two days after he was knocked down by a hit-and-run lorry. The accident occurred at 6 p.m at Kuala Dipang, five miles from here. Police are calling for eye-witnesses.
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      Lock icon Courtesy call
      49 4 PENANG, Sat. The Russian Ambassador. Mr. Vladimir Nikolaevich Kuznetsov, will call on the Chief Minister. Tan Sri Wong Pow Nee. at Bangunan Tuanku Syed Putra on Monday morning He will pay a courtesy call on the Governor of Penang. Tun Syed Sheh Shahabudin, at noon on Tuesday.
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      Lock icon Call to co-op society
      67 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Sat The Malaysian Co-operative Insurance Society was urged today to expend its services to the rural areas where the majority of the people knew little br nothing about the movement. The call was made by the Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives. Haji Ghazali bin
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      Lock icon Sultan opens mosque
      40 4 The Sultan of Selangor on Friday opened a mosque at Kampong Sungei Chinchin, Gombak. Kuala Lumpur. Pix shows the Sultan delivering his speech at the ceremony. On left is the Mentri Besar, Dato Harun bin Haji Idris.
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      Lock icon Pat makes heads turn at poolside
      107 4 Well, boys, you have often been told not to go near the water. But when there's Pat HendrofT. 19. in a ultra-mini yellow bikini. not many would heed the advice. Pat is seen here at the Federal Hotel poolaide in Kuala Lumpur. She's a
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      Lock icon No votes through grants
      121 4 IPOH. Sat The Mentri Besar. Dato Haji Ahmad bin Said, today said it was not the intention of the Alliance Government to win votes through aids and grants given to mosques and other religious institutions. He was speaking at a ceremony at the Chinese temple in
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      Lock icon PREFAB FLATS FEAR DISMISSED
      173 4 PENANG, Sat. The assistant secretarv to the Ministry of Local Government and Housing. Mr. N. Jagathesan, today dismissed any fear that prefabricated flats were unsafe. Mr. Jagathesan said the technical experts concerned were quite satisfied with it. He pointed out that several thousand buildings in Europe
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      Lock icon 'Exposed' man gets 6 months
      104 4 MALACCA. Sat. A man who exposed himself in the Magistrate's Court here yesterday was given the maximum sentence of six months jail for contempt of Court. Zainal bin Ngah. 37. who was to answer a charge of possessing an offensive weapon —a small kris had
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      Lock icon A tour of the ADB
      61 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. A delegation of Federal and Penang State Government officials will leave for the Asian Development Bank In Manila tomorrow. The team which will be away for a week will negotiate a loan for the Penang Water Supply project which Is the first
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      Lock icon Assault: Pilcher to make defence
      49 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat, L.M. Pilcher, an American, will make his defence on Aug. 28 against charges that he assaulted two police constables on May 31 at Petaling Jay a He faced two charges of assaulting PC Nagtlman bln Sarpan and PC Atan bln Amin.
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      Lock icon Dr. Goh back
      39 4 SINGAPORE. Sat.— The Republic’s Finance Minister. Dr. Goh Keng Swee returned here tonight from Bangkok where he attended the bi-annual meeting of the Board of Governors’ Council of the Asian Institute for Economic Development and Planning.
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      Lock icon RMN boats can enter Indon waters to catch pirates
      389 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. Malaysian patrol boats can enter Indonesian territorial waters in “hot pursuit” of pirates, the Chief of Naval Staff. Commodore K. Thanabalasingam, said today. The right of “hot pursuit” —an international understanding common to most countries however had not
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      Lock icon ROBBER OPENS FIRE AT PC
      225 4 PENANG. Sat. An armed robber fired a shot when he was chased bv a police corporal after robbing a coffee-shop in Aver Itam Road of $1,000 during heavy rain early this morning. The corporal, who was not armed at that time, was not aware that
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      Lock icon Czechs baffle Soviet invaders
      481 4  -  By IAN MacDOWELL (First Reuter correspondent to get across into Czechoslovakia since the Invasion.) PRAGUE. Sat. (Reuter) Drove across the frontier from Austria last night into an Alice in Wonderland country where the road signs are painted out. torn down, or switched round to baffle the
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      Lock icon ‘Keep S’pore clean’
      630 5 A crucial problem, says Chua SINGAPORE, Saf. Keeping Singapore clean and healthy has become the crucial problem of the day and has assumed in the Republic the greatest sense of urgency. This was stated today by the Minister for Health. Mr. Chua Sian Chin when he inaugurated
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      Lock icon Merrilyn wants to become a politician just like dad
      382 5 SINGAPORE, Sat. Meet Miss Merrilyn Beazley, 17, a High School student from Hollywood, Australia who has made up her mind to become a career girl—in the "tough" world of politics. Her choice is not surprising for she is the daughter of
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      Lock icon POLICE AWARD FOR PUBLIC SPIRITED MACH USE OPERATOR
      204 5 SINGAPORE. Sat. A 35-ycar-old machine operator, Enche Urip bin Haji Haron was today commended hv the O.C. (Crime) of the Queenstown Police Station, Acting DSP Ng Leng Hua. for his public spirited action and assistance to the police on Nov. 23 last
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      Lock icon MP's goodwill visit
      36 5 SINGAPORE, Sat. Tuan Haji Yaacob bin Mohammad, the Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office and M.P. for Kampong Übi, will leave for Australia on Sept. 5 for a three-month goodwill visit.
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      Lock icon MANNEQUIN MARY-ANN
      43 5 Miss Marv-Ann Wong Is among the mannequins from IMPS showing you the latest In swim-suit and bikini fashion. The show will be held at the pool-side of Federal Hotel. Kuala Lumpur, today (Monday). A total of 20 pieces will be paraded.
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      Lock icon Minister: Curb pollution problems
      407 5 SINGAPORE. Sat. Members of the Society of Occupational Health were urged tonight to take initial steps to curb the problems of pollution of the environm e n t and occupational health The call came from the Minister for Health. Mr. Chua Sian Chin when he addressed
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      Lock icon S’PORE DIARY
      91 5 9. a.m 12 pm.: Blood donation centre open today, Outram Road General Hospital. 9 a m. 5 p m National Day books display at National Library Stamford Road. 10 am. 6 p.m.: Fivemen art exhibition at National Library exhibition room, Stamford Road. 10 a.m.: Chinese operatic section practice
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
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      1630 5 yom TV and BADIO TOPAY TV MALAYSIA CHANNEL S KUALA LUMPUR and Pulao Pinang; 6 Ipoh and Melaka; 3 10 Johore Bahru. 4 Taiping; 7 Batu Pahat; 9 Kluang. P.M.: 300 Opening Annct Prog. Summary. 3.01 Bahasa Kita, 3.16 Ail Star Golf Burke Jr. vs Palmer. 416 The Lone Ranger
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    Lock icon Researchers tackle crops problem in Ceylon
    481 6  -  By ROGER HENNING pANNORUWA, Peradeniya. near Kandv, Ceylon. In a pretty and lush corner of Ceylon, near Kandy, is a group of keen hard-working researchers. It is not unusual to find them working at night or on public holidays on ways of improving crop
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  • F O L L O W THE SUN A LIBERAL ARTS PAGE And the liberal soul shall be made fat
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      Lock icon Bayanihan dancers in the US
      206 8 SEATTLE, Washington, gat. (UPI) The Bayanihan dance troupe flooded the stage with beautiful people, bright costumes and some dance steps to be found only in the Philippines when thev opened their five-day stand in the Moore theatre on Tuesday night. They also sing and play
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      Lock icon PIOUS FRAUDS
      53 8 JAKARTA. Sat. (UPI) One hundred and fifteen soothsayers and witch doctors In West Java have pledged to stop their practices. The Jakarta daily “Ray of hope” said the fortunetellers and quacks made the “solemn pledge’’ after the military arrested several “masters” In witchcraft and exposed their fraudulent methods
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      Lock icon Diesel trucks driving Aussie drovers to extinction
      437 8 SYDNEY. Sat. (Reuter) The ranks of Australian drovers, among the toughest cattlemen in the world, are being decimated by a combination for which they have no answer modern highways and cattle trucks. The arid semi-desert of Australia’s north, where once they drove herds
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      Lock icon French bassrelief tapestry
      143 8 THE Cabu Museum in Orleans, one of the most active museums in the French provinces, does not have the somnolent atmosphere of many provincial museums. The Orleans museum keeps up with events In Paris. Only a few months ago. the Paris public discovered a new Industrial technique
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      Lock icon Volcanic parkland
      124 8 PARIS. Sat. Last year, the decision was taken to create a regional national park of Auvergne volcanoes, consisting of the Mont Dome chain in Puy-de-Dome and the area around the Puy Mary and the Plomb du Cantal In the Cantal department near Murat The creation of this park
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      Lock icon • SHEPHERDS of high Pyrenees valleys like those of the Gavarnie basin find refuge in these picturesque cabins surrounded by mountains and ice.
      22 8 SHEPHERDS of high Pyrenees valleys like those of the Gavarnie basin find refuge in these picturesque cabins surrounded by mountains and ice.
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      Lock icon Recent Mayan art show in Paris
      210 8 PARIS, Sal.—The recent exhibition of Mayan Art from Guatemala Grand Palais on the ChampsEiysees in Paris showed 400 items shown are divided into four sections —a section of general history of Mayan art in Guatemala; two sections on the French-Guatamalan archaeological mission; and a
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      Lock icon • Madonnas through the ages (15 centuries)
      6 8 Madonnas through the ages (15 centuries)
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      Lock icon E. Pakistan: Sweetsorrow alluvial garden of the gods
      460 8  -  By LEMMY PINNA KARACHI, SAT. (UPI) WHEN EAST PAKISTANIS SING FOR RAIN, THE HEAVENS USUALLY REPLY WITH A "GOTTER- DAMMERUNG." Swollen rivers fed by early monsoon showers have inundated vast tracts of lowlying land in this region which is said to be
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      Lock icon Window of hope
      154 8 WALES: The distinguished Welsh artist John Petts Is the designer of a stained glass window, paid for by the people of Wales, for a church In Birmingham. Alabama, a church Involved in a bomb outrage during race riots in the town. He recalled that the Minister had
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      Lock icon Lake turning green
      87 8 Not with envy BELFAST A huge population increase. new towns, new factories, and new processes in farming, all these factors, and more, are threatening the purity of Northern Ireland s water supply The biggest lake in the British Isles. Lough Neagh, drew attention to itself recently when
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      Lock icon Get young on a hobby
      88 8 “I believe everybody should have a hobby, an interest of their own. something they have to keep improving getting to know more about it; it doesn't matter what it is so long as It’s something you like doing; maybe some special kind of cooking or
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      102 8 “I think it’s interesting to realise that the age of majority is 21 now mainly by custom simply because at the time of Magna Carta it was reckoned that a young man in knightly service did not acquire the physical strength to wear the heavy armour or lift
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      107 8 “WHAT happened in Octobers of the past? Largely battles It seems. October s a month when peorte feel like bashing people. The battle of Hastings was fought in October o was Agincourt and Trafalgar and the October Revolution in Russia <n my home county,
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      181 8 TURIN. An of Europeai Engraving? the 15-20th Centurie?" s now on at the Civic Gai y of Modern Art. considered to be one of th« finest muse r.s in Europe ,jnd fameu' :;r its orderly idministrat Requiring more than •■■■> years of patent labours
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      190 8 AN exhibition entitled Numismatic Collectors and Collections: “Coins, Medals and Tokens” is nov heinr held at the Museum of th» French Mint in Pars until 15 September. The exhibition Is essentially a competition. Th# participants are col.ectors who have been asked to display their favourite pieces. No subject
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      Lock icon Linda appointed Assistant P.R. Executive for LPE
      103 9 OINGAPORE, Sat. LPE Singapore Limited, one of this Republic’s leading advertising agencies, has announced the appointment to Miss Linda Yeh Kuei Ling as an Assistant Public Relations Executive. Miss Yeh, a Singaporean, attended St. Margaret’s School and has a B.A. from the University
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      188 9 ATLANTA. Georgia. Sat. (UPI) Chrysler Corp announced yesterday that retail sales through Aug. 20 had passed the one million vehicle mark, almost one month earlier than in any past year. Chairman L A Townsend said retail sales through Aug. 20 totalled 1,000.747 cars and trucks,
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      16 9 SINGAPORE, Sat. The tin price for today was $550,124 per picul, up 75 cents.
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      92 9 SINGAPORE. Sat. Robinsons Department Store la determined to clear all Its goods by the end of the month to make way for the “Italian Fortnight” which Is scheduled for next month. A spokesman for the store said “Everything must go. and we are going to make sure
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      55 9 NEW YORK, Sat (UPI) Rubber futures closed unchange across the board. There were no sales. Sept 20.85 bid, 21.35 asked. Nov 20.35 bid, 20.85 asked. Mar 19.85 bid, 20.35 asked. May 19.85 bid, 20.35 asked. Julv 19.85 bid. 20.35 asked. Sep 19.85 bid. 20.35 asked. The No.
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      30 9 NEW YORK. Sat. (UPI) Closing Dow Jones averages 30 Industrials 892 34 20 Rails 251.11 15 Utilities 131.55 65 Stocks 320.57 40 Bonds 77.07 Commodity Index 133.95
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      97 9 SINGAPORE, Sat. The following ships are expected to be in port today: Godowns Vessels 1/2 Demodocus 3/4 Centaur 5 Hoyo Maru 6/7 Bendigo 8/9 August Ceasarel 10/11 Sudan 13 14 King Fish 15/18 President Hayes 18 Busuanga 21/22 Kinabalu 23/24 Kunishima Maru 29/30 Hero 31/32 Browind 33/34
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      Lock icon Ford Falcon cars winning a share of auto market in S’pore
      341 9 SINGAPORE. Sat—Ford Falcon cars, assembled from parts made in Australia, are now winning a share of the big automotive market in Singapore. One of the many users of Falcon vehicles, which recently began flowing from the 75.000 sq. ft
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      72 9 LONDON. Sat. (UPI) Rubber market closed idle with spot 19-1/16 19-1/4. Settlement House Sep 19-1/8 19-1/4 Oct 19-3/16 19-5/16 Nov 19-1/4 19-3 '8 Oct/Dec 19-1/4 19-3/8 Jan/March 19-3/8 19-1/2 April/June 19-1/2 19-5/8 July/Sept 19-9/16 19-3/4 Oct/Dec 19-5/8 19-13/16 Jan/March 19-11/16 19-15/16 April/June 19-3/4 20 July/Sept 19-13/16 20-1/16
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      39 9 SINGAPORE. Sat. The Association of Banks in Malaysia-Singapore today made the following changes in its rates to merchants:Selling T.T./O.D. ready were: Swiss Francs 139-1/8: French Francs 160-7/8; Italian Lire *****; Danish Kroner 243-1/4 and Japanese Yen *****.
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      Lock icon New Kodak manager for K.L.
      240 9 SINGAPORE. Sat. MrFred B. Powers. Managing Director of Kodak (Malaya) Limited has announced that Mr. R.C. Ferris is now Manager of the Kuala Lumpur Branch of Kodak (Malaya) Limited. Mr Ferris Joined the Kodak Organisation In Oct. 1947 and was first employed in the Glasgow.
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      34 9 LONDON. Sat (Reuter) —Two leading British financial weeklies warned British businessmen yesterday to decide to Invest In Singapore's economic expansion plans or be edged out by others Into the breach.
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      424 9 NEW YORK. Sat. (UPI). The Stock Market turned in a rather remarkable performance this week with prices holding firm despite Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia and the stern position of President Johnson toward the Vietnam war. News of the Czech crisis came after Tuesday’s
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      117 9 NEW YORK. Sat. (UPI) Prices continued to decline yesterday on markets in New York and abroad. Engelhard Minerals and Chemicals Corp lowered Its selling price for gold to licensed industrial users by 2o cents to $4O 00 a troy ounce. The company said it was
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      41 9 iManaserr Price*l First Malayan 2:0 second Malayan 1.94 Third Malayan 1.25 The Commerce Industry 1.0U 1 The savin* 1.1S 1.25 Flr*t H'kon* 1.05 1.10* second H'kon* .78 .77* Malaysian Investm ent 135 1.25 sterling Caaodtty 5/9 <• Hon* Ron* Cnrreney)
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      101 9 -IV. \PORL. Sat. The tne Singapore lb!nr«e Produre Eubantr to da> are > Bayer Sellar Cocon ill OH II.OH Hank Cocon ul oil 53.00 5550 IK.U.Bl urn ms Copra Mixed 31 UO Muniok White Pepper il.O.ai mu M. W 110 00 Sarauak While 10? 50 Pepper (1 O B
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      Lock icon The main factors affecting rubber mart
      453 9 SINGAPORE. Sat. The main factors affecting rubber during the past week were engendered by Soviet action both on the domestic and the political fronts, state Holiday, Cutler, Bath and Co. Ltd. in their weekly market review. It is now common knowledge that they elected
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  • CHURCH AT HOME
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      575 10 RELIGIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS ST. PETERS CHLRCH 1. Tavistock Avenue Berangoon Gardens. S pore 19 Sunday 8.00 am— Parisn Communion 800 a m Sunday School 9 30 a m 600 pm Evensong CHURCH OE THE EPHIPHANY 8458 Jin Gimeut Kuantan Pahang Sunday 800 a m Holy Communion Speaker: Rev Salmon CHURCH OF
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      54 10 NEW BRIDGE ROAD GOSPEL HALL. 417. New Bridge l Road. Sunday: Breaking of Bread. 8.30 a.m_ Ministry Meeting 9.30 e.m. Sunday School: Junior Senior 12 noon Junior Senior 1.30 p m Junior 3.00 p.m. Senior 4.30 p.m. Gospel Meeting 7.30 p.m. Tuesday: Prayer and Ministry Meeting 7.30 p.m. Saturday: Young
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      78 10 RELIGIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS CHURCHES OF CHRIST CBCSCR OP CHRIST *37 Block 47. Tsnglln Balt Road. S t Tel: ****** Beaday Bibla Claaa a m Morning Worship 10 a m Evening Worship g o m CHURCH OP CHRIST I*l Moulmeln Road. S 11 Tel: ***** Bandar Bible Claaa —a am Morning Worship
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      41 10 «ERANGOO> CHURCH OF CHRIST 38 Jelan Geneng. Singapore 19 lundaj 900 am. Bible Class < Chinese > 10 00 a m Worship Service < Chinese > 300 pm. Children's Bible Class (ElUlleb) 3.00 pm. Worship Service (English I 4 00 p m. Bible Ciaae (English)
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      220 11  -  By: Mary Sue Miller A LOVELY writes: I had my hair straightened three months ago at a reputable salon. The curl came out but the hair subsequently broke off to an alarming degree. Now there's about a half-inch new growth. It’s too curly, of course. Would
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      254 11 Potato-Vegetable-Super-In-A-Bowl. (Makes about two quarts) Ingredients: Four cups peeled diced raw potatoes, one 10-oz. package frozen mixed vegetables. 24 cups water one teaspoon salt, four slices bacon. Also needed are three quarter cup chopped celery, half cup chopped onion, one and two third cups (large can) undiluted Carnation Evaporated
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      419 11  -  By Pat Chan Cl NGAPORE'S fashion is getting somewhere at last. It has long been receiving fashion from all over the world, including Paris, London, New York, Italy, Tokyo and Hong Kong. So why don’t Singapore bring fashion overseas for a change? to show Singapore’s women do
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      622 11 RELIGIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS LUTHERAN H THKHAN CHURCH or <)( K REDEEMER SO Duke's Road. S'pore-10. 8 0 a m English Service 930 a m English Sunday School 930 a m. Mandarin Service in4s am. Tamil Service .11 RONG CHRISTIAN CHURCH 4*7 B!k-6l. Taman Jurong (22) 200 p.m Sunday-School 800 pm. English/Mandarin
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      324 11 TODAY and YOU... Sunday, August 25, 1968. ARIES MAR. 22 D APR. 20 1- 3- 6-171 18-20-55 TAURUS APR. 21 I MAY 21 X 9-10-56-59 60-64-71 GEMINI MAY 22 'JUNE 22 5- 7-13-26 7-45-80-87 CANCER JUNE 23 I JULY 23 19-25-39-421 73-74-75 LEO /jin JULY 24 AUG. 23 41-44-48-61 5^63-68-85-89
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      363 12 THE SMALL FACES “Universal" (Immediate) This is a real fun record Sounds like Steve Marriott doing aa Don Partridge only better So corny it's almost unbelievable and there's some news about it being recorded in Steve s back garden, which seems reasonable, particularly as the disc includes the sound
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      421 12 HI THERE! Like Holy Scintillating Self Satisfaction! All you hep-type cool cats are the most! I think it's about time that I thank you once again for the many nice compliments you’ve given me and my page. I really don’t deserve it! But if you insist on
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      Lock icon SPOTLIGHT: ERNIE DJOHAN
      283 12 y P! attfr PFTF'S POST RAG SPOTLIGHT POP GOSSIP DISC-CUSSION INTERVIEWS PLATTER PETE'S POP POLL TOP TUNES FEATURES Star of South. East Asia will he glittering in Europe as we 11...! ERNIE Djohan is sixteen years old. Five years ago she was singing 'l've Told Every Little
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      115 12 THE Rascals have climbed to the top of this week’s United States pop music charts with "People Got To Be Free." while In London Tommy James and The Shondells stay at number one with “Mony Mnny" for the fifth week running. Top positions in other centres remain unchanged
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      257 12 'How we get a 'Cinderella' successor...?' NEWS about the Ofarims! Everyone knows Esther and Abi have been offered roles in a big Hollywood film. The offer came during their trip to the States and the only thing they know about the film is, that it's
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      Lock icon LEARNING THE DRUMS WITH CHARLIE WATTS OF THE ROLLING STONES
      164 12 JUST play with a good beat and use a lot of bass drum. Get a big back beat. I use the hi-hat a lot Ringo does as well If you have got a quiet passage in the tune, then you
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      93 12 Manufacturer of 'in' sounds! ipHE modest French conductor Paul Mauriat probably never dreamt of It, but his special sound colours, packed in amongst others ‘Love Is Blue’ have produced an ‘in' sound which has a lot of success all over the world. Mauriat. In the mean time gave
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      207 12 LONDON: 1. Mony Mony Tommy James Shondells. 2 Fire Arthur Brown. 3. This Guy’s In Love Herb Alpert 4. Help Yourself Tom Jones. 5. Do It Again Beach Boys. 6 Sunshine Girl Herman’s Hermits. 7. I Close My Eyes And Count To Ten Dusty Springfield.
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      1790 13 THE Danish Film A Fund established three years ago has considerable resources for promoting quality production. A Film School has also been set up to train directors and technicians. The article reviews the Film Fund's activities, together with some of the latest productions.
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      392 13 EVERYBODY likes to learn about secrets more so if it's about a wife's secrets. But the American wife well, she certainly harbours secrets which are exceptionally extraordinary, if not peculiar, at least to the Asian eye. The 20th Century Foxs latest
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      Lock icon Diabolik puts 007 to shame
      199 13 ANEW "dare devil" character has been Introduced on the screen In the form of Dlabolik —a dangerman whom even the whole nation's police force cannot apprehend. Dlabolik 'Join Philip Law) is no ordinary robber he's got class. Yes. in Paramount's “Danger Dlabolik" Dinn De Laurentls.
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      190 13 REMEMBER Clint Eastwood. the tough, nomercy cowboy of such Westerns as “A Fistfull of Dollars". “For a Few Dollars More”, and "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"? Well, he's back on the screen in "Hang Em High”, another Western in the spirit and vigour of
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      158 15 IPOH, Sat. Roan Prince displayed Improved form when he breezed over 3f in 37-1/5 on a good track here this morning, writes Windsor Lad. Roan Prince finished his work with a bit in hand and bears watching at this meeting. Brilliant Princess also worked with
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      84 15 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. Heavy rain washed out all cricket matches scheduled for today. At the padang the BOAC Junior Jets Club from Britain were to have played Victoria Institution in their annual match for the Rajaratnam trophy. In two other matches not a hall was
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      103 15 Entries invited for round-the-house relay ALOR STAR, Sat. The Central Kedah Hindu Youth Organisation will organise the annual round-ibe-nouse relay next Friday starting at 3 a.m. as part of the Malaysia Day celebrations. Unlike previous yea rs when only men participated, this year it is open to ladies too. The
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      41 15 London, sat. tßeuter) Results of English football league matches played last night tvere r Division Three Stockport 2. Walsall 2 Tranmere R. 1. Southport 8. Division Four D caster R 4. Scunthorpe D. 8 Southend U. l, Darlington 1.
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      47 15 GOPENG Sat. An eightmile Big Walk will be held here to mark Merdeka anniversary on Saturday. The walk will start from Kota Bahru down to the Junction near New Kopisan Village. There will be a football match in the evening followed by a basketball match.
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      392 15 We have integrity to uphold —Wok SINGAPORE, Sat. The Minister for Social Affairs, Enche Othman Wok, said that the members of the National Sports Control Board are pledged to uphold the high ideals and ethics of fair and unbiased decision in the selection of gamesmen for all future international competitions.
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      28 15 A hieh nriestess hands the Olympir torch to the first athlete for its Journey to A Dlgn priraic** Mexico City on Friday. UPI photo.
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      302 15 LONDON. Sat (Reuter) South African-born Basil D’Oliveira. who scored 158 for England against Australia in the fifth cricket Test here yesterday, has put MC.C. in a tricky position In a few days time the MC.C. selectors will pick the team to
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      Lock icon Friendly soccer at Jalan Besar
      97 15 SINGAPORE. Sat Four foreign teams participating in the Merdeka Cup tournament at Kuala Lumpur, will playfriendly soccer matches at the Jalan Besar Stadium from Aug 27 to 30. The teams are Korea. South Vietnam, India and Indonesia. Fixtures: Aug. 27: Singapore vs Korea (7.30 pm.)
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      47 15 BOURNEMOUTH England. Sat, i Reuteri Hampshire beat the Rest of the World XI bv 68 runs on the third and final day of their three-day cricket match here yesterday. Scores: Hampshire 231 and 211 for six declared: Rest of the World XI 154 and 220.
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      190 15 CHICAGO. Sat. (UPI) Mr Avery Brundage. President of the International Olympic Committee, declared yesterday that no political upheavals should be permitted to upset the Olympic Games. Obviously referring to the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. he said “if participation in sports is to be
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      103 15 ROME. Sat. (Reuter) The World Federation of Professional Cycling today decided to institute a system of strict control in all major cycle races and tours to prevent drug-taking. The executive committee of the Federation, meeting here said that the measures would take immediate
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      76 15 LONDON. Sat. i Reuter) Barry Richards. Hampshire’s South African batsman has accepted an invitation to Join the unofficial "Rest of the World’’ cricket XI to play Kent at Canterbury today. Richards is playing in Hampshire’s current match against the world team and yesterday he scored a
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      526 15 TOKYO, Sat. (Reuter) Malaysia’s Tan Aik Mong. displaying powerful smashes and drop shots, defeated Japan’s Hideki Miyagawa 3-0 in the men's semi-finals match of the fourth international students badminton championships here today. The 18-year-old High School boy from Penang earlier teamed with Ong
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      316 15 In the afternoon session. Malaysian pair Tan Aik Mong and Ong Sin Oong defeated a Japanese pair 2-1 and advanced to the finals of the men’s doubles. In a one-hour, hardfought match, the Malaysian pair, seeded No. 1 downed Ichiro Wagatsuma and Tsutomu Imaizumi 16-
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      245 15 Letter to Sports Editor I refer to the controversy with regard to Customs clearance of vehicles for the Malaysian Grand Prix and would like to advise as follows: 1. The Malaysian Motor Sports Club does not associate itself with statements made by any
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      184 15 ALOR STAR. Sat. Sabah’s Government Services will make their debut this year in the Malaysian Government Services inter-State/Federal departmental competitions. They have entered a team in the table-tenm- tournament for a start in which 12 other team? are participating. Perils Sabah Malacca and Pahang have
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      97 15 MALACCA. Sat. Kilat Club, strong contenders for the Malacca Hockev Association open league championships trounced War Department Civilians B—o to register their third straight win at the Malacca Club ground here Kilat forwards Suppiah. Suleiman and Kamaruddin combined well and were always a threat to
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      236 16 VICTORY PUT THEM IN THIRD POSITION Kuala lumpur, Sat. Western Australia beat Indonesia 3-1 to take third place in the 12nation 11th anniversary Merdeka tournament at the Stadium Merdeka here tonight. The Aussies. who played extremely well today, led 2-0 at halftime and put the issue beyond
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      148 16 MANCHESTER. Sat. (Reuter) Manchester United, the European soccer champions, today signed Burnley’s Scottish international winger Willie Morgan for about £90,000. United have been hit by Injuries and have at least four top players out of action. United, runners-up In the English League last season
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      35 16 LONDON, Sat. (Reuter) Australia were 180 for four in reply to England's first innings total of 494 on the third day of the Fifth and final cricket Test at The Oval here today.
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      249 16 WITH the Olympic Games only eight weeks away, last minute preparations are going on in Mexico City. Roads are being completed. venues and training tracks are getting their last coats of paint and furniture and home comforts are being installed in the Olympic village.
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      559 16 LONDON. Sat. (Reuter) Yorkshire's remoresless march towards their third consecutive English County cricket title suffered a setback when Worcestershire snatched a dramatic onerun victory against the champions yesterday. Yorkshire, needing 139 In five hours for victory, wedge shot out for only 137. despite
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      1029 16  -  By CHARLES CHAN KUALA LUMPUR. Sat Johnny Kim has been suspended from defending his Masters title in the Malaysian Tenpin Bowling Congress National open championships at the Intan Bowl here and there appeared to be "a conspiracy of silence" about the whole disturbing
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      84 16 WHITEMARSH. Pennsylvania. Sat. (Reuter) Fifty-three-year-old Jim Ferrier, four times Australian amateur champion before the second world war. shared the lead going into the third round today of the US$lOO.000 Philadelphia golf classic here. Ferrier shot a three-under-par 69 in the second round yesterday to join American
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      Lock icon Koreans capture 5th position with solitary goal victory
      412 16 KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. South Korea, last year’s Joint holders with Burma, took fifth place in the lltn anniversary Merdeka football tournament, with a solitary goal win over India at the Stadium Merdeka here tonight. But their 89th minute winner by Kim Ki
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      210 16 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat Selangor XV. capitalising on mistakes, scored an unimpressive 6-0 victory over Negri/Malacca XV in the inter-State rugby ma’ch played on the rain-soaked Selangor Club Padang th:j evening. Selangor’s points came through two converted penal* ties, during each half. Fullback Plewman showed ud
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      96 16 St. Moritz. Switzerland. Sat. (Reuter) Australian Randall Vines and Angel Gallardo, of Spain, led the qualifiers after 36 holes In the Engadine open golf championship here yesterday. Both totalled 135 at the halfway stage in the 22 holes tournament. Thirty-six professionals qualified with scores of 147 or
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      60 16 TIME AND TIDE Penang: 1.26 a.m. (7.9 ft.), 1.25 p.tn. (9.00 ft Port Swettenham: 6.43 a.m. (16.3 ft.), 6.54 pm. (15.8 ft.). Port Dickson: 7.20 a.m. (9.2 ft.). 7.47 pm. (9.0 ft.). Singapore: 12.13 a.m. (8.2 ft.), 11.42 pm. (9.5 ft.). Sedili Kechil: 11.05 a.m. (7.8 ft.), 10.05 p.m. (6.9
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