Eastern Sun, 5 January 1969

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  • 25 1 Eastern Sun SINGAPORES OWN NATIONAL DAILY ft Estd. 1966. Vol. 3 No. 873 Sunday Edition, 5 January 1969. ft MC (P) 0737 Price 15 cents
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  • 204 1 TAIPEI. Sat (AFP) and (UPI) Newsmen aboard a Government helicopter this morning had a 40-metre close view over the scene of the China airline aircrash and saw passengers’ belongings strewn ov r a 100-metre area, but no •ign of survivors. The helicopter which
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  • 66 1 LONDON. Sat (Reuter) Britain s United Nations Association has called for a Commonwealth initiative to get the People's Republic of China S'mittea to the Unitel Nations Security Council A spokesman association said toray tnat they had sent a document t r
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  • 78 1 PORT MORESBY Sat (Reuter* A boy who was flung clear in a West Irian mountain air crash which killed all his family, and then wandered alone for 48 hours, was found today unharmed. The 12-year-old Canadian Paul Newman, was the sole eurvivor of
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  • 26 1 MOSCOW. Sat. (AFP) Soviet scientists have disproved the generally-held view that the moon is a perfectly pound globe, Tass reported here today.
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  • 437 1 Prelude To C’wealth Pits Meet LONDON, Sat. (Reuter) The leaders of Britain and Canada meet this weekend for two days of informal talks as a prelude to the conference of Commonwealth Prime Ministers starting in London on Tuesday. Three themes may dominate the
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  • 77 1 SAIGON. Sat. (Reuter) American troops have uncovered two more large guerilla arms caches, one 25 miles from Saigon and the other only 12 miles away, a U.S. military spokesman reported today. The first cache contained 111 rounds of rocket-grenade ammunition. 37 artillery shells. 18 Chinese-made grenades.
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  • 71 1 RANGOON. Sat. (Reuter) Burmese rebels have put up for ransom three Government launches and their crews captured on New Year's eve off the coast about 80 miles southwest of Rangoon, the Mirror newspaper reported today. The rebels are demanding £7OO for each launch and £3OO
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  • 30 1 SAN REMO, Sat. (Reuter) —ltaly’s most expensive shirt —made of Swiss batiste, with lace ruffles and diamond buttons—was sold here today for eight million lire (5,300 sterling).
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  • 73 1 SAN FRANCISCO. Sat (UPI) Cab driver Joseph Harrison n„ Friday felt something against his neck and heard his passenge r say: “Thi s is a holdup-'* Harrison decided to call the bluff. Harrison reached under the front seat, grabbed a 38 pistol. whirled and emptied it
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  • 36 1 SAIGON. Sat (AFP)—The United States had by the end of 1968 lost nearly 2.500 planes and over 2.000 helicopters in the Vietnam war, the U.S military command reported here tonight.
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  • 57 1 NEW DELHI. Sat. (ATP) The Indian Government spokesman today flatly denied a Chinese charge that the Dec. 30 demonstration in front of the People’s China Embassy here was officially inspired. China made the charge in a note handed to the Indian Charge c Affaires In Peking yesterday. The
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  • 53 1 JAKARTA, Sat. (AFP) The upper jawbone and teeth of a specimen of Java Man, Pithecanthropus Erectus. who lived in these parts half a million years ago, have been found at Sangiran, Central Java. Pithecanthropus Erectus has been presumed to be the missing link between man and
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  • 262 1 WASHINGTON, Sat. (Reuter) Secretary of State Dean Rusk today coiled on Israel and the Arab States to reverse the cycle of violence in the Middle East and embark on a new bid for peace. He said that restraint was needed for
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  • 41 1 LONDON. Sat (Reuter) Australian premier John Gorton will bring a olan for the defence of Southeast Asia after Britain's withdrawal when he arrives here on Monday for the Commonwealth Prime Ministers’ conference, the BBC reported today.
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  • 36 1 HONG KONG. Sat. (Reuter) The Cambodian ambassador to China. Truong Cang. today left his post in Peking to return home the official New China News Agency reported. The agency gave no further details.
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  • 38 1 LONDONDERRY. Northern Ireland, Sat (Reuter) Latest reports say that 70 people were treated in hospitals for injuries following clashes between Catholic civil rights marchers and Protestant extremists. The reports also say petrol bombs were thrown.
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  • 91 1 Thai Forces Using Napalm On Tribesmen -Minister BANGKOK. Sat. (Reuter) Thai armed forces are using napalm bombs, as well as other modern weapons, in their operations against rebel mco tribesmen in the three northern provinces of Loev, Petchaboon and Phitsunuloke, Deputy Defence Minister Dawee Chullasaphy said today. Air Chief Marshal
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  • 86 1 NEW YORK. Sat. (UPI) A revolt of angry New York subway riders trapped 50.000 passengers underground for several hours yesterday. The trouble began at the height of the evening rush hour when the door of a subway train stopped in a Manhattan station, jammed
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  • 74 1 AMMAN. Sat. (Reuter) Two men convicted of spying for Israel were hanged here this morning, it was officially announced. They were Zahran Youssef Ismail Kharroub. 49. and Subhi Abdel-Hafiz Abdullah Kharroub. 39. Both were from the village of Habla. on the Israe-li-occupied west bank
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  • 41 1 MIAMI. Florida. Sat- (Reuter) All 148 people aboard a hi-jacked American airliner returned here today after being forced to land in Cuba by an armed man using a baby and a stewardess as hostages. (See also Page 2).
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  • 78 1 TEHERAN. Sat (Reuter) Fresh tremors hit devastated Khorassan province in east and northeast Iran today only 24 hours after an earthquake left an estimated 100 dead and 300 Injured. The death toll has not yet been HMIU) confirmed, but report* said that 2,000 people were left
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  • 71 1 SAIGON. Sat. (Reuter) Three cargo ships—of American. Italian and Panamanian registration came under rocket fire on the Long Tau river 12 miles south east of Saigon, yesterday a U.S. Naval spokesman said today. He said none of the ships was hit in the barrage and
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  • 41 1 BANGKOK. Sat. (Reuter)— Thailand's Queen Sirikit (36) has fully recovered from illness that has laid he r low since October, a spokesman said today. She is reputed to be one of the best-dressed women in the world.
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  • 25 1 ROME Sat. (UPI) A Rome newspaper said today academy award winning acJress Audrey Hepburn. 39. shortly would marry a Rome psychiatrist.
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  • 137 1 RANGOON. Sat. (UPI) Burma celebrated her 21st anniversary today with fun and frolic amidst sober realism. Throughout Friday night merrymakers thronged the open-air theatres, and in the morning pagodas were crowded too. Messages of felicitation came from many heads ol states, in- eluding U.S. President Johnson.
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  • 249 1 COPENHAGEN. Sat (UPI) Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew scrapped the official dinner Friday night because he was tired, but spent a full hour in a private talk with Hilmar Raunsgaard on the first dav of his visit here All Lee would say when he
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  • 103 1 PRAGUE. Sat. (UPI) The Czechoslovak Communist Party today rejected “dangerous" mass campaigns for renomination of liberal parliamentary President Josef Smrkovsky. ‘‘Various Ultimatums are being put forward which arouse permanent anxiety among the people, stir up feelings, and awaken emotions which can easily be misused against
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  • 67 1 I.OS ANGELES. Sat. (Reuter) Hollywood stars celebrated New- Year with a costume ball last night at which they turned out in force dressed as the character in history they would most like to be. Barbra (“Funny Girl") Striesand came as French author Colette. Yves Montand was
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  • 33 1 THE full colour Seiko watch 1969 calendar will be distributed together with the Monday (Jan. 6.) issue of the Eastern Sun. Make sure of your copv of the Eastern Sun TOMORROW.
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  • 54 1 LONDON, Sat. (Reuter) Thick fog blotted out London airport today diverting airliners bringing three African leaders here for next week’s conference of Commonwealth Prime Ministers. The plane carrying President Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia was diverted to Manchester, Northwest England, after circling London airport waiting for
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  • 74 1 LUSAKA. Sat. (Reuter) Some of Zambia’s Asian-born businessmen are considering contesting the new trade licensing regulations through the courts, an Asian lawyer told reporters here today. The rules, effective from New Year’s day, mean that expatriate traders in what are termed second-class trading areas
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  • 52 1 NEW BRUNSWICK. New Jersey Sat. (Reuter) The Boy Scouts of America have launched a new recruiting drive under the slogan: “Manpower Begins With Boypower.” Aim of the campaign is to Increase membership from 4.500,000 to 6 500.000 by July 4. 1976. the 200th anniversary of the founding of the
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  • 35 1 LOS ANGELES. Sat (UPI) A member of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club and his girl friend were in jail today, accused of selling her baby for $7OO to buy a motorcycle.
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  • 33 1 SAIGON. Sat. (AFP) Saigon reports say South Vietnam is preparing a new peace proposal which will enable President Johnson to announce s ceasefire before his term expires on January 20.
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  • 25 1 JAKARTA Sat. (AFP) Ousted President Sukarno's picture will gradually disappear from Indonesian bank notes from January 13. the Bank of Indonesia announced today.
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  • 1425 2 GENEVA, Sat. (ATP) Forty per cent of Biafran children aged between two and lour years have died, the Joint Church Aid Organisation said here today. TOKYO. Sat (aFP) Japan's steelmaking industry is planning soon to use nuclear power tor iron and steel production. according to industrial sources' today. An
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  • 343 2 WASHINGTON, Sat. (UPI) Secretary of State Dean Rusk said on Friday the Johnson Administration he said would “do everything we can” to move Vietnam and the Middle East "several steps toward peace” before President-elect Richard M. Nixon assumes office January 20. Rusk
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  • 151 2 WARSAW. Sat. (Reuter) Two former Warsaw university lecturers, alleged to have provided the Ideological inspiration for student demonstrations last March, have been accused at their trial here of getting help from a Trotskyite Organisation In Western Europe, It was officially reported tonight. In the
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  • 145 2 TOKYO Sat. (UPI) Prominent statesmen of the United States and Japan will hold talks on the China issue later this month in Santa Barbara. California The U S-Japan conference on China will open Jan. 25 for two days to exchange views on various
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  • 199 2 LONDON. Sat. (AFP) Commenting on the forthcoming Commonwealth Prime Ministers’ Conference in London, the Guardian said today in an editorial: “The Commonwealth Secretariat has already tried, and failed, to mediate in Nigeria. In this the conference can do nothing to help. But it can (as on
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  • 96 2 WELLINGTON. Sat (Reuter i Australian and New Zealand troops are expected to start their withdrawal from Malaysia to Singapore about the middle of this year, according to report in Wellington today The withdrawal from Terendak Camp near Malacca to Singapore
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  • 105 2 UMUAHIA. Blafra Sat. (AFP) Biafran Information Commissioner Dr. Ifegwu Eke today appealed to world leathers to put pressure on Nigeria and Britain to accept daylight mercy flights and a realistic corridor for bringing relief supplies Into Blafra. Dr. Eke told a press conference here that
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  • 93 2 SAN DIEGO. California. Sat. (UPI) Three whales at the Sea World Aquarium came down with the Hong Kong flu yesterday and had to be dosed with antibiotic pills concealed in mackerel. Dr. David Kenney. Veterinarian for Sea World, said the three Shamu. Kilroy and
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  • 109 2 MANILA. Sat. (AFP) Visiting American scientist Dt. Kurt Frederikason said some of the rocks and boulders emitted by the Mavon volcano during its eruption last year were similar to those detected on the moon’s surface. Frederlksson, of ;he Smithsonian Institute, visited Mayon. Southeast of Mar; la.
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  • 238 2 MOSCOW, Sat. (Reuter) Admiral Vladimir Kasatonov. Deputy Chief of the Soviet Navy, said today the Russians fleet in the Mediterranean was there in the interests of the Arab countries. In an interview with the monthly journal Soviet Military Review, the 9dmiral
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  • 53 2 CAPE KENNEDY: Apollo Nine space craft and rocket moves to the launching pad to start tests for scheduled Feb. 28 launch. Apollo Nine astronauts James .Modivitt, David Scott and Russell Schweikart will fly an earth orbit mission in which the lunar excursion module will be given a full test in
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  • 210 2 WASHINGTON. Sat. (Reuter) Secretary of State Dean Rusk, preparing to step down in 17 days, warned today against a return to American isolationism and a withdrawal from the world affairs. “The world is just too dangerous for this country to siack off and
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  • 136 2 WASHINGTON. Sat. (Reuter) Secretary of State Dean Rusk today brushed aside a suggestion by a leading Senator that the United States should take the initiative in efforts to renew American diplomatic relations with China. The proposal was made earlier thi s week by Democratic Senator
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  • 70 2 WASHINGTON. Sat. (UPI) The U.S. Congress, confronted like the nation It represents with youthful challenge and a desire for unity, bowed to the times and gave Sen. Edward M. Kennedy a place in its leadership. In a day of dramatic actions Friday Senate Democrats
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  • 343 2 GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Sat. (Reuter) Rebel ranchers and their Amerindian cowboys are holding a government administrator and several other people some of them women as hostages in Guyana’s vast southern Hinterland, according to reports reaching here. There was no official confirmation on
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  • 74 2 RANGOON. Sat. (Reuter)— A four-month old baby girl who was thought to have died following an illness suddenly "came to life” as she was about to be buried, according to a press report from Akayab about 300 miles (480 Kms) Northwest of Rangoon. The parents had
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  • 406 3 SINGAPORE, Sat. The Minister for Social Affairs, Enche Othman Wok, today told port employees to prepare themselves for the crucial years ahead when the Republic would face severe "economic tests." He said: "It is therefore necessary to condition our minds to whatever
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  • 197 3 S.C. Chin es e Exam: 64 Per Cent Passes SINGAPORE, Sat. A total of 6,457 students or some 64 per cent of the 10,083 Chinese school candidates who sat for the School Certificate (Chinese) Examination last year were successful. Of this 745 obtained a Div. I pass. 2.292 obtained a
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  • 103 3 Study A wards f or 5 Malay Undergrads SINGAPORE. Sat. Five Malay university students will receive financial assistance in the.form of scholarships from the Prophet Mohamads Birthday Commemoration Scholarship Fund Board. This was disclosed recently by Tuan Syed All Redha Aisagoff who is the chairman of the Board. He said
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  • 43 3 SINGAPORE. Sat. A Malaysian. Lim Chong Song (Identity Card No. *****18-7) has been permanently prohibited from entering Singapore. The prohibition order, made h- he Minister for Interior atiC Defence. Mr. Lim Kim San. was published in the latest Gazette notification.
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  • 372 3 SINGAPORE. Sat. Some 50 per cent or 28 candidates who sat for the School Certificate (Tamil) Examination last year were successful. Thirty Adulf Education Board candidates also sat for the examination out of which 60 per cent or 18 were successful. lfteen private candidates
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  • 70 3 10 a.m.: Chinese operatic end harmonica practices at National Theatre Club, Clemenceau Avenue. 2 p.m.: Chinese drama playreading at National Theatre Club. Clemenceau Avenue. 3 p.m. 6.30 p.m.: Open air art exhibition at Elizabeth Walk (near Lim Boh Seng Memorial). 5.30 p.m.: Kenopanished classes at Ramakrishna Mission. Bartley
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  • 535 3 SINGAPORE. Sat. The Educational Television Service is planning to introduce a 14-programme Vocational Guidance series for Secondary I and II students. This, the editorial in the latest ETV magazine stated was "to make them aware of the various job opportunities open to them
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  • 168 3 SINGAPORE. Sat. The President of the Republic, Enche Yusof bin Ishak today gave a tea party for members of the Majlis Ugama Islam (Muslim Religious Council) at the Istana this afternoon as part of the Hari Raya celebrations. Also present were Cabinet Ministers and
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  • 24 3 SINGAPORE Sat. There were 61 accidents of which trree were serious and one fatal during the past 24 hours in the Republic.
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  • 136 3 SINGAPORE Sat. Work on widening the stretch of road from Orchard Road to Scotts Road Is expected to be completed In March this year. The project, estimated to cost $154 000 was started in May last year but was hampered by the recent rainyweather. The
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  • 78 3 SINGAPORE. Sat. Police are looking for a young European couple to assist them in their investigations into a motor accident at the Junction of Jalan Bilal and Bedok Road on Dec. 8. last year. In the accident, a motorcyclist was killed following a collison
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  • 127 3 SINGAPORE Sat. Snatch thieves operating on motorcycles struck in two separate incidents yesterday.. In the first incident, a housewife, Madam Yeo Ngah Hiang who was w-alking along the five-foot-way of Kempas Road at 10 a.m had her gold chain and locket worth $l5O snatched away by
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  • 66 3 SINGAPORE. Sat. Police found the body of a 43-year-old woman, Lee Ah Tee in a pool of blood at the bottom of a block of Housing Board flats at Kampong Arang at 2.05 a.m. today After investigations. Police believe that Lee residing in the same block
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  • 160 3 SINGAPORE Sat —A fourman delegation will represent Singapore in the 12th Session of the Committee of Trade of the Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (ECAFE) to be held in Bangkok from Monday to Jan. 15 The Singapore delegation will be led by
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  • 196 3 SINGAPORE. Sat. The MP for Serangoon Gardens. Mr L. P Rodrigo will ask several questions concerning abortion during the next meeting of Parliament. Mr Rodrigo who has already submitted his questions for oral answer wants to know from the Minister of Health how many abortions
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  • 61 3 SINGAPORE. Sat. Four rew societies have been registered. a Gazette notification announced today. They are the Singapore Chinese Calligraphy and Art Research Society at 25. Upper East Coast Road; National Book Development Council of Singapore at National Library; \edet‘.e Sports Club at 18 Kirk Terrace and
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  • 350 4 SINGAPORE, Sat. The People's Association has deplored the action of strikers at the Mandai Quarry off Woodlands who pushed a disused lorry to crash a community centre in the area, causing damage and endangering the lives of innocent children yesterday. In a statement today,
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  • 433 4 SINGAPORE. Sat. A former third-year Nanyang University student, Miss Ng Khim Sim. 26, who assisted the Communist United Front to organise political activities among undergraduates to oppose tl?e Singapore Government was released from detention today. “I had plenty of time to look back on mv past
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  • 67 4 (BERNMA). KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. A prisoner awaiting trial m the High Court for murder was yesterday found hanging in his prison cell at the Pudu Jail here. A police spokesman said today that Lan Boon Pak was hanging by a cord believed to have been
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  • 456 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. The Deputy Prime Minister. Tun Abdul Razak expressed the hope that Australia and New Zealand would continue to maintain their armed forces in Malaysia and Singapore after 1971. “because they have a definite interest in the security and stability of the region” He said
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  • 215 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat There should be more joint ventures between Malay and non-Malay businessmen, the Minister w-ithout Portfolio. Enche Ghafar bin Baba, said here today. "Through such ventures, the Malays can learn more about business, especially from the Chinese.” said Enche Ghafar. who is
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  • 184 4 SINGAPORE. Sat Singapore's First Lady. Puan Noor Aishah today called on women, particularly Malay women, to change their attitudes and take up technical education to keep pace with progress. Speaking at a tea party to celebrate the Hari Raya AidilFitri at the Singapore
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  • 193 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. The Mentri Be*ar of Selangor, Dat© Haji Harun bin Haji Idris, said today that the State Government would support any step taken by the Central Government to freeze the bv-eler-tion fo r Salak State Constituency. The seat has been vacant
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  • 214 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat The Commonwealth Development Corporation has offered a $l4 7 million loan to the Federal Land Development Authority for land schemes Nego'iations are now in the final s’ages. the chairman of FLDA Tan Sri Taib bin Andak said today. Tan Sri Taib
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  • 225 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. There are husbands who love their wives dearly and would “suffer and s u“ Gr an d suffer” rather than let them go. And Jerome Federick Lobo. said his counsel. Mr. R. R. Chelliah, is one such man who loves
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  • 36 4 “Plavhoy” is the name of this photograph by Mr. Pace Poon of Hong Kong which won the Tuanku Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Zainal Abidin's Statuette in the First South East Asia Students' Photographic Competition.
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  • 150 4 SINGAPORE. Sat.—While students overseas are going on the rampage, those in Singapore are involved in constructive activities This, said the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Education". Dr. Lee Chiaw Meng was the result of adherence to one “very simple” principle the spirit
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  • 17 4 Mr. Don Hong Oai of Vietnam was awarded a silver medal for his photograph “Across The Desert”.
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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  • THE MAN PROM U.N.C.L.E.
    • 197 5 NEW YORK. Sat (UPI) The New York Times in today’s edition hailed Mr. Alexander Dubcek for his leadership of Czechoslovakia. An editorial in the daily commented: Rarely has a man vaulted from obscurity to world attention so rapidly as did Alexander Dubcek last year. In a few
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    • 133 5 SAIGON. Sat (Reuter) A TJ S. Embassy official today accepted a peace petition from South Vietnam's" coconut prophet" as armed embassy guards kept their rifles trained cn the monk and his small group of brown-robed followers Guards had chained shut th front gate of the
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    • 483 5 WASHINGTON. Sat. (I PI) The Washington Post commented yesterday on the sharp divisions over the Vietnam war talks between Secretary of State Mr. Dean K :«k and Defence Secretary Mr. Clark M. Clifford. It said In an editorial: "When the disinterested histories
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    • 109 5 CHICAGO. Illinois. Sat. ‘Reuter* President-elect Richard Nixon paid tribute to President Johnson at a dinner here last night and said he was a man who had “given everything the possibly could to an arduous office. The dinner was held to honour Mr. Nixon and three Chicago
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    • 134 5 “Although only 25 per cent of the densely populated Island is arable, the nation is one of the healthiest and best led in Asia. In the Far East, only Japan and Hong Kong surpass Taiwan’s standard of living.’ The writers pointed out that
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 530 5 a <7 AMD HER S7UNT-6IBL COUNTERSPIES THE CAPTiVE J£T INTO THE NIGHT JET DREAM'S TEAM PLAN A VITAL MISSION WITHOUT HER LEADERSHIP... 9 GOCOTj IP VE MAKE A FRONTAL assault oey MIGHT KILL JET/ B 3 L 1 isfro .4/ u S 3 1 HEAD- fITHAI And later at no-man's-land,
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  • CHURCH AT HOME
    • 267 6 Flight To The Moon A Challenge To Christians THE journey of Apollo Bto the moon ha 3 commanded the attention and respect of all mankind. Men in every section of the world have been able to see to see a toothbrush floating inside of the Apollo, becausethere was PJ? y
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  • 143 6 The South Malaya Presbytery, Prinsep Street congregation will be having an assistant pastor next year for a few months. He is Mr James Seah, from Muar who has Just finished his studies in Australia and will be returning to Malaysia early next year.
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  • 411 6 AT the climax of Apollo B'§ Christmas Eve Telecast from the moon and during the ninth orbit, the three Astronauts, Col. Frank Borman, Maj. William A. Anders, and Navy Capt. James A Lovell, Jr., took turns reading Genesis I.T
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  • 135 6 A new course on how to be a BEFR TENDERsponsored by the Churches' Counselling Service at Canning Rise, w ifl begin on Tuesday, Jan 7 from 7.30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at st Andrew's Cathedral. The course will be held •very Tuesday evening and will
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  • 185 6 HONG KONG. Bat. (ANR) —‘‘Wearing religiou* clothes... carrying out spy activities... America uses Hong Kong for anti-Chinese broadcast*... the Far East Broadcasting Company has established two studios for the sole purpose of producing anti-Chinese programmes. Hong Kong British grant protection for American Imperialist criminal activities.”
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  • 67 6 fifteen Old iMf’ With goodons crowned A hand diene hath set thy bound i Wtkomt New y «at. Which shall bong Frith blessings from my God and King l The old we leave C without a tear The new we hail without a tear J
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  • 247 6 FULLERTON. California. Bat tUPI) Six person* Including five members of a U 6 missionary family were killed In a New Year’* Eve plane crash near the border of New Guinea and the Indonesian territory of West Irian, the Missionary Aviation Fellowship reported The
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  • 877 6  -  by DR. TIMOTHY TOW "WATCHMAN, what of the night?” The watchman said, "The morning cometh. and also the night: If ye will Inquire, inquire ye: return, come Isaiah 21:11, 12, rbNE fascination of night to me in China of yester years was the drum-and-gong beat
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  • 129 6 THE Far Eastern Bible College at 9-A Gilstead Road will reopen for the second term of ner seventh academic year on Monday, Jan 6 at 0 a m. with a special service. According to the Principal, Dr Timothy Tow. the College’s enrolment of iulltime
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 158 6 Radio Manila (FEBC) Uailjp Programme Guide (Summary form > English Service 7 00 am 7 It 7 30 9 00 9 25 9» 10 00 11 10 12 00 to 1 00 dob 4 30 pm 4 35 9 30 4 30 9 45 to 7 00 DIB 7 15
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  • COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL
    • 316 7 LONDON. Sat. (UPI) investors saw the old year out in fine style and then handed a buoyant welcome to a brand new 1969. Their optimism shot the index up through the so-called ‘5OO barrier” again. End-year newspaper commentaries and published tips on stocks to watch for
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    • 210 7 LONDON. Sat (Reuter) The Stock Market closed on an irregular note on profit taking after recent gainsNear the final bell the FT. Index was 3.6 lower at 508.2. There were, however, some individual firm features particularly among bid stocks. A late morning rally in
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    • 38 7 (Manager* Price*) Plr»f Mala'an XI) 232 Second Malayan \D 2to Third Mala', an 1.30 111* Commerce Induklry XI) 105 114 The saving Fund 1.17 1.20 M ’la*an Imcklmenl nnd \l> 1 ail 140 Merl.'ng C'modity 8/4
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    • 356 7 NEW YORK, Sat. (t’PI) Fears of another full blown confrontation in the Middle East put a damper on Stock Market trading this week, although reinvestment demand after heavy year-end tax loss selling slowed the retreat. i Turnover was relatively light, largely the result
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    • 160 7 SINGAPORE. Sat A Transpacific route was awarded to TWA on Dec. 19. 1988. President Johnson approved a CAB recommendation that extends TWA around the world. Authority was granted to Hawall-Guam Okinawa Taiwan and Hongkong. Flight must operate from Los Angeles Satellite airports of Long Beach or
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    • 35 7 NEW YORK Sat. (UPI> Dow Jones closing averages: 30 Industrials 951 89 20 Rails 272.81 15 Utils 136 08 65 Stocks 342 90 40 Bonds 74 40 Commodity Futures Index 144 48
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    • 101 7 SINGAPORE. Sat. The following snips are expected to be in port today: Cndowna Vessels 2 Murtiniquai* 3/4 Kaga Maru 5 Glory No. 2 6/7 Constellation 8 9 Eiko Maru r 11 Pesaso 12 Tandjung Datu 15/16 Pembrok'hire 1" Straat Singapore 19 Seiyo Maru 23/24 Browne 25/26 Yamak;
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    • 204 7 COLOMBO. Sat (AFP) LI ina’s Acting Minister of Fireign Trade. Mr. Lin HaiUng has congra:ulated Ceylon or a successful rice harvest, and the considerable improvement made in agriculture in the last two years. The Minister was speaking yesterday at a reception given to welcome a
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    • 184 7 WASHINGTON, bat. (UPIj Tne U S. Commerce Department's xecords showed yesterday that Hong Ko g and Japan again were leading suppliers 01 U-S. imports of cotton textiles during the New Year of the long term cotton arrangements. For the first two months ot
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    • 137 7 LONDON. Sat (AFP) —The London gold price was fixed at $42.05 per ounce this afternoon. the highest level at gn.v fixing since last Jur* 12. The 23 cent* rise over last night’s closing price was mainly due to the absence of sellers. who fel( inclined
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    • 49 7 NEW YORK. Sat. <UPI) Rubber futures closed unchanged and untraded yesterday. (Bid) (Asked) Jan 24.10 Mar 22.30 22.70 May 21 90 22.40 July 21.90 22.40 Sept 21.90 22 40 Nov 21 90 22.40 Jan 21 90 22.40 Locally. No 2 RSS was 23J cents per pound.
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    • 166 7 SINGAPORE. Sat In line with the policy of S H Bensons Companies in the Far East of promotion from within its staff, the Managing Director. Mr. P Morgan-Harry announces the appointment of Mr Francis Fong as Client Services Supervisor In S H Benson (6) Private
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    • 182 7 NEW YORK. Sat Restaurant Associates Industries. Inc. has been selected to redesign and assume operation of the food ar.d liquor facilities at the Pan American World Airways Passenger Terminal B .ilding at John F. Kennedy International Airport The present facilities include a 250-seat restaurant with
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    • 67 7 HONG KONG. Sat. (UPI)— Money Quotations HK $6 ***** per PS dollar. HK $6 115 per US dollar TT HK $l4 50 pe r pound sterling HK $312,125 per tael of gold 94.5 per <ent fineness HK $163 2 per 10.000 Japanese Yens. HK $l4O-2 P e
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    • 35 7 NEW YORK. Sat. (UPI) Friday’s volume was 12.750.000 shares of a total 1.572 issues traded. 672 were higher and 688 lower. American exchange volume was 6.900,000 shares. Bonds volume amounted to 5.740.000.
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    • 67 7 SI NCI A PORE. Sat The Association of Banks in MalaysiaSingapore today announced the following best agreed merchant rates. The following rates are quoted to the equivalent of 100 units of foreign currency. SELLING TT or OD ready! Deutsche Marks $77 1000. Holland Guilders *B5 3700, Swiss Franks
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    • 300 7 SINGAPORE. Sat The disjointed period of trading surrounding the holidays saw no basic change in the pattern of events, state Holiday. Cutler. Bath Co., in their rubber market review. Dull conditions were much in evidence and the market moved sluggishly between the 57 and
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    • 145 7 PORT MORESBY. New Guinea Sat. UPI) A sudden slump in the Japanese Timber market has caught the territory's logger* unprepared. requiring assistance from the administration It was revealed Acting director of Forests. D. Mclntosh said yesterday that following a request for assistance made to the
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    • 152 7 SINGAPORE Sat. Pan American World Airways will the first schedu’ed Am«-rtcan-flag all-cargo flights to O-aka and Bangkok, starting December 3. according to Mr. L.T Breadv, Director. Singapore Malaysia Brunei “The ne w all-cargo services reflect the growing volume of trade between the United States
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    • 15 7 SINGAPORE Sat The tin price for today was $586.62} per picul, up $1.50.
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    • 211 7 DETROIT, Sat (UPI)— Chrysler Corp has announced a 17-increase in the price of its cars effective immediately, to compensate fo r the cost of front seat headrests demanded by new federal safety standards. The new standards went into effect the first of the year
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    • 308 7 ZURICH. Sat. (Reuter) Western Central Bankers and South Africa are likely to reach an agreement early this vear guaranteeing a minimum price for the Republic's newlymined gold, qualified banking sources said here today. They said indications were that South Africa would accept proposals by the
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    • 105 7 TOKYO. Sat. (Reuter) Japan and the United States wi l *oon resume talks on Japan's import liberalisation which ended without reaching agreement last week, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said today. A Ministry spokesman said details for the coming talks have not been set. A leading
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    • 251 7 WASHINGTON. Sat. (IPI) The world economy in the past 15 years grew at an unprecedented rate and for the first time in history the whole world took part in the growth, according to a World Bank economist. Mr John H. Adler, the
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    • 184 7 LUSAKA. Sat. (Reuter) Many Aslan-born store owner* are shutting their shops rather than comply with a new law and sell or rent them to native-born Zambians, according to business sources here today. The reluctance of nonZambian store owners to fall in line with President Kenneth Kaunda's
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    • 143 7 SINGAPORE, Sat Additional American-flag service between the United States and the Philippines will be offered by Pan American World Airways starting Dec. 12, Mr L.T. Bready, Director Bingapore/Malaysla/Brunel, announced. The new service, which Is subject to Philippine Government’s approval, bring* Pan Am’s schedule
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    • 77 7 LONDON. Sat (UPI) Rubber market closed inactive. Spot 20-7/8 21-1/16 Settlement House Feb 20-15/16 21-1/16 March 21 21-1/16 April 21-1/16 21-3/16 April/June 21 21-1/8 July Sept 21 21-1/8 Oct/Dec 21 21-1/8 Jan March 20-15/16 21-1/1® April/June 20-15/16 21-1/1® July Sept 20-7/8 21-1/1® Oct/Dec 20-7/8 21-1/16 Jan March
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    • 100 7 SINGAPORE, Sit. The pood prim at thr Singapore Chlnrxa Prod lire Exchange today art:— Buyer Mile* Coconut Oil (FOR) Bulk 51.56 Coconut Oil (FO B Drum 54 06 1.00-r Copra Mixed 30 60 Muntok \thlte Pepper (FOB) 96% Niff 120 00 Sarawak White Prpprr (FOB) 117.56 Sarawak Special Black
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    • 151 8 1 PLATTER PETE'S POP POLL ft TOP TUNES FEATURES v> 1 THE Foundation* No. 4 In this vwk's NME Chart with their single "Build Me Up Buttercup” have turned down an offer to star in a British semi -documentary film because it "dwells too much
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    • 175 8 NEWARK. New Jersey. Sst 'tTPIi KeirSv 30.000 record albums with Be a tie John Lennon end his J»pena6e girlfriend Yoko Ono portrayed nude on the covers, were confiscated by police on Thursday from a plane at Newark airport. Deputy police chief Eugene Oneil said
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    • 665 8 SINCE they were first heard on record in Aug. last year, hit group from Birmingham, THE ROCKIN BERRIES, have risen to become one of the most popular groups in Britain. Their first record. “I didn't mean to hurt You” established tbeir name, and their second record.
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    • 157 8 Mary hopkin was this week considering an offer of a leading acting role In the £2.000 000 film “The Rape of the Fair Country,” to be produced by actor Stanley Baker she has already recorded the film theme song of the Baker-Tommy Steele production
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    • 166 8 LONDON. Sat. (Reuter) The Beatles were the overall most popular stars In Britain this year. according to statistics taken from the British pop magazine. Melody Maker. They headed a table based on the periods that stars and groups had spent In the “Top 30” charts during
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    • 52 8 Aretha Franklin has broken her right leg. following a fall in her Honolulu hotel last week Although she is expected to be in planter for another six weeks she is still making live appearance in a wheelchair'. Plans for her European visit in the New Year are
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    • 369 8 J|l THERE! LIKE... Holy Rockin' Roeks! Dig Hie special Rockin' Berries spotlight we have for you this week! So many, many of you ha»e asked for a story on Elvis' TV Special it's 'Akan Da tang'. Watch for it and I hope now that you're as happy
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    • 73 8 IYEPORTS from America suggest that Peter Tork has left the Monkees. in order to pursue a solo career. In fact, the Monkees have already appeared as a trio without Tork and it is believed that they will con'inue to operate as a threesome instead of securing a
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    • 136 8 THE infections novelty number. “Lily The Pink by The Sea? fold* remains at the top of the London pop music charts for he 35SfVtSU» f E”fPink” IS the first hit for the uw for K montte^ Tbeir last top number was Thank U very Mucn wmen Um^*Hair” t<
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    • 179 8 TOP TUNES AROUND THE WORLD STOCKHOLM L Arrivederci Franz Ann-Louise Hansson 2. The Beatles Double L.P. 3. Let's Dance Ola/Janglers 4 Little Arrows Leapv Lee 5 Aj Aj Aj Aj Aj Oesten Warnerbrmg 6. It Was A Ding-Dong Out-And-Out Sing Song Mini Mini Flower Power Dress Wneche Myhre 7. Love
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    • 205 8 TOP TUNES AROUND THE WORLD LONDON L Lily The Pink Scaffold 2 Build Me Up Butter Cup Foundations 3 One. two. Three O’Leary Des O'Connor 4 I Ain't Got No-I Got Life Nina Simone 5. I’m The Urban Spaceman Bonzo Dog Doo Dah 8 Ob -La- Di Ob-La-Da Marmalade 7.
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    • 1347 9 FAYE DUNAWAY ended |h?r engagement to Jerry Ifchatzberg while she was Ico-starring with Marcello IMastroianni in Europe. I Iw as not surprised, therefore, when Marcello suddenly turned up in Hollywood. I Of course, he thought up a I cute reason for his visit to I
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    • 88 9 BARS AND STRIPES it might be a bird cage, but it's really the Lincoln Heights Jail in California. And you don't have to be a bird watcher to recognise song-bird comedienne Carol Channing with jail-bird Otto Preminger, pro-ducer-director of Paramount's "Skidoo." Preminger says the convict's costume helps
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    • 79 9 OVERSHADOWED by his reputation as a notorious bandit is the authentic fact that Pancho Villa was also a patriot and a popular hero. This is the basis for Paramount's “Villa Rides.'* whose authenticity is aided bv Yul Brynner’s uncanny resemblance to Villa. The Mexican leader
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    • 234 9 TWENTIETH Century. Fox's "The Magus” starring top screen stars like Anthony Quinn. Michael Caine. Anna Karina and Candice Bergen, is a magnificent electrifying stunner, a dynamo of suspense and horror. These top stars make John Fowies’ brilliant, shocking novel of the same name one of
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    • 99 9 4 GALAXY of the screen's brightest international stars poses for “Family Portrait” at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, where they are currently before the cameras in major Paramount Productions. The Stars are (front-left to right): Lee Marvin, star, ring in “Paint Your Wagon;” Barbra Stre sand, starring in
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    • 571 10 Ikebana with Lady de la Mare TO DAY'S arrangement can be a large arrangement according to the size of your piece of driftwood and would be suitable to place in an entrance hall as a welcome to your guests.
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    • 170 10 WANT to try your hand at fashion designing? Then enter the Tlssot Carrousel fashion contest which will offer you a chance to win attractive prizes. All you have to do is to create five designs either to complement, contrast with, echo the colour of or in
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    • 1376 10  -  By H, C. Tan RINGS on her fingers and bells on her toes and she shall nave music wherever she goes? Will trend setters dictate milady to pay more attention to this nursery ryhme It is indeed interesting to speculate what is in store for the
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    • 221 10 r :rn you KNOW, PROFESSOR—I STILL THINK EDEN'S GOT A CASE ON YOU AND,I DON'T MIND SAYING I'M A >• LITTLE JEALOUS mors the I WANT you TO GOTO A JEWELRY STORE WITH ME AND THEN WE RUN DOWN TOWN TO PICK UP l. OUR LICENSE' LET ME GO UP
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    • 325 10 ibmqmdmbmS* TODAY and YOU.. Sunday, January 5, 1969. Anns sjv HA*. 21 t» ,20-21-31-43 79 84 jf TAURUS At*. 20 I HAY 20 -T>ll-13-2837 69 GEMINI 21 June 20 4-'6 19 -36 ’4B 68 8090 CANCER JUNE 21 22 •>,14-*****9 j >59 6070 LEO juL r 23 ,AUG. 22 g>
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  • 423 11 OYDNEY, Sat. (Reuter) A whirlwind partnership between lan Red- P?™ o°d Doug Walters today consolidated Australia's prospects of winning the third Test against the Wtst Indies ot the Sydney cricket ground. They rattled up 82 runs in an hour to spearhead Australia
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  • 222 11 West indies Ist lans J Carew c Jarman b McKenzie 30 R Frederick* c Chsppel b McKenzie 36 R. Kanhai b McKenzie 17 B. Butcher b Stackpole 38 S Nurse c Redpath b Connolly 3 G. Sober* b Freeman 49 C. Lloyd c Jarman b Freeman 30 J Hendricks
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  • 119 11 PERTH. Western Australia. Sat. (Reuter) Professional Ken Rosewall outclassed Australian Davis Cup team member Phil Dent to win a semi-final of the West Australian men's open singles tennis championship here today. Rosewall won the match #-0. 6-4, 6-3 to qualify for tomorrow's final
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  • 348 11 SINGAPORE. Sat. Janstnites had to go all out to boat their closest rivals. 19 S'gnals by two goals to nil in a SHA Division One league I match at the Prisons ground, j Changi this evening. With today's victory Janse- mtes head the table with
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  • 261 11 KTALA LUMPUR. Sat. The World Health Organisation has approved more than $1.5 million in aid for Malaysia's national health programmes this year, the Director General of Medical and Health Services, Tan Sri (Dr.) Mohamed Din bin Ahmad, said today. The aid would cover
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  • 63 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. The Tunku Abdul Rahman Foundation had so far awarded 20 scholarships to Malaysian students studying in universities in the country and abroad, the chairman of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees. Enche Mohamed Khir Johari. said today. Enche Khir, who is the Minister of Education,
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  • 78 11 LONDON. Sat. 'Reuter* Deni* Neale beat former champion Chester Barnes in straight games to retain hi* men's singles title in the English closed table tennis championship* here today Neale. who *o n 21—16. 21—16. 21—18. took only 18 minutes to capture the title for the third time in
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  • 658 11 NEW YORK, Sat. (UPI) Ring Magazine yesterday selected Italian Nino Benvenuti, middleweight champion ot the world, as "Fight- er of the Month." Benvenuti’s “emphatic decision” over American Don Fullmer, in a 15-round contest in San Remo. Italy, left the champion “all alone in
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  • 218 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. Malaysia art enthusiasts today welcomed the formation of an Association of Pacific and Asian art conservationistsAn Australian Information Service report says an Australian art conservator. Mr. William Bousted. hoped to arrange international financial assistance to start such an association. The chairman of
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  • 123 11 MADRAS. Sat. (Reuter) Rumanian Ihp Nastase and PrcmJit Lall. thp Indian Davis Cup player, today qualified to meet in the men singles final of the Indian hard courts tennis championships here La!l beat fellow-Indian Anand AmritraJ B—6. 6—o and Nastase defeated Martin Carlstein of Swe-en 6—4. 6—l.
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  • 598 11  -  By LESLIE NAKASHIMA Sot. (UPI) More than 2,500 fans jammed the Korakuen Hall last night for a 10-round bout between two World Boxing Association ranked bantamweights and went home disappointed. Most must have wished they had stayed at home and seen the televised version.
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  • 83 11 PARTS. Sat. (Reuter) Citroen. the French car firm, are not entering any works cars in this year's Monte Carlo rally from January 17 to 25 the first time since 1959 the v have failed to do so Citroen officials s*id today it had not been possible
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  • 69 11 HAYDOCK. England, Sat 'Reuter) Park Ranger, owned b v Stanhope Joel, won the Tom Coulthwaite Handicap steeplechase run Over three miles here today in good to soft going P. Cussinss Vulgan's Pleasure was second and AH P Hope's Chancer finished third of twelve runners. Park
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  • 149 11 SINGAPORE. Sat. Singapore Cricket Club beat Port of Singapore Authority 4-2 ia the second round of the President's Cup soccer knock-out tournament at the Jalan Besar Stadium this evening. SCC now qualify for the semi-finals ana will meet the winner of the other second
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    • 1127 12 A new trial law is producing excellent results in making rugbv a more positive, attacking game. In this article lan Todd, rugby football correspondent discusses its effect on the sport, not only in Britain but in other rugby-playing countries. LONDON, Sat. Rugby’s exciting
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    • 259 12 NEW YORK. Sat. (UPI) The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) of the United States earlier this week sent out ballots listing 15 top amateur athletes for the James E. Sullivan AAU Amateur Memorial Award for 1968 The athletes. from all* sports, were nominated for, their
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    • 124 12 LONDON. Sat <AFP' Bn-i tish Olympic runner John Boul-| ter. will boycott the South Afri-j can Games in Bloemfontein in t April, according to the Daily I Sketch here today. “I will not accept if I am in-, vited I have strong personal view* on
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    • 146 12 SYDNEY Sat 'Reuter) NewSouth Wa'es Commissioner of Police. N T.W. Allan said last night his force had been unable to fix responsibility for the crash in which Belgian driver Lucen Bianchi was injured while leading in the final stages of the London to Sydnev car rally.
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    • 37 12 LONDON. Sat. (Reuter) Last night's scheduled English! Division Three football match between Stockport County and Oldham has been postponed because Stockport County are away to Blackburn Rovers in the English F A Cup third round today
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    • 198 12 Stolle Wins In DingDong Battle HOBART. Sat. (Reuter) Australian professional Fred Stolle survived three match points as he battled through to the final of the Tasmanian open tennis championships here today afte r a titanic three-ar.d-a-half hour duel against fellow-countryman Mai Anderson. Stolle finally beat part-time professional Anderson 15 —17.
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    • 29 12 PORT ELIZABETH. Sat. (Reuter) South African Pat Walkden beat Britain's Virginia Wade 6-4 6-3 In the women's singles final of the Eastern Province tennis championships here today.
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    • 271 12 AUCKLAND. New Zealand, Sat (UPI) New Zealand’s Chris Amon in a 2400 cc Ferrari V 6 won the New Zealand international Grand Prix for the second straight vear at Pukekohe today. Amon's average speed was a record 105 miles per hour. The crowd stood
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    • 237 12 MELBOURNE. Sat (Reuter) A straight ball from makeshift leg-spinner Peter Bedford shattered the offstump of Queensland tallender Ross Duncan to give Victoria first Innings points in their Sheffield Shield match at the Melbourne cricket ground today Duncan, the last man In. needed 13 runs to
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    • 25 12 LONDON. Sat. (Reuter) Results of rugby matches played last night were RUGBY LEAGUE Castleford 11 Batley 5 RUGBY UNION Maesteg 0 Llanelli 8
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    • 260 12 SYDNEY. Sat. (Reuter) Attendance figures have indicated success for Australia’s first two open tennis tournaments But as the tournaments in Hobart and Perth entered their final stages, tennis association officials in both States were cautious in their financial assessments. In Perth. West Australian Lawn Tennis
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    • 94 12 TAURANGA. New Zealand. Sat (Reuter) The New Zealand left-hander Bob Chares won the Spalding Masters £1.870 golf tournament here today by 10 strokes. His four round tally of 260 —2O under par—was the best ever achieved in a tournament in Ne w Zealand. Charles had rounds
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    • 59 12 LAS VEGAS Nevada. Sat 1 UPIt Art Davis, g promising US welterweight, scored a unanimous 10-round decision over Mexican veteran Polo Corona in a 10- round fight last night Davis. 149 !b wa* the winner on the three judges scorecerd* bv 49—42. 49—41 and 48— .2 Hi's opponent
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    • 32 12 COPENHAGEN Sat. (Reuter) Eddie Perkins of Chicago. the former world junior welterweight boxing champion gained a ten-round points decision over Boerge Krogh. Denmark’s former European lightweight champion, her* last night.
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    • 129 12 LONDON*. Sat. (AFP) Major Derek Allhusen, captain of the British equestrian team that won an Olympic Gold Medal but was then snubbed in the New Year’s honours list, was in fart offered an award, but refused it. the Sun newspaper revealed here today. Fiftv-four-year-old Major
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    • 329 12 MELBOURNE, Sat. (AFP) Millionaire Filipino racehorse owner Felipe Ysmael plans to get the best possible legal advisers to clear him of the disqualification imposed yesterday hv the Melbourne Stewards. Ysmael said today: “I do not hold any grudge" when questioned
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    • 161 12 LOS ANGELES. Sat. (AFP) Carlos Teo Cruz of the Dominican Republic will defend his world lightweight boxing title against the Mexican-American Armando Ramo* in Los Angeles on Feb is or 25. it was announced here today. O 1 Jan 30 in the same arena
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    • 101 12 TAIPEI. Sat (Reuter) Taiwan's Chinese National Footbal' Association plan to host a soccer tournament in Taipei Com Api il 4 to 7 among the Philippines. South Vietnam. Hong Kong and Taiwan. The association said m a statement published today that the Hong Kong team was
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    • 73 12 LONDON. Sat. i AFP) A new. British record for marathon chess wa s set up last night at the "New Year Show", at Olympia here by the international British chess master RG. Wade of Blackheath. The 47-year-old master played 200 games non-stop against opponents simultaneously on
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    • 196 12 MANILA, Sat. (UPI) World Boxing Council junior welterweight champion Pedro Adigue of the Philippines has been named “Boxer of the Month” and “Fighter of the Year” by the Oriental Boxing Federation (OBF). The OBF in their latest monthly ratings released yesterday, selected Adigue over
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    • 115 12 PORT ELIZABETH. South Africa. Sat. (Reuter) Britain’s Virginia Wade, winner cf three titles in last week's Border tennis championships, se* her sights on another trophy today when she reached the women's singles final in the Eastern Province championships here. The lop-seeded Miss Wade beat
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    • 131 12 HASTINGS. England. Sat. (UPI) Australian chessplayer Max Fuller lost a sixth round game of the premier chess tournament at the Hastings Internationa] Chess Congress to Danny Wright of Britain yesterday. The game ended after 55 moves in six hours of play. Jan Smejkal of Czechoslovakia beat
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    • 105 12 SYDNEY. Sat. (Reuter) Newly-wed Mrs. Jean Changfreau today won the women's singles final at the Manly seaside tennis tournamen' here Mrs Changreau, formerly Gail Sherriff. is one of Australia’s top-ranking women players She married Jean Changfreau in Sydney less than two week ago and the couple
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    • 183 12 WARSAW. Sat. (Reuter)' Five Warsaw newspapers today angrily defended Polish Olympic gold medallist Irena Szewinska against accusations in a Polish New Year television programme that she lacked team spirit. One newspaper described the programme, entitled “Fall of an idol” as a public execution. Another quoted a
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    • 93 12 TEHERAN Sat. 'Reuter) Boris Selitsky. the Soviet Union Olympic weightlifting gold medallist. set another new world record today. Light-heawweight Selitsky jer» ked 190 5 kilograms «419 J lbs> a match held here between Soviet and Iranian teams to add J kilogram <l.l lbi
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    • 132 12 Mala ysia’s Menon Lose MADRAS Sat (Reuter) Result* of ,'csterday s Indian international hard court tenru* championships here: Men's singles, fourth round T Akbari (Irani beat G Mi?» 'lndia) 6—3. 6—4; I. Natagtas# 'Rumaniai beat S. Minotre Indiat 6—4 6—2; M Rvbarezv* 'Poland' beat N, Singh 'lndia) 6—3. B—6:8 —6:
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    • 92 12 LdCEDS England. Sat. (Reuter) The draw for the Rugbv League challenge cup. first round, to be played on Saturday, January 25. was made here as follows: Blackpool Borough v Bramlev, Wakefield Trinitv v. Ackworth, Widne s v York. Wi gan v Leigh Miners Welfare. Hull v.
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    • 78 12 MADRAS. India, Sat. (Reuter) Sweden's Martin Carlstein and Ilie Nastase. the Rumanian Dav s Cup players, both reached the men's semi-finals in the Indian hard court tennis championship* her* yesterday. Quarter-final resuits: M Carlstein 'Swed'nt beat T, Akbari (Iran) 6 —2, retired. I Nastase 'Rumania! beat
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