Eastern Sun, 7 January 1969
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Title Section23 1969-01-07 1 Eastern Sun SINGAPORE S OWN NATIONAL DAILY Estd. 1960. Vol. 3 No. 873 Tuesday, 7 January 1969. \IC (P) 0737 Price 15 cents23 words
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265 1969-01-07 1 T ONDON, Mon. (Reuter) Australian Prime Minister John Gorton denied today that he would present to the Commonwealth Conference here plans for a fivenation force to defend South-east Asia after 1971. Mr. Gorton told reporters at London airport he265 words
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381 1969-01-07 1 R. V. LINGAM - By R. V. LINGAM SINGAPORE, Mon. Thousands of dollars worth of goods stored in two godowns in Boat Quay were completely destroyed by fire today. Hundreds of families living around the godowns hurriedly collected their belongings and fled from their bouses. The area, comprising381 words
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Article94 1969-01-07 1 BANGKOK Mon. (Reuter)— Thailand's banned Communist P rty is trying to link up with opposition political parties to form a united front to overthrow the Government. the Inal Communist Suppression Command said today. Command Operations Directs Lieutenant-General Saiyud Kherdpol told newsmen that Communists had intensified their94 words
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Article76 1969-01-07 1 BERCHTESGADEN. Bavaria. Mon. (AFP) —The world's first artificially-frozen bobsleigh and toboggan run was opened at the winter sports resort of Koenigsee. near Berchtesgaden. yesterday. The run. built in five months from some 650,000 litres of concrete and 55.000 metres of meta! tubing for the refrigeration process, is76 words
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365 1969-01-07 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman said here today he failed to understand the reason behind the Australian and New Zealand decision to withdraw their troops from Terendak Camp in Malacca to Singapore after 1971. The Tunku said this when speaking to newsmen365 words
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111 1969-01-07 1 TOKYO Mon (Reuter) A record 827.191 people were killed or injured on Japan's roads in accidents that averaged one every 50 seconds throughout last year. Police figures released today said the traffic death toll of 14.255 would mean one killed every 37 minutes.111 words
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92 1969-01-07 1 CRATERS ON THE MOON —Apollo-8 view of the large crater Goclenius (foreground). nearly 40 miles (64 kilometres) from rim to rim. An unusual feature is the prominent rill that crosses the crater rim. The three clustered craters are Magelhaens. Magelhaens A and Colombo A. View it toward the south. Goclenius— Exclusive pix to Eastern Sun. - 92 words
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219 1969-01-07 1 LONDON. Mon. (CPI) Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew was scheduled to deliver a speech on the security situation in South-east Asia to members of the institute of Strategic Studies today, according to an official spokesman. Although no details of Mr. Lee's219 words
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Article104 1969-01-07 1 SAIGON. Mon. (Reuier) Scu:h Vietnam's Education Minister Dr. Le Minh Tri died tonight i 0 hours after a terror's* had lobbed a bomb into his car in a crowded Saigon streei. Dr Til's chauffeur was killed in the explosion, his bodyguard it jurec. and two passeis-by also104 words
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Article73 1969-01-07 1 OSLO, Mon. (Reuter)—The Funeral service of former UN. Secretary General, Trygve Lie. attended by King Olav and U.S. Vice-President Hubert Humphrey, took place in the Oslo Trinity Church here today. During the service. Mr Lie. 72. who died from a heart attack on Monday last73 words
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Article60 1969-01-07 1 PARIS. Mon. (Reuter) Mr. W Averell Harriman, United States delegation leader at the Vietnam peace talks, raid tribute today to Mr. Henry Cabot Lodge who will succeed him here on Jan. 20. He said the appointment by President-elect Richard Nixon was a logical one. “Mr Lodge is a60 words
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119 1969-01-07 1 SAIGON, Mon. (AFP) U.S B-52 Strategic Air Command bombers unleashed more than 500 tons of bombs today on South Vietnamese provinces between Saigon and the Cambodian border where allied forces, seeking arms dumps, clashed sporadically on Sunday with small enemy units, a U.S military spokesman announced119 words
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69 1969-01-07 1 KARACHI. Men (Reuter) A.r Marshal Asghar Khan, tipped as a possible presiden:la! candidate in elections due in 1970. flew suddenly to Dacca East Pakistan, today to Join strategy talks among opposition party leaders. Heads of eight of the ten ptrties opposing President Ayub69 words
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49 1969-01-07 1 BEIRUT. Mon. (Reuter) Lebanon today began building air raid shelters and setting up military training centres in villages borderinc Israel. A Defence Ministry source said army engineers had been put in charge of building the shelters to protect villagers against air raids and shelling.49 words
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Article34 1969-01-07 1 COLDSTREAM. Scotland. (Reuter) Former Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas Home has a badly bruised back and ribs following a fall on ice at his Scottish home here yesterday, his doctors announced.34 words
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301 1969-01-07 1 PARIS. Mon. (CPI) North Vietnam today warned President-elect Richard M. Nixon the nomination of a new C.S. delegation chief will not change the issues in the Vietnam negotiations. Nguyen Thanh Le. the North Vietnam delegation spokesman, flatly dismissed the301 words
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Article93 1969-01-07 1 LONDON. Mon. (Reuter) Two Royal Air Force Lightning je* fighters flew off for Bahrain today on the first leg 0 f a 9,000-miie (14.500 kms) refuelling exercise to Singapore. The planes, from an air base near Fife. Scotland, will be followed by eight other Lightnings.93 words
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Article79 1969-01-07 1 AMMAN Mon (Reuter) Jordanian and Israeli forces exchanged medium machinegun fire across the River Jordan twice today. A Jordanian military spokesman said the first exchange, which lasted for 25 minutes, took place in the Al-Baqoura area in the northern Jordan Valley from 0905 local time (070579 words
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Article42 1969-01-07 1 SAO PAULO. Brazil. Mon. (Reuter) Brazil’s third heart transplant operation was carried out at the Clinicas Hospital here today and a statement said the patient, a 52-year-old man. was doing well. The patient was identified only by his initials, CP.42 words
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Miscellaneous13 1969-01-07 1 LADIES DAY piAYoor o-uk> J>c “Wow best rabbit punch I've seen since Dempsey!”13 words
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Article, Illustration592 1969-01-07 2 SINGAPORE, Mon. Three Singapore school teachers go back to school every weekend to learn to fly gliders in their class- room. They are Pilot Officer Hylton Frugtniet of Siglap Secondary School, FlightLt. Dominic Yip from St. Joseph’s Institution and Pilot Officer B. Plrthipal592 words
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206 1969-01-07 2 SINGAPORE. Mon A Sw:is architect. entrusted with milllon-dolltr mission to Singapore, today said the Republic was an ideal place to stage Internationa! exhibition* and conventions. He is Mr. Jean Plojoux. who arrived yesterday to set up the Swiss Watch and Jewellery Exhibition for its Singapore206 words
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Article, Illustration173 1969-01-07 2 SINGAPORE, Mon. Every Saturday at 5 p.m. a Character Building School Is being conducted by the Balestier Road Seventhday Adventist Church, 120 Balestier Road. Boys and girls of all races and religions have been invited to attend this hour-long weekly programme under th e direction173 words
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Article, Illustration587 1969-01-07 2 SINGAPORE, Mon For the efficient administration of justice and proper maintenance of the rule of law it is essential to hove in the judiciary and in the legal service, men who are able, industrious and of integrity. This was said by the Chief587 words
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702 1969-01-07 2 SINGAPORE. Mon Among the new laws to be introduced in the Republic will be an amendment to the Constitution providing for the new Supreme Court of Judicature. This was indicated todav by the Solicitor-General. Mr Krancis T Seow in his address to the702 words
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Article, Illustration41 1969-01-07 2 THE Prime Minister of Singapore, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew and his wife, Mrs. Lee on arrival at London Airport on Sunday to attend the Commonwealth. Prime Ministers' Conference scheduled to open today, Jan. 7. UPI Radio. photo.— UPI Radio.; photo. - 41 words
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248 1969-01-07 2 Big Boom For S’pore By 71 —Astrologer SINGAPORE. Mon. Mr. Dadi Balsara. a noted international astro-palmist of India, has predicted a big boom for the Singapore Government's industrial and economic policies by 1971. In his world forecast for 1969. Mr. Balsara expressed confidence that whatever actions comtemplated by the Premier248 words
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Article79 1969-01-07 2 SINGAPORE. Mon The Adult Education Board will conduct a 12-week course in wjodcarving for beginners on Saturdays from 2 to 5 p m. at the Kim Keat Vocational school. The medium of instruction will be in English. The tuition fee fo r the course is $2579 words
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Article76 1969-01-07 2 SINGAPORE. Mon. Three youths were charged today with being members of an unlawful assembly whose common objective was to cause bodily injury to policemen at- the Mandat Granite Quarry on Jan. 3. They are Tok Choon Cfcul. Toh Hong and Chia Seng who appeared before76 words
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460 1969-01-07 3 SINGAPORE. Mon. A 22-year-old cook, Mohd. Shariff bin Mohd. Din. was sentenced to one day’s jail today and fined S3OO or in default three months’ imprisonment for giving false evidence before a kathi. Shariff committed the offence last June 18. by declaring460 words
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Article81 1969-01-07 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon An exhibition of Chinese calligraphy by Miss Foong Wai Ching, 28. the eldest daughter of a merchant in Ipoh, will be opened at the Balai Ampang in the AIA B alding here on Jan. 12 The exhibition. Miss Foong’s third one-woman show in recent years,81 words
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Article58 1969-01-07 3 SINGAPORE Mon. A 17-year-old youth. Puah Soo Koon, was today put under one year's probation by the Ninth Magistrate's Court for Intending to outrage the modesty of a 11-year-old girl. He was alleged to have committed the offence on Dec. 13. last year at about 558 words
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Article, Illustration96 1969-01-07 3 FIREMEN’ at the rear of one of the godowns fighting the blaze from an adjacent building. The fire, believed to have started from the centre of one of the godowns. could only be fought from roof-tops of adjacent buildings. Eastern Sun pictures by Richard Chow. RESIDENTS— Eastern Sun pictures; by Richard Chow. - 96 words
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131 1969-01-07 3 Fama Looking For LongTerm Solutions KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. The Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority iFAMA) is now looking into the possibility of providing long-term solutions to the problems of the vegetable growing industry, its deputy chairman Enche Aziz Yassin said today. Enche Aziz told Bemama he spent three days in the131 words
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161 1969-01-07 3 SINGAPORE. Mon. F ne 200 children will be taking part in a variety siiow put up by the Art of Dance Studio in aid of the C Jen Su Lan Methodist Children’s Hom e and the Hans Anderson Club for under-privileged children he161 words
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Article, Illustration453 1969-01-07 3 —Arako SINGAPORE. Mon. The Junior Wells Blues and Rhythm Band from Chicago rocked the ceiling and drummed the hearts of the young at the Singapore Conference Hall last Thursday. The soul music had awakened the audience with its compelling harsh shreik that blast with sorrow and—Arako - 453 words
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257 1969-01-07 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. The Government has been urged to appoint a youth representative in the Senate. This svas one of the resolutions adopted at the fiveday national development seminar which ended at Kuala Kubu Bahru yesterday. Another resolution called for the appointment of vouth257 words
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168 1969-01-07 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. The Royal Malaysia Police will offer everv assistance to the Thai Governmnt in its investigations into the smuggling of cars from Malaysia to Thailand. A Federal Police spokesman today said that the Malaysian Police would be “only too willing to168 words
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Article37 1969-01-07 3 SINGAPORE Mon. The acting Minister for Education. Mr. Jek Yeun Thong left today to represent Singapore In the fourth threeday meeting of the Southeast Aslan Ministers' Education Conference which begins In Jakarta tomorrow.37 words
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112 1969-01-07 3 SINGAPORE. Mon. The World Health Organisation has set-up a regional centre for cancer research In Singapore. This was disclosed by Dr. David Nelson, an eminent cancer research scientist In Australia, who flew Into Singapore today. Dr. Nelson told newsmen that the regional centre112 words
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244 1969-01-07 3 SINGAPORE. Mon. The Ministry of Health, after investigations. today hit out at dirty toilet facilities in amusement parks, cinemas and some business premises frequented by members of the public. The Ministry warned owners. managers and occupiers of these places that they would be244 words
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Article119 1969-01-07 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon Twenty Laotian women Police Constables who are here on training visited the Petaling Jaya Police Station this morning. They were met on arrival by the OCPD of Petallng Java Deputy Supt E A Fernandez who later gave them a briefing on the119 words
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Article328 1969-01-07 3 Meet Margaret: A ‘Boss In Skirt SINGAPORE. Mon. The lady Is her own boss! Director and teacher of her own secretarial college. She Is Margaret Sundarason slim, petite. relatively new to Singapore and thoroughly competent! This personality, who flew to Singapore about two years ago to marry a local surgeon,328 words
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Advertisement243 1969-01-07 3 WEISEN-US 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 been243 words
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Article180 1969-01-07 4 SINGAPORE, Mon. Work on the East Coast foreshore reclamation scheme is going according to schedule. Since the project began in 1965. 760 acres of land have been reclaimed. According to a spokesman of the Housing and Development Board the reclamation is going on according to180 words
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172 1969-01-07 4 SINGAPORE. Mon. The Majlis Ugama Islam announced today that a further payment of Fitrah (tithe) will be made to the j>oor Muslims in the RepubThe Majlis said those registered for receiving payment of Fitrah would be further paid soon. They were only172 words
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178 1969-01-07 4 SINGAPORE, Mon. —The University of Singapore's Extramural Studies is offering a new course on "Knowing Our Singapore'’ consisting of 12 lectures co-ordinated by Mr. G. G. Thomson. Director of the Political Study Centre. A statement from the department said there was a growing Interest178 words
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Article44 1969-01-07 4 JAKARTA. Mon. <UPI) Widespread illegal tapping of rubber plantations in the Pantai Timur area of North Sumatra has become so bad that production ha* been affected and police have been given orders to shoot raiders on sight. Antara News Agency reported today.44 words
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Article36 1969-01-07 4 SINGAPORE. Mon. The Singapore Theosophical Society will hold a public talk on "Poorna Yoga” at its premises at 8. Cairnhill Road at 630 p.m. on Thursday The talk will be by Mr. N. Natarajaa.36 words
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Article241 1969-01-07 4 KCALA LUMPUR. Mon. The Board of Directors of the Malaysia-Singapore Airlines is now preparing a report on how to improve the running of the airlines as a commercial organisation, the Minister of Transport. Tan Sri Sardnn bin Ha.ii Jubir. said today. He told newsmen this241 words
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163 1969-01-07 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. Two police officers were admitted to the University teaching Hospital in Petallng Jaya last night following a “free-for-all'' at a cabaret in Jalan Campbell here A police spokesman today identified them as Supt. HS Nathan. Commandant of the Federal Reserve Unit163 words
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Article49 1969-01-07 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. Jordan is th* late*t country to agree to take part in the forthcoming International Conference of Muslim nations to be held here in April. a spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affair*. disclosed today. Pakistan and Kuwait have also agree to take part.49 words
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Article24 1969-01-07 4 SINGAPORE. Mon. Mr. Brian Barron will take over from Mr. Roland Challis as the BBC South-east Asia correspondent from Jan 1824 words
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Article, Illustration250 1969-01-07 4 SINGAPORE, Mon. "Miss Escapades", Joyce Ho, went for a ride in this authentic London cab, a 19 53 Austin model, round the main streets of Singapore this morning. The cab was specially flown in from London to highlight an attractive promotion250 words
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136 1969-01-07 4 VATICAN CITY. Mon (CPI —Pope Paul VI called «n the world'* Catholic bishop* toda» not to join with lh e revolt against orthodox teaching* of the chureh that i* now through some Catholic circles He 'aid bi-hop» mu t be witnesses to the "true136 words
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408 1969-01-07 4 NAIROBI. Mon. (Reuter) Leaders of Kenya’s Asian community have asked Britain to consider helping financially Asians displaced by Kenya’s law* to enable them to emigrate to India instead of Britain. Mr Rasik M. Shah, a Nairobi representative of the United408 words
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495 1969-01-07 4 LONDONDERRY. Northern Ireland Mon. (L'PI) “Me marched to focus attention on the civil rights issue in Northern Ireland. said Michael O’Farrell. one of the organisers oi last weeks Ulster civil rights march. “And uo one can deny we have succeeded.” Battered495 words
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177 1969-01-07 4 SINGAPORE. Mon The Family Planning and Population Board has had another good year. For the third year in succession, it had achieved its target of recruiting 35.000 new family planning acceptors. Up to Dec. 31 last year, the Board had 35,338 new acceptors. The177 words
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Article134 1969-01-07 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. The wife of a police Sergentmaior was shot in the face when a rifle belonging to their soldier son went off accidentally this morning A police spokesman identified the woman as Che Tak Sia. 45. wife of S?t Major Baba bin Puteh134 words
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Article48 1969-01-07 4 SINGAPORE. Mon. 730 p.m.: Free film shows by Ministry of Culture at Jalan Ara (Malay Settlement. Chua Chu Kang Road). Kampong Race Course (Dunearn Road), Jalan Baling (Kampong Teban) and Sin Hwa School (Mandai Tekong). 7.45 p.m.: Chinese drama lecture at National Theatre Club, Ciemesceau Avenue.48 words
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165 1969-01-07 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon The former commanding officer of the Sixth Malaysian Infantry Brigade. Brig Gen. Mazlan bin Yunus. 42. who died in London yesterday, will be buried with full military honours here a ministry of defence spokesman said today. Arrangements are now165 words
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Article56 1969-01-07 4 SINGAPORE. Mon—Military personnel will be conducting a street clearing exercise from 1 am. to 6 am. tomorrow and Wednesday at the junction of Middle Road and Victoria Street. No blank* or thunderflahses will be fired for the*e exercises and no buildings will be entered. The Public56 words
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Article59 1969-01-07 4 SINGAPORE Mon A passenger in a motor-car rushed to the General Hospital after an accident along Mountbatten Road, died yesterday. He was Chan Sin Rew. 17, of Balmoral Crescent. There were a total of 45 road accidents of which one was fatal and three were59 words
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Article64 1969-01-07 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. Films on Malaysia help the people in other countries to realise that Malaysians are civilised people after all and are enjoying a good standard of living, a spokesman of a Filem Negara said here today He disclosed that 20 to 25 selected films were sent64 words
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Article, Illustration193 1969-01-07 4 SINGAPORE. Mon. Mrs. Donna Joyce Krogstad. wife of the Assistant treasurer of the Far Eastern Division of Seventh-dav Adventists, has been selected as one of the "Outstanding Young Women of America for 1968'. Mrs Krogstad who is teacher at the Far Eat193 words
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Article52 1969-01-07 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon The Minister of Commerce and Industry, Tan Sri Dr. Lim ©wee the vice-pre-sident of the MC A today received a donation of $lO,OOO for the Tunku Abdul Rahman College Fund from the managing director of Asian Mo'.ors Mr Phng Hwee Seng, at his52 words
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Article45 1969-01-07 4 SINGAPORE Mon A trishaw-rider-Qwek su>w Kow. 30. who was admitted to the General Hospital with head injuries died here this morning. Qwek was found sprawled m a back-lane off French Road near Jalan Besar area two days ago Police suspect foul play.45 words
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Article40 1969-01-07 4 KUALA LUMPUR Mon The implementation of the jeutt common spelling system between Malaysia and Indonesia is important. not only for South-East Asm, but also for the whole wo-ld. the Minister of Education, Enche Mohamed Khir Johan, said today.40 words
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Article37 1969-01-07 4 SINGAPORE. Mon The Young Men's Christian Association will conduct an art course for beginners and school certificate students at its premises in Orchard Road soon. Those Interested can phone ***** or visit YMCA37 words
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Article, Illustration99 1969-01-07 4 SINGAPORE. Mon. Mr. Lindsv Carrol. First Sec* retarv (Information) to the Australian High Commission will leave Singapore sometime next week fvr reassignment after more than three years’ slav here. The last three years here have been wonderful years for him. Mrs. Carrol and99 words
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Article685 1969-01-07 5 BEIRUT, (UPI) The Lebanese Army will establish a special unit to train inhabitants in 43 south Lebanon villages border with Israel, military spokesmen said on Suncay night. KARLSRUHE. West Germany (UPI) The federal prosecutors office savs it has evidence that the iate Rear Adm Hermann Luedke was involved in685 words
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Article, Illustration31 1969-01-07 5 GATWICK, England: Police and rescue workers lift wreckage of Afghan Airlines Boeing “27 which crashed into house in thick fog on Sunday.- (UPI radio photo)—(UPI radio; photo) - 31 words
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351 1969-01-07 5 PRAGUE, Mon. (Reuter) Czechoslovak National Assembly President Josef Smrkovsky said last night his re-election to the parliamentary post under the country's new federal structure, as urged by rebellious reformists, was out of the question. His statement, in a countrywide television address, was351 words
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Article225 1969-01-07 5 JEWISH CONGRESS ROME. Mon. (Reuter) The governing council of the World Jewish Congress last night called for direct peace talks between Arabs and Israelis, ignoring moves by big world powers to intervene. The council, which represents 12 million Jews in 70 countries, passed a resolution stating "its225 words
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Article78 1969-01-07 5 SYDNEY, Mon. (UPI) The last surviving member of quadruplets born in Sydney on Saturday died today. Three girls and one boy were born at the Crown Street Women's Hospital on Saturday. Two died the same day The other of the quads is in a78 words
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Article214 1969-01-07 5 MUNICH LONDON. Mon. (UPI) Alec Douglas-Home. Britain’s I former Conservative Prime Minister, has defended the late Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain’s "Peace with honour” agreement made at Munich with Adolf Hitler in 1938. Sir Alec who accompanied Chamberlain on the flying visits which sealed the fate of214 words
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Article107 1969-01-07 5 SAN DIEGO. California Mon. (UPI) One of three killer whales apparently stricken with the Hong Kong flu at Sea World Aquatic Park was given the go-ahead to perform more strenuous tricks yesterday. Kilroy. the smallest of the three wha es at 1.700 pounds, was allowed to perform107 words
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227 1969-01-07 5 NEW YORK. Mon. (Reuter) Israeli Foreign Minister Abba Eban said today the Israeli commando attack on the Beirut, Lebanon, international airport was in accord with the Jewish State's policy of survival and not a policy of retaliation. “We have no policy of retaliation227 words
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197 1969-01-07 5 LONDON, Mon. (UPI). A dismantled radar device could have prevented an Afghan jetliner carrying 62 persons from crashing early yesterday while trying to land at fog-shrouded Gatwick Airport, air control officers said last night. Police, revising earlier reports. said 53 persons197 words
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Article71 1969-01-07 5 WASHINGTON. Mon. (UPI) Congress meets today to tell Richard M. Nixon officially that he won the presidency and. as a bonus, to double n>s salary as chief executive to US$2OO,OOO a year. Both house and senate meet together to count Nixon’s electoral college vote and proc71 words
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Article96 1969-01-07 5 BAY CITY. Michigan. Mon. (UPI) A couple who lost their three children in a fire caused by careless smoking three years ago died yesterday in a blaze that had the same cause. The bodies of Lawrence Herber. 45. and his wife The ma. 42. were96 words
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Article70 1969-01-07 5 ATHENS. Mon. (Reuter) Greece and Cyprus last night expressed their wish for a speedy and peaceful solution of the Cyprus problem. Speaking to reporters at the end of a two-and-half hour meeting with Greek Premier George Papadopoulos. President Makarios of Cyprus said they had examined the70 words
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119 1969-01-07 5 LONDON. Mon (AFP) Mr. Michael Stewart Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary announced today that Sir Hugh Norman-Walker Governor and Commander-In-Chief of Seychelles and Commissioner of the British Indian Ocean Territory, is relinquishing these appointments with the Queens approval, to take up the appointment of Colonial119 words
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Article39 1969-01-07 5 MANII A. (Renter) A Navy Guard at the Jose Rizal (national hero) shrine in Manila was shot dead by a prowler yesterday. Police said the killer fled with the victim’s carbine No motive has been established39 words
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678 1969-01-07 5 LONDON, Mon. The Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference opens here tomorrow with racial, economic and political issues to be worked out and smoothed over. ITGANDA PREMIER Dr. G Milton Obote said here todav that 40.000 Asians with British passports would have to leave678 words
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Article82 1969-01-07 5 TOKYO. Mon. (AFP' The agriculture forestry ministry’s fishery agency has started drafting a plan tc set up submarine "ranches” by providing "automats' for fishes to which they are to be attracted by sound waves. This project Is to be carried out in parallel with development of submarine82 words
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81 1969-01-07 5 HONG KONG. Mon. (AFP) A 10.300-ton Hong Kong registered freighter. the Mlllstrident, was towed back to Hong Kong last night after having been adrift with an engine breakdown for more than a week in th® high seas. Officers of the freighter said at81 words
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Miscellaneous51 1969-01-07 5 5 OUT OF 49 THE THREE HOLIDAY DRAWS A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS LAST SUNDAY AGAIN ONE BIG WINNER $31,460 for 4 1 CORRECT IMPORTANT: HOLDERS OF WINNING COUPONS IN THE LUCKY DRAW ARE KINDLY REQUESTED TO PRESENT THESE TO THE SINGAPORE POOLS OFFICE 1.4. PERCrVAL ROAD FROM WEDNESDAY T'NTH SATURDAY THIS51 words
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Article226 1969-01-07 6 THE gravest danger which the valiant people of Czechoslovakia are facing today i.« possible internal division This Is the direct off'hoot of the Federalisation of the State into two entities (Czech and Slovak). What the alien might has. in fact, failed to kill. Federalisation might do since226 words
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204 1969-01-07 6 (Reuter) THE crew of the captured U.S. spy ship Pueblo was unable to scuttle the ship or destroy its secret equipment before being taken over by the North Koreans because it had no explosive charges for demolition aboard, according to Newsweek magazine. The magazine said(Reuter) - 204 words
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Article213 1969-01-07 6 (UPI) CLEAR war is thinkable and “there are circumstances in which the United States would use nuclear weapons.” Walt W. Rostow, Foreign Affairs Adviser to President Johnson, said Sunday. It has become almost commonplace in postwar American politics to say that nuclear war is “unthinkable" because(UPI) - 213 words
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623 1969-01-07 6 Seaghan Maynes - By Seaghan Maynes LONDON, Mon. (Reuter) —Commonwealth Heads of Government are assembling here for their 28-n jtion conference opening tomorrow, which could put the durability of Commonwealth unity to its sternest test. There is sharp dissent among its multi-rarial membership from the623 words
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761 1969-01-07 6 HARRY HOBBS - BY HARRY HOBBS LONDON. Mon. (I’PI) There are times when business becomes keener than usual to learn lessons and change things. This immediate post-holidav period may prove to be one of them There was absenteeism at many Industries before 1969 was many hours761 words
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464 1969-01-07 6 RALPH HARRIS - BY RALPH HARRIS WASHINGTON. Mon. (R says farewell to Congress an of messages and legislate two weeks. With President-elect Nixon ready to move his Republican Administration Into the White House on Jan. 20 Mr. Johnson is likely to end his five-year Presidency464 words
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Article, Illustration437 1969-01-07 6 NEW YORK. Mon. (CPI) Henry Cabot »odee. a tall, handsome millionaire, teems to get the call from party or country whenever the difficult situation arises. Three Presidents have called him in the past 15 years. Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed him Ambassador to the United Nations; John437 words
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Article78 1969-01-07 6 MOSCOW. Mon. (AFP) The “brutal” attack on Beirut aiiport and Israel’s “armed provocations along Lebanon’s southern border” clearly shewed Tel Aviv’s determina'lu‘ to aggravate the Middle Eas* crisis and spread the contact to Lebanon. Pravda said today The paper's Beirut correspondent M. L. Medviedke wrote. While78 words
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65 1969-01-07 6 HONO KONG. Mon. (AFP) Radio Peking tonight reported the existence in the Soviet Unton of a "Russian fighters committee dedicated to the struggle for the reestablishment of a Marxist Party’’. This wa* the second under ground organisation after the “Stalin Group” which Radio Peking65 words
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417 1969-01-07 6 LONDON. Mon. (UPl)—The Soviet Union’s proposed plan for a Middle East settlement Includes the stationing of peace-keeping forces possibly including American, Soviet, British and French troops on both sides of the Arab-Israeli borders, the London newspaper the Observer said yesterday. In a417 words
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Article660 1969-01-07 6 PIERRE CHAUVET - BY PIERRE CHAUVET PRAGUE. Mon. (AFP) The Czechoslovak press celebrated this week-end with much emotion and not a little bitterness the first anniversary of January 5, 1968, marking the decline of ex-President Antonin Novotny and the new »ook in Czechoslovak, policies as well as its660 words
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196 1969-01-07 6 Mon. (UPI). Noted hlstorlen Arnold Toynln*s mankind has coma DreclDtrP” K° f "l very terrlb; th«* but he 16 hopeful tSftdJS-*” not 80lnf ov,r a i so believes that noof total abolition *7 ent 311(1 th lnStt war itself «n be worldUace." uaran etn196 words
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Article167 1969-01-07 7 WASHINGTON. Mon.(UPI) The Antitrust Division of the «iustice Department has recommended antitrust action against International Business Machine Corp.. NBC news reported yesterday. .tv Justice Department spokesman refused to comment cn the report, noting the Justice Department never comments on cases still under investigation. NBC said Atty.167 words
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183 1969-01-07 7 VT^r SADAS Argentina. Mon. Japanese firm, with tne financial backing of the Japanese Government, will invest more than $l2 million in h* Pll *.k, to build a D a P* r plant nere. the newspaper La Prensa reported yesterday. The newspaper quoted183 words
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343 1969-01-07 7 SINGAPORE, Mon. Pan American World Airways O will equip its fleet of 25 Boeing 747 Superjets with a new advanced colour motion picture entertainment system engineered by the Bell Howell Company. L.T. Bready, Director, Singapore, Malaysia Brunei of the airline, announced. In343 words
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304 1969-01-07 7 TOKYO. Mon. (AFP) France will increase its import quotas for Japanese electronic products by two to four folds In 1969. it was jointly announced by the French National Federation of Electronic Industries (FNIE) and the Electronic Industries Association of Japan here today. France will304 words
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120 1969-01-07 7 SYDNEY. Mon. (Reuter) Australian sheepfarmer Faria Palfreyman is to sell more than half of his collection of 26 Rolls Rovce cars, which he has built up over the past 12 years, it was reported here today. Mr Palfreyman keeps the luxury cars120 words
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Article110 1969-01-07 7 SINGAPORE. Mon. The following ships are expected to be in port today: GODOWNS VESSELS 1/2 Benstae 3/4 Jessenice 5 Weybank 6/7 Constellation 8 9 Marine Trust 10/11 Calchas 12 Tandjung Datu 15/16 Tantalus 18 Iraoraddy 19 Straat Singapore 21/22 Perry BrOwind 25 Iman 26 Rajah Brooke 27/28110 words
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Article261 1969-01-07 7 SINGAPORE. Mon. First National City Bank have announced an agreement in principle to acquire a 40 percent interest in National Grindlavs Bank. London —a major British Overseas Bank —lor approximately $113.4 million. At the end of 1967, National L Grindlays had deposits of 32.937 million261 words
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Article24 1969-01-07 7 LONDON. Mon. (UPI) Rubbe r market openee quiet with spot 21 21-1 4 No 1 RSS CIF basis ports Jan. 20-1/8 20-5/16.24 words
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181 1969-01-07 7 JAKARTA. Mon. (Reuter) The Indonesian Government has cleared the wa v for two Hong Kong and Singapore shipping lines to operate into the country after a lapve of nearly five months, their agents said in Jakarta today. Unique shipping of Singapore and181 words
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Article107 1969-01-07 7 BANGKOK. Mon. (Reuter) Thailand will expert 5.613 long tons of tin in .he first three months of this year according to the National Development Ministry. The Ministry said that this amount was ihe Thai export Quota of tin agreed upon at tn« 10th International Tin107 words
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240 1969-01-07 7 SINGAPORE. Mon. A computer-oriented aevice used to train flight crews on certain cockpit instruments ana procedures in the Boeing 747 Superjet has been ordered by Pan American World Airways from Hawker Siddeley Dynamics of England. Called the Digital Aircraft Systems Trainer (DAST). the unit240 words
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Article110 1969-01-07 7 MANILA Mon. (Reuter) The Philippines might export from 50,000 to 100.000 metric tons of rice this year, according to the Rice and Corn Administration. Administration ChairmanGeneral Manager. Mr. Osmundo Mondonedo. told reporters today that the country's "miracle rice” IR-8. grows all-year-round and matures in only110 words
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Article1239 1969-01-07 7 1 SINGAPORE Mon. The market was active and steady 1 with some counters slightly easier whilst others showing 1 some improvement. There was considerable in- terest in the Singapore Development Bank counter with I a total turnover of some r 306.000 units. The total estimated1,239 words
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Article228 1969-01-07 7 SINGAPORE. Mon January first grade rubber buyers closed ai 5 pm in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur today at 57i eta per lb up a cent from Previous close The tone of the market was quietly steady: Rubber Association of Sing* pore and Mala>-ian Rubber Exchange228 words
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123 1969-01-07 7 JAKARTA, Mon. (Reuter) —The Japanese Company Toho Suisan is shortly to begin shrimo catching operations in a $2 million joint venture scheme with an Indonesian concern, the Japanese Embassy in Jakarta said today. Indonesia’s Antara news agency earlier reported from Palembang. the South Sumatra123 words
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Article66 1969-01-07 7 HONG KONG. Mon. (UPI) —Money Quotations. HK $6.1025 per U-S dollar. HK $6.***** per US. dollar TT. HK $l4 5 per pound sterling. HK $312.75 pe r tael of gold 94 5 per cent fineness. HK $163.0 per 10.000 Japanese Yen. HK $139 2 per 100 Philippine66 words
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Article16 1969-01-07 7 SINGAPORE. Mon -The tin price for today was 5586.621 per picul, down 621 cents.16 words
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Article490 1969-01-07 7 DINGAFOKfc stiHk lix rtuntr sold and of her prices nmclallx listed at the close of business IMDt'gTRIAl.X UMA 2.IX Ben 4 Co :l n: Borneo 20 I 2.01 lupin 1 so TOO t -mar 4 to 4 70 hemical 1 n 1 xx 1 89 fold storage 10490 words
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117 1969-01-07 7 TOKYO. Mon. —An ammonia plant with a capacity of 1.550 metric ton* per day is to be constructed in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo by a new joint company. The new company—Nihon Ammonia Co. Ltd.—will be formally established about the end of November by117 words
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Article45 1969-01-07 7 (Manager* Price*) first Malayan XI) SKiiml Mala>an Ml 2 10 Third Malayan i ao The Commerce Industry Ml 1.05 1 14 The sating Mind 1.17 1 2(1 Malayan Invest iiirnt 1 und li 1 :io 1 to sterling < "niodity t All prices unchanged.45 words
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Article115 1969-01-07 7 \PoKt. Mon The noon prices at the Singapore h!ne»e Produce exchange tmla' are: Bujer Seller Coconut Oil II OH.I Hulk 51 50 1 cm oniit Oil 1 r < > li. > Omni 5tJH> Ljmm- opr:« Mixed 30-Mi Wiintok lilte Pepper <1 oil) f. U 120 HO Sarawak White115 words
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180 1969-01-07 7 HONG KONG Mon. (AFP) Lloyd International Airways has bought two more Britannia 307-FS for expansion of worldwide services resulting from increased demand for “export by airfreight.’’ Mr Kenneth Begg. Far East Manager of the Airline, based in London, told the AFP today that180 words
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Article114 1969-01-07 8 BANGKOK. Mon. AFP) Three Communist terrorists were killed and a number of them injured in clashes between security forces and terrorists in North Thailand during the past week, a Government spokesman revealed today. Security forces also captured eight terrorists while nine others surrendered. One Government official114 words
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84 1969-01-07 8 HONG KONG. Mon. (Reuter) The official Hanoi newspaper Nhan Dan said today the United States was relying on Thai forces to prolong Its war In Laos. The newspaper, in an editorial marking the 13th founding anniversary of the Laotian Patriotic Front (Neo84 words
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Article95 1969-01-07 8 BANGKOK. Mon (AFP) The illegal Thai Communist Party has sent propaganda leaflets to persons in the Bangkok area explaining the party's policies. Lieutenant General Kris Punnakanta, DirectorGeneral of Public Relations, disclosed here today. General Kris said the Communists were sending the leaflets in an effort to cause trouble95 words
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Article32 1969-01-07 8 RAWALPINDI. (UPI) Writers and poets staged a protest march in Peshawar city to protest press curbs Reports said protesters carried placards reading “return our pen” and “release writers and poets.”32 words
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357 1969-01-07 8 MANILA. Mon. (CPI) Foreign Secretary Mr. Carlos P. Romulo today pushed for re-examination of the three major military and defence treaties between the Philippines and the United States. He said such a move has become more imperative in the wake of findings by357 words
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Article76 1969-01-07 8 WASHINGTON. Mon. (UPI) A high official in the Justice Department's New Crime Control Agency said yesterday if disenchanted youths and Negroes want to change their police departments they. should become policemen. Wesley A Pomeroy Associate Administrator of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, said in76 words
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Article83 1969-01-07 8 WASHINGTON. Mon. (UPI) President Johnson is expected to ask Congress for $l-1/2 billion m foreign aid in his final budget message to Congress. Reliable sources in Washington say he will ask for a $2OO-million contribution to the Asian Development Bank. The last Congress cut the Foreign83 words
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123 1969-01-07 8 PARIS. Mon (Reuter) France’s Reformist Education Minister. M Edgar Faure, will be fighting a crucial campaign on two fronts as the country's finn.onn students return to class today from the Christmas holidaysAt stake are the 60-year-old radical’s politics; future and the success of123 words
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146 1969-01-07 8 NEW YORK. Mon. (UPI) "The Shoes Of The Fisherman" has been judged the best motion picture of 1968 by the committee on exceptional films of the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. The Beatles fantasy "The Yellow Submarine" was awarded third place146 words
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Article, Illustration47 1969-01-07 8 SEA OK TRANQUILLITY The Moon’s Sea of Tranquillity is shown in this oblique photograph from the Apollo-8 spacecraft. The view is toward the northwest and includes the Cauchy Scarp in foreground and rills in background with the Cauchy Crater between them.47 words
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Article, Illustration71 1969-01-07 8 ROME: Dr Nathan Goldman (left i of Paris. President of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) and Rabbi Joachim Prim of Orange, NJ. Chairman of the WJC's governing council, preside at the opening of a four-day council session to discuss the Middle East situation and otherUPI photo - 71 words
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Article130 1969-01-07 8 BONN. Mon. (AFP)—Henry Cabot Lodge, appointed yesterday to be new American leader at the Paris Peace Talks on Vietnam, said here later that he regarded the settlement of the Vietnam war “as being of supreme importance”. Mr Cabot Lodge. US. Ambassador to West Germany, added130 words
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Article115 1969-01-07 8 BOSTON, Mon. (UPI) About 50 wives of air traffic controllers picketed at Logan International Airport for two hours yesterday protesting their husbands’ working conditions The women passed out leaflets to travellers at the airpert's two main terminal buildings criticising personnel policies or the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA).115 words
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151 1969-01-07 8 DENVER. Colorado. Mon. (l*PI) A union spokesman predicted yesterday a strike of 50.000 oil industry workers, the first called nationally since 1952. will be a long one. “Were buttoning down for a long, cold winter.” said Mr. Ray Davidson. Public Relations Director151 words
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Article35 1969-01-07 8 HONG KONG. Mon (Reuter) Hong Kong authorities today released five Communists detained in connection with the disturbances in 1967. This reduced the number of detainees in the Government’s detention Centre to seven.35 words
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172 1969-01-07 8 HONG KONG, Mon. (Reuter) Chinese authorities today returned a New Year gift parcel sent last week to Anthony Grey, Reuter’s correspondent who has been under house detention in Peking for more than 17 months. The parcel, containing books, cigars and chocolate from Mr.172 words
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Article62 1969-01-07 8 NEW YORK. Mon. (UPI) Flobelle Fairbanks Burden, a niece of Douglas Fairbanks Sr. and an actress before her marriage to New York Investment Banker S. Carter Burden. Sr., died of a heart attack yesterday at their New York apartment. Mrs. Burden, whose son Carter, Jr.,62 words
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213 1969-01-07 8 CARACAS, Mon. (CPI) Venezuela’s troubled relations with neighbouring Guyana appeared near the breaking point yesterday after reiterated rejection of Guyanese charges that Venezuela has been aiding secessionist rebels in the remote backlands of the former British colony Venezuelan Foreign Minister Mr. Ignacio213 words
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97 1969-01-07 8 GATWICK. England. Mon. (Reuter) Teams of Investigators today continued the grim search through charred wreckage of a Boeing 727 tor a clue to a crash in which 50 people died Later today. Investigators hope the pilot, who survived, will tell them what happened97 words
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173 1969-01-07 8 BEIRUT. Mon. (UPI). The danger of another mideast war is "immense.” Jordan’s King Hussein warned yesterday. He and Lebanese President Charles Helou met for two hours about the deepening Arab-Israeli crisis and the possibility of an Arab summit conference soon. “If the situation173 words
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Article67 1969-01-07 8 HONIARA. Solomon Islands. Mon. (Reuter) An earthquake shook Honiara last night but caused no damage to the town of 7.000 people in the British Solomon Islands protectorate. The United States National Earthquake Centre reported >esterday that an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 on the open-ended richter67 words
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540 1969-01-07 8 LOS ANGELES. Mon. (UPI> Sirhan B Sirhan was described today as being in an eager but “realistic mood" on the eve of his trial for the assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. The tightest security In the history of540 words
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Article124 1969-01-07 8 EAST ST. LOUIS. Illinois, Mon. (UPI) A New Yonc laboratory assistant suspected of shooting his wife to death and stuffhng her body in a car trunk was arrested yesterday at a relative's home Sylvester Hunt. 30, was accused by po ice of murdering his wife, Todora. also124 words
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181 1969-01-07 8 MANILA. Mon. (AFP) Tarlac Provincial Police yesterday captured a suspected leader of the dreaded “Monkee” liquidation squad, after a ten-minute running gunbattle on a sugarcane field. The alleged “Monkee” leader —a 26-year-old special agent of the Philippine Constabulary (National Police) is accused of masterminding181 words
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114 1969-01-07 8 HONG KONG. Moo (UPT> A Hong Kong newspaper reported today that Communist China conducted two unsuccessful test explosions of nuclear weapon* last year in addition to a successful one on Dec. 27. Two nuclear scientists, one of whom was Kuo Yung-Huai, were killed in114 words
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121 1969-01-07 8 TOKYO Mon. (UPI) A group of American lawmakers ’s scheduled to arrive in Tokvo m February for talks with leaders of Japanese political parties, former Foreign Minister Zentaro Kcsaka said today. The group will be made up of eight Senators and six lepresentatives121 words
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Article73 1969-01-07 8 HAVANA, Mon. (Reuter) Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro has inaugurated a modem primary school near here afier the Latin American guerilla priest Camilo Torres Speaking at the ceremony at El Cangie in Guine’s municipality yesterday. Dr Castro said the government was preparing legislation to make73 words
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473 1969-01-07 9 WASHINGTON. Mofl. (Reuter) A congressional subcommittee said today that Irithdrawal of British forces from Singapore would put tremendous pressure on the United States to increase its presence In the Malaysia6:ngapore area In a report released today the National Defence Po*ture Sub-committee of473 words
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Article85 1969-01-07 9 NEW YORK, Mon. <UPI>. Two members of the US S. Pueblo crew attempted to commit suicide during their Internment In North Korea, according to a report in the current Issue of Newsweek magazine. The magazine’s "Periscope" crumn said one crewman tried to cut his wrists85 words
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Article80 1969-01-07 9 JAKARTA Mon. lUPI> Authorities in thr .Moluccas have ordered the re-arrest of Communist sympathizer* suspected of starting riots Jn the area last F‘bruarv. the Army newspaper War New* reported today. War News said several perse s arrested after the riots had implicated pro-Commumsts who had been80 words
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135 1969-01-07 9 NEW YORK. Mon. (Reu'er) Gonorrhoea Is reaching epidemic proportions in the United States according to results of a nationwide survey just released. An estimated one and a half million people acioss the country were treated for the disease in the year135 words
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Article87 1969-01-07 9 SAIGON. Mon. (AFP) Five Vietcong bazookas ripped into a 1.000 —ton Australian Armv Landing craft in the Mekong Delta yesterday. the first Australian craft to be hit in the Vietnam war. an Australian military spokesman reported here last night. Tlie craft was attacked by87 words
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Article57 1969-01-07 9 WASHINGTON. Mon. (UPI) —A top Foreign Affairs Adviser to Presidents Kennedy and Johnson says nuclear war “is thinkable” and claims “there are circumstances in which the United States would use nuclear weapons.” But in a broadcast interview yesterday. Walt Rostow refused to cite examples of when57 words
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Article, Illustration391 1969-01-07 9 SINGAPORE. Mon. Periodical showers did not dampen the spirits or deter the huge crowd from turning up at the open-air art exhibition at Elizabeth Walk yesterday. Score* of tourists and conscious Singaporean* browsed through the exhibition site admiring the works of local artists.— Eastern Sun pix. - 391 words
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127 1969-01-07 9 BANGKOK, Mon (UPI) Thailand* first nuclear power plant will be erected at a cost of US$l25 m the director of the Yanhe* Electricity Authority announced today. The plant in Chonburi Province. Southeast cf Bangkok ia expected to start operation in 1976 with a capacity Of127 words
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66 1969-01-07 9 TOKYO, Mon. (UPI) Yoshikatsu Takeiri. chairman of *he Buddhist Komeitu -Ml governmenti Party today si d he would ask United Nations Secretary General U Thart for his help in opening a UN. regional headquarters in Tokyo. At a pres* conference, the leader of66 words
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Article95 1969-01-07 9 SEOUL. Mon. (Reuter) Cu> police are seeking the cooperation of students and religious groups in figh ing a continuing rise In juvenile delinquency A spokesman said police had held a mteung with student leaders Irom 38 colleges and universities and repiesentatives from 18 religious groups agree95 words
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Article102 1969-01-07 9 NEW YORK Mon. (Reuter) A large colony of rats has moved Into Manhattan’s fashionable Park Avenue. Countless tunnel entrances are visible among bushes on the sandy central reservation of the street, which Is lined with luxury apartment blocks and expensive shops and hotels. Bolder102 words
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Article187 1969-01-07 9 PARIS Mon (UPIi French universities opened their door* today for the first massive influx of student* since the May rebellion against a backdrop ot government concern that trouble could break out anew Many of the nation's 600 000 university students attended school only briefly before187 words
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108 1969-01-07 9 CHARLOTTE. North Carolina. Mon (UPI) Siamese twins Violet and Daisy Hilton, stars of the movie “Chained for life.” were found dead in their home late on Saturday night, apparently from complications of the Hong Kong flu. The 60-year-old sisters. Joined at the hips, had108 words
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Article108 1969-01-07 9 HONG KONG, Men. (Reuter) A young Hong Kong person with a flaii for sketching could win the chance of a lifetime in a fashion design competition shortly to be held here The competition’s top prize ie a two-year scholarship at New York's Fashion Institu e108 words
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261 1969-01-07 9 MANILA. Mon. (Reuter) New Pfti.ippine Foreign Secretary Carlos Romulo has to d senate committees that trade with Communist countries would end Philippine reliance on diminishing traditional markets. It would also eliminate "middlemen" collecting commissions by reselling to Communist261 words
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210 1969-01-07 9 CAIRO. Mon (UPI) The United Arab Republic expects the major power* to enforce the U.N. Security Council formula for pear-e in the Middle East, informed sources said today. The sources said the U A.R Government, through its Ambassador in Moscow. Mourad Ghaleb. assured210 words
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107 1969-01-07 9 WASHINGTON Mon <AFP> American space scientists are watching yesterday's soviet Venus space probe closely The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) would make no comment on the launch, but American experts expected the probe due to reach Venus in mid-May. to provide both107 words
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Article94 1969-01-07 9 WASHINGTON Mon (UPI) Gen William C. Westmoreland. Army Chief of Staff, flew to Europe yesterday to Inspect American troops "and activities." the Defence Department said. A department spokesman said Westmoreland wa* not scheduled to stay for U.S. Imp manoeuvres In Germany set for later thl* month and94 words
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57 1969-01-07 9 SAIGON. Mon. (AFP) The South Vietnamese government will liberate 10 Vietcong prisoners from the prison of Bien Hoa tomorrow morning, it was announced here today. The announcement said that the prisoners were being freed for "humanitarian reasons" Last Nov 30. the government freed 14057 words
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176 1969-01-07 9 HONG KONG. Mon. (UPI)— A Dutch ship which arrived here yesterday from Singapore does not carry cargo from Rhodesia. its agents said today. A spokesman for the Royal Interocean Lines, agents for the Tjibodas. said the ship has "general cargoes" but not chrome176 words
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Article73 1969-01-07 9 KUALA LUMPUR MOrt A committee has been set up by the Bov Scout* Association of Malavsia to study how best Bov Scouts can be trained to assist in the development of the country. especially in the r ural areas. The national executive rotn-m.-sioner of the73 words
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Miscellaneous193 1969-01-07 9 La ll t Pan! 11. 13*. 4 *3*. 9.3* Dt» ner* The Jungle Book Color Pi««! Wait Disney a Colour Dl«ne*land Open* Thursday' Jack Lemmon i P'Vuton. Col- The Odd Couple" Walter Matthau r. 'Paramount! OPENS today: am 1.3*. 4** *3* A *3* pm -DEATH AT YOUR BACK* George Martin193 words
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Article, Illustration66 1969-01-07 10 A GOOD resort wardrobe starts with a great costume, and Gino Paoli does it in fine, double-knit wool. Coat Is lightly fitted and buttoned in double-breasted fashion, while the dress is patent belted through tabs. Sole trim is the double row of top stitching which accents edges and66 words
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Article, Illustration319 1969-01-07 10 Florence de Santis - By Florence de Santis A SHOE Isn’t a shoe these days unless It has a buckle. There are so many styles of buckle, from the tailored tortoise-shell oblong to the fanciest of antiqued jewelled buckles, that the big problem Is choosing among all the pretty319 words
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Article600 1969-01-07 10 RE you the type who needs to have an easily-managed house, full of labour-saving gadgets? On the other hand do you have the sort of personality which demands that you always have something to do? It is an important question. Sociologists are finding that,600 words
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Article213 1969-01-07 10 (A Fashion League Feature) RETURN of pure elegance, as sparked by the Italian designers. Mila Schoen and Valentino, with their clean, perfect construction. THE Italian influence in evening gowns, bias-cut in heavy silk crepe flowng like water, with sweeping cape effects, glitter bandings. NEW his-and-her velvets for evening,(A Fashion League Feature) - 213 words
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Article, Illustration131 1969-01-07 10 PORK CHOPS AND GRAVY Quantity for two servings. INGREDIENTS: Two tablespoons shortening. three tablespoons flour, half teaspoon salt, half teaspoon seasoned salt, four pork chops, half cup water, three-quarter cup undiluted Carnation evaporated milk and three-quarter cup water. METHOD: Melt shortening. Mix flour, salt and seasoned salt. Dredge chops131 words
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57 1969-01-07 10 GIGI Wong (left) and Dorothy Buckley model some metalic-looking colourful wear in downtown Hong Kong recently and manage to catch the eye of passersby, including some small boys. The red and green and white ensembles were designed by young Chinese designer Danny Lee who just returned to Hong Kong after— UPI picture. - 57 words
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90 1969-01-07 10 THE young have their own ideas about dress-up fabrics. Tommy Andrews does a skimmer dress, above the knee, in pale gray jersey, gored for a princess flare. Cuffs and collar are fake fur, and ball buttons go down most of the front. THE young dance up a storm in culotte90 words
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Article796 1969-01-07 10 Elizabeth Sherry - By Elizabeth Sherry THE kind of perfume you wear could reveal a lot about your inner self say psychiatrists What sort of perfume do you wear? Do you wear it every day? Or just for very special occasions? How often you wear it... and the sort796 words
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Miscellaneous308 1969-01-07 10 iTTS TAR GAIE^O ARIES MAR. 21 APR- 1» 9-14-23-33 5>55-56-80^5 -By CLAY R. POLLANjf TAURUS 1 MAT 20 8-19-22-28 GEMINI 2 ■’c/JUNB 20 V 2 27-29-52 2-69-82-87 CANCER JUNE 21 JULY 22 2-10-15-2 C 6083 34 LEO JULY 22 „AUG. 22 Os 4- 5-13-16 1-49.3? VIRGO > AUG. 22 SEPT.308 words
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Article, Illustration465 1969-01-07 11 CYDNEY. Mon. (Reuter) Champion West Indies ail-rounder and cricket captain Garfield Sobers today strenuously denied that his recurring shoulder ailment had caused any restrictions on his bowling during the third Test at the Sydney cricket ground yesterday. Sobers was commenting on465 words
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Article169 1969-01-07 11 MELBOURNE. Mon. (Reuter) Filipino racehorse owner and millionaire, Mr. Felipe “Babe” Ysmael will sell all 60 of his Australian horses regardless of the outcome of his appeal against a two-year disqualification. the racing manager of his syndicate. Mr. Frank Ford, said today. The penalty169 words
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Article94 1969-01-07 11 TOKYO, Mon. AFP' The Orient featherweight title match between champion Harbert Kang of South Korea and challenger Kuniaki Shibata of Japan scheduled for next Thursday was postponed till Jan. 15. it was announced today. The sponsor said that the champion failed to obtain the visa in time94 words
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232 1969-01-07 11 MELBOURNE. Mon (Reuter) (Queensland, set to score 308 runs in 277 minutes today to defeat Victoria outright, won the match in the last over with one wicket standing The electrifying victory was possible on the wearing last-day wicket only by one of the232 words
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309 1969-01-07 11 SINGAPORE, Mon. With the shock defeat over the weekend of past League champions, Darul Afiah. who had been strongly tipped to become first holders of the President's knock-out soccer tournament Cup, the trophy will now he decided between the Police Sports Association309 words
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Article149 1969-01-07 11 CALEXICO. California Mon (UPI> Boxing manager Harry Kabakoff confirmed on Sunday that hia fighter, Jose Lui* Valdovinos. cannot keep hi* date to fight Kaaayoshj Kenasawa on Jan. 13 in Tokyo Kabakoff »aih Valdovinos. the No. 8 ranked bantamweight in the world, was at home149 words
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474 1969-01-07 11 ONDON, Mon. (Reuter) The pacemakers in the English Football League. Liverpool and Everton. both received homr ties when the draw for the fourth round of the English Football Association Cup was made here today. Liverpool, strong contenders for the championship, entertain fellow-First Division team474 words
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Article34 1969-01-07 11 PORT ELIZABETH, Mon. Reuter) South Africa completed a 3-0 victory in th* g*ne* against the touring Duteh women's cricket team winning the third and final Test by 221 runs bars yesterday.34 words
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Article, Illustration377 1969-01-07 11 MELBOURNE, Mon. (Reuter) American Davis Cup player Boh Lutz took 2 hours to beat veteran Australian professional Frank Sedgman in the first round of the Victorian Open singles tennis championship here today. Lutz, who paired with his Californian University teammate377 words
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614 1969-01-07 12 SYDNEY Mon (Reuter) Australia's tailend batsmen humbled an Insipid West T ndies bowling attack to build up a match-winning first innings lead of 283 run/nn the third dav of the third cricket Test here. The shortcomings of the West Indian attack614 words
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195 1969-01-07 12 BISCHOFSHOFFEN. Austria. Mon. (AFP) Czechoslovakia's Olympic champion Jiri Raska won yesterday's final event in the Austro-German four-hill ski jump tournament here. But his effort was not good enough to topple Norwegian double world champion. Bjoern Wirkolawho wins the tournament with a record195 words
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Article201 1969-01-07 12 NEW YORK. Mon. (AFP) The world’s first-ever synthetic ice rink was put into use here today. Belonging to the Vanderbilt Athletic Club, the rink is made of a by-product of the synthetic material vinyl and has most of the features of ordinary ice However, it201 words
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177 1969-01-07 12 WELLINGTON, Mon. (Reuter) Canterbury took the lead in the Plunket Shield cricket competition when they struggled to a two wickets win over Wellington here today Penetrating bowling by B Bolton soon had Canterbury In trouble as they set out on the apparently easy task of177 words
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137 1969-01-07 12 HONG KONG. Mon (Reuter) Hong Kong’s chances of heating Japan in the 1969/70 Thomas Cup men's badminton championship are not too high. Mr Raymon Young. Chairman of the Hong Kong Badminton Association said today. The International Badminton Federation yesterday drew Hong Kong against137 words
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Article114 1969-01-07 12 MOUNT MAUNGANUI New Zealand. Mon. <Reuter) Paul Hart, young Australian golfer who was relatively unknown a week ago. shared the lead with experienced New Zealander Bob Charles after the first round of the New Zealand PG A Championship here today. Hart came out of the pack114 words
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Article81 1969-01-07 12 DAKAR. Senegal. Mon. (AFP) Senegal beat Morocco 2-1 here yesterday in their return leg match in the African Group 16 (B) preliminaries for the 1970 World Cup. Morocco won the first leg 1-C at Casablanca last November so the two teams will have to play a81 words
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93 1969-01-07 12 BUENA PARK. California. Mon (UPI) Bob Lunn. a 23-year-old Sacramento. California. pro who won two PGA 'ournaments in a row last year as a tour rookie, won the US$3l,OOO Southern California open on Sunday by shooting a two-under-par 69 for a 36fcole total93 words
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79 1969-01-07 12 After the first 17 fixtures in the German Federal Football League, the goalkeepers of the 18 clubs represented in it had to pick the ball out of the back of the net on no less than 433 occasions like the SV Werder Bremen goalkeeper, Karl Loweg here. The German championship79 words
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402 1969-01-07 12 MEXICO CITY. Mon. (CPI) Slipping and tumbling on cold, soggy turf with their playing just as cold Italy's soccer team was lucky to get away with a 1-1 tie on Sunday against Mexico, on a long-range missile shot hv Mario Bert ini. With402 words
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Article50 1969-01-07 12 LETHBRIDGE. (Alberta). Mon (AFP) The Japanese ice hockey team. Eibu. beat the local Alberta Province junior league side. Sugar Kings 5-2 here yesterday with period scores of 1-0, 3-0. 1-2. Japanese scorers were Iwamoto. Yamauchi, Kakihara. Ikeda and Wakabayashi. Lupul and Simmons scored fo: the Canadipr50 words
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212 1969-01-07 12 MELBOURNE. Mon. (Reuter) American promoter George McCall todav pulled four top-ranking women tennis professionals out of the Victorian Open Championships here less than five hours before the tour- nament was due to start. The four girls, America's Billie Jean King and Rosemary Casals. Francoise212 words
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127 1969-01-07 12 SYDNEY. Mon. (UPI) Professional golfers have had their three weeks’ holiday and Mion it's back to the business of making money. The first major tournament of the year is the A54.000 (U 554,480) Brisbane Water Open between Jan. 16 and 19- The tournament127 words
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Article123 1969-01-07 12 TARB E S France. Mon. (AFP) French team hooker for the international rugby match against Scotland in Paris on Saturday. Norhert llargeles. of the Tarbes Club, broke two ribs in a match here yesterday is unlikely to play against Scotland. French team se'ector Marcel Laurent123 words
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Article52 1969-01-07 12 SANTIAGO. Mon. (AFP) Valparaiso Wanderers clinched the Chile Football League title on Sunday with a total of 25 points. Runners-up. with 24 points, were Chile Universidad and Universidad Catolica. These two teams will play two matches to decide the team to join Valparaiso in the South52 words
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249 1969-01-07 12 NEW YORK. Mon. (UPI) Philadelphia and Boston drew closer to first place in the Eastern Division of the National Basketball Association on Sunday while the Baltimore Bullets were nowhere to be found. The 76FRS. behind the shooting of BiUy Cunningham. Hal Greer249 words
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Article142 1969-01-07 12 MELBOURNE. Mon. (AFP) Leading American amateur and Davis Cup player Arthur Ashe is top seed for the Victorian Open Tennis Championships which begin in Melbourne today. Ashe, who has sworn to revenge his Davis Cup defeat at the hands of Australia’s Bill Bowrey, will probably142 words
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Article79 1969-01-07 12 NARBONNE. France Mon. (AFP) A 28-year-old rugby player and father of five. Andre Ayma. died from a heart attack soon after the end of a match at Narbonne yesterday. Ayma. a lorry driver by trade, had just left the shower. Players and officials tried to79 words
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Article60 1969-01-07 12 MADRAS. Mon (Reuter) file Nastase of Rumania won the men's singles title yestercay at the International Indian Hard Court Tennis Championship here Nastase defeated Premjit Lall. the Indian Davis Cup player. 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5. in the final. The women's singles final was won by Mrs. Alice60 words
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Article84 1969-01-07 12 Dublin. Mon. (UPI) Following are Sunday s League of Ireland Championship results. St. Patrick's Athletic j, Shamrock Rovers 6. Limerick 1. Waterford 1. Cork Hibernians 1, Dundalk 2. Drogheoa 3. Cork Celtic 3 Shelbourne 3. Drumcondra 4 Bohemians 1. Sligo Rovers 2The league table with lo84 words
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Article616 1969-01-07 12 NEW YORK. Mon. (UPI) Lew Alcindor says there are times he'd like to get lost on a lonely island and there are probably dozens of coaches across the land who would rejoice to see the college basketball superstar from UCLA away from the action. Alcindor. one616 words
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Page 11 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous992 1969-01-07 11 TV and Radio r CHANNEL 5 P.M.: 555 Programme Summary in all Languages. 6OC Be ajar-Lah Bahata Kebangxaan; 6.05 Cartoon Corner: 6.35 Bat Masterson: 7.05 Another Song Another Melody 'Repeat) 'Chinese' 720 It’s Happening in Singapore < Chinese > 740 News in Chinese; 7.55 Opera Theatre (Part 4 of a992 words
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Miscellaneous27 1969-01-07 12 Time And Tide Singapore: 1.36 am. (8 ft. 4 ins.); 6.41 am. (4 ft. 6 ins.); 12.29 p.m. (9 ft. 6 ins 7.12 (1 ft. 1 in.).27 words
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