Eastern Sun, 9 January 1969

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    22 1 Eastern Sun SINGAPORE'S OWN NATIONAL DAILY Estd. 1966. Vol. 3 No. 877 Thursday, 9 January 1969. MC (P) 0737 Price 15 cents
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    Lock icon Red China Blamed For South-east Asia’s Problems
    596 1 LONDON. Wed. (Reuter) Malaysian Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman today blamed China for South-east Asia's problems. He accused them of attempting to dominate and to influence the area “bv fair and foul means.” The Tunku made his hard-hitting attack on Communist activities in
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    Lock icon Immigration Issue Blows Up
    71 1 LONDON, Wed. (Reuter) The immigration Issue blew up in the Commonwealth summit conference here today with a plea by Pakistan for better race relations through the Commonwealth’s 28 member countries. The Pakistan Foreign Minister, Mr Arshad Husain, brought up the problem unexpectedly on the second day
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    Lock icon Lightnings Make It To Singapore After 16 Hours' Flying Time
    307 1 SINGAPORE. Wed.—Two of Britain's fastest fighter aircraft the Mark 6 Lightnings arrived here from Britain today after 16 hours of flying. The two aircrafts part of a squadron of ten which Is making the 18.500-mile flight to the Far East
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    Lock icon France: To Prevent Bloody Chaos In M-E
    102 1 PARIS. Wed. (Reuter) France said today that it had :mp sed a total ban on arms deliveries to Israel to prevent “bloody chaos” in the Middle East The Government spokesman spent an hour with General de Gaulle after a Cabinet meeting today and
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    Lock icon TAIWAN RELAXES ENTRY RULES
    66 1 TAIPEI. Wed. (Reuter) The Nationalist Government has relaxed its regulations on the entry into Taiwan of Chinese residents in Hong Kong and Macao on short visits, a Government spokesman said today. Entry permits would now last six months instead of three, and local nationals will hereafter
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    Lock icon Zsa Zsa Fined
    75 1 LONDON. Wed. (Reuter) Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor was fined £5O today for trying to smuggle a dog Into Britain and for using unladylike language to Customs men who caught her. Prosecutor Llewellyn Jones said that Miss Gabor told a policeman: “Take your blan-kety-blank hat off when you
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    Lock icon Bushfires Kill At Least 11 In Victoria
    242 1 MELBOURNE. Wed. (Reuter) Bushfires swept through country areas of the Australian State of Victoria today, killing at least 11 people and destroying 100 buildings including homes, schools, churches and sheds. As the sun set after a day of 100 degrees Fahrenheit heat half
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    Lock icon More U.S. Food, Dollar Aid For Indonesia
    79 1 JAKARTA. Wed. (Reuter) The United States today offered Indonesia the prospect of a big Increase in food and dollar aid which is now expected to top the US$2OO million mark this year, it was officially announced In Jakarta today. A Government statement said
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    Lock icon Pelni Lines To Sell 25 Of Its Vessels
    74 1 JAKARTA. Wed. (Reuter) Indonesia’s State-o wn e d shipping line Peim is to sell 25 of its 83 ships as part of a reorganisation aimed at improving its efficiency, a company spokesmen said today. The spokesman said the ships are old and
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    Lock icon Gold Price Highest Since May 21
    48 1 LONDON. Wed. (AFP) The price cf gold here reached U 5542.45 an ounce, this morning, its highest level since the record 42.6 registered last May 21. This was an increase of 35 cents on last night's closing price of US$42.l an ounce.
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    Lock icon BOAC’s Original General Manager Gets Offer In MSA
    191 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. BOAC’s original General Manager in London. Mr. David Craig, has been offered the appointment of General Manager of MalaysiaSingapore Airlines, informed sources said here today. Mr. Craig, who has had wide experience in the running of airlines, came here
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    Lock icon Romulo: We'll Pursue Claim
    48 1 MANILA. Wed. (Reuter) Philippine Foreign Secretary. Carlos Romulo said today the Philippine was pursuing its claim to Sabah. Secretary Romulo was replying to a reporter’s question at a press conference The Secretary said. “We are pursuing the claim, period.” He would not comment further.
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    Lock icon 6 Die, 30 Hurt In 4-Vehicle Crash
    38 1 BANGKOK. Wed. (Reuter)— Six people were killed and 30 injured when a bus. two cars and a motor cycle were in collision 160 miles northeast of Bangkok yesterday, police said today.
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    Lock icon ‘Hull 69’ Built In 69 Days At No. 69
    84 1 ‘Hull 69 Built In 69 Days At No. 69 SINGAPORE. Wed The number “69” seemed to stand out prominently at today’s launching of a 2.500-ton ocean-going barge, “Hull 69” built bv a local shipyard, Weng Chan Engineering Company at No. 69 Jalan Benaan Kapal. Kallang Marine Industrial Estate in the
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    Lock icon Piggott ‘Lost’
    65 1 SYDNEY. Wed. (AFP' Lester Piggott. England's champion jockey has been "lost” as far as newsmen, airline people and turf officials are concerned, after he again today failed to arrive for the third day in succession. Piggott who Is due to ride in Australia has been reported at various
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    Lock icon Egypt Goes To Polls
    62 1 CAIRO. Wed (Reuter) Seven million Egyptians voted today to elect a 350member National Assembly the final stage of President Nasser's reform of the political machine after the Arab defeat in the 1967 sixday war with Israel. Results are expected within the next 24 hours. The new
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    Lock icon 22 Road Deaths In One Month
    128 2 SINGAPORE, Wed. The death toll on the roads in Singapore was 22 last month compared with 20 for the same month the previous year. A police statement said the total number of accidents last month was 2,415 a decrease of 764 accidents compared with
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    Lock icon Whampoa CCC Celebration
    54 2 SINGAPORE. Wed. About 300 guests will attend the inaugural celebration of the Whampoa Citizens Consultative Committee to be held at Jalan Tenteram Community Centre on Saturday, at 7.30 p.m. The Whampoa Constituency C.C.C. Management Committee and the Women subcommittee of Jalan Tenteram have organised a “Buffet" to
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    Lock icon Theft From Restaurant
    57 2 SINGAPORE. Wed. Provisions and cash valued totalling $2,000 were stolen when thieves broke into the Katong Park Restaurant yesterday. Ee Cheng Kee. 20. an employee of the restaurant entered the premises at 815 a.m. and found the goods missing. He discovered that the thieves bore a hole
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    Lock icon Agency To Help Youths Get Jobs Will Be Set Up Soon
    482 2 SINGAPORE. Wed. A placement agency to help youths secure employment will be set up by the Science Council of Singapore in the very near future. The agency is aimed at filling a major gap in the matching of supply
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    Lock icon M.P. Wants A Bomoh For National Mosque
    189 2  -  By Hari Subramaniam Kuala lumpur. wed. (UPI) A member of Parliment wants a national “witch doctor” appointed for Malaysia. In Malay such a person is called a ‘‘bomoh” and the nearest English equivalent would be witch-doctor or medi-cine-man. Abu Bakar bin Hamzah, Opposition
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    Lock icon King Sends Condolence To President Yusof
    200 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed The Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia has sent a message of condolence to President Yusof Ishak of Singapore whose father. Enehe Ishak bin Ahmad died here yesterday The Press Secretary to the Singapore High Commission. Mr Kajapathy said that amongst the
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    Lock icon 66 Accidents
    25 2 SINGAPORE, Wed There were 66 road accidents of which eight were serious and one fatal during the past 24 hours in the Republic.
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    Lock icon Father Of 4 Jailed For Housebreaking
    252 2 SINGAPORE. Wed A 26-year-old father of four children was today jailed for three years by the First District judge on a charge of housebreaking. He is Khamsen bin Zainal. who was charged with committing housebreaking at about 3 a.m. on Nov. 3. last year
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    Lock icon Pedestrian, 66, Killed In Crash
    49 2 SINGAPORE Wed.—A pedestrian. Chan Soon Heng. 66. of Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim died in the General Hospital yesterday shortly after he was involved in a crash with a motorcyclist in Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim. The motor-cyclist. Tan Kim Seng, 20. of Aljunied Road wa* slightly injured
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    Lock icon Malaysian I-Cards
    55 2 SINGAPORE. Wed. The Malaysian High Commission in Singapore has ceased to Issue Malaysian Identity cards to Malaysian residents in Singapore. This measure is taken In accordance with the Malaysian National Registration Act of 1960 which contains no provision for the issue of Malaysian identity cards in any territory
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    Lock icon Milk Plant To Be Set Up In Jurong Complex
    359 2 SINGAPORE. Wed. An established company here is to set up a milk plant in Jurong. Government approval for the East Asiatic Company to go ahead with the establishmen* of a Dumex plant has been granted and building will begin very shortly
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    Lock icon • Some of the guests who attended a farewell cocktail party held at Hotel Malaysia in honour of Mr. and Mrs. J. Arthur Hansen.
    69 2 Some of the guests who attended a farewell cocktail party held at Hotel Malaysia in honour of Mr. and Mrs. J. Arthur Hansen. Picture shows from left: Mrs. J. Arthur Hansen; Mr. E. W. Barker, the Minister for Law and National Development. Mr. J. Arthur Hansen. Consul for Denmark and
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    Lock icon S'PORE DIARY
    110 2 1 p m.-2 p.m.: Rotary Club of Singapore-West weekly luncheon at Holiandsche (Dutch) Club. Camden Park off Adam Road. 6 p m.: Malay dance practice for beginners at National Theatre Club. Clemenceau Avenue 6.30 pm. Public talk on "Poorna Yoga" by Mr. N Natarajan at Singapore Theosophical Society.
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    Lock icon Registration For A.E.B. Classes
    174 2 SINGAPORE, Wed. Registration for the Adult Education Board’s secondary evening classes for this year will open on January 13. Vacancies exist in all levels of c.asses from secondary one to pre-university two. Those who are seeking admission should report at the centre of their choice at
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    Lock icon Talk On Public Relations
    48 2 SINGAPORE. Wed Mr. lan Hope, head of the programme section in Television Singapore, will speak at the next Y’s Men's Club luncheon meeting at the Vikine Room. Goodwood Park Hotel, on January 11 at 1.15 p.m. He will speak on “What is Public Relations?”
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    Lock icon Three Thugs Rob Youth Of $2,000
    62 2 SINGAPORE Wed. Three thugs, armed with daggers, held up Quah Tat Kin, 16. office assistant of Tusca Agency in Jalan Tapisan Ayer and got away with $2,000 in cash yesterday Quah who was sleeping was awakened when the three thugs walked into the office.
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      86 2 TONIGHT AT VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL TIME: 7.45 P.M. EN6LISH i MANDARIN ALL WELCOME! THE FUTURE OF CHRISTIANITY Dt >h»ks l. k \t V Mr. Moses L. K. Yu was the IVF worker in China for many years. He was once the principal of the Singapore Bible College. At present Mr.
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      247 2 wEisEN-uurr Methylmethloninesulfonlum Chloride (M.M.S.C) has been proved by eminent research authorities in USA. (Stanford University Medical Bulletin 1955 P. 204) to be an extraordinary substance found in the ordinary household cabbage and when taken regularly not only helps heal gastric ulcers, but also prevents relapses These findings have been further
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    Lock icon 2,500-ton Barge Ready Ahead Of Schedule
    769 3 SINGAPORE. Wed. —Two Singapore firms have marked another milestone in their progress by completing their biggest vessel "well ahead of schedule”. The vessel, the 2,500-ton ocean-going barge, codenamed “V-69” was built by Weng Chan Engineering Co. Ltd. in conjunction with another shipyard, Shipyard (Pte)
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    Lock icon Mortar Explosion Tragedy Inquiry: Villagers Warned Before Exercises
    650 3 SINGAPORE, Wed. Police warned the villagers of Chua Chu Kang area to keep away from the military area in Pasir Laba four days before the Singapore Armed Forces conducted its military exercises on July 14, last year. ASP K.T Rajah, officer-in-charge of
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    Lock icon 2 Nurses Raped Repeatedly, Court Told
    1288 3 SINGAPORE, Wed. The Ninth Magistrate's Court heard today how two nurses at the Maternal and Child Health Clinic, 131 rn.s. were allegedly robbed and raped by four youths. The DPP prosecuting told the court how one of the nurses was brutally treated and tender
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    Lock icon Admitted To Bar
    43 3 SINGAPORE Wed—A former interpreter in the Sessions Court in Johore Bahru, Mr. Ng Kong Yean, was admitted to the Singapore Bar today by the Chief Justice. Mr. Justice Wee Chong Jin. Mr. T.G. Dunbar moved the application for Mr. Ng.
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    Lock icon Found Hanging
    29 3 SINGAPORE Wed A 57-year-old man. Yeo Lik Chang, of Braddel Road was found hanging in his room todav at 9 a.m Police do not suspect 'foul play.
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    Lock icon RE-SHAPE CALL BY LEE
    286 6 PREMIER Lee Kuan Yew’s speech at the opening session of the Commonwealth Prime Ministers Conference in London and his earlier press Interview have let some fresh air Into the South-east Aslan scene. Mr. Lee has focussed two things: Firstly, that the strategic importance of South-east. Asia
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    Lock icon SYDNEY PAPER ON S-E ASIAN DEFENCE
    288 6 (UPI) THE Sydney Morning Herald in its lead editorial Wednesday reviewed Australia’s Southeast Asian defence stand after the British withdrawal East of Suez in 1971. The Herald editorial said. “Mr. John Gorton has only his own Delphic utterances to blame for some of the
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    Lock icon CHEER AND CONCERN
    271 6 (UPI) THE New York Times said in an editorial Tuesday “the appointment of Henry Cabot Lodge as the Nixon Administration’s Chief Vietnam Negotiator has brought cheer in Saigon and concern in many other places.” "That concern stems from fear that Ambassador Lodge's close ties with the South
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    Lock icon For French Students Price Of Revolution Is Empty Stomach
    348 6  -  By TERENCE WILLIAMS PARIS. Wed. (Reuter) French students are learning that the price of revolution can be an empty stomach and a light pocket. Since the riots last summer which nearly brought down the Government, studnets are finding that many emplovers
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    Lock icon No Proof Flying Saucers Are Spaceships From Planets
    231 6 WASHINGTON. Wed. (Reuter) A scientific study, reported to say there U no proof that flying saucer* are spaceships from distant planets, is due to be released by the U S. Air Force later In the week. The 1.500-page secret study, financed by
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    Lock icon A High-Sounding Name
    251 6 A HighSounding Name (Sin Chew Jit Poh) IN away. the Prime Ministers* Conference probably like the U.N. General Assembly, which quietly adjourned just before Christmas, will discuss all problems but avoid any real problems that may bring about disputes, because actually they are unable to settle any problems anyway. This
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    Lock icon DEAN ACHESON ON 1962 CUBAN CRISIS
    425 6  -  By DONALD H. MAY WASHINGTON, Wed. (I'PI) Former Secretary of Slate Dean Acheaon sayB Prealdent John P. Kennedy was “phenomenally luckv” in the 1962 Cuban missile crisis and succeeded partly because of Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev's “befuddlement and loss of nerve.” In the Jan.
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    Lock icon Expert: Most Physicians Are Sexual Cripples
    343 6  -  By CAROL W. EBERLY EAST LANSING. Michigan. Wed. (UPI) A doctor is usually the worst person to turn to for advice on sexual problems, a doctor said on Tuesday, because “most physicians are sexual cripples." Dr. Selig B. Neubardt. a New York gynaecologist and
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    Lock icon Vietnam: Nixon Will Give Top Priority — U.S. Paper
    278 6 Vietnam: Nixon Will Give Top Priority U.S. Paper WASHINGTON. Wed. (UPI) The dew U.S. delegation to Vietnam peace talks in Paris "should dispel any notion that the President-elect Intends to preside over a peace-at-any-price Administration." the Washington Evening Star said Tuesday. The paper said that at the same time, however,
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    Lock icon More Grounds For Annulment Of Marriage Likely
    154 6 VATICAN CITY. Wed. (Reuter) The Vatican newspaper today indicated that the church might introduce further grounds for the annulment of marriage but ruled out the possibility of it ever admitting any kind of divorce. There is no reason why there should not be
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    Lock icon Australian Financial Review On S-E Asian
    258 6 SYDNEY Wed (Reuter) The Australian Financial Review today stressed development of South-east Asia in conjunction with de.ence activities in the region In an editorial, the newspaper said: "Looking beyond the immediate pi t re fa Vietnam. Australian policy-maker* have to look at a considerable
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    Lock icon France’s Official Newspaper Is Now A Century Old
    456 6  -  By TREVOR WOOD PARIS wed. (Reuter) France’s official newspaper, the Journal Offlciel. once sold by weight because Members of Parliament spoke too much, nfcs completed its first hundred years. The Journal, which publishes such things a* Parliamentary debates. Government decree* and new
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    Lock icon Soviet Paper Attacks Nixon
    486 6  -  By ADAM KELLETT-LONG MOSCOW’. Wed. (Reuter) The official Soviet press today carried its first direct attack on the policies of United States President-elect Richard Nixon since his election to the country's highest office two months ago. The attack appeared In a front-page commentary in the Trade
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    Lock icon Soviet Plan To Unlock Secrets Of Venus
    248 6 MOSCOW, wed. (Reuter) Soviet scientist* plan to unlock secrets from the clouds of Venus In four months' time when their latest space probe reaches the mystery planet. The Russians expect to gain a wealth of new information from the 2.500 pound (1.134 kg)
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      Lock icon Flooding At Jalan Redop
      185 6 I refer to the letter appeared in the Eastern Sun on 3-12-68 signed by “A Resident". The complaint of flooding in the low-Sying houses in Jalan Redop was investigated. The outlet dram flowing between houses Nos. 6"? and 89 Jalan Redop is adequate However, the compound
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      Lock icon Eastern Sim Praised
      180 6 CONGRATULATIONS on your first edition of Singapore’s only daily national newspaper, the EASTERN SUN. This is a significant step in the development of the Republic of Singapore Ever since coming to Singapore from the United States more than three years ago. t has confused me to see
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      29 6 Eastern Sun Singapore’! Own Motional Daily THURSDAY, JANUARY 9. 1969 21-B Cantonment Road. 1? lalan Saltan. S'ngaporo 2 Kuala Lumpur, Malayiia. Telephone: ***** 7 Telephone: *****/6 Cable Address: AWNEWS
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  • COMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL
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      Lock icon Lunar Globes For Sale In Japan
      102 7 KHing on the coattail* of the s icce= «fi;l lunar flight of the Aoo lo 8 spacecraft, a leading Japanese company Maruzen in Tokyo, has put on sale “Lunar Globes The globe has the full feat res of the entire surface of the moon
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      Lock icon LONDON MARKET EASIER
      212 7 LONDON. Wed. (Reuter) The Stock Market closed easier today. It was uncertain throughout the day after yesterday's 15 points decline on Wall Street. Towards the close, the FT. index registered a fall of 49 to 501.3, having been 5.0 down earlier on. Industrials remained dull, with Glaxo
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      Lock icon NEW YORK RUBBER
      50 7 NEW YORK. Wed. (UPI) Rubber futures closed uncharged to 20 points lower on Tuesday. No sales. (Bid) (Asked) Jan 24.20 Mar 22.40 22.80 May 22.00 22.50 July 22.00 22.50 Sept 22.00 22.50 Nov 22.00 22.50 Jan 22.00 22.50 Locally, No. 2 RSS was 24 cents per pound.
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      Lock icon BOAC EXTENDS HOLIDAY PROGRAMME
      333 7 SINGAPORE, Wed. BOAC Is extending Its highly successful individually planned tour programme for the Continental European traveller after some years of 1 steady progress. Announcing the new. expanded 1969 worldwide package holiday programme. Mr. George Deshayes, BOAC Marketing Manager for Continental Europe, stressed two major points.
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      Lock icon RUBBER MART CLOSES STEADY BUT QUIET
      92 7 LONDON. Wed (UPI) Rubber market closed steady but quiet vesterday. No. 1 RSS spot 21-1/16 21-1/4 Settlement House Feb 21-3/16 21-1/4 Maich 21-1 4 21-3 8 April 21-1/4 21-7/16 April June 21-5/16 21-1/2 July Sept 21-1/4 21-3/8 Oct/Dec 21-3/16 21-3/8 Jan/March 21-3/16 21-5/16 April
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      Lock icon Sharp Rise In Wool Textile Exports
      122 7 LONDON. Wed. (UPI) British wool textile exports showed a sharp rise in November. reaching nearly 14-3/4 million pounds 535.4 million, the highest monthly total for over four years and 50 per cent higher than in November 1967, the International Wool Secretariat said yesterday. During
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      Lock icon International Tea Growers Confab In Kampala
      96 7 KAMPALA. Uganda. Wed. (UPI) A major confrontation between Ea6t African nations and Asia took shape here as an International Tea Growers’ conference opened yesterday. India and Ceylon, traditionally the largest tea-producing nations In the world, are planning to press hard for the introduction of
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      32 7 NEW YORK. Wed. (UPI) Dow--Jones closing averages: 30 Industrials 925.72 20 Rails 266.53 15 Utils 135 03 65 Stocks 334 75 40 Bonds 74.44 Commodity Futures Index 143 56
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      Lock icon Another Dark Day On NY Market
      179 7 NEW YORK. Wed. (UPI) The Stock Market experienced another dark day yesterday as Investors became aggressive fellers following announcement of an Increase In the P lme rate from 6j| per cent to an all-time high of 7 per cent. Shortly before the final bell,
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      Lock icon Stock Market Steady And Quiet
      1245 7 SINGAPORE Wed The total turnover from all sections in the market today as reported from the Trading Room* of the Stock Exchange of Singapore and Malaysia recorded more than 3 52 million units estimated at a value of over $4 million. Th« figures are the
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      Lock icon Rubber Unchanged
      214 7 SINGAPORE. Wed. January first grade rubber buyers closed at 5 p m in Singapore end Kuala Lumpur today at 57-7 8 cents per lb., (unchanged) from previous close The tone of the market was quiet. Rubber Association of Singapore and Malaysia Rubber Exchange closing prices in cents per
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      Lock icon New Gold Veins Found
      63 7 SAPPORO. Japan, Wed. tUPI) New gold veins, reported to have been found in the abandoned pit of the Chitose Mining Co., November last year, was claimed yesterday to be among the most promising so far discovered in Japan Chitose Mining Co. Is located West of Lake
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      Lock icon Indonesia Begins Exporting Crump Rubber
      84 7 JAKARTA. Wed. (Reuter) Indonesia has begun exporting crump rubber for the first time shortly after the i installation of machines of tlv type used In negihbourlng Malaysia. Antara News Agency reported today. The Agency said 30 tons of crump rubber produced on a state-owned plantation
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      Lock icon Hong Kong quotations
      58 7 HONG KONG. Wed. (UPI)— Monev Quotations: HK56.105 per US. dollar HK$6 120 per US. dollar TT HKSI4 51 per pound sterling HK5314.50 per tael of gold 94.5 per cent fineness HK5163.3 per 10.000 Japanese yen HK$ 139.6 per 100 Philippine Pesos buyer* 71K5139.75 per 100 Philippine pesos
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      Lock icon Mart Quiet
      23 7 LONDON, Wed (UPI) Rubber market opened quiet with spot 21-1 16 21-1/4 No. 1 RSS CIF basis ports Jan. 20-5/16 20-9/16
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      Lock icon PNB Opens Representative Office In S'pore
      183 7 SINGAPORE, Wed. The Representative Office of the Philippine National Bank in Singapore will be officially inaugurated on January lb announces Mr. Roberlo s. Benedict**, the Bank President. Established in September last year, the representative office is on the 7th lloor of M.S.A. Building, Robinson
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      Lock icon Commercial Banks Boost Prime Rates
      149 7 NEW YORK. Wed (UPI) Commercial banks across the US. yesterday boosted their prime rates interest charged large and most creditworthy customers —by 1 4-point to 7 per cent, the highest on record. First National City Bank of New York led off the parade and other
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      Lock icon Bills To Restrict Imports Of Various Products
      115 7 WASHINGTON. Wed (UPIt Fifty-seven of the 1.389 Bills introduced in the opening two sessions of the New House of Representatives were aimed at restricting imports of various products. Some of the proposals would raise tariffs, but most would either create new Import quotas
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      Lock icon VOLUME OF SHARES
      36 7 NEW YORK. Wed. (UPI) Tuesday's volume was 15.740.000 shares Of a total 1.595 Issues traded. 223 were higher and 1/235 lower. American exchange volume was 8.080 000 shares Bonds volume amounted to $5,740,000.
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      Lock icon YOUR SHARES-UP-DOWN-UNCHANGED
      487 7 (■IMiAPOKt KliKt b»* chant* »old find othrr prnrt nftlriall.v Milan at buMnrM l he do** of INDUSTRIALS mu 2 IH Hen A (u 3 01 .1 o i Murneo 2 00 2 III Ho u*. trad 1.00 H Nuts 1*7 < 'iitar 1 ,0 4.72 < li'iniial n.
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      Lock icon Exchange Rates
      101 7 The Association of Banks in Malaysia and Singapore today announced the following changes in bank rates for: SELLING T.T. or OD.:— Deutsche Marks $77.1; Holland Guilders $8527; Swiss Francs $7l 4575: Belgian Francs $0 15; French Francs $62.3025; Danish Kroner $41.0150; Norwegian Kroner $43.1050; Swedish Kroner $59 5450;
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      Lock icon TIN PRICE
      17 7 SINGAPORE Wed. The tin price for today was $582 25 per picul, down $2 75.
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      Lock icon UNIT TRUSTS
      52 7 (Manager* Price*) F1r«t Mala)an XI) 2 9T Sffimil Malayan XD 2.10 Third Mala) an 1.30 1*1 Hung Kong 1 TO 1.30 2nd Hone Kong ■92 .97 The Commerce Industry \l> 1.05 1.14 The mating fund 1 IK 1 27 Malayan lnve*«inent ill nd \l) 130 1.40 Sterling CTr.odlty
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      113 7 SINGAPORE. W>(1 The noon prl«‘t** at thr *inj:apore Chines* produce exchange tmla> are:— Buj er Seller Coconut Oil (t OH) Hulk 51.50 o«‘unlit <1 «l It Drum 54 00 loose Copra Mixed 30 50 Muntok White Pepper <1 O H 96% 120 00 Sarawak White Pepper (10.11) 117.60 Sarawak
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      122 7 SINGAPORE. Wed. The following ships are expected to be in port today: God own* Vessels 1/2 Peisander 3/4 Jessenice 5 Maren Maersk 6/7 Spaarnekerk 8 9 Marine Trust 10/11 Giso Maru No. 45 13/14 Centaur 15/16 Calchas 18 Telemrchus 21/22 Se-.wa Maiu 23/24 Kikokane Maru 25 Irran
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    279 8 TOKYO. Wed. (UPI) At least 150 persons were trapped In the Japan Alps today as a cold blast from Siberia dumped nearly two feet of snow in the mountainous region 120 miles northwest of Tokyo. The heavy snowfall, which began just before
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    183 8 WASHINGTON. Wed (Reuter) A wide-ranging government birth control plan for the United States and a programme to curb the rising birth rate in developing countries has been recommended to President Johnson. The President received the report yesterday from a Special Presidential Committee on Population
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    143 8 LONDON. Wed (UPI) A basic design flaw crippled the superliner Queen Elizabeth 2S twin turbines, forcing a delivery delay costing the Cunard Line about two million pound <s4 8 million) In revenue, the Line’s Chairman said yesterday. The vessel* turbines were flown back to
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    107 8 WORCESTER. Massachusetts. Wed (UPI) Lightweight aircraft armour designed to stop .50 calibre armour-piercing projectiles was revealed yesterday by Norton Co. The new refractory armour system will be delivered to Lock h e ed-California Co. Burbank. California, for use in the New U S Army AH-56A Cheyenne
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    73 8 MELITN. France Wed. (Reuter) Mme. Simone Lebel “died 1 for four minutes while giving birfh' to a baby boy but both mother and baby are now doing well in a hospital here. Mme. Lebel’s heart stopped while unde r anaesthesia for a caesarean yesterday. It
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    131 8 HAMILTON. Bermuda. Wed. (UPI) Emergency supplies of Hong Kong flu vaccine were bein e flown here from Australia today in an attempt to halt a major epidemic Hospital spokesmen estimate that already 700 the colony's 50.000 population have been hit by flu with some
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    75 8 WASHINGTON, Wed (Reuter) Secretary of State Designate Mr William P Rogers said today he accepted his appointment in the Nixon administration because his principal interest was the hope that the United States could move In the direction of peace. Referring to the Vietnam peace talks
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    91 8 RICHMOND. Virginia. Wed. (Reuter) A 19-year-old art student who wore a waistcoat made from the Stars and Stripes has been sentenced to a year's jail under a city law which makes it an offence to mutilate the American flag A Virginia University Police Officer told
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    33 8 ISTANBUL. Wed. (UPI) Diplomatic relations between Turkey and Cambodia have been elevated to Ambassadorial level, the Foreign Office said yesterday. This step will help develop relations with Cambodia, the Ministry said.
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    29 8 RIMINI. Italy, Wed (Reuter) The Tourist Board of this Italian Adriatic resort has decided to invite the three American Apollo-8 astronauts to spend a holiday here.
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    52 8 BEIRUT. Wed (UPI) L-hanon’s three-month old government, hit by student strikes and rriticism of its handling of the Israeli commando attack on Beirut airport lo days ago. resigned yesterday. Premier Abdullah l’afl met with President Charles Helou last night to discuss a new government. His resignation has
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    182 8 CAMBRIDGE. Massachusetts. Wed. (UPI). The attractive brunette daughter of a Radcliffe College Vice President was found axed to death in he r bloodspattered apartment yesterday. The body of Miss Jane Britton. 22. clad in a blue nightgown, was found sprawled across her bed bv
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    186 8 MALIBU. California, Wed (UPI) Seven Englishmen were reunited yesterday with their double deck Londonßus. its Red sides brightly painted with British Union Jacks The vehicle, which since January. 1967. has carried the seven nearly around the world, was “Busnapped” on Monday, leaving it* owners
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    138 8 HONG KONG. Wed. (UPI) A Belgian journalist was expected to arrive yesterday to offer himself as hostage in place of a British newsman held under house arrest in Communist China since July 1967 Authoritative sources in this British colony said there was little
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    51 8 DUBLIN. (AFP) The Irish Republican Party on Tuesday urged all Irish political parties to appeal to the government to table the Ulster crisis before the United Nations. This initiative was necessary “so that the people of northern Ireland will be spared a civil war”, the Republican
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    85 8 BIRMINGHAM, England. Wed (Reuter) Fred the Budgerigar, who likes his beer and whisky, had a drop too much to drink at New Year's—and now he's under strict medical orders to “lav off the booze.” After his New Year celebra- tions, 12-year-old Fred couldn’t sleep properly and
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    169 8 JAKARTA. Wed AFP) 200.000 Communist activities were still operating in Indonesia. an official source said today The source was confirming background information which has been leaking out since it was given to local newspaper editors at a closed briefing here on Monday. The activities are
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    107 8 MANILA. Wed 'AFP) Politics, public apathy and “unhealthy economic and social conditions” are among the major factors contributing to the upsurge of criminality in the greater Manila area, it was disclosed here yesterday. The disclosure was made by 14 police chiefs from Manila
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    81 8 6EOUL. Wed (UPI) Korean bus owners threatened today to stage an indefinite strike beginning next Wednesday to demand increases in fares The bus owners said in a statement that their busine s has reached “such a point where bus operations cannot be continued any
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    122 8 SAIGON. Wed (AFP) South Vietnam bishops today warned the country’s Catholics not to agree to a peace based on “injustice, hypocrisy and loss of freedom”. In a statement issued after a conference here, the bishops said: “Neither you. nor us. your bishops, can accept a peace at
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    94 8 HONG KONG. Wed. (UPI) Moscow Radio said China was “wasting a lot of money” by publishing Mao TseTung’s quotations and writings In such vast quantities. The Chinese language broadcast, monitored here, was commenting on a Peking Radio report that almost three-quarters of a billion books
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    100 8 SAIGON. Wed. (AFP) Police have been interrogating a mar. suspected of assassinating Education Minister Le Minh Tri on Monday for 48 hours The man was seized minutes after a grenade was lobbed into the Minister's official car as it inched through morning rush hour traffic. He
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    102 8 BANGKOK. Wed (AFP) Some of America's top industrialists will make a factfinding tour of Thailand at the end of February it was officially learned here today. Among the 55 big businessmen due to undertake the tour, organised by the TimeLife publications. are the presidents of
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    476 8 RAWALPINDI. Wed (UPI) Police arrested 27 students tn Multan City for violation of Sec 144 which prohibits the assembly of more than five persons in public. RIO DE JANEIRO. Wed (UPD —a young couple in Recife who decided at the altar that their marriage would be a mistake yesterday
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    143 8 FRANKFURT. Germany. Wed (UPI) Two more giant Cl4l Starhfter jet transport p:an> landed at Rhein-Main Air Base yesterday carrying more troops for the U.S. Army's biggest war games in five years. The month-long manoeuvres will Include 12.000 Army personnel and 3.500 Air Force men
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    46 8 JAKARTA. Wed (Reuter) Jakarta port authorities have seized hundreds of crates containing leaflets of Mao Tse Tung’s thoughts among other things, a port spokesman said today. The leaflets came in crates that were supposed to contain Chinese-made mosquito coils, the spokesman said.
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    201 8 NEW YORK. Wed. (UPD Joseph Mudugno is a very angry member of the City Council in New York. Monday, he got to his desk at City Hall, opened an envelope from the Finance Department, and found a bill for the unpaid portion of his
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      72 8 Heartiest Congratulations and Best Wishes to Y. M. Tunku Mohd. Khalid Ibni T. T. Ahmad and Y. M. Tunku Yan Naxihah Binte f. L Wasir on the occasion of their marriage today Kim San Trading (Kilning) Ltd., Hup Huat Timber Co., Seng Lee Timber Co., Seng Lee Trading Co., Lion
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    Lock icon Action To Have B.B. C. Prosecuted
    130 9 I LONDON. Wed. (Reu- A television viewer, clerk Roy fcdey, started action to have State-owned British Corporation ■(BBC) prosecuted for inrace hatred. Mr Edey. 42. said last night was seeking ihe Attorney consent to be;:n prounder the Race ReAct against the BBC Hewing an
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    Lock icon Biggest Ever Overseas Trade Drive
    110 9 LONDON. Wed. (Reuter) London Chamber of Commerce today announced plans for its biggest ever overseas trade drive which will include 15 selling missions and participation in 45 overseas exhibitions. Practically every area of the world will be tapped for more business. with emphasis on the
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    58 9 BRUNEI TOWN. Wed. (Reuter i Brunei's mam exports o’her than oil were bott>s and cylinders, an opposition member of Brunei’s Legislative Council complained during the Council’* budget session today Mr R.D Ross, the sole British member 0 f the opposition ln thi* tjnv North Borneo state, said
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    615 9 BUDGET-EVE INTERVIEW KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. The theme of Tun Tan Slew Sin’s budget speech packed with facts and figures collated after a “gruelling time" will depend on past performance, future prospects and remedies to national problems. The Finance Minister,
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    Lock icon 2 To 1 Trade Imbalance In Australia's Favour
    258 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed Malaysia has a trade imbalance of nearly two to one in Australia's favour, says the National President of the Australian institute of Management. Sir Samuel Jones In the latest issue of the United Malayan Banking Corporation's “Economic Review.’ he
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    34 9 DENVER. Colorado. Wed (Reuter) One person was killed and five injured when winds up to 130 miles (210 KMS) an hour swept through this area for four hours yesterday.
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    Lock icon Call To Form National Saving C’tee
    157 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. The formation of a National Savings Committee has been suggested by an e"onomist here as a means to stimulate individual savings in the country W-riting in the latest publication of the Economic Review of the United Malayan Banking Corporation, the Bank's
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    Lock icon Penicillin Turns To Stone
    66 9 JAKARTA. Wed < Reuter) —Tea casFs of penicillin shipped to Northern Sumatra by the United Nations Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) turned to stone somewhere along the route. Indonesia’s Antara News Agency said today. The agency said someone took out the drug and put In the stones.
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    Lock icon Aliens Dispossessed
    66 9 LUSAKA Wed AFP) Asian and other alien traders in the Monze district of southern Zambia have been given one week to hand over their shops to Zambians, the official Zambian News Agency (ZANA) reported today. The order carre from Monze governor Andrew Sikufweba. whom ZANA quoted as warning
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    230 9 JAKARTA. Wed. (Reuter) An Indonesian rubber delegation is expected to go to Kuala Lumpur in the next few weeks to discuss proposals to channel Indonesian rubber onto the Kuala Lumpur Exchange. Rubber Trade Association Chairman Mr. Sukarno said today. Bu* he said
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    Lock icon ‘Not Parliamentary Democracy To Resign Within A Few Months Of General Elections’
    316 9 KUALA LL'MPI'R. Wed. The Federal Constitution is to he amended to give the Government powers to suspend by-elections six months prior to the dissolution of Parliament, the Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak. disclosed today. Parliament, he added
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    Lock icon Corruption Conviction Appeal Is Dismissed
    244 9 SINGAPORE Wed An appeal by a former policeman. Fakir Mohamed s o Mohamed Sadiq against a lower court conviction on a charge of corruption was dismissed by the High Court today. In dismissing the appeal against conviction, the Chief 1 Justice. Mr. Justice Wee Chong
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    Lock icon Kuala Lumpur Master Plan
    68 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed.— The master plan for the Federal' capital, together with appendices containing objections raised against the plan by the public, will be submitted to the Minister of Local Government and Housing Mr Khaw Kai Boh. within a fortnight The Commissioner of the Federal Capital
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    51 9 KUALA LUMPUR Wed. The clerk to the Senate. Enche Ahmad bin Abdullah, has been appointed Clerk of Parliament, a spokesman of the Prime Minister's Department said today. Enc h e Ahmad replaces Enche Ja afar bin Mohamed Taha last Saturday after having held the post since September.
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      282 10 THE word examination frightens many students because they do not understand the meaning of it. Examinations are held to find out how well students progressed. Teachers and parents will want to know if their children are attending to their school work and lessons diligently or
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      159 10 LAST YEAR during the holidays, my father took me to the Botanic Gardens. We went there by taxi and brought a camera with us On arrival at the place, I saw many hawkers selling food near the gate. My father bought a packet of groundnuts and
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      146 10 MANY subjects are taught in school but my favourite subject is History. History is a very wide subject and it tells us a good deal about the past. Most of my class-mates think that History is a very dull subject because they are more interested in knowing
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      154 10 THICK columns of dark smoke rose up yi the air The strong breeze helped the fire to spread to other houses. The burning roofs collapsed and broke into pieces. People queued and handed buckets of water in order to put out the fire. They also threw
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      183 10 I AM a bicycle and my name is Robin Hood. I am made of steel and I have a handle and two wheels. I was born in England and one day my friends and I were taken to the harbour and put into a ship bound
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      676 10 I COULD not control my excitement as the pilot landed the pla n e at < Sin The or alr S po b rt S buifding > looked a el4ant r and practical to me. We passed tnrough the Customs so quickly
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      244 10 I WAS first admitted to the Sultan Sulaiman Secondary School on January 7, last year. It was a very warm day and I had to cycle to school. On arrival in school. I found the place was entirely new to me. I saw many new
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      Lock icon Trapped By Floods
      148 10 I SAW the water rising and thought of what to do. My house was almost surrounded with water. We sat on the roof and waited for the boat to carry some neighbours to safety. I could see the ducks enjoying themselves in the water. Suddenly, there was
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      96 10 MY hobby is reading books. I have been interested in it since my childhood days. The reason for choosing books as my hobby is that it widens my knowledge and increases my vocabulary By reading, we can come across many new words. Reading also tells
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      Lock icon The Day I Saw An Accident
      168 10 ACCIDENTS take place almost every day. They take place because of the carelessness of drivers on the roads and pedestrians who do not observe traffic signs. Pedestrians should be more careful while crossing the roads for if they are not careful, then they are
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      Lock icon What I Saw At A Circus
      177 10 THE Great Brazilian Circus performed at my hometown sometime last year. My friend and I were delighted because it was the first time that we went to see a circus. On arriving at the place, we saw many animals and some of them were
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      132 10 NOWADAYS, there are many people with various ambitions. A person without any ambition will have nothing to fight for in life My ambition is to be a doctor. In order to achieve this ambition I have to pass many examinations. I have to
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      173 10 WE all have a pleasant occupation like reading books so that we won’t feel bored. A happy man is one who has a habit of reading when he is young. Why is reading so important? It is vital because it increases our knowledge. Moreover, books are our
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      249 10 ONE dark night, I was walking along a lonely lane when I heard a strange sound. I was very frightened and hid myself behind a tree. The sound of the engine came nearer to me. It was a car with five persons in it. The
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      151 10 THE subject I like best is science. I like this subject because it is useful and i interesting. Science teaches us many things like the study of the universe, plants and animals. During lessons, the teacher would tell us how science plays an important role in
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      178 10 ONE NIGHT, alter my supper. I went to study. The neighbourhood, was very quiet, especially after dark. I was reading a story book. Suddenly. I heard a shout of “Help I got out of my chair and the book fell from my hands. It was Mrs. Chong's
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      148 11 MELBOURNE, Wed. (Reuter) Margaret Court, the first Australian woman to win the Wimbledon singles title, will quit tennis at the end of this year. Mrs. Court. 26. will travel overseas for the last time this year before giving competitive tennis away. The tall, blonde Perth
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      498 11 j%/f ELBOURNE, Wed. (Reuter) America and Russia joined forces on an outside court at Melbourne's Kooyong Stadium today. America was represented by victorious Davis Cup captain Donald Dell and Russia by top ranked player Toomas Lejus. Dell, 30. and Lejus. 25. were teamed in
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      119 11 MELBOURNE. Wed. (Reuter) Second seeded American Stan Smith battled Into the early hours of the morning under floodlights in the Victorian Open Tennis Championships here to wear down Australian Allan Stone In the second round. Stone, who was in Australia's Davis Cup squad last year, snatched a
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      45 11 SINGAPORE. Wed Combined Schools beat Royal Air Force, Tengah by five goals to o"e in a Singapore Hockey Association Division 1 fixture today. School* led 3 —o at half time. Rajah '4' and Jayandran scored for Schools while Patty gcored for RAF. Tengah.
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      35 11 TOKYO Wed. <AFP> Japan’s Kazuyoshi Kanazawa will be pitted against World Boxing Association’s top bantamweight contender. Ruben Olivares of Mexico in a 10-rounder in Mexico City on Jan. 26. It was announced today.
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      202 11 LONDON. Wed (AFP) Spain’s world featherweight who defends his title against boxing champion Jose Legra. Australia's Johnny Famechon here on January 21. met his challenger for the first time today. Legra arrived in London yesterday morning, and the Australian flew in early yesterday after a 48-hour
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      135 11 MEXICO CITY. Wed (UPI) The winner of the January 25 15-round flyweight boxing match between Thai Chartchai Chlonoi and Mexican Efren Scorpion” Torres in Mexico City will be recognised by the World Boxing Council (WBC). The WBC's Filipino President Justiniano Montano Jr., made this statement in a
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      149 11 MANILA, Wed. (AFP) Japanese boxers Sumio Nobata and Shinzaburo Kaneko will face two Filipinos in ten-round bouts during an elimination fight between Fernando Atzori of Italy and the Philippines Bernabe Villaeampo here on Jan. 18. Nobata a junior lightweight, will clash with Jimmy Noel, the Philippines No. 6
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      102 11 SINGAPORE. Wed—Fathul Karlb qualified for the final of President’s Cup when they trounced Singapore Cricket Club 9-2 in the semi-finals played at Jalan Besar stadium tonight They will meet Police Sports Association for the trophy to be played on Jan 11. SCC were no match to the
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      329 11 SINGAPORE, Wed. Royal Air Force oarsmen, members of FE.A F. Rowing Association, won three out of five events at a regatta in Ceylon, which they were invited by the Colombo Rowing Club The R.A.F. team of seven, representing Tengah. Changi and Seletar, the three stations on Singapore
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      305 11 NEW DELHI. Wed. (AFP) A team of Indian doctors have made a discovery which may help to Increase the stamina of athletes and rare horses, it was reported here today. Professor A S Paintal, director of the Patel Chest Institute
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      230 11 CANBERRA. Australia Wed The Duke of Kent will open the third South Pacific Games at Port Moresby. Papua-New Guinea, on August 14. The South Pacific Games will be held from August 14 to 23, and will he attended by American Samoa. British
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      144 11 SINGAPORE. Wed Another Royal Air Force swimming record has been ertablished in FE.A F. this time by young members of the R.A.F. Changi Marlins Club who completed a 21-mile relay in the Station Airmen's Pool in 8 hours. 23 mins, and 57 secs. The relay
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      98 11 BANGKOK. Wed (Reuter)— Malaysia and Thailand will hold their two-day annual railway meeting in Bangkok on January 13 to discuss the rail transport system between the two neighbouring countries. Thai railway officials said tonay The officials said the Malayan railway delegation of eight officials, led by
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      105 11 BANGKOK, Wed <AFP> The sixth Aslan Games scheduled to be held In Bangkok in December 1970 will have only 10 event* compared to the usual 16. Luang Chartrakan Kosol, President of the Thai* Olympic Committee. stated yesterday. He listed the events to be Included a*
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      129 11 SINGAPORE. Wed. The victorious United States Cuppers will arrive here on Jan. 16 to play exhibition matches at the Singapore Badminton Hall, Guillemard Road, at 7.45 p.m. The team comprise Donald Deli (capt.), Charles Pasarell, Arthur Ashe. Stan Smith and Bob Lutz. They will also
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      88 11 MOUNT MAUNGANUI. New Zealand. Wed. 'Reuter) Terry Kendall, 21-vear-old New Zealander. clinched a plac# i n his country'* team for the world golf '•up jn Singapore later this year by winning the Star* Travel PGA tournament here today. Kendall's World Cup partner will be left-hander Bob
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      128 11 SINGAPORE. Wedi—Police Sports Association narrowly beat Royal Air Force. Changi 4-3 to qualify for the finals of the President’s Cup knockout soccer tournament at the Jalan Besar Stadium this evening Changi were utterly out of form in the first half and lost their first goal in
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      56 11 CAPE TOWN Wed (AFP' Karen Muir. South Africa* 16-year-oid wonder swimmer beat America* Olympic freestyle relay gold medallist Linda Gustavson to set a new national 220 yards freestyle record here last night. Muir who held the former Bouth African record with 2:17 4 clocked 2:157 to beat second
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      433 12 OYDNEY, Wed. (Reuter) Australia's victorious cricket team expect the West Indies tourists to launch a "do or die" effort in the fourth Test beginning in Adelaide on January 24. Australian skipper Bill Lawrey, sipping a victory drink of champagne in the dressing room
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      465 12 West Indies 264 and 324 Australia Ist Inns.—s 47 Australia 2nd Inns: K Stackpole not out 21 P Sheahan not out 21 Total: 0 42 BOWLING: W Hall 2. 0, 8. 0; R. Edwards 1. 0. 7.0; J. Care w 2. 0. 9. 0. C- Llov d 2, 0.
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      199 12 SYDNEY. Wed. (Reuter) West Indies cricket captain Gary Sobers will be played sparringly for the rest ol the current Australian tour, despite his Insistence that a shoulder injury is not seriously affecting his bowling. Team manager Mr. Berkeley Gaskin is adamant that top all-rounder
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      151 12 ROME. Wed (UPI> World middleweight champion Nino Benvenutl said today he would prefer to reign as King of the world’s light heavyweights and wants to fight Dick Tiger of Nigeria in a preliminary to a title bout. Benvenuti, 29. said he would accept a bout
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      31 12 SINGAPORE. Wed Four teams will take part In the 1969 Wilbur Cup hockey competition in February They are Singapore Civilians. British Joint Services. Singapore Armed Forces and Singapore Under-23
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      1276 12  -  By SAM W. MORRIS DEBBIE MEYER, 16. is not only the I.S. swimming champion in the 200. 400 and 800-metre free style, but she won the gold medal in each of these three events in the recent Mexico City games. In an interview, she
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      184 12 SWANSEA. Wales. We d (Reuter) Britain last night moved a step nearer staging the world student games next August following the recent withdrawal of Portugal as host nation because of elections later this year. The British Universities Sports Federation (BU S F Council approved at
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      46 12 LONDON. Wed. (Reuter) Arsenal beat Cardiff City by two goals to nil in an English Football Association Cup third round replay match here last night. Arsenal are at home to either Charlton Athletic or Crystal Palace in the fourth round on January 25.
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      54 12 Singapore: 2.32 am. (8 ft. 4 ins 7.49 am. (4 ft. 2 ins): 147 pm. (9 ft. 3 ins); 8 17 p.m. (Ift 7 ins TOMORROW Singapore: 3.02 am. (8 ft 4 ins.); 8.30 am. (4 ft.); 2 32 p.m. (8 ft. 8 ins.); 8.55 am.
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      1047 12 SINGAPORE Wed. A total of 248 horse? has entered for the Singapore Turf Club four-day meeting beginning on Jan 18 The entries comprise 64 from class one. 104 from class four and 80 from class five. They are: CLASS I 1st run 2nd run
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      123 12 SINGAPORE. Wed—Singapore Armed Forces B’ team are now leading the Singapore Hockey Association Division Three league table with seven points. In second position are the Singapore Combined Schools B’ team with five point* from four matches. Police B' team who have so far played two
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      221 12 SINGAPORE. Wed Two last start Penang winners Peak of Perfection II and Parallel have been promoted to class one states the Malayan Racing Association today. Promotions: From class four to class three: Smoko, Firecracker. Impressionist. Yakin. Demotions: From class four to class
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