Eastern Sun, 12 January 1969

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  • 24 1 SINGAPORE S OWN NATIONAL DAILY Eastern Sun -fr Estd. 1966. Voi. 3 No. 880 Sunday Edition* 12 January 1969. mc<p> 0737 Price 15 cent*
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  • 171 1 SINGAPORE. Sat. Singapore’s Defence Minister. Mr. Lim Kim San. reiterated today that Singapore would always co-operate with Malaysia to wipe out Communist elements. Mr. Lim said this when he was asked by pressmen to comment on reports quoting Tun Razak as
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  • 125 1 MELBOURNE. Sat. (Reu’er) An arsonist always one jump ahead of police and firemen stated 24 fires today along the northern border of Victoria already hit by devastating bushflres which have killed 16 peoples. Mr RW. Penna. regional < Are authority officer at Swan < Hill,
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  • 145 1 ‘We Want You Gorton Holyoake’ Demonstrations LONDON. Sat. (AFP) Shouting "Gorton. We Want You” and “Death" a group of about 200 anti-Vietnam demonstrators tried unsuccessfully todaj to enter the Savoy Hotel. where Australian Prime Minister John Gorton is at present staying. The demonstrators, mostly young Australians and New Zealanders had
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  • 78 1 AMMAN. Sat. (Reuter) Four Israeli jet fighters raided the Al-Manshiya and Northern Shuneh areas In the Northern Jordan valley for more 'han an hour today, a Jordanian military spokesman said. There were no Jordanian casualties, he said. The spokesman said that Super Mystere and Skyhawk planes
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  • 269 1  -  By K. S. SIDHC SINGAPORE. Sat. The proprietor of a watch and fountain pen firm escaped death when an armed robber opened Are on him from close range, injuring him on the left arm and chest this afternoon. He is Mr. Kok Nam
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  • 471 1 LONDON. Sat. (I PI) The danger of a major Commonwealth rift over Rhodesia appeared averted today following a firm stand by Britain which barred the use of force against Rhodesia but pledged to close loopholes in economic sanctions. Britain promised the African militants against
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  • 77 1 LONDON. Sat (Reuter) An armed gang shot one man in the leg and coshed three others when they burst into a pos'al headquarters in London’s financial quarter today and escaped with two bags of registered mall. The bandits, believed to number six. leapt across a
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  • 113 1 BANGKOK. Sat. (Reuter) Thai Prime Minister Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn has accused China and her allies of committing “covert” aggression to destroy Thailand. In an address to a panel discussion on “National Security” at Chulalongkorn University yesterday. Marshal Thanom said: "The most
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  • 130 1 HAZLEMERE. England. Sat (UPI) A Church of England priest has appealed to his parishioners to have their babies baptised before they are three months old in order to prevent harm to the Vicar. Rev. Dr. Samuel Price, writing in his parish magazine, said at many
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  • 101 1 PARIS. Sat. (UPl)—Asian diplomatic sources said today China wants to have a voice in any settlement of the Vietnam war and will broach the subject when Chinese and American Ambassador net in Warsaw next month. The meeting, which was requested by Peking to
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  • 51 1 NEW DELHI. Sat. (Reuter) Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi said here today she found it difficult to see how Britain's declared support of NIBMAR iNo Independence Before Majority Rule) in Rhodesia was compatible with the Fearless proposals. She returned here from the Commonwealth Prime Ministers’ Conference in London
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  • 42 1 MOSCOW. Sat. (UPI) A Soviet woman has filed a com plaint with police that her neighbour's rooster breaks into her yard every morning and lures her hens next door to lay their eggs, the Soviet newspaper Izvestia, reported on Friday.
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  • 52 1 ESCHWEGE. West Germany. Sat. (Reuter) A 16-year-o!d east German boy fled across the heavily guarded East Gen man border into West Germany early today because he feared a school examination. He told West German police that he left home on skis but crossed the mined ThuringianBavanan border
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  • 190 1 ‘CHINA COMMUNIST IN NAME ONLY MOSCOW, Sat. (Reuter) Pravda. the official Russian party newspaper, today accused Chinese leader Mao Tse-tung of changing his party so much that it was now Communist in name only In an article which observers said might be the start of a new drive to oust
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  • 124 1 SINCE January 1, when Eastern Sun became Singapore’s own and only national daily newspaper, readers have been getting about twice as much local, Asian and world news as is available elsewhere in Singapore. We have eliminated unnecessary large and glaring headlines, reduced sensationalism, and have sought to
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  • 358 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat —An immediate spot survey by the Selangor Consumers Association in Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya today showed no evidence of rice increases on existing stocks of foodstuff and consumer durables on which new taxes were proposed in yesterday's budget speech by the Minister
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  • 730 2 SINGAPORE, Sat. Four men were committed to stand trial today by the Ninth Magistrate, Mr. Boey Kum Hong, on charges of rape and armed robbery at a clinic in Sembawang on Oct. 17 last year. All four faced charges of raping a nurse Miss
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  • 372 2 SINGAPORE, Sat.—“ Miss Tourism Bingapura 1969", Miss Rosalind Ong who made her first public appearance pledged that she would put in a lot of hard-work in the next 12 months to “sell Singapore". Miss Ong was speaking as a special guest at the Y’s Men
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  • 31 2 SINGAPORE. Sat. Thieves broke into the Golf Club bar in RAF. Changi, and escaped with $235 cash and property valued at $2,225. yesterday. Police are investigating.
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  • 207 2 SINGAPORE. Sat. Two 'artists, Graham Buchanan- Dunlop and S. B Banafek are Jointly holding an exhibition at the National Library from today till Monday. The exhibition consisting of 60 pieces of work, including oil. water and batik paintings depict the different sceneries and ;andseapes in
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  • 210 2 SINGAPORE. Sat. Fortysix scout leaders, most of them teachers today began a first aid course geared to enable them to deal adequately with emergencies. The course, sponsored by the Singapore Scout Association Geylang District was opened at the Tanjong Katong Secondary School, by Mr Paul
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  • 125 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. A multi-purpose company will be formed soon by bumiputra women, the national president of the Kaum Ibu Umno, Tan Sri Fatimah Hashim, said here today Shi told Bemama that an eight-member planning committee had been formed to draft the constitution which would later be
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  • 465 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat.— The Deputy Prime Minisi ter, Tun Abdul Razak, toj day said there was delay In 1 the distribution of the Pin- qat Penngatan Malaysia commemoration medals because there were 50.000 recipients. He was answering a question In the Dewan Ra'ayat by
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  • 294 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. Malaysia is to get an S 8 million “soft loan” from West Germany for the development of Port Swettenham and other projects to be selected by the two governments. An agreement will be signed between the two countries during
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  • 399 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. The Dewan Ra’ayat today passed the Civil Aviation Bill which w-as moved by the Minister of Transport. Tan Sri Sardon bin Haji Jubir. Tan Sri Sardon said the object of the Bill was to unify the existing “multiplicity of laws” relating to
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  • 498 3 SINGAPORE, Sat. Good public relations can maintain and improve the financial and economic strength and welfare of an organisa* tion. This was stated today by Mr. lan Hope of the Broadcasting Division, Ministry of Culture, when he spoke on "Public Relations" during a
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  • 360 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Sat The old Malaysian currency will still maintain its present value on and after Jan. 16 although it will no longer be legal tender, the Minister of Finance. Tun Tan Siew Sin, made clear today. In a statment. Tun Tan said there appeared
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  • 105 3 PORT SWETTENHAM. Sat. —The blaze on board the Singapore-registered cargo vessel “Golden Wonder” was brought under control late last night by three fire-fight-ing tugs and two fire engines. The 4.283-ton vessel anchored at wharf No. 3 in the old port here caught fire yesterday afternoon. Harbour
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  • 100 3 KUCHING. Sat (Reuter) Police at a field outpost in Central Sarawak killed a suspected Communist guerilla in a shooting incident the early hours of Jan. 8, Police reporter today. spokesman said a group of people approached the outpt st. in the Ulu Ngemah area
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  • 94 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. Equal opportunities would be given to all Malaysians who wished to serve in the National Shipping Line, the Minister of Transport. Tan Sri Haji Sardon bin Haji Jubir, told Dewan Ra'ayat today. He was replying to an Alliance backbencher from Penang, Mr. Geh Chong
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  • 51 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. Morocco is the latest country to accept Malaysia’s invitation to attend the international conference of Muslim nations to be held here in April, a spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told Bemama today. Three other countries Jordan. Kuwait and Pakistan have already accepted tba
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  • 332 3 SINGAPORE. Sat. A young man who received a speed boat as a present from his father some time ago has donated the 16foot, $15,000 boat to the National Defence Fund. He is Mr Aw Toke Soon. 18. who donated the boat as his personal
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  • 250 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat.—The Minister of Commerce and Industry. Tan Sri (Dr.i Lim Swee Aun, today rejected the proposal that forms for shares should be made freely available for distribution. The Gerakan Member for Batu. Dr. Tan Chee Khoon. said there would not be
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  • 79 3 9 a.m. 6 p.m.: Painting exhibition at National Library. Stamford Road. 10 a.m.: Picnic by Singapore National Pugilistic Federation at Tanah Merah Holiday Camp. 10 a.m.: Chinese operatic and harmonica practices at National Theatre Club, Clemenceau Avenue. 2 p.m.: Chinese drama playreading at National Theatre Club. Clemenceau Avenue.
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  • 317 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat.—For the first time, a computer will select students for Form Six classes this year, the Controller for Examinations. Enche Murad bin Mohamed Nor. said today. The computer will be fed with the School Certificate and Malaysian Certificate of Education results of
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  • 70 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. About $150,000 worth of brandy. cigarettes and textiles were seized and a man detained by Customs officials last night w’hen they broke up a smuggling operation from a fishing village in Tanjong Tengkerak (Skeleton Bay) in Selangor. 60 miles from here. Two
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  • 273 3 ITUALA LUMPUR, Sat. Since Malaysia and Singapore are different countries, it is only logical that their students in Australia and New Zealand should belong to different students’ associations, the Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak. said today. “We must
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  • 141 3 16 Nabbed So Far In ‘Op. Reckless Taxi KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. Sixteen taxi drivers have been convic'ed for reckless driving since the Selangor Traffic Police launched their "Operation Reckless Taxi" five days ago Disclosing this today, the Selr rigor Traffic Police Chief. Supt. Mansor bin Mohamed Noor said those arrested
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  • 97 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. The Government has earmarked about 250.000 acres of land in the Kina Bentang Valley in Sabah for padi growing, the Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives. Haji Mohamed Ghazali bin Jawi. said today. He told the Dewan Ra'ayat that as first step.
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  • 72 3 MANILA. Sat. < Reuter) A Philippines tugboat with nine people on board is believed to have drifted into Malaysian territorial waters, according to a Philippine News Service report today. The tugboat. “Marlie No. 8” left Manila on Jan. 27 for Cebu City, in the Southern Philippines—The
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  • 190 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat.—The Royal Malaysian Navy will "definitely be expanded” in view of the British pull-out east of Suez, the Chief of Naval Staff. Commodore K. Thanabalasingam. said today. "However, any future expansion in the Royal Malaysian Navy will depend to some extent on the
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  • 566 4 LONDON, Sat. (fPI) Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew yesterday suggested to African Commonwealth members who are unhappy over Britain's treatment of the Rhodesian problem that thev take a lesson from the t ietcong. "A British solution to the Rhodesian problem
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  • 240 4 SINGAPORE. Sat. A newly-invented instrument which will speed up the testing of volatile and flammable products to only one minute is to be introduced in Singapore soon. This new invention, the Setaflash.” is capable of telling the flash-point of anv flammable product in
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  • 100 4 JAKARTA. Sat. (UPI) Indonesia's tax revenues in 1968 totalled the equivalent of $97.5 million, more than double the 1967 figure of 540.5 million, it was announced yesterday. The improvement was even greater than the figures indicate, because the 1968 total doe* not include oil income
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  • 103 4 MANILA. Sat. (Reuter) The Philippines Police Chief has claimed that Government officials were among contributors to the Communist Huk rebel organisation in the country Brigadier-General Vicente Paval made the claim In the weekly ‘‘meet the press" television programme last night. He said that
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  • 94 4 PRINCETON, New Jersey. Sat. (Reuter) The still unpublished manuscripts of Ernest Hemingway contain no extraordinary writing to greatly enhance his literary reputation. according to Dr Carlos Baker, the Novelist’s official biographer “Probably only one novella and two or three short stories can. in my judgment, be published.”
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  • 50 4 KATMANDU. Sat. (UPI) King Mahendra has pardoned 175 former Congressmen who were convicted of crimes against the State after the King took over power in 1960. The 175 have been living in exile in India and recently petitioned the King to allow them to return to Nepal.
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  • 33 4 LONDON. Sat. (Reuter) Jurors m an important murder trial were ordered to have vaccinations against Hong Kong flu today as the first case of the virus was confirmed in London
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  • 34 4 PHNOM PENH, Sat. (AFP) Cambodian Head of State Prince Norodom Sihanouk today personally announced a U.S. helicopter was shot down and Its three-man crew killed over Cambodian terrorlty three days ago
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  • 112 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. A youth who paid a dollar to have his fortune read by a palmist returned several hours later to rob the palmist's wife of $470 in cash and jewellery. Mrs. Angalamma told police today a youth came to her house at Jalan
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  • 103 4 MIAMI (UPI) Gary Steven Krist. an escaped convict accused of masterminding the $500,000 k'.dnapping of Barbara Jane Mackle shortly before Christmas, was bound over to the grand jurv on three extortion charges yesterday by US. Commissioner Edward P. Swann. The three extortion charges, involving use of
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  • 33 4 NEW DELHI. Sat. (AFP) India formally proposed to Pakistan today that the two countries set up joint bodies of officials to investigate bilateral disputes and suggest methods for settling them.
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  • 25 4 SINGAPORE. Sat. There was a total of 57 road accidents of which two were serious during the past 24 hours in the Republic.
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  • 60 4 LOAN FOR MALAYSIA: The World Bank on Jan. 8 made a US$11,5 million loan to the National Electricity Board of Malaysia. It was the bank's fourth loan for power development in Malaysia. Left to right: Abdul Rahman Tazi, Executive Director. World Bank, for Malaysia; Malaysian envoy Tan Sri Ong Yoke
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  • 202 4 SINGAPORE. Sat. The Photographic Society of Singapore is organising the 20th Singapore International Salon of Photography which will be held at the National Library Lecture Hall from May 4 to 9. Entries from professional and amateur photographers throughout the world have been invited. The
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  • 114 4 SINGAPORE Sat The Wellcome Trust has awarded a grant tor more than $lO,OOO to the University of Singapore tor it to purchase a special instrument for research in the Department of Physiology This will assist Dr. (Mrs.) A B Elliott in her studies of
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  • 74 4 SINGAPORE. Sat. Adult readers who register for membership at the National Library now pa v IS deposit instead of $lO This reduction in deposit is to encourage more readers to join the National Library Members, who have paid $lO may collect their $5 refund from
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  • 110 4 In special recognition for efficient management of the Singapore International Colour Slide Exhibition, the Colour Slide Division of the Photographic Society of America Is presenting one gold medal. appropriately engraved. to be awarded by the judges for the “best slide of the show”. The Aw Cheng Chye gold
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  • 71 4 CHICAGO Sat (UPI) Negro students held control of campus buildings at Brandel’s University and Swarthmore College yesterday and vowed to stay put until their demands are met. Demonstrating students and striking teachers picketed at San Francisco State Collfge At a companion California College San
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  • 91 4 LOS ANGELES. Sat. (UPI) Selection of a jury to try Sirhan B Sirhan for the murder of Sen Robert F Kennedy should finally begin next Monday after repeated rebuffs of defence efforts to obtain a 30day continuance Selection of the jury likely will take three
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  • 38 4 NEW YORK. Sat. (Reuter) The first three men to bridge the gap between earth and moon yesterday received the same heroes' welcome New York gave Lindbergh for his solo trans-Atlantic flight less than 42 years ago.
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  • 222 4 SINGAPORE. Sat. Some 3.500 undergraduates of the University of Singapore who will be on four months’ vacation from January 27 are looking for temporary jobs. The University of Singapore Students' Union has set up an Employment Bureau to help students seek jobs A statement from
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  • 93 4 RANGOON Sat (Reuter) Two West Germans and an Austrian sailing from East Pakistan to Singapore bv sampan have been forced ;o put into Akyab. about 3*30 miles northwest of Rangoon, after losing their rudder, according to press reports. The three, named as Felix Korn
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  • 56 4 SINGAPORE Sat The "Dollar for Discs" charity drive organised by Rediffusion (Singapore) Pie. Ltd continuously for 22 hours on Dec. 21 collected $6,309. The money will be handed over on Wednesday to Mother Damien of the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus who Is in
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  • 117 4 JAKARTA. Sat. (Reuter) Indonesian troops arrested more than 4.000 Communist suspects in the province of Lampung in South Sumatra last year. Antara news agency reported today. The agency quoted security offirers as saying that the party planned to launch a people’s revolution in the
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  • 98 4 JAKARTA. Sat. (Reuter) A big volcano in Central Java continues to show dangerous activity. Radio Jogjakarta reported last night Merapi Volcano literally Fire Mountain” has been emitting lava, ash and smoke since last Tuesday, reportedly killing two people and causing 2.000 others to flee their homes.
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  • 50 4 HOLLYWOOD. Sat (UPI) More than 1.000 guests including Vice President-elect Spire T Agnew and his wife attended the wedding today of comedian Hope’s daughter, Lind* to Nathaniel S Lande, 34, producer-director. Gov and Mrs. Ronald Reagan and a host of Hollywood stars were among the guests.
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  • 32 4 SINGAPORE. Sat The Parliamentary Secretary t® the Ministry of Education Dr. Lee Chiaw Meng. will visit Ngee Ann College campu s ih Clementi Road at 1000 a.m. on Monday.
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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  • 50 5 HONG KONG, Sat, (Reuter) A total of 618.410 tourists visited Hong Kong In 1968. according to the Hong Kong Tourist Association tonight. The figure, which does not include transit passengers or military personnel on rest and recreation visits, represents a 17.26 percent increase over 1967.
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  • 72 5 LIMA. Peru. Sat (Reuter) Eight people died from poisoning here at a Macabre banquet given by a jealous husband for his wife, four men he believed were her lovers, and two of her girl friends. Police think Maximiliano Holhado Sato. 33, served poisoned drink during the
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  • 60 5 STOCKHOLM. Sat. (UPI)— President Ho Chi Mlnh of North Vietnam scored a major diplomatic breakthrough yesterday when neutral Sweden became the first non-Communist European nation to recognise his regime. The move was expected to strengthen Hanoi's hand at the Paris peace talks. A Saigon spokesman said
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  • 41 5 COPENHAGEN, Sat. (UPI) Denmark has decided not to follow Sweden's example of establishing diplomatic relationship with North Vietnam yet. but will wait for the results from the peace-talks in Paris, Prime Minister Hllmar Baunsgaard said yesterday.
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  • 69 5 SAIGON, Sat. (UPI) Communist forces took such a beating on Vietnam's battlefields last year that their battalions today are 50 to 60 per cent below normal strength and their manpower is more than 20,000 below the start of 1963. government spokesmen said. “Their fighting capability Is
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  • 110 5 NEW YORK. Sat. (Reuter) Gertrude Stein's collection of 47 paintings. 38 of them by Picasso, has been bought by the Museum of Modem Art here for a sum between $6 m. and S6J m (£2.5 and £2.7 million), museum officials said today. The Pieassor’s art paintings
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  • 35 5 NEW DELHI. Sat (UPI) Burmese troops killed more than 150 Chinese trained Naga rebels during the past three months in the dense jungles of Upper Burma, the Press Trust of India reported.
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  • 59 5 NEW YORK. Sat. The Saturday Evening t. virtually a US. National institution for more than 100 years, will cease publication with its February 7 issue, company President Martin Ackerman announced today. The post has been ailing badly In recent years and its losses have been put
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  • 70 5 NEW YORK, Sat. (Reuter) A helicopter plunged in flames on to the roof of a three-storey house here tonight, killing at least one person and starting a big fire. Occupants of the flats in the building, many of them children. were safely evacuated by firemen and police.
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  • 45 5 DALLAS. Texas. Sat. (UPI) Mrs. Marguerite Oswald, mother of the man accused of assassinating Pre-ident John F. Kennedy in 1963. has filed five libel suits, totalling $25 million, against a Congressman. four publishing companies. two magazines and a television network
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  • 35 5 WASHINGTON. Sat. (UPI) —The government has accused America's four major automakers and the Automobile Manufacturers’ Association of joining in unlawful agreements that delayed the introduction of anti-pollution devices on American cars.
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  • 23 5 MOSCOW. Sat. (AFP) The Moscow Dally Pravda said today It was “certain the obstacles to better IndoPaklstanl relations will be overcome”.
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  • 202 5 UNITED NATIONS, Sat. (UPI) The Governing Council of the U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) has approved assistance for 104 new large-scale preinvestment projects in the developing countries of Africa, Asia, the Americas and Europe. The new programme, the largest annual undertaking so far approved
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  • 254 5 TOKYO. Sat. (UPI) The Communist High Command in Thailand has vowed to 'start a people’s war to kick out the US Imperialists and overthrow the Government” of Prime Minister Thanom Kittikachorn. Radio Peking said today. The Peking Broadcast, quoting the “Thai People's Voice' radio,
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  • 53 5 MOSCOW. Sat. (UPI) The Soviet Union yesterday sent its second unmanned space probe in six days to pierce the veil of Venus. The spacecraft Venus 6. apparently a twin of the Venus 5 craft launched last Sunday, was expected to reach the nearest planet to
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  • 46 5 NEW YORK. Sat. (UPI) The three Lunar astronauts, bundled against Icy winter winds, rode yesterday through dense, cheering crowds up the broadway route of heroes in a tumultuous welcome that saw whole telephone books tossed from skyscrapers along with tickertape and confetti.
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  • 40 5 WASHINGTON. Sat. (UPI) —The Federal Aviation Administration proposed yesterday that airlines provide plastic bags for passengers to put over their heads to protect them from smoke and fire long enough to escape from a burning crash.
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  • 239 5 MANILA, Sat (UPI) The Manila Chromale eaid today the Philippines was on the road to anarchy. In a rare frontpage editorial, the widely-circulated newspaper took note of what it called a growing "national traditional of violence” and said: “The rule of law, peace and order,
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  • 303 5 MANILA. Sat. (UPI) A captured Communist Huk "amazon' told authorities today the Huks received nightly lessons through shortwave broadcasts of Radio Peking beamed to the Philippines. Marietta Cagang. 15. was one of three Huks captured at the end of a 16-hour battle between government troops
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  • 30 5 MOSCOW. Sat. (Reuter) A Soviet-edited International Communist journal today accused the Shah of Iran of launching a compaign of "terror and repression” against progressive forces in hia country.
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 460 5 STARTS TODAY... TMe MIN HKJM O tt a.L.C ILLYA BATTLES FOR HIS LIFE BEFORE ACT I TROUBIEP TROUBAPOORS AN ANOENT CASTLE, A BEAUTIFUL OUEEIT BEAUTIFUL QUEEN CHEERS HIM ON/ BUT IF THE CRACK UNCLE ASENT WINS THE DUEL, HE WILL STILL LOSE---FOR A MEDIEVAL TYPE OF MONARCH HAS DETERMINED THAT
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  • 304 6  -  By Dr. Stanley Mooneyham SINGAPORE, Sit. Recruitment is under way for 1,000 eholr member* and ushers to serve in the comint Grady Wilton Singapore Crusade, according to the Rev. Peter Lim, chairman of the Executive Committee. The crusade will be held
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  • 209 6 AN Indonesian delegate to the BWA youth conference in Switzerland had asked why there whs no Australian Baptist mission in Indonesia, Miss June Sutton said re* cently. Miss Sutton who is working with Baptist College at Hbrtg Kong said this in a prayer letter
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  • 108 6 SINGAPORE. Sat. The Sunday religious service to be broadcast over Radio Slngapura tomorrow at 6 p m will be presented by the Queenstown Lutheran Church. The message will be delivered by Rev. John Nelson, pastor of the Church. The topic is "We Have Not Passed This
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  • 519 6 VATICAN CITY. <NC>, Sat. "Peace Is a duty.” This was the central theme of Pope Paul Vi’s message to the world in connection with the observance of the second Day of Peace, which he called for on Jan. 1. The message was released at a press
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  • 383 6  -  Christ’s ‘I Arris’ By W. E. Porter. MA “I am th* door df the sheep" (John 10:7). “I am the Good Shepherd" (John 10:11). These two announcements are not at all flattering to human nature Isaiah in hia 53rd chapter had said, "All we like sheep have
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  • 251 6  -  by Gleason Ledyard A review by David Huntley $2.85 ($3 post free) 228 pages ORIGINALLY published four years ago, this History of Asia first Christian radio station has now appeared In paperback form at less than a third of its original price, and Is now stocked in Christian
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  • 377 6 SINGAPORE. Sat. An American church official, a high-ranking Seventh-day Adveitist from world headquarters of the denomination in Washingmn, DC. is scheduled to visit here next week-end. Jan. 18-20. Pastor Frank L Bland. Vicepresident of the General Conference of Adventists, will stop
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  • 98 6 A D I O Brazzaville has ceased broadcasting religious programmes at the request of the National Revolutionary Committee (CNR) which ig the governing board of this former French colony's only political party. The official statement said that the broadcasts were stop- ped because "those responsible for them
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  • 212 6 SINGAPORE, Sat. “The Future of Chriatianity” revival meetings attracted parked houses during the last three nights at the Victoria Memorial Hall on Thursday, at the Cultural Centre theatre last night and tonight. “This proves that there are Christians who are concerned about the future of
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  • CHURCH AT HOME
    • 740 6 (Excerpts of the message on "The Future of Christianity” by Mr. Mose* L. K. Yu at the Cultural Centre theatre on Friday) Scripture reading: Rev. 2:1-7 TO the angel of the church in Ephesus write: The words of Him who holds the seven stars in
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    • 705 6 KfcL. ANNOUNCEMENTS -it. PETEK'S CHURCH l. Tavistock A Venn* Serangoon Gardens. S'pore. IV Sunday too am. par.sn Communion a 00 a m. Sunday School v 30 a m. 6 00 p m. Evensong CMLKCH OF THE TRUK LIGHI ib-O Peran Hoad 8 8 10 00 am Service (Ho kit i
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    • 724 6 KLL tNMIIi NCE.MENTB CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SO4TETT. 8, Orange (irotr Road. Singapore. 10 Sunday 10 00 am Service 10 00 am Sunday School y\ edne-iia j: 730 pmMeeting ree 11 mo mas oj healing SEV ENTH-O 1 ADVENTIST l HI KCH I'U Ha leader Road. Singapore Saturday 9JO a
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    • 251 6 KtL. INNOINCtMKNT* chi Ren or ibrisi jn Bloc* 41 FastUr Hs.i Road. r«i Mima 4eodst BlSl* Cla*> •at Morom* Wortßlp 10 m Cvtntnt Wonbio o m stKANUUHN IHIKI H OF CHRIS'! JH Ja.an Oeneng Singsoors IB 4udu •00 tm. Bidio Class (C bines* i 10 00 am. Worship seme* (Chinese
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    • 14 6 NEXT WEEK THE CHRISTIAN AND THE NEW MORALITY by Dr. Clive Bang Chav Giap
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  • COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL
    • 356 7 LONDON. Sat (UPT) The Stock Market showed signs of catching Wall Street's dear jnoney cold this week but a strong dose of merger medicine pushed It back on to the uptrack Big merger moves kept the market buzzing after mid week. The high point
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    • 168 7 WASHINGTON. Sat. (UPI) A top Ford Executive has said his company is making a determined effort tc produce ears that will be easier to repair and is spending millions to eliminate assembly line •i rors. Paul F Lorenz. Ford Motor Co.'s Vice-President for
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    • 50 7 NEW YORK. Sat. (UPI) Robber futures closed 25 points higher on no sales yesterday. (Bid) (Asked) Mar 22 65 23.05 May 22.25 22 75 July 22.05 22.25 Sept 22 25 22.75 Nov 22.25 22 75 Jan 22.25 22.75 Locally. No. 2 RSS was 24 cents per pound.
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    • 461 7 NEW YORK. Sat. (I PI) Tight money unsettled Wall Street this week and storks took their worst licking in several months. This week. too. marked completion of the first in a new series of abbreviated five-day trading senedules. The closely watched Dow Jones industrial average
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    • 308 7 SINGAPORE. Sat Dietneim it Co. Ltd., a leading aluminium fabricator m tne Republic, ha* been awarded a contract lor tne supply of aluminium tor the luxury 26-storey Singapore Hliton which is now go.ng up along Orchard Road. Expected to be completed and opened for business at
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    • 115 7 MMiAPOKE. Sat. The noon Price* at the Singapore I hlne*# roduce k*«h»n*e totla' are:— Bluer belief Coconut Oil (FOB Bum 52 *H> Coconut Oil (F O B > Urum S 4 >0 Loo*e Copra 'lived 82 SO Muntok White Fepper ||.O U 96% NX W 117.50 Saranab While Pepper
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    • 47 7 tManagers Prices) First Malayan XU 2.04 secind Malayan XI) 2.12 Third Malayai 131 Ist Hons Won* 1 30 1-36 2nd Hon* hong 92 9t> The Commerce Industry XD 1«3 }}J The -avlnt lund 119 1-» Malayan Investment Fond XO 130 140 Sterling Cmodlty 0 3
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    • 190 7 LONDON, Sat. (Reuter) There was a big demand for silver in London today as gold lost some of its attraction ar.d its price here and throughout the world bullion markets. Silver buyers were very active and this, coupled with an overnight price rise in New York,
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    • 197 7  -  by ROBERT TAYLOR BASLE. Sat (Reuter) Western Bankers will be freed with a difficult task w.'rn they meet here this week-end. according to continental Central Banking sources. Their problem is: How to prevent financial upsets caused by international speculation in currencies. One plan, under
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    • 120 7 SINGAPORE. Sat. Mr. Peter Duehren. Assistant Station Manager of Lufthansa German Airlines in Singapore, leaves The Republic on February 1. Mr Duehren. aged 31. has been in Singapore for almost two years. He leaves for Frankfurt where he will be advisee, of his next posting Mr.
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    • 239 7 PARIS. Sat iFeuten Frances foreign trade deficit in 1968 was only 12 per cent higher than the 1967 figure—despite the crippling economic setbacks of the sprfng strikes and the wage concessions that followed Figures Issued today showed that the 1968 deficit was
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    • 130 7 SINGAPORE Sat The Singapore Association of Banks in Malaysia and Singapore today announced the following changes in bank rates lor:SELLING TT oi OD (Ready):- Deutsche Marks $77.06; Hoi and Guilders $85.1725; Swiss Francs $7l. 3875; Belgian Francs $6.1475; French Francs $62 24. Norwegian Kroner $43.08 Swedish Kroner $59.5825;
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    • 38 7 NEW YORK. Sat (UPI) Friday’s volume was 12.680.000 shares of a total 1574 issues traded. 601 were higher and 746 lower. American exchange volume was 5.330 000 shares bonds volume amounted to U 553,390,000. $3,390,000.
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    • 495 7 SINGAPORE, Sat. Architects and engineers charged with designing Pan American World Airways’ new US$5O million passenger terminal at John F Kennedy International Airport solved an extremely complex problem in spatial relations. Their task was to develop blueprints for a terminal complex which
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    • 93 7 NEW DELHI. Sat. (Reuter) India will build more grain banks to store a reserve stock of seven million tons of food grains, it was announced here today. Mr. Shah Nawaz Khan, Chairman of the Govern-ment-Run Food Corporation of India, said the corporation at present had
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    • 33 7 NEW YORK. Sat (UPI) Dow Jones closing averages: 30 Industrials 925 53 20 Rails 263 10 15 Utils 134.07 65 Stocks 332 84 40 Bonds 74.43 Commodity Futures Index 142.46
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    • 15 7 SINGAPORE. Sat The tin price for today was $578.25 per picul, down $1.75.
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    • 284 7 SINGAPORE Sat. A TV set at the Philips Showroom in Orchard Road ha* been raisin? eyebrows over the past week. William Jack* Co. <s > Sdn. Bhd has installed a re-mote-controlled TV ramera on the roof of International Building and from a control
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    • 92 7 TOKYO Sat. (UPl)—Fourteen Japanese banks yesterday signed a contract to extend a loan of $4,559,000 to Malaysia. It was reported yesterday. The banks are the ExportImport Bank of Japan and 13 foreign exchange banks The banks disclosed that the loan includes $3 751,000 for improvement
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    • 66 7 HONG KONG. Sat. (UPI) —Monev Quotations: HK $6.***** per US dollar. HK $6 12 per US dollar TT 4 HK $14.51 per pound sterling HK $314 125 per tael of gold 94.5 per cent fineness. HK $163.0 per 10.000 Japanese yens. HK $139.0 per 100 Philippine* pesos
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    • 71 7 BANGKOK. Sat. (Reuter) Greece and Thailand have agreed in principle on setting un a direct shipping line to picmote trade between the two countries, according to Greek Ambassador Dr. Constantine Panayotacos. Dr. Panayotacos. the Greek Ambassador to India who is also accredited to Thailand,
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    • 210 7 TAIPEI. Sat. (Reuter) Taiwan’s trade last year amounted to L'Ssl.7s billion, an increase of $250 million or 17 per cent over 1967, according to the Central Bank of China in Taipei. The Bank’s Governor. Mr. P.Y. Hsu. told television viewers last night Taiwan's
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    • 82 7 LONDON. Sat (UPI) Rubber market closed steady with sellers reserved. No. 1 RSS spot 21-3/16 21-7/16. Settlement House Feb 21-5/16 21-7/16 Mar 21-3 8 21-1/2 April 21-7/16 21-9 16 April/Jun 21-1/2 21-5/8 Julv Sept and Oct Dec 21-3/8 21-1/2 Jan/Mar 21-5/16 21-7/16 April Jun 21-1/4 21-7a6
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    • 288 7 NEW YORK Sat. (UPI) American Smelting and Refining Co., has announced an immediate increase of 1/2 ctn:s per pound in the price of zinc following similar action taken by American Zinc Co., on Thursday. Meanwhile, the American Zinc Institute announced a arop in domestic shipments
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    • 114 7 SINGAPORE. Sat. The following ships are expected to be in port today: Godowns Vessels 1/2 Azumasan Maru 3 4 State of Bihar 5 Billy 6/7 Eiko Maru 8/9 Shoryu Maru 10/11 Cathay 13/14 Bamora 15/16 Rajah 18 Kyoyu Maru 19 Nichijima Maru 21/22 Eastern Unity 23/24 Kyoshu
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  • POPPING AROUND With Platter Pete
    • 281 8 Sex, Booze Hypocrisy In Jeannie's Song 'lWk.tb POSTBAG :I: SPOTLIGHT POP GOSSIP DISC I CySbKJN_it] PLATTER^ETE^_POP_POU^_£_J^PJ\JNE Sm^ mFEATURES^J T WOULD have thought X the Harper Valley P.T A too much of an American institution to mean that much to Singapore pop fans but no The throaty style of JEANNIE C
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    • 158 8 CURTAINS WERE closed on the Who's concert recently at Walthamstow Granada because “of the violence of their act.” Curtains were closed by John Arm. booking manager for the Granada circuit. Mr. Arm said on Monday: “1 closed the curtains because I get a
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    • 391 8  -  —DAVE. Tor the past fives years I’ve had to live with all the comments from those people who knock our so-called simple approach to music. It’ll be great, one day. to silence the knockers and show them we’re capable of producing far more complicated sounds. However,
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    • 101 8 Birthdate 24th October 1943 Birthplace Leeds. Yorkshire Schooling Fulneck School, Leeds Instruments Guitar* First public appearance* Crawley Town Hall. July 1965 Hobbies Swimming. Rugby Football. Painting Favourite Composer Burt Bacharach Dislikes Petty authority. Snobbery Weight ®i stone* Lyes Brown Hair Dark Brown land tidy') Height sft.
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    • 60 8 SCOTT WALKER is to sing the title theme for the soundtrack of the Western movie "The Rope And The Colt" the sequel to the film "The Good. The Bad And The Ugly." Scott will record the song in Paris and it will be issued in Britain as
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    • 207 8 LINDA EVANS, who portrays the headstrong daughter of Barbara Stanwyck on Four Star Television's "The Die Valley" western-drama series, ”ould well use the slogan "From Pop to the Top" as she climbs the ladder to stardom. For the first rung that served to introduce Linda to the acting profession
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    • Article, Illustration
      113 8 In the industry which led to the role of "Audra Barkley” in Four Stars “The Bg Valley The demanding role of “Audra” calls for Linda to be conversely pixie and enchantress. a woman wellmannered and demure, yet wild and untamed. In real life, Linda Evans is unassuming, amiable,
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    • 441 8 pjl THERE! AS promised last week, our spotlighted star today is TV’s “Big Valley' sweetheart, LINDA EVANS. Holy Magniflque'. Also by popular requests, there’s a feature article on that “Harper Valley P. T. A gal JEANNIE C RILEY, Xext week, P A will present Dracula von F
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    • 91 8 DUSTY SPRINGFIELD who tripped over a paving stone on the balcony of her parents’ Richmond home at Christmas had to have two stitches in her cheek It was later discovered that she had also broken her nose Dusty was obliged to cancel her New- Year's
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    • 109 8 THE world of classical music has again provided a pop group with the formula for a successful hit single. In London. Soviet composer Aram Khachaturyan s Sabre Dance has risen another point to number five on the pop music charts this week. Played by a Welsh group. The
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    • 256 8 LONDON 1. Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da Marmalade 2. Lily The Pink Scaffold 3. Build Me Up Buttercup Foundations 4. I’m The Urban Spaceman Bonzo Dog Doo Dah 5. Albatross Fleetwood Mac 6 Sabre Dance Love Sculpture 7. I Ain’t Got No I Got Life Nina Simone 8.
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  • THE NEW FILMS
    • HOLLYWOOD EVERYWHERE
      • 1745 9  -  By Sheilah Graham ’I'M so with sex," said Peter O'Toole at the post-premiere party at the Dorchester Hotel tol lowing "The Lion in Winter/' I was his tablemate. Peter is not exactly renowned tor disinterest in the ladies. I thought he must be getting
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      • 179 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat The London Shakespeare Group will arrive in Kuala Lumpur on Monday to present two programmes of excerpts from Shakespeare's plays during a 12-day visit to West Malaysia. The visit of the Group, under the auspices of the British Council, has
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      • 155 9 LIONEL Barts "Oliver!” has oeen named reciplen’ of Scholastic Magazine’s “Bell Ringer" Award for January In addition to receiving the coveted prize, a still from Columbia's Romulus Production will appear on the February 7 h cover of Senior Scholastic Magazine the flagship of the rr.£.ga/lne's publications.
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      • 111 9 No more scene stealing Much to director Peter Collinson's relief, movie star David Hemmings found that this mule would stand still in awe when a British army beret was placed on its head. It was the only way he could keep the animal from following him
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      • 236 9 Life in No Name City, the fictitious gold rush town depicted In Paramount Pictures’ lusty musical “Paint Your Wagon.” is given a lighthearted front-page treatment via a unique newspaper being mailed to leading publications and exhibitors throughout the world. Called the No Name City Gazette, the promotional newspaper, in
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      • 234 9 TF YOU are going to see 1 "Interlude." especially if you are a woman, make sure you do not forget your handkerchiefs and sun-glasses. This powerful and moving story has given women a good cry in other places where it has been shown. Starring top
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 274 9 SHAW# Orpanla&tlon LIDO Phone ***** EAST DAY! Him, 1.311. 4n*. ;n a 9.15 pm Anthony Npwirv Sandy Ofnnu "SWEET NOV EM BE*' Color From Warner Bro> -Seven Art* OPENS TOMORROW' Jean Seberg A: Ma iner Ronet DEMARCATION LINE’* Widescreen CAPITOL Phone ***** now showing: U a m 1.45 4 iw.
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    • 315 9 TODAY and YOU... Sunday, January 12, 1969. stargazer’* ARIES S: WAR. 2t Am. 11 M 3 76 36 30-61 82 88 TAURUS gr. An. 20 MAT 20 l ,11-21-32 43 46-68-81-90 GEMINI "*r 21 Pr S /jUSt 70 §>lo-18-31-42 I^sl-64-70 CANCER JUSt 21 JULY 22 1> 9-17-28-40 >33-54-65-66 •5V7375-78 Vy
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    • 251 9 H2KETI ORGANISM IO I ORCHARD-***** NOW SHOWING Today ft Show*: 11 am. IS*. 4**. *.S* ft 915 pm Fox’s “THE MAGUS*’ Afithsny Quinn Michael Cain* Color br Deluxe. Panariaion CATHAY ***** now showing: II a m I SO. «on «sn o.so p.m “THE ODD COUPLE’' Jaco Lemmon A Walter Matthau
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  • femme
    • 1106 10  -  By Harold Dunmore JUST what is love? They tell us it makes the world go round, that it's a many splendoured thing, that all you need is love But medical men and scientists are having trouble pinning it
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    • 300 10 T’HE life of an actress is not at all that easy. It may seem to most movie fans, a very exciting and glamourous one but to the actress, it is a rat rare. Being si movie star is great but It Involve*
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    • 349 10 COMBINATION STYLE WITH HIGH LOW CONTAINERS Ikebana with Lady de la Mare JV the combination stale the two containers, one tali and one hat. should be the same colour and texture. In to-day’s arrangement I have used two grey pottery vases, but two black ones would do just as well.
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    • 96 10 Important look of shoes with the new- heel, set back, sturdy, and between two and three inches high, usually mated with a high-rise tongue. New colour and fluflflness in Paris furs, as in white fur flower-printed in brilliant colours. or mink aved ink-blue, olive, or yellow.
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 218 10 ITT Tl I I I 111 |—m nrn TV SAV f SUBDUED!HE SAID THERE HAVE BEEN SOME CHANGES IN HIS PLANS—THAT HE WANTED TO DISCUSS THEM k WITH ME/ A THE PROFESSOR MUST HAVE TALKED WITH BOTH EDEN ANO RICK—TOLD EDEN IT WAS A MISTAKE FOR HER TO CONSIDER 7
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  • Sun Sport
    • 304 11 KUALA uUMPUR, Sat. Singapore Joint Services captured the HMS Malaya Cup for the fifth successive year when they edged Selangor by six points (two tries) to three (penalty) on a water-logged Selangor Club ground here today. Selangor, taking the field as underdogs surprised the
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    • 175 11 PARIS. Sat (Reuter) A Jack of entries has reduced the international French covered courts tennis championships here to an eight-day event. Warmer climates and more lucrative prospects have attracted leading international stars away from Europe to South Africa, Australia and the Caribbean, The organisers
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    • 162 11 MELBOURNE, Sat. (AFP) A fighting sixth wicket stand between Miriam Knee and Joy Goldsmith saved Australia from following on in the second women's cricket Test against England here today. The two added 88 118 minutes to take Australia past the 150 danger mark to a
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    • 39 11 Robin Chan, captain of the Police Sports Association, holding the President’s Cup, being chaired by his team mates after beating Fathul Karib 3-2 in the final of the soccer knock-out tournament at Jalan Besar last night.
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    • 369 11 HOBART, Tasmania, Sat. (Reuter) Batting first on a perfect wicket the West Indies cricketers hit 349 runs in 268 minutes before declaring with the loss of seven wickets here today in their three-day match against Tasmania. Highlight of their first innings was a
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    • 308 11 MANILA. Sat. (UPl)—The business manager of Filipino fighter Bern abe Villacampo said today European champion Fernando Atzori Should forget about hometown decisions and worry more about his opponent in their 12-round match here on Jan. 18. The wdnner of the Villa-campo-Atzori bout gets
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    • 67 11 BUENOS AIRES. Sat. (Reuter) Alberto J. Armando. President of the world-famous Bora Juniors Soccer Club, is Argentina's first candidate for a moon trip. Millionaire car-dealer Armando entered his name in the waiting list of a United States commercial airline for the first commercial trip to
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    • 89 11 ADELAIDE. Sat. (Reuter) —Consistent batting down the order by South Australia enabled them to gain a first innings lead of 178 against Queensland here today on the second day of their Sheffield Shield game. Top scorer was Greg Chappell. who plays for Somerset in the
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    • 134 11 West Indies Ist Inns: R. Fredericks c Handshire b Hawke 21 S. Nurse c Jacobson b Harper f 32 R Kanhai c Harper b Badcock 151 C. Lloyd b Gandy 19 D, Holford lbw b Hawke 31 J. Carew not out 61 C- Davis run out 13 M. Findlay
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    • 53 11 MADRID Sat. (AFP)—The European Football Union today officially informed the Spanish Football Federation that this seasons' European Champions Cup final will be played in Madrid on Wednesday, May 28. It is not yet known whether the final will be played at Real Madrid’s Stadium, or at their
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    • 283 11 SINGAPORE. Sat. Police Sports Association won the President's knock-out soccer tournament when they beat League champions Fathul Karib in a thrilling match to mark the close of the football season at Jalan Besar Stadium this evening. The match played in fine weather and ideal ground conditions
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    • 82 11 ALBUQUERQUE. N.M. Sat (UPI) University of new Mexico Physical Education teacher Garth Fisher needs a certain type of person f<>r an experiment as part of his doctor's dissertation But so far he has not found any volunteers. Fisher is conducting an eight-week physical fitness programme to
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    • 60 11 GLENDALE. California. Sa* (Reuter) —Casev Stengel, one of the legendary figures of American baseball, wag in critical condition in hospital here today after undergoing an op*ration for a peptic ulcer Stengel. 78. was manager of the New York Yankees during the years the club dominated
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    • 39 11 RABAT, Sat (Reuter) President Houari Boumedienne arrived here by air today fo r a five-day State visit to Morocco—the first day by an Algerian Chief of State. He was greeted at the airport bv King Hassan.
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    • 353 11 MELBOURNE, Sot. (Reuter) Australia's Margaret Court took just 50 minutes to win the Victorian women's singles championship for the sixth and final time here today. Mrs. Court, who this week announced she is to retire at the end of the year, ruthlessly disposed of
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    • 150 11 SINGAPORE Sa*. Singapore Combined Schools scored an easy 3-1 win over Port of Singapore Authority In a SHA Division One League match played at PSA ground. Bukit Chermin this evening Schools took an early lead through Saurajan from a shortccrner hit. Ten minutes later PSA’s fullback
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    • 61 11 MANILA. Sat (AFP) The 25-member Manila Lions team will represent the Philippines in (he Asian Club Champions soccer tournament scheduled to be held in Bangkok on Jan. 15 it was learned today. Tht cam comprise 11 Chinese players, seven Filipinos and four Thais who are here as students
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    • 34 11 19 Signals scored a shock 3-2 win over Khalsa Association in a SHA Division One League match at the Padang on Friday. Eastern Sun picture shows Khalsa's goalkeeper Ngee Fook in a brilliant save.
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    • 137 11 PRETORIA. Sat. (AFP) Piet Oosthuizen. of the Orange Free State, competing in a pentathlon event here yesterday, won the 4.000 metres cross country event in 11 min. 30 sec. scoring 1,495 points. According to officials. this was the best-time ever in the world for the distance, bettering
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    • 198 12 MANILA, Sot. (UPI) Tight security will be given to the Malaysian team in the Asian Badminton Championships here in February because of the possibility of anti-Malaysia demonstrations, according to a Filipino badmin- ton official. The Philippine Government has agreed to give entry visas
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    • 133 12 STOCKHOLM. Sat (Reuter) Danish star Erland Hops and Sweden's Eva Twedberg are narrow favourites for the singles titles In the Swedish Open badminton championship beginning here today. Eighty players from seven European countries have entered for the two-day championships Kops has a better draw than his
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    • 89 12 LOS ANGELES. Sat. (AFP) Ruben Olivares of Mexico and South Korean Wong Suk L> e the two leading challenger* for Australian Lionel Rose's world bantamweight title, will fi«h* here on January 24 over 12 rounds, promoter George Parnassus announced today. Parnassus said he was aiming to
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    • 63 12 TOKYO. Sat. (Reuter) Japan will send 33 players to this year’s Ear East open golf circuit opening in Manila on February 27. the Japan Progolf Association said today. The players include Master golf player Hideyo Sugimoto, last year’s World Cup representatives Kenji Hosoishi and
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    • 324 12 LEVIN. New Zealand. Sat. (Reuter) New Zealander Chris Amon. In a two-and-a-half litre Ferrari, scored his second successive Tasman championship win when he won the 75-mile Rothmans International motor racing event here today. About 20.000 people watched In brilliant sunshine as Amon stormed to victory after
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    • 114 12 MOSCOW. Sat (Reuter) World and Olympic figure skating champions Ludmila Belousova and Oleg Protopopov have lost the Soviet title, which they have held since 1962 The tall, fair husband and wife partner from Lemingrad bowed to their keen rivals Tamara Moskvina and Alexei Mishin Leading narrowly
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    • 52 12 STOCKHOLM. Sat. (Reuter) Sweden completed a double victory over Czechoslovakia when they beat the reigning world champions 12-10 (halftime 3-5) in an international handball match here tonight. Sweden’s Lennart Ericsson scored nine goals. The Swedes beat Czechoslovakia 17-14 in Gothenburg on Wednesday their first victory over Czechoslovakia In
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    • 238 12 STOCKHOLM. Sat. (Reuter) England fought back from 0-3 to beat Sweden 4-3 in an international badminton match here last night a repeat of last year's game between the countries. The match hung on the mixed doubles, where England’s Roger Mills and Gillian Perrin were up against
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    • 168 12 WOLVERHAMPTON. (Staffordshire). Sat. (AFP) The British indoor ath'etics championships began at the RAF Camp of Cosford. near here today, with three finals, but no snectacu’ar performances Both Frith, the 24-vear-old international, took the 60 metres sprint for the third consecutive vear. He returned
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    • 79 12 BELFAST. <N. Ireland). Sat. (AFP) Despite having the world number one. Jonah Barrington in their team. Northern Ireland were beaten 4-1 by England in ;he first of the home international Squash matches here last night. Biriington, the British open and amateur champion. won nis ton ma,ch
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    • 31 12 LONDON. Sat. (Reuter) Results of Rugby League matches played last night were: Castleford 14, Halifax 5; Hull 20. Bradford Northen 23; Salford 6. Leigh 6; Widnes 15, Barrow 5.
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    • 212 12 BANGKOK. Sat (AFP) The world flyweight title boxing match between holder Chartchai Chionoi of Thailand and chalenger Afren Torres of Mexico scheduled lor January 26 in Mexico City is certain to be posted to a date in late February or early March, it was reported here
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    • 31 12 LONDON. Sat (Reuter) Results of English Football League matches played last night were: Division Three: Transmere Rovers 1. Bristol Rovers 2. Division Four: Southend United 1. Chester 2
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    • 148 12 NOTTINGHAM, Sat. (AFP) Bobby McKinlay, Nottingham F o r e s t's experienced centre-half, is today “rested” for the first time since he gained a regular first team place nearly 15 years ago. McKinlay joined Forest in October, 1949, at the age of seventeen. He
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    • 280 12 SYDNEY, Sat. (Reuter) Australian Davis Cup singles representative Ray Ruffels will have to fight through elimination rounds to qualify for the New South Wales Open tennis championships at the White City courts next week. L Several other top class Australians and overseas players must also
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    • 100 12 SINGAPORE. Sat Singapore’s Australia-bound cricket team will play against the Indian schoolboys in a oneday cricket match at the Padang here, tomorrow at 10.00 a.m. Teams: Singapore: Reggie da Silva (capt >, Anura de Silva (vicecapt.l, Roland Stevens, John Martens. Henry Scully, Maurice de Vaz.
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    • 115 12 DALLAS. Texas. Sat (AFP) Randy Matson. Olympic shot putt champion and world record holder announced today he had turned down all oilers to turn professional. He had been approached, he said, by American football and basketball clubs since his Mexico City success. "I hate to
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    • 147 12 SUNOL. California. Sat. (UPI) Bill Ogden, playing his last nine holes under lights in the firs; major test of championship PGA Golf after dark, shot an even-par 72 yesterday to take the second round in th< US$5O,OOO Alameda Open golf tournament. The 42-year-old club
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    • 73 12 LIMA. Peru. Sat. (Reuter) Velez Sarfield and River Plate. Argentine football league champions and runner's up. withdrew today from this month’s Liberator’s Cup series. The club withdrew during a meeting of the South American Football Confederation here because of differences over financial arrangements for the competition. The
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    • 187 12 T ONDON, Sat. (Reuter) An influenxo F epidemic is threatening tomorrow's English league soccer programme. Fulham, currently lying bottom of the Second Division, today became the first victims when they were forced to postpone their match against Preston North End, Fulham have eight players
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    • 226 12 LOS ANGELES. Sat AFP)— Charlie Siflord, tne 45-year-old Negro professional, held on to his lead in the US$lOO,OOO Los Angeles Open golf tournament yesterday, despite returning a mediocre par 71 in the second round Thanks to his remarkable 63 on Thursday. Sifford is still eight
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    • 145 12 SYDNEY. Sat (UPl)—Pintsized Italian jockey Gian Dettori today outclassed an international field of top jockeys to win the A54.500 10 furlongs international stakes at Rosehill. Dettori on Colisee Star, jumped his mount away well and was in third position at the 6 furlongs mark
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    • 83 12 SEATTLE. Washington. Sat. (AFP) American heavyweight Jerry Quarry made a successful return to the ring after several months absence through injury when he beat compatriot Charlie Ren 0 by a filth round technical knockout in a scheduled ten-round bout here yesterday. Reno, almost 25 kilograms heavier, was no
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    • 79 12 TOKYO. Sat. (Reuter) Japan will send three players to the second Asian Badminton Championships scheduled in Manila from February 3 to 8. the Japan Badminton Association said today. The association sard the three men players are 1963 sin-, gles champion Ippei Kojima. 24. doubles
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    • 321 12 WASHINGTON. Sat. (UPI) John Carlos tied the world indoor record for the 60-vard 'lash last night with a 5.9 clock* lug in the 1969 invitational track meet. Carlos, the San Jose State star, tied the mark set bv Bob Hayes in 1964. Favouring white
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