Eastern Sun, 1 February 1969

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  • 22 1 Eastern Sun SINGAPORE’S OWN NATIONAL DAILY Estd. 1966. Vol. 3 No. 900 Saturday, 1 February 1969. ft MC(P) 0737 Price 13 cents
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  • 310 1 K a, *ACHI. Frl. (ITI) Police have arrested more than 1.000 leftwing opposition der E st Pakistan in an attempt to head off more violent anti-Govern-ment mon strations, officials in Dacca reported todav. The sa«d leaders of the pro-Peking
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  • 162 1 KARACHI. Fri. (CPI) Rioting which has killed at least 30 persons throughout Pakistan so far is seen by qualified sources here as an explosion of grassroots feeling that could mean the end for strongman Mohammad Ayub Khan. “If you don’t want to go as far
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  • 173 1 WASHINGTON. Fri <UPI)— Singapore Ambassador-desig-nate Ernest Steven Monteiro will be the first Ambassador to present his credentials to President Richard Nixon. Mr. Monteiro is the first of three Ambassadors scheduled to present their credentials at 2000 GMT on Friday in the firs such ceremony Mr.
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  • 102 1 CALCUTTA. Fri. (UPI) Bands of Hindus roamed through Calcutta todav afternoon. stoning and burning Moslem shops, after 5.000 Moslem students staged a morning demonstration. Police fired several warning shots to disperse the rioters, but no-one was reported hit by the bullets. The students
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  • 69 1 TAIPEI, Fri. (Reuter) Taiwan is to use long range balloons to drop on the Chinese mainland 100.000 pieces of clothing, toys, sweets and articles of daily necessity on Feb. 16 as “a gift” for the Chinese Lunar New Year. The Defence Ministry in announcing it
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  • 67 1 Washington: Artist’s drawings of Apollo 11 mission. (Top). With Command .Module docked with the Lunar .Module, one astronaut has already been transferred to the LM and the second is manoeuvring himself through the forward access hatch connecting the two spacecraft. (Bottom) The Command Module separates from the LM with two
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  • 506 1 SINGAPORE, Fri. The National Trade* Union Congress today called on the Government to review the manner in which the three-shift system and the Employment Act had been implemented in the Port of Singapore Authority. The statement was issued by Mr. N. Govindasamy who is
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  • 99 1 CANBERRA. Tri (Reuter) Australia is unlikely to be drawn at the moment into the Malaysian claim that Australia is bound to give military help in the event of trouble over Sabah. “Malaysia obviously has her own internal problems at the moment.” one authoritative source told
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  • 244 1 SINGAPORE Frl. Singapore Pools tPtei Ltd., announced thLs morning that four Special Draws will be conducted during the Chinese New Year celebrations. These draws will be termed: Special Chinese New Year Draws and they will be held on Feb. 9. 16 23 and March
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  • 133 1 BLACKPOOL. England. Fri. (Reuter) Irish student John Keys downed 30 pints in less than an hour and claimed the world beerdrinking record. But the drink must have gone to his head because he miscalculated the record John. 23. thought he had to beat
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  • 76 1 AYLESBURY. England Fri (Reuter) Schoolgirl Shirley Kempster packed 208 objects into a matchbox in a competition at her village near here and is now claiming a world record. Among the items in 14-year-old Shirley's Box made to hold 49 matches were a currant. a stamp,
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  • 60 1 MOSCOW. Fri (Reuter) The Soviet Foreign Ministry today denied reports that Prim* Minister Alexei Kosygin was ill and said he would return to work shortly. The statement was issued by the Ministry's chief press spokesman, Mr. Leonid Zamyatin, in response to questions at the end of
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  • 42 1 JAKARTA. Fri. (Reuter) Two Chinese girl guerillas were among six Communist rebels killed in a two-hour battle with Indonesian troops in the jungle interior of West Borneo province this week. Indonesia’s Antara news agency reported today.
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  • 403 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The Governor of Penang, Tun Sved Sheh bin Syed Abdullah Shahabudin. who had been ill for the past few months, died in Penang at noon today. He was 58. His death was announced by the Chief Minister of Penang, Tan Sri
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  • 34 1 Owing to the death of the Governor of Penang, Tun Syed Sheh, the first day's races of the Penang Turf Club scheduled for today have been postponed to Monday, Feb. 3.
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  • 54 1 COCKERMOUTH. England, Fri. (Reuter) Huntsman Harry Hardisty was baffled when his hounds turned up their poses at juicy steaks. So he called a veterinary surgeon to the pack, the Melbreak Foxhounds in the Lake District. Northern England. The animal doctor diagnosed flu. "It’s knocked out two-third# of the
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous

  • 345 2 SINGAPORE, Fri—Many young people are searching for reality to fill the vacuum of life. This remark was made by Dr. Grady Wilson, the t well-known evange list, when he answered ques.‘.tions in connection with the introduction of pop music hymns in Church. Dr. Wilson
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  • 131 2 SINGAPORE. Fri. Three top executives of the Hotel New Otani. the most modern and largest hotel in Tokyo, will arrive here tomorrow for a three-dav stay, in the course of their South-east Asian tour They have just attended the PATA Conference in Bangkok President
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  • 669 2 SINGAPORE. Fri.— Some 3,400 places will be available in the three vocational institutes and the four industrial training centres this year. Thu was announced today by the Ministry of Education's Technical Education Department when it announced registration for these new centres
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  • 145 2 SINGAPORE, Fri. A joint 45-day preliminary hydrographic survey began today in the Straits of Malacca to study the depth of the sea-bed for the safety of navigation. The venture which is taken by the Japanese Ministry of Transport is jointly assisted by Singapore, Malaysia and
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  • 125 2 SINGAPORE. Fri. Mr. Ong Kim Boon, a Director of Singapore Pools (Pte.) Ltd. will be the Chairman of the Panel of Officials at the next Toto Draw which will be telec&ftt ‘live a 3.20 p.m. on Sunday. The sum of $50,000 will be distributed amongst
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    • 373 2 The Sole Exporter of Gerovital H 3 Chimimport of Bucharest, proudly announce the appointment of MESSRS. LRM KOK TRADING COMPANY (PIE) LIMITED as sole agents for Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei. V riLLR £>D Im proved physical comlltlon. Improved heart and blood reaction to local and general effect. Increa«ed muscular activity
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  • 368 3 TWO TO STAND TRIAL SINGAPORE. Fri. A hairdresser found herself staring into the barrel of an automatic pistol pointed at her bv a customer after receiving a 50 cent-tip from him, a preliminary inquiry was told today. Yong Yoke Yin of
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  • 291 3 SINGAPORE. Fri. The Attorney-General today partially succeeded in an appeal before the Federal Court in which the prison authorities were held liable because of its negligence in which an ex-prisoner was given damages for injuries he received while engaged on construction work in
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  • 143 3 SINGAPORE. Fri. The standard of dental health has not kept pace with the general improvement in health standards in the Republic. This was stated today by Dr Ho Guan Lim, Director of Medical Services when he received a sum of $4,600 donated by seven
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  • 26 3 4 p.m.: Choir practice at National Theatre Club, Clemenceau Avenue. 730 p.m.: Folk dance and Chinese musical practices at National Theatre Club. Clemenceau Avenue.
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  • 125 3 SINGAPORE Fri —The MP for Katong Mr. J.F Conceicao has been appointed as the Chairman of the National Museum Board for a period of one year from tomorrow. The appointment was made by the Minister for Science and Technology. Other members of the Board
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  • 146 3 SINGAPORE Fri The National Defenre Fund received a trita! of 5' ng the past two weeks and the Fund now stands at $8 150.697 50. The Fund needs about one and a three quarter million dollars more to reach its target figure of 510 million.
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  • 540 3 SINGAPORE, Fri. A visiting professor on Asian and Pacific Languages, Professor John Young has submitted several recommendations for teaching Chinese as a second language in English schools. Professor Young, who Is head of the Asian and Pacific Languages in the University of
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  • 60 3 BUFFALO NARROWS Saskatchewan < Reuter) Three adults and four children. aged three to nine were hacked to death with an axe early today in this remote Tree Indian community in the frozen north 8 wan wilderness, police said. Police held a man in custody and the acting
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  • 39 3 SINGAPORE. Fri A rojak sel er. V M. Abdul Jabar was today sentenced to five years’ imprisonment for the rape of a 10-year-old girl in a house in Adam Road on June 1. last year
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  • 370 3 LONDON. Fri. (Reuter) “Jews were not made for tanks.” the Israeli major snorted, “and tanks were not made for Jews.” A book out this week tells how Israel's military leaders had to overcome this attitude in building up the
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  • 237 3 SINGAPORE. Fri A Special High Court Tribunal presided over by the Chief Justice. Mr. Justice Wee Chong Jin today decided that its original sentence to strike off the name of a local lawyer. Lau I.iat Meng. from the Solicitors’ Rolls in 1966. should stand. The Chief
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  • 63 3 SINGAPORE. Fri A 18-year-old cyclist, Chua Meng Guan. of Coven Road died on the way to hospital shortly after he was knocked down by a lorry in front of the Tea- chers’ Training College in Paterson Road at 1 45 p.m. yesterday. There were other 55 road accidents
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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  • 147 4 Display By Tithes Dental Photo Supply SINGAPORE. Fri Tithes Dental and Photo Supply Limited will display a variety of goods at the New Ideal Exposition which opens tomorrow evening at the Gay World Amusement Park. Their greatest emphasis will be on their Raiya tooth-paste. Wave hair cream, shampoo '■ream and
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  • 281 4 HAJI Ya'ocob bin Mohamad, Minister of State for Prime Minister's Office, Patron and Adviser, New Ideal Exposition, in a message says: Consonant with the policy of our Island Republic of Intensifying its nation building endeavours in all fields and In the face Of the serious
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  • 274 5 SINGAPORE. Frt The month long New Ideal Exposition which opens tomorrow evening at the Gay World Amusement Park has been sponsored by the Kampong l*bi Citizens' Consultative Committee. The Exposition is being held under the distinguished patronage of Haji Ya'aeob bin Mohamed. Minister of State for Prime
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  • 182 5 SINGAPORE. Fri. Orange and Lemon squashes of the famed Sun Quick Limited from Denmark will be on display at the New Ideal Exposition as from tomorrow onwards. The product which was introduced in the European markets two years ago is currently creating a great
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  • 188 5 The Chairman of the Ram- j pong I'bi Citizens' Consultative Committee. Mr Loh Shu Cbeow says:— The mood of our young Republic to-day is one of seeking better and better ways of doing things. If we do not achieve we shall fall behind We have come
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    • 35 5 There will be exhibition matches by the Bulgarian Basket-ball teams on Feb. 4. 5 and 6. There will also be badminton matches; Tae Kwan Do exhibition, boxing tournaments; South Korean shows and many other items.
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    • 88 5 What a Squash! >U> if. 11l QUiG ~t SQUASH eight pints of real. real orange concentrated into a bottle this size! This little 12 02. bottle is brimful of highly concentrated pure orange squash. It makes up to eight pints pre-measured on the bottle to make it easy Xist taste
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    • 133 5 WELCOME TO NEW IDEAL EXPOSITION SPONSORED BY the KAMPONG ÜBI CITIZENS’ CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE IN AID OF SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR DESERVING STUDENTS iri THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE. PLACE: CAY WORLD, CEYLANC DATE: 7.2.69 TO 3.3.69 INTERESTING PROGRAMMES NIGHTLY MORE THAN 100 FIRMS ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE EXPOSITION. DONT MISS! VISIT OUR
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  • 321 6 NOT much progress has been achieved In the latest round of peace talks in Paris. The opposing sides are to meet again, maybe for more rounds. As Mr. Lodge has pointed out, the crux of the problem is to end the fighting and bring peace to the
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  • 245 6 THE importance Premier Lee Kuan Yew places on anything that impedes the economic progress of Singapore could not be more clearly stated than his declaration Thursday that economic sabotage was an act of “high treason.” He was talking about the waterfront slowdown and it was
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  • 257 6 THE Peking People’s Daily today taunted the United States that it had fared worse than the former British Empire. In a commentary quoted by the New China News Agency, the party organ said that the British Empire had maintained its prosperity for more
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  • 334 6  -  By Jean Raffaelli MOSCOW. Fri. (AFP) The Moscow press told the people today for the first time since the August 21, 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia, that the situation in that country had worsened again and that “Czechoslo- vakia party is divided.” Observers here
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  • 451 6  -  By MARK MEREDITH PRAGUE. Fri. (Reuter)— Czech progressive are expected to call for a parliamentary inquiry into the case of the hidden microphone in a prominent playwright’s home, informed sources said here today. The story of the secret “bugging” was revealed by Czech writer Vaclav
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  • 306 6 ROME. Fri. (AFP) Italy was today gripped by what the communist newspaper L'L'nita called the worst social tension lor years. With national strikes planned for Feb. 5 and 12, unrest affected schools, petrol stations, textile plants and other factories. Some 20 attacks on petrol
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  • 488 6  -  (By EDOUARD DILLON PEKING, Fri. (UPI) China seems to be preparing public opinion tor a change in its policy to the United States as indicated by the way it described President Nixon today. In the press he is pictured not as a
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  • 694 6  -  By K.C. THALER WARSAW. Fri. (UPI) The torch of liberalisation, hopefully lit by the Polizh nation more than 10 year* ago has burnt out. The students, striving for more freedom and changes have been silenced, they no longer demonstrate. Some of their leaders have been sent
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  • 149 6 LONDON. Fri. (Reuter) Evasion and false engagements are a justification for restrictions on Commonwealth immigrants intending marriage, the Times said today. But the independent paper added: “It is not an adequate justification in the case of those who have married already.” The less the people of
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  • 828 6  -  By John Organ MADRID. Fri. (Reuter)— Spain is today a subdued nation, under a national state of emergency for three months. Its press gagged by stringent government censorship, and its police armed with sweeping powers. The country appears quiet. Arrests have so far been
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  • 325 6 (From Sin Chew Jit Poh) As a general principle, any country, as long as she has the money, can purchase armament from any other country, and the views of any third country need not be considered. Especially. It is the case with the US
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  • LETTERS...
    • 424 6  -  Singapore THE RTS weekly debate is really a refresher to many who had indulged in debates in. those Sir Ong-Siang Song s days at the CCA Hall. Short Street. It was some thirtyyears ago Since, the members had mourned its debating society last days
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  • COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL
    • 212 7 SINGAPORE. Frl. Mr. Chong Khin Leong. a ticketing and reservations officer of Scandinavian Airlines in Singapore, has done It again. Mr Chong who was top of his class in a ticketing, tariffs and reservations course a t the Thai International Training School, Bangkok, last June,
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    • 77 7 LONDON. Fri. (UPI) Rubber market closed quiet with spot 21-11/16 21-7/8 Settlement House March 21-13/16 21-15/16 April 21-15/16 22-1/8 April/June 22-1/16 22-3/16 July Sept 22 22-1/8 Oct/Dec 21-15/16 22-1/16 Jan/March 21-7'B 22 April/June 21-13/16 21-15/16 July Sept 21-3 4 21-7/8 Oct/Dec 21-3/4 21-7/8 Jan March 21-11/16 21-7/8 April/June
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    • 139 7 Later this year, Kodak (Malaya) Limited will install an advanced system of electronic data processing, based on an IBM 360 computer, according to Fred B. Powers, Managing Director of the Singapore based photographic company. In the photo. Mr. Lau Choong Mau (left). Superviser of electronic data processing at Kodak Malaya
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    • 86 7 CANBERRA. Fri (UPI) Australia is considering refinancing a bus aid project in Jakarta The project would cost Australia AS3 2 million From 1957 to mid-1964 Australia gave the buses and a small amount of spare parts to start a bus service in Jakarta and supported the service
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    • 283 7 BANGKOK. Fri. (t'PI) Tin mining interests here are pressuring the Thai government to quit the Internationa] Tin Council, an organisation to stabilise world tin prices, unconfirmed reports said. At least one executive of a 'oral tin mining company, Somphan Bisolyabut, assistant managing director of the
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    • 123 7 SINGAPORE. Fri. The fol'owing ships are expected to be in port todav: Godowns Vessels 1/2 Komsomolets Kirgizi 3/4 Theseus 5 Fast Wind 6/7 Thorsorient 8 9 Ellen Bakke 10/11 Bronxville 13/14 Sudan 15/16 Patroclus 18 Rita Maersk 19 Nikkohsan Maru 21/22 Tombatu 23/24 Star Betelguese 25/26 Perry
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    • 300 7 SINGAPORE FH The PrrMdent of APECO International yesterday gave a party at the Hotel Maiavsia to round up the current local sales campaign for their photocopying unit and to formally introduce the local sole distributor. Mr. Herbert F Rothschild said that their APECO Superstat
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    • 145 7 LONDON. Fri. (Reuter) World production of national rubber increased by 12.500 long tons in October, according to provisional statistics issued today by the International Rubber Study Group here. The month’s production was estimated at 242.500 tons compared with 230.000 tons the previous month and lifted production
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    • 59 7 KAMPALA. Fri. (AFP) Uganda has suspended import* of all cotton textiles except those from Kenya and Tanzania and of all other textiles valued at Mombasa at below 30 pence sterling. Traders said the restriction announced yesterday, would affect most rayon and other textiles imported from Japan
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    • 14 7 SINGAPORE. Fri. The tin price for today was $579.50 per picul, unchanged.
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    • 1598 7 SINGAPORE. Fri.— Trading in the Stock Exchange of Singapore and Malaysia today closed very steady again. The market continued to be very active with selective interest. The blue chips and the other high-priced stocks continued to be in demand. Most counters in such
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    • 283 7 SINGAPORE. Fn. February first grade rubber buyers closed at o pm. in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur today at 60-7/8 cents per lb., up one eighth of a cent from previous close. The tone of the market was very quiet. The market spent a very quiet morning
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    • 649 7 SINGAPORE Stock Exchange *old and other price* nlht lallj Mated at the cloa* Of business IND16TRULS ACM.4 2.43 2.45 Hen <fe Co. 2 97 2 oh Borneo Bhd XI) 1.90 1 91 |t<> »t (•.<•■ Xll 2.20 1 "iigar 4 88 4 72 I old storage
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    • 49 7 NEW YORK Fn. <UPI) Rubber futures closed 10 points lower across the board on Thursday on no sales. (Bid) (Asked) Mar 23.35 23.75 May 22.70 22.90 July 22.55 22.75 Sept 22.20 22.65 Nov 22.10 22.50 Jan 22.10 22.50 Locally. No. 2 RSS was 24 cents per pound.
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    • 36 7 NEW YORK Pri. (UPI) Dow Jones closing averages on the New York stock exchange 30 Industrials 942.13 20 Rails 273.*7 15 Utilities 138.87 65 Stocks 342.36 40 Bonds 74.99 Commodity Futures Index 140.54
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    • 49 7 (Manager* Prices) ut Malayan \l> 295 2nd Malayan \l> 2.11 <nl 'I.ila'an 1.32 The < nmmerre Ind 1.0.*, 1.15 1 he 'aiing Hind. 1.20 130 M Invest fund 1.30 1 40 ut Mon* ki>n* 1.35 1 11« nd Hon* Konr 91 Merlin* I om 7/- (•Hon* Kong currency)
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    • 95 7 'IX.APOKfc. frt. The noon prices at the Singapore hinese Produce Exchance today are:— Buyer Seller toconut oil (FOB) Bulk 50.5® mount Oil t (FO B Omni 53.0® loo»e Copra Mixed 3150 Muntnk White Pepper (FOB.) Niff. 117-50 Sarawak White Pepper tF.OB) 115.00 Sarawak special Black Pepper (FOB.) 967# N
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    • 108 7 Singapore. Fri. Th3 Association of Banks in Ma* laysia-Singapore today made the following changes in ita rates to merchants (rates are quoted to the equivalent ot ino units of foreign currency)* SELLING T.T. or O D. ready; Deutsche Marks $76.7850; Holland Guilders $84.9500’ Swiss Francs 571.1175; Belgian Franc*
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  • 138 8 LONDON, (Reuter) The Moscow correspondent of Britain’s mass circulation Daily Express said today that Soviet Prime Minister Alexei Kosygin is suffering from multi-lobular cirrohis which causes him periods of acute sickness The correspondent, Roy Blackman, said that the result is that the 65-year-old Kosygin is only
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  • 96 8 BEIRUT. Fri. (UPI) The Iraqi government disclosed last njght it has arrested an American o i 1 worker on espionage charges Reports reaching Beirut quoted Iragi Information Minister Abdullah Salloum Samarrai as saying that Paul Bail, a U.S citizen employed by the Iraqi Petroleum
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  • 67 8 LONDON, (Reuter) Britain last night sealed a Commonwealth Immigration law loophole which has allowed males to jump queues of would-be Immigrants by claiming to be fiances of women already in the country. Mr Callaghan also announced that Commonwealth males already admitted as visitors, students, and for
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  • 67 8 KARACHI, (Reuter) A former permanent head of the Pakistan Foreign Office today called for the abdication of President Ayub Khan as a prelude to political talks on national unrest. The call came from the former official, Mr. J.A. Rahim, now acting chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party of
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  • 63 8 LEEDS, England. (Reuter) —A mouse drove Radio Leeds off the air for half an hour today, the first break since this BBC local station started broadcasting seven months ago. An incautious mouse at the transmitter site stepped across two contact points. It was the end of
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  • 356 8 Egypt Sets Up HighPower War Council CAIRO, Fri. (UPI) The Egyptian government has announced the formation of a National Defence Council empowered to declare war. The council will include Egypt's top officials led by President Gamal Abdel Nasser. It will have the highest state authority on security affairs and is
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  • 106 8 BEIRUT. Fri. (AFP) Lebanon is to introduce conscription, Prime Minister Rashid Karami said today. Mr. Karami. announcing in parliament the programme on which his new government will seek a vote of confidence, said the government would shortly submit a bill setting up compulsory military service and
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  • 214 8 NEW ORLEANS. Fri (I'PI) District Attorney, Jim Garrison's office indicated it will continue to press a Washington court to provide the John F. Kennedy autopsy records for use in the Clay L. Shaw assassination conspiracy trial. Judge Charles E. Helleck
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  • 60 8 NORTH TONOWANDA. New York Fri. (UPI) An explosion shattered one end of a chemical plant yesterday seriously burning at least six persons and injuring 21 others. The blast was in the Durez Plastics Division of the Hooker Chemical Co. in a section where workers were making
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  • 84 8 LONDON’. Fri (UPI) The Beatles raised the roof yesterday with an ear-splitting recording session on top of their London office Police were called to the offices of Apple Corps. Ltd. after businessmen in adjoining buildings complained about the Beatles booming amplified guitars, drums and voices. “I want this bloody
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  • 57 8 JERUSALEM. (Reuter) A military court In Nablus today sentenced six young Arabs to between 25 and 40 yea r 9 in prison on charges of armed infiltration, firing at Israeli troops and conspiracy to sabotage an Israeli military objective. The six were also convicted on a charge of
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  • 107 8 SAIGON. Fri (AFP> More than 3.000 U S Marines have launched an attack immediately south of Danang base in a bid to break the Vietcong grip on the coastal town of Hoi An a spokesman said today The town was reported "seriously threatened"
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  • 90 8 ZURICH. (Reuter) Six people accused of causing the death of a teenage girl they were “exorcising" by flogging told a Judge today they w<=re sorry and rcadv to face whatever sentences were given them Following the angry public scenes after previous hearings. police today erected crash barriers
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  • 91 8 LOS ANGELES. California, (Reuter) Mrs. Marv Sirhan. mother of Sirhan Sirhan, accused assassin of Senator Robert Kennedy, broke down and cried for nearly five minutes during a jury selection hearing at her son's trial today. The 53-year-old woman was comforted by the chief defence counsel. Grant Cooper,
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  • 65 8 ROME. (Reuter) Police guarded the few petrol stations that remain open in Italian cities today as a nation-wide strike of pump attendants went into Its second day with no-one knowing when it would end. Police kept watch on the filling stations after unknown attackers smashed up
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  • 1101 8 IN THE BAG AMSTERDAM, (Reuter) Mr. Sudjarwo Tjondronegoro. Indonesia's special envoy for West Irian said today that “Indonesia and nobody else” will decide how to hold a referendum on the future of the former Dutch territory. Holland transferred Dutch New Guinea to Indonesia in 1962 on condition that a
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  • 164 8 WASHINGTON. Fri. fUPI) President Nixon has directed Defence Secretary Melvin R Laird to develop a detailed plan to replace the draft with an all volunteer Army after the Vietnam war ends, the White House said today The President's directive to Laird was one of 14
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  • 29 8 NAPLES. (Reuter) A 50-year-old woman has been sentenced to 17 years imprisonment here for sexually mutilating her lover after he left her to marry a younger woman.
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  • 191 8 FRANKFURT. West Germany, (Reuter) Young leftwing demonstrators flung stones at the car of former West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard and chanted "Sieg hell" at Chancellor Kurt Georg Klesinger here last night. At one point a young man jumped on to the car of Dr. Erhard, breaking
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    • 63 8 POH HENG GOLDSMITHS LTD. JeuellerA efi Repute V i>y v\ V cs <<■ Head Office: 689-693, North Bridge Road, Singapore, 7. Tels: *****, ***** Johore Bahru Branch OfficeNo. 90, Jalan Ah Fook, Johore Bahru. Tel: 3818 Katong Branch Office: 83, Tay Buan Guan Super Market, East Coast Road Singapore, 15.
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  • 468 9 lonp b vn,?n a y€ F full u° f pub,ic,t for the Greeks and if,"* S actress who is content to keep that actiTvone? IhP In ber nat, ve country’s direction is Corinna If Rn« <h Vi ky ady who ,and cd the
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  • 173 9 SINGAPORE, Fri. The newly-renovated Chines© pi f Restaurant at Palmer Road is now open for business. This is a restaurant with a difference. It has all the comforts and luxuries of a tastefully-designed res. taurant catering particularly for students, teachers, tourists and families. Fully air-conditioned,
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  • 131 9 SINGAPORE. Fn. Rehearsals are in full swing for the Stage Club's next production Somerset Maugham's "The Letter”. Originally written as a short story, “The Letter" was first produced as a olav in London in 1927 with Gladys Cooper in the role of Leslie Crosbie.
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  • 397 9 SINGAPORE. Fri. One of Hong Kong's most promising young singers starts a six-month singing engagement in a leading Singapore nightclub tomorrow. The versatile singer who won the 1967 All Hong Kong Singing Contest is pretty Miss Connie Tze who has arrived here with
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    • 168 9 Grand Official Opening Today THE NEW CHINESE YMCA RESTAURANT (Air Conditioned By Dr. Gwee Ah Leng J. P., President of the Chinese YMCA Singapore. II This Restaurant Is Now Serving Delicious Chinese European 0 Muslim Food. Quick Serving Set Breakfast Lunch Dinner Available. Charges Reasonable. Palmar Road. Singapore 2, Tel:
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    • 234 9 SHAW# Orsanlaatlon O Phone ***** VOW IHOWI.M.!II am 1 AS, «no K \ft 3.15 pm Carol Wilt* K- Ol'.vpr St»d I'll Never I or*ct What hmu" Technicolor iDIjSBi Lido 4 Capitol: Tonight M'ntte C*sh BMllia;' On*y So Prep i.i«> •'TWIN BLADF* OF DOOM" 1 A SHAW PRODUCTION' Mandarin in Shawscope.
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    • 70 9 OPENS TODAY! GALA Yo\ c S 1.30, 4.00, 7.00,9.15 pm. STALLS: $l.OO K 51.50 CIRCLE: 52.00 $2.50 iRHWII NEW TKIST) THOUSANDS HAVE SEEN IT AND THOUSANDS MORE WILL SEE IT AGAIN AND AGAIN! i-. RYANSn EXPRESS MARK ROSSOM MOOUCTION mm it CARRA L BR?f? sunn* A JM S. KKfcSMJUtff ■tWCC.
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    • 115 9 GALAXY csss. Opens Today 3 Shows. 8-H-P p m Indonesia's Greatest "Bersiaf Fiahter, Bmp 81amat. also Sings dc Plays the Famous KLIHAPI >tfl U dlf? o n aM- w AWAM tIAMLOLT £;'c.‘xV O PaH; ;!.;7satU'V iAvv^N| Tonite at Midnite! !,>■ -rnr* 'Mir wmts tftwtrfui *mbimmt 00 KALIYAN ««jrvsacOLO# /SKT IMf
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  • 665 10 SINGAPORE, Fri. The Minister for Communications, Mr. Yong Nyuk Lin, today worned that the Government would not tolerate the exploitation of the current shortage of trained personnel in many fields of endeavour. He said: “There are opportunities galore for those with technical
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  • 259 10 SINGAPORE. Fn.—Fifteen post offices have been selected as “centres” to provide easy renewal facilities of qualified driving licences as from tomorrow. Announcing this at a Press conference today, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Communications, Mr. Phua Bah Lee. revealed that 50 specially-trained
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  • 477 10 SINGAPORE. Fri. Singapore manufacturers were urged today to take steps in acquainting local consumers of the range of local products while making every effort to look further afield for new markets and new lines of trade abroad. The call was made tonight by the
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  • 159 10 SINGAPORE. Fri A High Court Judge todav rebuked estranged couples for rushing to the divorce court before exploring all possible means of reconciliation. Mr. Justice Choor Singh said this when he referred a housewife. Madam Low Lee Yong to go and see the reconciliation officer to
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  • 332 10 SINGAPORE, Fri. The Government plans to launch a second industrial estate at Sembawang as a counter-recession measure with the accelerated British military pull-out by 1971. This was disclosed by the Minister for Communications. Mr Yong Nyuk Lin, at a luncheon meeting here today.
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  • 132 10 SINGAPORE. Fri. Members of the 11-man Timber Products Manufacturers Study Tour of the Orient from the United States today said that they were favourably impressed with the development of timber Industries in the Republic. They noted that this particular field of industry would have a bright
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  • 611 10 SINGAPORE. Fri. The Minister for He alt lr Chua Sian Chin said today the Republic s• onlv surgical unit at the Thomson Road Hospital should be PXP However, the unit is faced with staff problems and the lack of equipment. The unit,
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  • 219 10 SINGAPORE, Fri. The High Court today granted a housewife, Madam Rosa Adam nee Rosa Leung Kwai Fong a divorce on grounds of adultery by her husband. Adam Ibrahim. The decree nisi is to be made absolute after three months. Madam Rosa Leung today told the Court that
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  • 82 10 SINGAPORE. Fri. The Istana Guards of the Singapore Armed Forces Guard Unit will perform the Changing of Guard Ceremony on Sunday, at 5.30 p.m. The new guards will form up at the junction of Cavenagh Road and Orchard Road. Accompanied by the Band of the Singapore Infantry
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    • 1098 10 «SM TV and Radio w I,'yi'^i-jiu^ CHANNEL 5 PM. 12 45 Prog Summary in all Languages: 12.55 Belajar-lah Bahasa Kebangsaan. 1 00 Singapore 1968 Youth Festival of Music and Dance; 1.20 The Land of Giants Underground; 2 15 Greatest Fights Of the Century Louis vs Godov l II; 2.40 Debate;
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    • 315 10 Saturday, February 1, 1969. 'star gaxek>o ARIES MAR 21 Arc ”5 rv AJI 6-55 66-73 4 76-77 TAURUS APR. 20 MAY 20 7-19-30-41 51-62-72 g> GEMINI MAY 21 j-*.e 1-14-25 36 47-58 69 CANCER JUNE 71 J-.r 3-18-29-40 61-71-79-85 LEO JULY 23 a s g-17-28 39 *****1-86 -Bjr CLAY R.
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    • 554 11 MELBOURNE. Fri. (Reuter) A whirlwind knock of 81 in close to even time by veteran Test batsman Basil Butcher spearheaded the West Indies cricket tourists to a respectable first innings score in their return match against Victoria at the Melbourne cricket ground today. Butcher rattled
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    • 64 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. —A 13-member Malaysian badminton team, including four officials, left for Manila today for the third Asian Badminton Championshto to be held from Feh 3 to 15. The players who left today were Tan Aik Huang. Tan Aik Mong. P Gunalan. Abdul Rahman.
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    • 57 11 SYDNEY, Fri —A mystery “American” bidder bought racehorse yearlings valued at A555.400 at William Inglis's sales recently. Some of the big spenders of Australian racing, nuthidded hy him. congratulated him on his purchases. But he was later found to be a young Australian known to the
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      51 11 CHI CHF.XG of Taiwan winning the revised women'* 60-yard hurdles race at the Albuquerque Jaycees Invitational at Albuquerque recently. The Olympian's time of 7.8 constituted a world record since this was the first running of the race in which the hurdles are placed higher with more space
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    • 403 11 BANGKOK. Frl. (Reuter) The Maccabi Tel Aviv Club of Israel last night won the second Aslan Teams’ Soccer Cup when they defeated South Korea’s Yang Zee Club 1-0 in extra time. Maccabl’s goal came after 21 minutes of added time. Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister Praphas
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    • 170 11 LONDON. Frl.(Reuter) —The English Football League struck a blow against the black market touts with the announcement today that no tickets for the League Cup final will be issued until three weeks before the match. The touts has been hanking on a bonanza
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    • 105 11 AUCKLAND, New Zealand. Fri. (Reuter) Out-of-form Rod Laver struggled through the second half of the Benson and Hedges Open tennis tournament here yesterday. The Australian professional looked anything but the world’s number one player in his hardwon 12—10. 7—5. 6—3 victory over local amateur David
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    • 37 11 RAWALPINDI. Fri. (Reuter) The touring MCC cricket team will visit Pakistan as scheduled, p'.aying two extra matches in West Pakistan to compensate for the fixtures cancelled in trouble-torn East Pakistan, cricket officials said last night
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    • 249 11 SINGAPORE. Frl. Tay Chin Joo established two new national records at the Singapore Amateur Swimming Association’s “trials for breaking records.’’ at the Chinese Swimming Club, Amber Road, yesterday. The records shattered by Chin Joo were in the 50 metres and 100 metres butterfly stroke
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    • 246 11 MELBOURNE, Victoria. Fri. (UP I i Disqualified Philippine race horse owner Felipe Ysmael today turned down an offer of 5250.000 Australian dollars (US$2BO.000) for his three-year-old colt. Alwavs There Immediately, the horse was passed out of the auction ring at Melbourne’s Newmarket sale yards,
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    • 120 11 SAN DIEGO. California. Frl (Reuter) American Jack Nicklaus has taken a onestroke lead on 68 in the first round of the U *****,000 Andy Williams Open golf tournament here in one of his best season starts in recent years. U.S. golfer Dow Finsterwald lies second on
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  • 1358 12 Race 1: Horses Clan 6, Div. J-Abt. 7 Furs.—2.00 p.m. (FOR LOCAL RIDERS ONLY) 1 397 Viola II Pink Heather »y 5y 9 00 Dr. KM Reddy Rodger* PK Leong 13 8 13 2 Rodger* Samrv Velu 1 Zackaria 3 625 French Squire 6y 8 11 Ashvini
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  • 1104 12  -  BY BIG BEN SAN FRANCISCO gets o track to his liking and despite topweight of 9.00 I give him a confident vote to beat this weak field over 6f in Race Four at Penang on Monday. The five-year-old gelding showed a return to form when
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  • 93 12  -  By BIG BEN PENANG. Fn High Ruler and Handal (Frank White) were matched in an interesting workout on a good track here this morning. They finished level to return 38 4 5 for 3f. Copper Quest (Trevena) and Malayan Dawn again went fast to return 43 2/5 for
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  • 51 12 The first day's races of the Penang Turf Club Spring meet ing scheduled for today has been postponed to Monday due to the death of the Governor, Tuan Syed Sheh. The programme will remain the same. The second doy's racing on Sunday will be carried out as
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  • 82 12 over 3f in 41. Angelina was taken out by Trevena for cantering exercise. She looks very fit. Toro went freely over 3f in 42 3 5 Chan Mali Chan and Willtop matched strides in a 3f workout in 39 3/5. Affidavit (Harbridge) and Rompa cantered on the
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  • 97 12 MELBOURNE Frl (Reuter) Eng.lsh and French boxing promoters have made bids for the next fight of world featherweight champion Johnny Famechon. the Australian’s trainer manager. Ambrose Palmer, said today Palmer said he would like Famechon to fight “sometime in March.” “It will have to be for
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  • 229 12 MANILLA, New South Wales. Frl. (Reuter) Th*. Singapore cricket team, with four wins fretn their five matches so far in Australia, face what is expected to be the toughest opposition of their tour in a two-day match at Gunnedah starting on Sunday. Australian Test
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  • 79 12 SINGAPORE. Frl. Mr BS Rodrigues was re-elected President of the Everbright Bodybuilders Association, at their third annual general meeting held recently. Other officials: Vice-Presl-dlents Messrs Ow Chio Kiat. Edward K K Ngo. Lim Yew Hong. Secretary Mr Goh Heng Meng Asst Secretary Mr Wong Liang Tan. Treasurer Mr
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  • 90 12 CAPETOWN, Fri (Reuter) South African Cobie Legrange jumped into the lead after the second round of the Western Province golf tournament yesterday as Britain s Brian Barnes crashed to return 75 following his record-break-ing 62 in the first round. Legrange shot his second successive 68
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    • 48 12 Time And Tide TODAY Singapore: 421 am (5 ft. 9 ins.): 959 am. (9 ft. 4 ins); 4.33 p.m. (2 ft.). TOMORROW Singapore: 100 am. (10 ft. 1 in.): 4.53 am. (5 ft. 6 ins.) 10.49 a m. (9 ft. 9 ms.); 5.04 p.m. (1 ft. 7 ins.).
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