Eastern Sun, 3 February 1969

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  • 23 1 SINGAPORE'S OWN NATIONAL DAILY Eastern Sun ft Estd. 1966. Vol. 3 No. 902 Monday, 3 February 1969. ft MC(P) 0737 Price 15 cents
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  • 132 1 LIMA. Peru. Sun. (UPI) Peru and the Soviet Union yesterday established diplomatic relations for the first time since the Bolshevik revolution. The historic move came at e time when relations between the United States and Peru have reached an all-time low in a dispute over
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  • 27 1 DUNEDIN, N.Z. rReuter) L;eutenant-commander Nigel Teilev. 45-year-old British contestant in the Sunday Times round-the-world solo yacht race, appeared oft Otago Heads. New Zealand, today.
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  • 102 1 SINGAPORE. Sun. The first ceremonial changing of guards at the Istana by the Singapore Infantry Regiment took place this evening. Accompanied by the band of the SIR. 27 new guards marched to the main gate of the Istana from the junction of Orchard Road
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  • 53 1 BEIRUT Sun. (AFP) Security measures at the airport here were tightened today after an Iraqi national was found to be carrying two hand grenades in his baggage All people leaving and entering the airport were carefully searched The Iraqi was arrested and handed over
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  • 78 1 BRUNEI TOWN. Sun. (Reuter) —There was not one single murder, armed robbery or case of grievous wounding in the whole of Brunei last year, according to annual police returns published today. The police report revealed that crime in general was on the decrease in this small but rich
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  • 44 1 MEXICO CITY, Sun (Reuter) Ten young children left locked in their shantytown homes near here were burned to death last night in two separate fires. The shacks they lived in were built of discarded lumber and tar-covered cardboard.
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  • 185 1 The Moscow Shooting PARIS Sun. tAFP> The man who fired at Soviet cosmonauts during the cavalcade through Moscow's streets in honour of the Soyuz flight had borrowed the uniform of a militiaman from his brother-in-law. the Communist Party paper Humanlte said today. The paper said
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  • 94 1 LONDON. Sun (IPI) Newspaper in Britain are telling the story today of a 42-year-old married couple who live quietly in the northern England industrial town of Middlesbrough. They are a former catholic priest. Father Colin Trevor, and a former Mother Superior. Sister Sheila Mary
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  • 85 1 GREAT YARMOUTH, England, Sun. (Reuter) The North Sea oil rig. Uniform One, had a blow-out today and was abandoned by its crew of 60 men. Helicopters from this East Coast town and a lifeboat from nearby Gorleston set out in bad weather for the rig about
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  • 56 1 WASHINGTON, Sun. (UPI) Senator Edward Kennedy has sent a letter to Defence Secretary Melvin Laird, asking him to freeze construction money for the anti-ballistic missile system. Mr. Kennedy said safety questions about the multi-billion-dollar system should be cleared up, and he expressed amazement that the missiles are
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  • 456 1 FRIGID BRITTANY QUIMPER, Brittany, Sun. (Reuter) General de Gaulle, undeterred by violence and opposition on his tour of Brittany, today announced a spring referendum seen as a call for notional vote of confidence. The referendum, the first in France for six years, will officially be
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  • 132 1 BRUNEI TOWN. Sun (Reuter) A reluctant bridegroom appeared before the Brunei religious court today facing a charge brought by his prospective father-in-law who is claiming $2,000 damages because the groom did not turn up for the wedding The bridegroom who didn’t turn up. 34-year-old telephone
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  • 84 1 MADRAS Sun. (Reuter) Madras Chief Minister C. N. Annadurai was still fighting for life tonight after a cancer operation and special drugs were being flown from London. Colombo and Singapore for him Local supplies of the necessary drugs were being requisitioned by the state government. Mr
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  • 86 1 AUCKLAND, New Zealand. Sun. (UPI> All New Zealand Is bracing Itself for a vicious hurricane which Is expected on Monday afternoon. The storm warning, which was issued by the New Zealand weather office In Wellington. follows reports of severe damage In New Caledonia after a
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  • 91 1 DENVER Colorado. Sun (UPI) Motorists over 65 long a scapegoat in analysis of the spiralling accident rate —actually are among the safest drivers on the road, a University of Denver study says. The study, covering 31 states in all regions of the U S. showed senior drivers averaged
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  • 34 1 CAIRO. Sun. (UPI) The information Minister of the Iraqi government savs there will be more spy trials and more public hangings despite widespread criticism of the public executions in Iraq last Monday.
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  • 37 1 ANCHORAGE. Alaska. Sun. (Reuter) Three American soldiers were killed and another Injured today when an unattended civilian tractor ran over a 10-man tent at a Fort Wainwrlght Bivouac about 300 miles north of here-
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  • 31 1 A Chinese devotee Ng Kim Quee is pictured hero as he makes the big walk with his “Kavadi” and with his tongue skewered. (Thaipusam story and another picture on Page 3).
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  • 147 1 SAIGON. Sun. (AFP) B-52 bombers blasted troop concentrations in four tactical regions in the biggest bombing missions this year, as Vietcong military actions were reportedly drawing closer to the capital. The bombers made eight raids over a 24-hour period and struck at Quang Nam. Kontum.
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  • 32 1 V ATI CAN CITY. Sun. (Reuter) Pop>e Paul today called for the restoration of human dignity in modern society, which he s aid was full of plea-sure-worshipping and licentious decadence.
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  • 31 1 AMMAN Sun (UPI) Two Israeli warplanes swept Into Jordan south of the Dead Sea today but were driven off by Jordanian ground fire, a Jordanian military spokesman said.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous

  • 22 2 EVANGELIST Dr. Grady Wilson (left) delivers his message at the meeting. Mr. Peter Yap interpreted his message in Chinese.
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  • 232 2 SINGAPORE, Sun. A capacity crowd of nearly 6.000 packed the National Theatre, this afternoon, to attend the first of the ten meetings of the Grady Wilson Crusade organised in association with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. A large section of the crowd participated in the
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  • 214 2 SINGAPORE. Sun. A Singapore girl. Miss Leow Chee Seng has again distinguished herself in her second vear medical examinations at the University of Queensland scoring distinctions in Anatomy. Biochemistry and Philosophy. A Colombo Plan student. Mis s Leow topped the course in first year Medicine with
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  • 141 2 SINGAPORE. Sun. Mr. J.A.Y.M. Pillay, Acting Permanent Secretary. Economic Division of the Ministry of Finance left for Jakarta today to attend the annual South-east Asia Central Bank Conference. The Conference to be attended by all the Central Bank Governors and Ministry of Finance Officials of
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  • 116 2 MANILA. Sun. (Reuter) The Philippines expects to top the 970.000 metric tons estimated fish output in 1968 by 145.000 metric tons in 1970, according to VLe-President Mr. Fernando Lopez Mr Lopez, who is also Secretary of Agriculture, told the Negros Occidental Deep
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  • 65 2 SINGAPORE. Sun. The Member of Parliament for Telok Blangah, Mr. N. Govindasamy today presented credentials to the management committee members of the Pulau Sekejang Pelepah Community Centre. Mr. Govindasamy said that before the present Government came into power. Community life was the privilege of only the
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  • 83 2 SINGAPORE. Sun. A new road has been built to serve some 3,000 people living in Chong Pang Village. The metalling of the road and construction of the drains and bridges were earned out at a total cost of $23,000. The Member of Parliament for Sembawane,
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  • 71 2 SINGAPORE Sun The Military will be conducting exercisea between 6 a m. to 10 pm from tomorrow till Feb. 13 in the Mandat area Blanks will be used and the public are advised not to be alarmed. A similiar exercise will be he’d m
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  • 215 2 BOMBAY, Sun. (Reuter) India's first nuclear power station today reached the tfi' tical" chain reaction stage but will take another three months before it starts pumping electricity into the Ma harashtra-Gujarat grid system. The station, one of the biggest in the world, is
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  • 94 2 HONG KONG, Sun. (Reuter) Police today resumed their investigations into the grisly murder of two Chinese youths whose mutilated bodies were found m a deserted airraid shelter in Hong Kong’s Peak area yesterday. The bodies of the two boys whose skulls were broken
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  • 20 2 SINGAPORE. Sun.— The following numbers were drawn in today’s TOTO Pools: 5-25-34-35-40 The additional number drawn was 4.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 1114 2 CHANNEL 6 P.M. 555 Prof. Summary in all Languages; 600 Belaiar-lah Bahasa Kebangsaan; 605 Phantom Agen’s Operation Space Probe (Part 1); 635 Family Affair The Beaselev Story: 7.10 Piar.o Recital by Melvyn Tan; 7 40 News and Newsreel in hinese; 805 Opera Theatre art 11 of a Teochew Opera. Colder
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  • 272 3  -  Music and cultural CORNER by AYAKO AYAKO The miscarriage in a p* r formance. Out of form or eut of tune could happen to •°y virtuoso or amateur when it went off completely or just comes back in the n 'rk of time. a voca list
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  • 322 3  -  By AYAKO A wellknown Architect Mr. Lim Chong Kiat who recently returned from U.S.A. and Bali gave a very up-to-the-point talk on his views in ‘Modern Homes' at the Cuscaden House Tea Lounge to group of women. The meeting was organised by President Gracia TayChee
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  • 78 3 SINGAPORE, Sun. Professor Doug.as Grant, a visiting professor from Britain who collapsed while attending a party died shortly after admission to the General Hospital this morning Professor Grant. 48. who was taken to the hospital by a friend at midnight died twenty minutes later. He
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  • 325 3 Thaipusam Brings Out Gaiety Devotees SINGAPORE Sun. Thousands of Hindus packed temples here to celebrate the festival of Thaipusam today Many carried 'kavadis" with silver and steel pins stuck In their bodies to fulfil vows. Hundreds of tourists with cameras happily clicked the festival scenes The religious festival be- gan
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  • 676 3 EDUCATION: A RED HOT ISSUE By DUSKO DODER MOSCOW Sun. (I PI) The Soviet Union, like the capitalist West, is experiencing a crisis in education. After turning backward Russia into a modem superpower. the Communist schooling system now finds it difficult to meet
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  • 174 3 SINGAPORE. Sun. A crew-member of a cargo ship Konrad Steuvar. 19, was killed when the vessel was involved in a collision with a tanker off Pulau Sebarok —seven miles from Singapore at dawn today. No details were available on two other seamen admitted to the
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  • 171 3 GENEVA. Sun. (UPI) Britain's Import deposit scheme is a reasonable measure to help Improve the United Kingdom's balance of payments, the International Monetary Fund (IMF* said on Friday. The IMF gave Britain a clean bill of health In a report
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  • 60 3 SINGAPORE. Sun. The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. Enche Rahim Ishak will declare open the inaugural conference of the Central Council of Malaya Cultural Organisations Singapore at 10 a.m. on Sunday at the National Library Hall. Delegates and observers from Malay Cultural Organisations
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  • 63 3 JERUSALEM Sun. (UPI> Foreign Minister Abba Eban says that Egypt must use more than mere words to show her attitude toward Jews has changed. “It is not enough for Egypt to express criticism over what was done in Iraq. Egypt would be more convincing if she
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  • 216 3 SPACE CENTRE. Houston, Sun. (UPI) The astronauts for America’s next Apollo flight this month will be so busy with space chores they wuli have to sleep at the same time and "that could give us trouble,” the Chief Flight Controller for the Mission said
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  • 175 3 MANILA. Sun (UPI) Manila Times columnist J V. Cruz said today the L’.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA> is plotting to make Senator Genaro Magsaysay the opposition Liberal Party's presidential candidate. Magsaysay is the brother of the late and respected president Ramon Magsaysay He
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  • 469 4 IHE American Association of Singapore held a luncheon last week. The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Labour. Mr. S. Rajaratnam was guest of honour. Picture shows Mr. John Chandler (right) greeting Mr on arrival for the function. Mr. Chandler is the President of the association MR. E.W.
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  • 552 5 kj WASHINGTON, Sun. (UPI) President Nixon conferred with his becunt Y Council for more than three hours yesterday on the a u f n tensifted U S diplomatic efforts toward a settlement of rap-israeli differences were now e pected. The President
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  • 352 5 SAIGON, Sun. (UPI) US. troops battled Communists alone infiltration toward Saigon and killed 65 Reds in three clashes, military spokesmen said today. ♦v?P olc sms n also reported “nat American cavalrymen operating 30 miles north of tne capital uncovered possible largest Communist
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  • 155 5 WASHINGTON. Sun. (UPI) Senate Democratic leader Mr Mike Mansfield yesterday called for direct negotiations with Cuba to stop the hijacking of United States planes Someday, something might happen to one of these planes and the crew and the passengers.” he said. “Then we U
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  • 317 5 Tokyo sun. <upi> if you have devils in your house. Monday is the best day to drive them out. All you need Is a bag of beans. And If you are a 25 or 42-year-old man or a 19 or 33-year-old
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  • 197 5 VATICAN CITY. Sun. (UPI) The Vatican has decided to make a new attempt to sovle the 13-vear impasse with Hungary over Cardinal Josef Mindszenty and this time “there is hope of success.” Vatican sources said last night The sources said Vienna Cardinal Franziskus
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  • 185 5 IY4CCA East Pakistan. (UPI) Mobs attacked government buildings in East Pakistan on Saturday and were met with police bullets even as President Mohammed Ayub Khan appealed for law and order A government source said police fired on the mobs including students, who ransacked government offices In
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  • 56 5 RAWAIPINDI. <UPI) Four employees of Tahlor Woodrow a British firm whose contract for the construction of Dacca International Airport terminated la-st October were detained here, the Pakistan Times reported on Saturday. The firms’ contract was cancelled due to excessive delays In completion of work and revision of cost
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  • 81 5 KARACHI: Police beats a devotee in the courtyard of Arambagh Mosque where the devotees gathered to offer their “Jumma" Friday prayers recently. The people were involved in the fight between police and students after police tried to arrest the students who came there to pray for students
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  • 60 5 CAIRO <UPI) The Iraqi I Government said on Saturday it may try American oil technician Mr. Paul Bail as an Israeli spy. Arab press reports quoted I Iraqi information Minister Mr. Abdullah Salloum AlSamarrai a* saying that a radio transmitter was found In Mr Bails
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  • 613 5 SAN REMO Italy, (UPI) “Zlngara” (Gypsy), sung by Italian pop star Bobby Solo and Iva Zanlcchi, won the violence-threatened 19th San Remo Bong Festival on Sunday. It was the second time Solo and Miss Zanlcchi had performed the winning tune in the most prestigious of the many Italian song
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    • 36 5 O |3VI By LIM KOK WING fuA/TA MINUTE. VDUSN&Kt STEALING MY GIRL HEH! SO THAT S WHY YOU ASKtD ME TO PLAY HARO TO GET AfTH HER HEH" J TV V iSi_d I 9 > Mml RIMMMW
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  • 582 6 LAST Saturday Holiday Inns of America and Hotel Enterprises, Ltd., of Singapore broke ground here for the 1,073 rd Holiday Inn which will be a 14-storey structure with 585 rooms employing 1,000 persons. The ceremony and attendant publicity called attention to the fact that several thousand
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  • 221 6 THE Sunday Times newspaper today called for a new law on British immigration, and said it was a matter of high priority. The newspaper’s editorial said the law should begin by clarifying British citizenship. "It should abolish the anomaly of dual citizenship held in
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  • 1548 6  -  By ALINE MOSBY VIENNA, Sun. (UPI)— Not a single Soviet film has been shown in a Prague cinema since the Aug. 21, 1968, Soviet bloc invasion of Czechoslovakia. No Soviet music graces the Czech radio. Young men set fire to themselves in despair over the continuing Russian
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  • 423 6  -  By Robert Evans MOSCOW, Sun. (Reuter) A young sex killer stalked the streets of Moscow raping and murdering his victims and committing robberies and other crimes of violence on the side. A welder from a Moscow electrical plant made himself a pistol and ammunition at work
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    • 49 6 Help SchoolLeavers I think It’s time the Government do something drastic to help school leavers to secure jobs. To start with they can make a law to bar married women in the non essential services these women have their husbands to earn and provide for them. Frustrated school-leaver. Singapore.
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  • 458 6 From Sin Chew Jit Poh AFTER Iraq, in one batch, executed fourteen Israeli spies by hanging, people are worried over the aggravation of the already grave situation in the Middle East. On the other hand, when the British Deputy Foreign Minister visited Cairo, he made
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  • 389 6  -  By Ray F. Herndon PARIS. Sun. (UPI) The projected visit of President Nixon stirred hopes in Western diplomatic circles on Saturday that it would speed the progress of the Paris talks on Vietnam. Thougn no official confirmation was available. Western Chanceries took it for
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  • 178 6 HONG KONG. Sun (ReTter) The Peking People's Daily today described the United States and Soviet Union as “two dying fish in a dry pond” heading for their graves at an accelerated pace. As quoted by Radio Peking, the official paper launched a new
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  • 418 6  -  By Leon Daniel TOKYO Sun. (UPI) —Relations between the United States and Japan have reached a cnti C a turning point over the question of Okinawa* Political bungling by either side at this crucial stage could seriously threaten the security alliance between the two nations.
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  • 226 6 VATICAN CITY, Sun. (Reuter) The Vatican weekly, L’Osservatore Della Domenica, said recently the Czechoslovak student Jan Palach. who burned himself to death, would receive God’s blessing although suicide was against God’s law. In an editorial on the wave of protest suicides in Czechoslovakia, the weekly
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  • 133 6 HONG KONG. Sun fßeu_r>. China's official news agency today warned the Japanese Government not to continue as ‘a tool of US. imperialism ror aggression in the Far East.” The New’ China News Agency said Prime Minister Eisaku Sato's policy speech on January 27 indicated his government “will
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  • 154 6 WASHINGTON. Sun. (UPT) President Nixon Is expected to announce early next week some of the key diplomatic appointments which n?.„? nd Secretary of State William P. Rogers have agreed on so far officials said yesterday. Among the appointments, not all of which may be
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  • COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL
    • 928 7  -  The weekly market review By E. K. Goh SINGAPORE, Sun Steady conditions marked the week's trading under re\/iew in the Stock Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore ne market, however, acknowledged an increase in buying power despite an easier opening and a slightly easier undertone,
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    • 219 7 Total 847.9 m. PARIS. Sun. (Reuter) New commitments by the International Finance Corporation (1.F.C.) during 1968 totalled $41.9 million (about 20 million sterling) and helped mobilise $260 million (about 110 million sterling) in new business in developing countries. This emerges In an annual report by the Corporation,
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    • 161 7 Russian Jet For Direct MoscowTokyo Air Route TOKYO. Sun (trri) Russia is fxpfctfrt to ask Japan to buy a Soviet-made Ilyushin 62 jet airliner for use on the Tokyo-Moscow direct air route at the forthcoming Japan-Soviet Aviation Talks in Tokyo. Transport Ministry sources said. The same sources also said Russia
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    • 208 7 BANK of America scored record gains in earnings, deposits and loans during 1968. President Rudolph A Peterson announced recently On a consolidated basis, net operating earnings reached a new high of US$l***** 000 or US$4 26 per share This represents an Increase
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    • 555 7  -  By Antonio Friginal Manila, Sun. (UPi) look at its labour last week and found 1 funds it's not getting il Some 60 delegates from 14 countries to the Conference of Asian Labour Ministers in N e w Delhi discussed the
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    • 439 7 AN Australian scientist has achieved a breakthrough in the production of printing inks for letterpress and offset printing. The process cuts the capital cost of the inkproducing plant to less than a quarter the cost of a conventional plant. It also cuts
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    • 290 7 SINGAPORE. Sun. Scandinavian Airlines has from Jan. 23 introduced the first of its 10 DC-9-12s into its domestic service between Oslo and Bergen. Mr. John Hoyer. SAS General Manager for Brunei. Malaysia and Singapore, announced recently. This new jet specially designed for quick
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    • 134 7 NEW YORK. sun. (AFP) Mr. Roger Blough. managing director of United States Steel the world's largest steel producer has demanded the imposition of quotas on steel imports into the United States “There is a need for Congress to continue to consider definitive
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    • 321 7 I/’UALA LUMPUR. Sun. **The country's home economics programme will be expanded this year to provide a wider scope in the training of rural women In home economics the Chief Secretary to the Government. Tunku Tan Sri Mohamed bin Tunku Besar Burhanuddin, said yesterday. Under
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  • 619 8 XTEW ORLEANS Sun. (UPI) With chain-smoking Clay L. Shaw sittil jpg hunched over a glass-top table and staring into their eyes, 12 men were seated yesterday to try him on charges he plotted to murder President John F. Kennedy. It took II days and 807
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  • 239 8 CARIO. Sun (UPI) Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser yesterday reaffirmed his Government's full moral and material backing for Arab guerilla warfare against Israel But he said a peace settlement could still be reached "The United Arab Republic extends to Palestine resistance all possible unrestricted
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  • 155 8 BAN ME THUOT. Vietnam. Sun (UPI) President Nguyen Van Thieu yesterday declared he has “agreed in principle’’ to declaring a truce in fighting during the Tet holidays which begin Feb. 17 and end Feb. 20. The Communists have already announced plans for a Tet
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  • 72 8 NEW’ DELHI. Sun. Indian Vice President Mr. V.V. Girl addresses the inaugural session of Asian Labour Ministers’ Conference on Jan. 28. The opening of the five-day conference was attended by some 60 delegates from 14 countries, nine of which were represented by their Labour Ministers.
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  • 976 8 Brussels, sun. <upi> Belgian Police have no knowledge of London reports great train robber Ronald Biggs has been sighted In Belgium recently, a reliable police source said yesterday. Biggs. 39. escaped In 1965 from Wandsworth Prison where he was serving a 30year sentence for his part In the 1963
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  • 79 8 NEW DELHI, Sun. Indian Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi (3rd from left) forgets the tedium and burden of office as she claps and sings with the traditional folk-dancera from Punjab area on Jan. 29 when traditional folkdancers from various Indian states converged in the capital for Republic
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  • 446 8 LONDON. Sun. (UPI) The British Government yesterday assured UN. Secretary General U Thant it is sympathetic in principle” to the idea of big four Middle East peace talks. But responsible government sources said it stressed they should be he,d at UN and should
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  • 143 8 GOSHEN. Indiana, Sun. (UPI) Goshen City Court Judge James A Simpson went to a movie this week and decided nobody else should see it. Mr. Simpson attended the Goshen Theatre's showing of a Swedish film. "I, A Lover Next morning he talked with
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  • 176 9 SINGAPORE. Sun. The Public Utilities Board plans to spend around 5246 million in the next three years on its capital development programme. Jbe Minister for Labour and foreign Affairs. Mr s Ra.iaratnani. said the success of this plan would depend to a great extent on the
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  • 175 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. All leave for members of the police force will be cancelled until the General election Is ever, the Assistant Minister of Home Affairs. Enche Hamrah bln Dato Abu Samah, said today. He added that leave would be given only for reasons of deaths or
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  • 77 9 SINGAPORE. Sun. "Singapore satay for PATA delegates” this is one of the sumptions dishes offered by local cooks in the Hospitality Suite set up by the Singapore delegation to the PATA Conference in Bangkok. Arrangements to entertain the delegates were made by the Goodwood Group
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  • 118 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. Malaysian batek is gaining in popularity abroad, the managing director of Batek Malaysia Sendirian Berhad. Raja Aziz bin Raja Musa, told Bernama. "We have received an order of $3,000 worth of batek from Britain and a similar order from Germany.” he said. Australia too
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  • 58 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. Telegraph service from Malaysia to Britain, has been restored In view of the ending of the 12-day strike by the overseas telegraph operators in London. This was announced today by the Telecommunications Department which has resumed accepting telegrams of all classes to
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  • 382 9 SINGAPORE. Sun. The Democratic Socialist Club has issued a statement urging the Government to investigate into any industrial unrest first before taking anv action against the workers. The statement Issued by the president, Mr. Lpe Wah Hm, was made In
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  • 196 9 Jones: U.S. Knew IndonReds Clash JAKARTA. Sun (Reuter) The former United States Ambassador to Indonesia. Mr Howard P Jones, said last night his government knew in advance that there would be a clash between the Indonesian Army and the Communists I saw a big row between the army and the
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  • 135 9 WASHINGTON. Sun (UPI) —US imports of cotton textile? during the calendar year ending last Dec 31 jumped a sharp 14.4 per cent compared with the previous year, the Department of Commerce Reported on Friday During the 12 months of 1968. the department said, the United
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  • 363 9 LUMPUR, Sun. Malaysia has plans to go "all out" to capture o greater share of the vast market for timber in the United States. The Chairman of the Malaysian Timber Export Industry Board, Mr. Lee Kai Ta. said today that the
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  • 84 9 TOKYO Sun. (UPI) Exports contracts concluded by Japan’s 12 biggest trading firms during the final quarter of last year topped the record of the same period of 1967 by 26 per cent in total value involved. Japan Trade Firms Association said. The association believe Japan’s exports
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  • 55 9 SINGAPORE. Sun. The School of Postgraduate Medical Studies has arranged a senes of postgraduate lectures by a visiting External Examiner and Turf Club Visiting Professor Mr. E S R. Hughes at the Orthopaedic Lecture Theatre this month Details are available from the programme secretary. Dr K M Khoo
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  • 195 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. MARA Institute of Technology in Petaling Jaya is to receive about $3 million worth of food aid over a period of five years from the World Food Programme The aid is provided for under an agreement signed at the National Operations here
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  • 106 9 BRUSSELS. Sun. (UPI) Britain and the Executive Commission of the European Communites on Friday agreed to set up a joint coal-steel group to study future prospects of world coke supplies to the steel industry. The decision was taken at a two-day meeting of the
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  • 66 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. Prizes will be presented to guests winning lucky draws at a dinner at Stadium Negara on Feb 14 to mark the end of the National Solidarity Week. This was stated today by the Secretary of the National Solidarity Week Dinner Committee. Enche Mohammed Yusof
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  • 72 9 SINGAPORE. Sun. The widow of the former city water engineer, madam P.C. Llm will hold an auction sale of six Dalmatian puppies at her home at 17. Jalan Lateh, Singapore 13. at 10 am. on Monday. The money from the sale will be donated to the
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  • 120 9 SINGAPORE, Sun. More than 30 members of the Singapore Dawoodi Bohra Muslim Association donated blood at the association premises in Serangoon Road this morning Enche Hatlm Nakhoda. Chairman of the association said though the association had a small membership It had arranged this blood donation
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  • 71 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. -Another agricultural school is to be built in Penang next year the officer in charge of agricultural education. Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives. Enche Abu Baker bin Mahmud, said today. The school would be built on a site near the present agricultural school
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  • STUDENTS PAGE ALL TEN DOLLARS ESSAY WINNERS
    • 399 10 AFTER a long absence of ten years, I decided to visit my old school again. As I was on my way to my old school. I noticed not far away stood a lovely building at the side of the road. At first. I thought
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      310 10 ON the 31st. August 1963. Singapore. Malaya. Sabah and Sarawak united together to form ''The Federation of Malaysia”. Two years later Singapore separated from this federation, because of some disputes. Singapore gained her independence on 9th August 1965. Recently Singapore celebrated her third independence day on 9th August
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    • 235 10 EVERY citixen has to fend for himself. We should not depend on someone else for support and hospitality. In order to do this we have to be economical so that we can save some money to ensure a brighter future. We may have an opportunity
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    • 403 10 Mun Boi was popular in my street for everyone knew her very well because of her eccentric behaviour. She was a blind woman who used to sit outside my house making baskets and singing. She liked me very much, because I always helped her
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    • 545 10 EVERY citizen, who loves his own country, ought to do his share in keeping his own country clean. Though Singapore is a very small island, we must by all means do our very best in keeping it clean. Hence, we must be co-operative with one another in
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    • 585 10 I was thrilled to hear that my friend had agreed to teach me to ride a bicycle We planned to meet at 4 00 p m in my house that day That day was my most uncomfortable day because I could not eat well nor do
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      391 10 POLITENESS is the habit of behaving towards others as we would have them behave towards us. and is the result of unselfish character and good breeding. It also has another meaning that is good behaviour in social relationship. A* laws protect us from violence, good manners save us from
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    • 245 10 SECONDARY School education is very important There is also a purpose for getting into a secondary school This is because a primary school education is not enough to help us find a |ob However we have to work hard for the best standard
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    • 300 10 A tropical night is a wonderful night. The hot and dusty day now turns into a cool and serene night. After a long and hard day's work, people settle themselves on the soft sofas to rest their tired limbs. When the moon is full and the
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      207 10 A hobby is an interesting and pleasant pastime, therefore everyone should have a favourite hobby There are various types of hobbies and the most popular ones are stamp collecting. view cards collecting and many others. For example the purpose of collecting stamps as a hobby is to gain
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    • 369 10 I cannot remember when I started the habit of taking a walk by myself late at night. This is what I us®d to do until a dreadful incident put a stop to it. ONE night at about twelve o'clock, when everyone in my house were asleep. I
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    • 457 10 I was heading home after a birthday party, held at my friend's house. It was ten minutes past nine. I was walking for about a mile and yet there wasn't e sign of any main road. The night was dark and quiet. The wind swept against the
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  • 1851 11  -  By BIG BEN LEGAL CURRENCY took command at the half mile followed by Charman Rose, Willtop, Ramona and Pure Jet. Legal Currency was one and a half lengths clear at the top of the straight with Pure Jet moving up second Ramona closed in while
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  • 139 11 BRISBANE. Sun (Reuter) —New Zealander Chris Amon. driving a Ferrari, easily won the Australian Grand Prix at Lakeside here today. Starting from the pole position. he led all the way to beat teammate Derek Bei of Great Britain in another Ferrari by 23 9 seconds.
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  • 93 11 COLOMBO Sun. (Reuter* The MCC's three-day match against All-Ceylon, which finished here yesterday ended in a draw MCC. helped by a magnificent century by Tom Graveney in 118 minutes, took their overnight score from 143 for one to 406 for four declared —a first Innings
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  • 85 11 EDINBURGH. Sun. (AFP) —Wales trounced Scotland 17-3 before 60,000 spectators at Murrayfleld yesterday in their five nations Rugby Union match- The attacking Welsh led 6 nil at half time The Welsh scored three tries, one of which was converted. and two penalty goals to a lone Scottish penalty
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  • 519 11 LONDON. Sun. (Reuter) Liverpool, Leeds United and Everton, maintained their hot challenge for the English First Division soccer championship without conceding a goal between them in registering victories yesterday. Liverpool kept one point ahead of Leeds by beating Sheffield Wednesday 1-0. England .striker
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  • 304 11 Following are the results: ENGLISH DIV ONE Arsenal 1, Notts. Forest 1. Ipswich 1. Man. Utd. 0. Ixteds 3. Coventry 0 l. West Ham I. Liverpool 1, Sheff. Wed. 0. Man City 1. Newcastle 1 (abandoned after 41 minutes —rain). Queens P R 0, Everton 1. Southampton 5.
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  • 58 11 MELBOURNE. Sun. (AFP) After gaining a first innings lead of 36. the West Indies touring team were 221 for five wickets in their second innings at close of play on the third day of their four-day match against Victoria here today. Scores: West Indies 349 and secondly 221
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  • 1089 12  -  BY BIG BEN SAN FRANCISCO gets a 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 today. The five-year-old gelding showed a return to form when he
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  • 130 12 SAN DIEGO, California. Sun (Reuter) American Littler has taken the lead in the US$l5O,OOO (about £61.000) Andy Williams-San Diego Open golf tournament, shooting a strong 67 for a third round total of 209 Littler. whose 67 was the best in the tournament so far. led Jack
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  • 68 12 RICHMOND. Virginia Sun AFP) Thomas Koch of Brazil and Clark Graebner of the United States will meet in the final of the Fide- I llty Bankers Invitational tennis tournament after their I victories In the semi-finals yesterday Koch, a member of the Brazil Davis Cup
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  • 134 12 MELBOURNE. AUSTRALIA. Sun. iUPI) Australian Test batsman lan Redpath was detained overnight for observation at Royal Melbourne Hospital after Charlie Griffith had struck him on the left ear with a rising ball yesterday In the West Indies match against Vioctoria. Griffith and Redpath on Wednesday
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  • 115 12 MEXICO CITY. Sun (Reuter) Arturo “Cuyo” Hernandez. manager of Mexico’s undefeated bantam weight champion Ruben Olivares said here he had rejected an offer for a title fight with Australian world bantamweight champion Lionel Rose in Melbourne. in March. Hernandez said he had refused the offer made
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  • 258 12 KARACHI. Sun. (Reuter) Three players without Test match experience were named last night in 17 probables from whom Pakistan will choose their team to plav England in the first Test next Saturday at Lyallpur. The three uncapped cricketers are Aftal
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  • 87 12 ADELAIDE. South Austra. lia. Sun. (Reuter) Britan. 9 T ester Pisgntt on Master Kildare was beaten in the last few strides by New Zealand bred thfee-year-old Big Philou ridden by local jockey John Stocker in the International Stakes at Morphettvtlle yesterday. French rider Jean Talllard came in
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  • 55 12 TODAY Singapore: 12.24 am. (10 ft. 3 ins.); 5.23 am (5 ft. 2 ins.); 11.30 am (10 ft. 4 ins.); 5.35 p.m. (1 ft. 5 ins). TOMORROW Singapore: 12.48 am. (10. ft. 5 ins 5.52 am (4 ft. 9 ins.); 12.08 pm. (10 ft. 8 ins 607
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