Eastern Sun, 2 April 1969

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    22 1 EASTERN SUN SINGAPORE'S OWN NATIONAL DAILY Estd. 1966. Vol. 3 Mo. 957 Wednesday* 2 April 1969. MC (P) 0737 Price 15 cent*
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    Lock icon Praise For S'pore's 'Instant Asia' Slogan
    436 1 HONG KONG, Tues. (Reuter) Singapore's ''lnstant Asia" is one of the best slogans ever coined by a National Tourist Promotion Board, according to a writer in this week's Far Eastern Economic Review. "It provides a perfect description of Singapore's greatest asset for tourist." says
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    Lock icon Ayub Vacates President House For Gen. Yahya
    284 1 RAWALPINDI. Tues. (I'PI) Former President Mohammad Avub Khan and hu family leM Rawalpindi today, vacating the President's House for its new tenant, nv'itary President Yahya Khan. Ayub, President for more than a decaoe until his resignation on March 25. drove to the princely
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    Lock icon Fairhall: We're Warming Up Towards Regional Defence
    403 1 'DESIRABLE, WIDER ALLIANCE SYDNEY, Tues. (Reuter) —Australian Defence Minister Allen Fairhall said tonight that Australia, New Zealand and South-east Asian allies were "laying the groundwork for a desirable, wider alliance of Southeast Asian nations." But Mr. Fairhall said evidence of the Alliance might
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    Lock icon Philanthropist's $600,000 Gift
    129 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. A philanthropist who became $600,000 poorer the amount he gave to Tunku Abdul Rahman for the purpose of building a Home for aged, distressed and poor in Alor Star has expressed his desire to make further contributions. He is Mr. Chew Woon Poh who
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    Lock icon Surprise 2-1 Payout
    91 1 MELBOURNE. Tues. (Reuter) Popular Pete started 2 to 1 favourite and dulv won the race, but the government lost A 57.200 < about £3.500) all because of a numerical error. Punters backing Popular Pete at Maryborough trotting meet today on the governmentrun betting agency received a winning
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    Lock icon 162 MINERS TRAPPED
    138 1 NUEVA ROSITA. Mexico. Tues. <UPI> Tremendous gas explosions rumbled through two Governmentowned coal mines late Monday. trapping 162 men deep underground. Rescuers recovered seven bodies and gave up the other miners for dead today. "They were all burled There's nothing we can do now but trv to
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    Lock icon Biggest Narcotics Haul In W. Germany
    45 1 NUREMBERG. West Germany. Tues. (Reuter) Police here have seized about 100 pounds <43 kilos) of hashish and arrested 16 people, including 11 American servicemen, in what is believed to be the biggest narcotics haul ever made in West Germany.
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    Lock icon Thousands Pay Last Goodbye To Eisenhower
    450 1 CHARLESTON. West Virginia. Tues. (IPI) The train carrying Dwight D. Eisenhower to his final resting place clattered across the nation's heartland today and thousands of persons dotted the route for a last good- bye. Tear-stained, cold, hymnsinging Americans from" historic civil war towns In
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    Lock icon Imagine That...
    144 1 ST. ETIENNE, Central France. Tues. (Reuter) An accountant claimed yesterday that his employers took away his adding machine then gave him hundreds of arithmetical problems to wrestle with each day. M. Pierre Fleurence. 51. told reporters he had lodged a formal complaint against his employers, m steelworks, and
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    Lock icon MOCHTAR LUBIS'S APRIL FOOL JOKE
    164 1 JAKARTA, Tues. (AFP) A well-known Indonesian journalist today hoaxed Jakarta with an April Fool's Day report that ex-President Sukarno's Japanese horn third wife Ratna Sari Dewi was secretly visiting the capital to see her husband after an absence of two years. He is Mr. Mochtar
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    Lock icon SEA Economy In '70's: Analysis In Offing
    324 1 BANGKOK, Tues. (Reuter) Eight Asian countries will meet at the fourth ministerial conference for economic development of Southeast Asia from April 3 to 5, to discuss the growing problems of development. The conference, to be opened bv Thai Prime Minister Field Marshal Thanom
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    Lock icon Knifed For His Long Hair
    179 1 TORONTO Tues. (.UPI) Michael McGrath a 17-year-old high school student. wa» in satisfactory condition on Monday after a skin graft operation for a deep scalp wound inflicted by a knifewielding motorist who told the youngster he didn't lika long hair on boys. McGrath was picked
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    Lock icon N-Service Dates For Examination
    459 2 SINGAPORE. Tues. All male Singapore citizens born between July 1. and Sept. 30. 1951 most present themselves for an examlnat on at the Central Manpower Base. Railing Regardless of whether examination notification reminders have been received, all male citizens within the stipulated age group must report
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    Lock icon Dental Survey On 6-18 Age Group
    295 2 SINGAPORE. Tues. A restricted dental survey is being undertaken to discover the state of the dental health of the young population within the age groim r 6 to 18 This was disclosed today by the Minister for Health, Mr. Chua Sian Chin, when he
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    Lock icon S'pore's 1st Auto Trainer
    256 2 SINGAPORE, T u e s. Three men with an eye for safety on the roads were the first to test the Auto Tutor, a machine that tests your driving skill without actually being in a car. The machine, brought mto the Republic by BP Singapore Pte.
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    Lock icon P.I. Into Corruption Charges Against 2 Company Executives
    360 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. —The preliminary inquiry into charges of corruption against T. Mahesan, 50, secretary of the Malaysian Government Officers' Co-operative Housing Society will be heard in the Sessions Court tomorrow. He faces two tentative barges of having recelvec money amounting tc
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    Lock icon Royal Navy's Depot Handed To Govt.
    263 2 SINGAPORE. Tues. The Royal Navy's Boom Defence Depot Loyang has been handed over to the Singapore Government. The depot, which has one of the longest Jetties In thla pan of South East Asia was handed over at the end of March. This Jetty and
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    Lock icon Peking Convenes Ninth Congress
    87 2 HONG KONG, Tues (UPI) The Chinese Communist Party, torn apart by more than three years of "cultural revrvlution." convened its ninth National Congress today under the Chairmanship of Mao Tsetung, according to Peking Radio. It wa§ the first party congress in more than 10 years, despite
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    Lock icon Taiwan's Second Civil Airport
    51 2 TAIPEI, Tues. (Reuter) Taiwan's second civil airport at Hsiaokong, in the southern port city of Kaoflhiung. was today opened to international airlines. Announcing this, the Ministry of Communications said international commercial aircraft might land there in the event of bad weather or in case of other
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    Lock icon Call For Setting Up Of Industrial Safety Body
    294 2 SINGAPORE. Tues. The National Safety Council of Singapore is advocating for the formation of an industrial safetv organisation so that practical ideas could be found and attention drawn to tested accident-pre-vention measures. This is announced in the latest official bulletin of the
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    Lock icon Court Told Of Death On Ship
    286 2 SINGAPORE. Tues The High Court wa 5 told today of an incident involving two Singapore seamen on board a Norwegian ship in the Atlantic Ocean which resulted in the death of one of them. Disclosing this the Deputy Public Prosecutor. Mr. Tan Teow Yeow.
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    Lock icon U.S.-Taiwan Exercise
    44 2 TAIPEI. Tues (Reuter) The United States and Taiw an will hold their annual co-ordi-nated military exercise from April 24 to May 31. the Defence Ministry has announced. The joint exercise, to b« held on Taiwan, will provide training for small-scale antiguerilla operations.
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    Lock icon Pathologist: A Pint Of Pus In Right Lung
    367 3 resuU l i^s^?J? E V 1? A P ris °n«»" died of infection earlier in <n£ which he received 44 days I According to the prison doctor. Dr Naranjan Singh, Lim Ah Sar was warded at the prison hospital for six days
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    Lock icon FINED $700 FOR THEFT
    61 3 SINGAPORE. Tues. Two men were fined $7OO or four months jail each by the Ninth Magistrate's Court today for theft of $1,300 worth of Shell super motor oil. Tengku Ali bin Chik, 33 and Kassim bin Dollah. 56 admitted stealing the 28 boxes of oil from
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    Lock icon MCE Syllabus Same As S.C.
    450 3 KI ALA LUMPUR, Tues. rr The syllabus for the Malaysia Certificate of Education and Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia will be the same as that for the Cambridge Overseas School Certificate, which will be abolished in 1970. M i nister of Education, pche Mohamed Khir Joharl, today
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    Lock icon S'pore Registrar Is Impressed
    86 3 SYDNEY. Tues. (Reuter) The Registrar of Singapore's Industrial Arbitration Court, Mr. Edward Lam Pin Foo. said here today he is impressed by the effectiveness of Australia's Conciliation and Arbitration Commission. But he said the Australian Commission would be an expensive system for a newly emerged country.
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    Lock icon Police Seek Relatives
    100 3 SINGAPORE. Tues —Police are looking for the relatives and friends of an elderly Chinese female pedestrian who died in the General Hospital, following a road accident at the junction of Petain Road and Serangoon Road, last night. The woman about 60 years old was five feet tall
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    Lock icon Tass Man Still Critical
    90 3 SINGAPORE Tues. Doctors at the General Hospital are still fighting hard to save the life of the Tass News Agency correspondent who was involved in a road accident yesterday. A police spokesman said this morning that the condition of Mr. Yuri Azarov was still "critical". The
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    Lock icon Fire In Arab Street Shop
    40 3 SINGAPORE. Tues Fire broke out in the premises of Ho Huat Company in Arab Street damaging property worth $l5O, most of it old clothes and blankets. The cause of the fire is not known yet.
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    Lock icon AEB's Portrait Painting Course For Beginners
    144 3 SINGAPORE, Tues. The Adult Education Board will hold an eight-week course in "Portrait Painting" for beginners and those who have some basic knowledge of drawing painting portraits. The course will commence on April 13 on Sundays from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the
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    Lock icon Personal Appearance By Indonesian Actress
    234 3 SINGAPORE. Tues. Pretty Miss Gaby Mambo." Indonesia's up-and-coming actress, will make a per-1 sonal appearance at the Malay National I'nion of Journalists variety show to be held at the Victoria Memo- rial Hall on April 3. She hopes that by appearing at the variety show,
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    Lock icon Social Health Film Show
    146 3 SINGAPORE. Tu». A public forum on "Health. Labour and Productivity" and frer film show-* of great interests to the society will be held on April 7 and 8 in conjunction with World Health Day celebrations. The forum will be held at the Victoria Theatre a t
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    Lock icon Poly Dance, April 5
    73 3 SINGAPORE. Tues The Singapore Polytechnic Marine Engineering Society will hold its seventh annual dinner and dance at Lion Hall Restaurant Nite Club on April 5 at 7.30 p.m. Among the prominent guests invited are Mr. Low Guan Onn. Financial Manager of Jurong Shipyard Limited and Mrs
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    Lock icon Mystic To Lecture
    72 3 SINGAPORE. Tues. An international lecturer, mystic and Dr. Joseph Busby and his wife Mrs. Louise Busby will arrive here tomorrow for a one day lecture tour in Singapore. Dr Busby will speak on "Spiritual Healing Its Philosophy and Practice" at the Singapore Theosophical Society at 8 Cairnhill
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    Lock icon Lucky On Toto
    113 3 SINGAPORE. Tues. Singapore Pools (Pte Ltd. today announced that there was one lucky second prize winner in the last Sunday's TOTO draw. The lucky participant will receive $20,000. Winners with four numbers correct will win $350 each while participants with 3 numbers correct will each receive $l5.
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    Lock icon Caribbean PM On Rediffusion
    99 3 SINGAPORE. Tues. —Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister, Dr. Eric Williams, is equally at home in study. Cabinet or debating chamber. A prolific author, he has just published "Inward Hunger The Education of a Prime Minister". His people gained independence for their Caribbean State in 1962 Dr.
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    Lock icon S'pore-HK Trade: Dr. Toh's Revelation
    139 3 HONG KONG, Tues. (Reuter) Singapore will continue to have an adverse balance of trade with Hong Kong. Dr. Toh Chin Chye, Singapore's Minister of Science and Technology said. In an interview with the English-language newspaper Hong Kong Standard, Dr. Toh said. "Hong Kong exports products
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    Lock icon S'pore-Penang Direct Service
    89 3 KUALA LUMPUR Tues. The Malayan Railway will soon introduce a direct diesel railcar service between Singapore and Penang. This was disclosed yesterday by the Minister of Transport. Tan Sri Haji Sardon bin Haji Jubir who said: "The Malayan Railway is planning to have such a service and
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    Lock icon Yong For ECAFE Talks
    115 3 SINGAPORE. Tues. The Minister for Communications, Mr. Yong Nyuk Lin will lead the Singapore delegation to the 4th Ministerial Conference for Economic Development of Southeast Asia at Bangkok from April 3 5. The delegation will leave here tomorrow. The other members of the delegation include: Mr.
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    44 3 The last paragraph of story on page 3, column one yesterday should read: "Mr. Wong agreed with Mr. Ng that it was NOT his duty to inspect the receipts The word "not" was inadvertently left out in setting. Any inconvenience caused Is regretted-
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      26 3 'A TAKE IT EASY. VJONQ. WHAT YOU. NEED ARE SOME) FRIErtDS.?r y mvjii I NO WONDER YOU S. DObTT HAVE FRIENDS.} TOO CRABBY! YOU'RE TOO CMBBVH
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      85 3 SPORE DIARY 9 am. 4 p.m.: Mobile blood bank station at High Street car park adjacent to High Court building. 12.45 pm. 2 p.m.: Rotary Club of Singapore's weekly luncheon at Blue Room, Capitol building. 5.30 p.m.—9 p.m.: SATA free mass X-ray station at Commonwealth Crescent market square, block 118.
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    Lock icon School Children Need Systematic Dental Care Says The Minister
    755 4 Feature On Dental Health v w vmmrxmm SINGAPORE, Tues. The build-up of Singapore's dental services at ground I e y e I although gradual, has over the years become a comprehensive and effective service which the Republic can take pride in.
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    Lock icon International Dental Congress
    258 4 SINGAPORE, Tues. In conjunction with the "Dental Health Week" the Singapore Dental Association will organise an International Dental Congress to be held in Singapore for the first time. The two-day Congress to be held on April 5 6 will be attended by 160 delegates from six different
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    Lock icon Nature's Toothbrush
    260 4 SINGAPORE. Tues Australia is takinr an active part in the Dental Health Exhibition which opened at the Victoria Memorial Hall here this evening More than 25.000 Australian apples will he given to schoolchildren visiting the exhibition. And for the Republic's housewives there will be Australian dairy food recipes
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    Lock icon Toothbrush With Big Brushing Power
    237 4 SINGAPORE. Tues. Everybody knows that health is more important than wealth, and likewise, having a good set of teeth is just as important as the physical well beine of the body. Of course there is no short cut method: it needs three minutes of regular
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      168 4 RONSON Automatic k.'t *9 *< I •TP! .'JVv WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT AUTOMATIC TOOTHBRUSHES Most authorities agree that tooth decay is usually caused by acids formed in the mouth. It is likewise generally agreed that these acids start with a film, called plaque, that develops in the mouth while
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    Lock icon Intensive Dental Health Campaign In Schools
    470 5 SINGAPORE. Tues. The Ministry of Health, in line with its active dental health programme, has embarked on an intensive campaign in schools to inculcate into the young ones the habit of regular toothbrushing. A pilot scheme began late last year involving ten pnmary schools
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    Lock icon The Way To Dental Health
    132 5 Feature On Dental Health NATURE endowed you with a sound permanent set of teeth to replace your baby te»th. Keep those teeth sound and permanent. Artificial teeth are inferior in every way. You stand every chance of keeping your natural teeth in a good state
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    Lock icon Avoid Soft Sticky Food
    210 5 Avoid soft sticky food such as toffees and cakes Soft sticky foods are bad for the teeth because they always contain sugar and they stick readily on our teeth, thus rot the teeth, and make the gums unhealthy. Germs multiply well and are very active with
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    Lock icon It's Not That Simple...
    175 5 Tooth-brushing. you may think, is simple, but if you compare your method of brushing with the illustrations (issued by Ministrv of Health) you would be quite surprised at where you have erred. The toothbrush: The authorities recommend the straighthandle type with a short head and with
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    Lock icon 'Sound Teeth For Better Health'
    694 5 SINGAPORE. Tues. The openine of the Dental Health Exhibition by the Minister for Health. Mr. Chua Sian Chin marks the beginning of Dental Health Week in the Republic a campaign aimed at making the people better aware of the importance and the need of better
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    Lock icon DENTAL HEALTH
    242 6 TytNTAL care plays an important part in matters of public health. The dental health exhibition which was opened yesterday by the Minister for Health Mr. Chua. Bian Chin and the forthcoming international congress of dental surgeons in Singapore will, it is hoped, stimulate public interest on dental hygiene.
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    Lock icon CAIRO: ISRAEL SHOULD WITHDRAW....
    230 6 UPI. mHX semi-official Al-Ahram newspaper said on Tuesday Egypt has called on the four major powers to force Israel to withdraw from all occupied Arab territory. The newspaper said the Egyptian Government has communicated its position on the big four talks, expeeted to take place in
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    Lock icon 'MUCH WORSE NOW'
    103 6 UPI. TWO of Cairo's newspapers on Sunday blasted the reported U.S. peace proposal for the Middle East was worse than the Johnson Administration's policy. Tht newspaper A 1 Akhbar said the reported American proposal had been Intended by PrtakUnt Nixon to impress the Arab nations that his
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    Lock icon The Vanished Vice-President
    383 6  -  BY DICK WEST WASHINGTON, Tu«. (UFI) In recent years several newspapermen have made it big by writing novels about Washington. Two of the best sellers were "Vanished" by Fletcher Knebel and "The President's Plane Is Missing" by Robert J. Serling. In Knebel's book, the President's best friend
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    Lock icon Co-existence Talk By Gen. Dayan
    179 6 TEL AVIV. Tues (UFI) I trail's Defense Minister Gen Moshe Dayan. Mid on Monday night the nation mu»t fird (or renewed hostility" against the Arab countries which will involve spending millions of U S dollars. However. Daysn slso spoke of "co-existence with the Arabs" in
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    Lock icon 'China Has Rejected Soviet Proposal'
    107 6 BUDAPEST. Tues (UPI) The Hungarian Ntxi Agency indicated Monday night that China had rejected the Soviet proposal (or resumption of talks on their border dispute. The ageney's Peking correspondent Karolv Patak wrote that China still has not paid official notice before her own publie" to
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    Lock icon P.U.B. Staff Quarters
    217 6 LKTTKKS... Mr. Teoh is defending the PUB's decision to dehouse some 200 staff members has missed the point at issue. Thes« old houses were allocated to staff members as a matter of procedure and lowing the principle of publie housing as practised by Govern, ment and PUB
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    15 6  -  Roux. Joseph. Science 18 for those who learn: poetry, for those who know
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    180 6 BERNE. Tues (SPRK Two Russian women are In their own country being denied the right to marry the men to whom they have become engaged The only apparent reason is that their fiances are both foreign u> these cases British. These two cases hsve recently been publicised
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    Lock icon The Other Element In Railway Politics
    934 6  -  »y Ian Tickle BERNE. Tues. (SPRT.) Although President Nyerere of Tansanla and President Kaunda of Eambla have recently met to discuss the new rail link between their two countries there is still remarkably little definite news about proares« to date. The whole project seems
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    Lock icon 'Misguided Friends'
    120 6 NEW YORK. Tues. (UPI) The New York Times said on Tuesday the cause of Middle East peace "la ill-served by current Afro-Asian attempts in the Security Council to condemn Uraei for its recent air attack on Jordan while ignoring Arab actlona which provoke such reprisals." The editorial added:
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    Lock icon Closer To The World Of The 20th Century
    470 6  -  BY DAVID HOPKINS NAIROBI. Tues. (Eeutor) The dlacoverv of abundant tweet water look» like brtftfinf the nomadic tribesmen of Kenya'e wild and inoccea.ible north-west province cloeer to the world of the 20th century. Army expert* have struck four underground reaerve* in recent
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    Lock icon Britain's Economic Stake In Kenya Is Still Large
    491 6  -  BY MICHAEL NEALE NAIROBI, Tues (Reuter) Britain's continued presence in Kenya is clearly visible Ave years after the African colon? became an independent Republic within the Commonwealth. British-owned farms produce about 70 per cent of the country'f total agricultural revenue, according to
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    Lock icon Biography Of Suharto
    81 6 JAKARTA, Tues (AFT) A biography of Indonesia's President General Suharto entitled "The Bmiling General" was issued today by the Jakarta nubllshinj firm P.T. Gunung Agung. It was written In English by West German journalist Dr. Rolf Oebsger-Roeder. Beginning with the abortive coup of SOth September IMS. it
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    Lock icon Destination Still A Mystery
    153 6 LONDON. Tues (UPI) Russia's large naval task force has moved farther Into the North Atlantic, keeping up the mystery of its destination. Defence officials said on Monday. The Soviet flotilla of aubmarlnes. missile carrying cruisers and destroyers and many supply ships which left Murmansk last week
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      Lock icon Natural Rubber Has First Rate Future, Says Expert
      657 7  -  By JOHN F. BARTON futnre^th 1 T Y,! iV Th neural rubber industry hat "i first rate the Natural Rubber C Bughtt retirin VrfiAtnt of Bugbee said despite com- petition from synthetics natural rubber ha* a bright lutuw "because it is a
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      Lock icon Increased Activity For ADB This Year—Report
      358 7  -  By PATRICK J. KILLEN MANILA. Tues (UPI) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) picked up momentum during 1968 extended seven loans amounting to US$4l.6 million according to the bank's annual report released today. Tht report Indicated there would be increased activity lor 1669. Th« bank,
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      Lock icon SHIPS IN PORT
      272 7 SINGAPORE. Tues. The following is a berthing list released by the Port of Singapore Authority for April 2: DEPARTURE Godowns Vessel* J/4 Heraeles 18 Veritas 19 Sir Gaiahad 21/22 Perry 27/21 Rama Jayanti 31/32 Compass Satu S3 34 Anterior 31/39 Kopionelli (tanker) 42/43 Songkhla 4* Surcouf ARRIVAL:
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      Lock icon Many Bright Spots In London Market
      152 7 LONDON. Tues. (CPU Despite the approaching Caster holiday, there were many bright »pots in stock markets >esterday, usually arising from special situations and weekend comment. Bat many leaders kept to their recent narrowly mixed tone. Government bonds found more support to register gains of
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      Lock icon $300 Mil. Aid To Boost Agriculture In S.E.A.
      146 7 BANGKOK, Tuei (ATP) Japan has promised to set up a 2.000 million baht (Ss3oo million) fund to asslat africjltural devalopme.it in Southeast Alia, Minister for National Development, Pote Sarasin disr osed here. The Minister told the local press that the Japanese offer
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      Lock icon Slight Improvement In The Stock Exchange
      1663 7 By Our Morlcot Reporter SINGAPORE, Tu«t. Generally, condition! improved a little in the Stock Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore on today's steadier trading. The volume of business done decreased again as the market seemed to ba taking a pausa awaitina another official listing and
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      Lock icon Ban On Catile Import Lifted
      47 7 TOKYO. Tues. (UPI> Japan lifts its ban on import of cattle from Britain toofty. the Agriculture Ministry announced today. A ministry spokesman said the action was taken since the foot and mouth disease is reported no longer affecting the cattle in England.
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      Lock icon Rubber: 71 Cts.
      292 7 SINGAPORE. Mon. April first grade rubber hu> er* c luted al 5 p.m. in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur to4a* at *1 cent* per lb.. down AT* eighths of a rent from the prerloas close Fht tone of the market vat very quiet. The market opened lower on
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      134 7 SINGAPORE. Tues The Association of Banks in Mllv-sia-Singapore tooay mad* the following changes in its rates to merchants < rates art quoted to the equivalent of 100 units of foreign currency). SELLING TT. or O D ready: Deutsche Marks $76.4675; Holland Guilders $B4 6325; Swiss Franc» $71.1800; Belgian
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      38 7 TOKYO Tues. (UPI) The Ministry of International Trade and Industry announced yeeterdav that 74.300 units of portable electronic calculators worth U5533.9 million were ex. ported last year. The production of the calculators started in June. 1965.
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      16 7 SINGAPORE. Tuei. The tin price for todav was $593 25 per picul, down S6.SO.
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      114 7 Japan's Gold Currency Reserves At US$3,215 Million TOKYO. Tue* (UPI) The Mmifttry of Finance and the Bank of Japan said In joint announcement yesterday the total gold and currency reserves at the end of March totalled U553,215 million. The announcement said this was an increase of US$l3O million over the
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      559 7 PlNGAPOKft Ktorft K>Mid and other price* aftlnaiiy luted at ibt cKMC ot bu*lneaa l.SDL ITR1AL* AC MA 2 38 I 40 Ben Co 2 tG Borneo Bhd 1.86 1.89 Bou*tead Camel PI»»oo<J C. sugar I ALL told storage Chemical Co. (C M Deb xf 2.13 US
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      84 7 LONDON. Tues (UPI) Rubber market closed hesitant with spot 24-5/8 24-13/1« SETTLEMENT HOUSE May 24-5 8 24-13/16 June 24-11/16 24-13/16 July 24-3/4 24-7-8 July/Sept 24-3/4 24-7/8 Oct Dec 24-11/16 24-13/16 Jan/Mar 24-1/2 24-lUl 6 April/June 24-3 I 24-1/2 July/Sept 24-1/4 24-3 8 Oct Dec 24-1 I
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      74 7 HONG KONG. Tue». (UPI) Money Quotation*: HK. dollar* 6.075 per U.S. dollar H.K dollar 6 0925 per US dollar TT. H K dollars 14.53 per pound sterling H K dollars 318.0 per tael ol gold 94.5 per cent fineness H K dollars 163 0 per 10.000 Japanese
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      50 7 iMnnttm Pii«*» 1»t Malatan 3D!) :n»i Maia*an i.it sril Malayan 1.37 The < oinmrrrr Ind. 1.11 111 Thr hat ins (and 130 1*0 M 1 lnre«t Fund 1-SjJ 1 45 l«t Honk Kon« i n 2 1 38* 'nrt Il»nc Kong i 100» Sterling Com 6/11 <*Hong Kong
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      105 7 SINGAPORE. Tue». Ttaa noon prices at the Singapore bineae Produce Exchange today a re Bayer Seller lornnat on 49.00 (FOB.) Balk t mount Oil 51-50 (FOB.) Drum Mixed Copra 3 LOO Muniok White Pepper 117.50 (FOB.) NL.W. i*ri»ik While Pepper ***** (F.O B.) garaaafc special Black Pepper <f O
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      101 7 Trade Mission To Europe Russia BANGKOK, Tues. (UPI) Thailand will send a long-de-layed trade mission to East Europe and the Soviet Union or May 17, Foreign Trade Department director Nam Poonwathu said. A new bilateral trade pact wi'J be signed before the mission leaves The mission had been scheduled to
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      61 7 JAKARTA. Tues. '(Reuter)" The Indonesian Parliament has passed the Budget Bill for the 1?*69'1970 financial year amounting to 327.418 million ruplahs (about US.$Bl9 million). President Suharto signed the Bill today. Almost half of the budget will be used to finance th« first year of
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      308 7 AKOIV AI.S 5 00 a m MSA Ml Kuala Lumpur tXAam SA* sK»tx Bangkok. Tashkent. CnprnhaS'O u *KI a m MSA MLlIb koala Lumpur. 10.10 a-m UANLDA UAMOO Jakarta. 10 IS am- MSA ML IXI Kuala Lumpur lots am M»A MLOOS Peoang, Ipoa. Kuala Lumpur. Malaera 10 SO
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      90 8 KARACHI. One stnKer was killed and five wounded wnen troops openec fire during weekend violence at a mine near (juetta. Pakistan's martial law autnonties announced here today. It was the first otticial report of any disorder involving bloocisned in Pakistan in the six days since
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      52 8 MANCHESTER, Tues. (Reuter) A second collapsed and died during his boxer's bout at a show here tonight. Billy Tansey. former flyweight boxer, died while seconding Manchester lightbeavyweight Jeff Shaw against Keith Meese. Shaw was not told of his death until the end of the fight, which he won
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      49 8 TUNIS. (Reuter) Sor-e 300 delegates from 23 countries are attending the fourth international conference of the World Union of Organisations for the Safeguarding of Children and Adolescents, which opened here today. The conference has the theme 'Psycho-social aid to the family" and will continue until April 3.
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      70 8 MUNICH. West Germany, (Reuter) British pop singer Barry Ryan. 20. was taken to a Munich hospital tonight with facial burns after an advertising stunt literally blew up in his face. The idea was to show that he received so many calls that the telephone went up
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      61 8 MEXICO CITY. (Reuter) The National Union of Hotel and Restaurant Workers which advocated a 15 per cent obligatory tip for waiters said today that in return waiters would be asked to shave off their moustaches and shorten their Ion? manes. The union shocked Mexicans a week
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      82 8 UMUAHIA. Biafra, (Reuter) Streams of refugees from the Ovim and Uzuakoli areas poured Into this Biafran administrative headquarters today as heavy fighting raged on the front between the two towns. Uzuakoli, a railway town and site of a leper colony, was evacuated as shells exploded In
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      106 8 LAGHOUAT, Algeria. (Reuter) French s.nger Francosie Hardy today signalled the start of a 350-mile sand yacht rally across tne Algerian Sahara from this palm grove oasis. Poor wind conditions made for a slow start and many pilots had frequently to push their craft. Three hours after the
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    69 8 DURHAM. England. (Peutc) Two young sisters died today after eating slimming tablets in mistake for sweets. Their three-year-old brother. Melvin. Metcalfe, taken to hospital with the same symptoms, was under intensive medical care. The girls. Sharon Metcalf, 8, and Amanda. 21 months, died at the same hospital.
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    338 8 WASHINGTON, Tues. (UPI) Commerce Secretary Maurice H. Stans says that the United States faces a "substantial balance of payments deficit" in 1969. In an interview with United Press International. Mr. Stans set the predicted los' t "billions of dollars" In trade, investment and currency
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    169 8 Or Perish WASHINGTON. Tues (UPI) Federal Bureau of Investigation director J. Edgar Hoover said today that the U.S. is experiencing daily "the progressive revolutionary steps of anarchy coercion, intimidation. violence and un'.awful takeover." He also declared that lawabiding Americans must unite to resist criminal forces or •face
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    167 8 BONN. Tues. (Router) West German Finance Minister Franz Josef Strauss said today the European Common Market must be expanded and the door of the community left open for othe r nations if Europe was ever to emerge as a unified force in the world. In an article
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    117 8 JOHANNESBURG. (Reuter) Mr. Laurence Gandar. editor-in-chief of the Rand Daily Mall, said at his trial here today that he had gravely underestimated the determination and ability of the South African Prisons' Department to conceal the truth Mr. Gandar and a senior reporter of the newspaper, Banjamin
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    66 8 MEMPHIS. Tennessee, (Reuter) Judge W. Preston Battle, who presided over the trial of James Earl Ray. was found dead in the office yesterday. Death was apparently due to natural causes, police said. The 60-year-old judge jailed Ray for 99 years on March 11 after hearing him
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    142 8 ROME. Tues. (AFP> Tourists arriving in Italy today louna tnemseives waiting in long, slow moving queues at customs posts wcule customs men ooeyed a work to rule aflecting 33.000 state emptoyees. At Home's Fiumiclomo airport passengers had to queue ior hours as baggage was thorougniy searcnea, and
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    121 8 TAIPEI. Tues. (AFP) Governors of national banks of South Korea. South Vietnam and Nationalist China will hold their sixth meeting here on April 5 and 6 to discuss monetary co-operation among themselves. It was learned here today. The three countries which have been holding such
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    71 8 CAIRO. Illinois. Tues. (AFP) Whites and blacks traded gunshots here last night. According to reports, the incident was started by whites who fired at a car of a black civil rights mliitant. The shots were immediately returned. Several similar incidents have occurred recently in this Illinois-Missouri border
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    98 8 TAIPEI. Tues (ATP) Taiwan Is planning to attract some 450.000 of the one million persons expected to visit the 1970 world exposition opening in Osaka next March, it was learned here today. A spokesman of the Tourism Council said that they had mapped out 17
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    142 8 WASHINGTON. Tues. (UPI) President Nixon's appointments for Tuesday include meetings with the heads of government of Australia, South Korea and the Philippine? and former Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi of Japan. Mr Nixon's appointments for Tuesday. 10 a m. Prime Minister Mariano Rumor of Italy 10 30 a m.
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    143 8 SAIGON'. Tues. (I'PI) I S battle deaths in the Vietnam war have passed ♦he number of Americans lulled in Korea, makinf it the third most costly war in the history of the I'nited States, reliable military- sources reported on Tuesday. The Korean toll of 33.629
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    198 8 WASHINGTON. Tues (UPI> Milton Eisenhower, brother of the late President, was admitted to Walter Reed Army Medical Centre yesterday "for observation." A hospital spokesman was unable to give details of Mr. Eisenhower ailment, but the manager s office at the Washington Hilton Hotel said the
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    260 8 WASHINGTON, Tues. (UPI) Mamie Eisenhower sobbed uncontrollably yesterday when the flag draped coffin of her beloved Ike was borne out of Washington National Cathedral to begin the long journey home to the plains of Kansas. Walking behind the steel rasket. Mrs. Eisenhower dun* to the
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    301 8 THE VALLEY. Angullla. Tues <UPI» Great Britain and Angullla have reached agreement on an Interim friendship and co-operation plan under which the rebel Caribbean island will be under direct authority of a resident British Commissioner. Anguillans appeared satisfled with the agreement which assured them they will not have
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    156 8 BELFAST. Tues. (UPI) Ulsters para-military special police force was mobilised last night to guard major installations in the province against new outbreaks of extremist violence. The mobilisation order for the men. known as "B-Spe-cials." followed Sunday's explosion at a Dower plant on the outskirts of Belfast
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    282 8 NEW YORK. Tues. (Reuter) Poetry can provide an extra dimension of therapy in the treatment of emotional disorders and problems, according to a senior American educator. Professor S.I. Hayakawa said in a broadcast interview yesterday that poetry stood by itself, "allowing anv of us
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    128 8 ROME. Tues (UPI) A series of earthquakes vesterday shuddered through the Middle East from Cairo to Istanbul, leaving hundreds of persons home'.ess in at least seven countries. Lesser tremors struck southern Europe and the slopes of Mt. Etna on Sinlv At least nine persons were hurt
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    183 8 LONDON, Tues (ATP) The Influential Financial Times said today Britain's current economic situation suggested that the 1967 devaluation had failed to live up to expectations. "Perhaps It is still too early to pronounce the devaluation of the pound a flop, but the record to date hardly suggests that
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    253 8 LONDON, Tues. (UPI) The British government has called the strike by pilots for British Overseas Airways Corp. (BOAC) a "national traqedy" and said the best solution to the walkout would be arbitration. Mrs. Barbara Castle. Minister for Employment and Productivity. told the House of Commons
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    159 8 LIMA. Peru, Tues (Reuter) The government today flew food, clothing and medicine to two towns where at least 2.000 people were camping out following massive landslides yesterday. There were no Immediate reports of casualties, but many houses were damaged In the towns of Rampac Grande and Ramapac
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      60 8 What Every Woman Should Know About Men In a condensation from her latest book. Ann Landers tells why some men literally adore their wives. Here's the secret (It's easier than most wives think) pins half a dozen other tips that will help both women and men In their struggles with
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    176 10 SINGAPORE. Tues. Construction labourer, Neo Bah Bee, 22, who did not hear his employer's advice to wear a crash helmet was hit on the head by a piece of wood and later d<cl in the General, Hospital, the Coroner's Court was told today. Neo Eng Kiat. the kapala
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    Lock icon Triple Aims Of DAP's Manifesto
    321 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Political democracy, social and economic democracy, and cultural democracy these are the triple objectives of the Democratic Action Party's manifesto for the coming general elections. Mr. Lira Kit Siang. organising secretary of the DAP today issued a 1.300-word summary and statement during
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    Lock icon Suharto Takes Over Tourism
    114 10 JAKARTA. Tues. (UPI) President Suharto has disbanded the National Tourism Agency and taken over direct control of tourism affairs, it was announced here today. No reason was given for the liquidation of the agency, headed by Army Brig Subroto Kusumardjo. but sources said the agency had
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    61 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. Two visiting Senators from South Vietnam were verv Impressed with the agricultural programmes in Malaysia. They called on the Minister of Agriculture and Co-oper«-tive. Tuan Haji Ghazali Jawi today. The Senators, Mr. Huynh Van Cao and Mr. Mai Due who arrived
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    Lock icon 'Tourist Ambassador' Is Proposed
    228 10 SINGAPORE, Tues. The new chairman of the Tourist Promotion Board, Tan Sri Runme Shaw has suggested creating a "Tourist Ambassador" to attract visitors to the Republic. He made the suggestion at the first board meeting of the newly-constituted members of the Tourist Promotion Board yesterday. Tan
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    714 10 SINGAPORE. Tues. The Department of Posts and Telegraphs. Port Moresby, has announced that Papua and New Guinea will issue a special set of four stamps on 9th April, 1969. This set of stamps, consisting of two 5c and two 10c values, is the second
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    Lock icon Book Gift By Asia Foundation
    187 10 SINGAPORE. Tues. The Asia Foundation todav presented a set of American books on South-east Asia to the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. Mr. Ralph Harris. Asia Foundation local representative made the presentation of books worth US5250 to the Director of the Institute, Professor HJ. Benda.
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    41 10 ADELAIDE Tues (Reuter) Squawks, clunks and sneezes will become common sounds at the faculty of music of Adelaide University from next term, when Australia's flrst centre for the teaching, practice and performance of electronically synthesised music opens.
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    221 10 JAKARTA, Tues. (Reuter) The Indonesian peasant In his conical hat stood digging with his sharply angled hoe towards April 1. 1974 five years away But he was standing cn thin ground, because a few Inches under the earth a rat In man's clothing was tunneling beneath him
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    29 10 SYDNEY. Tues 'Reuter) Barrister's clerk John Killalea. 49. who left his employer bankrupt by stealing A 5320.000 in trust funds, was jailed for 18 years here today.
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    143 10 SINGAPORE. Tu«s. The Singapore Stamp Club will hold a four-day stamp exhibition at the National Library Hall from April 5. The exhibition is part of a campaign to promote and publish the stamps of Singapore and to encourage and cultivate the hobby amongst school
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    216 10 BANGKOK. Tues. (Reuter) —Thai Foreign Minister Mr. Thanat Khoman has called on the People's Republic of China to join other Asian countries in a new role for Asia in which all Asian nations, including China, would be developed into a peaceful unit. He told the Thai-American
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    Lock icon $1,000M. LOST IN DROUGHT
    32 10 SYDNEY. Tues 'Reuter) Droughts and floods have cost New South Wales some AS 1.000 m. (£468 m sterling), in recent years, according to State Conservation Minister Jack Beale.
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    29 10 MOSCOW. Tues. (AFP) The Soviet state airline. Aeroflot. will open three new services linking Moscow with Oslo. Singapore and Entebbe (Uganda), in April. Radio Moscow reported today.
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    Lock icon Respect One Another, Khir Urges Pupils
    84 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. The multi-racial population of pupils was today urged to respect one another and built a united nation through racial harmony among themselves The Minister of Education, Enehe Mohamed Khir Johari, in making the call said: "Please try to respect one another
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    248 10 KUCHING, Tues. The Commissioner of the Sarawak Roval Malaysia Police, Mr. J. G. Ritchie, has described as "mischievous and gross misrepresentation of facts'* a local news report that four young women were arrested recently for their association with the Sarawak L T nited People's
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    216 10 MOSCOW. Tues. (Reuter) Soviet DefenceMinister Marshal Andrei Grechko flew to Czechoslovakia yesterdav accompanied by a group of generals and top-ranking officers of the Soviet General Staff, the defenc ministry newspaper Red Star reported today. The newspaper said Marshal Grechko was visiting Soviet troops stationed in Czechoslovakia. Last
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    163 10 PENDINE. Wales, TUPS. <UPI) The car in which speed pioneer J. G Parry Thomas was killed in 1927. was recovered yesterday from a beach where it was buried. Thomas died while attempting to break the world record of 174 mph held by Sir Malcolm Campbell. Ho crashed
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    79 10 SINGAPORE. Tues Thi Adult Education Board will hold a two-month course in "Orchid Cultivation" from April 12 every Monday from 7.15 to 8.45 p.m. at the Cultural Centre. Canning Rise The medium of instruction will be in English and the fee for the full course is $lO. Application
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    257 10 SINGAPORE. Tues. Dr. W D. Wabniti a top official of the Bank for Reconstruction in Frankfurt, Germany, is scheduled to arrive in Singapore early this month. Eastern Sun reliably understands that Dr. Wabnitz will be attached as the Executive Vice-President of the Development Bank of
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    264 10 NAIROBI, Tuet. (Reuter) Asian holders of British passports besieged the High Commission here clamouring for vouchers to get into Britain. March 31, was the deadline for Kenya's Asian traders to shut shop under a new Trade Licensing Act effective on January 1 which gave
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    116 10 SAIGON. Tues (Reujer)— An American helicopter crashed into heavy evening traffic near Saigon's Tan Son Nhut airport toaay. killing three people and wounding at least five, a U.S. military spokesman reported. He said the UH-1 Huev helicopter was circling near the ground, to allow a plane
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    105 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. A new shipping line '"Scanservice", short for Scandinavian Joint Shipping Service began operations today. The service caters for traffic between Europe and the Far East. To mark the inauguration of the Service, a dinner was held at a leading restaurant In Kuala
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    57 10 LONDON. Tues (Reuter) Hundreds of show business pesonalities today paid their last respects to bandleader Billy Cotton, who died last week Nearly 600 people attended the funeral service at St. Margaret's church. Westminster, where in his youth Cotton had sung in the choir. A cremation service
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      Lock icon Ebihara Named'Boxer Of The Month'
      376 11 MANILA, Tues. IftfPl) Hiroyuki Ebihara of Japan, who Sunday defeated Jose Severino of Brazil for the vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) flyweight crown, was yesterday chosen ''Boxer of the Month" for March by the Oriental Boxing Federation (OBF). The OBF official ratings listed six Japanese
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      96 11 PERTH, 'Western Australia) Tues When Perth postman. Peter Watson, won the last Australian j.500 metres title to clinch a place j n Australia's team to the Mexico O'vmpics. Perth believed they had another Herb Elliott in the making However, sickness in Mexico destroyed hi» O'ympic
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      89 11 MELBOURNE. (Victoria). Tues Hon Barassi. one of the "greatest" of Australian Rules FootbaU. has retired as a player. He will continue, however, as con-playing coach of Carlton, the team he coached last year to the premiership of the Victorian Football League Barassi. 33 said that two practice matches
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      251 11 TOKYO. Tues. (AFP) Antonio Amaya of Panama, the World Boxing Association's top lightweight contender. today impressed local boxing writers when he demonstrated to the press prior to his encounter with world Junior lightweight champion. Hiroshl Kobayashl of Japan. In a 15-round title match on April 6.
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      136 11 COLOGNE. Tues. Even on his 80th birthday recently. Anton Kleefish began his day with early morning sports. Not In his garden, which is reserved for good weather, but in the cellar of his restaurant in Cologne (Federal Republic of Germany) between casks of beer
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      92 11 a Singapore Parliamentarians Mr. L. P. Rodrigo (left) and Enche Shaarl b. Tadin (right) Parliamentary Secretary for Culture, pictured with Singapore student Miss S. L. Phua during m visit to the British Council Overseas Students Centre In Portland Place, london. Twenty-two members of Commonwealth Legislatures are
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      209 11 BRISBANE (Queensland). Tuea. Brillisnt 17-vear-old Melbourne sprinter, Raelene Boyle, has become the first girl to win three Australian titles in one season Confining her activities to the junior titles at the women's amateur track and fleld titles, she won the 100, 200 and 400 metres
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      90 11 TOKYO. Tues (UPI) The Japan Table Tennis Association will not host the 31 st World Table Tennis Championships in 1971. the association announced today. Association President Koji Goto will retract Japan's offer to host the 1971 world championships during the general assembly of the
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      466 11 SAN FERNANDO. Pampanes, The Philippines. Tues. (I'PI) A Filipino will be nailed to the cross at noon on Good Friday to the taunts of Roman soldiers, the tearful cries of women and the whirr of newsfilm cameras. The same scene has been repeated In thia town. 40
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      73 11 LONDON. Tuei. (Rfuter> Zambia and the Caribbean Island of Antigua are the latest nations to enter the 197n Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh. So far 22 of th e 41 countries invited have s aid they will send team* The others are: Australia. Bahamas Canada. England. Ghana. Guernsey.
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      53 11 TOKYO. Tues. (UPI) Th« Yon*ei University soccer team of Seoul won their second game in their goodwill series injapan by defeating the Hitachi Company squad I—o here. Yonsej cored the winning goal in the first half. The Koreans now ha\> a record of two wins and a draw
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      144 11 ROME. Tues. (AFT) —Italy's former world ljght-midale-weight boxing champion Sandro Mazzinghi sa:a here today that he wa»> withdrawing from his bout with former world nrddleweicht champion Emile Griffith (United States) at San Siro Open air stadium here on May 23. The fight had been billed a* a
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      94 11 TOKYO. Tues (UPI) Luis Manuel Martinez of Argentina today won his first match in the 24th three cushion billiard world championships bv defeating Koya Ogata of Japan, runner-up of the 1968 world championship. Martinez beat Ogata. 60-31 in 4ft innings in the match at Toshima Park.
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      206 11 LOS ANGELES. Tues. (UFI) Superstar Lew Alcindor. who has declined to become Involved in a "flesh-peddling" war between the rival American and National Basketball Associations, meets tomorrow with representatives of the Milwaukee Buck* of the NBA. The meeting will be strictly private, although Alclndor'a
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      328 11 LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Tues. (UPI) The flashing devil red silks of Calumet Farms will not be seen at Kentucky race tracks this spring and perhaps not for some time. Mrs. Gene Markey. owner of Calumet and 1968 Kentucky Derby purse winner Forward Pass, said
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      124 11 LONDON, Tues. Alan Kimber. England's triple swimming champion who did not go to the 19€8 Olympic Games, if to swim in the American championships at Long Beach. California, from April 12-14. The 20-year-old Southampton swimmer, who is a student in California, is determined to get
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      1549 12 Clan 3— Dlv. 2—6 Fur. 4*9 ntraman Sy 900 Loyalty Stable R B Vtelen 07 Fighting Spirit 3y 3 13 Auric Stable F B kel»n oa Son 4y 8 13 Mr. A- Mrr WJ Wearn« Allan Syndicate Sy 8 13 Raiakam Stablo Daoiela
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      186 12 By Big Ben TPOH, Tues. The Bliss worked with gusto on J- a yielding track here this morning. Breaking from the half mile he did a smart sprint over the last 3f in 37 2 5. Jackie II and Golden Glitter went together over
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      105 12 LONDON. Tues (UPI) World featherweight champion Johnny Famechon of Australia hag rejected an offer by Jack Solomons to fight former holder Walter McGowan of Scotland over 10 rounds at the World Supporting Club on April 28 Announcing this today. Solomons said Famechons manager. Ambrose Palmer, had agreed
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      141 12 LONDON, Tues British jazz musician Chris Barber is to sponsor a new group which has nothing to do with music. It is a team of three cyclist*, a racing driver and a motor cyclist Barber, who has been a racing driver when not Playing traditional jazz
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      35 12 PANAMA CITY. Panama. Tues. (UPI) —Jose Molina of Venezuela won a unanimous decision over Eugenio Hurtado of Panama in their 10-round bout here last night. Molina weighed 119-1/4 oounds and Hurtado 118} pounds.
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      275 12 LONDON. Tues. (Reuter) Liverpool slipped In their attempt to catch Leeds United .n the race for the English Football League First Division championship when they were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Arsenal last night. With 51 points. Liverpool are four behind Leeds. Arsenal are
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      168 12 LONDON. Tues Mi*s Jeannrtte-Stew art-Wood. who in 1961 became the first Briton to win a world water-«ki championship ha* decided to retire from international competition Joining her in this decision is Robin Beckett, the British champion between 1964 and 1966. Miss Stewart-Wood, who 1» 23 and on
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      29 12 LONDON. Tues. (Reuter) Results of rubgy union matches played last night were: Cross keys 11 bridgend 21, Penarth 14 pontypool 3. Old Rutlishians 20 aberdeen university 13
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      326 12 SINGAPORE. Tues. The Western Australian l*nder-18 soccer team will play five .matches in Malaysia and two in Singapore, from April 4 to 16. The team comprising three officials and 16 players will arrive in Kuala Lumpur on April 3. They will play
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      228 12 S. African Open JOHANNESBURG. TUe (Reuter) South Africa's first open tennis tournament starts here today with a dozen of the world'* topranked stars challenging for the 2.000 rand (£1.200) top prize Officials have seeded 18 player* Australian Rod Laver at the top in the men's line-up
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      118 12 LONDON. Tues. The England Table-TennLs Association have nearly completed arrangements for the Japanese table tennis team to tour Britain cfier the world championships in Munich. West Germany, in May. The Japanese team will arilve in London on May 3 and international matches will be
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      141 12 LONDON. Tues (Reuter) The heavyweight Cambridge ciew looked better than Oxford ;»s they worked out In rough conditions yesterday in preparation for Saturday's universities boat race. In awkward conditions, with the wind blowing half a gale. Cambridge showed more sparKle than at the end of
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      103 12 NEW DELHI. Tues (Renter) The proposed Australian cricket tour of India later this year was approved yesterday by the All India Council of Sports, provided it is based on the same terms and conditions as the last Australian tour. The Council is the principal adviser
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      230 12 LONDON. Tues Sir Matt Busby, retiring Manchester United team manager, will be honoured in London by the National Sporting Club (NSC) on April 23. "Hie NSC, which Is a din-ner-boxing club, meets regularly at the Cafe Royal. The format for the occasion in honour of
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      259 12 From Eastern Knight The premier tournament of the Hastings Championship this year attracted twelve players, instead of the usual ten. Former world champion Smyslov of the Soviet Union was half a point ahead of Yugoslav Grandmaster. Gllgorich. The final placings were;— 1. W. Smyslov (S Union) 8J 2.
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      310 12 TAIPEI, Tues (Reuter) A total of 101 local and foreign players from 11 countries will compete in the Taiwan Open golf championship sixth leg of the Asian golf circuit which open* on Thursday. The four-day tournament at the Taiwan Golf and Country Club at Tamsul. near
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      969 11 7* YOUR TV and Radio (CHANNEL 5) P.M 2SS Opening Announcement in all Languages Housewives Matinee Air Hostess Part 1 of a Mandarin Film'; 335 House and Home Chinese Version; 3.50 A Diary of Events In Singapore This Week Chinese Version; 355 Be Our Gue«t English Version; 405 It's Happening
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      111 12 Time And Tide TODAY Singapore town: 4.30 a.m. (2 ft. 8 Ins.); 10.36 a.m. (9 ft. 1 in 4.53 p.m. (1 ft. 6 Ins.); 11.09 p.m. (8 ft. 8 Ins). Naval Dockyard: 4.23 am. (3 ft. 3 ins.); 10 56 a m (10 ft. 7 ins 4.42 p.m. (2 ft.
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